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Exclusively for clients of The Holiday Place, travellers booking holidays to Cancun's Excellence Riviera Cancun hotel throughout the month of June and travelling between June and July 2011, will receive free accommodation upgrades.
The Holiday Place is proud to present travellers with a great new offer for Cancun holidays in the beautiful and mystic Riviera Maya. When booking this summer, and staying at the Excellence Rivera Cancun, customers of The Holiday Place will be enjoying a Free Upgrade from Junior Suite Spa or Pool View to a Junior Swim Up Suite Spa or Pool View, signalling a massive 20% discount off your holiday accommodation. How is that for an amazing deal on your summer holiday in the Caribbean?
This fabulous offer will run all throughout the months of June and July with the deal available to those who stay at the Excellence Riviera Cancun between 1st June and 31st July 2011. In order for this incredible promotion to be applicable holidaymakers must book their holidays to Cancun by no later than 30th June 2011.
But a room upgrade is not all guests will receive free when booking with The Holiday Place; honeymoon couples or those celebrating an anniversary will also get a Free Honeymoon/ Anniversary package with rose petals in room upon arrival, a selection of fresh fruits to welcome lovers, a bottle of sparkling wine, a special turn down service and one champagne breakfast in bed per stay, one specially prepared romantic dinner and a 15% discount all spa treatments at the resort. For this delightful set of extras to apply honeymoon guests must have married no longer than 3 months before the date of their stay and the anniversary package is only valid seven days before or seven days after couples' anniversary date.
The Excellence Riviera Cancun is an ultra-deluxe 5* resort offering unforgettable luxury holidays on the Riviera Maya. This luxurious all inclusive, all-suite, all-adult resort and spa is set on an immaculate white sand Caribbean beach along Mexico's fascinating Riviera Maya, at a mere 15 minutes' distance the airport of Cancun. With as many as 8 a la carte dining options, 10 bars and exclusive 24-hours room service, this indulging hotel is a fine example of Mexican luxury.
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Topic: In The Kitchen - deadline 7-19-12 @ 9:59 AM NY Time (07/12/12)
TITLE: A Lesson Learned
By Sarah Whitaker
"Awwww, Chef! Why is it always me?"
"Because you have the most interesting ways of not following directions."
Culinary School was Randy's dream, but under the great whip of Chef O'Bannon, the nightmare started around nine or ten o'clock when the kitchen lab would be prepared. The circle of would-be students once again formed around Randy as he looked at his would-be Hollandaise and how it now resembled scrambled eggs.
"This is what happens when you put too much love in the heat department on your Hollandaise! Your customer did not order scrambled eggs. This is what I am talking about when you find your happy medium."
"Yes Chef!" the crowd said in unison.
Randy folded his arms and looked down at his non-slip shoes. He kept thinking he put his heart and soul into his cooking, and yet he could never get it right.
"Chef? ... How do I put everything I got into something and find a happy medium? I want to put all my love into my dishes!"
"Then you'd do well to pay attention to it's needs."
Randy raised his head, looking at the glasses-clad instructor in the big floppy hat. His teacher merely blinked at him with a clipboard in his hand.
"Oh please, Randy. Do you have a girlfriend?"
"What does my love life have to do-"
"Everything. Food and love go hand in hand. Trust me, if it's one thing about us males is that we give it our all in what we think is best and the lady doesn't even smile. Who cares what you think! Meet the needs of the dish and she'll come out perfect. She'll smell nice for you, make you feel pleasant, just remember that too much heat in the beginning will spoil just about any good dish."
"Oh crud! My Hollandaise!" another student yelled, rushing away from the group.
The instructor closed his eyes and groaned as he lowered his head. Chef O'Bannon raised his hand and shooed away the rest of the group.
"Go back to your assignment! We'll talk about a love life after class!"
"Yes Chef!"
Randy actually appeared thoughtful and slowly nodded at the teacher's wisdom. Taking what was once his Hollandaise, he tossed the contents from the metal bowl and began to gather the ingredients from the table.
"I never thought there was 'too much' when it came to love."
"Love itself, no... taking care of it, yes. I expect to see you stop trying and start succeeding."
"Yes Chef..."
As Randy cracked the eggs, putting them in a side bowl, his thoughts turned to Kiana. Flowers, chocolates, love letters... nothing put more than half a smile on her face. He started to remember the first day he met her at the library studying that guy called Chaucer. She looked like she was having the time of her life decoding all that old English.
A little salt... pepper... Randy nodded to himself.
It was time for another trip to the library. If she could find a dictionary back then, so could he.
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It is a lovely weather outside fellow readers, so how are you feeling today? This moment, we'll begin studying and talking about 1 excellent bathroom design over the topic of Bathroom Mosaic Tile Designs. Prior to making some modifications on the bathroom, make sure that you do know exactly what you're up to. It is important in order to keep away from blunder or even worse, an accident. For this reason, the below Bathroom Design helpful hints could be very useful.
For those who use floor tiles on your bathroom area, remember to use bath-rugs in front of the bathroom. Adding bath rugs not only creates a bit of charm in your bathroom area, but also keeps you from trip and fall on the bathroom which can be dangerous in many cases. You can seek for bath-rugs that have unique patterns and styles to get an appearance that is exclusively your own special or harmonizing the bath-rugs design to fit to your overall bathroom design.
For your information, on bathroom re-decorating project utilizing an old furniture and then recycling it for a new purpose could be an ideal choice when you are in a limited expense plan. For example, an existing cabinet can make a beautiful bathroom vanity where you might as well change the dresser to adjust a washing up bowl bowl on the top along with some space for the faucets at the same time. This can be a fantastic way to recycling outdated furnishings besides always purchasing for new ones and even as well bring a creative charm for the bathroom.


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Attack, Kill, and Destroy! These were the words going through my head each time I blasted another creepy critter with spray that would end their life and hopefully be a warning to the rest of their clan that Summer 2010 would be the end for them all. For about two weeks, I drowned the house in toxic fumes killing spiders, destroying their webs, and covering the outline of every entry way with a coating of poison that would kill them all.
Let me share some background information first: About four months ago the search was officially over. After a year looking for a "Replacement Friend" or one that would be the most like friends from home, I had found her. Once I made the "break-up" decision, I had to find a new place to live and quick so of course I turned to my number one resource Craisglist! She was the first post I read, so a few emails and one interview later, of course she picked me! Basically what I am saying is that my roommate of now going on 4 months is no other word but AWESOME because she is just like me in so many ways.
Independent, Career Driven, Not Boy Driven, Shopping, Nice, and just again I have to use the word AWESOME.
So here we are two girls living in her house as the beginning of summer approaches. Our first battle was with the lawn mower as this was my first time ever in life to cut the grass. We managed to overcome this task for two weeks until her ex was recently hired on for the position. What we both failed to remember was that when the summer comes, so do the bugs!
I still beleive that they all came overnight and attacked at once. One day we were fine, next day it was a battle to walk in the front door at night as they all hovered at the light entrance. It wasn't until I was bit by something (which I believe happened at work) and my foot swelled up so big that I couldn't even put a shoe on. This slow process eventually had me in urgent care getting a steroid shot in my booty which eventually caused the inflammation to go away.
Since I had seen a few spiders around the house, I assumed this is where I was bitten and so at that point REVENGE WAS MY MISSION! I bought two separate sprays. One would take care of the spiders and roaches and the other would kill the flying insects outside. During the first weekend, I can remember killing three spiders specifically! Most of my kills were on the front or back porch, but I did happen to catch a few crawling inside. After a week of this, I realized I had become a little crazy. I was getting an adrenaline rush each time I got in another kill. It was like I was that little boy I remember from my childhood pouring salt on the slugs and watching them dissolve away. I would spray and just stare at each of my victims as they died a slow death, hoping that they were in pain and all their friends were watching. This is so out of my character, but like I said it was Revenge!
I started to wonder, why after over 20 years of summers, this is the first time I felt like bugs were taking over my life. And then I realized, this was one of those jobs kind of like mowing the grass that I never had to deal with. My step-dad took care of it back when I was younger and I started to remember that my ex would buy spray when we lived together.
So the lesson learned is this. While tanning, blonder hair, and new bathing suits are a priority at the beginning of summer. Don't ever forget that preventing bugs needs to be somewhere on that list as well.


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Choosing the right product to take care of your skin is important for the health of your skin. The right skincare products will enhance your tone and help you achieve the look you desire. When you know your skin type you can choose from a variety of products available to make sure that it shines with a healthy glow and keeps you looking fresh and natural. Know Your Skin Type It is very important to know your skin type before you try out any product. Whether you have dry, oily, or normal skin, a variety of products are available in the market to cater to every type. Once you know which type your skin falls under, you will have hordes of skincare products to choose from. With a good quality product in your hand you will get all that is promised from it and more. Choosing The Right Product It is possible to get hundreds of products at cheap rates all promising the same thing. They will keep your skin tone natural, give a shine to it, will not allow age to be defined by it and turn you into an ageless wonder. But unless you read the fine print you will not come to know if the product has chemicals in it, ingredients which might not be suitable to all skin types or have allergens to which you might be allergic to. What You Need To Look For You need to look for skincare products that have been tried and tested and have come out with shining colors. These high quality items should have been checked and approved by professional dermatologists. You can consult your own skincare expert or dermatologist to know if a particular product is suitable to your skin. You can also understand what different skincare products can do for you from the expert advice and tips of salon professionals and beauty services. They have been in the beauty business for years and know which product is good and which one does not deliver on its promises. If you have your own trusted professional skincare expert you can be sure of getting the right advice. Nowadays, when the health and beauty market has been growing by leaps and bounds, there has been a shift in the attitude of the general public toward caring for one's own self. With more emphasis on organic and natural treatments the demand for such products has increased tremendously. These high-quality supplies have the capacity to affect you skin in a positive way and keep you looking fresh and youthful inside and outside. If you are browsing on the Internet for skincare products, it is possible to understand what ingredients have been used in the making of that product. You can see for yourself what experts say about it, and buy it only after making sure of everything. With such knowledge of the market you can also be sure of the items used by the staff when you visit your nearest day spa. With money back guarantees and other similar offers floated by companies who know what their customer is looking for, the user is empowered with a choice of giving back the product if she is not satisfied with it. Such confidence can only be shown when the item is really good and the customer is more than satisfied with it. The end result for the customer is good skincare products which are affordable and give them exactly what they want. You can trust on experts who know what they are talking about. After all they have been doing this for decades.
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I am loking for someone that can make a web user control in C# NET 2. The web user control will laer be placed within a ASP.NET page. The purpose of the control is to offer admin a controlpanel where he can add port like htp 80, FTP 21 and so on. Next will be to offer user a form where he/she can start a scan towards own firewall or computer. The purpose of the test is to display ports that are open or exposed to threaths. Like [url removed, login to view] or [url removed, login to view];venid=sym. A list over ports can be found at [url removed, login to view] and we will add some of those to this tool.
The port scanner will also have a statistics module that show what ports are most often found open. How many tests that has been runned. When last test was runned. I would like the provider to include a nice graphich like the one over at [url removed, login to view] that has a animated computer beeing scanned. Something that makes the test look nice.
The ressult from the test will be AJAX enabled so that when scanner is done with one port it moves to next and the ressult from previous port is displayed in a datagrid. No autorefresh of page itself.
Each port that we add to controlpanel (ports to be scanned) will aslo have a description field. This will permit us to add text that can explain to user the ups and downs with having this port exposed and also to give advice regarding what the user should do. The result page will have in datagrid a icon looking like a i that will when clicked show the text from description.
Sorry for the title of this project. It should be Port scanner. The YouTube title is for another project


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Monday, January 30, 2017
Adventure Scrapbook - Royal Gorge Bridge
Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado is one of the highest suspension bridges in the world at about 956 feet above the wild Arkansas River. It was built in 1929, and held the title of highest bridge in the world until 2001 when it was surpassed by the Liuguanghe Bridge in China. The bridge spans 880 feet between the towers and has a total length of 1,260 feet. Its construction is a steel base structure covered with 1292 wooden planks. Although the park is basically an amusement park with a tram and a zip-line crossing the Royal Gorge, and other entertainments, it is also an area of stunning and unsurpassed beauty, and the park preserves the bridge and shares its historical significance with hundreds of thousands of visitors a year. Whether you want an adrenaline rush of zip-lining across the gorge or just want to take in the amazing scenery, this site is worth a stop.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Adventures for a Hectic Life
If you love romantic suspense and adventure, but your life only allows for audio books during the morning commute, three of my novels are available in audible audio edition on Amazon. I've posted the blurbs below and just click on the title to go directly to each book's page on Amazon. Enjoy!
ADose of Danger: When researcher Grace Talbot and her team discover a possible solution for weight loss they are targeted by a group dedicated to controlling the multi-billion dollar a year diet-product industry. Her unsanctioned testing methods bring tragedy to the family ranch and the attention of the local sheriff's deputy. With her colleagues either dead, missing, or on the run she soon realizes she must trust the deputy with her life, but can she trust him with her heart?
Shrouded In Secrets: The massacre of an unarmed South American village, destruction of one of the greatest manmade wonders of the world, and multiple museum thefts ignite a desperate scramble to locate a deadly group of terrorists. An international team led by the ruggedly handsome, but emotionally scarred CIA agent, Cash Luker, scours the globe in an attempt to keep ahead of those striving to bring thirteen mythical relics together. As Cash's team closes in on those responsible for the devastation he must conquer past demons in order to save the woman who has captured his heart and prevent destruction of legendary proportions.
Marked in Mexico: An idyllic Caribbean vacation turns deadly when hostages are taken at one of Mexico's most popular Mayan ruins. The kidnappers believe the abduction will be a simple way to negotiate the release of a colleague from a Texas prison, but matters become complicated and the stakes much higher when they realize one of their hostages is the daughter of a powerful U.S. Senator and another is an ex-Army Ranger who has no intention of playing by the rules. After a daring escape the Senator's daughter, Jessica, and the ex-Ranger, Jack, must endure a terrifying manhunt and a desperate fight for survival. While trying to stay alive in the unforgiving jungle they forge a bond that will last a lifetime and find love neither wanted, but were unable to avoid.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Adventure Scrapbook – Prague, Czech Republic
Prague is a fascinating city architecturally, showcasing medieval, Romanesque, baroque, and Art Nouveau buildings. My favorite spot was the main square in the heart of the Old Town, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. However, the Charles Bridge is also a treasure trove of amazing statuary and interesting happenings, and it has an impressive view of Prague Castle. We found this city to be one of the most interesting, beautiful, and friendly that we've ever visited.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Leave the Drama Behind
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Adventure Scrapbook – Bamburg, Germany
Sunday, January 15, 2017
An Exaggerated Adventure
Fishing stories, you've heard them, and the concept has become synonymous with exaggeration. No harm is ever intended, but after countless retelling and adequate time the story often morphs into something much more interesting and exciting than the original. The two pound fish that took several minutes to reel in eventually evolves into an eight pound monster which battled valiantly for half an hour before succumbing to your superior skill. This is how many of my real life adventures have infiltrated my romantic suspense novels.
I've explored numerous Mayan ruins tucked into steamy bug-infested jungles in several countries, yet I've always managed to avoid ruthless kidnappers; I've pondered the current of the Rio Grande, sticking my toe in to test the waters, but have somehow suppressed the urge to jump into the churning mud and attempt an illegal border crossing; and I have ridden horseback down a terrifyingly steep slope while I clutched the horn with all my might and scenes from Man From Snowy River flashed through my mind, all without a single gunshot from a foreign enemy aimed at me or my trusted steed.
So, file them away, every last one of those adventures, big and small, and maybe one day they will resurface, and after enough repetition become the fodder for that next great thriller or epic adventure novel.
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Thursday, January 12, 2017
Adventure Scrapbook – Nuremberg, Germany
Nuremberg is probably most well-known for being home to the post World War II Nuremberg Trials. But, what many people might not know is that it also has a wonderfully-preserved medieval walled-city. Every time we've visited, we find some sort of fun and interesting festival, crafts fair, or flea market in progress. It may not be on anyone's bucket list, but it is a surprising city to visit.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Teaser Tuesday - Shrouded In Secrets
"Here. Let me check your injuries."
He nodded, but made no effort to take off the souvenir t-shirt he'd purchased in Mexico to replace the shirt destroyed at Señorita Ruiz's hacienda.
Olivia eased the shirt over his head and dabbed at the scratches on his chest with a warm washcloth. Not until her fingers began tracing some of the deeper wounds, trying to determine if any debris still remained imbedded that might cause infection, did Cash acknowledge her close proximity. He reached up, grabbed her hand, and brought it to his lips.
He kissed her palm so gently that Olivia could taste his pain. Tears filled her eyes and slid down her cheeks. She wasn't sure why his agony touched her so deeply, but it did. "I'm sorry," was all she could think of to say, knowing it wasn't enough.
They sat for several minutes in silence, hand in hand. Olivia hated to free herself from Cash's warm touch, but she doubted he was ready to talk about Zara, and the guilt and fatigue in his lost eyes tore at her heart.
Olivia stood, easing out of Cash's grasp. She placed her hands on his shoulders and gently maneuvered him back until he lay on the sofa. He didn't resist as she unlaced his hiking boots and pulled them off, draped a blanket over him, and turned out the lamp. She touched her lips to his forehead and left him alone in the dark with his demons.
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Cautiously Optimistic
I was feeling a little guilty about not doing the obligatory New Year's post, so here it is. Recapping 2016, I'd have to give the year a neutral rating, though as a whole we still feel lucky and blessed. We had our share of stress from moves, jobs, and a few minor family health issues and dramas. On the flip side, the move brought us closer to home and back to an area we love, we enjoyed a couple exciting travel adventures, and the negatives could have been a whole lot worse. On a national scale our country experienced unprecedented nastiness and negativity.
I hope everyone has a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year!
Thursday, January 5, 2017
Inspiring Adventure
Learn more about these novels and the adventures that inspired them on my author Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/KimMcMahillAuthor/
Monday, January 2, 2017
January Important Dates and Silly Designations
The first Friday the 13th of the year occurs in January along with some other interesting designations and important holidays like Martin Luther King's Birthday on January 16. Houseplant Appreciation Day falls on January 10. I'm not sure what that entails, so I guess I'll just say a few kind words to my anthurium. So in tribute to Trivia Day on January 4, here are a few more dates to ponder.
National Bird Day – January 5
National Bean Day – January 6
Feast of Fabulous Wild Men Day – January 12
International Skeptics Day – January 13
Dress Up Your Pet Day – January 14
Penguin Awareness Day – January 20
Squirrel Appreciation Day – January 21
National Pie Day – January 23
Beer Can Appreciation Day – January 24
Australia Day – January 26
Spouse's Day – January 26
Chinese New Year – January 28
National Puzzle Day – January 29
Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day – January 30
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For a generation that grew up on Napster, Kazaa, BitTorrent, Limewire, and an army of other file sharing tools, the idea that you get what you pay for isn't exactly second nature when it comes to digital content. Learning this concept has required huge shifts within the digital content ecosystem. Two years after Napster changed everything, the late Steve Jobs set the foundation for a decade long process with the release of the iTunes store, making it monumentally easier to buy music.
By offering a single digital purchasing location, allowing a la carte song purchases, and hitting the all-important $0.99 per song price point, the dynamic between free and paid content was massively altered. All of the sudden it wasn't a question of do I drive to the store to buy an entire album or download any song I want instantly. There was at least an equal playing field. Unfortunately (for record companies at least), Napster's first mover advantage created a culture of digital hoarding. Even with the $0.99 price point, the average user would have to spend thousands of dollars a year to sustain their content consumption levels.
That first step was enough, however, to attract the digital content world's late adopters, repelled by the murky black market of digital content. As iTunes grew into the dominant player for both purchased and otherwise acquired digital music, and the store expanded to include video content, millions of users at least dabbled in the waters of purchased content.
These initial iTunes purchases, regardless of size, had a tremendous impact on Apple's future.
This was one of Jobs' greatest strategic moves, and one that has made Apple boatloads of cash. When Apple released the App Store in 2008, these initial purchases allowed for a tremendous reduction in friction. iPhone users could simply log in to their iTunes account and they would be primed and ready to purchase apps and content.
This order of operations is a big reason why, to this day, the App Store leads Google Play in app profitability. Apple customers never had to take out their phone and type in their credit card number, something most consumers simply weren't ready for. Many still aren't. Easy, low friction purchases of cheap, relevant, and new digital content, especially apps, have created positive experiences purchasing content on this level for the piracy generation.
It was here that the entrepreneurs at Pandora, Spotify, Netflix, Hulu, and an army of other web companies jumped to continue this process of guiding the evolution of the digital consumer, experimenting with an array of monetization and content delivery models.
Continued innovation has proved far more effective in shifting consumer behavior than RIAA and MPAA litigation ever was.
While I grew up with this evolution, watching record stores shutter their doors and seeing 'friends' amass massive digital content libraries, I didn't really notice how far things had come until a few weeks ago, when I began assisting in the sale of "Flashlight ®," a massively successful paid utility app.
Launched immediately after the release of the iPhone 4, the app was one of the first to use the newly added LED flash, but it faced a slew of free alternatives that made the $0.99 price point a tough sell. Despite the slower and less pleasant execution, it wasn't like the free versions were turning off after 15 seconds to inform users they had exceeded their trial period. The end result was pretty similar.
But with over $1.4 million in sales to date, Flashlight is one of many success stories that prove digital consumers have learned to pay for quality.
I see this as paradigm shift as one of the most important legacies of the late Steve Jobs. From the dark ages of piracy that nearly destroyed the global recording industry, the massive transition that Jobs began now bears fruit. A new and profitable digital content ecosystem has emerged that empowers creators, massively improves discovery, and delivers an incredible volume of fresh, relevant, and easily accessible content to consumers.
I would venture to say that for the first time there is a fair fight between paid, pirated, and add supported content. Whoever wins, my money is on the entrepreneurs.
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In reference to the original link source: http://blog.apptopia.com/steve-jobs-taught-me-not-to-steal/


text: On Thursday, August 19, 2004, at 12:43 PM, Howard Chu wrote: >> Full_Name: Donn Cave >> Version: HEAD (Aug 17) >> OS: n/a >> URL: http://staff.washington.edu/donn/donn-cave-040817.ext >> Submission from: (NULL) (184.108.40.206) >> >> >> Allow simple bind with no password, bind DN == SSL certificate DN. > I had a patch for this 'way back in OpenLDAP 2.0 but I abandoned it. > There is no standard specification (e.g. RFC) for this behavior, and > we really need to have that before a feature like this can be > incorporated. Why can't you just use SASL/EXTERNAL? Alternatively, you > can publish an RFC defining exactly how this feature should be (a) > advertised by servers to clients and (b) used. Yes, you mentioned that code when this came up in March http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-devel/200403/msg00138.html after Kurt mentioned the idea, http://www.openldap.org/lists/openldap-devel/200403/msg00135.html The reason I did it was of course to avoid the requirement for SASL. We have environments here where SASL EXTERNAL support is missing, and can't easily be added. The worst case is naturally some version of Microsoft Windows; I don't know the details, but it was going to be some kind of show-stopper. The proximate cause for the patch submission was the August 6 San Diego conference, where I think the proceedings will show that Kurt included something like this on the wish list for contributions. Maybe I misinterpreted. I can afford to keep carrying it as a local patch, that's no problem. I actually implemented it slightly differently for my site, by the way. Same code, but it takes a magic password "X509", and accepts bind DN "CN=EXTERNAL" as an alternative to the certificate DN. It may turn out to be a non-trivial problem for our application people to extract the certificate DN, so the latter feature may be more important than I was thinking. Donn Cave, firstname.lastname@example.com


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T'was the night before Eid
I am behind with my pictures, i have about 500 frames to go through, edit, organize and do my selects. Thought i'd share a series of pictures from the last night of ramadan in downtown Amman. The streets were crowded, a jolly feel was in the air, but 2 fights broke out, and i saw the police arrest someone in a very filmic and action filled way. Yet i made a couple of frames with my film camera and a couple with the digital, i really don't like carrying my digital downtown anymore, i feel much more comfortable shooting with my small rangefinder on the street.
...and finally, the sunrise of Eid.
...and finally, the sunrise of Eid.
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PITTSBURGH, August 25, 2003 Neil Resnick, M.D., chief of the division of geriatric medicine and gerontology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, has received the John J. Humpal Award from the Simon Foundation for Continence, the world's largest non-profit educational organization for people with urinary incontinence.
Dr. Resnick received the award in recognition of his leadership and long interest in the field of incontinence; for his research, which has furthered the understanding of the causes of incontinence; and for his development of novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment of incontinence.
"The Simon Foundation for Continence's John J. Humpal Award is presented to an individual for their outstanding dedication to finding incontinence solutions," said the foundation's president and founder, Cheryle B. Gartley. "We were delighted to present the 2003 award to Dr. Neil Resnick for his outstanding dedication to people with incontinence and his relentless pursuit of knowledge to find a cure."
The Simon Foundation was formed in 1983 as a non-profit educational organization dedicated to providing assistance and support to those suffering from urinary incontinence. The foundation is now based in many countries worldwide. John J. Humpal, for whom the award was named, was the founding chair of the foundation's board of directors. The Simon Foundation is devoted to aiding those afflicted with incontinence and their families, creating public awareness, reviewing relevant legislation and encouraging medical professionals' interest in this area of health care.
At the University of Pittsburgh, Dr. Resnick leads one of the largest and most innovative geriatric programs in the country with a wide array of senior services and more board-certified geriatricians than many other U.S. programs. He also co-directs the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Institute on Aging, which focuses on enhancing clinical and basic research on issues related to aging, translating this information into better models of care for the elderly and determining new methods to train health care professionals in eldercare.
Dr. Resnick's main research interests include bladder physiology and age-related changes and the epidemiology, pathogenesis, evaluation and treatment of geriatric incontinence. He was one of the first to suggest that incontinence is not a normal part of aging, the first to identify its most common cause and a leader in developing the field of geriatric voiding dysfunction and incontinence, syndromes that lead to significant disability. In addition, Dr. Resnick devised a nurse-administered incontinence management strategy, which is now mandated by the Health Care Financing Agency (now the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) for use in every nursing home in the U.S. The strategy has been adopted by more than 20 other countries.
He has contributed to the National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on Incontinence, edited its published proceedings, chaired several national scientific meetings on aging and served on numerous editorial boards and grant review committees. He also served as a consultant to the World Health Organization's first international consultation on incontinence. Dr. Resnick's expertise has been recognized by inclusion in both national and local "Best Doctor" lists.
Dr. Resnick received his medical degree from Stanford University Medical School. In 1983, he founded the Continence Center at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital, the first of its kind in North America. Before coming to the University of Pittsburgh he was chief of Brigham and Women's geriatrics and gerontology division.
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Increasing numbers of free magazines, newsletters and eBooks are becoming available online as more people learn how to create them.
While some of these offerings are strictly sales literature, others are informative, entertaining, and fun to have. Even employment news and trade or business journals are available online these days.


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I was down selling the mag at a great little show yesterday - Italian Bike and Car Day, attached to a country show, near Tonbridge Wells in Kent - and the odd mix worked, really well. The amount of stuff that turned out was impressive (better than some other 'bigger' events I've been too, and it was well organised and friendly. I enjoyed the Italian motors, the local ale and yakking to people generally, and my wife and daughter enjoyed the ferret racing (yes, an olde English pastime), cream teas, birds of prey, ducks, sheep dogs, geese herding etc. etc.; we all went home happy. We'll definitely be there next year.
Here's some pics of what was there...(sorry, none of the ferrets)


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I wasn't aware that Aquafina has a whole line of skin care products out there, but apparently if you can make water, you can make skin care too! Check 'em out at http://www.aquafinaskincare.com/default.asp.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Aquafina Flavor Splash Lip Balm
I received the Aquafina Flavor Splash Lip Balm in a gift bag so I thought why not try it out. I have been using it for a couple weeks now, mainly because it is on my dresser and I am too lazy to pull out another lip balm. The flavor I have is Citrus Blend, which is more refreshing than citrusy. What I do like about this is that is is moisturizing and has a bit of that methol-tingly feeling, without the menthol scent or flavor. The tingly feeling only lasts a couple minutes, but the moisturizing power lasts a couple hours. The reason I don't like this is because I can feel it on my lips. I like the lip conditioners that feel like I am wearing nothing, but still moisturize my lips without feeling thick or sticky. This isn't my favorite lip balm, but it's not bad, and I will probably continue to use it up out of nothing else but laziness. (I also get a weird satisfaction when I actually finish up products...)
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The Jerusalem and Athens Forum strives to help students reflect on the relationship between faith and intellect, deepen their own sense of vocation, and awaken their capacities for intellectual and moral leadership.
The second-century church father Tertullian famously asked:
"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" "What has the Academy to do with the Church?"
These questions have resonated over Christian learning for centuries, focusing the mind on the relationship between faith and intellect, piety and thought. More broadly, they prompt the reflective Christian to consider what it means to be faithful in the realms of culture, society, science, and politics.
The Jerusalem and Athens Forum is designed to allow promising students to explore these questions in the context of a great books honors program in the history of Christian thought and literature. The two-semester program is founded on the premise that the present and future suffer when the wisdom of the past is neglected.
A major objective of the program is to assist students in cultivating a tradition-informed and morally reflective sense of personal vocation by reading and discussing classic texts, explicitly Christian ones but also others that raise questions of abiding significance for present-day Christian intellectual and moral life. The program is interdisciplinary in nature and welcomes students from all majors and backgrounds.


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Elizabeth went to Rochester today through Sunday. She's having her final wedding dress fitting and a bridal shower. That leaves me and the cat to fend for ourselves. Tonight I had the boys over to watch some college basketball and to try out the cream stout Will and I just kegged. Everyone agreed that it turned out well.
Tomorrow I really need to finish up some Grails work I've been doing and to get a few screencasts shot. Since Elizabeth is gone, I'll probably end up working Saturday to catch up on some PSICAT work that I've fallen behind on. Apologies to anyone who's waiting on me. ANDRILL is keeping me busy.
Tomorrow I'll have a technical post. I haven't decide what yet, but I'll figure something out.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
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Some communites we are born into.
We know community as we bring our Creators covenant of life with us as we move into this world, taking our first breath.
Others we adopt along the way.
Whether our community is based on culture, geography, family or spirituality, when we share a common purpose, we can join in unity.
We can create covenant community.
With our home community as our base, we can recognize that the universe is our community.
Here, on Mother Earth, we are one.
We have the option to believe it.
When we choose to embrace our similarities and our differences , we can let go of scarcity and competition.
We can love and support each other.
Through the strength of our unity in community we can extend love and support world wide.
It is through giving that we receive.
It is through loving that we are loved.
It is through forgiving that we are forgiven.
There is enough.
There is enough.
Are you ready to believe it?
I invite you to join in community with me, wherever you are.
Prayer requests (also on Facebook), comments and questions welcomed.
Sunday, November 2, 2014
We are one. Can we believe it?
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- 1 cup of red lentil
- 1 small potato
- 1 small onion
- 2 tablespoons vegetable/sunflower/canola oil
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 1/2 cup of hot water
- Red flare pepper
- Salt
- Dry mint
Chop onions and roast them with one tablespoon oil.
Then add washed lentil and tomato paste and cook about one minute.
Cut potato in small cubes and add them to the soup together with the boiling water and boil about 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes put the soup in a strainer and strain it through. You can use food processor as well, but I prefer traditional methods.After you strain all of them, boil it another ten minutes and add salt.
When the soup is ready to serve, to prepare the sauce take a pan and put one tablespoon oil on it. Wait until it gets hot, and add dry mint and red flare pepper and cook just 30 seconds and take it from heat.
Put this sauce on the soup. Your soup is ready. Enjoy!


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Did you know that the longer you are on an airplane the higher your risk of getting sick becomes? That's what my doctor told me when I asked her why I've been sick so much this season. She said if your flight is longer than two hours, you have a much higher chance of getting sick.
That's not the news I wanted to hear since I've been on four trips in the last five weeks! But my health actually proves her point because I've gotten sick three out of four of those trips despite all my strategies to avoid germs, including wiping down everything I touch with my favorite lemon scented disinfectant wipes.
I feel like my immune system is shot. I don't have any energy, I drag through my days and my brain just won't work at full capacity. I hate it! And once your immune system is compromised it's even easier to get sick again. That's the way this season has gone for me. I no sooner start to feel better than another bug grabs me and I get sick all over again.
It all got me thinking about my immune system and what I can do to give it a boost. I know my crazy schedule doesn't help my body stay well. So here are some things I'm going to work on to try to get healthy and stay that way:
Sleep more
I keep changing time zones which means my sleep schedule keeps getting shifted around. On top of that, I fill my days too full so there just aren't enough hours left to get a good night's sleep. My doctor agrees. She even threatened to write a prescription for me to stop traveling and get more rest! So I'm going to start trying to give my body the sleep it needs.
Stress less
I have to admit I thrive on stress. I love my crazy schedule that includes things like my recent TEDx Talk. TED is a non-profit that defines itself as "devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading" and brings together the world's brightest and most innovative leaders, thinkers and doers across the globe.
But as much as I love doing things like my TED Talk, or my recent satellite interview series, they really are stressful!
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Mr. Speaker, this government, when it comes to administrating the public's business, always acts with great, high ethical standards, openness, transparency and fairness. Those are all the principles. When it comes to standing up for Canada, this government has no price. We will always do what is right for this great country.This is a puzzler then:
A Conservative riding association that hosted a controversial fundraiser involving Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Quebec lieutenant last year will be shut down by the end of the month.
The party's Bourassa riding association in Montreal hosted one of two events, attended by Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis, that have prompted questions about whether there are links between financial contributions to the Conservative party and multimillion-dollar contracts awarded by the government.
The Tory riding association raised nearly $16,000 after hosting a fundraising event in January 2009 that was attended by several business leaders, including some from out of town.
Elections Canada announced this month that it would be deregistered for not complying with annual reporting requirements.
The Conservative party said it was reorganizing and building a new riding association executive for Bourassa, but did not have further details.Surely the "great, high ethical standards, openness, transparency and fairness" of this government warrant an explanation here.


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Astronauts talk with different media persons from International Space Station. There are four astronauts STS-132 Commander Ken Ham, Pilot Tony Antonelli, Mission Specialist Piers Sellers and Flight Engineer Tracy Caldwell Dyson of Expedition 23. They chat about their work and life in space with journalists from the Associated Press, Fox News Radio and CBS News. It is always a matter of curiosity about the life in space. They are just hanging around inside the station. One guy is upside down. Isn't it cool?
British born astronaut working for NASA has brought a chip of apple tree in which Newton had discovered his principle of gravity. It is kind of irony that this apple tree chip is not falling down (because it is in space). It may give some lesson.


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As fans and players were preparing for Neil Redfearn's bow as permanent manager at Cardiff on Saturday, a story was published on the Daily Mail website that took everyone, including me, by surprise.
It claimed that owner Massimo Cellino was in talks with Red Bull about selling the club.
It was bylined John Edwards, (long-standing Mail reporter) initially, before being changed to David Kent (website journalist) in the afternoon. I'm not quite sure why.
I made some initial inquiries with an insider at the club and was told the story of a takeover was 'horseshit'. Phil Hay, the excellent Yorkshire Evening Post correspondent, spoke to Cellino and was told a slight variation - that it was 'bullshit'.
Yet further inquiries revealed that Cellino HAD been involved in preliminary talks with a representative of the global drinks giant.
Apparently the Italian is NOT interested in selling a club he has already put so much money and effort into (frankly I'd have been amazed if he was). But I was told he IS interested in bringing additional finance to Elland Road.
This could, apparently, even involve Red Bull taking a stake in the club - potentially by buying GFH's 25% stake (although this would obviously be the Bahraini bank's choice) as well as some of Cellino's shareholding. It was emphasised that talks were at a very early stage and that all of these possible outcomes were hypotheticals.
The Italian does have the money to continue to bankroll the club, but has always been clear he doesn't like 'throwing money from the window'. He has lofty ambitions for Leeds - some of which are being thwarted at the moment - so any additional finance would come in very useful.
We know that he wants to buy back Elland Road, but has found it difficult to get a mortgage to help do this. And we know that he wants to build a new training centre.
I finally got a call from Cellino late last night, and he was very angry about the Mail story. This was mainly because he said he has absolutely no intention of selling the club and felt the story had undermined him in the eyes of the fans.
Yet he admitted he HAS been talking to someone purporting to be a representative of Red Bull (this purporting bit was a little confusing). This could potentially lead to the global giant investing in a new training centre for the club.
Cellino has never made any secret of his dislike for the current Thorp Arch training ground - too expensive, too far from his office at Elland Road and, in any case, an unlucky venue.
There have also been talks about possible investment in the stadium, although Cellino was at pains to point out that he would never allow the famous ground to be renamed.
He was also furious that the story of the Red Bull talks had been leaked to a newspaper. 'Who is the mole?' 'Who is trying to hurt me?' he shouted, asking the question to the heavens really.
Apparently Red Bull are also averse to news of their affairs and negotiations being leaked and were unhappy when this was done during preliminary takeover talks with the club last year, before Cellino was even on the scene.
So there are serious talks going on.
That much isn't horseshit or bullshit or any other kind of shit.
And who knows exactly where these talks will lead? Probably not even Cellino himself at this stage.
Possibly with the Austrian drinks company taking a stake in Leeds; possibly with them investing in the stadium and training ground; or possibly with nothing at all.
Whatever the case, there's barely ever a quiet day at Leeds United.


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Welcome to our classroom blog! It is like a journal, an ongoing record of all the exciting adventures we experience in Kindergarten. We are an enthusiastic group of people who care about each other and the world. We hope you enjoy reading, listening and watching what we do!
Monday, November 21, 2016
Thanksgiving Sing-a-long with all Kindergarten Friends!
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Sunday, June 10, 2007
Where I try not to piss off the internets - especially you Stef!
So we start in the NFNS apartments where Amy is being told she talks in her sleep by Rory. Rory insidiously says that Amy is talking about informing her kids about being eliminated. And wow does Rory have big ass teeth. We also get Rory talking about how nervous she was being on the chopping block last week. Well stop making ugly-ass cakes.
We next go to the Food Network studio where Giada is the guest judge/mentor. She looks lovely although her makeup is crazy heavy. JAG already icks me out by says Giada is "hotta." How creative. Giada announces that the challenge is to demo Giada's chicken florentine recipe where each contestant gets 1 minute to demo a step. Amy seems to take charge and goes over the recipe with everyone. Rory volunteers to start.
1 Minute Demo
Rory - Spends way too much time setting up the premise. She is surprisingly approachable but gets behind on the actual demoing.
Michael - All right, I've gotta admit that Michael has won me over. I totally want him to win. He's warm and friendly without that aggressive HI I'M MICHAEL energy that so many Food Network hosts have. He's pretty skillful about dealing with the pan being too hot for the butter.
JAG - He's pissed Michael hasn't made up more time and he gives us a good tip on cooling down the pan (run the back of it under cold water) and is able to get the group back on track. Here's the problem with JAG, like Guy, he's tough. Unlike Guy, he doesn't give off any of that gooey-heart-inside-of-a-tough exterior vibe. He's just tough. I will say he's really competent. But he's giving the CHEF vibe.
Colombe - Dear, dear Colombe. She's friendly and warm but totally feels like she's stoned. Stoned to the point that she doesn't notice a pan is filling with smoke.
Paul - Wow he is managing to bug the hell out of me. Taking over from Colombe, he bitches "speaking of BURRRNING Colombe, how about we take this pan off the heat." Just address the issue without calling out your competitor. Seriously this guy belongs on Top Chef. On top of that he wasn't particularly engaging. There are points where he just trips himself up.
Adrien - Ok, I don't know why the Food Network doesn't acknowledge he has his own local cooking show. He's really competent and speaks clearly. He's like a less surfer boy version of Tyler Florence which is always a good thing.
Tom - Starts off fine but then just goes off camera. He doesn't look up at all.
Amy - Shut up about being a Mom giving you the edge. It's not like we haven't heard that on every other reality show. But otherwise she's got that unruffled, calm Sara Moulton thing going on. Oh Sara Moulton how we miss you and your lack of histrionics.
Nikki - Wow is Nikki uptight and boring. She looks PISSED and never looks up to the camera. Giada is shooting her the daggers of death.
In the debriefing JAG btiches about being off script and Giada gives the completely useless advice of not letting the audience see you sweat. Well HOW do you address kitchen mishaps without being a spaz? Anyway she gives props to JAG. The next challenge is a totally relevant and very interesting challenge of making the cover recipe for Bon Appetit. I am immediately riveted. Christine Kidd from Bon Appetit comes on and explains what Bon Appetit is looking for in a cover recipe. The criteria is looking delicious, something a home cook can make themselves, and something that you would want to eat in season.
Taking a piece from Dancerindc, much F4 ensues. F4 = scrambling around and prepping. Not really worth recapping other than Rory deciding to make 5-hour ribs in 90 minutes.
Bon Appetit Challenge
Tom - Grilled ribeye steak with a forlorn spring of broccoli rabe underneath that's been drizzled with olive oil. That plate looks like an abattoir. He definitely has a big personality that mines the Boston Eye-talian thing he has going on but without the presentation skills. He bugs the crap out of me by coming back to the ready room and saying (unironically) he has "mad skillz." The judges hate the presentation.
Michael - The ever-beloved Michael. His chicken and vegetables have clear grill marks and the elements of the dish (chicken, zucchini and corn) all are distinct and well presented. The judges go gaga over his "throw herbs on the grill" tip. He has a nice balance between being interested in what he is saying but not spazzy. He is justifiably confident.
Amy - Blah blah blah French words. Her chicken and vegetable dish looks like a dog's breakfast as Ina Garten would put it. Nothing stands out and everything looks like a big chaotic mess. There's supposed to be goat cheese in it but it's lost in the chaos of chopped stone fruit. The Bon Appetit editor bitchily dismisses her. The judges hate the chaos but like the backyard presentation.
Adrien - People are complaining about the Giada bitchface on this one, but come on. It does look like someone regurgitated all over a bell pepper. It looks like some kind of mushroom, corn hash. The judges hate all of the spicy flavors in the hash. Although, Bon Appetit editor likes the flavor aside from the spiciness.
Colombe - This is just plain painful. She has lng awkward pauses in her presentation and seems completely discombobulated or stoned, take your pick. She mistakes her skirt steak for flank steak and just fumbles through the whole thing. Everyone looks like they want to send her to the lions. Bitchfaces all around and quite frankly, th bitchfaces were deserved.
JAG - His plate reeks of trying too hard with lamb chops, caramelized onion and mushroom ragout and grilled vegetables. Once again, I totally agreed with the judges that the dish looks too composed and more like a restaurant dish than something you would serve at home. He is too busy blathering on about the dish that he forgets to actually serve the judges. The Bon Appetit editor asks to taste it and she tries to engage him but he's mentally out the door. I just realized that Christine Kidd looks like Amy Sedaris.
Rory - It's all about redemption. She presents her dish on a cast iron grill pan. It's unpretentious and the elements of the ribs, corn and grilled cantaloupe are distinct and beautiful on the dish. Like one of the judges, I know I would hate the parsley salad because I think parsley tastes like grass. She does a great job describing how the dish reflects her Texas roots.
Nikki - Oh dear. She is totally rehearsing her presentation to death. She works every nerve I have when she starts, "July. Is. For. JAMAAAIIICA ME CRAAAZY jerk chicken MON!" Oh COME ON!!!!! There's certainly plenty of jerk in the room but it's not on the plate. Her dish is a jerk chicken and pineapple skewer with a potato and apple salad. Actually well presented but Nikki completely fake and cadenced speech is even more robotic than Katie Lee Joel. The judges like the potato salad but the chicken didn't have much jerk spice in it.
Paul - Another float in the parade of crazy. It's a good thing I am not a judge because making the little hats for the rack of lamb is not home food to me. It's just silly and affected, just like Paul. It's a beautiful presentation however and looks clean and presentable. What isn't presentable is Paul, who starts off ok but then goes into these total drama queeny deep breaths. Drag Queens on Broadway bring less drama than Paul. Wow does Giada look unhappy. The judges hate the use of dried instead of fresh herbs.
The redemption of Rory. Michael and Rory are singled out as the top Bon Appetit dishes. Rory wins the challenge and both she and Michael are safe. Michael is totally gracious and happy for Rory. I so want him to win this thing. I do have to laugh at Bob Tuschman's statement that Food Network viewers can spot phony from 500 miles away. An clueless statement considering that this is the network of Sandra Lee. In the middle of the pack are JAG, Amy, Tommy, and Paul. In the bottom are Adrien (?), Nikki, and Colombe. In the end Nikki gets kicked off and vows to keep trying.
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- Stef said...
Wow, I get a shout-out in the headline! ;-)
You totally nailed this episode... I can't really add much to your description of these contestands, cuz you're spot-on with all of them, I think. I used to like Paul, but now he's totally over for me. I want to hug Adrien, and I'd be totally thrilled if he won, but it sounds like the judges are waiting for him to prove himself more with the food.
I think at this point the competition could end up being between Michael, Amy, and maybe Adrien, and I would totally watch any of their shows. Although Amy does need to tone down the Frenchy-french a bit...
Catty comments:
- Paul crying? You're done.
- Rory has the biggest gums of anyone I've ever seen!
- Nikki totally dies on camera, which is too bad cuz she does have big personality. I may not like that personality, but it's certainly there... just not when she's supposed to "turn it on."
- Tommy can chomp that cigar of his all the way home, cuz he won't last much longer.
- You're right! Colombe is totally stoned! I did love the comment about her being Snow White...
- I can't say anything bad about Jag. Not because I don't think it, but because he scares me.


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it is only now i can try this blog again.....only after i have created havoc by trying to sit quietly at the computer and think about the fact that i have included nothing on my first attempt to blog about the name "little mary mix up".
and maybe it needs no explanation. just read my blogs and it will come to you,
just as i was seated comfortably at this desk in the family room with my daughter on her itouch, the t.v. on, the two golden retrievers laying peacefully at my feet, my great husband came home from a "speed shop" at stop and shop to get milk and other much needed staples to get us through the week. milk became a necessity when grace, the queen of milk drinking and taste drama deemed our rather new gallon of farm bought milk unacceptable to her palate. that's all i need to hear...a question about milk....oh, dear God, just don't make me smell it....and now, there goes my coffee, milk.
biff deserves an award. my mom used to say,"you're so lucky you have him!" oh, SO TRUE...one of my many blessings! and that's a whole 'nother story....you'll love some of the little mary mixup stories that brought us together forever!
after a brief interruption to get grace.14 and t.j.,13 and i to help bring in the groceries....with dogs included in the trek out to the car....we all come back in carrying heavy loads. everything is deposited in the kitchen and kids flee.
biff and i continue unpacking, being sure to immediately put away the food that will most intrigue "posey" the 3 year old golden with little restraint(read none). the "trickle down" theory will occur within seconds. "trickle down" is a bit like "world". it is a description of one act that causes multiple acts of chaos to ensue. i'm familiar with this...intimately...on a daily basis. sooooo, if "posey" lives her dream clenching any edible item from the groceries, then "daisy", the 7 year old, sweet, loving, gentle, obedient dog will bark ferociously to notify us of the infraction.... of course, only if she is not included in the feast! i'm on to her!
o.k., the groceries are put away.
soooo, with coffee delivered to me by my husband, i sit rereading my very first blogpost. i am a bit tentative since i want to start writing but, as always, do not have my thoughts together. nevertheless, i have begun...there is no going back. i ask biff to take a look and see if it is o.k.....if he thinks it sounds like me....and my great guy says, of course it's o.k.....leave it...it's a start.....he goes back to the kitchen to finish up unpacking and plans on checking the blog out in a minute......
i sit with my starbucks coffee and bit of milk(which was the reason biff went out to the grocery store) reading my free association, rambling blog and...
YIKES! i spilled the coffee (hot) onto the keyboard and the desk...but it is flowing back towards the new screen and brand new mac computer! SCREAMS AND SHRIEKS from my grace....screaming at the potential loss of connection to her "world". biff arrivedd on the scene calm and armed with "Bounty, the quicker picker upper"...thankfully, he just bought the 16 pack on sale. we require lots! i quietly, holding my breath, keep mopping bounties on the surface, our "sweet grace" commentates during the whole cleanup about how this will affect her life since i have been so irresponsible with the new computer.........i run to get the blow dryer to hopefully dry out the keyboard so it won't skip letters like the last keyboard covered with perrier.
grace leaves the room, realizing that her comments have backfired and only lead back to her cleanup skills.
ted, by the way, is oblivious to the whole crisis since he is fighting an Xbox war in the playroom downstairs....only to hear a faint adolescent changing voice calling out for pancakes. oh, wait...biff asks, "do we have eggs?" .....i cringe waiting to hear the answer. we have just spent 10 minutes looking for the plug to my "christmas gift griddle".....one of the best gifts ever, besides the "first married christmas gift" can opener. both were received with squeals of joy! i'm a very high maintenence wife and yet, a very cheap date! i guess that'll need some splainin' lucy!
world= places in which our family members orbit.
trickle down= the origin of a mix-up of potentially great proportions.
high maintenence wife= WHAT ABOUT MY NEEDS?
lots of mixups that require some fixups


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"One last puff! I have to get rid of this thing," the man exclaims to himself and throws away the cigarette. A man in his late 20s had come to the city to make it big. His voice was his weapon to achieve what he wanted. He had been in …Read More »
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Brought in some snacks for the veterans, enough for 80 meals.
Trying to keep the volunteer office stocked so no one goes hungry and steals.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Monday, May 27, 2013
Smiled and spoke to some people today and made their day brighter.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Donated food yesterday through my mailbox. Letter Carriers food drive. I helped stamp out hunger.
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How did this happen? Deese, with no experience in the auto industry, became one of the first people chosen to head the President's auto task force.
But that, in short, is the job description for Brian Deese, a not-quite graduate of Yale Law School who had never set foot in an automotive assembly plant until he took on his nearly unseen role in remaking the American automotive industry.
Nor, for that matter, had he given much thought to what ailed an industry that had been in decline ever since he was born. A bit laconic and looking every bit the just-out-of-graduate-school student adjusting to life in the West Wing — "he's got this beard that appears and disappears," says Steven Rattner, one of the leaders of President Obama's automotive task force — Mr. Deese was thrown into the auto industry's maelstrom as soon the election-night parties ended.
"There was a time between Nov. 4 and mid-February when I was the only full-time member of the auto task force," Mr. Deese, a special assistant to the president for economic policy, acknowledged recently as he hurried between his desk at the White House and the Treasury building next door. "It was a little scary."
This piece is a relative puff piece. It's tone is rather positive toward Deese. It goes into the difficult decisions he has made and how he has grown into the role. Frankly, I am sure that Deese is both a patriot and has tremendous intellect.
What is missing in this piece is any context about just what it means to have a 31 year old bureaucrat making day to day decisions for the automakers. There is another piece from another person who did something similar at a similar age that should add context.
When the Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu decided in the mid-1960s that he wanted to have a car industry, he chose me to start the project rolling. In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. I knew nothing about manufacturing cars, but neither did anyone else among Ceausescu's top men. However, my father had spent most of his life running the service department of the General Motors affiliate in Bucharest.
My job at the time was as head of the Romanian industrial espionage program. Ceausescu tasked me to mediate the purchase of a minimum, basic license for a small car from a major Western manufacturer, and then to steal everything else needed to produce the car.
Ceausescu, undaunted, was determined to see Romanian cars running around in every country in the world. He tasked me to buy another Western license, this time to produce a car tailored for export. Oltcit was the name of the new car -- an amalgam made from the words Oltenia, Ceausescu's native province, and the French car maker Citroen, which owned 49% of the shares. Oltcit was projected to produce between 90,000 and 150,000 compact cars designed by Citroen.
Ceausescu micromanaged Oltcit, but he didn't even know how to drive a car, much less run a car industry. To save the foreign currency he coveted, he decreed that the components for the Oltcit were to be manufactured at 166 existing Romanian factories. Coordinating 166 plants to have them deliver all the parts on time would be a monumental job even for an experienced car producer. It proved impossible for the Romanian bureaucracy, which pretended to work and was paid accordingly. The Oltcit factory could produce only 1% to 1.5% of its intended capacity owing to the lack of the parts that those 166 companies were supposed to furnish simultaneously. The Oltcit project lost billions.
This particular piece was written by Ion Pescapo, who at roughly the same age as Deese, with roughly the same experience in autos, was given the job of "car czar" by then Romanian dictator, Nicolae Ceausescu. As Pecapo illustrates, that, along with many other instances, was a disaster in the public sector trying to run automobiles.
It is scary that we currently have bureaucrats making decisions for automakers like who owns what, which company buys out which, and even daily marketing strategies. What is even more scary is the MSM's collective yawn at all of this. It's as though the government running the auto industry is perfectly natural and without the slightest bit of potential problems.
The fact is that the government running the automakers is nothing short of a disaster waiting to happen, and the Obama administration continues to mischaracterize their role.
"We are acting as a reluctant shareholder because this is the only way to help GM succeed," Obama said in nationally televised remarks delivered in the White House's Grand Foyer He called the new effort "a credible plan that is full of promise."
"Our goal is to get GM back on its feet, take a hands off approach and get out quickly," the president said.
It was only a month ago that President Obama famously said that he didn't want to run the auto makers. He has in the last month proceeded to engineer two bankruptcy and take a majority stake in and a significant stake in the other. Now, he's claiming he's a reluctant shareholder. That's totally disingenuous. He's a shareholder only because that's the deal he orchestrated.
Yet, rather than pointing out the dangerous road we have found ourselves on, the media is writing puff pieces about the career opportunities this has created for young bureaucrats.


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Last minute, and right before we purchased tickets to La Paz, Bolivia, my obsession with a Turkey honeymoon returned--in full force. Thoughts of strolling through Istanbul, of wasting hours at a cafe, of rummaging through bazaars began to crowd out thoughts of the Uyuni Desert and Bolivian mountains. It took some convincing, but Ethan agreed. We booked tickets for July.
For once, we are going to take it slow on this trip. And despite our tendencies, what we are not going to do are crazy marathon train rides, rushed itineraries, and border crossings (which unfortunately crosses out a trip to Sofia, Bulgaria or, for that matter, my daydreams about finally visiting Georgia). Instead, we'll visit only two places on this trip: Istanbul and another yet-to-be-determined locale.
Cappadocia, in Central Turkey, is a contender. It looks incredible. We would stay in a cave hotel!
via Elkep Evi; and Esbelli Evi
Another contender is the Black Sea region, in northeastern Turkey, close to Georgia and Armenia.
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Breath-taking Stupidity
Via the Tiny Frog.
Notes from a Creationist class...
Instructions to Class: In the first chapter of the Book of Genesis is an amazing statement, coming from 3,500 years ago, of the divine creation of the universe. It is impossible to combine evolution and the Bible. Not only has science not proven evolution, famous evolutionists laugh at those who try to "marry" evolution with the Bible. There are a number of problems that evolutionists have not solved. Let's look a several of them.
[S]cientists have computed that to provide a single protein molecule by chance combination would take 10262 years. Take thins pieces of paper and write "1" and then zeros after them – you would fill up the entire known universe with paper before you could write that number.
Whoa, that's 10^262. It didn't even take up the full page!


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Wednesday, September 8, 2010
5 Lenses
I can see developing a lesson around the 5 lenses: technological, pedagogical, social, sociopolitical, and ecological. Then students would have to rank them as to which was the most important. So, say they are looking at a community networking site... the ecological lens may not be so important, while the social lens would be. Would we teacher students to look at these sites differently?
Side Note: I was able to watch Mark's video just fine. So, if it was broke, thanks for fixing it. And I am assuming he actually spoke to an earlier PP107 class. We he be joining us for an online chat? I'd love to talk with him.
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I agree that it was a thought provoking introduction. What kind of students do you typically teach? The concepts involved are fairly abstract. I'm not sure how I would translate the 5 lenses concepts into classroom material for my students.
well, I developed a course around his five lenses. I'll send him a link to your blog post and see if he'll talk to us. VanceReplyDelete
Vance, that's great! I'd love to see your syllabus to the course you developed...ReplyDelete
Hi Sarah, I just revisited here after some time. I see it was YOU who suggested we rope Mark in here, which is coming to pass this Sept 29. In answer to your question, which I only just now noticed (sorry!) the course I meant is the http://goodbyegutenberg.pbworks.com one. The topics for each week are related to Pegrum's lenses :-)ReplyDelete


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WILMINGTON — "I really thought that there was a slim-to-none chance that we would be building a house this summer," admitted Jaimee Wipperman, as she stood on her new home's front porch.
Last November, Jaimee saw the Wilmington News Journal article about the need for a Habitat for Humanity partner family that wanted to build a home in Wilmington. On her lunch hour, she took the Habitat application and seriously doubted she and her husband Brandon would be eligible.
"I told my co-worker that I had to try; I wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't complete the form. I decided not to tell Brandon," she confessed. "I didn't want to get his hopes up." This couple has seen some heartbreak in their young lives and Jaimee was trying to protect Brandon from further disappointment.
Their journey started in 2014. Jaimee and Brandon were the American Dream. They were living in an apartment with solid jobs. Then, four months after they found out that they were expecting their first child, Brandon was diagnosed with cancer. Much of that sad year was a blur of treatment and trying to stay optimistic about their future.
A month after their daughter Zoey was born, Brandon and Jaimee got good news from his doctors — he was in remission.
While Jaimee knew that a Habitat home would be a positive change for their fortunes, she was not sure they would meet the financial requirements. During his recovery, Brandon lost his job and they decided it was better for their daughter to have a stay-at-home dad.
All Habitat homes are repaid with a no-interest loan and 500 hours of sweat equity. The payments are adjusted to the family's ability to repay. There is a minimum income requirement to ensure that families can afford to be homeowners.
After filling out the application, Jaimee got the next-step approval call from two Habitat volunteers, Elizabeth Biganne and Jayne Garber. "I was so excited and I had to tell Brandon that we might be future home owners," Jaimee said.
Since that meeting, the couple has been working toward the goal of their new home on Howard Street. "We cried for joy when we found out that it was going to happen," said Jaimee.
Jaimee said that building a home with Habitat support and volunteers has been the most rewarding thing they have ever done. "The one thing I would tell anyone is, go for it! Fill out the application, you will be so glad."
The Clinton County Habitat organization is searching for a 2017 family. To find out more about building a home, call the Habitat office at 937-655-9484.
"I knew it was going to be work and it has been," Jaimee said. "I can't tell you how happy we are — this will be Zoey's forever home."


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8 Ball Aitken's Band
8 Ball Aitken's Band
For more than a decade, multi-awarded global troubadour, 8 Ball Aitken, has flown the Australian flag on the international circuit performing more than two hundred shows a year, and is thrilled to be back in the place where his heart is.
Impossibly dedicated to his six-string muse and absolutely devoted to his audiences, 8 Ball Aitken's funky, foot stomping energy and infectious blend of swampy rock, have brought the party vibe to venues, festivals and high profile music events in the USA, France, Japan, Canada and Europe.
He has garnered numerous accolades, awards, rave reviews and recognition across genres with the single, (She's Going To Mexico) I'm Going To Jail, reaching #1 on the Country and #2 on the Blues charts.
The international patron for the 2016 Airlie Beach Festival of Music is a prolific singer/songwriter and ace multi-instrumentalist, and brings his 9th self-titled album on the road for the Blazing Blues Summer Tour.
When: October 6, 2017
Where: Main Stage Live and Free
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I love the idea of a blog-capturing moments and writing down thoughts. Time just seems to rule my days....I am highly considering going back to a very scheduled week. I think it would help establish better routine for school and personal time. Even as I was typing this Leah needed to get down from her chair....the blessing of interruptions.
I was taken aback when David told me he enjoyed reading my blog-I had no idea! That alone was motivation for me to start writing again.
I can in no way possibly recap the past months of 2009. I am not like most though who want to wipe it away. I look forward to 2010, but there were so many GOOD and JOYFUL things from 2009, that I would never want to "forget" it.
I do not make New Years Resolutions, but I am going to try and devote more time to this blog. Try.
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All one night bookings must be paid in full at the time the reservation is made.
A $500 pre-authorisation transaction may be required if paying with a Mastercard Debit or Visa Debit Card.
A $250 pre-authorisation transaction may be processed from a regular credit card supplied at check-in. Cash may be accepted in cases where no credit card is available.
Should the apartment be left as it was found with no additional fees incurred, the funds will become available for the card holder within 7 working days.
To confirm a reservation a $300 deposit will be charged to secure a reservation in Low Season, and $500 in Mid and High Season, one night stays will be fully paid in advance.
The apartments are serviced weekly and will have a linen change where the booking is for more than 7 days. If a daily service is requested we are more than happy to provide this service at a fee. As tenants you are responsible for all damages, breakages and loss incurred during the term of your occupancy. Please report all breakages, damages & losses as a charge may be incurred.
All efforts will be made by management to place guests in the requested apartment.
However, as these apartments are individually owned there are circumstances when owners will request their apartments which will result in the booking being moved to a similar apartment. In the unlikely event that an owner sells the Apartment or makes a decision to withdraw the Apartment from the holiday pool for any period of time, we reserve the right to cancel any bookings which this may affect if no other apartments are available.
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Wednesday, May 5th from 7-9 p.m.
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Sabtu, 26 Februari 2011
The Urge To Download
If you've been hearing the buzz on Urge recently, it's not about a deep desire or compulsion - it's about MTV's offering to the world of online music downloads and streaming. Urge is a subscription based music download service in which its patrons can subscribe for a monthly fee of $10 and listen to as many of the 2 million songs in MTV's coffers as they like. If they'd like to download that song, then it costs 99 cents each. But it's not just MTV behind the latest addition to the world of online music. Microsoft and MTV are working together on this one. Bill Gates must have seen the success of similar sites like Napster and Rhapsody and decided to jump on the bandwagon. Urge's challenge will be to convince all those music lovers who prefer to buy songs and download them through sites like the incredibly popular iTunes, owned by Apple computers, that subscribing to a site and being able to listen to whatever songs you like, in whatever order and as often as you like is just as good or better than buying them one by one. It's just one more battle to add to the long running conflict between Microsoft and Apple. Does Bill have anything different to offer through Urge? Anything that makes this latest venture stand out from similar sites? Not really. Should you choose to become an Urge subscriber, you won't find any music that you wouldn't find on any other download - subscription site. The prices are even pretty much the same. What they do offer is a aesthetics - their site looks good. Plus, there's the camaraderie. Subscribers can post on blogs and converse with one another. But that's about it. But with Microsoft powering the marketing and advertising engine behind Urge, it's sure to do well. Even the latest incarnation of Microsoft's Windows Media Player has Urge built in. Everyone with a PC has access to this free player and therefore easy access to Urge. What PC users won't have is the portability provided by the wildly popular iPod. Current owners of iPods, should they decide to subscribe to Urge, will have to buy songs through the site, download them, burn them onto CDs and then convert the music files to mp3s in order to be compatible. Other portable devices are compatible with the service, however, and those are listed on the site. This all may change in the Christmas of 2006, as buzz indicates Microsoft plans to release their "iPod Killer". Based on the Xbox brand, and including additional features like gaming, this media player is aimed right at Apple's heart, and could quickly make "Urge" a household name, assuming the two products are closely linked. Each of the music download sites has their own strengths and weaknesses. Urge fully divides and subdivides genres so that its subscribers can easily find what they're looking for while exploring other bands that they might like. Yahoo Music Unlimited personalizes the start page to include suggestions based on the subscribers previous downloads and offers a cheaper subscription rate. Rhapsody has the best radio services, providing specialized stations that stream a pre-set list of music. If you can't decide, then try one or try them all. Each of them offers a free trial subscription. You can experiment with all of them and decide which one suits you best.
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Mia Wasikowska: Life is strange
By Tribute News on August 6, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Mia Wasikowska doesn't feel like a "movie star." The Lawless actress is able to lead a normal life despite starring in a string of high-profile movies and admits her life often feels "strange" because she has so many "surreal moments." She said: "I never get noticed in any significant way. I never feel like a movie star. I feel like I have a constant series of surreal moments, where I'm thinking, 'Oh wow. This is so strange for me that this is my life.' Which is great." Mia is currently based in England and is pleased to be staying in a house big enough for her mother, sister and niece to visit from her native Australia as she misses being surrounded by a "hive of activity" when she has to stay in hotels. She told Britain's Vogue magazine: "Back in Canberra our house is very chaotic. My younger brother is there while he's studying, and my dad and my sister, her boyfriend and her baby, so there's always someone somewhere. I really miss that hive of activity when I'm living in a hotel room. And I have the outdoors here, which I love. The garden back home is like a fantastical reality."
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