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A Tap on the Glass - Vol. 22 - Change for the Sake of It
The last election was all about change.
People wanted to see changes in government, healthcare, and more. Change was the theme. Admittedly, change has been hard to quantify in several areas and this next election could be interesting.
Now, to be sure, change bothers a lot of folks. Ok, some.
They get so comfortable in their rut that even if they are headed down the wrong path and KNOW it, they stay the course because it doesn't involve any change.
People sit in a room they hate because they don't have the energy or the inclination to change the furniture around or to paint the room.
As for me, I LOVE change. I used to routinely move offices around every 6 months. It was a great chance to clear out old stuff and get a fresh start. I'd step into that office and my perspective "changed". I'd be re-energized just from having my chair in a different spot. Change is exciting for me. It gives me a chance to start over, to clean up and clean out, and to go to work on a new place. I make changes in my own life often as well. I like to try new things and go new places and do things I haven't done before. Some events have been memorable. Some, I'm still trying to forget.
However, the reality is that most of us won't change – even when we know we should. Why? Well, there are lots of reasons. Fear is certainly one of them. In fact, in reflection of many I know, maybe the biggest one.
Years ago I read a great little book called Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers. Read the book when you can, but just internalize the title for right now. No matter how you prepare or what you do, you are going to be afraid. No way around it. I am afraid quite a bit of the time, I have to admit. Yep, that's me! Despite my background in communications and public speaking, I always face the internal questions I have about my ability when I get in front of people. I get scared, but I can generally blow through the fear and conquer the situation. I feel the fear, but I do it anyway.
While I am often afraid of what I have to do, I am even more afraid of not doing it. In truth, if there are no immediate external consequences for nonperformance, I usually create my own. No, I don't punish myself or ground myself for not doing something. I just create the consequence of disappointment. I am disappointed when I don't achieve what I set out to achieve.
That's not true when I've done my best. I never beat myself up for doing my best. I am only disappointed in myself when I have done less than my best.
I am most disappointed when I don't achieve something simply because I have been too afraid to even give it a shot.
To begin a journey and not make it is forgivable.
Not to begin the journey at all is unforgivable.
What is the worst that could happen?
This is the question I always ask myself when I am afraid to do something. If the worst that can happen is "I'm going to die," then I don't do it. But that is rarely the answer to anything I am going to attempt. Oh sure, when I was younger….but THAT is another story…..
Usually the worst that can happen is that I won't do as well as I had hoped for. Or I might embarrass myself. Is that really so bad? Even if I do it and do it badly, it is better than if I had never attempted it. So I go for it. You aren't going to die from going after more success, happiness, and prosperity either. Ask yourself, "What's the worst that could happen?" Then go for it. Besides, the worst thing that could happen rarely happens anyway.
I read about Dana Torres, the swimmer, who won a Silver Medal during the 2008 Olympics at the age of 41. I remember watching her in an interview with Matt Lauer where the topic was her age in comparison with other Olympic contenders. She said, "The water doesn't know what age you are, so just jump in and go for it." Great words!
The same applies to you as well. Life doesn't know, or care, how old you are or what other excuse you are clinging to, so just jump in and go for it. Colonel Sanders was 57 years old when he founded KFC.
Don't worry that you don't know everything. Don't get caught up in what might happen or might not happen. Don't be paralyzed by fear. Don't concern yourself with what others think.
In fact, don't over-think the decision at all.
When an antelope hears a lion roar, he doesn't continue to graze and think about whether he should run or not. He runs. No thought is involved. He instinctually moves. Become like the antelope. Because, whether you like it or not, the lion is roaring.
"The way to do things is to begin."
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Muslims Want to Force 9/11 Memorial Brochures to Be Written in Arabic
October 4, 2013 | Filed Under 9/11, al Qaeda, Anti-Americanism, Democrats/Leftists, Ethics, Islam, Islamofascism, Liberals, New York, New York City, Progressives, Sharia, Terrorism, Warner Todd Huston | Comments Off
-By Warner Todd Huston
9/11 Memorial, New York City
Muslims murdered thousands of Americans on Sept. 11, 2001. Now Muslims want to force authorities that run the 9/11 memorial in New York, the one right at Ground Zero of the attacks, to reprint brochures and possibly even museum displays in Arabic.
The story came out last month in the New York Post which reported that the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee sent a series of complaint letters to the 9/11 memorial saying that the memorial folks are "discriminating" against Muslims.
The brochures are printed in 10 different languages but not Arabic.
"Our fear is that there is a political intention behind the exclusion," the Post says Raed Jarrar, the ADC's director of communications and advocacy, said.
For its part, the memorial folks say that nine of the languages on the brochure are spoken by 97 percent of the memorial's visitors and few of them speak Arabic, so there is no need to include the language.
BizPacReview also reports that these Muslim protesters are trying to force the memorial people to include the history of New York's "Little Syria" neighborhood.
So, Muslims killed thousands of Americans in the world's most notorious acts of terror and now people of that same ilk want to force the memorial to those killed to become a mouth piece for their murderers.
Nice, eh?
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Great taste, buuut couldn't get it to make stiff peaks once I added the powdered sugar. Made it twice with same results. Second time I dropped it into mini cupcake papers so I could have individual portions.
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These are very good! I was careful to add the sugar slowly, and used bittersweet chocolate. Didn't have cherries so I used vanilla instead of almond. Everyone loved them and had to send them home with them so we would not eat them all. Am making them today!
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I will admit that I didn't quite follow the recipe exactly because I read it thoroughly too late. For one, I never was able to get the mixture to peak once I added the sugar. This may have been because I added the sugar all at once, instead of by tablespoon. Another thing that didn't go great was that my oven, at lowest marked temperature is 260. So I put it a little below that and then only cooked it for an hour. The cookies seemed done, but were really difficult to cut into pieces, even though I did score them. Overall, I found the cookies much too sweet for myself, but I'm also not fond of overly-sweet things. Not sure that I would make these in the future.
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These are amazing. I cannot stop eating them. I wondered how they would be with unsweetened chocolate, but the sweetness of the meringue combined with the chocolate and cherries does the trick. The meringue melts in your mouth, and they have little pockets of chocolate and bits of chewy cherries. Delicious! I will definitely make these a holiday tradition. My 10-year-old daughter didn't care for them, so they may be for more sophisticated palates due to the tartness of the cherries. But I love them!
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This is a solid recipe but I would definitely cut down on the sugar content. It's far too sugary for my taste. Perhaps 1/4 cup refined sugar and 1/2 cup powdered would be sufficient. This tastes like icing instead of a meringue dessert. That being said the consistency is perfect and it's an easy preparation!


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It has an internal shovel pocket that you could definitely slide a laptop into. (especially if it has a protective sleeve)
However, this bad is made to hike with, has a board, probe, and shovel carry.
very cool, and very durable. I use an AK pack on the daily, but am probably not the norm.
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i don't normally like burton
but this backpack is amazing and it looks to be made well too.
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I bought this backpack for school and was pleasently surprised with it. I didn't know it an internal "milk carton" frame but it makes it really comfortable especially for carrying heavier loads. This pack carries several big text books very comfortably where my old jansport backpack would have been very uncomfortable. The snowboard straps work well for carrying a skateboard too. The camelback pouch makes this pack awsome for any outdoor activity like hiking, biking, and skating. The only gripe i have is there is only one small compartment other than the main compartment and it's inside the main compartment. It would be nice if it had some small external pockets. All in all, its a great backpack.
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I purchased this pack for this last season. It worked out nice. It carries all the necessities well (probe, shovel, water bladder, first aid kit) but there's not to much room for more than a couple extra layers left. Super comfortable when your board is strapped on the back. Of course the AK construction is incredibly durable and held up well through an abusive season! If you like to travel light, this is the back for you...if not definitely go with something that offers more volume.
could an arcteryx fission ar jacket fit...
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could an arcteryx fission ar jacket fit in here
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De-hissed versions Beatbox sample.
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Divergent vs The Hunger Games
I've read a few reviews calling Veronica Roth's 'Divergent' as the next 'Hunger Games' and while both are about a female teenager living in a distant dystopia - that's where the similarities end. Yes, Divergent will appeal to those who loved the Hunger Games series and comparisons will no doubt be made….as I'm about to do. But I've said in recent post that I'll always compare a dystopian novel to the Hunger Games, because for me, that is the bench mark. If you want a review…go to Amazon. Today, I'll discuss the settings, the heroines and the plot.
Because Divergent has yet to be released in the States, here is the obligatory SPOILER WARNING - you have been warned.
The Setting
This is a major difference between THG and Divergent. Yes, they are both set in a futuristic dystopia, but the THG is set in a world where Katniss lives in an oppressed society where her district and others work to provide for a privileged few (the Capitol). The whole of the country is ruled by a cruel and sadistic dictator (President Snow). In essence, the world she lives in is shit and she has to fight to survive it.
Divergent though, is set in a utopia. There is no war or conflict and everyone gets along because the are divided into factions who all cooperate to the betterment of society. Their lives have meaning and purpose because each faction believes a particular human personality trait is responsible for human conflict.
Amity - believes it to be aggression. So their faction sounds like a bunch of peace loving hippies - kidding. No, their purpose in society is to provide counsellors and caretakers.
Erudite - believes it to be ignorance. So their faction values knowledge. Their purpose in society to to provide intelligent teachers and researchers.
Candor - believes it to be duplicity. So their faction values truth with no compromises. Their purpose is to create the laws that govern society.
Abnegation - believes it to be selfishness. So their faction values selflessness. Their purpose in society is to provide selfless leaders in government.
Dauntless - believes it to be cowardice. So their faction values courage and bravery. Their purpose in society is to provide protection from threats within and beyond their borders.
These 5 factions have worked together to create this utopia. However, Tris' world starts to fall apart when she discovers that she can't be categorised into just one of these factions and that there are some leaders who have a thirst for more power and are willing to do whatever it takes to get it.
Have you ever wondered what society was like before President Snow and the Capitol was in power in THG? Well, think of Divergent as a prequel to THG, but not literally. Tris lives a perfect world that's about to fall apart. Katniss lives in world that is already broken.
The Heroines
Katniss - olive skinned, brown eyes, brown hair, small stature
Tris - pale skinned, blonde hair, small stature
Apart from physical differences, Katniss and Tris are very different protaganists. Now it's a little bit like comparing apples and oranges, because Katniss has already developed over 3 books and Tris has only had one book to make an impression, but I'll try to remember what Katniss was like just in the Hunger Games and not the subsequent books.
Katniss in THG is a bitch, there no denying it. But the reason she's a bitch is because she does everything she can to survive in her shitty world. She loves her sister, but resents her mother. Her best friend is a hot hunter, but she can't contemplate a future together because it's too depressing. Aside from her family, Katniss creates an alliance with people before she forms a relationship with them. She asks herself 'what do I need from this person and what do they need from me?' Case in point:
Gale - when she first meets him she wants to learn how to set traps and snares in exchange for teaching him how to use a bow and arrow. Then the relationship forms.
Haymitch - she needs him to survive the hunger games, because she knows she won't be able to win without sponsers. He is her gateway to this, so in exchange, she does what he tells her to do. Then she slowly starts to trust him.
Peeta - by following Haymitch's instructions she needs Peeta to gain favouritism amongst the Capitol crowd. Popularity = Sponsors = Gifts = Survival in the games. That's her initial motivation, then her feelings start to grow for him.
See the pattern? Initially, Katniss uses people, just as they use her, because her motivation is to survive and it takes awhile and usually some kind of act for her to trust them.
Tris on the other hand is more of a typical teenage girl. She says she doesn't really have any friends in her faction because everyone is supposed to be nice to each other. When she switches to the Dauntless faction, she quickly forms a friendship with Christina, another initiate, not because she has to (as Katniss does), but because she wants to. She sees the value in having a support system, even though they are competing for spots within the faction. They enjoy each other's company and help each other out - as friends do. This is continued when Tris becomes friends with Will and Al. They form a little group which helps Tris when she is targeted by other initiates and she genuinely struggles with keeping her Divergent secret from them.
This is the difference - when first meeting someone, Tris sees the best in people (like Eric - he only wants the best for his faction), Katniss sees the worse in people ('when are they gonna screw me over?').
When it comes to the opposite sex, both are inexperienced especially at reading and understanding emotions. Tris' responses are more like a typical teen - the fluttering and increased heartbeat when she and Four (Tobias) make contact, and the fact that she can't see why Tobias likes her. She doesn't think she anything special or even pretty - so why has he singled her out? Her fear of having sex with him…all typical teenage responses.
Katniss on the other hand is just in survival mode in THG. Only out of strategy does she agree to a fake romance with Peeta so she is constantly thinking about his betrayal. Even in the famous cave scene, when it feels so right to her, does she question his intentions. She ignores her heart because her head only knows one thing - do whatever it takes to survive. So to even entertain anything else…like feelings, is just too much for her.
So as for the opposite sex, both ladies are clueless - which is an endearing trait and one that I like. I mean, no one really wants a slutty herione….these are young adult novels - it wouldn't be sending the right message would it?
One other difference I'd like to highlight is the way they both make decisions. Katniss makes decisions on instinct and then deals with the consequences, whether it be right or wrong. The only time she actually thinks through a decision is in Mockingjay - when she votes for another hunger games (I like to think of this scene as her defining moment - when she goes from being a player in the games to a game maker). Tris actually thinks about what she should/could do and the possible outcomes - like when she's thinking of a way to defeat Molly or when she's in the fear simulations. The only time she doesn't think things through is when she lets her emotions overcome her judgement and she lashes out - but this is a believable teenager.
The Plot
The plot of the hunger games is very much driven by the games itself. It is a circumstance out of the control of Katniss - she makes decisions based on the situation that she is in. The plot of Divergent is driven by the choices made by Tris - her choice to choose Dauntless, her choice to jump first, her choice to trust her friends, her choice to lie or to choose when to be selfless and when to be selfish. So Divergent is very much like a 'Choose your own adventure' for Tris. THG is situation driven.


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Punished As A ChildI grew up in the 60's, I have two younger sisters. Mom apparently thought the appropriate punishment for boys were busted balls.When I would get in trouble for misbehavior mom would ***** me nude and slap my balls. If I disrespected a sister or fought with them mom would stripe, stretch my balls to hang free, then have me drop to my knees with legs spread. Which ever sister I had wronged would be directed to kick my balls, usually 3 - 5 times.
I was the only boy in my family and got hit in the balls a lot. I didn't know any better. My sisters didn't either. So many kicks
Sorry to say it sounds like she didn't like men......How did she punish your sisters if they misbehaved?
So how are you these days any lasting effects. Is it something you enjoy now?
Well that's understandable
Hopefully you've found someone to love them gently.
sick ****
I just got weak in the knees ...
I'm a pervert for almost passing out thinking about getting kick in the balls like that? That's interesting ...
oh..... nevermind.
that is the worst punishment i have ever heard of,what was she thinking, that is and was very wrong to do. u'll be lucky if it didnt sterilize u from that,it could of killed u going through that,or made u lose ur balls all together. even in the 60's that would of been considered very wrong and in human behavior to do to some one.. very sorry u had to be treated like that,sorry to say it,but ur mom was very bad doing that.
Perfect way to raise a boy :)
i agree with u. my mom and i lived alone with my brother and he was really problematic. my mom didnt know what to do so one day after he got into a fight with another boy at school she kicked his balls and told him that will be his punishment from then on. i was allowed to do the same if he bothered me. one day after he bothered me to the point i couldnt make my homework mom told him to get naked and ordered me to kick him barefoot in the balls but i like squeezing more its more personal so i squeezed his balls for about 20 seconds for 30 min i had to hold ice on his balls cuz of pain and swelling, he couldnt do it himself. he never annoyed me again. after he did something bad and knew mom knows about it he came begging to her not to kick him, but all she said was its to late now i have to punish you. usually she squeezed his balls or kicked him barefooted or have me do it and told me i dont have to wait for her to get home if he bothers me i should just punish his balls. me and my mom did that from when he was 13-17 but only when he was bad. now he is 24 yo and doing well. he finished college and has a girlfriend. we get along normally now. he knows he had to be kicked in the balls to make him a man he is today.
high respect for you and your mom. She raised a boy well
That really hurts !
now that sounds like a painfull childhood, my eyes are tearing up thinking about the amount of pain that would cause
That is so cruel your mom shood be ashamed of doing this to you xx
That's child cruelty, child abuse, etc. Your Mum should have been locked up!
That hurts me just reading about it.
Ballbusting is a BDSM sexual game. Some men love this. And some men wrote similar stories on the Internet as a sexual fantasy.
Your next reaction gentle suggest - it's only fantasy. Are you give gentle support and approval for this perverse punishment. Is ballbusting for you sexual arousal?
But if your story is true, your mother is perverse. This is extremely sexual abuse.
Wow, you pay a woman to do that to you?? I am going to try that on someone !!! Sounds like fun. If i bind a guys balls like that wont that do damage if I leave it on to long??
It is very fun .. yes it will damage him, but its fun
My friends mother used to kick him in the testicles when he smarted off to him. I saw her do it one day. He moaned and rolled around I mean she kicked him hard.
Good !
Sorry to here thats so wrong !!!
I went to this guys house and he got smart with his mother and she toe kicked his testicles and left him laying on the floor paralyzed. He said she does it all the time and he moaned. I felt so sorry for him, it hurt him so bad. How could his mother damage his testicles like this, i know how tender they are and can't believe she does this to him, he must be sterile, the kick hit him so hard and she had pointed shoes on.
It can also lead to the boy being permanently damaged biologically, if the testicles are even slightly destroyed. Not to mention the mental torture he will have for a lifetime, not being able to erect properly and being feminine in many ways.
Which is why its so satisfying and i love it
how old were your sisters compared to u?
That is not appropriate punishment. That is child abuse. How was/is your relationship with your mother as an adult?
Good, she does not deserve to have any contact with you, and if you have sons, I doubt you would want her in the same town as them! Trusting you have no relationship with your trained-in-abuse sisters, either?
How old were you when you had your balls kicked? sounds like a similar expereince to me, except it was my penis that received the attention.
that must be painful an embrassing
i know when i got spank mom did it in front of who ever was there she didnt care one bit at all get them down now an over my knees young man an that was even when iwas teen also
that's pretty drastic for a boy of you age and of course, to have your sister do them.
This would also be, not only VERY painful but also VERY embarrassing.
Still, it taught you to respect your sisters (and other young ladies) and I imagine that you took care of them very good as the 3 of you got bigger. All in all, I imagine that you have turned out quite well.
It's the right punishment for any boy before puberty ... and even after puberty. Makes for a better family ;)
why do you feel its right punishment for boy interesting
Wow that is too extreme even for me, glad you are alright
Ouch, that sounds painful, but kinda hot too
I will certainly go check them out! :)
She really got you by the balls.
Balls to the wall, man!
You're mom had a ball.
A Pirate walks into a bar, goes up to the bartender and orders a drink. The bartender asks "Do you know you have a steering wheel in your pants?" The Pirate replies " Argh! It's driving me nuts!"
Sounds like she knew how to keep you in line, though it seems like she had issues.
I'm sorry your mum was such a b&*ch, you didn't deserve that. I guess she was messed up and I imagine it messed your sisters up too. I hope you make a full recovery, physically and emotionally.
I like the ******** aspect but not the Balls punishment. Did you ever consider writing to the Geneva convention cos that was cruel and unusual. (as well as probably hot)


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The Office Living Room
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We've been noticing a lot of corporate office spaces designed to feel like homes, so when we came across a pitch from Vitra about incorporating "living areas" into contemporary offices, it struck a chord.
Advances in mobile technology have freed up workers to conduct business from a variety of settings, but there's still a deep need for people to have face-to-face time for collaboration. Vitra argues for a Net 'n' Nest approach that provides open areas for teamwork alongside semi-enclosed spaces for individual or one-on-one work.
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We have a couple of spaces like these in our offices. They are rarely used because our office is missing one key ingredient: WIFI!!
I've always liked these kinds of spaces in the design firms I work for. It's a good way to get away from your desk and I think is more conducive of ideating.
Also, I regretfully passed on a used, but free, Alcove sofa early this year because it was too large for my space. Had I known it was originally $8,500 I think I would've tried harder to make that thing fit.
I am having a dot.com flashback when I use to space plan office spaces. Living areas, ''collaborative" spaces were big buss words. The furniture giants like Steelcase and Herman Miller did endless studies and white papers on this subject.
Looks like Vitra is trying to rebrand this concept and promote their Alcove Highback Sofa.
wow that grey chair in the first picture looks great and comfortable at the same time. anyone know where it's from?
For 90% of the business world, freeform offices are neither effective nor conducive to getting work done.
There's no place to put files, there's no place to take phonecalls, there's no room to spread out paperwork and people (Executives especially) can't find you when they need to without wasting time wandering around the floor looking for you.
There's a reason for desks, cubicles, offices and workspaces - because that's where you get work done.
(If you don't like it - 10% of the US population is outside the door waiting to replace you)
@bepsf you are so right, I work in an open office plan and the first thing that happened is that everyone is creating seperate spaces for themselves. I don`t want to hear the telefone conference my collegue is doing, I don`t want to hear the stupid jokes from the guy 6 desks down, no I want to get my work done and when I`m done I`ll ask him to tell me a joke
Bepsf, i totally agree with you. We don't have it on MY job, but i can imagine how it would be. Good on paper only.
Besides... with the way i feel about my job; no amount of expensive sofas could make me feel like i'm at 'home'. A fancy jail perhaps, but not home.


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ARTH 342: Renaissance Studies in Italy
Minimum of 6 semester hours of related Art History coursework.
This May Term course offers intense immersion into the study of major monuments of Italian art and architecture, focusing on the Italian Renaissance. In addition to discussions on-site in Italy, students actively participate in the teaching and learning. Each student will be an enthusiastic guide at two sites of her choice. Students will keep a daily journal, which will be an important keepsake of their trip. Students gain confidence in their body of knowledge about art, improve skills in research techniques, hone their ability to think critically and organize their thoughts, and become comfortable speaking before a group and navigating foreign travel. The small size of the group allows flexibility in scheduling.
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Royal Palm turkey
The Royal Palm is a breed of domestic turkey. One of the few turkeys not primarily selected for meat production, the Royal Palm is best known as an ornamental bird with a unique appearance, largely white with bands of metallic black. Primarily kept as an exhibition bird, or on small farms, it lacks the size for large scale commercial use. Toms usually weigh 16 to 22 lbs and the hens 10 to 12 lbs.
A relative newcomer among turkey breeds, the bird first appeared in the 1920s on a farm in Lake Worth, Florida, apparently as a cross between Black, Bronze, Narragansett, and native turkeys.[1] Years of selective breeding followed to stabilize the coloring, and the Royal Palm was finally accepted by the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection in 1971. In Europe, a turkey with similar coloration is sometimes called the Cröllwitzer, Pied, or Black-laced White.[2]
Along with the decline of most heritage turkey breeds after the adoption of the Broad Breasted White by the turkey industry, Royal Palms are a very endangered breed today. The breed is classified as being on "watch" status with the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. It is also included in Slow Food USA's Ark of Taste, a catalog of heritage foods in danger of extinction.
The toms are noted for being non-aggressive, and the hens are particularly good mothers.
See also[edit]
- Ekarius, Carol (2007). Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds. Storey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-58017-667-5.
- "Royal Palm". American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- "Royal Palm Turkey". Ark of Taste. Slow Food USA. Retrieved 2008-07-22.[dead link]
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Royal Palm turkey.
- Royal Palms at feathersite.com
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Top (clothing)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A top is a type of clothing that covers the upper human body from the neck to the waistline, especially that of women.[1] Tops are sometimes as short as mid-torso,[2] and as long as mid-thigh. Men's tops are generally paired with pants, and women's with pants or skirts. Common types of tops are t-shirts, blouses and shirts.
The neckline is the highest line of the top, and may be as high as a head-covering hood, or as low as the waistline or bottom hem of the top. A top may be worn loose or tight around the bust or waist, and may have sleeves or shoulder straps, spaghetti straps (noodle straps), or may be strapless. The back may be covered or bare. Some designers create tops with straps around the waist or neck, or over the shoulders.
|with sleeve, either half or full.
|Tank top
|sleeveless, maybe just strap over shoulder.
|Crop top
|high waistline, exposing belly.
|Tube top
|no sleeve, no strap over shoulder, just wraps around bust.
|Halter top
|single strap around neck.
|Jean top
|A top made out of denim fabrics.
|A top with close-fitting, round, and high collar that folds over and covers the neck.
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Ah it's been a lovely week or so around the sphere reading all the various responses to Anita Sarkeesian's video series while also keeping up with the various "events" in gaming. I don't know why, but it seems that so far in 2013 gamers are getting serious even more than before about games, finally …specifically, the content of them. It's about time! Where to begin?
Stubborn wondered last week about the use of "Adult" themes in games. Specifically, he wrote an opinion piece about the use of so-called adult content in video games in agreement with Anita. He has a problem with gratuitous use of sex and violence which attempts to masquerade as "adult theme". I commented in agreement as well because it goes to another related issue of how games are rated by the ESRB/PEGI. The non-sensical application of ratings is largely based on how much money a company will lose if they rate the game for adults. As I stated on his blog, the result is that the Adult rating is reserved pretty much for porn. This makes it impossible for customers to make an informed decision about the content of games. But more than that, it's a ploy designed to give the impression of sophistication, as Anita put it, even though the content is quite juvenile.
Spinks gave some good commentary to CCP's latest revelation that only 4% of their player base are women. I replied that I think those numbers are far from true, even though the survey itself may be an accurate reflection of player responses. She believes that the gaming culture surrounding the Sci-Fi genre "edges out the women who would otherwise enjoy it." I couldn't agree more and Liore over at Herding Cats also harps on this point with a short list of reasons.. It's one of those vicious cycles: Women don't announce themselves, men claim women don't play, and it's concluded that women don't like it. The greater question to me isn't why women don't like Sci-Fi, but how do developers manage to craft a game to target men.
Syl emphasized this pointwith some well-known scientific findings on human psychology. As Anita explained it, tropes reinforce negative cultural beliefs. Syl's point was that exposure to subtle repetition is the little discussed mechanism that makes this possible. It's through repetition of imagery and messages within our games which makes us vulnerable to harmful cultural messages. It takes conscious criticism of the subtexts of the content in our games to examine our habits. Gamers are not exempt from this.
In my delinquency, I missed the opportunity to make comment on Klepsacovic's post titled "Do Not Mistake Caste for Hatred" a little over a week ago. In that article, Klep talked about the treatment of women as a different class of citizens. I'm not sure I agree with the nuance in terms when he examines the meaning of the word hate and it's use. If person says "I hate you" they mean to say they are hostile towards you or dislike you strongly. Therefore, if a person says "I hate women" this is a very accurate statement in that they have hostility towards women when they step outside of their "caste". I don't think it's important to discriminate between full-time, all-the-time hatred of women and mere conditional hate. I don't think this is a meaningful distinction in terms since the consequences are just the same. Even to say that someone hates something about women as a group is dislike for the group. In other words it's nonsensical to say I hate that squirrels have tails, but I like squirrels. This distinction just isn't meaningful, but it's entirely possible I didn't grasp what Klep meant to imply. I welcome clarity on this point.


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Chairing International Meetings and Working with the Chair
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The value of this workshop is to provide information, skills and guidance to delegates who may be appointed or elected to chair meetings and to enable all delegates to understand what the chairman is doing, and why he or she is doing it. Indeed, all delegates who wish to influence the outcome of a meeting need to work with and through the chairman and support the chairman's efforts.
Objetivos del Evento
Objetivos de Aprendizaje
At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to:
- Define and analyse the role of the chairman;
- Use acquired skills and knowledge to prepare for and efficiently chair a meeting;
- Apply skills of chairmanship to deal with political or technical challenges and tensions;
- Define acquired skills to influence the outcomes of a meeting by working with and through the chairman;
- Use acquired skills and knowledge to work with and through the chairman in formal and informal parts of a meeting.
Contenido y Estructura
This workshop aims to equip participants with the knowledge and skills to successfully chair a meeting or international conference, as well as understand and work with whoever is appointed to this position, thereby contributing to the success of such an event.
The methodology of this workshop includes:
- Interactive presentations;
- Role playing exercises and peer review discussion of each other's performance;
- Best practice illustrations;
- Advice on how to avoid common mistakes of chairing and participating in meetings and promotion of strategies of chairmanship that have worked well in UN meetings.
This workshop targets members of Permanent Missions accredited to the Rome-based UN agencies as well as staff of Rome-based embassies, international or regional organisations, funds and programmes. UNITAR reserves the right to make a selection among candidates.
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The course will be conducted in English.
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The American embassy in Benghazi, Libya did not have the security capabilities to defend itself against last month's attack that killed an ambassador and three other Americans. That is according to prepared testimony from Lt. Col. Andrew Wood, who testified in front of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday. Wood is the former head of a U.S. military team in Libya. The September 11 attack on the embassy left Ambassador Chris Stevens dead, among others.
Wood was the Site Security Team (SST) commander in Libya until August 2012. According to Wood's testimony:
The security in Benghazi was a struggle and remained a struggle throughout my time there. The situation remained uncertain and reports from some Libyans indicated it was getting worse. Diplomatic security remained weak. In April there was only one US diplomatic security agent stationed there. The RSO [regional security officer] struggled to obtain additional personnel there but was never able to attain the numbers he felt comfortable with.
According to the Chicago Tribune, "The State Department has defended security procedures in Libya and convened its own review board."
The hearing comes on the heels of criticism of the State Department's reaction to the attacks.
According to The Christian Science Monitor:
The committee hearing followed assertions Tuesday night by the State Department that it never concluded that the Sept. 11 attack stemmed from protests over an American-made video ridiculing Islam. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died in what the administration now says was a terrorist attack.
Asked about the administration's initial — and since retracted — explanation linking the violence to protests over the anti-Muslim video circulating on the Internet, one official said, "That was not our conclusion."
However, the article also reports that United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice gave inteviews days after the attack stating that the administration believed the violence was unplanned and the attackers latched onto a protest against the video. However, as Politico reports, the administration has now concluded that there were no protests prior to the attacks.
Also scheduled to testify on Wednesday was Eric Nordstrom, the former chief security officer for U.S. diplomats in Libya, who had earlier told the committee that his requests for increased security at the embassy were ignored.
Photo: The caskets of U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, Foreign Service officer Sean Smith, and security officers Tyrone S. Woods and Glen A. Doherty are escorted through an honor cordon during a dignified transfer ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Sept. 14, 2012. DoD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo
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May 17: Stand Up For Essential Cooking SkillsThu 25 Apr 2013
Story by The Food Revolution Day Team
Food Revolution Day 2013 is just around the corner! On May 17 people from all over the world will stand together in support of good food and essential cooking skills.
Diet-related diseases are among the world's biggest killers (1). This year alone, over 2 million people will die as a result of being obese (2) while over 2 million children will die from under-nutrition (3).
We need to get back to basics and share our cooking skills and knowledge so everyone has access to good, nutritious food made from scratch. Cooking skills are declining and less people around the world now cook good, wholesome, nutritious food from scratch (4). Plus, food education is lacking in many communities across the world � a study carried out in the UK found that 1 in 10 young adults believe that eggs come from wheat (5), while an Australian study found that 20% of kids believe that pasta comes from animals (6). And in the US food and nutrition education is not compulsory - elementary kids on average get just 3.4 hours per year (7).
Food Revolution Day is taking place all over the world, in homes, schools, workplaces and communities and there are already hundreds of activities on our global map.
From a classic Italian meal made of fresh, locally grown ingredients at home in Rome and a chef style competition in a Pittsburgh school to a workplace in Belmont, NC learning about raw foods and a community lunch and exchange of seedlings in Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Search for an activity near you to join or host your own! Our Downloads Page has all the resources you need to pimp your online spaces along printable leaflets, eBooks, an activity guide and stickers.
Is your city represented?
So far, cities with the most Food Revolution Day activities are � Toronto, London, San Francisco, Hong Kong and Rio de Janeiro.
Is your city represented on our global map? If not, there�s still plenty of time to get something organised! Find out more and get great tips from our global ambassadors here.
Whatever you decide to do, no matter how big or small, be sure to add your activity to www.foodrevolutionday.com and help keep cooking skills alive this May 17.
Want to know what Jamie�s doing?
Check out his Food Revolution Day video message here and official street party in London here.
Cook it. Share it. Live it.
The Food Revolution Day Team
1.WHO, The top 10 causes of death http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs310/en/index.html
2.WHO, Obesity and Overweight http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/
3.Unicef, Level & Trends in Child Mortality 2011 Report http://www.unicef.org/media/files/Child_Mortality_Report_2011_Final.pdf
4.Journal of Extension, �How Culinary Nutrition Can Save the Health of a Nation�
5.LEAF survey http://www.foodmanufacture.co.uk/Ingredients/Young-adults-believe-eggs-come-from-wheat
6.Australian Council for Educational Research, Food, Fibre and the Future : Report on surveys of students� and teachers� knowledge and understanding of primary industries http://research.acer.edu.au/national_surveys/1/
7.Food Corps 2010 -2011 Annual Report
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i had a rough december, to put it lightly. a rough end to a rough rollercoaster of a year. so i decided randomly one day that i deserved some things that make me feel good, happy and all around badass. over the course of one week all of these things arrived in my mailbox:
- nanoka, by katie west and jake scoresby
- femme à barbe 1 et 2, by the always awesome j. bee
- a vulgar and awesome card by fidèle castrée
- two editions of telegram ma'am, plus one split zine
- the latest issue of WORN, which i will be reviewing for my blog sometime soon
- a copy of ghost world borrowed from a friend
- two beautiful cards, the snowflake from anaïs and the books one from the aforementioned j. bee
giving presents to myself was so good. and i've never done it in this way before; i usually go thrifting but now i work all the time and they are never open when i have free time. but i've decided ordering things online, supporting independent artists, writers, zinesters, photographers, etc. is a million times better than buying another $5 dress i don't particularly need. finding a mailbox full of things, not to mention the anticipation, does not compare to the stress of shopping/my own frustrations with capitalism. i think this year will be the year of the zine, and of supporting awesome people with the little money i would have normally spent on buying used.
the night i soaked up in a big hot bath with tea and an issue of telegram ma'am? perfection. best self-care activity in a long time.


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Simon White, Perth The eventual margin was 30 points, but gulf between the teams was significantly bigger.
Lynch, Rosa in West Coast finals spotlight
Simon White West Coast will challenge the one-match ban handed to forward Quinten Lynch yesterday and the Eagles also expect utility Matt Rosa to be fit for Saturday's second semi-final against Collingwood.
I went for family, not money: Judd
Simon White As speculation mounts over Melbourne's Tom Scully, Chris Judd maintains he left West Coast for Carlton because of family reasons that had "nothing to do with money."
Thomas' tank engine runs out of steam
Simon White Former St Kilda coach Grant Thomas reckons West Coast "tanked" last year. But his claims wouldn't stand up in the pub, let alone in court.
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Simon White Last Friday night, my mate Loony and I went to the pub and had a debate about footy.
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Simon White The AFL substitution rule has been blamed for pretty much everything this season.
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Simon White I have a dream...of Fev at Fremantle.
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