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1 kg Ham Hock
500g Bacon Bones
1 Large Carrot diced
1 Large Onion diced
1 Large Potato diced
500g Split Peas
2 Cups of Frozen Peas
1 Litre of Chicken Stock
1 Litre of Water
Sprigs of Fresh Thyme
What to do:
Saute the Onion and Carrot until it starts to soften. Add the Ham Hock, Bacon bones, Stock, Thyme and diced Potato and pour over the Chicken Stock and Water. Bring to the boil and simmer for approx 3 hours or until the Ham is falling off the Hock and the bones. Remove the bones and hock. Add the frozen Peas. If you like a chunky soup leave as is, if you like it smooth blend it at this stage. I like it a little of both so I do a quick blitz with the hand held mixer. Let the hock cool down enough to pull the meat off the bone without burning your fingers. Return the ham to the soup and serve with crusty bread.


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Here comes Team Obama's carbon tax• Fox News
The Treasury Department's Office of Environment and Energy has finally begun to turn over documents about its preparations for a carbon tax in response to transparency warrior Chris Horner's Freedom of Information Act request. The documents provide solid evidence that the Obama administration and its allies in Congress have every intention of implementing a carbon tax if we fail to stop them.
The Office of Environment and Energy, if you've never heard of it, is housed in Treasury's Office of International Affairs and exists principally to wait for authority to administer the revenue from a cap-and-trade scheme or carbon tax. And, apparently, to trick Americans into supporting the tax to provide it the money. So the documents they've reluctantly released are worth a careful look.
There's the G-20 report titled "Mobilizing Climate Finance," which
pegs the price tag at $2.1 trillion "of investment requirement" in a
"global carbon market."


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"Who Will Announce the Birth of a Poor Child?" 11/29/2012
This is an intergenerational Advent program, offered for the Gates Roman
Catholic Community
St. Theodore's Church
168 Spencerport Road
The date is Thursday, November 29th, and it
will be offered twice: 4:30-5:30, and 6:30-7:30 p.m.
There will be a soup supper in between presentations.
All are welcome.
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For my layout today I made this in about 30 minutes. How? I cut a pattern piece of paper at 8.5″ x 5.5″. I then another sheet to 3.5″ x 8.5″-I then hand cut this pieces and separated them so that the bottom sheet of pattern paper showed through. I then sewed through the center and added embellishments. EASY!
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Center Street / 1599953889 (2011)
The title is meant to belie the content; for Florence, with her dirt-poor childhood ruled by an alcoholic father,
life had to be a stage. Performing was the only escape from an intolerable reality, where her mother had deserted
the family and she was left to put the best face on the situation to everyone. Never mind that when her father was
drunk he pretended to think she was his wife as a way to fondle and abuse her. She had to be thankful a best friend's
family was paying for her tuition at a Catholic school so that at least for a few hours a day she was taken by bus
from her substandard housing. And the school uniform! A lifesaver, since she had few other clothes to wear.
Mind-boggling to think that in such a short time she would be a star, with all the luxeries.
And hard, as it always is, to balance stardom, a hectic schedule, money, and universal love against a childhood of
poverty. It doesn't surprise me that these people turn to drinking, drugs, whatever, to help them deal with the
roller-coaster ride they're on. Florence Henderson is to be commended for being as honest as she has about the
mistakes and hard decisions. Drinking was not an option; she had seen what alcohol had done to her father.
Faith and gratitude in her good fortune generally kept her grounded, but there were times...
Everyone knows Florence Henderson from The Brady Bunch, but how many know she nearly went deaf?
Otosclerosis is a hereditary disorder caused by an abnormal growth of spongy bone in the middle ear.
It's more common in women and made worse by having children, and a Catholic married woman in those days
using nothing but the rhythm method (the world's worse form of birth-control) as Florence was doing --
was bound to be pregnant often. After the birth of her fourth child she began to notice a loss of hearing.
Luckily, with the money to find the best doctors, have a state-of-the-art surgery, and get special permission
from a priest to use birth control, she was able to save her hearing and her career, but it makes me wonder how
many other less-fortunate Catholic women simply went deaf in middle age. I was totally unaware of the condition.
Wonderful information on old performance venues that no longer exist (the Concord in the Catskills, where the
patrons banged wooden knockers at the tables in lieu of applauding) but again, my eternal complaint -- no index.
Someday I'll wonder where I read about Maria Von Trapp showing up for a performance of The Sound of Music,
"dirndl-clad and very striking," and have to go through the list of "Maria"s in my mind before remembering it
was in Chicago at the national touring company's production. Thanks, Florence, for making me thumb through the
book before finding it on page 110-11. (Sneaky note to myself.) Thank you, Florence, sincerely, for sharing your
(often sad) memories. You're much more than just a Brady to me.
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Dan Cobley says pre-Christmas deliveries on track for this week, offers shipping refund for late orders
As we've reported in great detail over the past month, customers hoping to pick up the Nexus 4directly from the Google Play Store haven't had the easiest time ordering the device. Even after dealing with a tumultuous ordering process, some in the UK have found that their orders had missed the shipping window they'd been given by Google Play.
As a result, some disgruntled customers decided to go straight to the top to get answers, reaching out to Google UK & Ireland Managing Director Dan Cobley on his Google+ page. Today Cobley has responded with an update on the situation, an apology to those affected, and a shipping refund for those whose orders had missed the quoted 3-5 day window. The bottom line is that orders with pre-Christmas shipping estimates should be processed in the coming week.
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If the financial turmoil in Europe sounds Greek to you it is because it is.
Markets are gripped by the saga of a Mediterranean economy ranked 32nd in size holding hostage the financial world. It is a measure of globalization –and its absurdity- that American consumers, European pensioners, Chinese workers and Filipino OFWs are all vested in the Greek outcome.
Greece is the case of the poor relative who could not afford to be at the party. The country is at the brink of financial default from its spree of overspending and over borrowing. This would be fine with the rest of us were it not a member of the eurozone. Its bankruptcy would trigger a run on the debts of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, and Spain -collectively with Greece appropriately known as the PIIGS- which are similarly if not equally overleveraged: and endanger banks holding this debt. Markets would tank worldwide potentially pushing economies already at the brink into recession.
(The crisis will impact the Philippines' OFWs, weigh on exports, stocks and the peso, and raise our risk premium and foreign borrowing costs.)
To save the day, after extensive soul searching, the European Union came up with its version of shock-and-awe, a 240 billion euro lifeboat in exchange for serious austerity measures. The dynamic duo of Germany's Merkel and France's Sarkozy (otherwise known as Merkozy) told Greek PM Papandreou in no uncertain terms to either put up or be put out in the streets.
Specifically the country would be thrown into default and kicked out of the euro forcing it to return to a devalued drachma. While a weaker currency would make its economy more competitive in the long run, the initial impact would be a run on its banks, a spike in inflation and a freeze on new credits. Businesses earning drachmas but repaying euro loans would be devastated.
Two thirds of Greeks want to stay in Euroland but 80% are against the medication needed to do so; which is hardly useful. Markets want closure. As of press time the Government was trying to form a coalition to accept the EU package.
The closest parallel to Greece would be Argentina which in 2002 unpegged its peso against the dollar and defaulted on its debt. After substantial pain, the country was able to work its way out helped by a run-up in prices of commodities which it had plenty of and which, unfortunately, Greece has little of.
The irony is Greece is a 99 lb. gorilla. It accounts for only 2.5% of Euroland GDP. It is roughly a 250 billion dollar problem which is the extent of its overborrowing on its 500 billion debt. While large, this is a fraction of the several trillion losses it has caused in market declines globally.
This is a case of the tail wagging the dog: Investors could actually pass the hat to raise this money and still be ahead of the losses Greece has inflicted their portfolios.
The most logical candidates for a rescue (other than the EU governments) are the Asian and Middle East sovereign wealth funds which have suffered in the market turmoil and whose export-driven economies would most benefit from a return to growth. China alone has over $3 trillion in reserves.
True to form, China is asking for concessions in return principally for freer access to European markets and arms sales. It does not want to be loved just for its money.
Will the resolution of Greece end the financial turmoil? Not permanently. The markets are already targeting the next weakest link perceived to be Italy. While its financial ratios are stronger than Greece's, Italy still needs to be treated. Unfortunately, Italian PM Berlusconi has been weakened by allegations of corruption and womanizing so he is unwilling or unable to implement unpopular economic reforms. He is now also asking for concessions similar to the 50% discount that Greece was granted by its creditors. The problem: Italy's debt is over 5 times larger. It is a 600 lb. gorilla.
There is also concern the economic chemotherapy will kill rather than cure the embattled countries.
There is a solution to the current economic crisis. The money is there if in the wrong pockets. The problem is the failure of politicians, the public and sovereign funds to go beyond their narrow perspectives. Without a collective will everybody loses.
Perhaps this is the universe's message: Be it global warming, war, famine, pestilence or inequality, unless humans come together as a species we will fail as a planet.
Let's think about that.


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It's Not Just Trump, Federal Law Enforcement Is Not Very Focused On Far-Right Extremism
The following is an excerpt from Paul Blunmenthal | August 20, 2017 | Huffingtonpost.com |
WASHINGTON ― The death of 32-year-old anti-racist protester Heather Heyer at the hands of a white supremacist on Saturday was the most recent of at least 65 fatal incidents perpetrated by right-wing extremists in the United States since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The incident in Charlottesville is indicative of how far-right extremist violence has surged in the intervening years, as federal law enforcement efforts have shifted attention toward the threat posed by jihadist terrorism, former counter-terrorism officials and experts say.
Conservative media and Republican politicians who oppose federal crackdowns on far-right extremist ideologues encouraged this shift, and presidents from both parties have acquiesced to the pressure. This process has only accelerated since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, who defended the white nationalist and white supremacist protesters who marched in Virginia, by saying there were some good people among them and equating them with anti-racist counter-protesters.
The president and his aides support gutting efforts to counter violent extremism stemming from white supremacy and other racist ideologies in order to divert funding to anti-jihadist measures. The administration has already cut funding to the group Life After Hate, which works to rehabilitate white supremacists.
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This is volume 2 in RPM's collection of re-releases (and in some cases releasing for the first time) of songs by artists on the Beatle's Apple Records in the late 60s. Bands and artists include the likes of the Iveys (later Badfinger), Gallagher & Lyle and the wonderfully named Turquoise. As with the first volume some of the previously unreleased tracks sound like they should have remained so but some of the others are wonderful.
Best tracks are The Iveys with their psychedelic pop rush of "black and white rainbow" and Denis Couldry's wonderful "I am nearly there", all deadpan vocals and tempo changes. Majority One's "Charlotte Rose" has plenty of psychedelic whimsy and great 60s pop moments. Its a mixed bag, like a mix of sweets you used to get from the shop as a kid. Sometimes the sweet shop owner would put in a couple of sweets you wouldn't like but you just knew that the good ones would make up for it.


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Chiefland's 9- and 10-year-old football team clinched a spot in the league championship with a 21-14 win against Trenton at Wayne Pridgeon Stadium on Saturday.
The finals of a league that features teams from the tri-county area will be at 6 p.m. on Oct. 15 in Cross City.
"It'll be under the lights, so that'll be an extra kick for the kids," said coach Shane Keene.
"They wouldn't complain if they didn't care." That was the response of my first editor when a reader questioned my opinion in a column. That was in Miami, the one in Oklahoma, not in Florida. Where the last syllable of the town's name is a "muh," not a "mee."
The ball sailed over the heads of Taylore Fuller and Shelby Mills as both were still cracking up at something one said between serves. Hailey Gerhard made a nice dig to save it from the back row, then Meagan Morgan passed it to Fuller, who had stopped smiling in time to hammer home a devastating kill.
Seven Rivers Christian won a war of attrition against a Bronson team it had little knowledge of before Friday's 52-34 victory. With John Iwaniec, the Warriors (2-0) didn't need to know much as he accounted for six touchdowns and more than 400 yards on running plays and returns.
As a courtesy, coaches trade game films on the Saturday before they'll play one another. Not every high school coach in the country does it, but most do. However, it doesn't always go according to script.
Expectations are high for Chiefland's golf team with three of its four golfers returning off last season's squad that finished third in district play.
"We're certainly looking to improve on that finish and we have the players to do it," said CHS second-year golf coach Dave Mitchell. "All three have improved their games and gotten stronger from last year to this year.
Dr. Jesse Lipnick of Southeastern Integrated Medical of Chiefland has been named chief of staff for the future Tri-County Hospotal in Chiefland.
Lipnick's appointment was announced by hospital CEO and President Frank Schupp at the Suwannee Valley Rotary Club on Sept. 8. Schupp gave the club members an update on the hospital's development.
He said his company, Ameris Healthcare Services of Nashville has commitments from 65 doctors and 160 health care workers to work in the hospital and the goal is to hire 350 employees.
Traffic slowed on North Main Street by Northwest 4th Street on the morning of Sept. 2.
Granted the amount of heavy equipment might have had something to do with it, but most folks were wondering why the old service station/tire store/detailing shop was being demolished.
It is making way for Hospice of Citrus County, Inc./Hospice of the Nature Coast's new facility. The 16,100-square-foot, triple-use facility being built by Gray Construction of Trenton on 1.9 acres will house a superthrift shop, a cafe and the hospice's local offices.
The Suwannee Valley Players announce the opening of the comedy thriller "Murder of Scarecrows" by Pat Cook. Gerald and Cristine Dandridge, played by Andy and Bobbie Kidd, always give a Halloween party for their friends, Anthony and Lydia Murray, (Rob and Jill Hart), Jimmy Starnes (Austin Ross) and Shirley Frohman (Kelci Grant) and Jack Clancy (Greg Mercier) and Clarice Jarrett (Emily Baker).
Through Sept. 24
Friends half-priced book sale
The Friends of the Dunnellon Public Library's bookstore is overstocked in all categories. The store, 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon, will sell all hard-covered and paperback books for half price during the two-week sale. All proceeds benefit the Dunnellon Public Library.
Authors!Authors! program
The Levy County Sheriffs Office will sponsor a concealed weapons permit class Oct. 8, beginning at 8 a.m. at the Levy County Sheriffs Office Classroom, 9150 N.E. 80th Ave., Bronson. The cost will be $55 dollars or $70 dollars depending on what package you chose and you can sign up by calling 352-486-5111, or email firstname.lastname@example.com., or register at www.Levypistolclass.info.
Registration on the day of event will cost an extra $10.
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The Chiefland Citizen is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Levy County and Chiefland Florida, and the surrounding area.


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|Trying on a half-boned WIP.
You're supposed to use whalebone in stays but I didn't want to wait for it to arrive (living in Norway, whoo!), so I used corset steel instead. Unfortunately I ran out halfway, and so I had to wait for a new coil of corset steel instead. (From Vena Cava, by the way.)
This pair of stays has a functional opening in front, with a loose stomacher, so that I can put it on without help. The other stays I've made have been closed in the back, and last time I used one, it was laced wrong by a friend. Wearing it for a whole day at a convention was not pleasant.


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Weather-Related Delay at the Start of the Procession
If heavy rain or a thunderstorm is present just before the start of the procession at noon, we will delay the start of Commencement for up to 60 minutes. There could also be a delay between the two ceremonies if inclement weather prevents the start of the second procession of the graduate students back to the Kneller Athletic Center.
Thunderstorms During the Commencement Ceremony
If a thunderstorm is approaching during the first, University-wide ceremony, we will pause the ceremony.
- All graduate students and faculty will process to the Kneller Athletic Center
- Graduating seniors will process to the University Center
- All guests will be asked to go to one of the indoor rain locations noted below.
After the storm has passed, graduating seniors will return to the tent and the ceremony will resume.
Prolonged Hazardous Weather
If hazardous weather approaches and is expected to last for a significant length of time, President Angel will determine how we will conclude Commencement, and that information will be relayed to all students, staff, and guests. University Police Chief Steve Goulet will monitor the weather throughout the program.
Indoor Rain Locations
For Guests of Graduating Seniors
The University-wide ceremony and the undergraduate diploma-awarding ceremony will be broadcast in the following locations:
- Atwood Hall
- Academic Commons
- Jefferson Academic Center 320
- Jefferson Academic Center 218
Guests of graduating seniors who have made arrangements for handicapped seating should proceed to the Academic Commons in Goddard Library.
For Guests of Graduate School Students
In addition to the guest seating available in the Kneller Athletic Center, the University-wide ceremony and graduate degree-awarding ceremony will be broadcast in the following locations:
- Sackler Science Center – rooms 120, 121, and 122
Maps of seating locations will be available at all Information Stations.


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This directory identifies local programs and providers in the areas of mental health and substance abuse. Also listed are local resources in areas like prevention, education and employment, disability services, clothing, food, shelter and legal issues.
View, download or print just the sections most important to you and your family – or access the entire directory as a single digital file, also provided below. *
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- GBP EUR Pressured by 'Brexit' – Think-tank predicts split from EU will cause a 'decade of disruption' for Britain.
- UK House Prices Rise – Pound unable to stabilise at higher levels however.
- Political Uncertainty Pressures Euro – Investors fear the rise of populism in the Eurozone ahead of a number of elections in 2017.
The GBP EUR exchange rate continued to slide today after a British think-tank predicted that the UK will face a 'decade of disruption' following its decision to leave the EU.
Pound Euro (GBP EUR) Pressured by Disruption Forecasts
The Pound Euro (GBP EUR) exchange rate slid today following the release of a report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) a centre-left think-tank based in London that warns of a 'decade of disruption' in the wake of 'Brexit'.
The report says that the 'profound shock' to the UK's political and economic outlook comes at a time when Britain faces the challenge of an aging population, with the additional strain of pensions and other social care for the elderly likely to reach over £13bn by around 2030.
The IPPR also adds that accelerated improvement in technology in recent years could also lead to further automation over the next decade, threatening a significant number of jobs, particularly in manufacturing. As the report explained;
'Even as what we do and how we work changes, the UK is likely to remain trapped in a low growth, low interest rate decade driven by demographic shifts, productivity trends, weak investment, weak labour power, high levels of debt, and the headwinds of a slowing global economy.'
Rise in House Prices Provides Sterling with Brief Respite
Sterling did receive a slight boost early this morning following the release of Nationwide's latest UK House Price data, which saw a surprise rise in prices from 4.4% to 4.5% in December, after predictions that it would fall to 3.8%.
However it proved to be a dead cat bounce for the Pound as analysts remained downbeat about the UK housing market's prospects next year. As Howard Archer, chief economist at IHS Markit explained;
'The fact that the housing market is seemingly struggling to build momentum after coming modestly off its August lows reinforces our suspicion that it is likely to find life increasingly difficult as 2017 progresses.'
Political Uncertainty Weighs on Euro
The Euro gains have been muted somewhat by growing concerns over the impact of populism in Europe and whether it could cause a Donald Trump level upset in various major elections across the Eurozone next year.
There is rising uncertainty towards both the Dutch and French elections in the first half of the year where far-right parties appear to have been gaining steady support in the polls, threatening to disrupt the political norm.
Both Holland's Freedom Party and France's National Front desire to hold referendums on leaving the EU, which could potentially cause the collapse of the whole Eurozone project if they are successful.
GBP EUR Exchange Rate Forecast: Lull in Data to Magnify 'Brexit' Impact
The GBP EUR exchange rate is likely to struggle to move for the remainder of the week's session as both markets lack data over the holiday period.
This is likely to cause any momentum in the exchange rate to be driven by 'Brexit' or the political landscape in the EU as traders attempt to gauge what impact these will have on both the Pound and the Euro in 2017.
Current Interbank Exchange Rates
At the time of writing the GBP/EUR exchange rate was trending around 1.17 and the EUR/GBP exchange rate was trending around 0.85.


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Tonight, the muslin terrorist ISIS (what a girlie name for a terrorist group) group cut off the head of a British aid worker.
From the NY Daily News:
The Islamic State savages have struck again.
The brutal band of Sunni jihadists released a video Saturday showing the beheading of a British aid worker — a cold-blooded execution his nation's Prime Minister David Cameron labeled "an act of pure evil."
The gruesome 2-minute, 27-second clip shows David Haines, 44, kneeling on a sandy hill while a black-clad executioner stands behind him clutching a knife.
Before he's slain, Haines reads from a script, blaming Cameron for his murder. The setting and script are similar to those used in the beheadings of American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/video-shows-apparent-beheading-david-haines-aid-worker-held-isis-pleas-family-fail-article-1.1938458#ixzz3DGq9KgEx
And, so what does David Cameron, British Prime Minister, do:
Cameron said the execution of Haines was "despicable and appalling."
He added, "My heart goes out to the family of David Haines who have shown extraordinary courage and fortitude throughout this ordeal."
"We will do everything in our power to hunt down these murderers and ensure they face justice, however long it takes."
Downing Street announced early Sunday that Cameron will preside over an emergency meeting of his top security officials to discuss Britain's next step.
David Cameron calls an emergency meeting of his security officials.
President Obama, after a journalist lost his head, went golfing after reading a statement.
One is a leader.
One is a do-nothing president who doesn't really care about what is going on. And you can see what has happened after Obama's big speech last week- the White House, military and the diplomats really don't know what is going on because there is no leadership at the top.
And where is Joe Biden? He was supposed to be the expert on these matters.
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The IDEA online youth survey targeting youth 16-25 has been concluded. The aim was to elicit views, beliefs and opinions on the EU, while informing publicly the objectives of the project triggering a respective social debate and increase participation.
A questionnaire, peer-reviewed prior to its implementation with questions from the Eurobarometer or other similar sources (for comparison purposes) along with more tailored questions was available. From February 22nd 2017 until March 31st 2017, 1.173 questionnaires were filled in through the Facebook page of the most popular music TV channel and radio, MAD TV.
The survey findings have been presented at a Press Conference on Monday, June 26th 2017 at the Office of the EU Represenation in Athens. More.


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Keeping Your Desk Clutter Free
Have you approached your desk at 9 AM and saw more paper than tabletop? Do you spend more time organizing your papers than completing actual work? Would your desk earn you a special place on "Hoarders"?
If you are answering yes to any of these questions, then you need a complete desktop makeover. A clean and organized desk is not just for the 9-to-5 crowd. Home offices, students, and stay at home parents all need a consistent sit down spot to gather their thoughts and complete tasks. The following tips and tricks will lead you to organizational Zen.
Do spend a day recycling any paper you don't need or filing it in a drawer. Paper is single-handedly the most cluttering item on the average desk surface. Whether it is a receipt, a bill, or a project timeline, paper does not belong on the top of your desk. Invest in a corkboard, a recycle bin, a scanner, and a short 2 level hanging file cabinet with file hangers. Affix the corkboard on a wall in front of or to the side of your desk and place the scanner on top of your file cabinet. Flyers, event notices and dated materials should start on a corkboard when they are relevant and put in the recycle bin when they have passed their due date. If they contain information you need, scan them into your computer for long term archiving. Important documents such as bills, tax returns, and work related sheets should separated by topic and then by month in your file cabinet. Make good use of the labels provided and mark them clearly as well as list topics in alphabetical order. Lastly, consider getting digital versions of documents such as catalogues instead of printed versions. The trees and Earth will thank you.
Don't store writing supplies, organizational tools, and binders or folders on your desktop. An In and Out document box and your favorite pen are fine, but keep your desk as clear as possible. Staplers, highlighters, pens, scissors, clips and the like should be placed in a compartmentalized plastic or wood organizer in the first drawer of your desk. It may take an extra second to open your drawer, but it is a better alternative than the aggravation you will feel and time you lose when you accidentally knock over that ubiquitous cup style pen holder. You will sigh in relief as you see the sheer amount of clean real estate that you have on your desk to work with for your daily projects.
Do put away the papers that have accumulated during the day when you are retiring from your desk. The biggest threat to your productivity tomorrow is your work from today. Do not leave papers, planners, food wrappers, supplies or anything else that may have crossed your desk when you turn off the light at the end of the day. These type of items are more likely to keep your desk messy than 3 month old bills. You will easily find yourself spending 30 minutes clearing these things off when that time could have been spent easing into the start of the day.
Don't forget that this is your personal space. Give it a fun and whimsical touch. A cold and barren desk may be an emotional and physical turn-off. Add a compact flower vase with a beautiful faux rose, a colorful frame with your loved ones or a World's Best mug. Keep it simple and limit the amount of personal items on top of your desk. Remember, if you are going to maintain a positive outlook, your desk should not resemble the Sahara Desert.
You don't have to hire a maid to keep your desk in tip-top shape! By putting the previous tips into action, you will see an immediate improvement in your overall efficiency and even your general mood! A desk is like your second home. Keep it neat and tidy and you will never lose a single second finding that important paper again.
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The Great Yuzu
Is even greater in fiasco
Yuzuru Hanyu World championships 2016 Boston award ceremony with fans
Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan) is a wizardry to his own coach. With the mind of his own, he does not care about putting up another battle of the Brians- Brian Orser (Canada) vs Brian Boitano (US) in 80th- or a famous clash of skating mates and Olympics champions Alexei Yagudin and Evegeni Plushenko (Russia). Even though for the sake of drawing more media attention and, subsequently, investment to the sport, he probably should.
Yuzuru Hanyu's fans at world championships boston 2016
But Hanyu seems genuinely warding off any bitterness between himself and his skating mate, two-time World champion Javier Fernandez of Spain, who, in his turn, doesn't scruple to display admiration for the Olympic and World champion's superiority and was expected to place second.
Brian Orser, the coach of both champions, looked seemingly in pain sitting in kiss and cry next to Hanyu who bore the pressure of epic expectations after a season which made a legend out of a 21 year old, as well as after his ineffable short program two days before. Until Hanyu failed to show "Super Yuzuru," as Orser puts it, in the free program.
Read: Gold Lost. Wagner Stands For Silver.
Icy queens and dramas
An un-Hanyu-like performance with a fall on the second quad salchow and hand down the ice on the first, turn-out on a triple axel and hand down on a triple lutz still brought the house down, I mean up, colored the ice in yellow with Poohs (Hanyu's mascot) from the adoring crowd and earned 184 points. Compare to his "usual" 220- the legend's normal is to get as much as the others are getting for both programs. Looking ashamed of himself, he later said "I want to do it [the free program] again."
Javier Fernandez World championships Boston 2016 free program
Javier Fernandes put out a performance of his life, receiving instead of the exhausted legend a "Hanyu's" score of 216 points with three quads and two triple axels.
A jumping mogul Boyang Jin, China, was far from being clean, but still delivered his mindblowing kit of four quads, including a lutz quad, and two triple axels, finishing third.
Patrick Chan, the winner of Four continents championships and the Canadian hope for the Worlds, hit the board after stepping out from quad toe loop-triple toe loop combination, placed 5th. Despite being 3rd after short program.
Shoma Uno World championships Boston 2016 free program
My favorite for a medal Shoma Uno (Japan) with his skating quality of a future champion of everything came 7th after a spectacular fall on a quad toe loop. See more photography here
Read: Three Russians Victoriously March To Boston
Leaving home 2 Olympic and a reigning Worlds' champs
Misha Ge world championships Boston 2016 free program
Another artistic delight of mine, Misha Ge, Uzbekistan, a son of a choreographer, choreographs his own exquisite programs, as well as programs of other skaters, and it shows. Misha didn't attempt a quad after his foot injury, which put him only 15th, but was met with a hot crowd's reception for his divergent and moving Chopin piece with two clean triple axels.
Read: Gold Two Points Shy Of World Record
Gracie Gold won big last night at Boston
The Russians were able to trade Maxim Kovtun, their number one and a protege of the greatest coach of all time Tatiana Tarasova (we are still waiting for Brian Orser to catch up on this one), with a disastrous performance (18th) for a 21 year old Mikhail Kolyada, one step short from the podium after the audience's sigh on his gigantic quad toe.
Read: Patrick Chan Is Back
Four Continents Championships 2016 men results
Read: Ice King Evgeni Plushenko
On falling princes, quintuple jumps, 5 quads, Putin and big ideas
Read: Aida Poulsen's Editor's Letter
Technical controller: Larisa Ge


text: This guy claims to have figured out how to make custom ringtones on his iPhone, although he conveniently doesn't give us any hints as to, you know, how he did it. We suppose this is related to the iPhone Dev Wiki file system hacking, but there are no details so far. What do you guys think: uber-hacker or editing shenanigans? [YouTube]


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two grandchildren turn Three;
we have full responsibility for a Five and an Almost-Three for five days while their parents enjoy some Travel Time;
we begin ballroom-dance classes at the local community centre (I know! Should be fun, but we're a bit nervous -- old dogs, new tricks, and all that);
and we have a week in Portland. . .
walking 'round this lake before, in the spring. in memory of walking it with Mom.
So it's not quite Spring yet, but the days are already noticeably longer here, the equinox only a few weeks away, and signs of growth abound. We may yet see another snowfall here, and I know I've still got time to enjoy wearing my new sweater, but soon we'll be out there hiking and walking and riding our bikes and gardening. . . . or just sitting on the grass, or at a table, or on a bench, in the sun . . . I'm ready!
Today, though. . . today is grey here (although we have four or five days of sunshine forecast, just 'round the corner, can't wait!). I'm going to get myself to the gym, see if that rustles up some endorphins, and then I've planned a yarn store outing and a writing session in a favourite bakery/teashop. We have a sleepover with a Grand tonight, a first ballroom-dance class tomorrow, and that's it for the weekend plans so far. You?


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Weekend Warriors: All TheThings I'll Miss When Not in Cbus
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Weekend Warriors: Too Many Epic Events, Not Enough Weekend
By Lacey Luce So there are two high-profile things going on this weekend: the re-opening of the new Columbus Museum of Art and HighBall. Let's talk museum first, because this grand reopening is the "ta-da" on a pretty epic adventure….Read More
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By Lacey Luce Halloween will be here soon and HighBall is a mere 10 days away. Do you have your costume yet? Are you in the holiday spirit? If not, I found a few things to help get you in…Read More
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Weekend Warriors: Sometimes I Like Lists or 12-ish Arts Events to Check Out
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By Lacey Luce It may not be technically fall, but the fall season is kicking in and it's kind of a big deal. Let's start at the opera. I have never been to the opera and if I'm being totally…Read More
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By Lacey Luce I am a rabid Joss Whedon fan. Fellow fans may have noted that I occasionally pepper this blog with quotes from the Whedonverse (I did it just for you). So, my obsession right now is Dr. Horrible's…Read More
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When living or working abroad, it is important to find a taste of home, which might mean creating it yourself. I've been doing this a lot lately. Sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of curiosity to see if I can successfully replicate something. Today, in honor of Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/my childhood memories, I bring you homemade paczki! These fatty fried dough delights have roots in European pre-Lenten celebrations and were transported by Polish immigrants to the United States. Paczki are very popular in Michigan (my home state) due to the large number of Polish immigrants that flourished in the area and introduced this delightful tradition to the rest of us (I do not have Polish ancestry, but fully embrace this tasty ritual. I missed them so much while living in Minnesota that I made them from scratch one year and decided to do it again here in Kazakhstan!).
"So what is the big deal with paczki? They are just doughnuts…"
No, no, no, my ignorant friend. They are not simply doughnuts. While both are fried dough, there are some core differences that set them apart. For one, the dough of paczki differs from doughnuts and the German Berliners, another type of pre-Lenten fried delight. It is very rich with egg yolks, milk, sugar, yeast, and butter. It also contains a small quantity of high-proof alcohol. This apparently helps paczki from absorbing too much oil while frying, which keeps them lighter and spongier than other types of fried dough (this means you can eat at least two—the world record stands at 23!). The insides are stuffed with a variety of fruit or custard fillings, then either glazed or dusted with powdered sugar.
Paczki are a big deal in Michigan. People pre-order them, wait in line at 4 AM to get them, and post about their goodness all day on Facebook. Such deliciousness should be honored in this way. I started working on mine at 9 AM today and finished dusting them with powdered sugar at 2:30 PM. A lot of that time was spent doing dishes while waiting for the dough to rise, different parts of the process take some time as well—the frying took about 30 minutes, grinding my own powdered sugar took about 15 minutes, and filling them, always a messy and sticky challenge, took at least 45 minutes, plus making the actual dough! They are a lot of work, but worth it.
I filled this year's paczki with either Nutella or cherry preserve. Both were delicious. If you hurry to Kazakhstan for a visit, you might be able to grab a few before we eat them all!


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Chelsea have no fresh injury problems for Wednesday's Premier League trip to Arsenal .
Defender David Luiz (knee) and forward Charly Musonda (groin) remain out.
Both have returned to training and could feature in Saturday's FA Cup trip to Norwich.
Arsenal pair Mesut Ozil and Laurent Koscielny have a chance of returning for the Gunners.
Arsene Wenger said that Koscielny had a 30 per cent chance of playing against the champions, while Ozil is closer to a return and his knee injury will be assessed before the match.
But they will have to make do without full-back Sead Kolasinac after he took a knock to his ankle in the draw with West Brom at the weekend.
Aaron Ramsey and Olivier Giroud are both still recovering from hamstring problems, while Nacho Monreal is again out with an ankle injury.
Provisional Chelsea squad: Courtois, Caballero, Rudiger, Alonso, Fabregas, Drinkwater, Kante, Hazard, Morata, Pedro, Bakayoko, Moses, Kenedy, Zappacosta, Willian, Batshuayi, Cahill, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Clarke-Salter, Sterling, Eduardo, Ampadu, Hudson-Odoi.
Provisional Arsenal squad: Cech, Ospina, Mertesacker, Holding, Mustafi, Koscielny, Chambers, Debuchy, Bellerin, Nelson, Maitland-Niles, Coquelin, Wilshere, Xhaka, Elneny, Ozil, Iwobi, Sanchez, Welbeck, Walcott, Lacazette.


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Sands of Delirium - Foil
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Color: Artifact
Card Text: X, T: Target player puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Rarity: R
Cost: 3
Card Type: Artifact
Artist: Charles Urbach
Name: Sands of Delirium
Finish: Foil
Card Number: 216
Set Name: Magic 2013