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Oh CUTE I like how you put your ebooks in little books for the pictures!ReplyDelete
Graceling is fantastic! I really enjoyed that one!
And honestly, Linger is my favorite book in that series. In Linger you meet COLE who is my favorite character <333 :) And, I think Forever does end the series nicely. I'll have to check back to see what you think!
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Thanks! I started it and I am already in LOVE with Cole. Best person in the books!Delete
I meant nooks* not books hahahReplyDelete
Hey Teresa! Just wanted to let you know that I've tagged you for the Liebster Award! Be sure to check it out!ReplyDelete
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The Wolves of Mercy Falls series is awesome! I need to read Forever though. I haven't read Graceling but really want to. I'm looking forward to the reviews!ReplyDelete
Happy reading! =D
OOh nice! I enjoyed the Wolves of Mercy series! Hope you enjoy the final two installments! And your other reads too!ReplyDelete
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Oh, you got a lot of nice books. I've been wanting to read Graceling!ReplyDelete
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Maggie Stiefvater is an awesome writer! I hope you enjoy her books - and the others too of course! :)ReplyDelete
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Some awesome books! I really wanna read the Graceling series, heard it's good!ReplyDelete
Great book haul! Her Forgotten Betrayal looks good.ReplyDelete
I loved Graceling so bloody much! I hope you do too!ReplyDelete
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all good books. Graceling is Amazing! my FF http://jennreneeread.blogspot.com/2012/07/mailbox-monday-22.htmlReplyDelete
I can't wait to read Linger and Graceling. I'll be sure and catch your review of those. New follower, btw.ReplyDelete
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My reviews for Graceling and Linger should be up by the end of this week or early next week =]. Thanks for the follow.Delete
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American Culture
We have some problems, and some of these problems were planned for the wrong reason. Teachers try their best to correct problems, but they can only teach what they have been taught and instructed to teach, and racism is part of the curriculum. Congress sets the guidelines for educational instructions in America, and when America whants to end racism and inferior education, Congress will rewrite curriculums.
You cannot right the wrongs of the past, and those who seek to do so will be doomed to violence, anger, hate, and will be left out of the promising challenges of the future. You cannot read religious guides books dedicated to stories detailing the struggles of primitive societies with the wars and injustices fought and use the information as a basis for understanding present day human existences.
You cannot fight the battles of ancestors without knowing the entire story. Stories of men whome and children stolen from other lands may have different scripts involving the business tranactions and purchase of an expensive work force. Human being were indeed purchased and sold in complicated arrangements. They could not or did not fight for reasons known only to them and the times in which they lived. We have to let go of the past and use our mental energies to be fully present in this world and this time. The past does not predict the future, and it is wrong to continue to repeat the incorrect phrase that "those who do not know the past are destined to repeat the past." The past does however give an indication of where the human family has been. It also provides information on the mistakes made in the past. Europe lived a past where kings ruled and peasants ate crumbs. The health and living conditions were such that the animals and insects caused human infestations disease and plagues, which resulted in the destruction of millions of people over one third of the total population of Europe. The problems of Europe resulted in the search for and development of a new land referred to as the British North American Colonies.
Destined to become the United States of America. America is careful about teaching this history, and selects those cultures, which tend to present positive images of select groups of people, and unfortunately, negative historical information of other non-European groups.
Educational institutions concentrate on the histories of Greece, Rome and the British Empire, and almost totally ignore the contributions of other great civilizations in the world. From a religious perspective, western society is influenced by the religious stories of Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Mohamed, and makes little if any references to what was happening to the human families in Africa, Asia and the Americas. Abraham traveled to the advanced civilization of Egypt for help in times of difficulty, when he left Egypt, he carried with him the woman who was to bear his first born son, destined to become the seeds of the great Muslim religion. Moses was floated down the Nile River in a basket made to protect his life and adopted by the royal family and provided him with the best education in the world preparing him with the skills to lead the Jewish people out of 400 years of bondage.
Thousands of years later with the birth of the Holy child, Joseph and Mary take Jesus to Egypt where he spent his formative years in safety and received His education. Egypt is responsible for the development and survival of the three great major religions in the world influencing almost 4 billion of the earth's population and yet her contribution to intellectual and theological world thought is seldom discussed in American classrooms. Egypt however is the seat of capital of the seventy five percent of the world's population considered peoples of color. The past 400 years European history has focused on the absence of color in world's intellectual affairs, and an educational interest specifically in those civilizations, which influenced the development of western thought and western civilization
Given this great void in the American educational system with respect to knowledge of the ancient world its people and its contributions, America tends to take a new start position, and a start over focus in life and information. Although our society does not seek to focus on the past, there is a difference in the educational system in the country. There is a concerted effort on some in sections of the country to place individuals in specific classes based on some predetermined system of stratification. In order to do this, history and information must be controlled. What will be taught about which specific groups has been determined in order to control the progress and behaviors of the society?
This is a more European approach to society than an American. Americans started of equal and poor, ragged from the battles of a Revolutionary War, and determined, to create a new land where each man would have an opportunity to reach his highest potential. The slow Europenization of America resulted in the development of racial strategies to separate people depending on their initial status in the society. This is European, not American.
In American society, the past did not predict the future. Those who were slaves are no longer slaves, and those who were masters are no longer masters. The have and the have nots of the past have evolved into the development of a middle ground of changing and getting, that it was impossible to predict from the crushing stories of hopelessness and poverty. History is the life story of the powerful and how they obtained power, and how they intend to keep power. The Historical story does not change, and the repeated teaching of the story is designed indoctrinate present day generations with the truth according to power, and hopelessness and impossibilities of different realities. Pre world war two educational and scientific researches were carefully designed to create a body of evidence supporting the concept that there were superior and inferior classes of people on earth, and a considerable amount of research went into developing theories of human and subhuman species.
The body of manipulated evidence produced made it possible for some human beings to see others as the results of a separate creative process, and convince the mind to accept the idea that the elimination of the inferior segment of sub human society would not be wrong, it resulted in the most horrific event in human history, so horrific that American text books touch on the subject briefly and move quickly to other topics in history.
The final solution reached by European human societies without the objection of world religious leaders is a topic yet to be discussed, in its place has come selective memory loss and denial of events. The thought patterns leading up to the events have crossed the ocean in immigration patterns, and have made its way into the American educational system. America traditionally does not have a history of totally elimination of human population; it seeks other means of controlling the meek so they will not inherit the earth. Native Americans although considered eliminated, are in fact the mother of all true Americans; the women became the biological mothers of the children born in this land.
American society uses history to control progress and maintain the status quo. When a particular group seeks to discover its own truth or construct its own realities, America encourages them to study controlled history showing inferiority and helplessness. The controlled history of the past will always report stories of hardship and defeat, and if as some believe, history predicts the future, the study of the history of oppression and violence against a people, will have the effect, on some, of causing them to give up the thought of a changed future.
America should stop teaching history in its public school classrooms or reevaluate the curriculum. Through the hidden curriculum, minorities are demoralized through contents of the teaching curriculum. Immigrants do not get an accurate picture of what the peopling of America involved, and what part their ancestors played in the development of this great land. White poverty and white struggle does not come through in the pages of history, and the joint conspiracy between Hollywood and the teachers of history, have caused some people to see themselves in positive ways, and other groups in negative. America must pay attention to how tax dollars are spent, is it worth spending trillions of dollars to produce and uneducation population in the name of racism? Can America afford to educate students to be inferior to the world's educated population? China is educating its 1.3 billion citizens to be ready for the challenges of the modern world, can America afford to do less?
Schools and individuals interested to providing a multicultural and diverse experience for students should pay attention to how students in public schools serving the poor are educated with respect to history and peopling of America. Americans have distorted ideas of who they are as a people, and the process through which they were able to achieve success in this country. American curriculums seldom include the information on urban studies and the steps from poverty to wealth for European immigrants coming to this country through Ellis Island. Information is also omitted on the mass internal migrations from areas inside of America during the depression and dust bowl years struggle.
Some minority students entering into private educational institutions are not aware that they are looking at the children of third and forth generation immigrants whose parents may have struggled through poverty. America is a place where change takes place, and it may take a generation or two, but it is possible to change the direction of your life and the future of your family. Minority students should not blame their classmates for acting as if they have always had wealth, parents and grandparents seldom tell the story of the American journey. Our media, entertainment industry or educational industries omit these stories. Conversations could be held between groups in order to develop and understanding and appreciations of the differences and similarities, but also to discuss topics not usually discussed in mixed groups; these topics include the true story of the peopling of America, and the rationale for hiding white poverty.
The idea of suggesting that white people and black people came over to the new world in very similar ways can be very upsetting to some people. Some people can accept the picture of Africans chained to the bottom of boats suffering the hardships of life, but have difficulties picturing those same boats transporting poor people from Europe, against their will, and those same people forced into roles of servitude for extended periods of time. Field trips to Ellis Island for college students, planning to enter into the field of teaching proved to be an emotional experience for some students. Many learned for the first time of the struggles their ancestors experienced during the period of the great migration from Europe. The Museum at Ellis Island also contained information on slavery in the British North American Colonies, and the participation of both black and white slaves in the operation
People from the state of Georgia would have a difficult time if the study of their history revealed that one or more of their ancestors were convicts or descendants of convicts. The historical truth about the peopling of America is not as romantic as the movies or the test books portray. These stories are however, omitted or glossed over, and pictures of well dressed pilgrims enjoying the cool breeze aboard sale ships called the Mayflower, sailing into a welcoming harbor to the waving arms of brown skinned natives.
America manipulates some pictures and some history in order to present a certain historical images designed to maintain social control and order. Black Americans are not only absent in that idealism picture of a fictional New England, but when included in the fictional story, they are portrayed in positions of enjoyed inferiority and preordained servitude. These idealized pictures to not include white indentured servitude, white slavery, or white poverty. Instead, history teaches the Black man his place in the society, and just in case the image is not clear enough, the church will come along with a religious book called the Bible, to suggest, that the servitude order was pre ordained by God, a white God. A God made in the image of Michelangelo and his Italian relatives and not even in the image of the Hebrews from the Middle East who selected God. Research in American history usually starts after the revolutionary war, how ever, events leading up to the war, and some of the causes of the war play a significant part in understanding that the people of the Americas are, and factors, which contributed to its development and culture.
There were people is the Americas before the mass European migrations of the 19th century. Little if not controlled information is available about these people. Who were the people sent over to the colonies by the powerful European nations, and how were they treated and lived? Hollywood gives us romantic images of the pre American people and culture, but it does not portray the hardship endured by a non-African population. The idea of white slavery or white indentured is foreign and mentally unacceptable to most Americans, and totally avoided as a topic in many school textbooks. With the same care and attention used to avoid references to white servitude, slavery and indentured, historians and cultural framers developed an image of an African population transported to the new world.
Racism was a designed system put in place to change history, manipulate the present and control the future. The system was already in place when the mass European migration attracted millions of people to leave their homes of poverty, oppression and destitution, and try their luck in a new world. Over 75% of the Europeans who came over to the British North American colonies were not free. This information is placed boldly on the walls of the Ellis Island Museum located in New York and New Jersey, yet its meaning and significance is total over looked by the millions of visitors. School children miss it, and school- teachers will not teach it. The mind sees what it wants to see, and accepts what it can process.
Immigrants, used creative energies to bring into existence a distorted perception of who and what America is, and who were the people who populated this corner of the world, and what were the lives they led? The creation and invention of Hollywood by European immigrants helped people to stratify themselves in roles designed for them by the creative imagination of some screenwriters. Two major movies helped to define America according to Hollywood. The first was the Birth of a Nation, and the second was Roots. The suggestive content of many of the courses designed to prepare individuals to teach in the public schools contains information related to sources. The question becomes how relevant is the teaching of controlled or manipulated history, especially history that is designed to encourage racism in the minds of students.
It is difficult to suggest to teachers that they abandon their responsibility to teach history. First, they would not be permitted to do so, since teachers are assigned the curriculum to teach by the same powers benefiting from the social order. Second, most teachers would not have the slightest idea about the validity of this thesis and would suggest that the premise is totally wrong, and the teaching of history is an important source of information transferring, and important to the intellectual development of students.
Teachers have failed to notice that the more historical information received by black student, the less intellectual readiness they may exhibit. History has the ability to dumb down a population and demoralizing an entire segment of society. How do you convince a person that the selected information they received in their college preparation have prepared them to encourage disrespect, hostility and resentment from students and parents, which could eventually result in a vote of no confidence from the American people?
Was this by design or was it accidental? Has modern day teacher preparation programs failed to provide individuals with the tools they need for effective presentation in the classroom? Are students and parents the only ones who are disappointed, or are teacher beginning to ask questions about their own preparation process?
Who are the teachers who succeed, and who are the teacher who are considered failures by others, and eventually by their own acceptance, and eventually leave the system? Is there any such thing as spiritual teaching, and what is the difference between spiritual teaching and regular teaching? How do you identify a spiritual teacher, and how does a spiritual teacher self identify? Is God in the teaching process? Can individuals who work with children in the transforming of lives be effective without the God effect in teaching?
God is not only in the process, but God is the process of effective teaching. The formation process of the fetus in the womb prepares it to learn. The cells for learning were laid down when the creative process was taking place, and just as the hand of God was in the creation and development of the embryo, the final stages of development is ready to accept the words of knowledge given by the outside word.
The child as students is conditioned to hear and respond to the voice of God, and as the teacher is the individualization of God acting as him or her at the point of their existence, the student hears, sees, knows and responds to the God within the teacher. The God within the student meets the God within the teacher and in the comfort zone of trust, they learn from each other.
Teachers are not able to describe when and how they know that learning has taken place in individual students, but the teacher is aware of special moments in instructional delivery where the light of learning has shined bright. Teachers working in difficult assignments with challenging student are aware when the power of something else enters into the environment and speaks peace before trouble arises. Teachers working without the knowing awareness of this spiritual presence struggle unnecessarily to do God's work. The spiritually aware teacher, let go and let God, and knows that God is up to all assignments. The children see God and know the presence when operating in and with the teacher. The teachers must however seek this presence, and ask for its guidance and directions in the performance of career responsibility.
"Burnout results from the chronic perception that one is unable to cope with daily life demands. Given that teachers must face a classroom full of students every day, negotiate potentially stressful interactions with parents, administrators, counselors, and other teachers, contend with relatively low pay and shrinking school budgets, and ensure students meet increasingly strict standards of accountability, it is no wonder many experience a form of burnout at some point in their careers. Efforts at primary prevention, in which teachers' jobs are modified to give them more control over their environment and more resources for coping with the demands of being an educator, are preferable over secondary or tertiary interventions that occur after burnout symptoms have surfaced. However, research reviewed here indicates each type of prevention can be useful in helping teachers contend with an occupation that puts them at risk for burnout."[1]
Delores E. Harris Harrison is a graduate of Columbia University and The UTS Seminary. Her areas of specialization includes early childhood education, social scientist, anthropology, urban studies, education administration, curriculum and instruction, staff development, pastoral counseling and inter faith relations. Dr. Harris Harrison is an Ambassador for Peace for one of the NGO of the United Nations. She is a New York State Certified teacher, college professor and ordained minister. Dr. Harris Harrison has traveled to Korea, Japan and China to meet and study with world leaders to improve peacefully relationships between diverse nations in the world. Dr. Harris Harrison is a member of the Riverside Church in New York City.
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Brown, M. & Ralph, S. (1998). The identification of stress in teachers. In J. Dunham & V. Varma (Eds.) Stress in Teachers: Past, Present and Future. (pp. 37-56) London: Whurr Publishers Ltd.
Conyne, R. K. (1991). Gains in primary prevention: Implications for the counseling profession. Journal of Counseling and Development, 69, 277-279. EJ 426 849
Esteve, J. M. (2000). The transformation of the teachers' role at the end of the twentieth century: new challenges for the future. Educational Review, 52(2), pp. 197-207. EJ 609 284


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Authentic Folk Music from Hungary and Transylvania The winners of the 2011 Budapest FOLKBEATS talent search competition. Energetic, youthful and exciting band directly from the Budapest Táncház scene. "Music from our Masters" Sunday, April 15, 2012 – at 3 PM BellaireUnited Methodist Church4417 Bellaire Blvd – Bellaire, Texas 77401 Admission: $25 – includes performance, táncház, coffee and light refreshments Information / reservation: [713]-283-9126 or Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Hosted by the Hungarian American Cultural Association of Houston Csaba Soós – violin, Márton Kovács, violin, Ágnes Enyedi – vocal Tamás Enyedi – cimbalom, Márton Fekete – brácsa, Dávid Horváth – bass MAGOS HUNGARIAN FOLK BAND The MAGOS Hungarian folk music band is one of brightest and upcoming stars of the Hungarian folk music scene. They and their generation of folk musicians may be the last links who were still able to learn from the great master of folk music who lived and preserved folk music for decades. Now it is their generation who must keep the authentic folk music alive to pass it onto future musicians. The musical philosophy of the Magos is to learn and present Hungarian folk music in its archaic form and perform it to the young generation. The band was selected by a distinguished group of judges, during 5 months competition, last year in Budapest, during the FOLKBEATS talent search program. This selection was from almost 100 entrants, they the best folk music band citation. Their winning price was this North American tour. The MAGOS in their performances will play authentic Hungarian music, it may also be called, Táncház music, from the Carpathian basin which include Hungary, Transylvania and part of Slovakia. Whenever possible the performance will be finished with Hungarian folkdance teaching, the audience may also experience the wonderful Hungarian culture not ONLY listening but also participating. For more information about the MAGOS band please visit: https://www.facebook.com/magosegyuttes http://www.magoszenekar.eoldal.hu http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTaxMJyKimw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzBLTiWN1Ts&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEPKVn98xk8&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smVrHk135lo&feature=relatedhttp://www.folkbeats.hu/media_magos_interju.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3DcZE4gw2w...
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota has registered its lowest unemployment rate in seven years after May's figure was pegged at 4.6 percent.
The Department of Employment and Economic Development reported Thursday that 10,300 jobs were gained last month, help pushing the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down a notch. The monthly gains mean 45,617 jobs were added in the past year.
The state's unemployment rate was slightly lower than in April when it was at 4.7 percent.
Compared with the national unemployment rate, Minnesota remains in far better shape. Nationally, the jobless rate was 6.3 percent for May.
Still officials say the growth rate in new jobs for Minnesota was slightly slower than the nation's at large.
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No one is born hating another human. It is learned. Our natural state is to love. Nelson Mandela said something similar to this.
If my tour of the US has showed me one thing It's that the world doesn't need any more hate or pain or suffering. That is everywhere. It is crying out for love. Connection. There can't be enough love. It's our way back to our natural state. Which is love. It is through love that we will be love again.
"Seriously, I ask because I really care, and it's important you don't take anyone's word for anything, especially mine.
This is now how I am.
White. Male. John. South African. English.
The question is, are we both seeing COLOUR, or are we born feeling life, feeling the living, feeling the miracle?
It's important to think about this.
Let's pretend for a moment our natural state is not to see the basic facts.
Not to use them against us.
Let's pretend feeling is believing rather than seeing. The questions then becomes, what do you feel and why?
Do you feel anything? Really feel?
Some people believe our TRUE SELF, or NATURAL STATE, or maybe even our SOUL is a being that can feel its connection to all living creatures, to life itself.
I believe that, too:
Flip. I know it's crazy but I do!
So, like, it's not about seeing other but about feeling them. It's not about seeing ourselves but about feeling ourselves.
It's not about seeing the basic facts, but about feeling the basic truth.
The basic truth is that we are living beings connected to all other beings in a massive breathing wholeness, a giant inhalation and exhalation of life. A living, cosmic, universal breath.
When we become aware of this connection, we become aware of how harming others would be harming ourselves, and harming ourselves would be harming others.
In his more natural state of feeling rather than seeing, we don't look, we feel. We don't listen, we feel. We stare like Sinethemba over the heads of the known feeling for the smile we are familiar with, the touch of the eyes, the tremor of the voice, the tickle of the laughter.
Feel it?
No, really. I mean that.
See, this is why I am here now.
Staring into the illuminated 5,5 inch mobile phone screen under my thumbs, feeling for you, not the colour you, the size you, the sex you, the successful or not you.
Just you.
I love you. I really fucking do. Bodhi"
In our natural state we don't see differences. "Others" no longer exist. So little harm can be done in this state! The best way to cultivate is through love.
I choose love.
I wanna thank the Vegan bros, Nick Lawson, Trevor BL and Heath for reminding me it's all about the love and helping to shift something inside me as I have really been struggling of late as I become more aware of the unnecessary pain and trauma we inflict on ourselves and our fellow beings.
The Vegan Bros published their first book "Vodka is vegan" (click this link to get your own copy via Amazon >>> http://book.veganbros.com/. In their own words "Everyone is doing it! Everyone is going vegan!!") Their book basically says do your best. Drink alcohol. Be yourself. Do whatever the f you like. Be irreverent. Be whatever. But be kind. I don't drink alcohol anymore but I swear a Fak load. And many people are quick to point this out to me. It feels like too many people are frowning upon my swearing (the Vegan bros use the m & the f word combined like every second sentence!) but eating animals is ok?! I would take a foul mouthed vegan anyday! Vegan is a loving practice. Not perfection! It just says "I'm doing my best to be as kind as possible" Everyone is doing it! You might as well join the love train now!!
I choose love.
What do YOU choose?


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What Are We Giving?
This week, my friend Michael Perkins wrote on consuming and contributing over at his blog Drip Jesus. Now let me be quick to assure you — as Michael himself does in his post — that this is not a post about tithing.
As we continue in this first week of the Lenten season, I'm struck by a couple of things that Michael writes. First is this:
We are a consumer driven society.
We consume, consume, and then consume some more.
- We consume media. (Blogs, Facebook, and Twitter)
- We consume art. (Books, Poetry, and other forms)
- We consume church. (I just want to be fed. I don't have time serve)
And we never give anything back. We never contribute.
- We don't add to the discussion.
- We don't create art.
- We don't pour ourselves into the lives of others.
I'll be honest that my initial reaction to this was to think Michael was being unnecessarily harsh, but the more I reflected on this, the more I realized what he was getting at. If we call ourselves Christians, how can we possibly stand in a position in which we seek to be served rather than to serve others? To do so is to live life in opposition to the example and teachings of Christ, who was pretty clear on the subject.
And Jesus called them to him and said to them, "You know that those who are considered rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of all. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." (Mark 10:42-45)
So the standard is pretty clear: we're created to give, not receive. And that's where Michael hit several nails on the head with his post.
- We've been created to give our lives. (To the One that created us)
- We've been created to give our abilities. (To the One that created us and to help further the Kingdom)
- We've been created to give our stories. (To others that they may be encouraged)
A few years ago Dr. Jesse Middendorf, a General Superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene, issued a challenge at our annual district assembly. "How deep is your "yes" to God?" He wanted those who heard this challenge to consider if they were truly giving their all: all of their heart, all of their soul, all of their everything to the Kingdom of God.
In years past, as we entered the season of Lent, I've decided on one thing or another that I was going to give up for Lent, and while I don't regret doing that, I wonder at this point in my spiritual life if I'm not doing that more out of a sense of obligation than anything else. I begin to wonder if isn't better to start something instead of giving something up, if it wouldn't be better for me to begin a new spiritual discipline that I take beyond the 40 days of Lent. I wonder what I am truly giving to the Kingdom, and if it's really all that I can be giving to my Lord Jesus. J.B. Chapman once exhorted Nazarenes to be all out for souls, and that is the life I would lead and all too often am afraid that I am not leading in the least. So during Lent, I will be considering what it is that I am giving to the building of the Kingdom, and what further I can give of myself for His glory.
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Before the series and now I hear this term being banded about as if it's so clear cut but what about India?
They are the only team who have competed well against Australia home and also away over the last few years, whilst England have been beating the likes of Bangladesh, a poor NZ team at home, West Indies at home.
England were lucky not to come away from Sri Lanka with a 3-0 series loss and narrowly beat S.A.
India are a bit hit and miss, but at their best they are better. I think India would beat England at home more convincingly than England would beat India at home.


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Holidays for young people
Are you looking for something to do in Spain with your friends? There are lots of fun things that you can do. You can do sports: kayaking, cycling, hiking, going on the Way of Saint James, adventure sports, etc. Enjoy your free time: for example, at one of the many music or theatre festivals that take place all year round, going on a break to Ibiza, tasting our tapas, etc. Learn about arts and culture: visit museums or art galleries, explore the historic quarter of one of our great destinations, etc. On your own, as a couple or in a group, if you like travelling, these suggestions are for you. We've gathered this information for young people from all over the world who want to discover Spain. If you are young, you want to make your dream come true and travel to Spain (or come on a short break), take a look. Use this information to plan holidays full of activities to have fun with your friends.
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Cuenca, a great place for tapas and nightlife.
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A person called Petter Morck developed Arbonne, an outstanding skincare company. Morck founded his company way back in 1975 and then in 1982 he launched his products in the USA. The formulas used by Arbonne are based on the best principals of skincare and do not include any animal products or animal byproducts. The nice thing about using Arbonne products is that they also do not contain any parabens or formaldehyde or PABA or any other dangerous ingredient.
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In particular, the RE9 Advanced Extra Moisture sunscreen deserves special mention. The nice thing about ordering your product from Arbonne is that the company delivers your order promptly, and the packaging is very nice and the product comes with enough usage instructions for you to make the most of the product. According to Arbonne, its products contain high amounts of the best ingredients that will help to support collagen and also make your skin look young and youthful. The RE9 sunscreen, in particular, is known to contain 9 excellent ingredients including Vitamin C and Algae extract. Compared to skincare products from other manufacturers those of Arbonne contain more active ingredients. What's more, the company does not make tall claims about what its products can do. All the ingredients that go into their products are clearly shown on the website where you can also find out what each ingredient does.
The RE9 range of products from Arbonne is a really very effective anti-aging product that makes use of plenty of natural ingredients. Thus, if you are looking for a product that contains natural ingredients, you will do well to buy Arbonne products.
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... Meet Anna-Malin of Helt Enkelt Hos Mig! This blog is quintessential Nordic design, Nordic living and the photography is DIVINE!
Anna-Malin shares her home with us, one of my favorite spots is in her kitchen where she collects cups and bowls. They are displayed so many different ways through the year, depending on the season... I TOTALLY get this obsession with the Tine K products, they are just the coolest!!
... Actually I am lucky to have a few of my own, but that will be a post for another day :)
How pretty is this little vignette? Hand picked Anemones, a tea light and a beautiful bowl, to me it doesn't get much better than this! Anne-Marlins photography is wonderful, she really understands how to capture that special Scandinavian light.
I encourage you to visit Helt Enkelt Hos Mig, I am sure you will enjoy the blog, and if you do not read Swedish, well then the translator button is your best friend :)
Go on... Go explore!!
Tell Anna-Marlin I sent you :)
PS. For all those of you who left me a comment on the first version of this post (before the blogger problem), I am sorry to say, they are all gone and nowhere to be found, so please know, it's not that I didn't post your comment.... Sorry!
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Soi 6/1 ladyboys video. A decent quality video of a walk down Soi 6/1 in Pattaya, Thailand. Soi 6/1 runs parallel to its more famous big sister Soi 6. Most of the bar entry doors on this Soi are the rear doors for bars on Soi Six itself
While you will see many ladyboys mixing with the girls on the 6, the girls who inhabit Soi 6/1 are all ladyboys – a ladyboys only Soi in other words. Although they can be rather aggressive on the main street it can be even worse in this enclave. It takes quite a brave man to venture down.
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Desktop-as-a-Service Designed for Any Cloud ? Nutanix Frame
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- Inherit a class from Thread and override the run( ) method. Inside run( ), print a message, then call sleep( ). Repeat this three times, then return from run( ). Put a start-up message in the constructor and override finalize( ) to print a shut-down message. Make a separate thread class that calls System.gc( ) and System.runFinalization( ) inside run( ), printing a message as it does so. Make several thread objects of both types and run them to see what happens.
- Modify Counter2.java so that the thread is an inner class and doesn't need to explicitly store a handle to a Counter2.
- Modify Sharing2.java to add a synchronized block inside the run( ) method of TwoCounter instead of synchronizing the entire run( ) method.
- Create two Thread subclasses, one with a run( ) that starts up, captures the handle of the second Thread object and then calls wait( ). The other class' run( ) should call notifyAll( ) for the first thread after some number of seconds have passed, so the first thread can print out a message.
- In Counter5.java inside Ticker2, remove the yield( ) and explain the results. Replace the yield( ) with a sleep( ) and explain the results.
- In ThreadGroup1.java, replace the call to sys.suspend( ) with a call to wait( ) for the thread group, causing it to wait for two seconds. For this to work correctly you must acquire the lock for sys inside a synchronized block.
- Change Daemons.java so that main( ) has a sleep( ) instead of a readLine( ). Experiment with different sleep times to see what happens.
- (Intermediate) In Chapter 7, locate the GreenhouseControls.java example, which consists of three files. In Event.java, the class Event is based on watching the time. Change Event so that it is a Thread, and change the rest of the design so that it works with this new Thread-based Event.


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Crain's annual roundup of the fastest-growing Chicago companies could be one of the best indicators of the marketplace.
We present 50 companies that achieved impressive gains over a five-year period, highlighting companies that are new to the list. Crain's reporters and researchers studied each company and asked probing questions of CEOs to figure out how they grew. What did each company do to achieve impressive gains? And how do they plan to sustain them?
Crain's and Plante Moran vetted 125 applications.
What it does: Designs and manufactures LED lighting products
How it grew: Getting the word out to distributors through trade shows and the press
"I knew LED lighting was going to be the future of light," says Tim Taylor, CEO of Light Efficient Design, which manufactures and sells a range of light-emitting diode bulbs for commercial customers. That's because clients save money by swapping out older bulbs for his company's options, lowering their electricity bills and reducing maintenance costs. The LED Savings Calculator on its website drives home the point. The firm's bulbs, made in Asia, are in Fenway Park in Boston and Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., as well as in schools and warehouses across the country and in lampposts that line streets and parks.
Over the past five years, Taylor's team has boosted inventory, adding about 50 designs, allowing customers to choose bulbs that cast different shades — a brighter white, for example, or a more yellow tint. It has worked hard to communicate with distributors and promote its offerings at trade shows and in industry publications, raising its profile and helping it grow, he adds.
Opportunities abound for the company. There's a $500 million market installing LED lights into existing fixtures, but just 3 or 4 percent of it has been tapped to date, Taylor says. Overseas there are unique chances for growth. Light Efficient Design is working with a marketing partner to ramp up operations in the United Kingdom, where about 3 million light fixtures have a historic element. Customers won't want to alter such fixtures, but Taylor says his firm can show them how to use new bulb technology in them. Overall, the LED market offers a "huge upside," he says.
— Micah Maidenberg
Source: http://www.chicagobusiness.com/section/fastfifty-2015
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Car manufacturers in the country are continuously bringing in upgrades to stay competitive in the market. And, to clear up the existing stock, these manufacturers are offering huge discounts across their product line-up. These discounts start at Rs 85,000 and go all the way up to Rs 1.5 lakhs. Here below is a list of offers that are offered in the month of February –
Renault Kwid and Captur
Renault's entry-level car, the Kwid recently received a fresh set of standard safety updates in the form of driver airbag, anti-lock braking system with electronic brakeforce distribution, driver and co-driver seat belt reminder and speed alert. In an effort to clear the 2018 stock, the company is offering discounts of up to Rs 85,000 in the form of cash benefits and exchange bonus. Additionally, the Captur attracts cash discount of Rs 60,000 with an exchange bonus of Rs 60,000.
Mahindra KUV100 NXT
Mahindra's micro SUV or rather, the only hatchback on offer, the KUV100 NXT is offered with benefits of up to Rs 1 lakh. This includes cash discount of up to Rs 50,000 and exchange bonus of Rs 35,000. The company is additionally offering a corporate discount of Rs 5,000 along with other accessories.
Maruti Suzuki S-Cross and Ertiga
In an effort to boost sales for the S-Cross this fiscal year, the country's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki is offering discount of up to Rs 85,000. The company is also offering corporate discount benefits from Rs 3,000 to Rs 10,000. Furthermore, cash discounts of Rs 40,000, exchange benefits of up to Rs 35,000 and corporate benefit of Rs 5,000 are offered.
Volkswagen Polo and Ameo
The Model Year (MY) 2018 Polo from Volkswagen is offered with cash discounts of 91,000 and exchange benefit of Rs 20,000. The MY 2018 Ameo on the other hand attracts benefits of up to Rs 1 lakh along with exchange benefit of up to Rs 30,000. Additionally, the company is offering a loyalty bonus of Rs 10,000 along with four years warranty and RSA, and first year labour-free service.
Toyota Yaris
The best-selling premium sedan from Toyota, the Yaris attracts discount benefits of up to Rs 1 lakh. The offer is valid only on MY 2018 which is further split into cash discounts of Rs 42,000,and Rs 30,000 and exchange bonus of Rs 20,000.
Tata Hexa
One of popular names in the utility car market in the country, the Tata Hexa attracts benefits of up to Rs 1.14 lakhs including first year insurance and exchange bonus of Rs 30,000.
Hyundai Xcent
Hyundai is offering a cash discount of Rs 40,000 on the MY 2018, along with exchange benefit of Rs 45,000 and corporate discount of Rs 5,000.


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Velvet a walking miracle after rare, violent stroke
VELVET Banner was a "perfectly healthy, robust, beautiful baby girl" until a violent stroke in her cot one night left her brain damaged.
Natalie, Velvet's mum, said her 17-month-old daughter contracted parvovirus after three visits to daycare.
It lowered her immune system to the point she picked up a common bacteria Kingella, which in most cases would be broken down with stomach acid.
"Velvet was one out of hundreds of millions of people that the bacteria went to her blood stream and into her heart," Mrs Banner said.
The bacteria formed a growth on the mitral valve of Velvet's heart and she was in and out of hospital as doctors struggled to determine what was wrong.
"No one picked up it was with her heart," Mrs Banner said.
"Not a single doctor requested a blood culture test, everyone did a blood test."
Mrs Banner said Velvet was increasingly sick for about six weeks and began convulsing.
"I had to resus her, had the ambulance around, I saved her life," she said.
Her doctor finally requested a blood culture test in November, but it was too late as Velvet suffered a stroke the following night in her cot.
"I didn't find her until 4am, we noticed she wasn't moving her right side," she said.
"She looked like a stroke victim, her face had half dropped.
"Half of the growth broke up and went into the left side of the brain."
Velvet was taken to Nambour, Royal Brisbane and the Mater hospitals before she was diagnosed with bacterial endocarditis, a growth on her heart.
"She had complete brain damage on the left hemisphere of her brain, and now only runs off the right side of her brain," Mrs Banner said.
"The left side doesn't work at all, it's all grey matter.
"She's now been diagnosed with cerebral palsy as an extent of the damage."
Despite Velvet's unfortunate circumstance, the fact she was under two years old wound up being a blessing in disguise.
"If she was over two, she would not have survived the severity of the stroke," Mrs Banner said.
"Her brain was 100% developed, under two they're still making new pathways, her brain is still growing. That was in her favour."
Velvet also underwent two open heart surgeries to remove the growth from the valve, during with she had a blood transfusion of more than three-quarters her body weight.
"Without all the Red Cross blood donors, Velvet would not have survived," Mrs Banner said.
Less than two months shy of her second birthday, Velvet is "rewriting medicine" with her progress.
"We were told she would be a vegetable," Mrs Banner said.
"But once she got out of hospital, she started walking and talking again.
"She will walk and talk again, she will be an independent person down the track.
"She's an incredible little girl, her spirit hasn't been broken, she's the kindest sweetheart."
Throughout rehabilitation, the Banner family was put in touch with Sunshine Butterflies and once a week, participate in their Baby Bridges program.
An early intervention program funded through the Horizon Foundation, promoting development and learning outcomes for children aged 0-5 years with various disabilities.
The children attend six sessions within a school term to participate in a playgroup with input from a physio, occupational therapist or speech therapist.
The parents or carers also meet with the facilitator who provides them with information, resources and referrals to other government or community initiatives to help with the care of their child.
"There isn't anything else in the community that offers anything what Baby Bridges offers," Mrs Banner said.
"The support that Sunshine Butterflies has provided and all the avenues they've opened up have been tremendous.
"I don't think I would have made it through the last couple of months without Baby Bridges."
Mrs Banner encouraged any parents who had reservations about their sick children to request a blood culture test from their doctor.
"Everyone is fearful about doing blood tests on a baby, I was and I had reservations, so did my husband," she said.
"At the end of the day, when you're exhausting all avenues and the child is still sick, that blood culture test saved our child's life."
For information about the Baby Bridges program, visit babybridges.com.au.


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30 Hours without Power
After 30 or so hours without power from Hurricane Irene, everything here is mostly alright. My website had a bunch of downtime, which is the only downside to having self-hosting. Other than that, the only major loss was our tree fort from the back yard. Let's hope we can fix it.
I hope everyone else who was affected by the hurricane is safe and healthy, and making sure that all their things are still in order.
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Following October's east coast tour of North America, we are delighted to reveal that Biffy Clyro will return to the US and Canada in February for a string of dates along the west coast.
The tour will see the band stop off in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, with the full list of venues detailed below.
UPDATE: Tickets fot the shows are now onsale via the links below.
Feb 8th - Vancouver, BC, Commodore Ballroom - TICKETS
Feb 9th - Seattle, WA, Showbox at the Market - TICKETS
Feb 10th - Portland, OR, Doug Fir Lounge - TICKETS
Feb 12th - San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall - TICKETS
Feb 14th - Los Angeles, CA, El Rey Theatre - TICKETS
Feb 15th - Las Vegas, NV, Hard Rock Live - TICKETS
07.Dec.2013 @ 08:39 - montyjs wrote:
Come back to Salt Lake City, Utah! Been following since the release of Infinity Land. I fuckin' love you boys!
06.Dec.2013 @ 20:06 - idr78 wrote:
No Love for Calgary?? :0(
05.Dec.2013 @ 17:51 - lonlanham wrote:
Another DC show (or Baltimore) would be great!
03.Dec.2013 @ 16:37 - m4CK3R wrote:
DETROIT!!! PLEASE.I paid WAAAAY too much to 'see' Biffy open for Billy Talent (who put on a good show) and 30 Seconds to Mars (which was the worst show I've ever been witness to, put on by a self righteous playboy with a messiah complex). On top of that, due to circumstances beyond my control, I heard Black Chandelier while running from the parking lot and to get a glimpse of Biffy just as they ended with Mountains. "Thank you, we're Biffy Clyro!" was all I saw. TOTAL BUMMER.
03.Dec.2013 @ 15:56 - michellek wrote:
Missed your show in Toronto - but would love to see you back there (Or Ottawa, or Kingston) Anywhere in my area would be FANTASTIC!! LOL!
03.Dec.2013 @ 00:13 - chelseamorgan wrote:
BEST. NEWS. EVER. See you in Vancouver, Seattle and Portland!!!!!!!!
02.Dec.2013 @ 21:40 - crowbi_wan wrote:
Great news. Christmas came a wee bit early! See you in Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland!
02.Dec.2013 @ 20:40 - pablitoperic wrote:
It would be amazing to have you guys playing in South America...cheers from Argentina!
02.Dec.2013 @ 19:55 - Chadwellmoler wrote:
Would love to see you in DC again.
02.Dec.2013 @ 19:51 - RCenicola11 wrote:
HELL YES los angeles!!
02.Dec.2013 @ 19:35 - memphisfoo wrote:
LA show on Valentine's day, you've made my Wife's year! Mon The Biff
02.Dec.2013 @ 19:27 - rydk wrote:
Toronto loves and needs you.
02.Dec.2013 @ 19:26 - fistsoffiore wrote:
Denver! We're on the way to or from somethin' no?
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Lemon Sevai/Lemon Flavored Rice Noodles
Monday, June 20, 2011
Weekend Mornings are always lazy. We Wake-up Late with a good appetite. So, I try to cook a filling breakfast on weekends. I tried this Lemon Flavored Sevai/Rice Noodles on a weekend. My Kid enjoyed this more than the Veggie Sevai which i have posted earlier, since it looks more closer to his favorite maggi noodles and also no veggies!!!!Ingredients
200gms MTR Instant Rice Sevai
Juice of Half a lemon
2-3 tsp Cooking Oil
3-4 green chillies, sliced lengthwise
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/2 tsp chana dal
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
Curry leaves a few
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Boil Three measures of Water to one measure of Sevai. Let the water boil. Now add the instant sevai to the boiling water. Keep Stirring and let the sevai cook for 3 -4 minutes. When done, Strain it in a colander.
Heat a Skillet with oil, splutter mustard seeds, add green chillies, curry leaves and hing. Next add Chana dal and Fry for a minute or until the chana dal roasts well. Add turmeric powder and mix well. Switch off the flame.
Add the drained sevai to the skillet and mix well. Once the sevai is mixed well with the seasoning, add Lemon juice and mix well. Adjust salt. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve Hot with any Chutney.
Notes: Instead of Chana dal, try adding toasted almond slices/Broken Cashews to the sevai, gives you that extra crunchiness and makes it more rich and healthy!!!!


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The Swedish royal family celebrated baby Princess Adrienne's christening on Friday - and boy, did they nail it with their occasion-wear. Proud mum Princess Madeleine looked incredible in a beautiful floral midi dress, but we were even more blown away by her choice of hair accessory - a gorgeous flower crown pinned behind her ears. Wow! While the British royal family always opt for hats on these kinds of occasions - and many of the other Swedish guests did - it seems that Madeleine wanted to break tradition a little. Her risk certainly paid off…
We love Princess Madeleine's unusual hair accessory
The picture-perfect headwear featured pink and orange flowers with hints of green foliage - tying in perfectly with the Princess' patterned outfit. To accommodate the statement look, she kept her blonde hair long and straight, parted in the centre for a sleek look. Nailed it.
MORE: The Duchess of Cambridge's most elegant hairstyles to date
It seems the event had a flowery theme, since an incredible floral display covered the entire back of the chapel, and many of the other female guests opted for blooming dresses or headpieces. The ceremony was actually a particularly special day for Princess Madeleine and husband Chris O'Neill, since it also fell on their fifth wedding anniversary. Aw!
Crown Princess Victoria also rocked a flower crown during her 31st birthday celebrations in 2008
While flower crowns have in recent years have been popular at festivals and even hen dos, they do go way back in terms of royalty - Queen Victoria was even known to weave flowers into her hair, and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden memorably wore a halo of flowers while celebrating her 31st birthday in 2008.
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Medieval Pharmacy, Apothecary
Apothecary, detail
Medieval Pharmacy, Apothecary, 2018
Apothecary, 2018, is an installation modeled after pharmacies from the middle ages. Glass bottles contain plants extracts, oil and powders placed in a wooden box. Healing properties of medicinal plants are written on cards and placed in a shelf-box on the wall. Exhibition visitors are encouraged to open the bottles and smell the contents and take a card.
Medieval Islamic pharmacology was not only extensive but also the strongest empirically based biological science. Like most medieval medicine, the Islamic viewpoint was an outgrowth of Galen's Humoral Theory and focused on the need to balance the humors, or bodily fluids. al-Tabari the prominent Persian scholar in 10th c. said that the therapeutic value of each drug needed to be reconciled with the particular disease, and he urged physicians not to simply provide a routine remedy. He recommended glass or ceramic storage vessels for liquid drugs. There are only a few of the herbs that Arabs valued and recognized for their healing properties and as vehicles for making medicines more palatable.
Apothecary, 2018
Wooden boxes, glass bottles, plants extracts, oil and powder, hand-made table, healing cards and silkscreen on wall
size variable, installation approximately, 9 x 5 feet
installation view at the Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
"The professional who is specialized in the collection of all drugs, choosing the very best of each simple or compound, and in the preparation of good remedies from them following the most accurate methods and techniques as recommended by experts in the healing arts."
Abu al-Rayan al-Biruni, c. 1045 CE
The image on the left: Flanked by figures indicating his tutelage from master physicians (the figure on the right may represent first-century Greek physician Dioscorides), a saydalani—as an early pharmacist was called in Arabic—is shown at work in his dispensary, in which hang a variety of vessels for alchemical production.
The image in the center: The illustration comes from 12th-century Iraq. This depiction of an early European apothecary appeared in Tacuinum Sanitatis, a 14th-century Latin translation of Ibn Butlan's 11th-century Taqwim al-Sihah (Maintenance of Health).
A page from Kitab al-Diryaq (The Book of Antidotes), a 13th-century guide to medicinal plants, also from Iraq, highlights the role of botany in early Islamic pharmacy.
Pharmacy bottles, Medieval period, Courtesy of Morgan Library, New York, USA


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I knew I was screwed when I opened my mouth to say something, and my four year old friend sneezed directly into it. He had already been hacking up a mucus-y storm and despite his outward cuteness, it was clear he was a creature on viral overload. It was at work and I ran to the bathroom in a delusional attempt to evade sickness by washing my hands and swishing water around my mouth. It's one of those things you do to perhaps convince yourself that what just happened was not a deal breaker, that you are in fact well and totally fine. When actually you are completely and totally fucked.
Stage one of illness: Denial. Have you ever swallowed a thousand times to try and figure out if you actually have a sore throat? A couple days later, this is what I was doing. Telling myself I wasn't sick. Dosing myself with Vitamin C, too much yoga and googling "immunity." Having plans with friends I didn't want to miss, I was doubly anxious about the oncoming plague. I didn't want them to get sick or worse yet, tell me to stay home. I just wanted to feel better. Laughing and hanging out definitely helped and I almost convinced myself I was okay. Almost.
Stage two: Acceptance. Okay, the red eyes, scratchy voice, phlegm-y vocalizations, pale face, sweaty brow and pink nose are all dead giveaways. You are sick, dammit. And you had better well face it. You are doing no one any favors by trying to be a martyr and get through it. You are tormented by thoughts of people who have climbed mountains, won gold medals and braved war all while nursing a 102 fever. The couch beckons. The whole world feels gray. You won't be a hero today.
Stage three: "Lean In" to the couch. While 20 straight episodes of "Girls" may sound fun, let me tell you, it totally isn't. I mean, not only did I feel like crap, I was utterly and completely aware of how old I was and that those 20 something days were long gone. Having girls who are swiftly approaching adolescence made this viewing all the more complicated, given the, you-know, anal sex and near constant nudity. I switched to PBS.
Stage four: Calling out sick. I hate calling out sick from work. Not only does it make more work for other people, it puts you way behind on all the things that are due, like, now. When there are people counting on me, it makes me feel terrible to let them down. Plus I missed volunteering at the school, swim practice, etc, etc. Calling out sick on your family is not fun either. From my bed I could hear them making their own meals, coordinating rides and attempting to find their favorite pair of jeans. They're in the blue laundry basket, I croaked. They didn't hear me. (Wait, can they really manage without me?) Rest, they say. It's the best thing for you. But all this rest can't be good, can it?
Stage Five: Human blob. Being a fairly regular exerciser, it's tough to just sit and rest. My body was yelling at me, "Lie down immediately!" and my brain was forming pictures of global muscle atrophy, lung collapse and overall deconditioning consistent with a figure resembling Jabba the Hut. When I mention this to my husband, he smirks and says "uh huh" and walks away. One day, I tried to jump rope. Seriously. And then I started laughing at myself which began a coughing fit. No more exercise. For now.
Stage Six: Isolation. It was when I was in the car headed to pick up my daughter from school that I realized I hadn't been to any of my usual spots in an entire week: yoga studio, work, kid's schools, writing at my computer, friend's houses or just out in the neighborhood for a run with the dog. Wow. I really missed all those things. But I was feeling better, antibiotics on board, and things were looking up. Maybe my husband wouldn't be forced to sleep in the guest bedroom tonight because my hacking/nose blowing were keeping him up.
Stage Seven: Reintegration. Looking back now, I am sure I engaged in a fair amount of self pity over the last couple weeks. It's really embarrassing given how my kids act when they are sick; they generally rebound fairly quickly and tend to be much more resilient in their recovery. And now is the time for me to get back to life and the things that make up life, good and bad, which I have been away from for awhile.
Recovery. Doubling my Omega 3's and getting more sleep aside, things are about back to usual. Getting kicked in the ass like that naturally helps you to discover what is good and right with our lives. No, I'm not a CEO or a celebrity or anything like that. But like you, I am important to my people and I didn't like being away from them even for that little bit. I am grateful that I am, in general, a super healthy person. I was sick, not sick after all. Maybe next time I'll shake it off quicker. Or maybe not. Either way, it's good to be well.


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The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® 60,000 mile offer has expired. Check out the current best credit card offers here.
Let's talk about how to use American Airlines miles for awards to the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. American Airlines has the best award space to the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent by far and some of its nicest partners fly these routes.
"Redeeming American Airlines Miles" Series Index
- Part 1 — 5 Ways to Stretch American Airlines Miles on Economy Redemptions
- Part 2 — 6 Ultra-Luxurious First Classes to Book with American Airlines Miles
- Part 3 — Where to Search Award Space for All Partners
- Part 4 — Award Rules and How Many Miles You Need
- Part 5 — Taxes, Fees, and Fuel Surcharges
- Part 6 — Redeeming for Domestic Awards
- Part 7 — Redeeming for Hawaii
- Part 8 — Redeeming for East and Southeast Asia
- Part 9 — Redeeming for Middle East and Indian Subcontinent (this post)
- Part 10 — Redeeming for Australia and New Zealand
- Part 11 — Redeeming for South America
- Part 12 — Redeeming for Europe
- Part 13 — Redeeming for Africa
- Part 14 — Redeeming for Fiji, Tahiti, Bora Bora, and French Polynesia
Middle East and Indian Subcontinent
The Middle East and Indian Subcontinent are two regions on the American Airlines award chart, but have the same prices to fly to either.
The Middle East is defined as:
- Bahrain
- Egypt
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Oman
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- the United Arab Emirates
The Indian Subcontinent is defined as:
- Bangladesh
- India
- Kazakhstan
- Maldives
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
The Partners for Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards
As I noted in the post on American Airlines award routing rules, it is a standard rule that you cannot transit a third region–awards between Region A and Region B cannot transit Region C unless specifically allowed.
American Airlines partners with direct flights to the Middle East or India from North America:
- Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Jet Airways (Mumbai)
- Royal Jordanian (Anman)
Other American Airlines partners with hubs in the region:
- Gulf Air (Bahrain)
There are three exceptions that apply to awards between the United States and the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent that do allow you to transit a third region, which opens up our routing possibilities:
1. You can connect in the Middle East on the way to the Indian Subcontinent, utilizing the airlines mentioned above.
2. You can transit Europe en route to the Middle East or Indian Subcontinent from North America.This means that any partner that flies between the United States and Europe or Europe and the Middle East is potentially useful:
- American Airlines
- Airberlin
- Qantas (London to Dubai)
- Finnair
- Iberia
- British Airways
3. Recently, American added the exception that you can transit Hong Kong (on Cathay Pacific Airlines only) between North American and the Indian Subcontinent, which is great news for those who live on the West Coast since routing via Hong Kong is faster than routing via Europe or the Middle East. Not to mention it's another routing option for everyone, i.e. more award space, and Cathay Pacific's premium products are superb.
Award space on American Airlines, airberlin, British Airways, Finnair, Qantas, and Royal Jordanian is searchable on aa.com. Here's how to search aa.com.
Awards space on Iberia, Qatar, and Cathay Pacific is searchable on ba.com. Here's how to search ba.com.
Award space on Gulf Air is searchable on Expert Flyer. Here's how to search Expert Flyer.
Award space on Etihad is searchable on etihad.com. Here's how to search etihad.com.
Award space on Jet Airways is searchable by calling American Airlines at 800-882-8880.
From North America to the Middle East or Indian Subcontinent, American Airlines charges:
- 40,000 miles one way in economy
- 70,000 miles one way in Business Class
- 115,000 miles one way in First Class
Economy and Business are decent values. First Class prices are very expensive, although the product available is top shelf. Read my trip report of Etihad First Class from Chennai, India to Los Angeles.
If you can, use Alaska miles– it only costs 62,500 miles one way in Cathay Pacific Business and 70,000 miles in Cathay Pacific First Class to India or the Middle East.
American is not the leader to the Middle East and India because of its pricing as much as its partners. American partners with two of the big three Middle Eastern carriers, Etihad and Qatar. Add in the other Middle Eastern and Indian partners, and American really has a lock on the region.
Booking the Awards
To book 99% of Middle East and Indian Subcontinent awards, you need to call American Airlines at 800-882-8880. You will not have to pay a phone fee since the award is not bookable online. I recommend searching award space on aa.com, ba.com, Expert Flyer, and etihad.com before calling and feeding the agent the date, cabin, and flight number of each flight with award space instead of relying on the agent's searching skill.
There are too many routes to cover all of them, so I'll restrict myself just to the direct Etihad and Qatar flights from the United States the Middle East.
Etihad flies from six American cities to Abu Dhabi and from there throughout the region including 11 cities in India and three in Pakistan.
Etihad flights feature First, Business, and economy class.
I find award space to be excellent on Etihad. This is my go-to airline when I am looking for award space for MileValue Award Booking Service clients to the Middle East and India. With flexibility, you can find two seats in any cabin.
Qatar flies from ten American cities to Doha and from there throughout the region including 13 Indian cities.
Qatar's flights to the United States do not feature First Class, just Business and economy.
In my experience, Qatar award space is not as strong as Etihad award space.
I realize I haven't said much useful information about the award space to the Middle East, but it is difficult to sum up space on dozens of routes across several airlines and cabins. Better to just tell you which airlines to start with and where to search that award space.
Bottom Line
American Airlines has amazing partners to the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, topped by Etihad and Qatar. Award prices to either from the United States are the same.
First Class Awards are pricy but economy and Business class are decent values. If the award doesn't fly directly from North America, the only other routings allowed are:
- connections in the Middle East en route to the Indian Subcontinent
- connections in Hong Kong en route to the Indian Subcontinent
- connections in Europe en route to either the Middle East or the Indian Subcontinent
For a limited time, the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® is offering 60,000 bonus American Airlines miles and Admirals Club lounge membership, among other awesome benefits, after spending $5,000 in the first three months.
By meeting the $5,000 total spending requirement you'll earn at least 65,000 American Airlines miles. With just a little more spending on the card, you'd have enough to fly Business Class from the United States to India or the Middle East!
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As many of you must be aware, the contact page for the online store is a rich target for spam.
I get 50+ everyday. I am about to cancel my store and find another way to host my website/store.
I like most of what this platform offers me and my business, but I have had enough of the junk coming thru the contact page. It has cost me customers because they get lost in the barrage of junk.
Why GoDaddy has not offered us a solution is beyond me, but I have to do something.
Any Suggestions
Solved! Go to Solution.
Yeah, I get your frustration -- there should be some sort of CAPTCHA/bot prevention on all forms. Clearly there is nothing going on in the background based on what you describe.
I noticed that on my test store and was surprised there was nothing in place. You would think that would be standard out of the gate. Maybe someone from GoDaddy can pipe in and let us know if that is something they have in the works for the future?
In the meantime, checkout WordPress. Several cart plugins for you to choose from -- I'm a WooCommerce gal. Easy enough to setup and you'll have all kinds of spam prevention tools at your disposal.
@MuseThanks for the reply
I have called and talked to GoDaddy several times. It seems they offer this as "Basic" and the good stuff comes with an upgrade to WP. Frustrating for sure.
Whats Woocommerce?
All hosts have some level of spam prevention baked-in but in my experience it is never enough.
With WordPress you have a choice of plugins (security and spam) that can reduce spam quite a bit. Nothing is infallible though. 😉
WooCommerce is a free eCommerce plugin that you can then enhance its features and functionality with a free and premium plugins and extensions depending on what you sell.
Do you have code access?
this form resource is an extremely useful one to me and might help your cause
good luck,
Here's a quick update to let you know that Google Recaptcha protection is now automatically included in GoCentral contact forms. To get the update, simply re-publish your site.
We opted to use "ReCaptcha invisible," which means your site visitors won't need to take any action to prove they're humans — an algorithm does the work behind the scenes. You can read more about this technology here: https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/invisible.
The only viewable difference on your website will be a small line of text below the "submit" button on your contact form. This text links to the Recaptcha TOS/Privacy pages.


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Step aboard this stylish rail journey heading towards the famous Italian Lakes where you'll spend seven nights on the shores of one of the most beautiful; Lake Maggiore. Whether it's the picturesque scenery framed by the foothills of the Alps or a glimpse of the lavish sunny lifestyle that you're after, this trip offers an itinerary that's sure to impress. Don't miss this beautiful getaway - unwind by the lakes and enjoy the magic of Italy's very own Lake District.
- Return Eurostar from London to Paris
- Return TVG from Paris to Stresa
- Coach transfers throughout
- Seven nights' half board accommodation in Stresa
- Glass of Prosecco with lunch on day two
- Free time in the charming resort of Stresa on the shores of Lake Maggiore
- Services of our experienced Tour Manager
Plus the following excursions:
- Lake Maggiore, Lugano & Como are three of the best, and we're taking you to see them
- A boat trip to the island of Isola Bella is sure to be a highlight
- Explore the tropical grounds Borromean Palace
- A fabulous trip on the Centovalli railway, returning to Stresa by boat across the lake
- Enjoy a scenic half day visit to Orta San Giulio
Day 1: London – Stresa
We journey aboard Eurostar from London to Paris and join the TGV to Stresa, where we are transferred by coach to our hotel in Belgirate, on the shores of Lake Maggiore.
Day 2: Stresa
Today is free for you to explore Stresa, which occupies a fantastic spot on the shores of Lake Maggiore. The town dates back to the 1st century and is full of life. It has a wonderful promenade, where you can see the famous Borromean Islands of Isola Bella, Isola Madre and Isola Superiore dei Pescatori. There's an array of medieval buildings, palaces, beautiful gardens and museums, as well as an abundance of bars and restaurants. Once you have explored the town in the morning, we include a three course lunch with a glass of prosecco back at the hotel today. If you are feeling adventurous after lunch, why not take the Mottarone Cable Car for a 20 minute ride to one of the most spectacular views in Italy?
Day 3: Lake Maggiore, Lake Lugano & Lake Como
Today, we include a full day excursion by coach taking in three of the most spectacular lakes in the Italian and Swiss lake district; Maggiore, Lugano & Como. We'll head through the western shores of Lake Maggiore over the border into Switzerland to Lake Lugano where we'll have some free time to explore. The Santa Maria degli Angelo Church is worth a visit, as are the many shops and cafes in the grand Piazza Riforma. We continue to Lake Como where dramatic mountains overlook the glistening lake. Our scenic drive to Como city is where you'll have time to visit the cathedral or call in at one of the many silk shops - which Como is famous for. On our return back to Stresa we travel via the southern shores of Lake Maggiore, completing our scenic excursion.
Day 4: Isola Bella & the Borromean Palace
The Borromean Islands are a group of three small islands and two islets, located in the western arm of Lake Maggiore between Verbania (to the north) and Stresa (to the south). Today, enjoy a half day trip by boat across the Lake to picturesque Isola Bella where we visit the Borromean Palace. The island is dominated by the Baroque Palace and wonderful gardens to which entrance is included. Wander around the furnished rooms and opulent salons full of fantastic artwork. The garden is full of flowers and rare exotic plants which thrive in the mild climate of the Borromean Gulf. There are also ponds, fountains and a statues dating back to the 17th Century.
Day 5: Centovalli Railway & Locarno
Today, we enjoy a full day excursion with the highlight being a ride on the Centovalli Railway, meaning 'One Hundred Valleys'. We take the train from Stresa – Domodossola and then join the high level Centovalli Railway to Locarno. The 60km long narrow gauge railway takes in some fantastic scenery along the way, over beautiful bridges and viaducts overlooking glistening lakes, passing thundering waterfalls, tunnels and hairpin bends all the way to the lakeside town of Locarno in Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Maggiore. There's time to explore Locarno before returning by boat to Stresa.
Day 6: Orta San Giulio
Today, we include a half day excursion by coach to Lake Orta, a star in this constellation of subalpine lakes. Situated entirely in Piedmont, it's only 8 miles long and less than 2 miles wide. It is a tranquil location with an enchanting atmosphere. On the lake itself is the village of Orta San Giulio where you can spend time wandering around the quaint streets.
Day 7: Stresa
Today is free for you to relax and perhaps do some last minute shopping or sight-seeing. Alternatively, why not relax by the hotels outdoor pool or hire one of the hotels bicycles?
Day 8: Stresa- London
We depart after breakfast and travel by train back to Paris where we connect with the Eurostar to London St Pancras International.
Due to the late arrival on day 1, lunch and dinner will be provided on day 2.
Outward Journey
- Departs London 09.24
- Arrives Stresa 21.38
Return Journey
- Departs Stresa 09.21
- Arrives London 19.39
The Hotel Della Torre, Stresa
The Hotel Della Torre is a traditional three star family owned hotel in Stresa, a short walk from the shores of Lake Maggiore. Enjoy a beautiful walk along the promenade to reach the old town of Stresa and the Piazza Cadorna. You can also relax on a sun bed by the outdoor swimming pool (open June-September) and enjoy a drink or light snack from the pool bar. The hotel's restaurant serves delicious Italian cuisine and there's a lounge bar where you can have a relaxing drink on the hotels terrace. All bedrooms have balcony and facilities include free Wi-Fi, mini bar, safety deposit box, television, hair dryer, air conditioning and bath robe.