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Congratulations to the Forreston arts students who participated in the 69th annual Grand Detour Art Festival student show. This year marked the first time Forreston students participated. The event was held at the John Deere Historic Site on September 10th. Several students won awards: Hailey Greenfield won Honorable mention in the 4-6th grade category for her weaving. Madison Sketo won Honorable mention in the 7-8th grade category for her painting. Rachel Metzger won Third place in the High School category for her clay sculpture of popcorn. Kaitlyn Maiteka won First place in the High School category for her pencil drawing, as well as winning Best of Show. As always it is exciting to see our students excel and we are proud of their accomplishments!
1. A sample display of student work, from Forreston students and other local schools.
2. Kaitlyn Maiteka's drawing Shaun Mendes won first place in the High School age category as well as overall Best of Show.
3. Rachel Metzger's Popcorn, a ceramic box, won third place in the High School category.
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When do you stop swimming lesson?(20 Posts)
I know my kids is in the normal range of ability for swimming, will go no near to any competition, so swimming is for general exercise only.
Because they are swimming on different levels, 8 and 5, I have to drive to the pool twice in one day(no way to get them together).I am just thinking is it ok to drop at level 8 or is it still essential to get to the top level?
I am thinking while the younger one is having a lesson, the older one can just swim in public pool at the same time, a lot easier and cheaper.
I think a lot depends how keen your child is on swimming and what you want them to achieve. Are you wanting them to be safe or be a future Olympic medalist?
Ds stopped swimming after completing level 4. He hated swimming lessons with a passion and I knew he was safe in the water. My sil's children are very keen swimmers and belong to a club. The oldest is very talented and represents his county. They swim about four times a week.
If you just want general excerise then you could stop swimming lessons and just have a family swim.
My benchmark was swimming 1 mile. DS achieved this at level 7 time, and promptly stopped lessons.
DS 17 started the week of his 1st birthday and stopped at 13.5 when he passed his bronze medallion. Went on to pass NPLQ when he was 16 and now works p/t as a lifeguard at a couple of swimming pools.
DD started at 6mos and now 15 is doing her bronze medallion, but they have changed the curriculum which now goes to gold so may not stop for a while yet. Although we will pay for her NPLQ in October if she thinks she could pass.
Neither of them were really interested in competative swimming, although I think DS would have been quite good. He has said to me recently that he misses his lessons.
I am still having lessons at 50 and have done so for the last 10 years because it makes me go and surprisingly i am still learning and tweaking my stroke. I was a good swimmer before I started but had some bad habits.
Do you mean Level 8 or age 8? An 8yo in our Level 8 lessons would be amazing.
My current rule of thumb is that they have swimming lessons most of the time age 5-10yo. Because it's easy to lose what they learnt when younger. I feel quite strongly about swimming as life skill. I think most people, if they take their children to lessons at all, stop when they feel they can safely turn their back on their child in the pool.
Level 8, age 9, not that amazing, just normal, average. Several other children in his class are all about the same size. My two children both love swimming lesson, and family swimming as well, not a problem. Just me so fed up with getting up early on Saturday morning for the lesson, then afternoon we need to go there again .
I can see there are far less stage 8,9, 10 lessons on offer than stage 5 or below, suggested less children are taking higher stage?
I think a lot depends on the area. Level 8 ASA swimming lessons are not all the same level around the country.
My niece has just competed level 8 at the age of seven, but she is a very talented swimming and already swims competively.
Level 8 ASA swimming lessons are not all the same level around the country.---
the youngest child in our level 8 at the moment came in at almost 10.5yo. She comes from a family of HErs who make the children swim 150 lengths/week extra. Most the kids in our Level 8 are 12-13yo. Our level 8 is mostly about elite games: Octopush, snorkelling, water polo, etc.
ps: DD was 10yo & in our Level 6 when she got a 5000m badge. There were two 8yos that night who got 4000m badges, though, I think that's even more impressive.
My benchmark was 1000m and life saving skills. Now we do surf life saving. All about safety.
I'm amazed at the high levels on this thread. I know one 8 year old who is level 7 but she is exceptional. The majority of 8 year olds are in level 3 or 4 where I live.
I was told by a swimming coach that once they have passed level 2 they can swim lengths and that is the minimum level they should reach, once they have passed level 4 they are good technical swimmers and once they have passed level 7 they are good enough to swim competitively. Most children leave after they have passed level 4. We compromised at level 3 as ds hated his lessons with a passion and was learning for 6 years. He still has lessons at school and swims about once a month with dh.
I think the confusion is the change in awards from ASA. Looks like they now how learn to swim framework levels 1-7 , then split off a levels 8 9 10 for competitive, skills etc
This looks like maybe an old level 8 which is only really being able to swim 2 lengths
Also do some classes get called level 1,2 etc?
At our classes, they are called beginner, intermediate, improver, advance and swim trainer.
In the old level system, there were 12 levels, so I told my children they could stop once they'd got level 6, as then they'd be half-decent swimmers.
DS1 stopped after level 7, DS2 stopped after 6, and several of our local pools have closed so the other two are dropping where they are now (level 4 and level 5). They can all tread water and swim 50m.
O, first time I heard about the levels mean so different standard.Obviously my children, even the socalled level 8 one are not that talented swimmer at all.
He was only doing this www.swimming.org/asa/teaching-and-coaching/stage-7-of-the-lts/ then moved up to stage 8.
Good to see the world beyond our little area.
Bruffin locally we used to have 3 Beginner & 3 Improver grades; then they changed to a Levels system which obviously isn't all that consistent nationally.
Around here most 8yos would also be in Levels 3-4. I suspect most children stop after being in Level 3 for a while, or around age 6-7.
DS 8 has recently stopped having passed level 8 (only thing I can remember is that's 50m front crawl in under 1 min, dive, tumble turn). Level 9 is serious lengths and he doesn't want to be a competitive swimmer. I think same scheme as*Curious*. Plenty in the group similar age though a lot drop out when they get to level four and after level 7 some move across to life-saving.
Ooh, that's helpful. Might help me understand what others are talking about in future. I think "serious lengths" starts with our Level 6. So our Level 5 would about everyone else's Level 8.
By ASA Stage 8 surely your DC can swim safely and confidently? It would seem fine to stop lessons now.
My DD1 was 6 in May and will move to Stage 10 after Christmas, she is taught by the Swimming Club coach who asked me if she would want to join the Swimming Club when she is 7. I thought she was talented as she is years younger than the others in her group, but I guess she is probably quite talented having read this thread! DD2 who was 5 in May will go in to Stage 6 after Christmas, I guess she is doing ok too then! I'm quite proud if them now!
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One of Japan's most senior politicians, a key ally of the Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, was humiliated yesterday when a former bar hostess claimed that they had a 10-year affair during which she had two abortions.
Kanako Yamada backed up claims about her relationship with Taku Yamasaki, the general secretary of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, with an audio tape apparently of Mr Yamasaki arranging to meet her at hotels. She said she had also accompanied Mr Yamasaki on official trips abroad.
The scandal could damage Mr Koizumi's reformist government. Mr Yamasaki is an LDP power broker and has been tipped as a possible future prime minister.
"I decided to speak out because I do not want Japan to be the kind of country where Mr Yamasaki can become prime minister," Ms Yamada said yesterday. "I initially thought he loved me, but all we did was have sex. I came to think I was probably his sex slave."
Ms Yamada, who appears to be in her forties, also claimed that he twice gave her around £1,000 in cash and told her to end pregnancies. "There were no kind words for me," she said.
Mr Yamasaki, a married father of three, has refused to comment on the allegations. Yesterday he said it was a private matter and a legal matter. He is suing a magazine that published Ms Yamada's story anonymously last year, detailing his alleged unusual sexual preferences.
The magazine also ran pictures of a bare-chested Mr Yamasaki in bed. Mr Yamasaki is seeking around £250,000 in damages. The magazine is counter-suing for defamation. Last week, Ms Yamada revealed her identity in a book about the alleged affair.
Ms Yamada said she would be willing to repeat her claims before the Japanese Diet if asked. Ms Yamada said she received £500 to £800 each time she met Mr Yamasaki, and £27,000 when the affair ended two years ago.


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Relieve Migraines
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Throughout this discussion, I have observed a curious and glaring omission: what about how and whether neurotypicals empathize with autistics? One of the basic tenets of social skills is reciprocity, an attunement to the back and forth nature of social interactions. If we are examining how well autistics display empathy towards others (the majority of whom are neurotypical), it is only fair to ask how and whether neurotypicals are extending the same courtesy back
In my work as a school-based occupational therapist, I make a conscious effort to develop empathy towards the autistic children I serve. It allows me to effectively tailor my approach to a child's unique needs, helps us develop a stronger connection, and shows that I am honoring their humanity. So, how can a neurotypical person best develop their empathy skills towards an autistic person's experience of the world? The old saying, "If you've met one autistic person…you've met one autistic person" comes to mind. There is no one-sized fits all answer, but I will share my top four strategies below. While my strategies are geared towards children, many can be applied to adults as well. I would love to hear readers' additional ideas and strategies in the comments section!
1) Read Autistic Individuals' Memoirs and First Person Narratives
I have found first person memoirs to be invaluable in deepening my understanding and empathy for autistic experiences. My favorite books of this nature include:
- Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
- Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant
- Carly's Voice: Breaking Through Autism
- Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
- The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism
Additionally, the following blog posts and websites have powerful first person narratives about what it is like to live with autism (see additional links in numbers 2-6 below as well):
- Power of Words – This video exposes some of the harmful ways that neurotypicals choose words to describe autistics, in ways that can be hypocritical. For example, an autistic child might be seen as "stubborn" or "noncompliant" when they refuse a non-preferred activity, whereas a neurotypical person would be labelled "persistent."
- Quiet Hands – This powerful first person narrative about what it feels like to told to quiet one's "stimming" or "flapping" hand behavior has helped change my perspective on the ethics of a purely behavioral approach to extinguishing these behaviors, when they might serve a purpose to the child and therefore be extremly painful for the child to stop doing.
2) Understand Sensory Processing Issues Commonly Experienced by Autistic Individuals
Imagine a specific environment that is extremely overwhelming for you in terms of sensory and emotional overload, such as the airport or airplane. For me, airports contain the perfect storm of specific fear triggers (such as fear that the plane will run late and safety concerns), in addition to many uncontrollable sensory demands of the environment (too loud, too hot or cold, noxious smells that I cannot escape from, a generally confining environment that is very hard to control, unsavory food, etc).
In order to further develop empathy for autistics, I ask myself: what if I had to perform the complex tasks I do every day in the presence of intensely aversive sensory stimuli, such as the airport? How would that affect my ability to focus and maintain a calm, alert state rather than feeling anxious and overwhelmed? This is relevant because every day, when an autistic child attends school, they may be entering an environment they find as overwhelming as I find the airport/airplane. It's easy to see that being expected to perform well in the presence of aversive sensory stimulation quickly puts one into a fight or flight state, which is not ideal for academic or social-emotional learning.
The concept of "sensory overload" is a tad more complex than it may appear on the surface. Sensory processing is the way in which our brains perceive, organize and make sense of sensory input from the five commonly known senses (sight, sound, touch, taste and hearing) in addition to three "hidden" senses: proprioception (body awareness, or our understanding where our body parts are in space), vestibular (balance and motion sense, which starts in our inner ear but can affect many other systems including emotional regulation), and interoception (our internal body sense of items such as hot, cold, pain, hunger and thirst).
For many neurotypical individuals, sensory processing happens unconsciously and smoothly for the most part. As we grow, our brains develop the ability to filter out unnecessary input and to develop "just right" thresholds so that we can function in our daily lives. For example, an elementary student may filter out background noise in the cafeteria in order to focus on a conversation with friends and fluidly shift their focus back and forth between the taste and touch sensations involved in eating, the auditory qualities of the conversation, the visual stimulation of the food, the tactile stimulation of the child's clothing, other children and background movements, and the body awareness and balance demands of sitting, reaching for foods, and accurately placing them in the mouth.
For autistic individuals (and those with a variety of other neurological differences), however, it is well documented that something happens differently in this process, which results in the individual being either "hypersensitive" (detecting and responding to small amounts of input), "hyposensitive" (requiring more input to evoke a response), or a combination of both (most commonly).
Continuing the cafeteria scenario, a child may be hypersensitive to input to the degree that they are distressed by the feeling of the food in their mouth or on their hands or lips, uncomfortable with the feeling of the cafeteria chairs, and overwhelmed by the auditory overload of the lunchroom. A hyposensitive child might have difficulty with sensing where their body is in space, leading them to accidentally bump into others, and they might not perceive that there is food remaining on their lips after the mealtime (which adversely affects them socially). At either end of the spectrum, the child's potential to participate fully in lunchroom activities is disrupted.
It is important for neurotpyicals to examine the extent to which sensory sensitivities are affecting an autistic person's experience of life every second of every day in order to truly empathize with their experience of the world. In addition to the airport analogy provided above, I recommend you do the following:
- Watch videos that are specifically designed to allow the watcher to step into the shoes of an individual who has autism and severe sensory challenges. "Carly's Café (created by a teenager with autism)," and "Can you Make it to the End?" (which is part of the "Too much Information campaign by The National Autistic Society of the UK) are both fabulous examples.
- Examine your own sensory sensitivities and visualize what life would be like if they were more extreme. You can complete the Adult Sensory Motor Preference checklist from the Alert Program, and reflect on your sensory patterns. For example, when I did this, I realized that I have fairly severe smell and auditory sensitivities, to the extent that I find it very difficult to focus or stay emotionally calm in the presence of an aversive smell to me (such as smoke, animal smells, or garbage) as well as aversive sounds (such as the sound of someone else chewing, high pitched sounds, or whining).
- Learn more about sensory processing and sensory challenges. Talk to your local occupational therapist to learn more about sensory processing and sensory issues that might be affecting your loved one with autism, or read more at STAR Institute.
3) Consider the concept of asynchronous development and challenge your understanding of "high functioning" versus "low functioning autism"
It is crucial for those who work with and love autistic individuals (and those with many other unique neurological profiles, including giftedness) to understand the concept of asynchronous development, which simply means that an individual may have a variety of vastly different abilities across different domains such as motor, social, academic, and emotional skills. I'm sure most adults can look back on their own education and see that their grades and abilities were not always consistent across academic areas. We all have our strengths and weaknesses; the case is simply that for children with special needs, the discrepancy between skills areas is often more drastic than for neurotypicals.
For example, I may be working with an autistic individual who is 10 years old and attending 5th grade general education classes for 50% of the day, yet they may have the impulse control of a toddler, the mathematical and scientific abilities of 9th grader, and the fine motor skills of a 5 year-old. Even that example is a gross simplification, but in general I challenge myself to consider which specific dimension I am evaluating the child on in the moment, and whether I have realistic expectations for them. Remembering asynchronous development helps me further hone in on what is a truly appropriate challenge for a child in a certain skill area.
Simple take-home message: remember that even if a child is "high functioning" in one domain, that does not mean they should be expected to function at high levels across all domains. Rebecca Burgess depicts this concept brilliantly in her comic entitled, "Understanding the Spectrum," where she draws a series of beautiful visualizations to show her relatively high "functioning" or skills in some areas and "low functioning" or challenges in other areas, and how those areas can be different between individuals, all of whom may share the label "autistic."
Some additional helpful articles on the topic of asynchronous development are:
- Twice Exceptional Students: Who are they and what do they need? Great introduction to children who are gifted in some areas and also have a learning or developmental challenge in others.
- Autism as a Disorder of High Intelligence: Bernard J Crespi outlines a beautiful theory; in his words: "In this article I describe and evaluate the hypothesis that a substantial proportion of 'autism risk' is underlain by high, but more or less imbalanced, components of intelligence." Basically, it's a scientifically rigorous way to explore and make the case for autistic children showing asynchronous intellectual abilities (as I understand the article).
- Understanding the Spectrum – Posting again here for those who might have skipped ahead to the additional article links!
4) Try to eliminate the phrase, "If they would just do X" from your vocabulary
It's not uncommon to overhear adults who work with children on the spectrum saying, "Well, if they can do X, why can't they just do Y?" This is frequently asked with respect to performing differently on academic or attention-related tasks. "Why can they focus so well on Minecraft, but not on their writing homework? Why can they write well about topics they love, yet refuse to write about topics they don't prefer?"
I find this line of questioning problematic. I am stubbornly passionate about the right for any human being to not be 100% consistent all the time, because that is unrealistic even for adults, much less children! As someone trained deeply in activity analysis, which is a crucial analytical approach that occupational therapists utilize, the simple but profound answer to the questions above is that the demands of the tasks you are equivalating (e.g. focusing on Minecraft versus homework) are not in fact equivalent. They are not similar tasks for the child, thus the child will perform differently.
Doing a quick empathy exercise should easily reveal this concept to you; do you perform similarly on all tasks that require a certain skill, such as focusing? Do you find it as easy to focus on a boring board meeting in your professional life as it is to focus on a thrilling movie or TV show? Will telling yourself to "just focus" on a boring meeting really inspire the same state of mind as something you've specifically sought because it is interesting and relevant to you? If the answers to those questions are no, then why are you expecting a child to show consistency across task domains, particularly when children often lack an understanding of the long term payoff of their school tasks?
Now, the answer isn't to throw our hands up in the air, or let this phenomenon be an excuse for a child to not try their best even when the task is non-preferred. We all must learn to persist in non-preferred tasks. The difference is that when you approach non-preferred task compliance from the perspective of teaching a child how to persist rather than the perspective of "they just need to," you position yourself in a supportive, teaching role rather than as a disciplinarian, which is a more humane and often more effective approach.
I strive incredibly hard to eliminate the phrase "they just need to" from my vocabulary with respect to working with individuals with special needs. The word "just" is derogatory in this context and lacks respect for the fact that every minute of every day is a challenge for many of the children with whom I work. Yes, children with disabilities are human, and all humans have moments where they don't try their best, and I don't want a child's disability to become a get out of jail free card. However, in my experience kids do well if they can, and if they aren't doing well, it's because they legitimately lack the skills to do so, and my job is to help them acquire those skills.
How do we best help them acquire the essential skills of nonpreferred task persistence? That's a topic for another day (and by no means do I have all the answers), but for now I will say that the most important first step is to identify what is the "just right challenge" for this child, make an appropriate goal based on that, and then provide personalized self-regulation, behavioral and attentional strategies to support them in achieving it.
In NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, Steve Silberman wrote, "By autistic standards, the 'normal' brain is easily distractible, is obsessively social, and suffers from a deficit of attention to detail and routine. Thus people on the spectrum experience the neurotypical world as relentlessly unpredictable and chaotic, perpetually turned up too loud, and full of people who have little respect for personal space." I absolutely love this sentiment because it provokes the reader to empathize with how strange the minds of a neurotypical person might seem to someone with autism.
I became interested in working with children with special needs at a young age myself, right around middle school. I found myself fascinated by psychological, behavioral and developmental differences and wondered why some children seemed to see the world so differently than I did. Looking back now, I see that my original interest was really one of intended empathy; I yearned to put myself in their shoes and understand how the children in the resource room experienced the world. In my work as an occupational therapist in the school system today, whenever I become overwhelmed (which is often!) I find it very grounding to return to this sense of wonder and empathy. In order to determine how to best support a child, I must first attempt to gain insight into their internal mental state and motivation; at times, it leaves me with more questions than answers, but the trade-off is worth it.


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Marylanders had their best chance to examine candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination last night as four of the five verbally punched and counterpunched their way through a 90-minute debate at the University of Maryland at College Park.
With students and professors probing for the essence of the candidates' positions and attitudes, they attacked one another at will -- but saved their sharpest criticisms for President Bush.
Marylanders go to the polls tomorrow for the Republican primary and to select one of last night's Democratic debaters -- former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, former California Gov. Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown Jr. and Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin -- or Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, who has not campaigned in Maryland and who did not participate last night.


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Merck migraine drug shows promise; GSK migraine treatment triggers patient's 'green blood'
Merck's experimental medication MK-0974 showed promising results in migraine patients who weren't helped by standard treatments, according to the findings of a Merck–funded Phase II study.
In new research, 68% of those who took a 300 mg. dose of MK-0974 reported pain relief two hours later. The rate was almost identical to the 70% of people who took a triptan, a treatment that relieves swelling in the brain. However certain patients, especially those with heart conditions -- can't take triptans because they constrict blood vessels.
MK-0974 is part of a new class of drugs know as calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonists. These agents are designed to block a brain chemical that helps send pain signals.
Researchers were scheduled to release the findings June 7 at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society in
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The patient's leg surgery went ahead successfully and his blood returned to normal once he lowered his dose of the drug.
The patient had been taking large doses of Glaxo's Imitrex - 200 milligrams a day.
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TOKYO, Japan, Mach 31, 2011 - Following is the most current information regarding the impact of the major earthquake in Northeastern Japan on Honda's operations.
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HOUSTON (BP)--Houston Baptist University's application for full NCAA Division I membership was approved by the NCAA Board of Directors Aug. 11.
"The entire HBU family is looking forward to the opportunities the university will have as an NCAA Division I institution," HBU President Robert B. Sloan Jr. said. "As we expand our athletics programs and venues, this level of competition will enhance our student recruitment and retention efforts and bring recognition on the athletic field.
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"This has been a four-and-a-half year journey that could not have been accomplished without the dedication of our Board of Trustees, alumni, faculty, coaches, staff and our student-athletes who have risen to meet the challenges put before them by this transition and now find themselves on equal footing with the best intercollegiate athletics has to offer," Moniaci said.
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The four Premier League representatives – Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City – earned between €35.5 million (£30.5m) and €28.7m (£24.7m) each, almost half the income of top-earning club Juventus who received a record €65m (£55.9m) in TV money and bonuses from Uefa.
For the past six years, the English clubs have been the biggest earners from the competition but a combination of factors has led to the quartet slipping back in the Champions League earnings list last season.
The first factor was the relatively poor performance by English teams, with none in the quarter-finals and Chelsea and Manchester City failing even to make it out of the group phase.
Secondly, Uefa's latest TV deal with ITV and BSkyB saw no rise in its value, meaning no extra income for the English clubs. By contrast, in Italy the Champions League TV deal increased by around 35 per cent and in Spain by around 20 per cent.
Finally, the fact that only two Italian clubs qualified for the group phase meant there were fewer clubs to share their market share of TV money, while the German clubs' income was boosted by Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund both reaching the final – Bayern earned €55m (£47.3m) and Dortmund €54m (£46.4m).
Chelsea earned €60m (£51.6m) when they won the Champions League in 2012, but their income from the most recent competition was almost exactly half that figure, €30.5m (£26.2m). Manchester United's 2013 earnings were exactly the same as 2012 – €35.5m (£30.5m); Arsenal's were €31.5m (£27.1m) compared to €28m (£24.1m); Manchester City earned €28.7m (£24.7m) compared to €26.5m (£22.8m).
By contrast, the other major earners in Europe were Real Madrid with €48.4m (£41.6m), Barcelona €45.6m (£39.2m), AC Milan €51.4m (£44.2m), and French side PSG €44.6m (£38.3m).
Celtic's reward for their run to the knock-out stage was income of €23.7m (£20.4m) despite a drop in the value of the Scottish TV deal of around 13 per cent – in 2011 Rangers earned €18.5m (£15.9m) but did not make it into the knock-out round.
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Prep: 4 Mins Cook: 25 Mins
Mexican Meatball Soup
- 1 pound lean ground beef
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Mission: Spread the joy of performing arts to our youth while raising awareness and funds for Sarcoma
Results: 127 Public School Performers,
8 Outstanding Dancing Schools,
500 People and $12, 000.00 raised . . . Safe to say, "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!"
Last year in an Arts Management class I created a 40 page not for profit business proposal called Performers With A Purpose, "Bringing Sarcoma Awareness Center Stage," and this year I was able to take it off the paper and make it a reality !!! My biggest goal as Miss Brooklyn this year was to coordinate a dance benefit performance and on May 7th at Xaverian High School that goal came to life !!! I created and implemented a dance program in three Brooklyn Public Schools, PS 112, PS 48 & IS 187, teaching dance to 200 students a week ranging from Kindergarten to 8th Grade. My mission was to not only spread the importance of an arts education, but to show students that the arts can be used as a launching pad for success and can be a great tool for community service. For four months I worked with the terrific children who danced their way into my heart and changed my life completely. Their smiles, their passion and their joy made all of the stress of putting together such a detailed event soooo worth it !!!
My inspiration and my motivation for everything I have done this year comes from a place that is very dear to my heart. My Aunt Josephine Schiavo, who is a Stage 4 Sarcoma Cancer Survivor, has been my driving force every step of the way. Her strength and her positive attitude through adversity is something I admire tremendously. I wanted to educate the community about Sarcoma because the reality is Sarcoma is the most rare form of cancer in the United States today, affecting 1% of adults and 15-20% of children each and every year, there are more then 50 subtypes of Sarcoma most of which even doctors can't diagnose and when approximately 4,000 people lose the fight with this cancer every year we can't afford not to know about it.
Therefore, I was determined to make Performers With A Purpose come to life, I reached out to sponsors throughout Brooklyn and beyond and raised $4,600.00 in donations to ensure that all of the money raised at the event would go to the Sarcoma Alliance; the not-for profit California based organization that I chose to support this year as Miss Brooklyn. They strive to educate, guide & support patients and families afflicted with Sarcoma and I myself am so thankful that an organization like theirs exists, (www.sarcomaalliance.org).
The week leading up to the event was the most challenging week of my life. There were obstacles, stress and a great deal that went wrong lol, but when 500 people showed up to support the cause, I knew I must have done something right ! We even had a few surprise guest speakers including Councilman Vincent Gentile & Senator Golden. In addition, Miss New York, Claire Buffie, Miss Manhattan, Mallory Hagan, Miss NYC, Hannah Wright, Miss Five Boroughs, Kate Perkins, Miss Brooklyn's Outstanding Teen Brittney Hollingsworth and Miss Brooklyn's Executive Director, Amaris Acosta, were all in attendance.
Someone very special to me once told me "if you have the gift of dance, don't be selfish, share it with as many people as possible," and being able to stand up on that stage in front of all of those people and seeing my vision come to life was an indescribable feeling of utter JOY!
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It's Romantic Thursday with Bookmunchie! So why is Thursday Romantic? Well, at my Uni, we classify the days as MWF (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) and TR (Tuesday, Thursday), so in my mind, Thursday starts with an R, and so does romance! Basically, I just love romance, in YA books, in adult, contemporary, historical, whichever the genre and sometimes I'm too lazy to write full reviews but I do love sharing fun quotes or just gushing about characters. So that's what Romantic Thursday is for! To share my love. May it be through full reviews, quick reviews, or just fun quotes.
Publisher: Pocket Books (June 18th 2013)
Paperback: 416 pages
Series: The Duke's Men #1
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Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Maximilian Cale, the Duke of Lyons, long ago buried his grief for his missing elder brother, Peter, who was presumed dead after being kidnapped. When a mysterious note arrives from Tristan Bonnaud asserting that the Duke's brother is alive, it leads Max straight to the winsome Lisette Bonnaud, illegitimate daughter of a viscount and Tristan's sister. Soon he and Lisette are traveling to Paris posing as husband and wife, in search of Tristan, who has disappeared. And the longer he spends with Lisette, the easier it is for Max to see that the line between dukedom and desire is easier to cross than he imagined . . .
Okay. This is another winner by Sabrina Jeffries. I've always loved the fake marriage / marriage of convenience trope and this was sort of a road-trip book too! I love stories like that because it really forces the couple to suck it up and stick together haha. The story line was engaging and fast paced with dangers and secrets but it also had some great humourous moments that made the book that more wonderful. It did so very, very well for me, until the end there where daytime soap opera sneaked in for a quick visit to romancelandia (the main reason why this book isn't a 5/5 stars). It wasn't absolutely horrible or even long, but it just kind of spoils the fun a bit. But overall it's a great read, with lovely characters, interesting plot, and awesome romance.
I really like Lisette. She's feisty and passionate and you can see the love that she has for family and those that she care for. I love that she's sassy enough to make fun of the Lofty Lyon, as she calls Max, but also strong enough to stand up for her convictions. Maximilian Cale, the Duke of Lyons was introduced in Jeffries' Hellions of Helstead Hall series and I'm glad to see him back and getting the girl. For reasons that'll probably become obvious (drunk Max is then best thing ever), I quite adored Max*.
But every duke she'd seen depicted in the papers or in satirical prints was gary-haired and stooped.
This duke was neither. Tall and broad-shouldered, he was them most striking man she'd ever seen. Not handsome, no. His features were too bold for that – his jaw too sharply chiseled, his eyes too deeply set – and his golden brown hair was a touch too straight to be fashionable. But attractive,oh yes. It annoyed her that she noticed just how attractive.
Oh here's Max trying to shlum it:
Dressing in lower-class attire ought to have made him look ordinary, and workaday, dulling his virile appeal. Instead, it amplified it. With his greatcoat slung casually over one shoulder, he looked like a rakish adventurer out to conquer the world.
And she had a decided weakness for rakish adventurers.
What? More you say?
Oh yes. And Drunk Max.
"You're so pretty," he murmured as she struggled with his boots. He ran his hand over her curls, tangling his fingers in them. "You're hair is like… it's like… I dunno. Something black and shiny."
She smothered a smile. Apparently when the duke was jug-bitten, he became somewhat inarticulate. "Like beetles, perhaps?" she joked. "They're black and shiny."
"Right, beetles." He blinked, then scowled. "Not beetles. Don't be daft." He'd filled both his hands with her hair and was smoothing it and caressing it. "Something prettier."
There's a whole scene of ridiculous drunken cuteness. He just cracks me up so much.
Also, Sabrina Jeffries does the horrible thing of teasing us with future couples and all we can do is wait. Tears. I should really want for whole series to be out before I start. Sigh.
*Apparently as depicted by Richard Armitage in my brain.
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I am getting much of energy from you. So that, I am share it to others. For remembering you. And then, when we are arriving at our end ages, we can smile together. While tell our story, each other.
Although I never meet you, yet. But I believe that you are the wonderful prize for me in this life. You know, why? I said like that. "Since I know you, in first time I called you. I got the newest spirit on myself. Ai! I was surprising. Thank you very much yaa, my friend", my soul said.


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Ministers and experts from BRICS countries will discuss urban transition and the attendant challenges in the member countries over a three-day conference in the emerging smart city of Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, which seeks to promote cooperation among member countries in urban sector.
The conference will discuss and evolve a common agenda for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa) countries to be presented at the HABITAT-III Conference to be held in Quito, Eucador. Other issues that will be discussed include development of smart cities, financing urban infrastructure, inclusive housing, climate change, regional planning, water and sanitation management and new reforms for urban renaissance.
India currently holds the chairmanship of BRICS and has chosen 'Building Responsive, Inclusive and Collective Solutions' as the theme for this year and the BRICS Summit will be held in Goa in October this year.
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BioRichard Buckminster Fuller once said, "You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete." I am a proud graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, GA and Pace University in New York City. I currently teach at Vanguard High School where I have taught physics and computer science for the past three years. One of the first ideas I express to students is that our current understanding of science depends on the strength of our models. My classes all use models to help students improve their proficiency of content related milestones and are aligned to the next generation science standards. Helping students strengthen their understanding of complex topics brings me joy and, along with keeping up with my daughter keeps me on my toes.


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So what I see is that I can direct myself to actually direct these points coming up within me as I've learned and created to organize myself - within a structure that is effective in working with each point, one at a time. The reaction I am having is unnecessary as I have more than enough time and the ability to organize myself in such a way where I can give attention and direction to each of the points. All it requires is my self willingness to actually direct the points.
So instead of seeing all these points coming up within me and saying, "oh yes - I can investigate this point more..." and then not doing it and then see other points I've started to direct but have not been consistent with - start giving attention and direction to each one. This simply requires a small amount of time for each point - giving each some time of my attention and focus and the power of accumulation works wonders. I've seen how it works and I see it supports when one is busy working with multiple points or projects in one's life.
So here - forgiveness for the reactions I've had to all the points coming up that I have not giving attention to and instead the correction in how I can direct myself to give attention to all the points coming up.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to react within myself towards the various points coming up within me in the last week that I see I can give my attention and focus towards such as thought patterns, fears, desires, memories... basically here seeing a lot of points I can take into writing out and applying self forgiveness for but instead of doing that the moment I see 'they are here' - instead 'let it go' as suppressing it and in a way waiting for it to come back later in thinking I cannot take on more than one point at a time, when in reality - they are here, they are in my awareness and I see how I can support myself to see what these mind components are showing and supporting me to see and so I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to suppress the points that come up within my mind instead of giving each direction even it is as something as small as making a note of a thought or memory or reaction - as a way to remind myself later that I can write about this specific point I saw in my day
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to react to myself as my mind in thinking "why are all these points coming up when I can only work with one point at a time" in thinking that I 'should' only work on one thing at a time within myself instead of perhaps considering the various points that are coming up and the reason for them and realize that they are here and thus I am able to work with them by giving myself at least a few minutes each day to 'work with the points' that are coming up whether that is with writing it out or applying self forgiveness or creating a mind construct - here utilizing the accumulation process of 1+1 = 2 where each day I can give a little bit of attention and focus to each point and thus work on various points a day instead of allowing them to come up in my mind yet not do anything with them and instead suppress them as putting them away for later
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to react to myself in seeing various points coming up within me/within my mind that I see I can work with but then not in thinking 'there is too much' and 'why are all these things coming up' instead of giving myself the direction in NOT reacting and simply making the decision as to what is priority to work with and then make a note for myself as what I will work on later as a self-commitment in sorting myself out and re-aligning myself to actual life and living - in this seeing how this process of self direction and decision making in terms of how I will direct and give attention to this points assists and support me in my overall process of becoming self directive principle of me and of/as my mind where I no longer allow random thoughts or back chats or reactions to exist within me without investigating where they come from or what they are revealing about me and instead find a solution to how I can direct each of the points effectively within my day as either being where I work on multiple points for a small amount of time each day when I see I am able and thus allowing myself to accumulate the point of working with each thoughts or reaction or memory - or make the decision as to which is priority for me to work with and then make note of the rest of the points I see I would like to work with and putting them away for the moment as I sort out that which is the priority within me/within my life - either way giving myself solutions and directions in no longer allowing myself to accumulate massive points within me that I am constantly ignoring or suppressing until eventual I create a consequence of experiencing myself as being overwhelmed - instead allow myself to prevent such an experience through giving myself the direction in how to proceed within each point I see coming up within me as of recently - facing them all, directing them all, giving attention to them all as I see I have more than one option as to 'how to' do this
and so, when and as I see myself reacting to the various points coming up within my mind as thoughts or back chats or reactions or memories or feelings and emotions where I think 'there is too many, how can I direct these all" - I stop and I breathe and I bring myself back to myself, as the here moment, as directive principle of me and take direction in terms of making a decision of how I will support myself to investigate the points coming up within me that I see I am able and capable of doing and so in that moment, either take the points into writing it out or making a note of what came up within me as to save for later when I have the time to work with the point - here giving myself solutions to live instead of accumulating a reaction experience of feeling overwhelmed as all the points that come up that I am not giving direction to and so I commit myself to exist within the principle of prevention is the best cure by taking note each point that comes up within me that I see I can investigate and work with further as giving myself self direction and no longer ignoring or denying the reality that is existing within my mind as me
When and as I see myself reacting to all the points coming up within me in thinking, 'why are so many points coming up... I can only work with one thing at a time" - I stop and I breathe and I bring myself back to myself, back to being here and within the realization that the power of accumulation is quite a cool process and I've seen how effective it can be in directing the points and responsibilities within one's days, especially when one is working with various points within oneself and one's reality and so here I commit myself to give myself the attention and direction in working with multiple points that come up within me through giving a small amount of time each day to write out the points, start applying self forgiveness or creating a mind construct - here simply giving myself the direction to actually work with the points and do a little bit each day if I decide to take that route or at least start with one thing and then make a note of the other points as to commit myself to this process of self change and self directive principle where I no longer allow thoughts and memories and reactions simply linger in my mind - instead I bring them through here into my physical reality as writing them down, creating a note for what I can work with in the future if I make a decision to work with one point at a time - realizing that whatever I decide to work with as either working each day with each point, giving a little time to all and accumulating working through them all slowly but surely, or deciding which is a priority and saving the rest for later but still making a note of them as a list of what to work through - either way I am giving myself directions and solutions within my process and no longer allow points to slide - if they are here, I see them and I am aware of what's going on within my mind then I am responsible and have the ability to investigate and sort them out and re-align myself as to see where there is a problem and what is the solution - realizing this is the process of physical change, of becoming self directive, of no longer allowing points to go unnoticed or without my attention - instead i use my mind as the support it is here for me and using what is here as my mind to get to know myself, see where I am still limiting myself, enslaving myself to an idea or self definition, what memories I'm still holding onto and overall seeing where I am still standing in separation of all life, equal and one and so I walk my process of directiveness and in giving myself solutions in how to process all that is here and comes up within my mind - one day at a time, one point at a time - simply ensure that when I am in a moment, no matter what I am doing, I am here and standing in/as reality with/as what I am doing - embracing and giving all of myself as all of my attention and awareness with what is here as me
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HollywoodLife.com's Very Own 'American Idol' Judge, Blake Lewis, Weighs In With His Opinions of the Top 24!
Listen to someone who knows – our guest blogger, 28-year-old Blake Lewis – is a man who knows! He did come in as American Idol's Season 6 runner-up, after all!
Hey guys, this is my first blog for HollywoodLife.com and my first time watching American Idol in its entirety. I'm really excited to give you my highlights each week. This show means a lot to me and I know it does to you, too.
This season started off with the girls, and I must say I was really mad at all their song choices. This show is all about song choice and performance style, and on their night, the girls missed the bar on both.
Highlight #1 – Ellen! I'm really glad she is a part of the show. Many people are skeptical about her, but on the girls' night, she gave us both comedy and judgment. Her criticism was actually on-point, and I think she's going to do a great job this whole season.
Highlight #2 – Lily Scott singing Fixing A Hole by The Beatles. Man, I love this girl's voice. With her platinum hair and jazzy tone, Lilly really seems to have a chance on the show. She reminds me of Allison Iraheta from Season 8.
Highlight #3 – Guys night. I was 50/50 with the performances and song choices, but these guys really changed it up. Many of them flipped the songs and did their own, original spins on some classic tunes.
Highlight #4 – Andrew Garcia, in particular, doing his own rendition of Fall Out Boy's Sugar We're Going Down. This guy's got a great ear for arranging and a killer voice. I really hope he makes it far in this competition.
Highlight #5 – Simon giving one of the most surprising critiques I have ever heard come out of his mouth. I couldn't believe it. He praisedLee Dewyze's performance and I almost lost myself. Lee was trying to achieve a David Cook or Chris Daughtry vibe and his vocal performance was super flat. I don't know what Simon was thinking, but I hope he doesn't influence the other judges.
Hope everyone is enjoying the season so far and I'm looking forward to writing more of these blogs for you.
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YELLOWKNIFE (December 14, 2016) – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources advises work to mitigate risk at the Ptarmigan Mine, Tom and Tin Mines on the Ingraham Trail starts this week.
Mobilization of drill and other equipment to the abandoned mine sites and construction of fencing around the sites is set to start on January 4, 2017. Fencing is being installed at the three mine sites to restrict public access for safety reasons.
This work is expected to be completed by March 31, 2017.
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TEMPE,AZ -- Apollo Transfer is basically a company that makes its money ripping off drivers. They hire class A drivers and most only last 2 to 3 weeks. The driver pays all expenses to move the truck including fuel and tolls. Most of the trucks are Ryder box trucks so the driver sleeps at night on the floor of a box truck. The first week you work they take out fees so that you make nothing. The second week maybe you make 150 to 250 dollars for seven days. The third week the same or you could drive and you owe them money after expenses. So you quit.
The typical class A driver out there is making 900 to 1,000 a week plus benefits. At Apollo Transfer Company LLC in three weeks you made maybe 300 dollars but normally a driver should be paid 2,700 so they burned you for $2,300 before you quit. They have some work that pays 65 cents a mile, but you pay all fuel, tolls, etc out of that. And that's one way, you have to pay to get yourself back either in your pickup at 15 cents a mile or by Greyhound. Most trips you deadhead as much or more than you drive. They also have tons of work at 26 cents a mile which they don't mention when they hire you. They only pay one way and you deadhead back at your expense.
With this work you drive 20 hours a day and sleep 4 and clear maybe $3 an hour, just enough to buy lunch and dinner. Their paychecks are way off every week in their favor and try calling payroll, nobody ever answers the phone. Ever. They get the work done by running ads nationwide for drivers and having them all quit within a few weeks. Many take one trip and quit. They have 5 or 6 drivers that have been with them for years but they are all either guys with bad driving records or street alcoholics who don't mind sleeping on the floor of a box truck and working for $150 a week.


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Cannes 2012: Bernard-Henri Levy's 'The Oath of Tobruk Revolution' to Screen May 25
The film about the Libyan uprising has been added to the festival's lineup.
They may have sworn the official selection was complete, but the Cannes Film Festival has added Bernard-Henri Levy's The Oath of Tobruk to its lineup. Levy's film will receive a special screening on May 25th. The film focuses on the eight-month conflict in Libya that ended the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi.
Levy and the festival have invited four key figures from the Libyan revolution to Cannes to attend the screening.
"By selecting the just-finished Le Serment de Tobrouk for the Festival, Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux intend to remind us that a film can represent a passing of the torch between people inspired by a shared love of freedom," the fest said in a statement.


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Illnesses and conditions related to the breathing system are quite sensitive. This is simply because our very existence depends on the proper functioning of the organs involved. In case of any kind of irregular adjustments to that effect, the chances of living a healthy life are direly limited. Asthma is one such disease that requires all due attention especially medically. Adequate research has been done to curb the rise and spread of asthma. It is even worse when young children are involved in this battle.
Causes of asthma
Asthma is a delicate condition that can be acquired in many different ways. For instance, most adults confess to having been born with it. They have lived with it their whole lives and have not really been keen on seeking a lasting solution.
Asthma can sometimes be all about the genetic structure of an individual. This means that if your family lineage is made up of asthma patients, this is likely to be carried on to your future generations.
Inhalation of particles sensitive to your breathing system is also a significant cause. One strong example is dust from pollen grains. If you are fond of letting these particles into your airway, your chances of contracting asthma are very high.
Symptoms of asthma
It has been said before that knowledge is power. It is not right to face the symptoms of asthma first hand and then link it to some other disease. Here are some of the most common symptoms of asthma to look out for;
Pain in the chest – Most of the time, this pain is accompanied by a feeling of tightness. You will notice that you do not really feel free to breathe in and out as should be the case.
Sounds of wheezing as well as 'whistling' in children. These sounds are especially apparent at night. This is as a result of blockages at the airwaves which do not allow for normal and smooth breathing.
Shortness of breath even when you have not engaged in some strenuous exercises. This comes about occasionally under the most unpredictable circumstances.
Preventive measure of asthma
On the bright side, asthma can indeed be prevented. Surprisingly, most of us were not aware of this fact and went about suffering in silence. This is good news that will put a stop to the suffering that most people go through. This is good news especially for the young children who are so innocent.
For the young children, vaccination against asthma is advised. In most cases, this is where asthmatic problems begin. It is about time we nipped this problem in the bud by ensuring that our young ones are adequately vaccinated. Stay away from factors that will trigger asthma.
For instance, dust from pollen grains are the most notorious ones and need to be stopped with immediate effect. It is sad to note that some individuals inhale them deliberately and are not regretful about it. Instead, they would do it all the more gladly when given a second opportunity.


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Jakarta Nightlife: Top 10 Nightclubs (Updated 2018)
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"What are the best nightclubs in Jakarta?" is one of the questions I get asked the most by readers of Jakarta100bars. The following list should answer this question though I imagine some of you may disagree with my rankings. If you do, please leave a comment below about your favorite clubs in the city. Surprisingly, there has not been so many changes in the past few year in the city's clubbing scene. All the venues listed below already existed in 2014. As I mentioned in my review Jakarta Nightlife Guide 2017 , almost all nightclubs in Jakarta are expensive . If you are a heavy alcohol drinker and if you are with a small group, I would advise to always buy a bottle. That way you can get a table or a sofa close from the dance-floor and also avoid the First Drink Charge, FDC (usually amounting to Rp100,000 - Rp200,000). On weekends, it is essential to book in advance.


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This week, Social Security turns 78 and Democrat James J. Devine and other progressives want to give Social Security the best birthday present possible, and they think we've found just the thing: the Harkin-Begich bill which finally gives it a long-awaited raise, increasing Social Security benefits while scrapping the cap that keeps billionaires from paying the same tax rate as the rest of us.
That's why Devine is teaming up with The Other 98% and Social Security Works to send all of Congress and the President a birthday card, signed by you, that makes it clear Americans want to EXPAND Social Security, not shrink it – join us in signing it and sending it to Congress:
"The American people know that our Social Security system works," said Devine. "During the economic collapse of 2008, when they saw that while their home equity, 401k's and savings were devastated, Social Security was the one source of retirement security that people could rely on."
"With so much uncertainty about the future, seniors are relying more than ever on our earned Social Security benefits," said Devine. "That's why now is the time to build upon the one retirement security system that we know we can count on. Please join in support of vital legislation to increase Social Security benefits and scrap the cap that stops billionaires from paying the same tax rate as the rest of us."
On August 14, 1935, the Social Security Act established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped.
"That's 78 years of never missing a single payment and ensuring that millions of older Americans can retire in the most basic dignity," said Devine, whose Voice of the People column is a regular feature in NJTODAY.NET.
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A/N: Just some small thing I wrote during my job when I ran out of books to read.
"From the world of darkness I did loose demons and devils in the power of scorpions to torment."
- Charles Manson
Kill a life with one sweet motion,
Breathe in its soul for a bitter notion.
Feel all its pain and its devotion,
Take all its hope, see its distortion.
Stab the carrier!
Break the seal!
Destroy the world,
With one small deal!
From its demise,
An empty space,
The horror arise,
To fill its place.
But as you take what you earned,
Leave behind the ashes burned.
Cover up the ground you stirred,
Be careful to what your back is turned.
When it rises,
Close your eyes!
Ignore its howling!
Break the ties!
Forget your wants,
Its eyes are blind,
It only haunts,
To touch your mind.
Its lies are true; its truth is lie,
Don't let its words slide you by.
It will leave; the fear will die,
At the end your heart will sigh.
Keep the knowledge,
Gift of blood!
Your head in air!
Your feet in mud!
Grip the weapon,
A life awaits,
There's another lead-on,
There still are wraiths.
But you don't understand your sake,
As many as you kill; that many you make.
They always have another body to take,
Even you have one, just not yet awake.
"Good would be totally impotent, without the contrast of evil."
- Carolinus (Flight of Dragons)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: It just started with random rhymes. Only in the middle of the last stanza did I decide to make it 'plot-ish' - making a message.
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My Depression Was the Worst It Has Ever Been During My Pregnancy
What is a time of joy for many women was my darkest hour.
Two weeks ago, I decided to take the plunge and try CrossFit, mostly because I just moved to Milwaukee and can't find a spinning studio as awesome as Flywheel, and also I'm getting sick of not understanding all the secret lingo splashed across my Facebook newsfeed by CrossFitters, who seem to be multiplying like rabbits. If I don't hop on board now, my grandma will probably beat me to it.
Problem one: I have very little upper-body strength. Problem two: I have about as good of balance as Jennifer Lawrence in a Dior gown at the Oscars. On crowded public transit, I topple into strangers left and right. And never in the romantic comedy "it's so cute you just fell into my lap, let's fall in love" way.
On the first day, before I even did the first exercise, the owner of the box (CrossFit for "gym") called me skinnyfat. Like xoContributor Andrea Claire, I'm anti the f-word. I also hate the word skinny. Toned, in-shape, athletic: those are all compliments. Skinny makes me think of a gangly thirteen-year-old at a school dance. Have you ever looked at the synonyms for skinny?
The owner didn't mean any harm, and actually seems like a nice guy who cares a lot about his business (he lives across the street!), but I am regretting not telling him that's a bad thing to say to a woman, even if she does have toothpick arms like me. I'm proud of the strength I do have and excited to build on it. Even if all of the following things have happened in the last two weeks:
1. I fell on my head and almost kicked my trainer in the junk.
So, there is a CrossFit move called a handstand pushup. The first step is being able to do a handstand against a wall. My coach for the day, Blue, told me if I kicked up from all fours, he could grab my legs and get me into handstand position. Easy, right?
I kicked, he grabbed and in a jumbled mix of panic, confusion and my arms not being able to support my weight, I started flailing around like I had just fallen out of a canoe and couldn't swim. I narrowly avoided kicking Blue in the groin before I dropped straight onto my head. Was anyone taping this? Is America's Funniest Home Videos still a show? I think Crazy CrossFit Girl would be a winner. (Side note: I've seen photos of CrossFitters whose eyelids have turned red from all the blood rushing to their head during handstand pushups, so that's something to look forward to.)
2. I fell off a monster-truck tire.
Next, Blue flipped over an enormous tire and told me to jump onto it. Blue has never seen my sad attempts at jumping photos. When I finally did leap high enough, only the tippy-toes of my Sauconys made contact with the top of the tire and plunk -- I toppled right off. Graceful.
3. I tripped over a jump rope approximately 847 times.
I was so excited for the jump rope part of CrossFit. I'm a great jump roper! Except no amount of Double Dutch in third grade can prepare you for the double under, where you have to whip the rope under your legs twice before your feet touch the ground. I must have tripped over the rope more than that awkward kid Merle did on the playground during our Double Dutch marathons, which was enough to earn him the nickname "Merle the squirrel who looks like a girl."
Even though everyone at the gym has been very welcoming, I'm sure all the crazy-strong men and women there can't help but think WTF over my inability to do anything athletic.
And I don't care. Because you know what? My head bump feels like the first step to overcoming my fear of handstands, and I can't wait to conquer that tire, and jump onto an even bigger one. And not to prove something to a coach who called me skinnyfat, or to a guy who can lift 350 pounds, but to myself. Even if it takes me ten years.
If you liked this piece, or just appreciate a good pun, follow my CrossFit journey on my blog, Hot Cross(Fit) Buns.


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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The suspect in the shooting death of a three-year-old boy from Homewood will stand trial for the toddler's murder.
Police arrested Gregory Dalton, 18, in connection with the death of Zy'Miere Sewell, 3, last month.
According to investigators, Sewell died after a bullet struck him in the head from a pistol that Dalton brought into the Tioga Street apartment. Police believe that the little boy accidentally shot himself in the face with Dalton's gun.
Dalton does not have a license to carry a gun.
Though Dalton appeared in court last week, that hearing was postponed because a witness failed to show up.
Following his preliminary hearing this morning, Dalton is now headed to trial on charges of criminal homicide, carrying a firearm without a license and recklessly endangering another person.
Man Sought In Shooting Of 3-Year-Old Arrested
Detectives Re-Interview Witnesses In Death Of 3-Year-Old
Church Prays For Mother Of 3-Year-Old Homewood Boy
3-Year-Old Shot, Killed Overnight In Homewood
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