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HAVING WORKED WITH Johann van Graan for four seasons at the Bulls, CJ Stander believes the incoming Munster head coach is the perfect candidate to succeed Rassie Erasmus.
Van Graan will take over the reins at the southern province next week following South Africa's November Test against France in Paris on Saturday.
Stander admits coming into the position halfway through a season is not ideal but is in no doubt van Graan will adapt quickly and hit the ground running after spending a week in Limerick in the build-up to the Champions Cup game against Racing 92.
"It's exciting and it's also a challenge," Stander said yesterday. "If a new guy comes in half way through the season, it's a big job on his shoulders.
"But I think from a players perspective, we're a good group of leaders. I think we have taken charge for the last number of seasons.
"He's going to come in and we're almost going to give him the way we're want to play and he's going to give us a few different ways he wants to play.
"He's been here for a week and a half to see how we operate in a European week so he knows what it takes in a high level week.
"I think he's the type of guy who will come in and slot in straight away. I think he is one of the best options we could have got. He's the type of guy who will come in with his way of playing but he will adapt. I think we'll push on from there. We're doing well so far, a few mess ups here and there but nothing to worry about."
Van Graan joins Munster from his role as South Africa's forwards coach and arrives at Thomond Park with a considerable reputation having played a key role in developing the Springboks' forwards and attack during the 2015 World Cup.
Appointed on a two-and-a-half year deal, Stander is firm in the belief that van Graan is a perfect fit for Munster following the departure of Erasmus and Jacques Nienaber.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah. I think he's the best fit out there," the number eight added. "Coach-wise, he's between Rassie and Jacques so that's perfect.
"I worked with him before and you can hear from the other Springboks and some of the South African Blue Bulls team that he's one of the best coaches they have worked with.
"I think where we are at the time of the year, in the middle of the season, this is the best guy who can step in and take over the job. I'm looking forward to going back."
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In a brand new series, we catch up with our favourite celeb parents to ask them a batch of dishy questions! From all things food to daily parent life, we've asked them everything you want to know!
Mumpreuner, model, and mummy to Theodore, Vogue Williams spills the beans on life as a working mum…
What is your favourite meal to prepare? And for your baby?
Spencer and I love to eat roast lamb, we slow roast it for four hours and usually have it with a salad and some sweet potato. Lamb is our favourite meat but it seems to be Theodores least favourite. I like cooking for Theodore, he seems to be easy please although I won't let that lull me into a false sense of security. His favourite thing to eat are his desserts.
What food temptation do you wish you could resist?
Chocolate, I have to have chocolate every day! I think its good to have a little of what you like because then you
won't feel like you're restricting yourself. I wish I could resist it but at the same time I really enjoy sitting down to a cup of tea and some chocolate at the end of a day.
What did you have for breakfast this morning? And what did baby have?
We eat breakfast with each other everyday, my favourite time with Theodore is in the morning. I get the biggest smile and we can take our time getting everything done. I have porridge most mornings as its easy to eat while I feed T at the same time. He has baby porridge and I add some mashed banana and raspberry to it.
If you could invite three people to your dinner table, who would they be?
Oh I love this question! Ok so Leonard Cohen, I was meant to go and see him before he died and never made the gig so I would love to get him to sing at the dinner party. Bill Murray because he just seems like so much fun and lastly Tina Turner because I am a HUGE Tina Turner fan.
What puts a big smile on your baby's face?
Everything, he is a very smiley baby, he loves being tickled and peekaboo is his new favourite game.
Best piece of parenting advice you have received and from who?
Go with the flow, my mom is quite chilled when it comes to babies and although T has a routine I don't let it get in the way of things we want to do. He finishes his second nap around 2.15 but I sometimes let him sleep in his buggy so we can get out and about.
What was the best baby gift you received?
I had to think long and hard about that one and I still can't pinpoint the best one. There are so many useful gadgets out there that we have gotten but I also love getting clothes for Theodore, his wardrobe is better
than mine!
One piece of wisdom you would pass on to your child?
The harder you work the luckier you get. I think its important to have a strong work ethic whether it be in school or in your job. Its nice to achieve things you've always wanted but you do have to work hard to get them.
What's the best baby purchase you've made?
I would say the baby shusher or ourbottle prep machine we got when I finished breast feeding. It makes things a lot quicker.
What's in your fridge for dinner tonight? And what is baby eating?
I will be eating salmon with roasted veg and a side of corn. Im trying to be quite healthy this week, Im sure Ill fall into a bar of chocolate around 8pm! Baby is have pea and carrot puree mixed in with a kind of fish pie. He has only started eating meat so I have to use up all the veggie options I have in the freezer.
Sundays are usually filled with…
Walks in the park, lovely food and chilled time at home.
If you could only have one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be? What would your baby choose?
I would have pasta pesto, Ive been eating this since Uni and I still crave it at least once a week. For Theodore I would say he would be happy with stewed apples and pears with a hint of cinnamon.

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Organised by Mark Morris and Mark Cousins with Ed Bottoms
5 Conversations on Education: A Complete History of the AA (Abridged)
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"Two major systems have within the past fifty years enjoyed a conspicuous success – those of the École des Beaux-Arts and of the Bauhaus. This simple statement is by no means to commend the results of either but merely to observe that both have possessed to a high degree a generating power, and that both have to some extent been able to endow their techniques with universal significance. Neither in the light of the present day appears completely adequate for our requirements." So wrote Colin Rowe of the dominant types architectural education about fifty years ago.
Could it be said that since that time a third system arose that has had a generating power and ability to endow its own techniques and methods of teaching across the globe? If that is so, how might the AA as a model of architectural education formulate its future in the midst of seeking taught degree-awarding powers and a new director? What potential trajectories should we consider? A series of lunchtime discussions will address the state of architectural education, the challenges and opportunities at hand, and the onus on the AA to lead the way in terms of innovation.
Edward Bottoms is the Archivist of the AA and teaches a Diploma course in History and Theory Studies. He is the author of several essays and talks including "The Malaren Queen" (AA Files 60, 2010), "The Royal Architectural Museum in Light of new Documentary Evidence" (Journal of the History of Collections, 19:1, 2007), and "The History of the AA" lecture given to the Twentieth Century Society and Archives For London (February 2010). He studied History at Exeter University and holds an MA in Architectural History from the University of East Anglia.
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Divorce and Dentistry: Repairing Broken Relationships
According to work by statistician Nathan Yau reported by Quartz who used divorce data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 5 year survey from 2015, dentists are the 13th least likely occupation to end in divorce among roughly 500 occupations. He found that roughly 22.5% of dentists who have been married at least once has ended in divorce. He also found that physicians and surgeons are just a hair better than dentists in keeping their marriage intact with roughly 21.8% of physicians and surgeons who have been married at least once has ended in divorce. Nathan observed that in general higher-salary professions tend to have lower divorce rates than lower-salary professions. Even so, a dentist being in a marriage having a 22.5% chance of ending in divorce is not very good odds. There are many things that a dentist can do … Read more


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This sinister global cabal just recently emerged from the shadows after a brave journalist by the name of Shepard Ambellas, along with his crew and filmmaker Jason Bermas, radio talk show host Alex Jones, and others, all called for a 'peaceful protest' of the Bilderberg Group in the summer of 2012, outside the global crime syndicate's privately rented confab in Chantilly. This event was in turn reported on by members of the mainstream press for the first time as a reality and was dubbed the "turning point," after the media managed to hide the group's existence for nearly 50 years.
That summer Ambellas and his crew managed to capture amazing footage of what transpired and encompass it with brilliant cinematography unmatched by most independently released documentary films. To boot, the entire film is done in a Cinéma vérité format which compliments the artists creation — SHADE (2013).
The film goes onto explore sinister yet very real, documented, human experimentation these people are conducting on the inhabitants of Earth and even shows the blood tests to prove it!
"They do not want to be seen," Dan Dick with Press For Truth said, pointing out how they "operate from the shadows," in order to achieve their goals.
In the film author and historian Webster Tarpley goes into detail about the "extermination of the poor" and how it plays into the Elites agenda.
"They are incrementally controlling the populace through a legacy," — Shepard Ambellas.
Elite to the likes of Ted Turner and Bill gates would like to see a massive population reduction worldwide. That means "getting rid of five billion people," Luke Rudkowski of the grass roots organization We Are Change said.
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President Michael D Higgins has paid tribute to arts patron and co-founder of Claddagh records Garech de Brún, who has died aged 78.
The President said in a statement: "The passing of Garech de Brún will be heard with great sadness by all those interested in the performance and recording of Irish music, song and poetry."
This is very sad news. A man of immense generosity to all. https://t.co/QcDAf5BXZV— Ronan Delaney (@delexical) March 11, 2018
A member of the extended Guinness family, De Brún lived most of his life at his house "Luggala" in Co Wicklow and played host to many leading lights from the worlds of acting, publishing and music, including Mick Jagger and Sean O'Riada.
He was also a friend and patron of Dublin-born artist Francis Bacon and in 2017 appeared in the BBC documentary Francis Bacon: A Brush with Violence.
London socialite Tara Browne, who died in 1966, was one of his younger brothers and his death is often cited as an inspiration for The Beatles' song A Day in the Life. Browne is buried on the shore of Lough Tay.
Goodbye to Garech de Brun xxxxxxxxxx pic.twitter.com/lxxJUKe9vO— Rosita Sweetman (@RositaSweetman) March 11, 2018
De Brún also played a pivotal role in the formation of The Chieftains in 1962, after he asked his friend Paddy Moloney to form a group for a one-off album on Claddagh Records, the traditional Irish music label de Brún founded with Ivor Browne in 1959.


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My wife and I consider The American Restaurant our go-to restaurant for special events; we have ever since our net worth became greater than a blank check and a three-day float.
But two off outings in a row – including a ruined New Year's Eve dinner – has moved the Crown Center classic out of the "no brainer" category into "not now/maybe never?"
New Year's Eve was the worst. High expectations. Left a fun party for a highly anticipated late night of intimate dining and dancing. Dressed to the nines (Linda beautiful as always and me, well, Cary had nothing to fear nor did innocent bystanders). And ready for a great meal by Chef Gold.
What we got was "meh" food, incredibly slow service and no attention from our server (at one point he did the reverse "Walk like an Egyptian" to avoid eye contact towards the end of a 30-minute span during which no food was delivered to our table). We eventually had to enlist the butter boy into being our emissary. And then all we got was an incredulous look when we balked at receiving two courses at the same time when the food finally arrived.
With Linda nauseated from no food (it's now 11:15 pm), a dense cloud of forbidden cigarette smoke in the ladies lounge and the (mutually shared) bile of having a good night out, we left early and headed for home, two surprised dogs, shrimp marinara TV dinners and an irritable take on the AR.
And the thing is, it didn't have to be that way.
IF … the restaurant had kept us informed about what was going on … acknowledged the problem and the difficulties it presented … sent an appropriate representative to confer with us … recognized our goal was getting something resembling food, not slices of bread falling like autumn leaves … and asked if there was anything that could be done to restore our confidence … things might have turned out differently.
And for us coalitionists, the key take-away may be that our margin of error on delivering the goods – and fixing problems when quality falls short – is slim. We had a two-decade investment of good times in the American, and quality issues have put a serious wobble in the relationship. Most of the people we seek to engage don't have a similar 20-year reservoir of confidence and good will in the institutions we may represent.


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The fable is famous and I always knew it to be French – the Monkey and the Cat – "the dupe (or use) of another to get one's own way". The history of the fable is well researched and presented on the Wikipedia site, here. Further reading confirmed my belief that this snuff box is even earlier, as the first know version has a dog being duped by the monkey, read on below.
"However, the earliest surviving texts relating the story date from the mid-16th century and some of these have a puppy in place of a cat as the monkey's victim. Johannes Sambucus reports it as happening recently in the Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom in his Emblemata (1564). The Latin poem there continues, 'A small monkey gave us an example noteworthy and amusing for its cunning. For, when he saw the chestnuts buried in the hearth, he began to brush the ash aside but, afraid of the burning coals, he suddenly seized the foot of a sleeping puppy and stole it out.'[6] The same story involving a sleeping dog appeared in other emblem books, including the Choice of Emblemes by the English poet Geoffrey Whitney (1586)".
The snuff box is in sculpted bronze with a lead filled back and a very high, repoussé relief showing a very early version of an iron pot, the dog with retrieved chestnuts and the monkey with his hand over his face, hiding his glee – that the ruse has worked. The title ribbon is engraved 'RATON ET BERTRAN–' The hinged base is also in patterned relief but in brass. I believe this is so obviously Dutch in origin and easily 16th century. I found it in Launceston in the stock of a charming young dealer: Miles Davis-Kielar. The studio has done the straightening and slight repairs – the lid closes perfect now. We have handled with cotton gloves, brushed the surface and have maintained most of the aged patina. Height of the lid relief is 8mm. W 90mm x D 65mm x H 24mm. Urban–Archaeology Collection.


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Thought McQuaid's hit on Rust was really dirty, shoving him into the boards. Plays like those are so dangerous. One of these days, a player is going to wind up with not just a concussion, but a broken neck. Maybe the league needs a black and white rule like for high sticks (doesn't matter how your stick got high enough to hit another player, you have to be in control of it all times) for shoving a player into the boards like that.
McQuaid really should be suspended. Not only was that from behind, but McQuaid took at least a couple of strides toward Rust, then shoved him. McQuaid was so far away, it didn't look like Rust was even expecting contact. Hits like that are exactly why the NHL now has modified no touch icing.
Rust, Ruhwedel out "longer term". Rust apparently won't need surgery to fix whatever ails him. Ruhwedel has a shoulder injury.Simon moved up with McCann and Bugjustad. Bluegar likely to be recalled.


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From the US War Department (1947) via YouTube
An interesting old newsreel from the US War Department during World War Two. It provides a chilly reminder of what is going on today in many countries, including Australia. A very important point is made. There are those who would divide us in order along lines of race and faith, in order to control this. Along with it comes the notion of superiority, for some. We should question the spreading of hate through assertions that refugees and Muslims are wrecking our civilisation and the doctrine of alternative facts. These ideas are not new and if we don't learn from the past, we may well repeat it.


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Here are 4 new advertisements in honor of the 4th of July. The first one actually commemorates the 4th. The others actually don't. But it's not July 1, so I needed 4 of them.
4 de Julio
Who knew that Honey Maid makes documentaries? This one's about American immigrants. "When you first come here to America, you're kind of like invisible. You don't seem to be noticed, but at the same time you see that they're looking at you."
Hello Pizza
Last year, Brazil's CNA language centers put English learners in contact with senior citizens in the US. Now they're having them answer phoned-in pizza orders from the States. By staying on the line, customers can get their pizzas free. It's a win-win with double cheese.
Are We There Yet?
You can use this to each your kids how to be annoying in five languages. This one came out late last year, but it's new to me, which leaves me wondering: Have you seen it yet? Have you seen it yet? Have you seen it yet?
Great Chinese Names for Great Britain
"This was the first time in history that a country had invited the citizens of another to come up with names for its major landmarks." What say we pop over to the Street for the Tall, Rich, and Handsome?
By the way, just in case you've never heard it asked before: Do the British have the 4th of July?
Of course they do. What else would come after the 3rd?
Noel, Missouri: Small-Town America and International City
August 2, 2014 § Leave a comment
For many, strongman J. D. "The Ice Man" Anderson put Noel, Missouri, on the map. Leading up to his quarterfinals performance on America's Got Talent this week, he talked about how the people in his hometown "wouldn't even fill up the balcony at Radio City Music Hall." He then went on to snap baseball bats in two, smash cinder blocks, and run headlong into blocks of ice.
Ask your grandparents and they might remember Noel's heyday as a place to send holiday mail for its "Christmas City" postmark. With the help of singer Kate Smith telling the "Noel Story" on the radio in the 40s and 50s, more than half a million pieces of mail passed through Noel each year in the days leading up to Christmas.
Noel's high point as "Christmas City" is probably behind it (the high point for mailing Christmas cards anywhere is probably in the past), and Anderson didn't make it to the semifinals of America's Got Talent.
But that doesn't mean Noel's time in the spotlight is gone. In fact, the small Ozark town can now stake a claim as an international city, with more per-capita cultural diversity than most metropolises hundreds of times its size.
The Joplin Globe reports that it all started when the Hudson Foods chicken plant in Noel recruited Hispanic workers from along the US-Mexican border. After Tyson bought the plant in 1998, more and more immigrants arrived, including refugees from Africa. Today, nearly two-thirds of the plants 1,500 workers are "minorities," representing such places as Mexico, Somalia, Sudan, Micronesia, Kenya, Laos, Myanmar, and Ethiopia.
But the influx of immigrant workers to this town of 1,800 hasn't always gone smoothly. A 2002 article in The Kansas City Star focuses on the difficulties—the graffiti, the stares, the shouted slurs. James Carroll, mayor of Noel, tells The Globe that when the Somalis came to town, a Mexican resident said to him, "I now know how you felt when we came here."
According to a broadcast from Harvest Public Media, which was aired by NPR, in August of last year the tires on more than a dozen cars owned by Somalis were slashed. And Somali workers say they don't feel welcome at Kathy's Kountry Kitchen on Main Street, where servers wear t-shirts that say, "I got caught eating at the KKK."
While it's clear that some in the Noel community wish the immigrants and refugees hadn't come, there are also many in Noel open to the changes and helpful to the new arrivals.
"If you want to know what America is," Angie Brewer tells Harvest Public Media, "come sit in front of the feed store and watch people go by in a turban, in an island skirt and in their overalls, and they're all just going to work." Brewer is principal at Noel Elementary, where about 11 languages are spoken by the school's 400 students. She says that the schools are the "government agency in town." "People come here if they need shoes, if they need clothes, if they're hungry. We send 37 backpacks home every weekend with kids that just don't have enough food."
The schools play a big part in the lives of the immigrant children because of the opportunities that education provides. This is a theme that we hear in comments, recorded by Harvest Public Media, of the children of the immigrant workers:
Soe Soe, 18, from Myanmar, grew up in refugee camp in Thailand. Instead of going to high school, he works at the plant to support his family, taking English classes in Noel offered by Crowder College. "I have problem," he says. "I cannot speak English. I think one day, when my sister already 18, I can go school. She say, 'Don't worry my brother. I gonna support you.'"
Eighteen-year-old Oscar is from Mexico. He came to Noel with his mother when he was two and was a senior in high school at the time of the interview. "Right after high school, I will be going to college. I will be the first of my family to go to college. That's what motivates me, right now, to finish high school."
Brewer and her colleagues want to make sure that none of the children miss out on the benefits of a good education. They want to make sure that none miss out on having any of their needs met. "No one's going to fall through a crack in Noel, Missouri," she tells Harvest Public Media.
It's not going to happen. I mean some of these are my own children's friends and these are my friends. They're real people and you're not reading about them on TV or hearing about them. They're people that I know. I've been to their house. I've sat on their couch. I've held their hand. They're real people and they deserve the best.
("Noel Christmas Postmarks," Noel, MO; Wally Kennedy, "Somali Refugees Follow Mexican Immigration to Missouri Community," The Joplin Globe, May 7, 2011; Donald Bradley, "In Small-Town Missouri, a Collision of Cultures," The Kansas City Star, June 11, 2012; Abbie Fentress Swanson, "Noel, Mo.: Schools Build Safety Net for Immigrant Children," Harvest Public Media, October 27, 2013; Peggy Lowe and Abbie Fentress Swanson, "Their Dreams, in Their Own Words," Harvest Public Media)
[photo: "Immigrant Nation," by Ruby Sinreich, used under a Creative Commons license]
Peanut Butter and Nutella: A Tale of Two Spreads
April 15, 2014 § 3 Comments
A few days ago I was the only one in the house at lunch time and I couldn't find the peanut butter to make a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.
No peanut butter? Why, it seemed downright un-American. And not only that, but it was nothing less than a betrayal of my upbringing.
An American Staple
Writing in the Pacific Standard, Karina Martinez-Carter quotes Jon Krampner, author of Creamy and Crunchy: An Informal History of Peanut Butter, The All-American Food. "Peanut butter," he says, "embodies the raw primordial heart of American childhood."
PB&Js are so fundamental to our formative years that, according to the National Peanut Board, the average American will eat 1,500 before graduating from high school.
Peanut butter is part of what makes America America. Even those from outside our borders know it's so.
While it's not nearly so popular around the world, once people arrive in the US, they are pulled in by the gooey spread. After giving us another quotation from Krampner—"immigrant kids tend to take to it as a part of their Americanization process"—Martinez-Carter tells of her own experiences:
My father is a first-generation Mexican immigrant and my sister adopted from China, and our cupboard reliably contained a jar of peanut butter we dug into daily. Much like how my sister's English as a Second Language class teacher screened the classic Disney movies for her kindergarten students to catch them up on cultural references, developing a taste for peanut butter is a component of the acculturation process in the U.S. It is sustenance for understanding America.
Peanuts have their own story to tell about immigrating to America. According to the National Peanut Board, Europeans first came across peanuts while exploring Brazil. Later, Spanish explorers brought peanuts back home from their excursions into the "new world." From Spain, they were introduced to Asia and Africa. And finally, in the 1700s, Africans brought peanuts to what is now the US.
But it wasn't until 1884 that Canadian Marcellus Gilmore Edson received a US patent for creating a peanut paste, which he used for making a type of peanut candy. In 1895, John Harvey Kellog invented his own version of peanut butter, a year after he and his brother invented corn flakes. And peanut butter got it's public debut at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, when C. H. Sumner sold it at his concession stand.
Now, back to my can't-find-the-peanut-butter dilemma. I'd already spread my jelly, and I had to eat. So I did what I had to do . . . and used Nutella instead.
The Hazelnut Alternative
There it was, a jar of Nutella sitting where I thought the peanut butter should be. (Since we're still unpacking from our move, there are a lot of things out of place.)
I don't know where it had come from.
Well actually I do. It had come from all over the world.
According to the Organisation for Economic Co‑operation and Development (OECD), Nutella is such a good example of the "global value chain" that the group used the chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread as a case study for one of its policy papers.
Here's the globality of Nutella: Ferrero, the Italian company that produces Nutella, is headquartered in Germany. The ten factories that make Nutella are located in the European Union, Russia, Turkey, North America, South America, and Australia. As for the ingredients, a list with their origins includes
- hazelnuts mainly from Turkey
- palm oil from Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, and Brazil
- cocoa mainly from Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Ecuador
- sugar mainly from Europe
- vanilla flavor from the Europe and the US
Put it all together and you have a product that's sold in 75 countries. OECD even made a map to show Nutella's main suppliers, factories, and main sales offices.
Invented by Pietro Ferrero in the 1940s, Nutella has become the self-proclaimed "number one spread in Europe." And while it hasn't yet become a major competitor to peanut butter in the US, it does have it's devoted Stateside fans.
Take, for instance, the students of Columbia University. Last year, the Columbia Daily Spectator, the school's newspaper, launched headlines around the country when it reported that in just the first week Nutella was added to the menu at two dining halls, students went through $5,000 worth of the spread. Dining Services said that students were consuming up to 100 pounds of Nutella daily. And by "consuming," I mean eating it for meals and stealing jars to take home. It was what one student called "all you can eat, and all you can hide."
If that rate held up, noted the Spectator, it would cost the dining halls $250,000 a year.
But, alas, the numbers didn't quite hold up. Another article in the newspaper two days later reported that the first week's Nutella demand actually cost Dining Services $2,500, not $5,000, and the amount quickly faded to $450 a week after that. But even with the revised numbers, that's still a lot of hazelnut spread.
I guess I can see the appeal. Nutella isn't necessarily my thing, but I'm sure I would have liked it when I was in college. My mother never let me eat chocolate frosting by the spoonful when I was growing up, but at college, with no Mom looking over my shoulder, I could have eaten all the frosting . . . uh . . . Nutella I'd wanted.
Well, my college days are now long behind me, and I have new voices in my ear (many of which sound a lot like Mom's). I don't think I'll ever develop an extreme taste for Nutella. I do like a good peanut butter and jelly sandwich, though. You really are what you eat, or at least you are what you ate when you were a kid. And I sure did eat a lot of PB&J sandwiches.
PB&Js. What a strange thing, my friend from Asia once told me. She had never seen one, but she'd heard about them. Why, she asked, would Americans want a sandwich made from peanuts, butter, and jelly. Strange indeed.
(Karina Martinez-Carter, "As American as Peanut Butter," Pacific Standard, February 14, 2014; "Fun Facts," National Peanut Board; "History," Peanut Butter Lovers; Koen D. Backer and Sébastien Miroudot, "Mapping Global Value Chains," OECD Trade Policy Papers, No. 159, OECD Publishing, 2013; Cecilia Reyes, "Nutella in Ferris Booth Costs Dining $5,000 per Week, in Part Due to Dining Hall Thievery," Columbia Daily Spectator, March 5, 2013; Finn Vigeland, "University Says Nutella Cost $2,500 in First Week, less than $500 After," Columbia Daily Spectator, March 7, 2013)
[photos: "Jif Peanut Butter" and "Nutella," by Brian Cantoni, used under a Creative Commons license]
Four Ways to Leverage Multi-Cultural Experiences to Raise Successful Kids
August 27, 2013 § 2 Comments
In an increasingly globalized world, there are several ways to use multi-cultural experiences to help your children get a leg up as they move toward adulthood and future careers. Here are four of them.
None are easy, but the first may be the most difficult.
1. Be an Immigrant to the US
Sociologists at Johns Hopkins University, Lingxin Hao and Han S. Woo, found that children of immigrants in America achieve more academically and have better transitions into adulthood than their peers with native-born parents. The advantage is highest for foreign-born children whose parents move to the States, followed closely by American-born children of immigrants. Hao and Woo's findings appear in the September/October 2012 issue of Child Development ("Distinct Trajectories in the Transition to Adulthood: Are Children of Immigrants Advantaged?")
Explaining the difference,
Hao suggests that there is a greater sense of community among immigrants out of necessity—newcomers often need a lot of assistance when they first arrive in the United States. But Hao, who is from China, thinks there is also a great deal of inspiration to be found among the immigrant community: Parents might be working multiple low-level jobs and encourage their children to seek a better life for themselves. The success stories of immigrants who have "made it" are also held up as role models for immigrant children, something other native-born groups might be lacking, Hao said.
("Children of Immigrants Are Coming Out Ahead of Their Peers, U.S. Study Finds," ScienceDaily, September 13, 2012)
2. Don't be a tiger parent
This one might go under the category of cultural lessons on what not to do.
Regardless of what Amy Chua writes in her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, "Chinese-style" tiger parenting is not the best model for raising children. This is according to researchers Su Yeong Kim, Yijie Wang, Diana Orozco-Lapray, Yishan Shen, and Mohammed Murtuza. They compared the developmental outcomes of children from 444 Chinese-American families in northern California, using eight parenting dimensions—"parental warmth," "democratic parenting," "parental monitoring," "inductive reasoning," "parental hostility," "psychological control," "punitive parenting," and "shaming"—to categorize four parenting styles. In order, from the style that produces the best developmental outcomes to the least, they are "supporting," "easygoing," "tiger," and "harsh."
From the abstract of "Does 'Tiger parenting' Exist? Parenting Profiles of Chinese Americans and Adolescent Developmental Outcomes" (published in Asian American Journal of Psychology, March 2013):
Compared with the supportive parenting profile, a tiger parenting profile was associated with lower GPA and educational attainment, as well as less of a sense of family obligation; it was also associated with more academic pressure, more depressive symptoms, and a greater sense of alienation. The current study suggests that, contrary to the common perception, tiger parenting is not the most typical parenting profile in Chinese American families, nor does it lead to optimal adjustment among Chinese American adolescents.
(Nate Kornell "Does Tiger Parenting Work?" Psychology Today, December 14, 2012)
3. Make sure your children learn a foreign language
Bronwyn Fryer, a senior editor at the Harvard Business Review, trumpets the need for "soft skills," things like "emotional intelligence," "listening," and "authenticity," for global leaders. But, he writes, the top soft skill for executives in global organizations is "sensitivity to culture," also known as "cultural empathy." According to Frye,
True cultural empathy springs from personality, early nurturing, curiosity, and appreciation of diversity. But, very importantly, it also springs from deep exposure to more than one language. And this is where American executives fall short.
Learning another language, he says, not only helps in communication, but opens up one's thinking:
As anyone who has ever learned to speak a foreign language fluently notices how each language shifts one's consciousness. One day, you wake up and you realize you have been dreaming in the new language. Eventually you realize you are thinking in that language. And when you shift back and forth between, say, your native tongue and the acquired language, you feel like you are driving a car with a stick-shift; you are more involved and engaged in the experience. You take in more; you hear more. And you literally feel different; you are "more than yourself."
(Bronwyn Fryer, "Why America Lacks Global Leaders," Harvard Business Review, August 23, 2012)
4. Encourage your children to add overseas work experience to their educations
This one comes a little later in their lives, but they're always your kids, right?
In 2010, Susan Adams, of Forbes, gathered the views of several hiring experts on the value of work experience overseas. She writes that foreign postings, including the Peace Corps, internships, and other types of jobs, give an advantage to people looking for work. One of the reasons is that living and working overseas exposes people to differing leadership styles.
And some who move overseas find opportunities for long-term employment there. Adams talked with Mary Anne Walsh, a global-leaders coach based in New York, and learned that Walsh's clients "who moved overseas shortly after college and graduate school . . . advanced much more quickly than if they had tried to climb the career ladder in the U.S."
Others had this to say:
Dan Black, Americas director of recruiting for Ernst & Young—
We definitely see overseas experience as an advantage. Our clients are demanding more of us these days. They want diversity of thought and diversity of values, and many of our clients are multinationals.
Gary Baker, U.S. global mobility leader for PricewaterhouseCoopers—
[Being part of a minority group in another country] gives you a greater respect for other cultures, and you learn to be better at managing teams that are diverse.
Not only does working overseas build character, writes Adams, but being successful in a foreign country also increases one's confidence. "If you can make your way in Mexico City, Abuja or Sao Paulo, then traditional U.S. organizational issues will be a snap for you."
(Susan Adams, "How a Job Abroad Can Give Your Career a Big Boost," Forbes, November 4, 2010)
[photo: "Awaiting Riders," by dolanh, used under a Creative Commons license]
Regrets and Remembrances: A Prayer for Those Who Leave Home
January 17, 2013 § 2 Comments
With one plane ride the whole world as TCKs have known it can die. Every important place they've been, every tree climbed, pet owned, and virtually every close friend they've made are gone with the closing of the airplane door.
—David Pollock and Ruth Van Reken, Third Culture Kids
This closing door doesn't just happen to Third Culture Kids. It's also the experience of immigrants who leave behind many what-could-have-beens in their old country. Cross-cultural workers feel the door close when they leave their work and return "home." (What other job requires you to leave the country once you're no longer on the payroll?) International students close the door with the hopes that new opportunities will open many more. And refugees often see the door slammed and locked by soldiers carrying guns.
But while the door is closed, the mind is still open to thoughts about what was left behind. Some thoughts are joyous and life giving. Some are hurtful and life stealing. And often they come intricately, painfully intertwined, called up by a scent, a word, a sound, a flavor, a feeling or a dream. Bittersweet.
For those who find themselves on the other side of a closed door, I offer this prayer, inspired by Reinhold Niebuhr's "Serenity Prayer."
God, grant me the confidence to let go of the regrets that I should not hold on to,
The ability to hold on to the memories I should not let go of,
And the wisdom to separate the one from the other. Amen.
(David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken, Third Culture Kids: Growing Up among Worlds, Boston: Nicholas Brealey, 2009)
[illustrations: (upper) "Joined" and (lower) "Cupped") by Pete Hobden, used under a Creative Commons license]
Homesick Immigrants
April 27, 2012 § 7 Comments
According to Gallup, recent polling shows that 13% of adults in the world, about 640 million, want to move to another country and stay there permanently. The country that they'd most like to move to is the US, with around 150 million wanting to go there. But that doesn't mean that most will be moving any time soon, as earlier figures show that only 8% of those wanting to migrate plan to do so in the next year, and only 35% of that number are actually taking steps (applying for visas, buying tickets, etc.) to leave.
On the one hand, there's the greener grass on the other side of the fence; on the other, there's the emotional toll of leaving home. Susan Matt, professor of history at Weber State University and author of Homesickness: An American History, writes about changing countries:
It leads to opportunity and profits, but it also has high psychological costs. In nearly a decade's research into the emotions and experiences of immigrants and migrants, I've discovered that many people who leave home in search of better prospects end up feeling displaced and depressed. Few speak openly of the substantial pain of leaving home.
Even though technology has done much to bridge the gap across the miles, it doesn't eliminate homesickness. From 2002 to 2009, the percentage of immigrants in the US who called home at least once a week rose from 28 to 66, but all the phones, Facebook, email, and Skype in the world won't stop the feelings of loss. Over the last nine years, the number of immigrants has dropped who say that they're "extremely happy" or that they'd make the same move if they had to do it all over again. One study shows that Mexican immigrants in the US have a 40% higher rate of depression and anxiety than their relatives who stayed in Mexico. María Elena Rivera, a psychologist in Tepic, Mexico, believes that the increased ability to "phone home" can actually worsen homesickness, as the immigrants get constant reminders of what they are missing.
Matt's point is not that changing countries represents a bad decision. Rather it's that we romanticize it to the point that the sadness it often brings comes as an unexpected shock. We think that we've moved beyond a natural longing for home, but we haven't.
The persistence of homesickness points to the limitations of the cosmopolitan philosophy that undergirds so much of our market and society. The idea that we can and should feel at home anyplace on the globe is based on a worldview that celebrates the solitary, mobile individual and envisions men and women as easily separated from family, from home and from the past. But this vision doesn't square with our emotions, for our ties to home, although often underestimated, are strong and enduring.
We need to talk about homesickness more. It's real, and advances in technology and changes in worldview won't make it go away. If immigrants are going to be healthy in their new surroundings, then it will help for them to go in with eyes wide open and with realistic expectations. It is true: "Forewarned is forearmed." Continuing the conversation isn't easy, but it's necessary. "Today, explicit discussions of homesickness are rare," writes Matt, "for the emotion is typically regarded as an embarrassing impediment to individual progress and prosperity. This silence makes mobility appear deceptively easy."
(Jon Clifton, "150 Millions Adults Worldwide Would Migrate to the US," Gallup, April 20, 2012; Neli Esipova and Julie Ray, "Nearly 50 Million Worldwide Planning to Migrate Soon," Gallup World, February 24, 2012; Susan J. Matt, "The New Globalist is Homesick," The New York Times, March 21, 2012; Scott Bittle and Jonathan Rochkind, "A Place to Call Home: What Immigrants Say Now about Life in America," Public Agenda)
[photo: "She Stared at the Sea," by Maaco, used under a Creative Commons license]


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Fertility Deity, Holy Ceres
God / Healer
7 ★
MP 5000 Cost 30
Show / Hide Comparison
Show All Evolutions
*1 Experience gain bonus from same element
*2 Weighted Stat: HP / 10 + ATK / 5 + RCV / 3
Shower of Healing
Full HP recovery. Full bind recovery.
CD: 20 Turns ( 10 Turns at Lv.11 )
This card
be used as assist.
Godly Wall of Holy Forest
God type cards ATK x1.5. 55% Wood & Light damage reduction.
Same Skill
Assist Bonus Stat
( Max Lv )
( Max Lv & +297 )
Applicable Killer Latents
Awoken Skills
Ultimate Evolution
Reincarnation Evolution
Reverse Ultimate and Assist Evolution by using:
Grayed out Japanese cards
Greco-Roman God Series
Drop Locations for #392
This card can be obtained by:
- Evolution from
Fertility Deity Ceres
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By Walrus 6 years ago ( 6.4.3 )
I see a lot of comparison between Ceres and Amaterasu, having both great comparable stats, the same active ability and being both bind resistant when awoken:
If looking for an auto-healer leader (situational), Amaterasu currently has the best auto-healing leader skill in the game, is being bind resistant and has high Recovery stat. Ceres is not an auto-healing leader so there is no comparison.
If looking for wood and dark or light resist (situational), an Ult Evolved Ceres is above the average 50% protection at 55%, she is 100% bind resistant if awoken and also has an auto-recover awoken, making her one of the best choices in the game. Again no comparison with Amaterasu since both leader skills are different.
If looking for a sub, Ceres in both of her Ult forms is better than Amaterasu, with slightly lower Recover stat but slightly higher HP and ATK plus an auto-recover Awoken skill that Amaterasu doesn't have.
+ G/L and G/D Ceres are a great sub for Leilan, MeiMei and Karin teams to meet their activation requirements, for her panic button active and for stats.
Personally, I prefer to use her Green/Dark form devil subtype since Dark/Devil has a lack of healers and there are plenty for Light. I can use Lucifer's MS or use Satan's "world's end" and heal back up immediately after for full life or a second WE/MS. She is also a good panic button in case my team is close to dying and to recover from binds easily as she is also bind-immune.
G/L can work similarly in Light, Green and Healer teams.
Last edited by Walrus 6 years ago ( 6.4.3 )
By nerdotaku 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
Saving up all stones for greco godfest in hopes of getting her.
Update: I did 13 rolls, no ceres, but I got 4 other gods would trade them all for her :/
Last edited by nerdotaku 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
By DocHoliday 6 years ago ( 6.4.5 )
Was farming for alraune for my healer team when I got this beauty at Godfest. My search is over, this is an amazing green sub for a healer team.
By otaku 6 years ago ( 6.1.1 )
With ultimate evo and awoken abilities, she's arguably beaten out Dancing Light Amaterasu Ohkami as the top healer. She has full restoration, can heal 500 pts every turn from any position (Amaterasu can only heal every turn from a leader position), and has good combat stats. In the leader position she can resist wood and light without attracting the attention of earth devils trying to bind fire monsters, which is invaluable against the Mystical Land Dragon.
Kyril 6 years ago ( 6.3.0 )
Very... arguable... though. Since Ama's leader ability is relevant much, much more often and both will eventually have bind immunity. They are almost identical in most ways, but ceres has a worse and type, less relevant ability. As much as I'd like to give Ceres love... I think Ama has it.
Synaptix 6 years ago ( 6.3.0 )
I'm a little biased since I have Ceres, but I think as a leader, Ama's ability is much more useful and universal. Ceres's leader skill is also great but situational. As a sub, Ceres beats out Ama, since she has higher HP and Atk, along with an awoken autoheal, like otaku said. Not to mention, Ceres has a bit more flexibility on teams due to her alternate ultimate evos.
yanni in reply to Kyril 6 years ago ( 6.4.4 )
Ceres's 55% reduction from 2 attributes + awoken odin friend 80% damage reduced when health is full is an amazing combo. enemies attacks are decimated! bonus if friend's odin is fully awoken now both your leaders can never be bound meaning you'll never lose that crucial damage reduction and both have autoheals. add a 2x awoken angel or 3x awoken alraune sub and you have a great team for alot of situations (not all)
RPG Inc. 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
With her inability to be bound, autoheal, natural recover bind, and a skill that recovers all health and bind status of her team plus a situationally useful leader skill, after all the cards I've got, she's the only normal REM creature I still actually want. She is AWESOME.
otaku in reply to Kyril 6 years ago ( 6.3.0 )
Ama's leader ability is great, BUT a) her base RCV is not that good, at least in the beginning, so it offsets the multiplier, b) taking up a leader spot means one less blocking/resistance or attack multiplier, which matters a lot later on. It's generally better that the damage never hits you,than getting hit and having to heal afterwards. Because of that, I suddenly ended up using Ceres much more than Ama (used to be the other way around).
Ama's awoken ability to completely block binds is pretty sweet, though.
Last edited by otaku 6 years ago ( 6.3.0 )
Jay in reply to yanni 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
why do you need to do that when you have ama to regenerate 100% of the damage for most dungeons. further how often can you active odins leadership if you use ceres as leader. lasty this light version of ceres is much more comparable to fairlion, name two dungeons where that 5% of wood and light reduction made a difference.
By Dragonsong 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
Hahaha she looks like my sister. (But she actually can't have glluten so that's kind of funny)
By Malkovich 6 years ago ( 6.4.2 )
Getting that 100% resist to bind really stepped up Ceres on par with Ammy
By Dillon 5 years ago ( 7.2.3 )
why does her ult evos make her get down on her knees?
By Bubblepop 6 years ago ( 6.3.0 )
which ultimate evolution is better...
otaku 6 years ago ( 6.3.0 )
Depends on your preference. Do you have a tendency toward a dark or light attack multiplier? Which resistance do you need more to fill out your team, dark or light? I've needed both, but in the end, I needed light resistance a bit more.
-Striku- in reply to otaku 6 years ago ( 6.4.3 )
You can also choose based on type. would you want a ceres with healer type or a ceres with a devil type?
otaku in reply to -Striku- 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
Initially I chose the healer type, but in the end, I went with the devil type. As at least one other pointed out, devils don't have a lot of healers, and she's a great addition to Lucifer teams or devil teams - she can take advantage of the team leaders' bonuses and can heal the team back to 100% after a Luci attack.
By Kyril 6 years ago ( 6.4.3 )
Agreed... makes it hard. I have all 3 (ammy and both ceres) and use both healers and devils. Need to figure out which to awaken first! Ammy is almost done.
By yanni 6 years ago ( 6.4.4 )
Ceres's 55% reduction from 2 attributes + awoken odin friend 80% damage reduced when health is full is an amazing combo. enemies attacks are decimated! bonus if friend's odin is fully awoken now both your leaders can never be bound meaning you'll never lose that crucial damage reduction and both have autoheals. add a 2x awoken angel or 3x awoken alraune sub and you have a great team for alot of situations (not all)
By hunthounds 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
Think they will get new ultimates like how Loki and his group did?
nerdotaku 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
Not sure, the norse gods only had 1 ultimate to begin with and the grecos already have 2.
By Rubles 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
HOLY crap just fed her vert dragon and got 2x jackpot!! My first God and now my first maxed monster!
At first I really wanted devil uvo, but healer Ceres works great on Horus or Kirin team with Sun Quan, Valk, and Echidna. Would be even better with DQXQ healer evo.
By Lucky Elmo 5 years ago ( 7.5.1 )
Thanks walrus I got 3 copies of her and was about the feed 2 times one but now I'll UE them
By Riven 4 years ago ( 8.4.1 )
Lady Palutena!
By crans 6 years ago ( 6.4.3 )
Anyone else notice her ult evo's got a major breast reduction lol still a waifu
Jay 6 years ago ( 6.5.2 )
didnt think anyone would actually look at the pre-evolve version this much given the fact that she look like a drunk chick on parade in Rio
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Three firms make first cut in bridge bidding
May 10 2012
Three firms have been short-listed to evaluate the city's design for the new Johnson Street Bridge and submit proposals to build it.
The teams that qualified from eight that expressed an interest are:
? PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc., (and) Hardesty & Hanover, Thurber Engineering, Tensor Engineering, Robert J. Connor & Associates and D.L.
McQuaid & Associates Inc.
? Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. (Kiewit), (and) EC Driver & Associates Inc., Shannon & Wilson Inc. and Urban Systems
? WCC Construction Canada, ULC, (and) Collins Engineers, Somerset Engineering/KWH Constructors and Farmer Construction Company.
"Interest was very high. We had eight really strong candidates come forward and we've short-listed to three," Mayor Dean Fortin said.
Each team now will be invited to participate in a detailed engineering review of the designs and submit an indicative price - essentially a preliminary estimate - to the city in six weeks.
They will also review the city's design and suggest any alterations or adjustments that will, keeping the design in mind, deliver the project on time and on budget.
"So by the end of June these three firms will come back and provide us with indicative pricing," Fortin said.
"Without really knowing what they would build the bridge for, they will come back and say: the budget is sufficient to build this with this design."
The three firms will then submit a fixed-price proposal to replace the Johnson Street Bridge.
Evaluation of the proposals will be completed in October. That will be followed by a report to council recommending the award of the contract.
Fortin said he is confident the process will result in the best competitive pricing and that the bridge can be built within the $92.8-million budget.
"If, in six weeks, all three come back and say, 'No, with the design you have or the timeline, or the design, or the budget, we can't do this,' then council has some heavy lifting to do," Fortin said.
"But we're fairly confident we're going to get three green lights from these people and we'll be able to move forward."
City-appointed independent fairness monitor Jamie Cassels oversaw the short-listing process and reported that the selection of the three candidates was fair in all respects.
"I observed the deliberations of the evaluation team, their communications with advisers, meetings with proponents and final decision-making process," Cassels wrote in his report.
"The process was carried out as indicated in the RFQ [Request for Qualifications]. It was fair and professional throughout, and I observed no fairness defects."
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Know the Dangers of Spring Driving
Be Aware; Arrive Safely
It seems that Old Man Winter has finally lost his icy grip on Montana. After one of the coldest Februaries in history, we are seeing some seasonal temperatures, and the melting of the snow. With that we have to set aside our winter driving skills, in favor for some that are slightly different.
As we progress from winter into spring, it's important to understand the dangers of driving in Billings, Montana during the weather. Here's our short-list of items to watch out for so that you don't have to bring your vehicle to the best auto body repair shop in Montana.
8 Dangers of Diving in the Springtime
Allergies – Ah the spring. Where the grass is growing, the trees are budding, and the flowers are blooming. Along with that comes pollen. Microscopic particles that can literally make us cry.
Allergies pose two threats. If they're untreated, we can be stuffed, sneezing, and eyes watering: a recipe for not being able to see and react to road dangers. If they are treated, the medication can make us drowsy.
Know how your body reacts to pollen and medication so that you can remain alert.
Bikers – The nicer weather brings those who love to pedal. With their slower speeds and smaller "vehicles" they can often be difficult to see. That means when it's bike riding season, you need to be extra alert behind the wheel.
Cycling is a great way to get some exercise while you get to your destination. If you're biking around town, take the extra time to be aware that many motorists won't pay enough attention and ride defensively.
Bikers – The nicer weather brings those who love to cruise on two wheels. Motorcycles help to ease traffic congestion, and there's nothing like the feel of the open air. Since they're smaller than cars and trucks, many motorists fail to pay enough attention.
When it's the season for motorcycles, it's important to pay extra attention to ensure that you don't glance right past them. As a biker, pay extra attention so you can avoid the careless motorist. If we all drive and ride defensively, we can all arrive safely.
Rain – Rain can be just as slick as snow and ice. That often happens when there hasn't been much precipitation lately, and the oil on the road turns into a slick sheen on top of the water. Combine that with reduced visibility, and crashes can sneak up on you.
If you are driving in the rain, turn on your lights, reduce your speed, and drive defensively. Rainstorms around here don't often last very long, so if you're feeling a little uncomfortable, simply pull over and wait it out.
Hail – Most of the major hail storms have adequate warning so that you can get your vehicle into some shelter. But there are those that sneak up on us. If you're driving when a major hail storm rolls through, seek shelter if possible.
We have had hailstorms here in Billings recently that have shattered car windows. These storms are often associated with high winds as well, so if you can get your vehicle on the leeward side of a building, you have a better chance of coming out unscathed.
Potholes – Tis the season for busted up roads. As the snow melts, that water seeps down into the cracks in the pavement. When the night approaches, that water freezes and breaks apart the concrete or asphalt. Vehicles then drive over the damaged area, and little bits of road fly out. In the end, the pothole gets bigger and bigger until it's filled.
For the next couple of months, be vigilant to watch out for these hazards. Report them to the city if you see one developing so it can be fixed as soon as possible.
Vehicle Maintenance – Warm air takes up more space than cold air. If your tires are filled during the heat of the day, and then rest overnight, they can be underinflated during your morning commute.
Winter is hard on vehicles too. Overall you should have your vehicle checked over to ensure proper oil and other fluids, and make sure to get it detailed to clean off all the road grime and dirt that has built up the last few months.
Wiper blades – If nothing else, swap those wiper blades! After a winter of scraping across ice, slush, snow, and who knows what else got kicked up from the salt and de-icer on the roads, these things are worn. Wiper blades are a cheap way to ensure that you can see without any problems. Swapping them out literally takes less than a minute.
Big Sky Collision Center Fixes Vehicles in Billings, MT
Here at Big Sky Collision our primary goal is to make sure that you're safe on the roads. We would prefer that you don't need our services.
But accidents will happen. If they do, give us a call at 406-259-6328 and we can get you scheduled for a time to bring your vehicle in to be repaired by the best auto body repair shop in Billings.
No time for a call? Use our EZ Scheduler App and we can get it all started for you.


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Our adventure camps are designed so children can touch Bulgarian mountains Rila, Pirin and Rhodopes, where you will be enjoying of the crystal clear lakes, icy cold rivers and unforgettable views from the highest mountain peaks!
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Sometimes, Craigslist is a hit or miss. People are pretty upfront, and it's like a business transaction. It's one of the most accepted ways to look for apartments and roommates. Other times though, it is a comedy goldmine.
This is one of those moments. Enter Christana:
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subject: LITTLE ABOUT ME://////////////////////
Well a bit about myself.am Chriatana, 25 yrs old , a non-smoker, don'tdo drugs, not a drinker, and drama free. I myself like to be home and onoccasions sign up for classes. I graduated last year , I am single and haveno children. However, I dont have dogs..am comingback home (U.S.A ) for my masters degree in any university i want. I wasborn in Michinga.my dad is from there too but my mum is fromLondon Uk.Am on research work at Paris (France), am almost done.with thatbcos its part of my prerequisite for my masters in Microbiology . I wouldhave loved to call you but I cant get thru bcos I believe its the longdistance call issue.Am really interested in renting from you and willreally want to know everything about the place .I do really love pets but idon't have any at the moment. Iwould have loved to see it but am very far,but with pictures,I am glad. Iwill also like you to tell me more about you and if you have pets. i don'tsmoke.pls let me know the total payment of the place and more over,I willsend your email to my dad for him to email you laterbcos he is the one that will be paying the bills. I will wait for your emailto know if the place isstill very much available bcos i want to make a complete arrangement andwant to also have your words that you will have it reserved for me bcos iwill be coming soon take care and write me soonest.


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Geeky Hosting Post
I was looking closely at our hosting, as one of the accounts was up for renewal the 10th and I have no idea how I'm going to pay the $112.20 for the year yet. Failure isn't an option, as there are people advertising there who we're obligated to keep the site up for in some form, and it's the content that would be hardest to move.
I was thinking maybe we could get a hosting account with greater capacity and merge two of the three together (having more than one, even more than two, does have valid reasoning, so I had no plans to consolidate all three). Credit the balance of what's been paid already on one of the plans, bringing the outlay down. Sadly, we're 8 months into the year for the one in question, so the net would be more. Oh well.
Partly for any who might be interested, and partly as an additional place where I can refer to the info, here are fun details about our hosting accounts (well, there's a 4th, with GoDaddy, but that's just used for a static site for now, and an e-mail address, and the hosting isn't good).
Elhide hosting (the one that needs to be paid)
Using 362 of 700 MB disk space, 18 of 80 e-mails, 6 of 25 Addon domains (total 7 domains, in other words), 7 of 25 FTP accounts, 5 of 8 MySQL databases (that is, there are 5 blogs there), 1 of 4 mailing lists. So far this month we have used 1895 MB of 40,000 MB bandwidth.
AV hosting (this one)
Using 282 of 700 MB disk space, 7 of 80 e-mails, 1 of 25 Addon domains (total 2 domains, in other words), 3 of 25 FTP accounts, 2 of 8 MySQL databases (that is, there are 2 blogs here). So far this month we have used 5716 MB of 40,000 MB bandwidth. The reason more domains aren't here is because we were low on disk space and bandwidth before the hosting specs were upgraded and our traffic fell dramatically.
GP hosting (still mainly for business or stuff that was expressing intended to be commercial, like CotC/Bizosphere)
Using 154 of 550 MB disk space, 15 of 60 e-mails, 6 of 15 Addon domains (total 7 domains, in other words), 4 of 5 FTP accounts, 5 of 6 MySQL databases (that is, there are 5 blogs here, one of which I expect to purge), 1 of 2 mailing lists. So far this month we have used 570 MB of 30,000 MB bandwidth. The disk space and bandwidth suggest room for more activity here, but this hosting has yet to be upgraded, which seems to be a matter of rolling upgrades as servers are updated, so there's mainly a database limitation.
Anyway, back to work sprucing one of the blogs to allow it to host ads more easily, so I can list it, and then other work and errands. If I'm lucky, a small check from a client will be here on time to go to the bank while I am out anyway.
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Dear families,
In my generation of Funeral Directing, I can honestly say that the speed, breadth and depth of this latest global Covid-19 virus is like nothing else I have ever experienced.
Since 1780 Lodge Brothers has proudly helped and supported families at their time of need and we stand ready to help you now. During this time of uncertainty, we will remain open and our experienced, caring staff will continue assisting families during this critical time.
Our hearts and thoughts go out to those infected by this virus, and to those whose lives have been temporarily changed due to the recent changes affected by Covid-19.
At all our branches, the health and well-being of our families and our staff are our top priority and I wish to assure you of the diligence of our approach.
For those wishing to visit us
While the Covid-19 virus requires all of us to be more mindful, the safety and wellbeing of our clients, their families, friends and our staff is of the utmost importance so our doors are locked to enable safe social distancing. Please contact us by telephone in the first instance and we respectfully ask you only visit if essential.
In response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, we are asking all people entering our premises to observe the following safety protocols:
- Only 2 people will be allowed to enter
- Please observe a safety distance from our staff of at least 2 metres.
- Please advise us if you or any of your family have been diagnosed or are showing symptoms of coronavirus.
- Please advise if the person whose funeral you are arranging was diagnosed or showing symptoms of coronavirus.
- Please wash your hands with soap and water upon entering the building.
Losing a family member or friend is never easy. We are fully aware that these unsettling times can amplify feelings of grief and anxiety. We would therefore like to reassure our clients and bereaved families, that we are here to provide support and help begin the healing process.
Making Funeral Arrangements
We are committed to supporting bereaved families at this very difficult time and in line with Government recommendations, we respectfully ask that funerals take place within seven to ten days, once the funeral arrangements have been made.
If you have recently lost a loved one, or wish to discuss a pre-arrangement, our teams are here for you. If you are unable to plan arrangements in person at one of our funeral homes due to travel restrictions, health concerns or any other reason, our caring team can help you make the arrangements virtually via telephone or e-mail as well as the good old fashioned Royal Mail. Every situation can and will be accommodated.
Losing a family member or friend is never easy. We are aware that these unsettling times can amplify feelings of grief and anxiety. Please know that we are here for anything and everything that you need in order to honour your loved-one, support bereaved families and help begin the healing process.
The safety and well-being of you, your family, your friends and our staff is of the utmost importance.
Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact us on telephone 020 8818 7725 or via email firstname.lastname@example.com
Yours sincerely,
Robert Lodge