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The range of native plants
- Who needs potentially invasive exotic plants when we have such a diverse range of native plants to choose from.
- What you see available in my online nursery is a mere selection of what is available.
- If a particular species that you are after is not available then please email me and make a specific request and I will see if can get hold of it for you.
How do I place an order?
- My online nursery uses my own custom shopping cart system similar to those use in online stores across the internet.
- Simply add items to you shopping cart and, when you are done, open your shopping cart.
- Simply follow the instructions to place your order.
- I will then receive this via email and will then proceed to ensure that all your selected species are avalable.
- I will then email you an invoice with all those species that are available.
Payment of invoices
- My preferred payment method is a direct bank deposit.
- However I will also accept manual Paypal payments -
use email@example.com as the
recipient and make sure that you include the invoice
number and your full name.
Overseas customers
If you are wishing to purchase my plants for an overseas destination then I am afraid I cannot help you for the following reasons:
- There are biosecurity and
quarantine issues in exporting living biological
materials from Australia and I am not equipped or
prepared to deal with the complicated
and time consuming process of obtaining an Australian export permit and foreign import permit.
- Nor am I prepared to circumvent biosecurity and quarantine laws of Australia or other countries.
- Plants are dispatched by regular
Australian post and this works perfectly well for
destinations within Australia. However plants are very
unlikely to arrive in an
acceptable condition at destinations in other countries after a protracted journey overseas and through the destination country.
- There is also a real risk of some
Australian native plants becoming environmental weeds in
other countries, and I am not prepared to hypocritically
fight against
exotic environmental weeds in Australia while contributing to distributing Australian environmental weeds overseas.
Postage Costs
- Postage is calculated on box volume rather than absolute weight and the cost increases in fairly large jumps of box volume rather than smoothly.
- Within metropolitan Melbourne postage will around $10 for any where between 1 and 50 tubes while for rural Victoria it will be around $15.
- For other states, the situation is similar through the cost obviously higher due to the greater distance.
- I use pre-loved boxes and those that can contain 4-6 14cm pots are most readily available.
- So it is best not to order odd numbers of 14cm pots as you will likely be paying me to post you an empty space in the box.
- Some where around 12 tubes or so generally fit well in the spaces between the 14cm pots.
Will my plants survive?
- Tubes and pots are taped together in blocks and these are safely wedged at the bottom of the box, so the boxes can be turned upside down with no damage
to the plants.
- The soil is taped into the tubes and padded into the 14cm pots so there will be little or no loss of soil.
- The plants survive quite happily during the 1-4 day trip through the mail.


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While coaching a Team WOD a few weeks ago, Coach Ben tossed out a casual comment that holds a ton of weight for our community. It's something that I've thought about at least a 1,000 times since writing this article.
The introduction. We started the morning working on Hang Power Cleans, then transitioned into a powerful, quick burst of conditioning, then finished with some pull-up accessory work. The warm-up, the cleans, and the workout were all formatted from start to finish. Timing, structure, cues, goals, mindset, logistics and barbell weight percentages where are discussed and thoroughly planned out ahead of time. Not atypical by any means, this is what we do as a coaching team week in and week out.
The structure. We had about 8 minutes left in class which was a perfect amount of time to get some additional pull-up work done. It also served as an effective cool-down from the intensity. I told the athletes to grab someone to work with and do anything they wanted to on the pull-up cage as long as it was productive toward improving their pull-up game. I did not discuss progressions, regressions, rep schemes or anything else. I just asked everyone to be productive for the next 5 minutes.
The outcome. Everyone got right to work and took the opportunity to try different things. Ring rows, jumping pull-ups, banded pull-ups, holds, negatives, kipping, chin ups; everyone figured out their level of movement to execute and crushed the work. Subtle, yet very powerful peer to peer coaching conversations took place, and everyone smoothly rolled into their game plan. It was beautiful to watch. Coach Ben sat back and said, "We are kinda like parents, we have to let them go. As long as they are safe, we just have to let them figure things out."
Sometimes I worry that the CFD community leans a bit too much on the coaching staff to tell them what to do every step of the way; this 5-minute Saturday observation (along with subsequent others) have proved me wrong. The coaching team at Defined sets the tone, motivates by example, develops the culture, educates and guides our athletes to where they need to go. They do not hand hold, they lead.
Learn from your experiences, embraces new challenges, be courageous and don't be afraid to fail.
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Saturday, 10 October 2015
Portstewart Beach & the Giant's Causeway
Portstewart is a sea-side town located in county Derry/Londonderry in Northern Ireland. (If you're confused on the difference between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, check out this article) It's the place where my grandmother hails from and grew up in. A couple of years ago, my family went to visit it. Above are some shots I got during my time there. Also pictured is the Giant's Causeway, Antrim.
Tags: ireland, photography, travel
Saturday, 3 October 2015
Friendship Thoughts
A lot has happened since then. It's funny to think back to uncertainty which dissolved into calm, and certainty which came hurtling back to say "I'm not so sure anymore." Sometimes, you lose friends, best friends. Friends whom you loved and then let go. We lied to ourselves back then, and we might still be lying now. I think though, that I understand it all a little better, the bit where you can't go from loving a person so deeply to just saying a humble hello in passing. You can't demote a person from something special to someone you can only bring yourself to exchange pleasantries with. The amount of history between you is not the problem, but rather that everything you held together has shattered and left you splintered and torn. The pieces you salvage aren't the right ones, they aren't the "hello" ones. You've been lost, lost at sea, repaired and yet one thought back to what went right and wrong has placed you there. You almost want to swim back to shore to find a working telephone and call them, just to see how they are, hello. But you don't want an answer. You want the call to slide straight into voicemail. You want to fix it all, but you can't, it might be fatal. To do so you may end up changing yourself, or worse, them. It's all just some misguided yearning. But you must wonder, do they still care? If you spoke would they want you back or hate you? You hope to cross paths. You have you end up having to speak, a life or death situation to bring you both back to dry land, but who knows whether that day will ever come?
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Sunday, 4 January 2015
A Realisation
I think that behind it all, it's something that I've always had. That little urge to dance and sing along, that want to say "I'm proud of my work", that secret competitiveness. But the thing is, that it's only now that I'm beginning to let little beams of light slip through, that I'm beginning to have something resembling confidence. No doubt I'm terrified. I still think my social skills are rather lacking and yet right now I need so deeply to let my words, my questions lead the way and while I may be perfectly eloquent in writing, the opposite is the case in speech and yet I'm dependent on these words. These words will break barriers. These push myself forward moments, these "I want to sing with you", these "I can't dance but I can sure try" mutterings which mean so much and so little are some sort of part of my character that deserve to be unlocked, that while in custody inhibit my happiness, my freedom. I want to do what I feel a pull in my heart to do.
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Push to Add Drama II
The action network TNT has just released a follow up version of the very successful stunt done last year Push to Add Drama.
This time they took things up a notch and the action is not only played by the actors but involves the people pushing the button as well.
It held well for a second part.
Daniel Comar
Regional Executive Creative Director, Geometry Asia Pacific


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Michigan State fell at No. 3 Nebraska on Sunday afternoon, 3-1 (18-25, 9-25, 25-21, 25-16).
The Spartans have dropped back-to-back matches for the first time this season, and fall to 12-3 and 0-2 in the Big Ten. Nebraska is 11-1 and 2-0.
The Spartans fell behind 2-0 before battling back with a 25-21 win in the third set, but couldn't force a fifth set as the Big Red finished the fourth set on a 5-0 run.
Maddie Haggerty and Molly Johnson tied for the team lead with nine kills each; Haggerty added five digs while Johnson had three blocks. Naya Gros had a team-best six blocks and also had four kills and a pair of aces for the Spartans.
Lauren Stivrins had the match lead with seven blocks for Nebraska, adding seven kills. Lexi Sun (15 kills) and Mikaela Foecke (12 kills, eight digs, two blocks, .417) were the offensive leaders.
The Spartans get their first two home games of the Big Ten season next weekend. MSU hosts Penn State on Friday (BTN), then plays Rutgers at home on Saturday evening at Jenison Field House.
"The focus on our off day was to make ourselves better. I certainly saw today that we approached and executed better, but we also came up against a very talented Nebraska team. We're learning and growing, and are ready to put in a good week of practice before seeing Penn State and Rutgers at home next weekend."
- Head Coach Cathy George
• Molly Johnson had nine kills, three blocks and two digs.
• Maddie Haggerty shared the team lead with nine kills, and added five digs.
• Naya Gros had four kills, six blocks, and a pair of aces.
• Michigan State had a season-high 13 service errors. The most for the Spartans had been 12 vs. Chattanooga on Aug. 25.
• The Spartans had 29 hitting errors, 12 of which came via Nebraska blocks. It was the most this season for MSU, and it was the first time this season the Spartans hit under .100.
• Rebecka Poljan and Molly Johnson were tied for second on the team with three blocks each.
• SET ONE: Nebraska led by as many as four (8-4) early, but MSU was back within two after back –to-back kills from Gros and Chronowski. A pair of MSU mistakes led to a 3-0 run for the Huskers, who led by 12-7 when the Spartans called their first time out. With a 15-10 deficit, MSU used a 3-0 run of its own – fueled by a kill and a block by Maddie Haggerty – to pull within two points. Out of the break, the Huskers tried to pull away, but MSU was within three at 19-16 after a Chronowski kill. Nebraska came back with a kill by Mikaela Foecke and an ace by Stivrins to make it 21-16, and MSU called its second time out. The Huskers took the set by a 25-18 margin, helped by three blocks plus five other MSU hitting errors. Foecke and Lexi Sun each had four kills for Nebraska, while MSU was led by Molly Johnson with three. Naya Gros had one kill and had a hand in each of MSU's two blocks. The Spartans hit just .030 in the frame (9-8-33), compared to .222 (12-6-27) for Nebraska.
• SET TWO: Nebraska started off the second frame with a 6-1 run, but MSU tried to climb back into it with a big block by Gros and Johnson at the left pin. The Spartans called time out down 10-4, but Nebraska put up a big block of its own on the first attempt out of the break. After a Gros kill, Nebraska got kills from Stivrins and Sun to make it 13-6, and trailing 15-7, the Spartans committed back-to-back errors after a Husker block that pushed the deficit out to 11 points (18-7). The home team continued their hot hand, closing out the set on a 6-1 run to take the frame 25-9. Nebraska hit .407 (13-2-27), while MSU managed just six kills against seven errors on 33 attempts (-.030). Foecke led her team with four kills, while Stivrins and Sun each had three; MSU's six kills were distributed among six different players. The Huskers were out-digging MSU 31-19 through two sets.
• SET THREE: Chronowski gives her team an early lift with a kill and an ace, followed by a Johnson/Poljan block for a 3-0 edge. The Spartans retained a two to three point edge, leading 10-7 after a Chronowski termination, but Foecke countered with a dagger of her own to bring it back to a two-point edge. A big block by Gros on a Lexi Sun swing pushed MSU's lead out to a match-high four at 13-9; the home team countered with a kill, a block, and a service ace for a 3-0 run that trimmed the Spartan lead down to one, 13-12. The teams traded points out of the break, and with MSU holding a 16-14 edge, Naya Gros served up an ace to move the Spartan lead back to three, 17-14. MSU remained relentless – back-to-back kills by Poljan and Johnson pushed the Spartan lead out to five at 21-16, forcing Nebraska into a second time out. Consecutive MSU errors out of the break allowed the Huskers back within three, then a kill down the line by Sun shrunk the lead down to 21-19. A service error by Foecke gave MSU the sideout, and Haggerty recorded back-to-back kills to help the Spartans get to set point at 24-21. Nebraska's ensuing attack sailed long, and MSU trimmed it to 2-1 with the 25-21 win. Chronowski had four kills in the set whil e Johnson and Haggerty each had three; MSU out-blocked their hosts 2-1 and had its best hitting percentage of the match, (13-5-31, .258), while Nebraska had its worst (11-6-25, .200).
• SET FOUR:Molly Johnson was a handful for Nebraska in the early part of the fourth, putting down two kills and a block to keep MSU within two points, at 8-6, a Haggerty shot was called long, but MSU challenged a touch on the way over. The review was overturned in favor of the Spartans, making it 8-7; Nebraska stormed back with three straight points to make it 11-7. MSU got the sideout on a service error, then got an ace from Gros and a block by Chronowski to pull back with two points at 12-10. The Huskers put together a 5-0 run to extend their lead out to seven (17-10), at which point the Spartans called their second time out. MSU came out of the break on a 3-0 run of its own, pulling within four (17-13) and forcing a Big Red time out. Nebraska put together its own 3-0 run out of their time out, which was stopped by a tool off the block by Haggerty and a solo stuff by Gros that trimmed the deficit down to four, 20-16. Back-to-back rallies went to the Huskers on terminations by Sun, and a kill and block by Stivrins got the home team to set point. Sun finished it off for the Huskers with her 15th kill of the match to give her team a 3-1 match victory.
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100 Years of History
I have always wanted to live in a house that was over 100 years old. In many cities, that's hard to come by because they have either demolished all the old homes, lost them to natural disasters, or the cities themselves are just not that old. When I bought my first home it was a bungalow built in 1930, but now, about 10 years later, there are a plethora of homes over 100 years old available. All the bungalows that were built during the 1920's and 1930's are now coming of age and about to celebrate their 100th birthday.
The home I purchased in Minneapolis was built at the end of 1923 by owner and carpenter Axel Peterson. The estimated cost was $2,600 with a completion date of June 1, 1924. Axel lived in the home after it was finished with Leonard Peterson, a clerk for Vicklund and Wallin. It is likely Axel was the type of carpenter who built a house and lived in it long enough to finish the next house, then moved out. By 1925 the stucco bungalow was a boarder's home, with Olaf Tolos, helper at Crown Iron Works Company, Andrew Rong, helper at William Brothers Boiler and M Company, and Ole Melby, tailor at E.M. Moran and Company residing there. Located just a few blocks off the trolley line on Johnson Street, it was an ideal location for working class residents.
The longest standing residents moved into the home in 1927. Thor E. Tarnstrom, salesman for Kullberg Manufacturing Company, became the home owner. The Tarnstrom's were from Sweden. Thor married Flossie E. in 1930 and the couple stayed in the home through at least 1942 when their son, Robert T. Thornstrom first appeared in city directories. On May 9th, 1944 Thor passed away at the age of 53, leaving behind his wife Flossie, and kids Robert T and Marion E. John Oscar Tarnstrom was mentioned in the obituary and was likely Thor's brother. John had a stepson, Eugene A Patterson, who was residing at the home with him in 1954. John passed away in 1958 at the age of 57.
The home was passed down to Linda J Tarnstrom who married Kent T Hawkin's Jr. in 1970. The home was sold by 1970 to Irene L Sutton (age 20) and Thomas E Weske (age 24) who married on September 1st of that year. The home was put up for sale by owner in 1976 and described as a "lovely 2 bedroom and finished stucco home 25x15 fully carpeted and draped with a double garage in an excellent location." The house was not quick to sell and was still in the classifieds in 1977. This time the home was descried as "move-in condition with shopping, school and bus not far." The owners were listing the house for $30,000, a far cry from what I bought it for in 2017.
Throughout each owner, the home went through drastic changes. It started out with beautiful oak hardwood floors. The kitchen floors were then covered with a layer of orange laminate tile, then green laminate tile, then brown laminate flooring. The kitchen cabinets were replaced and the sink location moved. Carpet was also added at some point when wood floors went out of fashion. The built in shelves dividing the living room and dining room were also lost.
All these changes are little scars on the home, showing evolving trends and different styles that each family brought with them to the home. 100 years later, I have chosen to return the style to as close to the original as I can. I removed all the layers of laminate tile in the kitchen, pulled up the carpet, and returned the hard wood floors to their original glory. Some changes are hard to undue, as the beautiful built in cabinets are long gone. It is my hope that this home lives on another 100 years, but it will be interesting to see what it looks like after another few families leave their mark.


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"Gone are the days when digital disruption was something you read about or planned for. Now, it's here. Digital transformation has become a strategic imperative for most organisations and a matter of survival for some," says KPMG's Marc E. Snyder in a special report on the Harvey Nash / KPMG CIO 2017 Survey website.
Snyder continues to say, "…sustainable competitive advantage only comes when organisations go beyond restructuring operations in customer-facing functions and fully integrate across the front, middle and back offices to create a truly digital enterprise. CIOs and the IT function need to play a key role in delivering technology-enabled innovation."
The entire article is a great read. For further details, or to request a copy of the report head over to the Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey website (the full report will be released later in the summer).
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George Soros Pushes for Facebook To 'Ban Anyone' Who Denies Global Warming
Media Matters push for ban on free speech on Facebook
The infamous George Soros-funded Media Matters activist group has taken it upon themselves to push Facebook to ban anyone who dares to question global warming.
Following Facebook's recent purge of alternative media pages, and now most recently Alex Jones, the fact that an outlet like Media Matter's is pushing for more censorship on free speech is quite worrying.
Last week, Neon Nettle reported that National Geographic photographer openly admitted that 'viral image' of a polar bear starving to death was fabricated fake news, saying, "We had lost control of the narrative."
It seems most social media platforms becoming a censorship farm, and if you run the risk of being banned from having an opinion on Climate Change, is it even worth being on the platform at all?
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Media Matters writes: Facebook, well-known as a breeding ground for misinformation, has a particular problem with disseminating false and misleading messages about climate change science.
The platform spreads climate-denying videos and other posts, hosts climate-denying ads, and officially partners with climate-denying media outlets and organizations.
Climate-denier videos get millions of views on Facebook
A recent video promoting false arguments against climate change science got more than 5 million views on Facebook, The Guardian's Dana Nuccitelli reported last week.
The video — posted in June by The Daily Signal, an arm of the right-wing Heritage Foundation — is titled "Why Climate Change Is Fake News."
It features Marc Morano, a longtime spokesperson and blogger for the climate-denial cause, who outlines three things that "the left gets wrong about climate change."
Nuccitelli points out that all three are common and easily debunked myths.
Nuccitelli notes that Facebook's viewership numbers are likely inflated, but the video has still reached a lot of people:
Fortunately, the exposure to Morano's misinformation video is not as bad as it seems at first blush.
Although Facebook implies the video has been viewed over 5m times, a "view" is counted after just three seconds, and videos on the site play automatically.
Nevertheless, the video has been shared over 75,000 times, so it has certainly reached a wide audience.
Facebook needs to come to terms with the fact that there is an objective reality.
Even if Marc Morano sincerely believes humans aren't causing global warming, that belief is false, and by continuing to host his myth-filled video, Facebook is misinforming tens of thousands, perhaps even millions of its users.
As of this writing, the Daily Signal video has now been "viewed" 6.3 million times and shared 102,000 times.
Other denier videos get traction on Facebook as well…
…Combating fake news is key to combating climate change. As an editorial in the journal Nature Communications argued last year, "Successfully inoculating society against fake news is arguably essential" if major climate initiatives are to succeed.
Facebook could be a big part of the solution. But by kowtowing to conservatives, prioritizing profits over accuracy, and maintaining open-door policies toward misinformation, Facebook is entrenching itself as a major part of the problem.


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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Seasons in Trust
My son, We've made it into another week, you and I. In just a few more months we will hold you in our arms. Life has changed so much in 21 weeks. You have a name and a room of … Continue reading
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30 Days – Day 22: Isaiah 42
" I, the LORD, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles, To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners … Continue reading
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The team were called out at 11:00 pm for two walkers who had climbed Scafell Pike and had not returned to their holiday accommodation. Duddon and Furness team were brought in to help due to the winter conditions and low temperatures and real concern for their safety. Around 20 mountain rescuers were involved in this 9 hour incidents plus the Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick that provided aerial infra red searching. Finally, when the two were found by team members on the ground in upper Eskdale, very cold and wet, the crew flew the two walkers to Furness General for warming and checks before being released. Many thanks to our colleagues from Duddon and Furness and the Coastguard helicopter.
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|Upper Eskdale
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|Duddon & Furness MRT, Rescue 199 from Prestwick
Incident started at 21:57 and ended at 08:04 making 10.1 hrs in total. There were 11 Wasdale team members involved and the incident occured at NY225038 (250m). Total man hours: 111


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Architecture is a broadcast medium; a low definition form of communication, and a faint signal surrounded by an blizzard of noise. This condition of information overload, distraction and a superabundance of channels is the cultural backdrop of our lives. How can architecture communicate, create space and focus attention in the age of accelerated signals? In this talk, Meejin Yoon shares recent projects from memorials to submersibles to buildings that explore these questions.
This event is free and open to the public. There is one (1) AIA continuing education credit available to those who attend.


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RHYTHM STAGE | 31st DEC
Hailing from Liverpool, producer/singer-songwriter SG Lewis's chill, moody tracks put us in just the right feels. From playing guitar in his bedroom to DJing to now playing his own original music to sold out crowds, 23-year-old Sam Lewis is a talent like no other. His music, an incredible combination of singer-songwriter vibes with R&B and electronic production, has an ethereal quality to it that is entirely unique.
His remix of Jessie Ware's "You & I (Forever)" attracted the attention of Ware and Disclosure's label, PMR Records, who then signed him. The British artist immediately made a mark with the wild success of his debut EP, Shivers, which featured several notable vocalists like JP Cooper and Louis Mattrs. The soulful, melancholic EP even got a stamp of approval from Pharrell and Justin Timberlake. His second EP, Yours, followed the trend of collaboration with the likes of Gallant and incorporated a new sonic level of confidence. But while he's known for having done worked with some distinguished singers, the young artist is involved in all aspects of his craft, everything from the production to writing to singing, and now to the assembly of his live show.
With nearly 50 million streams on Spotify, it comes as no surprise that Lewis played to sold out crowds in major cities like Los Angeles on his first full U.S. tour. His most recent singles, "Smart Aleck Kill" featuring Col3trane and "Times We Had" featuring Toulouse, have likewise garnered fast attention. Fans wait in anticipation for his first full-length album, which Lewis has described as "not traditional."


text: After selling out the Borgata Event Center, Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band add another night in The Music Box playing the hits. Ringo was accompanied by Colin Hay ("Who Can It be Now", "Land Down Under"), Steve Lukather ("Africa", "Hold The Line", "Roseanna"), Gregg Rolie ("Black Magic Woman", "Evil Ways") and new member Graham Gouldman of 10cc ("I'm Not In Love", "Things We Do For Love"). On percussion and sax is Warren Ham and on drums Gregg Bissonette.


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Pole Dancing in the Heartland – Good for Fox Business?
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Note: Guest blogged by Priscilla
There wasn't much "there" there in the Heartland last night 2/3/07. Faced with a choice between UFO's and pole dancing, I picked the pole dancing segment as it seemed to represent an ongoing theme on Fox News.
Kasich began the segment by saying "can you imagine your pre-teen girl in an exotic dancing class or pole dancing class? These are classes that are forming right now all over the US." He noted that "while the physical benefits might be good, are these classes a proper form of exercise for young girls." While he was speaking there was a photo of a professional pole dancer on the right side of the screen with the chyron "dirty dancing."
To Leah Stauffer, of The Art of Exotic Dancing for Everyday Women, he said "this sounds crazy." She responded that the exotic dancing program was for women 18 and over and the teen program was called the "art of attraction." While she was speaking, the chyron read "dirty dancing" while half the screen was consumed by shots of women in gym shorts busting some very sexy moves (at one point someone's derriere consumed the entire shot.) To Kasich's comments about girls being taught "sexy moves," Stauffer responded that the teen program offers some of the benefits of the adult program but uses different language because "words like pole dancing aren't helpful." A chyron appeared that noted that classes are beginning in 16 states. (Comment: hardly "all over the US") Ms. Stauffer than spoke of how the teen program focuses on self image and projection for teens. Interrupting her, Kasich said "so you're letting it all hang out" to which she responded "not really."
Kasich's other guest, Sari Locker (identified as a Sex-Ed doctor) the author of the "Complete Idiots Guide to Amazing Sex" then spoke about how today's women are overwhelmed because this is all the rage and it's causing women to "doubt their sexuality" and feel that they should "look and act like they're right out of a porn magazine." Kasich agreed that "they're stripping it out" (Comment: huh?) and Locker agreed that "they're trying to say it's not erotic; but it's really stripping which is money to remove clothes." While she was speaking, Stauffer tried to respond but Kasich did not allow her the opportunity.
Kasich concluded by indignantly asserting that he wouldn't allow his daughters to do this. The commercial break that immediately followed was for the movie "Wicked Ways" which featured scantily clad people, "making out," in bedrooms.
Comment: Once again we have the typical Fox juxtaposition of issues of moral appropriateness set against very sexual imagery. I, personally, have some questions about the teen program and would have pressed Ms. Stauffer to explain what, specifically, was different about the teen program other than the self image enhancement. In other words, is the pole dancing more of a gymnastic exercise or an erotic one? Ms. Stauffer might have offered the answer if Kasich had allowed her to respond to the other guest. The whole segment was odd – but what else is new in the Heartland!
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Will we ever use GPS to find our way?May 27th, 2009
Frankly, how many of us actually use personal navigation devices (PNDs) to find our way around? Perhaps, a handful of technology-crazy users and yet companies continue to put their faith (and money!) on global positioning systems (GPS), maps and services around GPS. The numbers tell a positive story. We are soon going to be a 400 million strong mobile phone market, of which smartphones (with GPS features) would be roughly 15-20 per cent. We have over 1.8-2 million still/digital cameras. IDC numbers tell us that the total installed base of PCs in India has surged past the 36 million units mark, and now India has one personal computer for every 30 people. Read the rest of this entry »


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Hi Everyone,
Some of you may have noticed, I missed a post on Monday. Due to some work related things as well as personal reasons, I have been having some difficulties writing. I am not sure how much longer this phase is going to last, but because of that, there may be some more missed days in the future.
This sounds gloomy so here are some shows and stuff I am watching now, and probably will become a review:
Kono Bijutsubu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!
Demi-chan wa Kataritai Machi


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Eversfield U11 Michaelmas Rugby Festival
On Wednesday 19th September Eversfield held their annual Michaelmas Rugby Festival for the sixth year. A total of four teams took part in the competition with Eversfield hosting King Henry VIII, Bablake and The Croft. Although the weather was dry, there was a blustery wind which could only result in some interesting play.
Eversfield's first match was against King Henry's. From the start it was evident that the home team were stronger when tackling and created tremendous pressure in defence, enabling them to push the opposing team back and turn the ball on a number of occasions. Playing a team consisting of physically larger and faster players proved to be a huge advantage allowing Eversfield to control periods of play and ending comfortable winners.
The Croft had won the trophy for the last three consecutive years and they were Eversfield's next opponents. Starting with some excellent possession, power and determination Eversfield sought to break through The Croft's defensive line. However, as the defensive line narrowed The Croft took advantage and using the space on the wings scored just before the end of the first half. Another score early in the second half left the home team behind at 2-0, which they closed quickly bringing the score to 2-1. During the last part of the game The Croft continued to make good use of the wings, scoring twice and resulting in a final score of 4-1. A tough loss, but a marvellous game from both teams.
The final game was against Bablake during which Eversfield controlled play for significant periods of time with successful use of the wings and ball play. This combined with the power of some team players and the speed of others made for another comfortable victory.
Congratulations to The Croft who took the trophy for the fourth year on the trot!
Two wins and only one loss was a very pleasing outcome. The tournament highlighted the standard that this team can achieve, but also the areas that need improvement. Mr Sliney was very pleased by the boys' play, their work ethic and commitment and is looking forward to the forthcoming season.


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Spectral and Electrical Investigations of Zirconium Doped 212– Bi- Sr-Vanadate Ceramics
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Thepresent investigation study the synthesis of formula Bi2SrV2-x ZrxO9, where (x= 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.6) which was carefully synthesized and processed by using solid state reaction route and sintering temperature at 850oC for 10 hrs. XRD – analysis of the prepared samples proved that zirconium-dopant can substitute successfully until x = 0.6 mole on the Bi-layered perovskite crystal structure. Zr - dopings have slight effects on both ESR-signals and conduction mechanism of Zr-doped Bi-Sr-VO regime. Electrical measurements indicated that the energy gap Eg and number of electrons in conduction band Ncb increase as the ratio of Zr doping increases from x = 0.05 till x = 0.6 mole respectively . Keywords: 212-Bi-Vanadates; Zr – Doping ; Perovskite; Ceramic; X- ray; ESR; IR.[Full Text Article]


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The rules are simple: there are no rules.
Two weeks ago, I was invited by Adobe to participate in their Creative Jam competition in Austin. A handful of photographers were given 24 hours to create and submit one image on the theme of "Forward Motion." Once we created the image, we were give a couple hours on site to edit our image, present it to the crowd, and submit it for voting. The image I submitted ended up winning Best Photo (and I have a cool glass trophy to prove it). Here are a few of those images, as well as my thought process behind the shoot.
Once I received the theme, it was off to the races. I texted my friend Erick, who is an insanely talented dancer/instructor here in Austin, and he just happened to be free. I wasn't exactly sure of the concept, but I knew that I would treat this shoot like any other. In fact, it was an opportunity for me to create personal work with no limitations or rules, other than a ticking clock. And I knew if I stayed true to my voice, I'd create something I could be proud of.
I'm kind of obsessed with scale and perspective, and the clean lines of modern architecture. I also had this location sitting in my pocket, and I was dying to shoot there. It's truly unbelievable. There's something about art on a massive scale, whether it's architecture or painting or sculpture, that just speaks to me. It speaks of dedication and perseverance and awe. With that inspiration in mind, Erick and I set about creating something that would (hopefully) do that scale justice.
Logistically, the setup was simple. My friend Leslie held a light (thanks Leslie!), I framed the shot, and Erick did his (unbelievably talented) thing. I was shooting with a super wide architectural lens, which is a no-no in fashion/portrait photography (OOPS), but I wanted to play with that scale and perspective distortion. And guess what, it worked. In the end, what I love most about these images is that they all speak of motion, but in a quiet, peaceful sense, rather than the sort of action-packed motion imagery we typically think of.


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Matt and I spent last week in Aruba and it was so. much. fun! Aside from the long ass travel time (a solid 10 hours of flying from Seattle), Aruba is such an easy vacation: you can drink the water (they desalinate the ocean water and it tastes so good!), they take US dollars everywhere, they have US electrical plugs, they speak English, and the island is small and easy to get around. I took a million and one photos so I'm splitting this into two posts: where to stay and eat this week, and activities to do next week.
The Island
Aruba is considered part of the Caribbean but it is only 18 miles North of Venezuela and outside the hurricane territory. The citizens are considered Dutch nationals and you can see the Dutch influence throughout the downtown architecture.
We booked everything through Costco Travel (our third vacation using them, I would highly recommend it!!) and stayed at the Renaissance right downtown. If I'm honest, the entire reason we went to Aruba was for the hotel's private island that is home to 6 flamingos. You get to feed them, [try to] pet them, swim near them... basically heaven.
The island's beach was pretty crowded but my husband did some exploring and found a tiny beach at the far end of the island that was completely private, so we rounded up some drinks and spent a solid day there. No flamingos but I had been stalking them long enough, they needed a break from me :)
P.S. the flamingo drink floaties are courtesy of the bar, just ask for the flamingo drink :)
Although we went to Aruba for the flamingos, I would go back for the food. Despite being a bit pricey, the food was seriously amazing throughout the island and worth every penny. Our absolute favorites were Que Pasa, Madame Janette, Yemanja Woodfire Grill, El Gaucho, and De Suikertuin. With the exception of El Gaucho which is a Brazilian steakhouse, all of the restaurants have everything from schnitzel, to pasta, to seafood, to soups and sandwiches, so you can find something for everyone. Some of the hotels offer all-inclusive but I would highly recommend against it, the food is way too good at the local restaurants, you don't want to miss out!
Basically, I am a huge fan of Aruba and would highly highly recommend that everyone go at some point in their lives :) There are a surprisingly large number of fun activities to do on the small island so stay tuned for more details next week!


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A teaching philosophy statement
I'm applying for this fellowship that requires a "Teaching Philosophy Statement". It's a reflective piece of writing about how you approach pedagogy. Here's a draft.
Teaching Philosophy Statement
No single piece of advice could capture what it means to teach effectively, but this might come close:
It is not enough to give the students flour and sugar and butter; you have to bake the cake
with them.
I can't remember who gave me that advice, but it is good advice for a number of reasons. First, it highlights the systematic nature of learning. Deep learning is not the endless memorising of concepts, but an understanding of how concepts interrelate with one another. Second, it highlights the collaborative and active nature of learning. The teacher bakes the cake with the students, and not for them. Third, it highlights the importance of teaching both skills and facts. Giving the students a fact is like giving them flour – somewhat useless and unpalatable by itself – but combined with the right skills, can be used to make a delicious cake, or any number of other things.
I have aimed to apply this to advice in my work – as a university lecturer, and as a designer of training programs for industry, government, and academic researchers. I'll address those three elements in turn.
a. Systematic learning
I hate bullet points. For one thing, they're boring. But worse, they usually fail to provide an adequate representation of the way that concepts are structured and interrelated. Think of a heart, for example. If you were a painful bore, you could teach the parts of a heart as a bulleted list: right ventricle, right atrium, pulmonary artery, left ventricle, left atrium, etc. But no such list could possibly convey how the heart works as an effective system by virtue of its interrelated parts. The heart cries out for a diagram.
It is the same, I think, with almost every concept – even when the topic under discussion is less literal, less tangible, than a heart. I try to approach teaching with a conceptual model for the way that the parts are related. For example, to teach academic Authorship and Publication, I tried to portray the various concepts as parts of a complex subway map – related to one another in a certain order, but necessary a linear order. Similarly, in teaching Journal Peer Review, I depicted the concepts as parts of a great industrial machine, cobbled together in various configurations to suit different purposes over time. These diagrams provided a structure for me (and the rest of the teaching team) to explain the relationships between concepts, and also to order the content into a coherent narrative. See, for example, this video I designed that describes the history of journal peer review.
b. Collaborative and active learning
I'm a philosopher by training, and if philosophers agree about anything it's the value of the Socratic Method. The Socratic Method is a kind of dialogue, employed by Socrates in the works of Plato, wherein teachers and learners work together to arrive at the truth by argumentative dialogue.
The essential element of this method is that all parties must first understand the problem to be solved. In the case of Socrates, the problems were rather profound: what is justice? What is piety? What is goodness? But the same method is useful for teaching any topic. The teacher should start with a problem. Crucially, the teacher should portray that problem as important and interesting. (This enthusiasm is difficult to fake, which is probably why I've never met a good teacher who didn't herself have a genuine thirst for learning.) With the importance of the problem agreed, the group then embarks on a collaborative journey towards solving it. This is a method I have always loved, and employed.
An essential part of the Socratic Method is starting with what the students already know. In Plato's Meno, Socrates teaches an uneducated slave boy about the Pythagorean Theorem by starting only with the few basic mathematical facts that the boy understands. This is the key. You have to start from facts the students already grasp, and then, by dialoguing with them, lead them somewhere they've never been.
c. Facts and skills
I'm fond of a philosophical distinction between two kinds of knowledge: knowledge-that and knowledge-how. The first is knowing facts about things – like knowing that a bike has two wheels, two pedals, and one chain. The second is knowing a skill – like knowing how to ride a bike. I believe that the goal of a teacher is to instil both knowledge-that and knowledge-how in the mind of the student. Students should walk away from every learning experience with some new skill, and this could be any number of things. It might be the ability to organise objects according to certain categories, to use a new program, to apply a new method, to build something, or to teach others. Facts are essential, but skills are more fun and more useful. Indeed, I think skills are really the chief goal of learning. As Seneca the Younger put it, "We learn not for school, but for life."


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Current Favorites: Summer 2018
Hello guys! I'm back with another 'Current Favorites'. I noticed that my to-review products are piling up so I thought, why not review them in one go? Our honorable mentions for today's batch review will cover from hair product, face scrub, eyes, to sunscreen. They will also come from different brands: Japanese, Korean and a Western one. Isn't that nice?
ROHTO Z! Contact (eye drops)
I've been wearing specs for more than a decade of my life and I've pretty much used to the eyeglasses life. I totally have no problemo when it comes to wearing eyeglasses except I look even more grumpy with it. And let's face it, first impression really does last and that's when contact lenses came to my rescue. The catch, though, is I find my eyes getting tired and dry too easily. So I've been hoarding eye drops since then.
A newcomer to my list is the ROHTO Z! Contact eye drops, just like the ROHTO Lycee Contact it promises to relieve eye fatigue, dryness, and blurry vision due to contact lens wear with added super cooling sensation.
Actually, it's the 'strongest' in ROHTO eye drops when it comes to cooling effect. It was too strong for me at first try, it stung, I had to close my eyes for a couple of secs. I eventually got the hang of it and been reaching for it since then. I like that the moisturizing effect is almost as immediate as the minty cool sensation goes away.
Heroine Make Volume and Curl Mascara
If you haven't heard of this brand from Japan or this mascara particularly, guuuuurl, you're missing a lot on your eye makeup game! (Kidding) Seriously, it's the best long-wearing, smudge-proof, volumizing mascara I have ever tried. It doesn't clump even if you layer coats—using mascaras has never been this easy! Believe me!
On top of that it can hold those curls for a long time (I've tried mascara that just can't hold the curl, lashes droop down making a shadow which in turn makes my eye bags even darker), and when I say for a long time I mean that even a regular facial wash can't make them budge! Well, that sounds a disaster for some people but if you want something that will stay with you under the heat, under the sea, and even after hours of crying and whatnot then Heroine Make Mascara is right up your alley.
I'm all about volume when it comes to lashes. I want it to look like I'm wearing faux eyelashes or extensions while also confusing people with "it doesn't look like extension nor glued fake lashes to me, don't tell me that's her natural lashes?" factor. And nope, Heroine Make Mascara is the answer to that. Amen.
Holika Holika Aloe 99% All in One Soothing Gel
A good friend of mine swears by aloe vera. To be honest, this is the first time I'm including aloe vera in my skincare. My hair usually gets frizzier and drier during summer so I was at the local drugstore looking for something to try out when I chanced upon Holika Holika Aloe 99% Soothing Gel.
In my area, it's pretty challenging to get my hands on the latest in Korean beauty products (unless the product is highly coveted) so when I saw this I just knew I should get it! What made me easily sold is the fact that I can use Holika Holika Aloe 99% Soothing Gel not only on my hair but also on my face and body. My hair absorbs it quick and it's not sticky either, plus it's super affordable.
LUSH Cosmetics Dark Angels
I've been using this cleanser slash facial scrub from Lush for the longest time. And while I'm still undecided whether I must get another tub, what I love about LUSH Dark Angels is that it boasts most of the ingredients any oily or acne-prone skin would love. Dark Angels is the combination of black sugar and charcoal which exfoliates skin and leaves it feeling fresh while the avocado oil in it keeps the skin nourished and hydrated.
The catch? It's messy. It could stain your bathroom sink, leave some black streaks on your face which disappears after another round of your regular facial wash or toner. I mean: this scrub works but it creates a lot of work to do too.
SUNPLAY Super Cool Sunscreen
Another cool discovery from ROHTO is the SUNPLAY Super Cool. I got it on sale so the packaging might look a bit different from how it looks now if you search for it online. What I like about this sunscreen is that it does not leave you with a sticky feeling. And just like my favorite Sunkiller Cool Perfect Strong (from the makers of Heroine Make) it also has that cool minty effect on your skin perfect for people on the move and intense humid weather.
It promises to be 'Super' waterproof and sweat resistant. And I believe the claims are true because I can still feel layers of products on my arms when showering at night. It stayed that long without transferring to my clothes nor the sticky feeling. SUNPLAY Super Cool sunscreen is also infused with Hyaluronic Acid so it's like a moisturizer and a sunblock in one bottle. Nifty!
And that's it for my current faves! I think this reviewing-in-a-batch style will be a permanent one here in the blog from now on. I feel so bad that I live in a country with so many interesting products to try and a room full of products sitting, waiting to be reviewed. So yes, looking forward to more batch reviews!
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After a Wednesday practice session that figures to go down as one of the notorious NBA scrimmages of the decade, the Timberwolves have cancelled their Thursday practice, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic (Twitter link).
As Krawczynski observes (via Twitter), head coach Tom Thibodeau complained just last week that the preseason schedule didn't allow for much practice time for a Timberwolves team that desperately needed it. So the cancellation today is probably more about avoiding another media circus than anything else. After all, following Wednesday's performance, Jimmy Butler told ESPN's Rachel Nichols that he planned on being back at practice on Thursday.
Here's more out of Minnesota, with several notes on the Butler situation:
- Within his conversation with Nichols, Butler confirmed much of the recent reporting on his situation, acknowledging that he wanted the Timberwolves to renegotiate his contract in the offseason and indicating that he believed he made it clear long before September 19 that he wanted out of Minnesota.
- According to Jon Krawczynski and Shams Charania of The Athletic, Butler's return to practice played out just like he frequently promised Thibodeau and owner Glen Taylor it would if they didn't trade him. The Athletic duo reports that Butler also made it clear he wanted to sit down and discuss a handful of issues with Karl-Anthony Towns in the hopes of challenging Towns to be upfront and honest. It's not clear whether that meeting has happened or will happen.
- While Butler claimed that Towns started the trash talk in practice, others in the gym disagreed with that assessment, per Krawczynski and Charania.
- Here's what Butler told Nichols about Towns: "Am I being tough on him? Yeah! Yeah, that's who I am. I'm not the most talented player. Who's the most talented player on our team? KAT. Who's the most god-gifted player on our team? Wigs (Andrew Wiggins). Wigs got the longest arms, the biggest hands, can jump the highest, can run the fastest. But who plays the hardest? Me. I play hard. I play really hard. I put my body on the line every damn practice. Every day in the games. That's my passion. That's how I give to the game. That's how I give to you guys."
- The reactions to Butler's performance in practice were mixed, according to Krawczynski and Charania, who suggested some players laughed and enjoyed it, while others in the building were concerned, wondering how Thibodeau and GM Scott Layden could stand for Butler's conduct. ESPN analyst Stan Van Gundy said on SportsCenter (video link) that he heard from some members of the organization that it was the team's best practice of the fall, which suggests Thibodeau and Layden weren't bothered by it.
- In non-Butler news, the Timberwolves have yet to have any contract extension talks with backup point guard Tyus Jones, per Darren Wolfson of 1500ESPN (Twitter link). If the two sides don't work out a new deal by Monday, Jones will be on track for restricted free agency in 2019.


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by Eric Paolini
Entering the first round of the NFL draft on Thursday, the Minnesota Vikings had needs that would have to be addressed. In the rebuilding process post Brett Favre, the Vikings got back to the playoffs sooner than expected. But the team is still closer to being out of the playoffs then a Super Bowl contender.
Now that the draft is over it is time to look at how the Vikings addressed those needs. And for the most part, the Vikings had a successful draft, as well as a fairly successful free agency.
Their biggest question was at wide receiver. It was a weak position last year that became more dire upon the release of Michael Jenkins and the trade of Percy Harvin. One was replaced during free agency with the signing of division rival Greg Jennings. But that wouldn't be enough. Along with wide receiver, some defensive positions needed some help.
So how did my favorite team fare in the draft? While we won't know until games are played, and won't truly know whether these prospects were the right choice until a few seasons are played, there is a sense that some of these rookies will have an impact this season.
This off-season for the Vikings will be most know for two trades: the Harvin deal with Seattle and getting a third first round selection from New England. All of last season question marks hung over Harvin. He was apparently unhappy being in Minnesota and was in line for his first post rookie contract payday. Understandably the Vikings were worried to shell out the money to a player that has had some minor run ins with the team as well as been marked as "injury prone", even if that is a bit overblown. Before being placed on the injured reserve last season and missing a total of seven games, Harvin had only missed three games in as many seasons.
With last year's lost season for Harvin, he had shown improvement in each of of his first three seasons. Incrementally increasing receptions, receiving yards, rushing yards, and returning yards each year. The Vikings decided it would be better to have their high cost wide receiver be a bit more proven and possibly less of a headache. Sending Harvin to Seattle netted the 25th and 214th selections in this year's draft as well as a third rounder to come next year. Harvin immediately received a 6 year $67 million deal from the Hawks with $25.5 million guaranteed.
Instead of $67 million to Harvin, the Vikings gave Jennings a 5 year $47.5 million with $18 million guaranteed. The 29 year old receiver is coming off his own injury plagued season. Only time will tell if Jennings can resume the production of his most successful seasons (2008-2010) where he had three 1,100 yard season including two over 1,200. But one thing is for sure, Jennings won't give the Vikings the same threat Harvin did. Jennings doesn't return kicks or punts and chances are he won't receive any handoffs.
The first draft selection brought in Florida defensive tackle Shariff Floyd putting an end to his first round free fall. Two picks later brought in physically gifted cornerback Xavier Rhodes from Florida State using the pick from Seattle. While these two selections addressed needs, it ignored the biggest need, wide receiver. And that's when Vikings made one of a handful of controversial trades during round one.
In order to get into the first round again the Vikings sent second, third, fourth, and seventh round picks to New England for the 29th selection where they took the raw prospect Cordarrelle Patterson from Tennessee. The wideout is reminiscent of former Vikings great Randy Moss in terms of spotty effort at times in route running.
While the first two selections brought in two players that should be impact guys right away, much like Matt Kahlil and Harrison Smith were last year. While I can understand the philosophy of drafting an "upside" project like Patterson, the nature of his position is dependent on a good quarterback for him to have the best chance of realizing his potential.
Unfortunately, quarterback is still a question mark for the Vikings. Christian Ponder has struggled in his little over one season as starter. His decision making and completion percentage still has some to be desired, to put it nicely. Ideally the veteran presence of Jennings will help. Chances are Patterson won't be able to come in right away and be a go to guy (he has only one season of big level college football under his belt). At least Patterson can contribute on special teams.
Later in the draft, the team addressed linebacker with Gerald Hodges and Michael Mauti both from Penn State. There was much speculation Minnesota would be the landing spot for Manti Te'o, especially when the Vikings traded back into the first round. Luckily, Minnesota passed.
This off-season was handled properly by Minnesota's front office. Even with sneaking into the playoffs last season, the Vikings still have some growing to do. They're not quite ready to make a full push into being a top level contender. It's close, but not quite yet. I think their choice of getting three first round picks to add top-level, young talent was smart. Overall, the team is moving towards adding young talent (the release of veterans Antoine Winfield and Michael Jenkins), even though they got older at number one receiver.
While we will get a better idea of how the off-season moves look during workouts and pre-season, right now I'm confident as a Vikings fan.
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This is a finish from 2008. I thought I would share. It was a present for my father:
An old finish.
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June 19, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Hi – you are right, some of the fish (actually all) could be added to any mermaid pattern.
What was the name/designer of this one, do you remember?
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Major Ace | The last golf glove you'll ever want.
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So were we but we couldn't find any. So we decided to make one ourselves and we aced it! We felt there was no reason for a premium golf glove to be so expensive and we also felt that they could look a lot less lame.
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We happen to love golf and we love making cool sh*t too. So we did. But, truth be told: we didn't do it on our own. In fact, we had a small army of golfers from all over the world by our side to make sure that we didn't make stupid/faulty assumptions (again.) These guys (over 600 of them) were AWESOME! They took surveys, gave us a bunch of ACE ideas, tested our first prototypes, gave incredible feedback, encouragement and support. Yeah, we love our co-creators!
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Major Ace aims to leave no golfer behind and will serve man woman or cadet, both right and left handed eventually. However, to ensure timely delivery after our Kickstarter we'll not be offering cadet sizes at this moment. Sorry! The sizing/fit is comparable to that of our big brand competitors and we'll ask for your hand + size after the campaign is over.
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Subramanian Krishnakumar, Adithi Mohan, Kandalam Mallikarjuna, Nalini Venkatesan, Jyotirmay Biswas, Mahesh Palanivelu Shanmugam, Lifen Ren-Heidenreich; EpCAM Expression in Retinoblastoma: A Novel Molecular Target for Therapy. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2004;45(12):4247-4250. doi: 10.1167/iovs.04-0591.
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purpose. This study was conducted to investigate the potential of targeting epithelial cell adhesion molecules (EpCAMs) in the treatment of retinoblastoma. It was first determined whether EpCAM is expressed in retinoblastoma and then whether EpCAM reactivity correlates with tumor aggressiveness.
methods. EpCAM reactivity was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 43 retinoblastoma specimens from 43 patients, by using the monoclonal antibody GA733.2. The tumors were divided into two groups. There were 20 tumors with no invasion of the choroid and optic nerve (group A) and 23 tumors with invasion of the choroid, optic nerve, and orbit (group B). EpCAM reactivity was correlated with invasion and differentiation of the tumors.
results. Among the 43 tumors, EpCAM reactivity was observed in 100% (43/43) tumors. EpCAM reactivity was significantly higher in the invasive than the noninvasive tumors (P < 0.05) and in poorly differentiated than in well-differentiated tumors (P < 0.005). Non-neoplastic retina also expressed EpCAM.
conclusions. The results confirm that EpCAM is vastly expressed in retinoblastoma and point to its use as a target for therapy in the future.
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Giving Tuesday- Helpful Tips About Giving Including What to Wear.
Let's kick things off with a video about one of my favorite nonprofits, the Ruby Room, featuring yours truly, Deyonte Weather from Project Runway and other incredible volunteers.
I trust these last few days have been a whirlwind of making lists, buying things, getting geared up to give them and the realization that there's much to do in these next few weeks. A treasured holiday season tradition is to donate to your favorite nonprofit organizations. Whether you do it on Giving Tuesday or some other time this year, I thought you might enjoy some guidance on giving from your very own personal stylist for women (who happens to have also had a career in giving, does philanthropic consulting and serves on a nonprofit Board.) Please enjoy and hey, let me know what you think.
What You Need to Know About
Giving Back
1. Great Nonprofits.
Think of this as Yelp for nonprofits. Great Nonprofits rates organizations and allows reviews, too. It's a great way to get a feel for organizations doing work in areas you care about and a quick way to get a sense of the organization.
2. Charity Navigator.
This is the hub for information on nonprofits: 7 million people visited the Charity Navigator website last year to get information on various nonprofit organizations. Learn about an organization's budget, administrative costs and other relevant data. This is also a great place to go when you want to donate to help with a specific cause but aren't sure what organizations are doing the work. For example- California Wildfires or nonprofits that help women and girls.
3. Misconceptions Around Administrative Costs.
It's not uncommon for potential donors to use the percentage of the overall budget that goes to administrative costs as an indicator of an organization's efficiency. The idea is that if a nonprofit keeps administrative costs low, more money is going "directly to solve the problem." After over two decades working and volunteering in this industry, I'd caution you to look at things differently. Administrative costs include salaries for employees. As a donor, I want the organizations I support to be paying a living wage to the employees who make the nonprofit run. That means higher administrative costs. Also, some things simply cost more than others. Creating sets for the opera or the symphony, as examples, can be particularly pricey. This means that arts organizations often have higher admin costs. Clearly, there's a place for administrative costs when choosing where you give. Just keep in mind that these costs are only a portion of the entire picture.
4. Nonprofits Can Stretch Your Dollar MUCH Further Than You Can. If You Can Give Money, That's Always the Best Option.
Donating canned goods feels wonderful. Generally, we're sharing something that we aren't going to eat with someone who (in theory) will. If you've got food to give, please do it. However, if you are trying to choose between donating something you already have and giving money, donating cash is always a better way to go. If you can do both- that's a major win. When we give to a nonprofit organization, we are giving because we trust that the team doing the work are experts in their fields. As an example, when it comes to food banks, the folks running those know what foods are going to fly off shelves and what will sit. We might want to donate "healthy" items to be especially helpful. But, when someone is visiting a food bank. he/she may not know how to cook some items that are donated. I know I wouldn't. They may not have the facilities to prepare certain options or the time needed to do so. Vegetarians or vegans will have different needs from folks who prefer meat. And large organizations like Food Lifeline and Northwest Harvest, who supply smaller foodbanks, are especially skilled at negotiating with companies to get food in bulk at steep discounts- much steeper than an individual typically could. This is simply an example to say- give what you can to organizations giving back to the community. But when you can give money, it will go further.
5. Just Do It.
It's so easy to intend to give and never get around to it. Setting up a recurring donation helps you forget about the expense and the organization predict income that can be leveraged to get grants and to plan for costs. Or, if you'd rather donate once, set a date on your calendar to do your charitable giving every year. Engage the kids in helping to choose the organizations. Celebrate your gift, no matter the size. Every little bit helps.
6. Some of My Favorites.
I'd can write an entire blog post about giving and leave out some of my favorite nonprofits. Really, there are simply too many to count. Here's the Poplin Give Back page with lots of info on some of my favorites. Happy Giving Tuesday.
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Jorge Navarro, leading Monmouth Park trainer each of the last five years, and owner Randal Gindi, whose Monster Racing Stable was the New Jersey track's third leading owner in 2017, have each been fined $5,000 by Monmouth Park stewards for "conduct detrimental to racing."
The fines stem from an Aug. 4 incident at Monmouth Park, captured on video by a patron in the clubhouse teletheater and posted on YouTube, as Gindal and Navarro celebrated a victory at Gulfstream Park by Sir Sebastian, a horse trained by the trainer's brother, Marcial Navarro.
"Adios, amigos. Adios, amigos," Gindi is heard saying in the video. "The juice man!"
Navarro responds: "Is that a Navarro? Is that a Navarro? Is that a Navarro at 2-1? That's the way we do it."
"That's the juice. That's the vegetable juice," replies Gindi.
"We f – – k everyone," says Navarro.
"We f – – k everyone, and I line my pockets with the bookie with another twenty thousand," said Gindi. "Oh, yeah! Life is great."
The New Jersey Racing Commission was notified of the video, said to be taken by a patron who had had a previous run-in with Gindi. A formal hearing was conducted on Sept. 6 in which stewards listened to testimony, reviewed the video and considered all the evidence presented to them.
"The stewards believe the conduct exhibited (by Navarro and Gindi) is extremely detrimental to racing and that a larger fine is warranted," the ruling states, adding that the maximum penalty the stewards may impose is $5,000.
The stewards have referred the matter to the racing commission with a recommendation that Gindi be fined $20,000 and Navarro $10,000. The New Jersey Racing Commission is scheduled to meet Sept. 20 and the matter of Navarro and Gindi is on the agenda.
"Everyone wants to pick on Navarro when I win a race," Jorge Navarro told the Paulick Report. "They call me the 'juice man,' even when my kids are around. My son is 10, my daughter is 7. How many fingers do you have to count the number of times I hear that stuff? But I'm going to keep winning races."
Navarro said neither he nor Gindi bet with bookmakers and said of Gindi: "He's one of my best owners and he is passionate about it. He had a punk approach with that guy. He was very wrong for saying that. We are professionals. We should not say that."
Navarro won 65 races from 158 starters at Monmouth Park in 2017, eclipsing his own previous record of 59 wins in 2016. Gindi's Monster Racing Stable won 10 races, with three seconds and three thirds from 19 starters during the just-completed meet.
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Rev. Samuel Paul
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Greater Pleasant Green M.B. Church in Morgan Park
Rev. Samuel Paul was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended public schools, graduating from DuSable High School. After earning a B.S. degree in Political Science, Social Work and Sociology from the University of Dubuque (Iowa), he returned to Chicago to establish careers in Child Welfare (with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services), in education (with the Chicago Public School system) and in Ministry.
He currently serves as the Associate Pastor of Greater Pleasant Green M.B. Church in Morgan Park. Rev. Paul has earned master's degrees in Urban Teaching, Instructional Leadership and School Administration with a Type 75 State license from Concordia University Chicago and a Master of Divinity degree from the School of Theology at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia.
Rev. Paul began his life as an activist and advocate for social justice in the early 1970s while in the state of Iowa. His passion for equity, equality and justice for all continues to provide momentum as he has worked as an intern, a Listening Fellow and a volunteer with the Community Renewal Society for the past two years.
He is currently active as a member of the CRS Police Issue Team and the Coalition for Police Contract Accountability. Rev. Paul is divorced, the father of three adult children and a grandfather of three.


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The spaciousness you find within every apartment extends to our community at Oakmont Park Apartments. Here, you'll be able to connect with nature thanks to our location within walking distance of Scranton Lake and the many walking trails that surround it. Our Scranton location makes green commuting an easy choice thanks to the onsite bus stop. Whether you are looking for a convenient location or an apartment with nature-infused fun on your doorstep, you've found it at Oakmont Park Apartments.


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Rosy's background is in theatre. As a director, she has worked predominantly on new plays about contemporary social issues. Her latest projects have spanned topics from the gig economy to eating disorders and the wellness industry. Her work has been staged at venues across the UK, including Soho Theatre, the Arcola, Oxford Playhouse, Latitude Festival and at the Edinburgh Fringe. She has also worked as an assistant director on large-scale productions at the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal Court, Bristol Old Vic, Theatre Royal Bath & in London's West End.
Alongside her theatre work, Rosy has volunteered for London Welcome Project, a social centre for refugees. She has programmed theatre productions and workshops for Crisis at Christmas and co-organised events for Wolf Whistled, a group which hosts 'Days of Doing' on feminism. she is interested in using the arts to effect social change.


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23rd Sunday Ordinary Time Year C 2016
Gospel Reflection for 23rd Sunday Ordinary Time Year C – September 4th 2016
Full scripture for this Sunday is available on our parish website. Daily Scripture is also available.
Great crowds accompanied Jesus on his way and he turned and spoke to them.
If any man comes to me without hating his father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, yes and his own life too, he cannot be my disciple.
Anyone who does not carry his cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. 'And indeed, which of you here, intending to build a tower, would not first sit down and work out the cost to see if he had enough to complete it? Otherwise, if he laid the foundation and then found himself unable to finish the work, the onlookers would all start making fun of him and saying, "' Here is a man who started to build and was unable to finish". Or again, what king marching to war against another king would not first sit down and consider whether with ten thousand men he could stand up to the other who advanced against him with twenty thousand? If not, then while the other king was still a long way off, he would send envoys to sue for peace. So in the same way, none of you can be my disciple unless he gives up all his possessions.
Luke 14:25-33
All our big decisions affect others. Family decisions on borrowing for example have long-term effects and the decision of the coach can affect the final. Jesus uses two examples of how people's decisions affect others.
Kings going to war were a part of life. The king could endanger the lives of others, and the tower builder could build a structure that collapses on everyone. The cost was huge! Maybe he wasted his family's money on the tower. Others were affected by his decisions.
The common good is strong or weak on decisions. How many political decisions affect us for the worse like questions on education – chaplaincy and guidance counsellors in schools – how many children needing help are affected by this?
We live in a world that is very relative. Self and vested interests become over important, in business, politics, and church organisations.
Like when a coach selects the team to get a backhander! Or tickets given out in a club to benefit a few people.
Putting Jesus at the centre is living life with his type of motivation.
Not looking like him, or a Jesus badge, but trying to do things out of love and service, and reaching out to others. Following Christ is not having lovely memories of childhood or even the gospel. It is putting his way of life into action today.
Lord, may I listen to your spirit in making my decisions, big and small.
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Liquid nitrogen plants are industrial gas production systems that are used in numerous industries. Industrial nitrogen is separated from the atmospheric by liquefaction at very cold temperatures. As the gases differ at different temperatures, it is possible to capture pure nitrogen. It is mandatory for industrial nitrogen to have purity of 99.9%, which is our benchmark. It is generated through a nitrogen gas plant that is manufactured using the best materials. Being the reputed nitrogen plant manufacturers, we use the latest cryogenic technology for fabricating of the machinery. Working of the machinery is based on the process cycle of Linde & Claude, which was pioneered in 1930s. Use of cryogenic distillation technology is common in the fabricating of the cryogenic plant machinery.
For fabricating premium quality liquid nitrogen plants, we procure high quality materials from the leading vendors in the industry. And, we import the latest cryogenic technology to fabricate the plant machinery. We are famous for offering the best liquid nitrogen plant set up cost in the market. Our plant machinery comes in various sizes and capacities ranging from 20m3/hour to 1000m3/hour. India has emerged as the hub for customers from all over the globe for purchasing premium quality machinery at competitive rates. Our customers come from all over the globe including Bahrain, Brunei, Kuwait, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa UAE, and Venezuela.
Liquid nitrogen (LIN) has got purity of 99.9% which is considered excellent for industrial as well as medical applications. Nitrogen generated in the LIN plants is used in wide range of industries including pharmaceuticals, medical, chemical, metallurgy, steelmaking, food packaging, construction, manufacturing, cryo-preservation and many others. Liquid nitrogen gas plants are fabricated in compliance with high quality stands. In fact, we have been awarded with ISO 9008:2015 and CE certifications. Each and every component used in the making of the plant machinery is quality tested before it is cleared for use in the industry.


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Most of the small scale steel re-rolling mills in India are based on pulverized coal (fuel) for heating of raw materials like ingots, billets, blooms or scrap. There are around 1200 rolling mills in India out of which around 300 steel re-rolling mills are operating in the state of Punjab where around 4 million tons per annum of steel products are rolled using 2,44,000 MT pulverized coal as fuel worth Rs. 3400 million.
In a reheating furnace, combustion/flue gases generated from the combustion of pulverized coal leaves the furnace at very high temperature along with sufficient concentration of suspended ash particles. These furnaces operate at a thermal efficiency of 20-30%, resulting in wastage of precious heat energy. Various energy audits reveal 30-40% heat losses from flue gas only leaving the furnace at a very high temperature (400-650oC). Besides this, substantial heat is lost from furnace walls, inspection and discharge door and inform of un-burnt carbon in the pulverized coal. Fuel consumption can be reduced minimum by 10% i.e. with Rs. 340 million by utilizing waste flue gasses & by implementing other workable Energy Conservation Measures such as insulation furnace & openings, usage of pulverized coal above 200 mesh & provision of requisite implementation. Further, flue gases contribute to release of 6.70 lacs tons of CO2 and 3000T of SPM into the environment per annum from 300 steel re-rolling mills.
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The homeless lie on bare mattresses and rumpled blankets beneath the A/C/E subway lines using cardboard boxes and crates as furniture. Their lives fall somewhere between harsh inescapable reality and whimsical drug induced fantasies filled with ghosts from their past. This pit of despair beckons to an articulate young college professor named Lambert (Clinton Faulkner) who says his heartbreak over a failed relationship has brought him to this place. However, his fellow sufferers believe there is more to his story. Leslie Lee's bleak drama, The Book of Lambert is a strong, unflinching character study of six souls wasting their lives away in the shadowy corners of a subway station. When the play opens, each character stirs in his or her sleep, eventually stretching to life to reveal the events of the past that have anchored their present. The obstacles range from small faraway memories to unsettled insecurities to the most debilitating – neglect and disapproval from unloving parents.
The first act shows the depths to which each person has sunk while the second half provides some much needed hope, focusing on the characters' determination to break whatever it is that has chained them.
Joresa Blount plays a young pregnant woman named Bonnie who possesses hard edges but also a sympathetic center. She is prickly towards the world but still hopeful about getting back into it.
Sadrina Johnson gives a unique twist to Priscilla, an exotic dancer who has been used up and thrown out. Johnson is over-the-top when indulging in Princilla's reckless wild side, but finds a poignant note of somber clarity when the fun winds down, forcing Pricilla to face herself.
The elders of the group, Otto and Zinth, are played by impressive stage veterans Arthur French and Gloria Sauvé respectively, each expertly capturing the nuances of a passionless marriage and the futility of enduring a doomed life merely waiting for its end.
And finally, there is Clancy (Howard L. Wieder), a self-professed "obstacle police" who tickets people and objects that obstruct anything from sunlight pouring through a window to boxes blocking cars from driving down the street. Clancy pretends to just be visiting until Lambert furiously and violently confronts him. With the eloquent phrasing of a polished academic he demands, "Tell me about the pain that has rotted your cerebellum and brought you to this homeless boneyard."
But a poetic vernacular is not the only attribute distinguishing Lambert from the others in his company. His comrades clothe themselves in torn sweaters and unraveling rags, while Lambert is dressed in a stiff white-collared shirt half tucked inside of his slacks with a loosely knotted tie still dangling from his neck. It would appear that this man walked straight from a university classroom to a cardboard box.
Though everyone in the subway station has a story, Lambert's situation is the only one that begs the question, "Why?" The others ended up in their miserable predicament through understandable means: broken homes, bad choices, and addictions to drugs. But Lambert chose this life, and continues to choose it with each new day. He has the best chance of leaving. The fact that he doesn't is the tightly wound mystery at the heart of the story.
With this sizeable heaping of heavy subject matter, The Book of Lambert could easily feel as weighty as its characters' troubles. Fortunately, Lee keeps the action fast-paced, colorful, and at times even humorous.
Though the characters' obstacles are large and seemingly unresolvable, the play does conclude with a ray of promise. Those willing to face and conquer their problems have the potential to one day reclaim the lives and return to the light.


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Think of family photos as more than just a photo for your annual holiday card. Yes, they are great to use for holiday cards, but these are moments that you can look back on for years and years. Making time for professional photos gives you the confidence that your family's history is being documented even through your busy lives. Holly Kiker Photography provides a fun and natural experience that will result in photos that represent your family and can be enjoyed for generations.
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1. restrict the vibrations of (a transverse wave, especially light) wholly or partially to one direction.
I used the word "polarizing" in conversation today while talking about the state of affairs in the US right now. When I got home I looked up the definition because I wasn't completely sure about where the word originated and whether I was using it correctly.
It is more accurate than I had originally thought.
More and more I am finding myself pushed to take a stand to the left or right, black or white, yes or no... to figure out what exactly I stand for, what position do I truly support. And I am having a hard time doing that because I tend to see both sides of many issues, and I appreciate certain aspects of many people in my life, even when I may disagree with some of their beliefs. My brain struggles with balancing science and faith and experience and stories.
I'm unable to to be restricted wholly or partially to one direction right now.
I'm going to continue to post some images here, I think I will stick to a 4x6 size, that can be downloaded and used for postcards. Send them to your lawmakers. Send them to friends. It doesn't matter to me, but connect with someone, speak what's on your mind, even if you wander off in all directions.