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Fall Wishing
Now that I've accepted Fall is well on its way, I'm going to have to dress accordingly. I hardly spent any money on a summer wardrobe. One could get away with wearing less clothes in the Summer, but come Fall, if I don't stock up on some sweaters and jeans, I will freeze my ass, arms and legs off.
I'm keeping it simple. Sweaters, skinny jeans and ankle boots.
And maybe some chunky heels for a night(s) out on the town. And a cute makeup bag to store my tricks.
sweater // denim // boots // heels // striped sweater // bag of tricks
Happy Tuesday!
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YEEEESSSS!!! I'm so excited that it's finally cooling off! Sorry, I know it's not your favorite, but my favorite is not frying my ass, arms and legs off (c; I'm totally going the sweater route, too…it's going to be perfection…and I totally need that bag of tricks, so awesome…
Love these choices! Where are the shoes from? The link's not working and I. must. have. them.
Need. Those. Velvet. Heels. I also just bought a pair of booties similar to those from Target of all places, and they're really cute, comfy, and have held up well to me constantly wearing them 🙂
I NEED to overhaul my entire fall wardrobe, so basically i need everything you picked out.
but what I REALLY need is the bag of tricks!! Yes that is a MUST HAVE.
Right on sister! I actually printed out the pic of the blonde girl in the stripes/jeans/boots combo at top when I went shopping the other day (who does that?).
What I really need are your legs. And then maybe shopping would be a lot more fun!
Love that bag of tricks!!
Yes, yes yes and yes. I bought those booties actually!
I've been out for so long I missed the new header!
Soooo yes. To all of it. Mmmmm good.
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If we have ever had a conversation you know that I am a little bit of a quote nerd. In this blog, I plan to share anything I come across that I find important, thought-provoking, useful, inspirational or anything that gives me a reason to share it with you. So I thought why not kick off my blog by going through the many quotes I have written down or retweeted at one point or another and share with you my favourite. I hope you appreciate them.
- "Play the game one way, full speed. Whatever happens happens. You never see a lion hesitate, when they got their eyes on something, that's it." – Ray Lewis
- "I believe the world is plotting to do me good today and I can't wait to see what it is." – Jack Canfield
- "Invest your time, don't spend it." – Alan Stein
- "I want to be the best in whatever I do. So, if all I ever do is shoot in this gym. I'm going to do it to the best off my ability." – Unknown
- "I've learned that the ache of unfulfilled dreams is the worst pain of all." – Alan Stein
- "The overnight sensation understands better than anyone that success never happens overnight." – Kevin Eastman
- "Sports psychology doesn't create talent. It can only help release it." – Gary Mack
- "Be happy now. Don't wait for something to make you happy in the future. HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE" Alan Stein
- "Wake up EVERY day with the optimism that TODAY is the day something will happen to make all of your dreams come true. One day it will be." – Alan Stein
- It has nothing to do with how bad you want it. It's all about what you actually do to get it. – Alan Stein
- "I know me, I will endure whatever pain, whatever discomfort and how much time I had to put in to get that split second result. If it were eighteen months that I had to put in of pain and suffering and sacrifice of my personal life and this and that for a tenth of a second. You're darn right, I'll do it all over again. I'll do whatever it takes to get that split second. To know in the end I'm gonna come out on top. But it only lasts a second, am I crazy? It doesn't matter I'll do it. You know why? Cause I know what the other feelings like. It doesn't go away." Tom Peck
- "If it's important; do it every day." – Dan Gable
- "Sometimes your drive can put you on an island all by yourself. Sometimes you have to do it alone." Kobe Bryant
- "A successful person makes more opportunities than they find."- Francis Bacon
- "Make your combat stance, your everyday stance." – Musashi
- "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate/ Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure/ It is our light, not our darkness/ That most frightens us." – Marianne Williamson
- "You don't succeed because you are destined to; you succeed because you are determined to." – Unknown
- "Quit trying-start doing! "Trying" leaves failure as an option. Decide what you want, figure out how to get it then don't stop working till you do!" – Drew Hanlen
- "What is the real game? It is a game in which the heart is entertained, the game in which you are entertained. It is the game you will win." – Maharaji
- "Winning is overcoming obstacles to reach a goal, but the value of winning is only as great as the value of the goal reached." – Timothy Galloway
- "One person sees the obstacle and another sees the opportunity. Who are you?" – Henry Barrera
- "There is no never… just long periods of not yet." – Solenn Heuseff
- "Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." – John D. Rockerfella
- "Making change that lasts requires a three-step process: Define Purpose, Face the Truth and Take Action" – Jim Loehr
- "The question is not how far. The question is do you possess the constitution, the depth of faith to go as far as needed?" – Joshua Medcalf
- Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball." – Phil Jackson
- "True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."—C.S. Lewis
- "Older people sit down and ask, 'What is it?' but the boy asks, 'What can I do with it?."
Steve Jobs
- "Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do." – Steve Jobs
- "Things don't have to change the world to be important." – Steve Jobs
- "Let's go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday." – Steve Jobs
- "That's what I do now: I lead and I teach. If we win basketball games from doing that, then that's great, but I lead and teach. Those are the two things I concentrate on." -Coach K
- "A basketball team is like the five fingers on your hand. If you can get them all together, you have a fist. That's how I want you to play." – Coach K
- "Making shots counts, but not as much as the people who make them." – Coach K
- "How DREAMs become reality. Discipline Respect Effort Attitude Mentality" – Heather Stewart
- "Building a legacy of living trophies is my WHY." Melissa J Baker
- "The intensity and dedication of your pursuit are the level of your passion." – Bob Beaudine
- "When opportunity comes, it's too late to prepare." – John Wooden
- "From struggle comes strength. Even pain can be a wonderful teacher." – Robin Sharma
- "The opposite of remarkable is very good." – Seth Godin
- "Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart… He who looks outside, dreams. He who looks inside awakens." – Carl Jung
- "Math you actually need:
Knowledge X Practice = Proficiency
Proficiency X Motivation = Productivity
Productivity X Consistency = Success" – Alan Stein
- "Imagination is more important that knowledge. Knowledge is limited; imagination encircles the world." – Albert Einstein
- "Take hold of the wheel, you're closer than you think" – Bob Beaudine
- "The only really important question you need to answer is: what am I doing right now to steer my life in the direction of the future I desire" – Unknown
- "The greatest component of talent is desire" Press Maravich (father of Pistol Pete)
- "Only those who seek shall find." – Robin Sharma
- "Everthing is always created twice: first in the mind and then in reality". – Robin Sharma
- "Saying you don't have time to improve your thoughts is like saying you don't have time to stop for gas because you are too busy driving." – Robin Sharma
- "Most men die at 25, we just don't bury them by 60." – Ben Franklin
- "Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard." – Kevin Durant
- "Wisdom, knowledge, experience and the way you take care of your body" – Ray Lewis
This is in no way a comprehensive list, I know there are favourites of mine I have missed, and many I haven't even heard so if you have one I have to hear then please share it with me by commenting here, on Facebook or Twitter, or shoot me a message. Thanks for taking the time to read these.


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2018 Program
The Thredbo Blues Festival program is a full weekend of the best of Australian Blues Music. With close to 70 performances from more that 20 different acts, the Gigs fire up late on Friday afternoon and carry on over the weekend into the early hours of Monday Morning.
With Venues all over the Village Thredbo has a unique Atmosphere from the Eagles Nest Restaurant at the top of the Chairlift, to the coffee and croissant gigs in the Thredbo Village square. From the sun drenched poolside gigs under at the Alpine hotel to the cosy feel of Thredbo's many bars and restaurants or the late night parties in the Schuss bar and Keller Bar.
Please note the Festival Ticket Office is located in the Kosci Room Foyer, Thredbo Alpine Hotel.


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In the autumn, British wildlife goes into business preparing for the cold winter months. As the temperature drops, there is a lot of work to be done, such as fattening up for the winter, flying south and preparing homes for hibernations. Everywhere you look in the countryside there are signs of change as the wildlife … Continue Reading →
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Keen otter spotters say that the next few weeks could be the prime time to see an otter in their local rivers and waterways, some reporting a 70% success rate in their outings to see the rare animals. Otters have been on the brink of extinction in Britain since the 1980, due to several issues … Continue Reading →
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It is now possible to buy a pot of "fresh air", direct from the British countryside, thanks to a novelty gift shop on eBay! Fun Favours are selling the pots, which contain air lovingly harvested from the Shropshire countryside, for £1 apiece. This now means that city-goers many miles away from rolling green fields can … Continue Reading →
Woodland Trust warns work to be done to save the trees
Studies by the Woodland Trust have shown that the loss in ash trees through Chalara disease could be fatal for the wildlife and surrounding landscapes. Trees are a major part of the eco system, providing habitats for small mammals, birds and insects, as well as providing fresh air for us to breathe. Ash trees also … Continue Reading →


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LANSING (AP) – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Attorney General Bill Schuette say they've agreed to keep rates stable for seniors who buy supplemental health coverage from the insurer.
The deal announced Thursday affects so-called "Medigap" policies bought to supplement Medicare coverage. Schuette says the agreement freezes rates until August 2016.
It's part of an agreement that allows Michigan Blue Cross and Philadelphia-based Independence Blue Cross to acquire a stake in AmeriHealth Mercy. The company has Medicaid managed-care contracts in states including Pennsylvania, Indiana, and South Carolina.
The joint venture could provide an opportunity for Blues insurers nationwide to expand into Medicaid coverage just as states are seeking ways to save money in the program and the ranks of Medicaid enrollees is poised to grow.
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Being a medigap broker, I'm not sure how BC can do this. Each year Medicare (generally) increases their deductibles for Part A and Part B. Your medigap plan has to change each year to reflect these changes in deductibles.
I would be interested in what BC will be getting out of this deal. I'm not sure if they will have to spread that cost to their other products. Also, if it is frozen for 5 years, when the 5 years is up, expect some big increases in medigap premiums. I guess if they are on the mid to high end price wise, holding premiums level may not really matter.
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Our BCBS of MI is a not for profit corporation and that being said BCBS of MI along with our state attorney general uses that fact to take advantage of the other BCBS of MI policy holders, and this has been going on for years, and it is a shame or should I call it a sham.
Our state has and continues to take from one segment of the society to give to another. I think at one time we were called the welfare state. If I were a person or an employer and was looking for a place to start a new life or relocate, I would cross MI off my list.
The BCBS of MI Medigap policy has been underpriced for years. BCBS of MI charges an additional fee to their group policy holders to make up the short fall. I think it is between 1 and 2 percent, however, I assume 99.999999% of the people don't know about that. Plus starting in January the state has a new 1% medical claims tax to help off set the Medicaid funding short fall.
Per the article it looks like BCBSM cost shifted $220 million last year alone, I wonder what that will look like in the following years.
I hear BCBS of MI radio ads all of the time, and they tout all the good things they do since they are a not for profit organization and have to accept everyone blah blah blah.
Where does all this money come from? It comes from their policy holders that have been left holding the bag. Isn't that nice.
That's Michigan for ya
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Supreme Court To Hear Major Wisconsin Gerrymandering Case
Finally the Supreme Court is weighing in on the issue of the drawing of legislative districts on electoral maps.
Finally the Supreme Court is weighing in on the issue of the drawing of legislative districts on electoral maps.
Republicans can't win without lying and cheating.
Our presidential election process isn't exactly democratic. Here's how you can change that.
It's hard to admit, but Donald Trump was right about something — the election WAS rigged.
This is HUGE! The Supreme Court did the right thing.
Republicans are f*cked if the Supreme Court adopts this formula to make rulings in gerrymandering cases.
Sorry, racist Republican scumbags! Your days of stealing people's votes are coming to an end…
Her plan will make you sick.
THIS IS HUGE. Republicans can destroy emails and defraud voters but Hillary can't have a personal email account?
Racist radio host Michael Berry feels that the Confederate flag is a symbol of South Carolina's "heritage." Maybe he should re-think that.
How can Republicans get elected when most of us won't vote for them? Redistricting! But here's one thing they can't get away with.
North Carolina Republicans are so smug when it comes to their redistricting plans. After all, they've been getting away with the same kinds of election rigging schemes for years.
We've known for years that the Republican Party was being overwhelmed by rabid fanatics. Now establishment Republicans are starting to admit it out loud.
Republicans are quite literally trying to strip away the power of the voter so that only they have the power to control the vote.
They're so scared of minorities, they're going to commit electoral suicide to escape them.
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Americans cast 202.5 million votes to elect the current Senate, spread across three election cycles in 2010, 2012, and 2014. Of these three elections, 49% were cast for Democratic candidates and 46.6% for Republicans.
The idea isn't horrible – as long as it's done equitably, but Republicans have no such intention and in gerrymandered states, they write the rules.


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Wilkinson to retire from rugby
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Jonny Wilkinson has confirmed he will retire at the end of the season as he prepares to bring down the curtain on an incredible 17-year career.
Toulon still have two matches left in the season with the Heineken Cup final against Saracens on Saturday and then the Top 14 finale versus Castres on May 31. Wilkinson said, in a brief statement, he will retire at the end of the current campaign but he will leave various tributes and further comments until after their Top 14 match.
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"I would like to take this opportunity to formally announce my retirement from playing rugby," Wilkinson said in a statement on Toulon's website. "It goes without saying that I have an enormous number of people to thank for their support from all around the world but especially here in France and in England.
"This however is not at all the time to be concentrating on this as I would like to focus all my attention and energy on the team and these final two games of the season. I sincerely thank you all for everything you have given me and for making these last seventeen years something I will never forget."
The announcement brings to an end a remarkable career and one which saw him slot the World Cup-winning drop-goal in 2003. In total, Wilkinson made 91 appearances for England and played in four World Cups. He also travelled with the British & Irish Lions in 2001 and 2005, making six Test appearances in the process.
At club level he played for 12 years at Newcastle Falcons and then moved to Toulon in 2009. At Toulon he helped guide the club to the Heineken Cup title in 2013 and will go for two more trophies at the end of the current season.
Wilkinson will now embark on the next stage in his career and he is widely expected to head into coaching. "My role is developing," Wilkinson said back in February. "I now spend most of the week in training, helping my team-mates approach the game differently. I've accepted that for a long time, but that doesn't change the fact that, deep down, I cannot stop competing."
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Nero – New Life
Just days after the epic release of the "Feel so close" remix, Nero dishes out this slice of DnB magic. Forming somewhere in the cosmos, this song starts out in typical Nero fashion with a dramatic buildup and never slows down. The song kicks into a fast driving bass line with perfectly layered synths and robotic vocals. This great new release from the legendary duo really shows how these two are constantly pushing themselves as artists. Big ups to the boys as they absolutely kill it on this track!
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If you are in commercial and residential real estate, take a look at this CNBC interview with Mort Zuckerman. The editor of US New and World Report and owner of the Daily News and more importantly Boston Properties talks about the demand in residential and commercial real estate.
He is pessimistic about the residential real estate market. So much so he is making me nervous listening to him. On the upper end of the commercial real estate market is where he sees the value. The low end of the commercial market will also suffer as successful companies move up.
The video is 8 minutes long but I really think it is a smart watch for anyone in the real estate industry.
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This flier was found today posted in the vicinity of the White House.
While the dissonant prose may suggest dictation from Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, the use of pronouns indicate this may have been issued by the POTUS himself, to tell off that showboat dog Xerxes.
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Hooray, hooray, for this week's meal plan! Many of these recipes I've tried before… however, we are adding a wee bit of variety this week. You are ALWAYS free to ask questions and I'm willing to share if it worked well or not.
P.S. – That meatloaf recipe below is INCREDIBLE.
Breakfast: cereal, bacon, strawberries/apples
Lunch: pasta, red sauce + sausage + zucchini
Dinner: roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans (making extra potatoes to go with Shepherd's Pie later in the week!),
Packed for Daughter's lunch tomorrow: macaroni and cheese, carrots + peanut butter, apple slices
Breakfast:homemade pineapple+beet+carrot juice, leftover GF biscuits, fried eggs with tomatoes and salsa
Lunch: salads with grilled chicken, cherries
Dinner: burgers, sweet potato fries, cucumbers, coleslaw
Snacks, Other: making these sweet potato brownies from PaleoOMG
Packed for Daughter's lunch tomorrow: cucumbers, homemade lunchable, cherries
Breakfast: leftover oatmeal, scrambled eggs, sliced oranges
Lunch: cherries, leftovers (chicken, burgers), salads, (for me: radishes + cottage cheese)
Dinner: This Salmon Dish from Let's Hang Out, cabbage stir-fry
Snacks, Other: Make these Cranberry Orange Spice Pumpkin Muffins from Gutsy By Nature
Packed for Daughter's lunch tomorrow: grapes, PB+J, cucumbers
Breakfast: Leftover muffins I made yesterday, breakfast sausage, pineapple + beet + carrot juice
Lunch: ham + cheese + lettuce rollups, grapes (I might make chicken salad! Depends on how much leftover chicken I still have. My girls are NOT big protein eaters.)
Dinner: Shepherd's Pie, roasted broccoli (I don't have a written recipe for this. Maybe future recipe post :) )
Snacks, Other: making this peanut butter + honey granola
Packed for Daughter's lunch tomorrow: homemade lunchable, apple+spinach squeezy pack, fresh fruit (whatever I still have at this point)
Breakfast: granola (I made yesterday) + plain yogurt + maple syrup, eggs, sliced pineapple
Lunch: fresh fruit, leftover shepherds pie
Dinner: Monterey Chicken (grilled chicken + BBQ + cheese +green onions), fresh fruit, green beans, macaroni + cheese
Packed for Daughter's lunch tomorrow: leftover mac+cheese, carrots+PB, fresh fruit
Breakfast: leftovers (I should have plenty by this time!), cottage bacon, fruit of choice
Lunch: leftovers… cleaning out the fridge!
Dinner: Mission Trip Dinner! (bringing fruit to pass)
Snacks, Other: prepping bread for this recipe from The Elliott Homestead
Breakfast: coconut flour pancakes from Ditch The Wheat, fresh fruit of choice
Lunch: fresh bread, cucumbers, yogurt, fresh fruit of choice
Dinner: Church Potluck! I'm bringing this real-food broccoli casserole
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A minor salute to the crow
by Ken Carpenter
Today's story was written in 2003. It is a relatively short tale about crows, lean on details and history but heavy on the personal view of things.
I like crows, except when they lurk around eyeballing me like I am their next meal. That happens more than I like, and in fact there are two crows in our neighborhood that delight in spying on me.
I hope I haven't taken to walking like one of their brothers. Their walk is one thing I am not overly fond of.
I seriously doubt if they care though. Worries are one thing that crows are not burdened with. Their next meal is always just around the corner.


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(sorry it has been a while since I did an update this big)
The end of the quarter ends Friday, Dec 11th. For me, it ended on Sunday when I had my last final. First I will go into how finals went and then talk about how I felt about this quarter and the one coming.
Finals went okay. I only had finals for Chemistry and Calculus (two out of three of my total classes). I know that I got at least a B on both of the finals, but even then that is pushing it a bit. Technically I had a final for my Myth class, but it was just a revision for a paper I had already written; so I did not think much of it. Our Chemistry professor threw 110% of his students, past students, and TAs for a loop when the final was NOTHING like the past finals he had for the last decade. It was literally one of those tests where he said, "You do not need to know this" but then puts it on the test anyway. I still feel comfortable with my possible score. The Calculus test was straightforward and I had no problem answering the questions. With both finals, I finished within 2 hours out of the allotted 3.
Fall Quarter 2015
This quarter was great. I made a lot of new friends on top of the ones I already made during FSP. I figured out my routine and realized what changes I need to make next quarter. I felt confident in these classes because not only do I perform well in math and science, but also I enjoyed all of my classes. I have determined that I am going into Psychobiology or Biological Psychology as my major (as of now; who knows what the future has in store for me). If I could say anything about this quarter is that I could have tried harder, no doubt, but I was able to balance school and social life to make this quarter easier to swallow and not worry about last minute cramming.
Winter Quarter 2016
Next quarter is a repeat of my Fall Quarter but with some differences. I am taking all the same professors, but I am advancing in their classes. Instead of 3A, 14A, and 30A; I will be in 3B, 14B, and 30B. My schedule is virtually the same, except I have 10am classes instead of 9am classes like this Fall Quarter. Next quarter I will begin to look into student orgs that have to do with the medical/health field and begin to develop a resume for the future. I already have one in mind that I plan on joining with some friends. I am looking forward to next quarter and ready to take on the harder classes.
Overall, I enjoy it here at UCLA. The people are nice, the food is good, and I have so much support from my family, friends, and community. I do wish that these 4 years go by a little faster, but I know I will be in school for a while; so I might as well enjoy it while it lasts. I will be leaving to go on Winter Break tomorrow and will not be back until Jan 3rd.
Thank you for all your support! Until next time!


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Nanny claims her Massapequa Park boss physically abused her
A live-in nanny who worked for a Massapequa Park family claims her former employer physically abused her, but was afraid to report it. Cindy Carter says her boss, Fontaine Sheridan, pushed her off the front steps of the house when she decided to leave. Carter, an undocumented worker, says she was afraid to report the abuse because she feared deportation. When Carter called police, Sheridan was arrested and charged with assault. Sheridan and her husband declined to comment, but their attorney called the allegations "outrageous and completely unfounded.? Activists, however, say nanny abuse is not uncommon when domestics are undocumented. They say some employers will threaten workers with deportation if they do not follow their rules. Sheridan is due to appear in court at the end of August.


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Does anyone have any ideas as to where I can look for a Greek-inspired gown? The problem I am having is that all of the Greek gowns I am seeing look like they are destination wedding dresses. They are very pretty…but almost too casual. Any ideas? I live in southern New Husband, about 45 minutes north of Boston.


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A China Android tablet not an android phone?
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We'd forgive you for thinking you're looking at a Smartphone in the picture above, however it is actually a notebook up there, sporting a full five-row keyboard and a desktop operating system. You may say it has just combined the ASUS and Nokia N97. Is it enough for tablet pc? But when seeing the configuration (10-inch 1024 x 600 screen, 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, 3700mAh lithium-ion battery) and optical touchpad next to the display, it's hard for a lover of all things gadgety not to appreciate that. Considering the lower price,you may afford for it. Maybe, you will find an Android tablet just like phone, but has the highly-configurable feature, you will buy it or not?
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In the fall of 2012, Lutheran congregations across the country will join together for CLWR Sunday to celebrate the church's international humanitarian work among the poor and marginalized that is undertaken by Canadian Lutheran World Relief. The theme for this year, "Making a Difference," gives recognition to what has been accomplished through the joint efforts of CLWR and Lutheran Canadians.
Worship resources and bulletin inserts for your congregation's CLWR Sunday are available for your use. Please view and download them at the links below:
ELCIC congregations – September 23, 2012*
LCC congregations – October 14, 2012*
They can also be accessed at the Resources tab on the home page of www.clwr.org.
You share in an incredible legacy of caring. For more than 66 years, you have helped communities build capacity for sustainable development by providing access to safe water, basic health care services and education. The impact of your care is far-reaching.
CLWR wishes to thank Rev. Dr. John Kreutzwieser of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Moose Jaw, SK, and Rev. Michael Kurtz of First Lutheran Church in Winnipeg, MB, for preparing reflections on scripture readings and music suggestions.
*Note: While congregations throughout the ELCIC are being encouraged to join together on September 23, 2012, and congregations throughout the Lutheran Church–Canada are being encouraged to join together on October 14, 2012 to mark this occasion, you may choose any Sunday throughout the year to do so.


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Thursday, September 13, 2007
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Tuesday, January 30, 2007
There is nothing so wonderful as a day relaxing at home, coffee in hand, and Brandenburg playing through the speakers.
(I just got Trevor Pinnock's Brandenburg Concertos on CD from my Aunt and Uncle.)
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
I'm Back!
I have started the course that will be the end of my dealings with this community college (I am very happy to be about finished). I am determined to enjoy this class -- it is world literature II, which sounds fun, but my teacher seems a little on the crazy side. However, it has only been two days so far...I shall endeavor to give him a better chance to prove himself a good teacher of literature.
More posts will probably follow--


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If you are new to Crossroads, we invite you to come learn more about who we are as a church and why we do what we do. You can meet some of our staff and leaders as well as other new people. This is also a great chance for us to answer any questions you might have.
When: May 27 immediately following the Worship Services
Where: on the patio outside the new worship center in Fremont
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Check out the following video from Stampin' Up! demonstrating our brand-new Blendabilities.
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Nice setup and collection NZBoi I would like to do something like that but I've got to wait for one of the kids to move out so I can get a room back ☹ .
On a happier note got my hands on a cib bugs life not in bad nick. happy collecting everyone
Waffington there is the blue console you are looking for on the UK ebay site for Ł221.
One last thing if anyone knows where I can get my hands on a manual for virtual chess that would be great. Cheers
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This is another interesting offering from the people who brought you "The Royal Tenenbaums." "The Life Aquatic" is about a Jacques Cousteau type oceanographer trying to recapture the glory days which made him so famous. The movie is funny and touching. However, if you do not like Wes Anderson movies, you should probably steer clear of this one.
Steve Zissou, played by Bill Murray (Lost in Translation), makes documentaries on his exploration in the deep sea. However, his most recent projects have been flops, and his money as well as producers are starting to run low. His most recent documentary is split into two parts, because he thinks his partner is eaten by the dreaded Jaguar Shark.
While at the premier party, his son–maybe, Ned Plimpton, played by Owen Wilson (Starsky & Hutch), visits him and joins the Life Aquaticteam. Zissou, with his son, now must fight pirates, his wife Eleanor, played by Anjelica Houston (Royal Tenenbaums), and a newspaper reporter whom he has a crush on but at the same time doesn't trust named Jane Winslett, played by Cate Blanchett (Lord of the Rings trilogy).
In its most simple form, this movie can best be described as a British comedy, very dry humor. However, it does go into greater detail about the lack of a farther-son relationship between Steve and Ned. Ned, of course, falls in love with Jane, creating tension between father and son. The larger story shows the total lack of confidence Steve Zissou has with life outside the ocean, and now between the loss of his friend and his failures, he begins to show his lack of confidence with the ocean.
Director Wes Anderson (Rushmore, Bottle Rockets) must have some issues with his father or conversely none at all, because both this movie and "The Royal Tenenbaums" stories are based on questionable father figures. I found this movie to be quite entertaining, and maybe just a bit too long. There was a part about ocean pirates which didn't make sense, providing conflict between Steve and his crew. Maybe the sequence could have been done another way, but I didn't find it too distracting. I also dont know why all of the animals in the movie are fake except for the Killer Whale; doesn't make sense.
I hope Bill Murray gets another nod for an Academy Award® nomination. I felt he did an outstanding job playing a difficult character. Owen Wilson is also good in this type of movie, since this style of humor is made for him. I will ask Wes Anderson not cast Anjelica Houston for a while. She looks too much like her father, and sometimes I can't get past that. However, she is a fine actress.
I will sum up by saying, again, this movie is not going to be for everyone just because of the style Anderson has in filming and writing. My own personal fear is I am beginning to tire of this style myself, and because of it, I may not like his next offering. I may be jumping ahead of myself. If you haven't seen a Wes Anderson movie, go ahead and watch this one. You just might enjoy it.


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Born in Asheville, North Carolina, Bellamy is a graduate of Yale University. She also studied at Oxford University in England. In New York, she starred on Broadway as Mary in Cy Coleman's "The Life" and also as Meg in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's "Merrily We Roll Along". Other notable theater credits include Margaret in the world premiere of ...
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Drawing, fighting, whining.
We open with BVM telling us that, at Spencer's villa, there is an air of calm after last night's storm. Yes, that climactic blow-out of Renay taking her ball and going home and Tabby yelling "YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME!" before running away to posh-cry in the mirror. It was practically Fight Night. Marissa bobs around in the pool, Tabby lounges under a pair of enormous sunglasses, Aisha potters around in denim, the most pointless reality tv contestant since Shanessa. Happily, to interrupt this lolling, it's time for the first date card.
"A great relationship depends on great support. I lean on you, you lean on me"
That's right, Spencer just alluded to the relationship built by this show being like the Leaning Tower Of Pisa, a structure so poorly constructed on such shoddy foundations that it's taken 11 years of intense work to even make it accessible to the public for a 40 minute tour. Quite. Anyway, this date is for Chloe, Jess and Helen. Jess is the first to work out what all the leaning is about, prompting Aisha to shout "OH NO WAY, I'M SO JELL!". Whatever Aisha, the Leaning Tower Of Pisa is only about half as famous a landmark as Spencer's Sexlympics Cabin. Although it is more expensive to get in.
The three date-girls skip off to their rooms to prepare themselves, with Jess applying product to her hair with all the finesse of a fire extinguisher on a chip-pan fire. She beems that she's really happy to be going on a date today. It's taken her this long to get the all-clear from the show's doctor following her…hot tub antics. Helen powders her face and says she hopes it'll be good fun, because they all need a pick-up after the events of yesterday. I would mock, but I only suffered the trauma of Brandy's elimination on tv, whilst on a post Olympics Opening Ceremony high. God only knows how devastating it was in person. Chloe meanwhile straightens out her duvet, and says she's actually really looking forward to tonight's date because everybody on it's quite normal and there's no screeching one-note attention seekers (*cough* MARISSA *cough*)
BVM explains to us all that for today's date, the girls will be meeting Spencer in the shadow of the Leaning Tower Of Pisa, because let's face it, what else IS there in Pisa? Spencer grins up at its wonky walls, and prays nobody makes a joke about his penis. He greets the girls by telling them all that he thinks they're going to have a fabulous time, and he's so excited. The romantic date he's got planned? Sitting next to the Leaning Tower Of Pisa, getting sketched by a caricaturist. Oh joy! Nothing would make me feel more relaxed and comfortable, both in my physical appearance, and my ability to spell. BVM makes out that this is just a natural extension of "art-lover" Spencer. Spencer's art loving credentials are now thus established at "plaster-cast tits and arse" and naff holiday time-waster sketches. He's practically Brian Sewell. Whoever Spencer "connects with" most, will win a romantic dinner with him, and possibly a rose. OOOOOOOOH. Like anybody's getting eliminated this episode other than Marissa and/or Aisha.
First up to be sketched, it's Chloe, who thinks that she already has a connection with Spencer and so just has to sit there and have a normal conversation, and it will progress things. A normal conversation? On this show? Fortunately it turns out that a normal conversation for Chloe is slagging off the other girls – in this case Khloe for being really loud at night, and Helen for wearing granny pants. Chloe's particularly gleeful that she got Helen to wear a thong today, because she never thought it possible. I love that, sod The Bachelor, Chloe is here basically to recruit semi-naked slappers for her stripper troupe, like some sort of feminine Magic Mike. She's the Matthew McConaghy, Jess is the Channing Tatum (in so many ways), and Helen is the naive innocent Alex Pettifer who goes menkle on drugs and hookers when she gets a taste of the high life that is stripping. Spencer interviews that he's wise to Chloe's plan to subtly influence him against the other girls by constantly slagging them off, but that's not why he wants to spend time with her.
It's why *I* want you to spend time with her Spencer, and that's the important thing.
BVM giggles into his hand at this point about how the skill of a caricaturist is to identify and exaggerate their sitter's most "prominent attributes". Which in this case means Chloe's enormous shop-bought tits. Helen and Jess lounge around on the grass, sucking on ice-lollies wondering amongst themselves just how enormous the artist (called Percy) is going to make Chloe's bazookas. Chloe meanwhile is sitting there squeezing her nipples (no really) and saying to Spencer that her surgeon told her that her boobs have to be constantly massaged in order to keep them soft. Did he also tell you to put your hand in this box and stroke this little baby puppy?
It turns out this subtle groping is the first shot in a protracted string of sexual innuendo from Chloe, which she executes with all the finesse of the British Handball team. She praises Spencer for his rhythm at the masked ball, because she likes a man with rhythm (IN BED). She announces she loves a good spoon (IN BED). She says that she loves that Spencer is a little bit submissive at times (IN BED). Spencer interviews that he is scared.
Mercifully at this point, Percy finishes his caricature. "Spencer" has a big mouth, and "Chloe" looks like a deflated Emmanuelle Beart. Given that Chloe's closest point of Celebrity Reference for me is "the bitch mum from Sugar Rush" it's not really happening for me, visually. Also, the ginormotits have a tiny cameo role, flapping around at the bottom of her neck like two midget testicles.
Next up to be sketched, it's Jess. Spencer greets her with a hearty "nice to see you!", like she's been off backpacking around Canada for the last month not, say, right there in the cast with the rest of the girls. In interview, Spencer reminisces that Jess was his first (ON THE SHOW! ON THE SHOW! HE'S A VERY EXPERIENCED SWORDSMAN!) and he hopes they can rekindle that spark. He gets Percy to tell Jess that she's beautiful, and then Jess starts wibbling on that Percy did a great job of getting Chloe's GIANT FAKE TITS in the picture. Chloe meanwhile interviews from the side that she doesn't see Jess as a threat at all. So glad to see that these two still hate one another. Jess sadly looks down at her own chesticles, and fake low self-esteems that hers aren't much to write home about. Enough to get a plaster-cast of them done though. Spencer bites on Jess' bait, and tells her they look fine to him, and Jess grins merrily that "more than a handful's a waste". Spencer prays she means that.
Spencer and Jess have a high-five over how Spencer prefers short girls (I WONDER WHY) and then the portrait is finished. "Spencer" now looks like Didier Drogba and the "Jess" looks like someone hired a really cheap Lara Croft birthday clown. Spencer squeezes Jess hand to "calm her nerves" before the "big reveal" and Jess protests that she isn't nervous AT ALL. The physical flirting on this show is so subtle, you should all be glad that you have me as your recapper to point it out to you, with my Judi James levels of Body Language skillz. Spencer giddily interviews that he and Jess still have the same INTENSE PHYSICAL CONNECTION they shared in the hot tub, and is in fact only down to the fact that he respects the Leaning Tower so much that they didn't just start rutting there and then.
Also he didn't want the caricaturist to draw him naked. Probably.
Last up to be drawn is Helen, who skips i happily saying Spencer has saved the best to last, as the soundtrack plays a particularly drippy "Landslide" knock-off to make us all like rootsy normal emotional nice Helen the best some more. To be fair at this point she is my second favourite after Chloe, and I have no idea how that happened. (Tabby's third, then Aisha, then Khloe, then Jess, then Marissa). (Important business). Helen brags that she did so much Fine Art at school (she did an AS Level by the sounds of it) so she's really enjoying this date, and Spencer asks if she's ever did caricaturing as part of it. Of her Fine Art qualification. Oh Spencer, you ART EXPERT you. Helen takes this as an opportunity to show off, by offering to draw Spencer instead of forcing poor Percy to do it for a third time. She jokes to Spencer that he should get naked and get on all fours for Helen to draw him, just liker her French girls. At the side, Chloe is MASSIVELY affronted and says it's not fair that Helen gets a date where she can shine, and where Chloe wouldn't stand out unless she did a naked handstand. Next week – Bible Study date at the Vatican. Jess tells Chloe not to worry, because the date is still young, and Chloe snarks "WELL, IT WANTS TO BE", in a reference to the fact that Helen is the baby of the group. So young, so naive. When Chloe gets her whirling round a pole bellowing "POUR SOME SUGAR ON MAYYYYYYY" though, dressed as Salome, all that will change.
Sorry, that should read "dressed as salami", damn me spelling. Meat based stripping is the MOST erotic. You should see Chloe's kebab.
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Back to the leaning tower, and Helen has almost finished her portrait of Spencer. She interviews nervously that if you want a relationship with someone, you can't just be friends with them, you have to want it…all. The "whole shebang". Yes, that's right, Helen is talking about sex. I hope everyone's buttocks are suitably clenched in preparation. She tells us that she is trying to be more sexy, and we see that this enhanced sexiness is mostly coming in the form of her repeatedly waggling her eyebrows. Like this. PHWOAR. She asks Spencer why he's in Italy, and he replies that he's looking for love. She asks how such a handsome man as himself has not found love yet, and Spencer replies that it's often when looking for love that one never finds it. One also often loses control of own grammatical constructions as well apparently. Helen grins that it might well be SAT RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM, her eyebrows bouncing round like an Olympic trampolinist having an unfortunate epileptic fit mid-routine. (psst, SHE MEANS HER). Helen finishes her caricature. It looks like a Yahoo Mail avatar. And hence, the most accurate of the episode thus far.
Helen interviews that she's now getting thr right horn for Spencer, in a Christian way, and Spencer interviews that he'd really love to have Helen on every date if possible, because she's so easy to talk to. Bless. Just what every girl wants to hear when she's gone the full brass band to get a guy to notice her as a sexual being. Everyone has ice-cream (ON TOP OF ICE LOLLIES? BRAIN-FREEZE MADNESS!) as Spencer considers his decision. Meanwhile, back at Villa Spencer 2.0, the abandoned contestants ponder who might come back with a rose. Marissa thinks Jess. Aisha thinks Chloe. Tabby just pouts and mumbles into her boobs. Nobody says Helen. Poor Helen.
Anyway, it's TIME FOR SPENCER TO MAKE HIS DECISION for the romantic dinner. He has chosen JESS, although he does of course dither so much about it that Helen devours an entire cone of chocolate ice-cream between the start of his speech and the end. Chloe licks at her raspberry ripple cone like a rat at a battery, and wishes them both well for the evening's entertainment to come. Once Spencer and Jess are out of ear-shot she bitches to Helen about she was just "pied off for a short-arse with as much personality as a pencil". This facility with language is why she's my favourite. She carries on calling Jess boring, as Helen says he's probably only gone off alone with her because she's a massive slag who he knows will put out.
This potential new Chloe-Helen bitch team-up gives me so much joy.
Evening falls, and BVM talks about how Spencer and Jess are about to have a ROMANTIC CANDLE-LIT DINNER LIKE NO OTHER. In reality, it is exactly the same as any candle-lit dinner on any edition of The Bachelor anywhere, ever. It's on a rooftop, there's lots of candles, fireworks go off, Spencer and Jess blah on about their "connection", Nessun Bloody Dormouse plays on the soundtrack, they have a pokey snog, Spencer gives Jess a rose, it's super dull. If Gavbot were here, he'd be asleep by now. (GAVBOT FALLING ASLEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF A DATE MEMORIAL <3)
Next day, and BVM tells us that, for the girls who haven't had a date yet with Spencer this week, the day comes "pregnant with possibilities". Surely I can't be the only one hoping for the ULTIMATE BACHELOR SECRET SURPRISE! at this point? KHLOE'S CARRYING MANCHESTER CITY'S BABY OMG! Sadly, the only thing being given birth to is the next date card. It reads as follows :
"What we do on dates echoes in eternity. So prepare to battle like it's MMXII!"
Naturally the Bachelorette brain-trust really really struggles with the Roman Numerals until Marissa works out (/someone tells her). This date is for everyone apart from Jess. Chloe ponders if they will be duelling each other, like the Joust on Gladiators. I wish it were like Joust on Gladiator, because then they'd have those awesome "sky-bikes" rocking around like a sexual bucking bronco. The whole tournament would have made (marginally) more sense as well.
BVM explains that today the girls will be competing in a series of "Gladiator-style" games. Just like Hershey's is "chocolate style". No stabbing one another with tridents for these girls. The prize for the winner of this foxy boxing will be, guess what? No, not a caravan, it's private time with Spencer! He's dressed up as what he clearly thinks is Russell Crowe but more actually resembles Joaquin Phoenix going mental and shagging his sister. He has to feed himself grapes, because nobody else will do it for him.
The girls prepare, donning their leather straps, tin foil armour and Brantano sandals. BVM practically wets himself with excitement (you know, for BVM) about the prospect of Khloe and Tabby getting to smack one another around the face with outsized cotton buds, as we flash back to their EPIC FIGHT last week. Sadly not the bit where Khloe almost ran into a boom mic, or the part where she told Tabby she could "win a soap opera with her fake acting". I really think I might watch soaps again if they were constructed in the manner of competitive reality shows. MERCEDES MCQUEEN FOR THE WIN. Khloe sits tanning and whines to Chloe that "that bell-end has copied my hair-style". Such a classic girl fight staple. TABBY has done her HAIR exactly how KHLOE likes to do her hair, the NOB, but she daren't say anything, because Tabby would probably star CRYING if she did, the TWAT.
In interview, Spencer says yesterday suddenly things got very real in the house. Yes, you can see how he'd HATE that. He says the cattiness has really begun and it's become less fun and more serious. Wrong on both counts. Anyway, he closes by dribbling on some more about how sport really reveals people's true characters BLAH BLAH BLAH. That's right, Aisha is about to be eliminated from the show for not liking shot-putt, just like Danielle was cut for not liking golf.
All the girls tramp out to Spencer, and the show really enjoys getting lots of slow-motion shots of them parping around in their pretend Gladiator gear. Tabby looks, if anything, dressed down from her usual attire. They all assemble in a field, as Spencer explains to them that they're about to participate in a knock-out tournament. There will be five rounds, and at the end of each round, the crappiest girl will be eliminated. The winner at the end will be declared Spencer's Empress, and as a reward, he will let her snowball him in the jacuzzi after five glasses of Prosecco. JUST LIKE IN REAL ROMAN TIMES.
The first round is the ancient art of Pugel stick battle. The girls will stand on top of giant inflatable dog turds, vaguely wafting at one another with sticks not making any contact, until gravity and fake boobs take their course and someone falls over. Chloe interviews that she's really going to enjoy twatting the other girls in the face, and she's a really bad loser, so WATCH OUT!
The first bout is Chloe vs Marissa. Chloe falls on her face immediately. The second round is Aisha vs Khloe, which is a lot more competitive, with Khloe eventually over-powering Aisha. Last up it's Tabby vs Helen. I cannot BELIEVE the producers did not contrive to have Tabby and Khloe hit one another with sticks after all that build-up. What's the BLAHDDY POINT. Anyway, Helen wins, after Tabby steps backwards off her giant inflatable dog turd. This leaves Marissa, Aisha, and Tabby. Except somehow not Tabby, as this whole tournament is victim to more choppy editing than BBC athletics coverage, and here they don't even have the excuse of having to cut away because Jessica Ennis is looking particularly pretty and, like, smiling or something.
Anyway, the last battle is Tabby vs Aisha, a bout prefaced by a "woo hoo!" from Helen and a dry "beat the shit out of each other" from Chloe. Aisha takes an early fall, but groans "FUCK'S SAKE, NOT THE FACE" until Spencer agrees to a restart, at which point Tabby takes the fall, and is out of the tournament in an inglorious 6th place. This despite the advantage of being the only competitor whose given name would also be their Gladiator name. Tabby gamely says that she's sad to be missing out on "quality time" with Spencer, but she was never going to win a sporting tournament as she doesn't have muscles, or athletic skill, or physical tenacity, or a mysterious Arab Sheikh funder. Yet. She wanders off to the side and sits on her arse looking bored, which Khloe noisily complains is yet more attention seeking. Somehow.
Seriously, why did they not have these two beat one another with sticks again?
Next up is shot putt, which is won by Khloe, used as she is to handling weighty balls. Sadly eliminated in this round is Aisha, who can barely carry the shot putt to the starting line, let alone throw it. Spencer whines that Aisha isn't really putting her heart and soul into the activities he's set out for the girls to do. I don't know if you've noticed Spencer, but Aisha has never given a shit. I'm not even sure she's actually a contestant. I think she might just be a tourist who got lost and decided to hang around in case she can score a free flight home and free ice cream.
We sadly don't see the event that eliminates Marissa in fourth place. I'm guessing it was the 200m Dignified. The field has thus been reduced to Chloe, Khloe and Professional Fitness Instructor Helen. They are competing in the noble sport of "rolling a barrel up hill" – presumably practice for when Spencer gets too drunk to stand at the annual Old Etonians Reunion and the girls have to get him back his Mercedes. The girls push their barrels up the hill, the cameramen push their cameras at their jiggling boobs, and Spencer wafts his skirt around, allowing the cool air to soothe the damage done to his anus last week by Marissa. Khloe posts a time of 25 seconds, Helen a time of 16 seconds, and Chloe a time of 18 seconds, leaving Khloe a poor third, and Helen and Chloe to reignite their fierce rivalry from the drawrin earlier. I'm guessing that was the Cultural Olympiad to this date's Proper Version. So rare that someone would medal in both, although I hear that Chris Hoy does some great spoken-word slam poetry.
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The final event in tug o war, and Helen interviews that she really wants to get some one-on-one time with Spencer before the next Rose Ceremony, as she's the only girl thus far who hasn't got any. Or indeed, any one-on-one time with Spencer. Chloe interviews that she's clearly not going to win this round unless she breaks Helen's legs. She doesn't however clarify that she's not going to do it.
It's time for the tug on Spencer's rope to begin. Chloe bows, declaims "may the best bitch win", then is promptly pulled halfway across the field with one pull. And so it is done, with Helen being declared Spencer's Empress. Athletic endeavour of course being how all the wives of Roman Emperors were decided.
And so, Helen's Sexual Awakening begins, as she declares that she is ready for her alone time with Spencer, and hopes that it will be very romantic. She has decided that she definitely fancies him, because he's very easy on the eye, and she's got her Erotic Bible Quiz ready to see if he is worthy of entering her Garden of Gethsemene. Khloe interviews dismissively that she thinks Helen is a very lovely girl, but she's a virgin who can't drive, so she doesn't really see her as a threat. She thinks she and Spencer would be better suited to being mates. Mates that Khloe never allowed to meet up, ever. Not even on Skype. Marissa meanwhile interviews smiling that Helen is very nice, like all virgins. Marissa clearly did not go to my school.
Spencer and Helen retreat to the pool, for their quiet time alone together. Spencer tells her that he really admires how she takes everything as it comes (apart from penis) and she's so easy going. He says as he pours her her sparkling water, as he necks champagne. Helen interviews that she'd be open to kissing Spencer if the feeling was right, and she'll see how the night progresses, before laughing adorably about the fact that she's about to give up her precious flower dressed as a Roman centurion. We've all been there.
Spencer asks how she feels about their current situation and she replies :
"I obviously think you're a very attractive guy. I was just wondering if you felt the same?"
I think it's fairly obvious he does.
Spencer says that they get on very well, before cutting to the sort of "HELEN'S A LOVELY GIRL! HER HEART'S SO BIG! SHE'S SO FRIENDLY!" that usually can only come before a brush-off. Back poolside though, they're gearing up for their first kiss, which Helen rather sadly lands on his nostril. Bless her. Then they snog a bit, before Spencer pulls away to tell Helen that she has very soft lips. Helen giggles "THANKS! I MOISTEURISE!". She then interviews that she is a GROWN WOMAN, WHO LOVES TO KISS! I feel a Drew Barrymoore film coming on. Sadly Spencer interviews that he enjoyed Helen's kiss, but it all felt a bit scripted and contrived and pre-determined.
Helen giggles merrily about having officially progressed beyond "the friend zone". Again, clearly she didn't go to my school either. You had to give a blowie to get outside the Friend Zone. More than one. She trip-traps back home, where she is grilled by the other girls. She reveals that she kissed Spencer and Chloe goes "awwwwwwwwwwwww" like she means they petted ducklings together. Khloe demands to know whether it was a "kiss-kiss" or a snog, and Helen twists around like a girl who just took her first communion and says they done BOTH. It was GREAT. She really got her lips going! It lasted about a minute! Khloe suggests that Helen go give herself a hose-down, and manages to hold her "tee-hee" smile for a good 7 seconds before it contorts into an angry sneer. Good going.
Helen getting a pokey snog has rattled the other girls, leading to Marissa, Khloe and Jess holding a Council Of War on their bedroom floor. Chloe hangs round the edges, just because people are bitching and why not? Khloe snorts that she NEVER foresaw Spencer kissing someone like Helen. Jess sighs she really can't see "someone like Helen" on Spencer's scene, and Khloe gripes that maybe he wants a change of scene. To the VIRGIN Scene. Because some men really like VIRGINS don't they? BLOODY VIRGINS WITH THEIR BEWITCHING HYMENS. Jess tells everyone, in her worldly wise manner, that just because Helen is a virgin doesn't mean she's not a sexual person. It doesn't mean she doesn't have it inside her.
I think it does mean that Jess. I think it does.
From her bunk, Marissa says that she thinks Helen is a dark horse, just because she's different from the rest of them. In that, minor bouts of screeching Bible verses about her enemies being smited aside, she seems kind of normal? Oh no, wait, it's because she's a VIRGIN.
Next day now, and it's time for a SOLO DATE CARD!
"Come with me for a stroll through the vines, followed by some classic wines"
It's for…oh shit, it's Marissa. I feel this is being solely done to punish me for claiming loudly over and over again that no girl would go home on a solo date. She's about to get Brandy'd so hard. Chloe whines from the side that she wanted to go on the wine-tasting date. Unfair. I guess, six episodes in I'd welcome a wine-tasting date, and I don't even drink it. Jess waggles her eyebrows at Marissa, and asks her if she might go in for a kiss tonight. Yes because she's normally so demure. She says "yes" and then starts talking about how Spencer has not tasted her sweet'n'sour yet.
Jesus Christ.
BVM explains how the solo dates work again – it's an excuse for individual girls to get their screen-time amped up, so they are developed more fully as characters so they can properly feel like real candidates during the end-game. Unless they're as awful as Marissa, in which case they break the whole system and go home. Marissa packs, and starts saying that she doesn't want Spencer to think she's geeky and boring, and Jess reassures her that Spencer could never ever ever think that. Being the mistress of "Not Boring" as she is. Marissa then giggles "GEEKY GLASSES!" and Jess says "no Marissa!", clearly with absolutely no clue what's she's going on about.
The date, in case you hadn't got the picture from the very subtle clue, is wine-tasting in Chianti country. Spencer interviews that Marissa has always been a very jokey character, and spent a lot of time playing up for the crowd (/cameras) but Spencer is eager to find out if there's anything more to her than that. Marissa meanwhile interviews that she hopes to show Spencer a more serious, sensible, and normal side.
SPOILERS : there isn't. She doesn't
Their walk through the Tuscan vineyards begins with her telling him that she really wanted to discuss serious things with him, but she found it very hard to do with one hand up his arse. Eh, she's not trying hard enough. Then they drink wine, and it's disgusting as watching people drink wine always is, and then Marissa talks about sucking cock some more. She interviews that she's always really flirty with Spencer, and it's such fun. Oh Marissa, repeatedly saying "I LOVE TO SUCK!" and nothing else, is not flirting. Not even in Coventry.
Back with Spencer she tells him that he's very sexy when he explains things to her, but she's worried that he thinks she's too outrageous, and she's not the sort of girl he'd take to meet his parents. He might find himself thinking "oh my God, what is she going to say next?". I love that Marissa is the sort of super-predictable girl who thinks she's really wacky and spontaneous and unpredictable. Spencer asks if he should be worried about taking her home to meet his parents and she says she doesn't think so. YEAH, OK.
This causes Spencer to interview that he's just now realised that the next stage of the competition is meeting people's families, and the thought of sitting around with a whole family of Marissas is too much to bear. Oops, sorry, he says this means it's getting serious and he REALLY doesn't want to keep in any girls who he can't see himself with/ would break the show's budget with expensive trips to…whichever country Marissa is from. I forget.
Back at Villa Spencer 2.0 , Chloe wisely interviews that Marissa won't get any further unless Spencer sees another side to her, and soon. Khloe interviews that she's got no doubt in her mind that she'll see Marissa walking back into the house soon, with a big grin on her face, saying she's kissed Spencer. As if there was any doubt still in your mind as to which is the more astute K/Chloe. Aisha interviews that the rest of the girls in the house definitely will see Marissa as a threat, but then they all see whoever gets the most recent rose as a threat anyway. She's not even trying to appear like a contestant any more.
Back with Spencer & Marissa now, and Marissa chuckles "WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET THIS ROSE?" and then Spencer dumps her on her face harder than a botched Olympic vault. Let's be friends, you're a super girl, I need to be true to myself, I'm doing this for your own good, I really wanted this to work out with you, I really care about you, OOPS, BYE! Then everyone randomly starts crying like Schindler's Dollar Baby even though it's EFFING MARISSA. Also I think the soundtrack people are trying to cue up some sort of knock-off Last Emperor strings for this bit which…amazing. Marissa leaves on a sad note, sprawled on the grass, crying, and saying that it's so hard to find love in life, and she's made a very real effort, and WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN FOR HER?
Bye Marissa, you loon.
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Evening draws in, and it's time for the Pre Rose Ceremony Cocktail Party. Khloe brushes her face with lots of slap, and says she's really excited to see Spencer come back, and also Marissa with him. Helen philosophically says that at this point you'll stay if he (/the producers) wants you to, so she's just going to have to roll with it. Jess applies her own foundation, ready to sink back into oblivion until Episode 9, having spent an entire episode being visible and that.
Everyone convenes outside, and Khloe asks "where's Marissa? I'm really looking forward to seeing Marissa? I wonder if she's got a kiss! Let's all do a toast to Marissa" that I'm starting to think she *knows* and is doing this on purpose, ready for a teary eyed farewell to her Genuine Friend, before rounding on Tabby for DARING TO SURVIVE. Here's hoping anyway. Chloe for her part says she thinks Marissa will have managed to be serious for a whole 5 seconds before lapsing back into her cartoonish persona. Right on Chloe.
No, I don't know why I found the relentless surface-level clowning funny in the case of Brandy and not in Marissa. Maybe because Brandy was actually funny? Or I'm just a big ol' racist.
Anyway, Spencer comes back alone, hair collapsed like a crap souffle, and he tells all the girls that his solo date with Marissa reminded him just how serious and intense this has all become (*guffaw*) and he couldn't see strong feelings developing between him and Marissa, and that's why "she's no longer with us". Intense. Everyone says "fuck" a million times, and then Khloe says "this competition just stepped up a notch". Mmm, yeah, totally did. Aisha interviews that nobody could have guessed that Marissa was about to leave. Apart from, you know, everyone sentient. Jess also says that nobody could have expected that, and Helen says everything just intensifies crazily. Chloe says to Khloe "on the plus side, we're still here, LOL". Oh Chloe.
ROSE CEREMONY TIME! Roses are given out in the following particular order :
Jess (Fine Art Rose)
Yes, that's right, Aisha has been eliminated. Or at least she would be if she'd ever really been a contestant in the first place. She cares…about as much as you'd expect.
NEXT WEEK : Helen says "bitch". Amazing.


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Liverpool open contract talks to ward off interest in Barcelona targetPublished January 24, 2017
Liverpool are set to offer Philippe Coutinho a new contract in the hope that it will persuade the Brazilian to reject the overtures of Barcelona.
A standout performer for Jurgen Klopp's men throughout their impressive start to the Premier League season, former Inter midfielder Coutinho has attracted attention from the La Liga champions as they seek to find a long-term replacement for Andres Iniesta.
Speculation has intensified in recent weeks that the Blaugrana will lodge a formal offer for the talented 24-year-old over the summer, and Liverpool have responded by readying a lucrative new deal in an attempt to keep their star man at Anfield.
According to the Liverpool Echo, the Reds are keen to reward Coutinho for his outstanding performances for Klopp's free-scoring side, and will offer vastly improved terms in the hope of getting the extension across the line before suitors such as Barca firm up their interest.
Although contracted until 2020, any potential renewal on Coutinho's part would have to be seen as a sign that the Anfield club mean business with regards to keeping their prized asset. Already rated in excess of £50 million, the diminutive Brazilian would at the very least command a hefty fee if he were to actively pursue a move away from Merseyside.
However, it is understood that no buy-out clause will be included as part of the package, with Liverpool instead focused on tying down the future of arguably their key creative midfielder.
As yet, no indication has been given by Coutinho that he is willing to swap Anfield for the Camp Nou. Indeed, in an interview with the Echo back in 2016, he went further by admitting to feeling at home in Liverpool.
"Liverpool feels like my home," he said. "I feel happy, settled and comfortable here with the city and the people."
Currently working his way back to full fitness as part of his return to the side following a troublesome ankle injury, Coutinho has mustered five goals and as many assists in 13 Premier League stars for Liverpool so far this season.


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There is still one major piece of furniture (besides two large bookcases) which needs to be moved into the room, but that is the table/flat file cabinet I have been building in my woodworking class for the past seven months. However, it is all coming together and when completed it will look something like this:
You can see and walk through a 3D rendering of my studio if you like. I have been working with a shareware program, Room Arranger for five years now on this. Over that time Room Arranger has morphed from a room layout program to a fairly easy-to-use building designing package. Not on the level of the professional packages, by any means, but still worth having and purchasing.
The room is kind of a mess right now. Not all the book cases are in and there are a couple of pieces still in the room that need to be moved out. I have got to pare down the number of things I own!


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1.What kinds of information and insights did it give you about the usability of the prototype?
The think-aloud technique is very useful in determining the user's thought processes. It enables them to give direct and spontaneous feedback at every step of the process. I was the designated user to employ this technique while using the Officeworks website. I feel that it was effective in communicating my decision making and explaining the issues that I encountered. When assessing others using this technique, it was easy to follow and led to insights such as them not being able to find certain features. User observation, on the other hand, is more difficult to follow as an evaluator because facial expressions can be ambiguous, and sometimes hard to read when the user is looking down towards the screen. As a user, they are automatic. For this reason, they may be able to expose more genuine insights, and those that are too difficult or transitory to verbalise.
Think -aloud is a very good way to understand the users, from their mindset when using the product to the behavior they had when interacting with it. From recording the words and users' feeling they told, we could know, from a user's perspective , how people may look and think of it. From observing the face expression, we could know the pattern they have.
2.What aspects of the technique worked well or were frustrating?
A advantage of think aloud is that it works for both professional tester and non-professional ones. A professional think aloud tester can to do better job, obviously. Howevr, some one who never know what Think aloud is can also perform a test after explainning to them in a short time.
Another pros is that is relatively cheap( the reason is we don' t need to pay a lot for the tester), and with a certain number of participant, we can get penty of useful information.
The frustrating part is that we might find our participants aren't really telling us what they were thinking, they tried to act professional and lie. Also, sometimes we tend to lead to the users unconsciouly, when can lead to wrong understanding about the result.


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A Durham man came to a woman's home in Knightdale on Saturday, cut power to the house and started banging on the door, then was shot by her boyfriend, police said in a statement and an arrest warrant charging the boyfriend.
Lee Thomas Harris Jr., 34, of 700 W. Lakewood Ave. in Durham, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury after Alcalvin Leonard Rogers, 34, was hit by the bullets at the entrance to a single-family house at 911 Ballast Drive, according to the charges and court paperwork. Harris was due to have a first court appearance Monday.
Police also charged Harris with illegally having the .32-caliber revolver that they say he used to shoot Rogers.
In March 2002, Harris was convicted in Durham of common law robbery, a felony. Felons are not allowed to have guns.
Police said Rogers had fathered children with the woman who lives in the house. They did not identify her.
They said they did not know why Rogers came to the house Saturday morning. His condition was unknown Monday.
It was possible, police said, that Rogers could face charges if investigators find there was some criminal intent in his going there, but they added that they did not know why he did.
Chief Lawrence Capps said police had been to 911 Ballast Drive before after the woman reported a burglary and an assault, both in March and involving Rogers. Wake County records show no arrests in Knightdale involving Rogers, however.
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a bit of randomness
By Elizabeth
Category: humor, my thoughts, photography
Since I enjoy reading other responses to memes, I suppose it's only fair to participate occasionally.
1. Just for fun, I took the Foreign Services written exam while I was living in California. I didn't pass. Let's just say that I did not do well on the part where you had to demonstrate knowledge of U.S. government and history. Isn't that sad? I went directly to Borders and bought a book on U.S. history. Well, I sold it to Powell's earlier this year – still unread.
2. I can recite pi to the 55th decimal place. We could memorize it for extra credit in 12th grade Calculus. I've forgotten the rest (I memorized more) but those 55 digits are firmly wedged in my long-term memory.
3. Atlas is not named after a book of maps or the body builder. He is named after one of my favorite books, Atlas Shrugged, and after Atlas, the man who held up the sky. The problem with the latter is that I didn't remember the myth correctly. I thought that Atlas was holding the world on his shoulders. I forgot that he was holding up the sky, and that he was doing so as a punishment – because he angered the gods by trying to be like them. That wasn't exactly the name association I was looking for. Oh well ..
4. I love talking to people and hearing their stories. Once, I was on a late-night train to Heathrow; I was going to spend the night there because I had an early flight out the next morning. The train was empty except for one other person so we started talking. The guy lived in the States for a number of years, but was kicked out after multiple arrests and time in prison – mostly for robbery, I think. He wanted me to petition the immigration department once I was home so they would let him back in the country.
5. I had the animal communicator ask Atlas what his favorite things to do were. He told her that sometimes I read to him and that he likes it. I do. I like to read, and I like Atlas to feel like he's included in things. So, if I'm reading a book about dogs and there's a passage that reminds me of him, I'll read it to him. Otherwise, I'll take a break from my reading occasionally to tell him a story – about a girl and her dog and their fun adventures together.
6. Ever since my first visit to Italy, I have wanted to learn Italian. It's such a beautiful, expressive, melodic language. I was going to learn Spanish instead because it's much more practical, but I started re-reading Eat, Pray, Love yesterday and really resonated with the author's description of her desire to speak Italian and the conflict she felt because it wasn't practical – until she finally said, "Why must everything have a practical application .. Is this lifetime supposed to be only about duty?" Exactly! So I am going to learn Italian!
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learn Italian. i studied Finnish for 3 years. it made me happy. i'm not using it now, it is fading, but it still warms my heart to hear joku puhuu suomea!!!!!
#2 — 55 decimal places! Very impressive.
#3 — I read Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead. I meant to read Atlas Shrugged, but somehow I forgot about it. These days I don't know if I have the attention span for a 1,000+ page book, but I think I should give it a try.
#4 — I absolutely love it when strangers tell me their life stories.
#5 — When I first read about the animal communicator I thought, 'hmmm……" But I love that you found out what Atlas enjoys. It's so sweet that you read to him. I never read to our cat but I do sing to him. I am completely tone-deaf so I know I sound absolutely awful, but the kitty really seems to like it. Maybe an animal communicator could tell me for sure 🙂
I found #4 very funny, it reminded of me as I generally get stuck talking to people like that.
I love #5 I think it is beautiful that you read to Atlas and that he likes it. What a bond you 2 share.
Good luck with the Italian
That was the best list! Two years ago, Cory and I both read American History for Dummies. I LOVED it; it was actually fairly easy to read. I, too, forgot everything I learned in school. Turns out, I also forgot nearly everything I read in that book. My memory retention for facts like that is HORRIBLE.
Good luck learning Italian. I want to learn to speak Spanish, primarily because – like you said – it's practical. However, my reasons also include one from my waitressing days. All the Spanish-speaking friends in the kitchen would always say things to me and about me that I didn't understand. I told them that one day I was going to learn Spanish and then they were going to be sorry. They just laughed at me, but when I learn I'm going to seek each of them out and tell them how much their compliments meant to me ;).
Thanks for sharing- you are very interesting! 🙂
#2- A few years ago at Christmastime Davin taught my niece (then in 2nd grade), about fractions and pi. He had her memorizing at least 7 digits. He is a true math geek- it was so cute how they spent literally hours doing math for fun! Still, I highly doubt he knows 55 digits.
#4- I love hearing peoples life stories. I think it would be fun to travel around on a train for that soul purpose.
#5- I'm with Toni, you nut. 😀
Elizabeth, that was a fun list. So, why don't you ask the animal communicator if Atlas likes your singing in the car or not?! And I'm curious if you did petition the immigration dept. on behalf of that poor soul? 🙂
Totally learn Italian. Clearly the Italians see the value in keeping their language alive, it's not completely impractical. Now if you decided to resurrect a dead language, that would be highly impractical.
And it just cracks me up about the History facts, and then that you know pi to the 55th digit! Priorities! 🙂 -Now, which one of these is more practical?! 😉
Thanks for sharing!!!!
e. you are a very interesting lady …i mean that in a good way!
what is the photo?
Good list. I find strangers fascinating. Mostly because their lives are so unlike mine. I sometimes feel as though I am staring at them wide-eyed in wonder, because I am thinking, "Is this for real? These things actually do happen to real people? My life is so ordinary. Well, maybe it isn't anymore."
I was on a flight from Vegas to Portland and sat next to a fellow who had just got been let out of prison after 15 years. He was in for armed robbery. He used his finger for a gun in his pocket. He said that the strangest thing about being out was seeing everyone walk around with cell phones.
He was a nice guy. I wonder if he stayed out. I hope so.
I always enjoy talking with Atlas. He is very sweet.
Those were fun to read. I just learned about Ayn Rand & Atlas Shrugged… haven't read it yet & don't quite understand 'Objectivism' – but who knows, might give it a read.
I really enjoyed Howard Zinn's a People's History of the United States, but the cynical side of me suspects that's not the version of events they were testing you on.. If you want a (long-distance) partner to learn Italian with, let me know- I've tried a few times to learn it, but maybe I'd stick with it, with someone to talk to.
Libby – your last comment made me think of something one of my friends dad's said that really impacted me not too long ago. He said that our good works won't likely get us to heaven, but if we're not supposed to help each other, then why are we even here?
i loved reading your list.
#1 my memory fails me in this area too. i read up and watch the History channel, but like Leanne my memory retention is horrible like that too. i might read American History for Dummies.
#4 i also love hearing other peoples stories. i used to sit and listen to my grandmother tell her life stories and now i wish i had recorded her saying them. (you know, because of the whole memory retention thing)
#6 i want to visit Italy some day so i've thought about Rosetta Stone. let me know how you like it.