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The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) could be set to rock the MMA world with a change towards same day weigh-ins.
Weight cutting has been another major topic, alongside the likes of performance enhancing drugs, that has caused a stir in the state.
UFC 177 took place from Sacramento and the weigh-in saw former UFC Bantamweight champ, Renan Barao and former Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestler, Henry Cejudo both had to pull out of their fights following weigh-in problems.
And now, the commission is looking to act.
Fighter safety set to upset the status quo
"What we have right now is not working" stated Andy Foster, the Executive Director of The California State Athletic Commission, during last week's edition of UFC Central Radio.
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"What really got me into a panic, so to speak, was after the UFC (177) here in Sacramento, the day of the weigh-in. We have two of our fighters unable to weigh in, or licensees, because they've lost too much weight."
That panic has resulted in the commission looking towards solutions like same day testing that would leave many fighters in weight limbo.
Not many fighters natural weight matches the division they fight in and most make it into their divisions by a pound or two under the max weight.
With the new tests, fighters could be forced to have a 'minimum weight', which would restrict their movement up and down divisions and may force them to take a step up.
Long term solution to a growing problem
UFC referee, and one of the main MMA regulators, 'Big' John McCarthy chimed in, in support of the move.
"As a regulator, we have got to look at what is best for the fighters, because we have learned a lot over time about what dehydration does, as far as traumatic brain injury."
It's certainly something that would upset the apple cart in MMA, and the UFC itself has faced many questions over what a fighter's actual weight is come fight night.
Most fight fans will know that after a weigh-in, fighters will drastically look to rehydrate their bodies following weigh-in and are often well over their advertised weight coming into a bout.
That's another issue that this rule change would look to combat, so that fighters like Anthony 'Rumble' Johnson can't massively fluctuate their division.


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landdownunder posted a topic in HEALTH & HEALINGCCA succeeds in COOL repeal for beef and pork, Canada's beef producers victors as 7 year trade war ends December 18, 2015 Calgary, AB – The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) is elated that the omnibus appropriations bill including language to repeal U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef and pork today cleared both the U.S. House and Senate and has been sent to President Barack Obama to be signed. Once signed, the bill will become law, marking the successful conclusion of a legal battle initiated by the CCA over seven years ago. The passage of the omnibus appropriations bill in the U.S. House and Senate comes on the same day that Canada is to receive authority from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to impose retaliatory tariffs of more than $1 billion on U.S. products if COOL is not repealed. "This is fantastic news for Canada's beef cattle producers," said CCA President Dave Solverson. "The CCA initiated this fight in 2008 because the U.S. failed to live up to its international trade obligations. In the seven years since U.S. COOL has been in effect, the cumulative losses for the Canadian beef and pork sectors have been staggering." CCA Vice President Dan Darling said it has been a long and arduous battle, and a costly one with legal fees nearing $4 million. However, that amount – paid by beef producers through their provincial check-off -- is eclipsed by the cost of COOL discrimination inflicted on the Canadian and Mexican producers. COOL repeal is an excellent example of provincial check-off dollars at work and Darling thanked producers for directing their dollars towards the file. Read more at http://tinyurl.com/zowtdz7 Source: Canadian Cattlemens Assoc. Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods and the WTO Trade Dispute on Meat Labeling Source: Congressional Research Service Link: https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22955.pdf

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The mercury has been zipping up and down in our part of the country. A few days ago, it was -13, and here we are today with the high at 55. It feels mildly schizo. And it's rough on the motivational side of staying sane. I had to beg for new, warmer running gear for the rest of the winter, for instance. One recent run ended with purple toes. Not like, lavender, or bluish, no. Deep dark purple. Hadn't even noticed they were completely numb until I jumped in the shower (because it was right before Christmas and there was NO TIME for cooling down), and then an ear-piercing yell later, realized what was up. I'd post a picture, but that kind of thing is icky, let's be honest.
Big kid and I finished Breaking Stalin's Nose, which is a pretty swift and completely unsettling story. It's like reading 50's sci-fi, until you realize, no, this sort of thing actually went on. In the 50's. On and on. Then my husband and I started watching the Aldritch Ames mini-series, as well as the remake of House of Cards, which is really excellent, by the way. The original, with Ian Richardson playing the role Kevin Spacey now so ably occupies, was just as unsettling.
I wonder what it is about those sorts of stories that draw us in so well? Is it the act of drawing back the curtain to view the inner workings? Perhaps. All at once, we know it is true, and yet it isn't. By that, I mean there are small pockets of people who function in such bubbles of reality, but that they cannot exist outside their small realms. That's why I tend to read dystopian or utopian setups with a certain amount of salt dashed across. There is push and pull from extreme to extreme, but we (perhaps being 70% water?) tend to follow gravity and established routes.
I think that's why dictatorships are successful mostly in small pockets as well. Without going into some dissertation-style talk, I'll just theorize that the sheer volume of the USSR was what "doomed" their particular experiment. People will be oppressed and led by the nose, sure, but not everyone – so with the inertia in the middle, the oppressors on one side, and the resistance on the other, eventually the push and pull will set everything back into the middle territory, even with a lot of war, strife, and instability in the meantime.
So yes, I discount the notion of a global dictatorship. One such as in, V for Vendetta, now that might work for a bit longer, except you can't count on previously stalwart, fiercely independent, somewhat volatile people to suddenly settle down and be docile because they're scared. Here in the US, there's a lot of factionalizing and partisanship over who's really a "patriot", what constitutes being a True American (say that in your head however you like, it still doesn't carry gravitas)…well the list of who's better than whom could go on a long time.
Realistically, we're a nation founded on restlessness, low attention span, impulsivity, and willingness to chuck aside our Sunday papers in outrage when Something Bad Happens…by golly, we'll go make it right. As long as it's in a place where there's a good reason to be. But that's another discussion. The official line when we go overseas to bring truth, justice, and democracy to those who need it (whether they want it or not) – is that we are winning hearts and minds. Depressing, but true.
But here, in the homeland, in spite of our pioneering ways, our desire to pull up stakes and move around every five years, and our insatiable desire to read headlines instead of knowledge…people are pretty much ok. Not great, not terrible, but ok. I have a feeling I'm pretty much ok, because frankly, I don't have a ton of energy left over from trying to turn my kids into something better. On one hand, there is a long list of what I'd like to eventually do, if I ever have any time or mind for it…on the other is the desire to lie around and eat chocolate. Admit it, we're all pretty much the same. And it's ok, because once in a while, we manage to actually cross something off the list…and then we go and have a piece of chocolate for a reward.
The difference lies in what you do when the pressure is on. The distillation process, if you will. We all know, deep down, what we would do if push came to shove – some of us would do as the neighbors in Eugene Yelchin's tale do, rat out the guy next door, because then we can have his apartment. Even though I am a bit of a cynic, and I know that those people are out there, and I watch for them as I would an approaching hyena…I believe that they are the minority, and that we'd get the pull back to moderation from the opposing force on the other side. It just depends on how big the inertia mass is, I guess. How many of us would do absolutely nothing?
I'm one of those impatient, distractable, passionate American types…I know what I believe I'd do, where I'd be, and it wouldn't be sitting around, but it's a large unknown, isn't it? The US is a varied, enormous patchwork quilt of people who often forget about the rest of the country (I live in a state that some parts of the country believe is a myth) – much less the rest of the world – but we aren't (all) bad people, any more than anyone else is (I'm pinching my fingers to keep from listing any dissenting examples). The Soviet people weren't all bad. North Koreans certainly aren't…just their strange dictator is.
Obviously this is just my meandering brain going down the route illuminated by the books and tv we've had around here (my husband binge-watched the Tudors over the holidays, while I gnashed teeth over the state of womanhood in those days) – life is so uncertain and weird at times…we can't help but sit and have little philosophical discussions to try and sort it out. That said, opinions welcome….


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While, yes, I love sports, I am not blind to the fact that they could be better. Sports, like the human beings that run them, play them, announce them, and watch them, could be a heck of a lot better. Here, I'm going to write a few "suggestions" for the commisioners to take (or leave) to make their respective sports better.
No Replay
Get this notion off your desk immediately. Baseball has not and does not, need replay. Ever. The most human of sports, judgement and fallibility are integral to the game. How much less a moment would it have been if, after Jackie slid into home and Yogi's tag, they had gone to the replay booth, to make the call? What's next, a computer, to figure out balls and strikes?
Even Out The Divisions
I wrote about this once before here: http://andaplayertobenamedlater.blogspot.com/2008/03/worst-injustice-in-all-of-sports.html
And yes, it is a little OCD of me, but really, the teams aren't starting on a level playing field. It is that much easier for Anaheim to get a spot in the playoffs that it is for the Brewers, if all the Angels have to do is finish first against three other teams while the Brewers (or Cardinals, or Astros) have to beat five other teams.
Shorten The Season
I'm not saying shorten the amount of games—heaven forfend I suggest anything that would limit revenue—I am saying shorten the season by scheduling more doubleheaders. Baseball began in March this year and ends around Halloween. Games have been called on account of snow and come playoffs, Fox cameramen show people in scarves and gloves watching playoff baseball. This is ridiculous. Two weeks could be shaved off the schedule by scheduling a doubleheader every two weeks or so. A little bit of work and we could avoid a blizzard interrupting a Detroit game
Tell Fox to Stop Interviewing The Manager In the Middle Of Ballgames
How intrusive is this?
No TV Timeouts
God, I hate when the natural flow of the game is interrupted by NBC reminding me that "So You Want To Be An Air Traffic Controller" is being rebroadcast THIS TUESDAY!
Work On A Rookie Pay Cap
When A team want a player but is afraid to move up to the first 5 picks to get him because his salary is so prohibitive, they'd have to raise ticket prices....something is wrong.
Move the Jaguars to Los Angeles
For god's sake, Jacksonville can't sellout games against the Colts—meanwhile America's second biggest city hasn't had a team since the Rams moved to Saint Louis? Just get it done.
Shorten The Preseason And Start The Season Later
First off, I hate injuries to key players in August. In some meaningless game in August, Peyton Manning or Adrian Peterson goes down and there goes your season. It's stupid and shouldn't happen. Secondly, football shouldn't be played in sunshine and humidity. It needs to be played in winter, in the cold and mud. No Labor Day games watched during a barbecue, more Valentine Day games during a blizzard. Also, pushing it back would mean the Super Bowl (more on that in a moment) would be played just before spring training starter. And my life would have no down period sports-wise.
Super Bowl Saturday
Who here has to leave a Super Bowl party early because they have work the next day? I rest my case.
Retract Expansion
Hockey in Phoenix? Columbus? Nashville? Really?
Hockey is a religion in Canada and in the north. Not so much in the south. And attendance and interest reflect that. 4 of the lowest 6 teams, attendance-wise last season were, Phoenix, Columbus, Florida and Nashville—newer and mostly Southern teams. The best attended games took place in cities like Buffalo, Montreal and Minneapolis—cities were there was a passion for the game. Start there to build re-interest in the sport.
Open Up The Game
The game is slow and clogged. Too many players (often less talented due to overexpansion) positioned in the neutral zone slow the game down and drain interest in what should be a fast-paced fun game of skill. Open up the ice to the size they play on the Olympic level. This along with retraction (and getting rid of players who shouldn't be playing professional hockey) should hopefully speed up the game and make it more exciting.
Have a Salary Maximum Cap And A Minimum Cap
This proposal was brought about by a GM and it has its points. While admitting, it of course doesn't solve every problem hockey has, it does give everyone something. The top cap won't be a hard one; if a team goes over, it has to pay a prohibitive 'luxury tax", but it can go over the cap. But it also has a minimum spending cap so teams have to spend at least a certain amount. That said, it give the owners financial a sense of security, it ensures the players won't be completely robbed of a competitive free agent market. And, it promotes a sense of competitive parity, meaning smaller markets get to keep up with the bigger markets. Actually, this proposal could work for all the sport leagues.
Open The Court
When basketball first became a major sport, anyone over 6'7 was a giant. Now shooting guards are that size. Which means there are ten guys over six feet and upwards of 275 lbs. The court is too small and clogged. Spread the court out a little bit.
Organize Lower Level Basketball
For a variety of reason—from America's decline in international competition, to the fact that "summer leagues" are a breeding ground for agents and other unsavory characters to feast upon gullible 16 year old kids—the NBA needs to create some sort of minor league. What they have now, is a defacto, unpaid minor league system in the NCAA and in the Nike "summer camps." Sonny Vaccaro, who has retired from the buisness of summer camps and has privy to practically every deal that has gone down in them, had this to say of the NCAA and the summer camps: "I would say the majority of major college basketball programs break the rules...You'd be disgusted with the number of coaches in the Hall of Fame who got there by cheating," he said. The American public wouldn't believe it."
If that's the case, then create a minor league system a la baseball. PAY these kids to play the game that they get paid to play albeit under the table at UCLA, Florida or Kansas State.
This isn't just a basketball issue, either, as if sneaker companies and illegal payoffs were solely a problem of March Madness. The NFL could take a look as well.
Get An Outsider
Was it just me, or was there a malaise of disinterest in the NBA Finals this year? Heck, it was Boston—Los Angeles. But nobody I know was talking about it. Nobody was interested.
The NBA has an image problem—thugs, greed and game fixing charges have taken the headlines away from the game itself. And while David Stern can do only middling things about the greed and thuggery, what David Stern needs to do is go get a George Mitchell type to go clean up the game fixing charges. Get get a impeccably reputed person to review the fixing scandal and to write a full report. That would give the game the sense on internal cleansing, a sense that everything that could be done, was done and that the full truth was revealed.
Now, if these these professional sports leagues did these things, fans would respond in a big way and frickin' NASCAR would go away and become the sandlot sport it is.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
An Open Letter To The Commisioners
Labels: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hockey
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Amen bubba. I agree on almost all of that.
Particularly the NFL rookie cap. Those numbers are insane and are the main reason you get these disgruntled Vets... why can't this be fixed?
- July 26, 2008 at 11:29 AM
- P-Cat said...
Thanks stevenyc. Glad you liked it. And I have a feeling that the next labor agreement in the NFL is going to address the rookie cap. At least, i really hope so.
- July 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM
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This is Stickula and Zombie's first Halloween together. Since tomorrow is October 31st they're not going to be around all day. They're coming with us to the in-laws for some trick or treating. (Which also means I won't be around.)
So, without further ado. Here's their message to you folks this fine holiday.
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Sometimes I feel like we treat our students as if they are brain-dead. We read sheets aloud. We edit their work. We correct their spelling and punctuation. We write the correct answers on their tests. We give them all the resources required for tasks. We meet with their parents without them being present. Why do we do these things?
When I went to school, I would have been lucky to use 20% of my brain-power. Yet, I received straight As throughout. That's because I was obedient. I listened to the teacher and I did what I was told. I didn't decode instructions to work out what was being asked; the instructions were read aloud and then explained to me. I never used a dictionary or thesaurus to improve my writing; the teacher did that for me. If I made a mistake on a test, I didn't bother to work out where I'd gone wrong; the teacher wrote in the correct answer for me. My teacher worked really hard. I didn't.
It's no wonder students miss simple written instructions – we don't allow them to read for themselves. I wouldn't bother reading the instructions either if I knew someone was going to read it to me every time.
It's no wonder students don't edit their work – we don't allow them to do it… Well, we do… after we've already edited for them. How does that make sense?
Can we ever expect students to use dictionaries and thesaurus' or even have-a-go at spelling a word correctly when we write in the correct spelling for them?
Why do we write the correct answers on the test paper rather than allow students to have another attempt at the question in order to try and get it correct? If I was a student, this wouldn't inspire me to get it correct the first time.
Strangely, we don't hold students accountable for their learning; we meet with their parents without them present. That's just weird. Imagine hearing about a meeting about that occurred without you regarding your professional development. That just doesn't make sense.
I propose an uprising (Steve Collis – you'll love it!).
Rather than reading instructions aloud, we allow students time to read themselves and deconstruct (and ask questions if necessary).
Rather than editing their work, let's use some kind of line-marker that would show students there is something that needs correcting on that line. Then allow them time to find and correct it using dictionaries/thesaurus' etc.
Rather than spending hours researching resources, let's give the students a starting point and encourage them to conduct further research through a range of sources.
Rather than meeting without the students, let's ensure we include students in meetings with stake-holders. Better yet, let's encourage students to lead those meetings.
Want to awaken your brain-dead students?
Join me.
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As I wrote in my last post, I decided to forgo D2R2 today to spend the weekend with my kids since my wife is out of town. One of the big events on deck was a birthday party my son was invited to in Woodstock, so I seized the opportunity (while he and his friends were stalking each other with Airsoft guns) to ride a quick 45-mile loop through the heart of the Catskills. In honor of my friends riding in D2R2, I decided to take in the diabolical "Devil's Kitchen" climb through Platte Clove to feel a little burn. It's been a few years since I've ridden Platte Clove and I was also interested to see if I was still able to make it to the top without walking [I am].
For those of you not familiar with the Catskills, Platte Clove is one of the most remote and hard to access sections for hiking, but there's a seasonal road cut into the side of the cliff that drops off over a thousand feet without much in the way of guardrail protection. The photo (above) that I snapped with my phone on the way up does not do the clove justice. The Devil's Kitchen climb was featured in the 1990 Tour de Trump stage race and a number of the pros reportedly had to walk several sections. The road itself climbs 1200 ft in just 1.4 miles and hits grades of up to 17%, so there's not much in the way of rest as your heart and lungs scream for mercy.
Much of the road is mercifully shaded by trees, yet dynamic views are possible all throughout the climb. At the top, the road levels out a bit and more expansive views of the Catskill high peaks are available on a clear day like today. There is also a large Bruderhof community nestled into the side of the mountain and I greeted a plainly dressed family out for a stroll as I crested the top of the hill. The Bruderhof is a fascinating Christian utopian sect that fled Nazi persecution during the Second World War. Not only do they live in community, but they also share all wealth and do not believe in personal possessions. No custom road bikes in that garage.
After a short spin through a lovely high valley, I passed the Hunter Mountain ski area and enjoyed the ten mile descent into Phoenicia along Route 214. Once in Phoenicia, I checked the time and hammered all the way back to Woodstock, fearful that I might end up being "that dad" who picks his kid up 30 minutes after the party ends. Luckily, with a gentle wind at my back, I covered the distance in very good time and was even able to change into my street clothes before heading in for a slice of ice cream cake. Here's a link to the route. If you're ever in Woodstock with a bicycle and a few hours on your hands, you could do much worse than this.


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|Bottom right: my post-Stephan-makeover selfie
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Only Major League Baseball would take a bad rule and make it worse but that's what happened fourteen years ago. Previously, home-field advantage in the World Series was alternated between the two leagues, which was silly enough. But in the wake of the infamous tie in the 2002 All-Star Game, MLB and the MLBPA agreed for the ensuing two years that the winning league in that game would get that home-field advantage.
I understand the idea of wanting to crank up the meaning for the All-Star Game but this always was a silly way to do so. It wasn't that effective in preventing situations in which teams would have run out of players (see 2008) and more importantly, determining the home-field advantage for the World Series based off of the results of an exhibition game was pretty silly. The MLB All-Star Game was already the best of the all-star contests among the four major North American sports and it didn't need to tack on something of great importance, something that could help determine the winner of the World Series, on top of it.
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The Cycle of Aaru | Review
Title: The Aaru Cycle (Book One)
Author: David Meredith
Publisher: Bowker
Page Count: 293
Release Date: July 10, 2017
"Death and the stillness of death are the only things certain and common to all in this future." – Friedrich Nietzsche
Rose is dying. Her body is wasted and skeletal. She is too sick and weak to move. Every day is an agony and her only hope is that death will find her swiftly before the pain grows too great to bear. She is sixteen years old. Rose has made peace with her fate, but her younger sister, Koren, certainly has not. Though all hope appears lost Koren convinces Rose to make one final attempt at saving her life after a mysterious man in a white lab coat approaches their family about an unorthodox and experimental procedure. A copy of Rose's radiant mind is uploaded to a massive super computer called Aaru – a virtual paradise where the great and the righteous might live forever in an Arcadian world free from pain, illness, and death. Elysian Industries is set to begin offering the service to those who can afford it and hires Koren to be their spokes-model. Within a matter of weeks, the sisters' faces are nationally ubiquitous, but they soon discover that neither celebrity nor immortality is as Utopian as they think. Not everyone is pleased with the idea of life everlasting for sale. What unfolds is a whirlwind of controversy, sabotage, obsession, and danger. Rose and Koren must struggle to find meaning in their chaotic new lives and at the same time hold true to each other as Aaru challenges all they ever knew about life, love, and death and everything they thought they really believed.
I received an e-book copy of The Aaru Cycle from the author in exchange for an honest review. Aaru falls under the Young Adult / New Adult genre and combines both Science Fiction and Fantasy elements together to craft a story about an alternate reality in where death is avoidable and immortality exists. This story is an emotional roller coaster of what ifs and could be's, that much like the characters, will have you questioning everything about existence and whats to come after.
This book was insane, I am completely mind boggled and blown away. I love everything about this plot and the way the author went about telling the story of Rose and Koren. It was awesome to say the least. He has crafted such a unique plot that combines two very different worlds; virtual and reality into an uneasy coexistence that is unlike any other story I have read.
He did the same when crafting the characters, they fit this story so well, each characters personality and background was a compliment of diverse and similarity, that had them standing out and blending in perfectly with one another. It's one of the major things that made this set of characters so realistic, you get a first hand look inside their lives, their thoughts, feelings and beliefs and you are on this emotional ride along side them. The author was clever at only sharing important information and keeping you at reach along with the character. To me, it adds to the reading experience not knowing every detail, that way you aren't able to tell that the character is going into danger or even to warn them of danger, such as NOT OPENING THE DOOR, because you know exactly whats about to unfold before they do. It's a nice touch of elemental surprise that hits you and the characters both making the story feel more realistic. I loved that about this book.
Our two main characters, Rose and Koren, are two of my favorite characters in the entire story and also a pretty heartwarming sister-duo too! Their story is both tragic and hopeful and the events that occur are nearly unbelievable. As Rose who suffered from Leukemia passes and then awakens in this newly crafted world of Aaru moments later. She learns what its like to be alive but in a virtual sense and learns that really anything is possible in this world if she just imagines it to be.
Koren on the other hand, is suffering greatly since Roses passing and begins to spiral out of control. No matter how hard she tries to be okay she just cant help but feel incomplete without her sister around. She finds herself not wanting to go to school, or see her friends or even talk to her parents. Just lay in her room and barely exist. It isn't until they are paid a visit by Mr. Adams the scientist from a company called Elysian Industries that had tried to save Roses life that hope begins to be restored when he in fact explains to them that he had been successful in saving Rose.
Koren is completely beside herself in anger and hurt that people would be so careless to mock her of her loss. They are carted away to the Elysian's Industry warehouse where Adams provides proof of Rose being alive. He tries to explain the process of saving her essence and that with the brain scans he preformed on her he was able to reconstruct her brain on their system and create a virtual version of her sister who now occupies this place called, Aaru. A virtual world of peace and immortality where the dead are still living and can still communicate with the outside world through their technology and machines. After he logs into the system he then asks Koren to call out her sisters name and she is overwhelmed with complete shock when she sees what looks to be her sister on the computer screen. Still a little skeptical Koren talks with Rose and asks her a bunch of questions only her sister and no one else would ever know. When Rose answers the questions correctly she knew it had to be true.
After the sisters are reunited the story takes some interesting twists and let me just say it is a very bumpy ride. They must now learn how to exist and be there for one another from two separate worlds that are entirely different in every way possible. It's a test of strength and sisterly bond as they enter this new chapter of their lives completely changed and on different journies. These sisters show so much growth throughout this book, both being in their own places of doom and gloom they find away to cope with their new lives and make it into something they can enjoy. They have each other back and that is the main thing that matters for them. I really love the simplicity of Rose and Koren's characters and how lovable they truly are.
The parents however I was a little less than pleased with, they honestly annoyed me the entire way through the story. If they cared about their children let me just say you couldn't tell, at least I couldn't. I don't know what parent would let a random scientist do experimental procedures on their sick child without knowing every detail it entailed and if it could do more harm then good. It unsettled me to see them completely dumbfounded and oblivious to what the Elysian staff had done to their daughter. They should have already known every detail whether it made sense or not and judged whether they agree or disagree. But these parents only saw the cash that was handed to them before nodding and letting them experiment on their dying daughter. Morbid right?
The other thing about their parents that really hit a nerve was their neglect towards Koren, when she began to rebel and become extremely depressed, dressing in dark clothes and dying her hair black the only thing her mother had to offer was that Rose wouldn't like this new Koren. How horrible is that? She just passed and your using her to prove a point. That's disgusting. Koren also becomes the spokes person for Elysian Industries, a thirteen year old girl who has never been in the spotlight before and is promoting a very controversial project as something entirely real its bound to get some hate. There are a few cases that bother Koren a lot and when trying to talk to her parents about it they both just excuse it as "just show biz honey" like were is the remorse for your daughter? Or the parental aspect that wants her safe and out of harms way? She is only thirteen years old in fact.
The overall story line was so intense and I find the author brilliant for the world he has so carefully crafted. It was a story that has so much depth and detail I could literally write new things to say on this review for hours. It was told in both Koren and Roses' point of view and the author accomplished a smooth transition between the two worlds. I never got confused at which world we were in at what moment. It was definitely a story I really enjoyed, harboring just the right amount of fantasy and science fiction this story hooked me til the end and I am curious to see where the world of Aaru is headed in the continuation.
I would rate The Cycle of Aaru 4/5 stars, for its originality, extremely catchy plot and the easy-to-love characters! Delve into the epic world of Aaru where you will learn to love this vast new world even if you doubted it at first too.


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Brighton & Hove Albion suffered a 1-0 defeat away to Burnley this afternoon as the hosts survived late pressure to hang on to all three points.
The only goal of the game came on 40 minutes when James Tarkowski deflected home Jack Cork's shot.
Albion made four changes from the team which beat Crystal Palace 3-1 on Tuesday evening. With Shane Duffy suspended, Leon Balogun partnered Lewis Dunk in central defence. Bruno, Anthony Knockaert and Florin Andone also came back into the starting line-up for Martin Montoya, Jose Izqueirdo and Glenn Murray.
After a quiet start, Albion keeper Mathew Ryan kept out Chris Wood's angled shot and then also saved Robbie Brady's long-range drive on 35 minutes.
Burnley took the lead five minutes later through Tarkowski, before Albion went close just before half-time but Davy Propper's curling effort went just over.
Dunk cleared the danger when Wood looked as though as he was going to give the Clarets a two-goal lead early in the second half, before Tarkowski's header grazed a post just past the hour.
Murray and Jurgen Locadia went on for the Seagulls after 63 minutes as Brighton pushed for an equaliser.
Dunk headed wide, before Solly March drilled a shot just wide.
Locadia headed just over from Murray's cross on 83 minutes, before March sent an effort wide and Balogun's header from March's free kick was then cleared by the Burnley defence as the hosts held on.
Burnley moved out of the relegation zone and up to 17th with the win, while Albion dropped a place to 11th.
BURNLEY: Hart; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Gudmundsson, Westwood, Cork, Brady; Wood, Barnes. Subs: Lennon (Gudmundsson 72), Hendrick (Barnes 85), Heaton, Lowton, Vokes, Vydra, Long.
BRIGHTON: Ryan; Bruno, Balogun, Dunk, Bernardo; Knockaert, Propper, Bissouma, March; Gross; Andone. Subs: Locadia, Murray (Knockaert, Andone 63), Stephens (Gross 79), Bong, Kayal, Steele, White.
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Imbayah is a cultural Festival which celebrates the age old traditions of the Ifugao Indigenous tribes of Banaue,Philippines.Previously held every three years, 2016 marked the first occasion to be celebrated annually.As with many Festivals in the Philippines, Imbayah celebrates harvest and incorporates rituals with thanksgiving to appease the spiritual world for providing good harvests.
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Saturday, 12 June 2010
Myths about the World Cup
It's true that England don't thrive on playing possession football, but the idea that they have repeatedly gone out of the World Cup because of inferior footballing ability doesn't bear much scrutiny. In reality, in all of the tournaments they have qualified for since 1982, they have only gone out in open play twice - in 1986 and 2002 - and these were very narrow defeats to the eventual winners. In 1982, they went out without losing a game; in the other tournaments they have gone out on penalties. This suggests that the problem cannot be accounted for in purely footballing terms; I've argued before that this demands some kind of psychoanalytic explanation - that there is a kind of jouissance of defeatism which contrives a situation in which heroic defeat is the inevitable result. I believe this runs deep into the psyche of the English now - and that's why it is essential that England have a foreign coach, who can interrupt what Mark E Smith called the 'inbuilt loser attitude' of the England player.
Partly this defeatism rests on myths about the World Cup that we'll hear endlessly repeated in the commentary on this tournament, especially if tonight's game doesn't go so well. We'll hear that you need to play free-flowing football in order to win the world cup and you can't win the world cup if you can't keep the ball - but neither are true. The hard truth is that you don't have to play particularly well to win the World Cup; and, conversely, flamboyant sides don't tend to win. For the last forty years, the typical winner of the World Cup has more closely resembled Brazil 1994 than Brazil 1970. Italy won the last World Cup by putting in perhaps one good performance. (And who, by the way, would say that the Italy side in 2006 were 'in a different class' to England? - and I write all this as very much an admirer of Italy). Germany have qualified for final after final without ever turning it on. Brazil only won in 1994 when they adopted a Dunga-anchored pragmatism. Even France in 1998, who were a great side, stumbled and struggled at points on their route to the final.
Similarly, possession is overrated. We hear a lot of cooing about Barcelona, but it was Mourinho's Inter who won the Champions League this year. Playing quickly on the break and pressing when the opponents have the ball is a highly effective way of winning football matches, a style of play that is well within England's competence. But England will never win the World Cup unless they can lose the belief that there are other teams (usually with Latinate names) who are a Different Class and who (unlike England) Can Win. Still, breaking down that belief might prove a great deal harder than learning how to keep the ball.
As for tonight's game? Well, England rarely win the first game in the World Cup (one interesting syndrome is the way in which the same patterns repeat themselves tournament after tournament, with completely different players - something I'll return to in future posts.) Still, a number of teams have lost the first game and gone on to win the tournament. Pessimism clouds my judgement in respect of England, but I wouldn't be at all surprised by a draw. (Which will promote precisely the bout of self-loathing I wrote about above.)
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For what is worth, and not knowing the result of the opener against the USA yet (heh), I like England this year, but I'd also say that - 1990 campaign aside - they've been very lacklustre in the last 30 years. Not losing in open play is all well and good, but if it happens consistently (and I speak as a supporter of a team that lost its share of penalty shootouts), it's just as much a failure to win as it is anything else. At some stage you're just going to have to score, and England seemed to lack that capacity to pose enough of a threat, especially down the middle - again, 1990 is an exception there - to prevent some of those games from going to the shootout.ReplyDelete
Hard as it is to pick them in advance, I think England is an exciting team this year, solid but with plenty of attacking talent. I like them every bit as much as I like Spain (which is a great deal more than I like Italy, unfortunately). And if it really was a question of belief, then you'd pick Capello to be the guy who terrorises the team into attacking more.
That man doesn't believe in heroic defeat.
You're quite right - England have often looked lacklustre. But my point is that many of the teams that have won the World Cup also looked lacklustre en route to winning. And if England had a problem scoring, then, self-evidently, the teams that they went out in a shoot-out against had equally as much of a problem as they did hitting the back of the net. In 98 and 2006, you also have to throw in the fact that England had a player sent off - not some unlucky accident, I think, but something that the team unconscious contrives in order to end up with the familiar heroic defeat.ReplyDelete
I also agree that Capello is an excellent choice as coach. He won't tolerate the heroic defeat mentality; I can't think of anyone better to be in charge of England than him. He say simply, "I expect to win"; the problem is that England never do.
I think I would find it easier to accept your argument, and share your anger at lowering expectations, if England had a slightly better record in world cups. A quick look at the history shows one victory as hosts and one semi-final. Certainly mentality, a self-perpetuating destiny fulfillment, is part of this, but maybe, just maybe, the fact we consistently get to the quarter finals or last 16 when we qualify, reveals that journalists are justified in saying we are below the 'top teams'.ReplyDelete
1950 Group Round 1
1954 Quarter-final
1958 Group Round 1
1962 Quarter-final
1966 Champions
1970 Quarter-final
1974 Did not qualify
1978 Did not qualify
1982 Group Round 2
1986 Quarter-final
1990 Fourth place
1994 Did not qualify
1998 Round of 16
2002 Quarter-final
2006 Quarter-final
A top team is surely a combination of 'footballing quality' and whatever psychological state that is necessary for success. A top team must have victories,
Possession may be over rated when an astute tactition is in charge, but all the winners in the last 3 tournaments had the ability to be dynamic, intelligent and quick in possession through either wingbacks, or playmakers (see Grosso-Zambrotta-Pirlo, Cafu-RobertoCarlos-Ronaldhino-Rivaldo, Thuram-Lizarazu-Zidane-Djorkaeff etc), but it could be argued that England currently aren't able to do this, and if they can't, then it would be a lack of footballing quality.
Although the Italian side in 2006 weren't a 'different class' they contained 4 or 5 players who were in better form than anyone in the England squad (the aforemention trio + Cannavaro and potentially Buffon), and played coherent team football.
We all know the record ... but the issue is why that record is so poor. Since 1982, look at the evidence - not 'outplayed' time and again but going out without losing (82); narrowly beaten by eventual winners (86 and 02). But in 90, 98, 06, losing in penalty shoot-outs (and in 98 and 06, after having a key player sent off). Repeatedly losing in penalty shoot-outs needs an explanation in terms of mentality.ReplyDelete
There's plenty of evidence that England under Capello CAN be dynamic and quick in possession, not least the goal against the US the other day, not to mention the demolitions of Croatia in the qualifiers.
As for playmakers, England haven't lacked them: what about Hoddle (86), Gasgoigne (90), Beckham (98 and 02)?
I guess my point above was that yes, when you go to penalties it's because both teams have failed to score, by definition. But if it keeps happening to one team, cup in, cup out, this failure to win outright is less likely to have a psychological explanation alone, there must also be a technical one coming down to the team's ability. And it's never happened in a final, either, and in a semifinal only once, meaning England wasn't able to advance past stages that the best teams managed to clear quite consistently.ReplyDelete
I think the fact it's happening cup in, cup out, means it's far MORE likely to require a pschological explanation. If they were beaten in open play tournament after tournament, no psychological explanation required. But my point is at least as much about what you do 'need' to win a World Cup as what England supposedly lack. You just don't have to play that well to win a World Cup; you can do it with poor players in key positions; you can win, in fact, without most of the attributes which pundits claim are indispensable.ReplyDelete
Giovanni and Paul on the 'more than one wat to win . . .' post have got it right.England are neither beating these teams in open play, nor are they 'outplaying' these teams. Penalties is as good a way to seperate the two as anything, and contrary to the myth, is not devoid of technical skill or simply a matter of luck. Yes psychology plays a part, but to repeat the point again we are not consistently reaching semis or finals. Paul's comment is more articulate than mine will ever be, but this really is chasing straw men . . .ReplyDelete
- digital ben19 June 2010 at 20:41
Belated contribution here.ReplyDelete
The closest thing I've seen to trophy winning performances by England over the last decade or so was the group stage of Euro 2004. The problems with the team didn't all magically disappear - England conceded soft goals and distributed the ball badly - but they worked around these limitations and put in good performances (including the France game, for at least 89 minutes). It was basically England playing 'like a Premiership team' (to use the phrase that's going around) - though a team more like Aston Villa than Arsenal.
It showed what it was possible to do even with our 'limited' players - no, they're not going to play like 1970s Ajax, and calls for them to start doing this are bizarrely optimistic. But there are enough potential strengths that *the weaknesses don't have to be fatal*. In 2004 we had a vim and confidence (score if you like, Croatia, we'll score more) that we haven't displayed in the two major tournament appearances since then - that's what strikes me as the ingredient that can get England into the endgame of one of these tournaments.
Saying 'we can never win anything without proper footballers' is far too doomy. Look at who did win the thing in 2004.


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drraw is a simple web based presentation front-end for RRDtool that allows you to interactively build graphs of your own design. A graph definition can be turned into a template which may be applied to many Round Robin Database files. drraw specializes in providing an easy mean of displaying data stored with RRDtool and does not care about how the data is collected, making it a great complement to other RRDtool front-ends.
drraw is extremely easy to install. If you already have a running web server with Perl installed, it should take you less than 10 minutes to get drraw running for testing. Furher configuration is also simple and kept to a minimum.
Unlike its predecessor (MRTG), RRDtool is not a tool that can be used on its own. Instead, it is a building block upon which many front-ends are built. Doing what MRTG does with RRDtool takes three pieces:
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Funny Gutfeld: Gisele Is the Reason Behind Tom Brady's Anti-Plastic Message
Greg Gutfeld tackled what he believes to be the true genesis behind New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady's new environmental message.
In a video posted to Brady's Instagram page on June 5, World Environment Day, he advocated against the use of plastic straws in order to beat pollution.
"Next time you see a plastic straw ... just say 'No, I'm not falling for your ruse, straw,'" Brady said in the video.
'Who Needs the Outside?': Greg Gutfeld Show Discusses 'The Indoor Generation'
Gutfeld said Saturday that he believes the reason behind Brady's video is the ex-boyfriend of his wife, Gisele Bündchen.
Bündchen dated Leonardo DiCaprio in the past, and Gutfeld said the actor's affinity toward environmentalism has trickled over to Brady.
"She's been trying to turn [Brady] into Leo DiCaprio since she met him," Gutfeld said.
DiCaprio has been an outspoken environmental advocate for years, with climate change awareness among the causes he champions.
Watch more from "The Greg Gutfeld Show" above.
'Committed to the Hate': Greg Gutfeld Show on What Fuels Trump's Detractors
LaVar Ball to NFL Protesters: Stand for the National Anthem or 'Get Out'
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Until last week the only kinds of shrubs I was aware of were of the bush/horticultural variety. All that changed when I read this blog post by Chez Moi. I now understand a shrub to be a fruity vinegar-ed syrup with which refreshing beverages, also known as shrubs, are made. It was an old time preservation method to extend the usefulness of fruits which would otherwise spoil quickly without refrigeration.
I had no sooner read Chez Moi's post and another article which she referenced and set about making a batch of my own. In fact I was so impressed with a early sample of my first attempt that I started a second batch today.
It is no secret that I have difficulty adhering to recipes, and it was no different with this project. Sometimes I actually make an effort to follow instructions, but somewhere along the way I inevitably stop measuring and start estimating. Then before I know it I have substituted or added ingredients and deviated from recommended procedures. It's not really rebellion against authority. I just can't help it. Before recommending I go see someone keep in mind I am on a fixed income.
I didn't start documenting the shrub I made last week until partway through the procedures so the photos I am using are from both first and second batches. Here is the way it happened:
I peeled the zest from a Cara Cara orange then broke from recommendations and also peeled the zest of a lime. Lime zest is not recommended because of their bitterness. I made an attempt at removing any wax from the rinds by pouring boiling water over and rubbing briskly with a towel. I'm not sure how effective that was, but whatever it is that will do me in in the end I don't think it will be food grade wax.
The next step was to mash and bruise the citrus rinds with sugar to infuse the flavors into the sugar. In my first attempt last week I used Turbinado sugar. For the batch I started today I thought I would use unrefined dehydrated cane juice which, judging from the taste, is essentially granular or pelletized jaggery. But since the dehydrated cane juice doesn't have a crystal consistency which aids in the expressing the oils from the rinds, I used 1/4 cup of the dehydrated cane juice and 1/4 cup Turbinado sugar crystals.
I used my bean masher to press, mash and grind the citrus peels into the sugar. The rinds and sugar were allowed to keep each other company while I prepared the fruit ingredients.
The fruit ingredients for the first batch of shrub were two limes, two Cara Cara oranges and two golden kiwis. This time I used one lime, two Cara Cara oranges, two green kiwis and, as an after thought, one Gala apple.
I put the prepared fruits into a canning jar and shook it vigorously with the intention of bruising the fruit. After mashing the citrus rinds into the sugar a few more times I rinsed the masher off with apple cider vinegar and poured the sugar and vinegar with the rinds into the jar of fruit.
The jar was only half full so I decided to add an apple to the mix. After shaking the jar vigorously to distribute the apples I went to work muddling the fruit with the masher.
The jar of fruit will spend the next day or so macerating in the refrigerator. Every now and then I will give it a good shake and maybe have another go with the masher. Then, as I did with the first batch, I will force the fruit pulp and liquid through a strainer. The flavors will then be adjusted by adding more apple cider vinegar if needed. After about a week in the refrigerator the bottled shrub will be ready for making beverages.
Although it hasn't been quite a week since starting the first batch of shrub I couldn't wait to sample it. Just a little of these concentrated flavors in the bottom of a glass and the rest filled with club soda or ice cold water is all it takes to make a refreshing beverage. A splash of gin didn't harm the flavors at all either.
If this sort of project interests you I highly recommend reading the blog post by Chez Moi and the Holly And Flora post for information more authentic than what I have to offer.


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Paper ornaments and artifacts by Phiona Richards. This book sculptor creates interactive book sculptures and intriguing jewellery using traditional needlework techniques. "Having been brought up with a 'make do and mend' mentality I tend to collect and gather materials including books near the end of their existence and regenerate them into pleasing tactile structures using a variety of needlework techniques. Although they appear to be fragile and delicate they are quite robust and interaction becomes a therapeutic experience on many sensory levels." We discovered these beauties thanks to Indie Quarter!
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When I meow my Grandma lets me outside or inside or gives me milk or gives me treats
(Her training is going well)
I let my Mom play cat-fishing with me
Finally I like to ignore my Mom when she is all like Blair come snuggle me and I don't want to. I enjoy meditating in the sun on Grandma's chair. I enjoy catching flies and chase them all over the place so I can eat them. I ask my Mom for all the cool toys on TV but my favourite is the toilet paper rolls or the kleenex boxes. I enjoy getting up on the counters to see what kind of foodables might be left up there for me to enjoy. And yes I do go to the bathroom in the litter box, unless it is dirty, then I leave it on the floor for Mom.
I also am able to give really good dirty looks, ruin pictures by walking away, and I have a special growl for my Mom when she is being annoying.


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For those not in the know, the killing fields represent thousands of rural locations throughout Cambodia where horrible, unthinkable atrocities against humanity took place.
Cambodia: Healing through Art
Any story about Cambodia needs to start with the killing fields, at least in context. For those who don't know or remember, about 3 million of Cambodia's 8 million people (UNICEF's estimate) were mostly tortured and viciously executed in a massive genocide in these fields.


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There are different types of combination electrodes. The basic pH sensing system does not change.
The sealed chamber contains a pH7 buffer solution. The glass bulb measures the potential, mV, of the solution. The meter converts the mV signal to a pH value on the display.
The reference type can change, according to the sample being measured.
The reference filling medium can be liquid or gel.
It may have a single or double junction.
The electrode may have a glass or plastic housing.
The pH glass may be shaped to meet application requirements.
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Now that we are at 'peak smartphone', developers such as myself are starting to question what comes next. The answer is probably 'more apps'.
Much of the innovation in the mobile space isn't taking place inside the smartphones themselves, but in the things that communicate with them. Gartner predicts that by 2018, 25 percent of new mobile apps will talk to Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Most IoT devices talk to smartphones via an app or the browser. The app is usually the preferred mechanism because it provides a richer experience that also provides analysis and usage stats to backend services.
In the future the app will increasinly move from being centre stage and the central purpose to being an enabler for some other, probably more useful, purpose.


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Finally, it's Wine o'clock! And the fire's blazing to make it toasty warm!
It's been one of those days. You know the ones. Where you feel like you're in a Stephen King novel: you get up and the birds are chirpy and all seems fine in your world, but by lunchtime you feel the hair in the back of your neck stand to attention and come evening you wonder how on Earth you survived.
Well, let's start this morning: All four cubs got up. All four cubs got dressed (well, okay, I dressed the 2-year-old), they all had breakfast, brushed their teeth and got to school on time. A miracle in itself, really.
Yes, it rained like it was trying to prove a point (see my earlier post on puddle jumping) and yes, I got soaked to the bones bringing my cubs to school and into crèche. But then I got a nice hot cup of tea while getting some time to update here and do some housework. See, all was good in my world.
Come lunchtime, I had picked up the two small ones and was now going to pick up the 5-year old from school. By car (which is something I rarely do, only living a few minutes' walk away from the school!), and that's where the trouble started.
It was also the only thing that started, because the car didn't. And, of course my husband had the second car with him at work. So, conscious that I was now late for the school run, I quickly unbuckled my two and re-buckled the tiniest one into his stroller. Which he hates, but he had to live with that, and his little big sister got to complain about her tired legs all the way.
Frazzled and late, I finally got to school to pick up the big boy, who I now had to break it to that the promised trip to the toy shop to spend his birthday money was cancelled due to the car (at least his teacher complimented me on his school lunch – *proud moment* – leftover Quiche from last night).
Cue 3 unhappy kids and that 10-minute walk home felt a LOT longer. Not only that, but the next problem I had was that I had banked on that toy shop run, because I needed to buy nappies (diapers to some of you) and above all, tomorrow morning I need to get to work (I do irregular work as a voice over) and that date couldn't be moved. I was in a right dilemma!
However… things then started to look up, just for a tiny bit:
My husband, who wasn't even supposed to come home today as he was meeting friends after work, sent me a message saying 'Driving home now' – he left work early. He's a superhero!!! Not only did he drive home and leave me the second car, he also fixed the main car and even filled it up! Hurrah!
The roller-coaster was going up. I should've known that it wasn't going to last.
So, after dropping the husband to the train so he could get back to work, we went to The Toy Shop after all.
Only in a toy shop can even the happiest parents lose their will to live. I could see it on other parents' faces and they could see it in mine. After the fifteenth time (yes, I counted!) of my 3-year-old trying to see if something 60+ Euro would fit into her 10 Euro budget (all the while I was trying to stop the little man from pulling a guitar off a shelf!) I had a wee second of 'I'm either going to laugh out loud or strangle her'. The latter is at least frowned upon, so I decided to laugh; which resulted in a very sympathetic mum turning to me and saying, 'I know, I'm right there with you.'
Half and hour and two toys bought later, it appeared to all go well again – until: 'Mum, why are we home? I thought you needed to buy nappies?'
I wanted to bite the steering wheel at that point.
Instead, I pulled out of the drive again to get the groceries needed. Finally, an hour later than intended, the dinner was cooking. Just as I was about to drain the pasta, the 3-year old comes into the kitchen to inform me that her little brother had taken his vest off. Okay, let him be cold. I continued to drain the pasta, add the pesto and stir through the peas I had steamed over the pot. While I put the food on the plates, she came in again, saying that he's undressed himself.
I should have known then. I think I did know then.
I still wish I could bleach my brain.
I walked into the living room to find the tiniest boy had not only taken his arms out of his vest and pushed it off his shoulders; he had pushed it past his hips, and also pushed down his trousers and his nappy.
Which was open and hanging off him, full to the brim.
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Enter into a world unfamiliar on Sugar Land property. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is waiting to be discovered. Inside its walls treasures modern and from the past are housed. A blend of permanent displays and special exhibits combine and encourage repeat visitors from the curious living in Sugar Land and nearby.
Dinosaurs Are Uncovered By Explorers Living In Sugar Land
Key exhibits feature a variety of history and science intrigues. The Morian Hall of Paleontology depicts dinosaurs in action to awe spectators. Mummies are unwrapped in the Hall of Ancient Egypt. The Cullen Hall of Gems and Minerals exposes the treasures of the earth. Explore the state's varied landscapes in the Farish Hall of Texas Wildlife.
Special programs and exhibits add to the experience. See awesome films in 4D in Houston's first IMAX theater. Get up close with the dinosaurs and delve into the ocean's depths or travel the nation's parks all on the big screen. Guests shoot to the stars in the Burke Baker Planetarium. The lifecycle of the butterfly is adeptly laid out in the Cockrell Butterfly Center where these enchanting creatures flitter and flutter about.
Education is paramount to understanding. The Houston Museum of Natural Science offers a variety of workshops and lectures in various subjects related to their exhibits. More information can be accessed on their website.
There is so much to see and do residents living in Sugar Land should consider purchasing a membership. With unlimited admission to fixed exhibits plenty of time to traverse the grounds.


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It's easy to get confused between the two – both appear to be the same, but their prices can differ greatly. So we're here to help uncover the two products.
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The original HP toner is manufactured by the printer brand (Hewlett Packard) itself, known as an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer). The original HP toner Cartridges are generally more expensive compared to the recycled original HP toner. It has an average fault rate of 2-3%.
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A recycled original HP toner produces the exact same print quality as the original. It is made from an empty original cartridge, which is then professionally re manufactured to produce the recycled original HP toner. These toners have an average fault rate of 1-2%.
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General News of Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Source: Myjoyonline.com
The power crisis that has left the country rationing electricity to homes, offices and companies is self inflicted, a Member of Parliament for the Pru East Constituency and the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Mines and Energy has said.
Dr. Kwabena Donkor is convinced Ghana would not have been plunged into partial darkness, popularly called the "dumsor phenomenon," if stakeholders had planned ahead.
He told Joy News' Evans Mensah that, failure by the Finance Ministry to release funds for other contingency plans has led to the sorry state of power supply in the country.
The Electricity Company of Ghana is expected to announce a new schedule for power rationing beginning, Wednesday.
The ECG says the sad state of affairs has come about as a result of generation problems.
There has been limited supply of gas from Nigeria to power thermal plants at Aboadze to generate power.
There is also ongoing maintenance works which have led to a shut down of some power plants.
The combined effect of all that leaves Ghana unable to meet the energy needs of Ghanaians which currently stands around 2000 megawatts of power.
However, since demand now outstrips supply, the ECG has been called upon to ration power in order to prevent a complete shutdown of the system.
Electricity consumers are already mourning the discomfort the upcoming load shedding programme will have on them.
Dr. Kwabena Donkor in an interview with Joy News, maintained the signals were on the wall, and the country ought to have taken steps to avert the crisis.
He said Ghana cannot rely on Nigeria to solve its energy crisis.
"Ghana should begin thinking Ghana," he said; adding, "if we plan well and gas flows from the West African Gas Pipeline Project, then that is a bonus."
He said government should have put in place a contingency plan in making available light crude to power the plants if the relatively cheaper gas from Nigeria was not going to come.
While criticising the authorities for failing to plan and provide funds for power generation, he said the Electricity Company of Ghana must also be restructured to be able to collect money from consumers of electricity.


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If this works, it's a genius promotion. You see if you plunk down more money for the collector's edition of City of Villians, the stand alone expansion to City of Heroes, you get the normal art book but also something even more interesting. You see, the CE version of the game will come with a pack of cards for the upcoming City of Heroes card game and seven City of Heroes HeroClix figures along with a custom HeroClix map.
HeroClix is kind of an entry level miniatures game where the characters come already painted and all put together. The stats are kept in a nifty little spinner on the bottom of the figure so keeping up with damage is a snap. I've never played it myself, but the figures from popular comic books are neat and accessible enough for anyone. If this promotion gets people interested in the game it could pay off in a big way for the both City of Heroes and the HeroClix game. Not to mention it gives everyone a taste of the card game.
Of course, all that promotion is going to cost you, the CE carries a price tag of $79.99. Completists wiill bite, but at that price even with the exclusive in game items it may be a hard sell.