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Adding in those Stoic Paradoxes videos to the many others I have created brings the total today to exactly 100! I don't expect to rest on my laurels - I'll be producing many more! - but I do feel that reaching that number is a significant milestone that deserves some celebration.
You can find all 100 videos assembled in one massive YouTube playlist - Ancient Philosophy: The Stoic School - but for those who would like that list broken down into categories, you can find some of those below. In addition to that - for any viewers who would like to support my ongoing video production - I'll put in a plug for my new Patreon page.
My Recorded Talks And Workshops on Stoic PhilosophyHere are the videorecordings of various Stoicism-related talks I have given in recent years. These range from around 45 minutes to 90 minutes in length.
- Struggling With Anger? Useful Stoic Perspectives and Practices - A Workshop at Stoicon 2016
- Prohairesis in Epictetus' Stoic Moral Theory - Midwest Seminar in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy
- Ideas In Action: Using Stoic Philosophy To Keep New Years Resolutions
- Emperors and Slaves Above the Passions: Stoic Philosophers on Anger - Understanding Anger Lecture 5
- Stoicism, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship
- The Basics of Stoic Ethics
- Four Components of a Happy Life
The Video Series On Epictetus' EnchiridionLast year for Stoic Week, I created a sequence of 21 videos, providing a commentary on Epictetus' Enchiridion. I applied the same sort of approach as with my Half Hour Hegel series - reading the textual passages, and then commenting on them line-by-line. Each of them is between 25-35 minutes long.
Rather than copy all of those links here in this post, you can click here and go directly to the first of those Enchiridion commentary videos.
I also incorporated these videos into a full online course - Epictetus' Enchiridion: Ancient Philosophy & Peace of Mind - which students can sign up for and take for free, and work through at their own pace.
Core Concept Videos On Cicero's Stoic ParadoxesThese sequence is the most recent set of Stoic-themed videos I have created - focused on Cicero's short text, The Stoic Paradoxes. Each of them is around 10-15 minutes long.
- Cicero on What Is Genuinely Good and What Is Not
- Cicero on Why Virtue Is Sufficient For Happiness
- Cicero on Equality of Good and Bad Things
- Cicero on Wisdom, Foolishness, Freedom, and Slavery
- Cicero on Why Only The Wise Are Rich
Core Concept Videos On Epictetus' DiscoursesSome time back, I created a set of 44 short (10-25 minutes) videos on some of the various topics discussed by Epictetus in his Discourses.
That's a rather long list to copy links for as well, so as with the Enchiridion videos, I'll just direct you to the very first of these videos in the playlist.
These have been used as the basis for a popular online course on Epictetus' Discourses, hosted first on the GCAS Moodle site in 2015 and then by ReasonIO Moodle site in 2016. I'm in the process of moving all of that course structure over to our ReasonIO Academy, and hope to have that available as an on-demand class later on this summer.
Here is the first sequence, from 2014:
My Videos From Stoic WeeksIn 2014 and 2015, I challenged myself to create video content each of the seven days of Stoic Week. These vary considerably in length and in theme. There are fourteen of these - though I should point out that one is included above in the Talks section.
Here is the first sequence, from 2014:
- Day 1: The Week, The Class, And Why Stoicism Matters
- Day 2: Marcus Tullius Cicero's Stoic Paradoxes
- Day 3: Lucius Annaeus Seneca, On Anger
- Day 4: Epictetus, The Enchiridion
- Day 5: Epictetus, Discourses - Rightly Understanding Anger
- Day 6: Marcus Aurelius, Meditations - Rightly Understanding Anger
- Day 7: End of Week Reflections
And here is the second, from 2015, when I chose to focus heavily on Cicero's works:
- Day 1: Starting the Week
- Day 2: Cicero's On the Ends (De Finibus)
- Day 3: Cicero's On Duties (De Officiis)
- Day 4: Cicero's Tusculan Disputations
- Day 5: Four Components of a Happy Life
- Day 6: Cicero's On the Nature of the Gods (De Natura Deorum)
- Day 7: Reflections From Stoic Week
Videos From Face-To-Face and Online Classes
I've taught Stoic material in several different classes - Ethics, Introduction To Philosophy, and World Views and Values (rather similar to an Intro class).
You can click here to start with the first of the in-class videos, and click here to start with the first of the World Views and Values class videos on Stoic philosophy.
You can click here to start with the first of the in-class videos, and click here to start with the first of the World Views and Values class videos on Stoic philosophy.


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Scholastic Yearbook Production
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Scholastic Yearbook Production is a basic guide to the creation, production and distribution of the scholastic yearbook. It breaks the course down into pre-production, production and post-production activities, and includes a variety of production schedules for spring-delivery, summer-delivery and fall-delivery yearbooks. The staff will be able to adapt one of the production schedules to their needs. Activities to reinforce knowledge and skills in writing, copyediting, layout and design and leadership skills are included. Training materials for new staffers are included, and are flexible enough to be used at any time of the year. The course will take student staffers through the basics in pre-production, including staff organization, job descriptions, work-flow routines and practice exercises; into the actual production of each issue from start to finish; then into post-production activities, including staff and professional critiquing and the keeping of a professional portfolio by all staff members. Information and ideas on fund raising and advertising sales are also included. Advisers will also receive an extensive list of resources, including publications, listservs , web sites, organizations, evaluation services and workshops.
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These instructional support materials (available in print or eBook versions), regularly updated, cover the complete course (at regular, honors, AP and IB levels), whether it be semester, year or 2-year (IB) with daily support for all aspects of instruction. The Teacher's Edition includes a syllabus; correlation to standards; daily pacing guide; detailed daily lesson plans; teacher edition of student activity book or lab manual with answers; class notes in PDF (for use as color overheads) and/or editable PowerPoint's (for use with light projector or smartboard); and complete editable assessments. Classroom sets include 25 printed student books and Teacher Edition with DVD. Samples are available for each course (including complete short-term limited screen view versions in eBook format upon request). After purchase of the Teacher Edition in any of the various editions, student activity books or lab manuals are available for individual purchase. Although the online eBook version is screen view only, other versions are available that allow printing student material. Click here for details.

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As most of you know, giftedness is not something that ends with childhood. It is a way of seeing the world and processing information that remains throughout your life. That is especially true with the emotional aspects of giftedness. The intensity takes on a different look, as the gifted child becomes a gifted adult and develops different coping skills. But, the emotional intensity remains is just as much a part of the gifted adult as it is the child.
In the past I've done a few interviews with gifted adults. For this post, I decided to merge the answers and really provide some insight as to what some gifted adults think about growing up gifted.
CF: When did you find out you were gifted?
GA: I started participating in some unique activities and classes in school. That's when I figured out that I had some sort of label. But it wasn't until high school that I found out I actually had the label of being gifted.
CF: What did the label mean to you?
GA : Nothing really. Maybe that was smarter than some of my friends – that school was a little easier.
CF: Does it mean anything to you as an adult?
GA: Actually, yes. As I've come to understand more about the intensity that typically goes along with giftedness (thanks for that Christine), I am realizing that some of my somewhat crazy behavior in my teens and as an adult may actually be related to being gifted.
CF: Crazy behavior? Tell me more about that.
GA: Oh you know, things like overreacting to stress, throwing things around my room in high school when I was stressed out about school; feeling like the world would end when I made a mistake or got a score below 100% on something. Even now, as an adult, I get a little freaked when my boss tries to tell me I made a mistake on something. It isn't that I think I can't make a mistake. In fact, frequently I am pretty certain I make millions of them every day. It's that I am mortified when I do. Then I get mad at myself for my reaction – for the emotional aspects of it.
CF: Are there any other kinds of things that you do that you relate to your giftedness.
GA: HA! I describe myself as passionate. But really, that just means that I am very very emotional. For years I thought it was hormones, or some chemical imbalance. But as I've developed a deeper understand of what it means to be gifted (I have attended informational meetings for my kids on this topic), I realize that I'm not imbalanced – just intense. Now I am learning to embrace the intensity; make it work for me instead of against me. I have learned that I need to take breaks, find friends that process the world in a similar fashion and reel in my overactive brain from time to time. But, as long as I do these things, I can keep the more negative aspects in check.
CF: Thanks for sharing a little bit with us!
In future posts I will talk about how gifted adults find balance as well as some strategies that may help. Until then, it's your turn – what do you find most challenging about being a gifted adult? What is the best part? Does the label even matter in adulthood?


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Baptism of Colin Matthew Coleman
Conducting: Brother Miller
Pianist: Sister Ballard
Leading Music: Sister Audra Jeppson
Opening Song: A Child's Prayer
Opening Prayer: Sister Sabina Jeppson
Talk on Baptism: Brother Bob Jeppson
Baptismal Ordinance performed by Chad Coleman
Witnesses: Brother Levi Jeppson and Brother Bobby Jeppson
Video – The Good Samaritan
Talk on Holy Ghost: Sister Katie Coleman
Confirmation performed by Chad Coleman
Primary Welcome: Sister Connie Simms
Bishopric Welcome: Bishop Johnson
Closing Song: Families Can Be Together Forever
Closing Prayer: Brother Santiago Jeppson
The baby blessing of Carina Anne Coleman will take place immediately following the closing prayer.
*Shyann's pictures:
*I am a part of a little photography club. It is pretty new - just a few moms trying to figure out how to best use our cameras. We share hints and get together to practice. I asked if anyone from it would be willing to take some pictures of our family afterwards (so that I could be in them and it would be one less thing for me to worry about), and my friend Shyann stepped up. Remember Shyann? The same one that made the gorgeous dress? Anyway, I was so happy that I asked, because she did a great job. She had a huge challenge - 14 kids that weren't exactly cooperative *cough cough Gabe*, weather that couldn't make up it's mind, and an infant thrown into the mix. Thanks Shyann - the pictures you took will be treasured! I especially love the one with everyone in it. And if anyone in Charlotte wants to join us at our club, we would love to have you! Really.


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Actors of Diesel's stature do voiceover work for games all the time, but it's a rarity to see such a star producing his own titles.
Diesel's first game, 2004's "Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay," is widely viewed as one of the best movie-based games ever. This year, his game production company Tigon will follow it up with "Wheelman," an early-development driving title Midway altered to integrate Diesel into as the star (he did two major voiceover sessions and provided hundreds of reference images).
"Vin understands games from a deeper level because he plays them, so he knows how to give feedback that we can work with," says Shaun Himmerick of Midway Studios Newcastle, who exec produced the project. And if Par's movie spinoff ever gets out of development, Diesel would be first in line to star.


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Perfect Dark Xbox 360
I love Perfect Dark :) i use to play it on Nintendo 64 , yes years ago . Anyway a few months ago
Nick was like i can't wait until March for the Xbox 360 launch , so he was checking out ebay for a Japanese console.
I done a search and told him he could buy a Japanese console in Sydney from mstation
so after a few days of working if or not to have it delivered or drive to Sydney and pick it up
he didn't want to take the risk of anything happening to his Xbox 360 ,so off to Sydney he went and bought his precious xbox 360 home hehe.
The above pic was taken with Joe's panasonic x700 , reminds my self not to buy panasonic products. Yes seems every panasonic product i buy, stuffs up. If anyone knows why Joes panasonic x700 keeps freezing let me know plz.
Anyway in the pic Paul was trying to get pics of the xbox 360 because no at work believed he was going to Nick's to play the Xbox Live which is awesome to say the least .Especially if ya using the headset and mic and working in a group , it takes gaming to another dimension.
Although don't be suprised if ya voice starts to change as most Xbox live players are yanks.
Honestly it is totally awesome , i am just glad we don't live in China as it seems the Xbox has been delayed there .
Okz im listening to video hits and it's soooo hot.


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I'm working here at a physics project at the moment, and again I'm feeling confirmed with my impression that a big part of the physicans of the world are using Linux – often Red Hat or Fedora Core, something which I highly welcome – although every other distribution is welcomed, too, like in this case, where it is Mandriva 🙂
And one of the nice things here is, that it just works, and that it does it's job. That is very important in this case where special machines are attached to special equipment, and where you need fast, but secure access to these machines sometimes with graphical forwarding, sometimes without. I wonder who this is for people woh never used Linux/Unix before, how there are dealing with such problems – or what they do when they come to a lab where everything works with Linux…
Btw., in this case I have to write a small app (better: modify an existing one so that it fits to our project) in C++, and for that I have to get access to one of the bigger servers. And for that I just launch kate remote, and do whatever I have to do 🙂
Actually, talking about the servers: the project coordinator is quite nice and trusts me, so I got root access to the machines I use daily (although I do not really need it). And now I can add another special machine I had fully root access to:
Besides the first machines which was really special in a way, a UltraSPARC II with Solaris 8 as operating System, I have now root access to a AMD Opteron dual-processor machine with 2 GHz (real GHz), 2 GB Ram and 3,5 TB (!) of hard disk! 😀
But before you start thinking now of all the nice thinks you could do with such an amount of data: the machine is highly used and the hard disk is almost full – physics have a lot of data to analyze
Actually, the workstation I use is remarkable, too: it is a Intel Xeon dual-processor system (2,8 GHz) with 1 GB Ram and 250 GB hard disk – and everything with big screens (21″ I think).
Yes, I wish I could have one of these, just for playing and telling everybody I have these 😉
But, back to topic: they are running quite well, although we have to change the distribution of one of the machines in the near future because it runs with some development packages which can become dangerous in the future…
We'll see, a lot of physics like scientific linux because of the backup by the cern, so that can be an option for the future – which I like very much, because it is derived from Red Hat sources, and I am well used to their way of building up a system 🙂


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Voss and Vekis decide to go and acquire a transport via Chiko and the company to transport plasateel and smuggle out the prisoners then go and meet up with Alana and Iko
Duncan pours over the records and discover at least 10 prisoners died being questioned and 3 were executed all signed off by Talos
They set the rescued prisoners up in another safehouse awaiting the transport and the party spend several day going over the data
Voss studies the holocrom it was found in the Mandalorian sector, on planet Ord Mantel , "the previous owner lived a solitary life in the mountains, is a moon of vast despair, and a mountain of starships, look for the grand peak on the biggest continuant "
Duncan tracks down some messages sent from the base one including a vid of Thane cutting down troopers with his saber.
The groups surmise it will be only a couple of day till a javelin team shows up.
Duncan also discovers that the Empire has several hidden bases on the planet including a imperial operative base. They decide to try and break into that base and lure Talos to it.
Rhia contacts Nova, and gets contact info on Nova's nephew Fredrick, who works for imperial intelligence.
They wait close to his home to meet up with him on his way home from work, Rhia meets up with him he informs them that Grant and Physer take care of the Bespin sector they work on the 6th floor
Entrances to the building are from the roof, the machine shop, and the front door. Talos is rarely in the building. Also that the building hoses a small garrison, 3 AT-ST one of which is under repair, and lighter ground craft. Also several drones are flying around the base


text: In all honesty, I don't know who he is or what he was in. But this is Kellan Lutz naked, and I'm told he is not completely naked often, so there you go. Your Hunk of the Day, midnight-style. He surely is shirtless quite a bit, given the plethora of shirtless shots on the internet, and the lack of a need to re-post them here. But perhaps you, like me, have been without the benefit of seeing his naked butt, which is the main point of this post (scroll down). There is no other reason. Love it or leave it. Good night. And give me back that hour.


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Microsoft has asked PC manufacturers to discontinue selling PCs loaded with Windows XP, starting January 2008, according to reports. This looks like a major step by the software giant to try and make Windows Vista the default operating system, despite the latter facing huge compatibility and performance issues.
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- Stamps: Reverse Confetti Fabulous Flamingo
- Ink: Hero Arts Fresh Peach, Charcoal
- Paper: Carta Bella Hello Again
- Accessories: Reverse Confetti Fabulous Flamingo dies, Double Edge Scallop border die and Perfectly Paisley dies, Lil' Inkers Stitched Rectangle die, Pretty Pink Posh 4 mm sparkling clear sequins
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Fabulous Flamingo and Double Scallops
10 comments:
- snappy scrappy said...
Super cute!
- July 17, 2014 at 7:42 AM
- Tracey McNeely said...
Kim I love your flamingo, mine just came yesterday! Your chose such a lovely colour palette and that double sided fold over scallop is amazing!
- July 17, 2014 at 8:01 AM
- Lisa said...
WOWzers Kim what a pretty design!! I like the patterned water splashes and the fancy fold over border!! Well worth the money!
- July 17, 2014 at 11:26 AM
- Marjolein said...
I'm so happy with the online community to receive such positive and creative input! It's such a great way to inspire eachother.
Love your card with scalloped borders. Simple but very effective, love the effect!
Great bird too. :-)
And I love the stitched cardframe too, gives it an elegant and 'finished' look!
ps. we creative people are soooo good in overcoming the economic crisis, ha, ha. :-)
- July 17, 2014 at 11:45 AM
- Bobby said...
Love your flamingo and the water drops that match the scallop waves.
- July 17, 2014 at 6:45 PM
- Happy Dance said...
Before I read your post, I put in an order over at RC and got that scallop die! Now I'm even more happy that I did!!! Thanks for this! Gorgeous card. Very cool to use the paisley die for water splashes. Really great card, Kim. Bev
- July 17, 2014 at 6:53 PM
- cm said...
Such an eye-catching card with pretty flamingo and scallop border. Happy sighhh....
- July 18, 2014 at 10:02 AM
- Steph T said...
That is so cute! The flamingo with the water drops and added sequins! It's just perfect!
- July 21, 2014 at 10:19 AM
- Deepti said...
Awesome! Love the two sizes of the scallops :)
- July 21, 2014 at 2:42 PM
- Tammy Hershberger said...
Gosh darn, but I WANT that flamingo! :) This is too cute!
- July 29, 2014 at 5:27 PM


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I'm so disappointed that the weather messed up the Paperific show in Flemington. A major storm hit Melbourne last night with hail stones as big as lemons, according to the weather bureau. The damage was huge in many areas and the TV news footage was quite extraordinary. So sorry about the amount of damage and the lost business that many of the exhibitors must have sustained. How heart-breaking to have gorgeous art and craft papers damp and warped, and whatever other damage to stock as well.
I am very miffed about it after missing two or three shows last year when I moved house. Today I was really looking forward to a day out, a day of creative recharge, and seeing my mate Jeanette Trappett from the Stamp Trap. Happy to have had a good yarn on the phone with Jeanette this morning and then wait for the next show in May.
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Dear Family,
Thanks for the letter, and the correction about George Washington and Barbados, you will have to excuse me. It is amazing how rusty you get in only four months. I suppose I can send some pictures home, I'll find a way.
I'm afraid the answer to moms question about the car is less exciting than people may be anticipating. Basically what happened was, there were sisters in our district before this last transfer, and sisters in this mission get spoiled with a full time car no matter where they are. Well the sisters got transferred out and elders got transferred in. The sisters simply packed up the car with their six suitcases each, I'm sure, and took off with their car. When the elders came in to the area they not only found the apartment surprisingly clean and richly decorated but found that there was indeed no car left in the garage. So to help them out we now share our car with them for the weekends. Well, there you go.
In this weeks segment of more odd connections between me and Orange County. It turns out that Phil and pretty much everyone on Phil's street went to Dana Hills High, the same exact high school that all of the Spragues went. Turns out all of them know the whole lot of the Sprague boys. I wasn't expecting to feel like grandma this soon, that is for sure.
Well this week has been an adventurous one in terms of missionary work. This week while out tracting, I got bit by a dog, chased by a swarm of bees, saw a cat that must have been possessed by some sort of devil, and met a guy that greeted us at his driveway with a shotgun. It has been a packed week in terms of journal writing that is for sure. Do not worry though, through all of these adventures and more I have managed to survive.
Phil is doing great, and should be moved into his home in a couple of weeks. Which means he will finally come to church. We continue to meet with Andres, and praying that the necessary hurdles can be cleared. We are most excited this week though for a lady named Teresa. She is a ballet teacher who is teaching a couple of member kids. She has been coming to church, in a different ward, for six weeks now and attended the Relief Society broadcast. We are finally going to get to teach her this week. Hopefully she will accept the glad message of the restored gospel, or at least like us enough to teach us free ballet lessons. Either one a win in my book.
This week I have been thinking a lot about the scripture "choose ye this day whom ye will serve, but as for me and my house we will serve the Lord." I have been thinking about the importance of choosing this day, and not procrastinating the time when we choose to serve the Lord and mark our loyalty with him. In a world that is becoming ever more lost, how important is it to choose today, and everyday to serve the Lord. We simply can not afford to wait any longer to choose a side. Or else we will soon realize how lost we have become. I know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is True. I know that it is the way to lift ourselves out of the filth of the world and onto a higher and more joyous plane. I love all of you, and hope that you are doing well. Thanks for all of the prayers.
Love Bevan


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Book Review: Crown of Midnight
By: Sarah J. Maas
Published By: Bloomsbury Childrens
Publication Date: August 27, 2013
Page Count: 420
Buy it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or IndieBound
Source: Amazon Vine UK
Audience: Young Adult - Fantasy
Crown of Midnight was a great read! I enjoyed it much more than Throne of Glass, I think at least in part because Celaena Sardothien, the King's Champion assassin, got to kick so much more butt this time! That may make me very bloodthirsty, but I really relished seeing her unleash her skills on the unfortunate, instead of remaining largely muzzled as she was last time.
One of my favourite things this time around was the change in Celaena. It was always clear that she possessed inner steel, which helped her transform into a cold killer to get the job done, but this was developed so well that it sent shivers down my spine. Celaena was in serious danger of never coming back at some points, and the whirling death that she delivered to so many looked like it would totally consume her.
Celaena isn't a crazed killer though, despite her moments; she loves fiercely, and that was used against her in some ways to shape her actions. In particular, she was pushed along a path to undertake a mission, given to her by the ghost of a long dead Queen, to follow the clues and learn how the tyrant King came to extinguish all magic and conquer so many with so little opposition. I liked this element of Crown of Midnight more than in Throne of Glass; I think Celaena was more thorough, and some of the dark corners her investigations took her to were really extremely creepy! Initially she really is not at all bothered with this quest, and hopes it will go away, but events unfold to bring home to her the importance of her mission, both to her and her loved ones.
The creep factor was indeed high this time around – from talking door knockers (with an attitude problem!) to iron toothed witches (who you just know want to eat babies), and shadowy beasts with horrible eyes that glow from the darkness... oh yeah, Celaena's world changed. I loved how the author took the story into a whole other level of mythology and really made it work. I could see several careful seeds sown for the future, and all in all it built up to a really gripping conclusion, with an AWESOME twist, which made me whine when I realized how long I would have to wait for the next book!
But her heart never wavers.
After a year of hard labor in the Salt Mines of Endovier, eighteen-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien has won the king's contest to become the new royal assassin. Yet Celaena is far from loyal to the crown – a secret she hides from even her most intimate confidantes.
Keeping up the deadly charade—while pretending to do the king's bidding—will test her in frightening new ways, especially when she's given a task that could jeopardize everything she's come to care for. And there are far more dangerous forces gathering on the horizon -- forces that threaten to destroy her entire world, and will surely force Celaena to make a choice.
Where do the assassin's loyalties lie, and who is she most willing to fight for?


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In the 1950's we lived in Poughkeepsie where my father worked as an engineer for the then thriving IBM. My dad was a transplanted Maine coast man who loved seafood. So in spring, when the shadbushes bloomed, he looked forward to eating shad roe fresh from the Hudson River.
Shad (the fish) are an anadromous species, meaning the fish live in the ocean and come back to spawn in freshwater. For generations, as the Hudson River warmed in spring, the annual run of the shad would begin. Fisherman caught them in nets, mostly to sell their roe. My dad loved this seasonal delicacy
Shadbush or shadblow got its regional name because their bloom time coincided with the spring shad run. This fact was likely the first bit of nature lore I learned as a child.
Here in our backyard, I planted a shadbush along the edge of the woods a couple of years ago. This is the first spring that has brought many blooms. Also called "serviceberry" the blossoms of this shrub are subtle and soft against the greening haze behind it.
As for the fish, shad haven't been doing so well in recent years. New York had a moratorium on commercial and recreational shad fishing in the Hudson but I do not know if that is still in place. I might be brave enough now, in my ripe old age, to actually try this seasonal dish. Maybe I will have a chance one spring.
Update: I was able to find the 2016-2017 New York Freshwater Fishing Guide online. It states, "Fishing for (including catch and release) or possessing American shad in the Hudson River or Marine District is prohibited." So I guess shad are still struggling in our beautiful Hudson. I am sorry to hear that.
While shadbush is a subtle native plant, tulips are quite the opposite. Yet both are part of the Hudson Valley's history and traditions.
Albany's heritage traces back to early Dutch settlers. Each spring, Albany holds a Tulip Festival, which will take place next weekend. But yesterday, a week ahead of the festival, the Handsome Husband and I ventured into Washington Park to see bed after bed of gaudy loveliness.
I appreciate that the tulip gardeners label each of the featured beds.
Washington Park also features a rather dramatic statue of Moses. This time of year, one can imagine Moses not so much parting waters as crying out, "Let there be tulips!" and the riotous colors burst forth.
My handsome Husband also blogged about this and other Albany-centric events over at Planet Albany. Check it out.


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Derek McDermott can trace his ancestors to the 10th century in Ireland. They were among the ruling class, and in 2012 Derek went to see what originally was called MacDermott's Castle, built on Castle Island in County Roscommon.
He and his travel companions asked a local historian to take them out to the island in Lough Key for a tour in March. After two hours of exploring the remains in a drizzle, Derek turned to his girlfriend, Neeti Dhillon, a native of India, and helped her down the stoop in front of the castle gate.


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Abdominal pain always has to be taken seriously as life threatening situations can arise out of it. Different organs within the abdominal cavity can be the cause of pain, but on the other hand often severe pain that appears organic in nature, can turn out to be psychosomatic. In other words, when a thorough work-up has been done, the physician often comes to the conclusion that there is nothing organically wrong, but that the pain is due to psychological reasons (this is also termed "psychogenic abdominal pain").
The physician needs to think: what diagnoses could be behind this type of abdominal pain? We call this "differential diagnosis". In other words the physician makes a mental list of all the possible diagnoses and then one by one is excluded until the real diagnosis is left behind. This way nothing is overlooked. Abdominal pain can be divided into various locations of the abdomen and then the differential diagnoses can be listed. I attempted to do this here by listing the 6 subcategories (links above on the left). They contains most of the important causes of abdominal pain, but can not claim to be complete as there are many less common causes that were left out. I am also using text links to pages where more details are described.
Signs and symptoms
All of the conditions above will be associated with some abdominal pain. However, depending on the location of the organ the pain will be located and will irradiate into different areas. Also the quality of pain will vary and there will be different associated symptoms and findings depending on the underlying pathophysiology. The conditions that were described earlier in the chapter will not be repeated below. The other conditions of the differential diagnosis table of abdominal pain above will be briefly explained below.
As all of the diseases listed above in the links have a different pathophysiology, it is clear that treatment must be individualized. I have described specific treatments below for those conditions not already mentioned above in the chapter. However, there are some common themes. If there is an infectious process such as with PID (=pelvic inflammatory disease) or diverticulitis, then intravenous antibiotics are given.
If there is an abscess such as a liver abscess or a perforated appendicitis, then this has to be surgically drained and also be treated with antibiotics. A cancerous growth needs to be removed surgically. An incarcerated inguinal hernia or a volvulus needs to be surgically reduced before it leads to gangrene of a segment of the bowel. Acute pancreatitis needs to be supportively treated and the pain needs to be suppressed with narcotics, the same is true for kidney stones.
Quite a number of diseases are treated by not giving anything by mouth and resting the gut through the use of intravenous fluids for a period of time. This is true for pancreatitis, for acute cholecystitis, ileus and ulcerative colitis just to mention a few.


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Pictured: Adult necklace Double Strand (always measure your favorite necklace length to be aware of how long it is and what to expect in your purchase of this size.)
NECKLACE MEASUREMENTS: In length: Short strand necklace measures approx: 21". Long Strand measures approx. 27" Clasp to necklace peak (laying): 10" and 12"
Double strand necklaces can also be opened up to one long necklace and even wound twice around the neck. So much to be done with a double strand!
If you would like it longer or shorter, please simply make note of that in the "notes to seller" section of the purchase. If a significant length needs to be added, please contact me BEFORE purchase.
Made with quality glass cats' eye beads in vibrant, light catching colors, the necklace is made to be worn to add that bit of "pretty" to an everyday outfit or dress up the most formal of occasions.
High-quality strong wire, made to withstand the toughest of beatings and quality ensured lobster claw clasp, this necklace is sure to become the favorite part of your wardrobe.
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The jasmine revolution in Tunisia stirred the silenced, paving the way for a struggle in the Arab world, where people have had enough. With some fed up because of lack of democratic representation, unemployment, oppression by their rulers, while others under a king rather than a president. What is common to all these 'revolutions' is the cause. Dictatorship. These dictators have been in power for decades, unable to satisfy their lust for power and wealth sowed years of resentment among the people. But why is it that some 'sense,expect or hope for' a similar revolution in the land of the pure?
Pakistan cannot possibly have a revolution along these lines.One cannot present a logical reason as to why toppling the government will resolve our problems. For firstly what is our motive, have we forgotten that we already have our long advocated democracy? Or is it that we seek to tackle unemployment, poverty, corruption, prejudice against minorities, unaccounted abuses against women, target killings, terrorism, extremism and many other problems all in one.
Would the Sindhis be willing to unite with the Punjabis who have a constant rift over governance or wouldn't the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa feel that they are the ones who suffered the brunt of terrorism the most and that now uniting as Pakistanis overshadows their sacrifices. And would the Balochis even consider themselves part of the revolution for they have completely different problems that we are not even bothered about. The divisions in our society are so deep-rooted and go beyond religion, status, beliefs, culture and problems. So much so that in the end what one will stand up for, will be completely against the other.
Another distinctive factor in these revolutions is the involvement of the youth and technology. In Pakistan where even the basic necessities seem luxuries to the masses and the never-ending struggle to get 'roti, kapra, makan' continues, the use of technology on a widespread level, be it for any purpose seems farce.
As far as the youth is concerned, although their strength cannot be undermined for they are the ones with the will to make things better. However a collaborative effort is unlikely owing back to the divisions. On one end is the educated Pakistani who wishes no more to catch the next flight out of the country while on the other end is the barefooted minor working ten hours a day to feed his family. Who is to answer where these two ends will meet ?
Before even thinking about transforming this country with one violent storm of revolution, we need to look into the intricacies of the issues that the every sect of the society faces, work on at the grass root level to establish a common ground to stand, to fight and to rise. For nothing can be possibly be achieved by overthrowing a 'weak' democracy and replacing it by another.


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Intramural Funding
In addition to research funding from donors, corporations, foundations and federal sources, UAMS offers internal funding opportunities. These are open to research faculty and have various deadlines.
Campus-wide Funding
Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program – was created by the state legislature in 1992 – there are $800,000 available for research funding every year. It is a state program, but administered through UAMS. The RFP is announced annually through UAMS announcements, Cancer Institute communication avenues and with contacts at academic research institutions across the state in late spring. (link coming)
The Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (OAIC, funded by NIA/NIH), Jeanne Wei, P.I., seeks submissions for pilot/exploratory grant proposals consistent with the Center theme, "Translational Research on Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle Dysfunction in Aging and Disease". Studies may be designed to prevent and/or treat morbidity and mortality associated with cardiac and/or skeletal muscle weakness and their sequelae, or to investigate the basic biology underlying such conditions and potentially promoting their prevention and/or treatment. The PHS budget form should be used ($20,000 maximum, for up to one year); TRACKS is not required. There will be 1 submission cycle/year; the current deadline is July 7, 2014. Funding begins in September of 2014. Awards are open to all full-time UAMS faculty members (including VA appts.) or Univ. of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OHSC), at the level of Instructor or above. Faculty at other academic/research institutions engaged in active collaborations with investigators at OAIC or the UAMS Institute on Aging are also eligible. Contact Kelly Pollnow (email@example.com). For submission guidelines, click here.
College of Medicine Research Grants – Intramural funding opportunities for COM-only faculty are described here.
Development Enhancement Awards for Proposals (DEAP) Grant Program – provides funds to address comments or needed revisions for new/established faculty members from all UAMS colleges who have received a score and comments on an unsuccessful proposal submitted to a federal agency/foundation that provides full indirect costs. DEAP grants are intended to assist investigators with gathering additional data that directly responds to reviewers' comments in order to increase the competitiveness of a revised application. DEAP is funded by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and is strictly limited to supporting and strengthening reapplication following receipt of a scored proposal, and must be submitted within 12 months of receiving scored comments. For more information, click here.
Fund to Cure Stroke – $30,000 maximum with possibility of extension. These grants focus on stroke and provide seed money to faculty members to advance/develop their individual research programs. Support is focused on developing: 1) new stroke therapies and their translation into clinical care; 2) improved diagnosis, diagnostic imaging and stroke care; 3) improved methods of stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation; or 4) clinical and pre-clinical stroke-related research. Grants for personnel are also considered. For information and guidelines, click here.
Medical Research Endowment Fund – [NOT OFFERED IN 2016] $10,000 to $15,000 maximum. These grants provide pilot research funding that has the potential to develop into extramurally funded, scientifically significant research projects. Support is focused on new areas of research for young faculty investigators and new avenues of research for mature investigators. For information and guidelines, click here.
Translational Research Institute (TRI) – Innovative Clinical and Translational Research Award (ICTRA) program offers pilot awards which provide approximately $50,000 in direct funding for novel research projects within the translational spectrum. For more information, click here.


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The issue: The document points to some issues already affecting French real estate. Here is one I wanted to highlight: changes in weather pattern are affecting the depth at which clay soils move during the year (contracts when drying and expands with water). The level at which contractions and expansions take place has reached deep enough to affect the foundations of some homes, in particular in the south of France. Today, the reported damage is estimated in the hundreds of millions of euros.
Is anyone aware of any such issue/damage in the U.S.?
François Ortalo-Magné is the Robert E. Wangard Chair of Real Estate at Wisconsin. With expertise in housing, agricultural land markets and policies, and international real estate, he has done extensive research on fluctuations of housing transactions and prices.


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My husband and I are traveling back to NY for my Aunt's wedding and my family reunion from this Friday through August 2nd. Our computer option is sketchy at best. We are staying with my Grandma (in the boonies) on release night and well, she has a grey box that she calls a computer. As if dial up isn't scary enough, there is no way she has a router or modem both of which are fairly new to me - my Gram would probably guess that they are plumming parts, so we just can't risk it. My laptop needs to stay home so that my Mother in Law can fill orders while we are gone.
We could make orders wait to ship on August 3rd, but I just can't do it...I would hate to make you wait, ack! My MIL will step in on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, but I didn't want her to be bombarded with orders, so we felt that it was best to release them early.
Pep Rally week will continue and our DT Blog Hop is still scheduled for this Thursday.
. . . Back to our regularly schedules post :)
I have had tons of requests for an ALPHABET - so I thought it was the perfect time to release one :)
The second set is called "Alphadot". It's an alphabet and number set with some punctuation and some "dots" to use as a pattern. They are small but are super fun to play with :)
UMMM, WOW!!! I am IN LOVE with this card!! I am not sure if Laurie stamped each work on one block each time or stamped each letter separately, but it looks freaking amazing!!
Heather's stamping is perfect too - which makes me so happy to see. I adore this shaped card - and it's great for anyone at any age, LOVE that!!
Please join us tomorrow for some more card samples and a hint to our last August stamp set.
Thank you so much for stopping by :)


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British Gas owner Centrica to fight break-up threat
BRITISH Gas owner Centrica is preparing plans to fight any possible Government attempt to break it up, should a review into the energy sector find that the company has too much market power.
Last week Energy Secretary Ed Davey raised the prospect of regulators carving up Centrica over claims that it is profiteering at the expense of its retail customers.
However, Davey's remarks, which caused Centrica's share price to plummet, are understood to have enraged executives at the firm.
They believe that he has pre-empted an independent review of the sector, being undertaken by Ofgem, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
Sources suggest that the company is preparing to fight any break-up plans in the "worst-case scenario".
The review, due to report in March, could recommend a full?scale Competition Commission probe into the sector.
Industry experts and unions believe that a large bulk of 30,000 British Gas jobs would be at risk if it is forced to break up.
In response to Davey, British Gas managing director Chris Weston said that, at 5 per cent, the firm's average profit margins were "acceptable".
Centrica is expected to report flat full-year profits this week. Profit from residential energy for the year is set to be down 2 per cent to £592 million, while total group profit is forecast to be up 2 per cent to £2.8 billion.
This gives a clear indication that consumers are definitely looking beyond the big six
According to City analysts, rising wholesale energy costs and flat consumer consumption are behind its quiet performance.
British Gas and other "big six" power companies have seen customers switch to cheaper independent firms after they raised their prices.
Centrica will reveal this week how many British Gas customers it has lost.
In January rival SSE, the first of the big six to raise its prices in November, revealed that it lost 250,000 accounts in the final nine months of 2013.
Neil Denley, of Co-operative Energy, which has more than 200,000 customers, said: "In just three months our UK-based operation has expanded by 40 per cent.
"This gives a clear indication that consumers are definitely looking beyond the big six."
Good Energy said it had more than 40,000 electricity and 15,000-plus gas customers as of the end of December, up from more than 35,000 and 12,000 respectively at the start of October.


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I was astonished to find out that yesterday, the 19th Dec, was the 40th anniversary of the splashdown of Apollo 17 at the end of the last manned mission to the moon. As someone who grew up studying Maths and Physics during the Apollo years, the events of those times formed indelible memories for me. Living in the UK meant my experiences were always second-hand, but as the communication satellite network was also growing alongside this, television started providing access to all these wonders. I think that this was the major factor in popularising the Apollo project world-wide, enabling us to feel much closer and involved with it. I just remember feeling awed and excited by it all.
Would this same level of excitement and involvement occur nowadays? I think not. We have become so blasé about communication and technology, and it has become so deeply embedded in our society and culture that it has lost all sense of wonder. You see it with coverage of current wars and events. People are bombarded with 24 hour rolling news programmes, multi-media coverage of often banal events, and so much information available that people just switch off, mentally if not physically.
Finally, it was an article in a newspaper last Sunday (now there's a fading format!), that reminded me of the anniversary. The article also said that more than half of the world's current population were not even born in 1972. How long will it be before nobody remembers that 12 men have stood on the moon?


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Marijuana cannon, According to the Latin American Herald Tribune, the cannon was seized in the border city of Mexicali. Police chief Marco Antonio Carrillo explains that the homemade pneumatic-powered device has been discovered in the back of a pick-up truck with California plates.
The cannon could throw two-kg (4.4-pound) cans of cannabis over 400 meters (1,310 feet). Since the vehicle it was in has been left abandoned in a neighborhood of Mexicali, and the driver is nowhere to be found, police made no arrests as of yet.
As I have reported previously, another drug cannon made the news in 2012, when it was recovered in Yuma, Arizona, along with 30 cans of pot. Tolong Share ya ^^


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THE CHRISTMAS DRAGON and STRINGS
by Ruthanne Reid
All Katie Lin wants is to get away from her family: from the magic, from the mayhem, and from the never-ending war.
Unfortunately, someone has other ideas, and sends her a box. A box that jumps.
The tiny fire hazard inside may just force her back to Wales - and right into the path of a dragon war, the Crow King, and at least one reluctant elf prince. Sometimes, running away just doesn't work as planned.
~Buy THE CHRISTMAS DRAGON
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Need help? You probably shouldn't ask Grey.
A runaway Unseelie prince, Grey feeds on love - a commodity he conjures via music and magic in late-night Manhattan. It's a sweet gig, if lonely, and Grey is almost sure the dire warnings he was given about New York in December won't come true.
Then a monster from his childhood attacks in the middle of the night, and everything changes.
He survived, but he's marked, and more monsters are coming for him and everyone who survived. Grey has no plans to be a hero but fate doesn't care what he wants. Sometimes, no matter what you do, you aren't the one pulling the strings.
~Buy STRINGS
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The box jumped.
Boxes are not supposed to jump. It's a law somewhere, I think. Maybe Guyana. Apparently not in New Hampshire, because the box kept jumping.
I sat in my idling car, puffs of exhaust rising in my rear-view mirror, and stared at the uncoordinated box-dance. It was wrapped in the loveliest paper, too, which was a shame, because bouncing on my boot-scraper had roughened all the corners and torn one edge. The bow was big and purple and covered in small green somethings. I wasn't close enough to make them out.
I didn't want to be close enough to make them out.
If I didn't do something soon, the neighbors would notice. The box probably hadn't been jumping all morning, or there'd be a crowd. Or maybe it was already on YouTube. I didn't know.
So much for a safe, boring life among the Ever-Dying. New Hampshire, you have failed me.
I turned off the car. Time to go see what invaded my (mostly) magic-free space.
-What inspired you to become a writer?
A miserable childhood.
That's probably not the answer you were looking for. :) Allow me to elaborate.
I was a lonely, bullied, overweight child, and I found hope in books.
Books. Beautiful, beautiful books. My parents didn't really divide our library into child-appropriate and not, so I encountered Bullfinch's Mythology, Beowulf, and Stephen King when my age was… well. I'll say single-digit and leave it at that.
For me, this was a very good thing.
I was treated to worlds with insane characters and grandiose speeches, with fears I could understand and fears I couldn't, naughty words I knew I dared not use but secretly admired, and discovered the powerful truth that stories mattered.
Stories MATTER. They took me out of myself, away from my extremely lonely and bullied childhood, and into a place where the efforts of Hobbits counted. Where power was in reach but only out of sight, and in the end, good won, even if things didn't immediately look that way.
So that's why I write: hope. If I can give hope and escape to others when they read my work, then I have done my job.
-If you could visit your book's world for a day, what one thing would you do?
ONE thing? Just one? Okay. I am about to cheat: I would do one of two things.
1. Visit Notte (my 15,000 year old father of all vampires) and just listen to him talk for a while.
2. Visit Grey, or any of the Fey, and listen to their music. Their magic is music-based, and it is glorious.
-Give us a fun or interesting fact you learned researching this book.
For The Christmas Dragon, I dove deep into Merlin mythology, and discovered so much niftiness I barely knew what to do with myself. I think my favorite fact is actually about Bardsey Island and Merlin's Apple. The island is one of the supposed resting places of Merlin, but even wilder, there's an apple that grows there unlike any in the whole world: it is completely resistent to blight. Nobody knows why.
Nobody knows how. Theories range from "it's bonemeal from all the saints buried there" on. All I know is, it seems pretty magical to me, and I'd love to visit.
-Which of your characters would you go out for drinks and pizza with?
I'd go with just about all of them, but you know something? I think I'd pick "Uncle" Merlin, from The Christmas Dragon. He's kind of crazy, very fun, and though he might not keep me safe if anything weird were to happen, we'd have a glorious adventure before it was all through.
-If you could go back in time and give your pre-published self one piece of advice, what would it be?
Relax. Take it easy. Trust God to work this publishing-thing out a pace you can handle. Knowing me, however, I wouldn't have listened.
-Is there a genre you could never write? Which and why?
Yes: proper ass-kicking urban fantasy, à la Faith Hunter and Ilona Andrews and Jim Butcher. I absolutely love series-style books with that kind of protagonist, but I can never seem to produce them on my own. At least, not yet. <-cue evil laugh
Indie author Ruthanne Reid writes about elves, aliens, vampires, and space-travel with equal abandon. She is the author of the series Among the Mythos, and believes good stories should be shared. Subscribe to her free email newsletter for free books and more at amongthemythos.com. You can connect with her on Twitter, Facebook, or Tumblr, where she looks at too many kittens and Avengers blogs.
Ruthanne's love of magic, urban environments, and deep space birthed a strange world with undercurrents of faith, magic, villainy, and heroism (along with swords and lasers, on occasion). Among the Mythos showcases aliens with all-too-human feelings, entire societies on the decline due to greed and fear, protagonists who might actually be the bad guys (or vice-versa), and endings every bit as messy as the world that creates them.
Ruthanne knows from experience that endings are messy. No matter how exotic the setting, how many limbs the characters have or what (if any) genders, the problems and questions addressed by a good story are very real, and that's why they have power. If she has a theme, it is this: keep fighting, and keep pushing toward hope, because the struggle is worth the finish-line.
Find her online:
-Twitter @ruthannereid
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President Donald Trump shocked foreign policy professionals during his presidential campaign when he stated that he was willing to talk to North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Earlier this year, he took up Kim's surprise summit offer, resulting in the foreign policy shocker of the year.
Donald Trump was not the first U.S. presidential candidate to blame foreigners and their trade practices for America's real and imagined economic woes. That is a time-honored tradition of U.S. electoral politics. But Trump is the first president — at least since Congress began delegating parts of its trade policymaking authority to the executive branch a century ago — to actually believe that protectionism will make America great. That alone makes trade war likely. Add a heaping sense of nationalist grievance and trade war appears imminent.
President Trump's recent decision to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum was met with Chinese tariffs on U.S. products and agricultural goods. In turn, this has escalated with each country identifying additional barriers to trade. To prevent a damaging trade war, and for our mutual long-term benefit, the United States and China need to negotiate a free trade agreement.
If you listen to the administration today you would think America was a small, virtually defenseless country threatened by a gaggle of hostile great powers. The latest national-security crisis involves the vast, globe-spanning empire of North Korea. Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats declared on NBC that the North "has become a potential existential threat to the United States." He apparently sees Pyongyang's armored divisions, aircraft carriers, air wings and nuclear-tipped missiles encircling the beleaguered United States.
Trade frictions are nothing new to the U.S.-China relationship. Over the years they've ebbed and flowed, but were managed with enough deft to avoid major meltdowns. That seems likely to change under President Donald Trump, an economic nationalist who sees trade as a zero-sum game and the United States emerging "the winner" of a trade war with China.
What countries are the most and least miserable? In what follows, I update my annual Misery Index calculations. A Misery Index was first constructed by economist Art Okun as a way to provide President Lyndon Johnson with a snapshot of the economy.
America's alliance structure in Europe and Asia dates back more than six decades. A few of the smaller, less viable organizations collapsed (CENTO, SEATO), but since the end of the Cold War, Washington has expanded rather than contracted its treaty obligations. That includes in the Philippines, which two years ago approved a new agreement providing the U.S. military with bases and joining in exercises.
Many factors are impacting economic growth. And volatility tops the list. According to a McKinsey Global Survey of executives, "Over the next five years nearly all respondents expect a disruption in the global economy due to volatility. And they are much likelier now — 43 percent, up from 29 percent in 2013 — to expect that potential disruptions to the economy will be very severe."
What world-changing behemoth that begins with the letter "C" presents the greatest threat to U.S. commercial and strategic interests in the Asia-Pacific region? Wrong. Even in the wake of this week's potentially provocative tribunal ruling against Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea, the greatest threat remains Congress, not China.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, involving the United States and 11 other Pacific-bordering countries, has a tremendous upside for the U.S. For example, it's projected to boost U.S. inflation-adjusted annual income by $131 billion by 2030, which represents 0.5 percent of GDP. It's also anticipated to generate an additional $357 billion in annual exports by the same year, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE), a Washington, DC-based think tank.
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Tapzo is a platform where 35+ different apps aggregate in one place to simplify your digital life.I think everyone has fed up of downloading and updating the apps which are essential for our day to day life.Now its time to make it simple with the help of a single app i.eTAPZO. Below are some of the apps present in Tapzo.It acts has a descent for all the other apps.It contains almost all the usefull which you need in your daily life.Once in a while you may have a bad luck take for example you are hurrying to the airport and more often you will be using cab to reach the airport.But to your bad luck your request for the cab fails and you may be searching for an alternate.i.e you can go for some other app and search for some other cab.And here comes Tapzo to help you...
This platform integrates with the best Internet players in each category and enables them to scale using their APIs.It is the most effective content distribution platform.It solves storage woes of customers and helps them from downloading multiple apps and updating them.
This app is available for PC and mobile phones.
To download Tapzo App in your android follow the below steps or even you can download directly from the links given below and enjoy the app.,
FILE NAME : Tapzo:Cabs,Food,Recharge
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- It has 35+ apps in a single platform
- The RAM and the memory useage for all the apps is reduced
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over the weekend, i became more awesome. how, you ask? because i got the platinum on assassin's creed 2. that's right. a big platinum bastard of a trophy. afterwards, litte_nerdxo and i watched buried, which kind of put a damper on the whole thing. sure, i got an achievement, but then had to watch ryan reynolds get buried alive. not easy.
i am pretty stoked about this trophy. i have only ever platinumed 3 times: fallout 3, the saboteur and now assassin's creed 2. fallout 3 was somehow less of a deal, because the game was so glitchy that i felt i had to spite it. keep at it and annoy it. also, i had to play about 4 times since it glitched at point lookout.
the saboteur was just time-consuming. free play event times a billion. ok, closer to a thousand but COME ON.
this was the first trophy i really felt mattered and i feel pretty good.


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January 28, 2011
DIY Beaded Applique Headband
Sequined and beaded headbands and fascinators are everywhere these days, but why buy one when you can make your own in just five minutes? Plus, diy-ing it allows you to find the perfect applique for your outfit or evening - no need to merely pick the best of what you see in the store.
First, you'll need an applique. You could also use a feather pad, but I wanted something glittery and shiny for winter parties. Silver and white just go so well with the snowy surroundings!
I found these lovely silver pieces, along with the white-toned one shown in the first photo, at Sequin Appliques. You can also check local craft and fabric stores, but Sequin has an amazing selection (note: I just like their store, I am not being paid by them in any way, shape, or form!).
You'll also need some ribbon. I found this silver Galena roll at a local store. It's made of metallic material, so it almost feels wired. I thought this would be better for positioning a headband and having it stay in place than a flimsier ribbon. I'd definitely recommend a thin metallic or wired ribbon!
Cut a length the circumference of where you'll wear the headband on your head, plus about 12 inches more (for tying).
Center the ribbon on the applique. You could sew it to the back, but the backing may be quite stiff. I chose to use strong craft glue instead and you could also hot glue it. Just be careful so you don't burn yourself!
Use a good amount of glue so the ribbon is firmly attached.
Make sure you add a bit extra where the applique ends, so the ribbon does not come off. (You want the applique to lay flat on your head, and not stick up at its ends.)
Let the glue dry for several hours, or overnight just to be sure (especially if you live in a humid area).
Though this headband would be great for a party, a sparkly accessory can add interest and 1920's flair to something as simple as a trip to the grocery store!
Fascinators look best worn low on either side of the head, rather than centered, and with the hair pulled back. They match perfectly with a sleek updo, or a low chignon. You could also curl the ends of your hair and style it into a low side ponytail.
If you make this, let me know how you wear it!
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So Kosovo has been declared an independent state. As is the case with most things in life, this will, God willing, have a positive side-effect, even though superficially it seems extremely negative. Firstly the EU has come out of its closet and its imperialistic and aggressive agenda has become clear to everyone but the most diehard liberals. Its de facto rule of Kosovo has now put the pro-EU Serb politicians in an almost impossible position. Their story that we share the same vision and the same goals is now, more than ever, indefensible. Bush's claim yesterday that Serbs can count on America as a friend after bombing us and amputating our territory would be laughable if there weren't some people that actually believed him. The priest in church yesterday compared the Western world to the Pharisees, who outwardly look good (i.e. their constant parroting of 'human rights'), but are full of hypocrisy. He also reminded people that we were occupied by the Turks for 500 years, but reclaimed our land. The crucial difference though, is that the Turks were obviously an enemy, whereas today some people look towards America and the EU as if everything that they did to us was one big misunderstanding and that we can be reconciled with them.
Secondly, this should inspire much soul-searching amongst Serbs and will encourage everyone to examine where we have gone wrong as a people. St. Nikolai's interpretation of the world wars was that God allowed the state to collapse so that the people could be saved. That which was less important was sacrificed for that which is most important. Well it is possible that he would say now that God has allowed us to lose our holy land so that we may regain our holiness. After all an unholy people has no need for a holy land. This situation must not depress anyone; instead it should inspire us to put all our faith in God. As St. Seraphim of Sarov said: 'save yourself, and thousands around you will be saved'.
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Father Andrew Phillips on Kosovo
Patrick Buchanan: Does Balkanization Beckon Anew?
Neil Clark: Serbia's fatal mistake
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006
ABM newsletter makes poor choice for name
That's a nice idea. And I may subscribe. But I can't help but be disappointed to see ABM is calling the new publication the "Face-to-Face Report." It seems to me that someone should have thought of a name that wasn't so close to "Face2Face," the blog about the trade show and meetings industry run by Sue Pelletier, an editor with ABM member Prism media. If I were Sue, or someone at Prism who writes the checks to ABM, I'd be livid.
But never mind. I don't want to talk about that anymore. Instead I want to take a moment to introduce my new trade association, American Business Mediums, or ABM for short. We represent the interests of psychics who work in the B2B press. ABM is holding its Spring meeting this week at the Coney Island resort here in Brooklyn. But members are predicting a light turnout.
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Thanks, Paul. This was news to us, and we're glad to be made aware of itReplyDelete
Paul- thanks for calling this to our attention. While I'm sure ABM (American Business Media) would consider a name change..... since it's a totally different marketplace (media people versus meeting planners), I'm not sure it will matter.ReplyDelete
As for ABM (American Business Mediums), I was unable to make the Spring meeting - but understand that Coney Island was a perfect location. The Cyclone was used as a way to forecast the "ups and downs" related to psychic activity.
However, I was disappointed that not one member of ABM (Mediums) was able to predict that Knishes and Hot Dogs would be the main staple of food during the event.
Hi Jeff,ReplyDelete
I "sensed" your disappointment with the food predictions even before you posted your comment.
I apologize.
Next year's meeting will be better. I can feel it.
They do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I'd say I'd be flattered--if ABM even knew about face2face, which I'm sure it didn't. It sounds like an interesting newsletter. It's also an indication of how important events are becoming to the B2B media world, which can only be good news for our magazines (which cover meeting planning in various market niches)!ReplyDelete
Hi Sue,ReplyDelete
You are so much more gracious than I.
I will disagree with only one point -- I'm sure that ABM is aware of your blog. They must be. You're doing great work, and you're paving all new ground in your space and in all of B2B.


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Gov. Sam Brownback was on hand last week to inaugurate the new Rooks County Regional Airport near Stockton in western Kansas.
At the dedication, Bombardier Aerospace's Learjet 45XR became the first jet to land at the airport.
"We are honored to have been able to participate in the dedication," Ralph Acs, vice president and general manager of Bombardier's Learjet plant, said in a statement.
The airport, which has a 5,000-foot concrete runway, replaces two turf runway airports at Stockton and Plainville and consolidates the airports into one.
The $6 million project was paid for with Airport Improvement Program funds and local matching funds.


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Sunday, June 30, 2013
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JEFF'S TOP 40 FAVORITE DIRECTORS (Part 1 of 2)
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Sunday, June 9, 2013
Directed By: Brad Anderson
Written By: Richard D'Ovidio
Story By: Richard D'Ovidio, Nicole D'Ovidio & Jon Bokenkamp
Cinematography By: Tom Yatsko
Editor: Avi Youabian
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Remembering when I saw that ...
I believe it was 1982 and we FINALLY got cable in my neighborhood. Literally, the contractor had to come to my backyard and hook up the cable to our phone pole. This gave me the signal to run to my mom and beg for us to get this wondrous thing called CABLE TV, which I could only enjoy at a friend's house before my touchstone moment. Mom decided to make an appointment with the cable company that week. I went in to the building with bated breath, knowing this was a gateway into movies around the clock and … and … MTV! Anyway, we got the package that included HBO and Spotlight (which later became the Movie Channel, which later became Starz). And I pushed for Spotlight because they had the exclusive viewing rights (for maybe a month?) to Conan the Barbarian!! HOLY GOD! I'm going to see this … without an adult's permission!! Two weeks later, I see Conan premiere on a Saturday night. Perfect. And the 2nd film in the Sword & Sorcery double feature? The Sword & the Sorcerer! Yes, even more perfect! Lastly, my mom decided that she and my dad were going out that night and I was babysitting my sister. Is it possible to have ALL of your prayers answered in one night?? When watching barbarians hacking their enemies to pieces, or warrior women disrobing for any medieval reason, the last thing I needed to hear was, "CLOSE YOUR EYES!" or "Should you really be watching this?" With me in charge, these questions would not be asked. So my dad picked us up our favorite fast food cuisine, Taco Bell, and we were set for the evening. Granted, my sister had no idea what she was in store for, but it didn't matter. It was my night. Once the enchirito was down the hatch and the parents out of sight, the opening credits for Dino Delaurentis, in gold gilded letters appear on the screen after the Spotlight opening bumper (at the time, almost as good as the 20th Century Fox drums). Watching Conan, in this setting, 5 feet away from my family's 27 inch wood encased tv console, filled with pseudo Mexican fast food, was sheer bliss. For most of the night, I forgot my sister was even in the room! I can say, with all seriousness, this viewing was a religious experience. Maybe I didn't even BREATHE during this event? But, at 12 years of age, being a barbarian fighter/thief/conqueror seemed like a plausible and much-hoped-for career path. When the Sword and the Sorcerer started, I was coming down off my Crom high, I was treated to the swash-buckling expertise of Lee Horsley and the sneering malevolence of Richard Lynch. RICHARD LYNCH?!?! My thoughts at the time, "This guy is in everything … and he's always EVIL!" Add to it a naked Kathleen Bellar ass (supposedly a double … but I don't knooow) and a sword that SHOOTS off its blades … oh man, if it were possible to OD from a good time w/o pharmaceuticals, I would've been carted off by the time the credits rolled. The only buzzkill of the evening was getting sick at the rise of the Sorcerer (a pre-Bull Richard Moll) from his tomb of living faces was a sight sick enough to make me rethink my choice of dinner and its staying power in my stomach. And my sister freaked out enough to run from the room, crying. Either way, when my folks came home, I was in a sublime state of mind, which lasted a week … or was it a month? After all these years, I can see it actually lasted a lifetime.
Monday, June 3, 2013
Directed By: Shosuke Murakami
Written By: Arisa Kaneko
Based On The Novel By: Hitori Nakano
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Cast: Takayuki Yamada, Miki Nakatani, Ryoko Kuninaka, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Tae Kimura, Yoshinori Okada
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Geotripper's California Birds
Monday, June 29, 2015
Cactus Wren at Hole in the Wall, Mojave National Preserve
I was exploring Banshee Canyon at Hole in the Wall in the Mojave National Preserve when I spotted another bird species of the desert, a Cactus Wren (
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
). The pictures aren't as sharp as I had hoped, but it was a great distance, and skies were overcast. Still, it was nice to see some new species as we started our exploration of the Colorado Plateau.
Oh, you think a picture of a Cactus Wren should have a cactus in it? Okay, the bird cooperated for a moment while it foraged on the desert floor...
The strange looking rocks are boulders of rhyolite tuff, a rock formed in huge explosive volcanic eruptions, like St. Helens, but hundreds of times larger. The eastern Mojave Desert is an excellent habitat for the wrens, as the slightly higher elevations there produce more vegetation and therefore more insects for the birds to track down. The bird doesn't need open water, deriving what it needs from the food it eats.
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Teeth by Hannah Moskowitz
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Rudy's life is flipped upside-down when his family moves to a remote island in a last attempt to save his sick younger brother. With nothing to do but worry, Rudy sinks deeper and deeper into loneliness and lies awake at night listening to the screams of the ocean beneath his family's rickety house.
Then he meets Diana, who makes him wonder what he even knows about love, and Teeth, who makes him question what he knows about anything. Rudy can't remember the last time he felt so connected to someone, but being friends with Teeth is more than a little bit complicated. He soon learns that Teeth has terrible secrets. Violent secrets. Secrets that will force Rudy to choose between his own happiness and his brother's life.
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Through to You by Emily Hainsworth
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Release date: January 3rd 2013
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The Butterfly Clues by Kate Ellison
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Release date: January 8th 2013
Penelope (Lo) Marin has always loved to collect beautiful things. Her dad's consulting job means she's grown up moving from one rundown city to the next, and she's learned to cope by collecting (sometimes even stealing) quirky trinkets and souvenirs in each new place--possessions that allow her to feel at least some semblance of home.
But in the year since her brother Oren's death, Lo's hoarding has blossomed into a full-blown, potentially dangerous obsession. She discovers a beautiful, antique butterfly pendant during a routine scour at a weekend flea market, and recognizes it as having been stolen from the home of a recently murdered girl known only as "Sapphire"--a girl just a few years older than Lo. As usual when Lo begins to obsess over something, she can't get the murder out of her mind.
As she attempts to piece together the mysterious "butterfly clues," with the unlikely help of a street artist named Flynt, Lo quickly finds herself caught up in a seedy, violent underworld much closer to home than she ever imagined--a world, she'll ultimately discover, that could hold the key to her brother's tragic death.
What January releases are you most looking forward to?