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I recently read an article in Realtor Magazine that claimed 2017 was the best year in a decade for new construction homes—not just in the Memphis area, but everywhere.
According to this article, "A shortage of homes for sale combined with growing buyer demand will likely spark home builders to construct the most homes this year than in the last decade."
If you're interested in buying a newly built home, there are a few tips you should know to make the process go smoother.
First, choose a reputable builder. Make sure they're a member of the Home Builders Association (in our case, the West Tennessee Home Builders), which allows them to provide a one-year warranty. Beware of all of the add-ons, too, because there are many things that could be considered upgrades that might pull you out of your budget. Stay involved in the building process and don't be afraid to ask questions. Also, learn about the surrounding neighborhood before you buy.
"Stay involved in the building process and don't be afraid to ask questions."
Next, be flexible. With the weather being how it is, builders can't always determine when your house will be totally completed. They should be able to keep you updated and informed, but you'll need some flexible dates in mind so everything can be controlled.
Lastly, it's not a bad idea to have a home inspection. The builder will do a walkthrough with you, but it's still worth the money to have a home inspection and let someone else take a look at the home to make sure nothing gets overlooked.
If you have any questions about buying new construction or any other real estate topic, feel free to give me a call. I'd be happy to speak with you.


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Consumer confidence in online security is shaken after high-profile data breaches at Target, Michaels, Nieman Marcus, and others. Almost 25% of U.S. consumers have stopped buying online entirely, according to a USA Today survey, while 56% are limiting the number of Internet sites they use.
And more than half of consumers surveyed are logging on to their banking, investment, and credit card sites more often to verify their money is safe.
This all might be a temporary reaction, analysts say, but one thing is clear: These high-profile breaches heightened security awareness for millions of consumers. Retailers and the financial services industry must respond.
"This went from an industry issue to a consumer issue. It's front-page news," explains Josh Gilbert, principal of First Annapolis Consulting. "And suddenly because of these merchant breaches, the industry started to worry about consumer confidence in the payments system itself."
Ramping up for EMV
The Target breach hit credit unions hard, a CUNA survey reports. This one event cost credit unions an estimated $30.6 million as of February 2014. Much of this cost was the result of credit unions having to reissue about 4.6 million credit and debit cards at an average per-card cost of $5.68. Nearly all of the more than 1,100 credit union respondents to the survey were notified by their processor or network that some of their members' cards had been affected by the breach.
That's one of the reasons financial institutions are ramping up their EMV conversion and implementation plans, experts say.
EMV stands for "Europay, MasterCard, and Visa" and represents the chip technology standard used extensively worldwide but until now, sporadically in the U.S.
The implementation delay in the U.S. stems, in part, from the complexity of the payments market, which is large and has many more card processing networks than the rest of the world, says Gilbert. And the business case for transitioning member credit and debit cards to EMV has been a major hurdle. Credit unions often question whether the costs of EMV conversion will outweigh the security benefits. Industry experts estimate chip cards could cost as much as $10 more per card than the magnetic stripe cards in use today.
But despite these EMV apprehensions, you can't ignore it anymore. "Target happened," he says, and the payments industry is moving forward, largely because "merchants and issuers feel compelled to do something."
"If you're not executing [an EMV strategy] at this point, you need to get there soon," he adds. "The big fear of being last is that the fraudsters are going to pick on the weakest link in the chain. If you stay mag stripe, the potential for fraud only rises."
Another concern is the competition: If all the big banks have chip technology on their cards, members and potential members could question the security of credit unions' existing non-EMV cards, and "you don't want that perception creeping into the minds of your members," especially after these recent breaches.
NEXT: EMV not a panacea

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I have just seen Madonna's new film on Wallis Simpson and her lover, the King who abdicated. strangely, without knowing about this essay of Madonna's, I researched the British Royals and watched another film on the couple last year. I also saw the King's Speech again and Bertie and Elizabeth – making four films on the subject. I still like the 2005 TV film Wallis and Edward, by a British writer, Sarah Williams, the best. Interestingly her and Madonna's portrait often concur which suggests shared sources but also corroboration. Bringing a more recent woman in for us to relate and compare with gives a new angle, but not an entirely necessary one, as I didn't relate to Abbie Cornish's character, although I totally understand how a historical figure can mean much and be someone real and significant in one's life. What lacked in the new film is that the royal romance is not fully established. The fulcrum of the tale is a love so powerful that the King would give up throne and country, and almost family, to be with her – and as Madonna makes clear – for which Wallis made her own sacrifices. But I didn't get a sense of the importance of that love, especially in its beginnings, of the from the film, not sufficiently that I believed in all the effects of the affair.
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I've Got Munchies fully endorses anything weird AND food related. After stumbling across the "Food Porn Index" website, we knew it was MUNCHIES APPROVED material. For hours under the influence we stared at this bizarre but creative way to show off both healthy and junk foods.
Tis the season to give gifts to those you love and some to those you don't love. Regardless, this task may seem daunting a times, so we decided to lend a hand by showing some of our favorite "munchies" themed gifts…. Afterall who doesn't get the munchies?
Weird Variety of Suckers at Archie Mcphees
Burger Cooler at Urban Outfitters
If all else fails,
Dude, sometimes you get the munchies and Doritos are the perfect flavor expeirence to satisfy the craving. When we discovered this video of Dorito bread, we instantly wanted to try it. We are always down for mixing and matching foods together. Big munchies thumbs up to Andy Rapoport for creating this kick ass recipe for Dorito Bread via Bon Appetit!
Happy National Pancake Day! Here's a yummy recipe we found on Pinterest!This is DEFINITELY a munchies delight!
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As more people discover the power of kale, there are half assed tasting Kale snacks littering the shelves of every grocery store and corner bodega. We've found a Spinach & Kale chip with Sea Salt that takes the yummy prize for all Kale snacks! Meet The Better Chip's Spinach &
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Recently a fellow MUNCHER emailed us and told us her favorite late night munchies snack were the TASTY BITE- Asian Noodles. Eager to expand our snacking repetorie, we sought out these yummy noodles and gave it a try. To our delight, these truly "TASTY BITES"
Mary Jane, our stoned host, wanted everyone to know that she LOVES doughnuts and hopes everyone has a great National Doughnut Day! Eat a doughnut, or two, or three…. or even a dozen!
Coming Soon and ALL NEW episode I've Got Munchies featuring….
Here at I've Got Munchies, we strongly encourage individuals to play with their food. When we find someone who has done so and created amazingness out of it, THAT deserves a slow clap turning into a standing ovation. I recently discovered the artfully delicious world of Ida Skivenes through her blog IdaFrosk: the food art blog .


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My baby goes to kindergarten next week. No just one of my babies but my youngest child. My daughter who hates long car rides, who gets really tired by the early afternoon, who falls asleep anywhere and everywhere once her fatigue hits, who loves to eat at home so much that she never elects to eat out, even on her birthday, who gets shy when she first meets people but she's friendly and outgoing once she makes a friend.
My daughter who won't wear the pretty sandals her aunt sent her but instead wears tennis shoes every day even with the prettiest of dresses, she won't walk barefoot but wears socks ALL the time, yes…even to bed. She spends so much time trying to "flatten" the top of her hair and tame down her curls that I think I need to embrace mine more instead of drying my hair out straight so often. My baby who still loves her stuffed animals and will choose to buy one over anything else at every given opportunity. My kind-hearted girl who loves monsters and aliens because "no-one else does."
Asha loves to surprise us by making the beds, even those in which she doesn't sleep. She makes cards and pictures to surprise her dad when he comes home from business trips and she fills empty boxes from the recycling bin with stickers, pictures and crayons as presents for us. She picks flowers for me on her walks and she spends time with me helping in the garden. She's always willing to compromise with her brother. She loves small spaces and hidden alcoves and I often find her under a desk or in a closed in corner of a room where she'll sit surrounded by her stuffed animals and a cozy pile of blankets. At only five years of age, she loves to "face time" her cousin Sophia and her friend Ellie. With the girls on the other end of the iPad, they have tea parties and make crafts. I'm amazed at how close she is to her cousin considering they live over an hour away but technology is going to change the face of this generation.
In preparation for kindergarten, she has been doing her "homework" which is a workbook I got for her. She loved doing homework while her brother did his so she's been through a few workbooks but yesterday she finished an entire pre-K workbook that she's worked in all summer, so she feels confident that she's ready now for school. Except that she's "nervous" because it's such a big school. She's excited to see her brother there and she really wants to sit next to him on the bus, if only he was equally excited about that (I think he secretly likes it but he won't admit it to her!)! She's thrilled to have a backpack she picked out but she is worried about being gone for so long. Preschool ended before lunch and she's never been away from home all day so this will be a first.
So much is new and different for my baby. As for me...well I'm far more relaxed, prepared and calm about it. But I'm not going to lie, the thought of BOTH kids being gone all day makes me sad. It's a long school day and they are so young. So as we prepare to go to orientation today, I'm going to hold my baby's hand and give it that squeeze she needs for confidence. I'm going to point out all the wonderful things about school and then I'm going to try not to cry.


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Homebuyer Ravi Nair had paid Rs 20 lakh out of total cost of Rs 22.09 lakh for a 600 sq ft flat in Glory building in Lifestyle City, Kalyan and purchased the flat on February 22, 2013. As per the agreement, the developer had promised to deliver the possession of the flat by June 2016 with a grace period of six months. However, since the developer revised the date of possession to July 2019, Nair had lodged a complaint with MahaRERA demanding that the developer should pay the interest on the Rs 20 lakh had paid so far. He had taken a bank loan of Rs 17 lakh.
Advocate Rohit Chavan who appeared for Nirmal Lifestyles informed the adjudicating officer Vijay Satbir Singh, Member-1, MahaRERA, that the developer would like to settle the matter amicably as per RERA provisions and sought an adjournment.
After considering the submissions by both the parties, Singh ruled that it was clear from the registered agreement that the possession of the flat has been delayed and directed the developer to pay interest at two percent higher than the MCLR rate on the amount from May 2017 onwards till the actual possession. The order also asked the developer to pay the interest within 30 days and submit a compliance report with the authority.


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Perfectionism is simply defined as the "refusal to accept any standard short of perfection." This characteristic is often used to describe fitness enthusiasts and self-improvers.
Is this a quality that has been ascribed to you? Have friends, family, teachers, coaches, or coworkers noticed your drive to succeed? Your need to excel? Your unquenchable desire to improve, compete, and achieve?
Perhaps more importantly, do you agree? And, if you do identify as a perfectionist, do you consider this a positive or a negative thing? Does it enhance your motivation, help you push yourself toward your goals, and bring you successes and achievements? Or, does it set you up for disappointment, self-criticism, and shame?
Take a look at your aspirations, your thoughts about yourself, and your actions. The standards and "shoulds" that you set for yourself can be motivating, but they can also lead to feeling discouraged. And what about the standards others set? In the age of social media, it can be hard to avoid comparing ourselves to Facebook friends, Instagram sensations, and YouTube celebrities. Although it can sometimes be inspiring to see gorgeous people doing amazing things, constantly comparing yourself to others can lead to a self-critical, never-good-enough appraisal of your own pursuits.
In light of all the internal and external demands placed upon us, it's no wonder perfectionism has become a commonly used and often derogatory term.
Perfectionism is not one-sided, however; there are both, benefits and drawbacks to aiming for flawlessness. According to Dr. Joachim Stoeber, a professor of psychology at the University of Kent, perfectionism is a "double edged sword" for those who posses it, bringing both the drive to succeed, and the over-focus on imperfections and failures.1 In many ways, striving for your best can lead to success, fulfilment, and improvement; but on the other hand, disappointment with anything less than "the best" often results in constant disappointment, shame, and negativity. Researchers have examined both the positive and negative sides of this double-edged sword.2,3
"Perfectionistic strivings" (also described as "healthy perfectionism" and "positive perfectionism") can help you derive pleasure from your efforts, but also allows you to accept limitations and setbacks.4 Apply this type of perfectionism to athletic, fitness, or professional pursuits, and the result is a highly motivated, fulfilled go-getter. In fact, perfectionism is often viewed as a personality strength in athletic contexts like sports and fitness.5
Can you think of someone in your life who demonstrates the positive aspects of perfectionism? What are the qualities he or she possesses? Researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University interviewed elite athletes and determined that athletes with perfectionistic strivings had high personal standards and were very organized, and that athletes felt that both of these qualities were helpful in achieving success and feeling proud and accomplished.6
People who describe striving for the best and focusing on future goals and performances benefit from their perfectionism.
Setting goals and then seeking them out, committing yourself to pushing hard and self-improvement—these aspects of perfectionism result in positive thoughts and feelings, and ongoing motivation to pursue goals.
On the other hand, "perfectionistic concerns" (also termed "unhealthy," "maladaptive," and "negative" perfectionism) fosters a need to avoid failure, and constant pursuit of unrealistic goals.4 These types of perfectionists do not derive pleasure from their accomplishments, but instead dwell in what went wrong.
Unhealthy perfectionism not only ruins the enjoyment of achieving goals, it is also associated with low self-esteem, and with women in particular, it is correlated with feelings of inadequacy.7 A study led by researchers at Georgia Southern University identified a strong connection between perfectionistic tendencies and depression and anxiety8, and a researcher at Yale University concluded that "perfectionistic individuals experience depression that is focused primarily on self-worth and self-criticism; they berate, criticize, and attack themselves, and experience intense feelings of guilt, shame, failure, and worthlessness".4
Instead of feeling successful and accomplished, perfectionists who focus on imperfection and get stuck in the past end up feeling depressed, guilty, and worthless.
Not only is that sad and unfortunate, it's just plain counterproductive. In the case of the unhealthy perfectionist, the perfectionism breeds thoughts and feelings that negatively impact motivation and performance.
Researchers studied elite athletes who described themselves as perfectionists and identified six negative aspects of perfectionistic concerns:6
Do any of these traits hit too close to home for you? If so, don't despair! A little "reframing" is in order and can go a long way. Reframing is the process of shifting your focus from negative and detrimental thinking to positive and constructive thinking. In essence, when you practice reframing your thoughts, eventually you are able to change your feelings and actions.9
Instead of viewing yourself as just a healthy or unhealthy perfectionist, consider yourself to be somewhere along a spectrum; you may have qualities or habits that lean toward "healthy" and others that lean toward "unhealthy." No matter where you fall on the spectrum, you can always work toward maximizing the healthy aspects of your inner perfectionist, while minimizing the deleterious effects of the unhealthy aspects.
So, is your perfectionism your strength, your weakness, or a bit of both? Remember to be flexible with yourself, even if you have your heart set on a specific accomplishment. The truth is that talking negatively to yourself has zero benefits. You can still work hard and pursue your goals without beating yourself up.
If you can't help but compare yourself to your seemingly-perfect friend or colleague, or that amazing competitor you follow on Instagram, give yourself some time and space away from social media. In fact, beyond social media, in your life in general reduce your exposure to anything that makes you feel badly about yourself. Your self-esteem and your enthusiasm about your goals will benefit as a result.
Finally, embrace your perfectionism. It has so much to offer: motivation, strong work ethic, pride, and a sense of accomplishment.
You can be mindful of your negative inner perfectionist, and work to dial down her volume, while also enjoying the benefits of your optimistic, future-oriented, high-achieving positive inner perfectionist.
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Truss Proudly Congratulates Melissa on this well-deserved recognition!
This article appears in the April 2017 issue of Ingram's Magazine:
On the Threshold of a Milestone
40 Under Forty Proves Its Durability With a 19th Class
by Ingram's Magazine
Next year at this time, 40 Under Forty will turn 20, and by that time, Ingram's will have identified 800 of the Kansas City region's most promising young leaders, dating to that first class in 1998. But let's not get ahead of ourselves: In this, the 19th installment of 40 Under Forty, we're pleased to spotlight the achievements of many emerging leaders from a broad swath of industries in the Kansas City region.
They bring to 760 the number of people who have been recognized as being among the up-and-coming business and civic leadership in this region. And what an impressive group they have joined.
From their ranks have emerged elected officials in Washington, Topeka and Jefferson City, bank presidents, law firm managing partners, financial services and wealth management professionals, entrepreneurs, physicians, educators and executives in engineering, construction, architecture, commercial real estate and other sectors.
The imperatives of time, of course, dictate that many of those alumni are no longer what we might consider "young." But their leadership qualities are undisputed. A few have moved on to other companies in other locales, and the loss is Kansas City's. Some, we note with a tinge of regret and loss, are no longer with us. But the vast majority, still here, have demonstrated not just their business sensibilities, but their commitment to making the greater Kansas City region an ideal place to live, work, play and own or operate a business.
As you read the unique stories of this year's honorees, keep in mind those who have been recognized before them. Collectively, they have given much of themselves to this region. Collectively, the rest of us owe them a debt of gratitude.
Please join us in applauding their accomplishments.
A complete list of honorees and their features can be found on Ingram's website.


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The Impossible Craft: Literary Biography
"Interwoven with autobiographical anecdotes and propelled by fascinating stories, The Impossible Craft explains why the writing of biographies is often as conflicted, emotionally fraught, and downright messy as the lives they document."
"There may not be another writer in America more qualified than Scott Donaldson to meditate on the agonies -- and separate-peace victories -- of the literary biographer."
"Donaldson's The Impossible Craft is the goods. Why? Because it's heavily subjective, full of anecdote and 'case studies' as he calls them -- as well as conflicting advice from other biographers… In places, Donaldson practically says, 'And here's where I really, really messed things up.' That's admirable… By describing the pratfalls and traps he fell into, Donaldson reassures us that even the pros make mistakes but can still recover from them."
"Being a seasoned practitioner, Scott Donaldson understands the complexities, challenges, and delights of literary biography,.This is a fine take on an ancient, often misunderstood craft."
"Scott Donaldson brings several decades of experience as a literary biographer to The Impossible Craft -- a fascinating study of how and why biographies are written. How does a biographer develop a persona and a voice? How does a biographer deal with the literary heirs? Must a biographer like the subject? Is biography a craft, as the title of this book implies, or an art, or something else? Donaldson has earned he right to have his say on all of these matters."


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26th July 2015
My Memories of Craig Norgate
It's been a sad week with Craig Norgate's funeral in Taranaki, and along with many others, the tragedy of losing a colleague and friend too soon has really sunk in. I first met Craig when we worked together at the formation of Fonterra in New Zealand in 2000. He was my direct boss and we spent a difficult, tumultuous, yet ultimately rewarding two years together. In 2013 we renewed our contact, this time our consulting business supported the merger of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants. I last saw him for lunch a few weeks before he and Jane headed to London for their much anticipated, yet ultimately sad adventure.
So I've been fortunate to have had two fairly significant opportunities to work with Craig up close, and I'm a better person for it. If you've seen the coverage in the mainstream and social media over the last few weeks, you'll start to appreciate the fact that Craig was an enormously talented, smart and big-hearted man. While it often takes the occasion of one's passing for the true picture to come clear, it's apparent that he was a much-loved and admired bloke, with a depth and balance that most people didn't get to a chance to understand.
Now he wasn't perfect – none of us are. But he was extraordinary in many ways, and certainly ended his journey with a legacy of achievement that many of us should be lucky enough to have created, but most won't. I particularly think of a lot of the commentators and critics on the sideline who never got on the field and ran with the ball like Craig did. It's only recently that a more honest and complete scorecard on Craig's life has emerged.
So I'd like to add to that scorecard and tell you three things that really stood out about him:
He was the smartest person in the room
While we were consulting to Craig in 2014, we sent a very detailed, multi-pages proposal on some work we were hoping to do with the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He wasn't signing off on it, but needed to review and recommend it. Anyway, it took our team a lot of time, with tons of detail on objectives, process and costings. We worked it, we tweaked it, and we proofed it, and finally sent it to him. 10 minutes later, I got a call "Yeah thanks. I read it, I think it's good and thorough and the right way to go. I'll recommend it" he said on the phone. I replied "Thanks, but did you even read it?" I asked him. "Yes every page…. and by the way, you better check the spreadsheet on page 22 – the numbers in the 7th row aren't correct". So I did, and yes, he was right!
We've done a lot of testing in our executive assessment practice over the years – more than 500 people in fact. We recently ran some aptitude testing (a proxy for intellectual capacity) for some senior executives that Craig wanted to be included in – he was super-keen to do the tests as well. When I got his results back I realised why – he recorded the highest scores we've ever had in them, virtually perfect results. So yeah, he was the smartest guy, yet I never saw him being an intellectual snob.
He was compassionate and cared for people
As the Head of Human Resources at Fonterra with Craig, I worked hands-on in effecting a lot of change; change that was necessary for the business but affected many people directly. When you're involved in these things, it's easy to forget the human element. Change can result in people losing their jobs, losing their confidence and at times, losing their way.
I can recall in these moments where the voice of reason, the voice of consideration and the voice of the less powerful people was often Craig's. Underneath that big, gruff exterior was an emotional being who had a great feel for the 'person in the street', and he brought a sense of grounding and realism to situations where they could easily be forgotten. Sure, he was no angel, and at times was self-opinionated and stubborn, but his drive towards a fairer and better result for the greater number of people was always paramount.
He had a go and made a difference
The Greek philosopher Socrates famously said: "The Unexamined Life is not worth living". The idea was that you should look inwardly and ask yourself what you've done to be better, help others and make a difference. Now that Craig's life is over, the wash-up would suggest that he did live a worthy life. He sought to make things better, and gave his time and energy to make a difference. He was hugely proud of his family, his mates, his roots, and his country. And while not everything he did worked out the way he planned, nonetheless he had dreams, he had guts and he stepped off the ledge with conviction.
I can think of no better quote to pay tribute to Craig's life that that from the American President Theodore Roosevelt, known as the Man in The Arena:
"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt
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Corrective advertising refers to the Federal Trade commission's order to rectify the misleading impression that has been created by a false advertisement. The firm is ordered to cease its current deceptive advertisement. The main aim of the corrective advertising is to correct the consumer's mistaken impressions.
Advantages of corrective advertisement:
• Developed by the companies for purpose of competitive advantage achievements
• Trust of population can be regained
• Opinions & thoughts of people can be controlled
Corrective advertising effectiveness:
The effectiveness can be controlled through the following methods:
-Promotional Advertising- Involve various promotional media events targeted to the consumers. Very effective & innovative method
-Contextual advertising- This is the generator of online & digital advertisement campaigns. The taste of majority can be influenced
-Pixel advertising- An innovative method created in 2005. The advertising space is bought at dollar per pixel. It is connected to the site "Million Dollar Homepage'
-Bandwagon type of advertising: A psychological strategy to form consumer's opinion through persuasiveness of advertising elements.
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10. Sunday Eve-Lessons in Gardening and Life
11. Pain to Purpose
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- AnonymousJuly 23, 2010 at 4:56 PM
Hello Charlotte, Thanks to you and Ginger for hosting Spiritual Sundays. I am posting really early due to helping my brother move this weekend. I wish everyone a great weekend and I look forward to visiting with all the participants.ReplyDelete
That made me laugh :)ReplyDelete
I'm glad it works for who ever wants to post on Friday.
Hi Charlotte - I look forward to this each week. You and Ginger are so kind to host each week. Love you both!ReplyDelete
Hi Charlotte, thank you for hosting this!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful way to fellowship with fellow believers!!
Thank you both again for all you do! Clif is too funny :)ReplyDelete
Thank you for allowing us to link up on Fridays ~ it is nice to be able to set it to post !!
Have a blessed weekend
WooHoo! I got to come back 2 weeks in a row this time!!! :o) Love you guys (and gals!)!ReplyDelete
Thank you for accomodating all of us in your schedule for posting! I enjoy reading as many as I can get to!ReplyDelete
This week I have let my 14 year old granddaughter write my Spiritual Sunday post. I pray you enjoy the views of a radical teen. DebbieReplyDelete
Hi ladies, I like coming over and hope you will stop by my blog today. Thank you for all your support. My hubby lost his mother and I am a bit late posting. AnneReplyDelete
Thanks Charlotte and Ginger for hosting Spiritual Sundays.It has been a source of inspiration to me.ReplyDelete
Blessings to you both, Charlotte and Ginger for this awesome way to worship. I do like the link being available earlier in the weekend as it gives me more time to go to each of the names on the list. Makes a whole weekend of worship. Let the worship begin!!!!ReplyDelete
Hi, Thanks so much for Spiritual Sunday. It's truly a blessing. I am another who votes for early - at least Saturday. That way we can add our links to you, even if we don't post til Sunday :) AND we can visit earlier if Sunday is going to be crazy with Church and Sunday School and other busy activities for grandparents and their grandchildren. :) Have a blessed week.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Charlotte and Ginger, for a truly unique place in the blog world. God bless you both.ReplyDelete
I NEED TO ASK THE VERYONE KEEPS ME IN THEIR PRAYERS,ON MONDAY I ATTEMPTED TO COMMITTE SUSICIDE.ReplyDelete
Hi Charlotte, I just linked my post as we've been out of town.ReplyDelete
Hope your Spiritual Sunday has been a blessed one.


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Finally, a book for white people! Do you fear being called racist more than anything, yet have no interest in self-examination or improvement of any kind? This helpful book of daily affirmations will soothe away your guilt over crossing the street when you saw... a black guy. People of color smile to the reader with reassuring lines such as, "You can touch my hair... you can touch my hair all day," and "If I'm 'one of the good ones,' then you're clearly the best of the best." You don't have to be an ally as long as you feel like one.
"A hilarious yet informative read for anyone who's unknowingly said something stupid to someone of another race. It should be listed under Self-Help!"
-Roy Wood Jr., correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
About the Authors: Robin Higgins and Amanda Meadows are two comedy writers in Los Angeles. Robin performs at UCB Theatre, and has contributed to McSweeney's and Reductress. Amanda has been featured on The Verge and Paste Magazine, and is co-publisher of Devastator Press, the only all-humor press in America.
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The pervasive glow of electronic devices may be an impediment to a good night's sleep. As lamps switch off in teens' bedrooms across America, the lights from their computer screens, smartphones and tablets often stay on throughout the night. These devices emit light of all colors, but it's the blues in particular that pose a danger to sleep. Blue light is especially good at preventing the release of melatonin, a hormone associated with nighttime.
Ordinarily, the pineal gland, a pea-size organ in the brain, begins to release melatonin a couple of hours before your regular bedtime. The hormone is no sleeping pill, but it does reduce alertness and make sleep more inviting.
However, light — particularly of the blue variety — can keep the pineal gland from releasing melatonin, thus warding off sleepiness. You don't have to be staring directly at a television or computer screen: If enough blue light hits the eye, the gland can stop releasing melatonin. So easing into bed with a tablet or a laptop makes it harder to take a long snooze, especially for sleep-deprived teenagers who are more vulnerable to the effects of light than adults.
In a 2014 poll, the National Sleep Foundation, an advocacy organization, polled parents, asking them to estimate their children's sleep. More than half said their 15-to-17-year-olds routinely get seven hours or fewer hours of sleep. (The recommended amount for teens is 81 / 2 to 10 hours.) In addition, 68 percent of these teens were also said to keep an electronic device on all night — a television, computer, video game or something similar.
Based on what parents reported, sleep quality was better among children age 6 to 17 who always turned their devices off: 45 percent of them were described as having excellent sleep quality vs. 25 percent of those who sometimes left devices on.
"It is known that teenagers have trouble falling asleep early, and every teenager goes through that," said light researcher Mariana Figueiro of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y.
Figueiro investigates how light affects human health, and her recent research focused on finding out which electronics emit blue light intense enough to affect sleep. When comparing melatonin levels of adults and teenagers looking at computer screens, she was astonished by the younger group's light sensitivity. Even when exposed to just one-tenth as much light as adults were, the teens actually suppressed more melatonin than the older people.
Source: Washington Post


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I'm sure this sounds totally stereotypical and cliché, but I can't believe how long I've been here already. It's been a while since I've had time to write, but I realized when August hit that I'd already been here a month (that second rent bill was a pretty firm reminder). Now the two months mark is just a couple days away.
I'm not just marveling at "time flying" or anything like that, I'm startled because this feels so different than my last trip abroad. Last summer I spent only 5 weeks abroad in Italy, and as much as I loved my experience there, by the time a month had passed I was very ready to go home. I knew I would miss the beautiful ancient city centers and Tuscan landscape (I started missing the crepes and gelato before I even got on the plane to leave), but I was tired of living abroad the way I was in Italy. I was sharing a room in a bed and breakfast with two other girls most of the time I was there, and when I was traveling I was stuck hauling everything I'd brought with me – which was far too much. As the month wore on, all the little things started to get to me, the heat and humidity and lack of air conditioning in my accommodation (and in most buildings), the half mile hike to the nearest place I could do laundry, and just the general stress that I associated with living in extremely temporary circumstances – for example, we had almost no storage furniture, so we were all living out of our suitcases and one small wardrobe.
Now, I'm complaining a lot about Italy, but I want to point out that everything there was intended only for a month, and it served me fine for that long. And there were a lot of nice things that I'm skipping over because they're not part of the point I'm trying to make here. Going back to Australia, I was surprised when I realized I'd hit the one month mark because I didn't feel remotely like I had after spending a month in Italy. Where Italy left me stressed and travel weary after a month, here in Australia I actually feel at home, and I think it has everything to do with the differences in how I'm living here and for how long. My accommodation is much more comfortable here. I have my own room in an apartment, my clothes are all stored in a closet, and the laundry is just downstairs. I have space in my room to make it my own, and I did so with a few small purchases from Ikea. There is a sense of permanence to what I've created in my room, even though I'll only be here for one semester, and also because I'll be here for an entire semester. And on top of that, I've built relationships here, and a routine that works for me. I've learned the public transit system and become familiar with the main city as well as the suburbs I live in and go to school in. I'm anchored in Australia by the people I've met here and the places I've become familiar with. In Italy, I never really got out of the OU bubble. It's just too hard to escape it in Arezzo. The people I became close to were all returning to OU as well, so the only attachment I felt to Italy because of them was the memories we'd made. So, while I loved going there, I was never really more anchored than a tourist, and it's hard to enjoy living as a tourist forever – at least, it is when you make the mistakes I did (see previous posts on overpacking and such).
I guess what I'm discovering is that living in a place like you'll be there for a month is an entirely different and to me, less fun experience than living in a place like you'll be there for a semester. A semester is long enough to justify building some roots and getting a few comforting touches for yourself, and it's long enough to really begin to feel invested in where you are. I'm a lot more attached to my place in Australia now than I ever was to Italy, and it's largely because I came here with the attitude that I would be here for a good long while, and because there was no OU bubble to hide in. I guess my take away here is that my mentality and the arrangements I make for myself have a big impact on how I feel as time goes on while I travel, and I'll need to remember that the next time I decide to go abroad.


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So approximately three weeks ago, I was having a conversation with an ignorant Mets fan that was on his high horse because for the first time in God knows how long, the Mets have made the playoffs and are considered "a contender". The Los Angeles Dodgers are my NL team and have been since Manny got traded there back in 2008. They have had their ups and downs since then including a highly publicized ownership change. Since 2012, after Ben Cherington traded away Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford among others to the Dodgers, they have won the NL West pennant and made it to the NLCS in 2013.
They have been led by dominant pitching from Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke, and a very solid offense led by Gonzalez and Puig, among others. According to this Mets fan who called himself "an expert", the Dodgers were at .500 and were "not that good". At the time they were leading the division, but I did not want to make this Mets fan feel stupid. He tried to argue that the Mets pitching is better than the Dodgers but that's pretty far off. Kershaw and Grenike are better than Matt Harvey and Jacob deGrom. The series is currently tied 1-1, but I'm going with LAD! The Mets may get one game at home, but the Dodgers will take the series 3-2.
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CLIVE WOODWARD has warned his World Cup hopefuls there will be no sentimental selections as he prepares for an autumn assault on global supremacy.
At least 13 of Woodward's current 43-strong training group will not be on the plane when England head to Perth in just over seven weeks time.
While there are many World Cup certainties - the likes of Martin Johnson, Jonny Wilkinson, Will Greenwood, Steve Thompson, Richard Hill and Lawrence Dallaglio, among several others - heartbreak is looming elsewhere.
Woodward warned: "I want players who are ready to go."
England face World Cup warm-up Tests against Wales and France before September 6, when the likes of Austin Healey, Lewis Moody, Julian White and Alex Sanderson will effectively be playing for their places.


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World number one Serena Williams beat German fourth seed Angelique Kerber to win a seventh Wimbledon and 22nd Grand Slam title.
The American, 34, coped with a gusty wind on Centre Court to win 7-5 6-3 and equal Steffi Graf's Open era record of major titles.
Kerber had beaten Williams in the Australian Open final in January but could not produce another shock.
Williams ends a losing run at Slams stretching back to Wimbledon last year.
Fourteen years since she first won Wimbledon, Williams claimed the title for a seventh time without dropping a set all tournament.
The world number one banished memories of last year, when she fell two matches short of a historic calendar Grand Slam, and of losing in the Australian and French Open finals this year.
"It's been incredibly difficult not to think about it," she said of finally winning number 22.
"It makes the victory even sweeter to know how hard I worked hard for it.
"This court definitely feels like home, I have a match later today in the doubles, so I'll be back out."
Kerber unable to break Williams
Kerber, 28, was the outsider but buoyed by her win over Williams in Melbourne, and the swirling wind added another element of uncertainty to the final.
The German's serve was under pressure immediately but after she saw off three break points in the second game, Kerber managed to contain Williams for the most part with her relentless hitting from corner to corner.
A pumped-up Williams roared in celebration after one lunging volley, and again when three serves got her out of trouble at 5-5, and it was Kerber's resistance which broke first.
After a carefully managed 12 games the German made only her fourth and fifth errors of the set to fall 15-40 behind, before Williams converted her second set point with a thumping backhand into the corner.
Kerber was not about to fold, however, finally earning her first break point of the match at 3-3 in the second set after one hour and 13 minutes – only to watch as Williams hammered a 117mph ace out wide.
And moments later an engrossing final came to a sudden end.
Kerber mis-hit a backhand to drop serve and Williams then powered through her finals service game, punching away a forehand volley on match point and falling back onto the Centre Court turf.
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Losing weight is hard enough without manually tallying every last calorie. The Lose It! app lets you track each meal to understand how many calories you're eating, then figure out how many you should aim for each day to hit your goal.
Lose It! features a deep library of food items, both homemade and from popular restaurants, that already have calorie estimates—eliminating guesswork on your part.
To use the app, either scan barcodes of packaged food items or snap a photo of your meals—the app will then leverage the machine-learning framework built into the iOS to recognize what's in the picture and offer suggestions on how to log those items.
If you're running iOS 12 or later, you may receive suggestions from Siri on your lock screen related to actions you take every day. For example, it may recommend creating a custom voice shortcut for logging meals or exercise with Lose It! Once that shortcut's enabled, add food and drink with a quick "Hey Siri," even if the app's not open.
Lose It! can also create a daily calorie budget for you and calculate how quickly you may shed pounds if you stick to it. The app will also track your weight and water intake (hydration has a big impact on health and fitness), and after logging your meals for 28 days straight, it can educate you on macronutrients. Yeah, you've gotta work your way up to that one.


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More Surgery?! Reup?! School?!April 2nd, 2017 at 01:09 am
It's been a while since I've last written but I've been dealing with some things.
Surgery from the gallbladder removal was successful and I am recovering well. I haven't lost any weight unfortunately from the removal so I'm back to losing it through persistence (which wasn't that great to begin with...).
So not long after the surgery, I went to get my first mammogram (turned 40 last year, so therefore I get to have one).
They found a lump and after a biopsy it was simply put, a non-cancerous tumor. My options are to have it removed or for the next two years, to have a mammogram every 6 months.
I've chosen to have it removed but not until September. There is simply too many things occurring right now for me to have surgery.
My 1SG (and the incoming 1SG) has informed me that I will not be able to reenlist until I go to the promotion board and BLC. That means I will not be able to reenlist til September at the earliest... I only have a limited amount of time to reenlist and that cuts my window down even more. This means that I'll have to start the getting out process even though I intend to reenlist because that's how the army works.
So not only do I have to contend with the tumor and getting rid of it. I also have the added pressure of now completing school BEFORE the surgery. And I also wanted to get back to college to complete my degree.
Although, I have been making promotion points for the past 15 months in a row... so it's just getting old now.
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With Christmas only round the corner it seems odd thinking about strawberries and summer warmth but with the shortest day nearly upon us it will soon be time to think about summer planting and being organised now will pay off big time next June. I recommend buying small bare rooted plants readily available now online. Once they arrive, soak the roots in water overnight and plant in a window box or container 6" apart, if using a hanging basket 3 – 5 plants will be sufficient. Make a hole with a trowel in the soil and carefully spread out the roots, leaving the crown of the plant on the soil surface, strawberries are shallow rooted so no need for deep pots. Plant too deep and they will rot, plant too high above the soil level and they will dry out and die. Once planted, water thoroughly. Do not let the containers dry out, water is the key to an abundant supply of tasty fruits next summer. During a hot summer it is best to water everyday. Once the plants are established and start to produce leaves next spring it is wise to add a slow release fertiliser to encourage lots of flowers and fruit. In June after a pretty show of white or pink flowers the fruits will begin to ripen, keep picking to encourage more fruits. The best varieties to grow in small spaces are alpine strawberries, smaller than the average strawberry but their flavour more than makes up for their size, try 'Mignonette' or the medium sized 'Mount Everest'. As a rule of thumb strawberry plants will die after 3-5 years.
Top Tip: Remove any runners (trailing stems with baby plants forming) that the plants send out, this will not only conserve energy for emerging fruits but if you keep a couple back and pot up the young plants , these will be new free plants for the future!
If you are interested in growing vegetables, Parkers-Patch runs courses throughout the year to help you and your vegetables grow big and strong.


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Rethinking the Human/Non-Human Relationship
Current planetary ecological crises challenge us to generate new modes of theory and practice that illuminate destructive driving dynamics, disclose new possibilities, and contribute to powerful ethical-political responses.
How might we re-conceptualize the human, nonhuman, and their myriad relationships?
What is revealed and concealed by the proliferating terminological debates over the characteristics of our time?
What are the implications for our understandings of agency, ethical responsiveness, responsibility, and relationships amidst nonhuman beings, things, and complex dynamical systems?
How ought such shifts inform social movements, understandings of international relations, and political economic practices in a world of entanglement?
Nikolas Kompridis is re-examining the ontological and ethical question of the human and the human/non-human relationship in relation to a critique of humanism and posthumanism, and to the complex temporalities of human and non-human time. Magdalena Zolkos researches how the theoretical perspectives of affect, corporeality and biopolitics help us understand the relation between humans and nonhuman others (animals and inanimate objects) in advanced capitalism, while also speculating about the possibilities of renegotiating and transforming that relation. Emilian Kavalski explores International Relations (IR) theory and the Anthropocene, and employs complexity theory to conceptualize our engagement with non-human agency and articulate post-human possibilities of "global life". Romand Coles examines transformative receptive agency among humans and nonhuman beings, things, and systems – ranging from philosophical explorations of becoming, affect, and assemblage, to political micro-practices and large-scale more-than-human social movements in the face of climate catastrophe and the sixth extinction.


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Microsoft is showing off a new online advertising technology today that one software executive says could "change television as we know it — forever." Dubbed NUads, the offering allows users of the Kinect Xbox 360 video game system to use their voice, or hand motions, to interact with on-screen ads in much deeper ways.
For example, a user could say "Xbox More" in order to pull up more information about a car commercial appearing on the screen. Users also could say "Xbox Schedule" in order to send an alert to a calendar about an upcoming movie or show, or "Xbox Near Me" in order to find a nearby store. The service also incorporates Tweet, text and polling technologies, so the messages can be spread virally through social media channels.
"Simply put, NUads break down the barriers between consumers and content on the TV screen," said Mark Kroese, general manager of the Advertising Business Group. "NUads make traditional linear content—like a 30 second TV spot—irresistibly interactive."
The New York Times has more details on the advertising technology, with reporter Tanzina Vega noting that the ads are designed to "keep the attention of Xbox users in a way that traditional television advertising does not."
One advertising exec calls the technology — set to debut later next year — "phenomenal."


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United States of America is the one of the state where beer is sold in a large quantity. The type and the kind of beer usually depend upon the age of the consumer. In USA, more than 40 % of the people consume beer, whether it is in the form of wine or in the form of liquor. According to the recent survey in America, more than six persons in the adults drink alcohol in the form of beer. Beer is the most popular beverage among the Americans.
The various surveys are being done in USA to calculate the number of population that uses alcohol on a daily basis. About 64 percent of the US adults revealed that they consume alcohol occasionally. That means nearly two thirds of the US adults drink alcohol.
So the business of Beer in USA flourished a lot during the last few decades. Many significant brands of beer plays an important role in the sales and economy of USA. Beer is a big business and around $100 billion sales of beer stands annually in America.
Let us check the top 10 brands of Beer that are popular and trending among the young and adults of America.
The 10 most popular beer brands in America:
10. Heineken
On the list of the popular brands of beer in America, the last stands Heineken, it stands last but it is not the least as the consumers of this brand is not less than 11.90 million people within last 30 days. Heineken was founded in the year of 1864. It is well-known brand that almost all the people of the world knows about it. It is pale lager beer with 5 % of the alcohol in it by volume. It was produced by a Dutch brand called Heineken International.
Read Also : Top 10 Best Beer Brands in the World 2015
9. Busch
This beer company stands on the number 9 on the popularity basis among the Americans. Almost 62 million people enjoy the taste of this beer. The style of this beer is American adjunct lager and is owned by Adolphus Busch. He developed this company in 1896. It is one of the affordable beer in the market.
8. Michelob Ultra-Light
On number 8 stands Michelob Ultra-Light. The sales of this brand is approx 77 million. It is a low carb and low calorie light beer which is also good for your health as it is nutritionally balanced. It is a 5 % ABV pale lager developed by the owner of Busch Company.
7. Busch Light
Another product by the Anheuser Busch. This product of the Busch Company stands on number 7 in the popularity ranking. The consumers of the Busch Light ranges from 80-84 million. It is also a light lager that can also be used by the heart patients on the recommendation of their doctors.
6. Natural Light
Natural light is on number 6. The sales of this beer is almost 120- 122 million. This is also a product of Anheuser Busch- the one of the leading brand of beer in America. This beer consists of only 4.2 % alcohol by volume.
Read Also : The World's Top 10 Best Vodka Brands 2015
5. Corona Extra
The one of the most famous brand of beer in USA. It is a bit expensive beer brand but the popularity is very high as the consuming rate of Corona Extra is about 122 million people.
4. Miller Lite
Miller lite stands on number 4 on the basis of its popularity among the people of USA. It contains 4.17 ABV per case. The consumers of this product range approx. 186 million.
3. Bud Weiser
Another remarkable beer product by the Anheuser Busch. The consuming rate of this product is 211 million. It contains 5.0% ABV.
2. Coors Light
A product owned by Miller Coors, stands on number two on popularity ranking. It is the second most famous beer brand in USA. It is popular among 236 million people of USA. And it contains 4.2 & ABV.
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Last week I walked to Marsden, the first of my walks designed to build endurance for the Yorkshire 3 peaks challenge #Y3Ptraining. This week, I am going a little further and introducing some incline to the walk. The route
This is a screeshot from my phone. The app is from Ordnance Survey, and it is superb!
In a nutshell, the plan was to walk uphill from Huddersfield to the motorway, cross the bridge to Outlane and keep going until I reached Scammonden, Make a circuit of the dam, and return over the moors to home.
Total Distance: 16 miles
Total Time: 5 1/2 hours
Pictures of the route
Early Morning start, so the M62 is deserted and its wonderfully quiet.
Open country public footpaths make it feel like a great adventure.
Eerily quiet at the dam
Decided to take a selfie!
The Locals were not sure what to make of me.
It was cold. 3'C going round the dam. I was wearing a 3 layer system of wicking base layer, fleece and windproof outer. As you can see from the selfie, I was down to base layer and still warm enough, lots of effort getting here up the hills. As soon as I stop I just throw the fleece on to keep warm.
I made this a long walk because I'm training for the three peaks, but Scammonden offers a couple of carparks and is a pleasent walk of about 3 miles around. Later in the day Kate decided she would like this walk, so we came back and I walked round again, just as the sun was setting.
At the end of this second day I have learned a couple of lessons.
Walking back over the moors got muddy. Trainers are not great in mud.
A hot drink of #yorkshiretea is great, but 1litre flasks get heavy quick!
and the tricky subject of sweaty areas. Walking produces heat, and you sweat. Cotton can absorb some moisture, but it holds on to it. After 10 miles the technical fabrics of the rest of my outfit are cool and comfortable, but the cotton briefs are less so. This will need to be thought about for next week.
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Our Virtual World Murder Mystery is designed for groups of 300, 400 or even 500. We create another world in which a crime takes place and the group is divided into teams who have to meet as many of the people who live in this world and investigate the crime.
Some hotels are suitable for this sort of event and we can also use venues such as nightclubs, which can be hired reasonably during the day, and old style theatres.
This format starts with a population of 7 actors and this can increase to 20 for really large groups. The initial scene is enacted in a stage area and the crime takes place. The group, divided into teams, then head off to investigate. In addition to the usual suspects there are people such as reporters, cleaners and a local busy body who may have vital information. What do they all know and can they be trusted?
A crime scene is set up around the victim and our SOCA team begin their investigation. After half an hour information starts to filter through and teams can visit the forensic team and interview them.
Suspects are located around the area and teams visit them to interrogate them about the evidence they have found. There are love letters, threatening emails and bank statements to collect. All contain information which link the characters and their activities together.
Finally teams submit their verdict to the detective running the event. They must decide on the Method, Motive and Murderer. The detective reads out the best and worst solutions and finally reveals what actually happened in a thrilling final scene which includes a surprise!
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A bit of earthquake coverage, beyond that of newspapers, which touches the heart. A range of photos by Brian Neller (never met) on his facebook entry captures many of the older parts of the CBD and on the streets in the immediate period afterwards. Regular readers might note a building that appeared behind Charlie Chaplin in my New Year posting has now collapsed completely. Thanks to to Bruce Springsteen (knowing his reputation he will certainly not begrudge this use) his song "Your Hometown" is used as a very evocative backing for post earthquake slide show by Blair Granger (also total stranger) . Bruce's haunting tones may help other highly stretched locals and ex-pats shed a welcome tear for our own beautiful but oh so terribly damaged hometown; tears to relieve that heavy-heavy stress of these black days. (ps Facebook links may not work for all viewers, or work at all - I have never tried this before)
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Today a small group got to do some Christmas Cooking!!
We made Christmas Pizza and then melted some chocolate into Christmas moulds!
It was lots of fun and DELICIOUS!!!
Check out the photo of our Christmas pizza below (choccy photo to come!)
Friday equals transition.
That is where the Grade 5 students (2015 Grade 6 students) head up to Pod 3 and where the Grade 2 students (2015 Grade 3 students) move on up to Pod 2 to experience life in their soon to be new Pod and get comfortable with the people, teachers and their surroundings.
Today in Pod 2 for transition we're getting into the Christmas spirit- that of giving, generosity and kindness. Not through Santa but through his helpful elves!!!
Oh, and we're making something that looks a bit like this 🙂
(Thanks to Mrs orrow's Kindergarten Blog Spot for the idea http://indulgy.com/source/mrsmorrowskindergarteners.blogspot.com)
What can you do this Christmas to let your loved ones know how much you care about them without having to spend a cent?
It's been yet another big week in Pod 2 this week.
Yesterday afternoon we had a pod Concert in the gym to celebrate our learning over the semester with parents and carers.
It was a happy and exciting time which had a turnout of between 60-100 parents and carers! It was great!!
(Photos to come)
Feel free to comment below on what you, your family and/or your friends thought of the event.
THEN to top it off, Jamie (one student in our pod) chose to research Holden for his Australia project this term. Somehow the amazing Lee P was able to organise a HUGE delivery of Holden hats and posters for all the kids in Pod 2!! WOW Talk about brilliant. We will have to send a photo and letter to Holden to thank them for being so generous!!
What a great week in Pod 2!
For our final round of math's investigations we are working on telling the time.
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Prof. Woo Chang Kim Is Appointed as Managing Editor of Quantitative Finance
Woo Chang Kim of the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department has been
elected as the Managing Editor of Quantitative
in 2001, Quantitative Finance has
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Households and Dwellings
The simple comparison of the number of houses and of households (149 and 242, respectively) clearly tells us that more than half of the houses in our neighborhood must have contained at least two households. There must have been approximately 150 households in the mahalle that had to share the same dwelling-unit with another family. Although shareholding of the same dwelling-unit by kin or non-kin households was certainly not uncommon at the time, a nonnegligible proportion of these coresiding households must clearly have been tenants. This must have been particularly the case for migrants to the mahalle. Each household, therefore, did not necessarily correspond to a houseful of people. Each house contained on average more than one household, more than one family-unit. The average household size was 3.82 in Kasap ƒlyas in 1885. Had each of the households lived in a separate house, this same figure would have also represented the average number of people living in each of the dwelling-units of the mahalle. Dividing the total population by the number of dwelling-units in the neighborhood, however, we obtain a much larger figure: 5.53. This is the average number of people living in each of the Kasap ƒlyas houses, a figure that is 45 percent higher than the mean size of familial units. The corresponding figure is even considerably higher (6.32) for the Ispanakçı Viranesi, the area with the highest concentration of migrants. Most of the run-down houses in the Virane were inhabited by more than one household, and some of them, as we saw, accommodated four or five of them.
Do these raw figures, however, constitute sufficient evidence for speaking of a wohnungsprobleme in the Kasap ƒlyas mahalle at the end of the nineteenth century? Are we entitled to say that Kasap ƒlyas was, generally speaking,
"overcrowded"? That is difficult to assert. We know that some of the migrants, especially the bachelors, were, in all probability, living in small, cramped, shoddy, overcrowded, and relatively uncomfortable lodgings, but it is difficult to say more. First of all, a comparative housing standard for the whole city
does not exist, nor are any comparable data sets for other parts of the city available, and it is highly doubtful whether such a standard could be devised at all. Second, and in the absence of any detailed cadastral maps, we do not have detailed information on the property and houses in Kasap ƒlyas itself.
For instance, we know little about how many floors each of these houses in Kasap ƒlyas had. We have an insufficient knowledge of the number, type, and size of their rooms and of the various amenities that they might have contained, the size of the gardens, if any, and so forth.
Judging from the wealth, social status, and occupations of its inhabitants,what we can only dimly guess is that, despite the few konaks (mansions) that
it contained, the Kasap ƒlyas houses were in general neither particularly large nor comfortable, in relation to the standards of the time. Here is how, for instance, a mansion sold in the neighborhood in the 1840s is described in the Davudpaœa Religious Court records :
…A privately owned konak with, in the upper floor three rooms, a water-closet, a pantry and a hall, in the middle floor three rooms, a bathroom and water-closet and a hall, in the lower floor a kitchen,
a toilet and a storage place for coal plus, in the men's quarters (selâmlık), a room, a bathroom and water-closet in the top floor, a room and a bathroom and water-closet in the middle-floor, plus stables, a water-well, a garden and garden gates…."21
There were, however, all in all just four such konaks in the neighborhood in 1885 (see table 4.7). Here is how one of the more modest houses of Kasap ƒlyas was described in a deed of sale recorded by the Davudpaœa Court of Justice in the 1850s. Part of the ground floor of this house was apparently occupied by a barbershop : "…on the upper floor two rooms and a hall, and on the ground floor two rooms, a bathroom, and a barber with a shop…."22
This was the lot of most of the ordinary houses in Kasap ƒlyas. A few deeds of sale of the early nineteenth century also record even smaller dwellings that contained, for instance, just "…a room in the ground floor, a hall, a court-yard, a kitchen and a garden…."
Besides, a number of people lived in various kinds of premises (a coffee-house, a shop, a stables, or a warehouse) that were not designed to be proper houses and that probably lacked the minimum level of comfort and privacy that even those who lived in the Ispanakçı Viranesi were entitled to. According to the later population census of 1907, these people were more numerous
than in 1885. In 1907 twelve people were recorded as residing in shops (dükkâns) and eight others in coffeehouses (kahvehanes). Twenty other people (mostly Arapkirli bachelors) were living in six different warehouses (ma™azas).23
During the 1885 census a complete listing was made by Osman Efendi of all private property and buildings in the mahalle (see table 4.7). Every single item that was given a street number was put down in this list, whether built or unbuilt, whether public, private, or belonging to a foundation, whether
inhabited or not.24
It appears that houses (hanes) and mansions were not the only type of premises used as dwelling units in Kasap ƒlyas. Two people (single men), for instance, were living in a—probably rented—room and another in a coffee-house. Three people (husband, wife, and son) had their permanent residence
in one of the warehouses situated on Helvacı Street. Three of the houses located near the mosque were vakıf houses that had been bequeathed to local pious foundations so that they be used (either as a residence or to obtain rental income) by the imam or by the müezzin of the Kasap ƒlyas mosque. In
one of them, that at 11 Yokuœçeœme Street, lived, together with his wife and mother-in-law, Ahmet Necati efendi, the imam. As to Ahmet efendi, the müezzin, he lived in the house situated at 52 Samatya Street with his wife and infant daughter.
In 1885, at 8 Cami-i ¥erif Street, that is, just behind the Kasap ƒlyas mosque Osman Efendi (1837–1904), the muhtar of Kasap ƒlyas lived with his family. Born in Istanbul, Osman efendi had been officiating as a local head-man for a few years already at the time of the census (see the appendix).25 His household consisted of five people besides himself: his wife, who was 40, his three children, a boy of 10 and two girls of ages 7 and 4, plus a female servant. Osman efendi and his wife Fatma ¥öhret hanım had no other living children. In 1895 Osman was born, their first grandchild. The house in
which they lived was theirs. It was officially registered as property of Fatma ¥öhret hanım, and the family shared it with no other household. Osman efendi was a haberdasher (astarcı) by profession. There was at the time, however, no haberdasher's shop within the Kasap ƒlyas mahalle and Osman
efendi's workplace must have been situated in one of the commercial areas of the city, perhaps in the central Grand Bazaar. Osman efendi had a very long tenure as muhtar and took his official duties very seriously, as we have had occasion to see.
Our mahalle contained two tekkes (dervish convents). The first was located at 53 Samatya Street (formerly "Butchers' Road") and the second at 19 Yokuœçeœme Street, on the left-hand side when climbing toward Cerrahpaœa.
The first of these dervish lodges was called Gümüœ Baba (or Taœçı tekkesi) and the second Bekâr bey (or Kâmil Efendi).26 They belonged, respectively, to the Kadirî and to the Rufaî sufi orders. The officiating œeyhs of these two lodges and their families lived in houses adjacent to their respective tekkes.
For instance, Ihsan Efendi, the œeyh of the Bekâr bey Rufai lodge, was himself a middle-ranking bureaucrat in the Ministry of Finance (maliye ketebesinden) and his household consisted of four people: his brother, his sister, a person officially put down as a dervish, and himself. As to ƒbrahim efendi bin Sadullah, œeyh of the Kadirî lodge, he lived in the tekke with a familial group consisting
of seven people, kin, and servants. The point is that neither of these two tekkes were large and religiously or culturally important institutions. Weekly sufi zikir ceremonies did take place in both of them (on Saturdays in Bekâr bey and on Tuesdays in Gümüœ baba) but neither of these tekkes can be
considered as a principal lodge (asitane) or as an important center of attraction, from a religious or a cultural point of view, and none could ever have housed a large number of resident dervishes. They were not very old and venerable institutions either, since they had both been established toward the
end of the eighteenth century at the earliest, and more probably at the beginning of the nineteenth century.27
The Kasap ƒlyas mahalle contained none of the other large and collective households that existed in many other areas of the capital-city of the Ottoman Empire. There was no medrese within the neighborhood, for instance. Kasap ƒlyas was quite a distance away from the Fatih mosque and from its conglomerate of religious schools. The nearest medrese was a rather smallish institution, the Gevherhan Sultan medrese, situated in the neighboring Cerrahpaœa District and which, in the middle of the century housed only two teachers and twenty-seven students.28 There were no bekârodalarıs (rooms for single men in which migrant bachelors were usually housed) in the neighborhood either. Why would there be one, anyway, in this neighborhood that was not situated anywhere near the commercial heart of the city? According to the 1885 listing of premises (see table 4.7) there were four dwellings qualified as odas within the neighborhood, and only two people were recorded as effectively residing in them. Besides, not being a central mahalle, there never had been in Kasap ƒlyas any of the hans or bedestens in which artisans or tradesmen exercised their profession together.
An interesting house in the mahalle was the one situated at 11 Yokuœçeœme Street. This house that belonged to the local vakıf was officially the residence of Necati efendi, the imam of the Kasap ƒlyas mosque, and of his family. But the same building also functioned as a primary school for girls. This school was known in Istanbul as the ¥erif Paœa school for girls (¥erif Paœa mekteb-i inası).29
For all practical purposes this meant that, in this two-story small wooden Kasap ƒlyas house, Necati efendi more or less regularly welcomed a small number of young female pupils living in the mahalle. The locals certainly must not have hesitated in entrusting their young daughters to the hands of the imam of the local mosque. To these pupils Necati efendi taught some lementary skills such as reading, writing, deciphering the Holy Coran and, perhaps, the first rudiments of arithmetic. The parents of the pupils were then adding a small contribution to Necati efendi's livelihood. The school's curriculum as well as its teaching methods followed "traditional" norms, and were apparently not affected by the modernizing thrust of the educational reforms of the Tanzimat period. A 1894–1895 official statistical publication clearly records the fact that teaching in this small school was not done according to the new methods (usûl-i cedid), but followed the ancient patterns (usûl-i kadîm) and mentions that a total of 20 pupils (18 girls and 2 boys) were attending.30


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Penzion Pod Lipo is located in the old part of the down town. The house is more than 200 years old and from outside is the same. The Penzion Pod Lipo is in the first floor and it was reasently renovated.
We have 2 beds room, every room have its own bathroom. You can stay on our private terrace in first floor and enjoy the mood of city centre.
In our Penzion Pod Lipo we have information desk, internet corner and the tea kitchen.
The guest from Australia Mrs. Amanda made a coment like this: ' We have everthing we need, without having to rent an apartment. '
In the neiberhood are many iteresting thinks like cafe, restaurant and culture center Cankarjev dom, theather Drama, National, city and other museums and a lot of galeries.
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23 Juni 2016
Southeast Asian Country Interested in Buying Russian Il-76 MD90A
Indonesia interested to buy Il-76 MD90A to form tanker aircraft squadron (photos : Real Hokum)
African, Asian States Interested in Buying Modernized Russian Il-76 Planes
According to the managing director of aircraft-maker Aviastar-SP, African and Asian states are expressing interest to procure Russia's Ilyushin Il-76-MD-90A heavy military transport aircraft.
African and Asian states are expressing interest to procure Russia's Ilyushin Il-76-MD-90A heavy military transport aircraft, the managing director of aircraft-maker Aviastar-SP said.
"We are receiving calls and appeals over this aircraft. It shows a wide geography of interest among costumers. Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) members, Southeast Asian and African states express their interest. That is why this aircraft has very good [export] prospects," Andrey Kapustin told RIA Novosti in an interview.
The Aviastar-SP enterprise is part of the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), which is engaged in exports issues, according to Kapustin.
The enterprise has started to construct five Il-76-MD-90A planes in 2016 and the deliveries of three planes to the Russian Defense Ministry are scheduled for 2017, Kapustin added. The mass production of the aircraft will start after a technical modernization program is finished at the Aviastar-SP plant.
The Il-76MD-90A is a modernized version of Russia's world-famous Il-76 transport aircraft, featuring a fully-digital flight control system, new avionics and PS-90A-76 engines with improved fuel efficiency systems. The aircraft was designed for transportation of troops, heavy and large-size machinery and cargoes, as well as for landing of military personnel, hardware and cargoes by parachute or landing way.
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