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Rule #1 Don't Be #2
- Narrated by: Sean Tivenan
- Length: 1 hr and 54 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 26-06-17
- Language: English
- Publisher: Gold Star Publishing
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By Susan Keefe on 06-07-17
If you don't sell yourself nobody else will!
Would you listen to Rule #1 Don't Be #2 again? Why?
This audiobook is a true gem, it is empowering, inspirational, ruthlessly honest, but most importantly it is probably the most outstandingly motivationalaudiobook you will ever listen to, if you REALLY want your dream to come true.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The author, Daniel Milstein, because he knows what he's talking about. You see, in 1991, Daniel Milstein and his parents arrived in America, they were fleeing the religious and political persecution which raged in their native Soviet Union. Daniel Milstein at 16, had only 17 cents in his pocket, however even at that young age, he was richer than most, why, simply because he had a win/win mind-set, a positive outlook, guts and determination. With these assets, from that moment, although he himself didn't realise it, he was already on his way to achieving the American Dream.
What I liked about this audiobook is that it is so full of inspiring stories. However, this doesn't mean his message is sugar coated, certainly not! This is a man who tells it as it is, and freely admits that his philosophy runs along the lines of a swift kick in the pants.
Throughout he insists that success lies in attitude, and action, dreaming is no good, it is futile to wait for luck to come your way, the right time, approval from others. You MUST work hard, grab those chances, and not fear failure. Should things not go well, then use the experience as a learning curve, and take a lesson from Arianna Huffington's mother, who told her daughter (Founder of The Huffington Post) 'Failure is not the opposite of success; it's a steppingstone to success.'
Complacency is another very important factor Daniel Milstein covers. It is essential that you remember you can never rest on your laurels. "Success is never owned. It is rented and the rent is due every day!" is his motto. When you succeed be pleased, but don't become content with your lot, your competitor is waiting to step in your shoes as soon as you lapse, so make sure you don't!
Persistency is vital. Whatever your dream, go with it, and don't give up. Should you fail the first, second, third… time then continue to persevere. He provides examples of many well-known names from the MacDonald brothers, Henry Ford, to the inspirational Jim Eisenreich, people who didn't give up, or listen to those negative influences. Through the motivational quotes and messages strewn copiously throughout the audiobook, the reasons why those who succeed do so, are laid out clearly. Be brave, think outside the box, follow that dream, and then dream bigger, and better. Remember success might not happen overnight, but if you never go for it, you can never win. So stick with it, work hard and learn from those around you and, you will make it.
Which character – as performed by Sean Tivenan – was your favourite?
Daniel Milstein, he is a true inspiration!
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The knowledge that eighty-six percent of millionaires are self-made, and two thirds of the world's billionaires made their fortune from scratch, given that information the only question can be what's stopping you?
I am so glad I purchased this audiobook and will follow the authors guide to success, learn from him, and others, then show the world just what I can achieve!
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By Hakeem Valcin on 29-10-17
This book is the real deal, full of encouragement
It was a real pleasure for me to read the mind of one of the successful entrepreneur wise and humble man. God has done amazing work in his life as well as his experience and now he shares it shortly and briefly in book i have learned alot and i want to go and impact the world for the Kingdom of God and be the one God originally had in mind for me to be ans do to the glory of His name. I enjoy wisdom of wise.


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Summer is already here and the weather is really hot AF. Last weekend, Metro Manila's heat index went up to freaking 40 degrees Celsius!
So Starbucks Philippines launching two new Frappuccino flavors is such a blessing.
According to lifestyle blogger, Patty Villegas, the Pop'zel Coffee Frappuccino (starts P175) is a blended coffee beverage top with their signature whipped cream and everyone's all-time favorite snacks: salted pretzel and caramel popcorn.
And then the coffee chain brings back the wildly popular Roasted Marshmallow S'mores Frapuccino (starts P175). It is a vanilla drink topped with whipped cream, and layered with marshmallow whipped cream, chocolate sauce, and graham crumble. Summer camp feels!
Both drinks will be available for a limited time starting April 18, and will only available in the Philippines.
Featured image from @ajaong
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How far can communications cable wire-speeds be pushed? We look at how the theoretical limits of the past are being exceeded due to new bit-rate acceleration techniques.
The Increases in network bandwidth over 25 years of public data communications have been every bit as extraordinary as those in storage density or processing power as enshrined by Moore's Law. Indeed, according to that law, which predicts a doubling in performance every two years, maximum data speeds would have increased some 4,000-fold between the time of the first generally available online services in 1987 and 2011.
The fastest dial-up modems in 1987 ran at 9.6kbps, while now there are examples of services providing broadband access over the same copper infrastructure at 50Mbps – about a 5,000 fold increase. The average speed increase is greater still, from 2.4Kbps in 1987, to 9.4Mbps in western Europe by the end of 2009, according to technology analyst IDC, with Sweden doing best at 16.7Mbps.
However, increases in speed do not necessarily indicate a new baseline from which additional boosts will proceed. The bigger question in the research and development context is whether this rate of increase will be sustained. IDC thinks not for the moment, predicting just a threefold increase in average speed to 27Mbps by 2014 in western Europe.
At the same time, several caveats should be made. First, these are nominal average speeds, not reflecting the performance actually delivered to the consumer, which is often considerably slower, especially over copper cables. Second, increases in bandwidth occurin spurts. For example, the arrival of DSL (digital subscriber line) technologies over a decade ago provided a huge boost, which was followed by a slowdown as the technology built out, and demand accumulated.
We could be poised for another growth spurt, at least according to Alcatel-Lucent, whose Bell Laboratories is working on some of the technologies that would underpin a significant surge in bandwidth. This appears to contradict IDC's relatively modest expectations, but this may also be just a matter of timing. To unravel this dichotomy, we have to roll back three years to a time when the data communications world caught a severe bout of fibre fever.
Getting enough fibre
Fibre has inherently greater data capacity than copper, and will always deliver much higher bit-rates, largely because the signals attenuate more slowly and are not subject to electromagnetic interference. Therefore it was thought that the only long-term solution for super broadband was to take fibre right up to every home.
The Fibre To The Home (FTTH) Council, in its heyday in 2008, met every year to plot this bandwidth utopia, but reckoned without the cost and logistical problems posed not so much by the last mile, but the final hundred-metre dash. However, the FTTH Council did establish some worthy goals for the industry and the market to aim at, although some unforeseen factors played a part in shifting the goalposts.
The economic downturn has slowed the rates of fibre deployment, but the main adverse factor has been that the task was underestimated; not just the physical work, but the acquisition of planning permission, and decisions over who would be footing the bill. It is this factor that lies behind IDC's rather cautious forecast.
'The time and cost involved to run fibre all the way to the home mean copper will remain a key infrastructure in western Europe for the foreseeable future,' says Jan Hein Bakkers, Research Manager at IDC. 'A recent analysis I did shows that, by 2014, 63 per cent of homes in western Europe will still use a copper connection for either voice, broadband or TV, compared with 75 per cent in 2010.'
Speed-enhancing algorithms
This means that, for the immediate future, speed increases will be highly dependent on technology advances in copper transmission, albeit combined with continued build out of fibre to bring it closer to the customer premises equipment (CPE). This is where recent advances have given cause for optimism, with the real prospect that the combination of new algorithms and shorter distances will deliver gigabit access speeds over copper within a few years, just as has been possible for a decade over short runs within Ethernet LANs via the IEEE 802.3ab standard.
Indeed, more recently 10 Gbps over copper has been achieved using electrically shielded systems at up to 100m, depending on the grade of cabling. Over the access network, longer distances and lower-grade cabling make it much harder to deliver high speeds over copper than within the LAN.
The main limitations regarding this technology are signal attenuation, and also crosstalk, which is essentially induced electrical interference between neighbouring copper wires. High data-rates require greater signal frequency to push information more quickly into the wire, and this in turn amplifies the effect of both attenuation and crosstalk. Twisting the wires in the first place reduces the effect of crosstalk, and recently increasingly sophisticated techniques for eliminating the remaining crosstalk have been developed.
The first major advance in DSL transmission came with VDSL and its successor VDSL2, which involved shortening the length of the copper loops to 1km or less, increasing speeds generally into the range 20Mbps to 30Mbps over that distance. 'To achieve these shorter loop lengths, the operators will move the DSLAMs (digital subscriber line access multiplexers) – at the boundary between the copper access and fibre backhaul network – into street cabinets within a radius of 400m to 800m of the homes, giving everyone a maximum loop length of 800m,' says Stefaan Vanhastel, director of product marketing for wireline networks at Alcatel-Lucent.
The next step for many telecommunications operators is to then apply bonding – or inverse multiplexing – to combine two copper pairs in a single connection to double bit-rate, achieving speeds of 40Mbps to 60Mbps; but this technique assumes that there are two pairs available. 'Quite a lot of countries do have two pairs available as homes used to have two telephone lines,' Vanhastel notes.
As it happens the first VDSL2 bonding deployment in 2010, by AT&T in the US, was used to extend the existing 20Mbps to 30Mbps VDSL2 bit-rate to subscribers further from the DSLAM, rather than to double bit-rates, highlighting the role new technologies can also play bringing more people up to speed.
Following VDSL bonding comes vectoring, which cancels cross-talk interference almost completely. Copper pairs are usually housed in binders containing perhaps 25, creating the scope for crosstalk. Vectoring works by measuring the input signals to each pair and using this to calculate the interference generated and in turn creating a cancellation signal that wipes out the crosstalk.
This leaves a clean signal that enables the power to be reduced, rather like wearing headphones in a noisy environment allows the volume to be turned down. 'Just like bonding, vectoring can double the bit rate but with the advantage that you don't need a second pair,' says Alctel-Lucent's Vanhastel.
The disadvantage here is that the calculations are so complex that they can only be performed across a limited number of pairs, which rules it out for large central offices (formerly 'exchanges'), according to Vanhastel's colleague Michael Peeters, CTO of Alcatel-Lucent's wireline division. 'You will only see vectoring on relatively small nodes with a maximum number of lines about 200, which is perfectly suited to a street cabinet deployment where you have 48, 96, or 192 lines,' Peeters says.
A number of operators are evaluating vectoring, including Turk Telekom, which is also interested in Alcatel-Lucent's next step forward, called DSL Phantom Mode. This is based on a very old discovery applied in the DSL context, exploiting the underlying electrical transmission technique of twisted pairs, which generates positive voltages in one wire and negative in the other, then detecting the difference between the two at the receiving end to extract the digital bit value – this could be positive for a nought and negative for a one.
In phantom mode, again two pairs are needed, each transmitting its own signal as normal; but now a third voltage is superimposed upon the signal, but this time operating in one direction across both wires of one pair, and the opposite direction across both wires of the other pair.
In this way each whole pair operates like a single wire, enabling a third digital bit to be sent at the same time. Given that this signal is transmitted down both wires of each pair it does not affect the voltage difference measured at the receiving end of that pair; but there is a difference between the voltage across the two pairs.
There is a problem, however, in that Phantom Mode creates additional interference, but Alcatel-Lucent has tackled this by applying its vectoring to cancel all the crosstalk. Bonding is then applied to unite all three channels – the two pairs plus the third 'phantom' pair – into a single circuit. Therefore phantom mode combines three techniques – vectoring and bonding as well as the phantom effect itself. Phantom Mode has been demonstrated over loop lengths of 400m, which at that distance can deliver 100Mbps per pair with the help of vectoring. Phantom Mode then multiplies that by three across the two pairs, to get 300Mbps.
With crosstalk virtually eliminated through vectoring, signal attenuation remains the main barrier to further improvements in copper performance. The remedy then is to shorten the loop length further to less than 300m, but in order to extract higher bit-rates it is necessary to extend operating frequencies beyond those defined in current physical layer standards.
'When the current DSL protocol was defined in 2003, certain choices were made with respect to coding,' says Peeters. 'Since then coding has advanced and you could increase capacity but a new physical layer is needed and that is being worked on. We are now specifically targeting 1Gbps over sufficiently short loop-lengths.'
Wirespeed overkill?
Of course 1Gbps is far more than most users need, but there is reason to assume that applications will emerge to gobble it up, perhaps in 3D gaming. In that case capacity has to increase in the backhaul and core networks as well, or else the bottleneck will merely be transferred there from the access layer. This puts the spotlight on fibre, which will have to expand in capacity as well. That is happening at different levels, ranging from core or trunk transport, to the access node where it meets copper.
At the trunk level over long distances the high cost of laying fibre combined with the greater capacities required makes it worth having the best system, which is narrow single mode fibre only 8µm to 10µm in diameter. Being thin single mode requires high-powered lasers to inject the light, but can then transmit coherent light at a single wavelength, which attenuates more slowly and can therefore sustain higher data-rates over longer distances. Furthermore, there is the ability for a single fibre to carry multiple channels each at different wavelengths separated by a clear margin to avoid dispersion, using dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM).
Fibre transmission record breaker
In 2010 NTT of Japan broke the speed record for a single-mode fibre by transmitting signals over 432 separate wavelengths under DWDM, at a rate of 171Gbps per wavelength, making a total of 69.1Tbps. Then in December 2010 Alcatel-Lucent raised the bar further by announcing transmission at 700Gbps over single-mode using one optical channel at a single wavelength. With DWDM this brings the potential data rate up to about 240Tbps over a single fibre – a throughput potential that provides plenty of headroom for expansion of trunk networks.
When it comes to the access network, and the point where the fibre connects with the final copper loop, we are talking about much lower speeds using thicker multimode cable at 62.5µm diameter. This absorbs light more easily allowing use of lower cost photonics systems with PON (passive optical network) technology. Speeds of around 2.5Gbps per fibre have been achieved so far, while recently US carrier Verizon demonstrated PON at 10Gbps.
This increases the potential access speed further and will ensure fibre stays ahead of copper, but there is still an important point to remember. This is that even when FTTH (Fibre To The Home) is deployed, the last few metres to the customer premises equipment such as TVs or computers will still be over copper, and there may also be a wireless link. This is because fibre is difficult to splice, and there are very few consumer electronics devices taking it as a direct input.
Therefore wireline speeds will continue to be constrained both by fibre in the core, and copper over ever shorter loop lengths, until the point at which they come down to the length of the in-home cabling over the last few metres. As fibre speeds increase, so the diminishing length of the copper loops will allow that too to support higher bit-rates. Within the foreseeable future it is possible that as fibre reaches the end of the street or block to within 50m or 100m of the CPE, access speeds over copper will reach 10Gbps. *


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March 2008
Traffic on the fabled Information Highway speeds along at an increasingly brisk pace. But without a map, wayfarers can easily get lost amid the dizzying array of destinations. That's why search engines are so popular -- and necessary. So much so that the most popular search engine, Google, has entered our English lexicon as a verb. Want info on some topic? Google it! Anyone who uses the Internet invariably finds himself engaging a search engine for links to information on specific topics.
We would like to introduce our readers who use search engines -- we know you are many -- to a new way to search online. It's called GoodSearch.
GoodSearch is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate, including the NOR. GoodSearch works just like any other search engine and provides the same quality search results, courtesy of Yahoo. All one need do is log on to www.GoodSearch.com, type New Oxford Review in the field that asks, Who do you GoodSearch for? click verify, and start searching. It's that simple. And the best part, we humbly submit, is that the NOR automatically benefits -- there is no need to reach into your pocketbooks.
You might think that a penny per search is peanuts, but the results add up to something big. If 100 supporters made an average of four searches a day, the NOR would receive $1,460 at the year's end. If 1,000 supporters made an average of four searches a day, the NOR would receive $14,600. That's more than a few peanuts!
But there's more: What if, in addition to search results, a percentage of your online purchases at select stores went to support the work of the NOR? Now it can.
GoodShop, another feature of GoodSearch, is a new online shopping mall that donates up to 37 percent of each purchase you make to the charity you designate, including the NOR. Hundreds of stores including Target, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, eBay, Dell computers, Macy's, Sears, Hotels.com, Alaska Airlines, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, and Diapers.com have joined GoodShop. Now, every time you place an order at these and other stores after clicking through GoodShop, you'll be supporting the NOR -- with nothing extra coming out of your pocket. Just click the Who do you GoodShop for? link at GoodSearch.com, select the retailer you'd like to shop, and proceed with your purchases. Simple!
To begin searching and shopping, log on to www.GoodSearch.com, and please be sure to enter the New Oxford Review as the charity you wish to support. It's an easy, painless way to help advance the mission of the NOR, while doing something you already do.
Do something big for orthodox Catholicism and the NOR: Make GoodSearch your primary search engine, and select the NOR as your designated charity. You can even make GoodSearch your Internet homepage.
Thank you one and all for your continued support of our apostolate.


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Mom to Christa
September 17, 2017
Atlanta, Georgia
Mom to Christa
September 17, 2017
Atlanta, Georgia
Mom to Paisley Lynn
May 23, 2015
Columbus, Ohio
Since day one everyone has told me it would help to talk to someone who has been through what I've been through. It will help you to heal and cope, it will give you hope to hear about success after loss. All of that sounds great, but it is easier said than done. It isn't like people walk around carrying a sign saying I lost my daughter/son. I can't go to the group meetings suggested by the hospital because I don't do well in a social setting. I am a very shy and private person. I always have been and most likely always will be. [Read more…]
Mom of Max Michael and Leo William
Born and died July 16, 2013
Boston, Massachusetts
Mom to Jaylen and Quincy
Born/Passed June 17, 2008
Mom to Payton Ann
Born/Passed August 27, 2011
It all started June 17, 2008. I was about six months pregnant with twin boys. I noticed some bleeding which is of course a red flag in pregnancy. I immediately called my doctor who told me to come in so he could give me an examination. I raced over to the office upset and thinking the worst. He started by doing an ultrasound. I watched the screen intently and saw both little guys moving around. "Yes, they are ok," I thought to myself.
Mom to Miguel Angel Jr. – Born into Heaven June 12, 2000
Ontario, California
We found out I was pregnant in March of 2000. We were so excited until I started bleeding on Mother's Day. I went to the Emergency Room and they told me there was nothing they could do- it was a threatened abortion and to make an appointment with my doctor. Heartbroken, they sent me home.
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Mom to Baby Staley- Morgan
Born still August 23, 2012
Buckhorn, Kentucky
I was 19 weeks pregnant and had found out I was carrying an unhealthy baby and the baby would more than likely lose its fetal heartbeat within the next few weeks or month. I had gone in for a routine ultrasound to find out the sex of the baby, but instead found out that the baby had a massive cyst and was gathering fluid around its heart. I was in complete shock, which was supposed to be a day of joy not sadness. I was lying on the bed during the ultrasound while my doctor was telling me all the horrible news. In complete shock, I instantly started praying and asking God to remove the cyst and make my baby healthy. My OB doctor said the baby more than likely had Turners Syndrome, a disease more common in girls. We had trouble finding out the sex because we couldn't see much of the baby because of all the cysts. I was very thankful I had a few family members there with me during this time. They were all very excited as well as me about getting to find out the sex of the baby. [Read more…]
Mom to Agustin
Born and died September 30, 2012
Born sleeping September 30, 2012
Bradenton, Florida
Knowing I was pregnant was the scariest and happiest day of my life. It was even scarier telling my mother; she already knew, but was scared to ask me. One day she handed me a pregnancy test and told me to take it. I was so scared, but after taking the test, which you could hardly read what the results were, I told her I was already 3 months. She was happy because she was not yet a grandmother.. I was frightened I'd be a mother at 18. [Read more…]
Mom to Henry Lefebvre Bonnell
Born and died September 28, 2012
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
We had our first ultrasound on September 19, 2012 – the day we found out that everything was not OK.
While an ultrasound uses sound vibrations to get an image of babies inside their mummies, these sound waves crashed into the depths of our lives and reverberated throughout the universe in a spiral until it came to a deafening halt on September 28. We're now trying to pick through the rubble and aftershock.
We had no idea anything had been awry during my pregnancy – no false contractions, bleeding, or anything else – just a regular, easy pregnancy to date that brought us a lot of joy.
During our first ultrasound, we were, at first, elated. It was our first time seeing our child. We found him to be the most beautiful little baby, and we were so proud. [Read more…]
Mom to Matthew Aaron
Sunrise and sunset July 28, 2012
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
We had been trying for a baby for 3 years, and by some miracle, after giving up, we found out I was pregnant. Matthew was my second baby and my boyfriend's first. We were so excited and happy, and so were all our friends. [Read more…]
Mom to Caleb Dean
Born April 16, 2012
My husband and I started having children almost as soon as we got married. At our first wedding anniversary, we announced that we were pregnant with our first daughter. Our family was thrilled, and so were we! We went on to have four children, two girls and two boys. When our oldest daughter was 11, our youngest son 4, and I was 35, we decided to have another baby. Everything had always been textbook normal with my other pregnancies, and we expected nothing less. We announced to the world that we were pregnant at 4 weeks. In September 2011 at 9 weeks, I began bleeding and found out that I had miscarried our child. We were devastated, but having to share the grief with our children was terrible. Sad and disappointed doesn't cover it. [Read more…]
Mom to Hayden Michael
Born and died February 28, 2012
Gilbert, Arizona
I found out I was pregnant the week before Halloween. I was 18 years old, and absolutely terrified. I'd been feeling strange for a week or so, and just had this feeling that I was pregnant. I took the test and was so scared when it came out positive; all I could do was stare at the test and mutter, "Oh. My. Gosh," over and over. But during my pregnancy, I would look at my stomach and marvel that there was a life, a baby, a precious being that was mine inside my belly. My boyfriend and I fought for months over my decision to A) not abort the baby, and B) place the baby for adoption. He was of the mindset that we weren't ready for a baby, but if I WAS going to have the baby, he didn't want his kid to be raised by strangers. I was determined to place for adoption, and to find my baby amazing, loving, and prepared parents who were unable to have children of their own. I am not trying to glorify myself or sound self-sacrificing: I had been careless and irresponsible in his conceiving, but I was going to give my baby the best life I could – better than I could give him. I knew adoption was the right choice. [Read more…]
Mom to Ashley Antoinette
Born and died April 22, 2011
Rosedale, Maryland
It was St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 2011 when I went to the hospital from getting the WORST pain in my life to find out after the hospital nurses took samples that I was pregnant.
I was so shocked and thrilled at the same time. How was I pregnant for so long and not really know? I'm pregnant?! Yay! Wow! [Read more…]
Mom to triplets, 2 boys and 1 girl,
Born and died at 21 weeks on May 10, 2010
Twin girls,
Born and died at 23 weeks born on September 19, 2011
Muscat, Oman
25 Jan 2010, morning 7.00am was very excited for my test, was not ready to believe that it's POSITIVE. [Read more…]
Mom to Isaac Lee
Miscarried April 4, 2011
(EDD August 24, 2011)
Kinslee Nicole
Born and died February 24, 2012
(EDD June 29, 2012)
Crooksville, Ohio
June 22, 2012. This was supposed to be one of the greatest days of our lives. Instead it will be another day out of the year that's filled with tears and sadness for my husband and I. This is our story. [Read more…]
Mom to Jacob Michael Jones
Born March 8, 2009 at 9pm, and passed away March 8, 2009 at 9:03pm
Rylan Michael Jones
Born sleeping On September 19, 2011
Elk, Washington
Jacob's Story
Life has been really tough on me and my fiancé the past four years. In February of 2009, we found out that we were indeed expecting a little boy. We were ecstatic! We picked out a name, Jacob Michael Jones (Michael was his father's first name)
In March, I started bleeding on the 7th, and by the next morning I woke up to blood all over the bed, and down my legs. We made it to the hospital around noon finally (it was snowing pretty hard) and they rushed me to the ER, where they did a vaginal exam and said that my cervix was dilating and they could see the membranes pushing through. Neither of us really knew what to think, it was all so surreal, and I couldn't think about anything else besides little Jacob suffering inside me. They took me to ultrasound and again confirmed that it was a little boy and we were 19 weeks and 2 days. [Read more…]
Mom to Conner
Born still February 22, 2011
Bozeman, Montana
My son Conner was stillborn on February 22, 2011. It was the worst day of my life, an experience that has changed me forever. I went into labor around midnight and he was delivered naturally just after 1:00 pm. I was only 21 weeks pregnant, and Conner was too young to survive outside the womb. I pleaded with my doctor, "Can't you do something? Please, do something, anything, to stop my labor and keep him alive!" She just held my hand, crying with me, and said, "I'm sorry, there's nothing I can do. Conner is not going to survive." The placenta was heavily damaged and there was no more amniotic fluid. [Read more…]
Mom to Faith Elizabeth
Born sleeping on September 28, 2011
Nashville, Tennessee
On Tuesday, September 27, at 1:30pm, my husband and I went in for our "big ultrasound," also known as the anatomy scan, where all of the baby's organs and growth/development are checked, and where we would find out if baby was aboy or a girl. I was 2o weeks 6 days pregnant. The tech began the scan, took a few measurements and pictures, and then said she "needed to get one more thing" and would be right back. I knew immediately that something was wrong. I sat up and looked at her screen and saw a blank spot under heart rate. It felt like she was gone forever and my husband tried to keep me calm, but then the nurse walked in and said, "The doctor will see you today." Everything for the next few minutes is a bit of a blur, but I remember saying, "No, no," my husband holding me, and the doctor coming in to tell me how sorry she was and explaining how we would proceed. I knew that I was too far along for a D&C and that I would actually have to deliver my baby. The doctor gave us the option of going home for a bit and then coming back to labor and delivery when we were ready, but that seemed pointless to me. I decided we needed to go to L&D now and get the process going, as horrible as it would be. [Read more…]
Mom to Aidan Thomas Finney
September 4th, 2011
Cabot, Arkansas
Aidan was born on September 4, 2011. He was born at 21 weeks and 1 day. He was born sleeping. He was born with his angel wings.
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Mom to Graham Lee
March 18th, 2010
and Slade Douglas
October 11th, 2010
Weatherford, Texas
My angels in Heaven…
I've never wanted anything more than to be a wife and mommy all of my life. My amazing husband and I were married in November of 2007, and following that December 1, 2009 was the another happy day of our lives. We were surprised to find out we were expecting our first bundle of joy. [Read more…]
Desiree Nelson
Mom to Samuel
Born Sleeping April 13th, 2010
and Natalee Rose
Born Too Early on June 11th, 2011
My story starts very typically and ends with such tragedy. I met the man I knew I would spend my life with and be a good dad to my son, we decided to start a family of our own. Right before Christmas 2009 we found out we were pregnant, I had a normal pregnancy with my son but he was born premature at 32 weeks. I can't explain why but I had a feeling that things were very different this time. I hardly ever felt the baby move even after 16-17 weeks; I kind of blew it off because it was hard for me to remember 5 years ago what it was like. Plus I had an anterior placenta which the doctor told me would block a lot of his movement. [Read more…]


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Our Lite Hiker Socks are made from
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Come for a quiet get-a-way in this lovely home with unobstructed views of the Bear and Quail golf courses and the mountains to the east. Walk out the door and you are on the fairways. 5 minute drive to the Kelowna International Airport and the University of British Columbia (Okanagan). This Bed and Breakfast can host 4 guests in 2 bedrooms, each with an ensuite. You can rent both rooms or just one of the rooms. Rates quoted are for EACH room including breakfast. Ask about rates for the suite without breakfast (weekly rates also available).
Anthonie and I have recently moved here after living in the Vancouver area for over 35 years. We have spent many summers camping with our 9 children and numerous grandchildren and enjoy the various activities offered in the Okanagan Valley. The climate is hard to beat, especially in the summer. For the past 15 years we have travelled to Kelowna for the Senior Boys Highschool Provincial Volleyball Championships hosted by UBCO and always considered this an area we would love to move to. Of course, having some of our children living here was also a great drawing card!
Owner/Manager purchased this house in 2012
We were looking for a property that was in a quiet neigborhood but near all amenities. This property is nestled on the Okanagan Golf Club and is a great get-a-way for some rest and relaxation. Golf at your front door for you avid golfers!
We love the open feeling of the home and the view of the golf course and mountains. Watching the seasons change has been spectacular. You are able to walk out the door and stroll down the quiet neighborhood or take the trail along the back of the ridge that leads you to the University. You can also walk to the Golf Course and stop at the Bogata Cafe for a delicious lunch.
I was here in Kelowna for a long week of work and was lucky enough to stay in your beautiful home. Thank you both for your warm hospitality.
I had a lovely stay at Quail Ridge B&B! Tony and Harmina were very friendly and gracious hosts. They even picked me up at the airport late in the night. Plus, breakfast was delicious!
Our family of four had a lovely vacation in Kelowna at the quailridge b n b. The location was perfect for our wedding that was 5 minutes away. Our accommodations were clean and comfortable with a livingroom to relax in together. The food was plentiful tasty and varied over our three days stay.
I would stay again.
The warmth and genuine hospitality by Tony and Harmina made us instantly feel as though we were with family. Our room was spotlessly clean with a comfortable bed and large ensuite. There is also a very large common area (shared with the other bedroom) with a kitchen, TV and gas "woodstove" . True to their philsophy that "breakfast is the most important meal", they are up early to bake fresh bread and muffins for the multi-course home-cooked breakfast.
My stay was fabulous and cannot be compared to any hotel. I will not stay in the nicest hotel if I could stay here!!! Anthonie and Harmina made me feel welcome and was more than accommodating. The service from and to the airport was more than welcome and even at 4:40 am it was done with a friendly smile. Spacious, spotless and more than I needed! I will gladly return. I am very sorry that I had to decline breakfast because of my early flight. Next time...
Harmina and Tony were outstanding. The served healthy generous meals. They went out of their way to help me. For example, Tony came with me at night to the gas station to fill up my unfamiliar rental vehicle in an unfamiliar area. And the next morning started the car for me because it was cold outside.
Of course the accommodation was more than comfortable.
This was our 4th visit to this wonderful B & B, and we just keep coming back. It has everything you would need for a great vacation. It is cosy, comfortable, in a great area, great breakfasts and with the friendliest hosts anywhere. We look forward to coming here every time we visit Canada.
This is a Tuscony designed home offering a peaceful getaway. Located less than five minutes from Kelowna International Airport, it overlooks the Bear and Quail Golf courses and is minutes away from the University of BC (Okanagan). The home is perfect for a couple's get away or a fun-filled family vacation.
The Okanagan Valley is well known for their selection of world class wineries. There are over 30 wineries in close proximity including Gray Monk Winery, Summerhill, Mission Ridge, Quail's Gate and more. Wine tours are available to provide you with transportation to and from a selection of wineries. Come sample the best the Valley has to offer!!
For a leisurely afternoon, try one of the 20+ golf courses in the area. There is guaranteed to be a course to challenge all levels of golfers including The Bear and Quail Golf Courses, Tower Ranch, Gallagher's Canyon and Predator Ridge. Lessons are always available for beginners.
Visit the Myra Canyon or the Kettle Valley Railway in the famous Kettle Valley or Kalamalka Lake for walking or biking. There are numerous hiking trails in the area, including leisurely strolls and challenging hikes. Many are situated near the surrounding lakes, offering breath-taking views and a relaxing atmosphere.
If you are here for summer activities, there are a multitude of beaches and an abundance of water sports. This includes boat rentals, sea doo rentals and wind surfing equipment rentals. Kelowna hosts a major summer tournament each August Long Weekend: the Center of Gravity. This celebration includes water sports, BMX biking, volleyball, basketball, beer gardens, musical guests and more.
Winter activities are also in abundance. Popular mountains close by include Big White, Silverstar or Crystal Mountain. There are also various activities including ice fishing, snow-shoeing, cross-country skiing etc.
No matter what brings you into the Okanagan Valley, the beautiful surroundings, numerous lakes and beaches, wineries, golf courses and endless possibilities will keep you entertained. In the summer, the warm evenings allow you to rest and relax whether you are strolling through downtown along the board walk or sitting on the patio enjoying a cold beverage. Winter provides a wonderful escape where you can experience a laid back environment and rest comfortably in front of a warm fire after a busy day on the ski hill.
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Wani was arrested and was being interrogated in connection with several militancy-related cases. Six-member Special Investigation Team (SIT), which was constituted yesterday to look into all the angles of the attack on the yatris, also questioned Wani. "He is cooperating with the police and spilling the beans," they added.
GOC 15 Corps Lt General J S Sandhu today said the militant attack on Amarnath pilgrims was a reversal. But, he asserted that the operation against the militants will continue. The Jammu and Kashmir Police had yesterday constituted a six-member SIT headed by Deputy Inspector General S P Pani to probe into the attack.
The other members include Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Anantnag Altaf Ahmad Khan, one Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) rank officer and three other officers to assist the probe. Seven yatris, five of them women, were killed and 19 others were injured when militants attacked an Amarnath yatra bus in Anantnag on Monday.
The attack drew severe criticism from all the sections of the society, including separatists, in the Kashmir Valley and rest of the country. Questions were also raised over the security cover provided to the yatris following which Union Ministers Jitinder Singh and Hansraj Ahir, besides the Army Chief visited the Valley and reviewed the security situation. (UNI)


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Interactive Management Introductory Session
Demonstration of a collaborative thinking support tool
Dr. Mike Hogan (NUI Galway)
|CA113, Cairnes Building, NUI Galway
|13:00 :: 25th April 2012
Mike Hogan and his colleagues have developed a new collaborative research/teaching thinking support tool which they are making available to all staff and researchers at NUI, Galway. Mike will demonstrate how the software can be used at a brown bag lunchtime session on Wednesday 25th April, 1 - 2pm, room CA113. The software provides a platform for the integration of two thought structuring technologies, Interpretative Structuring Modelling and Argument Mapping, which together can be useful if a group is working to develop a consensus-based model describing relations between problems in a problem field, options in an option field, etc. A succinct description of the steps in the model building process can be found on the attached slide.
The most recent version of the software is available here:
The software connects with argument mapping software that is commercially available here: http://rationale.austhink.com/
Please note that this is the first iteration of the software and the group will continue to develop it over the next few months. The long-term plan it to integrate the tool and methodology into the web to facilitate research groups working together via skype, etc. The next phase of work will focus on developing mathematical modeling features that fit within the existing matrix structuring methodology. Please feel free to make use of the current version of the software, and please let Mike know how you get on with it. He is available to facilitate workshops if required.
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Riley: It's about Alison. You were wrong about her and Hunter. They're not dating.
Casey: What? Is she already over him?
Riley: No. She's his sister.
[Casey laughs]
Riley: I'm serious.
Casey: Who told you this?
Riley: She did. They did. They were over at the Lakeview together. They just got done with some sort of family lunch.
Casey: Wait. They're brother and sister. How -- how -- what?
Riley: You know Alison was conceived through in vitro, right? I guess your dad stole one of Emily's fertilized eggs and implanted it in hunter's mom.
Casey: Ew! What?
Riley: Okay, when you talk to her, you may not want to lead with that.
Rosanna: Carly, come on. For once, Craig is doing the right thing. You need help.
Carly: Yes, maybe I do need help. But not the kind that you're talking about. You want to send me away.
Rosanna: I just want you to be with people who can give you the professional help that you need, because you're destroying yourself. Day by day, drink by drink, we're losing you.
Carly: So, it's your turn at bat now? Is that how this works?
Jack: You think I came to pass judgment on you, Carly. But I didn't.
Carly: Why? That's what you do best.
Jack: Well, I came down hard on you, Carly, because I care about you.
Carly: I already know I'll never live up to your lofty standards, jack. So save the speech. Compass is broken. I'm not your problem to solve anymore.
Jack: We'll always be connected.
[Carly laughs]
Carly: What does that mean, exactly?
Jack: It means that when you're hurting like this, it affects me, too. You -- come on, lady. You are so much better than this. Look at you. Look what you've become. You're fallen apart.
Carly: How would you know how I feel? You don't talk to me anymore. You don't ask me how I am. You don't lower yourself to acknowledge me at all, unless it's to accuse me of something.
Jack: Fine, you want to talk? Let's talk. You and me, a real conversation, okay?
Carly: Great. What should we talk about? How weak I am? What a lush I've become?
Jack: Okay, do you remember when we used to stand in parker's doorway and watch him sleep, his little night-light on in the corner?
Carly: Why are you bringing that up?
Jack: Because you always said you wanted things to be different for him. Not -- not the way you grew up.
Carly: Just stop. Stop.
Jack: No, you always had to be so strong. Do you remember? You were just a little girl, stuck in that house with ray.
[Voice breaking]
Carly: I'm not like my father. I'm not. I mean, he drank. He drank
so much I was afraid to come home from school. He -- he'd be passed
out on the couch or in the hallway, and I'd have to put him to bed.
Jack: Yeah, I know. And you -- and you were barely big enough to move him, but you did it. You did it, because you had to. You had to take care of him, and you did it all by yourself.
Carly: I used to wish I was anywhere but in that house and he was anybody but my father. I -- [Carly chuckles] This is not the same.
Jack: Carly --
Carly: No, it is not the same! I have never asked Parker to -- that's not me. I am not like that. Parker, do you wish that I was somebody else?
Parker: I just want you to get better, Mom.
Jack: You can still keep that promise to him, Carly. And to Sage and to J.J.
Carly: I have. Damn you. I am a good mother.
Jack: Oh, come on. It's time to be honest, sweetheart. You checked out on them. It's time for you to come home, Carly. They need their mother. They need her to stop drinking.
Carly: All right, I admit I have a problem. It's gotten out of control. But the one thing that I c -- you don't have to send me away.
Rosanna: I know that you're scared. I know that. I mean, I'm scared, too.
Carly: You have no idea what I've been through.
Rosanna: I know you, and I know that you're not proud of all this and of what you've been doing, and that's why you've been drinking in secret and hiding the bottles all over the house and in your purse.
Carly: Okay, all right. I get it. What do you want me to do?
Rosanna: I want my sister back. I want the girl who loves herself and who loves her family back, the one that's a fighter, the one who's strong enough to ask for help when she needs it.
Carly: I'm right here.
Rosanna: No, you're not. In looking at you, honey, if you don't let us help you, we're all gonna lose you.
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A high-efficiency N/P co-doped graphene/CNT@porous carbon hybrid matrix as a cathode host for high performance lithium–sulfur batteries
Heteroatom-doped carbon hybrids containing sp2-hybridized and sp3-hybridized nanocarbons have attracted immense interest as sulfur hosts due to their unique 3D conductive networks and synergistic effect of physical absorption and chemical interaction on suppressing the dissolution of polysulfides. However, the reported carbon hybrids always require a tedious fabrication process, including multistep chemical vapor deposition and a thermally stable catalyst. Therefore, it is highly desirable to exploit a simple, renewable, and scalable strategy to fabricate 3D heteroatom-doped carbon hybrids. Herein, a N, P-co-doped 3D carbon hybrid was successfully fabricated via a one-pot pyrolysis process. Due to the rapid Li+/e− transport among the 3D interconnected porous frameworks and effectively suppressed polysulfide dissolution by physical confinement and chemical interaction, the assembled Li–S batteries exhibit excellent electrochemical performance. The as-obtained cell delivers an ultrahigh initial discharge capacity of 1446 mA h g−1 at 0.1C as well as an excellent rate capability of 921 mA h g−1 at 1C. Additionally, a reversible and stable discharge capacity of 795 mA h g−1 is maintained after 400 cycles at 1C, corresponding to an extremely low capacity decay of 0.034% per cycle. Such a design strategy is eco-friendly and generally applicable to combine the sp2 nanocarbon with sp3 amorphous carbon, which is crucial to construct 3D interconnected hierarchical porous carbons for advanced energy storage for applications in various fields, such as lithium batteries, catalysis and hydrogen storage.


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Happy Holidays!
The Office Christmas Party
The day before was the last day of the term so one of my classes took me out to dinner, which is not unusual. Thais tend to be very generous gift-givers and will often give presents to their teachers on the last day. We went to an outdoor sidewalk-type restaurant that's common here. Because the alcohol ban was already in effect, our Heineken was served in a bucket. We ordered food the typical Thai way—many different dishes for everyone to share. Four of those dishes were innards. I was brave enough to try two but couldn't stomach any more (bad joke).
It's a Boy!
So Bazaar
By the way, one of the reasons I don't update this blog as much as I'd like is the spotty internet service in my apartment. I'm writing now from an internet cafe in the middle of about 30 teens-to-20-somethings—mostly guys—playing computer games. That's huge over here and most of the internet cafes are used for that purpose. Imagine the noise of all those machine guns and whatever else they're playing with, plus the guys yelling in Thai at the computers. It would be more comical if my head weren't pounding!
By the way, teaching "by the way" to beginner English speakers is not that easy.
King-Sized Birthday
Bangkok was a sea of yellow Wednesday as everyone donned the color to express their devotion. (Thais have a color for each day of the week, and since the King was born on a Monday—the yellow day—many Thais wear yellow every Monday and on his birthday.) The monarchy no longer holds political power but still plays a huge role in Thai culture. The royal anthem is played before every movie and three times a day on the radio and over loud speakers and everyone stands at attention. The Thai people have so much passion and pride for "my King" as many call him, they sometimes get teary-eyed talking about him. Anyone who has more cynical ideas about the royal family can only express them in hushed tones.
That night, restaurants in my neighborhood turned their TVs to the birthday celebration at the Grand Palace and patrons raised candles and sang songs.
Yellow candles flickered up and down the street.The next night as I was teaching, loud explosions disrupted the school. Students ran out of their classes to follow the sound. Turns out it was a fireworks display and more birthday festivities. Coincidentally, I was teaching "I've never + present perfect" so I got to say "I've never heard fireworks that loud." Then we let out early and saw a really spectacular show!
It's Beginning to Look Somewhat Like Christmas
'Tis the season for Oktoberfest as well. Open-air beer gardens with live music are springing up all over town. The "winter" nights--slightly cool and breezy--are perfect for knocking back pints outside, which is probably why they postpone the celebration for a couple of months. A group of us went to one the other night on top of a building and at eye-level to the sky train.
I think Thais must adopt every holiday they can for an excuse to celebrate and indulge their love of fun. And who can fault them for that? They celebrate three New Years: the one on December 31, Chinese New Year in February, and Thai New Year (Songkran) April 13-15. For their own, the country basically shuts down for a week and people run around the streets drenching each other with water. I've been advised by other ex-pats to get on the first train out of town, but my students love this festival.


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After taking provigil for a few weeks regularly, yesterday i did NOT. I spent the whole day fighting what felt like demons. I felt them mentally AND physically. Seriously, it felt like they were inside me. It was very strange, and HORRIBLE. A connection between the two doesn't seem to make sense, but I don't know what else to think. Today, so far, nothing like that - but I am wondering if i just feel better because I may have discovered the reason for it, or if it's because the provigil is out of my system. OR if the horror will still return, later today. While taking it, I did stay awake all day and felt more motivated than usual. Thank you for any information you can give me!
Does provigil need to be stopped gradually?
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I don't think you actually go into withdrawals with cramping and pain and such, but if your body is use to being excited by more dopamine in your brain and you stop it you are going to notice a change. I don't believe it is dangerous to just stop it, but tapering may be more comfortable.
That makes perfect sense. Thank you!
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- n. Pineapple
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. The pineapple (Ananassa sativa).
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A native name in tropical America of the pineapple, and of other plants resembling it. The wild ananas of the West Indies is Bromelia Pinguin.
- n. [capitalized] [NL.] A small genus of tropical plants, belonging to the natural order Bromeliaccæ. A. satira produces the pineapple. Also called Ananassa.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)
- n. large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
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The plant that produces the pine-apple known as the "ananas," or by the Malays as "nanas," grows literally wild upon the hills on Blakan Mati Island, and other islands round about Singapore.
Prisoners Their Own Warders A Record of the Convict Prison at Singapore in the Straits Settlements Established 1825
"Italian" Pizza with ananas, beef, bacon and béarnaise sauce the Swedish style will probably live forever.
_ "Boeuf aux ananas, _pineapple_ paupiettes, potage aux ananas," _Antonio continued gloomily.
I'd love to be put into your sample draw please, and in the meantime will go off to the shops this pm and smell ananas fizz...
Pineapple wars: Jean Patou Colony versus the modern world (And a giveaway)
Because it's a rather quiet scent I underestimated it at first, but it's sublime, well balanced, warming and soft, yet light with a little freshness added by the ananas in the top notes - the perfect office scent for me.
Love Not At First Sniff: Anne Pliska, Coco Mademoiselle. Coromandel
The luscious ananas keeps going strong even in the drydown, keeping its sunny, tropical own against the nocturnal, brooding note of patchouli.
Look at the preserved fruits, look at the golden ginger, the outspreading ananas, the darling little rogues of China oranges, ranged in the gleaming crystal cylinders.
The little ananas seller, originally uploaded by gobou.
They always referred to 'pineapples' in Italian as 'pineapples', never as 'ananas' in the proper Italian way.
_Pineapples_ (_Bromelia ananas_, Linn.) are abundant in the Southern


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Closure to "Seismic Subsurface Exploration on the St. Lawrence River Project by E. R. Shepard and Reuben M. Haines"
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Prager 20150518 – 1 Death for Boston Bomber
Mon, May 18, 2015 • Past Show
Prager H1: The citizens of MA are suffering cognitive dissonance. They are having trouble accepting that the Boston Bomber got the death penalty from a jury of their fellow citizens… We know the Bomber is guilty, so why do we need to go through years of appeals before executing him? We should do it this week.


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I've been working on the pizza crust recipe and have made a few modifications since we first posted this recipe at http://www.foodismedicine.org/pizza.pdf
Here are the modifications with the full crust recipe below the changes:
1/2 cup bean flour
1/2 cup ground flax meal (I've omitted the coconut flour and increased the flax meal – I've found that the flax holds the bean flour together much better)
I've also been using milk instead of water.
Here's the new crust recipe:
No Grain, No Yeast Crust:
Depending upon your grain sensitivity and health condition (like insulin resistance or diabetes- for some people the grains in the tortilla could spike blood sugar) you can make your own crust. (this step takes an extra 10 minutes of preparation)
½ cup bean flour (Bob's red mill makes garbanzo bean flour)
½ cup flax meal,
½ tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1/3 cup milk
1/8 cup olive oil
1. Mix ingredients with fork.
2. Knead on floured (use the bean flour) counter just until workable and spreadable, about 2 minutes. It will get "sticky" so sprinkle extra bean flour on the dough and /or your hands so it won't stick to your fingers.
3. Put on pizza stone or stainless steel pan or glass baking dish and spread out until thin – this part is really important – if it's too thick it will be cardboard like and too dry. I use my hands and fingers to keep spreading it out. Since it is sticky, I keep adding more flour to my hands. The thinner the better; you should spread it to approximately fit a 9 inch by 14 inch pan.
4. Bake for 5 minutes and remove from oven; and spread with about a tablespoon or 2 of olive oil – this helps with keeping it moist.
5. Add sauce, cheese, toppings and bake till bubbly.
I hope you enjoy it; please let me know how yours comes out by posting comments and if you have any modifications that can make it even better!
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Injury could sideline Atletico's Diego Costa
Apr. 01, 2014
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atletico Madrid says that striker Diego Costa is an injury doubt for the return leg of its Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona after injuring his hamstring in Tuesday's 1-1 draw.
Diego Costa limped off after 30 minutes after pulling up clutching his right thigh. The striker made way for substitute Diego Ribas, who went on to open the scoring at the Camp Nou. Neymar scored Barcelona's equalizer in the 71st.
"We'll see tomorrow how bad it is," Atletico coach Diego Simeone said.
Diego Costa is Atletico's top scorer with 33 goals and his absence for the return leg on April 9 at the Vicente Calderon Stadium would be a major blow.
"Let's hope we can count on Diego Costa, we need him," Atletico midfielder Tiago said.


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A new film documents the sub-culture of men pushing themselves to recapture their glory days on the bike.
Bike Portland
In the U.K. university town of Cambridge, more than a quarter of disabled commuters travel by bike.
The Guardian
New service, funded by the Department of Transportation, hopes to curb bike theft with bike valet in Union Square, Time Square and Ridgewood.
AM New York
Plans for an Oklahoma City Boulevard have used bike lanes in all their design and promotional materials, but now that the job has been awarded to a contractor, the lanes have disappeared.
The Oklahoman
Improvements in street design and bike infrastructure make life easier on bikers in car-centric Orlando, but employers and politicians could do more in the city to get commuters out of their cars.
Orlando Sentinel
NACTO complains that unsanctioned bikeshares are dangerous and inequitable, others counter these companies provide a valuable service that the market has shown a demand for.
Next City
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It was clear to the City of Toronto that engaging less confident cyclists that make up 60% of the population, yet seldom come to community meetings, might be the key to dramatic mode shifts in the city. Here's how it happened.
Eric Bunch argues that removing I-70 from downtown Kansas City presents a big opportunity for the city.
Bike Walk KC
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Researchers have detected a disease threatening cycling infrastructure investment. Although city administrators continue to invest in living streets, until cyclists becomes self-aware, the automobile will continue to dominate cities.
"The Idaho Stop,'"which describes bike riders treating stop signs as yield signs, got more support from a recent study by DePaul University.
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The new Republican Party Platform wants to stop spending federal fuel tax funds on walking, cycling, and public transit. That would be unfair and inefficient.
Of the 7.3 billion people living on the planet, one in every 12 owns a bike. Despite appearances, however, that number has not increased much in recent years.
Whether you're a lifelong resident of Boston, just moving there, or simply passing through, this guide has 18 apps and services for navigating and enjoying the city life to its fullest.
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At the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference, several researchers shared their work examining why people hate bicyclists and what can be done about that animosity.
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This past week at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning conference, planning academics shared their research on planning for bicycles including bike sharing, bicycle education, and the use of cargo bicycles.
Seattle continues to expand its efforts to improve walkability with the Safe Routes to School Program.
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The "Imagining Livability Design Collection" by the AARP Livable Communities and the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute provides a visual portfolio of placemaking solutions that can be implemented quickly, for not too much money.
"Urban Mobility Plans – National Approaches and Local Practice," a new guidebook by the Sustainable Urban Transportation Project, describes specific policies and planning practices to maximize urban transport system efficiency.
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A forthcoming film documents the tribulations and Olympic ambitions of the Afghani women's national cycling team, who face ridicule and harassment for riding in the public.


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We interrupt our regularly scheduled "Diary of a Crazy Woman" and the insane selling of a house in 19 hours for a brief story and lesson on what not to do when you see a frazzled mom and a possessed child at the local museum.
So last week, in the midst of all the painting and staging and whatnot, the kids and I took a little break and went to the very cool Fort Worth Museum of Science and Nature. If you recall, it was Spring Break – but it was also half-price day at the zoo, so I was hoping that the museum (which is just down the street from the zoo) would be slightly less crowded. It was – sort of.
Since last fall, Griffin has been obsessed with sharks. Seriously obsessed. I think he's checked out and read every juvenile non-fiction book on sharks that the library owns – at least once. We know aaaaallllll about sharks, thanks to Griffin's insatiable quest for knowledge on all things shark. So he was just a little bit excited when the museum advertised an IMAX movie on…you guessed it…sharks. I bought tickets online the night before, and after I let the painter in on Wednesday morning, we packed up our picnic lunches and headed out for the museum.
We were enjoying a lovely day together. We
wandered squeezed through several exhibits and hands-on fun-ness, found a sunny spot outside to eat our lunches, walked through a few more exhibits before it was time to line up for the shark movie.
Now, I must interject here that our family has its share of sibling rivalry, especially between the two boys. They just annoy each other and pick at each other, and it drives me crazy. And Griffin, being the poor, misunderstood middle child, is quite often the instigator. He knows it. I know it. Doesn't stop him from continuing to instigate. Which makes me more crazy.
So we were investigating the fascinating history of the Fort Worth street car when I looked at my watch and realized we needed to start walking toward the IMAX within the next few minutes, so I asked Griffin to please tell his brother it was almost time to go.
Not three minutes later, I hear blood-curdling screams coming from my youngest child.
(I'd be lying if I told you I didn't consider for a nanosecond simply ignoring the screaming and asking the lady next to me, "whose awful children are THOSE?" But the screaming was the you're-really-hurting-me kinds of screams, not the get-away-from-me-you-moron kinds of screams, so I figured I should probably check it out.)
I casually walked toward the screaming to find Nathan pinned to the ground, his older darling brother sitting on top of him, shoving his face into the linoleum.
I swooped over, grabbed the back of Griffin's neck in a move I like to call "the lobster claw," and firmly escorted him to the nearest bench, where I gave him a very stern (but quiet as not to attract any further attention) talking-to. Whereas Griffin protested quite loudly in an octave that could likely bring down the T.Rex on the floor below. So I removed my pointing finger from his face and covered his mouth to muffle his protestations.
(For the sake of the T.Rex, of course.)
After a few short minutes of firm parental correction where I may or may not have instructed him to "shut up," I stood up and took some deep breaths while Griffin stewed on the bench. I wasn't standing there for very long when a sweet little thang not a day over 29 walked over, stood very close to me, and said in her sweetest little (borderline patronizing) voice,
"Hiiiiiiii. My name is Allison. Is everything OK?"
I blinked. I stared. I smiled.
"Mmm-hmmm. Yes, just fine. I'm fine. Thank you."
Whereas Miss Allison looked at me with deep concern and walked off. (I don't remember seeing her walk off. The steam coming out of my head was blocking my vision.)
And that, dear ladies, is an example of exactly what NOT to do when you see a frazzled mom and a possessed child at the museum.
As if having my little piss-ant son turning the museum atrium into a wrestling arena in the middle of a Spring Break crowd wasn't bad enough. In that kind of situation you AVERT YOUR EYES AND WALK AWAY. If said possessed child is not in any physical danger, YOU IGNORE IT. You pretend you did not see. To do otherwise only serves the purpose of HUMILIATING an otherwise already frazzled and angry mother.
And, unfortunately for Griffin, the sweet little encounter with Miss Allison only made me more angry with him. He was busted. Soooo busted.
I'm sure sweet Miss Allison had very good intentions. She probably thought she was being supportive. She probably left her one 18 month old child with the nanny in order to walk over to see if this mommy with laser eyes and grey hair just needed a hug. Or perhaps she just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to commit a felony right there outside the streetcar exhibit.
In any case – dear, sweet Miss Allison only made the situation worse. Much, much, MUCH worse. Because not only am I "that Mom" with "that child" but now I know that everyone else knows that I am "that Mom" with "that child." And that's not a good feeling.
I contemplated scooping up my brood and leaving the museum that instant. But I had already bought the stinkin' tickets for the IMAX, and they were expensive, so we went ahead and saw the movie. After the movie, we found an outdoor courtyard where the kids could run around for a minute while I returned a phone call to Crazy Stager Lady, who had left me a voice mail AND a text message during the movie because she went by the house and decided that we needed to paint the window seat.
This day was just getting better and better.
Then the piss-ant formerly known as my son had the audacity to ask me if he could still go to gymnastics day camp the next day.
However, I found out that the painter had to come back at 7 a.m. the next morning to finish the painting. So I was going to be awake anyway. On one hand, the little stinker deserved to be grounded for the rest of his childhood. On the other hand, I didn't really have any desire to be around him.
Gymnastics camp it is. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. the next day.
(Don't judge me. Just keeping it real, folks. I do love my kids. A lot. But we all needed a break. In a big way.)
There's almost enough distance between today and the Humiliating Event of 2010 to be funny. Almost. Not quite.
Just so you know (and don't call CPS), Griffin is back in my good graces. He can be really sweet when he wants to be. Plus, I think I scared the snot out of him – so he's been on his (mostly) best behavior for the last 6 days. He knows Mama means business and his butt is toast if he ever pulls a stunt like that again. We're taking the advice of a good friend and Maximum Godly Mom and are teaching our kids to pray for each other. The first attempt, in Michael's words, went over like a lead balloon. But they're getting better. It seems to help. A little bit. It's hard(er) to be mad at someone when you're praying for him.
Hmmm. Good advice. I would do well to remember this.
PS: the name of the wife in the family who is buying our house? Allison. I'm dying.


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To create an atmosphere where the Spirit of God is ever-present and witnessed through his transforming power, deliverance, signs, and wonders.
Also, where the People of God are highly motivated and renewed by the teaching of the word "only", and encounter a true worship experience. Create music anointed by God for his Glory to encourage worship and high praise. To see evangelism fulfilled through the victorious lifestyles and deeds of each member (member to member ministering). It's our desire to be an effective covering, shield, and light in the community. We aim to create an epicenter and welcoming environment through outreach, by building a servant community. We purpose to meet the needs of all people, both natural and spiritual. Declaring to "ALL", come fellowship, and worship in the presence of a living God.
Ezekiel 36:23-b "and the heathen shall know that I am Lord, saith the Lord God, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes."
- To God and his people.
- To the ever learning and praying process that will enable us to share the truth of the bible, based on knowledge, revelation, and understanding.
- To continued pursuit of God's best for our ministry (Excellence).
- To operate with integrity and accountability to God and his people.
- Expand and grow the ministry without limits, by preparing "all members" through training for a life of ministry.
- The winning of souls and assisting them in the overcoming process by the washing of the word to all who seek deliverance.
- Operate in full belief of Matthew 6:33, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."
- Assist all members to connect with God, grow in faith, serve their community, and go carry the Gospel to the world.
- Continuously adore, live for, honor God with our lives, and remain forever servants.
We believe the Bible to be the inspired and only infallible word of GOD
(II Timothy 3:16).
We believe in one God, eternally existent in three persons
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God the Father
God the Son
God the Holy Spirit
We believe that the only means of being delivered from sin is through repentance and faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ (Acts 2:38).
We believe in Water Baptism and partaking in Holy Communion
(Acts 2:41 and I Corinthians 11: 20-34).
We believe in the baptism of the Holy Ghost and it is given to believers who ask for it
(Acts 2:4).
We believe in the gifts and workings of the Holy Spirit, to include speaking and praying in tongues, which enables God to fulfill his work here in the earth, through mankind.
(I Corinthians 12:4-12).
We believe that worship is manifested through prayer, obedience, fellowship, sacrifice and service
(Acts 2:42-47).
We believe that faith is the key principle to serve and please God
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We believe that faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of God
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We believe in tithes and offerings as a means to serve, sustain and impel God's Ministry
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The Inestimable Value of Unintentional Mothering
When I was in high school I had a sort of on-again, off-again relationship with God. My mom would often see my navy blue Bible with my name printed on the cover in silver laying on the clothes dryer at the foot of the stairs to my room over the garage. She knew I'd dropped […]Read More


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welcome to my blog!!!!
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
oh i feel better.........
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Phew I bet that is weight off your mind! I'm like you with books! I have just got rid of twelve bags of books on our local freecycle.ReplyDelete
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it does everybody good to have a clear out now and again!Delete
It feels so good when we have a sort out...you have some beautiful chinaReplyDelete
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thank you thea, although it is all beautiful i felt i had too much to use properly xDelete
My taste has changed I am now going for more clean lines and less shabby chic. My walls are now clearer and my vintage china is behind a curtain in my dresser. At first it seemed strange not having all my bits around me, but now I love it. I can't let go of my china because I still have a dream of having some kind of coffee shop tea garden etc. and it took me so long to collect. I love all the pretty floral cups and saucers and use as many as possible.ReplyDelete
i use mine all the time too rosezeeta....and not just for drinking from, i use them for prawn cocktails and puddings x xDelete


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New York City-based STEM From Dance is showing minority girls from low-income regions that STEM is for them! Through 10-12 week programs, STEM From Dance integrates dance into STEM education to build confidence and skills in girls, encouraging them to embrace their diversity and coding abilities. By building confidence and skills in girls of color, the program seeks to build a STEM workforce that reflects the nation's diversity and we think they're well on their way to success.
Coding for a cause! Six middle school girls developed an app that allows someone with a visual impairment be able to navigate the halls and classrooms of their school. Inspired by a classmate of theirs whose visual impairment made it a challenge to navigate the halls at school, the girls developed Hello Navi and won the Verizon Innovative App challenge! Now the app is expanding to college campuses to allow even more people to use the app. Further, the challenge has inspired some of the girls to pursue STEM careers! To learn more about Hello Navi and to download the app, click here.
From Chicago, Illinois to Doha, Qatar, Kaiya Hollister and Jensie Coonradt are off to prove their robotic skills to the world. At the World Robot Olympiad International Championship in Qatar on November 6, the Robogals will build and program a lego robot to respond to commands, hopefully winning the title of world champions. After winning the National Championship on September 22, the elementary schoolers are eager to compete internationally with their robot, Robbie, and we wish them the best!


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A previous tenant is suing us in small claims court, saying we returned too little of his security deposit. But we gave him an itemized list of the much-needed repairs. The tenant is asking for payment of the security deposit, grief and time, and gas and miles. Can he get all of that? Also, what would you suggest we prepare for the judge? We already have pictures of the damage, receipts for some of the work, and estimates for materials costs.
What matters in small claims court is not so much what you say, but what you drag through the courtroom door with you. And you seem to have done a pretty good job of preparing already.
When you do land in court, you will need to convince the judge that the damage was not there when the irate tenant moved in, that you have spent reasonably for needed repairs, and that you followed your state's procedures for itemizing deductions and refunding the balance of the deposit. Bring your receipts, pictures, and any helpful witnesses. If the witnesses are not able to appear in person, a signed declaration will probably be sufficient.
You sound like a reasonable soul -- and you will want to impress the judge with this, too, right down to your sensible shoes. Be calm, factual, and as succinct as possible when making your presentation.
It is unlikely that a judge would award the tenant compensation for his transportation costs, even if he wins.


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Dan Nuroo! Where's the mojo?
I seem to have lost my blogging mojo…
I was once prolific, a nightly blogger, commenter, commentator, participant or stream filler! I'm more of a lurker at the moment, and it's hard to put a finger on the reason.
There's heaps going on out in the blogosphere, some of it is even interesting. There's still debate that rages on in the Recruiting space, the old chestnuts of "Social media = silver bullet" "Twitter is great vs Twitter sucks" "Job Boards are Dead" versus "No we're not!" "Passive v active candidates" etc etc etc blah blah blah ad infinitum.
So, why aren't I blogging? Looking through the archives here, it really is sparodic. For the last couple of years really. Probably co-incides with a few core life events. Bub number 3 and now changing jobs twice… that, it seems puts a dampener on things. I have a number of half written posts here, is it the fact that I'm too spent to finish them? Am I not happy with the product I'm producing? Or just the fact that another bright shiny object catches my eye? Am I self conscious because of the vast quantity of posting happening?
Honestly probably a mix of all of the above, the general weariness a new Bub brings to a family, my wife starting a business, a whole heap of focus on 2 new jobs, it really doesn't leave a lot of mental space for output. That said, this is about to change! I preach (I actually call it evangelising, but we all know the truth) this stuff to people, I am now going to start "Doing as I say", be warned more content will start coming from this page. Doing makes doing happen, action reinvents itself. I need to get back into this and stir some creative juices, there are ideas I need to have, discussions I need to generate. GAME ON! Minimum one a week! promise (I hope)
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The caps lock key is really useless and just a burden in everyday life. You accidentally hit it while typing and come out as a Rageaholic 9000 to the people around you.
So what can you do about this? Disable caps lock entirely, you say? Well, that is possible, but if you think about the whole situation for a second there, you'd soon realize that you'd be throwing a whole key away from your keyboard. While playing games (say) I sometimes wish I'd had an extra key right around the regular WASD area, so that I could bind it to something useful. If the whole Caps Lock key is disabled, that can't be done. Therefore, let's change the Caps Lock key into an equally useless key, but much more harmless key: Scroll Lock. Scroll Lock is also never being used, but nothing scary happens when you push it.
So let's combine the Caps Lock's dreamy position with the harmlessness of the Scroll Lock key shall we?
To do this, you need a mere simple registry hack.
Go to the following place:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Keyboard Layout
Change the value of ScanCode Map to the value below, restart your computer and you're done!
If you'd like a bit more explanation of what this actually does then sure. Basically the ScanCode Map value is just a field wish tells Windows that we want to remap some key into another.
Let's analyze those numbers a bit, shall we?
We start with
00000000 00000000
This is just here to waste space. Brilliant!
Then we have
This number 2 in here stands for how many keys we are going to remap plus one. In this case, 1 + 1 = 2. Simple enough. The following zeros just waste space, again.
Then we get to the interesting section:
The first four numbers, 4600, stands for the scan code of the key we are going to map to. The last 4 numbers are the scan code of the key we are going to map from.
Luckily for us, 4600 is the scan code for Scroll Lock and 3A00 is the one for Caps Lock. So a little logic processing tells us that we are going to map the keyboard so that whenever you press Caps Lock, it will behave as if you'd pressed Scroll Lock. Just what we wanted!
The remaining
just wastes some more space, nothing to worry about.
Don't forget to restart your computer or it won't work!


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Hello on my previous blog I was trying to start up a closed private thyroid friends group on Facebook , the only problem is because its a closed group know one can join it, so I've had a think and came up with an idea. I do apologise for this not being straight forward but it's the best way on order to keep the page confidential.
So if you go on Facebook and you have a page, on the search bar type in thyroid friends 1. Join group, this is an open group. Then I can add you onto the closed group.
Hope this makes sense. All I'm trying to achieve is a place to make friends with thyroid conditions. In my own personal life I seemed to of lost some friends and most people in my life don't really understand how hard this condition can be.