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The rain battered against the Downing Street windows, matching the glum mood in the prime ministerial bedroom.
"Darling," said Dave tentatively, after a long period of silence. "There's something I've been meaning to ask. Am I not… popular?"
"What do you mean?" asked Sam.
"Well, I knew some people didn't like me. Jealous, I suppose. But I can't stop thinking about all those rebels. I invited them to drinks parties, gave them wine and nibbles, told them my best jokes, and then they spat in my face."
"To be fair, dear," said Sam patiently, "it wasn't very good wine. And they weren't very new jokes."
"That's not the point," said Dave, crossly. "The point is, I'm losing their respect. I was talking to Jesse Norman the other day, patiently explaining why he was utterly wrong about the Lords, and the blighter just turned and walked away."
"That's not the version I heard," said Sam. "I heard you were jabbing your finger into his chest and getting all shouty. George told me he was afraid you were going to headbutt the poor fellow."
"I wouldn't do that to a fellow OE," said Dave, affronted. "No matter how much the blighter was asking for it."
"Look," said Sam. "Don't worry about them. They obviously care very much about Lords reform. I suppose someone has to. It doesn't mean they don't respect you as a person."
"But that's the thing!" said Dave. "It's not just them. Nick's not talking to me after the whole Lords fiasco – he keeps whining about how much he'd already spent on the ermine robe, and how no one on eBay will pay more than a fiver for his coronet. The Europeans keep kicking me out of the room when they're talking about important things. Our Olympic team have sent an email asking me not to come and support them, after the way I apparently jinxed Andy Murray. The press keep writing really nasty things about me. I can't go out in the Cotswolds any more, because most of our old News International friends are legally prohibited from being in the same room…"
Sam leant over and patted him on the arm. "You've still got me, haven't you? And the kids? At least, some of the time."
Dave sighed. "How many times do I have to apologise for that thing with Nancy?" he asked. "Can you not just let it lie?"
"I'm sorry, dear," said Sam. "But cheer up – it's the Olympics soon."
"Ah yes," said Dave. "Another chance for everyone to blame us for everything that goes wrong. As if it's my fault that it's raining so hard they'll have to wear flippers for the 100 metres."
" look on the bright side," said Sam. "They've fixed the M4, they've got the Army doing security, and the roads will be nice and clear – if you're using the Zil lanes. And if there are any other problems, you can always blame them on Boris."
"There's a thought," said Dave. "In fact, why leave it to chance? I'm sure Philip and his boys can arrange for one of those missile batteries to have an accidental discharge when he's inspecting it…"


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I love my boyfriend, but if you've ever slept in the same bed with anyone, whether it be your significant other or best friend at a slumber party, you know you're bound to run into some issues during the night.
I tend to be a bit of a picky sleeper. I like to have a good amount of bed space, my own pillow, and my fair share of the sheets and blankets. I also tend to be a violent bed partner, and should the equilibrium of my bed experience be thrown off, things can turn nasty. And by nasty I mean you could end up with a bloody nose or bruised collar bone if things don't go my way. I'm also not embarrassed to admit that I'm a bit of a selfish sleeper (especially in my own bed), and I couldn't care less if you think I stole the covers or hogged the bed…I was comfortable and asleep and not concerned for your well-being.
Anyway, this is for those of you who have never shared a bed before. I want you to know what you have to look forward to.
1. You will end up laying on less than half of the bed. Whether you are against a wall or not makes little difference. If you're on the wall side of the bed, at least you have a barrier to keep yourself from plummeting to the cold floor in the middle of the night. But then you have to decide which of your extremities deserves more happiness. This is a dangerous game to play and one or both arms will end up going numb. You'll most likely spend the night crumpled up like a dead bug in the crevice between the mattress and wall. If you are on the side without the wall, time spent counting sheep is replaced with a combination of time spent practicing a meticulous balancing act and seeing just how thin you can make yourself. You can fit anywhere you put your mind to. This theory, however, does not translate well into skinny jeans. If you are non confrontational (at least when awake) like I am, you will want the other person to be comfortable and will forfeit part of your half so that your bed partner can lay on an angle or jet their leg out at 90 degrees because who wouldn't sleep better that way? Just concentrate on falling asleep so you can be ruthless without dealing with any guilt about it later.
borrowed from: The Times of Miranda who claims she is not a bed hog.
2. If you're not a cuddler, the other person will want all of their body parts to be touching yours at some point during the night. This could mean cheek to cheek on the same pillow, or the popular spooning position, or even completely pancaking their body on top of yours. You will be miserable.
this picture is irrelevant but it made me laugh.
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3. Your bed partner will be an MMA fighter in their dreams and this can only end badly for you. They might also be a ninja.
4. You will eventually have to wear your retainer in front of them. Nevermind that it is still pink and glittery just like you wanted in the 8th grade. Straight teeth are important and the drool covered pillow and noticeable lisp are the price you pay for a million dollar smile.
This one looks like a lady bug.
5. You'll never wake up at the same time and you will spend hours in the mornings looking over to see if they're awake yet. They'll be doing the same thing, but never at the same time as you. And heaven forbid you whisper, "are you awake?" NEVER try to simplify things.
6. You will have to pee in the middle of the night. Your full bladder will be compounded with the fear that you'll wake your bed partner up if you move. You will waste 10 minutes delicately folding over the blankets, holding your breath while you sit up, standing up in slow motion to avoid bed squeakage, tip toeing around the obstacle course that seemed to appear in the bedroom over night, and then fondling your way down the hall without light. Why does pee sound so much louder at night? Am I going to wake the neighbors, too? This will go on until you realize you really don't care if your bed partner wakes up because you know they won't remember in the morning. Which brings me to number 7…
7. This one is not at all directly related to my boyfriend. You will have a bed partner that pretends to be awake when they are really asleep. For instance, a bug will crawl on your face and your bed partner will turn on the light amidst your screams and cries of agony to help you locate the cause of your distress, only to be no help at all and not remember a single thing in the morning. You would have been better off waking up your dog.
Bella. =)

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Dr Yvonne Dold-Samplonius
We, Iranian historians of science, are very sad that Yvonne has left us. But we think that she is meanwhile always with us.
We especially appreciate her unique initiation in preparing the two videos "A Qubba for al-Kashi" and "The Magic of Muqarnas" which was also muliplied and distributed in Persian version by Isfahan Mathematics House.
We remember her with great respect and we regard her as an example of combining serious work with friendly behaviour and cooperative spirit.
Dr Yvonne Dold-Samplonius passed away in a hospital in Heidelberg on Monday, June 16, 2014. She was an expert in the history of mathematics and art in Islamic civilization. She will be especially remembered for her contributions to the study of how mathematics interfaced with architecture and art in the Islamic world, and her innovative use of visual media to communicate the results of her research to a non-specialist audience.


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Market showing signs of adjusting, but buyers still see double-edged sword
News Release
KIRKLAND, Washington (July 6, 2016) Home sales around Western Washington continued at a torrid pace during June, but a 10 percent year-over-year increase in new listings has some brokers with Northwest Multiple Listing Service suggesting a little relief may be emerging.
In the meantime, "We have a long way to go to catch up with the demand," stated Mike Grady, president and COO of Coldwell Banker Bain. Citing reports of projected job growth in the region (pegged at 70,000 new employees) but only 8,000 new residential units in the same forecast, he said this imbalance is rippling to outlying counties. Inventory is now shrinking at a greater rate in some of the outlying counties than in the tri-county area of King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. Pending sales in some of these areas are rising at a faster clip, noted Grady, a past chairman of the MLS board. "It's as if the splash in the center of Seattle's pond is finally making ripples to the outlying counties," he concluded.
J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott, Inc., described the market as "frenzy hot" in June, but suggested there was a "short breath of fresh air for homebuyers." He credits the combination of more inventory coming on the market and lower interest rates with bringing some "welcome relief to the backlog of buyers who have been waiting to purchase a home."
There were fewer multiple offers for each new listing, according to Scott's analysis of the latest data, but he said 80 percent of new listings are still selling within the first 30 days in price ranges where 90 percent of the sales activity is taking place. That, he said, contrasts with a "healthy" (more balanced) market when only around 30 percent of listings are selling in the first 30 days.
Northwest MLS members reported 11,995 mutually accepted offers last month for a 4.73 percent increase over the year-ago volume of pending sales. For the four-county Puget Sound area, brokers reported 8,869 pending sales, the highest total for the month of June since 2005.
New listing activity improved compared to a year ago with 12,759 sellers putting their home or condo on the market. That's a 10.2 percent improvement from twelve months ago and marks the largest number of new listings added in a single month since March 2010 when brokers replenished supply with 12,994 new listings. Last month's additions brought the number of total active listings up to 16,838 properties. A year ago, across the 23 counties in the report, buyers could choose from 20,333 listings.
With only 1.7 months of supply system-wide (for single family homes and condos combined), inventory is well below the four-to-six month level many industry analysts use as an indicator of a balanced market. Both King and Snohomish counties have barely more than one month of supply.
Inventory of condos is more meager, hovering near 1.1 months area-wide. In both King and Snohomish counties there is less than a month of supply (0.80). For single family homes only, there is 1.82 months of supply - and even less than that level in all four central Puget Sound counties.
Not surprisingly, prices continue to escalate. In fact, a recent report from CoreLogic, a property analytics company, indicated home prices are rising faster in Washington than in any other state in the nation.
Last month's 9,805 closed sales across all counties in the MLS report had a median selling price of $350,000, which is nearly 8.9 percent higher than the year-ago figure of $321,500. Seventeen of the 23 counties experienced double-digit increases, led by Grant County (up 24.9 percent), Jefferson County (up 24.4 percent) and Skagit County (up nearly 23.8 percent).
In King County, which accounted for about 40 percent of the sales, the median price surged 13.3 percent from a year ago, rising from $450,000 to $510,000. For single family homes only (excluding condos), prices in King County rose 14.7 percent, from $500,000 to $573,522. Condo prices skyrocketed nearly 22 percent compared to a year ago. The median sales price last month was $350,000; twelve months ago the buyer of a median-priced condo in King County paid $287,000.
Buyers are seeing rapidly-rising prices as a double-edged sword, according to George Moorhead, the designated broker at Bentley Properties. "On one hand, the market is a fabulous investment and a way to secure monthly housing costs," he explained, but added, "On the other side, prices and scarce inventory are getting out of hand. For the first time, we're hearing a common theme," he stated. Buyers are willing to make "huge sacrifices," such as significant concessions on a home's square footage, in order to be closer to jobs and good schools, he said, and they're foregoing once-desired "core features" for their family's home.
Moorhead, a board member at Northwest MLS, characterized the current market as a "vicious cycle but different than what led to the 2007-2008 housing crash, in part because buyers are making large down payments instead of relying on zero down programs. The high down payments (achieved at times by borrowing from family) are sometimes made to help cover the difference between the sales price and appraised value. When coupled with concessions on the "needs" or "wish" lists, Moorhead said these sacrifices are creating a market that cannot be sustained.
In the short term, activity continues at a brisk pace, and now Brexit (Britain's vote to exit the European Union) may contribute to an uptick in home sales, according to some brokers and industry-watchers.
"Demand for U.S. real estate could rise," said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors®. He attributes uncertainty before the Brexit vote as the likely reason the Federal Reserve decided not to raise interest rates in June and said the U.S. could face an influx of foreign buyers looking to pull out of the U.K.
Windermere president OB Jacobi agreed the U.S. housing market could end up benefitting from Brexit. "Uncertain economic times almost always lead to a 'flight to safety,' which means global capital pouring into the United States bond market at an aggressive rate. This ultimately drives down mortgage rates and makes it cheaper for home buyers to borrow money," he stated.
On the flip side, Jacobi acknowledged in markets like Seattle this could also cause housing affordability to take another hit. "Lower interest rates will likely draw more buyers into the market, compounding already competitive conditions, and driving up home prices even further," he noted.
"Buyers are seeing the benefit of world economic turmoil as interest rates remain low and have even dipped a bit. Sellers are benefitting from the 12 percent increase in the median sales price of a home in Kitsap County," said Frank Wilson, immediate past chair of the Northwest MLS board.
"Like the Fourth of July fireworks, the Kitsap housing market is sparkling," commented Wilson. "Sellers are recognizing this is a good time to put their homes on the market," he reported, noting brokers added 20 percent more new listings in Kitsap County last month than the same period a year ago. Pending sales there rose 7 percent while closed sales surged nearly 14.7 percent year-over-year.
"While the world is watching Brexit, oil prices and political theatrics, the average American still needs to transfer, take a new job, receive orders to a new duty station, move to a smaller or one-level home, or purchase a bigger home to accommodate growing family needs," Wilson remarked, adding, "We continue to see good traffic at open houses, multiple offers on correctly priced homes, and people excited about the next phase of life that a new home brings."
Traffic is brisk on all new listings but buyers and sellers alike face hurdles, suggested Dick Beeson, principal managing broker at RE/MAX Professionals in Tacoma. "New listings get the once-over quickly and if passed over for more than a week, maybe two, they typically are overpriced and need a 'price-ectomy'," he said, adding "All properties are in play, even ones where no one has ventured to make an offer in the past."
Statistical Summary By Counties
Market Activity Summary and 4-County Puget Sound Region Pending Sales (PDF)


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medier. Internett behandler hver eneste bruker unikt. Det opphever avstander og
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Når du annonser på Internett kan du alltid ha oversikt over hvor mange som har sett
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Becky was brought here for a couple of weeks last year, by Aud Åshild, to see if there was any activity that could be adopted from America in order to develop the available activities at the camping. They soon found out that a Challenge Course could be a good idea.
This summer there has been a guest at Uvdal camping, Becky Stenersen from Washington State, USA.
Becky was brought here for a couple of weeks last year, by Aud Åshild, to see if there was any activity that could be adopted from America in order to develop the available activities at the camping. They soon found out that a Challenge Course could be a good idea. Challenge Courses are very popular in the states so Becky was initially surprised by the lack of them in Norway, but after this summer that might be about to change. (Find out more about challenge courses at the end of the text).
Becky is currently studying biology at Western Washington University. She works as a wilderness guide for troubled youth and as a W-EMT (Wilderness Emergency Medical Technician) for Bellingham Mountain Rescue (search and rescue on Mt. Baker). This summer has been a different and unique experience and she has left her job in the States to come and visit Knut Morten and Aud Åshild at Uvdal. She originally planned to help out by arranging wilderness adventure trips, climbing trips and the like, but the interest was little and so she found herself with all the time she needed to begin constructing a Challenge Course. She explained that she is accustomed to interacting and impacting young adults and she really enjoys helping them discover their potential through what is referred to as adventure based experiential education. She realized that the Challenge Course was something she could give back to Uvdal so that once she leaves, in some way she could continue to impact others in a positive way through this new experience. She said, "No matter what I `m doing, I want there to be a fulfilling purpose." When I asked her how she thought the course would turn out she replied that initially, she did not know what to expect. She wanted to build a Challenge Course that met her high standards, yet she was concerned about the available resources to implement a successful challenge course. However, she was positively surprised to find out that no matter what was needed to build the course, she could find both the resource and a helping hand all within a few kilometers. Now that the course stands finished she is pleased that she has been able to express her creativity and that it exceeded her expectations. Already there has been much interest in the course and last Sunday a representative from KFUM (YMCA) Drammen visited and was impressed by the work. There are already arrangements being made for groups to come and use it.
I asked how she thought the summer had been as a whole, here in Norway. What she has been up to, how Uvdal differs from her hometown and if she plans to come back at a later point. She explained that apart from building the Challenge Course she has filled the days with exploring the wilderness, running, biking and enjoying late night swims. When asked about the difference from home the first thing she says "less people". She continued to say "at home there are always a lot of people around to interact with and so I was a little bit concerned the lack of people here could take some adjustment. But it has turned out great, the people I have come in contact with have become good friends and the language barrier has not been too much of a difficulty, 'quality over quantity'." Her family came over for a week at the beginning of August and they went to visit relatives in Bergen, Stavanger and Eiken. They also visited Kjerag Bolten where Becky dared 60km/h winds and stepped out onto the famous wedged rock suspended 1100 meters high. Her future plans are unknown; one day at a time she says. She reminded me that her biggest challenge is to give, "all of my presence to the present and not be stuck in the future or the past." There are too many factors to be sure of anything, but she hopes to be able to continue with the guiding on the side of her studying. She says that if the need arises for her to be here again, she will consider it for sure.
To finish the interview I asked her if she felt she had any unfinished business. The immediate response was "Accordion". She wants to learn how to play the accordion, and if anyone has an accordion lying around, she is desperately trying to buy one!
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In the early 1980` s, a new form of team work training was developed which had its roots in the specialty branches of the US Military and Navy. Elite groups such as the Navy SEALS needed a method that would train special task forces as a dynamic group; a group able to adapt and succeed in all circumstances. It was soon realized that scenario training and physical training could only bring a group so far in their potential as a team. An idea was brought forth that focused more on how the group processed thought, opposed to the solutions they came up with. The focus was more on the journey and not the destination. This idea, over the years, has been refined and modified to become known as a modern day challenge course.
A challenge course seeks to attain certain individual and team characteristics which are essential to personal and group success. There are countless opportunities to learn such skills in one`s own life, yet many of these opportunities are lost because they are overlooked. For example, while doing a project with a team of co-workers, the only thing important is meeting the deadline. This is the goal and the destination. Everybody works to meet this goal, and in the end the project is complete and nobody wants to think about it. What may be less apparent is the hidden dynamic of the group; the individual roles each person played. These roles can only be discovered when the focus shifts from the destination of the deadline to the journey of maximizing a group `s potential. The experience of a challenge course allows for an opportunity which is conducive to defining and articulating the different aspects of the team. The good aspects as well as the bad aspects of the group are recognized in activities, which is why these activities foster the characteristics which are essential to personal and team growth.
A Challenge Course:
· Improves Self-Confidence
· Enhances Communication Skills
· Develops Decision Making Skills
· Teaches Conflict Resolution Skills
· Leadership Skills
· Promotes Trust
· Increases Individual Responsibility
· Develops Group Cohesion
· Builds Awareness of Group Process
· Improves Physical Fitness
· It Is FUN!
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The apple never falls far from the tree. Carl Czerny studied with Ludwig van Beethoven and it shows. He has written one of those wonderful pieces that merit a larger audience than they usually get. Take his Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra in C Major, op. 153. From the first bars you would be reminded of Beethoven's signature, though you would probably be astonished that you can't remember to have ever heard the melody.
Practice, practice, practice
Czerny was born in 1791 in Vienna and is best known today for the many pieces he has written for piano students: 100 Easy Studies (op. 139), The School of Velocity (op. 299) and The Art of Finger Dexterity (op. 740). Czerny was a thorough and highly motivated piano teacher and one of the most important teachers of the 19th century. He believed in methodological learning, he believed in daily hour-long practice and he believed in playing from memory at concerts. Beethoven taught him between 1801 and 1802, and Czerny gained the reputation that he could play all the master's piano solo works from memory.
The earl's classical jukebox
This ability secured him a part-time job as a pianist: For some time, he would perform "on call" for Earl Karl von Lichnowsky, a patron of Mozart and Beethoven. The earl would pronounce the opus number of one of Beethoven's works and Czerny would start to play. Despite his talent, Czerny never made an international career as a pianist or as a composer. His family had little money to support such ambitions and was not inclined to let him travel abroad or even across the Empire when he was young. At the same time, travel was difficult when Europe was torn apart by the Napoleonic Wars. And then there was another issue: His music was deemed intellectual, just like Beethoven's, and not suited for an audience used to light distracting works or "brilliant, calculated charlatanism" as Czerny would call it.
Forgotten and resurrected
The quantity of Czerny's outpost is awesome: symphonies, piano concertos, masses, chamber music, sonatas and as I already mentioned, a substantial number of piano exercises. Over 1000 works – and most of them are forgotten. The Concerto for two Pianos and Orchestra in C major, published around 1827, lay dormant for many, many years in the archives of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde* in Vienna, but the Duo Tal-Groethuysen and the Munich Radio Symphony Orchestra have recorded this piece in 2013. It has brilliance and depth at the same time, it has lovely melodies and it is a wonderful tribute to the early Romantic era. You are not going to miss that, are you?
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Tunxis Community College Foundation invites the public to "Compete Connecticut: Live, work or learn; your role in a more competitive community" at its Annual Economic Conference and Networking Breakfast on November 18, from 8-10:15 a.m. at the Hartford Marriott Farmington.
Proceeds from the breakfast will support scholarships and projects for students at Tunxis Community College in Farmington.
The keynote speaker is Bonnie Stewart, vice president of government and public affairs and general counsel for Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA). Stewart manages CBIA's government affairs and public affairs staff and represents business interests and tax policy issues before the state legislature and various state agencies. She also leads the association's Government Affairs Council, Taxation and Finance Committee, and Monday Morning Group.
Stewart joined CBIA in 1988 as an attorney specializing in corporate governance and liability matters. She has represented the business community on a variety of issues on both the legislative and regulatory fronts.
Key issue areas for Stewart have included business taxes, labor and employment, healthcare and liability. Stewart has served on numerous task forces, councils and boards studying such matters as property taxes, medical privacy, numerous labor and employment law matters, and non-compete agreements.
Before joining CBIA, Stewart worked for the office of the Connecticut Attorney General. She received her J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center in Concord, New Hampshire and her bachelor's degree in science from the University of Connecticut.
Tunxis student Kathryn Plourde, a recipient of the Foundation's Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Scholarship, will also speak. In addition to her Tunxis studies, Plourde works full time for Filomeno & Company, P.C. as supervisor of an administrative team of four. She leads the Firm's "50 Acts of Kindness" campaign as the director of culture. Plourde, who resides in West Hartford, has an 11-year-old son, Ryan.
Sponsorship levels and program book ads are still available. Individual admission is $80 and is tax-deductible. Tickets and sponsorships must be reserved by Nov. 15, which can be purchased online at www.tunxisfoundation.org. For more information, please contact Helen G. Sneed, Tunxis Community College Foundation executive director, at 860.773.1358; or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Tunxis Community College Foundation, established in 1970, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization led by an executive director and managed by a board of directors composed of faculty, business and community leaders. Its mission is to raise funds for Tunxis Community College to support scholarships, special learning projects, the arts and student veterans.Visit the Tunxis Foundation website at www.tunxisfoundation.org.
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These 10 kitchen hacks will make your life easier and the cooking more fun. This is a list of brilliant kitchen hacks which will help you save time and money. The best of all, you will learn 10 secret kitchen hacks, which only chefs know.
1. Squeeze More Juice out of Lemons
On a hard surface, roll the lemon back and forth with pressure using the heel of your hand. This breaks down the membranes inside to let more juice out.
2. Keep the Wine Cold
You can keep your wine cold and undiluted by tossing a few frozen grapes in your glass before you start drinking.
3. Peel Ginger in a Second
You only need a spoon and the ginger skin comes off relatively cleanly. Scrape the ginger with the edge of a spoon by providing enough pressure to pull the skin right off.
4. Cook Eggs in an Oven
You can make perfect hard boiled eggs in your oven. Put as many eggs as you want at 160 degrees for max. 15 minutes.
5. Enrich Fish Taste and Prevent Sticking
Just place a few slices of lemon under the grilled fish. It will taste better and it won't stick to the grill.
6. Prevent the Water From Boiling Over
Just put a wooden spoon on the cooking pot and the water will not boil over.
7. Prevent Ice Cream From Freezing Hard
Put your ice cream in a bag and you will be able to eat it much easier with the spoon.
8. Test Egg Freshness
Put the eggs in water and you can check whether they are fresh and eatable or old.
9. Make Crystal Clear Ice Cubes
If you boil the water before freezing it, the ice cubes will be crystal clear.
10. Peel Garlic Easily
Put the garlic in a bowl, shake it very solid and the garlic will peel itself.


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Fighting AIDS in India with condom vending machines. Less embarrassing than a store.
PEPFAR really needs to add family planning services to its menu. Ya think?
Somehow I completely missed this site, but for those who want to know how the decrim battle is going in Hawaii, this is the place to go.
I'm beginning to like this guy: a prostitution pledge for American politicans, especially the moralizing ones.
Sex trafficking conference in Scotland.
And, of course, the whole Eliot Spizter thing. It started last week with the Emperors Club bust (reported here) and has filtered out. The best coverage right now is over at Bound, not Gagged.
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Esther Buckareff
COMMFFEST MADA AWARD Winner- Filmmaker Esther Buckareff discusses her film
"Powerful As God." screened at Commffest 2012
Powerful As God,The Children's Aid Societies of Ontario is a documentary film that delves into society's most controversial and secretive topics. The film navigates truth by coordinating twenty-six witnesses into conversation with each other. The film incorporates diverse experiences from people whose lives were tragically affected by the agency's actions with professionals who have worked directly with the Children's Aid, such as doctors, social workers and lawyers. Financed by the public and wielding extraordinary power, the complexities of the child welfare system are deconstructed to reveal the trauma experienced by the disenfranchised in a broken system where employees have been known to describe themselves as powerful as god.


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Mythbusters is an awesome show, as we're already well aware. The problem though, is that it airs later than I should be staying up to watch it but it still manages to suck me in every time.
Of course I want to know if cockroaches will really survive a nuclear holocaust. Of course I need to stay up an extra hour to see two fully loaded transport trucks collide head-on. I really do need to know if vodka makes a decent mouthwash.
The problem is made that much worse by the fact that the show is very repetitive. After every commercial break we're told what the myth is, how they're going to bust it, what they've done so far, and what they're going to do next. On top of that, they tell us again before every break. That's great if I'm just flipping through channels and I've missed the first forty minutes, but when I'm there from the start and all I want to see is the answer, it gets kind of annoying.
They could probably do the show quite well in half an hour, without cutting out anything but the redundant narrations and the "coming up next" bits. Sure, I know these myths might be expensive and time consuming, but I need to work in the morning. I think lots of scientists are familiar with that mild disappointment when months of work are distilled into a single number or sentence in the conclusion of a short paper, with all those dead ends and hours of refining technique swept under the rug. You'll get used to it.
I still love the Discovery Channel, though. Boom de ah da, boom de yada.


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GVO Affiliates – Best Paying Affiliate Programs
Let's take a minute and talk about GVO affiliates. The reason being I was a GVO affiliate long before joining the Pure Leverage team.
GVO web hosting is where I was originally introduced to Pure Leverage. As a web hosting customer and affiliate of GVO, the company announced the launch of pureleverage to their hosting affiliate members months before the public was notified.
Best Paying Affiliate Programs
Network marketers and internet marketers are always on the lookout for the highest paying commission programs. There are a ton of opportunities, products and services to promote. The best paying affiliate programs are generally in the 75% payout range.
The typical payout plans are 50-75% for most vendors and companies working with affiliates. Where GVO and Pure Leverage become a market leader here is the 100% commission plans they offer. With GVO there are a number of bonus payouts that allow people to make 300% commission payouts. (see image below for details)
To become a GVO affiliate each person must become a reseller. Here is an image that shows and explains the differences in the 3 reseller programs available to join. The Titanium reseller account is highly recommended as my choice.
My reasons for recommending the Titanium reseller option are:
Auto Responder Subscribers – 20,000
Auto Responder Campaigns – Unlimited
Conference Software Seats – 250
This means you can create unlimited auto responder campaigns that target different customers and the total number of subscribers allowed is 20,000. In other words you could build one email list of 20,000 or 20 email lists of 1,000 subscribers.
If you need more subscribers contact the GVO support team and they will tell you any additional subscriber package numbers and the monthly cost. Once you agree, they simply increase the number of subscribers.
The conference software in the Titanium reseller package seats 250 guests. The software is similar to the popular GoTo Webinar software many internet and network marketers use today. With GVO conference software it also allows live video broadcasting of your webcam. Conference software is a great presentation and training program for clients, employees and team members.
Profitable Affiliate Programs
What makes GVO resellers one of the most profitable affiliate programs? There are 2 reasons in my opinion.
- Become a reseller and build a client base of local business owners providing web hosting and/or web design solutions.
- Find other people interested in a business providing web hosting or looking for reseller web hosting accounts.
More details on option 1 – Use one of these 2 methods below.
Build a client base of local business owners. Here is the process to follow.
- Become a GVO reseller
- ?Find local business owners who have a website.
- Ask how much they are paying for web hosting.
- Use your reseller account to offer a cheaper hosting package and collect 100% of the monthly fee yourself.
Or expand that idea into this……
- Become a GVO reseller
- ?Find local business owners who do not have a website.
- Create the website yourself or outsource this task.
- Collect the website fee upfront – pay your outsourcer if using one and keep the difference as profit.
- Provide the monthly hosting charge as reoccurring profit
- Offer additional services – auto responder, video creation and marketing, email marketing, social media marketing etc.
Contact me for more information or questions on this here
More details on option 2 – find others interested in a business
- Some of your local business clients will have interest in creating additional business revenue.
- Ask if they can know other business owners needing your services.
- Ask if they would like to update to a reseller hosting package
- Setup any referrals they give you under their reseller package
- Pay them a referral fee for any websites that you charge to create. (This will keep them referring!)
- Work with new referrals to do the steps 1-5
This is a very simple web hosting business plan! Just become a GVO reseller and go to your GVO login, you will find a video on how to access your hosting account. Then put these easy to follow steps in place.
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Amanda Naumann1, Sean Lannan1, Val Mitchell1
1Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Birtinya, Australia, 2Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Birtinya, Australia
As Emergency Departments continue to evolve and grow in line with healthcare advancements, the need to support nurses working clinically has grown accordingly.
As Nurse Educators became increasingly involved in strategic direction and leadership activities, time in point of care education became reduced. Educators were being consistently time challenged and bedside education had to compete with other organisational priorities.
The Clinical Coach (CC) Framework was initiated to provide bedside education for clinical nursing staff. An innovative program was developed, fully funding senior clinicians to provide ongoing educational support at the point of care. This position expands on the role traditionally held by facilitators and preceptors. The CC spends 80% of their time coaching staff using mentoring, teaching modelling and assessing to improve practice to benefit patient care. The remaining 20% of their time is devoted to educational administrative responsibilities such as data entry, in service planning and reviewing of induction processes. The Clinical Coach Framework requires Coaches to be accountable for and report against five common indicators: clinical induction; preceptorship; clinical development; mandatory training; and, safe practice.
This presentation describes the innovation, role activities and outcomes over a five year period.
Results demonstrate increased compliance of mandatory training, increased bedside and in-service education, improved staff induction processes and a robust method of staff progression through the various levels of Emergency Department nursing.
The Clinical Coach Framework provides a robust and educationally sound approach to providing point of care support for clinicians in the Emergency Department. The success of this framework is evidenced by its implementation in Emergency Departments across the Health Service.
Amanda is a nurse educator for emergency services with the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service. Amanda has worked in Emergency Departments in Australia and overseas, and has an interest in the development of the Advanced Practice Nurse role in ED.
Sean is currently a nurse educator for emergency services with the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health service. Sean has a history as a nurse working in Emergency Departments in Regional and Metropolitan Health Services and has an interest in Simulation Education.


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Combustion of iron wool
This lesson is designed to exemplify a model-based inquiry approach to practical work.
Iron wool is placed on a simple balance and set alight. Will it gain or lose mass? Students use their own ideas (mental models) to make predictions about the outcome of the experiment. They compare their predictions with their observations, and then use the consensus model to develop an explanation. In this case the consensus model is made up of the equation for the reaction, and particle theory.
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Resources for this lesson comprise: student sheet; teacher guidance; practical guidance; a presentation; and a short animation. You should also read our standard health & safety guidance.
Quick start guide
For support in using the model-based enquiry approach and to find out more about the research behind it, refer to our quick start guide.
See also
- The change in mass when magnesium burns
- Diffusion of gases - ammonia and hydrogen chloride


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I'd got a speeding ticket. 172 Lera for going 114km/h in a 120 zone. 6 clicks under in my book, but not in theirs…
I was assured the speed limit for motorcycles was in fact 99km/h, a fact proudly displayed nowhere in Turkey.. After filling out the ticket myself and waving "bad thank you" (as they called it) to the Polis I dawdled at a dull 99km/h to Konya to meet my couchsurfer hosts.
The city is massive, sprawling and, unsurprisingly, sweltering. Following my GPS app somewhere close to the centre I searched earnestly for a WiFi signal matching the signs on a nearby shop and after a lap of the block breezed through the doors of an insurance agency. Initially unhelpful I was bought tea, told to chill out and wait while the owner called the couple I was meant to stay with. The sudden burst of helpfulness caught me off guard and I felt slightly ashamed that they wouldn't just let me use their WiFi, find the address and search the property out myself. After 5 minutes of awkward Smalltalk with the owner, two people hurried through the door shook my hand quickly and dashed back out before the Polis could ticket them for illegal parking outside. I rushed to put my gloves and gear on and followed the silver saloon way up north of the city, next to the university districts. I felt like a spy, or like 'Driver' in that game Driver. It was pretty schweet.
Meet A., male, 21 from Poland and S., female, 19 from Turkey. Pleased to meat you. After a brief conference outside their flat we agreed the safest (and coolest) place for the motorcycle would be in their soon-to-be opening coffee shop. Little did I know then, the coffee shop would be the epicentre of the ever expanding 1/2/3 night stay in the young couples apartment.
Looking back, I've probably garnered enough knowledge of plate, mug and glass selection, ordering printed mugs and agreeing deals with soft drink companies to open my own coffee shop back home without batting an eyelid. I foolishly agreed to go clothes shopping, for three hours, when the idea alone would drive me to tantrum back home. I'd never given my self restraint gland any credit, but it worked, even though my molars probably lost 5mm to grinding.
Back at the flat we all discovered the secret philosopher hidden in the new beats pill. my I'd accidentally broken the charging element on the inside of the new genuine fake beats pill. While her batteries slowly emptied, she'd pause the music and declare to the room that "Power is not enough" before fading music back in as if nothing happened. Deep beats pill, deep. Then I stepped on it while it was on charge and the micro USB attachment broke off the circuit board inside. Genuine fake beats manufacturers really build them to last..
There wasn't much exploring to be done. I felt like the limp wheeled side car that had attached itself to an otherwise functioning motorcycle with duct tape, ice lolly sticks and the inner cardboard from toilet roll. I was what Robin's pet shrew was to Robin was to Batman. There, but not contributing to progress in any way, shape or form. Perhaps I was even stressing out my hosts? From the start they had an unconventional relationship, even by English standards. "I will betray you" was bantered around hourly in stony voices and deadpan expressions, but accepted with smiles and frolicking. "I'm going to rape you" seamlessly met the world of play-fighting, laughing and not a little dry humping. Cracks grew as the days unwinded. Smiles turned to bickering then arguments, shouting then fighting. I have to give it to them though, both were consistently generous to me as a guest. I felt guilty – the proverbial child in a broken home. The attention lavished could be better spent elsewhere. I rode out on day three. A. walked me to the door to say bye. S. sat hunched over on the floor in a ball – all energy expended in an earlier fight, having locked herself in the bathroom and been embroiled in fisticuffs – though that word seems too cute. My awkward English sensibilities didn't know how to leave this situation, so I hugged A. goodbye and patted an unresponsive S. on the shoulder.
When it wasn't blindingly bright and pleasantly warm rainstorms had battered Konya and the surrounding plains. The night before departure we watched stickers being put on the shop windows with a lightening storm painting white daggers through the rolling backdrop of black and purples. Right now through it was blindingly bright, my arms already damp and sticking to the mesh lining the sleeves of my jacket from carrying the panniers down from the house. But like each day before, the weather could only hold out so long. The cool air moving through the vents in my jacket was a welcome break
Iy bank balance really didn't want to end up in the hands of the Turkish Polis, so I growled along at 99km/h. Progress was painful. I had to stop for my sake, not for gas. The big but derelict looking bus shelter seemed as good a place as any so I stopped for food. I didn't get food, I got…
Later I wasn't glad for the cool weather, because with it came a shitstorm of rain and hail. After I hastily dragged on waterproof trousers time was well spent swerving past falling cats and dogs, diesel spills and wet drain covers. The drains must have been clogged to start with. In places the rain, now thick and muddy brown, lay a foot deep across the whole road. Elsewhere it was just the perfect place for aquaplaning. A loss of traction every minute or so isn't overselling it, the back wheel jittered and spinned wildly. I became annoyingly aware of my new helmets ability to let water spray my face when looking sideways at the mirrors. It was wet.
The land had shrunk down to rolling plains. I stopped for a break under a disused petrol station awning and fed a swollen nippled bitch half my chocolate biscuits. Maybe karma would repay me with an uneventful and considerably drier journey?
It worked..for a time. Long enough for me to dry out a little before being soaked through again. It wasn't exactly what I'd rode from England for. Continuing I was given free coffee and directions to Göreme just outside Nevsehir, the biggest town in Cappadocia. It was damp, but the roads weren't holding the water so much and the speed managed to limp back up to 99.
Then I saw it, from a roadside cafe. My first view of Cappadocia.
The rock spires were pulled out into the sky like warm toffee clinging to a spoon. Little black squares belied that these had been carved out into houses a long time ago, and these spire houses stretched out as far as you could see.
The next couple of hours were taken up hunting for an appropriate abandoned cave house to wild camp in, preserving the budget a little. It was still early so I had to kill time with a sad sandwich (sadwich) and a wander around outskirt Göreme with a random old South Korean lady, Jen.
Locating a hidden away cave to camp in was proving difficult, so I rode a little way to Ürgüp, another town filled with rock spires, had a coffee and more sadwich. Deciding to keep searching from the motorbike saddle, I rode out of town. Predictably…
Absolutely piss wet through again I made tracks back to Göreme, where the caves seemed more promising – although I was loosing motivation for the idea rapidly and the roads, steep, cobbled and now slippery as a turd in a Teflon pan sapped any residual energy from my tired brain.
I hijacked another coffee shops WiFi. I'd had a message back from Cassie, a travelling Canadian I'd first met at the hostel in Valencia. From the earlier coffee shop, perched above Cappadocia, one of her posts came up on my news feed. Coincidentally she was in Göreme at the same time so I messaged her. Now I'd got her reply.
She was staying in Ali Baba's guesthouse, the cheapest thing on hostel bookers. What's more it was only €6 a night and I might stand a chance of actually drying out… My jacket and helmet were back on before I knew it.
Booked in, shown my room and meet up with Cassie. That's all I'd bargained for. Then, leafing through my dwindling Lera, the idea to go to a Turkish dancing show was building momentum. Food, free booze and company to help me forget the many challenges and sadwiches of the day. OK, why the fuck not. First round's on me.


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Application Guideline for 3rd Resident Artists
at Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON in 2011
○ Application Title: Invitation to 3rd Resident Artists at Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON in 2011
○ Application Period: Friday, 01 July ~ Friday, 29 July 2011
○ Application Field: Visual Artist (Korean /International) and Reporter, Curator, Critic (International)
○ Residency: 1. Artist (the whole fields of visual arts such as painting, installation, video, photograph)
※ select field of researching city with 2~3 persons team
2. Reporter, Curator or Critic in Visual Arts (International)
○ Residency Period
- Korean
‣ Artist: 1 year (01 September 2011 ~ 31 August 2012)
- International
‣ Artist: 4 months (a. 01 January 2012 ~ 30 April 2012 / b. 01 May 2012 ~ 31 August 2012)
‣ Reporter, Curator, Critic: monthly contract, overall 12 persons (01 September 2011 ~ 31
August 2012)
※ possible to reapply for 2nd Resident artist and short-term artist(May ~ June 2010, July ~ August 2010) at Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON (just one time to reapply consecutively)
○ Residency Facilities Vacant
- Korean
‣ Artist: 9 Rooms of Studio (9 persons/teams approximately)
- International
‣ Artist: 7 Rooms of Studio (7 persons/teams approximately)
‣ Reporter, Curator, Critic: 1 Room of Studio (12 persons approximately)
○ Supports details
- Common supported both for Korean and International
1) Studio (1 room for 1 person/team usually)
2) Able to participate in the program at Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON
- Project exhibition, open studio, workshop, presentation and etc.
- Community art project, Italic, training program of sharing artistic talent etc.
3) Grant partially supported on exhibition at Seoul Art Space _GEUMCHEON
4) PR supported in Korean and international (like PR expenses of private exhibition)
5) Spaces and equipment using for Media Lab, large workspace, tool room, seminar room and
- Supports for Korean
Possible to apply exchanging programs with international artists (June 2011 at present: BankArt
1929, Hangar, Apexart, Gertrude)
- Supports for International
․ Financial aid for airplane ticket for one person (if it resided as a team, one of team members
would be supported)
․ Hostel provided (Single room for 1 person or team, double room for group)
․ exemption from space fee and hostel charge
○ How to Apply
- Application period: Friday, 01 July ~ Friday, 29 July 2011
※ Effective Application uploaded until midnight of 29 July
- How to apply: received by internet (through the Web hard)
2) ID: SASG3337 / Password: 7777
3) Create folder with naming applicant, and upload file
*In this webhard system, you can't make the folder in private.
After you upload application files in your folder with your name on it, I will make the folder in private and send you an email including password of your folder.
After you upload application files in your folder with your name on it, I will make the folder in private and send you an email including password of your folder.
○ Application materials
- The application forms downloaded on the official website of Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON can
be filled in and be submitted
- Application to residency, a Planning Statement for creation, an Experience of Artwork, a copy of
the Resident Registration (a copy of Passport for international, a copy of Permanent Residency
or equivalent official document for overseas Korean) and a copy of Portfolio.
* Application to residency and three other attached documents: Prescribed form (Application
packet downloadable)
1) Application to residency
2) Planning Statement for creation: Present detailed data to be verified the possibility of
realizing for creation after joining Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON
3) Experience for Artwork: document for experience in Korea or internationals for recent
three years (mainly result of Artwork or result related with Planning Statement in residency)
※ In case of group, Experience for Artwork of each group members will be submitted
4) List of group member: submitted in case of group
* a copy of the Resident Registration
‣ a copy of Passport for international artist, a copy of Permanent Residency or equivalent
official document for overseas Korean
‣ in case of group, a copy of the Resident Registration for all member of group will be
submitted on successful applicant
* a copy of Portfolio: file by PowerPoint
‣ including 20 images(with caption), articles or reports by mass media, critique, artist's
note, or other documents for artworks(such as exhibition leaflets, cover of picture book
including images)
‣ Moving Image (media) artist could attach video file within 5 minutes with extension .avi
- Download Application Package
‣ Application form and guidelines can be downloaded at followed link below
○ Qualification for Applying
- Common both for Korean and International
‣ Individual or group not using, keeping or operating own studio or work space for creating
‣ Individual or group can join in Residency programs and international co-works
‣ Individual or group having interests to or plans to art projects with local inhabitant and
- International group having four or less artists (considering capacity of space at Seoul Art
- Overseas group having one or two artists (assuming double room at hostel)
- No application allowed
‣ Group or association having five or more artists (on overseas, group or association having
three or more artists)
‣ University student on the register (group included with student will be depended on
committee's decision)
‣ Association composed of memberships
‣ Profit-making organization like commercial cooperate or private agency
‣ Society organized by school, religious or friendship group not having goal for genuine artwork
○ Obligation Duty
- Using space over 15 days per every months (evict on fail to meet the minimum)
- Joining actively in the program by Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON such as Open studio,
exhibition or presentations
- Doing local programs (planned by Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON or by artist himself)
- Paying monthly space and hostel fee (KRW 5,000/3.3 square meter per month) VAT excluded
* Overseas artist free space and hostel fee and hostel charge
- and keeping other regulations of Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON
○ Selection Process to Resident Artist
- 1st review: document screening
※ 2nd review is for candidates passed through 1st review, and overseas artists are free to be
reviewed the presentation
※ Candidates passed through 1st review are informed by e-mail and by phone individually
○ Schedule of evaluations and Announcement of Successful Applicants
- Review and Result
․ Announcement of 1st review result: Friday, 12 August 2011
․ 2nd review: Tuesday, 23 August 2011 ※ for Candidates passed 1st review
- Final Announcement of Successful Applicants: Monday, 29 August 2011
※ Actual schedule could be adjusted by evaluation conditions
○ Announcement of Successful Applicants
- Notice on the website of Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON and be informed individually
○ More information to Contact
- Seoul Art Space_GEUMCHEON: +82-(0)2-807-4138 and firstname.lastname@example.com
* Application form and guidelines can be downloaded at followed link below


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Novel H3N1 Swine Influenza Virus Identified in Pigs in Korea
For the first time, researchers from the U.S. and abroad have identified the H3N1 swine influenza virus in domestic pigs in Korea. They report their findings in the November 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology.
A highly infectious respiratory pathogen, the H3N1 influenza A virus is a new genetic reassortment of influenza viruses first identified in pigs in the U.S. in 2004. The virus can be found in birds and mammals (including humans and pigs), but is not generally transmissible between birds and humans. Pigs are believed to be susceptible to both origins resulting in them being deemed "mixing vessels" for the virus and ultimately reinforcing concerns of zoonosis and pandemic outbreaks.
In March and April of 2006 researchers isolated H3N1 influenza A viruses in pigs with respiratory diseases at two commercial swine farms in Korea. Further testing confirmed the H3N1 viruses presenting were reassortments of an H3 human-like virus and other genes from swine influenza viruses and that pig-to-pig and farm-to-farm transmission had occurred. Additionally, analysis of experimentally infected mice suggested the potential to transmit the virus between pigs and other mammalian hosts.
"We report here the first isolation and characterization of H3N1 swine influenza viruses from pigs with respiratory disease in Korea," say the researchers. "Given the evidence that pigs can support the reassortment of influenza viruses from humans and other species, it is prudent that we enhance surveillance for atypical influenza viruses in pigs as part of overall pandemic preparedness efforts."
(J.Y. Shin, M.S. Song, E.H. Lee, Y.M. Lee, S.Y. Kim, H.K. Kim, J.K. Choi, C.J. Kim, R.J. Webby, Y.K. Choi. 2006. Isolation and characterization of novel H3N1 swine influenza viruses from pigs with respiratory diseases in Korea. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 44.
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Patricia M. Bowers is an intuitive, visionary artist and poet who was born into a Canadian farming family of nine. Patricia is dyslexic and struggled in her school years with academics. At 17, she was accepted by a small community college into an art and interior design program. It was here she learned and worked with a variety of art mediums, but it was painting that touched her heart. She married while in college and later assisted her late husband for many years in a series of retail businesses.
In 1993 while spending time in California she experienced a number of tumultuous environmental and shocking events. Patricia began to see, hear and feel energy that propelled her back to her art. In 1997 Patricia began to work with the ancient sacred art of Mandalas.This art form would lead her on a journey of facing her fears and of personal discovery. She has written and published a book of poetry and art called Infinite Love~Love and Life Enraptured. Patricia is happily remarried and works from her home studio/gallery in Bradenton, Florida.
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Dave Ramsey likes to recommend buying a house with no mortgage. As in, 100% cash. When I first read this in Ramsey's book, 'Total Money Makover,' I thought this was the dumbest suggestion I'd ever read. Because everybody knows that renting is just throwing money away. So, after a year of renting, my wife and I bought a house… with a mortgage. That was 5 years ago, so now I have 20/20 hindsight vision (or maybe 20/40 vision).
Extra Costs of Owning a Home
When you're renting, a mortgage seems like an obvious choice since your mortgage payments on a similar sized home are pretty close to what your rent payments are, so you might as well be building equity with your monthly payments. But people usually forget about all the other costs of owning a home. It's the whole greener grass in the other yard situation. You can't see all the crab grass and weeds and dead spots in the other person's yard til you're standing in it. In addition to your mortgage payment, you have home insurance, property tax and home maintenance. Home maintenance can especially be a headache, since its so unpredictable. I think my roof, hot water heater and back door are currently conspiring to cause problems in the same 2 month period. Additionally, if you move from an apartment to a home, you'll pick up higher utility bills.
Owning a Home Still Can Make Sense
Don't toss all your dreams of owning a home just yet. Owning a home still has a lot of upsides. Once you remove your interest costs, home ownership is far cheaper than renting. For example, our property tax, home insurance and house maintenance is $6,000/yr, whereas rent on a similar house would be at least $10,000/yr. This is where buying a home in cash starts to look more attractive. If you want to buy a home in cash, you've got to save up for it. During those years that you're saving up, you'll be making interest work for you, not against you, as your house savings fund continues to earn you interest.
Saving Up for a Home is Easier Than You Think
If saving $100,000+ for a home sounds impossible, sit down and run the numbers. Figure how much you can set aside per month. If you were considering owning a home with a mortgage and all the extra expenses, you can at least start saving the difference.
Using the housing values in our area as an example, a 4 bedroom house costs roughly $150,000 with a $3,000 annual tax bill and a $1,000 annual insurance premium. A 15 year, 20% down mortgage on a house like this with taxes and insurance in escrow would come with a monthly payment of $1,162. You can rent a similar house for $800. Already you've got a difference of $360/month that you'd be able to stash into a house savings account. Toss in what you're saving on house maintenance and you can easily be saving $500/month.
This spreadsheet should give you a rough idea of how fast you'll reach your goal. Feel free to adjust the monthly savings and interest rate to your circumstances. For simplicity's sake, the interest is compounded annually, instead of the more typical monthly or daily compounding. The more frequent compounding will just make your money grow faster. The 3% interest rate that I factored into the spreadsheet is higher than current bank rates. In order to get an interest rate this high, you'll need to invest in medium range bond funds. Currently these yield between 2 and 3%, but whenever the Fed gets around to raising rates, the yields on these funds will go up as well. If you're wanting more yield, you could go with a longer range bond fund, but the value of these bond funds fluctuate more and will see a bigger drop with a rate hike (bond values always move inversely to yield).
Investing in these is similar to setting up an IRA. Just make sure you keep your house savings out of your retirement account, or you'll be penalized when you try to access the money before retirement.
The Better of Two Mortgages
To be clear, buying our house wasn't a terrible move, even with the mortgage. This is partly because we went with Dave Ramsey's second best suggestion- using 15 year mortgage. The biggest problem with mortgages is the thousands of dollars of interest that you pay every year. This problem is worse with a 30 year mortgage, since it prolongs the pain. Over the life of the loan, a 30 year mortgage will cost you well over twice as much in interest. Additionally, over the first two years of the mortgage we were DINKS (Dual Income, No Kids), making several extra payments on the mortgage. These extra payments accelerated the pay-down process and decreased the principle and the interest on the loan.
Despite the saying, hindsight isn't 20/20. And since the grass always seems greener on the other side, I can't say from personal experience that buying a house in cash would have been the best route. I also can't determine if it's the best route for you. What I do know is that the math says that it is possible. What I also know is that the smaller the mortgage, the better. Perhaps you can swing renting for an extra year or two so that you can put an extra $10,000 down, making that 15 year mortgage that much smaller. Just don't go blindly into the mortgage, assuming that it's the only option.
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|Self portrait on Stonehaven beach.
Back in the attic after a fantastic week in Scotland for the Grampian Children's Book Award, plus a tour of schools in and around Aberdeenshire. It's the third year I've been lucky enough to be shortlisted for the award (last year Waiting for Gonzo actually won!) and my third Scottish tour. I always have a great time visiting 'The Shire' and this year was one of the best yet.
|GCBA posters by students at Bridge of Don Academy.
The GCBA award ceremony at Aberdeen University on Wednesday was attended by nearly six hundred staff and students from schools all over the region, some of whom had travelled long distances to be there. Cathy MacPhail was a great host, and I was honoured to be sharing the stage with her, and fellow shortlisted authors, Kevin Brooks and James Dawson.
The students had all read the books, written reviews, drawn posters (see pic above) and made book trailers for the shortlisted titles. Congratulations to James Dawson, whose chiller thriller Say Her Name was voted the winner.
As always at these events, it was really inspiring to be in a room with so many enthusiastic young readers (and writers). Respect and thanks to the students and staff at all the schools, and to the GCBA team for making it all possible.
|My GCBA books haul, including the winning title "Say Her Name".
I'd also like to take the opportunity to say a few thank yous to the staff and students at the schools I visited on my tour. S1, Gill and Liz at Bridge of Don Academy, who kicked things off on Tuesday morning; Jan, Kerry and Linda, and S1 students at Torry; Mandy, Karen, Jenny, Sarah and S2 students—who produced some great work during our workshop—at Northfield Academy. Thanks to Mandy and S3 at Ellon Academy; Katie, Kerry and S1 at The Gordon Schools, and Jackie at Alford. Finally, thanks to Jill and her team at Mearns in Laurencekirk, plus a special thanks to Daniel who was at the workshop I ran during my first visit to Mearns in 2013. (see pic) I was really chuffed that he took the time to stop by in the library to say hello.
|Daniel (far left), me, and Mearns' students in our younger days!
At the risk of the thanks being longer than the tour, much appreciation also to Marion for organising EVERYTHING, and to Liz, Jan, Katrina, Marion, Katie, Jackie and Jill for taking turns to drive the tour bus—thanks all for your company. Apologies if I've missed anyone.
|When visiting places, I like to sample the local cuisine.
I didn't actually try the deep fried Mars, but the fish supper was grand!
|As was this ROWIE. Thanks to Jan at Torry for
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Grantham University awarded the Gold Star Memorial Scholarship to Gold Star wife Marie Mackey-Fahey. Mackey-Fahey was married to Staff Sergeant Bryant Wayne Mackey, U.S. Army, who was Killed In Action in February 2008 in Mosul, Iraq. Mackey-Fahey plans to use the Gold Star Memorial Scholarship for her education to allow her children the chance to use the survivor's educational benefits.
KANSAS CITY – During today's Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium, Grantham University and the entire stadium honored the life of United States Army Staff Sergeant Bryant Wayne Mackey, who sacrificed his life in the line of duty in Mosul, Iraq in 2008. Grantham University awarded Mackey's wife, Marie Mackey-Fahey, the Gold Star Memorial Scholarship. Mackey-Fahey was joined on the field by the Mackey's three children, Grantham University Board of Governors member Lieutenant General Thomas G. Rhame (Ret.) U.S. Army, and Grantham University's Interim President and Provost Dr. Cheryl Hayek, Chief Operating Officer and Campus President Steve Waldron, and Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Christine Shelly.
The 2016 Gold Star Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Mackey-Fahey on the field during the second half of the game.
"We are proud to present this award to Marie," Hayek said. "She and her late husband represent the mission of Grantham University founder, Donald Grantham, to provide education opportunities to those who sacrifice and serve our country. Grantham University goes beyond simply awarding a scholarship. Coupled with this award is Grantham's known high touch support team to help her through her chosen degree program and see her through to graduation."
Mackey-Fahey and her family were overwhelmed with gratitude as the entire stadium honored the life of her late husband.
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A trial is scheduled to start for a New Hampshire woman accused of killing her 3-year-old daughter.
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An autopsy determined she died of blunt-force injuries.
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Legislators across party lines are expressing growing indignation at revelations of alleged abuse of power by the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division (SID) amid calls for SID Prosecutor-General Huang Shih-ming (黃世銘) to resign.
"The SID's abuse of power and human rights infringement are outrageous. President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and the Chinese Nationalist Party [KMT] cannot shirk their responsibility and Huang should step down," Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌) said in Greater Taichung yesterday.
"Ma has never respected the Constitution or democracy; now the people see him in his true colors," Su said.
Former DPP chairperson Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said in a press release that wiretapping the legislature was a "serious business" and officials involved should be suspended and investigated.
Tsai urged the Legislative Yuan to establish a special committee to probe if Ma had a role in manipulating the judiciary for political wiretapping.
DPP lawmaker Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) said the controversy showed the SID should be abolished, adding that he did not rule out proposing slashing the SID's budget in the legislature.
In response to Su's criticism of Ma, the KMT yesterday urged the DPP to address the breach of trust case involving DPP caucus whip Ker Chien-ming's (柯建銘).
KMT Spokesman Yin Wei (殷瑋) questioned Su and the DPPs' handling of Ker's alleged involvement in the case, calling on the party to stop defending Ker, who has been lobbying in the legislature over his alleged involvement in the Formosa Telecom Investment Co (全民電通) scandal, for its political interests.
"DPP Chairman Su likes to talk about democracy and the establishment of a constitutional government; he should face the fact that Ker is the key in the lobbying case," he said.
The DPP should not sidestep the issue by focusing criticism at Ma, Yin said. He did not comment on DPP accusations that the SID wiretapped a telephone line in the legislature.


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Iran's economic growth hits record highStaff Writer | April 6, 2017
Economic Analyst and lecturer at Shahid Beheshti university Saeed Leilaz said on Wednesday that Iran's economic growth registered a 11.6 percent growth in the first nine month in the last Iranian year.
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Sunday, May 8, 2011
To the Best Mom Ever. Love, Momself
As days ticked by and Mother's Day approached and it was clear I'd never get the cards to her on time, I went with the age-old Plan B. I sent her some beautiful flowers.
I only call it Plan B because the cards didn't get sent on time. I always send her flowers or a plant on her birthday and Mother's Day and, more often than not, on Valentine's Day and Easter, too. I don't think I've ever noted the Fourth of July or Labor Day with greenery.
Talking with her this morning, I fess up to not having sent the cards. Hell, she's my mother. I can't very well lie to her when I tell her Youngest's thank you card for his birthday gift is written and included with her Mother's Day cards. I have to add, "...which are sitting on the kitchen counter, waiting to be mailed." I don't feel compelled to add, "...not to mention waiting to be written."
[Hey, she's my mother. She doesn't have to know everything. It's not like I'm nearly 13 and kissing my first boyfriend like some nearly 13-year-old daughter I know. And with whom I live.]
So, I just now pulled out the cards to sign and have the kids sign, and I realize I'm missing the card I got for her. I instantly realize that I'm not missing the card. I have the card.
It's the one my own nearly 13-year-old daughter gave me this morning.
Yes, I bought my own Mother's Day card.
And, yes, payback is a bitch.
*I tell Pete this. His response? "I saw the three cards in the bag and I figured you bought them yourself to make sure the kids gave you cards." The boys made me their cards, of course, and I had expected Daughter to do the same. Just wait'll Father's Day, man. I hope he's planning on buying his own cards as he certainly couldn't expect his children's mother to make sure it happened. As she has managed to do each and every year since the year he was only a father in theory.
5 comments:
- Patois said...
I should mention that the third card in the bag was a congratulations card. For a Bar Mitzvah. Glad no one gave me that one!
And, yes, Lori, mother of the new man, it's on the way. Tomorrow!
- May 8, 2011 at 7:17 PM
- Josie said...
Oh, that is so funny! And it reminds me of the box of unsent cards I still have that were meant to go to family on special ocassions and never got sent off. I am so bad about that too, procrastinator par excellence! And I put so much effort into choosing nice ones that say just the right thing... usually! I rememeber one year though that Guideposts magazine came out with a sample Christmas card, and both my little sister and I sent it (the identical free card) to a family member we weren't too excited about at the time. How embarassing that was, since we live 1000 miles apart! Sometimes karma does have a way of getting us, just as with the lovely card you received today! Happy Mother's Day to one of the great mom's who truly cares and tries really hard! Your kids will grow up and called you blessed... some day... when they are older with children of their own! :-))
- May 8, 2011 at 7:54 PM
- Tara R. said...
That's funny! I love that your hubs thought you had bought your own card for Mother's Day.
- May 9, 2011 at 6:26 PM
Now wait a minute! I thought you had bought three Mothers day cards because of what happened last year. Even though I nagged them mercilessly and the boys assured me that they had made cards. On the sixth time of asking our daughter she reached for the cards that I thought you had bought, being the genius you are, so they would have no excuse.
So there. Errrrm, it wasn't my fault! Errrrm, I nagged 'em to death!...................You're not buying this, are you! My bad!!
- May 9, 2011 at 7:19 PM
- Patois said...
Come on, Anonymous, do you expect anyone to believe that?
For the record, the cards the boys made were wonderful and the video the girl made was beyond precious.
- May 10, 2011 at 6:30 AM
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