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I was sitting next to a teacher at lunch and after finding out that I'm part Mexican she said, "Oh my God, I love nachos!" I thought about telling her that nachos aren't really Mexican food, more Tex-Mex and likely created by white folks. But then I decided this sounded a bit uppity and argumentative and figured I shouldn't say anything. Plus, even though the ten Mexican food restaurants that exist here are the epitome of it, the lady probably has absolutely no idea what Tex-Mex is.
*Side note* There is one good Mexican restaurant that Tom and I go to from time to time. It's by no means authentic, since it's neither owned by a Mexican nor is the food cooked by Mexicans, but their veggie chimichanga is pretty darn good. Although, to be honest, it's hard to find something in this world that is deep-fried that I won't say is delicious so it's not like the standard is set that high.
I would like to introduce that restaurant to Mexican martinis. I think the peeps in this country would love them.
Back to that conversation about nachos….now that I'm writing about it, I'm feeling like that woman saying "I love nachos!" immediately after discovering my heritage is kinda offensive. If someone tells me they're half Chinese I don't respond with, "Oh my God, I love fried rice!" or tell an Indian person, "Naan is my absolute favorite" just out of the blue. However if I was going to be offended by anything it would be the fact the she chose nachos as her favorite Mexican food.
This country has so much to learn.
I would absolutely love, love, love, love to open an authentic Mexican restaurant here. There are only a few problems with that. 1) I in no way have the money to open any type of restaurant, let alone one where half the ingredients would have to be shipped across an ocean. 2) Kiwis don't like spicy foods. They can maybe handle a hint of Asian spice, such as in a curry or a Thai-style soup or something, but the burn of a Habanero would probably feel like death to them.
Although I do think pretty much anyone would want to dive into a vat of queso with their mouths wide open after dipping a chip into some melted cheese for the first time. I simply cannot believe that the amazing-ness that is queso has not spanned across the entire world. When you think about the ratio of simplicity:deliciousness it's probably just about the best food on the planet. I mean, you can get fancy with it if you so chose, but really all you need to do is melt a big ole' hunk of cheese, grab a bag of tortilla chips, and hunker down. How has this food not been discovered everywhere?
Here I am talking about authentic Mexican food and I've just gone on and on about queso. So maybe I wouldn't open an authentic Mexican restaurant, I would open an authentic Tex-Mex restaurant.
Maybe I could start a Go Fund Me campaign titled "Help Me Teach Kiwis About Mexican Food".
The other morning, while playing in the sand pit with some of the preschoolers we were all babbling away to each other and I said something about tacos and the children literally all stopped what they were doing and looked at me and the closest child to me tilted his head to the side and said, "What's a ta-ko?"
I almost wanted to cry.
Buenas Noches, Amigos.
Geez….now I want Mexican food.
*Addendum* After writing this post I started looking at Mexican restaurants to see if there is one nearby where I can pick up some food for Tom and I. And I have seen that there is indeed a restaurant that serves queso. I will be going there very, very soon.


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Would Like To Try Organic Gardening? These Tips May Help
Discover how to beautify your outdoor spaces using the helpful horticulture tips on this page in order to make a garden that everyone can also enjoy. You can have a good plan on what you require, so you do not waste cash on unnecessary equipment, or the wrong forms of seeds.
The handles on your own tools can be used as clever rulers. Just lay your tool down on to the floor then lay a yardstick beside the handles.Make use of a bright permanent marker to label the distances.
Brighten your flower beds with biennials and biennials. You can fill gaps between shrubs or perennials. Some flowers you can utilize are sunflower, marigold, cosmos and rudbekia or sunflowers.
Bulbs are a fantastic option for folks who desire to enjoy spring and in summer. Different types of bulbs bloom at different times, so choosing appropriately, maybe you have blooms early spring to later summer.
As soon as the fall season approaches, you should plant autumn edibles. A pumpkin can become a planting container instead of clay pots. Once you've cut its top and scooped the insides out, spray the interior and edges with Wilt-Pruf to help keep the pumpkin from rotting.
Don't mow your grass down through the soil when you run the mower. The roots will grow deeper into the soil, making the lawn stronger and more immune to drying out, when you let your grass to develop a little longer. Short grass on the other hand is prone to getting dried out and turning brown.
Pest control is incredibly difficult in case you have a veggie garden. A technique that one could help control garden pests under control is always to remain diligent about your garden. In the event you catch the pests early, you are able to take them off by hand effectively.
You only need just a little homework, some operate in the outdoors, and several patience. The effort pays off, and you will see a good reward for the work.
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Come and Try
It is possible for non-members (ie club visitors) to come to the club, see what it has to offer, and go for a short paddle on the river.
You are only allowed one session, and there are two ways to do this.
Attend a club "come and try day" (beginning of semester)
Visitors are required to sign a club waiver (this does not constitute membership of the club), provide some personal and emergency contact information, and agree to the club rules. You must be over 18 years of age and be able to swim to participate.


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Ancient Stoic insights combined with modern psychological research help us overcome—and even benefit from—everyday obstacles.
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Mind Fixers tells the history of psychiatry's quest to understand the biological basis of mental illness and asks where we need to go from here.
Imagination: The Science of Your Mind's Greatest Power
The first book on the science of imagination sheds light on the complex workings of our mind and the ways in which we can channel imagination for a better life.
Tyrannical Minds: Psychological Profiling, Narcissism, and Dictatorship
An incisive examination into the pairing of psychology and situation that creates despotic leaders from the author of Murderous Minds.
Television: A Challenge to the Psychoanalytic Establishment
The second half of this illuminating volume, A Challenge to the Psychoanalytic Establishment, includes the "dossier on the institutional debate."...


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Here is a list of concerts you might be interested in for the month of February. Most of these are bands that I've reviewed, though some are some bands that I haven't yet written about, but really like. If you can, try to check out at least a few of these shows. I will be adding listings throughout the month, so please check back again later.
February 1, 2012 (Wednesday)
Gaelic Storm - Workplay Theatre, Birmingham, AL
James McMurtry - Benny's Boom Boom Room, Hattiesburg, MS
Martin Sexton - Center For The Arts, Grass Valley, CA
February 2, 2012 (Thursday)
Ruthie Foster - Aladdin Theater, Portland, OR
Gaelic Storm - South Jackson Civic Center, Tullahoma, TN
Ellis Paul - private show
Martin Sexton - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
February 3, 2012 (Friday)
Anita And The Yanks - Finn McCool's Irish Pub, 2702 Main St., Santa Monica, CA
Entrain - Playhouse On Park, West Hartford, CT - 8:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25
Ruthie Foster - The Bing Crosby Theater, Spokane, WA
Gaelic Storm - The Square Room, Knoxville, TN
James McMurtry - The Social, Orlando, FL
Ellis Paul - The Center For Arts In Natick, Natick, MA
Martin Sexton - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2012 (Saturday)
Entrain - Johnny D's, Somerville, MA
Ruthie Foster - The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
Gaelic Storm - Grove Park Inn Resort And Spa, Ashville, NC
Diana Jones - Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago, IL - 7:00 p.m.
James McMurtry - Skipper's Smokehouse, Tampa, FL
The Nields - The Stone Soup Coffee House, Pawtucket, RI - 8:00 p.m.
Patrolled By Radar - Cinema Bar, 3967 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City, CA
Ellis Paul - private show
Martin Sexton - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
Keller Williams and moe - Club Nokia, Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2012 (Sunday)
James McMurtry - Cayamo Cruise, Miami, FL
February 6, 2012 (Monday)
Ruthie Foster - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., Chico, CA
(with Paul Thorn)
Ellis Paul - private show
February 7, 2012 (Tuesday)
Ruthie Foster - Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA
(With Paul Thorn)
Martin Sexton - Compound Grill, Phoenix, AZ
February 8, 2012 (Wednesday)
Ruthie Foster - Napa Valley Opera House, Napa, CA
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - Dosey Doe, The Woodlands, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band - George's Majestic, Fayetteville, AR
February 9, 2012 (Thursday)
The Dunwells - The Elgin, London, UK
Ruthie Foster - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - Cactus CafeTexas Union Bldg., UT Campus, Austin, TX
Martin Sexton - Kessler Theater, Dallas, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band - Varsity Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA
February 10, 2012 (Friday)
The Dunwells - The Ritz, Manchester, UK
Ruthie Foster - UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - The Village Downtown, Bryan, TX
Hugh Masekela - Royce Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
The Nields - Center For The Arts In Natick, Natick, MA - 8:00 p.m.
Ellis Paul - private show
Martin Sexton - House Of Blues, Houston, TX
Christopher Williams - Hub City House Concerts, Lubbock, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band - Marathon Music Works, Nashville, TN
February 11, 2012 (Saturday)
Bullied By Strings - On The Rox, West Hollywood, CA - 10:00 p.m.
Glen Campbell - Twin Oaks Amphitheatre, Silver Springs, FL
Ruthie Foster - The Compound Grill, Phoenix, AZ
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - Crossroads Music Company,Winnsboro Center for the Arts, Winnsboro, TX
Gaelic Storm - Macomb Center For The Performing Arts, Clinton Twp., MI
The Brian Kinler Band - M Bar, Hollywood, CA - 8:00 p.m.
The Nields - Kripalu Center For Yoga And Arts, Stockbridge, MA - 7:30 p.m.
Ellis Paul - WMNF In The Round, Tampa, FL
Martin Sexton - Austin City Limits Live at Moody Theater, Austin, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band - Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
February 12, 2012 (Sunday)
Ruthie Foster - Berger Performing Arts Center, Tucson, AZ
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - All Good Cafe, Dallas, TX
Christopher Williams - House Concert, Grand Junction, CO
Yonder Mountain String Band - Workplay Theatre Soundstage, Birmingham, AL
February 13, 2012 (Monday)
Kinky Friedman - Dan's Silverleaf, Denton, TX
February 14, 2012 (Tuesday)
Ruthie Foster - Strings Music Pavilion, Steamboat Springs, CO
(with Paul Thorn)
Gaelic Storm - Five Flags Theatre, Dubuque, IA
James McMurtry - European Street Cafe, Jacksonville, FL
February 15, 2012 (Wednesday)
Glen Campbell - Fox Tuscon Theatre, Tucson, AZ
Kinky Friedman - Vemillionville, Lafayette, LA
Gaelic Storm - State Theatre, Eau Claire, WI
James McMurtry - Live Wire Music Hall, Savannah, GA
Yonder Mountain String Band - Vinyl Music Hall, Pensacola, FL
February 16, 2012 (Thursday)
Ruthie Foster - Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - Red Dragon Listening Room, Baton Rouge, LA
Gaelic Storm - Englert Theatre, Iowa City, IA
James McMurtry - The Grey Eagle, Ashville, NC
Christopher Williams - private show, Salt Lake City, UT
Yonder Mountain String Band - Beacham Theatre, Orlando, FL
February 17, 2012 (Friday)
Glen Campbell - Pala Casino – Infinity Room, Pala, CA
Ruthie Foster - Vilar Center For The Arts, Beaver Creek, CO
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - Duling Hall, Jackson, MS
Gaelic Storm - Wisconsin Union Theatre, Madison, WI
James McMurtry - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
Christopher Williams - house concert, Cottonwood Heights, UT
Yonder Mountain String Band - Revolution, Fort Lauderdale, FL
February 18, 2012 (Saturday)
Glen Campbell - Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
Ruthie Foster - Swallow Hill Music Presents, Denver, CO
(with Paul Thorn)
Kinky Friedman - The Maple Leaf, New Orleans, LA
James McMurtry - Rhythm And Brews, Chattanooga, TN
Christopher Williams - Crumb Brothers Bakery, Logan, UT
Yonder Mountain String Band - Jannus Live, St. Petersburg, FL
February 19, 2012 (Sunday)
Kinky Friedman - Smith's Olde Bar, Atlanta, GA
James McMurtry - War Eagle Theatre, Auburn, AL
Christopher Williams - Ricochet House Concerts, Sandy, UT
Yonder Mountain String Band - Freebird Café, Jacksonville, FL
February 20, 2012 (Monday)
Kinky Friedman - WorkPlay500, Birmingham, AL
Gaelic Storm - The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI
February 21, 2012 (Tuesday)
Kinky Friedman - Sundilla Acoustic Concert Series, Auburn, AL
James McMurtry - Hal And Mal's, Jackson, MS
February 22, 2012 (Wednesday)
Marshall Chapman - The Station Inn, Nashville, TN
Kinky Friedman - Exit Inn, Nashville, TN
Gaelic Storm - The Intersection, Grand Rapids, MI
James McMurtry - Hi-Tone Cafe, Memphis, TN
The Submarines - El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
Yonder Mountain String Band - Music Farm, Charleston, SC
February 23, 2012 (Thursday)
Glen Campbell - Wilbur Theatre, Boston, MA
Ruthie Foster - Dosey Doe Cafe, The Woodlands, TX
Kinky Friedman - Proud Larry's, Oxford, MS
James McMurtry - Stickyz Rock 'N' Roll Chicken Shack, Little Rock, AR
Ellis Paul - The Bluebird Cafe, 4104 Hillsboro Rd., Nashville, TN
The Submarines - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
Christopher Williams - Bluebird Cafe, Nashville, TN
Yonder Mountain String Band - Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
February 24, 2012 (Friday)
Glen Campbell - Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT
Ruthie Foster - Autone's, Austin, TX
Gaelic Storm - Newport Music Hall, Columbus, OH
The Submarines - Constellation Room, Santa Ana, CA
Yonder Mountain String Band - Orange Peel, Asheville, NC
February 25, 2012 (Saturday)
Moot Davis - Layla's Bluegrass Inn, Nashville, TN - 4:00 p.m.
Moot Davis - Ernest Tubb Record Shop, Nashville, TN - 9:00 p.m.
Ruthie Foster - Sam's Burger Joint, San Antonio, TX
Gaelic Storm - House Of Blues, Cleveland, OH
James McMurtry - Continental Club, Houston, TX
Yonder Mountain String Band - Tennessee Theater , Knoxville, TN
February 26, 2012 (Sunday)
Glen Campbell - Thalia Mara Hall, Jackson, MS
The Dunwells - San Luis Obispo, CA
(with Los Lonely Boys)
Yonder Mountain String Band - Jefferson Theatre, Charlottesville, VA
February 27, 2012 (Monday)
The Dunwells - The Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2012 (Tuesday)
Moot Davis - In The Country Interviews, Ontario, Canada - 7:00 p.m.
The Dunwells - The Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA
(with Los Lonely Boys)
Gaelic Storm - Riviera Theatre, North Tonawanda, NY
February 29, 2012 (Wednesday)
The Dunwells - Fox Theatre, Tucson, AZ
(with Los Lonely Boys)
Gaelic Storm - The Palace Theatre, Greensburg, PA
Yonder Mountain String Band - Buster's, Lexington, KY
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
February 2012 Concert Calendar
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Leaf Guard Gutters Options for Houston Texas Area Homeowners
Are you a homeowner in the Houston Texas area and have leaves in your gutter? If so we have some relief for you with our leaf gutter guards. As a homeowner there are better choices than climbing up a ladder to removed leaves form your gutters and making a mess. Besides, there is also the danger of getting up on a ladder for many of us that we do not think of.
Gutter Guards The Permanent Solution To Cleaning Your Gutters
What are gutters guards and how do they help?
Your homes gutters are in a u shaped fission. They are designed to receive the water that is draining off of yoir roof and then channel that water into a downspout and carry it away from your homes base. The last thing that you want is to walk out your front door and have the water come cascading down on you while entering or existing your home. Just becuase it is raining outside dose not mean you have to get wet.
Gutter Guard Options
Below we will showcase for you the many different gutter guard options that you can choose from for you Houston Texas area home. Here we will outline the benefits of each as well as cost.
Gutter Screens Wire Mesh Type
With this option we will place a an aluminum metal leaf screen over your existing gutters. This product will slip the gutter screen under your roofing shingles(if needed) and over the top of your gutters. This will stop the leaves from collecting into your gutters. If you have pine trees with pine needles we do not the gutter screens as the pine needles can lodge themselves into the screens and become a cleanning challenge.
The price on the gutter screens to keep the leaves out of your gutters is between: $3 – $5 a lineal foot.
Gutter Covers Solid / Slotted Type
Another option to keeping the leaves out of your gutters is a leaf guard cover. Unlike a leaf screen, this cover is a solid sheet of aluminum. It has a small slit of an opening in the front allowing the water that is coming off of your roof to enter. The leaves and other debris just slide off.
The price on the gutter screens to keep the leaves out of your gutters is between: $14 -18 a lineal foot.
Leaf Guard Gutters Options Web Links:
Family Handyman – Gutter Guards
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Angie's List – Cost Gutter Guards
We hope that you have found this information on gutter leaf guards helpful for your Houston Texas metro area home. Thank you from all of us at, Texas Home Exteriors.


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Maple Banana Muffins
Our home banana consumption patterns are funny. Sometimes we devour every last one, and other times a wilted bunch of spotted nay-nay's stare at us longingly from the fruit bowl. I really wanted to find an excellent grain-free and naturally sweetened way of using ripe bananas. After some playing around with ingredients, these muffins happened. They burst with mapleness even though I only used two tablespoons of maple syrup. The maple extract really took them to the next level, so I highly recommend using it. Because there's always money in the banana stand.
Maple Banana Muffins
1/4 cup flaxseed meal
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup Just Like Sugar
4 ripe bananas, mashed
2 tablespoons organic unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons grade B maple syrup
1/4 teaspoon maple extract
1 vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise and insides scraped (or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract)
3/4 cup chestnut flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
2 rounded teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped (optional)
Preheat the oven to 350 and prepare a muffin tin with liners. In a small bowl, mix flaxseed meal and eggs and let sit. Grind the Just Like Sugar in a food processor into a fine powder. In a large bowl, mix the bananas, butter, maple syrup, maple extract and vanilla. In a medium bowl, mix the chestnut and coconut flours, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Slowly fold the dry ingredients into the wet and mix until thoroughly combined. Add the walnuts and mix gently. Spoon batter into muffin cups, almost filling them. Bake for 30-35 minutes, rotating the tin 180 degrees after 15-17 minutes.


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Compatibility between Capricorn and Libra
Little Bit About Gemini and Libra
Libra is not so good in conversations and can take sayings of Gemini in a negative manner and start feeling insulted. During a conversation Gemini might keep commenting on different thins and Libra takes the insult onto him/herself. Libra gets emotional with any sort of criticism. Both can have a word with each other on anything, as both lack tolerance, both might feel that their partner is talking about themselves.
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When their feelings and ideas are opposed both become strict and think that their ideas are better than their partner's opinions. Gemini might not be wrong, but Libra is also never going to relent. Gemini can utter a line that hurts Libra so much that he/she keeps pruning over it for years. Libra can easily learn from his/her respective teacher, but not from his colleague even if he/she has more knowledge about the thing both are talking about.
Love Compatibility
Libra grows his/her love for Gemini in a subtle way and Gemini is an open book who loves flying off in search of other discoveries. When love between them grows no one realizes it, one of them flies around and the other thinking why can't they be perfect together. Libra do get affected by his/her emotions whereas Gemini's emotions have already dried up.
When both keep talking too much Libra falls in love with Gemini and follows him/her wherever he/she might take him/her. Both pay attention to their partner's inner feelings as both are Air signs, they both can seduce, can tease each other and in the end come together as both care about other's emotions. Gemini will follow the strong point of intelligence that the other person has inside him/her.
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Sexual Compatibility
Both are promoted by Air, a connection is bound to happen, so Gemini lifts the ego of a Libra as it approaches sexual activities. Both can have a word on what to expect and what will be the reason to satisfy each other. Initially it proves to be a great connection between the two, as both share their personal feelings with each other. Sex between them proves to be a plus point.
As Libra feels the pressure to open up with Gemini, who is a little cold in the beginning, Gemini can also share his/her feelings with Libra specially while they are having sex and if both are satisfied both of them can fall in love. A sign that governs Libra is Venus, which makes him/her sexy, steamy and seductive by nature. The planet that governs Gemini is Mercury, which makes him/her totally cool and aloof from any sort of emotions. Libra can't be sure of him/herself and Gemini knows various schemes and tactics to spice up their sexual life.
Family Compatibility
Both are good communicators and discuss all their good or bad deeds with each other, Differences do occur but Gemini can solve them with his/her cleverness. Libra sometimes may feel Gemini to be stupid who does nothing but talk; still both manage with each other and can make a happy family. In return these things do make Gemini more furious as is his/her nature.
When their communications doesn't end, both get annoyed as both don't know where the conclusion lies. Even Libra can change as it is fickle minded fellow. Both are curious about their partner and when they do they can fall in love and start a family that stays together for a long time. Their expectations should be met by their partner and vice-versa. These should not be very high and vast, somewhere both are unable to reach.
Physical Compatibility
You need very curious eyes to notice a Libra. They display very pleasing personalities. They have a round head with curly hair, a high fore-head and a bow shape mouth. One of the major reasons to see a Libra is, they possess a dimple, which is considered a trade mark, either in their cheeks or in the chin. Even their knees have the dimples, no kidding, some people do have dimple on their knees. Their eyes are almond shaped with a V – shaped jaw line. The best thing about them is their smile; they keep smiling most of the time.
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Due to the smiling nature of a Libra, Gemini falls for them as it thinks that a Libra will never hurt him/her. Gemini also possesses an average height and is very thin and trim. They have very long and slim arms that look like jutting out of their shoulders. They possess greatly carved eyes that have extra long eye-brows that are dark and heavy. They have fine jaw-line and an erect nose. Their whole face looks rather cute.
Professional Compatibility
Libra is born as an expert diplomat, who has a respect for all the other businesses and knows the position of ranks. This diplomacy helps a lot in social circles as you have an answer to anything and everything. It is up to a Libra person to choose a carrier and Libra thrives in this category. It can easily impress the person he/she is talking to. They possess a strong analytical skill that can do wonders for your business if you seek the advice of a Libra.
Gemini is also diplomatic, but it so self confident that it never seeks anybody's advice when arguing. He/she has his/her own impression that he can make this world a better place; no doubt he might be beating the bush. He knows he has leadership qualities that can do wonder for any particular business, but when both can join hands and start a business it certainly is going to flourish.
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Final Outcome
– With Gemini's witty nature and Libra's sharp mind, any job done will certainly blossom.
– Libra possesses a cheerful image and when it gets intimate with a Gemini, and then this nexus will go places.
– Both can create a happy family if the stick together and stay that way for long lasting time.
– Both need to talk with each other to remove tension between them, but for a short time.
– They should not keep talking with each other and let the whole world know they are fools.


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Masechaba Ndlovu
Masechaba Ndlovu is one of South Africa's most thought provoking personalities. Masechaba is an entrepreneur, radio show host, presenter and MC. Sometimes provocative, sometimes hilarious, always relevant, Masechaba has forged a remarkable position in the South African celebrity sector. In this seminal event, Masechaba comes to the heart of SA's second biggest township, Khayelitsha, to address a passionate entrepreneur community at the iconic Bandwidth Barn venue at Lookout Hill. Masechaba will tell her story of her roots in Zambia as the daughter of two exiled parents, all the way to her rise to the top of celebrity status in the 21st Century.
Who is this event for?
This event is for entrepreneurs with stars in their eyes; intrapreneurs who want to disrupt their industry from the inside and curious by-standers who want to soak up the incendiary story of Masechaba Ndlovu, a true trailblazer who put everything on the line to graft a career from the dusty streets of Zambia all the way to the glitzy world of the South African media A-list.
About The Speaker:
Masechaba Ndlovu is a child of military veterans. She was named after her paternal grandmother, Masechaba Lekalake - and her name means "Mother of the nation". Masechaba comes from a family of healers. Her purpose is embedded in her name. Masechaba does not consider herself as a 'cover girl', but rather as a news maker and a game changer. Masechaba's work is her calling and she only says yes to opportunities that bring meaning to the lives of others. Masechaba's calling is to MAKE CHANGES. If Masechaba were not achieving this through Radio and TV, she'd still be doing the work on the streets and in people's homes. Masechaba loves to teach - and when she's not on Radio or TV, Masechaba lectures classes on radio and TV presentation and interview skills through her company, MASECHABA MEDIA. As a globally certified life-coach, Masechaba brings a life-skills approach to her media training classes. In her own words, "I'm passionate about the development of young people and moving Africa forward."


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White OTS Tunic & Black Skinnies
Raise your hand if you love white OTS tops as much as I do! It's no secret that they've been a favorite trend of mine this summer! When I saw this one I had to have it. I mean, how cute are the fluttery sleeves?! They're such a fun, feminine detail. I also love that it's long like a tunic and has slits up the side for some air flow. I picked mine up at Maxwell James in Haddonfield (such a fab boutique - if you're local you HAVE to check it out!!)
As you may already know, my day to day style is super casual; however, having a few go to dressy outfits is always necessary. Black & white is such a classic combo that always creates a polished look. I got such great feed back on my last Day to Night post. So many of you loved the night time look & I wanted to post another outfit that would be fab for a night out! Leave a comment if there's anything else in particular that you would like to see! I love hearing from you guys :)
Rob is away on a fishing trip right now. I'm so comfortable with our routine so it's definitely weird without him here. He comes back Saturday afternoon, which can't come soon enough. I just want to squeeze him lol. What do you ladies do when your other half is away for a few days? Thankfully I'm busy with work or else I wouldn't know what to do during the day!
Thanks for stopping by! xo


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As we all know, presentation is a key element in making sales. Selling a home is no different. A presentable home will attract more buyers, and a higher price too. Today's property market has slowed down, with lower volumes across the market. A smaller pool of buyers means that it is all the more important to make your house stand out from the many others for sale. With some effort and a small cash outlay, you can reap an immediate return on investment the moment you sell your house. Read on to find out how.
The first thing you can do requires practically no money, but lots of effort. Cleaning the house or apartment will create a better environment for buyers and agents to view your house. Don't miss out on commonly forgotten areas, such as baseboards, cupboards and window blinds and sills. Also don't forget fans and air conditioner vents, which have the annoying tendency to build-up inordinate amounts of dust.
Alternatively, you can hire a cleaning crew to do a professional job, if you don't have the time or inclination.
As you're cleaning, remove clutter by getting rid of items or re-arranging them to create a sense of space. A good idea is to also pack away as many personal photographs, knick-knacks and family heirlooms as possible. You want buyers to imagine it as their own personal space, and not be distracted by your personal items. Depersonalising your soon-to-be-former home will help potential buyers see it as their own.
Another thing that can be done is to neaten up any built-in cupboards, drawers and cabinets. Buyers will want to open and close these to ascertain their quality and condition. If you still have any contents in them, tidy them up:
- Arrange shoes neatly in the cabinet or rack
- Hang shirts, like colours together, facing the same direction
- Alphebetise spice jars
- Turn coffee cup handles to face the same way
- Neatly stack dishes and bowls
While you're at it, also make sure that no confidential material is left lying in such cupboards or drawers, where they may inadvertently be seen. The same goes for any mail and correspondence. About.com has more on privacy during home viewings , and why it's so important.
These measures will ensure that buyers will have the best impression of you, the current home owner, and how you maintain your house, while not giving savvy, observant buyers anything to use against you during negotiations.
Should you have any favourite items that are not for sale with the house, try to remove or replace them as much as possible. Imagine you are viewing a home, and the amazing light fixture or sofa set in the living room becomes part of the appeal of a house. If the host then tells you that those items are not part of the sale, it could subconsciously affect your decision about the whole house.
Minor repairs that don't cost much include fixing of leaking taps, replacement of burnt-out light bulbs and repairing doors that stick and drawers that jam. When it comes to cheap replacements, go for shiny new sink strainers, cabinet knobs and handles, and new throw cushions.
Finally, ensure that the house is free from unpleasant odours during a viewing. In fact, use scented candles or aromatic oils to enhance the appeal of your house. These can be placed discreetly in the bathrooms, study or bedrooms. A dollop of vanilla essence on a baking sheet, placed in a heated oven, works as well. Just don't go overboard with scents and you can do wonders on the mind of a potential buyer.
We hope these tips will give you some starting ideas on how to maximise the appeal of your house during viewings, whether by appointment or "open house". These basic tips should not require more than a couple of days to get going. If your house requires a more in-depth and comprehensive make-over, stay tuned as we are preparing just the thing for you!
Let us know what you think, and if you have more ideas, leave a comment below.
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Protection training is not about simply getting your dog to bite. Great trainers know that the mindset of the dog is critical to the quality of the bite work.
This course introduces students to the world of protection training. Students will learn to understand the working drives in protection, the difference between training sport dogs versus training dogs for civil work. Students will have the opportunity to handle a working dog and to take a bite, if desired!
Course Objectives:
- To introduce students to what protection work is, and what protection work is not
- To introduce students to the 3 drives protection dogs work in
- To introduce students to working dog handling skills
- To provide students with an understanding of the difference between training for sport dogs versus training dogs for civil work
- To provide students with an understanding of the social responsibilities of protection training dogs
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- Protection Training – To Bite or Not To Bite
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Tables were set last October 17th at Feature Inc. where we walked into the reflective mirrored tables and the plethora of glass art by David Shaw for Eat Out. The sculpture glass with tree branches poking straight up from the tables gave it a fairy tale ambiance as if Hansel and Gretel walked through the woods of Waterford Crystal. Good thing no one made the mistake of dumping a bag of Chex Mix at the gorgeous vessels on display. At the front of the gallery were the space age atomic inspired drawings on the walls and floor by Jesse Bransford. Both were indeed feasts for the eyes and this makes art on the LES uniquely filling. It satiates that need by filling in the spaces of your heart with the undying love for art.
David Shaw: Eat Out & Jesse Bransford / On View: Oct. 17 – Nov. 16, 2013
Gallery Hours: Wed – Sun (12 to 6 pm)
Feature Inc. 131 Allen Street. NYC, NY 10002
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When does crass advertising go too far? Here is one strong candidate for that label: Everhere.com.
An Alberta man who, on the advice of doctors, is trying to keep news of his father's death from his dementia-stricken mother, is the latest grieving family member to complain about a new website that reposts online obituaries alongside ads for flower deliveries.
His fear is that a bouquet and card will show up on his mother's doorstep, and thus interrupt the delicate balance of what she knows about her husband, what she is capable of understanding through her dementia, and how it will affect her.
"I can handle it if she hears it from me," Rick Laursen said. But finding out from a delivery would be needlessly traumatic. He has now put a sign on her front door directing any flower deliveries to a neighbour's house.
Everhere.com was founded last year with the slogan "Where loved ones are Eternal." The company says its aim is to create an "online database" of publicly posted obituaries, and to arrange them geographically by city. It also offers access to genealogical data.
You can read more about the controversy in an article by Joseph Brean in the Ottawa Citizen web site at: https://bit.ly/2umfbcb.


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James Ellis
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James Ellis and the Jealous Guys is one of Melbourne's best-loved country and honky tonk bands.
In 2018, they released their debut record, It Ain't Texas (But It Ain't Bad), which was nominated for Best Country Album at the Age Music Victoria Awards.
They've played AmericanaFest, Out on the Weekend, Melbourne Music Week, Dashville Skyline, Kyneton Music Festival and New Year's Evie and have shared the stage with the Deslondes, Lillie Mae, Charley Crockett and Birdcloud.
Since the start of 2018, the group also co-hosts a weekly honky-tonk and western swing residency at the Rooks Return in Fitzroy which has become the go-to regular two-step gig in Melbourne.
"It might not be Texas but I really like it." (Country Music People magazine)
"James Ellis is at the forefront of the next generation of country music." – Double J Radio
"[O]n his noteworthy debut Ellis shows he can foot it with maverick and classicist contemporaries such as Daniel Romano and Zephaniah OHora." — Rhythms Magazine
"James Ellis has his cowboy boots firmly in Melbourne and his heart in Austin Texas … and as good country music should, he's guaranteed to have you two steppin' or cryin' tears in your beer." – Denise Hylands (Twang on 3RRR FM)
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It's not always easy to find a neighbourhood that supports your individual balance of live/work/play, but we think the Bloor/Yonge neighbourhood comes pretty close. And the shopping? Oh, the shopping... !!
Toronto's 'Mink Mile' - a stretch of Bloor Street West between Yonge Street and Avenue Road - is home to some of Canada's most prestigious retailers, including the flagship locations for Holt Renfrew and Harry Rosen. It's often called the Torontoian response to New York's 5th Avenue! It serves the extremely wealthy - or those who love a designer label - and is heralded as Toronto's most elegant shopping and dining area. In 2014, this stretch of Bloor was named the 22nd most expensive shopping street in the world in a study by Cushman & Wakefield, with stores paying about $384 CAN per square foot. This makes it the most expensive place in Canada to lease retail space!
It's the only area in the city to have a dedicated expanse of granite sidewalks, which elevates the street beyond that of a typical Toronto neighbourhood. The city goes to great expense to plant mature trees & flower gardens, and add modern lighting & public art! First class designer boutiques, antique shops, and galleries dot the area, which blends into the oppulence of Yorkville to the North. This is where you'll find some of the most coveted luxury brands sitting sided-by-side, including Tiffany, D&G, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Burberry, and Hermès.
As history tells it, back in the 60's, this area bordered Yorkville which was then known as a hippie hangout which attracted famous singers and the folk music crowd - which goes to emphasizes just how dramatic a change this area has undergone. In fact, Mink Mile is now facing a new type of transition, as explained in this article by Craig Patterson: "Bloor Street 'Mink Mile' Update: Transition Amid Retail Transformation". Craig explains how the new super condos at the nexus of Yonge and Bloor (including 1 Bloor East, which now houses Canada's 38,600 square foot Nordstrom Rack store) are not only changing the physical landscape, but also the economic one, as the area becomes flooded with thousands of new residents. Moreover, there seems to be a push by large retailers - not neccessarily considered luxury brands - to have representation in this internationally famous shopping district. Apple is rumoured to be soon joining other non-elites, like Aritzia, Zarta, and Roots.
In the next decade, pundits expect the Mink Mile will remain a "world class retail destination", but will house more of a mix of luxury and major-brand stores in flagship-sized retail spaces.
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Condo complexes aren't the only introductions that are changing the face of the Mink Mile and Yorkville; the Manulife Centre is currently undergoing a massive $100M renovation to accomodate more retail space, including the soon-to-be new anchor of the complex: Eataly! Scheduled to be completed mid-2019, Eataly has partnered with Terroni and Selfridges Group to set up shop in 50,000 square feet of prime Giannone Petricone-designed street-level retail space. You can already see much of the steel structure and glass facade coming together!
The international boutique brand - with existing locations in Chicago, New York and Dubai, amongst others - is a massive Italian food marketplace that aims to offer a completely unique shopping and dining experience. It will offer everything from groceries (local, international, and luxury brands) to prepared hot meals, to several restaurant and food counter experiences within the store. Eataly also offers private cooking classes, as well as educational educational courses on food, wine, nutrition, and the biodiversity of Italy, all of which are initiatives inspired by their philosophy: "Shop, Eat, and Learn."
It's a smart fit for the Mink Mile: a unique, elevated culinary shopping experience to compliment the neighbouring high-end designer boutiques.
It's a wonder that the geography of the Mink Mile and neighbouring Yorkville is so geographically precise, and its borders so delineated. In fact, just around the corner from shops like Cartier on Bloor, you'll find the tiny low-rent retail shops of Yonge. The National Post writes this amusing anecdote: "The Mink Mile has a Gucci. Yonge Street has the Spring Day Spa, where a pink poster advertises a $35 Brazilian wax. Bloor has a Hermes, home to the $990 Folklore d'Henri d'Origny scarf. On Yonge, there's the Brass Rail, where lap dances sell for $20 a song."
And yet, the exclusivity and popularity of Bloor's elite shops and restaurants has never been stronger, regardless of the ever-changing neighbours on Yonge Street. As Mink Mile demonstrates, clustering begets clustering, and like calls to like! It's as simple as that!
Get ready for the Mink Mile to light up and draw double - triple! - the amount of shoppers... the holiday season is almost upon us!!!
How convenient to have such outstanding shopping opportunities in your 'hood, and to be a part of such an elevated urban lifestyle at the nexus of Yonge and Bloor! For the lucky new owner of the luxe penthouse we call 'Culture, Couture & Contemporary Living At Casa Condominio Near Yonge & Bloor', now SOLD, the Mink Mile will be just one of many fabulous community perks and neighbourhood amenities!! Dreamy!
Thanks for reading!
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"Follow the money" is perhaps the most-cited phrase from the Watergate affair, though the source called Deep Throat never actually said that to Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward. Instead, it was a line written by screenwriter William Goldman for his Oscar-winning screenplay of "All the President's Men" (1976), based on the book by Woodward and co-author Carl Bernstein.
In the movie, Deep Throat urges Woodward to "follow the money" in order to unravel campaign malfeasance by the Nixon administration. But in a bizarre development, the phrase has now been adopted by Super PACs and 501(c)(4)s, campaign groups which can raise unlimited amounts of money from corporations, unions and others — to attack candidates who are the beneficiary of largess from other Super PACs and 501(c)(4)s. (Note: Super PACs must disclose their donors while 501(c)(4)s do not.)
Here are two examples.
Kentucky Opportunity Coalition's attack on Grimes
"Where's Alison Grimes on coal? Follow the money. The group spending millions to elect Grimes? It's backed by Barack Obama and his allies. Because Obama needs followers in the Senate beholden to him. People like Alison Grimes. And Obama's anti-coal billionaire buddies? They're helping Grimes too. Funneling millions to Grimes' liberal allies. She's beholden to them. She's not for us. That's the real Alison Grimes."
— voice-over of an ad by the Kentucky Opportunity Coalition
The Kentucky Opportunity Coalition is a 501(c)(4) that, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, has spent $5 million attacking a single candidate — Alison Lundergan Grimes. Its donors are not disclosed.
In this ad, the group attacks Grimes for receiving money from the Senate Majority PAC, a Super PAC affiliated with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.). But then it goes a step further and tries to tie Grimes to some of the backers of SMP, such as billionaire environmental activist Tom Steyer, who gave the group $5 million.
The ad flashes headlines in an especially misleading way. At one point the screen says "For Grimes: 'anti-coal crusader …' 'gave $5 million.' " The implication is that Grimes received $5 million from Steyer. But when you dig into the articles that the ad provides as on-screen citations, it turns out that these are just unconnected facts — and one of the articles actually highlights the fact that Grimes has received no money from Steyer.
"Federal and state records indicate Steyer hasn't contributed to Grimes' campaign and Grimes' campaign spokeswoman said Grimes has never met with Steyer," said the Richmond Register in the May 7 article that is the source of the 'anti-coal crusader' headline. (That's because the newspaper called Steyer an "anti-coal crusader.")
Scott Jennings, a spokesman for the group, defended the ad. "The script is very clear that the contribution in question from Obama's 'buddies' went to Grimes's liberal allies (the Senate Majority PAC)," he said. "We never allege or even imply she was directly the recipient of the $5 million contribution you reference. However, it is a demonstrable fact that Steyer did give $5 million to SMP and that SMP is advertising heavily in Kentucky on behalf of Grimes and against McConnell."
The Pinocchio Test
The ad is anything but clear. We had to watch it several times to begin to understand it, and the juxtaposition of the headlines and the voice-over is particularly misleading. It's especially strange that a group that does not disclose its donors bases its attack on the donors disclosed by another big-money group.
We have a reasonable person test here, and we think most viewers would conclude that Steyer gave $5 million to Grimes, which is what makes her so beholden to his interests. Given the citations in the ad say exactly the opposite, that's worthy of Three Pinocchios.
Three Pinocchios
Senate Majority PAC's attack on Ernst
"Follow the money. It's the oldest rule in politics. Out of state oil billionaires, the Koch brothers, are spending millions supporting Jodi Ernst's campaign. Why? Because Jody Ernst shares their priorities: a scheme privatizing Social Security and a plan cutting Medicare's guaranteed benefit — all to pay for tax breaks for oil billionaires. Oil billionaires like the Koch brothers. So if Joni Ernst has got their back, we can't trust her to protect ours."
— voiceover of Senate Majority PAC ad
In this ad, the Senate Majority PAC (which has spent more than $25 million this election cycle on attack ads) is dishing it out against the big-money groups funded by the Koch brothers, which include Americans for Prosperity and Freedom Partners.
We will overlook the dubious claim that "follow the money" is the "oldest rule in politics." As we noted, it only dates to 1976.
The ad tries to make the case that because Ernst, the GOP candidate for the open Iowa Senate seat, benefits from Koch-funded advertising, she will simply follow their policy prescriptions. Then the ad cites two of the Democrats' favorite attack lines — support for privatization of Social Security and an end to Medicare's guaranteed benefit. Supposedly, the savings from cutting entitlements would go to keep tax breaks for billionaires.
We have delved into these kinds of attacks in the past and generally found them to be huge stretches. In fact, Senate Majority PAC (and the companion House Majority PAC) appears to have a cookie-cutter approach, tossing out similar attacks no matter which Republican is running. (A spokesman provided nine pages of documentation for the ad's claims, but much of evidence is tendentious.)
The reference to Social Security stems from a remark made by Ernst in a campaign forum about having a "discussion" about "looking at transitioning our younger workers onto individual plans or individual savings accounts [while] protecting our seniors."
That's a far cry from "privatizing" Social Security; in fact, it could be similar to a plan advocated by Al Gore when he was the Democratic nominee for president in 2000 — or Mitt Romney when he was the GOP nominee in 2012. In any case, even the voluntary plan advocated by President George W. Bush in 2005 was killed by his own party. As we noted earlier this year, "it's time for Democrats to stop playing this particular scare-seniors card."
The same goes for the Medicare claim, which is based on an old House GOP plan dating from 2011. (That's why the ad has 2011 citations.) Ernst was not in Congress but as a state lawmaker voted against a resolution in the Iowa senate that opposed GOP Medicare proposals — a nonbinding vote clearly only designed as honey for attack ads. The current version of the GOP plan, however, retains traditional Medicare as an option.
The Pinocchio Test
As with the previous ad, this is another case of the kettle calling the pot black. It is a bit more policy-oriented than the Kentucky Opportunity Coalition ad, but these are attacks right out the Democratic playbook, based on the slimmest of reeds. Thus it is also worthy of Three Pinocchios.
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Much has been said about the dangers of distracted driving. Texting while driving has garnered such national attention that it is almost the taboo that drinking and driving has become. Countless campaigns calling for drivers to put their cell phones down while behind the wheel have been endorsed by celebrities, lawmakers and insurance corporations alike.
Even with the attention that distracted driving has gained, it is distracted walking that is most dangerous. While our readers may have quizzical looks when coming across this sentence, there are scientific findings that support this notion.
According to a study conducted by Ohio State University researchers, pedestrians who were engrossed in their cell phone conversations were more likely to be involved in accidents because their attention is so focused on what is being said over the phone that they may not notice hazards that they usually would see if they were not so distracted.
They found that nearly 70 percent of pedestrian accidents involving cell phones occurred when people were talking on them. This revelation was suprising given how prevalent texting has become (especially among millenials). In fact, between 2004 and 2010, the number of these accidents increased dramatically, from 256 to 1,506.
One thing that the researchers considered was the number of unreported accidents (i.e. those who did not seek medical care). They estimated that as many as 2 million pedestrians were injured while talking on cell phones.
With the downward trend in distracted driving accidents, many hope that the same trend will apply to pedestrians.
Source: TheAtlantic.com, Study: Distracted walking causes more injuries than distracted driving, June 20, 2013


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If you have ever had bad breath, you know that it is not pleasant. Oftentimes, bad breath is caused by poor diet and oral care habits, and can be treated with effective hygiene habits like brushing and flossing your teeth and then rinsing with antibacterial mouthwash. However, if bad breath is chronic, also known as halitosis, it may require a professional diagnosis to determine the root cause.
The first step is to determine if your struggles with bad breath are caused by having an ineffective oral hygiene routine. If your teeth aren't cleaned regularly, the natural bacteria can thrive and produce sour odors in the oral cavity. Maintaining proper oral care habits includes brushing your tongue twice a day.
If hygiene doesn't improve your breath, you may have a health issue that is causing you problems. For example, chronic dry mouth can cause bad breath when saliva production is decreased from tobacco and alcohol use, some prescription medications or frequent dehydration. Tobacco use is especially prone to bad breath because the chemicals easily permeate the soft tissues in the oral cavity.
It's also good to receive a screening for medical conditions that cause bad breath. Complications such as diabetes or problems in the kidneys or liver can contribute to bad breath, with a slightly sweet odor on the side.
Contact Lake Highlands Dental at (214) 613-1279 today if you need to see one of our dentists, Drs. Stripling, Nemovi or Sigurdson, about treatment options for bad breath in Dallas, Texas.


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Went out with my friend Ryan to shoot the cars, trying to start my photography side-job! If you're interested in a shoot, and live in Maryland or Virginia, hit me via Facebook, while you're there hit the Like button =D — > http://www.facebook.com/pages/SM-Photography/203893016320220?ref=hnav
Onto the pics!
More in my flickr page here:
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Barbara & Brendan - Cliffs of Moher
Barbara reached out to me all the way from New York and I could barely contain my excitement when she explained that she wanted a shoot with her boyfriend (soon to be fiancé, more on that later!). They chose the always stunning Cliffs of Moher for their session which I was absolutely thrilled about.
When we met at Lahinch so I could drive them over, we instantly got on like a house on fire and I felt like we'd been friends for years. Barbara & Brendan were so enthusiastic and willing to go just about anywhere I told them to create the perfect photo, which can be a bit challenging when you standing on the edge of a cliff!
As we headed back down towards the car park we chatted about whether they wanted to get married and what type of wedding they would have. Once I'd dropped them off and we said our goodbye's I was smiling all the way home!
I'm happy to say that I got a message from Barbara two days later saying that Brendan proposed in Dublin! I'm so delighted for these two and that I got to play a part in their Irish adventure.


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The Literacy, Language, and Technology Research (LLTR) group 2017 summer internships involve two undergraduate Applied Linguistics major in projects. Tara Violetta and Cameron Gendreau are working with the research group to acquire hands-on experience assisting in applied linguistics research by attending project meetings, analyzing and updating online instructional materials that link research to practice, creating and managing a reference management library for a project on digital health literacy, and working closely with the LLTR team to reach their various project goals.
To read more on LLTR and the digital health convening, click here.
To learn more about Learner Web (learning support system developed by LLTR), go to: http://www.learnerweb.org/infosite/


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By Gajan Tharmabalan
I draw a lot of inspiration from the web and social execution of Hypebeast. One of the reasons i follow the site religiously is the constant supply of artists they feature. From pencilers to videographers, and everything in between, there is a ton of great content from Hypebeast. The video above is something any creative can appreciate. From mind, to paper, to wall, this video really shines a light on the depth of work involved in creating such a vivid piece.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007
So what's the answer?
-Kal Busman
1 comment:
- -Bill said...
Here's the answer:
"we've heard all of the sayings before:
i'm barely treading water,
i feel like i'm drowning,
i can't keep my head above water,
etc. why? because life can become so overwhelming and so over powering that it feels just like drowning. and you feel helpless and powerless to do anything about it. even the little bit that it would take to keep just enough above the surface to stay alive is getting pushed down by life.
so... what is the answer? you can't control the waves? you can't always control the circumstances of your life. so what can you do? you work on your buoyancy. what does that mean? it means that even with the most severe of storms and with gigantic waves crashing over you, if you can find something big enough and strong enough to keep you afloat... you'll survive. most people who struggle against the pressures of life, and don't make it aren't buoyant. they don't have people, organizations, a relationship with God, or any kind of support that will help keep their head above the surface when life gets to be too much... and they drown.
so... how about you? when life gets to be too much... even if it's just a foot of water, who is in your life that can help hold you up until you can survive on your own? do you have friends that you can absolutely count on? adults in your life that you can look up to and ask for help? how about a relationship with God that can give you strength and perseverence? let me encourage you to find buoyant people and place them in your life. people that you can bare your soul to. and tell them things that you don't feel comfortable telling anyone else. and when you find a few that are trustworthy i can promise you...
you'll find that you're not alone."
-Kal Busman


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November 15 - November 15
"Art nouveau. The triumph of beauty ": the exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria [Video & photo gallery]
January 01 - January 26
"Nice 2019 - L' Odyssée du Cinéma", the exhibitions
May 17 - January 05
The biennial of art and culture dedicated to cinema. The program of the initiative and the...
"Art nouveau. The triumph of beauty ": the exhibition at the Reggia di Venaria [Video & photo gallery]
May 25 - January 26 09:00 am - 09:00 am
Sensuality, beauty and occultism: the breath of Art Nouveau inebriates the Reggia di Venaria, on...
The exhibition "Joan Mirò, beyond painting" to discover the evolution, importance and richness of the artist's graphic work [Vi
June 29 - November 17
From 29 June to 17 November 2019, the Maeght Foundation celebrates Joan Miró, an important actor in...
Autumn with Taste: Cuneo archives the summer and prepares for the new batch of events
September 01 - December 16
The event circuit "Autunno con Gusto" ("Tasty Autumn") is an occasion to encounter a unique...
Alba: International Alba White Truffle Fair 5th oct – 24th nov 2019 [Video & photo gallery]
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Alba's International White Truffle Fair is one of the main showcases of high gastronomy and Italian...
Between mountains and shores, 10 years of Archeology, in Nice and in the Metropolis
October 10 - December 20
An exhibition at the Cimiez Museum of Archeology until December 20,...


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615 W. Uintah St
I was sexually abused by my missionary grandfather; my mother fell prey to the Satanic Panic of 1982, and accused me of being a priestess in the occult. Those were very traumatic events that showed me the church wasn't the safest place, but when home isn't safe, it's sometimes the ONLY place to find any kind of redemption.
As for loss, though, the kind that rips your heart out--well, I lost my family. My mother never recovered from the spiritual psychosis of the Satanic Panic, and sent me back to live with my father. I never saw her again. I left my house when I was 17 and never went back. I haven't seen my father since I was twenty five. He became even more conservative and apocalyptic in his beliefs. My family was the most unsafe entity in my life, so I had to leave it. —N.H.
1850 North Academy Blvd
I lived with my Dad during the summers. He was completely non-religious and would take me to bars and try to get me laid. One summer staying with him, I started smoking pot early (around 15) and lost my virginity. My guilt was staggering and I tried to convert the girl who had just "made me a man", as she was the wayward one, not me.
But I liked both sex and drugs.—K.S.
1715 4th St.
In high school a teacher mentioned that there were several myths that involved virgin births and I piped up "You mean Jesus wasn't the only one?". I seriously believed that his birth was not only factual but widely understood to be unquestioned fact.
At that age I believed that homosexuality was an aberration and was terrified that I might be gay to the point of obsession and that anyone who had premarital sex was stupid or evil. Everything was sexualized and everything sexual was evil. I thought women should accept their place as followers.
I was flabbergasted by how common and accepted it was to be sexually active or homosexual or a woman who did not change her actions or opinions after being confronted with all powerful masculinity. People outside of my culture were surprisingly unashamed of bodily functions. People were more casual and there was less perfectionism about pretty much everything. There was less emphasis on everything being sacred. I'm not sure how much of this abnormality was from the church and how much was from my family. The two seem so enmeshed. —A.R.
1115 North Academy Blvd
My parents chose nondenominational Pentecostal gatherings as a whole and we became immersed in the culture. I would attend church both Sunday morning and evening, Wednesday evening and Friday night bible study. Our lives were filled with every traveling tent revival and every stage performance by the likes of Jimmy Swaggart and Ernest Angley that came through.
I witnessed possessions, exorcisms and all sorts of fear-induced demonic attacks. It was crazy. —K.S.
317 East Boulder St
Religion for me was always more about discovering the truth about the nature of reality, and then living accordingly, than about a feeling. Metaphysically, I don't see any reason to believe in divine or supernatural things. My world is fundamentally "disenchanted," and I think it's much less frightening because of that.
There is no all-powerful being who will punish me for not trying harder to believe in him. There aren't demons and angels fighting for my soul. I'm just a clever primate, who will live for a little while and then die forever. And in the meantime, I'm making the best life for myself that I can.—H.D.
324 North Wahsatch Ave.
I think the biggest thing I realized was my lack of navigational skills. I was given a bible to answer life's questions. My parents would flip a coin an pray before any important decisions. That prepared me very little for a future of much of anything. I'm still stunted by that lack of understanding and feel it often in my professional life. —K.S.
20 E St Vrain St
I don't believe there's anything after we die. I feel our connection to each other and the earth is all that really matters. Here. Now. We are all connected and part of the universe on a cellular level. How we live nd how we treat others and our world defines us. Good and bad actions have consequences. People make mistakes, we say things we don't mean, we do things we aren't aware are hurtful or are totally aware, we are basically self centered—it's the human condition.
Being selfish is a choice though. It's very different than being self centered and religion seems to excuse being selfish. It allows judgement and condemnation all across every religion known. Sure we have non-religious selfishness, but when large populations collectively choose to see and condemn others based on religious teaching, it's the kind of brain washing that starts wars, permits atrocities, and does damage over and over throughout history.
In my search for belonging and "family," I've been hurt more by the institutions of religion than by the people in my life who know how to actually love and accept others. The communities who have been outcast and reviled hold more compassion and empathy than all the religions I've interacted with in 50 years. —G.U.
920 East Cache La Poudre St.
I don't want to stereotype but sometimes I encounter a woman of a type that exudes Catholicism. Usually with a mushroom haircut, no makeup, greyish hair and a motherly air. I am drawn to these women up to a point. They seem very comforting until they are confronted with something they don't like at which point they make a face which expresses pity, disapproval and sadness on the surface and rage underneath—or at least that's what I see. It makes me angry and sick to my stomach. Sometimes these women are actually Protestant. But they feel Catholic.
They seem pompous and arrogant outside, terrified and weak inside. The Catholic version is smug. The Protestant version is angry. —A.R.
930 S Prospect St
My mother, as a white woman raised by wealthy parents in the south, was raised some kind of Protestant Christian, which she and her mother found boring. They would sneak into Baptist churches within black communities for something "more lively." —E.F.
4040 E Bijou St, suite 110
I came to stop believing in the God of my youth, because I didn't want to worship a deity who would let a bad person who had been saved go to Heaven but condemn a good person who didn't believe in a Christian faith.
The final nail in the coffin for my belief in a god were two experiences of rape - one at age 19 and one at age 21, combined with my remembering of long-suppressed childhood sexual abuse from a family member. The idea that there was a god who would let these things happen, who would not protect me and who would - even worse - allow that family member to go to Heaven because he believed in God...it was unthinkable. —E.F.
1204 East Bijou St.
The new pastor was younger and my family didn't have the same connection with him as the previous one. But all the way through high school, I found his sermons fascinating. Later I found out there was a whole different homily style sermon in other churches, but what I grew up with was extremely Bible-focused, sometimes taking months and months to crawl through a book like Romans, maybe just one or two verses each Sunday. There was a lot of cross referencing with other verses and digging into the meaning of original Greek and Hebrew words to aid in the interpretation. I really got a lot of intellectual stimulation from that, particularly as I entered my teens.
Years after I left home, this pastor resigned after having an affair with a woman in the congregation. They both left their spouses and got married. He gave up the ministry and became a construction worker, I think. When I heard about it, his hypocrisy really struck me. It made me wonder what goes on in the background while people are mouthing holy words. —T.W.
926 Farragut Ave
I was having continuous thoughts of suicide. Sometimes it was just images of myself jumping out the 10th floor window at my office job, popping into my head unbidden. That's not a sin. But if I stopped to think it over, if I looked over the edge and thought about jumping, that was a sin. The line between the unbidden image and the intentional thought is kind of hard to discern. Mostly, I just felt bad all the time about feeling bad all the time. Ugh. Also, my misery made me doubt God, but not believing in God is a sin, too.
So I was going to confession every week, always confessing the same things: I don't believe in God and I'm thinking about killing myself. —H.D.
1409 Palmer Park Blvd
I never felt as if I belonged in church. I never quite believed and I asked too many questions. The moment that I realized that it really didn't matter was when my son was in the hospital where his heart had stopped and he died clinically 7 times. He was the least critically ill child in the neonatal unit.
There were mothers with children from all over the world from all different religions. What I found out that it didn't matter where we were from, what religion we practiced or what language we spoke, we all loved our children and we were dealing with life and death with each passing hour.
It was at that moment that I rejected my religious indoctrination. It didn't matter. It only mattered that we were all people, we all loved our children and we all supported one another even if we couldn't understand the language or if we looked different from one another. —G.S.C.
11025 Voyager Pkwy
The biggest realization I had from my childhood at New Life was how much of a cult it really was. We were home sponsors for a program at New Life called 24-7. It was basically boot camp for college age Christians from all over the country, sometimes the world. It was a 3 year program.
Having them living in our home, we had an inside scoop on what went on in the program. These 18-24 year olds were completely governed by very common cult tactics. They were robbed of sleep, for example. They would be kept up at the church until at least 2—4 a.m. They were required back at the church by 6 a.m. every day for a military style workout. It was called 24-7 for that reason, and they did not take the name lightly. Everyone at the church revered the "24-7s" as if they were celebrities.
Probably the most jaw dropping example of what was done in the program was "missions training." This was basically a 72 hour period of physical and psychological torture to prepare them to spread the good word to the most hostile areas of the world. They would be released "early" with no idea about what was going to unfold over the next 72 hours. At that point (the 1st years) had no idea about mission training at all. We as the home sponsors knew what was going to happen, of course. It was actually exciting for us.
Around 4 a.m. the 3rd year students along with other facilitators would "break in" to our home and kidnap the students. They would be dressed in all black from head to toe (masks and all) and rip the students out of bed, beat them, and throw them in a van. They would blindfold them and drive in circles for hours to disorient them. They were faking being kidnapped by an anti-christian government as the premise. The 72 hours consisted of beatings, emotional and psychological torture, and other rein-actions of what the program fantasized it would be like to be a martyr. The food they would be fed, extremely sparingly, would be crawling with maggots (sometimes worse) to teach them to never turn down what they're fed. At the pinnacle of the training, after not sleeping on top of all the various other tortures, they would be placed in an execution-style position with a fake gun behind their head and urged to deny christ. If they did, they were out of the program.
Thinking back on that was when I knew I grew up in a cult. —J.H.
also: Iglesia Gracia Verdad (Evangelical). 3830 Van Teylingen Dr.
I have been surprised to discover that under certain conditions I *do* still kind of believe in God. When I'm very depressed and I've been drinking heavily, I get so angry at God that I can't stop screaming at him. If there is a God, he's an asshole, and so he deserves it. But it's just weird that most of the time I don't think there's any such being, then every now and then I yell obscenities at him. It's been a little while since that happened, but whenever I hear about suffering children I just really want a God I can blame. —H.D.
1 South Walnut St. (south campus)
One of my earliest memories of terror and religion was when my mother forced us to go to an exorcism at the church because she believed our family was cursed with "generational demons". It was a terrifying experience to see people shaking and vomiting and screaming knowing I was next. Luckily the church sent us away and said we were too young. —J.H.
2306 Sijan Dr.
The Christian faith in the U.S. has fallen into complete ruin. Like a dying fire, there are embers here and there that glow, but by and large, it is a failed effort. It is every bit as decadent as the Jewish world in Jesus's time, and it builds and perpetuates actual evil in the world. It is a negative force that has completely lost its moorings. The Evangelicals' support of Trump is the most obvious symptom, but there are many others. It's a lost cause. We need a new prophet. —S.J.
145 Fontaine Blvd.
I experience a range of emotions, given the political climate right now, and how many evangelicals support Trump. But also, I am still in contact with old church and boarding school friends, and so I would say "it's complicated" best describes the relationship. After all, I am still a believer. I didn't leave the faith. I still believe in many aspects of Christianity that I did as child, so that's a strong bond with any faith community. But I have also changed position on a number of subjects such as homosexuality, gender and power, sexuality, and social activism. I think the evangelical church is horribly racist and sexist. I still believe in its redemption, but I want to see it called into accountability. I want Christians to call other Christians on their biases. —N.H.
731 Castle Rd
I feel sickened and angry with anyone who puts their religion above actually caring for or treating others with compassion, empathy, and aid. When they start spewing about "let god" or "I'm praying for you", I want to shake them. I don't need prayers, I need real human contact and help with life's trials.
I'm especially sensitive to this now that I have cancer. People who barely know me have come up to me and said, with such pride and self glory, that they are praying for me every week. As if I'm supposed to be eternally grateful to them for sitting on the asses and saying a bunch of words. Not one of these people have brought a meal, offered a ride, or any other actual helpful action.
Praying for someone brings relief and comfort to those that are doing the praying. I do no believe it does anything for anyone else. —G.U.
527 East Vrain St.
One of the largest bouts of anger happened while my mother was dying of brain cancer. My stepfather had died a few years earlier and my mom had remarried. With the new stepfather, a new preacher entered the picture. Unable to speak any longer and obviously on the edge, my mother would snap back into a lucid state when the preacher would come into the hospice to visit. He would sit and coo at her and tell her that god came to him and said she would live. He would do this while rubbing her bald head, exclaiming, that the small hairs that were growing back was a sign. As far as I can tell, my mother felt guilty for dying, as it wasn't god's plan. I wanted to wring his neck. I was angry with them all for continuing the farce. —K.S.
402 Conejos St.
I believe that Jesus had it right when he said that the Kingdom of Heaven is within. I think the parable of the vine dresser pruning the vine for a greater harvest rings true. I seek to respond to society around me with sensibility and understanding and empathy. I don't think Heaven is an existence beyond our lives. I think we create beauty and love and peacefulness within ourselves and try to include others in it. I don't think God is controlling anything. When a tornado destroys my neighbor's house, I don't think it's punishment, and I don't think I deserved to be spared. These are random events. Jesus also said that once, about a tower falling on people, not because they were unlovely, but randomly. It is within the power of the human brain and body to generate peace and love, and I think we should try to do so. —S.J.
1318 N. Circle Dr.
Three things led me to reject my faith:
First was that my brother and my best friend both came out as gay. It was hard for me to take a biblical stance on the issue when it became personal. This was in 2008, when I was eighteen.
The next was in 2014, when my best friend and my mentee died in a car accident. I could no longer believe God did everything for good or had a purpose for everything—there was no purpose worth losing her to me. I became really depressed and continued doubting my faith, becoming very cynical of the platitudes.
The third phase was in 2018, specifically when Trump began separating families at the border and Christians I knew were defending his policies using the Bible. This coupled with the #metoo and #churchtoo movement helped me see how the church and Christians in general have used the faith to marginalize and HURT people. That was the final straw and I left. —Anonymous
1133 N Wahsatch Ave.
One thing that I sometimes miss is that feeling of being 100% right with the world. When I was Catholic, I usually felt terrible about myself, but after confession my soul was cleansed of all its sins. So, for about five minutes, I'd feel like I was absolutely good--no question, no doubt, I was a holy person.
Now I don't usually feel terrible about myself, but I also don't ever feel 100% great about myself. I know that I could be doing better in a lot of areas in my life, so I never feel like everything is perfect. Maybe I had a mild, religion-induced bipolar disorder? Anyway, my feelings about myself are much less extreme. —H.D.
5235 Palmer Park Blvd.
For me, my relationship with God still makes up the core of who I am, which still astounds me to this day, given the horrific abuse I saw in the church. Perhaps because I have seen the darkest kinds of sins enacted on upon the weak, I have to believe in redemption. Maybe because I'm bipolar and have a voice in my head that tells me to die, I must believe in a God that demands that I live, and love.
I am a woman of extremes. My spirituality is messy and full of doubt, as it should be. I respect and have many friends of different faiths, and I find their faith beautiful and full of wonder. Faith is no longer about church or a body of believers (though they have their place)—it's a journey. Maybe there's something to that walking the "straight and narrow"—a path that demands wonder and gratitude, that brings me to a place of daily repentance for not seeing the marginalized, that daily challenges me to believe in redemption, not just for me, but for others. —N.H.
254 S. Academy Blvd
When I was 24, I knew I had broken the chains when on a rock climbing trip with my brother and a friend. I had been leading a climb outside Seattle. We were up about 5 pitches when I went off route and ran out the rope. I found that I could go neither up nor down and perched on the edge of a small rock trying to figure out what to do. I remember looking down at the kayakers being dashed in the rapids 1000 feet below thinking, "well, if I just lean forward a little, it's all over." The wind was blowing and I couldn't communicate with my brother. Finally, another climber saw me and sent word.
After being rescued from the rock face, I realized that in all my panic and fear, I never once called out to god for help. At that point, I knew I was free. —K.S.
865 Westmoreland Rd,
8605 Explorer Dr.
3150 S Academy Blvd.
272 S Academy Blvd
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WCO secretary-general assures Afghanistan of support
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KABUL (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Monday stressed the need for modernising Afghanistan customs, building its capacity and regional connectivity.
A statement from the Presidential Palace said Ghani made the remarks at a meeting with World Customs Organisation (WCO) Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya in the morning.
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The two leaders also conferred on Afghanistan signed the Arusha Convention in a significant move toward good governance and modernisation of customs.
WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya assured Afghanistan of cooperation from his organisation. The Arusha Convention was signed at a conference on Good Governance and Customs Coordination Council in Tanzania in 1993.
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