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Roger Clem, PhD
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Neuroscience
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Psychiatry
Research Topics:Auditory, Behavior, Brain, Cerebral Cortex, Cognitive Neuroscience, Depression, Electrophysiology, Glutamate (NMDA & AMPA) Receptors, Growth Factors and Receptors, Hippocampus, Knockout Mice, Memory, Neural Networks, Neurophysiology, Synaptic Plasticity, Synaptogenesis, Systems Neuroscience
Dr. Clem is an Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. His research is focused on how experience alters the function of brain circuits to encode emotional responses.
Multi-Disciplinary Training AreaNeuroscience [NEU]
PhD, Carnegie Mellon University
Johns Hopkins University
NARSAD Young Investigator Award
Daniel Nathans Research Award
Finalist, Eppendorf and Science Prize for Neurobiology
National Research Service Award
Emotional Brain Plasticity
Research Personnel
Elizabeth Lucas, Ph.D. -- postdoctoral fellow
Kirstie Cummings, Ph.D. -- postdoctoral fellow
Ciorana Roman-Ortiz -- Ph.D. student
Atichai Suwannapeng -- undergrad volunteer
Lucas EK, Jegarl AM, Morishita H, Clem RL. Multimodal and Site-Specific Plasticity of Amygdala Parvalbumin Interneurons after Fear Learning. Neuron 2016 Jul;.
Clem RL, Schiller D. New Learning and Unlearning: Strangers or Accomplices in Threat Memory Attenuation?. Trends in neurosciences 2016 May; 39(5).
Arruda-Carvalho M, Clem RL. Prefrontal-amygdala fear networks come into focus. Frontiers in systems neuroscience 2015; 9.
Arruda-Carvalho M, Clem RL. Pathway-Selective Adjustment of Prefrontal-Amygdala Transmission during Fear Encoding. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2014 Nov; 34(47).
Lucas EK, Jegarl A, Clem RL. Mice lacking TrkB in parvalbumin-positive cells exhibit sexually dimorphic behavioral phenotypes. Behavioural brain research 2014 Nov; 274.
Steinfurth EC, Kanen JW, Raio CM, Clem RL, Huganir RL, Phelps EA. Young and old Pavlovian fear memories can be modified with extinction training during reconsolidation in humans. Learning & memory (Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.) 2014 Jul; 21(7).
Sia GM, Clem RL, Huganir RL. The human language-associated gene SRPX2 regulates synapse formation and vocalization in mice. Science 2013 Nov; 342(6161): 987-91.
Anggono V, Clem RL, Huganir RL. PICK1 loss of function occludes homeostatic synaptic scaling. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2011 Feb; 31(6).
Gerkin RC, Clem RL, Shruti S, Kass RE, Barth AL. Cortical up state activity is enhanced after seizures: a quantitative analysis. Journal of clinical neurophysiology : official publication of the American Electroencephalographic Society 2010 Dec; 27(6).
Clem RL, Huganir RL. Calcium-permeable AMPA receptor dynamics mediate fear memory erasure. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2010 Nov; 330(6007).
Clem RL, Anggono V, Huganir RL. PICK1 regulates incorporation of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors during cortical synaptic strengthening. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2010 May; 30(18).
Tran TS, Rubio ME, Clem RL, Johnson D, Case L, Tessier-Lavigne M, Huganir RL, Ginty DD, Kolodkin AL. Secreted semaphorins control spine distribution and morphogenesis in the postnatal CNS. Nature 2009 Dec; 462(7276).
Shruti S, Clem RL, Barth AL. A seizure-induced gain-of-function in BK channels is associated with elevated firing activity in neocortical pyramidal neurons. Neurobiology of disease 2008 Jun; 30(3).
Clem RL, Celikel T, Barth AL. Ongoing in vivo experience triggers synaptic metaplasticity in the neocortex. Science (New York, N.Y.) 2008 Jan; 319(5859).
Clem RL, Barth A. Pathway-specific trafficking of native AMPARs by in vivo experience. Neuron 2006 Mar; 49(5).
Clump DA, Clem R, Qian Y, Guappone-Koay A, Berrebi AS, Flynn DC. Protein expression levels of the Src activating protein AFAP are developmentally regulated in brain. Journal of Neurobiology 2003 Feb; 54(3).
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Dr. Clem did not report having any of the following types of financial relationships with industry during 2017 and/or 2018: consulting, scientific advisory board, industry-sponsored lectures, service on Board of Directors, participation on industry-sponsored committees, equity ownership valued at greater than 5% of a publicly traded company or any value in a privately held company. Please note that this information may differ from information posted on corporate sites due to timing or classification differences.
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Tue, 11 August 2015
In anticipation of the arrival of five of the world's largest cranes at the Port of Liverpool, UK in the autumn, Peel Ports has introduced a state-of-the-art 'virtual' training simulator from Swiss automation specialist ABB, designed to ensure all operators are ready to manoeuvre the giant structures from day one of installation.
Peel Ports has been working closely with ABB to produce a customised, high-tech training simulator tailored to interactively test the abilities and skills of drivers by presenting them with realistic, operating scenarios. The Company has invested over £500,000 in developing the simulator and the associated software.
The crane simulator reproduces the equipment layouts and behavioural movements of the actual Ship-To-Shore (STS) and semi-automated Cantilever Rail Mounted Gantry cranes (CRMG) which have been manufactured by Zhenhua Port Machinery Company (ZPMC) and are the tallest cranes built by the Chinese manufacturer to date.
The custom-designed software package on the simulator incorporates highly visual, real-life landscape graphics depicting the Liverpool skyline, including the iconic Liver Building and the river Mersey.
David Huck, Port Director said: "Peel Ports are committed to providing the best facilities and opportunities available in the training of our employees and workforce partners. We fully recognise the importance of a highly-skilled and competent workforce to the continued success and growth of the business.
"We are continuing to make significant investments in the latest phase of infrastructure during 2015, including the Navis N4 Terminal Operating System (TOS) and 10-lane AutoGates. Our investment in advanced driver simulators will further benefit our customers through improvements to operational efficiency as we reach the next phase of construction for Liverpool2 These investments will make Liverpool2 one of the most operationally efficient and modern terminals in Europe."
The fleet of STS and CRMG cranes are part of the £300 million investment programme by Peel Ports to expand and develop the existing Port of Liverpool which will see Liverpool2, as it is called, become the UK's largest transatlantic deep-sea port and container terminal.
Once completed in late 2015, it will be able to accommodate most of the world's current fleet of container vessel types and will offer shipping lines a unique opportunity to connect ships of up to 13,500 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) directly to the heart of the UK.
The cranes will be capable of handling two 380m vessels simultaneously and ultimately will have a capacity of over one million TEU. With semi-automated remote-controlled operation, the cranes will reduce the time taken to transfer containers from ship to road or rail. They will also have the ability to operate at speeds in excess of 30mph and wind speeds of up to 55mph (88kmph).
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A Celebration of First Amendment Victories Against the FDAApril 2002
By Michele G. Morrow, D.O.
Mr. Clanton went on to state that after all these claims were rejected, the "plaintiffs" (Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw, American Preventative Medical Association, et al.) filed a lawsuit based on the FDA's decision that prohibited a health claim on the labels of folic acid supplements. Initially, the courts said that if the evidence was inconclusive, the FDA could require a disclaimer on the label, which states, "The evidence in support of this claim is inconclusive." The case was remanded back to the FDA in April of 1999, and several letters were sent by the plaintiffs asking when the agency intended to comply with the decision. Several months later in September of 1999, rather than authorize the claim as the Court of Appeals suggested, the FDA published a notice asking for additional scientific data in support of the health claims and also contracted with an outside party to conduct a literature review of all four health claims. By March 31st of 2000, the FDA still had taken no action.
After many months, the FDA concluded that the weight of the evidence presented to them regarding the claim about folic acid preventing birth defects was "inherently misleading and could not be made non-misleading with such a disclaimer." Both the District Court and the Court of Appeals rejected the FDA's conclusion after conducting a cursory review of the medical literature on this subject. One study, which was particularly impressive, found that pregnant women who were given 800 mcg of folic acid in multivitamin supplements experienced a 100% reduction in neural tube defects compared with a 40% to 80% reduction resulting from a 400 mcg dosage. The District Court granted the preliminary injunction and remanded the case to the FDA for the agency to draft an appropriate disclaimer to accompany the claim.
The FDA then filed a motion for reconsideration arguing that the court had made a mistake. The District Court denied the motion and stated that the FDA' arguments for reconsideration demonstrated the FDA's reluctance to fully comply with the Court of Appeals decision.
Mr. Clanton concluded by stating, "Pearson vs. Shalala represents another victory for freedom of speech against an FDA that is becoming increasingly aggressive in attempting to suppress the dissemination of truthful and quite often potentially lifesaving information to consumers. Pearson vs. Shalala reminds us that good intentions, especially on behalf of the government, do not always bring about good results and in fact often have devastating and unforeseen consequences. The premise of our Bill of Rights, however; is that there are some things, even some seemingly desirable things, that the government cannot be trusted to do."
What was the celebration all about? "It's about freedom of speech," said Sandy Shaw
Historical information: On November 8, 1990, Congress enacted an amendment to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act called the Nutrition Labeling and Cosmetic Act (NLEA). The NLEA prevented dietary supplements and foods that make health claims from becoming subject to the FDA's strict drug approval and drug labeling requirements. (Prior to this amendment, dietary supplements were regulated as a food unless their intended use was as a drug.)
At that time, Congress specifically directed the FDA to consider whether health claims could be authorized for a number of specified nutrient-disease relationships, including the connection between folic acid and neural tube defects. The FDA responded by publishing a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 27, 1991, proposing not to authorize any health claim linking folic acid with a reduction in the risk of neural tube defects. On January 6, 1993, the FDA adopted a final rule prohibiting claims associating folic acid with neural tube defects. On October14, 1993, the FDA reversed its position and proposed authorizing certain claims associating folic acid with a reduction in the risk of neural tube defects. On January 28, 1994, Plaintiffs Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw and the American Preventive Medical Association filed comments asking the FDA to authorize the folic acid claim mentioned in this article.
Plaintiffs wished to use this claim on the labels and in the labeling of their dietary supplements. This is when the Pearson versus Shalala battle began. It took nearly a decade of frustrating battles and appeals processes, which consisted of multiple stall tactics by the FDA for this valuable information to finally be allowed to be made available to the public on folic acid labels. It is this achievement that we celebrate.
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The First Amendment Freedom Award is in recognition of and grateful appreciation for the Pearson plaintiffs' constant and unyielding Defense of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and of Freedom of Informed Choice in the health care marketplace. The freedom award recipients were:
- Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw
- Dr. Julian M. Whitaker
- Pure Encapsulations, Inc.
- The American Preventive Medical Association
- XCEL Healthcare
The first to receive "The Pearson vs. Shalala First Amendment Freedom Award" were long time pioneers in the field of aging prevention, Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw. Referred to as the "Thomas Jefferson and James Madison of the modern era," Durk and Sandy were not only the leading plaintiffs in the Pearson vs. Shalala case, but they have been advocates for freedom of speech and lobbyists against FDA censorship of health information since as early as 1978. Durk and Sandy are the co-authors of the #1 Best-seller list book, Life Extension-A Practical, Scientific Approach. Durk Pearson and Sandy Shaw have been studying the aging process for over 30 years. They popularized Dr. Denham Harman's free radical theory of aging and age related diseases years ago. Today, this free radical theory is common knowledge among those "in the know." They are also honored for their courageous and tenacious efforts in the fight against the FDA's censorship and violation of the first amendment rights.
Sandy Shaw stated, "When we first became interested in life extension in 1968, the limit to what you could do to extend your life span was information because we didn't know very much about what caused aging. Now, today, the limit to what you can do about extending your life span is not information because we know a lot more about aging now. The limit now is regulatory barriers, particularly those barriers erected by the FDA, and one of the most important of those barriers is the limit on communication of truthful non-misleading information on labels and in advertising about supplements. Without that information, how can people benefit from research that has been done, research that in most cases has been paid for by public money?"
Sandy alluded to the anti-federalists who advocated for a Bill of Rights when the United States Constitution was being formed. "They were afraid that the people's rights would not adequately be protected without this Bill of Rights. If not for the anti-federalists, we wouldn't have a Bill of Rights and we could not have won this case," she said. "Freedom of Speech is a very important issue to us."
Durk Pearson added, "These fights are not over. The next fight is going to be applying the First Amendment to foods. The FDA says the Pearson vs. Shalala does not apply to foods. Well, the courts are going to be telling them otherwise. In the very near future we are going to be filing a health petition so that we can put a truthful, non-misleading claim on a designer food, one which states that one or more servings will reduce your risk of a heart attack. The active ingredient in this designer food is EPA/DHA," says Durk, "but it doesn't taste like or smell like fish."
During the appeals process, the FDA had one of the lawyers say in a meeting with a judge that they didn't think the first amendment applied to the FDA, Durk said. "That is frightening. The practical consequences of the FDA's violating the first amendment of the Bill of Rights are appalling. Since we have been suing the FDA concerning folic acid and neural tube defects, the FDA is responsible for over 10,000 dead and crippled babies.


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Seems like in every country, the pigs have same mentality. None of them seem to care about the rights or well-being of their fellow countrymen. Not ONE cop will speak out against the senseless attacking of peaceful protesters. They just swing their clubs indiscriminately, beating even women. Can't feel any remorse for these soulless bastards when that peaceful protest is pushed too far and becomes an angry mob.
Cops need to go, period. That experiment has failed...no matter what, if you give people badges and place them above the law, they become corrupted. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. I don't know the solution, perhaps communities need to police themselves, but I do know that these #ing pigs need to go. Biggest, most corrupt criminal organizations around are the police forces.
Originally posted by Dinogur
DOMINO affect, it will start in spain, then spread to france, then Italy then the Balkan area, then off to asia, the people are a force to be reckoned with
So it was in the "Civil Rights" demonstrations, in which many who had never heard of Communism were injured. So it was in the assassination of Martin Luther King. So it was in Chicago at the 1968 Democrat National Convention, where students got their skulls fractured when their leaders attacked the police. And on May 4, 1970, on the campus at Kent State University, in Ohio, the revolution finally killed four students. The anti-American Conspiracy had the martyrs it needed. The killings at Kent State have been used to radicalize students across America—and around the world. And recently, after four years, a federal grand jury indicted eight members of the Ohio National Guard, which was also victimized at Kent State. Their conviction would mean another disaster for America.
The way the national press tells it, Kent State University was an idyllic Shangri-La of contemplation until the moment of the shooting. The New York Times of the following day explained that "until recently the school's most serious demonstration was a 1958 panty raid on two women's dormitories." But the fact is that the killings on the campus were the predictable result of almost two years of Communist agitation by such terrorist gangs as Students for a Democratic Society.
For instance, in the fall of 1968, Kent State was treated to two appearances by Mark Rudd, the S.D.S. Ieader who had led the seizure of campus buildings earlier that year at Columbia University in New York. Another frequent visitor was Bernardine Dohrn, an S.D.S. official who calls herself a "revolutionary Communist," and who according to James Michener, in Kent State,* told the students: "They've shot blacks in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and they're certainly going to shoot whites here."
Members of the staff at the regional S.D.S. office in Cleveland constantly made the short trip to Kent, where they propagandized and recruited. A student revolutionary told Michener: "We established our communes in three Ohio cities, one in Columbus, two in Akron, two in Cleveland. The idea was to teach severe discipline. Every single decision—was a girl member entitled to buy an ice cream cone?—was decided by group discussion. The object was to produce revolutionaries programmed to obey orders, even if they involved severe personal sacrifice or death. You surrendered all personal money, idiosyncrasies and will power, assured that you would come out of the experience with total dedication."
On April 30, 1970, Richard Nixon sent American troops into Cambodia, allegedly to shut off supplies to the Vietcong. The move was a typically phony Nixon operation, of course, because at the same time his Administration was sending more and more war material to Soviet Russia, which in turn supplied the Vietcong with most of their equipment—a practice which candidate Nixon had denounced in 1968. But the students didn't know that, because the Establishment media hadn't told them.
The next day was Friday, May first, the international Communist holiday of May Day, when Communists around the world celebrate the "inevitability" of their takeover of the world. At about eleven-thirty that night, demonstrators at Kent built a bonfire on South Water Street, blocking traffic. They also set a toolshed in the vicinity on fire, producing a considerable blaze. All twenty-four Kent city policemen and sixty-five Portage County sheriff's deputies were ordered to duty, and told that they had to handle a "riot in progress." Michener writes that a curious student asked a stranger what it was all about and was told: "It's a planned movement to strain the National Guard. They're tied up at Columbus and on the truck strike in Akron and Cleveland, and we don't think they have enough men to cover this too."
"Who was leading the riot? There was a hard core of about twelve, with white armbands and crosses on their backs, cutting around in back of us, linking hands at the far edges of the mob and pushing forward, making people crush in on us. 'Move on in!' this determined crowd kept repeating, but they didn't come in themselves. Whenever they got one part of the crowd moving, they'd leave it and run to another area."
Yes, mom, that's the way it was. Notice that the professional revolutionaries were pushing the students into the National Guard bayonets. In fact, the Akron Beacon Journal, of July 5, 1970, carried an article from the New York Times—always beloved of "Liberals"—which says this: "Sunday night was a stream of pure violence. The sky was lit with fire, mostly from trees that had been doused in gasoline and then set ablaze. The Guardsmen found themselves the targets of an apparently ceaseless barrage of rocks, slag, wrenches, anything that could be thrown.
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Originally posted by Santh
What were they protesting against?..
Or protesting for.
It is pretty obvious I think. They are protesting against social inequality, criminal politicians, fatcat banksters, imperialistic wars, degradation of environment ... list is almost endless.
You can find their (and mine) manifesto here.
Many of the different communist parties and organizations active in the Spanish state have issued statements of support for the wave of occupations, dubbed the 15-M (May 15) movement, and have been active participants in these demonstrations. They view their main tasks as helping to develop and deepen the working-class consciousness of the protests and to unite the various sectors that are in motion against the capitalist austerity in order to open a broader, worker-led political struggle against the Spanish state and the two ruling parties — the Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) and the People's Party (PP).


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Club Penguin Game Day! features a collection of 12, all-new Wii exclusive games, including Puffle Paddle, Dance Off and Sumo Smash. Players create and customize a penguin, choose a team color and try to conquer challenges in each of the six zones on the island. The team that takes over the most territory wins.
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Up to 4 people can play at one time which means this is a game the whole family can have fun with. We all choose our different team colors and like I said before, we usually pick tournament mode so we can play game after game without having to stop. It picks four games for us and we face off. If we don't like those games we can just reshuffle so it will pick four more.
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- These must match in order for funds to disburse. All original financial aid awards are based on the assumption of full time enrollment.If you are an undergraduate student planning to enroll for less than 12 credits or a graduate student taking less than 8 credits, you must tell us how many credits you will take. Our office will review your aid for possible revisions and make sure these match which then allows your aid to disburse. In most cases, a minimum of six undergraduate credits or four graduate credits is required to receive any amount of financial aid. If you have not previously provided our office with this information, please do so now. The most efficient way to inform us is via email or our online contact form. Please provide the number of credits you will take (fall and spring if known). Include ENROLLMENT or CREDIT LEVEL in the subject line and also make sure you include your STUDENT ID # in the body of your email.) Failure to notify our department by January 2 may result in a delay in the disbursement of your aid.
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- If you are on academic or financial aid probation, or on an academic plan, we need to confirm that you are meeting the requirements to continue. This review is generally not completed until closer to the start of the semester.
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Morality is what allows Freedom. (SO DAMN YOU LIBERAL POT-HEAD HIPPIES)
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The conspiracy subculture's ease of blaming some unknowable secret societies with grand plots to control the world...
Originally posted by SaphroniaYou don't have to live by the rules of society.
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Laws, governments, societies - these things do not inhibit freedom. All they do is establish consequences for certain actions.
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I never said that anarchy was "the answer"
But you've also missed the point that the laws of physics & life in general imposes it's own consequences on a person's actions.
Law is *supposed* to promote justice between people, but the current law structure is too large & unwieldy to do so...What is needed is not anarchy, but a serious down-sizing of what already exists. The government is too big & they even place themselves above the laws that they create for everyone else...The law structure is too large & complex for *anyone* to understand all of it. Anarchy no, but "simplification" wouldn't hurt anyone...
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A town's family name
By Phyllis Moore
Published in News on July 23, 2007 1:46 PM
Is it Elroy or El-Roy?
Motorists speeding down U.S. 70 East might not notice the discrepancy, or be aware of the history of the tiny community.
The volunteer fire station bears the hyphenated version, reflective of the two names that comprise the moniker. But according to a small green road marker near Long's Plant Farm Road, it is Elroy.
Located about three miles east of the city limits of Goldsboro, its area measures about one square mile. Beginning at the intersection of N.C. 111 and U.S. 70 and running just past Casey's Chapel Church, it was bisected in the late 1960s when the four-lane highway was built.
A granite marker, a few feet from the sign, bears the name of the man credited with naming the community.
James Avant Long Sr. was the second engineer who ran the train from Wilmington to Weldon, says his great-grandson, Robert Beasley of Seven Springs. The train track still runs through LaGrange and in Goldsboro along Royall Avenue.
Investigating his own family's genealogy is how Beasley stumbled onto some of the Elroy history. But early records are sparse, he said.
"From what I can find out, right along close to the firehouse, there was once a post office and store," he said. Long, he added, operated both after retiring from the railroad.
Back in the early 1900s, Beasley said, small communities were popping up well before they were defined by city limits.
"Adamsville was considered a pretty good size area. There was a space between Adamsville and Elroy -- Elroy was near the Friends church and where the firehouse is now," he said.
J.K. Thompson, a retired teacher and author of a historical perspective of the area, "New Hope Friends Meeting and The Elroy Community" in 1987, has lived in that community all his life.
"I always counted the community from the stoplight at 111 down to the creek, which is Walnut Creek, and one-half mile on each side," he said. "The whole area's probably 50 people."
Both men agree on how Elroy came to be named.
"My mama used to say Jimmy Long took the first two letters of his wife's name (Ellen), and he had a son named Roy," Thompson said. "(He) put them together and called it Elroy."
Ellen was actually Long's second wife, Beasley said. And while his research has not turned up a son named Elroy, Leroy or even Roy, he shrugged it off with the explanation that his great-grandfather "probably called one of them Roy."
The once-hypenated name, he suggested, "is like a lot of other things -- over time they kind of cut it down to one word."
Back in the day, smaller areas developed their own centers of activity -- community schoolhouses, general stores and churches were meeting places where everyone knew each other.
The local country store also housed the post office before the days of rural free delivery, Thompson said.
"You had to walk to the store to get your mail," he said, noting in his book that in later years, "Council Best, driving a horse and buddy, delivered the mail."
The store served as a hub of life for the surrounding area. It was a gathering place for children after school and men on many an evening, Thompson said.
It was also considered a voting precinct for New Hope Township, and the women's society at the Friends Meeting would sell barbecue during the all-day voting.
In 1927, the book said, "Troy Wilson built and operated the first full-time garage and service station. ... It soon became another meeting place.
"Purchasing one of the first radios in the area, 'The Amos 'n Andy Show' brought large crowds out, as did 'The Grand Old Opry' on Saturday nights."
In the 1950s, Pete and Margaret Daniels operated the store, according to the book. Daniels was said to have purchased one of the first TV sets in the community and placed it in the store. It was a popular draw, especially on Monday nights when "I Love Lucy" was on.
Down the road from the store, the Elroy Meat Market was established in 1951, built and run by Needham Whitley.
Everything changed more than a decade later, when the state paved U.S. 70. Businesses, as well as many homes, were leveled as progress plowed through. A cemetery also had to be moved.
"They moved (Long) to the Friends Church cemetery but didn't have a marker up. We can't find any record of when the state moved him," Beasley said.
"The burying ground was up on the hill just beyond the creek and it was more or less a community burial ground," added Thompson. "It moved over to the Quaker cemetery on Dollard Town Road when the road was widened. All the people were moved over there."
Elizabeth Smith, 63, another great-grandchild of James Long and lifelong resident of Elroy, is now retired from the family business, Long's Plant Farm.
She recalls a few of the family names from the early days -- Hinnants, Longs, Uzzells and Whitleys -- some of whom have side streets there named for them. Her father once inherited some land where U.S. 70 now runs.
"This community has changed so much just during my lifetime. I can remember when our homeplace, (my father) Major Long's homeplace, Ray Anderson's homeplace, and my Aunt Vick, those houses were the only houses on this road. This has been, oh my goodness, 45, 50 years ago.
"My daddy actually traded that place for this place (where Long's Plant Farm now stands) and ended up here with my mom. I was born about 50 feet from where I am now standing."
Originally on an unpaved road, Mrs. Smith chuckles at the memory of how the decision was made to pave it and determine its naming.
"The state ran one of those lines across it to see how many people used it. My daddy would go out and stop and back up and drive over it again to make it feel like there was a little more traffic on it than there was," she said. "We did get it paved."
When it was later named after the nearby business, she said the family was very proud, "although it does take longer to address a letter," she laughed.
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12) Finally, learned counsel for the appellants while pointing out that Ramswaroop (Appellant No. 1 herein) has served 7 years, 4 months and 18 days in jail and Chintu Mahte (Appellant No. 2 herein), aged about 80 years, has served 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, pleaded for leniency. We are unable to accept the above claim of the learned counsel for the appellants since the prosecution has established its case beyond reasonable doubt, particularly, the role of the appellants who caused fatal injuries. Since we are affirming the conviction under Section 302, the Court cannot impose a lesser sentence than what is prescribed by law, however, taking note of the age of Chintu Mahte (Appellant No. 2 herein), he is free to make a representation to the Government for remission and if any such representation is made, it is for the Government to pass appropriate orders as per the rules applicable. In the above circumstance, the sentence cannot be altered to the period already undergone and the said request of the counsel for the appellants is rejected.


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Pfizer said the FDA has approved new labeling of Sutent (sunitinib malate) which includes first-line treatment of advanced renal cell carcinoma, a type of advanced kidney cancer, based on results of a large Phase III trial, which showed prolonged progression-free survival. Mylan Laboratories and Barr Pharmaceuticals became the second and third drugmakers to receive FDA approval to sell generic versions of Pfizer's blockbuster antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline). Both companies said they would begin shipping the product immediately. Pfizer lost patent protection on Zoloft last August. Branded Zoloft sales fell 79% in Pfizer's fourth quarter to $166 million, compared with $808 million in the same period a year earlier. Teva Pharmaceutical was able to sell the only generic version during the first six months after expiration of Zoloft's patent, under a federally enforced exclusivity period.


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Joakim Noah had a pretty awful start to the Golden State game. He received a pass in the post and then made a rather deliberate move, trying to score with the left. He was absolutely FACED by Andris Biedrins.
A few possessions later he telegraphed a pass from the top of the key to Salmons on the wing. It was picked off by Stephen Jackson, who easily dunked the ball on the other end.
Then Noah got an offensive board and tried to go back up strong with it, but he doesn't have enough power for those type of plays in traffic. Denied getting all the way up to rim, he tried to lay it up but it fell away. And all that occurred in the first 4 minutes.
Noah has his moments. But he has no offensive game whatsoever, and he is deathly afraid to shoot the ball from just about anywhere on the court. Teams leave him wide open near the free throw line and he will not shoot it. It kills offensive possessions. Even Rodman would hoist that shot occasionally to keep it honest. And in college Noah would shoot jumpers from time to time. He also gets handled by the bigger 4s and 5s when he is defending them one on one.
The biggest questions for me: How has Noah not developed any kind of offense in the almost 2 years he has been here? Why has his strength not reached the level it needs to be to play down low?
He does have some strengths. He gets out on the break and runs the floor. He's an active rebounder and has started to block more shots. He's decent at getting scramble points. You can tell he's giving maximum effort. Those facets of his game are getting better.
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When Dr. Kevin Leman calls first-borns ``the doers, the achievers,`` he is putting things mildly. Most U.S. Presidents have been the oldest children or the only ones in their families.
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Cristina Del Basso also appeared in Italian Playboy in April 2012. Her nickname is Nina.
She rose to prominence after appearing on the Italian version of "Big Brother 9." In the finale, she landed in 3rd place. She also appeared on Italy's showgirl contest Veline for a chance to land on the program "Striscia la Notizia," and placed in the semi-finals.
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After "Big Brother," Cristina Del Basso appeared on a variety of Italian television shows and did a calendar. She was also the girlfriend of rich Italian entrepreneur Fabrizio Politi. It was rumored that she was one of Tiger Woods' mistresses. She said, "When being intimate, I call my Fabrizio 'Napoleon,' because he's not very tall, but he's very strong and takes initiative and like Napoleon, he knows how to win a war."
She came back in 2012 for Italy's "Big Brother 12." Coming back to the house, she said she had matured. "I've had many beautiful experiences, but also bad…at one point I found myself as a chick in a forest full of hungry wolves."
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She enjoys reading in order to "raise above mediocrity." The book under her pillow is "The Portrait of Dorian Gray."
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Duck breast salad with jersey bennes, raspberries and a cabernet reduction
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|Red wine, (cabernet sauvignon)
|Salt & freshly ground pepper, to season
|Duck breasts
|4 handfuls
|Salad greens
|Raspberries, (8 per person)
- Heat the sugar and water, boiling until a caramel colour, then pour in the wine.
- Turn down the heat to a simmer and stir until any lumps have dissolved.
- Continue simmering for 5 minutes, then turn off and let cool.
- Put the potatoes in a saucepan, cover with salted water and cook until just tender, drain and let cool.
- Preheat the grill. Score the skin side of the duck with a sharp knife, season and grill, skin down for 8 minutes.
- Pour off the fat then turn over and cook for a further 4 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes.
- Toss the greens and potatoes in a little dressing, season and arrange on plates.
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A Swedish match company was the largest purchase by Terry Smith, the respected asset manager, for his Fundsmith Equity fund in the first half of the year.
Mr Smith spent almost £39m on shares in Swedish Match, a century-old company that produces snuff and cigars as well as matches and lighters, to make it the eight largest holding in his fund at 4.5pc of total assets.
He spent also nearly £32m topping up his stake in Dr Pepper Snapple, the American drinks company. It now makes up 5.7pc of his fund, compared with 5.6pc at the end of last year. The company was his third largest holding at the end of June, behind Domino's Pizza and Stryker, the US medical technology company.
The fund's biggest sales in the six months to June were Sigma Aldrich, the life sciences company, Serco, the British-based outsourcing business, and Schindler, the lift company.
The fund gained 21.5pc over the period, beating the FTSE 100 and international share indices, an outperformance that Mr Smith described as "surprising".
"The fund outperformed all these benchmarks. You may find this a little surprising, given that this was a bullish period for equity markets and our portfolio companies are what would be labelled as "defensive" and that we do not own any of the sectors which are likely to be at forefront of a so-called 'dash for trash'," he said.
"I would attribute this to two factors. First, unlike many other active managers, we do not attempt 'market timing' – our fund is always fully invested. Second, there has been a growing fashion for investing in the type of large, well established companies whose business consists of selling or supplying goods and services which are characterised by small ticket, repeat, relatively predictable everyday events which we seek."
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He said the holdings that contributed most to the fund's performance over the period were Domino's Pizza, Microsoft and Becton Dickinson, another American medical technology firm. Imperial Tobacco, Serco and Schindler contributed the least, although only Imperial actually lost money, albeit a trivial 0.01pc.
Mr Smith added that he had recently started buying shares in "a medical equipment company and a transaction processing company". He said he would disclose details if he managed to accumulate a "meaningful stake".
The fund's turnover was 0.19pc over the period, reflecting Mr Smith's "buy and hold" philosophy, which he says helps minimise costs. It was down from 0.48pc before.
The cost (Ongoing Charges Figure or OCF) for investors was running at 1.1pc, down from 1.16pc at the start of the year and 1.20pc the year before.
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Recently, I was talking to a co-worker about ideas for PBIS [Positive Behavior Interventions and Support] and classroom management for this coming year. She was telling me, and I have heard it before, that she used to do 'warm fuzzies' with her kiddos and they loved it. What is a warm fuzzy you may ask? Allow me to inform you- a warm fuzzy is one of those pom poms that you find at craft stores... yep, that is IT. I know, I'm with you... I asked her, "Those little fuzzy things motivate students?!" *Disclaimer* Prepare to have your world rocked: apparently, yes. Those fuzzy little things motivate students to be kind AND to work together... winner, winner, chicken dinner! Of course, I am on board. Why not give our students one more thing to help boost our classroom community, especially when that 'one more thing' is a fuzzy pom pom that I have millions of stored somewhere in that lovely closet of mine?
So, I went to Michaels and picked up three glass jars, some paint pens [because of course, I left mine at school] and one large container to house all these fuzzy things. And then the crafting began and.... ta-da!
("Earn a warm fuzzy by doing something kind, fill up the jar and a surprise I have in mind!" I stuck with "surprise" instead of something like class party because then I get to decide what the surprise entails.. sometimes promising a class party can work against you! For the jars, I just wrote the label, let it dry for a few minutes and then just picked two colors to make the polka dot background! Last but not least, got some of those magical fuzzies and filled up my jar! Craft was complete in 30 minutes!)
SO simple and hopefully, so effective! So what's the plan for this? Well, since I teach three grade levels, each grade has their own warm fuzzy jar. Simple acts of kindness earn warm fuzzies- which is perfect, because I also use Class Dojo pretty diligently in my classroom, but our dojo is based on our school PBIS of Husky PRIDE [being polite, responsible, in control, doing your best and earning and giving respect.] Last year, I found myself rewarding students who were being kind to friends or teachers with dojo points, but there wasn't a category in my dojo that directly aligned with kindness, so this is perfect! Also, a little different than dojo because they have to work as a class to earn the special surprise! All about that collaboration in A111... and also, a little competition within classes never hurt no one! [HUGE MOTIVATOR!] Stay tuned to see how these fuzzy things make my teacher life just a little bit easier!


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As I mentioned in my last post, I am currently working on vetting out device options for a brand new 1:1 program. The iPad and the Chromebook were two of the early forerunners, so I figured the best way to work out which one was a better choice was to dive into the key differences between the two. Here's what I came up with:We are certainly not done with our decision process, as there are still other options to choose from. Hopefully though, this chart is helpful for anyone else out there trying to make a similar decision!
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What PhD and MD Stand For
PhD stands for Doctor of Philosophy whereas MD stands for Doctor of Medicine. Alright, now let's get into what the difference really is between them. But before that let us take a look at why people may get confused and what are the similarities between them that cause the confusion.
What Leads to the Confusion?
People who have completed PhD or MD are both (both hold the title 'Doctor') called doctor followed by their name, or sometimes just doctor. Generally, in hospitals, the physicians are referred to as doctors. A person might get confused when he sees some person calling another person doctor and the person who he referred to as doctor is not really a physician or related to medical field at all. Doesn't make any sense, does it?
So What's the Difference? The Difference Between PhD and MD:
An MD is awarded to people who have graduated from a medical school or any stream of medicine. A PhD is awarded to people who have completed the most advanced level of education after their master's degree. The master's degree can be in any field. Thus they both hold the title of "Doctor" in front of their name but the title has its meaning changed as per the context.
What is Ph.D and to whom is it awarded?
When a student has completed his master's degree, he would want to complete the next and the most advanced level of study in his field. That is when he chooses to complete his doctoral studies for which he will be awarded the title of doctor. Thus a Ph.D is obtained. A Ph.D can be obtained in literally every field. Some of them are:
Doctor of Literature,
Doctor of Ministry,
Doctor of Musical Arts,
Doctor of Law, etc.
To obtain a Ph.D it usually takes three to four years depending on the university and its system. A Ph.D is typically sought by those who want to improve or better their career prospects or by those who are interested in the field of research or teaching. It takes relatively less money to obtain a Ph.D when compared to the money required to get an MD. A Ph.D is the highest level of education although, in some economies like the UK, higher doctorates are awarded.
What is MD and to whom is it awarded?
Doctor of Medicine (MD) is awarded to a person who has graduated from a medical school. It takes four years to graduate from a medical school. Medical schools are often expensive but when the student graduates, his salary will be so high that he can easily pay off his debts. Surgery, psychology, physiology, etc are the various fields under which doctorate is awarded in the field of medicine. Thus once they are awarded the title after graduating, they are called doctor. In today's world, in general, the mention of the word doctor means a physician or a person related to the medical field.
This is the difference between PhD and MD. Though the holder of both the degrees are called 'Doctor', the context differs.


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February is time to prepare a garden for spring by pruning citrus trees and rose bushes, planting cool weather vegetables and tackling weeds, say experts at Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of earth-friendly soil products made from organic material collected from more than 50 California cities including those in Santa Barbara County.
» Plant bulbs: It's time to plant summer bulbs. Some gardeners have been storing their bulbs in the refrigerator to keep them dormant. Bulbs that need the refrigeration process include tulips, crocus, gladiolus, calla lily, caladium, amaryllis, daffodils and delphiniums. Some bulbs can be purchased and planted without chilling and should be in stock at nurseries. They include Dutch iris, lily and begonia. Stagger your planting so you will get new blooms throughout summer.
» Add a splash of color: It's not too early to add already-in-bloom spring flowers to your garden. Pansies are hearty plants, and their flowers will last until summer. Violas and primrose, snapdragons and calendulas provide good late winter/early spring blooms.
» Prevent weeds from sprouting: Weeds are an unfortunate part of most backyards. Winter rains and warming weather make for ideal conditions for weeds to flourish. Add a layer of mulch to your garden or anywhere where weeds are a problem. Mulch suppresses weed growth. Applying mulch now will avoid hours of backbreaking weed removal in a month or two.
» Plant herbs and cool-weather vegetables: Herbs such as parsley, oregano and thyme can be planted now. February is also the optimal time to plant asparagus, beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, lettuce, onions, peas, potatoes, radishes, turnips and rutabaga. They will be ready to harvest in spring.
» Feed avocado and citrus trees: It's time to give your citrus and avocado trees the nitrogen and nutrients they need for their coming growth spurt. If there is a chance of frost in your area, wait until March. Allow fallen avocado leaves to remain under the tree as mulch to protect from avocado root rot. Remove branches that touch the ground to help prevent ants from taking over the tree.
» Prepare vegetable garden beds for summer: If you plan to plant summer vegetables (i.e., corn, cucumbers, eggplant, lima beans, okra, peppers, squash and watermelon), now is the time to prepare vegetable beds. Spread 2 inches of organic compost over the garden beds and till in the compost to a depth of 6 to 8 inches. The compost will attract earthworms and other beneficial organisms to the garden and give your plants natural nutrients that help them grow. Make sure the compost is free of chemicals, animal waste or sludge.
» Care for your houseplants: Adjust watering your houseplants based on the amount of sunlight the plants receive. Houseplants may not need as much water in winter because of the reduced amount and intensity of the sunlight they receive. You can add extra life to your houseplants by replacing the first inch or two of soil with fresh potting soil.
» Keep deciduous trees hydrated: While February is the rainiest month of the year in Southern California, sometimes the region will experience little or no rainfall. If February is shaping up to be a dry month, water deciduous trees as this is the time when they begin to grow new leaves and blossoms.
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I guess that's one way to keep your covers from being stolen! Wait until she reaches a certain stage of life in which she turns the thermostat down to around 50 degrees and still wakes up because its "too hot." That is better illustrated in a different Twaggie. See all the new illustrated Tweets at Twaggies. Link


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15 January 2014
BETJEMAN: Anglo-Catholic Congresses
We, who remember the Faith, the grey-headed ones,
Of those Anglo-Catholic Congresses swinging along,
Who heard the South Coast salvo of incense-guns
And surged to the Albert Hall in our thousands strong
With 'extreme' colonial bishops leading in song;
We, who remember, look back to the blossoming May-time
On ghosts of servers and thurifers after Mass,
The slapping of backs, the flapping of cassocks, the play-time*,
A game of Grandmother's steps on the vicarage grass -
"Father, a little more sherry. I'll fill your glass."
We recall the triumph, that Sunday after Ascension,
When our Protestant suffragan suffered himself to be coped -
The SYA** and the Scheme for Church Extension** -
The new diocesan's not as 'sound' as we'd hoped,
And Kensit threatens and has Sam Gurney poped?
Yet, under the Travers baroque, in a limewashed whiteness,
The fiddle-back vestments a-glitter with morning rays,
Our Lady's image, in multiple-candled brightness,
The bells and banners - those were the waking days*
When Faith was taught and fanned to a golden blaze.
*Ah, the play-time and the waking days. You have to go to the Ordinariate now for that sort of thing.
**Can anyone explain these references?
ADDENDUM Simon Cotton tells me that SYA means the Seven Years Association and refers me to Ivan Clutterbuck's Marginal Catholics. A junior branch of the Church Union, founded by Peter Winckworth at the Anglo-Catholic Congress of 1933, and with its own chapel (of the Ascension) in the Shrine at Walsingham. Members undertook obedience to the precepts of the Church until the next ACC, scheduled for 1940. So the mis-en-scene of the poem is pinned down to 1933-1940.
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- Elizabeth @ The Garden Window said...
Betjeman is always a delight.
I have just finished reading "Lift High The Cross" by John Gunstone about the Congresses - a fascinating book.
I would love to have access to a time machine and travel back to those heady days :-)
- 15 January, 2014
The SYA is the Seven Years' Association, the young adults' wing of the Church Union (that I am sure of). I think the name refers to a pledge to remain a good spikey Anglo-Catholic from one's 18th birthday until one's 25th (that I am not 100% sure of, but more than 50%).
My late partner was a member at Durham University in the first years of the war, where is best friend who was what we would now term "sunny side of middle" referred to it disparagingly as the "Spiky Youths Association" which should give some idea of its character.
World War 2 damaged its structures and it never really recovered after the War.
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After receiving third place and most photogenic award at ITM 2007, Julia placed top ten at the New Silk Road Model Look contest in China.
Julia then signed on as a New Silk Road model in China, appearing nationwide in fashion shows and advertising campaigns.
In 2008, Julia also competed in the NSR Model Look International competition in Beijing and received second place.
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Roujin Z
Genre: Sci-Fi Comedy (Comedy)
What's in it?: Mass Destruction (sort of), Big Robots/Mecha, Chases and Races, Dirty Old Hacker Guys, General Weirdness
In the very near future in Japan, the number of elderly people is steadily rising, and it is becoming more and more difficult to care for them. This is of concern to the student nurse Haruko. You see, there is a government experiment with the goal of completely automated care of the elderly going on, and it just so happens that the test subject for the project is going to be Haruko's patient. The project, a bed that can do anything from bathe a patient to have a conversation with him, is a miracle of modern automation. Things get a little weird when the old man starts calling for help; using the bed's built in Internet connection. Well, Haruko and friends have no choice but to help the old man escape, but they're having a number of problems with that process. After a couple of failed attempts, the bed (yes, the bed) decides to take matters into it's own hands. You see the bed starts thinking that it's the old man's dead wife, and doesn't like the way he's being treated. Yes, you read that right. To make matters worse, the bed was also a secret military experiment, and has capabilities to match. So we've got an automated elder care bed that thinks it's an old man's wife running away from the Ministry of Health and the military and wreaking havoc in the process, all the while carrying around an 'out of it' old guy and being chased by some overzealous nursing students who are in turn being monitored by a crew of elderly hackers. Then things start getting really weird…
By the creator of Akira, and it shows. Roujin Z has a plot involving a government experiment gone wrong and a decidedly Akira-esque power run amok type end. But once you start watching it, it becomes abundantly clear that Roujin Z is about as far from Akira as you could picture. Just imagine what would happen if one of those secret military experiments gone awry or one of those robots that go around fusing with everything in sight (think 1st part of Bubblegum Crisis) was, deep down, a really nice person. You'd think that being a broad political satire about elder care of all things (not what you'd think of as material for a sci-fi comedy) would be enough weirdness for one movie, but Roujin Z also manages to poke fun at a whole genre of sci-fi by turning all the 'technology gone awry' conventional wisdom completely on its head. The story itself, though really strange, is acceptable (and quite emotionally effective for a satire/parody combination), but for a movie this weird, it is a little slow, and a lot of the jokes are surprisingly subtle. The leisurely pace is sure to lose some people's attention, and the sense of humour is too quirky and downright odd to be for everybody, but I really enjoyed it, and fans of really strange science fiction or quirky comedy (preferably both) are almost sure to have fun.
Art wise, Roujin Z is nice, if not spectacular. The backgrounds are detailed, the mechanics are properly animated, and the character designs are cute, if not original (and they're not by Otomo; everyone doesn't have to share the same face). Though not quite full theatre quality, the animation is high budget and smooth. The action, which there's a reasonable amount of in the last few minutes, is quite well done, too.
Overall: Roujin Z is most definitely not for everybody; not serious, but leisurely paced and not quite as wacky as it could easily have been with this story. On the other hand, it is a great variation on the technology-gone wild/robot running amok theme, and a social satire to boot. If the idea sounds like fun to you, you'll probably like it, but if you're a really big fan of Akira, be warned: this is very different.
So how bad was it?
Fine for most ages, but may be hard to follow for younger viewers. Would probably be a PG.
Violence: 1 – Lots of destruction, but no serious violence.
Nudity: 1 – One "in bed" scene.
Sex: 1 – Same scene, implied only.
Language: Subtitled version: 1- Nothing of note. Dubbed version: 3 – A fair amount of profanity.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Fraser Island 2015
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Looks incredible! I love your description of the lakes - so clear you can see the bottom. Makes me wish I was there right now to take a dip.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's definitely a magical place and I wish I was also there to have a dip :) :) It was slightly on the colder side when we went but since the temps have risen in the last few weeks, it would be amazing to swim now!!Delete
I really want to swim there but the walking sounds like it would be the death of me. Glad you enjoyed your trip. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I think it turned into a good reminder to me, that I should probably have more breaks away from my computer and get a bit more active! lolDelete
Oh I love love love these photos! That first one especially - definitely needs to be framed!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love that one too, as much as I annoy to people "I want to take your photos" I really believe that photos are able to store memories for future generations - being reminded of your blog and your look back into your family history and how amazing that is!Delete
Beautiful! :) I remember the lakes being so so clear and pretty :) good job making it to the top of the sand dune walk - blisters and all! *thumbs up* :)ReplyDelete
The lakes are definitely so pretty! :) :) I may or may not of patted myself on the back :PDelete
- Anonymous12/05/2015 3:59 PM
OH MAN! I can't believe I've never been to Fraser :O Maybe we can go in March before you guys Japan???ReplyDeleteReplies
Fraser is the bomb - you'd love it!! I'm always happy to go to Fraser it's hella expensive though - well the barge eats your money!Delete
Oooh lovely! I definitely need to make a trip there - the last time I went was when I was really little (maybe 5 or so - it was the weekend Princess Diana died) so it would be nice to go again.ReplyDelete
Well done on climbing all that way! :)Replies
I went when I was little too! I have very vague but fond memories of it from that first trip :) :)Delete
what a paradise :DReplyDelete
Paradise does have a better ring to it!ReplyDelete
I cannot tell you how much I've enjoyed this blog post. You had me with the 1st pic of your family all set for adventure. You take wonderful photos xReplies
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We're not sure why the ladies of Twitter decided to drop truth bombs left and right this week -- but we're sure happy they did. "Just once I'd like to see a movie sex scene be accurate. You know, him having a hard time getting her off then giving up," Twitter user The Eh Factor wrote. Accurate and depressing.
Twitter user Molly had us all nodding our heads in agreement when she tweeted, "The only way to eat a $21 salad is angrily." Or claim you saw a hair in it, send it back and get a burger. (Maybe that's just us, though.)
The most accurate truth bomb we stumbled across came from Twitter user Jay, A Slur when she tweeted, "Imagine never having to worry that not looking desirable will impact your employment prospects. It's called being male, I think?" Preach, lady.
For more great tweets from women, scroll through the list below. Then visit our Funniest Tweets From Women page for our past collections.
It can't be a coincidence that morning and mourning sound exactly the same.
If there's not hot, dirty sex involved, don't wake me up.
— Goddess of Mischief (@ShanaRose21) August 4, 2014
My favorite part of getting shit done, is ignoring the fact that I have to get shit done and taking a nap instead.
— Mrs.Throbinson (@mellimelle) August 4, 2014
I always keep my middle finger loaded for assholes
— Tammy (@OkieGirl405) August 2, 2014
Those days when you just can't get your shit together, and then there's these kids, who you're in charge of, just staring at you…
— Gloria Fallon (@GloriaFallon123) August 5, 2014
Our federal government has more diversity than late night television. And better musical guests too! #what
— Julie Klausner (@julieklausner) August 5, 2014
A drought just means God hasn't been listening to enough Adele.
— Liana Maeby (@lianamaeby) August 5, 2014
Shout out to this particular client who takes Viagra daily. Well done sir!
Btw... Have I seen your dick on Twitter?
— PinkCamo (@PinkCamoTO) August 5, 2014
I was raised as an only child.
My brother was really pissed.
— Maester Craving. (@calluptome) August 5, 2014
Sometimes you just gotta take a deep breath and say to yourself "Well, that part of my eyebrow is never going to grow back..."
— Leah Bonnema (@LeahBonnema) August 6, 2014
*applies a pound of makeup
*fixes hair
*gets back into bed
*takes picture
"Just got up. No filter. #iwokeuplikedis"
— Say it ain't so (@Shut_up_Marissa) August 6, 2014
Tinder, but for finding dads.
— Swishergirl (@Swishergirl24) August 6, 2014
I really need to get a nanny so I can start tweeting again.
— Jenny Mollen (@jennyandteets) August 8, 2014
6 year old child for sale.
*manners sold separately
— ShotofCherye (@CheryeDavis) August 8, 2014
The only way to eat a $21 salad is angrily.
— molly (@Molly_Kats) August 8, 2014
Just once I'd like to see a movie sex scene be accurate.
You know, him having a hard time getting her off then giving up.
— The Eh Factor (@AngelaEhh) August 8, 2014
Sometimes I think "I need to think before I speak" and then other times I think "I shouldn't leave the house or interact with people ever."
— Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) August 4, 2014
In general, men are gigantic pussies.
-Susan B Anthony
— Sarah Silverman (@SarahKSilverman) August 7, 2014
You guys that's Nicki's verse on the Flawless remix. If I'd written that, well, I wouldn't have been shoved so much at camp
— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 3, 2014
imagine never having to worry that not looking desirable will impact your employment prospects.
it's called being male, I think?
— jay, a slur (@jaythenerdkid) August 8, 2014
Did you ever think that maybe zombies dont take selfies cause they dont have lips to make a duckface? No, because you only think of yourself
— Saucy Kensington (@Book_Krazy) August 8, 2014
Noted White Castle lover Chrissy Teigen throwing the first pitch, drunk, in wedge sneakers, has GOT to be Peak "Cool Girl," right? (Please?)
— Kat Stoeffel (@KStoeffel) August 6, 2014