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Nice to meet you, I'm J.B.! I've been working in Colorado real estate since 2001 and currently dedicate my time to being a full-time, high-integrity Realtor.
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Roasted Grapes with Brandy Mascarpone
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- 1 x bunch red grapes
- 2 Tbls olive oil
- 4 tspn honey
- 125 g mascarpone
- 1 tspn brandy
- 100 ml cream
Combine in a bowl olive oil, 2tspn honey and sea salt. Gently coat grapes in oil mixture until really well coated. Place into baking dish and bake in a moderate oven for about 15 to 20 mins turning once.
Mix mascarpone,remaining honey and brandy. Whip cream until soft peaks form and fold through mascarpone.
Serve warm grapes with mascarpone.


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MIT Harassment Hndbook Constitutes Fascist PolicyBy Anders Hove
As soon as I saw the front cover of The Tech last Tuesday morning, with its graphic pictures of the booklet-burning melee at Senior House, I knew what I wanted. I had to get my hands on a copy of "Dealing with Harassment at MIT."
That same day, I stopped by Balkan Subversive and Revolutionary Literature on Brattle Street. After winding my way into a back-room of that cramped, dusty, and dark underground crypt, I managed to locate Radovan and ask him for his volume of "Dealing." But Radovan recoiled in shock upon hearing my request; how dare I even breathe the name of that evil manifesto!
To my relief, however, someone -- a Mossad bagman, no doubt -- clandestinely slipped a copy into my mailbox later that day. Imagine the Institute's angst if they knew one of these top-secret books had fallen into my hands.
As I soon learned, "Dealing with Harassment" is the single most dangerous document to come out of the 'Tute's Star Chamber since "Jim Tewhey's 10 Best Ways to Plant Rutabaga." As if to warn of the filth contained therein, the cover boasts an Ionic column, the most phallic of flourishes. The truly dark secrets, however, are inside. Take this appalling statement for instance: "Behavior that might be found to be harassment includes .<\f>.<\f>. rape." Fascists! Now I can understand how "blocking handicapped access repeatedly" could be harassment, but rape?
The most shocking element of this sinister policy is stated twice, once in the preface, then again on page 18. The Institute warns that we members of the community should not try to test the bounds of freedom of expression and freedom from harassment. (UA Presidents take note: nothing here about testing the Bush Fund, yet.)
Thus the Institute outlines its cynical plot to use ideological justifications to both prevent and subvert the noble activities of free-rapists, free-wheelchair-ramp-blockers, free-gropers and their brothers, and -- well -- mostly brothers in the fight for liberty! While this sort of terror was once completely arbitrary, imposing itself only on select administration bureaucrats, now it will be extended to the entire community.
The outrageous page 18 continues: "People who are offended by matters of speech or expression should consider speaking up promptly and in a civil fashion." Imagine the disruption that will ensue when people start questioning the offensive things other say. "People who learn they have offended others by their manner of expression should consider immediately stopping the offense and apologizing."
This is clearly more than just a guide to victims of harassment. The unwritten implications of these abominable statements is that soon MIT's already iron-fisted Campus Police will be replaced by TP's, legions of still more repressive Thought Police who will unleash the Institute's famous fire hose on insensitive non-apologizers all across campus.
We have all heard what administration sympathizers have had to say about this guide. They tell us that the administration was only trying to offer an olive branch to the community. They tell us that words like "might" and "under some circumstances" are proof of the moderation of the writers of this handbook. They say that the book's length, 68 pages, shouldn't even deter those who could never bring themselves to pass a HASS-D. Still more, we are told that if the Pentagon were to produce a handbook saying that, under certain circumstances, stealing the U.S. nuclear launch codes might constitute espionage, we would burn that booklet too.
Well they may be right. Someday, when the Navy boys are off in Las Vegas for a another nice Tailhook party, I'll drop by for those codes, just to test bounds of free expression. Until then, I intend to keep burning every harassment guide in sight.


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The holidays are coming up (Depending on what you celebrate they may already be here) and this should be a time for people to exhibit love from your heart. As with every holiday, you should get the most out of it when you invest the most into it. I already know I am blessed, and I could honestly say that if I got nothing I would still be "very" happy. However, the other day I was wondering about something. If I could give one particular gift (real or imagined) to everyone in the world, what would that gift be? The imaginary gift I would give would probably be the "ability to see." No, I am not talking about regular eyesight, but rather the ability to see "beyond the surface." Can you imagine how we would feel about someone if we could actually "visualize the love in his or her heart?" Can you imagine being able to see the thoughts of someone who was troubled enough to want to commit random acts of violence? How about the ability to see the good in man beyond the color of his skin? Imagine being able to see the abuse that someone may have endured during his or her life and being able to deliver that one hug to stop that person from "going over the edge." This kind of sight might be more beneficial "with your eyes closed." We often concern ourselves with what's on the outside. We judge people by their deeds and not necessarily the "thought behind the deeds." We often stereotype people based on what we have learned as opposed to what we experience. We take the time to criticize without even attempting to realize. While our regular ability to see could be considered one of our greatest blessings it can also be the one thing that causes our greatest deficiencies. We base a lot of our behavior on what we see. However, for most of us our sight is only limited to what we perceive externally. Real love shouldn't depend on a person's physically attributes, but rather the content of what they have inside. If I could give an imaginary gift like that to everyone in the world I would gladly do so. Then maybe there would be less discrimination, second guessing, racism, and even terrorism. There are people in this world who are in need of help, and our problem is that even when we see them we still can't see them… I hope we all can at least make that effort to try… Just that act alone might make all the difference… "One love" is more than just a statement. Thank you for checking out my Daily Thought today, and as always I wish you the very best that life has to offer.
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Marian Wallwork, 100, Bridgewater resident, was on first Pan Am flight
Mrs. Wallwork was born March 13, 1904, in New York City, daughter of the late Chester and Mary (Wilson) Overbaugh.
She was a graduate of Knox School in Cooperstown, N.Y. She developed the Community School in Tenafly, N.J. She was a lifelong member of the Englewood Junior League, the Vestry Church of Atonement in Tenafly, and the American Red Cross.
Mrs. Wallwork was a passenger on the first Pan Am commercial flight. She retired in 1995 after 25 years of service at the New Milford Nursing Home. She was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church of Bridgewater and was a town agent for the elderly.
Mrs. Wallwork is survived by a son, James Jr. and his wife Kay; a daughter, Deborah Andrew; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be tomorrow (Saturday) at 1 p.m. and funeral services at 2 p.m. at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Bridgewater. Burial will follow at South Cemetery in Bridgewater.
The Lillis Funeral Home of New Milford is in charge of arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 5 Main St., Bridgewater, CT 06752.


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Governments undoubtedly perform many useful functions, and in general the good that they do outweighs the bad.
But this does not mean that their actions should never fall under scrutiny. Centralized power abides by its own logic, and has its own prerogatives; and while an enlightened ruler can work wonders when bringing noble aspirations to tangible reality, mediocre leaders can actively erode the principles of liberty, privacy, and public safety. I was reminded of this fact by reading some recent news stories.
Several days ago, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the NSA's mass surveillance programs of its citizens, justified on the ever-shifting grounds of "national security," are in fact illegal. The ruling arose out of a lawsuit brought by the ACLU against the NSA in the wake of disclosures by dissident Edward Snowden that Verizon was required to turn over to the NSA (on a daily basis) all of its domestic and international phone records.
The NSA had maintained that Section 215 of the Patriot Act allowed them to sweep up all of this "metadata" whenever it wanted to. The ACLU disagreed, taking the position that the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution could not justify the NSA's broad powers, which essentially amounted to the de facto creation of a vast database on every citizen, regardless whether they were suspects in any criminal activity.
Readers may recall that the government's rubber-stamp "FISA Court" (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court) had permitted such data collection provided it was related to "authorized investigation" of suspected terrorist activity. This shadowy "court" (which is not really a court at all, in any meaningful sense of the world) had given carte blanche to the program since 2006. It had never denied any government requests for information. It had been renewed over forty times since 2006. The NSA's position was basically that everything and anything might be relevant to a terrorist investigation, so it was justified in collecting everything and anything on everyone.
And there things stood until last week. The Second Circuit, however, was not persuaded by the government's logic. It noted the obvious: if we were to accept the NSA's position, we would be forced to conclude that the program had no collection limits at all. The collection program was patently illegal under the very section of the Patriot Act that had created it (Section 215).
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Is Surfing Making Us Sick? | Biochemist surfs perfect waves in search for antibiotic-resistant bacteria
The world wants to know if the seas are making us sick, so our favorite 'surf magazine' the New York Times looked to surfers to answer that question.
There is a biochemist by the name of Cliff Kapono who is doing research all over the world in an attempt to find out if being in the water is putting us in harms way of antibiotic resistant bacteria. The interest part about this – besides the actual part about us maybe putting our lives on the line in the water – is that Cliff also goes by the name 'Bruddah Cliff' and is an absolutely ripping surfer. And the places he is researching the water… well obviously it's in places with world class waves.
"On a recent trip, Cliff Kapono hit some of the more popular surf breaks in Ireland, England and Morocco. He's proudly Native Hawaiian and no stranger to the hunt for the perfect wave. But this time he was chasing something even more unusual: microbial swabs from fellow surfers.
Mr. Kapono, a 29-year-old biochemist earning his doctorate at the University of California, San Diego, heads up the Surfer Biome Project, a unique effort to determine whether routine exposure to the ocean alters the microbial communities of the body, and whether those alterations might have consequences for surfers — and for the rest of us."
The article is full of all kinds of interesting information about organisms, we are just focusing on how Cliff has found a great way to surf the worlds best waves and possibly save lives in the name of science and getting barreled. Next up in his research… the South Pacific and the great lefts of Chile.
"Mr. Kapono has taken samples from surfers in California and Hawaii; surfers in the South Pacific are next. He is mulling a trip to Chile to conduct field work at Punta de Lobos. The rural location may yield some unique microbes."
Click over to THE NEW YORK TIMES to find out if the seas are making us sick.
If you are in New York and want to learn more about antibiotics, chemistry, and surfing pick up a copy of the local newspaper to read more the #surferbiome project or click on the link in my bio. Mahalo @nytimes and Peter Andrey Smith for the fun article. PC: Ariana Drehsler #whatulookingat #localnews #scienceiscool #surfer #hawaii #mahalo #ilovescience #nytimes
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Nothing better than a fresh fruit salad – and even though it contains sugars, they are natural sugars, which are not so harmful. You can vary the fruits with your favourites – berries are extremely good for you, but be careful if you are a melon fan, as this contains a higher amount of sugar – it is hydrating though!
Serves: 1 X 500ml food pots (this will serve two dessert portions or 2 breakfasts)
Preparation Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: N/A
- 2 apples
- 3 peaches
- 3 plums
- Half a small bunch grapes (about 30 grapes)
- 300ml no added sugar orange or pineapple juice
- ½tsp cinnamon powder or star anise powder
- Chop the apples, peaches and plums into small pieces, making sure you discard the pips, stones or cores of the fruit. Place all the fruit in a bowl.
- Add grapes and pour your chosen juice over everything.
- Mix well and tip into your food pot.
Nutritional Values:
Calories 142, Fat 0.43g, Saturates g, Carbohydrates 34.13g, Sugar 29.74g, Fibre 3.42g, Protein 1.86g, Sodium 0.83g


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SANTA FE – Gov. Susana Martinez's office says it has clarified its policy on dealing with legislative agencies, backing off a directive that would have required all requests for information to be sent to the governor's chief of staff.
However, a Martinez spokesman told the Journal the new policy will still require all requests from legislative watchdog agencies to be made in writing and to go through the governor's Cabinet secretaries or agency heads.
"They need to be in the loop, particularly given the significant increase in the number of requests in recent years, the increasingly campaign-oriented nature of some of the requests and the amount of staff time it's taking to process them," Martinez spokesman Enrique Knell said Friday.
The new policy largely affects two legislative watchdog agencies: the Legislative Finance Committee and the Legislative Education Study Committee, whose members and staff frequently contact state agencies for data and documents.
Until recently, the legislative agencies had frequently made information requests via phone calls and had not been required to file written requests.
Legislative leaders of both main political parties had expressed concern that requiring all data requests to be approved by the governor's chief of staff, Keith Gardner, would hamper the flow of information.
House Majority Leader Rick Miera, D-Albuquerque, the LESC's vice chairman, said he still has problems with the Martinez administration's approach.
"It's about time the executive branch understands we're an equal branch of government," Miera said. "I'm glad they've seen the wrong in what they've done, but they still went down that road."
Meanwhile, Rep. Larry Larrañaga, R-Albuquerque, said he thinks the revised policy seems workable.
"This will work out," said Larrañaga, an LFC member who ran the state highway department in the 1980s. "I think everybody wants transparency."
State law stipulates that state agencies must turn over any nonconfidential documents or materials requested by certain legislative agencies.
The Governor's Office says executive branch departments will continue to comply with that law, which is a separate law from the one that allows members of the public to inspect government records. The revised policy will provide a better "structure" for that process, Knell added.
"It's not our intention that these requests be funneled through one person in the Governor's Office," he said. "We recognize that's inefficient and our agency leaders are the most appropriate individuals to manage the workload created by these requests in each department."
Some state agencies spend large amounts of time handling legislative requests for information.
For instance, employees at the Public Education Department, which has launched a series of controversial initiatives, spent more than 2,500 hours last year responding to 721 requests, according to the PED.
The legislative watchdog agencies have used information provided by executive agencies to compile reports on hot-button issues, such as a 2013 report that found Medicaid pays for about seven in 10 of all births in New Mexico.
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Challenging Times LEADERSHIP
I know some industries, companies, markets and teams are feeling the content of this writing,(plz find a few moments for YOU & your people):
TOUGH TIMES LEADERSHIP - 'CARING but ACCOUNTABLE'
(BTW - anyone can lead in the easy times)
Leaders 'because they are leaders' have to STEP UP! Leaders must realize that there is reason to be overly-conscious and attentive to your people during tough changing unsettling times. These times could look like down-sizing, budget cutting, business instability, acquisitions, people (close relations) going away, etc. These clearly cause distraction and disruption within the culture. Leaders be sure of one thing: avoiding the climate and not talking about it all, is not the answer! It may seem like you are protecting 'them' but indeed you are making it worse by your silence and lack of action (leadership).
Worry of job security gets into the heads of people (you) understandably. During these 'hopefully brief' periods, it demands leaders 'step-up' their leadership. If not, these periods will likely not be brief…
Leaders [because they are leaders] can't become distracted, depressed or live in that funk like others – they must be above getting caught up in the drama. Indeed one's real leadership becomes really needed and scrutinized during these times. A leader's REAL LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY, INSPIRATION, DIRECTION and INFLUENCE is revealed when times become stressful and insecure; his/her true worth is revealed!
People at all levels within organizations can and WILL become not only paralyzed and dysfunctional – they can become nonproductive! Is this too dramatic or over-stated here? …maybe – maybe not!
What might all this look like?
All of these are very logical responses to the situation they (you) are in; it's a matter of self-preservation for all.
Working relationships vertically and horizontally, can become very strained as individuals withdrawal, lack concentration, focus and make it the priority to deflect bad stuff to someone else's corner.
>>>>>Leaders must again 'step-up' - what's required here is perceptive and effective leadership. Leaders have to understand, overly communicate, be compassionate, get past his/her own fears – while at the same time upholding standards and continue holding people ACCOUNTABLE. Huh?...therein is the challenge. How to be compassionate and caring while expecting results!
Accountability cannot slip…..when people fail, this becomes acceptable and well you get it – that slippery slope thing. When people fail, so do their leaders, think about that one! This is about LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY isn't it?
Survival tips:
(Individuals) - if your boss is not on top of all this - take the issue to him/her and minimally gain some assurance for yourself if you are in need. If it is too uncomfortable to try to get it addressed totally, just leave this article and hope it gets read and acted upon!
(Leaders) - tell your people all you know and most importantly, don't lie to them. The best thing you can do is to be brutally honest with them. Honesty is all that they seek and all they realistically will expect you to provide them. Don't allow it to be dwelled upon, but let it be safe territory to discuss while again expecting ACCOUNTABILITY in their daily duties.
couple last points here:
1) It is my belief that management at the top is not at all left out of all this!?! As a matter of fact, all this has a huge amount of relevance and application to the top layers of management. When upper level managers begin to act out in these ways, it becomes very obvious to the subordinate leaders / chain of command; and the troops. People do 'see and feel' what their leaders are seeing and feeling!!!
2) Please keep this in mind…this is just 'natural-ness' and should be treated that way. People should have this talked about in these terms; corrective action and/or coaching needs to continue without discouraging 'talk' about the situation or laying blame or faulting anyone. The reacting to the unknown is natural, but leaders can control the damage if he/she can catch it midstream and expose the situation and behaviors that we are beginning to see. Simply consciousness, involving all and awareness can do much to stem the tide if we LEAD in this time of need.
Now sit back and ponder this for a moment: Are you and your peers (other leaders/chain of command) beginning to show the signs? Are your people?
BTW - anyone can lead in the easy times!
Take care, Doug
Leaders Succeeding with Leaders
[Leaders Succeeding with YOUR Leader]
This information/thought was prompted by recent coachings and work with LEADERS and LEADER STAFFS/TEAMS (client conversations). Trust me, this applies to YOU!
" Leaders build, grow, improve and make things better… Managers maintain the way things are." Which one are you? Hold that thought until you consider the following regarding you and your boss/leader; how does your world work? How should it work?
***All this is about creating a 'bottom-up' environment and relationship vs. allowing that traditional dictatorial-style of management (which most bosses know and practice). BTW, when you sit and wait on him/her to ask you for 'stuff' - this is you not being in control, being jerked around and being constantly jacked with… He/she will always undoubtedly call/contact you and jack with your schedule, life and world at the worst possible time, right!?! Additionally, this ripples down below as you then pass it along and jack with your people's world!
***Know that this is all about growing YOU:
It is the difference between LEADERS leading and MANAGERS maintaining…
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TO: LEADERS of LEADERS - for the Senior/Exec-level Director, GM or Manager (you who realize it's no longer about just being the smartest one 'about' the business but Leadership is what you are now 'about').
Leadership is YOUR new area of mastery! This is about taking the profession of LEADERSHIP seriously and intentionally doing something about it!
Here's a difference-maker: As you grow YOU and master your new profession – here's a new way of managing your time, your calendar.
'Trust the Coach' this is a proven plan to take you to new heights. Put these conversations on your calendar and make each and every one happen – every month.
((hours) Your Monthly Calendar:
((1) a 'whole-leader' performance conversation w each vertical / immediate report - those leaders you are supposed to be growing. This is not just about their widget production, sales #s, etc; it's about their professional development also.
((1) your 'whole-leader' performance conversation with your leader, your boss; even if he/she doesn't want to do their job, make it happen.
((.5) functional/personal relationship-maintenance conversation with each team-member/peer
*** ((.5) functional/personal relationship-maintenance conversation with all/each horizontal key player or internal customer
*** ((1) team-builder, breakfast (or other kind of invite) to all your horizontal players
((1.5) dedicated quiet-time for thinking, planning, personal and organizational assessment, big picture strategizing…
((1.5) Time to work on you! Find someone(s) to gain outside perspective about you; receiving coaching or mentoring
((1) Add a new quality relationship to your world; lunch with some community key player (this adds up to 12 new players each year)
*** ((1.5) team-builder with your down-line team (leaders/reports).
((2) doing that management by walking around thing' listening and learning about your culture
((3) family time outing absolutely focused on them/the wife, family, etc…
(***) possibly schedule every other month…
_______Mind you - this is only for the PROFESSIONAL LEADER intent on developing and growing him/herself and your people, 'WHEN LEADERS CHANGE, so do THEIR PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, TEAMS…'
_______So, you are thinking, "I cannot afford ten hours/month to invest in my SUCCESS, my LEADERSHIP, my PEOPLE, RELATIONSHIPS, my FUTURE, our CULTURE…? Orrrrr, I could just wait until Leadership and Relationships IS the problem and focus?"
_______If I can clarify any of this, please holler at me. Perhaps even consider investing in yourself with an Exec.Leadership Coach (let's talk :)
...someone to help grow you, hold you accountable, take you to the next level, etc?
Q: Is the personal or professional aspect of workplace-relationship(s) more critical? Please do not leap to a 'right or wrong' answer to this, but rather consider the following points about the Q. This message is about the insanity that people find themselves in - over and over and over and over and over!
Let me first of all make the primary point to this blog-thing. It is a truism for leaders, managers, teachers or any other kind of director role. Actually the message here is FOR anyone in a new situation, with new people (to include new employees in an organization).
Consider this quote, 'Effective Leaders realize you must First get the Heart before Asking for the Hand', [anonymous]…
Lets take the scenario of the new manager in the organization as he/she wanders around in the initial days on the job, meeting people. These are people in all directions of your sphere, but let's focus on those which are more or less on your level, your horizontal relationships. These are people who will 'long term' be critical to your success. So now back to the Q: …personal or professional (functional) relationship more important?
Unless you are a real hard-case who places no value on the power or importance of relationships; I would assume we can all agree that we should begin with a sincere effort to be personable. Clearly it would ALL be better if I liked them and they liked me, huh?
As logical as this may seem right here, right now – this is not the approach most take! Rather, in an effort to be all studly, serious, 'professional' and in trying to impress others, …many and maybe most people will place the personal relationship on the back-burner. We must get down to business, start proving myself, show 'em what I am made of, etcccccc…
In doing so, many (and again maybe most) will head down this road only to come to some point where you 'need' others or you find yourself in some functional conflict. Because the personal-relationship was placed on the back burner in the beginning, the struggle begins. " ..oh it's just a personality thing, ...what a jerk, ...people will be people, ...what are ya' going to do..." We mutter these lines to ourselves and of course to others at the water-cooler.
Some effort will likely be attempted by one of you, but the other doesn't want to play, knows he/she is right and/or in fact 'really doesn't like you'. Because they do not report to you, he/she doesn't have to play with you.
By now you are seeing what's happened here, recognizing all this and likely are 'resembling these remarks' from some past experience or maybe one you are in right now!?!
So what was that quote again? 'Effective Leaders realize you must first get the Heart before Asking for the Hand' And then there's that one which is a favorite of mine which has some fit here: 'People don't care how much you know until first they know how much you care.' [J. Maxwell is who I credit with this one].
So what's the message here? Well there are actually many, but for the moment, let me just leave you with this thought: 'Have a cup of coffee with someone before you need them.…'
If you are beginning a new job, please read and re-read this a few times and trust the coach -go establish that personal relationship first!!! If you are not new, but failed to do this in your beginning days, go deal with it now. Go find those players you are already beginning to dislike, struggle with, avoid or ignore; you know who they are. They are those that you need (and likely your people down below also need). Before something goes SOUTH - go fix, build or repair any and all of them………………………….!
So what was our question here?


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Berkana was founded in 1991 to create communities of support and inquiry for those working to create a future of promise and possibility that benefits all people. The Berkana Institute works in partnership with a rich diversity of people around the world who strengthen their communities by working with the wisdom and wealth already present in their people, traditions and environments. The institute focuses on 4 key activities We focus on four key activities; naming trailblazing leaders and communities, connecting them to one another, nourishing them with relationships, learning, resources, and support, and illuminating their stories as important examples of the future taking place right now.


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New York, Jan 30, 2009
HITSP produces "Interoperability Specifications" – documents that harmonize and recommend the technical standards necessary to assure the interoperability of electronic health records and help support the nationwide exchange of healthcare data.
According to Executive Order 13410, federal agencies administering or sponsoring federal health programs must implement relevant recognized interoperability standards in new and updated systems. These standards will also become part of the certification process for electronic health records and networks.
"Recognition of the HITSP Interoperability Specifications as interoperability standards is an important step in improving healthcare nationwide," explained Dr. John Halamka, HITSP chair and CIO of Harvard Medical School. "With these standards in place, stakeholders will be motivated by both federal implications and the certification efforts of CCHIT to adopt a standard way of sharing data nationally."
The newly recognized HITSP Interoperability Specifications, which pertain to three priority work areas assigned to the Panel by the recently concluded American Heath Information Community, were accepted by the HHS Secretary in 2008 as interoperability standards in these areas:
Emergency Responder Electronic Health Record (e.g., the electronic delivery of necessary patient information to on-site emergency care professionals)
Following the Secretary's acceptance of these standards in January 2008, a year-long period of review and testing by healthcare providers, public health agencies, government agencies, standards developing organizations, consumers and other stakeholders was launched for each of the Specifications. His recent recognition signifies the end of the initial testing period; federal agencies can now administer or sponsor federal health programs to begin implementation.
These standards join others that were recognized by the Secretary in January 2008 in the following areas:
Electronic Health Record (EHR) (e.g., the electronic delivery of lab results to providers of care),
Biosurveillance (e.g., data networks supporting the rapid alert to a disease outbreak), and
Consumer Empowerment (e.g., giving patients the ability to manage and control access to their registration and medication histories).
The newly recognized Consumer Empowerment and Access to Clinical Information via Media specification encompasses and builds upon Consumer Empowerment, an earlier version that was part of the January 2008 recognition.
"The secure exchange of information among patients, providers, payers and government entities is vital for safe and affordable healthcare," added Halamka. "HITSP Interoperability Specifications play a key role in this process, acting like a cookbook that collects lists of ingredients (standards) and provides instructions (implementation guidance) for combining those ingredients into a finished product (the exchange of healthcare information)."
Additional HITSP work has already been completed to address interoperability needs in several other priority areas, including: medication management, personalized healthcare, consultations and transfers of care, remote monitoring, secure communications between patients and providers, public health case reporting, and immunizations and response management.
More than 600 organizations representing consumers, health care providers, public health agencies, government agencies, standards developing organizations, and other stakeholders now participate in HITSP and its committees. Members work together to define the necessary functional components and standards – as well as gaps in standards – that must be resolved to enable the interoperability of healthcare data. Public comments are considered as the Panel develops its recommendations.
About HITSP
Operating under contract to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), HITSP is administered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in cooperation with strategic partners including the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) and Booz Allen Hamilton.
About ANSI
ANSI is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and the American quality of life by promoting, facilitating, and safeguarding the integrity of the voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system. Its membership is comprised of businesses, professional societies and trade associations, standards developers, government agencies, and consumer and labor organizations. The Institute currently administers five standards panels in the areas of homeland security, nanotechnology, healthcare information technology, biofuels and identity theft prevention and identity management.


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Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth
Starts at 7:00 PM · Ends at 8:30 PM, EDT (America/New_York)
"That science and religion only contend, or that they occupy separate compartments in our minds, one unrelated to the other—these are both such impoverishing views. Scientific knowledge, aesthetics, and faith cohabit. They speak to one another in the human soul—yes, sometimes their dialogue is uneasy. But it is their intertwined voices which shape true human understanding." In their book, Old Wine, New Flasks: Reflections on Science and Jewish Tradition, Roald Hoffmann and Shira Leibowitz Schmidt further represent "true human understanding" as a jigsaw puzzle, with the pieces widely dispersed, and they proceed to assemble them—some from science and some from religion.
In his lecture Hoffmann explores this metaphor. "The religious setting is that of Jewish tradition. The science is mainly the central one, chemistry. Some stories will be told, digressive the way real life is, of how science, religion and art look at pieces of the world. One such story will feature an ancient pigment, Tyrian purple, which also played a ritual role in Jewish religious practice. And in an American contribution to world culture, blue jeans."
Hoffmann's lecture is the kickoff event of a project at Adas Kodesch Shel Emeth (AKSE) that seeks to engage science with Jewish tradition to illuminate the theme of Natural and Man-made. The theme itself was inspired by some of his writing, and part of his lecture will introduce the theme. In three subsequent events, on April 2, April 23 and May 7, the perspectives of science and Judaism will be developed and brought to bear on intriguing questions such as "Are humans a part of nature, or apart from nature?", "How and why do we distinguish between the natural and the man-made?" and "Is natural 'better'?" The project is supported by a grant from Scientists in Synagogues, a program of Sinai and Synapses, and funded by the John Templeton Foundation.
Born in 1937 in Zloczow, Poland (now Ukraine), Roald Hoffmann writes that he "came to a happy Jewish family in dark days in Europe." Most of his family, including his father, were killed by the Nazis and their helpers. He survived along with his mother and a handful of relatives and, in 1949, came to the United States. Since 1965 Hoffmann has been at Cornell University, where he is now the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus. A self-described "applied theoretical chemist," he has received virtually all the honors of his profession, including the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1981, shared with Kenichi Fukui for the independent work of each on theories of the conservation of orbital symmetry in chemical reactions. Yet he is equally comfortable working across disciplines in a "land between science, poetry and philosophy." Hoffmann is notable also for reaching out to the general public. He has published several poetry collections and plays. His book Chemistry Imagined explores the creative and humanistic aspects of chemistry. He presented The World of Chemistry series on PBS and runs a monthly cabaret, Entertaining Science, in Greenwich Village.
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it's not unusual for me to take two trips to the gym in one day ... but usually one gym has a male steamroom, and one doesn't ...
however the other day, both of my trips were to gyms with male steam rooms ... and each steam room had a guy who was up for it !
the first guy really wanted me to shoot on him ... which i did ... and for which he seemed very grateful !!
the second guy wanted his ass played with ... which i did ... and which resulted in him shooting on me ... for which he seemed very grateful !
usually there's more than one guy in the steam room ... but maybe it was a slow steam room day ... because each of these encounters we were alone, and undisturbed ... which was just as well, as i don't think i could have rapidly extracted my digit from the second guy :)


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You had to see this coming: The "high-speed" rail that will consume tens of billions of dollars won't be up to speed. So, we've got to spend a lot more.
A new study, sponsored by high-speed rail enthusiasts, throws water on the $75 billion Midwest high-speed rail system that they had been pitching. Won't generate enough passengers and efficiencies to make it worth while, the study says.
So, according to the study, we have to spend $83.6 billion for the higher-speed rail system. Hey, it's not all that much more, so lets go (literally) for broke.
The figures, if not scary, are questionable. The speedier bullet train, supposedly won't cost all that much more because it will attract a lot more passengers that the 150 mph trains. For those that think another $9 billion, or so, isn't much, I'd remind them that it's more than the $6 billion originally planned for O'Hare Airport expansion. (Of course, they lied about that, too. If you throw in everything they were talking about, the cost would be more like $20 billion--still only a fraction of a rail system that would service a lot few destination than high-speed rail).
But, I digress. You have got to hand the bullet train enthusiasts for their honesty. But enthusiasm is the only thing going for this fantasy. The very fact that they would be talking about this kind of billions--even if we weren't in the midst of a recession--shows such a high degree of detachment from reality that you have to wonder about their state of mind.
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"They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers." Acts 1:14
The Early Church:
*Anointed and Full of the Holy Spirit
*Preached the Word Boldy
*Miracles, Signs and Wonders
*1000s saved and were being added to their numbers
*One purpose
What changed?
"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8
"Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." James 1:17
We've dropped the ball somewhere along the linee because Jesus Christ hasn't Changed. The Father and the Spirit haven't changed. God's gifts are still perfect.
Maybe we've slidden away from having passion for Christ into man made stuff, rules and regulations.
We need to go back before we can go forward.
"How good and pleasant it is
when God's people live together in unity!
2 It is like precious oil poured on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down on Aaron's beard,
down on the collar of his robe.
3 It is as if the dew of Hermon
were falling on Mount Zion.
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,
even life forevermore." Psalm 133:1-3
Unity is anointed.
They were unified in prayer. Have faith. Have belief -- Pray with faith.
"He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the Lord says to you: 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God's."
2 Chronicles 20:15
God, do your will. Praying this is part of our worship.
"When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. "Sovereign Lord," they said, "you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them." Acts 4:24
All prayed. All worshipped.
How often do we pray, "God use us"?
How often do we ask God to let His power come through us? Our prayer needs to be purposeful and directional.
We need to be united in vision and purpose.
Our church needs to be a place where:
-- we worship in Spirit and in truth.
-- We grow and become more like Jesus.
-- We encourage and build each other up.
-- We minister and serve.
Reach out to the lost no matter the cost!
Some people have no hpe. We can give them hope. If we're truly heart-broken about someone, we will reach out. If you see pain and hurting, bring them to Jesus.
"My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, 21 that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one-- 23 I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me." John 17:20-23
Like heart, like mind, like action.
Do we have this relationship with Jesus? Do we share?
Endless pot of blessing to share.
"Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven." Matthew 18:19
We don't have time to be tired. Our role is to preach the gospel and make disciples. If I want it done I must do it.


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A San Jose man who sued his adoptive parents after they sexually abused him for years has been awarded $28 million.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports Friday a judge awarded 27-year-old Denis Flynn the sum in a civil suit against his adopted parents, Ralph and Carolyn Flynn, of Los Gatos.
Flynn was 9 when he was adopted from an orphanage in Russia. Soon after, his father began molesting him, at times on a daily basis. Later, his mother molested him, too.
Denis Flynn reported the abuse when he was 19 and a criminal investigation was opened.
In 2017, Ralph Flynn was sentenced to 24 years in prison. Carolyn Flynn received a 12-year sentence.
Flynn says he wants to use some of the money to start a physical and mental-healing business.


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A Conglomerate is a number of different things or parts that are put or grouped together to form a whole but remain distinct entities. Despite the differences in their mediums and presentation, these artists of color all apprehend the conditions of our lives and articulate them in such a manner they become tangible as propositions and questions, uniquely the minority experience.
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Joan Yabani is a Ghanaian born love child of strategy and creativity. An advocate for artists, big-dream folks, and entrepreneurs with a special focus on the minority and immigrant communities. Her goal is to make everyone feel like they are a part of the process when they come in contact with her business and any piece of artwork.
Opening Reception & Artist Talk: Thursday, November 15, 6-9:30pm
Music and refreshments served as the exhibit opens. Contributing artists will each give a short explanation of their installations.
Closing Reception & Performance Piece: Friday, November 30, 6:30-9pm
Say goodbye to the art and artists, and experience a performance piece that depicts the parallels of South African Apartheid and the Black Lives Matter movement. Food and drinks will be served.
Life-Size Coloring Book: Saturday, December 1st, 7-9pm. Moving from observation to participation. The Life-size coloring book allows everyone to be part of the creative process.
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WASHINGTON, June 13, 2014 — In response to Eric Cantor's primary defeat in Virginia, the Daily Kos asks the question on the worst liberal minds: "Did House Majority Leader Eric Cantor lose the Virginia Republican Primary (VA-07) to Tea Party candidate David Brat because of an anti-Semitic Evangelical Christian backlash against the only Jewish Republican in Congress?"
While most pundits have focused on anti-immigration sentiment on the right as the poison that killed Cantor — "anti-immigration" serving as code these days for "anti-Hispanic racism" — some people look to David Brat's brand of Christianity for the murder weapon.
Daily Kos quotes the New York magazine's Kevin Roose to make the point: "But in his writings, Brat seems eager to fuse Christianity and the generally secular field of academic economics. A review of several of Brat's academic papers reveals that he sees free-market economics as being intricately linked to ethics and faith. He's not just a professor who happens to believe in God; he wants to put God at the center of his work."
It seems, from this perspective, that the voters of Cantor's district must have been looking for a reason to get rid of the Jew, and they found it in an economist who fuses Christian theology with Adam Smith.
The New York Times picks up the question. "Now Mr. Cantor's stunning primary loss on Tuesday — to a little-known economics professor, David Brat, who called his election "a miracle from God" — has raised questions about whether anti-Semitism was at work. 'Did Eric Cantor lose because he's Jewish?' asked TheWeek.com, a newsmagazine."
The Times answer is "no … but."
"But analysts do say that Mr. Brat — who has a divinity degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and often invokes God in his speeches — appeals to Christian conservatives in a way that Mr. Cantor simply cannot." The Times quotes David Wasserman, an analyst with the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, who sees Cantor as "culturally dissimilar from his own voters."
So, there was no overt anti-Semitism at play, but both the New York magazine and the New York Times find a cause for Cantor's demise in the religion of David Brat.
The Wall Street Journal's Reid Epstein manages to one-up the vague implication of anti-Semitism; he waves Adolf Hitler over it all, without accusing anyone of anything. Writing in his Washington Wire blog, Epstein observes, "David Brat, the Virginia Republican who shocked House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R., Va.) Tuesday, wrote in 2011 that Hitler's rise 'could all happen again, quite easily.'
"Mr. Brat's remarks, in a 2011 issue of Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology, came three years before he defeated the only Jewish Republican in Congress."
Epstein never accuses Brat of being a fan of Hitler, nor even of casual anti-Semitism, but most internet readers are not careful readers, and the juxtaposition of Hitler with "he defeated the only Jewish Republican in Congress" is sure to set some fiery bees under some liberal bonnets.
Cantor is the only Republican Jew in Congress, a fact that's been stressed over and over again in the twitterverse. This isn't due to any GOP dislike of Jews, but because Jews are about as reliably liberal as any block of the electorate can be. As much as most Jews in the media hoped to see the last of Cantor and would have worked for his ouster harder than anyone in the Tea Party, some now see in this, if not anti-Semitism, at least an exclusionary cultural Christianity.
The Jewish Daily Forward's J.J. Goldberg asks, "Did Eric Cantor lose because of his Judaism? Everybody's been tiptoeing around the question for the last two days, so let's just come out and say it: Of course he did." Goldberg goes on, "the prairie fire that's turned so much of middle America red is as much about Christianity as anything else. And if it's about Christianity, then it's also about not-Jewish."
We should note that no one, from the New York Times to J.J. Goldberg, is claiming that the GOP voters of Cantor's district are anti-Semitic. Far from it. Goldberg specifically says that, "I'd bet that 90% of the 36,000 zealots who turned out to vote for David Brat on Tuesday (vs. 29,000 for Cantor) don't have an anti-Semitic bone in their body. It's just that they love Jesus."
The problem isn't Cantor's Judaism, but Brat's Christianity. The problem isn't that Americans are anti-Semitic, but that they're Christian. In absolving conservatives of anti-Semitism, the left is making sure we hear the question.
This sort of race-baiting at a remove is noxious. If everyone is so certain that the answer is no, what's the point of bringing up the question?


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An Anapestic Idea
"Six Lessons for Winter" includes a Valentine lesson based on compound meter. Here's an idea for simple meter, based on the anapestic (short short long) rhythmic pattern.
1. The tune can be treated as a 4-part round, entering each measure.
2. Isolate the rhythms used for the word "Valentine" for a study of anapest over two beats and four beats (augmentation). Change between the two, have groups or pairs perform them simultaneously, and then have students perform them together on their own (right hand/left hand, stepping/clapping, etc.).
3. Here's an activity sheet for elementary levels. (Click thumbnail below to open a printable PDF.)
After cutting out the hearts, have children:
- match the word phrases to the notation;
- recombine the phrases randomly to create a different order;
- select one rhythmic heart, and hold it up when that part of the song occurs (or when the teacherplays it on piano or drum, changing randomly).
The page may be copied and distributed for children to take home.


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Thursday, 20 July 2017 03:58 PM
President Donald Trump should lower the boom on Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election – because the ex-FBI chief could topple the commander in chief and the GOP's hold on Congress, Trump's former political adviser Sam Nunberg told Newsmax TV.
"Yes, I think he should, he should fire him," Nunberg, a New York City-based attorney, told host Miranda Khan on Thursday's "America Talks Live."
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Trump told The New York Times on Wednesday he never would have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he had known Sessions would recuse himself in the Russia probe because of meetings he had with Russian officials.
Session's decision, which put Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in charge of the Russia probe, "did not serve the president well. . . . Then [Rosenstein] summarily appoints Mueller, who is leading a kangaroo investigation. It's like Kafka-esque," Nunberg told Khan.
"[Rosenstein] apparently is part of the Washington, Georgetown elite and – wanting to rehabilitate himself with them after writing the [James] Comey memo to get Comey [the FBI director] fired – appoints Mueller."
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Simple aquatic organisms that make their own food via photosynthesis.
Tiny air sacs in the lungs that increase the surface area for gas exchange.
Single-celled prokaryotic organisms.
Cell Membrane
The membrane around the contents of a cell that control what moves in and out of the cell.
Cell Wall
The rigid structure around the plant and algal cells, it is made of cellulose & strengthens the cell.
The complex carbohydrate that makes up the plant and algal cell walls and gives them strength.
The green pigment contained in the chloroplasts.
The organelles in which photosynthesis takes place.
The water-based gel in which organelles of all living cells are suspended and most of the chemical reactions of life take place.
The spreading out of the particles of any substance in a solution, or particles in a gas, resulting in a net movement of particles from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration down a concentration gradient.
Eukaryotic Cells
Cells from eukaryotes that have a cell membrane, cytoplasm, and genetic material enclosed in a nucleus.
Hypertonic (osmosis)
A solution that is more concentrated than the cell contents.
Hypotonic (osmosis)
A solution that is less concentrated than the cell contents.
isotonic (osmosis)
A solution that is the same concentration as the cell contents.
The site of aerobic cellular respiration in a cell.
Organelle found in many living cells containing the genetic information surrounded by the nuclear membrane.
The diffusion of water through a partially permeable membrane (PPM) from a dilute solution (which has a high concentration of water) to a concentrated solution (with a low concentration of water) down a concentration gradient.
Partially Permeable Membrane (PPM)
A membrane that allows only certain substances to pass through.
Permanent Vacuole
Space in the cytoplasm filled with cell sap.
The living transport tissue in plants that carries dissolved food (sugars) around the plant.
The state of plant cells when so much water is lost from the cell by osmosis that the vacuole and cytoplasm shrink and the cell membrane pulls away from the cell wall (plant is shrivelled).
Prokaryotric Cells
From prokaryotic organisms have a cytoplasm surrounded by a cell membrane, and a cell wall that does not contain cellulose. The genetic material is a DNA loop that is free in the cytoplasm and not enclosed by a nucleus. Sometimes there are one or more small rings of DNA called plasmids.
Resolving Power
A measure of ability to distinguish between two seperate points that are very close together, it is often used to measure the ability of a microscope.
The site of protein synthesis in a cell.
The male sex cells or gametes that carry the genetic material from the male parent.
Openings in the leaves of plants, particularly on the underside and opened and closed by guarded cells, allowing gases to enter and leave the leaf.
The pressure inside a plant cell exerted by the cell contents pressing on the cell wall.
Movement of air or water into and out of the gas exchange organ, for example lungs or gills.
The non-living transport tissue in plants that transport water from the roots to the leaves and shoots.
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8 Hilarious Things Indian Couples Do To Get Some Privacy
Privacy is one of the biggest issues in every couple's life. And heck if you're living in a country like India, you can very well throw privacy out of the window. There will be judgemental aunties staring at you when you hold your partner's hand, third-wheels inviting themselves on your date nights and of course, overprotective parents trying to befriend you on Facebook just to see what you are up to. The woes are endless.
I am in a relationship, and I can understand what it means to have zero privacy. In fact, over the years I have noticed my friends doing and saying the most hilarious stuff, just to catch a break with their partners.
It's sad but this is exactly what Indian couples do to get some privacy. Read on:
1. Lie to parents about study groups and spend the night with bae
This one's a classic. We have been there and done that - making up some group project and telling your parents that you have to pull an all-nighter at your friend's place to get the assignment done. But what you actually do is make your friend the perfect alibi (in case, things go south) and spend the night with your partner. And right now, you're reading this and reminiscing about all the stunts you've ever pulled to sneak out with your partner.
2. Book the corner-most seat in the movie theatre
Now if you deny that you haven't ever booked the corner-most seats in a movie theatre just so that you can make-out for two odd hours, do not kid yourself. This move is an old one, practically straight out of every Indian couples' dating handbook.
3. Distract the third-wheel with the Brand Factory discount coupon
This one's my favourite and this comes very handy to all you couples out there who want to ditch the third-wheel on Valentine's Day to spend some time alone.
Now here's a fact. Every couple has a third-wheel. This person can be your best friend, your cousin, or an annoying colleague who always lands up everywhere you go on a date. You land up booking three tables for dinner instead of two, go on long drives with the third-wheel, and even find that person in the same room when you and your partner try to have an intimate moment. Frustrating, right?
But this Valentine's Day, don't let the third-wheel ruin your special plans. How you ask?
Brand Factory has come up with a kickass plan where you can successfully ditch the third-wheel without upsetting them. All you have to do is take this fun quiz. Based on your answers and your level of frustration with the third-wheel, you can win an exclusive Brand Factory discount voucher, which can send your third-wheel on a shopping spree for the day. And while he/she shops, you get to enjoy some alone time with your bae in peace.
Such a genius plan! So, hurry up and take the quiz before it's too late.
4. Beg the roommate to leave the house for sometime
This is every Indian couple ever, and the poor roommate (like always) has to bear the brunt of it. Sometimes, you also have to lure your roommate with presents, or do his laundry, or pay his bills, just to get him to leave the house for a couple of hours, so that you can have a good time with bae.
5. Find the darkest and the shadiest park in the city
I know, you will blatantly disagree on this one too, but let's be honest. When all plans fail, we fall back on shady parks and gardens of our neighbourhood where no one goes. I mean, that's the perfect spot for you and your partner - no noise, no judgement (or a little judgement), and a lot of privacy.
6. Spend a bomb on hotel rooms
Couple-friendly hotels are your best friend despite the fact that both of you live in the same city. Of course, you spend a bomb to spend some quality time alone, but well, things we do for love and privacy do not come with a price tag.
7. Perpetually keep a sock on the doorknob
This never gets old, especially for those of you who live with roommates who refuse to give you some privacy. Solution? Let the sock on the doorknob give them the message!
8. Find a dark alley to park the car
When couples do not get a hotel room, their last resort is to drive to an isolated alley and get the much-needed privacy. Don't you nod your head with disbelief now, we all know your secrets.
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November 11, 2017 all day – The Marist Hall Church and Parish House Lace meeting and workshop 10.am to 4.pm. Charges for members £1.50 and non members: £4.00. There will be a free Lace exhibition with a beginners lace workshop on our practice lace pillow. There i… Organized by Maureen Bromley | Type: lace, meeting


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Next time you check into a hotel, consider signing up for its loyalty program. Even if you are not a frequent flier, or usually stay with friends or relatives when traveling, you should still make the most out of your occasional hotel stay.
Most large hotel chains have loyalty programs through which you can earn hotel points or airline miles for your stay. Even if you travel infrequently, you can still sign up for the program and opt to earn miles in the airline program of your choice. This way, even if you don't stay at hotels enough to score a free night, you can at least boost your frequent flier account.
The number of miles you get varies by hotel chain, hotel category, and even airline program. The Marriott chain, for example, awards 2 miles per dollar spent at Marriott, JW Marriott and Renaissance hotels, and 1 mile per dollar spent at all of its other hotels, including Courtyard and SpringHill Suites. With the Priority Club, on the other hand, if you belong to one of the many US-based airlines' frequent flier programs, you can earn 500 miles per stay at InterContinental hotels and 2 miles per dollar spent at other hotels such as Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn. If you have a frequent flier account with Air Canada, Japan Airlines, or many other international airlines, however, you will earn 500 miles per stay at any of the hotels within the Priority Club, regardless of how much you spend.
As you sign up for a hotel loyalty program, also keep an eye out for time-sensitive promotions. For instance, until February 28, 2010, you can get 2,010 bonus miles on Delta for every 3-night stay at any hotel within the Hilton Honors program. And with the Priority Club, each night can earn you an extra 200 miles on American Airlines until April 30, 2010.
So next time you have to travel and stay overnight somewhere unexciting for work, don't grumble. Or if you do, at least get the most miles you can for that trip. The same goes for the cross-country trip to attend your second-cousin's wedding.
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Gasol's 'facilitating' skills more pronounced with Parker, Leonard out
Making a crisp pass to a cutting teammate for an easy bucket is every bit as satisfying to Pau Gasol as sinking a 3-pointer or scoring in the low post with a strong move.
"I love facilitating," the 37-year-old Spurs center said. "I love getting guys easy buckets and good looks. I am a big believer in that."
Once called "the best passing big man in the NBA" by none other than Magic Johnson, the 7-foot Gasol leads the team in assists with a 3.6 average after dishing out six in a 120-107 win Tuesday over the Los Angeles Clippers.
With point guard Tony Parker yet to play this season because of his rehab from quadriceps surgery, Gasol has led the Spurs in assists a team-best five times. His 40 assists top the team, with point guards Patty Mills (37) and Dejounte Murray (35) ranking second and third.
"This year the ball goes a little more through my hands, so I am able to do that a little more, not just spotting up only," Gasol said. "I am mixing it up more and so far I have been efficient in delivering good assists to my teammates."
Over his last four games, Gasol is averaging 4.4 assists. He had seven, the most by any Spur this season, in the 108-101 win over the Charlotte Hornets last week.
In his 17th season, Gasol has 3,675 career regular season assists for a 3.3 per-game average.
"With (All-NBA forward) Kawhi (Leonard) out, Tony out, we need a little more of that, facilitating, and I can do that," Gasol said. "I am happy to do it."
Gasol also finished with a season-high 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting and eight rebounds in 28 minutes against the Clippers.
"He's been in the league for 16 years and has done it all," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said of Gasol. "It's not surprising he can do that (lead the team in assists). He is a guy with a very high IQ, is 7 foot, has long arms. It's always great to have him on the court. I don't think there is anything I can say that hasn't been said about him. He is a Hall of Famer."
Trouble back home: The battle between Spanish leaders and Catalonia's separatists, a conflict that has resulted in Catalan leaders being exiled and imprisoned, has been a source of worry for Gasol.
"The population has been divided, put into a lot of tension and a lot of people are suffering the consequences," said Gasol, a native of Barcelona. "I'm very concerned because the people on the street are mostly the ones paying the price for political decisions being made."
Gasol said his hope is the conflict will be resolved soon so a sense of normality will return to Spain and allow "people to accept their differences."
Plenty of victorious nights: The Spurs' 500 wins at the AT&T Center rank first on the list of NBA home victories since 2002-03, the year the club moved into the building.
The Dallas Mavericks are second with 436. Rounding out the top five are the Houston Rockets (405), Indiana Pacers (402) and Utah Jazz (401).
The Spurs won 483 NBA games at HemisFair Arena from 1976-83 and 258 in the Alamodome from 1993-02.
Ticket talk: The Spurs have the 11th most expensive ticket price in the secondary market this season at $186.74, according to TickPick.com.
No. 1 on the list is the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors at $500.87.
Rounding out the top five are the Los Angeles Lakers ($377.08), New York Knicks ($287.14), Detroit Pistons ($245.84) and Chicago Bulls ($243.52).
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p.s. just had a mug of tea and its delicious with a strong taste of lemongrass and no green tea bitterness. I just need to get a tea strainer rather than using a mini sieve!
I subscribe to all 5 - Joliebox, Amarya, Glossybox, Feel Unique and Carmine (for the moment). The Amarya one I subscribed to first (for the year) before I realised other boxes existed. Unfortunately, I can't keep all of the others on due to the cost. Which one do you think I should give up? I am thinking either Glossybox or Carmine. Ooh its so difficult to decide x


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There are a wide range of centre services and amenities at Stockland The Pines. For all enquiries including equipment hire, lost and found, centre directions and gift cards come and see us at Centre Management. The Centre Management office is located at the rear of the facilities corridor opposite Kmart.
Stockland The Pines provides both customers
and retailers with the convenience of financial
institutions and ATMs including the ANZ Bank, Commonwealth Bank,
NAB and Westpac.
Centre directories provide customers with
information on the services available at the
Centre, as well as informing customers of
specific retailer locations. Centre directories
are available from Centre
Management. We also have two touch screen
Centre directories throughout the Centre to
further provide easy access and convenience to
our customers.
Our Centre Management team can assist with
all Centre services. The Centre Management
Office is located at the rear of the facilities
corridor opposite Kmart and is open Monday to
Wednesday 9am–5.30pm, Thursday 9am–7pm,
Friday 9am–8pm and Saturday 9am–5pm.
Disabled facilities are located near Coles and
Centre Management, opposite Kmart.
Kiddie Kabz make shopping with children a little easier. They are available free of charge from the front of Kmart.
The my funland play area includes both
interactive and active features to keep children
entertained whilst visiting the Centre with their
guardians. It creates an enjoyable and safe
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for parents. Located opposite Vodafone.
Centre Management provides a lost and
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Customers are required to book in advance and
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Our well-equipped Parents' Rooms holds a five-star breastfeeding accreditation. It is conveniently located near Coles.
Facilities include:
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|The game set up as per the scenario instructions with Red's cavalry scouting ahead in small troops.
Last week I had this powerful urge to play a more "conventional" wargame with my 54mm Toy Soldiers, and no I don't know exactly what that meant either except that I wanted something larger and more complex than a One Hour Wargame. So, I turned to CS Grant's Scenarios for Wargames and picked Scenario 4, Holding Action (2), and I decided to go off the grid using Hearts of Tin, and quickly reorganized the troops into suitable units, and laid out the armies.
|The Highlanders seize the Northern Bridge, briefly...
|Red's cavalry crosses the ford. Behind them the assault has stalled with Red initially losing the firefight against inferior numbers of Blue infantry and artillery.
Red's job was to get troops across the river and off the northern table edge. As per scenario instructions, some of his cavalry was scouting ahead to look for hidden fords. Having played the scenario several times over the last thirty something years, this called for some role playing for both sides and a die roll for Red's decision once the ford was reported.
|Blue redeploys his cavalry to the West bank despite a pinning attack by Red's adhoc Naval and Rifles Brigade against the Southern bridge.
|The Highland Brigade is redirected to move to their right to cross the ford and continue the march North.
A late game charge up the Western shore by Blue's two cavalry squadrons beat the three Red ones, routing one and nearly routing the shiny new Bodyguard but their own losses were heavy. Alas for Blue, his Army Morale cracked at the start of the last turn when three broken units failed to Rally, This left Red an open road for several battered companies of Highlanders to march off the Northern edge, fulfilling their victory conditions.


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Here is a picture from wikipedia that shows the colors better
Take note that it looks kinda weird here because Ben took the photo of the back of the silly thing.
Moments ago we got back from a gem show at our friend Jordan's workplace (he is a watchmaker and works at a jewelry store). There were so many beautiful stones (I of course loved the 70 carat monstrosities best), but the best part... the BEST part... Banks found a stone in his "carat" cake! AHHHHH! I'm so excited. I kept saying, "This is the best day ever!" Anyway it is super pretty and I think I'll have it set into a ring. I never win anything! Good thing I have children to win things for me.
Friday, May 8, 2009
ametrines are a girl's best friend
Posted by Carrie at 5:59 PM
5 comments:
- Trisha said...
beautiful! what will you do with it?
- May 8, 2009 at 8:25 PM
- Stephanie said...
- May 8, 2009 at 10:46 PM
- Rachel said...
It really is beautiful! I hope I can see it in a ring in person someday.
And I'm glad banks didn't eat it! :)
- May 9, 2009 at 3:15 PM
- Megan said...
Oooh! How fun! I'll have to ask for a carat cake on my next birthday. :)
- May 9, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- Caity said...
That is SO cool!
- May 13, 2009 at 9:55 PM
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ज्ञेयोसि (GYeyosi) = "You can be known"
Gyeyosi Gallery is an online commercial art gallery currently based in Manchester and moving to Staffordshire providing a promotional platform for local and neighbouring artists. Gyeyosi supports artists from undergraduate to mid careers as well as promoting established artists whose mediums range from painting, sculpture and prints.
Gyeyosi exhibitions have been held at Stoke-on-Trent's The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. We also aim to exhibit at both creative and professional spaces celebrating the creativity of the city and county and promoting its businesses. This will be achieved by bringing art to the people in their favourite venues, bars and urban spaces, making the art exhibitions accessible to Staffordshire's residents in familiar surroundings.


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We have been using iHance (with Salesforce) for almost a decade now.
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More than $14,000 in fines issued by WorkSafe ACT in response to safety breaches on the light rail construction site is demonstrated evidence that the Work Safety Commissioner is doing an effective job.
Light rail construction is a major government project with significant union oversight guaranteed by the Government's Memorandum of Understanding with UnionsACT.
It begs the question; why is the Government insistent on maintaining its MOU with UnionsACT when in the Government's own words its primary purpose is to improve workplace safety in the construction sector.
This is proof that giving unions the power of veto on government procurement projects does not result in improved safety, but only results in ACT taxpayers paying over the odds on major government construction projects.
The majority of contractors involved on the light rail project are out of town operators who have entered into EBA's with unions. It has been demonstrated through the Productivity Commission that union involvement in large government construction projects can result in taxpayers paying as much as 30 per cent more for projects.
These breaches are simply not acceptable when Canberrans are paying over the odds for the light rail project in the name of safety.
WorkSafe ACT has clearly demonstrated in this instance that the only authority on workplace safety should be the Commissioner and his office. I applaud them for doing their job effectively and diligently.


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Former presidential aspirant Nazlin Umar now claims that the NASA coalition headed by Raila Odinga is a pyramid scheme.
In a Wednesday social media post, Umar claimed that the three NASA flag bearers were just but conmen who sacrificed their supporters for personal interests.
"NASA is a coalition that never was, but a con, like a pyramid scheme to lure, dupe, incite and loot their supporters for self-gain. Traitors and Despots," her long post reads in part.
Umar further criticised the NASA leaders for sidelining their strongholds in the past when they held high-profile public offices only to cry foul when a new regime took over.
"Devolution is in place, national budget and resources equally benefit all communities, and all these bloodthirsty conniving, greedy, despotic paper tigers have long lost their political clouts. When they were leaders, they failed and marginalised their own people to build themselves upon their taxes and blood, injecting gross poverty and human suffering," she added.
The vocal female politician has been criticising the NASA coalition and the Jubilee government in equal measure.
She has also expressed an intention to vie for the presidency in the 2022 general elections.