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There will be nights where you feel like your
love is a crumbling artifact, a memento
of time before children, before bills, before the rent
was so high that it rivaled your anxieties about money;
they will come when your husband falls asleep on the couch
and does not come to bed. They will...
When your husband
tells you that your
body is still beautiful,
even more
because of how you sacrificed yourself
for the bundle of blankets laying
and laughing between you on your bed,
do not cut him off, do not chop down
his words. He is...
"like a safehaven of warmth in a snowstorm"
is that destiny dew on your lips
or the satin honey drip
of next summer's suicide?
your eyes and your mouth contradict one another
while your body's just along for the ride
i wish i had known you
when my shoulders were brown and freckled...
i know you
1. dream of my lips,
shaping the sound of your name in the crook of your neck
2. sense where i have fallen to flushed knees
praying to a god that is dead to me
for a wrist to hold to my flustered cheek,
one that is not mine to keep
3. feel me tugging at hand,...
grumpy teddy bear wizard
dear mr. groundhog,
you and peter pan taught me the importance of shadows
their fickle nature
and most importantly,
that mother nature kneels
to no one
if thimbles are kisses,
the sun will rise regardless
i'll trace your lips with an...
Each ocean's floor
shakes, buckles and then erupts
when Her smile ripples.
We have been before, rara avis, of
homogenous beauties and other-worldliness.
The elements of a special bond sealed
within a realm of possibility, we were
intuitions lodestars, unraveling resplendent
ray paths that draw to each other; spun with
the twists and turns of perpetual generation;...
to be close to you
is to be the oil
on your skin...
the heat within
the flame on top
and the glow
I could never hold
"Stalagmite (Paradelle)"
by Jack Freedman on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 1:30pm ·
Cataleptic, still and sullen face
Cataleptic, still and sullen face
Frozen to the point of stalagmite tears
Frozen to the point of stalagmite tears
Stalagmites point to frozen tears
i have known
and traced with crying fingertips
a different moon in each of my lover's arms
but my favorite
the one that hurts the most
as it opens
within my breast, like a swallowed atlantis
spilling my flesh warm india chest of its buried secrets
a ship wreck graveyard, torn wings in my...
The way fluorescence,
pools in the bowl of your eyes,
is bliss, delivered ceramic.
Must be hypnotism,
twice the witching hour,
and potent oleander brew.
Pastel, pink as the flesh,
when tender newborns,
and your name of the East
shall be bottled, and coveted.
You won't be...
When I was eleven years old, I was institutionalized
for the first time
for seeing things that no one else could see.
They used to scare me
keep me awake at night
the blood that would rise from my pores in pools
and leave me emptier somehow
the doctors placed me in their big plastic...
I am winterbones and unsure hands
eyelashes painted black and poem pieces like paper maché
smile-shy and secret-colored eyes
lips like loneliness.
I am broken words and snowflake skin,
fragile thoughts past 3 a.m.
and freckles that dot my nose like dust spots.
I was made for you...
I just want
a ribcage full of thistle,
a handful of brambles caught up in my hair;
want to run wild, my heart
beating and aching as a hummingbird's love song
want to tell the stars that they can't fall
hard enough,
or fast enough
to fade unnoticed.
I want breaking mornings,...
I have a canvas
she oils me sweetly,
a white rose in each eye…
Wishing words neatly scribed
settling in behind…
Painted in full bloom
a wet, wonder-swelled
of oil curled in colours
spooned in petaled perfection,
details dipped in Eden seduction,
folds of tender...
You are the soft taste of wakefulness,
the rise in my refreshment every morn;
Shweets. You are my sugar,
you pour wild into me,
alighting my tongue to
your honeyed flavoring;
Slow dancing spring-like on taste buds
in soft swirls, lazily circling;
you slip along my mouth,
warmly teasing...
i could trace the constellations of your scars
for hours
watching the sky faint and blue
in the cracks of you
midnight is sucking the baby rose blood from your legs
it has moved to your torso
your ribs
like a goldfish pressing its lips to glass
replacing its frailty with
Once I woke this morning,
I was careful not to disturb the silver-lined clouds
drifting along-side my pillow
and beneath morning petals dew lingers
I could only taste your name
tattooed over my lips for the sake of all things graceful.
If you might love me but...
I slept with my back to the wall,
so I might catch backwards glances at you
without your noticing,
it fascinated me, tirelessly
your face became the silver moon
swallowed by the crooked shadows between my fingers,
depending on how close I pressed your cheek to...
You are most elusive
untamable as a heart shattered into a million red-throated sparrows
a cracked jigsaw mirror I couldn't begin to figure out
and that is why you played every character in each one of my fairytales,
whenever I wrote
the shadow-eyed king swallowing haloes of...
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It's generally a bad idea to mock our fellow old-media LA institution the LA Times too much because
a) it's too easy
b) they've been known to hire LA Weekly music editors after their stint in our gleaming Culver City cube (hi Randall!)
However, today they've made it very, very difficult for us not to mention them with a (gently, not-bridge-burning) teasing demeanor.
Because today, December 3, 2010, is the day the LA Times discovered (gasp!) Echo Park gentrification. Through an epically LULZy article that seems to come from a different dimension where aliens from an unknown galaxy (Sherman Oaks?) have landed in Echo Park with a guidebook from 1978 warning them about cholo-on-cholo crime, but are chuffed that the neighborhood is really a haven for whites who enjoy mixologists and other Stuff White People Like.
The article is so insane that we cannot believe the Times staff is not
a) pulling a bizarre prank on us now that the Tribune folks are not longer monitoring them
b) just trolling for comments or (gently, not-bridge-burning) teasing blogposts from Culver City rags.
Here are a few excerpts from the INSANE, ANACHRONISTIC, ELITIST, BIZARRO-WORLD article, with helpful running commentary:
It's late on the night before Thanksgiving, and the stretch of Sunset Boulevard through Echo Park, from Mohawk to Douglas Street, is littered with young revelers. Lines form in front of bars, including the Short Stop, the Little Joy, the Gold Room and El Prado; taco trucks and gourmet food trucks idle curbside; and laughter, shouts and the occasional breaking of glass can be heard in the apartments above the street.
This is the lede. No, really. Ok, picking nits first: do you know anyone who calls Little Joy "the" Little Joy? Me neither. Also, who lines up in front of the Short Stop and "the" Little Joy? Those people were probably smoking or too wasted or scoring or whatever. The last line is priceless, though: it's our very own version of Bob Dylan's "there was music in the cafes at night and revolution in the air"! Echo Park 2010: just like Greenwich Village in 1962. But with iPhones.
Ten years ago this bit of road was a no-man's land at night -- at least for the kind of hip party people that now consider the area their stamping ground. Once a largely working-class Latino neighborhood, Echo Park is now home to one of L.A.'s most densely packed night-life corridors,
Stamping ground? What, was it a haunt of philatelists? Alright, alright--too easy. It's just a typo--but what's not a typo is the equation of "working-class Latino neighborhood" (with MANY clubs and bars) with "no man's land." Really, LA Times? Really? [UPDATE: apparently "stamping ground" is an accepted (though really unusual nowadays) variation of "stomping ground." It might have been current, though, at the time average LA Times subscribers were developing their vocabularies. See comment below.]
Changes to the area have reached a tipping point in the last two years as a new wave of upscale destinations opened their doors to the area's ever-increasing population of artists, musicians and loafers.
"New wave"? "Hip party people"? What, "pepped-up hepsters looking for a happening that would freak them out" was taken? Did the Times hire Z-Man Bartell as a line editor when we weren't looking? Also, "loafers"? "LOAFERS"?
The neighborhood's most anticipated opening is a 10,000-square-foot bar and restaurant named Mohawk Bend that is slated to open in February and occupies the nearly 100-year-old movie theater across the street from Nicole Daddio's cozy wine bar City Sip.
"Most anticipated"? By whom? The kind of people who like 10,000-square-foot bars and restaurants named Mohawk Bend tend to stay west of Hollywood.
Just a few years ago, a monster bar like Mohawk Bend would have been thought unsustainable for the area.
Monster bars! That's what we needed but we didn't know we needed!
"We've gone from residents and neighborhood groups trying to close down bars due to narcotics, prostitution and shootings to the chamber of commerce and the neighborhood council endorsing more alcohol establishments," says Jesus Sanchez, a resident of Echo Park for nearly 20 years and the author of a comprehensive and well-regarded neighborhood blog called "Eastsider L.A."
Ms. Whore and Mr. Junkie, meet your new neighbors, Mr. Drunk Bro and his fiancee Ms. Cabo-Wabo Yeahhhhhhh!
Yanow, who says he has received a lot of support for Mohawk Bend, thinks that may be because "people who like to lurk in dark corners don't like to lurk in places where there are thriving businesses."
We're Team "People Who Like To Lurk In Dark Corners." How about you?
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Taix, along with many others, traces the initial change to December 2000, when the Rampart Division cop bar called the Short Stop was bought by a cool group of young investors including rock 'n' roll royal Greg Dulli, the frontman of the indie band the Afghan Whigs. Dulli and his friends shot pool at the Short Stop before they bought it, so they knew very well what kind of cultural shift they were about to introduce. "We weren't going to be a cop bar anymore," Dulli says. " Garth Brooks is not going to be on the jukebox anymore. The foosball tables are leaving too, and electric darts -- what were you thinking? But if you're cool with Johnny Jenkins and Black Flag on the jukebox, you'll be fine."
Greg Dulli is a "rock 'n' roll royal"? What's David Bowie then, "a rock 'n' roll galactic overlord"? Also "young investors"? The Afghan Whigs were young in the Reagan era. We like Black Flag as much as the next person who hires Henry Rollins for a weekly column, but we're not sure the Short Stop wasn't a little more interesting when the cops and Garth Brooks were around--and wasn't that the very reason Dulli and his pals went to shoot pool there?
A few years after the Short Stop opened, the Latino dive bar called the Little Joy became the province of all things hip, and the Gold Room, Barragan's and El Prado, also working-class Latino bars, succumbed to the thirst of the New Wave masses.
Thanks LA Times! We're naming our difficult, sophomore album "The thirst of the New Wave masses"


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Track 4130 simon3 a week ago As many others have said Bencorrbeg is a serious scrambling challenge. This track was an attempt to reach it from the ... walk, Len: 14.0km, Climb: 669m, Area: Bencorrbeg, Twelve Bens (Ireland) Benco Binn Charrach: NE finger from the Twelve Bens offers a way in. Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 4 days ago Knockpasheemore (Binn Charrach) is a small summit at the end of a 2km ridge heading NE from the lower scree slopes of Benbaun, and makes a worthwhile climb either in its own right, or as a diversi... Bencorrbeg: Shapely outlier, serious scrambling. Summit Summary Collaborative entry Last edit by: simon3 4 days ago Bencorbeg dominates views from the mouth of the Gleninagh Valley. Although only 577m, the full extent of this height is seen when the mountain is viewed from north or east, as the mountain plunges... Inis Leacan: Island south of Roundstone. Island Comment simon3 a week ago Inishlacken is a small island south of Roundstone. 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Video display Comeragh Mountains Area Monavullagh Mountains Subarea More detail Place count in area: 24, OSI/LPS Maps: 74, 75, 81, 82 Highest place: Kilclooney Mountain, 792m Maximum height for area: 792 metres, Maximum prominence for area: 626 metres, Places in area Comeragh Mountains:Carrignagower 767mCoumfea 741.9mCoumfea North Top 728.3mCoumfea West Top 711mCroughaun Hill 391mDonnell's Hill 250mKilclooney Mountain 792mKilclooney North-West Top 750.1mKilmacomma Hill 211mKnockanaffrin 755mKnockanaffrin South Top 628mKnockaunapeebra 724.4mKnocksheegowna 678mLaghtnafrankee 520mLaghtnafrankee SW Top 425mLong Hill 404mTower Hill 238mDrum Hills: Carronadavderg 301mDromona Hill 156mMonavullagh Mountains: Bleantasour Mountain 402mCoumaraglin Mountain 617mCrohaun 484mMilk Hill 451mSeefin 726m Note: this list of places includes island features such as summits, but not islands as such. Centre on map. Seefin Mountain Suí Finn A name in Irish (Ir. Mullach Suí Finn [LL] , 'summit of Fionn's seat') Waterford County, in Arderin, Vandeleur-Lynam Lists, Green thick-bedded conglomerate Bedrock Height: 726m OS 1:50k Mapsheet: 75 Grid Reference: S27419 06824 Place visited by 247 members. Recently by: briankelly, MountainHunter, finkey86, High-King, bergman, peterturner, sharonburns, DNicholson, therealcrow, sandilandsn, jamesmforrest, Nakoz, amgall, bryanmccabe, FrankMc1964 I have visited this place: NO (You need to be a logged-in member to change this.) More detail Longitude: -7.599725, Latitude: 52.212957 , Easting: 227419, Northing: 106824 Prominence: 71m, Isolation: 2.7km, Has trig pillar ITM: 627354 606874, GPS IDs, 6 char: Seefin, 10 char: SeefinBedrock type: Green thick-bedded conglomerate, (Treanearla Formation) Seefin is the 92nd highest place in Ireland. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/90/ Rate Gallery COMMENTS for Seefin 1 2 3 Next page >> Follow this place's comments Picture from group : From Coumfea Picture: From Coumfea Ogham stones and TV Short Summary created by jackill, 14 Jan 2012 Park at S27051 01585 A, a forest access road entrance, room for 10 cars. Cross the road north to a rough track. Follow this track uphill until it peters out at about S27365 02570 B Cross heather to the summit of Coumaraglin Mountain.Follow the fence north along the cliff edge and descend to a small ringfort(or is it a sheep pen?) that is not marked on the map and the white standing stone.Ascend the slope to the summit of Seefin picking up a new wire fence. The summit is marked by a small hollow cairn, a broken trig pillar and a steel hut. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/90/comment/4850/ Picture from Kennyj : Seefin with the standing stone in the Gap Picture: Seefin with the standing stone in the Gap Tough slog by Kennyj 18 Apr 2015 Made my first solo run in the Monvullagh/Comeragh mountains today,parked at the forest entrance at S264025 C crossed the road at the culvert that crosses the small stream running along the roadway and headed north crossing another small stream before heading northeast up onto Coumaraglin mountain,not much in the way of tracks up here but finally came to a monstrosity of scaffolding and satellite dishes with the cairn on Farbreaga to the right.From here I picked up a fence heading down into the Barnanmaddra gap where there is a white standing stone.From here it's a very steep climb up on to Seefin with unbelievable winds almost making me turn back, finally came to the hut and had lunch with two fellow walkers up there.Made my way back to the scaffolding with the dishes and took a better track down heading southwest with Crohaun ahead down to the road with the final stretch back to the car.Time taken 3 hrs 52 mins,distance 15.8 km,ascent 1140 m,descent 1111m. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/90/comment/17934/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from simon3 : Seefin's fallen trig. Picture: Seefin's fallen trig. simon3 on Seefin, 2005 by simon3 17 Jul 2005 The summit trig pillar has fallen on hard times. Fortunately the mist restricts our view of the concrete monstrosity, mentioned by Jackill, in the background.The vehicle to the left of the monstrosity is a 4WD. Usually I can't say I want these things on mountains (or in cities). However I would make an exception for this occasion where it was bringing organisers and supplies for participants on the annual Comeragh Challenge.This illustrates that it it possible to drive to the summit, assuming you have the key for the gate. You certainly won't do it in an ordinary car however. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/90/comment/1798/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from jackill jackill on Seefin, 2004 by jackill 28 Nov 2004 The summit of Seefin is marked by two cairns and a concrete hut which warns of " Microwave radiation" from TV broadcasts (Oh my poor head !!!) and promises we'll be the first to fry - wouldn't it be great if the people who erected it took down all this tv rubbish on the Comeraghs/Monavullaghs as most of it seems well past being used Go on the Deise!!!!! Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/90/comment/1342/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from simon3 : Cairn south of Seefin. Picture: Cairn south of Seefin. simon3 on Seefin, 2005 by simon3 17 Jul 2005 Coming south from Seefin this megalithic cairn at around 670m marks the start of a sharp descent along the ragged fence to Barnamaddra Gap and standing stone.On the occasion that I did it, the wind was extraordinary. It hadn't been very noticeable at all on Seefin or points north of there, but here it must have been near to the tumbling point.Safely returned I sought an explanation from maps. The wind was from the SW and the slope stretching from Seefin to Coumaraglin and Farbreaga is a hugh natural ampitheatre. The wind wasn't that strong either on the plateau top or at road level but entering this mostly treeless valley is scooped and concentrated on the ridge near the cairn. Since the SW is the commonest direction for wind, this must happen fairly often, so I would be interested if anyone else has encountered such a phenemenon. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/90/comment/1800/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average Picture from csd : The former TV retransmitter and view to the north from the summit cairn. Picture: The former TV retransmitter and view to the north from the summit cairn. csd on Seefin, 2008 by csd 3 Mar 2008 I parked at the start of the forest track at S25466 04916 D and followed it up to the summit. Navigation is straightforward, even though my 1993 preliminary edition Sheet 75 wasn't quite right about the tracks or the current extent of the plantation. The concrete hut is still there at the summit, unfortunately. There are, however, some lovely views north towards Fauscoum, west over to the Knockmealdowns, and south to Croahan. It takes about 90 minutes to reach the top from the parking space, so Seefin makes an easy bagging target. Trackback: https://mountainviews.ie/summit/90/comment/2987/ Your Score: Very useful << >>Average COMMENTS for Seefin 1 2 3 Next page >> (End of comment section for Seefin.) Some mapping: Open Street Map (Various variations used.) 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A $5.00 entrance fee plus $2.00 per dog got me into this East Bay Regional park, where 100 years ago there was an active coal mine that served the SF Bay Area with coal.
Off of Highway 4, south of Antioch, is the entrance to this great little park. Take the Somersville Road exit and head south until you get to the kiosk and pay your entry fee. This is maybe 7 miles from the highway.
From there it is another one mile up a winding road to the general parking lot and trail heads.
We first took the Stewardville Road trail into the hills.
The Homestead Trail Loop is a wonderful way to experience the east side of the Diablo Range.
Just south of the staging area of the "Somersville Townsite",
we completely enjoyed a great off-leash set of three trails:
|A mountain lion trap northeast of the Somersville Townsite
Good time of year to explore this Hidden Treasure.


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Now if you can see the chest to the right i received this week from my dear friend Cheryl who has kindly sent these to me inside is another wee chest.I am hoping to do the larger one for my eldest daughter shes a big big fan of R Patts...dont ring abell well he shows his face in the Twilight Movies she has so much memrobilia stuff thought it would be nice to have a chest.
The phot below shows large clearer photo of it as yet untouched by crafters had waiting until me mopjo reappears,mind im sure the heat here in Norfolk dont help,cant recall the last time we had rain,my grass looks like farmers feild brown straw!!!
Now as havent got much to show you thougth id show you down by side desk.Make most this not often do i show down here.Well some rather unusal shaped boxes ivbe collected to alter .But also you may see a wee creamy /Latte shelf well picked this up for £2 and gonna strip it down and re design /decorate it .This im hoping is going to .......(talk nice to hubby)go on the wall.Then i shall fill with smal;l punches and all my SU punches the bottom one hoping to put metal rod through and that will hold my reels of ribbon.The celebrations Tin is full of flowers and leaves oh yes as well as all my storage jars.
The box to the right brown with white boxes are my new su stamp pads been sat there 3 weeks just need to get round put away.


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I use Team Foundation Server (TFS) for source control of my current data warehouse project with SSIS, SSRS and SSAS but my requirements documents which are mostly word but also Excel, Visio and xMind (Excellent mind mapping diagram software) were simply held on a file share. To get these into TFS requires Windows Sharepoint Server which I had not yet installed. Mapping the Sharepoint to the TFS is a nightmare though with terrible supporting documentation which I will cover this in another post. Anyway, I digress: As part of the process though I wanted to view the Sharepoint Services database in SSMS and could not remeber how to do this and had to look it up which is annoying as I have done this before so I thought I would write a simple post here mainly for my own future reference of what the ridiculous connection string looks like
Windows Sharepoint Services version 3.0 is the free version that you can plug in to TFS to manage document version control.
Here's how you can connect to the database…
Open Management studio on the server (not a remote connection)
Put this in the server name
use windows authentication
"." is the name of the server and means local machine
Windows Authentication must be used as this sql server is owned and created by the Sharepoint Installation
SQL Authenticated cannot be used. You can make one but you still cannot use it on this type of database so there isnt much point.
You must be on the local machine too as remote connections cannot be enabled on this type of SQL Server database
(I bet you can hack both of these restricts by enabling editing of the system catalogs and changing a few settings – never tried it so don't blame me if you break it)
This connection string also works for the 2007 Sharepoint databases
and before you post a comment on this – I know this is not a connection string really – its the string that you put in the server name but you can't really call it a server name can you? (its a bit weird for that, which is why its forgettable)
For 2010 its a simpler affair with just
but thats only for the fully paid version which I don't have as I don't need the features at the moment.


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With Adobe's "no CS7" announcement, everyone seems a little shaken up. Some are even looking for good software alternatives already. If you're one of them, this app may catch your attention.
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Back in the day when Apple was still the underdog, I wanted a nice VAIO, mainly because I'm a Sony person and those things have cool fingerprint scanning stuff… but I also wanted OS X. Ultimately, because of my design and creative tendencies, I choose a MacBook Pro – my first OS X machine. I quickly feel in love with the OS and the apps available for it; their gorgeous UI and their simplistic yet extremely useful nature make them so nice to work with and look at.
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Fire is an element that many of us can identify with: it looks beautiful, its powerful, you've probably burned something with it, and it has different meanings. Let's face it, there is something mesmerizing about watching flames burn, whatever they're touching.
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Back in the summer of 2012, Slender: The Eight Pages was released on the PC and Mac, and in a short amount of time, this free, short and experimental horror game became an instant hit. With big franchises like Resident Evil and Dead Space going heavy on action rather than horror, Slender revitalized the horror genre by taking things back to basics; the simple task of walking through a creepy forest trying to find clues while being chased by an ominous figure was, and still very much is, a frightening experience.
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If you are planning for a commercial event where you will need to have a tent outside, you will want to work with a reputable company that can provide you with excellent products and services. There is a business by the name of Regal Tent Productions that has been providing tent rentals for many years. Here is an overview of this business, and why you should consider getting a commercial tent rental from this company.
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So I haven't done Weekly Links in a while but the night before Thanksgiving seems like a perfect time.
It is a little bit foggy outside and I sure have no interest in hitting up any retail stores that think "Black Friday" started two, three or four days before FRIDAY.
Plus, it is also a good time to talk about turkeys.
Oh, I think I spelled Chargers wrong … um, yeah, turkeys equal Chargers.
You can upgrade that to buffoon if we bring Dean Spanos into the conversation.
But bad news for all San Diegans, I see the Turkeys defeating the Dallas Cowboys in their first Thanksgiving game since 1969.
People knew Dallas would miss Ezekiel Elliott during his girl-punching (allegedly) suspension but it appears that the team's true MVP is left tackle Tyron Smith. The Cowboys have allowed 12 sacks during his two-game injury absence and Smith might sit out Thursday too.
Since you can't double-team both Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram, common sense dictates that Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott will be running for his life a few times.
Don't tell anyone I picked the Chargers … of course, the proof is in the stellar preview: https://www.scoresandstats.com/previews/football/NFL/-chargers-vs-cowboys-preview-and-predictions/220578/
I had one goal when I got the national preview assignment for the Apple Cup showdown and that was this: To get into print that Washington State and Washington played to a 5-5 tie in 1900.
No typos there … a 5-5 football game. Now that is crazy.
Of course, I'm the same guy who covered the first 11-10 score in NFL history in 2008 when the Pittsburgh Steelers kicked a late field to defeat the Chargers.
But who has ever seen a 5-5 football score?
Funny thing about this game is that it is Washington State playing for a berth in the Pac-12 title game. Washington can only be spoilers. If the Huskies win, Stanford gets the berth.
That means Washington is currently only the third-best team in its division and fourth best overall in the Pac-12. And coach Chris Peterson is getting a bit touchy that some people aren't thrilled that the very well-paid coach isn't going to have his team in the conference title game.
But there was a moment in a press conference this week that defies all logic and it pertained to the Huskies scoring 10 points in the final minute to defeat Utah.
Q: Was that finish Saturday as exciting a finish as you've been a part of?
ME: Apparently, the media person never heard of the Fiesta Bowl between Boise State and Oklahoma.
Wow … here is the stellar preview: http://www.espn.com/ncf/preview/_/id/400935330
The Iron Bowl is Saturday and Auburn needs a victory over Alabama to keep alive its College Football Playoff hopes.
Seems odd that a two-loss team can still have an opportunity to be one of the last four teams standing but there are different rules for SEC teams than the other leagues.
Kind of like nobody wants to make SEC commissioner Craig Sankey mad in case they want to take an athletic director's job at an SEC school sometime. Or risk receiving a phone call from an irate Nick Saban.
The Tigers are currently No. 6 and if they beat Saban's Crimson Tide, they would face No. 7 Georgia (one loss) in the SEC title game. You can kind of see what is on the horizon.
An Auburn win in the SEC title game gets the Tigers in as the No. 4 seed in the CFP. And a Georgia win just may get the Bulldogs in at No. 4 because then they split two games with Auburn.
That means the loser of the ACC title game between Clemson and Miami is in line to get shafted. So is Wisconsin unless it is 13-0. Being 12-1 with the loss to Ohio State isn't going to do it for the Badgers.
Anyway, Alabama and Auburn should be a good game and here is the stellar preview: https://www.scoresandstats.com/previews/football/NCAAF/-alabama-vs-auburn-preview-and-predictions/220799/
Lonzo Ball and De'Aaron Fox squared off for the first time as NBA players on Wednesday night and their matchup was a draw.
Fox got to walk off the floor with a smile as the Sacramento Kings posted a 113-102 victory over Ball's Los Angeles Lakers. But the statistical matchup favored Ball.
Ball had 11 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds and four turnovers, while Fox had 13 points, three assists and five turnovers.
Their first matchup received a lot of attention because of the way Fox terrorized Ball in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament last March when he scored a career-best 39 points. That performance paved the way for Fox to rise all the way up to the fifth overall pick. Ball, of course, was selected second.
I have a sneaky suspicion that Fox will be the better NBA player. Check back with me in 2023.
Anyway, this was the stellar preview that was published before the game was played: https://www.scoresandstats.com/previews/basketball/NBA/-lakers-vs-kings-preview-and-predictions/220583/
Can't do a weekly links without this quick mention. Kansas is playing Oakland on Friday — that's the Golden Grizzlies, not the Raiders — and a player named Jalen Hayes will be making his season debut for Oakland.
You see, Hayes received a four-game academic suspension from the NCAA for not making "satisfactory progress toward a degree" after he received a 2.5 in a class in his major last spring when Oakland requires a 2.8.
Oh, but Hayes is slated to graduate in December. Sounds like he is making a lot of progress toward his degree, doesn't it?
But the same group of people who closed their eyes to academic fraud at North Carolina — a money-making school — penalized the star player from a lower-echelon university. Quite the joke — and count Kansas coach Bill Self among the folks who think the situation was poorly handled.
"They get him back," Jayhawks coach Bill Self said of Hayes. "He was ineligible the first four games for a screwy academic rule."
Screwy academic rule says it all. Thanks, Coach.
Here is the stellar preview: https://www.scoresandstats.com/previews/basketball/ncaab/oakland-vs-kansas-preview-and-predictions/220737/


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A LARGE NUMBER of low-income people queued up to apply for state welfare as the second round of registrations opened nationwide yesterday.
Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said at least 10 million people were expected to register in this round, which ends on May 15.
After the registration, welfare cards will be given to those who meet the criteria, he said.
The welfare cards will be used to access privileges extending from free tap water, electricity, and fares on public buses and trains. The types of welfare provided will be different for urban and rural people.
In Nakhon Ratchasima, several people waited for a long time in front of a number of bank branches, including Krungthai Bank's (KTB's) Hua Thalae and Mittraphap branches, from early morning.
Uncertain income stream
Prachoom Langmai, a 60-year-old motorcycle-taxi driver who lives on an uncertain stream of income, did not register as a low-income earner last time because he was uncertain over the government's payment system. After acknowledging that his friends had received payments from the government, he rushed to register this time.
Three banks set up mobile registration services in Udon Thani, where a large number of people were seen queuing. The three banks were Government Savings Bank (GSB), the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) and KTB.
Supawadee Sithimalairat of the Udon Thani Provincial Treasury Office said those registering were required to disclose information such as their income, their bank deposits, other assets and liabilities to the relevant state agencies so that they can set policies to assist low-income earners properly.
Udon Thani Governor Chayawuth Chantorn said the number of registered low-income earners last year totalled 147,769 with revolving fund of Bt332.18 million in the province.
In Pattaya, Sudjai Kavichan, manager of a GSB branch there, said this year's system was improved and about 100 people registered in the morning.
In Trang, there were reported-|ly some people waiting for docu-ments and receiving queuing |cards before BAAC opened in the morning.
Orathai Pochiew, a 32-year-old housewife with no income in Mueang district of Trang, was glad of the government's assistance for the poor.
Rabeab Uden, manager of BAAC's Trang branch, said a number of people registered and the bank was well prepared for one-stop services to save people's time.
The bank plans to provide off-|site services in designated areas |in Mueang district from April 7-21 |to make registration more convenient.
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New system has proven popular with low-income earners despite some early queues and minor hitches.
RICE, EGGS, cooking oil and fish sauce were the most popular items being purchased with the new welfare cash cards, according to Deputy Commerce Minister Sonthirat Sonthijirawong.
But the Commerce Ministry has also found that there have been delays in some places because some registered users did not know the amount of credit on their cards, he said.
The ministry has submitted a list of 15,489 participating shops for approval by the Comptroller General's Department, 5,000 of which are already equipped with devices to read the cards.
Sonthirat also said the ministry would dispatch teams to organise Blue Flag product fairs at various sites later this week to accommodate demand.
On Sunday, 110,000 people – or 1 per cent of the 11.4 million registered low-income earners – used the cards to buy goods worth Bt90 million.
There were also between 200 and 300 purchases of bus tickets under the scheme on the same day.
Finance Ministry permanent secretary Somchai Sujjapongse said he would propose this month that the National e-Payment Committee give welfare-card holders entry into a monthly lucky draw featuring prizes worth Bt1 million, which would begin in November.
Meanwhile, Nakhon Ratchasima commerce official Thawatchai Laowiroon said the past two days had seen problems with the card-reading devices, including machine malfunctions and unstable Internet connections.
He said he had also heard reports that some shops that did not yet have card-reading devices had seized people's cards in exchange for goods, or had allowed people to take goods and owe them the money. These actions could potentially cause the shops to be cut from the scheme, he said.
Meanwhile, in the northeastern province of Buri Ram, a large number of registered low-income earners crowded a Taweekit mall branch in Prakhon Chai district to buy commodities yesterday. Many were there for hours before the mall's opening time of 9.30am, according to a reporter who saw a long queue.
The mall, which is equipped with two card readers, is the only shop in the district participating in the scheme so far, and it has reportedly received at least 1,000 registered low-income customers per day since the card went into effect on Sunday.
The scheme is meant to help people registered as earning no more than Bt100,000 a year to cope with living costs.
People earning less than Bt30,000 a year get a Bt300 monthly allowance to buy commodities from Blue Flag or other participating shops, while those earning more than Bt30,000 but less than Bt100,000 a year get a Bt200 monthly allowance
While registered people nationwide started to reap benefits of the card on October 1, those in Bangkok and seven nearby provinces will be able to use an additional chip in their cards for city bus transport starting on October 17.
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If your car or van is three years old or older, it will have to pass an MOT test every 12 months to prove it's still roadworthy and safe to be driven. Although the test is relatively inexpensive at around £54.85, however, things can get expensive in the event of a failure with remedial work then having to be paid for to get it through the re-
Your headlights, rear lights, fog lamps, brake lights and indicator lights all have to be in full working order to get through an MOT, so check they are all working as they should and replace any that aren't. Bulbs are cheap, but they'll be a whole lot cheaper if you can replace them yourself rather than paying a mechanic to do it for you between the test and a re-
Tyres are a common reason for MOT failures that can easily be avoided. They need to have a minimum of 1.6 millimetres of tread depth, but ideally more. If you check the tyres and find a problem, it's cheaper to shop around for a replacement beforehand than it is to accept what the garage may charge after a failure.
If any of your seatbelts are worn or broken it's easy to see and you don't need to be a mechanic to diagnose this potential failure. A car having its first MOT is unlikely to have worn seatbelts unless it's done mega mileage, but if you don't regularly have passengers in the back you might not be aware of a broken mechanism, so it's a quick and easy check.
Have a good look at your windscreen and check for chips or cracks. The maximum size you can get away with is 10mm in the drivers' line of vision or 40mm in the rest of the area swept by the wiper blades. Even if you find something that squeezes in below these parameters, it's still a good idea to get it fixed as it's only going to get worse and will eventually mean a new screen if left to deteriorate. If you've got fully comprehensive insurance you can probably even get it done for free, so ask your insurer.
Also make sure you wipers and windscreen washers are working properly as they certainly need to be to get through an MOT. Ensure the washers are fully operational and that the rubber wipers aren't worn in places and smearing the screen.
Press the brake pedal and if it's soft or spongy in any way, there could be air in the hydraulic system, which then requires bleeding to remove. It's definitely something you can do yourself, but a decent car jack will be needed.
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Don't stress about what you can't do anything about though, and you may also be surprised about what won't result in a fail. Would you believe a car can pass an MOT with a completely worn out clutch? It's hard to believe but it's true, as your vehicle doesn't have to undergo a test drive as part of its MOT.
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: The dimensions for the pan on the bottom is 18" wide by 16" deep. I had one original steel pan and cut the other from 3/4" plywood (1/2" would work but I had scrap 3/4). I used 4" high density (blue) foam for the bottoms.
: The seat backs are 18" wide and 19" tall. On my (original?) seat, at the bottom, there was a piece of wood with the backside curved to fit the seat's contour. I made a second for the other seat out of 1x2 stock. At the middle of the seat it is 1 1/2" wide. That piece was held by two screws coming in from the back of the frame through the bottom tube brace. It provides a spot to staple the bottom of the seat cover to. I used 3" high density (blue) foam for the seat backs.
: I also did covers for a rear seat so I purchased 4 yards of marine vinyl. It is UV protected and I figure it should handle getting wet if it's for boats. 4 yards was overkill-I had enough left over to make a spare tire cover, so I can't tell you how much material to buy-only how much not to buy : )
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The latest contestant on "Who wants to date this girl?" is losing. Unfortunately, this guy really has his shit together. He's a teacher, pledged Sigma, owns a car, and lives in a highly respected area. What could be so wrong with him? Well, let me tell you!
In the several conversations we've had I have learned the following about this fella:
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4. He has an air about him that is superficial.
5. Every point I made led back to him being narcissistic.
Out of all those 5 things he does the worst is that he calls me Ms. Chocolate.
I really can't stand a guy who creates a nickname out of my skin tone. I already have the stigma of being a black woman of darker complexion. Every chance you get you want to call me Ms. Chocolate. Get THE ENTIRE FUCK OUT OF HERE! It's not that you don't remember my name, you have said it. It's not that I haven't told you to please call me by my name because I have. You have continuously chosen not to, therefore I am done with that ass!
Back to the drawing board I go. Option B is still on the table, and I have to keep that in mind. For some strange reason I thought incorporating a new guy to the dating circus of a love life I have would be great. However, its just another name I have to remember, story I have to recall, and number I'll eventually delete.
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So you just got on the inbound marketing train and are really excited by the opportunity. Well, you have reasons to cheer because inbound marketing works when done right. On the road to success, it is important to avoid pitfalls. Here are 5 inbound marketing mistakes that can shut the doors of success for you – so stay clear of them.
Mistake #1: Trying to do too much too soon
When you begin something new it is natural to be excited about it. Excitement is fine, over excitement may hurt. Move ahead with the understanding that inbound marketing is a not a sprint, it's a marathon. If you will try to do everything in a hurry and try to accomplish a lot in less time, you will be disappointed. Having high expectations is good because it gets you motivated and that's awesome! Aim for the sky and execute one by one.
Rather than starting with blogging, social media efforts, website optimization and email marketing all at one go – give 1 or 2 months to each one of them. During this time create a good foundation for one action item and set processes in place. Once it is done, move to the next. Within 6-12 months, you will be working simultaneously on all important parts of inbound marketing and start seeing results for your efforts.
Do not try to do all by yourself. Engage experts and hands it over to them to support your inbound marketing efforts. With this, success will come faster without too much hassle for you.
Mistake #2: Not having a plan
'If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!' – Benjamin Franklin
It is important to plan your actions beforehand for each channel, which you plan to use for your inbound marketing efforts. For example, your blogging plan may include,
- Hiring new writers
- Setting up submission process
- Defining process to arrive at new blog topics
- Goal for published posts every week
- Goal for comments and social shares for every published post
Mistake #3: Not leveraging what you already have
New inbound marketers do not think of optimizing the resources that they already have. If you work with your available resources then you can do inbound marketing without any hassle.
There are lots of traditional marketing resources that can be used to fuel your inbound marketing efforts. Here are some ideas,
- Your print newsletters can be converted to email newsletters.
- Your trade show banners can be converted to images that can be used online.
- Content in your brand's brochures can be used to create new pages or to add info to existing pages on your website.
Mistake #4: Thinking that inbound marketing can be done without a blog
Blogging is at the core of a successful inbound marketing plan that's why, you should not put it off. Two important benefits of blogging are listed below:
- When you add new pages to your website in form of a blog post, you create a new gateway for search engines to reach to your website, which means more traffic for your website and more prospective customers for your brand.
- Through blogging, you are able to showcase your knowledge that makes it easy for your customers to trust you.
To get the best value from your blog posts, always add calls-to-action (CTA) towards the end. The CTA can be used to generate leads or email subscribers.
Another important point – understand your audience and write the blog posts they want to read. The content then serves the need of your existing and prospective customers. Each one of your blog posts should offer a takeaway that can be used by your customers.
Do not write whatever comes to their mind. Take time to understand your customers – survey them using tools like SurveyMonkey. Ask questions over phone or personal email. Writing without knowing your customers is like jumping into the ocean without knowing how to swim. When you do that you sink. Nobody wants that so do it the right manner. When you do it correctly, you will get the right traffic (consisting of potential customers and not general web surfers).
Mistake #5: Not reviewing and adjusting your inbound marketing plan
When working on multiple inbound marketing channels simultaneously, compare which channel is working better for you and put more efforts and money into that channel.
You need to track the success of your efforts with relevant metrics. The success of your blogging efforts can be measured by tracking blog post views or number of lead generated via your blog.
If you see that blog post views are increasing month-on-month then scale your efforts without changing direction. If the blog is not generating leads despite getting good views than you should learn about increasing leads. See what's not working and change it. Obviously don't change what is working but keep looking for new ways to improve.
Above tips will help you in not making any of the above mentioned mistakes.
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|This was mum's meal: crisp skin pork belly, chilli lime prawns with parsnip, green beans, currants and apple cider jus. Mum ate it all despite it being really rich - we were both ready for a snooze after our meals.
The front room is the main dining area, with wooden tables, and an infamous textual rug hanging on the exposed brick wall. You can walk through to back room, where there are tall seats and tables, where you can get a glimpse into the kitchen and watch the magic happens. There is also an upstairs function area, available for bookings, and a private sunroom. Lil Boy Blue is vibrant but has a really relaxed vibe. All the staff are welcoming and accommodating. It's definitely a café that will make any breakfast lover's list of favourites.
|Skinny chai latte - I've had one of there's before and it's really tasty. They add honey to it for sweetness. And the cups here are really cool - they look like they're takeaway cups but they're ceramic.
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UCSD Comes Up Short Against Humboldt State Again, Suffers Season Ending Loss In NCAA First Round
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Brittney Taylor scored a game-high 27 points, including two key baskets in the final 90 seconds, to lead the Lumberjacks to a 76-72 come-from-behind victory over the Tritons in the opening round of the NCAA Division II West Regional on Friday afternoon at Seattle Pacific's Royal Brougham Pavilion.
UCSD led by as many as 12 points in the second half, but HSU came roaring back and made several big plays down the stretch to defeat the Tritons for the third time in four games this season and second time in a week.
Humboldt State, the No. 7 seed in the West Region field, advances to face sixth-seeded Chico State in the semifinals on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Chico upset No. 3 Western Washington 79-68 in an earlier first round matchup.
UCSD, which lost in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005-06, saw its season come to a close at 25-5, with three of its five losses coming at the hands of the Lumberjacks. All three were by a four-point margin, including last week's CCAA Tournament Semifinal matchup in Arcata, which HSU won 82-78.
"We're obviously very disappointed that we didn't get it done and that our season's over," Elliott said. "We were playing very well early in the second half, but Humboldt just made the plays they needed to to get back in it and we didn't do a very good job of responding. It was a great, great season, but we definitely feel like we should still be playing."
Taylor was outstanding for the Lumberjacks (20-10), scoring 21 of her 27 points in the second half to lead the HSU comeback. She finished 11-of-16 from the field and sank all three of her three-point attempts, the last of which put Humboldt in front by four with a minute and a half remaining.
Taylor led four players in double figures for the Lumberjacks, as Andrea Bobic finished with 16 points, Lisa Petty added 15, and Paige Peterson chipped in with 10.
Annette Ilg was the story for UCSD, scoring 25 points in what will go down as her final game in a Triton uniform. The senior guard went 9-of-16 from the floor, including 3-for-6 from behind the arc, and also tallied eight rebounds, three assists, and a steal.
Ilg has been outstanding in the postseason -- averaging better than 22 points in the last three games -- but she had to carry too much of the offensive load on Friday and the lack of balance cost the Tritons in the end.
After HSU closed to within just one (34-33) at the half, UCSD came out of the locker room in full force to start the second, scoring the first two baskets to take a 38-33 lead.
The Tritons led 42-41 when Chelsea Carlisle scored inside, sparking an 11-0 run over the next 2:10, as UCSD took a 53-41 advantage and looked to be pulling away. Taylor would score the next five points however, hitting her second three from the top of the circle to bring the Lumberjacks to within seven.
Ilg converted a three-point play and Leilani Martin made 1-of-2 at the free throw line to give the Tritons a 59-51 lead with 8:39 remaining, but the Lumberjacks scored six straight to close to with 59-57 with 6:45 left on the clock.
UCSD led 65-62 three minutes later when Taylor snared an offensive rebound and scored and Peterson sank two at the line to give Humboldt its first lead of the second half, 66-65, with two and a half minutes left.
After the Tritons came up dry on their next trip, Taylor sank a huge three from right corner with one second remaining on the shot clock, as the Lumberjacks took a 69-65 lead and assumed control with 1:26 to play.
UCSD pulled within 70-69 on a layup by Martin with 48 seconds remaining, but Taylor scored again on HSU's next posession and Carlisle's potential game-tying three just missed, giving the ball back to the Lumberjacks with 18 ticks left.
HSU went on to sink four free throws to put the game away.
Carlisle tallied 16 points, three rebounds, and five assists for the Tritons, while senior guard Erin Noonan reached double figures in her final game at UCSD, finishing with 10. Tiffany Hunter finished with just seven points, but led all rebounders with 12 boards.
The Lumberjacks shot 41% for the game and dropped 10-of-20 from behind the three-point arc, after sinking 11-of-23 threes in their CCAA Semifinal victory last week.
UCSD finished just 34% from the field and converted just 5-of-18 threes, 28%. The Tritons missed 12 free throws in the game -- finishing 21-of-33 -- which proved to be very costly in a four-point game.


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In an attempt to test out all of the online formats for swapping and selling clothes, I joined Vinted. I have very mixed feelings about the website (a post coming at some point). But at the very least, I scored this dress. I'm not a crazy cat person, but I am a sucker for a cute print. Not to mention this dress is super soft, flattering, comfortable, and has pockets. It's kind of dreamy. It's also one of those dresses that everyone compliments and who doesn't like a dress like that?
For awhile now, I've been struggling with my blog design. Not because I wasn't into it, but because I dislike large photographs that take up the entire screen. To make the design more aesthetically pleasing, I would've had to enlarge all of the photos and that was NOT going to happen. I was after something sleeker, more uniform and clean. The previous design lasted nine months. That's a world record for me. I'm still working out the kinks, but I am pretty into it!
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A Brother's Rebuttal
Have you read my sister's blog? I just found it online, under the oh-so-creative title "Abby's Blog" and I feel the need to set the record straight:
I do NOT carry my "stupid toy guitar" around "all the time." Just in the morning when I'm feeling particularly creative. And late at night when the freshman blues hit me hard. That's when I write my best songs. Abby only hears the goofy ones I sing when I'm messing around or just want to torture her. (I am her younger brother, after all. It's in my contract.) But I really do want to be a singer/songwriter/recording artist/major rock star, and right now that guitar is the only thing I have that makes me feel like I'm getting close.
Someday I'll be old enough to get a job and make some bank for the axe of my dreams. Until then, I'll proudly bear the name of "Duffus and his Toy Guitar Band."
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All beef is not created equal; in fact organic free-roaming grass-fed beef has many heart-healthy benefits and has a place in a healthy diet when consumed in moderation. Typical cattle is fed a diet of grains leading to rapid weight gain and fattier meat. Cows are fed antibiotics or growth enhancers, and living conditions are overcrowded and inhumane to say the least.
Organic free-roaming grass fed cattle does not receive antibiotics, growth enhancers, or other byproducts. The cows graze on grass in a pasture and produce much leaner meat, about 1/3 less fat than regular cows. The environmental impact is much more favorable and ethical issues such as living conditions and quality of life are a primary focus.Less fatty beef means lower saturated fat content, the "bad fat" that can lead to heart disease. Grass fed beef has an added benefit of being high in omega-3 fatty acids, a heart healthy fat that is essential for your brain and may even reduce cancer risks. It is estimated grass-fed beef has 2-6 times more omega-3's than regular beef.
The ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids is believed to be close to 1:1 in grass-fed beef. Regular beef has over 10:1 ratio which is believed to add inflammation and stress to the body. Organic free-roaming grass-fed beef is also believed to be higher in antioxidants, especially vitamin E. It is estimated grass-fed beef is 2-4 times higher in vitamin E than regular beef.When you go to the grocery store you will notice grass-fed beef is sometimes darker in color than regular beef, and has much less marbling, or visible fat. Taste wise grass-fed beef has a stronger taste and a more intricate flavor profile. Cost wise you will be spending considerable more money on organic free-roaming grass-fed beef.
Overall beef is an excellent source of protein, B vitamins, beta-carotene, iron, zinc, and selenium. When consumed in moderation organic free-roaming grass-fed beef can be an excellent addition to your healthy diet with many health benefits.
RecipesHealthy Steak
2-4oz Organic free-roaming grass-fed beef
Salt and pepper
Spray a grill pan with a small amount of oil and heat over medium heat. Season the beef with a small amount of salt and pepper. If you are watching your salt intake just season with pepper. Cook until steak reached your desired doneness.
Steamed Asparagus
Place water in a pot and set a steam basket overtop. Heat pot over medium-high heat until water is boiling. Add asparagus and cover the pot with a lid. Steam until asparagus is tender, about 6-8 minutes.
Place water in a pot and set a steam basket overtop. Heat pot over medium-high heat until water is boiling. Add asparagus and cover the pot with a lid. Steam until asparagus is tender, about 6-8 minutes.
Healthy Mashed PotatoesIngredients:
1 1/2lbs potatoes, cut into cubes
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 cups low sodium chicken broth
½ cup nonfat milk
Salt and pepper to taste
In a pot combine potatoes and broth. Bring to a boil and reduce to medium-low heat and simmer until potatoes are tender. Once fully cooked drain broth and add garlic and milk. Mash the potatoes, adding more milk if needed until potatoes are fluffy. Finish with a light sprinkle of salt and pepper. For those watching their sodium simply omit the added salt and switch to no sodium broth.


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Publisher: Five Mile Press
Source: Publisher
Pages: 352
Release Date: July 2nd, 2015
Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy & Magic, Mermaids, Young Adult
Looking after a naked girl he found washed up under Hastings pier isn't exactly how Rory had imagined spending his sixteenth birthday. But more surprising than finding her in the first place is discovering where she has come from.
Lorali is running not just from the sea, not just from her position as princess, but her entire destiny. Lorali has rejected life as a mermaid, and become human.
But along with Lorali's arrival, and the freak weather suddenly battering the coast, more strange visitors begin appearing in Rory's bemused Sussex town. With beautifully coiffed hair, sharp-collared shirts and a pirate ship shaped like a Tudor house, the Abelgare boys are a mystery all of their own. What are they really up to? Can Rory protect Lorali? And who from? And where does she really belong, anyway?
LORALI was an alright book. I liked it, but it never entirely grabbed me. Uni didn't help. It took me an entire month to read LORALI because of exams and the lack of draw to the book. Don't get me wrong, there were a number of elements I liked about LORALI but there were a lot of things I felt meh about.
I think my main problem was I never really cared about the characters. Rory was just… boring, underdeveloped. There was nothing that felt unique about his character. His only drive seemed to be daddy issues and caring about Lorali, who was slightly more interesting on account of her backstory and the whole mermaid thing. My favourite character was the sea. Yes, the ocean has POV chapters and these were by far the most entertaining. It was also an incredibly intriguing view point and something I wish had been explored further.
If I had to put a finger on the part of LORALI that irritated me the most it would be the romance. Because I didn't care about the characters, when they got together and started being all sappy and "oh no I can't leave the other ever" I couldn't deal. It was so annoying. Especially since it felt like they had only known each other two maybe three days before they decided they loved each other halfway through the book. This type of romance is a pet peeve of mine. Its saving grace is that it wasn't straight instalove, which I hate more.
The plot of LORALI was relatively slow paced. Lots of things were happening quickly, particularly in the last half, but I never felt the suspense. Even in the action scenes bits and pieces would be skipped and it didn't flow as nicely as it could have. There isn't even that much lore weighing the story down, which I would not have minded because I love LORALI. Fortunately the ending of LORALI featured a twist I never saw coming and that I really liked! If LORALI had settled into the generic ending I was afraid it was heading towards I would have been incredibly disappointed
In a world of mediocre YA mermaid books, LORALI is not the shiny gem we're looking for. It is an enjoyable read, and the ending was not at all what expected, but it still fell flat for me. I couldn't connect to the characters and didn't care for the romance. Granted, this did take me forever to read because of uni, which put me in a negative mood anyway, so there is a high change you might enjoy this more than I did!
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Fancy Cast Iron Base BarAugust 13th, 2013 in member junk
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Korean nursing students visit IU Kokomo
KOKOMO, Ind. — Jessie Cunningham knows when she is a nurse, she will have to treat patients who don't share her culture or language.
She's not worried about it, though, because the Indiana University Kokomo School of Nursing is preparing her for the challenge. For the last two weeks, Cunningham and her classmates have experienced Korean culture, hosting seven nursing students from Jesus University, in Jeonju, South Korea.
Meeting people from another country gives Cunningham an insight into that country. It has also made her realize if she has an international patient, she may need to ask him or her questions to meet expectations.
"When you're working in a hospital, you can get patients from anywhere," she said. "You need to know about other cultures to give the best care possible, and you must be respectful of their culture."
IU Kokomo promotes global learning through overseas study, with trips planned this year to South Korea, Italy, Turkey, and Guatemala, among others. Linda Wallace, dean of the School of Nursing, is a leader in this effort, starting a faculty exchange with South Korea in 2000, then expanding to add students in 2003. About 25 IU Kokomo students have traveled there since, with seven more scheduled to go in May.
Hosting the Korean students gives students who may not have the resources to travel a chance to have a cultural experience close to home.
Wallace said these programs enhance the top quality nursing skills the students learn, better equipping them to serve after graduation.
"These experiences create greater cultural understanding for our students and the Korean students," she said. "You learn not to see people from another country as strangers to be afraid of, but as potential friends. It also helps you as a nurse to think about how you can consider cultural needs in the care you are giving."
IU Kokomo student Jessica Graber talked to some of the visiting students in her class, and was interested in the differences and similarities between nursing school in Korea and in the United States.
Patti Johnson was surprised by the similarities.
"You get to know the language a little when you talk to them, and you see that we are different, but we are the same," she said. "They're nervous about school and want to do well, just like we do."
The IU Kokomo students also learn from Sung Ja Whang, a retired professor from Jesus University who is now a visiting lecturer on campus. She said their Korean visitors are selected from among the top students, and several have continued their nursing studies in the United States since visiting.
She said all the students involved gain a global perspective, from visiting another country and from hosting international visitors, and she hopes it will inspire them to consider working in another country, perhaps even in missionary work.
"You need to get as much education as you can, so when you are needed somewhere, you can say, 'Here I am, I can go,'" Whang said.
The visitors have been busy during their two weeks in Kokomo, with clinical experiences at IU North, IU Health Tipton and St. Joseph Hospital, a campus tour, and visiting classes. They've also had fun, with an afternoon making ceramics, a trip to the Logansport carousel, cheering for the Cougar men's basketball team, attending a Valentine-making party, and eating a Thanksgiving-style dinner.
Korean student Su Jie Lee's favorite part of the trip was the clinical practices at IU Health Tipton Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital. She was surprised by how much student nurses are allowed to do as part of their clinicals.
"The student nurses can use the electronic medical support systems and can enter information for the patients," she said. "In Korea, we can't do that. Student nurses here have more responsibility."
Kyung Min Kim liked being part of the introductory nursing class, and said the classroom atmosphere is friendly between professors and students.
Young Eun Hwang liked touring the IU Kokomo campus.
"It's very big here, bigger than our university," she said, adding that Jesus University students either study nursing or social work.
The exchange program is made possible by a grant from Dr. Se-Ung Lee, a South Korean businessman and philanthropist. The original grant, given in the year 2000, was for nursing students. Lee gave scholarship money in 2011 and 2012 for IU Kokomo students and faculty go to South Korea.
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Bob himself will be looking at the world of sport and all things Daily Mail.
Terry Bull will of course be taking care of the glitterati, probing into their deepest crevices to scrape out the dirt.
This week Terry has a lot on his plate . Stephen Hawking has been left on his doorstep in a game of knock and run that went badly wrong.
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These Are My Most Recently Completed Models
I don't want you to think I did all of the work on these myself. The models are hand-me-downs from my younger brother who has his own game addiction. Be sure and check out his blog which is all about gaming.
My Favorite Warcaster, Iron Lich Asphyxious
The model was painted entirely by my brother. The grain on the base was also done by my brother. I added some feathers, to mimic grass and some small stones to complete the base.
The Machine Wraith
In my opinion, this is a great 1 point model to play. It has the ability to hi-jack your opponent's jack. Also, it is one of the kewler looking models. Again painted by my brother. I did the base.
The Sharlock Thrall
Another model, short of some touch up, painted by my brother. Mended and based by me. Technically, it should be a small sized base but it just does not want to stick to a small one so I went up a size.
More to Come – Primed Thralls
I am going to be covered with small dabs of acrylic paint for the next few weeks. I have just over 70 models assembled, most of them needing painting.
The Table
I will post more photos as I complete more models. I am currently busy on my Bile Thralls, Lich Lord Asphyxious, Bloat Thrall and Deathjack.
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During my last Sally Beauty Supply run, I picked up the Bitzy Nail Polish Remover pads. The watermelon scent called out to me because I figured I could use these when I was hanging out with my very scent sensitive boyfriend and maybe they wouldn't bother him as much as strong acetone. I love anything watermelon scented anyway, and I believe these were about $2. I didn't set the bar too high in my hopes for these but I figured it was worth a shot!
The package is a snap on cap and inside there is are a bunch of pre-soaked "petals" that contain nail polish remover. The first thing that I noticed was the smell. Amaaazing! You can smell the acetone smell only faintly and the watermelon scent is fresh, not overpowering, and not artificial smelling at all. Good start!
One thing I did do, and wanted to share with you, is that I did NOT take off the whole safety seal. I made it into a kleenex type pull system by poking a hole in the top. This serves quite a few purposes. One, it is less likely to spill. Two, it is less likely to dry up quicker. Three, it smells less strong and contains the scent in the container, too. I def recommend this method.
After using these a few times, I do have some thoughts...rather, some PROs and CONs of using this versus my traditional acetone/felt combo.
- PRO: Smells so goooood!
- PRO: Very moisturizing! These pads are quite oily (?) and did not give me that dry acetone hand nastiness that I usually get. I did not need to follow up removal with cuticle oil and hand lotion because my hands felt amazing!
- PRO: Convenient! I have these stashed on the coffee table in the living room and they take up no space at all. I also don't have to worry about spillage like I do with a big bottle of acetone.
- CON: Over Saturation? I am not really sure if this is a pro or con but it is definitely an issue. I tried these out on my toes first and luckily, my finger nails were already naked. Because the product is very saturated with product and very oily, the liquid spreads all over your hands. If my nails had been painted, using these on my toes would've totally destroyed my nails. This is not at all a reason not to use them, but just make sure you do toes then nails if you use them on both.
- CON: Lots of waste! It took about 5 of these little sheets to take off a neutral color on my toes. It took about 7 sheets to remove Zoya Payton from my nails. I usually use felt and acetone and get to remove dozens of manis with the same piece of felt. Having a paper product to throw out every time I do my nails feels slightly wasteful to me.
I really like the convenience and scent of the Bitzy Nail Polish remover pads. For the price and effectiveness, I would totally repurchase this product. What do you think of remover pads? Have you tried this brand or others?