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It turns out that April is "Stress Awareness Month." Not only that, it's Spring!
What a perfect opportunity for us to remind you of two essential steps to fundraising happiness and personal sanity:
If you've been following our blog for a while, you'll recognize both of these themes. Every spring, we remind you to make your life better and your fundraising program stronger with a little spring cleaning.
By "spring cleaning," we mean "throwing things out"!
We guarantee you are doing things that you don't need to be doing.
Why? Because there are sacred cows at every organization. Getting rid of superfluous events or mailings or committees involves change and change is hard. As fundraisers, we want to make people happy, so we say "yes." And then we suffer the consequences of an overbooked calendar.
Check out our earlier blog for specific suggestions on how declutter and, in the process, alleviate some of your stress.
As for the issue of breathing, it's all about making sure you give yourself a break. Not once in a while, but every day.
In his book When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Daniel Pink describes the components of an ideal break. It involves getting outdoors, moving those bones of yours, disconnecting entirely from electronics, and engaging in social interaction.
In other words, the perfect break is taking a walk with a friend!
Promise yourself you'll call a buddy or ask a work colleague to walk around the block at lunch hour this week. Try it and see how refreshed you'll be – physically, mentally, and emotionally – for the rest of the afternoon.
Stress is no good.
That's why there's a whole month dedicated to raising awareness about it! Don't ignore it. By taking care of yourself you are taking care of your organization.
Now, take a deep breath and call that buddy to schedule a lunchtime walk.


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MUMBAI (Reuters) – Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Deputy Governor Viral Acharya has resigned six months before the scheduled end of his term in office, citing personal reasons, the central bank said on Monday, confirming a media report.
Acharya's departure was not surprising as he had previously clashed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government over an erosion of the central bank's independence.
His resignation would also mean the RBI is likely to be more dovish over monetary policy and willing to cut interest rates, economists said. Acharya, who is in charge of departments that look at monetary policy and exchange rate markets, had been regarded as more of an inflation hawk.
Acharya submitted his resignation letter a few weeks ago saying he was unable to continue his term beyond July 23 due to unavoidable personal circumstances, the RBI said in a news release.
"Consequential action arising from his letter is under consideration of the competent authority," the RBI said.
The Business Standard newspaper had reported earlier on Monday that Acharya had resigned and would be returning to the New York University Stern School of Business in August instead of February next year.
Pressed for further comment on the reason for his resignation, Acharya told the Business Standard: "A schoolteacher once told me: 'When your work speaks for itself, do not interrupt'."
Acharya's resignation has been talked about as a possibility since governor Urjit Patel's sudden departure in early December.
Under the Narendra Modi led government, this is the third key senior central bank official resignation, following that of former RBI governors Raghuram Rajan and Urjit Patel.
Acharya blew the lid off the tensions between Modi's government and the RBI in a scathing speech in October.
Staunchly defending the need for central bank independence, Acharya made public disputes with the government over issues ranging from lending curbs, more cash availability to non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), and who controls the RBI's reserves.
"The risks of undermining the central bank's independence are potentially catastrophic," Acharya said in his October speech, adding that rash moves could trigger a "crisis of confidence in capital markets".
Acharya was appointed as a deputy governor by the Indian government towards the end of 2016 for a term of three years.
"Dr. Acharya's departure is not a complete surprise, as frictions between him and the government on issues related to central bank independence had come to the fore," Nomura economists Sonal Varma and Aurodeep Nandi wrote in a note.
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25 things I've learned in 25 years!
1. Life happens while you make plans :)! What I mean is – you make your plans, you got the idea of yourself, how you should be and meanwhile life happens 😉 ! I never thought that I was going to be a mother with 23, for example. It's really not possible nor necessary to plan every detail. You just gotta roll with your good feelings.
2. Learn to be flexible! What I mean is learn to be flexible :D! If something doesn't go according to your original plan, there is a reason why it did not work out. Maybe there's another, a even better way to do things. I learn this as mother and in my relationship everyday.
3. Learn to trust yourself! Since I value myself I feel 10'000 times happier. It's so important to be good to you. Because if not you, who else will be good to you? I also realized that I can trust my guts doesn't matter in which area. Love, friendship, work.
4. Stand up for what you stand for! I have a huge desire to do something for all the animals, that got killed an eaten every day. I want to open people's eyes and tell them the truth. And I want to inspire them so they see that vegan food is awesome food!
5. Don't let them tame you. Be a little wild 😉 And do what your heart tells you to do, don't listen to these gatekeepers.
6. Quality over quantity. This goes for everything starting with food going to sex and ending with work. It's all about quality.
7. Trust in you and in the world. You better start trusting yourself the way you trust your bestie, your mother or whoever is very close to you. Because you are very important for yourself!
8. Embrace change cause it's so natural and wonderful. Don't be afraid of letting go. There will be coming something new, something better, something else. Trust!
9. Speak about your fears. Just do it. Doesn't matter to who. I do it with my hubby Other people see psychiatrists.
10. Start to look at your childhood. Try to analyze it according to yourself today. Learn to let these feelings come again to you and finally release them. I feel so much better since I am working on my traumatical childhood experiences! First it's so hard, but then it's such a (huge!!) relief and time to heal.
11. Learn to let go. Sometimes it's very hard but you don't have to do it if you don't want it! I used to stay around people who were not good for me. I am happy that I did let them go.
12. If you can't stop thinking about it, don't stop working for it! Doesn't matter what it is. Maybe traveling like this girl or hunting a dream job. Whatever it is, follow it!
13. Celebrate. Life. Just because!
14. Be nice to everyone. I don't mean it in a always-be-nice-girl-way. I mean it like be nice to strangers, to unfortunates (they need it the most!)
15. Don't judge a book by it's cover. Don't judge people based on their looks. That's so yesterday. Look into people, how do they make you feel. Do you like their company? What's their story? What do the believe in? What do they fight for?
16. Health is wealth! It's so so so important to look after your health. Eat healthy and try to balance it! Sometimes you have a drink or two, the next day you drink lots of water and eat conscious.
17. Give sport a try again and again. It's part of a healthy lifestyle and only by 2 hours sport per week, you increase your life time. And make you feel so good.
18. Balance is key. Find a way to make it all possible. Save the world but save yourself first 😉 No I mean make yourself happy, and the people around you. Find a good way to recharge yourself. Be present with your dears and take time to sleep.
19. Once a year go some place you 've never been before. Or once a month, or once a day Whatever suits you.
20. Push your comfort-zone. Do it. First it's hard but it gets better. Small steps count.
21. Surround yourself with positive happy and good-hearted people. There's really no need to do anything else. I am so inspired by my friends and I love that!
22. Laugh, create, rest & be present. Make time for all of it! And put your phone away when talking to your bestie, or sitting on couch with your hubby.
23. Connect to your soulmate. It's so important to connect again and again and again.
24. Follow your passion! Life is wonderful but it's also limited in time. Instead to do things you don't love, you better be rockin your world follow your dreams and make them come true!
25. Stop stressin! Everything comes at the right time. And in the end you better enjoy your life!
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Nicky Rogers-Pirini still chokes up thinking back to the day her daughter was diagnosed with rheumatic fever.
It was four years ago but the Opononi mother has an important message to share.
"Make sure you always get a sore throat swabbed and make sure you know what the result is.
"And trust your gut instincts - if you think there's something wrong, keep taking them back," she said.
Northland District Health Board statistics show there were 12 cases of rheumatic fever last year and 11 in 2017. It follows a drop in cases in 2015 and 16 - with only four cases each of those years compared to 18 in 2014 and 16 cases each in 2012 and 2013.
Rogers-Pirini's daughter Miya was one of the four who had rheumatic fever in 2015.
The family, who lived in Dargaville at the time, did everything right but share their story to create awareness.
Rogers-Pirini took Miya to the doctors four times before getting a rheumatic fever diagnosis.
The first was in November 2014 when Miya had a sore throat, she was placed on antibiotics. She took Miya again in February 2015 after she complained of a sore hip - bloods and an x-ray were taken but nothing alarming was found. Two weeks later Miya's throat was red and swollen - a throat swab came back negative but she still took 10 days of antibiotics. In April, Rogers-Pirini asked to be referred to an ear, nose and throat doctor as Miya had been lethargic and was missing her sports.
Over the next two weeks her health declined.
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"I felt a bit helpless because I knew something was wrong but I had been taking her to the doctor."
On April 23, 2015 - Miya's sister's fourth birthday - Rogers-Pirini called out to 9-year-old Miya to jump in the shower, but she said she couldn't walk.
"She was still giggling like her normal self. I was thinking does she just not want to go to school? But actually she couldn't walk because every single joint in her foot was throbbing."
Rogers-Pirini raced Miya to the Dargaville Medical Centre and a doctor told her he thought Miya had rheumatic fever and she needed to go to Whangārei Hospital for "special care".
After lots of tests at Whangārei Hospital a paediatrician told the family Miya had a complete heart block and needed to be airlifted to Starship children's hospital in Auckland.
"Miya was still talking and making us laugh but when the ladies from the chopper came in and put the big pads on her chest, that's when I think she was like 'what is happening to me?' and she started crying."
Miya was put in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit and then transferred to the heart ward. She spent a week at Starship, one month at Whangārei Hospital, four weeks at Dargaville Hospital and a further six weeks at home.
"The first weeks were okay for her. Being in Whangārei with the playroom meant there were activities for her to do, but when she got transferred to Dargaville she was the only child in the ward.
"The nurses were amazing but she got really depressed because she knew her home was only a couple of streets away," she said.
Miya had to stop all physical activity until the end of that year when the paediatrician said she could return to playing sport.
Miya is now 13 and will have to have bicillin injections every month until she's at least 21.
But Rogers-Pirini said Miya is doing well.
She plays netball for Dargaville High School and when she heads home to Opononi on the weekend, where her parents live, she plays in the Bay of Islands competition.
"I don't think she likes people to know there's anything wrong with her. She just carries on like normal," Rogers-Pirini said.
Jeanette Wedding, Northland DHB's general manager of child, youth, maternal, oral and public health services and district hospitals, said the DHB believed the decrease in cases in 2015 and 16 was in part due to the initiatives in place to eradicate rheumatic fever - like throat swabbing programmes - as well as a degree of variation which can happen in any year.
She said the DHB was "very concerned" rheumatic fever cases were on the rise and said in addition to treating sore throats, it was important to address other issues such as poor housing, overcrowding and low incomes.
"As winter approaches we are aware of the pressures that are on some families who already live in crowded, damp houses.
"The high housing prices in Auckland has resulted in many people migrating back to Northland which will put additional pressure on families and the space they live in."
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Wedding said the DHB receives $867,000 per annum from the Ministry of Health for throat swabbing programmes and the DHB contributed an additional $260,000 to ensure that programme is in all decile 1 to 4 schools in Northland.
She said there is additional $396,000 per annum funding allocated to the Healthy Homes Programme in Northland which focuses on interventions to ensure homes are warm, dry and safe.
Montee Stehlin, East and South Auckland family support worker for Heart Kids New Zealand, works with families where children have suffered from rheumatic fever and said the illness had a long term impact on the children and their whānau, and there needed to be more support for those families.
"You know these kids are young and they've played rugby all their life and they get rheumatic heart disease - they can no longer do that. It affects their whole social identity, it affects everything about them and quite often there's nothing put in place to support that kid."
What you need to know about rheumatic fever
• It starts with a sore throat known as 'strep throat' – a throat infection caused by a bacteria called Group A Streptococcus - which if left untreated it can lead to rheumatic fever.
• Rheumatic fever is very serious and causes heart damage.
• Don't ignore a sore throat, take your child to a doctor or nurse straight away to get it checked - it's important.
• If your child is given a course of antibiotics, it's important they take them for the whole 10 days - even if your child feels better.
• Having more warm rooms and more sleeping spaces available means germs such as strep throat are less likely to spread.
Tips to achieve a warmer house
• Open your curtains during the day and close them at night. Closing curtains before sunset keeps the heat in, and the cold out, at night.
· Stop cold air getting into your home by stopping draughts around doors, windows and fireplaces.
· Open your windows for at least a few minutes each day. Fresh air helps to keep your home dry.
• Bugs are often shared while you are sleeping close to other people. To help stop the spread of strep bugs sleep in your own bed or top and tail.
· Wipe off any water that has collected on walls and on the inside of windows.
· Dry your washing outside or in the garage or carport. It keeps the dampness from your washing (which can build up condensation) outside of your home.


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Three years after the release of their highly-frothed underground debut EP, Sydney's other-worldly indie rock minstrels A.D.K.O.B. have re-emerged from their tune cave with a brand new toe-tapper dubbed 'Chalkline'.
Mixed by Luke Million (I Know Leopard, Carmouflage Rose, Luke Million) & produced by A.D.K.O.B. themselves, the gently lapping bop conceals an aching sadness beneath its sunny grooves and lush wash of male and female vocal harmonies, with multi-instrumentalist band leader Mark Piccles explaining that the song speaks to the kind of confusion and desperation that humans feel when faced with an impossible situation, but still wanting to see the best in it.
In his own words:
"It's a song about what it means to learn from mistakes, or perhaps that some times you don't learn at all."
'Chalkline' has been lifted from A.D.K.O.B.'s forthcoming second EP NOTHING IS A WASTE OF TIME, which is set for release later this year.


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Located just minutes from the sights and sounds of stylish Marina Rubicon, Casa Cortine is a great choice if you don't want to worry about hiring a car on your next villa holiday in Lanzarote. You'll find a handy supermarket at the end of the road, while the Marina Rubicon area is just a 15 minute stroll along the seafront promenade.
This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom villa sleeps up to 6 in comfort - offering a double and 2 twin rooms. The master bedroom also features an ensuite bathroom and private balcony, making Casa Cortine an ideal choice for families. As well as comfortable bedrooms, the villa also offers a light and airy open-plan living and dining area, a well-equipped kitchen and an additional WC.
Outside you'll find Casa Cortine's beautiful terrace, centred around a 5x3 metre swimming pool. The terrace offers the perfect surroundings to make the most of the beautiful Lanzarotean weather, where you can take refreshing dips between sunbathing.
When it comes to meals, the shaded outdoor dining area is the perfect spot for al fresco eating. It even features its own Canarian-style BBQ, so you can cook outside, too. The villa offers beautiful mountain and sea views from its sun deck, while its west-facing orientation guarantees spectacular sunsets during dinner.
The villa has a safe
Cots and high chairs are available
Iron and hair dryer provided
Welcome pack of groceries provided
Beach towels provided
Covered alfresco dining, Canarian barbecue, table and shaded seating area. Sea and mountain views.
Casa Cortine is situated approx 30 minutes drive from the airport and 17 minutes walk from Marina Rubicon. The nearest supermarket is a 1 minute walk from the villa.
A 20% deposit is required to secure your booking with the balance payable 90 days before your arrival. Reservations under 90 days from the date of arrival must be paid in full.
We accept card payments and there is no commission for payments on credit card. You will be contacted by email shortly after your reservation regarding payment options.
Prices shown in the price guide are for the villa itself regardless of the number of guests, they are subject to change with individual circumstances - to obtain a total price, please use the calendar to select your arrival and departure dates.
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Giant Checkers
Giant Checkers
- 12 black checkers pieces & 12 checkers white pieces (each checkers piece is 9cm high with a base diameter of 25cm)
- 6 plastic rods for making kings
- 3m x3m nylon mat
- Rule-book
- Traditional game ideal for all ages and skill levels
- Great party game!
- Ages 3+
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Giant Checkers
Giant Checkers set is perfect for outdoor events and parties. It is a fun & competing game for all ages to enjoy.
Enjoy a game of Checkers in large dimensions with this Giant Sized Checker Set. It comes with 12 black checkers pieces & 12 checkers white pieces, 6 plastic rods for making kings and 3m x3m nylon mat. Also it includes the game playing instructions / rules.
The height of each checkers piece is 9cm high with a base diameter of 25cm. The checker pieces are made from a very strong and durable plastic material that is UV protected and totally waterproof and can be left outside during all sorts of weather conditions. Each piece is tough, durable yet light-weight. Our Giant Checkers mat was designed for ideal flow so that you can easily play chess without difficulty. Each large square is 30cm x 30cm to make it easy to move around the mat and check all of your options for the next move.
To make a King, two checkers are attached via their middles by a plastic rod. The top of the rod then protrudes above the King and works as a handle for moving it around.
This is a fun game that the whole family can enjoy together! Play in your backyard, at a BBQ or picnic, at the beach or the park.
This game is played the same as Checkers only in Giant form.
Jenjo Games handling time is only 1 business day as we dispatch your orders Monday to Friday. Unfortunately our courier drivers do not delivery to P.O Box addresses, so if you have an alternative address like an office or workplace we can delivery to this would make the process smoothly.
Pickup Location is at 5 Plover Dr, North Altona, Victoria, Australia 3025
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September—Italy's tile fair Cersaie selected the mosaic manufacturer Sicis as the winner of this year's award for the most colorful booth. The company's new Vetrite Gem Glass series captivated the public through a magical pizazz.
Sicis uses special techniques and processes to combine gemstones and glass in order to create an enchanting allure. Thirteen unique looks with swirling veins or ripples, transparent and opaque, are available. They can come in various finishes including solid, chromo or opalescent. The solid version has a pure white base; the Chromo reflects brilliant colors through a mirror and chrome plated effect; opalescent plays with texture to give a translucent effect.


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My Significant Other has been at a training course this week, and she has been arriving home fairly early, at about 1630 or so. The dogs have had to endure being shut inside all day while we are at work because of the previously mentioned failure of our fence (it just occurred to me I should post pics of the fence for posterity! I will attend to this and edit the previous entry, post haste, when I get home).
Anyway, I left them outside to do their business for half an hour this morning, but because we don't usually shut them inside, I'm not sure both dogs understood what they were meant to be doing out there.
When I bought them back inside and got ready to leave, Bender was standing at the back door with a pitiful look on his face. I thought he was saying 'not again! I'll be so BORED'
Turns out he was saying, 'hold on a minute, there's something I forgot to do while I was outside'.
So Nic sent me a photo of the resultant deposit on the tiles. It is far too huge to be Barbie's poop. I feel a bit bad. He did try to tell me. I just hope he 'gets' that he's going to be shut inside all day tomorrow and uses his morning garden time accordingly.
At least he pooped on the tiles and not on the long-suffering carpet which is just recovering from Barbie's previous overnight assaults on it. Assaults which could only be stopped by crate training!


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Liam H worked up a design he had been doing in Art and transfered it across to D&T.
A die hard Man United fan, he chose to develope the painting of the Man U badge into a routed out relief for a table to be made in Design and Technology.
A good start Liam and within the transfer window. Come on the Reds, or whatever it is you football people say.


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Retinal detachment in Annandale
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Anything is possible
heart transplant, inspirational story, organ transplant, motivational story, kidney transplant
How Organ allocation Works
Please consider becoming an Organ donor, please click on link below to learn more and possibly registering today.
To be honest in our family we never thought about it until Lauren needed her first heart in 2013. Now we are dedicated in helping to educate and bring awareness to such a quite subject.
More than 120,000 people in the U.S. are waiting to receive a life-giving organ transplant. We simply don't have enough donated organs to transplant everyone in need. Many factors used to match organs with patients in need are the same for all organs, but the system must accommodate some unique differences for each organ.
The First Step
Before an organ is allocated, all transplant candidates on the waiting list that are incompatible with the donor because of blood type, height, weight and other medical factors are automatically screened from any potential matches. Then, the computer application determines the order that the other candidates will receive offers, according to national policies.
Geography Plays a Part
There are 58 local donor service areas and 11 regions that are used for U.S. organ allocation. Hearts and lungs have less time to be transplanted, so we use a radius from the donor hospital instead of regions when allocating those organs.
The Right-Sized Organ
Proper organ size is critical to a successful transplant, which means that children often respond better to child-sized organs. Although pediatric candidates have their own unique scoring system, children essentially are first in line for other children's organs.
Preserving organs
Donated organs require special methods of preservation to keep them viable between the time of procurement and transplantation.
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With 24 nations set to compete in the biggest ever Men's EHF EURO event in Norway, Sweden and Austria in 2020, the qualification phase for the championship begins earlier than ever before.
Four teams opened EHF EURO 2020 Qualification Phase 1 on Wednesday, with Turkey recording a solid 26:22 victory against Kosovo, and Italy defeating Georgia with a decisive final score of 26:19.
All four teams will take to the court for rematches of their first-round fixtures on Sunday.
Turkey vs Kosovo 26:22 (13:8)
Turkey entered the match as the clear favourites to record a win on the home court. They claimed the role as leaders quickly, taking a 4:2 lead by the 10th minute and continuing to increase their advantage as the match progressed.
Though Besiktas' Ramazan Döne – who has scored 27 goals so far in five games of the VELUX EHF Champions League 2016/17 season – was kept unusually quiet, the hosts managed a five-goal lead by half-time.
When Turkey had increased their hold on the game to 18:11 after 40 minutes, Döne was responsible for only three of their goals. But as Kosovo, led by former Australia national coach Taip Ramadani in his first official match as head coach for the European team, had trouble finding the goal the game seemed already decided at that point.
The seven-goal difference that stood 10 minutes into the second half remained until a rally from the visitors decreased the score line to four as the full-time whistle approached, though it was too late for their effort to impact the outcome.
Turkey held on the claim the first two points available on the road to the biggest ever EHF EURO event in 2020, when 24 teams will contest the title for the first time.
Turkey and Kosovo will meet again in their second EHF EURO 2020 Qualification match on Sunday in Kosovan capital Prishtina.
Italy vs Georgia 26:19 (11:10)
Georgia coach Bekar Orjonikidze said ahead of the opening match Group C match that "All teams are playing on approximately the same level at the moment." And as the second EHF EURO 2020 Qualification Phase 1 game of the night began as a close one, it initially seemed he was right.
The lead changed hands more than once during the first half, but neither side could create an advantage of more than one goal until Dean Turkovic took Italy in front 9:7 in the 22nd minute.
Turkovic was by far the most dangerous in attack for the hosts, scoring six of their 11 goals in the first half, and finishing as the top scorer with 10.
At half-time Georgia had pulled Italy back to a one-goal game, but when the second 30 minutes began the visitors found themselves greatly outmatched.
Within 15 minutes Italy increased their lead to six at 20:14, before Turkovic tallied his 10th on a penalty shot and the home side pulled even further ahead.
At the final whistle the score board showed a seven-goal lead for Italy, who set themselves on a positive path toward their first successful EHF EURO qualification since they hosted the event in 1998.
Georgia will host Italy in the return fixture on Sunday in Tbilisi.


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Cape Elizabeth, Maine Engagement Photos
We loved meeting up with Joanna and Dean, one of our 2019 wedding couples, a few weeks ago for this end of summer engagement session. It was the most gorgeous evening and we loved how spontaneous and fun they were as they ran around on the beach, jumped in the water and splashed around and soaked up the last of the summer sun. We're looking forward to their wedding next June in Portland!


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The Chopping Block
Have you ever wanted to be on Iron Chef or Chopped, but don't find yourself ready for the competition or maybe are not even sure what some of the basics of cooking are? Well The Chopping Block is a perfect venue for you! From beginner cooks to those with more experience who are just looking for a new recipe to try, this Chicago kitchen is the perfect location for experimenting with food. The Chopping Block started back in 1997, and they are a "recreational cooking school that combines education and entertainment". With locations around the Chicago area, the company has spent the past two decades working towards their vision and mission to get the country cooking.
Recently I went to a Chopping Block event at their Merchandise Mart location, and I must say that they blew me away. Not only was did I have the opportunity to experience 3+ new recipes, but it was also a great opportunity to socialize while working to make a fantastic dinner. On the menu, we had: an Arugula Apple Salad, Goat Cheese Ravioli, Roasted Pork Loin with Fig and Pine Nut Tapenade, Oven-roasted Butternut Squash, Gingery Pear Upside-down Cake.
We had three different kitchens working on the different dishes for the night. In the first kitchen, a group was cooking the Roasted Pork Loin with Fig and Pine Nut Tapenade as well as the Butternut Squash. Another room was dedicated to the Arugula Apple Salad and Gingery Pear Upside-down Cake. And last - but certainly not least - the room I was stationed in was working on the Goat Cheese Ravioli with Brown Butter & Sage.
Wanna try these dishes at home? Well you are in luck because The Chopping Block provides all their recipes to attendees to take home. So let's get into the recipes!
1. Arugula Salad with Celery, Apples, Parmesan and Lemon Vinaigrette
[Serves 8]
For the vinaigrette: 1 large shallot minced; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard; 1/2 to 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil; Salt and pepper to taste
8 cups baby arugula 4 ribs celery, thinly sliced on the bias' 2 apples, julienne' 2/3 cup shaved parmesan cheese
Food Preparation
To prepare the vinaigrette, whisk together the shallots, lemon juice and Dijon mustard. Slowly drizzle in the oil while whisking to create a temporary emulsion. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Toss together the arugula, celery, apple and cheese in a salad bowl. Dress with the vinaigrette, and add salt and pepper to taste
2. Goat Cheese Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter Sauce
[Serves 8]
For the Pasta Dough: 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup semolina; 3 eggs; 1 to 2 tablespoons water
Food Preparation
Place the dry ingredients in the bowl of a food processor. Add eggs and 1 tablespoon water, and process until well combined. Test dough to make sure it will hold together. If it is dry, add up to a tablespoon more water as needed to make the dough moist but not sticky.
Turn dough out and knead for 1 to 2 minutes until dough is smooth. Wrap the dough tightly in plastic, and allow it to rest at least 20 minutes. Roll out in a pasta maker until smooth, then roll into sheets and cut into desired noodles.
For the Filling: 1 cup goat cheese, room temperature; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated; 1 tablespoon basil, chiffonade; 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest; 1 egg
For the sauce: 1 stick butter; 8 fresh sage leaves; Juice of 1/2 a lemon; Salt and pepper to taste; Grated parmesan cheese for garnish
Food Preparation
Mix together the cheeses, basil, lemon zest and egg, and set aside.
Use a pasta roller to roll the dough out into thin sheets. Lay one sheet of dough on your work surface, and place rounded teaspoonfuls of the filling in a row along the sheet, leaving 2-inches between each.
Brush egg wash around each mound of filling, and then carefully lay a second sheet of dough on top. Press the top dough around the mounds of filling, pushing out air bubbles.
Use a ravioli stamp or pasta cutter to cut out ravioli. Set aside on a floured-sheet tray.
Bring a large pot of well-salted water to boil. Boil the ravioli for 3 to 4 minutes, until the pasta is al dente. You may need to do this in batches so the pot is not overcrowded. Drain well.
Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the butter and cook until it just starts to brown. Add the sage leaves, being careful because they will pop, and remove from the heat. Season with the lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Carefully toss in the pasta and mix well. Transfer to a platter and sprinkle with freshly grated parmesan.
3. Roasted Pork Loin with Fig and Pine Nut Tapenade Sauce
[Serves 6-8]
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil; One 3- to 4-pound boneless pork loin; Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 red onion, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 cup dried figs, coarsely chopped and soaked in 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 1/4 cup black olives, pitted and rough chopped; 1 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar; 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, rough chopped; 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, rough chopped; Salt and pepper to taste; 1/2 cup pine nuts, toasted
Food Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350º.
Heat a sauté pan over medium-high heat and add the grapeseed oil. Season the pork loin with salt and pepper to taste and sear in the hot pan until deep golden brown, all the way around.
Transfer the pork to a roasting rack set in a roasting pan. (Reserve the sauté pan for making the tapenade.) Roast until the internal temperature reaches 135º to 140º, about 45 minutes.
While the pork is in the oven, prepare the tapenade sauce: Heat the same sauté pan the pork was seared in over medium heat and add the butter. Sauté the onion lightly caramelized, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook an additional minute.
Stir in the figs, including the apple cider vinegar, and scrape the bottom of the pan with a spoon to release the fond.
Mix in the olives, chicken stock and balsamic vinegar. Bring to a boil, and reduce to a simmer. Simmer for about 5 minutes to blend the flavors. Add the thyme and parsley, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Once the pork is done, allow it to rest for 10 minutes on a cutting board with a juice groove. Cut into 1/2-inch slices, and ladle on the tapenade sauce. Garnish with a sprinkling of pine nuts, and serve.
4. Oven-Roasted Butternut Squash with Almonds
[Serves 25]
2 pounds butternut squash, 1/2-inch dice; 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, rough chopped; Salt and pepper to taste; 1/2 cup sliced almonds, toasted
Food Preparation
Preheat the oven to 400°.
Toss the butternut squash with the olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Spread out on a parchmentlined sheet tray and roast until the squash is tender and lightly caramelized around the edges, about 25 minutes.
Toss the roasted squash in a warm serving dish with the toasted almonds.
5. Gingery Pear Upside-Down Cake
[Serves 8-10]
For the topping: 1/2 stick unsalted butter; 1/4 cup dark brown sugar; 1/4 cup honey; 2 tablespoons dark rum; 2 semi-ripe pears, halved, cored and sliced
For the cake: 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Zest of one lemon; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature; 1 cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 1/2 cup milk; 1 cup heavy cream + 1 tablespoon powdered sugar, whipped to soft peaks
Food Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350°. Butter and flour a 9-inch cake pan and set aside.
To prepare the topping, melt the butter in a sauté pan. Add the brown sugar and honey and whisk until smooth. Stir in the rum and pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
Arrange the sliced pears in a concentric circle on top of the sugar mixture. To prepare the batter, combine the flour, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, lemon zest and salt in a bowl and set aside.
Place the butter in a large bowl and beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and continue beating until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, mixing in one at a time. Beat in the vanilla and almond extracts. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the milk, and mix until blended.
Pour the batter over the pears. Set the pan on a parchment-lined sheet tray and bake until the cake is golden brown and when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out with moist crumbs attached, about 1 hour.
Allow the cake to cool for about 25 minutes, and then carefully invert onto a serving plate, cake stand or cutting board. Cut the cake into slices and serve with a dollop of whipped cream.
The Chopping Block is truly a unique cooking experience! I recommend it for everyone with even the slightest passion for cooking. In the future I will definitely be going back to find and try some new recipes. But until then, try these out and let me know what you think in the comments below!!
All recipes in this post have been sourced and provided by The Chopping Block.


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There are so many myths about vaginas, it almost makes my head spin: They smell, they are all the same, too much sex makes them loose, virgin vaginas are the holy grail of tightness etc. It's all bullshit – your vagina is awesome as it is and you don't need special feminine wash or to worry about how you taste when your partner heads south. Our vaginas are self cleaning, stretchy marvels and an orgasm is better for a headache than paracetamol
As a feminist, it is interesting to see the ways in which female bodies and sexuality is policed or shamed in society and the linguistics surrounding this most 'feminine' of female parts is fascinating. Men want to control it at any cost; either by claiming it, naming it, reducing it down to a childlike entity that they have power over or by shaming it with terms like 'whore hole' or 'gash.'
scaremongers (or trashboys) is that too much sex can make us super loose. BULLSHIT. Your vagina is a muscle. Now, most of my muscles don't really do a lot unless napping and pouring cereal counts as a workout, but I am reliably informed that muscles are clever things. Your vag can stretch out and then snap right back; even after having a baby. He won't get lost inside you even if you've slept with half of Hull; it's a vagina, not the Bermuda Triangle. Side note – so tempting to explain this idea of loose lala's away by saying it's a response from insecure guys who worry about the size of their manhood…


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Bollywood Celebs Attend Pride Gallantry Awards 2015
Few days back, Pride Gallantry Awards 2015 took place at Filmcity, Mumbai and many celebrities like Arjun Kapoor, Aftab Shivdasani, Sonu Sood graced the red carpet of Pride Awards function hosted by Star Plus.
The Pride Gallantry Awards are held to honour the unsung real-life heroes of Indian Military, to appreciate their bravery, attended by well-known personalities of Bollywood industry. The glorious award function was attended by around 200 policemen.
Arjun Kapoor, who chose to go with formal attire was looking breath-taking with his bearded look. Whereas, actor Ali Fazal chose to go with casual attire with a leather jacket.
"We are getting a chance to give back in our small way to the people who stay awake so that we can sleep peacefully at our homes. I believe the police work very tirelessly."
"Whenever we attend events, we need security, and I can personally tell everyone that they have always looked out for our best interest." told Arjun to media.
Well, we must appreciate these Bollywood celebrities, who took out some time from their over-busy schedule to honour real life heroes. Let's have a look on Bollywood celebs who looked stunningly hot at the event of The Pride Gallantry Awards.
Arjun Kapoor
The Tevar actor looked glamorous in his formal suit paired up with white shirt. The shabby beard look and stylish hairdo is just adding stars to his perfect look for an event.
Aftab Shivdasani
The Grand Masti actor posing for media at the red carpet. He spotted at event in semi formal attire paired up with blue T-shirt.
Sonu Sood
Actor Sonu Sood also spotted at the event in his dark coloured suit. A handsome hunk as always.
Ali Fazal
The Khamoshiyaan actor chose to make his appearance with casual wear teamed up with a leather jacket. And we must say, he rocked the casual look at its best.
Ravi Kishan
Ravi Kishan, who has worked as a supporting actor in many Bollywood movies, also seen at the event, posing for media.
Kartik Tiwari
Best known for his role in the movie Pyar Ka Punchnama also attended the event with other celebrities. He is just looking dashing in smart formal look.


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Ministering healing to individuals in Western New York since 2003
The Healing Rooms of Buffalo Niagara are set up similar to a doctor's office. Trained teams of people pray for a short while in private rooms for those who come to receive ministry. Our teams are made up of men and women with tested ministry, character, and maturity. We pray for physical, spiritual, and emotional healing and any need our clients have. We have prayed for financial breakthrough, relationships to be restored, difficult situations, and anything else the Lord leads us to in order to best help those who come to us for help navigating life's trials.
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Kaltxì ma ayeylan,
Being as AvatarMeet 2013 is upon us, I though I would start a thread to enable aysmuke sì aystmukan to share the event with those who can't make it so they can be a part of it...in a way.
Some have already arrived in Washington DC and started lapping up the sights and sounds of AvatarMeet 2013. Others are on their way. As for me, well, I've started my journey and I'm now in a hotel waiting to get on my Ikran tomorrow to join the clan. Hopefully we will be able to keep you up to date with the adventure to Hell's Gate and the expedition into the Pandoran forest later in the week.
Eywa ngahu and safe journeys,
Just a quick update...
I managed to meet up with Sarah, Mikko and Ali and we had Pizza - Irayo Mikko. *Om, yom, yom.
I also managed to hand over the Meet Up Survival Guides and badges. *So hopefully a few of them now have them.
On the way back I found a large screen erected on the Mall and a shed...no stadium load of people sat on the grass. *So I hung around to see what they were waiting for. *Turns out it was an open air cinema! *I ended up watching Bugs Bunny and the first bit of ET, which they were showing.
For some reason that I have not been able to figure out yet, everyone got to their feet and started waving there arms in the air when the HBO Logo came up!*Maybe it is a locals custom?
Well, it's 04:50 ish and I'm awake! I guess I'm still on UK time - hehehe. Later on today we will hopefully be visiting the Space and Flight Museum, Museum of the Native American and the Botanical Gardens. Looking forward to meeting up with the rest of the clan
Sounds like there's some interesting stuff planned. Have fun!
Also, about the standing and waving arms thing... it must be extremely local because I've never heard of this either. Unless you mean The Wave:
A-ha! A Mexican Wave.... Nope it wasn't that. Everyone just got up randomly waved their hands in the air and started jiggling their bodies about. Maybe it was to clear the flies? Duno? HAHAHA xD
As for what we got upto on Tuesday? Well it all kinda started in a leisurely manner at the space and flight museum. Some of Meet Up Survival Guides were handed out with the badges to those who joined us. We started in the Space section which was fascinating. My favourite bit was the Space Shuttle exhibition. They showed a video of the final launch of Discovery. I never tire of watching that. The violent control explosive force to get it into space is...txantsan!
After seeing the space side of things we launched ourselves over to the flight side of the museum. Some of us took a bit of a breather. Poor old DJ Makto pulled a muscle, but that wasn't going to ruin his whole day. At lunch to clan split up a little with some staying a while, whilst the rest of us took a walk over to the Museum of the Native American.
Just as we were about to enter, our three German aysmukan strolled up - YAY! More MSGs and badges were handed out. After introduction all round, we made our way into the museum which has a txantsan building, and made our way up to the top. We met Raiden and Sarah their as we made our way up to the top floor.
Up there they had like a planetarium type theatre which gave a a good overview of native people and their culture from all over the Americas. Afterwards we gradually worked our way down and the floors. As time was getting a bit tight to visit the Botanical Gardens some of us made our way over there as they had this smelly plant that only flowers once in a blue moon (raiders going to kill me for not know what it is called - hehehe)
We all met up again after that and made our way over to Capitol Hill for a group photo, before heading over to the Natural History Museum. We were only managed to see a small proportion there as it is soooo huuuge! But by now we were all needing some om, yom, yom! So enter stage left DJ Makto, still hobbling along, who sorted out a place for us all to eat together.
We had to wait a while for the restaurant to clear a table for us. The meal itself was an interesting experience in that you got given a meal ticket and then walked upto a meat counter to choose your meat which got wrapped in paper. Then there was a side order stand. With your meal ticket marked up you went back to your table and filled your face - HA! Water was sieved copiously...mostly over the table. It's the first time I've drank out of a jam jar! But it was all very good and filled the spot.
By now we were all warn out and so it was time for some shut eye. Wednesday will be a trip to the zoo. I'm going to make sure I get some DEET on because I got bit by flies multiple times the last time I went!
And that ma ayeylan was Tuesday at AvatarMeet 2013.
Well, time for another update on the gathering of the clans in Washington. So if you are sitting comfortably, then I shall begin.
The concept was to meet at the zoo entrance between 10:30 and 11:00. Well myself and our German tsmukan arrived and we found a bench to wait for the rest of the clan. We eventually go a message saying that they had just started out. So we thought it prudent to get into the action and start exploring the zoo.
Now normally in a zoo you expect to see animals. So we made our way through the rabbit warren of trails. Sloth Bear...nope. Otters....nope. Fish cats...nope...Ooo! There's one! Quick photograph it! Yay! We were beginning to wonder if some of the animals had gone on their summer vacation!
We made our way further into the zoo, past the elephant, gorillas through the small mammal building and towards the invertebrate enclosure. In here there was a bit of an aquarium and a few other animals and inserts. I saw my German Tsmukan exit the building and tried to catch up with them, but by the time I stepped out I could not see them! I waited for a bit. They were probably looking for me. So I went off looking for them...only probably in the opposite direction as I never caught up with them.
So I had a little sit down and thought I would wonder up the main path. However, I ended up meeting the rest of the clan at the bird exhibit. And off we went. This was round two for me, but that was ok as I could video them too. MOWHAHAHA....*cough, cough.
Gradually we worked our way down through the zoo, we did not come across out German aysmukan. But it is hardly surprising as the zoo is so huge! We saw seals, reptiles, pandas, turtles, crocks, spiders, snakes, otters and shed load of other animals. Sarah and Mikko were met later on and we managed to see some red pandas too! 'Eylan Palalulukana joined us too as he had been looking at the big cats.
Now we were running on vapours and in need of a set of spare feet each we made our way to a tacco/macho (?) food place to get something to eat. This was followed by a trip next door to the ice cream parlour. Boy was that nice ice cream. I certainly enjoyed filling my face there!
Thoroughly worn out by with our bellies full, we joined the Metro back to our respective hotels.
Tomorrow we head out into the Pandoran forest for the next part of the Avatar driver training! Consequently we might be off grid, especially with me being on a UK phone and probably out of sight of a Wi-Fi connection. But we will update as soon as we can. Ooo, I've realised I have not posted any piccies. But rest assured that copious photos and video has been taken and will be published. In the meantime here are a couple off my iPhone:
A couple of piccie from the Museum of the Native American:
Feeding time for the blue monkeys at Macho/tacco(?) place:
Well that is all I have so far...
Irayo ulte Eywae Ngahu,
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As I mentioned, we may go off grid once we leave Hell's Gate - it's the flux vortex
However, activities planned include campfire clan meals, Na'vi lessons, trip to an unobtainium mine where they have discovered a new mineral called Herculaneum, cosplay for Avatar drivers, viewing of some of the meet ups held this year and also watching Avatar - the film that brought us altogether and started us on this wonderful adeventure.
If we can connect we will. If not sorry for the silence, but you can join us by watching Avatar on Saturday night, wherever you are.
Well, we all had our road trip to Big Meadows. I joined our German aysmukan and loaded up the car with all the bags and set off. The thing that made me laugh was the Ikxeru didn't like the German voice on the Sat-Nav and so it was changed to the American one!
About halfway through the trip we stopped of for some syuve (food). This was in the form of a Subway - they are everywhere! But it seemed far better than frequenting the McDonalds. An ice cream kiosk was spotted and so we just had to drop by - Om, yom, yom!
On the road again and the terrain began to get noticeably hillier. Then in the distance we saw the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia...there's a song there...and headed up the hill. The road began to be banked round the corners. After screeching of the tyres and a rather confused auto gearbox we made it to the Skyline Drive and paid our $15. There was now just a 20 mile ride to big meadows.
A fair amount of altitude was gained as we went along, pausing every now and again to admire the amazing vistas before us. After passing a few cyclists (!) we made it to Kelutral.
There is a variety of accommodation here and I think we are using every type. I opted for a middle of the range lodge, others went for the air conditioned version, whilst some ventured for camping.
After arrival I ventured down to the campsite to see our Avatar couple, Moco Loco and Human No More had arrived and so had Mikko, who was stringing up his hammock. Eventually everyone arrived, including some new faces to the Meet Up. . Mikko handed out the T-Shirts whilst chief food organiser, DJ Makto pulled to syuve together.
With just about everyone arrived a committee was formed to start the fire. We had a dead grass collector, wood keeper, adviser and arsonist... I mean fire starter. WHOOOPH! Ok the fire is going. Hehehe
Cheese burgers and hot dogs all round along with some steamed veggies and some chips (Why do you Americans call them that? They are crisps! Hahaha). Anyway it was all very "om, yom, yom" as the sun gave way to a starry night and the temperature decided to dip too. Well, we were waaaaay up in the mountains!
Much talking took place, but highlight of the evening was when Fiyerwall found a huuuge moth and brought it to the campsite for Raiden to identify. Having identified it he then placed it on his nose whilst it warmed up for its evening frolics. Just wait until you see the pictures - of which many were taken!
Friday will be a trip to the unobtainium mine. It is hoped that we may get to see the new mineral that the RDA scientist have found, called Herculaneum. So until then Eywa ngahu.
We did some cool stuff today! First up was camp breakfast, which required the boiling of water over an open fire...only we had to get the fire going with damp wood! Eventually it did get going and slowwwwly decided to boil. This was so we could have some porridge!
Eventually we made it through breakfast and so we could head on out toooooo.... The Luray Caves. This was an hour's ride out along the Skyline Drive and along another windy road to the caves.
Eventually the whole convey arrive and Mikko rounded us you into a line so we could get the group discount. We just made it with 20 aysmuk! So off we went into the caverns for our hour long guided tour. It was quite interesting and breath taking in parts. Some of it reminded me of the Iknimaya climb! My favourite bit was the pool of water that was so still that it created a perfect reflection of the ceiling.
Eventually we made our we out and some of us had a bit to eat at the local cafe before having a quick look round the toy display. I like the train set, but then I would!
After a stop off at the local Walmart for supplies, ranging from materials for Na'vi consume through to Nutella(!), we headed back for camp. In the afternoon Karyu Pawl joined us and gave us a refresher class 101. This was great as we were all sat on the grass in a big circle and had fun going through the basic phrases again. It was txantsan!
Once our cups had been filled to overflowing with Na'vi it was time for some syuve! Om, yom, yom. Whilst the fire was started supplies were brought down from the lodge cabin. So we had burgers, hot dogs, steamed veggies and best of all - marshmallows dipped in Nutella! We also introduce DJ Makto to the stuff! This poor guy had never had it before. Anyway that was soon corrected in front of everyone as the sun gradually set and so ended another great day at AvatarMeet.
Alan, ma oetsyp tsmukan, irayo for the coverage! as you can See I got here late (as usual ) but I am actually glad because reading all your updates in one go gave me quite a vivid picture! I am trying to, err, photoshop myself into it... so to speak...
So, how does it feel - to be back with your own clan, again? how many have made it this time? I guess there is a list of attendees somewhere...
Herculaneum??? what in the world is this? does it float in the air? err... maybe not. Maybe it uses other rocks for weight-lifting! (thinking of Hercules) (actually I just looked up a dictionary - Herculanium is an ancient Roman city, close to the present day Naples, so maybe the answer lies there...
ah well! Enjoy, aytsmukan si aytsmuke, and waiting for those photos & videos, as always!
Eywa ngahu,
Knowledge is a chimera for beyond any knowledge there ever lies other knowledge that renders the previous knowledge false. (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever Vol.II- Stephen Donaldson)
What the bleep do we know!
I know only this:
Eywa has taken me on a ride...
... the one I don't want come back from
A-ha ma tswal tsmuke, glad you liked the write ups. Yeah, Herculanium is a very strong material
Yesterday was an interesting one in multiple ways as you will find out. All the activities were to take place at the lodge. The first activity Na'vi class 102, which was a follow on from class 102 that was held in Seattle last year. We are most grateful to Karyu Pawl who had put in a lot of work to pull the class together and conducted it is the same enthusiastic and relaxed way as he did last year. (Why weren't my lecturers at uni like him?)
As per last year, we videoed the lesson, which will appear as a set of short video lessons for those who were unable to make it to the meet-up. It will also be a refresher for those who were there and those who want to brush up on their Na'vi. So look out for these in due course.
Following the Na'vi lesson there was free time for everyone, whilst the class room was changed into a cinema. Lunch was a bit damp as the rain poured down, doing a merry dance on the floor.
Gradually people began to drift back to the meeting room as sound checks were made for the cinema set up. We are indebted to Mikko and Peter who provided the techie gear to make it all happen. It all worked a treat...in the end! Hehehe.
To help pass the time, a couple of meet up videos were shown. One from a London mini-meet and the other from EuroAvatar 3. Ikxeru did a wonderful commentary for the EuroAvatar video which also included a Na'vi version! With there still being a little time left those who were present watch The Volume. If you don't know what it is check out you Avatar Bluray and prepare to laugh your socks off!
Eventually, it was time for the screening of Avatar. So with everyone present the play button was pressed the screen went black. But instead of Avatar starting who should appear on screen, but non-other than Jon Landau himself with a message to everyone at AvatarMeet!!! His message to everyone at the meet-up gave an update on progress with Avatar 2, the Pandora Forest project with Disney and new technology development with Weta. Jon's message to us was filmed in their new volume Manhattan studio and you could see a mo-cap artist sitting on the floor in the background.
To round off his wonderful message to us he said that new screening of Avatar would be complete without some food and drink. At which point some goodie bags were brought out for everyone, along with drinks!!
Everyone was taken aback by seeing Jon on the screen with his message to us and the generosity of Lightstorm, who also paid for the room hire for the day too. It is hard to express our irayo and meuia to Jon, Kathy, Kevin and the rest of the Lightstorm team for their kindness and generosity towards all of us.
As the goodie bags were handed out, Paul's husband, John, handed out these wonderful metal and enamel Na'vi 'ivong badges to everyone, which again took everyone by surprise!
The final gifts to hand out were to Paul and John from all of us there. We had all secretly been signing an irayo card for them, which had been beautifully designed by CyanRachel. Unfortunately she was not well enough to attend the meet up, which was very sad only.
So we called Paul and John up to the front and handed them the card and also some books that we thought they would like. So for John, who is a transport enthusiast, there was a book on steam locomotives and for Paul two books relating to Native Americans. One of which was about Native American sign language.
With irayos all round we all settled down again and watched Avatar! Having had our class 102 from Paul we were all listening all the more intently to the Na'vi words in the film.
Post film, having regained our composures we had a good old chin wag and Fiyerwall shared her AvatarMeet scrap book with everyone. Paul gave us some anecdotes from when he was filmed for the Nova videos. Eventually we cleaned up the room before retiring to bed... What an evening!
Steam locomotives??? whose kxetse am I seeing behind this idea?
Knowledge is a chimera for beyond any knowledge there ever lies other knowledge that renders the previous knowledge false. (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever Vol.II- Stephen Donaldson)
What the bleep do we know!
I know only this:
Eywa has taken me on a ride...
... the one I don't want come back from
WOW!! How cool is that!! A message, food, and goodies from Jon! I bet all of you were blown away. Who kept the secret? I am jealous (he he). I hope you can post the video and pictures of the goodies. I hope DJ, and CyanRachel are better.
I guess KALTXI is on Itxeru's txim! in fact it's a T-shirt that he took off cos it's hot (?).
Is this Itxeru? Lot's of feathers, a ponytail & hair shaven on the sides... my guess is 'yes'
Hey, did the moth survive? the one that Fiyerwall found & Raiden put it on his nose...?
Knowledge is a chimera for beyond any knowledge there ever lies other knowledge that renders the previous knowledge false. (The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever Vol.II- Stephen Donaldson)
What the bleep do we know!
I know only this:
Eywa has taken me on a ride...
... the one I don't want come back from
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