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iPod Witch website
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Jack pictures. (^^)
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A Witch's Primer
Firefly Academy
Coven Space Marketplace
Azure Green
Isis Books

The Podcast of the Moment: Pagan Spirituality Today

Two new Podcasts I've been listening to:
World Wide Weird Podcast (he has 9 episodes, not 5 like I mentioned. ^^;)
A Pagan in the Threshold

I hope everyone enjoys the podcast! :)

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I'm alive and kicking so look for me with a podcast soon. My birthday is Thursday so I hope to have it done and out before then. (Hopefully tomorrow). See you all then!
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Pyramid composter

Coven Space

And the Podcast of the Moment is:
Pagan Parents On The Edge!

New podcast: Saytr's Thicket This is done by Son of Pan, not Ben as I mistakenly mentioned in the podcast. Ben is the podcaster of another podcast that I've recently found and forgot to mention. I'll put his show on next time. :)

I'm providing a link to where you can read The Golden Bough online.
The Golden Bough

I hope everyone enjoys the show! Be sure to vote for me and all of the Podkin at Podcast Alley. :)

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Pagan Parents On The Edge "Have a Look"
Fire Lyte's blog
Bonnie Plants
The Complete Guide to Herbal Medicines

The Podcast of the Moment is: Get Witchified!

Also I have been enjoying these podcasts:

PCP: Pagan Centered Podcast
Stirring the Cauldron

Enjoy!

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Right now I'm going to get off the computer before I fall over. lol I need sleeeeeeeeep!
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Brookhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-71559206491140814392009-06-15T14:13:00.000-07:002009-06-15T14:40:09.490-07:00iPod Witch Episode #28Hello everyone! The latest episode is up and ready to go. I have listener feedback, a book review, and I tell tales of easy free compost and gardening fun. :) In the podcast I mention these books:

Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs
ISBN: 978-0-87542-122-3
Magical Herbalism
ISBN: 0-87542-120-2
Magic and Medicine of Plants
ISBN: 0-89577-221-3

The book review was of:
The Way of the Green Witch
ISBN: 978-1-59337-500-3

The following links were mentioned in this podcast:

Contact With The Divine

Green Witchcraft

My podcast of the moment:

Witchery of One

NOTE: Right after the Get Witchified promo there is a bit of silence. ^^; Sorry about that, just pass it and you'll hear the rest of the podcast!

I hope you enjoy this podcast! See you next time.

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My Flickr They are in a set for easy viewing

Link mentioned in the podcast:

Anubis at the airport

My podcast of the moment:
From the Edge of the Circle

And last but not least, the newest podcast on my iPod:

Hollow Hill

Thanks for listening everyone! See you next time! :)

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Links from this episode in order:

Wolf Howl Animal Preserve

International Wolf Center

Gem and Mineral Pronouncement guide

Treasures of The Earth main page

Pagan Spirit Gathering

And, of course, the:
Podcast of the moment: Moonshine

Thank you to all my listeners. This show is for YOU! :)

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Brookhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-15468729242576523842009-04-28T11:35:00.000-07:002009-04-28T18:03:46.753-07:00iPod Witch Episode #25Welcome back! Today I have listener feedback, a book review, a recipe for Beltane and some new podcasts to share.

Toil and Trouble

Pagan FM!

Haunted NJ

Valley Witches

Two are new, two are new to me. Enjoy!

Episode 25
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Brookhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-35606617572607920842009-04-22T13:45:00.000-07:002009-04-22T13:46:56.339-07:00Double iPod Witch downloads in iTunes?Yes, there will be double in iTunes. Why? Because my hosting changed. Switchpod sent all it's users over to Libsyn. So when the feed updated, it sent all the episodes to itunes. You don't need to re-download anything. They are all the same. :) I just wanted to post this in case anyone was confused. I hope to have a new episode out this weekend.
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Brookhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-44478480713644065712009-04-11T18:42:00.000-07:002009-04-11T19:13:24.295-07:00iPod Witch Episode #24Hi everyone! I'm back with a new episode for you all. I have a LOT of listener feedback, a candle making 101 segment, and some talk about my crazy week! I went over and didn't get to the wolf segment I wanted to do. I'll tell you about all that in the next episode! I hope you enjoy this one.

Links mentioned in this episode:

Dark Moon's blog

The Geek Witch podcast

Here is a picture of the kitties!

Blessed Be!

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Brookhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-67889207468056983562009-03-22T11:07:00.000-07:002009-03-22T11:22:34.115-07:00Episode #23Hello everyone! I have episode 23 up and ready for you to download! I have several segments this time. I go more in depth on the way to pick your Craft name by the numbers. Here is the chart:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A B C D E F G H I
J K L M N O P Q R
S T U V W X Y Z

I also have a gem segment, this time it's Jasper. I also have a bit on Ostara and spring cleaning!

I mention the podcasts I have found lately and they are:

Get Out of the Broom Closet

The College Witch

Gwineveres Wiccan Files

I hope you enjoy! :)

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Brookhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-33032708924802277472009-03-17T11:08:00.000-07:002009-03-17T11:19:58.249-07:00Episode #22I'm back, a bit late, but I'm here. :) I have listener feedback, a book review and some rambles. I hope you enjoy! Here is a list of the links I mentioned in the podcast:

Brid's Closet

Get Out of the Broom Closet

MoonCircles

The Infinite and Beyond

Enjoy! :)

~Brook

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Brookhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-70991922182075820202009-03-01T14:31:00.001-08:002009-03-01T15:14:20.062-08:00Episode #21Hi! Welcome to the lastest podcast. Sorry I'm a week behind. I have lots of listener feedback this time. I also do a book review of A Witch's Halloween, and I mention a few new Pagan podcasts I've been listening to! I hope you enjoy.

Here are the links mentioned in today's podcast:

Vegetarian Resource Group

International Vegetarian Union

Little Kitchen Witch podcast

Foxtayle's Proud Pagan podcast

Thanks for listenting! :)

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Enjoy!

Episode #20

PS I forgot to mention in the podcast, but I'm FINALLY listed on Podcast Pickle! Whee!
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Episode 19 is up and ready for you to download. I have listener feedback, a book review, and some of my rambles. I hope you enjoy the episode. Here are the links and information that I mentioned in the podcast:

Elemental Castings podcast

Meetup.com

Also the two free 411 listings.

1.800.GOOG.411

1.800.FREE.411

The first one is Google 411 and it is for businesses only. The second is for businesses and residential. Both are completely FREE and wonderful numbers to have in your phone!

I hope everyone is doing well! I will see you all next time!

Episode #19

PS to my Stephen King / Dark Tower listener fans... this is episode... 19!!!!! :D
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Brookhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5557804230840003016.post-12959865193898939312009-01-10T22:28:00.000-08:002009-01-11T16:15:17.088-08:00Episode #18Happy 2009! Here is the first podcast for the new year. :) I have an episode this time that includes listener feedback, a segment on Carnelian, and some ramblings. I also have a lot of links to share that I mentioned in the podcast!

First up is Azodnem's link. He made my beautiful new iPod Witch logo! :D I love it. I think you will too. I have it linked to this latest podcast in itunes. I will be changing my old logo (which wasn't really a logo just a pic of me!) to this beautiful one everywhere I am listed!

Azodnem's Site

Be sure to check out his Cafe Press and Zazzle sites too!

In response to Brandon's comments and questions, I bring you the link to The Witches' Voice:

Witches' Voice

Also mentioned are the books:
Cunningham's Encyclopedia Of Magical Herbs
Magickal Herbalism
Cunningham''s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic
All by Scott Cunningham

The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall

And last but certainly not least, a link to the poem I am a Pagan (by Selena Fox):

I am a Pagan

Beth gave this link to pictures of Anubis when he visited London! :)

Anubis on the Thames

Also, when I gave my HUGE list of Podkin that I listen to and love I forget the wonderful Dina over at the Black Goddess of Love. As you can see her link is in the list of my podkin and I also am adding the links to the new podcasts I've discovered recently!

Okay, I guess that is all. I hope everyone enjoys the cast. See you soon!

Episode 18
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Anubis Statue
My Flickr page
The Classical station

If there is any problem with it or any glitches, let me know please. I had it ready the first time and realized it was messed up and had to go back into GarageBand and fix it. I listened to it to make sure it was okay and it sounded fine to me. It should be okay! :p At least I REALLY hope so! ^^;

I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year! :) I'll see you all in 2009!

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Episode 16 and 1/4
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This opinion will be unpublished and
may not be cited except as provided by
Minn. Stat. Ï 480A.08, subd. 3 (2000).
In the Matter of the Welfare of :
H.N.R., M.R.H.R, J.C.R., S.D.R., and
Filed August 20, 2002
Otter Tail County District Court
File Nos. J6-01-50382, 50384, 50385, 50386, 50387
Mark S. Stolpman, Stolpman Law Office, P.O. Box 131, Fergus Falls, MN 56537-0131 (for appellant Ina Grace Randall)
Kurt A. Mortenson, Otter Tail County Attorney, Suite 320 Courthouse, 121 West Junius, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 (for respondent)
Schan E. Sorkness, 114 East Washington, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 (for children)
Considered and decided by Randall, Presiding Judge, Stoneburner, Judge, and Hudson, Judge.
RANDALL, Judge
In this termination-of-parental-rights appeal, appellant-mother challenges the district court's termination of her parental rights to her daughter (H.N.R.). Appellant argues that the record lacks clear and convincing evidence that termination is in her daughter's best interests because her daughter is 17 years of age and opposes termination.
Appellant I.G.R. has five children born to her: (1) H.N.R., born December 12, 1984; (2) S.D.R., born April 16, 1986; (3) M.R.H.R., born December 14, 1987; (4) S.M.R., born April 5, 1990; and (5) J.C.R., born April 20, 1992. Only S.D.R.'s father is known.
On September 2, 1987, all five children were adjudicated children in need of protected services. On September 12, 1997, the children were placed in foster care with the Hellands and long-term foster care was ordered on May 18, 1999.
At the time of the permanency hearing in 1999, adoption was not a viable option for H.N.R. and her siblings. At the time, the Hellands did not want to adopt the children. Because of the number and age of the children, it was unlikely that other families would want to adopt the children. The district court granted appellant visitation, determining it to be in the children's best interests for her to have monthly-supervised visits. Between May 18, 1999, and December 31, 2001, appellant exercised her visitation rights six times. Appellant requested to see the children in January 2001, but the children's schedule would not allow the visitation during the time frame appellant requested visitation.
The children manifested negative effects when appellant visited or missed visitations with the children. After visitations, S.M.R. became nervous, clingy, and wet the bed. J.C.R. engaged in self-mutilation and picked his arm until sores developed. H.N.R. wanted to visit with her mother, but she would become defiant after visits with her mother. When appellant failed to show up for a scheduled visit, M.R.H.R. experienced a setback in his emotional health to the point where he had to again undergo counseling. Appellant's favoritism towards certain children, such as making phone calls to and singling out certain children for gifts also created problems.
On June 29, 2001, because of the Hellands' now willingness to adopt all five of the children, petitions were filed to terminate appellant's parental rights. Appellant failed to attend any of the hearings held on January 2 and 3, 2002, to determine if her parental rights should be terminated. All four of the younger children want to be adopted by the Hellands. H.N.R. stated that she did not wish to be adopted because she was already 17 years old and because she did not want to hurt her mother's feelings.
The district court terminated appellant's parental rights to all five children on the basis of abandonment and neglect while in foster care. The district court found that H.N.R. had a "different, more mature, more independent relationship with her mother" than the other children, but terminated appellant's rights to H.N.R. anyway. The district court further found that H.N.R. wanted to continue living with the Hellands but did not wish to be adopted. The district court theorized that it was possible that once appellant's parental rights were terminated, H.N.R. may change her mind regarding adoption. The court terminated appellant's parental rights to H.N.R. on the basis that it was in H.N.R.'s best interests and in the best interests of the other children. The district court found that treating H.N.R. differently from the other children would somehow be detrimental to her siblings. This appeal as to H.N.R. follows.
Appellant I.G.R. concedes that statutory factors exists for termination of her parental rights but contends that the district court erred in concluding that clear and convincing evidence existed to hold that the termination of her parental rights to H.N.R. was in the best interests of the child. Appellant asserts that termination is not in H.N.R.'s best interests because she is not adoptable and because she would not consent to be adopted as required under Minn. Stat. Ï 259.24, subd. 3 (2000) (stating that a child over 14 must give written consent to be adopted).
Minn. Stat. Ï 260C.301 (Supp.2001) governs termination of parental rights. There is a presumption the "natural parent is a fit and suitable person to be entrusted with the care of his child" and that it is in the child's best interests to be in the natural parent's custody. In re Welfare of Clausen, 289 N.W.2d 153, 156 (Minn. 1980) (citation omitted). The child's best interests are "the paramount consideration in every termination case." In re Welfare of M.D.O., 462 N.W.2d 370, 375 (Minn. 1990) (citations omitted); see Minn. Stat. Ï 260C.301, subd. 7. The district court ruled that it was in H.N.R.'s best interests to terminate appellant's parental rights because visitation was not in the best interests of H.N.R. or her siblings, and if H.N.R. did not also have the parental rights of her mother severed with her, appellant could continue to claim visitation rights.
On appeal in termination proceedings, appellate courts inquire into the sufficiency of the evidence to determine whether it is clear and convincing. In re Welfare of J.M., 574 N.W.2d 717, 724 (Minn. 1998). The district court found:
The visitations between birth mother and [H.N.R.] in the interim have not been beneficial to the children, but to [H.N.R.] specifically * * * .
I.G.R argues that H.N.R.'s preference not to have her mother's parental rights terminated, her choice not to be adopted, and her age and maturity preclude a finding that termination was in the best interests of the child. We agree.
"[A] child's best interests may preclude terminating parental rights even where one or more of the statutory prerequisites for termination are present." In re Welfare of M.P., 542 N.W.2d 71, 74-75 (Minn. App. 1996). To determine whether termination of parental rights is in a child's best interests, the court must balance "the child's interest in preserving the parent-child relationship, an interest shared by the parents, against any competing interests of the child." In Re Welfare of M.G., 407 N.W.2d 118, 121 (Minn. App. 1987). Such competing interests include stability, the child's expressed preference, and the child's health. Id. In addressing each child's best interests, the court should examine each child's choice, the value of the existing parent/child relationship, and the benefits of termination. In re Welfare of M.P., 542 N.W.2d at 75-77.
We agree with appellant's contention that the record fails to contain clear and convincing evidence to support the district court's conclusion that termination is in H.N.R.'s best interests. The district court, when it terminated appellant's rights, was primarily concerned with the effect that visitation between mother and daughter would have on the other children's emotional health. But "termination" is not necessary to ensure that appellant will have no contact with the other children while visiting H.N.R. As appellant correctly notes, if the Hellands do not want to have the visitation between mother and H.N.R. at their home, they can require appellant and H.N.R. to meet at locations away from the Hellands' home. The Hellands, as property owners and as legal parents of the other four children, have the perfect right to require appellant and H.N.R. to exercise their visitation at some place other than at the Hellands' family home.
More importantly, we note that the issue of "visitation" is a short-term concern, at best. Visitation as to H.N.R. will be resolved in approximately three or four months when H.N.R. turns eighteen years of age in December. "Visitation" is a term used to describe visits with minor children, not with adults. As an adult, H.N.R. will be free to see whomever she chooses. If H.N.R. and her mother decide to have contact when H.N.R. turns 18, this contact will no longer be deemed "visitation." The Hellands will continue to have the right, if they so choose, to ask H.N.R. to see her mother at some place other than the Helland family home.
It is also possible that the issue of visitation may be a non-issue. Appellant may well not ask to visit H.N.R. between now and December 2002, when H.N.R. reaches 18 years of age. As the district court pointed out:
I.G.R. has continued to manifest her erratic behaviors and her lack of consistent, dependable and responsible parenting activities in that she can't even ask for appointments for visits, she can't keep them when they're provided * * *.
The record shows that appellant has exercised her right to visitation only six times between May 18, 1999, and December 31, 2001. Given her infrequent and inconsistent visits with her children, it is possible that appellant may never ask for visitation before her daughter's eighteenth birthday. If, in the next few months, appellant does ask to visit H.N.R., the solution is simple: set up the visitation at some place other than at the Hellands' home.
We further conclude that the district court erred when it rationalized that "the best interests" of the other children made it necessary to terminate appellant's parental rights as to H.N.R. The district court found that termination was in H.N.R.'s best interests because the other children will feel that they are not "favored" by their mother if her rights are terminated as to them, but not as to H.N.R. The court stated that there is
a fair amount of weight from [H.N.R.] individually, but also in recognition of the fact that we have such a clear record here, I think, of favoritism, or at least perceived favoritism among the children by the mother as to certain children, not always the same child, not always the same way, and that there would truly be a detriment easily identifiable detriment, to the other four children if [H.N.R.] was treated by this court differently than the others.
We simply do not accept the reasoning that H.N.R.'s strong preference not to have her mother's parental rights terminated as to her should be ignored because of the possibility that a younger brother or sister might feel bad because H.N.R. retains a legal relationship with her biological mother and the other four minor children do not.
Respondent acknowledges that the four younger children want to be adopted by the Hellands and that H.N.R. does not. If the four younger children want to be adopted and they get their wish, it is illogical for the state to argue that somehow the four younger children are being singled out for unfair treatment and that the way to rectify that "unfair treatment" is to terminate appellant's parental rights as to H.N.R. so that all five of appellant's children "are in the same boat." This is a fallacious argument. First of all, all five of appellant's children are individuals, each is unique, and, thus, they never were "in the same boat." Each of the five children is entitled to have his best interests considered individually. If you want to talk about long-term psychological damage, what about the permanent wedge between H.N.R. and her four younger brothers and sisters if she has her parental ties with her mother severed against her will, all for the sake of a four-month window before she technically becomes an adult. Any psychological damage to the four younger children if appellant's parental rights as to H.N.R. are not terminated is conjecture at best.
If H.N.R.'s younger brothers and sisters question her about why her mother's parental rights were not also terminated, H.N.R. can simply and honestly explain to her brothers and sisters that she is a person about to become an adult and it is her personal choice to allow their biological mother to retain a legal tie to at least one of her five children. It will be easier for H.N.R.'s younger brothers and sisters to live with the truth as opposed to some societal/judicial artificial contrivance.
Appellant argues that termination is not in H.N.R.'s best interests because H.N.R. has expressed that she does not want her mother's parental rights to be terminated and that she would not consent to an adoption if the Hellands asked to adopt her. We agree. The choice of a child who is old enough to express a preference about the termination of parental rights is given significant weight when examining a child's best interests. In re Welfare of M.P., 542 N.W.2d at 75 (citations omitted).
The district court recognized H.N.R.'s argument stating that she:
has a different, more mature, more independent relationship with her mother and desires to have the Court know that she doesn't want to feel lost between the space of not having a parent and because this court takes away the rights of [appellant] to be the mother and cannot with certainty provide to [H.N.R.]. a path that will certainly lead to adoption by the Hellands, I find it interesting [H.N.R.] has that maturity to be able to articulate through her attorney to this court.
H.N.R is 17 years old and will shortly turn 18. She is old enough and mature enough to express a preference as to whether she wants her mother's rights terminated and whether she would consent to adoption. Having expressed that preference, the district court should have given that preference serious weight. Because of her age and her preference against adoption, statutory law supports appellant's contention that termination (just for the possibility that H.N.R. might want to be adopted later) was not in H.N.R.'s best interests. See Minn. Stat. Ï 259.24, subd. 3 (2000) (if a child over age 14 is to be adopted "the child's written consent * * * shall be necessary"); 645.44, subd. 16 (1994) ("'[s]hall' is mandatory").
There is no conflict in this case between appellant and H.N.R. and the Hellands. The record shows the Hellands to be kind and generous people. Some time ago, the Hellands told H.N.R. that they would continue with financial and emotional support for her whether or not they were able to adopt her. H.N.R.'s four siblings are going to the home of a couple that want them and can care for them. H.N.R. becomes a legal adult in December of this year. She made a studied and serious decision against terminating her mother's parental rights as they relate to her. She did that knowing her decision would foreclose the possibility of her being adopted by a good couple, the Hellands. The district court recognized on the record H.N.R.'s emotional maturity and her ability to sort out her feelings for the different people in her life, while growing up in a neglected situation and under pressure. We conclude that it is in the best administration of justice to honor H.N.R.'s choices as to her own life.
The district court's findings do not support the decision that it is in the best interests of H.N.R. to have her mother's parental rights terminated. Neither does the record support the heavy conclusion that it is so much in the best interests of H.N.R.'s siblings to have appellant's parental rights terminated as to H.N.R. that H.N.R.'s best interests should be subservient to her siblings.
As to H.N.R., the decision of the district court is reversed. Appellant retains her parental rights to H.N.R.


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So yeah, that New Years Resolution of writing a blog post every Friday never really planned out, I didn't take in to account the 13,000 words of essays that could be due in the course of a 10 day period, so lets just say I have been a little bit preoccuppied recently. Not only has this preoccupied manner meant I have religious been slaving away in front of the laptop with joggers and my favourite grey t-shirt (Topshop sports luxe trend situation on point!) But it has also meant well I have had nothing amazing to to post about, unless you call a moan about people who call back a book that you have on loan- LIKE REALLY? CAN'T YOU TELL I NEEDED THAT!!
But anyway, I have recently come into possession of thee most AMAZING jeans ever!! Like how cute are they?! When I first saw them, I was kinda thinking can I really pull them off, for someone who used to religiously live in dresses, I didn't think these MOM jeans cut would really be for me. However, once they were on I felt like Kelly Kapowski from Saved
by the bell and I bloody loved it! Now, unfortunatley I wasn't around when Saved by the Bell first aired, but somehow through my childhood- probably the days when Nickledon used to be the best thing of all time, I picked up on a couple of the shows episodes. It has now become a classic, a bit like 'Fresh Prince of Bell Air' and I'm sure you'll find me searching throughout the internet to find the complete episodes to watch on a Sunday night, maybe I'll learn to buy the box set. However, I just love how these jeans bring back warm memoires and I suppose the added perk is they look pretty cool aswell. They have these cute little pictures of fries, hotdogs, burgers and doughnuts on them and are very quirky.I wore them yesturday and I had many comments on them, I suppose probably becasue they are a bit loud. I'm hoping to get as many wears out of them as possible, and spread that 90's fashion trend, which seems to be slowly making an apperrance again- thank god.
Now, ironically I'm sitting here in my grey t-shirt and socks while writing this post inbetween my revision breaks, lets hope I don't leave it too long until the next post. But pray for me while I slowly become one of those uni students who only enters the outside world when she needs food. But I suppose it's alright cause I'm saved by the bell ( see what I did there).
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When I'm not writing, I'm healing the sick or raising an imaginative 3 yr. Both can really take it out of you but I always take time to write a few lines when I can!
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Candy Crush, friend or foe?
As a new writer, I found that inspiration is easy but time is short. Between a hour drive to work and back and 12 hr work days, it's hard to find time to really dedicate to a book. It doesn't help that my first love is video games and apps on my phone. Candy Crush has been my biggest distraction but can I really help it? They just upgraded to the new night mode with all new levels that I feel I must conquer!! Still, a writer must concentrate if she wants to be serious about writing. Maybe if I take my phone and give it to my 3 yr old when I get home as a way to not be tempted to play? Lord knows I wouldn't find it again till the following day! It's a thought anyway!
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
"Love and Loss" coming soon!!!
I'm so excited to see my first review! I'm stoked to see the finished cover but it's still not ready yet. Hopefully it will be on Amazon by the end of the month so make sure to look out for it! I have so many people to thank for helping me build up my confidence to release this book since it's my first of many. I really want to give a shout out to Seraphina Donovan for being my mentor in this journey from paper to e-book. I can never thank her enough! Hope to here from my readers soon!
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In collaboration with the Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference currently underway, the Center's Gammill Gallery is hosting a documentary photography exhibit by Michael Ford, entitled Homeplace. Ford will give a lecture on Wednesday, July 23 at 12:30pm in the Tupelo Room of Barnard Observatory. The lecture and exhibit, both in Barnard Observatory, are free and open to… Read More >
Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference Begins Sunday
The Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference kicks off this Sunday on the University of Mississippi campus and in Oxford. This year's theme is Faulkner and History. For a full schedule with speakers, visit the conference website. The Sunday night opening event at 7:30pm will include the presentation of the Eudora Welty Award by Center Associate Director… Read More >
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The Oxford Blues Fest, hosted by the University of Mississippi Museum, begins this evening, Thursday, July 17. A panel on blues scholarship tomorrow at 1:15pm will feature Scott Barretta of the Highway 61 radio show and Mark Camarigg, managing editor of Center publication Living Blues. Southern Studies and English professor Adam Gussow will participate in a… Read More >
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Anna supporters squat near PM's residenceAugust 21st, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Over 40 people squated near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence here Sunday and shouted slogans in support of activist Anna Hazare and a stringent anti-graft law, police said.
Raising their voices against corruption, the protesters were marching from India Gate to 7 Race Course Road carrying flowers for him, when they were stopped by the police some 200 metres from the prime minister's residence.
"We were holding a peaceful march in Hazare's support and to end corruption and were taking flowers for the prime minister, when these policemen asked us not to go ahead. So, we decided to sit near his residence," said Prahlad Pandey, one of the protesters.
Police said that the people have not been detained.
"We have not detained them. They have just been asked not to go ahead," said Satish Sharma, station house officer (SHO) of Chanakyapuri police station, adding that they are, however, free to protest peacefully at the spot.
"This march is not just in Anna's support. It is for us and our children. We want to make our nation corruption free and Jan Lokpal bill is just a step towards it. Believe it or not, it is a very long fight and we are ready," said a protester.


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Rock music during the late sixties tended to be a smorgasbord of blues, jazz, psychedelia, country among other elements. Bands often featured innovative guitar players who were instrumental in creating many of the signature guitar effects we heard even today. And most of them could also engage in lively blues jams that could last upwards of half-an-hour!!
Recently, Guitar Player published a Top 40 list of Greatest Guitar Albums of 1967. Most of the usual suspects are present, including Jimi Hendrix, Michael Bloomfield, Peter Green, Magic Sam, Albert King. I own many of the albums mentioned in the list and discovered a few gems I didn't know even existed – like the Chuck Berry and Steve Miller's live album from the Fillmore.
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When I installed Microsoft's Visual Web Developer Express Edition last year, I was surprised to find that the available downloads included a package for writing Windows Phone 7 apps. Surprised, because I was not aware that any Windows Phone 7 devices were actually on the market.
Now it's 2012, I own a Windows Phone, and Microsoft continues to support developers and would-be developers for Windows Phone 7.
Besides the Express Edition capabilities, Microsoft has made Programming Windows Phone 7 available for download free. The book is authored by Charles Petzold, well-known Microsoft Windows expert programmer and programming book author. This 1000-page ebook contains the same content that you can buy in printed version on Amazon, but it's available free for the downloading from Microsoft.
When I first began considering a Windows Phone as a possible replacement for my aging Android phone, I wondered if Microsoft was committed enough to the success of the Windows Phone to hang on and try to get significant market share. Recently, I've become convinced that Microsoft is in smartphones to stay, and will take a chunk out of the smartphone market in much the same way they carved out a portion of the gaming console market – by sheer force and serious investment.
Nokia has committed itself to Windows Phone 7, and a Nokia representative tried to bolster industry perception of that decision by claiming that young people are abandoning Apple iOS devices en masse. Personally, I think that's ridiculous. For every Apple user who switches to Android or Windows phone devices, there are probably 10 new iPhone or iPad customers.
However, I do think Windows Phones will take a huge bite out of Blackberry's dwindling market share. In fact, I think Microsoft will have Blackberry for lunch, and start nibbling on Android's market for dessert.
To do that, however, Microsoft will have to build up the Windows Phone Marketplace. They're definitely trying, with this free ebook, Windows Phone 7 integration in the Express Editions, and other programs. Currently, the Marketplace stands at over 37 thousand apps. This is a small fraction of the Android Market (which just hit 400,000 apps) and the iPhone App Store (over 450,000 apps). However, the Windows Phone Marketplace is coming up fast – in fact, the Windows Phone Marketplace grew by over 400% over the past year.


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Forever Polished in " Sea Monster" and a co-creation by FP & TLG "A Mid-Winters Dream".
Just to let the record show that since last Friday, I haven't purchased any polishes. I kept myself from running over to Walgreens yesterday to get the new Sinful Colors collection Almost Famous, which are glitter polishes and were on sale for a DOLLAR!!!. I had to tell myself throughout the day that I had a bunch of polishes that I haven't worn yet and I need to give those attention. So… it begins.. anyone else on a "no buy"?
Ok, I was swatching some Pure Ice colors yesterday during my lunch break and I had to stop because my cuticles had turned blue and no amount of remover was going to help me. So I was only able to swatch two of the remaining 8 that I need to get done.
I picked these two polishes to swatch first because they were the perfect undies for the two FP polishes that I purchased during Ashley's Valentine's sale.
Sea Monster
"Sea Monster" was one of the first polishes that Ashley released in her shop. I have had my eye on this one since then and I never got around to purchasing it. I am so glad that I finally did.. maybe this will teach me to just buy something if I really want it and not wait around..because it may be gone later on. Sea Monster is a clear based polish really really really loaded with teal holographic glitter dust and holographic silver hex glitters. The glitters look green, teal, and blue when the light hits them and different angles. I only needed to use one coat of Sea Monster over Pure Ice's Twisted.
"A Mid-Winters Dream"
I would like to introduce you to our "creation" A Mid-Winters Dream" 🙂
One day Ashley had posted a picture on IG of a loose glitter gradient mani that she had done using gold and iridescent hex glitters. I told her that it was beyond gorgeous! I had never seen anything like it and so I told her that she needed to bottle and sell it! As she was mixing up some testers and sending me shots of what they looked like, we ended up using gold glitter dust with gold and iridescent hex glitters.. I wasn't really sure about putting so much glitter dust but she was instant so I told her throw more iridescent glitters in there while she was at it!.. She did and wow… is this bottle loaded with glitter!? I came up with the name "A Mid-Winters Dream" because we are in the middle of winter and this glitter top coat is so dreamy.
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School of Management Aims to Go GlobalBy Tobin Auber
Staff Writer
Professor Valery Katkalo, Dean of St. Petersburg University's Graduate School of Management, talks about the school's 14 years of work to date, its ambitious development plans for the future and the creation of a vast new campus on one of the city's historic palace and park ensembles.
What are the key goals of the Graduate School of Management?
Our project is part of a national priority project in education with the very ambitious goal of building a Russian business school with a strong international brand in business education. Essentially, the task is to take the school to the upper rankings of business education by 2015. Clearly, this means the creation of a school that is both compatible and competitive with the leading business schools of the world.
What experience have you developed over the last 14 years as a school within the university, and how will it assist you in achieving that goal?
For us, to achieve this goal it's crucial that we choose the right business model for such a school. If we take the top ten or even top one hundred business schools in the world ,we can see that almost all of them, or at the very least 90 percent, are university business schools. They are mostly in-house business schools at major research universities. This is a model typical for all American business schools. Cambridge and Oxford created their business schools recently, in the 1990s, the London Business School is, formally, part of London University, the Rotterdam School of Business is part of the Erasmus University. So this general trend and this business model is very well known and respected.
Our school was opened in 1993 as a new faculty of St. Petersburg University and we were very committed from the very beginning to this university model for the business school. We started pretty much from scratch, and had four faculty members and 33 bachelor students, but we had three major assets from the very beginning.
Firstly, we are part of the St. Petersburg University, the leading university in the country which, really, not only gives us an umbrella brand but also establishes very high standards for educational and research excellence.
Secondly, we were a very international school right from the beginning. Our co-founding partner was the Haas School of Business at the University of California in Berkeley. Today we have 24 partners among leading European and American schools with whom we exchange students and faculty, and we have numerous joint research projects.
The third important asset is that right from the beginning, we were very keen on corporate relationships. We were probably the first business school in this country to create an international business advisory board, with John Pepper, former CEO of Procter & Gamble worldwide, as chairman.
How many students do you have at present and what programs do you offer?
At present we have about 1,400 students. Most of them are still in our undergraduate division, but we have both Master's and Executive MBA programs and some retraining degree programs. We plan to develop a school with a large, diversified portfolio of programs and we will of course develop very strong research capabilities here at the school.
How does the school plan to finance all this expansion?
Being inside the university means that we will have diversified sources of funding. At the moment, we're receiving what we might call seed capital for the business school from the government, but in the near future the government will seriously reduce its funding and we will operate on two major sources of funding – tuition revenues and endowment funds.
What other competitive advantages have you managed to develop in the 14 years that the school has been operating?
We've shown that we've been very strong in internationalizing the school. This year we will have about 100 European students coming here for a semester on exchange programs which work on the credit transfer system. As I mentioned, we have 24 partners. These are top European and North American schools, so we're not interested in just getting foreigners – we're shooting for the schools which can, of course, contribute to our reputation. And we get two benefits here immediately. Firstly, we're bringing in students from top schools, which has a direct and indirect impact on quality control. And secondly, we're getting quotas for our students to go there, so it's really a two-way street.
Does that exchange extend to teachers too?
Not on the same scale, obviously. Having exchanges of professors is a very costly exercise, but with the investment that we're getting from the government and from business we are now able to invite top international caliber professors to teach here. And from September, 2007, we will have about 6 professors teaching at the school for a semester or on a modular basis and we're planning on increasing this number exponentially.
How strong is the incentive to run programs in English?
n the future, most of our programs will be run in English. At the risk of stating the obvious, business is now global, and when we talk about the internationalization of programs at the top business schools it's not just a question of teaching in English, it's a question of what you understand quality standards in business education today to be. So, I would say that it's an issue of quality and, of course, an understanding that if we're in business education then we should be training people for international careers
By international careers, I mean that our graduates may even be working for Russian companies but in the international dimension of their activities or our graduates may work for multinationals operating in Russia. If you look at today's job market in Russia, you will see that multinationals and the best Russian companies are competing for the same kind of employees. It's already, more or less, a war for talent between these two clusters of companies.
So English language is a tool but it's also much more — it's an indicator of the level of quality of your program. English language programs allow you to attract international faculty. And, in turn, you really upgrade the professional capabilities of the Russian-native professors. All this means that in the future I think that we will probably only preserve two programs in the Russian language – one of the formats of the executive MBA, mostly focused on the regions, and the bachelor program, which, according to the current Russian legislation, must be predominantly in the native language. Nevertheless, we are also introducing a number of English-language courses into the bachelor program.
In what other ways will the programs offered be developed in the future?
The School of Management has effectively been renamed the Graduate School of Management because very important conceptual changes are underway here. First of all we are expanding our graduate programs.
We've fixed the intake into our bachelor program at about 200 per year. The areas of growth will be Masters programs, Executive MBA programs and we're taking three programs with us from the past – the Bachelor, the Master's of International Business and Executive MBA in the Russian language. All these three programs are very successful in the marketplace.
In parallel to this, however, we're now designing and preparing three new flagship programs. They are, firstly, a full-time MBA which will take about 16 months, will be entirely in English and will be an internationally positioned program. Secondly, an international executive MBA which will be on a modular basis in partnership with some leading western school or schools. And thirdly, a much longer term project – a PhD program in management. At the moment we have a small doctoral program, but we really need to have an internationally recognized program.
How do research projects arise? Ideas are suggested by the students or the faculty or companies approach you?
We're working in a field that is developing very dynamically globally. There are certain areas in finance theory, in strategic management research and in marketing and organizational behavior which have been very actively developing in the world over the last twenty to thirty years.
So, we test internationally generated theories in the Russian field to see, for example, how corporate life cycles theory is applicable to the stories of Russian companies or in building from small entrepreneurial firms to successful mid-sized companies. These are fascinating projects, of course.
In all this research, there's another advantage of being part of the St. Petersburg University – we are able to capitalize on all the resources of the other faculties of the university. In our entrepreneurship studies, for example, we are using a lot of field questionnaires and people from the Sociology Faculty. In finance theories and research, say, the math involved is very important and we are able to bring some very strong people from the Math Faculty, people who are experts in applied math.
What are the plans for the new campus?
In July of 2006 the presidential administration granted the university a very unique piece of real estate for the Graduate School of Management project. It's 104 hectares on a historic palace and park ensemble, which formerly belonged to the son of Nicholas I, Mikhail Nikolayevich – that's why it's called the Mikhailovka. We have to renovate and upgrade the existing buildings. There's the palace, the kitchen house, stables and a greenhouse. The stables, for instance, will be turned into the main building of the school with the classrooms and the professors' offices. But then we have to build new facilities. Dormitories, for example. Our third job will be to restore the historic park, which brings additional uniqueness to this future campus.
How much will the faculty have to expand to provide for the new campus and where will the teachers be found?
The school is designed to be quite sizeable by Russian standards. We're talking about 1,800 students, not including executive education. Of that number, only 800 will be on bachelor's programs, with the rest in graduate programs. For that size of school we will need about 100 to 120 faculty members full-time. At the moment we have 70.
The advisory board is also a very important part of the project. In early June we had our second meeting of the International Advisory Board which is chaired by First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, and we have a very representative group of top Russian companies taking part. On the Russian side we have Vladimir Potanin, Oleg Deripaska, Vladimir Yakunin, Vladimir Yevtushenkov, Vladimir Kostin, and on the international side we have top executives from Procter & Gamble, Citibank and L'Oreal, just to mention a few. And, of course, Minister Gref and Minister Fursenko are members, along with Governor Matviyenko and the Rector of the university, Ludmila Verbitskaya. We also have several deans from the top international business schools. So we really have very important constituencies of our project on this Board.
How will you know if you've achieved your goals? What will be the benchmarks for your success?
By September 1, 2010, we have to open the new campus and have all the programs launched.
Then we will need another three or four years to get what's called triple-crown accreditation – that's three major institutional accreditations (EQUIS, AACSB, AMBA).
If we can get them all, becoming the first school in Russia to do so, that will be very important evidence of the fact that we are comparable with the top schools in the world.
That will be, in effect, our entrance ticket to the top rankings.
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Hatred To Love A Bful Journey episode 47
Epi starts here……
After 3 months(May 2nd-PS.Random date)…Ishu is admitted in hospital as it was her delivery day….All were in tension…Ishu goy her labor pain 1 week before the original date given by the doc.
Ishu(in pain):Raman….dont leave my hand plz come inside….I cant stay without u there…..(with much difficulty she says that)
Raman:I will come in dont worry….
Inside the room,
Ishu is not leaving Raman's hand 3 nurses try their best but are in vain….doc says let him be here….Raman thanks him……Whenever doc asks her to push…Ishu holds Raman's hand tightly……Raman could feel Ishu's pressure and pain
Ishu:I cant
Ishu(tries her best):Aaa(screams in pain)
After sometime Raman caressess Ishu's face and tells her not to lose hope….Ishu tries her best and the baby is out….The baby is crying nurse takes her out and brings her in a new hygienic cloth….Ishu was still holding Raman's hand….He felt pain in his hand and left her hand….
Ishu:I am sorry Raman….cos of me ur hand is hurt na
Raman:It's ok my queen….it was all for my bful young madrasi princess
Ishu:Punjabi princess too
Ishra hug eachother and smiles…Dil kahin rukhta nahin plays……
Shanoj were standing out….Anjir and Arshi were coming slowly….Akayal with Rishika were also present there…..Toshi ji and Iyers were very much worried…..But on seeing the baby all were happy….It was celebration time for all…..They named her Ruhanika and called her Ruhi…Ishra felt complete after her birth…Raman and Ishu looked after her without going to office and hospital……
After 5 months Anjali had a baby girl they named her Sanaya.Arora.Called her choti……as Anjali loved the name….Arnav had been with Khushi all the while after her 3rd month.
Next month(Nov 12- PS.Random date)
Khushi was taken to hospital for routine check up….Arnav took her slowly till Doctors room….clearing the way so that Khushi could walk easily
Arnav makes Khushi sit in doctors cabin
Khushi sweats a loot and breathes heavily….
Doc:I think it's almost date
Suddenly,Khushi:Not almost today is the date…Arnav ji my waterbank just broke…..
Arnav:What Khushi
Khushi:Offo….I am getting the pain……
Doc:Nurse make arrangements for delivery
Khushi holds Arnav tightly and is.screaming in pain
Khushi(in pain):Arnav ji my baby is really naughty….I mean how can he just kick me like this ah….its paining
Arnav:Khushi dammit….Just calm down
Khushi(looking at her stomach):My sweet beta plzz stop kicking its paining a loot…
Arnav holds Khushi's hand and leaves but when she was taken inside the room
Khushi was screaming Arnav ji in that situation also…Arnav felt bad as he couldn't be there with her……..
A nurse comes out
Nurse:Mr.Arnav.Singh.Raizada plz come in ur wife is not letting us do the treatment without u…she is so stubborn…..dont know what will happen to ur child
Arnav(smiles):Khushi u are impossible (inaudible to the nurse)
He goes inside.Khushi holda Arnav's hand.
Arnav:Khushi Push…
Khushi:I am trying Arnav ji…..
She tries her best but is unable to do anything….the doc tries vaccum and finally their family was completed with a baby boy…
Arnav(taking the baby in hands,Sitting beside Khushi):Aarav will be his name
Arshi smile….
All are happy at the hattrick success and hosted a graand party.
Precap:After 6 years.Sorry for the same precap.As I didnt hav time I couldn't update long one sorry
*Thank u all for ur support.Love u all my friends and silent readers.I think only 3 more….Hoping to see more comments. Plz say if u ever felt this was boring……..I never mind.Ruhanika Dhawan as Ruhanika bhalla….Vishesh bansal as Aarav…..Harshaali.Malhotra as Sanaya.Arora……Grace.Giridhar as Rishika….hope u all are ok with the new members


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Well readers, we made it. Finally. And I only cried at my desk once. And drank 1/2 price margaritas mid-week (I generally save my drinking exclusively to wine and weekends). But here it is, our Friday. TGIF.
This week's Follow Friday blogger is my good friend Jenn over at Monkey Butt Junction. Jenn is not only an awesome person, but she is also the ONLY attorney I know that can rock a skull & crossbones shirt, to work and KILL it.
Plus she is going to be my sugar momma. And really, what more can you ask for?
This week I thought I would try a little one-on-one interview with Jenn to let my readers see for themselves why I think they should follow her...
Who are you (name/blog/things we should know)?
I am Jenn, and I blog over at http://www.monkeybuttjunction.com/.
My 8 month old son and my awesome husband rock my world.
What got you started blogging and what do you blog about?
I started blogging years ago with a goofy little personal blog on Myspace, and from there I went on to be a paid blogger for 451 Press and the Examiner, writing about tattoos of all things, and now I just focus on my Monkey Butt Junction blog.
If you were another person would you be friends with you?
Yes, if for no other reason than because I make a mean eggplant parmesan.
How do you spend your free time?
I recently began jogging, which is crazy because I have always hated running. Now I'm embracing it – how weird is that? Obviously I love writing, and with that comes a love of reading. I'm big on self-sufficiency and green living so I garden and can and even make my own wine (want some? I don't know how to make a small batch – I get 28 bottles at a time). And I always seize the opportunity to just go out and experience life with my son. He's been to museums, gallery nights, tattoo shops, antique stores, sporting events, and we're just getting started. He's so happy – I want to be just like him when I grow up.
If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
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There you have it. If you haven't already popped over to Monkey Butt Junction go do so, and tell her Jess sent you!
Have a great weekend all!


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I got a little more done on the portrait, mainly the nose and one eye. The hardest part about the nose is that value wise it stands out in profile against the shadow mass of the turned cheek, but you can't paint it that way or it will look flat. Kind of like a Picasso. So the tough part was to model the form without making it too dark because it does have some planes that directly face the light. I might have made too much of that highlight I'll have to take another look after it dries. I'm saving my lightest lights for the cheek area. The lighting is a little subdued overall because I have her sitting in a niche with the light obliquely raking in creating softer dark areas around the edge of the form. Why, I don't know, I just kind of liked the way it looked after playing around with the spot lamp for a while.
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