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She looked up from the page, blinking away unexpected tears.
There it was.
The moment.
The cracking open.
Naomi* had just caught a glimpse of herself and it took her breath away.
You see, Naomi pours her soul into raising her twins. She does everything to keep her family healthy, happy and fulfilled. She juggles work and home and relationships and duty. She navigates social expectations, cultural norms and all the unspoken (and spoken) "shoulds."
She pours every iota of her mental, physical and emotional energy into her family, slotting in the rest whenever she can. To the outside world it looks like she's ok.
Hell, Naomi looks like Super Woman.
Except inside? In her real being? She's exhausted.
And in that moment, gazing at the sketch she'd made of her family, she realised she'd left out the most important person of all: herself.
It happens every time. Whenever exquisite, intelligent, motivated mamas meet and share vulnerably from the heart, they realise that somewhere along their mothering journey they've lost themselves.
Back to Naomi. That day I'd asked her and a group of mamas to place themselves, each of their children, their partner, work, parents, friends, pets and hobbies on a page covered by a big bull's-eye. The aim was to see what was in the centre of their lives and – most importantly – where they placed themselves.
Without fail, they were somewhere outside the middle. Usually WAY outside the middle. And Naomi, like the other mamas around her, was stunned to realise just how far down her priority list she – and her needs – had fallen.
When the tears come (and they do for all of us), they offer sweet release. Recognition that something precious is being neglected and a deep knowing that it's not right.
That to survive (never mind thrive) we must unapologetically reclaim time and space for our wants, needs, dreams and desires. Not instead of our family's needs, dreams and desires, but alongside them.
It's vital that we get a piece of the pie too. Not just the crumbs at the bottom of the plate when everyone's been served, or the last bite little Jana didn't finish (that we eat even though she has a giant cold and it's full of germs).
A big, juicy, delicious piece of the pie. Guilt-free, comment-free and with no strings attached.
That cracking open moment is so important. It clears the way for reclaiming yourself as a whole woman and gently shifts family dynamics to a healthier space. Because you're starting to deeply, lovingly care for yourself.
Want to give it a try? Here's one thing you can do to start the process of (gently) cracking open:
- On a blank piece of paper, draw four or five concentric circles.
- Then place your kids, partner, job, parents, siblings, friends, pets, hobbies and self on the circular map (no editing or judging yourself.)
- Close your eyes, put down your pen and take a deep breath.
- Look at where you placed each person or aspect of your life. How do you feel about that? Where do you rank? Do you want any of that to change?
- Finally, write one tiny thing that you will do to bring yourself closer to the middle, and tell me in the comments below. If you don't want to share publicly, email me at email@example.com to chat about it! I'd love to hear from you.
If you'd like to go deeper with me as your guide you can book a one-hour "Nurture Session" and we'll spend an hour talking about YOU and one situation you'd like to shift in your life. You'll walk away with straight-forward steps you can start to take to get things moving in the right direction.
If you'd like to uncover even more and are craving being seen as the whole, beautiful person you are, book a "See You Session" in which I'll get to know you and your beautiful inner world. After our 90-minute call I'll send you a written portrait of the gorgeous woman I see, as well as personalised affirmations you can repeat for yourself and a guide to creating easy rituals to support your transformation.
I'd love to guide you through the magic of cracking open. Get in touch if you'd like to chat. And in the meantime, have a beautiful day.
PS: If you liked this blog post, please comment below or write to me via email here. I'd love to hear from you!
PPS: If you're wondering about the image… I am too!! I wanted to include the most amazing image of the most breathtaking art that says ALL of this in one glorious sculpture, but I'm still waiting for the artist's ok. In the meantime, you can see it here. It's called Expansion, and you can see her here. Meanwhile, enjoy this gorgeous locally-made delicious heart-bread. We all need nourishing, right? MamaFuel at its best.
*names and identifying details have been changed


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A highlight of Durham's Lumiere festival has become a permanent fixture of the city centre.
The popular Helvetictoc art installation will beam timely reminders up on to the wall of Clayport Library in Millennium Place.
Created by Tobie Langel, the installation uses words instead of a traditional clock face and is intended as a playful tribute to life before smartphones, when people thought nothing of asking someone else the time.
The piece was a hit with visitors to the world-class Lumiere festival of light, which returned to Durham for the third time in November, and now will have pride of place in the city centre.
It also celebrates a year of culture in County Durham which brought £30m into the local economy with a series of events, including Brass: Durham International Festival, Durham Book Festival, The Lindisfarne Gospels exhibition and Bishop Auckland Food Festival.
The Durham-based Banks Group is funding Helvetictoc's permanent fixture with a £10,000 grant, while Durham County Council, which commissioned events company Artichoke for Lumiere, will maintain it.
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Coun Simon Henig, leader of Durham County Council, was at the handover of the installation at the Gala Theatre. He said: "Helvetictoc has amused the crowds as part of the world-class Lumiere light festival twice now and I am delighted it will become a timely reminder of the importance of art and culture in County Durham.
"It is charming in its simplicity, practical in its message and a really fitting permanent addition to Millennium Place.
"As a council we remain committed to a rich programme of cultural events which we know deliver much-needed economic benefits to businesses and make our county a better place to live, work and visit."
Mark Dowdall, environment and community director at Banks, said: "Helvetictoc is an exciting addition to Durham's thriving cultural and tourism landscape, as well as something that residents can enjoy every day. As a local business, we're very pleased to be funding this lasting reminder of the success of the Lumiere festivals."
Helen Marriage, Director of Artichoke, said: "For us it's really wonderful to see one of our commissions for the Lumiere festival becoming a permanent part of the Durham urban landscape. Artichoke believes in the power of art to transform public space by changing how it looks and public expectations.
"Tobie Langel's Helvetictoc is a perfect addition to Durham's most contemporary architecture, and we're really delighted that the Banks Group and Durham County Council have had the vision to commission it as a permanent part of the city's life."

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This week, I decided to take on a concept that I have often wondered about… but have been too afraid to try: Screencastify!
In my past classes with Alec, many people have used it, but I never took the leap. Last week in class Dani kept saying how easy it was to use, and I trust her, so I decided to give it a try.
The first step to using Screencastify is to download it to your Chrome Suite. I Googled "Screencastify," clicked on the first link and clicked the download button on the top right. It was super easy.
Right away I was taken to a YouTube video explaining how to use Screencastify:
I am not going to lie to you, this was not my favourite video. It's not a bad video, and now that I have used Screencastify I can see how it is useful, but as a first time user, I was concerned that this would be harder than I thought. I actually went to a couple more like this one below:
Already it had better music, better details, and made me feel at ease.
So after you decide what to present there are three options: Browser Tab which shows what you are searching though on the web, Desktop which shows what you are presenting, and Webcam Only which is you speaking on the screen. I thought that using all three were fairly simple. I could not figure out how to see the preview of me talking while presenting on Desktop which made me uneasy. I wanted to be able to see how I looked at all times.
I decided to start my project and record my Apprenticeship and Sask. Youth Apprenticeship presentation. Right away I was frustrated with filming. I kept messing up my words and starting over because I didn't like how it looked. It didn't help that it counts down how many videos you have left before you need to pay…
After a while, I realized that I needed to practice more to feel at ease. At one point, my webcam went off and it stopped filming. I received a notification saying that it stopped, and that it changed my settings, and to be honest, I am unsure which setting was changed, but it worked after, so I kept going.
At this point,I was worried that I would need to start all over, so I started to Google "How to Edit Screencastify." After discovering that I could put videos together, I felt better about messing up. I talked until I flubbed, and then stopped the recording only to pick up where I left off. I ended up filming my presentation in 3 sittings.
At some point, I also lost the option of showing me speaking, but I felt more comfortable and finished talking about the content.
After I was done, I was over the ten minute free trial, so I needed to cut some slides. When I tried to edit, I was quickly reminded that I only had three days to edit…
Editing was pretty easy. The only option I was really given was to cut.
From here I had to click the + button to add my three videos. I looked at the presentation, decided where I wanted to cut, took out some parts where I sounded bad, and put it together. It was also longer than the free ten minutes so I deleted some other parts.
When the video was done, I was worried it would delete without the upgrade so I decided to download it to my computer. I took about 10 minutes to fully download, but then was available on my computer!
What didn't I like about Screencastify? The tutorials. The lack of free options. The fact that I was pressured into upgrading. It timed out on me. It stopped showing me halfway through, and it took too long to download.
So what did I like about Screencastify? It was pretty easy to use once I practiced. I liked how easy it was to put my three videos into one, and now I have a presentation I can use when my students miss the class!
I think this is a great tool to make presentations, and once I get used to it, I feel like I could make way cooler videos. I actually might pay for the upgrade to make it more interesting for my students. I think Screencastify got the job done, and I am happy I learnt how to make a presentation!


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From I-do's, then belly to baby the Mendoza family have become my family and I couldn't be more thrilled.
I fell in love with this couple and their story.
The saying "when you know, you know" applies with their love and then their perfect little blessing to follow.
When they welcomed their sweet baby Aubrey into the world I swear their love grew even more. So lucky to be a part of the Mendoza's special moments and I hope to be a part of many more!
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The Craniosacral Therapy; What You Need To Know With Regard To This Therapy.
The type of body work that is usually done for the purpose of relieving the compression of the bones from the head is known as the cranial sacral therapy, CST. CST may alternatively be known as craniosacral therapy. The same is also used to remove the compression from the back sacrum bone and the form the spinal column. CST involves the application of gentle pressure on the head, neck or the back area so as to relieve the pain and the stress that is usually caused by compression. A number of conditions may also be treated through CST. The CST is usually done by the chiropractors or the massage therapists. The physical therapists and osteopaths may also carry out the CST.
The flow of the cerebrospinal fluid is usually normalized by gently manipulating the bones in the skull, neck and the pelvic area. The blockages of the cerebral spinal fluid will in this case be eliminated leading to a normal flow. The ability of the body to heal will in this case be increased. As part of an ongoing treatment, CST may be incorporated. The same may also be done as a solo treatment by the CST therapists. A number of conditions may be treated by CST may be numerous as indicated earlier. Irrespective of the reasons for utilizing the CST, one is likely to enjoy a number of benefits from this therapy. However, the CST therapist will in most of the cases determine what is best for the patient.
Among the benefits of CST is that it relieves one from compression. The compression in this case may be relieved from the body areas such as the neck, back or the head. The pain in these parts of the body is soothed by relieving the compression. It is through the CST that the emotional stress and the physical stress are released from ones body. The tension that a person may be having may also be relieved through CST. CST, in addition, may be used for the purpose of restoring the mobility of the cranial.
The administration of CST may be made to the to the people of all ages. The CST may sometimes be effective only in some conditions. A good example is the study that was conducted which suggested that CST can only be effective to those individuals who are having severe migraines. The children, toddlers and the infants, according to a particular study, will also obtained effective results from these therapy. Mood disorders, depressions, the whiplash trauma and pregnancy related difficulties are good examples of other disorders that may be treated by the use of CST.
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"They be lovin' you! I don't know why."
~my twin
We are approaching the one-year mark of Brandon's deployment to Iraq. And I am convinced that we are the most supported military family in the country.
I need to say thank you again and a million times to the blogging community for "The Mailbox Ministry" (-that's my name for it, anyway!) I have lost count of how many cards, letters and "boxes of blessings" we have received in the mail. Books, CD's, toys, T-shirts, bags, games, jewelry, gifts cards, a yoga mat (!), bath salts, Mike & Ike's and candy corns, incense, and even pre-stamped thank you cards… we are overwhelmed with your kindness and generosity.
I wish that you could feel my emotion as I type these words. Thank you for blessing my little girls. I wish you could hear Hope squeal when she receives a princess book. I wish you could see the delight on her face when she opens a homemade card with her name on it. I wish you could watch Rhema play for hours with a new Play-a-Song book or see how she cuddles with a new stuffed animal.
They don't know why people they've never met would be so nice to them (I don't quite understand it myself), but they understand they are loved and thought of and prayed for. You have communicated that to them. They have missed their father this year, but their lives have been filled with blessed joy and contentment – I thank you so much for your part in that.
Thank you, sister-friends, for thinking of me. Your words and gifts for me have been sanity-saving, spirit-lifting, peace-bringing and soul-calming. My children owe you their lives! Thank you for praying for us! As I've said before, every single little gift and encouraging word is etched on my heart.
Below is a little video montage – a sample of some of the meals and gifts given to us this year. It's a clumsy way for me try and say thank you. There's a little "surprise" at the end that I hope will touch your heart (turn up the volume!)
Thank you, thank you.


text: The first stop of the NK Surftour 2016 was held in Scheveningen (The Hague). The waves picked up during the day and I made it to the semi's. Unfortunatley that was also my last heat of the day. I wasn't selective enough with my waves and kept taking the wrong ones. Michal Pelka took some nice shots during the heats.


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LEFLORE COUNTY, Okla. (KFSM) — One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle accident just west of Spiro, Oklahoma, Wednesday morning (Oct. 24).
According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the driver of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado was killed when that vehicle crossed the center line on U.S. 59 about 1.5 miles west of Spiro.
The accident happened about 1:15 a.m. Wednesday. The Silverado driver's information was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
The pickup hit a 2014 GMC Sierra driven by Bethany Snell, 26, of Spiro. The pickup partially blocked the roadway as it caught fire.
Snell's vehicle left the roadway on the right, went through a ditch and rolled, coming to rest upright but pinning Snell. She was extricated from the vehicle and taken by Tulsa Life Flight to St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Snell was admitted with leg and arm injures, as well as internal injuries.
Investigators said they were still investigating why the Silverado crossed the center line.
Highway 59 at Highway 9 was closed for nearly three hours while Snell was pulled from her vehicle and the accident was cleared.


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Sam Childers' life was the subject of Hollywood movie and now The Machine Gun Preacher will be visiting Tamworth!
Sam Childers: aka the Machine Gun Preacherwill be at The Coton Centre on Thursday 22nd March at 7:00pm to share his life story, which was captured in The Machine Gun Preacher motion picture (Starring Hollywood heart-throb and well know Scotsman – Gerard Butler playing the role of Sam Childers). The film was based on Childers 'book Another Man's War'.
The movie and the book propelled Childers to an overnight brand that has seen him speak to audiences of 10's of thousands all around the world – not to mention the many TV/film productions he's been asked to be involved in.
It all started with a Scum of the earth type life – oneof drugs and violence – which involved, at one point, being an armed guard for drug dealers. After almost being killed in a wild brawl Childers decided to turn his life around – to embrace a life of faith in God as he fought to free enslaved children in South Sudan and Northern Uganda – that all started back in 1998.
Since then, Childers has built one of the largest orphanagesin Southern Sudan, which has fed and housed more than a1,000 children. With the orphanage finished, Childers began to lead armed missions to rescue children from the Lord's Resistance Army – which led to villagers calling him 'The Machine Gun Preacher'.
Fast-forward till today: Childers team make around 12,000 meals every day (for feeding programs in East Africa) and house 380 orphan children (most of which are victims of some atrocity) 24/7. He's also drilled dozens of well's – built many schools and has major projects in South Sudan, Uganda and Ethiopia.
Matt Clarke said they are hoping up to 500 people will attend the event.
"Sam Childers was a guy with NO HOPE – No future…so a story like his will be inspiring and encouraging to people – that's what we need in our community".
"People can get motivated by listening to him."
Matt said they decided to invite him to come to The Coton Centre as he was in the area at the time - to our surprise Childers accepted our invite. This is something HUGE for our community!
Matt said the event is open to everyone and that they hoped people who don't regularly go to a church will come along and hear Sam Childers Incredible story.
The event will be free, although we will take up a free will offering for the work he does in South Sudan and Northern Uganda at sometime after he has spoken. "We'd like to think we could help him save some more children", said Matt
To collect your FREE ticket or for further information regarding this event, please visit CotonGreenChurch.co.uk


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Hard as I try to think of something I have but never used, I can't seem to think of anything! Yeah, I'm the sort of person who really uses whatever she's bought! :)
So sorry for this - err - empty post. But maybe I can account for it with a fashion ensemble from Looklet?
(Items used: sunglasses by Christian Dior, scarf from LongChamp, tank top from Bik Bok,
navy vest by Jil Sander, shorts by Ivana Helsinki, shoulderbag from Mulberry, wedges from Chloe.)
Um yeah. So... it's my birthday today. Hahaha. :)) But I'll still be posting!


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MC practice- Midterm exam 2 edition
Scoopmire APUSH
1. Which of the following was true of the Northeast American Indian tribes at the time Europeans first began colonization?
A. Their economies depended entirely on hunting and gathering.
B. Their political and linguistic differences hindered their united opposition to the Europeans.
C. Their populations were immune to European diseases.
D. Their warriors rarely engaged in intertribal warfare.
E. Their cultures made no distinction between men's work and women's work.
2. Settlers who established the British colony in Virginia during the seventeenth century were primarily seeking to
A. recreate an Old World feudalistic society in the New World
B. create a perfect religious commonwealth as an example to the rest of the world
C. create a refuge for political dissidents
D. profit economically
E. increase the glory of Great Britain
3. Which of the following was true of most Puritans who emigrated to seventeenth-century New England?
A. They had renounced the Church of England.
B. They rejected the authority of the English king.
C. They considered themselves non-Separatists.
D. They approved of the Crown's religious policy.
E. They intended to return eventually to England.
4. Which of the following was true of a married woman in the colonial era?
A. She would be sentenced to a debtors' prison for debts incurred by her husband.
B. She could vote as her husband's proxy in elections.
C. She generally lost control of her property when she married.
D. She was the prime beneficiary by law of her husband's estate.
E. Her legal rights over her children were the same as those of her husband.
5. The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britain's policy of salutary neglect to
A. establish religious freedom as a fundamental right
B. work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries
C. introduce the practice of slavery into the New World
D. establish a standing army
E. make favorable territorial settlements with the French
6. The Proclamation of 1763 did which of the following?
A. introduced a tax on tea
B. prohibited colonists from producing iron for the American market
C. forbade all colonial trade with the French West Indies
D. set a boundary along the crest of the Appalachians beyond which the English colonists were forbidden to settle
E. announced the reorganization of the colonial office under Parliament, rather than directly under the King-in-Council
7. The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to
A. raise revenues to support British troops stationed in America
B. reduce colonial consumption of foreign goods
C. fund the colonial postal system
D. impose a mercantilist system on the colonies
E. reduce the authority of the colonial legislatures
8. The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT
A. appeal to the philosophy of natural rights
B. call for the abolition of the slave trade
C. appeal to the sympathies of the English people
D. criticize the provisions of the Quebec Act of 1774
E. accuse George III of tyranny
9. The greatest achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation was its establishment of
A. a bicameral legislature
B. a system for orderly settlement of the West
C. general postwar prosperity
D. long-term sectional harmony
E. a termination date for the international slave trade
10. As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for
A. political parties
B. a presidential cabinet
C. the direct election of senators
D. an electoral college
E. a two-term presidential limit
11. In Marbury v. Madison, the United States Supreme Court affirmed
A. its right to determine the constitutionality of state court decisions
B. its right to determine the constitutionality of state laws
C. its right to determine the constitutionality of congressional enactments
D. the sanctity of property rights against harassment by unfriendly state legislatures
E. the broad scope of the federal government's commerce power
12. The financial programs of Alexander Hamilton included all of the following EXCEPT
A. funding of the national debt
B. nullification of al private debts to the states
C. imposition of a tax on distilled liquor
D. establishment of the Bank of the United States
E. assumption of all state debts
13. Jefferson's purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to
A. remove the French from forts along the Mississippi Valley
B. acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops
C. acquire territory for the expansion of slavery
D. oppose New England Federalism
E. demonstrate friendship for the French in the Napoleonic Wars
14. When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, "We are all republicans—we are all federalists," he meant that
A. Americans would never ally themselves with monarchial governments
B. federalists would be appointed to his cabinet
C. the two parties' platforms were identical
D. the principles of American government were above party politics
E. he admired Hamilton's policies
15. The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
A. reaffirmed George Washington's goal of United States neutrality in the Americas
B. helped Secretary of State John Quincy Adams secure the presidency in 1824
C. established the United States as the dominant economic power in South America
D. provided the basis for resolving Anglo-American border disputes
E. asserted American independence in the realm of foreign policy
16. Jacksonian Democracy was distinguished by the belief that
A. an aristocracy posed no danger to the Republic
B. the National Republicans alone knew what was right for the people
C. political participation by the common man should be increased
D. political rights should be granted by women
E. franchise restrictions should be racially neutral
17. Which of the following statements about the "American System" is correct?
A. It was set up by the Treaty of Ghent at the end of the War of 1812.
B. It was strongly promoted by Andrew Jackson.
C. It permitted immigrants to be naturalized after living in the United States for five years.
D. It was designed to meet the nation's need for economic progress and self-sufficiency.
E. It called for an end to the European presence in South America.


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Over the weekend Jeremiah & I checked out the Museum of 3D Illusions that opened up in San Francisco. It doesn't seem to be as popular as the other pop-up art museums/installations that have been coming to SF like the Museum of Ice Cream, Color Factory, Candytopia, 29 Rooms, etc.
My sister had visited the museum when it was in LA & mentioned that it does seem to have less popularity than the other ones she had experienced & heard of.
You can buy tickets online through their website & they also have deals for students, teachers, seniors, military, etc. To purchase the tickets with the discount, you have to purchase them in person at their front desk.
Also, expect parking to suck as it is right across Pier 39 which is one of SF's popular tourist spots.
Jeremiah & I wanted the discount, so once we arrived to the museum, we were told we had to wait in a separate line which was the "walk-in" line versus the other line for visitors who had already pre-purchased their ticket. If you're in the walk-in line, the pre-purchased ticket holders go in first & of course this makes sense, however, they wouldn't let anyone in the walk-in line go in to speak to someone at the front desk unless there was enough space? This was a little upsetting & confusing because we didn't mind coming back at a different scheduled time if only we were able to apply the discount for purchase & we weren't allowed to see the front desk to purchase a ticket until everyone in the other line walks in?
There also isn't a cap on the max amount of tickets you're allowed to purchase which would explain the overcrowding.
It seems to be unorganized when checking visitors in. There were only 2 people checking in & 2 people taking photos for visitors inside, which doesn't seem like it's enough for the amount of visitors that were lined up & inside?
Once Jeremiah & I were finally able to get in, it did take some time trying to get our photos in considering how small of a space it was & the amount of people they were letting in.
There should be a time constraint on how long visitors are allowed to spend in each room with the amount of people they were letting in for example, the Sprinkle Pool at the Museum of Ice Cream. There is a time constraint to move crowds at Museum of Ice Cream & it allows everyone a chance to get their photo.
We tried our best with what little space we had in each room.
Most of the 3D art had sample pictures posted on the walls, but they were so small in 4×6 picture frames that you would barely recognize that they were even there. The two workers that were taking photos of & for the visitors were really helpful though! They would navigate & direct you on how to pose! There just weren't enough of them!
We didn't have help here though as you can see we did this photo wrong 😂
Ever seen a brown Filipina Barbie? Now you can!
We wanted to try taking photos with some of the wall art, but since there were only two employees working inside, we skipped some like this ketchup & fries wall below.
& some of the wall art was confusing like the photo below which is why I mentioned it was helpful when an employee stopped to help navigate or show you how to pose.
The building one is probably the one photo we really got "right" 😂
This wall kind of reminded me of a stage in Super Smash Bros.
Jeremiah didn't want to take phots with some of the walls like this snake one for example 😂🐍
Who else got that Southwest Hawaii deal? 🍹🌺
One of the employees helped us with this photo! This was taken in a small room so we weren't sure what to do or how to pose. Thankfully the employee helped us because I like the way it turned out.
This is probably my favorite one because I look so evil smiling 🙃
Jeremiah & I took more photos with the zombie wall, but we didn't like how any of them turned out. We felt we were being rushed as people kept walking & waiting around this area.
This one was pretty cool because it looks like we're going up the stairs in Hogwarts or something.
I tried to look like how I normally look during my commute 😴
Jeremiah looking like he's jumping out of a plane was way better than mine!
Overall, the idea of making photos appear more than what they seem is very fun, but we both don't think it is worth the $25 to get in. It has potential, but there are so many cons.
- Improve visitor check-ins
- Eliminate "walk-ins"
- Allow visitors to buy discounted tickets at front desk for a schedule time slot
- Improve overcrowding
- Put a cap on how many tickets can be purchased per transaction
- Put a max amount of visitors per scheduled time slot
- A time limit per room
- Example: Museum of Ice Cream's Sprinkle Pool
- Example: 29 Rooms
- Increase amount of employees
- should be more than 2 people checking visitors in (checking tickets, checking time slot on tickets, providing information to visitors waiting in line, answering questions, etc.)
- should be more than 2 people in the museum assisting visitors with photos or helping to decrease overcrowding per room


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One of the best things about 1000faces is that I've met a TON of people. Most of the time I see someone, ask for their photo, explain the project and go on my merry way. Some of the time I end up hearing from the people I photograph. And once in a while someone I photograph goes on to become a friend. That's what happened with Karyn. The first time I took her photograph was more than three years ago. Over time we became friends. For a few years we went to the Bone every Wednesday and always had fun. Then in August Karyn moved to Omaha to work on her PhD. Good for her but sad. She's coming back to Boston for a visit tomorrow so I thought it was a good time to do a Daily Dozen of her photographs.
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Energy Labelling Database (EPREL) partially ready for use in product compliance The registration requirement in the Energy labelling database (EPREL) went into force early 2019, despite the fact that the database was not yet entirely complete. Over a year later, the database contains more than 210.000 models and public authorities responsible for product compliance have been granted access. Below a short update on the latest developments.
A climate-neutral building stock: Belgian buildings climate neutral by 2050 with societal support One of today's major climate challenges is the transition to a climate-neutral building park by 2050. The necessary technology to achieve this is largely available. The big challenge lies in ensuring this technology applied and that this results in an increased quality of life. To succeed it is essential that both society and the construction sector are able to realise the required renovations and building projects. Agoria therefore started in 2020 a study within the project 'Climate Neutral Building Park' with the aim of developing a feasible renovation strategy.
Publication of Agoria study on the possibilities for integration of the hourly method in the EPB methodology Currently the energy performance of a building is determined on a monthly basis in Belgium. The choice for either a monthly or hourly methodology has an impact on the accuracy of the determination of the energy performance of a building. The application of the hourly method offers a possible solution to simplify the integration of innovation in building technology in the EPB.
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he was desperate to bring on Anthony Marital against Leicester City but ran out of substitutions to make.
The Red Devils kicked off the new Premier League season with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford on Friday night thanks to goals from Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw.
Mourinho made three substitutions in the game, bringing on Romelu Lukaku, Scott McTominay and Marouane Fellaini in the second half.
Martial remained on the bench, having been criticised by his manager for not returning to Uniteds pre-season tour after the birth of his son, but the Portuguese coach says he would have been a perfect impact sub against Leicester.
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I know that Paul doesnt resist for 90, the same with Fred. I need more changes but I couldnt. So it was not easy to manage the game by the touchline point of view.
In the second half I have Andreas Pereira and Fred both with a yellow card. Paul, he was fantastic his contribution was amazing, but the fuel was disappearing every minute so we were in trouble and I needed Fellaini and McTominay to give me that balance in midfield.
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It has been said that Swine Flu, or H1N1, is a young person's disease. It is not surprising that this flu has been spreading so quickly through schools and campuses when one looks at the close living conditions that are present in dormitories. Preventing the spread of Swine Flu is a major concern of educational institutions worldwide and it is also on the minds of most dorm dwelling college students. The Center for Disease Control has already issued their guidelines for preventing the contraction and subsequent spreading of Swine Flu. Students in dormitory situations should take extra care to follow the following steps to increase their chances of staying healthy:
When coughing or sneezing, be sure to cover your mouth and nose with a tissue or the crook of your elbow. Try not to touch your face too often, as it is very easy to contract a disease when germs come in contact with your nose, mouth, or eyes. Wash your hands often with warm water and soap, especially after using the bathroom or coming into contact with communal items. It is also a good idea to carry alcohol-based hand sanitizer in your book bag for when you don't have the time or the ability to wash your hands with soap and water.
The vaccination for Swine Flu is the most surefire way to prevent yourself from contracting the disease. Students who have asthma or other high-risk health issues and those who are in contact with children or the elderly should have priority in receiving the vaccine.
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Swine Flu strikes those whose immune systems are caught off guard. Keeping yourself physically and mentally healthy can help build up your defense against H1N1. Be sure to eat a healthy diet and get plenty of sleep-two things that are often lacking from a college student's lifestyle. Also, try to cut down your level of stress and anxiety, which are are often ever-present for the majority of college students.
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If you are unfortunate enough to contract Swine Flu this year, do your part to keep your friends and classmates healthy by isolating yourself until your are feeling better. It is recommended that a person stays home from school or work for at least 24 hours after breaking a fever of 100 or greater. This task is a bit harder when you share a room with one or more other people. Be upfront with your roommates and don't hesitate to visit the campus health center if you think you are coming down with flu-like symptoms.
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Do you have a dog? Does someone you know have a dog? Are you just interested in learning more about dogs because you want to get one? Whatever the case may be, there are some things you must know about dogs. Take the below advice into consideration if you have any kind of interest in dogs.
It takes a lot of money to raise a dog. Every dog requires good quality food, general supplies and medical care; this can range in cost from $700 to $1000 per year. Pet insurance can be a good investment because your pet may require emergency care for illness or injury.
Take your dog to the vet regularly. This may seem like an added expense that you don't need, but when you take your dog to the veterinarian, he can screen your dog for diseases and make sure he is in the best of health. This of course prevents problems down the road.
Purchase a dog that can keep up with your lifestyle. For instance, if you jog, a toy poodle may not be as great a choice as a dog that is able to run with you. However, if you're someone who stays mainly at home then seek out a small dog that loves to be adorned with lots of love while lounging around the house. By selecting the right dog breed, both you and your dog will be more content.
Make sure that you trim your dog's nails on a fairly regular basis. You do not want them to get too long since it will make it uncomfortable for them to walk and they may develop health issues. They should be at a length that just about touches the ground.
No matter what kind of dog you may have, hang up a few "Beware of Dog" signs on your property. They are known deterrents to would-be burglars and can help protect you and your family. Just the sign alone indicates probable failure of any robbery attempt and a single bark will have them running away!
When training your dog, consistency is everything. You must be consistent at all times. If your dog is not allowed to jump on people as they walk in, don't allow your dog to do it even if a person says they don't mind being jumped on. You should also make sure that everyone that's around your dog understands your rules and are consistent with them.
Unless you're okay with your dog playing with your shoes and other things around your home, buy him some toys. He will enjoy having things of his own, particularly if they are interactive like pull-toys you can use together. Also buy him things he can use to occupy himself and stay out of trouble!
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GÉANT is finalising preparations for its presence at SC18, billed as the world's largest marketplace for HPC and networking professionals, attracting over 12,000 attendees annually. Held this year in Dallas, TX, the event runs from November 11-16 and GÉANT and many of our partners will be attending.
GÉANT will be exhibiting in the research area from 12-15 November at booth #1847, where visitors can see several demonstrations, learn how GÉANT and our partners support international collaboration, or just talk science!
Displaying collaboration panels to give a bigger impact for us all, partners and their users include:
And for the first time, GÉANT will be supporting the delivery of high performance wi-fi to attendees, with eduroam Visitor Access, providing booth visitors with eduroam trial accounts.
NMaaS provides a portfolio of network management applications run on a per-user, secured network monitoring infrastructure. GÉANT's NMaaS service includes three aspects: providing, managing and maintaining the infrastructure of the NMaaS service portal, platform and selected tools, supporting users in using the system, and the selected tools for monitoring their networks via NMaaS, as well as supporting users that contribute their software to the NMaaS system.
Domenico Vicinanza, of GÉANT's Research Engagement team, has been invited to the NASA booth to showcase his work on sonification of Mars images and data. The demo will be using both conventional speakers and vibrational transducers so the audience can feel the vibrations with their hands, having a sort of 'first-person experience' of a sunrise on Mars. The series of Mars soundscapes will be premiered on Tuesday 13 November at the NASA booth #2609.
The GTS virtualisation technology was initially conceived to aid network research, and has now evolved to include many other promising new capabilities. These virtualised service capabilities, when available in the global core infrastructure, can be of significant value to global science: flexible global networks, rapid instantiation/reconfiguration, line rate/high performance, customised services, integration with other science infrastructure, support for bespoke community/application specific policy, and security.
PVM is a vendor agnostic hybrid monitoring tool which provides real-time feedback to network operations personnel or users and determines whether those services are performing to specification. If there is performance degradation, PVM has a unique capability to automatically localise faults in each network service separately. It can be used as a stand-alone tool but also integrated into the network management supporting software system which invokes performance monitoring automatically via standardised interfaces and receives alarms from it. The demonstration will show two instances of the PVM: one established in the production GÉANT network, and one in a virtualised GTS environment.
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My Thoughts: At first, I really didn't like Shi but he kind of grew on me a little. Carmen not so much. She just seems kind of odd. There seemed to be more intimate and romance moments in this book. However, this is probably my least favorite of the three books in the bundle.
Note: I found while reading the second book, that there will be more books in this series in the future. Also, there is the series that comes before this one. I will be reading neither. The stories are interesting and the world of the story is pretty cool but I want to move on to something else.
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But having read the New York Times' coverage of today's events, I finally understand it.
Ice dancing is not an olympic sport - and that's OK. All it needs is Mr. Peterman and it would be complete. It's Olympic Reality TV.
Even Congress got in on the game, passing a law (for all of you who don't remember Schoolhouse Rock and/or slept through your high school civics class, this is what a bill becomes when it gets signed by El Presidente) to grant citizenship to a particularly gifted (ahem) young lady ice-dancer just under the end-of-calendar-year 2005. Oi vey.
With full props to the athletes - ice dancing, snowboard half-pipe, snowboard cross, skeleton - these are TV sports designed to boost ratings and interest in the games. Let's embrace them for what they give us, namely, something to watch on TV in February. But let's not stop with these sports. Let's add more.
So for 2010, let's lobby for the inclusion of the following new winter sports:
- Snowman Assembly (and Pairs Snowman Assembly)
- Metal Saucer Sledding
- Sliding Down Hills in Dress Shoes
- Driveway Shoveling
- Demolition Derby in Snowy Parking Lots
- Knitting
- Short-track speed skating is a gift to us ADHD types. It's an icy equivalent of roller derby, except with angry (fast) Koreans.
- What the heck is the biathalon? Training for Armageddon when you'll have to ski from hamlet to hamlet and shoot at the marauders?
- And then there's Curlilng. It must be a sport of the Knights Templar for as obscure as it is. But having watched an afternoon of curling on the brother-in-law's big HDTV set, it's strangely compelling in a Better Living through Physics way. Try it yourself, especially in the company of a delightful beverage. Or three.


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Some of you know one of my areas of research and one of my body language books and my most popular keynote speech is on first impressions. I do research and consult on my clients business first impression and one of the things you may not know is that online your first impression is likely to be perceived more negatively.
"If you want to make a good impression, it is critical that it is done in person," said Jeremy Biesanz, Ph.D., of the University of British Columbia, who conducted three studies comparing the accuracy and bias of first impressions when formed under different circumstances.
The first study analyzed a series of experiments involving more than 1,000 participants who met each other through either a three-minute speed-dating style interview or by watching a video of the person.
"What we observe here is that the accuracy of impressions is the same when you meet someone face to face or simply watch a video of them," Biesanz said. "However, impressions are much more negative when you form impressions more passively through watching videotapes."
While people could accurately attribute certain personality traits, such as extroverted, arrogant, or sociable, to others in person or by video, the magnitude of the positive attributes was lower via video, while the negatives attributes were higher.
The researchers found similar results in two other studies, including one that compared in-person impressions to those obtained by looking at Facebook photos. The other study compared in-person meetings to simply watching someone as a passive observer. In all cases, the passive means of making impressions were as accurate as the active ones, according to the researchers.
"However, there is an extremely large difference in the positivity of impressions," he said. "More passive impressions are substantially more negative."
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Growing local farm fresh fruit for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Come for fresh strawberries, sugar snap peas, apples, pears, plums, pumpkins and more. Buy homegrown, close to home. Enjoy a day in the country picking direct from the tree or vine.
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12246 N Farmdale Rd Mequon, WI 53097
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Grey Plain Dye Pleated Platform Base Valance Sheet. Box pleat valance (also known as a base valance) goes under your mattress and covers the base of the bed only. The skirt of the valance then drops to the floor.
- 50% Polyester / 50% Combed Cotton
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Wednesday, March 15, 2006
The Anti-Kinkade
THE MASQUE, acrylic, collage on paper. 23"x33".
I kind of figure my only competition in the art world is Thomas Kinkade, only I go about painting images perhaps differently. I'd like to believe a viewer will get every bit as much spiritual consultation and inspiration from my work as I lock horns with my jousting partner-Thomas Kinkade. Bring it on Kinkade! Oh it's broughten!
Posted by Candy Minx at 10:46
2 comments:
- mister anchovy said...
Yeah, but what happens when you lower the lights, babe? Do your paintings glow?
- 8:43 PM, March 15, 2006
- Candy Minx said...
I haven't figured that out yet. heh heh. Besides, my stuff still looks good with the lights on!
- 11:35 PM, March 15, 2006
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|Super Mario
|First appearance
|Donkey Kong (1981, Arcade)
|Latest Appearance
|Mario & Sonic at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (2019, Nintendo Switch)
|Created by
|Shigeru Miyamoto
|Voiced by
|Charles Martinet
Mario is the main character and protagonist of the long-running and highly successful Mario series, along with his younger brother Luigi and a playable character in Super Mario 64 and Super Mario 64 DS.
Mario is a human plumber, who wears a red long-sleeve shirt, blue overalls, and brown shoes. His most striking and famous clothing is a red cap labeled "M" on the top of his head. If Mario loses his Cap in Super Mario 64 or Super Mario 64 DS, he is revealed to have brown hair. He also sports a black, bushy mustache.
Role in Super Mario 64Edit
Mario receives a letter from Princess Peach, who has baked a cake for Mario. Mario then heads to Peach's castle, where he realizes that Peach and several Toads were captured by King Bowser. Mario must make his way through the castle while fighting bosses and collecting the lost Power Stars. After saving Peach, he receives a kiss from her and his cake from the letter.
Role in Super Mario 64 DSEdit
In the remake, Mario is captured by Goomboss, whom Yoshi must defeat so that Yoshi can rescue Mario, while Mario is needed to rescue is brother from King Boo. Mario is a special character, as he is the only character that can wall-jump and use the Wing Cap in single-player mode. He's the most balanced of the four characters and plays the same way he did in the original game. He's the main character since only he can complete the final Bowser level.
This section describes the ingame controls when playing as Mario in Super Mario 64.
Basic MovementEdit
If the player moves the control stick in a direction they want Mario to go, he will move into that direction at a speed equivalent to how hard the player moves the control stick.
If the player moves it slightly, Mario will slowly seak around, if they press it slightly more, he will casually walk. When it is pressed hard, Mario will run.
Pushing the control stick to another direction while Mario is running, will cause him take a swift turn to the left or right (depending on what direction he the player presses), run in circles or skid and turn around.
If the player presses the crouch button , Mario will go into a crouching position with his hands over his head.
If they keep it pressed and use the control stick along with it, Mario will crawl around like a baby, which allows him to climb some steep slopes, he can't climb by walking or running normally.
If Mario walks or falls into the water, he will float in it. Pushing the control stick will make Mario face in the corresponding direction, but he won't move yet.
To swim, the player has to press the jump button
If the player keeps the jump button pressed, Mario will swim slowly by wiggling with his legs. If the player continuously presses the jump button instead, Mario will swim by using his arms, which is faster.
When Mario is close to the surface and the control stick isn't being pressed into a direction that makes Mario face the water, he will make a small jump instead of swimming.
If the player presses the attack button instead, Mario will attempt to grab whatever is in front of him.
Be careful as Mario's health will slowly deplete while he's submerged. Resurfacing before it runs out will save Mario, otherwise he will drown and lose a life.
As Mario's health meter doubles as his air meter ingame, the swimming feature can also be used to refill Mario's health. If he submerges for a short time and then goes back to the surface, his health will be refilled to its maximum, making taking a short dip into the water an alternative to collecting coins or using the spinning hearts.
Basic JumpsEdit
Not only is Mario well known for jumping, there's also a jump-button ingame .
Pressing it while Mario is standing, sneaking, walking or running, will cause him to jump. Pressing it a second time shortly after the first time, will cause Mario to perform a second, higher jump.
If Mario presses it a third time, he will start over doing the first jump again, if he's standing, sneaking or walking. If he does this while running, he will do a really high jump.
Advanced Jumping TechniquesEdit
If Mario does his full turnaround while running and the player presses the jump button Mario will do a backwards flip.
If Mario jumps towards a wall while doing his running jump or backwards flip and the player continuously presses the jump button while Mario is close to a wall, he will do walljumps, allowing him to reach higher areas, otherwise unavailable to him.
But be careful as the player needs to angle Mario properly, or he might jump away from the wall and fall down again, getting himself hurt once he lands or falling into the bottomless void, losing a life. (or ending up in any kind of other harmful place)
Later areas ingame require the player to use both the basic and the advanced jumping techniques, so be sure to practice them.
Default (punching/kicking)Edit
If the player presses the attack button , Mario will punch and kick anything directly in front of him. When the player continuously presses the button, Mario will keep attacking, saying "Yah! Whoa! Huh!". After this triple combo, he will take a split second and then start over (if the player is still continuously pressing the button).
If Mario punches or kicks while he's in front of an indestructable object or a wall, he will receive a small knockback (by bouncing off) as he hits the object or wall.
Jumping KickEdit
If the player presses the jump button and then presses the attack-button while Mario is jumping, Mario will do a kick in mid-air.
This allows Mario to hit airborne enemies like the Fly Guy or kicking away the head (if well timed) or a spiked blob of a Pokey.
Mario can't change directions while he's kicking in mid-air and will end up free falling after doing the kick. From this point on, the player won't be able to do little more than slightly moving Mario into a desired direction by holding the control stick into that direction.
Mario can't attack or jump while free falling, but he can grab onto ledges in front of him. Keep in mind this only works if they are in front of Mario and he passes them at the right time. Otherwise he won't grab onto the ledge and will keep falling.
Mario can also use the jumping kick as an advanced jumping technique, that, if used with precice timing and rhythm, allows him to climb even steeper slopes than the baby crawling. This requires a lot of timing, but might save one or another of Mario's lives.
Forward ChargeEdit
If the player presses the jump button and then presses the attack-button and the control stick forward while Mario is jumping, Mario will throw himself forward at a great speed.
If Mario hits a lesser foe while doing this, he will grab the foe and will hold it. This also works when trying to catch MIPS the rabbit, who is a harmless NPC that gives Mario a star.
Whenever Mario does the forward charge, he won't be able to change directions or grab onto ledges, so be careful when using it.
Chuckyas, King Bob-Omb and Bowser will still grab Mario if he forward charges into them head on, but if he gets them from behind, he will lift the Chuckya/King Bob-Omb or grab Bowser's tail.
Mario can also do the forward charge by running forward and pressing the attack-button while running, which will make Mario slide on the ground. This is especially useful against the aforementioned foes and when playing the racing courses to gain a head-start. But be careful as his faster speed will make Mario harder to control and racing thus more dangerous, as he will be more prone to falling off the race-track.
Mario can also use the Forward Charge to take out the head or a blob of a Pokey, but be careful not to slide into the Pokey, which will hurt Mario instead.
Ground PoundEdit
If the player presses the jump button and then presses the crouch button Mario will do a ground pound, flattening enemies when he lands on them. This move is similar to the one from the Yoshis of Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi Island and seemingly based on the one from the older game.
Breakdance KickEdit
If the player presses the crouch button keeps it pressed and uses the attack button , Mario will do a breakdance kick, which has him holding himself up on his hands while doing a little dance while sitting in place.
This hits any ground enemy close to Mario and in a full 360° degree, but it has a very short range and deals little damage, so it's mainly useful when being cornered by Goombas.
- Mario, like almost every other game he stars in, is the main protagonist.
- If Mario receives 120 (150 in the remake) stars, he can visit the castle roof and meet Yoshi in the N64 version.
- Mario can use all special power-ups in Super Mario 64, but in the remake, he can only use the Wing Cap in single-player mode and float like a P-Balloon. Luigi gets the Vanish Cap and Wario gets the Metal Cap, and Yoshi breathes fire.


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Drake mentioned Chance The Rapper in a somewhat shady way on his 2014 track "Draft Day."
"And if I left this shit to chance I would've picked a name like Chance the Rapper
I'm focused on making records and gettin' bigger," Dake rapped.
Chance was just on The Joe Budden Show. During the chat, he reminded Budden that Joe wanted him to come back at Drake for that mention.
"You wanted me to come out and make a diss record against Drake?" Chance said.
Then Chance explained why he didn't.
"I saw what it feels like to still be a good lyricist, and rap at Drake, and nobody cares," Chance continued. "'Cause you did it before."
Budden, of course, made multiple Drake diss records when they were beefing, and now he's retired from rap.
For Joe's part, he seemed to agree that coming back at Drake can be a futile exercise.