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There are at least five military installations within a 60-mile radius from where I live – one Army fort, three Air Force bases and a Naval air station. To say this is a military town would be an understatement.
My father served in the Navy in the late 1950s aboard the USS Forrestal. My father-in-law was career Air Force retiring after 25 years of active duty, including several tours in Vietnam. Friends, neighbors and co-workers have all served, their families and spouses making sacrifices few civilians can comprehend.
I still get a thrill when I hear jets from the nearby air base fly over my house. I choke up during the singing of the National Anthem. I have paid the meal tab for uniformed members of our military when I've eaten out at local restaurants. I am in awe of what these men and women do on a daily basis.
Our service men and women deserve our respect and support, they have EARNED it day after day, months and years on end.
Freedom is not free. These men and women have given to their last to protect our freedoms. Thank a vet or active military member today, shake their hand, tell their children and spouses how much you appreciate them, and say a prayer for those military men and women who have lost their lives in service of this country.
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text: Okay so I LOVE the movie Labyrinth with Jennifer Connelly and the absolutely AMAZING David Bowie! And well, this will be going by slightly on what happened in the movie. I have been wanting to do this romance for like.... ever I guess! So the plot is a bit simple, but I know we can get it a long ways and make it absolutely AMAZING! So the plot is that my character, Shade Nightingale, has heard of the Goblin King and pretty much during a very hard day for her of just well... everything that could go wrong, went wrong. So Shade couldn't taken it anymore and called on the Goblin King for help. That's when Jareth, the Goblin King, appears and takes Shade's little sister. So in trade, because she was her parents least favorite, didn't care much for her, etc etc, she decided a trade: She will go with him in place of her baby sister. Jareth loves the idea and takes her to his castle. He teaches her about the laws, the way around the labyrinth, etc, and finally, after a month or two of being around each other, Jareth confesses his love for her. Shade is absolutely amazed but she knew that all along, she loved him too. They then get together and start going out. One night, however, when Jareth is gone doing whatever, Shade finds his... (I guess you can call it diary but I prefer journal) journal and curiosity took over. She read through it and found out about his past lover, Juliet, had died and he was depressed ever since and has not come to truth with himself and has search everywhere for her. There we're also drawings in there and because of the drawings, Shade found out that Juliet looked exactly like her. So that is all I have so far. I really hope you liked it and hopefully we can get this started up. So here is Shade: Name: Shade Nightingale Age: 22 Looks: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/f5/d2/a2/f5d2a2fc475eb8a1b58bb92674b51d13.jpg *upclose and actually has pitch black hair* https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/0a/76/2c/0a762c8f60918903bf435ab47a7f2e4c.jpg Personality: A true dreamer, day dreams, fantasy lover, loves to have fun, quiet, a bit shy, quiet at first then is really talkative as you get to know her, a little mischievous but not a lot or too bad (compared to the Weasley twins), loves to help people when sad, a good listener Hope to discuss it with you soon! ^.^

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I just wanted to see if I could get some opinions on my dog's situation. I adopted George (track name Snake Daddy Dale) from a greyhound adoption agency a few years ago. He is currently 5 and has been diagnosed with osteosarcoma. The veterinarian said that we could amputate his leg but that the chance of his surviving for much longer after the amputation are quite slim. The cancer hasn't shown up anywhere else in his body yet, but the vet says that it probably will when they x-ray him again in 2 weeks.
I feel like 5 is quite young for a dog to have osteosarcoma from all the research that I've done. I'm really devastated, as is my family. George is the love of our lives. We don't want to imagine life without him but will take the best course of action in order to ensure that he isn't in any pain.
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The characteristics of students with physical or health disabilities are as unique to the individuals as the conditions that created their special needs. The health care needs of some children are so consuming that everything else becomes secondary. Other students, such as some with physical disabilities, require substantial alterations to the physical environment, so that learning is accessible to them, but are quite similar to their typical classmates in many learning characteristics. For still others, their health situation requires intense special accommodations at some points in time, but less so at other times.
The education professionals who make a real difference in the academic lives of these students are first and foremost responsive to the individual learning needs they bring to school. Thus, instead of making generalizations about these students, here we will discuss three of the more common conditions seen at schools. (Remember, however, that both physical and health disabilities are low incidence special education categories.) We will look more closely, then, at
- Epilepsy
- Cerebral palsy
- Sickle cell anemia
Seizures may involve the entire brain (generalized seizures) or only a portion of the brain (partial seizures). The frequency of seizures may vary from a single isolated incident to hundreds in a day. Some individuals actually anticipate their seizures because they experience a preictal stage, or an aura, and have heightened sensory signals of an impending seizure, such as a peculiar smell, taste, vision, sound, or action. Others might experience a change in their behavior. Knowing about an aura pattern is helpful, because it enables the person to assume a safe position or warn the teacher and companions before a seizure begins.
The Epilepsy Foundation of America (2005a) identifies four main types of seizures:
- Absence seizures
- Simple partial seizures
- Complex partial (psychomotor) seizures
- Generalized tonic-clonic seizures
Some seizures are difficult for the individual involved and others to recognize. For example, absence seizures or petit mal seizures are characterized by short lapses in consciousness. Because absence seizures are not dramatic, a teacher might wrongly assume that the child is merely daydreaming or not paying attention. Simple partial seizures, which cause people affected to think that their environments are distorted and strange and that inexplicable events and feelings have occurred, can also be difficult to identify. With these seizures, teachers might incorrectly believe that the student is acting out or exhibiting bizarre behavior patterns. Complex partial seizures (also called psychomotor or focal seizures) are short in duration, and the individual returns to normal activities quickly. Sometimes, teachers interpret the child's behavior during this type of seizure as misbehavior or clowning. This situation can be confusing to the child, who is unaware of the episode. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures (formerly referred to as grand mal seizures) are the most serious type of seizure and result in convulsions and loss of consciousness. The dramatic behaviors exhibited during a tonic-clonic seizure may at first be frightening to the teacher and to other students in the class. The student may fall to the floor and experience a stiff (tonic) phase, in which the muscles become rigid, followed by a clonic phase, in which the individual's arms and legs jerk.
Cerebral Palsy
The severity of the condition depends on the precise location of brain damage, the degree of brain damage, and the extent of involvement of the central nervous system (UCP, 2001). Individuals with cerebral palsy whose motor functioning is affected show these characteristics alone or in combination: jerky movements. spasms, involuntary movements, and lack of muscle tone. Often, individuals with cerebral palsy have multiple disabilities, probably resulting from the same damage to the brain that caused the cerebral palsy. For example, many individuals who have severe difficulties in motor functioning also have trouble mastering oral speech. These individuals have speech impairments and physical disabilities. Although some degree of mental retardation is present in about half of the children with cerebral palsy, others are intellectually gifted. It is a tragic mistake to assume that cerebral palsy and mental retardation always occur in combination. There are four ways in which areas of the body can be affected by cerebral palsy: monoplegia, paraplegia. hemiplegia, and quadriplegia.
Another way in which cerebral palsy is classified is in terms of how the individual's movement is affected:
- Spastic cerebral palsy: Movements are very stiff.
- Athetoid cerebral palsy: Involuntary movements are purposeless or uncontrolled, and purposeful movements are contorted.
- Ataxia cerebral palsy: Movements such as walking are disrupted by impairments of balance and depth perception.
Many individuals with cerebral palsy have impaired mobility and poor muscle development. Even if they can walk, their efforts may require such exertion and be so inefficient that they need canes, crutches, or a wheelchair to get around. Students with cerebral palsy may also need braces to help support the affected limbs and make them more functional or to prevent contractures that would eventually lead to bone deformities and further mobility limitations. Proper positioning of the body also must be considered. Many children need wedges, pillows, and individually designed chairs and worktables so that they can be comfortable; breathe easier; avoid injuries. contractures, and deformities; and participate in group activities.
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Here's a typical look on our curious little girl's face. And a little update of her life right now:
- On the Move – She's moving around, rolling from front to back and back to front, sometimes in a steamroller fashion. She pushes off with her sticky feet and makes a little forward progress. Basically, she is not safe on any elevated surface and won't be for the next couple months until she learns to get down. Sigh.
- From Hand to Mouth – With everything. Fun.
- Eating – Hazel still only drinks milk (as Miles so aften reminds her when something tasty is on offer for the rest of us). It hasn't hindered her growth at all, but she is getting ready for solid foods. She lunges for our plates/spoons/cups with a fascinated urgency. Soon, my love.
- Sleeping – No, she is not sleeping through the night. But she is so much better than Miles was at this point, I can hardly complain. She's down by 6:30, up once or twice, and sleeps until at least 6:30 and as late as 8. Two to three naps a day, and starting to consolidate so that at least one of them is more along the lines of 2 hours instead of 30 minutes. Seriously, nothing to complain about. Whew.
- Fun & Smiles – This is a great time, I had forgotten. She can sit up and play with toys, but her favorite, favorite diversion is her big brother Miles. She loves that boy. And he loves her too. Still a bit of tough love, but she's getting bigger and can handle most of it now. She has lots of smiles for us, and they light up her little face.
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NC island reconsiders banning dogs on beaches
NC island reconsiders banning dogs on beaches
Oak Island officials say they won't be changing their laws that allow dogs to be on their beaches during the summer.
The town council had been asked to consider banning dogs on the beaches by someone who said he saw a dog on a leash lunge at a child.
The town is considered one of the most dog-friendly beaches on the East Coast.
Mayor Betty Wallace said at Tuesday's council meeting that almost all the comments on possible restrictions had been in favor of continuing to allow dogs to have access to the shore.
Wallace does want the council to consider next month whether any changes are needed in local ordinances. Wallace says she would like animal control officers to have more authority to remove nuisance dogs from the beaches.


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Fort Knox Youth Sports will be hosting a preseason basketball camp from Oct. 30-Nov. 3. Camp days/times are Monday and Wednesday through Friday from
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Participants will focus on defense, ball handling, rebounding and teamwork. All skill levels are welcome.
Coaches wanted
Fort Knox Youth Sports is looking for coaches for its upcoming basketball, cheerleading and volleyball seasons. All head and assistants coaches must attend a National Youth Sports Coaches Association clinic. They must also complete a background check and attend a child abuse and special needs class in order to coach. If an individual is selected to be a head coach, all children participating in the team sports program this season are free. Assistant coaches will receive a 15-percent discount.
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Fort Knox Youth Sports has its basketball and cheerleading registration through Oct. 13. Registration is done at Fort Knox's Central Registration office, Bldg. 1384, Vine Street 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The co-ed basketball league is open to all youth: 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-15; cheerleading ages 5-6, 7-9, 10-12 and 13-15. Youth must be 5 years old by Nov. 1. All players must be Family members of active duty, retired military or family members of civilian workforce including contractors on Fort Knox. The cost is $40 for basketball and cheerleading. Participants will receive a 15-percent multiple child discount for each additional youth participating in the same sport. At the time of registration, youth must have a current sports specific physical on file.
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Less than two weeks before a month-long cease-fire between Israel and Gaza terrorists is due to end, a Gazan armed with a knife was caught trying to infiltrate into Israel.
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Bozell names North America chief: Bozell Worldwide named Eugene F. Bartley Jr. to the newly created post of president of North American operations, from president, New York operations. Succeeding Mr. Bartley as president of New York operations is Tom Bernardin, general manager of Bozell's New York operations.
Burnett hires OgilvyOne exec: Leo Burnett USA, Chicago, named Tim Claffey as director of its Direct & Promotions Unit. Mr. Claffey, 45, was previously general manager and executive creative director at OgilvyOne, Chicago.
Drake backs joint Four A's/ANA meet: A joint annual meeting of the American Association of Advertising Agencies and the Association of National Advertisers was endorsed by Four A's President-CEO O. Burtch Drake in a speech to Four A's members at the group's annual meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., today. Mr. Drake cited cost savings, the ability to attract high-profile speakers and the potential for increased attendance. "There is more in it for us than the ANA," he conceded, but added, "we have a lot of issues in common so why not let us each share in those." He said he would consider having a joint task force explore the idea. ANA President-CEO John Sarsen, in attendance at the Four A's meeting, said afterwards that prospects for early action on such a joint convention were not good. "In the short term, given the different agendas, it's not going to happen," Mr. Sarsen said.
MGM buys 'Seinfeld' finale ad: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Home Entertainment, Santa Monica, Calif., has bought a 30-second unit in the last episode of NBC's "Seinfeld" to promote rentals of its 1997 James Bond feature film "Tomorrow Never Dies." MGM is the third Hollywood studio to buy time in the show. Warner Bros. will promote the theatrical release of "Lethal Weapon IV," due in theaters in July, while Sony Pictures Entertainment will tout its TriStar Pictures' release, "Godzilla," arriving in theaters Memorial Day weekend. The cost of a 30-second commercial in the "Seinfeld" finale has been estimated at $1.5 million.
Dell ad triggers record FTC fine: Dell Computer Corp. agreed to pay an $800,000 civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it advertised in 1995 a computer system bundled with software that it didn't really have. It was the largest civil penalty FTC ever assessed from an individual company for violating its Mail Order Rule. FTC said Dell advertised its Dell Dimension system as being bundled with a third-party Dell Software Suite, but then shipped computers with a coupon for the software instead of the software. The FTC said Dell violated the Mail Order Rule by soliciting orders for merchandise it couldn't deliver, and failing to offer consumers the option of either consenting to a delay or canceling their orders.
NEC hires Marsteller: NEC USA, Melville, N.Y., moved its $5 million to $6 million corporate ad account to Marsteller Advertising from Hampel/Stefanides, both New York. Hampel/Stefanides lost NEC Technologies' computer peripherals account last year, but still works on Packard Bell NEC's NEC computer division.
Watch new rivals, says WPP's Sorrell: WPP Group CEO Martin Sorrell cautioned ad agencies to look at their positioning as clients seek strategic and branding counsel from companies other than agencies. "We face competition not just from each other," he said, pointing to management consultancies and boutique "idea-factories" that are beginning to invade agencies' turf. He said there is a pressing need to recruit more MBAs into the ad agency business. He spoke to the American Association of Advertising Agencies annual meeting.
Bronner to open New York office: Relationship marketing agency Bronner Slosberg Humphrey, Boston, will open a 65-person New York office April 6. Chief Creative Officer Mike Slosberg will relocate from Boston to New York.
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Washington State Lottery, Olympia, Wash., to EvansGroup, Seattle, for its estimated $7 million account; the review included incumbent McCann-Erickson Worldwide and Bozell, both Seattle.
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Michael Stewart to senior VP-account director, loyalty marketing services group, C-E Communications, Warren, Mich., a new post, from national account manager, BI Performance Services, Detroit...Rick Rabe to creative director/managing director, Merkley Newman Harty, Atlanta, a new post, from creative director of the agency's New York office.
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Cardi B isn't done making money moves.
The Bronx, New York, rapper just made history by becoming the first woman to chart her first three singles in the top 10 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list simultaneously.
For the week of Nov. 18, "Bodak Yellow" holds the No. 2 spot while "Motorsport" with Migos and Nicki Minaj debuts at No. 5, Billboard reports. Meanwhile, G-Eazy's "No Limit," on which Cardi and A$AP Rocky are featured, got a bump up one spot to No. 10.
The music outlet noted that Cardi is also the first artist to have three singles chart in the top 10 simultaneously since Fetty Wap in 2015. She's also just the sixth woman to score three simultaneous top 10s at any point in her career, following Ashanti, Nicki Minaj, Iggy Azalea, Beyoncé and Rihanna.
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You may remember when internationally acclaimed virtuoso Joshua Bell sat up camp at a DC's L'Enfant Plaza Metro station? Bell performed six classical pieces as nearly 1,100 people passed by him. A handful of people paused. One lady stopped to really listen.She had heard him perform at the Library of Congress days before. She understood the value of the man masterfully playing the $3.5 million Strad at the Metro station on a busy Friday morning. But truth be told, the lottery machine drew far more interest than the musician.
Bell began his subway stop by playing "Chaconne" from Johann Sebastian Bach's Partita No. 2 in D Minor. He described it as "spiritually powerful piece, emotionally powerful, structurally perfect."
What Bell didn't say is that it is one of the hardest violin pieces to master. Here's how the Washington Post described it: "Exhaustingly long — 14 minutes — and consists entirely of a single, succinct musical progression repeated in dozens of variations to create a dauntingly complex architecture of sound. Composed around 1720, on the eve of the European Enlightenment, it is said to be a celebration of the breadth of human possibility."Which brings me to what struck me about all of this. Almost everyone passed by Bell with barely a nod of gratitude. We are so quick to do that, brush by people in a hurry to get on with more important matters. Consequential life-changing tasks, right?
Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
We are in such a rush to swap and consume information and/or material goods that
We don't even notice that person standing in our midst
Exhaling and inhaling.
We don't understand how hard their lives may be
Or how hard they have worked at the Art of Living.
We don't acknowledge them
Or the gifts they have to offer.
If only we understood their true value
We'd act differently. We'd treat them respectfully, with honor — the way a person who embodies the breath of God deserves be treated —
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I NOTED Michael J. Peter's ''magnanimous'' interest in cleaning up Orlando's South Orange Blossom Trail and the sleazy businesses thereon. Why not start with his bars that feature topless dancers. Places such as his create the need for a cleanup.
Many legitimate businesses could stand improvements, and this certainly would make Peter's places look better, but whitewashing a septic tank won't improve the contents.


text: So the crew is heading back to the ship, where a strangely dressed man addresses them asking for a ride out of the area. They agree and sneak him past guards, meanwhile the bitch(Kaleeya) and her bodyguard are hurrying towards the ship, andrew and eric create a disturbance, kaleeyas bodyguard beats up a bunch of guards while the crew+bitch+robot(I mean so totally not a robot….At all) leave. They go to ruins, see place is evacuated and hole in ground. Follow bitch into hole, find old computer shit rusted so much as to be unusable in any way. Kaleeya finds door and opens it, meanwhile nate finds a gadget. Woohoo! Door opens, revealing two turrets guarding something, a panel on the side wall, and a generator behind. Turrets shoot nate as he heads to the panel and he goes down. Andrew also gets hit, and Kaleeya and Pale Rider(Robot whose not a robot). Eric chucks a couple grenadino's at the generator, blowing it to smithereens, turrets go down. Kaleeya grabs something small and the place begins to crumble so everyone runs and escapes at the last minute.


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By MARJORIE CLARK | Ketchikan Daily News
KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — A collection of Point Higgins Elementary School students are voluntarily following strict instructions, stretching their focus and heeding direction outside the classroom.
The group of students is young archers who practice target-shooting one day a week under the supervision and direction of physical education teacher Sam Hernandez. Shortly after winter break, Hernandez started the weekly archery program, which has approximately 24 students who have passed the safety test and are allowed to handle bows and arrows.
The program is part of the National Archery in the Schools Program, which started in 2002. Students at Point Higgins use NASP-approved equipment to learn how to string the bow, nock the arrow and release the arrow at the target, according to NASP's website.
Hernandez taught archery in his previous teaching job in Florida, and helped students advance to national competitions. Parent volunteer Brian Elliot has completed NASP training and is certified to instruct the program, which has a heavy focus in safety and methodical shooting.
"Kids have to maintain a good GPA and things have to be turned in on time," said Elliot, whose son participates in the program. "We make sure they understand that school comes first and this is an after-school program they have to earn."
On Monday, 16 students attended the practice in the gym. The group was divided into two groups, each taking turns at the shooting line. After reminders about safety rules and what to do in case something unexpected happened — such as a distraction or someone disobeying the rules — each student nocked and shot three full-length aluminum arrows using an NASP-approved bow.
Elliot said in addition to learning safety and following directions, the young archers learn camaraderie and how to be part of a team.
Lindsay Byron, a third-grade student, said she likes the after school program because she feels inspired.
"It made me like it more, once I started doing it," she said. "It helped me with hunting (which she does with her grandpa)."
Katelyn Trugon, a third-grade student, has been shooting a bow and arrow for a couple years outside of school, and said her dad wanted her to learn to shoot because it would make her stronger.
"I like it because it helps me get better grades and helps me focus," Trugon said.
Monday was third-grade student Noah Monrean's second week participating.
"It's awesome," he said, showing a huge smile. "I love it. It's so much fun."
NASP teaches 11 specific steps to learning how to shoot a bow and arrows, so there are a few differences between the after-school program and recreational shooting, but Elliot said the differences are in process, and the basic mechanics are the same.
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How can I make all-day events default to a status of Busy instead of Free?
Because so many all-day events are holidays, birthdays, and anniversaries that don't affect your availability, Outlook automatically sets the status of any all-day event to Free. Outlook gives you no direct way to change this behavior.
A possible workaround is to create a custom all-day event form. Create a new appointment, then choose Tools, Forms, Design a Form to switch into form design mode. Select the (P.2) tab. From the Field Chooser, which will appear automatically, drag the All Day Event and Show Time As fields onto the blank form page. Right-click the All Day Event check box, choose Properties, then switch to the Value tab. Under Set initial value of this field to, type
into the box for the value. Click OK to return to the form. Next, right-click the Show Time As combo box, choose Properties, then switch to the Value tab. Under Set initial value of this field to, locate the box for the value, then type
This is the value that Outlook stores for appointments with a status of Busy. Click OK to return to the form. Click Tools, Forms, Publish Form to publish the form to your Calendar folder, giving the form a display name of Busy All Day Event.
The next time you need to display an all-day event with a status of Busy, simply switch to your Calendar folder, then choose Actions, New All Day Event. A disadvantage of this method is that the custom form won't know what date you're looking at in the Outlook calendar, so you'll always have to set the Start and End dates manually.
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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University has issued a recruitment notification for the recruitment of Faculty positions through recruitment notification. Candidates who have completed ANY GRADUATE/ ANY POST GRADUATE can apply for the new recruitment notification from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University
Eligible candidates can apply online/ offline for the Job Faculty positions on or before 31/12/2014. Find more information about the vacancy like Age limit, Selection Process, Qualification, Application fee, How to apply etc can be found below.
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WaR3house Gig
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We are playing a gig on JAN 14 at WaR3house3 in Swarthmore, PA with our long time friends Tappas. I have been in the same room 3 times in the past 5 years with these guys. The 5th or 6th on the 14th will treat you right. Please join. Doors 7PM.
By r3bandadmin | Published: January 28, 2014
so snowboarding has overshadowed the music part of my life from a playing perspective this may be my favorite music thing right now. thanks to JD for turning me on to these guys
HOt SPACe
By r3bandadmin | Published: November 21, 2013
Posting this as a link of the day: A-capella. I bought Hot Space on cassette at the granite run mall, record bar maybe, and this is one of my favorite songs. Love when they back the music out and make it just vocals like this.
Wild Belle
By r3bandadmin | Published: November 18, 2013
Tera Melos
By r3bandadmin | Published: October 17, 2013
So the toe that Mom mom was holding on Vera has been cut off of Mom mom. I have a picture but the remaining toes are so scarey. Unrelated, this is my new favorite song:
Mom Mom
By r3bandadmin | Published: July 28, 2013
Mom Mom, one faction of her white woman spawn, plus me, my dad and Juan Epstein. I like how Mom Mom is grabbing Vera's toe.
Purling Hiss
By r3bandadmin | Published: July 9, 2013
It may have been a decade ago now that a passionate young man named Mike Polizze would shoot the shit with me on the train about guitars and music and give me a ride home from Media station. That was back in the day when you did 4 track cassettes and he was doing a [...]
Picasso's in Media Tonight
By r3bandadmin | Published: June 25, 2013
I am playing solo acoustic at Picasso's in Media, PA tonight from 7-10 PM Bring your egg shakers and kazoos
Coffee n Poo
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George Jones
By r3bandadmin | Published: April 26, 2013
I did not latch on to country music until later in life. One of the first figure heads of that genre to really cut me was George Jones and I am saddened to learn of his passing today. His golden voice was a beam from heaven and his fame made him a public example of [...]


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After cruising to an overall 29-3 record (3-0 in North Sequoia League play), the Yosemite volleyball team was upended by longtime rival Sierra Oct. 11 in Tollhouse.
After winning the first set 25-19, it looked like the Badgers were on their way to another victory, but Sierra turned the night around, winning the next three sets 25-15, 25-14, 25-20.
The win at the time gave Sierra an overall 20-3 record and a 4-1 record in NSL play - and made a three-way tie for first place with Yosemite and Liberty (27-1, 5-1 NSL). Liberty's only loss on the season came from Yosemite.
The loss knocked the Badgers back to No. 18 of the Fresno Bee's top 20 Central Section teams, and ranked No. 3 in D-III behind Mission Oak and Bakersfield Christian.
The Bee's rankings have Liberty at No. 16 overall and No. 1 in D-IV, followed by Sierra at No. 2 in the division and No. 17 overall.
"That was a big win for us," said Sierra fifth-year coach Amanda Lopez Thompson. "With our loss against Liberty we knew we had to win to keep in the running for league title which we have held since 2012."
The Chieftains beat Minarets in last year's D-IV CIF Central Section championship game.
Thompson said her defense and offense played strong as they normally do, but it was the team's serving that made the big difference against Yosemite.
"Our serving was strong and consistent all night long," Thompson said. "Since the loss of six strong players to graduation last year we have been struggling with playing as a team and bonding, but we had a breakthrough that day about three hours before the game. You might not believe it but I could tell by the look in their eyes that we had one team again, not 13 individuals."
"We had a rough night trying to dig Sierra's attacks," Badger Coach Michele Chenowith said. "They were on their game and we did a lot of standing around looking at each other. We will regroup and work on our weaknesses so that our overall game can improve."
Siena Oswald and Savannah Bohna each had eight kills, Sayda Taylor had seven and Karee Smith contributed five against Sierra. Bohna also had 10 digs in the game and Tiffany Cacy recorded 18 assists.
Oswald said the Badgers can't minimize what Sierra did to them.
"They played a real good game and we played a real bad game," Oswald said.
Cacy said the team plays year-round and the Sierra game had to be the most frustrating game of the year.
"We fairly easily beat teams that beat them - Liberty and Minarets - so I think we were a little overconfident going into the game," Cacy said. "Hopefully we learned a lesson and won't let that happen the rest of the season."
"That game is history - we've already blocked it out of our minds," Bohna said. "You'll see a different Badger team when they come here on Oct. 27."
Easy win over Kerman
The Badgers came back at home Oct. 13 with a three-set win (25-13, 25-16, 25-19) against an overmatched Kerman Lions (9-16-1, 0-6 NSL).
Smith, Taylor, Rachel Loveland, Chloe Duke and Bohna had 10, 9, 7, 5 and 4 kills respectively. Oswald had 13 digs and 4 aces, Bailey Hullender recorded 10 digs, and Sammantha Rockey and Cacy had 11 and 9 assists.
Yosemite, Sierra and Liberty are now tied for the league lead at 5-1.
Yosemite traveled to Liberty on Oct. 19 and to Washington Union on Oct. 20. Sierra visits Yosemite on Oct. 27, a game that could very well decide the NSL title.
"Depending on both of our outcomes against Liberty, I'm sure we will pack the Yosemite gym to full capacity on Oct. 27," Thompson said.
JV team remains undefeated in NSL
The Badger JV team (23-2, 6-0 NSL) remained undefeated in league play by beating both Sierra and Kerman in two sets last week. The second half of league play begins this week.


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The Embassy of Nepal was established in Islamabad in 1967. Besides Pakistan, this Embassy is concurrently accredited to four other countries- Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq and Turkey. According to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961, main functions of the Embassy are:
(a) Representing Nepal in Pakistan and other four Accredited Countries.
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With every corner she turns, they're there, Tally isn't...
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in 1854 a group called ASPP (against supernatural people and powers) burnt all wizards and witches that lived in Scotland. The Fireheart family escaped. ASPP have been looking for them ever since that day, when they finally tract down Lola Fireheart danger begins. But not as dangerous as Lola falls in love with the leader of ASPP's son, Theo.
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — The trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting rampage will go forward, according to a military appeals court ruling Monday. But the court did not address whether his beard could be forcibly shaved before the court-martial.
The U.S. Court of Appeals said that Maj. Nidal Hasan's appeal was premature because the trial judge hasn't issued a definitive, written order for the forced shaving. If the judge issues that order, then Hasan can appeal it, the court said.
The appeals court temporarily delayed Hasan's upcoming trial while it considered his appeal of the judge's comments that he would order Hasan to be forcibly shaved if he refused to shave the beard himself.
Hasan, 41, faces the death penalty or life in prison without parole if convicted in the November 2009 shooting rampage that killed 13 and wounded more than two dozen others on the Texas Army post.
Hasan's attorneys have said he grew the beard, which violates Army regulations, as an expression of his Muslim faith. They argued that forcing him to shave would violate his religious freedoms. They also have said Hasan wouldn't shave because he had a premonition that his death is imminent, and doesn't want to die beardless because he believes not having one is a sin.
According to military regulations, soldiers who disobey orders to be clean-shaven can be forcibly shaved.
The judge, Col. Gregory Gross, has banned Hasan from courtroom hearings since he first showed up in court in June with a beard. Hasan has watched proceedings on a closed-circuit television in a nearby room.
But Gross said he wants Hasan in the courtroom during the court-martial to prevent a possible appeal over the beard if Hasan is convicted. Gross said he would order that Hasan would be forcibly shaved before the trial unless he shaves himself. Hasan is paralyzed from the waist down because he was shot by police on the day of the rampage, but has full use of his arms.
Since late July, the judge has found Hasan in contempt of court and fined him $1,000 five times — each time he wasn't clean-shaven at a hearing.
Prosecutors have said they don't believe that religion is Hasan's motive, noting he was clean-shaven at the time of the shootings.


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Hailey Wait has been struggling with severe acne since the age of 11, when she developed cystic acne—where hair follicles get trapped under the skin, leaving red and painful bumps on her face.
"It almost feels like there's this little monster egg inside your face—but you can't get rid of it," Wait explained to Barcroft TV. "So every time you bump into it or touch it it feels like your face is on fire."
It started on her cheeks, then spread to her chin, then her forehead, and before she knew it it was all over her face. It was painful—to feel and to look at.
"When my acne was at its worse, I just felt like I was gross," she said. "When it was red and splotchy I would just feel like—a garbage can, if garbage can had faces."
At her low points, names people would call her at school—"you know, the generic ones like 'pizza=face'"—would make her feel like she was "disgusting."
She would feel like she didn't fit in anywhere, even though she knew it was silly because most people get acne. So she started wearing makeup, and layered herself with foundation.
"I felt so insecure in myself I couldn't leave the house without makeup on," she said.
After six years of doing so, Wait decided that was enough.
"I decided to stop wearing foundation—it was only hiding me, and every time I walked out of the door, I wasn't being myself," she said.
She wanted to "be real with myself, and be real with other people."
It was more than just deciding to go out with a bare face—deciding that she no longer needed to rely on foundation let Wait become more open about herself.
"Before Hailey started feeling more confident about her acne you could tell that she was more shut-in," said Emma Baroni, Wait's friend. "You can really tell the difference now that she's accepted her acne."
"She is just comfortable with herself," Baroni said.
Wait has done more than accept herself—through Instagram, she hopes to help other teens accept their skin and feel comfortable with the way they look.
"When I started posting more without a lot of foundation I would get a lot of hate," Wait said. People would bombard her with acne "advice" she didn't ask for. But she was past letting that affect her choices.
Out of all my posts, I never expected a simple selfie with no filter and a face of acne to blow up so quickly, but I'm happy it turned out that way. 241 comments and counting. Some are negative, but to my surprise the vast majority are incredibly positive and uplifting. (Yes, I do read everything.) Acne is such a natural thing that everyone gets at least once in their lives and it doesn't deter from your own beauty. It's not gross or ugly and if someone has acne, it doesn't mean they are dirty or that they don't wash their face. Acne doesn't make you ugly, but a heart filled with hate does. I will gladly take one for the team and suck up a few negative opinions, just so long as I can inspire even just one person to love themselves. I love you guys so damn much. #positivity #spreadpeace #acne #spottyandcute
"Acne doesn't make you ugly, but a heart filled with hate does," she wrote on one of her posts." "I will gladly take one for the team and suck up a few negative opinions, just so long as I can inspire even just one person to love themselves."
"I hope my story regarding acne reall helps people to realize that just because you have these imperfections doesn't mean you're not amazing, doesn't mean you can't be successful, doesn't mean you can't be glamorous," she said.
From childhood to where I am now, I've always known that everything has a personality. From a young age it was always hard for me to decipher faces and expressions and I couldn't read emotions as easily as other people could, so in order to cope with that I assigned a personality to everything I saw. Doors were always smiling. Cars had eyes. Flowers emitted love and their hearts were full. It broke my heart to see their stems clipped. If I dropped a stack of paper I would cry because I had accidentally destroyed a Paper Family and even if I put everything together again, I knew the paper was still sad. And I didn't want to make anything sad. This way of coping has honestly never left me and it still breaks my heart to see so much negativity in the world. When I bullied other girls as a child I would always cry at the end of the day because I had made someone sad and I couldn't take it back. I knew what it was like to be bullied at home and when I began inflicting my pain onto others, it only made it feel worse. Social media is weird because I see so many different sides to people and some say things they wouldn't ever say to my face. I say things that I regret occasionally and I'm not perfect of course but I guess I just don't understand how some people can hurt others so easily without remorse. I don't understand it. I know the Aspergers stereotype is all about the lack of emotion but for me it's the opposite because I used empathy as a coping mechanism. As much as I try sometimes it's impossible for me to fully hate someone. Please treat everything in your life with gentleness, because I've noticed that nowadays it's a lot easier to be filled with hate than it is to show compassion. (With that being said there's still people commenting about my acne and I'm gonna be a little snappy because they obviously didn't read the caption)
"Beauty is so much more than just your face."


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The next-generation Ultra HD Blu-ray reproduction has arrived with 4K resolution and a 1,000 to 10,000-nit brightness range. HDR adds stunning gradation and contrast, with BT.2020 covering more than twice the conventional color space. Panasonic's 4K technologies further enhance picture quality to reproduce natural colors and delicate textures for a whole new level of viewing.
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Enjoy magnificent images of vacations, family, friends and more from your camera or camcorder on a large Ultra HD TV screen. Display 4K videos in MP4 and photos in 4K resolution to relive your memories in vivid detail.
Technologies from the Panasonic Hollywood Laboratory, the foundation of Blu-ray Disc Research & Development, are applied to Panasonic's original 4K High-Precision Chroma Processor. 4K image color signals (4:2:0) are interpolated into 4K (4:4:4) by a multi-tap chroma process for natural textures and depth.
4K internet video is supported by YouTube and NETFLIX for a wider variety of high-quality content. These high-definition internet video signals are processed by Panasonic's 4K High-Precision Chroma Processor to achieve crisp, beautiful images.
The THX certified UB900 reproduces the finely nuanced colors and richly detailed images intended by the film's creator, while also achieving lifelike surround sound. View movies at home with quality comparable to movies enjoyed at the cinema.
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From signal processing to output, the UB900 also delivers stunning sound quality. Large-capacity electrolytic capacitors provide powerful sound, and a Mica capacitor reduces digital noise from the power line. A LAN Common Mode Filter reduces noise from external devices during network playback and hi-res audio compatible 192kHz/32bit Audio DAC.
The UB900 is designed for high-resolution audio reproduction. In addition to the conventional WAV/FLAC/MP3/AAC/WMA formats, DSD (5.6 MHz/2.8 MHz) and ALAC music files are faithfully reproduced. Simply connect to your home audio system to enjoy music sources equivalent to studio master sound quality.
Removable Media Ports
UHD Upscaling
For 4K Up-scaling playback a TV with same resolution is required. 4K Direct Chroma Up-scaling. 4K Up-scaling 60p/50p/ 4:4:4 (HDMI2.0), 24p/30p
Ethernet Port / DLNA Compatibility
For wired connection to streaming content and firmware updates (Ethernet cable not included). For Ultra HD Blu-ray, DLNA, BD-LiveTM (To enjoy content, you will need to insert an SD [1GB or more of free space/ sold separately]. Requires broadband Internet service.), Internet Apps (Requires broadband Internet service.).
Built-in Wi-Fi and Smart Networking
Wireless LAN system built-in, Network drive access, Miracast™ compatible with Android™ devices, Ver. 4.2 and above and Miracast certified. Web browser, DLNA (Client & Renderer), External HDD playback with capacities of 2TB or less and processing NTFS/ FAT32 data is supported. Playback is not possible with some external hard disk drives, BD-Live™ with an SD (1GB or more of free space/ sold separately).
Terminals and HDMI output
Two HDMI output terminals. Optical and coaxial output terminals, Analog Audio LR output, Analog 7.1ch output, Video system is NTSC
SpecificationsExpand All
- Ultra HD Blu-ray/ FULL HD 3D/ BD-Video yes
- BD-RE/ BD-RE DL (Ver.3)
- BDAV/ AVCHD/ AVCHD 3D/JPEG/ MPO yes
- BD-R/ BD-R DL (Ver.2)
- Xvid/ MKV N/A
- BDAV/ AVCHD/ AVCHD 3D/ MKV yes
- DVD-Video yes
- DVD-Video/ DVD Video Recording yes
- AVCHD/ Xvid/ MKV N/A
- AVCHD/ MKV yes/ yes* (*DVD-R/ DVD-R DL)
- FLAC/ WAV/ ALAC/ DSD/ WMA/ AAC/ MP3 yes (DVD-R/ DVD-R DL)
- JPEG/ MPO yes (DVD-R/ DVD-R DL)
- Video/ AVCHD yes
- CD-DA/ DTS-CD yes
- Xvid/ MKV N/A
- MKV yes (CD-R/ -RW)
- FLAC/ WAV/ ALAC/ WMA/ AAC/ MP3 yes (CD-R/ -RW)
- JPEG/ MPO yes (CD-R/ -RW)
- Dolby Digital/ TrueHD yes Decode and Bitstream Output*2
- Dolby Digital Plus yes Decode and Bitstream Output*2
- DTS-HD Master Audio/ DTS-HD High Resolution Audio yes Decode and Bitstream Output*2
- FLAC yes (192kHz/24bit (5.1ch))
- WAV yes (192kHz/32bit (2ch))
- ALAC yes (96kHz/32bit (Max.7.1ch), 176.4/192kHz /32bit (Max.5.1ch))
- DSD (DFF, DSF) yes (2.8MHz (2ch/ 5.1ch), 5.6MHz (2ch only))
- Slot yes
- Compatible Media SD/ SDHC/ SDXC
- Playback
- JPEG/ MPO yes
- AVCHD/ AVCHD 3D yes
- MP4 yes
- Slot yes
- Front yes
- Rear -
- USB Standard USB 2.0 High Speed
- Playback
- FLAC/ WAV/ ALAC/ DSD/ WMA/ AAC/ MP3 yes
- Xvid/ MKV/ MP4/ MPEG-2 N/A
- MKV/ MP4/ MPEG-2 yes
- JPEG/ MPO yes
- 4K Up-scaling N/A
- 60p/ 50p/ 4:2:0 (HDMI2.0) N/A
- 60p/50p/ 4:4:4 (HDMI2.0) yes
- 24p/ 25p yes
- 4K High Precision Chroma Processor yes
- 4K Direct Chroma Up-scaling yes(24p/25p)*3
- 4K Networking (4K Video Playback/ 4K JPEG Playback) yes*4*3
- 4K NETFLIX, 4K YouTube Playback yes
- Picture Type Presets Normal/ Cinema/ Fine Cinema/ Retro Cinema/ Cartoon/ Live
- Block/ Randam/ Mosquito Noise Reduction yes
- Video on Demand in HD Quality yes
- 2D-3D Conversion/ 3D Effect Controller -
- Deep Colour yes
- x.v.Colour yes*5
- TWIN HDMI yes
- Pure Audio on HDMI (HDMI Low Clock Jitter Process) yes
- High Quality Network Audio Playback (DLNA) yes (FLAC/ WAV/ ALAC/ DSD/ WMA/ AAC/ MP3)
- High Clarity Sound Premium yes
- Digital Tube Sound yes (192kHz/96kHz (up to 7.1ch))
- Surround Re-Master yes (192kHz/96kHz (up to 7.1ch))*6
- Audio D/A Converter yes (192kHz/32bit (2ch+7.1ch))
- Unit Display yes (Dot Matrix)
- Remote Control yes
- Subtitle Position/Brightness Adjustment yes
- VIERA Link (HDAVI Control 5) yes
- MiracastTM yes*7
- Internet Apps yes*8
- Web Browser yes
- Wireless LAN System yes (Built-in)
- DLNA (Client & Renderer) yes
- External HDD Playback yes*9
- Network Drive Access yes
- BD-LiveTM yes10
- HDMI Output yes (2)
- Video Output -
- Optical Output yes
- Coaxial Output yes
- Analogue Audio LR Output yes
- Analogue Audio 7.1ch Output yes
- LAN (Ethernet) Terminal yes (for Ultra HD Blu-ray, DLNA, BD-LiveTM*10, Internet Apps*8 and Firmware Update)
- Video System NTSC
- Power Supply AC 120V, 60Hz
- HDMI Cable Included yes (PC Only)
- Power Consumption
- Normal Use [Approx.] 25W
- Standby /Quick Start Off [Approx.] 0.2W
- Dimensions (W x H x D) [Approx.] Approx 17-3/16 x 2-11/16 x 7-7/8 inch (435 x 68 x 199 mm) *11
- Weight [Approx.] 5.3 lbs. (2.4 kg)
- NOTE *1 Discs recorded and finalized on recording devices.
- NOTE *2 HDMI connection required.
- NOTE *3 For 4K Up-scaling playback a TV with same resolution is required.
- NOTE *4 MP4(4K/25p,30p) bit rate up to 100Mbps/resolution up to 3840x2160.
- NOTE *5 This function is effective only when reproducing AVCHD data recorded with x.v.Color technology. The function cannot be used with BD-ROM or DVD-ROM discs. HDMI connection is required.
- NOTE *6 CD sampling is done at 176.4/88.2 kHz.
- NOTE *7 Compatible with AndroidTM devices, Ver. 4.2 and above and Miracast certified. For information on whether the smartphone, etc. supports Miracast, contact the manufacturer of the device.
- NOTE *8 Requires broadband Internet service.
- NOTE *9 The external HDD with capacities of 2TB or less in processing NTFS/ FAT32 data is supported. Playback is not possible with some external hard disk drives.
- NOTE *10 To enjoy content, you will need to insert a SD (1GB or more of free space/ sold separately). Requires broadband Internet service.
- NOTE *11 Excluding the projecting parts.
- NOTE Specifications are subject to change without notice. All numbers given here are approximate.
- WARNING The recording and playback of content on this or any other device may require permission from the owner of the copyright or other such rights in that content. Panasonic has no authority to and does not grant you that permission and explicitly disclaims any right, ability or intention to obtain such permission on your behalf. It is your responsibility to ensure that your use of this or any other device complies with applicable copyright legislation in your country. Please refer to that legislation for more information on the relevant laws and regulations involved or contact the owner of the rights in the content you wish to record or playback.
- Playability may vary depending on the contents, discs and quality of the recording. For content recorded for your personal use.
- Specifications are subject to change without notice.
- TRADEMARK NOTICE ULTRA HD PREMIUMTM logo indicates that this product complies with [DISTRIBUTION SPECIFICATION Version 1.0]
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- MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.
- Dolby, Dolby Audio, and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
- For DTS patents, see http://patents.dts.com. Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, DTS-HD, the Symbol, & DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks, and DTS-HD Master Audio is a trademark of DTS, Inc. © DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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1. Connect your player to your Wired / Wireless network.2. Check to ensure that your player is set to your current "Time Zone". The wrong "Time Zone" may cause connectivity issues. To check the Time Zone, go to "Setup" -> "Player Settings" -> "Network" -> "Network Settings" -> "Network Service Settings" -> "Time Zone".3. Click the [Netflix] button on your players remote to launch the Netflix application. If Netflix does not load what is the error message displayed?4. If you experience an error in connection do the following: "Setup" -> "Player Settings" -> "Network" -> "Network Settings" -> "IP Address/DNS Settings" -> "DNS Auto Configuration". Change this setting from "On" to "Off" then change your "Primary DNS" to 188.8.131.52 and your "Secondary DNS" to 22.214.171.124.5. Check to see if other Apps are able to be accessed. If other Apps can be accessed and Netflix is the only App not loading, this may be a Netflix issue.
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Allow Me to Tell You Why Giving Yourself Your First Brazilian Is a Terrible Idea
It's basically SAW: Beauty Edition.
I spent Thanksgiving with my beautiful, sexy, brilliant friend who gave me tons of awesome advice and even more awesome recipes for turkey leftovers. Here's a taste of both.
My BSBF's Best Life Advice in 10 Easy Steps
1. If a guy is making you unhappy 51 percent of the time, it's time to dump him.
2. Make sure you have a BHAG in your life. That's business-school speak for "Big Hairy Audacious Goal."
3. When you're packing for a trip, never bring more than you can carry on the plane and always pack your Ferrari of hair dryers (she recommends the Barbar 3800 -- it is the gift of both time and good hair).
4. If you find yourself in a legal bind, don't take what people tell you initially to be the final answer. Keep asking the same questions to different people. (i.e., if you get a ticket don't think there's nothing you can do but pay for it -- or if you're having trouble with your lease, don't think there's no way out).
5. Nice guys are the best guys. Looks fade.
6. Buy yourself a present every year on your birthday because you're worth it.
7. Everybody has issues with their family so embrace yours or let it go. But know that you're not alone. (Or to put it more bluntly: You're not original.)
8. Be selfish in bed.
9. When your Brazilian bikini waxer starts talking about how she's into swinging, it's time to find a new Brazilian bikini waxer.
10. Always welcome into your home a friend to share the day with on big holidays (SHE'S TALKING ABOUT ME, YOU GUYS!!!) because nothing is better than having your friends around you.
And now for the most delicious leftover Thanksgiving recipes of all time.
Gobble-Gobble Leftover Turkey Soup
1. Take a large soup pot and put in the turkey carcass (bones and all), gravy, stuffing and probably throw in some carrots and celery for good measure.
2. Cover everything in water, about an inch above.
3. Bring it to a boil.
4. Cover it.
5. Let it simmer for an hour or two, depending on how fragrant you want your soup to be.
6. Remove all the bones.
7. If you want to make it extra yummy, add in shredded cheddar or three-cheese blend and top it with sour cream because sour cream makes everything better.
Black Friday Enchiladas
1. Take corn tortillas and fry them for 2 seconds on each side in Canola Oil.
2. Take a quarter of a cup of leftover turkey and diced onion and roll it up in the corn tortilla and place the rolled up tortillas side by side in a baking pan.
3. Fill it up until the baking dish is full.
4. Take a can of Wolf-brand chili (or whatever comparable brand you can find) with no beans and mix it with a cup of chicken broth. Again, no beans.
5. Pour it over the rolled-up tortillas.
6. Sprinkle shredded cheddar or three-blend cheese over the tortillas.
7. Bake it in the oven at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes until the cheese is melted.
OMG It's So Freaking Good Turkey Pot Pie
1. Buy a pie crust in a tin.
2. Melt some butter in a large skillet and add some onion, celery, carrots and other spices like salt and pepper. Cook until the vegetables are soft on a medium heat.
3. Add in two cups of chicken stock.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Add two large diced potatoes.
6. Cook until the potatoes are cooked through.
7. In another pan, melt two tablespoons of butter and stir in three tablespoons of flour.
8. Add in about a cup and a half of leftover turkey and a half a cup of milk.
9. Stir it into the vegetables.
10. Cook until thickened.
11. Pour the mixture into your unbaked pie shell.
12. Add a pre-made crust on top.
13. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for approximately 40 minutes until the crust is golden-brown.
Dig in!
'Tis the Season Turkey Stroganoff
1. Put half of an onion, diced and one clove of garlic minced in olive oil in a sautee pan and cook until softened.
2. Add a pound of leftover turkey meat.
3. Stir in two tablespoons of flour, a quarter teaspoon of pepper and a quarter teaspoon of salt.
4. Add a can of cream of chicken soup. And add a can of mushrooms, drained, or a cup of fresh mushrooms.
5. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
6. Stir in one cup of sour cream.
7. Cook until evenly heated and then serve over rice or noodles.
What is your favorite after-Thanksgiving recipe? Do you think my friend's advice is good or totally wrong? How about her recipes? Did you have three servings of food like I did? Discuss.
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Since leaving the classroom recently, after thirty-some years in the delightful company of children, I have spent a considerable portion of my time leading the development of the parent education programs for our school. It has given me a new and different joy, and a great appreciation for parents. It is an honor to work so closely with parents who are the primary educators of our children, who are the children's models, their supporters, and their greatest source of love and admiration.
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An Open Letter To New Elementary Parents
Soon enough our early elementary classrooms will be filling once again with children excited to begin the new school year. Among the happy faces will be those of the youngest children, those who are making the leap into the second plane of development and experiencing for the first time the elementary environment that we will have so carefully prepared for them. In all the excitement of welcoming the new children, let us not forget their parents – for their parents, too, may be new to the elementary and just as much in transition as their children.


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Seeing Out Loud: Ed Ruscha Talked About Eight Old Master Paintings at the Frick, and I'll Never See Them the Same Way
A great artist speaks, and our critic sees totally familiar paintings in totally new ways.
Almost everything I know about art I either learned by looking at it and talking to myself, or from listening to artists talk about art. They see all of it through their own work, their own notions. Cave paintings and Courbet exist in the same frame of aesthetic reference. Usually, they don't care about the minutiae of art history, behind-the-scenes stories, biographical information, or critical consensus. (Luc Tuymans recently gave a talk at Vienna's tremendous Kunsthistorisches Museum about paintings in its collection that fail.) An artist's self-informed viewpoint can be at once the narrowest and most limiting but also the most liberated and fecund view of art there is: entirely subjective, sometimes bonkers, beyond right and wrong. If the artist is articulate or witty, he or she can explode work you've seen a hundred times, making you see it in ways you've never thought of — which then become yours as well.
I think that magic was worked on me last night at the inimitable Frick Collection. In a clipped one-hour talk staged by Frieze Masters, the highfalutin old-and-modern-masters branch of the Frieze Art Fair — which opens on Randalls Island on Thursday — I listened to Ed Ruscha speak to the Frick's director, Ian Wardropper, about eight paintings he selected from that amazing museum. Ruscha's insights, delivered in his matter-of-fact laconic Oklahoma drawl, dazzled. Wardropper provided the perfect background in every case.
Below are bits of what I remember and madly wrote on scraps of paper found in my pocket. First up, he spoke about one of the clearest and most beautiful pictures in this hemisphere, Giovanni Bellini's St. Francis in the Desert. Ruscha called Francis an "urban farmer," I think because this desert is rich and blooming and that town is in sight. He kept marveling at "all these diagonals." Huh? Diagonals? Then the whole picture shifted for me, from being this gorgeous clear thing that I've known all my life to something made up of hundreds of harmonizing angles. He talked about how Francis's chest was "straining to be at an angle" and how the writing table behind him establishes two other diagonals, as do the landscape and the tree leaning into the saint. He talked about "the crazy quilt of little compartments" in the picture, in the rocks, ground, fields, and town beyond. I think he said the cliff looks like "a monster." It now looks that way to me. After saying simply "There's plenty to look at in this picture," he said, "It has the makings of any picture. It would look great on its side or upside down." Suddenly the painting flipped in my mind, and I beheld a new magnificence. As this happened, Ruscha remarked that "you should be able to look at any good painting from several sides." Now I believe that too. He'd spoken maybe seven minutes, and a world had opened.
Then Hans Memling's Portrait of a Man: Rucsha talked about the "stark power" of this simple picture and ventured that "It must have aggravated artists because it was so shocking. It looks like someone I might know. Like someone I might pass on the street. The cut of his hair. Like a baseball player." And with that, this amazing figure turned into a bubblegum card. Before I could ease into that correct revelation Ruscha said "He looks like Jose Canseco." D'oh! Him?! He talked about how the figure is "in our space," how the artist painted the frame into the picture, and the great way that the blue sky changes colors from top to bottom, singling out the white of the "dagger dart in his collar." He didn't care who this figure was or what city was in the background (it's Bruges). He said, "I try not to think about the backstory of a painting." You have to be able to "see a picture cold." He declared this painting "a winner."
Since by then I'd already run out of paper, here are some more fragments. Hans Holbein's Sir Thomas More looks "wicked, cruel, ambiguous." Ruscha talked about how some paintings are like "a 100-piece orchestra," and I think he said that this one had a bunch of instruments in it. He talked about how a lot of the things in the painting "don't fit" or "look very twentieth-century."
Here's a link to the whole talk, where you can hear what he had to say about Goya, Manet, two great El Grecos, and what he thinks about how the Frick is now displaying his own work with some fabulous bronzes. One other thing: Last night Ruscha's was just one of three artists talks all within a few blocks of one another on the Upper East Side. This sort of embarrassment of riches might make us stop for a second, set aside the fourth rule of the art world — which is to always complain about the art world, bitterly — and simply feel lucky to be here, living a life in art and around artists. Oh, and artists: Look at your work upside-down and sideways. I know I will.


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Julie Morris is a life and career coach. She enjoys writing and is currently working on her first book. She also loves spending time outdoors and getting lost in a good book. Julie's article "Workaholics: Staying Healthy on a Schedule" is featured below, and will help the busy professional – as well as the stressed caregiver or family member – to lead a healthy lifestyle.
More and more people are describing themselves as workaholics as companies demand harder working employees. The modern entrepreneur is also experiencing a decrease in personal time as they work tirelessly to turn a profit. As admirable as hard workers are, overworking is a major cause of diminished mental and physical health.
Time for relaxation and fun is just as important as work but goes unrecognized for its importance. If you're on a busy schedule and don't feel like you have time for a personal life, here are a few things you can be doing to better your health.
Find a Day to Meal Plan
Eating a well-rounded diet without nutritional gaps is key in maintaining mental health as well as physical health. Of course, preparing fresh, healthy food each day is not usually feasible for someone on a hectic schedule.
Instead of trying to make time for meal prep each day, take one of your freer days to plan and shop for freezer meals. A freezer meal requires that you simply toss all the ingredients into a container and freeze it. Before work each day, take a few seconds to empty the contents into a slow cooker. When you get home, a healthy, fresh meal will be waiting.
Fit Exercise in Where You Can
Getting exercise is another very difficult task when your work life overtakes your personal life. However, exercise is critical for feeling mentally and physically well when working a high-stress schedule.
Though you may not be able to work a gym visit into your week, you can do smaller exercises such as yoga or desk exercises. Yoga can be done for just a few minutes a day after work using an instructional video. Desk exercises can be performed in your chair at work if you're really in a crunch.
Make Time for Fun
Many people who work too much feel that fun and relaxation is a waste of time. Even when they do make time for fun, they may feel guilty for not being productive. However, fun and relaxation are critical for a well-rounded and mentally healthy person.
Human beings are not meant to work to the extent we do. We need time for reinforcing social bonds and unwinding. So when you have free time, make plans with friends. Even if it's only a few times a month, you will be amazed by how refreshed you feel.
Learn to Meditate
Studies on meditation show just how powerful the mind can be. Monks have been studied meditating atop a freezing mountain, maintaining stable body temperatures. For someone who hasn't spent their entire life learning the practice, it may not have quite as strong and effect but it will make your stress vanish.
Meditation is essentially learning to control your mind and silence it, erasing stress, worry, and negative thought. This skill is a huge advantage over your hectic schedule and can benefit you in ways you may not realize. Try meditating a few times a day. Practice makes perfect after all.
Learning to balance your work and personal lives is not an easy skill, particularly for executives higher on organizational charts who have myriad responsibilities. Instead, take baby steps toward a healthier lifestyle by exercising, eating better, having fun, and even learning meditation. There are many small ways you can improve your life. See what fits into your current schedule and go from there.
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Tree Festival
Celebrate our ecosystem's giants
Look up! Celebrate our ecosystem's giants at the Tree Festival on Sunday, September 24th. This all-day event features family friendly fun and opportunities to learn more about the nature that surrounds us. As you wander through the gardens, gaze into the Woods Path canopy, don a pair of Lepidoptera wings, and switch to "tree time" by adding your milestones along the growth rings of a tree. Discover the lives of trees from seed to stump through conversations with Mt. Cuba Center's Docents, Education staff and arborists as well as our partners: the Delaware Center for Horticulture, Bartlett Tree Experts, and the Morris Arboretum. Grab a coffee from Scission Espresso while you peruse a selection of native trees and herbaceous perennials for sale by Redbud Native Plant Nursery. Flatland Drive Bluegrass Band will be the day's live musical entertainment. Kick back, grab a bite to eat from one of our food trucks (Troops BBQ and the Box Lunch), or play lawn games on the Main Lawn. Tree Festival activities are included with general admission (Free for season pass holders and children under 6, $5 for children ages 6-17, and $10 for adults).
Date & Time
- September 24, 2017
LocationGet Directions
More Info
- Event Website
- 302.239.4244
- Adults $10, Children $5, Season Pass members Free
- Kids & Family Family Friendly Nature Education Garden Outdoors Horticulture native plant sale food truck


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