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when was the last time? right, a month ago. nothing much to write. just a little something from my heart. hmm that rhymes ey? hehe. and so, i just got back from Shah Alam. Its a weekly routine, for now(insyaAllah). rasa wasted sangat kalau weekend tk balik rumah. tadi ada dinner koko. koko tennis. hmm tktau la nak rate berapa bintang but it was zero satisfaction when it comes to the buffet. we paid rm65.50 per head and the foods served were seriously out of my mind. i was expecting something more. all and all, syukur Alhamdulillah the majlis went very well.
exam nak dekat sangat ni. ya Allah.. this is crucial. time constraint anis! come on you can do this! self motivation. you should try this too. when you dont have anyone to motivate you, to walk beside you thru your ups and downs(especially), now you have to be responsible of yourself. *im so good at talking but less when it comes to actions. mind me. tak sabar nak habis university. and and kerja. and and boleh ada kereta sendiri and and rumah sendiri.
hmm.. tk rasa nak sambung. bye. i can write crap and emotional essays. ye aku tgh emo ni. bye


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Negar Mottahedeh
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I am a cultural critic and theorist specializing in interdisciplinary and feminist contributions to the fields of Middle Eastern Studies and Film and Media Studies. I have published four books on Iranian Cinema, the history of reform, revolution and the uses of social media in protest. My new book "#iranelection: Hashtag Solidarity and the Transformation of Online Life" (Stanford University Press, 2015) is about one such social media mobilization. "#iranelection" follows the protest movement around Iran's fraudulent presidential election in 2009 to investigate how emerging social media platforms developed as a result of the international solidarity around the hashtag. Just as the world turned to social media platforms to understand the events on the ground, social media platforms adapted and developed to accommodate global activism. "#iranelection" reveals the new online ecology of social protest and offers a prehistory, of sorts, to the uses of hashtags and trending topics, of selfies and avatar activism, citizen journalism and YouTube mashups.
Fluent: English, Farsi (Modern Persian), Norwegian Bokmål and Nynorsk
Proficient: French, German, Arabic (Classical and Modern), Spanish
"Maybe Some Other Time: Bahram Bayza'is film language" . Cross-Cultural Poetics. University of Minnesota. October 1997
"The Mutilated Body of the Modern Nation: Qurrat al-'Ayn's Unveiling and the Persian Massacre of the Babis circa 1852" . Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies Twelfth Annual Conference. University of California at Berkeley. April 1997
"Striking on the Plains of Karbala: Walter Benjamin's Dramatic Vision of History and the Ta'ziyeh Performance in Qajar Persia". Festival of Original Theatre and Film. University of Toronto. March 1997
"Trouble in Paradise: The Disarticulation of Islamic Space in Babi Discourse (1844-53)". Graduate Student's Conference on History. Princeton University. October 1995
"Readings in Postcolonial Theory: The Unhomely Nights in Versailles" . Midwestern Modern Languages Association. November 1994
"Reading the Arabian Nights in the Gardens of Versailles" . Midwestern Eighteenth Century Studies. University of Minnesota. October 1994
"The Emergence of 'the limit attitude' in Foucault's Genealogical Study of the Subject". University of Minnesota Scholars Conference. University of Minnesota. February 1994
"French Feminist Theory: Toward a Definition of a Language of Exile" . Center for European Studies. University of Minnesota. November 1992

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A lot of parents and students might ask the question, why we need business education in high school? The business education curriculum prepares students for life after high school graduation and putting an emphasis on preparation for college. This subject is an education for life, not just a livelihood. Through taking multiple business courses in high school, the student can be prepared for college with the appropriate study skills and academic challenges within the business education realm. You can thrive as a student and into adulthood by taking high school business courses. The class work in a business course is often divided into themes that include marketing, business writing, finance, accounting and economics, Students will be able to gain introductory knowledge, and those who have creative ideas may learn how to apply these ideas in beneficial ways.
In the business world, many employers search for applicants who are solid team players and in a high school business course, many instructors implement hands-on and real-world activities that give students opportunities to participate and gain experience in teamwork. This is important to understand in the aspect that it not only is preparing kids how to work with others, but the skills that they learn can be applied in other life situations as well. Think about this, when applying for a job what does everyone have to do? Submit a resume or at minimum an application for hire. Business writing skills make you a more likely candidate because of your professional writing persona. People who read your writing will be able to better understand your ideas.
Not only does business education give you real-world applicable knowledge that you can take with you, it can also be a lot of fun to learn as well. While researching, I came across Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, and for years Six Flags has invited high school and middle school students to learn about business by bringing them inside the marketing of a theme park. They invited various professionals from all different industries to speak to students about all levels of marketing. Each year, they create a challenge that students are asked to design a business plan for everything from a new concert or sporting event to marketing non-profits. They would tie in these classroom principles to help them gain insight into a future career.
Most importantly I want to address why business education is important in the classroom at the high school level. When we talk about education, this doesn't only mean schooling, but also a much wider concept that embraces formal and informal methods learning, traditional and non-traditional teaching processes, and self-learning through various multimedia platforms. Yes, business is considered only a subset of education and is only offered as an elective typically. So should one learn about business? Well considering that business education includes all management-related subjects. When there is something you feel you don't know enough about, you have to figure out how to learn more about it whether in the classroom or in your job field.
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The questions you might ask is, why do we need computer applications classes? Well, the computer applications class curriculum will have a significant impact on students and their learning that will allow them to understand the basics of the technology that surrounds them on a daily basis. The teaching standards for this class will create a learning outcome for the students that provides them with the knowledge of technology so that they can apply it in school, in the workplace and even at home. Computers and other technology is becoming more and more a part of our daily lives and in our businesses. In today's world, technology usage is part of our learning process and used by our students in many ways. It is important for our students to be exposed to basic types of technology. They need to gain experience in software programs, internet research and other related material. Technology helps students learn by getting the students to be more hands-on with their learning and start to apply critical thinking skills that come with these project-based learning. Becoming familiar with technology allows you to be better prepared as you move on from high school to college, or from school to work. Technology can be applied in all subject areas and the use for technology has endless possibilities.
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Both specks not to be distinguished?
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And then, returning home to shade from the sky,
Eat my food, feed my dog,
And greet John each morning with my "Hulloos"
And fall asleep each night
In bed, near stars, by darkness lying?
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A dreary Tuesday morning is usually not something that inspires a post; however this dreary Tuesday morning was an exception. I was inspired! I was energized! I got to see organizations get money! Not a common occurrence in these ever-trying times. In a nutshell, attending the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Maryland's 2011 Grant Award Breakfast was chicken soup for this service soul.
On April 12, 29 organizations across Maryland became empowered to fill the gaps in services and support for women and their families who are dealing with breast cancer, and to provide screening and education to uninsured or underinsured. Nearly $2.5 million was awarded to hospitals and nonprofits in Maryland to fund collaborative and innovative breast cancer education, screening, treatment and support projects that reach women and families. Up to 75 % of the money raised through events such as Komen Maryland Race for the Cure remains right here in Maryland. The remaining 25% of funds raised supports national research, often taking place at Maryland institutions. All of this from a promise made to a sister that she would do everything in her power to end breast cancer forever. That promise has turned into free mammograms; meals delivered to women undergoing treatment; outreach to underserved communities, and continued progress towards a cure.
This day was all about promise, and hope, and continuing to struggle on when the struggle seems so overwhelming. We all need days like this. A time to come together to encourage and honor programs and services that make our communities healthier and stronger. An important thing to remember as budgets get tighter and services become more precious. It's good to celebrate. It's good to encourage. It's good to get money. But mostly it's good to remember that promise of service, and support in the hopes that one day it won't be needed. Congratulations to all of the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Maryland grantees.


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This is my latest Aunt Millie's block. I know….I know the flowers are not all alike and not symmetrical, but this block has been a problem since day one. I had a heck of a time choosing fabrics. Then the flower itself gave me a lot of trouble as I used the needle-turn method and I really have yet to master that. There comes a time when you just have to quit fretting about it. So, this is it. It's staying as is. I'm just glad this one is done. What I enjoy most is searching blogs for pictures of what others do with these same blocks. It's fun to seeing their fabric choices, how neat and symmetrical each one is. They give me inspiration. I can do better and will do better next time. We should have a show-n-tell blog just devoted to Aunt Millie blocks.
Don't forget all the classes being held at the Attic Window Quilt Shop this week. Jan V is teaching a couple beginning appliqué classes. I think she teaches needle-turn so, I better attend. I need the help. Julie's Doll Bee meets Thursday. Chris has a beginning Intermediate Quilting class on Friday. You can make either a Rail Fence or a Single Irish Chain pattern. Vickie is teaching A Little Off Kilter on Saturday. There is also a Make It Take It Class Saturday where Chris will be teaching Paper Piecing (another one I should attend).
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Harness training in quiet residential areas; frequent rides in the training vans. Teaching new guidework commands and responses, such as "Right," "Left," and "Over Here," as well as continuing to work on commands learned in Phase 2. Curb checks and street crossings are introduced. Progressive obstacle course training on campus. Obedience training continues. Mall exposure walks and introduction to dog social sessions
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
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Preliminary harness and obedience training. Introduction to distractions (toys, food, other dogs, cats, etc.). On-campus training of leading into harness (pulling forward in harness) utilizing the BEST™ program and responses to guidework-specific commands such as "Forward," "Halt," "Hopp Up" and "Steady." Introduction to campus obstacle course on leash.
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claire's drawing of caroline & roman
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not much of an update on roman, as of today he's still in level one......he must be really liking the relaxing walks on campus and play sessions
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Monday, February 16, 2009
MONDAY PICK ME UPPER: The Wife Translations
In keeping with the spirit of Valentine's Day, here is a post on marriage. Some of these "translations" are quite accurate, if I say so myself.
The wife says: We need
The wife means: I want
The wife says: It's your decision
The wife means: The correct decision should be obvious
The wife says: Do what you want
The wife means: You'll pay for this later
The wife says: We need to talk
The wife means: I need to complain
The wife says: Sure... go ahead
The wife means: I don't want you to
The wife says: I'n not upset
The wife means: Of course I'm upset you moron
The wife says: You're ... so manly
The wife means: You need a shave and sweat a lot
The wife says: Be romantic, turn out the lights
The wife means: I have flabby thighs.
The wife says: This kitchen is so inconvenient
The wife means: I want a new house.
The wife says: I want new curtains.
The wife means: Also carpeting, furniture, and wallpaper!
The wife says: I need wedding shoes.
The wife means: The other forty pairs are the wrong shade of white.
The wife says: Hang the picture there
The wife means: No, I mean hang it there!
The wife says: I heard a noise
The wife means: I noticed you were almost asleep.
The wife says: Do you love me?
The wife means: I'm going to ask for something expensive.
The wife says: How much do you love me?
The wife means: I did something today you're not going to like.
The wife says: I'll be ready in a minute.
The wife means: Kick off your shoes and take an hour nap.
The wife says: Am I fat?
The wife means: Tell me I'm beautiful.
The wife says: You have to learn to communicate.
The wife means: Just agree with me.
The wife says: Are you listening to me?
The wife means: [Too late, your doomed.]
The wife says: Yes
The wife means: No
The wife says: No
The wife means: No
The wife says: Maybe
The wife means: No
The wife says: I'm sorry
The wife means: You'll be sorry
The wife says: Do you like this recipe?
The wife means: You better get used to it
The wife says: All we're going to buy is a soap dish
The wife means: I'm coming back with enough to fill this place.
The wife says: Was that the baby?
The wife means: Get out of bed and walk him
The wife says: I'm not yelling!
The wife means: Yes I am! I think this is important!
In answer to the question "What's wrong?"
The wife says: The same old thing.
The wife means: Nothing.
The wife says: Nothing.
The wife means: Everything.
The wife says: Nothing, really.
The wife means: It's just that you're an idiot.
The wife says: I don't want to talk about it.
The wife means: I'm still building up steam.
Obviously, the ones in bold mean something...thanks to Aha Jokes for this list.
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Labels: Humor, Married life, Monday pick me uppers, Relationships
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- AnonymousFebruary 16, 2009 at 4:59 PM
I have to agree with a lot of those and I was really bad about that sort of double speak when I was young and we were first married, not so bad about it now after almost 35yrs.ReplyDelete
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George Washington Rye Whiskey named Virginia's official spirit
Who says the government can't get anything meaningful accomplished?
Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law this week SB1261, which designates George Washington Rye Whiskey—produced at the restored late-eighteenth-century-style George Washington Distillery at Mount Vernon—as the Commonwealth's official "state spirit." Virginia State Senator Adam P Ebbin of Alexandria (my current stomping ground!) sponsored the bill.
Kings County Distillery Releases Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon
Now here's a pretty pioneering move for a craft spirits outfit.
New York City's Kings County Distillery has become one of the rare craft distillers to join the exclusive Bottled-in-Bond club with the release of its own Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon, available in allocated quantities in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, DC, Delaware, Kentucky and Tennessee.
Brewers Association releases annual Top 50 Breweries list
The Brewers Association (BA) has just released its annual rankings of the Top 50 Craft Breweries and Top 50 Overall Breweries in the U.S. Of the Top 50 Overall Breweries, 40 meet the BA's definition of "craft brewer." Not a ton of surprises this year, other than the fact that Duvel Moortgat USA has shot up to No. 6 on the craft brewers list from No. 15 in 2015. But that's not really a surprise because the jump is primarily due to the fact that Duvel Moortgat acquired 2015's No. 13 brewery, Firestone Walker. See the graphics below for the complete lists.
Eastside Distilling Gets the MotherLode
Some big news coming out of the PDX craft distilling scene today…
Portland, Ore.'s Eastside Distilling, Inc. has announced the acquisition of MotherLode Craft Distillery, a Portland-based provider of bottling services and production support to craft distilleries. Since its founding in 2014 by Allen Barteld, the mission of MotherLode has been to enable craft distillers to increase their production and extend their product lines, reducing cost and increasing efficiency, thereby freeing them to focus on their craft. The typical MotherLode customer is a distillery of small batch, hand-crafted spirits, or a premium craft spirit sold as a private label.
Karen Hoskin of Montanya Distillers to keynote ADI Craft Spirits Conference
Karen Hoskin, president and co-founder of Montanya Distillers, will deliver the keynote address at this year's American Distilling Institute (ADI) Craft Spirits Conference. This marks the first time a woman has been named the keynote since the conference's inception in 2003.
House Spirits taps Lost Lake, Multnomah Whiskey Library vets for national team
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In responding to the question of whether or not Mormonism is a cult, Richard Land calls Jehovah's Witnesses a cult.
"I wouldn't call it a cult but it claims to be Christian and isn't. It's theology is like a cult but socially and culturally it doesn't act like a cult." In that way, he says, it is more "mainstream. They don't withdraw, they don't live in communities, they're not like Jehovah's Witnesses or James Jones."
See his Washington Post interview.
Al Mohler calls Mormonism a "false gospel."
"Here is the bottom line. As an Evangelical Christian – a Christian who holds to the 'traditional Christian orthodoxy' of the Church – I do not believe that Mormonism leads to salvation...To the contrary, I believe that it is a false gospel that, however sincere and kind its adherents may be, leads to eternal death rather than to eternal life."
See the "blog dialogue" sponsored by the Web site Beliefnet.com.
For the "official" position you can view "In the Name of Jehovah" on the Jehovah's Witnesses; "The Mormon Puzzle" on the Mormons.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Sometimes I feel like throwing in the towel and getting back in the ring next year but then next year will have a worse mess on its hands.
So I am up and dressed and ready to rock and roll, not on the things I should have done or were a failure two months ago and can no longer attempt, but the things that I can to today to make a difference for today and tomorrow and six months from now.
And I am determined to embrace the things that, despite weather and a distracted gardener, have survived and are bringing joy. And I must also remember that most of the distractions were very very worth while.
Make a new list and don't let the old list kill ya.
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- KathyB. said...
" would you tell me please, which way I ought to go from here ?" "That depends a good deal on where you want to get to" said the Cat. " I don't much care where " said Alice. " Then it doesn't matter which way you go " said the Cat. ".....as long as I get somewhere ...' Alice added as explanation. " Lewis Carrol ALICES ADVENTURES in WONDERLAND
Lanny,you have set your heart and mind in the RIGHT direction, and (as you know)God often takes us via routes we consider round-about and unnecessary. Unlike poor Alice, we know it DOES matter where we are going and sometimes we have to throw OUR lists up in the air and scream..." OKAY ALREADY" , I'm coming , please help me God to come the way You want me !
So, let's journey on together Sister ! KathyB.
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Pretty good video!
My favorite point was, "why ban the weapon you hope the police will show up with to defend you against terrorists?"
also, networks "ignorant and desperate for ratings".
This should run several times a day on all of the phony news outlets as a PSA.
Who is he sponcered by?
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Absolutely straight foward, well done. Stick that up your pipe and smoke it Bill Orielly!
I'd love to see if he had the nuts to interview him on his show for a debate ,, doubt it does, it wouldn't "factor" into his political arse kissing routine.
Plus Bill would pee himself when this guy told him not to interupt
He had me at navy seal.
Agreed, This needs to be put in every media outlet and broad cast day and night! I want to see this on those big billboards on streets! Every "merican needs to see this, by force if needed!
Dear Anti-Gun Liberals, Don't Tell Me Which Gun I 'Need' for Self-Defense (http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/436675/dear-anti-gun-liberals-dont-tell-me-which-gun-i-need-self-defense)
A letter I wrote about needs:
Letters to the Editor (http://ncc-1776.org/tle2013/tle708-20130217-01.html#letter03)
^^^ Excellent letter. Thanks for sharing.
PaulB47 your getting pretty good at articulating well reasoned letters, keep writing and sending them, those like me ( more of a verbal sledge hammer) need your help getting our thoughts and words heard by those who need to listen! Well done sir, and thanks for taking up the challenge for doing so!
I'm appalled to see Gretchen Carlson turn on us. Fox News just lost another viewer. I may have to stop visiting their web site too.
By the way, the author, David French, is the independent candidate that William Kristol was all hot to trot for a couple weeks ago. Because he is actually a great American, he decided NOT to run even though he had a path.
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Knowing myself as I do, I doubt there will be any real rhyme or reason behind the 30 days of posts. If some grand design shows up at the end of it all, it will have been purely an accident. And I am sure that this marathon of blogging will also induce a little panic along the way. I'm not a very disciplined person so keeping the commitment won't be easy. Of course, the accountability of telling the blog'verse I'm gonna do something should be pretty good incentive.
One other thing comes to mind as I write this. Izzy recently established a Blogger's Declaration of Independence. Although the declaration makes a point of stating that someone should only post when they feel like it and that life should come before blogging, the NaBloPoMo and the Blogger's Declaration of Independence are closely connected for me. I am hoping that by pushing myself to write a post a day for thirty days, that I won't have the luxury of worrying about: a) what someone else thinks; b) the hits for that post; or c) the number of comments any post might receive. When I began blogging I never considered who might be reading. In fact, initially I only told a few people about it. Months later, I love the communal aspect of blogging and tell pretty much anyone within earshot that I blog but want this month to be more about the discipline of daily writing. (Note to self: the topic of community though might make a good post this month.)
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I want to tell you something that someone very wise told me this morning.
Even Mother Teresa had boundaries.
The renowned, completely selfless and wise, loving, hardworking, humble, mind-blowing little lady who shook up the world.
Even she built up strong walls against harmful things and people.
Even she armed herself well to defend her mind, heart, and body from what and who were ready and waiting to destroy her.
Even she protected herself from wasting time and wasting energy on the people who would keep her from loving others in the ways she knew best. So did Jesus.
No guilt or shame in that.
Even Mother Teresa had boundaries. Even Jesus had boundaries.
I say this to myself over and over today, on this sunny day that I wish was cloudy to mirror my mood. Sunny days should not be spent feeling sick and mulling over who has control over my emotions. I wish this sunny day held only joyful things, not the slow process of beginning to build my boundaries.
But, even Mother Teresa had them.
I want to shake the world like she did. I must need them too.
I want to believe that Mother Teresa had emotional, restless nights that held hands with long, exhausting mornings. I want to believe she had nights where she stayed up fighting with herself and praying with every fiber of her being for the discernment needed to build up the right boundaries and break down the wrong ones. I like to picture her as a young woman, sitting at a table surrounded by older, wiser people, receiving and soaking up what they all say to her as she fights battles inside herself and with others. Maybe she's like me during these moments, staring at the ground as she takes in every word of wisdom – wishing they would stop talking because it hurts and at the same time never wanting the wisdom to end because it feels good to hear others say "Hey, me too. I've been there, and here's how I made it through." Wise words have this tendency to cut and heal at the same time. Like loosening chains after so long. The metal has festered and embedded itself into bloody wrists and ankles. It hurts so much for the chains to kiss skin goodbye – the pain too much to handle – feeling lightheaded. Ouch. No. Stop.
And then all at once, freedom. You're free.
Just like Mother Teresa probably did, let the wisdom from trustworthy people overtake you, cut your chains, and give you discernment to carry your bricks to the right places and build those boundaries.
And boundaries mean so many things.
Guard your heart against the people who make it ache. And I'm sure you know what I mean by that. If you're a human being, you know how capable we are of heartache.
Build boundaries against the people who try to break your heart – in the careless kind of way. I've said it before: your heart breaking open is not a bad thing always – but letting the wrong people break it apart will always leave you with the "what-just-happened-help-me-I'm-bleeding" feeling.
Don't give people that power. Guard your heart, build a boundary.
Build your boundaries against time thieves.
I need this reminder today: Facebook will never comfort me. Instagram can never save me. Social media will never fill me up, it will only drain me until there's nothing left. Reading or creating or discovering or learning or traveling or staring into someone else's eyes can and should never be replaced by screens and little boxed messages and hopes for a certain amount of "likes."
Limit the time you spend with these thieves. And also limit the time you spend trying to achieve what you hope will save you. Because it won't, I promise. Your grades won't save you. Awards won't save you. Ribbons won't save you. Titles won't save you. Don't let that steal your life away. Guard yourself.
Build your boundaries especially strong against those who only want you for favors and granting wishes and then secretly naming you their whipping boy. They'll draw you in with promises of good times, jokes, and laughter and their hook will be caught in your mouth the moment you realize what fun you can have together. But the glamour will fade, the polish will chip, the glitter will fall off, and you'll be left anxiously filling your hands with pieces and handfuls but not a whole. Glimpses but not the portrait. You'll be left muttering "sorry" more times than you can count for nothing that you did wrong, and yet you'll still feel like everything is your fault.
And once this has happened, it will take a painfully long time to trust people again, as dramatic and cliché as it is to admit. I don't mean for this to sound like you are a victim if you find yourself in a situation like this. It doesn't mean you have to play victim – please don't. But if you do find yourself in this role, throw down your script, yell "I quit!" and head out of that little production.
And go build your boundaries high and strong against these people that want to tear you down.
Because if you're searching for friendship that is all the right kinds of messy, that's not it. Don't fool yourself into thinking it is, either. Don't try to reassure yourself or force yourself to believe it. Just go.
And I'm telling you right now, you may feel sixty-seven shades and textures of lonely. I said it before, I'll say it again: the ache is the worst. And you may cry and scream and yell at the sky, "Hey! You! Are you there? Please change this, it hurts too much and it's not fair."
And you'll have days where sitting in your favorite coffee shop feels like a chore, and doing schoolwork feels like torture, because you can't stop thinking about the lack of alerts on your phone and the empty weekends in your planner, the days that used to be full of color with all the reminders of parties and get-togethers. No longer.
And that's okay. Or it will be someday. Because eventually your heart will agree with the rest of you that being lonely is better than being chained to someone who kills your spirit, weakens you, pulls you down, empties you of everything you have to give — whether they're aware they do this to you or not. And eventually you will find people to fill the holes better than any friends have in the past – you'll find the people who build you up, give you trust and loyalty, make you feel fully loved and needed, remind you of the truth, give you grace.
Let me tell you what I don't think boundaries are. They're not sticking a mask onto your face. Don't stuff your emotions under a cover and call it good. Because like an untreated wound, it will spread and show through sooner or later. And then what? How do you deal with it then?
And boundaries don't mean color coding and labeling people in your head — 'the blue ones I love, the red ones I hate.' Don't let boundaries equate to creating enemies. It doesn't have to be that way.
And boundaries don't mean running away. Don't run if that's not what you're meant to do. Stand your ground; stand firm in who you are and what you know to be true. Boundaries are not an excuse to run in fear.
Boundaries confidently declare, "I love my God enough to show you grace and kindness like He has shown me, but I also love myself enough to know that this is unhealthy for me. For my own sanity, distance is necessary."
Boundaries shout, ""I love myself enough to know that I'm worth more than these current circumstances, but I love my God enough to choose to love his people instead of deciding to hate them for the rest of my life."
Boundaries state, "I've forgiven you. And it's time for me to be on my way."
And if you're called self-righteous for saying these things, that's okay.
If you're called a bad friend, that's okay.
If you cause pain in the midst of this process, that's okay.
If you get sad, that's okay.
If you grow lonely, that's okay.
If your heart aches from all the lost possibilities and unchecked boxes on lists, that's okay.
Forgiveness. Distance. They can be true and right at the exact same time.
If you've built strong, healthy boundaries that allow you to love yourself, love others, and love God, then you've done well.
Because even Mother Teresa had boundaries.


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Probably my favorite Dylan song of all time, and a damning critique of self-serving activists and the folk rock scene that he had ridden to fame. The one-liners in this song are simultaneously amusing and acerbic, in true Dylan form.
It was fascinating to read about how this is one of Barack Obama's favorites as well.
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Currently, Malabar Gold & Diamonds has 197 showrooms of which 90 showrooms are in India and other 107 showrooms abroad. The rapid expansion of showrooms across geographies is part of the Group's strategy to fast expand its global footprint. In FY2017 alone, Malabar Group has opened 27 showrooms across nations.
"Despite the bull-run of crypto-currency, introduction of GST in India and VAT in UAE and Saudi Arabia, we believe that the gold and diamond trade will sustain growth in the long run and will remain as the best commodity for investment and as a saving instrument in addition to being used as jewellery.As consumers adjust to the new tax regimes in different countries, we believe, the market will record stronger growth as people adjust their budgets for ornaments." added Abdul Salam KP, Group Executive Director of Malabar Group.
"In 2018, we will be opening more showrooms as well as manufacturing units. This will fuel our vision to become the topjewellery retailer in the world."
ShamlalAhammed, Managing Director of Malabar Gold & Diamonds' International Operations, said, "In 2018, we will be expanding into new horizons, marking our presence in countries such as the US, Sri Lanka, Brunei, and Bangladesh. As part of its global expansion plans, Malabar Gold& Diamonds will be opening another 50 showrooms in this year in different formats in various countries."
It has decided to organize a grand ceremony at Lulu Al Hazana in Sharjah to celebrate crossing the milestone of 200 showrooms globally.
The upcoming showrooms of the group are atAbbasiya (Kuwait),Mannarkad, Mall of Travancore (Kerala), Forum Mall – Bangalore (Karnataka), Himayat Nagar - Hyderabad, Kondapur -Hyderabad, Karim Nagar (Telangana), Noida (UP), South Extension (Delhi), Vashi - Mumbai, Thane – Mumbai, Kolhapur (Maharashtra), Rajkot, Surat (Gujarat) and Ludhiana (Punjab).
In India, the company currently operates manufacturing units in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra,West Bengal and in Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.
Asher O, Managing Director - India Operations of Malabar Gold & Diamonds, said, "The group is planning to set up more showrooms as well as manufacturing units in the country, eventually generating more employment opportunities and enhancing initiatives like 'Make in India' being implemented by the Government of India.
Malabar Group believes that the most successful companies are those which integrate sustainability into their core business. The group is always proactive when it comes to CSR activities right from the inception. The key focus areas of the CSR initiatives of Malabar Group are in the areas of Health, Education, Women Empowerment, Housing and Environment. The organization has kept aside 5% of its profit for the CSR activities in all the regions that they operate. The group, which currently has showrooms across GCC, India, Malaysia and Singapore undertakes several welfare activities with the association of like-minded organizations in the respective regions.
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That looks like a fun playground!ReplyDelete
Forget the playground. You're more beautiful every time I see you.ReplyDelete
Oooh, did you go down the slide?? My furiend does that but my Mom is a bit overprotective and would never let me try...something about being afriad I would break a leg?? I did try to run up one once all by myself and slipped so I never tried that again. ;) Hope you had a fun day.ReplyDelete
As for coming over, it looks like Dad changed his mind...he has some work to do over the weekend but next time we are over and have time we will let ya know. :)
Love the picture!ReplyDelete
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It might help if I would read ALL the comments before I make a comment! :)ReplyDelete
So nevermind :)
I play on those human agilities equipment too.ReplyDelete
Hi Darwin! Thanks for dropping by my blog :) I think it's great that you got to go to work with your Mom! And I love your pictures. Yes, snow is fun, but not when it's too cold. I don't like it when it's REALLY cold, cause Mom and I can only go out for short walks :( It's fun to play in when it's brand new and fluffy though. Have a great week...see you soon. LukeReplyDelete


text: EMS Parents, Mrs.Hanita Walia, Dr. Malvika Harsh, and Dr. Neeta Ogden celebrated Diwali with Prekindergarten students today. They read a story and taught children about the candles, called Diyas. They also got us dancing to authentic music (as you can see). Each child took home a diya and a book explaining the holiday of Diwali. What fun! And, what a workout! ~Ms. McConville


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This is the first weekend in this year that I'm totally free from work. No travelling on Friday, No work on Saturday & Sunday. Lega ok!
So decided to watch movie with bf (boring la nak panggil fiancé). We went to GSC OU. Since ramai la sgt org kat wayang, we opted to watched old movie instead. Not literally old movie. Meaning movie that has been quite sometime in the cinema. Takyah berebut, takde org nak tgk pun. The movie titled "State of Play" staring Ben Affleck & Russel Crow. Best giler ok! Although we watched the mid night show, it kept me awake till end! Memang sgt best the story line, and I must say Ben Affleck carry his part quite well. Worth the money spend on tickets.
So I slept late that night updating the wedding checklist and invitation list.
The next morning me and BF went to Amcorp Mall to checkout their wedding expo. It's a smaller scale expo and not so many vendors are participating on the event. Hmmm… ok la, managed to gather stacked of brochure for reference and comparison.
Then on Sunday morning, we went to Sekinchan (for those of you who has problem with geography just like me, Sekinchan is sumwhere after Kuala Selangor… hehe). This is my first time been to that area. Memang macam perak sikit la… We went there with lil sis and her hubby. Mission is to check out Bahulu and kerepek for wedding favors. Dulu masa my lil sis got married, she get her supply there too.
Jauh la jugak this place. It feels like travelling back to home town (Sebab jauh la sgt).The name of the shop is M.H.P Enterprise. Kitorang pegi kilang dia terus ok. The price range is very-very affordable. Bahulu (3pcs) = RM1.00(with box)/ RM0.55 (Without box) and for bahulu pecah lapan (I call it bahulu giant because of the huge size) = RM2.00 (with box)/ RM1.20 (without box) ~quantity 500pcs and above. They also sell all sorts of keropok. I took the price list for further discussion with my dad.
On our back to KL, we stop at a road side restaurant. My lil sis was a little hesitated at first, takut tak sedap. We ordered soto special, pecal, nasi goreng ikan masin and jelly kelapa for desert. Sedap hingga menjilat jari! It was the most delicious soto and pecal I've ever tasted. For the record, I'm a fan of Jawa delicacies. Im a fan of tempe, so trust me when I say that the food at this restaurant, is truly tasty. Siapa-siapa yang lalu Jalan Kuala Selangor – Sekinchan, the restaurant will be on your right. So go and check it out.
Balik jer rumah terus flat. I slept for nearly 4 hours. Penat driving all the way to and back from Sekinchan.
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Do you want to know about all the different types of negative SEO to watch out for? Maybe you're interested in finding out the latest news about Google's Algorithm update as well as hearing about how particular social media platforms are performing. If so, continue reading along with us now.
6 Types Of Negative SEO To Watch Out For
Have you ever thought about negative SEO and the impact it could have on your site? In order to stay safe from it, you must ensure that you know what it is firstly. Negative SEO is a set of activities aimed at lowering a competitor's rankings in search results. There are two types; off-page and on-page.
Negative Off-Page SEO:
This kind of negative SEO targets the site without internally interfering with it.
1) Link Farms– Negative SEO attacks usually involve building links from a group of interconnected sites, or link farms. These links usually use the same anchor text and may be completely unrelated to the site under attack which of course doesn't look good.
2) Scraping– Scraping your content and copying it across other sites is another way a competitor can ruin your rankings. This is because when Google finds content that has been copied across various sites, it will only choose one version to rank.
3) Forceful Crawling– Desperate site owners will sometimes try to crash a competitor's site by forcefully crawling it and causing heavy server load. This may cause your site to be de-ranked as Googlebot may not be able to access your site during the crawl.
Negative On-Page SEO:
Negative on-page SEO attacks are a lot trickier to implement. These involve hacking into your site and changing/moving things around.
1) Modifying Your Content– This is when the attacker adds spammy content (e.g. links) to the site and hides it well so you don't notice it. Someone may modify your pages to redirect to theirs which can be dangerous because if Google finds out about the redirect before you do, they can punish the site for "redirecting to a malicious website."
2) Getting The Site De-Indexed– A small change in robots.txt is one alteration that could cause chaos on your entire SEO strategy. A disallow rule is all it takes to tell Google to completely ignore your website.
3) Hacking The Site (Per SE)- As Google wants to protect its users, they may de-rank a site if they suspect a site has been hacked (or at least add a "this site may be hacked" line to your search listings)
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Instagram Stories Tops 200M Daily Users- Now Bigger Than Snapchat!
Just 8 months after Instagram copied Snapchat's stories, Instagram's clone is officially bigger than Snapchat, with over 200 million people using it every day. In the fourth quarter of last year, Snapchat only had an average of 158 million users per day in 2016, however this figure may have increased since the app's parent company Snap Inc. disclosed it in February 2017.
With Instagram having 400 million daily users, it means that a huge 50% of them check the stories feature which is positioned at the top of the app's main home screen. It is said that around 50 million daily Stories users will be added onto the figure every three months.
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Fred- Google's Latest Algorithm Update
Every developer, search marketer and SEO expert should understand the dynamics of Google's algorithm. Knowing about the latest algorithm updates and trends will help you to pull off a successful marketing campaign as it relates closely with search engine optimisation, organic website traffic and search engine ranking. Added onto that, keeping up to date with both the minor and major changes will help with the success of any business.
On Wednesday 8th March 2017, it was reported that there was an apparent major update in Google's search algorithm known as 'Fred'. However, before it was confirmed by Google's Gary Illyes, there were obvious signs that indicated there was a major Google ranking update. This was due to hundreds of websites having a 50% to 90% decline from Google's organic search.
According to Barry Schwartz from Search Engine Land, the sites that place revenue generation above user experience were the ones that were affected the most by the algorithm. Out of all the significant changes that have occurred in the world of SEO since the beginning of the year, 'Fred' is the one to keep a close eye on.
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Now for the updates—Denny Hamlin won the fourth title of his career on the track of the Pocono Raceway. Denny Hamlin took advantage of the scenario to stay ahead of Kyle Busch and Gillett Fusion to win the race at Pocono circuit on Sunday. Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton completed their races under the top 5. The former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya finished at sixth place.
This season Denny Hamlin won his fourth Sprint Cup race. It is also his fourth victory on the Pocono circuit. After the race he was particularly pleased with the performance of his car. As for Stewart, he admitted that he did not have a fast car to catch up with the leader. He also criticized the behavior of some drivers. He commented that he has never seen the leading drivers behaving so badly in his whole life. In addition he stated that he will take his revenge in the next races.
The race featured an accident in the final round. The accident involved ten drivers including Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin. The situation degenerated after the event when the young race driver Joey Logano had a fight with Harvick to pit. Kevin Harvick now holds a lead of 19 points over Kyle Busch. Hamlin, who jumped two spots, is 136 points behind the leader.
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first edition Hardcover
by Hemingway, Ernest
Scribner, 1940 Very good book in a very good dust jacket. T1940 stated on title and copyright page, letter A marked on copyright page, indicating a first edition. Book has some darkening on gutters, minor tanning on spine, minor foxing on spine. Dust jacket has some wear and chipping along edges and corners. Flap price $2.75. Comes in custom-made slipcase.. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. (Inventory #: 1406514)


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It's hot! Really, really hot and as much as we love chocolate, in this weather it just melts and melts. If ever there was a time for fruity, zesty almond nougat, this is it.
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If you looked through the whole of this blog, you would find evidence of why "poetry" is "wrote" and why this is to the greater glory of the world. You would discover that having written it is the best thing for me and for you, alike.
Well, there's nothing for it, if you're a poet, but writing a manifesto. If your poetry won't get your readers (those afflicted looking people otherwise known as friends or students), then a manifesto might do it. Of course, what you, the poet, never realize is that you're waving a white flag, that you've failed to enunciate things in your own medium (poetry, painting, appearing shaved and naked in a public fountain -- whatever your art is) and have resorted to prose and political programs, but nevertheless it's really, really attractive.
Mine was: narrative voice, war upon, hatred of, destruction to be wrought.
The social drinker trying a drunken, stoned verse form was one disguise. Another was the schizophrenic eliminating connectives. Another was the pre-verbal infant with atemporal descriptors of action. Henry Green's dangling modifiers as a method of suspension really appealed to me, even though that was theft. Finally, I thought description without action might do it. Aside from all of these things having been done by other poets, all of these things had failed in the hands of every writer of every form (except Green, and one wouldn't want his bank account). Additionally, each of these was not merely tried, but done successfully every single day by actual schizophrenics, autistics, drunks, infants, and Alzheimer's patients. My self-hatred and hatred of the lie of writers and the false "history" inherent in narrative was hardly an excuse for emulating Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man."
Fortunately, though, I got better. Poetry might not be a disease, but being a poet as a young person is certainly co-morbid, and I was cured of poetry by a great, vast, yawning horror, on the one hand, and getting my personal oil pan filled to the requisite number of quarts, on the other.
(The shelf fungus is in the tree from seedling but only grows when the tree is down)
Now the days are no more when I worry with contributing my voice to the world or my wisdom to the lifeless sea measureless to man where the drains go. (The Dear knows no one keeps, hears, or profits by wisdom, even the wisdom of "In all thy getting, get thee wisdom," (Prov. 4:7; all the fundamentalists in the blogosphere seem to get the citation wrong or not know it at all) so it flows out from life, from experience, from meditation, and goes down to the sunless sea.) However, I again have to mess with poetry, but this time from the outside, as an hygienist with a dental pick.
Recently, I was explaining "Kubla Khan" to a class of students, and I did the advanced thing. I explained that the foreword should be there, that it's part of the poem, that the poem isn't a fragment, that the poem isn't about the son of Genghis Khan at all, that the poem is about poetry and creativity, etc. Afterward, I realized two things. First, the students were going to wonder about Coleridge's Christianity, because that's the kind of place and region I am, and that, more broadly and generally, they were going to doubt that Coleridge "meant" for the audience to understand all that. If I could convince them that the poet did expect some audience to "get" it all, then they were going to have every right to ask why someone writes a poem with that much philosophy and theory in it, and that started me thinking, and the fruits of that thinking are here in this blog.
Well, not so far, but in the next bit.
I won't go on about that, but I will point out that the one formal feature that the Romantics announced was a re-invigoration of the lyric. Now, a lot of this is horse flop, because the whole Warton, Percy, Gray, Thomson stuff had been doing lyric, but this was a manifesto. The lyric is in. The lyric is it. The poem of personal emotions recalled in tranquility is The Poem. In fact, most people, when they think of "poetry" can only think of verse about the author's emotions. They can't even conceive of any other thing being poetry. That's how completely we are Romantics.
Once the subject of poetry must be the poet's reaction or psyche, then there is no choice but to start looking for interesting psychological states, reactions, and persons. Let's find the emotions of uneducated people! Let's find the emotions of victims of abuse! Let's find and then express the emotions of Seers, and let's demand that poets have super-duper special emotions to express. After all, even lovers of such poetry recognize quickly that the general run of emotions that are commonly felt are commonly expressed, commonly adequately; therefore, poets either needed to be scientists about perception or philosophers of feeling or radicals of sensation.
Stupid people, and never underestimate their number, read "Kubla Khan" and started taking dope. Stupid people, and never underestimate their persistence, began putting themselves in dangerous and meddlesome positions to collect "experience." As graveyards and psych wards fill, and as poetry becomes handmaid and gateway to psychiatry, both the arbitrarily intellectual and the gluttonously sensational run out of things to fuel them. (I never had the courage for the latter or the originality for the former.) The quality of the poetry itself is irrelevant, if not impossible to determine behind so many assumptions of reception and production.
So, young poets, do you want a manifesto? I have one for you, in all seriousness. I have great love for poetry, recite it to myself nearly every day and read it without being asked, and I read contemporary poetry as often as I can, and so I make an offer -- an amicus brief.
If you want to revolutionize poetry, write social verse.
If you want to change poetry, return to satire. Try odes. Try any form of occasional or public verse. Evacuate the ego from the attempt and replace it with the common good, and see what happens. Replace the personal desire and Desire as the subjects with Classical or Abrahamic virtues and see how those work as motives for poetry.
If you are trapped by social and political language, and you absolutely are, then poetry is a political and social act, and not by any means, ever, a personal one, unless you have the good sense, as I did, to quit it. The only personal element is saying "no."


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STEP 1: Students will take practice quiz about demand from the book. They will work with a partner and have access to their top 12 slides from Monday. On Monday, they were given over 55 slides about section 1 on demand. They were asked to pick the 12 slides that should have made the "cut"; in addition I asked them to draw their 13 slide.
STEP 2: Then I am going to ask them to visit schmoop.com and take notes on there collectively using TitanPad. I will expect to see each person post 8-10 thoughts on Demand from that reading.
STEP 3: Students will visit a reading on economics and be asked to create a zooburst with 5 pages - one per determinant. The last step is to complete another practice quiz.
Please feel free to pick this apart and offer a few suggestions.


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Work Space Mumbai Special: A Kapdawalla's Story. Part 6:
The importance of a work space loo
After a round of the by-lanes of Khotwadi, it's time to return to the life of the Kapdawala - Nalin of Gamma. A few weeks after landing in Mumbai, he had his production in full swing from the little sweatshop with the friendly, skilled craftsmen from UP who landed in Kurla on the same platform as Nalin.
It was a good arrangement, but not perfect. They were good at work, quality was better than what he got down south, the work happened faster.
Nalin also felt comfortable enough to bring his wife ( he stays with a friend in Chunnabhatti) from Coimbatore. She would help him with his business. As he settled down, there were a few things that cropped up.
The hundreds of workers and residents of Khotwadi have only one public loo. All day, there is a queue outside the loo.
Is that a problem in Mumbai? It is but this is a city where the first thing an aspiring politician does is build a loo for the masses who don't have one. And even after thousands have been built, there are still not enough.
But the problem is not just about the loo.
It's about space. While Khotwadi provides you with people and skills, it's not a place where you can sit and think. If you are copying designs, it's a perfect place. But if you decide to pause and think, on a full bladder, this is not a place.
And if he wants his wife to come and help him with his work, Khotwadi would be a difficult place.
It's easy to install an Air conditioner. But it's not easy to build a loo. And humans don't function like the buffaloes in the tabela downstairs.
Even then, Khotwadi was where a famous designer Anita Dongre first churned out her clothes from. The one who started the industry here. However, she has moved on now to a bigger place close by.
Nalin is not a hardcore designer or an Anita Dongre, but he felt that he needed space to think and not just churn out clothes. He also needed a place where his wife could work, help him with his accounts. He also wanted a place where he could invite a client. So what did he do? We will find out in the next post.
Read the full story here: A Kapdawala' story


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The other night I had the distinct pleasure of photographing avant-garde composer Philip Glass in Big Sur.
His ensemble had performed a live score to the 1931 horror classic "Dracula" with Bela Legosi.
Afterwards, I had a very quick photo shoot with Mr. Glass and basically was told he would step in, I would snap a few pictures and that was that. I made it happen.
With one light through an umbrella off to the left, I shot the above portrait with my favorite 85mm f/1.4 wide open to blow out the christmas lights in the tree behind him and desaturated the colors a bit in Photoshop to tone it up a bit.
I like it, because in a way, Mr. Glass sort of looks like Dracula a bit.


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I've decided that I'm going to keep training and go for a full marathon. It seems very do-able, except for the whole running 20 before the actual marathon. Can I just skip that long run and wing it on the day of the marathon?
Love this photo; very appropriate for a runner's weekend :-)
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