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Guest Blogger // 21 March 2012
This is the first in a series of posts by Yasmin, a pregnant feminist who will be sharing her experiences of pregnancy with us, in the hope that she is not alone in her thinking!
When I first discovered I was pregnant, I was hit with an overwhelming sense of shock. I am 32 this year but in no way felt ready to become a mother. For years, I had resisted all 'innocent' remarks about the fact that I continued to remain childless (childfree!) despite having been with my partner for nearly 8 years. Members of my family would talk about this openly and, when friends became pregnant, they would assure me that I too would be overcome with joy at this most 'beautiful' of moments.
The belief, particularly when you are my age, is that you should be grateful that you can still conceive. This, however, was not how I felt. I worried about the loss of freedom, but when I voiced this I was quickly dismissed. 'You can't be young forever!' 'It'll be fine once the baby gets here'. I resented the assumption that by critically considering the far-reaching consequences of this momentous event, I was necessarily being selfish, Western, in my family's eyes. Though my shock subsided and was later replaced with an excitement about what would be happening to me, I have not lost the underlying sense of fear.
This, I guess, was my first experience of the ways in which pregnant women become a body other than their own. People come to not hear you as an individual; rather, they would prefer to see you as a representation of pregnant WOMAN. A special identity to which you are supposed to readily subsume the one you have painstakingly been constructing over the last 31 years!
Whatever the case, you are not really given a space to voice your fears and concerns because this is supposed to be a time of great joy and happiness. Should you experience joy yet have this tinged with worry and sadness at the loss of your former self, this is frowned upon. Indeed, people squirm in your presence because the pattern of pregnant woman conversation is not following its usual and 'natural' course.
This early pathologising of what to me seems one of many, logical reactions to pregnancy signals, as I see it, the ways in which pregnant women are from the very beginning, public property. If you do not instantly feel maternal then something is inherently wrong. You cannot possibly want or feel something different to the patriarchal construction of all women as aspirant mothers.
And what a mother should be is anything but critical of the process and all that it entails. At my first antenatal appointment, the one in which you are given the picture of your baby, I was 'able to find something to complain about' because, I am an 'angry feminist' whose rational thinking brain has long since gone out of the window. Apparently, I should not have been so 'put out' by the fact that the instructional videos aired for expectant parents continuously referred to the baby as HE. When I mentioned this to a pregnant friend I was made to feel like this was no time for my feminist gripes, I was pregnant and should be damn happy about it too!
How, I wondered, was the fact that I was pregnant supposed to act as a buffer to my feminist ideals? How could this old friend, who knows exactly how important feminism is to me, blithely tell me to discount my indignation? Well, the answer was simple; pregnancy is not a time for critical reflection about gender. In fact, it is the point at which you return to your natural and instinctual self. Why, at this point, be critical of the fact that boys are presented as the human default? It is just harmless, nothing to be worried about. As though this is not in some way related to the sad reality which has millions of female foetuses selectively aborted. Nothing can or should derail my 100% mirth at being part of the 'special club'!
Yasmin also writes for Black Feminists, who you can follow on twitter @BlackfeministUK.
Comments From You
Rosie // Posted 21 March 2012 at 11:29 am
I identify with your post 100 per cent. I felt exactly the same way when I first got pregnant. Even my closest friends congratulated me as if it was the fulfilment of a lifelong wish, when I have always been open about my deep ambivalence about having children. I found that very isolating. I had a miscarriage in the end (which then made me feel really guilty about not being straight-forwardly overjoyed about the prospect of motherhood, as if it were a punishment for that). I'm now pregnant again and feel much more at peace with it. However, I think all your concerns are completely valid and I say carry on being honest about what you think and feel and sod people whose preconceived notions of motherhood it doesn't fit into. I reckon both of us will probably be completely enraptured with our babies when we have them, but there's no reason why that isn't compatible with maintaining our feminist identities and values. Good blog – I look forward to the next one.
Sue Barsby // Posted 21 March 2012 at 11:30 am
Hi Yasmin
This is pretty much spot on how I felt too – especially your comment that you are a representative of pregannt women everywhere. I think I missed the feeling of joy and euphoria altogether (I'm 33 weeks pregnant now) and just went back to sleep. I also felt that there was a sense of relief among people we told that perhaps we were never going to have a baby (I'm 36 years old) and that their joy at our news was also joy at hearing how normal I finally was for giving in to "normal" female desires.
But I was naive enough to think that people didn't have expectations of how a pregnant woman should behave or think – you see so much media pressure on mothers that it never occurred to me that I would be expected to conform right from conception too. I've hated everything about my pregnancy but voicing that has drawn a range of odd reactions from people; they clearly think I'm not doing it right. I've been blogging (not as eloquently as you) about my pregnancy at onhatingpregnancy.wordpress.com and I'll add something about this series too on there.
Thanks for this post – I'm sure you'll find you're by no way alone in your thinking.
Hannah M // Posted 21 March 2012 at 11:33 am
Very much looking forward to this series as a feminist who is also pregnant for the first time! I have definitely felt this implication that I'm supposed to leave my old identity behind, particularly to the extent that people seem to react with amusement/scepticism to me carrying on with pre-pregnancy hobbies and interests and expecting to carry on with them post-birth. The other thing is, of course, attitudes you start to notice towards your plans re: work and career. I've had the whole spectrum of reactions, from disapproval that I will not be quitting working outside the home to it not being an issue at all.
I don't know whether my baby is a boy or girl and I find that this is the first questions everyone asks. So far have only had a couple of comments along the lines of "But how will you be able to buy clothes for it?" (sigh).
Post-Normal Scientist // Posted 21 March 2012 at 11:38 am
I definitely got irritated by things like 'he' though most texts will alternate between he and she and there a few who just use she.
If you are like me you will find that contrary to feminism being something to put aside when pregnant the opposite is actually true. As you have described as a pregnant woman you become Pregnant Woman: irrational, incapable, glowing in feminine maternity, bending to the will of the patriarchal model of medicine and medical birth.
I HATED pregnancy both times. I was debilitatingly nauseous 24/7 from 6 weeks to birth. It was a means to an end to get a marvellous child (and they are marvellous I promise). What kind of a Woman doesn't enjoy pregnancy? Well, my kind apparently, and plenty more, contrary to the soft-focus rose-tinted imagery.
I'll save my beef with the medical model of birth for a later post…
Drelli Pops // Posted 21 March 2012 at 12:18 pm
OH MY DAYS! I've found someone who feels exactly the same as I do.
I agree 100% with the automatic reference to the human species as male being wrong and outdated because whilst ever MALE is normal, female is abnormal.
Shaheena Salahuddin // Posted 21 March 2012 at 12:19 pm
Thank God you said it! I always felt like there was something wrong with me! I hated being pregnant, I didn't hate my child of course, but the feeling of being pregnant and the dread of everything changing was at times too much for me to bear. There is a kind of expectation and pressure put on new mothers that fathers seem to get away with experiencing.
My family are very progressive British Asians and for the most part treat girls equally to boys so imagine my shock when someone from my husbands family expressed immense joy at the fact that I was carrying a boy and not a girl! I bet they were sorry they'd even opened their mouths as I burst into tears at the thought that I could've been treated differently. I think people know now that I won't tolerate that kind of thought. Anyway, I'm rambling now, just wanted to wish you the best of luck. Motherhood is a culmination of the best and worst feelings but I can promise you this, your life will change and at times you won't like it and even if you don't feel it initially, you will love your child like you have never loved anything else.
Ceri // Posted 21 March 2012 at 2:07 pm
Excellent article, I too when I was pregnant felt a real sense of resistance from many people to hearing an honest answer when asked how I felt because this included ambivalence about being pregnant; fear and anxiety about the birth, about becoming a mother and whether I'd be a good parent, and how having a child would effect us as a couple, work, income, future, in so many ways; and also exhaustion and sickness. The eyes would slide away and the smile falter slightly and then would follow reassuring platitudes, perhaps a bit of chuckling and a changed subject.
In response to 'they are marvellous I promise' from Post-Normal Scientist – I'm afraid to my mind this falls into a similar trap. I've probably done it myself and its so tempting to offer this 'carrot' to someone who is having an awful pregnancy or struggling with doubts about becoming a mother – because most of us do fall in love with our children and think they are basically lovable and wonderful and totally worth all the sacrifices and suffering we go through for them. But the rates of post natal depression are about 13 % which means more than 1 in 10 women will struggle to cope emotionally – and often practically as well – for 2 weeks or more after their baby is born. So, lets try and make sure that these women do not similarly feel guilty about their feelings being 'wrong' or 'unnatural' and know that lots of women feel like that.
Sue Gilbert // Posted 21 March 2012 at 2:44 pm
Wonderful post! I had similar experience 30 plus years ago, such a pity nothing has changed. Women are perfectly entitled to feel dubious about any pregnancy including a fully planned pregnancy and you are nomal if you do! The rose tinted spectacles society regards pregnant women through are ridiculous and the de-personisation has always been sinister. Not everybody enjoys pregnancy and that's normal too. Constant nausea is nobody's idea of fun.
I read wonderful books by Shiela Kitzinger who always referred to the unborn as she, nobody else did.
Post-Normal Scientist // Posted 21 March 2012 at 3:57 pm
I won't apologise for thinking my children are marvellous, why else would I have chosen to have them, or at least a second after my first awful pregnancy? I haven't at all invalidated the way women might feel about their children after birth, my post did not refer to post-natal feelings as this blog post doesn't cover that ground. I suffered from depression about my birth for a good two years. Arguably I also had PTSD. Believe me I know a thing or two about mixed emotions towards children. But it would be wrong to suggest that in the end most women don't love their children however they reach that point.
There are a number of things that can help with PND, not least a proper support system in pregnancy and particularly through and immediately after the birth.
Clodia // Posted 21 March 2012 at 4:11 pm
Absolutely and completely how I felt! I was nearly 39 when I got pregnant and felt extremely ambivalent about it; half of me wanted a child desperately, the other half was worried about the effect on my identity, my independence, my career, and the dreadful male consultant who was so bloody offensive to me that a midwife told me in the end: "Look just put on a pretty maternity dress and say Yes doctor." My reply was unprintable and in the end he threatened to section me if I didn't start behaving "like a normal woman." Needless to say I never did, and he never did. I made a formal complaint about his sexist behaviour but got nowhere. He is dead now; I am alive.
The daughter was worth it, every minute of it, but I never did it again!
Alex_T // Posted 21 March 2012 at 9:04 pm
What I couldn't bear was how colleagues – I work with a lot of women – with whom I'd previously had nothing in common, now suddenly assumed we were best mates because I was pregnant and they too had children. Nope. I don't like you, never have, and I haven't suddenly joined your gang. Now leave me alone and get back to your awful magazines. I'm busy with this copy of 'Misconceptions' by Naomi Wolf (worth a read if you like getting angry!)
Ceri // Posted 22 March 2012 at 12:28 am
Post-Normal Scientist: I did not ask you to apologise for saying your children are marvellous, or criticise you for saying your children are marvellous. Perhaps this is a misunderstanding. When you wrote "I HATED pregnancy both times. I was debilitatingly nauseous 24/7 from 6 weeks to birth. It was a means to an end to get a marvellous child (and they are marvellous I promise)." I did not think you were simply promising that your own children are marvellous, as why would you use that turn of phrase, why would anyone question the marvellousness of your children and therefore require you to not just state but promise that they are? I thought the meaning of the part in brackets was that all children are marvellous, that you were promising Yasmin that she would feel the same as you do. Ie the same 'It'll be fine when the baby gets here' sentiment that Yasmin mentioned in her piece. Thats what I was responding to. As to your post not referring to post-natal feelings, that is simply not true, a statement that when you got your children they were marvellous is a statement about your feelings about your children after they were born. "it would be wrong to suggest that in the end most women don't love their children however they reach that point." perhaps so, which is why I wrote "most of us do fall in love with our children and think they are basically lovable and wonderful and totally worth all the sacrifices and suffering we go through for them" but your original post didn't reveal that for you this was a process after struggles and still includes ambivalence. "There are a number of things that can help with PND, not least a proper support system in pregnancy and particularly through and immediately after the birth." I absolutely agree.
bayleaf // Posted 22 March 2012 at 12:58 pm
Excellent post! I'm currently pregnant with my second and due to my disgruntlement at being pregnant the first time round friends and family are now just leaving me to it.
I was surprised at how much I did not relish being pregnant given the fact that I always wanted a family.
I also totally agree with Alex_T I never wanted to be friends with anyone purely on the basis of having shared an experience.
I will however say that it is very important for one's sanity to actively look for like-minded carers of children especially when they turn into toddlers and you need to suddenly frequent child friendly places with tons of other parents ALL THE TIME. Sigh.
I got away with doing things my own way and being very outspoken about my general grumpiness surrounding the general public's expectations of a 'new mum', my son has birth defects so we will always be the odd ones out.
Anna Brown // Posted 22 March 2012 at 1:32 pm
I would go so far as to say that all women of child-bearing age are public property! I've lost count of the times I've been asked by casual acquaintances if I am pregnant "yet", people making conversation just ask if you have children.
What a lot of people don't realise is that some of us don't want children, some of us are ambivalent and some of us can't have children or are dealing with trying to conceive and these casual questions can cause so much pain. Since when were my reproductive choices a matter for casual conversation!
I would posit, with the backdrop of the abortion debate that "all" women are considered as walking potential incubators and when you are visibly pregnant you bear the full brunt of society's expectations.
Best of luck.
Saranga // Posted 22 March 2012 at 3:44 pm
I expect that at some point over the next couple of years I will get preganant and I expect to not enjoy preganancy. I am dreading dealing with people's reactions to my possible (probable?) dislike of pregnancy, and I am dreading dealing with the 'I told you so' reaction from people who have been adamant that my preference for not having children is wrong.
I think I will be written off as an angry feminist, a selfish woman, and a bad mother for not being unequivocally delighted about being pregnant or the prospect of having a child. (How can I be excited about someone that doesn't exist yet? I'm sure I'll be happy with a kid when it turns up, but I don't know how I'll feel until it does turn up. And I will have every right to grieve the loss of my old (current) life)
Thank you for writing this article.
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In the strict formulation of the law of causalityif we know the present, we can calculate the futureit is not the conclusion that is wrong but the premise.
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Many scientists have tried to make determinism and complementarity the basis of conclusions that seem to me weak and dangerous; for instance, they have used Heisenbergs uncertainty principle to bolster up human free will, though his principle, which applies exclusively to the behavior of electrons and is the direct result of microphysical measurement techniques, has nothing to do with human freedom of choice. It is far safer and wiser that the physicist remain on the solid ground of theoretical physics itself and eschew the shifting sands of philosophic extrapolations.
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Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) is a new scheme based upon government-backed Life insurance in India Launched by Prime minister Mr Narendra Modi .
PMJJBY is basically a term life insurance policy that can be renewed either on a yearly basis or for a longer period of time. It will provide life insurance coverage on the death of the policyholder and the nominee must have a bank ac.
Launching Details of (PMJJBY)–
This PMJJBY Yojana was originally mentioned in the 2015 Budget speech by Finance Minister – "Mr Arun Jaitley" in month of February 2015.
PMJJBY was Officially launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 May in Kolkata.
In reports of May 2015, only 20% of India's population has any kind of insurance, Basically PMJJBY scheme aims to increase the number of Insurance in overall India .
Who will implement this Scheme?: The scheme will be offered by Life Insurance Corporation and all other life insurers who are willing to join the scheme and tie-up with banks for this purpose.
Government Contribution:
(i) Various other Ministries can co-contribute premium for various categories of their beneficiaries out of their budget or out of Public Welfare Fund created in this budget out of unclaimed money. This will be decided separately during the year.
(ii) Common Publicity Expenditure will be borne by Government.
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Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is only available to those people who are in the range between 18 and 50 years of age with a bank account on their name. PMJJBY has an annual premium of RS 330 after excluding service tax,
Service Tax is above 14% of the premium (RS 330 ). The amount will be automatically debited from the account. In case of death due to any cause, the payment to the nominee will be Rs 2 lakh.
Important Notic PMJJBY):
"It is important to note that this scheme will be linked to the bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana scheme.
As per Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana scheme all accounts will be at zero balance initially.
The government aims to reduce the number of such zero balance accounts by using this and related schemes and here improving the development of India economically and make more people aware with teses beneficial schemes."
Details of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana –
Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana scheme will be a
- one year cover overall,
- PMJJBY scheme is renewable from year to year
- Insurance Scheme offering life insurance cover for death due to any reason.
- Scope of coverage: All savings bank account holders in the age 18 to 50 years will be entitled to join.
- In case of multiple saving bank accounts held by an individual in one or different banks, the person would be eligible to join the scheme through one savings bank account only.
Highlights of The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojan
- Eligibility: Available to people in the age group of 18 to 50 and having a bank account. People who join the scheme before completing 50 years can, however, continue to have the risk of life cover up to the age of 55 years subject to payment of premium.
- Premium: Rs.330 per annum. It will be auto-debited in one instalment.
- Payment Mode: The payment of premium will be directly auto-debited by the bank from the subscribers account.
- Risk Coverage: Rs.2 Lakh in case of death for any reason. Terms of Risk Coverage: A person has to opt for the scheme every year. He can also prefer to give a long-term option of continuing, in which case his account will be auto-debited every year by the bank.
Benefits Details
The Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana will be made available to anyone between the age group of 18 to 50 years. The concerned person should also have a bank account. People, who avail this policy before they are 50 years old, will be allowed to enjoy the risk of life cover till the age of 55 years. However, they will need to pay the premium on a consistent basis in order to be provided that benefit.
Features Details:
- Rs. 330 to be paid yearly, that means less than 1 re per day and Rs. 27.5 per month
- The payment of premium will be debited(deducted) from the bank account of the individual in single installment, so it is important to maintain the required balance
- Risk coverage of Rs.2 Lakh in case of death for any reason.
- The scheme will be offered by Life Insurance Corporation and all other life insurers who are willing to join the scheme and tie-up with banks for this purpose.
- It is important for the policy holder to renew that policy each year
- While joining the scheme, the applicant need to provide the nominee name and details about the relationship
- Note : In case of minor, name of the guardian has to be specified
- The contribution of government towards this scheme is to be decided separately every year. It is to be noted that the contribution amount to be paid by the government will come from the unclaimed money that has been lying idle in various public welfare funds
PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana – Eligibility to join the Insurance Scheme
- Age of the applicant should be between 18 to 50 years.
- The applicant should have savings bank account in any of the participating bank accounts
- Duly Filled Application Form should be submitted by the interested person
- The applicant joining the scheme must provide a self -certification of good health in the Consent cum declaration form as on the date of enrollment or earlier
What is the Premium?
The policyholders will need to pay INR 330 per year. The amount will be deducted each year from their bank account in a single installment. This will be done by the bank from where the policy is being opened.
Details of Premium to be Paid by the applicant
- Member of the scheme needs to pay Rs. 330 per annum(yearly)
Specification of the premium :
- Insurance Premium to LIC / insurance company : Rs.289/- per annum per member
- Reimbursement of Expenses to BC/Micro/Corporate/Agent : Rs.30/- per annum per member
- Reimbursement of Administrative expenses to participating Bank: Rs.11/- per annum per member
Total – 330
What is the Risk Coverage?
The risk coverage being provided in the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana is INR 2 lakh. In case the policy has been availed for a longer term period than just a year, the amount will be deducted for each year of the agreed term period from their respective bank accounts.
Mode of Payment of the Premium
The premium account will be deducted from the bank account member automatically in one installment. So. it advised for the members to keep the required amount in the respective bank account.
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How to get to PuraFly in to Lugano (LUG-Agno), 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from downtown Pura. Milan (MXP-Malpensa Intl.) is the next closest major airport, 25.7 mi (41.3 km) away.
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text: I had been saving most of my Bob White eggs to incubate but that has not been going to well so I decided to boil some and take for a Memorial Day Cook out. Well I do not know if I did something wrong or what but I could not get the shell off. I would crack the egg and then I could not get the skin between the shell and the egg to tear open so most of the eggs were crushed before I could shell them. The one I did manage to open was very tasty. Is there something special I need to do I brought the water to a boil and allowed them to cook about 30 sec per egg. I figured about ½ the time of a chicken egg. My chicken and guinea deviled eggs did really good though big hit. Thanks for any thoughts.


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10 Mar Casvi International American School will take over for Pinosierra International School
Casvi International American School will carry on the mission of Pinosierra International School beginning in the 2017-2018 academic year. For 64 year, the school worked to provide children and young people in Tres Cantos with a comprehensive eduction; Pinosierra International School was the first co-ed school in Spain with a mixed dormintory. The school's teachers – dedicated to developing their students' moral, critical and reflective skills over their years of contact – have seen generations of students passed through their classrooms.
Juan Luis Yagüe, head of Eurocolegios Casvi International Schools Group, and head of Casvi International American School – together with a team of teachers dedicated to educating children and young people – will lead the education project to be launched in the 2017-2018 academic year.
The International Baccalaureate methodology, based on a comprehensive education taught in English by native English-speaking teachers, will be the program's foundation.
Casvi International American School will have the three International Baccalaureate programs implemented within the American system of education. These are:
- PYP(Primary Years Program), in pre-school and elementary school
- MYP(Middle Years Programme), in middle school.
- DP(Diploma Program), in high school. Students will also have the option to follow Spain's High School Program – or a combination of the two programs – if they wish.
As an American school, Casvi American International Shool will have fully qualified American teachers, ensuring that the language of instruction is English. Moreover, the International Baccalaureate's language policy includes the mother tongue – in this case, Spanish for the majority of students – as the language of instruction for the subjects of Language and Social Sciences.
When our students finish their education, English and Spanish will be their primary communication tools.
Eurocolegios Casvi International Schools Group
Casvi International American School was founded to carry on the successful cultural and educational project provided at the EurocolegioCasvi private school in Villaviciosa de Odón, founded in 1985 by Mr. Juan Yagüe Sevillano. From its beginnings as a small school with just one classroom per grade, it's become a large international private school with almost 1,300 students and 120 teachers.
Its international working methods, along with language teaching, leveraging new technologies to aid learning, and fostering the talents of its students, are the fundamental pillars that form the foundation of the school's educational system.
Eurocolegio Casvi International Schools Group is rounded out with the Casvi de Boadilla del Monte charter school. With nearly 1,800 students and 140 teachers, it was founded with the same vision and values as the original school.


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Hey guys!!
I hope your April was as good as mine :) It was not without a few hiccups, but it was pretty awesome nonetheless.
The month started off with me getting middle ear infection THE NIGHT BEFORE we were supposed to fly home. So we rushed off to A&E in the morning to find out what was going on and after a 2-hour wait, we were told that it was middle-ear infection and we were advised that it was not the best idea to fly. Not the best timing!
To cut a long story short we ended up missing our flight and had to re-book. Five days later on the 11th we were on a plane to Johannesburg!
Our visits home never feel long enough, 2 and a half weeks flew by in the blink of an eye. Our weekends were filled with Cindy and Marcelles pre-wedding festivities as well as the wedding itself. Good parties all round! We had such an awesome time visiting back home, we ate all the Ocean Basket and spent a lot of quality time with our families. It was fantastic! We also managed to squeeze in a short trip to the Kruger National Park. Busy busy busy! Here are a handful of my favourite snaps from the Kruger.
On the 17th we were on our way home from Cindy's bachelorette party and I got the best news – I passed my last ACCA exam! The one I told you about in my last post. So I am finally officially qualified!! Woohooo!
We were back on a plane to London on the 29th, on the coldest most unpleasant flight of my life – the aircon was blasting in the plane and it was so cold and the air was so dry that I woke up with a nosebleed in the middle of the night! I also stole Riaans's little aeroplane blanket because I was so cold and he had a nice warm hoodie on. We spent the remainder of the bank holiday weekend lazing about the house, catching up on our lost sleep, dirty laundry and spending time with Phoebe.
Not a bad way to spend a month if you ask me!
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The new Dodge Dart replaces the Dodge Avenger as Mopar's Pro Stock class vehicle, with the new car making its debut at the NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) Gatornationals this past weekend.
Joining the Dodge Charger R/T in the Funny Car class and the Dodge Challenger in Sportsman competition, the Dodge Dart was chosen as the next generation Pro Stock vehicle and developed on a virtual platform, using production-based technology and tools used for street vehicles.
Chrysler Group race and production engineers worked hand-in-hand with the race teams to develop the new race car, which underwent aerodynamic wind tunnel tests at Chrysler Group headquarters in Auburn Hills in late February. The first test runs took place at Bradenton Motorsports Park prior to arriving in Gainesville for the third national event on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag racing season schedule.
Two Dodge Dart cars debuted at the NHRA Gatornationals, with defending title holder Allen Johnson and five-time Pro Stock Champion Jeg Coughlin at the controls. Vieri Gaines will join them in a few weeks upon completion of his new HEMI-powered racecar.
Johnson's Dodge Dart will carry the "Magneti Marelli Quality Auto Parts Offered by Mopar" sponsorship as an extension of Mopar's partnership with Magneti Marelli. As part of the year-long celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Gen II 426 Race HEMI, Mopar also revealed a special paint scheme on Matt Hagan's Don Schumacher Racing Dodge Charger R/T that includes a tribute to the HEMI "Elephant", a nickname given to the legendary power plant.
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From the Bass Coast of South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, Mark has long been active as a guitarist and sound artist performing live as well as recording music for his own projects and soundscapes for various contemporary artists.
Mark's music has many influences which he has filtered into his own unique formulation of independent, folk-jazz, new acoustic/ambient minimalist instumental songs and soundscapes.
He has contributed music to installations by Lyn Plummer, music for dance performed by Nancy Sposato and has performed and recorded with many musicians and singers including Camille O'Sullivan in Australia and Europe.
Mark is currently writing and recording an album of music inspired by a series of paintings by John Mutsaers called the Infinite Birdcage as well as a solo album of new acoustic music and ambient minimalism.


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Monday, February 9, 2009
Likud or Ichud Leumi part II
On Friday, I posted about my dilemma over whether to vote for Likud or Ichud Leumi.
Now that I have had a little more time to think about it and after having read a post over at Muqata, I am thinking that the best thing to do may be to hedge my bets. I think I am going to vote Likud and ask my wife to vote Ichud Leumi. Of course it would be very insensitive of me as a husband to do the reverse and ask my wife to do the dirty work of voting Likud. So if you see a couple at the polls and the husband is holding his nose on the way in, you will know it is us.
I hope that she will agree to go along with my scheme. She keeps threatening to vote for Shas in order to get a bigger baby bonus now that we are going to be a family of 8 soon. But I don't think she is really serious.
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A family of 8...bisha'a tova!ReplyDelete
BTW - my wife might vote Ichud Leumi as well....but it's totally her call :)
Re: "About Me" -- the shabak knows all...(and I'm very serious about that)
- AnonymousFebruary 10, 2009 at 3:51 PM
Who to Vote for?ReplyDelete
Shouldn't the question be: To Vote or Not to Vote?
"By Not Voting, One is Voting for the Left." That's what all the big banners in the settlements state. Yet, to my mind, if one votes, no matter whom one votes for, one is also "Choosing the Left." There is no qualitative difference between the so-called Left and Right of Israeli politics. Even "Katzaleh" will recommend to Peres that Netanyahu should be the Prime Minister. So a vote for the National Union, or any other party on the "right," is a vote for Binyamin Netanyahu.
I don't want to choose Netanyahu to be my leader. He isn't any different from Sharon, Barak, Livni, or Yossi Sarid. He differs only in style. None of tthose leaders understood what it means to lead a Jewish nation. Frankly none of the candidates for Prime Minister, past or present want to be the leader of a Jewish nation. In fact, such a concept scares them, and is an anathema to their lives.
"Oh," you'll say, "We need to work with what has a real chance. We need to make the best of a 'less than ideal' situation." Many people fear that a "left wing" politician will make political concessions that a "right wing" politician won't. History proves otherwise. The reality might be that only a hawkish politician would have the clout to make real concessions. That's what happened with stalwart "hawks" like Begin, Rabin, Netanyahu and Sharon. Netanyahu's only saving grace might be that he is not considered hawkish enough to give away our national inheritance. He's already used his clout when he gave away most of the hills surrounding Hebron. However, given his values, I'm sure he'll find a way to "make a deal," clout or no.
"Yes but, what about hishtdadlut?" the religious apologetic will intone. "Aren't we obligated to make an effort in this world?" "Hishtadlut," the battle cry of the religious movers and shakers seems to stop all other arguments in their tracks. For every red blooded Jew who dons a kipah or wears a skirt knows that we are obligated, actually religiously mandated, to make an effort in this world. "Act as if it all depends upon you, while recognizing that it is all in His hands."
Yet, this true Torah concept, when not bandied about as a slogan, is the religious man's pitfall. For true "hishtadlut" is only mandated when it is in consonance with the goal, and does not conflict with HaShem's Will. Any effort that violates His Will, or even skews our achievement of the goal, would be, at best, misdirected energy - wasted seed. At worst, it would be akin to serving false idols.
The effort does not bring the goal. To suggest otherwise would be a blasphemy. We are required to strive, but the results are not a direct result of our efforts. We do not flip a switch, turn a dial and get the result that we seek. I can make every effort, strive with all my strength, and still not achieve the desired results if He does not Will it, even if the reality of the situation would suggest otherwise. At the same time, I can make minimal effort, or strive through non-corporeal means, and if He Wills, then the results will come. That is the essence of Faith. Our actions do have an effect, but their effect is in and on the Heavenly Court. Results, or more precisely the perceived results of our actions, are purely His domain.
Therefore, it is very important that my efforts are in consonance with Torah values. I need to conform my will to His Will. The more successful I am in doing so, the greater the chance will be that HaShem will bring about a realization of the goal.
And what is the goal, when we are talking about establishing political leadership?
As a Torah observant Jew, the goal is not a quasi-democratic judicial oligarchy that is ambiguous at best, and hostile at worst (more often than not), to Jewish values.
The goal is a realization of HaShem's Will for His People as stated in the Torah. While it's possible that the details of such a realization are open to form and function, it minimally consists of society that promotes its own realization as a Jewish Nation, and not merely a nation, whose majority is Jewish. The goal is a leadership whose decisions and legislation is consistent with Torah values, and certainly not antagonistic to those values. It is not a state of "all of her citizens," unless of course, all of her citizens are Jewish.
So, in answer to the question, "Are you voting?" my answer is, "yes." I'm voting for HaShem, for the realization of His Will. I am actively not participating in the State Israel's national elections. Not out of despair, or lack of concern, but as a purposeful act of faith, and demand, of the Heavenly Court. May my efforts be a ballot cast in favor of true leadership who will redeem our People.


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Red Hat Selects Frontier for Web Site Hosting
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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 24, 1999--Frontier GlobalCenter, the data and Internet arm of Frontier Communications, today announced that Red Hat(R), Inc., a leading developer and service provider of open-source Linux-based operating system (OS) solutions, will be utilizing Frontier GlobalCenter's world-class Web hosting and digital distribution architecture to host its site, www.redhat.com. "Redhat.com provides customers with online sales and support, which requires a network that is robust and reliable enough for 24-by-7 access, high volumes of traffic, and growing customer demand," said Howard Jacobson, director of strategic affairs, Red Hat, Inc. "Frontier GlobalCenter's professional services and proven ability to handle growing traffic lets us provide top-level Internet-based sales and services to RedHat's customers." "By selecting Frontier GlobalCenter, Red Hat has the advantage of being part of a scalable, highly available, complex hosting infrastructure designed to allow successful downloads for the use of open-source OS," said Matt Parnell, vice president of product management for Frontier GlobalCenter. "Since Red Hat supports developers for Linux-based enterprise systems, the company must have a network it can rely on for real-time access to information. Our network will provide a solution to Red Hat's e-commerce initiatives, alleviating the risk of downtime when customers make online purchases." The Frontier GlobalCenter Digital Distribution Architecture is comprised of three centers of excellence: -- The Frontier Optronics NetworkSM - a 20,000 route mile, fiber optic, redundant ring architecture designed to deliver unrivaled speed, scalability and reliability. The Frontier Optronics Network currently connects over 120 major U.S. metropolitan areas and includes a Cisco powered IP network operating at OC-48 (2.5 Gbps). -- Frontier GlobalCenter's Media Distribution Centers (MDCs) - geographically distributed, 24x7x365, on-net data centers designed to high-security, disaster-resistant specifications to ensure guaranteed uptime. -- Frontier Application Networking Services - highly available, reliable and flexible utility applications and services that enable anytime, anywhere computing. Frontier GlobalCenter's MDCs host more than 300 top Internet brands--including some of the best known names in the business such as Yahoo!, ZDNet and eToys. Frontier GlobalCenter facilitates 60 percent of all Internet searches and delivers more than 8.8 billion page views per month, nearly 2 million hits per minute. About Frontier GlobalCenter Frontier GlobalCenter is a unit of Frontier Corporation (NYSE: FRO), a leading international Internet Protocol (IP) applications and communications services provider. Frontier recently agreed to merge with Global Crossing Ltd. (NASDAQ: GBLX). The combined company will own and operate the first seamless global IP network with 77,000 ultra-high bandwidth fiber miles connecting 159 major cities in 19 countries. For more information, visit the Frontier Web site at www.frontiercorp.com or Frontier GlobalCenter at www.globalcenter.net. You can receive a faxed copy of any Frontier Corporation press release dating back to August 1998, free of charge, 24 hours a day by calling 1-800-448-8533. An automated system will provide you with instructions. CONTACT: Secret Fenton Frontier GlobalCenter 408-328-4819 email@example.com
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Newly announced candidate for South Yorkshire Police Commissioner, Canon Dr Alan Billings has pledged to put tackling child sexual grooming top of his priorities.
The retired Anglican priest and Barnsley teacher was until recently a board member of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales, which oversees the work of the criminal justice system for the under 18s.
As someone with vast experience in helping victims but with no previous association with South Yorkshire Police, Alan can offer a fresh start for people in South Yorkshire as the task of rebuilding trust in local policing begins.
Dr Alan Billings says:
"My first priority will be tackling child sexual exploitation in Rotherham head on – rooting out child sex offenders and making sure they're prosecuted so victims finally get justice. Rotherham's children were so badly let down by the police, the authorities, those in positions of responsibility. There can be no excuse – I say never again.
"We must implement big improvements in how child sexual exploitation is dealt with, vastly improving police officers' understanding of these crimes and how to deal with young people at risk, and providing proper support to victims.
"As someone who has no previous connection with South Yorkshire Police I think I will be the right person to hold them to account on behalf of South Yorkshire people."
Alan Billings' priorities as PCC for South Yorkshire:
- Rooting out child sex offenders, making sure they are prosecuted, giving victims the support they need and ensuring they finally get justice
- Bring back Neighbourhood Policing so we have high-visibility police on our streets and in our communities
- Rebuilding public trust in their police by ensuring victims of Hillsborough and Orgreave get justice
- Cracking down on anti-social behaviour with tougher penalties for those who don't change their behaviour
About Canon Dr Alan Billings:
- Alan is a regular contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme
- Served for decades as a parish priest
- Lives in Sheffield
- Has advised governments on strengthening our communities and community cohesion
- Sat on national Youth Justice Board which oversees justice for under 18's
- Until this year sat on Big Lottery Fund board, allocating £650m funding to good causes improving people's lives


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My Comical Family #19: Super Power
Got these jokes from a friend and I find them quite funny.
Hopefully they will brighten up your day too like they did for mine…
Wife: "What are you doing?"
Husband: Nothing.
Wife: "Nothing…? You've been reading our marriage certificate for an hour."
Husband: "I was looking for the expiry date."
Wife: "Do you want dinner?"
Husband: "Sure! What are my choices?"
Wife: "Yes or no."
Wife: "You always carry my photo in your wallet. Why?"
Hubby: "When there is a problem, no matter how impossible, I look at your picture and the problem disappears."
Wife: "You see how miraculous and powerful I am for you?"
Hubby: "Yes! I see your picture and ask myself what other problem can there be greater than this one?"
Stress Reliever Girl: "When we get married, I want to share all your worries, troubles and lighten your burden."
Boy: "It's very kind of you, darling, but I don't have any worries or troubles."
Girl: "Well that's because we aren't married yet."
Son: "Mom, when I was on the bus with Dad this morning, he told me to give up my seat to a lady."
Mom: "Well, you have done the right thing."
Son: "But mom, I was sitting on daddy's lap."
A newly married man asked his wife, "Would you have married me if my father hadn't left me a fortune?"
"Honey," the woman replied sweetly, "I'd have married you, N O MATTER WHO LEFT YOU A FORTUNE!"
Girl to her boyfriend: One kiss and I'll be yours forever.
The guy replies: "Thanks for the early warning."
A wife asked her husband: "What do you like most in me, my pretty face or my sexy body?"
He looked at her from head to toe and replied: "I like your sense of humor."
I got this quiz from 5xmom's blog and I got hooked! I managed to get 41 countries right on my first try. After I read the list, I buay song (i.e. unhappy) because I know I can do much better if I were to type a little faster and think a little faster. So, I tried again but this time I could only churn out 50. A little frustrating and still very buay song, so I cheated again… I took a good look at the list and did the test again. This time I could come out with 60 countries. Not bad, but still not good enough. I think I will try again later after I finish my cup of coffee!
If you are as bored as I am today (I'm waiting for my work to come in), go take this quiz. It's really fun.
how many countries can you name in 5 minutes
I know Mid-Autumn festival is long over, but the girl wanted to make some crab craft and I had wanted to try making the lanterns I seen on Our Everyday Things (link below), so we made two crab lanterns together. One for her and another for Niklas. 🙂 As Niklas would never leave us alone unless we involved him in our lantern making, I gave him his own jumbo crayons to color his crab picture. He was so happy and just sat there quietly doing his coloring while I helped the girl with her lantern. For the very first time, I felt so peaceful. There was no argument, no snatching of materials, no interruptions! I think we can start doing more craft projects with the little one already. 🙂
Materials Used :
1. 1x disposable cup
2. Cardboard paper or paper plates or any thick paper (We recycled old paper folder)
3. Scotch/Masking tape (for taping the picture on the cup)
4. Yarn
5. Sticks or Disposable chopsticks
These lanterns were a big hit with the children. The big girl loves to play the pretend fishing game with her lantern while the little boy loves to swing his around. This craft is really simple and I highly recommend you to make it with your little ones.
Have fun!
Original craft idea is from Our Everyday Things and you should really check out the lanterns Leonny did with her kids.
Related Posts:
Mid Autumn Festival Crafts 2008
Lantern craft
Mid Autumn Festival crafts 2006
Mid Autumn Festival 2005
We just had another 1 foot of snow fall this morning. Poor DH had to plow the snow before he left for his biz trip. Yes, I'm "home alone" with the children once again. Argh…
Anyway, here's a funny joke I got from some blog long time ago (lost the URL 🙁 ). You should read it if you think snow is romantic, snow is fun…
Let it Snow!
Aug. 20
Moved to our new home in Michigan. It is so beautiful here.The hills are so picturesque. Can hardly wait to see them with snow covering them. This is God's Country. I love it here!
Oct. 14
Michigan is the most beautiful place on earth. The leaves are turning all different colors – you should see the beautiful shades of red and orange and yellow! Went for a ride through some beautiful rolling hills and spotted some deer. They are so graceful, certainly they are the most peaceful animals on earth. This must be Paradise… I love it here!
Nov. 3
Deer season will start soon. I can't imagine anyone wanting to kill such an elegant creature, the very symbol of peace and tranquility. Hope it will snow soon. I love it here!
Dec. 2
It snowed last night! Woke up to find everything blanketed in white, just like a postcard. We went outside and cleaned the snow off the steps and shoveled the driveway. We had a snowball fight (I won) and when the snowplow came by, we had to shovel the driveway again. What a beautiful place. Mother nature in perfect harmony. I
love Michigan!
Dec. 12
More snow last night. I love it. The snowplow did his trick again (that rascal) and pushed all the snow back into the driveway, but we bundled up and had a good time clearing it – and we made a snowman out of it! A winter wonderland… I love it here!
Dec. 19
More snow last night. Couldn't get out of the driveway to get to work on time! I'm exhausted from shoveling. That damn snowplow!
Dec. 22
More of that white crap fell last night. I've got blisters on my hands from shoveling. I think the snowplow man hides around the corner and waits until I'm done shoveling this driveway, the jerk! And you should see our heating bills!
Dec. 25
"White Christmas" my busted ass! More friggin snow. If I ever get my hands on that son of a bitch who drives that snowplow, I swear I'll break the bastard's nose. Don't know why they don't use more salt on the roads to melt this friggin ICE!
Dec. 28
More white sh*t last night. Been inside since Christmas Day except for shoveling out the driveway every time "Snowplow Harry" comes by. Can't go anywhere, car's buried in a mountain of frozen snow. The weatherman says to expect another 10″ of the sh*t tonight. Do you know how many shovels full of snow 10″ is
Jan. 1
Happy Damn New Year, the weatherman was wrong AGAIN. We got two feet of the white sh*t this time. At this rate it won't melt before the Fourth of July. The snowplow got stuck up the road, and the jerk had the balls to come to the door and ask to borrow my shovel. After I told him I've broken six shovels already, shoveling all the sh*t he pushed into the driveway, I broke my last one over his damn head!
Jan. 8
Finally got out of the house today. Went to the store to get food and on the way back, a damn deer ran in front of the car and I hit the bastard. Did about $3,000 worth of damage to the car. Those damn beasts ought to be killed. Wish the hunters had killed them all last November.
Mar. 22
Took the car to the garage in town. Would you believe the thing is rotting out from all that damn salt they keep dumping all over the road Car looks like a piece of sh*t!
April. 10
Moved back to Florida. I can't imagine why anyone in their right mind would ever want to live in that God forsaken state of Michigan!
NTU student survey – very funny! Go watch it now!
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1. If I like it, it's mine.
2. If it's in my hand, it's mine.
3. If I can take it from you, it's mine.
4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
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(Original article from here.)
A husband and his wife who have been married twenty years were doing some yard work. The man was working hard cleaning the BBQ grill while his wife was bending over, weeding flowers from the flower bed.
So the man says to his wife, "Your rear end is almost as wide as this grill." She says nothing and ignores the remark.
A little later, the husband takes his measuring tape and measures the grill. Then he goes over to his wife while she is bending over, measures her rear end and gasps, "Geez, it really IS as wide as the grill!" She ignores this remark as well.
Later that night while in bed, her husband starts to feel frisky. The wife calmly responds, "If you think I'm gonna fire up the grill for one little wiener, you are sadly mistaken."
A husband and wife were at a party chatting with some friends when the subject of marriage counseling came up. "Oh, we'll never need that. My husband and I have a great relationship," the wife explained. "He was a communications major in college and I majored in theater arts. He communicates real well and I just act like I'm listening."
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(got it from dh)
Dad : "Son, how can you call your aunt stupid? Go and say sorry to her."
Son : (goes over to the aunt) "Aunt, I am sorry you are stupid.
Teacher: "Spell 'WATER'," Girl : "HIJKLMNO."
Teacher: "That doesn't spell 'WATER',"
Girl : "Yes, it does it's all the letters from 'H to O'."
Teacher: "Where were u born?"
Student: "Singapore, Sir."
Teacher: "Which part?"
Student: "All of me, Sir."
Teacher: "Chong, u missed school last Friday."
Chong : "You're wrong, Sir."
Teacher: "Wrong, how is that?"
Chong : "I was absent, yes but I certainly didn't miss it!"
Patient : How much to have this tooth pulled?
Dentist : 90.00.
Patient : 90.00 for just a few minutes work???
Dentist : I can extract it very slowly if you like.
Teacher : "How come you do not comb your hair?"
Student : "No comb, Sir."
Teacher : "Use your dad's then."
Student : "No hair, Sir."
A boy come home from school with his exam results.
"What did u get?" asked his father.
"My marks are under water," said the boy. "What do u mean 'under water'?"
"They are all below 'C'(sea) level"
Girl : Do you love me ?
Boy : Yes Dear
Girl : Would you die for me ?
Boy : No, mine is undying love
Customer : Waiter, is this a lamb chop or pork chop?
Waiter : Can't you tell the difference by taste?
Customer : No, I can't.
Waiter : Then does it really matter?
Peter : What a pair of strange socks you are wearing,
one is green and one is blue with red spots!
Kirk : Yes it's really strange. I' ve got another pair of the same at home.
Teacher : Peter, why are you late for school again?
Peter : Well, Miss, I dreamed that I was playing football and the
game went into extra time.
Girl asked her lover, "Darling, if we get engaged will you give me a
ring?" "Sure," replied her lover "What's your phone number?"
Teacher : Correct the sentence, "A bull and a cow is grazing in the
field" Student : A cow and a bull is grazing in the field
Teacher : How?
Student : Ladies first.
Little Susie came running into the house after school one day,
shouting, "Daddy! Daddy! I got a 100 in school today!" "That's great,
Sweetheart," said her daddy. "Come in to the living room and tell me
about it." "Well," began the confession, "I got 50 in spelling, 30 in
Maths and 20 in Science.
Man : How old is your father?
Boy : As old as me.
Man : How can that be?
Boy : Well, he became a father only when i was born!


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Metropolitan Apartment
In this Athenian apartment, in the center of the city of Athens, where the Greek eclectisism, combining classical, deco and contemporary elements, dictated the aesthetical direction for its recent renovation.
Private House in Athens by Harry C. Bougadellis
One of the largest gifts of modernism to the 20th century residential architecture was the negation and final abolition of the dividing line between the external and internal space of a building.
Interview with Rene Redzepi, Chef at Noma Denmark
Noma restaurant, located in a converted dockside shipping warehouse in Copenhagen, has created a menu that offers innovative Nordic cuisine. Constantly scanning for new sources of inspiration in Denmark and other Nordic regions, 32-year-old Chef Rene Redzepi offers a personal rendition of Nordic gourmet cuisine.
Johnny Hardstaff and Wallpaper* presentation for Bend Sofa
Creative Pioneers Acclaimed film director Johnny Hardstaff of Ridley Scott Associates and Wallpaper* present a unique film and installation in celebration of Patricia Urquiola's new Bend-Sofa which explores the versatility and organic design of the new sectional sofa.
I Cube Project by Rats Architects
The i-cube project is a series of compact 'off the peg' houses designed by Shinji Kogo of Rats Architects based in Oita, Japan. This is the third construction in the series which has been built in Usuki, Japan.
"Sayl" Chair by Yves Béhar for Herman Miller
SAYL, is inspired by the principles of suspension bridges, the frameless back of the work chair encourages a full range of movement while the suspension back material keeps you cool-all with an extremely small environmental impact.
The Bridle Road Residence
Nestled in woodland, overlooking Cape Town Harbour, South Africa and at the foot of Table Mountain, we can find 'Bridle Road Residence'- the award winning (ASLA 2010 Honour Award) design by Chilean born architect Antonio Zaninovic, known for his ecological approach to design.
Casa Fez by Alvaro Siza in Portugal
Casa Fez is the brainchild of architect Alvaro Leite Siza Vieira, a culmination of his dreams. He started planning the house, now his home, in 2004 and it was completed in 2010. Built on an unimpressive lot in Porto, Portugal, the building dominates and is not overshadowed by its environment.
The Pallet Project by MOST Architecture
The Pallet Project is an interior design project for the conversion of a Dutch canal house in Brouwergracht, Amsterdam into temporary office space for BrandBase advertising agency. It was undertaken by Most Architecture between May 2010 and July 2010. The client specifically wished for ...


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About Marita Dortins
As a gymnast from a young age, I realised early on that I'm happiest upside-down – and when I found yoga, it was love at first Downward Dog. Nearly 20 years after that first class I still find joy within each practice.
I began teaching Iyengar-influenced yoga in 2002 after apprenticing with my first teacher. A few years later I discovered vinyasa yoga, and relished the freedom of flowing through movement and connecting with breath – my yoga practice became a moving meditation. My teaching can now be described as alignment-based vinyasa. I have continued to study yoga both in Australia and overseas, and am accredited as an E-RYT500 with Yoga Alliance, currently the highest level of accreditation. I've been privileged enough to spend the last few years facilitating yoga teacher trainings, mostly for Byron Yoga Centre, in Byron Bay Australia.,
I also practice and teach yin and hatha yoga, acroyoga and meditation.
When I'm not on my mat I'm cooking, reading, spending time in nature, or exploring various corners of this spectacular planet.
Right now I'm in my home country Australia, but am about to travel to the UK, Morocco and Spain. If you'd like to connect with me, collaborate, or book a yoga or acroyoga workshop get in touch!
"Marita is my favourite yoga teacher ever. There is something about her style, warmth and tome of voice that creates a sense of safety and ease."
- Jacqui W.
"Marita is an amazing instructor. I started practising yoga in 2007 and haven't had a teacher like her – professional, calm, knowledgeable, nurturing and non-intrusive."
- Jarnah M.
"I have been active my whole life, playing soccer, running, golf; really anything and even doing the odd triathlon. So when I came to yoga, I thought I was fit and relatively strong. Back pain after a 7's soccer tournament convinced me to try a different type of fitness: yoga. I was hoping that yoga would help manage the pain and improve my overall flexibility and some strength.
"To my surprise, private sessions with Marita at The Yoga Well helped that and with so much more. I have been training with Marita for about six months now. (Let me add that I had the flexibility of a stiff board). Yoga has not only improved my flexibility and strength but also every other aspect of the sports I play. I have regained some speed and agility, I'm stronger, more balanced and stable in playing soccer, my running lighter and strides are longer and even my swimming stroke is longer.
"My friends laughing at me when I tell them how much I love yoga and how hard the sessions are. You can laugh too, until you try it.
"Marita is the perfect guide combining the ability to push hard while making sure that I'm safe, not doing any harm to my old worn out body. I would recommend yoga and Marita for anyone in any sport. It's made a huge difference."
- Ethan N.
"Thanks Marita for leading such a wonderful retreat at The Sanctuary, Mission Beach, Queensland. While I have been doing yoga and meditation for a few years, this retreat taught me so much more than I had ever expected.
"I really enjoyed you expertly leading the sessions. Your comments about the various poses and positions provided me with a better appreciation of the finer points of these. As a result, this gave me a clearer understanding and the confidence for me to improve my poses. This all occurred in a safe and very supportive environment. At all time you were there to help with encouragement and assistance to make my practice even better. At no time did I feel that I was being left on my own. From all of this I believe that my practice has significantly improved!
"The evening meditation sessions were a good end to the day. The guided meditations sessions stilled the mind, and again these were also expertly led."
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You can park in front of the church on the street, or in the lot directly next to the church. If you come in right through the front door at 10:30AM, you'll be just in time to take a seat before the organ begins to play.
Christian Education
Adult Education begins again in March! On the second Sunday of each month we'll be meeting from 9-10 AM in the Parish Hall. We're focusing in on adult confirmation & reception preparation, and this is a course that is also good for anyone wishing to experience some renewal in their lives. We'll be covering Scripture, belief, church history & polity, and theology.
When Confirmation Prep is over, Trinity's Adult Bible Study will resume on second, fourth, and fifth Sundays of the month, from 9-10 AM.
Children's Sunday School is during the service, and one of our teachers will gather the children just before we begin singing the first hymn. The children will rejoin us just before Communion and finish the service in the pews with us. If perchance one of our Sunday School teachers is absent or unavailable, we have brightly colored bags at the entrance of the church for the children's use during the service.
Worship, etc…
Our worship comes straight from the Book of Common Prayer, and if you're not familiar with it, you can just follow along – it's all printed out in our worship bulletin. Our hymns are straight forward, and shower singers are always welcome. Our preaching is dynamic, so expect to take home food for thought to chew on throughout your week. You can listen to past sermons in our archive. Our coffee hour is fantastic, so bring your appetite!
The first Sunday of the month we worship in the more traditional language of Rite I. All other services are in the more contemporary language of Rite II.
The parish hall exterior door is located to the left of the church, down the sidewalk (between the church and the pizza joint). To enter the parish hall from within, exit the sanctuary at the door to the left of the altar, go through the hallway and all the way back.
Our restroom is located in the office, just within the parish hall.
Our church is not yet entirely handicapped accessible, but we're getting there!
Worship on Special Days: 2017
Wednesday, March 1: Ash Wednesday. 5-6 PM: Ashes to Go. 6 PM: Imposition of Ashes (indoor service).
Thursday, April 13: Maundy Thursday. 6 pm Soup & Sandwich Supper. 7 PM Stripping of the Altar.
Friday, April 14: Good Friday. Ecumenical Service hosted by the Warsaw Area Clergy Council. Noon, beginning at Trinity Episcopal and continuing to St. Michael's Roman Catholic Churches.
Saturday, April 15: Easter Vigil. 7 PM.
Sunday, August 27: Backpack Blessing. 10:30 AM.
Sunday, September 17: Bishop's Visitation, Confirmation & Reception. 10:30 AM.
Sunday, October 1: St. Francis Pet Blessing. 12:30 PM.
Thursday, November 23: Thanksgiving Day. 10:30 AM.
Sunday, December 24: Christmas Eve. (NO 10:30AM SERVICE.) 4:30 PM.
Sunday, December 31: New Year's Eve. 10:30 AM, Lessons & Carols Service.


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by Kalsang Khedup
Translated by Sangye Tendar Naga & TG Arya,
Illustration: Sodhon
Nyichoe Zangpo is said to be another name of Aku-Tonpa, a famous character in Tibetan folklores. Here the story revolves around how the Governor of Nedhong province, who is very oppressive and miser is being outwitted by Nyichoe Zangpo. Though a commoner, through his wit he challenges and outsmarts the governor. There are eight amusing episodes in the book, each will evoke good surprise and laughter.
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12 Ways to Look at It
Half a Dozen Whitmans – Drip Painting & Half-Blind Portraits
Enchantment Project
(Transcript: Written as a prelude to the painting session.)
I call upon this spring's leaf buds to stand as emblems heralding a new era, an era of enchantment! wherein we learn how to see again with eyes more subtle than seems, more surprising than surface, more now than before. It is not sufficient to see the truth as only we have from our one perspective, for the truth not only deserves better, but is better and makes better worlds when lived inside. That is as if two artists were to draw a hand, and then call the other mad for representing it from a different angle! It is boring to be bored and to have heard and seen with neither thoughtful listens nor imaginative looks. Welcome to the World.
Let us take our time here like clay and raise the land beneath our feet into the mountain we so love. One cannot rest always in reception of the grace of good seeing, because one is not always open when resting. So there is a making. And in it the world is made better. If we choose to see our partner as us, as better, we make ourselves capable of receiving what they do have. We enhance the availability of the god or goddess, and thus work the myth into reality.
Recourse from the challenge is to lean upon our static, predictable, and comfortable selfhood. The way we understand the world when we lay back cleanly into our ego seat. And in this static seeing, our selves become stone and lose their malleability and we grow old and die all in one moment. But when does it suffice to be wedded to a stone rather than a god? A stone, a crone, a croak, married and alone! Of course it is easy to see the surface of things, but I'll not let my partner be so simple a thing and neither should you. Not especially when we've got the raw skill set, willingness, desire, and authentic love to create a stronger, more meaningful experience, a plunge past the surface. Where the really good questions are asked.
This is not a call to illusion. Our words are already made up, and we already live inside of metaphors and symbols sets, so to call one version "reality" and the other "wishful thinking" is tomfoolery. And so there is a making.
A call to artists, as the call to adventure. If we are going to do anything, we had better make up our minds to do it well. So, let's you and I insist upon exercising our mind's eye to see Greatness through the practice of faith, empathy, and imagination. If we perceive a flaw in the other, let us then doubt the hater and not the god. Let us not try to change each other [we are both already hard at work at transcending our own demons]. (I hear your tossing in your sleep) Let us instead raise a fist to doubt rather than the other person's character.
I trust you are sleeping well upstairs. I sat quietly for many minutes as I considered you, from the edge of our bed, and wondered at these ideas, of your croak and your god, and of my imaginative capacity to see them. Seeing has just become a new sort of verb. Seeing as a pushing forth, a loving the mountain as you walk it, a contemplative devotional and creative act, an engagement, an invocation. I would sit and write, and you would sit beside me and read, and we would speak of style and flow and timing and wording, but no — missing the point. There is a making. My king with a crown of big, bed hair would sit with his feet next to me, and I would touch his eyes with thinking. And he would see, and I would see. And he would hear, and I would hear. And together we would make something.


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E Dubai not in shape for Met Mile
ELMONT, N.Y. - Despite working a solid seven furlongs Thursday morning at Belmont Park, E Dubai will skip Monday's $750,000 Metropolitan Handicap, his connections confirmed Thursday.
E Dubai, a 4-year-old son of Mr. Prospector who won the Dwyer here last summer, has not run since finishing second as the 1-2 favorite in last September's Grade 1 Super Derby, and he missed a couple of workouts earlier this spring. Moreover, the Metropolitan Handicap is coming up a brutally tough race.
Thursday, with Jerry Bailey up, E Dubai worked seven furlongs in 1:24.91, the fastest of four moves at the distance. He got his last half-mile in 46.21 seconds. While Tom Albertrani, the Godolphin assistant who supervises the New York string, was pleased with the move, he doesn't think E Dubai is ready for a test like the Met Mile.
"I would have liked to have gotten a couple of more works into him before he ran in that type of race," Albertrani said. "It would have been a tough spot to run him first time in eight months. I'd like to target him for the Whitney and work backwards from there." The Whitney Handicap is run at Saratoga on Aug. 3.
Albertrani has a pleasant problem in that he has Street Cry, the Dubai World Cup winner, and E Dubai for the same races. Street Cry, who breezed seven furlongs in 1:25.25 in company with Expect, is being pointed to the Brooklyn Handicap on June 15.
As of Thursday, the Met Mile field remained at 11: Left Bank, Affirmed Success, Swept Overboard, Burning Roma, Grey Memo, Redattore, Wake at Noon, Aldebaran, Crafty C. T., D'wildcat, and Voodoo.
Frankel buys another one
Multiple Eclipse Award-winning trainer Bobby Frankel welcomed a new addition to his Belmont barn Thursday morning with the arrival of Drippingindiamonds, an undefeated 3-year-old filly.
Frankel purchased the filly Wednesday from owner Greg James on behalf of Charles and Audrey Kenis, who race under the name of Three Plus U Stable. Frankel said he is pointing Drippingindiamonds to the Grade 1 Prioress at Belmont on July 6. The filly was previously trained by Jason Cook.
A daughter of Pembroke, Drippingindiamonds won her first two starts at Turfway Park by a combined 12 3/4 lengths. She won a second-level allowance race at Churchill Downs on May 3 by 4 1/2 lengths, earning a Beyer Speed Figure of 86.
"She's won three, and she's won them all easy," Frankel said. He said that Kent Desormeaux, who rode her in her last race, "said she's really nice. She's bred like a sprinter. She's running in the Prioress."
Frankel's other 3-year-old filly, You, breezed five furlongs in 1:01.45 Thursday morning in preparation for the Acorn.
Lido Palace on target for Suburban
Lido Palace, unraced since finishing fourth in the San Antonio Handicap on Feb. 3, breezed five furlongs in 1:02.45 Thursday morning at Belmont. After the breeze, Frankel said the horse would most likely make his return to the races in the $500,000 Suburban Handicap on July 6.
"He's doing fine. I should be able to make the Suburban with him," Frankel said. "I can get him ready."
Lido Palace finished second to Albert the Great in last year's Suburban before beating that rival in both the Whitney and Woodward. Lido Palace capped his 5-year-old season with an eighth-place finish in the Japan Cup Dirt.
Hushion perfect on the day
Trainer Mike Hushion won with all three of his runners Thursday, sweeping the first three races on the card. Hushion is now 5-0-2 from eight starters at the meet.
Hushion won both divisions of a maiden special weight race for New York-bred fillies and mares with Don't Worry ($26.20) in the opener and first-time starter Sparkling Ava ($5) in the third. Barry Schwartz, chairman of the New York Racing Association, owned both horses. In between, Hushion won a $50,000 claiming race with Luke Hill ($14.80) for Eugene and Laura Melnyk.
All three horses were ridden by different riders.
Don't Worry was well beaten in both of her first two starts. "Anybody who watched her first two races and saw how terribly she took dirt in her face had to like her chances with an outside post," Hushion said. "It was a logical drop for Luke Hill, and this horse," Hushion said, referring to Sparkling Ava, "had shown a little something in the morning.
"We went with three horses we thought had good chances, and once in a while you roll snake eyes," Hushion added.
Say Florida Sandy in quality allowance
Say Florida Sandy, the richest New York-bred in history, tops a strong field entered Saturday in a six-furlong classified allowance race. It is the first time Say Florida Sandy has run in an allowance race since Nov. 29, 2000, a span of 20 starts.
"Left Bank's not in the allowance race, right?" John Rotella, the owner of Say Florida Sandy quipped, referring to the horse who defeated Say Florida Sandy in the Bold Ruler Handicap on May 11. "We just wanted to give him a shot to win. We look forward to him running real well."
The last time Say Florida Sandy ran in allowance company, he was defeated by Lake Pontchartrain, trained by Richard Dutrow Jr. Saturday, Dutrow has the coupled entry of Late Carson and Appealing Danger in the field. Late Carson is coming off a fourth-place finish as the odds-on favorite in the Damtrius Stakes at Delaware Park, while Appealing Danger has not been out since last Aug. 27 when he finished second in allowance company at Saratoga.
Cherokee Beau, Marshall Greeley, and Shadow Caster add to the contentiousness of the field.
* Flying Dash, winner of the Transylvania Stakes and Hawthorne Derby, worked six furlongs in 1:15.91 over Belmont's turf course Thursday morning. He will most likely make his next start in the $250,000 Jefferson Cup at Churchill Downs on June 8.


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