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The 'desire' group
These nouns refer to someone's desire or intention to do something, or their unwillingness to do something.
aim ambition aspirations compulsion concern craving desire determination disinclination disposition eagerness hankering hurry impatience impulse inclination instinct intent intention itch keenness longing lust need passion readiness reluctance resolve unwillingness urge will willingness wish yearning yen
All four teams have shown a desire to win.
The Greek Prime Minister strongly condemned the attack and reaffirmed the government's determination to eliminate terrorism in Greece.
Unfortunately, my mother had a tremendous longing to go back to Berlin.
And she could understand his unwillingness to share his room.
Try drinking water whenever you get the urge to eat something.
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We love Thailand. I've been going there since I was about 8 years old. In the 80s and 90s Thailand still seemed like Thailand. It was not as convenient, there were fewer ATM machines, one ate mostly Thai food while visiting and fewer people spoke English. There were very few shopping malls - we went to markets. Those were simpler times. Thailand's economy has grown over the years. People have moved to the cities as people do everywhere and villages in the countryside still remind me of the old days.
When you sail around island hoping or drive across country, I've even ridden bicycles around Thailand, you'll still find nice people, hospitality, beauty, good food, an amazing and ancient culture and many more reasons to love the place.
It's getting harder, however, almost anywhere you go, to find the kind of development that would preserve the kind of culture and natural beauty I cherish over tourist dollars and shopping. Everyone wants to be a consumer now. People want to shop. I'm still more interested in people, nature, culture and my experience as I get lost and map the world in my mind and imagination.
Seeing masses of tourists in loud boats all over the place makes me sad. I know the money is good for the economy, but I wish things were managed better. After the tsunami in 2004 devistated the region I was hoping that Phi Phi Island would be developed in a good way. It wasn't. It's haphazard and bog standard. There are more pizza places than curry joints. Drink, get your tats and eat your pizza just like home. Sometimes it's more fun to be challenged by a culture than to visit your creature comforts from back home.
Phuket is crowded now. That's something I don't particularly like, but it's still a beautiful place if you frame things just right. It's getting harder for me to frame things just right.
When you go, especially for the first time, you'll enjoy the novelty and freshness of your experience and compare it with whatever strikes you. It's still Thailand and it's still worth seeing and lovable.
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Handmade goods, forty years in the making.
This is my story.
Looking back, it all started in my childhood in the 60's - I sewed many of my clothes growing up. I was at some point given a basic knitting book, needles and yarn (a gift that I believe should be given to all young people). The pattern book was for items for "Barbie Dolls." My "Barbie Doll" subsequently had "many a scarf" and basic knit tunic dresses.
I moved on to knit purses (in what I now know was a "chunky" rug yarn) from a pattern in a magazine that appeared when I was in junior high school. Even then I was compelled to knit many purses in many colors to suit every dress (that I had sewn). I also knit many extras as gifts for friends and family. The compulsion to "craft for others" was solidified.
On and off for years afterwards my knitting skills were often on the back burner as I explored stained glass, gemstones and jewelry, candle-making and other creative outlets.
When friends and co-workers began having babies my basic knitting skills were revived for many, many well received baby blankets. And then one day, years ago, a wonderful co-worker taught me how to knit socks (thanks Stef!). This was revolutionary. Socks, really, WOW!
"If" you have never had hand-knit socks on your feet then I would say that you do not know what you are missing. It is indescribable comfort. Hand-knit socks are one of the most amazing gifts you can give to a loved one.
Fast forward a bit, and now I have been knitting with dedication (AKA every single day) these past 15+ years. I've been self-taught on many new techniques, always trying to learn more about yarns, gain skills and expand my knitting world. I mostly create gifts for family and friends, and knit for charity (shawls, socks, vests, hats, blankets, afghan squares, scarves, you name it. I'll knit whatever may be needed for many charitable causes).
Other than knitting? I love to cook, bake, garden and explore crafting.
I live on Long Island, NY with my husband (who recently became an advocate of all things knitting!), and I am a cheerleader for my two twenty-something children, who are out making their own dents on the world.
I do it just for you.
One of the greatest pleasures of knitting is being able to make custom pieces for family, friends or anyone who might want a little something cozy. I've created fingerless gloves for a photographer friend who needed their fingers free, some hats for nephew when he was going through chemo, and even a few pairs of slightly mismatched socks for my son who insists on wearing two different socks every day. From sizing to style to colors, I like to knit custom pieces for their future owners.


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Name: Anna Bruno
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Hometown: I grew up in Swarthmore, PA, but tend to move around a lot, but claim Beachburg, Ontario as home for the North American summer.
Favorite Place to Paddle: The Ottawa for its ease of access and remarkable play, the Kaitua, and of course, the Columbia river gorge.
Fun Fact: I have traveled the world with a break down hoola hoop- it is the best way to start conversations with strangers!
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Some examples of companies that give donations to charities are Walmart, Wells Fargo, Chevron and Goldman Sachs. These companies gave the largest cash donations to various charity organizations in 2013.
In 2013, Walmart donated $311 million to charities. The Walmart Foundation has a program called Volunteerism Always Pays, wherein it offers to give $250 to charities if their employees volunteered for such charities for 25 hours. If employees work 50 hours, Walmart donates $500 to that charity. Employees can receive up to four donations for their non-profit organizations this way.
In 2013, Wells Fargo donated over $275 million to charities. Wells Fargo pledges to match dollar-for-dollar when its employees make charitable donations to educational institutions or foundations. Wells Fargo also provides grants to local and national non-profit organizations that provide affordable housing to disadvantaged families.
Chevron donated $274 million to charities in 2013. Current employees of Chevron can request Chevron to match their donations to charities up to $30,000. Retired employees can get their donations matched by Chevron up to $3,000. Chevron has a close relationship with some non-profit organizations including Techbridge and the Houston Food Bank.
In 2013, Goldman Sachs gave $263 million to charity organizations. Goldman Sachs is focused on increasing educational opportunities, building communities and honoring military veterans.


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Petly is a convenient way to access all of your pets information anywhere. It includes your pet's basic information, vaccinations, appointment records, allows you to request appointments, and order prescriptions online!
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To start, the renter-buyer should take a close look at their credit report. When reviewing the report, it is critical to understand any bad marks that are holding down their credit rating or score. Many factors can drive down a credit score to an unattractive, low level. These include a history of late payments, over-extended credit, unpaid debt, bankruptcy or a previous foreclosure. Buyers can check and monitor their credit with a third party service.
The following guidelines can help buyers improve their credit.
a. Timely Payments
Make all payments on or before their due dates. This includes monthly rent, utilities, and any billed amount that generates a due date. Late payments generate a negative note for credit scores, and buyers should have a goal of generating zero negative notes.
b. Avoid Credit Cards
Those renter-buyers who have already run up high credit card balances, or worse yet, over-extended their credit should stop using credit cards and stop adding to their debt balances. Buyers should remember their larger goal of obtaining the loan for their home. So other smaller purchases should be paid with cash. By paying down, or paying off credit card balances, credit scores can be improved and make it more likely for the buyer to qualify for a mortgage in the future.
c. Pay Off Other Debts
Debts carried on retail charge cards, gasoline credit cars or in a car loan, for example, can also weigh on a buyer's credit rating. Buyers are wise to work off these debts in a timely fashion. A good strategy is to focus on paying off the smallest debts first, then work up from there.
For those buyers with serious credit repair issues, an outside resource may be needed to provide the type of professional assistance necessary to create a formal credit repair plan.


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Past week has been again rather intesive – these September weeks are packed with endings and also new beginnings.
One of the major new beginnings was the founding meeting of the Finnish Cyclists' Federation over the last weekend. On Saturday we worked in groups and Sunday was the official meeting. I participated in preparations in 2010. That time there was not enough momentum. But this time about 30 people from Helsinki, Tampere, Oulu, Espoo and Hämeenlinna got together at Aitolahti, Tampere complemented with Danish and Dutch expertice. I had been helping out with preparations over the summer mainly online. At Aitolahti we worked on communications with people really excited and interested about the theme. And during this week the new Facebook page got over 1 800 likes, and the news about new association and the Tampere Declaration were published across Finland in several newspapers. Our extended comms team is working via facebook group getting internal and external practices going and it's great to see things progressing well.
In the meeting people composed the Tampere Declaration as a starting point for the new association.
During the week a got to read peoject proposal and start with evaluation process. It is interesting to be on the other side of the table evaluating proposals instead of making them. I really should write a blog post about the tips how to write a great proposal, and how to save effort and time for everybody. Over the Tuesday evening I tutoring class on Leadership and Business , revisiting themes I was teaching at New Jersey Institute of Technology over 14 years ago. Historic organization theories are the same, but my own perspectives have changed after working over 10 year in indusrty and starting up two companies. It was a nice and active group – looking forward for the next sessions.
There were meetings and sessions at Hämeenlinna, Forssa, Helsinki and Lahti – workshops, Creative Business Forum kickoff, visit to Kantola Event park which iscurrently being built, discussion about Haruri Murakami book with Hämeenlinna City people, early discussions about potential co-operation between Lahti and Häme Region. On Friday presenation about portfolio tool we have been developing over the summer got good responses.
Also in the evenings I finalized three cycling routes across Hämeenlinna, Hattula, Loppi, and Tammela. We had been collecting data, checking out points of interest, and taking pictures over the summer. Intense again, yet so interesting inspiring. However, during the week arrived a message that Google Maps will be changing during this autumn. So we need to revisit materials in the new platform. I have been testing it with my own maps, unfortunately the features seem to be a lot more limited. Well platforms and tools tend to change and I want to make sure that these stay intact for a couple of years and the basic data will be stored somewhere. Now all data is in one Google Docs document and also in Google maps. So here are the current versions – in Finnish
- Pyöräretki Herkkujen Hämeeseen – https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209569969632985532947.0004f1cdb6d5dbaeb96c4&msa=0&ll=61.100789,24.513245&spn=0.39555,1.352692
- Perinnemakuja luontoreitillä Tammelassa https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209569969632985532947.0004f74d84e37a2f155d6&msa=0&ll=60.733658,23.865738&spn=0.200066,0.676346
- Sadonkorjuun pyöräretki Lopella https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209569969632985532947.0004f83ef281ec2de6ded&msa=0
On Saturday I worked at Linna BikeShop Cafe – Kati, my sister, currently running the cafe was on a cruise. This is our own creative business, enabling combining various ideas together, working with customers and stakehilders, micxture of old and new, art, design, recycling and technology. Such a delight to meet and discuss with friends and customers and getting direct feedback and comments.
And over the Sunday – it was time to clean the house, get ready for the frosty nights, pick apples and also relax a bit with an other Murakami book 1Q84 Vol1. Fascinating – personally it also sometimes feels that I live in multiple and mixed realities. That keeps life interesting.


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Your primary concern in hosting a killer football party is the spread. Providing options to satisfy your guests' varying preferences—or even tempting them into trying something new—makes for a happy and vibrant gathering. Here's how to host the perfect football party with delicious Bloody Marys, refreshing Micheladas, and buffalo chicken prepared three different ways.
Let's start with some delicious daytime cocktail ideas. Just like brunch, kickoff time on Sundays falls in that perfect window around lunchtime where the body is craving savory goodness. We recommend offering drink options that provide the perfect antidote to that craving: the Bloody Mary, the Michelada, and a selection of local craft beers.
First of all, Bloody Marys and the Micheladas are flexible cocktails that are fun to dress up based on personal taste. Prep a selection of garnishes for your guests ahead of time and let them experiment. We recommend plenty of lemon and lime wedges, celery stalks, olives, a variety of cheeses, and some pickled veggies if you're feeling extra fancy. A salt-rim station and a 'make your own Bloody Mary' bar will take it to the next level!
Toma Bloody Marys
For the Bloody Mary lovers at your party, make sure that you have Toma on hand. Our craft cocktail mixer will surprise and delight them with the freshest-tasting version of a Bloody. Toma is made with our own sriracha and a chipotle-tomatillo sauce. It's peppery, savory, and slightly smoky, with mouthwatering shots of bright, citrus acidity thanks to the tomatillo. Here's how we like to prep ours.
Grab two cocktail glasses. Pour 8 ounces of Toma into a shaker with ice. Add 3 ounces of vodka and give it a light shake to blend the ingredients. Pour contents into the two cocktail glasses. Garnish with a lemon or lime wedge and a celery stalk. Need a recommendation on vodkas? We like Prohibition Distillery and Good Shepherd Distillery, both gluten-free options from NY.
Toma Micheladas
Slightly less famous than the Bloody Mary but just as delicious is a Mexican beer cocktail called the Michelada. Since you'll already have beer for your guests, offering Micheladas in your spread is a simple and creative way to encourage them to try a savory, spicy drink that uses Toma in a different way.
Micheladas can be a little lighter than Bloody Marys, and for the beer fans in your life, they make a perfect Sunday sipper that offer a bit more experience for the taste buds. Here's our recipe—and remember what we said about making them customizable.
Mix in a pint glass: Fill the glass 3/4 with ice, add 3 oz of Toma, ½ oz of freshly squeezed lime juice, and top it off with 7 oz beer, preferably a lager like Modelo Especial or Pacifico. Add a lime wedge for garnish.
If you've got some spice lovers in the house, add a few shakes of your favorite hot sauce to the Michelada to give it an extra kick.
Our final tip for setting up an impressive and appealing Sunday drink spread is to think local. Elevate your offerings by choosing local craft beers. As New Yorkers, we're really into Yonkers Brewing Co. and Montauk Brewing Co. lately.
Football Party Appetizers: Buffalo Chicken 3 Ways
Finally, no football Sunday is complete without savory snacks.
As we mentioned above, we're big fans of incorporating traditional Sunday football flavors into creative, delicious dishes that are slightly more natural and healthy than the typical delivery order. Keep in mind that the bright acidity of Toma pairs beautifully with indulgent, savory chicken dishes! Here are a few of our favorites.
1) Oven Baked Wings
Credit: Recipe Tin Eats
- 4 lb / 2 kg chicken wings, wingettes & drumettes
- 2 tbsp baking powder (NOT baking soda / bi-carb soda)
- ¾ teaspoons salt
For the Sauce
- 4 tbsp / 60g unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup Frank's Original Red Hot Sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
For Bleu Cheese Dip
- ½ cup crumbled bleu cheese, softened (or gorgonzola)
- 1 – 3 tbsp milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 clove small garlic, minced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt
- Black pepper
- Lay the wings on a rack on a rimmed baking tray and let them dry in the fridge overnight (or pat them dry with paper towels).
- Preheat the oven to 250.
- Place the wings in a large ziplock bag. Add baking powder and salt. Shake the bag to coat the wings evenly.
- Line a tray with foil. Spray the rack on the baking tray with oil. Place the wings skin side up on the rack. Bake on the lower shelf in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Then move the tray up to the higher shelf and turn the oven up to 425. Bake for a further 40 to 50 minutes, rotating the tray halfway through. The wings do not need to be turned over. The wings are ready when they are dark golden brown and the skin is very crispy.
- Toss with Hot Sauce and serve immediately with Bleu Cheese Dip and celery sticks. They can be served plain, with a dipping sauce or tossed in sauce.
For the Sauce
- Whisk together the Sauce ingredients. Keep warm or reheat just prior to using.
For the Bleu Cheese Dip
- Mash the bleu cheese with sour cream until smooth (or to your taste).
- Add remaining ingredients and mix well until combined, using milk to get it to the consistency you want.
- Store in the fridge until required. Remove from the fridge 15 minutes before serving.
2) CrockPot Buffalo Chicken Sandwiches
Credit: Yummy Healthy Easy
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 12 oz bottle buffalo wing sauce
- Half a 1 oz package dry ranch salad dressing mix
- Whole wheat hamburger buns, for serving
- Bleu cheese dressing, for serving
- Bleu cheese crumbles, for serving
- Place the chicken breasts into the slow cooker, and pour about ¾ of the wing sauce on top of the chicken.
- Add the ranch dressing mix. Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours, or until meat is cooked through and easy to shred.
- Once the chicken has cooked, shred the meat finely with two forks. Pile the meat onto the buns.
- Top with remaining buffalo wing sauce, blue cheese dressing, and blue cheese crumble to serve.
3) Buffalo Chicken Meatballs
Credit: Eating Well
- 8 ounces mushrooms, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 stalk celery, sliced
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup fine dry bread crumbs
- ½ cup very finely chopped carrots
- 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
- ¼ cup crumbled bleu cheese
- 2 tablespoons hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 pound lean ground chicken
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Finely chop mushrooms, onion, celery, and garlic in a food processor.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the vegetable mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has evaporated, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Add breadcrumbs, carrot, cheese, hot sauce, vinegar, salt, and pepper to the cooled vegetables; stir until combined. Add chicken and mix gently to combine (do not overmix).
- Line a large rimmed baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray.
- Form into 30 meatballs (a scant 2 tablespoons each) and place on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake the meatballs until an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center registers 165°F, about 15 minutes.
Once you're well into your party and everyone is enjoying your outstanding food and cocktail pairings, hosting duties during the second half should be a breeze.


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If you're a caramel lover, you're going to love this Dulce de Leche cake! This cake is all about that caramel! Three cans of dulce de leche are used in this recipe: one for the cake layers, one as a filling and one for the salted caramel buttercream! The salted caramel buttercream is my favorite part – it rounds off all the sweetness of the cake layers.
And let's talk about the spectacular garnish! I had this crazy idea to add broken pieces of sugar crystal on the sides and the idea turned out even better than I imagined! It takes this dulce de leche cake to a whole new level, making this cake simply epic! When you're ready to cut the cake, simply move aside the pieces to make it easier to cut.
Watch my video recipe and learn how to make the caramelized sugar garnish!
Just a little slice of caramel heaven for 'ya! Need I say more?!
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To PBNSG current and future members, I have hope for a better tomorrow! We know by now that there are foods we eat each day are really hurting us. (I would like to say slowly killing us. Oh, I guess I just did) I spent the first 54 years of my life not knowing about them while consuming them. I thought that giving up meat for fish when I turned 50 was good for me. Wrong! I thought going from 2% milk to Fat Free milk was good for me. Wrong! Changed Vegetable oil to Olive oil. Thought it was the good oil. Wrong! Nuts were always ok to eat. Wrong!
So what happened? I was gifted Heart Disease.
I could go on with this for a while. I hope you get the theme. So what happened? I was gifted Heart Disease. I say gifted because if I did not have it I would not have learned how to stop and reverse it for me and others. The information was there, but why did I not know about it? Who did 3 years ago? My doctor did not tell me about it, my friends and family didn't know about it. So it took chest pain that I would not want anyone to experience for me to learn about food-borne diseases. Our community is becoming aware of the plant-based solution which is great, but the message has to be sent out to more than a community here or there. Everyone must be aware that food choices directly contribute to the likelihood of developing a chronic disease. Some may change, some may not, but everyone has to be aware of it. I wish I could have a spot on television. I would explain what happened to my family (heart disease), what happened to me, and what could happen to you if you don't change your eating habits. Why do we wait to change if we know that eating processed food, meat, dairy, and oil is bad for us?
You can start today with small change that will net big results. Just try! Maybe start with saying good bye to oil? Give up some dairy products? Go meatless a few days a week? Just try! I promise you do not want to make changes after you get heart pains. If you want to start changing, do it today and not tomorrow. You are not alone anymore. If you need any help please contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Pro bono banking: The rise of risk solutions groups
Cross-asset groups are increasingly in vogue, but patience is key
With bank chief executives increasingly axe-happy, and higher capital requirements making it harder to generate the double-digit returns on equity investors have been promised, many dealers are – apparently perversely – offering to work for nothing. So-called solutions groups say they will happily spend months analysing client exposures, throwing a variety of highly paid staff at whatever problem a customer has, without it costing a bean.
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Today we celebrate Valentine's Day Hellmouth-style with our discussion of Buffy Season 2 Episode 11 Ted: Wherein Buffy performs several acts that she will deny for the rest of the series. We investigate the possibly Greek myth themes of Ted and the other robots found on the Hellmouth (hint: it's Pygmalion) and also it's heavy foreshadowing of Faith's character arc and vulnerabilities along with some incredibly strong similarities between Ted and the Mayor. We also track Joyce's downward momentum as Buffy's mom and introduce the Faith and Buffy Bell.
One of the very interesting aspects of this episode is how much it exposes the vulnerabilities and character arc of Faith later on and sets the stage for a lack of understanding that leads to her to working with the Mayor. Once again, we see that there's no such thing as a standalone episode of Buffy.
We're still trying to get 10 reviews on iTunes to help boost our signal, and Michelle (Snard) is eagerly working on incentives and rewards for as soon as our milestones of 10, 15, and 20 reviews are reached.
Thank you so much for listening!
For reference, Manslow's Hierarchy of Needs as discussed in our episode.


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The New Beginnings Center
You probably didn't hear about it, not in the news or on some parasitic "insider" fashion blog. I'm not high-profile enough to make the rags when I enter treatment. Headlines like "Little-known model Elena Solano committed!" don't sell any papers. Not like some of the others, about whom everybody speculates endlessly. "Was it anorexia or the drugs that got her?"
For me, it was neither.
My parents first started talking about The New Beginnings Center months ago. New Beginnings was the kind of posh eating disorder and rehab clinic that starlets are forced into when they begin suffering from "exhaustion." My parents would leave brochures lying around my house. They would insist that they knew better than I did what was best for me, what was healthy. They kept telling me that I was a role model, and didn't I want to be a positive one? To be clear, I've never had a problem with food. I'm thin, and I have to maintain that thinness for my work, but I don't starve myself. I know a few tricks of the trade that I use before shoots, but I do not have an eating disorder.
Of course I told this to my parents, and of course, they didn't believe me. I took comfort in the fact that, though they might harangue me about New Beginnings, they couldn't make me go.
It turns out that that isn't precisely the case. What parents can do is have a doctor write a note, which then goes to another doctor, which then turns into a court order. It seems that they all felt I was mentally ill, and once enough people think you're crazy, it doesn't matter much what you say. The more you claim to be sane, the crazier they think you are. So, yeah, I was committed.
I wasn't dragged to The New Beginnings Center in handcuffs, but I might as well have been. To say that I was an uncooperative patient was an understatement. When I entered the gleaming modern building, I blamed the sense of overwhelming dread on the shameful way my family had treated me. But the dread was there just the same.
The interior of New Beginnings was just as shiny and polished as the brochures had promised: immaculate white tile floors led down white hallways entirely devoid of art. The whole place seemed to radiate with a clean fluorescence. The sunlight coming in from the few small windows seemed garish and yellow by comparison. The staff shared the building's spotless facade. Each one wore pure white scrubs, paired with immaculately buffed nails and shiny, helmet-like hair. I felt for a second that I must be on set at a futuristic photo shoot. I briefly had a twinge of guilt; there was no telling how much money my parents dropped on this place, but it was clearly substantial.
The receptionist greeted us and swiftly ushered my parents into another room to work out the billing. Before I had time to orient myself entirely to my surroundings, I heard someone call my name.
"Miss Solano!" A pretty woman with a clipboard and an all-white suit came quickly towards me, her white stilettos clicking efficiently on the tile floor. "My name is Louise, and I'll be your private consultant for your stay with us. Consider me your personal health concierge!" Her smile widened with each word, but her eyes registered no change.
I managed to produce into a stoic nod, despite the churning in my stomach. Louise gently grabbed my elbow and led me down a series of maze-like hallways. Along the way I looked for other patients, others to share in my bewilderment, but I saw no one. Only white-clad staff bustling from one room to another, their crisp footfalls echoing down the empty hallways. When we finally arrived at my room, I was surprised to see that it was a single. I had imagined that I would get a roommate.
"Here we are!" Louise chirped. "I'll let you get settled in. If you need anything at all, just press the call button, and I'll come running. I've got you scheduled for your first group session at 4:00, and then after that is dinner!"
Louise gave me a thumbs-up and rushed out of the room. I put my suitcase on the bed and looked around. It was white and nearly barren. A single twin bed sat against a blank wall and a bookcase filled with self-help books lined another. A pedestal sink was set up in the corner, though no mirror stood above it. The door Louise had just left through locked with an electronic deadbolt. I sat on the bed and stared around the room before bursting into tears. I didn't want to be in this place. I didn't need help.
I pulled out a photo that I kept in my pocket. In it, a tall, elegant woman stood underneath a waterfall. She wore a red evening gown; it was wet and clung to the angles of her body. She was so beautiful that sometimes I had to remind myself that, underneath the makeup and the lighting and the touch-ups, she was me. The photo reminded me of what I could be. I touched it lightly, careful to avoid leaving fingerprints on its shiny surface. It was more than just a confidence booster; it was my talisman. It would get me through this.
Four o'clock came quickly, and Louise whisked me into a large white room filled with chairs arranged in a circle. Group. Several other patients sat around the room, all dressed in clean white smocks. I guessed that my outfit change would be coming soon. I looked at the faces of those in the group. Most were women; all looked like corpses. Grayish, thin skin was stretched over hollow eyes and cheeks. Though their limbs and torsos were covered in loose fabric, I could see that they all looked deathly frail. Couldn't everyone see that I wasn't like that? Among the ashen faces, I found several that I recognized from movies and television. It shouldn't have surprised me--this was a swanky recovery center, and the pressure to be thin can be overwhelming. Still, they looked worse than I ever remembered seeing them on the screen.
As much as I try, I can't remember much about that group session. We all sat in a circle. A blond man with teeth as bright white as his scrubs urged us to talk about ourselves, how food made us feel, how important our positions as role models were. The words out of every mouth sounded hollow, rehearsed. A woman that I recognized from the tabloids began talking about young girls being our future, and about how ashamed she was to be a bad influence. She cried. A bony hand reached out from both sides to comfort her. So it went, around and around. When they got to me, I told them only that I didn't belong there. Blank faces avoided making eye contact, and fragile bodies shifted uncomfortably in their hard plastic chairs. The blond man cleared his throat and smiled. He moved on to the next patient and when my turn to speak came again, he skipped me entirely.
When group ended, a steady stream of New Beginnings staff appeared as if conjured. Each "health concierge" greeted their charge warmly and ushered them out of the room. Louise was the last to enter and seemed more distant than she had earlier in the day.
"Let's get you to dinner. Then, you'll have a chance to say goodbye to your parents."
When I looked confused, she continued. "For you to get the best possible treatment, you must be cut off from potential triggering elements. For this reason, we ask that family not visit after the first day at New Beginnings. You will see them again once your transformation is complete." There was no warmth in Louise's tone, only a business-like curtness. I nodded at her and allowed her to take my arm.
The dining room was large but relatively sparse. Seven round tables dotted the room, each with five chairs. Patients that I had seen at group and some new faces greeted my arrival with detached curiosity. Louise set me down at a table and left the room without comment.
"Hi! My name is Elena," I sputtered out after an interminably long silence from my table-mates. "It's my first day here, so I'm still getting settled in. Shall we all introduce ourselves?"
The women around me did not react, other than to cast their eyes downward every time I tried to make eye contact. I could tell that my presence was making them uncomfortable. No, it wasn't my presence alone. A look around the room confirmed that there was no conversation happening anywhere. All around me, patients sat silent and still.
The only movement came with the food. Servers brought out platters of fruits, vegetables, and meats, all piled high and served family-style at each table. I watched as the others at my table selected small amounts of fruits and vegetables--a celery stick here, a strawberry there--and avoided the meat tray entirely. They looked around surreptitiously before beginning to nibble on their dinner. I took no such pains in my food selection; I was famished from the day's stress. I loaded my plate up with turkey, mangoes, and carrots. The food tasted delicious, and I went back for seconds while my companions watched me incredulously.
After dinner, Louise escorted me to a private room where my parents waited. We said our goodbyes, my parents tearful and full of doubt. I assured them that I was different from the other patients and that it wouldn't take long for the staff to realize it and release me. My mother nodded, her face swollen and red.
That night I lay in my twin bed, looking around my dark, empty room. I tried to plan how I might get out of here, how I might show the people in charge that I didn't need treatment. My first thought was to be as compliant as possible. To be the best little patient ever to stroll into The New Beginnings Center. There would be no more vocal denials like in group today, no more assertions of normalcy. I stroked the photo still in my pocket and fell into a troubled sleep.
The next morning I woke to Louise striding purposefully into my room. Her mouth was pursed into a thin line, and she looked less polished than she had the night before. In her hands was a covered tray. Breakfast, I assumed. She sat the tray in front of me on the bed.
"Good morning, Louise," I said, trying out my new strategy. "Breakfast isn't in the dining room?"
"Not for you it isn't," Louise said.
My confusion must have been evident on my face. She huffed and continued.
"After that little outburst in group, and the spectacle you made of yourself during dinner, we thought it best for you to eat in private for a while. Until you learn cooperation."
"What? What spectacle?" I couldn't begin to understand what Louise was talking about.
"Does it make you feel good to show up the other patients? Does it make you feel superior? Power games have no place in a center of healing, and until you can figure that out, you're on your own. Socializing is a privilege, and you'd best remember that."
I heard the deadbolt click behind Louise as she left the room. I had more questions than answers. Was I rude to the other patients at dinner? Did I do something against the rules? With these questions racing through my brain, I reached for my breakfast.
When I opened the cover, I gagged. There on my plate was a hunk of gray, rotting meat and fuzzy, mold-encased fruit. I pushed the whole thing off my bed in disgust. Why would Louise bring me spoiled food? Wasn't this a place to help those with eating disorders? I got up and paced the room, carefully avoiding the mess on the floor. I needed to use the bathroom, but every time I knocked on my door I got silence in return. I resorted to perching one leg on the sink to relieve my aching bladder, hopeful that no one would see my humiliation. But no one did. No one came into my room until late in the evening.
It was Louise who finally opened the door. She scowled at me when she entered, muttering about the stench of an animal. Two orderlies followed, armed with cleaning supplies to deal with the mess of food on the floor. "Scrub that sink, too!" Louise barked, looking at me in disgust.
"So, you still think you're better than everyone? Too good to eat your breakfast. I've seen plenty of your type in here: 'Oh, I'm a model!', 'Oh, I'm an actress! I'm a superior human being.' Well, you're not! You should be a good role model, but instead, you stick your nose in the air and succumb to your vanity."
Louise stared hard at me, her hands curled into fists. I tried to tell her that the food was rotten, that I wanted to get better, but she had already turned to leave. "We'll try again tomorrow," she said as she walked out the door.
The orderlies followed her, leaving me alone.
The next morning started in much the same way. Louise entered my room with a platter of food, scowled at me and left. Once again my food was rotten. It looked as if it could have been the same food from the day before. The gray meat was tinged with green, and there was a silvery sheen to it. The fruit was heavily furred and collapsing in on itself. Instead of flinging the tray across the room, I set it gingerly on top of the low bookshelf. I didn't understand this game, but I still resolved to be as good a patient as I could.
After once again perching atop the sink to relieve myself, I returned to the bookcase. I hadn't looked twice at the double row of self-help books there. I went through them now, cataloging their contents and deciding which might be the best to pass the time.
Most of the books were about being a good role model. They had titles like "Be Admired! Learning to Turn Your Experiences into Lessons" and "The Receptive Mind: Modeling for Others." At least one was written by someone affiliated with The New Beginnings Center. I flipped through that one, but I saw nothing about unconventional treatment methods.
The orderlies came by themselves to pick up my tray. I looked away in embarrassment as one cleaned my sink. "No one will let me out to use the bathroom" I explained. The orderly didn't react. I tried asking them about the treatment, about how long it would last. They didn't make eye contact, didn't speak. When they left the room, I felt more alone than ever.
That day served as the model for my week. Each day Louise would come in and leave me with the same rotten food. Each day I paced the floors of my room. Each day the orderlies would come in and take the uneaten food away. Each day I would pull out my photo and run my finger along its edges until they became smooth and worn. By the end of the week, I felt like the other patients looked. My stomach and my head hurt every moment of the day, and I could no longer think straight. Standing made me dizzy, so I spent my days lying in bed reading motivational garbage and wondering how much longer they could do this to me.
On the final day of my involuntary fast, Louise entered my room as she had the day before. She sat a tray before me and opened it. Inside was the same rotten food that I had become accustomed to in the previous days. On this day, however, Louise was smiling.
"Have you learned not to be an entitled little cunt?" She asked sweetly. "Are you ready to finally eat today?"
"I can't eat this," I muttered. "It's spoiled."
"Just like you," Louise said, and before I could react she shoved the meat into my mouth, using all of her strength to hold it there. The taste and texture hit me like a punch to the face. The meat had begun to breed maggots, and I could feel them wriggling as I struggled against Louise's hand. I retched into my mouth, covering her open palm with bile and rotten meat. Louise jerked her hand away and wiped it triumphantly on my bedspread. I clawed at my mouth, desperately trying to get every bit of taste out of it. I continued to dry heave, my empty stomach contracting over and over again.
Louise left the room and returned with a clipboard. She began to write, narrating as she did. "Patient still refuses to eat any and all solid foods. The patient demonstrates bulimic behavior in addition to anorexia nervosa. The patient is repeatedly non-cooperative. A feeding tube is recommended for patient safety." With that, Louise smiled brightly and left the room.
I thought about Louise a lot that day, as I balled up the disgusting food in my bedsheets and positioned my mouth under the sink's faucet. With every swallow of that foul taste, I thought about what she had written, what it could mean. Why would they starve me, only to put me on a feeding tube? What could the purpose of that madness be? I focused on Louise's smile, that awful predatory smile. Was it me? Did she delight in torturing me specifically?
My questions went unanswered, as even the orderlies left me to myself that day. The next morning a stranger woke me from my sleep.
"Hello Elena. My name is Dr. Holman, and I'm here to help you."
I stared at the kind-faced man as he continued to speak to me in soft and soothing tones.
"Today I will be placing the feeding tube. It may cause some temporary discomfort, but it will help you to get stronger. Getting stronger means that you can continue your transformation. Your treatment is very important to all of us."
"I don't want to continue my treatment, or my transformation, or whatever the hell this is! I want out of here!" My voice sounded raw and weak as I shouted at Dr. Holman.
The doctor patted my hand paternally and turned to look at Louise, who only shook her head sadly.
They placed the tube that morning, fastening my hands to the bed to prevent me from removing it. The round plastic entered through my nose, scraping and jutting against the sensitive tissue there. It continued down my throat, making me gag and heave. Slowly at first, and then faster, a thick brown liquid began to creep down the tube. I couldn't taste it, but it felt warm and somehow bitter. I wanted to fight it, but the bonds held me still. They left me then, tied to the bed with a tube down my nose. I didn't have the energy to cry.
The doctor returned the next morning with more brown goo for the tube. Before he left, he turned to look at me curiously. "Are you here?"
I stared. "I've been here for over a week!"
The doctor shook his head solemnly and left.
That night I heard the first whispers. They were nearly too faint to make out, but I knew they were there, could feel them somehow inside my head. They cooed and laughed, a dark and ugly sound that filled my head like white noise. As the whispers invaded my thoughts, my muscles twitched and flexed of their own volition. I tried to relax, tried to sleep, but I could not stop the movement or the whispers. By the time dawn broke in the white room, every muscle in my exhausted body ached.
The next few days were a blur. Each day the doctor would arrive and send the thick brown liquid down my tube. Each day he would ask whether I was here. Each night my brain would play tricks on me and my body would twist and turn against its bonds. I began to make out the whispers more clearly on the third night. A voice inside my head was telling me to be a good role model, that I had so much influence on young minds.
On the fourth day, something had changed. When I awoke my body felt strangely heavy, as if weighted down. I began to feel afraid that I'd become paralyzed; when I tried to move my limbs they didn't respond. Sometimes, though, they would. Despite the leaden weight of my body, unpredictable and intense movements would rock through me. A leg kick here and a shoulder jerk there. When the doctor arrived, he looked at me hopefully.
"Now then, are you here?"
From my own mouth, with my own voice, came a response. "Yes. I am here now." It was me saying that, but it wasn't me. In my mind I saw the image of a marionette, its hinged jaw moving up and down mechanically with the pull of a string. There was a pause while the doctor looked at me. Finally, he replied.
"Good! It seems to be moving along quickly, yes?"
My head began to spin. What was happening to me? What was this stuff running down my throat? The doctor moved around to the front of me and shined a penlight into my eyes.
"Can you tell how long it will be now?"
The voice that wasn't mine responded, "Another week, maybe two. She gets stronger by the moment, and her mind is quite fertile."
My mind was what? As I began to panic, the voice inside my head started making soothing noises, encouraging me to give in, to let it take over. "It'll be so easy," it said to me. "Don't you want to be a good role model?"
Each day I slipped further and further away. My thoughts felt like my own, came from within me, but they were not mine. All day I was with them, without even a self-help book for distraction. The orderlies no longer came in, only the doctor, once a day to fill my tube. No one even emptied my bedpan, though it neared to overflowing.
I watched as my stomach swelled, becoming full and round and stretching my skin. Once I could have sworn I saw movement, something pressing upwards against the skin. I couldn't understand; whatever was in the brown goo could not be doing that. Power hummed through my arms and legs even though they remained bound to the bed.
The doctor unshackled me yesterday, and I made no move to escape, though the part of me that was still me wanted desperately to run. Louise even came in yesterday and brought me a computer. "You need to shore up your social media presence," she said. "You are a role model after all." She smiled at me, just as she did the first day that I came to The New Beginnings Center.
I have moments of being myself, but I can feel them shrinking, little by little. I will pull out my photo and remember who I was, but then I will forget. I'll hate the woman in the picture with a passion. Or I will be typing away, struggling to write this all down, to make it known, and find myself suddenly posting on Facebook about how wonderful New Beginnings has been. Inside I scream, but it doesn't matter. The voice just chuckles and assures me that it will all be over soon. "Just let go," my own voice says to me. "You have so many good things yet to do."
I want to get this out there, though. I want the world to know that I was a person once who controlled herself. I was once someone who made her own decisions, who chose to live. I don't know how many there are like me. People who were once people.
I don't know what I am becoming, but please know that it is not me.


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Let me just say right away, this post has nothing to do with marketing. And certainly nothing to do with ERP software. But gosh darn, I spent a lot of time on this so I wanted to share it.
I was asked to come up with a baby shower game that showed different baby traditions around the world. Based on extensive internet research these are the "facts" I found. I can't actually prove that any of them true, but they certainly do start some fun conversations.
Baby Traditions Around the World
Sweden: Babies take naps outside in the cold air to build their immune system.
Poland: It is considered unhealthy for a baby to have bare feet.
Netherlands: To celebrate birth, which is usually done at home, guests are served "biscuits with mice". Which are cookies with licorice flavored bits, either blue/white for boys or pink/white for girls.
Finland: A 75 year old tradition is that a baby's first bed is a cardboard box, that the mother received full of essential baby gifts.
Germany: The government office has a list of official baby names parents must choose from. If they choose a name not in the book they must be able to justify why it should be allowed.
Japan: After the birth the mother and baby go to her parent's house and the mom stays in bed for 21 days. Friends who visit the new baby are served "red rice with red beans"
Brazil: New moms give "souvenir" gifts to visitors who come to the hospital to see the baby (similar to party favor gifts at a baby shower).
Turkey: A special drink given to a new mom in hospital has cinnamon, sugar and red food coloring.
Pakistan: On the 7th day after birth the baby's head is shaved. The hair is weighed and an equal amount of silver or gold is given to a charity.
Nigeria: The grandmother gives the baby it's first bath (or aunt or close friend if grandmother is not able). This gesture shows the new mom she is not alone in caring for the baby.
USA: A specific white blanket with pink and blue stripes, called a KuddleUp, has been used for 60 years in almost every hospital in the country. (Which is why all newborn hospital photos look the same)
Lithuania: It is popular for babies to compete in a "fastest crawler" competition on June 1st.
Trinidad: Guests are not allowed to visit the baby after 6pm since it is said "evening dew" can make the baby sick.
South Korea: After they leave the hospital it is common for new moms (and babies) to spend several weeks at a special postpartum care center with nurse, nutritionist, chef, exercise, massage and skin care team.
Guyana: A celebration 9 days after birth includes giving gold bangles to both girl and boy babies, and the mother takes her first post-delivery bath.
Canada: Government sends a nurse to visit new mom a few times during first few weeks to help with breastfeeding, answer questions and weigh the baby. Moms get 15 weeks of maternity leave and 35 weeks of paid leave to be divided between mom and dad.
Ecuador: When she goes into labor, tradition says the father should give his wife a shirt that is still damp with his sweat from a long day's work, to give her strength in childbirth.
Bali: It is believed that a baby must not touch the ground for the first three months of life.
Manchu area of China: It is never acceptable to kiss a baby's face (even for the parents).
Guatemala: It is thought that an ice bath will keep a child fit, help them sleep better and cure rashes.
Bulgaria: Employed moms get 45 days of fully paid leave before the baby arrives, then receive 2 full years of paid leave after birth. They have option for a third year of leave, unpaid. Their jobs must wait for them for 3 years.
China: Babies don't wear diapers, they wear "split pants". Pants with a slit/opening that exposes the baby bottom. Kids are free to "go" anywhere, anytime just by squatting. Parents use a specific whistle noise to prompt them to "go" at a specific time. And even when they are adults hearing a whistle can make some run to the bathroom.
(Note: To turn this into a baby shower game I asked guests to match the correct country with the tradition.)
What did I learn from this? If I ever have a baby I hope I am in Bulgaria where I get tons of time off work or in South Korea at a spa. And definitely not in Ecuador with my husband's stinky shirt.
What baby traditions do you know?
By Anya Ciecierski, Collaboration Works Marketing
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Brisbane artist Erik Sanders has returned with his third single under WVS , coming through with the bubbly, up-beat new summer anthem FOREVER WHATEVER .
FOREVER WHATEVER comes after the success of Sanders' last WVS release, 'Purple Panther' , which landed him a spot as triple j unearthed feature artist and won him the chance to perform at this years Sprung Festival on the Gold Coast.
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Thursday, March 6, 2014
RIP Cynthia Chapman Willis
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She was lovely, a cat lover (yay!) and *young.* Way too young to go.
I still can't believe it. And Cindy was a health nut. She was into yoga, juiced, never smoked, and BAM. She dies young from lung cancer.ReplyDelete
Cindy sounds like a wonderful person and friend. I am deeply sorry for your loss, Shannon.ReplyDelete
I am so sorry for your loss, Shannon. My father-in-law, who also died from lung cancer, was also a non-smoker. Second-hand smoke may or may not have been an issue. The only thing for sure is the empty space in our hearts. Hopefully you can fill the one in yours with beautiful memories of Cindy.ReplyDelete
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6th Ave Art Studios Welcomes Linda Hastings for a total of 9 artists! I am completely amazed at how fast we filled up and the fact that there are many more on our wait list. I am so very grateful for this fun and talented group of artists. If you are local, stop by and see us! You can get a tour by contacting me at 407.620.4350 or any of the artists by clicking on their links. Come see my art work as well as art work by Heather Earnest, Cindy Anderson, Jennifer Ball, Michael Hawthorne, Gretchen Bies, Joyce Crabtree, Jan Krassner. and Linda Hastings.
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Mr. Harper has over 40 years of experience in the aviation industry, serving in all facets of operations, including military, commercial, and general aviation, and as a senior aviation analyst at PAI Consulting. Mr. Harper uses his operational aviation knowledge to assist in a number of projects. His daily responsibilities include assisting PAI leadership on numerous projects and writing technical papers supporting Government and industry clients, developing and writing reports to support working groups executing regulatory and government-mandated efforts, as well as analyzing and writing prospective regulations.
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Visit the 35th edition of ARCOmadrid
If you are a contemporary and vanguard art lover, then you are in luck. If you plan to visit Madrid between the 24th and the 28th of February, then you have an unavoidable date to write down. The 35th edition of the International Fair ARCOmadrid is an event that gathers the most important creative minds and inventors of the moment in IFEMA.
You will find 169 galleries that put together the general agenda of this edition of the event that has turned into a contemporary art reference point. Thaddaeus Roppac, Nathalie Obadia or Giorgio Persano are some of the classic artists that frequent ARCOmadrid.
Artists like Diango Hernández, Antonio Paucar, María Taniguchi or Iulia Toma will also take part this year.
Get to know this art better thanks to the guided visits for collectors and enthusiasts organised by the experts and commissioners of the different sections.
The city of art.
does not only take place in the grounds of IFEMA. On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of the event, throughout Madrid you will be able to enjoy different contemporary art exhibits and vanguard art showings. The Espacio Fundación Telefónica, the Canal foundation, the ABC Ilustration and Drawing Museum, the Santa Bárbara Palace, the Residencia de Estudiantes or the Sala de Arte Joven, are just some emblematic places where you will get to appreciate these exhibitions in Madrid.
Professional meetings.
In addition to the exhibits and open public spaces, ARCOmadrid counts with a series of areas for the carrying out of meetings between the museum professionals of Europe and Latin America, working sessions, curator conferences…
A cutting-edge event
That distant first edition of ARCO, that took place from the 10th to the 17th of February 1982, is much more than just a date. This occurrence helped to place Spain back at the forefront of the artistic inventions of the moment, right after the cultural blackout the country went through.
In that occasion, apart from the work of the newest artists, you could also find on display the artwork of more recent classics like Miró or Picasso.
If you're interested in visiting ARCOmadrid from the 24th to the 28th of February, or you just need a place to stay in the city on those days, our touristic apartments in the centre of Madrid give you the best choices. Get in contact with our team and let us know what you need.


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I was reading an article in a magazine and the following lines made me pause. "Fashion and technology are the perfect pairing. Fashion's constant need for newness drives to continually seek novel materials and innovative ways of making garments." Make Issue Vol 36, page 16. Experiments in 3D printed fashion. What struck me is the implication that our basic human need to invent, that drives improvements in medicine, space flight and renewable energy sources, is the same one that make us all wear tight trousers one year and flared ones the next. I am no fan of fashion. (Those that know me will know that I am also no follower of fashion). The side of fashion I see is wrapped in the cult of celebrity, Asian sweat shops, child labour and a throw-away culture. I can think of no other human activity that is so wasteful and so apparently self-indulgent. Think of the amount of waste refuse sites crammed with stacked heeled shoes because they are no longer in vogue.
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We have had a request asking for some tips regarding after school activities without the use of the television.
When a child starts school it's a really important part of their day to allow them some time to relax and unwind once they come home. By making it part of your child's daily routine they will soon pick it up and follow the pattern set by you.
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These boxes are then only to be used for the quiet time activity period, you can restock them at any time, picking up bits and bobs as you see them. By explaining to your child it's purpose and when it's to be used, the boxes will continue to surprise and delight your child each time they open them!


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Personal Learning Records
Like other schools, Wynstones is legally required to provide the government's Learning Record Service with details of students' identity. Likewise, the exam boards must provide the service with details of students' exam results. This information will be combined into a student's Personal Learning Record.
Details of what is involved are set out in the link below. The PDF also includes information about how students can gain access to and control over this important part of their identity profile.


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Iconic 'Katrina Girl' Will Bring The Vet Who Rescued Her 12 Years Ago To Her Junior ROTC Ball
March 21, 2017
When pararescuer Mike Maroney of the U.S. Air Force picked up LaShay and her family from the waters of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the little girl gave her rescuer a big hug that he never forgot.
Maroney, who was battling PTSD at the time of LaShay's rescue, carried the photo with him on difficult deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, to remind him of that special moment.
Eventually, he tried to find the little girl who changed his life, even launching a #FindKatrinaGirl social media campaign.
Finally, 10 years after the storm, the two were reunited on the set of a TV show.
Upon their reunion, Maroney told LaShay, "You rescued me more than I rescued you."
Photo Credit: Veronica Pierce
Since that day, the former pararescuer has visited the Brown family in Mississippi, even teaching LaShay how to swim, and has spoken to LaShay on the phone weekly.
Maroney's encouragement has been so important to LaShay that she decided to join the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps or (JROTC), a pre-training program sponsored by the United States Armed Forces at Bay High School in Waveland, Mississippi.
This Saturday, LaShay, 14, will bring Maroney to her Junior ROTC ball.
"I'm going because I would do anything to repay the hug to LaShay and her family," Maroney told People. "They mean as much to me as my own."


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The season will commence on Friday, 19th August with evening games following for 2 x weeks thereafter.
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For New Years Eve, we headed to Omokoroa because my Kiwi friend Steve (who I lived with in Melbourne, 6 years ago or so) invited us to his friends house party. I was imagining a small Allston-style house party so Sandy and I were beyond thrilled when we pulled up to a super sick house on a Kiwi orchard (how appropriate), complete with a tent designated just for dancing.
Sorry for the blurry photos but my camera was acting up and also, let's face it, that's usually the sign of a good night. We danced in and out of the rain to Fleetwood Mac and Kanye West, drank champagne and ate Tim Tams, heard best attempts at American accents, deciphered Kiwi slang, lit sparklers and fireworks and woke up next to the Kiwi orchard feeling like a mix of fantastic and like absolute hell. It was great to catch up with Steve on the past 6 years of life and see how the other side of the world throws a party.
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Kijal, Terengganu
Headed over to Terengganu one of the weekends in April. It's supposed to be a nice season for the beaches, which was why all the rooms were fully booked in the island of the east coast. Nonetheless, Awana Kijal that we chose to, didn't fail us. The beach is beautiful and clean, if you don't actually look into the bottles of what nots blown in by the big waves. Otherwise, Kijal Awana is definitely a resort of its own.


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Kindle Fire HDX: A More Helpful Tablet
The 7-Inch Model Has a Mayday Button, but Isn't as Versatile as Rivals
What if you could summon a tech-support person to pop up in seconds in a live video on your digital device? And what if that person could draw on the screen or even take over the device to solve a problem?
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Wild Bill Hickok: Deadwood City - End of Trail
Universal-Publishers, 2001 - 295 páginas
At about 12 noon, August 2nd, 1876, James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, entered the No. 10 Saloon in Deadwood City seeking entertainment and drinks.... three men were engaged in a game of draw poker cards and quickly invited Wild Bill to join them.... Hickok had an unobstructed view of the front door and could comfortably turn his head to see the rear door... Jack McCall entered the No. 10 Saloon ... when less than half a dozen feet from the rear door, McCall suddenly turned and fired one round... death was instantaneous.... This historical book includes the best available description of the No. 10 Saloon interior floor layout, and the physical placement of all the participants that were involved with the shooting of Wild Bill on August 2nd, 1876. A detailed analysis of the subsequent flight, capture, and trial of Jack McCall is also provided. Original photos and a new 1876 Deadwood City Main Street informational map are made available for review.
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I have had the good fortune of having close friends and family surrounding me my entire life. These relationships have taught me to value connections in life and to appreciate what is right in front of me. Being present and open to see the richness in life. My art work focuses on close-ups of flowers, nature (salmon, trees) things that bring me happiness and joy when I experience them or see them, things that I have respect for, am in awe of, things that I value and appreciate.
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Recognizing connections and interface is important to me. These connections can be with other people( family, friends, strangers, groups) or with the natural environment. Appreciating and acknowledging interactions allows us to see our similarities and our connections. My art work usually shows something close-up and the elements included are there to acknowledge relationship. The importance of the individual to the whole. Salmon, Trees, Water, Flowers are all subjects I love to highlight, all an important part of the connected whole of life.