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Pearl Harbor Revenge: The Battleship Battle of Surigao Strait
How a line of American battleships, raised from the mud of Pearl Harbor, decimated a Japanese task force.
At 2:43 pm on October 24, 1944, Rear Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf received a dispatch from Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid, commander of the Central Philippines Attack Force. The message was straightforward and direct: "Prepare for night engagement," and was duly logged aboard Oldendorf's flagship, the heavy cruiser USS Louisville. Admiral Oldendorf, commander of the Leyte invasion fire support warships, was not surprised by the order. Naval intelligence had already been apprised of the fact that a Japanese force was on its way toward Leyte Gulf.
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At the height of the Battle of Leyte Gulf , Admiral Oldendorf, a stocky man with a cheerful disposition, was to intercept Japanese naval Force C, under the command of Vice Admiral Shoji Nishimura. That morning, Nishimura's task group had been spotted by aircraft from the carriers Enterprise and Franklin. Another task group was sighted less than three hours later. This was Number Two Striking Force, under Vice Admiral Kiyohide Shima. The main force, the First Striking Force under Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita, had been intercepted by the submarines Darter and Dace the day before.
The three Japanese task groups were to rendezvous at Leyte Gulf, with Kurita entering from the north and Nishimura and Shima from the south, and attack the American transports and their escorts off the Philippine island of Leyte where American forces under General Douglas MacArthur had landed on October 20. If everything went according to the Japanese plan, the three task groups would arrive at Leyte Gulf at dawn on October 25, sink the American support ships off Leyte, and isolate the American troops on the island.
When he received the order to prepare for a night battle, Admiral Oldendorf decided that his best course of action would be to block Surigao Strait. The northern end of the strait leads into Leyte Gulf, and Oldendorf intended to place a battle line "squarely across the Leyte exit of the strait," blocking Japanese access to the gulf. And he had enough warships at his disposal to accomplish what he had in mind.
The heart of Oldendorf's battle line were the old battleships Mississippi, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, California, and Pennsylvania. All but Mississippi were veterans of Pearl Harbor and had been either sunk or badly damaged by the Japanese attack. Now they were going to be given the chance to return the compliment.
The rest of the American force consisted of four heavy cruisers, including the Australian HMAS Shropshire, four light cruisers, and at least 28 destroyers including HMAS Arunta. "This was more than enough to take care of the Japanese southern force," commented historian Samuel Eliot Morison. The Japanese Navy was well known for its lethal night torpedo attacks, and Oldendorf planned to overwhelm the enemy with superior numbers. "We didn't want them to pull another Savo Island on us," he commented. The Battle of Savo Island , fought by American and Japanese warships off Guadalcanal in August 1942, was one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of the U.S. Navy, and four Allied cruisers had been sunk. This time, nothing was being left to chance.
Admiral Oldendorf's plan was fairly simple. First, every available PT boat would be stationed at the southern entrance to Surigao Strait. There would be 39 PT boats on patrol in the strait after dark; their instructions were to report the approach of the enemy and to attack with torpedoes. Next, the destroyers would attack with their torpedoes. The cruisers and battleships would then open fire with their large-caliber guns when the enemy came within range.
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Admiral Nishimura's Force C, which would be moving north toward Leyte Gulf, consisted of the old battleships Fuso and Yamashiro, the heavy cruiser Mogami, and four destroyers: Michishio, Yamagumo, Asagumo, and Shigure. Both Fuso and Yamashiro dated from World War I. Fuso was commissioned in 1915 and Yamashiro in 1917, although neither had taken part in any naval battles. Added armor protection, new boilers, and other improvements modernized both ships in the 1930s, but both were still considered too old and slow for an active role in the fleet. After Pearl Harbor, however, warships were needed for the confrontation with the U.S. Navy, and Fuso and Yamashiro were recalled from their training duties in the Inland Sea. Fuso was part of the Aleutian force during the Battle of Midway and took part in the reinforcing of Truk in 1943.
Nishimura's force was much smaller than the American fleet it would be facing, but Admiral Oldendorf was not about to show any leniency. "If my opponent is foolish enough to come at me with an inferior force," he later said, "I'm certainly not going to give him an even break." Also, one of his destroyer squadron commanders, Captain Jesse Coward, had faced the Japanese at night off Guadalcanal. He knew what the Japanese were capable of doing with their long lance torpedoes and night tactics and was not about to let them do the same thing at Surigao Strait.


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Bosses: Can't live with 'em, can't throw on your headphones and ignore everything they say. Actually, there are plenty of great supervisors out there, but even the best of them sometimes propose truly terrible ideas. You can tell right away their suggestions are non-starters, but what are you supposed to do? If the wacky idea comes via email, it's easy enough to ponder and respond to, but sometimes, your boss catches you off guard while chatting on the phone or talking in person. How do you handle those situations?
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Sheikman and Holguin Discover "The Dark Crystal: The Creation Myths"
In 1982, fans experienced Jim Henson's groundbreaking film, "The Dark Crystal," for the first time. It told the saga of Jen, the last of the Gelflings, as he embarks on a quest with his companions Kira and Fizzgig to heal the Crystal of Truth one thousand years after the UrSkeks shattered it. Now, nearly 30 years after the release of the original film, Archaia reveals the origin of "The Dark Crystal's" world with "The Creation Myths," the first of a trilogy of graphic novels, on December 28. Plotted and featuring a cover by original "Dark Crystal" concept artist Brian Froud and written by Brian Holguin with art by Alex Sheikman, "The Dark Crystal: The Creation Myths" tells the story of the creation of the world of Thra, detailing the history of the world leading up to the events of "The Dark Crystal."
Writer Brian Holguin and artist Alex Sheikman spoke with CBR News about the upcoming prequel, the design inspiration and creative process involved in fleshing out the legend of Thra and their care to pay proper homage to the original film.
CBR News: Brian, when you started scripting "The Creation Myths," how challenging did you find filling in the background story of the film to be?
Brian Holguin: Well, there was a general blueprint laid out by Brian Froud and the "World of the Dark Crystal" book. But there was a lot of stuff to fill in. But that was really the fun stuff. With a movie like "The Dark Crystal," you fall in the love with the world and you want to see what exists beyond the edges of the screen. Alex and I got to imagine new creatures and environments that would fit into the existing mythology.
To bring this story to life, you're working with original "Dark Crystal" designer Brian Froud and artist Alex Sheikman — take us through the creative process. How much interaction have you had with Brian and Alex?
Holguin: There was a lot of info early on from Brian Froud. It was a basic guide to the history and nature of the Dark Crystal universe and a primer on new characters like Raunip. It was my job to kind of take that information, fill in spots, and bang it into story shape. As for Alex, it was a real treat and he made things easy for me. When working with a new artist, it's hard to know how tightly you need to script or how much free rein you can let them have in the storytelling. Alex and I did the "Dark Crystal" Free Comic Book Day comic together and I scripted it all rather tight, but I saw he knew what he was doing in terms of storytelling and character design. So with Volume One, I let him run with things. I'd give a few suggestions as far as layout or creature design, but told him that if he had a better way, to go for it. He made me look good.
How well do you think "The Dark Crystal" lends itself to comic book storytelling?
Holguin: It's a great fit. Because of the nature of the story, not all the chapters are the same length and there interstitial pieces, so it would be rather hard to fit a monthly, 22-page count for a regular comic book. And I think it will read much better all in one go, rather than having to wait for individual issues.
Is there anything that you hope readers and fans of the original film will get from "The Creation Myths?"
Holguin: Hopefully the same thing I got writing it: The chance to revisit the world of Thra and its inhabitants and to see all the wild, fantastic things you knew must be there. In the end, I think it will make the events of the film more meaningful. We're showing you how much was lost when the Crystal was broken. Not just in terms of life and freedom, but an entire civilization, its culture and arts and stories. I think it makes what you see in the movie even sadder, but it also gives up hope for what may be rebuilt again.
CBR News: Alex, when you were first approached to help work on the origin for Thra, was it difficult getting into the swing of the world of "The Dark Crystal?"
Alex Sheikman: It was a very gradual thing really. At first [Archaia Editor-in-Chief] Stephen Christy just talked to me about a possibility of working on "Dark Crystal." So I watched the movie a couple of times and I did a few one-page illustrations of the characters. I heard back from Stephen that the drawings were nice, but he wanted to make sure I could draw the characters "on-model." So I picked two characters and did model sheets for them to show how I would graphically represent them on paper. That was approved by Archaia and by Henson folks and at that point I was approved to work on "The Dark Crystal" material, but it still took a few months before the script for the 8-page Free Comic Book Day story was approved and I kept practicing, drawing in my sketchbook — just doodling really trying to capture the essence of the personages in the story. All of this was going on while I was also working on other assignments, so it seemed like a gradual and natural progression from an idea to work on something to finally putting pencil to paper to visualize a script.
How much research did you have to go through in order to become familiar with this universe?
The important thing for me was to stay true to what made "The Dark Crystal" unique (and loved by many) in the first place. So I spent a bit of time reading and watching interviews with Jim Henson talking about the story that he tried to tell in his movie. The story of good and evil and the ground in-between is pretty complex and there is a multilayered approach to the storytelling that brings something new with every new viewing of the film. I am not a writer, so I was not involved with the plot or the outline as proposed for this project (so I can't take any credit there), but I wanted to bring the artwork to the same level of storytelling as would be expected from a Henson project. I tried to work with the timing, layout, rendering and composition to make the project look a certain way, and I invite the readers to look through the book a few times — I hope they will discover something new with each successive reading.
Tell us about your designs for "The Creation Myths." What was the feel you were trying to elicit from the art for this volume?
I know that Brian Froud gave "The Dark Crystal" a very unique look with his fantastic designs and the 19th century illustrative rendering. I spent a lot of time looking through the work of the last turn of the century illustrators like Dulac, Pogany, and Arthur Rackham. It was fun, but also very educational. I also looked at the work of John Bauer, who illustrated lots of Swedish Fairy Tales and I though captured the same fascinating elements of nature that Froud did so well.
So my hope is that the style will fit the environment as originally conceived by Henson and Froud and will match their vision of what a prequel should look like.
Although this is an origin story, will you be getting the chance to illustrate some of the characters from the original "Dark Crystal" movie? If not in this volume, what about future volumes?
In this volume I got to drawn Aughra, both before and after the UrSkeks arrive (and believe me, there is a difference!). As far as what else I get to draw — I think that part you will have to find out when the book comes out.
Why do you feel the graphic novel format is a good fit for "The Dark Crystal?"
I think that a good story can be told well in any format (prose, film, stage, comics). Having said that, I think "The Dark Crystal" is a very rich visual world, where certain aspects of characters are displayed in their designs as well as through their speech and actions. "The Dark Crystal" is also unique in that Henson and Froud have designed a whole different world and showing something like that has much more impact than trying to describe it. The phrase "a picture is worth a thousand words" is appropriate in this case.
"The Dark Crystal" has a long history with comics. When the movie came out, Marvel adapted it in one of their magazines and later on TokyoPop came out with manga-style graphic novels. Hopefully this third comic book incarnation will fire up reader's imaginations enough to demand a second "Dark Crystal" film.
What do you hope long time fans of the original film are able to take away from this series of graphic novels?
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Hudson Institute's student vacation placement program is designed to give undergraduate and Honour students experience in an area of research and an insight into future career opportunities, while receiving support from a scholarship payment.
The placement is about six-eight weeks, the exact length can be negotiated between the student and their supervisor. Applicants nominate one of three available intake start dates between November and January. The placements are not intended to support the employment of students for routine work.
The scheme is open to University undergraduates who have completed at least two years of their course at the time the placement commences. Undergraduates who have completed their final year and students currently finishing an Honours year will be eligible only if they can demonstrate plans to undertake further study the following year. Before applying, students should contact a supervisor and receive written acceptance to join their laboratory.
Vacation scholars are paid a tax-free stipend of $300 per week (paid over two instalments) for the agreed tenure, which must be for at least six weeks and up to a maximum of eight weeks (excluding holidays and the Hudson Institute Christmas close-down period). The first instalment of $600 is made approximately two weeks following the completion of induction processes. The second instalment of $1,200 is made following submission of a Vacation Student Completion Report to Grants Office.
2017/2018 intake and closing dates
For the 2017-2018 summer vacation periods, placements are offered to commence on one of three set dates. Applications must be received by the closing date of the chosen intake.
|Start Date
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|6 November 2017
|5 pm Friday 27 October 2017
|27 November 2017
|5 pm Friday 27 October 2017
|8 January 2018
|5 pm Monday 13 November 2017
Application process – how to apply
- Choose a project. The Research Projects Book 2018 outlines current research projects including project supervisors contact information. Students are also encouraged to attend Student Open Days on 19 and 20 September to find out more.
- Contact the project leader / supervisor.
- Get approval from the supervisor to join the laboratory and complete the Approval Form. (Funded positions are limited. Volunteer positions are also offered – see below 'Volunteering').
- Choose an intake date with your supervisor and apply by the closing date (listed above).
- Complete the Online Application Form, including an academic transcript . A web print out of the academic transcript is suitable.
Students currently completing a final undergraduate year or currently finishing an Honours year also need to provide evidence of plans to undertake further study. This may include
- Copy of Honours or PhD University Application, or
- Letter of Offer from University, or
- University Confirmation of Enrolment, or
- Statement/Letter of support from University Department Head.
Applications should be submitted by the closing date of the applicant's chosen intake.
Completion report
Each placement student must prepare a brief online report of the work undertaken during their placement within two weeks of completion of the project. The final scholarship payment cannot be made until this report has been submitted along with other completion paperwork. The report is available here: Vacation Student Completion Report.
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Nine months ago, he was a flabby couch potato whose idea of exercise was a walk to the pub.
But all that has changed. Rotherham Advertiser sub-editor Charlie Graves has shed almost two stone, five inches off his waist and forsaken pies for pasta to get in shape for a triathlon last week.
The bosses at the Advertiser, which is a sponsor of the Rother Valley Triathlon Festival, thought it would be a good idea to chart the progress of a beginner in a monthly diary.
In a weak moment, 56-year-old Graves volunteered – a decision met by much cynicism in the office. Graves said: 'No one really believed I could do it. And to be honest, neither did I."
He was given a personal trainer at the local Hellaby Hall Hotel which offered free use of its gym – and the tough training regime began.
He recalled: 'Initially, it was absolute hell. I have never been a gym type and I often felt like death before, during and after a session."
But gradually, the transformation into super-fit athlete was there for all to see and he completed the 1500m swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run in about four-and-a-half hours, raising £800 for Rotherham Hospice.
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With the revelation that Facebook has begun cracking down on fake news, News Corp has been forced into shutting down its news websites including The Australian, Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun.
"It's about time we came clean and acknowledged our newspapers helped spread lies via fake news stories and hoaxes," said a News Corp executive. "For example, that one about millennials eating smashed avo instead of saving for a home was really just a viral marketing hoax. Avo sales have skyrocketed!"
"Our newspapers were full of made-up stories, over the top concocted editorials and telling people what to believe. For awhile that was what sold our papers. All we had to do was avoid anything resembling facts, scientific studies and reliable expert evidence," he explained. "But we can't do that in this post-post-truth world, so there really isn't a business model for our crap anymore. People will just have to make up their own minds now."
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One thing we desi people love doing is going out for good food at a great restaurant, especially Lahoris! We love our biryanis, our karahis, and love having fancy food, names of which we can't even pronounce. In Ramadan, restaurants put up pretty great Ramadan deals and iftar buffets with dinners so people can rush out to have a great time at iftar. And I'm sure anyone who's been out to restaurants, can relate to seeing the following people there too:
The stalker:
That one person who practically notices everyone on every table, and keeps a strict check on who is eating what and how much does one person eat. I mean really, don't you already have too much on your own plate to take care of?
The one who always drops something:
That sudden "thud" and the entire restaurant suddenly looks at him. It always happens.
The loudspeaker:
The loudspeaker is he who is narrating his life story on those on his own table and laughing hysterically, but he's so loud that practically every person in the restaurant can hear what he's saying.
The phuphi jaan:
That one woman who comments on everything, the people, their dressing, their choice of food, or even makeup and shoes, being completely unaware of the fact that others can hear her.
The one who's overdressed:
The one person who's overdressed as compared to everyone in the restaurant. Fashion 'show pe aye ho yaar app?'
The one who's underdressed:
Then there's the one who doesn't know what century he's in, doesn't know where he is, doesn't care what he looks like as long as he gets good food. So he decides to show up in his pajamas while everyone stares at him like he's homeless.
The uncensored pindi boy:
That one guy who constantly stares at your group of girls…and even though you've just given him a death stare he just doesn't understand!
The spoiled and irritating kid:
That one kid who's hard to control and basically a pain in the bum not only for his parents but also for everyone else in that restaurant. Dropping spoons, breaking plates, throwing food, SCREAMING, 'isko koi sanmbhaalay please.
The Snapchat squad:
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Nearly seven tonnes of cocaine seized in ColombiaFebruary 9th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, Feb 9 (IANS) Nearly seven tonnes of cocaine were seized in Colombia from a truck that was apparently bound for a Mexican drug cartel. Two people were arrested, the police said.
The police seized 6.9 tonnes of cocaine bound for Mexico's Guadalajara drug cartel on a highway in southwestern Colombia, EFE reported.
The cocaine was hidden in a truck that was also carrying 69 drums of chemicals for producing drugs.
The drug bust was made near El Bordo, a town in Cauca province, during an operation coordinated by the attorney general's office and in which the US Drug Enforcement Administration also participated.
The cocaine "was going to be delivered to the Guadalajara cartel by members of the criminal organisation led by drug trafficker Javier Antonio Calle Serna", a police official said.
The Colombian criminal organisation, according to a police investigation, has ties to the Guadalajara cartel and operates in Valle del Cauca, Narino and Cauca provinces, using specially designed trucks to smuggle drugs into Mexico and the US.
- Colombian police capture key man in drug cartel linked to Mexico and the U.S. - Jan 14, 2011
- Colombian police seize one tonne of cocaine - Aug 31, 2011
- Colombia seizes 2.6 tonnes of cocaine - Jun 06, 2012
- Colombia seizes over three tonnes of marijuana - Apr 19, 2011
- Suspect in slaying of Argentine singer nabbed - Mar 14, 2012
- Colombia seizes 2.2 tonnes of cocaine - Sep 13, 2011
- Colombian drug trafficker nabbed at father-in-law's funeral - Apr 08, 2009
- Two tonnes of cocaine found in coffee bags - Jul 25, 2010
- Five die in Colombian bar attack - Sep 27, 2011
- Colombian police seize 1.5 tonnes of cocaine - Jan 04, 2011
- Venezuela arrests top Colombian drug trafficker - Jul 07, 2010
- 17 cocaine labs destroyed in Colombia - Jan 26, 2012
- Colombian rebels say they are holding French reporter - May 07, 2012
- Colombian police seize mobile cocaine lab - Mar 09, 2009
- 22 drug labs destroyed in Colombia - May 01, 2010
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Exploring the social, personal, and academics of climate change with University of Connecticut sociologist Phoebe Godfrey. More from Phoebe here, and some recommended reading: The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein, Tropic of Chaos: Climate Change and the New Geography of Violence by Christian Parenti.
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Sometimes the best part of the conversation happens when the conversation is over…
Weather Channel President David Clark
Ever wonder what people at the Weather Channel television network think about climate change? Well, here's a great conversation with the president of the company, David Clark, who just happened to be one of my childhood playmates. And here are links to two videos he shared with me: "Note to Breitbart" and a message from kids talking climate.
What's in it for ME
Working to end climate change for selfish reasons— lessons learned from 39 conversations. (Full disclosure: I was nervous about this one.) More about Amy here.
Deescalation Strategies
Dealing with anger, violence, threats of violence, fear, and power struggles – lessons taken from social service legislation and training programs. (Just after recording this podcast, I learned that the Army Corps of Engineers denied DAPL a permit to drill under the Missouri River. This is a major victory, but the fight is not over yet. Ways to support here.
Humanity: The Big Us
Jim and I discuss reparations, racism, Thanksgiving, Bolivia, water, feminism, population growth, and the extractive economy. We recommend the documentary, FLOW: For the Love of Water.
Comfort Food and Corporate Journalism
Discussing the place for fun and bonding while taking political action, the power of consumer vs voter, and where we get our news, with psychotherapist Beth Hankins.
President Trump. Yikes. Jim and I try to wrap our minds around it.
Living Consciously in a Changing World
From canvasing for the environment to personal accountability to how to make yogurt—–a wide-ranging conversation with Michelle Maitland, longtime activist and brand new friend. Check out Low Tech Magazine.
Sociology and Climate Change
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Climate risk management in Latin America and the Caribbean
12 Oct 2016
Matilde Mordt, Team Leader, Sustainable Development and Resilience, UNDP Regional Centre for Latin America and the Caribbean
Hurricane Matthew is only the latest reminder of the relentless force of nature. In 25 years, disasters have claimed more than 240,000 lives and caused losses of more than US$39 billion in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo: Logan Abassi UN/MINUSTAH
In Mayan mythology, the god Huracán originated from the heart of heaven to rule the thunder, lightning, winds and storms. For the Caribbean Tainos, Juracán represented an evil god. In 1494 Christopher Columbus mentioned in his logbook a possible tropical cyclone that surprised his fleet while sailing in the waters near Cuba. It is from this time that this phenomenon, elsewhere in the world called cyclone or typhoon, acquires the name hurricane in the Western Hemisphere. The recent passage of Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean, which has affected millions of people in the Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica and the United States, reminds us once again of the relentless forces of nature. In Haiti, in addition to the death toll that is rising, there are 750,000 people in need of assistance. In the most affected areas, villages have been shattered and agriculture devastated. Given the precarious sanitary conditions in the country, cholera threatens to resurge. The forces of heaven would perhaps have surprised pre-Columbian populations. These days, however, we can monitor and predict the course and strength of tropical storms and hurricanes, allowing us to take precautions and prepare for their arrival. Scientists tell us that the speed of the winds in hurricanes will increase with climate change. This stresses the fact that the necessary preparations should be long term and an integral element as we erect human settlements. In other words, we need to build more resilient societies. …
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Capacity development – the only sustainable way to implement the Paris Agreement
06 Oct 2016
Frederik Tue Staun, Programme Analyst, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Team, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
Capacity development is no longer limited to human resource development but covers issues of national ownership, policy-level impacts, and sustainability. Photo: UNDP
On September 22, 2016, Uganda became one of the first African countries to ratify the Paris Agreement - a milestone that made me reflect on the two years I spent in the country as the UNDP Climate Change focal point, but most of all, it made me proud on behalf of my former colleagues and tireless climate champions working in Uganda. When I look back at my time with UNDP Uganda, our work on climate change mitigation and low carbon capacity development stands out. The Low Emission Capacity Building (LECB) Project was one of the first projects to focus on low carbon development in the country and more specifically aiming at strengthening technical and institutional capacities at the country level and enable national decision makers, public institutions and private sector to holistically address climate change and decouple economic growth and greenhouse gas emissions. When the Government of Uganda launched the LECB project in 2013 in Kampala, climate change mitigation and low carbon development were very new concepts and created confusion and many questions as climate change mitigation broadly was perceived as the responsibility of developed countries. …
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How the Montreal Protocol can complement the Paris Agreement and help fight climate change
04 Oct 2016
By Jacques Van Engel, Director of the Montreal Protocol / Chemicals Unit, UNDP
Through initiatives like this CFC refrigerator exchange programme in Rio de Janeiro, UNDP has helped 120 countries eliminate 67,870 tonnes of ozone-depleting substances each year. Photo: Vanderlei Almeida/UNDP Brazil
Agreed in 1987, the Montreal Protocol has led to a massive reduction in the use of ozone-depleting chemicals, such as the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and the hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). It has also, famously, helped begin the process of closing the ozone hole over Antarctica. Now, efforts are underway to expand the Montreal Protocol and further protect the environment and help avert climate change. …
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Demystifying the NAMA, a Caribbean perspective
27 Sep 2016
James Vener, Mitigation Economist, UNDP
Like many Small Island Developing States, Trinidad and Tobago is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, including rising sea levels and more frequent flooding. UNDP photo
I was in Trinidad and Tobago recently as the country was gearing up for Carnival 2016. While I would have loved to be there to celebrate, my focus was on the country's climate commitments and supporting the Government to develop a NAMA. What exactly is a NAMA? NAMAs, or Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions, are the projects that countries undertake to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG). This can include efforts to scale up markets for renewable energy products like solar home systems or to improve energy efficiency in buildings, which are responsible about one-third of all global GHG emissions. As the Paris Agreement includes commitments from each country, NAMAs serve as a vehicle to help further these objectives. …
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Are we finally getting an inclusive instrument in place to finance climate action?
22 Sep 2016
Alexandra Soezer, Climate Change Technical Advisor
Planting trees is one way to counter the effects of climate change. Photo: Aaron Nsavyimana/UNDP Burundi
It is estimated that US$ 16 trillion is required to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement, the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This is money that will help to put countries on a low carbon path. Where this money will come from, however, has long been a source of debate. Yet, it seems that we may finally be putting in place the instruments we need to finance our low carbon future. A single mechanism for investing in low carbon development is ineffective, as it does not reflect contextual realities or the priorities of varying stakholders, such as the private sector. What is needed are parallel and complementary mechanisms that support countries at different levels of development. The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has boosted private investment in mitigation projects in developing countries. With more than 8,000 projects registered, the CDM has leveraged almost US$ 200 billion of investments in developing countries. This mechanism has, therefore, been a key driver in the effort to reduce emissions and tackle climate change in developing countries. …
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For Pacific countries, tomorrow is too late to act on climate change
20 Sep 2016
Estefanía Samper, Special Assistant to the Executive Coordinator of the Global Environmental Finance Unit
Pacific countries have contributed little to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet they are highly vulnerable to sea level rise and other impacts of climate change. Photo: UNDP Fiji
The drought caused by El Niño in Palau has essentially halted life for many Palauans since March. An increasing number of Tuvaluans are displaced by sea level rise, and 64 communities in Fiji will need to relocate in the coming years. As a region, the Pacific has contributed little or nothing to global greenhouse gas emissions. Yet it is incomparably vulnerable to sea level rise, climate-induced ocean acidification, extreme weather events, and erratic precipitation and drought patterns. We heard this sense of urgency repeated many times last month in Fiji, where Pacific countries met to discuss their climate change needs and learn how best to access funds to address them. Each Pacific country present at the meeting told a story of how one extreme climate event can easily wipe out 10 years of growth in one day. …
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El Nino happens every 3-7 years. How can Africa be better prepared?
31 Aug 2016
Excellent Hachileka, Programme Specialist, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change, UNDP Africa
A farmer in The Gambia shows a dry tuft of rice in a drought period. Photo: FAO
Some 60 million people's lives have been affected by the 2015-2016 El Niño phenomenon in the Horn and Southern Africa. It was the strongest El Niño since 1950. Severe droughts have led to crop failure and food insecurity, massive livestock and wildlife deaths and loss of livelihoods. Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe have all declared drought emergencies. In South Africa, only one province, Gauteng, has been spared the emergency. A total of 40 million people, or 22 percent of Southern Africa's rural population, became food insecure. About 23 million of them needed immediate humanitarian assistance at a cost of US$2.7 billion. …
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Acting on climate change requires 'boots on the ground'
22 Aug 2016
Jazmin Burgess, Global Coordinator, Boots on the Ground, UNDP
Years of changing seasons can wipe out food and water supplies for decades. Photo: UNDP
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are on the frontlines of climate change. With populations often heavily reliant on climate-vulnerable sectors such as agriculture, fisheries and forestry to drive their economies, the impacts of climate change are amplified. One erratic storm or years of changing growing seasons can wipe out food and water supplies for years or decades. This has immense social and economic impacts that reduce opportunities, reinforce inequalities and potentially reverse progress toward reducing poverty. Charting a development path that integrates climate change action is therefore essential for true sustainable development and that requires direct capacity-building. …
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The Angry Birds wish you a Happy Earth Day
22 Apr 2016
Red, UN Honorary Ambassador for Green on the International Day of Happiness
Happy Earth Day to my feathered and non-feathered friends! I'm writing to you from Hong Kong. I'm here as part of my tour around the world tour as the United Nations Honorary Ambassador for Green. I'm talking with people about how important it is to take action on climate change. After all, by taking small actions like using public transportation or turning off your lights, we can all make a difference. And today is a big day! It's Earth Day and the signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement. …
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From signatures to action
21 Apr 2016
Jazmine Burgess, Climate Change Specialist, UNDP
Climate change requires a global commitment and national level action- neither is mutually exclusive.
When governments gather at the UN to sign the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, an important step will be taken to ensure the ambition, momentum and political will of December's COP 21. Global buy-in is essential for any international agreement to be successful, but what often receives less attention is the equal importance of concrete action at country level to advance an agreement's objectives. This is critical for the successful implementation of any agreement, and what makes a document negotiated thousands of miles away a tangible reality and source of support to national governments around the world. …
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Our First Taekwondo Grading
Keith Stewart
January 07, 2017
Just before Christmas Brooke and I went for our first Taekwondo grading which was to attempt to achieve our yellow tag belt (9th cup) - this week we got the results...
On the Monday evening before Christmas, myself and Brooke attended Taekwondo grading at a sports hall in Leabrooks near Alfreton (thank you Helen and Dazzla for the lift btw) Where Master Bradshaw was there to grade us on our abilities. Approx. 15-18 students turned up to attempt to achieve their next belt - all of which were colour belts, ranging from white up to red belt (black belts I assume are graded on a different day). I was quite nervous as you would expect but to be fair there was nothing to worry about - both myself and Brooke thoroughly enjoyed it and simply got stuck in and did what we needed to do.
Anyway, we would of normally received our results along with a certificate and new belt if we passed, a few days after the grading - but as Brooke had a school play that evening we skipped Taekwondo that Wednesday evening to attend Brookes school play instead (our first and only missed lesson so far since we started ... oops) - because of this we had to wait until after Christmas and New Year to find out if we passed or failed .. arrgggg it was torture!!! We got out results back this week and was very please with them - Brooke passed hers with a credit, and I passed mine with a distinction!!! buzzing :)
Onwards and upwards .. many more to come hopefully.


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Hurricane Sandy deals a blow to popular US websites like Gawket, Gizmodo, Huffington Post
On its homepage, the Huffington Post blamed power outages triggered by Monday's storm for "technical difficulties" as it offered readers minimalist post-storm updates with no photos or links to other parts of its vast site.
"We are working around the clock to get the site back to normal," it said in a boldface editor's note.
The hip Manhattan-centric website Gawker and stablemates such as Jezebel and Gizmodo were also out of action overnight, although Gawker managed to restore minimal service using an old-school live blog format.
Buzzfeed invited its visitors Tuesday to proceed to the website's Tumblr, Twitter and Facebook accounts for fresh content, in the absence of homepage updates since Monday.
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There is a lot written on the gift of human sexuality today, some things really helpful and some not so much. The following links are meant as a kind of reference guide to the best literature on the theology of the body, natural family planning, and sexual identity. In this last set of links, our concern is not only for the defense of marriage and promotion of chastity, but also for understanding masculinity and femininity as geniuses to embrace in their own right.
Theology of the Body (TOB)
General Audiences of John Paul II on TOB; Paul VI, Humanae Vitae; John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae; Pontifical Council for the Family, "The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality"; USCCB on Marriage; Ruah Woods; Theology of the Body Institute; Jason Evert; Forum of Articles on TOB; David L. Schindler, "The Embodied Person as Gift"; Emily Stimpson, "What the Pope Taught Me About Food, Sex, and God"
Natural Family Planning (NFP)
USCCB on NFP; NaPro Technology; Couple to Couple League; One More Soul; Pope Paul VI Institute; "Five Ways I Don't Love NFP"
USCCB, Promotion and Defense of Marriage; Humanum, "Same-Sex Unions"; Courage; John Paul II, Mulieris Dignitatem; Feminine Genius; The Feminine Gift; Verily; John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos; The King's Men; Masculine Spirituality; Catholic Men's Fellowship; Fix the Family


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New Admissions Applications
Open Registration for the 2018-19 school year will begin on January 22.
Registration packages can be dropped off at the Elementary and Secondary Campus.
Acceptance into the CCS Alternative School Program is based on:
1. Faith Commitment – Parents/guardians of applying students must verify active participation in a Christian church, support the Vision and Educational Philosophy (including the principles of faith), and participate in an admissions interview with the Principal and a Society representative.
2. Readiness / Assistance Need – Each student anticipating enrolment in Kindergarten is observed to determine basic skill readiness appropriate to the grade level. Observations are completed in May prior to determining acceptance. Students in other grades who require learning assistance may be admitted based on the school's ability to provide appropriate care. This is determined on an individual case basis.
3. Financial Ability – Payment of program fees in full is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. (Bursaries are not available for first-year families).
Where all other admission criteria are equal, CCS considers the following elements of each application to determine admission:
1. If the family has students currently enrolled in a CCS education program;
2. If the applicant(s) has/have prior involvement in or affiliation with ChristianEducation [e.g. alumni of CCS, students transferring from another Palliser Christian alternative program school, students transferring from another Christian school (PCCE, SCSBC, CSI membership schools)], etc; and
3. If the family is applying to a grade level with a low student population.
In all cases, CCS strives to make fair and reasonable decisions regarding admission. Disclosure of "closed grades" or limited space will be made available prior to and during the Open Registration period. A limited number of names will be retained for waiting lists at each grade with parents/guardians who qualify indicating their wish to be retained on a waiting list. Please note that this waiting list is not carried forward from year to year.
A lottery will be used to determine a processing sequence in the event no other posted standard or consideration is able to prioritize applications deemed equal and competing.
Application fees are non-refundable.


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Pittsburgh Business Group on Health's LivingMyLife program to expand
PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Business Group on Health's LivingMyLife program, which helps diabetes patients with disease management through the use of "coach pharmacists," will soon do the same for those with other diseases, according to published reports.
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported Friday that LivingMyLife also would help patients with asthma and heart disease. The program, which began in 2006, allows patients to manage their disease with visits to pharmacies, mostly Giant Eagle, Kmart and some independents.
The announcement was made at the annual healthcare symposium of the group and involved more than 100 attendees, the newspaper reported.
Active phone prompts spur Rx adherence rates among consumers, CVS reveals
WOONSOCKET, R.I. Consumers are much more likely to adhere to their prescription medication therapy if given "a clear and active choice" in recorded telephone prompts from their pharmacy, new research into patient compliance from CVS Caremark demonstrated.
The company announced Thursday the results of a long-term research project into patient behavior, conducted by its Behavior Change Research Partnership. Those findings, presented at a Pittsburgh Business Group on Health symposium, underline a clear connection between encouraging patients to get their maintenance medications refilled and improved adherence rates.
"Ongoing research into how behavioral economics impacts healthcare choices found that when consumers are presented with a clear and active choice in a voice-recorded message to select automatic prescription refills, rather than a passive default notification, they are twice as likely to choose the automatic option," CVS said.
CVS established the BCRP in March to study how behavioral economics impacts consumer healthcare decisions. The research group also was created "to help the company better understand why some patients stop taking maintenance medications for chronic illnesses," the company noted.
The research results were presented by Troyen Brennan, CVS Caremark EVP and chief medical officer. "The preliminary findings show that by making choices clear and by streamlining messages, consumers sign up at twice the rate of those who are passively presented opt-in choices," Brennan told Pittsburgh business leaders Thursday. "This research will help us develop programs to encourage people to stay on their medications, because nonadherence is costing the healthcare system billions of dollars every year."
The BCRP research, titled "Active Choice," is testing options in four communication channels, CVS said. Those channels include interactive Web sign-ins, in-bound customer calls to care centers, automated outbound telephone calls and direct mail.
"The testing shows some options offered to consumers today are overlooked because the choices are not readily transparent," the company said. "Past industry studies show one-quarter of people receiving prescriptions never fill their first prescriptions, and patients with chronic diseases, such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, adhere to their ongoing medication regimen about half of the time."
The BCRP panel is led by Punam Anand Keller of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, George Loewenstein of Carnegie Mellon University and Kevin Volpp of University of Pennsylvania's Medical School and The Wharton School of Business. The presentation in Pittsburgh continued discussion of BCRP research that was first presented at a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention symposium in Atlanta last month.
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In the 2010-2011 season, vaccine manufacturers are slated to produce more influenza vaccine than ever before. Shipments of influenza vaccine began weeks ahead of most other seasons in anticipation of rapid and wide-ranging vaccine uptake.
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This was probably the first week this summer that went really well in terms of storytime. We cut our storytime schedule down during summer and I've had over 30 kids on average for toddler storytime. I know that for some libraries this is all in a day's work, but I was frazzled, so most of my storytimes this summer have been reading aloud one book and adding a lot of movement, motor activity, music to the program. And when you're using manipulatives – like shaker eggs and rhythm sticks, it takes a lot of time handing these out and cleaning them up! But this week, I had a small crowd and was able to read two out of my three books, but by and large the kids absolutely love the Fruit Salad song and our Butterfly Flannel Board rhyme the best. You should see the little ones rock out when we get to "Fruit Salad" – it's adorable!
Opening: "Put Your Hands Up In the Air"
Puppet Meet & Greet: Meet Woolly (monkey puppet)
Early Literacy Tip: "Read the stories that the kids love, over and over and over again, and always read in the same 'tune' for each book: i.e. with the same intonations on each page, each time." – Mem Fox
Resource Share: Launchpads are great choices for those patrons who want to expose their children to technology, but not break the expensive technology at home!
Book 1: Balloons Balloons Balloons by Dee Lillegard
Transition: "Butterfly Flannel Board"
The first to come to the garden bed
is a lovely butterfly of brilliant RED
Then in comes another and that makes two
Fly right in, my friend of BLUE
This garden is fine, the best I've seen
says the butterfly of the softest GREEN
Our garden needs a sunny fellow
Fly in butterfly, with wings of yellow
Little friend of PURPLE, fly in too
the garden is waiting for a color like you
Hello ORANGE, we've waited so long
fly in, right where you belong
Butterflies, Butterflies, you're such a sight
Flying together with such delight!
Flannelboard Rhyme: "Find the Caterpillar"
Knock, Knock, Knock
Little caterpillar, little caterpillar
Are you behind the ______ Butterfly?
Book 2: Perfectly Percy by Paul Schmid
Transition: "Where Do They Make Balloons?" They Might Be Giants, No! (with shaker eggs)
Wiggle Song: "Fruit Salad"
Watermelon, Watermelon, (big circle with hands)
Pa-pay-a, pap-ay-a, (chop air in front of body on each syllable)
Ba-a-a-a-nana, Ba-a-a-a-nana, (swing arms down like rocking a baby)
Fruuuuit Salad, fruuuuit salad! (dance it out!)
Pomegranate, Pomegranate, Pomegranate
Cle-men-tine, Cle-men-tine, Cle-men-tine
Pineapple, pineapple
Fruit salad, fruit salad
Book 3: Brown Rabbit's Shape Book by Alan Baker
Closing: "Shake My Sillies Out" Puppet Show
Additional Choices:
- Pop! Went Another Balloon
- Can You See the Red Balloon?
- A Balloon for Isabel
- Emily's Balloon
- Sebastian and the Balloon
- Curious George and the Hot Air Balloon


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I detest the loser blogger. Do you ever wonder why they puff themselves up so? Because they live at home off of their mommy at age 40, they are virgins, can't drive, chew loudly, bite their fork, in the closet, lie about everything from having cancer to their military career to hobbies. Really when you build models, call it that, don't say it's sky diving.
They make whole videos for their blog with some wanky song and pictures of nothing but themselves. They will help anyone out with their blogs, yeah it's nice. But they have to excel at something. After all those purple hearts and bronze or whatever stars don't really exist.
Losers are everywhere but dangerous in the blogging community...
It makes me sick to see them on someone else's page.
I'm sorry but I am pretty sure I posted my last 360 post.
Can I puke now?


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Posts Tagged 'national blog writing month'
November: National Blogging Month
In the coming days and weeks, you're going to see a lot more activity on the Willory blog as we're participating in National Blog Writing Month. We've taken the first week to prepare, now we're ready to share what we've been working on. As Willory's marketing coordinator, I challenged the team to put on their sharing hats so we can provide even more great content as we head toward the end of the year and what's often a transitional time for many.
Willory Tweets
Aug 17 - We have some exciting #payroll news to announce! But we just have to wait until Monday at 9 am to share! #cryptic
Aug 17 - Now hiring a Payroll Manager! This person will support and provide leadership for the corporate payroll function, i… https://t.co/ACipLbxObV
Aug 17 - 5 Free Resume Templates You Never Knew You Had - Glassdoor Blog https://t.co/RHuqg8WD4r by @Glassdoor


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What's your creative process when planning for an upcoming shoot? Have you found any particular method to be helpful in solidifying a final concept? One great way to sculpt a vision for any creative project, including photo-shoots, is to create a mood board. When working on a new project, one my favorite places to start is with a mood board. It's one of the best way's I've found to organize my thoughts. Because creativity is a process and it does not have perfect rules or boundaries, many times our projects start from a place of endless or seemingly random inspiration. How will you know what to keep and what to cut? When will you find out if the risk of combining elements that are polar opposites will in fact reward you with the most unique and perfect harmony?
Enter - The Mood Board. You need a gathering place to collect all of your inspiration and mix and edit until you've formed one refined theme. Then you can move forward with the execution knowing that your concept is rock solid. Digital or Physical? Although the cork board style physical mood boards are fun to create for a personal project or even for the long-term planning of an idea, digital mood boards offer the added benefit of being quick to make. This can pay off big time when brainstorming for a photo-shoot. This is something you can use solely for your own development of an idea, or it can be a great communication tool to share your vision with a client. Show them rather than tell them. When creating a mood board you can use color, patterns, photography, graphics, etc. to help you evoke an emotion. Don't worry about making your selections too literal or combining things that necessarily "make sense", simply include elements that together create the overall look and feel you are going for. An image you took of a favorite travel location can fit nicely right alongside a cropped image of a past client's outfit, or pattern you used on your last baby announcement may inspire a color palette for an senior session. An image you shot of an old clock on your last wedding shoot may be the starting place for a Mad Hatter-themed engagement session. Whatever the inspiration pieces, collect and mix and match until right before your eyes, your concept comes to life.
A Breakdown of the Elements in a Digital Mood Board:
Pick a palette and use elements in your mood board that fit the hues. Include large and small swatches of color to balance out the collection.
Pick out patterns that match your theme - whimsical, simplistic, traditional, modern, etc. If these are patterns you've purchased for use in your design projects, change the colors to match your palette. You may wish to see these patterns show up in the final execution as part of a client's outfit or in other textiles or props.
As a photographer, you are lucky to have your own personal stash of images from past sessions and personal work. Gather images of a favorite location you visited on your last summer vacation. Zoom into one element from a shoot, say, the palm beach style hedge in the background or the oh so sweet selection of perfectly pastel gelato. Grab an image you took where the light was just right. Crop into the outfit of a recent client that wore the perfect pair of wedges and grab a sampling of her fabulous necklace.
Very often graphics can evoke an emotion in their shape and layout. Even signage or typography can become a graphic, so feel free to throw some in if you like. Here I've created two mood boards to demonstrate two different concepts I have for two different shoots. To create these mood boards, I used two of the templates from Design Aglow's "Pin Me" Blog and Print Boards. These blog boards have been created to allow your blog imagery to be easily pin-able while making sure your work is always credited your name and website. I think they are also a great time-saver for making digital mood boards! This first mood board is a concept for a senior portrait session. I'm calling this, "Splendid Summer". I was inspired by the bright and happy colors of the summer season, sun-drenched light, old-fashioned treats, bike-rides and time spent outdoors.
Here I've also included the name of the concept, "Splendid Summer" on the mood board. You may choose to do this more for your clients to have a name to go by especially if you are sending them multiple mood boards to choose from. (And of course, take care to choose a font that doesn't hinder the look you've created.)Design Aglow products used to create "Splendid Summer": Pin Me Blog Boards, Pattern Collection: Bold & Graphic and Pattern Collection: Express Yourself. The second mood board is a concept for an engagement session. I've named this one, "Urban Garden". I was inspired by the grittiness of the old industrial buildings looking much like patchwork quilts in the midst of city life, hardy but beautiful plants like succulents that can survive in the roughest conditions, and a casual walk through the areas less traveled.
Design Aglow products used to create "Urban Garden": Pin Me Blog Boards and Pattern Collection: Bold & Graphic.
*Special thanks to Tinywater Photography for the lovely sample images.


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No, this isn't a post about a great face wash or cleanse... A new face & look for The Fancy Yancey! I am so excited about this new, fresh, simple & inviting layout! All put together by the super talented Shannon @ Shannon Page Design! I have worked with Shannon before... back when this blog had another
long little name! She was a pleasure to work with, taking all of my different ideas & bringing them all to life as well as suggesting edits & so forth that would enhance my blog & layout. Contact Shannon if you're in the market for a new blog look!
So, let me show you around my new space!
For starters, the blog header & pages.
So, let me show you around my new space!
For starters, the blog header & pages.
I've updated my "About" section along with my "Contact" page. The "House Tour" page is new & will be updated as I give y'all a virtual tour of our house, room by room. The "DIY" & "Recipes" pages are the same but, they are both a quick reference for all of the DIY projects & recipes that I've shared here over the years. Some are quite old so, don't laugh too hard when you see some of the pictures! {Updates will be made to old post in the coming months!}
As mentioned the other day, I started a FaceBook page for my blog! It's been fun & a good way to share the blog on a new platform! Click along for other social media accounts like Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Bloglovin & e-mail! Speaking of Pinterest, hover over a picture & you will find a "Pin This" button on each picture!
You may have also noticed 3 new categories or life stages/events if you will. "House 2 Home" follows along with all of our house renovations from start to finish. The "Mr. & Mrs." section shares all of our wedding recaps - love those memories & don't ever want them to get "lost" in the depths of the blog. And of course, the most recent life event - Baby Yancey! You can find all things related to baby & pregnancy under, well... "Pregnancy".
And last but, not least... Looking for a specific post or posts pertaining to one topic? Take a look through the blog archive & labels. {If you can't find something, feel free to ask me!}
I must say, thank you to everyone for all of your continued support of myself & this blog over the years! It really is so fun getting to "meet" new people & make new friendships! The blogging world is such an amazing place & I'm thankful to be a part of it.