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Beyonce and Red Lobster broke the internet and twitter goes crazy! Is a new Bey commercial coming soon?
When Beyonce mention your name or company, you stand on formation! On Saturday, Bey released her unannounced new album, a day before she's due to perform at Super Bowl 50 in front of over 50,000 people and millions watching on TV. Beyonce's new song and music video "Formation" is sexy, political and calling for rebels to stand up. However, much of the attention on social media is centered around Beyonce and Red Lobster. What does Beyone and Red Lobster have an common?
Well, the 34-year-old R&B and pop star new video features her daughter Blue Ivy name-drops Red Lobster — in a very sexy and raunchy way! As a results, the internet and social media are going crazy. A number of Beyonce funny memes have popped up out of no where on social media. Even the staff at Ratchet Queens' office were laughing hysterically when I show them a few of the memes.
Beyonce and Red Lobster — the seafood chain, names are trending none-stop; the most talk on social media at this present time leading to Super Bowl 50. Red Lobster didn't let the new publicity from Bey go unnoticed. They responded shortly thereafter with a tribute to the queen of pop.
"Cheddar Bey Biscuits" has a nice ring to it, don't you think? #Formation @Beyonce pic.twitter.com/QzgVtYAKNo
— Red Lobster (@redlobster) February 7, 2016
I can see it already, a Beyonce and Red Lobster commercial promoting the new 'Cheddar Bey Biscuit.' Some twitter users are calling out Red Lobster for their late response. Below are a list of tweets from people responding to Red Lobster's late Beyonce tweet.
@redlobster yall had hours and this is what yall come up with? pic.twitter.com/DY2jO6y9Ti — E. (@ErykahTbh) February 7, 2016


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CDA Applauds U.S. Senate for Passing Comprehensive Energy Legislation
25 Apr 2016
By Zolaikha Strong, Director of Sustainable Energy for the Copper Development Association
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016. CDA has supported this bipartisan bill since its inception, as we understand the importance of the energy policy it would enact. I commend the Senate for passing this comprehensive energy bill that would make important strides in increasing the efficiency and stability of our energy supply.
This energy legislation would establish rebate programs for the energy efficient and sustainable technologies that rely on copper's reliability, conductivity and durability. The metal's superior electrical and thermal conductivities increase the efficiency of countless systems that rely on electric motors and transformers. One such program would create rebates to incentivize the replacement of energy inefficient electric motors with high-performance systems that use copper. More efficient transformers, including premium copper-wound units, would also be incentivized.
This legislation has the potential to vastly modernize and improve our electrical grid by supporting more sustainable technologies that use copper to operate longer and at high efficiencies. We must secure our power supply with high-efficiency technologies that result in reliable motors and transformers with lower life-cycle costs.
The Energy Policy Modernization Act would also create research and development programs for energy storage systems that are vital to utilizing renewable energy technology like wind and solar power. It would further promote the development of hybrid micro-grid systems for isolated communities and micro-grid systems to increase the resilience of critical infrastructure. CDA supports these goals and understands how essential it is to advance our electrical grid.
I applaud the Senate for passing this bill, and encourage them to work with the House of Representatives to ensure that these integral sections make it into the final legislation.


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Q: Can you provide references from past GMAT students?
A: Of course. Just ask. If you're in Denver or near our former stomping grounds in NYC, we might even be able arrange for you to meet a former GMAT student in person.
And if you want some instant references from people who have worked with us, feel free to check out some random online accolades here or here or here or here or here or here.
Q: I'm not in Denver, and I don't plan to hire you as a GMAT tutor or MBA admissions consultant. Will you answer my questions anyway?
A: Unfortunately, we can't promise that we'll be able to answer questions from MBA applicants who have no interest in hiring us as their GMAT tutor or admissions consultant. We'll try to help if we can, but please don't be offended if we don't respond to requests for (unpaid) advice, particularly during the GMAT and MBA admissions frenzy that runs from June through January each year.
We do, however, serve as the resident verbal experts on the GMAT Club, so we'll do our best to help you over there if you post your questions publicly in the verbal forums.
Q: What are your rates?
A: Current rates for GMAT tutoring in Denver and online can be found here. Please be aware that rates may change occasionally based on market demand.
And while, we're on the topic of GMAT tutoring rates, you might be wondering…
Q: Can I get a discount?
A: Probably not, unfortunately. We don't offer any sort of "package" or "volume" discounts, and charge a flat hourly rate for GMAT tutoring, GRE tutoring, and MBA admissions consulting services. We do, however, sometimes offer deeply discounted rates to work with tutors-in-training. Please visit our rates and policies page for current details.
Q: What is your cancellation policy?
A: Life gets tricky sometimes, and we do everything we can to accommodate reasonable schedule changes. But the reality is that it really, really sucks for us when students cancel a few hours before a GMAT tutoring session — it means that we're able to accommodate far fewer GMAT students in any given week, and that's bad for everybody.
The bottom line is that we're much happier if everybody just shows up to their appointments as scheduled. If your life is suddenly interrupted by a terrible act of nature (swine flu, subway fires, blizzards, capybara attacks, internet outages), we'll cut you some slack. Otherwise, if you're just canceling for work or personal reasons without giving us a good 48 hours' notice, we think it's fair to ask that you pay for the slot that you occupied, since 48 hours usually doesn't give us enough time to offer that slot to anybody else. Sound reasonable?
Q: Do you also tutor for the GRE?
A: Yes, though the name "GMAT and GRE Ninja" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
The nice thing about the GRE is that it tests many of the same concepts as the GMAT, and much of our GMAT expertise translates comfortably to the GRE. Charles even scored a perfect 340 on the GRE in December 2012.
If you're not sure whether you should take the GRE or the GMAT, you might consider reading our long-winded, seven-part blog series on the GRE vs. the GMAT. The GRE is slowly gaining traction in the MBA admissions world, so it is worth considering the GRE if you think you might struggle on the GMAT.
Q: How do you structure your GMAT tutoring sessions?
A: This is probably the question we're asked the most often. The quick answer is that the structure of GMAT lessons depends entirely on each student's strengths, weaknesses, interests, and needs. You're (presumably) looking for a GMAT tutor because you want somebody who will efficiently teach you exactly what you need, rather than wasting time with a one-size-fits-all GMAT class.
Keep in mind that the GMAT, more than any other major standardized test, is extremely nuanced. We'll look for the most efficient ways to help you gain points on the test, and that inevitably means different things for different people. Feel free to get in touch, and we can discuss an approach that will be effective for your GMAT and MBA admissions goals.
Q: Where are GMAT tutoring sessions held in Denver?
A: Tutoring sessions take place in the RiNo neighborhood, near downtown Denver. In rare cases, it might be possible to meet in other parts of metro Denver for tutoring, but please be aware that the hourly tutoring rate might be substantially higher to compensate for travel time and expenses.
Q: How long is a typical GMAT lesson?
A: We strongly recommend two-hour GMAT tutoring sessions in most cases, simply because most students need a little bit of time to get fully "warmed up" for learning, and we always have tons of ground to cover. GMAT sessions longer than two hours usually suffer from diminishing returns, but we've tutored some intense students who manage to survive three or four hours of non-stop GMAT or GRE fun. So there's some flexibility, but it's usually best to start with two-hour sessions.
Q: I've already taken two GMAT test-prep courses, I've taken the exam three times, and I'm still disappointed in my GMAT score. Can you help me?
A: It depends on your exact weaknesses, but odds are good that we'll be able to help you, even if you've already suffered through a long, painful relationship with the GMAT. We love searching for creative, interesting ways to help students improve, and if you're starting to think that you're completely hopeless, we'll probably really enjoy finding new ways for you to approach the GMAT. New challenges make tutoring fun for us, so we're always excited to meet prospective students who are in unique and difficult situations.
Think about it this way: if you've already been through a few GMAT prep courses—or if you've spent hours hunched over a stack of GMAT test-prep books—then it's likely that you've seen nearly every "standard" GMAT test-prep technique in existence. For whatever reason, the one-size-fits-all approach employed by GMAT test-prep companies isn't right for you.
That happens. A lot. A majority of our students have taken the GMAT at least twice before contacting us for GMAT tutoring, so we're used to seeing students who have been thoroughly beaten down by the test. At times, we know that we're the GMAT tutors of last resort: if typical GMAT test-prep techniques aren't working for you, we might be creative enough to come up with something new that helps you achieve a breakthrough.
Again, no two GMAT students are exactly alike, and that's exactly what makes GMAT tutoring compelling for us. If there's a way for you to improve your GMAT score, we like to think that we'll be able to find it—even if our techniques end up being unorthodox.
Even if you've struggled mightily in the past, there might be a path forward for you. If we don't think that we can help you, we promise to be 100% honest about it. But if there's a way for you to improve your GMAT score, we promise to do everything we can to find it, and we'll probably come up with ideas that very few GMAT tutors would think of. Call or email anytime if you want to discuss your exact situation in more detail.
Q: You guys seem to talk about homework a lot. How much homework do you expect me to do as part of a GMAT or GRE tutoring program?
A: As a starting point, we expect our students to complete about 15 hours of homework per week — roughly two hours per weekday and three or four hours per weekend day, depending on your exact situation. More hours than that can easily lead to careless errors and bad habits, and fewer hours might prevent you from making progress as quickly as you'd like.
Again, everybody is different, but if you decide to hire us as your GMAT or GRE tutors, be prepared for somewhere in the neighborhood of 15 hours per week of heavy lifting, spread somewhat evenly through the week.
Q: Do you provide any of your own GMAT study materials as part of a tutoring plan?
A: We do offer dozens of sets of practice GMAT questions that we've developed over the years, but these sets are only designed as supplements for students who need extra practice with certain GMAT question types. The GMAT has its own unique question style, and there's absolutely no substitute for using official GMAT materials, including the GMAT official guide, the quant and verbal review books, and the GMATPrep software.
So the answer is yes, but we would be crappy GMAT tutors if we pretended that our materials were somehow better than the materials developed by the people who actually write the GMAT.
Q: Do you tutor on weekends and evenings?
A: Yes, but please be aware that there is much higher demand for GMAT tutoring during evenings and weekends, so you might need to schedule sessions well ahead of time, especially during the peak of MBA admissions season. We often have a lengthy waiting list for evening and weekend tutoring sessions, so please plan ahead if you possibly can.
Q: You're booked for the next several months. Can you refer me to another GMAT tutor?
A: Yes, we're always happy to refer you to another GMAT tutor if our schedules are too packed. We generally have a waiting list (especially for evening and weekend sessions), and we know that not everybody can afford to wait for tutoring… so we're prepared with the names and emails of some of our favorite colleagues in the GMAT world. We should warn you that all of the best GMAT tutors tend to have full schedules, but just ask if you need a referral, and we'll do our best to help.
Q: How does online GMAT tutoring work? Is online tutoring as effective as live GMAT tutoring?
A: The majority of our students meet with us online, usually via Skype — including some of our students in Denver who would prefer not to leave their bedrooms. During an online tutoring session, you'll be able to see both a dry-erase board and anything we type on our computer screen, so the experience is a pretty solid replacement for a live, one-on-one GMAT tutoring session. A few nuances are inevitably lost via the internet (we can usually see your reactions, but we generally can't see what you're writing down), but we routinely work with GMAT students online, and it works really, really well. If you live outside of Denver and are interested in long-distance GMAT tutoring, let us know, and we can put you in touch with somebody else who has worked with us online.
Our essay editing and MBA admissions consulting services are also offered online. We have worked remotely with applicants in India, Singapore, Egypt, the U.K., Australia, Germany, and South Korea, as well as locations throughout the United States.
A longer rant about the benefits and drawbacks of online GMAT tutoring can be found here.
Q: How much GMAT tutoring will I need before I take the test?
A: Nearly everybody asks this question, and our answer is always the same: it depends. If you've never touched a GMAT prep book in your life but dream of getting into HBS or Wharton or Stanford, you might need more tutoring than somebody who is just fine-tuning her approach after months of self-study. If you've taken only a single practice test and scored 200 points lower than your goal, then you might need a whole lot of time with a GMAT tutor. Everybody learns at their own pace, some people are better about doing homework than others, and some people have set more challenging GMAT goals than others.
So we know that the answer is unsatisfying, but until we know a lot more about you and what you're trying to achieve, we have no idea how much GMAT tutoring you'll need. Sorry.
Q: How much can I expect to improve my GMAT score?
A: You probably know what we're going to say here: it depends on your talent and your situation. We're brutal realists, not salesmen… and we hate to say this, but it's very unlikely that you'll be able to increase your GMAT score by more than 200 points. Don't get us wrong, we've seen it happen a number of times. One of Charles's favorite students went from a 380 to a 670, but it took him a long time; that particular student had a limited budget and didn't rely too heavily on his GMAT tutor, but he had one heck of a work ethic. Mike's very first GMAT student improved from a 380 to a 630 after a few months of tutoring. So it happens, but it certainly isn't easy.
Also, keep in mind that it's a lot harder to improve your GMAT score if you're already scoring in the 600s or 700s. A 150-point improvement might be a realistic goal for somebody who starts in the 400s (we've seen this happen quite a few times), but it's extremely unlikely for somebody whose first test score is around 620. If you're starting in the 600s, a 100-point improvement will require some extremely heavy lifting from both you and your GMAT tutor. So yes, we've seen it happen, but it isn't easy to do. Call or email if you want to discuss your specific situation in more detail.
Q: How does MBA essay editing work? Do you make changes directly to the essay?
A: Regardless of whether you need editing services for an MBA application or any other project, we never make changes directly to your essay. We'll make thorough suggestions using the comment feature in Microsoft Word, but it's up to you to execute on those suggestions. We'll happily provide plenty of help on both grammar and content, but the essay still needs to be substantially yours, so you'll always have the final say on all edits.
Q: I worry that if I use an MBA admissions consulting service for my application, it will sound like somebody else wrote the essays. Will this be a problem?
A: Good question. If you're writing a bunch of essays for an MBA application, you want to make sure that you write your essays in a consistent style. We make sure that my suggestions for improvement do not disrupt the natural flow and voice in your writing, even if we need to make major changes to your essays. Other admissions consulting services may handle things differently, but we take extreme care to respect your authorship when making changes to your MBA essays.
Q: Will you write my MBA application essays for me?
A: No, never, not at any price.
We often receive these requests, and find them insulting and unethical. We provide editing services, admissions advice, and general guidance regarding your candidacy for MBA programs. We're really not into plagiarism, and we think it's pretty lame to put your own name on somebody else's writing. If you want an MBA admissions consultant to write your MBA essay for you, please find somebody else.
Q: Whoa… a perfect 800? Is that real? Can I see your official GMAT score report?
A: Sure, no problem… though we can hopefully all agree that a perfect GMAT score does not, by itself, guarantee that anybody is a good GMAT tutor. On Charles's most recent attempt at the GMAT on July 13, 2011, he earned a perfect 800, and the official GMAT score report is available for anybody who wants to see it.
Q: What software and equipment do I need for an online tutoring session?
A: The only things you absolutely need are a good internet connection and free Skype or Google video conferencing software, though online GMAT tutoring usually works best if you have a webcam (so we can see your reactions as we work through questions) and a decent headset (to minimize audio interference during our session). If the Skype or Google software misbehaves, then we can discuss alternatives (Polycom, WebEx, FaceTime, etc.) — but Skype usually works best for online GMAT tutoring.
Q: Wait, what do you mean by a "good" internet connection?
A: For the video feed to work correctly during GMAT tutoring sessions, you typically need to maintain upload and download speeds of at least 500 kbps (0.5 mbps), but things usually work best if the connection is consistently a little bit faster — at least 1.5 mbps is best. If you're not sure about the strength of your internet connection, try visiting www.speedtest.net, and run five or six tests of your internet connection at different times of the day. If any of the tests are under 1 or 1.5 mbps, you might want to consider upgrading your internet service before you begin GMAT or GRE tutoring.
If you're interested in online GMAT tutoring and you're not sure about your internet connection, feel free to contact us, and we'll do our best to help you figure everything out.
Q: I noticed that you don't use your students' names, and instead refer to them as "Mr. A" or "Ms. B" or something like that when you write about them on your GMAT blog. Why?
A: We always change the names of our students out of respect for their privacy, and we'll usually refrain from publishing specific details about them — such as the name of their employer or the MBA program they attend — to protect their identities. You probably don't want to your name plastered on a GMAT blog, especially if you've struggled with the process or if your employer doesn't know that you're applying for an MBA. So whenever we tell a story about our students on our GMAT blog, we try to make sure that the students are completely unrecognizable to, say, their coworkers… just in case their MBA goals would ruffle feathers at the office.


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The International Intensive Pastry Program runs for 5 months, for me, it's February to June 2013. April began with a public holiday, Easter Monday. Therefore, no school. The 3d of April we had our second art class, 'Art Applique', with the Chef Patissier (M.O.F) and artist, Pascal Niau. The 4th of April was a day trip to the flour mill, Moulins de Cherisy.
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Baba, Savarins, Marignans: Doughs, Sugar syrup and whipped cream (pistachio, classic and chocolate).
Succes: Escargot piping into a large disc biscuit.
Pate Sucree: encore
Macaron de Nancy
Confectionary: Praline, Pate d'amande crue,Pate d'amande confiseur
Art Applique avec Pascal Niau
Art Applique (art application) is a course designed only for the International (Anglophone) Pastry students. Ferrandi prepares student's to work in the world's most elite and luxurious establishments – in the lab at school we concentrate on the construction, technique, science, taste and beauty. Art classes gives us the skills used by artists (painters, illustrators) and architects so that we can plate a dessert for a Michelin restaurant or other 5 star establishment, we can design our own shop, and create a window display, as well as, creating pastries.
For the Art Applique course we receive an artist's kit:
1. two professional sketch/illustration pads (both A4),
2. Windsor & Newton water colour paints,
3. Professional hand-made made in Germany paint brush,
4. Boesner artist's graphite pencils,
5. Compass,
6. Colour wheel,
7. Sharpener,
8. Kneadable eraser (grey),
9. Classic pencil eraser (white),
10.Angle ruler (triangle),
Painting: using water colour paints on Bristol (A4) and Canson (A4) paper. Painting fruits and saveurs (tastes).
Sketching: eggs in 3D (shadowing), Perspective drawing
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I mentioned a little while ago how Nicky had been a very bad influence setting up a swap for fabric stamping and showed you some stamps that I'd had a play with.
I'd been thinking of doing a different stamp but my swap partner commented on my Flickr picture that she loved my attempt at seed heads so I set to and printed some fabric, using an off white for the base (I think it's putty as it came in a scrap pack that I picked up from Justine at FQR)
Not long after I'd signed up for the swap I was reading through some blogs and saw Rachel's fabulous Mini Open Wide Pouch and thought it would make the perfect gift. Who doesn't love a mini pouch?!
|Hand stamped mini open-wide pouch by fabricandflowersuk
I used a navy for the bottom and added some red running stitch along the edge which in retrospect I should have done with a slightly thicker thread as it doesn't really show up as much as I would have liked.
We weren't meant to include any gifts with the swap but I knew from a good bit of stalking that Amy was building a wonky village so thought I would make a little wonky tree.
I had so much fun making this for Amy and look at the amazing printed notebook that I received from Lisa (Gertie Pye). Isn't it amazing? I just love the stamping, it's so me!
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Thanks so much to Nicky & Helen for organising the swap and to Lisa for sending me such a lovely gift.
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The 2018 Year Book contains 271 wrestlers (213 Men and 58 Women) , 51 Tag Teams, 6 Manager Cards & 12 Specialty Matches. With the 2018 year book, we have rated wrestlers from the WWE, NXT, Impact, ROH, and NJPW. Added to this Year Book is a list of venues for each organization to give your cards even more flavor.
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Are you taking part in Open Farm Sunday, or have you been thinking about it? It's understandable that some would be concerned about the implications or logistics of taking part, but it's a valuable activity for our industry. It's also a particularly good way for consumers to be educated on how an organic farm works, […]


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As readers pick up this copy of the Chestnut Hill Local, 2015 will have just begun.
As we begin the new year, we look back at the one that just recently concluded with a capsule version of the top stories of the previous year.
Looking back over the issues of 2014, one is immediately relieved at how our winter has gone so far. Despite dire warnings that we were due for a lot of snow, we've seen little so far (knock on wood). By this time last year, we had suffered through a number of snowstorms that closed schools and knocked out power. And we were just getting started. By March we had set records in the city – records that hurt a lot of area businesses and delayed a lot of plans.
After more than a month of weekly blizzard photos on the front page of the Local, the weather warmed and so did the issues. Notable events covered here in our look back include:
1. Chestnut Hill's Business Improvement District. The expansion of the BID, which collects revenues through an additional property tax on a predetermined area, was not without some controversy, as one of the Hill's most prominent property owners, the Woodward Company, was not pleased to be included.
It took several months of negotiation, but BID leaders and the Woodward finally came to an understanding, and renewal of the legislation that created the BID passed City Council.
2. The long union protest in front of the Trolley Car Diner. The always popular IBEW (electrician's union) and other union members picketed the Germantown Avenue front yard of Ken Weinstein's Trolley Car Diner in a protest that seemed to have no end date in sight. The demonstrators were upset with Weinstein for not using union labor in the rehabilitation of a Germantown church that would house, among other things, the Waldorf School.
The union pickets persisted, even as three members of the Iron Workers Union were charged in February with crimes related to the 2012 vandalism of the Mermaid Lane construction site of the new Chestnut Hill Friends Meeting.
Weinstein stuck to his guns, and the union has moved on, but the long demonstration might be one of the more memorable bits of "background noise" in 2014.
3. The Moreland Avenue house controversy. Finally, at midyear, what might be Chestnut Hill's biggest story of the year began when we learned that developer Sam Blake had purchased and planned to raze a 104-year-old house on Moreland Avenue that had been built by the well-regarded residential architect Charles Barton Keen.
The news began a heated debate between those who wanted to see the home saved – it had, after all, been called "significant" in Chestnut Hill's application as a National Historic District – and those who felt the time to save the house had long passed and that Blake would be doing the neighborhood a favor by replacing the deteriorating home with new houses.
The debate sparked a petition to save the home and several neighborhood meetings in which the home's fate was discussed.
And that was the first half of 2014. Next week, we'll look at the second.


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The high efficient blowing technique includes increasing oxygen supply intensity and optimizing slag forming. The oxygen supply intensity on 300 t converters of No. 1 steelmaking shop at Baosteel reaches 3.83m3/(t • min), and at Taiyuan Steel, Lianyuan Steel, Pingxiang Steel and other steel plants, the oxygen supply intensity on medium converters is in the range of 4.0–4.4m3/(t • min). The productivity of converter can be increased by 8%–15% with adopting this technique. The whole technique, including design and manufacture of lance nozzle with reasonable pacnolontenue of outlets, technique of oxygen supply and slag forming, has been developed by CISR1 to meet the need of technique transfer.
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decisions that can relate to a single soldier or to the fate of the entire world.
"Inconceivable" (Fridays at 9 PM)
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If you wait for the perfect moment when all is safe and assured, it may never arrive Mountains will not be climbed, races won, or lasting happiness achieved.
Whatever a person does without enthusiasm and joy is not truly considered doing. When a person lacks joy for what he is doing, everything he does will be difficult for him and he will not do it properly.
Every human soul has the germ of some flowers within; and they would open, if they could only find sunshine and free air to expand in. I always told you that not having enough of sunshine was what ailed the world. Make people happy, and there will not be half the quarreling, or a tenth part of the wickedness there is.
If your everyday practice is to open to all your emotions, to all the people you meet, to all the situations you encounter, without closing down, trusting that you can do that - then that will take you as far as you can go. And then you'll understand all the teachings that anyone has ever taught.
Do not hate someone who has humiliated you. Although he has transgressed, he has rendered you a service. When a person suffers humiliation in silence, it atones for his misdeeds. The situation is analogous to someone's preparing a hot bath for you. Although it might cause you some pain, it also cleanses you. Keeping this thought in mind will prevent feelings of hatred.
Only when you love to do good, will you do it properly.
Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.
By discharging our duty thoroughly and well, subordinating personal desires to principle, and personal ambition to an exalted love of country, we will not only receive the endorsement of the people, but, what is far better, we will deserve their endorsement.
The essence of all education is self-discovery and self-control. When education helps an individual to discover his own powers and limitations and, shows him how to get out of his heredity its largest and best possibilities, it will fulfill its real function, when children are taught not merely to know things but particularly to know themselves, not merely how to do things but especially how to compel themselves to do things, they may be said to be really educated. For this sort of education there is demanded rigorous discipline of the powers of observation, of the reason, and especially of the will.
Thought precedes the will to think, and error lives ere reason can be born. Reason, the power to guess at right and wrong, the twinkling lamp of wand'ring life, that winks and wakes by turns fooling the follower 'twixt shade and shining.
Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education alone will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
If we think of life as a journey and consider it to be the opportunity for getting from where we are to where we want to be, we will have a working rule that provides us with both a purpose and expanding possibilities for our lives.
Make good habits and they will make you.
Vanity, like murder, will out.
A moral, sensible and well-bred man will not affront me, and no other can.
I do not mean to expose my ideas to ingenious ridicule by maintaining that everything happens to every man for the best; but I will contend, that he who makes the best use of it, fulfills the part of a wise and good man.
All men have their frailties; and whoever looks for a friend without imperfections, will never find what he seeks. We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner.
If you try to subdue your selfish motives - anger and so forth - and develop more kindness and compassion for others, ultimately you yourself will benefit more than you would otherwise. So sometimes I say that the wise selfish person should practice this way. Foolish selfish people are always thinking of themselves, and the result is negative. Wise selfish people think of others, help others as much as they can, and the result is that they too receive benefit.
Mankind is at its best when it is most free. This will be clear if we grasp the principle of liberty. We must realize that the basic principle of our freedom is freedom to choose, which saying many have on their lips but few in their minds.
At all times throughout the world tribes have supplanted other tribes; and as morality is one important element in their success, the standard of morality and the number of well-endowed men will thus rise and increase.


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Commemorates two missionaries, Retta Dixon and Amelia Shankleton who worked at the Retta Dixon Home which was an institution for Aboriginal girls.
Miss Retta Dixon took up the ministry in 1896. By 1899 work had spread to four other centres and the New South Wales Aborigines Mission was formed. In 1905 Retta Dixon moved to the Singleton district in the Hunter Valley, where a local committee formed the Aborigines Inland Mission of Australia. Opportunities for ministry and numbers of workers expanded rapidly and AIM was soon reaching out to many parts of NSW. By 1909 Retta Dixon had married Leonard Long and, following a survey of the needs, the Australian Inland Mission had commenced work in Queensland, with a centre established at Herberton in the far north. During the 1930s AIM began work in the "Top End" of the Northern Territory.
The Retta Dixon Home was established at Karu Park by Retta Dixon and her husband Leonard Long after World War Two..
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In memory of Retta Dixon who in 1905 established the Aborigines Inland Mission in NSW and of the children who lived on this site in the childrens home named after her
And In memory of Amelia Shankleton who as a missionary joined the Aborigines Inland Mission in NSW and worked at Cherbourg, Kahlin, Balaklava South Australia and Bagot.
She assisted in the supervision of the Retta Dixon Home on this site from its opening in 1961 until its closure in 1980. She died in 1990 and is buried at the Darwin General Cemetery.


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b.1 May 1908 d.27 February 1995
MB BS Adelaide(1931) MRCP(1934) MRACP(1938) MD(1941) FRACP(1947) FRCP( 1963)
Christopher Sangster was born in Burra, South Australia, where his father and grandfather were both doctors. His mother, Ruby Kathleen (née Turnbull), was the daughter of a bank manager. On the death of Sangster's father in 1915 she moved with her three sons to Adelaide.
Educated at St Peter's College, Christopher had an outstanding sporting career. He was head prefect and captain of cricket, football, tennis and athletics in 1925. Subsequently he continued his sporting interests at Adelaide University, where he captained the cricket and football clubs, and for four years captained the South Australia amateur football team. In later life he was an active tennis and golf player, being elected to life membership of the Royal Adelaide Golf Club in 1979.
On graduating he emulated his fathers 1896 feat of winning the Everard scholarship for the highest marks in his final year. After completing his RMO year at the Royal Adelaide Hospital he went to London where he obtained his membership of the College in 1934. On his return to Adelaide in 1935 he commenced private practice as a consultant physician, from which he retired 50 years later. That same year he was appointed assistant honorary physician to the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
In 1939 he married Helen Elizabeth Burston, daughter of Sir Samuel Burston [Munk's Roll, Vol.V, p.63], and they had four children - Robin, John, Andrew and Helen. With the advent of war he enlisted in the Australian Army Medical Corps and rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel, seeing service in Alice Springs, New Guinea and Bougainville. He later served as commanding officer of 121 Australian General Hospital, Northfield, and of the Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park.
In 1941 he was awarded his doctorate from the University of Adelaide for his work on rheumatic fever. After the war he returned to the Royal Adelaide Hospital where he was a much respected teacher of generations of medical students and became honorary physician to the hospital in 1955, a post he retained until his retirement in 1968. He was a foundation fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians and of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. In addition he served for 46 years as visiting physician to the Home for Incurables and as visiting physician to the Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park. For 17 years he served as chief medical officer to the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society and, for 35 years, as a councillor to the Royal Automobile Association of South Australia, including five years as senior vice-president.
As well as his sporting interests, Christopher Sangster was a keen gardener. He had many friends of all ages and was extremely proud of his family for whom he had a deep affection. Sadly his wife died in 1992.
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From a name to an idea.
An idea to a workshop.
A workshop to movement.
Wifi Refugees feels like it's come a long way in a few short months. From the initial launch in June to trial the concept, to a roll out in Bangor and Belfast, with Liverpool coming soon. It's been an exciting few months.
The feedback on the concept has been unbelievable. I've had contact from people I haven't spoken to in years saying well done and interest from around the world (honestly) in starting up Wifi Refugees in other countries.
But, despite this promising start, Wifi Refugees is still small. In September, there will be two workshops, one in Bangor and Belfast. Content ideas sit unused, growth opportunities are unfollowed up, businesses remain unhelped and coffee remains undrunk!
In some ways, Wifi Refugees is a concept that takes very little to make happen. With a marketer prepared to give up a few hours per month, all you need is a coffee shop and businesses in need of advice. Of course you need a charity working with refugees to receive the money too.
All of these things are in abundance. In every city I've ever visited.
I believe there is an opportunity to expand Wifi Refugees into more cities. To help more people, to raise more money, to drink more coffee. But I can't do it alone.
But it takes more than just two hours a month to make Wifi Refugees happen. There's a lot of spade work done and conversations taking place that are required to make sure that the two hours is useful for everyone.
Doing Alone Won't Work Anymore
I've recently stepped away from paid employment with The Tomorrow Lab and started my own business, Eximo Marketing. Trying to scale two things at once looks and feels like a recipe for disaster.
Eximo Marketing is for profit, and unashamedly so. I need something in my life to pay the bills. But Wifi Refugees is proudly about fundraising. All money raised goes direct to a charity and no costs are deducted.
So I'd like to see if anyone out there would like to get involved in Wifi Refugees to see if we can grow this into a movement and raise some serious money for refugee charities. Wifi Refugees needs volunteers in two categories: front of house and back office, to borrow terms from the theatre industry.
Front of house
Front of house is easy. If you've got some good marketing experience and a few spare hours each month, please drop me a line.
I don't want to be too prescriptive about the experience you'll need but a wide knowledge of all areas of marketing would be important. You won't know what questions is coming your way until the person sits down in front of you, so being able to adapt is key. I don't expect anyone to know all the answers to all the questions, but if you don't it's good to have someone in your network who might know the answer.
I expect Wifi Refugees would take about 4-5 hours per month of your time, with two hours of that is sat running the workshop. I can't promise anyone will turn up, but if they don't, you get a few hours of work done. If they do, you use your marketing skill and contact network to help people.
The other few hours are travel, prep, some promo work (hopefully not much if I get a back office team!) and a follow up email to measure the NPS after every event.
I'd like to get people on board for a minimum of 6 months. As an expert marketer, you'll know that it takes a few months to get traction. I've found that starting at 5 or 6 pm is the best time to get people in, but that could change in every area. You know your town better than I do.
There will be a guide and some brief training provided for this. The whole point of running a trial is that we learn and feed that back to improve and that will be shared with you.
Fancy it? My contact details are at the end of this post.
Back office staff
Now, right out of the blocks, I should say there is no office. You'll be working from home or, you guessed it, a coffee shop. But that's fine, yeah? Yeah.
So for the back of the office, I'm looking for people who can take Wifi Refugees forward. Initially, I think the requirement is for content creators.
Wifi Refugees is awash with amazing stories. Clients who have great ideas, local celebs and bloggers who want to get involved, new location launches and, hopefully, some talented and interesting volunteers to shout about.
But these stories need to come to life. How? That depends on what skills you have. Social media, PR, blog, video, journalist, photography, podcasting, graphic design, all of the above… I'm easy. I'd like Wifi Refugees to tell more stories and need your help to do that.
Ideally you'd be based in or near Belfast as that's where the bulk of content will come from initially. But is not essential. For social media and written blogs, for example, if you can use a phone and wifi, you should be fine.
And please don't let geography be an issue. I'd like to see Wifi Refugees taking off in other places. If we can't work together right now, something could come up in the next few months. The same applies about your skills. If you do something that's not listed above, or just want to get involved but you're not sure how, please do drop me a line.
I want to make this a broad church of people who want to make the world a better place. I know that sounds a bit tree-huggerish, but it's nice to be nice. So if you want to get involved, we will find a way. It might not be immediately, but we can find something.
If you'd like to get involved in content creation for Wifi Refugees, I think it will take around 4 hours per month. That's an estimate, but it's not going to overtake your work or study. For consistency, I'd like people to commit for 6 months at a time, so we can start to really build something.
Any and all experience levels will be welcomed. Self-taught to PhD, industry experts to just starting out, if you'd like to help, I'd like to hear from you.
What's in it for you?
Let's start by saying what's not in it for you – money. And I'm sorry about that. If I could pay, I would pay, but the focus is on generating funds for charities. I understand this might rule some people out but I hope not too many.
While Wifi Refugees is a voluntary fundraising project, it is run along professional lines. So there is the chance to build your skills in an environment that will look great on a CV.
There isn't a formal training programme with Wifi Refugees, but I hope to be able to offer support to any volunteers if needed. This could be through attending events, introductions to experts in tour particular field or pairing up with another volunteer. In short, if I can help, I will.
For some people the chance to work with Wifi Refugees could help build your experience. Perhaps you're a social expert but much of that work isn't in a professional capacity – Wifi Refugees can help you make the jump from personal to professional and boost your CV.
Probably the biggest benefit I can offer is the feel good factor. It's ACE being part of Wifi Refugees. You'll be helping SMEs, local coffee shops and refugees. All from the comfort of your own home. What more could you want?!
How do I get involved
Application is really easy. I don't need a CV, exam results or inside leg measurements. Just send me an email briefly explaining why you'd like to be part of Wifi Refugees and what skills you could bring. If you could provide some links to work you've done, that would be great, but don't worry if you can't.
Use any of the channels below. I'm a person too and old enough to remember phone calls, so feel free to call if you'd like to chat.
And remember, please, please, please remember, the emails will be read by real people. You don't have to write them like you're applying for a job at a bank. This is a voluntary position with a lovely fundraising project. Be normal ?. Swear if you like. Just give me an idea of who you are.
Call / text / whatsapp: 07980668957
Email: email@example.com
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SOL Escape Pro Bivvy
Test Report by Coy Starnes
I will be reviewing the SOL Escape Pro Bivvy so be sure and follow along as I update the review. But first thing first, what is the Escape Pro Bivvy. SOL (Survive Outdoors Longer) has been making survival type gear for many moons but this is actually quite a bit more than just a piece of survival gear. Honestly, at 8 oz it looks like it was made with fastpackers, adventure racers and ultralight hikers in mind. Folks who don't want to carry anymore than is absolutely necessary to survive, or in a race situation, weight which would slow them down.
In my opinion, the Escape Pro is not all that practical as stand alone bivvy because there is really no head protection from rain other than the hood, and while the hood does cinch down, if I'm asleep on my back my face would be exposed to rain. Having said that, in a strictly survival situation this might be worked around with the use of a rain jacket or umbrella or even by sleeping on my side with my head pointed slightly down. Because of this I feel the Escape Pro is more suited for use under a tarp or inside a small shelter like a tent or even a hammock. The advantage of using it over a typical sleeping bag would be mostly weight and bulk savings since it weighs only 8 oz and packs really small. I know it's pretty much standard to show a comparison between whatever the subject at hand is and a Nalgene bottle but in this case they really are almost the exact same size. The Escape Pro is rated at 50 F by itself or will add 15 F warmth to a sleeping bag. I should help protect the sleeping bag from rain or spills as well as dirt and grim that inevitably ends up on the bag.
When I first looked at the Escape Pro on the SOL website I noticed the almost identical looking Escape Bivvy which was priced at slightly less than half what the Escape Pro retails for ($60 vs $125). The differences were not really highlighted so I had a hard time imagining how the Escape Pro was that much of an improvement. After getting the Escape Pro the first thing I noticed was that on the packaging it said it was 5X stronger then the regular Escape. I also found on the bottom of the packaging a graph that compared the Escape Pro, Escape and Emergency. According to the graph, besides being more durable, it showed the Escape Pro is also more breathable, more heat reflective and more waterproof. Apparently this means the regular Escape Bivvy is not completely waterproof. Interestingly, the Emergence Bivvy trailed the regular Escape in all categories except for waterproofness in which it and the Escape Pro were tied. Of course the Emergence Bivvy was far behind on durability but it only cost $17, in other words, use it to get through an emergency and then replace as necessary.
So what does this all mean. I'm thinking that with a little care, the Escape Pro is durable enough to replace a regular sleeping bag. I don't put my sleeping bag on the ground. OK, I sleep in a hammock, but back when I was a mud dweller… I always used a tent and pad. However, in an emergency situation I would not hesitate to use the Escape Pro directly on the ground. I would try my best to find a place with lots of leaves and no sharp sticks or pointy rocks underneath. But back to using the Escape Pro as a stand alone sleep system or in my case, in my hammock sleep system. A regular sleeping bag is hard to get in but I can do it by standing beside my hammock and getting in my bag beforehand. I just place a small ground cloth where I need to stand to protect the foot end of the bag. I imagine I'll do the same thing with the Escape Pro. If the zipper was longer (it is 16 inches) I would probably use it more like a hammock top quilt which is basically a sleeping bag made more like a blanket with a sewn in footbox. On colder nights I would probably go ahead and zip it up if possible but until I get a chance to try it in the field I'm really just speculating.
I did lay the Escape Pro out on my carpeted floor (see photo below) and get in it. I found it was fairly easy to get in and zip closed but when zipped closed I felt claustrophobic. Honestly, there was not much wiggle room inside it. To be fair, I'm 5′ 11″ and weigh 250 # so I'm not your typical long distance hiker…. and for the record the Escape Pro is suppose to fit individuals up to 6′ 2″. I will add that I would love to see a few inches added to the girth of the Escape Pro. Either that or make a wider version (keep this one the same) for us folks who aren't exactly skinny.
I'm not going to go into a lot of the technical aspects of the Escape Pro because frankly, I'm not qualified. I will say that the Sampatex Reflexion fabric feels substantially more durable than the "space blanket" material I'm familiar with. It is advertised to reflect 90% of the users body heat back to them. It is also supposed to be highly breathable. I will focus my review on how warm it keeps me and how much moisture I notice. I will also report on how or even if I am able to use it in my hammock. I am currently using a synthetic 50° F top quilt that weighs 2 lb 6 oz. I am excited at the prospect of shaving substantial weight and bulk from my pack.
Update: October 18, 2017
I wanted to test the SOL Escape Pro Bivvy at the lowest temperature it was recommended but this did not happen for several weeks after receiving it. Then I had to work when it did finally drop to 50° F. Fortunately, it was even cooler the next night and I was able to go on a short overnight hike. The following will be a pretty detailed report of how the bivvy worked as the temperature dropped during the night. I was in my REI Quarter Dome Air hammock and was using a Snugpac synthetic underquilt. I ate a few snacks during the night and also sipped on some calorie laden Tailwind Nutrition sports drink.
It was 64° F when I left the house. I hiked 3 miles before stopping for the night. By then it had dropped down to 57 ° F and was cooling down fast. I got my hammock setup just before dark and settled down to relax awhile. I started off with my t-shirt under a shirt jacket and sweatpants. I also had on some fairly thick cotton socks. I had worked a 24 hour shift the previous day so by 8 PM I was getting sleepy. I was feeling a little chilly in just the clothes so pulled the Escape Pro out of the stuff sack and pulled it on. I say pulled it on because that's basically how I have to get in it while in my hammock. I ended up getting it up to my armpits but couldn't get it all the way over my shoulders. It's amazing how different this was then on my carpeted floor at home. And for the record, I normally carry a small piece of Tyvek so I can stand outside my hammock and pull a sleeping bag up before lying down but it has been so long since I've needed to do this I forgot to pack it.
Anyways, I could immediately fell warmth and since I was running on sleep deprivation I went right to sleep. I woke up a couple hours later and checked the temp. It was now 54° F and I was still feeling okay but my hands and ears felt a little cool. I went right back to sleep but woke up again at midnight needing to pee. I checked the temperature and it was now 53° F. My body was still warm enough that I went back too sleep easily. I next woke up at 4.40 AM. It had dropped to 49° F by now. My body was warm but now my ears and hands felt rather chilled. After peeing I took a few minutes to warm my hands and ears by rubbing them as I did some stretching and just moving around. If an animal were watching they probably laughed. Anyways, after warming up the best I could I went back to sleep and didn't wake up again until 7.07 AM. It was now 48° F. I won't say I felt toasty warm and my ears and hands were downright cold, but I was warm enough to sleep an hour past daylight.
I have to admit, I did not expect to make it all night with just the Escape Pro and in fact, I had the Snugpac top quilt inside a stuff sack in the hammock with me. I used it as my pillow. I was tempted to take it out after waking up at 4.40 AM but since I was not in danger of frostbite and had already gotten enough sleep I decided to just see how the rest of the night would go. I also believe that had I been able to get down inside the bivvy completely and used the hood my ears and hands would have been fine. I was also pleased to see I did not notice any moisture inside the bivvy and my clothes were completely dry. I'm sure it helped that it was pretty cool all night. I'll probably use the bivvy in conjunction with either more clothes or using a top quilt now that I know it is good for the temperature rating it has been given.
Final Update: October 30, 2017
For this test I wanted to establish what I consider the lower limits of the SOL Escape Pro Bivvy. I'm not talking about survival either, just how cold I could manage without risking making myself sick. After testing it down to 36 F I believe I found my limit. Put it this way, I will not be trying it in anything colder than this unless I'm in a true survival situation. On the plus side, I was surprised at just how warm I was able to stay on a rather windy and cold night. I also wanted to use the bivvy under somewhat realistic hunting conditions. I had to wait for a night when (A) it was cold enough, and (B) I did not have to be at work early the next morning. On Saturday October 28th I had the perfect storm. Unfortunately, my phone did not say anything about the high winds in the forecast and I only went by the forecast low of 34° F. Anyways, I started the evening off by eating supper in town with the wife so I was well fed, stuffed in fact. We got home in time to catch the second half of the Kentucky/Tennessee football game and I ate a few more snacks while watching the game. At 10:30 PM I braved the outdoors (my backyard) for a real test of the bivvy.
I decided to wear what I would find myself wearing on a typical late fall or winter hunting trip minus a jacket. I wore a performance tee-shirt under a polyester fleece button up shirt. I put on some UA ColdGear thermal bottoms and my UA fleece pant. I also wore a camo head cover, some thin but insulated hunting gloves and some fairly thick wool socks. I wore my Crocs so I could easily get them off and carried a very thin yoga mat to lay down under the bivvy. The ground was very wet from rain earlier in the day. I had my wife come outside and take a few quick photos before settling in for the night (or however long I could stand it). Here is what I was wearing.
It was 41° F when I first went outside. I immediately suspected I might be in for an uncomfortable night when I noticed how windy it was. I laid the SOL bivvy out on the yoga mat and before I could get my Crocs off it got blown half-way across the yard. After putting my Crocs back on (I didn't want to wet my socks to negatively affect my test) I retrieved the bivvy and started over. I had my wife snap a few photos and she remarked how it wasn't fair that she was standing there freezing while I was in a warm bivvy. She was correct, for awhile at least. I wouldn't say I was toasty, but I felt fairly warm. The real issue was how tight the bivvy felt, especially on my arms which I had shoved down by my side. It was difficult to get the bivvy zipped up, and honestly, after I did it felt like I was in a straight jacket. Now to be fair, I'm not a skinny guy by any means. I'm a solid 250 lbs on my best day. This is probably why my arms started feeling chilly almost immediately. My face was also rather chilly but this was due to the windy conditions. Still, I managed to go to sleep by around 11:15 PM or so and did not wake up until 2:11 AM. So basically 3 hours.
I woke up feeling pretty cold. I was not freezing cold, but I was not a happy camper so to speak. My ears were warm under the hood I was wearing and my hands were fairly warm in the gloves I had on. But what really surprised me was the fact that my feet were also fairly comfortable. My legs felt OK, about like my feet, not toasty warm but not uncomfortably chilly. My back side was not very cold either but my arms, shoulders, chest and hips were cold. Basically, anywhere I was pressing against the bivvy fabric I felt cold. Well except for my face, which felt like it was in danger of frostbite. It really wasn't and was not touching the walls of the bivvy, but was rather exposed to the wind and cold air. I really should have worn a full-face boggin, the type with eye holes, a slit under the nose and a mouth opening. Anyways, I looked at my phone and it was now showing 36° F. I laid there about 15 minutes carefully thinking about how I was feeling. I contemplated getting up and doing a few exercises to warm up, but I'll be honest, the yoga pad was not very comfortable and I decided to call it a night. I'm spoiled from hammock camping the past 15 years.
As soon as I got in the house I inspected the SOL Escape Pro for moisture on the inside. It felt completely dry. Of course I wasn't sweating but the body does put out moisture all the time. For the record my clothes also felt dry. I'm going to give the bivvy high marks on breathability.
Final Thoughts
I am very pleased with the performance of the SOL Escape Pro Bivvy. By no means was I in any danger while testing it, but in a true survival situation it is good to have something like this to ensure waking up the next morning. Once temperatures drop much below the 50° degree rating it may not be the most comfortable nights sleep, but it kept me a lot warmer than I anticipated it would. The only real complaint I have would be the size of the bivvy. It is just a little on the small side for me and I think this contributed to the chill I felt. I think SOL should come out with a husky version. Another inch or so wider would make it much easier to zip from the inside and allow for layering inside without compressing said layers. And finally, I know the market might be slim, but a top-quilt version of a similar product would be sweet. If I am on a backpacking trip with my hammock I will already be carrying adequate bottom insulation. Something like this could be used for top insulation as part of an ultralight kit. It could also be used to supplement other gear for those nights when temperatures drop more than anticipated. Making the zipper a few feet longer would actually allow someone to still use it as a sleeping bag but let it convert into a top-quilt.
I have enjoyed (to a certain degree…) this test. My thanks to 4alloutdoors and SOL for making this test possible! I trust that my findings have been beneficial to the reader.


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I'm SO excited for my new Old Navy cobalt blue skinny pants! I'd been meaning to get a pair for a while but when I saw them on mega discount at Old Navy, I just had to get them. *shop them here
(Stay tuned for a future post on the other things I bought in August)
I saved this inspiration picture from a while ago and just loved the mint and cobalt color combination. Unfortunately I had to toss my grey blazer but it just wasn't doing the job anymore (on a search for a replacement) so I just paired this outfit with my grey cardigan instead.
Mixing colours from the same side of the color wheel is such an easy way to add interest to an outfit. Try these combinations:
- pink & wine
- lime green & kelly green
- mustard yellow and cranberry
So many ideas!
Check out my color inspiration page for more inspiring combinations.
Do you continue to wear color in the Fall/Winter seasons or do you favor a more neutral look?


text: Diamonds have a lot going on. Besides their sought-after clarity, extreme hardness, and entanglement in civil wars, diamonds tell unique geologic stories. Contrary to the convenient idea that they are born from a magical transformation of compressed coal, diamonds actually form deep within the Earth and blast to the surface in unusually rapid volcanic eruptions. What a jeweler might call an "impurity" in a diamond, a geologist calls an "inclusion." These bits of other minerals trapped inside can tell you where that diamond came from and what it was like down there. In a new study of rare blue diamonds (like the famous Hope Diamond), a team led by Evan Smith of the Gemological Institute of America discovered that they appear to form at exceptional depths—yet are tinted blue by boron from ancient oceans. Feeling blue Only about 0.02 percent of diamonds are blue, making them a rarity among rarities. They've been found around the world, though, in volcanic deposits as old as 1.2 billion years and as young as 90 million. The weird thing about them is that the boron that turns them blue is exceedingly rare down in the Earth's mantle and much more common in the Earth's crust. To figure out where a blue diamond formed, you have to look at the minerals in its "inclusions." Obviously, diamonds are expensive—and a number of faceted gems were actually analyzed for this study—so crushing them up to feed them into a machine is off the menu. That leaves non-destructive… [Read full story]


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So where am I? Still anxious, only not about Mina – I don't worry about her any longer 'cause I know she's happy and healthy and having a great time. I don't cry all the time, but I still shed tears for her every day because I miss her every day.
I talk to Mina especially when it's time to go to bed. I tell her that I love her and miss her and ask how her day was and tell her what mine was like. I miss when she used to sleep on the bed with her head on the pillow next to me and her back pressed against mine. Mina was more comfort and love than any human animal could ever be.
Whenever I leave the apartment I always invite her to come along and say the things I used to say when she'd sit and watch me leave for work, or to run an errand she couldn't accompany me on.
I spend a lot of time by myself and that is so weird. Mina's presence filled every little hole in my life, even if she was just napping by the window. It's such a habit that whenever I open the door to our apartment, I automatically look to the right, where she'd often be after watching me through the window as I exited my car and walked up to the building.
Mina, I love you.
Mina, I miss you.


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Suffragette City
Why your vote counts
By: Lois Requist
I can't remember my motivation to vote being as low as it was Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2004. The amount of money spent on campaigns and voting districts being drawn to protect incumbents made me cynical.
On Election Day, I was to serve on a jury and when court adjourned, I was to drive into San Francisco with a friend. Jury duty started at 10 a.m. I'd vote before that. However, I got going late. At the precinct, there was a line. I didn't have time to wait.
As luck would have it, the jury wasn't called until 10:30.
"I wish I had stayed and voted," I remarked to another juror, a young black woman. When we were dismissed for lunch, she said, "Well, maybe you can vote on your lunch hour."
"I don't think so. I don't want to drive to Benicia and back. And, I have to leave quickly in the afternoon to get to San Francisco."
When I came back from lunch, she said, "Did you have a chance to vote?"
"No. I don't know that I'm going to be able to today."
"Oh," she said, looking distressed.
"You are serving as my conscience today." I smiled at her.
"It's just…my grandfather always taught me it was so important."
"Yes, it is," I agreed, thinking of all those years I had worked for the League of Women Voters, and how many times I had urged my children and others to vote. I thought of how I had said you can't complain if you don't vote, and that being informed and active is vital.
"My grandfather thought it was so important," the young woman repeated, "He couldn't always. We couldn't always." "Neither could we," I answered. On that day, I cast my ballot. I voted.


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Google needs to be prepared!
Here we have a looooooong questionnaire for potential jurors in MJ's manslaughter trial. The most interesting part in this 30 pages document - pages 19-20. They contain a list of potential witnesses in the process. 136! A long list. There are some people who I know already, but also there are plenty of names unknown to me. By the way, it is interesting that there are plenty of mistakes in spelling, also some people (e.g. MJ's relatives) are called not by their legal names, but by the names known to the public.
I'm starting to use and abuse Google - I want to know who is who in this list. (Perhaps I'll put down my own list of findings here later...)


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