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INPEX Adds Interest in ACG Project
INPEX announced that its subsidiary INPEX Southeast Caspian Sea has purchased an additional interest in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) oil field development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
The 5.63 percent stake held by Devon Energy Caspian Corporation in the ACG development will be split among BP (3.29%), Chevron (0.99%), INPEX (0.96%) and Itochu (0.38%). INPEX, Chevron and Itochu exercised preferential rights in relation to the share purchase transaction between BP and Devon Energy Corporation.
The additional interest acquired by INPEX will increase its operating interest in the ACG development to 10.96% and those of BP, Chevron and Itochu to 37.43%, 11.27% and 4.30% respectively, with the remaining interests held by AzACG (a subsidiary of SOCAR, the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic – 10%), Statoil (8.56%), Exxon Mobil (8.00%), TPAO (6.75%) and Hess (2.72%).
The ACG Production Sharing Agreement (PSA), signed in September 1994, covers the 30 year development of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli contract area. It was ratified by the Milli Majlis and became effective on December 12 the same year, having already become known in Azerbaijan and elsewhere as "the Contract of the Century." The field has been developed in several phases: Chirag has been producing since 1997 as part of the Early Oil Project (EOP). This was followed by Azeri Project Phase 1, Central Azeri production, in early 2005. The successive Phase 2 included West Azeri, which started production in January 2006 and East Azeri, which started production in October 2006. Phase 3, Deepwater Gunashli, started up in April 2008. The next stage of development of ACG is the Chirag Oil Project which is currently at the execute stage, with first oil expected in 2013. Overall production from all phases is expected to be about 1 million barrels per day.
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It's a whitening cleansing cream. It works quite well. It's price is a bit high. It feels weird when you massage it in your face. It leaves a weird feeling after washing it off.
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Because of years of sun tanning, I started getting fleckles which can be considered very cute on many people but on me, they just look "unclean" as I like the perfect skin flawless look. I heard about the white lucent line by shiseido and bought the whole product line. I have been using them for 15 months now and the skin is much brighter and my freckles much lighter.
They are very expensive but worth it.
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I have been using this cleanser for 2 years and my complexion has become less dull and the majority of the scars on my face have faded drastically. The texture is creamy but it does not leave a filmy residue after washing it off.
The price is pretty steep but it lasts for a long time. About half a year or so? I usually buy it for $49 CAD without tax. At Shoppers Drug Mart, I believe it is $55 CAD including tax.
The packaging of the product makes it easy to use as much as necessary. It is in a wide toothpaste-like packaging. In my opinion, a pea-sized amount can cleanse the entire face.
This is my favorite cleanser! It foams with just a pea-sized amount and it really leaves my face feeling clean and looking bright. It is drying if not immediately followed with moisturizer - if you have dry skin (as I do), I recommend the Brightening Moisturizing Cream instead of the Brightening Protective Moisturizer, since the moisturizer has powder in it.
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In 2010, Ryan met BUCC N FLVR at the FLAVORSHOP and started training under their mentorship. Utilizing art to foster critical social consciousness enabled Ryan to move toward more collective actions with the intent to nurture artistic development. Since then, Ryan shared the opportunity to represent his home town on Much Music, CBC, and across the Atlantic Ocean. He is an aspiring documentary film maker who believes community art practice such as Krump and Hip Hop dance, obtain the ability to challenge social dogma, stimulate conversation between conflict and further cognitive and physical growth.
"I hope, and aim to collaborate with artists who use community arts to tap our collective imaginations about other ways of being and who can animate the process of unveiling and transforming power relations."
– Ryan DC
Since 2010, Ryan has been more than a dancer on Bucc N Flvr. I can't put it into better words than what is written above, but I hope you can gain a glimpse of how inspiring Ryan is as an Artist to take what we do as Bucc N Flvr into the community and really challenge, stimulate and further the mindset of our students.
In the fall of 2016 I approached Ryan and shared with him my ideas, which has today become known as "Home". "Home" didn't have a name, no Artists/Professionals and I had no idea how I was going to make this film. Ryan really helped me put my ideas into action and stepped forward to help capture the film and make it possible as my Videographer.
Working with Ryan has been such a great experience for myself as Director. As an Artist he is continually learning and shadowing Lenny Len, creating projects for Bucc N Flvr such as #ALBUMDONE featuring Sandra Perez of "Home" and graciously taking the time to teach me as much as he can about Lighting, Cameras/Lens, Editing and Story Boarding.
There's nothing more I could ask for in a Videographer and colleague; working with Ryan I have witnessed him create new ways to use community art practice such as Krump and Hip Hop dance, consistently push his boundaries and discover something new about Videography and applying it.
Working with Ryan has been very seamless as we both have similar styles and we communicate very well when we work together. I find that dancing and working together in the past through Bucc N Flvr really made making this film smoother. I really feel that working with Ryan, I can express my artistic approaches openly as well as articulate my ideas and he helps me materialize them.
I'm really looking forward to my next step's as I will be working with Ryan as we upload the rest of our footage to our editing program. We will also begin editing the footage this weekend and working on each Artist/Professional one at a time before we bring all components together. This portion of the project can be briefly described as "Editing Footage" & "Booking Screening Space". It's the part of the project that takes it from being my piece of work to being made available to the world. With the support of Ryan, I have everything I need to move forward and bring this project to completion.
I can't wait to add the music, the audio and go through the interview! This is really happening and its made possible through all my talented and gracious Artists/Professionals and my amazing Videographer. Next week begins the countdown til the officially screening of "Home" at Don Montgomery Community Centre!


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I updated the sidebar to the left to link to the following URL:
I will still post when the comic is updated here (with a thumbnail hyperlink), but from now on all new issues are going to be placed there. Full page navigation, finally!
Also, I edited the "header" in each comic's image to be standardized.


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Wilfried convinced me to accompany him on a balloon ride over the Cappadoccian landscape. Being scared of heights and terrified of fire is not a good combination for balloon-riding; here, waiting at the Goreme U.F.O. museum while the balloon people decided whether the weather was good enough to fly, I look as though I'm not quite sure it's a good idea.
However, after waiting for two hours, they decided it was a go and several trucks came roaring in, all pulling trailers with huge balloons in them.
Balloons come in a few different sizes; ours was a 12-seater (although they had no seats – standing room only). It was quite fascinating watching the balloons being inflated; I couldn't help thinking about the possibilities of flaming balloon death, though. Each time the propane was turned on to inflate the balloon, it exited the tank with a great big whoosh.
I also found it somewhat disconcerting that absolutely everyone associated with the balloon business smoked … I wasn't sure the extent to which that was dangerous, given the circumstances.
However, I did get into the balloon basket and we did ascend over the Cappadoccian landscape, along with about 13 other balloons at various heights in the sky.
We sailed quietly over the Red Canyon with only the occasional whoosh of flame as the balloon's pilot sent us higher and higher.
Below is a picture of the view from the balloon, with Uchisar castle in the background.
I did keep a death grip on the balloon the entire time we were aloft; apparently we rose to about 1,600 meters (can that be right?!) at one point.
Once safely back on solid ground, the balloon crew gave us both champagne and a certificate of flight.
Thanks to Wilfried for the great photos of the balloon flight! On our way back to Side, we stopped at the Mevlana Museum in Konya, home of the Sufi mystic and poet Rumi and his followers, the Whirling Dervishes, whose dances, the Sema, Rumi developed, and the site of Rumi's sarcophagus.
The garden surrounding the Museum has beautiful flowers and grave markers with elaborately carved calligraphy.
To see more pictures, click here and here.
In 2007-8 I created a book work dedicated to Rumi; to see it, and others from the Book of Hours series, click here and here.


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Via The Flying Yangban, it looks like the U.S. may be on the verge of accepting its first North Korean refugee. Like the Yangban, I'm happy about it. Unlike the Yangban, I don't see this as necessarily precedent-setting for the broader issue of accepting refugees fleeing persecution in North Korea.
Reason: this refugee is also fleeing persecution in South Korea. No, that wasn't a typo:
Ma came to South Korea in 2000. In April 2004, she went to the U.S. for the events of a North Korea Freedom Day organized there, but the South Korean government revoked her passport because of her anti-North Korean activities abroad. In response, Ma applied for asylum in the U.S.
What that means is that I've actually met Ms. Ma, although I can't match her name with a face. Otherwise, I have no other knowledge of the matter than the reports I've linked here.
Why would the South Koreans do something this dumb, assuming the accuracy of the report? One excellent reason might be Ma's background as a former North Korean counterintel agent, via this NY Times piece archived by our colleague Richardson. Having worked for the Dear Leader in China, Ma no doubt knows where some bodies are buried, and that might even know a few things about one case that's of the utmost interest (among many others) to Rep. Henry Hyde and other powerful members of Congress — the disappearance of the Rev. Kim Dong Shik, a U.S. permanent resident who was living in Hyde's home state of Illinois. Rev. Kim, who was sick and wheelchair-bound, was abducted from China in 2000 while trying to help North Korean refugees escape. In 2004, the South Koreans actually caught Yoo Young-hwa, one of the North Korean spies implicated in his abduction. Yoo even admitted his role, possibly hoping to get the same treatment afforded to the spy who abducted Megumi Yokota.
Despite the lack of indication that Yoo has revealed anything of interest on Rev. Kim's whereabouts, Rep. Hyde's letter made it quite clear that North Korea isn't coming of the U.S. terrorism list until North Korea explains exactly what happened to Rev. Kim, except perhaps over the dead bodies of those in the Illinois delegation.
I'm speculating, of course, that Ma knows about Rev. Kim, but if she does, and tells it to the Americans, it could prove extremely embarrassing to South Korea, which consistently seeks to cover for North Korea with the United States. If Ms. Ma is willing to testify about the activities of a terrorist or criminal organization, it could be another avenue for a possible criminal indictment of Kim Jong Il, something that's already reported to be under consideration over his counterfeiting activities.
This puts Ms. Ma in a much better legal position than the unfortunates who've heard that South Korea is but a stepping stone to the USA. But of course, asylum isn't about letting people pick their favorite country; it's about saving lives and giving refuge from persecution. That much is specifically required by this federal statute, which I've long considered the State Department to be willfully flouting.
That being said, if the U.S. has only so much room, better to set it aside for those in greater peril in China, Vietnam, or Thailand. For those not among the nearly 20% of refugees who report being subjected to censorship by South Korea, the ROK is a place where they can speak, live, and eat relatively freely. It's a long-standing principle of international law that a refugee doesn't get to hop from refuge to refuge.
Update: UniFiction Minister Lee Jong Seok is denying it:
The unification minister said the government does not and cannot suppress North Korean defectors, let alone anyone else, in the country.
"South Korea is a democratic society. How would that even be possible? I don't know whether he is doing this to win refugee status in the United States, but it is disrespectful to the (South Korean) government and the people," Lee told a press briefing.
Lee's version contains some fundamental factual errors, starting with Ma's gender, and ending with the preposterous claim that South Korea doesn't suppress defectors' speech. Lee ought to ask South Korea's own National Human Rights Commission about that one.
I have no idea whether Ma is telling the truth. I just know that Lee isn't.


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Why do five people eat fish, and two of them get sick, while the other three don't? It's because of their "terrain." (Or what their bodies are made of in terms of hosting germs and bacteria). Some are stronger and more balanced than others.
Jordan Rubin, Founder of Beyond Organic, says:
"I'm shocked it's taken this long for anyone to develop a natural fermentation process that can be applied to herbs, amplifying their ability to impact health. This is something that's been on my heart for the last 7 years. I am beyond thrilled to finally have access to these fermented herbs myself—and to offer them to the thousands of Beyond Organic devotees who truly care about what they put into their bodies."
Both fermentation and the use of herbal remedies have a rich tradition of use, yet it is rare to find mention of them being used together. Now, with the BioXpress fermentation process, the Beyond Organic company brings these two traditions together.
The combination of herbs in a vinegar-like fermentation will revolutionize the supplement industry. "Up until now, we have been taking the dried herbs in a capsule, or an oil base. Jordan Rubin's idea of fermenting the herbs to unlock all the active compounds from a botanical, while preserving them within a whole food matrix, is amazing."
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THE countdown to Britain's historic exit from the European Union is underway – with Brexit negotiations between the EU and UK heating up.
Theresa May triggered our formal Article 50 exit notification in March 2017 to fire the starting gun on two years of tough negotiations. Here's the lowdown…
When was Article 50 triggered?
As of 12.30pm on March 29, the UK was set on a course to leave the EU by March 29, 2019.
The PM sent an official letter invoking Article 50 to be delivered to Donald Tusk.
It came after May quashed a Tory revolt after passing a law to authorise Brexit following a marathon five-week battle with Parliament.
Lords had earlier defied the PM by adding two changes to the bill which would guarantee the rights of EU citizens and ensure Parliament has a vote on the final deal – but the Commons threw out these conditions.
The Lords backed down after the Commons vote, agreeing not to tamper with the landmark power – ordered by the Supreme Court – for a second time, ending the constitutional stand-off.
What is Article 50 of The Lisbon Treaty?
The Lisbon Treaty came into force on December 1, 2009, as the culmination of the EU's eight-year quest to make the organisation "more democratic, more transparent and more efficient".
It set out a number of rules and posts including the introduction of the EU Presidency, redistribution of voting weights of member states and Article 50.
Article 50 sets out the process of leaving the EU and states: "Any Member State may decide to withdraw from the Union in accordance with its own constitutional requirements."
It then goes on to say that a state wishing to withdraw will let the European Council know it intends to leave, which will "trigger" the article.
At this point, the Treaties that bound Britain to EU rules cease to apply and the terms of leaving will begin to be negotiated.
Is Article 50 irrevocable?
The law is not totally clear on this, but there are a few issues that could leave some wiggle room.
One primarily being if a "transitional" deal is not secured with the EU to temporarily cover the country's EU trade relations while the final deal is being negotiated.
If the EU is unwilling to give the UK this deal, it would be an advantage for May to withdraw her request and then trigger it again – buying another two years of negotiations.
Justice Secretary Liz Truss has said of Article 50 that it is her understanding "that it is irrevocable".
The UK Supreme Court has said one notice, Article 50, is given "it cannot be withdrawn".
However, Lord Kerr, author of Article 50, has said: "You can change your mind while the process is going on."
And the House of Lords, advised by its legal counsel, was told there is nothing in Article 50 to prevent a member state from reversing its decision.
Have Brexit negotiations started?
Landmark EU divorce talks are now finally underway, with the status of EU citizens in Britain and Britons in Europe top of the agenda.
Brexit secretary David Davis and the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier kicked off the Brexit negotiations on Monday, June 19 with a historic handshake in Brussels.
Mr Barnier said that the purpose of their single day of talks was to deliver an "orderly withdrawal of the UK from the EU".
He hoped they would be able to identify priorities and a timetable for the ongoing negotiations so that he can report back to leaders of the other 27 EU states at the European Council summit in the Belgian capital later in the week.
Many other issues by individual member states could be raised in the course of the negotiations.
It had been feared Spain could use the negotiations to try and give them leverage in any claim over Gibraltar.
However, they announced they would surrender any claim over the Rock in favour of a productive future relationship with the UK.
Greek politicians are angling for the Elgin Marbles to be returned to Athens as part of Brexit talks.
MEP Stelios Kouloglou, a part of the governing Syriza party, is demanding that negotiators bring up the issue as part of discussions.
As Parliament returned from recess in early September tensions between the EU and UK rose dramatically - with Davis and Barnier making clear their displeasure with each sides' position.
Barnier said there had been no progress in the talks while Davis countered and said the EU heavyweight was being "silly" as there had clearly been breakthroughts in the negotiations.
What is the Brexit process now Article 50 has been triggered?
After triggering Article 50 it is supposed to take two years to completely leave the EU but many experts think it could take far more time.
Invoking the article fires the starting gun on leaving but there will then follow series of complicated negotiations.
The terms of exit have to be agreed between the UK and the 27 other member states who all have a veto over the conditions of leaving.
After that, it will then have to be approved in each of the national parliaments meaning French, Irish or Dutch MPs could, in theory, scupper the process.
Agreeing new trading and immigration policies with the remaining countries could be as long as five years, according to some EU leaders.
EU leaders will agree a mandate about their own conditions for Britain's deal for their chief negotiator Michel Barnier.
Once his plan is signed off by EU foreign ministers, formal talks are set to begin in June.
On November 9, Ministers announced they would fix the time and date of when Britain will leave the EU in law.
It will stop any backsliding on the timeframe for leaving the EU after growing calls to extend the Article 50 process beyond its current two-year cut-off.
David Davis announced that Britain will officially leave the EU at 11pm GMT on March 29, 2019.
But up to 18 Tory MPs have threatened to rebel against plans to enshrine Britain's Brexit day in law, which could plunge the Government's troubled EU Withdrawal Bill into chaos.
Key future dates
SEPTEMBER 24: German elections, to decide if Angela Merkel continues as Chancellor or is ousted. Difficult for much to be agreed on Brexit until then.
OCTOBER 2018: Both sides want to conclude negotiations six months before Britain leaves the EU to give the Houses of Commons and Lords, as well as the European Parliament and other national assemblies, time to ratify the final Brexit deal.
*MARCH 29, 2019: Britain must leave EU by this date. A transitional deal to avoid cliff-edge changes expected to kick in.
(*Unless there is a unanimous decision by all 27 remaining members and Britain to extend Article 50 negotiations beyond the two-year time limit set out in the Lisbon Treaty).
Who voted against Article 50?
The Article 50 bill passed through the final House of Commons hurdle in January, when a majority of 372 MPs out of 494 voted in favour.
More than 50 Labour MPs voted against the legislation, and just one Conservative - Ken Clarke.
This shows the full list of who voted for and against.


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"I wanna dance with Koscielny
I wanna feel the heat with Koscielny
I wanna dance with Koscielny
With Koscielny who loves me!"
Laurent Koscielny signed for Arsenal from FC Lorient in June 2010 for a fee of £11m. His transfer fee was a surprise to many, Koscielny was an unknown, Lorient were newly promoted to Ligue 1 and Koscielny himself had just been purchased the season before from Tours FC for a mere £2m.
Wenger would later say that the reason he paid so much for Laurent was "He was a bit like Cannavaro, the Italian defender, not too tall but very mobile, reads the game very well and has great interception qualities. The only question mark I had with him coming to English football was will the aerial game be a problem for him?" The aerial game would be a problem at first, but once he was paired with the 6'4″ Per Mertesacker, Koscielny's recovery speed and awareness would prove to be the perfect foil for Mertesacker.
But his competitive debut for Arsenal was inauspicious. Away at Anfield, Koscielny played alongside Thomas Vermaelen. He was stretchered off at the end of the first half after a red card challenge by Joe Cole. But in what would be almost symbolic of his Arsenal career, he came back on in the second half and played well right to the end, when he was sent off for a second bookable offense. It was a harsh second yellow and many fans thought it was a make-up call for the red to Joe Cole but as Koscielny would later say about the card, "The second yellow was very harsh I think, but football is like this, and one thing is for sure, I'll always remember my Arsenal debut!"
After serving his suspension, he scored on his home debut in a 4-1 win over Owen Coyle's Bolton Wanderers. Koscielny scored the opener in the 24th minute of that match and as with almost everything in Koscielny's early career, he was also at fault for Bolton's equalizer with a mistake at the back twenty minutes later.
Koscielny didn't endear himself to fans right away because of his inconsistency. One week he would make a last ditch tackle to save a goal, like he did in Arsenal's 4-1 win over Tottenham in the League Cup and then two weeks later he would get sent off, like he literally did in injury time of a bitter 1-0 home loss to Newcastle two weeks after the Spurs game.
Koscielny wasn't entirely to blame for Arsenal's defensive woes that season. Wenger wanted to pair him with Thomas Vermaelen but that 2010/11 season would be the first of many injury-hit seasons for the Belgian. Instead, Koscielny played with a number of different defenders. He played with both Squillaci and Djourou that season and though he would eventually form a strong partnership with Djourou his first season at Arsenal was rocky to say the least.
His high point in his debut season was when Arsenal beat Barcelona 2-1 in the Champions League. Koscielny played the whole match at a disadvantage because he carried the extra weight of Lionel Messi who was stuck in Koscielny's pocket for 90 minutes. Wenger opted for an unusual defensive approach to the match and told his defenders to man-mark Messi in the second half and it worked. Former Gunner great Martin Keown said that Koscielny "bossed" the game and though many years later fans would call Koscielny "Bosscielny", it would be because of performances like that one against Barcelona.
From pinnacle to nadir, 10 days after bossing Barcelona Koscielny would be the goat again, this time in the League Cup final against Birmingham. Nikola Zigic scored the opener: Birmingham won a corner in the 28th minute and Koscielny was supposed to mark Barry Ferguson on the penalty spot. Ferguson won the initial header and flicked on for Zigic to nod home from inches.
Arsenal were down but not beaten, and the Gunners leveled through a van Persie goal in the 39th minute. As the second half was winding down, the Birmingham players were clearly tiring and had even started stretching on the field to stop play. It was all there for Arsenal to win it. In the 88th minute, the Birmingham keeper took a free kick, Zigic again won the header, and Koscielny sauntered over to clear the ball easily but got a shout from rookie keeper Wojciech Szczesny. Szcz fumbled the ball and Obafemi Martins nipped in to score. It was a Tunguska Event: as their end of the stadium erupted and ours all sat down, stunned.
After the match, the center backs were savaged by the moribund crowd. "Why can't we get a defender who can head the ball??" one man shouted as we trudged back in silence to the Wembley train station. It was a sentiment that led many Arsenal supporters to foolishly wish that Arsenal would buy Chris Samba.
Koscielny's second season wouldn't get any better. In fact, it was the worst Arsenal defense of Wenger's career, allowing 49 goals, including 8 against Man U, a match Laurent Koscielny started. Koscielny's 2nd season was one of chaos: Wenger was forced to sell Fabregas and Nasri and bought 8 players to beef up his squad. One of the new players was German Giant Per Mertesacker. Koscielny would play with Per for many matches while Thomas Vermaelen was shuffled around and Wenger looked for his best center back pairing.
Koscielny would have final say in the 2011/12 season and perhaps go a long way to endearing himself to Arsenal fans: he scored the winner in the 54th minute of the final game of the season against West Bromwich Albion. Arsenal needed to finish 3rd that season to ensure Champions League qualification and to finish above a rampant Spurs side eager to get out from under the shadow of their North London rivals. Koscielny's header secured both the Champions League spot for the Arsenal board and ensured that Arsenal finished above Tottenham for the supporters.
This resiliency, the ability to lose 8-2 in the early part of the season and to just keep plugging away at your goals and the team's goals is the hallmark of a truly great player. And this has been the hallmark of Laurent Koscielny's career at Arsenal.
Koscielny has now made 295 appearances for Arsenal and in his time has had to play center half with Squillaci, Djourou, Gabriel, Vermaelen, and Sagna. All of those players have been sold or let go on a free. And he was brought in to replace center backs Senderos, Gallas, and Silvestre who were all shot out of the club in the season he arrived. Last season, Koscielny was paired with Mustafi, who Wenger sought to sell this summer, and yet another new player in Rob Holding. Koscielny has also played center back with players like Calum Chambers who may not be officially sold but who have been dropped and rarely see any games these days. Through all of that turmoil, Wenger even dropped center backs Thomas Vermaelen and Per Mertesacker when they were captains at the club. But Koscielny has been constant as the North Star.
Playing center back at Arsenal is a thankless job because Wenger insists on playing defensive formations which expose his center backs. In Koscielny's first season, Wenger was still playing the suicidal high line which left acres of pitch for his center backs to cover. The opposition would often just sit in the low block, wait for Arsenal to turn the ball over, and then lump a ball over the top for everyone to chase. Koscielny fit into this system because he had speed and foresight, but as with all Arsenal center backs, he would occasionally make a single mistake which led to catastrophic goals or, like we saw with his early career above, red cards.
After Fabregas left, Wenger switched to a system with a single center mid (Arteta) and two center backs with the fullbacks encouraged to play high up the pitch and provide Arsenal's attacking width. Arteta was a football genius and could anticipate counter attacks and swallow up space It didn't matter which system Wenger played or who he played in it: playing center half for Arsene Wenger's Arsenal is thankless and has ended eight Arsenal careers since 2010.
Wenger demands so much from his center backs: they have to have the speed to cover vast areas of the pitch, they have to be able to step in and intercept the ball off the center forward without fouling and without missing (a skill which Koscielny excels at, leading Arsenal in interceptions three of the last four seasons), they have to be strong in aerial challenges, they have to remain switched on for the full 90 minutes and cannot make any mental errors, and they have to be able to not only pass the ball sideways to each other but be able to start the Arsenal attack with a probing long pass along the ground (Koscielny led Arsenal for two seasons in accurate long balls from 2014-2016). Koscielny is able to do all of that and has been the perfect Arsenal center back for nearly 8 seasons now.
Sadly, Koscielny was diagnosed with achilles tendonitis while away on international duty back at the start of the 2014/15 season. That initial injury kept him out for 7 weeks but he has since suffered occasional injuries and setbacks and he recently revealed that "I have some problems… I know it is a difficult injury because you need to work every day on this. Every morning I have my treatment for my Achilles and I know I need to do this to the end of my career."
Laurent Koscielny is a player who relies on his speed both to intercept passes before they get to the forward and to make the last-ditch tackles that he has become known for. He needs to be 100% healthy in order to play and as his Arsenal career winds down, the club seem to have him on a schedule of one game per week.
My favorite Koscielny moment, and the move that epitomizes his Arsenal career, is the goal he scored in the 2014 FA Cup Final. Arsenal went down 2-0 to Hull City and nearly were down 3-0 but for the crossbar. And just like everything else about Koscielny's career, things started off terrible. But then Arsenal put their heads down and went to work. Cazorla scored with a free kick, then Cazorla played in a long corner. Sagna won the header but he nodded it into Giroud. For a brief moment all time seemed to stop and the ball spun in the air. Koscielny, though, didn't stop. He backed up to give himself a crucial inch and when the ball fell near him he swung a leg around and swept the equalizer into the back of the net. The Hull keeper clattered into Koz, brutally twisting his ankle. Koz lay on the ground holding his ankle and my own celebrations were cut short. I simply sat there hoping that he wasn't injured.
The Arsenal physios cleared him to keep playing and he would later say "I would have wanted to play with a broken arm." He finished the match and Arsenal won when Aaron Ramsey scored the third. This was redemption for Koscielny. He, who had his hair tousled by a Birmingham player when he lost the League Cup final in 2011, played a major role in the comeback and lifted the first of three FA Cups that he would go on to win for Arsenal.
That's his trophy haul so far. He still has two more years to go on his Arsenal contract, where he will probably finish his career. Not many players do that for Arsenal these days and even fewer center backs last 10 years at our club. Koscielny is one of Arsenal's rare talents and should be fondly remembered for years to come.


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The other day I had some friends come over for dinner. My friend told me she was going to bring over falooda. I love falooda but I love it even more with kulfi. I thought why not make some kulfi to go with her falooda. For anyone that doesn't know, falooda are vermicelli noodles that are soaked in a sweet cream base. It can be served over kulfi ice cream.
Traditional kulfi is eggless and is made with whole fat milk that is reduced over a slow flame with sugar. Nuts and saffron are added to enhance the flavor. Pistachio or mango are common varieties of kulfi. The high sugar content is what makes the kulfi soft without having to create a custard or slow churn the ice cream base.
Since my friend was coming over in the evening, I didn't have time to make a traditional kulfi. Sometimes kulfi is made with condensed milk and corn starch to reduce the time it takes to slow cook the milk. I ended up making mine with almond flour instead of corn starch. Almond flour served as my thickener and gave it the nutty flavor that it needs. No cooking required! I froze it in popsicle molds. The result was amazing in flavor and it was quick and easy. Here is how I made it:
Quick and Easy Malai KulfiPrint Recipe
- 1 cup blanched almond flour/almond meal (can be purchased at http://amzn.to/2tXSjRP or at a grocery store)
- 1 can (14oz) condensed milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup whole milk (you can substitute lower fat but it won't be as creamy or use 1 cup half and half)
- 1 tsp cardamom powder
- a couple strands of saffron
Add milk to a medium size bowl.
Rub saffron in your hands until it is powder like and add to whole milk.
Now add rest of the ingredients and stir until all ingredients are blended.
Pour in popsicle molds or kulfi molds.
Freeze for 3-4 hours until set.
Garnish with toasted nuts if desired.
Almond flour can be made at home. Boil 1 cup almonds in water for a couple of minutes or soak in water overnight. Rub skins off of almonds. Wait until almonds are completely dry. Run in a blender, food processor, vitamix or coffee bean grinder for 30 second intervals until it is a fine powder. Do not over mix or it will turn into almond butter. I always prefer to just buy it from a grocery store because I can never get the fine consistency as store bought almond flour.


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The Surah takes its name from the letter 'Sad' which is in the first Ayat, ص ۚ وَالْقُرْآنِ ذِي الذِّكْرِ "Sad. By the Qur'an containing reminder..." (38:1).
There are 88 Ayat in this Surah.
The Surah begins with a review of the aforesaid meeting. Making the dialogue between the Prophet and the disbelievers the basis, God says that the actual reason with those people for their denial is not any defect in the message of Islam but their own arrogance, jealousy and insistence on following the blind. They are not prepared to believe in a man from their own clan as a Prophet of God and follow him. They want to persist in the ideas of ignorance which they have found their ancestors following. And when a person exposes this ignorance and presents the truth before them, they are alarmed and regard it as an oddity, rather as a novel and impossible thing. For them the concept of Monotheism (Tawhid) and the Hereafter is not only an unacceptable creed but also a concept which only deserves to be ridiculed and mocked.
Then, God, both in the initial part of the Surah and in its last sentences, has precisely warned the disbelievers, as if to say, "The man whom you are ridiculing today and whose guidance you reject will soon overpower you, and the time is not far when in this very city of Makkah, where you are persecuting him, he will overwhelm you completely." Then describing nine of the Prophets, one after the other, with greater details of the story of the Prophets David and Solomon; God has emphasized the point that His Law of Justice is impartial and objective, that only the right attitude of man is acceptable to Him, that He calls to account and punishes every wrongdoer, whoever he be, and that He likes only those people who do not persist in wrongdoing but repent as soon as they are warned of it, and pass their life in the world keeping in mind their accountability in the Hereafter.
After this, the final end that the obedient servants and the disobedient people will meet in the Hereafter, has been depicted, and two things have been especially impressed on the disbelievers:
1. That the leaders and guides whom the ignorant people are following blindly in the world, on the way of deviation, will have reached Hell even before their followers in the Hereafter, and the two groups will be cursing each other there;
2. That the disbelievers will be amazed to see that there is no trace whatever in Hell of the believers whom they used to regard as contemptible in the world and will themselves be involved in its torment.
In conclusion, mention has been made of the story of Adam and Satan (Iblis), which is meant to tell the disbelieving Quraysh that the same arrogance and vanity which was preventing them from bowing before Muhammad had prevented Satan also from bowing before Adam. Satan felt jealous of the high rank God had given to Adam and became accursed when he disobeyed His Command. Likewise, "You, O people of Quraysh, are feeling jealous of the high rank God has bestowed on Muhammad and are not prepared to obey him whom God has appointed His messenger. Therefore, you will be doomed ultimately to the same fate as will be met by Satan."


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Meme Update:
Chubby Hubby twists my arm in comments.
OK here we go ahm meme thingy. Post a picture of you cookbooks and answer the following questions that I'll make up now and ask myself –
1. Rationale behind what we're seeing?
Sorted by height with mags getting the heave ho into the pantry or "the reading room". Try to get one general cookbook per genre but can't resist French and Japanese cookbooks. I'm cheap so I love second-hand books and try to shy away from celebrity books (unless Frank Black were to do one)
2. Most recommended?
Not the wind beneath your wings but will help avoid a lot of novelty specialising – Essentials of Cooking by James Peterson. All you'll need to know for Western style cuisine.
3. Cookbook that made you what you were?
Le Cordon Bleu at Home. My first cookbook when I was at University. Kind of set a standard while at the same time being completely accessible.
4. Porniest cookbook?
While I do find the Culinaire France highly arousing, it's also quite functional so not porny. Cold Appetisers gets to be hidden in the heat vent because it's fabulous and I've never actually cooked anything out of it as it's the master of the unobtainable ingredient.
5. Sophie's Choice cookbook?
Little blue notebook on the furthest point left with all my scribbly little recipes in it in a time before blogging.
6. If you were a cookbook, which cookbook would you be?
Ha! Twat!
and for Santos
7. If your cookbook we're extremely valuable, so valuable you might hide it with other valuables, where would that place be?
….under the Big W
Hmmm now I feel all demystified. Actually you could just post a pic and we'll speculate. Whatever. Now ermm meme away, go meme, go!
Flickr pool: check!
Meme! Meme! :
-Stephanie! Dispensing Happiness: Joining the 'Fun'.
-And the Ra! Ra! Cookbooks pool is going nuts. Books! Models!
-Chubby Hubby! has a great mountain of cookbooks
– Sylvie! at Food- Got To Love It
– Bramble! crosses the barriers at akatsuki talks rot: My cookbooks
– Santos! is hot with book 'em and cook 'em
– Jeanne! tart's with tops on at –Cook sister!: Read 'em and eat
– Andrew! Yes it does at Spittoon – Cookbooks.
– Nicky! bathtubs at delicious:days – On Cookbooks
– Alan! sorted but loose at ma'ona: Cookbooks
– Elizabeth! is bandwagonesque at blog from OUR kitchen : Cookbooks Meme
– Kitchen Queens! has consumer psy-ops in Something's cooking: Cookbooks galore
– Cenzina! invito tutti i cibo-blogger italiani…il cavoletto di bruxelles: Libri di ricette!
– Crafty! knicker draw at Craftapalooza: Porniest Cookbook
– Paul! has the anti-cookbok at Food Blog
– Kitchemage! reach out and grabya at kitchenmage: Cookbook Meme
– Lara! Dragon(shaggin?)wagon at cheap veggie gourmet: Jumping on a Meme
– Lyn! meet Russ at Lex Culinaria: Spiceblog's cookbook meme: the cookbooks of a crazy intercontinental jet-setter
– Jennifer! dreams of some kind electronic brain for the kitchen with Taste Everything Once: Cookbook Meme 2005
Sue! no way a kitchen spaz at Snackish.
Petula! la cucina bruta atla cuoca petulante: Un libro di cucina come una fiaba
Attention! : This is a self -activating meme. Consider yourself invited.
Tags: books
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Is that a cleaver being used as a bookmark? LOL
I do get some looks on the bus. : )
Great idea for a meme. You should get all the f-bloggers out there to shoot their cookbook collections. Be nice to see how others store their books (what kind of bookshelves, where in their house the books are kept, etc) as well as how they categorize their book (no order, theme, country, author, etc). :-)
You heard the man. Get shooting.
You could link back wyhen you've done it and some chainy thing might happen.
My books are roughly categorised according to height.
"f-bloggers"? eff? effing? facking? feck?
>(what kind of bookshelves, where in their house the books are kept, etc)
(laughing) it sounds more like you are casing the joint, looking for the dude with the $500 el bulli cookbook….
Santos, when did you start talking like someone from Viz?
Anyway, not at all casing, looking after cookbooks is important and where you keep it is crucial for this. Like for example jewellery, you don't want that it to get damaged or dirty when you're cooking so you put somwhere safe like, well I don't know, where do you put it? Under the bed? Encased in cookie dough in a roll in the freezer?
Santos – I also thought "huh? F-bloggers??" As in "there are just to many f- bloggers around these days – they're like flies!!" :P
Anthony – cool meme. Will be desperately embarassed though when people find out what a piffling little collection I really have…
But of course the rest are out on loan to the Smithsonian for the summer…
is that an emoticon you've just typed??
and ehem, swearing is both big and clever. nyaaaaaa.
: ) : D : p @_@ _(__)_ ( o ) ( o )
Bum! Bugger! Bollocks!
I'm in. I'll have mine up tonight…
Wooooh Stephanie.
Meme! Meme! Meme! Meme!
My post is up!
My post is up!
I'm all over this… as soon as I find the camera. I think the toddler may have absconded with it!
Multiple comments. Mutiple Stephanies. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhwoooooh into the vortex!
Hope toddler isn't using it as a hammer or somesuch.
Sorry for the delay. My cookbooks post is up. http://hungryhungryhungry.blogspot.com.
I'm in. It's great to know I'm not out there by myself. Take a look.
Great CH and Sylvie.
CH – no rush, it's a slow and lazy meme.
Sylvie – how many foodblogs do you have exactly?
Hope you don't mind me joining in. I don't have a food blog per se, but occasionally post about food. My cookbook collection has now been recorded here, and I'll be posting the photo to your Flickr group shortly.
Oh of course you can join in, we're very inclusive aroud these parts. Nice to have you in on this.
Two (2), and?
I counted three.
We will be performing an audit next week on your blogs, could you have the necessary documentation ready to epxedite proceedings.
You will be contacted regarding time.
Guilty of three, only two are food related. The third would only be of interest if you're a JCAHO surveyor. Hope not.
Ha! I knew it! Kinda.
No just a sticky beak.
Thanks for the great meme and mention. Seeing everybody else's collection makes me feel a little better about the number of books I have (but also makes me want more, more, more!).
Tiz a little quiet in South O today so have found time to join in.
me me me 2
i want to do this
it maybe quite some days before i get round to it
will you wait for me?
Bramble – no worries, credits again for Chubby Hubby though. Go get some.
Andrew – welcome aboard, nice to see another second hand book buyer.
Sam –
At your leisure please
We will still be here
Besides what are days compared to all eternity?
Use the time you have
I too took the bait:
Okay I'm in:
blog from OUR kitchen – cookbooks meme
Arghh viral
The Kitchenqueens join the fun:
Great questions, thnx!
Great answers
I hope I'm not the last one in. Hate being the rotten egg.
Clearly. I am the rotten egg. I am so slack. I'll put one up tonight.
Don't panic people, one thing I learnt from track days is you're never last (except the last person, but I think they hire someone to dawdle around)
You get books! And I know about the "were" in question three. Santos and I thought it was some subconscious comment on mortality or something.
Pop back when you do.
My very first meme! A kitchenmage's spellbooks
Just jumped on the meme!
Phew. Pulling up the rear is exhausting.
Don't know why my whole URL didn't post, but here it is again
Cheers all. Meme on!
I've just been tagged! Thanks for the dose of fun Anthony!
oh yes, I'm a cookbook addict!!!
graet idea!!!
You're very welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
A tattoo of a cobra on your back?
woah! that just rocks.
I loved the questions, (even if my answers made me a touch sad…youll have to see my post for why) thanks for a great meme!
My run at it. Thanks for the idea. I perhaps hadn't glanced through all the treasures sitting on that shelf in a while. It was hard singling out a few.
Hi Anthony,
I did not realize you were keeping tabs on this meme. I found it out because someone else tagged you for the 5-Cookbook Meme, which I'm keeping tabs on. Mmmm! Aren't we drowning on cookbooks? Anyway, here is my entry: http://pumpkinpiebungalow.blogspot.com/2005/05/cookbook-meme.html
I agree with you the way you view the issue. I remember Jack London once said everything positive has a negative side; everything negative has positive side. It is also interesting to see different viewpoints & learn useful things in the discussion.
I just have the good old Betty Crocker, red checkerboard book and it works great. Some of the recipes are getting dated, but it works.
But I lost my appetite at the back tattoo comment. Blech.
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I got this idea years ago when I had company coming over after dinner and I didn't want my house to smell "fish". I also wanted to cook it in a way that was "fun to try". You cook dinner in the dishwasher and do you get funny looks when you tell your friends how you did it. They love it once they try it too.
- Yield
- 6 - 8 servings depending on size of salmon
- 1 large salmon (1 -2 lbs.)
- Olive Oil (enough to just lightly cover fish)
- 2 pats butter (1 for each side)
- Dill (1 Tbsp.per side)
- Scallions (4 sliced diagonally)
- Salt & Pepper (dash)
- Old Bay Seasoning (1/2 tsp. per side)
- Lay Salmon on a large "heavy duty foil" sheet. Sprinkle with Olive Oil. Add salt, pepper, dill, Old Bay Seasoning & butter. Turn over gently. Add same ingredients to top side and add sliced scallions to top. Fold foil to seal. Add 1 more piece foil folded in opposite direction to cover again so ingredients do not escape. Close tightly. Place on top of dishwasher rack. (DO NOT ADD SOAP). Start dishwasher and let run on regular cycle. When wash cycle is complete, dinner is served. Any complimentary side dish will do with this.


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Last weekend Grandpa Chic, Lady Violet and myself ventured to Margate, lured by the many vintage shops I have seen on Twitter. In particular, Madam Popoff, who held a sale, and very kindly sent me a map to help me find more than just the seafront!
It was beautifully sunny and absolutely freezing – the wind actually prevented us from lingering too long along the promenade, so we will have to venture back on a less windy day! However, I wasn't disappointed at the vintage shops on offer.
So, let's get this out of the way. Margate has developed a poor reputation in recent years, for its social problems and boarded up shops. I used to go in the summer at least once a year when I lived in London…I have fond memories of splashing in the sea with my cousin, and visiting what was Bembom Brothers White Knuckle Theme Park. Even Del Boy visited Margate in one of the funniest ever episodes of 'Only Fools and Horses'. But the park got smaller and smaller, then finally closed, the train fares went up, the beach got dirty and it generally became very run down. Everyone forgot about Margate.
Then Tracey Emin entered the art world, heralding from the forgotten town, and it started to creep back into people's minds. It began to have festivals on the beach. Then the Turner Gallery opened. Thanet District Council decided to block the plans to build houses on the old Bembom Brothers (now Dreamland again) site, hoping to pay homage to the site's history by restoring it to a semblance of its former glory (more about this another day). Then Mary Portas was on the telebox, telling everyone how Margate is the next big thing. So, worth a trip, I thought. And I wasn't disappointed!
We parked up in the Morrisons Car Park (pay and display), which is really handy for Old Town, which is where all the vintage shops are located.
Pilgrim's Hospice is one of my favourite charity shops. It has several themed shops, including a furniture warehouse at Canterbury and another Frocks n Stock shop in Canterbury. The stock is varied from vintage clothing to sewing patterns. I spied a 1950's frock coat for a mere £20, but I am not buying clothing at the moment due to baby weight.
Entry to Margate Museum in the Market Place is a bargainous £1.50. Previous exhibitions include one on mods and rockers – apparently it was Margate beach that was the scene of the battle between the rivals in 1964 made immortal in the film 'Quadraphenia'. (Ha! Stick that in your eye, Brighton!)
Madam Popoff's sale did not disappoint. It's so lovely to see vintage shops that stock a range of accessories and vintage clothing from different eras. There furs, hats, bags, brooches, girdles….I had not seen a range as good as this since Retrochick and Missy Vintage took myself and Penny Dreadful Vintage on a tour of Norwich in May 2011.
I am going to confess, I didn't go into Betty B's. It might have been something to do with the fantabulous cat's eye glasses they had on display in the other window. I knew if I went in, I would buy them. So I resisted. Although I am secretly hoping they will still be there when I go next time…
You can see more photos of Margate and other vintage places to visit on the Vintage Kent facebook page. Vintage Kent is also on Twitter.
Along with the beach, which is now a blue flag holder, and the vintage shops, there are also some lovely tea rooms, the Turner Gallery and the shell grotto to visit. Nearby there is Ramsgate and Broadstairs, as well as the historic RAF Manston museum, Battle of Britain Memorial and Dover Castle – plenty of things to fill a weekend up with.
Margate still has some social problems it needs to overcome, and Thanet District Council have acknowledged they have an important role to play in this. But I am really pleased to see a place where I have many happy childhood memories starting to come alive again. Margate has a little something to offer everyone, from the beach to shops to museums, and even more so when Dreamland re-opens (it will, it will!). I think everyone who has fond memories of Margate wants to see it get back to its glory days, want to see it succeed. I will certainly be going back soon!
A return train ticket to Margate from London is £10 via the Southeastern Trains website. The ticket hall is a wonderful example of Victorian architecture, and is located at the bottom of the promenade. Walk towards the Turner Gallery for Old Town. In a car, follow the A2 onto the M2 then A299. Madam Popoff has written a Vintage Guide to Margate, which you can see here. The map is available from Kiss Me Quick and Madam Popoff.
Jemima x
PS I have contacted the winner of the Eliza M Vintage sewing pattern giveaway – sorry if it wasn't you, but I will be holding another giveaway shortly…watch this space!


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Taylor, Texas — Police officers are trained to handle any situation they may encounter on the streets. But for Officer Keith Urban of the Taylor Police Department, he got more than he bargained for.
While conducting a routine traffic stop and writing a citation for the driver, a black tabby can be scene approaching the officer. And without any hesitation, he begins to climb the officer's leg.
Officer Urban tries to push the cat away but try as he may this does no good. What ensues is pure comedic gold. It's not like they teach officers how to control cats at the academy.


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A few inevitable facts of housekeeping:
- If you want to have clean dishes to eat off of, you're going to have to wash them.**
- If you want to have a bathroom – and floors and kitchens and bedrooms – that are at least relatively sanitary, you're going to have to occasionally make time for some sort of cleaner and a swoop of a mop or a sponge or a paper towel.
- If you want to wear clothes that are clean and odor-free, you're eventually going to have to throw in a load of laundry.
They're maybe not your favorite things to do – they're not mine – but they don't have to be unpleasant drudgery either. They're just a part of life, and a part of keeping a nice home. Viewing them as a voluntary act of service for yourself and your family goes a long way towards making them, at a minimum, more tolerable.
Chores should never be an area of contention between you and your children.
I see article after article with mainstream advice about how to stop the need for nagging and get your darn kids to just do their chores already. They may suggest any number of variants of charts or stickers or rewards or punishments, but they all essentially say the same thing:
The answer lies in control and manipulation.
Bribe your kids, punish your kids, reward your kids (which, by the way, are all sides of the same coin). Just get them to dutifully do what you want. Then the chores get done, you don't have to nag, and the problem is solved. But is it?
Using manipulation or coercion – and make no mistake, that's exactly what these tactics employ – is a lose/lose proposition. Sure, it may "work" in the sense that the chores get done, but it comes at a price.
No one likes to be manipulated. Let's just start there. It will cause your kids to resent cleaning. Or you. Or both. And isn't that the exact opposite of what you want? Both when it comes to your relationship with your child, and with the harmony of your family working together as one cohesive unit? Mandating chores, especially in an authoritarian manner, will only make your children view them as, well… chores. Something unpleasant. Something that they're doing simply because they're forced to do it, and not because it's nice to have clean floors or clean clothes or clean dishes. Something that they're doing because their little sticker chart says it's time, and not because it feels good to take pride of ownership by taking care of your things and of your space.
And there's a larger problem. Children are not second class citizens who are here to do our bidding. They are human beings who are deserving of the same care and respect and mindful communication as any other loved one. If I have a problem or a frustration or a concern with my husband, I don't make him a chart. I don't lay out a list of things he needs to do differently to make me happy.
I talk to him. And I give my kids the same consideration.
So what do you do when you're finding yourself frustrated with or yelling or nagging your kids about chores? You stop doing it. Seriously. Just stop. If there's a chore that's undone that's bothering you, do the chore. Then figure out why it is that you're so stressed about it in the first place. If you are yelling or nagging or otherwise being unkind, that's a *you* problem, not a *them* problem. It's not your kids' job to regulate your emotions or your behavior.
And I get it. I do. Sometimes things just get off-kilter. I get stressed, my routine gets thrown off, I start to get snippy. When it happens, it's a sign that I need to 1) Take a step back and evaluate what's going on with me that's making me respond that way. Is it just because we've been too busy? Have I not been taking care of myself? Am I worried or stressed about something that's completely unrelated to my house or family? And 2) Talk to my family about it. A sincere and forthright, "Hey guys, I've been feeling a little overwhelmed lately because of xyz, so would you mind giving me some extra help with – {whatever I need help with} – this week?" is a lot more effective, and respectful! than trying to manipulate their behavior through rewards or punishments. And you know what? When I do need to ask for extra help, 99 times out of 100 they are more than happy and willing to give it to me. (The one percent accounts for the fact that they are indeed humans and not robots.)
Finally, because it's something that gets misinterpreted every single time I write about this:
Does this mean then that I just set myself up as a martyr, someone who does all the housework myself, even to my own detriment? No! We all pitch in. I do do the bulk of it (and I'm happy to do it), just because I'm a stay at home mom and have essentially signed up for this. But Mike does most of the cooking. 16 year old does the dishes. 20 year old usually takes out the trash and recylables. 9 year old and 12 year old step in with pet care. And on those deep clean days – AKA company's coming and things are looking a little squidgy around the edges – any one of us might be yielding that broom, or duster, or mop, or toilet brush…
Without ever having to create a chore chart to make it happen.
(**Or get paper plates and plastic silverware! You do you. I won't judge.)


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According to CoreLogic RP Data, Melbourne now has 52 suburbs with a median house value in excess of 1 million dollars – the data covers the 12 months ending in September.
Melbourne's most expensive suburb remains Toorak, with a median house value of $2.92m. The median sale price, which reflects the prices paid over the last year has for the first time, exceeded $3m. This indicates a slightly more expensive segment of Toorak has been selling over the last year.
Toorak will clearly be the city's first $3 million dollar suburb, its just a matter of when.
There are three other suburbs with medians in excess of two million, Deepdene, Canterbury and Kooyong.
From sales volumes perspective, the highest was in Brighton followed by Balwyn North, Kew, Glen Iris and Camberwell.
Putting aside the cost, the million dollar suburb that proved the easiest to buy into was Deepdene were 14 per cent of houses sold in the last year. In contrast Fairfield was a tightly held suburb with only 2.8 per cent of houses selling.
Two new suburbs in the list are Prahran and Williamstown. The median value of a house in Williamstown – the second suburb in the west to reach this level was $1.002m. Prahran's median for a house is now $1m.
Robert Larocca
CoreLogic RP Data Victoria Housing Market Specialist


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By PrimeEvilTahir | 23
F her life? No, F the life of the poor soul she's bringing into this world. People really need to start thinking straight before getting into sex. Lives seriously depend on it!
MmmPinkTacos | 11
#20 you consistently have terrible solutions to people's issues on here. I hope you show a little more maturity in real life for your own sake.
asnakelovinbabe | 16
^that^ is not an acceptable solution to the problem.... At ALL. Making some innocent guy take on the problems of an unruly ex? Deceiving a person you barely know because you can't handle a situation you created In the first place? That isn't responsible. It's despicable. She already knows she is pregnant, and once the baby's age is known, the guy will easily be able to tell that the pregnancy is too far along to be his anyways, unless she hooks up with a complete moron incapable of basic math. A child is not something to simply push onto any hapless victim you can find. It is her ex's and HER problem, not the next guy she can trap sleeping with her! I can't believe some women think like this. As a mother, it makes me sick. If you believe anything of that sort is ok you should not be having/ or raising children. If you get knocked up by accident and insist on having the child, do it, but don't entrap some helpless guy under false pretenses. A "family" built on a lie isn't going to work out.
asnakelovinbabe | 16
In her profile she describes herself as a "classy woman". Wow. Just. Wow.
PrimeEvilTahir | 23
F her life? No, F the life of the poor soul she's bringing into this world. People really need to start thinking straight before getting into sex. Lives seriously depend on it!
dingleberrysteve | 6
child support. 18 years of agony
CrazyGirlfriend | 21
not everyone plans on having a child when they have sex. they could have used a condom and birth control but it failed. almost everyone has sex without intentions of children.
Dontalktome | 9
Agreed. If he can't handle it like a mature/ responsible adult, take his ass to court. Would like to see him threaten the judge since the DNA test confirm its his. In certain cases (repeat non-payment), the state will take child support right out of his earnings before he gets his paycheck.
clrichmond2009 | 24
they'll also throw his useless ass in jail and the government will pay his child support, which he'll then have to pay back. take it from me though, if the dad is that useless already, you're better off without him in the picture.
Friaza | 28
Useless ass? This is disgusting. If she didn't know about the baby, I highly doubt he knew. Which means an abortion is in order, but now. Isn't it a lazy girls dream to obtain a baby, even if it means completely ruining a guys life? This entire story seems pretty one sided. Always making the female baby carrier look like a heroine and the guy who got her pregnant a useless asshole. I've heard of this situation way too many times. I'd bet they wanted to do it, didn't have any condoms and agreed she'd take the morning-after pill or something along those lines, unless both of them are really dumb enough to risk it. This is why the world is becoming full of trash. Woman desperately trying to rope down guys with babies in their teens no matter what. I'm not saying it's always the woman's fault, but it's not like he left her after the baby. If she has any self respect she'll take an abortion. The world already has 7 billion people, it doesn't need another set of split up parents in their youth and a father desperately trying to save up money to feed a baby he didn't have a say in existing. Disgusting feminists.
katina1236 | 20
I'm pro choice but the baby had nothing to do with it's conception. If she chooses to abort it that's her decision, but the fact of the matter is he threatened to make her life hell if she didn't say it's the new guys. That makes him a total asshole. Sure he could be scared of being a dad and that fear came out as anger but it's still no excuse.
Merylwen | 24
Actually there are two ways of reading that. Maybe he does want to take responsibility for the child but she won't let him. It's unclear who "his" refers to.
By PrincessCastiel | 27
I dont even know what to say about that situation. I feel sorry for you but then again it sounds like you are under 18 which you should be using condoms and/or birth control. Or the best way to not get pregnant is dont have sex! :) Problem solved!
PurelyCanadian | 18
As good as that advice is, it's a little late for her to take it now. Lecturing her on what she COULD have done will do no good for the problem at hand. What's done is done.
RenbewDesh | 9
#5 if you don't want to get robbed, don't go outside. If you don't want to be told off, don't socialise! Big flaws in your "logic"
emilyyy_maryyy | 14
But you can't compare an unexpected pregnancy to a robbery. At least if you get pregnant, you know it was your fault and your doing. You can't put any blame on yourself when there's a robbery.
emilyyy_maryyy | 14
And I'm referencing number 16's comment btw..
RenbewDesh | 9
But you can't say "don't have sex if you don't wanna get pregnant"
atlchick24 | 6
Hate to say it but birth control and condoms aren't 100%. My daughter is living proof of that. And both was used. I still got pregnant. I had to tell my ex. Never judge till you know the total story.
CaitiieBuggs | 23
23- I don't know if this is why they chose robbery as an example, but there have been research papers and pro-life/pro-choice articles that compare getting pregnant to getting robbed. It's not a great example, but it has been used "scientifically" as an example for debate many times.
martin8337 | 35
Hindsight is 20/20.
rocker_chick23 | 27
Sorry, no one is going to stop having sex because a snot nosed little brat said to. FYI, Birth control can fail. My 5 year old is a BC/condom baby
droln4maltesers | 8
So what about women who are raped? How do you account for their unexpected pregnancy? Learn to think before you speak sweetie. Don't ever assume anything.
PrincessCastiel | 27
Sorry guys, for my views on life! But I'm a teen so my out look on children is different than adults. Lots of my relatives have gotten knocked up by age 12 so I just kinda sigh when I hear of teens getting pregnant because they couldn't keep it in their pants.... yes yes thumb me down but that's what I believe
jkmartinjk | 16
You're using your "beliefs" to paint everyone with a broad brush. As someone pointed out, rape victims do not have an issue "keeping it in their pants."
letsgooo_fml | 23
Seriously, this guy sounds like he has anger issues. I hope he was never abusive towards OP. If so, take the child support money and keep that kid away from him
hayleybaaby | 15
#11: Your profile pic goes perfectly with your comment! It made me laugh :)
chinaski7628 | 32
A face to face meeting would probably be better. But I do agree with you.
Dillyduzit | 23
No one said you had to respond
Today, at the office, I was walking towards a blind man who works in another department. When I realized our paths would collide, I called out that I was on his right because we'd received an email from HR that said this would help him. I was actually on his left. FML
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Newt made nice with debate moderators
Daily Intel flags this great passage from the Real Clear Politics e-book out today that sort of puts Newt Gingrich's frequent debate swipes at the "elite media" in perspective:
Bevan and Cannon write that during the commercial break after his lecturing of [Fox News's Juan] Williams, Gingrich "revealed it was nothing personal by coming over to Juan Williams and asking if the journalist had read a Civil War novel Gingrich had written and recently sent to Williams' office at Fox News. One of the characters was a black soldier, and Gingrich wanted to know Williams' opinion."
After his showdown with [CNN's John] King, Gingrich also strolled over to the moderator during a commercial break immediately afterward.
"Great debate so far," Gingrich said to King, prompting King to laugh and say, "I thought I was 'despicable.'"
"No, it's a great debate," Gingrich said.


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Here are some wind power facts
What is Wind Energy?
Wind is simply moving air. It's caused by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun. Wind has been used to pump water for many years. New technologies today have allowed for wind turbines to produce electricity and have decreased the cost of producing electricity from wind. Tax breaks for renewable energy and green pricing programs have only increased the growth of wind power.
3 Good Reasons to consider Wind Power!
Return on InvestmentClean & SafeLong Lifespan
Wind offers both environmental and financial returns. Government incentives and tax credits from federal and state levels to help reduce the cost of systems to acculturate your return on investment.
Wind Turbine electricity generation does not emit poisonous air pollutants into our atmosphere such as CO2, SO2 and NOx. These pollutants reduce air quality, contribute to global warming and a wide variety of health issues.
Most wind systems have a lifetime of 15 years or more with minimal issues. Ongoing operation and maintenance costs are extremely low compared to existing power energy technologies.


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LDL Phenotype by Electrophoresis
When LDL is resolved with electrophoresis, it reveals several subfractions. These subfractions are simply different size populations of LDL particles. Age, gender and lipid status can all affect the LDL subfractionation profile. Individuals who have less dense (also called "buoyant") LDL have most of their LDL in subfractions 1 and 2. These results are referred to as pattern or phenotype "A" and are normal.
Those with significant amounts of subfractions 3- 7 (more dense particles) are at higher cardiovascular risk. These patients have pattern or phenotype "B". The B pattern rarely occurs as an isolated disorder. It is usually accompanied by characteristics of the metabolic syndrome: hypertriglyceridemia, reduced HDL-C , abdominal obesity, insulin resistance, etc.


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Joseph Noderer
Project Space: new drawings by Nina Rizzo and Michelle Wasson
February 22nd – March 29th, 2008
Opening reception Friday, February 22nd, 6-9 pm
Linda Warren Gallery is proud to announce the opening of Joseph Noderer's first solo exhibition in the gallery. Noderer's paintings, boldly simplistic and direct, compellingly deliver mood, mystery and poetry. His subject matter is unpretentious: houses, trees and skies predominate. They can be read as psychological landscapes, even the occasional portrait. Noderer works from reality, using photography as source material to assist in color palette, form and composition. Some of these consequential photos will also be on display. Ultimately, however, they are fictitious spaces, a pastiche of deconstructed and reconstructed elements woven together to create new situations of decidedly more personal significance and meaning.
Elements from Noderer's immediate environment in Chicago are often used and combined with marks and manifestations from other areas that he has either lived in or visited that resonate deeply for him — especially the land surrounding his beloved hometown area in Western Pennsylvania. "Painting is a way to externalize how all of my different influences color the way that I see the world that I live in…through these places I see something personally compelling, but I also see in them reflections of traditional American culture. I find the reflections of folk stories, music and painting in what I see around me. I want to express that connection through my work without being beholden to it. I feel as though I am a part of these traditions, an extension of them."
Noderer's ability to make epic statements about something as simple as one's own backyard or windowsill is his goal and his accomplishment. So unmistakable is Noderer's pleasure to actually be in the new settings he formulates that the invitation to partake of them, so genuinely offered, is so readily accepted.
Joseph Noderer received his BFA at Tyler School of Art in 2001 and his MFA at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago in 2006. Though just at the start of a promising career, his work is already in several prestigious private collections, as well as a recent acquisition by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City.
Exhibiting in the Project Space are collaborative works on paper by Nina Rizzo and Michelle Wasson. The overlap of the individual practice of both artists includes an investigation of architecture, imagined landscape, two-dimensional space, the relationship between the organic and the structural, science fiction, geometry and liquid materials. Trust replaced rules and each maker began these works on paper, traded them, finished some, or traded back again.


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Sweet, sweet Cal's 2nd birthday party on Cape Cod.
In short: Gifts, balloons, cat cake! Chowder, grilled cheese, chicken wings & salad. Cat cake! Rad leggings. Dinner (burgers, Tater Tots, man's salad & salad). Man's salad! Tater tots with chipotle mayo. Waffle cones with a slice of cake and two scoops of ice cream.
(That's a slice of birthday cake, in an ice cream cone, with ice cream.
Happy Birthday Cal!


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For those of you immediately thinking 'Well she's given that too many stars!' I can understand where you're coming from. Nevertheless I think 4/5 ⭐s is justified. Let me explain.
This is advertised as a course to improve your vocabulary and, as a result, it may mislead the audience and ultimately mean that people don't get as much out of it as they could. Looking on Amazon reviews I think this statement is true not only of my experience but other peoples too. But that doesn't mean to say that this isn't a good course; I just think it's badly described as to how it's useful.
If it's languishing in a drawer at home, or your thinking of buying it, it may good to revie it from a different perspective. The course blurb is;
This NEW Vocabulary Course builds on the Foundation and Advanced Courses to increase the number and range of words you will be able to use. Rose Lee Hayden, Michel Thomas's most trusted teacher, shares her first-hand insights with the author, Hélène Lewis, who teaches French at Bournemouth University, to give you over 1,000 words in a unique and memorable way. The presenter is joined by two native speakers to make sure your pronunciation is perfect, while a booklet shows you the written language.[Additional highlights mine.]
As you can see from the highlights I've added the emphasis is on the vacabulary in the sales pitch. However at first impression it appears that the course is just a rehash of Thomas' other courses. The same cognates patterns as before are introduced; just in more detail and with new expressions.
The second thing that strikes you is that it's very dense and as a result a little off-putting. Yet this is why the course is worth it. The density is because the sentences in this course are far more grammatically complex; not just focusing on verb conjugations, but finer grammar points such as making everything agreeable with the gender. Although this has been done in earlier courses it wasn't to this level. In fact Thomas' advanced course can be seen to be targeted at a lower intermediate level, whereas this can easily be categorised as an upper inetermediate level.
If you're equating the course to just developing vocabulary the harder level is just dry, and actually feels unrewarding. You've done this haven't you? Why is it so hard on this cd? It must be her manner, tone, instruction etc. But viewed in the light of a more grammatically complex course, pushing you to greater fluency, this challenge seems realistic.
It drills into you these finer points of grammar and I think quality time spent on it is worth it. I found that in order to get the most out of the course I had to break down the CDs into sections; doing a ten minute section repeatedly until it was learnt. This is evidence that this is a progressive course, rather than a repition of skills learnt, as there is so much in each sentence. In the foundation course I was able to tackle an entire CD at a go, less so with the advanced. This one can't be approached in that manner if you want to confidently know the material.
What the course actually gives you is;
- a chance to practise the cognates learnt in the other courses
- a chance to practise the advanced verb conjugations learnt in the advanced course, including challenging irregular verbs
- use of nouns and their modifiers such as c'est versus il/elle est, expressions of quantity etc
- development of y and en pronouns
- use of numbers and adverbs of time and place
- a more comprehensive look at negatives with idioms
- semi-idioms
These finer grammar points, like possessive pronouns etc, are imbedded with this practise and, unlike a text book, it means you have learnt expressions as examples that teach the theory to fall back on when you're trying to speak/understand French.
In terms of vocabulary itself I found that it did improve mine considerably by introducing semi-idiomatic expressions; making my reading and comprehension, as well as ability to communicate in French, a lot better.
What is a real negative about the course is that there is no in-depth PDF unlike the other courses, despite what's said on the course jacket. As the course is the teacher and two French speakers, you really need it to be sure you've understood what is being pronounced. In fact I found this so frustrating that I actually transcribed all 5 CDs to aid me.
There are other more annoying down sides to the course. Her attempts at humour fall flat as they feel so scripted. In fact, I swear, in CD 1 you can hear the male speaker sigh!
For an advanced course she provides you with the most basic vocabulary such as très! If you need to be told that, you probably need another course – and this can be an impediment when you're wanting to confirm your level of French.
Also she needlessly spends the first CD making worshipful references to Thomas. I admire the man and his technique, but…..
I gave my CD transcript to my French tutor to double check it for me and she commented on how good she thought it was. This is a woman whose taught French for over 30 years, so high praise indeed. She actually asked me for a copy of it when I'd made my, inevitable, corrections! (Although I've probably still made some mistakes in writing up her corrections, so if you spot anything please let me know).
I've included my copy of the script for free download here (Michel Thomas Method Vocabulary Course Transcript). Needless to say if anyone has any objects to this I can take this down (though I doubt they will as you can actually download the course booklets for free, links to which are in my other MT reviews here, here and here).
I'd love to hear from you if you've tried the course, especially if you think the transcript will be helpful!


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