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From "Seeing the Spectrum," an article on autism, by Steven Shapin, in the 1/25/16 New Yorker:
There are obvious ways in which the history of autism can be seen as progressive: the quality of life for many people receiving a spectrum diagnosis has undoubtedly improved. Yet this same history has come under attack from proponents of so-called medicalization theory. This set of views, loosely linked to the work of Michel Foucault, criticizes the modern tendency to recategorize human behaviors as medical pathologies demanding expert diagnosis and care. For some writers and activists, medicalization is just a power grab, and its arch-villains are a greedy pharmaceutical industry and an arrogant psychiatric profession, which together have pushed pills for states of mind about which nothing can be done, or should be done, and which rightly belong to the realm of individual moral responsibility. The disease categories developed by modern psychiatry and psychology—such things as social anxiety disorder and mixed anxiety-depressive disorder—have been among the most popular targets for the critics of medicalization, as is autism.
This is roughly the view that has been called "therapy culture" in England, by Derek Summerfield and others. I don't intend to go into it here, but one account of how it pertains to post-traumatic stress disorder can be found in this Independent report from 2011.
Something I found mentioned in passing in "Air Head," an article on the influence of aviation, by Nathan Heller, in the 2/01/16 New Yorker:
Today, the New Journalism is often misremembered as a formal innovation, a convergence of novelistic reporting and voice-driven subjectivity. But these narrative techniques had been in use for decades, in magazines such as this one; what made the New Journalism new was its vigor as a literary life-style movement, based largely on the idea that professional process—the getting there, the rips between the coasts—was part of the essential story, too.
Okay, I can buy that, but now I want to know what the proponents of New Journalism thought they were doing at the time. My recollection is that all along they presented it pretty much as Heller says we "misremember" it. Come to think of it, I can also see some sense in a kind of converse proposition: that the 19th-century and early modern practitioners of Realism in fiction had incorporated into their work aspects of journalism. Didn't Balzac write some stories that we would nowadays call "ripped from the headlines"? I seem to recall one about a woman who had thrown herself off the Pont Neuf. A study of the interplay between journalism and fiction would be fun.
George Musser recently posted a fascinating article in Aeon called "Consciousness creep," the gist of which is given by the dek (as we journalists call the story description beneath the headline): "Our machines could become self-aware without our knowing it. We need a better way to define and test for consciousness." Here's Musser's conclusion:
Tackling those big problems is important.… Building a consciousness detector is not just an intellectually fascinating idea. It is morally urgent—not so much because of what these systems could do to us, but what we could do to them. Dumb robots are plenty dangerous already, so conscious ones needn't pose a special threat. To the contrary, they are just as likely to put us to shame by displaying higher forms of morality. And for want of recognising what we have brought into the world, we could be guilty of what [University of Oxford philosopher Nick] Bostrom calls 'mind crime'—the creation of sentient beings for virtual enslavement. In fact, [philosopher Eric Schwitzgebel, of the University of California at Riverside,] argues that we have greater responsibility to intelligent machines than to our fellow human beings, in the way that the parent bears a special responsibility to the child.
We are already encountering systems that act as if they were conscious. Our reaction to them depends on whether we think they really are, so tools such as Integrated Information Theory will be our ethical lamplights. [University of Wisconsin neuroscientist Giulio] Tononi says: 'The majority of people these days would still say, "Oh, no, no, it's just a machine", but they have just the wrong notion of a machine. They are still stuck with cold things sitting on the table or doing clunky things. They are not yet prepared for a machine that can really fool you. When that happens—and it shows emotion in a way that makes you cry and quotes poetry and this and that—I think there will be a gigantic switch. Everybody is going to say, "For God's sake, how can we turn that thing off?"'
As I wrote in a comment to that piece, we've already begun to encounter this situation, in a manner of speaking: through our arts and entertainment. When I asked a friend with whom I often discuss movies what he thought of the one called A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, about a synthetic boy who—as far as we can see—has desires and feelings just as we do, I found that my friend hadn't cared about the fate of the character, because, he said, "It's just a machine."
Science fiction allows us to test ourselves ahead of time in scenarios that may arise in the future; my friend's reaction points to difficulties. I'm afraid we may have to do more than simply encounter a machine that "shows emotion…and quotes poetry and this and that" before people accept machine consciousness. We have enough trouble viewing other humans as like us.


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Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Where's Juno?
Lest we forget, the Juno mission is nearing Jupiter. So let's check in to see where it's located today, June 7, 2016:
Where is Juno? (Nice of NASA to have a page about that, isn't it?)
Unfortunately, the most recent update is May 6. It's been a month since then! C'mon NASA, get it together.
Here's a more recent article about Juno from Scientific American, explaining why this mission is going to Jupiter. Still doesn't say how far away it is. Best I could do is find out that on May 27, Juno crossed the boundary where the planet's gravitational pull exceeds that of the now-distant Sun.
Anyway, it arrives at Jupiter on July 4. How appropriate is that?
Speaking of appropriations, let's just tell the Congresspeople that NASA deserves more. Especially to study climate change.
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Coutinho is now available to return to action after being suspended for the defeat to Manchester United.
Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho has called for calm despite the side suffering back-to-back defeats - halting what could have been a very good start to the season.
In an interview with the club's official website, Coutinho stressed that there is still all to play for and that the side can meet their objectives for the season as they are only in the early stages of the Premier League campaign and have yet to start their challenge in the domestic and European cup competitions.
He said: "We have a long season ahead and many things can happen. The Premier League is tough - all clubs have great teams - and we know twists and turns will happen.
"We have to not only remain calm but also to work hard to achieve what we want on the pitch.
"It feels bad to be out and not being available to be selected and help the team but we have to look ahead now and get over these two recent games we lost.
"There are lessons to be learned so we can move on and avoid making the same mistakes. We have a great team here and we know we can improve - and that's what we're trying to do right now."
The Brazilian is a key player for the Reds going forward, and was missed in the defeat to Manchester United. But given the manner of the recent reversals - not just this season, but last season as well - there is a lot of pressure for improvement to be made over the coming weeks by Brendan Rodgers' side.
Thursday presents an opportunity for Liverpool to try and get an early win in the Europa League and take some control of their group, and they will hope a positive showing can help to put the two most recent poor displays behind them and allow them to kick on.
As it stands, the side is three points off the top four, which is recoverable, and have yet to get their other competitions underway, and that is probably the main message Coutinho and co will want to send out.


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Saturday is why generations of Midwest football schemers preferred toting over flinging of the pig.
No. 22 Oklahoma's 41-31 victory over Kansas State was wind-aided. The Sooners managed the 15 mph gusts from the north in Bill Snyder Family icebox better than the Wildcats and kept their slim Big 12 championship hopes alive in the process.
The old guard would have nodded knowingly over this one. For much of the 20th Century, coaches factored the Great Plains weather patterns into game plans and feared the flutter ball.
Not so much anymore in this era of soaring passing totals, and K-State aired out its offense Saturday in record fashion.
With 12 receptions for 278 yards, Tyler Lockett logged the most productive receiving day in Wildcats' history. Throw in his 162 yards on kickoff returns, and his 440 all-purpose yards were the fifth-most in NCAA history.
Quarterback Jake Waters passed for 348 yards, a career best, and most days this would lead to victory.
But nearly all of the pitch-and-catch real estate occurred in the second and third quarters with the wind at K-State's back. Waters was nine of 10 for 260 yards in that stretch, and threw all three touchdown passes to Lockett in the second quarter, including a 90-yarder. Into the wind, he was eight of 19 for 88 yards and two interceptions.
"We obviously wanted to take more shots down field with the wind," Waters said. "When we had the wind, we felt like we could stretch the field a lot."
The Cats did, wonderfully. Besides the 90-yarder, Lockett ran under scoring passes of 48 and 30 yards and wrote another chapter in the family history book. Uncle Aaron had the program's last scoring reception of at least 90 yards, when he caught a 97-yarder in 1998.
Tyler also stands with his father, Kevin, on several Wildcats' record lists.
"I think Tyler Is lot better, tell Kevin that," said Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, jokingly. Stoops was a Wildcats assistant in the early 1990s when Kansas State's Lockett tradition started with Kevin. "It's a great family… I'm proud of his son, the way he's played."
Stoops had a reason to feel pride of his own. Saturday marked career victory No. 158, moving him past Barry Switzer for first on the Sooners' career list. The first postgame question to Stoops addressed the milestone, and he waved it off.
"I don't have time to look at it to be honest with you," Stoops said. "Down the road I'll reflect back on it."
But in a way, the outcome was a Stoops' tribute to Switzer, who dominated the Big Eight through much of the 1970s and 1980s with a run-based attack. The wishbone carried those Sooners.
Saturday, freshman quarterback Trevor Knight, in his first start since mid-September, operated a zone read that accounted for 301 rushing yards and allowed Oklahoma to run up a big possession-time advantage.
Knight also threw effectively, but the passing game was set up by the ground success. Running back Brennan Clay motored for 200 and Knight added 82.
On the other side, Kansas State did little on the ground, and that's was Oklahoma's idea from outset. "To beat these guys you have to be great against the run, and we were," Stoops said.
K-State mustered 24 rushing yards. In the dual quarterback system, Daniel Sams is the run-first operator, but he didn't play after the first quarter. Kansas State was going to let the game on Waters' arm, and that was fine with the wind at the Wildcats' back.
When it wasn't, trouble. In a key moment, Kansas State was backed up on its 3 when Waters threw three straight incompletions. Mark Krause's punt into the wind was fielded by Jalen Saunders on the fly and he returned it to 3, where OU scored in one play and took a double-digit lead.
Now that sequence was set up by a call that went against the Cats. Knight appeared to have stepped out of bounds short of the stick on a fourth down. A stop there and K-State would have had the ball on its 39 and the momentum, down three to start the fourth.
But the call went Oklahoma's way. And by removing the wind from the equation with a successful running game, so did the victory.


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I have recently taken up brewing beer at home. While my wife will say that I don't really have the time for another hobby, it is really fun to brew your own beer. In addition to making something that you can enjoy and share with friends, it gives you a great opportunity to learn more about beer. From beer styles and ingredients, to brewing methods, there is an abundance of information out there that will not only allow you to brew great beer, but have a blast doing it.
So with that in mind, I have been doing a lot of reading in regards to home brew methods and brewery design, and I have come up with the design for my home brewery. Following the lead of Lonnie Mac, a great homebrewer and the pioneer of the Brutus 10 concept, I am going to be building a modified version of his Brutus 2.0, also taking may of the suggestions from JKarp over at the Home Brew Talk forums.
What I am going to be building will be a version of a 2 vessel RIMS system, or more specifically, a Constant Recirculation Direct Fired Mash system. My system will be a 30amp electric system built around a 8gal Boil Kettle/Hot Liquor Tank and a 5gal Mash/Lauter Tun cooler. Heating/Boiling will be accomplished with a 5500watt heater coil mounted in the Boil Kettle. Chilling will be accomplished with a counterflow chiller permanently plumbed into a single pump. Temperatures for Mashing/Sparging will be monitored and controlled by a PIDs with RTD sensors.
Even though all the cool people are building fancy stands out of polished or powder coated stainless, since I have no welding skills I have repurposed an entertainment stand that I built when I still lived at home. It is made of Corian solid surface material and will be very durable, as well as a breeze to keep clean. Locking casters have been added to the bottom for portability as well as safety. While this is mostly in the design phase, keep your eye out for updates as I will try to document my progress. Cheers!


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Somewhere between MadMaxx, Colors, and Breakin' Jay Z and company pull together a dark and complex video, out of the ordinary of your typical rap visual accompaniment. For once, there's no cadre of naked chics, only one, Rihanna, who looks quite fashionable in her seemingly endless costume changes, including Black Panther inspired gear. I thought the lace eye covering was retro and yet, right on time. Her hair and eyewear are hot as well. I'll be looking for a pair of quilt glasses for the fall.
Kayne is right up there with his energy. I'm surprised in all his vanity, he covererd his face. I mean, this is Ye w'ere talking about. And isn't it funny that pictures of his girls "azz swallowing up a g-string" came out right before the video release.
Anthony Mandler directs this video for Jay's Roc Nation label.
Very biased, but Jigga looks good, as only he would. While it's not my favorite video, or song for that matter. I'm happy to see Hova come out with something cool for the summer. D.O.A will remain my favorite track from him this summer.


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"A Search for Kindness" (Update March 14, 2016)
Update Feb 22, 2016
Hi Anna
I am in receipt of your letter dated Feb 22, 2016, please let me reconfirm my wishes and intentions. I am going to say this only once more, my health and safety are a major concern, it is obvious that you are declining to believe anything I say about the harassment and violence I was subjected to at both stores here in Ottawa.
Yourself as a representative of Human Resources were apart of that team, you are as much responsible as everyone else involved for the relented harassment I was subjected to. I spoke with you a number of times regarding my concerns about my safety at work (the first time in January 2015). you responded by saying, and I quote "GO Home" which I refused, ending the call by saying "you will have to get back to me" but never did until I got assaulted at work.
I now want criminal charges brought forward against Mr Todd McIntosh and will settle for nothing less because I have been assaulted one hundred to many times while at work, not just easyhome I might add which is why I mentioned other incidents and forms of harassment by outside entities.
May I remind you this is my second complaint filed with the "Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario" since Nov 2012 regarding these exact same issues of harassment and discrimination only this time there was physical violence. Also the fact that I was released from my work duties and put on sick leave due to injury by my Doctor was a wake up call for me.
If I may ask you one question, which was a concern of the WSIB, rather than being sent home on sick leave, How come I was not offered light duties?
So my answer to another conference call with yourself or Mr Cooper is "NO" unless your going to honour my request for a transfer or the call is with the "CEO Mr David Imgram".
Why? During our last call you declined to accept my concerns (accused of Lying) and grant me a transfer, so knowing that, we have nothing further to discus. I am declining to speak with you or Mr Cooper any further regarding these issues, also I will "NOT" under any circumstances return to store #524 or #556, I requested a transfer away from both these stores and Ottawa due to concerns with Health and Safety while at work.
So if I may ask you not to contact me again regarding these issues unless it's to advise me of a transfer or a scheduled call with Mr Imgram.
Have an awesome day Madame
Thank you
A Search for Kindness "Update Feb 16, 2016"
The results are in…had my conference call with HR at 10 am which didn't last very long, but regardless, waiting now for the finding's of the investigation and direction's moving forward which I requested in writing.
Also as of yesterday I received full payment from WSIB by way of a draft closing the file.
As the end of the day draws near and my journey of Kindness which started Jan 16, 2016, the day of the workplace accident I have not received any information from the WSIB in almost three weeks since filing, only one phone call from the adjudicator which was on Jan 28, 2016 advising me the claim seemed all in order. On Jan 26, 2016 I decided to call the WSIB to enquire as to the status of my claim, now 10 days later I didn't even know if there was a claim established or not, I was advised at that time I had to file a form 6, I was also given my claim number during that call. Below information is taken from the OWA website how to file a WSIB claim.
What is WSIB e-filing?
If your employer filed an Employer's Report of Injury/Disease (Form 7) and the WSIB has assigned a claim number to your accident, the WSIB will send you a letter asking you to file a Form 6. You may complete and file an electronic Form 6 (eForm 6) on the WSIB website. You must print the electronic Form 6 before filing it as you are required to give a copy to your employer.
Your employer must provide you with a copy of the Form 7 that they sent to the WSIB.
You should receive a letter from the WSIB providing you with a claim number. A claim number does not mean that your claim has been approved. It only means that the WSIB knows about your claim and has started a file. You should refer to the claim number every time you contact the WSIB about your claim.
If you do not receive a claim number, it may mean that the WSIB does not know about your claim. You should contact the WSIB right away to check. The WSIB will tell you how to establish a claim if you do not have a claim number.
I called the WSIB call centre today to request a status update but the call centre agent that I was speaking with would not give me any information as to the status of my claim.
My employer was also suppose to forward me a copy of the form 7 they filed with the WSIB but have not done so to date, I was required to send my employer a copy of the form 6 which I did the same day it was filed with the WSIB.
Anna from easyhome HR contacted me today by way of email to request more information on the details of what I experienced at work since starting my employment Oct 23, 2014 which I forwarded to her via email today which I have listed below.
I believe that even though I was told verbally by the adjudicator that my WSIB claim was approved on Jan 28, 2016, after 17 days I have not received any information regarding my claim since it was filed or if one even exist.
My Doctor returned me to work on Feb 1, 2016 but my employer refused for me to come back to work if my health and safety was in question. I received a letter by email requesting I stay off work with pay, while they investigate my allegations, staying off work was not my wish, I SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, not sitting at home. My next scheduled pay-day is Feb 12, 2016 lets see if I actually get paid for one week!
A Sample of what I endured at Work
- Putting razor blades in with the screws and nuts which I used my hands to sort through and almost sliced my finger but only got a paper cut, after this incident I used a screwdriver or pen to search through them, which I also brought to the Manager's attention.
- Making sofa's, love seats and other unit's dirty after I steam cleaned them, then degrading my work as poor.
- Totally defacing a Stainless steel refrigerator and stove by way of scratching it up with a sharp object after I cleaned it, then blaming me.
- Carts and dollies used for moving heavy furniture not available for weeks (disappeared and then reappeared).
- Company Tools (screwdriver's, wrenches etc) used for assembly went missing, I had to get my own tools from my car to finish the task.
- Being yelled at by manager's, name calling and threats etc .
- Being lied to constantly regarding work duties, withholding important information to complete assigned tasks.
- Thief of personal items from my brief case (phone chargers and documents), drinks and other items from the staff refrigerator such as my lunches went missing, I stopped bring lunch.
- Being pushed when carrying heavy furniture causing me to fall.
- loading furniture on the truck after which we were told the customer cancelled, so we had to unload it back into the store which happened frequently.
- Being locked out of the store in the morning when arriving for work, other staff would look and wave and just go about their business leaving me out in the cold, so I would go back to my car and wait for them to decide to let me in.
These incidents happened almost everyday and much more frequently, then others which occurred at least two to three times a week. There are more I can list but these are the ones that had the most impact on me due to there frequency, also I filed a complaint with the HRTO on Jan 27, 2016 and still nothing from them either.
I am going to wait until tomorrow to see if I get any results and or answers, if not I have already started a complaint to the Ontario Ministry of Labour, I will also start contacting federal MP's.
To think that all I requested was a transfer, a non- monetary request away from Ottawa stores because all staff have made it very obvious that they didn't like me and want me there, considering it's my job and until the company changes that, I will fight for my rights.
Why then in November 2015 did you transfer two employees, one from each store I had worked to other stores which only pissed everyone else off.
I can suggest a very easy way to fix this problem and my first thought would be to honour the transfer and there will be no need to continue these proceeding and everyone will be satisfied, better known in the courts as "MEDIATION" where there is no winner and no loser, everybody wins, I am still waiting for an answer to my question, an answer you are refusing to give, Why can't I get a transfer to a safer work environment?
Article by Terry.K ~ Posted Feb 4, 2016
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I'm just going to be honest - one of the biggest things I dislike about my job is the assessments and tracking of data. To be quite honest, I know that I don't do a very good of data tracking. There are only so many hours in a day and when push comes to shove, I usually choose to spend my time in lesson planning and preparing over data analysis. Now, don't get me wrong - I know my students, where they are, their strengths and their weaknesses. But if you walked up to me and asked for a list of students that didn't know the number 13 - I couldn't give it to you. Until now!!!! I'd like to introduce you to my new FAVORITE assessment tool.
I was contacted by ESGI in November and asked if I was interested in checking out their assessment software. Of course I was, because I know that's an area that I struggle in as a teacher. Well, true to my nature, I was not going to jump into a blog post without REALLY trying them out. So that's what I began to do. (If you know me, you know that I will not recommend something to you that I do not love, use and stand behind).
The perfect time to start was over Christmas break. I was getting ready to work on report cards and I thought I'd see how this ESGI software worked. No - I don't do report cards from ESGI, but I did use it to record all my data that I had painstakingly gathered in class. I began by recreating my quarterly kindergarten assessment in ESGI. They have a database with pre-made assessments in it to choose from, or you can make your own. I decided to use some of their pre-made assessments, but then I also created my own too. I watched a quick how to video that was available on the ESGI website before getting started. In just a few hours, I had recreated my entire kindergarten assessment in the ESGI software. For me, this included letter identification, letter sounds, sight words, number identification, an assessment of counting sets, colors, shapes, money, and word blending. Everything I needed was now in and ready to go. Since I had already done my second quarter assessment, I manually put in the data from paper tests into the ESGI system. I found the system very user friendly and easy to use. With few clicks of the mouse, I had entered all of my student data from the beginning of the year. In less than a day I was "up to date" in ESGI and ready to start using it. I was able to fill out report cards in about half the time because I had all of my student information in one place. I used to count on about 8 hours to complete all of my report cards (each quarter). I finished in about 4 hours using ESGI. All of my data was at my fingertips, easy to find, and easy to transfer to report cards. No more shuffling through papers!!!
Then the January rolled around and I got 2 new students in my class. This was the perfect time to try out the ESGI assessment with a student. I accessed my account and brought the student to my iPad (or computer) and clicked on the first test. As the student gave me an answer I just hit Y or N to show whether their answer was correct. The process was easy and quick. I was able to fully assess a new student in a matter of minutes. The student gives the answer and I just click on the Y or N without them even knowing what I am doing. Once they are done the data is gathered and I have instant access to its analysis.
Yes, ESGI is super easy to use, but by far my favorite feature is the instant data analysis. Once the data is entered, I have access to data analysis in numerous forms. I can view each assessment student by student or I can see how my class as a whole is doing. I love the easy to read pie graphs that show % of completion. Even my students love watching their pie graph grow after a new assessment!
Here's a screenshot of my class as a whole. It is super easy to read and I get great information at a quick glance.
Here's a student screenshot. I can quickly see what skills a student has mastered and what they still need to work on. With a quick click of the Details button I can see exactly what they missed!
But that's not even my most favorite part. From my home screen I have the ability to run different reports on my entire class.
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And with the simple click of a button (click on the gray space above the bar) I get a list of all the students in my class that have not answered this item correctly. You could also do the opposite and click on the green bar to get a list of the students who have answered correctly. It is so simple!
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Firstly before I comment on this news it is worth saying that Colin Povey has recommended any supporters who have booked trips to Grenada with the intention of watching the team should contact him without delay.
Now onto some thoughts. This is being portrayed by the club as a cricketing decision, based on the fact that the players did not perform last season, so do not deserve an overseas jaunt as a "reward" before they have earned it. It is possibly signs of a harder line being taken by the club. It has also been stated by the club that it is nothing to do with the record financial loss last year, or the upcoming need to finance the ground development. Although when the trip was planned quite a while ago and was planning to depart on 13th March, it seems a strange time to make the decision. It is also worth pointing out that Giles himself announced the plans for this tour back in November, this is not a hang over from the old regime. So I am not sure we can say it is signs of a harder line to plan a preseason tour 8 weeks after the team have performed dismally, only to cancel it 8 weeks before they are due to fly out.
However I have two points to make, firstly that I feel it is shocking that the Birmingham Post and a part-time blog are ahead of the club's website on news of this magnitude for supporters who may have booked to travel abroad. This is another example of poor communication on the part of the club. There is nothing at all on the official site.
Secondly (and you may know I love a good conspiracy theory), I have found an article on the club website from earlier in January stating "..if you want to take either of these trips [to Belfast or Grenada] with the Bears this season we will need payment and details by the closing date of Friday 25th January. To secure your places please email David Bunce by the date above. Obviously if we do not reach the minimum number of passengers the tours will have to be cancelled. The players would love your support so book now and travel in style with the Bears".
Now it seems to me a very big coincedence that the week following the deadline where they are saying if they don't have enough people signing up to the supporter packages they will have to cancel the supporter tour, they have in fact cancelled the entire tour.
I guess the last thing to say that is although the players will not be going to Grenada with the club, the following have all been away playing cricket (that I know of) this winter:
Bell (England - Sri Lanka & New Zealand), Trott (Lions - India), Ambrose (England - New Zealand), Maddy (Hong Kong Sixes, ICL), Zondeki (South Africa - he lives there!), Macleod & Miller (Australia Grade Cricket), Rankin (ICL), Woakes (England U-19, Sri Lanka, Malaysia). I'm not saying any of these players haven't deserved these trips at all, but we must be careful not be make the mistake of assuming by cancelling the tour the club have condemned all its players to a full rainy offseason in the West Midlands!
Friday, 1 February 2008
Pre-Season tour cancelled
Posted by Simon at 12:21
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Who's Grenda?
- 1 February 2008 at 15:30
- The Raggy Bear said...
Ha, ha! Now correct spelling throughout. Thanks Mrs Raggybear
- 11 February 2008 at 16:37
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Love is a four letter word. This blog is for the students in my course on love, sex and God at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Students are encouraged to respond with their opinions and accounts that bear on topics discussed in class. All personal blog posts should be signed with the year and gender of the poster only. The posting of student assignments should include the student's name.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
The Morning After a Hookup
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- AnonymousOctober 26, 2010 at 1:27 AM
I have been at UCSB for about a year now, and to this day I have had only one "hookup", which ended up in me dating the guy for about a month. We didn't go all the way because he had "whiskey dick" and I don't really get pleasure from oral sex. And I was too tired to have a drunk make out session (even though we had a few sessions on the streets of Isla Vista on our way back to my apartment). Early in the morning I noticed that the guy woke up and looked around to figure out where he was (my bedroom) but he just went back to bed. In the morning however it was not awkward and we actually laid in my bed until 2pm talking and making out, getting to know each other better. This has been my only hook up at UCSB. Back home I have had more hookups, and after the passion and lust wore off I start freaking out; asking myself where my morals went and if I possibly contracted an STD (even though I would use a condom, and asked the guy if he was clean, as a gay man I have always had a fear of contracting HIV because the media makes it seem we are the only ones that contract it). I would feel really gross about my actions and feel unclean, but after awhile and one STD test later. I felt okay and put the hookup in the back of my mind. Some people are casual and guilt free about hookups (like my housemate), but that is not me! And that is how I feel about hook ups.ReplyDelete
I forgot I did have a second hookup; a threesome with two of my housemates. Thats another story, lets just say I felt like a need a deep cleansing afterwords...ugh
- AnonymousOctober 27, 2010 at 12:11 AM
I have had a couple of "hook-ups" (which I am referring to as instances where P-V intercourse has occurred) and somehow both times it started out as a drunken, zero-expectation good time, and progressed into long committed relationships. Go figure.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 27, 2010 at 8:17 PM
Female, 21ReplyDelete
The morning after a hook-up brings with it a plethora of feelings depending on the circumstances that propagated it. If it was a drunken hook-up, I normally thank them for a good time and leave as quickly as possible, but if it meant more to me then I normally try to express it, such as asking what their breakfast plans are or at least exchanging contact information. Hook-ups are a good way of finding out if you have chemistry and are attracted to each other, but to find out if your personalities are compatible, there needs to be a non-hook-up afterdate or follow up.
- AnonymousOctober 27, 2010 at 8:41 PM
Female, 24ReplyDelete
I feel pretty good the morning after a hookup. I was pretty much a sober hook up kind of girl to where I know exactly who and what I was getting into. In the rare case that alcohol was involved, I was very aware of who I was hooking up with and knew what I wanted. Hookups are fun, stress free, and gratifying sexually. No strings attached, expectations, or rules that come along with relationships.
- AnonymousNovember 2, 2010 at 5:35 PM
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I had one hookup and will never have another again. I still feel so much regret and it has been about 4 months since it's happened. I believe the reason I feel so terrible is because it occurred a month or two after I got dumped from a very serious relationship. I had eventually came into contact again with that ex and we were speaking kindly to each other, saying we missed each other. Then one night I met with this guy and we spent all night together drinking a little wine and watching movies then went all the way by the end of the night. I never saw myself as that type of person and clearly see what alcohol can do to oneself. I am also a person who never knows quite clearly how to say NO. However, this night I guess I saw it as an opportunity to experience things with another guy(as my ex has been my only real relationship). For me the hook up was not fun and stress free as the girl above me stated. I believe it was this way because I was still attached, in the back of my mind, to my ex.
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2010 at 3:57 PM
female 20ReplyDelete
I don't hook up because I'm scared of how I'll feel the morning after.
- AnonymousNovember 6, 2010 at 4:14 PM
Female 20ReplyDelete
Personally, I don't like the "hook-up" culture. I have hooked up (meaning making out) a couple of times, but it just feels empty. In the moment it can be fun and I'm telling myself "Just live life! Loosen up a little." So I do. It's not that I regret it after, but I know now that I do not want to be sexually intimate with another person unless we are already committed to each other.
To me physical contact is like icing on the cake. You need to have a strong foundation of compatibility, like interests and values first AND THEN... you go girl!
Plus, the cake tastes much better when you know you have the whole thing to look forward to, not just one slice :)
- AnonymousNovember 7, 2010 at 7:27 PM
Going off the cake analogy: But what if you don't know what your favorite flavor is and want to try a couple different slices?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2010 at 11:18 PM
Continuing the cake analogy: But trying too much cake will leave either of two things... sick of cake or obese.. Maybe both.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 15, 2010 at 2:40 AM
Female, 23ReplyDelete
When I was about 18 I had my second sexual ecounter with someone that was not my boyfriend nor was he someone that I knew very well at the heat of the moment I agreed to have sex and did not think about how I might feel afterwards and to my surprise it was not that much of a big deal but now being in the dating scene especially in college just having a hook-up for me is not comforting or fulfilling. I have come to realize for myself at least that though at that moment it may seem ok to say yes the feeling the next day for myself is horrible. I start to question my morals, question my feelings for the guy and also start to contemplate how he feels or what he thinks. In the end the after feeling is just horrible and depressing.


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Can everyone say, "Wow!" Yes, it finally happened. I am online. My computer is working. My calendar is on the right date. And I know that the date for my blog is here. If I didn't need to type a few words, I'd fall over. But no time for that. I have a new release in February 2015 and I need to start promoting.
I thought it might be fun to hit on a topic near and dear to me and a course I used to love teaching about creativity. It deals with one of the greatest forces any fiction author can master. Fantasy.
Profiting from Fantasies
Fantasies are the lifeblood of fiction writers. Through them, our readers escape reality into the worlds and lives of the characters we create.
Researchers estimate that billions of people the world over spend up to half of their waking lives in fantasies. In our cyber/media-blitzed world, it's almost impossible not to fantasize. Spontaneous "visions" zip in and out of our minds like movies despite what is going on in the real world around us.
Fantasies are not daydreams. Fantasies are much more elaborate. They contain complex scenarios and plots. The details are more finely developed, and we consciously move them forward and sometimes participate in them. Daydreams, on the other hand, are more fleeting. They are simple scene our minds conjure up over brief moments to alleviate boredom. We can turn our daydreams into fantasies by consciously pushing them forward and expanding on them purposely through our imaginations.
For people not quite so adept at developing their fantasies, fiction writers play a crucial life service. We give them our fantasies and help them escape the real world, cope with stress, and provide recreation.
Some people can become so involved in our fantasies that they do not just passively watch a story unfold in their mind. They actually experience the feelings of joy, pain, pleasure, sorrow, etc. If we as writers do our jobs well enough, reading our words can actually make individuals shiver with cold and cry with sorrow.
We are in essence providing fantasies for people who have difficulty cultivating their own imaginations. By doing so, we are contributing to their psychological well-being and society as a whole.
The Truth and Suspending Disbelief
Almost every fantasy contains truth on some level. These kernels of truth help our readers buy into the worlds we create and the characters we put forth. They allow us to build on what someone already knows and accepts. From a seed of truth, they can follow our heroes and heroines on their journeys and adventures to Never-Neverland.
As such, research is a writer's best friends. We can't create a world of knights and dragons if we know nothing of their world. We can't create realist worlds without gravity if we don't understand G-force. A little research is sustenance to a writer's minds. Not only does it allow us to create realistic other-worlds, it also sparks ideas for future fantasies.
The difference between us and all the other fantasies-prone people in the world is that we are willing to share ours. And if you're like me, you hope to do so for profit.
Save Your Marriage
The divorce rate would drop drastically if more people would take a fantasy break every day. Fantasizing about arousing situations with our partners adds a little sizzle to the day. Don't censor these fantasies. No one experiences them but you–unless of course you're a writer and erotica is your thing.
Fantasies are a free method of tapping energy to power sexual desire. I once laughed when a physician friend told me he subscribed to Harlequin romances for his wife. He said they gave her all kind of ideas, and he had his own international playmate. They've been married now for thirty-seven years and I'm no longer laughing.
Encourage Your Children
When children hit the age of two, they start developing their imaginations and engaging in fantasy play. Through their imaginations, they "play at" different roles and learn to understand other people's behavior. They usually start by playing "mama" or "daddy." And their imaginations grow from there.
In a fantasy world, children can learn to deal with fears in a safe environment. I cannot stress how important pretending is to the growth and development of a child's well-being. Some parents worry when children invite imaginary friends to dinner or talk to themselves in their rooms at night. There is no need to discourage this behavior unless it's actually interfering with their progress in school or impedes developing social skills.
From the ages of seven to ten, the fantasy play of early childhood is internalized. It becomes an increasing part of the child's personal fantasy life. These children are still using fantasies. They are just not making them known to others.
Realistic fantasies about heroes, heroines and historical figures help older children deal with real life problems. Don't worry. As long as they aren't using the fantasies as a way of avoiding issues or tasks, they're fine. Fantasies play an important role in the internal development of children into responsive, caring and resourceful adults.
Fantasies Can Make Life Better
Some people think of people who fantasize as time-wasters. As both a writer and a psychiatric professional, I strongly disagree. Fantasies can improve mental health, give us a positive outlook, raise our self-esteem, and provide us with clear goals for our future.
· Recognize that fantasies are important. They are often a vision of how we want things to be.
· Dream big. Don't plan to control all your fantasies. The more you let your mind wander, the more creative you will be.
· Use your fantasies to identify goals. Fantasies help us crystallize what we really want out of life.
Identify Fantasy Goals
When you have a fantasy (Do I need to say this?) write it down. Try to use it to hone in on goals you can actually achieve. Write down the goal and identify the steps you need to take to make it a reality. By the way, make a sign and hang it over your computer that says, "Goals that are not written down are fantasies." Ironic, but precisely why you're going to write down your fantasy goals.
· Beat anxieties. Fantasies are like wonderful mind movies. They provide us an escape from the daily grind. As writers, our fantasies contribute to the well-being of society at the root level.
· Make boring tasks pleasant. If it's time to weed the flower garden, pretend you're entering the world of elves and fairies for a little play and to make their homes prettier. (The wee folk will appreciate your company and conversation, and your flowers will bloom brighter). If you're vacuuming, pretend you're using a metal detector and searching for rare treasures.
We can't make all our fantasies come true, but they sure are fun while they last.
Until next time, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Writing, and May all your legal fantasies come true!


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I love this travel report about Nile cruising. You can see the pyramids from a grotesque cruise boat sailing between Aswan and Luxor and rooms are sufficiently small. Local feluccas with amenities almost like those of the cruise ships!! Not on my felucca lol.
But read for yourself...... copy and pasted below..... link at the end. Love it!
But read for yourself...... copy and pasted below..... link at the end. Love it!
Ever been to a magical cruise? Then the Nile cruise is the only fabulous and official cruise that can take you around the uncharted waters of the Nile.The romantic and hassle free Nile cruises are sure to take you in a relaxing and pleasant cruise in your life.
This is the only Nile cruise that is a typical floating boat and hotel in per se en se in the entire world. Other marvelous amenities do exist like spotless lounges, bars, swimming pool, discotheques, and gift shops. The rooms in the Nile cruise are sufficiently small with and amazing air conditioning amenities to ensure that your air is pure and sufficient .
Rooms have TV , twin beds, private shower, dresser. There exist varying standards for rooms, which are acknowledged by stars. High-ranking cruiser rooms are spacious with gorgeous amenities rivaling those of the international standards. A test of a single Nile cruise will testify that there is no cruise equal to the Nile cruise.
Nile cruise is romantic,awesome and grotesque to say but the least. They can accommodate large corporate clients as well as family or individual expedition. What is uniquely amazing about the Nile cruise is the deep and rich Egyptian history as entailed in the Pharaohs antecedent. A normal cruise will take an average of 3 or nights.
Along the Luxor and Aswan dam you will be able to see the most amazing historical artifacts including the great pyramids of Egypt. Depending on your test and favorites, you can either chose the luxury cruiser of the local feluccas whose amenities are almost like those of the cruise ships. Feluccas amenities are basic but one get to enjoy the sites at the close up level than those onboard the cruise ships. So, save a dollar and welcome to the unique fallacies Nile cruises.
Orbital for your Nile Cruise you can be assured that your nile cruise holiday will meet your highest expectations. We visit all the Nile Cruisers regularly and insist that all aspects of travel egypt meet our very high standards.


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Looks like Round 6 has been announced to go off on Monday, November 4th, but there are a couple of changes:
- Gul'dan getting hooked to Black Dragonflight/Skullcrusher has been pushed to Round 7.
- Lightning's Blade getting linked with Burning Blade/Onyxia and the new Winterhoof/Kilrogg connection have been pushed to Round 8.
- Daggerspine is getting added to Aegwynn/Gurubashi/Hakkar in Round 6, which was previously unannounced.
- Dentarg and Whisperwind, neither of which were connected before, are also being hooked up in Round 6.
So Round 6 will now look like this:
- Haomarush + Detheroc/Dethecus/Blackwing Lair
- Stonemaul + Bloodscalp/Maiev/Boulderfist/Dunemaul
- Daggerspine + Aegwynn/Gurubashi/Hakkar
- Tortheldrin and Frostmane
- Dentarg and Whisperwind
More analysis on those connections to come, but let's also sound off the complete lists for Rounds 7 & 8. I think it highly unlikely that these rounds will take place before BlizzCon on the 8th/9th, so there's certainly a good amount of time for stuff to change.
Round 7:
- Scilla and Ursin
- Undermine and Anvilmar
- Malorne + Firetree/Rivendare/Drak'Tharon
- Quel'dorei and Sen'jin
- Echo Isles and Draenor
- Fizzcrank and Aggramar
- Gul'dan + Black Dragonflight/Skullcrusher (pushed from Round 6)
Round 8:
- Lethon + Detheroc/Dethecus/Blackwing Lair/Haomarush
- Smolderthorn + Chromaggus/Garithos/Anub'arak
- Gorgonnash + Balnazzar/Warsong
- Lightning's Blade + Burning Blade/Onyxia (pushed from Round 6)
- Cairne and Perenolde
- Winterhoof and Kilrogg (pushed from Round 6)
- The trend of CRs only gaining one realm at a time continues; as I asserted in the previous post, it doesn't look like Blizzard plans to take CRs and connect them together. Instead, CRs will get incremented with a new realm in successive rounds. Probably less possibility of bugs in the process.
- Kilrogg/Winterhoof getting pushed back to Round 8 leaves Nesingwary/Vek'nilash as the only PVE CR, but Rounds 7 & 8 both end up adding a lot of PVE realms into the mix. It's notable that Nesingwary/Vek'nilash isn't getting a realm added to it in these rounds, despite having an altogether low population compared to other 2-realm CRs; compared to all of the other PVE CRs from these new rounds, it's at the bottom of the pack in terms of raiding population. However, with the exception of Dentarg/Whisperwind, all of the PVE realms look primed to get more connections down the line.
- There doesn't seem to be any significance to the number of realms being connected into single CRs; the Dethecus/Detheroc CR, with five realms, has still only got a small fraction of the populations on the larger CRs. There's no way to tell what Blizzard thinks is an upper limit on the number of realms that CAN be connected to one another, but with both the Dethecus/Detheroc CR and the Boulderfist CR at five realms each at the end of Round 8, there's no sign of really stopping.
- Rank 35 Whisperwind picks up Dentarg, one of the lowest-ranking PVE realms, and consequently takes the prize for largest population in a CR yet. It's ahead by a mile over the three other largest CRs, and again resets the goalposts in terms of what Blizzard might consider to be a healthy population. Unless the numbers of the two realms are somehow grossly exaggerated, this might presage even more additions coming to the Boulderfist CR, which is lagging in 4th place for raiding population amongst CRs at this point. It's notable that the 5-6k range for raiders boosts these CRs to within the top 30 realms for raiding population.
- The seven connections taking place in Round 7, followed by six in Round 8, signals that Blizzard is going full-steam ahead with the connection process. Granted, those numbers might be inflated from what was initially going to be a six-realm push in Round 6, but given that Blizzard backfilled with Daggerspine and Dentarg/Whisperwind, it seems like they're not letting anything really stop the inexorable progress. It's still possible that they might be keeping things light while priming up for BlizzCon and we'll see stuff go fast and furious after Veteran's Day.
- As a follow-up note from my write-up last week on faction imbalances, the data for these rounds clearly demonstrates that tendency in action: all of the PVE realms have a notable Alliance bias, while all of the PVP realms have a notable Horde bias.
- I think it's significant that realms like Anvilmar, which had a dramatic Alliance advantage, saw the ratio brought down dramatically with the addition of Undermine; again, this appears to be done more to give the disadvantaged faction a larger playerbase to draw from simply so that play can take place, as opposed to attempting to balance the factions on the server.
- However, for some of the super-high-pop mega-realms that have 99:1 ratios, I don't see CRs being a solution, but Blizzard might ultimately be okay with certain realms being hugely biased to one side if there are enough players able to participate. If you're Alliance on Illidan or Mal'Ganis or Horde on Sargeras, you just might be out of luck.
Growing Pains
The last week has seen some more dramatic bugs crop up in the connection process. The issue where all but one realm in a CR group has an issue where character avatars aren't appearing properly on the forums hasn't been resolved. After Rivendare's connection in Round 4, several players reported losing mail attachments after the realm restarts. And worst of all, players on Nesingwary started seeing all manner of wackiness happening with their characters lists after Patch 5.4.1 was applied: active characters had disappeared or were locked, preventing them from being accessed, and long-deleted characters appeared unexpectedly. The issue has at this point been resolved after a bunch of intensive work by the tech teams, but it's certainly a sobering reminder that this is still a new process and there's still a lot of risk to all of the existing CRs and the realms being added to them as the operation continues.
I feel like I should stress that problems like this aren't really possible to anticipate, and that Blizzard only has a handful of testing realms that have virtually nonexistent populations compared to live realms. As such, Blizzard hasn't got any testbed big enough to really ensure that these problems can't occur when they push it live. Bugs happen. Unexpected code interactions cause unexpected reactions. I think the management of the Rivendare and Nesingwary events demonstrates that Blizzard is taking the process very seriously and has all hands on deck to make sure players are able to get back into play without too much disruption.
But some disruption is almost certain to take place. We just need to be patient and be confident that at the other end of this process, everyone is going to be on realms with playerbases large enough to participate in any content, and that's on the whole going to be better for the game.
I expect this coming week might be light on CR news with BlizzCon taking place, but I'm confident we'll get some commentary from the devs on how they think the procedure is going, and maybe how things are going to play out in the future.
And hell, there's just going to be a lot to talk about during and after BlizzCon. Stay tuned. ^_^


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I saw the Italian film I Am Love this past weekend and it was as gorgeous as I thought it would be. I'm not sure the actual story will appeal to everyone but it's worth seeing for the beautiful interiors. The Recchi family live in Milan in a fabulous villa that is actually the Villa Necchi Campiglio. As you can see by some of the photos, the producers took out some of the furnishings for a sleeker look befitting an "haute bourgeoisie" family. The Villa Necchi Campiglio was constructed from 1932-1935 by Milanese architect Piero Portaluppi in a style that is referred to as rationalism but also continues on with many luxurious details of the Art Deco period. I really loved all the woodwork, sliding doors and built-ins in the film and especially the lower level kitchen area. There seemed to be a bit of an upstairs/downstairs theme going on in the movie which was interesting as well. In the film, there was also a gate house that guests had to enter before walking up to the main house which creates a courtyard for the pool and garden in the front of the house. Definitely not what we're used to in the US but absolutely gorgeous! Villa Necchi Campiglio is open to the public and I definitely suggest that you put it on your list of places to see when visiting Milano! Ciao!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
I Am Love: Villa Necchi Campiglio
Posted by ahmed at 10:30 AM
Labels: i am love, Interior Design, italy, milan, villa becchi campiglio
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Prevention Pays! … by the Florida Department of Health
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In public health, prevention pays. What does this mean? If costly conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and sexually transmitted diseases can be prevented, then money can be saved on care. Preventative behaviors such as avoiding tobacco, getting medical screenings, and breastfeeding have a high return on investment (ROI). When each person engages in these healthy habits, Florida saves money.
By valuing prevention measures, Florida can continue to curb health care spending, save lives, and become the healthiest state in the nation.
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text: It's like Frank Rich almost pleading for some nutjob to shoot Obama, or blow up a building or who-knows what, so he can blame them awful right-wingers. He even manages to throw in the assertion that Sara Palin somehow endorsing an "armed fringe". Talking up thinks like shooting the President seems to be the "best" thing you can do if you actually want some looney tune to get it in his head to do so. So this strikes me as a dangerous way to try to fire up the lefties.


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Wisteria's purple blooms are so beautiful. Wispy and winding they hang off of the Wisteria tree in large bunches. When I see a Wisteria tree filled with bunches of blooms, a magical feeling comes over me. Several years ago on a sunny April afternoon, I visited Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville. Cave Hill is on the National Register of Historic Places and is definitely a 'must do' stop if you visit downtown Louisville. There is a beautiful lake, gorgeous architectural gardens and headstones and landscaped lawns everywhere. Ornamental trees and bushes thrive throughout the entire grounds. I love Wisterias and decided this image would be perfect for my Favorites Series.
On a side note, it isn't often that I can say I haven't been out to take photographs for a good while. In this case it's been about six weeks. No sooner had I gotten over bronchitis than I had to have some major dental work, two root canals and two crowns. I thought I had escaped ever having to have a root canal especially after hearing all of the horror stories about them over the years. There have been more people working in my mouth in the past week than I think there have been in my whole life. Thankfully, that is behind me and Spring is upon us. ENJOY!


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Ladies 1's v Cheltenham – Won 2-0 Sunday, October 21, 2007Posted by becky in Cheltenham Hockey, Field Hockey, Ladies 1st XI, Match Report.
The ladies 1's enjoyed their second home victory of the season with a 2-0 win over Cheltenham. From the whistle Lansdown ran at the Cheltenham defence and were awarded a short corner when Helen Wicks was fouled in the circle. Nina Powell converted the corner with the help of a deflection into the top left corner. 1-0 Lansdown with only a minute played. Lansdown continued to pressure the Cheltenham defence and were awarded numerous short corners but failed to convert, Julie Stowe, Hannah Lloyd and Deb Lamper all going close. Cheltenham tried to hit the Lansdown defence on the break but the defenders Karen Fynn, Julia Smith, Hannah Leathart and Kelly Bowden held firm. The second half continued as the first with alot of the play happening in the midfield. Alice Vigor and Sian Edwards made good progress down the right. Kim Pullon and Helen Wicks also made excellent defence splitting runs but Lansdown just couldn't convert the final pass. Tempers were frayed at times and the game saw three yellow cards shown, one for Lansdown and two for Cheltenham. Lansdown's second goal came 10 minutes from time. A short corner strike by Becky Mawby and then a tussle in front of goal saw the Cheltenham keeper smoother the ball and a penalty stroke awarded. Captain Julie Stowe confidently converted the stroke placing it right of the keepers head. Cheltenham pushed for their consolation goal but the Lansdown defence were not to be beaten with Julie Stowe saving a ball off the line. Thanks to all our supporters, you gave us a real boost. Next weeks game is away to newly promoted Salisbury.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011
"Prime Minister Michael Ignatieff puts his critics on ice"
I must admit that headline caught my attention at the Globe and Mail, a little wishful thinking perhaps by Taber. The story scored over 1000 comments, so clearly it caught other people's attention to. Seriously, a kid mistakenly calls Iggy Prime Minister, and this is headline news? The Liberals have been struggling to get people to show up at these events, and I feel comfortable predicting that is the first and last time anyone will call that man Prime Minister. Personally I'm curious to know who the child who called him Prime Minister belongs to, be it a staffer, party member, or just a random passer by. If one of the child's parents works for Iggy, the accidental PM slip loses some of its luster.
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Seriously though, in any case it makes his 'following' appear uneducated. Enough so that they don't even know who the current PM is.ReplyDelete
I wonder how accidental it was also. It's possible that the whole event was staged for political "theatre" purposes. I hate to be cynical, but with the Liberal's deceitful history....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:36 PM
you know, my six year old made the mistake of calling our MP that i serve on the EDA board with the prime minister. it happens. seems to me taber is grasping for anything that can put such an idea in people minds though. basically a non story that is rushed to the front page in hopes of sticking. good god , that woman needs a brain.ReplyDelete
Taber is a dope, a "Liberal" dope. I think you nailed it Iceman... "wishful thinking".ReplyDelete
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Because without money you can not do anything. When you are sick you need money for treatment and advice. If you want to better educate children, you need books, notebooks, etc. If you want to have net, tv, phone, electricity, gas, etc - everything is money.
Who care does not lead to lack of money? Those who have enough, who have inherited, or giving any cannon. Who worries? Those who toil for every penny.


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Hey Beavs!! On April 6th, BH Cosmetics in partnership with Shaaanxo launched her 18 eye shadow and lipstick palette!! I stayed up all night making sure I got one to bring to you guys lol. If you want to here the full story on my purchasing experience then check out my lipstick watch video on my channel. (Link will be listed at the end of this post.)
I can tell you right now that this palette is the perfect staple for the everyday women along with makeup artist. It has a great variety of neutral shades to create a multitude of looks. The bet part is that you can match your eye looks with any color lipstick, not to mention you can mix them to create your own unique color.
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If you are unaware of who Shaaanxo aka Shannon is, she is a Youtuber from New Zealand who has over 3 million subscribers. I have been following her since the very beginning, I still remember how much I used to enjoy her clubbing get ready with me videos. I never would have imagined she would become so successful. This is not Shannon's first collaboration with a company. She has her very own lip gloss shade with Gerard Cosmetics. She also start her own Cosmetics tools line, called XO Beauty. She provides brushes and lashes that are cruelty afraid.
Okay, that is enough praising, let's get on to this palette!
The pigmentation in these shadows is amazing, I have not run into any issues with the colors not showing up against my skin tone. Shannon was really looking out for ladies of all skin colors. They are creamy, and they last all day. I also have not experienced any creasing with the shimmery shadows.
Now the lipstick, I was extremely surprised. Not only are the pigmented AND show up against my skin tone, they are extremely creamy! They glide on almost like a gloss, but they are not as shiny. They last very long but I do recommend that you touch up throughout the day. These lipstick are also very moisturizing to the lips and very comfortable to wear. My least favorite shade with have to be the red one. It come up sheer against my skin, and looks more like a gloss.
Overall, I am glad I purchased this palette and I encourage you all to get as well! It is a great staple to have in your collection.
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Yehey!!! got a blogsite…sa wakas
Hay salamat… meron na din akong blog site. At least , pwede na akong maka connect sa mga tao sa #ubuntu-ph pag ang topic ay blog. Actually… meron na din ako before kaya lang feeling ko ako lang ang nag babasa $=)
I am grateful that God made me see and experience things in life the way they happened. I know that to some this may come as a shock..pero religious po ako =)
A Gemini will forever be a Gemini, me mga things na ayaw ko sa sarili ko dahil sa nature ko. I sometimes feel embarassed about things that I do and say because I cannot control myself. I have this supeeer high energy level when I am interested in something…sometimes.. it makes me feel weird or it makes me weird. I have this dual personality, my Joven persona and my Tigulang Aura on life.
Am organizing FOSS@ZAMBOANGA, I know people whom I contacted where saying to themselves..like.. "who the bloody hell is this girl?" Para kasing out of nowhere tapos biglang pa FOSS advocate effect. I saw FOSS as a way of uniting people, I know others will get hurt when I say this, but I have experienced several times of discrimination (di ko na lang sasabihin ang story). This is not my way to getting back to those who were responsible in hurting my ego/feelings but of letting them know me better. Just like what Jesus said, "forgive them for they do not know what they are doing". FOSS then gave me a different outlook on life. No one here in Zamboanga that I know who are into Open Source (including my husband) would like to work out on something they know that is too tiring and exhausting…. even if it is for the betterment of others. I asked myself, if I can handle the doubts, criticisms, rejections and side comments… then sabi ko tutal.. sanay nanaman ako… eh di lubus lubusin na.. wala namang mawawala eh. What the heck.. I went on and here I am now… pakapal mukha, tinaya ang pangalan… organizing an event… hoping it will succeed…with God's help.
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Resiliency has been on our minds lately. COP21 was held last month in Paris, and while the broader goals were around international agreement on renewables and energy efficiency, there was still much to be said for how our energy infrastructure takes part in building resilient communities. After gaining some inspiration from a great piece by Corporate Knights, Jimmy shared his thoughts on resiliency (below):
Natural disasters, terrorism, crime, winter storms. These are but a few things that can disrupt the normal flow of life in a city. We expect that, no matter what the disaster, we would be able to recover and return to life as usual. The ability to recover from an unexpected change is the definition of resiliency. As much as a city's social infrastructure – such as police, fire, hospitals, etc. – need to be resilient to disasters, so too the physical infrastructure of roads, electricity and telecommunications need consideration. A city can manage these attributes by creating emergency disaster response plans, building redundancy of electric power lines, and marking roads clearly in the case of evacuations.
A loss of energy in any disaster can severely disrupt many business practices. These concepts apply too for a business and for energy. A business can be resilient if it can recover from an unexpected event, be it a natural disaster, an equipment failure or the loss of institutional knowledge by someone leaving. There are several best practices that can help build in resiliency to an organization:
- Collaboration across cross-disciplines – Individuals and departments know best what they need in order to function during a loss of energy. By bringing cross-disciplinary teams together, one can understand where needs overlap and how collaboration can improve response times. Convening teams of finance, operations, communications, facilities, sales and marketing can help create innovative solutions and ideas that can mitigate disruptions.
- Remove or mitigate single points of failure – Identify equipment or processes that are critical to your business success and find ways to minimize their impact. Global companies build factories across a range of geographic, political and environmental spectrums in order to mitigate disruptions by any one area. Likewise, having grid and backup power can help mitigate disruptions.
- Planning, preparation and long term thinking – Having a preparedness plan, response plan and a recovery plan will help keep the team knowing what they need to do to bring a company back to business as usual. Training and rehearsals don't hurt either.
- Best practices evaluation – Develop a set of best practices for your own business operations. Be outcome oriented.


text: If the history of the American sentence were a John Ford movie, its second act would conclude with the young Ernest Hemingway walking into a saloon, finding an etiolated Henry James slumped at the bar in a haze of indecision, and shooting him dead. The terse, declarative sentence in all its masculine hardness routed the passive involutions of a higher, denser style. As a result, pared-down prose of the sort editor Gordon Lish would later encourage in Raymond Carver became our default "realism". This is a real loss, not because we necessarily need more Jamesian novels but because too often the instruction to "omit needless words" leads young writers to be cautious and dull; minimalist style becomes minimalist thought, and that is a problem.


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Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Upcoming Beer tasting
Mad River Steelhead Extra Stout
Dogfish Head World Wide Stout
Anderson Valley Booneville Pale Ale
Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale
Three Floyds Pride and Joy Mild Ale
Founders Centennial IPA
Three Floyds Robert The Bruce Irish Ale
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA
Great Divide Hibernation Ale
Avery 14'er ESB
De Stuise Tsjeeses (TSJ No.11 X-mas brew)
I'd love to hear from anyone who has had one or more of these to get a picture of what i can
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Never tried any of these...keep buying the ales! Where did you go in Illinois?ReplyDelete
...i know it was Corral Liquors...but where were you?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 6:59 PM
Granite City, IL, very good selection.ReplyDelete
we bumped into several like minded buyers. One was a scout from beeradvocate, we talked.ReplyDelete
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Anderson Valley Booneville Pale Ale - i remember liking this, but it paled in comparison to the Hop Ottin and some other philly beers i tasted near the same time. i do remember thinking that i would like a six pack of this to sip on for a night or two. i look forward to the beer club collective review.
Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre - had a sample of this. dogfish head should be praised for their ambition, not necessarily the results of the ambition. i remember that the complexity of this was too much for a tiny sample, and it did not move me enough to pay 10 bucks a four pack to resample in larger quantities.
Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale - i have long wanted to try this. seth haines convinced me of the glorious riches to be found in brown ales. since dogfish head takes a leap off every pallatable cliff, i'm anxious to know how far they toss the caramels and nuts in a brown ale. the "indian" bit there in the title, does that indicate double-up hops? there are some beers that do not need huge hoppage. brown ales might be one.
Dogfish Head 90 Minute IPA - i have a love/hate relationship with this beer. the local fox and hound has 90 Minute on tap, and they have their taps running at 2 bucks a draw every thursday. the selection at the fox and hound is lacking, and i always feel that i need to do something more adventurous than miller lite on pint nite. so i do the 90 Minute often. i think it's the enormity of the malty biscuits in this overly hopped ale that throws me off at times. there is zero balance here: the onslaught hits hard all over. this is a demanding beer. i go back and forth on my opinion of this. and my comment here was gratuitously long.
i will exercise brevity from here on out.
Great Divide Hibernation Ale - love it. my favorite winter beer last year. made me mindful of barleywine. great stuff.
Avery 14'er ESB - forgettable. not much to remember here. avery is a hit or miss brewery.
- AnonymousFebruary 4, 2009 at 3:23 PM
thanks hamster.ReplyDelete
we will talk on these soon...
I've had Anderson Valley IPA and then I had it again...and again...I liked it a lot. Nice and smooth, but plenty of hop flavor.ReplyDelete


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Halfway through! Although, since I plan on continuing to eat this way most of the time even after this Whole30, that doesn't seem like that big a deal. Anyway, I woke up late today, but still didn't manage eight hours of sleep. I didn't exercise. But I ate good food, so that's something.
Here's what I ate today:
|Breakfast -- I was running late, so I threw some breakfast salad in a container, added a sliced banana, some coconut flakes, and crumbled up a couple of Scotch eggs into it, and took it to work with me. It was actually not bad, a mix of sweet and salty, with just a little spicy from the sausage. Also, a cup of Crio Bru, which is like coffee only instead of coffee beans, they use cocoa beans, roast them, grind them, and then you brew them like coffee. It was pretty good. I added a little coconut cream to it, but I'm going to try it black tomorrow -- supposedly it's not as bitter as coffee, and there was definitely a dark chocolate flavor to it. I'd read about it a few months ago, and finally decided to order some to try.
|Lunch -- salad (baby spinach, spring mix, broccoli slaw) with roast beef, with lime juice, olive oil and Penzey's Sunny Paris seasoning mix. This was supposed to be just part of my lunch with some other veggies, but I just wasn't very hungry.
|Supper -- Cauliflower and butternut squash soup topped with beef hot dogs, an orange with some coconut cream, and some pineapple ginger kombucha.


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I just wanted to send you a quick note about how much I love pressure cooking now, thanks to your book The New Fast Food. I own two pressure cookers, and have been amazed by how much easier it is now to cook beans, and grains quickly and with no fuss. I've tried several recipes and enjoyed those as well. I must admit, now that
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of dont mess with the zohan video: Don't Mess with the Zohan than it does Borat, I'm not sure why he can't ever get back to that humor, but I'm holding out hope this is hilarious. Cohen is one of my favorites and I love seeing him take on a character as bold and edgy, yet still easy to make fun of, as this. Have fun!
That's a hell of a beard! The Dictator is again being helmed Larry Charles, director of Borat and Bruno, as well as Religulous and episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm". Paramount has this comedy set for release on May 11th, 2012 next summer, so we've got a while, but this is a rather unforgettable first tease. The cast for The Dictator also includes Anna Faris and Ben Kingsley, but we have no idea how they're going to fit in this. Apparently, Saddam Hussein's best-selling novel Zabibah and the King "inspired" this story about a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy will never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
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The video linked at the bottom is only a little over two and a half minutes out of your life, so it's not as if I'm asking you to participate in snake handling or some other kind of "interfaith dialog". Your payoffs will be manifest, but the biggies occur at the 5-second mark (picture of her and her family), and then the slot machine bells and whistles go off to the sound off falling coins at exactly the 1:06 mark when they are interviewing her Muslim "friend" about as to if she would reciprocate.
Oh yeah baby! You will just have to watch.
"Jessey Eagan is a Christian and a mother of two, who works as a children's director at Imago Dei Church in Peoria, Illinois. This year during Lent, she decided to wear a hijab. She kept a diary of her experience in a blog called #40DaysOfHijab, which is sparkling a debate both in the Christian and Muslim community.
"I wanted to put myself in someone else's shoes", says Eagan who hopes her practice of solidarity and empathy with the Muslim community will foster interfaith dialogue."
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