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Comp Review: Grappling Games Fall 2011
|Absolute No Gi Winners. First place (center) Nick Robinson of McCune Martial Arts
There are two things that I learned from attending/reffing at the Fall 2011 Grappling Games at the Midwest Center For Movement in Hudson Wisconsin:
1) If you promise two semi-lazy competitors free tickets to a Lingerie Football game, they will suddenly roll like their lives depended on it.
2) All competitions need to be run this way.
Odds are that if you are reading this, you are at least a little familiar with grappling events in the Midwest. You have probably been to or heard of the Submission Hunt, MKG tourneys and NAGA. We don't have a lot of options around here because, frankly, just putting on tournaments is a pain in the ass.
And, all due respect to the Submission Hunt (and I truly mean that, because right now they are the only ones with the pull to bring in as many competitors as they do) the Grappling Games runs things a little more to my style.
First of all, they use Grapplers Quest style scheduling.
For the life of me, I don't know my more tournaments don't have the upper belt/experience levels roll first.
They have the time in to at least warrant not having to stand around for 2,4,10 hours just waiting to roll. And, they are the ones that the whites and novices should be watching to see where their game needs to go.
I get having kids and teens go first, and I am fine with that, but I say, if your belt has color, your a** doesn't need to be sitting around waiting to compete.
Second, the atmosphere.
I realize that part of this has to do with the number of competitors. With over 100, but under 200 competitors it is easier to have that close knit feel. And when the event isn't being held in a gymnasium or convention center, the close walls force people to not be wall flowers and ignore people from other gyms.
As always, the mood was lighthearted and MCFM owner/head instructor Mike Ellefson (Rigan Machado Blackbelt) has once again put on a strong showing that is bringing in higher and higher skill levels.
Yup, even the browns are starting to show up for this one.
Added to the fact that Mike if fully open about his proceeds going to charity to help keep at risk teens off the street, and it is pretty difficult to find a reason not to be a part of this event.
Oh yeah, and it was only $40.
For gi and no gi.
Double elimination.
There were very few competitors that, once their divisions were over and offered the chance to roll more, had any energy left.
And I think that we all can remember at least one time when we either only had one match, or found out that there was no one else in our skill/weight division.
On top of all that, this is a tournament where no one school dominates. It seemed like each and every school present brought representatives that either showed incredible performances or just outright won their divisions. No one school was the center of attention.
This event is about the grapplers, not the "glory".
Part of me is always excited when the Grappling Games comes around. It is a great opportunity to talk with people from other gyms in an environment in which people aren't staring at each other like the enemy.
Although, I really need to stop living the High Life the night before.
A six pack and Greek food is not the ideal pre-event dinner when you are so susceptible to peer-pressure that you stay about two hours longer than you could just to keep reffing for free.
But I'm not bitter.
Part of me is also a little concerned. I absolutely love this event, but there is no way that we are going to limit its growth potential. And if too many people start to show up, it's really going to take away from my circus chimp like behavior of making sure I am the center of attention.
Thank you and congratulations to all the competitors.
Midwest Center for Movement, Spartan Martial Arts, Next Level Combat, Revolution, Minnesota Top Team, Petushin Martial Arts, MKG, MKG-Duluth, Gracie Barra, Apex, Land of 10,000 Strikes, The Academy, McCune Martial Arts, and others that I am probably forgetting because I am a douche. Sorry.


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Our attempts and accomplishments as we embrace the homesteading lifestyle and our efforts to live a more simple, self sufficient and green way.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
1 week of December down
Im still here. I have 2 renters in now. Things are starting to be a little easier. It's that slow time of year (for me) that dark reflective time that comes after Halloween. It's below freezing here, unusual for my area at this point in the year. I found the package that I was suppose to send Phelan (Sorry!!) So I need to take that to the post. I am needing to make another batch of bar soap, start planning the new gardens, work on my crochet and I need to just....breathe. I've missed reading everyones' blogs. I started the other day and realized how detached I had gotten and how much I missed what I had started.
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Though we still have a few bigger projects to tackle around the house, I think the last frontier of this renovation for us is really organization. We're not pack rats, but it would be nice to, you know, have places to put things. Places like a shed. Like more than one drawer in our kitchen. Like shelves in our closets. This house has eight closets; only two have any sort of worthwhile shelving or organizational value so far. The rest are closets only in theory, lacking everything a closet needs except the door, while real life clutter threatens to overtake our lives at any moment. It is embarrassing and completely ridiculous, not to mention messy and inconvenient.
It took a surprising amount of researching and measuring, but I managed to find a customizable closet system that worked with the sloped ceiling in our master closet. I looked at everything -- Container Store, Rubbermaid, Martha Stewart, etc. -- but for the price and comparable level of quality, it was hard to beat the PAX from IKEA. It eluded me for awhile and I didn't think it was going to work, but once I realized it didn't need doors and we could remove a stretch of baseboard to make it fit better, the standard PAX was actually perfect. It fits so well it almost looks like it was made for the space.
|A couple inches to spare...
Directly to the left of the PAX is a space a little more than three feet wide, where we'll put a small vanity for makeup and jewelry. On the opposite wall, Ez is going to build a long rail for our hangup clothes. We were going to put a separate armoire for him out in the office, but we don't think we'll need it. (It's always an option if we somehow amass larger wardrobes.) Instead, we'll share the hang-up rail and he'll just have a separate dresser in the bedroom or office.
I haven't moved my clothes into the PAX from the guest bedroom yet, because we still have to remove the baseboard behind it and secure it to the wall. Details, details.


text: Guilty or innocent? Mike Mozart August 3, 2018 Does Monsanto's Roundup cause cancer? Trial highlights the difficulty of proving a link Richard G. "Bugs" Stevens, University of Connecticut Hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto contend that its popular Roundup weed killer gave users cancer. But proving this kind of connection is challenging in both science and law.


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February Scripture Memorization
A few years ago (when TSS was pretty new to the blogging scene), the team was invited to a preview of a new movie "Meet The Mormons". Those in attendance were authors, bloggers, social media sensations…and then there was me…in gingham plaid and jeans (I'm so glad I left my boots at home). I felt quite out of place. One sweet woman came up and introduced herself as Dawn (Dawn Armstrong, one of the stars of the movie, but I didn't know that yet). I stumbled through an introduction, and awkwardly explained that I didn't really know why I was here, or how "a country bumpkin from Grace, Idaho" got invited to such a beautiful event. She looked me right in the eyes and said "You are a daughter of God, of course you belong here!" That powerful reminder stuck.
I knew I was a daughter of God, but I let insecurities cloud my vision. Has that ever happened to you? What if every time you were feeling insecure, overwhelmed, inadequate, anxious, or uncertain, you remember this powerful truth:
"Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by name, thou art mine."
— Isaiah 43:1
How would your life be different? Would you have the courage to reject the ideas and influences of what the people around you think you should be? Would you spend more time learning about who we really are? Would you find increased power from time spent in prayer to your Father in Heaven? Would you let go of the things you think you should be doing, and focus more on what God is asking you to do?
Rosemary Wixom said,
"Our divine nature has nothing to do with our personal accomplishments, the status we achieve, the number of marathons we run, or our popularity and self-esteem. Our divine nature comes from God. It was established in an existence that preceded our birth and will continue on into eternity."
This world has a tendency to think small, but you were not made for small things! In be words of Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "God sent you here to prepare for a future greater than anything you can imagine."
I pray that this scripture will be a reminder that you were made for more! You have divinity within you. This one little truth is strong enough to combat all the big lies that the world would tell you. So memorize these powerful words, and use them to combat the daily thoughts that would tell you otherwise. Use them to remind you who you are and why you are here.
A huge thank you to Emily (@scriptedsomethings) who created this beautiful print. Keep an eye out, because this print will be sent to your inbox with our February Newsletter.


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This Wednesday's Child feature has energy to burn! She's a dancer, a fast runner and wants to add "artist" to her list of talents.
No matter what she's doing or where she's going, Chloe has a magical way about her.
In a room full of bright colors at Painting with a Twist in Dallas, 15-year-old Chloe stands out as a masterpiece of kindness.
"I'm caring. I love taking care of things. I'm kind. And I love my friends, my family and the people who help me and guide me like you," said Chloe when asked to describe herself.
Chloe likes to make others feel better about themselves. She doesn't judge. Her warmth is contagious.
When she's drawing, Chloe relaxes in the moment. She always seizes opportunities to be still. "It calms my nerves and also. It just gives me joy," she said about painting.
Her CPS Caseworker Rachell Walter can go on and on about how she's never met a person like Chloe.
"The thing that I really love about Chloe is that she's able to stay in the moment. She doesn't dwell on the past. She doesn't worry about the future. She's just present in the moment," said Walter.
Chloe has spent most of her life in foster care. She was only five years old when she was removed from an abusive home. "I wasn't treated right. I don't ever want to be treated like that ever again," she said.
Ten years later, Chloe has an army of advocates who are trying hard to get her adopted.
"She's got that athletic gene in her. She's a quick runner, and she's a really sweet girl," said Walter.
Chloe's tender heart is always focused on others. If a family with children adopts her, Chloe hopes everyone is treated the same.
MORE: What is Wednesday's Child? (How to adopt)
"I want a parent to like love and care for me. And I want a parent that like if they have more than one child, I want them to care about the whole family, not just me," she said.
Chloe is one of a kind. Like the Unicorn she received as a gift from the manager at Painting with a Twist, Chloe is filled with magic and sparkle. "To me she means joy," said Walter.
One day Chloe envisions her final picture to include a family who will love her as much as she plans to love them.
How to get the process started
WFAA and Child Protective Services partner to spotlight these children in hopes that one day a child's wish of a "forever family" will come true.
Please send all approved home studies to La Queena Warren at the email address below, if you're already licensed. Please remember to include the child or children's names within the subject line. If you're not licensed, please visit adoptchildren.org to find out more information on how to become licensed to foster and/or adopt or contact 817-304-1272.


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Using ThinInstaller on Isolated Networks
Lenovo's ThinInstaller utilizes 2 Certificates to verify the signatures of packages during deployment. Currently the client machine must have an active internet connection in order to access the certificate necessary for that verification. If the client machines do not have an active internet connection then the certificates need to be installed into the appropriate local certificate store of the client machines prior to running ThinInstaller.
If ThinInstaller cannot verify the signatures of certain packages, you will see errors in the logs that contain "Signature Verification Failed".
This is useful if your deployments are done on a closed network environment, lab or closed deployment subnet etc.
This document will outline how to download the certificates and deploy them to your client machines during your OSD deployments as a task sequence step using MDT and SCCM.
The certificates are available currently as a downloadable zip file here.
The zip file should contain 3 files
- The 2 certificates
- LenovoIntermediateCertificate.cer
- VerisignUniversalRootCertificate.cer
- The supplied cmd file that can be used to install the certificates
- LenovoCertificateInstaller.cmd
In MDT
In Deployment Workbench Create a new Application
In the first step of the wizard choose "Application with source files"
Give it a name that works for your needs, something like TICerts
Accept the default name for the directory to be created
And for the command line simply use LenovoCertificateInstaller.cmd
Now in your task sequence add a step prior to the step that runs ThinInstaller. Illustrated below is one of many ways that you can insert the application into your task sequence.
Add > General > Install Application
- Choose Install a single application
- Browse to the application that you just created
In SCCM
Assuming you have downloaded and unzipped the Lenovo Cert files to a location available to your Config Mgr. Console, you will need to edit the task sequence that you use for deployment.
The method that I found worked most consistently in our environment should work in any environment as long as you have a share where you can store the 3 files mentioned above. The share only needs Read access.
In your task sequence you need to add 2 steps
These steps should be after "Setup Windows and Configuration Manager" and above your existing step that runs ThinInstaller.
- Go to "Add" > "General" > "Connect to Network Folder"
- Fill in the path to the share where the 3 files are located
- In the Drive field enter a drive letter. In my testing I used "z:"
- In the Account field enter credentials that have at least Read access
- Test the connectivity while in the dialog
- Immediately after the step above, go to "Add" > "General" > "Run Command Line"
- For the Command line field add "cmd /c z:\LenovoCertificateInstaller.cmd" if you chose a different drive letter, make sure replace the z: with the correct drive letter.
If you will be deploying Lenovo Drivers using ThinInstaller to clients that will not have an active internet connection the steps above will allow you to take advantage of the most recent build of ThinInstaller for your hardware app deployment needs.


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In August, I quit my job, maybe a little prematurely, but I was ready for a change. A week later, we sold our house to a couple down the street from us. It was completely unexpected (because we were planning to list with our real estate agent that following Monday), but welcomed. We sold at the price we wanted, and did it privately. We couldn't have asked for a smoother sale.
Everything seemed to be falling into place.
Through the house selling process, we planned a wedding reception.
We had our wedding reception on September 7, on the Lady of Lake.
Although the temperature was very, very hot, the day was pretty much perfect.


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Grand Prix Basics: Learning Formula 1
Formula 1, the world's most expensive and glamorous sport, is coming to Austin, TX at Circuit of The Americas. This fall will be the first time in over five years that Americans will have a chance to welcome this international sport and witness a race in their home country.
With the global buzz about the upcoming Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, there's a lot to learn to enjoy it and be on top of this fast paced sport. In this synopsis, you'll learn about five key elements which make Formula 1 unique and attract an audience of over 600 million viewers worldwide.
The Formula
Formula 1 is quite simply the most technologically advanced sport in the world. The "formula" is the set of rules which govern the sport and challenge teams and drivers to perform at their peak capacity. Hundreds of millions of dollars is spent by the teams each season to break the boundaries of performance under these rules and win races around the world.
These regulations are constantly evolving each year as new technologies and initiatives cause the sport to evaluate its position. Within the next two years, Formula 1 will rely more on its hybrid power systems and continue to shrink the size of their gasoline powered engines. In an effort to increase efficiency and push sustainability research, upcoming developments will accelerate the future of transportation research and translate to better performing cars for the consumer.
Global sport
Formula 1 started in England following the end of WWII. Though a large portion of the teams and Formula 1 management are based in England today, the sport has a global presence and following on par with the Olympics and Soccer (football if you prefer). In nineteen countries on six different continents, the sport's diverse following brings added excitement as fans cheer on their country's own driver or team.
There are currently twelve teams in Formula 1, hailing from many European countries like England, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. Many of the teams are part of the brands you already know, Ferrari, Mercedes, and McLaren, though many of them are specialized race teams who focus exclusively on Formula 1.
Not only is Formula 1 a driver's sport, Formula 1 has a rich history of employing the best talent from many industries, uniting them to tackle the challenge of building and supporting a winning race car. Teams employ hundreds of staff in engineering, production, marketing, and research, each of them vital to the success of the car on race day. The quality of work coming out of a Formula 1 factory is more in line with high-end aviation, and though the cars bear little resemblance to your road car, technology you see in cars today was developed many years ago in Formula 1.
The stars of the sport are the twenty four drivers who pilot these powerful machines to the finish line. Drivers start early in their careers and make their way up the ranks to become the best in the world. Each team has two drivers, some work closely together, other bitter rivals. The character of the drivers makes each race more dynamic and enticing, drawing you closer to the action.
Human performance is also very important to becoming a winning driver in Formula 1. Drivers routinely train on a program similar to tri-athletes, giving them the stamina and strength to endure the harsh impact of 5g's of braking and cornering forces, and perform at peak condition for the entire two hour race. High performance athletes also demand high salaries, and Formula 1 is no exception. The world's 24 top drivers take home seven to eight figures, putting them on the same level as America's sports stars in the NBA, MLB, and NFL.
Actors and actresses from Hollywood's best films, sports stars, socialites, musicians, models, and dignitaries all are regulars at Formula 1 events around the world. With these guests comes the culture of fashion, parties, and high lifestyle. Watch the Monaco Grand Prix and you will instantly understand how all of these things collide at once.
Glamour attracts the press and with it comes advertising and sponsorships. Formula 1 has a long history with the world's biggest companies, attracting global sponsors and major brands from around the world. Close ties with big companies means top brands pay significant amounts to have even the smallest presence on the side of a Formula 1 car, helping to fund the expense of running a top race car.
From the drivers, teams, glamour, history, and global presence of Formula 1, there's a lot to look forward to for this November's Formula 1 United States Grand Prix. These five aspects only begin to scratch the surface of F1, there's a lot more to learn about this fascinating sport and only a short amount of time to do so.
About the author:
Kevin Olsen is the Co-Founder and COO of TheAustinGrandPrix.com – the independent motorsports
authority based in Austin, Texas. Originally launched to be the digital venue for updates and news on
Formula 1's return to the U.S., The Austin Grand Prix has developed content, provided breaking news
and connected Austinites and racing fans around the world.


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Haiti Continues To Battle With Cholera, IPS Reports
"Some 2,400 kilometers from New York City, where victims of Haiti's cholera epidemic are suing the United Nations in a U.S. federal court, the disease continues to burn through the populace with no end in sight," Inter Press Service reports. "In a single week between October 19 and October 26, the Pan-American Health Organization reported 1,512 new cases and 31 deaths," and "[n]ew cases [were] reported in all 10 departments," according to the news service. "The spread of cholera in Haiti, which has killed more than 8,300 and infected over 680,000 people since October 2010, has been blamed on Nepali peacekeepers who are part of the 9,500-strong U.N. Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)," IPS writes, noting, "The United Nations has refused demands for compensation." The article includes comments from former U.N. Assistant Secretary-General Kul Gautam, a Nepali who supports U.N. compensation; Mario Joseph, director of Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI), which, "together with the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, is leading the lawsuit"; U.N. spokesperson Martin Nesirky; Kanak Dixit, a veteran Nepali journalist and a civil rights activist; and cholera treatment center nurse Viola Augustine (Deen/Saint-Pre, 10/31).


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Make Your Own Pirate Kit #NationalTalkLikeAPirateDay
I have been blessed with some awesome people in my life. One of which is my very first niece. I still remember the very first time I saw her and held her! That beautiful baby stole my heart! I will admit, I've told that story and/or thought about that moment so many times I feel like I must be somewhere close to 80 but that's okay, it was great!
This year the little beauty graduated high school this year and has started her first year in college. (Could you guess I'm proud?) So, as her graduation gift, I promised to send care packages as long as she is in college. Should she decide to go all the way to her doctorate my husband is gonna have to get a second job to support our boxes! Especially since I keep wanting to go overboard on what I buy for them. LOL. Whatever, what the husband doesn't know will not hurt him (unless he finds out, then I might! haha). All jokes aside, Uncle is very proud as well and happy to share this ongoing graduation gift!
All that being said, since National Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th, I decided that she needed a Pirate box. Long John Silvers and Dunkin' Donuts both have freebies if you come in and talk like a pirate and an even better freebie if you dress up! With this in mind, I got to work researching and trying to find what I should make or put in her box. She has a love for Johnny Depp so a few of them are related. I thought I'd share the links and pictures with you. Hope you enjoy!
In Our Kit
Treasure Chest with Gold Coins, jewels, and some other treasures!
Eye Patch
DIY Hook (directions below)
Cardboard Pirate Sword to Make
Sash (directions below)
Pirates of the Caribbean Pirate-Speak Printable
To Make the Hook
To make the hook, take a plastic cup (like you get from takeout) and spray paint it black. While it's drying, cut the shape of a hook out of cardboard leaving a longish piece at the bottom to fold in to help it keep from coming out (plus this way you can hold on to it with your fingers). Wrap the cardboard in tin foil. Cut a small slit into the end of the cup and insert your hook, folding the extra inside to one side. Commence with piracy!
To Make the Sash
Cut a piece of cloth about 8-12 inches wide and long enough to wrap around and still have plenty to hang down. You don't have to sew it or anything, it's supposed to look rough! Tie around your waist so that there is plenty hanging down!
I'd love to hear yer thoughts, adventures or anything about Pirates!
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text: The second Sunday of May is Mother's Day and St. Frances Cabrini's Annual Baby Bottle Boomerang for the benefit of Birthline Inc. We moved this very important outreach activity to May so that our outreach activities do not conflict with other activities and events of the fall. Please pick up a bottle at the Respect Life table in the Gathering Space after all Masses the weekend of May 7th/8th (the Second Sunday weekend of May). Place your pocket change in the bottle over the next month. Return your bottle to the church the weekend of the second Sunday of June (the 11th/12th).


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One great thing about racing is that you always keep tweaking the car to see how you can make it better. Each track presents a different challenge and setup requirements to keep you on your toes.
We've been developing our SCCA Touring 4 (T4) class 2015 Mazda 3 into a viable competitor, and we recently got the final piece we needed to make it a strong candidate in Indianapolis this year for the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. That final piece was a limited slip differential.
A limited differential helps with traction, but it changes the handling characteristics of the car when you install it. We entered the SCCA Majors event at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, to see how the car would do with the new differential. The biggest change was the handling; it was tight which means the car wanted to understeer. The car's existing setup for ride height, toe, and camber would need to be adjusted to help remove the imbalance we had created.
The first thing we changed in the car was the ride height. Some concerns were brought up during discussions with Kenton Koch, our driving coach for the weekend (and a championship driver in several series). He pointed out this was one of the easiest changes to make on the fly. One thing to note: When you change anything, you need to make sure your change did not move something else. Once we had raised the car up half an inch, we took a look at the toe and camber settings. In this case, the car was right where we wanted it, so we headed out to try the new settings along with a 5psi bump in rear tire pressure.
The changes yielded a big boost in performance. We went from 2:02 around the track to 1:58, and moved up during the race from sixth to third. The car was fairly neutral around the track, but we still were not getting any oversteer. We opted to raise the rear of the car another full turn on the springs to see if we could get the change we were looking for. Another check of the rear toe settings after the change showed the new setup was good.
That last turn did the trick in regards to oversteer. There was a hairpin corner where the car would oversteer too much, and it required lots of counter steering to stay pointed in the right direction without looping the car. Creating rake in the car was counter to advice we had gotten from the manufacturer of the suspension we are running. Sometimes going against the grain of what everyone else is doing can lead to some good discoveries and lessons learned.
We are already working on a new list of things to try for the next event and the opportunity to make our Mazda 3 a championship-winning car for Indy.


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When it comes to the American economy, there is one fundamental lie and one fundamental truth and it is up to you which you choose to believe. Tax Day is really a chance to ask: "Which side am I on?"
The lie is that if the maximum freedom and, thus, maximum benefits are given to the super-rich elites, ultimately everyone will win because the super-rich will create companies and create jobs and buy things and that will benefit the rest of us. It's been called various things over various times — Reaganomics, trickle down economics, free market capitalism. But mostly it's just been called bullshit.
The average five-year-old could tell you the truth — that if you want to create the most amount of opportunity and prosperity for the most amount of people, it makes much more sense to spread opportunity and prosperity from the get-go rather than give it all to the top and pray it will spread. Bullshit economists — who are mostly from elite backgrounds, educated in elite institutions, and invested in preserving the elite status quo — have been trying for decades to persuade us to believe their lie rather than the common sense truth. Their lie led our economy right into the toilet, but the bullshit economists and their Wall Street pals are still scrambling to convince us that they're the solution, not the problem.
The anti-tax agenda perpetuates the lie. In a currently uneven economy where wealth and privilege easily reproduce themselves while it's harder and harder to climb from the bottom or the middle up the economic ladder, taxes are the primary way we as a society redistribute money to all the hardworking Americans who deserve their fair share and a fair shake. Sure, those Harvard-educated bank CEOs work hard, but do they work 300 times harder than you? Their pay is based not on hard work but on bullshit economics that favor the already-rich. Taxes are our way of saying, "Hey, good for you for making a bazillion dollars, but since you'll still be rich with a bajillion, we're going to use some of your money to help other have a shot."
Picture the classic image of rich titans of industry sitting around a wood-paneled private club, animal heads on the walls, butlers with white gloves — the exclusivity of the rich enjoying their riches together while plotting how to get richer. Government is the clubhouse for the rest of us. Public schools, roads, electricity, Medicaid and Medicare, veteran's benefits — government helps the rest of us have the things we need in life, the otherwise only the super-rich could afford.
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Think about it. If there was no public water system in your town, the rich could import gallons of water from wherever, pay staff to wash their clothes in the river and boil water to drink, and so on. What would you do?
The rich want you to think that government is a bad idea for YOU because it's really a bad idea for THEM. They would be more than happy to keep their tax money, send their kids to $30,000-a-year private schools, pay thousands out of pocket to get a cavity filled, fly a private plane here and there because highways would be ruined. But since there aren't enough super-rich folks to rule elections (though they keep trying with corporate donations to candidates) they need our help, too. They need the rest of us to swallow their lie so they can keep getting richer and, as taxes decline by our own doing, the rest of us fall further and further into despair.
This isn't to say government is perfect. We need a much more accountable, transparent and participatory politics in America. But thinking that if government doesn't work perfectly then it doesn't work at all is part of the lie. At a time when free market capitalism in its current form has failed us wildly, we're not questioning the fundamentals of that system remotely as much as we should. But one minor or major misstep on the part of government, and we're ready to throw the baby out with the bath water. We're that brainwashed to believe the lie.
Last year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said the people of Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands, who pay the highest taxes in the world, are also the happiest people in the world. Taxes don't just benefit poor people. Taxes are what create shared prosperity and keep the middle class prosperous.
This Tax Day, as you're dropping your return in the mail (or pressing that e-send button), instead of reinforcing the pro-rich, anti-tax lie and sighing grumpily as you do your duty, look around at everything your taxes are paying for, everything that helps you in your daily life — from the subsidized post office to the government-created Internet, to the roads and the water and the parks and the schools and the fire fighters and the stop signs and everything in between. Paying your taxes is your way to get America back on the right track for all of us, to reject the lie that helps the rich get richer and instead create a shared economy that benefits everyone.


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HOCKEY - training's are held on MONDAY and WEDNESDAY at lunchtime on the school field.
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HOCKEY - Girls practice is at the turf on MONDAY night at 5-6. the boys are on the small turf at Fraser from 6-7 starting TUESDAY night.
Whanau Competition
The first whanau competition for the year is four way volleyball. It will be held during week 10 lunch times out on the field Monday's and Tuesday's are for juniors. Wednesday and Thursday are for seniors. We encourage you to wear your whanau shirts to support your whanau.
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Glazed Eggnog Sugar Cookies/
I remember the first time I ever tried eggnog.
It was non-alcoholic, of course - I couldn't have been older than 10 at the time - but because I wasn't prepared for anything but what it appeared to be, which was a milkshake, I still had to hold it at arm's length to stare at it and ask, "Grandma, what's in this?"
The whipped egg and the nutmeg, practically the defining features of the holiday drink, were out of range for my ten-year-old palate. And now, though I've long since added many tastes and textures to my "acceptable foods" list, milkshakes and similarly heavy drinks have not survived those palate-expanding changes.
As a result, I've never added eggnog to my holiday menu. Still, seeing the plethora of recipes for eggnog and the overflowing milk coolers of eggnog at the supermarket, I can't help but feel I'm missing out somehow during the holiday season. I mean, heck, I appreciate nutmeg! But yeah, okay, I'm not kicking down any kitchen doors to get eggs, cream, and sugar in my holiday drink... So how do I join in on the fun?
I think the world-famous sugar cookie needs to step in here. I can't imagine a cookie better suited to showing off subtle flavor enhancements (ie. nutmeg + bourbon) than the sugar cookie. And - as if I needed to talk them up more - a good sugar cookie is soft. Like sooft. Little pillows you can sink your teeth into. And you can cut them into shapes for the holiday season and decorate them with icing and sprinkles... what could be a better base for a Christmas cookie?
Now I'm sensing skepticism. How can a sugar cookie be anything but the, like, arch-nemesis of healthy? Aren't those things just filled with butter and sugar and then topped with more butter and sugar?
Yes. Well, normally they are. Even worse, if you get those really really soft, too-sweet ones (that most people just love) at the grocery store, you get preservatives and ridiculous amounts of food coloring, too! Woohoo.
But not these ones. It's true! I know it's hard to believe. Two of my friends, individually, upon being presented with a "healthy sugar cookie," just laughed at that like it was a joke.
Seriously, though. These cookies keep the extremely soft, chewy texture, and the heavenly sweetness (but not gaggy sweetness!) that a sugar cookie should - must - have. Using white whole wheat or whole wheat pastry flour, it's entirely possible to make good 100% whole wheat sugar cookies. Plus, no matter what your friends say about not liking Stevia in their baked things, at 1/3 c. Stevia and 2/3 c. sugar, the Stevia is completely incognito - nothing but the beautiful, decadent sweetness is added to the cookies, minus so many extra calories.
Oh, and the best part: I've been loving extra-virgin organic coconut oil in just about everything, for its medium-chain triglycerides (which are more easily metabolized by the body and therefore less prone to hanging around), its appetite-reducing effect, and its usefulness in everything you could normally bake with butter. The coconut oil makes these cookies over-the-top soft and fluffy... without making me feel soft and fluffy! I mean, as long as I actually share the cookies as opposed to eating them all myself.
I guess I'll have to save a few for Santa.
Glazed Eggnog Sugar Cookies
Whatever you do, don't miss out on this glaze. It doesn't add a significant amount of sugar or calories to each individual scone (about 15 calories apiece) but it makes them glisten like ice and taste like heaven!
2 c. (240 g) white whole wheat flour (or whole wheat pastry flour)
1/4 c. (60 g) coconut oil, solid + room temp (in this recipe, you can't taste the coconut oil)
1/3 c. (8 g) powdered stevia (at this amount, no one can tell it's in the cookies)
2/3 c. (150 g) white sugar (or swap up to 1/3 c. more out for stevia)
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 whole egg
3 egg whites (or 1/4 c. liquid egg whites)
1/2 c. nonfat, plain Greek yogurt
2 tsp. vanilla extract
Up to 1/8 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg (or 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg)
For the glaze:
2 - 2 1/2 T. rum or bourbon (or 1 tsp. vanilla extract + 2 T. water)
1/2 c. powdered sugar (powdered stevia would work, too, if you like the taste)
less than 1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg (or about 1/8 tsp. ground)
1/8 - 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
Optional: Sprinkles, reserved until just after glazing
In a food processor, or with a pastry blender, combine flour through salt thoroughly, until no more clumps of coconut oil remain. If using the food processor, transfer to a large bowl.
Combine the egg, egg whites, yogurt, vanilla, and nutmeg in the food processor - or thoroughly with a whisk.
Mix all the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until well combined. The dough should be very sticky, but not wet. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 40 minutes to overnight.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Prepare 2-3 baking sheets with parchment paper or a coat of baking spray.
Take the dough out onto a clean, floured surface, and pat a little flour on your hands and on top of the dough. Roll the dough out to 1/4" thick.
Use cookie cutters to cut out the cookies and transfer to the baking sheet.
When you need to recombine the dough, simply squish it back into a ball with your hands and repeat the rolling process with a little more flour.
Bake the cookies in the upper third of the oven for best results, until they seem soft in the middle but not doughy. They may be just slightly browned on top. Depending on the size of your cookie cutters, the baking time ranges between about 10 - 14 minutes.
While the cookies are baking, whisk together the glaze.
When the cookies are done, brush the glaze on the [still hot] cookies with a pastry brush. [TIP: If you want to add sprinkles, now's the time! Glaze only 1-2 cookies before adding sprinkles, as the glaze sets very quickly!]
Allow the glaze to set, and if possible, allow cookies to cool before gobbling up. (Might want to try to save a few for Santa, too!)
Makes about 24 glazed cookies
Nutrition per glazed cookie: 117 calories; 3 g fat (2 g saturated); 22 g carbs; 1 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 3 g protein
(Save additional calories/carbs/sugar by swapping out up to 1/3 c. more of the sugar in the recipe for stevia!)


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I used to love Lancome's khol eyeliner for it can really give that intense black, but i lost it & i was able to find a good substitute for it which is the Ever Bilena Eyeliner Pencil. The EB eyeliner pencil is also smoldering black & it's great to wear especially if you are going for a dark smokey eye make-up. The only problem that i encounter is that lately,my skin went from oily-to-extremely oily because of the super hot climate that we have here. On which, when i wore eyeliner & it smudges, i mostly end up with a raccoon eye.
When i bought the Revlon Colorstay foundation, i also bought the Colorstay eyeliner since the SA said that it stays really long & won't smudge on you. I let her sales-talked me on which i ended up buying it too. I have been using it for quite sometime so i think it's time that i give a feedback about it.
Revlon® Colorstay™ Eyeliner glides on adding drama and definition to your eyes. Waterproof formula won't smear, smudge or fade for up to 16 hours. Available in 8 shades.
Won't smear,eh?
Won't smudge,eh?
Won't fade,eh?
It's an automatic pencil & what's great about it is that it got a sharpener at the end so you can sharpen it when you need to. I'm terrible in using it though for i always end up breaking the liner instead of sharpening... but after chopping half of it off from too much clumsiness, i was able to finally sharpen it.
I purchased this mostly because i need a good liner for tightlining & waterlining.
Let's let the pictures do the talking from now...
I tightlined my eye, making it sure that i only apply it at the top since i want to see if it will really stay on. Sorry about the brow..wasn't able to pluck prior to this.
I left my lower lash line bare so to know if it will smudge later on...
Again, i only apply it at the upper waterline. I did not apply any liner at the top, so it's only mascara.
I went out shopping... after 4 hours of grueling torture because of the heat & pollution, this is how it looked like afterward.
So, what do you think?
Did it stay true to its promise?
Let's take a closer look..
Ok, i'll let you be the judge of that. Tell me what you think about it..did it stand to its claims?
But take into consideration this information before you decide for yourself:
- I have a very oily skin
- It was super HOT during the time that i tested this (like it was 35 degrees)
- I teared a bit because someone accidentally blew cigarette smoke on my eyes (then the next day, i develop a sore throat already -__-")
It's just that with automatic liners, it seems harder to disinfect it. Call me OC, but isn't it when we twist it so much & expose it to air, we risk it? So how the hell can we easily clean it? What if you didn't know that it got germs that can lead to eye infection & since we don't know how to fully disinfect it we got some of it on our eyes?
When i disinfect pencil liners, i dip the tip in the alcohol, wait for it to dry then i sharpen it. Then i dip the tip again, wait for it to dry then put the lid on. I'm only this clean freak on my liners since they are the ones that i use near my eyes. It's better to be safe than sorry,ne?
Since i want to hear what you think, i'll skip the usual pros & cons.
Colorstay liners are priced at Php 475 (approx $10) each at leading malls.
Wanna know what i think about it?
Maybe my picture will tell you what i think about it..
Don't forget to tell me what your verdict are,hunnies
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
Jaa ne~!


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Kilkenny power into Barton Shield final
Eddie Power is hoping to keep the bragging rights at home after helping Kilkenny make the Bulmers All Ireland Barton Shield final at Tullamore.
The three-time Irish Close champion was one of the heroes of the day as Kilkenny beat Youghal by three holes to set up a showdown with Banbridge in the final.
But he's under pressure to finish the job after a summer of golfing success for the Power family.
His wife Eileen-Rose, a former international, helped Kilkenny win the Suzuki All Ireland Ladies Senior Cup for the first time last month when she won her match at the first tie hole.
Not only that, Power's nine-year old son Mark won his age group in the HSBC Wee Wonders Championship at the Home of Golf, St Andrews, just two weeks ago.
"I'm still trying to compete," said 44-year old Power, who won the Barton Shield with Tramore in 1992 and 1994. "The only competitive golf I play now is club golf so it is wonderful to be involved in the Cups and Shields."
Power might not be a championship force these days but he is still hugely competitive as he showed when he hit a wedge stone dead at the first with his foursomes partner Richie Walsh to set the ball rolling in a decisive eight hole win over Youghal's Tommy Kennefick and Stephen Prendergast.
With the top match five down, that margin proved good enough to give Kilkenny overall victory by three holes and set up a clash with Banbridge, who saw off Galway by two holes thanks to a seven-hole win by Rory Leonard and Ciaran McAleavey in the top match.
In the Junior Cup semi-finals, Frank Ford was the hero of the hour when he holed a testing four footer for a half on the 18th green to beat Fergal Walsh by one hole and give Oughterard a shock 3-2 win over Castle.
The Connacht champions will face Malone in today's final following the Ulster club's 3.5 - 1.5 win over County Tipperary.
Bulmers Irish Cups and Shields, National Finals, Tullamore Golf Club
Barton Shield
Semi Finals:
Banbridge bt Galway 2 holes
(Banbridge names first)
Rory Leonard & Ciaran McAleavey bt Joe Lyons & Dave Scully 7 holes; Connor Doran & Alastair McCully lost to Eddie McCormack & Damien Glynn 5 holes
Kilkenny bt Youghal 3 holes
(Kilkenny names first)
Paul O'Hara & Graham Nugent lost to Willie Jones & Darren O'Sullivan 5 holes ; Eddie Power & Richie Walsh bt Tommy Kennefick & Stephen Prendergast 8 holes.
Junior Cup
Semi Finals:
Oughterard 3 Castle 2: (Oughterard names first) Frank Ford bt Fergal Walsh 1 hole; Aidan Grimes lost to Alex Gleeson 2/1; Cathair Conneely bt Scott Williams 4/3; Mairtin O'Cearra bt Harry Scott 3/2; Niall Faherty lost to Fergal Costelloe 6/5
Malone 3.5 Co. Tipperary 1.5: (Malone names first) Barry Brennan bt Michael McGrath 3/1; Dan McCrae bt Ronan Wade 7/5; Ben Brennan lost to Cormac Crowe 1 hole; Andy Montgomery bt Michael Moloney 3/2; Jan Gilbert halved with Michael O'Grady
Thursday 17th September
Pierce Purcell Shield
Semi Finals
0800 Corrstown v Douglas
(Corrstown names first)
John Dowling & Tony Merrigan v Richard Lonergan & Kevin O'Sullivan; Nicky Hubbard & Jim Lowe v Michael Lucey & John Scannell; Jarlath Beagan & Gary Began vs Eddie Cogan & Frank Walsh; Gerry Finnerty & Fran Lawlor v Tony Barry & Paul Herlihy; Ciaran Conneely & Paul O'Kane v Frank Mackey & Philip O'Driscoll
0850 Letterkenny v Loughrea
(Letterkenny names first)
Brian O'Donnell & Tony McMonagle v Brendan Dunne & Paul Hynes; Pat McMonagle & Kieran Sweeney v John Greally & Gerry Fahy; John Russell & Kieran Walsh v Noel Maher & Lee McGahon; Ed Margey & Brendan Roache v Uinsinn Finn & Cathal Murray; Kenny King & Shane Sweeney v Tony Slevin & John Creavan
11.00 Junior Cup Final
Oughterard v Malone
(Oughterard names first)
Frank Ford v Bary Brennan; Aidan Grimes v Dan McCrea; Cathair Connely v Jamie Thompson; Martin O Ceara v Andy Montgomery; Niall Faherty v Jan Gilbert
12.00 Barton Shield Final
Banbridge v Kilkenny
Rory Leonard & Ciaran McAleavey v Paul O'Hara & Craig Martin; Connor Doran & Alastair McCully v Eddie Power & Richie Walsh


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12 poems for my sister
Dad used to take me to Sam
his barber. It was a shop
called Sam's. Sam was
always in there by himself
reading the newspaper
waiting for Dad. This was
before you were born.
We liked to talk about how
much things used to cost.
The candy in the machine
took one quarter and it
came out too fast. A haircut
is the first sacrifice—
a handing over of proof of
next to nothing. Take it
and I'll be brave with ease.
My favorite part was Dad's
turn in the chair. I watched
him become new again,
closer to me.
We sometimes cry during
the first haircut. Maybe it's
the scissors. Or maybe it's
not knowing why we're
being asked to give up
this part of ourselves
that's the most alive.
Your hair was so white
it was barely there—
a tiny white fog
and then it wasn't there
but then it was curly.
Years later, we got little plants
for everyone for Christmas
because we were broke.
They're all dead now—
the plants, I mean.
Except Grandma's.
I saw it still on her sill
in that photo you sent
to me on the phone.
It's like a race that doesn't
end when we win.
I used to talk to Dad
as he stretched his legs
forever in the living room
before jogging. It seemed
like he could stretch
all day long. If you do
the math, maybe whole
years were spent just
stretching, pivoting
his upper body slowly
across the plane of his legs.
The three of us were
so ready to love you.
I couldn't sleep at night
imagining you. I thought
you'd look exactly like me,
like another me, same face,
same arms, same hair,
riding in my backpack.
But when you arrived—
my last day of 7th grade,
you were a girl.
You had nothing
like the moon
for hair.
In a diner in Florida,
you had no hair
under your ball cap.
The server flipped
the bill of it and asked
what the little guy
wanted. You pulled
your cap down even
further. Can it matter
what's really wanted
in a swamp. What does
the little guy want.
She'll have the pancake
Mom finally said.
L cut my hair once on
a hot balcony in Kaohsiung.
We were far above everything.
The sun was finally sinking
down into Monkey Mountain.
It was your 24th birthday.
I hadn't gotten you anything.
I tried to call but the times
were off. I'm sure you were
just waking up in Omaha,
somewhere near where
we were both born. B asked
L to cut his whole beard off.
He looked like a baby in
a man's body. His face was
a kind of blue fruit I had
never seen before. Where
was I? Where was I going?
This new family. B like
a brother with a strange
new mouth. L, a sister
with my dead hair on her
sticky neck. After they
went back inside, I swept
some of our hair off the
balcony, into the unbreathable
air over all the heads of
all the people, over
the sleeping market
with the decapitated
pig hanging next to
its own head. My hair
went up and never
came down.
There is a photo
I took of you laughing.
We were on the back
patio in Kimberling
City. It is a good photo.
I took it with the nice
camera Mom bought me.
In it, you have no hair.
You're doubled over,
overwhelmed with
what's funny. Forgive
me. It's a slice of time
so tiny you can't even
look at it.
A haircut is a lot
to ask of anyone.
I can see that now.
L also cut mine
once in the desert
because I asked
and I felt broken—
because I asked
and was broke.
B waited his turn
across from me
with a can of beer.
It wasn't the haircut
I wanted—it was
to have it cut, to
be cared for, or
thought of, to
sit still when
asked to, to
live through
the entirety of
Grandma is always
worrying about her
hair. How's my hair,
she asks in hospice.
It's been the same
since 1970. She used
to seal it in Aquanet.
It's never gone
That terrifying year
was my second year
of college. K showed
me Pavement's Cut
Your Hair. I tried to show
you that song, but
you didn't get it.
My hair is getting
thin in the front.
I'll probably cut it
all off, like how
Dad's is now.
B thinks it will
look good like that.
I want to move
closer. I want to
get chickens
or a dog.
Dad's barber, Sam,
died about 20 years ago.
Now Dad shaves his
own head with clippers
he bought from Sam's
The second time
your hair fell out
you were ready.
We spent so much
time watching swimmers
on television. None
of them had hair
either. That summer,
when you got on
the blocks, no
swim cap on,
everyone knew
how real
you were.
I was never prepared
to lose you. I lived
far away—a safe
distance from the sound
of battle. Some nights
I couldn't sleep
imagining you not
at home. Though
some nights I could
sleep. I wonder
how you slept,
your skull smooth
on the pillow.
B tells me stories
about her sister
who is trapped
in time at 9.
How heavy can
surrendered love
feel in our throats.
How easy it is
to text you a joke,
to swap photos
on our phones.
Today you turn 27.
I will cut my hair—
the smallest gesture
and think of you.
I will think of how
it felt to put my
whole hand on
your bald head.
How I can never
be prepared for
anything like that.
Haircuts was written for my sister, Kelsey. It was performed by Vikesh Kapoor, Derek Hunter Wilson, Nicci Carannante, and Fergus Kinnell for Poetry Press Week, June 2016. It was printed in a limited edition run of 40 chapbooks, which is now sold out.
Zachary Schomburg is the author of a forthcoming novel, Mammother (Featherproof Books 2017), and four books of poetry. He co-does Octopus Books, and he still lives in Portland.


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We're at Glastonbury 2015!
We're all set up at Glastonbury Festival and ready for you to hire scooters and wheelchairs!
We look forward to seeing all you happy Festival folk over the next few days. Thanks for your patience and understanding over the last few weeks whilst we've dealt with the burglary and replacing equipment.
2 Replies to "We're at Glastonbury 2015!"
Jackie Robertson
July 24, 2015 (4:25 pm)
Thank you so much for your help and support at Glastonbury. I would not have been able to do the Festival without you. You and your team are wonderful. Hopefully see you next year xxx
Margaret heyes
September 24, 2015 (6:41 pm)
Thanks for the time and patience you put in to my scooter hire at last years festival , after two punctures and feeling so stressed you replaced my scooter so i could enjoy the rest of the festival .
Thank you and see you in 2016 (tickets permitting)


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While I'm still a relative newcomer to this conference stuff, I learned a lot during my first South by Southwest festival in '06, and a lot more than that since then.
Stuff like...come alone! And with an open mind, the better to let old stuff drizzle out and new stuff pour in. Make plans, but be prepared to toss them out the window. Set goals, but don't be surprised if your ultimate takeaway is breathtakingly, stupendously, maddeningly different.
There are also some technical things to consider, like not showing up tired. Learning to listen to your body's "no" over your head's (or heart's) yes. We may be energetic beings with bodies, but the bodies are no less real for that, and will punish you mightily if you choose to ignore them too long.
So took a page from my own book and carved out quiet time here & there. Like giving myself the unspeakable (for me) luxury of coming in the day before even the "soft start" of the festival on Friday. One extra night of ramping up and sleeping in, plus one delicious morning of quiet, leisurely breakfasting with an old SXSW friend from Germany. (Bonus extra: super-short line for getting my attendee badge.)
Also, compared to all but the dead, I took it relatively easy with the parties. I am not built for loud and crowded places; my vocal cords were shredded after that first night of shouting over amplified music blasting two feet from my ears. Three more nights of same didn't help. And while we're at it, it's a bit on the noisy side in the old conference center.
Also-also, I slept in and opted out more. I probably averaged two panels per day, which is far, far less than I did two years ago, when I guess I equated sitting in panels and keynotes with getting my money's worth. As my friend, Eric, pointed out, all the panels are available as podcasts after the fact, but never again will you get so many nerds happening in one place at one time. Well, not until next year, anyway.
What did I do with my time? I hung. In the halls of the conference center. In this hotbed of A-list bloggery (I know, I know) dubbed the BlogHaus. In bars, a deux or trois or maybe neuf. Over breakfast and lunch. At my first BarCamp. At a movie. On the 'dillo. At the Whole Foods. On Twitter (yes, it can be a little scary hanging out there, too.)
Basically, I let my gut be my guide. And when it got overly nervous, I talked it down and walked through whatever imaginary fire it was edging away from. All in all, a pretty good five-day stretch for a hopeless introvert.
I did, however, eat crap. Worse, I drank beer: about as far as you can get from an SCD-legal beverage. I enjoyed BBQ (excellent pulled pork at Stubb's, no matter what the cranks say), and I enjoyed it with two acquaintances freshly made just minutes before. (Thank you, lovely Rebecca! thank you, charming Steve! You guys were so gracious, I forgot what a fifth wheel I probably was that night.) I enjoyed fucking Rolos, for chrissakes, almost every day. Not sure what's up with that, or the repeated trips to the lobby Starbucks one night for dark chocolate, shortbread cookies and a lemon bar. Even before I got sick, I wasn't much of a bar-cookie type.
We'll have to see if I get to skate on the gut infractions. There have been some nervous-making stabbing pains in the past 36 hours, never a good sign. I'm hoping it's me being overtired, and that a weekend of sleep (and a few weeks of fanatical adherence) will get me back on track.
If not, well, I'll deal with that, too. Life is too short for a whole lot of worry. Keep it loose. Keep it weird.
Oh, and for the record? It wasn't Quentin Tarantino. Not unless he's managed to replicate himself or teleport a white-haired version of himself 2000 miles.
Does that take away from the fantabulousness of me walking up to someone I've never met, someone I thought directed one of my 20 all-time favorite films, sticking out a hand, and telling him to quit following me around?
No. No, it does not.
Here's me, dorky as ever. But maybe, thanks to SXSW, just a little bit braver...
UPDATE 03/15/08: I also posted about SXSWi more from a general networking perspective on The Marketing Mix blog. Included there are some links to other summaries of this year's SXSWi, and a great comment from Kathy Sierra, who was a (terrific!) speaker at this year's event.
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Thomas Jones Primary School is located in Kensington and Chelsea. The school is local authority maintained and takes both boys and girls. There is a nursery from 3 to 5 years of age and primary education from 5 to 11 years of age.
Ofsted reported in 2009:
"This outstanding school lives up extremely well to the reputation of its namesake, who always strove for equal opportunities and who had the highest aspirations for his own children. The exceptional pastoral care, guidance and support are clearly evident when each pupil, parent, carer and pre-school child is welcomed at the school gate every morning by the headteacher and his exceptionally talented staff. They are regarded by most parents and carers as 'an inspiration to the pupils'. By exchanging daily news updates and checking the well-being of all their pupils and their families, they demonstrate exceptional commitment to the local community. The headteacher has extremely high expectations of behaviour and conduct, and this is reflected in the excellent manner in which the pupils greet visitors with a handshake and welcome them into their school. They are justifiably very proud of their school, and their love of learning is reflected in their daily punctuality and their excellent attendance records. This is a remarkable achievement, given that a number of key religious festivals for the community fall during term times."


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How about this weather ?
This weather we are having at the moment is stunning - I was out walking Jess this morning just before 7am, and to see dawn appearing was breathtaking. The first proper cold morning I have felt this autumn, but that's just fine by me. I fancy a bit of plugging for bass over the weekend with the big tides and settled conditions.
Above is one of the photos from my last Irish bass trip, when we had this incredible few hours early in the morning where the sun was struggling to burn though the fog, and it allowed me to shoot some really moody stuff. I deliberately underexposed the photo a little to make sure the rocks and angler remained essentially black shapes against the sky, plus I needed to make sure the sun was not washed out. Overall I am really happy with it, but of course you are not seeing the full size image on a properly calibrated screen. I hope it looks ok on this blog, because on my monitors here it looks awesome.
The only bad thing about that morning was that the fish simply would not play ball !! There were stacks of monster mullet milling around and sunbathing, but could we get any of the bass to hit our lures ? Could we hell............oh for a few loaves of sliced white bread and my mullet gear. There were double-figure mullet there, I kid you not.
I know I have mentioned it before, but I passionately believe that we need to keep looking for better and more effective ways of dealing with the fish we catch, if that is we intend to return them - and I do. Right now I still reckon that one of the most effective and cost effective tools to carry is this Berkley Pistol Grip, see here. I am not sure how many shops stock them yet in the UK, but they are worth tracking down if you are properly into caring for what you catch so that it goes back just fine. Make sure to wash them in fresh water and douse them in WD40 occasionally and they'll keep on doing the job.
I was driving back from north Cornwall early yesterday evening, thinking as I do about all kinds of things, and naturally I began to have debate in my head about one of my most favourite things on earth - extreme metal. What else am I am meant to do in the car ? I am booked up to go and see this Unholy Alliance Tour on the evening of October 30th in London, where Slayer, Trivium, Mastodon and Amon Amarth will be shredding my eardrums for a few delightful hours, and I can't wait......
So I am debating away in my head, thinking about the albums that have really affected my life over the years (and there are plenty), and then I began thinking about the greatest thrash metal releases of all time. We blokes are into top tens. And what still sits atop my list after all this time ? Come on, what else could it be other than the life-changing, thrash metal classic that is the immense "Reign in Blood", by the best thrash group of all time, Slayer (Metallica don't come close, too many rubbish releases in recent years and I can't forgive them for it). I'd put albums such as Master of Puppets by Metallica (their best ever album, by far) and Peace Sells..........But Who's Buying? by Megadeth in that top ten, but nothing yet has managed to knock the Slayer's 1986 masterpiece off its shelf. I was 13 years old when that came out, and I can still remember hearing "Reign in Blood" for the first time - what a great day. I'm getting all misty-eyed with emotion here.
So what did I do in my car last night ? That's right, I put it on at full blast and air-drummed for 28 perfect minutes while I drove home. What is really exciting is that I hear Slayer will be playing this classic album right through from start to finish at the gig I am going to see. Put this album on and it'll take you right back to those early days. Nostalgia rules !! Sleeveless t-shirts, studs, filthy jeans, spots, booze, fags and head banging - now those were the days.......


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Go Penny Go
As you can see, things are busy around here. Heck, with any luck I might even have a new job that I like with people I like by the time I get home tonight.
As a result, to quote the Uncle, there's been lots of linky and little thinky.
Here's some more.
Way To Go Penny!


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The Nigerian music industry is growing bigger every year. To start record label Nigeria requires independent research, team management skills, dedicated planning and program implementation. I will break those concepts down as this article goes further.
There are more players coming into the Nigerian music industry per time. There are also more fans with a higher propensity to spend. What a record label does is to connect the buying fans to a product (artiste).
Music industry supply chain
Look at it this way; a record label performs about exactly the same functions as Dangote Flour Mills.
Dangote goes to the farms and sources for raw wheat. They process and package it, and distribute it to retailers via registered wholesalers. Retailers bring it to you and you're satisfied. You're not concerned with the process, you just want to eat wheat and you're ready to pay for it. Dangote doesn't own farms, yet they made it possible for you.
This is what a record label does. They inspire the demand for an artiste and conduct the supply of musical products to fans for consume.
Demand is a vital part of any supply chain. Most times the fans do not know exactly what they want, you have show it to them. This is the general idea behind brand advertisements.
A fan needs to have fun but he don't know how. A record company creates artistes to entertain him. The record company sources for funds and promotes the artiste so that the bored fan can see. The label will spend money on the artiste to make him look good. They get him on radio and TV just to give him a personality and a perceived lifestyle.
Fans don't buy music, they buy artistes. Labels wouldn't have cared about the welfare of their artistes if this want the case. Fans care more about the artiste than his music. This guides the supply aspect.
The fan requests for the artiste and his musical product. The label puts a price tag on him and sell him accordingly. The label makes profit from the sales of artistes music. Record labels also profit from artistes names and personality when he gets a brand endorsement. So before you start a record label in Nigeria, here are the steps you must take;
READ: How Audu Maikori runs Chocolate city
1. Raise funds
You need money to run a label. Its no child's play, all the people you're hiring are going to be paid. You'll need to promote your artiste and buy one or two things. Your label wouldn't be making money instantly so it needs to run on some cash till the business reaches break even point.
2. A plan
A business plan is very important if you're going to have a well defined structure. You need to know the kind of label you want to run. Some labels only handle distribution, others only handle recording and some do all. A business plan is simply an idea laid out in a written form, it will guide your actions and goals.
3. Assembling your team
Your new small record label in Nigeria can start with you as the potential CEO. Its "potential" because you do not officially occupy that position until your company is registered as a legal entity. I'll talk more about that below. The CEO will take care of running the business. You as a CEO can also double as an artiste manager.
A new record label in Nigeria also needs at least an artiste and a publicist, who is usually a blogger. But if you decide to go really serious you must consolidate;
Without key figures in your label label, you really do not have a company. The following positions need to be occupied by experienced personnel.
a. Legal affairs: Legal will handle the creation and dissolution of all binding documents. They will explain the meaning of terms, tell you the implications of your actions and help you design your contracts for you. They are your representation and will respond to any law suit or infringement.
b. PR/Publicity: They take care of your image building and public welfare of all team members. They will create trends for you, and make sure stories about you reach Linda Ikeji. They manage your media profiles and also help you write replies. This team packages you against potentially disastrous career statements. PR hear things in and out if the industry, they are your amebo people.
c. Manager: The manager is the labels closest link with the artiste. He makes sure the artiste complies with the labels ideology and often takes the responsibility of sales and distribution (marketing). There can be other managerial positions like the business officer who handles bookkeeping, payroll and finance records.
You also need these, I've explained their functions
d. Sound engineers
e. HR team
f. Sales team
READ: How Nigerian record labels are ripping you off
4. Registration with corporate affairs commission (CAC)
A serious record label in Nigeria has to be registered with the corporate affairs commission. There is a branch in every state. You can find them at your States Secretariat. This is where your legal teams come into the picture. Your record label needs to be registered because.
Registering a record label can cost anything from N100, 000 to N200, 000.
a. Your contracts are null and void if you are not recognized as a legal entity. It means your artistes can just leave and you can't arrest them.
b. People can steal your artistes songs and publish it without tour permission and the court of law will not listen to you because you are not regarded as a Nigerian company.
c. Registration of your record label name as a trademark allows you to put the label logo on music records or sponsored events. It also stops anyone from using it.
5. Launching a recording studio
You need to have a fully functional sound studio In order so save cost. If you are outsourcing your artistes recordings to other studios, you will spend more. This I'd where your engineers come to the fore.
6. Signing an artiste
READ: 6 Nigerian record labels that became trash
HR comes into play I'm this area. You need to be have artistes if you're going to run a label. The HR should have a good musical ear. They will search for the artiste according to the specs in your policy. Some companies want Rap artistes some want those who do other genres.
7. Creating hype for your artiste
Now you have an artiste and a product. You need people to know about it. Your publicist is responsible for lobbying for interviews and getting people to talk about you on social media.
This is the process of creating demand. They get your labels products into radio and TV shows. They will create flyers and posters, advertise on billboards etc.
8. Distributing your artiste
This is a vital aspect of the supply chain I talked about earlier. Your artistic product is not available and people know about it. You now need to organize a way to sell it.
Your sales team is in charge of this phase. You stand a risk of running at a loss if you are unable to market your music correctly. Most CEOs are usually part of their sales teams. You will ensure the supply of product to the direction of the demand.
Example: You can study your artistes fan base and decide how to best sell their music. Some artistes sell better online than at Alaba.
You can also create awareness your artistes locally by lobbying them into shows and appearances, even if means getting into a partnership.
These are just the basics, to know more you can contact an entertainment lawyer. Help share this post or drop a comment.


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Osteometry is the study and measurement of human or animal skeleton, especially in an anthropological or archaeological context.
In Archaeology it has been used to various ends in the subdisciplines of Zooarchaeology and Bioarchaeology.
In zooarchaeology the main goal of osteometry is taxonomic determination and, to lesser extent, determination of sex. Usually it is very difficult to discriminate between different species of the same genus or family (e.g. South American camelids), and the statistical analysis of osteometric parameters is quite useful.
In bioarchaeology, osteometry is very useful to solve many anthropological problems about past human populations, for example, it may be used to determine kinship, sex, the degree of sex dimorphism (which may be used to answer questions related to lack of nutrition) and even ethnicity.
There are many problems around the interpretation of osteometric data: loose replicability of the measurements, problems relative to the phenotypic variations between subpopulations of one species, etcetera.
(Request: Osteometric Indices- ratio of measurements of bone, particularly the cranium, to tell the shape of the skeleton.)
Comparison of various aspects of ancient skeletons can be used to determine which species a skeleton belongs to, or if the differences are vast enough, create a new species. In later skeletons, osteometry has historically been used to attempt to identify the ethnicity or race of skeletons.
Aspects commonly studied in determining the species of very early skeletons include the length of the femur and other long bones, the capacity of the skull, the shape of the facial features and skull, the shape of the jaw and teeth, the curve of the spine, the situation and shape of the pelvis, and the location of the foramen magnum.


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The first half was sloppy...kinda ugly, actually. A pal of mine who roots for aOSU, but didn't go there, texted me about the lack of beauty of the first half...but as I told him, I was A-OK with it. That said, every Purdue fan knew where Purdue stood after the first 20 minutes at Mackey...but this 13-point lead felt a bit different. First, it didn't take a bonkers half by Hummel to give Purdue the lead and multiple guys were getting involved.
Case in point: KG. You beautiful beast...where have you been this season?
No matter where he's been, he was ready to play this evening and ended the contest with 13 points and a couple assists. A few of his shots were huge...in particular, his four-point play was massive. Both he and 3'Twaun were impressive in the win. And speaking of Smooge, how about this line- 15pts, 6reb, 5ast, 1stl. Even with aOSU making a concerted effort to deny him and in spite of the fact that the Bucknut players all had length on him, he still got the job done.
You can't really say the same for the Ostrich. Not only did he not show up on the scorer's book (4pts, 4reb, 4 fouls), but he simply didn't shoot. He only attempted 3 shots; made one. The really odd thing was that, especially in the second half, it seemed like the Buckeye zone lent itself nicely to the curl that Hummel seems to run so well...but he seemed to stand in place without the ball...very un-Robbie-like. Not sure if he was sick...but he played like it. Even though he sat for large chunks of the game due to foul trouble, he didn't seem to have his legs under him late in the contest. All that means to me, is the law of averages aren't in the Illini's favor on Saturday.
As badly as JJ played versus aOSU at Mackey back in January, he played that well tonight. 24pts, 7reb, 3ast...maybe just as important, Dallas Lauderdale only had 3 and 3. Johnson used his quickness, perimeter-shooting ability and simple want-to to make things happen. As J and I have said for about three years- when this guy wants to be great, he simply is.
But, so was Evan Turner. The problem was, no one else on his team was ET led his team in points (29), rebounds (7), assists (5), and almost led in steals (2). Sure, he had a bit of help from Ted Valentine and co. as he received the porcelain doll treatment. I know he hurt his back early in the season, but gentlemen, he's all better now. Both KG and LewJack were called for the phantom...and impossible, mind you...two hand, straight up reach-in fouls during Turner drives. No matter. Evan lost.
But, the game was close in the end...way too close in fact. And after Kramer missed the front-end of a one-and-one, and Smooge missed a layup, aOSU had a chance to tie it with :15 on the clock. Instead of running a play to get Diebler an clean look at a three, Buford drove...and Kramer made up for his missed FT with a massive rejection. aOSU quickly gathered it around 22 feet away from the hoop with :05 left...and seemed to have no sense of urgency. A few seconds later, Diebler's desperation three came and hit off the back iron.
Good guys win: 60-57
Now, I know Evan Turner is a sexy mutha and EsPN wants to talk about how aOSU is the best team in the BT, but let's get one thing clear: One man does not a team make. And without contributions from Diebler, Buford and Lighty, the Buckeyes will be in a ton of trouble as they enter the field of 64(5). I'm hoping they figure it out after they lose to Purdue one more time in Indianapolis.
Next up, The Paint Crew welcomes its pals and classmates back home as Bruce and the Illini come calling. Anybody else extremely-excited about the game?
Road Warriors
This is Purdue's first win at Value City Arena. Now, the Juniors and Seniors have won at every arena in the league.
Is there anyone else here that has some trepidation about the Minny game in Minneapolis? This one just gives me a lousy feeling.
Circling the drain
Northwestern continues to do what it does as they lost to another cellar-dweller in the BT earlier this evening. What looked like an nearly-guaranteed ticket to NU's first Big Dance, just a few weeks ago, is slowly slipping out of the Purple's hands.


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Tickets for BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 will go on sale on Friday 31 October at 9am. The star-studded event, now in its 61st year, will take place in Glasgow at the SSE Hydro on Sunday 14 December, following a memorable Commonwealth Games in the city in the summer. This hugely anticipated evening features almost three hours of celebration in the arena, looking back at the incredible year of sport and the athletes who made the events so special.
2014 has been another fantastic sporting year, with Scotland at the heart of both the outstanding Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and the Ryder Cup in Gleneagles, where Europe's golfers excelled in their win over the USA. Golf was also in the limelight at The Open in Hoylake which kept fans on the edge of their seats. Huge sporting moments came during a spectacular Winter Olympics in Sochi and a brilliant World Cup in Brazil full of stunning goals. The Women's Rugby World Cup in France saw England win the tournament for the first time in 20 years. There has been a nail-biting battle for the Drivers' Championship in Formula 1, while Wimbledon once again delivered epic drama and rugby union's Six Nations was decided on the final weekend in dramatic fashion.
Hosted by Gary Lineker, Clare Balding and Gabby Logan, the 2014 Sports Personality of the Year will be broadcast live on BBC One and BBC One HD.
Gary Lineker said: "We had such a fantastic time in Glasgow over the summer at the Commonwealth Games and can't wait to be back to celebrate, not only the Games, but also the many other sporting achievements that have taken place over the year. It's the perfect way to end what has been an outstanding year in sport and we know that Scotland can certainly host a great celebration."
The event will include seven awards, which will be presented and received by some of the biggest names in sport, both past and present. There will also be live music from internationally renowned acts before and during the live broadcast. These acts will be announced at a later date.
Tickets are priced at £45, £55 and £60 and will be subject to a 10% service charge with a limit of four per person. Children under 16 (minimum age 10 years) must be accompanied by an adult.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.thessehydro.com, by calling the ticket hotline on 0844 395 4000 or in person from the main box office in the SECC. The ticket office is open Monday to Saturday 9am–6pm.
Councillor Gordon Matheson, Leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, said: "Today's announcement that tickets to the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 are about to go on sale shows that the countdown to the city's hosting of this prestigious awards ceremony is really gathering pace. The BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2014 is a fitting finale to what has been a phenomenal year for Glasgow following the city's delivery of the best ever Commonwealth Games. Glasgow's global profile has never been greater and the people of Glasgow have been at the heart of that success."
Last year, the coveted trophy was won by Andy Murray following his historic Wimbledon triumph. This year's winner will join a long list of sporting greats who have claimed the trophy before, including; Bobby Moore, Princess Anne, Lord Coe, Daley Thompson, Dame Mary Peters, Torvill and Dean, Liz McColgan, Sir Steve Redgrave, Sir Jackie Stewart, David Beckham, Dame Kelly Homes, Andrew Flintoff, Sir Chris Hoy, Jonathan Edwards, Paula Radcliffe, Sir Bradley Wiggins, Ian Black, Zara Phillips and the first winner, Sir Christopher Chataway in 1954.
Full information is available at bbc.co.uk/sportspersonality.


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It's a New Day
I got myself the Sims 3 for PC over the weekend and actually installed it today. It gave me headache as it kept crashing and restarting my PC. Turns out my PC is too old for the game and I didn't realize it.
In the end though I managed to play the game.. and cheat! haha.. but I didn't save anything yet 'cause I wasn't happy with the designs, characters and traits. But if I continued playing, I will be up until tomorrow morning so I'm updating my blog instead and will go to bed soon after.
Sunday afternoon I met up with my cousin, shoppin' and gossipin' around and had great dinner. I've pictures of the food but I do not know how to upload it since it's in the device and not the memory card. So for now, here's us:
then me and my husband went to look at some houses to buy.. they were closed but whatever..
I love how Canada's Next Top Model show did Linsay's eyes in Episode 4. She's from the city where I live btw, I just found out.. xD Go Linsay!! Err no, go Maryam!! I love her more.. xx
I tried Linsay's wings.. shorter version of course, didn't want them to be so dramatic, yet..
I hope you all had a good weekend!! Ttfn
June 23, 2009 at 12:12 pm
can't believe how good you are at make up now, gil! seriously, you've come a long way!!!
June 23, 2009 at 12:15 pm
forgot to mention, that is a great looking leather jacket!
the house is pretty too. you guys are gonna get that one? that means you will have enough rooms for me to crash in when i come to canada hehehehe….
June 27, 2009 at 3:46 am
omg sims
i prefer sims2 tho !
i loved the expansion packs !
June 30, 2009 at 1:46 pm
you both look sooo sweet!!
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Collecting personal data
Collecting personal data - do's and don'ts
There are many ways of collecting data including signup forms, questionnaires and surveys. There are a few things to think about when collecting data as it is your personal responsibility for complying with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) when Processing personal data.
Collecting data do's
- Do clearly state the reason why you are collecting the data and how the data will be used.
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