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.:Aha! You Rascal, You!:.
Abby is one of the few people who arguably knows me better than Grace does, and it sometimes shows, truth be told. Nonetheless, the conversation we had was pretty interesting. She seemed to have this "the plot thickens" idea when it came to the stuff I had to say about Sacha, although she recognized a lot of key differences between her and Sach that makes her experience with me a bit less of a perfect fit with Sacha's experience of me. In spite of such a difference, she still was spot on when it came to some of her other key observations, though.
She was telling me stuff like about my being too "giddy" about this and that, although I was rather thankful that she didn't jump down my throat over it. She more or less walked through how I really deal with things. And I suppose that was what placated her in the end. She was pretty much right about the fact that while I may not be romantically inclined towards Sacha, I was still hoping for something, and it was pretty clear what I was hoping for, anyways...
Marcelle: I feel quite sorry for (Name edited) because I can sense a similarity of pattern between me and him when it comes to him and Sacha. It's pretty close to how it is between you and me.
Abby: Oh? I feel sorry for Sacha, then.
Marcelle: Did you just diss me, Abby?
Abby: Why, yes.
.:More People Hinting That I Should Be A Priest:.
My new teacher for Ancient Philosophy, Mr, Mike Mariano, was making this brief announcement about the Jesuit Vocation Seminar or something to that effect. He then looked in my direction and says that if in case I feel a change of pace in my life coming on, then this just might be the perfect opportunity for me I'm inclined to assume he meant it as a joke, but then, that's the third person in as many months to tell me that I have what it takes to become a priest... odd.
.:What? Fire Dancing Again?!?:.
I promise that I will get down to it and practice fire dancing in the near future, as soon as I feel a bit more comfortable that I won't knock myself infertile with my extremely dangerous blows to myself while I'm at it.
Thing is, while I was hanging around Hobby Haven with Peppy, Sach invited the two of us at her house for more fire dancing practice, albeit she would be quite a bit late because she was to come from a party of sorts. Nonetheless, lots of funny stuff ensued over the whole night...
Kathy: I'd like you to meet the new lovebirds, Burns, and George.
Marcelle: Oh. I thought she meant us, Peppy.
For the most part, we were really enjoying our time there. They were doing fairly well with the pois and all, while I was showing that I could do a trick or two with a regular umbrella. I suppose my CAT training way back in high school still hasn't left me, really. My tricks weren't so bad, either, considering how handicapped I was, what with the umbrella not having a handle... Peppy can do the weave quite consistently enough now, though. Not bad for him, but I still can't get that over-under-out sequence, much less do it with both hands at the same time.
Kathy had a line that just sounded so wrong when she said it to Peppy... interpret it as you wish. :)
Kathy: Watch it, Peppy. You're not straight (with the pois) again...
At one point as well, Kathy was doing some nifty dancing while spinning one poi around. She had this huge smile slapped on her face that was pretty disturbing, truth be told...
As it was late already, I decided to stay over for the night at Sacha's house. Yes, I slept with her again... literally.
I don't want to compete with him. I just want to be there for you. Enough said.
That, in a nutshell, is how I managed to resolve any emotional baggage I may have had left over with Sacha. I realize that it may see like a cop-out, or perhaps an act of self-delusion, but the thing is, do I really need to compete with someone else for her affection, my being not single notwithstanding? As I said before, I see no reason to stand in the middle of the carnage, when I could instead be doing something right. As the idea of Wu-Wei (Or non-doing) goes, in doing nothing, I achieve something. In avoiding comparison, I become incomparable. In eschewing from competing, I become unparalleled. Not because I want to be some kind of uber icon of some sorts in some field, but simply because there is so much more I can do in working with people who may or may not be better than I am than competing with them.
My only disclaimer in speaking about this burst of clarity that came to me is that I am not the type who wants to speak with finality. Perhaps my sentiments would change in the future. Perhaps they won't. Bottomline is that as far as I'm concerned, the present is far more important than that particular future. I am more concerned with doing things correctly right now than I am with setting things up for myself for the future. Naturally, contrast will come into play here. I mentioned to Abby that whereas I searched for closure with her, I searched for an opening with Sacha. But an opening for what? Certainly not as someone who'd take a number and get in line when she's PhD already. It'd be idiotic on my part to do that, considering that I would inadvertently compete with others at that point.
More importantly (And I personally believe that I would be far more worthwhile of being a friend in this case than if it were otherwise.), I ought to search for an opening to simply be there for her. It doesn't matter if she needs me or she doesn't. I think it's folly to require myself to be a necessity in someone's life, because I'd rather let that person be himself or herself rather than need my presence to justify their existence. As far as being a friend goes, I think I've slowly made the transition in seeing Sacha's point: I don't want to be unwanted, but I don't want to be absolutely indispensable, either. Otherwise, I become guilty of condoning someone's statisticity in being an all-important source of happiness for them, and I would be pressured to be the one to alleviate their cares every single time. Pressure for me ruins the purity of friendship.
I want to master the ability to be low-maintenance as a friend and not be despised for giving low maintenance to my friends likewise. I feel that a healthy heterogeneity must remain in order for two friends to truly be (ironically...) "one soul in two bodies". I guess this is where blogging has come into play, as my annoyingly angst-filled life suddenly had a fresh burst of positivity that even one of my harshest critics when it came to my erstwhile negativity, Sacha, has recognized the very apparent change. I don't have to mope for two months about this or that so-called tragic event in my life. I write it down, I marvel at the clarity I gain from a detached perspective, then re-immerse myself into it. Gabriel Marcel's "primary and secondary reflection" at work.
I think the wake-up call that hit me when it came to Sacha's imminent departure was when I wrote about it in a forum I frequent, someone replied scathingly that I seem to "sound so bitter about her leaving". I had to stop there and ask myself: was I being bitter because I wasn't going to see myself turning Japanese anytime soon? Was I being bitter because I seem to have held myself back again, in contrast to how my high school now regards me as some kind of a god because they all thought I "always had it in me", whereas college came along, and I was just another achiever among many?
I guiltily answered "yes" to these questions for the most part, and realized that more than it being an issue of potential romance or something similar, it was pretty clear that this was a bruised ego speaking. This is where Wu Wei and the law of reversion came into play: yes, she's my yardstick, but do I need to compete with her? Is there something so wrong about instead building something worthwhile with her? With that being said, I started to see no reason to continue with this agonizing self-pity when this person, whom I hold in high esteem over her sheer brilliance, regards me as an intellectual equal and not as the "intellectual lightweight" I initially saw myself to be. This used to be how I was. While how I used to be is inextricable from how I am now, there are some things that I simply cannot allow myself to slide back into. Oh, sure, the competitive spirit is still there, and it tends to surface from time to time, but if I put my efforts more into cooperation than competition, then at the very least, things can be better for me.
To cut a long story short; yes, Sacha, I am glad to be your friend, I am happy that you will go and yet the friendship will remain, I am glad that our small conversation this morning has given me this sense of clarity, I recognize that you're a lovable person, but no, I am anything but intimidated of you or your Dance Maniax Skillz.
.:The Morning After:.
Last Saturday, I had to cancel the RAW Deal tournament because our venue was out of whack. We had no particular idea what happened to club XP. Apparently, it was just moved to the second floor... ah, well.
In any case, Sach wanted to watch Kill Bill vol. 2, which was perfect timing as I wanted to watch it myself. It was initially going to be at G4, so we headed there, and then talk went to Dance Maniax and how it's actually better to play the game in MegaMall, as it's actually a lot cheaper, and one can do more songs than otherwise. We then boarded an MRT and headed to MegaMall, where we had our fill of Dance Maniax. Sach was teasing me about not finishing "Locomotion" on Wild in Double Mode, but then again, I was doing pretty well with "All My Love" and my Center Mode run. I had a lot of fun, really.
Sacha was experimental and tried a lot of different songs during her third run, which came right after a bunch of experts who decided to really show off. One was doing "All My Love" in Center Mode by turning for a lot of the time, as well as using his head to break the lower sensors, ergo, sliding under the machine. He also jumped on the machine (!) to hit the last beat of the song, and sat there for a while. I have no idea what demon these guys sold their souls to, but they were amazing. Sach and I couldn't hold a crowd anymore after that, although I heard she managed to do just that later on when I wasn't around. I guess they were too busy looking at Sach to care whether or not she was dancing particularly well... she does this funky clapping thing for the Double Mode version of Happy Hopper...


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The SAT plays a significant role in the college application process for thousands of high school students across the United States. Comprised of three sections; writing, critical reading, and math, the 170-question behemoth tends to strike fear into the hearts of many students. To help lessen the stress of taking the test, many students seek out help in the form of SAT prep courses like those taught by Alissa Breindel, a resident of Austin, Texas. Her company Strategic SAT Prep helps students overcome their anxiety about taking the test and offers this advice.
If you are an avid reader, the SAT's writing section of the test should be fairly simple as it directly tests a student's vocabulary in the sentence completion section. To fully prepare to excel in this section, students should be well read and excited to look up any words they may not know. Brushing up on your reading list can be a huge benefit when it comes time to take the test.
One thing that can trip a student up when taking the SAT is not reading each question carefully. It is important to get used to slowing down and reading each question thoroughly before setting down to work. When it comes to answering questions in the math section of the test, it is also important to show all your work, even if you feel the question is simple.
Finally, it is also important to make sure your body is just as prepared as your mind. As the SAT can last approximately five hours, it is important that you have the stamina to make it to the end. In the weeks leading up to the test, make sure you take the time to get some fresh air and a chance to clear your mind. If you feel you need assistance in preparing for the SAT, you should contact a company that helps students prep for the SAT, like Austin resident Alissa Breindel Austin , owner of Strategic SAT Prep.


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Creating a small business website is one of the best things you can do for your small business, because this is one of the most effective ways to get more customers. There are millions if not billions of people using the internet every single day so as you can imagine it is very important to be able to have an online presence to be able to get new customers because more and more people are doing their shopping online so if you want to become successful it is important to capitalize on that.
Because if you do not have an online presence or your online presence is very small then people will simply go to your competition which has a very large online presence so now you are losing a lot of revenue. Because if you do not have that presence on the internet people will not even bother with your cleaning company website. So if you want to become successful in this day and age it is very important to make sure you get a small business website up on the internet for people to find.
However, the biggest issue that most small business owners need to deal with is their lack of knowledge on web design because a lot of owners do not realize the important of web design as well as search engine optimization because these two things can really sky rocket your business into success if it is done well. It is also common for people who do not know about web design to be over charged by low quality web design firms. It is crucial you know how to find the best web development companies because if you choose a low quality company then you will end up with a landscaping website design that not only looks really bad but it is not even optimized for search engines so people would not even be able to find it in the first place. So the simple answer is to make sure to check out the portfolios of the web development company to make sure that the company is actually pretty good.
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We live in the age of apologies, but here's a corker:
In South Carolina, African American state senator Robert Ford quickly threw his support to Senator Hillary Clinton, wife of the "first black American president," Bill Clinton.
The press thought this curious, since Barack Obama, also running for president, is a black American and, if elected to office, would be the second black American president, Hillary's husband being the first. So a reporter asked him about it.
Ford said that if Obama got the nomination, "Every Democrat running on that ticket next year would lose because he's black and he's top of the ticket. We'd lose the House and the Senate and the governors and everything."
In South Carolina, this sort of thing is important.
Naturally, Ford got grief. And after a few days of heavy pelting, he issued the following apology: "If I caused anybody, including myself, any pain about the comments I made earlier, then I want to apologize to myself and to Senator Obama, and any of his supporters."
That apology, thought by some to be a bit self serving, did not sit well with Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun Times. One of Ford's pals, African American State Senator Darrell Jackson also was effusive about the Hillary campaign after his public relations firm, Sunrise Enterprises, was paid $200K by Hillary to effuse.
In South Carolina, this sort of thing is important.
Mitchell wrote, "Skepticism I understand. But when two black male legislators from the Deep South throw their hats in Hillary Clinton's ring at the start of a wide-open election, I want to slap them upside their heads. Political leaders like Robert Ford and Darrell Jackson are guarding their political turf in the same way drug dealers guard street corners. But worse, they are hatin' on a brother who dares to believe anything is possible."
South Carolina politicians are not afraid to state the truth baldly and take their consequences. At CBS News, when Dan Rather ruled the roost, subtlety was king.
Rather was shown the door when he relied on questionable documents sometime after having offered the following apology:
"Now, after extensive additional interviews, I no longer have the confidence in these documents that would allow us to continue vouching for them journalistically. I find we have been misled on the key question of how our source for the documents came into possession of these papers. That, combined with some of the questions that have been raised in public and in the press, leads me to a point where-if I knew then what I know now-I would not have gone ahead with the story as it was aired, and I certainly would not have used the documents in question."
Sometime after President Richard Nixon evicted the longsuffering and heroic Cardinal Josef Mindszenty from the American embassy in Budapest – the cardinal wanted to die in Hungary, where his body would have served as a permanent reproach to his communist overlords – the president, a Quaker bowed low by Watergate, fell on his knees and prayed with Henry Kissinger. His prayer, one assumes, must have been clothed in apologetic garb; whether it was sincere only the God of Cardinal Mindszenty and the Quakers knows for certain.
And then, of course, there are the few, the brave who, acknowledging that they have been wrong, manfully refuse to apologize, much to the annoyance of their friends and enemies.
Hillary Clinton falls, almost alone among Democrats, into this category. Nearly every prominent Democrat who had left his fingerprints on the congressional authorization for the Iraq war has apologized profusely for their error.
Not Hillary .
"Someone ought to tell Hillary that just because she wants to take Bush's job, it doesn't mean she needs to adopt his mannerisms too," wrote a critic. "Infallibility may get her a job at the Vatican, but not as US president."
In apologetics, Hillary might take a lesson from the oleaginous Sen. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, also a presidential candidate. His non-apology includes a varient of the now indispensable standard phrase: If I knew then what I know now…
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Unnamed interlocutor: "Looks like Ashley Cole [who plays for Man United's arch-rival Chelsea] is going to be their choc ice. Then again, he's always been a sell-out. Shame on him."
Ferdinand: ""I hear you fella! Choc ice is classic! hahahahahahha!!"
(In racial terms, "Choc ice" is to the English what "Oreo" is to Americans.)
(Even worse, but beside the point here, is that the local police are prosecuting Ferdinand for a criminal violation for that tweet. When did England give up being a free country? And are these pro soccer players so delicate that words like this can be so offensive as to warrant the expenditure of public moneys on the ponderous activity of the police?)
But this week comes another example of the FA's unsurpassed capacity to make something controversial out of something ordinary and unremarkable.
In an exciting match on Saturday between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur, two teams that are very close competitors, the match officials made what seemed to many to be a wrong call, in favour of Tottenham and detrimental to Newcastle. Alan Pardew, the manager (head coach) of Newcastle, was standing on the sideline, watching, and he was quite naturally agitated by what he saw. He turned and said something to someone behind him, then immediately turned the other way to say something to the linesman (or referee's assistant to the politically correct). The linesman, it turns out, was standing just a couple feet away, looking down the line, and Pardew reached over, shouted "Hey" (or maybe "Oy!" --- he is English, after all) and starts to comment excitedly about the call.
Well, of course the game had to come to a complete halt while the referee came over and sent Pardew to the stands for this trivial incident, and now the FA has announced misconduct charges over the incident.
Why is it that highly-paid administrators such as the FA has are so completely unable to exercise any sort of reasonable discretion? I understand the perceived need to protect soccer officials from violent attacks by team managers (and everyone else), but I would have thought that these mature individuals would be able to distinguish a tap on the shoulder from a violent shove.


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*these photos have nothing to do with this post but I'm sharing them anyway*
So I'm not a morning person. If it was up to me I would get up at 10 am on a regular basis. That being said sometimes I get up a tiny bit early and get ready for the day. On these days I curl my hair or put a little extra effort into getting ready. Secret - I can keep curls in my hair for like 3 days, so if I do it once it will look semi ok for a couple of days.
I make it a personal choice not to wear yoga pants to Cain's school. I have made the exception like two times this year when I was sick. For me I just feel more put together with real pants on and it takes the same amount of time to put jeans on as it does to put yoga pants on. Secret - I may put pants on for that short amount of time that it takes me to take Cain into school but I drive home and put sweat pants on to clean my house and do laundry. If you show up at my house unannounced there is a 90% chance that I will have sweat pants or pajama pants on.
I am an organized person by nature. I like things to be tidy, put together, and well planned. I plan things in advance and don't like to wait last minute to do things. Cute things that you may think I just "threw together" were actually planned and probably ready to go weeks in advance. I have my calendar with me all the time and am planning things out. There is no secret for that I guess. We do little things each night that help make us run smoothly in the morning - kids lunches are packed the night before, clothes for the morning are laid out the night before, backpacks are ready to go, shoes and jackets are sitting by the door. I don't have time in the morning (see I like to sleep in) to look for kids lost shoes. We are very much a routine family - my kids have had the same bedtime routine sense they were tiny babies - so they know what is coming next, they know what to expect when they get home from school, etc. I sometimes feel like the bummer parent every once in awhile, when for example, we're on vacation and I'm not letting them stray too far from our normal routine but 90% of the time it works for our family so I'm sticking to it.
I'm sure there are other things that I can't think of right now. All this to say if you see someone and you think they always have it together chances are they don't. Every person has issues in one area or another. I just wanted everyone to know that I don't have it all together and I am not pretending to :)


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The opiate of the intellectual elite is to know it all, "all" being the drug of desire to be deity with a god's eye brimming with what is worth knowing, the rest insignificantly contemptuous. Having it all varies as the total, the comprehensive, the summation, the fully embracing scheme to replicate, plagiarize, ape, the giants of deep and vast thinking who have had no raison d'etre except to imagine the whole, entire, give or take 99% of humankind, shebang of their times. No matter each is later ridiculed, or more often valorized and hyped and taught unreflectively, for vainglorizing, in our day resume inflating, the futile effort to oversee a chimera confected to banish fear of the incomprehensible, i.e., to have no compensable employment. For every dietic, heroic, grand aggregation of the day's best visions of "being and time," there is a countervailing destruction, debunking, of the compulsion, even insane, to hold it all in a mind drunk on pretentiousness. Adherents, believers, naysayers, bloom for both pathologies. The 99.9% are "ignorant" of "all" this, meaning it couldn't give a shit that a tiny priesthood is determined to think it all through once and for all, goddam it, listen up. So what do you think about this, any chance of it snagging a paid invite? Another asshole, huh? # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mail.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime {AT} kein.org


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The holiday season is a time of year when people tend to be in a better mood and are kinder to their fellow human. On the flip side of that, people also tend to be rushing around, preparing for the holidays, anxious that they won't get everything done. "I just need to make it to January" is often the mind set.
The problem with "just making it until..." is that you are not able to enjoy what is happening now. By constantly looking ahead, you are missing your current life. Anxiety lives in the future, so that type of thinking is often very stressful and uncomfortable. When you worry about things over which you have no control (like things that haven't happened yet and may or may not ever happen) it causes anxiety and stress. Focusing on something that you do have control over can help you feel more calm and in control of your body and mind.
If you find yourself getting stressed this holiday season (or at any time during the year), take a moment to close your eyes and breathe (please keep your eyes open if you are driving). Inhale through your nose filling the belly (not the chest) with air, and then exhale very slowly, allowing your belly to deflate again. Try to make the inhale and exhale of equal length, or the exhale slightly longer than the inahle. Repeat this 5 times. Then think of 3 things for which you are grateful. You can just think them to yourself, you can write them down, you can say them out loud, whatever works for you. Sit with those 3 things and really allow them into your heart and consciousness. You may also notice that your stress has dissipated.
Making Gratitude a daily practice can go a long way toward easing your anxiety and helping you enjoy the life you are living.
Happy Holidays!
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Korean Fashion style that is now popular for women. But, the fashion style, is also ogled too. This Korean fashion style that comes out of the rule is able to attract the attention of many fashion lovers in the world. While for motives, Korean style is crowded and 'collision'. This means both fashion and accessories that worn sometimes can crash, daring play the color.
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Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Explained absences
Those of you who know me personally will probably know why I haven't been the most faithful of bloggers recently :-) Something most unusual has happened, I've been completely swept off my feet and have apparently fallen in love. I honestly had no idea it could be so easy. A couple of months ago I ranted on about how my own eat-pray-love journey this year had kinded of ended with the praying bit, but that I was happy nevertheless. Well I was wrong, apparently love was there waiting in the wings. Although I'm posting less regularly recently I promise to make more of an effort - I've had my blog for over 2 years and am not about to give it up so easily :-)
The graffiti above is by Banksy.
6 comments:
- Rachel said...
you've fallen in love! wonderful! p.s. like you said, Corte Ingles does has everything and I am no longer boycotting it. And I think we should be friends, because we both have (or had) the cinnamon L'Occitane candles and other reasons too...like how I don't know you, but I walk around Madrid and think oh Nadya would like that...oh that's what Nadya said about this place....and that my husband doesn't read blogs, but he knows who you are.
- 19 October 2010 at 20:59
- Nadya said...
Hi Rachel! Are you settling in well? Don't worry, everyone ends up dependent on the Corte Inglés in the end! That's really funny that your husband knows who I am - we should definitely meet up some time. Just drop me a line whenever you fancy it :-)
- 20 October 2010 at 12:34
- Paola said...
Hello there! In love sounds perfectly fantastic! I am so happy for you besos!
- 20 October 2010 at 22:34
- Nadya said...
Hi Paola - love is grand indeed! How's the new job going? :-)
- 21 October 2010 at 17:17
- Justo said...
It sounds great.. how delightful to read something like this.. and I hope next time I´ll be ready to make the acquaintance!
- 22 October 2010 at 20:16
- Paola said...
The job is going great! I love it! It's a modern arts lovers dream job! It's a gallery/store /studio! Lots of celeb clients in the 1st 3 weeks! Heath ceramics. Check out the website! I can't wait to see more pics of you and your new <3!
- 26 October 2010 at 09:39


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Hi guys! It's a NEW year and time for some NEW things to happen on the blog.
For starters I decided to have a new post topic called, "My Monday Ramblings." I'll be posting randomly on Mondays and I'll chat about anything!
I've been thinking about talking budgeting on the blog, and since it's a new year I thought it's a great time to introduce it.
This year one of my goals is to be more on top of my grocery budget, and to actually stick to a cash only budget.
So as of January 1 I decided that for my family we'll spend $80 a week on groceries and $80 a month on one Costco trip, with the grand total for the grocery budget being $400.
Here's the breakdown:
Week 1: $80
Week 2: $80
Week 3: $80
Week 4: $80
One Costco trip a month: $80
A further look into how I'll manage our weekly grocery budget
I will take $400 out of the bank at the beginning of the month for groceries.
I'll label envelopes (week 1, week 2, week 3, week 4, Costco) and divide the cash between the five envelopes with the amounts stated above.
At the beginning of the month I will make one trip to Costco, and each week I will grocery shop.
How will I keep cost down and stick to my cash budget?
In order to stick to my budget I'll shop the ads. Each week I'll read through the ads and write down any items we use and its selling price along with what store the item is on sale at.
After I do this I'll write up a dinner menu for my family.
Next I'll look in my cupboards and fridge to see what we need (or we're low on), and I'll add those items to my list.
I'll also add anything else to my list that I'll need to make the meals that are one my menu for that current week.
Lastly I'll add any items we'll need for breakfasts and lunches since we try to eat all our meals at home.
The one thing I do to save money
We eat at HOME! This is the biggest thing we do to save money.
I'll check back in a few weeks and let you know how this new budget thing is going! AND we'll talk weekly dinner menus.


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Al Barsha Park
of picnickers.
Facilities: Jogging track, bicycle hire, bouncy castles, basketball and tennis courts, playgrounds and fitness equipment are all here.
Shops or kiosks: Small kiosks close to the entrance sell popcorn and soft drinks.
Toilets: Yes.
Nature: Palm trees line the track surrounding the lake and there are plenty of grassy areas ideal for picnics.
Pets allowed? No. Al Barsha Park


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As for the historical markers in Virginia, Tom Scheinfeldt wrote in his comment:
In fact, we at the Center for History and New Media are working to launch a project called Virginia History Here, which will use new mobile communications technologies—especially cell phones—to improve access to Virginia's historical roadside markers. In addition to providing searchable web access to the markers, Virginia History Here will allow travelers on congested roads to access the full text of historical markers from within their cars via cellphone. Moreover, in order to help extend the historical and educational value of cast iron markers, Virginia History here will also provide these travelers and web visitors with links and directions to nearby and related markers, contextual essays, and related primary source materials such as photos and short audio and video clips. New mobile technologies allow us to make all of these resources available to travelers when they are most interested and engaged: when they are at the marker sites themselves.The Virginia project sounds very interesting! I hope it gets funded.
We are still waiting to hear about funding, but if all goes well, we should launch a prototype by 2008.


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Terry Wogan slammed by Eurovision chief
- Bang Showbiz
- 16 April 2016
Sir Terry Wogan has been slammed by 'Eurovision' producer Christer Bjorkman of spoiling the show during the years he presented it
Sir Terry Wogan has been accused of spoiling 'Eurovision'.
The beloved presenter - who passed away in January at the age of 77 - hosted Britain's coverage of the 'Eurovision Song Contest' for 28 years but the show's Swedish producer Christer Bjorkman claims Terry's gently teasing tone made a mockery of the show.
According to the Daily Mirror, he said: "There are several reasons, one is Terry Wogan himself.
"He did this for 28 years and his ¬commentary always forced the mockery side and there is a grown-up generation in Britain that doesn't know anything better.
"He raised a generation of viewers believing this was a fun kitsch show that had no relevance whatsoever.
"It totally spoiled 'Eurovision'. Because of what Terry Wogan did, the UK don't put in their best efforts.
"But it's the BBC who wanted him and let him, they did not stop him. He did his best and he did what he did very well, make fun of something, but if I would have been in charge I would never have chosen him."
However, Terry has been defended by Cheryl Baker of Bucks Fizz, who won the show in 1981.
She said: "Mr Bjorkman ¬obviously hasn't got the British/Irish sense of humour. We love to make fun of ourselves, that's what we do.
"Terry was the king of self-mockery. Yes, he did have the sarcastic irony but it was always done with that lovely Irish lilt and you could never take offence from it.
"He did it for all those years and it's because people couldn't get enough of him. Maybe this Swedish bloke hasn't got much of a sense of humour."


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5 Stars
Verdict: Original, witty, intelligent - what more could you want?
This is a futuristic novel about a man stuck on Mars, yet the details and atmosphere make it feel like it could be based on real events. Sci-fi isn't a genre I roam into often, but I'm glad I did for this one!
Mark Watney is a fantastic main character. He's resourceful and intelligent. He maintains a sense of humour throughout his plight, which turns what could have been a depressing situation into a problem solving adventure. I found it inspiring to read about someone who face countless challenges and failures, especially as they picked themselves up each time. He's a hero to root for.
Watney does a great job of explaining what's going, using humour as a tool. The technical stuff gladly sailed over my head but I could still understand the point and I enjoyed how real and logical it felt. That said, I wouldn't read another book like this. It works because it's utterly unique, and I hope it stays that way.
With how the scientific knowledge oozes off of every page, I was shocked to discover this is from self-inflicted research. Weir is not an astronaut or a doctor of physics. He's a dedicated writer, and that's truly fantastic.
There are some nail biting moment, but with a book like this, I felt I didn't need to read it all in one go. I could pick back up where I left off like visiting an old friend. There's a pattern to the book – disaster, all is futile, resourcefulness, survive – and it makes it an easy read. As a standalone novel, it's definitely a book I'd recommend.
Source: My boyfriend might have pestered me to read this one after enjoying it so much. :)


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Oswego Obscured: On High
Aug 08, 2014 02:37PM ● Published by Steven Jack
Photo by Andrew Mayton
To win, all you have to do is be the first person to correctly guess the location of the photo above. This week, please answer with the nearest points of interest.
Only guesses left in the comments section below this post will count in the game.
Comments on Facebook, while awesome, will not count toward the weekly prize.
Oh, yeah. The prize!
The prize for this week and all summer long will be two free small cones from local favorite Dairy Hut! If you're the winner, I'll send the cone coupon in the mail.
Good luck, everyone!


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Looking for (non-mapping) Level Designer work involving Portal 2 (or Portal 1........ might be harder since I'm using Portal 2's Community Map Maker) I also RP Twitter!!! Known as Slimshiv on Newgrounds.com
Only registered members can share their thoughts. So come on! Join the community today (totally free - or sign in with your social account on the right) and join in the conversation.
This is my latest thing i threw together.. be better if it would loop between each tempo... like in Portal 2 Songs.. i'd like to see something like this in a mod :D


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|Mickey Spillane
This is it folks, the old domino theory. The Bricks and Mortar book stores are going the way of the Berlin Wall. People are screaming for E-Books, more titles, more Authors, more...more ...more. What's going to happen next? Will B&N go down for the count, Books A Million is already looking a little thin on new book selections. What about the huge offerings from the Big Box Companies, Drug Stores, Convienance stores.... are they all going down for the count. Coming around the far turn is...Amazon, breaking away from the pack. My money is on Kindle and their Kindle Book Publishing programs. A small time guy like myself can get his novel out to the Amazon shopper with out the hassle of the New York Agent ignoring your quiries, the big Publishers are scrambling...Lions and Tigers...and e-books, Oh My. This Author is liking what he sees going on out on the street. Fire up those Kindles People, Turn on those Nooks, it's all EEEzy street coming our way


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On 1/1/06 7:26 PM, "Ryan King" <ryan at technorati.com> wrote: > On Jan 1, 2006, at 7:19 PM, Angus McIntyre wrote: > >> The current spec for the xfolk microformat allows the inclusion of >> tags in a format like: >> >>
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 >> >> This assumes that tags will always be linked to some other object. >> However, this isn't necessarily the case: I could imagine cases >> where a webmaster might want to *Imagining* cases is insufficient to be considered for microformats. Actual substantial real-world empirical use cases are required. >> provide a list of keywords >> associated with a link, but without linking those keywords (tags) >> to anything else. > > This was a deliberate design decision in rel-tag, which has been > covered before on this list. What Ryan is saying is that tags without links have been considered and rejected long ago. Kevin, I have a feeling you have a longer more detailed explanation of why requiring tag-spaces are a good thing. Perhaps you could start a rel-tag FAQ and add that info there: http://microformats.org/wiki/rel-tag-faq Thanks, Tantek


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Play Tourist for a Day with Tower Tours San Francisco
Looking for a fun activity to do with friends and family? Have you ever taken a traditional bus tour?
Well now is the best time to Play Tourist for a Day with Tower Tours of San Francisco! This November, show your California ID and receive a $10 savings on the Tower Tours Wine Country Tour!
Unwind and soak up the stunning scenery as you venture north into Napa and Sonoma Valley, two of the most prized wine regions of Northern California. During your journey, enjoy wine tasting and exclusive estate tours of three of our favored wineries: Madonna Estate, Sutter Home, and Sebastiani Vineyards.
Since 1922 the Bartolucci Family has consistently created a perfect marriage of grapes and wine atMadonna Estate. Located in the world-renowned Carneros region, an area known for its fertile lands and cool climate, the Bartolucci family has found success with their organically grown grapes and Estate Bottled wines. In addition to practicing natural farming methods, they also combine traditional and modern winemaking techniques. As the third oldest winemaking family in the Napa Valley, it is important to them that they continue the commitment to farm naturally and preserve the winemaking traditions of past generations.
When the Trinchero family bought the Sutter Home Winery in 1948, they had a vision, a passion, and apparently, an insight into consumer tastes. They changed the way Americans enjoyed wine by offering them high-quality varietals at an affordable price. By the 1980s and 1990s, Sutter Home became a household name and the second largest independent family-run winery in the United States. With a fresh new label in 2013, Sutter Home continues to reflect the evolution of the brand and its consumers. With 20 different varietals to choose from in the Sutter Home portfolio, there's a wine to suit every mood and every palate.
With over a century of wine-making experience in Sonoma, Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery focuses on crafting small lots of super-premium wines from Sonoma County. Today, Sebastiani Vineyards & Winery advances its record of acclaim under the guidance of vintner and entrepreneur Bill Foley, who acquired the winery in 2008. As part of Foley Family Wines, Sebastiani will maintain its commitment to producing singular wines from the appellations of Sonoma County.
Along the tour route, Tower Tours guests will enjoy the sights of Sonoma Square or Yountville's Vintage 1870 Marketplace for our lunch stop, and concluding the tour is a scenic drive over the Golden Gate Bridge.
Several Californians have already raved about the Tower Tours Wine Country Tour stating "The wine country was really fun. It was nice to not worry about driving ourselves." – Ron A., San Francisco, CA. "The wine country was beautiful, the ride was soothing, and I enjoyed my first visit to the area." – Kip D., San Diego, CA. "I went on the Napa Tour …I love the comfortable buses, funny & friendly tour guides, and wineries associated with this tour…they are very knowledgeable and very open to questions and comments. I cannot emphasize how important it is to have such entertaining company." – Alicia F., Cupertino, CA.
Tower Tours Wine Country Tour is approximately nine hours in length and is available daily at 9:00am from the Tower Tours main office at 288 Beach Street in San Francisco. The price of the tour includes the wine tasting and touring fees!
Take advantage this November and Play Tourist for a Day on the Tower Tours Wine Country Tour – a special deal of $10 discount for California residents.


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McLuhan himself, the spectacle's first apologist, who had seemed to be the most convinced imbecile of the century, changed his mind when he finally discovered in 1976 that "the pressure of the mass media leads to irrationality," and that it was becoming urgent to modify their usage. The sage of Toronto had formerly spent several decades marveling at the numerous freedoms created by a 'global village' instantly and effortlessly accessible to all. Villages, unlike towns, have always been ruled by conformism, isolation, petty surveillance, boredom and repetitive malicious gossip about the same families. Which is a precise enough description of the global spectacle's present vulgarity /…/
However, McLuhan's ungrateful disciples are now trying to make people forget him, hoping to establish their own careers in media celebration of all these new freedoms to 'choose' at random from ephemera. And no doubt they will retract their claims even faster than the man who inspired them."
Guy Debord: Comments on the Society of the Spectacle, XII (1988).


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Motors.Pk Launches Pakistan Roadmaps, A Really Useful Section
Motors.pk has recently launched 'Maps' (http://www.motors.pk/pakistan-road-maps.php), providing an ease to its users across Pakistan. The feature is really very useful, especially if you're moving inter-city and don't know which road goes where, and at what point it connects to any other road. The section is built using Google Maps, so it contains the updated road maps.
Using Pakistan Roadmaps at Motors.pk, you can not only have the road maps of big cities like Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, but almost every small city too. So, now you can travel across Pakistan, without getting lost at any place. The best way to your desired location in Pakistan is just a single click away from you. No matter it's a highway connecting cities of Pakistan or a small street in a town, you'll find it right away. The best use of Pakistan road maps for people who own their cars is fuel saving by finding alternate and shortest routes.
Not only roads, but also buildings, parks and much more! Motors.pk Map tool provides fast and quick locate feature, just enter your location and press locate. There is a list of all cities of Pakistan at the right side of the tool, clicking on any of the city take you directly over that city.
About Motors.pk
Motors.pk is Pakistan's premium website for buying and selling used cars online. The site is designed while giving special attention to user experience, so that users can easily find the exact car they're looking for. The rich web2.0 features on site allow users to create rich user profiles with ability to upload unlimited photos, car wallpapers, videos and car advertisements.
Website: http://www.motors.pk
Blog: http://www.motors.pk/blog


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Its always satisfying to capture a bird sitting far off in a tree, it would be even more satisfying to identifying it, but..
"You look at where you're going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you've been and a pattern seems to emerge. " — Robert M. Pirsig (Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values)
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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Portrait on a lazy Afternoon
On a days visit to Goa, with a afternoon to kill, the logical option would have been to rush to the nearest beach, but I choose to laze around just as Goans do, spent the afternoon in the garden opposite Margao Municipality, the traffic on the road at standstill, the shops closed. Its then I saw a dog cuddling with such love and warmth to a old man, it would have made a great picture, and I lost the moment by the time I could whip by camera out. Nevertheless the Portrait I took of this man looked great, being the most satisfactory portrait shot by me.
Look at the intense gaze
Look at the intense gaze
A lazy afternoon
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A Must Keeping Up with Career Upgrade
Geezzz!!! I can't believe all these years been behind so much on the new technology today. If it weren't about pushing myself into upgrading IT career. All the future are just only anime, manga and toys. Anything else put on the side for long be forgotten becoming useless person in the end sucking same job over and over again while continue taking advantage.
Study never my favorite bits in life. But after seeing how the Governments done to this country education system, my career position was entirely threatened by it. My friends always told me there aren't anything to afraid or worry. I beg the different. I don't want to reveal and express my angers over what's going on. There is nothing to blame and understand very clear accessing to educations 13-15 years ago compared to now are huge different.
Luckily the courses are now affordable (continue to lower year by year) and much easier access in Brunei. It is good opportunities to advance, well I do feel it is considered late. There are times with no escapes in this world. The companies are now less looking into work experience without certifications. You know the papers needed to get them more attentions. I know it's not always true. You just need to think another side of the unexpected outcome.


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Bonnie Rotten and Tory Lane sucks each other and squirts
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Description: Bonnie Rotten didn't know what was going on when Tory Lane walked in on her first session with a new band, but she quickly realized this was their soon to be ex singer. Tory cleared the room leaving only Bonnie behind and wrestled her to the floor for some dildo action.
Channel: Brazzers Network
Pornstars: Bonnie Rotten Tory Lane


text: Woman arrested for squirting breast milk at police officer Family news News & Gossip 0 American mum charged with assault after spraying the milk into the face of a policewoman in the US After being arrested for 'public intoxication', 31-year-old Toni Tramel was charged for another assault hours later for a rather bizarre crime – squirting breast milk! While she was changing into her prison uniform in Kentucky, US, Toni allegedly sprayed a stream of breast milk in the face of a female police officer, causing her to be charged with third degree assault, according to the Telegraph. The unusual crime has sparked a debate in the US on whether squirting breast milk and using it as a weapon should count as assault. However, some say that it should be treated the same seriousness as spitting in someone's face. Toni is currently being held on $10,000 bail. By Kyrsty Hazell 0 Comments Share Like this article? Showing of Uh-oh! You need to be logged in to do this... Sign In Sign Up Load more posts Write a comment


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Five East Walnut Hills classics on home tour
The five East Walnut Hills historic homes on the Cincinnati Preservation Association tour next Saturday have retained their architectural authenticity and personality, despite many years and multiple owners under their belts.
And the red, brick Tudor Revival on the tour the Pogue House has had only two owners in its 86-year history.
Built in 1916-17 by Henry Pogue, son of the founders of H&S Pogue department stores in Cincinnati, it was almost in original condition when Deborah Cummins and her husband, James, bought it in 1972.
Most people can't tell there's an addition, says Mrs. Cummins, whose interior design of the home got her into the business. She is now with Nottinghill Gate Interiors in Hyde Park.
Asked about the pitfalls of renovating an old home, Ms. Cummins says there are none if you renovate properly. It feels like a new house, but with much more character.
Other homes on the tour include The Castle, a French Renaissance chateau at 1833 Keys Crescent, a half-timbered Tudor Revival at 1815 Keys Crescent and an early Arts & Crafts design with Prairie style influence at 1885 Madison Road.
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Originally published 1/25/10 this post was removed by blogger on November 19, 2010 after they received a DMCA complaint regarding this post. The complaint came from IFPI claiming the post is "offering direct links to files containing sound recordings for other users to download". This is simply not true. Every link contained in the post was to a streaming video of a song.
Read for yourself to decide if the IFPI is doing the artists it claims to represent a service by shutting down posts such as this:
As the decade began there were significant rumblings that the Pet Shop Boys might call it day. Touching everything from country to disco this past decade Neil & Chris exhibited an energy few bands possess releasing three studio albums, fifteen singles, creating a musical, two Disco albums, embracing a new role as remixers and scoring a silent film soundtrack. Let's take a look back on the last ten years with the Pet Shop Boys:
Single: "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When Your Drunk"
Remix: Fat Les 2000 "Jerusalem" & Bloodhound Gang "Mope"
Neil & Chris celebrated the arrival of the new century by closing out the wigged Nightlife-era with the country-flavored "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When Your Drunk". The song's guitar solo was a sign of things to come on their next "proper" album and the two remixes the Boys did that year signaled another new interest that would last throughout the decade.
Produce: Closer To Heaven Soundtrack, The Collaboration "Break 4 Love"
With the help of playwright Jonathan Harvey the PSB proved they are the rare act actually able to get an original musical to the stage. The show only had a short run and has an air of mystery to it since it was likely not professionally filmed (although some fan footage has surfaced on youtube). The soundtrack reunited them with longtime collaborator Stephen Hague as co-producers of an album that features cast members on vocal duty. With no singles released the project showed that Neil & Chris were willing to follow their own muse into uncommercial areas of personal interest. More of that to come.
Album: Release
Single: "Home And Dry" "I Get Along" "London"
Radio: Peel Session
An emerging electro scene bubbling up around them Pet Shop Boys naturally made their "rock" album. While fans rank Release as the duo's worst the album has it's proponents like Rolling Stone who rate it tied for PSB's second best album behind Very. Much attention has been given to the guitar heavy sound but the songwriting is lifeless compared to their usual standards and the odd track selection left gems like "I Didn't Get Where I Am Today" as future b-side material. Fortunately a Peel Session at the end of the year proved they still had plenty more to give including material that still has not yet been released.
Album: Disco 3
Compilation: PopArt
Single: "Miracles"
Produce: Kiki Kokova "Love To Love You, Baby"
Remix: Yoko Ono "Walking On Thin Ice" & Atomizer "Hooked On Radiation"
Write: Alcazar "Love Life"
On the surface the announcement of Disco 3 seemed to be an admission that the Boys had run out of ideas, but the actual product proved to be rather amazing. Throwing out the rules of previous Disco installments the album is a fifty-fifty mix of new electro infused songs with mixes from the likes of electroclash leader Felix Da Housecat resulting in a satisfying album that knows how to get down. They further signaled their approval for the new electro movement by producing an underground Donna Summer cover and remixing Atomizer and Yoko Ono. Lending a song to Swedish eurodance outfit Alcazar the PSB then compiled an updated singles collection that featured two new tracks including the epic "Miracles" that proved they still had strong singles in them.
Single: "Flamboyant"
Remixed: Rammstein "Mein Teil"
Produce: Pete Burns "Jack And Jill Party"
The celebrity culture skewering second single from PopArt is top form PSB and the single featured a remix from the Scissor Sisters right before they became stars in their own right. The Boys next move was to record a fantastic underground electro track with Dead Or Alive's Pete Burns shortly before he resurfaced to mainstream attention on Celebrity Big Brother. They rounded out the year with an unexpected remix for German industrial rock band Rammstein.
Album: Battleship Potemkin Soundtrack
Compile: Back To Mine
First performed live at Trafalgar Square in 2004 there is nothing pop about this largely instrumental soundtrack to Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 silent film. An experiment in creating continuous music for images it is the Boys first album to be released on a classical label which caused confusion among fans not used to the composer first format that put Tennant/Lowe atop the album design. Interestingly a DVD release of the eighty year old film, often described as communist propaganda, has been held up due to a dispute over the rights. They also curated an installment of the popular Back To Mine compilation series that gave a disc each to Neil & Chris.
Album: Fundamental
Single: "I'm With Stupid" "Minimal" "Numb"
Produce: Robbie Williams "She's Madonna" & "We're The Pet Shop Boys"
Remix: Madonna "Sorry"
Live Album: Concrete
Documentary: A Life In Pop
Reunited with legendary producer Trevor Horn the PSB attempted to make sense of the post-9/11 world in an album that was hailed as a return to form. If they had included the Richard X-produced bonus track "Fugitive" and the b-sides "The Resurrectionist" & "Bright Young Things" it would have been a classic disc. They found time to contribute a couple of tracks to Robbie Williams Rudebox but it was a high point that the Boys remixed Madonna after nearly twenty years of anticipating working with her. Their mix went on to become the way Madge performed the song on her tour. As the subject of a well produced documentary featuring a number of musicians testifying to the power of their pop the year also saw the Pet Shop Boys release their first live album.
Album: Disco 4
Single: "Integral"
Remix: The Killers "Read My Mind"
Changing the rules of the Disco series again Neil & Chris showcased their remixes of other artists material on Disco 4. The album gave them the opportunity to release their first download-only single "Integral" which many consider the strongest single pick from Fundamental.
Produce: Sam Taylor-Wood "I'm In Love With A German Film Star"
Co-write: Girls Aloud "The Loving Kind" The Killers "Joseph, Better You Than Me"
Remix: MGMT "Kids"
Their production of Sam Taylor-Wood's take on The Passions "I'm In Love With A German Film Star" and a leaked MGMT remix made some waves but the highlight of the year was the PSB's first collaboration with Xenomania that may have caused the "disinclined" Girls Aloud to look for a dictionary.
Album: Yes
Single: "Love, Etc" "Did You See Me Coming?" "Beautiful People" Christmas EP
Remix: Lady Gaga "Eh, Eh (Nothing More I Can Say)"
Write: West End Girls "A Little Black Dress" & Shirley Bassey "The Performance Of My Life"
The year kicked off well enough with Neil & Chris accepting a lifetime award and performing a career spanning megamix at the Brits but they weren't looking back. Producers Xenomania helped the Boys create Yes which Neil accurately described as sounding like a greatest hits album. Despite a plethora of potential singles their label made some odd decisions like making the second single a b-side of the first single and generally not giving the album promotional push it deserves. Their own tribute group West End Girls borrowed a previously unrecorded song for a single and the legendary Shirley Bassey received a new composition for her high profile comeback album. They performed Stuart Price assisted mash-up versions of their hits on a world spanning tour while wearing boxes on their heads and wrapped up some loose ends with the Christmas EP which saw them take on one of the decades biggest rock groups and finally properly release a fan favorite seasonal track that premiered nearly a decade before.
: Where do they go from here? A live DVD and album is planned for February and there are at least two major single contenders so far untouched from Yes. Hopefully their label will see the light and get at least one of those out there with a proper video. Neil & Chris did some initial work on an original ballet, have talked about doing another musical and there are rumors of a collection of collaborations as well another b-side compilation. Whatever they do commit to it is sure to be interesting.


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Throwback to May 27-29, 2016 Okay yes late post. Haha sorry. After how many weeks I've got the mood to update again! So hi guysss! I've been in YFC for still just a year! Graduated last May 17, 2015. I may be new in this community but it had great impact on my life. I've … Continue reading YOUTH CAMP 2k16
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From Homes to Ashes; Fire and Faith
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The Richland Parish Assessor is responsible for discovery, listing, and valuing all property in Richland Parish for ad valorem tax purposes. This property includes all Real Estate, all Business Movable Property (Personal Property), and all Oil & Gas Property and Equipment. It is the Assessor's duty to ensure all property is assessed in a fair and equitable manner for the property owners. At the same time, the Assessor has to make certain that the assessments are done according to the Louisiana State Constitution, the Revised Statutes that are passed by the Legislature, and the Rules and Regulations set forth by the Louisiana Tax Commission. The Assessor is responsible for filing the Tax Roll annually with the Louisiana Tax Commission. In addition, the Assessor must maintain the property maps for each piece of Real Estate, maintain the legal description of each property parcel, as well as maintain the ownership inventory of each parcel.
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[vwalɛt də ma'dam]
Family: floral, powdery
Notes: bergamot, violet, geranium, verbena, orange blossom, jasmine, rose, ylang-ylang, clove, orris, tonka bean, oakmoss, musk
Fresh lipstick
Period: The Belle Époque years
If we twist it a little, we could say that Jacques Guerlain in 1904 introduced two concepts in perfumery that wouldn't become widely known until many decades later: the flanker and the "Femme & Homme" fragrance duo. Mouchoir de Monsieur (meaning "gentleman's handkerchief") smelled like a variation on Jicky, while Voilette de Madame ("lady's little veil") was made as its female counterpart. Presented in matching snail-shaped bottles, a design typical of the Art Nouveau period, together they formed a perfume set which Jacques Guerlain offered as a wedding gift to one of his friends. At the turn of the century, veils and handkerchiefs were typical signs of upper-class elegance.
"In perfume, the male of the species is always smaller than the female," Luca Turin said. However, discriminating between masculine and feminine scents is a relatively modern marketing strategy, and when we read Jacques Guerlain's handwritten scent diagrams of Voilette de Madame and Mouchoir de Monsieur, we're unable to tell which one is for her and which one is for him. Seen with today's eyes, the description of Mouchoir de Monsieur — jasmine, rose, tuberose, civet, musk, vanilla and tonka bean — would definitely give the impression of a women's perfume. While in the late 1980s, Mouchoir de Monsieur was brought back to the sales catalogue as an EdT (the original formula was a Parfum, just like any formula by Jacques Guerlain), Voilette de Madame remained an obscurity. In 2005, though, Guerlain reissued the snail bottle duo in a limited edition, for which an EdT version of Voilette de Madame was produced. (Due to the lower concentration, it's relatively easier to make an EdT conform with ingredient restrictions.)
We're not doubting that Voilette de Madame was made with a young woman in mind. By its combination of violet, rose, orris and musk, on top of a classic, creamy floral bouquet of jasmine, orange blossom and ylang-ylang, it recalled the cosmetic scent of lipstick and face powder that we immediately associate with a neat and perfectly groomed lady. However, there was a certain androgynous, cologne-like freshness to it which we also found in Jacques Guerlain's earliest perfumes. The powdery violet note, so popular at the time, was there in Voilette de Madame's top accord, but mainly with its green and leafy facet. This greenness was further highlighted by bergamot, verbena, and the fresh rosy scent of geranium. The common ground of Voilette de Madame and Mouchoir de Monsieur was the mix of cologne notes and fresh rose with orange blossom and a powdery tonka bean base. By far the most freshly rose-smelling of the couple, Voilette de Madame might very well have served as a strong inspiration to Jean-Paul Guerlain when he created Habit Rouge for men and gave them the chance to be a dandy. (As a historical footnote, Guerlain recounts that Habit Rouge caused a commotion in the family firm when Jean-Paul Guerlain presented it in 1965. The board of directors thought that a men's scent so sweet and powdery was unacceptable and should not be released. We're happy it was, though.) Read about Mouchoir de Monsieur
Voilette de Madame came in the highly artistic "snail bottle", some decorated in gold, some not. Animal figures and motifs were very much in vogue during the Art Nouveau design period, and this was the world's first perfume bottle inspired by nature or zoology.
Upon discovering Maison Guerlain's re-created vintage version of Voilette de Madame, made directly from the hand-written recipe but sadly not for sale, we're taught once again that commercial remakes of vintage perfumes often have to cut corners, not to make them cheaper but to meet today's safety norms on raw materials. Unlike the EdT reissue, Jacques Guerlain's formula for Voilette de Madame is a Parfum with rich flower absolutes and the sensuality of animal musk. The latter is completely banned in today's perfumery. Still, the reissue gave a surprisingly valid impression of what the original smelled like, although its relative lightness highlighted the feel of a Habit Rouge type dandy cologne. Read more
We love: that Guerlain bothered to make the snail bottle one more time
Parted lips on that powdered face
Its marvellous fresh top will make you forgive the flowers
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Monday, 8 August 2016
Empty Common - this morning - spot the squirrel!
A summer morning at the garden, quiet except for a pesky squirrel up the big oak... Enjoy.
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
Harvesting and watering time....
Summer is with us and it's raining quite a bit but of course volunteers still need to water in the polytunnel, where plants are growing at speed. These pictures were taken at the end of July just before the Transition Party.
Beans, courgettes, salads, tomatoes, basil and cucumbers were harvested on a quiet Sunday morning. Below are some photos from May, when it was all about planting, watering and looking after tender plants....
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Thursday, September 23, 2010
May today there be peace within
I could list all those things that seem to be going wrong around us, and so could you. I could tell stories of people I know and love, stories from my Sisters and our guests in the monastery that underscore the risky world we live in. So could you from your own experience. You and I know we sometimes sit around and spin the risk until we are looking at a catastrophe. So what are we to do?
In 1908 the poet Minnie Louise Haskins published the poem "The Gate of Year," part of a collection titled The Desert. Her poem was widely acclaimed as inspirational, reaching its first mass audience in the early days of the Second World War. Those of us who lived some portion of those years, or who have since studied that time in history, know that it, too, was a risky time threatening mass destruction of the world. Haskins wrote in part: "And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year: 'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown.' And he replied: 'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.' So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. "
What was there in that poem that caught the imagination of people of all nations? For those of us who believe in a God who desires only our good, it seems an affirmation that we can trust God. In our times of anxiety, it seems a better light and safer way than anything else.
St. Therese of Lisieux born 85 years before Minnie wrote her poem, offers us comparable words of trust in the midst of this age of anxiety:
Today may there be peace within.
May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith.
May you use those gifts that you have received and pass on the love that has been given to you.
May you be content knowing you are a child of God Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love.
It is here for each and every one of us.
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Can you cite the original source of the St. Therese quote above. I've always thought it was from St. Therese, but have since had people tell me no, it's Mother Teresa and some say St.Teresa of Avila. HELP!!!ReplyDelete
Bella, I asked S. Kate and she said hwen she googled it, up came Mother Teresa! So we're really not sure now... She just always associated it with St. Therese of Lisieux, but can't put her finger on this source!ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2012 at 1:50 AM
Hi - if you go to www.motherteresa.org, you will see this is one of the quotes wrongly attributed to Mother Teresa.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 28, 2012 at 9:30 AM
Beautiful quote. But for those who know Therese well it does not sound like her words! Can't always trust those Google sources. And I have not read it in her poetry. Her other poems bear a different spirituality (whether it be early or later ones).Delete
This is apparently a New Age type prayer incorrectly attributed to a number of Catholic saints.ReplyDelete


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Who Is Officer Manuel Ramos?
by Allen R. Kates, MFAW, BCECR
Fullerton PD Police Officer Manuel Ramos
Officer Manuel Ramos
Little has been published about Fullerton Police Department Officer Manuel Ramos concerning his background. He is 37 and is charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the July 5, 2011, beating and subsequent death five days later of Kelly Thomas.
Ramos has resigned or was fired from the Fullerton PD (the city won't say
which). He has pled not guilty to the charges. Although his bail was set high
at $1 million, he made bail with the help of family and friends and property.
In California, defendants can post 10 percent of the bail amount to secure
Ramos Accused In Another Attack
In a separate incident, Ramos is accused of attacking a disabled man just two weeks before he mercilessly beat Kelly Thomas. On June 21, 2011, Officer Ramos is accused in a lawsuit of throwing 59-year-old Mark Edwin Walker to the ground and stomping on his hand. The complaint alleges that Ramos approached Walker near his car and asked him what he was doing. Walker had just returned from a pharmacy after buying a prescription.
Allegedly, with no reasonable suspicion of probable cause, the officer placed Walker's hands on his car and patted him down. Walker asked Ramos, "Why are you hassling me?" According to the lawsuit, Ramos picked him up, slammed him to the ground and stomped on his left hand. Walker sustained a broken bone in his hand and cuts to his body and face. Walker was cited on a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct, released and forced to walk four miles back to his car.
Previous Attack 14 Days Before Encountering Thomas
This occurred 14 days before Officer Ramos encountered Kelly Thomas, a person he did not consider dangerous or a threat. Yet something seems to have changed in the officer's mind before he saw Thomas on July 5, 2011.
Officer Ramos punched Thomas in the ribs,
tackled him and lay on him to hold him down, despite Thomas's cries that he
could not breathe.
What Are Reasons For Ramos's Behavior?
What happened to Manuel Ramos? Did something in him snap? Was he involved in other incidents of brutality before the encounters with Walker and then Thomas? Was brutality a pattern in Ramos's police career that escalated over time?
Perhaps the murder trial will tell us more about Officer Ramos's motivations.
*Partial Source: NBCLA.com June 1, 2012
Update: On January 13, 2014, the police officers charged in the Kelly Thomas death were acquitted of all charges. At the moment, there has been no response from the Justice Department of the federal government.
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Discrete Dynamics in Nature and SocietyVolume 6 (2001), Issue 3, Pages 201-206doi:10.1155/S1026022601000218
1Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong2Department of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, China3Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland 44106, Ohio, USA
Received 10 October 2000
Copyright © 2001 J. Y. Chen et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
An approach to synchronize spatiotemporal chaos is proposed. It is achieved by introducing a finite flat region in the local map. By using this scheme, a number of orbits in both the drive and the response subsystems are forced to pass through a fixed point in every dimension. With only an arbitrary phase space variable as drive signal, synchronization of spatiotemporal chaos can be achieved rapidly in the response subsystem. This is an advantage when compared with other synchronization methods that require a linear combination of the original phase space variables.


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Guess which show is getting (destroyed by) the American treatment next?
Battle of the Blades.
Yes, ABC has announced an 'exciting new series' entitled "Skating with the Stars" with the same premise as Battle of the Blades, except it will be celebrities skating with professional skaters. So basically, all the "stars" who couldnt get a gig with Dancing with the Stars or Celebrity Apprentice will end up lacing up skates to try and revive their careers.
First Dragons Den, now BAttle of the Blades… the CBC is pumping out hit shows that die in the States. What's next? Peter Mansbridge and George Strombo taking ove rthe Today show?
Oh, and the 'celebrity' cast will be revealed during DWTS November 2nd. Trying to target the same audience are we?
Will you watch?