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Sometimes it feels like there are no words to describe how something went down, but then as I sit here there are so many words competing to make it to this page. Regardless of all of the intelligent possible openers the only way to start is to say Holy Shit Batman, that was a f'n emotional ride!!!
To make the back story as minimal as possible I will cut right to the chase. For just about twenty years now I have had digestive issues. I call it "tap ass syndrome" <<warning – some may find the following gross>> meaning the liquid shyte comes out as fast as water from a tap. Medical folks call it IBS. I have had multiple colonoscopies, endoscopies, CT scans and ultra sounds over the years. I've taken foods out and brought others in. Gone on meds, off meds. Still the same result – tap ass. It makes face to face business encounters and social eating events stressful at times but for the most part I've learned to manage my issue. That said, sometimes it gets in the way of everything. Be it cramps or shooting pains or bloating like I am nearing my third trimester there are times I become, as my mum would say, utterly useless… Two weeks ago I was in agony. I could feel my insides aching and every now and then it got so intense the feeling shot down my right leg. I woke up the Friday morning and knew something was wrong and I took myself to the urgent care centre nearby.
There are times I could complain about an emergency room encounter, however, this was not one of them. Within three hours I had been assessed, blood and urine tests completed and had a CT scan. It was amazing. That would have taken me about half a year to acquire via my family doctor. As an example, I saw my family doctor in July and she referred me to another gastro specialist. My appointment is December 18th….
After the CT scan, however, felt like forever. You haven't changed in the way you feel but now you don't get to lie down. You are sitting there on a hard chair against a wall (near the clean linen rack) rammed beside others also waiting on their findings. Usually when you are waiting in the ER they just blurt your results out for all to hear (sometimes you feel like a dumb-ass like when they tell you its just a sprain vs a break or to put polysporin on it… ) In this case, I was called away to get my results. That doesn't happen. I also wasn't the next in what would be the sequence we went in. Up to that point everyone pretty much got them in order of who had gone in for their scan. I was about six people away from what should have been my turn when he called me to join him down the hall. He spoke so softly saying they found something serious. I needed to have further exploration and so I would be hearing within a day from a gastro specialist who would perform a colonoscopy immediately. I remember staring at his glasses and listening to him say something about how I am too young for colon cancer but it was important it be addressed right away…. He then shuffled me back to where I'd just been sitting to wait for paperwork.
I felt like everyone was staring at me. They weren't , they were inside their own heads wondering what he could have said to me, what that could mean for their results. I know my face would have revealed what I was feeling. I was shocked. Forty has meant cancer for people I care about. Some of them are not here anymore after dying horrible cancer deaths and so using that word just as I turned forty meant it could be real… and of all cancers it had to be my ass. If you knew some of my relatives you would know that even if it were terminal, there would be ass jokes….it's one of they many things I love about them.
Fast forward a few days and I had my colonoscopy. I was awake this time. Not my favorite – I prefer completely unconscious with no view of my colon. One, you can feel it. Two, you can see it. I watched my colon on the screen. I think she said twenty five feet were viewed but I was on drugs, it's a blur. Why they share so much with you when you are whacked out watching your freakishly long colon is beyond me.
Long story short – diverticulosos perhaps? I have inflammation, spasms and another label but NOT cancer. NO CANCER. Who cares about the rest? For days this was what was wearing me down…what if… what then? Everything else is manageable.
So what then does this really all mean? A wonderful woman said to me this morning that "digestive issues reflect one's inability to digest something in their life right now." She knows me well. It's so true.
I've been thinking about this for days. I've been given this gift of time to heal right now and I'm focusing on more than just my gut. I am making significant changes in my life.
Basically, I am claiming back my life.
I've spent the last few years working towards several goals and I achieved all of them. I also opened and small coaching practice which I run in addition to my full time position. I have been fortunate to connect with some amazing clients. The past few days I realized how much I have enjoyed this, and, that I do not want to continue. Although it is very rewarding work I want those hours back in my personal life. I work early mornings or evenings with my clients and although it has benefited my career, my finances, my ability to provide for my family – I'm closing my "office" doors. I am fortunate that I love what I do by day and I am able to use all of my learning/development. It's either or and so I'm choosing to put the pause button on this one and to shift my time.
I want to play more. I want to take more half days off, take the kids out of school and go play together. I want to go on more of their school trips and not feel guilty about what I've left behind for a day at work. It's one day. It's time to end all of the little stories I tell myself about why I just can't…. yes…. I can.
I want to make the time to create the foods I need to nurture and heal myself. It's easy to do when I am not working, it's hard to do when I am. I want to create a better balance. Tying into this, I also need to give myself more credit for what I do accomplish. I am a driven person and I always see potential to grow / maximize / enhance. We rarely eat anything from a box or can or picked up/out….we make fresh meals three times a day. I have to remember to be kind to myself about what I am achieving versus the one thing I did not. Negative self talk leads to an angry ass – completely avoidable by choosing another way. I do not have to put this kind of pressure on myself.
I need to pause and ask myself if the action I am taking is one of self – love or not. In every sense. Money cannot buy this time back. Yes it can buy awesome things like Jamaica trips and a new pool in the backyard BUT I've been pushing myself this way for three years and clearly my ass cannot handle it. Your body will always reveal the truth about how it has been cared for. The key is to create a platform that, in every sense, creates a balanced life.
Sitting here now with days between all that happened what amazes me is what came to mind when I was worried about having to deal with something that could compromise my life. We are constantly reminded, sometimes a little more bluntly than other times, of all we have in our lives. When we forget or let things get in the way the universe reminds us. I've clearly not been paying attention and so this time it took more of a screaming effort vs a gentle nudge. It's up to me to make this lesson stick…this one is worth it.
Be well.


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Sacha Goldberger is a Paris-based photographer known for his unique approach to capturing stunning images of superheroes reimagined. "I am so fond of superheroes, and I was also raised with Flemish paintings in my parents' house," he says. In a collision of two interests, Goldberger resolved to create an entire series called "Super-Flemish," in which American classic superheroes appear as if they are posing for renaissance portraits.


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This is the first post in the series. It talks about the scenario that introduces the new approach and behavior of the Job class in that approach. The second post talks about the technical implementation of the Job class and how to extend the main application's behavior to suit your needs.
If you need to run an operation after a specific amount of time, then it is likely you are familiar with one of the many timers available in the .NET Framework. This is a good approach and is well documented. Furthermore, this approach will continue to be a valuable tool for many developers to use in many different applications.
If you are interested in running the timer's job on demand, in addition to its interval, then you will need to do a bit more work. Of course, this is still reasonable to do with a Timer but it does provide an opportunity to consider another approach. You will learn about scheduling jobs to the ThreadPool in a way that resembles the familiar timers in the .NET Framework.
The ThreadPool.RegisterWaitForSingleObject method allows you to set up an operation to be run on a schedule or even on demand. This method can seem complex to use at first glance but it can be broken into three parts.
First, you need to start, or register, the job. Next, you provide a special object that helps the ThreadPool know when to run your job. Finally, in order to stop your job, you need to keep a reference to the object returned after you registered the job.
Rather than explain these parts in more detail, I will show you some code and explain it in the context of the previously described scenario. Again, this post is focused on how a job should behave, in order to better understand the problem. The second post will cover all the technical details of the Job class.
The following code samples represent a console application. However, the techniques used can be applied easily in other types of applications, such as a Windows Service or a WPF application. If you can think of any additional uses feel free to comment on the post. Additionally, if you're up for a challenge, try modifying the program to read job configuration data from the file system at launch.
static void Main(string[] args)
Console.WriteLine("Start executing timer operations:" + Environment.NewLine);
Console.WriteLine("Done executing timer operations." + Environment.NewLine);
Console.Write("Press any key to exit...");
private static void RunJobWithInterval()
Console.WriteLine("Running Job 1---------------------------");
using (Job job = new Job())
job.Interval = 500;
job.Run(); //Possible to run on demand even with an interval
private static void RunJobWithNoInterval()
Console.WriteLine("Running Job 2---------------------------");
This code sample starts with the Main method of the Program class. It calls two other methods, each runs a job either with or without a schedule. It is possible for both jobs to run at the same time. In fact, the jobs are completely independent. This code sample keeps them separated to reduce confusion.
The RunJobWithInterval method first creates a new job, sets the interval, and then starts the job. Next, the application then blocks the thread while the job is running. This gives the job time to write to the console and would not be done in a production application. Next, the method runs the job on demand. Even though the job has a schedule, it is possible to run the job as needed. You can compare and contrast the job's output for on demand and scheduled operations. Next, the method blocks the thread again to demonstrate how the job will continue to run on its schedule. Finally, the job is stopped.
The RunJobWithNoInterval method is similar but differs in two ways. First, instead of running the job on a schedule, this job is only run on demand. Finally, it only blocks the thread once to allow the job enough time to run before it is stopped.
I have not explained the Job class first, because I feel the semantics of the Job class should not be overlooked. It is important to think of the job in an abstract manner. In fact, this approach is very useful for thinking through other problems. It would have been easy to show the functionality without the Job class. However, in that case you would not get to see the benefits of encapsulation with the Job class. In other words, it should be clear how a job is supposed to behave right now. After all, if you don't know how something is supposed to behave it becomes much more difficult to write effective code.
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One of my clients, Kinfolk Magazine, embodies this movement back towards more personalized correspondance. Their brand is all about the value of connecting with people. I printed a set of flat notecards and subscription cards for them recently. If you have seen their magazine or visited their website you will get a sense of simplicity and beauty in that simplicity. These cards represent that.
For this project we used an extra thick bamboo paper. I hadn't used bamboo paper until now, so it was fun to see the differences in printing on it. It is a super meaty paper. It is sturdy and substatial. If you receive a notecard on this paper you will know that whoever sent it to you has an appreciation of the texture and feel of the card. It makes you stop and feel it, and look at it a little closer.
The printing was straight to the point. No ink on the notecard, and black ink on the subscription card. The paper is a slightly off white color which makes it feel very rich.
The magazine is a great one to keep on your coffee table. The images are so beautiful you will want to keep flipping back through. A subscription would make the perfect gift!
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Post Malone Addresses Justin Bieber Fight Rumors
Post Malone is shutting down the rumors. The "White Iverson" singer is responding to reports surrounding a feud with Justin Bieber that reportedly led to a confrontation at a Houston nightclub over the weekend.
Iverson, who is currently opening for Bieber on his "Purpose World Tour," took to Twitter to set the record straight. "i love Justin y'all tripping lol," he tweeted. "he's my big brother and we like to rough house…if we was fighting someone would have done something instead of just sit around while the beibs gets chokeslammed😂😂😂 end of story i love jus more than life 💖"
Malone's response comes after TMZ posted a video of the two onstage at a Houston nightclub over the weekend. In the clip, Bieber uses Malone's arm as an ashtray for his cigarette.
Another photo, which spread across social media, shows Malone with his hand around Bieber's neck.
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After denying the beef, Malone announced that his new mixtape is almost ready to drop. "THE MIXTAPE IS ON THE PRECIPICE OF RELEASE," he tweeted. "God bless my fans 💖."
Most recently, the "Purpose World Tour" stopped in Atlanta where Ludacris, Usher, 2 Chainz, and August Alsina came out to show the Biebs some love. Bieber is serving up round two for his ATL fans this evening at Philips Arena.
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In response to appeals from myriad university officials and student activists that the garment industry stop using poverty-wage sweatshops, Knights Apparel has set up a factory in the Dominican Republic which pays its 120 workers a living wage. Knights Apparel is a privately held company based in Spartanburg, S.C., and the leading supplier of college-logo apparel to American universities.
The Alta Gracia factory has pledged to pay employees nearly three and a half times the prevailing minimum wage, based on a study done by a workers' rights group that calculated the living costs for a family of four in the Dominican Republic.
For Knights, the factory is a risky proposition, even though it already has orders to make T-shirts and sweatshirts for bookstores at 400 American universities. The question is whether students, alumni and sports fans will be willing to pay $18 for the factory's T-shirts — the same as premium brands like Nike and Adidas — to sustain the plant and its generous wages.
Joseph Bozich, the C.E.O. of Knights, is optimistic. "We're hoping to prove that doing good can be good business, that they're not mutually exclusive," he says.
Will people pay?
Not everyone is so confident. "It's a noble effort, but it is an experiment," says Andrew Jassin, an industry consultant who says "fair labor" garments face a limited market unless deft promotion can snare consumers' attention — and conscience. "There are consumers who really care and will buy this apparel at a premium price," he says, "and then there are those who say they care, but then just want value."
Mr. Bozich says the plant's T-shirts and sweats should command a premium because the company uses high-quality fabric, design and printing.
Not the first
Jim Wilkerson, Duke University's director of licensing and a leader of American universities' fair-labor movement said a few other apparel companies have tried to improve working conditions, like School House, which was founded by a 25-year-old Duke graduate and uses a factory in Sri Lanka. Worker advocates applaud these efforts, but many say Alta Gracia has gone further than others by embracing higher wages and unionization. A living wage is generally defined as the amount of money needed to adequately feed and shelter a family.
Looking to the long-term
"What really counts is not what happens with this factory over the next six months," Mr. Wilkerson says. "It's what happens six years or 10 years from now. We want badly for this to live on."
Santa Castillo agrees. She and many co-workers toiled at other factories for the minimum wage, currently $147 a month in this country's free-trade zones, where most apparel factories are located. That amount, worker after worker lamented in interviews for this article, falls woefully short of supporting a family.
While some critics view the living wage as do-gooder mumbo-jumbo, Ms. Castillo views it as a godsend. In her years earning the minimum wage, she said she felt stuck on a treadmill — never able to advance, often borrowing to buy necessities.
"A lot of times there was only enough for my kids, and I'd go to bed hungry," she says. "But now I have money to buy meat, oatmeal and milk."
With higher wages, she says, her family can move up in the world. She is now able to borrow $1,000 to begin building her future home and feels able to fulfill her dreams of becoming a minister at her local evangelical church.
"I hope God will continue to bless the people who brought this factory to our community," she says.
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South Indian Bank Ltd Job alert for 10 posts has been officially announced. By this Job Alert notification South Indian Bank Ltd has came with the total number of post 10 of Probationary Clerks. South Indian Bank Ltd has notified that Graduate pass candidates can apply for these vacancies.
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Do you want to allow your customers to make an appointment directly from your WordPress site? Whether you are a dentist, hair salon, consultant, or manage a hotel, being able to book an appointment is essential for business. We will show you the 5 best WordPress appointment and booking plugins in this article.
These WordPress appointment plugins are good for making appointments, managing reservations, and even rentals. However, Cceck out our tutorial on how to add a hotel room booking system in WordPress if you are interested in a complete hotel booking management plugin,.
Having that said, let's take a look at the booking plugins that will make it easy for your users to book an appointment directly from your website.
BirchPress is a comprehensive WordPress booking plugin. You are allowed by it to add a professional online booking management system into your WordPress site. By using their PayPal account or Credit Card, your users can book appointments from your website and pay for it .
BirchPress syncs your booking calendar with your other calendars such as Google Calendar, iCal, Android, Outlook, etc. It has a customizable email notification and reminder system to keep you and your clients informed about the booking.
The one of the oldest free WordPress booking plugin in the market is Booking Calendar. It is simple, easy to use, and well documented. It comes with a calendar view for both you and your website visitors. Add your booking / appointment form into any WordPress post or page, you can easily to do it.
It is also very powerful and comes with a whole range of options that can be configured from the plugin's settings page and it is simple enough for beginners. It comes with built-in captcha to prevent spam, email notifications, jQuery effects, etc. You can even customize the booking form with your own custom fields.
As the name suggests, Appointment Calendar allows you to add an appointment booking management system into your WordPress site. Add the plugin shortcode into any WordPress post or page after add the service you offer.
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Another straight forward WordPress booking plugin is WP Simple Booking Calendar. Simply create a calendar and then it to a post or page using the shortcode. Users only allows to book an entire day by it. This means there are no hourly time slots.
This plugin will do the job, if you were looking for something very simple and basic for rooms, accommodation, or other per day offerings. For more complex items, look at the plugins we mentioned above.
Gravity Forms is one of the best contact form plugin for WordPress. For its ease of use with the drag-drop interface it is famous.
You can easily create your own booking form with it if you already own the plugin. Gravity Forms has built-in support for notifications, so you can send appointment confirmation email automatically. All your appointments will be stored on your WordPress site as well since Gravity Form stores your form data, .
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HP Unveils Entry-level Commercial Inkjet Printer HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD at Hunkeler 2016
New Delhi, India, February 21 2017 –At the Hunkeler Innovationdays yesterday HP unveiled the HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD, part of the T200 HD Color series. This new entry level continuous-feed inkjet web press offers commercial print service providers (PSPs) an entry point at a lesser cost to better quality performance for digital commercial printing.
The T235 HD is a low total-cost-of-ownership platform for publishing, production mail and commercial print needs. It can be upgraded to the HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD for increased productivity.
"With the introduction of the HP PageWide T235 HD, it's easier for more PSPs to make the analog to digital transformation," said Eric Wiesner, general manager, HP PageWide Industrial Division, HP Inc. "As the HP PageWide Web Press platform reaches a milestone of 210 billion customer-printed pages, it further reinforces the market's adoption of HP Thermal Inkjet technology."
Using HP's High Definition Nozzle Architecture (HDNA) with a native resolution of 2400 nozzles per inch, the duplex HP PageWide Web Press T235 HD delivers productivity at 400fpm (122mpm) in Performance mode, using single drop weight printing. It's also capable of producing 200fpm (61mpm) in Quality mode, using dual drop weight printing with seven levels of half-toning per color, and finer grain printing for smoother skin tones, gradients and secondary color solid fills.
"HP's high-volume PageWide solutions allow print service providers to add greater value to high-volume data-driven print communications with uncompromising performance and color quality that brands demand," said Wiesner. "The HP PageWide T235 HD makes it possible to deliver cost-efficient, relevant and targeted print that engages customers in more creative ways."
The HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press, offering industry-leading print quality and productivity, is being adopted by the world's leading print service providers to produce general commercial, direct marketing, publishing and photo applications. In a recent installation, Anton Group of the UK purchased two HP Indigo 12000 digital presses to grow its footprint in direct marketing, bringing to 12 the number of these presses operating in Europe. "Having a B2 Indigo gives us litho quality in addition to the flexibility to offer fully variable images and data in short run lengths," said Anton CEO Malcolm Lane-Ley.
"Commercial printing providers are looking for a partner that continuously innovates, delivers and keeps them profitable in a changing world," said Alon Bar-Shany, general manager, HP Indigo. "Our customers are enjoying double digit growth as we help them remain a step ahead of the market."
HP booth 4 at Hunkeler Innovationdays will be demonstrating the HP PageWide Web Press T240 HD, HP Indigo 12000 Digital Press, and the ability to create book blocks from rolls printed on the new oversized B1 duplex HP Indigo 50000 Digital Press. The T240 HD is designed for commercial, production mail, and book PSPs requiring reliable color performance in a two-up production environment. At the show, the press will print a variety of applications from customers in Europe. The HP Indigo 50000 30-inch rolls will be processed into glued book blocks using the Hunkeler high-performance book block solution. The first installation of an HP Indigo 50000 was completed this month at Digital Lizard, based in Nevada, USA.


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For Congress, Anandiben was the best bet in Gujarat
More than her resignation, it was Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel's continuation in office that the Congress was banking upon for the revival of its political fortunes in the state after almost two decades.india Updated: Aug 03, 2016 16:32 IST
More than her resignation, it was Gujarat chief minister Anandiben Patel's continuation in office that the Congress was banking upon for the revival of its political fortunes in the state after almost two decades.
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) move to replace Anandiben about one-and-a-half-year ahead of the assembly elections has upset the Congress calculation to some extent. The opposition party wanted Anandiben to continue and strengthen the anti-incumbency factor against the ruling BJP.
"That would have been an ideal situation for us," a Congress strategist said. "Her brutal handling of the Patidar agitation, massive corruption apart from the growing unrest among Dalits over atrocities across the state had given us a clear edge over the BJP ahead of December 2017 elections."
Among the frontrunners to replace Anandiben are state BJP chief Vijay Rupani and senior minister Nitin Patel. While Rupani is a Jain leader, Nitin Patel is an influential Patidar from north Gujarat.
Read: The Gujarat question: Who will step into Anandiben's shoes?
Though the move might negate the anti-incumbency against the BJP to some extent, Congress leaders are hopeful that the tide has already turned against the ruling party and any change at the top cannot save it from an imminent defeat.
"BJP days are numbered. Any change of face will not help them," senior Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia said.
Congress general secretary in-charge of Gujarat Gurudas Kamat said Anandiben's resignation was "long overdue" and the move is a clear indication of the BJP's "sure defeat" in 2017 elections.
The Congress' optimism stems from the growing disillusionment of Patidars and the Dalits with the BJP. The Patidars' agitation over reservation and the recent outrage over the thrashing of four Dalits for skinning of a dead cow at Una in Gir Somnath district put Anandiben and the BJP on a mat.
The BJP is facing the heat not only in Gujarat but across the country, especially in the politically important state of Uttar Pradesh that goes to polls in March next year.
Out of power in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah for the past 21 years, the Congress is drawing up a comprehensive campaign strategy to dethrone the ruling party in the upcoming polls.
Chhabildas Mehta was the last Congress CM from 1994-1995. From 1998, the BJP has been in power in the state for the past 18 years, of which Modi ruled for 12.
Read: Anandiben's resignation accepted, Amit Shah won't replace her: BJP
For its part, the Congress party has been making the right moves. To woo the Patidars, the opposition party has promised 20% reservation for the economically backward classes among the upper castes.
The BJP government tried to placate the Patidars by announcing 10% reservation for EBCs in May this year following a nine-month long sustained agitation led by Hardik Patel. However, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) rejected it.
Among the other slew of appeasement moves, the Congress appointed Hasmukh Desai, a Patidar, as president of its Surat city unit. Out of the 60 organisational posts in Surat city, Patidars have bagged more than 25.
It named Jyotiben Sojitra, also a Patidar, as the president of its women's wing of Surat. More than 12 lakh Patidars, hailing from different districts in Saurashtra and north Gujarat, live in Surat and work in diamond, textile and other industries.
The Congress is also buoyed by its impressive performance in the local bodies' elections in rural areas in December last year when it won 21 of the 31 district panchayats.
Read: Anandiben Patel's exit may force other BJP chief ministers to step up
The alleged atrocities on Dalits will be another key poll issue and the Congress will seek to corner the BJP on Una and other similar incidents across the state.
But the worry for the Congress is the emergence of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) as a third political force in the state. The AAP has declared that it will contest all the 182 assembly seats in the 2017 polls.
Delhi chief minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal has already sounded the poll bugle in the state with a two-day tour on July 9-10 followed by his visit to Una to meet the victims and their family members on July 22.
Kejriwal and other AAP leaders are hopeful that Hardik Patel will join and campaign for their party in the upcoming polls.
Congress leaders, however, reject the suggestion and claim that their party is the "natural alternative" to the BJP.
"Politics in Gujarat is bipolar in nature. Our party is the natural alternative to the BJP. The AAP will remain a small player in the 2017 polls," Modhwadia said.
Read: BJP hits back at Cong, says Gujarat CM's resignation not a 'big issue'
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Hi, I'm Jim Faulkner, and if you've read the first two parts of my story you'll be acquainted with where I've come from, but not so sure where I'm going.
In Part One of my adventures I explained how as a 17-year-old I left my native Glasgow to join the British Army. In Part Two, I took you with me as I joined my first working unit in the south of England. After a few months the regiment moved to Dortmund.
While in Germany I faced and dealt with an abundance of trials and tribulations.
Our regiment was tasked with an Op Banner tour and in 1973 following extensive training we hit the streets of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the role of infantry soldiers.
My soldiering and ability at trade were not in question, but my social life caused me to lose my first chance of promotion. I left Dortmund under a cloud. In one movement: I left a life which would be my undoing, performed a favour for one of my superiors, and gave myself another chance by accepting two years in Northern Ireland - in a different role.
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How John Shannon battled Walmart and won
John Shannon, a retired Union meat cutter who lives in Chico, knows the Biblical story of David and Goliath well. As a matter of fact, he lived his own version of it for seven years.
When Shannon heard that Walmart wanted to build a new Super-center north of the city and expand its store in Chico into another Super-center, he decided to "fight the good fight" for his community.
"I read the reports from around the country about what happens to area businesses when Walmart Super-centers come in," Shannon said. "It takes a few years, but small businesses close, and there are environment issues as well.
"We estimated that if Walmart was successful, it would lead to the closing of two of our seven Union supermarkets, with the loss of some 250 jobs. As a long-time Union man, I couldn't sit back and do nothing."
Founded community group
Shannon founded a community group called CARE: Chico Advocates for a Responsible Environment. He single handedly gathered support from Unions, environmental groups and politicians. "We hired an attorney, Brett Jolley, and an executive director, Heather Schlaff," he said, "and they were terrific. Markets and downtown businesses that would have been hurt by a
Walmart Super-center were all members of the Chamber. Yet the Chamber was the number-one supporter of Walmart.
"Even after we showed them that only six cents of every dollar spent by a Super-center shopper would stay in the city, versus 60 cents in other stores, they wouldn't budge and still fought us tooth and nail."
Shannon won the battle to stop the Super-center north of the city after only two meetings of the Butte County Board of Supervisors. But the battle in the city of Chico would drag on for seven years.
"They kept delaying things until they could elect a majority of Chico City Council members who were in favor of the expansion," he recalled. "We supported candidates who understood the real impact a Super-center would have on the area.
"Our candidates won, and after seven long years, Walmart threw in the towel." Shannon isn't resting on his laurels.
"If the candidates we support again prevail in the 2010 elections, I believe Walmart will finally drop its plans to expand," Shannon said. "But we have to make sure our candidates win.
"All Union members need to come out and vote. Their votes made a difference in the past and will do so again. The outcome of this election can directly affect the economy in our city and our ability to earn a living.
Shannon vows to persevere until he is sure that Walmart's plans are gone for good. "I'm a fighter," he said. "It's a good thing I'm Irish and politics is in my genes. That means I'll keep working until we've seen the last of Walmart's plan to expand into a Super-center.


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Over the 25 years I've been cooking professionally, I've seen Mother's Day become synonymous with brunch. At Mildred's Temple Kitchen we'll be busy all weekend long baking pies, scones, and biscuits for our numerous guests who will make the trek to Liberty Village to celebrate that special woman in their lives. But for some, the true giftRead more


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On Day 24 in the Casey Anthony murder trial, jurors heard from five defense witnesses on Tuesday, including a touch DNA expert from the Netherlands, who occupied most of the time on the stand.
Richard Eikelenboom on direct examination by lead defense attorney Jose Baez, told jurors he would have expected to find DNA on Caylee's remains even though they had been exposed to the environment. He showed jurors photos of various items, including a jacket and panty hose, which he said had been exposed for a while to environmental conditions and from which he had been able to extract DNA, thus helping to provide evidence in these case.
On cross-examination however, prosecutor Jeff Ashton did get Eikelenboom to concede that environmental factors, such as heat and water, as well as bacteria, have a destructive effect on DNA. He also agreed it would be very difficult to get DNA from skeletal remains, such as Caylee's, which had been exposed to environmental effects for several months.
Eikelenboom also admitted that he had not re-tested the duct tape found on Caylee's skeleton, although he told jurors he had mentioned to the defense that his laboratory could investigate the tape further. None of the items from which Eikelenboom was able to extract DNA was skeletal remains.
Ashton tried to convey to jurors that Eikelenboom was not specialized in DNA testing and is currently working to complete his doctorate in the field.
Eikelenboom, who had not submitted a report and was only deposed as recently as last Saturday, was disallowed from providing testimony about DNA in connection with the stain, which prosecutors say was decomposition fluid, found in the trunk of Casey's Pontiac Sunfire.
Prosecutors have charged Casey Anthony with first degree murder in the death of her two-year-old daughter Caylee. They believe that she poisoned the toddler with chloroform and placed duct tape over the child's nose and mouth, before dumping the body in the woods near the Anthony family home.
Dr. Marcus Wise, a research scientist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory was called to the stand. Wise works closely with Dr. Vass who testified for the prosecution. He told jurors that large peaks of chloroform were found on carpet samples from the trunk of Casey's car, although he was unable to quantify the amount.
Baez on direct examination of Wise attempted to convey that because Oak Ridge is a research laboratory, they do not necessarily have quality controls in place and hence the air samples test results are suspect. He also questioned Wise's not being able to quantify the amount of chloroform found.
But Wise said that when he first saw the chloroform from the carpet samples, it raised a question because he did not expect to see it. He told jurors there was no way to make a quantitative analysis given that the rate of evaporation is unknown, along with many other variables.
Baez on re-direct tried to get Wise to say that the hand-held device, nick-named, "Labrador", that he co-invented and which was used in the air sample testing, would earn him royalties, if adopted by law enforcement. But Wise said that, if that were the case, royalties would be absolutely minimal.
Before Eikelenboom and Wise testified, the defense recalled to the stand, Jennifer Welch, a crime scene investigator with the Orange County Sheriff's Office. She had previously testified on three occasions for the prosecution.
Welch told jurors that she had photographed the crime scene and there was vegetation and tree roots around and growing through Caylee's remains. She said that some vegetation had to be cleared in order for investigators to view the area and to remove the remains.
Next a forensic botanist, Dr. Jane Bock was called.
Bock testified she had examined the crime scene, reviewed reports by crime scene investigators, as well as from the medical examiner, Dr. G.
Bock told jurors that Caylee's remains, which were found in a wooded area off Suburban Drive near the Anthony family home, could have been there as recently as two weeks before they were found, although photos of obvious root growth into the toddler's bones were shown.
On cross-examination, Ashton made short work of Bock getting her to admit that the child's remains could have been in the wooded area much longer in view of the extensive root growth up through the bones and a canvass bag found nearby.
Ashton reminded Bock that one of Caylee's bones was buried in muck nearby. Bock responded that a dog could have buried the bone, or Coyotes. Ashton responded that Florida is not blessed with Coyotes.
Yuri Melich, the lead detective on the case with the Orange County Sheriff's Office, was recalled to the stand.
Baez asked Melich whether he had found chloroform in papers, containers, rags, products, receipts of purchases of chloroform and chemistry kits, during his three searches of the Anthony family home. In each case, Melich replied that he had not found any evidence of chloroform.
Baez tried to point out that Melich had not undertaken the search warrants in a timely manner in looking for evidence of chloroform at the Anthony family home.
But on cross-examination Linda Drane Burdick got Melich to say that when the first two search warrants were done, he did not have information of the high levels of chloroform that were found in Casey's car trunk.
Melich also said when the two warrants were executed, detectives were still, up to that point, looking for a living child.
Casey's defense attorneys have claimed that Caylee accidentally drowned in the family swimming pool and George Anthony, Casey's father covered up the crime. The defense has also said that their client was sexually abused by George, and her brother Lee.
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NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller and Chairman of the Military Committee Gen. Petr Pavel attended the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada on Friday and Saturday (18-19 November 2016).
On Saturday, Deputy Secretary General Gottemoeller participated in a panel discussion on the enduring importance of NATO, entitled "NATO: Necessary". Her co-panelists were Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Ukraine's Vice Prime Minister Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze, and US Senator Jeanne Shaheen. In her remarks, Ms Gottemoeller stressed that NATO has been a foundational bond between Europe and North America for almost seven decades. Looking forward, "NATO has some heavy lifting to do on complex issues like command and control," she said, "but I'm optimistic."
On Friday night, General Pavel participated in a panel on Russia with Defence Minister Hannes Hanso of Estonia and Bohdan Yaramenko, Chairman of Maidan of Foreign Affairs, a Ukrainian NGO. Commenting on the Forum, General Pavel said: "the discussions and views on the 'new democracy' where social media, polarization and referenda are common sense, were very interesting. How we can cope with these new phenomena in this challenging time frame. Where are we now and where do we want to go to."
The Halifax International Security Forum, of which NATO is a partner, is a leading security conference which has taken place annually in Halifax, Nova Scotia since 2009.


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Since starting this blog earlier this year, I've been overwhelmed with the positive feedback I've received I'd just like to make an important note now, and say a big thankyou to everyone who has ever clicked on this page, and especially all the wonderful comments I've received from my fellow classmates, who all have fantastic blogs too! (Check them out here: https://twitter.com/upstartmagazine/tej2013) And yes, in particular, thank you to my La Trobe Uni lecturer Lawrie and my tutor, Alyce.
So yes, since I've focused on the area of infographics, many questions have arisen, in which I'll attempt to answer some of them now.
Q: "How do you create your infographics?"
A: Photoshop. I just play around with the colors and shapes.
Q: "How long did it take you to learn Photoshop?"
A: I first started about 3 years ago, and just picked up little skills from practicing and online tutorials. If you wanted to, you could learn the craft within a couple of week and a lot of practice.
Q: Where do you find your inspiration for your posts?
A: I'm glad you asked! As much as I would love to count how many handballs vs clangers Adam Goodes gets on the weekend, unfortunately, I am unable to count every stat ever. The internet is a wonderful thing. And most of the data I use for my infographics comes from the amazing work of many others online. After many different methods, I've found the best way to collate and monitor topical statistics and records, is through a Twitter list.
Below you will see the 13 accounts that I follow on this list. They are split into 3 categories. Sports News/Updates, Sports Statistics, and Design/Infographics. Each area plays its own role in how I brainstorm, collect information, design and create the visualized data you see here on this site. However, each category and account comes with its pros and cons.
Sports News/Updates
Both professional and personal accounts help me to keep track of the latest news and topics floating around, not only the sporting world, but the wider realm of important topics to society aswell. In particular, the personal accounts of John Carr (who runs the blog The Holy Boots Football Emporium) and Jeff Dowsing (regular contributor to the Footy Almanac and Freelancer for Inside Sport magazine) often tweet about issues that surround everyday Australians, as well as the important stuff like sport and the AFL.
The Professional accounts I've chosen, are those which do not post continuously on every 'newsworthy' item in Australian sport (which always clogs up my newsfeed), but only the major issues. After much searching, I've found that the editor role of Andrew Tate, (editor of The Sunday Age Sport) and Fox Sports Australia, does this best.
Sports Statistics
In this category a couple of favourites come to mind. If I already have an idea of an AFL stat I'd like to investigate, I'll head over to RLeague Stats, Footystats or Roger's Results. Otherwise, the issue of coming up with an idea is mainly left up to whatever I like on this twitter list. For the AFL, The Footy Maths Institute, Andrew Gigacz, Cam Sinclair and Col Hutchinson from AFL Stats Guys, and Peter Higginbotham, all have incredibly inspirational and engaging blogs and tweets on the subject. Otherwise, much of the interesting data on all sports is best received from Opta Jason and the TAB, professional Twitter accounts.
So I have all the data, now what? I'm always on the lookout for ways to better present the data I am given. In this case, it requires scouring the internet for tried and tested examples of web design, colour schemes and typography. To achieve this I follow Visually, Mike Kus, and Typographica. One downfall of this method, is that twitter is a text-based service. Which often means to see the image posted, I need to click the link to another page. Annoying when there is so much online to see.
So there we have it. 1 blog, 1 list, 13 tweeters, and thousands of sources of inspiration.


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This piece is best worn while you are working on something huge and pushing yourself to the limit. You may get some paint on your clothes, tear your favorite jeans, or end up with some cuts and bruises, but it'll be worth the escapade. The marks of life add character. Go big, deviate from the norm if it feels right, and don't listen if people tell you that what you like or do isn't valid! Remember, if you love it and it flows from your creative mind, then It's Art.
This piece came to me after spending an evening drawing with a group of friends at an event. I wasn't the best artist in the circle, but I was very inspired by the opportunity to learn and watch new techniques while doing my best to keep up with these folks and make good work. There was a group of artists that were drawing in a cool, old-school cartoon fashion. The topic of conversation among the artists was mixing older subjects with contemporary ideas. I sketched out some full-page ideas, and this creation stood out on the


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Author Notes: Adapted from Tartine All Day: Modern Recipes for the Home Cook by Elisabeth Prueitt, copyright (c) 2017. Published by Lorena Jones Books/Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC. —Sarah Jampel
Makes: two 9-inch cakes
Unsalted butter, for the pans
cups (480 grams) almond flour (sift it if there are lumps)
cup plus 2 tablespoons (70 grams) cocoa powder, sifted
teaspoon baking soda
tablespoons (75 grams) granulated sugar
cup firmly packed (90 grams) brown sugar
teaspoon sea salt
teaspoons apple cider vinegar or distilled white vinegar
1 1/2
cups (360 milliliters) whole milk
cup (200 grams) raspberry, peach, strawberry, or apricot jam (optional)
2 to 4
teaspoons water
Lightly sweetened whipped cream, optional
- Preheat the oven to 350° F (180° C). Butter the sides of two 9-inch (23-centimeter) round cake pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper cut to fit exactly.
- In a bowl, combine the almond flour, cocoa powder, and baking soda and mix well, making sure that any lumps of almond flour are broken up.
- Using a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fi tted with the whisk attachment, beat the eggs, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and salt on high speed until very thick and pale in color, about 3 minutes. When you lift up the whisk, a ribbon of beaten eggs should trail back into the bowl.
- Whisk the vinegar and milk into the egg mixture. Pour the milk-egg mixture into the almond meal mixture and whisk until combined. Pour the batter into the cake pans. If the jam is too thick to drop off the spoon, slightly thin by stirring in the water.
- Evenly space dots of the jam over the tops of the cakes. Bake until the cake is set and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes.
- Set the pans on a cooling racks and let cool in the pans for 10 minutes. To unmold, run a butter knife around the sides of the pans to loosen the cakes, invert the cakes onto another rack, lift off the pans, and peel away the parchment. Place a serving plate over the bottom of one cake layer and turn the cake right-side up, top with half of the whipped cream. Place the second cake layer over the whipped cream. Top with the remaining whipped cream. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Given it's six months since we were in Colombia you'd be forgiven for thinking memories would fade and enthusiasm waned. Far from it. For whilst Caroline has been a proud Ambassador for Colombia for over 20 years, Hannah was making her first visit but it was love at first trip! As she discovered behind millions of flowers is a growing economy for a changing country, fuelled by promise, hundreds of thousands of people and above all passion. In celebration of Colombian Children's Day, given they are the people who have and continue to benefit so much from the Colombian flower industry, she reports on what makes such a difference to every part of the flower chain.
Last November we met María Beatriz on her rose farm, El Redil, in the Savannah de Bogotá in Colombia. Her team of 500 workers take care of growing, harvesting, conditioning, packing and exporting around 3 million stems per year. No mean feat for a farm that's only been in existence since 1991 but now provides flowers for bouquets and events the world over.
Soaring at 2,600 metres above sea level, high atop the Colombian Andes just outside of Bogotá city is a sprawling mass of flower farms, of which El Redil is one. Together, last year they produced nearly €1 billion worth of flowers, supplying 89 different countries.
Combine Bogotá-grown blooms with those from the valleys near Colombia's renowned Medellín and you've got a flower industry worth €1.35 billion, covering an expanse of 20,000 acres in land. Not only creating a blooming new market but also approximately 130,000 jobs and opportunities in a country that has undergone a major transformation over the last decade.
María Beatriz, El Redil Farm, Colombia
El Redil Farm, Colombia
A trip immersed in Colombia's flower industry is guaranteed to leave anyone involved in the sector overwhelmed by that sense of change, led by the extreme dedication and hard-work of those leading the way.
People like María at El Redil and her fellow growers, as well as Augusto Solano and Jairo Cadavid of Asocolflores, Colombia's flower export association, Ximena Franco, Director of Florverde Sustainable Flowers which promotes social welfare and workers' rights, and Cristina Uricoechea, Director of Colombia's international flower trade show, along with their committed teams and many, many more.
Proof positive comes in the form of the Proflora trade fair. Organised by Cristina and her team, last year's show welcomed 7,000 international visitors all looking to cash-in on a chunk of the Colombian flower export action.
Roses, Carnations, Chrysanthemums and Alstros are the country's top exports, which you might think would make for a boring show but in fact left us in awe. We saw around 360 exhibitors at last year's event, showcasing the latest innovations boasted by the country's high-altitudes and fertile soil; natural resources that make it one of the most near-perfect growing places in the world and with far less reliance on artificial light and heat it's much better for the planet, even taking into account transportation.
We witnessed Extasis carnations of a purple deep enough to provide Prince's most fitting tribute, dinner-plate garden roses to make the biggest David Austin fan swoon and buckets of larger-than-my-palm alstromeria. Creating unimaginable design possibilities with the likes of three-swirl Kahala roses, amazing antique Dianthus and the new, immediately popular Blackberry Scoop scabiosa.
Varieties and trade exhibits at Proflora trade fair
On a boutique rose farm high in the Andes you'll find one of the most unforgettable characters you'll ever meet. Jose (Joey) Azout with an infectious charisma runs Alexandra Farms, named after his daughter, and creates the most unforgettable garden roses you'll ever see or smell.
Recognised as a world leader in cut garden roses, Alexandra is a Florverde certified farm (so they're up to scratch in the social welfare and environmental department) and is also the only grower of esteemed David Austin roses. Thought they were English garden? Think again. Whilst David Austin began here on UK soil, thanks to its perfect terrain and temperature plus Jose's expertise, these famous roses are now grown at their most beautiful and exported in quantity from Colombia.
Jose Azout and his team from Alexandra FarmsHannah at Alexandra Farms, Colombia
Garden roses at Alexandra Farms, Colombia
Trundle across the mountain-tops for another few hours and find Ayura, a flower farm specialising in carnations and spray roses, and exporting by the plane-load. Quite literally, as during the tour our guide was pleased to explain that they send short-stemmed cut carnations straight to Avianca, Colombia's airline, to be displayed at each business class passenger's seat.
Wearing their Florverde certification like a badge of honour, we were told about Ayura's specialist social programmes, "Our farm is just around the corner from a dairy factory and Coca Cola, so for us it's particularly difficult to find labour. We have to put in a special effort to look after our employees."
Special efforts like housing scheme saving funds for workers, employing someone to put-together a balanced menu for staff lunch and paying for 75% of the food.
Representing over 75% of farms like these is the team at Asocolflores, the Colombian Association of Flower Exporters. It's a big job given there are more than 400 growers in Colombia and roughly 300 of them produce flowers for export, which is why Augusto, Jairo and co have such important roles in the sector.
During his opening speech at Proflora, Augusto acknowledged, "On October 18th it was the 50th anniversary of Colombian exports to the United States, the day when industry pioneer, Edgar Wells, sent the very first shipment of flowers valued at just USD $20,000."
Colombia has emerged as the second largest flower producer in the world, second only to Holland, and can now boast a higher GDP than its Latin American counterparts, surpassing the average in 2012. The US is still the most important export market but Russia, Japan, the UK and Canada take a good share too.
Carnations at Ayura Farm, Colombia
Whilst Colombia's flower trade has had its fair share of bad press (we're lookin' at you Oliver Balch, Guardian Feb '15), it's plain impossible to disregard the good going on. Yes, as international floristry journos we were never going to be taken on a whirlwind tour of the country's deepest, darkest secrets, however what we did see was genuine, promising, and in many cases life-changing.
So instead of advising the British public to stop spending money on a foreign economy that now relies on exports to fund livelihoods, we should be boosting confidence, best practice, social welfare and sustainability. Generating good-ethos flower sales by pushing initiatives like Florverde and celebrating the Colombian flower boom for its recent successes.
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From the offset, I want to try and eat a lot healthier than I normally do at uni, especially during freshers. I want to get better at cooking myself meals from scratch which is why I bought myself some simple cookery books recently. A healthier diet really makes the world of difference to my mood, so I can't wait to feel more energised and healthier.
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The dress code for the event was business casual, and I decided to do a little bit of pattern mixing with a black and white striped dress topped with a black and white striped cardigan. I also wore my black and white checkered Adam Lippes for Target flats.
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Black and White Stripes at Fleming's in Santa Clara
The dress code for the event was business casual, and I decided to do a little bit of pattern mixing with a black and white striped dress topped with a black and white striped cardigan. I also wore my black and white checkered Adam Lippes for Target flats.
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That looks absolutely delicious! I love seafood! And I like and appreciate it when staff knows what they are talking about!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, knowledgeable and friendly staff make such a difference!Delete
What a fabulous time with the food and wine galore, Andrea!!ReplyDelete
We have a Fleming's here in Denver, and have been there a couple of times!! But I always get the prime rib--maybe I need to venture to try the fish??
Thanks for this fabulous post!!
It certainly was, Jodie! And, yes, the fish was very well prepared!Delete
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2017 at 7:20 AM
Thanks for the review and photos! My birthday is in September, and that's where we'll go!ReplyDelete
Happy early Birthday, Mary! It'll be a very tasty celebration!Delete
Wow! The food looks amazing! I have a Flemings right down the street in Palo Alto, I need to go check it out! Thanks for the push, going now :)ReplyDelete
Yes, you should definitely check them out! The food is very good!Delete
What a fun and fabulous event! I love your black and white, pattern-mixed outfit. You can never go wrong with black and white in my opinion. I'm very impressed that they offer 100 wines by the glass! Any German wines on offer? We've found such great quality wine in our area from small producers and I'm going to be sad when I don't have easy access to it when we move back to the US next summer. We are planning to bring a bunch home with us. We'll see how long it lasts. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Beth!Delete
They had one German white wine I believe. And, yes, there are great wines in Germany, and many are very reasonable. Did you look into wineries that may ship to the US? I know that may be expensive, but a couple wineries we visited in Germany a few years ago mentioned that they shipped to the US, and it was cheaper than I thought it would be... May be nice for a special occasion...
This looks like the most fun time. You look wonderful in your striped dress! Thanks for linking up, XOReplyDelete
Thanks, Patti! It was a great time!Delete
How fun! Looks like a great event full with yummy food! We're going to a special dinner at some point soon for a special dinner, told my hubby to surprise me.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Sarah!Delete
I hope you'll enjoy a fantastic, special dinner!
Love your striped outfit! And what a fun event, how nice you got to go and eat such delicious food! :)ReplyDelete
Hope you are having a lovely start to the week :)
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Thanks, Mica! It was truly a memorable evening - such great food and drinks and wonderful atmosphere!Delete
I hope you are having a great week, too!
That event looks like so much fun and the food looks delicious! Love your mix of stripes!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Laura! It was certainly a memorable night!Delete
Oooh! Lucky you getting invited to a swish evening like this : )ReplyDelete
I love the stripes on stripes. There is never too much of a good thing!
Thanks, Suzanne! And, yes, it was very nice to be invited to such a nice event! :-)Delete
What a fun event! The food looks amazing and that sea bass sounds so good! Love your stripes!ReplyDelete
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Thanks for linking up to Top of the World Style. The food looks delicious. Seems like you had a great time!ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking-up on Fabulous Friday. I love your outfit and the food looks really amazing, I bet it was tasty. x JacquiReplyDelete
Love that both of you are wearing stripes! It looks amazing and sounds like my kind of place with that kind of wine choice.ReplyDelete
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The Lamest Post in a While…
So, this will be a lame post. I'm not going to beat around the bush. If you want to stop reading here, I will leave that option open to you. If now, then I'm sorry. I just don't have anything interesting to say. But, try and enjoy, I guess…
I'm at my parents house. I will be back for school tomorrow. I have a single day of class, and then three days of finals. And then I'm back again at my parents house. For two weeks or so? And then I have service projects! Oooooh, I'm working at a place with horses, where they are used for therapy for children with disabilities. I think it's going to be a lot of fun, working with children, AND horses.
Also, Denver Zoo Lights. I have never been. I kind of want to go. I think it would be a blast. I want to take my girlfriend. I just don't know when I could take her… But I want to go. Also, with some friends that also wanted to go. It just sounds like a lot of fun, with the animals, and the lights, and the night, and with fun people.
I guess the only thing I'm doing right now is stating things, and hoping for other things. And getting ready for finals week. Except I could really use some tea. And some sleep. But mostly some tea.
What am I doing here again? Oh, right, posting a nonsensical blog post.
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In all of cable, meaning the near 100 channels metered, Fox News primetime again came out on top of its left-wing cable news competition. In fact, Fox News beat every cable network out there except for the Discovery Network. Hate Network CNN had an especially bad primetime week, coming in at #29, compared to Fox's #2.
CNN was even beat by floundering MSNBC, which came in at #26 in total primetime viewers.
The CNN comeback is all smoke and mirrors.
CNN is so mistrusted, no one even bothered to tune in to watch Hillary Clinton's first national interview in months.
The left-wing, anti-cop hate network that is currently so off-the-rails it is telling viewers 276 sanctuary cities simply don't exist, uses inside-inside numbers to project its comeback. As far as actual reach, during the all-important primetime hours, CNN chief Jeff Zucker is spending a lot of money and hate to still lose to MSNBC.
When CNN has a bad ratings week, inner-city America needs to stock up on canned goods and fire insurance.
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