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A fresh day broke into her room, such an audacious intruder ! rustling through the thin cloth draped over her slender body, the morning glow sat cozy in the bed waiting to join in her soft breath. *Gaiety through leaves wafted in and rested on her lips. She pressed her face close to the window** and wondered how distorted her face would be looking to the world outside. How startlingly empty her face would be concealing those unsolved mysteries and interrupted dreams?
The garden is a trembling splash of green, innocent like that flowerbud shivering under the weight of dew drops. It's going to be a bright and vibrant world, with roofs and windows gleaming with the raindrops that had been falling throughout the night.
He snuggled close to her and said, "it's time baby! you have to get up, we need to leave now. Have you slept well?". A restless wind seemed to have swept across her face, as she hugged self. She looked at her tiny feet and sighed, "you know Suraj, what did my feet dream of last night?". She did not wait for him to ask her what. She continued as if she is still talking in her dream,"I went, no no, my feet went for a walk through those old castles hidden behind a dark forest. They screamed through the winding lanes of the village, and reached the sands. I found them searching happily for pebbles and broken shells on the sea shore." He pursed his lips and gently said to her, "I am so jealous of you. You have such a pair of beautiful feet, which carry you over to all those wonderful places". But he didn't fail to notice a thin veil of sadness floating suddenly on her face.
She smiled wryly at him, curled away inside herself and murmured, "yes sure, it's a widespread retreat! they take me to places where I need to leave no print. I run after that cheerful animal, an animal whose tender flesh covers her tiny bones, whose feet are always nimble, so active to dance upon the breeze, so playful to tease you when you are busy with your work". He watched her helpless slipping under the quilt,still,continuing with her dreamy talk, "my heart yearns to find her again Suraj. I want to reach out to her. Why does my heart crave for someone who seemed ignorant of my existence ? who left me with a promise of not coming back ? I want her, the girl who used to run gaily through the fields ; who used to get teased by the velvety coat of grass rippling between her feet. I want her to come back to me"
Dead calm fell clumsily between them as he moved away from her, a deformed figure, her paralyzed body lying limpid on the bed. An alien love shining through tears! After moments of silence the wind chimes sing by the door. He hears them and expected her on the steps behind the door.
**Closed wing of the window.
*Gaiety flew in through the opened wing of the window
"Your departing footprints are still before the door, the bloom of my face has faded and all forsaken, I am sitting with my sorrow ~Christina Rossetti~"


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Ramanujam, J.
1. The disputed turnover in this case is Rs. 1,38,054.38, which was claimed by the assessee as representing the inter-State purchases of raw hides and skins and not the local purchases made by the assessee as held by the Board of Revenue. Initially, this turnover was held by the assessing authority to represent the local purchases of raw hides and skins by the assessee, though from an outside vendor and brought to tax
2. On appeal, however, the appellate authority considered this turnover with reference to relative documents and held that this turnover represented inter-State purchases. The appellate authority mainly proceeded on the basis of the lorry way-bills which showed that the goods were consigned by the out-of-State dealer to the assessee as his buyer. The appellate authority did not go into the question as to whether there were any prior contracts of purchase in pursuance of which the goods were consigned through lorries in all these cases, amounting to the above turnover. The appellate authority took into account the fact that the vendor is an out-of-State dealer and the purchaser is a local dealer and that the goods have moved from the vendor to the purchaser, came to the conclusion and that that fact was sufficient to hold that the transactions were in the nature of inter-State purchases.
3. This order of the appellate authority was revised by the Board of Revenue in exercise of its power of suo motu revision on 13th June, 1966. The Board of Revenue in its order has actually found that there were no prior contracts of purchase before the goods moved in lorries from Kurnool to Madras and that the mere entries in the lorry way-bills will not establish that the goods moved in pursuance of or incidental to any contract of purchase. According to the Board, the movement of the goods in the lorries and the mention of the purchaser's name in the way-bills would only indicate that the consignment was intended to the assessee. But that would not show that there were earlier contracts of purchase. The assessee did not produce any earlier contracts of purchase to show that the goods moved from Kurnool to Madras in pursuance of or incidental to such contracts of purchase. The Board of Revenue also analysed the nature of the transactions and held that, having regard to the fact that the agent of the out-of-State dealer came along with the consignments carried by lorries, that weighments were made in Madras in his presence, that pattials had been prepared long afterwards on the basis of the said weighments, that the transfer of property should have passed only at Madras and that it showed that there was a local sale by the out-of-State dealer to the assessee.
4. It is well-established that in finding out whether a particular transaction is an inter-State transaction or not, the place where the transfer of property passes is immaterial. Therefore, the Board of Revenue may not be right in saying that as the transfer of property passed to the petitioner only in Madras after the goods were weighed in the presence of the vendor's agent, the transaction should be taken to be a local sale. But the basic fact that there were no prior contracts of purchase before the goods moved from Kurnool to Madras cannot be overlooked. Having regard to the provision in Section 3 of the Central Sales Tax Act, the movement of the goods from Kurnool to Madras should have been occasioned by an earlier contract of purchase. Otherwise, the transaction cannot be considered as an inter-State purchase. It cannot be said that mere movement of goods from one State to another without any prior contract of sale or purchase is sufficient to clothe such movement with the character of an inter-State transaction. In this case, the learned counsel for the petitioner places very strong reliance on the lorry way-bills and states that from the entries made therein it is possible to infer that there should have been a prior contract of purchase. As already stated, from the mere fact that the buyer's name is mentioned in the lorry way-bills, it is not possible to assume that there should have been an anterior contract of purchase. At the most, it will show that the goods are intended to the assessee. The learned counsel for the assessee further contends that there were earlier contracts of purchase but they were oral. But we do not find that any argument was put forward before the authorities that there were oral contracts of purchase. We, therefore, feel that the order of the Board cannot be interfered with in this case. The tax case is, therefore, dismissed with costs. Counsel's fee Rs. 150.

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I am exhausted! I pulled an all nighter and took the 7:30 a.m. bus from Boston to New York.
Lunch at Dos Caminos in SoHo, shopping - but mostly giving advice in SoHo as well, Central Park to figure out plans for the evening, dinner and dessert in Koreatown, drinks at St. Marks, chicken & rice at 53rd & 6th. I am exhausted but it's been a wonderful weekend thus far thanks to some lovely hosts and the great food that New York always has to offer.


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Monday, 15 February 2010
Day 75 of #100days: Sharks Patrol These Waters
For Day 75, I thought I'd have a go at Benjamin Partridge's Random Article project. He's writing/was writing a daily story based on Wikipedia's 'random article' button, pressing it once and then sticking with that article, whatever it happened to be. Instead of a story, I decided to stick with my book-cutting, which I am really enjoying. But it meant I had to cheat a bit, because the first few articles I got were either towns in Poland or lists of political candidates.
Based on the wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_reef_shark, as generated by the random article button.
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Skirtsicle! (New Magknits Pattern!)Saturday, September 01, 2007 Posted by KT at 10:29 AM
Skirtsicle is a worsted-weight cotton skirt for 2 (4, 6, 8) year old girls. Note: you'll need 3 (3, 4, 5) balls of Lily Sugar N Cream, not three for each pattern size.
Also, apparently I can't count. THIS is the 101st post to my blog. :)
If you are visiting from MagKnits, please feel free to peruse my other free patterns, as well as my four patterns for sale. You're also welcome to add me to your bloglines list!
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Wow, you're double-famous! Let me be the first to congratulate you! (and on your real 101st post :) I showed the pics to Andy and he goggled that your DD is so big! (remember, she was 4months when we last saw her). The skirt it beautiful and looks so summery luscious. Now I'm craving popsicles :)
--erstwhile college roomie
YAY!!! It's really cute! And congrats on your 101st post. xoxo
It's patterns like this one that make me say 'thank goodness I had a few girls!' I can't wait to knit this one up!
Hey U ~ here is the link for the round cloths I made:
enjoy ~ congrats again on your awesome finish. ;D
Congrats!! That little skirt is just adorable!
Popping over from Cass' blog.. CONGRATULATIONS on being published!!! it is a very adorable pattern that I am sure my little models would love as well. Ooo and it is cotton too I don't have to sub!! How wonderful!!
Congratulations again!! Wishing you many more to come!!
Congratulations! If only I had a gitl to make this for.
I love the skirt pattern! The model's very sweet.
Congratulations! I saw your pattern from Sharon's blog and thought I'd pop over to say 'hi' and thanks for the pattern--I have a 2yo girl for whom I will make the skirt next summer.
That's a beautiful skirt!!! I know tons of little girls who would want someone to knit them that skirt!!
Just wanted to stop by and say hi before the "Fall into Autumn" Dishcloth Swap starts!!
Just wanted to let you know that I have finished your skirtsicle, about 10 mintues ago!
DD2 is very happy that she now has a knitted skirt like her big sister!
Thanks for the pattern. I'll blog the pictures tomorrow as we are off to the zoo now.
I saw this skirt at Magknits, finally got around to buying the yarn, went to Magknits website to print it and guess what, they're gone! Unfortunately, I didn't print the pattern. Tracked down your blog (which is great) and am wondering if you could either put the pattern on your blog, or offer it for sale. It's so sweet and I have a four year old who wants it! Thanks so much.


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Wimbledon is in full swing and along with the scent of Strawberries and Cream in the air, the splosh of Pimms in a glass and the sound of hundreds of tennis players grunting and groaning their way through the competition, it is also one of the busiest betting fortnight's of the year. Some experts are cheerfully reckoning that upwards of £650m will be bet on Wimbledon alone across the 14 days of tennis action.
That means there's plenty of reasons why bookmakers will be keen to persuade you to bet with them across Wimbledon fortnight and there are some fantastic offers about for punters who are keen on a little flutter on what happens as the All England Club.
While many of these offers are put together specifically for Wimbledon there is one particular offer which is available not just for Wimbledon, but throughout the tennis season and it is such a fantastic offer that it is incredible more people don't take full advantage.
I'm referring to the Bet365 Sport Tennis Accumulator Bonus promotion and in this article we are going to explore a great deal more about what the article is and how you can use it at Wimbledon, or indeed at any other major tennis tournament that takes place throughout the year.
What is Bet365's Tennis Accumulator Bonus?
In it's simplest form, Bet365's Tennis Accumulator bonus is an extra amount of cash that is paid out to a punter who successfully lands a tennis accumulator bet on top of their standard winnings, dependent upon certain conditions being met. How the extra amount of cash the winning punter earns is calculated and the certain conditions of the offer are what makes up the key elements of the bonus.
First off, in order to qualify for this bonus you need to ensure that your bet will qualify. In order to do that, you need to make your selection from any Singles or Doubles matches from any of the following tennis professional tours.
- Grand Slam events (such as Wimbledon)
- Any ATP Tour Event
- Any WTA Tour Event
- Any Challenger Tour Event
In addition, you can also include a number of matches from this trio of team events:
- The Davis Cup
- The Federations Cup
- The Hopman Cup
Although there are just seven different tournaments/tours listed, this actually covers almost every conceivable tennis match you are likely to find to bet on at Bet365 Sport, so that means you have a massive choice of games to bet on. Certainly more options than you would find on the similar and hugely popular Euro Soccer Bonus for football games.
Once you are satisfied that the games you are going to bet on are from the list above, then the next thing to do is bet on one of the three qualifying markets for the offer. You can bet on any Singles or Doubles match (including Mixed Doubles) but all your selections on the accumulator must be taken from three markets:
- To Win Match Market
- First Set Winner Market
- Set Betting Market
You can mix and match the three different markets across different bets in the same accumulator if you prefer, or you can make all your selections from the same market. How you put together the accumulator bet is up to you, provided each selection is taken from one of these three markets.
Once you have formulated your accumulator by adding qualifying selections based on the criteria listed above, you can then place your bet by entering your stake next to the accumulator box on the bet slip and then click Place Bet. Now all you have to do is sit back, watch the action unfold via Bet365's comprehensive Live Streaming service for tennis and then fingers crossed, your bet could well come in.
My Tennis Accumulator bet has won, how much extra will I win?
If your tennis accumulator bet meets the above criteria and is successful, then you will win your bet and then Bet365 will calculate how much of a bonus they will pay you on top of your standard win. This can range from a very small amount, to up to a maximum of £100,000, so the range in prizes is absolutely huge and depends on a number of factors.
Obviously the key factors for any bet are the combined odds of your accumulator bet when you place it and the size of your initial stake. Indeed, this is how Bet365 will work out your initial returns before their bonus is applied.
Your bonus is calculated based on the number of successful selections you had on your winning accumulator bet. The greater the number of selections you have, then the larger your bonus prize will be. Your bonus is calculated as a percentage of your winnings based on how many selections were on the bet.
The full table outlining each bet type and the bonus associated with it is detailed below
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This is best shown by means of an example. Let's say that you place a Tennis Accumulator bet with Bet365 of 10 selections at odds of 100/1 and you place a £50 bet on that. Let's now say that all your ten selections win and your bet comes in.
As a standard bet you would receive back £50 x 100, £5,000, plus your £50 stake back for a total return of £5,050.
However, with the Tennis Accumulator Bonus, you receive an additional 40% of your winnings as a bonus. 40% of £5,000 is £2,000, which means that your total return would be £5,000 + £2,000 plus your stake money (£50) back. A total return of £7,050.
As you can see, when you add a significant number of selections and have a bigger potential win, the amount of bonus you can earn is considerable, which can radically improve the overall value of your bet.
Although Bet365 Sport's Tennis Acca Bonus is without doubt one of the best tennis promotions you can find online, you still may want a flutter on the Outright Winner markets. Here's our Wimbledon tips for you for both the Men's and Women's Singles tournaments.
Men's Singles Outright Winner
We've already seen some big names head out of the tournament after just one day of action and if anything, the results that have come through suggest that it is going to be a battle between the four big names once again for the Men's title.
While the likes of Marin Cilic and Milos Raonic have a big serve, the sheer all round quality of Tennis' big four, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and current Champion Andy Murray means it would be a huge shock if all four didn't line up against each other in the semi finals.
Of that quartet, Murray has doubters due to his erratic form of late plus the fact he came into the tournament nursing a hip injury and that is going to be a real problem the further he goes into the tournament, especially if he aggravates the injury. Djokovic too has suffered from a lack of form for the past 12 months or so and while he showed glimpses of his old form, he is not yet back to his best.
Nadal is the man in form after an incredible 10th French Open title win just a few weeks back, but he is not a grass court specialist, whereas the seven-time Wimbledon champion Roger Federer, a winner on the grass courts at Halle just a fortnight ago and well-rested having sat out the French Open to prepare for Wimbledon, is in form and I believe the man to beat this year.
You can back Federer to win outright with Bet365 Sport by clicking on this link.
Women's Singles Outright Winner
While the men's draw seems to be a choice between four players, the women's draw is arguably the most open Wimbledon Championship in many years. Serena Williams' absence due to her pregnancy has left a void at the top of the women's game and levelled the playing field, so much so that rank outsider Jelena Ostapenko surprised everybody to win the French Open last month.
Another outsider could do the job at Wimbledon, but a lot of the smart money is going on one of two players. The first of these is Eastbourne winner Karolina Pliskova. She is a very talented player who is at home on grass and who has Grand Slam final experience. She hasn't yet won one, but this could be her biggest opportunity.
Last year's runner up Angelique Kerber is also in with a great shout. The German World Number 1 reached the final last year and is a three time Grand Slam winner. She has the game to battle through a tough draw to reach the final.
Other players to consider include British ace Johanna Konta, who is well-suited to grass courts while Petra Kvitova's incredible return from injury sustained last March after she was stabbed by an intruder at her home, sees her as a crowd favourite and the two-time Wimbledon Champion is another worthy of serious consideration, but for our tip, we think Pliskova just has the edge.
Bet on the Women's Singles outright winner by clicking here.


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Smart Phone or Tablet?
Monday, February 14, 2011
The days of journalists using paper and pencil to communicate news are long gone. Now journalists can use smart phones and tablet computers to get news out when it happens.
My question is which tool is more effective for journalists to use?
In my opinion a smart phone is the best choice for the job.
Smart phones can go anywhere because they fit so nicely in a person's pocket.
When news breaks the phone can be whipped out. Using the Internet a story can be upload to Twitter, another social networking site and a website. This works well with a touch smart phone.
I understand that tablets like the Galaxy Tab and the iPad are becoming a tool more and more journalists are using but I wonder what is the benefit over smart phones?
On one hand more notes can be taken than with a phone and tablets are lighter than a laptop. But on the other hand it would seem inconvenient to take a tablet everywhere.
To me I can't justify a tablet when all I see it as is another computer.
My vote is for a smart phone that can go any and everywhere.
What about you?
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New Roger Williams Park-Zoo Penguin (Photo By: Brett Cortesi)
'Providence' hatched on Nov.4
Published : Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012
Providence, a Humboldt penguin that hatched on November 4, 2011, is now on exhibit.
"Everything's great. When visitors do come out they're going to notice that he is the same size as the adults, kind of like an adaptation for these birds to grow quickly and get out of the nest as quickly as possible," says Anne Barilla a Zoo Keeper at Roger Williams Park Zoo.
Providence is still learning how to communicate and how to respect the other penguins.
Physically, he will undergo some changes in his beak, but will remain gray and white until next year.
In the wild, the humboldt penguin is found along the coast of Chile and Peru, so mostly in tropical climates.
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I have a question I hope someone could answer regarding leaving comments on my blog. When I leave comments on most blogs it leaves my photo ID and blog name that when clicked on connects directly to my own blog. When someone leaves a comment on MY blog it only leaves a standard icon and a name but when the name is clicked on it does not connect to anything.
My question: Is that because I have DISQUS on my blog? When I went to Disqus.com to ask how to delete my account they have this message on their website..."NOTE: Deletions are temporarily disabled. Sorry."
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Shower Weekend
This weekend is my very good friend Michelle's bridal shower. I feel like just yesterday we were all in College, acting silly with no cares in the world. Now that we are all "grown ups" (I air quote this because we don't like to think we are quite yet!) we have all been taking the next step in our lives. Weddings, buying houses, and landing real jobs. While I digress on the subject of growing up, I should get to the point of this post. I was lucky enough to design the bridal shower invitation for Michelle. The location of their wedding is Saltwater Farm Vineyard in Stonington, CT. I thought that a great design would be based around the vineyard. You can see below what I came up with! Congrats Michelle!


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President Tsai Ing-wen attended the annual Conference of Southeast Asian Studies
|President Tsai Ing-wen(蔡英文) attends the annual Conference of Southeast Asian Studies. Photo: Lee I-ju(李易儒).
|NCCU President Edward Chow(周行一)welcomes scholars from different countries. Photo: Lee I-ju(李易儒).
|Kin W. Moy, Director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) attends the annual Conference of Southeast Asian Studies. Photo: Lee I-ju(李易儒).
|Hsiao Hsin-huang(蕭新煌), director of Center for Southeast Asian Studies considers the researches meaningful. Photo: Lee I-ju(李易儒).
|Former minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. KASIT PIROMYA presents "Transform Together." Photo: Lee I-ju(李易儒).
|Scharlors attend the annual Conference of Southeast Asian Studies. Photo: Lee I-ju(李易儒).
By Carlos Wang (王元容)
Campus Reporter
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that "people" should be the core value in the policies while she attended the 2016 Annual Conference of Southeast Asian Studies (ACSEAST), featuring the politics of transformation in Southeast Asia launched at the Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi University (NCCU) on Sept. 22.
"No policy will succeed unless there are people adequately equipped to carry it out. We aggressively promote policies and programs that expand the float of talented people between Taiwan and Southeast Asia," Tsai said.
According to Center for Southeast Asian Studies, this year marks the establishment of ASEAN community. In addition, the Tsai administration and her task force of foreign policy, the new southward policy (新南向政策), declares that Taiwan will value Southeast Asia countries more, seeking to develop a comprehensive, multi-faceted engagement policy with the ASEAN community. Policy communities, public intellectuals, business and civil groups are welcomed to participate in the conference, discussing and making contributions to both Southeast Asian studies and policy innovation in Taiwan.
In addition to Tsai, Kin W. Moy , director of the American Institute in Taiwan, and Kasit Piromya, former Thai foreign minister also attended the conference.
Piromya delivered a keynote speech featuring "Transforming together," focusing on the word "change" that can come to many forms like politics, economy, culture, etc. He also emphasized that it denotes a peaceful process and, more importantly, that the "change" should be people-oriented.
Yang Hao (楊昊), associate professor of Graduate Institute of East Asian Studies, said that the courses like Southeast Asian language and culture have been aggressively promoted these years in National Chengchi University (NCCU). He hoped that there will be more courses to focus on Southeast Asian issues and encouraged more students to be dedicated to Southeast Asian studies.
The conference was organized between Sept. 21 and Sept. 23. Nearly 130 papers, concerning the political transformations in Southeast Asian countries, were presented and discussed by the scholars from Taiwan, Southeast Asia, Japan, America, etc.


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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
We stop in at The Pie in Ogden any chance we get. We stopped by the lot to check how the house was coming along and got a pizza craving.
This would be Eli saying CHEESE!
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Luke crawls up to everything to stand up. We might have an early walker. I hope so.I love when they can get to what they want and run and play with the other kids, so they aren't left out of all the fun.
I read an article this morning that brought with it such bad feelings. I found a church video on the subject and watching it instantly brought peace and the spirit back with it. There is true inspiration in these videos sent out by the church. What a blessing for us all to instantly bring that sweet spirit into our home when the world is trying to bring in junk.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Eli Loves phones. It goes Hi...No!....Bye-Bye...Hang up the phone.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Friday, May 18, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012
The boys enjoying pizza from Lucky slice. A very cool new pizza place with fun seating and exposed brick inside.O
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Friday, January 18, 2013
Killer is Dead Trailer Made Me Have An Existential Crisis
Okay, it didn't really cause me to have a crisis, but the first trailer for Suda51's Killer is Dead game did get me thinking very critically about my gaming life. It made me remember how incredible an experience playing Killer7 was back in 2005. It hooked, amazed, confused, and challenged my perceptions of games. I have rarely had such feelings with other games since. At the moment, I can't think of even one other time since, but I believe they are there.
Regardless, Killer is Dead is not a game I expect to bring back that spirit. It still seems closer to Suda's older works though (rather than his newer school "punk's not dead" credo stuff like No More Heroes, Shadows of the Damned and Lollipop Chainsaw). Granted, it looks to have a large dash of NMH anyway, but what can you do?
The trailer is a bit risque in both sexual and violent content so keep that in mind before giving it a watch.
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So first of all, Curacao is GORGEOUS. sooooo green, especially compared to Aruba! Unfortunately dont have too much to share about people we are teaching and all that fun stuff because i am so new to Curaçao and dont know anyone yet. we also have 3 areas right now but i will only have one next transfer and all of the people we are seeing right now dont live in my area.. Next transfer the islands will be completely full with missionaries! Curacao and Aruba are each going to have 8 missionaries!!! ALSO president just opened up Bonaire to sisters and sister Burrup is heading over there next week with sister Montenegro and a greenie! Sister Hardy will be headed to Aruba and will be companions with sister Garcia, and i will be staying here in Curacao and will be training a greenie...so i am trying my best to learn the area!
This week was really good! It has been so fun to be with Sister Hardy and Sister Burrup! They are so awesome! I was also just informed that I am one 8th Hardy so Im basically serving with my distant cousin right now! It is so fun. These sisters are amazing! They are strong...we have THREE areas. Half the island...and we are on bikes most of the time. it has been funnnn!!! Luckily i enjoy biking (most of the time) so it has been fun. But we have been biking A LOT. We have also had a lunch appointment ever single say this week so I just miss my hour lunch but it has been nice. We have each gained like 339294 pounds this week from all of the appointments. It has been nuts.
Curacao is actually quite different from Aruba! The people are a lot more dutch so the missionary work here isnt quite so...fast growing... But the members here are awesome. Sister Taylor's recent convert, Romeo, is AMAZING. I taught one lesson with him when i was here for a day my very first day on my way to aruba. He truly is incredible. He lovessss to go teaching with us but he doesnt have a car so he literally WALKS to all of them! He is so converted and amazing. He also walks to church which is like a 7-13 minute bike ride, so I don't know how long it takes him. He is in my area too >:) haha! Same with this other recent convert named Peter who walks to church as well, but he lives even farther!!! Crazy.
I am feeling very optimistic about this next transfer and I am ready to get hardcore rejected a LOT. Curacao is honestly a really hard place for missionary work but I know my companion and I will be able to find the people that God is preparing :) I am just so grateful for the opportunity I have to serve and I truly love missionary work so much. If you are ever contemplating on whether or not you should go on a mission, JUST GO!! I promise the Lord will make up for whatever you have to leave behind. Even if you cant serve a mission, you are still a missionary! That is a huge part of your baptismal covenant! Missionary work is truly so important. Literally this is these people's salvation. Their eternal life with there families. The opportunity for them to live with their Heavenly Father again. When you really think about it with an eternal perspective it really changes things, doesnt it? Let the people around you feel the joy that you are able to feel through this gospel. Please share the gospel with someone you see this week. Do it for their Father in Heaven! It is our responsibility to share this message! I LOVE missionary work! I LOVE this gospel. I LOVE the priesthood and I absolutely Love Jesus Christ, our Big Brother. I hope you all have a great week and I love you all soooo much!Love,Sister Woodbury


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Alex Gordon hits a three run HR in the 8th. Charlie Riedel/AP via mlb.com
After a dismal road trip with horrible starting pitching and no timely hitting and occasionally shaky defense and 7 losses, the Royals have come home. The starting pitching has been better, the hits coming when needed and lo and behold, the Royals are winners of two in a row over the Twins of Minnesota. The Boys in Blue sit at 14-13, good for second place 4.5 games behind the Indians in the scuffling AL central.
Friday night, they won with small ball and speed. Tonight they put the smack down with 8 runs in the 8th inning. Friday there was 31 K in the stadium and apparently the place was buzzing. There were 22 K at The K tonight. This may be the way this season is: we end up at .500 with streaky play. A young team with sometimes wobbly starting pitching will do that.
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This past weekend Nate and I were able to take a nice long road trip down to Arizona to visit my sister and her husband. We didn't leave until after work on Wednesday night so we ended up staying in Vegas for the night. We really just walked around so there wasn't anything too exciting to take a picture of so I just ended up taking one of Nate in front of the Bilagio Water Show. We left the next morning bright and early to finish out our drive. I had to put the picture of the Hoover Dam up because Nate insisted I take a picture of it since it was a famous scene in "Superman" I wasn't up for it because my ear was killing me but I took it anyway since it was such a memorable moment for him :) We finally arrived to my sisters apartment then we all went bowling. We didn't do to much that day cuz I spent most of the day in Urgent Care finding out that I got a ruptured eardrum and that was why my ear was killing me. Needless to say, it put a damper on swimming or any fun activities for me and being able to hear out of my right ear for at least a year. Although it was a great excuse so nobody could push in the pool since my brothers think that is so fun to do :) I still had a good time though just being able to relax and taking it easy! We went out to dinner twice and both times we celebrated Nate and my brother Colby's Birthday. That is what those lovely balloon hats are in the pictures, and the cupcakes from the second restaraunt. To sum it up it was a great trip, fun to see where Bri and Bret live and their lifestyle and we will for sure be going back!!
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Friday, 23 March 2012
"Terrible Collision at Hampton Wick" - Interview with the Signalman
'A representative of the Pall Mall Gazette called on the pointsman, Thomas Parsons, this morning, in order to find out what explanation he had to give of the accident. he lives in a little cottage near the station. Parsons is a tall, burly man with a red beard and is about forty-one years of age. He stood with his wife and one or two children, and was evidently much affected at what had occurred.
"Can you given an explanation of your conduct in allowing the engine to run up to Hampton Wick on the wrong line?" asked our representative.
"I don't know as I can," replied the man despondently
"How long have you been a pointsman at Kingston Junction?"
"About seven years"
"And you have never had any accident before?"
"How do you account for this then?"
"It was a mistake on my part."
"But how do you account for the mistake?"
"It was a very busy time. I thought the driver of the light engine was going to the engine-shed having done for the day. I therefore fixed the points for another train from Waterloo. But instead of the driver going to the engine shed he shouted up to me saying, "I have got to go to Twickenham." "All right," I replied, "Look sharp!" I quite forgot for the moment that the points were wring. Of course he ought to have noticed that he was up the down line, and should have stopped."
"Could you see if he was sober?"
"He was quite so far as I was able to see"
"And yourself?"
"I was perfectly sober, having had nothing to drink since Saturday night"
"And had you had enough sleep?"
"Plenty, I came to work at five o'clock in the afternoon, but did not know how long I should have to stop. I suppose it would be till two. The night or rather morning before I got home at one, and had nine hours' rest before coming to work again. I also had a little nap before five o'clock."
"Did you see the accident?"
"It was dark, and it occurred round the corner the other side of Hampton Wick Station. I heard the crash: indeed, I was listening for it. I knew the engine was on the wrong line; but I found out too late to stop her. Some railway men came down and told me of the accident, I had to stop in the box till 3.30. On eof my mates remained there to keep me company."
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News Release
Contact: Amie Bronson FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Email: (PRemployeeEmailhere) 11 a.m., November 21, 2013
ANYCITY,ON, Nov. 2013 — As of 9 a.m. this morning Spruce Juice discovered that beverages sold in Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia were contaminated with the e-coli bacteria.
The safety of Canadians is the number one priority for Spruce Juice at all times. All products were immediately recalled, production was stopped and extensive cleaning began. Spruce Juice and our suppliers are currently assisting Canada's Public Health Agency in the investigation in any way possible.
The company will continue to update the public on this matter. Spruce Juice offers its deepest sympathies to every Canadian that has been affected from this incident.
Spruce Juice has never faced a situation like this in its 50 years of supplying healthy organic beverages to Canadians. The company is dedicated to putting public interest first as always.
Spruce Juice has a continuing commitment to the highest level of safety standards and the company aims to go above and beyond regulatory requirements.
Members of the public who experience any symptoms associated with the e-coli bacteria please seek medical attention immediately. The symptoms are listed on the Spruce Juice website (website here)
For more information contact our Quality Control Management team: (Quality Control Email here) or the Canadian Public Health Agency: (CPHA email here)
Mock Disaster Follow-up Report
On Thursday November 21, 2013 our class was asked to respond to a mock disaster scenario. The scenario involved a company named Spruce Juice, that produced organic beverages in eastern Ontario and distributed them throughout Canada. The scenario stated that at 9 a.m. the public relations department was notified that Spruce Juice products sold in Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec were contaminated with e-coli bacteria. There were several cases of e-coli poisoning reported as a result of consuming Spruce Juice beverages. There were also two deaths reported in Vancouver that were allegedly cause by Spruce Juice products.
Our class of public relations students was divided into groups of three. Each group was asked to strategically plan a press conference within the next hour. I was in a group with two very intelligent and well-spoken ladies; Katrina White and Ashliegh Gahl. All the groups fanned out as we began to work through our strategies. The following is a personal reflection on the goals and objectives, key target audiences and key messages that we as a group wanted to address in our news release.
Goals & Objectives
The main goal for our team was to assure the public that our top priority was their safety. We planned to achieve this by stating that the product had been recalled, production was stopped and the facility was being thoroughly cleaned. By taking initiative to fix the problem our company wanted to show the public that standard safety precautions could not have prevented this incident and that we as company followed procedure.
Stakeholders needed to be reassured that the company would not let this mishap define them. Our team wanted the actions taken to define our company. We wanted to assure stakeholders that our company has learned from this incident and will come back stronger than before. We also wanted them to know that the company would be implementing new safety standards to prevent any issue like this from happening again to Spruce Juice products.
Our team was also concerned with our brands image; we wanted to take responsibility without admitting guilt. Our team did not want to admit guilt when there were no known facts that put the blame on us for the two deaths. We needed to show the public and stakeholders that we were empathetic and apologize to any Canadians that may have been affected by the contaminated products.
Key Target Audiences
The key target audiences in this case were the public, for safety reasons, and stakeholders: customers, employees, stock holders, suppliers, distributors, shareholders/investors, media and brand ambassadors. Public safety was our first and foremost concern. By reacting immediately our team prevented any further illness or alleged loss of life. Several people were ill as a result of the e-coli bacteria discovered in Spruce Juice beverages. Our company needed to show empathy for anyone affected while not admitting guilt for the unproven accusations. For any and all persons who are found to have been undoubtedly affected by our product, our company plans to offer restitution and condolences in the hopes of avoiding a class action suit and protecting our brand image.
Stakeholders needed to be reassured that our facility would recover and continue to produce healthy organic beverages. It needed to be made perfectly clear to all target audiences that we have learned from this horrific disaster and that we will have the absolute highest standards for safety and quality control to prevent anything like this from happening again.
Key Messages
Our team wanted to ensure that the public was safe from further harm as a result of our fast reaction to recall the product. We followed CAPS[1] in this scenario to make sure our target audiences need were met. We showed compassion both in our statement and in the company news release. Action was taken immediately when the product was recalled. Our team gave perspective to our target audience by explaining what had happened. We summarized the situation in the press conference and news release to eliminate as much confusion and diffuse as many rumors as possible. We wanted to ensure that any and all Canadians affected received medical treatment immediately; so we put a list of symptoms on our website and spread the link though our media sources.
Another priority for our team was to reassure stakeholders that our company was prepared, level-headed, responsible, and empathetic. We wanted the public, stakeholders and our competitors to know that we would be a stronger company as a result of this incident. We knew from the Maple Leaf case study that was covered in class that our brand would be able to make a strong comeback if appropriate steps were taken.
At first I didn't think that the mock disaster would feel any different than the scenarios we run through in our case studies class. Luckily we recently covered the Maple Leaf Listeria case and I believe that many groups, mine included, referenced this case as a guide for handling this situation. From this case study we learned as a class that immediate action and responsibility can save a company and their image. The company needed to recall the product to ensure that no one else would become ill. I believe that most groups followed in Maple Leafs footsteps in the mock disaster. Some groups followed the steps they took and others, my group included, mirrored statements and the empathetic tone of the CEO.
I have learned that by showing empathy and remorse the public will know that the company is sincere and that they took all reasonable measures to prevent this incident. By shutting down production, cleaning, working towards implementing new safety procedures and adding more quality control steps, the company can show that they have learned and are doing all they can to prevent anything like this from happening again. We have learned that if a situation like this is handled correctly, the public may feel that the company is more safe than ever and they may even attract new customers as a result. This exercise brought to light the pressures of a crisis and the importance a few words can have on a company's image, their stakeholders and the public.
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
halloween zoe
This is zoe. My Aunt's dog. I love this dog. This dog in general loves me back too! She is such a diva. When my Aunt sent this shot of zoe to me in her halloween costume, I fell in love with it.
I did "photo" edit it in paint.net some what. Softened and glowed it a bit. I wanted Zoe to shine like none other!
Pssst....scroll down to my gallery. check out the photos I took of boo hoo's around my neighborhood. though I don't think I will be making a contest deadline..
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- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 4 anchovy fillets, coarsely chopped
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 2 pounds mussels, rinsed and debearded if necessary
- 1/2 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
- thin slices of lemon and lime for garnish
To de-beard mussels, pull out the dark threads that protrude from the shell. Do this just before cooking; mussels die when de-bearded.
1. Heat the oil in a medium-sized skillet. Cook the onion in the oil over medium heat until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and anchovies and cook, mashing the anchovies until they dissolve, for 2 minutes. Stir in the lemon and lime zest and juice and the pepper flakes. (This base can be made a day or so ahead and refrigerated.)
2. Combine the mussels and wine in a large pot. Cover, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until the mussels open, 4 to 10 minutes, depending on size. Remove the mussels from the pot with a slotted spoon and transfer to a serving bowl.
3. Meanwhile, if the citrus sauce has been refrigerated, reheat in a saucepan. Carefully pour the mussel broth into the citrus mixture, leaving behind the last third or so of the liquid, lest it contain any grit.
4. Pour the sauce over the mussels, sprinkle with parsley, garnish with lemon and lime slices, and serve.
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Three cheers to @Cryptoterra and @BetancourtJack for saying what they said… now… I have no idea what their OTHER tweets are like, but this one was nice. You guys are helping save social media.
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