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Last month, I'd hoped the enjoyable Storm story in Ultimate X-Men #89 finally signaled a change from the boredom that had pervaded Kirkman's run on the book. It was well-written, well-drawn, and accomplished what it sought out to do. Unfortunately this month's issue of Ultimate X-Men sees the title plunge again. Kirkman consults the Random X-Men Plot Thread Generator and this time comes up with Sinister, Apocalypse, and Onslaught and somehow ties them together with the divergent Ultimate versions of Bishop and Cable.
This issue kicks off "Apocalypse," a storyline that reintroduces Sinister and continues his quest to kill mutants for the sake of helping Apocalypse rise again. Scott and Jean call in Bishop's ragtag band of X-Men to deal with him on logic that roughly translates to, "We can't possibly be bothered because we don't condone mutant violence... but you do! So take it away! Wait, Beast is back?" From the beginning, most of the characters are soulless cardboard cutouts of themselves, built for the express purpose of delivering lines that allow X, Y, and Z characters to be at points A, B, and C when they need to be. Scott and Jean barely stop talking about the mission long enough to give a cursory wave to Hank, their formerly fallen teammate. Clearly, this issue is driven by plot necessity rather than the characters themselves - this could easily feature the Ultimates or the Ultimate Fantastic Four. So far there's absolutely nothing about "Apocalypse" that specifically requires the Ultimate X-Men cast.
Speaking of the plot, I'm left wondering why this got the greenlight. When Brian K. Vaughan conceived Ultimate Sinister in his run on the book back in 2004, he was largely a nutcase with a gun fetish and the idea of Ultimate Apocalypse was heavily suggested to be nothing more than a manifestation of Sinister's psychosis. It was a novel approach to the characters, both of whom had creatively peaked in the Marvel Universe proper. In one issue, Kirkman essentially undoes that. Apocalypse is a real being and Sinister isn't crazy (or at least as crazy). Both characters instantly become less interesting and I began to resent the book for tarnishing a great storyline. I think that's the definition of an ineffective issue.
Salvador Larroca begins his first proper story arc on the book, and it looks decidedly more muddy and rushed than last issue issue. The inks are off -- too heavy in many places. Larroca seems to struggle with a younger Wolverine, and as a result his face looks exactly the same in every panel. There's a scene where Wolverine stabs somebody through, and the claw wounds change position wildly. To be fair, Larroca gets the job done for the most part and tells the story decently, but if you pay attention there are problems that keep it from shining as brightly as last issue did.
Robert Kirkman's final storyline on Ultimate X-Men has not started off well. It's hard to believe the same creator who does such great work for Image can put out such tripe.
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Eating- I'm doing much better!
I'm trying to listen to my body and feed it when it's hungry.. but sometimes I have to eat even when I don't really feel all that hungry just cuz I know I need it plus ED is the main thing that is stopping me, anyway.
Sooo yea!
I overate last night/was on the verge of a binge, but I stopped it.. I am much more aware of myself in these 'binging episodes' now, but the initial thrill of the binge definitely takes me off guard sometimes, and I get caught up in allowing myself to eat whatever I want, when really, I should be allowing myself these foods all the time.
School- Today was the last day of classes for the June semester of summer school. I made a 98 on my last Chemistry test this morning, plus I got 7 points for two bonus questions! That puts me at above a 100 for the class, so I only need a 120/200 on this final Thursday to get an A in the class! That's 60%! Since my lowest test grade is a 96, I think I can do it! :) Ahh, I am so happy all of my hard work has paid off so far.
I also took my last speech test today and got an 88. I barely studied since I was much more worried about Chemistry, but that's okay because I still made a high A in the class! Yay for being done with speech!
Running- Running has been wonderful the past couple days. I really enjoyed my 10 mile run Monday with my teammate Simone. We definitely went sub 7 minute pace after mile 2. She only ran 8 with me, though. I did the last two by myself.
That's usually how it is because my schedule has a little bit more mileage than everyone else. I really like the last bit of my runs though cuz if I feel like I didn't get much out of the run I can go a little faster on the last mile or two. Plus, it's a great time to think about everything.
My stomach hurt on the 8 mile run I had this morning, maybe from eating too much last night? But I stopped eating before 8:00, so that's strange.. Today was a bit slow, but I didn't mind too much mostly because of the fact that my stomach was flopping, plus we had company! We ran with two girls that are gonna be freshman this fall. I cannot believe I am so old! I'll be a junior! These girls probably see me as some kind of veteran on the track, but it's weird cuz I still see myself as a freshman!
We have a Kenyan tempo tomorrow. It's our first sorta-kinda workout of the summer!
4 miles easy, 4 miles progressively faster (ending at long tempo pace), and a 2 mile cooldown.
I'm really excited to get my legs moving and my heart racing! :) Tempos are my favorite!!
swimming every once in a while at the gym here at school. I find it very relaxing, and I'm slowly becoming addicted to it. I don't have goggles yet, so I am constantly running into the side floaty thingys. It's really annoying. For the life of me I cannot remember what that string is called right now. It's bugging me!! Ha, blonde moment! :P.
I'm pretty sure the lifeguards all laugh at me cuz my form is still pretty bad, and you can tell that I get frustrated with the side floaty thingys cuz I'll push them out of the way and swim harder, ha.
Anyway, I'm going home this weekend and getting goggles and hopefully a one piece swimsuit! I've been swimming in a sports bra and spandex.
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She responded with, "Did you mean to send that to me? I hope you did. I love you so much, and I miss you."
It made me tear up a little, but I responded, "Yes. I meant to send that to you. I miss you, too."
Today I also texted her about my Chemistry test.. She relapsed *cocaine & alcohol (for those that didn't know)* before I had even taken a test in the class, so she had no idea how I was doing, but she knew I had been worried about it since I don't consider myself to be very good at science..
Anyway, apparently Mom is getting her cervical cancer removed and then going to rehab. I heard all of this from my grandmother. I don't have any expectations, but I do hope that something changes this time around.
For now, I am taking things one day at a time.
Since I was 7, my dad has told me to be happy for every moment that we get with Mom rather than being sad about the ones we miss.. I always thought this was dumb since you're supposed to get time/have a relationship with your mom; it shouldn't be a privilege. But I understand that with addiction, things are different. Each day is a battle. So I am grateful that at least today she is sober.
Body Image- Still fighting ED voices..
Today I was looking back at pictures of me from earlier this semester, and I was shocked to see that I was so thin during these months where I thought I looked like a hippo! It's crazy how ED distorts our perceptions of our bodies..
So I know that I think that I look really fat/out of control/overweight now, but that is probably not the case.
I'm trying to remember that my body is stronger than ever before. I would never have been able to break 34 minutes in the 10k at 107 pounds, something that my 122 pound body CAN do, though. :)
*Sorry if the numbers are triggering. I have always used them on my blog.. For some reason numbers don't trigger me, but I know everyone is different. I hope no one uses my weight as a reason to restrict. Please don't. It's not worth it.*
|I thought I'd remember the moment of a day where I'm NOT wearing tempo shorts and a t-shirt by taking a pic.
I dressed up one day last week to give a speech. :)
So it's strange that I know it's not worth it, yet the temptation to go back to my old lifestyle is so strong sometimes, just because I didn't feel all the pain then that I do now.
I didn't feel much of anything, though.
And like some of you have said in comments on here, recovery opens a floodgate of emotions. As hard as it is, it's better to feel these emotions, both the good and the bad, than feeling nothing at all. I have to remind myself of this when things get tough.
Okay, so this was long. And it was only supposed to be a brief update- both for my sanity's sake and yours! I didn't want you all worrying about me.
Thank you for all of the concerns and prayers. They mean so much to me.
Each and every comment touches my heart more than you know. I read them over and over, reminding myself that a life with ED is no life at all.
Sometimes I get scared of who I will be without some sort of food addiction, but I am slowly finding that out, and honestly, I like this
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Originally, there were quite a few more wedges on the plate (I pick out the biggest sweet potatoes at the store!!), but I couldn't resist eating some before snapping this!
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New Marketplace Video by Todd Brix now available on the Windows Mobile Team Blog
In less than 2 weeks, Windows Marketplace will open for submissions. Just in time for the opening of Marketplace on July 27th, Todd Brix, Senior Director for Mobile Platform Services Product Management at Microsoft, has published a blog post on the Windows Mobile Team blog that provides details about Marketplace, including a Channel 9 video.
Check out this blog post at: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsphone/archive/2009/07/14/get-ready-windows-marketplace-for-mobile-offers-millions-of-potential-new-customers.aspx.
Watch the video at: https://channel9.msdn.com/posts/MaxZuck/WindowsMarketplaceForMobile/.
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What's Bad for Your Credit History
Your Credit History's Worst Enemies
Your credit history record is the first, second, and third impression that lenders, insurance companies, landlords, and even potential employers receive about you. Every point of your credit score counts to those people. The good news is that you can keep your credit report clean by avoiding credit history mistakes. Check out these down-and-dirty enemies of your credit score.
No credit history record
A clean slate is not your friend when it comes to your credit score. Young people often have the most difficulty getting good credit because they just don't have the steady, established credit history record that lenders like to see.
Defeat the "no credit history record" blues by responsibly managing a low-limit card. Putting utilities in your name also helps establish a good track record for lenders.
Bad credit history
Even worse than having no credit history is racking up a series of credit history mistakes. Your past mistakes will haunt you when it comes time to pull your credit report. Missing payments on utilities, credit cards, and other services sends a clear message to lenders: Don't trust this person. Your credit history mistakes can hurt your credit report for a long time — sometimes for up to six years.
Overextended credit
You can overdo credit just like anything else. Your debt-to-credit ratio affects your total credit score. Even if you're making payments on time, running your cards near their limits month after month hurts your credit score.
Try to limit balances to 25 percent or less of the total credit limit for any one card. If one card is approaching its credit limit, stop using your cards, and pay off the excess. This simple step will improve your credit report stats.
On the "most wanted" list of credit history mistakes, bankruptcy is considered armed and dangerous. Bankruptcy comes in three varieties, based on the level of financial relief given to the debtor: Chapter 7, Chapter 11 and Chapter 13. Chapter 11 and Chapter 13 filings are radical restructurings of debt that can be used by businesses and individuals to dig out of financial difficulties while still retaining a semblance of credit-worthiness.
Chapter 7 bankruptcy is considered the most toxic type of bankruptcy because varying amounts of debt can be terminated. This is very bad news from a lender's point of view. The impact of this type of bankruptcy is long-lasting and can adversely affect your credit score and credit report for seven to ten years.
There's no doubt about it: You earn every point of your credit score. You owe it to yourself to keep the aforementioned credit history "enemies" away. Keep abreast of your credit score by monitoring your credit history report and practicing good financial habits.
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A Game of Chance surety bond is a non-renewable bond guaranteeing the prizes offered in games of chance promotions are awarded to the proper winners. It is also called a sweepstakes surety bond, game promotion surety bond or sales promotion surety bond.
Game of chance surety bonds are required by state governments. These bonds protect the state's consumers against fraud by promotion sponsors who fail to fulfill the prizes offered in a games of chance promotion as indicated in the official rules.


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NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM) is a standard certification that is accepted across the nation. It is compulsory for a diverse range of qualified specialists operating in the Indian capital markets. Persons aiming to join the financial arena in India stand a better chance and have brighter job opportunities if they obtain the NCFM certification.
A major constituent of improvements in the financial industry is the creation of a highly knowledgeable and talented work force in each division of this industry to offer excellent liaison services to people connected with the financial markets.
To supply such superior services, people employed in the financial sector should adhere to certain established regulatory guidelines plus have the essential aptitude and knowledge attained through an assessing and accreditation facility.
Considering the global experience and the requirements of the India financial industry, and backed by the objective of safeguarding investors' interests in the financial sector but more significantly to substantially reduce risks occurring due to a poor insight into the working of the financial markets and mechanisms, the National Stock Exchange, in 1998, initiated a system for examining and accreditation, by starting NSE's Certification in Financial Markets (NCFM).
NCFM assessment and certification has gained prominence in India due to the lack of recognized instruction or preparation on financial markets, particularly in the operations field, even as the market has gone through tremendous change in the past few years.
NCFM facilitates taking tests online and is an innovative approach of conducting examinations in India.
NCFM assesses the abilities and erudition necessary to function in the financial markets in a fair and impartial style. It bestows certificates on meritorious candidates thus making certain that the quality of individuals joining this stream is maintained at a superior level for the benefit of a dynamic and established market.
The complete procedure involving examining, evaluating, and preparing marks statement in the NCFM is completely computerized. The NCFM offers flexible schedules and smooth access to applicants via intranet and internet.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
Soccer Ball Cake
I've had my Cricut Expression for several years which I love for paper crafting so I picked up the Cricut cake on clearance thinking I could get more use from the cartridges I already have. This is my first try, although I didn't use cartridges - I found a free svg file here and was able to import it into my Sure Cuts A Lot 2 software and send it to the Cricut. The great thing was that I could do a trial run with paper on my Expression and make sure I like it before I cut the fondant or gum paste. Here's my first try with the Cake - Nick's cake for his soccer party.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Candy Bar Party Favors
Nick is having a soccer themed birthday party on Monday. I'm win the middle of the soccer cake right now, but I did make these party favors this morning. They're the big Hershey Symphony chocolate bars. I just covered them with some scrapbooking paper that I bought when I first started scrapbooking - the stuff I would never use now for my pages. I remember buying a bunch of those big cheap stacks because I had no idea what I wanted to use and that way I had lots of choices. It has really come in handy for school projects and now, party favors.
These were pretty easy to make. I downloaded a varsity font from dafont and created the labels in photoshop, printed them out and cut them into banners. I cut the patterned paper 6 3/4" x 8" and a strip 1 1/2" x 8" - both to wrap around the bar. Then I stamped the soccer ball with the soccer ball from the Goal set from Stampin' Up! in Not Quite Navy ink and adhered it with dimensionals. I also added some punched stars for a quick and easy embellishment.
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With its new residential-property tax on outsiders, Vancouver, British Columbia, is the latest locality trying to keep foreign buyers at bay. Tommy Li of Beijing is one of them.
Last year, he said, his wife quit her job to accompany their now-12-year-old son to study in Vancouver. Mr. Li, who works for a U.S. technology company, stayed behind to support them. They bought an apartment for 400,000 Canadian dollars (US$304,900) earlier this year that was still under construction.
After British Columbia announced that starting Aug. 2, it would charge an additional transfer tax of 15% of a property's value to foreign buyers in Vancouver, Mr. Li needs to pay C$60,000 more.
"I understand where the policy comes from, since China's own overheated property market has also created many problems," Mr. Li said. "But we are not investors."
Read More: For Foreign Buyers, Times Are Getting Tougher
The new tax is the latest move by governments from Singapore to Australia to try to limit the amount of foreign money coming into local real-estate markets to keep home prices from rising further.
But even as these measures proliferate, economists and others disagree about whether they are wise, or even effective.
Local policies such as the Vancouver tax may be blunted by global developments, including low interest rates that make for affordable mortgages, and, in China, a depreciating yuan and corruption crackdown that have made Chinese more eager to get their money out of the country.
"Even if you think about, say, a 15% tax on property-related transactions, that may not be enough to deter a wealthy Chinese official or businessman who feels that his money is at risk in China," said Eswar Prasad, the New Century Chair in International Economics at Brookings Institution.
Read More: More U.S. Buyers Looking for Second Homes Abroad
Also, it is difficult to say what impact the taxes have, because they often come as part of an array of measures that also can be responsible for shifts in housing prices.
Some people find work-arounds, real-estate agents say, such as putting the property in a relative's name. And a tax on foreign buyers in one locale also could shift buying to another city. In Canada, some economists are warning the Vancouver tax move is likely to fuel more foreign buying to other cities including Toronto, where housing prices also have risen significantly.
In 2013 Singapore boosted to 15% from 10% the fee added to the purchase price of residential property bought by many foreigners, including Chinese. In Hong Kong, mainland Chinese and foreign buyers also face a 15% tax, which was introduced in 2012.
Home prices in both localities have begun to cool. But in Singapore, the government also took other steps to cool the housing market around the same time as the foreign-buyer tax.
Hong Kong, meanwhile, has increased minimum down payments and raised real-estate transaction taxes for luxury homes, among other moves—in addition to its tax for non-Hong Kong permanent residents.
Read More: Governments Using Levers to Cool or Restart Foreign Buyers' Market
After it introduced the cooling measures in 2012, transaction volumes tumbled by 70% in the following six months, government figures show, but prices continued to climb, setting new highs. That led to more taxes to thwart speculative home-buying by locals. The market started to soften last year, but has strengthened again this year after the U.K.'s vote to leave the European Union led to expectations of more monetary easing globally.
Christy Clark, premier of British Columbia, has said the new tax, as well as a separate vacancy tax on properties left unoccupied, is aimed at keeping homes affordable. The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver said what it calculates as the benchmark price for a typical Vancouver home rose 33% in the year through July to C$930,400.
Some think the new rules can work. "Price appreciation was bound to decelerate anyway, given how lofty prices have become, and how unaffordable most of the Vancouver market had become," said BMO Capital Markets' economist Sal Guatieri. But "this will certainly add some cooling pressure."
Ms. Clark said even if the new measure doesn't deter foreign investors, the government would receive a boost in tax revenue that it intends to dedicate to affordable housing.
Others say the governments should focus not on who is buying the property, but whether they are contributing to the local economy.
Read More: 5 Ways for Foreign Property Buyers to Get Around the Strong Dollar
Justin Fung, a member of a Vancouver group called Housing Action for Local Taxpayers, said he prefers a different approach than the one the government took. He backs proposals for a general property-tax surcharge that could be offset by a homeowner's regional or national income tax.
"If you were going to work hard, earn your living here in the city, and you're willing to do that, then you deserve to have an affordable home here," said Mr. Fung, who works in technology and grew up in Vancouver.
Mr. Fung, who owns a two-bedroom condominium in Vancouver where he lives with his wife and their young daughter, said his family considered upgrading to a larger home in recent years but quickly changed their minds when they realized how much more they would need to pay for a house or larger condo unit in their part of the city.
"We actually ended up just getting priced out altogether," he said.
As for Mr. Li, he said he will probably end up taking a larger mortgage and paying the tax, because he already made a down payment. Of Vancouver, he said: "I just want my son to have a place so that he can finish his studies."
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If you don't know what a social bookmarking website is, then don't panic. Social bookmarking websites are basically a way to share content with the world. They allows users to post links to their favourite websites, videos etc. Because there is such a vast community of people on these websites, they are a great place to discover new websites and content, and also make new friends. Here is a run through of what we feel to be the Top 10 social bookmarking websites.
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We are sure you have all heard of Twitter at some point, and it is undoubtably one of the best social bookmarking websites out there. Click here to visit the website.
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Pottery Lined Wooden Mug
This mug combines my interest in woodworking with my clay work. The ceramic liner was first thrown on the potter's wheel, dried, fired and glazed. Then the mug was custom turned on the wood lathe so that the insert fit into it precisely. It is turned from ash.
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This t-shirt says it all. Lately I've been having trouble sleeping, tossing and turning. I can't stop thinking about where I want to be in life and how I'm going to get there. Ideas and goals keep popping up in my mind but like every human fear takes over. Being afraid to fail or lose, even so I rather fail than not try at all. Failing is all part of growing up and learning. I can't wait to set out on my new chapter of adventures.
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
The Mexican Suitcase - Spanish Civil War photos
For anyone interested in photography, there is currently a fascinating display of Spanish Civil War photographs on display at the International Center of Photography in New york, now through January 9. The photos, taken by Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David Seymour between 1936-1939 throughout Spain, represent some of the first and best images of the at-that-time New wartime photography. After the war, some 4,500 negatives were supposed to be shipped in boxes to the US, but only made it recently. When the exhibit finishes, the photographs will be sent to a museum in Barcelona.
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Spain on Strike - Traveler advisory
For all those people who are in Spain today, please do no be alarmed: the General Strike in Spain is a one-day affair, and despite the congestion and store closings as a result of the striking unions protests of the new labor law, there are still plenty of things to do everywhere. However, it is worth noting that you may find getting a restaurant reservation or even a taxi more complicated, and you should plan for extra time. And once again, the strike is only one day, so tomorrow everything should return to normal.
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Friday, September 24, 2010
200 years of Las Cortes
Today the King and Queen of Spain took an important trip to the island town of San Fernando in Cadiz. It's a small town that is often overlooked, but it played one of the most important parts in the history of modern Spain. 200 years ago today the first meeting of the Royal courts, las Cortes, which culminated in the constitution of 1812. The king and Queen participated in a recreation and tribute to the town and the ideas that originated 200 years ago and many of which still effect Spanish society today. The celebration was complete with recreation by theater groups and a parade.
For more information or to include a private guided visit to San Fernando on your next tour of Spain, contact The Spanish Touch.
For more information or to include a private guided visit to San Fernando on your next tour of Spain, contact The Spanish Touch.
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
The Festival of the Merced - Barcelona's big party
This Friday, September 24 is the festival of the Merce, Barcelona's patron saint. The whole city will be out to celebrate, as only Barcelona can. And this year, since it falls on a Friday, the celebration goes on all weekend long! Along side the traditional festival events like live music, street performances and fireworks, there will also be a number of 100% pure Catalan elements such as the Castellers, Sardanas and Correfocs.
the celebration starts tonight at 7:45 with a parade through to the main square of Sant Jaume and continues until late on Sunday evening. This is truly a unique opportunity to get in touch with the culture and the people, and The Spanish Touch will be glad to help plan and arrange your private guided tour.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Mushrooms in the Mountains
As we enter into the fall season, the leaves turn, there's a nip in the air, and the sweater's come out at night. And course, once more we find ourselves in the forest, not looking up at the leaves but looking down, searching for that staple of Fall gastronomy: the mushroom. The weekend's activities for many people in and around Barcelona involves a very early morning trip up to the mountain. It's not uncommon to arrive at 6:30 in the forest of Berga to discover that there are already a collection of these mushroom seekers, called Boletaires. And fear not, among the many varieties there are some poisonous, but you can always take an expert guide, and go to the local restaurant where they will take the mushrooms you spent all morning picking and create a meal for you!
For more information on this or to include a private guided tour during your next trip to Spain, contact The Spanish Touch.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
San Sebastian Film Festival
The 58th annual San Sebastian Film Festival kicked off last weekend with all the glamor that accompanies one of the most important film festivals in all of Europe. The plethora of festivities and activities keep one of Spain's most beautiful cities moving all week. From now until the 25th of September catch all the flitz and glamor, and take the chance while you're at it to take in one of the truly overlooked gems of the Spanish coast!
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Friday, September 17, 2010
Even on a rainy day - Modernista Barcelona
For more information or to learn more about Modernisme on your next trip to Spain, contact The Spanish Touch.
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
A walk through the vineyards
This Sunday I hope to be joining Mas Comtal, one of the local wineries of the Penedés, as we take a hike through the history-steeped hills and vineyards of the region. The approximately 4-mile walk will take us from the winery to the Monastary of San Sebastian de Gorgs, a national historical site. Along the way learn about the region, its history and its future from the people who know most about it: the winemakers.
To find out more about walking routes or to visit a winery on your next trip to Spain, contact The Spanish Touch.
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Girona's kabblalistic Jewish Heritage
Girona. The city's 2000 year history includes Roman walls and ruins, a spectacular 11th century tower and a bridge built by a French firm named Eiffel. But one of the most intriguing reasons to visit is the old Jewish Quarter, the Call. Located right in the heart of Girona's old medieval city, the Jewish Quarter was once one of the most important in all of Spain, and was home to the Rabbi Moses Ben Nahman (also known as Nahmanides). Many of the most important Kabbalistic works of the middle ages were written in Girona. Nowadays the Centre Bonastruc Ça Porta hosts one of the best Jewish Heritage museums in Spain.
For more information or to include a visit to Girona on your next trip to Spain, contact The Spanish Touch.
For more information or to include a visit to Girona on your next trip to Spain, contact The Spanish Touch.
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
A Day (Tour) to Remember
The Spanish Touch soon for more pictures from the day tour.
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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Sitges - more than a beach town
Located just south of Barcelona, Sitges has long been known as a great vacation town, with wonderful beaches, a lively, festive atmosphere and a great selection of restaurants. And all of this is, of course, true. But for the discerning visitor, Sitges is so much more. Originally a fishing village, the town earned recognition for being the birthplace of Modernisme, home to two of Modernisme's most important figures: Santiago Rusiñol and Ramon Casas. In fact, Rusiñol's house is now a museum, and definitely worth a visit. Also worth a look are the cementery and some of the spectacular Americano houses, built by Catalans who had gone to the new world to make their fortune, and then returned to Sitges to live.
The town's reputation for festivals is well deserved as well: in addition to local festivals, there are international film festivals, concerts, and a plethora of activities for people of all ages.
For more information or to include a private guided tour to Sitges on your next trip to Spain, contact The Spanish Touch
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All Hallow's Eve, a time of magic. Some rebuke this idea. But how can they, truly?
Listen! Can you not hear the quiet laughter of magic in the quick rustle of the leaves as they race and tumble along the ground? Listen long enough, my friends, and soon you will hear a dry cackle.
Can you not feel the velvety coolness of the night air brushing past you? Stand still long enough, my friends, and you will swear that you felt a cold hand upon your own.
Do you not feel something dark in the shadows, just out of sight? Stare into the blackness long enough, my friends, and you'll feel certain that a black cat is staring back at you.
Look up into the trees! Do you not see the large, dark, amber eyes of the owl? Stand there and look for too long, my friends, and you will see the knowledge with which it studies you.
The stars–they are all around you, prickling you with the same light of thousands of years past. Observe them for too long, my friends, and you'll see that they're observing you; adding the knowledge of what they find to the stores of mysterious secrets held through the ages.
Caught up in all of this, you hear the voice of one passing stranger calling out to another. But was it, really? The more you think on it, my friends, the more certain you'll become that it was the voice, not of a stranger, but of one from the distant past, long since gone.
There is a special magic in all of these things, just as there is magic in the silent dust of sacred books not opened in recent years; the orange glow coming from the jack o lantern on the nearest step, which seems to flicker mischievously with more than just light; or the silence of the graveyard under the full, golden, harvest moon.
Your spine begins to tingle as you are snapped abruptly out of this discomposing reverie by a group of passing children. Listen! Can you not hear the sounds of their laughter being carried back to you on the night air? Listen long enough, my friends, and you will find that they are laughing at your disbelief in magic."


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Social determinants and risk factors in tuberculosis surveillance in the EU/EEA
The objective of this report is to provide countries with advice on what social determinant and risk factor variables to collect and what definitions to use, and to propose information to be collected at the national and European level.
Expert Opinion on the public health needs of irregular migrants, refugees or asylum seekers across the EU's southern and south-eastern borders
This is an Expert Opinion developed within a limited time scope to address urgent health needs related to the influx of migrants into the EU.
Rapid risk assessment: Cutaneous diphtheria among recently arrived refugees and asylum-seekers in the EU, 31 July 2015
This rapid risk assessment concludes that there is currently no indication that these cases represent a significant outbreak of diphtheria among refugees in Europe.
Risk of introduction and transmission of wild-type poliovirus in EU/EEA countries following events in Israel and Syria – updated risk assessment (9 December 2013)
The confirmed circulation of wild-type poliovirus (WPV) in Israel and the outbreak of poliomyelitis in Syria mean that there is a high risk the disease will be reintroduced into the EU/EEA.
A comprehensive approach to HIV/STI prevention in the context of sexual health in the EU/EEA
This report highlights the benefits of a comprehensive approach to disease prevention, integrating HIV and STI control programming in Europe into broader public health strategies.
Suspected outbreak of poliomyelitis in Syria: Risk of importation and spread of poliovirus in the EU
Following the announcement by WHO of a cluster of cases of acute flaccid paralysis in Syria, ECDC conducted a risk assessment and concludes that this does pose a risk that polio might be imported to the EU. The Risk Assessment includes number of recommendations for EU Member States.
Health inequalities, the financial crisis, and infectious disease in Europe
This report summarises the importance of addressing health inequalities by identifying key areas for attention from health professionals and policy makers. Presenting key findings from studies on the subject, it makes the case that socio-economic determinants can have a substantial impact on infectious disease control in Europe.
Thematic Report: Migrants - Monitoring implementation of the Dublin Declaration on Partnership to Fight HIV/AIDS in Europe and Central Asia: 2012 progress
Migrant health: Sexual transmission of HIV within migrant groups in the EU/EEA and implications for effective interventions
This report presents the published evidence of sexual transmission of HIV among populations from countries with generalised HIV epidemics in the EU/EEA.
Review of outbreaks and barriers to MMR vaccination coverage among hard to reach populations in European countries
In recent years, substantial progress had been made towards eliminating measles, mumps and rubella in Europe. Measles vaccine coverage is on the rise and measles cases decreasing in many countries. However, there have still been several large outbreaks of measles, mumps and rubella reported in European countries.


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Teaching Practices of Piaget and Vygotsky
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(a) I need help with describing Piaget- and Vygotsky-based teaching practices that I might include in a teaching practice and explain why.
Both Piaget and Vygotsky taught from a constructive perspective. Constructivism is a realm of teaching and suggesting how individuals learn. The constructive technique "places the individual in the active process of thinking, learning and coming to know" (Orstein & Hunkins, 2004, p. 117). In other words, according to Orstein and Hunkins, the learner is the key player in generating meaning and understanding, For instance, the learner constructs meaning from the inside and not the outside. Piaget minimized the role of social interaction in learning and development, and emphasized the child's own active and learning processes. Based on Piaget's theory, children take an active part in their learning process.
By active involvement, his teaching method was based on the premise that children are actively engaged in efforts to understand the world in which they live, and form their own opinions. For example, children's development are theorized to be based on schemas (mental models representing people, events, or concepts) that include: (a) sensory motor gain feedback through actions, (b) functional dependency children observe the effects of their actions on objects or material, (c) symbolic ...
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This solution explains the teaching practices of Vygotsky and Piaget. It further discusses teaching practices from a nontheory-based perspective.


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After three and a half hours of what seemed to be another episode of Desperate Housewives of Washington D.C., the House of Oversight passed several amendments to Taxpayers Right to Know Act, and the Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012. Additionally the Oversight Committee authorized the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel … Continue reading
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Commodity Futures Trading Commission Meets AGAIN About the Dodd-Frank Act
From This Day Forth… "Today we will consider a rule that helps broaden market access and promotes competition in the swaps market," proclaimed Chairman Gensler. Emphasizing one of the important goals of the Dodd-Frank Act is to prevent risks in the financial sector from affecting the overall American economy in a negative manner. The intent … Continue reading
Martin O'Malley Manages a Multitude of Regulations to Maximize Maryland's Markets
At a time when unemployment is skyrocketing and the economy is dwindling, I can't help but be filled with the smallest amount of joy and hope when I see the government making changes that will actually benefit the public instead of harming them. On March 9th, Governor Martin O'Malley of Maryland submitted to the Administrative … Continue reading
Remember When Recess Was Fun?
Bringing Out the Big Guns Chairman Kline (R, MN-2) started off the two-hour hearing with his own personal opening statement. Being shocked by President Obama's three recess appointments despite Congress, in his opinion, being in session. He stated the Obama must consider that he holds the power to appoint whomever he desires and that the … Continue reading
Utility MACT Rule, Destroying Jobs and Saving Lives?
A Cast of Characters An Native American and an Evangelical walk into a bar… Or let me rephrase that; an Native American and an Evangelical walked into the Rayburn House Office Building on February 8, 2012 to act as a part of a panel put together by the Subcommittee … Continue reading
House Committee on the Judiciary
Lie, Damn Lies, and Statistics This was Chairman Cobles (R, NC-6) opening statement for the House Committee on the Judiciary on February 27, 2012. He observed the Department of Labor concluded that unemployment is at 8.3% compared to 10% last October. Asserting that the federal government destroys jobs, and Congress is unable to create jobs, … Continue reading
CFTC Amending the Dodd-Frank Act
Opening Statements Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Gary Gensler began what would be an almost four-hour hearing on several rules that may be applied to the Dodd-Frank Act. Declaring that the hearing was about promoting transparency, developing internal business conduct rules, and compliance rules to protect the public, he seemed very … Continue reading


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Friday, August 19, 2011
Fashion In Film Friday - Pulp Fiction
Fashion becomes a part of the films allure when in walks Mia Wallace, as portrayed by actress Uma Thurman. Thurman's character in the film is the classy coked up wife of a high profile mobster/loan shark. Mia's style is a cross between the vintage bad girls of the 50's & 60's, peppered with a touch of MOD. The black flared clam diggers paired with a simple tailored white shirt (tunic length), finished off appropriately with ballerina flats was sheer perfection in regards to the costume designs that gave this move it's retro vibe.
This is such an absolutely easy look to obtain because it's basically an effortless, yet timeless style. So whether you opt to shop at high end department stores such as Neiman Marcus or Saxs Fifth Avenue or scale it down a bit to Macy's or Nordstrom, you're sure to find your 'Mia inspired outfit'.
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Jay and I are very new to this here motorhome business. So new in fact that we don't even have one. Yet. We've been doing a lot of research on the subject though. While our bank account creeps, painfully slowly, towards the necessary purchase price. And one of the things that you notice quite quickly is that people name their vans. People name their vans so much that a quick google of "naming motorhomes", gives pages and pages of results. There's lists of the best van names; articles on how to pick a name; there's even motorhome name generators.
Whether to name our's or not was a bit of a no brainer. If all goes to plan we're going to be living full time in this beautiful beast for months on end. She, or he, will become our home, our safe haven. The shining steed that carries us far, far away, into a world of adventure. We will almost inevitably become a little family once we've spent a while on the road together. Me, Jay and …? Whatsername.
Come to think of it as I write that, Whatsername's not a bad choice at all. Hmmmm. If only I'd thought of that one sooner. We're not going to use it though. So if you're the proud owner of a home on wheels, looking for a name. Feel free. Whatsername is all yours if you want it.
Without doing any article reading on the subject I pondered it a little here and there. What was the best way to pick a name? Wait until we have our van and see if we can make one from the numberplate? Hang on till we've been travelling for a bit and see if one just naturally presents itself? Come up with something that goes with the make? We've kind of got our hearts set on a Hymer motorhome at the moment. So much so that when I was chatting with Jay over a pint about maybe keeping our options open to a few similar ones, his wee face just fell. It was very much a "Hymer or die!" look. So how about Hymie the Hymer? Hildi, Hubert, Hannah or Huckleberry? Huckleberry is also awesome. It's beginning to dawn on me that a really good way to choose a name for your motorhome is to write a blog post about it.
Once I started working on this website I wondered if maybe having a "Name That Van" competition might be a good idea. I wasn't sure though. I liked the inclusiveness of it for our readers. It's very much what Just Another Anima is all about. But I couldn't help feel my heart sink a little at the thought of it. I felt like Jay's face looked in the pub that night when he thought we might not get a Hymer. There was so much I liked about the idea, but there was no denying it. I very much wanted it to be us that named the van.
Round about then I received a message from our friend Nick who's been helping us out with our logo design. I'd filled him in on the whole Just Another Anima concept, my ideas for a tree of life theme and how I wanted to use that to Paint the Van. Nick totally got the whole thing. Bless you for your enthusiasm Nick. It's great to have other people getting excited too when we're so excited ourselves. Really gives us a boost when we're freaking out about all the things we have to do. I say we, but really that's mostly me. Jay just takes it all in his stride. He's pretty good that way. Unless you're talking politics. His voice tends to go up a few decibels when he's talking politics.
Anyway Nick had sent me a link to a wikipedia article on Norse mythology and their own particular tree of life kind of thing. "Yes, yes, yes!" I'm messaging back, "That's it exactly." It was all new information to me at the time, but the following day, as I was reading some more about this mythical tree, a few bells started going off in some distant cavern in my mind. I'd read a lot of mythology when I was a kid. My brother Malcolmn had this really great book of Norse and Greek myths and legends, and I read it over and over. I became a huge fan of the Thor comic books after that as well. I had heard of this amazing tree before, though if I'd ever known it's name that had been well and truly lost in the mists of time.
And the name was? Cue big, dramatic pause. Yggdrasil.
"Egg duh what?" I hear you say. Yeah I wasn't sure how to say it at first either, but this article helped with that – Yggdrasil (pronounced "IG-druh-sill"). As I read more about this mighty Ash tree, everything just clicked into place. This whole thing is all about connections. The beautiful, complex intertwinings of our universe. That's why we chose a tree of life theme for our logo. That's why our motorhome is going to be covered in a tree created by the people we meet on our travels. In a way the van will become a tree of life itself.
We don't have our motorhome yet. But it's out there somewhere. Waiting for us to find it when the time is right. And we don't have to worry about finding a name for it. The name found itself. Was born out of the very spirit of this enterprise. Hang on in there Yggdrasil my darling. We're coming.
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Dominaria has long been the site of constant struggle. For countless millennia, the gods have seen fit to assail Dominarians with troubles beyond reckoning. Often these troubles come in the form of one man, or rather one being. Yawgmoth stands as the most famous and most notorious. Karona has followed in his wake. Kaervek, Lim-Dûl, Johan, Nicol BolasDominaria's rogues gallery has never been lacking in a variety of tormentors. But for most Dominarians, the Brothers' War appears as the earliest large-scale confrontation. The events of the Brothers' War changed Dominaria forever, shaping it for all time. At the heart of the conflict was Dominaria's "original" aggressor: Mishra the Destroyer.
As with almost all of Dominaria's monsters, Mishra was not always thus. Mishra was born the youngest son of a wealthy nobleman. At a very early age, Mishra and his elder brother Urza displayed an almost obsessive competitive nature. Urza was the smarter one, constantly surprising his parents with his ingenuity. Mishra was the clever one, most assuredly "mother's favorite", always swinging things in his favor. Still, the boys enjoyed a virtually carefree life until Mishra's mother's death. Grieving for the loss of his wife, Mishra's father elected to remarry into another wealthy familymore for his sons' welfare than for his own needs. Shortly after being wed, Mishra's father took ill. As he lay on his deathbed, Mishra's father arranged for his two sons to be brought up in the charge of Tocasia, an archaeologist that he had been fond of in his youth. Urza and Mishra set out for Tocasia's camp, located in the deserts of the Fallaji Territory. Mishra would never again return to his homeland of Argive, although his name would be heard in the country for years to come.
Mishra found Tocasia's school to be a wealth of new experiences. The school's primary role was to excavate ancient relics left over from the Thran Empire. These artifacts were incredibly useful, constantly sought after by the nobility of Argivia. Tocasia's camp was ever the mediator between these nobles and the more aggressive Fallaji nation, who felt the incursion of the Argivians into their lands as an invasion of their homes and of their religious beliefs. The Fallaji regarded the ancient Thran as a race of gods, utilizing their mechanisms in order to enslave the unrighteous.
As the brothers grew older, each began to find a new way of life in the camp. Mishra was always very interested in the ways of the Fallaji, learning their legends, language, and culture. Urza took a different route. His interest in Tocasia's artifacts began a long obsession with ancient relics, discovering ways in which they could be utilized and uncovering new uses for eons-old machines. One such machine would revolutionize transportation for the kingdom of Argive for the remainder of its brief lifespan.
On the day of Mishra's birth, the camp had succeeded in repairing an ornithopteran old Thran flying machine that the Argivian crown would find particular interest in. During the machine's first test-run, the brothers discovered a series of ancient Thran markings far into the desert. These markings displayed a variety of the sentient species of Dominariamen, elves, dwarves, minotaurs, and cat warriors. Upon further inspection, Urza made an even more startling discovery. The lines surrounding these paintings actually formed a geometric pattern, essentially pointing to a central Thran gathering place. The brothers volunteered to accompany Tocasia via ornithopter to this ancient city.
Arriving at the sacred cave (which was later named Koilos by Urza), the trio were besieged by one of the desert's more notorious inhabitants. The ornithopter was attacked by a giant roc, a mindless beast that felt the artifact was a threat to its home. Through Urza's ingenuity, the brothers and their mentor were able to escape the creature's grasp. Taking shelter in a nearby cave, the trio came upon a wondrous display of an ancient Thran settlement. Delving further into the cave, the group eventually reached the Hall of Tagsin, an enormous room with a massive doorway in its center. As astounding as these new discoveries were, the brothers' attention was more fervently held by an ancient glowing powerstone that surely must serve to operate the gateway. Against his brother's protests, Mishra reached out for the wondrous stone, causing the crystal to split in twain. Although both brothers' denied their part in fracturing the stone, it would be years before any Dominarian could decipher what this event would come to mean to their world. Though the brothers had no ill intentions, they had unwittingly unleashed a hell upon Dominaria more horrible than any ancient storyteller could ever devise.
Mishra was awakened from a comatose state by his mentor Tocasia. The old women cried in alarm, warning the brothers that their meddling had unleashed an ancient booby-trap. The brothers gazed in horror as a small legion of Thran guardians stumbled awkwardly toward the invaders. Urza attempted to use the energies emanating from one half of the powerstone to destroy the creatures, but only succeeded in enhancing their mechanisms. The trio fled for their lives, until Mishra tried using the powerstone half in his possession. Strangely, Mishra's stone had the opposite effect on the killing machines. The Thran artifacts slowed their assault, apparently weakened by the energies of Mishra's stone.
After another bit of ingenuity on Urza's part, the problems of the roc and the pursuing machines were solved simultaneously. Unfortunately, that day's ills were not so easily ended. Urza asked his brother to give him the powerstone half he held, hoping that he may be able to repair the ancient relic. Mishra adamantly refused, provoking a small conflict in which Mishra was wounded. Although Urza immediately regretted his actions, the two brothers began to argue as never before. Only Tocasia could begin to predict what horrors had been unleashed this day. For on the glorious day of the discovery of Koilos, a terrible fury had been unlocked between the brothers Urza and Mishra. This hatred would in time grow to encompass all of Terisiare, all of Dominaria, and in time all the multiverse.
Urza, Mishra, and Tocasia returned to the camp in silence. Days later, Mishra decided to remove his belonging from the building he had long shared with his brother. The two young men began avoiding each other at all costs, much to the camp's delight. When a confrontation was provoked, the brothers would attempt to belittle each other in any way they could devise. One example of Urza's cruelty came from his naming of the two powerstone halves. Urza's stone was named the Mightstone, for it seemed to enhance the powers of any artifact it came in touch with. Mishra's stone became the Weakstone, a pale comparison in Urza's eyes to his own wondrous device.
On one particularly beautiful night, Tocasia's diggers found Mishra sneaking into Urza's building in the dead of night. The camp was awoken to the sounds of harsh words and violently movement, prompting Tocasia to intervene. However, just as Tocasia stepped into the building, a massive burst of force erupted from within Urza's quarters. Mishra barely escaped with his life, but not before he witnessed his longtime friend and mentor was now dead because of his hated brother's incompetence. Mishra fled the camp, wandering the deserts of the Fallaji territories for days. At last, he was found by the militant Suwwardi tribe and pressed into service as a slave.
Thus Mishra's fate seemed sealed. Mishra would work in the heat of the sands as a rakiq, a lowly slave, for the remainder of his miserable life. But, alas, the fortunes of Dominaria saw fit to upraise Mishra from such a lowly position and set him on the path to tyranny. Mishra was discovered by Hajar, a longtime friend from his days in Tocasia's employ. Hajar felt pity for his friend and sought to persuade the Suwwardi's qadir to promote him from such a lowly status. After the qadir saw Mishra's hidden worth as a scholar, the young man was pressed into service as a tutor for the qadir's spoiled son.
After much turmoil, Mishra established an almost friendly relationship with the son of the qadir. However, Mishra was anything but satisfied with his new life. Mishra told the qadir's son wondrous tales out of Argivian legend, and even a few tales that were not so ancient. Mishra confided in the young lad the worth of the Weakstone, the halved powerstone that was taken from him when Mishra was enslaved by the Suwwardi.
One night, as Mishra was having a frightening dream about metal that screamed and plants that dripped oil, he was awakened by the horrid scream of a monster straight out of legend. A mak fawa, a dragon of the Fallaji, had suddenly burst from the ground and began to assault the Suwwardi. Mishra could only stand dumbfounded, later horrified by a startling revelation. The mak fawa was not a being of flesh and blood. It was composed an artifact, incredibly lifelike and frighteningly familiar. Mishra had been awakened from a dream of a mechanical hell to behold a monstrous inhabitant of that realm before his very eyes. The Suwwardi rushed to defend the qadir, but were helpless before the might of the beast. The qadir himself was slain in the attempt, prompting Hajar to seek help from his friend Mishra. Mishra snuck his way into the Suwwardi treasury, eventually finding the Weakstone quietly singing and awaiting its master. Once the stone was in Mishra's hands, the dragon engine began to act strangely. Mishra quietly came in contact with the monstrosity, only to find the engine bowing before his feet. The young qadir immediately promoted Mishra from rakiq to raki, a wizard of the highest order in the service of the Fallaji people.
"How is it the legged engines seem so much more alive than their wheeled counterparts? Simply, they were born, not made."
In a matter of days, Mishra had propelled himself from slave to teacher to chancellor. His next transformation would be the most amazing yet. With the might of the dragon engine on their side, the Suwwardi began a long conquest of the surrounding tribes. Nothing could withstand the might of the young qadir and his mak fawa. The city of Tomakul, long considered the "capital" of the nomadic Fallaji, was one of the first to swear allegiance to the Suwwardi nation. With the majority of the inner desert in his grasp, the young qadir cast his gaze to the coastal city of Zegon. The Zegoni, however, seemed more than ready for the assaults of the mechanical dragon. Mishra's monster was able only to walk within a half-mile of the city before it simply stopped responding. The qadir's fury burned like the desert sands, but nothing could persuade the dragon to begin its assault. If Zegon were to fall, it must fall by means other than brute force.
Mishra's opportunity came in the form of a fiery-haired cruel woman named Ashnod. Ashnod revealed to Mishra an artifact weapon of her own creation, a staff that caused a nervous reaction in its targets. The dragon was unable to attack Zegon while its legions were thus armed, but Ashnod's defense was only passive. Ashnod admitted to Mishra that the staves would only work for a limited time, and soon the dragon engine would be free to destroy the city. Ashnod was entrusted by the Zegoni government to establish the grounds for their surrender to the Suwwardi forces. Mishra was impressed by the knowledge, but even more astounded by the sheer brilliance of this woman who shared such a passion for artifacts and their ways of controlling the populace. Mishra agreed to Ashnod's promise of surrender, with one added stipulation: Ashnod would forever serve as Mishra's loyal apprentice.
Slowly, the Fallaji had become a unified people under the qadir and his raki. As the Fallaji aggression continued, the coastal nations of Argive, Korlis, and Yotia had begun to take interest. The three nations requested the Fallaji's presence at Korlinda, where the outlander nations and the desert people could establish the grounds for peaceful resolution. At Mishra's request, the qadir reluctantly agreed to this strange proposal.
Arriving in Korlinda, Mishra served to announce the qadir's intentions. The qadir demanded the return of the Suwwardi Marches to Fallaji control. These lands had long ago been conquered by the kingdom of Yotia and rightfully belonged to the Fallaji people. As shocking as this declaration was to the coastal kingdoms, Mishra's own shock was far greater. There, standing in the ranks of the nobles of Yotia was Urza. Urza was no less shocked to discover Mishra as a representative of the Fallaji, and together the brothers decided to set aside time to speak of the past.
"The past exists all around us. The only question is whether we chose to dig it up or not."
Mishra at last believed that his brother honestly sought to repair the damages of the past, but his faith was apparently misplaced. During the peace talk, the Warlord of Yotia flatly revoked the qadir's demands, insulting the Fallaji people and their ruler in a rather juvenile display of aggression. A confrontation soon escalated, resulting in the death of the warlord. Mishra's own people were savaged attacked by goblin bombs thrown from Urza's legions of ornithopters. Mishra's loyal dragon engine could only cover the Fallaji retreat. As the desert people ran for their lives, Mishra vowed once and for all to never accept his brother's words as anything other than lies used by a jealous sibling.
With the qadir's permission, Mishra and Ashnod took the dragon engine into the depths of the desert to once again explore the heart of the Thran Empire at Koilos. Once again in the chamber that once held the Might- and Weakstone, Mishra investigated the mysterious gateway more closely. With Ashnod's aid, Mishra discovered the gateway opened up into a world he had long dreamt of but had scarcely acknowledged. Stepping through the portal, Mishra and Ashnod found themselves in a primordial jungle of heat and smog with sought to choke the life from their lungs. Mishra had dreamt of this strange new world for as long as he could remember, but now found himself in a reality far stranger than any dream. All around him, mechanical plantlife grow in a strange mockery of his own world. In the distance, a vast lake of oil seemed to offer sanctuary to whatever inhabitants this world could possibly house. Dragon engines rose from the lake, some much larger than the one that had terrorized the Fallaji for nearly a decade. Even more astounding, these dragon engines took a cue from the cousin and immediately bowed down to Mishra as their undisputed master. Such a strange world, full of wonders beyond imagination, could only also serve as a home to horrors the human mind could not easily comprehend. Mishra gave a name to this frightening and wondrous world. It was a name that had come to him only in a dream, but would haunt the dreams of the world of Dominaria forevermore. On that day, Mishra had entered Phyrexia. On that day, Phyrexia had entered Mishra.
"I dreamt of the wind, of a great dark wind. It swept around me, it spoke to me, and it carried horrible secrets it wanted to tell me."
Mishra's ponderings were immediately dissolved by a visage of horror that could only be contained in a child's imagination. A demon, part monster and part machine, suddenly burst from the mechanical foliage and gave chase. Mishra and Ashnod fled in abject horror from the smiling demon, barely escaping through the portal back into their own saner world. Upon Mishra's request, the pair immediately ventured out into the desert sun. There they found the small band of dragon engines from that horrid world, bowing in submission to Mishra the raki of the Fallaji.
The time had at last come for further peace talks, this time between the Fallaji and the Yotians only. Under the guise of peace, Mishra would find the revenge against his hatred brother that he had so long sought. The talks of peace went uncharacteristically well. In the warlord's absence, Urza's wife Kayla had become the warlady of all Yotia. Apparently, Kayla was in possession of far more wisdom than her impulsive father, in addition to being blessed by the gods with incredibly beauty. Mishra was welcomed to the city of Kroog as more than just a highly-ranked diplomat if a warring nation. He was welcomed into the arms of Urza's family, no questions asked and none required. Mishra found himself in exactly the right position for his greatest piece of treachery.
Following a traditional Fallaji dance, Mishra found Kayla very perceptive to his charms. Apparently, Urza was not a very good husband, and Mishra was prepared to do nothing other than comfort Kayla in her distress. Mishra confided in Kayla that the Fallaji no longer desired control of the Suwwardi Marches. The nation would cease all hostilities for only the smallest trifling thing imaginable. If Urza would part with the Mightstone, the Fallaji nation would be the ally of Yotia until Dominaria's last days. In the depth of night, Kayla stole the Mightstone and presented in to Mishra. In reward, Mishra was prepared to give Kayla exactly what her lonely heart most desired. In typical fashion, Urza chose just that moment to interrupt. Urza attacked Mishra, reclaiming the Mightstone and forcing the younger brother to flee the castle.
But Mishra's forces were not sleeping that night. In the guise of retreat, Mishra led the Fallaji into the outskirts of their desert homeland. Mishra departed from the majority of his forces, leaving a trap that Urza was far too proud to ignore. Mishra received word later that Urza had followed Mishra's forces in his damnable ornithopter, springing a trap in the form of a massive mechanical assault engine that immediately crippled Urza's pursuit. Mishra returned to Yotia a day later with an army that had lain in wait for just this moment. Within a day, the once-proud city of Kroog was sacked and ruined. Although Mishra's forces could not hold the center of Yotia, they had forever ended the threat the proud nation could pose in any future ordeals. Even greater, Mishra had utterly ruined Urza's base of operations, his family life, and his reputation. Although Ashnod was apparently taken captive during the ordeal, Mishra was won his greatest victory. Even greater, the young qadir had thought to lead the assault in person, ending his life in a tragic and predictable display. With no other qadir present, Mishra was asked by the Fallaji nation to take up that mantle. He was very happy to do so.
One year later, Mishra had become the undisputed ruler of the Fallaji nation. Yotia was now no more than a smoldering sheet of blackened glass. Urza was far in the heart of Argive, no doubt plotting his revenge. Mishra's chief lieutenant Ashnod had been returned safe from harm. A lesser dictator would have felt his life's goal had been achieved. Mishra was miserable. In the distance, Urza plotted and schemed for his brother's downfall. Mishra would not be satisfied until Urza's head was ornamentally displayed as his footstool.
"He never hides. He plots. He plans. He is still in communication with the Yotian towns, I am sure of it, and the rebels act on his command. He is waiting for the right moment. For the moment of weakness. Of inattentiveness. And then . . . ."
With all of Mishra's brilliant ideas having fled, the qadir of the Fallaji was willing to try anything to gain further revenge on his hated brother. The means to that end lay in Ashnod the Uncaring. Ashnod began research on a horrible procedure, essentially fusing the living and the unliving. Perhaps inspired by her time in Phyrexia, Ashnod began to fuse man with machine, creating legions of unthinking slaves that served only Mishra's whims.
With a host of shambling monstrosities in her ranks, Ashnod led an assault into the nation of Korlis. Following Yotia's defeat, Korlis had become little more than a vassal state for the Argivian nobility. Ashnod would make them pay for their allegiances with Mishra's hated brother with their very lives. Mishra's chief lieutenant entered Korlis's borders only to return weeks later utterly defeated. Ashnod insisted that Mishra's living hordes had been unwilling to follow the leadership of a woman, especially a woman who could create such horrors. With such dissention in their ranks, Ashnod's forces were easy prey to a host of mechanical defenders constructed by Mishra's hated brother Urza. Mishra dispatched Ashnod to the small nation of Sarinth, essentially placing his greatest lieutenant in as lowly a station possible. Mishra began to understand that in order for him to win this war, this Brothers' War, he would have to do so with a decidedly new set of tools.
Mishra began to seek the council of an ancient brotherhood of machine-worshipping fanaticsthe Brotherhood of Gix. In the Brotherhood he found a wealth of ideas that had never occurred to him before. The Brotherhood also served as faithful spies in the courts of Argivia and Terisia City. As Mishra's political influence grew, yet another grand turn of events presented itself.
Urza's chief artificer, Tawnos of Jorilin, had fallen right into Mishra's grasp. Mishra immediately set Ashnod to the task of torturing Urza's longtime friend and discerning any plots he may be aware of. Weeks later, Mishra was himself the target of treachery most foul. Under the guise of torturer, Ashnod had provided Tawnos with the means of escape. Mishra's loyal Gixian priests had provided all the evidence necessary to make Mishra believe his longtime ally was now a hated enemy. Mishra exiled Ashnod for all time, vowing her death if ever again they meet.
Mishra's next target was the Ivory Towers of Terisia City. The Butcher of Kroog had long heard rumors that Terisia was in possession of a wealth of knowledge, knowledge he could turn to his advantage as a weapon against his brother. After much toil, Mishra's forces succeeded in breaching the impenetrable walls of the Ivory Towers and laid claim to the knowledge therein. But this knowledge seemed to Mishra little more than a charlatan's banter. The wise and powerful sages of Terisia had wasted their time for eons, amassing knowledge on a superstitious phenomenon known as magic. The sages believed that by harnessing the memories of the land, they could cause any number of things to happen. Men could fly, cast balls of fire from their hands, and disappear to uncharted realms with nothing more than the words of a fool and the blood of a goat.
With his health deteriorating, his resources dwindling, and his chief lieutenant now revealed as a traitor, Mishra's mind became increasingly troubled. Distraught over their "beloved friend's" health, the Gixian priests made Mishra privy to secrets they had long withheld. The Gixians explained to Mishra that they believed the body was a machine, and as a machine it could be improved to become more pure, more holy, and more deadly. With no other options left to him, Mishra fell right into the waiting claws of the Brotherhood of Gix. Mishra underwent a startling transformation. His flesh was fused with artifice. In appearance, he was decades younger, his health instantly rejuvenated. His strength became legendary; his wrath began to burn hotter than the fires of his workshops. Mishra welcomed his next confrontation with his brother openly. That opportunity would present itself in the form of a newly-discovered continent known as Argoth. Argoth was said to be the home of resources greatly desired by both sides of the escalating war. Upon this island would Mishra meet with his brother once last time.
"If you can't catch them, cut the trees down from beneath them. Force them to fight on our terms."
Days before the final battle would take place, Mishra was contacted on the shores of Argoth by his former apprentice and lieutenant, Ashnod the Uncaring. Ashnod begged for Mishra's forgiveness and promised great things if he would welcome her into his court. The fiery-haired deceiver informed Mishra of an incredibly relic salvaged from the ruins of Terisia City. This relic, called the Golgothian Sylex by the few who knew of its existence, was capable of ending the war and cementing Mishra's reign as ruler of Terisiare for all time. Mishra's wrath was replaced with pure astonishment. Here stood his former lieutenant, whose name was still called upon in fear in the wails of the dying, was now proposing Mishra forget his artifact warriors and depend upon magical bowls for his victory. Mishra was so amused that he lifted Ashnod's banishment, although he did not heed her words as more than that of a fool.
At last the day of Mishra's victory had come. Urza's immense army of mechanical creations was met with Mishra's own mechanical army in a display that had not been seen since the days of the Thran. However, before the first blows of the war were come, an event took place that neither brother was prepared for. Mishra's forces turned upon themselves, even as Urza's own forces did the same. Ornithopter attacked Avenger. Transmogrant attacked War Machine. The battle was enveloped in a chaos that put the confusion of other wars to shame. But for Mishra, nothing could distract him from confronting the target of his eternal hatred.
"Hello, Brother. You're looking unwell. Your machines have sucked the life out of you. That is your error. One of many. You've let yourself grow old, and your light is dimming. Shall we talk one last time, or must I slay you now? You think that is where the power is? You still covet my stone, Brother? Here, take it! You never realized true power, Brother. You never had to fight for your life. You were always safe in your world of devices and calculations. Now you see you went down the wrong path. You'll die old and alone, and I will take your land sand peoples and inventions and bend them to my will."
Amid the chaos of this war gone wrong, Mishra and Urza at last came face-to-face. Urza was horrified at Mishra's changes, completely dumbfounded by what could make Mishra appear so strong while he had become so fragile. Mishra and his brother engaged in a short battle, with Mishra immediately gaining the upper hand. Just as Mishra's ankh was drawn down to Urza's throat, something beyond Mishra's wildest expectations occurred. A flame suddenly leapt from Urza's Mightstone, blasting Mishra's flesh apart and spilling the mechanical tubing from his flesh. Urza could only stare in disbelief at the lengths his brother had gone in order to win their war. Mishra retreated to the safety of his own camp, prepared to unleash his next play against his brother. Mishra fused his body with that of his original dragon engine, becoming closer to the Gixians' philosophy than even he was aware. As the Mishra-dragon charged up the hillside in an effort to trample his brother, something went horribly wrong. Urza stood with Ashnod's Sylex in his hands, a blinding sea of light erupting from the center of the ancient relic. In an instant, Argoth was totally destroyed. Thus ended the life of Mishra the Destroyer.
Or did it? Over four millennia later, as Urza gazed upon the horrors of Phyrexia's Seventh Sphere at the Dark Lord Yawgmoth's behest, the planeswalker came across a most peculiar sight. There lay Mishra, still alive after all these years in eternal torment for his failure to give Yawgmoth possession of Dominaria during the Brothers' War. Mishra begged Urza to release him from this damnation, but by this time Urza was completely enthralled in Yawgmoth's service. Was this Mishra or just another of Yawgmoth's perverted mutilations of reality? No researcher can tell, but whether Mishra died at the Argothian Disaster or lived on through the torment of the Seventh Sphere, the tale is not altered. Mishra was in truth nothing more than yet another of Yawgmoth's unknowing servants, devoted without any knowledge to the cause of gaining the Ineffable a foothold in the world of Dominaria.
"Brother, save me. Grasp my hand. 'Walk me from this place! We can both escape this hell. Take me to some grassy place where the wind blows, that I may die in peace. Take me away. He will allow it. He has told me. Take me, Brother. Brother! Please! If there is any humanity left in you, take me away! Come back! Help me, Brother!"


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Raise your hand if you're a procrastinator! (ooh me! me! pick me!). Though, I prefer to call it "works best under pressure". Let's be honest, Easter is only a few days away, but I haven't even begun to think about Easter. But I want it to be fun and memorable for my kids, right?? Lucky for you Mama J is the procrastinating QUEEN, and I've scoured Pinterest and found some of the best, cheapest, and easiest LAST MINUTE Easter ideas for us all!
Here are some of my favorite last minute Easter ideas:
(P.S…find them all and more HERE).
One of the best parts of a Holiday is the decorations! (…says people who are actually good at decorating…). For those of you who are way better than I am, here are some simple and easy last-minute decoration ideas:
- Carrot Napkin Utensils from Smart School House
- Easter Bunting with Pom Pom Bunnies (+Free Printable) from Clean and Scenstsible
- Shabby Chic Easter Eggs from Dollar Store Plastic Eggs from Design, Dining, Diapers
- Don't forget how easy it is to sew paper garland! I plan to do this with my kids when we get home from Spring Break. (Ummmm and please don't judge how old that post is. It was one of my first few from way back in 2011! Crazy right?! Don't worry, maybe one of these days I'll get my bootaaay in gear and will take some new pictures and update it…#DoubtIt #ButMaybe)
Sorry folks, Easter wouldn't be Easter without Jesus! He's the entire reason for the holiday. Here are some cute, easy, and inexpensive/free ways to bring Christ into Easter:
- Jesus Is Resurrected from A Year of FHE
- Printable Easter Finger Puzzle With Bible Verses from Path Through The Narrow Gate
- Easter Bible Verse Printables from The Crafty Classroom
Holidays don't have to be complicated. In fact, the best ones AREN'T! But what they should be are fun, memorable times with your family. Here are some easy activities to do together as a family:
- These SUPER easy, 3-minute nest necklaces. Trust me, if I can do these, YOU can do these!
- 12 Fun Easter Games to Play This Spring from Play Party Plan
- Easter Minute-to-Win-It Games from Creating Readers and Writers
- Melted Crayon Easter Eggs from Jenna Burger Design
- Don't Eat Pete, Easter edition from The Benson Street
- We also love playing THESE GAMES! I'm sure with a little creativity you could make them Easter-friendly.
…aaaaaaaaand the treats (my personal fave). We all know I love Cadbury mini eggs like they are my first born. But there are lots of EASY, cute, kid-friendly treats to enjoy as well! Here are some of my favorites…
- Nest cupcakes. My pictures are HIDEOUS but they are soooo easy! I like using leftover Valentine's day frosting for these…
- Bunny Rice Krispie Treats from Eighteen25
- Coconut Macaroon Nests from Inspired By Charm
- Easter Oreo Bark from Lil Luna
- Rice Crispy easter eggs by Rice Crispies
- Couldn't live without my go-to ham dinner! It can even be made in the crockpot for even more ease…
- And don't forget all the recipes you can make with leftover ham after Easter dinner is through!
- 40+ Easy Easter Recipes from Cute DIY Projects
- Homemade Easter Bunny Rolls from Plated Cravings
- Egg Fruit Pizza from Persnickety Plates
CAAAAYUUUUTTE, right??
Again, see all these ideas and more on my Easter Pinterest board.
I hope you and your family have a wonderful time.
Hoppy (early) Easter!


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