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Blast a harmless ball of air towards any person or object with this compressed air cannon! Simple as pie to use and lots of fun, this air gun is great fun for all the family. Pick your target, take aim and blow an air ball from over 50 feet away to seriously confuse them. They'll wonder where on earth that sudden gust of wind came from!
Ruffle freshly ironed shirts, mess immaculate hairstyles and watch paper fly across the office like blossom in the breeze. The havoc that this airzooka air cannon will create is sure to be lots of fun to watch, and all you've used to cause it will be harmless air! Thanks to the new built-laser on this model, you can now line up your target with more accuracy without having to alert them that they've got a gust of air coming their way.
If you like to create mayhem wherever you tread, then grab one of these laser air guns and let the windy madness commence. Just pull back the elastic air launcher and BOOM! The air ball will hurtle towards your unsuspecting victim and cause plenty of harmless trouble. You'll want to buy yourself one too.
Very fun to play with and harmless funny when you shoot people as it makes them jump and blows their hair all over the place messing up their hair and it looks quiet funny.Nb by the recipient of the gift
Steve Clark | 11/01/17
I bought this for my young God Son and I think he really loved it but I haven't seen the product personally so can't say more than that.
David Ashford | 24/01/16
Bought this for the big kid in my life AKA my husband lol he absolutely loves it, don't think the dogs are too keen though ;) fab for adults and children alike x
nicole Cunningham | 10/01/15
I was skeptical about the product, but was really powerful. Easy to put together and the kids really enjoyed it. The laser sight makes it easy to aim and is a really good product.
Thomas Meredith | 07/01/14
Great toy. I found myself playing with it more than my son. He keeps trying to take it off me :0)
Mark | 09/02/13
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"Sufferin' Until Suffrage" is a great song. I'm trying to teach the girls all the lyrics to it.
A rather conservative friend of mine complains that the song provides no justification for the anti-suffragette thinking that dominated the nation before the Nineteenth Amendment was ratified. I can see a simple reason why the doesn't explain why these dour old men thought the way they did: There was no reason for they way they thought. It's a familiar story, really. The System exists the way it does, and at some point, someone notices something is wrong with the System, and they call out in a loud voice, "Why are we doing things this way?" And no one can think of a very good reason, except that It's Always Been Done That Way, and Boy We Sure Were Happy Until You Mentioned It.
Dr. King got a lot of grief over this during the Civil Rights Era. He addressed it beautifully in his Letter from Birmingham Jail. There was simply no reason for segregation, no reason for denying blacks their right to vote, and yet this uppity black man had the gall to insist that the unjust system be stopped, and he outraged plenty of people, mostly because they had no reason for perpetuating the system they had.
I'm sure they had plenty of rationalizations to justify it, just as the establishment had plenty of rationalizations for opposing suffrage.
But no reasons.
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Today I have an older OPI for you: Cuckoo for this Color.
This is two coats, no top coat. As you can see it applies rather dark. The color is dark green with blue shimmer. Very pretty.
Quality is perfect, easy to apply and it lasts a whole week on me! No tip wear until day four. Love.


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In the murky waters of the Mississippi River, as it flows through Minneapolis, Minnesota, divers are still searching through the rubble for the bodies of the missing and presumed dead as a result of the I-35W bridge collapse on Wednesday evening. The forty-year-old bridge, part of an eight-lane interstate freeway running through the heart of the city, carried 141,000 vehicles a day. When the central section collapsed during rush hour, the whole concrete and steel structure—plus dozens of idling vehicles—plunged about sixty feet into the river. Adjacent bridge sections immediately crumpled onto both riverbanks.
As might be expected, early reports cast far afield to ascertain the cause of the collapse. The federal Homeland Security Department ruled out terrorism almost immediately, focusing attention on the bridge itself, which had been under repair for resurfacing when disaster struck. Soon, it was reported that the bridge was unusual for one of its length in that it had no supports under its central span, it having been determined by early planners that piers would obstruct river traffic. While the design worked successfully for four decades, it was ultimately flawed.
In the nearly two days since, heavy attention has been given to the fact that the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed that the bridge, Minnesota's busiest, had been given the "structurally deficient" rating in 1990. While this does not suggest that it was on the verge of immediate collapse, it does mean that serious, potential safety issues needed to be analyzed and addressed. When cracks and corrosion in the steel understructure were found in the years following, inspections were moved up in 1993 to be done on a yearly basis rather than every two years, and since that time, inspectors have suggested various repairs and reinforcement strategies. Yet, rather than add steel plates to buttress the cracked areas, the state chose only to make a thorough inspection. The bridge was not a candidate for replacement until 2020.
In a Friday, August 3, 2007, article, "First Alarm About Bridge Raised in 1990," the Associated Press reports, "More than 70,000 bridges across the country are rated structurally deficient like the I-35W bridge, and engineers estimate repairing them all would take at least a generation and cost more than $188 billion." As in the case of the I-35W bridge, the deteriorating condition of the nation's bridges has been an open secret for a few decades, but few states are eager to tackle the problem because of the huge cost of rebuilding. While most of these bridges still have some life expectancy, how many of them are just a major vibration or a slightly increased traffic load away from collapse? Such a thing is impossible to know. State inspectors all across this country are scrambling to inspect every "structurally deficient" bridge in their jurisdictions—just in case.
This tragedy—which, by all accounts, could have been far more deadly—points out just how important the underlying structure is to an edifice. We usually see only the façade of a building, an arena, a tunnel, or a bridge, and rarely do we even think about things like footings, pilings, rebar, beams, girders, ties, welds, bolts, rivets, and such. Yet, a crack or two, corrosion, inferior materials, shoddy construction, slippage, settling, or erosion, and despite how massive a thing might seem, it can all fall down in the blink of an eye.
God, through the apostle Paul, calls on Christians, not only to inspect their spiritual condition on a regular basis, but also to run tests on how well they are performing: "Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves" (II Corinthians 13:5). Among other things, his point is that we should go farther in our self-inspection than merely looking at ourselves. We can, and should, do this frequently, of course, but we can do it in a slapdash or self-justifying way—and we come out of it smelling like the proverbial rose every time! Paul wants us to go deeper than examining the façade; he commands us to determine if we actually function according to what we profess to believe.
In a practical sense, this means that our self-evaluation is not a snapshot of our spirituality at a given moment, but to continue the metaphor, a reel or two of our activity over a given period. It is as if we were watching a movie, "This Is Your Life!" and it is our job to rate how well we applied the teachings of Jesus Christ and the apostles and prophets as our daily walk was documented on film. Alternatively, think of it as a spiritual reality show. Would the Judge boot us from "Who Is a Real Christian?" or would we survive to the next episode? Do we have what it takes to win the fabulous prize in the finale?
Obviously, if we fail the self-evaluation, God gives us time to make repairs and return to service. But it is certain that no true Christian ever wants to be found "structurally deficient." The apostle Peter gives us a formula to avoid such an evaluation:
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your call and election sure, for if you do these things you will never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (II Peter 1:5-11)
A regular schedule of inspection, maintenance, testing, and repair is just what we need to avoid spiritual collapse.


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After that master class by Camille and Priscilla, I fear there's very little for me to add to this conversation! Damn, ladies!!!!
My paid stories have all been standalone short stories. I'm working on a novel, and hope it becomes a series. At the beginning, the protagonist has a life, a very few close friends, and a giant chip on her shoulder. By the end she's lost nearly everything but the chip, which has grown bigger. Here's hoping that's a good place to start a series, as low as you can go and still be alive...
As a reader, I have adored many a series--Holmes, of course, and even some of the follow-ons. Spenser and Hawk, Gar Anthony Haywood's Aaron Gunnar, Stella Hardesty by Sophie Littlefield, Lily Ivory in Juliet Blackwell's series, and of course the series written by my fellow LadyKillers! But I've equally enjoyed the one Sam Spade novel and many other standalones. As a reader, I'm omnivorous. So many mysteries, I've barely scratched the surface listing series I love to read!
Here's hoping my luck holds as a writer, and I get the privilege of applying the lessons Ms. Minichino and Ms. Royal have shared!


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Dr. Dre might be too busy getting inspired by David Guetta and recording with Kendrick Lamar and Slim the Mobster to focus on Detox. But that doesn't mean the producer's friends have forgotten about the album. At least, that appears to be the case after watching the below studio footage of Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, the D.O.C., and Battlecat working together on the oft-delayed record.
They apparently recorded a total of four tracks, two of which will be solo Dre tracks while the other two will be collaborations with Snoop. As is the case with anything surrounding Detox, who knows when we'll hear any kind of finished product. But hey, it's good to know they're at least working on it, right? [HipHopDX]


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Monday, January 17, 2011
Life Continues
When peace like a river attended my way…….
Please continue praying…
In my Fathers hands
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- AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 10:56 AM
I always pray for you and your family my dear. Do take care and call/email anytime.ReplyDelete
Marian & Leo
xxx ooo
We are praying for her Sister....and we'll be there for her....ReplyDelete
Love you so much xoxox
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As always, I will continue to pay and my prayers are now extended to see that Jessie's elbow will be ok and that she is not having any pain. Please take good care my dear Friend.
With all my love,
Thanks for sharing this request, Miriam. Our faithful God will give your daughter Jessica the grace she needs for every trial, as He has given you.ReplyDelete
Dear Jessica,
You are a great blessing to me. I am encouraged in the Lord every time I see you and hear from Miriam how you are doing. I praise God for the evidences of His grace in your life, and I know that He will be with you as you go through surgery or whatever lies ahead.
Praying for you,
- AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 5:00 PM
I jut found this blog while googling for bible verses. I lost a father at 15 years of age and God was there through it all... I was barely a 4 months old Christian when my Dad passed away, yet I could feel God's hand as I struggled to come to terms it a new life. Its been 5 years since he passed away and I have my ups and downs in life still. But I know God never left me... If I can't see His hands, I trust His heart.ReplyDelete
Your blog has really helped me and I know it will for the people who has stumbled upon it. Although its been about 10 months now, I hope your family is doing fine.
Thank you for this blog, really!
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Conversation with the King of Salem
"What's the world greatest lie?" the boy asked, completely surprised. "It's this: that at a certain point in our live, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie.
Everyone when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince that it will be impossible for them to realize their Personal Legend
"The Soul of The World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation. All things are one "
"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."
In the long run, what people think about shepherds and akers becomes more important for them than their own Personal Legends
People learn, early in their lives, what their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too. But thats the way it is
God has prepared a path for everyone to follow. You just have to read the omens that he left for you.
It's called the principle of favorability. When you play cards the first time, you are almost sure to win. Beginner's luck. Because there is a force that wants you to realize your Personal Legend; it whets your appetite with a taste of success.
Conversation with self
I'm like everyone else – I see the world in terms of what I would like to see happen, not what actually does – The boy
I have already found my treasure. I have a camel, I have my money from the crystal shop, and I have fifty gold pieces. In my own country, I would be a rich man, the boy said. But none of that is from the Pyramids.
Conversation with the alchemist
You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.
There is only one way to learn. It's through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.
The other alchemist. They were looking only for gold. They were seeking the treasure of their Personal Legend, without wanting actually to live out of the Personal Legend.
Conversation about heart
Why do we have to listen to our hearts?"
"Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your treasure."
"But my heart is agitated" – "It has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it's become passionate over a woman of the desert. It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights, when I'm thinking about her."
"Well, that's good. Your heart is alive. Keep listening to what it has to say."
"My heart is a traitor. It doesn't want me to go on."
"That makes sense," the alchemist answered. "Naturally it's afraid that, in pursuing your dream, you might lose everything you've won."
"Well, then, why should I listen to my heart?"
"Because you will never again be able to keep it quiet. Even if you pretend not to have heard what it tells you, it will always be there inside you, repeating to you what you're thinking about life and about the world."
Conversation with the boy's heart.
"Even though I complain sometimes. it's because I'm the heart of a person, and people's hearts are that way. People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly."
"My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer", the boy told the alchemist one night.
"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and eternity."
"When I have been truly searching for my treasure, everyday has been luminous, because I've known that every hour was a part of the dream that I would find it. When I have been truly searching for my treasure, I've discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve."
Why people don't follow their hearts
"Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him." his heart said. " We, people's heart, seldom say much about those treasures, because people no longer want to go in search of them. We speak of them only to children. Later, we simply let life proceed, in its own direction, toward its own fate. But , unfortunately, very few follow the path laid out for them – the path to their Personal Legends, and to happiness. Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.
"So we speak more and more softly. We never stop speaking out, but we begin to hope that our words won't be heard: we don't want people to suffer because they don't follow their hearts."
"Why don't people' s heart tell them to continue to follow their dreams?" the boy asked the alchemist.
"Because that's what makes a heart suffer most, and heart don't like to suffer".
His heart told the boy what his strongest qualities were: his courage in having given up his sheep and in trying to live out his Personal Legend, and his enthusiasm during the time he had worked at the crystal shop.
First encounter with death
"Then you will die in the midst of trying to realize your Personal Legend. That's a lot better than dying like millions of other people, who never even knew what their Personal Legends were.
"But don't worry," the alchemist continued. "Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives."
Conversation with life
"So what love is?"
"It's what makes the game become the falcon, the falcon become man, and man, in his turn, the desert. It's what turns lead into gold, and makes the gold return to the earth".
The last lesson
"What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. it does this not because it is evil, bt so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.'
"Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the victor's being severely tested".
The boy remembered an old proverb from his country. It said that the darkest hour of the night came just before the dawn.


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On Sept 6, 1949, Howard Unruh, a deranged but decorated World War II veteran, loaded up with ammunition and a German luger and with a dazed look, walked down River Street in Camden and opened fire on people that got in his way. His 20-minute rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 3 others had become known in the media as "The Walk Of Death." Continue reading
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It was on September 4, 1977, that an aspiring young music major was brutally murdered while practicing piano in an empty auditorium at The College of New Jersey (then known as Trenton State College). To this day, the murder is unsolved. Ever since that time strange ghostly occurrences have been reported surrounding Kendall Hall. Continue reading
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A political week that promised high drama ended in low farce. That's the popular conclusion being drawn about the non-existent Rudd challenge. But there's more to this story than a miscalculation by Simon Crean.
No doubt there were many members of the Labor caucus, including Crean, who thought they could persuade Kevin Rudd to break his promise not to challenge Julia Gillard; no doubt Rudd encouraged them to believe it.
But what Rudd really wanted was to be borne to the Lodge on the shoulders of an adoring caucus who had done all his dirty work for him by persuading the Prime Minister to step aside in favour of the man of destiny. He had wanted a Second Coming with messianic overtones. The debacle of the non-challenge is not really about any of that. It's really a story about the meaning of political popularity.
Consider Rudd's history. If you accept the conventional wisdom that "oppositions don't win elections; governments lose them", then we don't actually know whether Rudd can win an election. All we know is that he appealed to the electorate in 2007 as a credible alternative to a mortally wounded John Howard and a dispirited Coalition riven by internal conflict about the leadership.
How did he achieve that? First, by implementing a sustained strategy for burying his leader, Kim Beazley. Then by projecting an improbable blend of policy wonkery and political hoopla. On the one hand, he talked as if he were the intellectual superior of all around him, uniquely equipped to handle everything from relations with China to the problem of global warming. On the other hand, he was the grinning face of "Kevin 07".
That slogan said a lot about the Rudd style. Leave the hard policy work to me; just accept me as that man of destiny you all dream of. While talking us into the ground on issues ("let me just make seven points ... "), he went further than any previous Australian leader in projecting himself as a brand.
"Kevin 07" represented a huge step towards Australia's wildly inappropriate embrace of presidential-style politics. If we want an elected president, we'll need to make the necessary changes to the constitution. In the meantime, there's no way we can elect the head of the government. The suggestion that "the elected prime minister" was removed from office is true only in the narrowest sense: Rudd was elected as leader by his caucus colleagues; never by us.
Rudd fell from favour in the electorate and, more emphatically, among his colleagues, for many reasons. Over-promise is as much a hazard for leaders as for brands.
Look at Howard as the counter-example: knowing he was facing a defeated government in 1996, he offered the classic "small target": virtually nothing beyond that famous "safe pair of hands". That he remained prime minister for 11 years was a testament to grit and dependability, not vision, and certainly not glitz.
Rudd offered the precise opposite: a huge target comprising many explicit and implicit promises with connotations of a lush "new era" in politics. But his rapid fall from grace was not only due to the voters' inevitable disappointment in any leader who promises too much; it was also due to his colleagues' frustration with his poor performance as a leader. We're told he ran a dysfunctional office; that decisions were held up for months; that his cabinet was intimidated by him; that he was contemptuous of public servants who, predictably, reciprocated.
Even his personal popularity began to fade quite quickly. Qualitative research was showing that, by the middle of 2008, voter disenchantment was setting in - partly as a reaction to his increasingly windy rhetorical style (fed by a misplaced belief in his own ability as a speechwriter), but mainly as a reaction to the total lack of any evidence suggesting urgency in the "war on warming".
The rest of the Rudd prime ministerial story is well known: his removal by his colleagues; his period as foreign minister; his burning desire to return to the Lodge; his failure to seize the prize in 2012; his promise to mount no further challenges; his smouldering unwillingness to accept his fate.
Yet, in spite of all that history, his personal popularity remained high in the opinion polls - so high, that some worried members of the Labor caucus felt that was reason enough to consider installing him again. Forget the past: just look at those poll figures!
All right then, let's look at those poll figures. What was the meaning of the resurgent "popularity" of Rudd as an alternative to either Gillard or Tony Abbott?
Very simply, this: when voters are bewildered, disenchanted or even disgusted by the state of politics, they tend to lapse into nostalgic visions of what might have been. Rudd stood - perhaps still stands - as a symbol of the political excitement and energy of 2007, not the disarray and disappointment of 2010 that brought his prime ministership to an end.
In the same way, Labor's true believers still focus on the glory days of early Whitlam, rather than the chaos and disintegration of late-Whitlam. Who doesn't prefer to stay with the memory of triumphant early Hawke, rather than the decline and fall of late Hawke?
If the polls (pointlessly) asked voters whether they'd prefer Abbott or Howard as prime minister, they'd go for Howard. That's the significance of Rudd's "popularity": it's about the idea of Rudd, not Rudd himself.
So Rudd's resurgence has been a symptom - not of his popularity, per se, but of Gillard and Abbott's deep unpopularity and a sickening sense in the electorate that things are unlikely to improve in the short term, whoever wins. (If Abbott finds himself prime minister in September, most voters will be as surprised as he by the twists of fate that put him in the job.)
Simon Crean thought he had discerned "a changed Kevin", but perhaps the change was not in the direction assumed by Crean. By Friday, it looked as if Rudd had sensibly, if belatedly, done us all a favour by ditching the dream.
Nostalgia for Kevin 07 does not a mandate make
A political week that promised high drama ended in low farce. That's the popular conclusion being drawn about the non-existent Rudd challenge. But there's more to this story than a miscalculation by Simon Crean.
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Oh my goodness time flies in the life of a newborn!!!!! It seems like just yesterday I had the pleasure of her newborn session. This little angel was soo sweet. She just loves to smile when the camera is down!!! I was able to capture some great smiles though. We got to have fun twice to get pictures. Our first session was outside. She did great for a little while. Then she got tired and we stopped. We finished up her session at home. She was more comfortable there and had a good nap before I arrived!
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According to Art. 5 of the University Act, "The Ministry of Education, in order to promote the development of universities, shall organize an Evaluation Committee, entrust academic organizations or professional evaluators to carry out regular evaluation on the universities and publish the results as reference for educational subsidies from the government and the scale of adjustment and development of universities; methods of evaluation shall be formulated by the Ministry of Education."
The Taiwan Higher Education Institutions Accreditation Results (TWHEIAR) is a website created with the purpose of enforcing the internationalization of the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) by providing English version of the accreditation results of all the higher education institutions in Taiwan.
The objectives of the TWHEIAR are:
· to provide information on evaluated programs;
· to facilitate national and international evaluation and accreditation organizations review the evaluation and accreditation results on the programs of the Higher Education Institutions in Taiwan.
The information in the TWHEIAR is currently as follows:
1. · Name, address, telephone number and website of the higher education institutions,
2. · Chinese and English Name of the program,
3. · Degree awarded by the program,
4. · Results of the accreditation,
5. · Year that the evaluation process went through,
6. · Accredited validation, which normally are for 5 years.
Programs will normally be re-evaluated for its quality assurance every five year. This is to check if the departments/programs could create a sustainable learning environment and continuous self-improvement.
Under the regulations made by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Defense, evaluation results on the military and police academy programs are not publishable.
According to Article 10 of the MOE Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan: "International students may not apply for Extension Programs at universities/colleges designed for returning education students, part-time, in-service courses of Master programs, or other programs, which are restricted to night classes and classes during holidays. International students who have obtained legal resident status in Taiwan, or are enrolled in a program ratified by this Ministry, are exempted from this Article."


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"Kevin Durant still couldn't find his shooting touch.
And this time, James Harden didn't have his, either.
So to maintain its home-court advantage over the defending champion Dallas Mavericks, the Thunder had to find something — anything — that would generate some points when they were needed most.
That something was free throws.
Oklahoma City defeated Dallas 102-99 in Game 2 on Monday night inside Chesapeake Energy Arena only because it was able to march to the foul line and manufacture points when nothing else was working."


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We had a lovely holiday season - a trip up to Tim's parent's house, freezing cold New Hampshire temperatures, and some fun times with family. The road trips were a bit grueling, but Tim's a trooper and drove late into the night/early morning each way. Theo - not so much of a trooper, but hey, I wouldn't want to sit in a carseat for hours on end either. We had some fun making ginger bread houses, cooking with Nannan, and playing endlessly with cousins. We went candle-pin bowling, a New England-specialty, and Levi had the time of his life :)
We spent New Year's as per our usual practice - in a nest of blanket's and pillows on the living room floor next to the wood stove, watching movies. We rented Turbo for Levi, who was hilariously named Theo, so now we call baby Theo Turbo occasionally :) We had delicious sushi made by Tim, and yep, I went to bed at 10 p.m. :)
Theo's becoming more engaging - he can hold grip toys and manipulate them into his mouth, and loves to hit and kick anything he can figure out how to reach. Or play with noisy things - I gave him a bag of ritz crackers that was mostly empty all rolled up and clipped, and he went to town on it the other night. He likes to play with his friends at school or church during tummy time - chatting and drooling together :)
And now for the pictures!


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I recently offered an online training session on the topic of Facebook Privacy Settings. Lots and lots of people are interested in this topic, and it doesn't surprise me. As a Facebook user, I have struggled with whether to "friend" work colleagues with my personal account. Is it a good idea, as George Castanza once put it, to let those separate "world's collide"? Not without considering possible ramefications and putting privacy setting in place to allow you to manage your multiple personalities.
An article and website that I find most useful for addressing this issue, and which formed the basis of my presentation, is this one:
10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
If you use Facebook, read it. You probably didn't know you could create lists/groups of friends and assign different permissions for different friends. It also contains tips for keeping your photos and your profile private.


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San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild present an hour-long panel discussion with members of the cast & creative team of Handel's Partenope. Take a behind-the-scenes peak into the rehearsal process and learn first-hand from the artists involved in this celebrated baroque work.
Monday, October 13, 6pm-7pm
Chorissima Hall, Kanbar Performing Arts Center
44 Page Street (between Gough and Franklin), San Francisco
Confirmed Panelists
Christopher Alden (Stage Director)
Danielle de Niese (Partenope)
Anthony Roth Constanzo (Armindo)
Other Panelists TBD
Moderated by Dr. Kip Cranna, SFO Dramaturg
Tickets are now available for the Partenope Insight on October 13! Pre-registration is available for members, subscribers, and students (free), and the general public ($5). Tickets will also be available at the door. Register now!


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Sunday, April 24, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Sundress and Snowflakes...
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Thursday, April 14, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
10 Really Good Diet Hacks..( from twitter healthy habits)
.1. Eat a Big Breakfast
Your grandma was right.
Studies have shown that eating a big breakfast helps reduce hunger and promotes weight loss.
2. Macronutrient Timing
Eat low fat/ high protein/moderate carb meals in the morning – fruit smoothies with protein powder, oatmeal with cinnamon, raisins & protein powder, grilled chicken fruit salad
Eat low carb/high protein/moderate fat meals in the evening – soups, salads, stir frys, etc…lots of veggies (the crunchy kind) but no grains
Lunch can go either way.
Part of the theory behind macronutrient timing is that carbs are used for energy. As your day winds down, your need for carbs is reduced. And if you're not burning carbs for energy, the will turn to fat.
So, if your afternoon is going to require lots of energy, opt for a carb/pro meal. If your afternoon is kind of lazy, then go with the pro/fat meal.
3. Eat Protein at Every Meal
I'm not saying to eat a huge 24oz. Porterhouse steak. More like half a chicken breast or a couple of eggs or some tofu or a scoop of protein powder.
4. Fiber at Every Meal
Oatmeal, vegetables, fruit, ground flax seeds in your smoothie….
5. Stop Drinking Your Calories
This morning, I am in Starbucks behind two women who are complaining that they can't lose weight even though they are 1. working out 3 times a week and 2. never cheating on their diets.
And then they both ordered Grande mocha-frappucino type drinks
My head almost exploded.
BTW, they had just walked across the street from their health club.
6. Stop Eating Bread
Just stop it. Seriously
7. Drink More Water & Tea
Your body needs fluid. Odds are, you don't get enough.
8. Supplement with Omega 3 Fish Oils Every Night
Every month, there is new research highlighting the health benefits of Omega 3s. At the present time, the best & most affordable source of Omega 3s are fish oils. Vegetarians should look at Krill Oil.
9. Get Smart about Peri-Workout Nutrition
At the very least, you need to sip on a sugar-sweetened beverage during your workout – Gatorade, diluted orange juice, etc…
10. Always Carry Healthy Snacks
Our society thrives on junk food.
If you want to eat healthy in order to lose weight, live longer, etc, you need to be prepared. Like ……a good little boy scout, you need to spend a little time every night preparing your healthy lunch ……& snacks.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Hug O' War..... (A Poem From Gabi's School Book)
I will not play at tug o'war.
I'd rather play at hug o'war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins........
I'd rather play at hug o'war,
Where everyone hugs
Instead of tugs,
Where everyone giggles
And rolls on the rug,
Where everyone kisses,
And everyone grins,
And everyone cuddles,
And everyone wins........
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And how I have neglected it.
I'm sorry, blog. Sorry, loyal followers. You should expect more from me. Oh well, apologizing to the internet is lame.
Boy howdy, I got some fun things for you.
Let's start here:
This was the conclusion to an excellent Sunday dinner with my Home teachees, Yu Pei, Juliana, and Angela. Yu Pei taught us how to make homemade Taiwanese style dumplings- a.k.a. Pot Stickers. They were delicious! It was an excellent time. Dallin and I got pretty good with our chopsticks, to the point of consuming a dairy dessert with them. MAXIMUM CULTURED!
Speaking of culture, Saturday saw me at a Band Practice, a Heritage Theatre Production of Bye Bye Birdie (featuring the incomparable work of one Caroline Kennedy), and lastly and non-leastly, the Utah Symphony at Abravanel Hall.
Now before you assume I'm Grade-A Fancy, we were given free tickets. I took my friend Karen. It was a group date, (there were 8 of us total) and we enjoyed dinner at the Pie Pizzeria afterward. It was quite the awesome night!
Things are well with my band, Atl Atl. We are adjusting to life without Tim. Dallin got a bass for hid birthday and he has been picking up the slack for sure. We are writing some new songs and we are excited to play a concert on the 19th in Logan.
Music recommendation of the Week: THE GENERATIONALS I discovered these guys on the Amazon $5 MP3 album list. It's totally worth the five bucks. Go listen if you care.
My classes are exciting and the projects are demanding but rewarding. One of my projects is a Music Blog (go subscribe to it, the more people = the higher grade I get). The other project is an ad campaign for the Chevy Volt. Once we get some ads together, I will share the results.
This week will bring new challenges to us all. Let's kick some butt and chew some bubblegum!


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Monday, January 28, 2013
Dylan's Stroll Down Storybook Lane
We had our parade today at JCUMP - it was adorable and fun! Each class reads a book then dresses up and parades around the gym for the parents. We then go back to the class to have a snack and read the story! This year Dylan's class read Who Stole the Cookie From the Cookie Jar?
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I have mono.
Casual Absurdity
Well, I had 'Zona beating Maryland in the final, so my bracket is dead. My other two in the final four are Texas and Wake. So I only have one alive. Oh well.... I was winning after two rounds, at least.
Still running a temp and feeling crappy. Went back to the doc's this morning, he thinks it's a virus I'm just going to have to wait out. Looks like I'll be returning to school sick tomorrow.
Ross' spring break update: My temp went back over 100 this evening and I'm feeling worse. I might be going back to the doctor to get tested for strep and mono............. ARGH!
Oh yeah, I haven't mentioned I was sick LAST spring break, too. At least it isn't snowing this year.
Finally got to the doctor yesterday. Turns out my flu turned into a sinus infection. The saga continues...
Was flipping channels this afternoon looking for something other than Target:Iraq and stumbled upon Julius Sumner Miller ("and physics is my business") on PBS. Wow... that brought back memories.
The media keeps calling it "The war with Iraq". Am I wrong in thinking it's not a war until Congress declares so? Has anyone heard Congress' stance on it? From my understanding, we're not at war, we're at "Conflict" or "Just blowing people up"
Correct me if I'm wrong.
PS- I'm still sick :-p
I said on Tuesday I was ready to get better. I had no idea what was to come. The last 20 minutes have been the longest I've been out of bed the last almost 24 hours. I have a majorly bad flu. It's kept me just sick enough I couldn't get stuff done to go home early for spring break. I hope I get over it fast. I was sick last spring break, too.......
Ok, I'm officially tired of being sick. I'm ready to be heathly now. Go away you cough/cold/flu/allergies/whatever you are.
Giving Saddam and his sons 48 hours to leave Iraq or face military action.... that's like telling a group of 8 year olds that they have two hours to clean their room or they have to eat a bunch of candy.
I'm 100% against any war to begin with. But even if I wasn't, I regonize this is just stupid. Over in the Middle East there's some intelligent people with some big weapons waiting for an excuse an excuse to bomb, poison, shoot, and beat the crap out of us free people. Guess what? We just gave them that excuse. The only "good" thing that could come out of this is it gets them to strike first giving other countries a reason to join our side. Other than that, I just don't get it.
I found it interesting that Bush said that the terrorists could kill thousands or hundred-of-thousands of innocent people here in the US. What right does that give our military to kill their innocent people just-in-case?
This is going to end up as another Vietnam. Neither the people of our country or England are really for it, and don't really support it. So it will be a bunch of soldiers sent over against their will and not really doing anything because they don't want to be there. All while the President of the US is trying to kill what he sees as his biggest threat. I thought history, if taught, isn't supposed to repeat itself? I see the same protests, the same death tolls, and the same failed mission on the way.
I got this in a spam e-mail today. I found it quite humourous. What situation calls for a space blanket and a poncho? What is a "space" blanket anyways?
I'm glad to know they realize that no homeland survival & security kit is complete without duct tape.
Another ironic fact: I find it very ironic that playing 4 games of basketball over a three hour time period can make you feel so good, yet so bad at the same time.
Fourteen of my friends and I went down to Columbus Friday for one of my friends 21st birthday. We went to Logan's Roadhouse in Easton. It's a pretty cool place. You get free peanuts and just throw the shells on the floor and stuff. The waitress couldn't believe it when she offered Grant (the birthday boy) a free drink and we had to explain to her that none of us drink. She just couldn't comprehend it. But she did give him free cheesecake instead.
In other news, I'm beging to be able to conceed that winter is never, ever going to end.
I usually like snow but this winter has been rediculous! It was finally mostly gone after the rain yesterday and now there's a couple inches again. I about screamed when I opened the door this morning. Of course being Ohio it's supposed to be 47 tomorrow after snowing today. So once again we'll be stuck with swamplike grass and flooded sidewalks. I've toyed with idea of moving to Cali after school. This winter is definatly making me consider that much, much more.
As I was typing out the definitions of the words on my Advertising and Promotion study sheet, I tried to type out the word "opportunity". Instead "pooportunity" was left behind my cursor. I found it rather humorous. Of course, I have a cold and haven't slept a whole lot lately...
We are currently studying Mary Shelly's Frankenstein in my Film and Literature class. Today we got into some interesting discussions about cloning and the moral and ethical implications of it. I don't know if there is any issue as complicated and as many-sided as cloning.** There are so many angles to look at it and ways to back either argument. I've found that just being against it doesn't hold water. I need to have a solid argument which I'm not so sure I have any more. At least not one I'm comfortable with taking into a serious debate with a pro-cloning expert.
**Update: I guess abortion is around the same level.


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Wednesday, November 25, 2009
You're Welcome: Football and Fùtbol
This week's You're Welcome comes with a bonus 3 picks for the Thanksgiving day pigskin lineup. I am a big fan of carrying three games on the holiday, with the prime time game being added. I should be watching a lot of football and eating amazing food all weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Thanksgiving Football:
Packers over Lions
*Upset Special* Raiders over Cowboys
Giants over Broncos
1. Matt Stafford: I have been singing his praises all week with an impressive gutsy win over the Browns. I know it was over an awful team and it doesn't matter and no one cares and blah blah blah but he impressed me enough to change my mind about drafting him. I wanted to take Aaron Curry so bad or Jason Smith or even considered Mark Sanchez to be a solid option. But after seeing 10 games of football, I realized I am very wrong. His mobility and arm strength are good enough to be an elite NFL player. His accuracy is improving and his grit and leadership are showing a team and a city with a culture of losing that he will do all he can physically to take them to victories. Once the talent level around him improves, we could see a special player. And we can all say we saw it start in a meaningless game in late November.
2. Real Salt Lake: I am a Galaxy fan since they have my favorite player Landon Donovan (because of his work for the US National team) plays for them. I watched the entire MLS Cup match (Eagles vs Bears? yawn) and saw an early goal by LA set the tone for the game. RSL went into the playoffs with a sub .500 record and play their way into the final, defeating league juggernauts LA and Columbus. They have certainly earned this title and earned the win. But it is hard to overlook how LA blew their chance to be champs. They have the two best players in the league (Beckham and Donovan) and were red hot in the second half once Beckham committed to the team. After scoring first, they gave up a tough goal, lost their goalkeeper and took the game into penalty kicks. Donovan whiffed on a shot and RSL buried a shot to get the Cup. The MLS is as entertaining as ever, and RSL is its perfect champ, a tough comeback kid reaching their goal.
3. Chris Johnson: Probably the best Running Back in the league has been tearing the league up in Tennessee's 4 game winning streak. He is on pace to beat Eric Dickerson's rushing title and tear up defenses the rest of the way with Vince Young leading an offensive attack better than the aging Kerry Collins was. Young's running of the option only will only help Johnson put up huge numbers. He has track speed and can start and stop on a dime. He definitely has some Barry Sanders moves and I would take him over AD because he fumbles less and has more home run power. Plus Peterson has an all world O-line and more balanced attack. Plus he plays the Lions and Bears 4 times. Johnson won't beat Dickerson's record but he will keep churning out huge yardage.
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- AnonymousNovember 26, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Landon Donovan completely choked! You're not the captain of the team and one of the most highly recognized soccer stars in your country and shank a penalty that bad! He needs to pick his game up before next June, maybe practice some pk's. Watching Beckham might help, he understands the importance of netting a penalty.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 26, 2009 at 12:07 PM
and ps.. I think you needs a photo with Donvan's head down in disgust.ReplyDelete
Yeah, Donovan never misses PKs but the Galaxy would have never even sniffed the MLS Cup if not for his MVP season. I am not worried about him for the World Cup, just getting depth and healthy namely Onyewu on defense. Also, I used Beckham because he is very polarizing. I hope he sticks around and we can snag a few more superstars for the development of the game in America.ReplyDelete


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Friday, June 22, 2007
Heather Mills McCartney Testifies Against Photographer
Heather Mills McCartney testified yesterday that a photographer assaulted her in a subway last year by "grabbing" her and turning her around so that he could get a photo of her. She testified that at the time she was trying to escape other journalists who were trying to get photos of her. However, the defendant's attorney suggested that the journalist's series of photographs, all timestamped and dated and introduced into evidence, did not allow for the sequence of events that Ms. Mills McCartney alleged. The photographer, Jay Kaycappa, is standing trial for the assault in Brighton. Read more here in a story in the Evening Standard.


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TMZ reports that Rice is suing to keep the $330,000 deposit the buyers made before missing the deadline to close on the $11-million house.
The estate itself is a beauty.
It has six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a movie theater, a pool house, and even a gift-wrapping room.
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GIZELLA WEISSHAUS, PLAINTIFF,v.THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM; THOMAS J. CAHILL, IN HIS OFFICIAL AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY; JUDITH N. STEIN, IN HER OFFICIAL AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY; HAL R. LIEBERMAN, IN HIS OFFICIAL AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY; EDWARD D. FAGAN; ALAN W. FRIEDBERG, IN HIS OFFICIAL AND INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY; SAUL E. FEDER; MEL URBACH, AND JOHN AND JANE DOES, 1-20, DEFENDANTS.
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Pro se plaintiff Gizella Weisshaus brings claims related to her attorneys' conduct and the rejection of ethics complaints she filed against them in 1998 and 2000. She seeks relief against two groups of defendants, the "State Defendants" who handled her complaints, comprised of the State of New York, the Office of Court Administration of the Unified Court System; Thomas J. Cahill, Alan W. Friedberg, Judith N. Stein, Hal R. Lieberman (in their official and individual capacities), and John Does 1-20;*fn1 and three attorneys, Edward Fagan, Saul Feder, and Mel Urbach. Fagan and Feder were plaintiff's former attorneys. Urbach had an unspecified "unwelcome" "legal involvement" with the plaintiff. Except for Fagan, who filed an answer and counterclaim on December 29, 2008, the defendants have moved to dismiss the amended complaint. Their motions are granted.
The following facts are taken from the September 29, 2008 amended complaint except where noted and are presumed to be true for the purposes of this motion. Weisshaus, a Holocaust survivor, filed a lawsuit in 1996 that was consolidated into In re Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation (the "Swiss Banks Litigation"), which alleged that, inter alia, certain Swiss institutions aided and abetted the Nazi regime and looted the assets of Holocaust victims. See In re Holocaust Victim Assets Litigation, 105 F. Supp. 2d 139, 141 (E.D.N.Y. 2000). Weisshaus was originally represented by Fagan in the litigation. While the parties reached a settlement in principle in 1998, id., Weisshaus opted out of the settlement because she believed that the attorneys were enriching themselves at the expense of the class. Much of the instant litigation, not at issue in this Opinion, concerns the acrimonious relationship that developed between Weisshaus and Fagan and involves numerous allegations of wrongdoing on each side.
The amended complaint includes three allegations of attorney misconduct, one of which relates to the Swiss Banks Litigation. First, after opting out of the settlement in that matter, Weisshaus discovered that Fagan and Urbach had deceived the court by "improperly manufactur[ing]" an amended complaint in 2000 in that matter and backdating it to 1997. Second, Fagan converted an $82,583.04 escrow account in another matter involving the estate of Jack Oestreicher, in which Weisshaus was a fiduciary.*fn2 Third, Feder misrepresented to the plaintiff and the court that he was establishing an escrow account for $112,500 "in a matter involving a Sol Mermelstein and others."
In April 1998, plaintiff filed grievances against Fagan and Feder with the Departmental Disciplinary Committee ("DDC") of the Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, First Department. In a letter of May 6, 1998, Lieberman, then chief counsel of the DDC, responded to Weisshaus with respect to the complaint against Fagan, stating that the DDC would await the outcome of an ongoing criminal proceeding before concluding its investigation. Lieberman then left the employ of the DDC to join a law firm, where he began representing Fagan in the DDC proceedings. He submitted an answer on Fagan's behalf denying the charges brought by Weisshaus on July 15, 1998. The complaint against Fagan was later summarily dismissed. Weisshaus then submitted an expanded complaint on September 1, 2000, which was summarily dismissed by the DDC as well.
Weisshaus filed this lawsuit on April 30, 2008. Her complaint, amended on September 29, 2008, was not properly served until December 11. The amended complaint contends that the State Defendants failed in their duties to investigate and take action concerning her allegations of misconduct against Fagan and Feder, or to investigate the alleged "dual role" of Lieberman in his representation of Fagan. Weisshaus argues that the DDC and its employees are engaged in "widespread and systematic 'stonewalling' and 'whitewashing' of complaints against attorneys." She asserts that her complaints have never been properly addressed because the defendants conspired against her to prevent the DDC from fairly addressing the disciplinary complaints. She charges all defendants with violations of the First and Fourteenth Amendments pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 ("Section 1983" and "Section 1985"), arguing that she was deprived of her constitutional right to a fair and honest judicial system, and seeks to recover $20,000,000 in damages as well as punitive damages.
Plaintiff brings a separate breach of fiduciary duty claim against Fagan, Feder, and Urbach, alleging that they breached duties owed to Weisshaus in their capacities as her attorneys. In a separate breach of contract claim, brought against Fagan alone, the plaintiff also asserts that Fagan breached his agreement to represent her.
On January 16, the State Defendants and Feder moved to dismiss the amended complaint on a variety of grounds, raising standing, statute of limitations, service, and failure to state a claim issues, among others. Urbach moved to dismiss on January 21. The motions were fully submitted on May 1. An Order of May 4 addressed a request from Feder that he be allowed to file a new motion to dismiss arguing that Weisshaus's claims against him are barred on collateral estoppel grounds. The Order permitted Feder to file a second motion, with an opportunity for plaintiff to oppose and for Feder to reply. Feder's second motion was fully briefed on July 14.*fn3
As the State Defendants have challenged the existence of subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1), Fed. R. Civ. P., by arguing that the plaintiff lacks standing, their argument will be addressed first, followed by the arguments raised by Feder and Urbach that the allegations brought against them should be dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6), Fed. R. Civ. P., on statute of limitations grounds.
1. Standing
The State Defendants submit that there is no subject jurisdiction over Weisshaus's claims, which challenge the dismissal of the disciplinary complaints she filed with the DDC against Feder and Fagan. They argue that Weisshaus lacks standing to challenge a disciplinary proceeding not directed at her, because she has no cognizable interest in the government's alleged failure to investigate.
"Determining the existence of subject matter jurisdiction is a threshold inquiry, and a claim is properly dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) when the district court lacks the statutory or constitutional power to adjudicate it." Arar v. Ashcroft, 532 F.3d 157, 168 (2d Cir. 2008) (citation omitted). "A plaintiff asserting subject matter jurisdiction has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the ...
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|Natural History Museum
Considering that I am Hispanic, it is very difficult for me to measure just how much European or how much Native American blood I consist of. However, it goes without saying that culturally I was conditioned to identify more with the Native American ancestry than with my European ancestry because my parents grew up on Mexico and in the United States (especially in California) there is a strong Mexican-American presence. As I am taking a social perspective course on DNA, I will say that our past and our cultural composition is mostly socially constructed, but it's absolutely majestic and captivating to think back at what societies valued and found beautiful before we emerged on this earth. I will say that my tastes are begin influenced by generations past.
Whenever I see little artifacts like these, I wish I was knew more about Mexican Natives and their practices. Considering that I'm finishing up graduate school, I don't think this will happen soon, unfortunately. Nevertheless, it's wonderful to know one's roots and to basque in the idea that our predecessors were such intricate and spiritual beings.


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I know. I've posted a LOT of chili recipes. Don't worry. I'm sure I'll post more. Seriously, I love a good chili recipe, and now that I'm obsessed with Penzey's spices, I am constantly buying new spices, and finding chili recipes where I can use them. So, this past week I paid 2 visits to Penzey's, and left with their Taco Seasoning, Chili Con Carne seasoning, and Coriander. Then, I found this chili recipe on allrecipes, and since it boasted so many excellent reviews, I decided it must be worth a go. I absolutely loved this one. It has terrific flavor, it was super easy to make, and it was really hearty and healthy. I made a lot of modifications, but it was nothing major. This will definitely go into my arsenal of chili recipes. I hadn't made Mexican food in a while, and this was so good, I am now on an official chili kick. Mmmmmmm.
Make this. It's some darn good chili. 4.5 Bowls. At least.
Terrific Turkey Chili
Serves 6, and takes about an hour.
* 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
* 1 1/2 pounds ground turkey (I used ground chicken - only a pound)
* 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix (I just measured my own)
* 1 teaspoon ground coriander
* 1 teaspoon dried oregano
* 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes
* 2 tablespoons tomato paste
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can beef broth (I used chicken)
* 1 (7 ounce) can salsa
* 1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes, or coarsely chopped tomatoes packed in puree
* 1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
* 1 medium onion, finely chopped
* 1 green bell pepper, diced
* 3 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced (I skipped this)
* 1 bunch green onions, chopped
* 1 cup sour cream (skipped!)
* 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (skipped!)
* Can of chickpeas (I added this, since I didn't have enough ground meat, or zucchini)
1. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Crumble turkey into the pot, stirring with a wooden spoon to break apart as much as possible. Season with taco seasoning mix, coriander, oregano, chili flakes, and tomato paste, and mix until meat is evenly coated with seasonings. Continue cooking, reducing heat if necessary, until turkey is well browned.
2. Pour in beef broth, and simmer to reduce liquid slightly, about 5 minutes. Add salsa, tomatoes, and green chilies, and continue cooking at a moderate simmer for ten minutes. Adjust the thickness at any time you feel necessary by adding water.
3. While chili is still cooking, heat one tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook onion and green bell pepper, stirring occasionally for 5 minutes, or until onion is translucent and bell pepper is lightly browned. Add onion and bell pepper to the chili, and continue cooking at a very low simmer.
4. In the same skillet, heat the remaining tablespoon of oil over medium-high heat. Add the zucchini, and cook stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until lightly browned. Add the zucchini to the chili, reduce heat, and continue cooking 15 minutes more. Again, adjust the consistency with water as needed.
5. Ladle chili into serving bowls. Top with sour cream, green onion, and cheddar cheese, and serve.


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Electric jolts are better for Parkinson's disease than drugs.
Implanting electrodes to shoot electrical impulses into the brains of Parkinson's patients improved their physical function more than the best drug therapy, a study showed.
Patients who received the deep brain stimulation had an average of 4.6 more hours a day free of involuntary movements than peers being treated only with drugs.
Parkinson's disease afflicts people with involuntary moving, shaking and tremors. Deep brain stimulation began being used as a treatment in the 1990s. This is the first major study to compare the two treatments, said the study's lead author, Frances Weaver, a neurology professor at Northwestern University in Chicago.
"There's no cure for Parkinson's, and when the medication's not working, patients are looking for something else," said Weaver. "This might be an appropriate treatment."
The study found that 71 per cent of those receiving deep brain stimulation had improved motor function, compared with 32 per cent of those on the best drug therapy. The deep-brain stimulation group also reported better quality of life.
But 40 per cent of them had serious adverse reactions that included falls, gait disturbances and balance disorders, compared with 11 per cent of drug-therapy patients. About 10 per cent of the brain-stimulation patients had infections from the implant surgery, and one died of cerebral bleeding. Older patients didn't improve as much as younger patients.
"There's a prejudice against older patients because they don't have the same big-bang effect as younger patients," said Roy Bakay, a professor of neurosurgery at Rush University in Chicago. He recommends that patients older than 70 who are in good physical health get the electrode-implant surgery. "You don't just stop living after 70," he said.
The electrode device is implanted in the patient's brain by drilling through the skull while the patient is awake, so doctors can make sure the electrodes are affecting the right parts, said study author William Marks, an associate professor of neurology at the University of California, San Francisco. Then wires are snaked under the skin to a pacemaker-like device implanted near the collarbone.
Parkinson's disease is caused by the progressive death of brain cells that produce dopamine, a chemical that helps regulate movement. As it becomes more difficult for the brain to communicate, some cells begin to fire randomly. "The idea is to block or normalise the abnormal activity," Marks said. "Think of it as a pair of noise-cancelling headphones."


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- Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa got into a Twitter spat
- The women in their lives may have cleaned it up
(CNN)Kim Kardashian and Amber Rose appear to have made up.
At least that's what we think TV personality Kardashian meant when she posted an Instagram selfie with the model overnight.
The two women didn't start the feud, and it wasn't about them -- at first. It was caused by the men in their lives.
Why did the women even get involved?
First, a short history of their dating patterns. It's important for the sake of this latest kerfuffle to know that Kardashian is married to Kanye West, who used to date Rose. Rose was also married to rapper Wiz Khalifa, and they have a 2-year-old son.
The Twitter battle started last week when Khalifa criticized West for titling his upcoming album "Waves," a name that Khalifa said belonged to rapper Max B.
"Max B is the wavy one. He created the wave," Khalifa tweeted. "There is no wave without him."
West got angry with Khalifa for using the letters "kk" in his tweets, believing Khalifa was referencing Kardashian.
But Khalifa was using slang for marijuana.
Never mind. West spent Wednesday afternoon posting more than 30 tweets that took issue with Khalifa's music, clothes and personal relationships, seemingly referencing Rose and their son.
"You wouldn't have a child if it wasn't for me" and "I own your child!!!!" West tweeted.
Rose didn't care for West mentioning her child on social media. She also wrote an explicit tweet about West's sexual preferences.
Later, West denied her recollections of his preferences, but he did apologize for bringing a child into the feud.
"God's dream... Never speak on kids again... all love ... all blessings," West tweeted on Friday night.
That was the scene when Kardashian posted her Instagram selfie with Rose.
Her selfie, posted Tuesday morning, included "Tea anyone?" as the caption. Rose also posted the photo, adding "Swingers" for the caption.
West finally said the feud was over Tuesday afternoon, via Twitter of course: "Me and Wiz spoke yesterday. Great convo. All positive."
No Khalifa tweets on Tuesday about their relationship. But he did mention his new album will be released on Friday.


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I don't like the term "Secondary Infertility."
According to Dictionary.com, the first definition of secondary is: next after the first in order, place, time, etc. I'm ok with that. But the fourth definition is: of minor or lesser importance; subordinate; auxiliary of minor or lesser importance; subordinate; auxiliary. OUCH! I gotta say, that stings a little. Lesser importance? I don't know about that. Ok, maybe a little less important, but 4 FETS and $25,000 later plus 3 miscarriages make it pretty freakin' important to me, and don't tell me otherwise. Plus, I have always felt that the term Secondary Infertility sounds like it would be referring to people who did not have fertility problems to start with, so I don't know if I fit in with that term. Maybe I'm wrong though. I don't know. When I went to my therapist, she said to me, "So I understand you have secondary infertility." My gut reaction was to say, "No. I have always been infertile. I just happen to have kids." It feels more like "Continued Infertility" or "Recurrent Infertility" to me. I'm coining a new phrase. Which do you like better?


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I can't watch Papa. Just tell me if The Pats win, ok?
Monday, January 23, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Go Patriots!
Go Pats! Gotta love Tom Brady!
Okay, so here's the truth. Often times when I'm on campus, I hear people calling out my name. "Cooper! Coooooper!" "How's it goin Cooper?" Sometimes I know them, sometimes I don't. Nevertheless, I wag my tail and let them rub and pat my head. It's all good. They think they're friends of mine-- I think they're fans.
I tell myself, "This is what it's like to be Tom Brady!"
Thursday, January 5, 2012
I still got it
Mama came to pick me up after work today and was surprised by a student that called out my name near the library parking lot. I ran up to him with my wagging tail and butt when I heard Mama ask, "Cooper, is that your friend?" Then the kid quickly said, "Everyone's Cooper's friend. Cooper only has friends!"
Yeah yeah kid. Thanks. But Mama, let's get it right, k? Everyone's Cooper's fan.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
My sad sad life
I didn't know how good I had it in California. Now that I'm back in Boston, my life has fallen apart!
You see, yesterday they forgot me; today, they forgot to FEED me!!! In the dog-world, that's a cardinal sin.
It went like this:
After their long day at work, I greeted Mama and Papa with kisses and a wagging butt and tail. This exchange resulted in Mama preparing my food for dinner. She dishes that yumminess onto a fresh bowl and begins to set it in the microwave -- when lo and behold, she finds my breakfast still in there!! Yeah, that's right-- my Papa forgot about it this morning and left without feeding me! Oh Papa, how could you?
Woe is me. What has happened to my idyllic suburban life?
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
They forgot me.
I returned to work today. Hooray! I could barely contain my excitement to see my colleagues and patrons.
The day went by in a flash--with only two little exceptions:
First, my Mama forgot to pick me up. (Apparently, she had errands to do after work and asked Papa to get me.)
Then, 5pm rolled around-- no Mama or Papa. 6pm rolled around-- still no sign of Mama or Papa. 7pm rolled around. Unbeknownst to me, my family was at home, just about to go out to a Thai restaurant for dinner when my Mama asked, "Where's Cooper?"
I've been told that Papa looked up and said, "Oh $&@! I forgot him back at work!"
Thanks guys! Now you remember?!
So poor little me waited and waited and waited and waited for someone to come for me. I'm thinking I might need to hire a driver.
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Sunday, January 1, 2012
Is that my Grandpa?!
I don't think this picture needs any explanation. I just couldn't believe my eyes! What got into my grandpa?! I think my innocent little puppy mind has been scarred by all that I've witnessed during the holiday festivities! Oh the debauchery!!!
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It's time for the new Jaded Blossom Challenge!
This month's challenge is Easter Treat!
Here's what I made-
I found this cute little containers at Dollar Tree. I used the Easter Candies stamps to on all the kisses.
Jaded Blossom- Easter Candies
Trendy Twine- Cherry Cupcake, Grape Fizz
Love Bug Creations- Olive You
Stop by the Jaded Blossom blog to see the rest of the design teams creations and find out how to enter!
We'll see you back here tomorrow for the 1st day of sneak peek!


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Thursday, October 3, 2013
Dyeing with Madder
From left to right:
1. handspun wool that was once dyed with cutch then over-dyed with madder with an alum mordant
2. hand carded, hand spun blended
alpaca that I spun last month
, dyed madder/alum
3. Norwegian White hand spun dyed with madder/alum
4. Norwegian White hand spun dyed with madder/iron
I've been dyeing.
These are the yarns that I'm using for a little weaving project. I'm warping the loom now.
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Video: Nokia N8 vs Acer Liquid A1 AMOLED vs TFT LCD
Here's a video by MForumRu showing the Nokia N8's AMOLED display against the Acer Liquid A1's TFT LCD.
On a side note – those animations on the Acer Android phone are looking really awesome – the reorganizing photo viewer is quite nice than a simple "bang" i'm rotated.
October 10, 2010 at 9:54 am
that rubber casing looks pretty good but its like "WHY?!" 😉
October 10, 2010 at 10:01 am
Just get my hand on a plastic sample, the screen size is the same as n900; i thought it is like n97!!
Very nice
October 10, 2010 at 11:57 am
No contest. Nokia just set the bar even higher. N8 beats iPhone 4 screen easily in clarity and colour quality. It also equals SAMOLED as we've seen.
Bit by bit all the advantages other phones thought they had over Nokia/Symbian/N8 are just falling away 🙂
October 10, 2010 at 10:34 pm
Christ, she's hot.
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I hope things really do come in threes.
#1 It started yesterday when hubby made the dash for freshly roasted coffee beans, but the shop was shut. Only other option: starbucks. He forgot that Mum and Dad had just brought our coffee grinder back, so got the chick to grind the beans for our espresso machine.
Hubby arrived home and happily produced the offering. Unfotunately the beans were ground too fine, and the coffee couldn't come through the machine. So I phoned starbucks straight away, and the nice lady apologised and offered to courier some fresh coffee out by tomorrow. Can my addiction wait that long??
#2 I looked over at the espresso machine (which, incidentally, I had been singing the praises of just last week, when my friend Nik asked me if I'd ever replace it with a real italian job? Oh, no, I'd said) ..and I noticed that water was leaking out of the bottom of the machine.. I looked inside and realised that a part had snapped inside, where the water reservoir fits. The screws had perhaps been too tightly fitted during manufacture, and now the little-black-thingy had broken.
So I got up this morning and phoned the 0800 helpline, and explained about the broken machine, thinking that it'll be a wee while to replace the broken part, and perhaps I could get my espresso addiction under control by weaning first to french pressed coffee and then to herbal tea before our departure to Europe in two weeks??
#3 as I was putting away my large saucepan, I accidentally bumped my bodum coffee press onto the floor.
hence the *s-m-a-s-h*.
I feel a caffeine deprivation headache coming on..


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Lords cricket ground
Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the European Cricket Council (ECC); and until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC). Lord's is often referred to as 'The Home of Cricket'.
Lord's today is not on its original site, being the third of three grounds that Lord established between 1787 and 1814. His first ground, now referred to as Lord's Old Ground, was where Dorset Square now stands. His second ground, Lord's Middle Ground, was used from 1811 to 1813 before being abandoned due to the construction through its outfield of the Regent's Canal. The present Lord's ground is about 250 yards north-west of the Middle Ground.
Lord's is home to the oldest sporting museum in the world
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Tuesday, September 11, 2012
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I just got back from a screening of 20 minutes of James Cameron's Avatar. I have to say that the trailer that was released yesterday doesn't do what was represented justice. We saw but a meer sliver of what was coming from Cameron and his virtual creation.
There were images in the trailer that a lot people complained about that weren't finished or not perfected and comparisons to the Star Wars prequels and even Ferngully was brought up. Well the 20-mins I saw everything was done and it light-years ahead of Beowulfand Star Wars. As for the Na'vi looking cartoony. Well let me put it this way, did you think Nightcrawler in X-2 was cartoony?
If you really have to compare the Na'vi to anything I would say they are Nightcrawler crossed with a prehistoric Amazonian tribe.
After viewing most of what was in the trailer and some rather impressive extended scenes, Avatar does look like it will change movies.
You just cant grasp the scope and the animation from seeing it in a Quicktime movie.
These Na'vi look so photorealistic in parts that they remind you of some indigenous people locked away in the Amazon for all time. Then there are the animals, the foilage and even the rocks. Cameron has designed, wrote and sculpted the Na'vi homeworld ever since he stopped directing feature films twelve years ago. He has made smaller films but they have been about underwater discoveries and excuses to hone his new cameras for Avatar.
The story isn't that original from what I can tell. It is basically a space version of Dances with Wolves with a little Tron, Pitch Black and The Matrix thrown in.
You know the world away from Na'vi shown here did remind me alot of James Cameron's Aliens. It is too bad they werent actual Space Marines and Sigourney Weaver was called Dr Ripley.
Oh I also loved seeing a no-holds-barred performance by Stephen Lang who seems to be shining in some big movies lately like this and Public Enemies. I have actually been a fan of his character work since the late eighties with Band of the Hand and Manhunter. He was also utterly brilliant in the little seen The Possession of Michael D in the mid nineties.
Avatar will live up to the hype and I will be there first day to see it, in friggin 3-D!


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Street Art in Scotland: Nuart Aberdeen Kicks Off April 14—16
We are excited to announce (and take part in) Nuart Festival's newest project, Nuart Aberdeen, bringing together an absolutely awesome roster of artists to Aberdeen Scotland for a special street art festival kicking off from April 14—16, 2017.
The Nuart Festival has long been one of the world's most premier street art festivals, hosting an annual gathering of artists, academics and curators in Stavanger, Norway each September. The roster for the Aberdeen edition includes Outings Project (FR), Robert Montgomery (UK), Herakut (DE), Fintan Magee (AU), Add Fuel (PT), Nipper (NO), M-city (PL), Isaac Cordal (ES), Alice Pasquini (IT), Jaune (BE), and Martin Whatson (NO).
Developed in collaboration with Aberdeen Inspired and Aberdeen City Council, Nuart Aberdeen will provide a platform for local, national and international artists to showcase their work through a series of site-specific murals, installations, interventions, and temporary exhibitions. The festival takes place from Friday 14 – Sunday 16 April (Easter Weekend) and will be supplemented by a program of talks, presentations, film screenings, walking tours and workshops over three days. In Aberdeen's year of 'History, Heritage and Archaeology', Nuart Aberdeen seeks to reveal how Street Art can create an environment for a more imaginative use of public space, something Nuart has been dedicated to realising since its inception in 2001. Adrian Watson, chief executive of Aberdeen Inspired, said: "We are hugely excited to be bringing an art festival of this scale and stature to Aberdeen. Nuart is hugely popular in its Stavanger birthplace and it is a huge coup for us to be holding it in our city. It is an honour to announce the first three incredibly talented and thought provoking artists that will be taking part in the festival. We are delighted that Julian de Casabianca, Robert Montgomery and Herakut will leave their artistic footprint in Aberdeen and look forward to announcing more names and additions in due course. Nuart is an ambitious project and we are sure it will be embraced by the north-east public. We want to encourage community engagement, make art accessible to all and create talking points in the city, as well as, of course, brightening up neglected spaces in the city centre."
As Herakut noted about its participation in Aberdeen,"It´s been ten years since we first worked with Martyn Reed and the wonderful Nuart crew, and we returned to Stavanger a second time for Nuart 2011, which was another great experience. When we learned that the festival was moving abroad to Aberdeen, we knew we had to be involved for two reasons: the special way that Nuart is run and then of course, Aberdeen! We have never been ourselves but from what we've heard it sounds like we´ll love it. We better make sure to leave something nice on the awesome wall the Aberdeen team has found for us. Lots of pressure on us now!"
Juxtapoz will be on the ground in Aberdeen during the festival, and will have updates and posts throughout the week in April. Stay tuned for more!


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To Amuse my pregnant self I have found two new websites that I could stay on all day and not stop laughing!
I do warn that for those of you who don't believe in natural birth, breastfeeding, co-sleeping, homeschooling, ect. that you probably won't enjoy the comics and might be offended. But for the rest of us, enjoy the laughs!!!!!
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The new eKO mat by Manduka is making its debut right now. You can actually buy it at some studios already, or you can pre-order it on the Manduka website. The mats ship, I think, on October 15th. They're giving 10% off if you pre-order now.
I've actually had a chance to try out the new mat, but only in a demo setting. Once I actually get my new mat and put it to use in a class setting for a week or so, I'll post a more thorough review. In the meantime, here are some of my initial impressions of the mat:
1. The mat weighs the same as the classic Black Mat, but somehow it feels flimsy in comparison.
2. The eKO is a bit squishier than the Black Mat, for better or worse.
3. The eKO is a little stickier, it seemed to me, than the Black Mat. It's made of natural rubber, so it has a texture/feel that is very similar to the Jade Harmony Mat.
4. My biggest concern is durability. Let's see how it stands up to some serious usage…
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Happy 2013 everyone! I wanted to announce that I am not changing my blog name, although there will be some blog changes in 2013. Thanks for reading. Love Rachel, A Midwesterner turned Florida lover who is book crazy and is inspired by Jane Austen, and who loves Pride and Prejudice and could read all day.
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Flight of Blue by A.E. Howard
I recieved FOB through the DAC tour. So that's one more book down, which means I have 4 books completed, and 8 books left to read to hit my goal of 12 books. Hope I can do it!
Flight of Blue is about a boy named Kai and a girl named Ellie. It's about a possum sorcerer, who through his anger and attempt to get revenge, curses a traffic light. His curse causes a rip in the fabric of the world. A rip that must be closed tight.
It's about Keepers and Guardians who can close these rips and can stop evil from coming into the world. It's about a messenger named Serina, who is both a bird and a human and is a flight of blue messenger. It's about how she guides Kai and Ellie to a Guardian school where Kai will be trained. Because he is special. He is the son of two Guardians, the only one, because two guardians cannot have children together. He must be the one to end the evil. It's also about how the three of them learn the history behind the three realms and how the middle realm became separated from the higher realm. (I don't remember what the realm of evil and darkness was called, but they learn how it came to be too).
It's about how they journey into the rip to close it and seal it forever. To end the curse on the traffic light.
Overall, I really liked FOB. The world is very well set up, and the characters are very likeable. I loved how Kai and Ellie were special in their own ways and how their insecurities were very real for young people their age. I loved how Serina was so confident and so ready to help them. One of my favorite parts is when a boy at the school who is just enamored by Serina is told by Ellie that she is bethroned to another flight of blue messenger and this boy's jaw just hits the ground! It's a great scene.
That's my review of Flight of Blue. A blog that I follow also reviewed it and you can check that out here: Reader's Refuge
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