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Below is a list of our hockey training programs and links to where you can get access to each. If you are serious about becoming a better hockey player we highly recommend you start training with one of the following workout programs.
What Type of Hockey Training Program Are You Looking For?
- In-Season Hockey Training Program (Ages 14+)
- Youth In-Season Hockey Training Program
- Men's League Hockey Training Program
- Conditioning Program
- Speed Program
- Goalie Training Program
- Bodyweight "At-Home" Program
- "At-Home" Follow Along Program
- Hockey Yoga
- 9-Minute Hockey Workouts
- Core Program
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Or sort through our full list of hockey training programs below…
Exclusive Hockey Training VIP Membership
This is the absolute best product we offer here at HockeyTraining.com and it was created for the hockey player who is ready to take his/her game to new heights and start to dominate on the ice.
Our VIP Membership will give you access to EVERY single Hockey Training Program we offer here at HockeyTraining.com, and any program we release in the future as long as you are a paying member!
The value of this program is $5,000+ if you add up the value of each program loaded into the member's area, and that doesn't even factor in the bonuses that come with being a VIP member.
As a VIP member, you will also receive access to a secret VIP group, where we share private tips, bonus workouts, hockey training videos, as well as offer a live QnA session monthly to answer any specific hockey training questions our VIP members have.
If becoming a better hockey player is something you are serious about – this is what you need to get there!
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2018 In-Season Hockey Training Program
Are you ready to make this season your best hockey season ever?
NHL players are training during the hockey season despite their crazy schedule with games, practices, and tons of travel…
Do you know why?
Hockey players can lose their speed and power within just 2 weeks if they aren't training properly.
The speed, power, and explosiveness, mobility, and conditioning levels that hockey players can lose in a 5-7 month hockey season can be detrimental…
If you're on this page I'm guessing you want to become a better hockey player, right? So why would you not be training during the hockey season if it has been proven to increase on-ice performance?
Our brand new and improved 2018 In-Season Hockey Training Program is specialized to have you maintaining or even improving on your skating speed, power and explosiveness, conditioning levels, and mobility throughout the season so that you can dominate all-season long!
Click here to get access to the 2018 In-Season Program…
Men's League Hockey Training Program
Men's League Hockey is supposed to be fun, and it usually is… but it's a TON more fun when you are dominating on the ice and winning championships with your team!
And that's what we've designed Men's League Annihilation to help you do…
Our Men's League Annihilation program is designed for Men's League players anywhere from 19-60+ years old who are looking to become better hockey players. We've designed the program to help you skate faster, get in better hockey shape so you can have energy for the entire game, and become an all-around more dominant player out there on the ice.
Us older hockey players don't have as much time to spend in the gym as the younger elite players, so this training program was designed with just 3 intense workouts per week, and the workouts are designed to get you in and out of the gym in under an hour.
Men's League Annihilation has a full 100% Triple Guarantee – if you don't love the program and notice massive improvements on the ice you pay nothing. Just email us within 60 days and let us know. We are that confident in the results because we've seen them on Men's League players time and time again.
Click here to get access to Men's League Annihilation…
Youth In-Season Training Program
It's often overlooked, but even youth hockey players should be training during the hockey season to continue their improvements throughout the 6-8 month hockey season.
Without training during the season kids would be losing out on 2/3rds of the year. Who do you think will improve more: a hockey player training for 4 months in the off-season, or a player who trains during the off-season but also a couple of times throughout the week during the season as well? Of course, it's going to be the player training year-round!
After great feedback from our Youth Hockey Training Program, we've created our Youth In-Season Training Program aimed at youth players between the ages of 12 and 14 years old. This program will help youth players continue to increase their speed and power, strength, agility, hockey conditioning, and overall athleticism throughout the season, so that they can dominate all year long and set themselves up for future success!
Click here to get access to the Youth In-Season Training Program…
Youth Hockey Training Guide
Please don't be one of the hockey parents who believe training can "stunt your growth" or that training is unsafe for young hockey players.
You will be doing your child a disservice if you don't help them out with their hockey training at a young age.
If you want to help your kid become a better hockey player you need to read our "Youth Hockey Training Guide" which will teach you cutting edge and safe training methods for youth athletes 13-years-old and younger, and provide a training program that they can follow at home.
Do your kid a favor and help them become the star hockey player on their team…
Click here to get the Youth Hockey Training Guide…
Next Level Speed 2.0 – Hockey Speed Training
One of the biggest complaints we hear from hockey players is that they lack explosiveness on the ice and struggle to get to the top speeds that they need to in order to be a dominant player.
Does this sound familiar? Don't worry you aren't alone. Even the best athletes can struggle with power and explosiveness on the ice.
This is when the Next Level Speed 2.0 Hockey Workouts come into play.
This is a full 3-phase hockey training system that is designed to turn you into a completely new, and blazing fast player.
Within the program we will be increasing your starting speed so you can be more explosive, improving your agility and change of direction so you can create more space on the ice, and working on bringing your acceleration to all new level so you can start blowing by opponents, getting more breakaways, and scoring more goals!
Click here to get access to the Next Level Speed 2.0 program…
Hockey Core Program
This is often the "missing link" for hockey players who are looking to take their game to the next level…
We all know that speed, power and explosiveness is key in becoming a standout and dominant player, but if your core isn't strong and powerful you will be limited in those areas…
This hockey core training program provides you with hockey-specific core workouts that will help you develop a core built for hockey so you can skate faster, shoot harder, win puck battles, move quicker, and all around become a better player…
In the program you will find workouts for both at home when you don't have equipment to use, and at the gym when you have access to some equipment – making it great for all hockey players…
If you want to unleash your true potential on the ice you need a core built for hockey, and this program is going to get you there!
Click here to get access to the Hockey Core Training Program…
Next Level Conditioning 2.0 Program
You can have the most hockey skill in the world, but if you're not in proper hockey game shape you won't stand out on the ice for long.
This Next Level Conditioning program is designed to give you NHL player like conditioning, so you don't fatigue in the third period when the game is on the line.
Have you ever noticed you slow down in the later part of the games? This program will help you have the same energy in the third period as you do in the first. You will be skating faster and scoring more goals because of it.
This is a full 3-phase conditioning program that will have you peaking for tryouts or training camp and have you entering in the best shape of your life. It also includes workouts you can do with no equipment at all!
If you want to take your game to the next level you need to be the player who stands out on the ice throughout the entire game. The Next Level Conditioning 2.0 program will take you to that elite level.
Click here to get access to Next Level Conditioning…
At-Home Follow Along Program
How many times have you skipped a workout because you haven't had the time to go to the gym?
Don't feel bad. Life gets in the way for everyone, and it's tough to make it to every single hockey training session. Sometimes with the drive to the gym, warm up and workout, a full training session can take up to 2 hours of your day, and sometimes that just doesn't work with your schedule.
This is why we've created the "At-Home Follow Along Hockey Workouts" training program! In this program, you will get access to four different workouts that can be done at home with no equipment at all in less than 30 minutes. And the best part about it? They are "follow along" workouts – so you will be watching the videos and doing the workouts alongside us with instructions!
Click here to get access to the At-Home Follow Along Program…
Bodyweight Training Program
Don't have a gym membership or the time to get to a gym on a daily basis? This is a full hockey training program that you can do from home with minimal equipment!
This bodyweight program uses only your own body weight as resistance, and the only piece of equipment we recommend you have for the training is a chin-up bar (which are usually inexpensive or easy to build).
Because we only use body weight resistance in this program it makes it a great program for all ages – from youth players up to the oldest hockey players.
The program includes 3 full phases of training, with all types of training covered: speed, conditioning, total body, lower and upper body. If you want to become a better hockey player but don't have access to all of the regular gym equipment, this is the program you need!
Click here to get access to the Bodyweight Training Program…
Hockey Yoga Follow Along Videos
There's a reason that many NHL players practice yoga during the off-season (and some during the season). Yoga is very beneficial for all athletes, and especially hockey players with the tightnesses that we have from long seasons.
Tightnesses often occur in the hips, shoulders, ankles – all of which can prevent you from being the best hockey player you can be.
For example, tight hips can limit your skating stride, not allowing you to skate as fast as you should be able to.
In our Hockey Yoga videos we will walk you through different hockey yoga practices that are made for hockey players!
Click here to get "Hockey Yoga"
9-Minute Hockey Workouts
Have you ever skipped a hockey training sessions because you don't have time?
Here is the solution for all hockey players who have a busy lifestyle!
These are 9-Minute hockey workouts designed to be done at home with no equipment at all, for the days when you get too busy.
Yup, just 9 minutes of training. We've used the science-based research behind the super quick, ultra-intense workouts and made them hockey specific to help you become a better hockey player – even if you are too busy to make it to the gym.
Because these are bodyweight movements this progam is great for hockey players of all ages!
Click here to get "9-Minute Hockey Trainer"
Hockey Skills Drills
Part of training during the off-season should include some hockey skills work as well. We've created a Hockey Skills Drills program that provides you with off-ice stickhandling and shooting training that you can do from home with very limited equipment needed!
As long as you have somewhere to stickhandle and shoot at home you will be able to follow these Hockey Skills Drills workouts that will help you improve both your stickhandling and your shot.
We provide printable workout sheets to follow and video demonstrations of each stickhandling and shooting drill in the program. This program is great for all ages of hockey players, and is also included as a free bonus with our Youth, Men's League and Off-Season Domination training programs!
Click here to sign up for our Hockey Skills Drills training…
1-on-1 High-Level Coaching Package
WARNING: This is only for serious hockey players.
Although we have a ton of great hockey training programs to choose from here at HockeyTraining.com, the best option for all athletes is always to have a 100% customized program created for your individual needs.
This is where the 1-on-1 high-level coaching package comes into play.
Coach Garner will work with you 1-on-1 to create an individualized hockey training and nutrition package to ensure you are crushing your performance goals. Of course, this is a high priced package, as you are working 1-on-1 with Dan, but it is worth every penny if you are serious about becoming a better hockey player.
This program is by application only. Click here to learn more and apply now.
High-Performance Hockey Testing
A weak link will also hold back a hockey player's performance.
You can be the fastest skater in the world, but if you aren't in great condition for the game of hockey, you will have heavy legs and won't have the energy to skate fast for the entire game.
And if you're in great condition, but don't have the power and explosiveness needed for elite speed your performance on the ice will be held back.
This High-Performance Hockey Testing package includes a series of tests to perform during the off-season to figure out which area(s) you need to improve on to become a more dominant hockey player.
We will take you through a series of hockey specific tests and then have you key in on those areas throughout the off-season to ensure you are ready to light it up next hockey season! High-Performance Hockey Testing is included in our Off-Season Domination program as a free bonus, but also available below at a great price!
Click here to get access to our High-Performance Hockey Testing Package…
Goalie Training Program – "Engineered Shutouts"
The biggest mistake goalies are making in modern-day hockey is training on the same program as the rest of their team. Although comradery is built in the gym when everybody is training together, comradery is a far cry from true sports performance program optimization.
Remember, you're in the gym to become a better goalie, not a better weightlifter. Goalies have incredibly different mobility, strength, power, agility, conditioning, reaction time, and speed demands than their defensive and offensive counterparts. Because of these differences, you need to train for your unique position to support your unique needs.
Although, it's not your fault. As it currently stands there is very little concrete and proven advice out there for the goalies who want to take their game to the next level by utilizing a goalie specific off-ice training program. That changes today.
The Engineered Shutout workouts include 3 phases that will have you stopping more pucks than ever and have you entering each game with the cool, calm, confidence that is a known trait of the NHL greats. It also includes goalie specific game day nutrition and workouts you can do with no equipment at all!
If you want to take your game to the next level you need to be the goalie your team can rely on in those high-pressure moments. The Engineered Shutouts Goalie Training Program will take you to that elite level.
Click here to get access to Engineered Shutouts and Start Stopping More Pucks!
Lighting The Lamp Training Program
Do you wish you could score more goals? Of course you do… who doesn't like scoring goals? Well, good news…
Our new "Lighting The Lamp" grip strength training guide is designed to help you score more goals by helping you get a quicker, harder and more accurate shot.
This Lighting The Lamp program includes a full 19-week training plan that will help you increase your grip strength leading to more goals. The workouts are very quick and can be added at the end of your current training sessions or done alone. You will only need to do 2-3 workouts per week to improve your shot in just a few short weeks!
Full details on what you will receive with this program can be found by clicking on the link below to watch a quick presentation about the product.
Click here to start scoring more goals now!
Men's League 1 Month Blitz
Our second program designed for older (20+ years old) hockey players is an advanced training program that will help hockey players shed unwanted body fat, leading to blazing quick speed and better on ice conditioning.
Think of the fastest skater on your team. Imagine you gave them a 25-pound weight to carry around with them on the ice when skating. Of course, they would be a much slower skater. That is what extra body fat is doing to you!
This 4-week program is a fat loss blitz designed for hockey players to help improve speed and power, quickness, and conditioning making you an all-around better and more dominant player on the ice. The results are backed by our 100% satisfaction guarantee like all of our hockey training programs, so give it a try by clicking on the link below.
Click here to get access to Men's League 1 Month Blitz…
Hockey Coaches – Next Level Coaching
Are you a hockey coach who wants to help your team win a championship?
In order to help your hockey team win more games, and ultimately a championship, you need to make sure that they are one of the fastest and best-conditioned teams on the ice.
Old school drills, like "suicides", at the end of hockey practices won't get the job done these days, and you need to start incorporating proper hockey training and conditioning drills if you want to help your team win.
Dan has created the ultimate guide for hockey coaches that will teach you about proper hockey training for your team, and give you access to workouts and drills you can do with your team that will make them not only in better hockey condition but also faster skaters because of it. And we all know that speed wins hockey games.
Click here for access the Next Level Coaching guide…
Off-Season Domination
If you're ready to dominate this off-season so that next hockey season is your best yet, this is the program you need. Off-Season Domination 2018 is the absolute best hockey training program we offer and will turn you into a game-changer and dominant hockey player!
You will receive access to our full 6-Phase hockey training program, that will run you through NHL style weightlifting, mobility, speed, and conditioning training to help you skate faster, get in better hockey condition, become more powerful and explosive, and overall become a whole new hockey player.
Along with the training, you will receive 4 massive bonus packages included with the program. Now the question for you is… Are you ready to make next year your best hockey season yet and dominate every night you step on the ice? Yes or no?
If you answered yes, OSD 2018 isn't just a recommendation – you NEED to get started today, so we can help you crush next hockey season!
Click here to get access to our Off-Season Domination 2018 program…
Hockey Nutrition Package
If you've been following our Hockey Training material you know how big of a role nutrition plays in becoming an elite hockey player and realizing your true potential on the ice. We are now offering a full Hockey Nutrition Program that includes the following:
Hockey Nutrition Guide – a 24-page guide explaining nutrition and the role it has on hockey players
"Eating Out" Guide – a guide to help hockey players make good nutritional choices when eating on the go
Designing Hockey Meal Plans – how to design meal plans based on your personal goals
Hockey Player's Grocery List – a preferred food list helping you make healthy choices at the grocery store
Hockey Supplement Guide – a 35-page guide explaining nutritional supplements that can be beneficial to hockey players
"Done For You" Hockey Meal Plans – You will choose a customized meal plan depending on your current size and goals (gaining weight, losing fat, maintaining weight), and we will be providing you with a meal plan that is very simple to follow using the nutritional guidelines laid out in the program.
If you were to hire Coach Garner to create this nutrition package for you, it would cost well over $500, but we are offering the full Off-Season Hockey Nutrition Package for just
$197 $97 for a limited time!
Click here to purchase the Off-Season Nutrition Package
Hockey Conditioning 101 Webinar
Are you a hockey player that struggles to stay at full speed in the third period when the game is on the line? Do you have to shorten your shifts because you're tired?
Don't let your conditioning hold you back!
95% of hockey players aren't training properly for conditioning, and in this 1-hour presentation, Dan shows you the mistakes hockey players are making, and how to train your conditioning properly as a hockey player.
Conditioning has a direct correlation with speed, and we all know to be the best hockey player on the ice you need to be fast. Watch this webinar and learn how to train like the pros.
While Dan charges hundreds of dollars for live seminars, this online Webinar version gives us a chance to offer it to you at a steal of a price. Instead of paying hundreds of dollars, today you can get instant access to the Hockey Conditioning 101 Webinar for just $47.
So are you ready to be the best player on the ice? To stand out and be the guy counted on to score the big goals?
Click here to purchase the Hockey Conditioning 101 Webinar Video
Hockey Speed Development Webinar
Speed kills in hockey, and if you can increase your speed on the ice you will instantly become a better player.
The great thing is that speed can be taught through proper skating and training for speed. In this webinar video Coach Dan talks about stride length vs stride frequency and how to train each. He also covers agility and conditioning, which both tie into speed.
You will learn how to properly train for power (speed) and what NOT to do with your training, why and how nutrition plays a role in speed, and how to schedule your speed training. The running time for this hockey speed development training video is 55 minutes, and you can get access today for just $47.
Click here to purchase the Hockey Speed Development Webinar Video
More About Hockey Training Programs:
There are two different "seasons" for a hockey player – the in-season and the off-season. Hockey players need to be training differently during these two seasons in order to get the most out of their hockey training and improve on the ice.
The off-season is when hockey players will need to have a 100% focus on their training and work hard at getting stronger, more powerful and more explosive, which will directly transfer to being faster, more explosive and all around better on the ice during the season. A professionally designed hockey training program is necessary to ensure you are going through the proper periodization so you come into training camp or tryouts at your best.
During the season our goal is to maintain the improvements and gains we made during the off-season so that we can perform at a top level throughout the season and stay injury free. Hockey players that don't have a proper hockey training program in place to follow during the season will often get weaker, more injury prone, and start to decline at the end of the season when the most important games are being played. We create our in-season hockey training programs to ensure that you will be dominating your opponents all the way throughout your hockey season.


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With DT-like wobbliness, the camera happens upon an alley, deserted aside from a few wet reflections of pasty yellow from a nearby streetlamp and two adult waifs screwing against a brick wall. The lens teeter-totters closer to the couple as, apparently, perfunctory passion turns to violence turns to the voiding of consent—not only on the part of the female being gripped unkindly by the male's calligraphically thin arms, but on the part of the audience, who's no longer observing action, but is now being forced to witness a transaction of sociopolitical advantage. They finish, the woman threatens the man rancorously with a beating from her brother, and both plunge into the surrounding night in opposite directions. The camera trails the man, who, within seconds, has retrieved a knapsack containing his only possessions, and is hurtling out of Manchester, as we later learn, by pinched auto to an ex-girlfriend's in London.
The above is about as much of an exposition as we get from Mike Leigh's biliously post-Thatcher—which is to say post-apocalyptic—salvo Naked, a film that effectively consummates the phlegmatic Labour Party politics of the director's previous work with centripetal aggression. The dramatic impetus limned above is simple enough to be Hitchcockian: A man is carried away by a mistake and flees the scene of his embarrassment to avoid controversy. But the nebulousness of the "rape" and the sinister fear exhibited by this black-cloaked, unruly whiskered protagonist, Johnny (David Thewlis), are interpretative nuisances (of what significance is the inner conflict of a self-destructive character in a landscape already destroyed?) Johnny quickly becomes embroiled in the usual twentysomething mishaps: After arriving in London he sleeps with his ex's punkish, pot-smoking roommate, then tires of the triangle's entrapment and sets off on an odyssey through the seventh ring hell of the city's after hours working class. Throughout, his acerbic, over-educated wit-spittle substitutes as a moral—or immoral, as the case may be—compass. (When the ex questions "how he got there," he launches into a morbid description of the Big Bang, followed by Darwinian sarcasm, and capped with a Malthusian denouement and a "sprinkle [of] some grated cheese.")
The movie's sickly, urban gray-green-and-black color palette (courtesy of Dick Pope), as well as the aimless citizenry that comprises the cast, insinuates an uncluttered legislative thesis behind the grimly rendered world. But unlike Peter Greenaway's more sturdily allegorical The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Naked resists one-to-one historical correlations or even cause-related psychoanalytical readings. From the way he spontaneously grunts and clenches his face while moseying up and down stairwells, it's not hard to infer Johnny's undiagnosed disorder, but the film is hardly a plea for socialized health care; if anything, Johnny's unkempt irascibility seems to have been selected by nature as an expedient defense mechanism. Leigh's screen traffic has political overtones, to be sure, just as it has romantic ones; intimate moments between Johnny and ex-girlfriend Louise (Lesley Sharp) nearly classify Naked as a breakup film. At the smoldering core, however, Naked is most indelibly a complexly loving humanist polemic scrawled in piss and vinegar.
Prior to Naked, Leigh's cinema was one of incisive communalism, whittling sociological arrowheads either out of exemplars of uptight trends (the hilarious Nuts in May) or portraits of the interpersonal effects of economic malaise on impromptu families (Bleak Moments). The density of Naked, however, is oriented entirely around a single character who's neither an efficient "everyman" surrogate for our shock at the film's depictions of crime and penury nor a keen enough spokesperson for England's seething populations. He's sarcastic, filthy, sneering, intelligent but paranoid, capriciously helpful and resentful. And the remainder of the characters are essentially well-wrought foils that tease out Johnny's dizzying mercurialness.
Sophie (Katrin Cartlidge), the disheveled roommate of Johnny's ex, becomes a tool with which to perform carnal amusement and possibly rile the ex's jealousy; later, when it's clear that Johnny has no feelings for her, Sophie becomes distraught to the point of vacating both the apartment and the narrative. Then there's the steely, affluent predator Jeremy (Greg Cruttwell), who offends and gnaws at the faces of women in a subplot that collides viciously with the primary one; his undeserved, unexplained wealth and repugnant demeanor suggest that as hateful as Johnny is, there are more severely inhumane culprits with more power in this environment. And when Johnny tours London's underbelly, he plays part anthropologist and part soothsayer to the mottled throng; an uncontrollably flinching Scot hunting for his girlfriend funnily brings out the former, while a kindly, portly night watchman (Peter Wight) provokes the ferocity of the latter. In another, semi-satirical sequence, Johnny startles a chauffeur from napping and is invited into the posh car until the driver realizes—without, remarkably, any visible emotive shift on the actor's part—his error. Johnny's appearance and demeanor curdle the milk of human kindness, even if they resist demonization.
Indeed, there are those who will stop short of demonizing Johnny and those who see in him a frenzied funhouse mirror. Despite our differing approaches to intercourse, there are discomfiting similarities between the manner in which Johnny and myself are socially "received," though I imagine that most intellectual misfits can parse themselves in some fashion through Thewlis's performance. The film clearly wants us to internalize Johnny's experiential perspective: The detachedly innocent handheld work of the opening grows slicker and more fluid throughout the running time, and by Johnny's silhouetted eschatological monologue, the curious, upward tilting angles seem subtly informed by his mania. Some of my own identification might further be arbitrary corporeal congruency; as of this writing I am awkwardly lanky and underweight due to illness, as well as prone to grimacing, with a face and head that sprout unruly tufts of wiry, dirty blond hair. I own a long, black pea coat, and I become darkly anonymous by wearing it.
But part of the ease with which I can articulate a spiritual affinity with Johnny speaks to the character's archetypal anti-socialism. His proclivity for puns toys with conversation in a manner that flies over the heads of most of his companions. (Upon gripping Sophie's breasts he whispers, "Thanks for the mammaries.") He also possesses a voracious curiosity toward that which disgusts him; his fascination with biology and evolution primarily furnishes him with more reasons to condescend to the human race. And he's unwilling to accept fondness toward his person as anything but fatuous or misleading—and surely anyone who has ever begged off belonging to clubs that would have him as a member can in a sense empathize with Johnny's desire to denote bombs beneath prospective supporters. Yet there's also the sense that the above bitterness is a calculated act, or perhaps an appropriation of tendencies outside of Johnny's control that deserve sympathy—particularly in the tender interactions between Johnny and his erstwhile lover Louise. Upon finding her battered old boyfriend in her apartment, and then being insulted by him directly after arriving home from work, Louise grimly smiles, saying, "I can see you haven't changed." Louise's agency at the film's end in warding off the gigglingly ruthless advances of Jeremy, who's revealed as her and Sophie's landlord, also implies that her passivity toward Johnny's intermittent abuse is a similarly calculated expression of love—even if it fails to fashion a sustainably dysfunctional dynamic between them.
It's debatable whether finding one's self in such pathological fictive constructs has any interpersonal use; I can't learn from Johnny's mistakes any more than I can confront my misanthropy through his (non-existent) "redemption." More than a model for self-empowerment or a cautionary effigy, however, I have recognized the potential of Johnny's near-fungal lifestyle as a far more potent influence on critical voice. Johnny is, in many ways, a termite critic par excellence. He's itinerant and weightless. He moves uncomfortably close to handle roughly that which attracts him. He processes all information with shamanic alarmism, fashioning batshit, species-wide conspiracy theories that are either useful subterfuge or clever self-validation for his incessant anxiety. He fetishizes subtext, even in the sense of industrial metropolitan underbellies. (He stops at one random moment to feel the "vibrations" of the city beneath London, one of subways and pipes and other municipal entrails.) He's both skeptical and open-minded, both pilgrim and untouchable.
But most crucially, Johnny understands that there are pressures both aesthetic and global to which reacting with lucidity is monstrously dishonest. Coherence is the onus of expository text; while the obligation has been long since pulverized by the practitioners of other expressive techniques, critics continue to stuffily cart it about like a pack of pallbearers. Likewise, compared to Johnny's boundary-chewing animus, the remainder of the world he inhabits appears to be in a state of reflexive mourning: When some thugs beat Johnny up for a passing lark, it feels grossly casual, and even the psychopathic Jeremy appears listlessly supercilious. Johnny, on the other hand, launches into a tirade during one scene at the incendiary suggestion that he might merely be "bored." The critical impulse is often tethered to a fierce self-destructiveness; at our most useful, we unleash dangerous ideas that are intended, at some level, to be virulently rebutted and scoffed at. Any assessment of the value of these ideas must be structured around their ability to rouse others from torpidity. Criticism, at its most trenchant, stimulates as the at-first-befuddling tug of the hair or the interpretatively panicked blow to the gut. Comfort must be eschewed at all costs, a realization that also befalls Johnny, and quite rudely. His response to that epiphany is a motto ripe for the picking: "I hope that you dream about me. And I hope that you wake up screaming."
Naked would not be half the achievement it is without Dick Pope's grime-accentuating cinematography and Andrew Dickson's plaintively pulsing score, and the clarity offered by Criterion's high-def upgrade deepens their abetting of Johnny's rampage. One hesitates to call the 1080p transfer "spotless," given the milieu, but the additional lines of detail provide a visceral cleanliness to the pale flesh tones and darkened alleyways. The new restoration isn't notably different in tone from Criterion's original release in 2005, but the boost in resolution further enhances our enveloping by Johnny's perspective. This is a London infested with filth, begging to be put out of its misery.
The supplements are the same as on the 2005 release, with the plum still being the revealing commentary between Mike Leigh, David Thewlis, and Katrin Cartlidge that, among other things, lays to rest a number of myths about the director's putatively "scriptless" shooting methods. In a video interview, Neil LaBute compares Thewlis to Marlon Brando; there's also a decent discussion of the film by Leigh from a 1990's BBC program. Finally, there's Leigh's 1987 TV short The Short and Curlies, also starring Thewlis in a nearly nebbish role that stands astoundingly perpendicular to his turn as Johnny. The context provided by these extras is valuable if only to suggest the studied meticulousness and rare inspiration that bore the masterpiece of Naked into being.
Mike Leigh and David Thewlis's cerebral rape and pillage in the village of Naked peel back the maggot-infested curtain of Thatcher's London to reveal an atom of hope.

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Our farmed Kampachi belly (かんぱち) sashimi is perfect on sushi or for appetizers. This highly prized, flavorful section of the fish is always in high demand. Fish For Sushi's kampachi has a rich savor and firm texture, similar to hamachi but leaner and less oily. Kampachi is a popular item in top Japanese restaurants.
Health Benefits
When it comes to lean protein, omega-3 and omega 6 fatty acids, it doesn't get any heart healthier.
Fish Facts
Kampachi can be found in waters worldwide--from the coasts of Kenya to South Africa in the Western Pacific, and in the Eastern Pacific from California to Peru and down to the Galapagos Islands. They are not common in the Eastern Atlantic, but can be found in the Western Atlantic from Cape Cod to northern Argentina - with the exception of areas off the coast of South Carolina.
Origin: USA (Farmed)
How to Prepare
- Defrost Kampachi sashimi in package in refrigerator for 6-7 hours
- Remove from package, rinse and wrap in paper towel.
- Refrigerate until you're ready to enjoy.
Additional Info
Kampachi cuts easily and efficiently, with few bones and a small bloodline. Kampachi a favorite for sashimi, sushi and ceviche/poke dishes. It cooks quickly in its natural oils and is superb with a wide variety of simple and complex flavors and treatments.


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Apple iPhone 7 new features – iPhone 7 announced with water resistance, dual cameras, and no headphone jack – After an interval, Apple has launched publicly iPhone7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The look of iPhone7 and iPhone 7 Plus is as similar as the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. Every series of iPhone comes with an eventual updates compare than the earlier series. Therefore, it is expected that iPhone 7 will be launched globally with some additional attractive updates and it might be one of the best products in the global market.
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iPhone 7 expected launch date
iPhone 7 is being launched today on 7th of September. As per in recent tradition of Apple, it has been usually releasing its product in 2nd week of September. It is expected that iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be launched in the week of September 12 to September, 16 for the US market.
On the other hand, there is a rumor that in this year Apple will launch its next generation iPhone7 and iPhone 7 Plus in two different dates. The reason might have been taken due to global competition in the market.
iPhone 7 new features
According to the latest updates, Apple has added an interactive improvement with the hexacore A10 processor which will boost the performance of the gadget. Since the iPhone 6s model has already been launched in September 2015 with dual core processor against the smartphones of other brands with the quad-core processor. Therefore, iPhone 7 with a hexacore processor is going to come in the market is a huge question to us until it comes in the global market. If it turns out to be true then it no doubt will be a benchmark. iPhone 7 new features
In terms of the RAM it is also expecting iPhone 7 is going to come with better RAM to support and accelerate high-end processor, it might be 3GB RAM. However as per some of the opinion that 3GB RAM will only be available in iPhone 7 Plus model.
Finally, it is certain that iPhone 7 is definitely come with a better processor with some other updates if not a hex processor.
Apple iPhone 7 Price
However it will difficult to speculate about the price of iPhone 7 as well as iPhone 7 Plus but based on the previous price of its product it is expected to remain more or less iPhone 7 of $850 for 16GB, $1000 for 64GB and $1100 for 128GB.
Apple iPhone 7 Rumors
Since the expectations of users are very high from the next generation of phones. There are a number rumors have been speculated in respect of its several features apart from most of the others are rather probable. In both model iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus it is expected to come with camera improvements with the larger 5.5-inch offering tipped to sport a dual camera setup. To power the new both devices it is expected to use a new Apple A10 SoC. It is also expected to bump up the memory to 3GB of RAM. As far as the storage capacity is a concern it is expected to boost the base storage from 16GB to 32 GB and the top-end variant from 128GB to 256GB. iPhone 7 new features
Another rumour is related to its audio jack and it reports that of 3.5 mm audio jack will be removed in next iPhone models and it will do due to ensure very slim shape and to give users better audio quality.
It is also hoped to boost the display resolution of its next iPhone models iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus to sport resolutions of 1080×1920 pixels and 1440×2560 pixels in place of the current iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus sport resolutions of 750×1334 pixels.


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Well that came round quickly!
It only seems like yesterday that RISE OF THE WOLF was published, and now the second Wereworld novel is officially available in bookstores and online. To celebrate, I spent the afternoon speaking with children at Westbrook Old Hall School in Warrington, where they hosted my talk and invited kids from St Stephens (Warrington) and St Aidans (St Helens) along. Had a smashing time, and its a school I've got an awful lot of time for.
Piccies below are from my visit to St John Bosco school in Liverpool the other week, the school Colleen Rooney attended no less. Yes, that's a caricature I did of myself prior to getting the girls to caricature one another. I left the school content in the knowledge that I'd destroyed some friendships there.
Anyway, dashing off with this brief blog today - am up to my double chins in the edit of Wereworld Book Three - no, I won't give away the title yet. But as soon as I can this will be the first place that hears.
Bada Bling!
I'm that Curtis Jobling, writer and illustrator. You may know me as designer of "Bob the Builder" (sorry) and creator of "Raa Raa the Noisy Lion" and "Frankenstein's Cat". I'm also the author of the "Wereworld" series of fantasy horror novels and the darkly comic YA thriller "Haunt". Published by Puffin, Penguin US, Simon & Schuster and Egmont around the world.
Thursday, July 07, 2011
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CC: Foreword, Preface, and Introduction
CC Ādi 1.50 — The Supreme Personality of Godhead [svayaṁ bhagavān] taught Brahmā and made him self-realized.
CC Ādi 1.51 — "Please hear attentively what I shall speak to you, for transcendental knowledge about Me is not only scientific but also full of mysteries.
CC Ādi 1.52 — "By My causeless mercy, be enlightened in truth about My personality, manifestations, qualities and pastimes.Read More


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Vijay Eswaran is a successful Malaysian businessman and is currently the Executive Chairman of the QI Group. The headquarters of the QI Group is in Hong Kong. In 2011, Forbes declared him as one of the 48 "Heroes of Philanthropy."
Vijay was born on October 7, 1960, in Penang, Malaysia to Vijayaratnam Saravanamuthu, an employee of the Malaysian Ministry of Labor and Pushpavathy Chinnaiah, a teacher. In his childhood, he had to travel a lot because of his father's job.
He received his degree in Socio – Economics from the London School Of Economics on 1984. After his graduation, Vijay stayed back in Europe for a year. During one year he was busy in carrying out odd jobs like plucking grapes in France, cab driving in London, etc., He became interested in the Binary System Marketing and thus obtained a professional qualification from CIMA. He also gained his MBA degree from the Southern Illinois University later in 1986.
Vijay had a little stint in the field of multilevel marketing while he was working part time in Synaptics, U.S. However, he then took multilevel marketing seriously after being a part of the Cosway Group, Philippines. When he finally returned to Asia in 1998, Vijay co-founded a multilevel marketing company which is now known as QI Group. The company is a giant e-commerce conglomerate with businesses in travel, media, telecom, luxury products, fitness, wellness, training and corporate investments. The company has regional offices in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. QI Group is expanded to about ten countries all over the world.
Vijay Eswaran is an excellent speaker and gives speeches on management and business mantras. He has spoken in the sixth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in India. He has also spoken at the World Economic Forum. Vijay has also authored many books. He published his first book namely In the Sphere Of Silence in 2005. In the book, he mainly discusses the management of personal life and how he starts each day of his life with an hour of silence and reflective contemplation. His interactive program called Thought of the Day is also very popular. He has written other books like In the Thinking Zone, 18 Stepping Stones and On the Wings of Thought.


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Weight-bearing exercise, like carrying heavy golf bags, increases bone density. So a game of golf may help you lower your risk of osteoporosis and hip fractures.
A study done a few years ago measured the bone density of 74 female Japanese caddies, ranging in age from 20 to 59. The study found that the caddies had higher bone density than an age-matched control group of office workers and housewives.
The caddies walked 5 miles a day three days a week while toting golf bags. Researchers believe the walking and weight of the bags loaded their bones, which helped the caddies maintain bone density and slow bone loss after menopause.
Even if you don't carry your clubs, in order to get the most benefit (and avoid injury) from a game of golf, warm up before you play.
"Recreational golfers usually don't consider golf a sport, and they don't condition and stretch for it," says Betsy Voyles, P.T., who teaches a golf wellness program in Chicago. Most injuries occur on holes 1 through 4 because golfers don't warm up properly, and on holes 15 through 18 because of fatigue.
Voyles advises arriving at least 20 minutes before tee time to stretch. "Most of us begin with a couple of bad rotations and then we are off. Full-body rotation should be the last thing we do." At the very least, she suggests doing these three stretches before the first tee:
Side stretch. Stand with your arms above your head, holding a golf club in your hands. Slowly bend to the right and take two deep breaths. Then bend to the left and hold for two deep breaths.
Calf stretch. Place both hands against a tree at chest level and stand arm's length away. Keeping your right foot on the ground and the leg slightly bent, move your left foot behind. Press the left heel to the ground until you feel a stretch in your left calf. Alternate legs and repeat.
Trunk and upper body stretch. Hold a club behind your neck, keeping your head and neck straight. Keep your knees slightly bent. Rotate slowly to the right. Hold your position 10 to 20 seconds. Then rotate slowly to the left. Hold your position 10 to 20 seconds. Repeat two to three times.
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Same Kind of Different As Me, by Hall, Moore & Vincent
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- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 3/11/2008
A dangerous, homeless drifter who grew up picking cotton in virtual slavery. An upscale art dealer accustomed to the world of Armani and Chanel. A gutsy woman with a stubborn dream. A story so incredible no novelist would dare dream it. It begins outside a burning plantation hut in Louisiana . . . and an East Texas honky-tonk . . . and, without a doubt, in the heart of God. It unfolds in a Hollywood hacienda . . . an upscale New York gallery . . . a downtown dumpster . . . a Texas ranch. Gritty with pain and betrayal and brutality, this true story also shines with an unexpected, life-changing love.


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The weekly report from the world's birdwatching capital… by Seymore Thanu
This is the time of the Yellow Bird. Sounds kind of Native American, doesn't it? It is called the time of the Yellow Bird because early August is about the time that Yellow Warblers (which are small, yellow birds) migrate en masse through Cape May.
They rank among the earliest of the passerine migrants to pass.
Passerine is ornithology (bird) talk for birds that perch.
They are the vanguard, make that the shock troops, of fall passerine migration They are also pretty easy to see, particularly after a cold front passes through. In fact, stand in the parking lot of The Nature Conservancy's preserve about half an hour after dawn and you'll see lots of small yellow birds zipping through the sky.
You'll hear them too. Sounds like they're saying ziit.
Well, that's what it sounds like to me. Other people have other interpretations, and better ears.
Now you might be wondering: why should this interest you? Put another way: why have you already dedicated thirty seconds of your life to this esoteric and largely unheralded bird.
A bird that doesn't dive at 200 mph.
Doesn't migrate in a 20,000 mile figure-eight pattern between the Arctic and Antarctic.
Doesn't mass on beaches by the thousands, eating horseshoe crab eggs.
Doesn't carry an olive branch in one foot and arrows in the other.
Isn't emblazoned on the helmet of some football franchise.
And says ziit.
Well, that's a very good question and one that begs a satisfactory answer; unless you fall into that band of the human spectrum that lives to embrace life and all its facets, wakes up every morning believing that marvels lie waiting to be discovered, thinks Cape May is just the coolest place precisely because Ma Nature is always knocking on the door and…
You like birds.
Alright then; here's your answer. The reason Yellow Warblers should interest you is because they are handsome, animated, zippy little things that are a delight for your eyes and a thread in the tapestry of your life.
Did you know that some of these zippy little Yellow Warblers are coming all the way from the Arctic? Yep, these tiny, ten gram animals nest about as far north as willow thickets are found, and they even nest here in Cape May.
Yellow Warbler, it turns out, has one of the largest distributions of any North American breeding bird. Bigger than House Finch. Bigger than Song Sparrow.
How's that for amazing?
And this little bitty warbler, a warbler so small that three of them could be sealed in an envelope and mailed for a first-class stamp, migrates all the way to South America.
More amazing still.
And (are you sitting down for this one?), this warbler exhibits more morphological variation than any other wood warbler.
Thought that would impress you. If you have a bridge party scheduled for this afternoon, please be sure to bring that up.
If you are interested in seeing your own Yellow Warbler, considering going out on a naturalist-led field trip (so you're sure not to miss it). The Cape May Bird Observatory offers expertly-led bird walks every day but Sunday throughout August, and a couple of birding boat trips on Sundays and Mondays. Just stop over to the Cape May Bird Observatory, THE place for anything to do with nature, and pick up a copy of The Kestrel Express for our full schedule of walks and boat trips. The CMBO (609-884-2736) is located at 701 East Lake Drive overlooking lovely Lake Lily in Cape May Point and is open 9:30am to 4:30pm every day. Our staff and volunteers are always glad to help with anything you need – even things you didn't know you needed yet. Check out the latest in books (including the newest Bayshore Summer by Pete Dunne – which if you bring with you on the Monday morning walk, you can get him to personalize), bird feeders, and some great new and fun merchandise – including our exclusive CMBO logo jewelry, clothing, totes, and more. Take a look at the sightings log or our website to check what's being seen, scan the bookshelves, pick up a bargain from the vintage books section, look at some of the wonderful Charley Harper merchandise, or just browse. And if you aren't fortunate enough to be in the area, visit us online www.BirdCapeMay.org – where birding Cape May is only a click away.
Seymore Thanu is none other than New Jersey's own Pete Dunne, Director of the Cape May Bird Observatory and Vice President of Natural History for New Jersey Audubon Society. Author of several books on and about nature (available at the Cape May Bird Observatory), he has written for virtually every birding publication and for The New York Times.


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To get started, you need a Google+ account. You can visit this link to get to easily get to a hangout or click on More and select Hangouts from any page in Google+.
Another very useful and cool feature is the ability to do a Hangout On Air. This will allow your hangout to be broadcast on your Google+ stream and on your YouTube channel. This is great for sharing with a large audience. It will also allow you to save the hangout to your YouTube channel where you can share the link or make it available for others to see in case they missed it. Hangouts On Air are great ways to host webinars and share PD or host study sessions for students. If you do use Google+ with students, please be aware that there is a strict over 13 policy in place. Students under 13 should not use Google+.
At the very minimum, you should definitely check out the hangouts that are happening live on Google Education On Air. Learn from educators across the globe for free. In case you missed it, you can always watch the recorded shows.
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It takes a lot of work to make a market run. It wouldn't be possible without the support and aid of our dedicated volunteers and loving community.
Volunteer Opportunities
The Anacortes Farmers Market continues to evolve and grow each year and our volunteers are an important part of our success. As a volunteer you develop a special connection to the market and your community. You will make new friends, be surrounded by creative, hardworking folks, appreciative customers and enjoy the beautiful Depot grounds. We hope you will be inspired to contribute to your market. Individuals as well as community groups are welcome!
Here are some of ways you can help us as a volunteer:
Urgent! We are hoping to collaborate with a civic or other group of volunteers to help with break-down (and possibly set-up) of market. Your group would send 2 volunteers each week to help out for 1-2 hours (beginning at about 2pm). Tasks to be completed are below.
Take Down 2:00 – 3:30 (2-3 people)
- Wipe down café tables & collect table tents
- Stack tables & chairs, store back in shed
- Collect signs/barricades
- Collect garbage/recycle stations
- Bring trash to dumpster
- Put compost/recycle in bins and wheel to curb
- Take down stage equip & tent
- Bring merch bins back to office
- Take down Info booth, tables & weightsHandyman skills appreciated! We frequently have small fix-it tasks such as fixing the ramp into the container, fixing a wheel on the hand cart, replacing nuts and bolts on canopies etc.
Set –up 7:00-9:00 Saturdays,
- Set up 12 café tables (and put on table cloths of applicable)
- Put a table tent on each table
- Wheel out stacks of chairs and set up around tables
- Put out 2 road barricades and 2 AFM Welcome signs, handicap parking signs
- Set up stage – tent, banner, weights
- Set up information tent(s), tables, weights, cart etc
- Set up 3 garbage/recycle stations
- Put bins of merchandise in Info booth
Information Booth 8:45-2:00, one to two hour shifts Saturdays ( 5-6 people)
- Provide general market information (market hours, restrooms, etc )
- Provide information about Anacortes for visitors
- Sell tokens and track incentive programs (credit card machine)
- Sell Merchandise (first shift may set up merchandise display)
- Assist with occasional surveys and do customer counts
Children's Booth – Coming Soon!
We will be seeking to collaborate with a group or just a few dedicated volunteers to help run the Power of Produce Club. Perhaps starting once a month and growing to every week, we will have children's educational activities that will require at least 2 volunteers each day. More info to come.
There is so much more to running a market than just market day! Here are some additional ways to help:
Non-market day help
- Distribute posters, fliers, schedules around town
- Put up and take down market sandwich boards (adopt a sign)
- Join a committee! (marketing, events, outreach etc)
- Additional help during larger/special events
- Possible building/repairing equipment –handyman duties
- Or perhaps you see an opportunity to help that we haven't even thought of !
- Be prepared for all weather! Dress in layers
- Strong backs preferred for a.m. & p.m. set up. There is a lot of lifting, wheeling and dragging.
Wish List
There are times when the market just needs an item of furniture or particular supplies. We may list things from time to time or ask the community for help on a project. It's a great way to help out if you can't volunteer or donate. Businesses can help too! Often the equipment we need can be found in the back room or scratch and dent pile.


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Subjects in the City is an innovative project aimed at bringing together City businesses and teachers from local schools to enrich the curriculum. The project is funded by the City of London Corporation and delivered by Southwark Education Business Alliance.
The project aims to get teachers and city business volunteers together to develop an activity that will provide a real life context to the curriculum. Some of the benefits of taking part in the programme include:
- An opportunity to link subject curriculums and a real life context
- Developing teacher knowledge on careers in the City
- Establishing connections between schools and City Businesses
- A chance to network City professionals as well as other teachers
The 2015 Subjects in the City project is currently underway and Southwark EBA has been working with local teachers and city businesses volunteers from businesses including Bristows LLP and Metro Bank.
Teachers have had the opportunity to visit city businesses, meet volunteers and have started to develop their projects.
A variety of projects are being developed, including trips for science students to a law firm to see how science has applications beyond just being a doctor or vet and how some trained doctors and vets are now lawyers.
I found the meeting engaging and insightful and I'm looking forward to collaborating with Bristows. I think my students will gain a great deal from the experience. Science teacher, Bacon's College
Other projects include developing a set of presentations aimed at exploring and explaining the legal requirements of setting up an e-commerce business for schools to sell their hand made merchandise.
As more projects come to completion, we will be updating this page with some of the resources developed that may come in useful, so make sure to check the page in the near future.
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This former train substation in Tuckahoe, NY has undergone a remarkable transformation. At over 100 years old it sits across the street from the very train station it used to service, which is now known as the Tuckahoe Metro-North train station.
The building has seen many changes over the years, but none as drastic as the recent renovation that made it a modern, energy efficient building with space available for many different tenants. One of those tenants includes the Industry 80 hair salon which is an upscale salon that, like the rest of the building has a very contemporary feel to it. Because of this, the building owner wanted an HVAC system that could not only give him the right look, but be energy efficient as well.
Because he had already heard of The Unico system, he asked Matt and Mike Carlo of Innovative Air Solutions to do the installation. The hair salon utilized two Unico 2430 (2.5 ton) blowers with Advanced Control Board and hot water coils matched to Trane condensing units. Since the hair salon is very contemporary, Matt and Mike installed the Unico system with UPC-101's used with exposed metal spiral duct. UPC-101's are kits that enable Unico outlets to come straight off of the plenum as shown. The plenum is ran around the perimeter throughout the salon for maximum comfort.
The results are spectacular. What was once an old, dilapidated part of the train station is now a high end salon catering to all types of clientele. The building owner, and the owners of the salon, Dominic Greco Trupia and Geo Greco Trupia, love the look of the ductwork and outlets, but more importantly, they love the comfort enjoyed by their customers and employees, provided by The Unico System.


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George Osborne has done a good job of filling in for David Cameron while the Conservative leader is on compassionate leave. His speech to the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce on Friday was not only rich in analysis and policy but sought, as all important political speeches should, to get people thinking.
As was widely quoted, he linked the failure of the banks to a more general social problem of excessive debt and inadequate saving:
'Our banks hold a mirror up to the worst excesses of our society. And the unsustainable debts in our banks are a reflection of unsustainable debate in our households'
The speech wasn't just rhetoric. It contained not only policy ideas but also, bravely, the suggestion of a tax increase:
'…I believe the time has come to look again at the generosity of interest deductibility in our corporate tax system….by reducing the tax breaks on debt we could potentially fund a significant reduction in the headline rate of corporation'
Given the strength of the speech, especially in comparison to some of the recent speeches I have heard from Government ministers, it is churlish to criticise but, hey, churlish is my middle name (actually it's Gertrude, but that's another story).
There were two things that Osborne could have done to make a very good speech into something really special. The first would have been to recognise how the Conservatives themselves were part of the culture of 'borrow now pay later'. Not only did they consistently call for more deregulation of financial services, but in the midst of the housing boom they advocated inheritance tax cuts that would have fuelled it even faster. More fundamentally, the Conservatism of the 1980s and 90s was in thrall just as much as New Labour to the City culture which underlay the excesses from which we are now all suffering.
Secondly, Osborne could have reflected – as Nick Clegg did to his credit yesterday – on the broader failure of governance that creates politicians so unwilling to tell the public hard truths, such as, for example, you shouldn't buy a house if you haven't saved at least some of the cost first.
In his peroration Osborne says
' The Conservatives are ready to tell people these home truths and the country is ready to hear them'
Great. But the shadow chancellor needs to tell us more about how a Conservative Government would keep itself honest when the pressure is on to make voters happy today whatever the costs for people tomorrow.


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Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology A. Raja on Friday said the auction of spectrum for 3G mobile service would be held as scheduled. "There is no change in the schedule," he told journalists here.
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has set January 14, 2010 as the date of auction.
Referring to the number of slots to be auctioned per circle, Mr. Raja said: "It would be decided by the empowered-Group of Ministers (eGoM)." Initially, it was planned to auction four slots a circle, apart from a State-run telecom firm, but the DoT now wanted only three players due to shortage of spectrum.
Reserve Price
The DoT had fixed the reserve price of spectrum at Rs.3,500 crore for the pan-Indian 3G spectrum and Rs.1,750 crore for wireless broadband (WiMAX). However, with a cut in the number of slots, revenue generation from the auction process could fall short by around Rs.5,000 crore from the earlier estimated Rs.25,000-Rs.30,000 crore.
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Sunderland attempt an upset at Old Trafford against a strong Manchester United side.
After beating Reading 3-0 on Tuesday to secure a much needed victory, pressure has eased somewhat on Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill.
Should they get thrashed by a rampant Manchester United however, that may no longer be the case, though Sir Alex Ferguson continues to be perplexed with the way his defence ships goals.
An open game is to be expected.
Venue Old Trafford, Saturday 3pm
Last season Man Utd 1 Sunderland 0
Referee Chris Foy
This season's matches 11 Y20, R0, 1.82 cards per game
Odds Man Utd 1-5 Sunderland 12-1 Draw 11-2
Manchester United
Subs from Lindegaard, Johnstone, Büttner, Powell, Macheda, Bébé, Jones, Henríquez, Hernández, Smalling, Fletcher
Doubtful Rooney (illness)
Injured Kagawa (knee, 29 Dec), Nani (hamstring, Jan), Anderson (hamstring, Jan)
Suspended None
Form guide WWWWLW
Disciplinary record Y26 R0
Leading scorer Van Persie 11
Subs from Westwood, Bramble, Kilgallon, Vaughan, Campbell, McFadden, Wickham, Saha, Ji
Doubtful Rose (ankle), Cuéllar (knock), Johnson (dead leg), Fletcher (ankle)
Injured Cattermole (knee, Feb), Brown (knee, Feb), Bardsley (knee, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide WLLDLW
Disciplinary record Y26 R0
Leading scorer Fletcher 7
SOURCE: Guardian
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 20 league matches against Sunderland, who have gone five games without a goal in this fixture. This is United's longest active Premier League run without a defeat against another club.
Sunderland haven't won at Old Trafford in 25 league and cup visits since a top-flight victory in May 1968 (D9, L16).
The Wearsiders last beat United 12 years ago in the League Cup. Their last league win in this fixture was 2-1 at home in March 1997.
Manchester United
United are vying for a 10th league win in the last 11 fixtures. A point on Saturday would ensure they are top at Christmas; the league title has been won in each of the last three seasons by the club who were in this position. However, in total, only nine of the 20 Premier League leaders at Christmas have gone on to win the title.
Their league tally of 40 goals this season is 10 more than nearest rivals Manchester City. Only once before have United scored more goals after 16 games of a Premier League season (41 goals in 2000-01).
Sir Alex Ferguson's side are unbeaten in their last 32 home league matches played at 3pm on a Saturday since a 2-1 defeat against Blackburn in September 2005.
Wayne Rooney is the youngest player to score 150 Premier League goals. He set the mark in last weekend's Manchester derby aged 27 years and 46 days. He has scored 24 of those goals in the month of December – a record surpassed only by Alan Shearer (39) and Robbie Fowler (33).
United have recovered an unrivalled 21 points from losing positions this season, coming back to win a record seven of the 10 matches in which they have trailed.
Among the top 11 sides in the table, only Spurs (25) have conceded more than United's 23 goals against in 16 games.
Darren Fletcher could make his 200th league appearance, and 250th start, for the Red Devils.
Javier Hernandez has made 99 appearances for Manchester United.
Sunderland have won just three of their last 24 Premier League matches (W3, D12, L9).
They will be attempting to register back-to-back league wins for the first time since February.
They have only gained one point from losing positions – the joint worst record in the division.
Martin O'Neill would become the first manager to defeat Manchester United with three different Premier League teams if he wins on Saturday. O'Neill had previously won with Leicester City (1-0 away in 1998) and Aston Villa (1-0 away in 2009).
John O'Shea could make his 300th Premier League appearance; 256 of those were for Manchester United.
SOURCE: BBC Sport
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Battlestar Galactica's Ron Moore wants to bring A Knight's Tale to the small screen
I don't know how many people will be with me on this one, but I loved 2001's A KNIGHT'S TALE. It boasted a great cast including Heath Ledger, Shannyn Sossamon, Mark Addy, Paul Bettany, Rufus Sewell, Alan Tudyk and Laura Fraser. Plus, the script was fun. When I see it on basic cable, I watch it. Bettany as Chaucer is one of my favorite things ever. When I first saw him in that film I go, "This dude is good. He's going to be big." But then again, everyone in it was awesome.
In an interesting turn of events, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Ron Moore will adapt the film into a small screen series for ABC. The original film written by Brian Helgeland (MAN OF FIRE, ROBIN HOOD) follows William Thatcher (Ledger), "after his master dies, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, creates a new identity for himself as a knight." It's said that the series is expected to, "stay close to the premise and the style of the movie â it is described as a medieval fantasy incorporating modern music and themes that follows the journey of a young man who starts out impersonating a knight of the realm and ends up becoming one." Moore will also have a producing credit alongside Helgeland.
I'm definitely open to checking it out on TV. Check out the trailer below to refresh your memories.
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|And yes, Laura Fraser does play Lydia on BREAKING BAD. I saw her awhile back in VIRTUAL SEXUALITY...not what you may think.


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Stacie-Dee Motoyama has been named the president/managing partner of Connolly, Tacon & Meserve. Her term runs through December 2013. Motoyama, who has been with the firm since 1999, practices in the family law arena and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dispute Resolution Center for Thurston County. The firm also named Leonard Lucenko, Jr. as vice-president and Carter W. Hick as treasurer/secretary.
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"Janice Clark immerses readers in an intricately constructed world in her debut novel"
"Janice Clark immerses readers in an intricately constructed world in her debut novel"
Reading at 57th Street Books in Hyde Park/Chicago at 6pm
O wow. Many thanks to Oprah Magazine for including The Rathbones in "Reading Room" in the August issue!
Reading in Milwaukee at 7pm.
I'll be reading at Book Cellar in Lincoln Square August 14 at 7pm.
I'm honored that the American Booksellers Association/IndieBound has selected The Rathbones for the August 2013 Indie Next List.
It's so right that The Rathbones will kick off on release day in whaling territory and my hometown: Mystic, CT, at the wonderful Bank Square Books
I'm thrilled that The Rathbones has just been announced as the August selection of The Nervous Breakdown Book Club, so if you're a member you'll be receiving a copy of The Rathbones soon, and if you're not, check it out: http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/bookclub/
The book trailer is up, with my illustrations and a perfectly mournful voiceover by my wonderful editor, Alison Callahan.


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Anchor Text Strategy
Readers, Jennifer Slegg has a great post on anchor text strategy that you should check out. From Jennifer's post:
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So definitely ensure you have variety in your anchor text, even going
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company/website name or simply your URL. Then make a list of all the
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important phrases, but again being careful to unevenly distribute the
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Aloe larger, such as 50-foot-tall bainesii Aloe has '' a grotesque thickened trunk and tapering branches that make it look like a character from a story Dr. Seuss, '' according to '' The Book of Outdoor Gardening. ''
Many varieties of aloe have warm red-orange, yellow or white flowers that regenerate throughout life of the plant. Aloe marlothii, for example, has a lateral inclination flowers like red-hot flames blowing in the wind. It flowers all year. Few agaves have flowers, but most of them only once blooming lifetime of the plant. Queen Victoria agave is a flowering agave variety. It blooms only after the plant has lived a decade or more and only in summer.
The leaves of aloe and agave may look similar, but are actually quite different. The agave is a fibrous sheet, a vascular system of fibers running the entire length of each sheet. These fibers are used to make rope and cord. The leaves often last the entire life of agave. Aloe, on the other hand, has leaves with a gelatinous inside. Fiber is not present. Another difference is the margin of the sheet. Agave has a distinct, sharp teeth on the margins, with a line. Aloe has what appears to be the teeth, but in reality is only elongation of the sheet, with no dividing line.


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Mixed breed dogs are cool. Shelter dogs and rescues dogs are a combination of more than one breed or many breeds, though pure breed shelter dogs are on the rise as well. Many times we wonder what breeds our dog is made up of out of love and out of curiosity.
As dog owners we tend to adore our dogs and the question comes up. "I wonder what kind of dog you are?" Curiosity is known for killing the cat but when it comes to knowing what breed your dog is the answers can help with many aspects of your dog's life.
Dog breeds come with a variety of traits and knowing what those are can aid in training, especially if you have a dog that is showing signs of behavior problems. Diet and exercise needs are different according to breed and knowing the facts can aid in a prolonged dog life. Dog health and fitness varies and can be breed specific. Knowing the breed facts is a huge advantage in your relationship with the happiest friend and confident most people have.
In the recent past it's been an extensive vet lab procedure to find this information out, but as our technology continues to evolve in the pet care industry, there is now a DNA Identification test available at a very low cost, sent right to your home. You don't have to load the dog up and find yourself in for way more than you bargained for at an expensive doggie doctor appointment.
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The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators originally published this article. I am grateful to them for allowing me to reprint it here.
The original link for the article is here.
The original link for the article is here.
Seven Ways to Provide Student Loan Debt Relief
The current generation of students is leaving school with more debt than any previous generation. While postsecondary education remains a good investment for the average student loan borrower, some borrowers will never be able to repay their student loans in full. Moreover, current bankruptcy law and procedures make it very difficult for borrowers with student debt to ever obtain a fresh financial start.
At the federal level, there is some interest in policies that might alleviate student loan debt burdens. The desire to provide student debt relief to borrowers is tempered by concern about the cost to taxpayers when this government guaranteed debt isn't fully repaid. In my view, it is possible to provide a modest level of student debt relief to borrowers without imposing substantial costs on taxpayers. This could be accomplished by modifying the Income Based Replacement (IBR) Loan Program and through changes to the bankruptcy code.
The IBR program, enacted in 2009, provides four benefits to student loan borrowers.
1. Reduction in student loan payments when household income is low in relation to qualified student debt,
2. Reduction in interest payments when IBR payments do not cover interest due,
3. Limits on the capitalization of interest for loans in deferment or forbearance, and
4. Forgiveness of a remaining loan balance 25 years after the student loan enters repayment.
In addition, some student loan borrowers who maintain payments through the IBR program will be able to utilize public loan forgiveness programs
The primary purpose of the IBR program is to prevent borrowers from defaulting on their student loan when their household income is low compared to qualified student loan debt. Only student loan borrowers with chronically low levels of household income can receive some debt forgiveness. Borrowers who receive lower payments through the IBR program will often pay more on their loan than if they remain in the standard 10-year payment plan.
The IBR program is complex and does not offer assistance to many overextended student loan borrowers. First, the IBR program does not cover PLUS loans made to parents, private loans, or consolidated loans that include a parent PLUS loan or a private student loan. The decision to consolidate 10-year loans into a 20-year loan could also make borrowers ineligible for the IBR program. To fully benefit from the IBR program, borrowers need to be aware of IBR rules long before they are aware that they will need IBR, when they are borrowing or consolidating federal student loans.
Second, the IBR program often provides little or no relief to a household that has high levels of both consumer debt and student loans. The IBR program is especially complex for married households. A single person who qualifies for the reduced IBR loan payment could lose this benefit if he or she marries someone with high levels of consumer debt, even if household debt-to-income ratios increased after marriage. Married individuals could choose to file separate tax returns to take advantage of the IBR program, but that decision usually results in a larger tax obligation.
It is impossible to modify the IBR program to account for consumer debt without creating an incentive for additional borrowing. Borrowers with high levels of student debt and consumer loans might seek relief in bankruptcy courts. However, current bankruptcy laws and procedures offer little relief for borrowers with student loan debt.
There are two ways debtors can seek student loan debt relief in bankruptcy. First, the debtor could petition the court for a complete or partial discharge of student debt. Second, in a Chapter 13 bankruptcy the debtor could petition the court for a payment plan that favors the repayment of student loans over the repayment of other unsecured loans. Neither remedy is easily obtained.
To discharge student debt in bankruptcy, the borrower must prove that he or she has an "undue hardship." Most courts require that the borrower show a "certainty of hopelessness" for his or her financial situation over the repayment term of the loan. A certainty for hopelessness is extremely difficult to demonstrate because there is some probability circumstances will improve, even for individuals in extremely dire circumstances. An August 31, 2012, New York Times article describing the petition of a legally blind, unemployed man illustrated the hurdles a student loan borrower must clear in order to have student debt discharged in bankruptcy.
Any proposal that makes it easy to discharge government guaranteed student loans in bankruptcy entails some additional cost to the taxpayer. However, it is easy to envision a less stringent student loan discharge rule that does not significantly increase taxpayer costs. Such a rule would rely on objective criteria rather than the subjective "undue hardship" concept. For example, student loan discharge could be limited to individuals with incomes near poverty level, contingent on participation in the IBR program, favor individuals with medical problems, and allow for partial, rather than full, loan cancellation.
Two other aspects of the bankruptcy code have a substantial impact on financial outcomes for student loan borrowers in bankruptcy and for the government agencies that hold or guarantee student debt. First, financial outcomes are affected by the rules governing whether a debtor can obtain a Chapter 7 bankruptcy or a Chapter 13 bankruptcy. Second, financial outcomes are affected by the rules governing repayment of student debt and other unsecured consumer loans under a Chapter 13 repayment plan.
Under a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the bankruptcy court will immediately discharge most unsecured consumer loans. In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy plan, debtors must file repayment plans with the bankruptcy court. The repayment plan determines how much debtors can repay creditors and the amount received by each creditor. Prior to the 2005 bankruptcy law, debtors could choose to either file under Chapter 7 or Chapter 13. The 2005 bankruptcy law created a means test that required many individuals with incomes over the household median to file Chapter 13 rather than Chapter 7.
When student loans are dismissed under Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the borrower gets an immediate fresh start and can use all the newly available funds for the repayment of student debt. A borrower who obtained a deferment prior to bankruptcy can immediately renew payments on his or her student loan. By contrast, when borrowers are placed into a Chapter 13 repayment plan, the amount allocated to the payment of student loans might not even cover interest and, in many circumstances, the debtor will leave bankruptcy with a substantial student debt intact.
Student loan borrowers in Chapter 13 can petition the bankruptcy court to allocate a greater amount of their payment plan to the repayment of student loans and a lower amount to the repayment of other unsecured credit card debt. However, most courts tend to favor a payment plan that does not discriminate against any class of unsecured creditors. As a result, many student loan debtors emerge from the bankruptcy process five years older with a substantial amount of unpaid student loans. Many individuals experience decreases in income and have fewer job prospects after age 50. A delay in repayment of student loans caused by a forced entry into a Chapter 7 bankruptcy plan will increase financial exposure to taxpayers, increase student loan default rates, and decrease collection rates.
A revision of Chapter 13 bankruptcy rules that gives priority to student debt payments over other unsecured debt payments in bankruptcy would provide student loan debtors with a fresh financial start and would ultimately reduce taxpayer losses. Unsecured creditors would still enjoy greater collection rights than existed prior to the 2005 bankruptcy law.
Under current law, very little debt relief is offered to overextended student loan borrowers experiencing substantial economic hardship. Several policy changes might provide modest debt relief to these borrowers, maintain strong incentives against default, and protect taxpayer interests. These policies include:
· Allowing married couples to obtain IBR debt reduction without having to actually file separate tax returns,
· Making PLUS loans to parents and consolidated student loans with a PLUS loan eligible for the IBR loan program,
· Allowing private student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy,
· Basing the decision to discharge student loans in bankruptcy on objective criteria pertaining to the economic status of the bankruptcy applicant rather than the subjective "undue hardship" concept,
· Allowing for quicker loan forgiveness under the IBR program for individuals in dire economic circumstances,
· Repealing or modify the Chapter 13 means test,
· Providing priority to student debt over other unsecured loans in Chapter 13.
The goal of debt forgiveness policies inside and outside of bankruptcy is to balance two competing objectives: providing overextended borrowers a fresh start, and fair treatment towards creditors. The pendulum may have swung too close to the creditor, especially with regard to the treatment of student debt.


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I finally did it. I have merged my blogs into one single web site, making it easier for you to follow all my activities, postings, and 'musings'. And it will make it easier for me to keep everything updated and 'fresh'.
So point your browsers and bookmark my new site: www.runs2live.com.
This site will include multiple blogs covering all the things I am doing, so now you can have a one-stop shop. I hope you enjoy the new virtual space! Feel free to leave me comments at the new site for things you would love to see added or changed. I am always looking for new ideas!
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A truck carrying gas bottles has overturned, bringing down power lines in Sydney's north west.
The incident happened at Rydalmere with Victoria Road closed in both directions.
Drivers are urged to avoid the area, with traffic already backed up.
Those already on the road are being diverted onto Park Road, South Street and Clyde Street.
Significant delays are expected.
Endeavour Energy emergency crews are responding to remove a power pole that has been brought down across Victoria Road, Rydalmere between Park Road and Euston Street. The pole was brought down earlier this afternoon after being hit by a truck. Approximately 120 customers in the area are without power due to the accident. Due to the heavy traffic conditions in the area, Endeavour Energy does not expect to have the pole removed before 6:30pm this evening. Live Traffic NSW is advising motorists to avoid the area if possible and consider using Kissing Point Road as an alternate route. Diversions around the site are in place at Park Road westbound and Clyde Street eastbound, however, traffic is heavy and extra travel time should be expected. Endeavour Energy would like to thank both motorists and customers currently without power for their patience as work is completed to safely rectify this situation.
- Endeavour Energy spokesperson


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How to Find Information About Local child Care Assistance Programs
In single parent households with an employed parent or households in which both parents are employed outside of the home, child care costs can make up a significant portion of the monthly budget. For lower income families, expenses related to childcare can be prohibitive, but there are programs available which provide some financial assistance for child care fees to eligible families. The average cost of center-based care in the United States is $11,666 per year, but costs do vary from state to state. Depending upon the state in which a lower-income family resides, costs may range from a low of $3,582 to a high of $18.773. The higher end of this scale can make up the majority of a worker's income if they're employed full-time in a minimum wage position. For these families, the services of child care assistance programs on the local, state and federal level may be the only way of making such employment financially feasible.
Learning More About State and Local Child Care Assistance Programs
The majority of low-income families who are in need of child care assistance programs will find the bulk of available help through state and local channels. Local programs may vary, depending upon private charitable donations and existing community-based initiatives, but state funding is typically available through the same channels which administer Federal Child Care and Development grands. The eligibility requirements for an individual household will be determined at the state level, which means the criteria can vary significantly from one state to the next. The most effective and efficient way to learn more about individual availability is the contact the regulating agency in a particular state to explore the application process.
Depending upon the state in which a lower-income family is seeking assistance, applications may be accepted by mail or telephone. Most communities will have child care resource agencies, which also provide information about existing programs and assistance with the application process. Depending upon the type of assistance sought, families often have the option of selecting authorized faith-based organizations which include religious training and activities as part of the daily curriculum. Some state programs may also provide subsidies for private, in-home care or a home-based daycare center.
Parents who are preparing to apply for state-based child care assistance programs should collect the four most recent pay stubs for everyone in the household who is currently working. Additionally, proof of all income received due to child support, adoption subsidies, alimony, Social Security, SSI, Veteran's Administration benefits, retirement or disability benefits, Worker's Compensation and Unemployment Compensation. Proof of income and education enrollment documentation requirements may vary depending upon the state of residence. To determine qualification criteria and eligibility requirements, parents should contact program administrative branches in their state.
Federal Child Care Assistance
Most federal assistance for child care and low income families comes from tax credits and deductions, since funding for direct subsidies is paid to state agencies who will then regulate assistance for the low-income residents of that state. Federal funding also supports Head Start programs for children of low-income families who are of preschool age, while after school programs backed by federal funding can provide assistance for families with older children.
The Federal Office of Child Care does not distribute funding directly to needy families, instead working with tribal, state and territory governments to fund programs on the local level. Programs and partnerships between the Office of Child Care and local governments provide children in low-income families from birth through twelve years of age with access to quality childcare through the Child Care and Development fund investments on a local level.
Child Care Assistance and Funding
While state-run and federally funded programs are typically available throughout an entire state or territory, there may be local initiatives which provide funding directly to authorized child care providers or to low-income families. These community initiatives may be privately or publicly funded, and may not be extended beyond the scope of a municipal area. Local child care agencies and charitable organizations can be reliable sources of information regarding these programs, some of which could be used in tandem with state programs or to provide assistance to families whose needs are currently going unmet by state, territory or tribal funding initiatives.
Through local child care assistance programs, parents in lower-income households can obtain access to the reliable care their family needs in order to facilitate a return to the workforce. Both parents and child care providers should make an effort to carefully research eligibility requirements in their state and local programs, allowing all involved parties to make informed decisions which are well suited to the unique needs of not only individual families, but also their communities as a whole.


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Craftsy's "How to Crochet Granny Squares" is a good step-by-step guide for crocheting granny squares. The guide covers how to make the center square and how to add more rounds. It also offers tips on putting different colors in a granny square.
The center square includes four clusters of three double crochet (dc). Chain three to start, do two dc into the first chain (ch) to make the first cluster. Chain two to create the first corner. Do three dc into the same chain spot, then chain two. Repeat twice. Finally, do a slip stitch into the top chain of the first "chain three" to close the round and make the center square.
To begin the next round, chain three then make two dc into the same corner. Do three dc, two ch, three dc to make a new corner. Repeat twice to make two more corners. In the final corner, double crochet twice, chain twice and slip stitch to close.
For all the following rounds, start the same way as the second round. Then do three dc if it is a space and a corner pattern (three dc, two ch, three dc) if it is a corner. Keep extend the square until it reaches the desirable size.
To make a multicolor granny square, add a new color after closing a round, or alternate colors within each round. Leave long tails to weave in later.


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Friday, October 16, 2009
OT: Abby's Halloween Costume, today's project!!
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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Digi Oct09 LO #1
This was a speed scrap on Stuff to scrap. The kit i used was a Breast cancer awareness kit by BlueDream Designs. I love how it came out!!
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Friday, October 2, 2009
A swap & Oct09 LO#1
This is a swap for SSA group. It was an apple theme kit. I used a digi kit and printed pieces out and made it. I really hope they like it!!
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