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Chaired by: dr. Karin Geuijen (UU), prof. dr. Mirko Noordegraaf (UU), prof. dr. Bram Steijn (EUR) & dr. Lars Tummers (EUR)
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Public organizations – varying from policy organizations and executive agencies to health care, welfare and schools – face pressures to (re)professionalize work and service delivery in order to improve the impact of their work. Roles and competencies of work floor professionals are redesigned, experts enter into new relations with political superiors and stakeholders, managers and managing professionals try to develop 'professional' managerial profiles. Professionals work together in various ways which is stimulated by innovative approaches such as healthcare pathways, networks and chains ('ketens'). Professionals face increasing performance and quality controls.
Although some of these trends are clear, together they create a bewildering array of changes. These do not only generate practical challenges, they also create theoretical puzzles, relating to professional dynamics inside and between public organizations and links between professional, organizational, network and political logics. In order to understand these developments, the panel focuses on three themes, which both capture the traditional debates (especially theme 1), but also reconfigure and broaden the debate of professionals in new interesting directions (especially theme 1 & 2).
Theme 1: Professionals and controls: Burdens or tools?
In which way do professionals handle organizational, financial and professional controls, such as increased performance management, quality controls imposed by governments or professional associations, as well as changing professional controls imposed by associations and informal public controls imposed by the media. When are controls seen as burdens for professionals, and when are they embraced? What are the effects of for instance performance management tools on professionals? What are the effects of deprofessionalization of professionals? For instance, what are the effects when citizens are given more autonomy and the role of professionals is diminished, for instance because of austerity measures? What are the positive and negative side-effects of such shifts in responsibility?
Theme 2: Professionals and administrative leadership.
How can professionals best be managed? What is the relationship between professionals and leadership? In which way can professionals manage tensions between entrepreneurialism and political sensitivity in administrative organizations? How can leaders deal with professionals in bureaucratic organizations?
Theme 3: Professionals and/in networks.
Professionals face complex problems which they need to deal with in cooperation with colleagues within as well as outside of their organization. Cooperative professional relationships will be characterized by different professional norms, information positions and power inequalities (think of the power disbalance between nurses and physicians). Professionals have to find ways to cope with this. In which way are professionals able to become boundary spanners between organizations in order to implement innovations and improve (social) impact?
This NIG panel track welcomes papers that discuss the above themes on public professionals (controls, leadership and networks). We do not only focus on traditional professionals (such as physicians, judges or scientists), but also welcome papers about 'semi', 'proto' or 'quasi' professionals (such as public managers, welfare workers, social workers, nurses and teachers). We welcome papers that come from different disciplines, including both empirical and theoretical contributions. This NIG panel track will be used to further develop a joint research program on the topic of professionals in public domains, including international publication opportunities, such as special issues in international journals and edited volumes.
Abstracts can be sent to David Schelfhout (firstname.lastname@example.com ), before June 21, 2013.


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Located 5 minutes from Black Chasm Cavern, Grinding Stone State Park shows the history of the native Americans in this area and is a great quick stop with lots of history.
- 8 dollars to park
- Open sunrise to sunset
The native name for the site is "Chaw'se" which is the Miwok word for "grinding rock". Upon this rock they ground acorns and other seeds into meal, slowly forming the cup-shaped depressions in the stone, which can still be seen today. Along with the mortar holes, the main grinding rock within the park also features a number of petroglyphs: circles, spoked wheels, animal and human tracks, wavy lines, etc. Some of these carvings are thought to be as much as two or three thousand years old and are now becoming difficult to discern in the rocks. This association of rock art and bedrock mortar pits is unique in California. Except for one other small site, Chaw'se has the only known occurrence of mortars intentionally decorated with petroglyphs.
The Park
After parking, the first stop on a visit should be the museum with all of the history and ancient relics, however it was closed when we were there so I am not able to report on it.
I set out on the interpretive trail instead. The trail itself is well laid out and beautiful with lots of plaques telling you about what you are seeing and engaging you with the culture.
I especially liked the metal chef statue that greets you as you start the walk.
On the right hand side they also have a replica of the teepees that the India's of the area used.
As you wander around on the trail you will see beautiful oak trees and even an area to have a picnic all before reaching the main stop, the grinding stone.
I had no idea what this would look like before I got to the stone, as I had done no research, and I was shocked by the sheer size. Apparently the stone was used by many different Indians like an old school water cooler where everyone met to grind their food and interact with each other.
I would say the stone is easily 30-40 feet across and 20 feet wide. It is massive. In the middle there is a viewing platform that allows you to walk out on the stone and look over it.
I found it interesting to see all of the holes that have been ground out of the stone from decades of use. This is a very unique thing to see and I can't believe I had never even heard of it before.
After checking it out you can continue to explore the park or head back to your car. All in all there is really no reason not to stop here if you area already checking out the cave, as it is a great way to see the history of the area. Let me know if have been in the comments.


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This week, pupils have taken part in Waste Week. This is a National programme looking at ways to help reduce waste. Pupils have looked at ways we can recycle and reuse more of the waste we produce. The Eco Team led an assembly to the whole school on Waste Week. Pupils looked at the biggest sources of waste, what happens to waste and what we can do as a school to help tackle this extremely important environmental issue.
Pupils in each year group carried out work on Waste Week. Pupils presented some of their work to the rest of the school in Friday's Celebration Assembly. Pupils looked at ways we tackle recycling as a whole school issue. Examples included paper recycling, food waste recycling and ink cartridge recycling.
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Cutting the beet into hearts makes this salad appear time consuming, but is so simple, it only takes minutes to make. Red beets get their beautiful crimson color from phytonutrients, which also provides detoxification and anti inflammatory benefits. This recipe was created by Donna Kelly of Apron Springs.
Serves 4
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 4 medium beets, peeled
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 head butter lettuce, cleaned and torn bite size
- 4 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
- 1/2 cup roasted almonds
Preheat an oven to 425 degrees.
Whisk the olive oil and balsamic vinegar together in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Slice the beets 1/4 inch thick and cut them into heart shapes using cookie cutters or a knife.
Transfer the beet hearts to a baking sheet. Drizzle with the canola oil, sprinkle with the salt and place in the oven. Roast for 30 minutes, or until softened.
Dress the lettuce with the balsamic vinaigrette in a large bowl, tossing to ensure the dressing is evenly distributed. Divide into 4 servings and top each with equal amounts goat cheese and almonds. Lay the roasted beet slices artistically on each salad and enjoy!
This Recipe's Ingredients:Beet, Red Pepper
Nutrition Information
My Heart Beets Salad
Servings per Recipe: 4Amount per Serving
Calories: 398
Calories from Fat: 312
Total Fat: 34g
Saturated Fat: 8g
Cholesterol: 22mg
Sodium: 357mg
Carbohydrates: 13g
Dietary Fiber: 4g
Protein: 11g
Sugars: 7g
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The Russian women and British men each took two gold medals Saturday as the European Championships continued in Montpellier, France, where the five champion gymnasts each took their first major title.
After a disappointment in the women's all-around, Russia rebounded to take both women's titles. Olympic bronze medalist Maria Paseka upset top qualifier Giulia Steingruber on vault, where the Swiss star was the two-time defending champion. Fourth in qualifying, Paseka upgraded her first vault to a Cheng Fei (messy) and popped a much improved Amanar to top Steingruber (layout Rudi and double-twisting Yurchenko), 15.250-15.133.
Two-time Olympian Ksenia Afanasyeva won the bronze, also upgrading to an Amanar first vault. She stepped over the line, but Afanasyeva, who is returning after a long series of ankle injuries and surgeries, looked rightfully pleased with her vault. She also stepped over the line after her second vault (layout Podkopayeva).
On uneven bars, Russia's Daria Spiridonova added .2 in difficulty to her qualification routine, directly connecting her Pak salto to Maloney-half. After an inside-Stalder-blind to piked Jaeger, she dismounted with an improved toe-full to full-twisting double (small hop) to take the gold medal with the highest women's score so far, 15.466.
Defending champion Becky Downie (Great Britain) settled for second with her incredibly dynamic routine, featuring three Tkatchev variations: free-hip to piked; Stalder to piked; and free hip to straddled. Sanne Wevers won the bronze for the Netherlands (Shaposhnikova to back uprise full to bail; giant-full to blind to high Jaeger; double layout)., bumping Becky's sister, Ellie Downie, to fourth by .1.
The men's competition saw three gymnast finally win their first major international title. British Olympian Kristian Thomas struck gold on floor exercise. Just seventh in qualification, Thomas stayed cleaned to strike gold.
"I'm absolutely over the moon," he said. "I've never won a floor medal at a major championships but I knew the routine I had was consistent and I was in contention. I was so nervous watching the other scores come in, to win gold is incredible."
All-around runner-up David Belyavsky won another silver. He had the highest Difficulty score of the medalists at 6.6, but he took penalties for hops on most of his landings. He tumbled the still rare, but always exciting, double-full-in pike out, as a second pass. Switzerland's Pablo Brägger edged 2013 co-champion Alexander Shatilov (Israel) out of the bronze, 14.941-14.933.
Top qualifier Andrej Korosteljev (Croatia) seemed to succumb to pressure, standing out of bounds for an immediate deduction, and then falling twice for last place.
Two-time Olympic pommel horse medalist Louis Smith, first-up, used his experience to stay cool and swung to gold on horse. Like Thomas, Smith finally has an individual title to his credit. Though Smith has won Commonwealth Games gold for England, this is his first individual title for Great Britain.
"It's unbelievable, I don't really know what to say," said Smith, who lost the gold at the 2012 Olympics by a tie-break. "I was first up and had to stay composed. It was always a bit hit and miss as to whether I could come back, and today for me was a trial for myself, I was so nervous... to win gold makes it all worth it - incredible."
Runner-up Harutyum Merdinyan and third place Alberto Busnari were also thrilled with their results. Merdinyan brought Armenia its best result to date, while Busnari (a four-time Olympian) proved he is still competitive for Italy as he closes in on 37.
On still rings, Eleftherios Petrounias (Greece) was possibly the most overjoyed of the medalists. A perennial World Cup medalist, he has been unlucky at European and world championships for several years. His routine was a show of strength and though he tucked his layout double-double dismount, he stuck it for the day's highest score, 15.866.
"To win a gold medal at such a tournament, when in our country there are many difficulties in sports and in general, is very important and means so much," Petrounias said. "It is a success that I expected and for which I worked for years. I want to dedicate this medal to my family, to my coach Dimitrios Raftis, the doctor of the national team Ulysses Paxinos, course my sponsor Stoiximan.gr, but also everyone in Greece struggling."
2013 co-champion Samir Aït Saïd (France) tied 2014 champion Denis Ablyazin, with identical scores (6.8/15.566).
Aït Saïd, who brought the host team its first medal of the competition, said he was nervous. Three years ago at the European championships in the same arena, a nasty landing on vault broke his knee—and destroyed his chances of competing at the Olympics.
"I came in (this competition) through the back door, where paramedics came to take me to go to the hospital (in 2012)," Aït Saïd recalled. "I had a twinge. When I arrived in the arena, unconsciously, I looked directly at the vault and actually I felt the feeling I had when I blew out my knee. Nothing can erase what happened three years ago but I am very, very proud."
Competition concludes Sunday with the second day of apparatus finals.
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EDUCATION / Stanford opens high school for gifted students / Nation's first online program for the ultra-smart to enroll 300
Stanford University, home to some of the world's brightest college students, will open the nation's first online high school for the gifted this fall.
University administrators say the high school grew out of a summer school for super-smart kids as well as existing Internet courses for those youths offered by Stanford's Education Program for Gifted Youth.
Online high schools aren't new but until now haven't targeted gifted students who often progress rapidly through advanced material. A gifted student might finish a math course in four months that an average student would need a year to complete.
"We want to set high expectations and push these kids," said Ray Ravaglia, Academic Research and Program Officer for the program. "They will be happiest in an environment where they can realize their full potential."
But earning an Internet diploma from the program won't be cheap. Annual tuition for a full-time student is $12,000, although the school will offer financial aid.
Matthew Bunday, 14, of Minnesota plans to enroll. With a perfect SAT math score at age 11, he could have long ago gone to college, but his parents didn't want to send him. Local high schools would have meant easy A's but not enough intellectual stimulation.
Stanford, the family decided, provided the answer by challenging gifted kids in a way many public and private schools don't. Matthew, who just spent two months learning numbers theory at a summer math camp, has already experienced Stanford's online math classes and looks forward to taking writing and Mandarin courses.
"You can get classes that you wouldn't be able to get in a high school," he said. "You can go any speed you want."
The program, which has offered individual online courses since 1990 and a summer program since 2000, doesn't just benefit gifted students and their families. Stanford can discover some of the best minds and develop them early.
"This is a way of finding really good kids early and getting them to understand what Stanford has to offer," said Ravaglia. "That's not lost on the university."
The new online high school comes as advocates of gifted education say the federal No Child Left Behind Act has unintentionally hurt gifted students in the public schools. They say that because teachers face pressure to make all students proficient, they don't challenge the successful ones who could do more. There are other impediments: Schools often don't have a curriculum for extremely advanced students; teachers have only so much time to give individualized instruction; and parents and teachers cite social development reasons when explaining their reluctance to have students skip grades. It's important to recognize and challenge children with gifted intellectual abilities, said Patricia Wallace, senior director of information technology and distance education at the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.
"We have so many different choices to make about how resources are allocated," she said. "The gifted -- they'll be getting B's or A's and so they don't look like they're in trouble. It's a huge risk to our country and the world to allow students who could achieve so much not to be given that opportunity."
Parents of gifted youth sometimes homeschool or supplement their child's education with individual online courses or summer programs. The online diploma-granting high school, Stanford officials believe, will give parents another option to combat the academic boredom that can plague exceptionally smart kids.
"For really bright students who can handle the work, this is an exciting possibility," said Jane Clarenbach, director of public education for the National Association for Gifted Children in Washington, D.C. "They won't have to drop high school and start college early. They won't have to enroll in college and skip all the other things about high school that they might not want to."
Online courses aren't for everyone. They require exceptional motivation but that tends to define gifted students, Ravaglia said. Stanford's online high school will offer two types of classes. One is a seminar-style course where students and teachers will use audio feeds to discuss and study online classroom materials together. In another more self-directed type of class, students will learn from a CD-ROM and contact instructors online with questions.
Raphael Holmes taught an online summer class that's a good example of what students can expect. The 24-year-old Stanford graduate and physics instructor with the Education Program for Gifted Youth recently logged on to a mechanics course for office hours. Cecilia from Ontario, Canada, soon logged on, too, and typed "Hi Mr. Holmes! I have one (yes, only one this time) physics question to ask, before I start the exam."
"OK, ask away," Holmes replied, his fingers clicking against a keyboard in a cluttered Stanford office.
In its first year, the Stanford high school plans to enroll a total of 30 sophomores, juniors and seniors. Administrators say it eventually will grow to 300 students. The course offerings are advanced. Students can progress beyond Advanced Placement calculus -- typically the upper limit of learning at most high schools -- and take multivariable calculus, linear algebra and differential equations, courses on a par with what Stanford teaches its best math and science freshmen.
The online school will recommend, but not require, that students visit the Stanford campus during the summer to meet instructors and take classes impossible to teach online, such as labs. This year, 950 gifted students from as far away as Qatar and Zambia are taking summer courses at Stanford on everything from quantum mechanics to music theory.
One July morning, Gary Oas, who holds a doctorate in physics from UC Davis, discussed black holes, naked singularity and thermodynamics in a fast-paced lecture that prompted students to ask questions like: "Does a completely isolated object floating out on the universe still have entropy?" When certain students spoke, others rolled their eyes as if to say, "What a dork," even though everyone had elected to spend precious summer vacation time talking high-level physics.
Daniel Schwarz, 16, a rising senior at Rio Americano High School in Sacramento, loved the class. High school teachers generally go too slowly for him so he supplements his education with courses at his local state college. Although he isn't enrolling in the online high school, Stanford is looking for students just like him.
"In high school, it's expected teachers have to cater to the lowest common denominator," Schwarz said. "It's more important that people don't fall behind than people get ahead. ... This is a perfect opportunity to thrive."
A number of other prominent universities offer gifted programs with online and summer courses including Northwestern, Johns Hopkins University, Duke University and the University of Denver.
"Gifted" is a nebulous term, and no one test or score determines someone's giftedness. The National Association for Gifted Children conservatively estimates 6 percent of the U.S. student population, or approximately 3 million students, are academically gifted -- sufficiently advanced compared with their peers.
Stanford finds gifted students two ways: It pays the College Board for the names of those high school students who scored in the top 2-3 percent of the SAT or students find Stanford. Admission to Stanford's online high school is based on a portfolio that includes evidence of exceptional ability whether or not it's a test score, as well as samples of work, essays, current intellectual interests and teacher recommendations.
Homeschooled his entire life, 15-year-old Ariel Fischer plans to enroll. The program's English courses he has taken in the past allowed him to interact with gifted students around the world.
"We figured it would be nice for him to be connected to one place," said his mother, Tina Fischer. "He's with a community even if it's virtual."


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Several nights last week I found myself driving home late at night, an unusual occurrence for a single parent of a small child. The evening air was particularly delicious and I thought about nights like these, long before parental responsibility had a claim on my actions, When I would steal away to some park or another at night and enjoy the stars and darkness and quiet, or just drive an old road until I got tired enough to go home. I had a roaming impulse once again, but not nearly as large as my love, so I just smiled and remembered and went on home.
Then I found myself this weekend at a camp along the fault line towards the eastern end of the state. I'm convinced that Tennessee is one of the most beautiful states in the country As I sat in the shade of some trees near the edge of a gorge with a particularly ravishing view, I prayed and read and wrote and recalled luxurious days when I could indulge in quiet hours alone in nature.
And I wrote;
I watch a hawk gliding in effortless circles over the valley as shadows of clouds create moving pictures over the forests below. To glimpse the smallness, the ugliness, of what people have built against the backdrop of such beauty is humbling. I recall a short conversation had with a college friend years ago, probably long forgotten by now, of the connection between beauty and terror. True beauty is terrifying, either in its ability to destroy or create or sometimes both.
Beauty I suppose always looks ugly in the details. If I were to hike the forest before me, I would be swallowed in cycles of death and decay, exhausted by the twists and turns and climbs, cut down by each thorn or brier that blocks my way. There is little sun on the trail and the darkness makes you feel tiny, and unbearably lonely.
But from here I see the masterpiece, the purpose. Here I feel the breeze and watch the clouds whirl with intricate steps past the sun, melting and reforming, constantly reshaping themselves. I see the faithfulness of the sun, hidden sometimes, but ever present. I see the enduring shape of things and how each dip and rise creates the whole. Here I am not immune to the mosquitoes, but they eat away at my flesh only, leaving my spirit intact.
I am thankful for the perseverance of life in the midst of a broken and dirty world. I am thankful for each tree that reaches towards heaven, unaware of its brethren that do the same, unaware even more so of the masterpiece woven by all of them together standing alone but faithful. It makes me want to dance and cry and sing and write and wish I could paint. It makes me want to get down on the trail and whisper to each tree, "If only you could see the picture I saw. If only you could get up there. You would see how beautiful it all is. You would see how perfect you were created to be. How it just fits without really making sense."
And perhaps, yes perhaps that is just what God is whispering to me.


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So I guess I have to thank WaystationOne, My Five Men, The Crazy Life of a Writing Mom, Women: We Shall Overcome and Lanieblogs for such shitty inspiration here at my rhyming station. Don't you just feel all dirty now? I am sure you will get over it some how. From now on I will do a double pass, to make sure I have no shitty stories to give from my little rhyming ass.
Later all, have a nice fall.


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Wat Koh Sirey is certainly a Wat to visit and the most pleasant thing about this Wat is that it is peaceful. It is not on a great many maps which are produced.
At the bottom there is a temple and is well taken care of.
Then there is still a very steep hill in front of the temple and this is an effort that you have to make to get to the top - there is more meaning when you do get there in the end...
On arrival at the temple there is the same reclining Buddha and it is still as exquisite as it was on the previous visit.
Recently the Wat was updated and the surround of the Temple was finished - great. This was after.
This was before.
But what is more of an attraction is the (I think) structure that was added - but I am told that it has something to do with the Myanmar workers that live on the island. It is a replica of Phra That In Kwaen (Golden Rock) from Burma (Myanmar).
The original rock represents one of the 3 most sacred places in Myanmar for Religious Worship and apparently the original one is certainly a sight to behold....
Well this is certainly special to visit and it was clear that it was not a simple tourist destination but had a lot of meaning for the visitors that we saw whilst we were there.
Please remember to remove your shoes if you enter in and dress appropriately.
Then there is the surrounding area of all the boats and the fishermen preparing for their fishing expedition. Koh Sirey is certainly a place to visit if you are interested in culture.
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BEIJING: Chinese carmaker Chery saw a 17 percent rise in sales in the first half, state media reported, defying a sales slump that is hobbling many of its rivals in the world's largest auto market.
Chery sold 252,439 vehicles in the first half and exported 50,130 passenger vehicles, the official Xinhua news agency said.
Chery's performance contrasts with that of competitors ranging from Nissan Motor Co Ltd to BMW, who are weighing measures to cope with falling demand in China, where a weakening economy and stock market crash have dampened car sales.
Audi AG's sales chief warned last week the Chinese market will be a "bumpy road" for the next several months.
Xinhua quoted Chery executive Jin Yibo as attributing Chery's strong sales to the company's improvements in product quality and marketing.
China's total car sales rose 1.4 percent in the first half, according to Xinhua, citing the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.


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ELMHURST, Ill. – Denver's right side hitter Kayla Principato and Oral Roberts' middle blocker Shelby Cox were named Summit League Volleyball Offensive Players of the Week and South Dakota's setter Brittany Jessen garnered the league's Defensive Player of the Week awards for their performances, Oct. 3- 9.
Jr. // RS // Rockville Centre, N.Y.
- Received her first career Offensive Player of the Week award
- Had a .576 hitting percentage and averaged 3.50 kills per set this week
- Entered this week's games with a 2.81 kps and a .268 hitting percentage
- Leads DU in kills this season with 167
- Surpassed 500 career kills against WIU
Jr. // MB // Round Rock, Texas
- Collected her first career Offensive Player of the Week honor
- Had a .500 hitting percentage and averaged 3.67 kills per set this week
- Entered this week's games with a 2.73 kps and a .297 hitting percentage
- Match high 12 kills on Sunday against SDSU
Also nominated: Nicole Rightnowar, Fort Wayne; Kori Waelbroeck, IUPUI; Hadley Steffen, North Dakota State; Sydney O'shoughnessy, Omaha; Audrey Reeg, South Dakota
Previous honorees: Aug. 29 – Brittany Jessen, South Dakota; Sept. 6 – Laura Milos, ORU; Sept. 12 – Brittany Jessen, USD; Sept. 19 – Laura Milos, ORU; Sept. 26 – Brianna Rasmusson, NDSU; Oct. 3 – Audrey Reeg, USD
Jr. // S // Mendota Heights, Minn.
- Collected her fifth career Player of the Week award, first Defensive Player of the Week
- Recorded a double-double with 47 assists and 15 digs in a 3-0 win over IUPUI on Friday
- Added a double-double (53 assists, 28 digs) in a five-set win over Fort Wayne
- Averaged 5.38 digs per set, .50 blocks set and 12.5 assists per set
Also nominated: Cassidy Rooke, Denver; Jessica Helms, IUPUI; Ashley Smith, Omaha; Brianna Greenlee, Oral Roberts; Kaili Simmons, Western Illinois
Previous honorees: Aug. 29 – Olivia Hahn, FW; Spt. 6 – Ruth Okoye, DU; Sept. 12 – Olivia Hahn, FW/Jessica Helms, IUPUI; Sept. 19 – Ellie Benson, SDSU/Lindsey Brown, SD; Sept. 26 – Olivia Hahn, FW; Oct. 3 – Natalie Seiler,FW/Kaili Simmons WIU
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Yogi Adityanath dubs Amarnath terror attack 'cowardly'
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 11 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday dubbed the terrorist attack on Amarnath pilgrims as a 'cowardly' one. Adityanath took to Twitter to express his grief over the untoward incident and condoled families, who lost their loved ones in the attack. "Attack on Amarnath pilgrims was a cowardly attack and is condemnable," tweeted Adityanath. "I pray that the souls of the deceased rest in peace and the family, the family member are able to muster the courage to deal with the situation and the injured heal soon," he added. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condemned the terrorist attack and said that India would never get bogged down by such cowardly attacks. "Pained beyond words on the dastardly attack on peaceful Amarnath Yatris in J&K. The attack deserves strongest condemnation from everyone," he tweeted. The incident was also condemned by other political leaders, including Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, Digvijaya Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and more. The injured pilgrims were rushed to a hospital in Anantnag, where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti also reached to meet them. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also spoke to Jammu and Kashmir's Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Mehbooba and has assured all possible assistance. (ANI)


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Rosie O'Donnell is doing a great job filling the old Brett Somers role on Match Game on ABC tonight at 10 p.m.
I caught the last half of the classic A League of Their Own on Ovation last night.
Such great performances from Rosie, Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Jon Lovitz, and even Madonna.
It was also nice to see Garry Marshall, who passed away this week.


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Watching Lena Dunham's character speak in Girls feels like watching the archetype of many a young woman's linguistic styles. As Hannah Horvath, Dunham peppers her sentences with "OK, like," a colorful inventory of curse words that any modern-day lady would be proud to have in her vocabulary, and countless unprovoked apologies.
Although people often assume that Dunham's personality is like her character's, in reality, the two are quite different — except perhaps for the fact that both Dunham and Hannah share a penchant for saying sorry that many women can attest to having, too.
In an essay published on LinkedIn on Wednesday, Dunham wrote about her exhaustion with what she called her "apology addiction":
Apologizing is a modern plague and I'd be willing to bet (though I have zero scientific research to back this up) that many women utter "I'm sorry" more on a given day than "Thank You" and "You're Welcome" combined. So many of the women I know apologize like it's a job they were given by the government (we'll save the whys of that for a massive sociology text). We rush to say it when we're interrupted. We scream it across a crowded restaurant when someone else arrives late so we've lost our table. We mutter it when a man walks too close to us on the street.
It's a habit not unfamiliar for many women; whole studies have been conducted on why women apologize so much more than men.
Dunham wrote that since ascending to a position of power at work, she's been much more aware of how often she apologizes.
"I am a woman who is sometimes right, sometimes wrong but somehow always sorry. And this has never been more clear to me than in the six years since I became a boss. It's hard for many of us to own our power, but as a 24-year-old woman (girl, gal, whatever I was) I felt an acute and dangerous mix of total confidence and the worst imposter syndrome imaginable," Dunham wrote. "While my commitment to my work overrode almost any performance anxiety I had, it didn't override my hardwired instinct to apologize. If I changed my mind, if someone disagreed with me, even if someone else misheard me or made a mistake... I was so, so sorry."
Making an impassioned plea to young women everywhere, Dunham recalled when she made a concerted effort to apologize less:
What do you replace sorry with? Well for starters, you can replace it with an actual expression of your needs and desires. And it turns out when you express what you want (without a canned and insincere apology) everyone benefits. Your employees know what you want from them and can do their jobs with clarity and pride. The dynamic remains healthy and open.
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How ITV's Butterfly hopes to be a 'game-changer' for trans people
ITV has set itself a challenge with its latest drama Butterfly.
It tells the story of a transgender child and a family struggling to know how best to deal with the transition.
It stars Anna Friel as Vicky, mother to 11-year-old Max (Callum Booth-Ford), who wants to become Maxine.
Emmett J Scanlan, of Hollyoaks fame, plays father Stephen. Alison Steadman takes the role of Vicky's mum and Millie Gibson is Max's sister Lily.
The family has been torn apart. Despite the couple's love, Stephen has left, unable to cope with Vicky allowing Max to be a girl at home.
Meanwhile outside, Max suffers the bullying and isolation of day-to-day life at school.
There are, of course, myriad pitfalls in turning such an emotive issue into primetime entertainment.
Sensitivity, veracity, understanding for the subject and the individuals it affects, lie on one side.
On the other, there's regard and respect for your audience and its differing opinions.
Earlier in the year, Nicola Shindler, of the drama's makers Red, told the Mirror: "We're going to get it wrong for some people."
Some people expressed their objections online pre-transmission - the first episode, according to initial overnight figures, was watched by 2.8 million viewers on Sunday.
But Butterfly's producers believe drama is the best format in which to enhance understanding, even if widespread acceptance is not expected.
They also have the support of transgender and gender variant equality campaigners, who call the three-parter a "game-changer".
Friel says committing to Butterfly was "daunting".
"I was very wary, felt great responsibility and had loads of questions. I just didn't know how I would react in Vicky's shoes. But then, Vicky doesn't know either, so I was told my feelings were the right."
Max's distress away from home is matched by the problems when there. A visit from Stephen means conflict between the married couple and Max's capitulation to Stephen's hope that his child is just going through a phase.
Yet Friel maintains the show will keep people watching.
"It's not a ram-it-down your throat, you must listen to this, issue based piece of TV," she says. "It's sensitively centred around a family and it's a love story. That's the essence of good drama."
Scanlan, whose character does "an unforgiveable thing in some alpha male way for survival", says he cried when reading the script. But he also says some parts made him laugh out loud.
"It's all-encompassing. It has bullying, pain, everything. And yes, drama needs to be challenging and brave. You need to be able to watch something that will raise awareness and education," he adds.
There are no accurate figures on how big the global trans community is. Fear of prejudice leads to a reluctance at disclosure. And in the UK, the ONS doesn't include the question in the census (although this is being reconsidered).
But research carried out by Gires (Gender Identity Research and Education Society) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission, along with studies from other countries, estimates that at least 1% of the world population experiences some degree of gender variance.
This encompasses those who use an array of terms to describe themselves, including trans, non-binary, gender queer, gender fluid and many others.
However, when it comes to the abuse of trans children in the UK, research by Stonewall last year found that, collectively, 45% of trans, lesbian bi and gay school pupils were victimised. From this number, 64% were trans, with 84% having self-harmed.
Butterfly doesn't shy from showing Max's own attempts at self-harm. It also goes into the controversial hormone treatments offered to transgender children.
Friel says she was mindful of Booth-Ford's mental wellbeing during - and after filming. She herself had suffered from verbal abuse after her lesbian role as Beth in Brookside in the 90s, being called "lezza" or "dyke" on the street.
"I would make a point of stressing, 'My name is Anna, not Beth, dyke or lezza. I'm Anna.' It taught me to stand up for myself and value my identity," she says.
She doesn't compare her experience with that of a trans child, but says she was keen to make sure Booth-Ford was dealing with his role. Her concern turned out to be misplaced, she says.
"He wasn't scared and said he was looking forward to working with me. He was so comfortable and I thought, 'Wow! OK'.
"He'd read all the scripts, understood everything and wasn't worried about the reaction he'd get at school. It's an attitude from a whole new generation. One we just didn't have."
The script needed a sensitive touch and writer Tony Marchant was enrolled. His CV includes the transgender drama Different For Girls and Welcome Home, focusing on gender identity, particularly the confines of being a man.
Marchant says he hopes the story will resonate with most people.
"With a subject like this you have to look at its universality," he says. "The broken marriage is a love story, will the family survive and will the child succeed in their dreams? All these things are at once specific and universal.
"And I was interested in the way men get characterised as either alpha or beta. It's unhelpful and negative. We have to respect that gender is a spectrum, for everyone."
Following the beliefs of Lord Reith, Marchant says the Holy Grail of TV is to "entertain, educate and inform" in one go.
"To change minds or give insight, you can make people read a book or use mainstream TV drama. That will surely have a beneficial effect," he adds.
But to give insight you have to have it first.
The producers turned to the charity Mermaids, which supports transgender and gender variant children and their families. It's run by Susie Green, who worked with the actors and producers, advising on the script and introducing them to some of the young people and parents she helps.
Green says she was initially wary, but adds that, in her position, cautious has become her default setting. Overall, she's happy with the outcome, going as far as saying "this is huge" for trans understanding.
But she also concedes artistic licence has been employed along the way.
"Some of it goes a step further than real life but it's a TV drama, it has to heighten tension," says Green. "But it doesn't pull any punches over the things families go through.
"The struggles are not what you'd see in a documentary, you'd see a very superficial overview. Transgender children in the media are shown in a very one-dimensional way: unhappy then transition, equals happy. Or, unhappy, get pills and the child's at risk."
When it comes to whether gender variant actors should be playing those roles, Green is generally in favour for authenticity's sake - and to increase understanding. But it's hard when it involves a young person, who would need to have developed enough to be "resilient and able to cope", she adds.
Green's expecting a backlash to the drama, a view shared by trans female Paris Lees - an active transgender campaigner and blogger who is used to criticism.
Lees, who was recently seen on Celebrity Island, was not involved in the production of Butterfly but recently took part in a Q&A panel at the BFI to discuss it.
"You put yourself in the public eye and you expect a reaction, which is fair enough," she tells BBC News.
"But transphobia, being called a tranny or a man, what's it got to do with anything? It's so unpleasant and unnecessary. You can't go onto Twitter without people calling you the most hateful things."
Lees says she ditched her TV 10 years ago because she was sick of seeing trans people portrayed as "an object of ridicule, disgust and a pervert".
"So this may be a drama but it really reflects these people's lives and others need to know what these families are going through," she says of the series.
"All we hear is that trans people are a problem to the rest of society so this, I hope, will be a game-changer."
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There's a funny anecdote of how I was introduced to The Bad Flowers a couple of year ago, one which has already featured on these pages so we'll not rehash it. Needless to say, after hearing their EP with their blues-drenched hard rock, I was captivated but as a live experience, they always eluded me.
That was, however, until last year at Wildfire and despite being on mid-afternoon, had a good crowd and made the most of their time, showing how tight they were as a live act which translated from the recorded product. Upping the production values from the EP, Starting Gun is an album from a band coming into their own.
From the monstrous opening riff of "Thunder Child", you know what you're getting with this band. No-frills, no-messing hard rock with more than enough blues to sate the appetite. "Lions Blood" continues that theme with Tom Leighton's guitar work and booming vocals pinned together to create a track as ferocious as the title animal, telling the listener to rise to whatever challenges are in your way.
Despite being an album laden with riffs and grooves, one of the best moments comes with the acoustic-driven "I Hope". As Leighton croons his vocals, it tells a story of someone wishing for better for someone close to them. It shows the versatility of Leighton's voice and how they can deliver a wonderful ballad and segues excellently into "Let's Misbehave", taking a more blasé, if not, tongue-in-cheek approach to life.
Matching the behemoth-sized riffs are the basslines from Dale Tonks across the album. Notably, it comes on "Who Needs a Soul" as it takes centre stage with him locking in with drummer Karl Selickis to make some massive, pounding rhythms. Meanwhile, "Hurricane" is loaded with anger and vigour, its charging rhythm and screaming vocals working to make a furiously heavy song.
Closing out the album is "City Lights" and having featured on the original EP but remixed to bring it in line with the rest of the album, to go back to that material is a great bonus for fans. However, having gone back and listened to the EP, "Can You Feel It?" and "Big Country" would have been stronger songs to include.
As debut albums go, Starting Gun is a worthy opening salvo, there's a couple of tracks which could have been dropped to make it a tighter album. With its 42-minute running time, trimming it down to a leaner nine track effort rather than eleven would still have provided the goods. By no means a mis-step or jumping the gun in caving to pressure to get an album out, The Bad Flowers have some cracking tunes in their arsenal and with their impending tour with Stone Broken and Jared James Nichols, they're playing to the right crowds to win over a whole new set of fans.
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Microsoft has offered to buy enterprise search software company Fast Search And Transfer for 6.6 billion Norwegian kroner ($1.2 billion), it has announced.
The acquisition will bring Microsoft powerful high-end search technologies to complement its enterprise infrastructure offering, the company said.
Microsoft's recent efforts in the enterprise search market have been aimed at the other end of the market. In November 2007, it introduced two new low-end enterprise search products, Search Server 2008 and Search Server Express 2008, both based on its SharePoint Server 2007 business productivity platform. It is pitching Search Server 2008 as a cheap entry into enterprise search, while the Express version is free for single installations.
By integrating Fast Search's products with SharePoint, and drawing on its worldwide network of partners, Microsoft hopes to bring Fast Search's products to a wider audience, it said on Tuesday.
The software giant is also counting on the Fast Search research team in Norway to bolster its R&D efforts in Europe. Microsoft has laboratories in Cambridge, England, and in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The directors of Fast Search, based in Oslo, have recommended that shareholders accept the offer, which represents a premium of 42 per cent over the Fast Search share price at close of business on Friday. The companies expect the deal to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the holders of at least 90 percent of Fast Search shares.
Fast Search rivals in the market for specialised enterprise search tools include Google, with its Search Appliance, French search company Exalead, and the UK's Autonomy, which recently acquired Meridio and Zantaz.
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A few years back we bought some heavy old letter punches in a flea market in France. I have since been meaning to make something to hold them in.
I had some spare old rimu pieces of wood and set upon making the holders you see in the photos.
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LONDON (AP) - A day that brought U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps one of his most frustrating defeats has also given him one of his biggest triumphs.
An hour after he let victory slip away in the 200-meter butterfly by coasting to the finish, he was part of the team that won the gold medal in the 4-by-200-meter freestyle relay at the summer Olympics in London.
It was his 15th Olympic gold medal -- and his 19th Olympic medal overall, which is a record.
Earlier, the American women's gymnastics team won their first Olympic gold since 1996. They took the lead from the start of the event with a series of spectacular vaults, and never looked back, leaving Russia a whopping five points behind at the end.
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7 Animals That Can Live After Death
- Published: 21 November 2019
- 7 amazing animals that can live after death. Humans have searched for the answer to Immortality since the beginning of our time. It's the ultimate goal, eternal health and youth and unending existence, and whether we'll achieve it is yet to be seen,
and if it is really achievable its seems like some animals could help in unlocking the secrets to Immortality as some of them have already beaten us to it.
Ranging from snakes that can bite long after their life has faded to octopuses that can still creepily move. We take a look at seven animals that seeming have superpowers and can live even after death.
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- David Pachagadu 6 days back
Its octopi
- Yuan Zheng 2 weeks back
Ok but if you can live after death, you never died?!!!!
- natalie0385 2 weeks back
Those are just nerve stimuli or jerk reaction on the chicken, snake and octopus
- Lucy McNiel 2 weeks back
Instead of running and screaming from a snake if one was in my house and it was wild...I would run and scream to my neighbors house if I say even a baby cockroach cause they terrify me🤢🤮😰😥😖
- Gaming with Funtime Foxy! 2 weeks back
Someone says salamander
me being a weeb*
Natsu dragneel?
- Bloomy Boo 2 weeks back
- Cooper Wyman-Chase 2 weeks back
I almost threw up quite a few times watching this
- Murat Djabbarbergenov 2 weeks back
The title doesn't make sense???
- kylian 2 weeks back
But what if you put a salamander in a blender?
- Niko Bellic 2 weeks back
Petition To Kill All Cockroach's
- Danut Busuioc 2 weeks back
So a cockroach can survive a meteor but not my slipper
- LudiGavra 2 weeks back
They don't live after death, death is death, they live after *FATALITY* 😂
- UwU_Youtuber_edits Cookies 2 weeks back
Chicken squad
- Jacks gaming Geckos 2 weeks back
Snake 🐍 I love snakes
- Enmary Kitue 2 weeks back
But a cockroach would not survive a African hand or slipper tho
- weebest 2 weeks back
more like deadpool instead of wolverine
- Jason Than 2 weeks back
Cockroach:u think u can kill me
Me:slaps with rock then burns cockroach
Cockroach comes back alive
Burn house*
- Wayne From the U.K 2 weeks back
Hi. New subscriber here.
I was fascinated with the flat worms. Does anyone know where in the world you can get them or should I say native to?
Would love to get one and see how many I could get from it over the course of a year lol
- Galaxy_woly 2 weeks back
So let's look at the words live and die two different things but yet he says lives after death but did it really die?🧐
- McKenna — 2 weeks back
0 o
- Eraldi74 GT 2 weeks back
is snake conected with bluetooth or what?
- Di11onm1nk Gaming 2 weeks back
Humans have 10 seconds of brain consciousness after their head is cut off
- E3f5 2 weeks back
*Me when I hear "TACTICAL NUKE INCOMING!!!!!"*
*•Covers in cockroaches•*
Enemy team: NANI
- Lucy McNiel 2 weeks back
the only reason I disliked your comment was because I read covers in cockroaches I despise them
- THE AWESOME SPIDER BOY 2 weeks back
If they live after they die they didn't die
- Cj Askew 2 weeks back
Interesting, explains why a decapitated beatle I touched the other day, flinched it's tentacles
- Tafsir Raiyan 2 weeks back
I once saw a goat chopped It's head out of the body almost AND it was running away when its neck was chopped
- Jay Playz 1106 2 weeks back
- Santino Desousa 2 weeks back
- Nixce 2 weeks back
If I ever see a cockroach idc I do what ever it takes to kill it
- Tessa Polancos 2 weeks back
Cockroach can survive a nuclear attack but can't survive a human foot..
- Luca's Gacha 2 weeks back
Humans werent made to live long thats why we have cancer
- Jason Feldhaus 2 weeks back
If you kill a snake you are supposed to bury its head
- XxWhiplashxX 2 weeks back
Cockroaches are Basically the only dinasour left
- Freya Higgins 2 weeks back
When it was talking about the cockroach I got an urge to clean my room 😂
- Alex McCartney 2 weeks back
Yeah my old cat , he brought a grass snake in the house and it was still alive when we chopped it up
- allwrighty100 2 weeks back
If you dry it out after chopping it up then roll it in cigarette paper, you can smoke it. BTW why did you chop it up?
- Louis John 2 weeks back
Probably the snake dude
- Ditched Girl29 2 weeks back
Wait what
- AKHIL Pillay 2 weeks back
That's just called living after something hectic
- Shadow_ LEK 2 weeks back
If you as a human are in case decapitated you can still move your eyes for 3-30 seconds because of the blood still flowing through your nerves yet you can't move or talk you can still see your body with your head apart of it .
- Anaiiely Kaxtro 2 weeks back
If they can live after they "die" then they don't they
- Mitchell_ xd 2 weeks back
I'm just glad that Thanos wasnt on this list. Even if thor aimed for the head
- Yeeted Productions 2 weeks back
So if you cut a salamander in like 6 parts they would keep regenerating and it would technically make like 6 of them like the flatworms
- Marcos aka PiNBaLL 2 weeks back
@6:13 snake
- Naruto Uzumaki 2 weeks back
What if you burn the sworm
- chloe reyes 2 weeks back
*seven animals that can live a
- Corrupting_ Me 2 weeks back
It's physically impossible to live after " death " another term for it could be ( 7 Animals That Can Live After Terrible Disasters ) but living after death is impossible so you must not know the true meaning of " death " and how you said live after death does that mean they are immortal ?
- Ash 2 weeks back
- ivo aguirre 2 weeks back
if i see a roach i hit it with my flipflop and use 2 bottled and drown it with insect killers


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Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making
Containing comprehensive hints on camp shelter, log huts, bark shanties, woodland beds and bedding, boat and canoe building, and valuable suggestions on trappers' food, etc. With extended chapters on the trapper's art, containing all the "tricks" and valuable bait recipes of the profession; full directions for the use of the steel trap, and for the construction of traps of all kinds; detailed instructions for the capture of all fur-bearing animals; valuable recipes for the curing and tanning of fur skins, etc., etc.
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un-ways or By-paths.--How Utilized by the Trapper.--How Detected.--Favorable Localities for the Setting of the Steel Trap.--Natural Advantages.--Entrapping animals through their Sense of Smell.--Remarkable Power of Scent Baits.--Their great value in the Capture of the Beaver.--Caution in Handling the Steel Trap.--Effect of the Touch of the Hand.--Buckskin Gloves a Necessary Requisite.--MEDICINES, OR SCENT BAITS.--Their Great Importance in the Art of Trapping.--CASTOREUM OR BARKSTONE.--How Obtained.--Castoreum Composition.--Recipe for Making.--How Used.--MUSK--ASSAFOETIDA.--OIL OF RHODIUM.--FISH OIL.--Its General Use in the Capture of Aquatic Animals.--Valuable Recipe for its Manufacture.--OIL OF SKUNK.--How Obtained.--How Eradicated from Hands or Clothing.--OIL OF AMBER.--OIL OF AMBERGRIS.--OIL OF ANISE.--Its General Use as a "Universal Medicine."--SWEET FENNEL.--CUMMIN--FENUGREEK--LAVENDER--COMPOUND MEDICINE--THE TRAIL--Its Object and Value.--Various Modes of Making.--HOW TO TRAP.--General Remarks.--THE FOX.
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Shake, Rattle and Roll (ages 0-6)
Shake, Rattle and Roll
You will be singing and dancing your heart out, as you listen and move to different kinds of music and play instruments in the Parent Link Centre band! Music supports gross and fine motor skills as well as coordination.
Date: Saturday, January 5
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: Parent Link Centre
Contact: Cold Lake and District FCSS
Cost: Free, drop-in
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Next month my wife and I will celebrate 17 years of marriage. It seems like yesterday we were starting out, moving into our tiny one bedroom apartment on the westside of Cincinnati, and learning how to dance with one another through this crazy thing we call life.
Here we are … all those years later, still learning the moves to this dance. We're older now. Maybe a tad bit wiser, too. We have both learned so much about life, marriage, love, and how to walk through the toughest battles imaginable.
Personally, I have learned so many valuable lessons. I could literally write a book. But, it would be a billion words in length and you would inevitably zone out a few chapters in. So, I'll simply share the 17 biggest lessons I've learned over the past 17 years.
1. Marriage is a long-term investment, not a one-time deposit.
If you base everything on the wedding day, you'll be disappointed. You plan a wedding, you invest in a marriage. And it's an ongoing investment, not a one-time deposit. That doesn't work.
2. Servanthood wins!
I learned a long time ago that if I put my wife's needs above my own and choose to serve her everyday, our marriage grows in health and well-being exponentially.
3. Intimacy is so much more than sex.
In fact, sex makes up a very small percentage of intimacy. Intimacy in its truest form embodies the conversations we have, the moments we share together, and the life-long commitment we make.
4. Communication is the golden ticket.
Over-communicate everything in marriage. You'll never find your spouse or partner saying, "You've told me too much."
5. Put each other first, regardless of the season or circumstance.
Children, careers, home-ownership, friendships … they all take a backseat to your spouse, always!
6. Allow your spouse to be themselves.
Nothing fosters bitterness quicker than a spouse who stifles the personality or spirit of their husband or wife. If your spouse is taking advantage of you or acting like a jerk, this does not apply. Besides, a person who is authentic and genuine doesn't need to act like a jerk.
7. Keep dating.
I know you've probably read this a million times on other blogs about marriage, but it's true. Farm those kids out to someone else and get out of town for a bit. You both need it!
8. Share everything.
Bank accounts, a home, a bed, resources, possessions … everything! What's yours is theirs, and what's theirs is yours.
9. Learn the words "I'm sorry" and mean it when you use them.
Forgiveness keeps the fibers that bind your hearts together strong and healthy!
10. Fail forward.
You're going to screw up, say things you don't mean, and let each other down. You're not perfect. When you fail … fail forward. Never stop growing.
11. Do not cling to the "love" you had for one another when you first met.
Mostly because it was more infatuation than love. Love grows over the years. The love I have for my wife now, 17 years later, wasn't even possible when we first got married because we had to experience life together in order to have the love we have for one another now.
12. Be one another's allies as you raise children.
Always be on each other's side and on the same page in child-rearing. If you disagree with one another on the means, do it in private, not in front of your children. They will see your weakness and they will exploit it.
13. Love the life you've been given.
Be grateful, even for the tough times. You grow through the tough times. Celebrate every milestone and choose to always be in the moment with one another.
14. Keep your bedroom sacred.
Don't allow your children to occupy space in your bedroom and limit their access. That's your space as a couple and it's sacred. Guard it, nurture it, and keep it as just yours.
15. Publicly honor one another.
Celebrate your spouse publicly in front of others. Give them credit and make sure others know how important they are to you always. Introduce them in a circle of people where they may not know anyone. Stand behind them so they can be seen and acknowledged by others. Nothing makes a spouse feel worthless faster than being in a public situation where they feel neglected or unknown.
16. Don't be afraid of vulnerability.
There will never be (and should never be) another human being who knows you better than your spouse. Invite them in to the beautiful mess of who you are and allow them to see your wounds, scars, fears, and dreams. Do this without reservation. Vulnerability creates deep bonds that will hold through the strongest storm!
17. Repeat, repeat, repeat.
Keep repeating the previous 16 things I've shared. Every day. All day if possible. Marriage will never be perfect, but that's because the human race isn't perfect. Celebrate your differences, your perspectives, and your unique view on the world. Agree to disagree too, and respect one another all the more for it. Nothing celebrates the diversity in us better than doing this.


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The market voted yesterday, and the obvious verdict was that it's time to sell Procter & Gamble
Sell, sell, sell!
Relax, Fool. I'm kidding.
The 3.4% drop in P&G's shares yesterday certainly suggests that some investors were pretty unhappy with the earnings report. And to be sure, it's not ideal to see profits drop -- even if they were down a more palatable 6% when you exclude discontinued operations. But P&G isn't a company that warrants quarter-to-quarter reactions to a few pennies on earnings in either direction.
Zooming in
A closer look at the profit decline shows that it was driven by a near $1 billion ramp-up in SG&A -- much of it in marketing. P&G has been focused on expanding its opportunity in three primary ways: expanding its product portfolio to hit more value tiers, increasing its presence geographically, and improving existing products and moving into complementary categories. It shouldn't be all that shocking that succeeding in those goals would require some extra marketing muscle.
But the dip in P&G's stock also likely shows some of the same concerns that investors have had when it comes to competitors such as Clorox
Is that happening? Probably to some extent. Bloomberg recently published an article outlining what the author referred to as "the new abnormal," where consumers save money by buying generic-brand necessities only to splurge on things like iPads. But I have trouble seeing that being a broad, sustained trend that will legitimately threaten P&G. I'll change my mind when consumers start trading down Coke and Pepsi for RC Cola en masse.
Time to buy?
Analysts currently expect that P&G will grow earnings around 8.5% per year over the next five years. To hit that target, the company will have to see some growth acceleration -- fiscal 2010 growth was 6% and the company expects an 8% bump in 2011. Success in the company's growth road map could provide that extra boost, as would continued improvement in the global economy.
At that rate of growth, P&G's stock looks to be priced pretty fairly today -- not cheap, but not particularly expensive either. It's not a stock that'll likely knock anyone's socks off, but for those looking for some stability and a dividend yield that beats Treasuries, it could be a decent choice.
With a high-quality portfolio of brands, P&G falls into a category of company that both Warren Buffett and I are big fans of.


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1. No complaining. Think of one good thing that happened.
2. No spending money on unnecessary things
3. Exercise, exercise, exercise. I've been so focused on every single day that I've changed it to five days a week.
4. Eat healthy five days a week
5. Follow a strict routine during the work week
Today's Outcome:
1. No complaining – Check. My good thing about today was dinner. Of course I'll tell you about it.
2. No spending money – Check.
3. Exercise – Check. I did 56 minutes plus 10 more at work.
4. Eat healthy – Check.
5. Follow a routine – Check.
I could tell that my GBF was getting upset with me because I kept skipping out on plans so I agreed to meet him and his sister for dinner at our usual. This would be the place where the waiter slipped me his number a few weeks ago. This was actually a blast tonight because the same waiter was half hungover and half still drunk. So, I commenced to harmless flirtation all night.
I've learned that you have to gauge your audience. What are they into? Do they want to hear innocent flirting, raunchy flirting or a bit of both? This guy wanted a bit of both with my usual, "You're not going to have me anyway" speak. By the end of the night, not only did I get my meal paid for but all the wait staff including the manager was at our table. These are fun nights to have.
You see, being around "boiler room/wall street" sales men gives you an idea as to what men want. Well, what those men want and it's easy to spot them. They are the narcissistic, entitled a-holes that have usually never had a woman say no to them. That's pretty much the only reason that I keep their attention is because I like to say no to them. But they're also the same type of guy that once they've had you, they don't need you. This is why I've never fallen for one of them or ever said yes.
They're also the same type of guy that, at the end of the day, don't really care what your name is, what you do nor any thought in your head so the only way to keep them "interested" is to play their game. Except, they don't win which drives them crazy. It's fun and I'm good at it as long as I don't really care about them. I can flirt like crazy. It's not really a skill you can put on a resume but that's not really what it's about. And while I'm good at it with people I don't care about, I'm absolutely horrible when it comes to actually caring about someone and flirting because they it just seems all awkward like someone in junior high. I'm hopeless.
Tonight it was just about some innocent fun. I put on some cute heels and just appreciated it and I realized that it's been a very long time since I've gotten drunk and made some really bad decisions… Maybe that's what I'm in need of. Maybe I just really need one drunken night with some really bad decisions and that will fulfill me for a while. I just need some man to play around with. The waiter would be a good choice except something tells me while he's very attractive, he probably has a really hairy chest. Have I told you how NOT a fan of that I am?
I have no idea what I need. For now I'm just prayer for God to do whatever he feels is the best thing for me. We shall see what that is. It's usually never what you think it should be.
I'm off to finish my routine pantless and to go to bed, alone. Hope you're having a great week.


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