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I know, half past midnight isn't a brilliant time to be awake but It's been so hot that there was no point even attempting to sleep before now anyway, so I decided to make it even warmer and do a little baking.
Today's invention - Pink Milky Bar Cup Cakes:
These are so simple, I'm not even going to give you the recipe for the actual cake, just make a batch of your favourite vanilla sponge and bake in cupcake cases - the pinker the better!
For the icing, (this recipe makes a lot so half it if you don't want a mountain of top of each cake like moi) beat 160g of butter until really smooth and fluffy, then gradually beat in 500g of sifted icing sugar in about 5 or 6 batches, adding a tiny dash of milk with each to keep it smooth and workable. When all the sugar is added, you should have a completely smooth, almost white, super fluffy buttercream. Now for the pink Milkybar part!
Melt 200g (two large bars) of Milkybar chocolate in a bowl over a pan of boiling water, taking care not to let the water touch the bottom of the bowl. Give it a good stir, and leave it to cool for a few minutes. While it's cooling, add some pink food colouring to the buttercream, I use Wilton gels because they give a much brighter colour and don't affect the consistency of whatever you're adding them to. Add as much as you feel you need to create the colour you want, but don't mix it in yet. I used about an eighth of a teaspoon. When your chocolate has cooled slightly, pour it into the buttercream and whisk away, watching in awe as the colour changes from fluffy white to Barbie pink! When it's mixed in thoroughly, pop into a piping bag with a large star tip, and pipe into your completely cold cupcakes. They really must be completely cold or you'll end up with a big slidey mess instead of the nice neat mound you just piped!
Add some type of sprinkle or glitter (or both) and enjoy! The buttercream has a lovely soft texture and when cool it crusts well which is great if you want to use it to sandwich cakes or whoopie pies! And of course, it doesn't have to be pink!
There you have it! I'd love to hear if you tried and liked it! For now though, I think it's definitely bedtime, so until next time, night night lovelies xxx
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1st Parti-Gyle
On May Day, I tried my hand at a true parti-gyle technique. It's something I've wanted to do for quite a long time. This is an old/traditional style of brewing that not only rinses just about every last molecule of sugar out of the mash, but it makes 2 or more styles of beer with different levels of alcoholic strength. I found this article, written by Randy Mosher, to be very interesting and a great description of the technique as it applies to home brewers.
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The IIPA finished boiling first. I'm glad, because we were able to get the hop-complex beer out of the way. The Small Beer had only one bittering hop addition, and it was nice to relax a bit at that point. While these worts were chilled/chilling, we kegged and bottled the Hooded Sterling APA to expose the Wyeast American Ale yeast cakes in both fermenters.
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Tell Ubeidiya (Ovadiah)
A walled Biblical city on a mound near the Jordan River. Nearby, a major prehistoric site with earliest remains of Early man outside Africa.
Joshua 19:22: "And the coast reacheth to ... Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan..."
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Ubeidiya is a major archaeological site located near the Jordan River, 3KM south west of the Sea of Galilee. Remains of Early Man were identified near the mound, and are one of the earliest settlements of Homo Erectus (an early Human specie) outside of Africa.
On Tell Ubeidiya was a walled Biblical city, perhaps Beth Shemesh ("house of sun") of the Galilee. Some clerics regarded this area as "the garden of Eden".
An aerial map is shown here, indicating the major points of interest around the site. The mound is located at a height of -215m. The minus sign indicates under sea level, as it is in the great Jordan valley Syro-African depression - the lowest place on Earth. The mound is about 15m above the Jordan river which flows, from north to south, on its east and south sides. The slow flowing shallow river created an "island" on the south side and also on the east side near Kibbutz Beit Zera.
The famous prehistoric site of Ubeidiya is located nearby on the north west side.
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Prehistoric periods - Early Man
The evolution of the modern human specie has some notable milestones:
One of the important events is the split of the Hominines (pre human subfamily) to a human branch and to chimpanzee branch, which occurred at about 4 Million years ago. The oldest form of human man (named Australopithecus) had evolved by the Early (Lower) Pleistocene period, spanning 2.588 to 0.781 Million years ago. The archaeologists classify the cultures at this time as Paleolithic (meaning: old stone age).
Homo Erectus ("Upright Man", see illustration on the right) evolved in Africa at 1.8 Million years ago (Ma). This early human specie is similar to modern humans, but with 74% of the modern human brain size. They controlled fire by about 1.5 Ma. This specie lived more than a million years and was the first to live in a hunter-gather society.
Homo Sapiens (our species) evolved in Africa in about 250,000 years ago (0.25 Ma). They moved through the Levant to Europe only at about 120,000-100,000 (0.12-0.10 Ma) years ago. The cave of Gedi (es-Skul) on Mount Carmel has remains of that period. In the Middle Paleolithic period (80,000-40,000 years ago) they knew how to make knives, scrapers and points out of flint. They coincided with another specie - Neanderthal (a specie that eventually disappeared about 30,000 years ago). Another site with remains of this period was on Mt Precipice near Nazareth.
Reconstruction of Homo erectus (shown in Westfälisches Landesmuseum, Herne, Germany, in exhibition of 2006)
Few out-of-Africa early Hominine sites were found to date, such as Ubeidiya-Israel (1.6-1.2 Ma) and Dmanisi-Georgia (1.7-1.9 Ma remains). Therefore, this rare site was a major research of archaeology, history, geology, faunal (animals) and environment studies. The site is a key to understand the exact time this early man migrated from Africa to Europe.
The prehistoric site of Ubeidiya is located 200m west of the mound of Tell Ubeidiya, on the banks of Nahal Yavne'el. The excavations identified 60 layers, Homo Erectus bones, mammal bones (120 types) and more than 10,000 ancient tools. Use of fire was not identified at the site. The findings, starting from 1.4 Million years ago (Ma), is the earliest site of Homo Erectus found outside Africa. The geology of this area also changed considerably since the early settlement, as the ground level inclined by 70 degrees due to the tectonic and climate shifts, and an ancient lake once bordered the site.
Biblical periods (Bronze and Iron age)
On Tell Ubeidiya was a walled Biblical city, located on a high mound east of the prehistoric site. Its natural defense of the Jordan river surrounding parts or all sides of the mound, and the strategic location on one of the main thoroughfares of the ancient times, made this city strong and wealthy. Some clerics regarded this area as "the garden of Eden". The place is indeed blessed with abundant supply of water, good soil, and sun most of the year.
Beth Shemesh? A scholar, Pinhas Neeman, identified the city as Beth Shemesh ("House of Sun") of the Galilee (Joshua 19:17,22): "And the fourth lot came out to Issachar...And the coast reacheth to Tabor, and Shahazimah, and Bethshemesh; and the outgoings of their border were at Jordan: sixteen cities with their villages".
The "House of Sun" is a name of other Biblical places, such as Beit Shemesh in the south. The Canaanite city may have been named Ir-Shemesh ("Sun City") as its people may have worshipped the sun. Another Canaanite city 3 KM to the north worshipped the moon (Beit Yerach), as did Jericho (their names are based on the Hebrew word "Yerach" meaning 'moon').
The practice of sun worship was common in ancient times, and the Bible warns against it (Deuteronomy 4 19): "And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the LORD thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven". There were several cities named after the sun or the moon, and the practice was common even later during the period of the Israelite Kingdom (2 Kings 23 5): "And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven".
The cities and roads during the ancient periods, up to the Roman period, are indicated on the Biblical Map below. The site, marked as "Beth-Shemesh", is on the path of a major south/north ancient road, depicted as a grey dashed line south of the Sea of Galilee and west of the river (a blue line flowing down).
Map of the area around Ubeidiya, marked as Beth-Shemesh, from the Canaanite/ Israelite periods to the Roman period (based on Bible Mapper 3.0)
Hellenistic/Roman/Byzantine Period - (3rd C BC - 7th C AD)
Remains of a section of the Roman road from Beit Shean to Tiberias were found on a trial excavation on the western side of the mound, about 200m from the Jordan river, on the side of a agriculture road. Findings also included Hellenistic and Roman period coins and pottery shreds.
A detail of the Peutinger map (Peutingeriana tabula), based on a 4th C map of Imperial Roman roads, is here on the right. It is oriented with the top side as the west. The map shows the major military roads between Jericho (on the middle left, named here by its Roman name - "Herichonte"), though Beit Shean ("Scytopoli") to Tiberias ( "Tyberias") above the icon of the Sea of Galilee. The distances are marked with Latin numbers, being XXIII (which means 23 Roman miles, or 35KM, between Beit Shean and Tiberias).
Section of the 4th Century Peutinger Map, focusing on the Jericho-Beit Shean-Tiberias road
Ottoman Period - (1516-1918 A.D.)
During the late Ottoman period a small village (El 'Abeidiyeh) was located on and around the hill.
The area was examined in the Palestine Exploration Foundation (PEF) survey (1866-1877) by Wilson, Conder and Kitchener. This map is part of sheet 6 of their survey results. Their description of the site is on page 360 of Volume I:
"El 'Abeidiyeh - Stone and mud houses, built on a round tell, close to the Jordan river. It contains about 200 Moslems, and the plain is cultivated. There are several mills in the neighborhood. There are a few small palms, but not many trees, round the village".
The Arab village of El 'Abeidiyeh was inhabited by former slaves from Africa, which was the basis of its name (the village of slaves). This was explained in the PEF dictionary (names list of sheet VI, p. 121): "El 'Abeidyeh. from 'Obeid', 'a little slave' (but perhaps connected with the Biblical name Obadiah). The village was deserted in 1948, and the only visible remains is a wall of the old mill.
Another point of interest is the village of Umm Junieh (p. 362), where Degania was later established (1909) and became the first Kibbutz (communal settlement) in Israel.
"Umm Junieh: A stone and mud village on the east side of the Jordan, on the top of the eastern bank of the river ; contains about 250 Muslims. The plain round is arable soil : no trees. A mill is worked at the village".
Part of map sheet 6 of Survey of Western Palestine, by Conder and Kitchener, 1872-1877. (Published 1880, reprinted by LifeintheHolyLand.com)
Modern period
The modern Hebrew name of the site is "Tel Ovadia", meaning the mound of Obadiah (a Biblical prophet during the times of King Ahab).
The prehistoric site was discovered "by chance" in 1959, when surface finds of stone tools and bones were found near the mound. They were initially dated to the Early (Lower) Pleistocene period. This exciting find started a series of extensive archaeological excavations at and around the site, spanning 40 years.
Excavations were conducted in 1960-1966 (headed by M. Stekelis), 1967-1974 (O. Bar-Yosef and E. Tchernov), 1988-1994 (E. Tchernov and C. Guerin), 1997-1999 (J.J. Shea, G. Bozinski and O. Bar-Yosef ). Excavations at the prehistoric site exposed material culture from the Early Paleolithic period, starting at 1.4 Million years ago.
Excavations on the mound revealed remains from the following periods: Early and Late Bronze, Iron, Persian, Roman, Byzantine, Early Islamic, Crusader, Mamluke and Ottoman. The area is now covered by metal sheets and weed, and is not open for tourists. Some of the findings can be seen in the Degania Aleph museum (Beit Gordon).
The site is in an open public area (National Park), and is easily accessed by road from Beit Zera, a Kibbutz founded in 1927. The picturesque place, on the banks of the slow flowing Jordan and surrounded by palm trees, is indeed a "garden of Eden".
A view of Tel Ubeidiya was captured from the south side by a drone. The Jordan river loops around the east and south sides of the mound. The prehistoric site is seen to the far left (west) of the hill.
Click on the photos to view in higher resolution...
Captured on Oct 2015
The upper left section of the aerial photo shows the excavated area of the prehistoric site, located on a hillside 400m-600m to the west of the mound. A detail of that section is shown here:
Another view, from the north east side, is seen in the following photo:
Fly on the south and north sides of the site with this YouTube video:
Remains of the Biblical city are located on top and around the mound. It is seen here from the north east side, on the west bank of the Jordan river.
Another view, from the south side, is seen in the following photo.
The east side of the mound is cut, revealing the composition of its soil.
Around the mound are date palm trees such as seen on the south west side:
During the summer the hill is covered with dry brushes, making it difficult to see what lies on the ground. Also, snakes make it risky. We dared only to ascend the south side in order to nearly reach the summit. However, on the way up we noticed traces of walls made of crude hewn fieldstones typical of the Bronze and Iron age periods.
However, we could notice a fragment of a man made basalt stone bowl.
We also observed a fragment of a large (30cm diameter) and thick (2.8cm) ceramic bowl.
During the late Ottoman period (19th-20th Century) a stone and mud village was located on the mound. The village's residents were former African slaves, which is the source of the name of the village (Ubeidiya in Arabic means village of little slaves). The only noticeable remains is this wall, remains of a water mill standing north of the mound.
Another view of the wall of the mill, one of several mills that once were built in the area:
This flour mill operated on the power of water. The water was fetched from the Yavne'el stream via an aqueduct, and due to the altitude differences the force of the falling waters turned wheels that crushed the grains into flour.
The shallow and slow flowing river passes at the eastern foothills of the mound. Above on the edge of the cliff is a memorial observatory place named after the late Mussa (Moshe) Lahav, a farmer of Beit Zera. A great place to relax and take pictures of the "island" of Ubeidiya, created by a changing course of the river.
The waters look welcoming...
Although the Jordan is regarded as a river, here it is a narrow stream. The outlet from the Sea of Galilee was blocked in modern times in order to supply water to the south of Israel and to the nearby state of Jordan, which minimized the flow down the Jordan valley.
A convoy of a dozen off-road vehicles passed near the mound. You can join such tours by contacting the company ("Bashvillim") who organize tours on 4x4 vehicles along the river.
The Nahum memorial bridge is located closer to the Kibbutz. It was reconstructed in 2014-2015, as part of the Jordan valley rehabilitation project, on the site of the old wooden bridge. The sign records the event in January 12, 1949, when the Degania dam on the south side of the Sea of Galilee blocked the flow of the Jordan river. Then, the members of Kibbutz Beit Zera, lead by Nahum Sela, built within that day a bridge over the river in order to let the livestock to cross the river to the west side.
We bring here two local types of trees in juxtaposition - a blessed tall tree that provides food and shelter (the date palm tree), and on the other hand a loathed low and underground "tree" (the Dwarf Mesquite).
Date palms are one of the main sources of agriculture income of the settlements of the Jordan valley. Large areas are planted with the palm trees. The Bible has numerous praising references to this blessed tree, such as (Psalms 92 12): "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree"
The next photo shows a thorn with dark fruits, which look like beetles. It is is one of the typical low bushes here. It is called "Dwarf Mesquite" (Prosopis farcta). In Hebrew it is called "Yanbut Hasadeh", based on the Arabic name, as the plant drills down into the ground. This is actually an underground tree, with thick deep roots reaching ~8m and thin roots reaching up to ~25m. The leaves above the ground are up to 0.3m, hence the prefix "dwarf". It loves sun and enjoys the dry valleys, and in the summer it has small yellow flowers. It is almost impossible to get rid of, so farmers and homeowners loath this stubborn bush.
A Biblical reference can be found in Isaiah 7:19: "And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes".
Thanks to Chris Shive for the identification
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August 2009 Issue: 10 Things You Never Knew About XelaWho (*And Never Thought to Ask)
Four years ago we had an idea: to make the best magazine that Quetzaltenango had ever seen – funny, well-written, informative and beautiful to look at. That was a lot of work, so we started making XelaWho instead.
Over the years, we've blown a sizeable number of trumpets – mostly our own – but on our fourth birthday we're feeling particularly self-indulgent, so we're busting open the doors on the normally super-secretive XelaWho society and sharing some little-known facts with the world.
1. We're confusing. The word "XelaWho" is our invention – a play on words on Quetzaltenango's original K'iche' name, Xelajú. There's no such place as "Xelawho" – please update your blogs accordingly.
2. We're inspirational. Although we have no idea who these people are, "xelawho" has been registered as a username on YouTube, Twitter, Blogspot, the law school discussion forum (?!) and GodTube (?!?!). Keep it real, people.
3. We're loved. Not just by the guidebooks, either – Siglo XXI (one of Guatemala's vaguely respectable dailies) tells its readers to "Lea XelaWho, revista en inglés para extranjeros, pero con los datos más actualizados de los sitios por visitar." (In other words, this homely publication acutally has the best calendar of events in town.)
4. We're loathed. The blogosphere lays on the compliments, too, calling us "poorly written trash by a bunch of tryhard know-nothings" and "a microcosm of white liberalism and/or white activism."
5. We're stable. Over the years, we've been through six editors, five sales managers, eight photographers and printed contributions from 54 freelancers.
6. We're viral. Ex-XelaWho writers have gone on to start spinoffs in Nicaragua (the now-defunct Leoneazy), Colombia (The Arepa) and San Cristobal de las Casas (The Arroz).
7. We're global. Using the lamest of calculations (three readers per mag plus the number of hits on our Website) we figure that over 200,000 people have done what you're doing now.
8. We're green. Due to technical issues way too boring to go into here, we don't print on recycled paper. But we do run a reforestation project called Tierra Verde which has planted over 18,000 trees. So that's something, right?
9. We're approachable. Our mailbox is always open – in four years we've received a whopping three letters to the editor. One of them was even complimentary.
10. We're creative. Sometimes we sit down to write a Top 10 list and can only come up with nine items, so we have to pad the last one out with filler.


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OGSI are a New Jersey based manufacturer of oxygen plants, from a few bottles a day capacity up to complete large 300 bed plus hospitals. We are able to design the best plant to your requirements. RIX O2 and Comp-Air compressors are recommended.
We are also able to provide custom manifolds to fill your cylinders and incorporate surge tanks.
Optional remote monitoring is also available for your plant.
Factory engineer available for installation or we will be pleased to offer factory training.
Is a USA manufacturer for a range of oxygen concentrators that are in use through our New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific Islands.
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text: Today (11/29/2016) these very nice blankets and sleeping bags were tossed in Ballard. This community is so generous towards the homeless…food, clothing, blankets. We continue to give, and they continue to take and toss. It's so frustrating for those of us who are out there watching this play out on a daily basis. The enabling must stop. Wake up Seattle and Council!


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Event Branding
Praxis: (n.) 1: action, practice: as a : exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill b : customary practice or conduct 2: practical application of a theory.
Praxis was the 2015 graphic design senior show at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Praxis showcased the graduating senior's thesis projects and other selected works. I was a part of the branding and web team and worked with Greg Falconi, John Brown, Frederick Lee and Min Kyong Kim to conceptualize and create the brand, assets and website.


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Along with drug data and prescribing activity used by CVS and other large pharmacy chains, web sites like Reeal Age are known to have been selling your data for profit.
'Data mining' for drug companies goes to courts
By Associated Press | Saturday, June 20, 2009 | http://www.bostonherald.com | Healthcare
MONTPELIER, Vt. — The prescription drugs you take are on the minds of a lot of people: judges on two federal courts, legislators in several states, countless doctors and, at the center, the companies that make money by figuring out who's prescribing what.
"Data-mining" firms — which gather electronic information on the drugs prescribers order for their patients, then sell that information to pharmaceutical companies — have sued to block laws restricting their activities in New Hampshire, Maine and Vermont.
At issue is the use by drug company "detailers" — the sales force that deals with doctors and other prescribers and tries to get them to use the company's products — of the information about doctors' prescribing habits.
If, for example, a doctor usually uses one company's antidepressant drug instead of another's, that can be valuable information for a detailer trying to get the doctor to switch.
In upholding the New Hampshire law, 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston found the result of the activity is often higher drug costs, because the detailer usually is trying to steer the prescriber toward the newest, most expensive, medicines.
The data mining companies are set to appear Tuesday at the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York to ask a three-judge panel to block Vermont's law from taking effect July 1.
And the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide by the end of the month whether to hear the data-mining companies' appeal of the Boston court's decision on the New Hampshire law. The Boston court has put a separate Maine case on hold until New Hampshire's is resolved.
The issue has come up in more than 20 state legislatures, advocates on both sides said.
Randy Frankel, vice president for external affairs at IMS Health, said restricting the ability of his and similar companies to collect doctors' prescribing data could hurt more than just commercial activity.
The data also are used to help law enforcement track when narcotic drug prescriptions spike; they help academic and government researchers follow drug safety and help aim information at doctors prescribing a drug when new side effects or other issues crop up, Frankel said.
"These data have enormous value to the public good," he said.
Maine state Rep. Sharon Treat, D-Hallowell, head of a national group of lawmakers following drug issues, said the data-mining companies' "bread and butter" is selling the information to drug companies to bolster their marketing efforts.
The more that doctors are urged to use expensive drugs rather than generics, the less money there is to spread around to deliver the most health care to the most people, Treat said. She argued that's a bad idea when many states are cutting people from public and subsidized health programs in budget-cutting moves.
The data companies, IMS Health Inc. and SDI, argue that restricting the data collection and use violates their and the drug companies' First Amendment free speech rights to collect and use the information.
But the Boston court rejected the First Amendment argument, saying the issue was less a matter of speech than of conduct. In both that court and the U.S. District Court in Vermont, judges ruled that commercial speech can be regulated without violating the First Amendment, and that what the data-mining companies were doing fell into that category.
Treat concurred that "this isn't about speech. They're trying to change behavior" — the behavior of health providers in deciding which kinds of drugs to prescribe.
"That's what it's all about," Treat said. "What it's not about necessarily is good health care."
On the Net:National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices: http://tinyurl.com/mxn8ab
Article URL: http://www.bostonherald.com/jobfind/news/healthcare/view.bg?articleid=1180068
At the same time as data mining companies are suing to get access to this data in states where it is prohibited, Big Pharma is making half-baked back room deals with Baucus and others to try to boost appearances of something real happening in DC on Plan D.
Emerging $80B deal would help fund Medicare drugs
So far an unmentionable on either side of the asile is the idea that freedom of choice in this discussion should be considered.
The preventive and curative nature of vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplements continue to be ignored and, according to the National Health Federation's support of the efforts of www.CodexFund.com. (More factual information on Codex can be found at www.nocodexgenocide.com)
Consider this from CodexFund's FAQ page -
The 2005 Guidelines are in Direct Conflict with Existing US Law - the Proxmire Amendment of 1976.
In 1976, Congress passed the Proxmire Amendments to stop FDA from establishing standards limiting potency of vitamins and minerals in food supplements or regulating them as drugs based solely on potency. (PL-94-278 Section 501 (a)).
Throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, the FDA initiated measures to reclassify vitamins and minerals with a potency of 150% or more of their recommended daily allowance (RDA) be classified as drugs. (Vitamins A and D were to be classified as drugs at 100% of their RDA.) Congress considered these actions as infringements on consumer's freedom of choice and amended the law to forbid the FDA from setting such limits. The law, which became known as the Proxmire Amendment barred the FDA from setting the composition or maximum potency of vitamins, minerals, or combinations thereof, unless they were of a specified type (e.g., toxic, habit-forming, administered by a doctor) or unless they were intended for use by a specified clientele (e.g., by individuals in the treatment of specific diseases or disorders, by children, by pregnant women).
Dave Lindorf writes, "But you cannot achieve the twin goals of reducing health care costs and providing access to health care to 50 million uninsured people, while leaving the profit centers of the current system—doctors, hospitals and the health insurance industry—in charge and in a position to continue to reap profits."


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Talking to the Echo
by Kelley Lynn
a big empty hole that sits in the center of my hours,
my days,
my years.
It mocks me by following me wherever I go,
And it feeds off of it's own nothingness,
Sipping on the hollow void,
A cruel silence where there used to be sound.
But it is most cruel whenever I try to be my creative self.
I can write something,
Perform something,
Shape something,
And in that creative process,
I still look into the air, thin as a wafer,
And ask my husband,
"How does this sound?",
"What do you think of this, Boo?"
There is a pause that lasts ten thousand years,
And then nothing.
And add his humor to my scripts,
There is nothing.
And clap loudly,
His big and wonderful laugh,
Being heard above all the others,
There is nothing.
Outside of the club or the theater,
Sometimes with flowers or cards in his hand,
Wearing his pride for me in the pupils of his eye,
Saying, "I'm so proud of you, Boo",
Twirling and hugging and holding my hand,
There is nothing.
With the opinions of other caring people
In my life.
My parents, my friends, my counselor.
Sometimes that helps.
But most times,
Try as they do,
They do not respond in the way that I am searching for,
In the way that I long for and need,
Or they arent always there,
At the ready,
Waiting to be the response
to words
that I speak.
That is what a partner does.
Partners are there,
And they say the thing that you long to hear,
And they make your ideas shine,
And they put the period on the sentence,
Or they suggest that maybe it needed a comma,
Causes me to feel so much jealousy,
When I am forced in a room with couples,
With marriage or long-term partnerships,
And when I hear the literal words
Of a wife saying to her husband,
"Honey, what do you think of this?"
It is like a slow stab,
And it pierces my insides,
While nobody notices.
And it hurts.
Oh boy, does it hurt,
To witness the simple thing,
Of somebody saying words,
And somebody saying words back.
Makes me needy,
Much more needy,
than I ever thought I would be,
than I ever wanted to be.
When I write blog posts,
like this one,
I need to hear and read the comments,
Or I feel worthless,
Like I am talking to that thin air,
Or talking to myself
Again and again,
And again.
My constant status updates,
On Facebook,
are a helpless and desperate plea,
to seek out connection,
and fill the gaping wound,
that cries,
in that space,
where my husband used to be.
I need to fill that space,
With 200 comments,
A thousand voices,
To make up for that one voice,
I can never hear again.
And since none of those voices,
Are his voice,
And none of those people,
Are him,
It does not fulfill,
What I need fulfilled.
It helps.
It helps in the same way,
That throwing a raisin into a manhole
Would help to fill the space
Of that manhole.
Oh boy, does it hurt,
Because nobody is him,
Nobody ever will be him,
Not ever again.
Or ask myself,
In those moments,
"What would Don say?",
Or I will attempt
To hear him
And listen for his voice,
There to complete my sentence.
But there is no sound.
No feeling.
No hint of his essence.
And with each new moment of silence,
The memory of what he might say,
Becomes less certain,
And it drifts away in a rowboat,
Leaving me at the shore.
Where my husband's voice
Once lived.
I cannot stare at it,
Or find it,
Because it is all around me,
But I feel it.
I feel the nothingness,
And this is why,
I am terrified of finishing things,
Of things ending.
Like when this book is finally written,
And a box of them is sent to my door,
And I open the box,
And it is filled with my dreams.
Books that I can look at,
And touch,
And know that the words inside are mine,
And the stories inside are mine,
And I will look into that thin air,
And say out loud
To the nothing,
"Arent you proud of me, Boo?"
I know he is proud,
But that is not the same,
As hearing him say it,
And instead,
Hearing the loud roar of silence,
That comes just seconds,
After my own shallow voice,
In a room filled with people,
Or alone,
Always alone,
Talking to the Echo.


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Mountain hay bath
If you think at South Tyrol you think of expanses of pasture ways, the smell of green, flowers, the cheerful buzz of insects, the warm sun.
Imagine all this enclosed in a nice wellness treatment, able to give new energy, pleasant feelings and deep relaxation!
A hay mountain bath will give all these feelings and much more! The strength of balsamic alpine herbs was released in the bath of hay, thus developing its calming and relaxing effects. Ideal for muscle and chronic joint pain.
Traditions of the bath
An ancient tradition tells that spending just a night in the hay is sufficient to feel completely regenerated. After a hay bath disappear fatigue, and pain in the joints, the skin is compact, the spirit and soul are left relaxed.


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Master of Education in Urban Teaching
Why enroll in the Master's in Urban Teaching Program?
This distinctive program — the first of its kind in Rhode Island — aims to reduce the achievement gap in urban schools by providing early-career teachers the skills needed for success in urban classrooms. The program — a 10-course sequence taught by leading Providence College faculty and highly qualified education professionals from urban school departments— focuses on understanding the sociocultural contexts of urban teaching and developing strategies for student success.
Application deadline March 15th for the cohort that begins in Summer Session I.*
*Note that students can take up to 2 elective courses before the cohort officially begins.
Admission Requirements
A 2.75 undergraduate gpa is required for conditional admission to the program. A 3.0 or higher undergraduate gpa is required for full admission. A conditional admission indicates that the student will be required to meet additional academic criteria during their initial coursework to gain full admission.
Please download this .pdf for additional admission information.
You will need Adobe Reader to view this .pdf file.
Who is Our Typical Student?
Our students are highly motivated to serve urban youth and families, are committed to student success both academically and socially, and are concerned for social justice. From an experience perspective, our students fall into one of two categories:
Are certified teachers seeking to work or currently working in urban school
Non-certified adults seeking to earn a secondary teaching certificate and work in in urban middle or high schools. Applicants in this category should click here for more information about our joint TCP/Urban Teaching program for aspiring urban teachers. The remainder of the information on this page pertains to applicants who fall under category 1.
The Program & Courses
The program consists of 10 courses and has been designed to be flexible in meeting the needs and schedules of our students. Thus, the program can be completed in as little as 2 or as long as 5 years. The program follows a hybrid-cohort model in which the students take5 classes as a group and 5 classes that suit their individual professional development interests. A new option for electives this year is a 3-course focus area in English as a Second Language. All elective courses are selected in consultation with the Program Director.
Required Cohort Courses
Summer 1 (late May to end of July)
EDU 661: Culturally Competent Teaching
EDU 662: Differentiating Instruction for Diverse Urban Learners
Fall 1
EDU 665: English Applied Linguistics
Spring 1
EDU 663: Diversity Seminar
Summer 2 (late May to end of June)
EDU 664 [Capstone]: Successful Urban Teaching
Elective Courses
After admission into the program, students will meet individually with the Program Director who will assist them in customizing the program to meet their personal professional development goals. Students may draw from courses in any of the following graduate program areas.
- Educational Administration
- Counseling
- Literacy
- Special Education
- History
- Mathematics
ESL Focus Area
As an alternative to individualized coursework students may choose to concentrate in English as a Second Language. This focus area consists of 3 classes that complement the required EDU 665: English Applied Linguistics cohort class. Please note that this concentration does not lead to state certification as an ESL instructor. Instead, it provides targeted support for teachers who will be working with English Language Learners.
The 3 classes and their scheduling sequence are as follows:
English Language Teaching in Practice
EDU 668: Language, Literacy, and Culture
EDU 669: English Teaching Practicum
Transfer courses
Up to two elective courses may be transferred from other institutions. Courses may not be transferred that have been used to fulfill degree requirements for another earned master's degree.


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The Monte Carlo Classique 2018
We are off on the Monte again, but this time in a 1949 MG TC. The Blue Diamond team is once again up for the challenge of the Rallye Monte-Carlo Classique – a grueling 1,000+ mile race beginning on 31 January and finishing on 7 February. The lengthy daily distances, high altitudes and steep gradients will be challenging, but following on from our success in 2016 with our 1931 Riley 9 WD Tourer, we hope to have another successful rally in a Blue Diamond prepared car.
During the coming weeks, this page will be updated with details on the MG, the team, the preparation we are undertaking, and historical details on the event itself.
Just like in 2016, you will be able to follow the team's progress live from a tracking app by signing up here.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy following our progress.


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Insurance polices and its benefits for the people of Tamil Nadu
Are you interested to know the various types of insurance polices available in Tamil Nadu? This article gives the full details of various Insurance polices, investment plans and its various benefits. This resource will be very useful for all kind of people in Tamil Nadu those who are interested in knowing insurance plan.
The Insurance polices and its importance
In today's fast life style, The insurance polices are very important to every human beings in the world for secured life. The insurance polices are giving secured life coverages with monitory benefit to the policy holders during the risk arises in their life. There many different types of insurances and companies are available in Tamil Nadu. The insurance polices for human beings, properties and vehicles are available. The investment in insurance polices is also one way of savings. The policy holder can get the total amount called the sum assured at the end policy term or at the maturity period time. The most important things to remember for every one is that the selection of policy. There are many polices in various insurance schemes are available. So, we have to take at most care to select the policy type based on their various future benefits, Policy payment periods, Risk coverage benefits and guaranteed money backs etc.. The policy renewal is very important to ever policy to make them alive. So, The policy holder should pay the premium regularly through out the policy term. We can not claim the policy benefits and risk coverages if the policy is not alive. The policy holders can get loans against their policy with certain limits by surrendering their policy document to the insured company and can get back the same after the repayment of the entire loan amount. The types of polices and its benefits are given below.
Types of insurance polices and its benefits for the people of Tamil Nadu
The are being categorized based on the nature of requirement, risk factor and etc. The major types of insurance polices that are mostly required for Tamil Nadu people are given in detailed manner.
Life Insurance policy : This is one type of policy in which the insurance company pays the maturity amount to the policy holder at end of the policy term or in case of demise of policy holder. This policy is also termed as Personnel Insurance Policy. This scheme will be very useful to run the family while the earnings of a family is suddenly stopped due to some death happened to the earning person of a family. The main purpose of this policies are the life coverage or risk coverage to the family. This type of policy gives many additional benefits like paying vested bonus, guaranteed money returns and others. The money back policies, endowment polices, Educational polices are some important polices in this category. Each category has many insurance plans with attractive benefits. The policy holders have to select the right policy based on their requirement. The Pension plan policy under this category is very useful for every one to get pension in their old age. This policy has many plans for marriages also.
Property Insurance policy : This policy is very useful to secure our properties against various losses. we can get the actual amount of the property if the property is lost against theft and some natural calamity like Flood, Earthquake etc.. There are various policy plans available in this category and the policy holder can choose the appropriate plan which one is suitable to them. The highly inflammable goods like cotton can be insured under this category. We can insure the properties like Homes, Jewels also in this policy scheme.
Health Insurance policy : This policy is very important to every human being in today's life style. Because, Each and every person has affected by any one health problem in day to day life. So, the health insurance policy helps them to meet the expenses which are they spend for their health. The insurance company pays all the expenses for their health challenges based on their policy terms and conditions. The medical insurance is the most important health insurance policy that covers many health problems arises for every human being. The accident benefit policy is also available under this category and the person can claim while He/She has met the accident.
Vehicle or Auto Insurance policy : This policy helps the owner of the vehicle to claim the financial loss of their vehicle due to some accident happened to it. The vehicle insurance is compulsory for every registered vehicle by the Government of Tamil Nadu. The policy amount for this policy will be calculated on the present value of the vehicle. Every year, the depreciation rate of the vehicle will be taken for calculate the policy amount under this category of policy.
Travel Insurance policy : This is a special type of policy which helps the people to get claim for the loss of their personal holdings during the traveling. This policy will be very useful to the people those who are traveling in trains, Buses with valuable belongings in frequently. The policy holder should go through the terms and guidelines which are given in the policy document carefully after getting the same.
Credit Insurance policy : This is also a very useful policy which pays the loan dues of a person if he get accident, death or loss of his job. The policy terms and conditions are most important one to this policy. The policy holder should take care among those terms and conditions while he/she go for policy of this category.
Third Party Insurance policy : This is a policy for owners of the vehicle and it is very useful while accident has happened. This policy helps to make the claim to third party while damages are caused to them by us by accident. This policy is quite common for the persons those who are operating motor vehicles.


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1. Payment is expected when services are rendered. In order to focus on our patients' needs, customer service and minimizing costs, we do not bill.
2. We accept debit cards, credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Care Credit) and cash. All cards must be signed by the owner of the card.
3. Alpine Veterinary Hospital understands this and will try and help you make some special arrangements through the CareCredit program. You can apply at the hospital before your appointment. It takes just 5 minutes to complete an application online or by phone and will allow you to break down your payment into 6 or 12 monthly interest free installments. You can either apply at our hospital, where you can call in your application over the phone for immediate approval, or apply yourself online at: www.CareCredit.com.
Highlights of the CareCredit program:
- Low Monthly Payments (3% of the Total Balance)
- Interest Free For 6 Months
- Determine Approval in a Few Minutes
- No Annual Fee
Insurance For Your Pets
Another popular option for your family and pet is insurance coverage. To learn more, please visit the following pet insurance websites . . .


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(1 Mar) Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016, Spike Lee)
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(2 Mar) Kick-Ass 2 (2013, Jeff Wadlow) 37
[ I loved the original "Kick-Ass" movie but, for some reason, I never got around to watching the sequel until now, maybe because it wasn't directed by Matthew Vaughn… And as a matter of fact, it turns out that "Kick-Ass 2" is very much not on the level of Vaughn's film. It's a feeble, pointless rethread with too much emo bullshit, generic action scenes and toothless attempts at being provocative. It's sort of cool to see Chloë Grace Moretz as Hit Girl again, but her character is nowhere near as surprising/shocking as the first time around, somewhat inevitably (she's 15 now, not 11), and in any case, she spends most of the movie stuck in some lame "Mean Girls" rip-off. As for Jim Carrey's Colonel Stars and Stripes, he's nowhere near as fun as Nicolas Cage's Big Daddy in the first flick. Really, this isn't worth your time, not even on Netflix. "I guess evil dick feels limp." ]
(4-17 Mar) House of Cards – Season 4 (2016, Robin Wright, Tom Shankland, Tucker Gates, Jakob Verbruggen, Kari Skogland & Alex Graves)
[ First of all, don't worry: no spoilers ahead. I'm just using this space to say that this may be the best season of the series so far. As we've seen at the end of Season 3, there's now an open conflict between the President (Kevin Spacey) and the First Lady (Robin Wright), on Election Year, no less, and… Well, I said no spoilers, but that marital/political conflict is endlessly fascinating. There's a returning character that annoyed me in the first few episodes, but said return leads to a riveting early climax in Chapter 43. And it keeps getting better after that, like in Chapter 45 (the hallucination sequences!) and when the plot moves on from the Democratic primaries to the clash between the Underwoods and the Republican candidate (Joel Kinnaman). As before, it's pretty amazing how the series manages to keep us rooting for Underwood even though he's such a manipulative evil bastard – Claire being in many ways his equal… I'll also mention that I love the introduction of Neve Campbell and Ellen Burstyn to the cast, making this an even more female-strong series. And this season deals with some hot-button issues such as the War on Terror and NSA surveillance… up to an absolutely killer ending. Can't wait for Seaon 5. ]
(4 Mar) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009, David Yates) 91
[ This is by far the best and darkest film in the series so far. Dare I say, it feels like it's the "Empire Strikes Back" of the "Harry Potter" saga. Can you believe that this started out as a couple of cute, silly kids movies? Major props to David Yates for giving the final half of the franchise the feel of a (great) British miniseries, with a brilliant sense of pacing and tone. There's still this core a-year-in-Hogwarts structure, with Quidditch and classes and whatnot, but everything is more dramatic than ever, including the hormonal teen romance, something that has been brewing for a few episodes now but that overflows in this one. The mythology surrounding Voldermort is also further developped via ominous flashbacks, some involving Horace Slughorn (Jim Broadbent)… The pitch-black central plot also involves Albus Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), Severus Snape (Alan Rickman) and that little bastard Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton)… It builds up to an incredibly intense, heartbreaking climax… "Empire Strikes Back", man. I can't wait to see how it all wraps up in the last, two-part picture. ]
(9 Mar) Watchmen (2009, Zack Snyder) [ review ] 92
(12 Mar) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010, David Yates) 83
[ During our "Harry Potter" festival, we've been watching most of them on VOD but for some reason, this one wasn't available, so I ended up walking to the video store to rent in… from the children's section. I mean, come on! The first couple of flicks are for kids all right, but at this point in the series, it's dark and disturbing as hell! David Yates once again does killer work, nailing bits of action, horror and fantasy, as well as much drama (the climax may very well make you cry your eyes out). Now, as part ones of split finales tend to, it feels rather incomplete, like, well, half a movie. But there's still plenty to enjoy, including the return of Dobby the elf. And if anything, it makes one even more eager to see the final-final film. ]
(19 Mar) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011, David Yates) 84
[ I've been repeatedly saying that these movies keep getting darker, and this final-film film might be the darkest. It's also the most epic, with some spectacularly intense magic battles throughout, and it's also a culmination of all the mythology interwoven by J.K. Rowling throughout the series, which is complex enough for someone who hasn't read all the books to feel a little lost sometimes. The "Harry Potter" saga is a Good versus Evil story as well as a tell of Life and Death, with many twists here and there… Maybe most of all surrounding the tragic character of Severus Snape (Alan Rickman). I'll need to digest it all some more, but overall, man, what a series! ]
(23 Mar) Demolition (2016, Jean-Marc Vallée) 90
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(24 Mar) Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016, Zack Snyder) 59
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(25 Mar) Twilight (2008, Catherine Hardwicke) 44
[ There are two different films interwoven here: a ridiculous B movie about vampires that sparkle in the sun, play wicked baseball and whatnot, and a surprisingly fascinating high school romance about the unhealthy relationship between a bewitched teenage girl and a moody, manipulative, "protective" yet dangerous guy. It's not that the the two films can't mesh. Obviously, the fact that Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) is a vampire works with the themes of Stephenie Meyer's novel as adapted by Melissa Rosenberg. But the way Catherine Hardwicke directs the scenes depicting the vampires' superpowers is really cheesy, making the whole thing hard to take seriously… Yet that potentially tragic central love story has me intrigued and Kristen Stewart is pretty great at making us believe in Bella Swan's desperate longing for Edward, so I'm still looking forward to watching the next episodes in the series. ]
(26 Mar) The Dark Knight Rises (2012, Christopher Nolan) [ review ] 95
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Posted on May 6, 2012 by Lori R. Edwards
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(Posted Thu. Oct 26th, 2017)
The National Corn Growers Association urges growers to respond to surveys distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Statistics Service. Responses to recent surveys from USDA have reached historical lows, and this can impact farmers' bottom lines.
"There seem to be county-to-county differences that are unaccounted for and, when you look at it, some counties did not have enough information from responses to the National Agricultural Statistics Service for them to publish data," explained NCGA Risk Management Action Team Chair Steve Ebke, who farms in Nebraska. "Farm Service Agency uses that data to calculate ARC payments. So, if NASS does not have the data, they will have to look elsewhere for it.
"This has resulted in a great deal of concern in the countryside. We urge everyone to complete their NASS surveys so that each county has a sufficient amount of data for FSA to calculate the payments based upon what actually happened in that county."
Farmers can either complete the survey manually with the booklet that they receive and mail that back in, or they can complete it online. Most of the information in the survey is information farmers have readily available.
"One thing that we want to emphasize is that your data is confidential," said Ebke. "Your individual data is confidential and never individually presented somewhere. Your data is aggregated and only presented in that format. The confidentiality of your individual data submitted on the NASS survey is protected by federal law."
Failing to complete the survey puts farmer's personal operations at risk of receiving ARC payments that do not reflect actual production in their county.
"I just want to urge everyone to go ahead and complete this as it is very important to your bottom line," Ebke concluded. "We have additional information on our website and even a direct link to USDA's site, where you can complete your survey."
To find out more, go to www.ncga.com/nass.


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Corporate Social Responsibility
At Edwin Coe we recognise that we must integrate our business values and operations to meet the expectations of our stakeholders. We consider our stakeholders to include clients, employees, suppliers, the community and the environment.
Our corporate social responsibility policy states:
- We recognise that our social, economic and environmental responsibilities to these stakeholders are integral to our business. We aim to demonstrate these responsibilities through our actions and within our corporate policies.
- We take seriously all feedback that we receive from our stakeholders and, where possible, maintain open dialogue to ensure that we fulfil our responsibilities.
- We will be open and honest in communicating our policy and performance to our stakeholders in our continual commitment to sustainable development.
- Our Managing Partner is responsible for the implementation of this policy and the responsibility for our performance on this policy rests with all employees throughout Edwin Coe.


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The proliferation of computers and the wide availability of internet access to global users have transformed the ways of criminals. In the past, those who prey on children frequented parks, schools or malls just to see youngsters. These days, however, offenders only need to turn their computers on to check out what sort of images or videos they could find. Then, there's bullying, which today not only involves hurting someone physically, but also emotionally and mentally. Identity theft, which was unheard of several years ago, is now a real and present concern. So, there really are so many ways that criminals have evolved together with modernization.
When you say "crime", what immediately comes to mind is any physical act that is done to hurt another human being or even an animal. What about cyber crime? The scope of cyber crime is much more complicated. It goes beyond the physical, and many are even victims without them knowing. These are a few characteristics of cyber crime.
Anyone, most especially children, can become victims of online criminals. Here's an example. The photos or videos uploaded by people can be transformed or edited into something that's offensive. In other words, opportunistic individuals could use material found on the internet to create graphic images that portray pornography. Any act involving the manufacture, creation or distribution of such materials is already a crime even without physically touching or making contact with victims. The scary thing here is that victims aren't even aware that they are already victims.
Because a lot of people who use the internet remain anonymous, they believe that they are perfectly safe. This isn't necessarily so. So many individuals, even children, are bullied, harassed or stalked online. Most of the time, they don't even take such things seriously believing that anonymity will protect them from any harm. Anonymity gives offenders and victims a false sense of security. However, any criminal act should be reported or treated seriously in order for people to take proper action to stop the crime or to prevent a criminal act from escalating into something more serious.
Even with the high tech computer systems that authorities posses and even with the presence of super geniuses who run such systems, it is still challenging for even the most respected of agencies, such as the FBI or Interpol, to keep track and to catch cyber criminals. Cyber criminals only need to have a small computer at home or even in their offices, as well as an internet connection, in order to harass and stalk others. Their victims aren't just found locally. These could be people or children from other states or other countries.
It is frightening to note that so many seemingly innocent online activities lead to atrocious crimes. A kidnapper who wants to abduct a child can easily disguise himself as a friend or a concerned adult whilst chatting with his would-be victim online. A group can advertise sex tourism to sexual predators. A person can readily post pornographic or damaging material on the internet to harass, exploit or bully another. The act of chatting, messaging, posting, downloading or uploading and other online activities all seem to be harmless. Nevertheless, criminals can perform such activities in order to get what they want.
Claire Brown is a freelance writer who often contributes articles about personal injury and crime. She writes for many websites, including a bail bonds Santa Ana company that offers assistance to those who need bail for themselves or their loved ones.
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Discover my fun summer outfit with a turquoise skirt and a white top, perfect for a stylish day out in the city or on vacation and get loads of inspiration!
Hey gorgeous! Vacations are of course filled with lazy-hazy days when we don't even wanna get out of the bed, or if we do, we wanna have two-hour-long brunches! But vacations can also be full of parties or weddings when we wanna get dressed and look stylish! That's the kind of look I wanted to create with this outfit.
I know it's been a while since I last posted a look, but I'm finally back with this much-awaited outfit. I already posted a behind-the-scenes video of this photo-shoot. So if you haven't already checked it out, head over to "Behind-the-Scenes with Shilpa Ahuja as She Talks Fashion & Style". It's a fun music video, plus I talk about ShilpaAhuja.com's blog philosophy and how we work!
This outfit is an easy summery one, which is why I wanted to experiment with colorful bright makeup. For this look, I paired a flowy white top with a turquoise crochet mini-skirt. I added black tie-up wedges. The top has a pearl necklace detailing, which is great because it really eliminates the need for accessorizing. And who doesn't love to skip jewelry every once in a while!
We shot this photo-shoot near Pondicherry in south of India. The salt lake provides lots of great photography inspiration and of course, is very breezy! Super fun! Just the kinda place one goes to for vacations when wearing an outfit like this! Only, if I had to wear this the whole day, I may skip heels and go for a pair of sandals or matching flip-flops!
How I Created My Fun Summer Outfit
This skirt is one of my old favorites and I often pair it with white sheer or sleeveless print tops. It's super casual but can also be dressed up. And a white top is of course a must-have for me. I have many. They not only work for any kinda occasion but also make the perfect canvas for trying out unique accessories or makeup looks.
The makeup look for this fun summer outfit is really experimental. As a general rule of thumb, magazines advise you to go for either a bright color lipstick or bright eyeshadow. But of course, we being the rule-breakers wanna try whatever we're told not to, right?! So I wanted to really go all out by pairing blue eyeshadow with a bright hot lip. The turquoise matches my skirt exactly and I wore the eyeshadow with a smokey wing, black eyeliner and loads of mascara. I also added a glossy red lipstick, blush and highlighter to really make this look a very party look.
So this is really a morning to evening fun summer outfit. It will work perfectly without the heavy-duty makeup for a vacation day-out or even a stylish day out within the city. And if you wanna take it up a notch for a party or a glitzy event, just add some drama with makeup and perhaps some statement earrings! I could wear this to a garden party or an early evening cocktail.
So what did you think of my fun summer outfit? How would you pull off this kinda colorful makeup? Lemme know by tweeting @shilpa1ahuja! If this look inspired you to try out of the box makeup with a simple yet chic outfit, do tag me on your Instagram picture @shilpaahujadotcom and I'll be sure to double-tap it!
Muaah <3
I was wearing:
Turquoise blue crocher skirt: Zara
White crepe top: Zara
Black tie-up heels: Charles & Keith
Pearl and Stone Earrings: Forever 21
Red Lipliner: MAC Lip Pencil- Brick
Red Lipstick: Retro Matte Liquid Lip color Quite the Standout
Blue Eyeshadow: Body Shop Color Crush Eyeshadow Something Blue
Eyeliner: Revlon Colour Stay Liquid Liner and Maybelline Colossal Kajal
Blush: Estee Lauder Cheek Rush Gel Blush
Makeup: Estee Lauder Invisible Fluid Makeup
Face Powder: Christian Dior Diorskin Nude Compact Powder Makeup
Bronzer: DiorSkin Nude Tan Matte Sun Powder
Mascara: Clinique High Impact Mascara
Lip Gloss: Dior Addict 043
Eyeshadow Primer: Christian Dior backstage prime
Photo Credits: The Guy
And of course, don't forget to check out the behind-the-scenes video of this fashion shoot:


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Eclipse features an array of colors of huacayas. We have a small herd of quality Champion - Blue Ribbon bloodlines: damn's, herd sires and pet alpacas. Our farm offers agisting, sales and hands on education for our clients. For your success is ours. Eclipse is located outside the small town of Oxford, Michigan. Oxford is forty-one miles northwest of Detroit, Michigan, and emanates a small-town feeling. The village center consists of shops, restaurants, and taverns stretching for two blocks. Traveling- near by accommodations:Only 10 minutes away from the farm.Best Western Palace Inn 2755 Lapeer RoadLake Orion, Michigan 48362Phone: 248.391.2755 or Stay near Great Lakes Crossing Mallhttp://www.shopgreatlakescross....Holiday Inn Express/SuitesEnjoy a day at our farm and take in the near by sites. Purchase any alpaca, we will pay for your stay.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Hog My Heart
14 comments:
- Linda Callahan said...
Who knew piggies could be so cute? This is adorable! Love the pop of the sentiment on the black! And as always your coloring is spot on!
- 23 June 2016 at 00:36
- Susanne Vargas said...
Haha, willpower of a gnat... That describes me perfectly! But who could resist these cute stamps? Your card is adorable!
- 23 June 2016 at 01:11
- Petra Swart said...
Oh, my, how cute and super adorable are those little piggies, Karren - and perfect for the sketch, hey!!! Your colouring is fantastic!!!!! Such a sweet card!!!
- 23 June 2016 at 01:51
- Amy O said...
These pigs are adorable! And you've colored them beautifully. Love how you've arranged this little scene to work with the sketch.
- 23 June 2016 at 02:51
- I Card Everyone said...
Well this has just ended my day on the very cutest of notes, Karren! LOve these guys!! Your design is so adorable! xx
- 23 June 2016 at 11:31
- Lyn said...
A squeal of delight when I saw this card <3
- 23 June 2016 at 11:56
- Barb Ghig said...
So glad to know that I'm not alone when it comes to willpower :) This card is absolutely adorable, Karren! Beautiful Copic coloring, and I love your shiny, sparkly heart...so sweet!
- 23 June 2016 at 14:54
- Rosemary said...
This is beyond adorable, Karren!!! Love it!!!
- 23 June 2016 at 15:48
- Cécile RIBON said...
Love your pretty and sweet card! Those little piggies are so cute !
- 23 June 2016 at 17:54
- SonjaK said...
Awesome, Karren! This card is so much fun. I love these little piggies. And I so know what you mean with the magic of Birdie Brown stamps. They do the same to me - again and again. You hit the nail on the head. We're gnats - let's not fool ourselves.
- 25 June 2016 at 10:35
- Jen Camara Mitchell said...
This is so, so cute! (I happen to think that pigs are very cute in real life too)! Love the glossy accents on the heart!
- 25 June 2016 at 12:32
- Jen Brum said...
Okay, these pigs are just too cute! I love them! Your colouring is amazing as always! Such a great sentiment!!! Perfect!
- 25 June 2016 at 14:07
- Narelle Farrugia said...
Ha! I love these little piggies! They are perfect for the sketch and that sentiment totally made me smile - love it!
- 26 June 2016 at 16:50
- Cindy Hall said...
They may be hogs, but they look like cute little piggies to me! Oh my gosh, this is so adorable, Karren! Great colorIng and I love the way you did the heart.
- 28 June 2016 at 10:24


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Ten things you may not know about Nevada at Colorado State
Here's my weekly installment of "10 things you may not know" — about Saturday's Nevada at Colorado State game.
As always, special thanks go to the schools' respective sports information offices.
1. Although Colorado State and Nevada have met 10 previous times since 1997, this will be the first as Mountain West Conference foes. Nevada left the Western Athletic Conference and joined the MW beginning with the 2012 football season. CSU leads the series 9-2 but Nevada has won two of the past three — including the most recent meeting: 51-6 in Reno on Sept. 11, 2010, when current NFL star Colin Kaepernick threw for two touchdowns and ran for a pair.
2. First-year Wolf Pack coach Brian Polian had never previously been a head coach. But he's the son of former NFL executive Bill Polian and can joke that football oozes from his veins. Give Brian credit, he didn't tug on the NFL coattails of his dad. He had served as an assistant coach at Michigan State, University of Buffalo, Baylor, Notre Dame, Stanford and Texas A&M.


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The founders of HIBMAT constitute those who came together, with a common vision to create a professional Higher Institute of learning where young Cameroonians will be trained as professional Accountants, Bankers, Managers, Engineers to feed the need of the Cameroonian economy.
HIBMAT wishes to use our existing resources and potentials to modernize the economy of Cameroon, and put it on the right path for globalization and regionalization. We intend than many professional graduates will be produced in the next few years, to feed the technology needs of the country and to improve on the level of the economy, which is in line with the President's vision for Cameroon, making Cameroon an emerging nation.
HIBMAT seeks to:
* Reduce the lack of quality experts in core engineering/Business Fields in Cameroon.
* Harness technology/Business activities to minimize the adverse effects of globalization.
* Create wealth through job creation and raise the standard of living of Cameroonians.
Our mission is to demystify technology, train managers and technologist locally and produce skills and expertise in technology to attract foreign investment and create jobs and wealth. We equally mandate ourselves to utilize technology to alleviate poverty, protect and preserve the environment, improve productivity and boost the transformation of local raw materials and natural resources.
Our mission is also to provide opportunity for quality professional education, so that we may have productive Accountants, Managers, Bankers, Engineers, Marketers etc for our country Cameroon.
Traditional Values and Cultures
HIBMAT is an educational establishment built on the foundation of Freedom, Creativity, Consistency, Professionalism and Excellence.


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Soon after we'd moved into the rental back in the 'hood it became rather apparent that the old house – a slab floored stick-frame clapboard construction, which was quite weird, given the former and now deceased owner had been a mason. The toilets kept backing up, vomiting the contents of their bowels and ours across the loose linoleum floors like bad memories of meals once eaten.*
So my dad did what he does best: he called someone in.
And here they come in their big white truck with a tanker behind – and a long, long hose for sucking the sewage up . . .
They park it behind the house, and after poking around with some shovels (I could've told 'em where it was at) they found the septic tank.
Digging at it most carefully, they outline the profile; then bringing in a backhoe, they go at it awhile, their ancient machine puffing and chugging like a dinosaur or dragon with a sting tail – lifting buckets of dirt, dumping them aside . . .
And then, finishing the job with the shovels, the expose the concrete lid. It wasn't as far down as I expected – but there they were, the workmen (or country bumpkins, from the look of it) – hooking big rusty chains with big rusty hooks to the rusty steel loops set in the concrete . . . then to the backhoe's bucket . . .
The workmen stood back, and I, who had wisely placed himself in the bedroom, stood looking along with my tiresome brother – protection from the stench which would appear as soon as they lifted the lid. I was quite sure my protection was futile, given the shallow aluminum framed windows and condition of the house.
Then the lid came up, looming and awesome as the backhoe's engine gave a big chug and belched smoke, choking down as they gave it the throttle . . .
And then there it stood! it all its awesome and hideous glory: the thing we had been waiting to see: the staring open eye of the pit . . . only instead of there being sewage on top . . .
there was this thick, pink, undulating skin. Ugly, mottled, smooth, it heaved like a living thing.
Immediately the workmen standing beyond the pit began chuckling, some of them chortling and slapping their knees and giving knowing looks at the house where my parents stood in embarrassed confusion, then comprehension . . .
And as I stood looking at that milky pinky white cloud floating in the museum of past bowel movements and desire, I realized what I was looking at:
the entire pool of the septic tank was covered in a thick floating layer . . . of condoms!
Huge it was. In more ways than one.
And the workmen apparently thought so, too. My brother began gagging as the stench oozed into the house despite the closed windows (the seals were no good) – and ran from the room into the interior . . .
while I stood alone, thinking.
Thinking about what HE did and our times together.
He never used a condom for that! I recall thinking. He always rode me 'bareback', down on the dirt, face down in the grit . . .
But there they were: obvious evidence of the previous owners. Maybe after too many children and not enough family or dollars to support it, they'd gotten a clue. 'Or,' (the thought had occurred to me) – 'this was from renters before, though after we'd left.' I don't know why I a) found it so disgusting, b) it bothered me so much, or c) it kept disturbing 'me' (and still does to some extant) so much later on.
But they were certainly gone, and I was here.
As I stood looking – and looking up (I remember looking at the sky a lot – so refreshing, though it was more an overcast blue and gray.) Smelling that stench. Reflecting on my past and theirs while relishing somewhat my mid-Western and prudish parent's embarrassment – yet knowing they the ones, for we had just gotten there.
And yet all those facts didn't matter, because it didn't change anything. My parents were still there and so was my brother (shudder). Nothing was different. That's what we dealt each other. Outside lay other lives; ones we were imitating, but not quite perfect. We tried – and tried again.
But it was no use.
It was like I was something foreign here. Or had come to a foreign land. Again.
I saw my old best friend once. I was standing in the sand driveway of the home across the street when he came riding on a motorcycle. He stopped in front of me and we stared at each other. I had grown fat, wore glasses – not the kid he knew. Not a good match for his memories. And as for him – his curly hair was wild from the wind (he wasn't wearing any helmet) and his eyes wilder. Like a feral cat.***
And I knew as soon as I saw him we'd have nothing in common, nothing to do together. We were no longer friends. I no longer knew him, nor he me. He gave me a long look, a few words, and took off . . .
I saw him again, some thirty years later. He owns a shop. He's poor and rash. And he has (or had) a young boy. One of several . . .
and he hangs with his brother, his bigger brother, the one who 'did' me (and his little sister when she was four – and he 14 or so).
That thought's kinda scary . . . but kinda sad.
The End.
Host Notes: * Some part of me kept trying to connect the 'vomiting toilets' with the memories I kept having, only 'I' refused to do it (it made the sentences too long) – and it wasn't the 'memories' which were bothering 'me' at the age of 13, it was the emotions connected with them – that along with the problems at school ** As a matter-of-fact the description of Jeff's eyes in the when Matthew first see's him in the book "The Boy" from when I saw him. Feral, like a wild cat.