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Sorry that I didn't post yesterday. I just didn't have time. I don't even think I had time to tweet 140 characters yesterday, but I had one running through my mind. Here's what I would have tweeted:
For the 2nd time in a month, I find myself pricing a fridge for the parish. #ThingsTheyDontTeachInSeminary
The truth of the matter is that as soon as Jesus commissioned Peter to "Tend [his] sheep," the vocation of ministry became an impossibly amazing job. Peter didn't have a congregation to pastor. He wasn't part of a denomination. There was no mid-level judicatory for him to answer to. Peter and the rest where just making it up as they went along: answering questions as they arose, tending to matters as they happened, crossing bridges as they came upon them.
Peter will go on to preach that God shows no partiality; that in every nation God accepts those who fear him and do waht is right. (Acts 10:34-5) As a member of the Apostolic Succession of Peter, a fellow presbyter, an inheritor of the faith and commissioning given him on the seaside; I take the work and ministry of Peter very seriously as I try to figure out what on earth I'm doing. Even now, almost six years into my ordained ministry, I still find myself unsure from day-to-day where the limits of God's impartiality will take me.
Take yesterday, for example. As my unsent tweet indicates, I spent most of the day pricing, buying, picking up, installing, and deposing of refrigerators. It was a day filled with things that will impact the people who give to God's glory and pay my stipend very little. But I assure you, I felt like I was tending the flock. This week is the sixth of six in which our Education Building has been called home by some group of people or another. For the four main weeks of Spring Break season, college students spent a week living out of the second floor of the Education Building on alternative Spring Break trip supporting Habitat for Humanity of Baldwin County. Last week and this, we've turned the upstairs into a living room, while homeless families make our classrooms into bedrooms as Family Promise of Baldwin County offers them the chance to catch their breath and move forward with hope and dignity.
Somewhere in the last 2 weeks, the refrigerator in the Ed Building break-room died. Decked out in boots, jeans, and t-shirt; driving a truck a borrowed from my dad, a trailer borrowed from our Junior Warden's father-in-law, and the same Junior Warden's refrigerator dolly, I emptied the old fridge and sold the dead one for parts; bought a new one and got it ready to use. Nobody who attends Saint Paul's will probably ever use that fridge, but it doesn' t matter. What matters is that a portion of the flock, that group of people among whom God shows no partiality, i.e. the whole world, will have cold milk and lunch meat when they pack lunches and eat breakfast tomorrow morning.
I love my vocation as a priest in Christ's one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church. I love my job as Associate Rector at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Foley, Alabama. I'm glad that Peter took the challenge that Jesus offered him over a grilled fish and grits breakfast, and I pray that my ministry might be marked by doing the work of a God who shows no partiality.


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Finding Forrester
Mrs. Clark
English II CB
31 August 2010
Lessons Learned from Finding Forrester
In the book Finding Forrester, written by James W. Ellison, there are many thoughts ideas of great importance to many individuals. Each person finds out that you can learn anything from anyone, no matter whether they are negative of positive influences to them. There are some individuals that value pride and swagger while some sought the virtues of conceitedness. Jamal Wallace, William Forrester, and Professor Robert Crawford learn the virtues of life, stereotyping, and integrity.
Jamal Wallace is just another teenage African American male resembling all of his other friends in every way… except for one. What most individual do not know is that Jamal is extraordinarily intelligent. Jamal also loves to read and write. Jamal's lessons are learned in opulence with a man named William Forrester. Jamal does not only become a better writer, but he also learns the goodness to his integrity. Jamal shows his integrity to Forrester by not telling anyone about his new and long lost acquaintance. In the end, Jamal's value laid in his integrity in many profound ways.
William Forrester felt that people should just leave him alone and let his life pass him by. That was, until the day he met Jamal Wallace. Jamal teaches William the values of life that he is missing. Aside from Jamal wanting to learn more from Forrester, William will not allow it. Jamal teaches Forrester how to live his life to the fullest extent, and to never look back. After all of Jamal's hard work, William finally came out of the comfort of his home, after so many years, and met civilization.
Professor Robert Crawford is a bitter and malignant individual that is easily angered when he is being challenged. He wants to win every battle he comes across to ease his self-consciousness. Professor Crawford is an English teacher at Mailor-Callow, a school Jamal is chosen to attend. The...
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I didn't realize that this year is a Dragon year according to the Chinese calender. I only noticed it on the 1st day of Chinese New Year when I listened to hitz.fm radio mentioned about it which is yesterday and I was like "oh it's my year" because I was born on a Dragon year. I think this year CNY was better than last year, why? Tip: it's the simple things in life that make us happy.
Chinese New Year Eve
Having Sukiyaki (Japanese Steamboat) and Barbecue at my parents-in-law's house. The Sukiyaki's best moment is when you dip the cooked / half-cooked ingredient in a Chinese bowl of raw egg and put it in your mouth, it taste sooo delicious and smooth which makes you ask for more ! And then hubby and I just discovered that his house's karaoke set is still working ! Yes, WE DID THE KARAOKE-KING ! ~like a boss. And of course, this is always be the highlight during EVE session is the kebabom here and there, which makes my cats - husky, junior and bigko - hide behind the sofa because they thought it is the end of their life even if I tried to convinced them, it is not ~haha. The fireworks free-show-in-the-air last for over 30 minutes. But what I saw in the air was Ringgit Malaysia being burnt in the air. Instead of fireworks, I saw numbers such as RM50, RM100, RM200 and so on ~yes, the imagination haha. But yeah, free joyous moment watching all the sparkling colours in the air, it's heart warming ~smiley face. But not to the Chinese firecrackers, it making me heart attack and deaf-for-a-while, big no no to firecrackers, thank you.
1st Day Of Chinese New Year
is greater than eve because of the CNY cookies, it brings out the cookie monster in me and also I met kind donors ~haha, the angpao. I think angpao is cool because starting a new year by sharing prosperity is being grateful. Thats my point of view about angpao la but I didn't know what does angpao really means. Hubby and I went to Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort with his lil' brother and 3 of his cousins. We just dropped by to see the beach and foots-savouring in the sand ~haha. Sorry that I don't have pictures to share up until now. I only remember to take pictures after I reached the resort ~haha
I wrote this on the sand for hubby
and I ask him to take picture with it hehe
By the way, I think this resort is a great place for a Wedding Event. I saw the area for a Garden Wedding which is big enough (than Sutera Harbour Resort) for your families to fill in and the place is romantic enough that takes my breathe away ! Just check up their website at the link I've provided up there for further information. Have fun !


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In truth, I am a recovering perfectionist. I started my recovery about a dozen years ago or so--the first time I found Flylady. She was the first to make the connection between my tendency to want and expect perfection--and the reality of the chaos around me. Back then, under the influence of full-blown perfectionism, my house was a complete catastrophe and I was utterly miserable.
I based my expectations for housekeeping on my hardworking grandmother. I lived with her for many summers and once for half a year. She kept a garden, she washed her dishes by hand several times a day, she did laundry every day, she vacuumed every day (sometimes more than once, especially if I'd made a mess). She also had about three part time jobs-- one as church secretary, one with a government office, and one as an assistant to my grandfather at his part-time job as a process server for county court. (He also worked full time). You get the picture. She never sat down-- and her house was always company ready. (And she had company--couples came over to play cards every Friday night.)
But what I missed was that when I stayed with my grandmother, she had only one child still at home--and she was ten years older than me. I never saw her run her house with small children and all their toys underfoot. She didn't drive. She never ferried her children all over the city to various activities. When I lived with her, I rode my bike to the town swimming pool every day in the summer. I had a paper route and choir practice--and I was expected to walk, no matter what the weather.
In short, our lives were totally different: yet I expected myself to be just like her. It has taken me a long time to figure all this out. In the beginning, all I knew was a tremendous pressure to be different, to be better.
Symptoms of Perfectionism:
1. All or nothing thinking.
I have long suffered from this. In psychology they call it "catastrophizing." You know, that one thing goes missing and you say to yourself, "I'll never find it. I'm always losing things." Either something is perfect--or it is terrible. Either I am a good housekeeper--or a failure. Projects aren't worth starting unless you can start and finish them all in one go. That's impossible with long complicated projects, like switching out the summer for the winter clothes, painting a room, or cleaning the fridge--so they don't get done. If I can't see my clear to the end of a complicated project--if I don't know some of the steps to take--I tend to put it off. I still do this.
2. Procrastination.
Not all procrastination is caused by perfectionism, but some of it is. Most telling, I always tend to leave that last 10% of a project incomplete. Once it is done, you see, it can be critiqued and judged--and I already know it is not perfect.
3. Difficulty with delegating.
A perfectionist finds it difficult to delegate--though I am working on that one! I have young teenagers and they need to learn to do things for themselves, so I am doing my best to let them do things (and bite my tongue). Nothing is quite done to my satisfaction--but I have decided to learn to live with it.
4. Fear of making a mistake.
Fortunately, my grandmother always laughed at herself when she made a mistake. Making mistakes was just a part of life, so I was fortunate to escape this symptom. It can paralyse you when you're decluttering and making decisions about what to get rid of. The remedy for this is to ask yourself: "what's the worst that could happen if I got rid of this?" and listen to the answer.
Perfectionism isn't all bad. It has its place. My ability to pay attention to detail means that I can plan an entire series like this, catch patches on a wall that need further sanding before we paint, and help my Mom organize her entire house, room by room.
Over the next few days, I am going to talk about how I have managed to deal with perfectionism when it gets in the way of being organized.
Are you a perfectionist?
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By Idris Shaankkore*
The continuing reports of arbitrary arrests, detentions, torture and random killings of students, farmers, and political activists by the Ethiopian Government authorities in Ogaden, Gambella, Sidama, and Oromiya regions of Ethiopia alarms the Diaspora Community from the respective Regions. It is also reported that those in custody are imprisoned in remote prisons located in malaria infested areas and deprived the fundamental rights established by international law and incorporated in the Ethiopian constitution.
The Diaspora Community notes its concern that the systematic, and wide spread human rights abuses, rapes, arsons, beatings, harassment, disappearances, and intimidation of defenseless and leaderless civilians continues to escalate aided by deployment of additional military and security forces by the Ethiopian authorities. According to recent reports about 50,000 military personnel have been stationed in different parts of Sidama both in rural as well as urban areas and another 50,000 to 75,000 in various parts of Ogaden, Gambella, and Oromiya.
The Ethiopian authorities are also engaged in a well-organized plan to draw sovereign neighboring nations to be complicit in the violations of international law. Factions of the Sudan's People"s Liberation Army (SPLA) based in the area have assisted the Ethiopian authorities in military operations, using helicopter gunships and jet fighters deployed from Kigile airfield in Sudan, against the civilian populations in the Western Wollega, Oromiya, and Gambella, near the Sudanese border. The Diaspora Community is mindful of the indiscriminate killings of Southerners and Easterners by Ethiopian authorities, including the documented crimes of genocide perpetrated against the Annuak in Gambella, and widely reported to the international community by notable international human rights organizations. Genocide Watch confirmed that the genocidal massacres of Anuak people in and around Gambella, Ethiopia in December 2003 was led and carried out by Ethiopian government forces in uniform. The United States Department of State also confirmed the crime of genocide perpetrated by Ethiopian authorities and protested these massacres at the highest level of the Ethiopian government.
On January 20, 2006, the Ogaden Human Rights Committee (OHRC) called upon the international community to censure the government of Ethiopia and the administration of the breakaway republic of Somaliland for mass killings, disappearances, torture and other forms of inhumane treatment being suffered on Ethiopian Southerners in both countries. The Ethiopian authorities continue to induce the breakaway Republic of Somaliland to the arrest and refoul Southern Ethiopian refugees in Somaliland, in exchange for weapons and arms in direct violation of international law and the international sanctions imposed on Somalia.
The Diaspora Community of the respective Regions has appealed to the Gambella Liberation Front (GLF), the Sidama Liberation Front (SLF), and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF), and the Front for Independent Democratic Oromiya (FIDO), to convene a summit to devise and coordinate defensive measures for the protection of the innocent unarmed civilian populations in their Regions. Published February 10, 2006
Location: Horn of Africa; in what is today Ethiopia. Oromia is approximately located between 3 degree and 15 degree N latitude and 33 degree and 40 degree longitude. Size 375,000 Square Miles, or, 600,000 square kilometers; Larger than France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium & the Netherlands combined. Population 40 million; 3rd. largest nationality in Africa; single largest nationality in East Africa.
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This surprise visit came just as a wave of violence engulfed the country just weeks before US troops leave Iraqi cities and it is her first trip here as Secretary of State. I think her last visit was in January of 2007.
While in Iraq, Hillary said that Washington remains committed to moving U.S. soldiers out of urban areas by June 30 and pulling out combat troops from the country by 2011.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton surprised us all when news headlines started reporting she was in Baghdad, Iraq today.
She and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari addressed the media at a press conference in an auditorium at the Foreign Ministry.
"Our strategy in working with you may be in a new phase, but we pledge our full and continuing commitment to Iraq and the Iraqi people. As we draw down militarily we will deepen our civilian cooperation."
The withdrawal will proceed in a "responsible and careful way," she said, and would not affect efforts to improve Iraq's security forces, or complete reconstruction and development projects.Zebari welcomed Clinton's "very assuring message that the United States would continue to support the efforts of the Iraqi government and the enhancement of Iraqi security and stability." He said Iraqi authorities wanted to ensure there is "no vacuum" when U.S. troops leave.
Clinton made clear, however, that Iraqis and their security forces in particular need to overcome sectarian and other differences if they are to build a united, secure nation, she said.
Hillary spoke out against the suicide bombings Thursday and Friday that primarily targeted Shiite worshippers killed more than 150 people, many of them Iranian pilgrims, claiming the attacks were a sign that extremists are afraid Iraq's government is succeeding. The second attack, at a revered Baghdad tomb, was the single deadliest bombing in the country this year.
"I condemn these violent recent efforts to disrupt the progress that Iraq is making."
But she said the response by the government and its people was "firm and united in rejecting that violence and refusing to allow it to set Iraqi against Iraqi, which is obviously one of its intended goals." These attacks, she said, "do not reflect any diversion from the security progress that has been made."
Iran's supreme leader blamed the U.S. and Israel for the attacks. "Dirty hands and evil brains that founded this blind and uncontrolled terrorism in Iraq should know that the fire will burn themselves," Iran's state TV quoted Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as saying on Saturday.
Hillary's response to the statement: "It is disappointing for anyone to make such a claim since it is clearly traced to the al-Qaida remnants and other violent groups who wish to disrupt the progress of Iraq."
Hillary also participated in a town hall hosted at the U.S. Embassy in the capital, taking questions from Iraqi civilians and civil leaders.
"Frankly, some people are afraid," adding the many questioned the ability, competence and neutrality of Iraq's security forces, given the U.S. withdrawal plan.
"There is nothing more important than to have a united Iraq. The more united Iraq is, the more you will trust your security services. The security services have to earn your trust but the people have to demand it.
We will be working closely with the Iraqi government and the Iraqi security forces as we withdraw our combat troops, but we need to be sure that all of you are supporting a strong, nonsectarian security force and we will work to try and help make that happen."
To the nervous but receptive town hall crowd, Clinton said the U.S. commitment in the years ahead "may look somewhat different" because of the troop pullout timetable.
Read the full transcript of the town hall here!
President Obama plans to withdraw American combat troops by Aug. 31, 2010, leaving 30,000 to 50,000 troops in training and advisory roles. Under a U.S.-Iraqi security pact, those remaining American troops would be withdrawn by the end of 2011.
Andrea Mitchell's traveling with the Secretary. Short interview below:
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If you know my husband, you know what a WONDERFUL man he is, and I am one LUCKY girl that he chose me to be his forever Valentine! He is sensitive, tender-hearted, romantic, humble, generous, an amazing father, hard-working, dedicated, patient, loving, super smart, giving, INCREDIBLY handsome......the list could go on FOREVER......I LOVE this man!
For Valentines this year he surprised me with these beautiful flowers a few days before Valentines Day:
And on Valentines Day I woke up to this:
A super sweet card, and this little box FULL of hand written reasons that he loves me.....IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS!! I give all you ladies permission to be jealous:-) He is amazing!!!! It rocked my world!!!
We also got to have a date night on Friday night while his mom watched the kids (thanks Kay Kay)!! We went to see the movie "Dear John" and then Newks for dinner! I LOVE every minute that I get to spend alone time with my hubby!
I LOVE YOU babe!!!!!
Monday, February 15, 2010
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- Carrie Bevell Partridge said...
Nice! Way to go, Jason!
- February 15, 2010 at 3:01 PM
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United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
August 15, 2013
United States of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Tyrone Kirklin, Defendant-Appellant.
Argued May 21, 2013
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. No. 10 CR 928-3 — Matthew F. Kennelly, Judge.
Before Ripple, Williams, and Tinder, Circuit Judges.
Williams, Circuit Judge.
Tyrone Kirklin hatched a scheme with several accomplices to rob a bank in Illinois. They robbed the bank, were soon caught, and charged with various federal offenses. A jury convicted Kirklin of two counts related to aiding and abetting an armed bank robbery, and aiding and abetting the use and carrying of a firearm during that robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2113; § 924(c)(1)(A); § 2. He was sentenced to 171 months' imprisonment.
Kirklin now challenges his conviction, arguing that the district court failed to accurately instruct the jury on aiding and abetting the use and carrying of a firearm during the robbery. But Kirklin never raised any objection about the jury instructions even when the district court specifically asked the parties if they had any comments on the final draft of the instructions. Furthermore, we are not persuaded that the instruction was so misleading that reversal is necessary in this case.
Kirklin also argues that he is entitled to resentencing because the district court wrongly imposed a 7-year sentence under 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1)(A)(ii) for his accomplices' "brandishing" firearms even though the jury never found this fact beyond a reasonable doubt. The Supreme Court's decision in Alleyne v. United States, 133 S.Ct. 2151 (2013), has confirmed that any fact that increases a defendant's mandatory minimum sentence—like brandishing a firearm—must be submitted to a jury. And while there is no question that this fact should have been submitted to the jury in Kirklin's case in order to hold him accountable for brandishing, we are not convinced that this sentencing error resulted in a miscarriage of justice because the evidence supporting the district court's finding of brandishing was overwhelming. Therefore, we affirm Kirklin's conviction and sentence.
One morning in November 2010, Kirklin drove to the home of a friend named Tiffany Jones and asked her if she wanted to help rob a bank in Homewood, Illinois. Kirklin promised it would be "easy, " showed her two firearms he had stashed in his van (a TEC-9 semi-automatic handgun and .38 millimeter revolver), and Jones agreed to participate. Kirklin then picked up his cousin, Justice McCallister, and drove to the bank. On the way there, the group discussed their plan for the robbery. Kirklin assured Jones that there was no security at the bank and all she needed to do was stand guard in the lobby to make sure no one came in or out. He also told Jones that she could shoot the revolver inside the bank without leaving any shell casings behind. McCallister's job was to find someone who knew the combination to the vault and force it open. Kirklin said he would drop them off, wait across the street for four or five minutes, and then pick them up in front of the bank. Like many bank robberies, this one did not go according to plan.
Jones entered the bank carrying Kirklin's TEC-9 and .38 revolver; McCallister brought his own Hi-Point 9-millimeter pistol. The pair entered the bank just as several customers were exiting. With the two firearms in her hands, Jones ordered the customers to go back inside the lobby of the bank. One customer attempted to leave, but Jones put a gun to the back of her neck and forced her back inside. Unbeknownst to Jones, one customer was too quick and managed to slip past her to call 911. Meanwhile, McCallister ordered the bank tellers to fill a backpack with the cash in their drawers. McCallister and Jones then ordered the customers inside the vault and fled. Just as the pair ran outside for their escape, police squad cars began to arrive at the bank and Jones and McCallister were arrested near the scene. The pair both gave post-arrest statements in which they implicated themselves as well as Kirklin.
Kirklin was charged with aiding and abetting an armed bank robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2113(a) and (d), and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (Count 1), and aiding and abetting the use or carrying of a firearm in furtherance of that robbery in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c) and 18 U.S.C. § 2 (Count 2). The case was tried in front of a jury over three days. Shortly before closing arguments, the district court presented both sides with a final set of written jury instructions and asked counsel if they had any objections that they wanted to make for the record. Neither party objected, and so the court proceeded to instruct the jury on Counts 1 and 2. For Count 2— the only one at issue here on appeal—the court stated that the government must prove the following three propositions:
Number 1. An individual committed the crime of bank robbery, as charged in Count 1 of the indictment.
Number 2. The individual used or carried a firearm during and in relation to the bank robbery.
Number 3. The defendant knowingly aided, counseled, induced or procured the use or carrying of a firearm during and in relation to the bank robbery. The government must prove that the defendant knowingly participated ...
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Those who have been following this blog over the past couple weeks already know that I have been trying to get out of Theory Jungle by reflecting on how I might adapt parts of The Creative Curriculum® (CC) to my home.
Today, I'd like to share my first step: CC dictates that children should be provided with eleven interest areas. After much thought and many makeshift starts at creating a Montessori-type learning space, a dedicated play-n-learn space and a hodge -podge of other types of "classroom" areas in our home over the past four years, I have realized that the idea of interest areas is perhaps the most ideally suited plan for both my children's and my own personalities – not to mention for our overall home layout. With a new baby on the way, there's hardly room in our home -- or our budget -- for a dedicated classroom full of nifty new educational materials. We need to work with what we have. So, let areas be dedicated!
Dramatic Play – This interest area has been a free for all in our home with no dedicated space. The kids (and us) enjoy dramatic play on the entire upper floor of our house, but mostly in the kids' room and the living room. Materials we use for dramtic play are stored in whatever nook or cranny of the house I have been able to stash them, but mostly in the garage and family room-to-be. Within a year, I hope our Dramatic Play area's permanent home will be divided between the living room and the family room, with labeled storage in the garage. For the time being, the living room and the kids' room will continue be the main places for Dramatic Play.
Art – To date, art has had no permanent home in our house. Storage of materials is spread between a variety of closets, cupboards and bureaus in almost every room we have, while art-in-action usually happens in the kitchen, office/play-n-learn space or outside. I think after our big de-clutter, our Art area will find a permanent "doing" home in kitchen as well as outdoors, when weather permits, and in a small area of the family room. Storage space will likely be in labeled bureau drawers the laundry room, but that will depend on how my laundry room de-clutter and organization goes.
Library – We have mini libraries in every room of our house and will continue to do so. However, our main Library will be housed on shelves in the family room after our big de-clutter. For now, the "sorting library" is in Mike and my room.
Sand & Water – These have been enjoyed mostly in the kitchen and outdoors, while sometimes in the bathroom, of course. Because the floor in the kitchen is the most conducive one on our home for clean up, I think I am going to work on carving out a kitchen space for Sand & Water play when weather prevents us from enjoying it outside. And, of course, impromptu water play in the tubby will continue! If -- and what a big if here -- we can get the garage in order and find space there, bad weather Sand & Water play may eventually be relocated there.
Cooking – No brainer in any home – the kitchen!
Computers – This is one area where my philosophy and the Creative Curriculum's® differ. I am not big fan of young children and screen time – even computer screen time. So, I will not be dedicating a "home" for this interest area, save for occasional lap time with Mommy and Daddy at the computer in wherever our new office space lands when the current office/play-n-learning space becomes a kids' room - perhaps in our bedroom or the family room.
Now, with this "thought" step of deciding which areas of our home to dedicate to the Creative Curriculum's® interest areas taken, I am left to wonder if the physical step of creating each area will be as simple. We shall see... But, next, more brain food for the journey. Coming soon: Step Two: Thinking about Space Planning Guidelines in the Creative Curriculum®.
As always, I invite you to join me in this journey by leaving comments about how you are organizing your own home play and learning spaces, by lending encouragement, by simply sharing a tale of your own journey. Please, feel free to comment below. Your company makes my journey that much more interesting...
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- Step One: Declaring Areas for Interest in the Creative Curriculum® Home
Step Two: Spaced Out -- Thinking about Space Planning Guidelines in the Creative Curriculum® for the Home
Step Three: Music and Movement Area Creative Curriculum® for the Home
Step Four: Materials Madness -- Basic Principles for Equipping Interest Areas Using the Creative Curriculum® at Home
Step Five: Outdoor Area of the Creative Curriculum® for the Home
Step Six: Displaying and Labeling Materials with Creative Curriculum® for the Home
Step Seven: Family Time and Play Dates -- Group Time Space with Creative Curriculum ® for the Home


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February 7, 2017
First Executive Committee Meeting of Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) in 2017 will come back to Japan after absence for five years, this time to Fukuoka in Kyushu. The last ECM was held in Taichung in September 5, 2016 on the following day of BFA U-18 Championship.
BFA President Tom Peng and his colleagues of Taiwan will be joined by top leaders of Asian amateur baseball from China, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Thailand and Philippines. Several observers including the sponsors and suppliers will also attend the meeting as observers.
They will review BFA's activities in 2016, discuss strategies to develop baseball in Asia in preparation for 2020 Tokyo Olympic and confirm plans for 2017 which will include the following BFA championships:


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My friend Sarah told me to try a salad recipe featured in Bon Appétit not that long ago, and it was love at first bite. The perfect combination of heat, sweet and acidity – I was hooked. It inspired me to create one of my own as I've been experimenting with edamame beans trying all sorts of combinations (some better than others).
Edamame is a complete source of dietary protein, meaning that it provides all of the essential amino acids needed in the diet that humans cannot make themselves. They're also high in healthy fats, especially omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid which is good for your heart and immune system among other things.
There has been a lot of recent controversy over soy products and breast cancer. However, there is not enough evidence from human clinical trials to substantiate the claim that the isoflavones (plant chemicals) in soy contribute to breast cancer risk.
The key, in my opinion, is to not overdo it with any one food no matter how healthy it seems. Moderation and variety. Ok, no more preaching for today:).
Enjoy! xo
- 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 Tbsp. sesame oil
- 1/2-1 seeded and finely diced jalapeño (depends on how much heat you like!)
- 1 clove of garlic, finely diced
- 2 cups cooked and cooled buckwheat soba noodles or won ton noodles
- 3/4 cup cooked and cooled shelled edemame beans
- 1 diced orange or red pepper
- 1/2 cup finely chopped mint
- 1/4 cup toasted sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup chopped roasted peanuts
- 1 lime, quartered
- Cook your edemame and noodles (separately) according to directions, rinsing them under cold water as soon as they are cooked to stop the cooking process. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, combine your rice vinegar, sugar and salt and bring to a simmer over medium heat for a couple of minutes or until the salt and sugar are dissolved. Take off of the heat and add the sesame oil, jalapeño, and garlic. Stir together and set aside to cool.
- In a large bowl combine the noodles, edemame beans, pepper, and mint. Toss with the cooled dressing, plate, and toss with the nuts and a wedge of lime. Add chicken or tofu if you're serving it for a meal!
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We watched the Pope speak this morning. We heard, among other lovely things American, the National Anthem of the Holy See. I thought you may be interested in the lyrics, translated from the Latin. I think I understand that the lyrics are rarely sung anymore. Too bad.
Happy Birthday! Viva Il Papa!
"Hymn and Pontifical March" (Inno e Marcia Pontificale)
English Translation of Latin Words
O happy Rome - O noble Rome
You are the seat of Peter, whose blood was shed in Rome,
Peter, to whom the keys of the kingdom of heaven were given.
Pontiff, You are the successor of Peter;
Pontiff, You are the teacher, you confirm your brethren;
Pontiff, You who are the Servant of the servants of God,
and fisher of men, are the shepherd of the flock,
linking heaven and earth.
Pontiff, You are the vicar of Christ on earth,
a harbor amidst the waves, You are a beacon in the darkness;
You are the defender of peace, You are the guardian of unity,
watchful defender of liberty; in You is the authority.
You Pontiff, you are the unshakable rock, and on this rock
was built the Church of God.
O happy Rome - O noble Rome."
Holy See National Anthem
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|CB chief calls for laser light focus on competitiveness
|Thursday, 03 November 2016 09:12
Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy last night called for laser light focus on competitiveness and productivity in grasping the opportunity the country had gotten after 50 years.
He made this appeal during his speech at the inauguration of the 28th anniversary Convention of the Association of Professional Bankers - Sri Lanka, themed 'Thriving in a digital world', at the Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo.
The Governor pointed out that the policy statement by the Government, the presentation of Budget 2017 and the IMF review being successful would hopefully recalculate how the private sector will risk their appetite and work with customers to drive the economy toward the next wave of growth.fgj
However, he cautioned that none of this would be possible if the country did not align education, training and skills with the needs of the emerging dynamic sectors of the economy.
"The challenge is far more effective in terms of implementation. This requires us to be far more disciplined in order to break this vicious cycle we have had in the past," Dr. Coomaraswamy pointed out.
He said that sustained growth included strengthening macroeconomic fundamentals, enacting structural reforms that improve the competitiveness of the economy and improving the business environment. He analysed the extent and character of the fiscal problem and emphasised that the reduction of the fiscal deficit was imperative.
This most urgent challenge, he argued, was not possible through the reduction of total expenditure, though some wasteful expenditure such as losses in State-owned enterprises were needed. On the other hand, development expenditure had to be increased to enhance growth and the competitive capacity of the country through investment in high-quality education and improvements in health.
He also emphasised the need to have the fiscal space to take care of our rapidly ageing population.
The Governor was hopeful of an improvement in the balance of payments and the foreign debt situation as there was no maturity of foreign loans in 2017 and 2018 and a surplus in the current account is expected this year. He described the next two years as "bonus years" that would enable an easing of the external debt burden.
Coomaraswamy said there was much misunderstanding about the role of the IMF. He pointed out that had the IMF not been there, we would still have had the problem and we would have had to undertake fiscal and other types of reform. The involvement of the IMF, he said, reduced the pain of the measures that were taken. The assistance of the IMF had been useful in building international confidence, easing external finances and providing breathing space to revive the economy.
Further emphasising the positive narrative, Dr. Coomaraswamy pointed out that there was a lot of effort being exerted to improve investment attraction, the ease of doing business, trade policy and trade facilitation.
"Of course, we would like to do it a little faster, but the direction is positive."
He cited the toxic combination of popular politics and a deeply-entrenched culture of entitlement on the part of the people as the reason for the country's economy stagnating.
Although it is a time when the global economy is experiencing sluggish growth coupled with low international trade, Dr. Coomaraswamy asserted that Sri Lanka's favourable location and excellent international relations with many countries would triumph in the current global context.
"The assets Sri Lanka has in terms of location are immense. All in all, we have an opportunity to create a new age for exporters in Sri Lanka," he added.
'Ride the wave of innovation'
Delivering the keynote address, Microsoft Sri Lanka and Maldives Managing Director Brian Kealey said that looking at the "fourth industrial revolution" it was time for the banking industry, private sector, Government and education sector to choose whether to ride the next wave of innovation or be dumped by it.
"While many of these challenges are yet to be fully revealed, we do know due to its reach across all of these areas of life, banking continues to be at the forefront of this transition in our society."
He said harmonising disruptive innovation possibilities with each organisation's business strategies while maintaining client and sector trust was critical for the success of this transition.
Although a lot of companies want to digitally transform there are so many options to choose from, hence identifying one system to suit the organisation has become very complex.
"I drew a system of intelligence which includes engaging customers and employees, optimising operations and transforming products. These are not new concepts but it becomes much clearer on the implementation of it under this scheme," he added.
However, he pointed out that as the culture and leadership were still not ready, while there was no access to all of these innovative applications within organisations, it was challenging.
With the landscape shifting so fast and seemingly new technology emerging every other day, establishing a framework to navigate digital transformation and making mid- and long-term decisions for organisations can be daunting but for some of us it is an exciting opportunity, Kealey stressed.
The Annual Convention of APB is one of the country's premier forums which brings together leading professionals and eminent academics to share, discuss and generate new ideas for the development of the industry while facilitating networking between professionals, Industry experts and eminent academics and attracting well over 300 professionals from the financial services industry.
The convention is the key learning and development activity organised by the APB and it is aimed at realising APB's primary objectives of undertaking, promoting and facilitating studies in the field of banking and promoting fellowship and understanding among members, thus playing a vital role in equipping the bankers with the requisite knowledge and skills for the improvement of the banking system in the country.
Technical sessions
The theme for this year's Convention 'Thriving in a digital world' is topical and reflects the role that bankers in Sri Lanka are expected to play going into the future.
The technical sessions of the APB Sri Lanka Convention will be held today.
Presentation 1 has been themed 'Changing Tide' and its presenter will be Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Digital Banking Head T.G. Ramakrishnan.
Presentation 2 has been themed 'Charting the course' and its presenter will be Rajasekara V. Maiya, Associate Vice President and Head –Finacle Product Strategy, Infosys.
Following the first two presentations, Panel Discussion 1, which is themed 'Through the looking glass – Debrief' will be moderated by Sampath Bank Plc Director Deshal De Mel and its panellists will be the first two speakers, Ramakrishnan and Maiya.
Presentation 3 has been themed 'Uncharted waters' and the presenter will be Silverlake Digital Economy Chief Executive Officer David Brearley.
Presentation 4 has been themed 'Sentinels' and its presenter will be Ernest & Young LLP Partner Kartik Shinde.
Following the third and fourth presentations, Panel Discussion 2, which is themed 'The adventure – Debrief' will be moderated by Information & Communications Technology Agency of Sri Lanka Director Jayantha Fernando and the panel will include Sri Lanka CERT Chief Executive Lal Dias in addition to the two speakers Brearley and Shinde.
Presentation 5 has been themed 'Man over the machine' and the presenter will be The Boston Consultancy Group Partner & Director Prateek Roongta.
Presentation 6 has been themed 'Clear skies or storms' and the Presenter will be Rukula Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Reeza Zarook.
Panel Discussion 3, which is themed 'Be agile, adjust and adapt – Debrief' will be moderated by Commercial Bank of Ceylon Plc Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer S. Renganathan with the panel including Roongta and Zarook.
A novel feature of this year's convention is the Chief Executive Discussion, which is themed 'Reflections at the top'. The Chief Executive discussion will be moderated by former Sampath Bank Plc Managing Director Aravinda Perera and will see the participation of State Enterprise and Development Deputy Minister Eran Wickramaratne, Hatton National Bank Plc Managing Director Jonathan Alles, Epic Technologies Group Chairman Dr. Nanaya Dehigama and Hayley's Business Solutions Managing Director Dr. Arul Sivagananathan.
Article from : Daily FT [ www.ft.lk ]
By Charumini de Silva
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Sony Walkman MP3 players have a battery indicator used to show the amount of battery charge they have remaining and, when they're connected to a computer, show that the battery is charging. You should know how to tell when a Sony Walkman MP3 player is charging so you can make sure the player is properly connected to the computer, and get optimal use from your device by keeping it charged and not draining its battery.
Plug the large end of the supplied USB cable into the power jack on the bottom of the Sony Walkman digital MP3 player and connect the standard size end of the USB cable into an open USB jack on your computer.
Look at the bottom right corner of the S Series Walkman or the top right corner of the E Series Walkman for the battery icon. The bars in the battery icon will move from right to left as the battery is charging.
Check the battery icon for the word "Full." The battery is fully charged when "Full" appears in the icon. Remove the USB cable from the MP3 player.
Plug the small, square end of the supplied USB cable into the power jack on the headphone with "Sony" written on it and plug the standard size USB end of the cable into an open USB port on your computer.
Observe the status light on the headphone with "Sony" written on it. The light will blink while the Walkman is charging.
Remove the USB cord from the W Series Walkman when the status light stops blinking and remains lit. The battery is fully charged when the status light stays on.


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They are the diables, horned performers rampaging through the neighbourhood, spraying fire to terrify, deafen and delight in equal measure. The event is the correfoc (fire run) and it is was a climatic act to the Festa Major this Saturday.
Unusually for Poble Sec, this year's occasion was pretty grand, with easily over one hundred devils, drummers and associated hangers-on taking well over an hour to get from the starting point to our vantage point, between the Cevercería Jazz, and La Tomaquera, at the junction of Margarit and Magalhäes.
The Correfoc begins, as photographers fight for space.
There's always one nutter. Unless it's Spain where pretty much everyone (this photographer included) is prepared to get singed in order to join in the fun. For added frisson, strip down to your undies.
A demon looks on.
Singin' In The Rain - of liquid fire.


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With Al Arbour's one-night return to the Islanders bench just a few weeks away, the Radar stories were plentiful at today's morning skate in Toronto.
My favorite had to do with a celebrity hockey game Al was asked to coach in Los Angeles a few years ago. About midway through the game, Al's team was trailing and he started double-shifting one of his lines. One of his benched players, actor, director and Rangers fan Tim Robbins, finally became exasperated and challenged The Coach.
"Hey, when am I gonna get back out there,"? asked the star of "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Bull Durham." "What's going on here"?
Arbour fired back: "Two things - WE'RE losing and YOU stink"!
After sitting him out a little longer, Arbour eventually sent out Robbins, who proceeded to play the game of his life.
So if you think Al's just showing up for a photo op on Nov. 3, think again.
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The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, UK; October 2015 – October 2016
Master of Architecture in Architectural Design, completed with Distinction (US equivalent: Highest Honors)
Member of the Interactive Architecture Lab, Research Cluster 3.
Dissertation: "The Palimpsest: Using virtual reality to change our cities"
University of Manchester, UK; September 2014 – September 2015
Master of Arts in International Development: Poverty, Conflict, and Reconstruction, completed with Distinction (US equivalent: Highest Honors)
Dissertation: "Beauty as a Poverty Line: Architecture and Dignity in the Experience of Poverty"
University of Texas at Austin; August 2008 – May 2013
Bachelors of Architecture, completed with Highest Honors
Bachelors of Arts in Plan II, completed with High Honors
Overall GPA: 3.93
Technische Universitat Munchen; Summer 2010
Sustainable Architecture and Design in Munich Study Abroad Program
Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP – Designer, New York City, New York; November 2016 —
Working as a designer for an architecture practice focused on affordable housing in NYC.
Generates work for design competitions and project proposals.
Analyses design schemes for spatial efficiency, legal compliance, and feasibility
Produces construction documents and coordinates design with consultants and engineers
Contributes research and writing for reports on affordable housing design, policy, and environment impact.
Chaparral Builders, Inc. – Assistant Project Manager, Hobbs, New Mexico; January — September 2014
Coordinated work between subcontractors
Organized, produced, and ensured adherence to contract document amendments
Inspected work to ensure quality and accuracy
Evaluated shop drawings
Determined efficient and safe methods for complex aspects of construction
Assisted with construction in the field.
Monoblock Arquitectura – Intern, Buenos Aires, Argentina; June 2012 — December 2012
Contributed schematic design, plans, site plans, and 3D modeling to the Ciudad Justial competition to create a courtroom complex for Mar de Plata in Argentina.
Worked with a team to propose an urban revitalization plan for the city of Quilmes, including analysis of feasibility, conceptual mapping, site plans, sections, and presentations for clients.
Played a significant role in generating design and producing final drawings.
Undurraga-Deves Arquitectos – Intern, Santiago, Chile; Summer 2011
My work with Undurraga-Deves Arquitectos.
Finalized the design of the Cultural Center for the Argentine Embassy in Santiago, Chile
Contributed to construction documents for condominiums in Los Condes, Santiago.
Created drawings and images for schematic design and client presentations, including sections, plans, and renderings.
Marshmallow Laser Feast – Programmer, London, UK; June 2016
Programmed real-time, audio responsive visuals for a video commercial
Assisted with the design and construction of an artistic installation which included projection mapping and responsive visuals for a product release event
Coordinated between venue, subcontractors, and clients to ensure installations are installed on time and to specifications
Assisted with running a virtual reality experience during a product release event
We Are Now Festival – Invited Artist; Roundhouse, London; June 2016
Invited as part of a 3 person team to create an installation at a digital arts and performance festival hosted in the historic Roundhouse venue
Project merged real-time sensing with abstracted representations of the buildings history
Participants could explore the building in a un-tethered virtual reality headset developed on Google's experimental Project Tango
Interviewed by RTE (Ireland's national media organization) Radio, available here: https://soundcloud.com/soundsdoable/culture-file-tango-at-the
Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems (CMPBS) – Intern, Austin, Texas; October 2013
Worked on conceptual design for a emergency relief housing unit for people displaced by the 2010 Haitian earthquake.
Created a concept for a mobile app that helps people displaced by natural disasters utilize emergency relief aid temporary housing provided by the CMPBS and transition into long term housing and sustainable living practices. Designed mock-ups of the interface, preliminary flowcharts, and presented the idea to app developers and the director of the CMPBS.
Helped reconstruct the award-winning 2007 Texas A&M Solar Decathlon Building in a new permanent site.
Graphics: Adobe Creative Suite, Autodesk (AutoCAD, Revit, ReCap), Rhino (Grasshopper, V-Ray), Digital Video, Video Editing, Web Design
Creative Coding: Virtual Reality, Real-time visuals, VVVV, Unity, Arduino, C#, Java
General: Project Managing, Research (academic and technical), Fabrication
Language: Professional working proficiency in Spanish
Community Volunteer Project in Llico, Chile; Summer 2013
Traveled through Peru and Chile studying traditional and ancient architecture and to implement a community project in Llico, a fishing village that was devastated by the 2010 earthquake. Started a cooperative to help community members generate projects, organize, and request aid for reconstruction and community improvement projects.
Workshop Internacional de la Universidad de Palermo – Presentation Leader; Buenos Aires, Fall 2012
Participated in an international design workshop led by architects from throughout South America. Assumed a leadership role in the theoretical urban redesign of the southwest sector of Buenos Aires. Was in charge of organizing the presentation, dividing tasks between team members, and evaluating completed work. Elected to lead the presentation in Spanish. Project won first place out of the six presented in the workshop.
Junior Fellows – Member; Fall 2010 – 2013
Matched with faculty advisor Larry Speck to work on thesis project, Relief and Recovery: The Role of Architecture and Solidarity in the 2010 Chilean Earthquake Reconstruction.
Traveled along the Chilean coast to investigate emergency housing, interview government officials and community members, stay in temporary shelters, and meet with organizations involved in the reconstruction.
Habitat for Humanity – Member; Fall 2010 – Fall 2011
Volunteered to construct homes for low-income families in Austin.
UT School of Architecture Peer Mentor – Volunteer; Fall 2010 – Spring 2011
Regularly met with students to help with design work and adjustment to university studies.
Homelessness Studio with Overland Architects – Presentation Leader; Spring 2013
Elected by 15 students to lead the presentation of the studio's research and a design proposal to the Austin City Council. Created the outline of the presentation, organized the class to produce final documents, and led rehearsals of the presentation. The presentation was well received and the studio was invited to give the presentation again in the Fall of 2013 to a larger audience.
Pop-up Bookbar – Co-founder; Fall 2015 – Present
Pop-up Bookbar is an open event where we group short stories with poems that can be read in 45 minutes.
We created it after we realized our busy schedules made it difficult to commit to full-length fiction novels.
Bookbar pops-up in pubs and cafes in London and Cambridge. It has been funded by the Wellcome Trust Reading Room in London and the Global Scholars Symposium in Oxford.
Texas Blazers – Member; Spring 2010 – 2013
Worked as a volunteer to tutor students at underprivileged schools and to improve communities in Austin, Texas.
Gave college prep advice, organized science demonstrations at an elementary school, and volunteered at the Austin Special Olympics.
Engineers Without Borders – Water Tank Team Leader; Fall 2009 – Spring 2010
Helped design a water storage tank for Sieykin, Panama, to alleviate water sanitation issues.
Worked to raise health awareness in the village, determine the best spring source in the region, design a pipeline, and design a masonry storage tank.
2014 British Marshall Scholar; Awarded Fall 2013
Awarded to 32 distinguished American students annually to pursue two years of fully funded postgraduate study at any UK university. Students are selected based on future leadership potential, ability to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in their field, and their motivation to act as ambassadors for the USA and UK.
American Institute of Architect's Henry Adams Certificate; Spring 2013
Awarded by the University of Texas School of Architecture to a graduating student that demonstrates scholarship and professional promise.
Oglesby Traveling Fellowship; Summer 2013
Recipient of a travel scholarship based on cumulative design work and a travel proposal. Awarded to one graduating student from the architecture graduate or undergraduate programs per year.
Traveled through Peru and Chile for two months to research vernacular and ancient architecture. Started community volunteer project in Llico, Chile.
International Conference for Sustainable Development – Speaker; Fall 2015
Selected to present an excerpt of MSc dissertation titled 'The role of beauty in design
for human dignity in post-conflict and post-disaster settings'. Conference hosted by
Columbia University on the eve of the UN Summit on Sustainable Development.
Model Thesis; Spring 2013
Awarded to 12-15 students per year for outstanding research in an undergraduate thesis in Plan II Honors. Bound copies are retained to show current students and copies are made accessible on the Plan II Honors website.
Dedman Scholar; 2008 – 2013
Awarded to 6 liberal arts students from over 1,200 applicants


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Because I work with youth who have been victims of abuse, I work with teens who have been raped on a date. I have noticed that the most common reaction for a teen when they have been date raped is stunned shock! They think "what just happened?" and can't think clearly about what to do next.
A teen victim may withdraw from others and lay low while they are going through emotional turmoil. What if you didn't want it to happen but were too stunned to speak up to stop it? What if you said no, but it happened anyway. Now what?
Asking for help: Resources
It is okay to ask for help from those who understand what you are going through. The Rape Recovery Center helps teens and adults so it is a great place to get support and they can suggest other places that can help you.
You might need a medical exam to make sure you are okay and don't have any health concerns. Many teens don't realize that it is a crime if someone raped you. You can report it to the police so they can investigate it. You are not to blame so don't think less of yourself. You can get through this experience, so make sure to reach out and get help so you don't have to suffer on your own!
You can call the Children's Justice Center too as we help all youth ages 17 and under.
Youth Services also offers confidential counseling for free. By talking about what has happened to you, you can start the healing process of what happened. Be patient and understand that it can take time. But realize that you don't have to do it on your own!


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............. and Barrack Obama won!
I really wanted to post something else today.....but I cant!
I thought of ignoring all the excitement, disscusions, euphoria &celebrations of Obama's win....I cant!
I wish I can pretend I am not infected with the Obamamania........I cant
so, I decided to help my self with some dose of Obama's positivity.... Yes! we can! Yes , we can! Yes can!
so....I am also commenting on the win! and......... yes! I can!
When I started to watch the drama series '24', (24 is an award-winning American action drama television series. Broadcast by Fox Network in the USA) and the way senator David Palmer (played by Dennis Heysbert), the democratic presidential candidate suprisingly won the elections, against all odds and became America's first black president, I kept telling myself that America would soon see a black man as president, even though I didnt know Obama then (though I must confess here, Obama was not my choice candidate initially) and in all the series that has been aired till date, President Palmer has been the best leader American has had...
and now I can see that the 7th season that woudl be aired, would feature the first female president (and she is white!.............I am not suggesting anything o)
A lot of people have been writing, and sayign a lot, all night parties, rallies, speeches, artists relasing new songs for Obama, I learnt kenya govetment declared a work free day to celebrate, and trust Nigerians....Naija no dey carry last! everybody is now Obama's friend and brother, saying they knew he would win and I have gotten a lot of mails and SMSs from people 'attaching' to Obama, now they know thier father's first cousin's wife brohter is a step brother to Obama, this is an exmapleof an SMS I got yesterday:
" Swearing- in party for our son at 'our' family house in Washigton
Aso oke + Ankara = $6,500
Fila (cap) only = $2500
( no credit sales)
Olufunmi Obama for the family"
while I am enjoying the whole drama......all over the world, there are 2 major things I have learnt from all of this:
- I totally agree with the saying that if you can conceive something, you really can achieve it, All things are possible ( interestingly that has been the sermon in my church for the past 3 weeks that.....with God, ALL things are possible).
my faith is rekindled, my hopes are renewed..........I'm working on my faith walk.
- When its your time, everything, would work for your good , the present econmic crises, some of Obama's competitors errors (I am not taking away the credit from Obama, he is really a great person, I respect him) and American's displeasure ( I should say depression) with the present admisinistration/the Republicans found them looking for anyone that could promise them change and give them something different to look forward to.
Although there are some skepticisms here and there; if his presidency would really make any difference, some are wondering about his foreign policy experience, etc.
I choose to look at the bright side and be hopeful and we congratulate 'our brother' president Obama.
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Saturday, August 19, 2006
Mmmm spiders!
A few days ago Christopher came to me excited about a 'new' recipe he'd discovered. It only took me a moment to realise he was talking about an old childhood favourite. My Dad used to make us spiders for a treat. For the uninitiated, it's just a scoop of icecream in your favourite soft drink (pop, soda, whatever you call it in your corner of the planet). Watch it fizz and use your tongue to catch the inevitable overflow! I love using creaming soda (vanilla flavoured), because it goes so well with icecream, though I do concede that lime and orange flavoured drinks are really nice too.
Please ignore the crumbs on my kitchen bench! They seem so much larger on the computer screen than they did in real life! I swear I do wipe my benches regularly ;)
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- Tanya said...
Spiders remind me of my childhood too. We usually made them with lemonade (7UP or sprite to the North Americans) some cordial and lots of icecream. I haven't had one of them in years. Yum!!
- 4:24 pm
- xsquared said...
We call them "floats" here - but usually they are just vanilla ice cream in either Coke or Root Beer. I'm partial to the Root Beer Floats :) I'll have to try them with different kinds of soda!
- 10:26 pm
- Tammy said...
Spiders...that's an interesting name for them! :) Like xsquared, I've always called them floats. Also, we call them "Purple Cow" if it's ice cream in grape juice!
- 12:30 am
- Vicki said...
Mmm, you just reminded me of the rootbeer floats that I used to have as a kid. I'm thinking I need to go out an get me some ice cream now and make one. =)
- 12:18 pm
- Daisys Child said...
Cream Soda and ice cream! A lovely memory from my youth! I tried it with my granddaughters recently and was badly told off by their Mum. I'm not sure whether it was the mess or the sugar/fat content she was worried about but it will stil remain a treat when they are with me.
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I finally got around to watching The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion Part 2. And I have to admit that it was definitely a let down compared to the greatness that was last week. But, the best lines of the night belonged to Teresa Giudice ("One at a time!" – imitating Danielle) and Jacqueline Laurita ("Shut the fuck up, you whore!"). Those women are undeniably fierce. I didn't know the pushover had it in her.
This was, as Bravo announced, Danielle Staub's last appearance for the franchise. She claims to have a spinoff in the works, but unless Bravo is interested we won't be seeing her for a long time coming. Bravo has an exclusive contract with her that does not allow her to appear on another network for two more years. Tough luck, Beverly Danielle.
In my honest opinion, I'm not sure how the series is going to continue with or without Staub. She was right when she said we'd love to hate her. She is the craziest lunatic I have ever seen on television, but Kim G. definitely comes close. The series rests on the drama between Danielle and the other women – what lies beyond that is unknown. And yet at the same time, I can't stand the bitch. She is the definition of psycho. But, personally, I have no interest watching more footage of Jacqueline's overly annoying daughter Ashley or the Giudice women all dressed in bows. Who knows what will unfold, but I hope Bravo knows what they are doing. I think they could have dragged out the drama for at least one more season. Although, from what I've heard, Caroline Manzo and Jacqueline refused to sign on for another season if Danielle was involved. In that case, I'd say they made the right decision.
Seonara, Beverly!


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Building a sound compliance program in today's environment is essential to survival. Many suppliers struggle with determining what is and what is not reasonable or expected when it comes to proactive compliance. What many are not taking into consideration is what is required by law.
A fundamental mistake is to think you have met your compliance program requirements because you are accredited! Did you know that CMS considers suppliers without a comprehensive compliance program to be negligent in the event of adverse actions? Or that the OIG's exclusion authority has been expanded to enable them to revoke the billing privileges of a supplier that has had compliance issues and an ineffective or non-existent compliance program?
Suppliers billing Medicare must have a compliance program that meets government standards. This in-depth and interactive presentation will discuss those requirements and provide insight on best practices and practical solutions available to suppliers to assure that their compliance program is effective and does what is it supposed to do - which is protect your business!
This fast-paced, action-pack day is designed for HME owners, operators, managers, as well as compliance officers and upper-level billing & reimbursement personnel.
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Laura Williard is the senior director of payer relations for the American Association for Homecare. She has served in the HME community for more than 24 years, most recently at Advanced Home Care as senior director of regulatory affairs, reimbursement compliance, and contracting. Williard has extensive experience working with managed care, Medicare advantage, MEDICAID MCOs, and state Medicaid programs. Laura is very active in the state associations, serving on the board for GAMES, Vice President for NCAMES, and Vice President for ATHOMES. She also served as the Vice Chair for the Jurisdiction C Medicare Council, and is a founding member of the Mediware User Group. Williard also participated as a member of the Palmetto 16 State Coalition Committee and sits on the Public Policy Committee of the Visiting Nurses Association of America. In addition to her industry involvement, Williard has previous experience managing a large reimbursement department with 150 employees and was responsible for all aspects of the revenue cycle.
Wayne H. van Halem, AHFI, CFE is the founder and President of The van Halem Group. The Atlanta-based firm was founded in 2006. In 2011, it acquired HC Comply, an Amarillo-based compliance consulting firm. In 2014, The van Halem Group merged with VGM Group, Inc of Waterloo, IA. Operated as a division of VGM, van Halem leads the team as they assist providers in navigating the complex issues related to audits, appeals, enrollment, and compliance. A former auditor and national appeals director with Medicare, Wayne is also a published author and well-known lecturer. He is an Accredited Healthcare Fraud Investigator through the National Healthcare Anti-Fraud Association and a Certified Fraud Examiner through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and has served on the faculty of both organizations. Since 2006, his company has saved suppliers over $70 million in overpayments and denial recoveries.
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- You're 60% less cool than you think you are because 60% of your followers are porn accounts.
- One who describes himself as a "self preceived genious" (proof) is likely neither perceptive nor a genius.
- 9 people who list their location as Chicago see themselves as "marketing gurus." (proof) This means they know how to take advantage of a mass-follow website such as Buzzum or LocaFollow.
- Way too many people describe themselves as a social media enthusiasts in their Twitter profiles. This level of redundancy is roughly equivalent to a guy with a gun pointed at you saying "I have a gun in my hand."
- Watch out for those who are conceited about their abilities and constantly give off a nasty stench of superiority. These people absolutely and indubitably blow goats.
Leave it to Twitter to turn something as volatile and unpoliced as the Internet into a hand-holding, Kumbaya-crooning guitar circle. But I've got news for you: the syrupy politeness isn't helping anything. We think it is; we think we're making the world a better place one Tweet at a time, but it's just smoke and mirrors. We're simply creating an environment for smug superiority.
The link he passed along was written yesterday, and he's already shared it multiple times. Tremendous amounts of overkill. Strike 2.
It sounds as if Bob's promoting one of his friend's blog posts, which is admirable. But if you looked deeper, you'd find that Bob actually guest posted on his friend's blog, and that link is to something that he wrote on her blog. He's misleading his followers into reading something by him while making it look like he's simply being a loyal friend. What a great guy. When I first read this tweet, my computer monitor got so fogged up with smug that I had to stop and wipe it down. Strike 3.
Hey doucherocket, 1) You're not a genius. You have a blog. The end. Get over yourself. 2) I read the post yesterday. Stop pimping the same thing over and over. You talked about your finacé for 1,500 words. Riveting stuff. 3) You're damn right I'm missing the discussion. I did that voluntarily. After seeing 20 comments alternating between "my significant other doesn't have an active online social life and we're very happy" and "we both have active online social lives and we're very happy," there was no more to be said. You geniuses covered all of it! Implying that I'm "missing out" on a life-altering discussion is completely passive-aggressive and a downright lie. That passive-aggressiveness should be a fun quirk for your fiancé to deal with. I hope someone gifts her a pair of earmuffs at the wedding.
So, BobHyundai, you're the first legitimate blogger that I've blocked on Twitter. Congratulations. You've joined the ranks of porn accounts and marketing spammers. And for those of you who think I've been too hard on poor Bob, I just have one thing to say:


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The Urban Beehive
In Sydney, we're a city that's proud of where our produce is sourced and how it's processed before it gets to our tables. Even if you're not a health nut, many of us are conscientious of the food we eat. So what's the newest in the health food craze? Honey. It's been known forever the health benefits this natural sweetener has, but Sydney's taking the sweet topping to a whole new level of goodness: Darlinghurst based company The Urban Beehive is producing honey, conserving bees and protecting the Earth in the process.
Think back to your middle school science class and remember that bees are good for the world because 1) they naturally spread pollen to grow more flowers and plants and 2) produce delicious honey. Sadly, in most of the world, bees are dying out from parasites, pesticides and all those other negative environmental effects that have been changing our planet. Luckily, Australia is the only continent free of these major bee threats! So the Urban Beehive is doing its part to keep bees healthy and alive in Sydney by putting beehives in backyards, community gardens and on rooftops all over the city.
Operating since 2010 by fellow beelovers Vicky Brown and Doug Purdie, this duo is leading the bee conservation by helping all kinds of organizations and individuals set up their own beehives across Sydney. If you're a nature/bee/honey lover, you can take an Urban Beehive crash course in everything you need to know about having and maintaining a beehive. The beginners course is held at a local apiary in Darlinghurst, lasts all day and doesn't come cheap, but the benefits of supporting these bees will last forever. And you get to keep a share in the harvest of honey!
Scared of getting stung? Fair enough. There's plenty of ways you can still get support The Uurban Beehive, namely by purchasing any of their delicious and even functional honey products. Jars of honey and smaller, wedding size favours of honey are sold. This honey is the real thing – every jar is locally sourced and bottled from the Urban Beehive hives around Sydney with richer flavours and textures than the pasteurised and filtered honey you find in supermarkets. Depending on the season and from which suburb the honey was harvested, each jar can actually taste slightly different, giving a truly unique experience every time you try it. Here's a tip for the Urban Beehive's honey: don't be surprised if the product hardens in the jar, this is what happens when it's all-natural! All you have to do is heat the jar in a bowl of hot water to return it back to a liquid. Beeswax candles are also sold in a limited range of tea lights and votive candles.
Cafes and food stores across Sydney stock The Urban Beehive's honey goods: check out Fine Food Store in The Rocks, South Dowling Kitchen in Paddington, Earth Food Store in Bondi or The Wine Library in Woollahra. Markets like Everleigh Market at Carriageworks and in Manly Bondi also sell The Urban Beehive's sweet goodies. For a full list of stockists across Sydney, check out The Urban Beehive's site here.


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"All flesh is as grass,
And all the glory of man as the flower of the grass.
The grass withers,
And its flower falls away,
But the word of the Lord endures forever."
Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.
1 Peter 1:24-25 NKJV
The world is changing, people are changing. Governments are passing down new laws, and many new faiths are emerging that denies the power of God and His existence. People curse God and do things that are abominations before Him without fear.
Many think that God has forgotten the world, and there is nothing that He is going to do to change this wicked world. Scriptures are clear that there is judgment before us. There is nothing that people of this world are doing right now; that won't be put into judgment when that day comes.
People of God shouldn't lose their minds when people of the world change laws and denounce God by their actions. The Church of Jesus Christ should continue doing the work of ministry and preach the Gospel as never before. We need to start witnessing to all people regardless their colors, languages and historical backgrounds.
This morning, I want you to know that the word of God will endure forever. If you have put your trust in the Lord, you don't need to be afraid on how things are going right now. If wicked people are increasing their wickedness; you as a child of God need to seek the face of the Lord more every day.
Seek His face and put your hope in Him. He will fight for you and make sure you live the life that He has prepared for you in Christ Jesus. He will be with you and fight for your children as He has been fighting for you. He will never leave you nor forsake you in all the days of your life.
****Morning Prayer****
Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....
Dear Father, I will continue putting my trust in You. Help me to continue contending for my faith in Christ Jesus; that I may live the life that you purposed me to live in Christ. In Jesus' Name, Amen.


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Discussion in 'General Firearm Discussion' started by JeremyK, Jan 9, 2014.
Just like the title says, is there a website or a hotline or something?
Oregon stolen gun hotline 503-585-6245
Is there one for Washington?
Oregon State Police Firearms Instant Check System (FICS)
The (OSP) Firearms Unit is responsible for processing stolen gun checks against the stolen weapons files in LEDS and NCIC for the dealers and any private citizen requesting this service. There is no fee for processing the stolen gun checks. To check a firearm against the stolen record files, call 1-800-432-5059.
"in Washington State you can call the Washington State Patrol 360-534-2000 (during business hours)
You have to play push button helll hold but you will get to the right spot."
Thanks for the number!
If a gun is reported stolen, the serial number should be entered in a national system... so the OSP number would work to check any gun, any state.
This sounds good in theory but falls apart in practice, case in point, I was interested in a pistol and got the serial number from the seller in advance of meeting. I decided to check it out before meeting so I call and it goes like this "I'd like to check a pistol serial number please", "what is the address of the pistol?"," I don't know, I'm calling to check on it before I meet the seller", "without the address I can't check the serial number because if it's stolen the police need the address to pick up the pistol", "so you're telling me I can't find out if it's stolen until I arrange to meet the seller and call back with the time of the meeting and the address?" "That's correct", "thanks (for nothing!), click". :banghead: Gary
Call your local PD or Sherriffs front desk. With the SPD the call always goes
"Hello I was wondering if you could run a serial on a gun for me"
'maker and serial?'
"blah blah"
'not reported stolen'
Yeah - that's dumb.
They should accept other info, but you know how some gov workers are; they have to follow the script/rules/regs.
Do these guns reported stolen stay in the system until they are found or recovered? I had a handgun stolen and reported the serial number, etc. yet I received a letter from the Hillsboro P.D. every year or two to basically "re-up" the stolen firearm's SN. Pretty stupid IMO, if it's recovered the PD would be the ones to change the status, not me. If it was lost or something and found it I'd let them know.
I'd hate to think it's not being flagged as stolen by NICS or whoever controls that because I didn't keep letting them know it's still stolen.
B-b-b-b-but that's a national registration database!


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£315,000 to support for festive events across Scotland
The Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop has announced an award of £315,000 to support events across Scotland as part of the Scotland's Winter Festivals programme.
Scotland's Winter Festivals events run across St Andrew's Day, Christmas, Hogmanay and Burns Night in a celebration of Scottish culture and creativity, spread across the country.
The funding will be awarded to 16 events in total, comprising seven St Andrew's Day events, five regional Hogmanay events and four Burns celebrations.
Across the country, these events will welcome locals and tourists to celebrate with them this winter – from the Highlands to Dumfries and Galloway.
St Andrew's Day will kick-start this winter's festive season with major city centre events in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as regional celebrations in East Lothian, Oban, St Andrews and Perth. Storytelling, music and traditional Scottish food and drink, at festivities across the country, this St Andrew's Day has something for everyone to enjoy.
Ms Hyslop said: "Scotland's Winter Festivals comprise a dynamic events programme, spanning the significant national dates of St Andrew's Day, Christmas, Hogmanay and Burns Night.
"The Scottish Government is delighted to deliver this funding which enables EventScotland to showcase the best of Scottish music, arts, food and drink, innovation and entertainment to a wide audience.
"We are a country renowned for our warm hospitality and in 2013 alone, almost 15 million overnight stays were spent in Scotland. St Andrew's Day, Christmas, Hogmanay and Burns Night offer great opportunities for visitors and residents alike to celebrate our rich culture and distinctive heritage here, while our special dates are also marked around the world."


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Throughout his career as a broadcaster, Edwards had been a radio host/DJ, news reporter, actor, writer and game show host. After hosting unsold pilots Says Who? and Cop-Out! in 1971 and 1972, Edwards would finally have a chance to host three full-time game shows in 1973: Hollywood's Talking, Everybody's Talking and Eye Bet. Afterwards, Edwards would progress television emceeing career by hosting several other game shows hits, including Jackpot!, the controversial The New Treasure Hunt, Treasure Hunt, Chain Reaction, Starcade, Play The Percentages and The Big Spin. Later in his life, Edwards had traveled frequently and hosted traveling shows for TV and radio.
Piggybacking on the subject of underrated host, per last week's article, Geoff Edwards would more than likely top the list of the most underrated and unappreciated hosts of all time. Personally, he is one of my top five favorite game show hosts ever. What made Edwards so special and unique as a game show host was how he could relate to the contestants with his razor-sharp wit, great humor and exuberance, and how he could easily fit and accommodate to any game show format and make it fun to watch. For example, when asked to host Starcade in 1983, to take the place of Mark Richards at the time, Edwards knew very little about video games and studied video game magazines and played video games often so he could get more involved with the show and help contestants to succeed by offering pre-game tips, tricks and hints. He also was not one to sell out and do anything just to keep a job on television. During the fourth season of The New Treasure Hunt between 1976-1977, producer Chuck Barris wanted to make the prize reveal skits more sadistic and cruel. One example scenario included a contestant being shown a luxurious and expensive car that they had "won", but would later be told they had actually win a small part of the car, like the rear-view mirror. Upon hearing Barris' idea for the skit, Edwards refused to put any person through that unnecessary torture and was fired. Barris later changed his decision and brought Edwards back without missing any episodes.
Geoff Edwards' versatile hosting style was one-of-a-kind and one that could not be replicated easily. He was the type of host that could make an essentially one-dimensional game show, like Treasure Hunt, enjoyable and fun to watch for hours. His presence will be missed among the game show community. Check out some of his best moments in the clips below, including the last video featuring a compilation of his funny interactions with Treasure Hunt's resident bonded security agent and straight man, Emile Autouri.
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In the restaurant business, Monday nights are known for being the 'off' night - people are usually still recovering from their weekends, or trying to get their minds around the inevitability that is the rest of the week. Monday nights in restaurants are thus usually quiet and relatively low key.
This is the exact opposite of what has been going on at Stella every Monday since the New Year. For its third year in a row, Stella holds a Celebrity Chef Series in which a different 'Celebrity Chef' from around Boston is invited to come up with a multi-course meal to be served on Mondays. Chef Evan Deluty really has a fantastic initiative on his hands. While you can still order from the regular menu, the bonus of experiencing a different chef's culinary style and inspiration every week has really been drawing in the crowds.
Last Monday, it was Chef Louis DiBicarri of Storyville who cooked up a fantastic four course meal. He certainly had Stella buzzing with South End locals, fans and friends of both Head Chefs and food enthusiasts.
First course: Guanciale (delicious, crispy bacon), fried brussel leaves and fennel pollen served under a beautifully soft-boiled egg with toasted focaccia. It was a perfect sample of a dressed up breakfast:)
Next we had a mushroom and roasted red pepper linguini. This pasta dish was served almost like a soup (I assume this was intentional), the broth was certainly delicious and the three large mushrooms were plump with the jus. I really enjoyed the colours, they were perfect for winter.
For the third course, Chef Louis came out with a White Sweet potato soup topped with pomegranate seeds that added a surprising burst of tang and creme fraiche to balance it all out.
The piece de resistance came next, it was a sizable cut of Veal Osso Bucco with saffron potatoes and escarole. I don't often eat veal, but Chef Louis' meat was really prime, I thought it was cooked to a lovely reddish brown, it fell apart at the slightest pressure and you were left with the bone which - to further my delight, was filled with bone marrow!
I really enjoyed this dish...and somehow finished every last bit of it!
As a sweet ending, I thought Chef Louis was very brave in baking up batches of half-baked chocolate chip cookies. Although this sounds pretty juvenile, I happen to think that baking a good chocolate chip cookie is quite a challenge. It can be too hard, too crunchy, not enough chocolate, not the right contrast between chocolate and batter....etc. Chef Louis' cookies were beautiful. He managed to nail the crispy outer rim with ooey-gooey goodness on the inside. The bitter-sweet chocolate chips married perfectly with the sweet batter. My friend and I asked for a scoop of vanilla gelato to top it off which I really think is a necessity.
I enjoyed the entire meal; it was different, delicious and there was certainly no pretension. Dishes were honest and delightful. When chefs are let loose and free, you really get to try something fun.. priced at 40 dollars this series is a definite win both for restaurants and their patrons.I can't think of a better way to start off my week - and lucky for us all, this Monday Chef Will Gilson is up and rumour has it...be is going for 6 courses!


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Above is a picture from the Petrified Forest National Park.
This morning we woke up to snow - so much for going bike riding in Gallup, New Mexico. We packed up and headed to Flagstaff, Arizona. On the way we stopped at the Petrified Forest National Park and spent a couple of hours there and then headed to Flagstaff. Overall it was a sunny day but windy and cold so we didn't spend to much time outdoors. Tonight we went and picked up some groceries and did a little bit of site seeing in Flagstaff. We haven't decided if we are going to drive to the Grand Canyon tomorrow or head down to Sedona. The next two days in Flagstaff are suppose to be cold and snowy so we'll decide tomorrow morning which direction we are going to head to.
Happy Trails!


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