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The Sun – without it we would not survive. It is one of the keys or components that together with other necessary elements sustains life on earth. There is nothing quite as comforting as holding your face towards a warm sun on a cold day. The smile of sunshine can lift spirits and hearts by simply being what it is. Radiant, warm, light giving beauty.
The sun is powerful – so much so that looking directly into it's bright light without a filter can cause blindness. The sun can be dangerous. It can suck the life out of living organisms by simply beating down. It sucks out life force given the right conditions because that is the power of something so intense.
When we face the bright light of sunshine head on in a metaphorical sense, we can be so dazzled we fail to truly see clearly straight away. I have always felt intuitively with the tarot that too much energy from the Sun card can have a detrimental effect – and the clarity and truth and joy the card can bring can often be misread in terms of reality.
How can we filter the sun's energy when it is blaring in our face? This is the question I have been pondering the last few days. The thoughts that have entered my ever expanding understanding of the cards in connection with making sense of life lead me to believe that we need protection at all times when we are looking at the Sun – in order to see clearly.
The positive that the Sun card brings is truth, perspective and a reminder of realigning our egos to live in harmony with our authenticity.
Yes – it is an extremely positive card. But as with all things in existence it has it's own dualities. It has extremes.
As I reflect on the energy of the Sun card and come to terms with its stark light illuminating and potentially burning fragile aspects that cannot withstand the exposure for too long, I see truth and clarity coming to the fore. I am grateful for the beautiful yet often intense force of the Sun card. I am reminded that even when something seems so positive and bright – there is always a shadow side.
That is life. That is reality. Nothing is ever all good. Nor is it all bad. It is just what it is – a force to be respected – at all times.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It seems that I am not on the neuroscience certificate email list. I would like to be added. What should I do?
Send an email to neurocrt[at]princeton[dot]edu and request that you be added to the list.
I am a freshman who intends to enroll in the certificate program. Is there anything else I need to do besides taking the prerequisite courses?
You are ahead of most people as you already know what you want to do. Besides taking the required courses, you can officially submit an enrollment form to join the program. This will make sure that you are informed about any internship opportunities that come up or any events on campus that may be of interest.
What are acceptable electives?
See the NEU List of Electives.
I am a junior who is interested in the neuroscience certificate, but I have come upon that interest relatively late in the game. Can I schedule a meeting with someone about the feasibility of getting the certificate?
You should set up an appointment with Paryn Wallace, the Neuroscience Undergraduate Administrator.
I am a non-science major. What are the specific requirements regarding senior theses?
There are no thesis requirements for the certificate program.

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A new registration process has been announced for student-athletes at New Britain High School, using the FamilyID online service.
"We will be using Family ID to make the student athletes registration for Athletic teams easier with all online filing of the information needed," Athletic Director Leonard Corto says on the sports registration website, adding that the, "Physical Form which still needs to be signed and completed by your doctor and delivered to the school nurse, Parent Permission, Concussion Information form, Sudden Heart Attack syndrome form, etc.. All will be filed on line through Family ID."
The school district says that the deadline to register is August 24th, except for football players, who must complete their registration before tryouts begin on August 14th.
FamilyID says its service offers, "Simple online registration for all sports, programs and activities." FamilyID says that, "Safeguarding your registration information and the personal information of your participants is one of our most important priorities. We automatically encrypt all sensitive information sent to and from our servers."
The registration instructions provided by the school district for using FamilyID are,
- Under the "Programs" title, click on the link for the program you want to sign up for. Scroll to bottom of page to either sign up as a family or individual if this is your first time using FamilyID, or log in if you already have a Family ID account.
- Sign Up for your secure FamilyID account by entering your family name, email address and password. You will receive an email with a link to confirm your new account. (If you don't see the email, check your spam or junk folders).
- Click on the link in your email confirmation, which will log you in to FamilyID and then complete the information requested on the registration form. When you have completed the form, click the "Save & Continue" button.
- Review your registration summary and click "Confirm Registration" to submit. Once completed, you will receive an email receipt from firstname.lastname@example.com. You can also view your completed registration on your Dashboard. You can log into https://www.familyid.com at any time to update your information and to check your registration(s).
- The nurse will then review the physical from the doctor and approve your registration.
The school district recommends having doctor's information, health insurance information and emergency contact names and phone numbers available when proceeding with the registration process and that, "A physical exam must be current within the past 13 months and signed by a physician and must be in effect for the entire length of the sports season. If the student's physical is to expire during the season, they will not be able to play until a new physical exam is received."
"We are incredibly excited to begin another Athletic Season at New Britain High School! This promises to be a year filled with golden opportunities for all of our student athletes," said Corto.


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Memphis Tier One publish the golden rules of motivation
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Sales and marketing experts, Memphis Tier One argue that motivation is the driving force of success, however many people fail to master the basics.Read more
Companies Must Break Down Communication Walls States Memphis Tier One
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Sales and marketing firm Memphis Tier One is warning companies to break down walls and unify professionals, regardless of their authority level, if they are to succeed long-term and create a harmonious work environment.Read more
Memphis Tier One outline the four practices for creating your own luck
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You create your own luck argues Hemanathan Thambyrajah, Managing Director at Memphis Tier One. The entrepreneur and owner of Memphis Tier One is an advocate of entrepreneurship and takes a hands on role in developing aspiring entrepreneurs.Read more
Get outside of your comfort zone using Memphis Tier One's how to guide
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Sales, marketing and promotions firm Memphis Tier One argue that to achieve great success, people need to take a leap of faith and break out of their comfort zone.Read more
Maximise your time by using 70% of it more productively claims Memphis Tier One
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Time management is the most critical skill for entrepreneurs to master argues Memphis-based outsourced sales and marketing firm, Memphis Tier One.Read more
Memphis Tier One Consultants Spurred on by Report into Entrepreneurial Ambition
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Sales and marketing experts Memphis Tier One Consultants has praised a new study, which revealed entrepreneurs are aiming higher than ever before in the pursuit of success.Read more
Memphis Tier One Reveal the Sought-After Skills They Look for
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Sales and marketing firm Memphis Tier One is on a fast track to growth, with big plans to take the USA by storm. In preparation, the company has been increasing the size of their workforce, and as a result, has collated the skills they believe young people need to make it in business.Read more
Is College worth it for entrepreneurs? Asks Memphis Tier One Inc.
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Memphis Tier One Consultants Celebrate in Style After Hitting Personal Best
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Sales and marketing firm Memphis Tier One Consultants Recently hit significant company goals and celebrated with a very special visit from an industry leader.Read more
Memphis Tier One Consultants Stress the Power of a Great Network
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I saw a fish feeding a plant last week. Honest. In living color, yet.
I had an eye-to-eye confrontation with a 2-foot-long moray eel skittering around under the counter of a drinking bar, and I hadn`t touched a drop.
I saw what appeared to be a brilliant scarlet octopus lying on bright sand taking a snooze.
``No, that isn`t an octopus. It`s a long-tentacled anenome, which is really plant life. Now, that`s an octopus,`` Ron Zoratti told me, pointing to a squished-up dark brown ball with tentacles hidden, at the corner of the tank. ``He`s an escape artist looking for a way to sneak out.``
Stay with me, folks. It gets even better. Bob Irvin explained how he spotted cysts growing on 2-inch fish and performed surgery with sharpened, sterilized needles and ``saved many, many fish lives.``
I`ve seen Walt Disney`s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, but it wasn`t any more exciting than the trip I made around 42 glass-walled tanks at the 18th Annual Salt Water Aquarium Show by the Marine Aquarium Society of the Palm Beaches at the Cross County Mall.
And it wasn`t on celluloid. This was for real, and I didn`t get my feet wet. Everyone told me: ``You must talk to Harold Gordon. He`s Mr. Aquarium.``
So I did.
I caught Harold bustling from tank to tank, placing awards and prizes on winning entries.
``I`ve been diving off the Palm Beaches for 35 years, every Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting,`` the 72-year-old said.
He talked of hunting ``rare ones`` 50 to 90 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean. He spoke of the joys of getting one after years of searching and hours of chasing it -- or the frustration of finding a rare one then having it die of shock when brought to the surface.


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Brian Hafner has already competed successfully as an FEI Young Rider in 2009 with his horse Lombardo LHF a 12 year old Hannoverian gelding by Londonberry out of Waluga. This weekend the pair began their Open CDI experience together at the Dressage Affaire and very successfully placed third in Friday's PSG CDI with a 67.193% and second in Saturday's Intermediere 1 CDI with a 68.246%. Hafner recognizes that being able to transition successfully into Open CDI's from Young Riders with the same horse is unique.
He stated, "I am very lucky to have a talented horse that I can keep going with. I have had Lombardo since he was four, and we are very bonded. It is wonderful to be able to keep going with the same horse." When asked if he has the Pan American Games as a goal, he replied, "We are testing the waters to see how well we do in the CDI's. There are so many good horses out there. We will do our best and see how it goes. I want to be out there and have fun doing it. We also have the Brentina Cup to fall back on. " Hafner has recently competed with Lombardo in his first baby Grand Prix thus earning his USDF gold medal on this reliable mount!


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Scientists claim big leap in nanoscale storage
Russell and Xu's approach differs from how other researchers have been trying to increase storage density. Most have been using optical lithography, which sends light through a mask onto a photosensitive surface. That process creates a pattern to guide the copolymers into assembling.
The new technology could create chip features just 3nm across, far outstripping current microprocessor manufacturing techniques, which at their best create features about 45nm across. Photolithography is running into basic barriers to achieving greater density, and the new approach uses less environmentally harmful chemicals, Xu said. But actually applying the technique to CPUs would pose some challenges, such as the need to create random patterns on a CPU, Xu said.
Among other things, such a leap ahead in storage density could alter either the amount of content that a person could carry with them or the quality of media delivered on discs, said Nathan Brookwood, principal analyst at Insight64. For example, it might allow movies to turn into holograms, he said.
"Just when we think we're so technically sophisticated in what we can do, along comes somebody with a notion like this, which has the potential to fundamentally change economics in so many different areas," Brookwood said.
Ultra-high-definition displays have less practical potential, according to IDC analyst Tom Mainelli. The image and video standards of today, including those used in HDTV, couldn't take advantage of a display with 3nm pixels, he said. And when it comes to monitors, price is king.
"You could see how there would be a value to that level of precision (in an area like medical imaging) ... but are we talking about a [US]$10,000 display?" Mainelli said.
Insight64's Brookwood said the technology, for which Berkeley and Amherst have applied for a patent, harkens back to fundamental breakthroughs that created the IT industry, he said.
"It's this kind of basic materials research that has created the opportunities that have made Silicon Valley and American manufacturing great," Brookwood said. "The last few years (in the U.S.), there have been fewer and fewer people working on this level of basic stuff," he said.
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2018 Christmas Collective
Come explore this unique 3-day pop up market held annually to showcase local retail and shopping in Batavia. The market is holiday-themed and full of vintage, and one-of-a-kind items from downtown retailers and selected artisans. Located at the Congregational Church in Batavia at 21 South Batavia Ave.
Thursday, November 8th
(There will be a special "Sneak Peek Event" form 6-9pm. Tickets will be available soon.)
Friday, November 9th – 12-8pm
Saturday, November 10th – 10am-5pm
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Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. said strains on their card-issuing customers — which have been hit far harder by the downturn, because of their credit exposure — have created hurdles for the two companies to raise prices.
In quarterly earnings reports this week, Visa and MasterCard also said the deteriorating economy and weakening trends in transaction volume are posing increasing challenges. However, the number of transactions processed on their networks continued to increase, and executives cited room to maneuver on expenses and stuck to profit growth targets of more than 20%.
MasterCard shares had gained about 13% late Thursday afternoon. Visa's were up almost 10%.
"In this kind of environment, where our customers are having very challenging times, we are going to be extremely careful" about price hikes, "and it has to be completely, directly tied to what kind of product or service we will give to them," Martina Hund-Mejean, MasterCard's chief financial officer, said on a conference call Thursday.
The company is still looking for 2% annual revenue growth from higher prices, Ms. Hund-Mejean said, but "we're going to have to deliver in order to be able to do something like that."
Pricing changes accounted for about 8 percentage points of the 14.2% increase in MasterCard's fourth-quarter revenue from a year earlier.
Visa's chief executive, Joseph Saunders, said in a conference call Wednesday that in the short run "we're going to be very careful about what we do, given the fragile state of the bottom line of our clients," especially U.S. ones.
"What we will do will be in concert with our partners, and it'll be done in a … thoughtful, surgical way," Mr. Saunders said. But "that's not where we believe our greatest opportunity lies."
Eric Grover, a former Visa executive and the principal of Intrepid Ventures, a consulting firm, said consolidation and financial pressures on issuers make price increases on core network services like switching, clearing, and settlement unlikely. However, as issuers pare back in-house expenses, "clearly there are some additional value-added services the networks should be able to sell to issuers and to price for" in areas such as fraud protection and marketing, Mr. Grover said.
In an interview Thursday, Ms. Hund-Mejean said issuers are still interested in paying for services such as those offered by Orbiscom Ltd., an Irish company MasterCard bought in December, whose technology lets cardholders control how their cards are used — prohibiting purchases in certain merchant categories, for example.
"We are selling that proposition actively into all of our customers," she said.
Mr. Saunders said Visa is "seeing signs of a more pronounced decline" in domestic payment volume growth and worldwide cross-border volume than it had expected at the beginning of the fiscal year, which started in October.
The San Francisco company stuck by its earnings growth target of more than 20% for this year, saying it had accelerated its effort to reduce costs by integrating units around the world and would cut back on marketing expenditures. "All of these efforts will be consistent with fully funding our growth initiatives," Mr. Saunders said.
MasterCard said it continues to expect revenue growth this year below its longer-term objective of 12% to 15%, though it can still achieve net income growth of 20% to 30% if revenue grows at a high-single-digit rate.
However, MasterCard's CEO, Robert Selander, said on its call that such revenue growth "will be a challenge to get to," because of volume trends observed last month. "We're working hard on creating flexibility and options as it relates to where and how we spend money, should that situation either persist or worsen over the course of the year."
Mr. Selander also said that there was only so much fat to cut, and that his Purchase, N.Y., company would continue to consider investments like the Orbiscom acquisition. "We do not want to penalize our future by mindlessly whacking away at those things that we think are valuable for improving performance."
Byron Pollitt, Visa's chief financial officer, said that last quarter U.S. credit card payment volume fell 6% from a year earlier. Debit volume grew 6% during the quarter but hit the "low single digits" in December, Mr. Pollitt said. Last month credit card volume continued to fall "in the mid-single digits," and "debit appears to have regained some momentum," rebounding to growth in "the mid-single-digit range."
Fourth-quarter U.S. credit card volume on MasterCard's network fell 11.4% from a year earlier, and U.S. debit volume increased 5.8%. Ms. Hund-Mejean said in the interview that volume trends did not appear to deteriorate further in the United States last month.
The number of transactions processed on Visa's network increased 8% in the fourth quarter, and fees based on the number of transactions accounted for about 30% of its net operating revenue.
"While payment volume and average ticket sizes are moderating in the face of much more difficult economic times, our transaction counts, which are an important component of our net revenue, are growing very well as the underlying secular shift to electronic payment … continues," Mr. Pollitt said.
Last month, according to Ms. Hund-Mejean, the number of transactions on MasterCard's network grew "a little bit" faster than the fourth-quarter increase of 6%. "People are using their cards more, but they're using it for smaller-ticket items."


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In the current political climate, in which we witness a steady rise in xenophobia and increasing backlash towards immigrants and other non-native speakers of English, advocacy in English language teaching and learning is more needed than ever. This timely and relevant volume on TESOL advocacy aims to serve as a foundational text on the ways advocacy in English language teaching can be put into practice.
As English language teachers (either ESL or EFL), we often find ourselves in situations in which we need to advocate, for our students, ourselves, or our profession. We need to advocate for English learners (ELs) because they tend to underperform their non-EL peers in ESL contexts (National Center for Education Statistics, 2011[1]), are often marginalized in their schools and communities (Orfield, 2001; Orfield and Lee, 2006), and are likely to be have teachers who are unprepared to teach them (Ballantyne, Sanderman, and Levy, 2008). As English language teachers, we need to advocate for ourselves as we, too, are often marginalized in schools, seen as aides and not taken as seriously (Harper & de Jong, 2009). And if we are non-native speakers, we may struggle to find work and respect (Braine, 1999). We also need to advocate for our profession, for increased funding and respect for the field of English language education and policies which support our goals (such as at TESOL Advocacy Day, www.tesol.org/advance-the-field/advocacy-resources/…).
Previous literature which has examined how the advocate role impacts our work includes theoretical reasons advocacy is needed and ways to advocate (Forhan and Scheraga, 2000; Pawan and Craig, 2011; Pawan and Ortloff, 2011; Teemant and Giraldo, 2000), guidance in how to advocate in schools (Staehr Fenner, 2014), support for the advocacy role (Linville, 2015), and research on how to prepare teachers of ELs for advocacy (Athanases & de Oliveira, 2007, 2008; de Oliveira & Athanases, 2007; Whiting, 2016). In this edited volume, we propose to collect evidence of and explore ways ESL/EFL teachers are involved in advocacy. This volume aims to address the nexus of advocacy and English language teaching and learning, as well as the multi-dimensional role advocacy takes in practice with English language teachers and their students in different contexts and with different populations.
The audience for the book includes in-service and pre-service English language teachers, graduate students, teacher educators, and those working in English language program administration and public policy. We welcome either theoretical examinations of advocacy or explorations of advocacy in practice. Chapters may address advocacy in ESL and EFL contexts, in classrooms and schools, K-12 or adult and higher education, in families and communities, and/or in teacher education programs and professional organizations. We are also interested in advocacy as a mode of social justice. We envision the edited volume as ideal for use in teacher education programs preparing ESL/EFL teachers for advocacy or with in-service teacher professional development.
Heather Linville, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
James Whiting, Plymouth State University, New Hampshire
Please send your proposals as a Word document via email by May 15, 2017 for review to:
Heather Linville: email@example.com
James Whiting: firstname.lastname@example.com
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It's a lie. One that it starting to crack. People are starting to realize that it is impossible to "have it all."
In order to say yes to something, you have to say no to something else.
Shonda Rhimes writes about the wonderfully in The Year of Yes. (She also writes incredibly well about how motherhood is not a job (it's who you are) and that it's okay to get help with your kids). Read it. Please.
But there is no "having it all" unless it includes rest, relationships and a new definition of "success." The theme of taking a step back and reevaluating our lives, what we are committed to, and what we have let define us, is coming up all over the place. This is a message we desperately need to hear and digest!
Last year I read Alli Worthington's Breaking Busy, Emily Freeman's Simply Tuesday and Lara Casey's Make it Happen in rapid succession (I'd highly recommend all of them). They all speak to this idea that while we are busier than ever, we feel like we are getting less done and losing what really matters in our quest to conquer the out of control to do list.
Okay, let me get this straight. Worthington writes. Women are sacrificing sleep, recreation, hobbies, friends and even family on the altar of busyness. So we aren't sleeping, aren't taking care of our bodies, and we aren't doing things we enjoy with people we love. Then what in the world are we doing? (pg. 22 - emphasis added)Worthington talks about capacity. She looks at her cell phone as an example. Your phone can only do so much at one time. It will only work for so long without a recharge. We tend to keep going on empty, to try to do more on limited reserves. It just doesn't work.
OverloadA year after reading all of these books I am still on overload.
I am not "busy" per say. My planner is mostly work, writing and working out. I do not have children, am not committed to anything outside of my home. My life is relatively stress free. But that does not mean I am not outside my capacity or am not overloaded.
I tend to focus on too many things at one time. In my creative life I try to push too many projects forward. I get too many ideas of things to try (got to love Pinterest). I will want to excel at cooking, become the perfect Bible journaler, and run my own business. I join clubs on Facebook I have no intention of engaging with and have more newsletters coming to my inbox than I will ever read. My desk is cluttered with impulse buys, notebooks and print outs to read and digest.
All of this can stimulation leads to feeling overwhelmed. To me it is a sign that something is not sitting right in my core.
Too often we restrict our barometer of busy to our planner, but what about how much time we waste multi-tasking or on social media or procrastinating?
What if we took a step back and looked at our habits. Where are we over-indulging? Is it food, shopping, TV, buying more planning supplies or books (guilty!)? It is volunteering everywhere? Or over-booking our children's schedules? Or, is it subtler – like never putting down our cell phone and constantly checking our feeds?
All of these are a form of escape. Avoidance is easier than admittance and without admittance we will never take action to correct what is wrong.
According to my planner my life is the last thing from busy. But internally – in my head, in my heart and with my emotions – I am so overloaded it leaves me feeling empty, not creative and tired.
At the heart of all of this is learning to say NO!
Learning to say no when it comes to:
- what we are committed to.
- what and who we let define us.
- whose voice we listen to.
- believing the lie that we have to do it all.
- making our lives appear like what we see on Pinterest.
- this idea that we are our kids' social activities director, when really I think kids today need engaged parents who eat dinner with them and ask them about their day.
- the guilt and shame that is heaped on us by the very distractions we use to numb.
Rhimes' book is about empowering herself to stop being the shy girl in the corner and move out into the world (seriously, read it now!). But maybe someone can write a book about stepping into the shadows and realizing that saying NO is the best thing most of us can do.


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I was a combat soldier with the 3-8 Cavalry 1st Cavalry Division deployed overseas in Iraq. During the summer of 2007 I was blown up twice, once in a tank and the other I was in a humvee. I suffered many injuries, but the ones that pertain to this writing would be the lumbar disc disease and the PTSD. After I was retired out of the Army in 2009 I had to live with my injuries and was given several different medication by the VA to combat these issues. Last November I weighed 250lbs and was border line diabetic with high blood pressure and cholesterol. I started to lose a bit of weight and got down to 227lbs in April 2012. I went back to see my VA doctor and she said I still had several problems and do work harder to deal with them. So I got back in the gym and lost 34 pounds to put me at 193lbs, but my back still continued to hurt due to the compression of my L4, L5 and S1 discs. Several friends and family members told me I should try yoga and see if that would help. I began my journey with yoga about 2 weeks ago and did a Friday, Saturday and Sunday class. I was so happy with it I bought a membership. But what really amazed me was that I woke up Monday morning and for the first time in 5 years I didn't have back pain. So I continued to go to class got down to 188lbs and a 32″ waist. I recently had a VA appointment were I had X-Rays taken of my lower back. My doctor called me the same day and told me I didn't even need the spinal decompression therapy that I requested because my back was fine. I argued with her for several minutes and finally hung up. Then it hit me and I began to cry, my back was healed by yoga. After 5 years of pain and nothing the VA did made it any better, but just 2 weeks of yoga and my back was made whole again and the nightmares from my experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan were gone. I had finally been able to make peace with it all and have never felt so wonderful in my life. I want to thank all of the great instructors at Bikram for showing me there was something that could be done for my physical and mental pain. I will continue my practice of yoga for the rest of my life and I hope to be able to spread the word about how yoga changed my life in hopes that I might help someone else realize that there is hope.
With Great Respect and Love,
Paul Lidzy | Veteran, US Army | Honor and Courage
Dear Lisa & Steve,
I learned yesterday that my General Practitioner doctor was so impressed with my yoga story and yoga result that she started doing yoga also! And – she's almost 20 years younger than me! She loves it!
Wishing you and your families (present and future) all the best!
Susan Butler
Bikram Yoga has changed my life! Even though I have only been consistently practicing two months, I have noticed a positive change and difference in my life. My overall mental, physical and emotional health has improved. I have a B-12 deficiency (my body does not absorb this vitamin), and I always felt tired. I would sleep a lot of my day away. When I started yoga, I noticed the energy, which I had lacked for about one year now, was suddenly back! Practicing yoga has made me a better daughter, sister, friend, wife and student. Yoga has given me a place where I can challenge my mind and body.
Jane Perry
My husband died in June 2009. By the fall I was drinking way too much, every night. I was riding my bike twenty five-miles, five to six times a week, but I still had so much internal anger and stress that all I wanted to do was just stand in a room and scream. I couldn't find an outlet for all my emotions. I was cleared by my doctor and decided to try Bikram Yoga. During some of the poses the tears would mix with sweat. I couldn't do camel pose without crying until a few weeks ago. This yoga has changed my life. It has eased the stress and emotions in my life. I now smile and laugh. All these emotions, that I couldn't control, have lessened. It is still hard at times but without Bikram Yoga I'm not sure I would have been able to cope. Thank you to all the instructors. You all are awesome.
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The last four months I have been doing Bikram Yoga has transformed my life. In the past year, I've endured a painful knee surgery, a stressful divorce and five kids. I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. A friend suggested Bikram Yoga because I had to cut down my running. My knee was giving me problems. I had no idea. It is the cheapest therapy ever. I love having the different instructors. Every day they each bring something different to the class, and I leave re-energized and with a piece of wisdom. I can be feeling terrible, bit it has taught me a new way of thinking and a new way of life. Next for me: the 60-Day Challenge.
Isabel Owen
After eleven-years of marriage, three cross country moves and three children, my wife and I had lost that common thread that originally bound us together. Through Bikram Yoga, we have found a common interest that we can share together. We've finally found an activity that both of us truly enjoy (other than activities centered around our kids), and that we each enjoy doing together. Though our common love of Bikram Yoga, we are able to share our trials and triumphs, become healthier and find productive ways to deal with the many stresses that life throws our way.
Mark Traub
Bikram Yoga has taught me the importance of myself. I need to be healthy and happy, so that I will be able to take care of everyone and everything else in my life. Things used to be so out of balance, with my needs coming last. Also in order to do the 60-Day Challenge, I had to learn that my "reasons" that were keeping me from starting, were actually "excuses." I had to take a look at my life and figure out what was most important, kind of important, and not important at all. I feel so much better physically and emotionally. Looking at myself in the mirror for ninety minutes a day, doing those incredible postures, makes me feel empowered. I am also more at peace with the people around me, and I look forward to continuing my practice! Namaste!
Mary Wehman
I have only been practicing Bikram Yoga for a short time, but I have already enjoyed a number of benefits. These include improved muscle tone, strength, flexibility and even a bit of weight loss. Although these benefits are significant, I would probably have to say that the greatest thing that Bikram Yoga has done for me is to provide a community of people who are passionate about health and fitness. The instructors and my fellow students have been an extreme help in providing both encouragement and accountability in my pursuits toward improved physical wellbeing. The advantage of such fellowship will most likely be the driving force of my continued practice of Bikram Yoga.
Joshua Lockwood
What hasn't Bikram Yoga done for me? Because of improved overall health, I am now able to take on daily functions that used to be difficult for me. I roll and laugh with life's event, joys and responsibilities.
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text: Susie is a junior at Waterville Senior High School. She enjoys the performing arts, family, drawing and music. At school, She dedicates her time to after school drama and music activities. She strongly believes in equality and she's very excited to have the chance to be a part of GAB!


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Get expos-ed in October
While the month of May is known as U.S. Older Americans Month, the month of October is the metro area's Month of 50+Expos.Over a 12-day period this October, there will be 5 days of entertaining and informative events within easy driving distance of Howard County residents who are over 50 or love someone who is.In ColumbiaFirst, on Friday, Oct. 16, is the Howard County 50Plus Expo,... READ MORE
What could we have done?
I don't know about you, but I've been going over and over in my mind what's been reported about a recent murder on the Washington Metro.For those who didn't hear about it, or perhaps missed the details, let me recap: A knifing took place in the early afternoon on the 4th of July aboard a train heading toward the National Mall for the Independence Day... READ MORE
Do we save too much?
Just a few years ago, before the Great Recession hit, economists were reporting a "negative savings rate" among Americans. That meant many of us were spending even more than we earned each year.How could that be? At the time, hard as it may be to remember now, the rising stock market and booming housing prices gave many Americans such a sense of wealth and optimism about the... READ MORE
Looking back and ahead
A reader wrote me recently to say she clipped and saved the "Man of Valor" column I wrote last year as a eulogy to my late father, and that she has read it many times since. She suggested I reprint it in our upcoming editions as a Father's Day column.I was touched by the request. I am not reprinting it here, however, as the column is available on our website at... READ MORE
Plane thoughts
What I didn't tell you in my column last month, about the future of print media, was that I wrote it partially in preparation for a speech I was to give on that topic at a national conference.It so happened that I flew to Chicago for the conference on March 24, the very day Germanwings Flight 9525 was intentionally crashed into the French Alps by its co-pilot.I fly on commercial... READ MORE
A future for print?
Sometimes it seems to me like the march of "progress" is so enamored of the bright, shiny future that it too readily jettisons the best of the past. This particularly feels like the case regarding the way many have dismissed the world of print in the face of today's ever-changing digital devices.Now, I'm no troglodyte. I use a computer and an Android smartphone all... READ MORE


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New York Times reveals identity of the technological mastermind behind the Wi-Spy scandal
"Engineer Doe" is no longer anonymous:
At the center of the uproar over a Google project that scooped up personal data from potentially millions of unsuspecting people is the company software engineer who wrote the code.
Google has declined to identify the engineer, as has the Federal Communications Commission. The F.C.C. recently closed its 17-month inquiry into the project, Street View, with a finding that Google broke no laws but had obstructed its investigation.
The agency also said it was unable to resolve all the issues it was considering because the engineer — whom it referred to in its report on the inquiry as Engineer Doe — cited his Fifth Amendment right and declined to talk.
Now a former state investigator involved in another inquiry into Street View has identified Engineer Doe. The former investigator said he was Marius Milner, a programmer with a background in telecommunications who is highly regarded in the field of Wi-Fi networking, essential to the project.
Who is Marius Milner? He is a talented engineer who still works for Google (in the YouTube division) and has been referred to by fellow hackers as a god. He developed a Windows-based utility called NetStumbler, popular with wardrivers, which excels at sniffing out wireless access points, including home routers. (A wardriver is a person who searches for wireless networks as a hobby).
Google has been attempting to shield Milner from public exposure, but now that he has been outed by the New York Times, they will no longer be able to do so. Milner has yet to be hit with litigation for his involvement in the Wi-Spy scandal. Google has contended in court that it spying, made possible in part thanks to Milner, was not unlawful and it should not be punished for invading the privacy of millions of people without their knowledge. We urge courts in every jurisdiction to find otherwise.
"GDrive" finally materializes as Google Drive
We've long suspected that at some point, Google would launch an online storage offering in competition with Dropbox, Box.net, Microsoft's SkyDrive, iCloud, and Amazon Cloud Services. And now they have.
Google is taking the wraps off a long-anticipated product that it views as one of its most important launches of the year, as the Internet giant continues its push toward a future in which users' photos, spreadsheets and other data primarily live on the Internet "cloud" instead of a PC or some other device.
The launch of "Google Drive" Tuesday has been a poorly kept secret in Silicon Valley, with the name and a rough description of the online storage product widely circulated in recent weeks as Google has worked out the final bugs. Drive will open up to millions of users around the world starting Tuesday, allowing them to sync their files between PCs, smartphones and tablets.
Google's main intention with its new Drive offering, of course, is to take mining of personal information to a whole new level. With Drive, Google is going beyond its existing Gmail, Docs, YouTube, and Picasa offerings, and inviting users to upload pretty much everything they might normally keep on their desktops and laptops to its datacenters. The problematic user agreement Google created for Drive naturally does not provide adequate protections for the privacy and security of the people who use it:
While private files winding up on Google Drive may not be as privacy-protected as the ones on your hard disk, fact is that Google is not granting itself free rein to use personal data. But you'd be hard-pressed to know that given a "toxic brew" of conflicting claims found in the company's omnibus privacy policy, according to a legal expert who has closely reviewed Google's policies.
"The language is not drafted nearly as tightly as we would expect from a company of Google's size and stature," says Eric Goldman of the High Tech Law Institute. He describes the covenants as poorly written and likely to confuse users by virtue of Google mashing licensing and privacy statements together.
Several companies and media organizations have already warned their employees that Google Drive's terms of service are problematic, and the offering should not be used.
We agree. Stay far, far away from Google Drive.
MORE FROM ARS TECHNICA: Google Drive files can end up in ads, even though you still own them
Gmail goes down, again
Whole lotta people inconvenienced this morning:
Google's e-mail service, Gmail, is being reported as offline for many people this morning.
The extent and cause of the outage isn't known at the moment. It is not a complete outage, but Twitter is abuzz with reports from users unable to access the Web service.
Users seem to be reporting mostly outages in Gmail.com accounts. Users of Google business e-mail accounts (Google Apps) are also reporting issues. Google's Apps status dashboard reports, "We're investigating reports of an issue with Google Mail. We will provide more information shortly."
Other services, such as Google Docs and Google+, also appear unusable for those who are unable to access Gmail.
Google has tried to encourage the belief that its offerings have rock-solid reliability, but the truth is, they don't. This isn't the first Gmail outage, and it won't be the last. There's no good reason for anyone to trust the Monster of Mountain View with their email.
FCC fines Google for stonewalling
The Federal Communications Commission isn't getting answers from Google (surprise, surprise!) in response to an inquiry launched as a response to the "Wi-Spy" scandal, so the agency has just hit the Monster of Mountain View with a fine.
It's tantamount to a slap on the wrist, but at least it's something.
Google Inc. (GOOG) "impeded" and "delayed" a U.S. inquiry into its data collection, according to the latest in a series of regulatory probes of the company's privacy practices.
The Federal Communications Commission is seeking a $25,000 fine after examining how Google gathered personal e-mails, text messages and other materials through its Street View location service, the agency said in an April 13 filing. That is the maximum penalty for failure to cooperate with an investigation, Tammy Sun, an FCC spokeswoman, said in an interview yesterday.
If only the FCC could tack on more zeros to the amount of the fine… maybe then Google would start to take the agency's investigation seriously.
Wikipedia dumps Google Maps
Congratulations to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation:
Previous versions of our application used Google Maps for the nearby view. This has now been replaced with OpenStreetMap – an open and free source of Map Data that has been referred to as 'Wikipedia for Maps.' This closely aligns with our goal of making knowledge available in a free and open manner to everyone. This also means we no longer have to use proprietary Google APIs in our code, which helps it run on the millions of cheap Android handsets that are purely open source and do not have the proprietary Google applications.
OpenStreetMap is used in both iOS and Android, thanks to the amazing Leaflet.js library. We are currently using Mapquest's map tiles for our application, but plan on switching to our own tile servers in the near future.
Foursquare and Apple have also recently ditched Google Maps in favor of OpenStreetMap.


text: Sure, the NCAA tournament is all about chaos, but did anyone see this championship game coming? Perhaps someone should have, given Kentucky was ranked No. 1 and Connecticut was in the top 20 before the season began. Still, the finale of March Madness has never seen two teams with a combined higher seeding (No. 7 UConn plus No. 8 UK).


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Pickleball, a sport described as "kind of a cross between tennis, ping-pong, and badminton" invented in 1965 now has taxpayer funding. Fox News reports that eight North Carolina counties have each received $400,000 for pickleball. The grants are supposedly designed to promote physical activity, and officials have stated that the money can also be used for activities such as bocce ball, ping-pong, and Zumba.
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Dual-Boot Windows 98 & Windows 95By: Arie Slob
Here is a crude way to make a Dual-Boot system with Windows 98 & Windows 95:
First create a Start-up Disk in Windows 95. Do this before installing Windows 98, so you'll be able to restore Windows 95 without having to reinstall it
To create a Start-up Disk in Windows 95:
- Select Start > Settings > Control Panel
- Open Add/Remove Programs, select the Startup Disk tab
- Follow the instructions on screen
When ready, copy the file Msdos.sys from C:\ to the Start-up disk, overwriting the one on the disk
Msdos.sys is a hidden file, see Show all files to see how to show hidden files in Windows Explorer
Now we are ready to install Windows 98:
- Select Start > Shut Down, and from the menu choose Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode, click OK
- Once in DOS, change to the Windows 98 directory by typing cd\ C:\Win98, assuming you put the files on the C:\ drive - replace C with your CD drive letter if you're installing from the CD. Then type Setup
- Follow the instructions on-screen, when it asks you to Select an installation directory, select Other directory, click on Next, and type in the name for the directory, say, C:\Windows.98
- When the installation is done, your computer will boot into Windows 98
Now if you want to start in Windows 95, you just put the Windows 95 Start-up disk in the disk drive, and restart your computer
Note: for this to work, you have to be able to boot from your A: drive. This can be set from your computers BIOS. Usually these settings are found under the BIOS features setup, and you'll be looking for the Boot sequence setting. Refer to your manual if you are not sure.
- To start Windows 98, just remove the Windows 95 Start-up disk, and re-start your computer
To be able to use programs you have installed in Windows 95 under Windows 98, you would have to re-install them. You can just install to the same directory, just use the same options. Also note that you would have to back-up any custom settings you made.
For those who want a permanent Dual-Boot system, most dual-boot utilities require you to set aside a partition on your hard disk for each operating system you intend to use. You can partition the hard disk without reformatting it, using PartitionMagic from PowerQuest.
Once you have the disk partitioned, you have to use a dual-boot utility, such as V Communications System Commander, to install Windows 98 on the second partition. These programs let you install a different version of Windows on each hard disk partition and choose which one to use each time you (re) start your computer.


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SMPTE Detroit Section has two e-mail lists that we use to communicate meeting notices and other section news to members and friends.
- SMPTE members are automatically subscribed to a mailing list managed by SMPTE headquarters.
- Members and non-members may subscribe to a Yahoo group, SMPTE_Detroit, where copies of meeting notices and other information is reposted.


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5 (More) Netflix Shows That Won't Disappoint
When we first subscribed to Netflix, we didn't know where to start because most of the show-movie-documentary offerings, they had- I hadn't really heard of before. But the two greats: Madmen and then, Breaking Bad got us right into the swing of mild binge watching, so we went on a hunt for more.
I asked family members and friends what else is good and it worked. We went on a 'great-Netflix-shows-watching-spree' and became addicted and enjoyed every minute of it. And the 'great shows on Netflix' just keep on coming! Here are 5 (More) Netflix shows that won't disappoint you.
The Fall
This riveting series about a serial killer in Northern Ireland is not for children or the faint of heart, as it shows the semi graphic, cruel and frightening deaths of several female victims. Gillian Anderson(X-Files) plays the ice queen Superintendent senior cop and Jamie Dornan ,(recently, 50 Shades of Grey) plays the serial killer she is pursuing. Eery and at times difficult to watch, the direction is intriguing and keeps you on the edge of your seat.
2 Seasons, with #3 coming up soon.
House Of Cards
Superb acting by Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright along with cut-throat politics keep the interest high in this series. Although Spacey's southern drawl can get a bit annoying at times, the great storyline and Spacey's character – the politician, Frank Underwood, who becomes the new love-to-hate persona keep the interest high. Robin Wright is also excellent as Claire, the enabling politician's wife who is also on a political agenda. Just what the Underwoods will do next and whether they will succeed keeps the viewer spellbound.
3 Seasons, with #4 on its way in 2016
Flash-forwards and flashbacks start the mystery off right away in this gripping drama about a family who is not quite welcoming of their newly returned black sheep family member. Ben Mendelsohn is the wayward brother/son who tries to creep back into the family fold but all, except his mother (Sissy Spacek), suspect him of an agenda. Kyle Chandler plays the eldest son who is a cop and it becomes evident that every family member depends on him to keep it all together.
Filmed in the gorgeous visuals of the Florida Keys ,the many 'ocean view' scenes are a pleasure to watch.The story plays with your feelings and you're never quite sure about your suspicions or your assumptions. And just what is the bad thing this family does? You'll be binge watching just to find out.
1 Season, with #2 recently confirmed and on its way in 2016
American Odyssey
Filmed in the deserts of North Africa, this thriller/drama intrigues all the way through. When a female Special Forces soldier, (Anna Friel), a corporate lawyer and a political activist all discover the shocking truth that a major corporation is actually funding and supporting jihadists, the action is on. Good performances, great characters, lots of action and nail-biting in this one.
1 Season, with #2 not confirmed yet
Crossing Lines
A crime drama that features a specialized law enforcement unit that is brought together to fight crime across the now borderless European Union. And with all their unique talents and tools, the unit make a kind of mean and modern Mod Squad.
The pleasant surprise was when the regulars in this star cast included Donald Sutherland, who plays Michael Dorn, inspector of the International Criminal Court, and William Fichtner, playing the wounded ex-cop brought back into action. And so far this exciting series has , although it missed the hit mark in the first Season. It became a hit in the International market, however, and now they are looking at a 3rd Season.
2 Seasons, with #3 on the burner
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Fall Practice Term 2014
Our Practice Term developed out of the Zen monastic tradition of biannual practice periods called "ango". Traditionally, a monastery holds two 90-day periods a year during which the monks don't leave the monastery except for alms rounds. They use that time, the container of the community and the teachings of the abbot to investigate Dharma wholeheartedly. The Ango tradition has been adapted by many community temples as a way of providing an opportunity for non-monastic students to direct their study of Dharma. Although our Practice Term is not as contained as a traditional ango, it serves the same purpose of bringing together the resources of the community over a specific period of time to help focus practice and investigation. We may not be living a monastic life, but our lives are rigorous and very busy. We may never make the time, even though we intend to, to find out about the questions at the very bottom of our heart. Practice Terms help us take the time and give us the resources to pay attention.
Programs available during Fall Practice Term September 21 – December 14
Term Student:
Term students are asked to make a 90 day commitment to practice and investigation of dharma. Following through with a commitment for 90 days helps to solidify the position Dharma takes in our lives and challenges us to follow our yearning for a more authentic way of life. The goal of the Term Student program is to help construct a platform of practice from which students can investigate Buddha-Dharma in their lives. The basic building blocks of that platform are: daily zazen, engagement with the teacher, practice leaders and sangha, Dharma study, and temple stewardship. Please see the Term Student form for a further explanation of the nature of the program and requirements.
Tuesday Evening Classes:
There will be two introduction to practice classes the last two Tuesdays of September followed by a series on the fundamental teachings of Buddhism. The Introduction to Zazen Meditation and Introduction to Temple Form classes are ideal for beginning practitioners and will cover many aspects of Zen practice as it is undertaken here at Buddha Eye Temple. The Fundamental Teachings of Buddhism series will cover core teachings of Buddhism and how they apply in daily life. Tuesday evening classes and events do not require registration and it is fine to simply drop in. The program runs from 7 – 9 P.M. Please see the calendar for details.
Introduction to Zazen Workshops:
In addition to the Introduction to Meditation and Temple Forms classes held on Tuesday evenings, there will be two Zazen Meditation workshops held Saturday mornings from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. on October 25 and November 22. These workshops are ideal for people who would like more in depth instruction in Zen meditation and an opportunity to discuss various aspects of meditation practice.
Thursday Evening Dharma Study:
These dharma study classes run on Thursday nights throughout the term. Students are asked to commit to the full series of classes. They are not open for drop-in participation. We will be focusing on the Diamond Sutra during this practice period and will use various translations and commentaries. Please see registration form for more information. If you would like to register please fill out the registration form and return it to the envelope on the sangha board or email it to email@example.com.
Zazen Intensives:
Birdhaven Zendo near Cheshire holds monthly one-day silent retreats that will continue throughout the fall on each second Saturday of the month please see there website at birdhavenzendo.org for information and registration. There will be one three day zazen intensive (SESSHIN) in mid-October at Buddha Eye Temple as well as our yearly seven day intensive to celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha's enlightenment (ROHATSU) the first week of December.


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Continuing on the story of the recreation of the VictorsFood website…
The static designs created in Photoshop were converted into HTML and CSS. To achieve the framed effect without traditional frames, css was used to house the logo and menu in its own layout separate from the main body content. This prevented the menu from scrolling off the page when people scrolled down. A tabular layout was still used in the main body content. Why? Primarily because I knew the client would often be updating their own site. WYSIWYG editors and amateur site maintainers seem to handle traditional HTML table layouts better than pure css controlling all elements.
CSS for everything baby
The menu is all css driven and a derivative of the suckerfish dropdown / flyout menu series. A bit of help was needed to get it working across all browsers. The folks at killersites made sure it all went smoothly. This site is invaluable for coding help if you're ever stuck, pull your hair out for a few hours first, then seek their help. They tend to respond better to people who have tried on their own and made a conscious effort. Others just expect people to code their problems for them as free labor, it doesn't work that way on internet expert forums.
The site was very image rich, with 3 images featuring in the header area of each page. Other images in the content had a simple polaroid styled border added to give them some depth.
Bigger than Ben Hur
With all web projects, the number of planned pages and the number of pages that actually end up being created are two very different things. The website grew when we realised it would be better for the user experience if content was put into subsections, making full use of the flyout tiered menu structure. It's always extremely difficult when originally quoting the clients, so I like to quote based on the original number of pages required and state any additional pages will be charged pro rata for the time taken to create them. I don't believe in charging a $ figure per page. Some pages have two words on them, other pages have loads of images and features and need more time to be made.
Cross browser compatibility woes
Because CSS renders differently on each browser its almost impossible to get your site looking perfect on every version of every browser. My main concerns are always around Internet Explorer users because they account for the lions share of the market. IE 6.0 has many known bugs with sites so I have to make sure the site works ok in that version too. The clients in this instance were MAC based users so they were viewing the site in Safari and having horrors at times with how it was displaying. Its a constant process of checking each major change in the major browsers and reverting to an older version if something blows up.
From woes to go
From the initial client meeting, to the date of launch took a little under 2 months. Bearing in mind I freelance and had to fit this project in around my fulltime work and study. There were a lot of late nights and 16 hour weekend days to get the site finished. For a site of its size though, 8 weeks was a very fast turnaround time and it was only aided by the eagerness and cooperation of the clients. They knew what they wanted and they responded very quickly to queries and gave honest feedback.
If you build it they shall come…
The site was launched with little fanfare as the number of visitors started to increase gradually over a month, when we were up to 20 unique visits a day it was a milestone. In the next and final part of this case study we'll look at the online marketing and SEO that was used to get this site found by the search engines and become a competitor in its business field.


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If you asked my team, I'm sure they would start and end with "driver," which is always something to watch out for to avoid micromanaging or burning out my team in the process! I'm sure they would also say that I focus on the big picture and making an impact and that I am fearless in fighting the good fight.
And what's the most important quality in a teammate for your organization?
Focus on the solution, instead of just the problem. And follow through!
Talk about the time you realized your work was making a big impact.
Since the question is the first time, I have to go back…way back to a very personal experience that changed my life and trajectory. I was in my 4th year of college and had just decided I was going to transfer out of my Biomedical Engineering major into Psychology. I was testing the waters by engaging in some extracurricular programs like volunteering at a crisis hotline and interning at the psych unit at UVa. It was a Sunday night when I had received a call at the crisis center from a father who had just taken his wife to the ER for a nervous breakdown and had come home to put his kids to bed. With a gun in his hand, he was ready to take his own life. The fact that he called first let me know there was a chance to save him. We spent two hours talking on the phone and at one point, I pointed out some conflicts in his thinking: that he believed his wife when she blamed him for their troubles but never when she told him she loved him. Somehow, simply helping him see the disconnect in his thinking was a breakthrough.
When the calls end in these situations, you never really know what happens next. But, the next day, I went on to my internship to interview a patient who had just been admitted the night before. After a few questions, it was clear that this was the wife of the man I had spoken to only 12 hours before. Two days later, he visited and I watched all four of them playing together with even a sense of calm. I knew then that I was meant to influence others, to change minds, and maybe even change hearts to make a difference in the world.
How has working at Groupon impacted you?
Groupon has been an amazing ride in two short years. I've grown more as a leader and professional in these two years than ever before thanks to new experiences that have stretched me, lots of feedback from my customers and team, and most importantly, an incredible sense of pride for what my teams have accomplished through their unwavering focus and commitment.
Who are your biggest influences?
My family. My father who has taught me about excellence and striving for more; my mother who taught me compassion; my husband who has taught me about forgiveness and resilience; and my kids who have taught me about patience and true love.
Speaking of your family…what do your kids think you do?
Probably summarized as building great leaders. And now, as my role has expanded…hiring them!
What's the last book you read?
I just finished Ray Dalio's Principles. It is spot on in terms of building a culture from the ground up and what really matters in building a high-performance organization.
Describe a unique breakthrough moment in your time at Groupon.
I think my team will be OK with me saying this because it was a great aha! moment for all of us. At our recent Talent Development & Diversity offsite, the entire global team got together. One of our lightbulbs was that in our super fast-paced environment—and though we talk all the time virtually—we really did not have a clear sense of each other's challenges in different regions of the world. Because Groupon is headquartered in the US, the perception is that things run more smoothly with fewer challenges on this side of the pond. The reality is that we all have our challenges no matter where we sit, they are just different. So it's important to always ask about what those are, have empathy, and collaborate together to figure out how to support each other as a team.
Describe your job in 10 words or less.
Support the business in attracting, selecting, developing, and retaining great talent. (11!)
Inspired by Karishma's story?
This is really tough to nail down to just one piece of advice. I have been fortunate to have found many amazing mentors in my career who have given me a great deal of wisdom and coaching along the way. The best advice is played out in the Jim Carrey movie, Yes Man. Say "yes" – even if it's scary or if it means some short-term pain. Say "yes" to the experience if you want to have a life and career of endless possibilities. In short, own the experience! That was SO not on purpose. ; )
What have you done when you've encountered setbacks in your career?
Dust yourself off and try again. (Aaliyah, RIP.)
What's your favorite local business?
Toss up between Big & Little's—which is two blocks from my house and a Friday night go-to—and River North Car Detailing that does magic when faced with the aftermath of a three-year-old and a ten-month-old.
What's the last Groupon you used?
Team dinner at Sapori Trattoria in Chicago.
We know you love what you do at Groupon…but if you could try any other job for a day, what would it be and why?
Oprah. Meeting and talking with people about their journeys, what they've learned, and how they have and will change the world…there's really nothing more inspiring.


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Improving Classroom Environment: Strategies for Improved Classroom Management
An essential skill of teaching is that of managing relationships with students and ensuring that those among students are positive and supportive. Teachers create an environment of respect and rapport in their classrooms by the ways they interact with students and by the interaction they encourage and cultivate among students. An important aspect of respect and rapport relates to how the teacher responds to students and how students are permitted to treat one another. Patterns of interactions are critical to the overall tone of the class. In a respectful environment all students feel valued and safe.
Common Core Standards and the Danielson Framework for Teaching emphasis the importance of student engagement for learning. In order for teachers to engage students in reading informational materials, they need to develop strategies that connect students with the structure of the text, and activate and/or build student background knowledge in order for students to construct new knowledge needed for application. This workshop will not only provide practical work with all the strategies, but will also help teachers locate materials that align with learning outcomes and content.
Engaging Students with Content Vocabulary10/30/2013 (full day) 11/5 & 11/7/2013 (4-7PM)
Important in the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards is the need for students to develop an understanding of content specific terms. This session will enable teachers to implement effective vocabulary instruction by applying a research-proven, six step process for instruction. Strategies to engage students and build lasting vocabulary connections will be presented, and teachers will leave with a variety of tools for immediate implementation in their classroom.
Engaging Students with Questioning
12/03/2013 (full day) 1/07 & 1/09/2014 (4-7PM)
If students are to be engaged in their learning, instructional activities must be designed to meet the skill/knowledge level of all students. Instruction needs to be rigorous enough to challenge students in order to move them forward, but not cause frustration or boredom. This session will look at the learning process to identify opportunities where teachers can differentiate in order to meet the needs of all students. Strategies that can effectively be incorporated into lesson design will be identified.
Beyond Narrative: Writing for Common Core
4/10/2014 (full day) 4/1 & 4/3/2014 (4-7PM)
The Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards focus on students performing tasks that demonstrate an understanding of processes and content. The workshop will help teachers implement practices that support performance tasks as assessment of student learning. Teachers will learn to determine when performance tasks are appropriate. Teachers will have the opportunity to make practical use of the information within their own classroom.
Pulling it All Together: Remodeling Instruction
6/3-6/5/2014 (3 full days)
As the culminating workshop for the Continued Professional Growth Series, this three-day workshop will focus on practical application of learning from previous workshops to a teacher's current unit of study. Teachers must attend all three days of this workshop for CPDU credit. Teachers will be asked to bring their own unit of study with them to remodel. The focus will be redesigning the unit to incorporate Common Core Standards and Next Generation Science Standards into an instructionally sound whole that leads to student engagement and demonstrated student learning.


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If the experience of suffering recalibrates our mind and redirects our focus toward God; the only hope we have left when everything else dries up, then is our suffering a hardship or is it a blessing? This Sunday, we'll dive into the question of why the faithful suffer, and find the promise of Jesus on both sides of our hardship and blessing.
Now on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus traveled along the border between Samaria and Galilee. As he was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, "Jesus, Master, have pity on us!" When he saw them, he said, "Go, show yourselves to the priests." And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him—and he was a Samaritan. Jesus asked, "Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine?" ~ Luke 17:11-17
About the Author
Josh Hatcher is a devoted husband and father, hopeless wonder-junkie, and Senior Pastor of Historic Trinity Lutheran Church – an open and caring, radically Christ-centered, deeply sacramental and sometimes eclectic ministry in the heart of the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis.


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Don't you just love the look of driftwood? I wanted to share some of my driftwood collection with all of you. Since moving to South Carolina, I have been combing the beaches nearby to start my collection. Some of my favorite places to find it is on Tybee Island and Hilton Head. When I am jogging, I am usually looking for spots where the high tide deposits my treasures. I also see other people looking for it also so I do have some competition!
Recently I have seen many different uses for driftwood. While shopping in Beaufort and Savannah, I have seen furniture, ornaments, candles, benches, lamps and frames.
I have just added my collection to a vintage plant holder. By leaving this piece outside it has weathered to a rusty patina which I just love!!
|Wooden oar - $4.00 bought at a local vintage shop in SC
Do you have anything in your home that is made from driftwood?
Have a wonderful weekend!
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From Dan Balz writing at the Washington Post:
At the beginning of this year, the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania sponsored a focus group in the Denver suburbs composed of a dozen adults — Republicans, Democrats and independents. Looking back almost nine months later, the two-hour discussion proved to be a prescient guide to the surprising politics of 2015.
For any conventional politician paying attention, what was said there should have been unnerving. The name Donald Trump was never mentioned, nor was that of Ben Carson or Bernie Sanders. But the sentiments expressed that evening help explain why those three candidates are in the forefront of the political conversation on this Labor Day weekend.
The participants made it clear that they were fed up with politics as usual. They were harsh in their judgments about most traditional politicians, the political establishment and the way Washington works. They had no particular appetite for a clash-of-dynasties presidential campaign pitting a Bush against a Clinton.
They were especially critical in their assessments of Jeb Bush. They were tepid toward Hillary Rodham Clinton, although judgments fell more predictably along partisan lines. The participants longed for someone who seemed different and who they believed understood their lives. The name Elizabeth Warren, the populist senator from Massachusetts, sparked positive comments, even from some of the Republicans.
When the conversation was all over, pollster Peter Hart, who conducted the session, summed up what he had heard. "The political classes told us it's going to be Bush against Clinton, but these people are hundreds of miles away from that choice," he said. "Essentially what they're telling us is, 'I don't trust these people. They're part of an establishment that I don't like.' "
This was in no way a scientifically drawn cross section of the population, and yet the collective voices of the dozen adults were an early manifestation of what has played out in the months since.
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Brad Agle
Brad Agle is the George W. Romney Endowed Professor, and Professor of Ethics and Leadership in the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University (BYU). He also serves as a Fellow, and Chair of the Ethics Initiative in the Wheatley Institution at BYU; as Chair of the bi-annual Teaching Ethics in Universities conference; as Chair of the 2016 annual conference of the International Association for Business and Society; on the editorial board of Business Ethics Quarterly; on the Advisory Board of RLG Group, and on the ethics committee of USA Synchro.
Previous to his appointment at BYU in 2009, he spent 17 years as a professor of Strategy, Organizations, and Environment in the Katz Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh, where he also served for eight years as the inaugural director of the David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership. During his time in Pittsburgh, he also served on the Board of Directors of the Oncology Nursing Society, the Executive Committee of the Social Issues in Management Division of the Academy of Management, the Executive Board of the International Association for Business and Society, as a Senior Research Fellow with the Ethics Resource Center in Washington, D.C., as Co-chair of the Pittsburgh Business Ethics Award, and as a judge for the American Business Ethics Awards. Earlier in his career he was the Andersen Fellow for Chief Executive Studies and Research Director at the Center for Leadership and Career Studies at Emory University (currently the Chief Executive Leadership Institute at Yale).
Dr. Agle is an active researcher concentrating on business ethics, stakeholder management, CEO leadership and religious influences on business. His writings appear in journals such as the Academy of Management Review, Academy of Management Journal, Business Ethics Quarterly, Journal of Business Ethics, Business and Society, Human Relations, Sloan Management Review, Leadership Quarterly, and Organizational Dynamics. His work has been featured in various media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, and CNN; and he has been a guest on CNBC's "Morning Call", "Power Lunch", and "Closing Bell". His publication awards include the Best Article award from the International Association for Business and Society, and the ANBAR citation of excellence. His 1997 article on stakeholder management has been found to be the most heavily cited article in the field of corporate social responsibility.
A recipient of multiple teaching awards, including Distinguished Professor of the Year honors, Dr. Agle teaches courses in business ethics and strategic leadership, and he has taught in Brazil, China, Britain, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. His teaching brought the University of Pittsburgh the distinction of being the #2 ranked executive MBA program in the world in business ethics by Business Week. In the undergraduate area, Dr. Agle created the Certificate Program in Leadership and Ethics, the world's first integrated undergraduate specialty in ethical leadership in business. He has provided board training, executive level seminars, and top executive consulting to organizations including Alcoa, Ceska Sporitelna, Federated Investors, Giant Eagle, Mellon Financial, Michael Baker, St. Clair Hospital, US Steel, U.S. Marine Corps, and Wabtec. He has also served as an expert witness on business ethics. In 2005 he was honored by the Pittsburgh Business Times with their Fast Tracker award as one of the young people making significant contributions to his/her profession and community. His community involvement included service with the Woodlands Foundation, Boy Scouts, and as Bishop of the Cranberry Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Dr. Agle received a Ph.D. in Business Management from the University of Washington and a B.S. in Information Management from BYU. Prior to his academic career, he worked for Seattle First National Bank and IBM. In 2014 he published the book "Research Companion to Behavioral Ethics in Organizations: Constructs and Measures." In 2016 he will publish the book "The Field Guide to Business Ethics." Brad and his wife Kristi are the parents of Erik, Lindsay, Christian, and Amanda.


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I've added more shoots of Evan's hero magazine shoot,enjoy!
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Evan was on Jimmy Kimmel Live on April 28th, I've added HQ stills of him enjoy!
I've added HQ/MQ photoshoots of Evan for Hunger Magazine thanks to Emily for these shoots!!
I've added screencaps of Evan's Sky Fibre TV Ad,enjoy!
Screencaps > 2016 > Sky Fibre and X-MEN Apocalypse TV ad – Extended Cut
I've added screencaps of Evan on Jimmy Kimmel Live,enjoy viewing them!
Screencaps > 2016 > Evan Peters On His Famous Quicksilver Scene
I've added images of Evan arriving to Jimmy Kimmel Live last night,enjoy!
Public Apperances > 2016 > April 26th Arriving to Jimmy Kimmel Live
A new official trailer for X-Men Apocalypse has been released,I've also added screencaps of Evan's scenes in the trailer enjoy!
Movie Productions > X-Men:Apocalypse (2016) > Trailer #2 Screencaps
I've added Images of Evan attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party the other night. Sadly not much photos have been released. Enjoy
I've added screencaptures of Evan's short movie "Little Mermaid" which aired back in 2014,enjoy!
I've added HD screencaptures of Evan in the hit Kick Ass film where he plays the role of "Todd" enjoy viewing them!


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Raise your hand if you're so ready for spring break!
[Van gets it]
The road is calling!
Or maybe some place tropical.
Where ya headed? Where ya goin?
Any fun plans?
It's spring break fools.
Stop thinking about that trip you could do and just do it.
No more ifs ands or buts about it.


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Desk set combo, DF201(1pc)+ TR112 (1pc), CP017
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Quality has the same language internationally...
- Display File (DF 201)
- Paper & File Tray (2Pcs.Set)(TR112)
- Size: A4 & Xtra large
- Item code: DF201
- (a) Used everyday for presentation reference & storage of certificates, pricelists , specifications & designs, photos, contracts etc.
- (b) Non-stick embossed polypropylene pockets.
- (c) 20 Clear view pockets of durable thickness . (d) Anti static agents added for extra convenience to insert documents conveniently.
- Item code: TR112
- (a) Set of 2 trays for office desks.
- (b) Extra large size to accommodate extra large files & documents in bulk with ease.


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Book by Sheri Winston CNM RN BSN LMT
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WINNER, 2010 BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD! THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SEX EDUCATORS, COUNSELORS & THERAPISTS (AASECT). Find out why Dr. Christiane Northrup has called Women's Anatomy of Arousal "the most comprehensive, user-friendly, practical and uplifting book on women's sexuality I've ever read. It's the gold standard!" Women have a largely unknown network of structures responsible for arousal and orgasm that their owners and even most medical professionals don't know about. We're not just talking about Ye Olde G-Spot here. Women have an entire erectile network that, if properly stimulated, can elevate their erotic experience from "Oh!" to "Oh! Oh! Oh!" Join celebrated sexuality teacher Sheri Winston as she integrates ancient wisdom, lost knowledge and modern sexuality information in a sexy, fun, empowering guidebook that illuminates every woman's secret paths to fabulous, orgasmically abundant sex. Whether you're a woman or a man who loves women, this book is for you! There's great information here, but that's not why Winston wrote the book. She wrote it to transform people's lives and support them to reclaim their erotic birthright. And what she shares works! When people apply the information and techniques she provides, the result is often a whole new level of sexual pleasure. Many women experience their first ejaculations and/or become multi- or mega-orgasmic. Men learn how to make their female partner REALLY happy. Women's Anatomy of Arousal includes discussions of anatomy and energetics, female ejaculation and expanded orgasm, and much more. It's packed with sidebars providing great tips to women and their lovers. There's even a short chapter for guys ("The Easy Girl's Guide to Making It Easy for Guys") summarizing the main points of the book! Winston's background includes over twenty years as a nurse-midwife, gynecology practitioner and student of the ancient erotic traditions. Over the years, she has developed her own unique approach to sexuality education, called Wholistic Sexuality. She gets rave reviews as a teacher. Now her teaching is available in this fun, fascinating, immensely readable book that can transform your sex life for the better. Winston is the executive director of the Kingston, NY-based Center for the Intimate Arts.Biografía del autor:
Sheri Winston (CNM, RN, BSN, LMT) is one of the country's leading teachers about sex and sexuality. She is the founder and executive director of the Kingston, NY-based Center for the Intimate Arts. As a teacher, Winston is hailed for her lively and engaging style, the comfort level she creates for her students, and the high quality and original content of her material. Her first book, Women's Anatomy of Arousal: Secret Maps to Buried Pleasure, won the 2010 Book of the Year Award from the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists. Winston's journey to being a sex teacher began when she became a licensed massage therapist in 1980. This was the first of many times she was to study the human anatomy. Soon after, she felt called to become a midwife and began assisting and apprenticing at home births. She then became a childbirth educator and doula (someone who provides professional labor support). In order to become legally certified, she attended nursing school at SUNY/Stony Brook and graduated valedictorian, summa cum laude, receiving her BSN (Bachelor's degree in Science of Nursing) and becoming a RN (registered nurse). She then attended midwifery school for her graduate education, becoming a certified nurse-midwife and gynecology nurse-practitioner. Spending twenty years serving the power of birth turned out to be the best possible apprenticeship Winston could have for being a sex teacher. This is because it was the birth process that taught her much of what she learned about how to have great sex. For years, she taught women how to breathe themselves into an altered state; how to surrender to the tide of labor; how to release their sound and use it to open themselves; and how to use their pelvic muscles as well as their mind to facilitate the birth process. She helped women get in touch with their innate wisdom and showed them how to use their inner tools to cooperate with the natural process. During this time, Winston had also unwittingly incorporated these skills and practices into her own increasingly fabulous sex life. Once she became aware that she'd been unconsciously using these techniques, she decided to start learning and practicing them purposefully—and she made it her personal mission to bring her specialized knowledge about how to have great sex to men and women everywhere.
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– US military develops anti-aircraft laser (Telegraph):
The Laser Avenger successfully shot down a series of unmanned aerial vehicles during recent tests and is being hailed as a revolutionary weapon for future warfare.
– Chinese TV station sorry for accidentally burning down brand-new luxury hotel (Daily Mail)
– RBS to axe 2300 jobs.. but still plans to pay out £1bn in bonuses to bankers (Daily Mail)
– RBS slashes 2300 jobs (Scotsman):
'The four ex-chiefs of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and HBOS admitted to having no formal banking qualifications.'
– Asian shares fall after President Obama says US faces 'full-blown' crisis (Telegraph)
– Geithner unveils bank rescue plan (Los Angeles):
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner this morning unveiled the Obama administration's $1.5-trillion-to-$2-trillion plan for stabilizing the nation's malfunctioning financial markets, including a public-private partnership to boost lending, warning that the new strategy "will cost money, involve risk and take time." (… the new strategy will fail, continue to loot taxpayers', destroy the dollar and create the 'Greatest Depression'.)
– $2,000bn US bank clean-up (Financial Times):
US shares tumbled on Tuesday as investors gave a thumbs-down to plans by the Obama administration to deploy up to $2,000bn to clean up toxic assets in the financial system and restart credit markets.
– New Bailout May Top $1.5 Trillion (Washington Post)
– Senate backs Obama's bank bailout as details of new $1.5trillion rescue deal are revealed (Daily Mail)
– Treasury revamps financial rescue plan (Financial Times)
– US Treasury plans to set up 'aggregator bank' to buy toxic assets (Guardian)
– 'Top Brown adviser sacked and gagged me for warning banks were taking too many risks', says whistleblower (Daily Mail):
One of Gordon Brown's key advisers was today accused of sacking a whistleblower who warned banks were heading for disaster years before the financial meltdown.
Paul Moore, HBOS's head of risk between 2002 and 2005, alleges he told directors as early as 2004 that the company was in danger of becoming out of control.
'Anyone whose eyes were not blinded by money, power and pride' would have realised problems were mounting for HBOS and the other high street banks, he said.
– Czech PM attacks eurozone governments (Financial Times)
– Europe ambushes Germany on debt bail-out (Telegraph)
– UBS makes £11.3bn loss and axes another 2000 jobs (Guardian)
– Temasek portfolio falls 31% (Financial Times):
Temasek Holdings, the Singapore state investment company, suffered a 31 per cent fall in the value of its portfolio from S$185bn ($123bn) to S$127bn in the eight months to the end of November last year, the government said on Tuesday.
– Air freight drops as global trade siezes up (Telegraph)
– Even elderly are facing eviction (Seattle Post Intelligencer)
– Gordon Brown calls for World Bank and IMF reform (Telegraph)
– Parents find cure for son's 'untreatable' blood disorder (Telegraph):
(Western medicine is in most aspects so unbelievable backwards, especially if you know what is possible with alternative medicine.)
– Bank chiefs admit buying ABN was a 'bad mistake' (Financial Times)
– Bad economy forcing immigrants to reconsider US (CNN)
– FBI Believed that Bombs Were Used on 9/11:
Following the massive terrorist attacks against New York and Washington, the FBI dedicated 7,000 of its 11,000 Special Agents and thousands of FBI support personnel to the PENTTBOM investigation. "PENTTBOM" is short for Pentagon, Twin Towers Bombing.


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PERFECT PLACE TO UNWINDDecember 17, 2010
I've been thinking lately of coming to a place close to nature to unwind, some place peaceful and quiet, some place where you can just let everything go.
How I wish I could just work loose, stay at some luxury lodges and lazy around all the day long. Sound so ideal thing to do this holidays, but to be honest finances are my main consideration. But in any case you are well liquid and have more than extra, then splurging on luxury lodges amid stunning and tranquil scenery is a privilege you can enjoy, life is short so they say, so enjoy it while you still can.
So, why give it a second thought, soaking in that jacussi with lovely greenery as the background is just perfect, do it now!
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She earned her Masters in Applied Social Research at Ateneo de Davao University. She's a hard-core pluralist, an eternal optimist, a 40ish realist and a frustrated florist. She's a mother, a teacher, a dreamer and who knows one day a potter.
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yeah sure, why not..pero gae sa ko pang gastos nyahahahaha.ReplyDelete
haguy Vernz, lagi oi, laguta nako nga mag exam na pod diay, sugod ko ani sa uno hahaha. wa na naman nako gipa renew gud kay gibaligya naman amo car, nya wa naman ko ka driban waaaaaaaaaaaa...ang penalty noon kay gamay ra ..75.00/yr ra...ahak oi hehehe
Ali girl uban ta adto ta pearl farm heheheReplyDelete
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This one sort of came about as a joke, but the more I thought about it the more excited I got. What if this ACTUALLY tasted amazing? It does combine several of my favorite foods! So I convinced my friend (and web-master/photography guru) Ken to help me out, and we just made it up as we went along.
- A pizza crust (since we were baking at my house, which lacks a pizza stone, we opted for a pre-made crust. We didn't want to end up like this)
- Spaghettios (we went for the Spaghettios plus calcium)
- Some shredded pizza cheese
- Toppings of your choice (We chose hot dogs, because we already knew they went well with Spaghettios)
To start, you're going to want to open up your spaghettios cans and dump them onto your crust (unless you're rolling out your own dough, in which case, do that first.) I spread them around to evenly distribute them. Next, you cut up your hot dogs into little bite-size pieces and toss them on there (Ken is a firm follower of the crust-sauce-toppings-cheese cult, though I am more used to crust-sauce-cheese-toppings. I like to see what's on my pizza! I usually let him win though.) Obviously, you will then cover the whole thing with cheese. We baked it at 350° for probably about 20 minutes, or at least until it looked done enough, though we really just guessed what it was supposed to look like.We let it crisp up a bit on a cooling rack, and then we were ready to eat it! We paired it with a glass of pinot noir (obviously?) and then Ken watched nervously as I took the first bite. It was….underwhelming, actually. I was expecting a BURST of flavor, but it was surprisingly bland. I wish I had mixed in some hot sauce from the start, but even after dumping some on top it did little to improve it. Perhaps if the crust had been thinner and crispier, it would have better offset the fact we were using Spaghettios as pizza sauce. So all in all, it was a really fun experiment. I had set my hopes a little too high but was not totally crushed when it turned out to be just ok. I am not giving up on this idea though, and might revisit it in a few months when I am a better cook. I'm determined to make this the best damn pizza ever!
P.S. If you're thinking to yourself "hey, that pizza looks pretty damn good," here's what it looked like without the fancy lighting tricks and after the cheese had congealed a little more: