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Most hunters we asked told us that they usually just take their goose breasts and do the same old cheese stuffed "poppers" that we see over and over again in the waterfowl community. If cooked correctly, Canada Goose is a delicious meat that when seasoned, seared and sliced is an excellent substitute for beef. That's right beef. You can take any steak recipe you enjoy, and replace the beef with medium to medium rare goose and unless you tell someone, they will never know the difference. No soaking in milk is needed, just follow these steps and everyone will be wanting more.
- Set your Traeger on High and allow 30-40 minutes of warm up time before use
- Most important step is to trim your Goose breast. Take any membrane off, anything that isn't meat on both sides needs to be taken out. In the middle of each breast is a vein that needs to be pulled out. The vein is right on a seam that separates the one breast into two pieces. At that seam there is also some sinew that we take off. Your goal should be that all you see is meat, nothing else at all.
- While trimming, place your seasoned iron skillet on a burner on a medium high heat
- rub your trimmed goose breast down with extra virgin olive oil
- season with Traeger's "Fin & Feather" seasoning -Sear both sides of the goose breast for 2 min each side
- After flipping to second side of Breast transport skillet to your Traeger
- Let finish cooking on Traeger for 8 minutes on high
- While Breasts are in smoker, sauté one red pepper and one yellow pepper till soft
- In a pulse grinder Throw a bunch of parsley, one clove of garlic, 1/4 cup of olive oil, pinch of salt, pepper & grind to make a chimichurri sauce
- Pull meat from smoker and slice
- Toast Ciabatta bread -Lather Bread with Chimichurri Sauce
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- Place back in smoker to melt cheese
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Hi I remember a while ago something regarding the Cleric and Paladin role playing classes. Something about Clerics having mental powers. I may be confusing Warcraft rpg with DnD, but if not, can somebody explain the details about this to me please? --Knighthonor (talk) 07:34, April 17, 2010 (UTC) --Knighthonor (talk) 07:34, April 17, 2010 (UTC)
- While I'm not entirely sure how it matches up lorewise, there are several Priest Spells in the Shadow school that seem to be linked to mental powers, such as Mind Blast, Mind Sear, Mind Flay, Psychic Horror, Psychic Scream, and of Course, Mind Control.
- I suppose the link could be made, at least, going off of what the Cult of Forgotten Shadow believes, that much of the power of Shadow is exerting your will over others, thus, with a stronger mind, you are able to control the world around you, where the Light practices the belief that by making the world around you better, you improve yourself.NocturnalAbyss (talk) 00:10, April 25, 2010 (UTC)
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One of Nottingham's lost architectural gems is being commemorated by a new exhibition.
The historic Black Boy Hotel stood on Long Row, opposite Nottingham Council House, but was knocked down in 1970 to make way for new shops. Today the site is home to the city's branch of Primark.
'Gone but not forgotten', hosted by Nottingham Industrial Museum at Wollaton Hall, is now charting the history of what was once of the city's most famous landmarks.
The exhibition includes research by Richard Upton, a local history expert who wants to preserve the memory of building for future generations.
The hotel came first to life in the 17th century but after being destroyed it was rebuilt in late 1880s by Watson Fothergill, the renowned architect born in Mansfield, who designed more than 100 buildings across Nottingham and the Midlands.
Inspired by Gothic Revival and Old English Vernacular architecture, Fothergill's style stood out with an unusual combination of contrasting horizontal bands of blue and red bricks, balconies, turrets, stone carvings and dark timber eaves, which can be still admired in many surviving buildings in Nottingham.
Inspired by Gothic Revival and Old English Vernacular architecture Watson Fothergill's style stood out with unusual combination of contrasting horizontal bands of blue and red bricks, balconies, turrets, stone carvings and dark timber eaves, which can be still admired in many preserved buildings in Nottingham.
The Black Boy Hotel earned fame for its luxury accommodation and catering services and it was mentioned in the 1939 Official Guide to Nottingham as "one of the most up-to-date hostelries in the Midlands."
The Guide praised the outstanding facilities with 90 bedrooms fitted with cold and hot water and several bedrooms with private bathrooms.
"The Black Boy enjoys an unrivalled reputation for its catering and has excellent accommodation for banquets, balls and social functions if all kinds… There is a gentlemen's hairdressing saloon, on the premises," states the Guide.
In 1970 the building was demolished and was replaced by a modern construction – the home of today's Primark.
The loss of the hotel is still considered one of Nottingham's biggest architectural tragedies.
Ken Brandt, an author of books about urban development in Nottingham and an expert on Fothergill called the demolition of The Black Boy Hotel an act of "architectural vandalism".
In 2011 Nottingham Civic Society decided to commemorate the building with a plaque – the first time it had bestowed the honour on a building instead of a person.
According to Helen Bowen, marketing and communications director at the museum, the exhibition has received a positive response, with two hundred people visiting on its opening weekend.
"The Black Boy Hotel is well-loved and remembered within Nottingham and many people have been reminiscing about staying there or visiting," she said.
The exhibition is open until August 28.
Entrance to the exhibition is included as part of the normal museum entry charges of adults £3, concessions £2, children free.


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Zoran Dukic is one of the most distinguished classical guitarists of our time. His concert performances, both as a soloist and with orchestras, leave long-lasting impressions on audiences and critics alike. While music by J. S. Bach is still the focal point of his musical life, his performances throughout the world have inspired numerous composers to dedicate works to him. He also has a special affinity for Spanish and South American musical idiom, the core repertoire of classical guitar. He has recorded compact discs for labels in Germany, Spain, Belgium and Canada.
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Rana Daggubati and Vijay Devarakonda Launches Private Shopping Mall in Hyderabad
Actors Rana Daggubati and Vijay Devarakonda made hulchal in Hyderabad's Ameerpet along with heroine Anu Emmanuel and other celebrities. They launched Private Shopping Mall named KLM Shopping Mall. Fans thronged to shopping mall to see their favorite actors. They thanked all the fans for coming to see them. Shop owners said they made the collections ranging from Rs 50 to Rs 2 lakhs available in the mall to suit all the customers. All the fans tried to take selfie with their favorite actors.
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The Source by Wolfgang Puck will ring in the Chinese New Year with a Lounge Takeover with Chefs Mike Rafidi of Arroz and Requin and Kevin Tien of Himitsu and Pit Master Joe Neuman of Sloppy Mama's BBQ featuring Lion Dancers and drums in honor of the Year of the Dog on Tuesday, February 27, with the tradition of its annual Night Market celebration featuring live, active food stations throughout the restaurant.
This will be followed by a three-course sit-down dinner. The menu is priced at $85 per person with an additional $35 per guest for an optional wine pairing. Reservations can be made by phone at (202) 637-6100.
Chef Russell Smith will also lead a hands-on dumpling cooking class on February 24, 2018 for guests interested in making their own Chinese New Year dishes. The event will run from noon to 2:00pm Tickets are $100 and available here.
Join us at The Source to celebrate the Year of the Dog at our Chinese New Year Night Market on Tuesday 2/27 at 6:30pm. Enjoy festive entertainment and decor, a 3-course dinner menu and 4 live-action food stations! $85 per person. Reserve your spot now on OpenTable.com or call us at (202)637-6100. #cny2018 #lunarnewyear #yearofthedog #nightmarket


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French chocolate mousse with Mexican chili is the perfect adult way to have chocolate for dessert. And oh, great for romantic dinners too. Easy to make and adapted from the queen of French cuisine, Julia Child – by Lapetitchef.
French cuisine is heavily influenced by Italian cuisine. Knowledge of French cooking has contributed significantly to Western cuisines. Its criteria are used widely in Western cookery school boards and culinary education (we learnt it too). The ingredients of that time varied greatly according to the seasons and the church calendar, and many items were preserved with salt, spices, honey, and other preservatives. An interesting cuisine to get the basics of cooking right.
French food to me was limited to French fries and French toast until I came to college. As part of our curriculum, we had Foods and Nutrition as one of our subjects and our teacher was French. Her style of cooking was very different to my mom's and that is what struck me. Some months ago, I did prepare Stuffed Potato French Loaf which is a fusion recipe using French bread and stuffed it with an Indian Potato filling. It was an instant hit in the family.
This May month is extra special for me as it's my birthday month and we are celebrating it by sharing some delicious recipes from across the globe by my fellow food bloggers. Swayampurna Mishra is one such blogger who is passionate about her food and cooking. I am a fan of her food photography as well. She describes herself as a Food blogger, Banker, Food photographer & stylist, Recipe Developer, Editor of FeedFeed and Jamie Oliver Food Rev Ambassador. While I like all her recipes, I picked French Chocolate Chilli Mousse for this global series feature.
You can follow Swayam on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest. Hope you have got as excited about this global recipe month like I am and are looking forward to many such unique international recipes from around the globe. Keep coming back for more! If you do try this recipe, please do share it with your friends on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. This will keep me motivated to develop more interesting recipes. Click a pic and post it with the hashtag #cookiliciousveg . I would love to see your pictures on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter!


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1bbqboyI think they got Texas and California confused!
ScreamingChickenI was just about to post something similar, as a Google search of '"Katie Workman" "Texas chili" ap' turns up a number of newspapers and websites that published the article. Her bio at Workman Publishing lists her as an AP columnist, however.


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Haley Kisch is originally from Indianapolis, Indiana. She began taking ballet lessons at age ten, also training in modern, jazz, tap and musical theatre over the years. She was a member of the Honors Program and studied dance and history at Anderson University, graduating magna cum laude in 2016. Haley's choreography was featured in Anderson University dance concerts, and in 2015 she became the first dance major to premiere a full-length dance show. She has taught dance at YMCAs and Brookside Dance Academy. While at Anderson, she worked in the dance office and found an appreciation for administration in the arts. Haley was first introduced to all-abilities dance by the company Dancing Wheels, whom she had the chance to study with during a summer intensive. Since then, she has become involved with all-abilities dance in Chicago, performing with Momenta Dance Company and other local choreographers. Haley is thankful to God for giving her the opportunity to work with Ballet 5:8, and she is excited to continue her dance journey in Chicago.


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I totally got yelled at for how much money I've been spending on supplies lately. I knew it was going to happen eventually. It's probably a good idea to do that spending freeze that I was thinking about doing.
Starting in June, I will go on a spending freeze until the end of August. I will allow myself to purchase essentials (like adhesive), my subscriptions (no add-ons though), and things that I will need for wedding DIY, but that's it.
This includes not buying stuff to do my wedding album! I have kit subscriptions for a reason so I can use those (and I have quite a few untouched kits right now). I have placed my final order before the freeze starts for adhesive and my wedding albums, and I am done.
Anybody else on a spending freeze? How's it going? Let me know!
The spending freeze shouldn't be too much of an issue for June since scrapbooking has kinda gone on the back burner the past few weeks. Why's that, you ask?
I'm getting married in 16 days!! AAAAHH!!
The past few weeks have been taken over by last minute DIY wedding decorations and finishing touches. I'm really hoping to have everything done and packed up for the wedding by the end of this weekend.
It feels weird to tell myself "no" to scrapbooking, especially when I'm finally feeling inspired and motivated! I have a partially finished mini album and a not quite started mini album staring at me every time I sit down at my desk and decide that I need to do something else instead of finish them.
After my last dress fitting tonight perhaps I will be able to get a few projects finished. So far I haven't been too stressed and I don't want that to change now.


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What's the future of the local newspaper or radio station, and what is the effect of local news on politics and society? Those questions are explored by a new international academic journal co-edited by College of Interdisciplinary Studies Associate Prof. Jaigris Hodson and Ryerson University Assistant Prof. Asmaa Malik.
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Erasmus x10 – Support the campaign!
Launched by the Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP), the Erasmusx10 campaign aims at gathering transnational support and increasing commitment from EU and national representatives in reinforcing the Erasmus+ programme. The campaign is coordinated by the LLLP, the European Youth Forum, and Eurodesk, and supported by the European Association for International Education and the Academic Cooperation Association.
Why 10 times more? More funding can support the following aims:
- Widening its access for a truly lifelong learning programme;
- Strengthen its social dimension for better inclusion;
- Empowerment of citizens through education;
- Competitiveness and employment;
- Quality mobility experience and projects;
- Effective management and evaluation;
- Peer Learning, Capacity Building and Exchange;
- Cross-sector and multilevel cooperation;
- Education as a driver for Sustainable Development Goals; and
- Internationalising education and lifelong learning systems.
The campaign targets in particular the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the European Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the European Committee of the Regions.
Check out all the details on the campaign website: www.erasmusx10.eu
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The groundhog plays a little game.
(Woodchuck is his other name.)
If he finds no shadow here,
Spring is very, very near.
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Winter isn't done at all,
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No matter what the weather outside on FEB 2nd, it will be a hot mess insideTRiP Santa Monica, packed with dancing "children" young and old, drinks flowing and laughter in the air. What a fantastic showcase we have in store for you!
Blooming Fire - 8pm
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TRiP is open from 12 noon until 1:30am.
This is a FREE SHOW! WhAt? The 1st thursday Spin Cycle @ TRiP series is a community driven showcase event. Thank you for coming out to support the live local music scene in LA.
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Spin Cycle is an eclectic music happening taking place the first Thursday of every month at TRiP in Santa Monica, CA. Featuring local and regional jam bands, Spin Cycle adds a Northeast flavor to the West Side of LA. If you're a jam fan, this must be the place to find the familiar faces and less familiar dance moves featured in LA's growing jamband community.
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart!
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So THAT's What We're Doing…
By Deane Barker on June 24, 2004
nanopublishing: I always knew we'd latch onto the "nano" craze somehow.
nanopublishing (nan.oh.PUB.lish.ing) n. An online publishing model that uses a scaled-down, inexpensive operation to reach a targeted audience, especially by using blogging techniques. Also: nano-publishing. — nanopublisher n.
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Murder conviction stands for woman who left veteran outside to freeze/
Atlanta Journal Constitution
The state Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder conviction of a Clayton County caregiver who locked a mentally disabled veteran out of her house in January 2014 and watched television inside while he froze to death.
The frozen body of Arthur Pelham, 66, was found outside the woman's locked back door.
Dale El Smith, 74, argued in her appeal that she had sent Pelham outside to catch a bus to an adult daycare center that day and that she did not know the center had closed because of freezing temperatures. Continue Reading


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came early to our house.
Well, in truth, when you take your two year old Easter shopping with you, you really shouldn't expect him to NOT want to play with the toy you buy him.
This darn keyboard is causing all kinds of problems. We bought it, expecting Henry to forget about it, but dang it all, he didn't. So, we said that he could play with it before bed, still in the wrapping. That lasted until he UNWRAPPED it.
THEN at 12:30 this morning (or night... who knows...) he was awake, and he had found his piano and was playing it. It took TWO HOURS to get him back to sleep.
Grr. So I gave up. The Easter Bunny came early. So there.
Also, yesterday, Henry TRASHED his room, so he could do this:
He told me he was building a house, and so he needed wood. He got the wood from his book shelves, and the basket WAS housing all the baby toys, until he emptied it.
Two years old.... sigh.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
The Easter Bunny
4 comments:
- The Watts said...
Ah, sounds like an Architect in the making. Quick get him to want to go to law school. Architecture school almost killed me, but I took, like Henry started young, it was destiny. What a cute little guy.
- March 18, 2008 at 3:46 PM
- Chels said...
He's building the house so he can clean it for the people who live there. He's destined to be a janitor.
- March 18, 2008 at 8:26 PM
- Morgan and Derek said...
Yeah, Chels, except he HATES cleaning UP the mess now! I don't know what happened....
Krystal- I'll work on the law school thing.... ;)
- March 19, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- Sara said...
Haha, Morgs this made me laugh out loud because just yesterday while i was in the shower Ty trashed *my* room so he could get "materials" to build a dog house (which looked surprisingly like Henry's creation). Apparently that's what they were doing on Sesame Street, lol.
- March 20, 2008 at 10:19 AM
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ACSF Researchers Rethinking Wildlife Governance
United States wildlife governance unites diverse organizations, professionals across several sectors, and the public around the shared goal of conserving wildlife for current and future generations. Unfortunately, conservation systems and rules lack consistent objectives and often reflect outdated values that don't speak to most Americans. Many people working in wildlife conservation feel frustrated because the current approach isn't working. Important conservation partners and members of the public are disenchanted because their voices are not heard.
With support from the Atkinson Center, we were able to respond to these pressing needs. Working closely with colleagues in government agencies and NGOs, we built on our previous research to propose a coordinated approach to more socially and ecologically responsible wildlife governance.
We recently published the results of a multiyear conversation about how wildlife governance can adapt to modern values, pressures, and expectations. In our paper, we offer 10 wildlife governance principles (WGPs) to help address persistent problems and meet emerging challenges in wildlife conservation. These principles are informed by research projects, workshops, conference sessions, peer-reviewed papers, and a special issue of Human Dimensions of Wildlife. Publishing the WGPs is an important step toward transforming wildlife governance.
Darragh Hare
WGPs promote coordinated conservation by government agencies, NGOs, and private partners. They combine normative aspirations of public trust thinking, which sees natural resources including wildlife as a natural heritage that must be conserved for all people including future generations, with elements of good governance, which calls for transparency, accountability, and public participation in resource management. Taken together, these ideas produce a governance framework for wildlife conservation that is sensitive to the diverse values of the public and committed to the long-term survival of all species.
Ann Forstchen of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and corresponding author of the paper said:
We listened carefully to what people throughout the wildlife conservation community were telling us and developed WGPs as a response. The principles will make sense to our colleagues working across sectors at multiple levels and scales. They seek to inspire more participatory, fair, and coordinated wildlife management, and ultimately lead to better conservation outcomes—something we are all working toward.
We have also developed a self-assessment tool that wildlife professionals can use to evaluate their agencies' performance relative to WGPs. State fish and wildlife agencies and the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies have been enthusiastic about this tool. We are refining the tool with input from wildlife professionals in Florida and Michigan, with a view to eventually extending it to all 50 states.
ACSF has been an important partner helping us develop WGPs. ACSF hosted a topical lunch on public trust thinking, provided funding through the Rapid Response Fund for a three-day workshop on campus, and supported travel for key team members. This work embodies ACSF's commitment to engagement and collaboration and showcases how faculty and research fellows working with partners off campus can tackle major challenges in sustainability.
Faculty fellow Dan Decker is chair of the Department of Natural Resources. Darragh Hare is a Natural Resources PhD candidate and Atkinson Center research fellow.


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Wind energy in Kansas hampered by lack of power lines
Driving through western Kansas, you'll see hundreds of whirling wind turbines. But you won't see lots of people — or high-voltage power lines.
And that is the big obstacle to realizing the wind-energy potential of Kansas and the Midwest: You can put up all the towers and turbines you like, but without more transmission lines, the added electricity won't get to the cities that could use it.
Those lines will take years to build and cost tens of billions of dollars — if they are built at all.
"It's a showstopper for renewable development," said Ralph Cavanaugh, co-director of the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group with 1.3 million members.
The national power grid is a mishmash because much of it was built to serve utilities' individual territories. That left the country with high-powered lines serving big populations in the East and West — but not connected to the windy corridor from the Dakotas to Texas.
The big transmission projects that could make those connections have to be approved by regional power pools operating under the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. That gives clout to the pools' members — utilities, power cooperatives and energy producers and marketers — but in return, they help pay for the projects.
Kansas is ranked third among the states for wind energy potential, and it hopes to expand its 1,000 megawatts of wind energy to 7,000 megawatts in the next 20 years. But recently the state saw the difficulty of moving forward with its plans.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Running Adventures Episode 12 - Working at Running
Night Blooming Cereus
Welcome to another episode of Running Adventures!
Episode 12 of Running Adventures begins with a ping pong game with my younger daughter. I have a challenging 5 mile run with a surprise eagle sighting, lots of talking this week about work - running - life balance. My older daughter shares a variety of facts while shooting some pool with me.
Featured music this week from the Podshow Podsafe Music Network was "Honest Days Work" by Burning Bush and "Running" by Inaia.
The opening music is "Super Soul" by 4saizons and the closing music is from "Adventures of a Deaf Dreamer" by Josh Woodward.
Have a great adventure in the coming week!
Posted by MarathonChris at 4:42 PM
2 comments:
- Jodi said...
i haven't listened to your podcast yet but...i was thinkin about putting honest day's work on my podcast! I heard it this week on another non-running related podcast, and thought it might be cool, but then changed my mind at the last minute. that's funny we kinda think the same.
- Susan said...
Bravo! Loved it.
You make it sound effortless to work full time, be a mom, be a wife AND be a runner. Bravo!
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Spring Cleaning for your CarSpring has arrived and so has the need for some thorough spring cleaning. Spring cleaning however is often associated with our homes, at Overland Carwash we want to remind you not forget your car. Even for those of us that maintain a regular car wash schedule we often forget or neglect the detailed cleaning like vacuuming crevices, undercarriage wash. overall interior cleaning, and much more.
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Behavioural economist Professor Richard Thaler won the 2017 Nobel Prize for economics this month and intends to spend his million-dollar-plus prize money "as irrationally as possible".
It's not that Professor Thaler, professor of behavioural science and economics at the University of Chicago, is reckless with his money, it's that he's realistic about human behaviour.
A central theme of his work over the past 40 years is that people behave in a predictably irrational way, not in the rational way that is often assumed.
In short, our irrational behavioural biases can become significant barriers to making good decisions involving all aspects of our lives including with our finances.
Over the years, Professor Thaler has given numerous colourful examples of our irrational behaviour, including:
- Motorists using the money saved from a cut in petrol prices to buy premium petrol – rather than on things they need.
- A reluctance to buy umbrellas when it's raining for fear that retailers unfairly put up prices in wet weather. The irrational assumption here is that it makes more sense to buy an umbrella when the sun is out. Thaler argues that while we are often guided by self-interest, we also care about fairness and equity.
- Coffee drinkers rejecting offers to buy their coffee mugs for $6 even though this represents a 100 per cent profit. We tend to place a higher a value on something we already own even if it's irrational.
An understanding that we are liable to behave irrationally should hopefully encourage us to "nudge" ourselves into better making savings and investment decisions. Thaler is a keen advocate of the behavioural nudge.
For instance, making salary-sacrificed contributions into super acts as a classic behavioural nudge. Fund members agree in advance how much to salary-sacrifice into super over a financial year and have to notify their employer if they want to reduce the size of their regular voluntary contributions part of the way through that year.
Our natural inertia means well are probably unlikely to reduce our contributions during a year even at times when we could do with a little extra cash.
Another way to give ourselves a nudge with salary-sacrificed super is to increase the size of our contributions once a year. Consider making this part of your financial plan.
Once investors recognise that they are vulnerable to making irrational decisions that can take straightforward steps to keep their undesirable behavioural biases in check. These include setting clear, appropriate investment goals and developing (and sticking to) a suitable long-term asset allocation for their portfolios.
And don't fall into the trap of irrationally deciding that paying higher investment management fees is likely to increase your chances of investment success. High costs handicap returns.
Consider using a skilled financial planner as a behavioural coach to nudge you in the right direction. As Thaler says, investors shouldn't overlook the fact that they are only human.
NEXT: How our investment past can damage our investment future.


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C.J. Meenan is an entrepreneur and educator with over 30 years' experience teaching entrepreneurship and starting small businesses. He holds an MBA from Babson College and is a leader in entrepreneurial education who specializes in curriculum design for individuals as well as groups. He has designed entrepreneurship programs at all levels from elementary to adult learners. C.J. is certified in Driving Economic Growth Through Entrepreneurship Ecosystems through Babson Executive Education & is a certified internal corporate coach.
C.J. believes in lifelong learning and leads by example. To stay current, he takes one workshop and two online courses each year. Most recently, he completed the IDEO course on Creative Leadership and was certified in Entrepreneurship Essentials through HBX | Harvard Business School.
In 1987, C.J. co-founded The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. As the co-founder of NFTE, he helped develop curriculum and launch an entrepreneurship training program that's been implemented at high schools and universities around the world. During his career, C.J. has trained thousands of entrepreneurs in the principles of starting and scaling a small business.
C.J. also trains educators, his methods and teaching strategies having been adopted in over 25 countries. In recognition of his work in this field, he received the Price Babson Fellowship for Entrepreneurship Educators.
Since retiring from NFTE, C.J. has continued to focus on supporting entrepreneurs through education & training, such as teaching the Veterans Launching Ventures program at Fairleigh Dickinson University, which was designed to help military veterans launch small businesses. C.J. has also taught and lectured on entrepreneurship at Wharton, Columbia, Stanford, Babson and Georgetown, just to name a few. A highlight of his career was bringing entrepreneurship education programs to India and Great Britain. His work has been featured in publications such as Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Success Magazine, and Black Enterprise.
In October of 2014, C.J. co-authored The Beginner's Guide to Entrepreneurship and co-founded Open for Business Ventures and the OFBV Network, a multi-platform company providing entrepreneurship education through a combination of online courses and real-time workshops with specially developed curriculum with audio and video instruction, complete with online entrepreneurial networks!


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Tree Removal
Unfortunately, all good things do come to an end. Yes, even for trees. If and when that time comes, our team of trained tree removal experts are here to help.
We love trees and we hate cutting them down.
But we also know that once a tree reaches a certain point, it can pose unacceptable risks to people and property. It is time to say good-bye to an old friend.
At its best, tree removal is extremely dangerous. At its worst, tree removal causes debilitating injuries and fatalities. They are the reason why our industry is typically rated in the top five most dangerous industries in the US.
To safely remove a tree without causing damage to people and property requires a great deal of training.
We take training very seriously.
The joke around Leaf & Limb is that we are half business and half training academy. Many new hires drop out after the first several weeks, not because the work is hard or unenjoyable, but because our academic rigor is highly demanding.
We train religiously because we want to make sure our employees return home injury-free at the end of each day.
They have families that love them very much, and vice versa.
We also want to deliver you exceptional tree removal services that have minimum impact on your property and daily living.
If we have performed our job well, you should not be able to tell that we worked on your property.
If you are looking for the lowest price on tree removals, we are probably not the right company for you. But if you are looking for a group of highly trained experts that follow the most exacting safety and training standards our industry has to offer, look no further. Let's chat!


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In honor of Mother's Day, I thought of the two people I want to thank the most for making me a mother - Liam and Jack.
How could I show them what being a mother has meant to me?
Well, through my photos of course.
So I delved into my photo archives and picked my 100 favorite portraits that I have taken of them so far... ok, so I didn't look at EVERY photo I've ever taken of them, but out of those I have edited (with a few newfound treasures thrown in for good measure) here they are.
Happy Mother's Day to mothers past, present and future.


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Did you realize that exercising 30 minutes a day takes up less than 2% of your 24 hours? Let's say you are sleeping 8 of those . . . that 30 minutes of exercise still only takes up about 3% of your waking hours.
So how is it that the biggest excuse we hear for not exercising is "I don't have time"?
I completely understand that long to do lists and endless obligations quickly fill up our schedule. . . and time is our most valuable and limited resource.
However, finding the time in your schedule can be as easy as getting creative, managing your schedule well, and making exercise a priority. Here are some ways to help you find your sanity and find the time to exercise. Trust me. . . exercise is the best medicine for a hectic life and stressful schedule.
1. Exercise During Your Lunch Hour
Take just half of your lunch hour and go for a walk or get a workout in. You may not have time to go to the gym, but there are lots of things you can do in your office, a park, or even your office parking lot. When fitting in exercise to your work day, stashing make up wipes and dry shampoo in your bag can be a life saver.
2. Make Exercise A Social Affair
A friend to exercise with is great accountability. You are less likely to cancel when someone else is counting on you and you will feel more refreshed afterwards because of the relational connection you made. In addition, planning a meet up to walk in the park or for a spin class "happy hour" is much healthier than meeting at a restaurant for food and drinks. . . and if you decide to go out afterwards you are more likely to make healthier choices if you have just exercised.
3. Incorporate Fitness Into Family Time
It's good for your body and a great example to your family to exercise together. Go for an afternoon hike, a Saturday morning bike ride, set aside a day for swimming (and actually get in the pool too) or my favorite . . . a yoga session before the kids go to bed. You will deepen your family connections, laugh a lot, and not feel guilty about the time you are taking to exercise (although you should never feel guilty about taking time to care for yourself).
4. Work Out Smarter NOT Longer
Make that work out short and sweet! I often don't have time for an hour long work out. Always remember that some exercise is exponentially better than no exercise. Read my blog about HIIT training and you might even be convinced that a 20 minute workout is better than an hour long training session. If you want to incorporate strength training with cardio benefits, do a 20 minute full body circuit combining upper body and lower body exercises (bicep curls while doing squats). And remember, use the heaviest weight you can lift safely and you will need to do fewer repetitions . . . you will naturally get out of the gym more quickly!
5. Actually Schedule Your Workout
Any activity or project will fill up the time we have allotted for it. So, if you don't plan for exercise other things will surely fill that time. Schedule your workout in your phone or calendar just like you would any other appointment and make it a priority not to cancel on yourself.
Scheduling a workout with a personal trainer or following up with a wellness coach can help keep you on track if you are having trouble keeping your health or movement a priority. During the times when the going gets tough, this person will help remind you of why you committed to exercising in the first place and help you keep the course. You will be accountable to someone else, and the investment that you make in this persons time will motivate you to be consistent.
If you are interested in talking to a personal trainer or wellness coach, give us a call at 901-316-5456 or e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com. At Peak Potential Physiotherapy & Wellness, we offer specialized services to meet your particular fitness needs and goals at whatever stage you are in your wellness journey.


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Gamer Banter: Don't Cover The Art, Unless…
This month's topic asks: How important is cover art to you?
If you were to walk into a game store and see many games sitting in disc cases without any cover art, would the display appeal to you? Many used games are packaged just like that, and I try and avoid buying games that don't have the cover art in good condition.
Cover art is essential to help drawn in a consumer. Many people don't keep tabs in the video game world, so just walking into a store looking at the cover art and seeing something that catches their eye could be all that it takes to make a purchase.
When I was a child, I did not read video game magazines (and had no idea they existed) so I would walk into a video game store and whatever cover art grabbed my attention, I took off the shelf and read the game details to see if it was something I would enjoy.
Since I was only familiar with games that featured Mario, Donkey Kong, and Sonic, in order for the game to attract me, it had to be something captivating. My brother and I made quite a few purchases just based on it, such as Dead Heat Scramble.
If the cover art is very generic, I'd assume the game itself is quite generic. Generally these assumptions are correct, except for the older days when most cover art looked quite generic. Cover art is so important, because it can either attract or repel a consumer. For example, Borderlands:
Borderlands looked great in previews. Though once I saw the cover art, I was immediately disgusted with the game, seeing a disturbing person "shooting" himself in the head, with stuff coming out of it. Had the cover art been something different, than it would have made me focus on purchasing the game, rather then never playing it.
However, I do plan on playing Borderlands by renting it through Gamefly. I avoid seeing the cover art that way. Which gives me an idea that not many games do frequently: have a reverse cover on both sides so the consumer can choose which cover art they'd like (some games have used this feature in the past).
Especially now in the digital age, cover art is extremely important for new games. Scrolling through an online marketplace, consumers will look to something that catches their eye. So it's important to keep cover art in mind, always.
This post was part of Gamer Banter, a monthly video game discussion coordinated by Terry at Game Couch. If you're interested in being part, please email him for details.
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While I can see how the Borderlands cover with the guy shooting himself can turn people off, the second version you show, for me, would have blended into the background and I would have never noticed the game since it is so generic.
Personally, I don't care about the art because I don't judge the game on it, but if they want to grab my attention on the shelf they need to stand out.
July 22, 2010 at 10:23 am
Nice, to-the-point post! However, I'll have to disagree a little with your Borderlands cover mock-up. The original looks disturbing because the world and people living in it ARE disturbing. However, it doesn't focus on the plot of the story.
Your mock-up does, in a way, with the focus being on the characters and whatever "destiny" they're looking at in the picture (although, it IS missing the 4th character, the Soldier).
To each his own, I guess, is the point of the whole thing. 8D
July 22, 2010 at 10:31 am
Good post — I have to agree with Mizzy, the original Borderlands cover does capture the feel of the game.
You make an interesting point about some people not keep tabs on the video game world. Cover art would be important to them.
Also, GameStop's lack of cover art on used games drives me crazy. Employees have told me they don't care about the art at all and I think they tossed some of the covers I traded in (I toss the keepcases).
July 22, 2010 at 11:47 am
I enjoyed your post a great deal, but I must say that I too found the second Borderlands cover really bland, I thought the cover they went with here was shocking but at least they had the ambition so go with something a little different.
Good point about the reversible covers though, I had completely forgotten about that.
July 22, 2010 at 1:25 pm
Like ure opinion, it a viloent cover, but i do like the vibrant colors
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I've had a couple of those beautiful Edwardian Case Terrariums sitting around my home for years. You know the ones; they look like elaborate plant conservatories or greenhouses that were shrunk by the wand of a fairy godmother. You can find them in all sorts of places—vintage shops, eBay, estate sales, and surely your grandmother's attic. I never really "planted" mine properly. I would often just use them as a steam room for some sun-loving plants—until I decided one day that it was time to get my hands dirty...
A woodland terrarium can be a masterful artifact for the home—and a far more interesting (and long-lasting) centerpiece for the dining room table. The one in my kitchen has been camped out there for months—and really only needs the occasional misting. Terrariums, as I share below, can practically care for themselves, but if made improperly, can lead to utter disaster!
Terrariums don't have their own drainage, like you would have with a planter with a hole in the bottom, so you have to create a drainage layer so your plant's roots aren't sitting in water. Woodland terrariums, like the one I'm making, enjoy moist environments, but still can't tolerate swampy conditions, particularly if you're heavy-handed with the watering can. One way around this is by adding a generous layer of stone and activated charcoal underneath a soil layer. Additionally you can use a cardboard egg carton, as I demonstrate here, to add some additional air flow below while still having a moisture-wicking container for the plants in the carton.
I might have went overboard with the amount of plants for this particular terrarium (you mean I bought too many plants??? hehehe) but I generally LOVE having more plants than I need because you'll want to have options when it comes to your terrarium.
In addition to the plants, I also had some gorgeous driftwood, one of which I selected to go into this terrarium. Later down the line, I collected some grapevines from Pennsylvania to add to my terrarium and even strategically place a Tillandsia (air plant) in there.
To make sure you're not too heavy-handed with the watering, I would say invest in a plant mister. What I love about these closed containers is that when plants transpire, the moisture really doesn't have anywhere to go, so it essentially "cycles" through the terrarium, creating it's own biosphere. Of course, this may mean that water can build up and fog the glass walls, so if you see that happening, lift up the container to air out, and simply get a dry cloth and clean off the terrarium glass. It'll keep it looking nice and presentable whilst preventing any mold build-up! 🌿
1 terrarium
potting soil (type of soil will depend on what you're planting)
small river stones, hydro stones or lava stones
activated horticultural charcoal
plants of choice (I used golden clubmoss, moss, and ferns)
cardboard egg carton (optional)
decorative wood, stones, vines, etc. (optional)
Take note to how deep your terrarium basin is. If it's shallow, like mine was (~ 2"), then just note that you'll likely be planting smaller plants since you'll need adequate drainage, which will be created by the stone layer.
Place a layer of stone on the base of the terrarium. I could only muster around 3/4" inch or less of stone in my terrarium, since it's a shallow basin.
Next add a thin layer of charcoal. This helps reduce any bacterial buildup in the soil and around the roots of the plant.
If you're going to use an egg carton, then I would add it to the terrarium now. The benefit of the egg carton is as follows: The "pockets" underneath the carton creates good air flow, and if you ever overwater the terrarium, the plant roots will be "saved" from the swamp. Plus the egg carton acts as a moisture-wicking layer. This is particularly valuable for plants like orchids. Additionally, I like how the egg carton can create a natural "terrain" within the terrarium.
Begin to plot out where you want your plants in the terrarium and other features, like stones and wood. I typically like to sketch a layout in advance, but I improvised this one.
Place some soil in the terrarium and begin planting your plants, making sure that they are firmly planted in the correct potting soil. Because I am doing a woodland terrarium, I went with a potting soil, peat moss mix.
Do any additional touches to the terrarium.
Spray the terrarium generously with a mister.
Place top on, taking care not to crush any leaves of plants that may be peeking out of the edges.
Place your woodland terrarium in an area that isn't directly up against any sunny windows. Too much sun will cook or burn the plants, as the glass acts as a little greenhouse. I have two of my terrariums about 7 feet (2 meters) away from a North-facing window.


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The top 20% of properties by value have recovered at a much faster rate than those with a lower value, with prices increasing by an average of 2.7% in August.
According to the latest Chesterton Humberts House Price Poll of Polls, properties in the top 20% of the market will sell for an average of £337,554. This contrasts with the bottom 20% of the market, which saw prices increase by 1% month-on-month to an average price of £110,341.
Overall, the average residential property in England and Wales increased 0.9% month-on-month to £168,816. This is the third consecutive monthly increase in house prices. Kensington & Chelsea remains the most expensive borough with an average residential house price of £673,307, however this is 15.4% lower than August 2008.
City of Westminster, the second most expensive borough with an average price of £645,847, is faring much better with prices just 1.9% lower than August 2008.
Robert Bartlett, Chesterton Humberts CEO, comments:
"The third monthly increase in average house prices is a reflection of the increasingly positive attitude that is emerging within the overall market and economy.
"The rally in London, thanks in part to foreign buyers keen on bargains, has fuelled the recovery of prime property, which is recovering more rapidly than the lower end. The wider recovery across the board has been assisted by the ongoing shortage of good quality properties coming to market. However, a lack of available finance for many buyers is preventing the recovery from fully filtering down the chain.
"Well-priced, attractive properties and especially those in the most desirable locations are selling very well. We have numerous examples of properties selling within days of coming to the market. Second home buyers are also returning to the market, with houses priced between £850,000 and £1.5m in Devon, East Sussex and Cornwall proving particularly popular.
"However, the danger posed to the market now is one of vendor/buyer expectation becoming polarised again. Quite rightly buyers are being cautious and I have heard examples where vendors have changed their mind and withdrawn from sales where they no longer believe they are receiving sufficient value for their property.
"We need to understand that the economy is still fragile. Mortgage lending is still extremely hard to come by, unemployment is still rising and we are now within nine months of a general election. It is essential for the economy as a whole that a slow, but sustainable rate of growth is achieved and that more liquidity comes into the market."
Douglas McWilliams, Chief Executive of CEBR, comments:
"The price of a typical house rose by 0.9% over the month to August 2009 to reach £168,816. It now seems clear that the housing market has bottomed out, although we cannot rule out some surveys reporting monthly falls in the future.
"Looking further ahead, the recovery is likely to be variable but generally quite sluggish. There are some factors, particularly rising unemployment, which will act as an anchor to rising house prices. On the other hand, there are potentially stronger factors pushing house prices in the other direction: The pace of recovery in mortgage lending; that the market arguably overshot on the downside on a fundamentals basis; and undersupply in the market especially from a lack of new property development.
"At the top end of the London market, the recovery is likely to be stronger than the London and UK average due to interest from foreign buyers. Sterling's weakness against the Euro makes UK property a potentially attractive investment for wealthy foreign investors."


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Quite possibly the most buzzed about fighter, Edwin Valero, has been ok'd to fight in the state of Texas according to ESPN. Valero is a gaudy 23-0, with 23 ko's. 19 of those in the first round! While anyone could be built up with this type of record by fighting tomato cans, Valero has gotten credit from any expert who has seen him as being the real deal.
Dougie Fischer at maxboxing.com has been at the forefront of touting Valero as more than just a creation of good matchmaking. If you can, go and try to find Dougie Fischer's articles about Valero and sparring footage they had over at maxboxing.com or probably on the youtube. He has quite an interesting life story and had been on medical suspension due to a motorcycle accident that had given him some head damage.
Valero was backed by Oscar De La Hoya and was managed by Oscar's father Joel the first time around. He then fought in Japan because of the suspension.
This guy has the potential to be huge star and will bring a large amount of anticipation to his US return.
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Collectivum XXVIII Blended Malt (Special Releases 2017)
Collectivum XXVIII Blended Malt (Special Releases 2017), NAS, 57.3 %
Here is a special one from the Diageo Special releases 2017. A blended malt (so no grain in the mix) consisting of malt whisky from 28 Diageo owned distilleries in Scotland; Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Oban, Talisker, Clynelish, Glenkinchie, Cragganmore, Cardhu, Glenlossie, Glendullan, Mortlach, Linkwood, Teaninich, Benrinnes, Blair Athol, Royal Lochnagar, Dufftown, Inchgower, Dalwhinnie, Glen Elgin, Strathmill, Mannochmore, Auchroisk, Knockando, Glen Ord, Dailuaine, Glen Spey, and Roseisle.
The Collectivum XXVIII Blended Malt has been matured in a mix of refill American oak hogsheads and refill European casks.
You can still buy the Collectivum XXVIII Blended Malt in Norway at NOK 1900 (7923601), in Sweden at SEK 1899 (4007901), and in the UK at around GBP 150. It is surprising how consistent the pricing is across the countries for this product.
Nose: Warm and spicy - but a little hard to pin down at first. Various summer fruits and mild spices. Not very outspoken in any direction really.
Taste: Medium body and a slightly "raw" mouthfeel. Quite spicy now, and with more than a little oakiness. A touch salty and with hints of peat in the background.
Finish: Medium to long finish. It does not really develop but rather shifts between fruity + minty and a dark + spicy character. It goes back and forth several times before it slides to a somewhat watery halt.
Comments: Fun concept, and a well above average dram.
Score (84/100)
Image from Master of Malt.
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My great grandparents could've made soap out of a dog.
Not that they would've wanted to, but they could do it in a pinch. They were earthy midwesterners who had those kinds of self-sufficient skills, who could glance at your backyard garden and tell you how you'd gotten it all wrong.
Grandma was a round woman who wore green muumuus covered in fluorescent pink flowers. But if you asked him to, Grandpa would ferret out a faded black-and-white photo of her from his wallet.
In it, she smiled with rounded cheeks, wearing a 1920's drop-waisted dress that showed off the garter belt on her plump left thigh. He kept that faded picture of her in his wallet until the day he died.
He grew up on a farm in Missouri, where the men ate first at supper.
The women ate next, and then the children.
Sometimes there wasn't much left, and memories of this hunger never left him. Anytime you ate meals with my great grandparents, my grandfather was sure to ask every child present if they had gotten enough to eat.
He loved children.
Grandma grew up on a Kansas farm, but got a job making stationary at a time when few women were working. She glued lace and ribbons onto paper, making enough to buy a car and drive around town. One day, her car got stuck in the mud.
My Grandfather was from Missouri and Grandma was from Kansas, but they were only separated by a small wooden bridge running between the two states.
And Grandpa came to Grandma's rescue when her car got stuck in the mud. That's how they met.
After they got married, they attended a burlesque show, where Grandma was so embarrassed by the threatened nudity that she ran out of the building blushing. They spent their wedding night in a tent.
And had two children in the early 1930's, in the middle of the Great Depression. At the Dustbowl climax, they made their way West in search of better jobs, like Tom Joad in his jalopy.
They lived for a while in a trailer in the desert, where Grandma would sieve out little treasures from the sand.
Then they moved to Roseville, near Sacramento, where Grandpa got a job climbing up dangerous wooden poles to string electrical wires. We have black-and-white photos of him hanging in the sky.
They never trusted banks. They hid thousands of dollars in backroom mattresses and in secret places all over the house.
They never forgot extreme poverty. I remember whenever ballpoint pens ran out, Grandma would soak them in hot water to squeeze out a little more use. She would keep McDonald's cardboard drink trays in stacks in the back rooms of her house. Being able to take her family out for dinner was a blessing she never took for granted.
She loved elephants. She collected them.
Nor did she forget being in the Lord's good graces. Obviously she was, since her children and grandchildren were fed. My grandparents would say grace every time they sat down to supper, remaining soundless for the rest of the meal.
This soundlessness used to confuse me as a child. Were they angry? I was used to lively conversation.
But I knew it couldn't be true. My grandparents loved children and grandchildren above anything else. Our family produces girls at an alarming rate… I think there have only been a couple boys in several generations.
My Grandfather thought his baby girls were wonderful, but wanted to be sure we could hold our own. I remember him teaching us how to box, holding his palms in front of us and instructing us to punch them. Smiling when we punched them hard.
He didn't want to go to the hospital when he was dying. He stayed at home with three generations keeping watch.
He couldn't speak. We heard his labored breathing and Cheyne-stoking for days.
I was the stoic member of the family, conserving emotions as though they might run out. But at one point during the family's watch, I sat on his bed, took his hand, and burst into tears. He began sobbing and squeezed my hand.
He could hear us.
After he was gone, my grandmother cried every day until she died.
When she died, we found a plaque in their house commemorating the thousands of dollars my grandma had donated to orphanages throughout her lifetime.
She never told anyone.
My family divided up her possessions after she died and I asked for her blue ceramic elephant.
The fading elephant sits in my kitchen, where it reminds me of her every day.
I wish they could've met my two daughters.
They would have loved them.


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I would first like to apologize because last night I feel asleep and did not have the opportunity to write. I was thankful, you already knew that, but I didn't get the chance to write it for you all to see. You all know how much I love thanksgiving (read previous post) and so it is a given that I would be thankful for thanksgiving break. After being a away for 6 weeks, it was such a good feeling to return home for five days. Five was not long enough though. It was like a tease for Christmas break, which by the way starts in a little over 2 weeks. Isn't that awesome!!! I am SOOOOO ready! I just want to get caught up on rest and really get to spend time with my mom and dad. They are so busy this time of year, I am thankful for there strength and the sacrifices they make to provide me with such a great life, so christmas break will go by just as fast, but it will be a little longer allowing for a little more time. I love everything about Stuttgart during this time of year. The ducks, the food, the people, the festival, and so much more make it a great week. I love the business and people that it brings to our small town. The Chamber and it's crew did a great job making it a success week. We are thankful for all you do!
I can do this... 7 days of class and then finals. I can do this!!!
I loved getting to spend time with my friends, see familiar faces, meet people that love my blog, and spend time with my family also. It was a great week and I find myself thinking about this time last week. I was so excited to be going home. It is so bittersweet to think about it... I find myself wanting to relive thanksgiving break... is that bad? This of course is a whole adjustment and I am learning to find a balance between my home here and my home there. I know I will find it and when I do I will be so thankful for it. This break has given me great memories, good laughs, and life lessons. I mean it even has THANKS in the title. There is no way to avoid being thankful. Until I return home, I will find joy in this home and will be thankful of course. I will find a way to feel the christmas cheer. I will find a way to study for finals. I will find a way to make it home again and love/give thanks for the whole process all over again. I am so blessed and even though at times I feel stressed, it is so great to look back at things like thanksgiving break because they remind me how important it is to be thankful.
Pray that I can finish this semester strong. Before we know it, I will be writing about coming home! Isn't this time of year exciting? Thankful for this break and this season... I wouldn't want to spend it with anything or anyone else! Thankful comes easy when you notice the blessings right in front of you... oh how it puts a smile on my face!
Yours Truly,
Southern and Thankful
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Blessed is an understatement when it comes to my life. Each and every day I am amazed by God's steadfast love. In return, I have claimed this space to show my thanks and whatever else comes along the way. A recent graduate from Texas Christian University who loves any creative insta post, all donuts, and dress pants that make you do a double take. I pray God has a grand purpose for me and I plan to get there with a little Southern and a lot of Thanks! Join me!
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There are deep down desires which we have a hard time even acknowledging are a part of who we are. Because those things are so primal, they get buried in our senses and the satisfaction of the less fundamental cravings of our soul. We can get so caught up in the chasing of our external needs and desires, that we ignore our fundamental need and desire.
We need to know God. We need to commune with Him. This need is real for every Christian, Jew, Muslim or atheist. The inner drive to know our Source is universal. The way that need is reflected in beliefs and practices varies and not all expressions of the core drive are valid as True.
Within that need, there is the basic reality that God is Holy. His Holiness is beyond our comprehension and often leads us to apprehension regarding His presence. We need to know Him, but do we really want to know Him?
"Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me." – Revelation 3:20.
He's calling to us, not for us to come to church or to be good, but to allow Him to hang out in the same way we spend time with a friend over a meal. There is something comforting and relational about sharing a meal together. The breaking of bread facilitates relationship. That's what He is offering much more than orders and commands regarding how we behave.
The invitation for the greatest dinner date possible is open to each of us for every meal of every day. Even the most fervent believers tend to pick and choose the times we accept the Invitation. How many meals do we dine alone?


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Lately, I've been getting more and more emails about the camera gear I use, so I figured I would write up a blog post and explain a bit about what I use and why I use it. I firmly believe that gear is a tool and doesn't define a photographers style or ability, but we use what we use for a reason and my goal is to shed some light on the choices I make when shooting. Below are my top 4 lenses and preferred camera bodies for my outdoor adventure, travel, and music photography.
*UPDATE 2018: I have since sold the A7II and now use the A7III. I have also added a Mamiya RZ67 to my gear lineup. Fully updated gear post coming soon!
About a year ago, I made the switch from Canon to Sony after testing out the Sony A7 alongside my Canon gear. I quickly realized that working with two different camera systems simultaneously was becoming a hassle, so I decided to sell everything and completely switch to Sony. To be 100% honest, it hasn't been perfect and I'd by lying if I said I haven't considered switching back.
What I love:
Electronic Viewfinder
It took some getting used to, but now that I have it, I don't want to go back to an optical viewfinder. I love being able to see exactly what I'm going to get before taking the shot. It allows me to be more in the moment, rather than fiddling with settings.
The Size
This was one of the major reasons I started looking at Sony, and let me tell you, the size and weight of this camera is incredible. Packing is easier, my back thanks me daily, and it is far less obtrusive than a DSLR. This helps people to be more comfortable in front of the camera and makes it a bit easier to capture more authentic and spontaneous moments.
The Image Quality
The image quality and dynamic range of this camera is insane. I opted for the A7II as opposed to the A7RII because for the majority of what I shoot, 42 MP is not necessary. At 24 MP, this camera gives me everything I need (without slowing down my computer). Coming from Canon, I can say that the dynamic range and shadow recovery is much, much better in the Sony.
What I don't like so much:
The Electronics
It is both what I love and hate about this camera. Having a fully electronic camera has it's drawbacks. I have found the camera to be much more finicky than my DSLR and random things happen at random times that I can't always explain. The LCD will turn off, the camera will freeze up, it will completely miss focus at f/8...things like that. I've now had to send it in for repair twice. I worry more about this camera than I ever did my Canon, and being limited by your camera while shooting is never a good thing.
Obviously, the pros outweigh the cons, or I would've switched back a long time ago. It is important to note that my camera is one of the earlier generations of the Sony Mirrorless system, and many of these issues could very well be a nonissue in the A7RII and A9. But I felt it necessary to detail some of my gripes with the system. I am very hopeful for the upcoming release of the A7III and feel that there will be many improvements.
All photos below are shot with the Sony A7II. Because I recently switched to Sony, these photos are not fully representative of my portfolio. If you are curious about my older work, everything was most likely shot with the Canon 6D and Sigma 35mm ART lens.
SONY FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA
This lens is big and heavy, but wow the optics are amazing. 35mm has always been my favorite focal length, and I shoot probably 70% of my work with this lens. It allows me to capture the energy of the moment, without being too wide that it's distracting. In comparison to the Sony 55mm, it is a much softer lens, but the color is great and reminds me of the Sigma 35mm ART lens I used to use.
ZEISS BATIS 85mm f/1.8
I.love.this.lens. I only recently started shooting more at the 85mm focal length, but it is an incredible tool to have for shooting landscapes and concerts. It is great for getting up close detail shots of landscapes when the environment doesn't allow me to get closer myself, as well as compressing the background to get that larger than life feel. When I shoot American Ninja Warrior, this lens is always on my camera.
SONY FE 55mm f/1.8
I use this lens when the 35mm is giving me a bit too much wide angle distortion than the situation calls for. It is great for portraits and allows me to capture more of what my eye sees, but I tend to use it less than the 35 or 85.
ZEISS BATIS 25mm f/2.0
I don't use this focal length too often, but when I do, this lens consistently delivers. I often use it when shooting concerts, as the wider field of view translates the energy of a live show better and more accurately than a 35mm. I seem to use it more out of necessity rather than creativity, but when you need to capture the wide expanse of a landscape, nothing beats it. Best of all, it is small, light, and very pretty to look at.
MINOLTA CLE (+Voigtlander 40mm)
I use this 35mm film camera for all of my personal work and have recently started incorporating it into my commissioned work as well. I won't go too deep into why I love shooting film, but there is a freedom in it that I do not get when shooting digital. Especially when traveling for personal reasons, it allows me to recognize the moments that I want captured much more easily and naturally, and then once the shot is taken, forget about it. A lot of times when shooting digital, I find myself taking the shot, looking at it, and then thinking about how I'm going to edit or what I need to do differently or "dang, this doesn't look nearly as cool as it does in real life." All these things distract from the moment, but when shooting film, I can capture the things that matter, and then very quickly shift back into being in the moment. The Minolta CLE itself is small, straightforward, and just really fun to use. I shoot primarily with Portra 160 and push one stop.
I am a big fan of their products and regularly use their camera strap and capture clip system. With those fancy little dongles on my camera at all times, I can easily switch out between different kinds of straps and attach the camera to the shoulder strap on my backpack so it is always accessible. For concerts, I use their Sling bag and for travel, I use the Everyday Backpack. (If interested in their products, click here to receive a discount on your next purchase!)
I use their money maker strap when I am shooting American Ninja Warrior. I'd say, on average, 10 people a night ask me about it. It looks super cool, but it is also incredibly comfortable and helps me keep my back in good posture when shooting long nights.
I use their accessory bags to carry all sorts of things and love their Mountain Pack with an added camera insert when I don't have to carry as much camera gear.
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"The way that Hadrian took the boy on his travels, kept close to him at moments of spiritual, moral or physical exaltation, and, after his death, surrounded himself with his images, shows an obsessive craving for his presence, a mystical-religious need for his companionship."
Lambert, Royston (1984). Beloved and God: The Story of Hadrian and Antinous. George Weidenfeld & Nicolson.


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Did you know that The CHEMEX is part of the permanent collection of the smithsonian?
THIS GUIDE WILL HELP YOU ACHIEVE a beautiful way to share COFFEE!
Ratio: around 1:14
pour-over method
Downside: Somewhat complex and time consuming.
Upside: elegant method that you can share, brews a very clean coffee, with a light body.
Filtered water: 600 ml at 92–94° C
Coffee beans: 42 g
Grind size: metal filter (coarser than for a paper filter, finer than for a French press filter)
Burr grinder
Small brush to sweep up all of the grounds and clean up the grinder
Boiler and gooseneck kettle (or boiler)
chemex paper filter
Brewing Steps :
1. Start by heating water up to 92–94° C.
2. As the water heats up, weigh 42 g of beans into a receptacle, then leave it on the side.
3. Place the Chemex on the scale with the paper filter inside and the three-layered side lined up with the spout.
4. Grind your beans into the receptacle, brush up the grinder and leave the receptacle on the side.
5. When the water has reached 92–94° C, wet the filter using the gooseneck kettle, then discard the water from the Chemex*.
6. Pour the coffee grounds into the filter, level it out and tare the scale.
7. Begin by slowly trickling around 50 g of water in concentric circles, gradually working your way outward from the centre, in order to create a bloom, while never pouring water directly onto the filter**.
As you pour the water, watch and carefully follow the circumference of the bubbles slowly growing out from the centre of the filter***. LET THE BLOOM DEVELOP FOR 30 SECONDS TO A MINUTE.


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Once you've purchased a fully activated license it's a good idea to remove your expired trial licenses. This is not entirely necessary but can keep things cleaner on your system and make it easier to troubleshoot problems if any license-related issues come up.
*Note - Removing a Trial will not allow you to re-install the software and start the Trial over again. Once removed, your Faceware Trial will be finished.
How to Remove your Faceware Trial Licenses:
- Open the CodeMeter Control Center. (Start > All Programs > CodeMeter)
- In your license list on the left you'll see your Trials listed. Select the Trial you wish to remove and note down the 'Serial' number.
- If you see a button on the bottom right that reads, "Remove License", you can use this button to remove it. Otherwise, continue with Step 4.
- Please open 'CodeMeter Command Prompt' (Start > All Programs > CodeMeter > Tools)
- Please type in the following: cmu32 --delete-cmact-license --serial ###-#######


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Studio Ghibli is a Japanese animation film studio whose anime style films are internationally distributed on Home Entertainment mediums by Disney in the United States.
It should be noted that only titles named on this page are distributed by Disney; Ghibli's 2011 film From Up on Poppy Hill was not distributed in the U.S. by Disney but rather by GKIDS, which currently now holds U.S. theatrical rights to all of Studio Ghibli's films, even those named below since 2011. Disney also holds the French (Released under the Buena Vista Home Entertainment name), Taiwanese and Japanese Home Media rights to the Studio Ghibli library.
Disney continued to distribute the remaining movies they owned on Home Media until 2017, when the licence expired and GKIDS took over the home media rights from Disney, releasing a full roster of reissues. The only exception to this was The Wind Rises, due to the fact GKIDS classifies it as a "Recent" film. Disney however continues to distribute the Studio Ghibli library in France, Taiwan and Japan.
Disney and Ghibli
In 1996, Tokuma Shoten, the parent company of Studio Ghibli at the time announced that Disney would distribute the Studio Ghibli libary worldwide, and that Disney also had the rights to distribute Princess Mononoke theatrically outside Japan.
In Japan, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Japan (Now Walt Disney Studios Japan) had the rights to distribute Studio Ghibli products for home media, which Tokuma Communications previously self-distributed. This partnership continues to this very day.
By the 2000s, other foreign companies would acquire the Studio Ghibli rights in their their own countries. The main international sales rights were sold to German based company Wild Bunch, who would allow other companies to release the library in the country they traded in. Disney/Buena Vista remained the distributor for the films in France, Taiwan and the United States.
In 2011, Disney sold the North American theatrical rights to the Studio Ghibli catalogue to new-York based distributor GKIDS as they felt that they no longer needed them. GKIDS has re-released the films in cinemas a numerous Mount of times, more so then Disney had. In 2013, Disney US refused to distribute Studio Ghibli's then recent film From Up on Poppy Hill (they still distributed the film in Taiwan, France and Japan home media though) and instead sold the film to GKIDS for distribution both theatrically and on home media (through Cinedigm). This as the first Studio Ghibli Movie since Princess Mononoke not released as a Disney product. Disney however distributed The Wind Rises though their Touchstone Pictures Label, Which was the last film released through Disney in the US.
Other Studio Ghibli films, like The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie was There, Only Yesterday and Ocean Waves were also distributed through GKIDS, with Universal Pictures Home Entertainment handling distribution.
In 2017, GKIDS fully took over distribution of the Studio Ghibli catalogue on home media with the acceptation of Grave of the Fireflies (as it's not directly a Studio Ghibli film in many countries, as the rights to the film remain with the book's publisher and not Tokuma (GKIDS however have the theatrical rights to this film)) and The Wind Rises (As the movie is still fairly recent). GKIDS have since re-released all the Studio Ghibli films on DVD and Blu-Ray under their branding, through Shout! Factory.
Films distributed to video by Disney
- Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
- Castle in the Sky (1986)
- My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
- Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
- Porco Rosso (1992)
- Pom Poko (1994)
- Whisper of the Heart (1995)
- My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
- The Cat Returns (2002)
Films theatrically released with Disney
- Princess Mononoke (1997; distributed through Miramax Films)
- Spirited Away (2001)
- Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
- Tales from Earthsea (2006)
- Ponyo (2008)
- The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
- The Wind Rises (2013; distributed through Touchstone Pictures)
Films exclusively released by Disney in Japan, Taiwan and France
These Studio Ghibli films were distributed (or in some cases, assisted) by Disney outside North America.
- Grave of the Fireflies (1988, Japanese DVD and Blu-Ray releases only, released by Sentai Filmworks in North America)
- Only Yesterday (1991, released by GKIDS in North America)
- Ocean Waves (1993, Japanese DVD and Blu-Ray releases only, released by GKIDS in North America)
- From Up on Poppy Hill (2011, Credited as Walt Disney Japan, released by GKIDS in North America)
- The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013, Credited as Walt Disney Japan, released by GKIDS in North America)
- When Marnie was There (2014, Credited as Walt Disney Japan, released by GKIDS in North America)
- The Red Turtle (2016, Japanese DVD and Blu-Ray releases only, copyrighted as Walt Disney Japan. released by Wild Bunch in France and Sony Pictures Classics in North America)
- One of the studios' characters, Totoro, from My Neighbor Totoro, made a cameo in Toy Story 3 as a plush toy.
- Despite the English dub version of Princess Mononoke being distributed by Miramax Films (which was owned by Disney at the time it came out), it was not one of the films that was sold alongside the Miramax library, as Disney still retains Home Entertainment rights of the film due to Disney holding rights to the 16 Ghibli films they distributed.
- The TV movie Ocean Waves was also part of the Disney deal, but Disney never released the film onto DVD and it was eventually released in North America by GKIDS in December 2016.
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Newest Milk Powder Plant with GEA Technology Inaugurated in New Zealand
After a two-year construction period and initial commissioning in September, Fonterra inaugurated its state-of-the-art, high-efficiency milk powder factory at Lichfield, New Zealand.
The expansion included a new milk powder processing plant, services, wastewater plant and distribution center. The centerpiece of the facility is the largest milk powder spray dryer currently available on the market, which was built by GEA. In terms of material usage, energy consumption and waste, the milk processing plant is now the most efficient facility of its kind in the industry.
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Quilt Adventure
Cherrywood Hand Dyed Fabrics sponsors an annual design contest. The themes are diverse, but each has a color story—Wicked (greens), Lion King (golds), and Vincent (that's van Gogh blues!). In 2018, they challenged the world to create original, 20" mini-quilts inspired by the music, movies, and genius of the late Prince Rogers Nelson.
Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis in 1958 and called Minnesota home until his death in 2016. The son of a pianist and a jazz singer, he wrote his first song at age seven. Prince became a musical innovator known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, and wide vocal range. With over 40 albums, he is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. His iconic film Purple Rain was filmed in Minneapolis. Incidentally, Paisley Park, Prince's studio and home, is located just 200 miles from the Cherrywood Studio in Brainerd, MN.
You can learn more about the Quilt Adventures in the STITCHES SoCal 2018 Show Book PDF.
Here are 5 of the 75 quilts in the exhibit: PAISLEYS AND DIAMONDS AND PEARLS, OH MY! by Robin Gausebeck (winner of the Second Prize), CIRCLE OF LOVE by Brooke Winters, THE ARTIST by Joy Lamphere, PRINCE AND YOUR SIGNATURE GUITAR by Aparecida Leme,and PURELY PRINCE by Pamela Kuck.
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Building on his childhood doodles and a fascination with all kinds of patches (military, varsity—you name it), Page Wood went on to a successful career in design and illustration—designing posters, book jackets, and magazine covers. At the dawn of the digital age, he moved from New York City to Los Angeles to make movie posters with his wife Myra.
"I've always been interested in process art—mechanicals, rubyliths, stencils, screen printing—anything to avoid paints, brushes, and canvas; they're messy and muddy, and the colors are never bright enough."
It was on a trip to Thailand that Page found dupioni silks and slubs in the colors he craved, so he began a collection.
Lynn Carson Harris, Textile Artist—Lynn lives in Michigan where she creates art, raises chickens, and grows vegetables. Her parents grew up on farms and, like the little red hen in the children's story, she was taught to do things from scratch—never let anything go to waste. So it's no surprise that Lynn, the author of Every Last Piece, uses scraps in many of her quilts.
"I create textile art using the techniques employed by past generations of my family to create utilitarian objects such as clothes and quilts. I connect the past to the present and honor the beauty and artistry of the handmade."
"While all of my pieces are original designs, I turn to the geometric patterns of antique quilts for inspiration."
See a display of her full-size and mini-size quilts in the Exhibit Area in the Market all weekend. Meet Lynn there Thursday at 7:00 pm and Friday & Sunday at 12:30 pm.


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What does BOC mean?
BOC means But of Course
Particularly in Texting Abbreviations, Chat Abbreviations
What is the abbreviation for But of Course?
Other shorthands for But of Course are: OFC, DUH, CRS, CUS, CO, OOC, crse, OC, bÖc, CSE, ct, yc, c
Comments having BOC
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Inspired nga! Hehe. Congrats, BOC!
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BOC stands for "But of Course".
How to abbreviate "But of Course"?
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The meaning of BOC abbreviation is "But of Course".
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One of the definitions of BOC is "But of Course".
What does BOC mean?
BOC as abbreviation means "But of Course".
What is shorthand of But of Course?
The most common shorthand of "But of Course" is BOC.
Abbreviations or Slang with similar meaning
- BOCTAOE - But Of Course There Are Obvious Exceptions
- OCICBW - Of Course I Could Be Wrong
- EOC - End Of Course
- OFC - Of Course
- OCN - Of Course Not
- OOC - Out of Course
- BOCTAAE - But of Course There Are Always Exceptions
- POC - Players of Course
- POC - Professionals of Course
- OCIA - Of Course I Am
- COURSE - Of course, certainly
- DUH - Of course
- STANDARD - Of course, goes without saying
- bÖc - But Of Course
- soc - Start of Course
- voc - Void of Course
- yoc - Yes of course
- EBCAD - Error Between Chair and Desk. ITC helpdesk shorthand, but of course not necessarily restricted to IT applications. EBCAD (Thanks P Bretnall) is a lovely variation on PEBCAK, and actually is far more widely useable since it better defines the human element
- TNT - Thanks, but No Thanks. Shorthand for the rejection letter pile, for unsuccesful job applicants, inappropriate sales propositions, or anything worthy of polite refusal (Ack S Parkes). In the world of chemical explosives TNT of course stands for Trinitrotol
- OC - Of Course


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Apalain believes in the future of the shooting sports and wishes to support the expansion and improvement of the pursuit. ReelCamo Girl founder, Lauren Hill expressed excitement about the Apalain partnership.Read More