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"Don't shoot!" yelled a resident of F-11, Islamabad. But he was too late, officials of the Capital Development Authority's (CDA) dog disposal squad had already pulled the trigger and 11-month-old Jumper was dead.
A resident of the street, Affan Javed, adopted Jumper when he was a puppy. His vaccinations were up-to-date, and his health and behaviour were both beyond reproach.
And, yet, he was killed because he was perceived as a threat.
The CDA told Javed that they killed Jumper because "after a bout of heavy rain, many dogs are known to go rabid, so it's better to kill them before they harm anyone".
Another source who unofficially coordinates with the CDA, Sunil Jamil, the founder of an HWO Animal Rescue Islamabad, tells The News on Sunday that CDA officials only kill dogs upon citizen's request. "When they get a call from a concerned citizen that a dog is annoying or scaring them, they act," says Jamil.
In Jumper's case, the call had been made by a new entrant in Javed's neighbourhood.
Jumper was mistaken for a stray dog because Javed had chosen not to put a collar on him since the last time he put a collar on a dog, Popo, he was dognapped. A pet being mistaken for a stray dog and then being shot dead is an anomaly. But the fact that everyday scores of stray dogs are hunted down and killed, either by poisoning or shooting, is anything but an anomaly.
CDA officials tell TNS that they shoot on average 50 dogs per week. They know this not because they diligently keep a tally, but because their bullets come in cartons of 25 and they roughly go through two cartons every week.
If the CDA alone is killing this many dogs in a week, and the local governments of Lahore, Karachi and other cities aren't far behind, then why isn't the 'problem' of stray dogs being solved? The answer is simple, and important for those who say that in a country where humans are dying of poverty, oppression and terrorism, why should compassion be extended towards dogs? It's because the killing of stray dogs in not just inhumane, it is also completely ineffective in erasing the threats that people experience from them.
Let's first unpack the 'problem' that Pakistani citizens have with stray dogs: "Their barking scares me." "I'm afraid they might bite my children." "They scavenge in the trash and are dirty." "They spread many frightening diseases, such as rabies." The common theme amongst these complaints is that they stem from fear. And fear, in such cases, stems from a lack of knowledge and understanding.
"People need to understand that just because a dog is a stray dog doesn't mean it will bite you, and even if he happens to bite you, that doesn't mean it must have rabies," explains Jamil.
Due to our poor treatment of animals that live on the street, stray dogs are often a lot more scared of us than we are of them. Their barking may be a misunderstood call for friendship. As for the trash, Jamil says: "If you have a problem with dogs sniffing through and spreading your trash, then don't throw your trash in open places."
It's simple enough: without the trash, the dogs won't come scavenging to your neighbourhood.
"It surprises me that citizens are worried about dogs harming their children but not about exposing their children to the brutal violence of killing a living being," says Umer Gilani, an Islamabad-based lawyer who has an interest in animal rights. "A dog shooting is such a brutal, traumatic experience to watch."
However, the possibility of being infected with rabies or being attacked by a dog should not be taken lightly. Just last week stray dogs attacked a four-year-old boy in Bahawalnagar. By the time his parents found him, he had succumbed to his wounds. Every year, thousands of people around the world die due to rabies and Pakistan has historically had a problem with ineffective and inaccessible rabies medication. But according to the World Health Organisation guidelines, exterminating dogs is not the answer to defeating rabies.
Extermination is nothing but a quick fix. When you poison, shoot, or relocate a large number of dogs, this forms a vacuum effect and encourages the surviving dogs to repopulate since now they have improved access to unutilised resources. In simple terms, even if you kill the entirety of the dog population in one neighbourhood (which in itself is unlikely given what bad shots our marksmen are), it will encourage dogs from the next neighbourhood to come to settle there since now there's uncontested land and food available to them. They will manage to repopulate faster and more efficiently than before. A single breeding pair is all it takes to replenish the stray population.
So what to do about the rabies? Neuter, vaccine and shelter. That's the only tried and tested long-term solution to quell the threat of rabies as well as overpopulation of dogs. "Neuter and inoculate the dogs and gradually the population will reduce to a manageable amount," says Gilani.
Other animal welfare activists agree. Jamil says that since most people in the country can't care less about dogs, this should be packaged as a human welfare programme. "If we neuter and vaccinate the dogs, this will take away the threat of overpopulation, aggression and rabies. This means there will be less dog biting incidents and hence less human deaths, so it's actually human welfare," he says. "The answer to the city's worsening canine problem isn't to kill them but fix them. A city-wide spaying and neutering programme that reduces population and aggression is the need of the hour," said Ayesha Chundrigar, a Karachi-based animal welfare activist, to a local paper. At face value, the costs of spaying and neutering are higher than the costs of poison or bullets, but in the long run, it is the only solution.
Of late, animal welfare activists have also come out on the legal front. Humza Rashid is one of the lawyers who filed a constitutional petition against the mass killings of dogs in Lahore. The single bench that heard the public interest litigation dismissed it, saying that the stray dogs aggrieve locals of the affected area. The lawyers appealed, stating that these killings are illegal since the law around them is unclear and not fully formulated.
The local government ordinance provisioned that by-laws about putting collars on healthy dogs, checking stray dogs for rabies, deciding how dogs can be exterminated, and who will pay for all this, were meant to be created. "These by-laws were never created, we don't know who in the municipal authority has the power to commission these killings or who is funding them," says Rashid. The appeal was heard and municipal government employees called to court to explain their actions.
"Yahaan banday mar jaatay hain aur koi nahi poochta, aap kutton ka pooch rahay hain?" the government representative cheekily said to the bench, but the judges remained unamused. They scolded him for making light of the situation and called for another hearing in September. "We will see what happens in September, but right now the lack of by-laws makes such killings illegal."
Reportedly, a case has also been lodged against officials who shot Jumper. Only time will tell if justice will be served. Until then it's important to learn from the dog culling mistakes of other countries. In 1910, the newly installed Young Turk regime wanted to rid Istanbul of all stray dogs. The move was an attempt to 'modernise', 'reform' and 'westernise' the city, which had housed dogs for centuries. According to French anthropologist Catherine Pinguet, "stray dogs were seen as symbols of a disorderly and backward urban society" and that's why they had to go. Much like Pakistanis of today, "For modernising officials in 1910, stray dogs represented dirt, disease, and danger."
City officials carried out repeated poisoning campaigns; they even went so far as to capture and release hundreds of stray dogs on a barren island with no food or water, forcing the dogs to eat each other. None of these brutal strategies worked: maybe if the modernising officials had invested in neutering and vaccinating their strays back in 1910, today there wouldn't be a conflict between those who want the city 'cleansed' of strays and those who wish to show compassion.


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How are you all doing everyone? I was enjoying my past days and didn't even wanna get on the computer. My husband took Monday and Tuesday off, so I had a 4day enjoyable weekend. I didn't even feel that he has been here in straight 4days. It feels like the same weekend. Even summer vacations for me felt like weekend. haha! I always wanted him to be in the house all the time. I guess, it's more fun when he is around and we get to go anywhere we want.
We were invited to this birthday party last Sunday. It was so cool! I mean, you really feel like you are in another world. Each visitors were from different places. Not to mention, the host are from totally different country. The wife is from Mexico and the husband is from Italy. Now tell me, is that cool or what? Their 3 kids can understand both Spanish and Italian language. I must say they are one genius family. They speak English, Spanish and Italian. I mean, I can't even force my husband to learn one word of my language. He said that he can't really use it that much over here. Well, I hope he's gonna change his mind. I really wanna teach him and I am excited about it. Anyway, back to the party. We met this cool guy that plays a very expensive instrument. Literally expensive that cost millions. He is part of the San Antonio Symphony. He is not really from San Antonio. He is from Pennsylvania. There is something about people from other state. They talk and act differently. At least, that's what I observe about them. You will know who are from this place and from other state. They have this characteristics that is distinguishable. Like this wife of the hosts friend. She is from other state as well. She talks so sweet and feminine compare to the people over here. They have this way of talking that tells they are the boss. I don't know how to explain it, but women here talks like guys. Not their voice ok? They have a power of a man. That is why, I can tell if he/she is from other place. I am also so excited, because we are friends now. My hubby didn't understand why am so giggly when I told him I have a foreigner friend. Foreigner for me, because she is different. We are different! I am also amazed with her looks. I mean, I hardly ever see people who has a very blonde eyelashes. She is very fair complected and she has like a reddish hair. Can you guess where her husband came from? He is from Mexico. Yea, that's right! Actually half of the visitors are from Mexico. I wonder how they all met? There's also one thing that I have been asking. This couple ( the other-state girl and from Mexico hubby ) has an exchange student from Denmark. Oh, I tell you.. he looks so white and blonde. My hubby said that country is called the "Capital of Blondes". People over there has blonde and blue eyes. He has been there, so he has seen not only blue but very deep blue colored eyes. It's fascinating! I am dreaming of going there one day. My hubby and I have a list of places that we wanna go someday. It's a very long list. I am so excited about it, because he told me "honey, we'll all list down the places that we wanna visit one day and we will travel together". That's the most romantic words I have ever heard. Well, dreaming is not bad and I wish to see Denmark one day. Then, this SA Symphony player asked me where I'm from. Of course, I am so proud to say " I am from Philippines! " . I am just the only Asian over there. Before, I always feel like I don't belong. I get used to talking to people now. My husband was so shock to see me that shy to talk to people before. He saw me performing on stage and I told him that I was an emcee on our school. Honestly, speaking to a crowd for me is better than one on one talking. It makes me nervous and I don't know why. Maybe because I don't really have that much stories to tell them you know. Now, I am getting used to it. I have this feeling of excitement of knowing people from different country and wanting to be their friends. I didn't really know why my hubby feels that way before, but I know now. It is fascinating to learn about them.
Oh by the way, they sang 3 different birthday songs. First the English one then the Mexican birthday song and last the Italian song. If you were there, you would probably be all confuse. I was like " I don't understand the song" then my husband told me that they sang the 3 languages. That was awesome! They also did the different birthday traditions. I say that this family is very interesting. If you meet a family like that? Then you know what I'm talking about.
The little guy is 5 years old.
It's funny how they all scream while grabbing the cookies.
This is my friend Amber.
This girl has a very beautiful eyes.
My hubby ❤
This is his Italian friend.
Believe me, this two are best buddies and they almost have the same personality.
and his Mexican friend.
How about you? Have you met people from different country? Tell me about your experience. I love to read them 🙂
❤ chengky ..

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Tutorial – Creating contrast in nebula images
Since the weather isn't cooperating enough for me to capture more images of NGC 7000, let's use the H-alpha channel image to show a few ways to create contrast in otherwise "flat" looking nebula images.
Here is the image basically right out of calibration, with only a single quick curve applied to stretch it a little. This is six hours of total integration time (20 minute subexposures).
It's okay, but nothing stands out. There nebulosity has no definition. It's more like fog than a distant cloud. Before anything else, the first step is to shrink the stars, because the unsharp mask filter I'll use in subsequent steps has will exaggerate the stars. You could move the stars to separate layer, but this is a short example, and that would require another tutorial entirely. Here, all we do is run the minimum filter (Filter > Other > Minimum) with a radius of 1. The original image size is about 3100 x 2400, so even the small stars can withstand the Minimum filter at this setting. Smaller images may need to be resampled to avoid the destruction of smaller stars.
A look at the histogram reveals that the image isn't taking up the full dynamic range, so we'll use Curves to bring the white point down. We'll also subtly shape the bottom end of the curve so we bring up the darkest parts of the nebula at the same time. This is why I always use Curves instead of Levels, even for simple adjustments.
Now, let's create contrast between the smaller structures in the image. The next image shows the results after unsharp mask (Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp mask) with a radius of about 10, a threshold of 3, and a strength of about 150%. This was done to a layer containing a duplicate of the original image, and the layer was then set to the Soft Light blending mode. Every image will require different settings, but the beauty of the filter is that you can preview the results as you make adjustments to highlight the details you want. Because this filter reduced some of the darkest areas around the periphery more than I'd like, I used a layer mask to mask those areas off from the effects of the filter.
Things are looking much better. The edges are better defined now, but I'd still like to create more contrast within the core of the nebula. So I'll duplicate the image again to a new layer and apply the unsharp mask again, this time with a radius of 90 pixels. This creates contrast across larger structures.
Finally, it's time for one more application of curves. I'm still not happy with the contrast across the body of the nebula. A subtly shaped curve will allow me to choose the areas I want to differentiate. By holding down on control while clicking the image, I can create anchor points, shown below as A, B, and C.
The image is in pretty good shape now, at least for a monochrome image:
Now, let's hope the skies clear so I can capture some S-II and O-III images to combine with this one!


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Lars wasn't the only one attracted to a plastic beauty named Bianca. The living, breathing co-star of "Lars and the Real Girl," Emily Mortimer, swooned for the film's concept of a man who falls for a life-size doll.
"That was the thing that was immediately exciting about it and didn't seem risky at all," says Mortimer. "It just seemed like a very good central image, which is something you long for."
Mortimer concedes that during the pic's Toronto shoot, the actors "were a bit confused about its tone — not quite knowing what this was as a movie." Director Craig Gillespie guided them conscientiously, but there was "still something strange about it," she says.
"The thing that was a concern for me was it's such a great idea or conceit, but it has to work as a film," she recalls. "I just instinctively felt like, in a way, the doll was going to be the thing that saves the movie."
Though Mortimer's role as Karin doesn't grab Bianca's headlines (or snickers), it is pivotal in its own right, propelling the plot with her determination to lure brother-in-law Lars (Ryan Gosling) out of his shell.
Mortimer claims it's a challenge every time she takes on a part "to figure out how you're going to do it," but she did have a head start. She shared Karin's experiences of being pregnant and being surrounded by her husband's family, away from her own.
The London-born Mortimer augmented her preparations for the role by watching the rural-set PBS "Frontline" documentary "The Farmer's Wife."
"You fall in love with this girl, because she's just a real woman who's a million different things," Mortimer says. "I was very nervous about doing this sort of small-town American. I felt like I just didn't have any cultural experience like that at all."
All the groundwork helped Mortimer give "Lars" her own healthy dose of real girl.
"At the beginning, it always feels like I have nothing in common with (a character)," she says, "and then afterward, I feel like I relate to her in every single way."
Favorite film: "The Big Lebowski." "It's the pleasure of knowing there are people alive in the world who make films like that, that there are sensibilities in the world that are like the Coen brothers' sensibilities."
Young actor you admire: Paul Schneider, her husband in "Lars." "He just finds the reality in what he's doing. He's an incredibly funny guy, but he resists the temptation to use that unnecessarily."
What you want in a director: "Just to really feel like someone's watching what you're doing."
Vice: "My own sort of pornography is the property sections (of a newspaper)."


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Bygone are the days when video games were the things of 10 or 12 year-olds. With the recent survey conducted, it has been suggested that video games are being played and enjoyed by more than 67 percent American adults and hence, are no longer exclusive domain of children. Well, is it a good thing? Let us find out!
While the annoyed parents think that video games are the cause of the spread of violence around and effect the eyes and brains of the gamers, contrarily, video games have been seriously suggested to provide positive impacts over the players.
A ton of studies and researches have been done on the subject and it was revealed that video games are essentially more than the time suck for the kids who don't want to finish their homework. Here's why!
Positive Impacts of Gaming on Our Health:
Whether you like to play "Call of Duty" or "Brawl Stars Apk",video games are definitely going to improve your health, beyond providing entertainment and a worthy time pass sport. Wondering how? Check out the top benefits of playing video games below:
1: Video Games are Beneficial for People with Chronic Illnesses:
If you are suffering from a chronic illness like depression, autism, Parkinson's disease, dyslexia or neural neuropathy, there's good news for you.
According to the study conducted by The University of Utah last year, it was revealed that certain games have really a positive impact over these illnesses and can be beneficial to treat them. Researchers found that the ability of games to activate the neurons, stimulate the thinking and power the brain helps the gamers to improve their behaviors.
2: Video Games Provide Pain Relief:
Video games are indeed a sigh of relief for the patients who are in pain – either emotionally or physically. A game developed by the Psychologist at The University of Washington called "Snow World" helps the patients to get a distraction from their immense pain.
The game is actually a fantasy game putting the patients into the arctic wonderland featuring great sceneries and environment. The game also helped the soldiers at Military Hospitals to heal fast and quick as compared to nom- players.
3: Video Games Improve Your Decision Making Skills:
As in gaming, the players are likely to make decisions in the split seconds that can mean the difference in the virtual life and virtual death. This helps the gamers in the real world as well.
According to the neurologists at the University of Rochester in New York found that the game players' brains are practiced at making blunt decisions comparatively.
4: Video Games Keeps You Happy in Old Age:
Researchers from the North Carolina State University conducted an experiment on a group of the aging population to see a link of video games over emotions and found the positive impact on mental well-being and happiness.
According to the report, "Those who did not play video games reported more negative emotions" and those people are more likely to be depressed. They are still unable to find the theory behind the fact, however, the perk is there!
5: Video Games Might Curb Cravings:
Players who are in the habit of smoking, overeating, drinking or drug abuse might be best served with the video games addiction. A university study revealed that playing a puzzle game will reduce the desire or craving to 24 percent.
Plenty of studies showed that games can limit the physical activity of the players and might offer the adverse effects on the children. However, the above studies touted the health benefits of gaming. So, it's the time to play more video games while improving your whole health.
Edna Francis is a health and wellness writer based out of Los Angeles. She graduated from New York University with a degree in journalism and psychology. When she's not writing, doing yoga, or exploring mountains and beaches. She also has a deep passion for singing and performed at the National level.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88510504854580433572018-03-06T01:55:35.340-08:00Phi Sigma Sigma - Theta Mu ChapterA place to connect with women who are interested in joining our organization.... and re-connect with our alumnae ♥ LITPPhi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-62381799825283909122012-11-08T21:03:00.002-08:002012-11-08T21:03:55.439-08:00So sorry I haven't kept you all updated!!!

Annual Thanksgiving Potluck:

November 18th at 5pm we'll be having our annual thanksgiving potluck in Main Dining. If you're coming please bring something our chapter is at about 100+ girls. You don't have to bring something that's going to feed everyone but something that people can at least get a taste of. I think we're good on drinks, plates, napkins, utensils &cups.

If you're planning on coming email me what you're bringing and how many people you're bringing ASAP.
My e-mail is firstname.lastname@example.com

Hope to see a lot of you there :)Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-81169085492608367232012-09-19T00:09:00.002-07:002012-09-19T00:09:21.089-07:00
Pyramid Party September 30th @ 1PM in The Event Center

Come Celebrate the local history and sisterhood dynamics of the Theta Mu chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma! CVAC will be hosting a Pyramid Party along with the chapter as they host Sapphire Sister Revealing and a Phi Sig Family Reunion.

Any questions email: email@example.comPhi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-74937041783352425912012-04-25T12:35:00.000-07:002012-04-25T12:35:34.031-07:00National Kidney Awareness Festival/ 5K

Sorry for such last minute notice, BUT ^_^ ASI Wellness Programs along with Phi Sig Stanislaus will be putting on a 5K Run/National Kidney Awareness Festival THIS SUNDAY 4/29/12 from 9am - 4pm. The 5K run will begin at 9am and finish at 11am. The first 50 people to show up will receive a Colossal Column water bottle and refreshments will be provided. Also, the festival will begin at 11am and end at 4pm. There will be a water slide, bounce houses, games, activities, Warrior Merchandise raffle prizes, & food for purchase (for $1.00, because we are raising money for the National Kidney Foundation). Other than that, the event is free to Stan State Students and the community, so come out and enjoy some fun in the sun this Sunday.Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-32558529718666875512012-04-22T16:25:00.001-07:002012-04-22T16:25:41.537-07:00Hey ladies we need your help! April 29th we are hosting a 5k run on campus. We're planning on selling hotdogs and nachos at this event. If any of you could donate any of these items: hot dogs, tortilla chips, water, and soda that would really help!!!
call/text me @7143699386 if you can donate any of these items. Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-31576998869775741382012-02-29T22:57:00.001-08:002012-02-29T22:58:49.280-08:00Homecoming 2012

Congratulations to the Theta Mu sisters on their outstanding effort participating in CSU Stanislaus' Homecoming week! The week was kicked off on Thursday February 16th with a discount day at Pizza Factory and Campus Vista. Friday evening was Club Titus in the Carol Burke Lounge where admission was the donation of a canned food item. Saturday held the "Paint the Town Red" festival in the Warrior Arena. Monday February 20th included an obstacle course in the quad for all homecoming candidates. Tuesday evening hosted a College of the Arts Festival. The Homecoming rally was held on Wednesday evening and all candidates music videos were viewed. The big day, Thursday, hosted a "Bash your Opponent" themed shopping cart float parade in the quad and in the evening was the long-awaited homecoming game against East Bay. Final score: 86-83 Warriors! Congratulations to the ladies of Alpha Xi Delta and to the men of Kappa Sigma on their homecoming win. We are so proud of our candidate, Shanice Jackson, for all her hard work. You will always be our ΦUΣΣN!Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-64317260364329964172012-02-14T02:40:00.000-08:002012-02-18T10:17:12.853-08:00Sigma Love "Crush" Social

Thanks to the hard work of our Phi Sigma Sigma social chair, Briana Ioane, and Kappa Sigma social chair, Anthony Harguideguy, the first Phi Sig social of 2012 was a success! Sigma ♥ Love was definitely in the air.

Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-64791200904701514892011-07-18T17:32:00.000-07:002011-07-19T16:30:31.028-07:00Goodbye Summer... Hello Fall!

As the Summer comes to an end the Theta Mu Chapter is getting ready to start the semester off right. We will be camping in Mt. Diablo State Park this weekend for our chapter retreat. Soon after Fall semester will begin! The ladies of the Theta Mu chapter will be geering up for Formal Recruitment (Sepember 16th-18th).

Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-5692088187336515682011-03-28T16:57:00.000-07:002011-03-28T16:58:51.794-07:00See our new UPDATED websitePlease see our updated website at: phisigmasigma.org/phisigmasigma/PhiSigStanislaus
thank you!
Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-61389653274523180162009-04-04T19:40:00.000-07:002009-04-04T19:58:07.717-07:00Iced Tea Party

Tomorrow at 3pm by Main Dining, our chapter will enjoy an afternoon with eachother, our alum, and some yummy iced tea. Heather Ishakawa (a founding sister of the Theta Mu chapter!) will be speaking of the founding of our chapter, the importance of alumni relations and networking among other things. We are very excited to have her!

Pictures coming soon!

Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-27724206797750662912009-03-28T14:08:00.000-07:002009-03-28T14:48:42.445-07:00Greek Week Champs - Two Years Running!

Stanislaus Greeks raised over $3,000 in clothing and over $1,000 through tshirt sales and Penny wars for the Stanislaus UNITED WAY!
Along with the men of Chi Delta Beta, our amazing team "Chi Phi Crew" took 1st place in the clothing drive, penny wars, Americas Best Dance Crew: Greek Edition, The and nicktoons challenge.... winning 1st place overall :]

Our ABDC CREW - WE RUN THIS!
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Our sisters donated over 30 dresses and $300 to the Bay Area organization who aims to "promote self-confidence and individual beauty by providing free prom dresses and accessories to high school girls who cannot otherwise afford them."

Phi Sigma Sigma is dedicated to perpetuating the advancement of womanhood, we strongly agree with the mission of the Princess project!

For more information about the Princess Project please visit: http://www.princessproject.org/Phi Sigma Sigma @ CSU Stanislaushttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-8851050485458043357.post-87939419360512443032009-02-24T23:04:00.000-08:002009-02-24T23:08:56.089-08:00Parents and Family INFO DayWe will be hosting an informational session just for parents and family on SUNDAY MARCH 8th at 4:00pm on campus.

I know that my parents and family have had some questions as to what Phi Sigma Sigma is all about, what we do as a chapter, and even what we do at meetings.

Hope to see you there!

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Teaching Children to Manage Money
by Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita
Consider this: the latest version of the classic board game Monopoly trades in cash for debit cards, but does it explain to children what overdraft charges are or how to maintain a register of transactions? What about the Barbie doll that comes equipped with her own credit card and cash register? When she swipes too many times, her balance resets without requiring any payment. What message does that send children about the reality of using debit and credit cards?
Establishing good money management habits and a solid understanding of financial concepts is important for Hoosiers of all ages. But it's especially important for younger generations to understand how to manage money even at a young age, giving them a solid foundation for when they enter the "real world" later. Today's youth are tomorrow's spenders, savers and investors. It's critical that we stay invested in their future and make financial literacy a focus of their education.
April is national Financial Literacy Month, highlighting the importance of establishing and maintaining healthy financial habits. Simply put, financial literacy is a basic understanding of personal finance. It includes concepts like budgeting, saving, investing, insurance, understanding how credit and debit cards work, retirement planning and much more.
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Apartlviv is a budget place to stay in Lviv.
Guests can get to Johann Georg Pinzel museum of Lviv Sacral Baroque Sculpture in 15 minutes on foot. The property lies within 1 km from the city center.
Apartlviv welcomes guests to take advantage of climate control, cable TV with on-demand movies, television with satellite channels, a safe and a kitchenette supplied in the rooms. For more comfort a bathtub, a shower and a hairdryer are provided.
The steakhouse Veronika Confectionery is located 200 meters away.
Lviv Art Gallery train station is a 10-minute walk away. Guests can reach Snilow airport within 15 minutes by car.


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It's that time of year where we are scrambling to get last minute items for our meals for Thanksgiving, but have you stopped to think what your pet is eating for Turkey Day?
Here at Best Friends Pet Care, we are cooking up delicious turkey, yummy mashed potatoes and mouth watering turkey gravy with fresh steamed vegetables for our four legged guests!
And to share the holiday spirit with local shelters, we will be donating Thanksgiving meals to their pet guests too! For more information on adopting a pet this holiday season, give us a call at 978-649-8585 or check out these local shelters: Nashua and Lowell.
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Camper of the Week!!
Who's that Pretty Girl? Well that's Olive, our camper of the week!!!
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When we told Olive she was the camper of the week, she let out the biggest howl of excitement!
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Yankees even ALCS with yet another comeback
Aaron Judge homers for second straight game as Yankees even ALCS.
Call them the come-back kids! Whether it be coming back in a single game, or coming back from a series deficit, the New York Yankees are making it a habit. Tuesday night saw yet another come from behind win for the Yankees. This one, a 6-4 win, evened the American League Championship Series with the Houston Astros at two games apiece.
Don't look now, but some key Yankees may be getting hot at the right time.
After hitting a three-run home run in the Game 3 win, MVP candidate, Aaron Judge, started the Yankees come back with a solo shot in the seventh, cutting the Astros lead to 4-1. StatCast measured the homer at 427 feet with an exit velocity of a ridiculous 111.6 mph.
The homer chased Astros starter Lance McCullers from the game, igniting the Yankees offense. New York added a second run in the seventh.
In the eighth, Judge came up big again, drilling a two-run double off the left-field wall to tie the game, 4-4.
The Yankees rookie right fielder is heating up after having a miserable start to the postseason.
With the game tied, and two runners on, Yankees DH Gary Sanchez torched a 2-0 pitch for a two-run double, scoring Judge and Didi Gregorius and giving the Yankees a 6-4 lead. Sanchez had been hitless in his previous 18 at-bats before the double.
Chad Green got the win, giving up an unearned run on one hit in two innings of work. Aroldis Chapman worked a perfect ninth, striking out two, earning the save. Yankees starter Sonny Gray, pitching for the first time since Game 1 of the ALDS, gave up two runs (one earned) on one hit in five innings. He walked two and struck out four.
With the series now tied, Game 5 is at Yankee Stadium Wednesday. First pitch is scheduled for 5:08pm EST. It's a rematch of Game 1 between Yankees Masahiro Tanaka and Astros Dallas Keuchel.


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The premise of this book is great - it promises an insight into creating stunning products and delivering amazing services based on Lean practices. Unfortunately it doesn't deliver on at least half of that promise as I couldn't find any explanation of what Lean really is and how to use it.
My brief research took me initially to Wikipedia, which provided this definition: 'a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful, and thus a target for elimination.
So I expected that I would receive some guidance on how to take the Lean principles and apply them. What I found was essentially a set of case studies, explaining how a number of companies addressed five topics:
These are laudable and interesting topics and certainly have some relationship to Lean. I found the innovation chapter particularly interesting with some practical recommendations about creating an innovation culture in an organisation.
The book is easy to read and the case studies are relevant. The authors created two characters, Otto and Anna, who pose questions throughout the book to help the reader learn the various concepts that are introduced. It's a cute technique that some readers will find valuable.
I'm sure that the authors have a wealth of experience in assisting organisations in adopting Lean techniques. They might assume the reader has a certain level of knowledge and understanding of Lean. They might also assume that the reader can easily take the examples in the case studies and apply them to their own organisation. Unfortunately I don't have this basic knowledge of Lean and often struggled to establish how to apply their case studies to my own work so I was left feeling rather frustrated and unfulfilled.
Further information: Addison-Wesley
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Mercuric Retrograde
For those who follow astronomy or astrology, Mercury is retrograde when it appears to move backwards across the sky.
The idea is that the Greek god Mercury is a messenger, and when his planet is in retrograde, the delivery is warped or the message gets lost en route. The astrologers say that when Mercury is retrograde, things don't work. Energy doesn't flow as it should when things are moving forward. We may find obstacles to normal process. We may find ourselves wandering aimlessly to and fro and never moving forward. Completing things becomes much more difficult than usual.
If I were to apply this thinking to the past few days, I could blame Mercury retrograde on:
Having to go to 3 big grocery stores all around the capital district in order to find a turkey weighing less than 22 pounds, for the weekend gathering coming up;
Having finally found said turkey, only being able to obtain one that was frozen, about 36 hours before it needed to be cooked;
Having purchased the above mentioned turkey and having planned to go away on Friday, spent the day watching it thaw because I needed it Saturday for dinner;
Having finally succeeded in willing said turkey mostly thawed, having it freeze again after spending Friday night on the porch in a cooler;
Having the marinade for injecting said turkey turn into potato flake sludge that would not draw into the syringe, nor inject into said turkey;
Having decided to go to the gathering where the turkey was needed on Saturday early, rather than at 10:00 pm on Friday, and not awakening on Saturday until 9:15 am, in spite of the cat sitting on my face from about 7:00 am;
Having finally packed the car for the trip to the gathering and realizing that I needed a pan and some foil, and thus having to stop at a grocery store to get said items;
Having driven more than one hour of the one-and-one-half hour drive to the gathering and realized that I had forgotten the gas cooker and gas tank that I would need to fry the above mentioned turkey;
Having found a gas station selling gasoline for $3.30 and then pressing the 89 octane button and paying $3.61 (at least I only needed 5 gallons);
Having driven half way home and met spousal unit at a Hess station and forgetting to get from him the electric match needed to light said burner;
Having realized that the burner in question required an adjustable crescent wrench in order to connect it to the gas tank, went to Lowe's and had to purchase a super-duper-heavy-duty-huge-size adjustable crescent wrench because the only smaller one that Lowe's carried does not open wide enough to turn the valve for said cooker to tank connection;
Having taken nearly 4 hours to make the 75 minute drive to the gathering, to arrive without enough time to cook said turkey before dinner;
Having decided to settle in for the night and finding that I failed to bring a pillow with me;
Having finally fallen asleep on a bed as hard as one in China, and having to get up and walk a seeming half mile to the toilet, no less than 5 times between 11:30 pm and 8:30 am.
(This sounds a lot like the song "Why Paddy's Not at Work Today." Here's a link to the Clancy Brothers doing it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaoqJ6hr1Dc)
What was NOT caused by Mercury being retrograde was the fact that the above described turkey, once it was finally cooked, was delicious, and enjoyed by all who tried it, including me, accompanied by luscious conversation with about 40 friends of 3 generations at said gathering. All bad and trying things are so relieved by good times and good food with good friends.
Thankfully, retrograde ends on November 10.


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Reed Brothers Facebook Page Hits 100 LIKES
Congratulations to Patty Bynaker Oroian for being our 100th LIKE on FACEBOOK!! I really appreciate all the support I have received on Facebook since I created the page. A BIG THANK YOU to Patty and everyone who has 'liked' our page so far!
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My name is Jeanne Gartner and I am the author of this blog. Lewis Reed, the founder of Reed Brothers Dodge was my grandfather. We were a family-owned and operated car dealership in Rockville, Maryland for almost a century.
Reed Brothers was franchised as a Dodge dealership in October 1915; less than one year after the first Dodge automobile rolled off the assembly line. Lewis Reed and his brother Edgar, were the first to sell Dodge cars in Montgomery County Maryland. That made Reed Brothers the oldest auto dealership under the same family ownership in Maryland, and one of the oldest in the entire nation.
The blog highlights an historic timeline that showcases the company's history, how Reed Brothers Dodge came into being, and how the company overcame the inevitable changes and challenges throughout almost a century of being in business.
Lewis Reed was also a well-known photographer in Montgomery County. This blog provides a century of knowledge and information extending beyond the automobile. On this blog, you will find an extensive collection of photographs taken by Lewis Reed from historical locations in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia, most of which are more than 100 years old.
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I couldn't believe the things that I found.
I still can't tell if I was happy or sad to see some of these things but they triggered something inside of me.
Covered in old memories, I cried.
The handwriting...the exclamation marks...the highlighter streaks...the folded up letters...the review notes...the stories.
I didn't know that such things would ever mean anything to me.
I didn't know that I could hold an entire world in my lap. An old world. A world I didn't even know I had forgotten.
I didn't know that I would ever re-create moments and re-feel feelings.
I am scared. Thinking and realising that one day, today will be the same kind of thing.
And that I won't know that I have forgotten anything until I remember it again.
Even worse, what if I never remember it?
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I stopped looking after I found the notebook because everything I found made me cry.
My treasure:
The letter sealed with a "hole re-inforcement" sticker:
her smile, the pretty words she recited, her funny shoes, sitting on the bench trying to make him talk to us.
The duotang:
the black table tops, the uncomfortable stools, the hallway, cigarette smoke covered with cheap perfume, I could see his underwear elastic, the teacher had chalky fingers, the pen in his pocket, whispering in class.
The card in the purple envelope:
holding hands, the locker, freckles on wrists, rushing to meet outside each other's classrooms, the way he smelt, 18 months is sometimes a long time, running down the hill, driving, real happiness.
The practice test:
switching classes to be with friends, studying at that bench, his fingers, her pens, group projects, un-tired...un-bored...un-worried.
The notes on the back of the article:
amazing love.
The sentence:
brains changing, worlds changing, new friends, cheese, his typos, her laptop, subway rides, discoveries, decisions.
The grade 8 birthday card:
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Fourth chain snatching case in 6 days
Another chain snatching was reported from Ghatlodia. This is the fourth case in six days. Interestingly, all cases happened in the morning. According to the complaint, on Wednesday around 7 am, Naranpura resident Jignesh Shah was removing gold ornaments from his Activa's glove box outside his jewellery showroom in Shraddhadeep Complex. An unknown person came from behind, snatched a gold chain worth Rs 80,000 from Jignesh's hand. ASI Kamlesh Rathod of Ghatlodia police station said, "One of the two suspects was wearing a helmet while other had covered his face."
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Want to hear some of Steve Jobs' success lessons?
Steve Jobs was an incredible inspiration in the wonderful world of technology, and without his perseverance and vision for Apple Computers, the technology market may not be what it is today.
Jobs was always focused on building a perfect product and attempting to do what others thought could never be done.
Steve Jobs' Success Lessons
Within this article, are 8 awesome success lessons from Steve Jobs that have been taken from his story and his quotes over the years.
1. It Starts With the Product
If we can learn anything from Jobs, it's that he was always focused on the product and would do anything to try and get it as perfect as possible. He had a vision of the product he wanted to build, and that's what he set out to achieve.
Don't get me wrong, the product is obviously not the only crucial part of creating a successful business, but it's certainly the foundation for one, and was Job's primary concern, put above the marketing side of things.
Focus on creating a great product and brand that people just can't help but be tempted by, and never stop improving it. If you're product is of a poor or even mediocre quality, it's not going to stand out to anyone, and there's only so many sales you can take from polishing it with top marketing techniques.
2. Set Yourself Apart from the Rest
When building the Mac, Apple were determined to be different from the rest, and do things that other computer companies had never done before.
They designed the first home computer where the keyboard was actually detached from the rest of the computer, and they designed the first to have more than one type font, which is where the big controversy of Microsoft stealing their ideas came from.
Apple has shown that setting yourself apart from everybody else is important when trying to stand out in a crowded market, and it's brought them nothing but success. It's quite clear that when it comes to new developments and innovation in the personal technology market, Apple are always at the front line.
3. You Have to Persevere
Becoming a successful leader in your field, and building a successful business takes perseverance.
It's not exactly the easiest thing to do, otherwise everyone would have their own business. Jobs suffered during his journey to building Apple to what it is today. There were some hard times he had to get through, including leaving Apple for a short period.
So no matter how far along the line you may be, how tough things may seem, the key is to just keep persevering . the temptation to quit is highest at the point just before success.
They quit at the one yard line without even realizing it. Can you really afford to quit at that point? And since you have no idea when that point will arise, just never quit what you're doing and you'll go far.
4. Quality Goes Further than One Layer
If you didn't already know that Steve Jobs was absolutely focused on making sure the product was perfect, this says it all. Jobs was a true perfectionist, and he wasn't willing to cut corners at any stage of the product's design.
It's very easy to focus on one specific area of a product and make it as perfect as possible, neglecting some of the other areas.
If you're going to go to the effort of creating a product that you wish to be successful with, then the quality control needs to be all round, not just on the outside.
5. Never Stop Innovating
Briefly mentioned above, Apple is at the forefront of innovation when it comes to the personal technology market. Jobs was always trying to come up with something new that he could add to give Apple the edge over everyone else.
Innovation is the key to growth, and if you're unable to innovate in the business environment, it's very easy for someone else to come along and beat you to it.
6. Trust in Yourself
One of the most famous quotes that Steve Jobs has said, at his Stanford commencement address , was that you can't connect the dots looking forward, you can only connect them looking backward.
Which means you just have to trust in yourself and have faith that the dots will connect in the future.
If you have the belief that things will work out, then your effort will naturally be much higher, and you'll work harder.
Whereas without this belief that what you're doing right now will work out and benefit you later down the line, the motivation to drop your leisure time and keep pushing on with business work will be low…
7. Love What You Do
Okay, so maybe Steve Jobs wasn't the only one who taught us that you need to love what you do in order to be successful at it; because a lot of the time people will work hard at they don't like that much.
It just happens to be that there's a good reward for doing it. And that's really where most people fall down.
A lot of effort into what they don't enjoy, wasted time and a high temptation to quit when things get tough.
On the other hand, trying to succeed at something you love, is not that difficult. You'll do it everyday happily, and naturally get better over time. That voice of "How much have I got left to do?" won't be inside your head.
8. Give Your Best Effort With Anything You Do
You've got to give it 100% with everything you do. Just slacking for a small period could set you back a long, long time.
Especially when we're in a world that's quite difficult to stand out in, that extra 10% effort you could put in, definitely gives you an advantage over those who are simply half-assing it.


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The Brooklyn Nets look ready to make some playoff noise this postseason. Despite a rough start to the season, the Nets have been playing great together; the team is 8-2 in their last 10 games and 36-31 overall.
On Friday night, Brooklyn continued their hot streak against the Boston Celtics. The team was led by Joe Johnson to a 114-98 victory; Johnson had 27 points, two rebounds and four assists. Now, Brooklyn is only two games behind the Chicago Bulls for fourth place in the Eastern Conference. The more and more this team plays together, the more the Nets look like a legitimate playoff threat to any other team in the East.
Paul Pierce has been an extremely important role player in Brooklyn's recent success. Against the Celtics, he had 14 points and three rebounds. He has been providing offensive sparks for the Nets, and he has also shot 49 percent from field goal range since February. In the past three games, he is also averaging 17. 9 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per 48 minutes. Down the stretch, Pierce has become one of the most reliable players for Brooklyn. Even though he is aging, he looks ready to cause a lot of problems for other teams this postseason.
The Nets' hot streak continues because the team is getting help from their whole roster. Rookie Mason Plumlee has been a major bench contributor for the Nets. On Friday, he had 18 points, five rebounds and five assists in 20 minutes off the bench; he has been a real interior threat. Against Boston, he was 6-for-7 from the field, and also knocked down all six of his free throws.
Brooklyn is currently one of the hottest teams in the East, and they have evolved into a legitimate contender. As playoffs near, other teams should keep an eye on Brooklyn.
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Viet PM vows to support Cambodia for successful ASEAN Summit
PHNOM PENH, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said here Saturday that his country will cooperate with Cambodia in all matters in order to ensure the success of the forthcoming 21st ASEAN Summit.
Dung made the remarks during a one-hour meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, Eang Sophalleth, personal spokesman for Prime Minister Hun Sen, told reporters after the meeting.
He said the Dung promised that his delegation will "cooperate with Cambodia in every issue in order to bring the 21st ASEAN Summit to a successful conclusion," he said.
Dung also expressed his satisfaction with the bilateral ties between Vietnam and Cambodia, especially in agriculture, trade and investment.
While thanking Dung for his assertion to support Cambodia for a successful ASEAN Summit, Hun Sen said he agreed that the two neighbors have had good relations in trade and investment besides politics, and he believed that the ties will be further enhanced in the future.
Dung is in Cambodia to attend the 21st ASEAN Summit and related Summits to be held at the Peace Palace during Nov. 18-20.
The Summits will bring together all ASEAN leaders and ASEAN's dialogue country leaders including newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will be unable to attend the forthcoming Summits because he has the most important obligations to do in his country, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Thursday.
Founded in 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.


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Have YOU gotten your hands on Elmhurst's peanut milk yet? If not, you are missing out on a delicious substitution to dairy milk and other milked nut products! Here are some nutrition facts about the newest milked nut craze on the market: 🔸130 calories per every 8 oz 🔸11 grams of HEALTHY fat 🔸6 grams of carbs 🔸5 grams of sugar (cane sugar = natural sugar) 🔸6 grams of protein … Read MoreJune 4, 2018
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Our new intern for the summer is Mikaela Davis from Graceville, Florida. Mikaela is a senior Global Business major at Troy University and is interning with us to learn about the business side of agriculture and to gain experience in the field. Mikaela is getting married in November to her fiancé, Ashby, and is graduating from Troy in December. Mikaela is looking forward to a great summer here at FPPA, … Read MoreMay 30, 2018
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Mini Review
Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as an Old and New Marker in Various Vascular Diseases
Nishiyama Y* and Ikeda H
Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center, Japan
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- Nishiyama Y
Department of Cardiology, Kurume University Medical Center
155-1 Kokubu-machi, Kurume, 839-0863, Japan
E-mail: [email protected]
Received date: April 21, 2017; Accepted date: May 8, 2017; Published date: May 11, 2017
Citation: Nishiyama Y, Ikeda H (2017) Red Blood Cell Distribution Width as an Old and New Marker in Various Vascular Diseases. J Card Pulm Rehabil 1:104.
Copyright: © 2017 Nishiyama Y et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Red blood cell distribution width (RDW) is the quantitative measure of anisocytosis showing the variability in size of the circulating erythrocytes. Generally, higher RDW reflects increased red blood cell destruction such as hemolytic disorders and nutritional deficiency including iron, vitamin B12 and folate deficiency. Recently, several studies showed a strong independent association between higher RDW and the poor prognosis in various vascular diseases such as heart, brain and kidney. This review will refer the underlying mechanisms of the beneficial prognostic marker of RDW in those diseases.


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Good Morning everyone we'll start with some weather today.
18 degrees right now in LONDON with cloudy skies. highest 18;
Buen dia BUENOS AIRES, 5 grados y lloviendo en la ciudad y alrededores. Maxima para hoy 8 con lluvias hasta la tarde;
NEW YORK 57 degrees and partly cloudy right now. Highest 72 with possibilities of thunderstorms in the afternoon;
Warm up on the way for the cities of DETROIT, BOSTON, CHICAGO and NEW YORK. On Saturday these cities will have temperatures above 80;
Texas experiencing flooding in some parts of the state. Cool weather for SEATTLE 59 the highest. SAN FRANCICO fair, 65. ORLANDO showers, 88;
4 Tornadoes reported in Montana (MT avg 10/yr). Severe weather possible for today in some parts of CO, WY and NE;
All the recent fire and wind warning in the west have been canceled as the storm that brought 80 mph winds moves east;
IT'S WEDNESDAY JUNE 6, 2012. MIERCOLES 6 DE JUNIO 2012. How's the weather by you?


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After lunch, we got ready & left for Gilroy! It took about a half hour to drive there. Once we got there, we realized it was a amusement park for kiddies & their parents, haha! We we're like "we're soooo in the wrong place!" Regardless, we decided to go ride the little train that goes around the entire park.
We were supposed to stay on the train until we got back to our original station, but we got off halfway through at their next station. We walked towards the Pinnacles Rock Maze & passed by our first weird tree [zigzag] sighting before getting there. Vinh had fun in the rock maze while I navigated our way out. Guess I do have a good sense of direction, haha! After leaving the rock maze, we encountered our second & third weird tree encounter [emblem & chain link].
When the show finished, we wanted to go paddle boating in one of their swan, mallard or rubber ducky boats, but the line had an insane wait time because they only had like six boats. We decided to go ride the big ferris wheel instead on the right side of the park.


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I wrote about Dr. Dimitri Christakis a few months ago, citing his study of SpongeBob and Caillou. Here he is giving a TED talk, and it is most illuminating:
Pregnant me thought: I wonder if I can find DVDs of Mr. Rogers. Sesame Street has as many rapid sequence changes, but it's the good ol' Mr. Rogers that didn't have an effect on brain patterns or development.
The irony: the legions of parents who thought they were helping their kids via … Baby Einstein videos likely landed themselves kids with behavior problems. From the outset, that's what I've noticed in my kid after tv, and that's why we abstain: the rest of the day becomes a search for high-stimulus overload, and in its absence, tantrums ensue. No TV, no tantrums.
UPDATE: linked as a Recommended Read by Pundette. Thanks!
UPDATE: Just in case you're wondering, all of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is available on Amazon streaming. We're Prime members, so it's free streaming. We watched how crayons were made and took a trip to Make-Believe Land (remember the trolley car?) this afternoon after playing in the snow with no … ill… effects. So far. ; ) It was a fascinating trip down memory lane and long enough for me to successfully brush all the tangles out of pjKid's impossibly tangled hair.


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It has been years since I rode a bicycle and this was definitely a welcome change. For I have always loved bicycling and but since I didn't have any recent pictures of riding bicycles I decided to get some shot and here they are. Do let me know what you think… do I look like Lord Ganesha on little rat or normal?
Cycling along the side walk (foot path) in the neighborhood
Another view of cycling, closer this time
Getting closer to the camera
Goofing around on the bicycle
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Neighborhood where we cycled


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Small Business Owners feel that the issues they were faced with in 2012 are going to be the same in 2013. There is a lot of uncertainty we are faced with in 2013; taxes and health care are at the top of the "Worry List."
The economy is of no moral support for small business owners. The Federal Reserve only predicts a 3% increase in 2013, which is better than the 1.7% we saw for the first 3 quarters of 2012, but it is no where near robust.
- Taxes: Even if Congress reaches an agreement over what is called the fiscal cliff, small business owners will still lack certainty in their financial future. Sole proprietors, owners and partners include their business income on their individual Form 1040 returns; this means that their company is effected by personal tax rates which are likely to be higher than corporate taxes.
- Healthcare: The New Year will only provide a small dose of certainty for small business owners. The new laws are complicated and woven around hoops that one must jump through in order to even begin to benefit. Knowledge is crucial for the small business owner when it comes to the new healthcare laws.
- Lending: The banks are shedding no hope on small business lending in 2013. It can all be traced back to 2008 with the collapse of the mortgage market in 2008.
- Onshoring: Positive trend! Goods that were once offshore are now being purchased and manufactured within the United States. Apple Inc stated in November 2012 that they were moving the building of their Mac computers from China to the United States. Even though labor is cheaper offshore, the price of fuel has surpassed even a break even point- a main reason for the increase of onshoring.
- Skilled Worker Shortage: Because of change in technology, some business owners are finding it hard to find qualified people to work in 2013. Many community colleges are offering classes and training in specific fields to help and void the gap.
Scott Shane, a professor of entrepreneurship at Case Western Reserve University, said "Uncertainty is the bane of every small business. Their only natural response is to pull in their horns and slow down."
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First kokan (splits with Sister Training Leaders) ever. It was good. The STLs arrived tuesday evening while my companion and I were eating dinner at the branch president's house. We ate sukiya (pronounced "skiya"), which is like meat and vegetables cooked in soy sauce and sugar and then dipped in raw egg. So delicious! At first Beane shimai was skeptical because she had never had it before, but it was so good, she really liked it!) So while we were eating dinner our STLs, Lofthouse shimai and Hayashi shimai, arrived at our apartment and just hung out together after they visited some old investigators in the Ako area. Sister Lofthouse served in Ako last July through November, so she knows the area well.
Granted, at first it was a little awkward having the STLs chilling in your house and stuff but we got used to it. We did planning together that night and then we studied at church all together the next morning... I don't remember telling you about that change back in August, but sisters and elders now switch off studying at the church every morning to follow President Monson's counsel. They also sat in and watched us do our futsu (language) study and then critiqued us later. Anyway... back to kokan.
We ate lunch and they trained us some more on the whole new less active focus thing. After lunch we split up, and I went with Lofthouse shimai. She is so nice and so much fun. She's a lot shorter than me (of course... being half japanese) and I enjoyed the one on one training. Our plan for the day included trying to visit our 10 year old investigator's mother before she went to work. But we missed her, just barely. . . I guess it wasn't meant to be. And then we tried to meet with the daughter, but she was sleeping! I miss the good ol' days of naps! So we did some housing together and then we went back to meet our companions before Eikaiwa started. It was a good kokan, I learned a lot. Ever since the kokan, I've been tightening the ropes a little bit in our companionship. Nothing too strict, just shining things and making sure that we are obedient in all things.
Then conference! Conference was awesome. It went by too fast. I swear I used to think that the Sunday morning session took FOREVER. But now I'm like, wait... did I just watch 8 hours of conference and it's over? What? All the talks were so good and I felt so inspired and lifted after watching it. I swear, something that makes you feel that good has got to be true.. just saying.
Favorite talk would have to be President Uchtdorf's talk. I LOVED it. I loved how he made gratitude not just listing the things we're grateful for but to have that constant spirit, in times of darkness and light. That will keep us buoyed (that took me 5 tries to spell right.. my english is failing) and strengthened when things seem to just fall apart. That's something I'm going to repent of because I can definitely be more grateful in the circumstances I'm in. Because it's not about what I want. It's what the Lord wants that really matters.
I also loved Elder Andersen's quote of "To your Heavenly Father, you are infinitely more precious than a tree." That you are. I sometimes often forget my divine nature. That I'm a daughter of God. What does that really mean? It means that we are more than just human. We're not just here by circumstance or coincidence on this earth. We have a purpose. We have a power. God is looking out for us and really wants to help us. We just have to let Him. We just have to realize who we truly are and when we do, we will want to follow our Heavenly Father with a stronger determination.
A couple of non-gospel related things though, to share in the cultural experience of Japan. In Japan, they do not have american drains. Meaning they have what we call a "food net" because food cannot go through Japanese plumbing. So they have these metal buckets (with holes in them) that we put the food net over and it catches the food and we throw it out once a week. Today... I decided to clean it more fully and it was one of the most disgusting things I have ever done. I don't believe anyone has cleaned it since missionaries have lived there. There was mold growing on the metal basket. There were globs of food rotting in the bottom of this drain thing. I can't really describe how horrible it was. Imagine cleaning out that food thing you have in the sink that you press a switch and it chops it up (I forgot the word). Yeah... try cleaning that out after it not working for a while.... I pray I won't have to do that again for a while...
Also something new I've recently learned in Japanese. In Japan, they don't really use the word "you" or "anata". It's actually considered to be kind of rude because it's the same as saying "I don't remember your name". I learned this in the mtc. But what I've recently learned are the various forms of you and I that show more respect/disrespect.
For example the highest and most respectful form of I is "watakushi" which no one uses except the 70 apparently. Thank you whiting choro. The most futsu is "watashi". Women sometimes use "ashi" which I haven't really heard but I've seen written. And old men or okinawa jin's use "washi" Okinawa to Japan is like hawaii to US except they speak almost a completely different Japanese. (gotta love slang) With anata though, I've only heard one word that is only used from old people to young people called "anta" If you use it to your parents... you will get slapped it's so disrespectful. In Japan, they don't have "swear words" persay but they do have disrespectful words. So... watch the way you address people. It's important.
so the pictures I'm sending was the jinja we went to last week. It was a quite secluded jinja where nobody was there and had some really cool historical stuff. Like a rock with ancient kanji on it. Couldn't read it to save my life (then again, I can't read normal kanji to save my life).
Still, now the sakura are going away. So sad. But I'm happy because that means it's going to be warm!!!! Yeah!
So that's all for now. Thanks for all your support and love
Bevan shimai
|Ancient jinja or garden in Ako
|Beane shimai
|Love the Sakura! Love Japan!!