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Use Simple Sentences
Although you should never talk down to your loved one, you may need to choose your words carefully to keep your statements clear. Try to use short, simple sentences and questions that allow your loved one to give a response. You can also use basic vocabulary to ensure his or her understanding.
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Hi! I wanted to share a small "haul" with you on a few things that I bought. I visited a local mall today because over the past few days (watching some youtube videos) I saw a few things I wanted to purchase to try out myself. My first stop was my local CVS pharmacy which carries the eos lip balm. I was unable to find the honeydew melon flavor so I decided to buy the mint flavor instead. As you can tell by the packaging I couldn't wait to try it out. I'm pretty pleased with this. It does feel pretty nice once I applied it to my lips. And yes...you can smell the mint which is really nice.
My second stop was by Perfumania which is where I found the Travalo refillable perfume atomizer spray. I was so excited to see that they carried it in the metallic pink color. This product is really cool. I haven't tried it out yet as you can see it's still packaged up nicely. I do have one question regarding this product...if you have more than one perfume that you would like to carry in your purse I'm guessing you may need to purchase more than one of these Travalo's because I can't see how you can clean it out to refill it with another scent. It's almost as if it needs to be dedicated to one scent and that's it. That's the only con about this. But I am very excited about trying it out.
I stopped by Charming Charlie because I was trying to find a certain bracelet which unfortunately they were sold out of. But I did find a few good things that were on sale! The first is the sunflower decorative 3 prong photo clip. I've been trying to find one that would hold three photos. I couldn't pass this up. The other two items were a pink rosette eye glass case (which I absolutely love) and the matching contact case. Both were on sale and I couldn't pass that up. Yes...they are girly but way too cute.
On to Victoria's Secret. They are currently having a lip gloss sale and the two that I really liked were the Mocktail Hour and Just Brilliant. Mocktail Hour is more of the neutral brown with shimmer in it. Absolutely beautiful. Just Brilliant is pink with shimmer which was also very pretty. I can't wait to try these out and do a review on them.
My last stop was Bath & Body Works. All I saw were the words "SALE!!!" I needed to get more of the wallflower scents and to my surprise they had some really cute wallflower plug in designs for the upcoming holiday season. I saw the pumpkin and knew I had to get this one for my kitchen and of course I had to purchase the Pumpkin Caramel Latte scent for it. I also bought the Paris Amour and Japanese Cherry Blossom scents. I purchased three travel sized lotions in Paris Amour (this smells wonderful), Pink Chiffon (another favorite), and Moonlight Path (very fresh smelling.) I couldn't resist purchasing the new Paris Eiffel Tower antibacterial holder either.
All in all it was a great day and bought some really great things that I can't wait to try out.
I will make sure to post a Travalo review once I try it out. I've heard nothing but great reviews for this product.
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eos lip balm in mint flavor
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Inside the factory that builds police cars
Vauxhall's new police car factory in Luton is the largest of its kind in Europe and brings 50 new jobs to the town.
The site will convert 2,500 vehicles per year for police, fire and ambulance duties, having moved from its previous location in Millbrook, Bedfordshire. Vauxhalls being lined up for 'blues and twos' duties include the Corsa, Astra, Insignia and Mokka, along with vans such as the Combo, Movano and Vivaro.
Vauxhall claims to be the only carmaker to offer a 'one-stop shop' for emergency vehicles, with everything handled at the Luton plant. This includes testing, conversions and even the remarketing of vehicles retired from duty.
- Blues and twos: Britain's wildest new police cars revealed
- 999 emergency: the coolest new blue light motors
- Drivers warned not to stop for unmarked police cars
Today's police cars are a far cry from the days of The Bill and Juliet Bravo, with new vehicles equipped to battle modern threats, such as terrorism. Connectivity is key, with some Vauxhall patrol cars featuring 4G wifi and Toughbook tablets.
Dick Ellam, manager of special vehicles, said: "Through our flexible production facility, Vauxhall is able to offer a one-stop shop purchasing experience to UK emergency vehicles.
"We can deliver a wide choice of car and van models, specifically designed and rigorously-tested to meet the stringent demands of our emergency services. We can also supply turn-key vehicle solutions that enable rapid turnaround of replacement vehicles, plus we can now offer a unique in-house de-commissioning and re-marketing service."
Last year, Vauxhall signed a deal to provide 2,000 police vehicles to 28 UK forces, including the supply of 1,200 new Astras. The company claims to enjoy a 70% market share in the UK.
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Whilst reading through the June/July 2011 edition of the General Osteopathic Council's journal 'The Osteopath' I came across an advert for a series or courses on
These course are being run by UK registered osteopath Geoffrey Montague-Smith. I couldn't resist having a closer look at what was behind this 'healing power of sound'.
First stop was a visit to The Atman Academy (Principle: Geoffrey Montague-Smith DO) where there is a full pdf copy of the course advert: Vibrational Medicine: The Healing Power of Sound. These 3 day workshop courses are described as follows:
"For the modern day practitioner the use of musical tuning forks on and off the body offers a diagnostic and therapeutic modality which is safe, reliable and very effective. "
OK so call me skeptical but this guy is talking about musical tuning forks offering a very effective diagnostic method …. I wanted to know more!
I soon found myself on the Atman Academy Sound Therapy web page. Here we find a video of Geoffrey Montague-Smith DO speaking on the subject of Vibrational Medicine at the Royal Society of Medicine in 2009. The Royal Society of Medicine has a long and impressive history and has had some very distinguished members. So just maybe there is something worth while in this video, surely it has to be worth a look. [although I'm guessing that he just hired a room through their venue hire service!]
[The video is over 26 mins long and I've watched it so that you don't have too. I don't intend to give a full running commentary, but I will highlight a few of the points he covers and that should be enough to give you an idea of what it is all about. You may, or may not, want to watch the full video for yourself, but if you choose to do so, then it is entirely at your own risk! ]
I try to suppress my initial scepticism a little and and press the play button!
Oh Dear! The video opens with the words "Our good friend Edgar Cacey quite wisely said that sound is the medicine of the future". This isn't an encouraging start, Edgar Cacey is described as a"Twentieth Century Psychic and Medical Clairvoyant" and immediately any attempts to restrain my scepticism are being put to the test.
Conventional Medicine in 30 seconds.
00:24 – 00:54 These few seconds are all that are used to cover the use of sound in conventional medicine. It amounts to little more that a brief mention of sound being used to break down (gall) stones and its use in modern physiotherapy departments. Also the use of sound waves in ultra-sound scans during pregnancy, although he's not sure that it is 'such a cool thing to do' and questions the effects it has on the foetus. And then with the words "…so there's that!" we are done with conventional medicine.
The Ancients, Mozart and Dyslexia.
00:55 – 02:55 Conventional medicine is now well and truly forgotten as the talk moves on to discus The Ancients, medical & spiritual 'arts', Shamanic rituals and a Powerpoint slide listing Tibetan bowls the Aboriginal didgeridoo and the resonances in the kings chamber in 'the pyramid'. I am almost relieved when he says we don't need to go into that in too much detail.
There is mention of the 'Mozart effect' – and how listening to Mozart helps with dyslexia. Accompanied by a new slide that says it helps the ear and promotes healing and brain development.
Bible Stories and Holosonic Pseudoscience.
02:55 – 07:25 Now the talk moves on to the subject of 'Holosonics' and how there is a bio-resonance into different tissues in the body. The slide states that every bone, organ and tissue has it's own frequency. There is even a list of frequencies, given in Hz, that the different organs resonate at. [Although the slide is difficult to see the actual frequencies].
The nonsense continues with more talk of resonant frequencies, including a mention of using sound to bring down the walls of Jericho – [Really, Bible stories as evidence!]. There is pseudoscientific discussion on Dissonance & Consonance and their effects on the bodies 'energy field'. Another slide on 'Holosonics' that states: "Sound waves are like deep sound massage at an atomic and molecular level".
[And did he really just say that he is going to show us how he uses aluminium tuning forks to identify dissonance in patients bodies! – Oh I want to see that!]
Time to throw in a quick reference to school days physics lessons with tuning forks. More Pseudoscience, this time on the subject of 'Cymatics' and the work of Hans Jenny "'A natural scientist who perceived the unseen forces of nature". He seems to be a big fan of Hans Jenny and his work into the effect of vibration on the physical level and how "different levels of frequency can physically change matter". A slide tells us how Jenny's work investigating the mathematical order of sounds has thrown light on the work of the likes of Pythagoras, Plato, Kepler and others.
SupraDNA, Tuning Forks and a Quantum Consciousness.
07:25 – 08:20 Now he's talking about the diagnostic and therapeutic use of musical tuning forks and energy fields and another promise that he's going to show us this in action. But first, time for a far bigger dose of pseudoscience. He's "Looking to have an effect on Cell Differentiation from a SupraDNA point of view" and that sound, colour and light and elements in the vibrational spectrum have an effect on DNA and can determine the process of cell division.
[I'm sure you'll understand when I say that any attempt to suppress my natural scepticism has well and truly failed. But I will persist because I really, REALLY want to see the tuning forks in action! ]
09:26 – 12:45 That's enough of DNA, we've finally reached Musical Tuning Forks and how they offer "Simple and effective protocols for the clinician" and are an incredibly powerful tool for Chiropractors, Physiotherapists and Osteopaths to use to work on residual shock and trauma. There is even a mention of giving out remedies, based on a form of 'Sound kinesiology. There are also repeated references to 'meridians', 'chakras' and 'energy fields'.
[At this point I am trying to remind myself that this course was advertised in the GOsC's Journal, the person speaking is a fully trained and regulated UK osteopath, and his target audience are other statutory regulated therapists !]
As an example, we are told that by using musical tuning forks to treat a 'big 28 year old prop forward' who only understands physicality and not what is going on at the more subtle level, you can have him leaving your clinic with a 'Quantum Consciousness'.
[Ahh, Y'see, there's my problem ….. There was a time when I was a big 28 year old prop forward. No wonder it doesn't make sense, I must be lacking that Quantum element to my consciousness!]
Healing with Tuning Forks!
12:45 At last! We have video of Musical Tuning Forks in use. The footage is of Geoffrey Montague-Smith in action with his tuning forks and was filmed by the BBC.
The clip runs from 12:45 until 17:59. If you watch nothing else, you REALLY should watch that 5 min segment and marvel at the BBC's coverage of a man waving various tuning forks above a pregnant woman's body and that by listening to any 'wobbles' in the sound it can be used as a form of diagnosis. And how by changing the tuning fork in use to one of a different pitch or frequency it can 'fix' the problem.
Watching this segment it is easy to find yourself both laughing and cringing at the display of utter woo. But it seems far less amusing when you remember that this osteopath is using it to 'treat' a pregnant woman who seems to have been convinced that it is going to help her to have a stress free delivery for both herself and her baby! Worse still he is offering to train others in this nonsense!
A PDF Course Overview can be found Here: Harmonic Sound In Therapy
[Personally I'd prefer to see it called Sound Harmonics In Therapy – and abbreviated to S.H.I.T ]
"The basic tools used are an Aluminium C 256Hz, G 384Hz and a High C 4096 Hz. The prefect fifth of C and G represent the principles of Yin and Yang".
It would be very unfair to say that all osteopaths, chiropractors or physiotherapists would put their faith in this sort of nonsense, but a similar course was run in 2011 and this 2012 course is being advertised in the The Osteopath, so one can only assume that there is a level of interest. I'm amazed that the GOsC consider this rubbish to be suitable advertising for their journal. As a qualified osteopath Mr Montague-Smith doesn't limit himself to waving tuning forks around, he also runs an osteopathic clinic in Tunbridge Wells - the Atman Clinic. Although tuning forks don't seem to feature on the website, he makes some interesting claims for osteopathy for a variety of conditions and EAV (electro-acupuncture) testing for certain medical conditions and food sensitivity testing. It should come as no surprise that these claims are now with the ASA!


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For for select gentlemen who wish to enjoy a playful, sensual time with me to relax, unwind, explore and treat ourselves to unrushed pleasure, I offer the girlfriend experience. This session is for those times when you do not want to focus on learning tantra or other conscious erotic exploration but just want to enjoy the company of a warm, friendly voluptuous woman. Time to be held in my soft bosom, stroked skin-on-skin and loved up. Let's pleasure each other in my erotic oasis.
Here is a blog about what it is like on a GFE date with me.
Please also take the time to read what others have written about their time with me.
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So, depending on where you're going to be deploying to, I'd offer the following advice (with the proviso that this advice is only based on observations and not hard fact): * lightweight servlet container like tomcat: maybe avoid OpenJPA and Toplink until the javaagent weavers are no longer necessary, try Hibernate (or Kodo if it's a commercial application) * EJB 3 container: The weaver concerns do not apply, OpenJPA and Toplink should be fine in these environmentsYou can read the rest of Dave's blog posts: Tried using OpenJPA and And now ... Hibernate's JPA What is your personal experience using the Java Persistence API ?
Java Persistence API roundup : Open(JPA), TopLink and Hibernate (1 messages)
As the newest Java EE persistence API gains traction, its various implementations are already being tested in the trenches, this blogger's personal experience includes using OpenJPA, TopLink JPA and Hibernate JPA. He goes onto say :
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Heya Daniel, Okay, I wrote that blog entry in the last 24 hours and in that time the blog has been: 1.) Picked up by search engines 2.) Found by someone interested (we're a pretty niche market of people so that's an achievement in and of itself) 3.) Put on TSS 4.) Had as many hits since going on the TSS as it's entire life You know, I can't help but be impressed at how fast pull based knowledge can propagate nowadays with good search engines. Just one note to add; I haven't actually used Kodo on Tomcat so can't verify whether it needs a special weaver too. If it does, it could also suffer from IllegalAccessError which I found to be a barrier. If it doesn't need a weaver, it's probably as usable as Hibernate. I guess I'd listed Kodo since after Toplink and OpenJPA, reading the documentation gave the impression of a stable implementation of JPA... and then I remembered it's a commercial tool so I couldn't use it for AONS II which is Open Source. Cheers, David Levy (aka the archetypal trenches developer, heh)
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- Posted on: June 14 2007 21:29 EDT
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Digital Offer Letters for Your ATS
Create, send and receive signed Offer Letters without ever leaving Newton
New Feature
The offer stage is the most critical part of the recruiting process for recruiters, HR, hiring managers, and candidates. By the offer stage, everyone has invested a significant amount of time and resources in the process. Having been recruiters, we understand that employers need tools that will:
• Grant Offer access to authorized team members
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Going Digital
We've partnered with DocuSign, the leading digital transaction provider, to bring a streamlined, compliant, and secure digital offer letter experience. With this latest release, companies can create and send their offer letters to candidates directly through Newton's applicant tracking system. By moving to digital offer letters, the hiring team increases visibility, controls the process, and shortens the time it takes to get the offer to the candidate. Real-time alerts also let you know when a candidate has opened or signed the document, allowing for the appropriate follow up at the right time. Candidates can view the offer letter from any device and can then sign it digitally, reducing friction and enabling them to sign the offer faster.
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The first film about Kurds
Zeré is 80 years old
KurdishCinema.com / April 7, 2007
by Rohat Alakom *
The first film that takes the Kurds as a subject matter is the film titled Zeré, shot in 1926 in
The poster of the film Zere
This film is considered to be the first film portraying the life of Kurds in cinema history. Shot by a
famous Armenian director Hamo Beknazaryan (1892-1965) who is accepted as the founder of
the Armenian cinema, the film Zeré takes place in Kurdish villages of Armenia. The screenplay
of the film was written by Hakob Gazaryan. Zeré is a kind of adaptation of the story wrote by
Gazaryan called "The story of Zeré". Several famous Armenian artists took roles in the film
which tells the love affair between Zeré and a Kurdish shepherd Seydo. Their struggle for the
right to love and happiness is confronted by the reaction of the village Aga, Mr. Temur. Though
originally it was a silent movie, in 1970s Zeré has been redeveloped and voiced.
Director of the film Zere Hamo Beknazaryan
The second film from Armenia about Kurds shot in 1933 called "Kurdish Yezidis". This film tells
the story of the difficulties a woman teacher, Zinê, faces in a Kurdish village of Armenia. The
conservatives of the village do not want to accept a woman teacher.
In 1948 and 1959, two documentaries called "The Kurds of Soviet Armenia" and "Kurds of
Armenia" shot in Armenia during the Socialist Soviet Russia.
The script of the documentary "The Kurds of Soviet Armenia", shot in 1948, was written by
Armenian H. Koçaryan and a Kurdologist Heciye Cindi. This documentary depicts the life of
Kurds in Armenia after socialist revolution in 1917.
And the second documentary, "Kurds of Armenia" was written by a Kurdish writer Ereb Samilov.
The director of the documentary is C. Jamharyan and in this film the success of Kurds in socio-
economical and cultural life of Armenia is reflected. There is an interview with a famous
Kurdish writer Qanate Kurdo and others known Kurds in Armenia in the documentary.
The cast of the film Zere
These four films mentioned above have historical important for Kurds and Kurdish cinema as
they are the first films portraying the life of Kurds in cinema history.
Rohat Alakom is a Kurdish researcher who lives in Sweden.
* firstname.lastname@example.com
Translated from Turkihs by Devrim Kilic
For the Turkish and Kurdish version of the article please visit the below links:
- http://www.kurdishcinema.com/ZereilkKurtfilmi.html
- http://www.kurdishcinema.com/KurdiFilmeZere80sale.html
Half Moon to be
screened at 31st Hong
Kong Int. Film Festival
of Kurds in 'A taste of
cherry' and 'The wind
will carry us'
Representation of
Kurdish Identity and
Culture in the Films of
Bahman Ghobadi
Yol: A monument to
human endurance
An interview with the
contreversial Kurdish
director Lauand Omar
Narcissus Should
David & Layla:
Criticism of cultural
biases and
celebration of love!
Interview with Yilmaz
David & Layla
Pain of Giving Birth
Kurdish Cinema
Crossing the Border
The New Kurdish
Yol - Jalal Jonroy
Breaking the Silence
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|Earl Wilson could have been a game-changer for the '67 Red Sox (Boston Globe)
One that few Sox fans remember, however, likely cost them the World Series in 1967. Because while the Impossible Dream team had an ace in Jim Lonborg, it could have easily had two.
Earl Wilson is remembered for being the first African-American pitcher in Red Sox history, and their second player of color after Pumpsie Green. But while Green was a utility player who lasted just five seasons, Wilson developed into one of the American League's better pitchers of the 1960s. In addition to becoming the Junior Circuit's first African-American to throw a no-hitter (in 1962), he followed Mudcat Grant as the league's second black 20-game-winner when he tied Lonborg with 22 victories in '67.
Unfortunately for Boston, Wilson was no longer a member of the Sox by then. He had been traded the previous summer following a racist incident during Spring Training, when Wilson was denied service at a bar in Winter Haven, Florida. Wilson reported it to the media against ownership's wishes, and after getting off to a slow start he was dumped to Detroit in June (along with another African-American -- Joe Christopher) for outfielder Don Demeter and pitcher Julio Navarro.
The deal immediately proved disastrous. Free from Boston's bigotry, Wilson finally reached his potential with the more integrated Tigers. He immediately turned his 1966 season around, going 13-6 with a 2.59 ERA and 1.00 WHIP the rest of the way. His success carried over into '67, as he posted a 3.27 ERA over 264 innings while keeping Detroit in the pennant race until the season's final day. He would remain effective through the rest of the Sixties before age and heavy workloads took their tolls.
Navarro never pitched an inning for the Red Sox and Demeter contributed little, playing just 93 games for Boston and hitting fewer home runs than Wilson from that point forward. The Sox salvaged the deal by flipping him the following summer for starter Gary Bell, who was instrumental to their playoff run and was an All-Star in '68. Wilson he was not, however, and Boston wouldn't have needed him to shore up the rotation had they simply held on to Wilson in the first place. Best-case scenario, the Red Sox would have had two 20-game winners in '67, co-aces who would have led them to an easy pennant and potentially a world championship.
The argument can be made, however, that Wilson never would have reached that level in Boston due to its stifling racism, which negatively affected the city's minority athletes for decades. Even if he just continued pitching at the same level, though, his performance would have been on par with Bell's. The difference is that Wilson would have started '67 with Boston rather than joining in June, and thus would have contributed nearly 100 more innings than Bell provided. A full season of Wilson would have been more valuable than two months of Billy Rohr (4.61 ERA in eight starts) and four months of Bell, who combined to produce just 0.4 bWAR for the Sox that year -- a figure Wilson exceeded every year on offense from 1962-1968.
Wilson, who was typically good for around 2-3 WAR per year during his Red Sox tenure, likely would have added a couple wins to Boston's ledger in '67 -- victories that might have made all the difference down the stretch. With Boston needing a win on the season's final day to guarantee at least a tie for the pennant, they were forced to expend Gentleman Jim rather than save him for the Series opener against Bob Gibson. Lonborg turned in dominant efforts in Games 2 and 5 before faltering on short rest in Game 7 against Gibson.
But if Lonborg had twirled his shutout in Game 1 rather than Game 2, he would have edged Gibson and turned a 2-1 Boston defeat into a 1-0 victory. Then, backed by five Red Sox runs, either Wilson or Jose Santiago probably take Game 2 and give the Cardiac Kids some momentum before heading to St. Louis. Boston still would have lost Games 3 and 4, when they scored just two runs combined, and possibly Game 5 as well, when they managed only three.
Even so, the Red Sox win Game 6 (regardless of who pitches) with a four-home-run explosion, setting up a classic Game 7 between a now fully-rested Lonborg and Gibson. Maybe Gibson still comes out on top given his superior postseason track record, but Lonborg was equally devastating in big games and may have gotten the best of him in a redux of Game 1. It's a toss-up, but Boston's odds dramatically improve with Lonborg gaining an extra day of rest (and if Wilson or Santiago pitches a gem in Game 3 or 5, then Game 7 never happens and the Sox take the flag in six).
Wilson might not have swung the Series, but he would have made it more thrilling by facilitating three duels between Gibson and Lonborg rather than just the one. The ending may have been the same for Boston, but at least Red Sox fans wouldn't still be wondering how Lonborg might have fared on regular rest.


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New PetVille Midnight Crypt Mystery Crate -- find out what's inside [spoilers]
No one likes being disappointed and Mystery Crates usually deliver just that. To try and prevent some of that, we have all the items you might find inside PetVille's new Mystery Crate.
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Are you on board for the #10SaladChallenge? Good luck! To help you get started, we asked health experts to share their tried-and-true tips for prepping, storing, and making the meal more flavorful. Here's a little salad inspiration from those who make em' best!
"To vary the flavors and keep it refreshing during hot summer days, add fruits to the salad! My favorites are blueberries, strawberries, or mango. It will add some sweetness, keep those taste buds refreshed, and give you a serving of fruit!"
-Derek Durkin, ACSM certified personal trainer and group fitness instructor at Barry's Bootcamp
"Gather the largest variety of preferred, colorful ingredients -- specifically, vegetables and fruits -- then chop everything up as small as possible. Now there will be a burst of flavor in every forkful! Doing this makes adding dressing, which is often high in calories, an afterthought and really unnecessary."
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"The key is to keep prep time minimal and fun! To make salad prep easier, keep certain staples in Ziploc containers in the fridge so you can mix and match your salad creations in a blink of an eye -- Cooked quinoa and hard boiled eggs, grapefruit slices, raw nuts, and individually packed baby carrots, sliced apples, and shredded cabbage. Then pack six spill-proof containers on Sunday, each with a different healthy salad dressing. Each day, grab one at random with your salad and surprise yourself with a yummy dressing at lunch!"
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"Tired of boring diet dressing on your salad? If you don't have time to make your own, then use just a spoon of your favorite dressing and dilute it down with balsamic vinegar. You can slash your calories in half."
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- Johannah Sakimura, MS, the writer behind the Everyday Health column, Nutrition Sleuth
"It's always nice to have one last element to give your salad that extra oomph. To keep it light, add a splash of citrus juice, some fresh minced herbs, or a spoonful of salsa. Think outside the box and add things that remind you of your favorite meals. Love sushi? Add some wasabi to your dressing and top the salad off with pickled ginger. Craving breakfast? Toss a poached egg on top of your greens. Favor fast food? Have a cheeseburger inspired salad with lean ground beef, shredded cheddar, and a squirt of yellow mustard."
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Wow, that looks quite a few years old... Who did it belong to? :)ReplyDelete
@BavarianSojourn: My dad. I know it's hard to read but the one on the left is from an Ireland/England game in 1964 and the other is a Homefarm (Irish team)?Man United game in 1980! I only came across them 2 days ago...ReplyDelete
xx Jazzy
Lovely when you find memories like this :) xReplyDelete
wow some old memrabillia how lovely :)ReplyDelete
Wow, this will be from the days when football players played for the game and not the money!! :-) xx (or so my Grandad tells me)ReplyDelete
It started with a Squish x
- helloitsgemmaNovember 4, 2012 at 12:53 PM
wow! where did you find that?ReplyDelete
What a great find!ReplyDelete
@Blue Sky: yes it is, really takes you aback when you come across them!ReplyDelete
@Sarahmumof3: Very old memorabilia...almost as old as me!!
@Danielle Adams: yes, my dad would have agreed with that!! it would have been a HUGE deal to see such matches in 1964 and 1980. HUGE.
@helloitsgemma: I came across them 2 days ago, in a box of old stuff I'd taken from my mam's house to mind 7 years ago!
@Coombe Mill: Sure is!I had to post them here for posterity and will keep them with all my show programmes which go back to the '80's.
Thanks for all your comments, especially new visitors.... thanks for dropping in.
xx Jazzy
Can you imagine Man Utd playing a team called Home Farm these days? It would be like Madonna singing in the school Christmas concert. Love it.ReplyDelete
we found an FA cup final brochure when we moved into our house. I admit we ebayed it so it found a better home - we loved looking at the adverts in it thoughReplyDelete
Fascinating - you should frame them xReplyDelete
@Midlife Singlemum: I know!Hard to believe but get this.... I think they played shamrock rovers this year, but in a fabulous stadium!ReplyDelete
@Jenny@ Hmmm....cool idea and admittedly one that entered my head last night!
@Not a Notting Hill Mum: Good idea! I did think of doing that with my show programmes too but I'd need a whole room just to display them!
Thank for your comments :-)
xx Jazzy
Home Farm are a team over near Drumcondra. Bill worked at a tyre place that sponsored them, and they used to use their car park for Croker matches, donating the proceeds to the team. He had a Home Farm winter fleece until I donated it to Vinnies!ReplyDelete
Very cool - it looks rather old! :o).ReplyDelete
@lisamareedom: Cool! The Home Farm grounds are up the lane and right behind my old secondary school!ReplyDelete
@Older Mum: Haha!! Ye it is!
Thanks for your comments:-)


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Ralph Roddenbery & Friends perform at Hendershot's Coffee Bar in Athens, Ga., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. (Photo/Taylor Perry, firstname.lastname@example.com) Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2013 3:00 pm | Updated: 7:28 pm, Thu Feb 28, 2013.
Ralph Roddenbery feels at home singing and joking
The college crowd missed out Wednesday.
While students spent the evening stressing out over midterms, older Athenians crowded Hendershot's Coffee Bar to hear Ralph Roddenbery play roots rock with guitarist Beetle Andrews and bassist Tommy Jones.
Roddenbery's voice ranged from a low gravel to a high whisper but always bore a warm, gritty timbre. Capable of the belting at which so many fail, he sang about love, loss and disappointment with a sincerity of experience.
Though Roddenbery's music wasn't by any means groundbreaking, it was strengthened by simplicity. The group, anchored by Jones' steady fingerwork and Andrews' well-placed guitar solos, played unassuming but energetic music that spoke for itself.
The upbeat "Get Up Off Your Hands" was a cheery soundtrack for optimism, whereas the soulful "Boo Coo Disarray" was a humorous reflection on the frustrations of life.
The singer acted as musician and comedian, regaling the crowd between songs with tales of a naked recording session, a third grade affair — once, a Chris Rock impression. Even Roddenbery's songs were occasionally interrupted by his rendition of a baby's cry or a dog's woof.
The crowd loved him. It was a dance party for 50-somethings. Instead of playing an anonymous show for strangers in a bar, the musician played for friends and friends of friends.
It makes sense for Roddenbery to have a local following — he spent 20 years in the Athens music scene and wrote most of the songs in his set here. Wednesday night was a homecoming celebration of sorts, complete with cupcakes.
"People in Athens, you know," he said. "It's always different because they bring it."
Midway through the first set, Eddie Glicken hopped on stage to jam on djembe. Though the musicians had held their own sans percussion, his addition amped the energy even more.
The band played off that energy and kept the crowd going well past 11 p.m., which was later than this girl wants to dance at 19, much less at 51. But Roddenbery's people knew good Athens music and rejoiced in it.
Roddenbery sees a future in the town much like the past that brought him to his present.
"So many great musicians in Athens," he said. "Especially y'all's generation, as well. Now it just keeps going."
Ralph Roddenbery: Press
Side Affects Reviews
At first listen, the opening song ("Maud Only Knows") on Side Affects' Between the Stones album seems to be a play on words and a joke. "Maud" rhymes with "God", and the similarly named Maude was a TV character from a show that was also called Maude. Why do things happen the way they do? Maude only knows, right? No, wrong. Maud was actually Elizabeth Reed's daughter, and Reed was made famous in an old The Allman Brothers Band song. Ralph Roddenbery, Scott Mecredy and Michael Hurwitz, the Side Affects' three primary songwriters, learned about Maud Reed's existence after visiting Duane and Barry Allmans' graves, which were located not that far from Reed's in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Georgia.
There may be a strong connection between Side Affects and the Allman Brothers because of this song, along with the band's name, which is taken from a line in "Maud Only Knows". However, the Side Affects sound is very different from the music The Allman Brothers Band makes. The Allman Brothers Band is famous for rollicking Southern rock, which is noteworthy for the style's dueling electric guitar passages. In contrast, Side Affects plays a gentler brand of folk and bluegrass. Instead of stinging guitar leads, played through Marshall amps, Side Affects color songs with shimmering mandolin lines and other acoustic instrumentation.
The Grateful Dead comes to mind far more often than The Allman Brothers Band while listening to Side Affects. The Grateful Dead probably sounded like a few old men playing music long before they were actually old men. Although Side Affects likely aren't old men yet, they sure sound like a few old men, picking and singing around a campfire. The Grateful Dead also owes a grateful debt to the pioneers of bluegrass. Even though you may not hear a whole lot of bluegrass influence on The Grateful Dead's music, it certainly showed up on the band members' side projects and solo albums. Similarly, Side Affects dearly love bluegrass music.
This collection of 12 songs offers a sober perspective on life. "Little Nuggets", for instance, speaks of the sort of the wise sayings that are passed down from generation to generation. "She Can" takes time to show appreciation to a mother and a wife. Then again, there are songs on this album that are just plain silly. "Something's Gonna Get Ya", for example, speculates on just might happen if somebody had a close UFO encounter, among many other possible life ending scenarios. But the ultimate message of the song is not to worry about how death will show up at your door; instead, its message is to enjoy life while you're living it, and not to worry.
Side Affects write songs one can relate to and play them well. Between the Stones is akin to musical comfort food. There is warmth in the musicianship, and empathetic words in the songs. This partnership may have begun as the writing collaboration of Ralph Roddenbery, Scott Mecredy and Michael Hurwitz, but it sure sounds like that has turned into an honest to goodness band. And such are the Side Affects of meaningful musical collaborations.
For So Long Reveiws
Ralph Roddenbery Band For So Long Independent Release
Former Athens, now Atlanta singer/songwriter Ralph Roddenbery isn't a paid motivational speaker, but he very well could be. Roddenbery's songs often focus on the perseverance of life's scrappers and underdogs, which bring to life much of his self-titled band's new release, For So Long. Former Grapes guitarist Ted Norton, drummer Richie Jones, bassist Tommy Jones and additional vocalist Samantha Alessi-Jones join Roddenbery here. The filled-out group brings a more up-tempo and rocking sound than was heard on the intimate, mostly acoustic release Live from Tree's Sound Studios.
Some songs are longtime concert staples, while others arrive fresh from the looseleaf. Throughout, the group keeps the show rolling with a sharp blend of roots and jam rock, blues, Americana and country inflections. One of Roddenbery's greatest strengths as a lyricist and singer is that although he often comes across as sentimental or unshakably positive, he never sounds schmaltzy, preachy or trite.
On a revamped "Fix Myself," Roddenbery, in his raspy country tone, suggests he's trying to do better, trying "to fix myself, but it's getting pretty hard to find the parts." The country-flavored "HDL Walken" documents the many hard-earned "hundred dollar lessons" that inspired the song, while "Paper Doll in a Forest Fire" is a driving, love-damaged ballad that many of modern rock's emotive crooners couldn't touch.
For So Long may reflect a bit more polished version of the Roddenbery Band than most are used to hearing in joints around Athens and Atlanta. But, it's still a solid and diverse representation of they way they work live onstage, the forum in which Ralph and the gang shine brightest. The album, which finally captures some of Roddenbery's strongest and most requested tunes on tape, is a perfect take-along for roadtrips or short drives around the immediate outdoor universe. Michael Andrews
HTN Review of "For So Long"
When you need a spiritual lift, turn to For So Long, the new release from Ralph Roddenbery Band. With its hauntingly poetic and evocative lyrics and its mesmerizing melodies, the album's 13 tracks revitalize the heart and lighten the load, even as it rocks mightily through Americana.
The pace is set with the opening track - "She Gets There, " a high-velocity vehicle for some shimmering Hammond organ and for Roddenbery's quick-lick, energized electric guitar. The tempo slows with the intense "Get Up Off Your Hands" and '"Paper Doll in a Forest Fire," which stir up emotions and capture the essence of life, love and resilience. The country-rock track "HDL Walkin" picks up the pace, prompts profound memories and forces the listener to smile about the circumstances that have made us who we are. The title song features beguiling percussion and some amazing harmonies, while "Life" and "Fix Me" encourage us to accept life as it is and to build the present from the past. With its two-step beat, "Sir Williams Garden" paints a vivid picure of love and heartbreak, expressing the gamut of human emotion. Mandolin, violin and capitvating vocals from Samantha Alessi-Jones make the bonus track, "Your Love is the Kind" a liberating experience. Ralph Roddenbery is an emerging talent, and For So Long is truly good for the soul.
"Upbeat, positive, and downright danceable, Ralph Roddenbery's latest release, For So Long, is a dream come true for a jam fan searching for depth. The message of love permeates the album and emerges in each of the 14 tracks like rays of sunlight appearing over a ridge; this message is a staple to Ralph's loyal fan base which turns out in festive droves to his live shows. It is also a testament both to Ralph's songwriting abilities and the grand production work of bandmates Richie Jones and Ted Norton of capturing that amiable vibe in a studio setting.
Formerly of Atlanta jam scene staples The Grapes, guitarist Norton seems to have found his new groove shoes in the subtle accents and bold interplay to Ralph's thoughtful lyrics. Never overstepping his musical accompaniment in a song, Norton's guitar is just one element that makes the Ralph Roddenbery Band a true collective effort. Add the dependable rhythm section of Tommy and Richie Jones, and such guest musicians as violinist Zebulon Bowles and John Marsh on the swirling Hammond organ, and the "Band" soon becomes "Family."
With a vocal delivery comparable to Cat Stevens, should he have ever walked barefoot through kudzu, Roddenbery's projection on "Get Up Off Your Hands" gives the listener a musical pat on the back. The number is a strong candidate for album standout, but "Take the Time" very well may take this top honor. Bringing Samantha Alessi-Jones to the forefront for the duet gives the listener a reflective perspective before bringing out another groove laced number to keep those feet busy. For So Long is out now on Ralph Roddenbery Music.
If there is one phrase that is overused in rock 'n' roll to describe a new talent, it's "The New Bob Dylan." It is a meaningless phrase, as there can never be a new Dylan. But if I were to use it, the only artist I would consider describing as such would be Ralph Roddenbery. Hailing originally from Athens, Ga., and now living just outside Atlanta, Roddenbery is one of the most amazing songwriters I have come across in my lifetime. He truly has a gift, an amazing ability to put into words thoughts and feelings to which practically anyone can relate. His creativity is boundless and all-encompassing. I have seen him write a meaningful song on the spot given three seemingly unrelated words with which to work.
In addition to his endless creativity, Roddenbery is a fiery and imaginative performer. His shows are intimate, even in a large arena setting, energetic, even when the crowd seems apathetic (which they never are for very long), and guaranteed to leave you with a positive feeling. Roddenbery has previously released two great live albums, and now a long-awaited and highly anticipated studio album titled "For So Long" is available through his Web site, ralphroddenbery.com. The album boasts some of the finest players in the region, including former Grapes guitarist Ted Norton, the great Tommy Jones on bass, drummer extraordinaire Richie Jones and his wife, Samantha Alessi-Jones lending her lovely voice to the mix. In addition, special guests Zebulon Bowles (who since recording has become a full-fledged member of the band) brings his violin prowess to several tracks, and members of Stop Drop and Roll and Deep Blue Sun also make guest appearances.
"For So Long" is an epic album that simply does not have a bad song on it. In one fashion or another, you'll be able to relate to every song in your own way. The Ralph Roddenbery Band plays often in the Atlanta area, and I urge you to road-trip over there one weekend to see him and purchase his album. Hear Wildman Steve's Internet radio station, Internet radio for music lovers 24/7, at wildmansteve.com.
Ralph Reviews
Wrapping up an Americana run here on ItGotSoul with another of the great unknowns. Ralph Roddenbery and the Jones are local favorites in the north Florida-south Georgia area. Check this show and you'll see why his fans think Ralph's the greatest thing since sliced bread. By the way, sliced bread debuted in '28. Holsum took it nationwide that same year. Wonder Bread didn't get into the sliced-bread game until '30. Let's get Ralph some publicity before our next Great Depression arrives, huh?
Ralph's band mates for this show include Mike Beetle-Andrews on guitar, John Wallace on bass and Ritchie Jones on drums. Samantha Alessi-Jones joins Ralph on vocals. Ralph produced a hard-to-find collector's item in '95, Fix Myself. Things didn't happen for him again until the release of Ralph Roddenbery & Friends Live at Tree Sound Studios ('03). He cut For So Long ('08) with the Jones. Last year, he put together Side Effects to record Between the Stones ('10), a collaborative songwriting effort on which the Jones played.
This show, a wonderful representation of the man and his music, occurred at Smilefest in Pinnacle, NC, on June 4, '11. Here it is on Live Archive, for listening or downloading: http://bit.ly/ntBr8Y. Visit Ralph's website for more information on his projects (http://www.ralphroddenbery.com). People have taken notice, and they're seeking Ralph out. Now's your turn to learn.
Ralph Writes 'Em and Sings 'Em, And the Band Plays 'Em
"I watched this man say he lost everything," Ralph tells the crowd."He said I lost my house and our savings." The interviewer asks the guy what he was gonna do now, and the guy says he'll start over. "He didn't break a tear, or even blink," Ralph says. "Well, I broke down in the living room and started crying in my Fruit Loops and wrote this song." "Walking In The Sunlight" hasn't made it to album yet. I like the sentiment. "Get back, up on your feet again," Ralph sings. "We will be walking in the sunlight again."
"Do not ever say I give up," Ralph says. "I know my hair is coming back." "Get Up Off Your Hands" comes off So Long. Another call to action. "Get up off your hands and try," Ralph sings. "You gotta get up off your hands and fly." Mike offers some tasty leads, perfectly paced. "Get up, get up, get up, get up," Ralph sings. "Like Marvin Gaye said." More tasty Mike bits. Now we're rockin' a Ralph show. Join us. In studio, from: http://bit.ly/peKgb1.
Ralph gives props to Smilefest. "It's a big love army," he says. "Peace soldiers you are." Bobby Miller joins the stage with his mandolin, while Wildman Steve steps up on rub board. "They Call Him Tumbleweed" features more strong fretwork from Mike. Bobby follows with some nice mando licks. "I remember the night when the storm came rolling down. Took their house and washed it down the mount," Ralph sings. "He never found his bride, looks for her still. Cussin' at God high up on that hill." OK. "The town takes care of tumble, that's what they do," he explains. "Cause they know the pain an' the war that he's been through." Wonderful. In studio: http://bit.ly/pS2V2J.
"Stay with us for one more, Bobby," Ralphs says. "Pushing On A Pull Door" comes off Roddenbery and Friends Live. Ralph wrote it with longtime bass player Randy Jones. "Pushin' on a pull door, kissin' on a dirty floor, tryin' to survive," Ralph sings. "Livin' in a funny way for yesterday, 'till I found out. Pushin' on a pull door ain't never gonna get you out." This one has a great melody, with plenty of room for Mike and Bobby to jam. Cool changes of pace, too. From '09: http://bit.ly/lejdHq.
"I wrote this for my beautiful, one-and-only wife." Ralph says. "As Good As You Look," off For So Long, rides a Buffet-style Caribbean beat. "I wish I felt as good as you look," Ralph sings. "I would feel beautiful." Halfway thru, Mike jams a lead. A four-minute love song with sing-a-long lyrics for the crowd. Fun. From Suwannee Springfest '08: http://bit.ly/pgXLSa.
How Does He Come Up with These Lyrics That Are Both Simple and Deep?
"Maud Only Knows" is from Between the Stones, which features Ralph with fellow songwriters Scott Mecredy and Michael Hurwitz. Early one morning in Macon, GA, the threesome "headed to Rose Hill Cemetery. They made the pilgrimage to Duane and Berry – on down the hill to Elizabeth Reed," according to Ralph's website. "She's famous because the Allman Brothers named a tune after her. They noticed that her daughter Maud was buried next to her, along with her baby. She died young, in child birth, and they figured Maud deserved her own song too."
"Don't miss the ones you're missing," Ralph tells the crowd. "They're hovering." It's a slower-paced song, with bluesy guitar from Mike. In the cemetery, there's a yellow flower sprouting between the gravestones of mother and child. "Maud only knows, how a flower grows," Ralph sings with Samantha. "Between the stones, standin' all alone. Standin' all alone." Another great sing-a-long. Come from within. From the Springfest '11: http://bit.ly/oJnTqq.
"You ever tried to fix yourself?" Ralph asks. "Not in the veterinary way." Mike gets back to rockin' on "Fix Myself," off For So Long. You can hear John workin' the bass nicely. I like this song a lot. Hard to say what's better, the lyrics or the music. "Listen to the stories of the beast that other people seem to find," Ralph sings. "I threw away my energies in a way this man would rather not describe." Samantha sounds great in the background. From Springfest '08: http://bit.ly/jFOQR0.
From self-reliance, Ralph moves on to thankfulness. Ralph wrote "This Very Day," off Live, as a requiem for Jerry Garcia. The guitar jam is nasty and the drum beat is powerful. "Don't you let nothing bring you down, take your ear and put it close to the ground," Ralph sings. "You'll hear the music the good Earth play, you'll be so very thankful, for this very day." The city takes it from you but the smile gives it back. Uh huh. From the radio studio, two years ago: http://bit.ly/qt7gTs.
The final song comes off a compilation produced with Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty, Big Ole Nasty Getdown, Vol 1 ('10). Here's a blog review of the record: http://bit.ly/p2OdSl. "Wake Me Up" gets its job done, to finish the performance on a positive note. "Wake me up, I don't want to sleep to long," Ralph and Samantha sing. "Wake me up, I don't want to miss what's going on." More tasty guitar from Mike. It's been all about struggles and temptations, this show. In the end, trying your best and never giving up is all you can do. Sounds like Ralph himself. From last year: http://bit.ly/gVxF1s.
See you at the next show!
Some of Ralph Roddenbery's friends might argue that he's a tough nut to crack, while others shorten their opinion to just "a nut." Either way, the Georgia singer/songwriter has an undeniable knack for tapping into the emotional undercurrent of his songs, many of which are just as likely to make you laugh, as they are to cause moistening of the 'lids, all within the same four minutes.
Roddenbery grew up in the small, south Georgia town of Cairo and moved up to Athens around 1986. At that time, many of his now-longtime friends — including members of Widespread Panic, Bloodkin, and Barbara Cue — were just cutting their teeth in and around the Classic City's music scene. R.E.M. were still years away from peeking above the college radio underground.
Though he's long since embraced playing regular live gigs, Roddenbery's recording ventures haven't been so easy to pin down. His self-released first album, 1995's Fix Myself, was recorded with Athens producer John Keane and a crew of local talent — including Bloodkin bassist Paul "Crumpy" Edwards and keyboardist Davis Causey, working under the group heading Second Hand. Playing many gigs with just his guitar as accompaniment, or with basic fiddle/mandolin/second guitar backing, Roddenbery had a much better idea of what he was after on the long-in-the-process 2003 release Live At Tree Sound Studios. This time he was able to pick from a more varied catalog of material and his laugh/cry tendencies served the project well. In the ominous "Boo Coo Disarray," the narrator keeps losing his keys and his goldfish tries to do him in. Later, the moving "Appreciate" says, basically, "I f**ked up, a lot, but I still love you," in much more eloquent fashion. Since the Tree sessions, Roddenbery's been doing the full-band thing more regularly.
The Ralph Roddenbery Band, the previous lineups of which were fleeting at best, has settled in well with guitarist Chris Rotch, bassist Tommy Jones, drummer Shelley Murphy, and percussionist Chris Larson. All can be heard on the new live effort Let It In, which they recorded with the help of Dynasonic, a studio/label out of Atlanta, where Roddenbery, too, is now based. Whereas the Tree Sound album exuded a comfortable back-porch feel, Let It In allows Ralph and band to cut loose in a more festive atmosphere. "I really love the semi-Motown feel we got on the Let It In recording," says Roddenbery. "I wanted to ooze some rock 'n' roll and, with the help of some good people, we did it. I think we've only scratched the surface, but all bands that aren't the Rolling Stones have probably felt that way at some time or another."
HOOTENANNY SPOTLIGHT BAND - RALPH RODDENBERY I've known Ralph going on about nine years now, and what an amazing journey it's been! I first met him when he showed up for HarvestFest at the old site in Fairburn, GA, running a little late and calming his nerves ;-) He and fiddle maestro David Blackmon performed a set for the ages, raw yet beautiful. That was the beginning of what will most likely be a lifetime of friendship w/Roddenbery.
His music has evolved over the years, and he's featured more different lineups than I could ever list, but the consistent factors through everything are his extremely high level of songwriting, the professionalism of his fellow musicians and bandmates, speaking from the heart, and the ability to connect with his audience. I'll never forget the workshop I created at Blue Ridge HarvestFest in '03 at Cherokee Farms that included Ralph, Grammy-winner Jim Lauderdale, and MerleFest songwriting champion (twice!) Martha Scanlan, and Ralph stole the show. Once you see him peform, you're hooked for life! Roddenbery is sounding incredible these days and is about to release a new album that defines his sound at this juncture in his career...He is truly one of the most unique and impressionable songwriters I have ever worked with.
Bear Creek Music & Art Festival :: 11.16.07 – 11.18.07 The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park :: Live Oak, FL [Published on: 11/30/07] The Ralph Roddenbery Band brought authentic southern rock that stopped me dead in my tracks as I was walked by them. Roddenberry's lyrics touched upon a thought in my head and reeled me in, and before I knew it I was laying in a hammock getting lost in his words. In the traditional southern storytelling style, his lyrics were easy to relate to, intertwining common threads in everyday human experiences.


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Check the six following things you can do to keep your data usage under control.
- Free texting applications
Text messages you think are "free" might actually be draining your data. Whether you use Apple iMessage, Google Hangouts, or a third-party app like TextFree or WhatsApp, texting applications have the potential to consume a lot of data. If you're sending only text-based messages, you have little to worry about—but you're going to burn a lot of data texting pictures and videos.
- Facebook videos
If you have Facebook on your phone, you may be using more data than you realize. If a friend posts a video in their newsfeed, you may notice it sometimes plays automatically when you scroll past it. Guess what that does? Yep—eats data. Fortunately, you can turn this auto-play function off. Here's how:
For Android:
- Open Facebook and go to Settings.
- Change Videos Auto-play to Off. You can also set it to Wi-Fi Only, so they'll only play when you're connected to your Wi-Fi.
For iOS:
- Go to Settings. Tap Facebook and go to Settings.
- Under Video, you can set Auto-play to Off or Wi-Fi Only.
Other social networking apps may have similar settings. Instagram, for example, has a setting to only pre-load videos while on Wi-Fi. Keep in mind uploading videos to social networks can burn just as much data as watching them, so you might want to wait until you're connected to Wi-Fi before sharing your stuff.
- Streaming music
Streaming music is a great way to listen to your favorite tunes on the go, but even free music-streaming applications deplete data pretty quickly. Apps like Spotify and Pandora can burn through nearly 1MB per minute. If you have a 2GB data plan, that gives you little more than just an hour per day listening time a month—and that's only if you don't consume data using anything else.
The best solution is to listen to music when you're connected to Wi-Fi, whether it be at work or home, or store it in the built-in memory in the phone. Some streaming apps will offer an offline listening option, sometimes at a nominal fee, where it will download some of your upcoming playlist into the phone's memory while you are on Wi-Fi.
- Streaming video
If you like to catch up on your favorite television show during lunch, you may be exceeding your plan's data limit in no time, especially with fast LTE data connections and HD video. If you absolutely must stream video, check to see if there are any bandwidth options. Netflix, for example, allows users to customize the quality of streaming. The lowest setting will use up 300MB per hour, just a tenth of what it would at the highest setting.
- Freeze the background
You may be using a lot of data if you have apps and services continually running and updating in the background. Just one app or service probably won't use that much—but more than one can quickly add up to a data burn. Some apps and services, such as email and Facebook, are constantly checking for updates. Fortunately, you can turn off background app refresh for just some or all your apps and services.
On an iOS device:
- Go to Settings and tap General.
- Tap Background App Refresh.
- Here, you can tap the master switch and turn background refresh off for all services and apps, or you can scroll through the list and select the programs you want to refresh in the background.
iOS 8 also has the option to disable apps from using cellular data entirely. In Settings, go into Cellular, and from there you can toggle on and off which apps may use mobile data.
On an Android device:
- Tap Settings and select Data Usage.
- Scroll down to see how much data each app has consumed, and click on it to see more information. If you want it to stop refreshing in the background, check the Restrict Background Data box.
If you'd like for the phone to not use any data at all in the background, you can also check the Restrict Background Data box from the Data Usage menu. Keep in mind that this will also halt notifications of messages and emails coming in until you open the app.
- Web Browser Compression
Web browser apps like Chrome and Opera offer options to compress the data from a website before it's delivered to your phone or tablet. It won't work for secure connection websites such as online banking, but for most websites it'll make smarter use of every megabyte. Note that you may have to go into the app's settings to enable it.
Keep in mind that these tips will only help reduce data usage; they won't guarantee that you will always be under your cap. Be sure to keep an eye on that data counter and adjust accordingly.
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This was my introduction to pipe smoking. It smells vaguely of chocolate—not a sickly sweet frosting, but the dark powdered chocolate. In the bag, it has a slightly sweet fragrance, but nothing like other full-on aromatics. She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed enjoys the room note and is quite happy to knit while I smoke this.
The name is misleading: I'll smoke this any time.
As another reviewer noted, it is somewhat moist and benefits from a little drying out. 15-30 minutes was perfect for me. Despite that, it's cool dry smoke, with mild flavor and no bite. It won't gunk up your pipe, either.
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This here is an excellent all day blend. The description up top says it all! I'm not much of an aromatic man but this is hardly an aromatic! Yes it smells good but the VA's and the Burley make it a very pleasant smoke. Burns to a nice white ash. I would suggest letting it air out 15 min or so before ya light up. I look forward to new blends from Matt Strong.
Edit* I just revisited this blend and while it's still a good starter tobacco, I find that it really doesn't do anything for me anymore. In fact it really just tastes like 1Q.
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After 10 songs, almost 900 original emails, (not including replies) 13 months and 17 days, we're happy to announce that our debut self titled release "Trent Severn" comes out today, November 6th 2012.
If you had a chance to listen to the album preview on CBC.ca this past week, we hope it is apparent that we spent time researching the material for our songwriting, working out our parts and performing them as best we could. Well we're happy to say that just as much thought was put into our physical packaging too.
The hard copy of the CD is a three panel digipack with a 24 page booklet and a post card. Each song in the booklet features a hand rendered title, a custom postage stamp design, all of our lyrics and a short story about the inspiration for the song. The photos for the stamps were sourced online from across Canada and generously donated by their photographers who are credited in the liner notes. The album cover, a photo by Jenni Roberts, was even found on instagram.
The post card you'll find inside is address to us. We're hoping that the Canadiana inspired stories of our songs make you want to share your stories, well known or not. We'll be looking forward to receiving your post cards and writing you back.
We would like to extend a special thanks to all of those who contributed stamp photos, Steve Stax for photographing us ladies, and to Megan Brooks who designed the album.
Have a fantastic November 6th everyone – thanks for listening.
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We all knew this day would arrive sooner or later. And honestly, we all know it's for the better. Steve Jobs has reigned as CEO of Apple. However, he isn't leaving guys! He'll remain on the staff as chairman of the board. The company itself has released the statement "Steve's extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world's most innovative and valuable technology company." Furthermore, this is a very big decision, that frankly, was a long time coming. There were rumors of this move five years ago, and three years ago, and now- it just feels right. Read Steve's resignation letter below!
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.


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CHICAGO – Even though wins were hard to come by early in the season, Miami's defense kept games close.
But as the injuries have mounted, the Heat's reliable defense has gone missing.
Through the first 11 games of the season, Miami ranked third in defensive rating with 97.4 points allowed per 100 possessions. The Heat (7-17) also featured the second-best field-goal percentage defense in the NBA, holding opponents to 41.6 percent shooting during that stretch.
Despite a 3-8 record, the Heat were being outscored by just 0.7 points per game over the first 11 games of the season.
[Five takeaways from the Heat's 105-100 loss to the Bulls]
[Why was Udonis Haslem excused from Friday's game? To watch his son win a state football title]
That seems like a long time ago.
In the 13 games after that strong stretch, the Heat rank 25th in defensive rating with 109.9 points allowed per 100 possessions and have the seventh-worst field-goal percentage defense in the NBA at 47.1 percent while posting a 4-9 record.
The defensive struggles have resulted in less close games, as Miami has been outscored by 6.2 points per contest during this 13-game stretch.
"Just not a lot of guys," Udonis Haslem said of why Miami's defense has slipped. "Guys get tired. Guys are banged up and you start to have slippage. I think the health issue is the biggest concern right now. I think we still have our defensive principles and we've got guys out there playing their hearts out and giving everything they have. But you tend to have some slippage in those areas just because you don't have a lot of bodies."
Haslem has a point.
The Heat are currently missing three of their best defenders — Justise Winslow (sprained wrist), James Johnson (rotator cuff strain) and Dion Waiters (torn groin muscle) – due to injuries. Johnson is holding players he's defending to a team-best 32.7 percent shooting this season, and Waiters ranks third on the team in that category at 37 percent.
Meanwhile, Winslow ranks second on the team behind just Whiteside in contested shots per game. The 20-year old averaged 9.7 contested shots per game when he was healthy this season, with Johnson third and Waiters fourth on that list.
But coach Erik Spoelstra isn't going to give his team this excuse. Not even after 12 Heat players (including Chris Bosh) have combined to miss 100 games due to injuries over the first 24 games of the season.
"I won't give the team that. They don't want me to give them that either," Spoelstra said when asked if injuries have hurt the Heat's defense. "We're moving guys in and out, but it's really just being consistent to what we want to do. First 11 games of the season, we were top five in all the defensive categories across the board particularly where we should be – protecting the paint, protecting the rim, protecting anything easy."
Miami was holding opponents to an NBA-best 50 percent shooting from within five feet of the basket over the first 11 games of the season with Hassan Whiteside protecting the rim. But the Heat's rim protection has been mediocre since even with Whiteside still on the court, as Miami ranks 13th in that category over the past 13 games with opponents shooting 58.1 percent from within five feet of the basket.
"If you give them that crutch, what about our offense?," Spoelstra said of using injuries as an excuse for the Heat's defensive drop-off. "We have guys in and out, and now all of a sudden there's been an uptick in our offense and we've been working at that to try to be a little bit more efficient. So maybe the focus has been a little too much on that, but we're trying to build both sides of the ball obviously. Regardless of who's in or out, we have to be able to defend."
Considering the Heat's offense still ranks 24th in the NBA in offensive rating with 100.2 points per 100 possession, the defense has to get back on track for Miami to start winning again.
"It is what it is," point guard Goran Dragic said. "We don't use excuses. We're going to try to defend as much as we can and hopefully that's going to be enough."
It hasn't been enough during Miami's current five-game losing streak.
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I have not been shy about talking about my breast cancer recovery because it was, as for most women, a life changing event. I want to focus on how my long-term yoga practice helped me begin my recovery, as early as two weeks after my first surgery.
Despite my very limited range of motion, I was determined to get back into my yoga practice as soon as I could after my first surgery. Movement has always been a life saver to me. Even though I was under the influence of powerful pain medicine, I began teaching two weeks after my mastectomy. I had told my students initially that I would probably not be able to do much and I counted on them to demonstrate what they had learned from me during the past years without my having to demonstrate, and they were more than willing to go along with my plan.
Teaching yoga wasn't just for my students, it was for me. I needed to feel that my body was much more than the surgery that had temporary maimed me. I needed to feel that there were still parts of my body that could move, be strong and that I could still use my breath to go deeper and beyond my temporary limitations. I was determined to get back on track as soon as possible, and I did.
My mastectomy was on my right side and, at first, I couldn't even put my right hand on the floor. I could only do a 'one-handed' downward facing dog. My whole right side seemed to have shrunk because the fascia pulled towards the scar so I couldn't extend my arm passed the shoulder level in all side poses.
Little by little, in a couple of weeks, my range of motion increased and I began being able to put my right hand on the floor without putting weight on it. Eventually my full arm came into extension with more weight bearing.
I felt very fortunate to be working with Jay Kain, an incredible local physical therapist with a PhD in myofascial integration because I kept getting feedback from him on my progress. Jay knew better than to try to discourage me from pushing the envelope. He knew that I would do it anyway so he helped me gauge, through my feelings and intuition, what felt right and what didn't. He assured me that all was well and that the pain I experienced was not damaging to anything. He told me to continue to trust my instincts, which I had done all along.
I had already started that process of trusting my intuition after meeting with the oncologist who was adamant about my need to follow cancer 'protocol' with chemotherapy and radiation, despite the very clear "no" I heard inside myself the first time I met him. The day after meeting with him, a friend of mine who was battling bone marrow cancer in Belgium, told me about the book entitled "Radical Remission" by Kelly A. Turner. Turner researched and reported stories of people all over the world who had recovered, in some cases from very advanced forms of cancer, by following their intuition. What they had in common is that, by listening to their intuition, they found their way back to health following a set of nine principles that she identified. No need to say that I 'devoured' that book, which came with a perfect timing.
I was determined to follow my own course of action based on my intuition, and that course of action didn't involve chemotherapy and radiation. It involved a daily dose of yoga, meditation, prayer, walks in nature, journaling, mind body psychotherapy, energy healing, Chinese medicine and physical therapy. I felt truly fortunate to be surrounded by top notch alternative medicine practitioners.
Initially, the doctor refused to run a specific genetic test that would determine the likelihood of reoccurrence of the type of cancer with my genetic background. After asking again, he decided to run the test without telling me. To my surprise, three weeks later, he called me to announce that he felt confident, based on the test results, that I had a very low percentage of this reoccurring. Consequently I would not need to follow the usual protocol of chemotherapy or radiation. The first words out of my mouth were, "next time doctor, it would be helpful if you listened to your patient and their intuition". I was relieved that I would no longer need to argue my point. I had been having arguments with him for 5 months prior to that phone call. I was also convinced more than ever that my intuition would help me find my way back to health.
My twenty five year yoga practice had taught me to trust my body and, more importantly, the little voice inside me that would tell me to follow my path and do what was best for me.
I have since made the decision to continue following that same little voice inside of me to determine my course of action in my personal life and my business.
I now believe that the voice of our intuition speaks to us at all times. It is not loud or demanding. It speaks to us through our heart. It is calm, loving, affirming and doesn't create separation. It holds that we all, as human beings, are interconnected, and that we all do our best with what we have, and no one holds the truth for us except our higher self.
Have you ever experienced that inner knowing? Have you been faced with 'defining moments' where you had no one to turn to except yourself and decided to trust your inner guidance? Have you ever been at a crossroad, where despite all external facts telling you not to make a move, you knew that it was time to make a drastic change? If the answer is 'yes' to any of these questions, you already have experienced what it is like to tune into your inner knowing.
Drop me a line and let me know.
Until then, may you be happy, free of suffering, filled with joy and equanimity!


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A few lucky people have already seen the progress I've made in reworking Geon into Silverlight but as I won't be making too much progress on it for a while (enjoying the sun and surf on Turtle Island ;)) I thought I would share the progress I've made over the past month or so. It's a completely different idea to the original where you were only able to monitor a single location at a time. The whole thing is more "Web 2.0" with it being a rich web application that is for all intents and purposes running locally on your machine. This not only means that I can do a heck of a lot more it also helps so if Geon gets popular my poor little server under my desk doesn't die under the strain of more than 10 users trying to use it at once!
You can check it out now here, however you might want to read on for a quick tutorial of how to use it.
The first thing you'll notice is the giant map in the center of the screen. If you checked out my previous Silverlight work (a basic translation of Geon from ASP.NET into Silverlight) you'll be familiar with this. It functions just like Google Maps however this is Microsoft's Virtual Earth control for Silverlight. Mouse wheel zooms you in and left clicking moves the map around. Pretty simple and intuitive.
On the left is a column of buttons with some familiar terms on them. Clicking any one of them will set them off pulsing to show you that you've selected them and clicking on the map would drop that control on the map. For now I'd recommend zooming in to about the 50~100km scale and then selecting the Location button, finding somewhere you'd like to see information about and click on it. You'll get a circle that's about 50km in diameter centered on where you clicked and this will be the anchor for the other controls.
Now the only other control implemented at the moment is the Twitter one, so click on it and click somewhere close to the location circle you placed earlier. You'll notice a big sqaure pop up with the Twitter icon at the top. After a couple seconds or so it should start populating itself with all the tweets from that area, and you can click the blue names to jump to the tweet itself.
You can do this multiple times all over the map, and the tweets will continue to update for as long as you have the app open. If you're feeling adventurous try clicking the Twitter button again and clicking near the location circle. You'll notice that it automatically places them around the circle for you. It works well up to about 5 and then the placement starts to get a little weird but it's at least usable.
On the right hand side you'll notice a list of things appearing. That's a list of every "Geon" (piece of information tagged with some form of geo information) and will eventually be a little more usable than it is now. It's supposed to be a list that you can browse if you have say, 20 different locations tracked and can't look at them all at once. It will also have a bit more to it when the request/respond part of Geon gets developed, but that's still a little way off.
You don't have to use the location field to plop down one of the info controls but since they're, you know, massive, they kind of cover up the entire area you're looking at. I'll also have some options in a future release for the location field so you can refine your area down to a smaller area or filter for a specific term.
So there you have it, Geon 2.0 alpha. Have a fiddle, tell me what you'd like to see, what you hate and anything else you'd like to say 🙂
Mention the words "Web 2.0" to me and you'll usually be greeted with a slight snarl and maybe a comment or two about how the web doesn't really have version numbers. Sure I can appreciate the idea that after the dot com bust companies shifted their focus from just having a web presence to truly leveraging the Internet but it still never sits right in my head. However with my recent foraying into rich web application development I've come to realise that if I try to describe what I'm doing using any other term I usually get blank stares from those supposedly "in the know", so I've relegated myself to using the term. At least just in general terms to describe something that's on the web but feels like a desktop application.
With all this angst that I had built up for Web 2.0 applications it was nice then to see an example of a something I would deem Web 2.0-ish that added value to my browsing experience rather than trying to do nothing but make money off it:
Basically there was a term I didn't understand (it was Latin after all) in an article so I decided to highlight it and copy it into Google so I could find out what it was. Imagine my surprise when a little question mark popped up and upon clicking it, a definition of the word popped up. For me as a user of this site it's quite handy, since I can just highlight and click. For the content provider it is doubly advantageous as I don't leave their web page to go hunting around for a dictionary defintion, and I also give them another page view which helps with their revenue. Overall it's a win-win situation for everyone and has helped to soften my harsh view on the whole Web 2.0 scene.
The problem I initially had with many Web 2.0 oriented companies was that their only selling point was that the application looked flashy and was driven to generate as much revenue as possible off the user's experience. For most end users this was all transparent and I can't deny that the business model has worked for a few of the current web giants. As an IT professional however the lack of value that could be derived from using this applications only served to make me look like an Internet Luddite, wishing for the good old times when pages rendered fast and I didn't need to download flash to run 90% of sites on the web. With the Web 2.0 crowd now having to mature their business models in order to survive in an increasingly harsh and competitive environment we're now starting to see some applications with true value enhancing experiences for the end user, something that I felt had been lacking up until now.
This idea is what has been driving force behind me developing Geon and hopefully with the way things are going I won't be too far off providing some added value to the information its bringing in. Of course since this is a bit of a side project for me the plans to try and monetize it are a bit far off (and indeed, I have little experience in dealing with advertisers) so it's not a grab for cash yet, so hopefully I won't be alienating people like myself right off the bat.
As with all new technology there comes a time when the platform matures to the point where the fact that something is built on it or uses it is no longer novel, and that's the point when the true innovation can begin. The next few years will bring out some truly amazing stuff which I, for one, can't wait to see.
Tune in five years from now to see me ranting about Web 3.0 😉


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