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"Always, beer first," said Motsi, the new head bartender at Charles H. in the Four Seasons Seoul. "You see what you get when you order something so simple."
|Head bartender Keith Motsi (Four Seasons Seoul)
With beer, he added, a smile and the coldest glass will do.
"If they cannot do it (right), do not bother. Just don't go there."
According to him, bars are not just about the drinks. They are about hospitality and making people feel good. Especially when visiting an upscale bar like Charles H., people expect more than just good drinks.
"They come for the people connection, human connection," he said.
Born in Zimbabwe and raised in Leeds, England, Motsi is one of the newest additions to Seoul, having started his post at Charles H. in April. Before, he helped launch the 3,600-square-meter Equis bar at the Four Seasons Beijing.
|Charles H. (Four Seasons Seoul)
|The Ms. Frida is an original Charles H. craft cocktail. (Four Seasons Seoul)
Having worked at some of the world's most glamorous establishments, including Soho House & Co in London, he must be used to the fancy atmosphere. Motsi keeps reminding himself, however, that drinking is a luxury.
"People always forget that cocktails are luxury. It's not a necessity, it's not like food. Generally most of the cities with the best bars are some of the wealthiest cites in the world. People have the disposable income," he said.
"You always have to take perspective, working in this niche industry when some people can't even afford water."
Recently, the Seoul bartender scene has seen a strong wave of globalization. An increasing number of bars feature foreign bartenders. The Pussy Foot Saloon near Itaewon and Marque d'Amour in L'Escape Hotel downtown are just two examples.
"With advanced technology and easy travel access, more and more people are becoming well-traveled, so it's important to have someone at the bar who is experienced in understanding a wide range of people," Motsi said.
"If there is a guest who is new to Seoul or feels uncomfortable at the bar, having someone who can relate and understand puts him or her at ease," he said.
But an even more pressing need is willingness to communicate, Motsi said. Bars have to communicate with each other to improve the industry as a whole. Though it's a bit of a cliche, there is truth to the saying "Together we are stronger."
"In a city, the whole sort of industry is commutative. That's how come London will always stay a step ahead of everyone else, because if you have a day off, you will visit every single other bars in the area. It's not a competition. It's about how you improve each other," he said.
"Go to Singapore, for example, when you visit a bar. It's not just visiting one bar -- the bartenders would recommend other bars, restaurants to visit. It's like a package. Bartenders are people who really know the city," he said.
Though Motsi appreciates soju, distilled Korean liquor, he does not have plans to shake up any new soju-based craft cocktails at the moment. But he is aware that there is a certain demand for premium soju at high-end bars.
"Though people say soju is famous, I have never been in a bar that offers me soju. People just assume Koreans don't want to drink soju (at a nice bar). No one has ever tried to challenge the perception," he said.
"I don't know soju yet. I did not make a baiju cocktail for 12 months," he added, referring to his time working at the bar in Beijing. Baiju is a popular Chinese spirit.
"You have to respect that craftsmanship. Once I know soju, how it's made, the flavor profile, I will work something out."
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Looking for the best hotel in Iceland? Visiting Iceland, whether as a professional or a holidaymaker, your will find your best hotel. If the capital of Iceland, Reykjavik, is your mainstay there is a wide array of hotels to choose from. The standard of the best hotels in Reykjavik is high and suited to every combination of budget and taste - from centrally located hotels within Reykjavik´s vibrant culture scene to well situated hotels within a walking distance from the bustling downtown. If you are planning on seeing Iceland´s spectacular nature, your best hotel is in the neighborhood. Hotels in Iceland close to precious nature spots or major cities are clean, airy and well kept. The best hotels in Iceland include modern amenities, excellent services, and friendly atmosphere with a country charm or a city flair. Expect no less of the best.
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This sleek and modern boutique hotel is located in central Reykjavik, next to the Icelandic Opera House. It offers free Wi-Fi, a fitness centre and spa facilities. 101 Hotel also houses a stylish restaurant and bar. Contemporary design, along with black and white interior are featured in every guest room. Each is equipped with a minibar, satellite TV, CD/DVD player and iPod docking station. Some rooms also have harbour views.
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This property offers stylish accommodation with iPod docking stations, free Wi-Fi and modern kitchen facilities. The main shopping street, Laugavegur, is a 1-minute walk away. The luxurious Reykjavík Residence's apartments and suites have a flat-screen TV with 500 channels. Guests can rent iPads on site.
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Since his early filmmaking days of producing campaigns for Panasonic, Tanqueray and Pringles, to the founding of the innovative content agency Hiccup, Rob Simone's entrepreneurial spirit was evident. Three years after the merging of Hiccup into full-service agency DRUM, Simone serves as President of the firm. It takes gumption and ambition to cultivate and grow a company — and alongside Rob's innate ability to lead, his team's consultative approach builds valuable solutions and assembles talented experts for today's leading brands.
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Careers education and guidance programmes make a major contribution to preparing young people for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life. A planned progressive programme of activities supports them in choosing 14–19 pathways that suit their interests and abilities and help them to follow a career path and sustain employment throughout their working lives.
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We also provide independent and impartial careers advice and guidance to all our Year 8, 9 10 and 11 pupils on an individual basis where students have the opportunity to discuss post 16 options for further education, work based routes or employment. All work is monitored and evaluated from both a school and student/parent or guardian perspective. We have a wealth of materials and resources in our careers library and access to electronic versions via web based products.
We also hold a careers fair each spring with a range of employers, training providers, colleges and universities attending. Students have the opportunity to 'have a go' at the career fair, which includes practical task areas.
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Credit Card Debt: Falling, But Still Very High
Consumer credit card debt in the U.S. has been edging down in recent years after peaking in July 2008 at $1 trillion (about the size of Mexico's annual GDP). According to data from the Federal Reserve, as of July 2013, the average indebted household in the U.S. carries credit card debt of $15,325, although that figure is somewhat skewed by a small number of extraordinarily debt-stricken families and couples. But that average credit card balance pales in comparison with average mortgage debt ($147,924) and average student loan debt ($32,041).
On the whole, American consumers currently owe an aggregate of $856.5 billion in credit card debt. This figure has been falling since the height of the global financial crisis –- not just because some creditors repaying off their balances, but due to rising defaults, thereby wiping out debts off the books as credit card companies and banks simply wrote off seriously delinquent debts. That phenomenon coincided with soaring unemployment and personal bankruptcies.
Thus, credit card balances are falling for both good and bad reasons. "Overall, consumers have been much more cautious about spending on credit since the recession –- they discovered what overleveraging can do when the economy is struggling," said Leslie Levesque, U.S. economist at IHS Global Insight. "Balances have been generally declining as consumers use credit cards less and pay off more of their outstanding balances. Moreover, having learned their lesson from the catastrophe caused by years of easy-access and low interest rates, lenders significantly tightened borrowing standards -– another factor in reducing outstanding debt. Banks and credit firms have also cut credit lines for existing borrowers they feel were most risky. Levesque noted that lending standards in general have tightened since the start of the recession; and many card holders saw their spending limits cut significantly. "While many companies are loosening standards, it will remain a gradual process and will be more scrutinized as interest rates begin to rise," she added. "This will make debt less affordable."
Michael Chadwick, a certified financial planner and CEO of Chadwick Financial Advisors in Unionville, Conn., told IB Times that American households are in better financial shape now than they were in 2008, during the depths of the financial crisis, but they have a long way to go before they are healthy. "People are not saving enough in America," he said. "For example, Germans save 16 percent of their income, [while] we save very little on average." But Chadwick concedes that the consumer credit card debt "bubble" does not pose as great a threat to the larger economy as it once did. "Banks are far more solid in their balance sheets than they were in 2008, so they can handle a big impact here," he noted.
The U.S. government is far more worried about massive student loan debt since they're backing it. "They don't back credit cards," he noted. "Student loan debt is indeed an issue, a big one that will likely go the way of Detroit [bankruptcy]. A recent bankruptcy case also allowed student loans to be written off so that may also be a game-changer in the arena."
But Chadwick also warned that in the event the overall economy becomes buoyant again, credit card companies and banks may again relax lending rules "History tends to repeat itself," he said. "Now banks are again doing some crazy things with subprime auto loans and now adjustable rate mortgages already in the past few months as the rates have risen."
Kimberly Foss, Certified Financial Planner, and president of Empyrion Wealth Management in Roseville, Calif., cautions that, in the event of millions of Americans defaulting on their credit card payments that could potentially have a devastating impact on the broader economy -– as witnessed when the real estate bubble crashed last decade. "While credit card debt is securitized, when those securities crash, we can expect the rest of the market to be significantly affected by those defaults," she said.
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SAN DIEGO – Feb. 19, 2014 – Leveraging LionHeart Digital, EPMG, the nation's leading multicultural media partner, introduces Mamá y Familia (www.mamayfamilia.com), a contemporary and dynamic online destination covering the ever-changing lifestyle of Spanish-speaking families. Mamá y Familia was produced and launched by LionHeart Digital, a subsidiary of EPMG that hosts and develops creative content channels for the strongest newspaper publishers in the nation.
In 2012, LionHeart Digital built and deployed websites for over 20 Hispanic newspaper publications. The digital alliance became unified under comScore as EPMG Latino and is now the largest fully-disclosed Hispanic newspaper publisher group in the U.S. Mamá y Familia will be integrated across EPMG Latino's extensive digital footprint.
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In just under 12 hours, I'll be walking out of my apartment to head for JFK, embarking on a two-week trip to Europe. Itinerary this time around: 2 days in Prague (via Amsterdam), then back to Amsterdam to meet up with my mom and grandfather before boarding the Celebrity Constellation for a 12-night journey through the Baltic Sea. Stops along the way: Warnemunde, Germany, which will serve as a gateway to Berlin; Tallinn, Estonia; St. Petersburg, Russia; Helsinki, Finland; Stockholm, Sweden; Copenhagen, Denmark. Then one final night in Amsterdam before heading home.
Prague, Tallinn, and St. Petersburg will definitely be new realms for me. It's been ages since I've been to Germany and Denmark. Funnily enough, I was in Stockholm just two years ago as a post-Norway trip trip. I thought about going to Helsinki instead, but I guess this works out.
I am impressed that my grandfather (who is leaving the US on Saturday to spend an extra night in Amsterdam) has the energy and verve to put up with a 10 hour flight each way, and then what might be a halfway physically active itinerary. He's 92. I do wish that I have the energy, spirit, and health to do that when I'm his age. On a slightly darker note, I can't help but consider that this might be one of his last trips, and there's the possibility that it may be the last time I get to see him since I'm no longer just a 40 minute drive across the Bay. So I hope I get a chance to chat a bit more, and enjoy his company, even if it's just sitting in a lounge watching the world go by. I think I have him to thank for many of my wanderlust traits, for pushing to always go out and to see the world. When booking his flight, I ended up suggesting a flight with Air France, since they offer a true premium economy cabin (I couldn't for the life of me find awards tickets that weren't like, 120K miles each way...freakin Europe vacation season). He was a bit concerned about a tight connection in CDG, and I offered to change his flights, and one of the chances was to switch from an A380 operated flight to a B777 operated flight. He told me I can change whatever but he wanted a chance to ride on the A380. Maybe that's where I get it from.
This also will likely be the last time I get to use my first adult passport, issued in January 2005. I find myself, and my passport, very fortunate to have passed through all six currently human permanently settled continents. Ok, maybe my passport only has five of them, since my Australia visit last year went into my official work passport. But if we consider Tahiti to be part of Australia/South Pacific? Anyway, I hope you have had as good a time as I have, passport. I wish I didn't have to replace you pretty much as soon as I get home but you're kind of useless after July or September since so many places require a passport valid for at least 3 or 6 months beyond the date of entry (or even departure).
Most of my stuff is packed up, I'm impressed I was able to fit not just tourist clothes but also some nicer dress clothes and even a tux all into my suitcase. Now the big question is whether I can lift it and finagle it through the streets of Prague and Amsterdam later...or...y'know, on the subway just to get to the airport. To bed now, because I still have to work a half day tomorrow.


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Hours after his ex-wife's funeral in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday, Bobby Brown will be on stage at Mohegan Sun, performing with New Edition, and the only tickets left are for single seats.
People Magazine is reporting that Brown will attend Whitney Houston's funeral earlier in the day.
Brown was on tour in Mississippi on Saturday with his former band when he learned that his former wife had died earlier in the day in Beverly Hills. He took the stage that night, but then flew out to Los Angeles to be with the couple's daughter.
He rejoined the tour on Thursday night in Maryland and spoke about Whitney.
He thanked his fans for the prayers, the New York Daily News reports.
"Life is life. ... You have to move on sometimes. I love her like I love God … My name is Bad A-- Bobby Brown," the News reports.
Mohegan Sun officials said they received more calls after news broke that Brown would be rejoining the tour after Houston's death and they sold more than 100 additional tickets.
In addition to his show at Mohegan Sun on Saturday, New Edition will perform in Newark, New Jersey on Sunday, according to spokespeople for Mohegan Sun.
Reports earlier in the week indicated that Brown was being kept from the funeral for Whitney Houston, but a spokesperson for Brown shot down those rumors, NBC News reported.
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The supersized, Android-powered Google Nexus 6 is one of the best mobile devices around; tablet, smartphone, or otherwise.
With a massive 6-inch display and a relatively high price ($649, 32GB), at least in Nexus terms, Android's latest flag bearer marks a step in a bold new direction for Google. The Motorola-made Nexus 6 tests more than just outstretched hands—it challenges existing norms for mobile computing. Google doesn't want you to do more with less or more with more. The Nexus 6 is a call to do more with fewer, rendering the small-screen Android tablet obsolete. No, the Nexus 6 is not the best phone for everyone. In my mind, it's the best tablet when you want one and a phone when you need one, and that's why it's our Editors' Choice for unlocked handsets. The Nexus 6 is supersized and supercharged with few compromises beyond size. But that size will either be its greatest strength or biggest weakness, depending on your personal perferences. The Nexus 6 isn't a slam-dunk value like its predecessors, but if you're willing to buy into Google's vision for mobile, there is no better choice.
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At what point is big too-big? Having used the 6.44-inch Sony Xperia Z Ultra and now the Nexus 6, I'm drawing a line in the sand at the 6-inch mark. At 6.27 by 3.27 by 0.4 inches and 6.49 ounces, the Nexus 6 is nearly half an inch narrower and an ounce lighter than the Z Ultra. That makes a world of a difference, not to mention the more ergonomic arching back. I can barely grip the Z Ultra in one hand. I can securely hold the Nexus 6 and still reach roughly 50 percent of the display with my thumb. Now, compared with the iPhone 6 Plus or the Galaxy Note 4, it's still going to require more feats of manual dexterity, but my thumb reach and grip confidence are effectively on the same level here.
Motorola didn't veer off course at all from its non-Nexus flagship, the Moto X. The Nexus 6 looks like a dutifully scaled-up version. The rigid aluminum frame feels just as good here as it does on the Moto X, but you only get two color options (blue or white) and no exotic material options. That's unfortunate, because the matte plastic is a letdown. It lacks the grippiness of soft-touch finishes and is an eager canvas for grease and smudges.
This phone is all display—6 inches of glorious Quad HD (2,560-by-1,440-pixel) AMOLED, to be precise. Taken in isolation, the display looks incredibly vibrant, bright, and tack sharp (493ppi). But when lined up side-by-side with the Galaxy Note 4, you start to notice the beige whites of the Nexus 6 and miss the blinding maximum brightness that kicks in for the Note 4 under outdoor lighting. Colors are more true to life here, at least, and the off-angle bluish hue isn't quite as dramatic. These two displays are neck and neck, but I'd give the edge to the Note 4.
Above and below the display are stereo speaker slits that pump out impressive mobile audio. Maximum volume is louder, audio sounds richer and more dynamic, and stereo separation is more convincing than on any other phone, including the HTC One (M8). The speakers and immersive display compelled me to watch the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer more times than I'd care to admit. Netflix binges equally benefit from the Nexus 6's mobile media chops.
Google and Motorola only make one American-model Nexus 6, which covers every applicable band for AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon. That includes 3G GSM and CDMA, as well as 4G LTE and carrier aggregation. I primarily used an AT&T SIM for my tests in New York City, but a T-Mobile nano SIM worked without issue. Call quality was stellar in my tests, offering generous volume in the earpiece with uniformly clean and clear transmissions through the mic. Noise cancellation is top notch, easily dispensing with even a loud city street—callers on the other end of the line heard no signs of a large truck barreling down the road at one point.
Wi-Fi performance is particularly strong for the Nexus 6. Along with the Note 4 and Galaxy S5, the Nexus 6 is one of only a handful of smartphones that feature 2x2 MIMO capability, which effectively doubles speeds with an appropriate router. According to our networking analyst Samara Lynn, nearly every router released within the last year supports 2x2 MIMO. Reception is also far stronger for the Nexus 6 than I saw with a Moto X and Droid Turbo. If you live in a densely populated city with crowded airwaves, this makes a big difference. In my tests, the Nexus 6 routinely eclipsed 20Mbps down and 10Mbps up from about 50 feet away from a 5GHz access point, while phones like the iPhone 6 Plus and Moto X struggled to break 15Mbps and hovered closer to 8Mbps down. Rounding out the connectivity options are Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and NFC. The Nexus 6 had no issue pairing with an Era by Jawbone Bluetooth headset and GPS was fast and accurate in my tests.


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Vascular anatomy of the genitourinary system is essential to understand the complications related to surgeries, as it may influence the blood flow to the kidney and to the gonads. In the present case report, arterial and venous variations were presented in the kidney. The inferior polar artery to the kidney was seen to arise from the aorta on the left side and the left testicular artery was one of the branches from the inferior polar artery. On the right side, duplication of renal veins was present and right gonadal vein was draining into the accessory renal vein, instead of inferior vena cava. Knowledge regarding such variations is of much use for the vascular surgeries in the retroperitoneal region and during the transplantation surgeries. Sometimes, these accessory arteries may compress renal pelvis, causing hydronephrosis.
Accessory renal artery, Gonadal vein, Renal Artery, Surgery
Date of Submission: Apr 21, 2018
Date of Peer Review: May 21, 2018
Date of Acceptance: Jul 20, 2018
Date of Publishing: Oct 01, 2018
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Minerals are essential in human nutrition because they aid in a variety of the body's functions. Your body does not manufacture any minerals, so you must get these nutrients from your diet and from nutritional supplements. The plants and animal foods you include in your diet absorb these nutrients from the soil and water and pass them to you.
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|Relaxes muscles and blood vessels; helps with sleep
|Improves cell and nerve conduction, heart regularity, and
|Boosts immunity; acts as an antioxidant; helps prevent
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The trace minerals: The essential trace minerals are also extremely important for human health and must be obtained from your diet or from supplements. Trace minerals occur in the soil, in foods, and in your body at much lower levels than the macrominerals, so they become depleted more easily.
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The view that Machine Learning is tightly linked to optimization is becoming common knowledge. There are training courses ( Stephen Boyd's and Steve Wright's ) mixing the two. The Data Smart book by John Foreman describes some key machine learning techniques as optimization problems using Microsoft Excel solver. This book is a great read by the way. But what made me write this blog entry is that I was quite delighted when I read the following from John Mount
My opinion is the best machine learning work is an attempt to re-phrase prediction as an optimization problem (see for example: Bennett, K. P., & Parrado-Hernandez, E. (2006). The Interplay of Optimization and Machine Learning Research. Journal of Machine Learning Research, 7, 1265–1281). Good machine learning papers use good optimization techniques and bad machine learning papers (most of them in fact) use bad out of date ad-hoc optimization techniques.
I could not have said it better.
One thing we did in the past was to use CPLEX quadratic solver to compute supp
Back to the general topic, the convergence of machine learning and optimization means a lot to me. Indeed I first got a PhD in Machine Learning, then switched to working on optimization. I might be back at doing some machine learning work soon as a matter of fact.
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It is called "the shape" -- the method of hiring teamsters for jobs that each pay as much as $100,000 a year at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.
And from the day the center opened in 1986, a court-appointed investigation panel said yesterday, the plum jobs were selectively doled out by two union officials. Robert Rabbitt Sr. and his son Michael gave the work mainly to people with mob connections, to relatives and friends of organized-crime figures and to relatives and friends of union officers, the panel said.
The jobs at the center were reserved for members of Local 807 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, who were paid up to $350 a day for working on a Sunday. Other local members who work outside the center are usually paid less than $100 a day, the panel said.
The panel, the Independent Review Board, which investigates corruption in the union, reported that the Rabbitts also tried to engineer a deal that would let Robert Rabbitt control the jobs after serving a prison sentence, and would give his son $236,000 as severance pay from companies that do business at the center.
The report reinforces exhibitors' complaints of excessive labor costs at the glass-enclosed center on the West Side, which is New York City's premier hall for trade shows and fairs. In part because of the center's high expenses, it has lost trade shows and indirectly damaged the city's tourism industry.
Gov. George E. Pataki and Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani have demanded that newly appointed administrators at the state-operated center overhaul hiring practices to remove mobsters and reduce costs.
Michael Rabbitt, in a telephone interview, called the charges "ridiculous and erroneous." He denied the assertions that he or his father knowingly selected organized-crime members, saying that all teamsters at the center from 1986 to 1994 were cleared by the center's two inspectors general. He said an employers' association at the center had requested that he leave the union and take a job that would entitle him to severance pay.
At the urging of the review board, Ron Carey, the teamsters' international president, ousted the leaders of Local 807 in March and appointed a trustee to run the local temporarily. Yesterday, the review board recommended that the trustee, Johnnie Brown, file charges to disqualify Michael Rabbitt and seven other members of the local who negotiated a new labor contract with an employers' association last year.
The review board said that an inquiry by its chief investigator, Charles M. Carberry, found that the negotiations committee approved a contract that continued "the Rabbitt family tradition of awarding the local's most valuable work to family, friends, convicted felons and organized crime-connected persons over the members of Local 807."
As general foreman, Robert Rabbitt selected up to 150 teamsters for daily jobs moving supplies at the center and helping to set up exhibits. When Mr. Rabbitt served a prison sentence from 1987 to 1989 for second-degree manslaughter, his son Michael filled in as general foreman.
On his release, Robert Rabbitt, now 58, returned as general foreman until 1992, when he was convicted of filing false business records. He is in a work-release program. In 1994, he was barred for five years from any teamsters' union post.
The report said that under a new contract with exhibition companies at the center, Michael Rabbit, 32, got a nonunion job paying $136,000 a year as general foreman for the companies and was dropped from the union rolls. Under the agreement he will get a severance payment of $236,000 if he is dismissed.
By allowing the foreman's job to be nonunion, the review board contended that the negotiating committee "consented to a structure under which Robert Rabbitt Sr. could be eligible for this position once he was released from prison and under which Michael Rabbitt would receive a comfortable severance for keeping his father's seat warm."


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|Source: The Onion
Here are I guess what would be the worst and perhaps the bluntest and downright most honest campaign themes for Hillary Clinton for president.
"1. Vote for me, because I'm a woman! And it's about time we had a female president.
2. Vote for me, because I can win because of my name, you like my husband. Oh by the way, remember the 1990s? Well my last name is Clinton too.
3. For the Far-Left in the Democratic Party.
"Vote for me, because even though I'm an Anglo-Saxon Caucasian and most of our president's have been either Caucasian or Anglo-Saxon and most cases both actually, Caucasian women are good, unless they're Republicans. And we aren't as bad as Caucasian men."
4. For the radical Feminists in the Democratic Party.
"Vote for me, because I'm a woman and I want to be President of the United States. Oh be the way, I'm a female Democrat and I can get elected. Because of my last name and who my husband is. And we were President in the 1990s, I mean Bill was President in the 1990s. And things were so good back then under our watch. I mean his watch."
Now, of course none of these themes will be Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign theme. I mean she would have to suffer a stroke and become brain-dead or something for any of this to come true. Along with just about everyone who works for her, or informally advises her. But what is Hillary's reason for running for president other than potentially becoming the first female President of the United States and giving that to the Democratic Party? What does she want to do as President when you have a paper-thin resume as she does and since George W. Bush, both he and now President Barack Obama have had that, it makes to tough to figure out what type of President the candidate would be. Especially when she hasn't offered much in policy positions and vision to let people know what she wants to do as President of the United States.
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I gave a little taste here, but the Rochester, NY event with Chuck Heath, Sr. and Chuck, Jr. requires more detail. They arrived after being delayed several hours at JFK, causing them to miss an NBC television interview that night. It was raining rather hard, but it would have taken more than that to require such a lengthy delay. Interestingly enough, they never found out why they were delayed for so long.
I made the four plus hour drive up to Rochester Friday evening and was excited to do so. I arrived at Barnes and Noble before 1:00 p.m. Saturday, which was the time the book signing was scheduled to start. Prior to the event, word had already gone out that the media had chosen not to give this book signing any publicity. One reporter supposedly said advertising it would be an exercise in "bias." Another pretended they wanted a press release at the last minute, although I soon learned that when they had been approached before, they said they weren't interested. When they got that press release, they did nothing with it. Then you have the Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester's big time newspaper, which also didn't do its part. As Chuck, Jr. said, perhaps their name says it all. The bottom line is the authors should be able to show up and meet and greet people, sign autographs, and discuss their book, without worrying about the publicity end of things. Publicists have to do the heavy work ahead of time, and as this situation shows, they must be relentless in following up with media that don't want to comply. They must ride the media and refuse to take "no" for an answer. Gone are the days when people can just expect members of the media to do their job.
I am left with two predominant feelings after my time with the Heaths yesterday. First, I am more baffled by–and impatient with–those who have demonized the Heaths and Palins, who have done everything in their power to promote lies and tear them down. These people are clueless, and their assessments are flat out wrong. Second, I am more determined than ever to continue this fight to stand behind the Heaths and Palins, to combat the lies, and to budge not one inch in my commitment to promote their integrity, defend their character, and pray for their well-being.
This really is my only regret. The Heaths deserved a New York welcome with crowds around the corner. This book merits that, and their hard work merits that. It's not like they don't have ample support in that part of New York. Everywhere they went, they ran into supporters of Governor Palin who had heard nothing about the book signing. I wish they would have received the welcome they deserved.
Having said that, the event was wonderful for those who attended. They made each one feel special and appreciated. They signed, talked, took pictures, and was as gracious as we have come to expect from the Heaths and the Palins.
I was glad to be able to help with the book signing. I took books from those in line, turned them to the title page, and passed them on to be autographed. I snapped pictures. I was able to meet people, and several talked about reading some of my writing or following me on Facebook. It was humbling, and I enjoyed every moment. It was Governor Palin's father and brother they came to see, however, and they relished their time with them.
The Chucks arrived early, and they remained at the signing table past their scheduled time. Afterwards, they said they were going to take a stroll to the supermarket, Wegman's, and asked if anyone wanted to follow them over. This is the kind of people they are–just regular, down to earth folks. A few of us made plans to meet them at their hotel later that evening and go out to dinner. They rode with me to the restaurant, and my thought was, "Man! I should have vacuumed my car!" Before they got in the car, though, they identified it and said, "That must be your car." The Palin bumper stickers gave it away!
Dinner was going to be at the Olive Garden because the Heaths had never eaten there before, but when we arrived, we learned that the wait was going to be almost an hour. The Heaths had a phone interview to do in a couple hours, so we decided to go next door to Applebee's. We had a short wait there, but spent the time talking, laughing, and watching football.
Over dinner, Chuck, Sr. and Jr. talked about Governor Palin, their new book, the Kate Gosselin episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska (That was surely interesting!), and other things. I learned some things I never knew, and I enjoyed the company tremendously. Both men are very humble, still find this life they're living now to be surreal, and obviously think the world of Governor Palin. Sometimes the hardest people to win over are members of one's own family. Sometimes winning the respect of family is harder than winning the respect of strangers. This is definitely not the case with this family. They are so proud of what Governor Palin has accomplished, and they readily acknowledge her as a person of integrity, courage, and Christian values. Her deep commitment to doing what's right, something they say she possessed even at a young age, is not lost on them at all. It's also not anything new. She was guided by this even as a mayor and governor. It is refreshing to hear such pride and trust in their voices as they speak of her. It is natural, therefore, that the abuse she has taken these last few years rubs them the wrong way, to say the least. This book is one step toward setting the record straight.
I learned stories that were edited out of the book. Come to find out the book was about 1,000 pages long before the editor scaled it down. Chuck, Sr. said some of the best stories, he feels, ended up on the editing floor. Not to worry, however. What remains is very good. It hasn't been that long since I read Our Sarah and wrote the review, and already I want to read it again.
I love that we all held hands and prayed when our meals came. I love that we ate, drank, and laughed heartily. I love that we sat there conversing with ease: Chuck, Jr., Chuck, Sr., Deb, Tim, Lori, Deb, and yours truly. The Heaths are such regular folks, so real and unassuming. I couldn't help but think that even the haters would've forgotten their anti-Palin/Heath fatuity after just five minutes sitting at that table with these salt of the earth Alaskans.
I wore my Alaska Grown sweatshirt; Chuck, Sr. wore a Wasilla, Alaska shirt; and Lori wore her Wasilla Warriors t-shirt. Here we all were in New York, but we were representing the Last Frontier in conversation, company, and clothing.
I now enter a new week with new memories and with a renewed commitment to remain in this fight. The Heaths made New York the first stop on their book tour, having written a book that shares the truth about Governor Palin and illustrates the actions and adventures of their family. They left New York having made many of us feel like more a part of their family than we already did, and as all good families say to one another, so say we to them: "We've got your back."
New York was the start, but the Heaths are traveling the country. Please be there when they come to your state. Show your support during this book tour. Governor Palin reminded us today of their book signing schedule. Please check it out here and make plans to attend.
Enjoy a few more pictures. Some of these are courtesy of yours truly. Others are courtesy of Deb Farrell Howard, Joyce Wiedrich, Katie DiFrancesco, Deb Heisler, and Lori Brenneman.


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May 05, 2011 -- Source of bitter: JAS
Another Earth(2011)
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There are times when independent film comes along that you know will promise something grander, but may not deliver. While it won't deliver in something "out there" it does have the opportunity to deliver a strong human story.
Granted all we have seen from "Another Earth" is a trailer, but it is a strong one that could prove to tell a very human tale about loss and love; two elements, which can be pretty powerful when combined with the right cast and screenplay.
This film is playing at SIFF and I plan to attend, time permitting, perhaps you should too.
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On day 181 of my 366-day self-care challenge, I tested my day for flow.
What is flow, you ask?
Flow has been defined as being so engaged in an activity that large amounts of time pass by without even realizing it. We become so involved in a task that we feel a sense of happiness and meaning while we simultaneously exert quite a bit of effort.
In his book Flow (Amazon Associate Link), Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (last name pronounced cheek-sent-me-hi) defines flow as "the state in which people are so involved in an activity that nothing else seems to matter." He describes this as "optimal experience."
I first read his book back in 2011, and it brought me a great deal of joy when I discovered that I had written "picking berries" in the margin more than 5 years ago. (I'll get to why later.)
When we're in flow, we feel a deep sense of purpose.
Think of a time when you were working on something that stretched you to your absolute limits, yet you felt a deep desire to keep moving forward – even when there was a cost. You simply couldn't stop. You felt compelled to complete the task for a reason that was beyond your comprehension. You weren't simply completing a task, you were expressing your inner truth and living authentically. In these moments, when we are in what some call a state of flow, we feel determined, excited…alive!
Identifying Flow Activities
But this can present a challenge, especially if we don't happen to know what it is that sends us into that state. There are several reasons why this may be the case. For one, many of us are so caught up in our repetitive routines that we become robotic, never exploring new activities. Another reason is that we've lost touch with ourselves. We can't identify (or remember) the things that bring us joy because we aren't ever truly present with ourselves. And because we're so disconnected, we don't notice the subtleties of how our mood changes when we engage in pleasant activities. Lastly, we don't recognize the activities that trigger flow for us because we don't actively seek the answer.
As I pondered this I realized, while I had some general ideas about the things I enjoy, I wasn't really sure what sent me into a state of flow. So, I decided to find out and launched an investigation as my self-care practice for the day.
I recently read an article that suggested setting a random alarm to go off several times during the day can help us uncover these moments. By triggering several pauses throughout the day, we can evaluate what we're doing and how we're feeling while we're engaged in different activities. I chose the RemindMe app, and selected 20 alarms to go off randomly between the hours of 5 a.m. and 7 p.m.
My Flow Experiment
What did I learn? First, here's a run-through of my day:
5:15 a.m. – Tromping through the backyard in my pajamas and rubber boots to let the chickens out. (They were expecting treats and were not happy that I arrived empty-handed.) I noticed that I was smiling as I watched them run from the coop, and at some point it dawned on me that I was also talking to them.
6:24 a.m. – Drinking coffee in bed with my husband, syncing schedules for the day, feeling generally excited about my plans.
6:58 a.m. – Getting ready to go to the gym, feeding the dogs and filling my water bottle. (I am motivated to hit my goal of drinking 32-ounces of water every day.)
7:29 a.m. – Driving to the gym, grumbling about traffic, feeling grateful that I don't have to commute in this every day.
8:02 a.m. – Checking and responding to emails before class begins.
8:39 a.m. – Feeling sweaty, pushing myself harder than usual in my favorite group fitness class. I love the way I feel after a workout!
9:18 a.m. – Running errands, waiting in line at the post office, feeling annoyed when someone cuts in line to ask to "speak with the Postmaster" in a not-so-friendly voice.
9:33 a.m. – Buying shrimp at the fish market for tonight's dinner menu. (I love buying fresh ingredients–probably why the farmers' market is one of my favorite places on earth. Hmm.)
10:15 a.m. – Enjoying a post-workout snack of Ellenos lemon curd yogurt. OMG, it's so good!
10:42 a.m. – Putting laundry away. It's not exactly fun, but it won't put itself away, sooooo…
11:08 a.m. – Working on business strategy and planning.
11:58 a.m. – Doing research.
1:06 p.m. – Still doing research.
1:50 p.m. – Looking for a berry basket. I need a brain break and decided that berry picking sounded like a good idea.
1:53 p.m. – Walking to the trail head to pick berries.
Ironically, the alarm didn't go off at all while I was in the midst of picking berries (it must have known that I wouldn't bother to check it), yet this was probably the highlight of my day – my optimal "flow" experience. It was hot. Oh, how I love being warm!
The berries were hard to access in many places due to a logging project last year, which left large piles of felled trees and other mounds of rubble. Fortunately, these are perfect conditions for berries!
My legs and arms were scratched and bleeding (though I didn't really notice how badly until later). I had to crouch down into a squat to get to the low-growing berries, and it was not comfortable in the least. But, hey, I got a second workout in! Yet, none of these conditions made me abandon my mission. Instead I was thinking to myself, "I'm glad there aren't many snakes in this area." (I've come face-to-face with many snakes while picking berries in Ohio.)
When I finally had enough berries and began walking back to the trail, and hour had passed. I glanced down and noticed that my tennis shoes were thoroughly stained with berry juice. It looked like I'd been the victim of a terrible incident involving a glass of red wine. How on earth could this have happened when I thought I was being so careful to avoid disturbing any plants unnecessarily?!? I imagine it's partly because I happened upon the equivalent of what fisherman refer to as a "honey hole."
One patch was so dense with berries that it was impossible not to trample its parts. Couple that with the fact that berries tend to hide below leaves and other plants, and you have a virtual smoothie fest below your feet. As I walked home, my arms felt intensely itchy and the thought crossed my mind that I may have brushed up against some sort of poisonous plant while zoned in on the berries. My fingers were purple, stained with berry juice (though I'm fairly positive some of it was blood), but I didn't care – not in the slightest. I got what I came for, and whatever temporary discomfort I felt was worth it. My mind drifted to pondering what my role might have been if I was part of a tribe – certainly some sort of gatherer or forager. And that made me smile.
2:48 p.m. – Chatting with my husband. (Perhaps also showing off my spoils.)
3:06 p.m. – Doing more research.
3:46 p.m. – Doing more research.
4:08 p.m. – Yep, still doing research.
4:43 p.m. – Beginning dinner prep. I love fresh, beautiful ingredients. On tonight's menu: Bang Bang shrimp and cauliflower with green salads.
5:15 p.m. – Feeding the dogs, who, like the chickens, also demand to have food and treats on a rigid schedule. (They are not pleased that I'm 15 minutes late with dinner.)
6:18 p.m. – Having dinner with my husband on the patio, talking about our day and what we might do for the holiday weekend.
6:22 p.m. – Still laughing and talking with my husband after dinner on the patio. (Considering what to make with the berries I had picked earlier.)
7:18 p.m. – Sharing a still-warm-from-the-oven hand pie with my husband. (Yes, the hour of berry picking was well worth it!)
7:30 p.m. – Journaling with a grateful heart, thinking about my accomplishments for the day, thinking about what I might tackle tomorrow.
What I Learned
From this experience, I learned quite a bit.
For one, I didn't enter the state of "flow" as often as I thought I would (or had hoped I would). There were only three times that I can say with some level of certainty that I felt harmonious and exhilarated.
- Doing Research. I love to learn; it's part of who I am. I enjoy reading, generating ideas, thinking about new ways to solve old problems – it just makes me feel alive.
- Picking Berries. Being outside, foraging for fresh ingredients, taking a break from my analytical left-brained activities, and opening my heart to an enormous amount of gratitude made this simple task tip the scale of flow for me.
- Cooking Dinner. It shouldn't be surprising that my love of fresh ingredients makes cooking an equally fun activity for me. I don't claim to be the greatest cook, but I'm good enough, and I know that preparing healthy meals is an integral part of my self-care practice.
What sends you into a state of flow?


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Happiness economics is a new field that strives to find out what really makes people happy based on surveys asking citizens: "How satisfied are you with your life as a whole these days?" or "How happy are you?". Rather than letting experts define what makes for the good life from an armchair perspective, happiness economics allows us to identify the factors that matter for people's wellbeing as they themselves experience it. When the original millenium development goals (MDGs) were formulated, happiness economics barely existed. Before 2000, less than five scientific articles a year dealt with "subjective wellbeing", academic speak for happiness and life satisfaction. Over the course of the past decade, though, their number has risen enormously. A World Happiness Report launched last year at the United Nations summarises the evidence to date.
The problem with data journalism
The recent boom in "data-driven" journalism projects is exciting. It can elevate our knowledge, enliven statistics, and make us all more numerate. But I worry that data give commentary a false sense of authority since data analysis is inherently prone to bias. The author's priors, what he believes or wants to be true before looking at the data, often taint results that might appear pure and scientific. Even data-backed journalism is opinion journalism. So as we embark on this new wave of journalism, we should be aware of what we are getting and what we should trust. Economics blogger James Schneider recently opined on how journalists highlight research, even if it's not credible, that confirms their argument and ignores work that undermines it.


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McDonald's dollar menu wakes up
Fast food giant McDonald's is spicing up the breakfast market with rumors about a national dollar menu hitting stores next year.
The Chicago Tribune and The Wall Street Journal report that they have documents suggesting that advertising for the breakfast deals is likely to begin in January. McDonald is not confirming its intentions, but the move could help the company lure back customers on a thin budget.
For the quarter ending in October, the company on Tuesday reported a one-tenth of 1% decline in same store sales in the United States., although it fared pretty good overall. The dollar menu, its Angus burger and McCafe offerings helped the burger Goliath from falling further in sales.
McDonald's is not alone in its misery. Quick service restaurant breakfast sales were flat for the quarter ending in August, according to the NPD Group. Rising unemployment and declining disposable income is killing the appetite of the breakfast industry.
There's more grim news. A recent study by AlixPartners LLP show that consumers plan to spend $11.49 per meal eaten out in 2010, almost a 20% dip from the average spending per meal reported in a March survey.
The economy is forcing many fast food chains to slash menu prices. For McDonald's, an expansion of the dollar menu could be the key to keep the cash registers ringing at least in the near future.
So, what could a dollar get you for breakfast? McDonald's has been testing a dollar menu in Chicago and few select markets offering items such as sausage biscuits, hotcakes and McMuffin. We could expect a nationwide roll out of that, or maybe the company would add on to the existing offerings.
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Poached Wild Alaskan halibut gets poached then topped with a tender tomato and pea white wine sauce, making an easy, elegant, delicious Valentine's Day dinner…or any day of the year weeknight dinner!
Yesterday marked the beginning of Lent, a four-week period in which people who take part in Lent are only supposed to eat fish or vegetarian meals on Fridays, and especially on Good Friday, which marks the end of Lent on March 25th.
Yesterday, I also shared a preview of the Seattle Wine and Food Experience, and mentioned the Piper-Hiedsieck Brut that pairs well with a Poached Halibut with Tomato Wine Sauce dish. Well, today is the day you get that recipe!
With Valentine's Day coming up this Sunday, I thought it would be great to create a recipe that was elegant and romantic enough to serve at Valentine's Day, and also a great fish option to serve on any Friday during Lent.
Of course, this dinner recipe is also excellent for any other night of the week as well!
Poached Wild Alaskan Halibut with Tomato Wine Sauce
This recipe calls for wild Alaskan halibut. You can, however, easily substitute any other similar white fish, such as cod or rockfish.
Wild Alaskan halibut is a naturally lean fish that's a great source of potassium and magnesium, and generally low in calories, fat, and sodium. I love halibut's versatility: you can sauté, sear, poach, grill, steam, or roast halibut and it retains a sweet, delicate flavor.
The fish is gently sautéed and then poached, then finished with a white wine sauce with tomatoes, peas, garlic, parsley, and lemon juice.
The result is a vibrant, beautiful, absolutely mouthwatering seafood dish that is elegant enough to serve at a romantic Valentine's Day dinner date at home, yet easy enough to come together for any weeknight dinner.
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 6-8 ounce Alaskan Halibut fillets skin on or off (can substitute cod, rockfish, or other white fish)
- 1/2 cup seafood stock
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 cloves of garlic minced
- 1 minced teaspoon shallots
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup peas
- 1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- Heat 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Lightly salt and pepper both sides of each fillet.
- Once the butter is just melted, add the fillets and cook for about one minute on each side, just until the fish has a little color.
- Add the garlic, shallots, seafood stock, white wine. Bring liquid to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low.
- Poach the fish for 8-10 minutes until the fish is opaque and slightly flaky, but not dry.
- Remove fish and set aside on a plate to rest.
- Add the peas and tomatoes to the skillet and return the heat to medium-high. Bring to a low boil, add lemon juice, and cook until the peas and tomatoes are slightly soft, about 5-7 minutes.
- Plate the fish, then gently spoon peas and tomatoes broth over each fish.
- Garnish with parsley and squeeze additional lemon juice over each fillet, as desired.
- Add salt and pepper as needed.
Valentine's Day Serving Ideas
I'd serve this Poached Wild Alaskan Halibut with Tomato Wine Sauce with a side of cucumber salad and quinoa.
And on Valentine's Day: with chocolate. Only the best chocolate, of course, and these Theo Chocolate Salted Vanilla Caramels are AMAZING. Seriously and dangerously addictive. No need for a labor intensive dessert with this meal: these caramels, and Theo's special holiday My Cherry Baby and Red Hot Cinnamon Crunch chocolate bars, are simple yet luxurious treats!
Have you ever cooked with halibut before or tried Theo chocolates?
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Integrity constraint violation: 1062 Duplicate entry '123456' for key 'PRIMARY'
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Mad Men Drink at Work
The LC and I have recently taken a fancy to the AMC show Mad Men. Set in the 1960s, Mad Men tells the story of an advertising agency and its employees on Madison Ave. in Manhattan. Historical, political and social references put the overall plot into context but its characters and the development of those characters is what really drives Mad Men.
I posted an article called Excellent Adventures several months ago about how I thought it would be sweet to travel back in time to a significant historical period and influence that period with the knowledge and technology of the 21st century (No, I did not consider the butterfly effect when I wrote the original post). After watching the first two seasons of Mad Men, it would please me greatly to throw on my veil of ignorance and just live the life of a businessman in the early 1960s. The life of these "mad men" is incredible. They show up to work in the morning hacking a dart hands free. They toss their coats at their secretaries without saying a word to them and walk into their offices where they immediately pour themselves a glass of whisky. They smoke some more before taking a few calls. They continue to drink throughout the day and then take a nap on the couch in their offices. When they wake up, they light another dart and pour another drink. They scribble some ideas down, pass the buck and call it a day. They go to their mistresses' house and make passionate early 1960s style love. They go home to dinner waiting for them on the table and make the same passionate early 1960s style love to their hot wives. They shut it down with a clear conscience and repeat the process the next day.
Aside from the womanizing and gender and racial segregation, the early 60s seem like the best time ever! Too bad the hippies had to go and eff it all up! All I want in life is a bottle of whisky beside my desk that I can help myself to whenever I am stressed, need to think, achieve success, feel like procrastinating or someone comes to talk to me. Is this too much to ask for in this politically correct and hypersensitive world?
This entry was posted on November 14, 2010 at 8:42 pm and is filed under History, Television with tags 1960s, Advertising, AMC, Don Drapper, Drinking, Mad Men, Madison Avenue, Manhattan, Mistress, Social Reform, Sterling Cooper, Veil of Ignorance, Whisky. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
3 Responses to "Mad Men Drink at Work"
Jodi Says:
November 15, 2010 at 10:09 am
I think we should all be able to have the bottle of whiskey in our desks.. would make things a lot more interesting around here.
Quipper Says:
November 15, 2010 at 2:50 pm
Erika and I enjoy this show as well. I would love to have a few tumblers by my desk for such occasions as being awake.
Rod Says:
November 15, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Not only is the lifestyle great, you have to love the slang they use.


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We are UK home educators, we've been home educating now for over 15 years using an eclectic mixture of Charlotte Mason principles, Classical, Sonlight curriculum and other literature selections, unit studies/ themes/ projects, lapbooking, the occasional bout of child-directed unschooling, a whole lot of Star Trek and much more besides.
We've been on a learning curve which has included a family journey of faith which led first out of the Church into Judaism, and out again into the Wilderness (and Messianic Judaism) and, more recently, back into mainstream Christianity in the form of the Anglican church.
We also had a major life change when we moved in 2011 from the city to the countryside.
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That's me!
Dragon-tamer left us briefly for Sixth-form college, where he did a catch-up year of GCSEs in English and Maths together with a BTEC in Business Studies, but he has returned home after some difficulties during his first A Level year. He is currently studying Music Technology.
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Baba Zonee is the Hebrew name for 'rubber ducky' as learned via the Hebrew versions of Sesame Street, Shalom Sesame and Rehov Sumsum. Baba Zonee is slightly behind and struggling with reading and writing, but we're not sure yet whether or not it's actually dyslexia. His current favourite thing is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
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"As Catholics, we are part of a community with a rich heritage that helps us consider the challenges in public life and contribute to greater justice and peace for all people…In the Catholic Tradition, responsible citizenship is a virtue, and participation in political life is a moral obligation."
–"Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship: A Call to Political Responsibility from the Catholic Bishops of the United States," USCCB 2007
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The Catholic Church has a history of social teaching that reaches back centuries and provides a compelling challenge for responsible living. We believe that all people, especially the poor and most vulnerable, should be greeted with compassion and embraced with love and deep respect.
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The Church's obligation to participate in shaping the moral character of society is a requirement of our faith. Catholic teaching challenges voters and candidates, citizens and elected officials, to consider the moral and ethical dimensions of public policy issues.
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Advocacy is a different way of acting in the public arena and in our faith communities, and lifts up our dual heritage as both faithful Catholics and American citizens. The Catholic call to faithful citizenship affirms the importance of political participation, but the Church calls for a different kind of political engagement: one shaped by the moral convictions of a well-formed conscience and focused on the dignity of every human being and the pursuit of the common good.
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