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In our world of growing inequality, it is becoming even more imperative that students gain global and cultural competencies to impact issues such as access to clean water, sanitation, environmental protection and health promotion. Our Action Research learning journeys take your students into the heart of community development to perform inquiry based learning requiring a high degree of adaptability to different cultural contexts, build confidence, creativity and collaboration while tackling some of our world's most pressing issues.
Location: Pak Xeng Regional High
Pak Xeng Regional High, 84 km (approx. 3.5 hrs) from Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. Pak Xeng Regional High School serves over 20 outlying villages with many students walking more than 3+ hours to attend classes. The school has 821 students of ethnic minority comprising upland and highland people. Over 300 students live at school in self-made bamboo huts without toilets nor clean water. They do all their own cooking, cleaning and other chores without any supervision. In other words, they have to live independently and survive on their own.
- Conduct action research at Pak Xeng Regional High School in Lao PDR to discover the links between 'access to water', sanitation, health and education.
- Explore and discover your world and yourself, while helping Pak Xeng students gain a better understanding of Global Citizenship, Life Long Learning and 'how to take advantage of new opportunities'.
- Live and learn in a rural community setting together with the students of Pak Xeng High School.
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- Students are exposed to practical concepts and ethical issues relevant to community development issues
- Students identify and solve problems through creativity, inquiry, critical and cultural understanding
- Students build confidence, enthusiasm and a sense of achievement through engagement and experimentation with a range of research methods and techniques in unfamiliar environments and cultures


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Noblet Clarinet
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Known for its warm-centered sound and produced by LeBlanc as an intermediate instrument, the Leblanc Noblet Clarinet is a classic wood enhancement for any school orchestra. Professionals usually choose a variety that needs less tweaking and is enabled for fast fingering but the quality of the Noblet Clarinet garners fans who lean towards older models and what can be termed as the "flying on a cloud" sound.
Replaced by the Buffet or a professional LeBlanc, this pure instrument is built almost exactly as any other clarinet. Rather than the new age plastic or metal veneers, beautiful keys are accompanied by a solid wood shaft. The keys are either the traditional silver or nickel-plated, in the case of the Noblet 45 Clarinet and D Noblet Clarinet, and only need a soft cloth to shine. Playing in the standard B flat key and providing flexibility is often an enhancement that intermediate players depend on with this choice in instrument.
The clarinet, a transposing member of the orchestra, (one that plays at a different pitch than seen on the score) is an adaptation in design of the Chalumeau. The Chalumeau, like the Noblet, provides a clear soprano sound and versatility within the accompanying instruments' melodies. Unlike the ancient Baroque style instrument, the Noblet Clarinet allows for the full use of the Boehm key work.
When considering the purchase of any clarinet it is important to gauge budget and quality of instrument. The budget for a child's clarinet should depend on financial ability, longevity of interest and potentially, talent. If the clarinet is a passing fancy like ballet or little league, a used instrument will provide the same benefits as a new clarinet. Older models while providing mystery and intrigue may not provide an optimal sound. Compare the cost of the instrument, as well as repairs and updates it may need, before making any long-standing decisions. Especially if you are going to invest in an expensive Noblet Bass Clarinet.
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Hi! I'm from South America and my doctor suggested I start taking raltegravir. It's much more expensive buying it here. I will be in Boston in early January so I'm planing to buy it there. Would you please let me know where I can buy it in the Boston area? I have my doctor's medical prescription for raltegravir, do I need a US doctor's prescription? Please tell me how can I buy raltegravir in Boston, I have no idea where to go. Thank you so much in advance.
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As part of an ongoing series this week about online and mobile safety, Family Online Safety Institute CEO, Stephen Balkam, is here to provide tips to help keep your family safer online. In my recent interview Stephen talked about mobile safety, Facebook, and factors to consider if you're thinking about giving your child a cell phone. Today he's sharing how to monitor screen time and ensure safety when playing online games.
Tech Savvy Mama: Since winter break is coming up and kids are likely to be spending more time playing the new games they received for their gaming systems, what advice do you have for parents about monitoring screen time and ensuring that they play networked games with those that they know?
Stephen Balkam: In our house we keep our computer in a public place. I can't stress how important it is for kids to understand early on that the Internet is a public place. That messaging should be supported in the home as well. I would also try to encourage parents to set limits or ratios for how long their kids can be "connected" vs. engaging in another activity they enjoy. If parents position alternate activities in a positive way, then children won't feel like you are taking away screen time.
It's also incredibly important for parents to read the terms and agreements and understand how the games work. That way, parents understand how their kids are connecting and can effectively use any parental controls available. In September FOSI released a study conducted by Hart with the great news that most parents are aware of parental controls. But, the research also suggested that online gaming was an area where few parents were implementing controls. Finally, this is another time where keeping digital tools in an open space in your house is useful. This way parents can see who their kids are connecting with and ask them about how they know the person.
This is part of a series of posts from my interview with Stephen Balkam, CEO of FOSI. Additional topics this week include:
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R.D. Burman was an excellent composer but it is often mistakenly assumed that he was the first person to introduce a western influence into Hindi film songs. His senior colleagues in the industry were experimenting with western sounds years before he came onto the scene. This is because of the rock ânâ roll revolution that took place in America in the late 1950âs and the 1960âs due to a certain person named Elvis Presley. Shammi Kapoor cultivated a similar image and his popularity pushed music directors like
O.P Nayyar and Shankar-Jaikishen into creating the western type of music that suited him. âGumnaamâ does not star the Indian Elvis but the soundtrack displays the knack that S-J had of turning out a foot-tapping rock ânâ roll track.
And that track is âJaan Pehchaan Ho, Jeena Aasaan Ho!â. Mohammad Rafi is so passionately charged⦠it sounds like he is breathing fire. Dance to it and you may also find your shoes on fire. The high-powered music reaches your bones making you want to move them to the funky rhythm! Rafi is just absolutely positively amazing. This classic has experienced a rebirth of sorts because of its use in a scene in the funny American film, âGhost Worldâ (2000).
Donât go to a shrink to receive advice on what to do with your life. Instead, listen to what Lata Mangeshkar has to say. âIs Duniya Main Jeena Ho To Sunlo Meri Baat, Gham Chhodke Manao Rang Reliâ Says she. Sound advice, I say! The music has a western undertone to it mixed with a traditional Indian sound (which explains why many people could not resist the temptation to make remix versions). With Lataâs boisterous rendition, Hasrat Jaipuriâs logical lyrics and Helen to drool over, this one is a knockout!
By the mid-1960âs, it became a standard convention for any thriller or supernatural movie to have a slow theme tune rendered by Lata. Here, she whispers, âGumnaam Hai Koi, Badnaam Hai Koiâ¦â. If you are a person who is well-versed in Hollywood films then listen carefully to this song, you may realize that it is a tad inspired by the theme tune of the classic movie, âCharadeâ (1963). That does not really spoil the enjoyment as S-J have added their own unmistakable touch to the composition. It is an exquisite number that has mysterious lyrics, which make you ponder.
Sharda is one of those singers who made a good but very brief impact during Lata and Ashaâs reign as the queens of playback singing. But, then all of a sudden, poof! She disappeared. Her âAayega Kaun Yahanâ carries on in the same vein as the last number. This one makes a more dramatic use of the piano, which combines wonderfully with Shardaâs bewitching rendition. The rift between Lata and Rafi (due to a misunderstanding) meant that they did not work together for a short while. As a result, Rafi did more duets with other female singers. Hence the following Rafi-Sharda duet, âJaane Chaman Shola Badanâ. This unusual pairing of singers makes a nice refreshing change. It is an intoxicating song that is a treat on the ears.
There are two more solo Rafi songs on the album and both are different in style yet similar in theme. âKhayalon Main (Hum Kaale Hain To Kya Hua Dilwale Hainâ¦)â has become a classic thanks to Rafiâs spot-on impersonation of comedian Mehmood. Mehmood is attempting to woo Helen but she is ignoring him. He assumes that it has something to do with his dark skin and argues that that should not matter as he is a romantic at heart. In todayâs times, the humor has dated badly and could be conveyed as being racist. In my opinion, it is the opposite⦠the song has a tongue-in-cheek message about how skin color is irrelevant when it comes to love. âEk Ladki Hai Jisne Jeena Mushkil Kardiyaâ is a more conventional approach to the similar scenario of a hero talking about his crush on a girl. This is amiable enough but, needless to say, the team of S-J/Rafi have given us better songs on this type of situation.
What could have been nothing more than a routine drunk song is surprisingly catchy and endearing.
Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar are clearly enjoying themselves in âPeeke Hum Tum Jo Chale Aaye Hain Is Mehfil Mainâ. Even the regular interruptions of âhic!â can be forgiven as the track is so loveable. Asha and Usha obviously make a great team. I feel that the chemistry in this duo had a lot of potential that has gone unexplored by music directors, which is a shame.
âGumnaamâ is sometimes unfairly overlooked but I believe that it is one of Shankar-Jaikishenâs best albums. Give it a listen today.
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Hideout festival in Novalja, island of Pag, Croatia
Sun, sea and soundsystem culture
Where: Beach Zrce, Novalja, island of Pag
When: Sunday 25th June – Friday 29th June 2018
10 000 attendees from across Europe
Hideout Festival in Novalja, island of Pag – Points of interests
Hideout Festival happens in the surroundings of Zrce Beach, at Novalja, bringing together 10 000 attendees from across Europe over the week of June 29th until 4th July. The strength of the line-up and the stunning beach location ensured that the first edition of the festival sold out in double quick time and it has gone on to build on that reputation ever since. Expect anything and everything from house and techno to dubstep, rave and minimal.


text: Organic "Carbon" Chemistry Chapter 13-14 Science 10 CT03D01 Resource: Brown, Ford, Ryan, IB Chem Organic "Carbon" Chemistry Chemistry for you, Lawrie Ryan Chapter 13 Pages 159-177 Hydrocarbons, Fossil Fuels, Distillation of Crude Oil, Cracking, Plastics, Polymers Chapter 14 Pages 178-185 Alcohols, Isomers, Ethanol, Alcohol Reactions, Carboxylic Acids 13.1 - Hydrocarbons A hydrocarbon is a compound containing only hydrogen and carbon Crude Oil, which is very important to the survival Venezuela is a mixture of many hydrocarbons Not only vital for fuels but also the starting materials for plastics and other polymers 13.1 - Alkanes The most common hydrocarbon found in crude oil is an alkane An alkane contains a 'backbone' of single-bonded carbon atoms and is saturated with hydrogen atoms Natural gas, methane, CH4, is the shortest alkane Alkane Methane, CH4 Ethane, C2H6 Propane, C3H8 Butane, C4H10 Pentane, C5H12 Hexane, C6H14 Heptane, ______ Octane, _______ 13.2 – Fossil Fuels Most common fuels are fossil fuels Coal, crude oil, natural gas, etc Coal, although it's not a hydrocarbon, does contain carbon and hydrogen, as well as oxygen in some of it's molecules From organic material (like trees) that died and were buried below swamps Crude oil, hydrocarbons Formed from tiny animals and plants which lived in the sea Takes millions of years to form fossil fuels In reality the energy comes from the sun to produce fossil fuels, but it simply takes so long to produce 13.2 – Finding Oil Crude oil today was made from mainly plankton that died about 150 million years ago. Their bodies did not decay normally due to lack of oxygen and with high pressures and temperatures, formed oil and natural gas. We can find oil by surveying the land and it's topography Look for dome shaped layers (cap rock or anti-cline) Seismic survey 13.3 – Distilling Crude Oil When crude oil reaches the refinery it's a thick, black, and smelly liquid This liquid contains long hydrocarbon chains At the refinery the long chains can be sorted out into groups of useful substances called fractions We can separate these substances by fractional distillation which separates substances based on their boiling point Fraction Length Color Thickness Reactivity Low BP (up to 80C) Short Clear Runny Easily lit (flammable, clean flame) Medium BP (80- Medium 150C) Yellow Thicker Harder to light, some smoke High BP (above 150C) Dark orange Thick Long Difficult to light, smoky flame 13.4 – Fractional Distillation in Industry Fraction Length of Carbon Chain Petroleum gas C1-C4 Petrol C4-C12 Kerosine C11-C15 Diesel C15-C19 Lubricating Oil C20-C30 Fuel Oil C30-C40 Bitumen C50 + 13.5 - Cracking After distillation of crude oil companies are still left with long hydrocarbons and the need is for shorter chains like petrol The solution is cracking meaning big molecules are broken down by heating them over a catalyst This is competed inside a cracker 13.6 - Plastics When oil companies crack large molecules into smaller ones, ethene is made Ethene is just like ethane, but with a double bond making it unsaturated vs ethene This ethene molecule is the starting material for plastics. When the double bond is broken, new bonds can form between several molecules forming polymers Lots of small, reactive molecules called monomers join together to make a polymer 13.7 – Ethene and the Alkenes Alkenes, which are also hydrocarbons, are very similar to alkanes, but are not saturated. They have at least one double bond and less hydrogen atoms which makes them unsaturated. Their names end in –ene instead of –ane Contain double bonds Alkane Methane, CH4 Very reactive Ethane, C2H6 Building block for polymers Propane, C3H8 Also react with Br, Cl, I, F water Strong acids Water and sulfuric adid Alkene Ethene, C2H4 Propene, C3H6 Butane, C4H10 Butene, C4H8 Pentane, C5H12 Pentene, C5H10 Hexane, C6H14 Hexene, C6H12 Heptane, ______ Heptene, ______ Octane, _______ Octene, _______ 13.8 - Polymerization There are two types of reactions that make polymers Addition – where at least two things simply join together Condensation – where water is given off in the process of joining molecules. Also known as dehydration synthesis 13.8 – Addition Polymerization Addition Reactions Monomers have at least one double bond The polymer is the only material formed in the reaction Easiest example is ethene used to make poly(ethene) n C2H4 -[-C2H4-]-n Where n = large number The double bonds open up to form single bonds to the adjacent monomer R can be just about anything 13.9 – Condensation Polymerization Nylon is an example of a polymer formed through condensation Fumes are given off as the different monomers react together. These small molecules given off could be H2O, HCl, etc. It depends on the ends of the monomers. The monomers have reactive parts at both ends and join end-to-end to make long chain polymers + H2O 13.10 – Properties of Plastics Many materials are made out of plastics PVC piping, bags, surfaces, protective films, bottles, etc Plastics often have advantages over the use of metal compounds and cost much less When we run out of oil we will also run out of access to cheap plastics This is why recycling our plastics is so important!! Chapter 14 – Organic Molecules Nomenclature! How do we name organic compounds? Alkane vs alkene Saturated vs unsaturated Functional groups Length of chain 14.1 – Types of Organics Types of Organic Molecules Saturated •Compounds which contain only single bonds •For example: alkanes Aliphatics •Compounds which do not contain a benzene ring; may be saturated or unsaturated •For example: alkanes, alkenes Unsaturated •Compounds which contain double or triple bonds •For example: alkenes, arenes Arenes •Compounds which contain a benzene ring; they are all unsaturated compounds •For example: benzene, phenol 14.2 - Members of Homologous Series Differ by a CH2 Can be represented by the same general formula Show gradation in physical properties Have similar chemical properties 14.2 - Members of Homologous Series… … differ by a –CH2 group 14.2 - Members of Homologous Series… … can be represented by the same general formula Formula Name CH4OH Methan-1-ol C2H5OH Ethan-1-ol C3H7OH Propan-1-ol C4H9OH Butan-1-ol C5H11OH Pentan-1-ol C6H13OH Hexan-1-ol C7H15OH Heptan-1-ol C8H17OH Octan-1-ol 14.2 - Members of Homologous Series… … show gradation in physical properties Alkane Boiling Point Methane, CH4 -164 Ethane, C2H6 -89 Propane, C3H8 -42 Butane, C4H10 -0.5 Pentane, C5H12 36 Hexane, C6H14 69 Heptane, C7H16 98 Octane, C8H18 125 Since the series differ by one –CH2 they have successively longer carbon chains Results in gradual trend of phy. Props Not always a linear growth Density and viscosity are other examples 14.2 - Members of Homologous Series… … show similar chemical properties As the have the same functional group Ex.1 – the alcohols have a functional –OH group, which can be oxidized to form organic acids Ex. 2 – the –COOH functional group, present in the homologous series of the carboxylic acids, is responsible for the acidic properties of these compounds 14.3 – Organic Formulas Emperical formula Simplest whole number ratio Ethane CH3 Molecular formula Actual number of atoms Ethane C2H6 Structural Formula Full, condensed, steriochemical 14.3 - Emperical Formula The simplest whole number ratio of the atoms it contains. For example, the emperical formula of ethane, C2H6, is CH3. This formula can be derived from percentage composition data obtained from combustion analysis. It is, however, of rather limited use on it's own, as it does not tell us the actual number of atoms in the molecule. 14.3 - Molecular Formula Actual number of atoms of each element present. For example, the molecular formula of ethane is C2H6. It is therefore a multiple of the emperical formula, and so can be deduced if we know both the emperical formula and the relative molecular mass Mr. 14.3 - Full Structural Formula Graphic formula or displayed formula – shows every bonded atom. Usually 90o and 180o angles are used to show the bonds because this is the clearest 2-D representation, although it is not the true geometry of the molecule 14.3 - Condensed Structural Formula Often omits bonds where they can be assumed, and groups atoms together. It contains the minimum information needed to describe the molecule nonambiguously – in other words there is only one possible structure that could be described by its formula. 14.4 – IUPAC Nomenclature Nomenclature for Organic Compounds: the IUPAC system International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry Rule 1: Identify the longest straight chain of carbons Rule 2: Identify the functional group Rule 3: Identify the side chains or substituent groups 14.4 - IUPAC Rule 1: Longest Chain # C atoms in longest Stem in IUPAC name Example 1 meth- CH4 methane 2 eth- C2H6 ethane 3 prop- C3H8 propane 4 but- C4H10 octane 5 pent- C5H12 pentane 6 hex- C6H14 hexane Note: 'straight chain' does not mean just 180o angles or unbranched chains of carbon atoms. Be careful, do not be confused by the way the molecule may appear on paper because of free rotation around the carbon-carbon single bonds. Example, all three below are the same…. 15.4 - IUPAC Rule 2: Functional Group The functional group is described by a specific ending (or suffix) to the name, that replaces the –ane ending of the name of the parent alkane. The suffixes used for some common functional groups are in the slides to follow. Those marked * will have slides with further information. 14.4 - Functional Groups Homologous Series Suffix in IUPAC name Example of compound Alkane -ane C3H8 propane Alkene -ene CH3CH=CH2 propene Alcohol -anol C3H7OH propanol chloro, Fluoro, bromo chloromethane Halogen Functional Group -Cl -F -Br 14.4 - IUPAC Rule 3: Side Chains Side Chain Prefix in IUPAC Example of Compound -CH3 methly- CH3CH(CH3)CH3 2-methylpropane -C2H5 ethly- CH(C2H5)3 3-ethlypentane -C3H7 proply- CH(C3H7)3 4-propylheptane -F , -Cl , -Br , -I fluoro- , chloro- , bromo- , iodo- CCl4 Tetrachloromethane -NH2 amino- CH2(NH2)COOH 2-aminoethanoic acid 14.5 - Structural Isomers Different arrangements of the same atoms make different molecules Molecular formula shows the atoms that are present in a molecule, but gives no information on how they are arranged. Consider, for example, C4H10 Each isomer is a distinct compound, having unique physical and chemical properties. 14.5 - Structural Isomers of Alkenes 14.6 - Alkanes as Fuels Release significant amounts of energy when they burn, highly exothermic, because large amount of energy released when forming.. Double bonds of CO2 Bonds in H2O C3H8 + 5O2 3CO2 + 4H2O ΔH = -2200 kJ/mol However, when O2 is limited….. 2C3H8 + 7O2 6CO + 8H2O when O2 is extremely limited….. C3H8 + 2O2 3C + 4H2O These are examples of the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels which makes them an environmental concern


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Tomorrow is an extraordinary date and we can all do something to make it even more special. Tomorrow is also the Global Day of Doing all over the world. Millions of people and organizations will be gathering to celebrate this day and everyone will be taking some steps to cut their emissions, cut carbon and send a powerful message to world leaders that people everywhere are ready to tackle climate change. Have you decided how to make a positive impact on this unique date? If the answer is "YES" then good for you! We are all very proud of you! If your answer is "NO", don't take it too hard on yourself. You still have plenty of time to plan your day tomorrow so that it is as environment-friendly as possible. Whether you choose not to drive your car and ride a bicycle instead, or prepare yourself a low carbon meal or even plant a tree, it is all up to you, just make it green, do it for our beautiful world and most of all – have fun! If you need some inspirational ideas for the big day tomorrow visit the official Global Day of Doing website at http://www.1010global.org/101010
I live in Bulgaria and I plan to do the following:
1. I am not driving my car tomorrow but walking instead (burn some calories as a bonus 🙂 )
2. Share a low carbon meal with friends
3. Attend the gathering
at the National Palace of Culture (Sofia) where WWF Bulgaria in association with "Coalition for the climate" are organizing a great event. Citizens with gather to write the number 350 which symbolizes the immediate actions that need to be taken to stabilize the climate. Countries all over the world are going to mark this day with some event. Google to see what your country is doing and what events you can be a part of. 🙂 Have a great day and if you have pictures, post them afterwards. Spread the love!
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Peen Nigeria Limited, is licensed to provide Stevedoring services in Nigeria, and we are presently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Front Desk Officer (Female)
Location: Lagos
Job Description
- Keep front desk tidy and presentable with all necessary material (pens, forms, paper etc.)
- Greet and welcome guests
- Check, sort and forward emails
- Monitor office supplies and place orders when necessary
- Keep updated records and files
- Answer questions and address complaints
- Answer all incoming calls and redirect them or keep messages
- Receive letters, packages etc. and distribute them
- Prepare outgoing mail by drafting correspondence, securing parcels etc.
- Monitor office expenses and costs
- Take up other duties as assigned (travel arrangements, schedules etc.)
- Proven experience as front desk representative, agent or relevant position
- Excellent knowledge of MS Office (especially Excel and Word)
- Strong communication and people skills
- Good organizational and multi-tasking abilities
- Familiarity with office machines (e.g. fax, printer etc.)
- Knowledge of office management and basic bookkeeping
- Proficient in English (oral and written)
- Problem-solving skills
- Customer service orientation
- High School Diploma; additional qualifications will be a plus.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to: [email protected]
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Looking for a great card for mom? Why not try an easel card? Below is an easel card sample by Scor-pal designer Katie Tate.
Instructions can be found in the resource section of Splitcoast Stampers: Easel Card tutorial.
What a sweet card! Easel cards are such a fun technique, thanks for sharing!
This card is an absolute cutie!
what a gorgeous card
Your card is so sweet! I love the little bunnies you used and all the great details like the grass and fence with the plaid doily. The tag with the buttons is a fun little accent.
Thanks for sharing! :)


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Front and Back. Found in the trash at an abandoned Bank lobby in L.A after what I was told was a big party for Vice Magazine.
Front and Back. Found in the trash at an abandoned Bank lobby in L.A after what I was told was a big party for Vice Magazine.
It was a few summers ago. I was Montreal with my BF and things were not going well. Things were going pretty fucking awful actually, which was why I was wandering the streets mid-day in the middle of a god damned heat wave thinking that This Was It and It Was Over. My french is terrible, I have no idea where I am, my legs ache from walking, and it's like a billion fucking degrees out and I'm drenched in sweat. I need to cool down. I need to think. I need a drink.
I scanned the block for a place to sit down and really simmer in my misery when I saw that the large gay strip club was open. I walk in.
In order to understand the profoundly affecting mises en scène you have to understand that this is a pretty famous place. It's big and shiny and glossy. The inside is like a red-velvet cave with tasteful up-lighting. The bar is stylishly designed, the stage is big and the bartenders are wearing what amounts to formal skin-tight swimwear.
All very flashy and gay and fabulous, except it's the middle of the fucking day and I'm the only one there. The place can comfortably hold hundreds and I'm literally the only customer. The music isn't even on. The A/C is blasting and the barmen look cold and uncomfortable in their tights. Their pneumatic, plastic-molded injection bodies make me sit up straighter. I am suddenly very aware of my gut and I feel like the fattest person in existence and start to if I smell or look as crazy as I feel. Crazyface aside, I felt like the naked one. I ordered a beer and tried my best not to think about anything.
Just then some incomprehensible French blasts out of the speakers announcing some new dancer named Jaque of Jami or something. Out comes an insanely muscled Latino boy in thug drag. He drops pants but doesn't dance, he just kinda..shuffles around, pants around his ankles. His dick half-heartly swinging around. It's not even a semblance of a dance or performance or anything. It's embarrassing.
Then the kicker. The DJ remembers that dancers need music and cues up a song at full volume.
It's David Bowie's "The Man Who Sold The World."
I don't even remember if I saw another act or had another beer or what.
It's half past Anti-Prime in the offices of Baden-Maden Travel, Olympus Mons office. The Automatic Jukebox lifts its needle and removes a record. Then, in accordance with program title RELAX01, it lifts another record and places it the turnstile. The needle falls with a soft click.
"Fly me to the moon and let me play among the stars."
The music is faint, all the knobs are set to soft. In the baby blue office of the Regional Director, two people are fucking on a couch. A man with grayish hair was under a woman with black hair. She is naked. He is wearing shoes, socks, a half-buttoned shirt with blue slacks bunched around his ankles. She has the tall, slender frame of a native Martian. He does not.
"Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars."
Behind them stand a proud roll of travel posters, full of the allure and promise of strange new sensations. "BRAVE NEW WORLD, THAT HAS SUCH FREEDOM IN IT!" screamed white brush letters. "MAKE THE RED PLANET GREEN. BUY MARTIAN." announced one, " A CHICKEN IN EVERY POT, A SERVANT IN EVERY HOME." was another, with a housewife fawning over her new robotic maid.
The man finished with a grunt. His name was John and this was his office. He had met the girl (Her name is Appie, short for Aphrodite. John thought that was just adorable) at Clancy's down on MacArthur Street. He had just been transferred to the Olympus Mons office. His wife and children where still back in Luna City so was understandably lonely. Appie twisted her body and smiled.
"Oh God! Oh, oh thank you." John laughed. He was really quite charming.
"The pleasure was mine, sir" Appie reached for two cigarettes on the nearby table. She tossed one to John and lit up. She took a long slow drag and let out a cloud that could choke a Atmospheric-Regulator. She had powerful lungs, all Martians did.
"In other words, I love you." The track ended, click, and switched over to the Robert Dylan Ensemble version of "Volare."
"Do they have more like you at home?" John smirked behind his cigarette.
"Nope, fraid I'm it." Appie got of John, her body was blue and bony in the harsh night light. Nights on Mars aren't like nights on Earth or Venus or Luna City. Mars was bright and cold and open. The shadows cut sharp shapes into the fashionable modern furniture.
"We don't have girls like you in Luna City."
Appie smiled. A reflex. "I thought you said you where Terran?"
"Oh I was born on Earth, but I didn't stay." John puffed. "It's just too much down there, all the crime and the noise and the crowding. I got away as soon at the first ships took off. It's just so much more pleasant up here, free from the worry back home." He snorts. "Like the posters say "Ride The Sea Of Tranquility!" He laughs at his joke.
"Have you ever been to Earth?" He asks.
"Ethnic Martians can't go to Earth." Appie flinched a bit. She was wondering why she bothered. This was the worst part. Just after. God why can't he just shut up, why did she even bother asking? She had been to Earth, once. She stood underneath the Trans Manhattan expressway with a mob of other protesters. She was a rare white face, save for a few Italians and Jews and other agitators. She hurled rocks and rotten fruit at the heated plastic tubes carrying commuters to the Spaceport. It was freezing, almost like on Mars. She chanted with them, for money, for tax help, for food, for help for a dying world. A year ago she would have gladly kicked a Terran like John in the teeth. A year ago she would have died before returning to Mars. It had been a long year. She turned toward the Automatic Jukebox. "Is that a 500?"
"I think. It was here when I got in." John pulled his trousers up.
Appie walked to the Jukebox. She scanned past the photo-slides showing the 500-Series collection of records. It was pretty standard. "AMERICAN MOON" "CROSBY GOES COSMIC" "THE GIRL FROM ENCLADUOUS."Appie clicked ahead.
"Oh shit! You have Back To Earth!" She pressed play, the machine grabbed the record. "I swear I played this every day for a year when it came out."
"Yeah, the former director was into Negro music." John began to button his shirt. Appie turned the volume up, "Homeworld Bound" blasted into the empty offices. She started to dance, kicking her feet and flinging her long black hair around. By the end of the song, John was fully dressed and staring at the naked woman dancing in his office.
"I've got a meeting tomorrow, so I need to head in." his voice was small against the guitar and drums.
"Oh,OH! Yes, of course. I'm so sorry." Aphrodite turned the knobs down. "Me too." She picked up her shoes first, stopped, dropped them, and picked up her underwear and dress, trying to scramble into them as quickly as possible
"Okay then, Goodbye." Appie turned out the door. This is normally when they'd offer an AeroCab home. She could use it, she used up her Car Card a week ago.
"G'night!" John smiled and pushed past her, vanishing down the hall at a pace almost, but not quite, a run.
Appie stood there, lit a cigarette, and turned, walking in the other direction.
In the office, the Automatic Jukebox switched to Track 2, "Sattelight Of Love." but it was drowned out by the sound of soft footsteps on thin carpet.


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The short answer is yes and no. Although the traditional receiving line is still done at most weddings, there are alternatives.
The first alternative is unconventional, but very well received. After the bride and groom have been pronounced husband and wife, they walk to the back of the church and the wedding party follows them out. The best man then announces that all guests should remain seated. The newlyweds make their way back to the front of the sanctuary and go row by row greeting their guests as they exit. This is a wonderful way for the bride and groom to personally acknowledge each and every person who witnessed their vows. During this time, the bridal party has the opportunity to gather their belongings and to prepare for any remaining photo sessions in the church. Once the last row of guests have been greeted, the newlyweds can head back to the front of the church for their couple photos. Be sure to inform the photographer of your plans ahead of time.
Traditionally, the receiving line in the foyer of the church has all the attendants. This also leaves room for an alternative. It is perfectly acceptable to have only the newlyweds, their parents and grandparents in line to receive congratulations. Most people, including attendants, feel a bit awkward shaking hands with everyone who comes out of the church.
Some couples opt to form the receiving line at the entrance to the reception hall. They greet guests as they arrive for the reception. This works best when there is some time between the wedding ceremony and reception. If the reception is immediately following the ceremony, often the guests arrive before the wedding party, making it awkward to set up a receiving line. When done at the reception, after all the guests have been seated, the bridal party is announced and enters.
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This Challenge blog is aimed at Paper Crafters, new and not so new who want to get hints and tips on how to improve their own techniques and have some fun and hopefully win prizes at the same time!
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- Follow the set challenge theme and publish a blog post each Challenge Thursday on your own blog - you can combine this with other craft challenges if you want to. We're not in competition with any other challenge blog.
- Comment on your allocated share of the entries and choose one Landmark entry for each challenge
- Participate in the papercraftingjourney google group.
- NOT ESSENTIAL but welcomed - Be able to produce an original sketch and work with digital images (stamps, clip art, digi papers etc)
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As President Donald Trump appeared to change course on foreign policy in the wake of missile strikes against Syria late Thursday, some of his supporters stood by him while others from his far-right flank seemed rankled by the move.
Trump's decision to carry out the targeted strike against a Syrian air base late Thursday in response to a deadly chemical weapon attack was met with support, albeit with some caution, by his backers who spoke with NBC News on Friday.
"What the president just did is stand for rights of the oppressed around the world — and that is being presidential," said Daniel Cortez, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Vietnam and is a Trump voter.
Cortez, of Stafford, Virginia, said he felt Trump's military decision was warranted, but added that he wanted the president to seek advice and approval from Congress before deciding the need for further military action.
The veteran said he felt Trump's decision was still in line with his oft-trumpeted "America First" agenda, which to him meant a "need to fortify our military assets, economic assets and build on that."
"We have to have the resolve to counter actions from foreign governments that are detrimental to our internal safety," Cortez said.
"Sometimes we have to fight and what we do have to fight is tyrants that are abusing innocent women and children, and I think the world has to stand with the president," he added.
Trump voter Lori Clements, of Waynetown, Indiana, said she "wasn't thrilled about" the strike, but supported the president and was willing to see what happened next.
"Whatever works. We've got to do something," she said.
Related: What Are Trump's Next Options on Syria?
Asked if she thought Trump was sticking to his "America First" agenda, she said, "I think it's way too early in the game" and that people should give the president a chance.
Linda Kennedy, of Circleville, Ohio, who said she voted for Trump in November, but with many reservations, said she hoped the president made the right decision.
"It's a horrible thing, especially when children get killed like that that, but it's always really scary when we bomb anybody because we don't know where its going to lead," she said, adding she hopes Trump takes time to plan his next move.
"He needs to really think hard about this sort of thing," Kennedy said.
She added that while the cost of the strike could be taking money away from his domestic agenda, "in theory, you're keeping the world safer."
Related: Russia Suspends Air Deal, Slams U.S. 'Aggression'
William Hansen, a veteran of the Marine Corps, expressed reservations about the decision, but said in the end he supported the military experience and guidance of Defense Secretary James Mattis. Hansen said he voted for Libertarian Gary Johnson in November.
"Honestly, my whole thought was 'Mad Dog' wouldn't put us in a position to be back at war if there wasn't a very good reason," he said, referring to Mattis' nickname.
"I saw what happened. I felt really bad about the chemical weapons, you obviously don't want people to be hurt, but we don't want our troops to be hurt there either," he said.
Hansen, of Rocklin, California, added that he hoped Trump would "take care of America," and said he had many friends who were veterans who still needed support and resources back home.
"For me, let's leave the wars alone for a little and let's just take of ourselves," he said.
Trump's missile strike followed years of expressing his disapproval for increased U.S. involvement in the war-torn region — especially bombing Syria without Congressional approval.
Adm. Stavridis: Syria strike 'just the right size'April 7, 201701:18
On Thursday night, the president said it is in the "vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons."
Meanwhile, some of Trump's most fervent far-right supporters denounced the strike as a betrayal of his campaign promises.
Ann Coulter tweeted early Friday that "Trump campaigned on not getting involved in Mideast. Said it always helps our enemies & creates more refugees. Then he saw a picture on TV."
The conservative political commentator also added that "Christians who live in Syria are terrified of what will happen if Assad is gone."
Others accused Trump of going against his campaign promises.
White nationalist Richard Spencer denounced the missile strike in a series of tweets, adding in a video posted on YouTube that Trump's actions were "a betrayal" of his campaign promises.
Others conservative media personalities voiced support of Trump, saying his decision was a show of strength.


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When it comes to pot reporting Toronto Star columnist Rosie DiManno finds funny ways to get her knickers in a knot. Her latest screed, Marijuana beat shows the papers are going to pot, lacks substance and takes an entrenched uninformed position.
DiManno refers to the Denver Post marijuana editor position as, "a novel new beat." I call it a spin-off job that wouldn't exist without Colorado's legalization.
As a marijuana writer (Green Candy Press / NOW / Cannabis Culture) I'm offended at the idea reefer reporting is any less challenging than health, court, police and city hall beats. Even the soft beats, entertainment and sports are touched upon by toking.
The Denver Post's new marijuana editor needs experience in all these areas because legalization overlaps all beats. They also need to understand synergy of social media, traditional print and online to be editorial effective.
The new editor is not covering one specific area, but a subject matter that is exceedingly extensive and has been so badly reported on it's going to take a ganja genius to correct. DiManno has taken her share of uninformed pot shots – even going to Amsterdam to spend some of The Toronto Star investigative money on bud back when newspapers' were profitable.
"I was taken aback, on my last trip to Amsterdam — where soft drugs are legal, marijuana and hash for sale in drug cafés — at how very stupid much of the mellowed-out adult populace had become, so sluggish, slack, slothful. The potency of these `soft drugs' has increased dramatically, as laced as they are with THC."
"This is not your father's ganja, as I discovered while on assignment for a story about legalizing drugs. (It took me three days to recover from my `research')."
Marijuana for depression is well beyond Rosie's grasp, but this could be because marijuana makes her "staggeringly stupid" and other weed heads, in her opinion, are dulards too. Doesn't my St. Clair College Journalism diploma and my Humber School for Writers Creative Writing diploma demonstrate otherwise?
Rosie's column makes me wonder if she didn't inhale beforehand because it's tragically flawed. This isn't virgin turf, as DiManno pens. I've been writing about cannabis frequently for NOW since 2002 and several Colorado newspapers have made hires long before the Post advertised their position.
DiManno writes about plunging newspaper profits and layoffs across the industry and appears aghast somewhere the Denver Post publisher found funds for, "a novel new beat."
It must be beyond her grasp marijuana legalization created a gig in the ailing newspaper industry. Several jobs from what I can tell. Legalization may create even more jobs in the ailing newspaper industry as marijuana advertising begins to roll in.
A true reporter, say someone who would be a great marijuana editor, can do a quick Google search to determine since 2010 alt-weekly newspapers in legalization states have been profitable because of pot ads. An even better reporter would then call the publishers' for quotes.
Denver's Westword is chock full of weed ads and prints a pull out full color guide for their summer issue. Fifteen per cent of Westword's advertising revenue comes from marijuana related business and 40% of their classified revenue are pot related too.
According to The New York Times , The Colorado Springs Independent back in 2010 hired one full time reporter and promoted three part time reporters to full time because of marijuana advertising.
"Medical marijuana has been a revenue blessing over and above what we anticipated," said John Weiss, the founder and publisher of The Independent, a free weekly. "This wasn't in our marketing plan a year ago, and now it is about 10 percent of our paper's revenue."
DiManno's disdain for cannabis people is clearly evident because a dullard blogging for Cannabis Culture caught her with her head down in the neutral zone over a key fact – newspapers with cannabis advertising are profitable. A fact Toronto Star publisher John Cruickshank might want to investigate further for profitability sakes.
The editorial department is a little slim these days according to Rosie, but I think it's up to her to investigate key facts. Only her dislike of potheads explains how a seasoned reporter misses a fact (published in New York Times no less) alt weekly newspaper profits are up in states where marijuana is exceedingly accessible.
Matt Mernagh is a regular contributor to Cannabis Culture. His debut book from Green Candy Press, Marijuana Smoker's Guidebook The Easy Way To Identify and Enjoy Marijuana Strains is available from Amazon, iTunes or Indigo.


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I finally had a chance to attend one of the Japanese cooking classes sponsored by the MCAS Iwakuni's Cultural Adaptation office. Our fearless tour guide, Akie, was at the helm again. I've been here for 15 months, but always managed to miss one of these great Japanese cooking opportunities! Friday we headed to a community center near downtown Iwakuni where our cooking instructor, Sachiko Tamura, walked us through the lesson.
The two dishes we made were Fish Broth Soup and a special occasion layered Sushi Cake. With Akie assisting, Sachiko demonstrated each o the steps to make the dishes, all of which she made look incredibly easy. The tilted mirror above the instructor's station made it even easier to see what she was doing.
I have been in a few different Japanese community rooms, and most of them have rooms like this, with an instructors station, and then a number of students' stations. Our classroom had four student stations, so the 14 of us were divided in to four groups. In our group of three people, I was designated as the "cutting" person. I figured everyone would be safer if I wielded a knife, rather than attempted to cook on the tiny gas stove that was at about my knee-level. Any damage I might inflict would only happen to my own fingers that way.
As the "cutting person," I would be responsible for slicing vegetables, using cookie cutters to make kawaii (cute) flower and heart shapes, and creating a rose out of smoked salmon. The other two members of my group, Carolyn and Jessica, had other responsibilities. If you follow this blog, you may remember Jessica from my hike up Mt. Misen a week ago. Carolyn is a new acquaintance with a great attitude and our team was labeled as "harmonious" by Sachiko (whose name, by the way, means "happy child".) We then, of course, dubbed ourselves Team Harmony.
After Sachiko showed us how to make the very simple fish broth soup, Carolyn, the designated "soup and rice person" for our team, got to work on ours. Sachiko informed us that Japanese tofu must be cut with a knife in the palm of your hand. As "cutting person" for Team Harmony, I designated that task as part of the tasks for the "soup and rice person." Carolyn, the good sport that she is, just laughed and left me to my cookie cutters. She was very adept with the knife, and there was no bloody aftermath.
Carolyn, also responsible for the rice, mixed the vinegar with the rice (which was already cooker for us), and then scooped half of it in to the metal rice mold to make the cake's shape. She then layered marinated vegetables in between the two layers of rice.
Jessica was the "egg person." I think her job may have been the toughest. She had to pour very thin layers of egg sweetened with sugar in to a pan and cook them carefully without burning them. These eggs then got cut up into kinshi tomago... meaning beautifully sliced egg... to be placed as "icing" on the top of the sushi cake.
My kawaii vegetables and smoked salmon rose:
Team Harmony:
Our finished sushi cake, complete with vegetables, cooked shrimp, imitation crab and kinshi tomago.
These were the other groups' sushi cakes, with the final one being Sachiko's.
Team Harmony with our instructor:
October is Sachiko's birthday month, so Akie had brought her a gift from the Cultural Adaptation office. Really sweet!
The members of our cooking class with Sachiko!


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Meetinghouse Internet use
The following information is intended for people in meetinghouses who are selected for the Meetinghouse Internet Change Pilot.
There are two ways to connect to the Internet in meetinghouses:
- Connect to the LDSAccess wireless network (the wireless password may be freely shared with those participating in the pilot)
- Connect to an available network jack (A wired connection is preferred for streaming videos. Network cable required.)
- If you have questions about Meetinghouse Internet, please contact your stake or district technology specialist
Understanding Internet Filtering
Meetinghouse Internet filters inappropriate sites. If you are blocked from accessing a site that you feel should be allowed, please contact your stake or district technology specialist.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can I talk to if I'm not authorized to access something that I need?
Contact your stake or district technology specialist.
Are there times when I should use a wired connection instead of wireless?
Yes. Use a wired connection for permanently located computers and high-bandwidth, real-time applications whenever possible.
What do I do if I can't get access through a wired network jack?
Where can I go to find additional information on Meetinghouse Internet?
The stake technology specialist (STS) is responsible for helping people who have questions or experience problems with Meetinghouse Internet.


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Monday, July 9, 2012
{Oh How I've Missed You}
5 comments:
- Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acorns said...
Amen! Your blog is about you...do what you want.
Welcome back!!
- July 10, 2012 at 12:26 AM
- simmone said...
I'm amazed people actually bother to post nasty comments,esp when they have to prove they're not a robot,lol! Glad to see your not going to be bullied.Post away.
- July 10, 2012 at 1:44 PM
- Lydia Criss Mays said...
So happy to find you via twitter. I love the philosophy of your blog and I'm so sorry that other's have the ability to make us doubt the kindness and inspiration that we share. Keep seeing beautiful!
Happy to be your newest follower here too!
- July 10, 2012 at 11:19 PM
- kim said...
(I have tried to leave a comment on here three times now - I wonder if this will work? At least that shows someone is going to need to be persistent!)
Bullies are bullies because, quite simply, they can be. If we don't let them bully us, then we take away their power. The internet and the playground are very similar. ;)
- July 11, 2012 at 3:04 PM
- Natasha in Oz said...
I am so happy to see that you are blogging again! Yippee! The blogging world is a much better place with you in it!!!!!
Love and best wishes,
- July 13, 2012 at 9:58 PM


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With a stay at Alphotel in Innsbruck, you'll be convenient to Schloss Ambras and Tyrolean Provincial Museum. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Messe Innsbruck and Wilten Abbey.
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A new report from the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) highlights Community Health Centers as a health care solution that has already been in place for over 50 years, with broad bipartisan support. The report, "Strengthening the Safety Net," makes the case that while the debate over insurance coverage is important, the question of ensuring access to high-quality, affordable care is equally important. Health centers have succeeded for decades in providing that care in some of America's hardest to reach communities where there are few or no options for care,.
"One in five Americans do not have access to a place to go for regular care," said Dan Hawkins, Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Research at NACHC. "That fact alone is why strengthening the safety net must be an essential part of the conversation about improving health care in America. Community Health Centers not only deliver quality, affordable health care to 25 million Americans, they have also been called upon to confront the most vexing challenges facing our health care system: from caring for underserved veterans, to combatting the opioid epidemic to stemming the outbreak of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, Florida or elsewhere."
The NACHC report also highlights the recent growth in both the number of patients served and the kinds of services offered at health centers:
- Community Health Centers serve nearly 5 million more patients today than in 2010.
- Behavioral health services have grown by 56 percent since 2010. Over 80 percent of health centers now offer behavioral services, such as mental health counseling and addiction-related services.
- More than 76 percent of health centers offer oral health, and 40 percent offer pharmacy services.
- More than half of health centers (55 percent) are located in rural areas, serving 13 million patients and in many cases are the only provider for hundreds of miles.
- Health centers serve more than one in six Medicaid beneficiaries for less than two percent of the national Medicaid budget.
- In terms of total costs of care, health centers save 24 percent per Medicaid patient and up to 30 percent per Medicare patient, when compared to patients cared for in other settings.
The NACHC report comes as thousands of health center advocates descend on Washington, D.C., for a national conference and to make the case to House and Senate lawmakers about the value of continued investment in a system of care that has delivered both increased access to care and lower costs for taxpayers. Health center leaders are also raising awareness about the primary care funding cliff, which is set to take place if Congress does not act to address it before October 1st. According to the federal government's own estimates, the effects funding cliff of would be dramatic and immediate if Congress does not act. Approximately 2,800 health center locations would be forced to close their doors, more than 50,000 current clinicians and other staff would be out of work, and most importantly, some 9 million patients would lose access to care.
To learn more about Community Health Centers and their value to the U.S. health care system visit www.nachc.org.


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I'm not sure if I ever mention this. But my work is never complete without the photo shoot.
Many time it is gives the right meaning to the work. I love to do it with Idan. He understand me and my work perfectly and know how to get the best of it and I, love very much to change characters. To be someone else for a moment - to fantasise, to live on a different time, in different places.
For a very long time I wanted to take photos in the Dead Sea but I did not have the right work for this surrounding until recently.
We went there last week. Such a short drive and the atmosphere is so completely different. The landscape reminiscent the story of creation in Genesis. My head and my imagination immediately begin to work and the story of Genesis and also the story of lot's wife who looked back and turned to salt was playing in my head like a music.
And this is what we created. With water, wool, plants, fire, camera and the beautiful surrounding of one of the wonders in the world - The Dead Sea.
Hope you enjoy it. Take a moment and fantasise yourself. Your day can be completely different :)


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But if a fault may be found with her arrangements, it is this, that she was too eager: she managed rather too well; undoubtedly she made Miss Crawley more ill than was necessary; and though the old invalid succumbed to her authority, it was so harassing and severe, that the victim would be inclined to escape at the very first chance which fell in her way. Managing women, the ornaments of their sex — women who order everything for everybody, and know so much better than any person concerned what is good for their neighbours, don't sometimes speculate upon the possibility of a domestic revolt, or upon other extreme consequences resulting from their overstrained authority.
Thus, for instance, Mrs. Bute, with the best intentions no doubt in the world, and wearing herself to death as she did by foregoing sleep, dinner, fresh air, for the sake of her invalid sister-in-law, carried her conviction of the old lady's illness so far that she almost managed her into her coffin. She pointed out her sacrifices and their results one day to the constant apothecary, Mr. Clump.
"I am sure, my dear Mr. Clump," she said, "no efforts of mine have been wanting to restore our dear invalid, whom the ingratitude of her nephew has laid on the bed of sickness. I never shrink from personal discomfort: I never refuse to sacrifice myself."
"Your devotion, it must be confessed, is admirable," Mr. Clump says, with a low bow; "but — "
"I have scarcely closed my eyes since my arrival: I give up sleep, health, every comfort, to my sense of duty. When my poor James was in the smallpox, did I allow any hireling to nurse him? No."
"You did what became an excellent mother, my dear Madam — the best of mothers; but — "
"As the mother of a family and the wife of an English clergyman, I humbly trust that my principles are good," Mrs. Bute said, with a happy solemnity of conviction; "and, as long as Nature supports me, never, never, Mr. Clump, will I desert the post of duty. Others may bring that grey head with sorrow to the bed of sickness (here Mrs. Bute, waving her hand, pointed to one of old Miss Crawley's coffee- coloured fronts, which was perched on a stand in the dressing-room), but I will never quit it. Ah, Mr. Clump! I fear, I know, that the couch needs spiritual as well as medical consolation."
"What I was going to observe, my dear Madam," — here the resolute Clump once more interposed with a bland air — "what I was going to observe when you gave utterance to sentiments which do you so much honour, was that I think you alarm yourself needlessly about our kind friend, and sacrifice your own health too prodigally in her favour."
"I would lay down my life for my duty, or for any member of my husband's family," Mrs. Bute interposed.
"Yes, Madam, if need were; but we don't want Mrs Bute Crawley to be a martyr," Clump said gallantly. "Dr Squills and myself have both considered Miss Crawley's case with every anxiety and care, as you may suppose. We see her low-spirited and nervous; family events have agitated her."
"Her nephew will come to perdition," Mrs. Crawley cried.
"Have agitated her: and you arrived like a guardian angel, my dear Madam, a positive guardian angel, I assure you, to soothe her under the pressure of calamity. But Dr. Squills and I were thinking that our amiable friend is not in such a state as renders confinement to her bed necessary. She is depressed, but this confinement perhaps adds to her depression. She should have change, fresh air, gaiety; the most delightful remedies in the pharmacopoeia," Mr. Clump said, grinning and showing his handsome teeth. "Persuade her to rise, dear Madam; drag her from her couch and her low spirits; insist upon her taking little drives. They will restore the roses too to your cheeks, if I may so speak to Mrs. Bute Crawley."
"The sight of her horrid nephew casually in the Park, where I am told the wretch drives with the brazen partner of his crimes," Mrs. Bute said (letting the cat of selfishness out of the bag of secrecy), "would cause her such a shock, that we should have to bring her back to bed again. She must not go out, Mr. Clump. She shall not go out as long as I remain to watch over her; And as for my health, what matters it? I give it cheerfully, sir. I sacrifice it at the altar of my duty."
"Upon my word, Madam," Mr. Clump now said bluntly, "I won't answer for her life if she remains locked up in that dark room. She is so nervous that we may lose her any day; and if you wish Captain Crawley to be her heir, I warn you frankly, Madam, that you are doing your very best to serve him."
"Gracious mercy! is her life in danger?" Mrs. Bute cried. "Why, why, Mr. Clump, did you not inform me sooner?"
The night before, Mr. Clump and Dr. Squills had had a consultation (over a bottle of wine at the house of Sir Lapin Warren, whose lady was about to present him with a thirteenth blessing), regarding Miss Crawley and her case.
"What a little harpy that woman from Hampshire is, Clump," Squills remarked, "that has seized upon old Tilly Crawley. Devilish good Madeira."
"What a fool Rawdon Crawley has been," Clump replied, "to go and marry a governess! There was something about the girl, too."
"Green eyes, fair skin, pretty figure, famous frontal development," Squills remarked. "There is something about her; and Crawley was a fool, Squills."
"A d — - fool — always was," the apothecary replied.
"Of course the old girl will fling him over," said the physician, and after a pause added, "She'll cut up well, I suppose."
"Cut up," says Clump with a grin; "I wouldn't have her cut up for two hundred a year."
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Julia Roberts, 47
A mega watt smile and charisma of a superstar. At 47, GLSEN Respect Humanitarian Award winner Julia Roberts is still ruling the roost with strong performances in the critically-acclaimed TV film The Normal Heart.
As Julia turns 47 on October 28th, let's take a look at the some of the other beautiful female stars over 40, all of whom have aged gracefully. Whether it's down to good genes, rigorous beauty regimes or a well-kept secret, these Tinseltown beauties look better than they did yesterday and continue to challenge their younger counterparts.


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Dropbox is officially on board with Microsoft's modern app (formerly Metro) approach to mobile computing.
"Today we're excited to announce the next phase of our partnership with Microsoft: the Dropbox app is now available for Windows phones and tablets," Dropbox Product Manager Matthew Jaffee, referencing the companies' recent partnership, said in a statement. "We've also tailored the app for the Windows platform, so you can pin any Dropbox folder to your Start screen for quick and easy access."
The new Dropbox app for Windows Phone (8.0 and up), Windows RT and Windows 8.1 devices provides users with an alternative to Microsoft's own cloud storage service, OneDrive.
The Redmond, Wash.-based company has been focused on deeply integrating the OneDrive service—formerly called SkyDrive until a 2013 court defeat in the U.K. forced Microsoft to drop the brand over a trademark dispute—with its Windows operating system and Office software in recent years. OneDrive is often the first file destination listed in "save as" screens displayed by current versions of Office apps, for example.
Further reading
Now the Dropbox faithful can stick to their preferred cloud storage provider and leverage its capabilities with fewer hoops to jump through. "Use it to automatically back up your photos, mark files as favorites so you can get to them even when you don't have an Internet connection and access both your personal and work accounts at the same time," said Microsoft blogger Athima Chansanchai in a Jan 23 blog post.
While Dropbox is no stranger to many who use the file storage, sync and sharing solution on Windows PCs, a native, touch-optimized app for Windows tablets, including those powered by Windows RT for ARM-based devices, has been a no-show since Microsoft first released Windows 8 in 2012.
That changes now that Dropbox and Microsoft are two months into a partnership that brings Dropbox integration to Microsoft's software ecosystem, including its popular Office suite of productivity solutions.
"People around the world have embraced Office and Dropbox to empower the way they live and work today," said Dropbox CEO and co-founder Drew Houston in a Nov. 4 statement. "Our partnership with Microsoft will make it easier than ever to collaborate seamlessly across these platforms, giving people the freedom to get more done."
A few weeks later, Dropbox issued an update that allows users to access their files from their mobile Office apps (Android and iOS), make edits and save those changes back to Dropbox automatically. "Now it's easy to work on the Office files you've stored in Dropbox even when you're on the go—you can edit them from the Dropbox app, and access them directly from the Office apps," said Jaffee in a Nov. 25 statement.
Meanwhile, another cloud storage competitor is making its long-awaited Wall Street debut.
After a nearly yearlong delay, Box, a Los Altos, Calif.-based provider of cloud file storage services for businesses, has finally pulled the trigger on its initial public offering (IPO) with an opening share price of $14 and a valuation of $1.6 billion. Share prices soared over 70 percent to reach $24 in the first full day of trading for the newly public company.


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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Why I love my husband
Reason #3,521
He got me this for Christmas!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Project: Patio
A long, long time ago...I can still remember...
(Points if you now have American Pie running through your head...alright, alright! Here is the link, don't hurt yourself searching for it)
...when I posted about these photos about destroying our coal bin and old sidewalk in order to put in a patio.
Well, that patio is in!
Austin started by digging all the ground up and laying down
Oh yes, once we got rid of the coal bin - guess what we found? No siding underneath! Yay! So, we had to special order siding that looks like our historical siding, but isn't actually made from the same materials {coughcoughasbestoscough, seriously see here for more about it}and repair the window sill to our laundry room... none of which has been painted in any of these photos. The hubs has since gotten it together and painted...
ANYWAY, back to the patio.
This was the original pattern - very square and neat...then we remembered that our house is almost 100 years old and isn't so square itself...so plans changed.
Once we realized that our house was not square, we (read: Austin and his man friends who were helping) went back and off set every row a bit, which I love so much more.
Once the pattern was set for real, it was time to put down some sand stuff...apparently it acts like cement and seals everything and keeps the pavers from shifting too much, or something.
A few days later, once all the edging stones were in place, our "little" patio that I had requested turned out to be this 200 sq foot beauty.
See those edging stones being finished along the, erm, edge? Now of course it is all finished and the house is painted, the only thing left is to replace that back door and hang a light fixture (that we already bought) to the right of the door. (I wish we could move that power box - maybe someday I can convince Austin to do it)
It already looks so much more finished than this photo - I will get one up once the door and light are installed - but still, from a gravel filled backyard complete with coal bin to this? All on our own?
We are feeling like home improvement rock stars.
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Labels: backyard, Home, home improvement, house, Our Navy Bungalow, patio
Project Mantle: Budget Breakdown
Um, I wrote this post forever ago...but then we went to Italy and got pregnant. Yay for finally getting it up.
Well, since there was such an overwhelming response to our little mantle project, {seriously, thanks you guys! I love the affirmation}I thought I would do a handy dandy budget breakdown, much like I did for my refinished cabinet a while back.
It is seriously surprising the impact you can make for a teensy bit of money and some elbow grease...and in our case, a good amount of blood, sweat and tears that always comes with home improvement.
Wood...............................$25 (we bought a bunch extra, just in case)
Saw (borrowed)................$0
Caulk/Glue .......................$6
Paint for brick/
inside of fireplace/
woodwork....................... $36
Total cost........................ $67
To go from this:
to this:
More projects coming soon.
Yay for being back to blogging!
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Labels: decorating, house, Living Room
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
It runs in the family...
No, not babies...though that does too (apparently we are a fertile people)
but writing! Especially in blog format.
My leetle seester has started a blog! You can find her over on the blog roll, and at this link.
Currently there is an awesome post up featuring Baby G! So, get over there soon <3
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Baby Gage
As most of you probably heard by now, Austin and I are expecting our first non-furry child this Summer! Baby G will be arriving somewhere around June 30th.
We are really excited, but I have another secret...I have been blogging about it this whole time.
Gasp! Shock! Awe!
Which is also why I have been neglecting this blog. The truth is, I was so tired in my first trimester that I came home everyday and...laid on the couch and didn't move. And, then I went to bed. Sad times. I really made sure to utilize the hidden secret blog, because I knew that I needed to capture those moments...but I couldn't tell anyone! Maddening.
But, now my energy is up again (cross your fingers that it sticks around...) and I have TONS of things to post to both blogs.
So, if you would like to check out the baby blog, dedicated to all the realities and memories and experiences of my pregnancy...come visit over at Accelerated Baby
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08 January, 2014: If there is one thing that can be said about the city of Columbia, it would be that it is one of the few cities that are known by a lot of names - the City of Dreams, the Capital of Southern Hospitality, the Paradise City, and the Soda City, among others. What most people do not know about Columbia is that it is also a place of a number of tourist attractions and important events.
When the Europeans first settled in what would be Columbia, they discovered the area already populated by the tribe known as the Congaree. By 1786, Columbia was created by the South Carolina General Assembly. Today, Columbia stands as the largest city in South Carolina. It is also the home of such tourist attractions as the Botanical Garden, the Riverbank Zoo, the Columbia Center, the Lake Murray, and the Fort Jackson.
In order to appreciate all that the Soda City has to offer, you have to make sure that you get yourself booked in any of the Columbia SC airport hotels, one of which is the Days Inn Columbia SC.
Days Inn Columbia SC is part of the Days Inn chain of hotels and inns. This hotel in Columbia SC welcomes guests with such amenities as continental breakfast, free wireless Internet connection, access to the outdoor pool as well as use of the jacuzzi, use of the microwave oven and refrigerator, and wake-up calls. Business guests can also make use of the business center.
You can check out available rooms by heading to http://www.indembsudan.com/65479/28.htm A quick reservation form can be found at the left side of the site to allow visitors to easily book a room.
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