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Brooklyn Reading Center"What the kids don't realize, is with this fun, comes a lot of learning." L. Parks, video, below.
Welcome to our reading intervention and enrichment center, serving the Brooklyn and surrounding area since 1984, and developing innovative methods to better help your child learn. With our Advanced Techniques, we have helped children of all ages, all problems. If your child has a reading problem, mild or severe — or wishes enrichment — our center is really the place you want to be. Call 718.768.3526, and ask for Laura.
No other center provides what we provide:
- Experienced Specialists to Work with Your Child
- Use of Advanced Technology (watch video to your left)
- Engaging Assistive Software, for Use in Your Home — for Our Homework, School Homework, and Enjoyment — as Well as at the Center, So Learning Occurs at Home as Well As During Sessions
- We Use Standardized Reading Assessments to Help Track Your Child's Progress
- With Our Versatile Methods and Experienced Specialists, We Help Your Child with Underlying Issues that may Contribute to Reading Problems
- We Provide Both Intervention and Enrichment
How Does Our Program Work? Children receive immediate help as soon as they begin attending our sessions. Virtually all children with reading difficulties also have difficulty with schoolwork. Therefore, we incorporate schoolwork, when needed, into our reading sessions, so children make reading gains while, at the same time, receiving the subject-matter help needed to succeed in school.
And, within a session or two, children learn to use our assistive software at home; software which helps them do homework, reinforcing reading skills as they go.
We use our advanced techniques to help children keep up, as they catch up, and then excel. We have worked with children ranging from those who have come for enrichment, to those who have had severe difficulty due to to issues such as dyslexia, phonological disorders, and auditory processing disorders. Children with issues such as these have not only caught up, but have gone on to excel well beyond grade level, and have come to love reading.
Reading and language arts are that part of the communication continuum that deal with the decoding, encoding, and comprehension of written communication. We work on all areas of reading, including underlying language structures, if necessary, which may be contributing to reading problems. Whether your child would like enrichment, or has more serious problems, we believe that, with our training, techniques, and success, this is where you should bring your child.
Why Some Children Have Difficulty Reading
The specific reasons are as varied as there are children. All of us have strengths and weaknesses. Some children have difficulty paying attention, while others may have difficulty associating a sound with a symbol; that is, the awareness of or ability to remember what sound a letter makes.
In other cases, there may be an underlying language issue. Deficits in auditory processing, phonological processing or even a subtle receptive language disorder can also interfere with the ability to learn to read, write and spell.
And eventually, difficulties with reading, writing and spelling affect your child's ability to learn and to achieve academic success. If you'd like to set up an appointment, or feel a need for guidance, pease email us at email@example.com, or call us at 718.768.3526, and ask for Laura.
We have been helping children in the Park Slope and surrounding area since 1984, with virtually every type of language and/or literacy problem. In 2006, we began utilizing our Phonic Engine® Reading Method, and increased our focus on reading and language arts, with children achieving anticipated — but nevertheless surprisingly — steep gains in short periods of time, in a cost-effective manner. One of the beauties of our technology is that the learning experiences are repeatable at home. We serve clientele in the New York metropolitan area, providing assistance along the entire spectrum of spoken and written communication.
What Makes Us Different?
What makes us different from other learning/literacy centers? In a nutshell, our methodology and our attitude. If you listened to the video at the top of this page, you heard Laura talk about our Phonic Engine® Reading Method. The Phonic Engine® Reading Method is embodied in a software program called KidsVoyager® Online. The software itself, and its underlying techniques, are far from what one may normally envision as "reading software." It is by no means "programmed learning," which steps the user through a series of activities designed to teach specific skills. Instead, it's a broad-based, sweeping, technologically advanced, multisensory, assistive technology means for the teaching of reading and all language arts, suitable as the primary means for classroom teaching, home schooling, individual use, and tutoring, both for learners with no difficulties, and learners with impairments, even significant impairments.
It supersedes every accepted reading methodology currently in use, including phonics and whole language. It assists learners by providing tools that enable them to learn at their own pace, using materials of their own choosing, coupling spoken language with written language, and providing them with combined stimuli, including auditory, visual, kinesthetic, tactile, and proprieceptive (stimuli with respect to mouth formation and movements to produce specific sounds), thus not only creating multiple concurrent sensory reinforcement, but providing the ability to build upon strengths to enhance weaknesses.
It contains novel (and patented) techniques which allow children, even as young as 4 or 5 to phonemically encode (i.e. spell) virtually any words they can think of; use those words to understand, "investigate," and write about anything of their choosing, exploring written language from every conceivable angle within an engaging multisensory environment. And, during this process, which is fun (the way children, not adults, define fun), they increase their understanding of and/or learn: phonemic awareness; phonics; vocabulary; reading comprehension; reading fluency; spelling; writing; and every single aspect of language arts, using every single practice (including variations) that has been scientifically shown to achieve results.
The Phonic Engine® Method was also developed with, and promotes, a certain "attitude" toward the learning of language arts: it must be fun. The three major practices currently in use, independently or in combination are: a basal reader approach, a phonics approach, and a whole language approach. None of these are fun. (This does not mean children will not benefit from them; most adults were taught using approaches that were not fun, and most adults learned to read.) Reading about Dick and Jane is not fun. Phonics drills are not fun. Whole Language could be fun, but typically is not. In general, many, if not most, schools these days use a mixed approach. One common approach is to teach using themes. What themes do schools pick? Things like Colonial America. Or Native American pottery. How many of our students do you think have asked to learn about Colonial America, or Native American pottery? (We do not believe that information such as this should not be taught, but it frequently creates unnecessary obstacles to the acquisition of literacy skills.) They ask for things like the solar system, dinosaurs, medieval swords and pets. They use the Method to read stories written for kids. They explore. And they learn.
The Phonic Engine® Reading Method is the primary tool we use for all reading instruction at our center. Kids love to come, as you may have heard in the videos. Kids use it at home, as you also may have heard in the videos. The cost to help children is significantly reduced because KidsVoyager® Online can be used at home. And it is used at home. And kids improve. At a lower cost, and often in a dramatic fashion.
A Diagnostic Tool?
While not designed explicitly to be a diagnostic tool, the Phonic Engine® Method utilizes easily observable techniques, and provides teachers and parents a unique opportunity to quickly receive feedback, and identify learners who are experiencing specific problems. For example, a typical first step in using the Method, is to "think" of a word, and then "think" of its beginning and ending sounds. If, by first grade (and perhaps earlier), if a child is unable to do this (with the exception of certain short vowels and some other situations), they are experiencing a phonemic awareness problem at that point in time. A typical second step is to click letters that make these sounds. If a child has difficulty with this, they are experiencing a phonics problem at that point in time. If used in a small group, or in a classroom with monitoring, these issues can be readily observed. If a problem is identified, appropriate action can be taken. At the very least, the student can then be more formally assessed and, if needed, followed. In situations where a problem is identified, using any means, it is our strong suggestion that parents be highly assertive in ensuring that their children receive appropriate intervention.
If you'd like more information about our methodology, please have a look at our White Paper: The Phonic Engine Reading Method: Learning to Read in the 21st Century — A Transformative Advance in the Teaching of Language Arts and General Education, where you will be able to see screen shots of KidsVoyager® Online (the Phonic Engine® Method software), read a detailed explanation of how the Method was developed, have a look at our patents, see the results of standardized test scores, and learn more in general about our methods and guiding principles.
Developmental Milestones For Literacy
It is important to understand that the milestones below are broad guidelines, and should not be interpreted as something you child must be able to do at a precise time, as all children develop differently, and many variations are absolutely, completely normal. We can't emphasize this enough, as many parents tend to become concerned if their child seems months behind another child, or has not "met" a particular milestone, as listed below. However, if you see substantial variation in a few things, or moderate variation in many things, or your instinct tells you "something seems wrong," that may be cause for concern, and you should probably seek professional guidance.
12-18 Months
- Points at pictures with one finger
- Makes the same sound for a particular picture (for example, the hard "c" sound, or a "moo" sound for a cow)
- Points when asked where is…?
- Turns a book right side up
- Gives a book to you to read
18-24 Months
- Relates books to children's experiences
- Uses books as part of a routine
- Asks simple 'wh' questions
- Completes your sentences when reading
24-36 Months
- Recites familiar text from memory
- Coordinates text with pictures
- Notices or protests when adult uses wrong word in a frequently read book
- Reads familiar book to self
36-48 Months
- Listens to longer stories
- Can retell a familiar story
- Understands what text is
- Moves finger along text
- Starts to recognize some letters
- May know some alphabet sounds
- Tries to "write" ideas or notes by scribbling
- Knows that text moves from left to right and top to bottom
- Knows that print carries meaning
- Recognizes most letters of the alphabet and corresponding sounds
- Can tell a story using characters and settings
- Can produce rhyming words
- Pretends to read a book, using pictures as clues to the text
- May begin to recognize frequently seen words
- Can tell what sound is at the beginning of the word
- Starts to read signs, food packages, and other commonly seen items
First Grade
- Uses variety of strategies to read unknown words
- Using context, can self-correct while reading
- Can retell a story describing characters, setting, problem, outcome — can also predict outcomes based on title and pictures
- Can read and understand simple books
- Can tap out syllables and break up a word into its sounds
- Can change, take away or add sounds to make new words
- Can read approximately 100 words by sight
Second Grade
- Uses encoding skills to sound out words
- Recognizes sight words
- Is more attentive and can understand some punctuation
- Monitors their own reading for meaning
- Self-corrects as needed
- Applies phonics and word analysis skills
Third Grade
- Reads more independently
- Focuses more on meaning
- Reading becomes a way to learn new vocabulary and concepts
- Demonstrates more skilled, efficient and fluent reading
- Uses many strategies to understand stories


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British PM signals cut in benefits for welfare dependents
BRITISH WELFARE rules have sent out "incredibly damaging signals for years" that it pays people not to work, that they are owed "something for nothing", British prime minister David Cameron will say today.
In a toughly worded speech, Mr Cameron is to make clear that under-25s will be forced to stay living with their parents if they cannot afford to live on their own, while those claiming benefits should ask if they can afford to have more children.
The Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is already making some of the most significant changes to welfare regulations in a generation, but Mr Cameron is to make clear his determination to go further.
Presently, 210,000 under-25s receive £2 billion (€2.48 billion) a year in housing benefits. "Some of these young people will genuinely have nowhere else to live – but many will," Mr Cameron is to say in the speech, extracts of which were released last night by 10 Downing Street.
Some young people are forced to live with their parents until they can afford to live on their own "while for many others, it's a trip to the council where they can get housing benefit at 18 or 19 – even if they're not actively seeking work. We need to think harder about who receives working-age welfare. If it is a real safety net, then clearly it's principally for people who have no other means of support, or who have fallen on hard times," the prime minister will say.
So far, cuts to housing benefit – now limited to £500 per week – and other changes pushed by work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith have been among the most popular of all of the coalition's policies, even with non-Conservative voters.
The United Kingdom suffers from "a welfare gap", where some grow up with "a series of expectations: you can have a home of your own, the state will support you whatever decisions you make, you will always be able to take out no matter what you put in. This has sent out some incredibly damaging signals. That it pays not to work. That you are owed something for nothing. It gave us millions of working-age people sitting at home on benefits even before the recession hit," Mr Cameron will say.
"It created a culture of entitlement. And it has led to huge resentment amongst those who pay into the system, because they feel that what they're having to work hard for, others are getting without having to put in the effort.
"The system is saying to these people: 'Can't afford to have another child? Tough, save up. Can't afford a home of your own? Tough, live with your parents. Don't like the hours you're working? Tough, that's just life,' " he will say.
Local authority tenants living outside London can claim nearly £25,000 a year in housing benefits, while 150,000 people claiming long-term income supports have three children, with 57,000 having four.
"Quite simply, we have been encouraging working-age people to have children and not work, when we should be enabling working-age people to work and have children. So it's time we asked some serious questions about the signals we send out through the benefits system. Yes, this is difficult . . . so many people are struggling, isn't it right that we ask whether those in the welfare system are faced with the same kinds of decisions that working people have to wrestle with when they have a child?" he will say.

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Room 104 Families,
Donors Choose
- All (four!) of my Donor's Choose projects have been funded. Thanks for your donations and helping to get the word out.
Fish and Snails
- Our fish and snail are going to need new homes as our school year starts to wind down. If you would like one or more of the fish or the snail, please let me know. There are five fish and one snail.
Sight Words
- I, am, like, we, see, the, can, and, be, big, little, on, it, to, a, is, look, at, my, here, yes, no, day, come, run, have, go, me, you, said, in, are, zero, do, that, one, up, down, two, he, she, three, four, with, play, five, love, by, six, because, will, seven, away, want, fun, eight, all, did, blue, black, brown, red, yellow, orange, purple, pink, green, white, gray, nine, ten, for, us, of, was, as, from, his, her, out, this, what, get, went, they, not, where, got, make, find, but, eat, funny, help, good, please, who, under, so, pretty, had, very, or, too, must, first
Letter of the Week: Review
Morning Meeting:
- Greeting – Greet Five People
- Activity – Practice Play Songs
- Sharing – Students will share what they are excited about for first grade, insect research projects
Wednesday, June 17th
- We will attend the school talent show
Thursday, June 18th
- Room 104 will be performing The Very Hungry Caterpillar at 10:30 am in the auditorium.
- Parents and family member attendance is welcomed and encouraged to attend
- Costumes are already due, please turn them in if you have not
- At 2:00 pm we will be having our kindergarten celebration, A Banana Split Party, on the playground
- Please see the blog post and paper sent home for the donations needed
Friday, June 19th
- Last Day of School! It is a full day – 8:45 to 3:45
- There will be an all school picnic. We are outside all morning and watch a movie in the afternoon.
- Parents and family members are welcome to come to the picnic
- Students can bring towels to sit on, games, outside activities, and snacks.
- Lunch will be provided, but students may bring their own if they would like
- Students should wear sunscreen, a hat, and dress for the weather.
- Summer birthdays can bring a snack to share.
- Report cards will be given out at the end of the day before dismissal.
- This school year was a great success, in part, to the dedication of all the families. Education is a joint effort between home and school. Thanks for actively participating in the education of your child and helping them to start on a great path. The students are ready to become first graders, wherever they may be, and that is very exciting! The students have grown so much over the past school year and have learned so much. I am looking forward to seeing them as big first graders in the halls next year.
- I will be checking my work email over the summer if any questions come up.
Things to Know:
- Please check regularly and use the Things To Be Working On At Home link on the blog.
- Please return any library books you may have at home.
- A form has been sent home asking you to indicate if your child will be returning to Ray next year. This information is very important in properly planning for next year. I still have not received all the forms and it has been sent home twice to some students. If you need a new one, let me know!
- Kindergarten classrooms are a great place to donate things you do not need anymore. We can find a use for almost anything!
- Continue to work on ST Math (JiJi) and ABCMouse at home.
- Each student has their own Bob Book (http://bobbooks.com/) in their read to self bags. Students are able to practice their books during centers (usually with the third grade buddies) and read them correctly to me to pass on to the next book. These are great books! Please refer to the link with any questions.
- Consider collecting Box Tops. They are on many of the everyday items that you buy. You may turn them in to me. Each Box Top earns money for the school. http://www.boxtopsforeducation.info
Ms. Maltz


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After spending over 10 years as a lawyer and as a Property Invest-ment Strategist, Godwin Okri is now moving into TV presenting.
Mr Okri, who is CEO of Menvo Limited, a property consultancy firm, says that he was approached by BEN TV to create a property investment show. The Okri Property Show (TOPS) was created primarily to educate and create investment awareness to the British public.
Godwin Okri – Expert Presenter
"As a Property Investment Strategist, I have seen a lot of my clients make money by investing sensibly. The Property market offers great opportunity to make money. However, if an investor fails to invest wisely, there is the danger of repossession or bankruptcy. The Okri Property Show (TOPS) is there to educate investors or First Time Buyers. The Show also seeks to expose the last remaining secret of wealth creation through property in-vestments."
In May 2009, the Mirror pub-lished an article that Mr Okri was living in a detached house with swimming pool. Mr Okri said: "I read the article. It is not true that my property has a swimming pool. Perhaps the journalist is wishing me well"
Godwin Okri is from a famous family; his brother, Ben Okri won the Booker Prize for Litera-ture and was awarded MBE. Natalie Okri, Godwin's daughter, was semi-finalist of the 2008 Britain has Got Talent competi-tion. Mike Okri is an R & B sing-er in the USA.
Mr Okri said: "I do not let the fact that I am from this family affect my purposing for living. I believe that everyone is equal and should strive for success, with or without a famous sur-name."
Godwin's book 'Investing in Property with Strategy" was published in July 2015 primarily to show that there is a science to investment. Godwin said: "My book is a unique book in the market. It is the only book in the market linking science with property investment. The book avers that physics should not be the preserve of scientist alone. There are principles in physics which lend themselves to the property investor.
The mystery is that property investment has scientific connection. I am confi-dent that because of my experi-ence in the property market, the viewers of the new show would enjoy the show. It will be stimu-lating, entertaining and educative."
Lola Bolarinwa – Co-Presenter
An experienced professional with over ten years of experience providing a full range of Support and Training services to clients of different levels and backgrounds within Information Technology, Change Management, Advisory Services and Finance.
Known as a volume producer who readily adapts to changing priorities, always willing to learn and work as part of a team with strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with a flexible approach and determination. I am always willing to learn and improve myself.
Born in Loughborough, a computer science graduate from Coventry university. I also have a passion for the media and entertainment industry propelling me to start an events management and media company which presents the opportunity to develop my creative skills. I have organised various events both corporate and social.
Previously part of the production team for a weekly news (NWTV), host, presenter and conducting red carpet interviews for various events.
Born in Loughborough, a computer science graduate from Coventry university. I also have a passion for the media and entertainment industry. I currently play the guitar and interested in learning some more instruments.
I am a reliable and positive person who is always ready for a challenge and willing to learn.
Rita Laher – Co-Presenter
Rita is a highly motivated inspirational speaker with a valued Gaming background, who boasts excellent interpersonal skills and customer service.
A very ambitious team player, driven by the desire to succeed in the property market. An aspiring entrepreneur and a land lady with 10 years experience.
She has an extensive social network and takes a keen interest in charitable causes. Her hobbies and past times include dance, travel, recreational sport and art.
Susie Retty – Co-Presenter
Susie has occupied a wide range of positions at a professional level, including the following positions:
IT Professional
Social Worker
Show Presenter
She currently runs a popular show Susie Retty Live Show.
Florence Tucker – Co-Presenter
A talented scriptwriter, Florence's tenacity is second to non, clearly demonstrated with her track record as briefly outlined below. She is involved in a increasing number of shows and production
to include film productions. The roles occupied include the following:
Script editor
Production Manager


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USPGA Championship Betting Tips, Offers and Odds
USPGA Championship Golf Betting Tips, Offers, Odds, History, Facts, Stats and Preview, 28th-31st July 2016
The last major of the year is the USPGA, taking place at Baltusrol in 2016, from the 28-31 July. Read on as we bring you the best enhanced odds betting offers and free bets, as well as some top betting tips to help you make some cash from betting on the US PGA Championship.
US PGA Championship Betting Tips
- Dustin Johnson to win at 8/1 with Ladbrokes
- Sergio Garcia each way at 28/1 with Coral
Best USPGA Betting Offer
The best offer right now for the 2016 USPGA Championship is with 888sport. This great golf betting site offers new customers triple odds on ANY player to win the USPGA Championship!
Bet up to £10 on ANY player to win the USPGA and get paid treble the profit in a mix of cash and free bets! See some example odds below:
Rory McIlroy at 27/1 – Jason Day at 30/1 – Dustin Johnson at 24/1 – Jordan Spieth at 42/1 –
– Henrik Stenson at 42/1 – Phil Mickleson at 66/1 – Adam Scott at 99/1 – Justin Rose at 99/1
2016 US PGA Championship Betting Offers, Free Bets and Enhanced Odds
Preview, Tips and Analysis
Baltusrol is known amongst golf fans as one of the most fearsome challenges in the game. It is a long track which can stretch out to 7,428 yards for the members who play it as a par 72 but when the US PGA comes into town, the par is reduced to 70.
Two par fives are converted to par fours in the opening few holes which help to make the front nine incredibly challenging. The back nine offers more scoring options but will still punish anybody who has even the slightest lapse in concentration. Quirkily, the Lower Course ends with two par fives. The closing stretch could then provide some late, late drama to bring the curtain down on a fantastic season in terms of the majors.
What's Needed?
In order to get around Baltusrol with a respectable score it is absolutely necessary to keep the ball out of trouble. Over the past few years many of the fairway bunkers have been made deeper and moved slightly so that they are in even more troubling positions. Given the length of the course, it is important to hit the ball a long way off the tee but anybody who pulls their driver too often runs the risk of finding themselves in the very penal rough.
Dustin Johnson has put himself in the position to win majors plenty of times before but it was only at this year's US Open that he was finally able to get over the line.
That win, especially given its extraordinary circumstances, has given him all the confidence he needs to go on and win many more. Technically, his work with Butch Harmon to hit a repeatable fade has really paid off and his power means he can hit irons off the tee and still keep up with those hitting woods and drivers. DJ is the favourite for good reason and at 8/1 with Ladbrokes he's the man to stop.
His record at the USPGA is very strong and the types of course usually used for this Championship, including Baltusrol, suit DJ brilliantly. He has four top 10s in six previous appearances and with a major under his belt he can improve that record with a big win. In the past six majors on US soil he has finished no worse than seventh and odds of 8/1 look very big to us.
Each Way Betting Tip
Each of 2016's three majors have been won by players breaking their major duck and Sergio Garcia will be fancying his chances of becoming the fourth such winner of the year. You could fill a book with the amount that has been written about Garcia's mental fragility when it comes to the biggest tournaments but he looks as prepared as ever ahead of this week. His last four finishes are T5-T5-T5-1 and he should at least place at nice odds of 28/1 with Coral.
Just for fun…
The USPGA has a history of throwing up surprise winners, none more so than in 1991 when John Daly, originally only a reserve to even play and the ninth reserve at that, announced himself to the golf world. Check out the video below where he's playing golf without a shirt or shoes just to get an idea of quite how unpredictable his win was! "Don't underestimate the fat man"
USPGA Championship History
The USPGA Championship – just called the PGA in America – is the final Major of the year, customarily played in mid-August, four weeks after the British Open, although it is sometimes a little earlier for scheduling reasons. The total purse in 2012 was a whopping $8m, with winner Rory McIlroy picking up a very cool $1.4m, as compared to Daly's $230,000 back in 1991. Not even enough to buy golf shoes.
Whilst it has been held at a large number of different courses, in more recent times this has been limited to a more select band, with Hazeltine, Whistling Straights, Medinah and now Oak Hill all holding it twice since 1999. Valhalla and Baltusrol, due to hold the tournament in 2014 and 2016 respectively are also among those elite courses.
First held in 1916 the first two tournaments (the second not until 1919 due to the war) were won by an Englishman, Jim Barnes. From 1916 to 1957 it was a match play event before moving to stroke play in 1958. That change was largely due to pressure from the TV networks who wanted to have several top players in contention on the final day, rather than just two, possibly of low rank.
The USPGA is the only one of the four Majors that does not automatically invite the world's top 50 players, although in practice they invariably invite any member of the top 100 who has not qualified by one means or other. It is usually played in the Eastern USA, only 10 times in almost 100 tournaments has it been played in the West.
Click here for the official USPGA Championship website for more details on the history of this fine tournament.
USPGA Championship recent winners
- 2015 – Jason Day, Australia, Whistling Straights
- 2014 – Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, Valhalla
- 2013 – Jason Dufner, USA, Oak Hill East Course
- 2012 – Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland, Kiawah Island
- 2011 – Keegan Bradley, USA, Atlanta Athletic Club
- 2010 – Martin Kaymer, Germany, Whistling Straights
- 2009 – Yang Yong-eun, South Korea, Hazeltine National
- 2008 – Padraig Harrington, Ireland, Oakland Hills
- 2007 – Tiger Woods, USA, Southern Hills
- 2006 – Tiger Woods, USA, Medinah Country Club
- 2005 – Phil Mickleson, USA, Baltusrol
- 2004 – Vijay Singh, Fiji, Whistling Straights
- 2003 – Shaun Micheel, USA, Oak Hill
USPGA Championship Trivia and Facts
- Rory McIlroy – McIlroy's second round 75 in 2012 was the highest round ever by a winner at the USPGA Championship.
- -20 – The best score against par in USPGA history recorded by Jason Day in 2015, with Tiger Woods (2000 and 2006) shooting -18. Perhaps the unluckiest man in USPGA history? Bob May. Shot -18 in 2000 and lost the play-off.
- Rodman Wanamaker – The former department store owner donated the first trophy for 1916 champ Jim Barnes, a diamond-studded gold medal. The champion now receives a slightly less gaudy Wanamaker Trophy. And a big fat cheque.
- Youngest winner – Gene Sarazen was just 20 years 174 days old when he won in 1922. 54 years later he would become the oldest winner of the British Open.
- 63 – The lowest single round ever in the USPGA, a score achieved by 11 different men, most recently Steve Stricker in his opening round in 2011.
- 8 shots – Rory McIlroy's decimation of the field in 2012 was the biggest winning margin in USPGA history (stroke play). Just imagine what he could have done if he hadn't have messed about in the second round!
- 8 & 7 – The biggest win in the match play format was against legend Sam Snead – in 1938, with Paul Runyan (nickname Little Poison) the victor.
- Most Wins – Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus are tied on five wins each, with Tiger Woods on four.
- Play-offs – Play-offs have been needed to decide the winner 18 times (including extra holes in match play). Byron Nelson is the only man to lose twice, in 1939 and 1941.
- David Toms – Toms shot the lowest four-round total in 2001 when his 265 score saw him home.


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Allen Solly – Women
Launched in India in 1993, Allen Solly brought about a completely new concept to menswear in India — Friday Dressing. In the years that followed, the brand, with its Anglo-American heritage, proved to be the most innovative of the Madura Fashion & Lifestyle's brands. Today, it is one of India's most popular and easily recognised brands in the branded premium apparel segment. Consumers understand it as a vibrant and upbeat work wear brand. Allen Solly's recall with Friday Dressing is clearly the strongest.


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In which I hang around at the airport for the afternoon, act as ballast in a TravelAir without a headset and do my RA-Aus Certificate flight test.
RA-Aus Certificate Flight TestAugust 9, 2010
Circuits with TAugust 8, 2010
In which I do some circuits with T.
Pre-licence check: part IVAugust 7, 2010
In which I do a practice forced landing, fly some nice circuits and am cleared to book in for my test.
Pre-licence check: part IIIJuly 24, 2010
In which I fly badly.
Pre-licence check: part IIJuly 11, 2010
In which I learn how to start the Jab in cold weather, manage to do half my pre-licence check and fight with the throttle.
Pre-licence check: part IJuly 4, 2010
So, the plan for today was to do my pre-licence check. Unfortunately the weather gods didn't comply and instead gave me clouds and fog (sigh).
Anyways, we didn't get to do the practical part but did do the theory part of the check. Basically I was asked a series of questions about things like the privileges/limitations of the RA-Aus certificate, knowledge about the Jab and how I'd deal with certain scenarios in the air.
Overall it seems I would've passed the theory part, which is good. The flying part had to be postponed until next week, but hopefully next Saturday the weather will be kind! 😛
I feel like I'm so close to actually doing the test, it's rather disappointing to have it affected by weather. Ah well, I guess that's what I get for getting to this point in the middle of winter!
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
SMALL CHANGE Contest Winner and How Gardening Is Like Writing
The winner is...
Marsha Sigman!
Marsha, please email me with your mailing address and I'll send you the autographed book ASAP!
Moving on to today's topic... (how's that for a transition?) I was working in the yard yesterday, and I got inspired to do a post comparing gardening to writing. Hubby Jim loves working in the yard and spends lots of time there. He's really good at it. I, on the other hand, don't usually enjoy yard work. At all. While reading The Secret Garden might make me feel like tending my own section of our yard, working in the fresh air and nurturing plant life in the soil around our home, the inspiration never lasts. In this way gardening is nothing like writing to me because I love writing, I look forward to it, and I spend as much time as possible writing or doing something that is writing-related. Writing is my passion while gardening, for me, is a chore. (I hope those of you who love gardening will still respect me in the morning.) Still, I can be found in the yard on rare occasions, enjoying myself.
Keeping in mind that my gardening knowledge is oh-so-limited, tell me if you think I'm on to something here.
How gardening is like writing:
1. You can't be afraid to get your hands dirty.
When you're writing, everything will not simply fall into place. To fix plot holes, to build on your theme (and you may not even be fully aware of your true theme the first time through), or to be open to revision, you have to be willing to get your hands dirty. How this is like gardening is a no brainer since, you know, plants live in the soil (a.k.a. dirt), and if you're going to mess with them...yeah. You get it.
2. Not everything we grow is fabulous. Or even good.
In writing, we sometimes get excited over something we've written that...well, sucks. These little darlings must die before they spread their little roots and choke the life out of our good stuff. Be willing to kill your darlings like weeds.
3. If you can't tell your weeds from your plants, ask for help.
Last year, I almost ripped out a dahlia thinking it was a weed. Luckily, I only garden on occasion because the little bugger blossomed into something beautiful before I got to it. I clearly need a second set of eyes in the yard. I also need experienced eyes to look over my writing.
4. If a plant is dying, maybe it just has to be moved--or nurtured.
When I kill my darlings, I often cut them out of my manuscript and paste them into a file labeled "snippets." They'll probably never see light of day, but they may make it back into the manuscript in a different spot. There's also the slim possibility that they'll take root and transform into a better idea with a little love.
5. Don't expect a miracle over night.
It takes time to make your yard beautiful. Same goes for your manuscript. Invest in your passion for the long haul.
Rather than leaving you with pictures of plants, I'll show you a few of my favorite yard sights.
This is Jim working in the yard. He's rolling out weed blocker before spreading mulch.
Isn't my little frog adorable? I saw him at the grocery store a few years ago and knew I had to have him. (Jim's story is similar, only we weren't at the grocery store and it was more than a few years ago.)
These are my yard chickens. I *heart* my yard chickens. Again, Jim's story is similar because I *heart* Jim too. Way more than the yard chickens.
What do you think? Is gardening like writing?
29 comments:
- Stephanie Thornton said...
I love your list! I'm a huge fan of gardening- I'm growing a ton of veggies this year and oodles of flowers.
I'm jealous of your yard though- mine is still under two feet of snow!
- April 4, 2010 at 10:24 PM
- Anastasia said...
I have always wanted to have a garden like "The Secret Garden" but I lack the talent and more importantly the patience.
- April 4, 2010 at 10:57 PM
- Lydia Sharp said...
Good points!
I'm totally in the mood for spring after we had such a gorgeous weekend. All I have to nurture is one little houseplant, but hey, it's something.
- April 5, 2010 at 3:50 AM
- Jemi Fraser said...
I definitely need help to see if something's a plant or a weed at times - although I'm getting better at it! :)
Love your frog!
- April 5, 2010 at 5:10 AM
We planted our tomato seeds yesterday. We have a huge garden and yes, lots of similarities to the writing journey! Thanks, Dawn!
- April 5, 2010 at 7:20 AM
- Marsha Sigman said...
First of all...Thank you for the book!!! I am so excited! I never win anything and for it to be on Monday of all days! Whewwww
Also I am shocked to realize that writing is a lot like gardening...but I am not that great at gardening.
I really love your yard chickens.
- April 5, 2010 at 7:26 AM
- Julie Dao said...
What a terrific analogy! I wish I were good at gardening, but I don't have my mom's green thumb. I admire people who can make beautiful and useful things grow, though!
- April 5, 2010 at 8:02 AM
- Susan R. Mills said...
Great analogy! I don't like the work part of gardening, but I love the outcome, so in that way it's different from writing for me. With writing, I love the process as much as the end result.
- April 5, 2010 at 8:50 AM
I think it's totally like gardening. Especially if you compare weeding to rewriting. It's something you can't just do once. Great analogy.
- April 5, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Dawn Simon said...
Stephanie, Jim grows veggies too. I love eating the vegetables Jim grows! (I'm thinking I'm sounding like a really lame wife right about now...) I bet your flowers will be beautiful! But two feet of snow in April! Ugh.
Anastasia, I lack the talent too. THE SECRET GARDEN makes it sound so fun, doesn't it?
Lydia, I only have two houseplants and they were both gifts from my kids, so I have extra pressure to keep them alive. ;) (I'll have to tell a story about that later. I swear my daughter should be a stand up comedian.) Glad you had a nice weekend!
Jemi, I'm horrible at gardening, really. Weed-plant confusion is a regular thing for me. I'm glad you're improving! Maybe I will too!
Paul, I love tomatoes! Impressive that you grow them from seeds. We put tomato plants into the vegetable garden every year ("we" meaning Jim--hee!). I'm glad you see the gardening-writing similarities too!
Hi, Marsha! Congratulations!! Thank you for loving my yard chickens. They make me smile.
Julie, we're alike. I don't have a green thumb, either, but I admire people who do.
Susan, excellent point and I agree. While I sometimes enjoy being in the yard, I usually don't. Writing on the other hand...love the process and the end result.
Laura, you're right: weeding is like rewriting.
- April 5, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- J.J. Bennett said...
Yea Marsha!
- April 5, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- Kat O'Keeffe said...
I love that analogy! I think it's so perfect for writing! Especially that last one: Don't expect a miracle over night. So true. Writing and gardening both take a lot of time and a lot of work, but the payoff sure is beautiful!
- April 5, 2010 at 4:51 PM
- beth said...
Congrats Marsha!
Great analogy!
I'd add:
Sometimes, it comes down to luck. You can prevent a drought or rainy season, just like you can't make perfect sunny weather happen. Sometimes, you have bad seasons, sometimes good.
- April 5, 2010 at 7:49 PM
- Jackee said...
Definitely. Great comparison!
And like watching things grow, sometimes I lack the patience for nurturing a book for as long as it might take to write/revise it before I can show it to anyone.
And congrats to Marsha!
- April 5, 2010 at 8:09 PM
- Dawn Simon said...
Hi, J.J.!
Thanks, Kat! :)
Beth, great addition to the list! :)
Thanks, Jackee!
- April 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM
- Lesley said...
Love your little froggie! I have a green one that I bought at the pharmacy...lol. :) Great post!
- April 7, 2010 at 11:18 PM
- Dawn Simon said...
Hi, Lesley! I love the frog! I'm sure he looks very handsome in green too. ;) Thanks for visiting!
- April 8, 2010 at 8:49 AM
That frog is cute, and I agree with your list.
- April 8, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- Roland D. Yeomans said...
In the spring it is certainly more enticing to be gardening than writing. At least for me.
Come check out my blog : WRITING IN THE CROSSHAIRS : www.rolandyeomans.blogspot.com.
- April 9, 2010 at 12:08 AM
- Dawn Simon said...
Hi, Medeia!
Roland, gardening falls under the category "chore" for me, though I sometimes enjoy it in the spring or summer. I wish working in the yard was a wee bit more enticing--I'd help Jim more often! ;)
I'll be at the SCBWI WWA conference this weekend. If I don't respond to comments right away, you'll know why. :)
- April 9, 2010 at 7:19 AM
- Roland D. Yeomans said...
Did you know there was a Murder Scene Blogfest going on now? http://annerileybooks.com/2010/03/its-gonna-be-a-bloody-one-folks-murder-scene-blogfest-is-here/.
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- April 9, 2010 at 11:35 PM
- Amy Tate said...
Oh how I wish I could enjoy the garden! I planted some rose bushes a few days ago, and I'm still paying for it. I have really bad allergies. Congrats to Marsha!
- April 10, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Jennifer Shirk said...
Yes!! That was a great analogy!
- April 12, 2010 at 7:17 PM
- Dawn Maria said...
Great post Dawn!
- April 12, 2010 at 7:28 PM
- Dawn Simon said...
Roland, very scary!
Amy, sorry about the allergies. That's a bummer. But yes, yay for Marsha!
Thanks, Jennifer! I always enjoy your posts.
Thanks, Dawn!
- April 14, 2010 at 6:22 PM
- beth said...
Very cool! Love the analogy--especially the last one, about giving it time to grow.
- April 15, 2010 at 9:47 AM
- Dawn Simon said...
Thanks, Beth!
- April 15, 2010 at 8:48 PM
- Ee Leen Lee said...
interesting analogy, though i think it depends on what sort of garden, if its a hydrophonics window box then thats a short story, if its a nursery, its where you grow your new stories. The compost heap is where new ideas come from.
- April 27, 2010 at 11:21 AM
- Dawn Simon said...
I like that. :)
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We all know that basketball has become an international phenomenon. Dirk Nowitzki. Pau Gasol. Yao Ming. Vlade "Dade-He Like to Party-He Dont Hurt Nobody" Divac. Steve Nash. Just to name a few.
With Seton Hall's own international star already come and gone - Nigeria's great Augustin Okosun - I took it upon myself to travel the world and find the next great rising international star, a la Kevin Bacon in "The Air Up There."
With the secret already out in China, South America, and much of Eastern Europe, I thought I would go where no basketball scout has gone before...Bangkok, Thailand. For the last two weeks, Setonia's own version of Head Coach Bobby Gonzalez and I travelled the depths of Thailand in search of the next (or first) great Thai basketball star.
What we found instead were Buddhist temples, pad thai food carts, elephants, and a plethora of massage parlors. However, there is no shame in trying and we left with our heads held high. Next stop: Papa New Guinea.


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Hugh Dibben
Hugh Dibben excelled in four sports — tennis, basketball, volleyball and cricket — over a 40-year competitive career in which he was fiercely aggressive but always maintained a sense of fair play.
He played cricket for the Peterborough Whitaker Cricket Club from 1948 to 1967, a highlight coming in 1948 when his team won the Matthews Cup, emblematic of Provincial Championship Honours. As a 40-year-old member of the Quaker Park Tennis Club, Hugh excelled as a doubles player. He paired Don Little to the 1968 Kawartha League title, and Tony Bigg to the 1973 crown. He also won the City Singles Championship in 1972 and was a member of two championship-winning Quaker teams.
In volleyball, Hugh competed 35 years and was a member of the All-Ontario Intermediate championship team in 1961. An outstanding 20-year basketball career included a COSSA championship with PCVS in 1949, and an Intermediate B Ontario title in 1963 with Fitzgerald Fuels.
And don't forget that he was also the city table tennis titlist in 1953.


text: An introduction to the digital tools and mediums available for art making. Each tool will be explored through hands-on tutorials and exercises that will cover a wide range of concepts and techniques. A variety of artworks and artists that utilize digital mediums will also be examined. (General Education Code: PE-T) ONLINE COURSE. Learn Fundamentals for: Image Editing (Adobe Photoshop) Vector Editing, Digital Drawing + Working with Text (Adobe Illustrator) Animation + Video (Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere) And explore a variety of other programs, apps and tools, from stop-motion to motion-capture, 3D modeling to 8-bit pixel builders, mobile sound loopers to online video mixers and more... EXPLORE + DEVELOP DIGITAL TECHNIQUES FOR: Photography + Photo Editing Graphic Design: Print / Web / UX / UI Presentations + Portfolios Printmaking, Mixed Media + Collage Typographic Design + Letterforms 3D Fabrication + Sculpture Animation, Video + Sound Interactive + Playable Media


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I have teamed up with the upcoming brand Sugar For Spike to do a giveaway for the first time on my blog. I thought it would be nice to offer you guys, as readers of my blog, a chance to win something rather than just looking at pictures of me wearing clothes for a change. Although, I'd highly appreciate if you'd still do that as well aha. It's also a great chance for me to say thank you to the lovely people who take time to comment and read the words of an eighteen year old student who just basically has a passion for blogging.
Sugar For Spike are offering 5 $100 Urban Decay Vouchers so five of you have the chance to win some of Urban Decay's amazing products. The giveaway is open worldwide however if you are not from the US the shipping rates would obviously be more expensive so check that out here if you have further questions. To enter just click the link here: click to enter giveaway. I wish good luck to everyone who enters and thank you again for your support!
To introduce you a little further to the brand, I've linked some of their lookbook photos and how the collection came about.
"The inspiration behind the lookbook comes from two friends, looking for an escape from the perfectionism and commercialism of their city, where they stumble into a "secret" underground hangout to have a little carefree fun.
Dancing and twirling throughout the night, and forgetting whom they are and what the world deems as appropriate behaviour, they end up discovering that the liberation from the night out will be one of the memories they will treasure about their youth. The collection is slated to release at select retailers and online at sugarforspike.com on 7th August 2014. The line is also available for pre-order now, with free international shipping. Closing date for pre-orders is 10th July 2014."


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I hope 2011 will be a happy and joyous year for each and everyone of you.
I had this dress made for my sister's wedding…and I absolutely love it!
|There's a little pocket on the right side (my hand is in it).
Note: If you like to dance when you go out- as I do- this dress is not for you (=
Let's just say it's very form fitting. I learned my lesson.
|Close up of the ruching detail… please excuse how it's pushed out- the wind blew it.
|Materials: Woodin Ankara, Crepe Back Satin, Organza, Tulle
|This is not a regular zipper. Depending on where you get it from, it's called a
designer zipper or bottom separating zipper.
Till next time… (=


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If the cruiserweight division were a person, it would barely be old enough to run for president. The WBC held the first cruiserweight world title fight on December 8, 1979, between Marvin Camel and Mate Parlov. It ended as a draw. Three months later, in March 1980, Camel won the rematch and became the world's first cruiserweight champion. Camel dropped his new title in his first defense, to Carlos de Leon, the first cruiserweight champion of any note.
Almost 37 years later, the division still struggles for recognition in the United States. It is hard for me to understand the reluctance of fans to embrace the division. Some of the most iconic heavyweight champions in history could have made the heavyweight limit. Rocky Marciano and Jack Dempsey always came in under 200 pounds. Joe Louis did consistently, early in his career.
In an era of super heavyweights who stand 6'5″ or better and weigh in between 235-250 pounds, it makes sense to have a division for fighters who are too big to be light heavyweights but cannot weight much more than 200 pounds while training as elite prizefighters.
The fact is, a well-conditioned, 200-pound professional athlete is both larger than a normal human being and also very agile and fast. In Mixed Martial Arts, the 205-pound, light heavyweight division is the glamour class.
North American fans who ignore the cruisers are missing out, because the weight class has been red hot over the past two years. Poland's Krzysztof Glowacki knocked out long-time champion Marco Huck, in one of 2015's most exciting fight. Glowacki knocked down former champion Steve Cunningham four times in another shootout last April.
Last September, Glowacki dropped that WBO belt to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk, a 2012 Olympic gold medalist and a potential pound-for-pound star. Usyk looks like a 200-pound version of Vasyl Lomachenko.
Another major cruiserweight fight is going to take place this weekend in Moscow, when WBA and IBF champion Denis Lebedev faces undefeated Murat Gassiev. In terms of resume, Lebedev would have to rank as the best cruiserweight in the world at this point, although at 37, he is growing long in the tooth.
Gassiev makes for an interesting challenger. He is 23-0 with 17 KOs and is a rarity for a Russian cruiser–his last five fights were all in the United States. He is coming off from a knockout victory over 20-1 Jordan Shimmell, six seconds into Round 1.
Gassiev is just 23 and stands 6'3.5″, with a 76″ reach. You have to expect he will move up and test himself at heavyweight at some point in the future. Meanwhile, a championship pedigree at cruiserweight would make him an instant contender at heavyweight, when the time comes.


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There are a million reasons.
I've always been artistic and have enjoyed making things throughout my childhood. I love photography and design and painting. I love sculpture, glass and textiles.
When I started college at RISD, I went in thinking for sure I'd major in illustration or photography. Nothing else crossed my mind. We spent our first year there taking all sorts of foundation classes. I had very little actual experience in 3 dimensional art, except for the one ceramics class in grade school, and of course I made lots of things at home. The bonus of having artist parents.
Before that first year was over, we were expected to choose our major. I suddenly had no idea where to go. I definitely didn't measure up to all the talented illustrators at school and I was really enjoying all the work in my sculpture class. During class one day, after a critique, my professor came over to chat. He asked me if I had ever considered majoring in Jewelry.
Well, no, actually.
He commented on my patience, my attention to detail and how I enjoyed working in a small scale.
Obviously, I love to wear jewelry. But I really had no concept of how it was actually produced. I started going to all the open houses to try to spark my hidden passion.
Then I met the jewelry majors.
What an eclectic bunch. They were funny and weird and down to earth. My kind of people. They showed me some of the pieces they made. I loved the conceptual jewelry immediately. I loved that you could make an artistic statement on such a small and personal level and that it could mean something different depending on the wearer.
I was hooked.
I have never once regretted that decision. I love the nitty gritty of working in metal.
I get to play with fire!
I love that my hands always look rough.
*side note: whenever I went home for holidays, my dad always asked to see my hands. He wanted to make sure they were callused and looked like I was working hard.
I love that the jewelry making process is still a mystery to so many people. I feel like a magician!
I love the intimacy of my work. How it pierces the flesh.
I love the symbolism and meaning that each wearer attributes to a piece.
I love the energy it holds.
I love how it makes you feel.
I love that it will last forever.
Make sure to read everyone else's post on this topic!
Cynthia Del Giudice - http://CynthiaDelGiudice.blogspot.com
Laura Jane Bouton - http://laurajanebouton.blogspot.it/
silentgoddess http://silentgoddess.blogspot.com
Beth Cyr http://bcyrjewelry.blogspot.com
Peculiar Forest http://peculiarforest.blogspot.com
Tosca Terán http://www.nanopod.me
Nodeform http://nodeform.blogspot.com
Mary Anne Karren: http://silverpearlmetalworks.wordpress.com/
Deborah Lee Taylor: http://www.e5jewelryblog.com
2Roses: http://www.jewelrytutorial.blogspot.com
Anne Walker: http://www.creativeinclinations.blogspot.com
Andrea Ring http://www.amuckdesign.blogspot.com
Gracebourne Design http://www.gracebourne.blogspot.com
Danielle Miller http://daniellemillerjewelry.blogspot.com/
Evelyn Markasky http://markasky.blogspot.com
Inbar Bareket http://www.inbarbareket.info/http:/www. ... d-dig-deep
Jewellietta http://www.jewellietta.blogspot.gr/
Abella Blue - http://www.abellablue.com/blog
e5jewelry - www.e5jewelryblog.com


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SENIOR COLLECTIONS come with 2 hours, 2 locations, unlimited outfit changes, expert editing including acne removal, skin softening, crows feet and fine lines, bags and tired eyes, etc. and an online gallery for download.
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Within a day or 2 after our session, I'll send over an UNEDITED gallery with the good, great and awesome for you to choose your favorites. If that is too overwhelming I will help. You will mark your favorite images directly in the gallery. I will be able to see your favorite list. Please message me when you are done so that I can get started on the editing process. There is an option to share your favorites by email from the gallery letting me know that you are done. I will then edit each image and send you a new edited gallery for you to download. Per contract, once I receive the message that you are done, the editing will take no longer than 2 weeks. However, it typically takes 1-3 days. A la Carte pricing for CD, DVD, custom UBS flash drives, prints, canvases, metals, and albums are available.
A $50 non-refundable retainer is required prior to session to secure your date and time. This will go towards the final balance. Full payment is due day of your session. Sales tax is NOT included and will be applied to the package price. Travel fee of $1 per mile incurred to mileage over 20 miles from my physical address.


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What a beautiful and modern city this is! We got in late so we went right to sleep, but not before staring out the window at the breathtaking view. Like other fabulous cities on waterways like San Francisco, Sydney, Singapore or Honolulu, Shanghai is right up there with the best of them. Our Hyatt Hotel on The Bund seems to be in the perfect location to watch all the neon lit dinner cruise boats float along the river lined by beautifully lit buildings. This city takes great effort to make their buildings sparkle in the night sky.
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We've been on a river boat on Yangtze River for the last three days. There are so many villages along the water's edge. The problem is every year, during the monsoon, the river floods and wipes out complete villages. the Chinese govt decided to do a very controversial thing which was to build a dam to control the waters and prevent floods, and provide power for millions of people. The river that was once 3-6 meters is now 80 meters deep, which wiped out thousands of villages which are now beneath the water. Entire towns were relocated, including Badong, pictured here, which relocated 1.4 million people in total. The town pictured is a 20 year old relocation city, but it gives you an idea of just how crowded China is.
I've never heard of this city before, but it is the largest city in China with a population of 33 million. Holy mackerel! Apt buildings raise up into the sky and there are blocks and blocks of identical ones that I would be confused trying to find which one was mine. Sometimes it's just a sea of people here. To a great extend, this city had to be rebuilt because a lot of it was bombed by the Japanese during WWII. Pictured here is the residence and rooftops of the first Emperor of Chingquin, Emperor Yuu.


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The Downtime.
If you've been failing to load tehCpeng.net for the past three days here's why:
It's been more than 72 hours of exhaustion.
Short story: My blog was down for more than 72 hours due to a massive DDoS attack on my host. It has since been resolved and hopefully won't reoccur again. *crosses fingers*
Long story: It was Wednesday night, 3rd September when tehCpeng.net wasn't loading anymore. I reached my host via WLM and was informed of a DDoS attack on the server at 140mbps.
So began the long and exhausting ride over the past few days of pestering my host on the status and hoping the attacks would somehow alleviate. After 48 hours, all helpless and frustrated, I posted a lengthy support ticket ranting about how slow their IM support seems to be replying and hesitating to fill me in on the details.
The support team made a rather quick and prompt reply, reassuring me of the situation and detailed the measures they've taken to block the attack. That calmed my frustration a little, but the attacks went on and on yesterday afternoon, 6th September, my host cited the attacks were still incoming at 500mbps. Bloody hell. By the time, tehCpeng.net has gone down for about three days.
Which totally sucked. I understand the amount of pressure my host is going through to get their network back up. But you just can't help feeling frustrated over a helpless situation.
All sorts of measures were tried, including moving my blog to a US-based server and yet, to no avail. The DDoS attacks were too persistent.
Fast forward this morning, more than 72 hours after I last saw my blog, I found the attacks still ongoing. I checked back on a lowyat.net thread on the attacks and found that my host were updating the domain IP's one by one to pinpoint which domain is the problem. They updated mine and ended, rather instantly, the longest ever downtime I've experienced.
I can only hope that this frustrating experience would be my last. It's been a long week. =\
*exasperated sigh*


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Having spent the last 2.5 days submerged in the world of
fitness at BodyPower I learnt a lot. Working on the Physique Elite booth,
educating people about the Y3T-DTP training principles like some possessed
muscle hungry preacher I was fortunate enough to meet a huge cross-section of
people. After spending just a handful of seconds chatting with these people
something became apparent to me – their goals and ambitions with their physique
is driven by someone else. What do I mean? In a nutshell, there is somebody
they look up to which propels them onwards and upwards to achieve their physical
goals. You could say there is a huge mental element which provides the
foundation for the physical change to occur. With that said, I wanted to
outline the power of having idols!
External Motivation
Seeing the success that can come with looking great can
motivate you to achieve the same goals as your idol. For example, if you crave
the exposure your idol gets at shows such as BodyPower due to their physique it
may be that you want to be in their place one day. When the dust settles and
you are back at home within your current reality, the temptation to deviate
from your plan is suppressed simply because your desire for that level of
success has been reignited. The power of external motivation by witnessing
first-hand the potential success of getting into SICK shape can be an extremely
empowering tool.
Relating Your Story
Each and every person who has gained recognition on a global
level has a story to tell, some of their story may fit with your journey. As a
result you can completely relate to their barriers, trials and methods which
they used to overcome these obstacles. This can be a very good reason to choose
an idol which has travelled a very similar journey to the one you are taking!
Instant Motivation
Everyone gets times where motivation is in short supply and
the temptation to do something you shouldn't increases. By knowing who your idol
or idols are you can have certain protocols in place to combat any actions
which will be detrimental to your progress. Personally I like to watch online
videos or DVDs of my idols during moments of weakness or times when I need that
shot of motivation. I will also keep short yet powerful sayings they have published
to train my mind for success. Sounds cheesy but it worked for the guys sitting
at the top of the mountain right?
There are a handful of reasons why you should pick at least
one idol who is relevant to you and use them to bounce off when you need to!


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The Department of Energy is providing funding for the 2016 Nuclear Chemistry Summer Schools.
Academic programs are invited to identify outstanding undergraduates who might be interested in, and qualified for, the American Chemical Society (ACS)-sponsored Nuclear and Radiochemistry Summer School Program. We will need your help as there is a significantly compressed recruiting period compared to previous years.
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The deadline for applications is 1 February 2016. Please distribute this announcement to undergraduate students and encourage them to consider this unique opportunity! If you have any questions about this program, contact J. David Robertson, phone: 573-882-5346.


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Mid Century Purse, 1955 Beaded Purse made in Belgium Exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue
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We have for sale an Exquisitely Beautiful Vintage Beaded Purse made in Belgium Exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue.
We were thrilled when we came across this gorgeous hand beaded Belgian purse with beaded handle and a soft storage bag. The exquisite combination of color and style is appropriate as was made in Belgium exclusively for Saks Fifth Avenue. It has characteristics of a JOSEF purse which were made in Belgium in the 1950s but is not labeled with their name. The front and back have a matching beautiful swirl pattern of sparkling bronzed copper seed beads which is stunning when light reflects off of the beads. The color complimentary burnished metal frame is hidden except for the closure clasp and handles rings/mounts. The copper colored lining is in very good condition. Stamped onto the inside pocket is gold lettering stating, "MADE IN BELGUIM EXCLUSIVELY FOR Saks Fifth Avenue. There is a black silk change purse included that has no label.
Beautiful and unique beaded purses have long been popular. Many of the earlier ones were hand beaded in Europe. Because of the artistry and craftsmanship of that era, many remain in wonderful condition. This purse is so versatile it could be used for formal as well as casual party occasions.
Some of the pictures look like there maybe some beads missing on the purse this is an allusion the beads are only a darker color, although there are five beads missing on the handle.
The bag it was stored in is an ideal size for this purse but it does not have a label. It is likely newer than the purse as it has a Velcro enclosure and serged seams.
Era: Saks logo is the 1955 style
Marked: MADE IN BELGIUM EXCLUSIVELY FOR SAKS Fifth Avenue
Measures: 7" high, 7 ½" wide and expands to 2 ¼" deep. Handle beadwork is 12" long.
Condition: This item is in very good vintage condition. Please see all photos as they are part of the description. There are a few stitches on the interior pocket pulled away from one corner. The lining is free of stains and discoloration. There are approx 5 missing beads from the handle. There may have been rhinestones in the clasp and if so there are no longer there.
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