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1 HE WHO dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty [Whose power no foe can withstand].
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust!
3 For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence.
4 [Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trustand find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror of the night, nor of the arrow (the evil plots and slanders of the wicked) that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor of the destruction and sudden death that surprise and lay waste at noonday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not come near you.
8 Only a spectator shall you be [yourself inaccessible in the secret place of the Most High] as you witness the reward of the wicked.
9 Because you have made the Lord your refuge, and the Most High your dwelling place,
10 There shall no evil befall you, nor any plague or calamity come near your tent.
11 For He will give His angels [especial] charge over you to accompany and defend and preserve you in all your ways [of obedience and service].
12 They shall bear you up on their hands, lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and adder; the young lion and the serpent shall you trample underfoot.
14 Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he knows and understands My name [has a personal knowledge of My mercy, love, and kindness–trusts and relies on Me, knowing I will never forsake him, no, never].
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him My salvation.
Have you ever read this passage? ALL 16 verses? And realized just how much God's protection surrounds us? It's amazing!
I firmly believe God has a blueprint for everyone. (That means you too!!) Many of us know the beginning and that in the end "we win" but few of us know the details of the journey that will take us from point A to point B. That's where trusting God comes in handy. Trust Him. Know Him. Know His voice. He won't lead you astray.
But there are passages in the Bible like this one that let us know we are not welcome in the Earth and that, in modern vernacular, God's got our backs! Isn't that awesome?! He knows that there will be tough times. And that there will be times we want to quit or walk away. Or that times may get to a point where life as we know it does not exist any longer.
I know my version of " trials and tribulations" in my personal life are completely different from anyone else. We all handle things differently. But God has His hand out there; leading and guiding, protecting us.
I have heard it said, "Many paths lead up the mountain but it's the choice to go to the top that made the difference".
I don't know how true that is for you but I know it's true for me, and most of my friends. We all come from different backgrounds but we all at one point or another in our journeys made the choice to follow Jesus … to take the path that leads up the mountain so to speak. It's not easy, He never said it would be. He said He would never leave us nor forsake us and the passage up above from Psalm 91 shows how much we mean to Him. Think about it. We don't normally offer protection for those we care nothing for.


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For the flower and stamp, I inked once and stamped three times. I normally make these cards a little simpler, but I had fun using so many different elements.
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Stamp Sets: Simple Stems, Lots of Thanks
Card Stock: pear pizzazz, very vanilla, gingham garden dsp
Stamp Pads: pear pizzazz, coastal cabana, black stazon
Other: dimensionals, very vintage designer button, glue dot, 7/16" trim ribbon, linen thread.

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I was born and raised in Montana but my love for adventure has taken me all over the world as a soldier and a soldier's wife. I have 3 wild and wonderful daughters and an assortment of animals, to include foster animals who come and go. . My life is in constant chaos, but life is an adventure!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Purple Passion Porridge
2 TBS Olive Oil
1 Yellow Onion, chopped
2 TBS garlic
5 Summer Squash, sliced
5 Carrots, peeled and chopped
1 Sweet Potato, chopped
1 package of dried split peas
1 head of Purple Cabbage
3 C frozen Sweet Corn
Vegetable boullion, Oregano, and Marjoram to taste (I am bad with measuring)
Water as needed to make broth
In a large soup pot, saute onion, garlic, and summer squash in olive oil, until browning.
Add 2 TBS Vegetable Boullion and 3 c water. Cook until soft.
Pour mixture into blender. Blend well, and return to soup pot.
Add vegetables and spices to taste. Simmer, covered, for about 45 min.
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Well, I submitted my Cilip Chartership portfolio online last Wednesday. Now I've just got to wait AGES to hear whether it's successful. (2-3 months which is fair enough but I'm impatient sometimes.
So, now what should I do with my life? Well, our Schools are getting inspected next week (eek!) so that's going to be a bit scary. My first inspection, at least I can truthfully claim I've done loads of CPD this year!
I've also somehow had my arm twisted into helping out at my daughters' primary school on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Wednesday I'm reading to reception children (they're gorgeous but hard work), Thursday I do reading with year 4s. They may have to choose which day to have me next term but I'm OK at the moment.
On Saturday 30th January, I'm going to an NLPN digital skills day at Makerspace in Manchester which sounds very exciting.
Then from 1st February I'm going to do a mental health and literature entitled "Reading for well-being" mooc because I think it'll be valuable working with young people to know more about how books can support MH and be interesting on a personal level.
Maybe soon it'll also stop raining and I can start my running again (I'm back to c25k and the rain is serious putting me off). I really want to go and dig on my allotment too and enjoy being outside but apparently we're going to get a month's worth of rain in 48hrs. 😦


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So, in the spirit of Christmas, my friends and I are all about watching movies that involve Christmas! Yesterday, the movie of choice was Holiday Inn. If you haven't seen it, it is a lovely black and white film about love and its pursuit, all splashed with singing and dancing! Of course, watching this movie spurred on lots of "that's how to win your wife" comments...mostly aimed at my friend Estevan, since he was the only male present. Haha.
This movie inspired the quote on my Facebook page yesterday as well, "You could melt her heart like butter, if you'd only turn on the heat!" So, I thought it would be kind of fun to write a post about things men can do to melt a girl's heart, some from the movie, some from life experience...at least in my (humble) point of view. :) (in no particular order)
1. Sing. Dance. Use what ever romantic talent you have (drawing, writing, etc.).
In the movie "Holiday Inn", it opens with this song "I'll Capture Your Heart Singing". It definitely has truth to it. Bing Crosby had the whole group of us ladies swooning with his voice, and Fred Astaire with his dancing. Anyway, something worth noting.
2. Walk ladies to their car when they leave, especially at night, regardless of being interested in them.
You see, not only does this make the lady friends in your life feel protected, it makes you look good. It shows you are a gentleman interested in ensuring they are safe. If the girl you are interested is around when you do this, they will notice. If they are not, her friends who are there will. It's a win-win. Same with opening doors, offering to carry things for them, helping them down stairs or down potentially slippery surfaces, offering to check the fluids in the car before a road trip if she's driving...all things note-worthy over the years.
3. Notice children around you. Get down to their level, play with them, hold them, be their friends.
If you do this, most women will take note and assume that you will be a good dad. You can't fake this though. If kids freak you out, we will notice. But if you really do like kids and want to have your own one day, practice now. This makes you look really good.
4. Compliment her.
Did she just get her hair done? Do you like her outfit that day? Tell her! Tell your lady friends too. Some of my favorite compliments have come from just friends...it is a great encouragement! My favorite was when a guy friend was writing out a name tag for me and wrote "MODEL", then asked, "Is that how it's spelled?" And you can practice on your lady friends...so it doesn't come across as awkward when you compliment the one you have your eyes on.
5. Pay attention to her life and ask her about things (i.e. trips, important events in her life).
This is good because A) it shows you are paying attention and B) it shows you care. It also creates more topics to talk to her about!
6. Laugh at her jokes.
Nothing is worse (for me) when I get a blank stare after telling a joke. Even if it is a terribly cheesy joke. It just stops the flow. Hopefully, you find her funny.
7. Pursue, pursue, pursue.
Mamie in Holiday Inn gives Bing's character quite a speech about pursuing the woman he loves, pretty much ending with the butter quote. And it's true. I'll say it over and over, women want to and need to be pursued. A note of caution for guys though: make sure you are clear about your intentions. When pursuing friendship with any woman, especially if you only want to be friends with them (!!!), make sure that somewhere along the line you let them know your intentions. We don't expect you to know right away, nor that declaration to come too quickly, but be clear. And don't be afraid to be clear. When we know what to expect, we feel at peace. (See #2 about protecting women). So, be bold and pursue!
Ramblings of a young woman who simply wants to live the life that Jesus died for her to have.
Monday, December 12, 2011
holiday inn & love
Posted by Christina Hutchison at 3:01 PM
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- Steve Finnell said...
you are invited to follow my blog
- December 12, 2011 at 3:11 PM
- Emily w/Amazing Grapes said...
I've never heard of that movie. I'll have to look into it because I like Bing Crosby!
Great points. All so so so right on. If guys would just do the simplest things, they'd be amazed at how much we'd respond.
...and you're invited to follow my blog, too!! bahaha, I hope that's a friend of yours, cause if not that's hilarious.
Emily at Amazing Grapes
- December 12, 2011 at 3:44 PM
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Awards for Excellence 2017
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Saturday, 7 October 2017 at 6:00 pm - Sunday, 8 October 2017 at 12:00 am (ACDT)
Event Details
The Clubs SA Awards of Excellence is a celebration of the unique story that is the Community Club Sector industry in South Australia. Since 1985, the Clubs SA Awards of Excellence has provided a showcase for all the great community work that not for profit Clubs do within the South Australian community. It is anticipated that this year's Clubs SA Awards of Excellence, will again be a memorable occasion.
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We look forward to welcoming old friends and new in celebrating our Clubs' achievements over the past 12 months.
The evening will begin with an open air reception on the Lindsay Head Terrace on Level 5 with stunning views of the city and foothills, followed by a delicious 3 course dinner with complimentary beverages and live entertainment.
The highlight of the evening will be the recognition of the Finalists and announcement of the winners of each Award for Excellence 2017.
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A Thousand Splendid Suns is a 2007 novel by Afghan author Khaled Hosseini, his second, following his bestselling 2003 debut, The Kite Runner. It focuses on the tumultuous lives of two Afghan women and how their lives cross each other, spanning from the 1960s to 2003. The book was released on May 22, 2007.
The novel is divided into four parts. The first part focuses exclusively on Mariam, the second and fourth parts focus on Laila, and the third part switches focus between Mariam and Laila with each chapter. Mariam lives in a kolba on the outskirts of Herat with her mother. Jalil, her father, is a wealthy man who lives in town with three wives and nine children. Because Mariam is his illegitimate daughter, she cannot live with them, but Jalil visits her every Thursday.
On her fifteenth birthday, Mariam wants her father to take her to see Pinocchio at his movie theater. When he does not show up, she hikes into town and goes to his house. He refuses to see her, and she ends up sleeping on the porch. In the morning, Mariam returns home to find that her mother has hanged herself out of fear that her daughter has deserted her.
Mariam is then taken to live in her father's house. Jalil arranges for her to be married to Rasheed, a shoemaker from Kabul who is thirty years her senior. In Kabul, Mariam becomes pregnant seven successive times, but is never able to carry a child to term, and Rasheed gradually becomes more abusive.
In the same neighborhood live a girl named Laila and a boy named Tariq, who are close friends, but careful of social boundaries. War comes to Afghanistan, and Kabul is bombarded by rocket attacks. Tariq's family decides to leave the city, and the emotional farewell between Laila and Tariq ends with them making love. Laila's family also decides to leave Kabul, but as they are packing a rocket destroys the house, kills her parents, and severely injures Laila. Laila is taken in by Rasheed and Mariam.
After recovering from her injuries, Laila discovers that she is pregnant with Tariq's child. After being told that Tariq is dead, she agrees to marry Rasheed, who is eager to have a young and attractive second wife, and hopes to have a child with her. When Laila gives birth to a daughter, Aziza, Rasheed is displeased and suspicious, and he soon becomes abusive toward Laila. Mariam and Laila eventually become confidantes and best friends. They plan to run away from Rasheed and leave Kabul, but they are caught at the bus station. Rasheed beats them and deprives them of water for several days, almost killing Aziza.
A few years later, Laila gives birth to Zalmai, Rasheed's son. The Taliban has risen to power, and there is a drought, and living conditions in Kabul become poor. Rasheed's workshop burns down, and he is forced to take jobs for which he is ill-suited. Rasheed sends Aziza to an orphanage.
Then one day, Tariq appears outside the house. He and Laila are reunited, and their passions flare anew. When Rasheed returns home from work, Zalmai tells his father about the visitor. Rasheed starts to savagely beat Laila and Mariam kills Rasheed with a shovel. Afterwards, Mariam confesses to killing Rasheed, in order to draw attention away from Laila and Tariq, and is executed, while Laila and Tariq leave for Pakistan with Aziza and Zalmai.
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Last night I just came across a brand new product that my youngest daughter I think will love. It's put out by Master Books. Combining four separate books and adding lesson plans, worksheets and tests they've put out a complete Advanced Pre-Med study for 10-12 graders! It was only $48.99. That's not the only new one. They've added the lesson materials to several others and have MANY choices for the Jr. High level and a few high school I think.
The pre-med for high school contains They History of Medicine, Body by Design, The Genes of Germs and Building Blocks in Life Science.
I have not had a chance to pour over it yet as I just picked it up last night so may blog later in more detail but we've used their books before and enjoyed them. We did some of their fossil and geology ones with the boys when they were younger but it was just reading the books as there was not the curriculum to go with.
When we did Chemistry we also used their Exploring the World of Chemistry book. Taylor even based much of his science fair exhibit on metals from that book.
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And for God's sake don't Google that name when you're at work.
(Speaking of which, did you see today's Google Doodle? Happy Birthday, Señor Borges!)
Also experimenting with working in GIMP instead of Photoshop. Verdict so far: ANNOYING.
your reference to Beardsley reminds me of that time we first met and we were talking about aestheticism in the back of Audie's car. =)
Oh, and I Googled Franz von Bayros - definitely NSFW!
yup, he is REALLY kind of...um. Out there. I wonder what Beardsley thought about him!


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Love Sarin, ScM '05, PhD '10, CEO and president of Banyan Environmental, was recently profiled in the Providence Business News.
Banyan Environmental, a Providence-based startup founded in 2009, was recently awarded a $200,000 grant from the R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council.
Providence Business News spoke with Love Sarin, CEO and president, who founded the company after completing his Ph.D. studies at Brown University, about the award, its white paper and how new consumer consciousness about the environment will fuel demand for Banyan's products.
Banyan Environmental, a Providence-based startup founded in 2009, was recently awarded a $200,000 grant from the R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council.
Providence Business News spoke with Love Sarin, CEO and president, who founded the company after completing his Ph.D. studies at Brown University, about the award, its white paper and how new consumer consciousness about the environment will fuel demand for Banyan's products.
Five Questions With: Love Sarin
PBN: First, tell us about Banyan Environmental.
SARIN: Banyan Environmental is an early stage startup, with a platform technology to capture mercury vapor. We are targeting the energy sector on both ends - the consumption and generation markets. On the energy consumption side, changes in legislation and other factors are resulting in more and more businesses and individuals using energy-efficient fluorescent light bulbs. By reducing energy consumption, these bulbs also lower greenhouse gas emissions.
However, every fluorescent light bulb contains mercury, making the cleaning of broken light bulbs and their disposal potentially hazardous to humans and the environment. Essentially, we have a situation in which hundreds of millions of fluorescent lights are sold into the market but there is no easy way to address the potential mercury hazards.
With Banyan's unique mercury capture technology, we can not only absorb the mercury but can also stabilize it in a safe manner. We are developing novel and low-cost packaging and clean-up products to prevent consumers and workers from mercury exposure when the lights break. These products will provide the much-needed safety and convenience to the consumers of these energy-efficient lights. Second, on the energy generation side, we plan to target the mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, which are the biggest source of mercury pollution in the United States.
Banyan spun out of Brown University in the fall of 2009 and got an exclusive license to develop and commercialize this powerful mercury capture technology which was invented at Brown. The company was founded by two scientists from Brown, with a dream to use a science-based approach in targeting the world's impending environmental problems. Our first target is mercury, but we envision the company to grow like a Banyan tree with branches that take root in the ground making the tree stronger and more expansive than before. We recently moved into the Rhode Island Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship incubator and hope to fuel the engine of the knowledge economy in Rhode Island.
PBN: You received a sizeable grant on Feb. 3 from the R.I. Science and Technology Advisory Council. What can you tell us about that? I understand Banyan is undergoing a bit of a transformation with this new funding.
SARIN: Yes, in collaboration with Brown University, we have been awarded a Research Alliance grant. Our main focus so far has been on the mercury exposure prevention from broken fluorescent lights. This award will support the research and development work needed to take our core technology to the next level and get it closer for implementation in the mercury emission-control market, which has an even bigger mercury problem. For example, it is estimated that environmental mercury pollution puts more than 300,000 newborns at the risk of impaired neurodevelopment each year in the United States. Currently, the biggest contributors of mercury pollution are coal-fired power plants, which emit about 48 metric tons of mercury annually in the U.S. The EPA is expected to roll out new stringent regulations to regulate these emissions by the end of 2011. Our technology has the potential to efficiently address this problem, and the new RIRA award from STAC has given us the impetus to do that.
PBN: Speaking of funding, since its inception in 2009, what investments has Banyan attracted?
SARIN: Before we spun out of Brown, we were awarded an advanced E-Team grant from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance. In 2009 we received $150,000 in a Small Business Technology Transfer Phase I award from the National Science Foundation, which helped us take our technology from the lab bench to real-scale performance demonstration.
The funding so far has helped us define some important parameters for scale-up, and we have demonstrated the efficacy and potential with some real-scale performance testing. In 2011, we are looking for modest private investment to bolster the momentum to hit the lighting market and get the technology ready to pilot-test for the emission control market.
PBN: You also released a white paper on preventing exposure to mercury, why now? Who should read it?
SARIN: The paper is good reading for anyone who does not know the potential hazards found in fluorescent lights. We have found that there is a lack of understanding regarding the mercury content in fluorescent lamps and what happens with mercury when a bulb breaks. Additionally, the awareness about how the current packaging fails to prevent mercury exposure is also missing. We produced the paper, in part, to address this lack of awareness.
In our analysis, we tested the current packaging for its ability to provide safety from mercury released by broken lamps and compared with our technology. Our results clearly indicate that this accidental mercury exposure can be easily prevented with novel packaging solutions which incorporate our technology. We address both the linear tube-type fluorescent lamps, which are mostly used in commercial buildings, and the compact fluorescent lamps which are used in households and demonstrate that our technology can substantially reduce mercury exposure.
Everyone should read it: household consumers, facility managers in schools, hospitals, commercial buildings and any electrical contractors who handle fluorescent lamps. They should know that there is a solution which can protect them and their workers from accidental mercury exposure.
PBN: What has been the hardest part about getting this venture off the ground, so to speak? What does 2011 hold in store for Banyan?
SARIN: Startups are always challenging, just by the sheer nature of novelty and uncertainty that surrounds them. We are in the clean-tech space, targeting an environmental problem, which makes it even more difficult. There is a preconceived notion that consumers do not want to pay for products that will prevent environmental hazards. We believe that this attitude is changing, however. There is a new consciousness among the consumers. They not only want to hold the big corporations responsible for the environmental impact of their actions, but they are willing to go a step further and consciously make environmental choices. In fact, there is a growing demand for the products that Banyan can provide, in emerging economies too where massive adoption of CFLs is in store. This puts us in an unusually attractive place, where a small startup has the potential to create new jobs in the United States and actually create an export market.
It took us some time to develop the product and [pinpoint] this environmental spirit in the consumers. We expect it to snowball and with some investment hit the shop floor to give them what they need – a choice of safety, to protect them and the planet.


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I went to the half off sale at the thrift store. Daisy and me found some amazing stuff! It's rare to find Gymboree sets - I bet this was all donated by the same person. It was all scattered throughout the racks, so we probably missed some but I'm still thrilled! I love how Gymboree has themes. It makes it so easy to get your kid dressed when they have matchy things.
Smart and Sweet: $10
Berry Patch: $8
Sunflower Smiles: $10
Cherry Cute: $7 total
Glamour Ballerina $4
Panda Academy: $10.50
(I don't think that jacket is part of this line.)
(I don't think that jacket is part of this line.)
Fall for Autumn: $5.50
(Shirt actually goes with Sunflower Smiles)
(Shirt actually goes with Sunflower Smiles)
(I bought more clothes too. These are the things I'm most excited about. My husband thinks I'm crazy to be able to spend large amounts at thrift stores. Maybe... maybe. But I did find a holiday dress that retails at $52.95 for $4.)


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Below are the four main books we'll be using. We've been reading them over and over every night and during the day all week!
While visiting Candace's blog I came across some links from her pumpkin unit and I spent some time finding fun pumpkin items. These are the ones I liked best. I'm sure in the end we won't use them all, but I'll have them on hand in case.
Pumpkin Resources all Together
Pumpkin lapbook download
Pumpkin Trace and Learns
Easy Pumpkin Muffin Recipe
Pumpkin Sequencing Activity
Pumpkin Site Words
More site words and fall themed items
Pumpkin Counting Puzzles
Pumpkin Coloring Page- good for lap book cover
Pumpkin Lapbook
Pumpkin Jack unit study from HSS
Today the boys put those Five Little Pumpkins on their gate and sang the song. Here J3 is getting awfully precise with that cutting. He filled that gate right up and asked for more and if he cut into a pumpkin he put it in a reject pile. He was all about the cutting today.


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"That mosque is why I'm here today Ali Eteraz," said The Jafi. "Because I am convinced they are all practicing [dissimulation], today at 2 pm someone I know will be calling the Feds on the mosque. That den of dissimulation has existed in our midst long enough."
Ali Eteraz grew silent and then spoke up. "But sir, today is Friday and that is the time for Friday prayer. Even I will be in the mosque at that time. Won't I also get arrested and charged?"
"Such things are necessary, Ali Eteraz," the great Jafi headed out the door. "I always told you that you needed to do more to make them more like you. You needed to do it faster. I gave you three whole months and yet none of them appear any different to me, none of them come by to kiss my feet. It must mean that they are dissimulators and potential terrorists!"
"But what if there is a shoot-out sir? What if an accidental bullet goes off? My reputation will be tarnished at the least! What about my career? My family? Who will pay for my bail?"
"I don't have time for this Ali Eteraz," said The Great Jafi who had no time for such petty concerns.
"Sir please!"
"Sorry Ali, but you and the mythical moderates didn't do what you were supposed to do. Now we must protect the homeland."
"Sir I thought you said I was an integral part of the future of the world."
The Great Jafi was almost out of the door. "Yes, I said that but only in one potential scenario. In the other scenario, the one taking place today, you are collateral damage. Goodbye Eteraz, you failed me. When all of your humanity is taken away blame your people. It was their inherent prowess in lying that made me do this. When you are in jail, blame Islam."
The Great Jafi reminds me of O'Brien in 1984. I wanted to throw the book at walls and scream, "No! You.Don't.Make.Sense! Stop it!"
This story (of which I quoted the end) is fucking hilarious when you get absorbed and feel it like fiction; irritating enough to make you want to scream and cry if you think about the possibility of people really interacting like that.


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Sep 27, 2010
Ahmed Fakroun
Ahmed Fakroun, born in Lybia, is an arabian disco and electro pioneer. In the 70's and 80's he spend a lot of time in France, where he recorded "Mots D'amour", a great record filled with oriental disco and electro. These two tracks are my favourites, plus an edit of Soleil Soleil by Prince Language.
Ahmed Fakroun - Love Words
Ahmed Fakroun - Soleil Soleil
Ahmed Fakroun - Yo Son (edit de Prince Language)
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Brian's Latest Blog Post: Letter to the USDA on Coexistence
The Honorable Thomas Vilsack, Secretary
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
1400 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20250
March 4, 2014
Re: Docket No. APHIS-2013-0047
Dear Secretary Vilsack:
The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) is one of our nation's largest member-based, sustainable farming organizations, with about 6,000 mostly farmer members located primarily throughout Pennsylvania and across the Mid-Atlantic region. Our mission is to promote profitable farms that produce healthy food for all people while respecting the natural environment. In keeping with this mission, we wish to express our grave concerns regarding the issue of "Enhancing Coexistence" as framed by the Report of the AC21 Committee in 2012.
For the more detailed substance of our comments, we will merely refer to those being submitted by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and endorse those for your consideration, since supporting the process of assembling those comments has been where the bulk of PASA's time on this issue was spent. However, we also have several brief comments to make for the sake of emphasis, as follows:
- PASA feels very strongly that a crop insurance model is not the appropriate path for USDA to follow in compensating for the effects of genetic drift and contamination on organic and sustainable farms that are otherwise free of genetically engineered (GE) seeds and other materials. Apparently, the AC21 Committee agrees with us on this, since the individual comments contained in the 2012 report indicate significant and consistent displeasure for this approach, even if for varying reasons. Compensation does need to happen, but through a fund developed from a surcharge on the seeds, chemicals and technology fees associated with GE farming techniques. It would be unprecedented and frankly unethical to expect a damaged farm to bear the cost of defending itself against aggressive technology doing harm with no offsetting benefits to the aggrieved party.


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Memoirs of Martin F. Tiernan
Martin Tiernan grew up in a house in upstate New York, with no electricity or plumbing in a large family of which many of his siblings died at a young age. He was the first in his family to go to college and later started a business that was a pioneer in developing clean water, among other things. In 1956 Martin wrote his memoirs which he published so he could share his family heritage with with his children. In 2010 his grandson, Michael Tiernan, wanted to remake the book so he could share the remarkable life of his grandfather with future generations. After all his grandfather did discover water purification. I was fortunate enough to have the privilege of undertaking this task. I scanned the images from the book and retyped the text. I am happy with the new design and thrilled to see it in print.


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Where Can I Find a Notary?March 12th, 2012
If you are asking yourself "where can I find a notary," we obviously believe the best place is right here on FindNotary. We make finding a notary near you extremely simple. Just search by notary or business name or by location. When searching by location, you can find a notary by state, metro, or county, or type in your city.
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The Future Of Land Grant Universities: A Response To The Report Of The National Research Council
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References listed on IDEAS
- Wallace E. Huffman & Richard E. Just, 1994.
"Funding, Structure, and Management of Public Agricultural Research in the United States,"
American Journal of Agricultural Economics,
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, vol. 76(4), pages 744-759.
- Huffman, Wallace, 1994. "Funding, Structure, and Management of Public Agricultural Research in the United States," Staff General Research Papers Archive 10995, Iowa State University, Department of Economics.
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I think they are fakies. I bought a Celestia-mold Luna that has the same qualities you're describing, except she stands just fine.
Certainly fakes, but pretty ones!
Yes, the mold has a series of fakies, Princess Applejack being my favorite and one I actually sought out to buy.
Here's my Princess AJvisitors can't see pics , please register or loginShe doesn't actually feel too off. It's the less crisp edges and paint that make her seem off. Not sure who is churning them out, but they are a fun fakie.


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Image via WikipediaThe build up of today's unknowns could lead to a cull of the human race that will have to happen because there is no other way for the rest of the human race to survive. We live in a world where freedom and new tomorrows lead us by the nose towards pastures that might be new but could also be mined. Half a million young people take ecstasy each weekend. Ecstasy in its own right could cause forms of mental instability that are the monsters of our nightmares. What passes for ecstasy, strange concoctions of multiple chemicals could cause damage that makes ecstasy effects a summer breeze in comparison. Mobile phones are miniature microwave devices which have to be constantly on in order to receive. When in use they are held to the ear, right next door to the most sensitive instrument that mankind knows- the brain. It is already known that damage is done to lab rats, double the numbers of cancers when put next to a switched on mobile phone compared to the non yuppie rats who are safer incommunicado. Add this to the many other sources of radiation, drugs and other possibles we have not noticed yet and we could be seeing a future where mental instability a la Mad Max could see the end of our civilisation as it crumbles under
the weight of the social cost of caring for so many potential victims of today's "maybe ok's"
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Lolx. 3 days in a row. alcohol. die. thursday. aaron's surprised bday thingy at bangsar. then later to laundry. had fun with stupid chee yaw's hamsap jokes and stuff. haha. love u pussy boy! haha. next day was tetet's bday. at his house. bbq. bought pressie for him and also brought shisha for him! lolx. had loads of fun with all the dare's!!! haha. nice one hor mei! lolx. drank and puke. argh. saturday. went maison's. omg! that one was so the dieded. puked the whole way. argh again. can't drink for nuts man! suck lo. haha.
well. it was all filled with confusion and stuff. all so the messy that i cant pick it up and clear it away. but now. i guess it's a lil cleared up now. hopefully. hehe.
yay! yee hui bought one carton for me at langkawi! whaha. gonna go get it from her tomorrow i guess? hehe. going for pilates tomorrow too after class. damn like it. seriously can work out man. hehe. oh well. ya.


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One of three goals I'm featuring from Arsenal's 6 - 1 opening game stomp of Everton at Goodison Park. This strike by Brazilian talent Denilson opened up the flood gates on American Goalkeeper Tim Howard. Despite Everton's horrendous defending throughout the game, nothing could be done about this strike.
Arsenal's patience on the ball is rewarded immediately when space is found on the top of the box. Nicklas Bendtner finds space by beating a defender and lines a pass to captain Cesc Fabregas. Fabregas, a dangerous world class player draws the attention of five defenders immediately when the ball reaches his feet. Three Everton defenders rush Fabregas. Quickly, Fabregas lays the ball to the wide open space at the top of the box vacated by an incoming defender.
Denilson hits the ball with a full leg as the window is opened by Fabregas. Denilson follows through the entire kick and lands on his kicking foot. This ensures that his entire momentum is directed towards the top corner. Howard can only swipe a handful of air as he too is one full step behind the entire play.
Everton v Arsenal
Barclays Premier League, Goodison Park
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Everton 1 - 6 Arsenal
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Denilson's Curling Upper V Strike
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All week you have been eating healthy, but now you find yourself eyeing chocolate chip cookies in the dining hall. Faced with this dilemma, you may think it is out of the question to indulge in a cookie or other dessert foods. Luckily, according to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, all foods consumed in moderation fit into a balanced diet. This concept is known as the
Total Diet Approach.
Your total diet is composed of all foods and beverages consumed over time. The approach tells us to think of our diet as a whole. We often label a food as "good" or "bad" but all foods can be incorporated into a healthy diet. The key to staying healthy is to exercise and eat well balanced meals. No single food will destroy a week's worth of healthy eating just as a single meal won't guarantee you good health. If you follow a healthy diet most of the time, you can enjoy calorie
dense foods every now and then, in a controlled portion, also known as discretionary calories. If you want a slice of pizza, eat it, just don't go overboard and have the whole pie.
Here are some examples of how discretionary calories can be used to help enhance the flavor of foods in the dining halls:
- Try adding a little ranch dressing to improve the bitter flavors of raw veggies.
- Croutons on a salad can be a great savory, salty addition.
- Sweeten up bland water with a splash of lemonade.
- If you're not used to whole grain pasta, sprinkle on some Parmesan cheese.
- Pump up the flavor of a plain celery stalk by spreading on peanut butter.
- When plain fruit gets boring, try dipping bananas or strawberries in Nutella
- Topping ordinary nonfat yogurt with honey, jelly or granola can make it more palatable.


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