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We offer an evening of meditation and wisdom on Wednesdays from 7pm – 8:30pm
(Doors open at 6:50pm)
The evening generally starts with a half-hour seated meditation followed by dharma reflections and opportunities for discussion. Please join us for meditation & reflections in good company.
No experience necessary, cushions, chairs and blankets provided.
These evenings are sustained by your generosity. *Donations gratefully accepted. All welcome.
First Wednesday: Lead by members of the Ukiah Welcome Home Sangha (studying the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh)
Second Wednesday: Teachings by the Monks of Abhayagiri Monastery (Thai Forest Tradition) Jan., Feb., & March the monks are on rains retreat, lay teachers substitute
Third Wednesday: Teaching by Female Monastics from Dhammadharini (Theraveda Buddhist tradition) Jan. & Feb. the nuns are on rains retreat, lay teachers substitute
Fourth Wednesday: Indrayani has just received her Master's degree from Dharma Realm Buddhist University. She offers teaching and discussion focused on the lay practitioner living in everyday life.
Fifth Wednesday: Women and Spirituality – Lead by lay teacher Laura West. 10-15 minute meditation followed by talk an discussion.
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We offer you the opportunity to practice Dana (the Pali word used in Buddhism for the practice of giving), to 'stretch and strengthen' your heart, to give as generously as you are able in appreciation of what is offered here for you and others. Support YoMo so we can continue to bring you teachers, classes, and events full of wisdom, insight, and joy.
Yoga Mendocino offers a range of spiritual teachers and weekly meditation teachings. We invite you to help to bring teachers to our area, help get the word out to the community, donate towards this expanded program, and participate in weekly meditations and day-longs. If you would like to be included on our meditation email list, or are interested in helping out in any way, please contact us at email@example.com or call at Yoga Mendocino 707-462-2580.


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Join us for Sunset Cinema our FREE outdoor movie theater under the stars. Sunset Cinema is great for family outings, date night, or just to get together with friends! Bring a blanket or low lying lawn chair! Popcorn and concessions available on-site.
Movies begin at dusk.
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As we know that Ebay is big source of information when you visit and start to get some new or used products. You want to get the good products with the clear price list and some details on it. For some peoples, they need visit the Ebay first when they start want to get some new stuffs because it is easier to look for the products with the best values as well. This becomes good news if you buy some stuffs which has lower values because it has lower risk as well.
The point is you need to consider the extra treatments if you want to buy certain products which have high values, such as: hot tub, spa or jacuzzi. Most of peoples will explore and see the products on Ebay and want some good feedback. But for the higher value products, the Ebayer will look deeper from the pruduct potentials and feedback from the seller or buyer as well. You may think to read some reviews before you decide to buy it. This becomes easy thing because the feedback can be gotten from the product buyer and seller as well.
There are some consideration things before you buy certain items that have high values. The first is you can check the EBay from the buyer. You may need the double checks to know the feedback and to check the product type that Ebayer had been sold. You can do by click the item link then feedback. This is useful to know the seller score from the positive feedback that you can found. The next consideration is Ebay item. You have to know that the feedback is getting from the product that has been bought.
After you know the seller who has good and positive feedbacks, you should know the product quality as well. You have to take note that do not ever buy the high value product without viewing the products first. These products is including of hot tub, car, etc. you should not only know the products is available or not. You need to consider the product quality and meeting someone who ever buy from the same seller.
After you know some considerations things before buy your new hot tubs. This are several tips if you want to get the hot tubs for sale on Ebay, they are:
- The hot tube size
With the many of hot tub products, you may take more time to decide the best one. Every peoples have to evaluate the product that suitable for their needs as well. Most of sellers will specify how many peoples in the hot tub that can be hold. The most of the hot tub has smaller size than the others. There are a lot of hit tubs that made only for 2 peoples, but some of them also made for 6 adult peoples as well. The other hot tubs also have the higher seat that can make the children sit without need lowering the water level with the adults. So you need to consider your need whether for individual user or spend with the others as well. when you start to buy the hot tub, you also need to consider the thickness from the hot tub walls. You also need to suit with your desire location by measure your area.
- Consider the hot tub features.
Some of the ho tubs is made with safety features for children or adults. You need to consider the safety features or all of the available features because you need to extra caring for children who sit in you hot tub. Some of hot tubs has the special chair for safety or you able to buy it separately. Considering the heat capacity to prevent you from burning. Nowadays, some hot tubs have the filtering system for safety protection that supported with skimmer deluxe. It can offer the total of filtration.
- The hot tub jets.
Some of hot tubs is completed with the bigger jet than the others. The amount jets are based on the individuals. Some of peoples choose the hit tub with one jet to get the light turbulence. However, some peoples tend to get stronger turbulence with 4 or more jets. The amount from the jet is depend on size unit and how many peoples will hold inside the hot tub. Some hot tubs features have jet with different speed as well that let you tio set and control your speed.
- The materials of hot tub.
Some of hot tubs are inflatable. The inflatable is made from the thick vinyl or mixing from the similar materials. Inflatable hot tub usually is cheaper that hot tub that made from the solid units. In some cases, solid unit is made from the materials that known as permafex. However, it is need some special materials as well. So you need to check the correct materials for your hot tubs for your security.
- The cleaning of hot tub.
Some hot tub units may be more difficult to clean that the others. to decide whether the hot tub is easy or not in cleaning, you need to understand the description. Some units are made with the filter system but you need to clean it manually from many times.
When you decide to get the hot tubs for sale on Ebay, the most main point is considering the product qualities as well. This is important because you have to blend the water with the electricity, so you need to check the hot tub safety and has best quality that can prevent you from any damages. The global market for hot tub starts to grow rapidly. With the many products of hut tubs, so you need extra warning when start to get the new one. You cannot tryst the good pictures, but you have to know all of the products and who is the producer as well. Always looking for where the product has been made and verify with the manufacturer. If you decide to buy used hot tub, you will need extra research to get what you desire.


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Access library resources online (e-resources)
The physical libraries are closed over the festive period (re-open 3rd Jan 2012). However, you can still access the e-resources.
E-books are available via the library catalogue. Screencast of e-book access – http://screencast.com/t/JetUianN (e-book access off-campus)
E-journal articles are available from the journals databases in the usual way.
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Whether or not you will be using the online resources during the holiday period.
New! Wiley International Encylopedia of Marketing Online
Wiley International Encyclopedia of Marketing – a multi-volume collection of over 300 articles dedicated to international marketing concepts and applications – is now available online! Designed to encompass the scope of modern marketing the volumes cover a range of disciplines including:
- Marketing Strategy
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Edited by Jagdish Sheth and Naresh Malhotra with contributions from leading experts in the field, including Richard Bagozzie, Mickey & George Belch, Dawn Iacobucci and Valerie Zeithaml, this is an excellent resource for understanding current marketing developments, challenges and opportunities.
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I Was Locked Out
Usually I have a long list of what to do in my day-off. I know it should be rest day, but it's only my day wherein I am condition to do other stuff aside from work and doing blogging stuff like laundry housekeeping, crafting and anything in between.
It was 7:00 pm already, my room is in total mess because I was crafting earlier that day; there is also one balikbayan box that I need to be filled when the dryer alarms, thus, I need to load another batch of laundry in the basement.
But when I got back upstairs door was locked. I was locked out!!! I don't have a phone to call my sister and it's freezing outside. Good thing the basement is open and there is a new sofa and TV for the new occupant that will soon to transfer in our basement. Another good thing I was washing my pillows so I have something to cuddle; it was so cold that night and I forgot to turn on the heater.
I was stuck for four hours in the basement, hungry and cold. I fell asleep for awhile; but awoken with the growling of my stomach. And I want to pee, but was scared because the bulb turned off as I entered the basement, ala Conjuring ang dating.
The agony ended when my sister arrived around 11 pm.
And then only to discover that the front door was widely open!!!!
Lesson learned:
I should have checked the other door. It's cold outside but I will not die going in the other side of the house,
Always carry keys (this was actually my second time locked outside... haha), and
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Calling record labels, managers and investors: Vinyl World Congress is a brand new conference launching in Brighton with demonstrations of the latest manufacturing machines and talks from labels about the vinyl industry.
Set up in response to the vinyl boom which has increased lead times and the need to facilitate trade and co-operation within the industry, the conference takes place from 15 to 16 May at the Hilton Brighton Metropole.
The event is sponsored by manufacturers Pheenix Alpha, Viryl Technologies, Newbilt Machinery, Dugdale and CAF who will be demonstrating the latest vinyl manufacturing machines on the day.
There will also be discussions about the impact of Brexit on vinyl manufacturing in Europe as well as the wider industry perspective on the market.
Confirmed speakers include representatives from Universal, Sony, Warner, Ninja Tune, PIAS, XL Recordings, BPI, AIM and more.
Event Director Connolly Mellon said: 'Demand for vinyl is higher than it's ever been with lead times between two to six months for some to get it manufactured.
'Both ends of the spectrum (indie and major) have different concerns about the future but right now it's happy days for most manufacturers. We want to see more pressing plants in Asia, South America, Africa, BRIC and beyond, that is where the untapped potential is.'
For more information and tickets, visit www.vinylworldcongress.co.uk.


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"I will go in unto the Altar of God
To God, Who giveth joy to my youth"
Tridentine Community News by Alex Begin (December 11, 2016):
December 11, 2016 – Third Sunday of Advent
Free Traditional Catholic Books & Audio Books
Looking for interesting Catholic content to read on your PC or mobile device, or to listen to in your car? A web site has collected two pages of books which are available for free download, some also in audio book form. Selections include Catholic classics such as The Imitation of Christ and True Devotion to Mary. The full list is at: http://www.traditionalcatholic.co/free-catholicbooks/ and http://www.traditionalcatholic.co/free-catholic-books-ii/.
Tones of the Ite, Missa Est
There are eighteen Gregorian Chant settings of the Mass. Some are designated for certain days or seasons. For example, Mass I is used during the Easter season, Mass IX is for Feasts of Our Lady, Mass XI is for Sundays After Pentecost, and Masses XVII and XVIII are for Advent and Lent – neither includes a Glória. Those are merely recommendations, not requirements, which is why other Gregorian Mass settings are often used, especially on Sundays after Pentecost.
Besides the Kyrie, Glória, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei which comprise each Mass setting [Credos are independently numbered, for example the familiar Credo III is not from Mass III], each Mass also includes a setting of the Ite, Missa Est. The tone, or melody, of the Ite mimics the Kyrie for that Mass. For example, in Mass IV, often used on Feasts of the Apostles, the beginning of the Kyrie looks like this:
The Mass IV Ite repeats the same melody:
The servers and congregation respond with Deo grátias, sung to the same melody.
An interesting development took place in 1960: Prior to that date, in Lent and Advent, the Ite was replaced at the end of Mass by Benedicámus Dómino. The 1960 revision to the rubrics ordered that Benedicámus only be used when a procession follows Mass. Prior to this date, therefore, there had been no need for an Ite in the Lent and Advent Mass settings. Chant books published since 1960 now include the following, rather simple Ite for Masses XVII and XVIII:
An allied question is why this Ite, which is also specified for the infrequently used Mass XVI, does not mirror the melody of the Kyrie of those Mass settings. The answer is that this is actually the Ite of the infrequently heard Mass XV; it mirrors Kyrie XV. Church authorities evidently decided that a more austere and simple Ite was more appropriate for Advent and Lent.
Other Conclusions to the Mass
Let's get back to that rarely-heard Benedicámus Dómino. The only liturgical procession we typically encounter after Mass is on Corpus Christi (Marian processions do not count, as they do not have official liturgical form). There are a few settings of the Benedicámus Dómino, the more elaborate of which are intended for more musically-skilled celebrants. For example, the altar missal includes the following simple and not-so-simple settings:
As with the Ite, the servers and congregation respond with Deo grátias, sung to the same melody.
There is one other instance when the Ite is replaced with something else. In a Requiem Mass, its place is taken by the Requiéscant in Pace. There is only one, simple tone, not based on a Mass setting:
The servers and congregation respond with a simple Amen.
Tridentine Masses This Coming Week
- Mon. 12/12 7:00 PM: Low Mass at St. Josaphat (Our Lady of Guadalupe)
- Tue. 12/13 7:00 PM: Low Mass at Holy Name of Mary, Windsor (St. Lucy, Virgin & Martyr)
- Sat. 12/17 8:30 AM: Low Mass at Miles Christi (Ember Saturday of Advent)


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John McCain Vs John McCain
"I'd love to see a point where it is irrelevant, and could be repealed because abortion is no longer necessary. But certainly in the short term, or even the long term, I would not support repeal of Roe v. Wade, which would then force X number of women in America to [undergo] illegal and dangerous operations."
John McCain, speaking on the 2000 campaign trail.
"I do not support Roe v. Wade, period. It should be overturned."
John McCain, on Feb 18, 2007.
That is some straight talk. I doubt McCain has given abortion much thought. The Maverick bills himself as a national security expert and is under the impression that Shiite Iran is aiding the Sunni al-Qaeda. One can only imagine how clueless McCain is about issues he is not passionate about. McCain goes into a frenzy talking waging new wars in the Middle East. It is no accident McCain talks about a 100 year war in Iraq and sings about bombing Iran. McCain is downright sedate when discussing reproductive rights. Project Vote Smart shows McCain's anti-abortion stance.
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding abortion.
(x marks are for positions McCain supports)
a) Abortions should always be illegal.
b) Abortions should always be legal.
c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
X d) Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
X e) Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
X f) Prohibit the dilation and extraction procedure, also known as "partial-birth" abortion.
X g) Prohibit public funding of abortions and of organizations that advocate or perform abortions.
h) Other or expanded principles
Further proof that McCain has given no thought to what overturning Roe v. Wade would do to America. His plan to stop unsafe and illegal abortions is hope.
Q: But if Roe v. Wade was overturned during a McCain presidency, and individual states chose to ban abortion, would you be concerned that, as you said, X number of women in America would undergo illegal and dangerous operations?
McCain: No, I would hope that X women in America would bring those children into birth and into life in this world.
Hopeless is a better word to describe what a McCain presidency would do to women.
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Polki is N. M. Chhotani's most recently launched product line comprising of necklaces, earrings, bracelets, bangles and sets all in sterling silver studded with diamond polki and gold plated. All pieces are imported and so order time for any design (in the case that a particular design is not available) is 60 days. All pieces are hand made, hence no 2 pieces can be totally alike.
A Polki Diamond is an Uncut Diamond with fewer facets than a regular cut diamond. Since they are uncut, they have less fire or brilliance when compared to fully cut diamonds. These diamonds are mined from the earth and retained naturally with no enhancement, and not lab created or synthetic as is sometimes mistaken to be. They come in all sizes ranging from as small as 0.005 cents to a few carats. Polki diamonds are usually thin, flat and brittle with a foil covering on its back. The foil can be of gold or of silver. Polki diamonds do not have a grading science as regular diamonds do. Since there is no quality grading and authenticity certificate, one must look for whiteness and inclusions. Experts add that lesser the inclusions, the better the value you will get for your money. That makes it very important that you go to a reputed jeweller for buying polkis as you are assured of its genuineness.
Polki pictures can be viewed HERE


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Bettina Savorelli is committed to helping you find the right mortgage product for your needs. We understand that every borrower is different, and we offer a variety of products to meet your individual requirements. We make the process of securing a mortgage simple and straightforward by offering you the latest in financial tools that enable you to make sound financial choices.
About Bettina
I spent over 20+ years in the Mortgage and Real Estate business working with residential loans. I have work with a team of Realtors, Title Agent to work for the goal of the Borrower. I have specialized in "First Time Home Buyers Classes and enjoy educating them in the process of securing a mortgage loan. I believe the role as a Loan Officer is to guide every client through the complete mortgage process, taking the time to make sure they understand every step of the loan process. The more confident they feel about their decision of becoming a homeowner. I am always looking to build and maintain relationships with clients, to help them now and in the future. I have the pleasure to work with the best in this business and learn down to the basic of 101 processing from the beginning to end and know when the right time to handle every situation as it comes. I look forward to working with you…
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Shifting the focus from aggressive sales techniques and the short-term transactions of business, relationship marketing emphasizes long-term relationship building with customers The best relationship marketing ideas for small-business owners include learning everything you can about your target customer, adding value to their interactions with your business and continuously working on building and maintaining relationships that grow your customer base.
Know Your Customer
Relationship marketing requires getting to know the types of people who make up your customer base. What brought them into your store or to your website? How old are they? Where do they live and are they married or single? Use this information to develop your relationship marketing strategy and provide products and services to suit the customers' needs.
Give Them Useful Information
The best relationship marketing ideas shy away from the hard sell or "buy, buy, buy" approach to sales. Instead, work toward increasing your customer base and sales by using your business website to give customers useful information to assist in their buying decision. Some websites include how-to articles or video tutorials for do-it-yourself projects. Others include tip sheets, commonly asked questions, case studies or tips and tricks for using products.
Customer Relationship Management
Relationship marketing is an ongoing endeavor for businesses. Continuously manage relationships by providing excellent customer service to all customers, and think of each customer service contact as a business advertisement. Use social media such as Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest to interact with your customers, and add value to the relationship by directing them to great information on and off the Internet. Don't limit the content provided to dealing exclusively with your services. Provide relevant news stories or information that let your customer base know you understand them, appreciate their business and want to provide a valuable customer experience.
Build Relationships with Others
The best relationship marketers know good relationships lead to referrals, and this includes business-to-business relationships. List your suppliers and businesses offering services or products complementary to yours. Take a proactive approach and refer your customers to other businesses. Soon you will receive referrals back. Some examples include painters referring clients to flooring installers or online web content writers referring clients to website designers.
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Mobile phones have changed the world in ways that exhaust and confuse me. Today's experience is a perfect example.
I made an appointment to meet with a repairman this morning at between 9:00 and 10:00 AM. Because it's summer, my children got up a bit late, and we had breakfast at around 9:00. I don't sit around at the breakfast table with my mobile phone or any electronic devices out. In fact, I had no idea where my phone was at that moment. What I knew was that a repairman was coming any moment and I'd have to let him in.
It turned out that this repairman was outside. He was sitting in his car right in front of my house and texting me, calling me, leaving messages. When he heard nothing from me, he decided to drive away and deal with other appointments. This despite being a few yards outside my front door, quite literally in a position to hear me talking beside a wide open window.
Back before mobile phones existed, this man would have come up to the door and rung the doorbell. That's what I, an old time geezer, expected him to do. But now we're expected—even when someone is depending on our business—to be tied to our phones, to respond to messages from someone who's standing outside.
I called him at around 10:00 to find out what's going on. He asked if I could reschedule today, that all he'd have to do is cancel some afternoon meetings. So, someone else would have to rework their entire day because this man cannot ring a doorbell. He actually said it was against company policy to ring doorbells. The rationalization was more absurd than than a chapter out of Camus. "Sometimes people cancel last minute, and they get angry if you ring their bell."
Perhaps that's true. It seems true that, these days, the appointments we make need to be checked five minutes before they're to occur, because appointments made weeks in advance are only theory. Something better might have come along; someone might have texted us in the meantime to let us know they wanted to take us to something so cool we couldn't miss it, and that person we spoke to a week or a fortnight before should just understand.
"Hey, are we still meeting today?"
No. We're not. Thanks for checking.
Here's a picture of some creatures who'll show up so soon as you bring them food.


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Normalcy returning to Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, March 6 (IANS) Normalcy appeared to be returning to the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday even as clashes erupted between security forces and protesters in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district amid a crippling shutdown there.
Youths clashed in Shopian town with security forces who used tear smoke shells to disperse the protesters.
A large number of people gathered at the house of a militant killed in a gunfight with the security forces along with five other persons in Pahnoo village on Sunday.
The protesters were agitated over the killing of two militants and four civilians in Sunday's gunfight.
Authorities have suspended Internet services in south Kashmir areas to prevent the spread of rumours.
Elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley, life limped back to normal after Monday's protest shutdown.
Shops and businesses opened while public transport was normal in Srinagar and other places. But educational institutions have been closed till Thursday as a precaution.


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Laser Skin Rejuvenation
Dr. Cyrus Chess in Norwalk, CT, uses state-of-the-art laser skin treatments to reduce the appearance of blemishes, spots, and wrinkles. With more than 35 years of experience in laser skin rejuvenation, Dr. Chess offers safe and effective treatments tailored to meet your needs. He has a variety of lasers on hand to treat a range of cosmetic imperfections.
When to Consider Laser Skin Rejuvenation
If you are unhappy with the appearance of your skin, you may want to consider laser skin rejuvenation. These advanced laser therapies can address a wide range of imperfections, including:
- Liver spots, brown spots, and age spots
- Broken capillaries
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When you meet with Dr. Chess for your consultation, he will evaluate your skin and ask you about your treatment goals. Based on this information, he can determine the best treatment to achieve your goals.
With more than 35 years of experience in laser skin rejuvenation, Dr. Chess offers safe and effective treatments tailored to meet your needs.
Treating Brown Spots
To treat brown spots, Dr. Chess uses the Q-Switched Alexandrite laser. This therapy removes as much of the spot as possible without leaving any permanent scars on the skin. It offers a reduced downtime compared with the Fraxel laser. It breaks up the pigment, which is reabsorbed by the body or sloughs off invisibly. This treatment works excellently for patients who want to address just a few brown spots or have too many to count.
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If red skin or rosacea is a concern, Dr. Chess may recommend the V-Beam laser. Patients generally require three treatments in six-week intervals and results last two to three years. There is no downtime after treatment, but you may experience redness, blotchiness, or stinging in the treatment area for a few hours after each session.
Treating Wrinkles
To address wrinkles, Dr. Chess uses the fractional laser or non-ablative laser resurfacing. He can determine which option will work best for your skin during your consultation. The fractional laser treatment uses fractional photothermolysis to stimulate collagen production for healthier, smoother skin. This treatment requires just one to two treatments with minimal downtime.
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On January 28, many will celebrate the Chinese New Year. You can, too, with this huge Chinese New Year printable learning pack!
The Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional holidays celebrated among the Chinese people. It signals the beginning of spring, and signifies the first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar.
This is also a great time to study China and its culture with your kids. Read books about Chinese New Year and the traditions that go along with this special holiday.
Chinese New Year Printable
I have created a printable pack designed to help you introduce your young learners to Chinese New Year. Inside this 50+ page printable, you'll find the following activities:
- ABC tracing chart: This chart is created with a dot font perfect for tracing practice.
- ABC matching cards: Print these cards on cardstock for durability. Cut each card on the dotted line. Have your child match the uppercase and lowercase letters.
- ABC and 1-20 mazes: Trace a path from a to z, 1-10, or 11-20
- Beginning sounds: Have your child say each word aloud. Use a clothespin, paper clip, or crayon/marker to mark the beginning sound of each picture.
- Count and clip cards: Have your child count the images on each card. Use a clothespin, paper clip, or crayon/marker to mark the correct number.
- Skip counting puzzles: Cut each puzzle into strips. Have your child practice skip counting as they put each puzzle back together.
- Handwriting practice: Trace the letters and words on each page, and then practice writing them on their own.
- Spelling Mats: Cut out the letter tiles or use plastic ones. Use the 3-part cards for word recognition. Have your child use the letter tiles to spell each word on the spelling mats. Write the word correctly on the word bank.
- and more…
- The dragon represents prosperity and good luck.
- Tangerines and peach blossoms are considered lucky.
- Firecrackers are set off to gain the attention of the god of prosperity.
- The color red is the main color of this holiday as red symbolizes joy and happiness.
- Red envelopes filled with money are often given during this holiday.
Books about Chinese New Year
Click on the images below to learn more about each book.
Dragon DanceCelebrate Chinese New YearChinese Zodiac AnimalsSam and the Lucky Money
Download your printable.
This Chinese New Year printable pack is only available to my readers. Enter your information below, and then check your email for the link. Be sure to open the link on a PC or laptop as it won't open properly on a smartphone or tablet.
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10 Chinese New Year Activities for Kids
For more holiday fun, choose one or more of these activities to supplement your unit study!
Chinese New Year Printables at Make Learning Fun
Chinese New Year Animal Masks at Education.com
Chinese New Year Playdoh Mats at Sparkle Box
Chinese New Year Drum Craft for Kids at Gift of Curiosity
Fire Breathing Dragon at Elementary School Counselor
Homemade Fortune Cookies at All Recipes
Chinese New Year Dragon Puppet and Free Printable at Red Ted Art
Egg Box Chinese Dragon at Activity Village
Goldfish Kites at Lightly Enchanted
Paper Fortune Cookies at Unsophisticook
Your littles may also enjoy watching the Chinese New Year episode of Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat.


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Can I Cover Simple Fondant-Covered Cupcakes In Saran Wrap To Ship?
Baking By NYAcupcake Updated 30 Nov 2013 , 12:08am by -K8memphis
can I cover simple fondant-covered cupcakes in saran wrap to ship? i want to make sure that when they pull off the saran wrap it won't also pull off the fondant.
Each will be wrapped individually and placed into a plastic cupcake container that securely holds 12 cupcakes in individual compartments.
AIf the boxes securely hold the cupcakes, and they are covered with fondant why would you use the Saran wrap as well? I'm sure this reads as a sarcastic comment, but that's not my intention. I just don't understand the reasoning behind it.
Depending on the type of icing & fillings I would be more concerned about your goodies getting there without spoiling or melting. I've only received perishable items, never sent any, but they were packaged simply in plastic containers along with a special thermal packaging system-gel ice packs or something similar.
Hopefully, someone with some experience will offer more advise.
The saran wrap will hold them in place even further. I don't worry about spoiling as I am overnighting them. I also don't want to add ice packs as I don't want them to make the fondant sweat once thawed.
I did not think you were sarcastic at all! I appreciate the comment!! xx
the biggest issue is wiggle room--so long as the box can be moved around every which way without any movement of the precious cargo your'e cool--
i used to receive packages where the idiots (because they never caught on) that packaged them --would carefully stack all the items up in a beautiful fashion without any regard to how much movement the carefully stacked items would receive on the way to my house--heavy items would sling holes in the box where the small items would leak out on their merry way--total disaster time after time--
so your cakes need to be secured inside there--no wiggle room--
hope that works out for you
actually the box needs to be able to be slightly shaken every which way without damage to the precious cargo--because that is the pathway it is being put on--
I agree. I am going to stick lollipop sticks into each cupcake, and surround the containers themselves with enough stuffing to ensure that there is zero wiggle room. Thank you for that post!
ok cool--that will ensure that the cupcake holder arrives intact/uncrushed--the cake can wiggle down the sucker stick if the box is upturned--or lands on it's side--
i mailed a tea ring last year and i made sure that there was enough stuffing to hold everything even if it was upturned--
it sounds like you have enough for everything except for upturned--you might need a cardboard 'o' ring to sit on top of each one to keep it in place --y'know like if you were making a paper garland for a christmas tree--something to keep it secured in one place
do you remember pizza hut used to place a little plasticc dooey in the middle of the pizza boxes to keep the box lid from sticking to the cheese? you need a mini sps to set upside down on top of the cupcakes to hold them in place to ensure safe arrival
sorry if i'm being too detailed but when you get different food items delivered to you note how impeccably skillful they ship them--nothing left to chance
hope all goes well!
No not too detailed at all....you have an excellent point!!!!! I really appreciate your replies! You say Mini SPS...what is an SPS.
single plate system to hold up a tier cake--it's in essence a small 'table' set inside one cake to hold up the one on top of it--but in your case you'd use it upside down to sit flat on the top of the cupcake and the legs go up to fill the distance--
so you need like a rose nail--or picture a rose nail with more than one leg and place it upside down on the cupcake to maintain the distance between the top of the cupcake and the holder--


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DHA Administrator Reviews Ongoing Development Works in DHA Karachi (Phase-VIII)
DHA Phase-VIII Steering Committee Meeting chaired by Administrator DHA Brig Shahid Hassan Ali was held at DHA Head Office to review the progress of the ongoing development works in DHA Phase-VIII.
The Steering Committee discussed/evaluated the professional, technical and functional aspects of the infrastructure development, gasification and electrical works being executed in Phase-VIII and took appropriate and pragmatic decisions to speed up the development process.
The main focus of discussion was on devising an integrated and comprehensive strategy for early completion of cable and related civil works and managing sustained supply of equipment to ensure early provision of electricity in maximum sectors of Phase-VIII before they are opened for construction. Project Director Phase-VIII informed the Steering Committee that the work on placement of Pad Mounted Units (PMUs), Kiosks and Feeder Pillar Boxes etc and laying of HT/LT cables in the area was progressing expeditiously to achieve the desired target at the earliest.
Administrator emphasized the need to undertake the ongoing development projects in a phased programme with an objective, prudent and incisive approach. He stressed upon the need of adopting decentralized and multi polarity concepts to ensure reliability, transparency and versatility in project development activities. He added that early development of entire Phase-VIII will be harbinger of a new era of progress and prosperity in the area.


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Choosing a degree
When deciding what to study you should consider your interests and strengths as well as the teaching and assessment methods used in the degree.
It's essential that you are really interested in what you hope to study. You'll also want to match your degree to your abilities to ensure you'll succeed.
If you're undecided, it might help you to think about the following questions:
- what subject have you previously enjoyed studying?
- will you still be interested in that subject in a few years' time?
- in which subjects have you performed well?
- are there any new subject areas which interest you?
- do you have a particular career in mind?
Remember, many of our degree programmes allow you try a range of subjects before specialising.
Research your options
Once you have decided on a subject area or areas, take the time to do some in-depth research into the degree programmes available in your area of interest.
You should check the entry requirements - what subjects and grades you need - for the programmes you are interested in studying.
We use the term 'programme' for a whole degree course such as MA (Hons) Classics or BSc (Hons) Mathematics. Other universities may call this a 'course'.
You should also find out what you will study, how you will be taught and how you will be assessed. This should help you to decide whether a programme suits you or not.
Bear in mind that although a particular programme may have a similar title at different universities, the content can vary considerably. Make sure you review what is on offer at each institution.
Degree finder
Use our degree finder to search for a programme that suits you.
Visit us
If you think studying at Edinburgh might be for you, make sure you visit us.
Our Open Days are a great opportunity for you to meet current staff and students, find out about student life in Edinburgh and get a feel for whether the environment suits you.
You can explore the campus, learn more about available programmes and ask questions about admissions, accommodation, career prospects or anything else you want to know.


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Kristen Ashburn was a judge in the 2013 Q1 Contest
WPJA Judge since 2008 -
Documentary photographer Kristen Ashburn is based in New York City. She has received numerous honors including an Emmy Award nomination (2007), the John Faber Award from the Overseas Press Club of America (2007), a Getty Grant (2006), National Press Photographers Association's (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism (2007, 2006, 2003), Pictures of the Year (POY-2007), and two World Press Photo prizes (2005, 2003). In 2004, she won Canon's Female Photojournalist Award (AFJ) and was named as one of Thirty Emerging Photographers by Photo District News (PDN). In 2003, she was granted the Marty Forscher Fellowship for Humanistic Photography. Ms. Ashburn's photographs and stories from the Middle East, Europe, and Africa have appeared in publications including The New Yorker, Time, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone and Life among others.
Kristen is also the author of 'I Am Because We Are', the photography book companion to the documentary film of the same name, produced and written by Madonna and directed by Nathan Rissman. Both the book and film share the stories and images of children living with the effects of HIV/AIDS. Each child's story is accompanied by a series of powerful photographs by Kristen, images that, in the words of Madonna, capture "the paradox of beauty and tragedy that exists today in Malawi and many other countries in Africa." Kristen has photographed the impact of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa for almost a decade and brings her passion for the issue to bear on every image.


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Most days I leave before my family wakes, and there are a few that I have returned when both of my girls were already asleep. It is ridiculous to go an entire day and not see the people who matter most to you…even in the name of the mission of God. Most of us spend so much time running, that we neglect what matters most, and run right through our lives until we wake up one day and wonder where it's gone. This is the shortest blog post I've ever written, but maybe one of the most important. God does not expect us to sacrifice our families at the altar of ministry. If this convicts you the way it did me, repent and carve out time to give your family the best of you, not whats left over.
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Good word bro, good word. Sometimes the most important word for us to say to others is "No", so we can say "Yes" to the people who matter most. I forget this way too often. Thanks for taking the time to remind us.
this is very true. I agree with 100 percent What gets me is during an altar service in church when the parents are going after God with all their hearts and leave their kids behind in the seats crying..burns me up. Sometimes we can be so focused on getting what God has for us that we leave the "gift or gifts" that God has given unto us behind. God wants the Body to focus on family and the church needs to find a balance.


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September 25, 2019
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June 1, 2018
DiPasqua Enterprises Subway Store 29770 has recently been recognized for their involvement in the Osceola County School District and have been awarded the honor of Business Partner of the Year. District Supervisor, Krystal Palma-LeBlanc, Store Manager, Nicholas Amatto and Area Marketing Manager, Jody Punzo attend several open houses throughout the year donating multiple food coupons and prizes for the children and staff of PATH School in Kissimmee. Because they have been very involved with the school all year long, OCS chose our Subway Store 29770 as their business partner of the Year. They were recently honored at a luncheon and an award plaque now hangs in the lobby of the Boggy Creek Subway Store at 1400 Simpson Rd., Kissimmee, FL. This is just one of the many ways DEI gives back to the community. Congratulations Krystal, Nick and Team!
April 16, 2018
We are pleased to announce our participation with AmazonSmile which will automatically donate 0.5% to a charity very near and dear to us - CECO. It costs you nothing to participate, and it's just like shopping on Amazon normally, but you get to do a world of good. You just need to select CECO (Conductive Education Center of Orlando / www.ceco.org ) for your recipient organization.
DiPasqua Enterprises invites you to switch your Amazon bookmark over to AmazonSmile (www.smile.amazon.com)and select CECO as your charitable organization of choice. We also hope you will forward this information on to your family and friends. Every little bit helps!
Thanks for your participation!
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April 2, 2018
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March 1, 2018
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New intel emerges online implicating that the Flying Graysons will indeed appear in the upcoming Titans TV series. The show has already locked in its principal cast, and now the priority is finding the supporting players, which possibly gives us hints at the narrative beats the project will tread once it rolls out next year.
Taking inspiration from the Teen Titans comic books and hit animated series, the live-action adaptation follows the younger generation of DC heroes who are also former sidekicks of bigger superheroes in the mythos led by Brenton Thwaites' Dick Grayson. Eventually taking the mantle of Batman's former protege, Robin the Boy Wonder, Titans will trace the early steps of the character as he is groomed to be the leader of the group living the superhero life despite their young age -- including how his family background may have factored into his journey to become one of DC's most popular hero.
As reported by Omega Underground, an audition tape featuring Canadian actor Tim Campbell for the role of "Ben Crossland" has been revealed online. Earlier Titans character descriptions referred to Dick Grayson as "John Crossland," so Ben is Dick's father. In the short clip, you can see the Hollywoodland star talking to his wife and a young John about some superstition before a "big entrance." Fans know from the comic books that the Grayson family are circus performers, specializing in doing gymnastic stunts, hence the name the Flying Graysons. It sounds like Titans will be showing us a piece of their life on stage to further establish Dick's character. Although, the test script was tweaked a bit and instead depicts the brood as singers instead of being entertainers.
From the dialogue alone, you already get a sense that the Graysons have a close and loving relationship with each other. So if Titan goes about the tragic death of Dick's parents, which seems to be the case given that Tony Zucco seems to also exist in the new narrative, we can expect that the young hero-in-the-making will take it to heart and will possibly be one of his most pivotal motivation to better himself.
It's important to remember, however, that the audition tape is by no means a confirmation that Campbell will eventually play the part of the Grayson patriarch as the gig can ultimately land on someone else's lap. If anything, the intel just confirms that Titans will tread Dick's relationship with his family and depending on how the series wants to spin it, we can either see their deaths in linear storytelling or via a flashback.
No official release date for Titans but it is expected to roll-out sometime next year.
Source: Omega Underground


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New Session: Adult Boxing Class
Back by popular demand! Come join this popular class with Boxing Instructor James. What people are saying, "Great Class", "Incredible Workout", "James is awesome". Starts Tuesday, November 4th- 6:15-7:15 and runs for 6 weeks.
Members, who have a monthly or annual membership, can join this class at no additional charge. A member discount will be offered during registration. The class is also open to the public for only $45.00! Get a great workout, in a supportive fun environment. Open to Men and Women of all fitness levels. Limited to the first 20 registrants.
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Nala Monroe Photo Shoot
Submitted by Shadow Dragu-Mihai on Mon, 01/19/2015 - 16:33
I recently did a photo shoot with Model Nala Monroe, actress and model (find her on Model Mayhem). We met in Pasadena and shot in Old Town, off Mercantile Place, which has some of the greates backgrounds and most even light throughout the day of any location I have found.
We did a freeform shoot that combined street fashion, some art and some commercial headshot work.
Makeup Artist Sheena Morris did the beauty makeup with Nala, and assisted in the shoot as well.
Nala was a fantastic model and we got some great images. Here are some of the photographer (that's me! picks).


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If you wish to submit a letter for Council's consideration, it should be addressed to:
Mayor and Council
City of Kamloops
7 Victoria Street West
Kamloops, B.C. V2C 1A2
You may also fax your letter to 250-828-3578 or email a member of City Council.
Council Procedure Bylaw No. 1-46 regulates the submission of correspondence stating that all communications shall be legibly written, typed or printed, signed by at least one person, dated, and include a contact phone number or address. Correspondence may be included on a Council Meeting agenda, or it may be referred to a particular City department; the writer will receive an acknowledgement advising the disposition of their correspondence.
If your correspondence is placed on a Regular Council Meeting agenda, please be advised that your letter (including your name and address) will form part of the public agenda and will be available in hard copy and on the City's website. Your letter will also be recorded in the Council Meeting minutes, which is a permanent public record.
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What is hearing loss?
Normal hearing depends upon the proper function of literally millions of structures and processes every second. Occasionally one or more structures within the auditory system fail and result in hearing loss and speech understanding problems.
Hearing loss occurs to most people as they age. There are two types of hearing loss: conductive and sensorinural.
Conductive hearing loss
Conductive hearing loss is caused by a problem with the ear canal, the eardrum and/or the three bones connected to the eardrum. Common reasons for this type of hearing loss are a plug of excess wax in the ear canal or fluid behind the eardrum. Medical treatment or surgery may be available for these and more complex forms of conductive hearing loss.
Sensorinural hearing loss
Sensorinural hearing loss results from damage to the inner ear (cochlea) or auditory nerve, often as a result of the aging process and/or noise exposure. Sounds may be unclear, too soft, or sensitivity to loud sounds may occur. Medical or surgical intervention cannot correct most sensorineural hearing losses. However, hearing aids may help you reclaim some sounds that you are missing as a result of nerve deafness.
As with most other health problems, early detection allows for more effective intervention. In some cases, hearing loss is medically treatable and may be improved by an otolaryngologist or audiologist. Typically, hearing loss is permanent, but modern hearing aid technology is able to increase the ability and range of hearing in most people.
The first step in treatment is to get your hearing evaluated professionally by an audiologist. An audiogram will be obtained which gives us a unique hearing profile of each individual patient and shows the extent and degree of hearing loss. The audiogram is used during an audiological consultation to assess your specific hearing needs and determine the proper treatment.
Impact of Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is a disability which may cause difficulty in everyday listening situations. Sometimes hearing slowly degrades over time and the person does not recognize how serious the problem has become. The overall impact can include:
- withdrawing from groups or activities
- continually asking people to repeat words or phrases
- hearing, but not understanding speech
- having difficulty understanding conversation within a group of people
- having ringing in the ears or other noises
- finding yourself complaining that people are mumbling or slurring their words
- preferring the TV or radio louder than others do
- having trouble hearing at movies, house of worship, concert halls, or at other public gatherings, especially where sound sources are at a distance from the listener
How ENT audiology can help
Ken Stallons and Misty Mueller, board-certified audiologists, have extensive experience in hearing amplification and the fitting of assisted hearing devices. They will provide a complete hearing consultation and make a recommendation to best fit your hearing needs.
A hearing consultation is recommended to assess your specific hearing needs. This consultation will help to determine whether improved hearing will be best achieved through hearing aids, assisted listening devices or modifying your listening situations.
We maintain state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment, sound treated rooms, computerized fitting software, and verification tools such as surround sound and Real Ear measurements using visible speech for more accurate fittings.
We offer a 60-day full money back adjustment period, which will allow you time to be in all of your challenging listening environments. We provide in-office hearing aid cleaning and minor repairs at no cost.
We guarantee the best possible results to help you achieve a better quality of life.
Hearing aids
We offer a wide selection of hearing aids, including digital processing and digitally programmable, from a variety of manufacturers. We will work with you to find the best solution for your hearing healthcare needs within your budget.
Hearing aids work very well when fitted and adjusted appropriately. There are basically three levels of hearing aid technology: analog, digitally programmable, and digital. The degree of hearing loss, power and options requirements, manual dexterity abilities, cost factors, and cosmetic concerns are some of the factors that will determine the style for each patient.
Digital hearing aids
Digital hearing aids utilize the most advanced digital signal processing currently available. This allows for more sophisticated sound control which provides the clearest reception, especially in noisy environments. Digital hearing aids adjust automatically to the listener's environment. Other features include automatic feedback control, directional microphones, special noise reduction circuitry and several customized programs. These are the most technically advanced hearing aids at this time.
Conventional analog hearing aids
Conventional analog hearing aids amplify speech and noise control. These hearing aids have a volume control that can adjust the sound, but they still make loud sounds and background noise louder. This type of aid is the least expensive, but it cannot be programmed if your hearing changes over time.
Styles of hearing aids
There are several styles of hearing aids:
- Behind-the-ear (BTE): hearing aids are placed over the ear and connected with tubing to custom-fitted earpieces.
- In-the-ear (ITE) hearing aids fill the entire bowl of the ear and part of the ear canal.
- Smaller versions of ITEs are called half-shell and in-the-canal (ITC).
- The least visible aids are completely-in-the-canal (CIC).
Hearing aid options, which are appropriate for your particular hearing loss and listening needs, the size and shape of your ear and ear canal, and the dexterity of your hands will all be considered in deciding what type of hearing aid is the best for you.
What will happen at my hearing aid fitting?
- The hearing aids will be fitted to your ears.
- While wearing your hearing aids, you will be tested for word understanding in quiet and in noise and for improvement in hearing tones.
- You will receive instruction about the care of your hearing aids, the batteries used to power them, a suggested wearing schedule, general expectations, and helpful communication strategies.
- You will practice properly inserting and removing the hearing aids and batteries.
How should I begin wearing the aids?
- Start using your hearing aids in quiet surroundings, gradually building up to noisier environments.
- Note where and when that you find the hearing aids beneficial.
- Be patient and allow yourself to get used to the aids and the "new" sounds they allow you to hear.
- Keep a diary to help you remember your experiences.
- Report any concerns at a follow-up appointment.


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No doubt there is a continuum of some sort that extends from mild concern through anxiety to fear to terror. I've only been up the line as far as fear so I only know terror from observation, which suits me just fine, thank you. I may, as a writer, have an appetite for experience but terror comes so close to death that I suspect the people suffering from it are not consciously feeling much of anything -- just an explosion of sense data with no time to integrate it into meaning. Terror is the opposite of meaning and understanding.
At the other end, anxiety and manageable fear might actually come from knowing and understanding entirely too much. The impulse is to try to lessen the fear by finding out more and by confirming which are facts and which are imagination. I leave a little opening to the backyard for the cats -- mostly Squibbie -- to make little moon prowls, an essential part of cat life. Sometimes we are the ones visited. Usually it's Caspar, the big white bossy cat from across the street who likes to mark my doorstep with stink. But once in a while it's a much more sly little beast who makes only the smallest sounds -- which, of course, are scarier. Squeak. Clink. Then I get up and close the access for a few nights.
When a mammal is in a total state of terror, there is no way to reassure it short of chemical intervention. A old woman with a brain tumor -- evidently close to the amygdala -- in a local nursing home began to scream irrationally, desperately, uncontrollably. After every other effort, the doctor simply put her on enough morphine to knock her out until she died. Of course, she was not in REAL terror from REAL danger -- she was simply sitting in a wheelchair with familiar people around her. She didn't know she was dying. If she were in REAL terror (meaning justified by causes outside her brain), knocking her out would have been the wrong thing to do because the usefulness of terror is to cause so much thrashing, noise, and flight that the cause might be evaded somehow -- the tiger leaving. It is the body trying to save itself.
How can lesser forms of fear be addressed?
A calm authority figure. Obama is a naturally cool calm man with enough Indonesian poise and University of Chicago Law School culture in him to support that. Clinton was a naturally warm and buoyant man whose nurturing willingness to share made everyone feel better.
Convincing facts and theories. We all watch the surveys and pundits and fact-checkers in hopes of evidence that worrisome economies or threats of war can be understood and managed.
Unconcerned peers. If everyone around one seems unafraid, going on about business as usual, then we figure we must be worried about something unnecessarily.
Demonstrations. If we are told a rickety bridge is safe, we feel a lot better if someone else crosses it before we do.
But what about when fears are justified? What about memories of previous fears that replay in the mind again and again, sleeping or waking? What about the fears of people who have lived on the edge for many years, scraping through narrow escapes, taking damage that didn't quite destroy? They are hyper-vigilant, always suspicious, impossible to prevent from interpreting everything in the most threatening way.
The hardest ones are those who protect themselves with rage and scorn, those powerful emotions that draw on enormous energy and that are almost impossible to turn off. Eventually they become self-fulfilling prophesy so that every attempt a do-gooder makes is finally exhausted, turning the attempt away. This can feel positive to the fearful person, as though they have succeeded in controlling the situation, which reinforces the behavior the next time a do-gooder comes around.
Sometimes the rage and scorn is not direct, but takes the form of games, clever manipulations, turns of the table, until confusion becomes an ally in the game. In fact, the whole thing becomes a high stakes game and pretty soon other players of the same sort are attracted. Then the only intervention is a total reframing from outside the adversary, a complete change of circumstances so that the original terms of the struggle for control are changed. That's what technology has done to so many of our formal relationships: marriage, churches, universities, publishing, galleries. In the end those dependent on rage, scorn, and game-playing are usually not flexible enough to cope.
But maybe the most intractable cases of fear are those that depend upon secrecy. The traditional "insight therapy" in which a helping person tries to empathize with the feelings of the sufferer until they can understand the dynamics and then explain them rationally only makes everything worse, because the more the secret person feels revealed, the more they interpret the exposure as danger. "Knowing" is not always resolving. But knowing has worked for me, so I find it hard to give up. No doubt it is wrong to impose revelations.
The most basic truth we don't want to know is that we are all in mortal danger from the moment of conception. It is the fact of being born that leads us on to death. In between is what counts unless we are numb and paralyzed. In attempts to reassure us, religion offers the idea that if we are virtuous we will not be harmed or at least if we are punished, we will have brought it on ourselves and deserve what we get. Or that we will be compensated later. Or that there is a talisman that will protect us. Or that if we love God, He will protect us. When these fantasies fall away, we are more fearful than ever.
I've played it safe. I've mostly stopped wanting anything but to sit here at this keyboard. I've built in as much safety as possible with the resources I have. But the larger world still keeps changing. Earthquakes, cutting social security, changing technology, uncertain infrastructure -- they all have impact on my life. But this is good because I'm aware that there must be contingencies. I reconsider and invent backup plans all the time, sometimes on yellow legal pads and sometimes on 3X5 cards so I can play them out on a table like solitaire. But the equivalent of "Pearl Harbor" could happen anytime. I could have a stroke. A bullet could come through the window in the dead of night while I sit here lit only by the computer screen. Fear sells better even than sex. Some people find it very useful.


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Crowdsource your verbs
1) Read the following reports.
2) Flag any and all individuals/objects exerting force
Troublesome from a physics perspective… if A exerts a force on B, then so too the converse.
The rules clearly state action, not reaction.
4) If the action can be performed without exerting any force on another person or object, allow the action.
One of my favourite sorts of typo, Dave, because I know I'm paying proper attention when I spot them: "but the the info you give".
Thanks. It took me a moment to spot that one. I kept thinking, "but that's correct."
Dave Wilton - 23 May 2013 03:41 AMThanks. It took me a moment to spot that one. I kept thinking, "but that's correct."
Thanks. It took me a moment to spot that one. I kept thinking, "but that's correct."
Great example of the futility of proofreading your own work.
Having now played the game, I found, as I'm sure others will have done/will do, that some of the sentences don't fit any of the options given. For example,
The gink broke. Is anyone or anything exerting force?
The gink
No force applied. Allow.
Can't tell because in this context 'break' has more than one meaning.
Can't tell because the sentence is ungrammatical.
Can't tell because I don't know that verb.
here something must have exerted force on the gink to break it, even it it was a sudden rise in temperature, so force was applied. But the given answers don't have the "something else applied force" option
The ambiguity inherent in the use of using nonsense words is part of the experimental design and is certainly factored. I suspect that sentences like this one produce statistically interesting results that point out just the sort of issues these guys are looking for.
In this case I believe the ambiguity is a result of the limits of the multiple-choice format. Here "broke" is intransitive. It has not direct object, so nothing on which force can be applied. At least grammatically; in the "real world" obviously something did apply force. There's a breakdown between the grammatical and the logical here, with the grammar not expressing the full logical range, which must be assumed. (Even if you take "broke" to mean "fail," as in a machine broke, logically something caused that failure, be it electrical spike, friction wearing away a gear, drying of lubricant, etc.)
You could include choices for such things, but the range would be so large as to be unworkable.
I suppose you could say "the weather broke" or "the silence broke".
Atomic nuclei can break (undergo alpha decay or spontaneous fission; beta decay might also be considered the "breaking" of a neutron) without any external force or influence.
Some of the time, none of the options applied.
The A
The B
No force applied. Allow.
Can't tell because in this context BLAH has more than one meaning.
Can't tell because the sentence is ungrammatical.
Can't tell because I don't know that verb.
Should have been another option, Can't tell because we don't have enough information.
From the site: ...each task is asking about a specific component of meaning…
The tasks are designed to test for a specific component of meaning, not all components of meaning. If a verb doesn't fit a task, that's valuable information, not a shortcoming of the experiment. In other words, it isn't the job of the questions to fit the meanings of the verbs, it's testing to see if it works the other way around. Sometimes the answer will be no… and some of the questions may even be designed to learn something about your participants and not your verbs.


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Today, I'm especially reflective. I've ran into some people that I haven't seen in over 25-30 years this week and I look at how much we've changed. The faces stay the same but sometimes we let our lives get in the way of our health. I don't claim to know how healthy they are, but for me, I had several ailments that forced me to take a close look in the mirror & reevaluate my lifestyle. My arthritis and other joint issues had me struggling to climb stairs, get out of chairs, comb my hair, put my hands in my pocket, ride my motorcycle, sleep on my side…the list is long.
That wasn't "normal" for someone in their 30's. In 2009, after another round of physical therapy for my knees, my therapist said, " if you lost some weight, your knees would feel so much better."
Then I looked at myself. I was too heavy (IMO) for my frame and I felt like shit. I ate like shit and at that very moment, I got tired of that shit. That's when I decided to change some things.
I joined the gym in 2009 and hit the elliptical a few times a week. I didn't change my diet much, but I lost a few pounds. My friend, Tracy, recommend a book to me called, "The Eat Clean Diet" that showed me how to rethink what I was eating and make some changes. Some were drastic some seemed doable. From 1/2010 to 4/2010, I lost almost 30lbs. During that time, I started lifting weights. I didn't know what I was doing, but I fooled around on machines, read a few magazines and kept up the cardio. Then, I happened upon another book called, "The New Rules of Lifting for Women" and that showed me that lifting heavy is OK!
I stayed at it and lost a few more pounds, but I got stronger & stronger. I met a trainer, Dave Miller, on Facebook. He ran a boot camp in the city. He touted lifting heavy, clean eating and staying active. His mantra was just like my own, it was like we were on the same page. In that studio with 15 other people who were working towards the same goals was refreshing. I wasn't alone. I had my fellow "bombshells" with me every week inspiring me and motivating me to be better.
I hit another wall with my knees and shoulders and had to rehab again. This time, for my knees, my doctor introduced me to Synvisc. I got the injections and slowly but surely, I could move again. Steps were easier, standing was easier and I got back on the elliptical. I was a new person!! I started SPINNING again. The first time I tried it, I hated it. Too fast, too painful and it made my feet and ass hurt like hell. This time, I decided to try it again after the Synvisc & it was better. I actually liked it. So much so, I started teaching it. I get Synvisc injections every 6 months to keep me going and I LOVE it. I couldn't teach SPINNING, squat, lunge, or run sprints without it. It's keeping me away from knee replacements and I'm GOOOD with that. However, had it not been for the series of events that lead me to that inventory (and my physical therapist suggesting I lose weight) I'd still be in that body.
I met another amazing trainer, Charlie Biggs, who helped me keep moving around my injuries. He listened to me. That was the most helpful part of our sessions. He respected my desire to go hard, and helped me around my limitations. We trained together for about 2 years and to this day, I still call him my friend. If I ever became a trainer (and I will this year) I'd like to be like him. He cares about people & it shows.
This journey wasn't an easy one, nor is it over.,I started at 210lbs in 2009 and I'm now 156lbs. I've been as low as 148lbs, but after a few surgeries in 2013, I'd gained back 20lbs. I'm still working to get my weight back down (to fit all the clothes I'd bought) but as of 2015, I'm back strength training and down 8-10 lbs. lifting makes me happy. It gives me confidence I didn't have before.
I'm no longer that "thick" girl, I'm the fit girl & I LOVE it.
My next goal it to help others get fit and healthy. I'll get ACE certified this year and work on developing my own style of training. I'm a motivator & cheerleader so I hope to bring that to my brand of personal training. The past 6 years have been a roller coaster. I have had so many ups & downs & I'm still on my own journey. What always seems to bring me back to a good place is staying active. I want to help people like me, people who are motivated, but need some guidance and a game plan to get their life to where they'd like to be.
Even in my 40s, I'm still on my journey, but isn't that what life is all about? The road to where we're trying to be is filled with highs and lows & I embrace them all. Here's to the next chapter of my life; fitter, happier, healthier & stronger!


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Performing on average 150 shows a year across Australia, New Zealand and the USA Nick Charles is known internationally as "Australia's virtuoso of acoustic roots and blues". He has released a dozen albums on Australian and US labels including his latest "The River Flows" which has seen him awarded the 2016 "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year" and "Solo Performer of the Year" in the blues scene. He was named "Port Fairy Folk Festival Artist of the Year 2014" and is a twice winner of the Australian Song Contest. His latest accolade is the 2016 "Age" Blues album of the Year. He has toured with and supported artists including John Hammond, Guy Clarke, Ralph McTell, Robben Ford, Junior Wells and BB King and toured the US ten times in recent years. This is finger picking roots music magic and a lifetime's stories and songs from the world's musical highways.


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Attending the NASCAR testing sessions at LVMS was a greatly anticipated event for many Las Vegas NASCAR fans. Those hardy souls that attended this year had many challenges.
The weather was a huge issue for both drivers and fans. Near hurricane force winds played havoc with drivers on the track, and fans in the stands. As a fan, trying to take pictures in 47 mph winds ended up being an exercise in frustration.
The second day had relief from the wind, but the temperatures were miserable up in the grandstands. For two brief periods, the sun beat strong enough for the heavy duty jacket to be unzipped, but the rest of the time was spent with the jacket zipped, muffler wrapped and blanket covering the legs.
The greatest challenge came from the track operators themselves. For some inexplicable reason, the operators first released PR that claimed the Neon Garage would be open to fans. Then, on January 3rd, a newsletter to 'insiders' claimed that was information was wrong, and the Neon Garage would be closed to fans. To add to the confusion, the website at LVMS.com showed a public info release dated on January 9th with a photo caption stating that the Neon Garage WOULD be open to the public.
I sent an email to the motor-sports writer at the Las Vegas Review Journal, Jeff Wolfe, with the above information. He checked into it, and discovered that the Neon Garage was indeed closed, and expressed thanks to me, as he had heard it would be open.
This misinformation coming from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway media office is deplorable. If a mistake was made in the original PR, it should have been loudly corrected with all available outlets. When the local writers are surprised by it, that tells me that the media department is either falling down on the job, or does not care what kind of fallout may happen.
LVMS, and Bruton Smith, have enjoyed sell outs at this venue for years. Rising ticket prices, hugely overpriced food items (at a track where no coolers are allowed), handicap parking that is routed out of the track in a direction that takes 5 hours to arrive back at the strip are issues that will irritate customers enough to not come back, and may cause failing box office returns in the near future. Adding this irritant will not help the cause.
(Let us not even discuss how much warmer fans would have been down in the Neon Garage, as opposed to the grandstand.)
But the real victim in this bad communication? Not only the angry fan, but the person in the gift shop who had to endure the anger of customers who arrived at the track, expecting entry into the Neon Garage. I heard one VERY peeved fan taking it out on the sales shop associate. While the associate was right in claiming to not be the one who made the decision, she was the only person available, and became the target. As a retail manager, I think she did an admirable job of deflecting anger, even when the anger was misplaced!
While the media folks and the track operators sit in their warm ivory towers, the front line in the gift shop took the ire of the customer. Shame on Bruton and Chris Powell! Shame! They did not bother to answer fan inquiries, and they let the gift shop sales person take the flack. And if they don't have a sell out this year, or next...they might want to reexamine some of their not-so-fan-friendly practices.
And for what it is worth, I am driving to Fontana tomorrow, for two days of testing. There, for a five dollar charity donation, I will be allowed in the infield bleacher area. Are you listening, SMI?
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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New Country Guidance Case on Eritrea Finds Real Risk on Return (Free Movement Blog, Oct. 2016) [text]
Protection on the Move: Eritrean Refugee Flows through the Greater Horn of Africa (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2016) [text]
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Gadget Show Live @ Christmas is returning to London for the second year running.
The Xbox One, Playstation 4, Microsoft Surface 2 and Sony Xperia Z1 will join 1000s of new devices will be on show at the event held at Earls Court from 1-3 November.
Shoppers will benefit from exclusive offers and discounts as well as getting the opportunity to play with the latest tech on offer.
They can try their hand at the newest games on the newest consoles (including the Xbox One and Playstation 4) in the Game Zone and there are interactive toy sessions in the Toy Zone.
Plus, guests will be able to catch hour-long tech and gadget shows featuring special guests, outlandish stunts and audience participation in the Super Theatre.
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Last year's event had 27,280 visitors and 100s of exhibitors and the event's expected to be even busier this time round.
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I've also discussed the value of adding field peas to the crop rotation. Field peas are the ideal legume to add to the rotation in the spring prior to seeding winter wheat in the fall.
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Chris Bangle explains the BMW X6 in this video titled "BMW Concept X6 – The Idea". Some of the questions you have in your mind about why the X6 exists in the first place are in the video, and Bangle attempts to answer them. Video after jump.
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Despite the rain, despite the chill, despite the strong desire to crawl into bed for a warm nap, I dragged my ass out the door and went for a run like a good little boy. The rain was fairly cooperative until the last 5 minutes or so when it went from a fine mist to large drops and heavier winds.
Along the way, I saw a VDOT guy inspecting trees. My guess is they'll be cutting some down. Not surprised since I call them the "no mistake" trees. If you drive by and make a mistake in hitting them, it'll be your last. I also saw a new dog on the route. He barked, scared the crap out of me, jogged after me for a few feet then just watched me. Thankfully I was already in Zone 3 because my heart rate spiked. Also had to deal with some opposing traffic by jumping the ditch and running on the berm for a bit. Again, I was lucky and was already in Zone 3 so the extra effort just added to the workout.
And speaking of Zones, I set my watch to give me 8 minutes in Zone 2 and 2 minutes in Zone 3. I nailed the first interval then had to take a few walk breaks in the rest. I'm able to keep my heart rate at 142 if I keep things really slow but I can also bring it back down fairly quickly by walking a bit. Assuming I catch it soon enough. There were times where I wanted to go faster but I knew I needed to stay slow so I just kept at a meandering tempo.
Temps were about 55F. Light rain and light winds until the last few minutes where the rain and winds picked up.
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Breakfast was two waffles, two eggs, yogurt and iced coffee. I had a second iced coffee, water, and a sip of Ginger Ale the rest of the morning. Right before the run I had a packet of applesauce. During the run I had a bottle of plain water. Recovery was Hammer Recoverite mixed with water and chocolate ZICO and some cheese and chips.
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Wore my warm North Face ball cap, long sleeve shirt, gloves, and two pairs of shorts. Was pretty cozy until the very end when a sudden wind caught me and I got cold for a few seconds. I also forgot to change socks so I wore my old ratty ones by mistake.
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When you are presenting your home for sale you need to be aware of the elements of interior , one of these elements is 'Lines'. Lines are generally created by the shapes and objects, but can also be created by negative space.
You need to be aware of your use of lines as they are a very important factor in creating a mood and/or feeling in a room.
The purpose of lines in a room is: to create a feeling of movement of the eyes; give a sense of direction; drawing the attention of the viewer (in our case a buyer) to certain areas or things; divide a space or room; or communicate a feeling.
Straight lines are the most dominant, curved will soften a space. How you emphasise the direction of a line will create different effects and give a different feeling to a room.
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Vertical Lines
Vertical lines draw the eye upwards, creating a more formal atmosphere and can suggest a feeling of strength, dignity and height.
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Horizontal Lines
Horizontal lines draw the eye across and down. They can be used to make a space feeling longer or a restful and more informal feeling.
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Bicycle Victoria reports on the separated kerbside bicycle lanes along Albert Street in Melbourne that opened in June to much controversy. The media, the RACV and even some cyclists labeled them as a waste of time and money and many drivers were unsure how to use them with reports of drivers parking in the bike lane during the off-peak, instead of in their parking lane. VicRoads have made improvements to the lane to make it more obvious how to use them, including making the bike lanes green paint and installing flexible guides to dissuade drivers from using the lane - as the picture below shows. It would appear from the picture though that drivers still have difficulty understanding as there appears to be a yellow car parked in the lane in the photo.
VicRoads recently released a road safety audit of the performance of the bicycle lanes. The audit notes that the treatment is unique in Melbourne (although common elsewhere in the world) and would therefore confuse drivers until they are used to it. The report notes some inherent road safety risks including drivers entering side streets and driveways not being aware of cyclists and the risk of passenger doors and pedestrians stepping into the lane (BV notes that only 10% of cars have passengers so the risk is far less than driver-side bicycle lanes). It does not come to any conclusion as to the safety of the treatment or any measures that could improve the safety.
Bicycle Victoria has published an overview of international practice in separated bicycle lanes that provides a useful scan of international practice in using these.