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Sometimes I see something pop up on Facebook that makes me laugh out loud. This:
If this last year has taught me anything, it's that you cannot plan your life…as much as you'd like to. I have vowed to not make any kind of life changing plans that are more than a couple months out due to our ever changing situation. No more moving out of state for the time being, we have found comfort in our Mitten and are looking at some rental homes this weekend. I've applied to start college in August. And my current job is great and I have no desire to leave it! Everything else we'll be taking day by day and trusting in whatever plan is in store for us. ❤


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Max's Restaurant battles North Edmonton KIA in PSA Open Division final
By Moses Billacura
Max's Restaurant, led by Edwin Arciaga, faces an equally determined North Edmonton KIA in the battle for the much-coveted Open Division title of the 2016-17 Philippine Sport Association (PSA) Fall/Winter Basketball League on Sunday, tomorrow, at the Father Troy gym.
Game time is at 9:30 a.m.
PSA president Joey Doctolero is expecting a throng of fans from the various teams to be coming to the gym and enjoy the games. Doctolero is thankful to the support of the fans for the past 21 years, making the PSA league a fun-filled tournament that has drawn the support too of Crosstown Auto Centre.
Teams will send their best three-point shooter for the three-point contest at 11 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m., the Super Division final is between Crosstown Auto Centre and Team FB.
Beyond Vision Optical, headed by Joe Robillos Simon, and Crosstown Auto battle for the Master's crown at 2 p.m.
Genesis faces AOMG for the Divison II final in the curtain-raiser at 8 a.m.(p.e.n.)

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Duh! It's the tiger blood. (Seriously, this is the funniest thing you'll see all day, cat ladies).
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post2652279622740639890..comments2012-12-20T03:43:32.611-08:00Comments on Ragamuffin Gal's Studio: ~Soiled Dove Fabric Collage*Ragamuffin Galhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-48327631272759746662012-03-27T14:25:50.948-07:002012-03-27T14:25:50.948-07:00I was just thinking that you should feature my tot...I was just thinking that you should feature my tote here. It really is remarkable. You are SO talented.Relynhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-63418822221584012282012-03-21T07:04:49.941-07:002012-03-21T07:04:49.941-07:00Katie, I love your blog and your creations! I am...Katie,

I love your blog and your creations! I am so glad I stumbled up them this morning. Do you sell your work anywhere? I really enjoy buying pieces from local artists. Please let me know of any opportunities to see them in person.

If you have a chance, please take a peek at my very new blog at oohlalids.wordpress.com

Cheers!

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-35445154181710447762011-12-26T12:19:46.461-08:002011-12-26T12:19:46.461-08:00Christmas Day has flown past. Just now I have a q...Christmas Day has flown past. Just now I have a quiet moment between bouts of after-Christmas sale shopping. I wanted to stop by and wish you all the joys of the season. As the quiet week approaches, may you find time to do all the things you most love. May you know, each day, how very blessed and loved you are. Happy Holidays, friend. ~ RelynRelynhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-20246922158822229612011-12-05T16:13:59.113-08:002011-12-05T16:13:59.113-08:00Beautiful!! I know I love the collage I bought fr...Beautiful!! I know I love the collage I bought from your shop many months ago. Hope you can find some time to create again soon!QueenBehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-8420325864337306152011-11-24T21:23:35.850-08:002011-11-24T21:23:35.850-08:00I love you, sweet girl. Happy Thanksgiving.I love you, sweet girl. Happy Thanksgiving.Relynhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-81577014203505955342011-11-22T17:41:00.234-08:002011-11-22T17:41:00.234-08:00Oh this is awesome!!! I hear you on not having a ...Oh this is awesome!!! I hear you on not having a lot of studio time, having the same problem. Also keep misplacing my mojo! :DMarvahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-49218439965071784232011-10-23T11:42:45.507-07:002011-10-23T11:42:45.507-07:00Yes!!! Love her Katie!!! Hugs, SuzYes!!!
Love her Katie!!!
Hugs,
SuzSuzhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-43254648262654631452011-10-13T08:45:16.515-07:002011-10-13T08:45:16.515-07:00Just found your blog. I love it. I took K C Will...Just found your blog. I love it. I took K C Willis Collage Camp online.
she is a wonderful lady. Your work is fantastic. So glad to have found you.Pretty Ragged Threadshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-23305239753344952842011-09-28T19:12:06.825-07:002011-09-28T19:12:06.825-07:00I've never discovered your beautiful studio bl...I've never discovered your beautiful studio blog before. I'm so glad you included mention of it in your Where's Katie post. This is indeed lovely -- and let me add about the other (and never worry about replying, silly girl! We get it!) -- that I send wishes and prayers that those in your world who are challenged right now -- physically or emotionally (and that includes you) find the strength to get up day by day and do what must be done. No less, but no more, either, unless that one is ready and able. Sounds like we are going through challenges with work that will part us from friends. Mine has started, yours is yet to come. It is difficult and I do feel with you on this. Sending hugs.Jeaniehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-71196207355586989172011-09-27T14:15:19.118-07:002011-09-27T14:15:19.118-07:00The beginnings of fabulous, Katie. I've often ...The beginnings of fabulous, Katie. I've often wondered about circumstances that cause a woman to earn a living on her back. But, I've never had little eyes looking up at me and wondering where was supper. To keep body and soul together, especially the bodies and souls of my little ones, should I have had any, I'd, probably, do anything. Including being a soiled dove.
Take care of yourself; life is difficult and when it slings mud, we all need to hunker down and weather the storm as best we, with God, are able.
When you have a moment, please read my post "Is Your Life Difficult"...it speaks to hard times and how we respond.
"You are loved with an everlasting love...and underneath are His everlasting arms." Elizabeth ElliottThistle Cove Farmhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-45027167465602754262011-09-25T19:02:06.062-07:002011-09-25T19:02:06.062-07:00I am following dear Patty and dear Dorthe. Please ...I am following dear Patty and dear Dorthe. Please take care of you, my friend. You are one of the most loving people I have ever known. You RADIATE love, Katie. We will all be waiting.
Big hugs,
SuzSuzhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-74543237483009154382011-09-25T00:55:28.712-07:002011-09-25T00:55:28.712-07:00Dear Katie, Writing you here, as I don`t know how ...Dear Katie,<br />Writing you here, as I don`t know how to comment on your blog- and`that makes me sad, as I want to tell you ,I have been there, every single time you added your thoughts, as today.<br />Please tell me if I`m only stupid, or if there is no comment possible???
I so hope for you the changes will not be as bad as you now fears- and sends you Hugs and love.
DortheDorthehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-14837670448306398682011-09-24T15:26:43.750-07:002011-09-24T15:26:43.750-07:00For some reason I could not find a place to commen...For some reason I could not find a place to comment on your other blog "where's Katie" precious post, so I thought I would do so here

I certainly have missed you but knew that you had school starting...

may the breezes of fall bring gentle changes to your life...I hope that any doors that are closing help open new and wonderful windows for you!

Take care sweet friend...you are worth waiting for!
oxo~*~Patty Shttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-11079393085509014032011-09-13T20:02:11.814-07:002011-09-13T20:02:11.814-07:00this is so soft and pretty Katie....I was on your ...this is so soft and pretty Katie....I was on your other blog and I couldnt figure out how to leave a comment....just wanted you to know how much I love your blog banner....that is the sweetest picture ever. I also am thinking of you as you go throught this time of changes....Melinda Cornishhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-21508720843786069532011-09-05T22:16:25.209-07:002011-09-05T22:16:25.209-07:00This is so pretty Katie - love all the details. Ha...This is so pretty Katie - love all the details. Have a wonderful day
xo TinaTina @ TinyBearhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-45173604637962816222011-09-05T15:18:36.486-07:002011-09-05T15:18:36.486-07:00you are off to a brilliant start...she's lovel...you are off to a brilliant start...she's lovely and intriguing already dear Katie!
oxo~*~Patty Shttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-14925724329633096962011-09-05T05:41:06.489-07:002011-09-05T05:41:06.489-07:00I love her... title and all!I love her... title and all!Diannehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-81826868865743227442011-09-04T21:54:09.699-07:002011-09-04T21:54:09.699-07:00SOOO pretty - I am STILL trying to finish pieces s...SOOO pretty - I am STILL trying to finish pieces started at the beginning of summer...and still wishing the pre-school would close for 1 month in the middle of it!!!
xxosfhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-44746375666430328552011-09-04T19:43:16.427-07:002011-09-04T19:43:16.427-07:00Looks so great so far, I can't imagine what el...Looks so great so far, I can't imagine what else you could add!ramsamhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-73328364919601954322011-09-04T15:34:35.145-07:002011-09-04T15:34:35.145-07:00Your creations always make me smile. Love you, De...Your creations always make me smile. Love you, DebDebbihttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6898754605662350112.post-15978918093695457302011-09-04T12:27:53.074-07:002011-09-04T12:27:53.074-07:00Hi dear, I love this ,and the fantastic made bac...Hi dear,
I love this ,and the fantastic made background, so many layers- I think it looks totally finished for me -she is beautiful.
This morning I tryed to comment on your other blog,- is there not supposed to be a comment-button? I could not find it on any of your posts ,there? Hope you are getting better,and wishes you a good evening.
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According to a poll I am conducting on my facebook fan page, most people would like to see more feathered hair clips in my shop. The poll has only been running for about eighteen hours now, so results could change, but since I am always eager to listen to my fans I spent most of yesterday working on some new feathered clips.
|Hair clip with brass cameo and peacock feathers
When I saw this Vintaj brass cameo in the shop of Unique Women in Business member SoManyBeads, I fell in love immediately. I have been incorporating cameos into my hair clips for a while now–I like the air of mystique the women's faces bring to a piece–but I hadn't seen one made of brass before. The metal cameo seemed to be the perfect compliment to the metallic sheen of the peacock feathers. This hair clip is now available in my etsy shop.
The poll is still running on my facebook page, so if there is something you would like to see in my shop head on over and tell me what you think!


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Thanks to all the great work that Prof. Patricia Dean at Salisbury University has doing to promote the Challenge, entries have been pouring in from Maryland. This from a third grader --
"I think the kid should leave the ant alone because ants are like people too, except they are tiny, red or black, they have antennas, and they are insects, but it doesn't matter. Ants our just like us, they have homes, nature, water, air, friends, trees, and more. Anyway the kid shouldn't squish the ant just because his friends tell him to, besides ants are people meant to live like we are meant to live."
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I don't know why, but I felt like doing another journal post on Samurai Jack. I guess it's just that the newest episode of the series is probably one of the most epic episode of anything I've ever seen on television. This episode somehow tops the last one, which was near perfection. It's fantastic, truly a treat. So, what makes it so special? Unlike the original show, this episode establishes that this show won't be episodic. It follows directly after the last one with some immense payoff.
Jack has to deal with some assassins, extremely skilled ones. Ones that aren't what he's used to, literally. Jack ends up sacrificing what little was left of his honor in order to win and survive. Jack has to fight against what he thinks are just robots, but finds out that his battle has just gotten more serious. Jack is pushed to the brink in this episode, and it's really intense to watch. We always picture Samurai Jack as this near unbeatable warrior of justice.
However, in this episode Jack gets his butt kicked like never before. It's one of the most intense beatdowns I've ever seen in anything animated and it's a truly sight to behold. Few series can top themselves in such an immense way, yet Samurai Jack has done this an insane amount of times. This episode did so many amazing things and it's just awesome.
Does this episode have problems? Yeah, it does here or there. For one thing, I felt like the whole "Jack having hallucinations" thing is starting to get played out. While there's only one in this episode, I feel if each episode does this it might old. It doesn't help that most of these hallucinations seem to repeat the same things, which is kind of annoying. The writing during these scenes is fantastic, even if most of these flashbacks seem to regurgitate the same statements.
That's really a nitpick though. I couldn't find too many flaws with it. It was great that we got to see Aku again, Greg Baldwin does a fantastic job taking over for the late great Mako. Casting on this show was near perfection. I can't help but sing the praises of this show. I feel that once I re-watch the season after its completely released, then I'll probably start finding flaws with it like crazy. Am I blinded by nostalgia? Maybe a little, but I try to view everything with an open mind and not just nostalgia goggles. I think the real reason I like this so much is because it has everything I look for in an action show. I really want to see what it does next!


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Strengthen Your Outdoor Education Program
Vol. 14 No. 3
Outdoor education has a long and distinguished history in private-independent schools. Whether it involves an annual trip or is a yearlong component of the curriculum, administrators cite various benefits to these programs: personal growth, development of social skills and self-confidence, health and fitness, teamwork, whole student education, fun and recreation, and enhancement of a positive school culture.
As you develop, expand, or assess your school's own outdoor education program, determine how effectively you address these fundamental areas.
Maintaining Costs for Summer Program Directors
Vol. 14 No. 3
Summer programs are often run as completely separate educational programs regarding budgeting, scheduling, planning, curriculum, and staffing. Although part of your schools culture, and commonly sharing its mission, these programs typically don't share budgets or administrative support. For the Summer Program Director with full-time responsibilities as part of the faculty or Administrative Team, the burden of the summer camp silo can be an overwhelming one.
10 Reasons You Were Meant to Teach
Vol. 14 No. 2
The first months of a school year can be rough, as everyone re-adjusts to more regular sleep schedules and greater expectations. Sometimes, you just need a reminder why you bothered to begin this career path in the first place—and we can help you there.
"Advanced Placement" Doesn't Equal Higher College Grades, Study Finds
Vol. 14 No. 2
Many schools—public, charter, and private alike—offer The College Board's "rigorous" Advanced Placement (AP) program to their most driven pupils. Students take these courses for the educational challenge and (they hope) the "advanced" standing they'll receive from secondary institutions in the form of college credits. However, a new study has recently shed doubts on whether these AP programs mean greater success for students at the collegiate level.
3 Ways to Effectively Communicate Your Student Handbook
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Student handbooks contain all the policies, rules, and regulations that outline expectations for everyone at your school. However, they're often notoriously dry documents that can be dismissed by folks not paying attention. Sure, you can send home a "contract" stating that the student (and his or her parents) have read the handbook and will abide by the policies, but that's hardly a guarantee of painstaking attention to every detail.
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The Advising Role in Your Faculty Hiring Process
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For a comprehensive approach to the faculty hiring process, include the advising role you require of your middle- and upper-school teachers. Your advisory program and advising role(s) should be not merely included but also highlighted in the process. Candidates should walk away from their campus visits with a clear sense of the role, some understanding of how it supports school mission, and, ideally, some enthusiasm for taking it on. Failure to inform (even inspire) prospective teachers in this way implicitly undermines, from the outset, a sense that the role is taken seriously at your school.
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Today was Family Literacy Day (sponsored by ABC Canada), a day to celebrate parents and kids reading together.
In keeping with that theme, I dropped off some children's books that had been collecting dust on my bookshelf to my neighbourhood eye doctor's waiting room. (And yes, I did dust them off first…)
Last time I was there, I had noticed a couple of toys for the younger patients, but no books. And unless his patients are child prodigies who read Time magazine and Popular Mechanics, there didn't seem to be any reading material for them.
Literacy is a cause close to my heart. I love reading myself and I volunteered for five years as a literacy tutor until my learner had to quit because of her work schedule.
I've been trying to sign up with my local library for another session but because of cutbacks, they don't have enough people to run the program full time. Will keep trying though.
My little stack of books included Too Many Chickens by Paulette Bourgeois and Bill Slavin. It's the heartwarming story of a grade school class that raises chicks, bunnies then goats, until one day … oops, don't want to spoil the ending….
P.S. Here's Canada's Robert Munsch (Love You Forever, The Paperbag Princess) reading aloud to a school group from one of his well-loved children's books (credit: TorontoStarVideo via YouTube):


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If you are looking for deals on a hotel room, you may have to go straight to the source yourself. Many hotels do not post ads all over the Internet offering discounts. You usually have to find them yourself. Simply call potential hotels and ask them if they have any promotions or discounts.
People who care about the environment may be more comfortable staying in a hotel that is eco-friendly. It is fortunate for you that there are quite a lot of green hotels available. Some new buildings are certified as green. Older hotels might change practices to be more green. Speak with a travel agent to see if they can help you pick out hotels that care about the environment.
If you are going to stay in a hotel, be sure to give them a call the day before you are due to arrive. Hotels are not responsible for calling guests to confirm their reservation; that is up to the guest. Always call the hotel to be sure your room is still reserved.
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If possible, try to stay in a hotel during the off-season. Most hotels know how desperate people are to find a room during the travel season. They tend to jack up their prices because they know people are willing to pay for the room. If you go during the off-season, you will get big discounts!
To keep the smell of swimsuits and wet feet out of your hotel room, have your kids put their Aquashoes and swimsuits out on the patio. Hanging them over the rail and letting the towels and suits dry will keep that chlorine scent out of your room, and the shoes and sandals will make your room stink, so keep them out!
If you'll need a rollaway or crib, make sure you specify this when you reserve the room. Some hotels don't have these things, while others do have a few. Also, you may get charged extra for these types of things. Ask about this before you finalize your reservations, to make sure your needs are fully met.
Check out the prices at the hotel website. Sometimes the hotel website will have deals that trump the hotel discount websites out there. Before you pick a deal be sure to do this due diligence. You can even call the hotel to ask if they have any unpublished rates.
Now that you have come to the end of this article, you know a thing or two about vacation hotels. You should be ready to pick a great hotel based on what you just read. go now won't be long before you are headed to your destination to have some fun!


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What you can do besides a CV and cover letter?
Say what you will about recruiters, but you can't accuse them of not moving with the times. A recent survey by JobVite, for instance, shows that 73% of recruiters or hiring managers have hired a candidate via social media.
In an ever more competitive job market, there's more than one way to get yourself noticed. While no one is suggesting we do away with CVs or covering letters any time soon, it may be worth looking at some of the different ways you can add to your professional profile and branding.
1. The tried and tested
A LinkedIn profile is a no-brainer for any discerning job seeker, with a whopping 87% of recruiters now using the networking site to scour for candidates. The same goes for business cards – a little formal perhaps, but perfectly designed for distributing at events such as careers fairs.
2. Other networking tools
Beyond LinkedIn lies a plethora of other platforms, all of which can add something extra to your personal brand. Instagram is a great resource for professionals in more creative industries who want to showcase portfolios or recent projects. Pinterest is a slightly quirkier version of the same.
3. Websites and blogs
A personal website or blog takes this messaging one step further and will allow recruiters and hiring managers a deeper insight into your personality. They are also a great platform for demonstrating your understanding around a particular industry or sector.
4. Twitter
Twitter is one of few social networks that successfully straddle both the personal and the professional arenas. Tweeting your insights on a particular industry or updating others on the work you're doing is a great way to get noticed by the people who matter, however be careful not to merge your personal and professional identities.
5. For the more adventurous
An infographic CV can be a fun addition to your professional brand and looks great on your LinkedIn page or personal site. However, to really stand out you may need to go where few others dare – video CVs are starting to take off in the creative industries and are also popular among sales professionals.
6. For future reference…
Big things are expected of Mark Zuckerberg's latest brainchild, Facebook Live, which allows individuals and organisations to broadcast their thoughts live to the world. It's early days for the platform but watch this space.
When it comes to boosting your personal brand it's really a case of nothing ventured, nothing gained. At the same time it's important to do things properly – half finished profiles and abandoned blogs are as likely to detract from your professional image as to add to it. With the right energy and commitment these ideas could prove the gateway to that dream job.
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For many of these managers - and of course for those politicians for whom managerialism is a faith - the very word "competition" has now almost achieved the status of "flexible" or "modern" as a self-evident good requiring neither explanation or justification.
That's why the Tory Coalition have been able to get the knife of the Health and Social Care Bill so close to the throat of the National Health Service - and why it is so important that the chairman of the British Medical Association's Consultants' Committee has spoken out (http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/mar/06/nhs-reforms-health-bill-compete). He exposes why market competition won't improve health care.
That it takes a medical doctor to try to educate politicians about economics says a lot about the laziness of the advocates of capitalism in the twenty years since they declared the end of history (and the weakness and marginalisation of those of us who think otherwise).
To the extent that there is an economic argument for competition it is that "economically rational" and informed consumers able to make decisions about the purchase of commodities will, by seeking the best value for their money, continually drive producers to improve quality and/or cut costs.
Health care is not a commodity in respect of which many of us can be informed consumers. Judging in advance the likely quality of a hernia operation or a course of chemotherapy isn't like weighing up how ripe the bananas are in Brixton market!
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I saw this commercial a couple of days ago, about a retractable awning for back porches. But through the whole commercial, I couldn't take my eyes off this pitcher of suspicious-looking liquid on a table next to where the spokespeople were sitting. I'm sure that it was just a prop, probably colored water or something undrinkable. But I couldn't help thinking it looked like something that has no business being in a ptcher. Too dark for lemonade, too light for iced tea, at least for any tea I would drink. Like my father might say, it looked kinda like someone already drank it...
As for tea, I've never understood how people find enjoyment in the sweet, syrupy, extremely weak concoction that usually passes for homemade iced tea. I like my iced tea strong, so strong that people start to wonder how much it can bench-press.
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A much better script, of course, would have included the pitcher inexplicably levitating off the table and emptying itself over some dude's head.(Tea should be strong, trying to be like coffee. No sugar. Yuck.)
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Tea with no sugar? I don't like the pale weak stuff but I need the sugar in mine. :P
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Yeah. well, [insert Damnyankee joke here - with extra irony, as it would be coming from an L.A.-native lowlife]...Some might wonder what the point of ingesting bitter, often apathetically prepared stimulants + sugar would be, but they would likely be younger and livelier (and less unemployed) than, uh, me...
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Today was the first time I've been back to Mendon Ponds in more than a year. I was planning to take the Algonkian trail, but I entered the park at the wrong entrance, so I just walked around Hundred Acre Pond for a while 🙂
Now you see it… now you don't! Amber was great except when the little pony went by, she had a minor meltdown just as we passed each other.
I only found a couple plants poking through the carpet of dead leaves. I think the one on the left is a pitcher plant? I'm not sure, but they have little cavities and fruit flies buzz around the openings. I'm really rusty at trail photography, Amber played with no less the a dozen dogs while we walked the trail, and I didn't think to take one picture of it.


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I have to admit, I was really tempted by those white and grey skull shaped buttons, but thought they might be a bit to kitchy for anything I'd sew. I also LOVE the black widow spider buttons – but yellow is a bit too bright for my taste. If those babies had been on grey I would have been sold! There were also some adorable plastic skulls with little bows in bright colours, and plain plastic skulls too – so cute!
Here are just some of the steampunk gear buttons, they also have some awesome wooden gears that I was really tempted by (hmm I should have gotten them!) and I also was really tempted by the little female 'busts' to at the top left hand corner – but again, I couldn't really think of what I would use them for. In this area Button Button also has some totally cute anime-inspired buttons, and the cartoony buttons at the bottom left of this photo. The lone button in the middle right of this photo actually is a two-part rotating cog… how cool is that?
Wwhat you would have done with some of the buttons I didn't get? Would you have found a home for those spiders on yellow? Let me know in the comments below!


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Last night was such a high. My sister and I pulled Rylee out of school early to see the early showing of The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies. (Only an irresponsible adult would keep a child up late to watch a movie–haha!) After the movie, we took pictures in front of the movie poster and threw a Hobbit-style after party complete with Hobbit-themed decorations, cake, and games. Music from all three movies played in the background, along with some of our favorites from The Lord of the Rings. And after the boy went to bed, we broke out the ale and cheese and discussed the movie in more depth.
To be honest the party provided a more satisfactory conclusion to the films than the movie did. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the movie, but it didn't provide for me the catharsis and closure I expected. This may have been due to the lack of set-up, considering the film picked up right where it left off, with Smaug coming to burn down Laketown. There was no flashback or backtrack like in the second film to ease viewers back into the story. It was hard for me to be emotionally invested in characters that had little-to-no dialogue at the start of the movie. (Don't get me started on the relationship between Tauriel and Kili). And after the dragon fell, there was little time to catch a breather before going into the final battle. And that's what the movie was: a long battle–the title didn't lie. For the casual viewer this was probably a godsend, but for me, it was a disappointment. I wanted to see more of the characters' internal battles; instead I got a two-hour long external one.
And some of the battle sequences were cringe-worthy. There are people riding down on carts, trolls with catapults, trolls with random attachments, and trolls with body disfigurement. Might as well have had a troll in a tutu performing battle ballet. But worse were the unbelievable stunts pulled off by Legolas. Usually, these are the highlights of the action scenes, but some of his moves were just bat shit crazy–he even rode on a bat, literally!
Probably my greatest disappointment was the lack of closure at the end of the film. This movie was supposed to conclude not only the three films, but the series in general. As a fan saying goodbye to what has become a huge part of my young adult life, I wanted an ending more satisfying than all the multiple endings of The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King combined. But once the battle was over, the movie wrapped up quickly. More like a "see yah" than a "Last Goodbye." (Sorry, had to make the pun).
Bad CGI and over the top fight sequences aside, the movie really was worth seeing. There were plenty of wonderful scenes to make up for it, and as always, the characters were compelling. Bard, Thorin, and Bilbo were awesome as always, but the characters who really won the screen were Thranduil and Alfred. Yes, you heard me, Alfred! He was such a gem, offering comic relief and stealing every scene he was in. But never mind him–Thranduil! If ever you thought he was a cold and callous king you were wrong; this film reveals his sad back story and why he's become the brooding king we love to hate in film two. If any of the scenes brought tears to my eyes it was his final one. Heartbreaking. Won't spoil that for you!
My final thoughts: go see this film with an open-mind. Don't expect perfection. Roll with it and roll your eyes some too. It's fun, moving, and at times cringe-worthy, everything we've come to expect from the Peter Jackson adaptations. It's not the perfect end, but it's still a good one.
Hope your experience is as enjoyable–or better–as mine. And if you've already seen the movie, take a moment to leave a comment below letting me know what you thought of it. I'm curious to know what others thought of the film or films in general.
Thank you for stopping by! I wish you all a very fond farewell!


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The Arcane Institute wanted more information about the runes that were found inside the abandoned iron mine the kobolds were discovered in not too long ago. They attempted to send a convoy out to research and prospect the mine, but were attacked by goblins, killing 2 in the process. This time, they hired Greycastle, Kallista and Hucker to escort the convoy team to the iron mine, defend them as they did there work and escort them back to the safety of Thoria. This convoy however was not the target of goblins, but rather a group of kobolds and a new type of creature who was leading them. While the team was excavating and researching there was an attack that was defended.
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Info: Jason Forrest used to make music under the moniker 'Donna Summer' but now is just Jason Forrest. He has released records in the US, EU, and Japan. He has been featured in many periodicals* all over the world. His music is a combination of many, many styles of music, all edited into a sort of new rock music. His live shows have garnered him a huge international audience, that involve much bad dancing, possibly some blood, and a few shattered laptops.
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I can't believe I won something again! This must be my lucky month-well, o.k April was too. I think I forgot to mention then that I won a print and Lulette ring from Noodle and Lou.... Oh boy, my good intentions sometimes end up on the back burner or forgotten when I'm super busy. I meant to do a post about that. I think I thought I did (!?!)...Where does the time go? :) .... Here is the link to the prize I won today....http://pixestreasurechest.blogspot.com . She has a blog too...Pretty Pretty.
Now I'm off to figure out my ring size and send her my address:)
Oh and this all reminds me I should have a giveaway for my 1 year anniversary on Etsy...coming up the 5th! Stay tuned.......
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congratulations! you are obviously lucky at the moment. fancy filling in my lottery numbers for me?!
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CONGRATS Andrea!! How exciting! I hope some of your luck rubs off on me. :)
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Thanks girls-It's the first time I've won anything ,let alone twice within a month!:)
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Saturday, August 10, 2013
Old man review…
As you get older, the illusion is that time goes by faster. The theory, I think, is that the segment that is passing --- the hour, day, or week --- is a smaller and smaller fraction of the hours, days, etc. that you have lived. Your time is being used up and you only have a smaller fraction of what you had. At the ripe old age of sixty-five, this dynamic has certainly kicked in for me.
Time seems to be passing by way too fast; I have too little of it left to assimilate everything that I need to or want to. I am like a computer you buy, utilize, fill up, and that eventually begins to be too full, inadequate in capacity and speed, freezing up, and crashing. Furthermore, keeping up with the pace of technology seems to have a similar dynamic: I can't keep up and at times I don't want to even try keeping up. Therefore, going into reading this book, SMARTER THAN YOU THINK: HOW TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING OUR MINDS FOR THE BETTER, I thought that technology wasn't necessarily changing my mind for the better. I didn't have adequate time and, perhaps, the ability for it to do so. For example, I haven't adopted to cell phones and such e-devices as readily or as rapidly as many of my friends, neighbors and relatives, often to my detriment, but more often to my delight and my contemporaries' chagrin.
But I think Clive Thompson makes some astute observations and plausible explanations for why he believes technology changes our minds for the better. I, of course, enjoyed reading the various histories in the evolution of innovation that he tells about and about humankind's continuing reluctances through the years and now to accept change. I also enjoyed reading about new innovations, innovators, and conceptions of human intelligence, etc. What a delight! How overwhelming! I did enjoy the read, and as I perused and contemplated what I had read I did realize that I do incorporate innovation, even in old age, into my life to make things easier. For example, I'm utilizing voice dictation software in order to write this because it has become more and more painful and irritating to type things out because of arthritis.
I am not, however, convinced that we retain our learning longer than we used to. However, learning is much more accessible in our era than ever before and that is the dynamic that has been changing and seems to be continuing to change. I like it that I can have access to information now that I could never have access to so readily in earlier periods of my lifetime.
Some change, however, is quite scary. I think of the contemporary crises involving data collection by the NSA, for example. Doesn't it have a tendency to put into jeopardy all notions of privacy that we might have? Furthermore, without a clean and clear commitment of mind to the whole enterprise of technology, it is all for naught. People become addicted to mindlessness: playing perhaps entertaining games and watching and being stimulated by videos and whatnot in an addictive manner that doesn't necessarily improve the mind or the quality of living but wastes it away. So, the caveat is always it only works to better your mind if you apply yourself in a responsible way.
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For me, truth is a matter of the imagination, as Ursula Le Guin said, or rather as she imagined Genly Ai telling her that. (See the ~ 1976 Introduction to the rerelease of the 1969 award winning science fiction novel, THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS.)
Truth is not the imagination, but the presence of truth always includes the imagination. In LDS scripture, we learn that truth is what happened, what's happening, what will happen. I know (or I imagine) that when I consider what happened, I use my imagination. I doubt that any person is and different than me in that regard. When I consider what will happen, I also use my imagination. I hesitate to think anyone else doesn't do that, too, although, perhaps, I could imagine it. When I consider what is happening, like me typing this out right now, trying to make sense, to select a rational order of words, etc., there is no doubt that I call on my imagination to deliver it contemporaneously.
"What if" is an element of the imagination; it is a feature of existence. It is not ever-present; it comes and goes. We don't like it continually present and work to eliminate it.
Fear is at the core of our being; essential to our very survival. It is also at the core of religion, of the LDS canon, and of other doctrines far and wide. It is a catalyst to action and to analysis and change. We use our imaginations to deal with fear.
Was that the sound of the cat knocking the toaster off the counter, a shutter bumping in the breeze, or a prowler? If the sound is fearful enough, we respond automatically --- fight or flight kicks in --- without analysis. Examination of what happened then comes later, and we use our imaginations to relive and evaluate the experience, to make changes, adaptations, etc. for good or for bad.
There is a time and a place to doubt just as there is a time to eat and sleep.
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Circ: Blacks treated with fibrinolysis or PPCI at higher risk of bleeding
Rajendra H. Mehta, MD, MS, of the Duke Clinical Research Institute in Durham, N.C., and investigators in the National Registry of MI (NRMI) observed that previous studies have suggested bleeding rates are higher among blacks than whites treated with fibrinolysis, and that bleeding was associated with poor outcomes among blacks. They added that these studies were limited, though. They also noted that differences in the risk of bleeding and outcomes in black and white patients undergoing PPCI was unknown because the clinical trials had enrolled insufficient numbers of black participants.
Using NRMI data, the researchers designed a retrospective analysis of 93,684 black and white patients with STEMI treated with either fibrinolysis or PPCI within 12 hours of their first arrival at one of 1,138 sites between July 2000 and December 2006. The patients were stratified by primary reperfusion strategy (fibrinolysis or PPCI) and then stratified again by race.
Their objectives were to assess the impact of race on moderate to severe bleeding in either reperfusion strategy and to evaluate the relationship of race and moderate to severe bleeding with in-hospital mortality and whether it differed by type of reperfusion.
They used multivariable logistic regression analyses to evaluate differences in rates of in-hospital bleeding and mortality. They found that bleeding rates were higher among blacks compared with whites in both reperfusion strategies. The bleeding rate in black and white STEMI patients treated with fibrinolysis was 10.9 percent and 10.3 percent, respectively, and the bleeding rate in black and white STEMI patients treated with PPCI was 10.3 percent and 7.8 percent, respectively.
Overall, bleeding was higher in blacks with any reperfusion therapy, at 10.6 percent vs. 9.1 percent for whites.
In both groups, bleeding was associated with a higher mortality risk, and there was no overall difference by race in in-hospital mortality with or without bleeding for either reperfusion strategy.
"We found that despite younger age and higher body mass index (the two most important predictors of bleeding), African Americans treated with fibrinolysis had a higher risk of bleeding requiring interventions," Mehta and colleagues wrote. They added theirs was the first study to show that racial differences in bleeding extended to patients undergoing PPCI. "Even among PPCI treated patients, bleeding was significantly higher in African Americans (1.33 times) that was independent of underlying GPIIb/IIIa [glycoprotein IIb/IIIa] use."
They wrote that their results, based on a large, community-based cohort, confirmed previous studies that found higher bleeding rates among blacks treated with fibrinolysis and suggested a higher bleeding risk in black patients treated with PPCI as well. "This raises the possibility that perhaps other patient and/or race-specific and/or genetic differences beyond that leading to enhanced fibrinolysis may play an important role in the increased bleeding risk seen in African Americans."
They proposed that strategies to reduce bleeding should be considered for both reperfusion strategies, which might have an impact on clinical outcomes. The also recommended that registry studies and clinical trials include a broad representation of ethnic groups.
They pointed out that their study was observational with limitations including missing data and potential unmeasured confounding that "may have accounted for some or all of the variations in bleeding." In an accompanying editorial, Robert P. Giugliano, MD, SM, of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a member of the TIMI Study Group, noted that their caution was appropriate.
"[T]he reasons why African Americans with STEMI treated with reperfusion therapy have higher rates of bleeding are likely complex and multifactorial," Giugliano wrote. "To get to the next level of understanding, more details on the types of bleeding, analysis of alternative bleeding definitions and collection of additional confounding factors that are known to be associated with bleeding (e.g., combination antithrombotic therapy, excess dosing of antithrombotics, baseline hemoglobin and presence of peripheral vascular diseases) are needed."
He argued that the use of registry data to explore causal relationships and the addition of a variable such as race in analyses, among other things, was problematic. "[T]he authors have overextended their data, speculating that higher rates of bleeding in African Americans may explain higher long-term mortality observed in other datasets," Giugliano wrote.
In conclusion, he agreed with Mehta et al that a focus on understanding and preventing bleeding in blacks and other high-risk patient groups was needed.


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My family and I joke how when I was younger, during graduation or confirmation parties at our house, you could find me parked somewhere near the cake table. I love cake. The local grocery store near my childhood home makes amazing cake. It's light, fluffy and the frosting is just perfect. Just the right amount of sweet and a clean finish, not greasy like some buttercream frosting can be. (Is it bad I talk about cake like a wine lover might describe their favorite vintage?) My favorite cake is probably white cake with white frosting. It is not very exciting but it's my weakness.
One of the hardest parts of going dairy and soy free has been giving up delicious baked goods like cake. I've been on a quest to find safe recipes but it has been tough. I've tried many different cake recipes, tried creating a few of my own and also made a few box mixes that were dairy and soy free. Although I would say I am still searching for the PERFECT recipe/mix to make a white cake similar to wedding/birthday cake, I've found a few things that will calm my cake cravings.
1. Chiffon Cake – If white birthday cake and an angel food cake had a baby, they would name it Chiffon. This cake, made with both egg yolks and egg whites, is really a mix of the two textures. Because the recipe actually calls for canola oil, which I can use, it tastes normal- not like I tried to substitute weird things in to replace butter as often happens with regular cake recipes. You can easily make it lemon, orange, almond flavored- let your imagination run wild. Chiffon cake is a bit of work because it requires making a batter and separately whipping egg whites until firm and then incorporating the two. The key to a good chiffon cake is to almost overbeat the egg whites. You can break up firm egg whites with your spatula if they resist mixing but underbeaten whites will result in an eggy dense cake. Also don't try to grease the pan. The cake needs to stick to the sides to rise up so removal from the pan can be tricky. I've tried chiffon recipes from cook's illustrated, Alton Brown, and Taste of Home and all were very good. I had more success making this in a large bundt pan than in muffin tins for cupcakes. I think a glaze frosting works best with chiffon since it is so light but I've used mock buttercream frostings too.
2. Manischewitz Yellow Cake Mix – I found this Kosher cake mix in my grocery store right before Passover and originally didn't purchase because it was almost $6 a box. It contains a yellow cake mix that is dairy and soy free, a pan and a packet to make fudge frosting. We still can't do chocolate here but I was really interested in the cake mix. When it went on sale I went ahead and purchased it and took it home. Somehow I missed the carrageenan in the list- whoops- but made it anyway hoping it wouldn't upset my stomach too badly. This cake was probably the most moist cake I've ever eaten period and was sooo close to the cake I've been looking for. It was really more of a white vanilla cake than the yellow cake I'm used to. I took a few bites and realized I might start crying. Thinking about not being able to find any safe dessert on my birthday, passing on dessert at every party, feeling food deprived in general all came bubbling up as I ate this amazing cake. Maybe it had just been a rough week. I recently found a box that was just Manischewitz Yellow Cake mix (not Extra Moist) thought I made just for the purpose of being able add it to the list and it was tasty too. Definitely the most "birthday cake" like mix I've tried. Although delicious, this cake mix is pricey and also contains partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Maybe that is why it is so moist. Another problem with this cake is finding it. It is a Passover item so it probably won't be in your stores but it is for sale here online for $7.96 a box. It makes a tiny cake so this is definitely for special occasions. Beware though, I found a different looking box of Manischewitz yellow cake that wasn't for Passover but it contained soy, so as always, make sure you are reading your labels!
3. Angel Food Cakes – I have to add this here because almost all angel food cakes and angel food cake mixes are dairy and soy free. It will do in a pinch with some nice strawberries when I need a dessert fix, but it doesn't go well with frosting. So there angel food cake, you made the list but I'm moving on.
** Edit- I'm now making homemade angel food cake and find it to be much tastier than box mixes!
4. See my more recent post about Cherrybrook Kitchen allergy friendly cake mix!
Dairy and Soy Free Cake Failures
1. Dr. Oetker's Organic Vanilla Cake Mix – I find this at Whole Foods and although it is a safe cake mix, the end result is lacking. The cake tastes like cornbread. It is so bizarre. To the people at Dr. Oetker's credit, I've had that happen before with some homemade cake recipes. Why corn? There is NO corn in it. I've searched the web trying to find out why this happens, because it isn't just this mix, but haven't found any answers yet. So I covered the Dr. Oetker's vanilla cake with frosting and we ate it, mostly because I was desperate for dessert. Another time I bought it and mixed in some dry vanilla pudding (yes it is dairy free!) but that didn't cover up the cornbread flavor enough.
2. Trader Joes Cake Mix – same problem- cornbread flavor. I've since found several people who've tried it and reported the same results.
3. Homemade cake recipes- I've tried taking regular white cake recipes and using canola oil in place of the butter but nothing I've tried has come out decent. Either the texture, taste or both are way off. I've scoured websites looking for anyone who has success but haven't found anything yet. If someone has found a good recipe, please let me know! Someday I will try a cake recipe using the Earth's Balance butter replacer but it is so expensive, and until recently, was a bit of work for me to get, I haven't included it in my experiments as of yet.
So hopefully this post helps those of you out there that are searching for a dairy soy free cake. Next up: Frosting!


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The only thing I knew about this film before seeing it was that it involved a woman who returns to Germany from a concentration camp at the end of the war, and that it was directed by Christian Petzold and starred Nina Hoss, the same people who were responsible for that excellent film Barbara which we'd seen a couple of years ago. I'd read nothing at all about it beforehand, and neither had I seen any trailers. Not that I often watch trailers anyway, as in my experience they tend to be totally unrepresentative of the films they're supposed to be promoting, making them look much better or (more often) much worse than they actually are. It doesn't often happen that I see a film with so little foreknowledge or expectations, but in this case I certainly wasn't disappointed.
We're plunged straight into the extreme and unreal atmosphere of Germany just after the end of the war, as portrayed in Roberto Rossellini's Deutschland im Jahre Null or Lars von Trier's Europa, where we meet a Jewish woman, Nelly, who's just returned from Auschwitz. She has lost everyone and is alone in the world except for one very good friend Lene, also Jewish, who has spent the war in Switzerland. While Lene has come to hate everything German and can't wait to emigrate to Palestine, Nelly desperately wants her old life back, and especially her much-loved husband Johnny. Pretty heavy material, and a theme few filmmakers dare to touch, but Christian Petzold handles it perfectly.
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From the point where the couple find each other again the film requires certain amount of 'suspension of disbelief'. Although Nelly has changed so much that Johnny doesn't recognise his own wife, he still sees enough similarity to recruit her to play herself in a scheme to claim his (presumably dead) wife's inheritance. I found this easily believable at first, not only because she's had reconstructive surgery following a serious facial injury, but also because of all the other changes in her appearance and behaviour brought about by her experiences in Auschwitz, which, unsurprisingly, have made her a different person, a shadow of her former self. As the film progresses, however, he's confronted by ever clearer indications that she is in fact his wife. She's able to imitate his wife's handwriting and signature perfectly, she has exactly the same shoe size, she's able to find the secret compartment in the boat where his wife hid from the Nazis… They spend a lot of time together and become increasingly intimate, but still he doesn't recognise her. I kept wondering when the pretence was finally going to collapse, and found it increasingly difficult to accept that it didn't. OK, we're given indications that he'd betrayed his wife to save his own skin (in the book by which the film is mainly inspired, Hubert Monteilhet's Le Retour des Cendres, this was in fact what had actually happened), and that his guilt about this prevents him from wanting to see the truth: if she's really his wife, he'll have to confront what he's done. But is this really enough of an explanation? I'm still not sure.
Nelly's behaviour, although certainly strange, is a lot more easily explicable. Lene tries to convince her that Johnny was responsible for her arrest, but she doesn't want to believe it. The idea of being reunited with him was the only thing that gave her the strength to keep on living while she was in Auschwitz, and she can't give that up now. She wants to observe him and find out if he really loved his wife, and she gradually becomes convinced that he did – even if he did perhaps betray her out of cowardice. She is also shocked and hurt by the fact that he doesn't recognise her, and sees this as proof that she's no longer the person she once was. She is waiting for him to recognise her spontaneously, as this will show that she's really her old self after all. And if her behaviour still seems irrational, then that's because she really has no plan and is just following her intuition and improvising.
The sort of situation where someone has to pretend to be someone else impersonating them (or, as in Victor Victoria, where a woman pretends to be a man impersonating a woman), is normally only found in comedy, where it doesn't really matter if the situation is believable as long as people find it entertaining. In a serious drama, however, such a far-fetched plot could pose more of a problem. Fortunately in this case the acting is so good and the film so well made generally that it didn't really bother me. The set designs are excellent and the ruins of Berlin realistic, and everything about the film combines to re-create the very particular atmosphere of Germany just after the war has ended: the hopelessness, the lack of direction, and the feeling of a country starting again from scratch. The embarrassed and uncomfortable reactions Nelly gets from people after her 'reappearance' are brilliantly portrayed, and we get a real feeling for how different the world looks to someone who's just returned from a concentration camp compared to the experience of those who spent the war at home, no matter how hard that might have been. The film makes obvious references to classics such as Eyes Without a Face and Vertigo, and I also noticed a certain Fassbinder influence here and there, especially in the wonderful final scene.
Many a good film is spoiled by a bad ending, but in this one it's perfect. We're kept guessing right up to the last moment, and when the end finally comes it's a powerful climax in which Johnny realises that his wife has returned from the dead. After which Nelly leaves the room, and how the characters continue their lives after that is left entirely up to our imagination. In other words the sort of thing Michael Haneke might come up with: a completely open ending with all kinds of possible scenarios as to what follows. This was one of those films which reverberate in your head long after you've seen them, and give you plenty to talk about on the way home from the cinema. I definitely want to see it again some time, and I now consider myself a confirmed Christian Petzold fan.
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Donna J. Skelton Kell, 72, of Oakland City passed away Wednesday at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Newburgh.
She was born on March 6, 1942 in Oakland City to William Royce and Alice Evangeline (Hopkins) Skelton.
She is survived by her husband Carlos "Sam" Kell, they were married on April 18, 1958; her children, Carl Kell, Elaine (Dennis) Young, Ellen (Jeff) Morgan and Chad Kell all of Oakland City; seven grandchildren 16 great-grandchildren and four pets and dogs.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday, November 2, 2014 at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel with Rev. Charles Gipson officiating. Burial will be in Forsythe Cemetery.
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Rapper Cardi B has revealed that she's expecting a baby girl. She made this known in an interview with Howard stern on Siriusxm's the Howard Stern Show after the show host asked her the sex of her baby.
"I'm having a girl," Cardi B replied.
When asked if a name has been picked, she replied in the affirmative, but asked Stern to interview her "dude" – Offset – for the name because she didn't pick the name.
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COBE is excited to announce the addition of Marcie Walsh, MSW, as our new Administrative Director!
In her role as Administrative Director, Ms. Walsh supports efforts to translate COBE faculty research into programming for students, the university community and the broader Richmond region. Examples of current programming include the COBE Connect lunch series, the Science of Happiness and Flourishing classes and the THRIVE living-learning community.
Ms. Walsh spent the first half of her career in human resources, and since that time she has worked in education. She draws on both of those experiences in her work as administrative director of COBE.
Ms. Walsh is in her final year of the educational psychology Ph.D. program in VCU's School of Education. Her research interests focus on the factors that influence students' academic engagement and motivation in the higher education setting. She is currently completing her dissertation study of undergraduate students' writer identity in the transition from high school to college.
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My students are amazing. One sent me her homework without changing the name of the file so it has the name of another student.
My response: please be careful when you cheat.
@ondiz The problem with this being that now you can never be sure if they actually stopped cheating or just got gud at cheating.
@samis If they're so good I can't tell the difference, it means I'm preparing them properly for real life!
@ondiz Illa, madre mía la gente.