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I am a die-hard New Yorker so I was elated when I found out that the Big Apple was going to host for the first time in 48 years the Super Bowl. My family and I visited Super Bowl Blvd in Times Square on Saturday, February 1st, to partake in the festivities and excitement. The city was packed with so many people in anticipation to this big historical event. It was great to see New York City at its BEST! It was hard to get around; however, it was a great experience for my family and I. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks for winning Super Bowl XLVIII. Although, the Seahawks were the underdogs, they played an outstanding game and crushed the Denver Broncos (43-8). In summary, "With but few exceptions, it is always the underdog who wins through sheer willpower."~
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How could I not do a little dessert station for Easter? After showing you my table settings for this year and how to make a simple Easter basket, I have to share with you this cute shoot I did today full of adorable decor and delicious treats! I teamed up with one of my favorite dessert vendors, Katella Bakery, and my friends at Krumpet's Home Decor to create this easy set up for Easter.
I just love how everything just goes well with each other. From colors to design, each piece blended well in this set up. I used two sets of Krumpet's wooden floral decor as the dessert back drop. With colorful flowers, I didn't need to add much behind the cake since the wooden pieces stood up perfectly. The best part is that it matches the decoration of the cake. The cake itself was made by Katella Bakery and is too cute to eat! I used my Amalfi Decor cake stand to display my adorable cake!
From the bakery, they made me delicious cake pops, cupcakes, and macarons! Each one was designed to fit the Spring theme. This meant flowers, and fun bunny and carrot designs! Everything in the set up was actually not planned. Originally, I thought about displaying my cake with the wooden flower decorations because it goes well together. However, after playing around with the set up and positioning the flowers in different ways, I ended up lining them together which gave me the idea to add trays and my other Easter decor.
Having your Easter party, or any gathering, means hosting your guests and making sure they all have a good and memorable time. Although it takes a little more effort to put together, a dessert bar or station can be a great way to get stress off your shoulder on the day of your event. Your guests will LOVE being around the dessert table and just indulging in sweets and having a great time–especially if your desserts were as creative as the ones pictured below! It is a good and sweet distraction!
As you can see, I used my favorite cake stands for this shoot. The small, white porcelain cake stand was only $5 from Target! You can find these cake stands in their value section which would be located by the entrance at your local Target. Also at Target, I found these cute purple porcelain baskets and they were only $3 each! It was not bad and I just had to get it as soon as I came across them. Just as I mentioned in previous posts, I love shopping for holiday decor after the actual holiday. Everything goes on clearance which is the perfect time to stock up on your holiday decor. The only downside would be storing them. But if you have a garage or just extra space for bins, I highly recommend you getting your decor a year before!
The eggs you see in the purple porcelain baskets are plastic and filled fill candy. You can't see it but I added 2 pieces of cookies and creme Hershey's kisses. The eggs were from Dollar Tree. Sometimes I find myself guilty for thinking the eggs at the 99 Cents store or Dollar Tree are cheap and not worth getting, but this time I found some that were actually worth getting! These eggs easily close and are a little more sturdy than the thin plastic eggs that come in the basic colors: yellow, red, green, purple. If you haven't gone already, get your eggs! 8 pieces only costed me $1. Its perfect to have for gift baskets, gifts, decor, and more! You can even use them as giveaways for your Easter party!
Below you will see my two porcelain bunnies side by side to one another. These were a great part of the decor for the dessert bar. I found these bunnies at Target also and it was only $3-5 each!


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I bought about four pounds of tomatoes at a produce market yesterday and decided to try Gwyneth Paltrow's recipe for oven roasted tomatoes as described in the previous blog. The tomatoes came from Tennessee. Not a place that I know of is known for the quality of their tomaotes but at $.69 per pound I was ready to try them. They looked a bit pale but firm and fresh.
I pulled out my baking sheets, lined them with parchment paper, washed and cut the tomamtoes in half. I liked the olive oil and salt in Paltrow's recipe but decided that a few pinches of herbs de Provence might enhance the result. I put them in the oven at 250 degrees and let them roast for four hours. They were very watery at first but as they cooked became more compact. The sugar in the tomatoes caramelized. The result was simply delicious. You can eat them just as they are with a slice of fresh mozzarella or put them on top of a garlic and oil pasta dish.
I also bought some fresh peaches from South Carolina that did not look very promising either. They were little hard and did not have any peach aroma to speak of. But I wanted to poach them and see what happened. I placed the peaches in boiling water and let them cook until the skins swelled slightly, (about five to seven minutes). Then, I dipped them into an ice water bath for a few minutes, cut them in half , removed the pit and peeled off the skin. It slipped off rather easily. (This time of year the peaches have freestones and flame-red centers.)
They too proved to be delicious. You can use them in salads, peach cobblers or a fresh peach tart. They are also may be served with a yogurt or ice cream. For some reason, the poaching seemed to bring out all the delicious peach flavor. Often when peaches are picked before they are fully ripe, they wither before they ripen. Poaching brings out all of the fresh flavors.
You may also want to used poached peaches for Peach Melba. That wonderful peach and vanilla ice cream dessert with the fresh raspberry sauce. Just wash and puree the raspberries in the blender with a little sugar.
I happend to taste a bottle of 2009, Louis Latour chassagne montrachet last week. This wine is drinking beautifully. You may want to buy a case and use it for your holiday meals. It had all those wonderful flavors you expect from a well-made white burgundy. If you do not find it on the shelves of your favorite wine shop, just ask for it. There is plenty around. It runs about $30 and is worth every penny.
So I am also catching up on my reading this time of year. I picked up a copy of The Invention of the Restaurant: Paris and Modern Gastronomic Culture by Rebecca L. Spang published by Harvard University Press.
This weighty tome is great reading for anyone who has a desired to learn something about the origins of the modern restaurant. The word, historically, had been derived from a verb meaning "to repair" or "recuperate".
The restaurants of 1760 and 1770 France presented a dietary innovation, "concentrated broths, that combined forward-looking science of the day with conservative, pastoral impulses". Restauranteurs prepared restoratives in the form of consommes warmed in bains-marie, a newly invented piece of kitchen equipment. These broths were meant to cleanse the body of harmful toxins. (Sound familar?)
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Blogger Recognition Award!! -This is Amazeballs Guys! :)
Now Presenting the Blogger Recognition Award…
…And the ̶O̶s̶c̶a̶r̶ Blogger Recognition Award goes tooooo…Lena Dee for all of her late nights, coffee recharges and sweat & tears that she and her team (her, herself and her) have put into this site! *applause ripples through the auditorium*
Hey Dolls and welcome back to by blog, I'm back today with an award post and this time it is the prestigious Blogger Recognition Award. Aha I'm not even joking this would happen to me but I'd probably glide gracefully across the stage and you'd think it's part of the act lol! *points at gif* On a serious note I'd like to truly acknowledge how elated and grateful I was to receive this award in December from the lovely Ornella. She is a beautiful doctor and blogger who reviews books, travel, food and beauty over at As Told by Nella! I apologize for being a bit tardy but Blogmas took so much of my time along with Christmas itself and I didn't want to rush the post for this award.
Now let's talk about what this hype and my dramatic entrance is about!
The Blogger Recognition Award is one of significant value given to bloggers by other bloggers for all their love and hard work they've put into their blogs. It is used as a positive reinforcement to motivate bloggers and help them to connect to many new readers. With that being said, the recipient of this award must share their blogging background and two pieces of advice for all those blogger newbies, as well as nominate other bloggers.
So what is the Blogger Recognition Award?!
The Blogger Recognition Award is one of the MOST awarded in the blogging industry. It is used to encourage growth and community among bloggers, and enables newbies to gain valuable advice and exposure. Since the award is a community effort, it is always fantastic to participate and encourage others do so, but if you chose not to, that's also quite okay.
What is my blog about and why did I start writing?
My blog is a personal lifestyle blog filled with fashion, everyday tips and food. Along with the general blog, is my Portfolio, where I get to show you guys all of my artwork as I gradually upload it. I started Lena Dee Xo as a way to escape my reality and to reinvent myself. I was feeling lost along my journey and needed inspiration. I needed to know that I was doing something I was passionate about and something I had control over. Now I'm not the only one feeling inspired by this blog.
I read the comments wholeheartedly and get ecstatic to know that the things I share help you guys too, because this blog is not just for me…it is for US! I will always be here to remind both you and me that beauty and inspiration comes in many forms. I am always flooded with excitement when I'm creating content for you guys and that I can convey positive messages that reach you all well. If you ever need someone to chat with I am ALWAYS here!
Advice for new bloggers
I know you may be afraid but please take that first leap…
I know it can be hard thinking of all the things that could go wrong but it is totally worth it! Never think that you will take that plunge and fall, your outlook needs to be that you will soar. Even if you do fall flat on your bum, get back up and keep jumping because you never know when you will float with the stars. I put off doing my blog for ages, I wasn't confident in myself and my work and I do believe everything happens for a reason. I feel like if I started then I would've been more lost and not taking it as serious as I am now. Now I'm meeting wonderful people and truly being my muse. So if you're new and reading this…don't lose hope just start whatever you had your heart set on!
Treat EVERYDAY like the fresh beginning filled with opportunities that it is meant to be 🙂
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I am a strong believer in self love, because whatever you fight on the inside reflects onto others. Be kind to yourself and know that anything in life will be a bumpy ride. Do not expect that everything will go your way when you start your blog. It's pretty much like a flower…you plant the seed but it will not grow without nourishment and care. So if your stats aren't stellar within a few months do NOT lose sight of your mission and love for blogging. Everything has it's time and no blog is ever too small, you will eventually see progress and learn what works for you.
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Election No Panacea
Candidates in this year's mid-term Congressional elections have spent record amounts of money in what many believe will be a transformational election. Why transformational? Because voters are widely dissatisfied with the leadership coming out of Washington, and they are looking for change. We need only look at the latest Consumer Confidence readings (which are hovering around 50 compared to the 10-year average of 88) to get some gauge of the current level of pessimism. "Twice as many American voters prefer a first-time candidate to someone who has served for more than a decade," wrote Laura Meckler of the Wall Street Journal, quoting results from a WSJ/NBC poll this month. The same poll in March of this year found that half of all respondents would replace every single member of Congress if they could. We think you'd have to go pretty far back in history to find this level of antipathy toward the government.
As a result of the dissatisfaction with Washington, Republicans are widely expected to gain the requisite 39 seats to take control of the House. In the Senate, Democrats are expected to maintain their majority but by a smaller margin. In anticipation of such a Republican victory (as well as additional quantitative easing by the Fed), investors have sent stock prices soaring. The S&P 500 is up nearly 16% since the year's low on July 2, and the gains seem to keep coming.
Investors are sending a pretty clear message: stop the reckless spending and lower our taxes. They want an extension of the Bush tax cuts across all income levels, and they want no new major policy initiatives (read: more spending) that would further increase the already massive budget deficits. Voters seem to believe that a split Congress and increased gridlock is the best way to achieve these ends, and I don't disagree. But to suggest that more Republicans on Capitol Hill will be some kind of panacea for the economy and the stock market is simply delusional. Are investors ignoring the policies that contributed to a 75% rise in the major market averages since the March 2009 lows?
In our view, the massive rally off of the March 2009 lows was fueled by a flood of government support, including massive and unprecedented support for the housing market and banking industry, ultra-low interest rates, and the promise of low taxes out into the future. Yet despite all that has been done, the economy still does not appear to be growing on a self-sustaining basis. Mortgage rates are near 4%, but the latest readings from Case-Shiller suggest housing prices may be falling again. Banks are not lending despite several hundred billion in new equity capital that was raised in an effort to strengthen their balance sheets. Businesses are not hiring new workers because demand isn't there, credit has been cut off, and uncertainty abounds with regard to future tax rates, regulations and healthcare costs. Is a change in control of the House realistically going to fix all these issues?
The reason we are not out of the economic woods yet is because the government decided that rather than face an acute and painful recession in the near term, it would be better to spread the pain out over a long period of time. After addressing the immediate crisis of a collapse in the banking system (which we applaud and which had to be done either way), Geithner, Bernanke, Obama et al made a concerted decision that unemployment could not be allowed to go too much higher, and housing prices had fallen quite enough. The result of this decision was a $787 billion stimulus plan, the purchase of $1.5 trillion in Treasuries and MBS by the Fed, and the nationalization of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (among much, much more). These actions led to a number of very swift and positive outcomes, including a normalization of the credit markets, stabilization of the housing market, very low interest rates, improving corporate profits, and yes, higher stock prices.
But our continued economic problems reflect a need to go through the process of deleveraging. The government's stop-gap measures designed to halt rising unemployment and falling housing prices did nothing to address this issue. In fact, it could be argued that the government's policies are contributing to the long-term problem of over-indebtedness. What the government's actions did do, however, is support asset prices. As the economy stabilized and interest rates plummeted in response to government action, investors were forced into risky assets in an effort to generate an acceptable return on their money. Stocks, bonds, commodities and real estate all caught a bid as the Fed flooded the system with dollars. And this continues today as the prospect of further quantitative easing erodes the value of the dollar.
Investors increasingly believe that government is hindering rather than helping the economic recovery. While I agree that the Fed could be in fact compounding our continuing long-term economic woes, I also believe that the Fed, to a certain extent, is responsible for the latest stock market rally we are enjoying. If investors believe that a Republican Congress is going to magically make our debt issues disappear, we fear they are sadly mistaken. The extension of the Bush tax cuts is undoubtedly a positive, but any moves toward fiscal austerity may pull our pain from the future into the present. Without arguing whether or not this is the correct course of action, we would just say that investors should be prepared.


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Vane Lunática is a multitalented artist from Spain. She had worked as a creative in advertising since she decided to develop her skills in the aerial circus and contemporary dancing. In her more than ten years of experience as a performer and movement artist, she had grown as an aerialist (silks, loops, aerial hoop and hammocks), synchronized swimmer, a contemporary dancer and vertical dancer. She had worked with various companies, movies and events in Spain and around the world, like Hoy no me puedo levantar (the musical), Fura dels Baus, Deambulants, Del Reves, B612, Art in the Air, etc.
She was placed as Equal Champion in Felix Cane Pole Championships 2017. She was Overall Winner and Pole drama professional category in Pole Theatre UK 2016, and Pole Theatre Paris 2016 winner in Pole Comedy professional category. She has placed 5th and 3rd in Pole Art Italy 2016 and 2015. She won Open Elite category at the Italian Pole Sports Championships 2014. She was Spanish Pole Sports Champion in the professional category on 2013 and winner of Pole Dance Cup International 2013. She was a finalist in Pole Theatre UK 2016, 2015 and 2014.
In the last years 2016 and 2017 she was honoured to be a judge and perform in different important competitions around Europe (Pole Art Spain, Sudamerican Pole Championships, Pole Art France, Pole Theatre UK, Pole Theatre Scandinavia, Greek Pole Dance Championships, Pole Stars, French National Pole Dance Competitions, etc).
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Peter Jackson currently has 12 production videos for The Hobbit shared on his official Facebook page wfryer.me/1gi #supercool
Add to your "Videos To Watch" list: Raising Digital Kids by @kevinhoneycutt wfryer.me/1gh via @pgeorge
cmoor4 #edchat #GAFESummit I'm looking for lists of classrooms who tweet. suggestions? PLZ RT
cmoor4 Our fifth graders are now on Twitter! Please check out @EastDragonDen #edchat #GAFESummit
@jmarkeyAP enjoy Mexico City & have some Taco Al Pastor for me! #gafesummit
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Just learned some very exciting news about additional Oklahoma #scratch camp opportunities this fall! wfryer.me/1gf More info soon!
I just ousted Ronds S. as the mayor of Independence Elementary School on @Foursquare! 4sq.com/caTYKB
@_jcksn Are you maintaining a WordPress site anymore? I'd like to share the link with others - Is @fallcreative offline?
CommonSense Have you seen it? RT @angie_rolle Great infographic from @CommonSenseNews on how teens view their digital/social lives: tinyurl.com/cyp7sd8
How thoughtful! Staff & members of @discoveryokc brought bagels to staff in @YukonDistrict this am! Thank you!!! #KindnessMatters
GCFLearnFree is a GREAT website with over 700 free video lessons, esp good for career tech / secondary tech courses wfryer.me/1ge
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Glamour magazine are doing another great subscription for £1.00. For your £1.00 you will receive 3 months of Glamour magazine delivered to your door and also a FREE makeup set from the new brand B worth £21.97, here is the link if you would like to get this subscription (my free gift came within 2 weeks of signing up).
B is a fairly new brand to myself as I saw a new stand in my local Superdrug with the range, they are exclusive to Superdrug so I was excited to test them out. I received.....
B.All Lengthening, Defining and Volumising Mascara which is currently on offer for £6.66 the full retail price will be £9.99. I am yet to test this out so I will let you know when I have, it has a bristle brush which I'm not too keen on as I prefer the rubber wands but I am looking forward to trying it out.
Next I received a B.Stunning Vibrant Eye Shimmer in shade Bittersweet, this is currently on offer for £4.66 and the full retail price will be £6.99. I really like the shade I was sent, it's a brown/copper. I am not usually a fan of cream eye shadows but this one seems to blend beautifully and doesn't crease.
And finally I received a B.Complete Long-Lasting Nail Polish in shade Sunrise, this is on offer for £3.32 and will retail at £4.99. I love this polish, the shade is gorgeous and it's really easy to apply, pictured below is only one coat and as you can see it covers quite well!
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Instead of giving you a summary of the movie (watch the trailer OR google it), I shall raise some questions about the film as well give you some polls.
(Oh and shoutout to Blank Man)
Avengers 2: Age of Ultron: May 1, 2015
I am so thrilled to see the new Avengers movie. I think it shall be AMAZING. However, I do have one question. HOW IS THE CITY PERFECTLY FINE NOW? In all Superhero movies, the city is destroyed. Then in the sequel, the city is perfectly fine. HOW SWAY, HOW? Yes, I know it's a movie but it could be a little more realistic. Also, I feel like the Avengers should add Olivia Pope to the team. Olivia fixes things. She could be a valuable asset and add some extra sex appeal as well.
Ant-Man: July 17, 2015
I can honestly say I am not interested in this movie at all. Paul Rudd is a weird choice for a superhero in my opinion and the whole idea of having the ability to shrink and gain power is sort of lame to me. Hope the movie proves me wrong.
Fantastic Four: August 7, 2015
As an African American man, I can honestly say I am excited that we got another brother as a superhero. I reported months ago when the news dropped that Chadwick Boseman would be playing the Black Panther in Marvel films. I was also was elated to see that Micheal B. Jordan would be The Human Torch in the Fantastic Four reboot. Now there has been controversy surrounding Jordan playing the role because he is black and character is traditionally white. Despite the backlash, I think Jordan will do a great job and the trailer has me amp'd for the movie. Sidenote: The next Green Lantern will be black as well.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens: December 18, 2015
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice: March 25, 2016
I think I am most excited for this movie. The trailer is amazing. I am not happy we have to wait until 2016 to see it. However, this will be the fight of the decade (sorry Mayweather and Pacquiao). Then we also get appearances from Wonder Woman and Aquaman. Justice League is on the way! Who do you have winning the battle? I have Batman. While Superman is damn near invincible, Batman is a genius and he will find a weakness. Who you got in the fight?


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Americans snapped up new homes in June at the fastest pace in five years, a sign the housing recovery is strengthening.
Sales of newly built homes rose 8.3 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 497,000, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. That's the highest since May 2008 and up from an annual rate of 459,000 in May, which was revised lower.
While sales are still below the 700,000 pace consistent with healthy markets, they have risen 38 percent in the past 12 months. That's the biggest annual gain since January 1992.
The number of new homes available for sale at the end of June was 161,000. That's only slightly higher than May's level and 11 percent above year-ago levels. At the current sales pace, it would take only 3.9 months to exhaust the supply of new homes on the market—matching a nine-year low. A supply of six months is typical in healthy markets.
Limited homes on the market have kept sales from rising even faster. Still, higher prices, growing sales and the tight supply have made builders more optimistic about their prospects. That's led many to ramp up construction and add jobs.
Builder confidence rose in July to the highest level in seven years, according to a NAHB survey. And customer traffic and builders' outlook for single-family home sales over the next six months are at the highest levels since the housing bubble burst in 2006.


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Memorial Day weekend is here and besides the significance of the holiday, it means there are some great sales at some of my favorite stores! On Wednesday, Nordstrom started their Half-Yearly Sale which lasts until June 4th and Bloomingdales is running its Memorial Day Big Brown Bag Sale that takes an extra 20% off almost all sale items and if you become a Loyalist (sign-up is free), you get a $50 reward card for every $200 you spend.
As you may have noticed, this obsession for cold-shoulder tops that I have is still going strong as I just added this one to my wardrobe. I love anything blue so when I saw this beautiful linen cold-shoulder top at Bloomingdales, I had to get it. The material is light and flowy and drapes nicely on a petite frame; whenever I wear flowy tops, I like to pair them with skinny jeans. Rag & Bone jeans have become my go-to (a little pricey but well worth it) and their crop jeans are the perfect length for me without any alterations needed.
Oh, and these jelly flip flops are a must! Especially if you are going on vacation or live near the beach. I've been on the search for shoes that could get wet and sandy but still look nice. The glitter detail and cute tassels make these a great alternative to rubber flip flops and are easily dressy enough to go straight from the beach and into a restaurant.
I hope everyone has a safe and fun Memorial Day weekend! Happy shopping too!!!


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Mental Health Healing
What is the one thing that binds all human beings together, and can be arguably one of the most important aspects from generation to generation, all throughout the world? The answer is simple: communication. Spoken communication has always been the primary means for us to interact with each other, and provides a way for us to express our feelings and thoughts.
Not everyone has the ability to communicate clearly, however, or even has the opportunity to speak closely with a friend or family member. There are those who grow up in an environment where they are faced with abuse, uncaring parents or a host of other difficult situations. Others, who may have not faced the same types of difficulties, may have merely lacked the opportunity to expand their exposure to various social situations, whether it is was by choice, the structure of their family, or simply their personality.
In either scenario, we must realize that the outcome can be very similar, despite the specific circumstances that took place. So where can these individuals find hope, if they have no opportunities within their personal lives?
When it comes to mental and behavioral health challenges in one's life, having the ability to speak with someone can not only be a great source of confidence, but it can also provide much needed relief. It is difficult enough to face a behavioral health issue on your own without a strong support network, and without proper guidance, can be even more difficult to overcome.
So let's talk solutions: at Rock Prairie Behavioral Health, we believe in the ability to provide a patient with all of the tools necessary to achieve total and complete healing for their particular condition. Sometimes this entails a stay in our clinic in an inpatient setting; other times, we can find great progress with specific outpatient programs.
Circling back, having someone to talk to, and to be able to guide you through the processes of mental health or behavioral health conditions, means that you have a greater chance of recovery in most cases. One such program that we have found to make a very impactful difference, is our Intensive Outpatient Program, or IOP.
With this program, it is able to provide further stabilization in a therapeutic environment specifically for clients that do not require the structure of a full-day program. In terms of how much time is invested, a patient would attend three hours per day, which provides them with a very useful amount of time for healing, work and daily social lives. This flexibility is a great tool for those looking to balance and juggle their daily lives and commitments with their family and others, while getting the treatment they deserve.
These outpatient programs help to meet the needs of adults who are struggling particularly with issues such as depression or other psychiatric disorders. It can often be a "stepping down" point from an inpatient setting, or you could go directly to an intensive outpatient service straight from the moment you receive your assessment.
It all comes down to having the right people understanding where you are in your journey, and having them be able to be there for you as you continue growing in this process. As it helps assist with the development of more adaptive coping skills, it is really a very useful option when facing a psychiatric issue.
So if you've been wondering how to take the next step towards healing, or want to continue developing your social skills, communication skills and healing in regards to your mental health, consider giving Rock Prairie a call today at 979-703-8848 for a free and confidential assessment.


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This is the fifth set of jokes
(#144) The Headache.
Sadie goes to see her rabbi and complains about her bad headaches. She whines, cries, and talks about her poor living conditions for hours.
All of a sudden, Sadie shouts, overjoyed, "Rabbi, your holy presence has cured me! My headache is gone!"
To which the rabbi replies, "No Sadie, it is not gone. I have it now."
(#145) The rumpus
Maurice has a business appointment, and he arrives a little early. The receptionist points to a comfortable easy chair and asks him to be seated for a while. Maurice settles down, picks up a glossy magazine opens it, and tries to read. However, he finds that he cannot concentrate because he is distracted due to a rumpus coming from behind one of the doors leading off the reception area. Maurice goes over to the receptionist and asks, "What's going on in there?"
She replies, "It's a partners' meeting."
"But why are they shouting at each other?" Maurice asks.
"It's a battle of wits," she replies.
Maurice asks: "Who is in there?", and she answers, "Horowits, Lebowits, Rabbinowits and Abramowits."
(#146) The flight
Moishe was on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. Close to him sat a beautiful girl, really beautiful. She was hypnotising to him, so he decided to say something.
"Where are you from?"
"I'm from Miami."
"What are you doing in NY?"
"I'm finishing my Ph.D."
"What's it about?"
"It's a study of which group of men gives a woman the most sexual pleasure."
"And what is the conclusion?"
"The two groups are Indians and Jews."
"Nice to meet you, my name is Caramuru Goldstein!"
(#147) The deal
Joseph had just passed his driving test, so he asked his father, who was a Rabbi, if they could discuss the use of the car. His father took him to his study and said to him, "Joseph, I'll make a deal with you. You bring your school grades up, study your Bible a little, get your hair cut and we'll talk about it."
After about a month Joseph came back and again asked his father if they could discuss use of the car. They again went to the father's study where his father said, "Joseph, I've been real proud of you. You have raised your school grades, you've studied your Bible diligently, but you didn't get your hair cut!" Joseph waited a moment and replied, "You know Dad, I've been thinking about that. You know, Samson had long hair, Abraham had long hair, Noah had long hair, and even Moses had long hair...."
To which the Rabbi replied, "Yes, and they walked every where they went!"
(#148) Telling
the future
Bush was very curious about how the Jewish people knew everything before he did. So he called the FBI and asked them to figure it out.
One week later they came back and said, "Mr. President, the Jews have something called shabbas. They meet each other at the synagogue and use a code. They sit, they pray, and there is a word that is the key to this secret. This word is 'Nu?'. When one says to another, 'Nu?' the other tells him everything, every bit of news."
Bush wanted to see this for himself. So the FBI dressed him like a Hassid and taught him to read from the right to the left of the siddur. Bush arrived at a synagogue on shabbas and sat beside Issy. He waited for a moment, and said, "Nu?"
Issy answered, "Shh, dont talk now, Bush is coming."
(#149) Three sons
Three sons left England and went to live in the USA, where they prospered. One day, they met and discussed the gifts they were able to give their old mother.
David said, "I built a big house for mum."
Henry said, "I sent her a Lexus - with a driver."
Alan said, "You remember how mum enjoys reading the bible. Because she now can't see very well, I sent her a remarkable parrot that recites the whole bible. All mum has to do is name the chapter and verse."
Soon afterwards, a letter of thanks came from their mother.
David, the house you built is so huge. I live only in one room, but I have to clean the whole house. Henry, I am too old to travel. I stay most of the time at home, so I rarely use the Lexus. And that driver has shpilkas--he's a pain in the tuchas. But Alan, the chicken was delicious.
(#150) The operation
The dentist told Melvyn that he needed a tooth removed right away. The dentist asked, "Do you want a local anesthetic?"
Melvyn shook his head and said, "Let's not pinch pennies, doctor. Get the best--use imported."
No joke allocated
(#152) The impossible
Tony Blair was on holiday. He was walking along a beach one morning when he stumbled upon an old lamp. He picked it up and rubbed it and a Genie appeared.
Tony asked if he got three wishes. The Genie said, "Nope, not these days. I'm only giving out one wish. So...what'll it be?"
Tony didn't hesitate. He said, "See this map? I want Israel and the Palestinians to stop fighting with each other and start loving each other instead."
The Genie looked at the map and exclaimed, "Are you crazy??? These people have been at war for years! I'm good, but I'm not that good. I don't think it can be done. So make another wish."
Tony thought for a minute and said, "You know, for some minor reason, a lot of people are beginning not to trust me. It would be terrific if you would make everyone trust me more. That's my wish."
The Genie thought for a minute and said, "Hmmmmm. Let me see that map again..."
(#153) The Rabbi's
Abe goes to see his Rabbi.
"Rabbi, something terrible is happening and I have to talk to you about it."
The Rabbi asked, "What's wrong, Abe?"
Abe replied, "My wife is poisoning me."
The Rabbi was very surprised by this and asks, "How can that be?"
Abe then pleads, "I'm telling you, I'm certain she's poisoning me, what should I do?"
The Rabbi then offers, "Tell you what. Let me talk to her, I'll see what I can find out and I'll let you know."
A week later the Rabbi calls Abe and says, "Well, I spoke to your wife. I spoke to her on the phone for three hours. You want my advice?"
Abe anxiously says, "Yes."
"Take the poison," says the Rabbi.
(#154) Saved by
the bear?
Solomon is out in the woods when he comes across a bear. Frightened for his life, Solomon runs as fast as he can to escape the bear and manages to hide in a cave. But he is horrified to find that the bear has run after him into the cave and now Solomon is trapped. He closes his eyes and begins to recite "Sh'ma Yisrael" in anticipation of his final moments. When he is finished, he opens his eyes and is surprised to see the bear in front of him with his eyes closed--also praying in Hebrew. Solomon thinks to himself "How lucky am I to be cornered by what must be the only Jewish bear in the area! We're mishpocheh--I'm saved!" And then he listens more carefully to the bear's prayer: "...HAMOTZI LECHEM MIN HA'ARETZ."
(#155) Quickies
Q: What's the definition of chutzpah?
A: A boy who kills his parents and the begs the court for mercy because he's an orphan.
Q: What's a Jewish
Princess's favourite position?
A: lnside Brent Cross Shopping Centre.
(#156) The two
Bette and Freda were speaking about their sons, each of whom was currently serving jail sentences.
Bette says: "Oy, my Benny has it so hard. He is locked away in maximum security, He never speaks to anyone nor does he see the light of day. He has no exercise and he lives a horrible life."
Freda says: "Well, mine Jacob is in minimum security. He exercises every day, he spends time in the prison library, takes some classes, and writes home each week."
"Oy," says Bette, "You must get such naches from Jacob."
(#157) The 10
The Hebrew people were sitting around Mt. Sinai. You could hear only a subdued murmur among them, but you could feel the tension in the air. For hours now, Moses had been on top of the mountain, hidden from their gaze by clouds wafting around its top. Sometimes the clouds became dark and you could hear thunder rolling down. In spite of the warm weather this always caused a shudder among the waiting mass.
The end of day was approaching and dusk was beginning to set in when suddenly a figure came through the clouds and walked down the steep mountainside carrying a heavy load. It was Moses.
Moses set down his load and raised his hands. "Friends," he said, "friends, it was hard work and I have done my best. I have negotiated with Him. I used every possible argument, every trick I could think of--and I think I was successful. The good news is: I brought him down from fifteen to ten. The bad news is: Adultery is still in."
(#158) The astronaut
Morris, the Jewish astronaut, was asked why he was packing a tie with his spacesuit.
He replied, "My mother said that when I do a space walk I should look nice."
Later on, during the flight, Morris became frantic and radioed mission control. "I must make an emergency landing!"
"My wife called and she wants to be picked up from the hairdresser."
Avrahom and Betty were very worried. They had just received an invitation to a very high-class wedding but couldn't figure out the meaning of the abbreviation RSVP.
"If only our son, the graduate, was here, he'd know," sighed Betty, as she kissed Avrahom good-bye as he left for work.
She pondered the problem all day and finally in a moment of triumph called Avrahom at the shop.
"Darling, I've figured it out," she said, "RSVP means Remember Send Vedding Present."
(#160) Is sex
A priest, a minister and a rabbi were talking about whether sex was work, God's work, or pleasure.
The priest says, "It is God's work--to procreate and produce more creatures in his image."
The minister says, "It is a pleasure that God gave us, so that we could be fruitful and multiply."
The rabbi says "I'm not really sure, but I do know that if it was work my wife would hire someone to come in and do it for her."
(#161) We want
to get divorced
91-year-old Monty and his 89-year-old wife of 66 years go to their lawyer to get a divorce. Puzzled, the lawyer asks, "Why did you wait all this time if you were both so miserable for so long?"
Monty replies, "We were just waiting for the children to die."
(#162) The joke
David is telling a new joke to Yossi.
"Yitzhak and Hymie were talking one day..."
Right away, Yossi interrupts him. "Always with the Jewish jokes! Give it a rest! Why do your jokes always have to be about Jews? Just change the names to another ethnic group for once will you David!"
So David starts again, "Hashimoto and Suzuki were talking one day at their nephew's Bar Mitzvah...."
(#163) The visit
to Mars.
Two astronauts make the first manned flight to Mars. Upon landing, they find themselves face-to-face with a couple of green Martians.
"How do we make contact?" asks the first astronaut.
"They look pretty primitive. Let's impress them with some of our technology."
"OK." says the first.
He reaches into the pocket of his spacesuit and pulls out a shiny cigarette lighter. The Martians look interested.
"I think it's working - light it!" says the second.
The first astronaut turns the wheel and a flame shoots out. Immediately the faces of the Martians turn from green to red.
"Wow!" says the first, "they must really be impressed."
Then one of the Martians reaches out his little green hand, points a finger at the men, frowns, and says very sternly, "Shabbos!"
(#164) The ventriloquist
Moishe and his Scotsman friend enter a bar with a group of their friends.
Soon everyone is eating and drinking like it's going out of style. Eventually, it comes time to pay the bill.
"I'll Pay!" shouts McTavish and, with a scowl, pays the bill.
The next day, the headline in the Times newspaper reads, "Jewish ventriloquist found murdered in alley."
(#165) Jews in
Sid and Al were sitting in a Chinese restaurant.
"Sid," asked Al, "Are there any Jews in China?"
"I don't know," Sid replied. "Why don't we ask the waiter?"
When the waiter came by, Al said, "Are there any Chinese Jews?"
"I don't know sir, let me ask," the waiter replied and he went into the kitchen. He quickly returned and said, "No, sir. No Chinese Jews."
"Are you sure?" Al asked.
"I will check again, sir." the waiter replied and went back to the kitchen.
While he was still gone, Sid said, "I cannot believe there are no Jews in China. Our people are scattered everywhere."
When the waiter returned he said, "Sir, no Chinese Jews."
"Are you really sure?" Al asked again. "I cannot believe there are no Chinese Jews."
"Sir, I ask everyone," the waiter replied exasperated. "We have orange jews, prune jews, tomato jews and grape jews, but no one ever hear of Chinese jews!"
No joke allocated
(#167) Sabbath
Morris and Lenny are strolling home from shul one Saturday morning. Suddenly a cab speeds past, and their friend, Irving, is running frantically behind it, flailing his arms wildly.
"Well," said Lenny, "I never imagined our good friend Irving was a Sabbath violator! Look at him running for that taxi."
"Wait a minute," Morris replied. "Didn't you read that book I lent you, 'The Other Side of the Story', about the command to judge other people favourably? I'll bet we can think of hundreds of excuses for Irving's behaviour."
"Yeah, like what?"
"Maybe he's sick and needs to go to the hospital."
"Come on! He was running 60 miles an hour after that cab - he's healthier than Arnold Schwartzeneger."
"Well, maybe his wife's having a baby."
"She had one last week."
"Well, maybe he needs to visit her in the hospital."
"She's home."
"Well, maybe he's running to the hospital to get a doctor."
"He is a doctor."
"Well, maybe he need supplies from the hospital."
"The hospital is a three minute walk in the opposite direction."
"Well, maybe he forgot that it's Shabbos!"
"Of course he knows it's Shabbos. Didn't you see his tie? It was his paisley beige 100% silk Gucci tie from Italy. He never wears it during the week."
"Wow, you're a really observant! I didn't even notice he was wearing a tie."
"How could you not notice? Didn't you see how it was caught on the back fender of the taxi?"
(#168) A stay
in hospital
Rabbi Levy had to spend time in a Catholic hospital. He became friends with the Sister who was a nurse there. One day, she came into his room and noticed that the crucifix on the wall was missing.
She asked him good-naturedly, "Rabbi, what have you done with the crucifix?"
"Oh, sister," chuckled Rabbi Levy, "I just figured one suffering Jew in this room was enough."
(#169) A Jewish
Mother's Letter.
Dear Darling Son and That Person You Married,
I hope you are well. Please don't worry about me. I'm just fine considering I can't breathe or eat. The important thing is that you have a nice holiday, thousands of miles away from your ailing mother. I've sent along my last ten pounds in this card, which I hope you'll spend on my grandchildren. God knows their mother never buys them anything nice. They look so thin in their pictures, poor babies.
Thank you so much for the birthday flowers, dear boy. I put them in the freezer so they'll stay fresh for my grave. Which reminds me -- we buried Grandma last week. I know she died years ago, but I got to yearning for a good funeral, so Aunt Minnie and I dug her up and had the services all over again. I would have invited you, but I know that woman you live with would have never let you come. I bet she's never even watched that videotape of my haemorrhoid surgery, has she?
Well son, it's time for me to crawl off to bed now. I lost my cane beating off muggers last week, but don't you worry about me. I'm also getting used to the cold since they turned my heat off and am grateful because the frost on my bed numbs the constant pain. Now don't you even think about sending any more money, because I know you need it for those expensive family holidays you take every year. Give my love to my darling grand-babies and my regards to whatever-her-name-is -- the one with the black roots who stole you screaming from my bosom.
Love, Mum
(#170) The Old
Arnold had reached the age of 105 and suddenly stopped going to synagogue.
Worried by Arnold's absence after so many years of faithful attendance, his Rabbi went to see him. He found him in excellent health, so the Rabbi asked, "How come after all these years we don't see you at services anymore?"
Arnold looked around and lowered his voice. "I'll tell you, Rabbi," he whispered. "When I got to be 90, I expected God to take me any day. But then I got to be 95, then 100, then 105. So I figured that God is very busy and must have forgotten about me and I don't want to remind him."
(#171) Saving
Abe's son arrived home from school puffing and panting, sweat rolling down his face.
"Dad, you'll be so proud of me," he said, "I saved a pound by running behind the bus all the way home!"
"Oy Vey!" said Abe, "You could have run behind a taxi and saved £10."
(#172) Moishe
Walking through Londons Chinatown, a tourist is fascinated with all the Chinese restaurants, shops, signs and banners. He turns a corner and sees a building with the sign, "Moishe Cohen's Chinese Laundry."
"Moishe Cohen?" he muses. "How the heck does that fit in here?" So he walks into the shop and sees an old Chinese gentleman behind the counter. The tourist asks, "How did this place get a name like "Moishe Cohen 's Chinese Laundry?"
The old man answers, "Is name of owner."
The tourist asks, "Well, who and where is the owner?"
"Me, is right here," replies the old man.
"You? How did you ever get a name like Moishe Cohen?"
"Is simple," says the old man. "Many, many year ago when come to this country, was stand in line at Documentation Centre. Man in front is Jewish gentleman from Poland.
Lady look at him and go, 'What your name?'
He say, 'Moishe Cohen.'
Then she look at me and go, 'What your name?'
I say, 'Sem Ting.'"
(#173) A Good
Abe is sitting on a bench in Green Park reading an anti-Semitic Newsheet. Solomon, his best friend walks by, sees the paper, and stops --- in shock.
"What are you doing reading that paper?" he says. "You should be reading the Jewish Chronicle!"
Abe replies, "The Jewish Chronicle has stories about inter-marriage, anti-Semitism, problems in Israel---all kinds troubles of the Jewish people. I like to read about good news. This semitic paper says the Jews have all the money...the Jews control the banks...the Jews control the press... the Jews control Hollywood. Better to read nothing but good news!"
(#174) The plaque
One shabbes morning, Rabbi Levy notices seven year old David staring up at the large plaque hanging in the shul foyer. It was covered with names and small British flags were mounted on either side of it. David has been staring at the plaque for some time, so Rabbi Levy walks over to him and says quietly, "Good shabbes, David."
"Good shabbes, Rabbi," replies David, still focusing on the plaque. "Rabbi, what is this?" David then asks.
"Well, David," replies Rabbi Levy, "it's a memorial to all the young men and women who died in the service."
Soberly, they stand together, staring at the large plaque. Then little David's voice is barely audible as he asks, "Which one, the Friday night or the Saturday service?"
(#175) Shadchen
A shadchen, having sung the praises of a female client, brought his excited male prospect to see her.
Cyril took one look at the girl to whom the shadchen elaborately introduced him and recoiled.
"What's the matter?" asked the shadchen.
"You said she was young," whispered Cyril, "but she's forty if she's a day! You said she was beautiful, but she looks like a back of a bus! You said she was shapely, but she's fat enough for two! You said --"
"You don't have to whisper," said the shadchen. "She's also hard of hearing."
(#176) Shadken
A shadken goes to see a poor man and says, "I want to arrange a marriage for your son."
Martin replies, "I never interfere in my son's life."
The shadken responds, "But the girl is Lord Rothschild's daughter."
"Well, in that case..."
Next, the shadken approaches Lord Rothschild. "I have a husband for your daughter."
"But my daughter is too young to marry."
"But this young man is already a vice president of the World Bank."
"Ah, in that case..."
Finally, the shadken goes to see the president of the World Bank.
"I have a young man to recommend to you as a vice president."
"But I already have more vice presidents than I need."
"But this young man is Lord Rothschild's son-in-law."
"Ah, in that case...."
(#177) Gods Email!
One day God was looking down at Earth and saw all of the evil that was going on. He decided to send an angel down to Earth to check it out.
When the angel returned, he told God that it was indeed bad on Earth. He reported that 95% was bad and 5% was good.
God thought a moment and decided He had better send down a female angel to get both points of view.
When the female angel returned she confirmed that Earth was in decline, 95% was bad and 5% was good.
God thought about what He could do about the situation and decided to e-mail the 5% that were good with a little pep-talk, some praise, something to encourage them, something to help keep them going.
Do you know what the e-mail said?....
Oh! YOU didn't get one either.
(#178) Hagbah!
In their infinite wisdom, the gabbaim gave hagbah to Moshe, the puniest guy in the shul. With great effort, Moshe manages to complete the act but nearly faints in doing so. He then vows he will never be embarrassed like that again. He joins a local gym and commences a six months heavy training course - push ups, sit ups, chinning, weight lifting, 10Ks - the whole thing.
Six months later, he's back in shul and the Gabbaim call him up again. This time Moshe picks up the Sefer like it was made of feathers, and flips it in the air. While the Torah is spinning, Moshe does a somersault and gets on his feet just in time to catch the falling Torah. He then turns to the Gabbaim and says, "What do you think of that, then?"
The Gabbai replies, "Very nice, but we gave you Shishi."
(#179) Abe and
Abe ran into Moishe one afternoon. "Moishe, nu? What's new?"
"Abe, I'm into racehorses at the moment. I have a couple of real winners and have won a lot of money already."
"How can I get into it, Moishe?"
"Well, I have a horse I'm looking to sell. It has had 24 starts and won nine of them. I'll let you have it for £120,000."
Abe agreed and gave Moishe a cheque for £120,000.
Three days later, Abe was excitedly waiting at the front gate for his horse to arrive. The horse van pulled up and inside was a dead racehorse.
A month later, Abe runs into Moishe, who has been avoiding him the last few weeks.
"Moishe, nu? What's new?"
"Umm, things are well. And with you?"
"Things are great!"
"Abe, you're not upset I sold you a dead racehorse?"
"Not at all Moishe. In fact, it made me a lot of money."
"How is that? It was dead!"
"Well, I had a raffle. I sold 100,000 tickets at £5 a ticket with the horse as the prize."
"Wasn't the winner upset he won a dead racehorse?"
Abe shrugs, "so, I gave him back his £5!"
(#180) Exclusive
O'Brien kept nudging Cohen to let him play at his Jewish Country Club. Cohen told him that only Jews could play golf there.
He drove him crazy for months and he finally gave in but warned him that if anyone asked, his name was Goldberg. If asked what his occupation was, he was a manufacturer. O'Brien asked what kind of a manufacturer should he be and he told him to say that he made tallis.
Sure enough, after playing 18 holes, he's approached by one of the members. He said that he hadn't seen him before and asked his name.
He replied, "My name is Goldberg."
"What do you do for a living, Mr. Goldberg?"
He replies, "I'm a manufacturer."
"What do you manufacture?"
"I make tallises."
"You know, I always wanted to know what the Hebrew letters on the neck of the tallis meant. Can you tell me?"
O'Brien said, "to tell the truth, I only make the sleeves".
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Happy Imbolc to all! Here is a wonderful post by Ali Isaac on Brighid, for whom the day is celebrated.
Goddess of Spring
Happy Imbolc! Today is the first day of Celtic spring, a tradition known in Ireland as Imbolc. This weekend we've had snow, we've had torrential rain, we've had wild winds, and we've had fog… it certainly doesn't feel spring-like, and I wonder if the seasons have gradually slipped out of sync with the calender.
Today I was going to bring you to somewhere special, to a place associated with Brigid, but I've been ill this week, and so have my kids, a voyage of discovery out in the countryside just wasn't going to happen. Instead, I'm going to tell you a little bit about Brigid.
I feel a connection with many characters from Irish mythology, but of them all, Brigid is the one I am most drawn to. Brigid was the daughter of the Dagda, a Druid and High King of the Tuatha de Danann, an…
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WATCH: Female Pastor's Husband Molested Church Employees And It Was Caught On Video!
Controversy was stirred in a local church in Caloocan after a female employee accused the pastor's husband of molesting her and other church workers.
The victim, hidden under the name 'Elena', alleged that the husband begun his inappropriate advances towards her in January of last year. Elena recalls that he embraced her which she didn't pay any mind to because she thought it was merely a fatherly gesture.
When he tried to kiss her, that's when she knew something was wrong.
She tried to tell the female pastor of her husband's unwanted advances – but ended up being threatened by the pastor herself. The unnamed pastor ordered Elena not to report the incident to the authorities unless she wanted to go to jail instead.
The sexual harassment continued every Sunday for many months. Finally fed up of being victimized, Elena set up a hidden
camera in one of the rooms to gather evidence against the suspect. phone
In the video shared by Elena, it is clear the suspect was aggressively forcing Elena to kiss him.
Another victim came forward with her own allegations against the pastor's husband after the report was made. The second unnamed victim had previously worked at the church back in 2003.
For her part, the pastor denied the charges filed against her husband, claiming that the video was fake and both victims were actually stealing from the church.
who heard the pastor's side weren't convinced and lambasted the pastor's story. netizens
Here are a few of the comments written by these
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This not a proper nor a good church. They are using the vulnerability of devotees & members of their congregation! It's a money making profession these pastors are operating & conducting! They are apostles of Satan! You must alarm the other members of this church. Save them from this evil couple - who
is using their authority like any other religious authority, hiding in their cloaks. They should expose of their malpractice! "
Vicky Palmer wrote: "Pakunyari
lang pastor ang na yan Kailangang mukha niya ilagay sa news, para yong mga insedente na ito ay makita , dahil may marami pang isolated na mga ganitong nangyayari sa pinas!" !
Watch the report by AKSYON News as shared by the Raffy Tulfo in Action Facebook page here!
Do you believe in the victims' allegations? Share your thoughts in the comments section and share this story on Facebook!
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Their is huge demand for rhino horns which sells for minimum 1 crore at international market. According to the latest census there were 2,329 rhinos at park. Recently Assam Government introduce the remote-controlled Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) to keep watch on the poachers. But I guess that too not sufficient to protect the park from poachers and hunters.
News Controversy - IBM Live - http://ibnlive.in.com/news/assam-2-rhinos-killed-in-kaziranga-national-park/415985-3-251.html
About Kaizranga National Park -
UNESCO designated Kaziranga National Park as a World Heritage site in December 1985. Almost two third of rhinos are stayed at Kaziranga National Park only. The park remained closed between June and October because of heavy rainfall. This is may be main cause for poaching as less security during on Monsoon. Kaziranga National Park is witness many visitors around the world.


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Why & How of Monitoring Workstations with Log & Event ManagerPosted by nicole pauls Nov 20, 2012
In case you missed it, the Log & Event Manager team has recently rolled out new pricing related to monitoring workstation nodes. The goal of this addition is to make it much more affordable for you to monitor workstations together with your servers and network devices in LEM - or even by themselves, if you're solely workstation-minded. It's still the same LEM with the same features and functionality, this just makes it much more possible for you to extend your investment.
So, what does that really mean? What would you want to monitor from workstations? And, how do you do that with LEM?
Issues Specific to Workstations
Traditionally we focus a lot on servers, but realistically workstations are both the entry point to the network from a security perspective and more systems that require maintenance. As you think about moving away from reactive network/systems/security management to proactive network/systems/security management, workstations are a critical part of our enterprises.
From a security perspective, workstations do give you an entry point to the network, and can serve as a gateway to a veritable feast of data. Helpful: your customers and users can access the network quickly and easily from their system to do their jobs well. Not helpful: they have access to so much information and systems that they can also do some serious damage.
Things to monitor:
- Unexpected users logging on to workstations that are more likely to have sensitive information - C-level, VP, and IT administrators. Create a group of users that SHOULD have access to these systems and look for authentication activity (logons and failures) that are to those systems but not from those users.
- Other forms of unexpected logon activity depending on your environment - logons to workstations after hours if you're in a fairly controlled environment, remote logons if you don't use VPN access or users don't use RDP
- Changes (create, update, delete) to local accounts and groups, especially Local Admins and accounts that won't inherit your domain policies and settings
- System changes, like installation of unexpected software and changes to local policies
- Usage of removable USB disk and networking devices
- Launch of prohibited applications (IM, games, etc)
- Patterns of behavior that are not unusual in the one-off case but are in excess, like failed logons
Changes and Issues
Monitoring log data from workstations can also grant you insight into the state of the system - if a user calls and complains about something not working correctly, the event log and recent history of activity can provide a lot of useful data.
Things to monitor:
- Software installation, successful and failed
- Installation of Windows/OS updates, especially failed updates
- Changes to system policies and configurations (enable/disable of Windows Firewall, enable/disable of audit policy)
- Failures related to services starting/stopping
- For Windows, "Critical", "Error", and "Warning" events in general in the System and Application logs
Active Responses & Workstations
Useful active responses and scenarios for workstations include:
- Detecting suspicious (or unapproved) processes and killing them (by name or ID)
- Disabling networking on a workstation after detecting a malware infection (to isolate from the network)
- Detaching a USB device that's not approved - this one can be done whether the agent is connected or not with our USB local whitelisting policy
- Detecting unexpected or inappropriate network, proxy, or file activity and sending a popup to the workstation notifying the user they've been spotted
- Removing unapproved users from Local Admins automatically, or disabling local users if they are created
Combining Workstation and Network/Server Data
In some cases, data specific to workstations is actually centralized at the server or network device, but you might not have thought about specifics of things to look for for workstations or endpoint issues. There's also some cool things you can do if you correlate activity across multiple sources.
Centralized Events
- Anti-Virus and DLP: It's most common for your anti-virus and DLP solutions to log centrally, rather than at the endpoint themselves. These events can provide critical insight into security issues directly at the workstation.
- Look especially for viruses that are "left alone" (not cleaned, not quarantined) and unexpected data that has moved from the endpoint.
- Look for Firewall/router data that indicates a workstation:
- attempting to make outbound connections to unexpected ports
- bypassing your proxy server for port 80 traffic
- making excessive repeated outbound attempts to a single source/destination/port
- If you have a web proxy, use that data to monitor repeated attempts to access blocked content, repeated download attempts for viruses or other suspicious content, downloads of executables
- A fair amount of your domain controller and other server activity is related to access from workstations (since that's where your users are, after all). You can use this to extend your monitoring of certain types of logon activity that comes from clients and software solutions that are not directly logged at the workstation.
- DHCP/DNS issues can surface at the DHCP/DNS server side, but indicate workstation problems. With DHCP, especially, you can track whether your server has seen a request for a lease and what the response actually was (before you break out the packet capturing tools to dig deeper).
Correlated Activity
- Correlate authentication activity across servers and other workstations that indicates logon attempts from a single source, which can be symptomatic of an infection or exposure
- If you monitor file access, monitor for excessive deletes or copies from a single system, and potentially correlate with the USB activity from the workstation itself to indicate files copied from a server all the way to a USB drive
- Combine suspicious activity to create a more conclusive case that something's wrong - for example, combine excessive logon failures to multiple systems on the network with excessive outbound traffic or combine virus/malware activity with executable downloads
Where to go in LEM
If you want to be alerted when above activity occurs (via e-mail) or automatically respond to the workstation, you need to go to Rules (Build>Rules). Most of the items above are really good candidates for rules. Other areas to look in will be:
- Rule Library/NATO5 Rules > Agent: Especially "Detach USB" rules, "Windows Disk Nearly Full", "Keylogger Process Launch", "Authentication Traffic but no Agent"
- Rule Library/NATO5 Rules > Active Responses: Especially "Kill Suspicious Process", "Game Application Launch", "Remote Desktop After Business Hours", "Restart Stopped AV"
- Rule Library/NATO5 Rules > Authentication: Especially "Logon Attempt outside of Time Restrictions", "User Logon After Hours", "User Logon but no Agent"
- Rule Library/NATO5 Rules > Change Management: If you're interested in tracking workstation changes, many of the same rules apply here, or will indicate activity coming from workstations.
- Rule Library/NATO5 Rules > Spyware
- Rule Library/NATO5 Rules > Virus/Worm: Especially "AV Update Failure" and "Virus Attack - Bad State"
If you want to search for activity that has occurred based on a workstation's name and/or IP address, you want to go to nDepth (Explore>nDepth).
- To search for any events that contain the workstation's name or IP, just type it in the search box - this searches globally.
- To search for any events from a specific workstation, use the DetectionIP field (or InsertionIP, they'll usually be the same on workstations)
- To search for any events that came from, were going to, or were created by, a workstation's name or IP, use the combined IP Address field
If you want to monitor workstations in real time, you can use the widgets in Ops Center to view trends and anomalies, and you can use filters in Monitor to, well, monitor for different categories of activity. Good candidates for filters are things like:
- Activity from high-profile workstations
- Create a Tool/Connector Profile or a User-Defined Group with your workstations in it
- Build a filter for Any Alert.DetectionIP = <group>
- This will be fairly high-traffic depending on the number, so you might need to narrow the focus to specific types of events.
- Logon failures only to workstations
- Create a Tool/Connector Profile (or multiples) with your workstations grouped together
- Build a filter for UserLogonFailure.DetectionIP = <group> (if you have more than one, OR them together)
- If you want to look for workstations generating logon failures on other systems, use UserLogonFailure.SourceMachine = <group>
- If you only want to monitor interactive logons (RDP or local), use UserLogonFailure.LogonType = *interactive*
- Workstation change activity
- Again, Create a Tool/Connector Profile (or multiples) with your workstations grouped together
- Build a filter for [Change Management Events].DetectionIP = <group?> (if you have more than one, OR them together)
Tips for Managing Workstations in LEM
- Deploy agents many at a time using the remote agent installer, by deploying the agent with your workstation image, or by using the local installer in "silent" mode and using it with your software distribution tools.
- If you're using the remote agent installer and have remote sites, a helpful tip is to copy the installer to a system (e.g. server) local to that remote site, then push out from there.
- KBs: SolarWinds Knowledge Base :: How to include the LEM Agent in a Windows image, SolarWinds Knowledge Base :: Using the SolarWinds LEM Agent Installer non-interactively
- Use Tool/Connector Profiles to group agents together. This serves the purpose of grouping AND maintaining a standard configuration template. Configure a single agent, then create a new tool/connector profile and add all of the similar agents with it.
- If you have mixed Windows environments, look out for configuring the "wrong" connectors for the Windows Security Log. You'll see Internal alerts that suggest you should configure the opposite connector (there's one for XP/2003 and earlier, and one for Vista and later).
- The Manage>Nodes grid can be sorted, sliced, and diced, to take inventory of what's connected and not. The new "Node Health" widget in our upcoming release (RC info available here) will show the last time data was received from nodes, which is helpful. There's also a couple of agent health reports in LEM Reports that can help track down agent connectivity and events.
The recent thwackCamp 2012 presentation on the Top 10 Things Logs Can Do for You might have some additional ideas to help spark your creativity in monitoring workstations and your enterprise holistically with LEM.
What about you? Do you monitor workstations? Is there anything you'd like to monitor but aren't sure how? Haven't heard about LEM Workstation Edition and want to know more about what it means? Drop a comment here or feel free to start your own discussion thread over in the Security Event Manager (SEM) - Formerly Log & Event Manager space.
Shameless Plug: Other SolarWinds Products for Workstations
While we're on the topic, here's some other good stuff for workstations that will help extend what you get with LEM even further:
- Patch Manager: not just help with managing your windows patches, but helping address third party patching issues. On top of the fact that Acrobat, Flash, and Java have had a ton of security issues, a lot of malware out there still exploits old holes that are fixed with patches. Keep it up to date from one place.
- DameWare: DameWare is a handy remote management tool. Once you've identified a problem with LEM, if you want to investigate at the endpoint or respond beyond LEM's built-in active responses, DameWare can help.
- NetFlow Traffic Analyzer: if you've got bandwidth problems with workstations, use NTA to track down who is consuming it. LEM can help on a time & frequency basis and can do some basic top talker stuff with NetFlow/sFlow, but NTA is all flow all the time.
- User Device Tracker: UDT helps you determine what user owned an IP address/hostname/MAC address over time. If you've found a historical issue on LEM and want to trace that IP back to a user, UDT can tell you where they were.
- LANsurveyor: map out your network and figure out the logistical layout of devices. If you've got workstations, chances are there's enough of them that you'd like to know what and where they are connected. LEM doesn't have built-in network diagrams itself, but this can help you make sense of what's out there.


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Rudy Gestede scooped the top honour at Blackburn Rovers Disabled Supporters Club Player of the Year awards.
The striker, who has netted 21 goals in all competitions for Rovers this season, pipped full-back Markus Olsson to the main player prize.
Spanish starlet David Raya, who made his Rovers debut in the 3-0 victory over Leeds United earlier this month, received the Young Player of the Year award for the second season running, while first team coach Craig Short was named Clubman of the Year.
All first team, Under-21 and youth team players attended the popular end-of-season event, which was held in the Premier Suite at Ewood Park.
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Imagine waking up some time in the distant future in a place that was supposed to offer you and your loved ones a new life. A place where crime is nonexistent and everyone is provided for. Now imagine that once you get your bearings, you quickly realize that something isn't right and are, in fact, quite wrong, and you must immediately fight for your life as you try to determine what the hell went wrong. Welcome to Eden, a fallen utopia wrought with death and danger.
P.A.M.E.L.A. is an intense open-world survival horror game being developed and published by NVYVE Studios. You take control of the game as a Sleeper who has been awoken from cryosleep in Eden by PAMELA, an omnipresent AI overseer who is left alone watching over the once-vibrant city, now reduced to a silent monolith gliding across the ocean. Utilizing a wide range of hi-tech weaponry, equipment, and customize-able items that can be upgraded to suit your needs, you must learn about the city and your place within it. Along the way, you will encounter and battle the Afflicted, the maligned inhabitants of Eden driven mad by a horrific biological outbreak.
If you think this story sounds like another hit game that we have been blessed with in recent years, I have to admit that I thought the exact same thing. It sounds really close to the story-line in the Bioshock series only in PAMELA, the game takes place on the water as opposed to under it. While the game presents the typical FPS systems that we have come to expect, this game also throws in features that makes it feel more akin to the Deus Ex series than, say, a Halo or a Wolfenstein. This is done by allowing the player to wield and customize an array of modular equipment to defend yourself from the Afflicted and to explore the dangerous locations in Eden.
Eden is in total disarray with rolling power outages, garbage and miscellaneous detritus clogs the pathways and common areas, not to mention the hordes of the Afflicted, the maligned inhabitants of Eden driven mad by a horrific biological outbreak that roam these areas. Eden's sentient AI, PAMELA, can do nothing but watch so she awakens you in order to figure out how to save the floating city. Exploring in the daytime allows you to be a little reckless as you don't have to worry too much about being ambushed. However, in order to be safe at night, you must figure out how to keep the power flowing to the city. Managing Eden's power to keep the lights on will be the difference between life and death.
PAMELA is currently available on Steam Early Access for $24.99 and while most of the player reviews are positive, there are quite a few reviews from players that think the game is still too early in the development cycle to warrant the purchase right now. Freezing, save errors and the lack of any type of tutorial are the main reasons that these early adopters have found that they should have waited awhile before taking a trip to Eden. As I played the game for this preview, I experienced many of these same issues and can concur that these are valid complaints. However, that is the nature of Early Access games so if you have purchased a game in this Steam program in the past then you know what to expect.
This preview is based on an Early Access copy of the game provided by the publisher.


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The Archie Mafeje Institute for Applied Social Policy Research, in short the Archie Mafeje Research Institute (AMRI), is a policy research institute based at Unisa. It is dedicated to promoting the legacy of Professor Archie Mafeje in terms of innovative knowledge production for applied social policy in pursuit of progressive change in African society. This is through the provision of fresh thinking and novel policy ideas for the fight against poverty, inequality, social disintegration, lack of social justice, weak citizenship, collapse of institutions of community and family and other societal ills. It conducts research and facilitates scholarly and policy debates based on a rigorous understanding of African social formations and a clear definition of societal transformation aimed at social justice and poverty eradication on the continent. In particular, AMRI is concerned with change that results from knowledge garnered from the experiences and thought patterns of ordinary Africans.
Mafeje left South Africa at the height of apartheid after being refused a university position. He worked in various universities and research centres, including in Cairo, Dar-es-Salaam, Harare, Windhoek and The Hague, where he produced cutting edge research on different dynamics of societal transformation. He joined Unisa as a professor in 2002 until his death in 2007. Throughout his academic life, he inspired the wider community of African scholars to pursue independent and critical approaches to knowledge production and to contribute towards Africa's renewal agenda and global peace.
As a result of his passion for alternative and transdisciplinary discourses on the African condition, Mafeje dedicated his life to promoting endogenous knowledge that would inform solutions to African social problems and to building an epistemic community of African scholars dedicated to creative thinking about critical African policy challenges. For this reason, AMRI aims to provide a platform for African scholars and analysts to become thought leaders for social transformation on the continent.
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Another old piece, but a favorite of mine.
Strangers in Paradise
Your heart shimmers under perfect suns,
it's godly gold, I'm godly under you.
Through steps over scattered minds,
navigate my sun, navigate my son.
Skip rope with heartstrings, under big shadowy chocolate factories.
Intoxicate my sun, intoxicate my son.
Big checkerboard time-tables, heartless hometowns.
Lake Michigan.
Open fields forever, stained green with education ending at seven, dreams wrecked with reckless abandon. Endless tomorrows filled with quiet recognition and empty hallways.
No-ones coming to class, but the bells keep on ringing.
Graduation happens as a whole, class not kindred, whole, not hole, whole. Class of '79, Class of '80, class of '81, classic rock stations showing their age- badly. Classical music composed by dead presidents and Saint Bernards, showing their age. Badly. Honest constructs smitten with their own deaths, in love with an idea, the idea of an end. Something you and I still haven't gotten right, but we're still sophomores, we have two theoretical years to argue the rhetoric before fuck gets his way. Before fuck fucks us. Badly.
I've been sitting shotty my whole life brothers and sisters, and lovers, and teachers, I've been along for the ride, and I've been watching, observing, listening. Loving on it all. Loving on every bit of humanism indulging on hedonism, my inspiration-
Comes from pornography.
Faint hearts take shelter, no room for the married past this point, the poems done, serious, don't worry about it, close the book, turn the page, whatever you got to do, cause it's done and you aint missin' nothin'.
Okay, you gone?
FUCKING FUCKING, that's it, self-indulgent art under fire, under-siege, under churches, and politicians, and spokesmen, and lobbyist, taboo, hold your tongue young man, or you'll be choking on soap and tied up in dental floss. Clean, clean kids, no exceptions, sex ed, the devil, drugs, the devil, the homeless, the devil, doing as I do and not as I say, the devil, the golden rule, HUMAN nature brothers and sisters and lovers and teachers.
What makes us up - up above the heads and the fiends and the addicts and the animals.
Holding each other close on camera.
Strangers in paradise.
Pressed up against your lenses as you indulge in the un-indulgable. The forbidden. The sick. The dirty, dirty boys and girls, who fuck like Christ so you can indulge in their sins.
Not your own.
She's a good woman, but boy did she fuck you up.


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One of the biggest nightmares while driving your car is getting stuck in the snow while you are on the road. The only and the easiest way out of the mess is to give a buzz to the tow truck service and get your car along with you back in the warmth of your house. However, this can only happen when your phone is working. Often your phones also get dead in the dreadful weather. For this precise reason, most towing services share some wonderful tips that all should know to help themselves out of this situation if it ever presents itself.
Be prepared for the situation
Getting stuck in the snow is always something that will catch you by surprise. To better tackle it, you must always carry some vital tools with you in the car. This includes a small and collapsible shovel, boots if you are not in the habit of wearing them, sturdy pair of gloves, cap and finally a sand or cat litter. They might feel unnecessary but prove your lifeline when you suddenly get stuck in the snow. Thus, your car must be stocked with them at all times.
Avoid spinning the tires
The first thing that most people do on getting stuck is stepping on the gas pedal hoping that it would free the car. But it only gets the tires to dig deeper into the snow. Thus, you must avoid this panicked action and patiently wait for the tow truck service to arrive. Your patience will prevent the situation from getting worse!
Rock the car
Before starting the engine ensure that the wheels are straightened. Now get the car in the lowest gear and move it in the reverse direction and stop. Now gently move it forward in the same gear. Make this back-and-forth motion repeatedly but gently for a few times. This rocking motion is often successful in tamping down loose snow and creating room for the tires to gain traction. Soon, you would be able to feel your tire grip and you just might succeed in pulling the car out. Sometimes, the tires just spin and do not move. In this situation, you must stop this method as it would only make the situation worse.
Add some traction
The sand or the cat litter that you had stashed away in your car would come in handy here. Sprinkle them in front of the tires and then try the rocking movement. Sand or kitty litter help the tires gain some traction. In case you have forgotten to store them in the car, try newspapers, cardboard or even the car floor mats would serve the purpose.
Deflate the stuck tires slightly
You can try deflating the stuck tires slightly. In case you have a tire inflator in your trunk, you can take out air about halfway. This would increase the surface area of the tire which is in contact with the ground and help you gain additional traction which might just get your car out from being snow stuck. You would obviously again need to do the rocking movement. Another important thing that you need to remember is not to let out the air too much as that would lead to a flat tire which is again an unwelcome situation.
Final words
If none of the above tricks work, then you can try pushing the car by assembling some people and trying to push it out of the ditch. Else, you would simply need to wait for the tow truck service to help you out of the situation.
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Microcystic honeycombing
Melbourne Uni Radiology Masters ◈ and Dr Yuranga Weerakkody ◉ et al.
Microcystic honeycombing is an imaging descriptor on thoracic HRCT/CT which is typically given to denote extremely small cysts typically occurring in a subpleural location on a background of interstitial lung disease. It is typically described in association with non-specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP) 1. Some authors suggest that the size of cysts should be under 4 mm in order to be classified as microcystic honeycombing 2.
See also
- macrocystic honeycombing
- microcystic honeycombing
- 1. Carlos S Restrepo. Thoracic Imaging. Thieme. (2010) ISBN:1604061871. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Edey AJ, Devaraj AA, Barker RP et-al. Fibrotic idiopathic interstitial pneumonias: HRCT findings that predict mortality. Eur Radiol. 2011;21 (8): 1586-93. Eur Radiol (full text) - doi:10.1007/s00330-011-2098-2 - Pubmed citation
- 3. Mueller-Mang C, Grosse C, Schmid K et-al. What every radiologist should know about idiopathic interstitial pneumonias. Radiographics. 2007;27 (3): 595-615. Radiographics (full text) - doi:10.1148/rg.273065130 - Pubmed citation