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Do you want to lead on forging new and effective relationships between London Councils, London boroughs and businesses in the capital? Whilst London continues to grow economically, the city is facing new challenges and opportunities around skills shortages and devolution, the impact of Brexit and continuing to be a great place to start and grow a business. All of this may matter even more to London boroughs, with the potential for the devolution of business rates as a way to fund local government services.
As Head of Business and Enterprise, you will work closely with senior officers and politicians to build and develop new and effective relationships with businesses and business representative organisations. You will develop policy and lobbying campaigns to promote enterprise and economic development in the capital, identifying key issues where both local government and business can work together effectively and speak with one voice. You will develop ways for businesses to effectively shape the skills system in London and identify opportunities for business and London boroughs to jointly work on other key policy issues.
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Five students from Cluj have won the European NASA Space Robotics competition for the 11-13 years category.
The five students from Nicolae Balcescu highschool and Iuliu Hatieganu school from Cluj-Napoca have worked half a year to develop the project under the supervision of their teachers.
Their older colleagues will also participate in the finals of another competition of Astronomy that will take place in Belgium and will be organised by the European Space Agency in collaboration with NASA.
Last year another group of students from Cluj also reached the finals after creating a programme through which satellites that take photos of asteroids can be controlled.
Another team of students have won last year the Gold Medal at the International Robotics competition held in South Korea.

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My neighbors celebrated their younger daughter's first birthday last month. This is the card I made for Hailey. I couldn't get my image to fit right in my oval Nestabilities, lol, so I finally gave up! I really need some skinnier oval dies!
My co-worker Tami got her passport for her birthday last August. When all the trainers were in town in July, we made spur of the moment decisions to make a trip to Vancouver, BC. I also lucked out that the weekend we planned to go up was the same weekend my friend +Thanh Vo was celebrating her birthday.
It isn't normal to stamp your USA passport to get into Canada, but since this was Tami's first time out of the country, we needed a stamp to celebrate this fun moment. I was nervous to ask...and though the border guard didn't really say anything, I appreciate that they took the time to stamp them for us. I know they were thinking..."that stupid American who wants their passport stamped," lol.
I'm quite happy to have one now though, as no one else seems to have one, lol...oh how novelty things are to us Americans. :) Our first stop that night was dinner at Guu. We were going to go to the Night Market, but it was raining...and that's no fun in the rain! So we settled for sushi instead!!
We started our day off early in Gastown. It's such a darling part of Vancouver and for you Once Upon a Time fans, they've done some filming there! We showed Tami and Steam Clock and here's us with Gassy Jack.
We walked around the Sea Wall a bit and then headed to English bay. As we were walking through, we found these silly statues and thought we would take a few pictures. Over all, I just had to laugh as Tami is taking great scenic pictures...and I'm taking silly pictures of Matt. I suppose I come here too often, lol. I counted...since the Winter Olympics in 2010, I've gone to Vancouver 9 times.
Tami has been asking me to take her to a good Ramen place for awhile. Our co-worker Lewis recommended this place, Santouka Ramen. Be warned...there's always a line...but so worth the wait!! It was delicious...and randomly, we even ran into Lewis while we were there. What are the odds we'd see another co-worker in another country?!?
We took the ferry around town and went to Science World. I was fortunate to have my parents take me to Expo '86 (I was 4) and that's the last time I've been to Science World. We could hear the radio traffic between the ferry drivers and they were pure entertainment, lol.
At one of the exhibits in Science World, we were to squish ourselves into this tiny box. Matt didn't even really try, but we thought the picture would be funny. :)
After Science World, we rode the ferry back to Granville Island. We walked around the market and then went to the brewery for a couple of drinks. Then Matt and Tami went to dinner at The Sandbar, while I went to Thanh's birthday party at Whet.
Here's me and Miss Thanh Vo before dinner. Though I only got to see her for a few hours, its always great to see your friends! I can't wait to celebrate again with our crafty group of friends!
This weekend is my normal craft day with my craft group. And I'm also going to play bingo tonight for my neighbor's friend's birthday! Here's to hoping for a Muckleshoot Moment! Hope you all have a lovely Saturday!


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Michael doesn't have level 249 all put together yet. But for those of you out there working on 249 this will give you a pretty good idea of what it takes. I think we can all relate to coming this close.
I love the trick with the clone bubbles at the 15 bubbles left mark. That alone made it worth watching the video for me.
I thought this game was over two thirds of the way through, five owls left to release in only seven moves? I cannot believe how close it was at the end.


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78 die in train crash in West Bengal, Naxals blamed
At least 78 people were killed and 250 hurt when a goods train rammed four coaches of the 2102 Up Howrah-Lokmanya Tilak Gyansehwari Express that derailed at 1:25 am on Friday after fish plates were removed and portions of the tracks cut out near Jhargram, in Maoist-dominated West Midnapore district of West Bengal. Timeline| See special | Podcast | In pics: Maoists strike again | Map | Mystery persistsindia Updated: May 29, 2010 09:10 IST
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The Maoist movement may have earned a label that has eluded it during its 43-year history — mass murderer of innocent civilians.At least 78 people were killed and 250 were injured when a goods train rammed four coaches of the 2102 Up Howrah-Lokmanya Tilak Gyansehwari Express that derailed at 1:25 am on Friday after fish plates were removed and portions of the tracks cut out near Jhargram, about 150 km south west of Kolkata.
The area is deep inside the Maoist-dominated district of West Midnapore in West Bengal.
The number of dead is likely to go up as rescue workers hadn't even started cutting their way into the two worst-hit coaches till late evening.
All circumstantial evidence pointed to the Maoists, who have carried out at least five blockades and attacks on railway tracks in the same area over the past seven months.
This attack comes 11 days after Maoists blew up a public bus in Chhattisgarh, killing 12 security personnel and 23 civilians, and will make it that much more difficult for Maoist sympathisers among artistes and intellectuals to defend them.
It also indicates the Maoist leadership, which has fought shy of killing innocent citizens in the past, may be losing control of their cadres.
The scene of the accident resembled a war zone. Four mangled coaches lay grotesquely dovetailed into each other. Rescue workers, who arrived three-and-a-half hours after the mishap, could not reach inside in the absence of gas cutters, which arrived only at 1 pm.
Thirteen other coaches lay scattered over an approximately 500 sq m area, as if they had been flung aside by some giant force. Many injured passengers were taken to nearby hospitals. The others were taken to Kolkata in air force helicopters, cars and ambulances.
Even as rescue operations were on, Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee obliquely blamed the West Bengal government for the tragedy. "Law and order is a state subject," she said.
In Kolkata, Chief Minister Bhuddhadeb Bhattacharjee said: "Maoists are behind this sabotage. This will strengthen our resolve to fight them."
State DGP Bhupinder Singh blamed the Maoists claiming the clips, which fix the rail tracks to the sleepers "had been removed and a foot and a half of tracks is also missing".
But AP Mishra, general manager, South Eastern Railway, said: "Preliminary investigations point to a blast. If someone had merely removed some clips or fishplates, the engine would have derailed first. But it passed over safely. The driver of the train claimed that he heard a deafening sound."
What is clear, however, is that the saboteurs had a 42-minute window to plant a bomb or remove the fish plates and clips — at 12:43 am, the Ranchi-Hatia express moved safely through those tracks. At 1:25 am Gyaneshwari met with disaster.
The police also claimed to have recovered two posters of the Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) from the spot, but PCAPA spokesperson Asit Mahato rejected all suggestions that his organisation had any role in the mishap.
"Killing civilians is not our style. CPI-M goons may be behind this and they are now maligning us," Mahato told HT.
The Maoists too issued a statement in the evening, denying any links with the tragedy and demanded a "neutral probe".
Railway authorities said the accident assumed its tragic scale because a goods train that came from the opposite direction on a parallel track rammed into the derailed passenger express.
"Otherwise, it would have just been a derailment and most passengers would have escaped unhurt or with minor injuries only," said Railway Board Member Vivek Sahai.
Timeline | See special| Podcast | In pics: Maoists strike again | Chidambaram suspects sabotage | Map
First Published: May 28, 2010 07:26 IST


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Libraries offer events, Web access
Every month the libraries in the Upper Keys host programs that provide information and entertainment activities for children and adults.
In Key Largo, you'll find many local groups and some government agencies holding meetings at the Community Room in the library building. All the meetings held there are free and open to the public.
A big draw for visitors and some locals are the computers and Internet access offered at the libraries. Each branch has free Internet and Wi-fi access — and no password is needed to access the Web through Wi-fi if you have a laptop computer. Library PCs have web browser and word processing software and are available to residents and visitors.
And residents with a library card can use the Web to order materials from the countywide library collection. The Monroe County Library system lets users check out and renew books on the Web, and you can browse the online "card catalog" and order books from any of the five branches — Key West, Big Pine Key, Marathon, Islamorada and Key Largo — to be delivered to your closest branch for checkout.
All Keys library branches will be closed on Tuesday, Feb. 22 following the Monday President's Day holiday (the libraries close on Tuesdays following a Monday holiday).
Key Largo
The Key Largo Library is located in the center of the Trade Winds shopping center at 101485 Overseas Hwy. Call 451-2396 for more information or see www.keyslibraries.org. The library is open at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday. Closing time is 6 p.m. except on Wednesday, when the library closes at 8 p.m.
During tax season, free tax help is available at the Key Largo Library every Wednesday starting at 10 a.m., courtesy of the AARP tax assistance volunteers.
For youngsters, the library offers Story Time for up to age 6 on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.
Regular meetings of the following groups are held monthly in the library's Community Room:
Senior Group: Mondays at 10:30 a.m. the group has coffee, games, speakers, sharing and more, followed by A Matter of Balance at 1 p.m.
Florida Keys Quilters: Friday mornings at 10 a.m., quilters meet for quilting and sharing. The group holds its regular meeting the first Saturday each month.
AA: Every Friday from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. meetings are held.
Bridge lessons: Tuesdays at 1 p.m. you can learn how to play bridge. In February, the lessons will not be offered on the last Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Purple Isle Arts Guild: The artists' group meets at 9:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday each month.
Macintosh Users Group: 7 p.m. on the first Thursday each month, computer enthusiasts gather for demonstrations, discussion and lessons.
Contra Dancing: 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 19 and Feb. 27, you can learn the steps and enjoy a dance in this old-time traditional style.
Historical Society: 7 p.m. on the second Monday each month, the Upper Keys Historical Society, led by Jerry Wilkinson, presents a program that looks into the events and people that have shaped the Upper Keys, through slide shows, video and guest speakers.
Reading Club: 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday monthly, book fans gather for discussion of the works they are reading.
Orchid and Bromeliad Society: 7 p.m. on the third Thursday monthly, gardeners get together to discuss and learn from experts on orchids and bromeliads.
Latitude 25 Writers Club: 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday, writers meet for discussion of their works.
The Helen Wadley Branch Library in Islamorada is at 81830 Overseas Highway, bayside. Call 664-4645.
There is a small bayfront park managed by the Village of Islamorada behind the library building.
The library is in a building built by the Works Progress Administration shortly after the 1935 hurricane that devastated the area. It was originally a school building and storm shelter and became the library in 1965. A similar building was also constructed in Tavernier to house a school.
The Islamorada Library opens at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Closing time is 8 p.m. on Tuesday and 6 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday.
Regular events at the Islamorada library include a weekly toddler story hour at 10:30 a.m. on Fridays. Readers in Mrs. Wadley's Book Club get together on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. to discuss a book they are reading.


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"The cold front is making landfall in the Western Cape [on Friday] afternoon and is expected to bring heavy rainfall, which could lead to localised flooding," forecaster Vanetia Phakula said.
Parts of the Cape Metropole, Overberg, and the Cape Winelands could experience localised flooding from rain expected until Saturday.
There was also a possibility of snow overnight into Saturday morning over high-lying areas of the Western Cape, extending into mountainous southern regions of the Northern Cape.
"This will extend to the Eastern Cape by late afternoon on Saturday, with a possibility of snowfall in high-lying areas," Phakula said.
Chapman's Peak Drive, in Cape Town, had to be temporarily closed because of strong winds on Friday, the provincial transport department said.
"Wind speeds of close to 110 kilometres an hour have been recorded," spokesman Al-Ameen Kafaar said in a statement.
Those travelling between Hout Bay and the Atlantic Seaboard were advised to seek alternate routes.
Strong winds frequently herald cold fronts.
Phakula said cold temperatures over the Western, Eastern, and southern Cape on Saturday would spread into the central parts of the country, hitting KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday and reaching Gauteng by Tuesday.
The forecast for the Durban July Handicap was warm, with an expected high of 29 degrees Celsius, with a chance of isolated evening showers.
The Eastern Cape and Western Cape would start to warm up on Monday and by Wednesday the cold front should have left the country.
This weather pattern was typical for this time of the year, she said.
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The 18-minute long video for Michael Jackson's 1987 smash hit Bad was filmed over six weeks in late 1986 at Brooklyn's Hoyt Schermerhorn station. Written by New York novelist and screenwriter Richard Price (The Wanderers (1974), Clockers (1992)) and directed by Martin Scorsese (Mean Streets (1973), Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980)). the video was a sensation.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
When is denim not really denim?
If you have read my two blog posts this year (oh what a paltry number of posts!), you know that I made a pair of Jalie jeans and loved, loved, loved them. A second pair was whipped up from the same denim with embroidered pockets and an improved waistband/yoke fit. On the second pair I lowered the crotch curve another half inch but removed it after making the second pair. I don't think it made much difference. The jeans are so close to perfect for my figure so I'm just doing some minor backside tweaking. Instead for my third pair, I decided to do a 1/2" fisheye dart just under the crotchline. It's exciting to see what this is going to do for my 3rd pair of jeans.
Which brings me to my next point. When is denim not really denim? I bought some periwinkle stretch denim (96/4) from Lura's Fabric Shop and was quite disappointed when my package arrived. I know part of it is a customer issue on my part. My monitor shows more of a royal blue-ish color. Requesting either a Pantone color chart number or ordering a swatch would have solved my issue. That wasn't my only beef though.
Here is the side-by-side "denim" color comparison (fabric.com denim on the left, Lura's denim on the right). Not exactly the "periwinkle" color that comes up on my monitor from the Lura's website either. I was hoping for a darker blue so in that respect, it was disappointing.
The fabric is advertised as, "Lady Wrangler's bull denim with stretch in a beautiful periwinkle color". Okay. So I don't buy Wrangler jeans. But I do buy jeans, and I'm quite familiar with denim fabric. Are Wrangler jeans made from a different type of denim that I usually use? It looked more like a denim twill. Is this typical of bull denim? Here are comparison pics to show you the fabric and color difference between my fabric.com 96/4 stretch denim purchased a couple of years ago and the Lura's 96/4 stretch denim purchased a few months ago.
Here's the denim from Lura's. When I think denim for jeans, this is not exactly what I think of as jeans denim. Someone correct me please. Is this a denim twill?
When I think of denim for jeans, it is supposed to look like the pic below. This was great stretch denim purchased from fabric.com a while back during a sale:
All is not lost, however. The color and fabric type certainly are not my favorite, but I'll get a good pair of around-the-house jeans. Maybe once they're made I'll actually like them. The important thing for me was to get the same 96/4 stretch for fitting purposes. That I did get.
So that is what is now occupying my time from a sewing standpoint--my 3rd pair of Jalie jeans. On the table. Ready for me to insert the fly-front zipper.
Happy Sewing!
3 comments:
- Jen S said...
So happy to see you posting again- have missed reading about you sewing adventures!
You certainly have been busy. In recent months!
Good to hear about your success with the Jalie jeans pattern and looking forward to seeing the latest pair on completion!
I'd say that the denim you bought is as described it's a twill weave, and looking at the picture, I'd probably describe it as periwinkle too! I remember seeing that shade denim years ago - can't remember if it was wrangler brand though!
I haven't made a pair of jeans for years - last pair I made was for college class, ( they turned out well too) and they weren't my size! At the moment, I 'm wearing a cheap $20.00 pair from Target (Australia) and I have no problems with the fit etc. Have had a loonnggg break from sewing in recent years, so I find reading of other's exploits just wonderful!
Well had better make a move and leave fir work I,ve got 35 mins before I start! Have great night/ day.
- May 25, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- Cynthia said...
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- June 24, 2011 at 2:41 PM
- HeathersSphere said...
Glad to see you in the blogosphere! Your Jalie jeans are gorgeous!
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1642. Dept pass White House. Eyes only for Secretary. Cuba. Stevenson and McCloy had a three-and-a-half hour meeting with Kuznetsov, Zorin, and Mendelevich today. Following summary based on uncleared memcon.(1)
1. Stevenson and McCloy referred to Kuznetsov's conversation with McCloy yesterday,(2) in which former expressed misgivings re inclusion IL-28 aircraft in armaments subject to removal. Kuznetsov, frequently drawing upon prepared text, stated following:
A. Sov Govt displeased with Stevenson's Nov 2 letter to Mikoyan;(3)
B. Sovs surprised IL-28 aircraft regarded by US as offensive, because they basically obsolete in view their low ceiling and low speed. These aircraft, which 15 years old, belong to coastal defenses and cannot be used in combat over enemy territory;
C. US demands this respect can be regarded only as attempt delay solution of problem and continue tense relations between US and USSR;
D. USSR conducting present negotiations in good faith and wishes speedy agreement and normalization situation in Caribbean; if US also honest in its pledge re non-invasion, it should not be disturbed by exist-ence IL-28 aircraft in Cuban hands, since they defensive and subsidiary arms;
E. Cuba sovereign state and can determine itself its defensive needs; no offensive weapons exist in Cuba;
F. Negotiations should center on main problem at hand and raising additional questions can only complicate matters.
Stevenson and McCloy stressed question IL-28 aircraft not new, since President's October 22 statement, quarantine proclamation, as well as October 28 letter contained either specific or general reference to offensive weapons other than missiles. Pointed out jet bombers capable of carrying nuclear warheads could hardly be qualified as obsolete. Noted such armaments in hands of man like Castro could create gravest situation, and LA countries deeply concerned by this. Denied Kuznetsov's insinuation US seeking obstruct negotiations by raising this very important question. After prolonged exchange, in course of which Stevenson and McCloy continued press for removal IL-28 aircraft and Kuznetsov reiterated essentially same points as listed above, Kuznetsov contended negotiations must not depart from President-Khrushchev agreement, substance of which he described as follows:
A. US is to give assurances against invasion of Cuba either by US or by its Allies, or by any state in Western hemisphere; Kuznetsov commented US trying evade this subject;
B. As evident from Khrushchev's message, USSR will remove missiles which President regards as offensive. He commented there no question that missiles had been subject President-Khrushchev exchange, Security Council debate, and current talks.
In response to direct question whether USSR would include IL-28's in arms to be removed, Kuznetsov replied in negative, stating that they not offensive arms and SovGov would act accordingly. Suggested both sides report problem to their govts.
2. Kuznetsov referred to schedule of removal, saying first Soviet vessel, Labinsk, due to leave November 6, with eight other ships, Bratsk, Leninskiy Komsomol, Kurchatov, Asosov, Divnogorsk, Volgoles, Polzunov, Alapayevsk, to leave November 7. Said he had no information whether this would complete removal operation.
3. Kuznetsov said USSR had decided make Sov vessel Almata available for verification inbound ships by ICRC. Details re signals and identification would have [to] be worked out and appropriate information had been given to member UN Secretariat. This vessel would be stationed north of Cuba and all Sov ships bound for Cuba would use only northern route, although southern route might be used after November 12.
McCloy and Stevenson pointed out no commitment had been made re US willingness accept Soviet ship, and noted neutral, i.e., Swedish, ship could also be used. Kuznetsov professed surprise, claiming US had not objected to Soviet ship. McCloy reiterated he had expressly stated he could not commit US Govt re use of Soviet ship.
4. McCloy then raised subject of removal of warheads, pointing out this very important matter, and wondered how USSR could satisfy US re their removal. Kuznetsov asserted this question of detail; USSR's actions clearly indicate that all equipment related to what US calls offensive missiles will be removed. Thus, there should be no doubt re warheads, if warheads are indeed in Cuba. USSR intends fulfill all these commitments in good faith, but US raising these questions in order postpone final solution of problem. Stevenson and McCloy stressed importance removal warheads, pointing out that with some modification they could also be used on bombers. Suggested verification removal of warheads could perhaps be done on see-and-count basis as Kuznetsov had suggested for missiles. Stevenson noted problem of warheads highlighted importance ground inspection, and wondered what progress Mikoyan had made in Havana. Asked when Mikoyan returning. Kuznetsov replied he did not know. McCloy said President regarded McCloy-Kuznetsov conversation yesterday as useful and indicating progress, to which Kuznetsov replied he gratified hear this and observed such appraisal fully justified, particularly since USSR doing everything necessary to resolve problem ASAP. Reiterated that as to warheads, USSR would remove from Cuba everything related to "so-called" offensive missiles, but noted he could not say anything beyond that.
5. In summing up conversation Stevenson listed following questions as remaining open: Removal IL-28 aircraft, nationality inspection ship, and verification removal of warheads, although Kuznetsov had given assurances warheads would be removed. Kuznetsov disagreed, saying there no open question from Sov standpoint. Concluded US should consider Soviet deeds and respond in kind.
1 A 19-page memorandum of conversation of this meeting, which took place on November 5, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Soviet Mission in New York, is ibid., 1A October/November Meetings. Back
2 November 4, an apparent reference to Document 142. Back
3 See footnote 3, Document 133. Back
Source: Department of State, S/S Files: Lot 65 D 438, Background Papers--Cuba. Secret. Received at the Department of State at 1:50 a.m. According to the USUN copy of this telegram, it was drafted by Akalovsky and cleared in substance by Stevenson. (USUN Files: NYFRC 84-84-001, Outgoing Telegrams, 1953-1963)


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Reading is a pleasure for many of us. What kind of readings do you enjoy the most? It may depend on the time of the day, the day of the week, the mood you're in, the season of the year. Who knows what other things may help you in deciding what to read.
Some people like to read newspapers, specialized articles in magazines, with the intention of being informed. These writings present facts and events rather than the author's imagination as in an imaginative narration. Reading those types of texts is still a pleasure, but it is a pleasure with the purpose of information. We could then classify those writings as non-fiction.
Other readers prefer to read fiction, that is, works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form. Short stories are works in this area. They concentrate for example in a flash, a moment with significance. How short should be a short story? They have no set length, it depends on the author and the content. They focus on an incident and do not include many characters. Their objective is to create an effect on the reader.
Only to mention some of the best: J.L. Borges, Machado de Assis, E. A. Poe, A. Chekhov… I surely could mention many: by country, by era, by style, but mentioning all the famous writers who have been masters in this art would be almost impossible. Maybe you can mention your own favorites in a comment at the end of this post… It would be a great idea!
But how about telling you about independent authors who have masterfully written a collection of short stories?
If you speak Spanish and like to read stories full of sensibility and and some of them with a delicate eroticism that evoke intense memories creating a special atmosphere, then you may want to read "Or Noir y otros cuentos" from Silvia Amador Pérez de Castro.
You can find it here:
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The author also included some short and witty writings where she displays her fine humor playing with language. My favorite stories are "El contrabajo", "La lluvia" y "Or noir". I can assure you that you will enjoy her short stories on human nature.
What is human nature, if we are not referring to the biological part in us? All those "states" difficult to describe in words, but that we all have experienced: love, distress, sadness, infatuation, mourning, enthusiasm… All those strong feelings that give taste to life are depicted in "El Sabor de la Vida" from the writer and literature professor, Ernesto Cisneros Rivera. I highly recommend the compilation of short stories.
You can find it here: Lulu Publishing: Libros de Ernie
He writes in a sensible and elegant manner about men and women in a crucial point of their lives. He uses the perfect word in every context, the perfect language in every situation. With perfect I mean the most appropriate, the ideal choice, that not always has to be nice. "Without putting a leaf in front of his mouth", a picturesque German saying, he undresses the humans and leaves their raw feelings and souls. His stories are like flavors: salty, sweet, sour, bitter and even spicy. I leave to you to discover the taste. My favorites are all of them!
In fiction, one of the most popular sub-genres are novels. To continue with the idea of flavors and taste, there are novels for every taste. We can find adventure novels, the ones I loved to read when I was a kid. Those that made us combat our brothers or sisters with a wooden, (no, I'm not that old, we had plastic!) sword and made us dream of hidden treasures and dangerous places. Jules Verne, Alexandre Dumas, Emilio Salgari… Nowadays we find a wide selection of children literature and young adult fiction, a genre that has been spreading like fire. Especially all those vampire love novels and teen novels have gained an enormous popularity, and sometimes not only with the young adults… I have to confess that I read and enjoyed all of the Harry Potter books, yes! I love the language, the settings and school life in Hogwarts, with my favorite teacher, Professor Minerva McGonagall.
You may like to read literary fiction, historical fiction, experimental fiction, comic novels, erotic novels, love stories or crime stories. In this last genre you may have enjoyed the British crime stories of the "Lady of Crime", Agatha Christie, with her unforgettable characters Mr. Hercule Poirot and Ms. Marple. Some of you may prefer a more realistic approach to crime and may choose Scandinavian authors, like Henning Mankell or Jo Nesbø, among others. A very popular trilogy is the one from Stieg Larsson "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "The Girl who played with Fire" and "The Girl who kicked the Hornets' Nest". Very dark and often brutal in their descriptions, but if you like this type of literature, you will not be able to put the books away.
I think that you can find good criminal authors from different countries and in every language.
Erotic novels have become very popular though they are not new. All along the centuries there have been excellent writers. We can find some as ancient as the Greek and Romans, some in the Renaissance, like Bocaccio with his Decameron. Shakespeare also wrote some erotic poems like Venus and Adonis. I could continue with the list, but I have to specify that erotic literature is not porn. There are good quality erotic writings as I mentioned before. Two years ago an erotic novel invaded the world market and not precisely because of its quality. I saw everywhere teenagers!, young, middle and elderly women with the famous "Grey" books in their hands. Some of us, starting writers, wish for the luck E.L. James had. This publicity had the bad side effect of creating a false impression on possible readers that independent, or amateur writers are not qualitative good… Bad for us!
Real lives and stories are the inspiration of biographical or autobiographical creations, while others only intend to make you believe that the main characters really exist by showing you the imaginary, but plausible life of a character.
I come now closer to novels that in a way portrait life, glamorous or simple, cruel or funny, where the characters maybe successful or have broken existences. However, they go through situations that force them to act in one or another way. They may dodge the problems they encounter or they may fight against them. There are tons and tons of novels describing, presenting, showing us other lives and as readers, we like to submerge for an instant into the lives of the characters in our book. We may judge them, find them abominable, adorable, or we may simply shrug at their acts, but we love to be a little voyeuristic.
Having been around for a while, having experienced deep emotions, having observed and having listened to others, I started shaping the characters and the plot of my novels. The first one published last August is "El Pacto". It is like a picture of modern life: fast paced, at first glance maybe a little shallow, glamorous, exciting, with one or two humorous touches… It's like a story in a film or a TV show, maybe a little bit like a "telenovela". The novel starts in an idyllic location, an island in the Caribbean during the Summer holidays of two sisters and their two best friends. On the island they realize that life can change as fast a the weather and they get into a conflict that rises up like a tropical storm. Two of them have to find an adequate solution to the conflict and follow the advice of a woman who reads them their future using cards… Is it going to work? Are our experiences predefined by our destiny? Can we put our decisions in the hands of destiny? Sometimes we get to the point where important decisions have to be made. Are we sure that the decision we make will be the right one? Based on love, friendship, family values, opportunities, deceptions, illusions, we try guide our life in one or another way, like the characters in the book. Sometimes you act in a certain way, perfectly knowing that it will only cause trouble… If you want to be a little voyeuristic and know what happens in the novel, you can read "El Pacto" and draw your own conclusions.
You can order it on Amazon.com or Lulu.com.
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Rihanna out and about in NYC todayAugust 21, 2014
Rihanna was photographed out and about in New York City earlier today. She is supposed to attend Summer Classic Charity Basketball Game at Barclays Center today.
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Branding is a critical stage in recognizing the exact definition of what your cause is and what it wants to say. Orcoz specialists sit with every client to develop a luminous brand, or define the core values and messages of an existing brand. Orcoz produces a detailed branding brief creating a perfect synergy which can be used throughout all aspects of the organization: logo, design, events, press releases, and fund raising ideas etc. The resulting branding brief will guide the organization's brand, as your organization grows, develops and expands.
After producing the branding brief, Orcoz's creative team brings the values, characteristics and messages to life through original designs of the incorporating logo, website, corporate materials etc. The visual concept of the organization creates a unified brand throughout all of its material, making it easy to recognize and identify with.
In today's era, an organization's online presence is critical to its existence. In addition to communicating with individuals who choose to visit your site, a proper web presence actively beams your message to a broad base of "good doers". The Internet is an effective tool to distribute information and collect financial contributions. The majority of information today is relayed online, including contribution collection. Your website and online presence are the main points of contact with the public and has to be executed to perfection, conveying the exact emotions and messages.
There are many ways to say something.
To know how to say it, in a way that people will enjoy reading and connect to the message- that is a whole different story. Content such as your organization's profile, website, and newsletter must be written in a clear, easy to understand message that emotionally connects to your readers. Orcoz's professional copywriters specialize in transforming content to a crisp, coherent and creative message, conveying your values and principles effectively to your readers.
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Getting involved with Monarch has been a blessing for me as a volunteer because it is a creative outlet where I can live out my devotion to God and serve in a way that provides resources for the fight against sex-trafficking. The community of volunteers gathers weekly to produce jewelry for this purpose, and to offer support and prayer for one another.View more
I joined Monarch Jewelry back in August, 2011 after doing a service project night at Crisis Aid and making soda tab bracelets with my women's bible study group. I made over 250 soda tab bracelets back in 2011 with over 40 hours of volunteer time in a 5 month time frame to earn a $1000 community grant from my employer, IBM for Crisis Aid.View more
I enjoy making the jewelry when funds go toward the "Refuge" Safe House here in St. Louis - a local need. I have been to the house and helped decorate for a holiday. Once I had the honor of meeting a few of the girls there and sharing time making jewelry with them. I hope to do more of that.View more
suffers with MS & spends her day making the most beautiful & unique pieces, like the one pictured. If you look closely, she cut a section of scripture out & rolled it into a scroll! She is also amazing at wired jewelry. So everybody can do something as we work together to chip away at ending the insanity of selling people for sex.View more


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As summer blends into autumn, I naturally start thinking about long rugged walks along the coast, strolls through the woods and hiking up the nearest hills. Don't ask me why. It must be some kind of seasonal brainwashing, which dictates that I must get outdoors and do the activities best suited to the time of year. To aid my outings on to the autumnal trails this year, I
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Celebrate the South West Coast Path
What better way to celebrate 40 years of the The South West Coast Path Association than being part of a very special event next Spring. The coast path will be split into 56 legs which will be done in a sponsered relay to cover the entire 630 mile path around Dorset, Devon and Cornwall (as well as the Exmoor coast through Somerset). The aim of the event is raising
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Return of the Fal River Autumn Walking Festival
Following the success of the first last autumn, preparations for the 2012 event are now underway. Sponsored by The Nare, this year's Fal River Autumn Walking Festival will take place from Friday 19th October ending Sunday 4th November, with the support of Fal River, South West Coast Paths, the RNLI, the National Trust, AONB and Falmouth BID Throughout the 17-day
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Fal River Autumn Walking Festival
A celebration of the unique landscape, scenery and history of the Fal River will take place from 21 October to 06 November 2011 when hikers and outdoor enthusiasts come together for the Fal River Autumn Walking Festival. The Fal River Autumn Walking Festival, sponsored by The Nare hotel, will feature the very best that the Fal River has to offer. The walks will
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UK's biggest geocaching competition launched by Magellan
Surf too scary, wind too strong? Get out in the countryside instead with your GPS and have a crack at the biggest ever woodland geocaching competition. Magellan have partnered up with VisitWoods and The Boys' Brigade to keep us all busy looking for up 30,000 physical prizes across the UK. Global GPS brand Magellan today launches the UK's largest ever national
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Adventurer Ben Fogle takes a hike
This Boxing Day, Ben Fogle will be supporting the launch of the UK's most exciting walking event; The Ramblers Festival of Winter Walks with Nature Valley. With over 700 walks running all around the country between Boxing Day and January 3rd, anyone can get outdoors and enjoy the crisp winter air by joining a walk that's close to them. Better still, all the walks are
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Trail Finder, Easy to Medium
Spring is prime time for walking, and there are no limits to the terrain and challenges on which to put your best foot forward in Cornwall. To get you moving we've chosen a leisurely route that exposes dramatic coastal scenery scattered with natural wonders, waterside hamlets, watering holes and opportunities for an array of activities.It's up to you which
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Looping the Cheesewring
A trek on Bodmin Moor can provide a welcome break from summer crowds on the Cornish coast. Our Trailfinder series continues with a half-day hike amid some of Cornwall's highest 'peaks'.With dramatic cliffs, sandy coves and tranquil river inlets, it's hardly surprising that most people stick to the coast for their hiking adventures. But sooner or
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Critical Decisions Looming for Japan's Nuclear Industry
The following guest post was written by the staff of Global Intelligence Report.
SITUATION: Japan is advancing with plans to reprocess spent nuclear fuel and boost its external nuclear exports. These decisions will impact the conduct of Japan's global non-proliferation diplomacy.
ANALYSIS: Assessing the degree of salience to Tokyo of non-proliferation goals will be aided by monitoring its policy in two areas: its negotiating strategy in nuclear technology supply talks with other states, and especially India, and its management of its internal nuclear power program. Other aspects of its nuclear diplomacy, including pressure for North Korean disarmament and support for enhanced global nuclear security, are likely to remain robust.
External Trade Ambitions: Tokyo signaled its dedication to capturing a larger share of the international nuclear energy market by establishing a new export company, International Nuclear Energy Development of Japan Ltd (JINED), in October 2010. JINED is owned by the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). Several Japanese nuclear technology manufacturers (including Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Toshiba) and electricity providers (including Chubu, Kansai and Tepco) are affiliates. This company will coordinate Japanese nuclear negotiations and exports, illuminating government intentions to integrate nuclear supply and service packages for the international market.
Japan is presently engaged in nuclear cooperation negotiations with Turkey, Vietnam, and India. Japanese diplomats are scheduled to meet with officials from the Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in early December. Ankara is seeking an international partner to assist in construction of a nuclear power plant at its planned Sinop site on the Black Sea coast.
Having been unsuccessful in pressuring South Korea to lower its proposed price for electricity provided from the reactors, Turkey has invited Japan to offer better conditions. The outcome of its negotiations with Japan will highlight the assessment of both Tokyo and Seoul of the importance of Turkey's emerging nuclear energy market, in clarifying their willingness to offer a lower electricity price and reduced profits in order to obtain a foothold in Ankara's nuclear program.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed on 31 October that Tokyo would assist Hanoi in building a second nuclear reactor in the Ninh Thuan region.
Indian Nuclear Negotiations: Although it agreed as a Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) member to exempt India from multilateral nuclear trade restrictions in 2008, Japan is yet to conclude a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India.
In previous rounds of negotiations, Japanese diplomats have sought to obtain a clear signal of movements toward a permanent ban on Indian nuclear testing. The adherence of New Delhi to this condition would significantly go beyond previous assurances in this area. In its diplomacy to secure the 2005 US-India agreement and Nuclear Suppliers Group exemption, New Delhi refused any linkage of civil nuclear cooperation terms to its military behavior in the agreement text. Instead, India offered a separate statement of vague support for global efforts to ban nuclear testing and end military fissile material production without firmly committing itself to these goals.
Access to Tokyo's nuclear expertise represents a valuable goal for New Delhi. In addition, major American nuclear firms – prominently, General Electric and Westinghouse – are owned or part-owned by Japanese companies. Further delays in agreeing terms for Japan-India civil nuclear cooperation could therefore also affect American entry into the Indian nuclear market. It remains to be seen if Japanese commitment to global nuclear risk reduction goals outweighs its commercial interests in participating in the lucrative Indian nuclear energy market.
Whether Tokyo insists upon a robust Indian commitment to these goals as part of the treaty text, or moderates this to a familiar Indian statement of support separate to treaty terms, will illuminate this Japanese internal calculus.
India's obvious geopolitical potential in helping Japan balance a rising China, and the effect prolonged negotiations could have on Indo-Japanese relations, will also be taken into account by Tokyo.
Internal Energy Developments: Japan is the only non-nuclear weapons state under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty to operate a 'full' or 'closed' fuel cycle, involving extraction of plutonium and uranium from spent nuclear fuel and reprocessing to manufacture new fuel elements. This process involves handling of significant quantities of fissile materials, which could be used for military purposes. Japan's decision to manage its nuclear energy sector in this way, rather than the cheaper 'once-through' cycle involving using nuclear fuel once and moving spent fuel to a long-term waste storage facility, has long been controversial in permitting Tokyo to handle quantities of plutonium sufficient to produce nuclear weapons.
Japan's Rokkasho enrichment and reprocessing complex, as the principal site of these activities, serves as a symbol for regional proliferation concerns regarding Japan. Seeking as ever to divide the states united against it, a North Korean official mischievously suggested on 12 November that technology and expertise involved in establishing a uranium enrichment site at its Yongbyon facility was obtained from leaked details regarding installations at Rokkasho.
This remark, widely believed to be untrue, intends to redirect the spotlight of regional proliferation concerns toward Tokyo in its pursuance of nuclear activities beyond the 'once-through' cycle. Japan also established its first mixed-oxide fuel assembly plant at Rokkasho earlier this year, granting it another means of handling plutonium for internal nuclear fuel supply purposes.
Tokyo emphasizes a concern for energy security as its principal justification for its development of the 'closed' fuel cycle, in reducing dependence upon external suppliers by maximizing its recycling of nuclear fuel. With Australia and Canada among its principal suppliers (states not known for their political risk or unreliable service to longstanding economic partners) this justification does not explain the whole story.
A stronger reason is the political difficulty of locating an internal long-term nuclear waste storage site. As few domestic prefectures wish to host such a facility, this problem is partly circumvented by recycling spent fuel. A METI study in 2004 estimated that Japan's adherence to a simpler once-through fuel cycle would have accrued one-third of the cost of operating its present closed fuel cycle network.
The Japanese Diet resolved in 2000 to identify a long-term waste storage site by 2030. Tokyo's firm commitment to identify and build a long-term storage facility will limit cost escalations in operating a closed fuel cycle network, while reassuring concerned allies that it has a plan for the ultimate disposal of its substantial plutonium stockpile. Any backsliding in this work will exacerbate regional nuclear tensions and add unnecessary expense to Japan's nuclear program.
BOTTOM LINE: Tokyo is dedicated to obtaining a stronger position in global nuclear trade, as symbolized by the formation of JINED. Japan's determination of the importance of visible Indian support for a permanent nuclear test ban as a condition of a civil nuclear cooperation agreement, and of its degree of support for a long-term nuclear waste storage site against local political opposition, will characterize its nuclear outlook in the early 21st century.
As Japan serves as a leading example of nuclear energy expertise, its policies in these areas could soon be replicated by states presently initiating a nuclear energy program. As illustrated by the pointed remark of a North Korean official in likening Yongbyon to Rokkasho, Japan's external nonproliferation goals are likely to be affected by its internal nuclear practices.
By. Global Intelligence Report Analysts.
Friday, 10 December 2010 01:12
For more geopolitical and energy intelligence visit: http://www.globalintelligencereport.com/categories/Services
Copyright 2010, The Global Intelligence Report. All rights reserved.
By Kit P on December 12, 2010 at 4:57 pm
"which could be
used for military purposes."
No, plutonium from
commercial LWR reactors can not be used to make nuclear weapons. The
operating cycle of commercial LWR produces other isotopes of Pu which
would make it useless as a weapon.
By mali marsh on December 14, 2010 at 6:41 am
We need alternative energy and fast. The strange thing is that we don't seem to be too bothered about the state of our environment. I mean how many of us would leave a hole in our roof unattended and just get on with our daily lives? Very few of us.
Our environment is a big problem, so the more options we bring to the table – the better.
By Kit P on December 14, 2010 at 8:16 am
From what I read Mali, people in India need more energy. In this case the 'alternative' is doing without.
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'Evidence' of lives set free will be given at a special meeting at Victory Praise Community Church, (Pennybridge) on March 9 from 7.30pm
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My June Playlist
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Music has always been a very important part of my life. I've played Violin, Piano and Bass guitar for a while, and even though I didn't turn out to be a good musician, I still have earbuds on 80% of the time (at times it might even seem a bit rude but I just need to be listening to something!)
There is literally not a type of music I don't listen to, like make fun of me if you want, but I listen to pop music as much as country or rock music. I'm just a big fan of music in general, and I believe that good music doesn't belong to any specific style, so I tend to give everything a try!
So I thought I'd start sharing a few of my favorite songs! I tend to get obsessed with a few songs at a time, and then discover some others, listen to them, the come back to others I used to LOVE and so on and so forth! (of course there are some timeless one as well but that's a whole other subject!)
So here are what you could call my June Playlist!
I've been absolutely obsessed with the album GOLD by ABBA, which is all of ABBA's greatest hits… I've had this album for loooong time but I just never get tired of it, it's full of light, full of life, it puts me in such a good mood and I put it on repeat all day long!
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Termites depend upon the microbes in their gut or digestive tract to digest the complex sugars in wood into simpler molecules that they can use for food. Cellulose is a major sugar in wood and it is broken down in the hindgut of the termite by microbes into molecules called short-chain fatty acids. Acetic acid is one of these acids. You know it better as vinegar. The termite's cells use these acids as nourishment, just like our cells do. The microbes in our guts break down our food into these same acids to feed our tissues. The termite's microbes also produce gasses during this breakdown process. Methane gas is a major product and termites are a large source of methane in our atmosphere. Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
No one microbe in the termite gut can do the job. A whole community of microorganisms is necessary. These microbes belong to three groups, bacteria, archaea and protozoans. Organisms that live with one another for long periods of time are said to live in symbiosis. The symbioses in the termite gut are often beneficial to both partners and so are called a mutualistic relationship. Sometimes neither partner can live without the other, so the relationship is called an obligate symbiosis. The protozoans and the bacteria and archeae that live insided them often depend upon one another and cannot live without each other, so they are an example of an obligate symbiosis. The bacteria and archaea that live inside their partner are also called endosymbionts, "endo-" meaning "within."
In these photos you can only see the largest microbes, the protozoans. Bacteria and archaea are about a ten times smaller and appear as small specks in these photos. None of these organisms have a color and are largely transparent. To photograph them without using dyes to stain them (which would kill them) we used a special kind of microscope that uses Nomarski optics to distinguish the microbes from the surrounding water. This gives three-dimensional images of the microbes.
Photos courtesy of Daniel Gage, University of Connecticut
The protozoans come in a variety of shapes and move around rapidly. For example, if you look closely at the Trichonympha agilis cells here, you can see around them some thread-like strands. These are their flagella that they use to move. (The Trichonympha cells in this image were inadvertently labeled "Trichomonas.")
More Trychonympha cells. They consume wood particles through the larger end of the cell. They cannot break down the wood by themselves. They harbor bacteria inside them that do this for them and some of the chemical products that those bacteria produce are used as food by . This is an example of a symbiosis (or "living together").
The teardrop-shaped fellow here is called Pyrsonympha major.
Personympha vertens or maybe Personympha minor? You be the judge.
A gaggle of Trychonympha?
Many of the bacteria in the termite gut live closely associated with the protozoans, sometimes on their surface or inside the protozoan cells. They aid in digestion of food and disposal of waste products. In these photos, the bacteria were stained with a dye that stains DNA so they show up as small white or grey spots. The larger white spots are the nuclei of the protists that contains their chromosomes that are made of DNA.
Bacteria inside (white arrows) an unidentified protozoan.
The nucleus of the protozoan is labeled.
Pyrsonympha protozoan with bacteria inside (white arrows)
Dinenympha fimbriata protozoans with hair-like spirochaete bacteria attached to their surfaces (pink arrows). The attached spirochaetes help the protzoa to move. Bacteria that live on the surface of their partner are called ectosymbionts. Other bacteria can be seen around the protozoans (white arrows). The spiral-shaped, unattached bacteria are other kinds of spirochaetes.


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Unique California wines, expressing a sense of place- just a little off center.
Welcome to Laughinghouse Vintners!
Our goal is to explore great wines in distinctive regions that are interesting and modest in price. It is a journey that we have always been on in our own exploration of wine. We want to take you on that journey with us!
At first we decided to find a great vineyard that would make a unique Petite Sirah. We happen to love this grape, and thought to make one that was just a bit different. The robust and powerful aspects of Petite Sirah shouldn't necessarily come from ripeness levels or excessive alcohols. We wanted minerality and complexity; and the volcanic red, and granitic soils of Calaveras County provide those amazing qualities. We intend to continue our exploration of Petite Sirah vineyards all over California, but Tanner Vineyard in Vallecito will be our first stop.


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The Giver by Lois Lowry Chapter 1 rasping palpable distraught distracted wheedle nurturer disposition transgression apprehensive
1. What is the point of view of the story?
2. What do you learn about each of Jonas�s family members from his/her sharing of feelings after dinner?
3. What kinds of punishments are used in the book�s society?
4. What is the setting of the book?
Chapter 2 aptitude
1. What are some of the structural guidelines in the book�s society?
2. What does it mean to be �politically correct� in the book�s society?
3. What is especially momentous about the Ceremony of Twelve?
Chapter 3 chastise rarity petulantly bewilderment nondescript
1. What is the attitude toward mirrors in the book?
2.What does it tell you about the society in general?
3. How do the book folks feel about mothering?
4. How is it different from what you�ve known and experienced?
5. Why does Jonas keep the apple to investigate?
Chapter 4 gravitating chortled
1. What have the volunteer hours done for Benjamin and Fiona? What about Jonas?
2. Why does Jonas especially like the feeling of safety in the House of the Old?
3. What have you learned so far about releasing?
4. What is the reaction when a new idea is suggested and referred to committee?
Chapter 5 infraction dosage
1. Explain the society�s rule about stirrings.
2. Why are the rules printed all in caps?
Chapter 6 interdependence indulgently exuberant chastisement transgressions buoyancy
1. What is the mood on the day of the Ceremonies?
2. What kind of power does the Committee of Elders have?
Chapter 7 exasperated retroactive acquisition
1. How does Jonas feel as his Ceremony of Twelve starts? when number twenty is announced?
2. What do you think Jonas has done wrong?
3. How are the assignments decided? Are they appropriate?
Chapter 8 crescendo humiliation benign anguish meticulously
1. Why is Jonas�s assignment �a selection�?
2. What is the �capacity to see beyond�?
3. Why does the community cheer for Jonas?
Chapter 9 requisitioned excruciating reeled
1. How have things changed after the Ceremony of Twelve?
2. What is puzzling for Jonas about his instructions for Receiver training?
3. How would you feel if you�d received the instructions Jonas did?
Chapter 10 exhilarating deftly
1. What will Jonas�s training entail?
2. What is the first memory transmitted to Jonas?
3. How does the author let you know that Jonas�s training will be astonishing for him?
Chapter 11 conveyance
1. How does it feel for Jonas as he receives memories?
2. Why doesn�t the book�s world have snow, sleds, and hills except in the Receiver�s memory?
3. How does Jonas react to sunburn?
Chapter 12 admonition
1. How is �seeing beyond� developing for Jonas?
2. What is the difference between one-generation memories and the memory Jonas is receiving?
Chapter 13 mutilated sinuous electrode
1. Why does Jonas begin to feel unfairness in his world?
Chapter 14 skittered acceleration writhing anguish assuage excruciating distended ominous placidly
1. Why doesn�t Jonas�s family understand his training?
2. Why does Jonas decide to keep secret how he calms Gabriel?
Chapter 15 contorted carriage immobilized
1. How does Jonas help The Giver in Chapter 15?
2. What is the memory that so tortures The Giver?
Chapter 16 ecstatic obsolete
1. Why doesn�t Jonas want to return to The Giver at the start of the chapter?
2. Why does Jonas need to learn the joy of being an individual � special, unique, and proud?
3. How do Jonas and his parents differ in their understanding of love?
Chapter 17 permeated exasperation expertise
1. How are Jonas�s feelings different from his family�s feelings?
2. What has Jonas lost as the Receiver of Memories?
Chapter 18 luminous anguish imploringly
1. Who was Rosemary and what happened to her?
2. Why is the Receiver�s job so vital to the book�s community?
Chapter 19
1. Why does the author use italics on page 147?
2. How is Jonas�s answer significant and important to the plot and his own development?
3. What does Jonas learn about release?
4. How does it make him feel?
Chapter 20 empowered rueful
1. Why does The Giver tell Jonas that the characters in the book know nothing?
2. Why is the Receiver�s job lonely?
3. How do Jonas and TheGiver plan to change the society in the book?
Chapter 21 meticulously stealthily frazzled emphatically1. Why doesn�t the plan for Jonas�s escape work out?
Chapter 22 exquisite tantalizing1. What new things and images and feelings do Jonas and Gabe experience in Chapter 22?
2. How does Jonas come no longer to care about himself?
Chapter 23 imperceptibly agonizingly trudged lethargy1. How are these details significant in Chapter 23: weather, snow, sled, music?


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Key Takeaways:
- State agencies and college administrators can encourage OER adoption, and therefore textbook affordability, by offering support, guidance, and resources for faculty seeking OER.
- Oregon community colleges use Saylor Academy resources in 29 different courses spanning such subjects as marketing, public speaking, and chemistry.
- Open Educational Resources, including Saylor Academy OER, have been effective in supporting courses toward Z-Degree (zero textbook cost) programs.
Bio of Amy Hofer, Statewide Coordinator, Open Oregon Educational Resources
Amy Hofer is the Statewide Coordinator at Open Oregon Educational Resources. Her work is funded by the Community College and Workforce Development office of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission. Open Oregon supports textbook affordability initiatives in Oregon's seventeen community colleges. Ms. Hofer interviewed with us to discuss supporting faculty OER adoption, offline usage of OER, and the challenges of textbook affordability for students and colleges.
Jacqueline Arnold: Tell me about your role as Statewide Coordinator of Open Oregon Educational Resources.
Amy Hofer: I am a librarian [by background] and I coordinate the effort at the colleges. Oregon does not have a system, meaning there is not a central agency overseeing the community colleges and they operate as 17 separate entities. It is important to have someone in a coordinator role who can match resources with faculty needs across colleges. The openoregeon.org website shows what is happening in Oregon's community colleges, showcases the work faculty are doing, and celebrates the success [of OER adoption] at different colleges. [It's important to have] someone that can take a top level view. It really takes a lot of effort to try to figure out what is happening at each college and to be able to share information. Being very persistent is also a part of my job, especially in trying to figure out who is using what resources and what are the savings potentially, and how can we get some reporting at the state level for what we are doing with OER in the colleges.
JA: How does Open Oregon's work contribute to textbook savings?
AH: The main thing is faculty development and providing support for adopting OER. We are spending program money to pay faculty a stipend to write a review of some of the textbooks, we are giving them grants to adopt OER in some of their classes, or if there is really nothing out there, to create something new.
[Faculty support is] where I can demonstrate savings. It has tended to be about $3-$5 of student savings for every program dollar spent. I can't [provide] more certain numbers since there are so many variables, but it really makes a big difference to students.
JA: You have also created a map/framework for OER available to support a Z-degree program for the Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer degree or AAOT (Zero Textbook cost, OER course resources based). How successful has OER adoption been for this degree program?
AH: The point of the interactive graphic was to show at the state level that we are actually closer [to a textbook free program] than we think. There are very few transfer degree courses that someone hasn't adopted an OER for somewhere. In terms of the students being able to stitch together a zero-textbook-cost degree at one college, some colleges are closer and some are further from that goal.
[The purpose of the graphic] is to demonstrate the possibility of a Z-degree to administrators so they can go back to their colleges and say "Hey can we do this? What would it take to do this? How close or how far are we?" At the state level, I feel like it's a pretty optimistic picture because there is so much good work being done at the community colleges.
Saylor content supporting AAOT courses
|Course Name
|Saylor Resource
|Foundational Course
|Public Speaking (COMM 111)
|Stand Up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking
|Social Science
|Sociology in Everyday Life (SOC 204)
|Sociology: Understanding and Changing the Social World
|Introduction to Business (BA 101)
|Exploring Business
|Psychology and Human Relations (PSY 101)
|Principles of Social Psychology
|College Survival and Success (CG 100)
|College Success
JA: How have Saylor Academy resources helped the colleges in Open Oregon's network?
AH: The Saylor (resources) are great in terms of hitting some very high enrollment course areas. Especially the business and management resources. There are also some Saylor books which have been repackaged by the University of Minnesota into Pressbooks which are a very attractive way to read a book online, for those who use different formats which takes care of some of the usability issues that have to do with different user interfaces.
I really appreciate having access to the Saylor content, either free online or print at cost. It has been pretty popular at Oregon community colleges to adopt those books. I think that the main takeaway is that faculty are finding content that is relevant through Saylor.
JA: In an ideal world, what additional features and subject areas would you see within OER content that might make it more compelling to professors who are hesitant to adopt it now?
AH: I'm not going to surprise you with this answer, but the biggest thing is that it's not just about the textbook. It is about ancillaries as well, such as homework questions, quiz questions, lecture slides, all of these features need to be available [within OER] to encourage wider adoption among faculty.
David Wiley just did a very interesting blog post about how faculty are used to having [ancillary content] from publishers and how they are not going back. I think it is totally understandable, and for Open Oregon's next round of grants, I'm going to offer a category of grants for faculty to create ancillaries for existing OER to try to fill some of those gaps.
JA: It seems that Oregon's size and geography necessitate the presence of online programs. Does the presence of online programs [at a college] make it easier or more difficult to incorporate OER?
AH: Yes, Oregon is a big state, geographically large. The eastern side of the state is much less populous and we have colleges that are serving a very large area. I have not asked around to determine that sort of perception though I do know that people tend to assume that the "O" in "OER' stands for "online" [only], instead of "open."
Print [resources] continue to be really important. You may have people that do not have internet access at home or do not have a computer at home and they need to have that print copy or for whatever reason they need to be able to view it offline. What's interesting is when you start to talk to people about OER they really want to know [if offline resources are available], and I try to make it clear that OER is agnostic, content can occur in any format.
JA: The challenge for areas without internet access is sometimes forgotten. For communities that don't have access to broadband, what is the mobile usage for students?
AH: Anecdotally, I hear faculty say their students do their entire course on their phones. We have to accept that this is one way students are accessing their course material.
JA: Where would you like to see more support for OER adoption in colleges? How do different stakeholders (students, faculty, administrators, etc.) react to OER adoption?
AH: Well, I've never heard of a student objecting to having a lower cost textbook!
Faculty are concerned about quality so Open Oregon focuses on creating opportunities for faculty to review the book themselves and assess if it meets their standards for quality. Another impediment for faculty, of course, is they need support so being able to offer stipends and grants is really helpful.
Administrators are concerned about college revenue streams, because textbook costs affect a source of revenue that was coming from students, from students' financial aid, since students buy the textbooks from the bookstore and the bookstore makes a contribution to [the college's] general fund. If bookstore revenue goes down, it upsets that particular "apple cart".
The bookstore directors, however, are very supportive of textbook affordability measures, because they are on the front lines [interacting with the students].
I've heard from some administrators "now you are just shifting this particular cost from students' pockets onto the general fund" [that supports faculty in doing the work], however, they've already seen plentiful evidence that the current model does not work for students. It does not work for students to have high costs for textbooks, they just don't buy them.


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The Espresso Quest
Author: Instaurator
First published: 25 February 2008
Pages: 220 full colour
The Espresso Quest is an exciting tale of an espresso lover's quest to find the pure joy experienced in a perfectly prepared cup of espresso coffee.
In the Espresso Quest, Instaurator weaves in tales of how he became enlightened to that perfect espresso, and how his journeys - and people he met along the way - helped him realize that espresso is not something that can be prepared by following a set of rules. Instead it requires passion - of the grower, roasters and barista - to ensure the coffee bean is brought to its purist state.
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Having a toddler is so much fun for many reasons, one of which is the ability to color coloring books and play with play dough guilt-free! (People tend to look at you funny when you're doing either of those activities with no kids around. Why is that?!) So now I'm into the guilt-free play dough playing days.
It was sometime before Christmas that I first went to buy
myself Elsie some play dough. I went to Wal-Mart, which I assumed was like the play dough capital of the world. I don't know if everyone in Southern Wisconsin had gone to that particular store to buy play dough stocking suffers or what, but my only color options were brown and light brown. Seriously?! (And this was like November… not Christmas Eve.) I bought the light brown because I knew E would enjoy squishing it regardless of the color. But brown?! That's no fun. Later I bought her a little 4 pack of what I thought was play dough, but the stuff was so firm she could hardly do anything with it.
No, what we needed was a big ol' hunk of bright, squishy dough. There were balls and snakes to roll, and cookie cutters and plastic knives to cut with, and pretend food and animals to mold. We needed some good stuff.
I looked at several recipes but I really wanted one that had all edible ingredients. Not that I would ever call it "edible" for fear of encouraging a child to eat it, but at least "non-toxic" with pantry items.. ingredients that won't make you freak out if it's tasted, licked, or otherwise ingested. Thus, this Kool-Aid Play Dough recipe. It contains all pantry items (you may or may not keep cream of tartar on hand. I happened to have it from icing I had made), except for Kool-Aid which I honestly think is great for play dough but should not be otherwise ingested. Did I just say that?! Sorry, Kool-Aid lovers, but it mainly consists of preservatives and artificial flavors and colors. Great for crafts. Mixed with sugar and served to children, not so much.
Ahem. On to the ingredients.
You'll need:
- Flour
- Salt
- Cream of Tartar
- Kool-Aid
- Oil
- Water
Combine all of your dry ingredients in a medium saucepan. Add the water and oil, and begin stirring over medium heat. Within 5 minutes, the mixture will form a ball in the center of your pan! Remove it to a plate and allow it to cool. Store the play dough in an airtight container. (I found the round plastic containers pictured below at the dollar store 2/$10.) One batch of dough fits perfect in 1 container, and the screw on lids are much easier to close and keep closed than a snap-on lid would be. I made two colors for
us Elsie to play with, and a couple extra batches to give to friends (a fun, frugal, and easy gift – just combine with some fun cookie cutters!).Happy playing!
- 1 cup Flour
- 1/2 cup Salt
- 1 pkg Kool-Aid
- 2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
- 1 cup Water
- 1 tablespoon Oil
- Combine the 4 dry ingredients in a medium saucepan.
- Stir in water and oil.
- Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture forms a ball.
- Transfer hot play dough to a plate and allow to cool.
Store in an airtight container. If play dough dries out, knead in a little water. If dough becomes too soft, you can heat it again in a saucepan until it firms up.