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Strongbow Blackberry Sage Sangria
Complexity: Low
Serving: Makes 8 drinks
4 oz. Limoncello
6 dashes Bitters
2 oz. Lemon juice
1 Plum
1 Peach
16 Blackberries
8 Sage leaves
3 cans Strongbow Dark Fruit Cider
2 cans (355ml) Soda water
Fill a large pitcher halfway with ice. Add limoncello, bitters, lemon juice, fruit and sage. Stir well. Top with Strongbow Dark Fruit Cider and soda, then stir and serve in ice-filled tumblers.
"Just the smell of this sangria is like a trot through the berry patch. But, the addition of sage makes it slightly savoury and a little more complex. Enjoy with all your favourite tapas or a classic paella." – Blake
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X Students of GTU, Started a Magazine before some time ,in their first edition they featured my interview.
Written on September 17th, 2012 by admin
Interview in Magazine started by GTU Students
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Very well said Dr Aggarwal I am impressed with your views. Rahul you are today's youth and the media so do your 100% if you came to media because of your passion. Then what we say 'thodi nakis, phodi nakis bhukko kari nakis' – Jai hind

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Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.
Or something like that. William Morris is SO where it's at.
2013's blog — A Year Without Craft Supplies — wrapped up rather well: I used a lot of my stash, donated oodles to wee girls who have made much use of it and set up 2014 to do the same to my jewellery supply stock.
Well, that didn't go so well. If you did follow A Year Without Jewellery Supplies, you'll know that I began well but lost the will. I think it is because one can only make/have so much jewellery. Beautiful stuff? Yes. Useful? Weellll… I guess I am too practical. Made some nice stuff for me, made some for assorted charities I support plus I have a great area in the craft room for doing small and close work now so I do give myself a 'Pass' for the year. I just don't get the 'A+' of AYWOCS.
I ALWAYS had somethin' goin' on craft-wise in 2013 (usually a bunch of projects on the go at once, as it the habit of so many crafters) so I have set myself a new/old challenge for 2015. Despite using and giving away A LOT of my supplies, I still have enough for a good year of crafting.
I think.
And I think I can do it with the same rules.
I recently started a nail blog, which is a sort of craft, but I think I am happiest with bits of fabric, wire, wood, paint, glass….
Stay tuned: we start on January 1, 2015!
Almost forgot: the current header is of my Nephew's 10th Birthday quilt, which I completed at the start of 2014 (kept my lap warm in January & February!) for his April birthday. He didn't want it on his bed according to Little Sis: 'I can't see it at night'. Apparently it stays in their back living room and he wraps up in it all the time. THAT'S what you want to hear about one of your crafted gifts!


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What Is Athleticism? | The Ten Components Of Athleticism [2018 Edition]
[Summary] What Is Athleticism?
Athleticism is formed of ten components that make up complete physical fitness or what we refer to as complete athleticism. They are – Strength, speed, power, agility, endurance, cardiovascular capacity, mobility, balance & coordination, mental resilience, and stability.
For an in-depth analysis. Please continue reading.
The Life Of A Royal Marine Commando
In 2009, when I was a 30-year old whipper snapper (and Royal Marines Commando) we used to achieve some crazy physical feats. Our barracks were on the edge of a very hilly national park and there was an amazingly hard six-mile running circuit that started and ended at the camp gates. This route was known as the Rollercoaster and had some ominously named sections, such as Killer Hill and the Dragon's Back. We used to run the Rollercoaster for breakfast, five mornings a week, week in, week out and think nothing of it. Sub 40-minutes was seen as a decent time. Anyone who took more than 45-minutes received gentle (or not so gentle) teasing.
We would often include intervals, such as sprints, push-ups and other bodyweight exercises. We didn't really understand it at the time, but for some reason, these intervals increased our rate of improvement. We would manipulate the variables associated with these intervals, systematically experimenting with various durations of work, intensity, duration of running time, etc. Despite our limited knowledge about the science of why, we certainly knew how to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of our training sessions.
After completing the Rollercoaster run, we would spend five to 15 minutes at the pull-up bars on the sports field putting equal amounts of thought and trial and error into our calisthenics programming. While at the pull-up bars, occasionally we'd see a lone Marine in the sports field stretching after his run. "Stretching? Training for the next beauty pageant are you?! Stop slacking and come do some pull-ups, you pansy!"Your body is only as strong as your weakest component.Click To Tweet
Every afternoon we'd hit the gym to lift weights, box, climb ropes or play sports. The only reason we lifted weights was for aesthetic purposes. Programs were for bodybuilding only with one end goal in mind – getting buff and meeting women. The other gym activities were for fun. Quite regularly we would be deployed on training exercises where the physical feats would reach new levels involving carrying heavy packs and equipment (in excess of 100lbs), tens of miles over uneven mountainous terrain.
Occasionally, we would be tested and have to run with this weight during an eight-mile off-road distance in less than 70 minutes to prove we were battle ready. Every couple of years, we would deploy on real operations to Afghanistan where the physical feats would reach into the realms of ridiculous.
Looking Back…
Back then, I thought I was physically elite and in my prime. I foolishly didn't consider myself to possess any weaknesses. Weakness had been worked out of our psyche during the past few years of Commando training. However, there were a couple of dazzlingly, bright signs indicating that, in fact, this type of training didn't work and we weren't as elite as we thought. We were too blind, arrogant and uneducated to see these signs. They were:
- The unit's rehabilitation center was always full with Commandos who had injured themselves training.
- The vast majority of Commandos who have served more than ten years are permanently physically broken.
I look back now and see the problems as clear as day. We fell for a rookie mistake in terms of training that I see as a leading cause of weakness and failure in all fields of fitness training: We defaulted to our strengths. We lived in a bubble of cardiovascular capacity and power-endurance. We were really good at running long uneven distances, sometimes carrying weight, and doing high rep sets of bodyweight exercises. We were so good because that was all we ever did.
I didn't even know what strength meant until I started my personal trainer education, let alone how to train it or why it was important. Flexibility didn't factor into it and my level of mobility was laughable (not being able to touch my toes by at least six inches). Speed and power were nonexistent aside from that which was required in the amateur boxing ring. Sure, we had to use speed and power operationally, maybe to dash out of the way of incoming fire, to kick down a door or tackle an obstacle, but specific training was never considered.Running, push-ups, pull-ups and strength of mind are all you need!Click To Tweet
I ended my Bootneck career at the age of 32, a broken mess. I have a permanently broken wrist, permanently damaged shoulder (having been operated on), weak ankles (having inverted them numerous times) and a reoccurring abdominal hernia. The good doctors told me I'd never be able to work overhead again and declared me disabled. Thanks.
After eight humbling years in the fitness industry, I'm stronger than ever before (and approaching 40 years old). Although my old self could drink my new self under the table, I now feel as flexible as a yogi. I'm faster at running over any distance and thanks to Indian clubs and kettlebells my shoulder has made a miraculous recovery (although it'll always be missing some stuff after they stuck the knife in). I'm also acutely aware of how much more there is to learn. If I could travel back in time 15 or 20 years, this is the message I would send my younger self:
Focus on your weaknesses. Take all the components that make up complete fitness and athleticism and self-assess. Acknowledge that the whole single organism that is your body is only as strong as your weakest component. Forget running long distances and bodybuilding. Focus on flexibility. Become strong by lifting really heavy stuff. Become agile and fast over short distances and your performance will rise to new heights in all the activities you value the most. Failure to acknowledge your weak components will lead to game-changing injuries and everlasting weakness.
The Ten Components Of Athleticism
Here at Strength Matters, we believe there are ten components that make up complete physical fitness or what we refer to as complete athleticism. Our goal is to help everyday people become more athletic.
As explained in my previous post, this means more efficient at carrying out everyday physical tasks and better at exercising. No matter what your age is or where you start your journey, you all possess the following ten abilities to one degree or another. As a default, you'll naturally steer toward the components that require the least effort (mentally and physically) and the things at which you excel. Your beautiful body can only reach a certain level before it becomes injured or plateaus if it's being held back by one or more ignored components.
|Components Of Athleticism
|What They Mean And Why You Need Them
|The ability to create force.
What if you did not have the strength to climb back to your feet after falling to the floor.
Imagine being able to move furniture and lift heavy bags on your own.
What if everything in the world around you felt lighter.
|The ability to minimize the time cycle of a given movement.
|The ability to create maximal force in minimal time.
|Mental Resilience
|Mental resilience. The ability to push yourself out of your comfort zone. Being able to separate brain from body and ignore pain (disclaimer: musculoskeletal pain is an important signal and should not be ignored). The capacity to maintain positivity and calmness when the going gets tough. Having the means to pick yourself up and continue regardless if you fall. Is this ability innate or purely an environmental adaptation? Can you train it? Stay tuned.
|Your capability to sustain long periods of activity such as walking, running, cycling or performing a high number of repetitions.
|Cardiovascular Capacity
|Your heart and lung's ability to deliver oxygen to the working muscles and carry out a given task effectively.
|Balance & Coordination
|Perform movements with precision and grace. Control the placement of your body with accuracy.
|Move quickly from one movement pattern to another, being nimble on your feet or on the floor.
|Consciously and unconsciously preventing movement in one part of the body while creating movement in another, thereby protecting vulnerable areas.
|Flexibility in motion. Range of motion through muscles and joints.
For A More In-Depth Explanation Of The Ten Components Of Athleticism Watch The Video Below
Self-Assessment And How To Apply
Consider the above components and for each, score yourself out of ten. Take the three that you score lowest on and focus on improving those elements for the next three to six months. Forget about everything else, especially the things you're good at. Mix it up! Shock your body into changing. Your body is the great adaptor and will adjust to any stimulus you consistently apply. Over the next series of posts and through our Whiteboard Wednesdays we'll be delving into each of these components in more detail. We'll offer simple ways to self-assess and easy-to-apply training methods.
May The Force Be With You.
Nice one Royal! Great post!
Great article. Thank you!
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Shameless, Shameless Self-Promotion!!!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
8 comments:
- Fred Hoffman said...
My favorite line from her story: "...pointing to a corner that awaits mulch." Bill, it's unanimous: the entire Sacramento Gardening Community wants you to improve your hard clay soil by topping it with three inches of organic mulch! That's better than having your Super Bowl Party guests walk on top of the mud via an old fence plank to heel in a bareroot blueberry plant into a raised bed that was sitting, exposed, on your concrete patio...for how many weeks? Oh, and one more thing: any team that wins four in a row can also lose four in a row.
- April 10, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- Katie said...
We all seem to be getting love from Debbie recently! Congrats.
- April 10, 2010 at 3:09 PM
- Greg Damitz said...
Congrats Bill. You're famous again.
When my brother stopped by my place on his way back to Washington from Florida he stopped by the Sacramento Bee keeping store and was going to hit 3 more on the way home.
- April 10, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- Christine said...
Congratulations Bill and Venus! Great story and photos!
- April 10, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- Garry said...
bill - we knew it and now the general public knows it. you sir (and the mrs), are a gardening rock stars. congrats.
- April 11, 2010 at 6:50 PM
- Kate said...
Great article!
- April 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Bill Bird said...
Thank you everyone (yes, even you Fred) for all of your love.
Katie -- go back to bed!
I want everyone within blogging distance to know that this would not have happened without the gardening inspiration that is Venus. Debbie Arrington didn't even bring that question up -- yet she nailed it right on the head. Without Venus, this wouldn't exist.
Secondly, Fred has been a HUGE help. Despite his daily complaints, I do listen to him.
Finally -- don't be afraid to EXPERIMENT with new things. It doesn't always work, but you'll never know unless you try.
- April 13, 2010 at 5:46 PM
- Carri said...
So when ARE you going to mulch the rest of your garden? hehehe....
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The NYT reported on the Federal Reserve Board's payment of $82 billion to the Treasury last year, more than 2.3 percent of the total budget. This is striking because this figure vastly exceeds most of the budget items that have dominated the attention of Congress and the media.
In principle, the Fed can offset much of the burden of the debt run up to boost the economy during the downturn by simply buying and holding it. In that case, the interest would be paid to the Fed and then refunded to the Treasury, leaving no net burden for taxpayers. The Fed could prevent this from leading to inflation when the economy recovers by raising reserve requirements. Of course most economists agree that a somewhat higher inflation rate would be desirable at the moment since it would alleviate the debt burden of consumers.
It is remarkable that this path towards dealing with the deficit has garnered so little attention. This could perhaps be explained by the fact that the Wall Street actors who are the main financiers of the anti-deficit crusade are not interested in a deficit reduction path that does not cut social spending and risks somewhat higher inflation. Higher inflation is generally anathema to the financial industry, since it devalues the debt it owns.
It is also worth noting that most people involved in the debate on economic and budget policy are not very astute observers of the economy. They were unable to see the $8 trillion housing bubble that both gave us the current downturn and the large deficits that have fixated Washington.


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Welcome to my, Jeremy Simons, web page. Here you will learn all you want or need to know about Cri Du Chat. My sister was born with this disease, so I have dedicated my life to informing the world about this rare disease. At this sight you can learn about the symptomes, and treatments. You can also read stories that will comfort you and teach you how to cope with your own situation. Links to other informative web sites can also be found here. Lastly, as you can see current research is being done to find treatments an cures for this disease. I would really appreaciate any donations that you would like to make to help this cause.
Definition Cri Du Chat is a dominant autosomal trait. It arises from the absence of a particular portion of chromosome 5. The absence of genetic material is called a deletion. Children born with this deletion in chromosome 5 have a characteristic mewing cry as newborns that is thought to be caused by abnormal development of the larynx (the organ containing the vocal chords). For this reason, the disorder is called cri du chat (or cat's cry) syndrome. In reference to the deletion and the area where it occurs, the disorder is also called 5p- (5 p minus) syndrome. Children with this syndrome have physical abnormalities, language and motor skill difficulties, and varying degrees of mental retardation. Cri du chat syndrome is a very rare disorder. Description The original genetic material is arranged into 23 pairs of chromosomes--one set of 23 chromosomes is inherited from each parent. Using a microscope, distinct chromosomes can be seen at a certain point in a cell's life cycle. When treated with certain stains, each chromosome bears a typical banding pattern, reminiscent of the stripes on a tabby cat's tail. Using each chromosomes' unique size and banding pattern, chromosomes 1-22 and the sex chromosomes, X and Y, can be identified exactly. Although all individuals have two copies of chromosome 5, the normal chromosome does not compensate for the genetic material missing from the flawed chromosome. The deletion can be inherited through generations of a family or it may appear at random. It has been estimated that the syndrome occurs in 1 in 50,000 births. According to the 5p- Society, approximately 50-60 children are born with cri du chat syndrome each year in the United States.
My loving sister sarah, who has Cri Du Chat, but has been blessed with so many other great qualities.


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Gorgeous broccoli florets arrived from the farm today, and we followed our stomachs to make stuffed white sweet potatoes! These giant roots might be bumpy and big, but they have a beautiful creamy texture and golden hue when roasted.
- 3 large white sweet potatoes
- 3 large red onions
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup of liquid for deglazing (balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, red wine, sherry, or broth)
- Kosher salt to taste
- 1 lb fresh broccoli
- Olive oil to drizzle
- 8oz aged provolone, shaved or shredded
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Pierce each sweet potato several times with a sharp knife, place on baking pan, and bake for about 1 hour or until tender and a fork can easily stab each potato. Flip each potato halfway through to ensure even baking.
- Peel the red onions and slice into thin rings. Heat butter and oil in heavy-bottomed pan and add the onions and toss to coat. On medium-low heat, let the onions caramelize slowly, and every 5-10 minutes, scrape up the browned bottom layer and mix the batch. After 40-50 minutes, the onions should be soft, shiny, and beautifully browned. Add a generous sprinkle of salt, and pour in about 1/3 cup of liquid (balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar, red wine, sherry, or broth). This will deglaze the bottom of the pan and get the last of the caramelized goodness into the onion mixture.
- Meanwhile, cut the broccoli into florets. Place on another baking pan, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with kosher salt to taste. Pop into the oven for about 20 minutes, or until browned. I moved the sweet potatoes to the top rack to make room for the broccoli.
- Remove from potatoes and broccoli from oven. Cut a deep groove into each potato and twist knife to widen the opening for stuffing. Chop the roasted broccoli and scoop into the potatoes. Top with caramelized red onions and shaved provolone, and serve warm.


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When a system is calibrated, the meter may have the ability to give a readout of slope value (in mV) or efficiency (usually as a %).
This is used as a test of electrode performance.
A poor slope value may mean that the electrode needs cleaning, the reference fill solution topped up or, (for very precise analysis to the third decimal place) replacing.
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Mamelodi Business Unit on tract to success
On the 1st of January 2014 , PUTCO Ltd, introduced a re-structuring project in which the Mamelodi tender operation was introduced.
The tender was introduced as an independent business model and The process followed was to introduce the following corrective actions in order to improve bus reliability and safety for our passengers.
Before the tender was introduced in January, Mamelodi operations' shift coverage was averaging 45%, and this had an negative effect in providing a reliable service to our commuters, resulting in the operation losing a large number of bus commuters.
Something had to be done or else, the Mamelodi unit was heading for failure.
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If you are thinking of going plastic free or interested in reading why you should – read on for 3 top tips from someone who's made the changes bit by bit and can tell you how…
The problems with plastics has been covered in mainstream news coverage more and more recently; from piled high dumps full of plastics that will take hundreds and thousands of years to decompose, to starbucks announcing its comitment to reducing their enviromental footprint (https://www.starbucks.com/responsibility/environment/cups-and-materials). So it won't be so much of a surprise why so many people are now deciding to become "plastic-free" or at least more eco-friendly.
What is the problem with plastic?
For me, it was learning about the industrial chemical BPA and other cancer causing or dangerous chemicals being used in plastic bottles and plastic tubs (plastic items labelled "PC" or recycle groups 3 & 7 usually contain chemicals BPA, BPS, BPF etc.) that can affect our estrogen hormone levels, lead to toxic-overload and have also been linked to some forms of cancer. Those industrial chemicals used in plastics seep into the food and drink we place inside them, as not all the chemicals are sealed in when items are made – but that's for another blog!!!
For now here are my 3 TOP TIPS when thinking of making the decision to go PLASTIC-FREE…
Every small change counts!
Don't be fooled into thinking you have to replace every single plastic thing in your house in 1 big mega sort out and throw out.
I literally started off by taking a tiny step that would make a huge difference – I got myself a reusable eco-friendly straw!
Now I was using 1 plastic straw a day in my smoothies, so this stopped me adding 365 plastic straws each year to the rubbish heap, with each individual straw taking 200 years to decompose! So you can't tell me Tesco are wrong in using the slogan "Every little bit helps" because every straw not being used can count for a LOT!
2. Share your changes with others.
After all it's from sharing a picture on my personal social media about me throwing away plastic food containers that got people commenting and telling me to set up a blog to keep them posted on my changes.
You never know who else you can inspire to make changes to their plastic use and improve their exposure to nasty chemicals etc. A hashtag I love to use sums this up perfectly #sharingiscaring
3. Don't get overwhelmed by research and decide not to try at all!
This was a big thing for me, as at first when doing research and learning more and more worrying things about plastics and chemicals used in them, i got more and more overwhelmed. Once you realise how much plastic things you use in your home, esp in our kitchen's, it seems like a daunting task to find alternatives to replace them all.
However, use tip 1 and realise that every little change adds up and before you know it you will be ticking off those items in what seemed a never ending list of things to replace. You have to start somewhere to get anywhere with it and as Nike say "Just Do It!"
One of the first things I replaced was plastic straws I used daily for my smoothies. I write all about it in my blog post: "Stop being a Sucker!" The best way to STRAW SWAP the ECO-FRIENDLY way…" Click the post title now to go and read all about this easy but empowering change…
I will keep doing blog posts to list the changes I've made, including information on the replacement items I purchased. This information will be useful if you decide to look into making plastic-free alternative choices for your home – which is definitely something I would recommend and that I'm truly glad I did!
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From Where I Stand
This is an astounding collection of poems that has really blown me away. The heartfelt, honest, moving, and down-to-earth writing style developed by the author makes of this poetry collection an amazing read, even if you are not too familiar with poetry (just like me). Forget about cryptic poems whose meaning you cannot figure out; these poems will speak right to your heart, and they feel as if the author is talking right to you while chatting over a cup of tea (or coffee). Some of the poems hit home in my case, since I found them relatable to certain aspects of my past; that contributed to my liking them even more. I really don't feel familiar enough with poetry as to write a more professional review. I just can say that this poetry collection is a great addition to any book collection, and it will take you on a rollercoaster of feelings and emotions that won't leave you indifferent. Highly recommendable.


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A WRITER'S ROOM, Anuradha Roy
In her 1929 essay, A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf famously expounded the necessity of writers having the literal and figurative space to write. Whilst her essay particularly skewers the limitations for women writers within an early twentieth century literary landscape that was dominated by men, the spaces that writers inhabit whilst they work have always held a particular fascination for their readers. From writers' "shelfies" and workspaces to descriptions of their working routine, the demystification of an often intensely private, interior activity is a frequent topic for literary blogs and journals.
On her blog, Anuradha Roy, author of An Atlas of Impossible Longing, The Folded Earth, and Sleeping on Jupiter, describes her working environment in the hills of Ranikhet, prompted by a request from a magazine for a photograph of her work room. What emerges is perhaps not what the original requester had in mind, but we feel very fortunate that Anuradha has kindly allowed us to reproduce her post here. Whatever Virginia Woolf might have made of the modern trend in shelfies, the writer's need for the space and freedom to create is an imperative that transcends fashions, and is given an entertaining and surprising consideration by Anuradha Roy in this post.
A magazine somewhere asked me for pictures of my work space, they publish a regular feature about writers' work rooms, they said. As an example of what they meant, they sent me links to previous such photo essays about the work spaces of writers. The pictures showed weathered wooden desks cluttered with pens, paper, Mexican pottery, moleskin notebooks. Windows looking out on to vistas of green. Walls lined floor to ceiling with shelves full of books. The shelves somehow appeared vastly better engineered than any of my bookshelves.
The rooms they sent were bathed in the kind of light I never have in my life – a pale, new-washed silver-gold that made everything glow, including the antique typewriter that presided over one of the pictured desks. The magazine wanted a few specimen pictures from me to see if my workspace would 'work' for them. I had no idea what that meant. What kind of room ought I have to please such an important magazine? What would appear writerly enough? Should it be bare or artfully cluttered? White-walled or covered with interesting photographs and posters picked up on book tours in Reykjavik, Mauritius and Cuba?
I turned from my email and cast a newly critical eye over my dog-eared room — dog-eared because rooms shared with two large dogs and two smalls puppies have a tendency to look less than impressive.
I tidied up, hid away the heaped blankets and towels, pushed collars, leashes, tick powder, chew sticks, mangled toys, muddy shoes and gnawed bones out of sight, and arranged myself a desk with books, paper, pens scattered around as if they had accumulated over days of inspired writing. Writers are meant to drink a lot of coffee. Maybe a coffee mug would not be out of place. (Which one, though? Golden Bridge or one of my own creations? Full or empty?) Perhaps a cigarette in an ash tray? But no, this was for an American publication, they might then have to preface the article with a health warning.
What complicated matters was that this time the monsoon in the mountains where I live is nothing less than a Tennysonian (or is it Wordsworthian?) thundering cataract. The sky burst open about five days ago and has not been stitched back since. The drumming of rain on the roof is ceaseless, the trees are whited out by cloud and rain. Our road to the plains is blocked by landslides, the power collapses for half a day at a time.
Yesterday walking in the forested roads during a ten minute intermission in the rain, I heard a creak. I looked up as the creak turned into a groan and then leaped for cover: a green, many-branched oak was swaying dangerously on the slope a few metres above. I saw it dip, then tilt and then it came crashing down the hillside, flattening other trees in its path. It happened in slow motion, every stage in the sequence a separate one.
As if things were not bad enough, we woke this morning to the sound of someone airdropping a gunny bag full of stones onto our roof. It was dawn, we were still half asleep. We lunged for cover and the dogs went berserk barking. It took a few minutes to work out that the massive sound had been made by a langur who had jumped onto our tin roof from a deodar branch above. Langurs are human-sized monkeys and a leaping langur is like a six-foot tall man on the move. Elegant when airborne, all black and silver with curving tails that fly as they go from branch to branch, beautiful to admire at a distance. The rest of the langur's tribe had gathered for breakfast at our mulberry tree, and as if to prove how quickly monkeys learn new tricks, each one of them left the tree with a mouthful of leaves and landed on our roof by turn, replicating the first one's thundering impact. They ran down the length of the roof and on to a tree nearby. Then they repeated the whole thing. We could tell they were having fun.
A calming coffee later, I discovered that my laptop, left to charge on a desk in the back room we ambitiously call 'The Study', was wet. The plugs near the charger were spattered with water. The desk had pools of water on it. A bookshelf beside it was dripping, and my precious, hardbound old copy of The Valley of Flowers was soaked at the spine as were the five books on either side of it. When we spotted small drips a few days ago we had sealed them with M-seal, but the monkey business must have shifted the tin sheets on our roof, created new gaps and fresh, large cracks. These cannot be repaired until the rain stops. The rain shows no signs of stopping. All we can do is drape towels and plastic sheets and position tubs and bins where the drip is not a fine spray but a stream.
By some miracle, my loyal Macbook is soldiering on despite its soaking. I've decided this laptop is my workroom. It goes wherever I go and turns every bedroom, train, bus, café, hotel room, garden and hilltop into a study. I think I'll just send the magazine a picture of my notebook and my laptop and title it My Workspace. They can crop out the plastic rainwater tubs if they want to.
Ranikhet, 2016
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We are feeling pretty lazy these days....
Lazing around the apartment, lazing around in the parks, lazing around the city.
I guess that's how it's supposed to be in the last few weeks of summer.
We've been hanging out at friends' houses, and lazing over there as well ;)
We did visit a local organic vineyard next to my parent's place in the country...
Which essentially lead to the purchase of a case of wine followed by some drinking and a lot more lazing around ; )
Although there is one member of this family who is feeling anything but lazy these days.
This boy does not stop moving!
Here's a little video of him giggling at (and trying to catch) the seagulls in the park:
I hope you are soaking up these final weeks of summer.
Can you believe that we are already halfway through August?!


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Leaving Abuse Part Two The Story Continues
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Leaving Abuse Part Two The Story Continues
Yesterday I began sharing my Instagram snippets and our Journey from an abusive marriage to freedom. It's a long story and only parts are shared. One day I hope to write a book about the whole experience. For now I am sharing small parts. My story begins here, We have come along way since leaving abuse. Today I will continue the saga.
Please don't feel bad for reading. This is my truth, my experience and my story and it is important for me to speak out about my experience and it may just help someone else.
It took me a while to leave my bad relationship. It was not an easy decision and it was not physically easy to simply walk out. Today's snippets are from the weeks before I left. Sylvia was 6 months old when we walked away and we have had a protection order in place ever since. The true story continues.
I loved my little girl. She was and still is the joy of my life. A week after my husband punched me in the head I returned home "unaware" of my husband's infidelity and believing the loss of control and physical violence was a one off. I was promised it would not happen again…and it did not. However my husband continued to control me. He decided when I showered, when I left the home and sabotaged every meal I cooked by pouring noodles over the meal. (I officially hate noodles – and won't be promoting those ever on my blog).
Everything had to be done his way or no way and whenever I stood up for myself I faced more verbal and emotional abuse. I was not allowed to eat any "nice food" and was ordered to walk and exercise because I was fat. I was mad, I decided to stuff him! I had worked hard as a teacher before giving birth and I walked to the hairdressers and found the most expensive set of GHD Hair straighteners and bought them! I was beginning to rebel!
Just like Cinderella was abused and controlled, so was I. The more I fought the worse it became. It had only been a few weeks since my husband punched me in the head and I became so miserable and unhappy. My Wicked Mother In Law told me that "If I was a good and obedient wife everything would be okay". I wanted to leave the home. I wanted to tell people what was going on but I was told "What happens in the home stays in the home". I did not agree but I was not able to speak to anyone. My phone calls were controlled and monitored and I was trapped in my own home.
I needed to escape and in a way being forced to walk and exercise because I was "fat" and disgusting to my husband was in a big sense a relief. I left the home for my walk but when I returned my husband was mad. My baby had woken whilst I was out. He could not settle her and had become more and more frustrated. He decided to punish me. I was not allowed to see my baby because I had been for a walk, which he had sent me on. I fought to see my baby. I wanted to go in the room to her but each time I tried I was physically shoved to the ground. I felt defeated and laid on my bed crying unable to see my crying child. Sharing to raise awareness and speak out. (We have been safe for 8 years now).
Refusing to let me see my crying baby was the last straw in my marriage. I had been abused verbally and physically. I had been called names, blamed, neglected and controlled but I would not allow this to happen to my child. I began to plan my escape. I wanted to leave the home but I could not just walk out. There is no way he would let me. He told me if I left, he would ring family services and tell them I was "mental", "unwell" and unfit to parent. He said he would go to court and tell the judge I was depressed and unable to care for Sylvia. It was not true but this scared me to death. What if, just what if he did this and my baby was taken away? I could not risk it. I could not leave that day and it would be another two weeks before I was able to ring for help and get out for good.
Angela x
I will continue this series on the blog next week. I want to share my story and I will. To read more of my story, visit my Instagram Feed.
You can also visit my Speak Out section of The Inspiration Edit.
Angela x
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I think you are an amazing and strong woman. Being able to say your story must be hard for you but i think it's so important and just by writing it you will help so many women out there.
I wish you all the best in the world
thank you. I do hope this will help many people, if not one.
What a disgusting person you were married to! It blows my mind that abusers will punish you for activities they sent you on. It's so much worse that your daughter was left to cry even longer because of it!
Sadly yes!
What an incredible story. I am so sorry you had to go through this, but am so inspired by your progress. You are an amazing woman!
thankyou so much. I am trying my best!
This is so inspiring. Thank you for opening up about such a sensitive time of your life.
Sondra xx
Oh my goodness, I am so glad you found the strength to leave. How scary. You did the right thing for your daughter.
Me too!
Very happy to read you made it out. Stay safe, strong and happy. Good for you.
Thanks. I am glad to be on the other side of it!
You had a hard decision to make but it was the best one. I can only image how hard it was for you. I'm happy to hear that you are safe for years now.
It can seem so hard to leave, but so worth it when you do. I'm glad you found the courage to leave. xo
I'm so glad you got out of that situation. I have a friend who was able to break away from a similar situation and she's doing so well. Just bought her first home ever, in her name. Be strong.
Thanks. Me too. Glad to hear about your friend leaving a bad relationship. That's good news.
Gosh you had been so much I am so glad you managed in the end to get away but you never should have been put through any of it in the first place.
Me too! We have had a hard start but life is surely improving now.
Honestly, I often observe my parents having some quarells and my mom was very sad. You are so brave and I really admire your endless love you give to your child. I love my mother so much too. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Nina. 🙂
Your story of abuse is heartbreaking. I am so proud of you for having the courage to take a leap of faith and get out and go to safety. I look forward to reading the rest of your story.
Thankyou. It did take a huge leap of faith and I am glad I did it when I did.
You are so strong and inspiring. It's so great that you got out from that abuse and now living a free life.
Thanks so much.
I am sorry that you went through that. Your story will inspire a lot of people. I am just happy to know that you and your daughter are happy and safe now.
I hope it does.
It does seem that if you fight it, it gets worse. Hurrah for the day the 'out' comes!! Double hurrah for those who take it!
Yes when you fight it can be bad.
I am so sorry you had to deal with that, but I am so glad you were strong enough to leave! Thank you for sharing your story
Thanks. I am glad I was and am out the other side now.
So glad you found the strength to leave!
Thanks. Me too!


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The qualities of a great man are integrity, vision, courage, understanding, the skill of articulation and the depth of Character. Mostly Character. Character motivates. In its noblest embodiments, it exemplifies human nature in its highest forms, for it exhibits man at his best.
Men of genuine excellence in every station of life—men of industry, of integrity, of high principle, of sterling honesty of purpose—command the spontaneous homage of mankind. It is natural to believe in such men, to have confidence in them, and to imitate them. All that is good in the world is upheld by them, and without their presence in it the world would not be worth living in.
Character mostly secures respect. Character is the product of heart-power and in the long run it is the heart that rules in life. Men of Character are held up by society in relation to their conscience.
To that list of qualities of greatness, I would add decisiveness. That is, the ability to take command, decide and act. There arrives a moment when soft speaking should be abandoned and a fight to the end undertaken. Any man who hopes to exercise leadership must be ready to meet the requirements face to face when it happens; unless he is ready to fight when necessary, people will begin to ignore him.
The qualities of goodness in a man, I believe include a genuine sympathy for the human condition, that is, and awareness of human weakness and shortcomings and a willingness to be forgiving of them, a sense of responsibility toward others, a genuine modesty combines with a justified self-confidence, a sense of humor, and most of all, a love of life and of people.
Every man can strive to develop the qualities of a good and great man; he needn't wait for an emergency to spur him into action. For some men, their lives will intersect with a crisis that calls upon the talents and skills they have spent years cultivating, presenting them with an opportunity to serve and lead and become a Great man. No man knows if and when such a chance will arrive.
Whether the chance for a man to lead in a dramatic way ever comes or not, doesn't matter. The man who spends a life-time cultivating the traits of goodness and greatness enjoys the confidence of being ready for whatever comes and the competence to handle the small emergencies in his day-to-day life. He will be revered for generations by family and loved ones, and if fate requires him to exercise the traits of greatness, will be remembered by history books as well. Either way, he will be able to look back at the end of his life with a satisfaction of knowing it was well-lived.
Personally, I always try to give my best. Whatever the day calls for, I try to give it my best. If I am working for someone, I want them to miss me when I am gone. You may not get the promotion, or even the job, but the true satisfaction is in knowing you did the best you could. If the road traveled seems to be leading to a dead end, if the less than exciting duties seem pointless, put it aside and focus on the work at hand, focus on helping others, and make the best of whatever situation you find yourself in on any given day. It is this attitude, this daily attitude, that prepares you for Greatness.
Thus of all the lessons I have gleaned from life, this has been the most memorable: to work and train hard every day and every year, even when it seems your efforts are fruitless, because you never know when you will be called upon to lead others through a crisis, and when your goodness will get the opportunity to become Greatness.


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It's National Cocktail Week, and so to celebrate, last night we went for cocktails at Graphic.
Graphic is a really cool bar in Soho that has the most extensive gin collection in the UK. Quite a claim and quite delicious.
The trademark gin cocktails are served in quirky customised paint tins which taste even better than they look.
It's a really cool bar, the walls are decorated with work of well known urban artists and even the lights are trendy!
Obviously we had to try the food too which looked too good to miss. But showing restraint, we only ordered two bar snacks which were amazing. The photos don't do them justice but they really were very good!
We opted for the red paint pot cocktail (Beefeater gin, Briottet mixed berry liqueurs, fresh lemon juice, Angostura bitters and cranberry juice) – dangerously delicious.
And the green paint pot cocktail (Hendricks gin, fresh mint and cucumber, fresh lemon juice, lemon bitters, pressed apple juice) with a delicious grapefruit cocktail.
Then, we went for the Smoky Cheese Polenta Chips with homemade tomato sauce – I'm going to do a recipe for these soon, they are so good!
And Honey and Mustard Cumberland sausages with stilton mash. This stilton mash was incredible. I'm definitely going to start offering it on my canape menu to go with my special cocktail sausages. I'm not even sure if it actually had potato in it, it was more just a delicious stilton-y cheese fondue. Yum.
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Earlier this month, I was in New York City at the AWS Pop-up Loft in SoHo - our Co-Founder & CTO Ted Tanner, Jr. was part of a panel discussion covering healthcare blockchain. This topic has moved to center stage.
There was such a large turnout, the original room wasn't big enough. It was relocated to a wide open space in the loft where the crowd filled nearly every chair, beanbag, and barstool on the second floor of this truly eclectic space.
Moderated by Amazon's Dr. Oxana Pickeral, the Global Segment Leader for Healthcare & Life Sciences at AWS, the dialogue focused on emerging use cases - managing patient identity, insurance claims, and the supply chain - and how early adopters are fostering blockchain innovation in the $3.2 trillion US healthcare economy.
Joining Ted and Oxana, were Mike Jacobs, a Distinguished Engineer at Optum, the Healthcare Services division of UnitedHealth Group; Mary Butler-Everson, SVP, Design & Development, Healthcare Innovations for PNC Bank, and for those of you with glasses, Jay Sales, Director, The Shop, at VSP Global.
Three main themes emerged from a very animated discussion:
1) The most valuable currency is your personal health data.
"We are thinking deeply about the value of your healthcare data and the transaction level value of that data." - Ted Tanner, Jr., Co-Founder & CTO, PokitDok
What could be achieved if consumers owned and accessed their own health data, just like they do the cash in their bank accounts? For example, to help support clinical research, consumers could grant access to specific data from unified health records on a blockchain in exchange for payment.
In a world where data is cash, forget gold, forget bitcoin, instead of handing over a credit card, what if consumers could offer their health data as payment for medical services?
Health is a whole new asset category. Ted and Jay in particular, encouraged the industry to start looking at health data as a measurable asset. A personal asset that can be utilized, traded, or augmented according to with whom the owner decides to share it. From this perspective, the industry can look at health data as its own asset class, just like real estate or derivatives.
This shift will also change compliance technologies. A consumer's blockchain wallet, which houses digital maps to the locations of encrypted personal information, will evolve to manage dynamic data interactions in the delivery of consumer health.
That's why with DokChain, PokitDok is placing a premium on building out smart contracts that protect data and enable auditable, encrypted data transmission.
2) Blockchain isn't hype, it's here.
"Last year was the year of discovery. We had to educate, evaluate, and work through the 'should vs could' circumstances." - Mike Jacobs, Distinguished Engineer, Optum
The industry is in the very early stages of adoption so there's interest brewing in what the inevitable transition will look like and where organizations are on the blockchain journey.
Before joining PNC, Mary spent her professional life in healthcare, on both the payer and provider sides of the table. Now that she's in the business of "moving data and dollars" in the healthcare industry, she's paying close attention to the mechanisms that can do that most effectively, which I'd conclude is why her eye is on blockchain.
Mike emphasized that healthcare companies really need to keep on top of what they think they need, and what the industry is doing. There is bound to be consolidation and integration of blockchain efforts at some point, and businesses need to be prepared to both operate with agility and merge tech stacks as blockchain technologies and development mature.
Given the pace of innovation, customers need to learn fast through experimenting and running with a proof of concept, rather than wait for things to be theoretically perfect. The industry is starting with proof of concepts, beginning with identity, in isolated areas like radiology services for example. Once there's evidence of utility in these basic use cases, the use of blockchain technologies is expected to permeate other areas of healthcare, such as claims adjudication and the pharmaceutical supply chain.
During the event, Ted prefaced PokitDok's work on our permissioned blockchain for healthcare, DokChain, with "execution is everything; code is law."
In July of 2016, we deployed a blockchain running on top of Ethereum and demoed a live eligibility request to Cigna. Since then, we have built out full hardware consensus via Intel's Hyperledger Sawtooth and are actively working together with AWS on full compute resources and Amazon Machine Images for easy deployment of DokChain with Intel's Hyperledger Sawtooth.
While adoption will take a while, the panelists agreed that blockchain is not hype, it is here to stay.
3) Blockchain will shrink units of work.
"If you're in the business of making money on float, get out of the building." - Jay Sales, Director, The Shop at VSP Global
The issue of healthcare claims was a topic of discussion because blockchain makes a great case for shrinking units of work - both computationally and administratively.
The 2016 CAQH Index Report estimated that "administrative costs in the U.S. healthcare system consume well over $300 billion annually, or nearly 15 percent of all healthcare expenditures by some estimates."
The truth is, HIPAA-driven format and content standards and FTP protocols from the 1980s gave rise to a cottage industry of companies that are paid to move data from point A to point B. These toll operators run on legacy systems that isolate data. The panelists agreed that we have to get rid of the unnecessary middlemen to sharply reduce waste and enable innovation. It is going to take awhile to see industry wide blockchain adoption because not everyone has an incentive, especially when it comes to claims adjudication.
For PokitDok, we believe compensating physicians and other care providers as soon as a procedure is complete, is simply the right thing to do.
Blockchain gets us there.
I'll close with a round of applause to the panelists and Dr. Pickeral for orchestrating a great, educational and informative conversation.


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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Sooo cute
McKenna is at the age where she is just so cute I could eat her up. She has turned into a great little talker. In the fall she tested with a mild speech delay and I remember looking ahead to the developmental chart and reading that she should be able to say 20 words at 18 months. I thought there was no way that would happen. She has definitely proved me wrong. Now she is repeating everything and we have quickly learned to watch what we say if she is nearby! Did I mention she is sweet as can be? And yes, I am planning to save this blog entry and read it over when we are going through her wonderful teenage years. I just finished a long power struggle with my wonderful teenager and am thinking I better start searching for some of those old movies of her at her sweetest to remind me that there was a time when nice things came out of her mouth too!
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- Nana said...
That's my little McKenna, and if mommy is at the doctors, McKenna can say, "Mommy, mommy, mommy..." over and over, for oh, say an hour or two until "Daddy!!!!!" comes home. WE were glad to see him. I love the days I can spend with the kids. The way Parker cheers up McKenna when mommy is gone is priceless.
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Friday, March 11, 2011
Okay, so I now know WHY I have been having issues with my crafting lately. I've been needing new inspiration! Enter: PBS!!! They have a new crafting show called The Spotted Canary. IT IS AMAZING! If you want inspiration, go to their site--no matter what kind of creations you make, they HAVE IT! So, I'm now inspired and keep checking back for my creations that will be inspired by my new favorite site! Happy crafting!!!!!
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It's so strange that dinner out and a few idle hours of blogging can be so overwhelming.
And… welcome to my not-so-subtle segue about how eleven months wasn't actually eleven months and tonight was very strange.
So… you may have noticed that I finished the Turkey portion of the blog back in November, just after we got back from our trip. Only, it wasn't actually November — what with our move back to the Vancouver area on January 1, 2008, my new job, my next new job and all the other chaos that came with our subsequent lives, I only finished the Turkey parts in June. Or so.
Then we went on the West Coast Trail, which was much, MUCH harder than I expected, and Steve sprained his ankle, which wasn't in retrospect as traumatic as Kathy breaking her wrist, but they both finished the trail anyway. I suppose that's a story for another night. I guess that's the problem — life has been full of stories to tell but no time to write them down.
I don't even know exactly what to write about the weirdness of today. Suffice it to say that I accidentally found reference to a Turkish restaurant while looking for information on another restaurant that might have been vaguely Turkish, and was so excited I called up Steve and demanded he stop whatever dinner he might have been making as we Had To Go to this place. Dinner was ok — like food in Istanbul, which is to say that it was adequate and Turkish, but not amazing and Turkish like the food in the smaller towns we went to. It did, however, put the official stamp on my overwhelming desire to go back… see how I almost wrote 'home'? I am madly in love with That Place, and as much as other people who ought to know, having actually traveled to multiple places in the world, that other places will be as wonderful and profound as That Place, all I can think is that I want to go back to Turkey.
I would never leave my husband for another man. I hate to think of what would happen if he didn't want to go back to Turkey with me.
So. Already feeling a little strange, though happily full of lamb and eggplant salad, I decided to do a little blog surfing while Steve was teaching a lesson and then out at a show. For me, I follow a certain number of blogs which I catch up on every few days. There are others which I have noted as potentially interesting, bookmarked, and then have largely forgotten about. Since I'm pretty caught up on the regulars, I decided to take a quick look at my giant messy pile of bloggy bookmarks and see what links I followed and where they led me. They led me to a site, and then another site, and then I saw what happens when a lovely, happy family has an unbelievable tragedy: Nie Nie.
In a nutshell, this Stephanie and Christian Nielson, parents of four kids, were in a small plane crash in August, 2008 and are still in hospital recovering (we hope, and I include me in that 'we') from very severe burns. Tonight, I've read Stephanie's (Nie Nie) blog, her sister's blog ( c jane), the bloggers who have made etsy garage sales to raise money and all kinds of online support for these lovely people and their million-dollar medical bills.
Even though idealogically, geographically, constitutionally, we're very different — I've read their words. Words are powerful things, and I've felt very strongly for them tonight. I think that I'd have liked them –the whole family — if we'd had the opportunity to meet. I've never wanted so much to reach through a computer screen and two time zones to pat a stranger on the back. I look at my own life through the lens of contingency and I know (perhaps more than most, but that, too, is another story) that sometimes that viciously impartial contingency can rear up and smack you in the face just as well as it can stroke your hair gently in the night.
Good people can get in car crashes; bad, bad people can be the President of the USA.
When my beloved husband came home tonight, I almost didn't know what to do with myself. Do I pragmatically finish my entry, so long coming? Do I fall on him with kisses? Do I fall to my knees with gratitude that he made it home safely?
Maybe all of the above. Just give me a minute.
Honestly, I was hoping my first post back in such a long time would be decisive, witty — maybe even succinct. Instead, I am rambly and maybe a little maudlin. I miss Turkey. I missed Steve. I hope to everything that everyone comes home safe to their loved ones.
I'm overwhelmed with love for my husband, and fear of not having a long, happy and unscarred life with him, and if he doesn't want to go with me to Turkey, I won't go either.
Besides, I'm in no big hurry to get on an airplane right now…


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European shares have opened sharply lower following dramatic falls in Asia that saw Tokyo's Nikkei index fall 11%.
Global falls have largely wiped out the gains earlier in the week, as fears of recession cancelled out any optimism from the banking rescue package.
London's FTSE 100 opened 5% lower while the Cac 40 in Paris was down 6%.
On Wednesday, New York's Dow Jones index saw its worst one-day percentage fall on Wednesday since October 1987, closing almost 8% down
Shares in Hong Kong shed 7.6%. Australian, South Korea and Indian indexes all fell by at least 4%.
The prospect of a protracted economic downturn also sent crude oil prices lower to hit a 13-month low just above $73 a barrel
Stocks had risen earlier in the week after governments acted to aid banks, but these gains have mostly been lost.
Investors fear that efforts to stem the banking crisis will not be enough to prevent a recession.
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, warned that the US economy now faced a "significant threat" from the credit crisis.
'Real economy' impact
Signs of optimism seen earlier this week when markets recovered some of the lost ground have been all but wiped out.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 index closed 11.4% lower, or 1,089.02 points, at 8,458.45. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index fell 7.6% to 14,785.60 points.
Australia's main share index ended down 6.7% and India's main index was down 4%.
There's a certain degree of panic selling in Tokyo but the sentiment's different from last week," Takashi Ushio, head of the investment strategy division at Marusan Securities, was quoted as saying by Reuters news agency.
"Last week people were panicking over the financial system, nobody really knew what would happen. But now it's the real economy."
Yutaka Miura, senior strategist at Shinko Securities Co Ltd, said investors were particularly unnerved by a 1.2% fall in the value of US retail sales between August and September.
"It really confirmed a severe slowdown in the US economy," he told the Associated Press news agency.
BBC business editor Robert Peston said that despite recent actions by central banks to help the banking sector, banks were still not lending to each other at anything like a normal rate of interest relative to official rates.
This was worrying as it meant banks were unlikely to lend money at better rates to consumers and businesses.
No quick turnaround
Many investors are now convinced that the US economy, if not already in a recession, is moving towards one.
A Federal Reserve report showed economic activity had weakened across the country.
In a speech in New York, Mr Bernanke said the US had avoided making the mistakes that helped plunge the country into the 1930s Great Depression.
He pledged that the Fed would continue to fight the credit crisis. But he warned it would take time for the country's economic health to mend.
"The turmoil in financial markets and the funding pressures on financial firms pose a significant threat to economic growth," he said.
"The last decade has shown that bursting bubbles can be an extraordinarily dangerous and costly phenomenon for the US economy."
The leaders of the G8 major industrialised nations agreed on Wednesday to hold a summit with other states to discuss global financial reform.
In Brussels, EU leaders rallied behind a plan to aid the bloc's banking sector.
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Limescale is a mineral deposit that builds up on sinks, faucets, shower heads, shower doors, toilets and tubs. It is a nuisance, but you can easily carry out Limescale removal and avoid further build up by purchasing an effective Limescale reomver, or by following these simple and easy steps. You will need a rubber gloves, heavy duty cleaner, washing detergent, sponge/scrubber, paper towel, white vinegar, bucket, borax, toilet brush, and a spray bottle.
Limescale Removal on all Bathroom Items
Before you begin cleaning make sure to leave the window or door open for ventilation as the cleaning solution fumes can be toxic and overwhelming.
Step 1 – Put on the rubber gloves for protection
Step 2 – Sink – Clean the sink with a heavy duty cleaner made especially for Limescale removal. Follow the instructions on the label to avoid any accidents when working with chemicals.
Step 3- Faucets – You can carry out Limescale removal on your faucets by soaking the paper towels in the white vinegar. Cover the faucets with the soaked paper towels and allow it to sit for an hour before removing and rinsing it off with water.
Step 4 – Shower head– Open the clogged showerhead by first removing the head. Then fill a bucket with enough vinegar to cover the showerhead and let it soak overnight. Rinse it off and reattached it back the next day.
Step 5 – Shower door– Mix together two cups of water and half a cup of white vinegar into the spray bottle. Spray the solution onto the front and back of the shower doors and let it stand for 30 minutes. Dip the sponge in water and wipe down the doors and remove the vinegar. Wipe the shower doors clean with paper towels.
Step 6 – Toilets – Toilet Limescale removal can be carried out by flushing the toilet clean and pour in a solution of half vinegar and half borax. Leave it for two hours before scrubbing the toilet with a toilet brush. Add three cups of undiluted vinegar into the toilet and scrub it clean. White vinegar can also act as a preventative so pouring some into the toilet tank will keep the limescale deposits away.
Step 7 – Tubs – Remove limescale from the bath by first filling the tub ¼ with hot water and a little bit of washing detergent and allow it to stand for 20 to 25 minutes. Clean the surface of the tub with the sponge before draining the tub.
Thoroughly rinse out the tub with water and spray white vinegar mixture onto the limescale effected area. Leave it on for 5 minutes and then scrub the limescale out and rinse it again with water.
Step 8 – Problem areas – Fill a spray bottle with two cups of water and half a cup of white vinegar. Spray the mixture on general problem areas and let it sit for an hour before rinsing.
Step 9 – Prevention – Hard water is the villain that causes the build-up of mineral deposits. Invest in a water softener which works by removing hard minerals such as calcium and lime. During the softening or conditioning process those hard minerals are replaced by soft minerals which does not clog up your pluming and prevents the occurrence of limescale stains.


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A full-strength England squad leaves for Abu Dhabi on Thursday with the cricket board giving its go ahead for the two-match Test series against India which was on the verge of being cancelled following the Mumbai terror attacks.
"After spending the last 72 hours consulting security advisers and Government agencies at the highest level, the England and Wales Cricket Board has determined that England will leave for Abu Dhabi tomorrow (Thursday) to resume their two Test tour of India," the ECB said in a statement.
Hugh Morris, Managing Director of England Cricket has outlined the players that the tour would go ahead, subject to security recommendations being implemented in India.
"The England Test squad will therefore practice in Abu Dhabi along with nine members of the England Performance Squad and will fly on to India early next week for the two Test matches in Chennai and Mohali if the security recommendations have been implemented.
"All the players have received reports from the ECB security team and also the recommendations that Reg Dickason, the team security adviser, has insisted the Board of Control for Cricket in India put in place," the ECB statement read.
While the team practises in Abu Dhabi, Morris will join ECB security adviser Dickason, who is currently in India, to ensure that all security requirements are fully and effectively implemented in both Test venues of Chennai and Mohali.
Morris will then fly to Abu Dhabi to confirm to the ECB and the players that the added security recommendations are in place for the tour to begin.
Though there were reports that players like Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison and Graeme Swann were reluctant to tour India, Morris insisted no player had been forced to join the party.
"While we have sought to reassure players that their safety is paramount we have not pressurised any player into making the trip against their will.
"Those who leave for Abu Dhabi are all anticipating travelling to India if both Sean (Morris) and I are happy that Reg Dickason's security plans have been activated. The Board and players will be kept fully informed," Morris said.
Sean Morris, of the Professional Cricketers Association (PCA), also claimed that the players were fully supportive of the decision.
"The PCA and ECB have worked extremely closely on this issue and the players have been fully supportive throughout. We will access the highest calibre of security advice on a regular basis so that we can provide the players with the latest accurate information.
"I have been assured by the ECB that they would never compromise the players' safety and security. Hugh and I are travelling to India this weekend to confirm for the players that the security is of the high standard that the ECB and PCA demand," said the PCA official.
Meanwhile, Ryan Sidebottom, who was named in England's original 15-man tour party, has been ruled out of the series with a side strain.
Stuart Broad will miss the first Test as well, having picked up a hamstring injury in Cuttack during the fifth One-day International. He will remain in England for intensive physiotherapy and then fly out to Chennai where his fitness will be reviewed ahead of the second Test.
Test squad: Kevin Pietersen (captain), Tim Ambrose, James Anderson, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Paul Collingwood, Alastair Cook, Andrew Flintoff, Stephen Harmison, Monty Panesar, Matthew Prior, Owais Shah, Andrew Strauss, Graeme Swann.
Performance Squad: Ravinder Bopara, Mark Davies, Robert Joseph, Amjad Khan, Sajid Mahmood, Samit Patel, Liam Plunkett, Oliver Rayner, Alan Richardson — Agencies


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The Engel & Völkers News Brief | May 4, 2018
Friday, May 4th, 2018 at 12:00pm Engel Völkers
E&V News
Delivering a Luxury Experience in a Tech-Driven World
As the real estate industry continues to evolve, the importance and value of delivering an exceptional client experience has never been higher.
Home in Prestigious Hughes Cove Listed for Almost $17 Million
Sun Sentinel
A 10,086-square-foot estate in Coconut Grove's prestigious Hughes Cove neighborhood has been listed with Engel & Völkers Miami Coral Gables for $16.99 million.
Logic Lands Suburban Los Angeles Bachelor Pad
Set on just over 1.25 acres of elevated, lushly landscaped and mostly flat land, the circa 2004, stone-turreted Tuscan farmhouse-esque villa spans 7,075-square-feet with six bedrooms and 6 bathrooms.
Menorca Sees Rise in Residential Property Prices
Property Investor Today
Sale prices for residential property in Menorca have risen 15% across the island in the last two years alone, according to Engel & Völkers.
March Home Prices Make Their Biggest Jump in 4 Years—And Half of the Biggest Housing Markets Are Now Overvalued
Home prices surged 7 percent higher in March compared with a year ago, making the gain the biggest since May 2014.
Whistler Tops Vancouver as Canada's Craziest Real Estate Market
Toronto Star
The soaring cost of living is the dark underbelly of Whistler's growing popularity as a four-season destination.
The Exotic—and Chaotic—Medina of Marrakesh Lures Home Buyers
The Wall Street Journal
Step over the threshold of a traditional riad is to enter a world of vivid color and lavish ornamentation.
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Met's Costume Institute Investigates Intersection of Religion, Fashion
Luxury Daily
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is putting its lens on religious influences in fashion, tracing the ways in which devotional practices have found their way into design.


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On Friday afternoon, a crowd of Planned Parenthood Action Fund supporters lined the halls of the Longworth House Office Building in Washington, D.C. to hand-deliver over 87,000 #StandWithPP petitions to Speaker of the House Paul Ryan's office. Yesterday, Ryan confirmed that the GOP would move to "defund" Planned Parenthood as part the reconciliation bill they plan to introduce soon to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known colloquially as Obamacare. Ryan reportedly sent six security guards to block the delivery of the petitions by the pink-T-shirt-clad Planned Parenthood volunteers, who waited in the halls to make their delivery of the petitions, which ask Ryan to protect funding for Planned Parenthood through Medicaid and Title X. The security guards ultimately blocked the volunteers from being able to deliver their petitions, a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood told Teen Vogue. (And now, of course, there's a #PaulRyanSoScared hashtag going around on Twitter.)
In this photo, you can see the security guards standing with the volunteers in the hallway:
The thing is, the federal government doesn't actually "fund" Planned Parenthood. There's no big check or bag of money that goes to the reproductive and sexual healthcare provider and their affiliate clinics throughout the country each year. Rather, the federal funds that do go to Planned Parenthood all happen in the form of reimbursements for services rendered through Medicaid, the federal and state program that provides health insurance to the working poor, and Title X, the federal family planning program for low-income Americans. Furthermore, because of the Hyde Amendment passed in 1976, no federal funding can in any way go toward abortion services; abortion is the only medical procedure explicitly banned from Medicaid coverage.
And if Planned Parenthood is eliminated as a provider for these programs, millions of Americans stand to lose access to health care. In two-thirds of the 491 counties in which they are located, Planned Parenthood clinics serve at least half of the women in need of publicly funded contraception. In one-fifth of these counties, Planned Parenthood is the only such provider of these services.
Teen Vogue talked to Planned Parenthood volunteers waiting to deliver petitions at Ryan's office this afternoon about why they #StandWithPP and what they're most concerned is at stake for access to healthcare in their communities and across the country, should Planned Parenthood be blocked from receiving Medicaid and Title X reimbursements.
"It's vital to allow patients to choose where they get their healthcare. This politically motivated move by Speaker Ryan will only serve to prevent patients covered by Medicaid from choosing the best reproductive health care available." — Rahula Strohl
"I was so proud to stand with Planned Parenthood today. Paul Ryan needs to know that you can't mess with women's healthcare and not expect a fight." — Morgan Burris
"Speaker Paul Ryan should have allowed Planned Parenthood supporters to deliver the petitions. The House of Representatives is the house of the people and should be treated as such by its leader." — Jana Korn
"I stand with Planned Parenthood because they were there for me following a sexual assault. Without Planned Parenthood's compassion and accessibility, I wouldn't be the person I am today. When Paul Ryan and other politicians say they want to defund Planned Parenthood, it becomes personal and I won't be silent." — Kimi Nolte
"I used to receive reproductive health from a military base, and they were incredibly condescending. When I went to Planned Parenthood, they were respectful and welcoming, and I want to make sure they continue to provide this vital care." — Miriam Doyle


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by Gilda Davidian
Our friend Miwa had posted the photo above on her facebook a while back and I couldn't get it out of my head! These beautiful fungi are called nidulariacea and are also known as fairy cups or bird nest's fungi, cause they look like bird nests with little eggs in them. They grow on mulch or bark and can be found in moist foresty or tropical areas (Miwa found this one in Stanley Park in Vancouver BC).
Interesting fact:
The nests are splash cups. When a raindrop hits one at the right angle, the walls are shaped such that the eggs are expelled a good distance from the nest. Some species have a sticky trailing thread, a funicular cord, attached to the peridiole. If that thread encounters a twig on its flight the egg will swing around and wrap itself around the twig. The spores can then germinate there and start the life cycle over again. (SOURCE)
Find out more / Read Miwa's interview on ACO / See Miwa on TED


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THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced the release of Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Into the Inferno, based on the hit animated Nickelodeon television series. Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Into the Inferno is now available for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo Wii home video game system for the suggested retail prices of $29.99 (Wii) and $19.99 (PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS). The game is also scheduled to be made available for Nintendo DS on November 24, 2008.
Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Into the Inferno, which can be played by up to two players, follows the storyline of the third season of Nickelodeon's highly successful animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. In Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Into the Inferno, players will embark on an epic adventure and participate in the climactic conclusion to the 100-year-old war. Playing as one of their favorite characters from the show, players will perform similar explosive martial arts moves, as well as bend all four elements - Earth, Fire, Water and Air - to help them in their journey. Cinematic air battles will take place as players soar through the sky on gliders in new flying levels. The Nintendo DS version of the game will also introduce a brand new and unique "bobble head" style of animation previously seen in Nickelodeon's special Avatarseries of animated shorts. The game is rated E for Everyone (DS) and E10+ for everyone 10 and older (Wii and PlayStation 2).
Based in Brisbane, Australia, THQ Studio Australia developed Avatar: The Last Airbender -- Into the Inferno. For more information about this game and the rest of THQ's lineup of games, please visitwww.playthq.com.
About Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon, now in its 29th year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 96 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 14 consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B).
About THQ
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and www.playthq.com. THQ, THQ Studio Australia and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.
The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "THQ"), including, but not limited to, expectations and projections related to the Avatar: The Last Airbender--Into the Inferno video game, and are based upon management's current beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, business, competitive, economic, legal, political and technological factors affecting our industry, operations, markets, products or pricing. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and the information that could materially affect THQ's financial results, described in other documents that THQ files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2008, and particularly the discussion of risk factors set forth therein. Unless otherwise required by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view on any such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.


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An MP has launched a campaign to stop spouses convicted of violence against their partners from getting money in divorce proceedings.
In Parliament, MP Gloria De Piero raised the case of a man who tried to murder his wife attempting to obtain more than £60,000 from the sale of their home.
The man is currently in prison after stabbing the woman more than 30 times.
Justice minister Lucy Frazer said she is happy to discuss the issue.
Ms De Piero, MP for Ashfield and a shadow justice minister, said it "defies belief" that a spouse convicted of attempted murder can make financial claims within a divorce settlement.
She asked Ms Frazer to look at changing the law in all but the "most exceptional of these cases".
The minister said Ms De Piero had made "a very important point", but pointed to existing legislation.
She said: "In the Matrimonial Causes Act it does say that the conduct of the parties in a divorce can be taken into account, and the distribution of assets, and if it would be inequitable to disregard it."
'Harrowing story'
Ms De Piero raised the issue after meeting a wife going through a divorce with her husband, who is currently in prison after pleading guilty to attempted murder.
He is trying to obtain more than £60,000 from the sale of their family home in Nottinghamshire.
Ms De Piero said: "She explained what happened to her, she'd been stabbed 30 times, moments away from death, a harrowing story, and then I nearly fell off my chair when she said he was entitled to half her house.
"You just assume if your partner has attempted to kill you, you have no entitlement over their assets."
Sian Hawkins, head of campaigns at Women's Aid, said within the legislation the assets of domestic abuse survivors should be protected.
She said: "They may end up killing their partner [in self-defence or protecting a child] and it's important in those cases that any legislative change doesn't impact on what's rightfully theirs."
Ms De Piero said there could be an exemption for spouses who kill in self-defence or to protect a child.
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