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One thing I love about going to the beach or on vacation are the memories that we make. This ocean view shadow box is a perfect way to keep the memories alive and display in your home for others to enjoy as well. With fall on its way, it is easy to forget about those seashells that your kids collected and are still stuffed in the bottom of the beach bag. Take them out, print your favorite vacation picture from this summer, and enjoy the memories all year long.
I always seem to come home with seashells, postcards, room keys, etc. and but don't always use them but don't want to throw them away either. Sometimes they end up sitting in a drawer and are forgotten. Now not only can we enjoy the memories but also others who visit us in our home. The beach is one of my favorite places and I never want to forget those good times.
Your kids can also get involved with this and share their ideas on how to remember their summer vacation. It is easy for them as well to help you create and put it together. Not that school has started, it's never a bad thing to look back and smile on summer memories.
The reason I love this shadow box more than just any ordinary one is that the picture with the beautiful ocean view, sand, and seashells gives a glimpse or picture of the beauty we enjoyed while there.
What you will need:
Shadow box: I found mine at Michaels for 40% off making this project very inexpensive. I plan to do this for each vacation we take and eventually build a collage wall of trips and vacations so I didn't want it to be too big to start with.
Picture from a recent trip
Seashells or you could also use any other small objects from your trip
Straight pins or scrapbooking adhesive squares: My shadow box came with straight pins that I used to attach the picture.
Let's get started!
Remove the back of the shadow box and place your picture on the back wall of the box. You may want to attach with scrap booking adhesive squares first and then place straight pins in the corners for extra support and also decor if they have the pearl or colored tip on them.
Placing the seashells and sand can be sort of messy but don't worry. It doesn't have to look perfect with everything places perfectly. The beach doesn't look that way either.
It would also be easier if the top of the shadow box would open as well and you could drop the sand and seashells in but mine didn't. Maybe you can find one that does.
I laid the shadow box flat and placed my shells randomly on the glass. Depending on your picture will depend how far up the glass you want to cover it with the shells and sand.
Next I started laying my sand on the bottom portion of the box below the seashells and on part of them. I used a picture of the shoreline with the water and sky so I wanted the seashells and sand to cover the bottom of the picture and make the picture sort of come alive.
Replace the back of the shadow box with the picture and secure it in place. Slowly and gently turn it over and see your finished project. Because of the sand and seashells moving easily you may need to turn it over and do some more placement but like I said before, don't try to make it perfect.
Also write the year of the vacation or the year and month on the back of the shadow box so in the future you will not become confused on which vacation it was.
I love being able to look at this shadow box and smile on fond memories of a wonderful trip. I know that you and your family will be able to do the same as well.
Enjoy looking back on good times and looking forward to making more great memories in the future. But most importantly enjoy the little things in life each and every day!!
Please feel free to share your pictures or memories of your recent summer vacation in the comments below. We love to hear of other great places to travel and things to enjoy while traveling.
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Aloha! We are pleased to bring you several short posts from one of our Dance Wellness Panel members, Matt Wyon, PhD, who is current President of IADMS (International Association for Dance Medicine and Science), Professor of Dance Science at University of Wolverhampton (UK), and Visiting Professor at Division of Surgery and Intervention – Institute of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science – University College London, and ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, The Netherlands.
Matt has been extensively involved in research in the dance medicine and science field for many years, so it's always fun to see what new nuggets of information he has to pass on.
This first post is about stretching and how important it is to stretch properly AFTER you dance, and not do the kind of static stretching (such as sitting on the floor in 2nd and holding it) beforehand that has actually been shown to be detrimental for dancers.
Enjoy – happy stretching (after class / rehearsal!) and pass it on-
Aloha, Jan Dunn, MS, Dance Wellness Editor
by Matt Wyon, PhD
Stretching is a way of life for dancers but interestingly there has been very little research into the best ways to stretch. Holding static stretches (where you take the stretch and hold it) for a long time during a warm up has been shown to negatively affect a muscle's explosive ability – whereas a study in sport showed that incorporating dynamic stretching (active movements of the muscle that brings forth a stretch, but are not held in the end position) into a warm up helped prevent injuries during the subsequent activity.
But what about afterwards?
What sort of stretches should you do after dance has finished? A recent study by one of my doctoral students at the University of Wolverhampton (Nikos Apostolopoulos) has shown that a gentle stretch is better than a high intensity stretch in helping the muscle recover and maintaining flexibility. In fact, not stretching at all (the control group) was better than a high intensity stretch.
So how do you figure out the intensity of a stretch?
If you stretch a muscle until it hurts and it starts to wobble (this is a protective reflex trying to protect the muscle) then that is a 10/10 intensity. A gentle stretch is around 4-6/10 and you should only feel a lengthening in the muscle being stretched.
But dancers may say "But a high intensity stretch feels like I am doing something."
Yes it might – but it is also causing micro-damage to the muscle. If you have just had a hard days dancing then your muscle is already damaged and needs to recover; a high intensity stretch actually delays this healing process whilst a gentle or low intensity stretch actually promotes the muscle's repair.
Matthew Wyon, PhD, is a Professor in Dance Science at the University of Wolverhampton, UK and a Visiting Professor at the ArtEZ, Institute of the Arts, The Netherlands.
At Wolverhampton he is the course leader for the MSc in Dance Science and Director of Studies for a number of dance science and medicine doctoral candidates. He is a founding partner of the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science, UK.
Prof. Wyon is President of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science and a past chair of the Research Committee. He has worked with numerous dancers and companies within the UK and Europe as an applied physiologist and strength and conditioning coach.
He has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles in dance medicine and science.


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Community Philanthropy: The Journey Of KCDF's Pamoja 4 Change Project
Community Philanthropy: The Journey Of KCDF's Pamoja 4 Change Project
KCDF coined the project Pamoja for Change (P4C) which essentially connotes a process of entrenching local giving by community members and other entities through coming together to resolve their development challenges.
This programme was well aligned to KCDF's theory of change which seeks to put the communities at the heart of identifying their own development challenges and coming up with home grown solution including financial solutions to respond to the development need while seeking very little or no external help from outside their catchment. This has been a proven concept in KCDF's perspectives of sustainable community development.


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Icenetwork has an article on W/P's new FD..sounds exciting :
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Originally Posted by Tonichelle
IN articles automatically go into the announcements folder. because they arre not just a news source (they are primarily a business) we do not put them in the same category as other "news sources."
I hate to disillusion you, but newspapers like the New York Times and Los Angeles Times are businesses that people pay money to read. True, these are businesses that have been diminishing assets these past few years. Newspapers have started to put up pay walls on their websites because they can't afford to give the news away.
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When considering hermit crabs as pets, the question on many people's minds is how long will they live. Because they are so small in size, it is often assumed that they will only live a couple of years. For example, pet mice, which are several times larger than adult, live less than five years.
Increased Life With Proper Care
Many mistakenly assume that the same is true with these little pets. In reality, with the proper care, including an appropriate environment and the right foods, they can live twenty years or even longer in captivity. If you want your pet to live for a very long time, there are a few things you can do to extend its lifespan.
While it is true that many pet crabs die after a very short life span, this is more often than not due to improper care. Often owners keep their new crab in the small plastic enclosure in which it came from the pet store. This is far too small to serve as a permanent environment for them, which is adventurous and loves to explore its environment.
Careful Of Predators Even At Home
In the wild, many crabs are killed by predators. This can happen in your home, too, if you have pets or small children and the cage or tank does not have a sufficient latch. They are known as escape artists; if they do escape the tank, they may die from exposure, lack of food or water, or predators.
Happiest In Groups
Many pet owners have found that the life span can be increased when they are kept in groups. Despite their name "hermit", they are actually quite social.
Like people, they will get bored if kept in their cage alone with nothing to do. Keeping crabs in community groups can provide them interaction and a stimulating environment.
Let Them Play
In addition to providing entertainment in the form of climbing surfaces and tank mates, it is absolutely crucial to keep the tank at the proper temperature and humidity levels.
Persistently low temperatures or low humidity will cause serious health problems. A diet that does not contain the right nutrients can cause insufficient nourishment, stopping your pet's growth and causing an early death.
Lots Of Shell Options
Another important factor that can influence the life span is the shells available. They naturally change from shell to shell throughout their life as they molt, growing a larger exoskeleton each time.
It is important for pet owners to provide them with several shell options. If they cannot find a suitable shell it will become stressed out, which can make it prone to illness.
It is the responsibility of any pet owner to provide their pet with a clean and healthy habitat, access to food and water, and a stimulating environment. Responsible owners of these pets can ensure that their hermit crab lives a long, healthy, and happy life, far exceeding the normal lifespan expected of most small and inexpensive pets.


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Dead Blogs
what is happening to blogging? Oman Community Blog and the UAE Community Blog are dead or breathing their last one, is it out of fashion to blog now? is everyone twittering only? or have all the blogging expats left the Gulf?
what is happening to blogging? Oman Community Blog and the UAE Community Blog are dead or breathing their last one, is it out of fashion to blog now? is everyone twittering only? or have all the blogging expats left the Gulf?
Posted by ColOman at 6:25 PM
Well most "community" blogs are owned by 20 year old kids who are foreigners and cant stand when someone makes more sense than them.
What do you guys blog about in Oman anyways?
looooooooooool bashkeeek la 3ammo samsouma :P
ya rayaaaaal
hey, coloman, my blog is updated regularly,, would be great to have you as a reader :)
mind you, apparently it's too political.. so you have been warned.. however ABIT doesn't seem to mind :P
Most active Omani bloggers who write in English have moved to Twitter and do not update regularly. The Arabic language Omani bloggers are more active than ever, but again, this community is in the English language.
Twitter has highjacked allot of bloggers, as it is so adictive, been an ex-Twitterholic my self, my blog or journal was dead at some point in time.
I decided to treat my blog as Twitter, post at anytime I feel like, thanks to mobile revolution, as a result you may see between two to five posts a day.
The Omani blogging community is more active than ever. It's just that most of the bloggers write in Arabic. There's been an explosion in the number of new blogs this past year.
As BuJassem stated, His (and my blogs) are updated regularly. Especially Al-Emarati.com, that is at least updated once a week, usually 2 or 3 times weekly.
Twitter is a plague, and I hate it. Some bloggers (including myself) are in it for the long haul. We hope to have our blog turned into a magazine type write as more writers join, maybe even advertise in local magazines or papers in the future. I suggest our blog to Buj's because his blog is really too political! Ours is a voice of dissent, we dont like everything. lol.
btw, I wasnt being a smart ass when I asked what you guys blog about in Oman, I've never been to Oman, so I have no idea what life there is like.
I agree with ABIT.. his blog is better because it's funnier.. but still it's goot to get some balance :)
I don't like twitter coz you cannot leave comments, and 140 chars is nothing!
I can only conclude that English speaking Omani bloggers are lazy :)
On the contrary, I think Omani blogs in English are coming back to life again.
what sort of a dude are you?!?!?!?!?
dude, and i mean dude! :( seriously, you need to drive your car more man...
ive been to oman 6-7 times... my passport is FULL of oman's visas :D lol... i cant seem to keep away :) oman is beautiful and the omanis ROCK!
i would recommend mussandam, muscat and salalah to you :D the rest i will explore and let you know.
though seriously yo... get out of AUD/DXB... the world is there to be 'exblored' =P
ironic, but more posts on my blog are about oman than they are about uae :)
btw, did i mention im in love with oman and oman is gorgeous?
Hey, if you want free advertisement, visit http://www.youadtube.com/
Good to have a blog like this for oman.
Perhaps they need to hire writers ;)
Wow it's nice posting, I like it.Adding more information it will be better....
Wow it's nice posting, I like it.Adding more information it will be better....
How about us posting some links to new blogs here?
Also pl. add (Eng/Ar) so we can follow these fresh flow of blogs.
Shouldn't we add a 'Twitter ids' post of we the Bloggers here?
Maybe you should also update the blogs' list and delete those who haven't updated in years!
because newspapers and Tvs has everything
We have left UAE!!
ouch! where did u leave u?
I expect that most families in Oman are now on Facebook
Nice post. thanks for the shared with us. Siro Yarn


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Under the general direction of the Supervisor, Power Operations Training, researches, designs, reviews, evaluates, and conducts NERC Continuous Education training to Power System Operations control room personnel, and all other classifications mandated by NERC or other grid generation and operating standards regarding the operation, control and monitoring of the SMUD Balancing Authority and SMUD's generation, transmission and gas pipeline facilities.
Major Duties & Responsibilities
1) As a NERC Continuing Education Provider, designs, develops and implements educational and training programs to meet NERC regulatory compliance and reliability standards, and provides such training for all groups, including NERC Certified Power System Operators, to maintain regulatory compliance and enhance employees skills, knowledge and career opportunities, while fostering SMUD Balancing Authority and SMUD reliability.
2) Assesses the need for new training programs or enhancements by evaluating the effectiveness of current programs; discusses with Supervisor, Power Operations Training, to ensure training meets operational needs as well as NERC and SMUD mandates; evaluates training programs to ensure quality standards are met; evaluates and incorporates new technology into curriculum; and develops and monitors performance measurements, metrics and performance plans.
3) Develops, implements, monitors and evaluates training programs for electric and gas pipeline operations staff by providing on-the-job and classroom training; ensures the progress of employees in training; provides on-the-job feedback and guidance as necessary; and coordinates work scheduling to accommodate necessary training activities.
4) Designs, develops and implements the System Operations and Reliability Department's training programs to ensure that they meet operational needs and regulatory compliance and reliability standards; reviews, evaluates and selects Computer Based Training (CBT), videotapes/films/written training and educational materials to supplement in-house training and education programs; designs and develops training programs based on performance gaps; designs and develops course content specific to new hires; and reviews lesson plans and course content to ensure training needs are addressed; supports Power System Operations, Power Operations Engineering and Energy Management Systems group to develop and maintain the Operator Training Simulator and associated training material.
5) Conducts and/or coordinates course instructions; coordinates facilities, equipment, and announcements; tracks attendance and develops report for personnel who are in non-compliance; develops training programs that minimize impact on SMUD operations; incorporates significant maintenance and operation requirements; documents employee training, certification, qualifications and regulatory-mandated training; coordinates programs presented by outside trainers; conducts post-course evaluation; directs and coordinates, as assigned, other SMUD personnel assigned to develop and conduct training; serves as point-of-contact related to training programs; and maintains training material and equipment.
6) Supports the SMUD Balancing Area and SMUD's skills and knowledge needs by maintaining the job task and analysis and by identifying training opportunities; performs job/task and needs analysis; performs feasibility studies; develops skills assessments and performs gap analysis; and researches and selects training programs and software to maintain the skills and knowledge needs required.
8) Assists in the administration of internal/external projects by assisting in identifying project objectives; identifying internal/external project team within area of responsibility; assisting in the development of Request for Proposals where applicable; and participates in developing project plans.
9) Maintains positive relationships with other department units, with Distribution Systems Operations and other SMUD departments and with other utilities to coordinate responsible activities and ensure resolution of operating system problems or disputes.
Coursework in developing and implementing training plans related to the electric utility industry or other related field is required.
A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university is desirable.
Experience: Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible relevant work experience with an electric or gas generation, Distribution and Transmission utility, with five (5) years in control room operations (i.e., interconnected system operations, emergency operations, Switching and restoration procedures). Of the total years required, a minimum of three (3) years as a Journeyman Power System Operator or Distribution Operator, and/or a minimum of three (3) years in training electrical system
operators by a Standard Approach to Training such as criterion-referenced instruction are required. Proven ability to analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate training related to electric utility industry and experience implementing and maintaining enterprise applications software in support of training processes. Experience approving and providing NERC Continuous Education Training Is required. Experience as a Reliability Coordinator is preferred.
Knowledge Of:
Procedures and practices related to SMUD's electric and gas pipeline operations; Distribution Systems; power and gas pipeline system operating and design principles, concepts and techniques; safety and construction codes and practices; electrical theory; state and local inspection requirements; electrical transmission system design and operations; principles of substation design, construction and operations; system operating procedures; construction standards, equipment, apparatus and applicable
codes, including G.O.95 and 128; methods and techniques for training staff; concepts related to evaluating and recording performance results; performance measurement development and application; load flow and stability calculations; principles and practices of power system planning.
Skill To:
Assess how well one is doing when learning or performing a task; identify, assess and coordinate training needs for staff; provide input to performance evaluations for the work of others; develop creative ways to solve a problem; generate innovative or clever ideas about a given topic or situation; research, analyze and provide recommendations to achieve SMUD objectives; develop and conduct oral presentations to internal/external audiences; teach individuals or groups in a classroom or work area environment; use training and presentation materials and software; determine the best training techniques to use on a wide variety of subject matters; translate complex terminology into non-technical terms; prepare training schedules; provide highly technical expertise related to SMUD operating procedures, policies and practices affecting the work unit; respond to requests for information and inquiries from SMUD personnel and outside agencies; read and interpret complex documents and drawings; adhere to applicable personnel laws, codes and regulations; plan, organize, direct, control, and review the work of others; coach, mentor, motivate, influence, challenge and develop subordinate staff, or terminate. Prepare and implement safety plans, procedures and practices for unit; operate a real-time computerized energy management system; make accurate decisions while working long hours and under emergency conditions; recognize unsafe conditions and act accordingly; recognize system deficiencies and make recommendations for corrective action; respond quickly to changing priorities; perform complex technical planning analysis; monitor, evaluate and manage projects; anticipate problems and apply innovative and creative techniques in their resolution.
Able to complete a NERC Reliability Authority (or System Operator) Certification within 1yr of hire date (condition of employment). Certification from accredited organization in the area of adult education/training/learning programs.
Desirable Qualifications
Electric operations training experience in Extra High Voltage, interconnected operations, using an operator training simulator (OTS) /dispatcher training simulator (DTS). Strong SMUD Distribution Operator experience.
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Every parent knows the power of attention. Our children crave it . And when we turn toward them to be present to their story or their artwork or their tears, a very real transformation takes place. As parents, we have the power to regulate our children's behavior and their emotions. Part of our social nature as human beings is the capacity to bond and to offer comfort and safety through our physical presence. As parents, we rely on this capacity to comfort our children through the ups and downs of everyday life.
Jeffrey Schwartz, MD, takes a deeper look at what capacity actually is at work when we direct our attention. Quantam mechanics has shaken the scientific world by suggesting that there is a relational link between mind and matter. Matter it turns out is not separable from the impact of mind. Schwartz looks at the way attention can impact emotion and physiology in a recent interview with the National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine. He argues that it is common knowledge that one's mental state has an impact on blood pressure. But the question of why that is so has led researchers to understand that attention itself can stabilize certain kinds of biological responses. Schwartz argues that this gives humans the capacity " to introspect, know what they are thinking, know what they are feeling, and change how the biology works and how your brain works." This is, he argues, self-directed neuroplasticity.
What this means is that our focused attention through meditation and cognitive awareness actually allows us to regulate and alter the functioning of our brain. When we turn our attention toward our anxious child and offer care and support – we witness the relief and regrouping that occurrs. Focusing our own care and attention on ourselves when we encounter a difficult emotion or a traumatic memory – also results in relief and the ability to regroup. Focused attention has the capacity to enable our body and mind to settle into a deeper state of ease and self-regulation no matter what is happening within or around us. This strengthening of our ability to return to a state of rest and ease also trains the brain to repeat this behavior. This is profoundly good news. We have poweful internal resources for regrouping and finding relief and comfort. These resources are present and available to us at all times. They are as close as the next breath or as the next act of kindness to ourself or others.


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In a sweeping fantasy that award-winning author Franny Billingsley called "fascinating and unique", debut author Kathy MacMillan weaves palace intrigue and epic world building to craft a tale for fans of Rae Carson and Megan Whalen Turner.
Raisa was just a child when she was sold into slavery in the kingdom of Qilara. Before she was taken away, her father had been adamant that she learn to read and write. But where she now lives, literacy is a capital offense for all but the nobility. The written language is closely protected, and only the king, prince, tutor, and tutor-in-training are allowed to learn its very highest form. So when she is plucked from her menial labor and selected to replace the last tutor-in-training, who was executed, Raisa knows that betraying any hint of her past could mean death.
Keeping her secret guarded is hard enough, but the romance that's been blossoming between her and Prince Mati isn't helping matters. Then Raisa is approached by the Resistance - an underground rebel army - to help liberate the city's slaves. She wants to free her people, but that would mean aiding a war against Mati. As Raisa struggles with what to do, she discovers a secret that the Qilarites have been hiding for centuries - one that, if uncovered, could bring the kingdom to its knees.
©2016 Kathy MacMillan (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers
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"Hormonal Teenagers in the middle of a Slave Revolt"
I haven't read the print version. Thus, I can't make a comparison. Though I did notice that some parts of the audiobook seem to interchange Linea and Lorea(?) who are different characters
Definitely when Raisa finally finds out the meaning of her Heart Verse. And when she manages to save people with it
I could have done without Raisa and Mati being hormonal teenagers. Or Raisa having to ponder constantly on her relationship with Mati. To be honest, I find the book a LOT more interesting when it has little to nothing to do with Mati. In other words, when the book focuses more on Raisa's stints with the Resistance and the book's mythology.
Readers/Listeners who don't care much about the heroine pining a lot about her beloved might have to bear with it in order to appreciate the book as a whole. Because I've noticed a lot of pining. And I feel that some readers/listeners would have issue with the romance as Raisa was very naive going into a relationship with Prince Mati, who is technically her owner and expected to marry some noble girl to bear the next heir.
This is not to say that Mati is the worst guy ever. Because he does do some redeeming actions. However, that back and forth of that relationship as well as Raisa thinking so much about Mati (and thus, focus being turned away from the Slave Resistance and the current political turmoil -ie the more interesting bits of the book) makes me even more unsympathetic of their love.
But personally, I think the book makes up for it by introducing that universe's mythology and how much it actually bears relevance to the things happening to Raisa's world. Unfortunately, I just had to go through Raisa's tale in order to finish the mythology (which I think is totally cool and awesome).
So in short, If you love an interesting mythology within the book's world but don't really like spending hours listening to the heroine angsting about how her love shouldn't be...you might have to think twice about this book. But in my opinion, it's worth going through it to get to the ending. Because I really love the ending, which to me was VERY Satisfying
"The power of writing and words"
A world with a pantheon of gods, a strong girl, and the underlying message about verse- reading and language are powerful.
A budding romance entertains the reader as the plot unfolds.
"Fascinating world with a great love story"
Raisa was only a child when she was kidnapped and enslaved in Qilara. Forced to serve in the palace of the King, she's endured hunger, abuse, and the harrowing fear of discovery. Everyone knows that Raisa is Arnath, but not that she is a Learned One, a part of an Arnath group educated in higher order symbols. In Qilara, this language is so fiercely protected that only the King, the Prince, and Tutors are allowed to know it. So when the current Tutor-in-training is executed for sharing the guarded language with slaves and Raisa is chosen to replace her, Raisa knows that, although she may have a privileged position among slaves, any slipup could mean death.
That would be challenging enough, but training alongside Prince Mati could be her real undoing. And when a romance blossoms between them, she's suddenly filled with a dangerous hope for something she never before thought possible: more. Then she's approached by the Resistance—an underground army of slaves—to help liberate the Arnath people. Joining the Resistance could mean freeing her people…but she'd also be aiding in the war against her beloved, an honorable man she knows wants to help the slaves.
Working against the one she loves—and a palace full of deadly political renegades—has some heady consequences. As Raisa struggles with what's right, she unwittingly uncovers a secret that the Qilarites have long since buried…one that, unlocked, could bring the current world order to its knees.
And Raisa is the one holding the key.
The book is beautifully written, the world well built and imagined. It was fascinating to learn of the Qilarite society through the eyes of Raisa, an Arnath slave--both the horrible and the tiny bit of good (Mati). While their love seemed to happen rather quickly, storywise, and the resulting ebbs and flows of that plot line dragged in the middle (enough that I skipped ahead), I still loved their love story. This dragging is the only reason I'm marking it as 4.5 stars (rounded up to 5).
There's a really nice twist at the end resulting in a fantastic cataclysmic "event" or maybe it's more like a series of events.
*** spoiler alert***
I loved Mati the best, especially his kind heart. It's difficult for someone raised to believe a certain way--that they are better than another people and had a right to treat them terribly--to see that that what they've been taught is wrong, to have compassion. Especially since Mati was mocked by his own father and told those very characteristics made him unworthy to be king. Yet Mati did believe it and was determined to be better. Through all the challenges to his love for Raisa, even when it looked like she had betrayed him, he still did everything in his power to protect her.
This book has excellent writing that is wonderfully narrated! I cannot wait to get the next book!!
"Beautifully written "
Story inspired by author's interest in ancient libraries and the power of words. Once I started listening, I didn't want to stop. I love the relationship between Raisa and Prince Mati. At times not sure how their romance would progress. Fused with mythology and political intrigue. A well written YA book that an adult reader can enjoy. Overall, good story with a strong and brave heroine . Great narration.
"satisfying ending."
the story was a lot better than some of the stories I've read. But still seemed a bit lacking. But the performance of narrator was nice sometimes I forgot I was listening to a female narrator speak the male dialogue in the book.
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By Mallika Aryal
Kathmandu, Nepal – It is 6 a.m. in Kavresthali, a small village nearly 10 kilometres north from the city centre and 16-year-old Ranjita Bhandari has been up for over an hour. She is dressed in her school uniform – neat blue shirt with a navy blue pullover, a striped tie, a pleated navy blue skirt, black leggings and polished black shoes. She has tied her long thick hair away form her face. She is standing nervously outside her house, a small hut made of tin and tarpaulin.
Ranjita is appearing for the School Leaving Certificate, a national-level examinations all tenth graders in Nepal have to take before they graduate to the last two years of high school. This year, over 600,000 children all over Nepal are appearing for the SLC examinations, often called the 'iron gate'.


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Cotton candy or funnel cake? Corn dog or fried clams? The food of summer. What do you usually eat beachside or after the roller coaster?
Oh, the choices! Oh the calories! How can you possibly not chow down on thousands of calories when there are food vendors about every 20 feet hawking dogs, ice cream, and fried everything?
Are You Ready For Peanuts, Popcorn, and Cotton Candy?
Sports stadiums, amusement parks, street fairs. What do you usually do at these places – other than watch games and have a blast on the rides? EAT, of course!
The food- the calories! What a challenge when there are food vendors about every 20 feet hawking hotdogs, ice cream, and fried everything!
There Are Ways And Then There Are Ways
If you've got a will of iron you could ignore the food and drinks. But if you're tempted at every turn, you can try minimizing the damage without taking away the fun. If you know you're going to be having a stadium or boardwalk meal, do some thinking, planning, and sleuthing. The best choices are not always the obvious ones.
Do you need both peanuts and popcorn? Can you make do with a regular hot dog instead of a foot-long? Can you keep it to one or two beers instead of three? Can you choose the small popcorn instead of the jumbo tub? Can you ditch the soda — or maybe the second one — and replace it with water?
Make Your Best Choice To Save Some Calories
It's all about choices. Just make the best choice from the food that's available and still enjoy traditional boardwalk and amusement park food. It's really possible to make some reasonable choices on boardwalks or at amusement parks or stadiums that aren't caloric disasters. Weigh your options – what do you want to do and what's your best choice?
Here's some info about traditional foods you might find at ballparks, boardwalks, street fairs, and amusement parks.
Use Some Of These Facts As Guidelines:
- Cotton Candy: Nothing but heated and colored sugar that's spun into threads with air added – and sometimes preservatives. Cotton candy on a stick or wrapped around a paper cone (about an ounce) has around 105 calories; a 2-ounce bag (common size) has 210. A lot of sugar, but not a lot of calories – albeit empty ones.
- Cracker Jack (officially cracker jack, not jacks): candy-coated popcorn with some peanuts. A 3.5-ounce stadium size box has 420 calories but does have 7g of protein and 3.5g of fiber.
- Hamburger: 6 ounces of food stand beef on a bun has about 490 calories. Vendors don't use extra lean beef because the more fat the juicier the burger for you and the cheaper the cost for the vendor. Cheese and other toppings add additional calories.
- Grilled Chicken Sandwich: A 6-ounce sandwich of grilled, not fried, chicken has 280 calories and isn't such a bad choice. Six ounces of chicken tenders clock in at 446 calories. Barbecue dipping sauce adds 30 calories a tablespoon.
- Hot Dog: Most sold-out baseball stadiums can sell 16,000 hot dogs a day. A regular hot dog with mustard has about 290 calories; that's 180 for the 2-ounce dog, 110 for the bun, zilch for regular yellow mustard. Two tablespoons of sauerkraut adds another 5 to10 calories and a punch of flavor, 2 tablespoons of ketchup adds 30, and 2 tablespoons of relish another 40. A Nathan's hot dog racks up 320 calories; a foot-long Hebrew National 510 calories. A regular size corn dog has around 280 calories.
- Fried Battered Clams: A boardwalk staple. 1 cup (5 large clams or 8 medium clams or 10 small clams) has around 222 calories.
- Pizza: Stadium pizza slices are larger than a usual slice, about 1/6 of a 16-inch pie (instead of 1/8) making it about 435 calories a slice – add calories for your toppings.
- Nachos with Cheese: A 12-ounce serving (40 chips, 4-ounces of cheese) has about 1,500 calories!!! Plain French fries look like a caloric bargain by comparison.
- French Fries: A large serving has about 500 calories. A serving of Hardee's chili cheese fries has 700 calories and 350 of them come from fat. Curly fries (7 ounces) have 620 calories, 30g fat.
- Potato Chips: One single serving bag has 153 calories (94 of them from fat).
- Peanuts in the Shell: What would a baseball game be withouta bag of peanuts? Stadiums can sell as many as 6,000 bags on game days. An 8-ounce bag has 840 calories; a 12-ounce bag has 1,260. Yes, they have some protein and fiber. But wow on the calories. A one-ounce bag of Planter's Dry Roasted Peanuts has 170 calories, 14g fat, 2g sugars.
- Popcorn: At Yankee Stadium, a jumbo size has 1,484 calories and a souvenir bucket has 2,473 calories. A small bag of buttered popcorn that holds 5 cups has 470 calories, 35g fat. A large, 20 cup bucket of buttered popcorn has 1640 calories, 126g fat. Three and a half cups of kettle corn has 245 calories and 6g fat.
- Soft Pretzel: One large soft pretzel has 483 calories and 5g of fat. Giant soft pretzels (7 to 8 ounces) have about 700 calories.
- Funnel cake: The fried dough wonder and staple of fairs, boardwalks, and amusement parks, funnel cake is made by pouring dough through a funnel into cooking oil and deep frying the "funnels" of dough until they're golden-brown and crispy – then topping the pieces with powdered sugar, syrup, or honey. Different cultures have varying versions of fried dough – sometimes it's long strips and sometimes just round fried balls of dough. The calories vary enormously depending on the quantity and toppings. Just remember, regardless of the shape, they're all dough fried in oil topped with a sweetener. That means high calories and low nutrition. You probably have to figure a minimum of around 300 calories for a 6-inch funnel cake (do they ever come that small?).
Ice Cream
- Helmet Ice Cream: Your team's mini-helmet filled with swirled Carvel has 550-590 calories.
- Fudgsicle Fudge Bar (1 bar, 64g): 100 calories, 2.5g fat, 13g sugars
- Klondike, The Original (1 sandwich, 81g): 250 calories, 17g fat, 18g sugars
- Good Humor Ice Cream:
- Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bar (83g): 230 calories
- Toasted Almond (113g): 240 calories
- Candy Center Crunch: 310 calories
- Low Fat Ice Cream Sandwich, vanilla: 130 calories
- Chocolate Éclair (1 bar, 59g): 160 calories
Soda, Lemonade, and Beer
- Coke, small (18-ounces): 218 calories
- Coke, large (44-ounces): 534 calories
- Coke, 12-ounce can: 140 calories –- and close to 10 teaspoons of sugar
- Minute Maid Lemonade (18-ounces): 248 calories
- Minute Maid Lemonade (44-ounces): 605 calories
- Draft Beer: A stadium draft beer, a 20-ounce cup, the usual size –has about 240 calories. A light draft saves you 60 calories.
- 12-ounce bottle of Budweiser: 144 calories, 12.8 carbs, 4.7% alcohol
- 12-ounce can of Bud Lite: 110 calories, 6.6 carbs, 4.2% alcohol
- 12-ounce bottle of Miller Lite: 96 calories, 3.2 carbs, 4.2% alcohol
- 12-ounce bottle of Miller MGD 64: 64 calories, 2.4 carbs, 2.8% alcohol
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Take note the serving size — movie theater and amusement park boxes of candy are often huge and may be double or triple the size shown below.
- Junior Mints, 3-ounce box: 360 calories, 7g fat
- Sno Caps, 3.1-ounce box: 300 calories, 15g fat
- Milk Duds, 3-ounce box: 370 calories, 12g fat
- Raisinets, 3.5 ounce bag: 400 calories, 16g fat
- Goobers, 3.5 ounce box: 500 calories, 35g fat
- Twizzlers, 6-ounce bag: 570 calories, 4g fat
- M&Ms, 5.3-ounce bag: 750 calories, 32g fat
- Peanut M&Ms, 5.3-ounce bag: 790 calories, 40g fat
- Reese's Pieces, 8-ounce: 1160 calories, 60g fat
- Snickers (1bar, 59g): 280 calories, 14g fat


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They say wine gets better with age, but what about golf?
I've stated many times on this blog that my game hasn't improved much since my teens. When I first started keeping my handicap about 20 years ago, it was an 18. Today I'm still an 18. Despite this though, golf, for me anyway, has gotten better. In fact, it's gotten much better. OK, I know what you're thinking; "How could it have gotten better if you're still playing at the same level?"
Well, the simple answer is; the experience has gotten better. It's true. The experience of golfing has become more enjoyable for me even though my scorecard reads pretty much the same. I think this is true (if you're honest with yourself) for many golfers and it's a fundamental reason why so many of us continue to play throughout our lifetimes without actually playing any better.
When was the last time you heard someone say: "I'd been playing golf for 40 years, but wasn't getting any better at it so I finally gave up." It's almost comical because you never, ever hear anyone say that! Why? Because you don't have to be good at golf to love it. And the older you get, the more you enjoy and appreciate just being out on the course.
When I started golfing in my early teens (and up through probably my late 20's), I thought I was enjoying myself out there – and technically I was. I would play every weekend – up to 50 or more rounds a year. But now in my late 30's with two young kids, I'm lucky if I play five times annually. But you know what? I really enjoy those few times out.
I imagine as people get older – especially after retirement, they experience a similar enjoyment out on the links. Older folks might have a different appreciation than someone my age, but it's that appreciation – the gratification of just being out on a golf course – that makes the game more enjoyable over time.
Best of all, this enjoyment is out there for every golfer to experience – you just have to stop worrying about your score and have fun instead. And because golf is one of those sports you can continue to play late into life, this game can be an invaluable source of enjoyment for years to come.
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TouchDome Reinvents the Luxury Watch
TouchDome has taken a fresh perspective on the luxury designer watch in its latest Kickstarter Project, The Dress Code Watch Collection. With a $32,500 fundraising goal, the project has already received $6,314 in the first three days. This project follows the trend of an increasing demand for bigger and bolder watch styles, particularly in the workplace.
Usually, we associate luxury watches in a professional setting with men, but Kathleen Wolff, the founder of TouchDome, takes a different approach.
"The "Weekender" pastels should have special appeal to women. They'll be delivered in late July – a cool, mid-summer accessory. And gentlemen – so you know, our watch designer has selected the "Twenty-four | Seven " with the brown leather strap for his own collection."
I had the opportunity interview Kathleen about her experience with Kickstarter crowdfunding platform. Check out the results below.
How much time should Kickstarter project owners budget in to account for delays and planning?
When I began filling out my Kickstarter site I had already created my video and secured the bank account approval through Amazon. At that point, I imagined it would be just a couple of days of tweaking and we would be ready to go.
We applied on January 8, 2013. We had heard Kickstarter approval would take about 5 to 7 days. But Kickstarter came back to us two days later pointing out several ways in which we did not comply with the guidelines.
Our product images were photorealistic (instead of real photos) there was not enough detail in my biography, the manufacturing plan was not fully developed and we were offering multiples of the same product in a single reward tier. We made changes. Then we waited.
On the 14th they told us we still did not comply. We asked for clarification. Then we waited some more. Project creators have to keep in mind that Kickstarter does not work on the weekends. We also had the MLK holiday weekend to take into account.
In the end, they approved us after 15 days. It was a bit anxiety provoking but we used the time to improve our site. We reworked the video, revised our shipping costs, the FAQs, my bio, links we wanted to provide, the delivery date, images of our products and sent the preview link to eight trusted advisers who gave us great suggestions. Each day of changes significantly improved the site.
Knowing what I know now, I'm actually thankful that it happened this way except for one thing: We were timing the launch to coincide with the publication of an article about our Kickstarter project. We missed that deadline and some people looked for us after noticing the article who could not find us. A missed opportunity.
We also said the words "Kickstarter" multiple times in our video. Kickstarter only approves 75% of the projects submitted. If we were not approved, we would have had to revise the video to take out the references to Kickstarter in order to move to another site. Something to keep in mind.
How did you go about researching how to create a campaign? What have you found to be useful resources?
There is so much on the internet about crowd funding, it is really easy to conduct research. I also read one of the numerous books that are available specific to Kickstarter. But the information is always changing. The "Kickstarter School" and Kickstarter's own set of guidelines are not only the most obvious sources, they are also the most current. I recommend a careful review of the rules again when you get close to launch, since the guidelines and stats are updated and modified regularly.
How is the process of creating a campaign on Kickstarter different from old-school offline fundraising campaigns?
I have never raised funds for a for-profit organization, only for a charity,so there's a huge difference there. If you mean from the standpoint of logistics, I would say that crowd funding platforms facilitate the process greatly by structuring the work. It shapes your message into a digestible form that backers have come to expect and can easily support.
What frustrations have you encountered with Kickstarter and do you have any advice as to what people should know before creating a campaign.
In retrospect, I don't really have frustrations with Kickstarter as much as lessons learned. My plan was to apply, then get approved, then refine the site up until our deadline. As it turned out, they are more particular about the guidelines than we thought, and the revisions put us back in the queue. It would have been nice to have more communication with Kickstarter. But again, there were weekends and holidays to consider.
What do you wish you had known before you started a campaign and what have you learned?
If I were to do it over again, I would plan two weeks to revise my site (btw – this is exactly the amount of time Kickstarter recommends) send it out to the same eight awesome advisers, get the same excellent advice from them, finalize the site and THEN submit to Kickstarter. In sum: Do the tweaking before submission so you can avoid the time consuming back and forth.
And product people: Take careful note of the somewhat befuddling rule regarding single items vs. sets of items. Here was the biggest hangup:
"Creators can only offer one of a single item or one sensible unit of multiple items. For example, if you had a drinking glasses project, you could choose to offer 1 glass per reward tier, or if a set makes more sense, 1 set of 4 for each tier. You could not offer 1 glass in one tier and 4 in another tier."
In the absence of any further elaboration on the part of our friends at Kickstarter, we carefully reviewed ongoing and recently concluded Kickstarter projects' reward tiers and and revised our reward tiers accordingly. On January 23rd we were approved.
When you think about it, we applied on the 8th and they did get back to us on the 10th. So who knows? If we had done all our editing and reviews with our advisers for two weeks in advance of our first application, we might have gained approval within two days.
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Anyway, I decided to do a watercolor painting and chose to draw up a portrait of a woman (what else) to practice on. This is not any woman I know and was just randomly pulled out of my head.
This is just after I finished, note that the paper is glossy and I'm using my digital camera to take the pic, so it left a flash "glow".
Here is another pic of the finished painting with my hand in there for size comparison (I have HUGE hands ladies! ;) ).
I'm not too happy with watercolors. It makes the paper warp a bit and get all bunched up (and I'm actually using a paper that said watercolor on it). Plus the paints felt "waxy" to the touch sorta like crayons when it was dry.
Maybe it was because I was using some cheap ass crayola waterpaints that come in those little "welled" out plastic containers with the brush in the middle. I used some brushes that my kids have. In general I was working with some pretty shoddy equipment, so maybe I haven't experienced the true joy of painting.
Also, as you can see by the painting above I still suck at coloring skin tones. I pretty much ended up with the same results I get with my digital "painting" like the one below I did in April, 2002.
Oh well, maybe I'll work on colors more if I get the urge. I just do it for fun and relaxation anyway. Hell I didn't think about debt, deadlines or sex the whole time I was drawing and painting!
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The Bold and the Beautiful's Daniel McVicar (Ex- Clarke) son, Thomas Henry, known as Hank, has passed away from an automobile accident yesterday. In a statement released today, McVicar told CBS Soaps In Depth, "We are deeply saddened to say that my son, Hank McVicar, died in an automobile accident in the early morning on January 3, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. He was alone in the vehicle, lost control in the rain, and struck a pole and a tree, and was pronounced dead on the scene. The McVicar family is deeply touched by the sympathies received, and I am en route to Los Angeles to join his mother and his sister in their grief. I was blessed to have such a wonderful son. He grew up to be a terrific young man, and our hearts grieve."
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One of the main reasons I love autumn is because of the vibrant colors that are associated with the season… harvest yellow, orange, and different shades of red.
I'm going to show you how to make a really lovely centerpiece to bring some festivity into your home, or to give as a gift. You will spend a fraction of how much flower arrangements usually cost. In fact, the cost of the centerpiece is even less than the typical pre-made bouquet you would find at a grocery store.
Below is a picture of my "supplies." Feel free to swap out the flowers to your preference, just stay within the fall color scheme. I used sunflowers ($3.99 for the bunch), alstroemerias in a reddish/orangey color ($3.99 for the bunch), and dyed maple leaves ($2.99 for the bunch). All of these flowers/leaves were purchased at my supermarket. I almost bought mums to use instead of the astrolomerias, so that is a great option too, as are stargazer lilies. Re-use a container, vase, or basket that you already have. The shallower the vase or container the better because this is a low height arrangement. You will also need scotch tape and scissors.
Step 1: Use scotch tape to make a grid on top of the vase/container opening. Use three strips horizontally and cross it with two or three strips vertically. This will help to hold your flowers in place. If you want, use a flower sponge at the bottom of the vase. I just lined my containers with foil to make them waterproof.
Step 2: Trim your flowers. Hold up the flowers and make them about 1 1/2 inch – 2 inches taller than the container.
Step 3: Begin arranging the flowers by placing them within the grid. Move everything around until the flowers are the way you want them.
Step 4: After you have put together all of your flowers and leaves, add some other embellishments if you have them. I picked up these great autumnal decorations from Jo-Ann Fabrics. They add a little bit more dimension and fill up the arrangement. Tie a bright red ribbon if you have it around the container or basket.
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can be a milestone in her life. My friend Missy has the following tale to tell (reprinted without permission):
First of all, despite what Margaret Cho says, they do not make you insert the tube yourself. They lube it up and put it in for you. Once it was in, they turned on the machine, and a constant flow of water went up my ass. When I started to feel pressure in my belly, like as if I was just about to shit everywhere, I told the lady I felt full and she stopped the flow of water. So then… everything flowed back out, into this machine, and I got to watch as all the water and poop left my body. It was so totally gross and totally awesome all at the same time. Once everything came out, the water turned back on, until I felt full again, so on and so forth. Then, after about 1/2 hour, she turned the
machine off and asked me if I could make it to the toilet. So I jumped up and ran to the bathroom, half naked and leaking out of my butt. I sat down on the toilet, and pooped more than I ever belived I could poop in a lifetime. It was so much fun! You should totally get one; you'll poop so much!
So for all of you who were afraid to get one until now, I hope this clears a few things up. What are you waiting for??
!! A girl's first colonic !!
can be a milestone in her life. My friend Missy has the following tale to tell (reprinted without permission):


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This is something i train my mind to not only believe but to know as I know that losing isn't horrible, it isn't bad, it is fine, there is nothing wrong with losing. I know people who get overly frustrated, angry or even way too passionate about losing and then make it about them self for that week and make their own week a week of pain, sadness and bitter behavior i.e my team lost today so i must be on a downer for the whole week. In this post i want to address this is about materialistic things or things that we can win or lose at that we make part of ourselves and our ego. I have to ask why people could attach themselves so much to something that isn't that personal? It is like asking for happiness from your favorite team winning and i don't doubt it makes someone happy but why is so much emphasis put on your team losing, why is it such a big deal? I say to some of my friends that losing should not be taken so seriously, it is to be learnt from and not to be sad over or angry over, if it cant be learnt from in a skillful way then it can be learnt that such a thing does not require so much attention and emotion put on it. The quicker one gets over such a thing the better.
The point i wanted to make in this post was that there are people who try to win to be better than other people i.e "haha i beat you, i am much better than you" – okay maybe i overdid it on the ego. But this is an example of how some people act when winning or beating someone else, they put emphasis on the rivarly and the "oh i beat you so im better, your rubbish" mindset. The funny thing is when people do this nowadays i am not in the least bothered about it, i can only say it looks daft sometimes, the person hasn't been able to detach from ego nor has this person been able to see what winning is about. In the case of doing something yourself and winning for anyone out there who thinks the goal is to beat other people or be better than them are thinking with ego and letting that guide them to having advantages over others. When i beat my friends at my favorite computer games i.e mario kart i have no intention to laugh in someone elses face or say im better than them, on the odd occasion i might joke but if your thinking with the mindset "i beat everyone else" then your not growing in the right way.
Winning is about accomplishment and fun, not about beating others and being better so you can rub it the wrong way in peoples faces. If an idea of winning is based solely on you to beat the other person and not have fun or learn from mistakes during that loss then your ego will consume you and all you wish to do is beat others to feel better. Don't feel better from putting others down or from thinking your better than others, feel happy from the fun it generates, be proud of accomplishments and wins but do not play with the intention of external mind. On the other hand losses come naturally, people are scared to lose, scared to be uncomfortable, scared to be here or there. Surpassing fears is one part of gaining confidence from overcoming the very things we find scary. On this hand if you lose it is not all that bad. Losing may make you think "if i lose everyone thinks im a failure" or "if i lose everyone will laugh at me", question yourself and ask yourself "doesn't everyone lose?" and if anyone laughs at someone losing they themselves are insecure about them self. Do not let such people get to you.
"There is no failure, only feedback"
I cant stress enough how losing it totally normal, someone must lose for someone to win but with the right mindset you are always winning. I recently didn't pass one of my six exams and whilst it threw me off a little i can sit down and say that everyone loses at some point regardless of what it is your trying to win at. Losses are needed to grow, losses are part of life, losses are part of winning. Why are losses part of winning? Do you think all winners got where they were without at least losing once? They tried, they didn't pass, they tried again, they passed with flying colors. On the note of the the quote above, the word failure doesn't even exist, it is made up word by us that should tossed in the bin. We can fail and we cannot pass but there is no failure only someone beneath it willing to learn from it.
Losing is okay, tell yourself this, if it is something you cant learn from and is something you have no control over don't let yourself be so emotionally attached to it i.e your football team loses. On the other hand if your loss comes from something your in control of, playing a video game etc then learn from the loss, be okay with it, it does not need to go on and affect your life any more, this process comes to each and everyone of us at some point and must be dealt with. Let those losses come if they have to, don't run away from losses or from learning, sometimes a loss must come before a win and 99% of the time this is true. A mindset of losing is losing, a mindset of winning is winning. Can you lose but still have a mindset of winning? Its all there for us to learn and teach us great things both logically and emotionally. Thanks for reading.


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Sprint recently said that the HTC EVO 3D and EVO Design 4G would receive updates to Android 4.0 by early August, and it looks like the carrier has kept its word. Sprint has announced that the Ice Cream Sandwich updates for both devices are available for download, meaning that customers can initiate the update process starting today. Notifications for the updates will begin going out on August 7. The EVO 3D update brings with it a move to software version 2.89.651.2 as well as goodies like Face Unlock and an improved camera experience. Here's the full EVO 3D update changelog from Sprint:
And now for the changelog for the EVO Design 4G update, which bumps the phone up to software version 3.14.651.0:
Sound good, EVO 3D and EVO Design 4G owners? Along with the improvements mentioned in the changelogs, these updates also allow for access to Android 4.0-only apps like the Chrome browser, so users of the EVO 3D and EVO Design 4G should definitely take the time to install them. If you've got either handset and want to check for your update, you can do so by heading into Menu > Settings > System updates > HTC software update > Check now. Be sure to give us a shout in the comments below once you get the update installed!


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Book review: 'In Your Eyes a Sandstorm'
By Mya Guarnieri, +972
The Palestinian Authority's United Nations bid for statehood is, in a word, divisive. It has set America and Israel adrift from the international community—confirming, yet again, the United States' deep bias towards Israel. The request is also controversial within Palestinian circles. Even if the bid is successful, will it create meaningful change on the ground? Can it end the occupation? What about equal rights for Palestinian citizens of Israel? What about the Palestinian refugees and their right to return, enshrined in UN resolution 194? And, in light of the fact that few Palestinians feel represented by the PA, is the move legitimate?
Interviews in Ramallah reveal no clear consensus. Still, Abbas' recent speech to the UN was enthusiastically received in Palestinian cities across the West Bank. For some, it represented, perhaps, a small victory—a moment that the voiceless were given a voice. But this begs the question: which voices are we still not hearing? What are their stories? Who are these people, the Palestinians?
Arthur Neslen's groundbreaking new book, In Your Eyes a Sandstorm: Ways of Being Palestinian, holds some answers.
A collection of 51 in-depth interviews of Palestinians from all walks of life, In Your Eyes a Sandstorm introduces readers to everyone from a Hamas official, to a Palestinian citizen of Israel who served in the Israeli government, to sisters who were born and raised in Beirut's Shatila camp, to a drug dealer in East Jerusalem, to a West Bank zoo curator. Candid, colorful, and sometimes surprising, the portraits remind us that Palestinians aren't the monolithic group that the Western media depicts them as.
Neslen points his attention to Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza, Israel, Lebanon, and Jordan. While these areas are crawling with journalists, Neslen brings us the stories that go overlooked—like that of Neriman al-Jabari, a 26-year-old widow of an Islamic Jihad leader who was assassinated by Israel in 2004—forcing the reader to interrogate pre-conceived notions about Palestinians.
Neslen's focus on interviewees in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories serves another purpose. As Neslen points out, location affects both experience and one's sense of self. The Palestinians nearest to Israel seem to best know "the terror that conflict brings." Those inside Israel—an oft-ignored group—wrestle with "identity contradictions that especially afflict Palestinians living close to Israeli Jews." They also offer a glimpse at the segregation that plagues Israeli society.
As Tamer Nafar, a 29-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel and founder of the rap group DAM, tells Neslen about his hometown of Lod, just south of Tel Aviv:
"If you buy a map of Lyd, you won't find the Arabic neighborhoods on it… There are cops here all the time. You have no street lights, unemployment, drugs, and a five-meter-high separation wall between Arab and Jewish areas. You know when someone does something very ugly, and he doesn't want to look in the mirror? That's the wall."
In Your Eyes a Sandstorm also serves as a primer of Palestinian politics, history, and culture, grouping the interviewees by their generation and, thus, the events they have lived through. It's sophisticated enough to hold the attention of those who are already involved in the issues but accessible to those who have just begun to explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This is a difficult balance to strike and Neslen does so gracefully.
There was, for me, a slight stumble. In the introduction, Neslen describes himself as the son of "left-wing and anti-Zionist Jewish parents." He also mentions that "trust was often difficult to establish" with his Palestinian interviewees. It's a catch-22: Neslen can't not mention these details; but, naturally, some readers might wonder if Neslen's Jewish background was ever an issue. Was there tension with his interviewees? Why was trust difficult to establish?
One interaction was particularly intriguing. Reflecting upon his interview with an 82-year-old fisherman in Gaza, Neslen remarks, "Strangely and unexpectedly, I felt at home." This moment seemed worth exploring.
But this is a minor complaint. And Neslen has made the right decision. First off, this book isn't a memoir. If Neslen had introduced too much of himself, he would have run the danger of his story swallowing up those of his interviewees (a Jew in Gaza! A Jew in Palestinian refugee camps! How does he feel? There's no room for that but, still, it's a book I'd like to read).
In Your Eyes a Sandstorm is a gripping look at a society and people who are misrepresented by the mainstream media and misunderstood by much of the Western world. Through these carefully-crafted portraits, Neslen gives Palestinians the space to speak for themselves.
Mya Guarnieri is a Tel Aviv-based writer and journalist. She is currently working on a book about migrant workers in Israel.
Excerpt from Chapter 1
Arthur Neslen
Bisan, 12, and Abud Abdul Khadr Fihad, 15
Students, Jenin Camp, West Bank
In a small house crunched into the maze of Jenin's refugee camp, Bisan and Abud lived with their parents and one younger brother. Sitting in the family's salon with their mother and a translator, Bisan said that she rarely saw Abud these days. He changed after the Israeli army's invasion of the camp in 2002 and was now always on the streets. During that invasion, at least fifty-two Palestinians were killed and the old refugee camp was demolished.
Bisan was named after the family's hometown, which now lies within Israel. In 1948, the Palmach, a standing army of Jewish troops, captured it and expelled its Arab residents, renaming the town Beth She'an as they went. The Fihad family were among those displaced.
Abud said he visited the town of Bisan once for a wedding and found it "a beautiful village, more beautiful than the Jenin camp." He would have liked to live there, he said, but could not "because of the occupation." Beth She'an is now a Jewish town in Israel, and no Arabs remain. Bisan has visited Jericho, Jerusalem, and Haifa only once, on a school excursion. "I prefer Jerusalem because of the holy places," she said. "It keeps me in contact with our Islamic origins. I love my religion, and insha'allah I will go to Mecca." Both children prayed regularly in order to satisfy God and so that they might reach heaven one day. "It's a way of feeling okay," Bisan explained. Her smile was often bright and precocious, but in a moment it could turn pale and expressionless. Abud was more fixedly hunched and sullen.
When I asked the children what their favorite lessons were at school, Bisan piped up, "I love English!" with a grin. Abud said nothing. Bisan told me that they played Intifada games in the Jenin camp by dividing themselves into two groups-Jews who shot, and Palestinians who threw stones. The Palestinians always won.
What do you want to be when you grow up, I asked Abud. "It's difficult to say," he replied. "I can't say." My translator suggested that Abud felt inhibited by his mother's presence in the room, and we asked her to leave. Finally Abud muttered that he was afraid. "I want to be a fighter," he said quietly. 'I don't want to be with any political parties, just to be a fighter. I saw many people dying in the camp, and because of that I want to fight and die a shahid. I saw Abu Janda and Fady in my neighborhood killed and Mohammed Delal when he was a child. Mahmoud Afif, Abas Damaji … " He reeled off the names as though pointing out graves. How did they die, I asked? "The Jews killed them," he said. The room felt very empty.
Ordinary Palestinians often refer to Israelis as Jews, and interpreters usually translate this back as "Israelis" or "Zionists." Some would call this anti-Semitism. Sometimes it is. But as far as it goes, it is usually accurate. Among older Palestinians, use of the word Yahud is sometimes associated with a reaction against the old Fatah saw, Sahiouni (Zionist). It denotes a certain kind of defiance, informality, rejection of accommodation with Israeli Jews, and religious affiliation. In Abud's case it is automatic, the language of the street he lives on and which lives in him.
"About three months ago I saw a guy who the Israeli soldiers had killed," he said, stuttering, "and his brain was outside his head. I was at the edge of the street, and I saw the jeeps stop. I heard the guns shoot, and then when they left, I went and saw the bodies. When the soldiers came to take them, one collapsed on the floor when he saw the guy's brains. I just ran away and told some friends and the fighters about it. I couldn't sleep that night."
But he did not pray either. "I was confused," he said. "I just walked around the neighborhood and returned to the house. I always have nightmares with people dying or silhouettes passing by my face quickly, one by one. You can only see their bodies. I'm scared of them. When it happens, I wake up and then cover myself with a blanket."
"One child died when I was with him. We saw some tanks, so we said to each other, 'Let's go and throw stones at them!' My friend Mohammed ran ahead about a hundred meters and started throwing stones. Then we heard shooting and I saw him collapse in the street. He was shot in the head. We went and looked at his body. I cried a lot." Mohammed was twelve years old, and his death left Abud with a kind of survivor guilt-the feeling of culpability for having survived that is common to Holocaust survivors and Palestinians alike. "I still feel guilty because we were all telling each other to go and throw stones," he affirmed.
The psychotherapist Abud saw did not help at all. "I just want to be a shahid," Abud said. "I want to die, because so many other people have died. I don't have a future. A group of children in my neighborhood have decided that we will all become fighters." A Gaza Mental Health Community Center study found that more than a third of Palestinian boys between the ages of eight and twelve wished to die in attacks on the Israeli army.
"I also saw many dead people in the camp!" Bisan chimed in, listing her roll call of local shahids. "I keep having flashbacks and feeling sad and afraid but also appreciating them because they died protecting the camp. I also saw some children whom the Jews killed in the streets." Unlike her brother, Bisan's experience of the occupation had left her hopeful for the future-she now wanted to open a pharmacy-but the route to her decision had been unconventional.
"We went to my grandmother's house when the invasion started," she remembered, "four families all living in one room. We just sat in the salon, staring at the tanks shooting and the rockets from the helicopters. When they were fired, the sky would light up. After a minute we'd hear a strong explosion, the house would start shaking, and then I'd hear a deafening sound in my ears."
"During the night we tried to sleep, but I couldn't because of the explosions. Then my cousin tried to wake me, but I couldn't. When my mother looked at my face she couldn't recognize me in the dark. My mouth and eyes were open wide and my heart was not beating. My body was cold. She started screaming, 'My daughter is dead!' My uncles and aunts came in from the other room to see what was happening … "
While she was talking, Abud had started to cry. "I went to the corner of the room and started praying to God, 'Don't take my sister,'{hrs}" he said. "She was lying there, and I went to touch her, but then I got scared. I started screaming and went back to the corner to pray again." Bisan continued, "My uncle ran over quickly and started giving me resuscitation-beating me on the chest and breathing into my mouth. Suddenly, I felt my body shaking and my heart beating first slowly, then fast. When I woke up I didn't know what had happened. Because my uncle helped me I decided to become a doctor so that maybe in the future I can help someone."
Abud thought that the Israelis treated Palestinians badly "because they want to 'kick us out of our land, like they did in '48." Bisan reasoned, "They are angry because we have fighters who want to protect us. They want to kill them, destroy the Al Aqsa Mosque, and then take our houses." The only Israelis either had ever met wore uniforms.
"I was always scared of soldiers," Bisan said. "Whenever I saw one, I got paralyzed and had to sit down. Once I was playing outside my grandmother's house with my brothers and cousins when tanks suddenly attacked the area. We tried to run back to the house, but a tank was quicker. We froze in the street and started crying. The soldiers appeared from the tank and started screaming at us. The tank pointed its guns at us too, but then our uncles ran out and brought us inside."
Abud also did not talk to soldiers. "Even if they came to me out of uniform, I would be too scared," he said. "The only time I've talked to Jews was when me and my father were interrogated at a checkpoint." Their prospects were bleaker than most children in Israel could possibly imagine, but Abud believed that-insha'allah-Palestine would one day be free.
Bisan was hopeful too. "I imagine myself as a bird flying over Palestine," she enthused. "I travel from city to city and see the children playing safely in peace and freedom, and the Jews are dying and not one of them is living here in Palestine." "And I hope that Al Quds will be free soon," she added conscientiously. Abud just stared at the ground or occasionally straight ahead, resolutely.
In Your Eyes a Sandstorm, Ways of Being Palestinian by Arthur Neslen is published by Univesity of California Press
October 2011, $34.95/ £24.95


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After Bollywood's Mr. Perfectionist Aamir Khan bared all in PK, Hrithik Roshan plans to go nude in director Ashutosh Gowariker's upcoming movie 'Mohenjo Daro'. The film is an epic adventure love story, based on the era during the Indus valley civilization. Rumor has it that the audience will get to see Bollywood's Greek God in a very sexy avatar, baring all.
A close source to the movie has revealed that, Hrithik will go almost nude for the shots. He also added saying that, "Hrithik's opening shot in Mohenjo Daro will have everybody talking. He has gone all out and will be seen in a look similar to that of Aamir Khan's PK."
We wonder how the makers of the film with deal with the CBFC, as the censor board's objection with cuss words, sex and nudity, might just be a roadblock for the movie. However, the scenario might just be different, if the filmmakers are able to convince the board members, explaining to them about the plot of the movie which revolves around the time, when wearing clothes was considered a necessity, and not a style statement.
Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Mohenjo Daro' marks the debut of south actress Pooja Hegde in Bollywood.
Apart from this the audience has a lot to look forward to, as the music for the film has been composed by none other than AR Rahman.
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Get ready for this one, Cowboys fans. Ole coach Wade got a bit fired up in his postgame presser. Here's what he had to say after the Cowboys pulled of a 31-22 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday:
... I though that was a real good win for us. I think you learn a lot when you make mistakes and still overcome them. That's part of learning to win, part of being a team when things aren't going great. We kept fighting in that game and finally came through at the end. I was really proud of our team with the way they fought all the way through.
... We have some things we certainly need to work on. We'll try to address those.
... I was real happy for our guys because in close games, and games that come right down to the end, you need playmakers and you need people to come through. I thought we did that.
... We had a lot of guys involved. Of course, Felix on that fourth-down play was a big play for us early in the game. Keith Davis made a big play for us. He's our third safety. He's a smart player. He knew what was coming and made a really good play.
... I was disappointed in our kickoff coverage late in the game. Early in the game we played great. Those two in the second half gave them field position and gave them a little life at the end. But those are correctable. It looked like we had some guys that didn't hit the right gap.
... Cincinnati is certainly capable. They've got good players. They have a really good quarterback and really good receivers. We knew that. I thought our defense came through for us. I thought our defense played the way I think they ought to play. We missed a coverage here and there, but we also stopped them a lot of times down there. Of course, the turnover was the big play in the game.
... I think it's a concern anytime you're up 17 points and somebody gets back in the game some. But they didn't get back enough to win and that's the big thing.
... We could have kicked a field goal and gone up by five. We still feel like we would have won the game and I think we would have. It was a great reaction by Patrick.
... I thought our guys played as hard as they could play. Things weren't going right. We didn't play well in some areas. But we played well enough to win and come through at the end. The bottom line is whether you win or not, (the win) doesn't make up for everything. We've got lots of things to work on. We're going to work like crazy on getting better every week. We're going to correct the mistakes that we made. But you still need to learn to win. I think that some teams would have lost this game because things weren't going well. I think this team came through.
... We emphasized the running game. We've got a strong offensive line and good runners. It's something we wanted to establish . Some games, it's the running game. Some games, it's the passing game. Some games, it's whatever it takes to win. That's what we tried to do.
... We need to protect the ball, certainly. Again, that's something we've got to work on and (Romo) realizes that. But he continues to bounce back. He hits Terrell on a great pass on a big play for a touchdown. Whatever happened, we scored a touchdown at the end to put them away.
... They are doubling Terrell every play. That's what teams are doing. But again, we went back to the running game. If you keep those guys back deep, they won't have enough up front to stop our running game. That's what we've done in two games to really dominate the running game.
... We would like for (the offense) to be better, certainly right now in this game. Hopefully, next game, we will be on all cylinders. Everything is not going to be perfect every game. We've got to be consistent in some areas and we've got to improve some areas. We're going to work on those things.
... I don't know that we relaxed. They made some plays. That team took the Giants into overtime. I think it's a misconception about them. Carson Palmer played against the Giants and that was his last game. They took them to overtime and had a chance to win that game. We knew it was going to be a tough game. In close games, you've got to come through. That's what we did.
... Everybody's happy. We're all happy we won. It's hard to do in this league and we did it today.
-- Keeli Garza