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Last year was not a good school year for eight-year-old Christian Houston. According to his mom, the little boy kept getting mediocre marks in school. When she tried to get feedback on how to help him improve when he did his homework, there was little response from the teacher.
"I was leery putting him in public school after experiences with my older children. There was so much chaos and confusion all the time," said Christian's mom, Delicia Hare. "I didn't feel like they were disciplining students. But I couldn't afford to put him in a private school on a single parent's income."
That all changed when the North Carolina Legislature adopted the Opportunity Scholarship Program in 2013. After the program was delayed several times, Ms. Hare's dream finally came true. She obtained a scholarship for Christian to attend a private school this year.
Christian is now a third grader at Raleigh Christian Academy and was one of 1,847 students statewide awarded a school voucher this spring. That was before a judge put a halt to the program in August. Last week, the judge temporarily released funds so Christian and the other students may stay in their new schools.
The program is now making its way through the appeals process to determine its constitutionality – a decision that will ultimately be decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court. It is similar to several other legal challenges being made to school choice programs enacted in the past few years in Southern States including Georgia, Florida, Louisiana and Alabama where vouchers and tax credit programs are helping children escape schools that don't work for them.
"His new school is a godsend," Ms. Hare said. "It is excellent. Now is he getting nothing but A's and B's. He feels confident and is making friends. He understands the work and, most important, his teacher communicates well with us."
The parents of hundreds of additional North Carolina children could experience the same joy and attend another school other than their local public school if it weren't for those suing to permanently dismantle the program. Under legislation that created the North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Program, up to 2,400 scholarships can be awarded this school year with an additional 400 next spring. A judge has currently put a halt to new students qualifying for scholarships as status quo education groups pursue litigation.
The parents of hundreds of additional North Carolina children could experience the same joy as Christian and attend a school other than their local public school if it weren't for those suing to permanently dismantle the program.
For those concerned about the legality of school vouchers and similar school choice programs, that issue was put to rest many years ago. In 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a landmark decision that school vouchers are constitutional as the money follows the child who decides where to attend school. It is not considered direct aid to a private institution.
In North Carolina, the Opportunity Scholarship Program awards vouchers to families up to 100 percent of the federal Free and Reduced Lunch poverty level to allow their child to transfer to the private school of their choice. The scholarships are worth up to $4,200 and cannot exceed the cost of tuition and fees.
In Christian's case, his mom could not afford tuition for Raleigh Christian Academy but was able to scrape together the $600 needed for books and fees required by the school. The scholarship covered most of the $6,000 tuition and the school offered the family other financial aid.
With so much uncertainty about the future of the program, Ms. Ware says she is trying to stay calm and follow the lead of school administrators who believe the scholarship program will survive a legal challenge and be upheld as constitutional.
"We are just taking it year by year," she said. "I just pray my son is going to be educated at this great school through the 12th grade. I now know his future is very bright. I already see the difference in him."
Robert Enlow is President and CEO of the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, the legacy foundation of Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman, the father of the school choice concept, and his wife Rose.
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Greens & Eggs & Ham
Being stuck inside so much lately has had us experimenting with new recipes and new combinations of foods. We tried this yummy recipe from Kiwi magazine/Greenmomsmeet (See side badge) it came out really delicious. Even Xavier loved it. I also loved how incredibly easy and quick it was to make for breakfast. I rarely find breakfast foods that you can bake, and this is a great, healthy addition to our menu. You can also substitute spinach for the kale and tomatoes for the ham. Try it out to, to make sure you start your mornings off right.
Greens & Eggs & Ham
Makes 6 Servings
Olive oil cooking spray
1 7- ounce boneless ham steak, cut into 1/2 inch cubes (optional)
4 cups packed chopped kale
1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
kosher salt
8 large eggs
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
freshly ground black pepper
Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit with a rack in the center position. Grease a sheet pan with cooking spray. Spread out the ham on the prepared pan and bake, using a spatula to mix and turn the ham occasionally, until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes.
Transfer the ham to a plate with a spatula or slotted spoon. Do not wipe up any grease from the bottom of the pan. Place the kale on the sheet pan, drizzle with the olive oil, sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, and toss to coat. Spread out the kale in an even layer. Bake for 5 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven, but leave the oven on. Use a wooden spoon to make a recess in the kale to accommodate each egg. Crack an egg into each recess. Sprinkle the feta reserved ham cubes, salt, and pepper on top. Return the pan to the oven. Bake the eggs until the whites are set but the yolks are still runny, 10 to 15 minutes.
Serve immediately.
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Well. In the US, anyway.
As reported by Kotaku, this new section of the Rewards Passes page shows that players who collect 1000 points – which is amassed by one point per Silver trophy, 10 points per Gold trophy, and 100 per Platinum – can exchange their points for $10 of PSN store credit.
Regrettably, no, this isn't available outside the US, and no, this won't work retrospectively, no matter how hard you worked to get 'em. But sign up and link up now, and everything you earn from here on in will count towards the total amount.
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sorry for delayed reply,i tried just now,still its the same,hearing sounds both in headphone and speaker!!!
Tried again,it worked,that just heared sound from headphone,but again got the same issue!!!
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Have you tried simply going with the ASUS-provided audio driver, from their driver support site for the G74sx? The support for the advanced features my be something that ASUS incorporated in their own Realtek audio driver installer file, that would not look the same coming from Realtek itself. Just a thought.
The audio driver from Realtek itself probably doesn't provide the ASUS-specific customizations for your laptop. For example, the Lenovo-provided Realtek audio driver for my W530 laptop includes a Dolby Surround app (including EQ, special effects, etc.) whereas I lose that Dolby app completely if I just go to the Realtek site for the driver for the Realtek chip in my W530.
The ASUS-Realtek audio driver normally proceeds as a 2-step process, the first one detecting your existing installed driver and uninstalling it, followed by an automatic re-boot. At re-boot time the installation process normally would automatically pick up again, this time doing the install itself (now that it sees you don't have an older driver currently installed). But there's a chance you may just need to manually run the installer file again after the re-boot, if the automatic-resume doesn't happen by itself.
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I thought I might take a moment and get myself organized by listing the various projects I am working on...this is a common technique I follow - allowing my left brain [the logical, rational and numerical side] to organize my right brain [the creative side]. I took a right-left brain test to see which side rules my life...I am 60% left and 40% right - this explains a lot about why I like some knitting books and not others...you should try the test...if you're not like me...well you probably won't love my choice in books nor the weaving techniques I use. Anyway, knowing what you are makes for some really good excuses....
I'm sorry- I can't do that...my right brain won't let me...
I'm sorry - my right brain made me do it!
On the weaving front:
1. Waiting for the results from Small Expressions,The Grand Yardage and one other exhibit to see if the pieces I submitted get by the jurors. The results are to be mailed today. If I get in, I have some 'finishing' to do. If I don't I have less finishing to do.
2. I still only have 7 of 20 bookmarks done for the bookmark exchange. My studio is a mess which makes it difficult to make progress. Is that the left brain thing?
3. I have a borrowed Varpapuu table loom with fifteen feet of sewing thread warp waiting to be threaded. I'm not excited about weaving on this loom again. I may take off the warp and put it on my Purrington when the bookmarks are done. I prefer my Purrington to the Varpapuu eight harness and by removing one table loom I will have more room and less clutter in my studio. I needed the Varpapuu since it had a 24 inch weaving width. While the Purrington has less width, it is smoother and so much more pleasant to weave on.
4. There still is some Christmas yardage on my floor loom which resides in the living room. Our entire family celebrates Christmas in our living room...that's where the tree is decorated, where the presents sit awaiting opening and stocking are hung by the fireplace with care. For decoration, I always like to put some colorful yardage in Christmas colors on the loom. I think I wove a yard or two in the Trudy Robert's California Rag technique. A couple more yards and I can make a Christmas jacket for next year. No hurry...its not even 4th of July yet.
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5. My Vintage TV is complete for the Small Format-Grand Ideas show. I am going to mail mine in with the others in my group. So its just waiting to be mailed.
6. There's the tapestry I started in the Lynda Brothers tapestry workshop this past weekend. I did make some progress on the rings. More is required.
7. My mom gave me her antique counterbalance loom. It's got a tapestry of Death Valley on it. My, my, my how many years has that been there?
8. My big Shannock is warped and ready to rock. I have an idea for the piece...just need to draw out a cartoon and get going. I think I'll finish my workshop tapestry first since it is on a similar theme.
9. Oh yes, and I have My Mom to weave. The rigid heddle loom is warped, the cartoon drawn and the yarn selected. I'm mulling over what I learned this weekend and need to decide how to incorporate those concepts into that piece. I'd say it's on hold until after the Big Shannock piece gets completed. Although if I push through the mulling I could weave this at our tapestry group meetings. Something to consider.
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10. I picked up three quite exciting new books to look through from the library. Domino, shadow and modular knitting...sounds quite left brain don't you think?
11. I have that soft wonderful celery green scarf - my first knitting project. It seems to be taking forever since I am constantly making errors. I am on the second skein...it probably needs three.
12. I started a diagonal scarf similar in shape to a style I saw in one or two knitting books that I read. I am using some of that wiggly yarn that I used in the scarf I just finished. Except the yarn is green. I am using the woven stitch I discussed in a previous blog. That woven stitch really compresses the yarn. I have only done a couple of inches and might switch to bigger needles to make it a bit softer and wider.
13. Then, I have my TV knitting. Just a ball of off white chenille which I am knitting on circular with wild abandon. This is in preparation for dyeing in April. I plan to KDFroK (technique discussed here) a few pieces.
14. Oh, and I just got exercise #2 from ArtYarns. I am going to learn to square off a triangle. What fun - and from someone who liked algebra better than geometry!
Wow...that's an embarassing list! I've got to get some stuff done here. Think I'll go weave!


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Jerin Arifa is a formerly undocumented activist who changed millions of lives. Jerin spearheaded the sexual harassment, assault, domestic violence and anti-stalking policy for the third largest university in the U.S. — while undocumented!
Now, as an American citizen, Jerin trains girls*, women* and men* across the U.S. as the Founder of the National Organization for Women's (NOW) inaugural virtual chapter, Young Feminists and Allies. She engineers safe spaces for marginalized groups, such as sold-out events for LGBTQAI+ Muslims.
When not training activists, Jerin leverages 14 years of successes in corporate and nonprofit communications strategies—along with expertise in ending gender-based discrimination—to provide proven sexual harassment solutions to reduce employee turnover and increase productivity.
A multi-talented leader, Jerin's award-winning work ranges from cutting-edge cancer research to community organizing. President Obama's White House chose her out of 10,000 nominees to attend the historic United State of Women Summit. Her work has appeared in diverse outlets from The New York Times to Cosmopolitan, and she presents regularly to local, national and international audiences.
(Women* and girls* refer to female, queer, trans and gender nonconforming folks.)
Jerin's grandmother was a child bride turned activist. She was a brilliant woman who was forced to marry at 13 and become a mother at 16. She always regretted not being able to continue her schooling. Since she couldn't choose what she wanted to do with her life, she sought better for other girls and women. This desire triggered her to become a Force for Change, who imbued the feminist spirit in Jerin's mother.
As the only girls in school, Jerin's mother and aunts endured constant sexual harassment from their male classmates. Jerin's grandfather grew tired of the harassment and took his daughters out of school. Jerin's grandmother, whose own education had been cut short, found it unfair that her daughters were being punished for other people's behavior, and advised them to go on a hunger strike to change their father's decision. The best part — she would secretly feed her daughters when Jerin's grandfather would leave home for work. He had no choice but to allow his daughters to return to school. They both went on to have successful careers.
Jerin's mother earned a Masters in Political Science and worked in a bank, while one of her aunts became an attorney.
It's important to note that Jerin's grandfather was not a misogynist who didn't see the value of education for his daughters. He was a product of his time and felt that his most important duty as a parent was to protect his daughters from harm. He was afraid of sending them to the all-girls boarding school far from home, where he wouldn't be able to protect them as well if they lived nearby. In many ways, he was ahead of his time. He adored Jerin's grandmother and would brush her hair and paint her nails — tender acts most men of today would find too feminine to engage in.
Following in the footsteps of her grandmother and mother, Jerin has been an activist since childhood.
As a child, Jerin launched an anti-poverty program for homeless youth in Bangladesh. Many of these kids were domestic workers, enduring physical and sexual abuse with virtually no rights. Jerin's sister and friend came up with the idea to open a free literacy school. They couldn't understand why children just like them had to sleep on the street while they enjoyed the benefits of having a roof above their heads. When Jerin's sister told her about her plan, Jerin couldn't wait to get involved. Along with her sister and friends, Jerin met in the local park and taught literacy skills to the homeless youth to help them secure better jobs.
Jerin and her sister activists persisted despite strong protests from neighbors, who profited from the children's cheap labor. The young girls were inspired by Jerin's mother, who helped a housekeeper break the cycle of poverty. Jerin's mother encouraged and supported their housekeeper to become literate—doing the work she was paying him to do while he attended school—so he could obtain better employment.
Jerin's pursuit of social justice led her to adopt a holistic approach to social change. By the time Jerin was a teenager in the U.S., she was winning awards across disciplines — from writing and mathematics to cancer research in molecular biology.
Immigration was not an easy process for Jerin and her family, who barely spoke English when they arrived. It was a culture shock for Jerin, transferring from a strict Bangladeshi all-girls school to a co-ed middle school in the U.S. that was known for its violence. Jerin endured bullying daily, wondering each day if she would get home safely. In addition to racism and classism, Jerin dealt with sexual harassment because her mother, following the Bengali tradition, shaved Jerin's hair before school started. Despite these hurdles, Jerin excelled in school — inviting yet another layer of bullying.
Jerin and her family faced exclusion from the Bengali community in the U.S. because of their nontraditional family structure. Most American-Bengali women come to the U.S. to follow their husbands, often joining them after they settle in a new land. Jerin's mother did the opposite. She came to the U.S. as a single parent, and helped her husband settle years later. Jerin's parents later separated, which caused further shame from the American-Bengali community, as divorce is still taboo in Bengali culture.
While this experience was painful, it did not discourage Jerin from helping some of those same people who excluded them, when they needed interpretation assistance in the hospital or referrals to resources.
Although Jerin's mother was a bank officer in Bangladesh, she had to take lower paying jobs like nannying due to lack of experience in the U.S. As a result, Jerin had to work full time and support her family while attending college. Jerin experienced sexual harassment and other forms of exploitation at every job she held while undocumented. She had no recourse but to quit, as going to the authorities could have resulted in deportation for her and her family.
However, she didn't allow these barriers to keep her from creating change for millions.
In college, Jerin focused on women's rights as the President of one of the most active groups on campus. She led her club to create social justice programming at least once every two weeks, working on everything from helping immigrant students to supporting her university's union. She also served on the executive board of student government, helping manage a $2.5 million budget.
Jerin continued feminist activism well beyond college. As the Founder and President of the National Organization for Women's (NOW) inaugural virtual chapter, Young Feminists and Allies, she convened generations of feminists—from the second wave to the fourth wave—to create change across the U.S. Young Feminists and Allies has intergenerational and intersectional members from AZ to NY.
Jerin led the diverse group in its support of Montana and Connecticut NOW chapters to bring justice against rape-apologist Judge Todd G. Baugh. They launched a public relations campaign, such as partnering with We Are UltraViolet to collect over 250,000 signatures, while feminist lawyers filed an amicus brief to the MT Supreme Court. Due to the online/offline integration of strategies, the judge was suspended, and decided not to run for re-election.
Under Jerin's leadership, the Chapter used digital media to leverage activism on the ground. She hosted an international Google Hangout with participants from three continents on multicultural realities and responses to street harassment. She also led multiple national webinars on everything from Title IX to the need for intersectionality within feminism.
Jerin's previous positions at NOW include National Board Member and Chair of the National and New York State Young Feminist Task Forces.
She also served on the board of the Bella Abzug Leadership Institute, along with Gloria Steinem. The organization trains mostly underserved middle, high school and college-aged women to become leaders.
Within social justice, Jerin is most passionate about ending gender-based discrimination. Like other advocates, Jerin sees violence as the most extreme form of gender-based discrimination. She began volunteering as a domestic violence advocate as a teenager, interpreting for Bangladeshi survivors with limited English capabilities. Since then, she worked alongside leaders in the violence against women sector: as an advocate, front-line staff and movement builder.
Jerin masters the multi-prong approach to activism. In addition to skillfully organizing rallies / marches / protests / events on everything from reproductive justice to equal pay, she is equally adept at working on legislation. She is a coalition-builder with proven success uniting groups with varied interests for a common purpose. She did exactly that when she enlisted a fraternity to tackle the issue of sexual harassment and assault on campus.
Jerin has trained thousands in the corporate and nonprofit sectors through keynote speeches, coaching and trainings on a wide range of curriculum: feminism, ending sexual harassment and discrimination, bystander intervention and communications strategies (e.g., media relations, social media, outreach, partnerships and networking).
Jerin has known her purpose for a very long time, and intentionally built her career in a variety of sectors, ranging from a nonprofit startup with five employees to a multinational corporation of 8,000 team members.
Early on, she recognized the power of marketing and communications in creating change, and challenged herself to master these tools in diverse settings — ranging from commercial real estate to NGOs. For over a decade, she learned how to sell ideas in the corporate sector to bring back those skills to nonprofit causes.
Drawing on her expertise, Jerin helps companies attract and retain top talent through the services below.
Individual and group trainings to recognize and prevent implicit and explicit bias.
Establishing processes to prevent or respond to sexual harassment, such as strategic communications that demonstrate organizational commitment to diverse and inclusive cultures.
Career Coaching for women to land and navigate opportunities to excel in their careers.
Jerin's mission has always been to end inequality in all its forms. She's excited to fulfill her purpose by helping employers foster inclusive workplaces and empowering women to take control of their careers.
The communications skills Jerin honed over the years were invaluable when she navigated a complex bureaucracy and competing interests to create systemic change for half-a-million students and staff members. She brought together diverse community stakeholders—media, legislators, staff, faculty, students and City University of New York Board of Trustees—in a collaborative process of discovering needs and defining a desired policy against gender-based violence.
To ensure that the new policy would be inclusive of the voices of various stakeholders, she leveraged surveys, town hall meetings, events, Op-Ed pieces, and her marketing background to raise awareness and create an inclusive policy. She worked with other student activists to include an additional student member to the task force charged with creating the policy, to ensure there was LGBTQAI+ representation. She fostered leadership among other students by creating a safe space for victims and advocates as the President of the Hunter College Women's Rights Coalition.
To change campus culture, Jerin fundraised and organized anti-violence programming. She led "Take Back the Night," self defense classes, and trainings with Men Can Stop Rape, the Bringing in the Bystander® Program In-Person Prevention Program and other organizations. Trainees included students, faculty, staff, deans, athletics and public safety officials from City University of New York, New York University and Columbia University, and rape counselors from all across New York. Inspired by the dynamic workshops—especially on bystander intervention—the public safety officials in CUNY began incorporating the lessons from the workshops immediately for their training academy. The CUNY General Counsel Staff who was in charge of drafting the university-wide, sexual assault policy incorporated lessons from the training in the final draft of the policy.
Jerin has helped launch other large-scale projects, such as a $200,000 innovative program to fight domestic violence within Asian American communities in New York City. As the Project Manager, she helped develop the curriculum and trained dozens of volunteers for the largest Asian American anti-trafficking and domestic violence agency. This groundbreaking program taught volunteers not only to be pro-social bystanders against domestic and sexual violence, but also to recruit others in their communities to do the same.
Although more difficult to quantify, Jerin has impacted countless women and men through her tireless activism. Whether it was helping homeless Bangladeshi kids become literate to escape the vicious cycle of poverty, or helping domestic violence and rape victims recognize and seek out help, Jerin has not become numb through the multiple experiences of being a secondary survivor. It was the rape of someone close that prompted Jerin to become involved with V-Day at college. She helped publicize the events every year during college, and even after graduation. Her visible activism made her a likely confidante to students who sought out her advice.
Jerin is committed to applying intersectionality to her work, and is skilled at recruiting unlikely allies (e.g., a fraternity to fight rape culture on campus). She never shies away from challenging work, and has gracefully executed workshops on divisive topics such as building bridges among secular and feminists of faith and young / older feminists, and getting more men engaged with feminism.
Jerin fights patriarchy and racism every day, tactfully challenging sexist and racist behaviors from friends and strangers alike. Quite a few men credit her for helping them understand, identify with and support feminism. One of the reasons she is successful is her kind, gentle and respectful approach to educating people about the other "f-word."
Another reason for Jerin's success is her ability to ask for and convince others to help. Her grateful and generous nature makes her always show gratitude and share with others everything she has.
Intersectional feminism is not just a theory, but how Jerin leads her life. As an immigrant, woman of color and American-Muslim feminist who used to be undocumented and lived in poverty, she is keenly aware of accessibility issues within feminism. In addition to fundraising, she leverages her leadership positions and makes personal sacrifices to create opportunities for others. She once took a 18-hour bus ride instead of flying to save money and allow other young feminists to attend a feminist conference.
Some of Jerin's national projects to end inequity have resulted in personal and racist attacks against her. Instead of being discouraged, she uses these obstacles as opportunities to learn, educate and connect to further social justice. She understands that there will always be resistance to change, but is steadfast in her pursuit to end all forms of oppression.
A high empath, Jerin understands the interconnectedness of different systems of oppression. She knows that true feminism requires fighting to end all forms of inequity, everything from environmental abuses to cruelty toward animals.
Jerin's intersectional search for justice and equity led her to volunteer for the American Cancer Society for over a decade, and the Humane Society for years. Behind all of Jerin's activism is her deep compassion for all living beings, culminating in the motto of "Empathy Above All."
President Obama's White House chose Jerin out of 10,000 nominees to attend the Historic United State of Women Summit.
She received multiple awards for her achievements in science, scholarship and social justice. Her work has appeared in diverse media from The New York Times to Cosmopolitan, and she presents regularly to local, national and international audiences.
A practicing Muslim feminist, Jerin is happily married to an atheist, Alaskan man. They love exploring cultures and nature in New York City.
Click here for Jerin's CV.


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Lets face facts, Manowar are an embarrassment now. I found Joey DeMaioa??s reasoned discussion
of his thoughts on the new Battle Hymns MMXI recording to be a refreshing surprise from a man whose mouth has spewed more shite than the arsehole of an elephant with irritable bowel syndrome. Then about one minute in he declares that Manowar are going to crash the Facebook servers with their new official page, instantly reminding me why the man is the lifelong president of bell ends. His plan to completely blow Facebook's mind involves asking the viewers to get 100 of their friends to join in. There are, however, 2 flaws with this: 1) No Manowar fan has more than a dozen friends and 2) Ita??s the most retarded statement in history. Anyway, the point Ia??m making is that Manowar have long since disappeared up their own brown eyes and, rather than feverishly creating new batches of epic metal anthems are happy releasing albums like Gods Of War (which featured more talking than music, and what music there was was a load of fuck) and wasting their time on an atrocious modern sounding re-release of something that sounded warm, natural and perfect as it was and, like your kids, is best left untouched.
Ita??s high time then for the new guard to don their finest leather posing pouches and mount a true metal take over. At the forefront are Atlantean Kodex, providing music as weighty as Thor's ballbag and twice as cheesy, showing us what the Kings Of Metal would sound like if they erased their memories, Men In Black style, and began again today. The album opens with Fountain of Nepenthe – a 10 minute leviathan to ease you into the proceedings. With creaking galley sound effects, a riff that is more metal than an oil tanker full of titanium ball bearings and Markus Beckera??s mournful yet upliftingly powerful vocals, this song is everything you need in your life and more. The following track, Pilgrim, is 12 minutes long and sounds a bit like Dark Avenger would if it was written by an old, grey haired Templar Knight who had fought in 1000 brutal battles using only his bare knuckles as a weapon before forging a guitar from the fear and pain of his enemies. It can only be described as a journey. A journey to boner city in the year 1100 and back again.
Temple Of Katholic Magick is another massively grandiose proclamation of medieval preposterousness, with some of the most incredibly overblown yet spine tingling lyrics ever committed to parchment. How can you not enjoy a man sincerely singing a??Never yield! Never lay down your sword! Drive your spears through the heart of the Saracen hordesa?? over an arrangement of slow burning chords that are so majestic as to have all other chords curtseying before them in reverence. Disciples Of The Iron Crown clomid no rx, clomid reviews. is a far pacier affair, upping the tempo without losing the atmosphere, and Vesperal Hymn a?? despite featuring a line that sounds like a??The salty wang of deatha??, just about sails the cheesy seas of medieval minstrel music that until now had belonged exclusively to Falconer. The Atlantean Kodex is pure, undiluted power metal, raping the living shit out of so called a??epica?? bands like Rhapsody as its iron battalions and sorcerers gallop over your face, even taking the time to unleash some fabulous power metal gang vocals that reference the bands name towards the end of the song. Right now youa??re probably thinking that the concept of power metal gang vocals sounds shita?? But youa??re so, so wrong.
This album has been labelled Doom, though it has little or nothing to do with that genre other than slow tempos and massively long songs. Like While Heaven Wepta??s Vast Oceans Lachrymose before it, The Golden Bough cares not for genre boundaries. Instead it strides across the metal world like a loincloth-clad behemoth, liberally pooping life-affirming, fist-pumping metal anthems out across the landscape for its awestruck inhabitants to gaze at like apes before an obelisk. This is everything metal should be a?? as overblown and grandiose as possible, taking itself and its subject matter 100% seriously and never pussying out and hiding behind a veil of irony like the Dragonforces of this world. Manowar would be proud. In fact I deliberately avoided looking at a picture of the band while listening to this, instead happily believing that this album was written and recorded by men who make Aragorn, Son of Arathorn look like The Burger King. Men who ride an armoured horse to the studio and men who shit nuggets of pure machismo. This album will blow your pathetic mind.
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Sr Loan Workout Rep
Special Assets, Credit Division
Harrisburg, Villanova or Wilmington
Authority and responsibility for all aspects of the Problem Commercial C&I or CRE Loan Portfolio in order to protect the Bank against losses and to ensure an effective and efficient outcome. Administer the turnaround or exit of complex credit relationships through restructurings and forbearance agreements which may include providing ongoing financing or the liquidation of the borrower.
Analyze Borrowers' and Guarantors' financial statements and 13 week cash flows to measure and monitor the customers' performance and adherence to covenants within existing governing documents in addition to underwriting any restructurings or forbearance agreements
Work closely with Credit Quality Assurance, informing them of any impactful changes within the portfolio which may impact PD ratings or require the need for a charge off.
Work with outside and in-house counsel as appropriate throughout the oversight of a relationship, including participation in Bankruptcy Court proceedings or State and Federal Court proceedings
Work closely with other department personnel, financial institutions, insurance companies, turnaround consultants, and vendors that may be relied upon to provide information on the portfolio.
Adhere to applicable compliance/operational risk controls in accordance with Company or regulatory standards and policies.
Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the M&T Bank brand.
Maintain M&T internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators as applicable.
Complete other related duties as assigned.
The incumbent works under general supervision.
Daily interaction with various bank departments within Credit, Finance or Counsel's office, in addition to those within the commercial bank or Treasury Management.
Daily interaction with customers, attorneys, accountants etc.
Provide recommendations as to the appropriate strategy for either a restructuring or to ensure an orderly exit, where ever possible, to safeguard M&T's interests
Provide feedback and responses to immediate supervisor and others within Credit on the general evaluation of their portfolio
None, may provide coaching/leadership to junior staff.
Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years' workout experience on the most complex commercial credits or 1 year experience with a turnaround consulting firm or in lieu of a degree a combined minimum of 9 years higher education and work experience to include a minimum of 5 years' workout experience on the most complex commercial credits or 1 year experience with a turnaround consulting firm.
Very good credit and analytical skills
Detailed oriented
Computer literate and familiar with Microsoft Office
Excellent communication skills
Bankruptcy Code knowledge and Bankruptcy Court experience
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M&T Bank Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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M&T Bank Corporation has policies and procedures in place to promote a drug free workplace.


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Prestigious David Bellamy Gold Award
Prestigious David Bellamy Gold Award
We were consistently awarded the prestigious David Bellamy Gold Award for the last ten consecutive years. This award recognises the outstanding contribution made by Monkton Wyld Farm to protect the wildlife and local environment within the area of the caravan park. Visitors come back year after year to see our wildflower and orchid meadows.
Perhaps the reason for achieving Gold can best be summed up by comments made to the Bellamy team by our visitors. Here are just a few of them:
"We have been on 637 caravan sites in 31 years and this one is up there with the best of them. Beautiful wild flowers, birds, etc."
"Abundance of flowers/shrubs. Plenty of space between outfits – whole site clean and tidy."
"More than adequate spacing between vans. Low glow, soft light where necessary. Hedgerows full of floral colour."
"A lovely site with many plants, areas for conservation and wildlife. Friendly, well kept play areas for kids."
"It was nice to sit and watch the blue tits in and out of the nest boxes, along with other wildlife on site, the conservation areas are a good idea."
"Excellent – needs no improvement."
Monkton Wyld Camping, Caravanning and Static Holiday Caravan Park applied to join the award scheme for the first time in 2001 and the inspectors had no difficulty in recommending Gold.
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All staff are fully trained on residential work and safeguarding. All staff have passed an enhanced DBS check. Senior staff and most junior staff have first aid training and all Carlton Lodge activity centre staff are fully first aid trained and DBS checked.
Male and female participants sleep in separate accommodation blocks and are forbidden from entering each other's rooms.
Groundwork employs two 24-hour external safeguarding experts who are on hand at any point to assist our staff with safeguarding issues.
We ask you for more than one emergency contact so that if anything happens during the trip, we are able to contact someone at home straight away.
Risk assessments are carried out for all stages of the trip and individual risk assessments are carried out in conjunction with parents/guardians for any young people who are deemed particularly vulnerable.


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I saw that production at the Met with McIntyre, Neblett and Plishka.
Levine conducted but he also stated that if he had seen it first in SF
then he would not have approved of it for the Met. And of course he
loved working with Ponnelle in Salzburg as well as at the Met.
Looking forward to the BSO Damnation tomorrow.
Angelo from Boston
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> Yes. Ponelle. I saw it in SF in 79 with Estes & Napier. Wm Lewis as the steuerman. What I
> remember of Ponelle's design is those marvelous rolling drums that really did look like the
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Okay, she's not really a monster, but Whimsy is about to hit the two year mark, and she still jumps on people, pulls when on-lead, and doesn't have even the beginning of a reliable stay. She is, in one little word, spoiled. It's not that she doesn't know ANY commands. She knows the things we need on our daily walks - "wrong way" (handy when she goes off the path to sniff something, and I don't want the leash to tangle around a tree), "not there" (no peeing on other people's front lawns), wait at corners, sit, "out of the street" (she is fascinated with storm drains). It's the basics she doesn't know, but really, I have a very good reason.
Although Whimsy is about as happy as a dog can be these days, she arrived at my door a 4 month old puppy with a poor prognosis for survival. Her first few months were hell, and I frequently wondered if by saving her I had really done her any favors or if the thought of putting her down was just too much for me to bear. I'm glad we soldiered through, because it's only been the last few months that she's grown hair and been doing really well, Whimsy is now a friendly, confident girl who loves everyone and is probably the smartest, most willing dog I've ever shared my life with. Ah, yes, the world is her oyster.
This week I finally followed my own advice and put Whimsy on a training program. We're starting with the things that are the most annoying - pulling on lead and jumping on people. We'll probably work a few sit-stays in, too.
I have a friend coming over, and more waiting in the wings, to help with the jumping. She's all prepped on what to do. Cross her arms and turn her back, no eye contact, no talking, until Whimsy is standing politely, at which time my friend can say "Hello". The minute she jumps, my friend will turn her back again. Tomorrow we'll start over with a different friend. Good thing I have lots of friends willing to help! Eventually, Whimsy will learn to sit politely and offer a paw when asked to say hello. For right now, keeping all four on the floor is plenty good.
We're also working for 10 - 15 minutes at a time, three times a day, on leash walking, with a few sit-stays thrown in to mix things up a little. Eventually we'll work on "Heel". Right now, I just want her to walk nicely without pulling. That's a lot to ask, with squirrels, and birds, and interesting trash here and there. Oh, and all the wonderful people to say hello to! Right now, it's slow. We walk, with lots of praise, until she starts to pull. As soon as she does, I turn, tapping my leg and encouraging her to follow. These aren't the kind of walks where you actually get anywhere. We have yet to make it around the block. But she is learning. I need to do far less turns, and she's starting to keep a bit of an eye on where I am. Until she has this down, I'll be using my flexi-lead more often, since it has a very different feel to her than her regular lead. I'll use this when I actually need to get somewhere and would like to take her along. Since I rarely leave the house without at least one dog in tow, this will be happening a lot in the near future. The reason I do this is to lessen her confusion. I don't have the time or the inclination to turn every walk into a manners lesson. For now, when she's on the flexi I won't worry too much about what how she's walking. Once she has a clearer grasp of what I expect of her, and walks nicely at least 80% of the time, the flexi-lead will once again be relegated to its former role of handling the walks in the park, for now, it's indispensable.
I chose this particular method of polite leash walking because Whimsy is a happy, willing dog who, unlike her "brother", Tug, really wants to do what you ask of her. I just want to channel the happy energy, not quash it, since it's not over the top. And really, it's hard to be firm when you're looking at a face like this:


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Agnieszka Knap
Born in Szczecin, Poland
Lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden
Established own studio in Stockholm in 1999
Since 1999 I have participated in many different exhibitions in Sweden, Europe and USA. I initiate and organise seminars and projects within the Swedish jewellery and craft field. I am also a founder and member of a craft collective MADE BY:.
Nyckelviksskolan, metal department 90-91
Gold and silversmith apprentice, Christer Jonsson & Lena Bergestad Stockholm 91-94
Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design 94-99,
Examination MFA, Metal design, Konstfack, University College of Arts, Craft and Design 99
Uppsala University, aesthetics, 2012
Konstfack, Artistic research, 2012
Linköping University, Course Design, Examination and Evaluation, Advanced Course in Higher Education Pedagogy, 2013
Göteborgs Universitet, Konsthantverksteori, 2013
Existential philosophy and psychology, Södertörn University, 2013/2014
Visiting faculty at:
Linköping University, Linköping 2012/2013
HDK, School of Design and Crafts, University of Gothenburg 2009, 2011
Nyckelvikskolan, Metal department, Stockholm 1999-2005
Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design 1999-2002
Work in public collections
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, Sweden
A rose that is bleeding out of its ears Platina, Stockholm 2015
MADE BY:, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Eskilstuna 2012
Jewellery, Gallery Vice Versa, Lausanne, Switzerland, 2010
Transition, Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm 2008
Herbarium – collection of memories,Platina, Stockholm, 2004
Break through, Swedish Jewellery Today, curator Inger Wästberg, The Gallery at Reinstein Ross, New York
S.M.A.C.K, Ingallery, Barcelona
Identity Transfer, Galleri Sebastian Schildt +, Stockholm
Juvelerarkonst – preciösa ting från stormaktstid till samtid, Nationalmuseum at Läcko slott
MADE BY AND FRIENDS, Art Jewellery 2016, Stockholm
MJW16, Platina at Handverksmesse, München, Germany
The gras is always greener Oversees, Platina & Platforma at Handverksmesse, München, Germany
Swedish Jewellery, Gallery 125 Båstad
15 years with Platina, Platina celebrates its 15th anniversary
Färgfabriken in Stockholm
Frame, Platina, Handverksmesse, München, Germany
From the coolest corner, National Museum, Oslo
Alla, Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Gustavsberg
Transitions, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm
Swedish Jewellery, Platina, Stockholm
Frame, Platina, Handverksmesse, München, Germany
Alla, Röhsska Museet, Göteborg & Design Centre, Malmö
Under that cloud, curator Jo Bloxham, Gallery Spektrum, Munich, Germany, Velvet da Vinci USA
Shimmering silver, National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden
Sensible, curator Inger Wästberg, art dealers Konsthandeln, Stockholm, Sweden
Frame, Platina, Handverksmesse, München, Germany
Walking in the grey area, Galleria Emila Cohen, Mexico City
Frame, Handverkmesse München, Germany
Nano, Gallery Studio 44, Stockholm, Sweden
Hit my eye, Gustavsberg Konsthall, Sweden
Borta bra men hemma bäst, Gallery Platina, Stockholm, Sweden
Between Beauty 2009, Heidi Low Gallery, USA
For long and faithful duty – 10 years of beauty, Gallery Platina, Stockholm, Sweden
Things we do for love, Platina, Stockhom, Sweden
Det är inte som det var att gå längs stranden, curator Love Jönsson, Eskilstuna Art Museum, Dalslands Museum, The Röhska Museum 2007 – 2008
Enter Platina Jewellery, gallery Nivå 125, Båstad, Sweden
Extended Swedish Contemporary Jewellery – Moscow, Kallingrand, Minsk, Vitebsk
L'exposition collective et au Défilé de Doigts, Gallery Vice Versa, Lausanne, Switzerland
Swedish jewellery, Gallery Marzee Holland, touring exhibition in Europe and USA 2003 - 06
Inspired by nature – Platina at Bergius Botanic Garden, Stockholm 2005
100 thoughts about craft – Riksutställningar 2005 – 2008, touring exhibition in Sweden
Between beauty 2004, Gallery Hnoss, Gothenburg, Sweden
Swedish jewellery, Gallery Marzee Holland, touring exhibition in Europe and USA 2003 - 06
Origin, Forum fur Schmuck und Design, touring exhibition Germany & Europe 2004 -07
Craft – gula byggningen, Gustavsberg, Sweden 2004
Utvald Svenskt Konsthantverk, The Swedish Society of Crafts and Design, Stockholm
Between beauty, Gallery Signerat Silver, Stockholm, 2002
Sculptures to wear, 30 Swedish artists exploring metal, Los Angeles, USA
Rak form och ren lust, Krapperups Konsthall, Sweden
On my honour, Forum für Schmuck and Design, touring exhibition Germany & Europe 2001 -2003
PÅ/AV Koruja –Smycken – Skárt, Design Forum Helsingfors, The Royal Coin Cabinet in Stockholm, Hafnarfjordur Art Center, Island
1999 - 1995
Spring exhibition, Konstfack, Stockholm, Sweden 1999
I like making Jewels, Museo Martim Barcelona, Spain 1999
Subjects'98 NARRATIVES, Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, Finland 1998
Vessels and cutlery, Gallery Metallum, Stockholm, Sweden 1996
Noble tendencies, The Historical Museum, Stockholm, Sweden 1995
Konstfullt, The wine and spirits historical museum, Stockholm, Sweden 1995
Curating craft, a panel discussion at IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden, 2016
Magic language/ game of whispers, Curator for Sweden, Revelation, Grand Palais, Paris, 2015
Gestaltad livsmijö, expert consultancy in reference group, 2015
Guest speaker during the seminar Nature as inspiration – from Art Nouveau to today, The Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, 2014
Vadå smyckekonst? Lecture about Swedish jewellery at Konsthantverkarna in Stockholm, 2014
Dr Knap leg smyckekonstnär, performance, Supermarket Independent Art Fair Stockholm 2013 and at The Röhsska Museum, Gothenburg, 2014
Nordic forum for design studies, guest speaker, Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, 2012
Guest Speaker at the seminar for Swedish Art Associations, Gustavsberg, 2012
Choice 2010/It becomes beautiful, a MADE BY project during The Birkastan day, 2010
Opponent at the Jewellery Art Department, School of Design and Crafts in Gothenburg, 2009
Community Bowl # 2, MADE BY: and 129 people from the neighbourhood created bowl # 2 on 6th of September during The Birkastan day. Five hours continuously hammering formed a bowl as a symbol of the community, 2009.
Guest Speaker at "Been There Done That" seminar hosted by IASPIS, 2009
Project coordinator for Office Hours, a discussing workshop about craft practises, 2008.
Community Bowl # 1, making a bowl with spontaneous visitors at MADE BY's studio during one day, 2008.
RGB, a short film about the cultural heritage, produced performed and exhibited together with MADE BY: for NICE 08 Nordic Art and Culture Festival, Liverpool, 2008
Guest Speaker at Hope University, Liverpool, 2008
Initiator of MADE BY: Friends a small artist in residence 2007
Founder and partner in MADE BY: since 2006.
Initiator and project leader of Thoughts of beauty – a writing and discussing seminar in collaboration in with IASPIS Craft in Dialogue, 2004
Working in organization group with Ars Ornata Europeana International jewellery symposium Spirit at Modern Museum, Stockholm 1998
Product design for Boda Nova – Höganäs Keramik, 1998-2000
Initiator and project leader of "Jewellery in public"- jewellery performance at Stockholm's Central Station, 98
Konsthantverkscentrum, KHVC a national promotion organisation for professional craftspeople and artists, since 1999 working with information, marketing and project management
Different scholarships, e.g. working grant from the Swedish Arts Grants Committee 1999, 2005 – 2007, 2011 - 2012, 2016-2018


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Stu Bradbury reports on day two of the LandWISE conference in Hawke's Bay.
The preceding evening saw a good dinner and networking event with great catering and an entertaining "quiz" with New Zealand up against Australia. It was a great win for the Kiwi's, showing the Ozzie's how it's done.
Thursday morning's speakers included Alistair Mowat, an Innovation and Strategic Management Consultant, who spoke about the Horticultural Value Chain and where value can be derived.
Retail strategies, food safety requirements, rationalisation of supply and innovation have all been significant factors in the ongoing transformation of fresh produce chains. Strategically, retailers have been exerting greater control over product specifications in order to create a clear point of difference for the consumer. This control over specifications has also been important in managing variation in product supply.
'As technologies advance, we will see greater amounts of information being exchanged between the partners within a value chain to enable the whole chain to be more transparent and responsive to changing conditions' Alistair said.
James Beech from Brera Consulting Group spoke about data, big data and opening channels between parties to derive new value from data-sets. He spoke in terms of the developments in the financial services as examples of what is coming for agriculture. He mentioned that financial services are overhauling their platforms to be able to build platforms that handle vast amounts of disparate data - Variety, Volume, Velocity, Veracity.
It offers financial services greater understanding of customer needs so services can align the right product to the right customer using predictive modelling. It's all about understanding the customer to meet their needs.
An example James gave of an agricultural application would be an Agricultural dashboard that was action orientated. 'To get results, developers must focus on the problem being solved, not the product.' A point we focus on when discussing Market Validation with our Sprout teams.
'Farmers need end to end solutions, not part of the problem solved' James commented.
Megan Cushnahan from Massey University spoke about the Hyperspectral Sensing and Imaging tools being developed at the NZ Centre for Precision Agriculture, and how data might be managed. The data is being captured with expensive gear, so they're capturing a multitude of data at once and because technology is moving so fast they need to just 'get out there and use it' rather than take slow traditional scientific approaches.
The key takeaways from Megan's talk were:
- Digital technologies such as hyperspectral sensors are changing the data economy from data-scarce to data-rich environments, where the data can be re-used
- Extracting value from big data projects is an iterative, cyclical process
- Funding models for research projects may need to change to adapt to the new science process, as risks and opportunities are focused further 'back' in the R&D process
- The composition of science teams may need to change in order to identify opportunities and refine unexpected value from big data projects
- As a research and development industry we need to consider how we can collaborate to capitalise on these technological advances.
David Herries from Interpine Innovation showed some interesting UAV images and footage and showed several uses for these tools in forestry including scanning and analysing trees, quarries, monitoring forest fires with thermal imaging, and how they derive information from the data gathered.
David said 'Digitally informed decisions during production, harvesting, sorting, packing, storage and transit could be the basis for a step change to high profitability, high resource efficiency and low footprint horticultural value chains.'
Simon Morris from Altus UAS talked about UAV Regulations that UAV (drone) operators need to be aware of. There are two websites that offer particularly helpful information for users of UAV's or RPAS:
Other speakers at the conference were:
- Armin Werner presenting the findings from a co-authored study on 'Weeding robots: a global review'
- Tristan Perez from Queensland University of Technology, talking on 'Digital Agriculture and its associated challenges and risks'
- Callaghan Innovation on 'Vision system for Onion Crops'
After lunch the group travelled out to the Centre for Land and Water microfarm for some field demonstrations of UAVs, robotics and sensors. A favourite demonstration was the Auckland University designed robot, which could travel down rows of trees, vines etc with sensors attached gathering data as required, but automatically sensing when it reaches the end of a row and turning around to come back down the next row.
All in all, a great conference with excellent speakers and ample opportunity to network and learn.


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Many years ago when I started my adventures in spotting web design trends and reviewing the best website designs, one of the very first styles I picked up and talked about was the retro style. For web designers, this is a style that has fallen out of vogue and is used far less. Enter Richard Photo Lab. While the site doesn't beat the style to death, it still clearly connects to its vintage roots. Note the use of color, type and black and white photos that give it that vintage feel. For me it is a perfect fit as the style gives the impression that this is a shop that has been around for a long time (even if they haven't). It also suggests that they have a meaningful connection to the roots of what they work on. This connection works to increase the level of trust we place in the service.
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Italian recipes are now a hit all over the world. It is even a hit on the internet. People tend to start loving Italian recipes over other cuisines. Read this blog and know why people start to prefer Italian dishes over other types of dishes.
What makes Italian Recipes Special?
People love pasta and pizzas! Which all mostly originated from Italian cuisines. Most of the Italian recipes do not need to have very many ingredients, some just only require around 4 to 10 ingredients per dish. However, these ingredients must be high-quality in order to taste good even with only just a few number.
Italian dishes have healthier Ingredients compared to Chinese recipes. Some of the best Chinese recipes are cooked by stir-frying food. Some of it is even boiled in a hot oil. Compared to the Italian dishes, Italian dishes are more of a mix and match type of food. Throw in the ingredients, and mostly it will be as good as a dish that has been prepared for hours and has undergone lots of processes.
Pasta is one of the most famous Italian dishes around the world. These dishes are those dishes that are perfectly homemade dishes. Even just simple living kids can do this at home. Some dishes do not require chopping and slicing, which makes it a safe recipe to be learned by kids alone.
Comes with the simple ingredients of the Italian dishes are the simple process of cooking one. Unlike the Chinese recipes, it needs hours and hours of preparation and cooking time in order for it to have a maximum taste. However, Italian dishes are quick and easy to prepare, because it only requires a short amount of time to prepare. Simple food and quick to prepare. Definitely no reason why people would choose Chinese dishes over the Italian dishes.
To make the cooking real and perfect, you do not need to do some meticulous processes. That will only make the recipe more complicated and it will affect the taste. The key to creating delicious and perfect Italian dishes is to keep it all simple. A perfect meal will be created only with simple steps, fewer ingredients, and less preparation time.
So why would you dare to choose Chinese dishes over Italian dishes? Italian dishes are one-of-a-kind dishes that are made popular to all places of the world. The fact that pizzas and pasta originated from there, that would already be a huge reason why people would consider choosing Italian food over Chinese food.


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IN the next few weeks, schools all over the country will be busy organising their Parent Teacher Association meetings. Now, not many parents are keen to attend such meetings. Many perceive it as boring or meaningless.
But this kind of assumption is far from the truth. To be honest, I used to think that the PTA was such a boring organisation filled with bureaucrats who spend their time discussing mundane things. I didn't consider the annual general meetings appealing enough for me to attend. I always suspected that these folk were only in the PTA for their own personal agendas. Boy, was I wrong!
Something happened on the first day of my daughter's school year (she was our second school-going child) that changed my perception forever. After sending her off, I decided to hang around for a while to observe if she would have problems coping. The students were gathering for a general assembly and it was all quite chaotic, especially for the Year One's where my daughter was.
I was standing next to a group of parents who were engaged in complaining about everything that was going wrong. The complaints ranged from absence of sign posts, lack of manpower to control the kids, how the place was too small, and so on. But the amazing thing was, nobody actually did anything to help! They saw all the shortcomings, but instead of trying to improve the situation, they just sat back and talked among themselves.
I resisted the urge to join them in venting my frustrations. Instead, I chose to walk up to a teacher
and ask if there was anything I could help with. The stressed teacher's face literally brightened up. She asked if I could
help to control the kids and sort them into two rows while she managed the other three. I did and things became a little bit more organised and eventually sorted out.
And that incidence was a huge paradigm shift for me. I had two key learnings that day — that I could make a difference just through a simple intervention, and two, that I'd rather manage 200 adults than 20 rowdy little kids, anytime!
It was then that I realised just how much the teachers have to
go through as they try to do their best with whatever limited manpower and resources at
their disposal. I immediately made a commitment to offer whatever services
I could to the school, using whatever
skills I have. And I haven't looked back since.
I can testify that the returns are great. For one, I became well known at my children's schools and some parents even mistook me for one of the teaching staff. That wasn't such a bad thing as it meant that my kids automatically behaved as they were also known by all the teachers.
Secondly, by being a part of the PTA, we get to influence the decision-making process at the school.
Suffice to say, not everyone can become committee members. But do you know that just being physically present during a meeting can actually uplift teachers' spirits? Imagine if only a handful of parents turned up? Teachers may feel as empty as the hall. But when parents turn out in numbers? I'm sure the teachers would be beaming.
So, let's not miss the opportunity to be present at the next PTA meeting. Even if you bring nothing else, just by being there you're already contributing to the school programmes.
Zaid Mohamad coaches and trains parents to experience happier homes and more productive workplaces. Reach him at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Where can I buy Pet snacks? I'm a Pink Bean in Reboot. I can't visit the cash shop so are there any General stores that carry it?#making #Video
Project 1 - Youtube
New idea for content. I read the quest like a dork and have fun completing quest in lue of grinding away...again.
Maple, Video, Gms, Subscriber, Milestone
I've been making videos for awhile now and while 150 subscribers isn't that impressive it's a huge milestone for me. I hope to contiue gaining subscribers through out the year. I'm already looking forward to the next subscriber special :]
Maple Story: Unsc. Maintenance GMS... (Yes. It really happened again.) - Youtube
Little late now but I had no idea how to post on this site haha with that being said! This is one of my first post. The Unsc. server maintenance early this morning had me triggered! If you're curious as to what the Bff exploit is or if you just like reading mean comments check out my latest video! (Wish I shared this with y'all earlier! ) #reading #Video #playing #PC
Reading, Making, Video
Maplestory: Funding A Marksman (Ep. 2) - Youtube
TECH SUPPORT SCAMMERS THINK I'M A BABY! 😂 - Youtube
Maplestory: 50K NX Double Miracle Time Cubing [GMS] - Youtube
Tree of Savior CryoClown Performance [Studio Edition] - Youtube
Maplestory - Constant 5+ Swords Damien Kill. Final Run Before 5th Job / Hi-Five Summer Mashup - Youtube
#Video My first video made using Adobe Premiere. Was a fun learning experience! hope you guys enjoy!
Yee - Youtube
Wizet Hat Project (Please help) - Deviantart
I made a 3d Wizet Invincible Hat for MMD, but I need help finishing it. After finishing the model itself, I made that picture thing and lined up the W in the centre of the back of the hat. I then clicked export as Direct X file. But it only gave me the model file and not the file of that picture thing. When I try to import the X file into PMXE, nothing appeared. If anyone is familiar with Blender, please explain to me this part of modelling and what controls I need to use to complete this model
Kittens And Cats Meowing - Youtube
Corona Intro [ Maplestory ] - Youtube
#Video Last post of the day. I'm a pretty amateur video editor but here's a video intro to our lovely guild Corona in Windia <3
YGOTAS Episode 70 - A Convenient Truth - Youtube
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8-BIT CINEMA // Show Reel - Vimeo
#watching #video #8bit cinema. Interesting montage of popular movies re-imagined as video games!


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Starting this summer, BHS will introduce a summer reading assignment for all students, according to grade level. The department is excited to announce the titles that BHS students will be reading in advance of the 2014-15 school year, and they are:
For incoming freshmen: Friday Night Lights by H. G. Bissinger
Here in the northeast, we don't really know about how much high school football matters in other parts of the country. In West Texas, it's almost a religion. Friday Night Lights is the true story of the 1988 Permian Panthers, a team from Odessa, Texas, and the pressures that the team faces in its attempts to win the state championship.
For incoming sophomores: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
This story was nominated for the 2003 Booker Prize, and is part mystery novel, part family drama, and part character study. The most remarkable element of the book is it's first-person narration, told by a 15-year-old autistic boy. The book is both daring and touching in its approach. A great read.
For incoming juniors: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
We recently (in 2012) introduced this text as a part of our junior curriculum, and next year, it will simply shift in its location to the summer. This book tells the true story of Christopher McCandless and what compelled him to abandon society in the 1990s and head off into the trackless northwest on his own, where he ultimately died. Some view McCandless as a modern-day Thoreau, others see him as a foolhardy kid who got in over his head, but he is charismatic, and his story is compelling.
For incoming seniors: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
Another Book Prize nominee, this 1986 novel will fit nicely with another new addition to the BHS reading list, George Orwell's 1984. Like 1984, Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale is set in a future dystopia where society's power has become horribly imbalanced. The novel explores gender imbalance, governmental corruption, international paranoia, and one woman's attempts to stand up against it.
AP Language and AP Literature students do not have to read these titles. Their summer reading assignments will be decided by the AP teachers.
Students will be responsible for acquiring a copy of this book. We will post links on this page giving suggestions on where to find a discounted copy as the summer approaches. Also, any student in need is entitled to a free copy of the book, courtesy of the English Department.


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Stale. That is how I feel when I am not shooting, painting or drawing. Time however does not afford for an exorbitant amount of time to paint and draw, in fact… I usually end up sketching while Big man does his homework, and then painting late in the evening when the kids are in bed. LUCKILY I have a job where I am able to hold that stale feeling at bay with my photography. I didn't turn the camera on my family this week, but had several AMAZING shoots and enjoyed putting that creative energy into my lovely clients. One in particular I have known since I started, her darling children make me smile… It was her idea to do our latest session at the Ritz, they jumped on the bed, ran through the waves and saluted the sun. sigh. nothing close to Stale is how I would describe my state of mind this week..photography keeps me fresh.
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Being a mom requires acting skills, here is one example:
Colin, "mom can I learn how to skate board?"
Me, smiling …"Sure bud!" (Inside…. oh I think every boy I knew who skate boarded wore a cast at some point, and come to think of it, one of them lost a tooth…) The one saving grace for my boy is that I keep most of my thoughts of bloody disasters to my self. I found that I am really good at picturing the worst case scenario when it comes to my kids, in fact.. I can tell you that I am that mom that honestly believes he will "poke his eye out" with everything from a pencil to a spoon. So with a boy in jeans, pads and a new skateboard we headed to the skate park, Did I mention it was raining, slippery wheels (more doom.) falls upon falls for learning (I have the location for the first aid ready in my head) I never knew acting was a great prerequisite for being a good mom, I cheered him on, took some pics, and all the while counted down the seconds to baseball practice, where he could safely stomp around in the brick-dust. (while I watch for every swinging bat and fly ball).


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I assume you have (or will have) another temporary ileostomy? In that case, yes, I imagine you would still have mucous and blood coming out of your pouch. That's a good sign, it means the tissue is healthy so don't fear it. If you had a permanent end ileostomy (meaning you are having your j-pouch removed) the anal area would be sewn shut and you would have no mucous or blood passing thru. The adaption to the j-pouch can be frustrating so be patient with the process. Most likely you will experience some urgency and discomfort in the first few weeks. Frequency will be higher too. Expect to see improvement in six week increments. Recovery is two steps forward and one step backwards for about the first year. It's not all bad, you will be healthy and will have the opportunity to put weight on and get your stamina back. But the new plumbing has to learn how to behave like a colon and that takes time. Please check into www.j-pouch.org if you get frustrated or down. There are a lot of people on that board who can provide you with support and share their experiences. That board got me through my first year and I learned that I was sharing some of the same recovery issues as others, it made me feel okay. My surgery was six years ago and I am fat and healthy six years later! You will be healthy again soon too.
It sounds like you have been through the ringer but should be in very good hands at the Mayo. Continue to get well, I will send good thoughts your way.
Yes, I had rectal physical therapy after my takedown! My sphincters were traumatized from the surgery so my surgeon sent me to his rectal PT. She was a godsend and the exercises she prescribed cured the bit of incontinence I had in the few first months post surgery. Again, it sounds like you are getting excellent care.