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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
On Being a "Good Girl"
I will preface this bit with the fact that I am speaking to, and from, my own experiences and observations and yes, I am going to be using generalizations. Right, that out of the way, let's get into this.
Many, if not most, girls are brought up with expectations that is tied very much to them being a girl. A Good Girl smiles and is pleasant and doesn't cause trouble. A good girl will smile and eat shit rather than ruin the afternoon when someone has said or done something particularly offensive, because it is her place to be the one who smooths things over. A Good Girl wouldn't just bluntly tell a man she isn't interested (TW: Rape, rape culture) because that would be rude. A Good Girl knows how to cook and clean and laugh at others' jokes and always be sweet and helpful! Good Girlisim is deeply ingrained into encouraging gender norms, is the short and long of it.
I could refer to some specific examples, like the new "1 million likes for X" meme to, so far, include a man basically coercing a woman into sex and another man trying publicly shame his wife into having kids which point out the shame and fear that us taught to women, not men, of holding an unpopular opinion, because that isn't what Good Girls do.
I was in college, and several of my male classmates made no effort to play nice with others. I thought nothing of it. One of my female classmates didn't. Many acted like she was SUCH a bitch zomg! I hardly knew her, but the few half conversations I had had with her she wasn't exactly... approachable. I assumed she was, in fact, a bitch, as to just reserved. Why else would the others? Then I got to talk to her a little bit more. This wasn't just a case of her being a mean person- which was something I could accept from woman. They could be mean but still "Good Girls" she was actually very nice, but she had her boundaries and she didn't give a flying fuck if you were offended when she maintained them. Creepy guy who was overly touchy with the girls but everyone brushed off simply as "John just being John"? She told him off, openly called him creepy, threatened to sucker punch him in the junk, and made herself an unappealing target. I was fascinated and would eventually befriend her. She was fun, outgoing, smart, creative, a hard worker and a fiercely loyal person. She just didn't feel the need to play nice when given every reason not to. That, apparently, made her a bitch, which was a title that, as a Good Girl, I feared.
I look back now and realize that it was a stupid double standard that had been ingrained in me from a young age. I still grapple with the things that I was raised to do, such as keeping quiet when someone has offended me, apologizing when I was the one who had wrong done to them because bad blood couldn't be allowed to sit, looking to own up to my own fault in any given conflict because that made it easier to fix a situation regardless of if there was one or not. I have generally had more male friends than female friends, and I have seen the women in my life do these things, but rarely have I seen the men.
My friends, I am calling bullshit. Just because I have a vagina does not mean it is my duty to make nice and make sure everything is going well and there are no hurt feelings, and I should pretend I don't have any. If you piss me off, I am with a deliberate and practiced even and calm voice tell you that shit was not cool. I won't start screaming and flailing about and clutching my pearls at you, but I am not going to just bite my tongue and pretend it never happened so you don't have to face the awkwardness that might come with being confronted by the fact you were a jackass. If you apologize and mean it, I will happily accept it and move on, if you give me a non-apology about being super stressed and you didn't INTEND it that way... Well, I'll still move on, but I'm not going to pretend that we're okay. I am going to start distancing myself from you. That might not make me a Good Girl, but it doesn't stop me from being a good person.
One of the most powerful gifts I have given myself is permission to be a bad girl, so long as I'm still a good person. It's liberating, if not totally terrifying on occasion.
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I still grapple with the things that I was raised to do, such as [...] apologizing when I was the one who had wrong done to them because bad blood couldn't be allowed to sitReplyDelete
Huh. In my experience, patriarchy only teaches apologising just to shut people up in the context of husbands apologising to wives. I learned it outside that context from Internet flamewars (as the thing they should have done).Replies
(as the thing they *should* have done)Delete
Perhaps I should note that not all arguments are the kind that can lead nowhere good and the best thing to do is cut your losses and run/convince-them-to-return-to-peaceful-topics by any means necessary. Just some.
Permission to be a bad girl but still be a good person. Wow. How do simple and logical and NORMAL facts like that escape us?ReplyDelete
Again, thank you!
Me again. (Are my comment disapearing again? Well, as long as you get them and know I'm reading, that's all that matters!)ReplyDelete
I have this wonderful article here I KNOW you will love (I wish I could take credit, but I absolutely can't)
You're actually the second person to link me to that article! I suppose my tastes are apparent on some things. I DO love that article. Also I see the comments you post in my inbox, so I know to rescue them from the spam filter when they pop up. I have no idea what blogger is so convinced you're a robot.Delete
That article has been floating around Facebook, and while you can ignore a lot of the spam crap on there, somtimes a jewel like this pops up and makes your day! I loved it too!Delete
It's weird that Blogger hates me like that, I log in with my user name (with which I have 2 blogs of my own!?!) and still... Oh well, like I said, the important thing is that you know I'm reading :)


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[Boredom Bytes] A 'Super Mario' And 'Ghostbusters' Mashup, Christopher Walken Plays 'BioShock Infinite'
Since last week was mildly depressing, today we're going to focus on the funny. After the break I have a lovely mashup video that brings together Super Mario and Ghostbusters — I can't believe that hasn't been done already — a Christopher Walkenthrough of BioShock Infinite, and a super secret video. Shhh, don't tell anyone.
First up, Super Mario Busters 2. That Ghosbusters film may never happen, but I feel like this is a compromise we can all be happy with.
Okay, no, this obviously isn't the real Christopher Walken. I'm sure he's never heard of BioShock, because he's far too busy being awesome. Have you seen Seven Psychopaths? That scene where he flies out of the coffin, a pistol in each hand, and pops a cap in two unsuspecting goons is something I've watched eighty times. No exaggeration. Eighty. Times.
It's super secret video time! Okay, I'm a Game of Thrones nerd. I obsess over that show, and since the third season kicked off recently, let's have a musical celebration (BYOB, obviously).
Have a question? Feel free to ever-so-gently toss Adam an email, or follow him on Twitter and Bloody Disgusting.

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Uncle Paul and Aunt Teri are two of the greatest people I know and the parents of the five boys I featured last week. Here are some of my favorite photos of them (plus one of the three of us that Quinton took):
(the 3 photos above showcase Aunt Teri's favorite things alongside her boys' favorite things)
I love you, Helms Family, and can't wait to see you all again! :)


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Passported benefits - exemption / health costs: Exemption certificate - exceptions (Info)
The NHS Business Services Authority (NHS BSA) is part of the Department of Health (DoH) and it is their responsibility to issue exemption certificates for those families who are entitled to help with health costs.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) provides the NHS BSA with details of all families who satisfy such criteria.
The details that are passed to the NHS BSA are
- customer's NINO
- customer's title
- customer's forename and surname
- customer's address
- children's details (surname, forename, date of birth ).
HMRC identifies families that satisfy the exemption certificate criteria and pass that information every month (around the sixth of each month) to the NHS BSA.
The NHS BSA will return any exceptions back to the HMRC. The data will be password protected. The NHS BSA will inform a designated person within HMRC what the password is.
The rejected data will be returned on an Excel spreadsheet by the NHS BSA, emailed to a designated person, they will also supply a password to use to unlock the data.
Data will be rejected in the following circumstances
- there is no title for the customer
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- there are spaces in the title - for example, 'M r', 'Mr s'
- there is no forename
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- there are duplicate children on the case.
Once the details have been corrected by HMRC, the customer's details will be selected on the next monthly extract.
Note: The NHS BSA does not have the facility to amend or change the customer's records, nor does it have access to any other customer details other than those stated above.
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|Late Turkish President Süleyman Demirel (L) is seen during his visit to a Turkish school in Turkmenistan along with the country's then-leader and former Turkish PM Tansu Çiller (R).
In a speech that was posted on the Herkul.org website in 2014, Gülen wrote that Demirel was generous enough to say "Write whatever you want to say in a letter to leaders of a state where you want to open a school; I will sign it and send it [as the president of Turkey] to the leader of the state."
While paying an official visit to Bangladesh in 1997, Demirel inaugurated Turkish Hope Schools in the capital, Dhaka, and also helped a teacher from the school, Süleyman Alptekin, who had been injured in an accident, to return to Turkey in his official plane.
Alptekin had lost a leg after being run over by a bus in an accident two weeks before Demirel's visit to Dhaka. Unable to get the necessary medical treatment in his hospital in Bangladesh, Alptekin was then taken to an army hospital, where he was visited by Demirel, who had been informed of the incident during the inauguration of the school.
Seeing that Alptekin was unable to return to Turkey for financial reasons, Demirel then gave Alptekin the sleeping compartment of the official plane for the return trip to Turkey.
During the Turkish Olympiads of 2013, Alptekin and a group of students from the Turkish Hope Schools in Bangladesh visited Demirel at his residence in Ankara. Demirel said that Alptekin was doing a very important job teaching Turkish to the students there in Bangladesh. "That's why we have love, sympathy and appreciation toward these people [teachers in the Turkish schools]" he said.
Demirel was also the chief guest at one of the dialogue meetings of the Journalists and Writers Foundation, whose honorary president is Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, soon after the 1997 military intervention into politics which led to many religious groups experiencing oppression from military-instructed state institutions. Demirel, who was the president at that time, said that he was the president of all the people of Turkey, without any discrimination. Upon receiving a plaque from Gülen in remembrance of the event, Demirel also noted that the community represents the unity of the people of Turkey.
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Ala Gypsy: .....when life catch up with you...
7 comments:
- Jacqueline said...
Wishing you the same back. Hope that things quieten down so that you can enjoy the festivities. XXXX
- November 25, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Turquoise Diaries said...
It's always speeds up towards the end of the year..but I kind of like it...Enjoy your high speed days :))
- November 25, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Les Cotrions said...
Hello! I'll miss your posts but I understand you're very busy now!
Wish you all the best!
Big hugs and see you soon!
- November 25, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Bleudelavande said...
Hi,You are busy in this moment?I hope you'll enjoy the Cristhmas festivities!!!
Take care and see you soon
- November 25, 2009 at 5:24 PM
- Susan Wicker said...
Hope you keep peaceful and happy in these busy weeks ahead! Love your blog! Sincerely, Susan from writingstraightfromtheheart.blogspot.com
- November 25, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- maría cecilia said...
Thank you for your wishes, same back to you. Hope you can calm down even in these speed up time. Same for everybody.
Muchos cariños
María Cecilia
- November 25, 2009 at 8:12 PM
- AnastasiaC said...
it gets crazy towards the end of the year!! gorgeous illustration!
- November 27, 2009 at 5:02 AM


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Questions of animal welfare at Department of Ecología
By Christina Miguel
We, as residents and citizens in the multicultural community of San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, request the local and state government's attention and immediate action regarding a situation that is impacting the prestige of our community.
Animal Care and Protection
Tue, 10am
Thu, 6pm
Jardín, east corner – same side as clock tower
There is a current lack of respect, protection and compassionate care for animals. The Department of Ecología is in current violation of the regulations to protect animals in San Miguel, set forth by the community and the municipality of San Miguel de Allende on April 18, 2011. Though there has been significant progress in the last 20 years, through a lot of hard work from individuals and organizations, it is common knowledge that there is a current crisis occurring at Ecología. Animals are being neglected, mistreated and abused in San Miguel. Residents and volunteers have been banned and there are no veterinarians at Ecología. These are only some of the violations of the Regulations. There are more.
Thousands of concerned citizens are speaking up and expressing their concerns for the animals and for the reputation of San Miguel de Allende. How could such a beautiful, historic city, rich in culture and tradition, allow such abuse, neglect and mistreatment of animals? Many excuse it as "Mexican culture and tradition." Actually, according to local respected historians and archeologists, people here used to be honorably buried with their dog companions. Now we are neglecting them and throwing them into mass graves – or worse, into the garbage at Ecología. With great and due respect to Mexico and her people and people who choose to live and visit here, it seems wrong to say that abuse, neglect and mistreatment of animals are the true traditions and cultures of Mexico. If so, then these traditions and cultures need to be changed – for spiritual, moral and ethical reasons.
We request, with all due respect to Mexico and her offices of administration, for the Governor and Officers of Administration use their authority and compassion to convince the Department of Ecología to adhere to state and municipal Regulations 2011, for the protection of animals in our community. The Department of Ecología is in current violation of Article 6 -II, IV, V Article 7 II & III as well as Article 8 – I, II & XII. With residents and volunteers banned from Ecología, not only have more dogs suffered neglect, with no blankets, beds or comfort in their final five days on Earth, but also more dogs have been euthanized in recent months – from 14 in February to 45 in June. The dogs neglected and euthanized include the lost pets of residents of San Miguel de Allende. The violations, neglect and mistreatment are too lengthy to list here.
Using the usual excuses and reasons of lack of funds and resources is not viable. We have a willing, ready and able community of citizens who are willing to collaborate and contribute time, energy, love, compassion and money to the true protection, respect and compassionate care of animals in San Miguel. We are interested in living up to true and respectful traditions and cultures of San Miguel de Allende and Mexico. We as a community must and can do this for the animals, for the human community, for the respect and love of San Miguel (#1 in the world travel destination – Conde Nast Magazine 2013) and for the nation of Mexico. It's also good for business, if one needs that as a motivating factor.
Let us be a role model for positive change and compassionate care, protection, love and respect for animals.
For more information about the true respect, protection and compassionate care of animals in San Miguel de Allende – please visit the Open Community Facebook page – Animal Map SMA – donated in service by a community member facebook.com/groups/AnimalMapSMA.


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New Burial EP Announced
According to NPR and Resident Advisor, a new Burial EP will be released on December 16 via Hyperdub. Though details are currently scarce, it'll reportedly be 28 minutes long and feature three tracks.
The new EP follows the late 2012 12" Truant / Rough Sleeper. Here's his 2012 collaboration with Four Tet, "Nova":
Burial + Four Tet: "Nova" (via SoundCloud)


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Happy New Year! Better late than never I guess. I have missed blogging and I hope to fit it back into my life. I have been crazy busy but have managed to make a few things lately. I find that if I find time to make something there is no time left to blog about it :) I resolve to manage my time better in 2010.
This past weekend my friend Amy and her son Nolan came down to Tampa for Gasparilla. We had a blast. Every kid at the parade was dressed in their pirate garb. I made Lilly's skirt and shirt for the special event. She picked out the fabric herself. When she tried on the skirt she said, "It's perfect Mommy!" I was so relieved she loved it.
I actually whipped up the matching shirt the night before the parade because it had a stain on it. I just cut out a heart and pirate skull, gathered up some tulle and appliqued away.Lilly and Nolan racked up 150 beads at the parade! We can't wait for Jose' Gaspar and his crew to invade Hillsborough Bay again next year.


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Working with herbs
By Su Bristow
When I first qualified as a medical herbalist, I was living in a small village on Dartmoor. Although it was a much more open community than the one I've described in Sealskin, some of the same rules apply. There's a very efficient bush telegraph! If I hadn't managed to help my first few patients, my practice would never have got off the ground. Fortunately, I did, and that meant it grew far more quickly than it would have done in a town or a city. My children went to the village playgroup and school, and other mothers brought their children to me. The local doctors knew me, and some of them are still my friends.
Of course, there's a darker side as well. Some people thought I was a foreigner, or a witch, or even (there are some very conservative Christians in rural Devon) in league with the devil. Like Bridie, I sometimes met with suspicion and distrust, although people would rarely make any direct challenge to your face. But the tradition of using herbs is still alive and well, especially among farmers treating their animals, and on the whole it was accepted and welcomed.
I've been in practice for thirty years now, and in that time I've met people from all walks of life, and helped with everything from childbirth to allergies to auto-immune problems, from acute infections to cancer. But it's not about the ailments, really. Herbal medicine is a three-cornered relationship between the patient, the herbalist and the herbs themselves. Plants are living beings with their own characters. Understanding that, and choosing the right herbs for the individual, and herbs that will work together to feed their vital energy, is what it's all about.
For example, everyone knows about Echinacea and its immune-boosting action, but there are plenty of other herbs that help immunity in various ways, and Echinacea isn't always the best herb for you, or for your particular symptom picture. Equally, a combination of herbs may be more effective than a single herb on its own; Echinacea plus Elderflower and Yarrow for a cold, for example, or plus Thyme and Elecampane for a chest infection. Knowing how to balance the prescription is part of the art of herbal medicine, and you need that as well as the science.
But it's not just about the herbs, and the wonderful support they have to offer. It's also about being able to listen, and keep company with people who are in distress. In traditional tribal medicine, which I studied at university before I ever thought of becoming a herbalist, there's a lot of ceremony that goes along with the medicines given to sick people; and that, sometimes more than the medicine, helps to give them the strength they need to get well. Here's a link to a performance of Nkisi, a monologue I wrote about a shamanic journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v58E0euZruk
In Sealskin, Bridie is named for the Celtic goddess Brigid, patron of childbirth, healing, fire, poetry and unity. She was later Christianised into St Bride or St Bridget, who was said to have been midwife to the Virgin Mary.
I think a lot of me went into the character of Bridie - or rather, me as I'd like to be. You'd have to ask my patients about that...
About Su Bristow
Su Bristow is a consultant medical herbalist by day. She's the author of two books on herbal medicine: The Herbal Medicine Chest and The Herb Handbook; and two on relationship skills: The Courage to Love and Falling in Love, Staying in Love, co-written with psychotherapist, Malcolm Stern. Her published fiction includes 'Troll Steps' (in the anthology, Barcelona to Bihar), and 'Changes' which came second in the 2010 CreativeWritingMatters flash fiction competition. Her debut novel, Sealskin, is set in the Hebrides, and it's a reworking of the Scottish legend of the selkies, or seals who can turn into people. It won the Exeter Novel Prize 2013. Her writing has been described as 'magical realism; Angela Carter meets Eowyn Ivey'.
Su's weekly herb blog appears on oapschat.co.uk.
Su's weekly herb blog appears on oapschat.co.uk.
About Sealskin
By Su Bristow
Published by Orenda Books (E-book - 22 December 2016; Paperback - 15 February 2017)
Publisher's description
What happens when magic collides with reality? Donald is a young fisherman, eking out a lonely living on the west coast of Scotland. One night he witnesses something miraculous ...and makes a terrible mistake. His action changes lives - not only his own, but those of his family and the entire tightly knit community in which they live. Can he ever atone for the wrong he has done, and can love grow when its foundation is violence? Based on the legend of the selkies - seals who can transform into people - Sealskin is a magical story, evoking the harsh beauty of the landscape, the resilience of its people, both human and animal, and the triumph of hope over fear and prejudice.
My verdict
Here's a snippet from my review: "I tried to read Sealskin slowly, as I wanted the book to last, yet it was so compelling that I struggled to put it down. I really didn't want the story to end - and felt bereft when it did, surrounded by boxes of tissues. I'm sure I'll be reading this book several times to feel that magic again and again."
Read my full review here.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post5047863499565883343..comments2019-02-21T02:30:06.618-08:00Comments on Benito's Wine Reviews: Friends of James Beard BenefitBenitohttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-54743970977717912832008-07-23T12:31:00.000-07:002008-07-23T12:31:00.000-07:00"Mondovino" what a great documentary!"Mondovino" what a great documentary!Carriehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-3000867652034623092008-07-18T09:34:00.000-07:002008-07-18T09:34:00.000-07:00I agree with you that the Caymus Cab is a good cab...I agree with you that the Caymus Cab is a good cab. I wouldn't say great, however. Not the Napa Cab or the Special Select. I find them both very one dimensional & vastly overpriced. Its too bad really. Because so many consumers are hypnotized by the excellent branding this winery has done. I would rather take that $ (or even half of it) & spend it on a bottle that would actually move me in some way....but again thats just my opinion. Yes, roasted quail is fantastic & the addition of foie gras I'm sure was ridiculously good!Michael Hugheshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-83722275369969418432008-07-17T19:38:00.000-07:002008-07-17T19:38:00.000-07:00It was all good, though I'd have to say my favorit...It was all good, though I'd have to say my favorite was the Roasted Quail and Foie Gras. First time I've ever had deboned quail, and it was nice to enjoy the flavor without picking around a little skeleton.

As for Caymus, Conundrum is fairly sweet for my tastes, but the Cab Sav was great. I felt that the Pinot Noir was the best wine of the evening.Benitohttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-10338337.post-21531820230080100242008-07-17T18:29:00.000-07:002008-07-17T18:29:00.000-07:00Ok spill, what was your favorite? what course was ...Ok spill, what was your favorite? what course was more effectively paired with its wine? Did you find Caymus as boring as I do? Who all was there? I'm watching Mondovino right now for the eleventy-billionth time.Michael Hugheshttps://email@example.com


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The health benefits of dog walking
Posted on 6 June, 2016
There have been many studies that show that walking is good for your health and a recent study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress[i] suggested that brisk walking for 25 minutes a day can add seven years to your life.
Another study by Cambridge University[ii] found that twenty minutes of walking a day could cut people's risk of premature death by almost a third.
This is all good news for Britain's dog owners, as the majority will be out twice a day walking their pooch, come rain or shine.
Those that don't own a dog can also reap the benefits of regular walking by becoming a homesitter, as many of our clients have dogs.
Homesitters can be on assignment for several weeks of the year and having a dog to walk and take care of is often one of the main reasons they do it.
There are plenty of other health benefits[iii] associated with dog walking too including improved cardiovascular fitness, better muscle tone as well as stronger muscles, lower blood pressure and a decrease in stress.
Stroking a dog is also a good way to relieve stress and lower blood pressure and because dogs offer great companionship this can have mental health benefits as well, including boosting someone's self-esteem.
If you don't own a dog but like the idea of taking care of one occasionally, then becoming a homesitter could be the ideal solution.
Take a tour of our website to find out more and meet some of our homesitters who explain why they enjoy the role so much.
[i] http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/a-daily-walk-can-add-seven-years-to-your-life-10478821.html
[ii] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2910206/Lack-exercise-kills-TWICE-people-obesity.html
[iii] https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/dog-walking-the-health-benefits


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Our Angel Winged Kitty Urn - White depicts a sweet cat sleeping cozily in a basket. This white kitty is finely detailed throughout and is cast in polymer with a porcelain additive.
The urn is bottom loading through a 2.5" opening and seals with a plastic plug. The bottom is covered in felt in order to protect furniture.
Approximate measurements are 7 1/2" x 6" x 5" and is 21 cubic inches for cats up to 15 pounds.
Optional engraving is available on a heart shaped tag with a peal-off sticky back so you can attach it to the urn. Please limit name to no more than 10 letters and dates to years only.
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|Stack o' books balanced precariously on my desk
First up, I have "One Flight Up" (Washington Square Press Trade Paperback, July 2011, $13, 355 pp.) is the first novel by Susan Fales-Hill, an award-winning television writer, among other roles.
The Harvard educated Fales-Hill started her writing career as an apprentice on "The Cosby Show," and for its spin-off, "A Different World," and other TV sitcoms.
"One Flight Up" has been touted as chick-lit by"The New York Post," "sassy" beach reading by "Vogue," and "Essence" calls the book "frank and funny." While "One Flight Up" is her first novel, she published a memoir about her mom called "Always Wear Joy" in 2003.
Synopsis (as provided by Washington Square Press):
After years of searching for and finally landing that one perfect man, four Manhattan friends find themselves simultaneously questioning their romantic choices. Smart, strong, but jaded divorce lawyer India Chumley leads this pack of feisty thirty-somethings, all friends since grade school at Sibley Academy, an Upper East Side institution for sophisticated ladies-in-training.
There's Abby Rosenfeld Adams, a Jewish gallery owner married to her Wasp college sweetheart, Monique Dawkins-Dubois, gynecologist and card carrying member of Harlem's thriving Buppie-ocracy, and Esme Santiago Talbot, a Columbian heiress married to the All-American boy next door.
When India, the most straight-laced of them all, learns that her friends are considering straying from their partners, she is dismayed. That is, until India's ex-fiance, the love of her life, the destroyer of her heart, and the best sex ever, comes back into her life – and she finds herself caught between the dependable man she thought was her future and the man she never quite let go of.
Click here to read an excerpt.
This book looks like fun. If you'd like to see for yourself, e-mail me your name and mailing address at email@example.com or simply post that information in a comment on this blog. One person who enters (to be picked at random) will receive my brand new copy of "One Flight Up" via U.S. Mail. If it's not your cup of tea, don't despair: More book giveaways are to come on this blog.
About the author:
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Fales-Hill, 49, was born in Rome, Italy, and raised in New York City. She graduated from the Lycee Francais de New York in 1980. She graduated with honors from Harvard College in 1985 with a degree in history and literature. She began her writing career as an apprentice on the original "Cosby Show." After two years, she was transferred to the show's spin-off, "A Different World" as a story editor. Three years later, in 1990, she became co-executive producer/head writer. In subsequent years, Fales-Hill served as executive producer for sitcoms including "Can't Hurry Love" and "Kirk" and then as a consulting producer for "Suddenly Susan." In 1998 she co-created with Tim Reid the Showtime original series "Linc's" and served for two seasons as executive producer/head writer.


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All Films.All Above Board.NOW INCLUDES TV SHOWS & TV LISTINGS
Thriller starring Leslie Nielsen as a man who escapes from a top secret US mind-control experiment. When John Trevor (Nielsen) abandons the project he has controlled - in which drugs are used to exercise power over people's minds and create government assassins - he is pursued relentlessly. As well as his former second-in-command at the project, Frank Lassiter (Gary Lockwood), sent to try and reign him in, Asian mobster Alok Lee (Vic Diaz) wants to capture Trevor to learn his secrets. Can he evade his would-be captors?


text: Justice John Paul Stevens has announced that he is retiring from the Supreme Court when the current session ends this July. Stevens was one of the court's most liberal members, although he was appointed to the bench by Republican President Gerald Ford. Stevens' retirement will give a second Supreme Court pick to President Barack Obama. Although Stevens' replacement will swap a liberal for a liberal and won't change the balance on the court, it will replace a 90-year old man with someone far younger, thus solidifying another liberal position on the court for years to come.


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At the begining I would like to present a figure of the famous Danish
fairy tales writer H.C. Andersen (1805-1875).
When I was a child, his stories used to make a great impression on me.
By the way, it was in his book, I did my very first drawings as a kid
(I still keep these drawings, though they have faded a bit :-) ).
Recently I read his biography (J.Andersen, "Andersen - en biografi",
Gyldendal, Denmark, 2003) and it impressed me as much as his tales.
Well, he was very talented, complicated and beautiful man...
The figure I made is in scale 1:12. The coat and the hat can be removed.
The smallest are the buttons on the vest - about 2mm in diameter.
The set includes a walking stick.
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Consumer Reviews of Trane heat pumps
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Date created: 2010-01-13 Name: Andy
Location: Tampa, FL
Years owned: 1
Satisfaction Rating:
"XR14 1.5 ton, Works so far"
This is the smaller unit on a 3000 sq. ft. home. The cooling is good, really like the variable speed air handler for keeping humidity down, big concern in Tampa, Fl. The condenser is very quiet and seems to be of high quality. Now for the heating; not so good, in fact if it gets below 50 degrees outside, heating is all but gone. Have to use heat strips. Luckily that's not a big deal here, but compared to other heat pumps I've had, this one is really weak. Had an Amana that heated like an oil furnace even below 30 degrees. Time will tell if this Trane ends up being as much trouble as others have had.
Date created: 2010-01-07 Name: Patrick Gilliam
Years owned: 3
Satisfaction Rating:
"Dont get trane"
Me and my wife built a house back in 2006. We bought 2 Trane heat pumps for our 4200 sq ft house. In 2007, during the summertime, we had to put our AC units on 67 just to keep it cool. Both of our units were running all day long. Me and my wife got our power bill and it was $500 dollars. Me and wife switched heat pumps in 2008. We went with American Standard and know we can set our AC units at 75 in the summer. Please don't get Trane. It's not worth it.
Date created: 2009-12-26 Name: N. Kry
Years owned: 4
Satisfaction Rating:
"Trane Heat Pump Not Worth It"
Since day one, repairs have been required. I have found it very hard to get any results from Trane itself. It is disheartening to learn that our unit needs repairs both in the winter and summer. During winter, it wants to give air conditioning. In the summer, it wants to just shut down. Fortunately, I bought the extended warranty for parts and labor but my electric bills are astronomical considering the need to use emergency heat. Wish I would have known this site before purchasing it. I will replace it when the warranty expires and will never buy a Trane product again. As for having it installed by a certified dealer, I did but that didn't help either.
Date created: 2009-12-24 Name: BW
Years owned: 8
Satisfaction Rating:
"Trane has been good to me so far."
My Trane packaged unit heat pump has only had one service call the last 8 years and that was for a defective thermostat that went out the first month. This unit replaced a Tempstar that developed a bad leak right after the warranty expired which burned out the compressor. My next unit will probably be a Trane, but I hope to get a few more years out of this old unit first.
Date created: 2009-12-18 Name: C Rogers
Years owned: 7
Satisfaction Rating:
"REPLY TO DEX's REVIEW ON 10-19-09"
I'm not sure why Dex thinks a Trane Comfort Specialist is so special. I found out that any dealer who pays the associated fees can be one and use the Comfort Specialist logo. Big fat deal for me, the consumer. My XLi unit's top & sheet metal is faded so bad the unit looks twice as old as it is. On top of that, my compressor went out and my TXV inside the house went out. Trane has a huge problem with these TXVs and will help out if you complain loud enough. I was told that I should have purchased the extended warranty. My Comfort Specialist was not very helpful through my ordeal and has since started selling another brand of equipment. I thought I was buying the best but now I can see that buying a Trane is all about the advertising they do and quality control is secondary.
Date created: 2009-12-16 Name: David Brimer
Years owned: 2
Satisfaction Rating:
"My Trane Heat Pump Has Been A lemon Ever Since We Have Had It It"
Motors burning up, squirrel cages coming all to pieces. We have already replaced 2-motors and 2 squirrel cages and we cannot hardly stay in the house at nights and early mornings when the temperature drops into 30% for the stinking odor when the heat pump is running. You cannot get your breath in the house. I have coped and most of the time I have to sleep in our motor home. It's a crying shame we have a 2-year old heating unit that's been nothing but trouble since we have had it. We are afraid to leave the house for something will tear up and set the house on-fire. We already have had 3-trained Trane dealers in our area to come and try and fix it but no one can fix it. I am getting so fed up with Trane heat pumps, I would not recommend a Trane to anybody. We want someone to contact us and tell us what Trane is going to do about this matter or tell me how to get in touch with the main one that makes Trane so I can talk to him personally. We have a 4-ton 13-seer package unit, installed 1/3/07.
Date created: 2009-12-14 Name: C. Byrd
Years owned: 3
Satisfaction Rating:
"Bad Trane Units continued"
In my earlier post about the Trane units, I failed to mention one of the problems was with a relay board that our supplier asked around and no one had see the issue before. Our service technician (a Trane Supplier) didn't even replace our unit with another Trane because of all of the problems we had. He used another brand of unit. After we get through, we will have spent $1,700 on our system from August until December. This is with the unit being replaced under warranty.
Date created: 2009-12-14 Name: C. Byrd
Years owned: 3
Satisfaction Rating:
"Bad Trane Units"
Trane is the most unreliable unit I have ever owned. We have had to replace defrost boards in our outside units twice. As I am writing this, we are having our downstairs air return replaced with another brand. We have had to add freon to the units as well. I purchased Trane units because I believed that they were going to be of great quality. They are far from that. The frustration I feel is that we had to spend vacation money to have the unit repaired in the summer and now we are spending Christmas money to pay for additional repairs. This is tough on a family that is supported by teachers.
Date created: 2009-12-11 Name: Ann
Satisfaction Rating:
"Trane Platinum Duel Compressor Unit"
Owned this two months. Stated we would see a big difference in our heat bills. Bill went up $30 first month and it hasn't been cold yet and has doubled this month. We never had bills like this with our old Rheem unit even in the coldest months of winter. Spent $17,000 to replace and regret this now.
Date created: 2009-12-09 Name: M Rubin
Years owned: 17
Satisfaction Rating:
"Admin. Coordinator"
Never had any repairs on the outside unit. Maintenance done every year with small repairs on the air handler. Installing a new unit in 2009. The air handler went out.
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Scuderia Ferrari and Puma revamped the iconic Suede street style model, giving it a premium upgrade.
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Writing Historical Fiction – Mount Royal University, June 9 and 10
The Writing Historical Fiction classes take place at Mount Royal University on June 9 and 10 from 9.00 to 4.00 pm.
Historical fiction combines the events of the past with characters and stories from the writer's imagination.
These classes examine the art of writing of historical fiction and the need to fully immerse yourself in a particular time period to make your storytelling more believable. Learn how to write effective, authentic and appealing historical fiction and how to turn your ideas into compelling stories. Understand what defines historical fiction and different historical time periods, create believable settings and plausible characters and learn how research plays a crucial role in the creation of your novel.
The classes involve assignments, discussions, and writing exercises, and also deals with aspects of the writing process. The classes also examine ways to research publishing houses where you can submit your work, cover letters, synopses and sample chapters.
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I posted up my review of Wastelands a terrific anthology edited by John Joseph Adams. I thought the collection was extremely well-rounded and looks to be a nice start to Adams' career as an anthologist.
We also re-did the front page at SFFWorld over the weekend, highlight some good reviews and interviews.
Battlestar on Friday was very, VERY good. I thought it worked extremely well as a foundation for the final season and the space battle in the beginning was awesome. However, I think Scott Ian summed it a bit better. I've been a fan of Anthrax for many years, and knew Scott enjoyed the show, but him doing a blog for it is pretty cool.
I feel the same way about Battlestar that I do about Lost – I don't want the hour that either show is on to end.


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Handy Computer Acronyms and Abbreviations
We geeks sure do love our acronyms and abbreviations, but they can be confusing to people who are new to building their own computers. Here's our top-secret list of some of the most common and (hopefully) useful computer acronyms and abbreviations. Use them to impress your friends, teachers, classmates, and complete strangers!
Computer Hardware-Related Acronyms
AGP: Accelerated Graphics Port. A type of video interface introduced in 1996 as an improvement to PCI. It has now been largely replaced by PCI-e.
BIOS: Basic Input-Output Services. This information is stored on a chip commonly referred to as the CMOS chip, which really isn't a CMOS chip at all. Usually it's a Flash-ROM chip. But they used to be CMOS chips back in the old days, and the name stuck. By whatever name, the BIOS contains the most basic information needed by the computer at the hardware level to let it know that it's a computer (rather than, for example, a weed-whacker), how to boot up, and how to find the rest of its parts.
CD: Compact Disc. A type of optical media, so called because it uses light to read the data stored on the disk.
CD-R: Compact Disc Recordable. A CD that can be recorded, but from which data cannot be deleted so the space can be re-used. You can record on a CD-R multiple times, but the remaining space will be reduced by whatever's already occupying space on the disk.
CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only Memory. Basically the same as any other CD, except referring specifically to a disk that contains computer data rather than music.
CD-RW: Compact Disc Re-Writable. A CD that can be recorded multiple times, and from which data can be deleted and the space re-used.
CPU: The Central Processing Unit, Microprocessor, or simply Processor.
DDR: Double Data Rate. A type of memory that sends and receives data twice every clock cycle, and therefore is capable of twice the data transfer rate of standard SDRAM.
DDR2: Double Data Rate 2.
DDR3: Double Data Rate Type 3.
DIMM: Dual In-Line Memory Module. A type of memory chip that uses a 64-bit bus, as compared to SIMM chips, which used a 32-bit bus.
DRAM: Dynamic Random Access Memory." A type of RAM that stores each bit of data on separate capacitors.
DV: Digital Video. A protocol for the storage and transfer of audio-visual information, often used to transfer information from a camcorder to a computer, usually over a Firewire interface.
DVD: Digital Versatile Disc. A type of optical media that allows far more storage than a CD.
DVD+R: Digital Versatile Disc Recordable. A type of DVD that can be recorded, but from which information cannot be deleted and the space it occupied re-used.
DVD+RW: Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable. A DVD that can be recorded, and from which information can be deleted and the space it occupied re-used.
DVD-R: Digital Versatile Disc Recordable. A type of DVD that can be recorded, but from which information cannot be deleted and the space it occupied re-used.
DVD-RAM: Digital Versatile Disc Random Access Memory. A DVD that can be written, erased, and re-written, and which also are capable of error-checking and other advanced sorts of stuff that RAM can do, making them suitable for us as RAM. They are much slower than real RAM, however, and are starting to fade from use.
DVD-RW: Digital Versatile Disk Rewritable. A DVD that can be recorded, and from which information can be deleted and the space it occupied re-used.
DVI: Digital Video Interface. A type of digital video interface that can be used by computers and other video devices. It was an improvement over VGA, but is starting to be obsolesced by HDMI.
ECC: Error Correction Code. ECC Memory uses a parity bit to insure that data has been transmitted correctly. It is both slower and more expensive than non-ECC memory, but it's more reliable. In order to use ECC memory, your motherboard must support it, and all of the memory on-board must be ECC. It's mainly used in high-end servers.
EIDE: Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics. EIDE was an improvement over IDE, which used to be the standard protocol for hard drive communications in most computers intended as workstations (as opposed to servers). EIDE supported data transfer rates of up to 16.6 Mbps, which was twice as fast as IDE, and required an 80-conductor cable (as opposed to the 40-conductor cables used for IDE). EIDE drives are being obsolesced by SATA, but there are still a bunch of them in service.
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions.
FSB: Front Side Bus. The part of a computer motherboard that allows the computer's processor to communicate with the RAM and the other components on the motherboard.
GPU: Graphics Processing Unit. The chip on a video card that processes graphics and video. Sometimes integrated on the motherboard, and sometimes on the CPU itself.
HDD: Hard Disk Drive. An array of magnetic disks that store data until it is intentionally deleted by the user, the system, or a program.
HDMI: High-Definition Multimedia Interface. A digital standard for transmitting high-definition video and audio using a single cable. HDMI is rapidly becoming the standard interface for computers and home entertainment devices.
HDTV: High-Definition Television. The over-the-air television standard that replaced NTSC in the United States. Tuners are available that allow HDTV signals to be captured and processed on a computer, enabling the user to watch TV on his or her computer.
I/O: Input/Output. Kind of a generic term for data moving into or out of a computer or component.
IDE: Integrated Device Electronics. See EIDE above.
IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The highly-educated geeks who came up with most of these standards and acronyms.
IGP: Integrated Graphics Processor. A video processing unit or video "card" that's integrated onto a computer motherboard, or sometimes onto the CPU.
IRQ: Interrupt Request. This gets complicated, but basically it's a way for a component of a computer to get the processor's attention. Back in the old days, we had to assign each component an IRQ. Although there were standards that were used by default, sometimes conflicts would arise when two or more devices tried to share the same IRQ, and we'd have to reassign IRQs to eliminate the conflicts. Nowadays, it's all pretty much automatic and pretty much reliable; so unless you're an engineer, knowing about IRQs is mainly a nice way to impress people.
ISA: Industry Standard Architecture. An obsolete expansion interface, which began to be replaced by PCI and AGP in the mid-1990's.


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Today things are looking even better and the word is that Highway 20 will be opened today or tomorrow for the full way through, although you should check with CalTrans or CHP if that is part of your journey. We do know that Highway 20 is open from 101 to the intersection with Highway 53 so guests have been arriving through that route.
Yesterday a fire did flare up within walking distance of the Featherbed Railroad and the sheer armada of aircraft that showed up at almost a moment's notice was incredible and impressive to witness. Literally within about a half an hour the fire was literally squashed by these flying firefighting machines along with our wonderful local Northshore Fire Department team with help from an incredible number of others from all over California. If fire trucks excite you, there was every imaginable shape and size of these on this scene with firefighters jumping into action. Bottom line, the fire got squashed in no time.
As of right now the air quality isn't our usual outstanding but we're hoping that it, too, clears up. CalFire is estimating that the Rocky Fire will be 100% contained by Monday at some point which is great news. Obviously this is days away and things can change, but the firefighters are making significant progress.
Something that has really come to our attention here is the sheer volume of people it takes to pull off a fire fighting effort like this. We all recognize the courageous people on the front lines and in the air battling these blazes but we've been fortunate in that CalFire has chosen to house some of their team with us and these people provide infrastructure to the firefighters on the line. Just coordinating all the hotel rooms, food, fuel, trucks, airplanes, people and so much more is a massive task and these people swing into a new area and have all this infrastructure in place in no time flat.
So our hat is off to CalFire, the US Forest Service and our local firefighters as well as all the people from all over who are part of this effort too in every capacity. This has been truly educational and inspirational and, while we hope we only see these people again when they're on vacation, it's incredibly comforting to know that they're there to do a superb job when it's "go" time.
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Badger Pass at Yosemiteall reviews | post a review
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AboutYosemite's Badger Pass has been welcoming newcomers to skiing for more years than any other California resort as the original California ski area. Badger offers a down-home atmosphere and a season's worth of activities, festivals and friendly competitions. With 20 km of groomed trails and 145 km of marked trails, Badger is a perfect place to begin your exploration of Yosemite in the winter.
As California's original ski area, Badger Pass is a favorite for generations of families. Unpretentious, friendly and affordable, Badger Pass offers a uniquely stress-free atmosphere. Featuring one of the best sundecks in the Sierra, you can watch your children learn to ski or snowboard while enjoying the California sunshine. Badger Pass is a full-service ski resort offering ski and snowboard instruction, rental equipment, ski shop, child care, cafeteria and lounge. Open mid-December through late March or maybe even early April, weather permitting.
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Trail FeesPrices last updated 10/18/2007.
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Badger Pass XC trails are free and open to the public. Lessons and rentals are available through the XC center. Half-Day is 12:00pm to 4:00pm, Child rates apply to those 12 years of age and younger. Senior rates apply to those 65 years of age and higher. Military and Group (20+ members) discounts available.. Half day ticket pricing starts at 12:00.
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Intro Lessons: $21 ($31 includes rentals for the day). Telemark, skate and private lessons and rentals also available. Please call.
All rentals --due by 4:00 p.m. or next day fee assessed.
Half-Day is 12:00pm to 4:00pm, Child rates apply to those 12 years of age and younger. Military and Group (20+ members) discounts available.
Mountain Stats
Ski LessonsBadger Pass Ski School has developed a legendary reputation. We offer lessons in classic striding, skating, and telemarking. For more information, contact Yosemite's Badger Pass Ski & Snowboard School Desk at (209) 372-8444.
Ski Racing Programs34th annual Nordic Holiday Race, Feb. 25-26. On Sat. a fun 17k classic race in the morning (including a prize for best costume) and a NASTAR telemark race in the afternoon. Sunday our traditional 35 km freestyle race to scenic Glacier Point and back. $30 registration for all three races ($25 until 2/11/06).
DiningFast foods on the main floor of the Day Lodge; pizza, hamburgers, chicken strips, deli sandwiches, salads, soups, chili, nachos, an array of fast foods and soft drinks. Deli sandwiches, salads, soft drinks, wine, beer, cocktails. Located nearby on the Valley floor, the Ahwahnee and the Mountain Room Restaurant provide elegant dining options.
Bars and NightlifeJoin park interpretive staff for a full moon snowshoe hike a few days before and including the full moon each month - see the Yosemite Today publication for more information. $14.75/person. We know that when you pack for a trip, you don't always remember to bring everything you need. That's why you'll find a wide variety of products in our shops. From highly technical gear for climbing, hiking and backpacking... to camping gear and supplies.... to food, clothing and toiletries, we'll be there to outfit your every need during your stay.
Lodging, Hotels, and CondosAs the closest property to Yosemite Falls, Yosemite Lodge is an idyllic spot for families, group retreats and visitors seeking to blend the comforts of a hotel while exploring the wilderness. In 1998, the main complex was redesigned and modernized with an emphasis on glass and wood detailing to blend harmoniously with its surroundings.
Other Recreation NearbyYosemite National Park, open year round, is like four separate parks in one, with each season offering a truly unique and new experience. Whether its cascading waterfalls in the Spring, quiet snow-filled meadows in the Winter, breathtaking Autumn colors or star-spangled Summer nights, the beauty of Yosemite is constantly changing. Each season is not only a feast of visual delights, but also offers its own set of programs, tours and sports.
Directions to Badger Pass at YosemiteLocated at:
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'Cointreau' Still-Life on Shoebox Paper by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013
… an older compositional work went through several metamorphic art technique processes in order to be transformed. The original inspired cubist-influence image was reproduced onto a black tonal copier film transparency. This was then used to create a photographic screen-print stencil form via a light exposure technique. It's owner, once happy with a satisfactory screen image result (i.e. not too thick, not too thin so the fine newsprint text would print OK ~ this took a couple of time consuming and costly efforts BTW), then began to experiment with direct hands-on screen-printing the photographic stencil image, onto various selected paper and fabric surfaces.
Still-Life Cointreau on Shoebox Paper is a 'unique state' image, screen-printed with black water-based screen-printing ink onto an irregular sheet of recycled paper. The paper's former state was once scrunched up but now flattened out, wrinkles and all. It is a natural organic type of textured light tissue paper, found in owner's acquired shoe boxes at the time.
This newly transformed composition pulls the work even further toward it's Cubist intent.
- "The Cubist painters rejected the inherited concept that art should copy nature, or that they should adopt the traditional techniques of perspective, modeling, and foreshortening. They wanted instead to emphasize the two-dimensionality of the canvas. So they reduced and fractured objects into geometric forms, and then realigned these within a shallow, relief-like space. They also used multiple or contrasting vantage points." ~ Cubism (metmuseum.org)
- "In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up and reassembled in an abstracted form—instead of depicting objects from one viewpoint, the artist depicts the subject from a multitude of viewpoints to represent the subject in a greater context.3" ~ Cubism, From Wikipedia
There is 'a time for everything …'
This work has never appeared before in the public arena until this month – October, 2013. After another minor transformation for it's presentation, i.e. mounted onto a 16″ × 12″ canvas for hanging, the work has made it's debut at the Cairns Regional Gallery. It is being exhibited and is for sale (via the silent bidding process), as part of their Annual Fundraising event ~ 'The Affordable Art Auction' 4 – 18 October, 2013.
'Cointreau' Still-Life on Shoebox Paper by Kerryn Madsen-PietschMounted print with border |Redbubble
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Pondicherry is a Union Territory in India, formed out of four enclaves of former French India. It is located in the southern part of India, on the banks of Bay of Bengal. Since 2006, Pondicherry is known as Puducherry in Tamil (meaning New town) and also known as The French Riviera of the East" (La Côte d'Azur de l'Est). Pondicherry was earlier under the French influences (from 1673 until 1954), and when they left the place a great legacy was also left behind.
This tiny land of Pondicherry (Puducherry) has some great attractions such as the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, the international city of Auroville, the French boulevard town, world class beaches, beach resorts, backwaters, fishing villages, and more. Recently, we had a weekend trip to Pondicherry. These are some of the best places we visited.
1. Auroville
2. The Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
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4. Botanical garden
5. Chunnambar Lake-
6. Paradise Beach
7. Auroville Beach
8. Promenade Beach
9. Immaculate Conception Cathedral
10. Manakula Vinayagar Temple
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PlayStation Slim Price and Release Date Announced
The Slim is releasing very soon.
Following week after week of rumors, leaks, and more, Sony officially unveiled the PlayStation Slim at an event today in New York.
The new slim model has all the same powerful components as the standard PS4, and is coming to us very soon, the release date being September 15, at a fair price of $299.
News of the Slim won't come as a shock to many after a UK retailer let loose a Slim unit last month. Eurogamer visited the home of an alleged Slim owner, publishing a video seemingly confirming the console's existence. The video has since been removed, but rumors persisted up until this month's event, including details of the console's updated controller and even a video of a PS4 Slim being taken apart, piece by piece.


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Enjoy a low maintenance, free standing, carefree home by Payne Family Homes in The Crossings at Bella Vista! This popular 3 bedroom (Bedroom 3 shown as a Den), 2 bathroom home has 1,758 square feet of open, smart living space. Features include 9 foot ceilings, a gas fireplace, open stairs to the lower level, Luxury vinyl plank flooring throughout the main living areas, a Deluxe Kitchen, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, staggered height cabinets with crown molding, double oven, waste basket cabinet, raised height vanities in both bathrooms, double bowl vanity in the Master Bath, a large walk in closet in the Owners Suite, a shower in the Master Bath with a seat, ceilings fans, custom wall paint, rough in bath in the lower level, Jeld Wen Low E windows, Whirlpool appliances, a garage door opener and more. The front elevation is inviting and low maintenance with vinyl siding, shake siding in the garage gables, architectural shingles, full yard sod and professional landscaping. A low monthly fee covers lawn, landscaping, irrigation and snow removal (per indentures). This amazing location offers easy access to Historic Main Street in St. Charles, the popular Streets of St. Charles dining and entertainment district, the Katy Trail, Creve Coeur and Chesterfield Valley.
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Delaware's Difficult School Turnaround Conversations
Matthew Albright has a good update on Delaware's continuing conversations about its six "priority" schools in today's News Journal.
The discussion centers on six Wilmington schools that are among the lowest-performing in the state and what steps should be taken to intervene. Delaware Gov. Jack Markell's administration has proposed a turnaround model that would mean new principals would take over the schools and have the ability to hire new staff. The schools would also receive a $5.8 million investment to develop long-term improvement plans.
The school communities affected, however, believe the plan is too heavy handed. As Albright writes:
Ground rules the state wanted to set…have infuriated many teachers and school board members.
These are the tough accountability decisions that can lead to loud, polarized debates that divide communities. It's a hard question to answer: We need better results from these schools, but where do we draw the line on the level of intervention?
Albright's story shows that, so far, the conversations have been collaborative and productive, with leadership from the affected school districts focused on engaging the community, sharing the facts and encouraging a results-based discussion.
As Christina Superintendent Freeman Williams explained:
From our vantage point, we are really engaged in getting the constituents at our three schools to be involved. And we've been sincere about reaching out to Gov. Markell and the Department of Education. We're committed to doing this the right way, not the fast way.
And Gov. Markell deserves credit for giving those communities the time to provide feedback on the decisions…and for showing the leadership to make a tough decision when it's time to take action and bring better results for kids. As he said in the article:
We're in conversations now with both districts, and I hope those conversations produce good results. But if it doesn't, I will be in a position where I have to make a choice, and I won't hesitate to make it.


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They say cleanliness is next to Godliness, but is our extensive use of cleaning products doing us more harm than good? Here is our list of the best DIY green cleaners for your home.
Since the 50s, we've been using all sorts of potions and concoctions to clean our kitchens and bathrooms. And while they may promise to obliterate every last germ and achieve a sparkling clean finish, it's not until recently we've started to investigate the effect these toxic chemicals have on our health.
Environmentalists have been highlighting the impacts of washing household chemicals down our drains for years, and now science is backing up suspicions that these chemicals may not be so good for our health either.
Wiping your benches down with a commercial product once a night probably won't make you ill – but according to Tom Natan, chemical engineer with The National Environmental Trust, most people use more than one cleaning product with repeated exposure, and it's these combinations that are doing the most harm. "We are exposed, in the process of cleaning our homes, to more than the manufacturers projected," Natan told LiveScience.com. "You get the sum total together, and you've got to wonder, why are you using these things?"
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80,0000 chemicals are currently in common use in household cleaners – and there is mounting evidence to suggest that these volatile organic compounds can impair neurological functions, while other chemicals act as respiratory irritants, carcinogens or reproductive toxins according to The National Environmental Trust and other environmental groups.
Chemical residues from conventional cleaning products cling to surfaces and linger in the air and since most of us spend 90 per cent of our time indoors, we breathe in more of these chemicals than we think.
Even more worrying is the fact there is little regulation of cleaning products and virtually no labelling. "I think as a general rule, people who are avoiding these very toxic chemicals are going to be healthier," said Natan.
So what's the answer for green germaphobes? You'll be happy to hear that you don't really need any chemicals to clean - while chemicals may make cleaning easier, they don't necessarily make cleaning better.
Read: Top 20 Uses for Coconut Oil in the Home
The list below might need a bit more elbow grease, but when you think about the benefits to your health, your family, the environment and your wallet, the extra sweat will be worth it!
Most green cleaners will use the following combinations of these ingredients, and most of these you'll already have in your kitchen cupboard.
• Baking soda
• White vinegar
• Hydrogen peroxide
• Borax
• Corn starch
• Essential oils, like tea tree oil, lavender oil, eucalyptus oil, or lemongrass oil
• Castile soap (like Dr. Bronner's)
• Fresh herbs, citrus, or citrus peels
• Olive or vegetable oil
• Water
• A few spray bottles and nozzles
For a basic cleaner, mix a solution of 50/50 water and vinegar with a few drops of essential oil for an amazing all purpose cleaner. Vinegar loosens dirt, disinfects, deodorises and helps remove stains.
Lavender oil smells great and is a natural disinfectant. Don't use this on stone surfaces as the acidic properties can damage. For stubborn stains, attach a nozzle to a three per cent solution of hydrogen peroxide.
* Cutting boards
Combine hydrogen peroxide and vinegar to clean and disinfect wooden cutting boards.
* Sponges
Soak your sponges in a solution of 50 per cent hydrogen peroxide and 50 per cent water for 10 minutes, rinse thoroughly and allow to dry to remove bacteria.
* Chrome
To shine a chrome sink, use two tablespoons of salt and one teaspoon of white distilled vinegar to create a paste.
* Oven
Clean your oven without harsh toxic chemicals. Start the evening before, and mix up 1½ cups bicarb/baking soda with enough white vinegar to make a paste. Wipe this paste over the inside of the oven and on the door, particularly over the dirty spots. If your oven is greasy or very dirty, add a squirt of dish liquid. Leave overnight, and scrub with dish liquid and water the next day.
* Fridge
Get your fridge sparkling clean and smelling fresh with a half and half solution of water and white vinegar.
* Dishwasher
Dishwasher's can be effectively cleaned once a year by pouring vinegar into the washing agent hole of your dishwasher and run a single load on hot water.
* Microwave
Clean your microwave with three tablespoons of lemon juice with a cup of water. Head on high five minutes, allow the steam to condense and wipe down. Squirt the juice of one fresh lemon in a bottle of water and use in your microwave for a quick refresh.
* Benchtops
Baking soda can be used to remove stubborn stains on your bench tops. Sprinkle onto surface and rub with a damp cloth.
* Sink
Pour baking soda and vinegar down your sink to clean. Add an extra cup of vinegar 10 minutes later. Flush with hot water, and repeat as necessary.
* For your mirrors and windows
One part vinegar and one part water in a spray bottle will work beautifully to clean mirrors and windows, but for extra shine factor, add in two teaspoons of rubbing alcohol, eight drops of citrus oil and two teaspoons of the secret ingredient corn starch. Use old newspapers for a good shine.
Read: How to Clean your Mattress
* Multi-purpose cleaner
Boraxis an incredibly effective cleaner for the bathroom. Sprinkle on a damp sponge to clean the shower stalls, tubs, and walls to remove soap scum, hard water spots and dirt.
* Grout
Clean the grout with ½ cup baking soda, ¼ cup of vinegar. Mix in a small container. Using a toothbrush, apply paste to grout. Allow to sit for five minutes.
* Toilet cleaner
For a natural toilet cleaner, scrub with baking soda, borax and white vinegar combined. Leave for 20 minutes. Use a spray bottle with a few drops of tea tree oil as a toilet deodoriser. Spray into the toilet bowl after each use, or as needed.
* Liquid soap
There's no need to buy expensive liquid hand cleaners when you can make your own that's kinder to your skin – and your wallet! Grate two bars of castile soap. Heat water in a large pot, and stir in the soap. Let sit for 12 hours and thicken, stir in essential oils such as lavender, citrus or vanilla extract. Pour into three bottles.
Read: Top Bathroom Cleaning Tips
* Carpet stains
To remove grease spots from carpets use one part salt to four parts rubbing alcohol, scrub and rinse well.
* Wood furniture
Combine two cups of olive oil with one cup of lemon or vinegar to clean wood furniture. Rub into the wood well.
* Air freshener
Don't bother with commercial aerosols – a spray bottle with water and a few drops of essential oils works just as well.
* Brighten your whites
You can use one cup of hydrogen peroxide in your wash to brighten your whites without bleach.
* Laundry detergent
For a natural home made laundry detergent, mix one cup of baking soda, one cup of borax and one bar of castile soap, grated. Combine all ingredients and store in an airtight container. Use approximately one tablespoon per load of laundry.
Have you got any green cleaning tips you'd like to share? Comment below!


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2 bedroom top floor apartment with large balcony and dozens of luxury touches in this peaceful new development just a short walk from Brixham harbour. Spectacular sea views from lounge, master bedroom and balcony, on-site open air swimming pool and private access to the beach at Fishcombe Cove below. Dedicated parking 10 metres away.
The Cove is a brand new collection of properties on the South Devon coast nestled above Fishcombe Cove in Brixham.
Plover 2 benefits from its elevated position and is just minutes from the beach. The location is perfect whether you're looking to laze in the sun, launch a paddle board off the beach or get out and about around South Devon.
The open plan kitchen, dining and living spaces are all set up to take full advantage of the waterfront location. Two light and elegant bedrooms only enhance the luxury radiating throughout the apartment, and a private balcony will allow you to enjoy the splendour of watching the many pleasure craft and working trawlers in this beautifully sheltered bay.
Plover 2 is fitted out to a high standard with bespoke furniture and fittings including a telescope to watch the pleasure craft and trawlers in this beautiful sheltered bay. The full length balcony is equipped with outdoor furniture, barbeque, cosy blankets and mood lighting making it an ideal space to take in the views all year round. This property is very family friendly and a travel cot and hight chair are present.
Brixham is fast becoming a culinary hub and nowhere is this more evident than alongside the harbour where you can enjoy the many cafés and restaurants serving catches landed just metres away. In the evening, restaurants such as Rockfish & The Old Market House serve up a varied and enjoyable menu.
Take a stroll up to Berry Head, the Napoleonic fort which protected this stretch of land for hundreds of years, or for the young at heart there is the Splashdown water park just 10 minutes' drive away in Paignton. Either way, fitting everything into one stay may leave you needing to book a return visit.
Plover 2 is furnished and presented to a high standard in a contemporary style and is a fabulous retreat for families or couples wanting a bit of extra space from which to explore this gem of a location.
Please note that pool opening is seasonal and subject to set opening times.
Short breaks of 3 nights or more are available most of the year except the 5 peak summer holiday weeks.
You card will be pre-authorised for a £100 security deposit when you pay your balance. No actual money leaves your account. We would only use this authorisation if you caused damage to the property or if an abnormal amount of cleaning was required after your departure. The pre-authorisation is released within 3 days of your departure.


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Young Rebel Star, Prabhas and director Sujeeth, the fame of Run Raja Run is going to thrill all the film lovers and the fans by releasing the title and first look of their film.
Prabhas 19 title and first look will release on 23rd April and the teaser of the film will be screened along with Baahubali: The Conclusion from 28th April onwards. It is going to be a double delight to the Prabhas fans. The teaser is releasing in four languages.
Already, Prabhas has started shooting for the film and the actor has taken a little break for the promotions of Baahubali: The Conclusion. UV Creations and the director Sujeeth is keen to rope a Bollywood actress opposite the Baahubali Star. Popular Bollywood music trio, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composing music for this prestigious flick.
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The Food Service Ministry is facing several challenges in 2013. First of all we need volunteers. You don't need to have any experience, only a desire to provide true hospitality and operate in a professional manner. Don't get me wrong, it's not all work. We have FUN! We are always trying to stretch every item, be it money or supplies, that comes to us. We have had to implement a two tier security plan to keep what is ours from walking away. Don't be afraid to bring us things that you think that we can use. The yard sale provided us with a great covered soup pot and chaffing dish. Martha Spring generously provided us with fresh hom-grown produce during the summer. Many other parishioners (especially Linda Cage) brought us coffee, paper towels, dish soap, dishwasher tablets, and other expendables. Other volunteers, (Janet Standen) routinely scour all of the thrift stores and flee markets looking for things that we can use.
Perhaps our biggest challenge is that our commercial equipment is wearing out. This year, I anticipate that we are going to have to replace the main refrigerator. Fortunately, that is one of the more reasonable costs. The stove, vent system (which is not up to code and doesn't have a fire suppression system), and dishwasher will eventually need to be replaced with more modern and functional equipment.
Perhaps you can help. Please consider volunteering in the kitchen. We truly need the help and it is greatly appreciated by all who attend parish events. Maybe you can think of a way(s) that we can raise money to modernize the kitchen. Can you wrote grant requests? Let's talk.
We expect 2013 to be another great year for hospitality at St. John's. Thank you all for the pleasure of serving you!
Daniel Hudson, Kitchen Manager
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When planning an event, many things can go differently than expected. The flowers can come in a different color. The wedding planner can get caught up in traffic. A guest forgot to confirm his plus one and you end up with an extra person to accommodate.
Don't panic; it happens to everyone. However, there are three very important things you need to keep in mind in order to succeed through the unexpected.
1. Have a Contingency Plan
Plan B is not something you think during the crisis moment. You need to consider carefully about what to do if something goes wrong. You need to know where the closest hardware store is. Have a list of contacts that can be at your disposition if a vendor fails or the music is not working. Also, you need to ask your planner to share those details with the rest of the team, so if something happens to the person in charge, the rest of the crew can still resolve the conflict.


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This week's Beverly Citizen brings us up to speed on the most recent changes that eliminated the remaining $250,000 gap in the budget.
The proposed changes included eliminating the director of personnel position at the district's central office. To make up for this cut, $4,000 was added to the budget to purchase database software and pay for training for other personnel. A part-time clerical position was also added to help the coordinator of child welfare with the additional workload, Galinski said, explaining that the cut puts more stress on the rest of the staff because the work still needs to be done.
The draft budget also proposes eliminating five special education teachers, one at each elementary school, who work as part of the TLC program, an intervention program for students with social-emotional needs. Those positions are currently funded by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant, which runs out this year.
Galinski said these teachers, who serve as part of a TLC team along with other staff members, will each by replaced by two part-time paraprofessionals at Ayers Ryal Side, Cove, Hannah and North Beverly elementary schools. Centerville Elementary School has requested a Merrimack College Education Fellow to fill this position instead.


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The government will try to reduce the amount of trash on Phnom Penh's streets as it implements a project officials say could boost tourism.
It was hoped that a national referendum on paper and plastic waste management and reduction would "make a city without paper and plastic flying around in the air", Tourism Minister Thong Khon said last week at a tourism seminar.
The project, however, would require the participation of average Cambodians to get to what tourism officials have called "green gold", or the lucrative potential of eco-tourism, Thong Khon said.
"It's difficult to get this to work. There needs to be participation from the public. Trash is a big challenge for developing green tourism," he said.
The project would ask Cambodians to cut back on their use of plastic and paper products.
Cambodia imported almost 56,000 tonnes of plastic last year, up 21 per cent from the year before, according to a document that detailed the project.
More than 18 per cent of Cambodia's waste is inorganic, and the project would focus on reducing this percentage of the trash, Thong Khon said.
Of Phnom Penh's 1,300 tonnes of sitting waste, nearly 16 per cent was plastic and three per cent paper.
"We can't eliminate plastic in the short term, but reduction is very important. If we want to reduce it, we have to know about management," Thong Khon said.
Sarun Sambo, chief of the Solid Waste and Hazardous Substance Management office in the Ministry of Environment, said Cambodia lacked many of the facilities needed to collect and control waste.
"Operations at the dump site don't comply with technical standards, meaning that this leads to people around the site being affected," Sarun Sambo said.
To contact the reporter on this story: Don Weinland at [email protected]


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I love the salty-sweet combination in a Payday candy bar. These bar treats are a quick and simple way to recreate the flavor combination at home. I'll warn you though … it's hard to eat just one :-)
Payday Treats
1 c. white sugar
1 c. light Karo syrup
1 c. peanut butter
6 c. Rice Chex
1 c. blanched peanuts
Bring the Karo syrup and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat and add the peanut butter until dissolved, then stir in Chex and peanuts. Mix until coated and spread into a buttered 9×13 pan. Cool, then cut into squares.
Instead of blanched peanuts, I often use salted peanuts. I love the salty-sweet flavor combination.


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The U.S. Space & Rocket Center has returned to the No. 1 spot among the state's top 10 attractions that charge admission.
The center recorded 553,137 visitors last year, according to the 2011 rankings released by the Alabama Tourism Department.
The center, which was in second place in 2010 with attendance of 540,153, was ranked the No. 1 tourism attraction for two years in a row -- in 2008 and 2009.
Other Huntsville attractions making the top 10 list: the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, which has 11 sites across Alabama -- including a 54-hole course at Hampton Cove in Huntsville -- in second place with attendance of 512,044; Huntsville Botanical Garden, in seventh place with 275,000; and EarlyWorks Museum Complex in Huntsville, in 10th place with 155,000.
"We are proud to showcase the technology achievements of the people of the State of Alabama," said Daniel Wilson, chairman of the Alabama Space Science Exhibit Commission, which oversees the center. "We are honored to have shared this story with visitors from all 50 states and 78 foreign countries in 2011."
"We are especially pleased with this distinction as an indicator of the Space and Rocket Center's growth as a regional science center and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education hub," said the center's CEO Dr. Deborah Barnhart. "People everywhere are interested in the future of advanced defense, energy and space technologies."
The center's combination of nationally significant artifacts, IMAX and 3-D films and Space Camp education programs for all ages continues to attract people from around the world, Barnhart said.
Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville was in ninth place among the top 10 parks and natural destinations for 2011, with 237,539 visitors. Of the top sports destinations, Huntsville Stars baseball was No. 7 , with 2011 attendance of 93,340.
Of the top attractions that charge admission, Decatur's Point Mallard Park was ranked No. 8 with attendance of 231,017. The Birmingham Zoo came in at No. 3 with 498,623, and the McWane Science Center, also in Birmingham, was in fourth place with 381,191 visitors. The USS Alabama Battleship Park in Mobile was fifth with 322,685; Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Leeds was sixth with 300,000; and the Montgomery Zoo placed ninth with 216,746.
Seven of the top 10 attractions charging admission had an increase in attendance over previous years. Attendance figures were collected by the Alabama Tourism Department from local tourism organizations.
Alabama's Gulf Coast beaches were the No. 1 natural destination in the state, attracting 5 million visitors last year. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens had 350,000 visitors to make it the most attended free attraction.
More than 1 million people attended Mobile's Mardi Gras, making it the most attended event; and Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa was the top sports destination, with 712,747 fans attending University of Alabama home football games.
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Emirates boosts Saudi flights for Ramadan
Dubai, June 27, 2012
Dubai's national carrier Emirates has announced that it will add 73 additional flights to and from Saudi Arabia during Ramadan, adding to its already robust service schedule, starting from July 20.
Jeddah and Madinah Al Munawarrah will benefit from the extra services, put in place to serve the large number of passengers travelling to the Kingdom for religious based travel, a statement from Emirates said. The extra services will be in operation till September 1.
Ahmed Khoory, senior vice president, commercial operations Gulf, Middle East and Iran, said: "We expect travel to the Kingdom to increase significantly during the month of Ramadan in line with the annual movement of pilgrims. To effectively cater to this increased demand we have added extra services giving our passengers more flight options and easing the flow of traffic."
A total of 59 additional flights will operate to and from Jeddah throughout Ramadan, with Madinah Al Munawarrah receiving 14 extra services during the same time period.
"There is a high demand for travel to the Kingdom from across our network given our convenient and frequent flight options. With a growing fleet of 175 aircraft we are fortunate to have the flexibility required to adjust our schedules and accommodate this increased traffic flow," added Khoory.
The additional flights will be serviced by a mixture of Boeing 777s and A330 aircraft, in a three class configuration. Emirates currently operates to four gateways in Saudi Arabia including; Jeddah, Riyadh, Dammam and Madinah al Munawarah.
The airline received permission from the Saudi Authorities to operate these flights for Umrah passengers. – TradeArabia News Service