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Tuesday, March 10, 2015
English Majors of the Math World
Yes, I know grades K-4 are necessary to learn to read and write.
Yes, I know things like penmanship, reading and writing are necessary to become effective communicators in the real world.
But the mental abuse (post 4th grade) of forcing children to learn obsolete, unnecessary, and idiotic things like "dangling participles," "dipthongs," and diagramming sentences is mere make-slavery-work-child-labor to employ (largely) 20 something girls too lazy to do math and instead chose to become English teachers.
But before we get too riled up about the all-too-common liberal arts teachers, we need to focus on math teachers.
Oh yes.
For while they may (and for all practical points and purposes do) deliver a real and needed education to the children, there is one subsegment of math that is as obsolete as learning the difference between an adjective and an adverb.
Whole Numbers
Rational Numbers
Irrational Numbers
Natural Numbers
and any other vocabulary terms anal retentive math purists foisted on otherwise unsuspecting and innocent child math geniuses
Not once, in all of my math studies, was it necessary for me to know what the hell those aforementioned things are/were.
Multivariable regression was used to program models that would predict GDP growth.
Correlation coefficients and other statistical measures used to test relationships with different economic and financial phenomena.
I've even used trig to measure the side of a roof for a shed I was building.
But never, EVER have I or anybody else ever had to know what an integer was or what a "natural" number was.
The truth is the only thing these "things" serve is to lower the test scores of math geniuses and give math teachers who can't do math something to belabor their children over for a week's worth of material and lesson plans. No doubt there's going to be some idiot "professional educator" that's going to parrot the reason why we teach such unneeded poppy cock, and I'm sure some mathematician is going to explain the "importance" of differentiating between and integer and a "whole number." But in the end we all know it's an unnecessary hoop we make children, math textbook publishers, and teachers jump through, wasting calories of energy that could be used studying and teaching math that actually matters and has real world applications.
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OK, I'll bite. The mathematical branch you criticize provides the basis for deductive reasoning and proof. That is, the ability to look at your multivariable regression analysis and correlation coefficients and tell you why they're crap, like global warming.
- Pax Empyrean said...
These concepts are rather more important when it comes to things like writing software.
Not everyone will use them, but that holds true for most math. They aren't a total waste of time, though.
- John Baker said...
As a programmer I could really get behind your plan to abolish teaching the differences between Whole Numbers, Integers, Rational, and Irrational numbers. This would greatly simplify my job! No longer would I have to worry about the fact the computer arithmetic differs in fundamental ways from school arithmetic. Programmers everywhere will rejoice to learn that as there are no important differences between Integers and Rationals we are free to use both as array indexes. As for multivariable regression models: let's not worry about whether the underlying integrations make sense or are valid. Let's just crunch numbers: any type will do, as Hillary Clinton is fond of saying "what difference does it make?"
- John Baker said...
As a programmer I could really get behind your plan to abolish teaching the differences between Whole Numbers, Integers, Rational, and Irrational numbers. This would greatly simplify my job! No longer would I have to worry about the fact the computer arithmetic differs in fundamental ways from school arithmetic. Programmers everywhere will rejoice to learn that as there are no important differences between Integers and Rationals we are free to use both as array indexes. As for multivariable regression models: let's not worry about whether the underlying integrations make sense or are valid. Let's just crunch numbers: any type will do, as Hillary Clinton is fond of saying "what difference does it make?"
- Mariusz Fer said...
You are wrong. As computer programmer with strong math background i can tell you that teaching kids those concept can improve reasoning about types and realtions of there of.
Same goeas for mathematical functions and etc.
Usually I would agree with you and I am someone who would like nothing better than to get rid of the public education system. However, I disagree with your rant against learning the proper way to write english and the vast possibilities of math. Should the schools stop teaching spelling because we have spell check now? It is precisely this type of attitude that the average person on the street comes across slightly better educated than trained circus animals.
- Captain Capitalism said...
OK, programming fine. But wait until you're in computer programming class. Not when the kid is 8.
- Doug Cranmer said...
I really have to disagree here, at least for the students who eventually end up in STEM fields. Integers, rationals, irrationals, transcendentals and imaginary numbers are used throughout applied physics and math, and engineering. Implementing an algorithm that uses real world measurements in fixed point binary arithmetic is requires a true understanding of integers and abstract fields. Think of every modern convenience you use on a daily basis. Encryption, check. Even basic circuit design requires complex numbers. Your fancy devices are all based on device physics which is quantum mechanical in nature. So again, complex numbers. Oh, and quanta, integers, and we're back home again. Respectfully, I think you're off here. For almost any STEM career.
- CurbYourOptimism said...
Again, as a computer programmer some of the terms are important whereas others aren't. Knowing what an integer is is VERY important. Knowing the difference between rational vs irrational numbers and real vs imaginary is important for other fields. As for "whole numbers", "natural numbers", "counting numbers", etc, there isn't an agreed on standard for that (http://www.mathsisfun.com/whole-numbers.html). I'd toss them out and explain what they generally mean when someone mentions them, but it's not that important. You can identify them using the standard terms "positive integer" and "non-negative integer".
Those things aren't dumb. What's dumb are the stupid ways that common core has come up with to do simple things like addition and subtraction. Drawing complicated graphs where you move an arrow backwards and forwards, leap frogging by 10's and hundreds to get to the answer is stupid as hell. As a parent who is an IT professional, a software engineer, when my kids come home with math problems with instructions that read like rocket assembly diagrams I have to ask myself what the hell are they teaching my kids? What the heck is wrong with teaching math the way we learned it? Put one number over the other, add or subtract the columns, carry the one? If you can't figure that out drawing arrows all over a piece of paper isn't going to help you.
As a software engineer, integers and decimals are very important, as well as booleans. You must understand them to do simple logic and math. Division by zero is bad. Very bad. As is trying to refer to numbers that don't exist. BOOM! I tell my kids that most of what they learn in school they will never use. And most of what they are taught by liberal professors is pure political BS. Never believe what anyone tells you, no matter how high or lofty they may be, find out the truth for yourself.
- grey enlightenment said...
no one is agreeing with you cap. lol
Grammar is important
"Let's eat, dad" vs "let's eat dad" is the difference between with eating with dad and cannibalism lol
- Mariusz Fer said...
"OK, programming fine. But wait until you're in computer programming class. Not when the kid is 8."
Yes and no.
Some mathematical intuition must be learned when brain is still young. I have seen ppl trying to learn this concept later and hard for them.
So not everybody will use it, but for those few kids who will it will make huge diffrence. And ofc we can't know up front if kid will use it in distant future.
For grammar it's the same. Grammar is very fucking important in programming. Math too. Attention to details.
Hey Jackass at 10:12 - what computer programmer ever learned programming in a class?!?
Cappy cap, we need to learn those things for engineering too. I don't care if its 8 years old or 12 years old, it matters to know non-terminating decimals can be expressed exactly symbolically and treated in similar ways (for most intents and purposes, identically) to whole numbers and rational fractions.
Let me add that I 100% agree that these concepts should not form the PRIMARY focus of any grade or long extent of time. They're a good topic to cover as time goes on so that any high school student will know if that radical he's confronted with is an integer or an irrational number.
Ok and I also have not profited by knowing that natural numbers do not include the negatives.
The differences between positive whole numbers, negative whole numbers, and consequently, (by way of the division operation), fractions and decimals are a direct result of experiences and are barely abstract. Regardless of the particular terminology, there are necessary skills that arise from the concept of exact vs. approximate, as well as from the need to estimate via rounding. None of the above are specific to programming - most are widely applicable. That is, except to those whose existence depends on the largesse of those who do understand basic mathematics.
Most of the time your observations are reasonable, but this one is too much a reach.
It's generally true that the engineers in charge of hiring have little regard for mathematicians (i.e. people with graduate degrees in mathematics).
The mathematicians, in turn, see engineers cavalierly applying formulas they don't really understand and regard "engineering math" with a sense of derision. This willy-nilly application of formulas is often called "plug-n-chug".
Cappy might rethink shortening his degree recommendations from STEM to STE because even applied or industrial mathematicians are seen (unfairly) as nothing more than practitioners of abstract gobbledygoopy to the vast majority of engineering types that guard the way to gainful employment.
There really is little appreciation for a nuanced understanding of the fundamental concepts that underlie the applicability of the mathematical models used in various fields. Just MATLAB it and hope for the best.
In my limited experience, mathematical erudition is something that will only get you hired as a teacher.
In generations past it might have made sense to study abstract/advanced mathematics but I don't think that has panned out in modern times. Older Millennials, like me, sought math degrees because we had an older brother or cousin with one who got hired during the tech boom of the mid/late 90's. We were told that employers (particularly in engineering/computer science/software development) valued math people for their analytical skills.
Fast forward to 2008+. Even when augmented with significant programming/technology skills, I tend to think a recent maths graduate would struggle for that first job.(Caveat: This was my experience. It may not be true others.)
If you are on the M of STEM be prepared to be an Academician (or, infinitely worse, an Actuary)
Besides, graduate level programs in advanced mathematics will be among the first fall prey to the surge in online learning. Khan Academy and others
are doing a pretty good job of replicating the lower levels (undergraduate) of the Ivory Tower.
Pretty soon, you'll be able
to get a world class education in graduate level mathematics for the price of a gym membership.


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If you make these socks with yarn that does not shrink (a cotton/elastic blend is good, or acrylic), you will not run into the shrinking problem. Unfortunately, other fibers may not wear as well as the wool/nylon blend and may get holes in them more quickly in spots (like the heel and toe).
fingering or sport weight yarn, 100 grams/size E hook, or size needed for gauge: 5.5 sts/inch in patt,
DK or light worsted weight yarn, 100-200 grams/size G hook, or size needed for gauge: 4.5 sts/inch in patt,
heavy worsted or bulky weight yarn, 200 grams/size I hook, or size needed for gauge: 3.5 sts/inch in patt.
The gauges given here are suggested gauges to give you a sense of scale.
Note: The amounts of yarn given are for ankle socks to fit medium adult feet. For knee socks, you will need up to twice as much yarn. Also, socks for smaller feet will use less yarn than socks for larger feet.
2 markers
Instructions are given for fingering weight yarn, with changes for sport and worsted in ().
For better fit, measure:
length of the foot from toe to heel: _____, and
the size around at the instep/arch: _____.
Abbreviations (American):
Ch: Chain stitch
Sc: Single crochet
Dc: Double crochet
Sl OR sl st: slip stitch
Inc: Increase
Patt: Pattern stitch (as defined)
Sk: skip
Coil: work in rounds, but do not finish it at the end of each round, just continue on.
Pattern Stitch (worked in a coil, over an odd number of stitches): *Sc1, dc1. Repeat from * around.
Toe Increase: (dc1, sc1, dc1) all in next stitch.
To Begin: Starting at the toe, ch 10 (8, 6). Working into the bottom bump of each stitch, slip stitch in the 3rd chain from the hook and in each chain across, making the last sl st into the first chain. This reinforces the chain row at the beginning, giving a little extra strength. From here on, insert hook under both top loops of each stitch, as usual in crochet.
Continue in a coil (right side facing): Ch1. Sc1 into the first chain. Dc1 in next stitch. Continue in pattern stitch to end of side, ending with sc1. Make a toe increase in the next stitch to turn corner. Place 1st marker in the middle sc of the increase. Continue in patt st to end of side, ending with dc1 in last slip st. Sc1 in the ch1 that started this round. Make a toe increase in the next sc. Place 2nd marker in the middle sc of the increase.
*Continue in patt to next marker. Inc. Move marker to middle sc of new inc just made.
Find your instep size on this chart, and repeat from * for a total of this many stitches:
size Total # of sts
5" 25 (19, 15) stitches around
6" 29 (23, 17)
7" 35 (27, 21)
8" 39 (31, 23)
9" 45 (35, 27)
10" 49 (39, 29)
Remove markers and set aside.
(If you are working the OTHER PATTERN STITCH -- see below -- start that stitch here.)
Continue in patt, without any more increases, until the piece measures about 2/3 the desired foot length. Lay the piece flat (even though you are working in the round, when you lay the piece with the starting toe edge flat, there will be two side edges/corners). Place a marker in the sc at each side corner. Continue in patt to first marker, ending with a dc in the marked stitch. Count how many stitches are between where you are and the next marker: _____ (Hint: this should be an odd number).
Afterthought Heel: This is an idea I first heard about from the knitter Elizabeth Zimmermann. She didn't care much for crocheting, but that is ok. She still had a lot of great ideas.
Remove marker. Chain as many stitches as you counted.
Dc in the sc of the remaining marker. Remove that marker.
That is all for the heel right now. You will return to it later. Now, continue with the leg:
For a straight leg: Continue in patt in a coil until leg measures desired length (from the chain row that made the hole for the heel, about 2-3" for baby, 4-5" for child, or 6-7" for adult). After last stitch, finish off like this: Slip stitch in next 2 sts. Fasten off, tuck in loose ends. Make 2nd sock to match.
For a bit of character at the top edge: When the leg measures as long as you want, consider finishing the top edge with a little something. For an easy edge, (sc1, ch1) in each stitch around one time, then finish off.
Knee Sock Option (requires more yarn):
More measurements:
Calf at the biggest size around: _____
Length of leg from the floor to just under the knee (length of sock): _____
After making the heel opening, continue in patt for the ankle (1" for baby, 2" for child, 4" for adult size). Place marker in center back dc.
*Continue in patt to marked stitch. (sc1, ch1, sc1) all in marked st, to increase 2 stitches. Move marker to ch. Continue in patt for 2 more rounds with no increase. When you get to the ch in the next round, sc in it. Move marker to current stitch each time you make a stitch in the marked stitch.
Notice that if you increase in a dc, it takes 2 more rounds to have a dc in the same stitch again, so the increases are on a 3-round repeat.
Repeat from * until the sock measures desired size around. Note: It would be good if you ended with a total number of stitches close to a multiple of 6 if you want to make the Chevron Ribbing.
Continue in patt without any more increases until the sock measures desired length.
Chevron Ribbing for knee sock: End sock body with sc1. Work 1 round in shell stitch, like this: *Sk 2, 5dc in next st, sk 2, sc1 in next st. Repeat from * around one time. Since you aren't starting with a multiple of 6 stitches, you will have to fudge a little, by skipping only 1 stitch instead of 2, just a few times. End with 1sc in first sc of round. Mark this sc.
Next round: *Sc1 in next 2 dc. (Sc1, ch1, sc1) all in next dc. Sc1 in next 2 dc. Skip next sc. Repeat from * around once.
Next round: *Sc1 in next 2 sc. (Sc1, ch1, sc1) all in next ch1 space. Sc1 in next 2 sc. Skip next 2 sc. Repeat from * around for a total of 6 rounds, or desired length of cuff. Slip stitch in next 2 sts. Fasten off.
Now, back to the Heel:
This is a mirror image of the toe shaping: DEcreasing at each side a lot like how you INcreased at the beginning of the toe.
Setup round: With the right side of the fabric facing, rejoin the yarn with a slip stitch in the side of the last dc before the chain stitches you made for the heel opening. Starting with sc in the next st, continue in pattern across the last row of the foot to the other side of the hole, ending with a sc in the last dc. Dc in the side of the next dc to turn so you can continue around. Place marker on this dc just made. Working into the spare loop on the underside of all those chain stitches, establish the pattern stitch along the bottom of the leg edge, ending up with a sc in the last chain. Notice how many stitches there are on each side: _____.
Set up one decrease point: Yarnover, draw up a loop in side of the dc you joined the yarn in. Yarnover, draw through 2 loops (2 loops remain on hook). Yarnover, draw up a loop in next sc, Yarnover, pull through 2 loops (3 loops remain on hook). Yarnover, pull through all 3 loops to decrease 1 stitch. Put marker on this stitch to mark one decrease point.
**Continue in patt to stitch before next marker.
Heel Decrease: (Yarnover, insert hook in next stitch, yarn over, draw up a loop, yarn over, pull through 2 loops) 3 times. Yarnover, pull through all 4 loops to decrease 2 stitches. The middle part of this decrease should be the marked stitch. Move marker to decrease just made.
Repeat from ** until only about 2/3 of the stitches have been decreased, and only 1/3 are left.
Fasten off, allowing a tail about 5 inches long to sew a seam. And that is the heel
Tuck in loose ends. Make 2nd sock to match.
About that other pattern stitch:
Start the sock as usual.
(The bit about reinforcing the starting chain is not absolutely necessary. I usually start with Foundation stitches, making a row about 1/6 as long as I want around. That means that for a sock 9-inch around, I make a foundation row that is about 1-1/2inches long, ending with a starting toe increase. If this is confusing, skip it.)
When the toe is the right size (the same instructions as before), switch to a ch-2 net stitch: Ending with a sc in a dc, (ch2, skip the next sc, sc in the next dc) around. From here on, (ch2, sc in next ch-2 space) around. That is the pattern stitch. This makes a slightly lacy fabric that has some 'give' either long or wide, as needed. The over-all sock will have a baggier look, but I think it fits better over time.
To make the heel opening, chain and skip the same number of stitches. To set up the pattern stitch for the leg, work (sc, ch 2, skip 2) across the chain stitches.
Yes, you are replacing each dc with two ch sts. So where the pattern refers to a DC, read 'ch-2 space.'
When you come back to make the heel, treat each ch-2 as one stitch. Work the heel in the sc/dc pattern stitch because it is sturdy, just like the toe. That means, to set up the heel, do (sc, dc) in each ch-2 space, and just skip the sc's.


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Brass Soldering?
Hi all,
Is it possible to form a secure solder joint between normal copper pipe and the brass tubes found here?
Or more generally, can you solder brass and copper together?
Sure, I do it all the time, I'm in the HVAC industry and I sometimes have to "MacGyver" pieces to get jobs done. You have to use silver solder and flux. The higher the silver content the better in my opinion.
Yes, as brass is mostly copper, the two can be soldered together easily. I'll have pics of just that when I post up my next project. The same can be said for bronze, just like the bodies of most sweat-together ball valves.
Forgot to mention the silver solder, nice catch, Ralph. Although, I think it's darn near impossible to find good-old lead solder anymore. That stuff would flow like nothing else. I just put together a copper cannon today, and getting the lead-free stuff to flow was a definite pain.
You don't have to use "silver solder" to join brass and copper. I use 95/5 Tin / Antimony.
It actually results in a stronger piece than one that is silver soldered, as the temperature required for silver soldering is high enough to anneal the copper.
Not a problem in HVAC where most of the copper you're working with is already in an annealed condition. But not the best choice for maintaining the working properties of drawn copper.
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There are two kinds of silver solder.. Take note.
The silver solder on a roll requires flux. The silver brazing solder for rigid HVAC installations is a very stiff stick. Do not use flux with that stuff. It requires a oxy accetelene torch. Unless trained, don't attempt to use the other stuff. It requires the use of a carborizing flame to flux the copper. I still have a 1/2 lb of the stuff from a 16 ton AC install. A simple air propane torch won't get it to flow as it won't properly flux the copper.
For strength, the hard solder can't be beat. Copper pipe will rip beofre the joint lets go. You can tell the hard brazing solder in HVAC stuff as it is brownish in color instead of silver looking on the pipe. Before use it is silver in color.
Quick thoughts...am I right here, as far as anything that's not potable water supply piping, lead-free solder sucks, no?
Silver brazing solder rocks, if you have the equipment to use it. It is lead free. It runs like water when molten and sucks right into small spaces better than regular solder. It's hard a brass when cold.
This page has info on silver brazing. In the table, it lists copper a self fluxing but Brass needs flux. I haven't done brass so this I didn't know.
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The evil fey known as the Dancing Lady appeared as an alluring elven woman with alabaster skin, golden hair, and emerald eyes, wearing a flowing white gown of archaic elven style, tied at the waist with a blood-red scarf. Like all baobhan sith, she entranced creatures with her captivating dance and then drank their blood.
The Dancing Lady dwelled in the central tower of the forgotten elven keep in the western Narlmarches. She was killed by the party during their exploration of the keep.


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I have obviously not blogged in a long time. I didn't have a reliable internet connection for the last few months that I was in England and was traveling a lot so I haven't been able to blog until now. I had a lot of visitors my last few weeks in the country and it was SUPER fun but I am really glad to be home.
I am beginning to start thinking about the upcoming school year and my new teaching opportunity at the International School of Düsseldorf in Germany. And, as I reflect upon my nightmare of an experience at my English school and look forward to my new position, the dreams have started. I have always been the type of person who has dreams about things that I am thinking about or am anxious about. I always knew that it was time to go to camp at the end of every school year when my camp dreams began! And now, I have started to have crazy dreams about school.
Dream #1:
It was the first day of school in a new school. Not sure what school or what country. But, I was trying to teach the kids my quiet signal (oh, by the way, I was also not wearing pants and was trying to make my long shirt look like a dress!) and there were like 6 adults in my room. Since I was at a new school, I didn't know if the adults were paraprofessionals or what in the heck they were. But, as I was trying to teach my quiet signal they (the adults) were being really loud. So, I went over to their table and they had all the kids singing Jimmy Buffet songs so that I coudln't teach my signal. Then, all the kids busted out in Jimmy Buffet singing and I lost control of the class.
Since I have already had my worst teaching nightmares from back in teacher school come true- losing complete control of a class- I know what that feels like in real life. I just don't think that will be a worry anymore at my new school. Plus, I don't have to teach snotty high school kids anymore, just sweet middle school kids who are generally quite pliable!
Dream #2:
In my dream I had to share a classroom with another teacher, who I think might have been a French teacher. On one end of the classroom there was a white board, a projector, and an overhead. At the back of the classroom was an old school blackboard with French writing all over it. I came in to teach in that classroom one day and all the desks were turned toward the back of the room. I was trying to write on the old school blackboard but wasn't allowed to erase anything so I had to just write really really small with colored chalk. I was really stressed that I was going to lose control of the classroom because the kids couldn't read what I was writing on the board!
OI VAY! Think I am having some anxiety??? At least I am being sent to a training in Atlanta next week and then have 9 days of staff training before school starts. That will definitely alleviate some anxiety. I REALLY enjoy over-preparation!
|Nicole was my first visitor. We toured the Scottish Highlands and London.
|Gordon was my second visitor and we toured Wales and then London.
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New Delhi: A decision on resuming cashless
mediclaims in all city hospitals will have to wait till next
week, as a meeting today of insurance administrators failed to
finalise the rate structure.
"Third Party Administrators (TPAs) are yet to finalise on
the rate structure. We expect them to revert next week," Max
Healthcare Institute MD Pervez Ahmed, mediator for the private
hospitals, said.
Earlier, it was reported that patients would be able to
take advantage of cashless treatment facility from today.
TPAs, or the facilitators between the insured and
insurers, were expected to revert to hospitals today with the
benchmark rates for hospitals, but they are yet to finalise
the tariff structure.
"We are hopeful of finalising the rates by next week.
Still some work needs to be done," said a TPA source, who is
negotiating on behalf of the insurers.
The cashless medical facility was suspended by four PSU
insurers -- New India Assurance, United India Insurance,
National Insurance and Oriental Insurance-- from July 1 after
they alleged over-billing by certain private hospitals.
The restoration of services is taking longer than
expected because at a recent meeting hospitals are believed to
have quoted rates quite higher than the tariffs under the
current arrangement, called preferred provider network (PPN).
At the meeting, attended by the representatives of
private hospitals and TPAs, the two parties had agreed to
categorise the hospitals on the basis of infrastructure
availability and benchmark rates accordingly.
As such, those opting for treatment in super-speciality
hospitals like Apollo, Escorts are likely to shell out more
money for new premiums than those going for ordinary health
For super-speciality hospitals--Max, Fortis, Apollo and
Medicity--the rates at Ganga Ram Hospital will be used as
benchmark for the new rate structure.
The facility at another set of hospital like Rockland, St
Stephens, Holy Family, Batra and Sitaram Bhartiya, however,
would be based on lower premiums.
The hospitals and TPAs have worked out package rates for
42 procedures, and they are now working out the rate
structure, industry Chamber CII, which is mediating for a
solution to the vexed issue said in a statement.
While corporate hospitals like Ganga Ram, Max and
Medicity have given their package rates to the TPAs, Apollo
and Fortis are yet to submit their rates.
Meanwhile, in a reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State
for Finance Namo Narain Meena said that the PSU insurers are
paying 40 per cent more than the premiums collected in claims.
"The public sector general insurers have been incurring
claims in excess of premium received and after factoring in
acquisition costs, which are around 10 per cent, and the
management expenses which are over 25 per cent, the Combined
Ratio i.e. the total expenses for health portfolio exceed 140
per cent of the premium income," Meena informed Parliament.
Public sector insurance companies had to resort to
rationalisation of rates for cashless facilities as they
suffered a loss of Rs 2,000 crore because of overcharging by
hospitals in Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore.


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Lately I've developed this huge obsession with Kate Moss. For some reason before recently I thought she was a great model and whatnot, but never really paid too much attention to her. Now I've just had this huge epiphany that I LOVE her. So, a homage:
Starting with this photo, which is currently hanging on my wall– it's Brigitte Bardot meets Holly Golightly, what with the diamonds and the eye makeup. Lovelovelove. More from this same shoot:
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When Kathleen taught preschool she started each new group of children with a little exercise. Addressing one of them, she would say, "Betty, please pick up this piece of paper." When Betty complied, Kathleen would lead the children in a round of applause saying in a musical voice, "Oh, Betty obeyed me!"
Soon afterwards she might say, "George, would you mind closing the door?" George would respond and the class would be led in another round of applause. This is how she taught the meaning of the word obedience.
One day she said with mild excitement, "Okay, everybody please stand up." Four-year-old Buckie refused. She asked him three times to be sure he understood his own response. Each time, his response was, "No, I won't."
Recognizing this as a challenge, Kathleen picked him and his chair up together and moved them gently to the nearby wall. She explained, "Everyone in my class must obey me. If you can't obey me then you can't share in what the rest of the class is doing."
Buckie's face clouded. Even for a four-year-old isolation from the group can be unpleasant.
Needless to say Buckie soon relented and joined the class. He never balked at Kathleen's instructions after that day. Children are pliable and learn quickly what does and doesn't work.
Resistance to authority is an inborn trait and must be addressed, brought to consciousness, and appropriately restrained in the early years of life. Teaching a child to obey is actually the child's first step toward freedom.
A significant number today might see Buckie's treatment as controversial. "A little child should be allowed to assert himself," some may say. Or "leave him alone and he will figure it out for himself." Or even, "Humor him a bit."
Christian parents, however, should see their children with Christian realism. Early in life every human being is prone to resist authority and we all must learn, as Buckie was learning, to obey the requests of parents and teachers and eventually managers, bosses and civic officers.
We take our tips on these things from the Scriptures. Paul writes, "Children, obey your parents in the Lord for this is right" (Ephesians 6:1). Parents are to be the teachers, insisting on obedience.
Recall that, to raise the child, Jesus, God chose devout parents, who as pious Jews followed the requirements of the law toward him (Luke 2:39). "And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him" (Luke 2:40). From such parenting, we are told that, "Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men" (Luke 2:52).
A recent rash of teenagers physical attacks on teachers in the classroom and vulgar hate songs against law officers in the streets should alert us that children left to grow up however they please makes for incivility and even violence as a way of life.
Picking a child up, chair and all, and isolating him for a brief moment is not a bad way to tell him in the earliest years that legitimate authority must be obeyed. The four-year-old learns early what is true throughout life: that we all face boundaries and comply with rules and we must be taught the art early.
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Hey gaiz.
A smarter person than I might decide to bow out of NaNo for the next 3 years, in the interests of kicking ass at law school.
(Let's be honest – a smarter person than I might have made the much better decision to not go to law school in the first place)
But, you gaiz all know me. You know that I can't give this up. We're on year 9 now.
I have tentatively set a goal, but until I can find a time to actually sit down and plot something (anything), I don't want to commit-commit or share details.
If you're looking for me on the NaNo boards, you know where to find me.
Let Nano Season begin!


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If you had to make a list of frightening, gigantic and durable structures that might seem impossible to destroy a nuclear cooling tower would probably be pretty high on the list. The Trojan tower's destruction actually happens surprisingly fast in the first video so be sure to watch the second one to catch it in slow motion!
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Undercover agents seized more than a pound of cocaine and arrested a man from Maine Friday at Palm Beach International Airport, officials said.
Lucian F. Berry, 34, of Auburn, was arrested at 11:45 a.m. at the Delta Airlines ticket counter, said Lt. Tom Thompson of the Sheriff`s Office Organized Crime Bureau.
He said Berry gave the agents permission to search his suitcase, where 604 grams of cocaine were found wrapped in a plastic bag and covered with masking tape.


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SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)—Nearly 600 of the world's best endurance athletes, sports filmmakers and their fans were in attendance as Klunkerz won the 2009 Cycling Film of the Year award at the 17th Annual Competitor Magazine Endurance Sports Awards.
The film chronicles the birth of the off-road bicycle in the 1960s and 1970s, and the unique athletes and artisans credited with inventing the world-wide phenomenon.
The black-tie gala was held on Saturday night in the Nautilus Pavilion at Sea World in San Diego. This was the inaugural year for the Competitor Film Festival, which played in conjunction with the ESAs.
Cycling legends and subjects of the film, Gary Fisher and Charlie Kelly, were on hand to support the film's writer/producer/director, Billy Savage, who accepted the award. The award was presented by Dennis Christopher, star of the groundbreaking 1979 cycling film "Breaking Away."
The slightly underdressed Savage was overhead saying, "I'm honored and humbled to be the recipient of this award. This award is for all of us, the cycling pioneers who trusted me to tell their story, and for my amazing crew who worked so hard on this film."


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Silence Happens is reborn
Hello to you all. My website "Silence Happens" has been through some changes over the years. It started off as a site for my little quotes and since then I have self-published some of those quotes, along with some new ones, in two books called Silence Happens and Being Human. The site then went through … More Silence Happens is reborn


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In blubbiness news, I'm down 3.5 of the five pounds I gained following my injury. Yay! Aside from the organ I had removed, I've done it by actually sticking to my plan. (I tease. I only contemplated removing my adenoids.) I did three yoga podcasts this week and ate well. I got up early this morning to swim, and I'm lifting weights this afternoon. Saturday morning, I plan to try out a Zumba class, and then I'll figure out some kind of physical activity for Sunday. I will lift weights a second time Sunday.
My eating has been back to its pretty healthy and vaguely bizarre self, which is part of why I haven't posted any meals in a while. An example: Tuesday evening before rehearsal, I ate a micro-baked sweet potato topped with On-the-Fly Peanut Sauce Version II (minus the garlic – I know you're all gasping in shock. I have to kiss my co-star in the play, and I thought I would be nice and not breathe fire on him.). After rehearsal, I was just hungry enough to require some kind of sustenance before bed, so at 9:45 at night, I ate a plate of steamed green beans topped with sri racha.
Anyway, I did want to share a ridiculously easy lunch I tried and enjoyed this week.
Micro-baked potato topped with bean soup/chili. In case you've never cooked a potato this way, here's how it works.
1. Scrub potato clean and dry it.
2. Poke with a fork several times. (Five is my lucky poking number.) (Oh, stop laughing.)
3. Place in microwave for several minutes. A medium one takes about five.
That's it. I topped mine with a very lazy black bean chili/soup/concoction. I didn't use a recipe, but I'll try to detail the process.
1. Mince or chop finely a large shallot and three garlic cloves. I was – as I said – lazy, and so my garlic ended up in larger chunks than usual. No complaints here.
2. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, empty a can of rinsed-and-drained black beans and an equal amount of canned tomatoes. Use any consistency you like – chopped, diced, crushed, whatever. I like mine as pureed as possible, as I'm sure I've mentioned before. Add shallot and garlic.
3. Once it starts bubbling, reduce heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Meanwhile, add your preferred spices. I threw in cumin, cayenne, chipotle, and a little chili powder. I didn't measure at all, so I won't even venture a guess as to the amount. It was a lot. Use them to taste.
5. Eat!
I ate it in two servings since it plus a baked potato was my entire lunch twice, but it could easily serve four as part of a larger meal.
The first day I enjoyed this meal, I also had a banana and two oranges. They made me happy:
Whenever I eat an orange, I have a compulsion to try to remove the peel in one large piece. I nearly succeeded with one of them:
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There are some sad people in the world ... spotting something different in a bush on the caravan park I walked towards and lifted the bins only to be greeted by a gruff 'Oy, you shouldn't be on 'ere, f***ing birdwatchers' - occupational hazzard for me but I bet this geezer (who looked about as static and square as his caravan) was just waiting for someone to step onto his precious piece of trailer park grass!
|Ring Ouzel (courtesy of Wikepedia)
Sadly that was about as good as it got as a wet mist settled over the point which quickly turned to a steady drizzle and made birding all but impossible. I sat in the car for a while trying to get some decent shots of Fieldfares and Redwings but then the battery pack on the camera died so it was time to call it a day.
|Flamborough Headland
Much better day, it always is when the sun is shining! I saw just about everything that was at Spurn and more plus it was dry and at times even warm.
Again hundreds of winter thrushes flying in off the sea and populating the many fields and hedges on the headland which in itself has got so much better as a birding location since I was last there - there's something of a rivalry between Flamborough and Spurn for who can get the best birds (its a man thing) and I suspect some conservation minded twitchers here have been reading their 'how to make your hedgrows look good and attract rare birds manual'. Seems to have worked - thanks to a couple of local birders I was on to a Dusky Warbler within an hour of being there, not much to look at and the briefest of views but a true vagrant to these shores. They're an Asian warbler but somehow a few turn up on the east coast nearly every year.
Just like at Spurn there were small birds everywhere, in the hedges and bushes and overhead, blown in by the wind. Some on course for winter in the UK, like most of the winter thrushes and some blown off course like the aforementioned warbler. I watched one small bird coming in off the sea and into a bush and it turned out to be a female Redstart, little wonder the twitchers are out in force this time of the year!
I had at least 7 Ring Ouzels on the headland but annoyingly none hung around long enough for me to photograph. A flock of 7 Twite on flitting around the cliff were equally evasive and so was a single Black Redstart. This Brambling was a bit more confiding though, one of about 25 on the headland and I also got some good shots of Goldcrests - they were everywhere. The UK's smallest bird, our breeding population is swelled every year by thousands of wintering visitors from northern europe. I got a fair few pics of these tiny birds and I've selected a couple with a migration feel. Normally you'll see Goldcrests in coniferous woods but after been blown in across the sea you can see them anywhere - the first one was feeding up on grain in a stubble field and the second was on the steps of the lighthouse!
In amongst what was probably something like 500 Goldcrests on the headland there were maybe 20 or so Chiff Chaffs and although slightly marred by the wire fencing, this was more than a useful shot of one (pic left)
It was a bright and breezy day and sea watching was tricky in the gusty winds but there was a bit happening out there with plenty of Gannets and Kittiwakes passing offshore, maybe 200 or so Common Scoter and the most photogenic were these Eider (7 males to 1 female but notice she's the one on top!), one of many passing flocks of these trult sea going ducks.
..... and I'll finish on this Grey Seal that seemed to keeping a close eye on me whilst I was photographing the Eider Ducks, he seemed to begging me to take his picture!


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Ex-police superintendent jailed twelve weeks for having paid sex with underage prostitute
Posted by temasektimes on August 27, 2012
Former police superintendent Tan Wee Kiat (old name: Jarrod Song Eu Loong) has been jailed 12 weeks on Monday for having sex with an underage prostitute.
The 39 year old who was in the police force for 14 years, was one of the 48 men charged for having paid sex with the same girl whose identity is kept confidential though she is already 19 years of age.
The court learnt that Tan saw the girl's services online and contacted her pimp Tan Boon Thiew who then arranged the meeting for him. He paid the girl S$600 for sex at Hotel 81 Bencoolen in December 2010. The girl was seventeen years old then.
In his sentencing, District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt said that Tan, who did not verify the girl's age, "should have known better."
Under Singapore law, it is illegal to have paid sex with a girl below 18 years of age.
Tan is the third man to be sentenced after former principal of Pei Chun Public School Lee Lip Hong who had served a six week jail sentence and former executive director of the Singapore Environment Council Howard Shaw who was jailed three months for having paid sex with an underage girl. Shaw is now out on bail of S$10,000 pending an appeal.
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16 Responses to "Ex-police superintendent jailed twelve weeks for having paid sex with underage prostitute"
August 27, 2012 at 9:14 pm
Whenever the news is sex related, i always enjoy looking and wonder where all these pictures of busty girls come from…
Sure made it more interesting than the article for me.
August 27, 2012 at 9:34 pm
Hmm, Jarrod & Howard both get 3 months, but the principal gets 1.5 months after doing the girl 3 times.
I wonder what lessons we can learn from this?
That scholars need more sex so they deserve more leniency?
Or that if you're gonna do it, better do it as many times as possible, since your role in stimulating the economy will be taken into consideration during sentencing?
That changing your name doesn't help? Especially f it contains the word "rod" & "song" & "loooong"? ;p
Or that as another TT article asserts, " Singapore and Hong Kong men are the most promiscuous in Asia" therefore we will be seeing a lot more of this?
Better change job to be a pimp, and peddle underage pros, coz it seems both pimp & pros got off scott free, and pros even gets court protection!
Crazy sinkieworld!
August 28, 2012 at 5:42 pm
Btw, how come he is even allowed to change his full name from Jarrod Song Eu Loong previously to Tan Wee Kiat now in its entirety at will & what circumstances will warrant that??
Is he trying to escape & evade from some issues by changing his name entirely?
- August 28, 2012 at 5:42 pm
August 27, 2012 at 10:08 pm
At Changi resort got a lot of people can help de-stress him everyday.
August 27, 2012 at 10:24 pm
I love the justice meted out.
August 27, 2012 at 10:49 pm
No wonder LHL said singaporean so happy.
August 27, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Omg i think i know him in victoria junior college. He was a nice guy, but i guess not in control of his desires
August 28, 2012 at 2:22 am
This idiot changed his name to avoid recognition?
August 28, 2012 at 3:27 am
years ago, my maid accuse me for molest and after investigation. they still let the maid off and give me warning and does not let us to have maid forever, this is what the police and government do to the nation. So now you are talking about about the PRC or the FT to be our people is their plan to kill our people.
One people One nation to kill our people.
We are no loner singaporean.
For their pocket kill the people
already their plan
So wake up singaporean vote for others to have your future
one people one nation kill pap…. kill our pap…
August 28, 2012 at 7:30 am
SPF – they show the public with example for how to fight rape crime – pay for sex !!!
they help to cover the kid expense and provide more pocket money, tat why he is so highly paid …
August 28, 2012 at 10:37 am
still don't understand why the gal get away scot free. he actually should change name after the sentence…
August 28, 2012 at 2:22 pm
how come no photo of this chap: Tan Wee Kiat (old name: Jarrod Song Eu Loong)
August 28, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Why not go to Geylang instead! Lots and lots of China girls (maybe underage too if you want). No pimps, total privacy, no one know your name, China girl also unknown, etc.
August 28, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Sex can be so overpowering to a male that he will risk everything just to get his fix or rather orgasm. As they say quite rightly…a standing phallus knows no law!
August 28, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Haha…. now it becomes obvious that Spore is a PAP country : Poke And Pay !!!!!
- August 28, 2012 at 5:06 pm
August 30, 2012 at 2:09 pm
sentence shld be fair like ah long and the lender..if this girl know she is under aged y she accept the offer..??it all bcos of $$$
both party must kena sentence then fair..if not these desperate young girl will keep on do it again and again..so that means if a young girl like her work for ah long spray pple hse then get caught tat means she will be excuse la…is it!!!


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Can You Tell the Difference?
For whoever missed me, I AM BACK!
Not as excited as the previous sentence sounds, since my holidays are over and I am back to my daily routine, with 0 appetite to shop!
DAMN RIGHT, my shopping urge is gone, dunno for how long though, all I know is that I WENT to Zara, I SAW, I LEFT, ...just like a new-age Caesar!!!
ANYWAYS, this isn't exactly a fashion-post, since I am gonna narrate my extreme experience when battling the waves of the Greek sea...
I was going to spend my holidays, in Myconos, and get there by a boat,a big one...the traditional way!
Plans changed and I had to travel along with another 4 boys in a 10m dinghy, wearing Kenny's outfit to keep me from getting all wet!
Although the the air was in a 7 Beaufort force, the waves were enormous, and I was being continuously sprayed by sea water, all I could think was...
"God help my clothes not to end up at the bottom of the sea"
...quite reasonable I suppose, since we will eventually get rescued (no sharks in the Greek sea), and the boys didn't equip my suitcase with life jackets as they originally promised to convince me joining them!
The trip went well, we reached our destination 5 and a half hours later, and I would like to thank our precious Captain Stam, my beloved fluorescent raincoat, for keeping my new rocking Zara shirt dry, and for being randomly fashionable...!
Minus the cold and the wetness, it was just like an extended fun fair ride (with no safety insurance though...)
Me & 2 of my 4 bodyguards... lol!
Look-at-that! My nail-polish matches my raincoat !
Battling the waves with rocking attitude!
The most successful DIY!
...& my natural hair (wiax)
KENNY MADE IT THIS TIME, ... and he's trendy after all!
...as for my blogging appetite, it's not yet fully recovered, YET I am back for good!
P.S: Nina Malvada, more details on or next meet-up!


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Hi Friends! Once again, it's been awhile since I've written. I've made some dramatic changes in life over the past few months. Over a year ago, God started to put the desire to serve in a missions related capacity in my life. Through my singles group at church, where we spend time helping others through local mission projects and through some overseas missions service, I knew that God was calling me to use my talents to glorify Him. In November, I stepped away from my job doing design in the corporate world to accept the position of graphic designer for Campus Outreach.
My design work will be serving missionaries outside of the US as they minister to students on their local campuses. I'll be designing materials for Bible studies, conferences, summer beach projects, training materials, fundraising materials, and marketing packages for the ministry as well. These items will be used to engage and inform students about what is available to them through the ministry of Campus Outreach, keep missionaries funded and functional in their roles, and take the burden off of their shoulders to make these things themselves.
Through this ministry, these students are offered the opportunity to know Jesus Christ and the salvation He offers freely to them. I'm excited about doing the work for this great organization and furthering God's Kingdom with the gifts He has given to me. All of the Campus Outreach staff, including myself, are responsible for raising our own funds. I'm currently at 35% of my goal, and I would love to be able to start work in the office at 100% by April 1st. I would love to have you partner with me as I strive to reach this goal by joining my fundraising team. I would also ask you to pray about making that gift a recurring gift each month or designate your one time gift as an annual donation in the comment section of the website, as that will help me stay fully funded and will allow me to focus on the much needed work at hand. However, one time gifts are also greatly appreciated and never looked down upon as "lesser" by any means. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at the link provided on this page. I will be happy to tell you more about what I am doing!
The link below will guide you to my personal fundraising page.
Thursday, February 4, 2016
My New Role at Campus Outreach
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Labels: art, Campus Outreach, Christ, Christian, Christianity, Donate, Fundraising, Global Resource Center, Goals, God, Graphic Design, Ministry, Missionary, Missions, prayer
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
3 Years Later
It's been nearly three years since I've posted here. I suppose this blog is just one of those things that fell by the wayside for a while while other pursuits became more prevalent to my life. It's been an interesting few years of ups and downs, but mostly ups. Again, as I posted three years ago, there are some exciting things on the horizon. I've also had some amazing experiences. Last year, around this time, I was walking along the coast of Northern Africa, seeing a different culture, exploring a different way of life, and once again, seeing God work in His magnificent ways. I have been incredibly fortunate to experience the things that I have experienced, to have traveled to the places I have traveled, and to have known the people I've known. I know there is so much more to come, and I can't wait to see what the rest of this year brings. Each one is passing more quickly than the last, and I want to savor each day.
North Africa, a day at the beach. June 2014
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Thursday, August 30, 2012
It's been ages...
...since I've written anything on this blog! So much has happened in the span of time between now and my last post. I won't really be updating much tonight, but suffice to say after a very brutal season of life, there are so many wonderful things happening right now! I'm kind of in awe in how God has brought me out of some situations that had left me feeling trapped and honestly, quite hopeless, and given me a completely new set of circumstances and blessings that have left me in awe of the works of His hand.
More to come....
More to come....
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Saturday, December 24, 2011
The Thrill of Hope.
(See what I did there?)
However, this post isn't about losing a job, appliance malfunctions, or basement floods. (Yes, for real) This post is about grace... namely, a family that loves and supports me through all things, friends that lift me up in every way possible, and faith that God is sovereign in all things and nothing that passes in this world passes without His Word.
However, this post isn't about losing a job, appliance malfunctions, or basement floods. (Yes, for real) This post is about grace... namely, a family that loves and supports me through all things, friends that lift me up in every way possible, and faith that God is sovereign in all things and nothing that passes in this world passes without His Word.
And speaking of His Word...
That, dear friends, is the greatest grace of all.
"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." John 1:14
And that Word that came, that Word full of glory and grace and truth, what of Him?
"For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Isaiah 9:6
He is our thrill of hope. He is why our weary world rejoices. He is why yonder breaks a new and glorious morn. World, fall on your knees! O hear, the angel voices! O night, divine! O night... when Christ was born.
Merry Christmas to all.
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Friday, September 23, 2011
Niagara Falls! No Barrel Required!
"Poncho, don't fail me now!"
"Isn't this exciting!? I sure think so! Alright, let's head topside!"
"Do you see all the seagulls on that little rock formation, out in the river? Isn't that picturesque? I think so, especially surrounded by all that rushing water!"
"Ooooh! Misty!"
At about 3 p.m. on the afternoon of Tuesday August 6th 1918, a steel copper bottomed sand scow (barge) was engaged in dredging operation in the fast currents on the American side of the Niagara River opposite Port Day at the entrance of the Niagara Falls Power Company hydraulic canal.
The scow was being towed by the tug boat - "Hassayampa" being operated by Captain John Wallace. The scow had two deck hands aboard. They were Gustave Loftberg, age 51 and Frank Harris, age 53. The tug and scow were owned and operated by the Great Lakes Dredge and Docks Company. During the operation, the tug suddenly struck a sandbar approximately a ½ mile upriver from the Falls. The taunt rope that held the barge to the tug snapped "like a thin string".
The scow was being towed by the tug boat - "Hassayampa" being operated by Captain John Wallace. The scow had two deck hands aboard. They were Gustave Loftberg, age 51 and Frank Harris, age 53. The tug and scow were owned and operated by the Great Lakes Dredge and Docks Company. During the operation, the tug suddenly struck a sandbar approximately a ½ mile upriver from the Falls. The taunt rope that held the barge to the tug snapped "like a thin string".
"I'd tell you the rest of the tale, but we'd be here all day! Read the rest of the thrilling story at Niagara Frontier!"
Next up, Jenny and I visit Niagara Wine College. Ice Wine? Yes, please!
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Labels: canada, double rainbow, Horseshoe Falls, Niagara Falls, Poncho, scenic views, scow, Tour Guide, vacation, Waterfalls
Friday, September 16, 2011
Niagara on The Lake... and Beyond!
And because of that... I needed ice cream.
Niagara on The Lake is a charming little town, full of beautifully quaint architecture and wonderful little tourist traps. As a tourist, I felt it was my duty to fall into several of them. Again, ice cream comes in handy, as the first thing I want to show you is right behind Jenny.
This building is also there. I don't remember what it is, but I thought it was pretty, and I'm a sucker for old stonework.
Usually, my photography skills are not so lacking when I decide to document a trip to a foreign land, or well, anywhere, but for some reason, I don't think I really captured the essence of this pretty little patch of Canada. However, this is the best shot that I have of the main drag of Niagara on The Lake.
Cenotaph which is "A monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere; especially members of the armed forces who died in battle." Normally, I'd make a joke about 1.21 giagawatts when I see a clock tower, but I'll show a little respect here for the brave Canadians who died on foreign soil long ago. Thank you to the vets of a friendly nation!
OK, off to see some water!
Brock's Monument. Who was Brock? Well friends, he was a British Guy:
"Major-General Isaac Brock, Commander-in-Chief of British forces in Upper Canada was stationed at Fort George in Newark (now Niagara-on-the-Lake). He had just returned from a victory over American forces at Detroit. Now he observed the build-up of troops on the American side of the Niagara River from Buffalo to Youngstown.
On the fateful morning of the battle, Brock raced from Fort George to Queenston. In a valiant effort to retake the Heights of Queenston, he was fatally wounded while leading his troops into battle.
All seemed lost for the British until General Sheaffe, summoned from Fort George, marched with his men of the 41st Regiment, militia and Native forces and gained the rear of the Heights. With one line charge the Americans were routed. This tactical movement ensured a victory for the British and gave the inhabitants of Upper Canada new hope and commitment to the British cause."
Or, in my own version of history, I think he's the guy that insured Canada would always have the cooler side of Niagara Falls.
We're not normally this pink. However, if you look past our bubble gum faces, you can see the skycar that travels over the whirlpool rapids. (Top left.) We didn't have time to ride it, but it looked like it was a pretty fun time.
And that's where I'm leaving it, because this post is long enough, and it's almost time for me to jet. Hence, the falls gots to waits. However, next time, it's full tilt to Niagara!
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Labels: best friend, canada, ice cream, monuments, natural wonders, Niagara Falls, Niagara on The Lake, tourist, travel, Water, Waterfalls
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
O Canada!
You're not my home or native land, but I still think you're pretty spectacular. For my 30th birthday this past April, my best friend, Jenny, surprised me with a trip to Canada! Yeah, I know, greatest best friend ever. In reality, it was all thanks to the Pampered Chef... well, Jenny's ability to sell their awesome products.
Now, I've been to Canada a couple of times, once, I visited one of their fine French speaking airports for 48 hours... FORTY EIGHT HOURS, thanks to a menacing snowstorm that refused to budge. Angry passengers were yelling at angry airline staff in angry Canadian French. Me, I slept on a plastic chair with my sister and nephew and subsisted off day old bagels and questionable beverages... not the best introduction to a country I've ever had. The second time, thankfully, was much more fun, and can be read about in my very first blog post!
This trip to Canada however, was nothing but straight up awesomeness. But, it did begin a little strangely... I won't rehash, but to say that the worst string of tornadoes to hit Alabama in my lifetime struck the day before we left, leaving everything in a state of havoc. Driving to Jenny's in complete darkness, no streetlights, no store signs, not even a visible moon, was one of the eeriest experiences in my life.
"What do all these lines mean?"We flew to Canada, hopped our transportation shuttle, dropped our bags off at the hotel, registered, and proceeded to immediately get lost on the streets of Toronto. Now, navigation isn't a strong suit for either of us, and I'm pretty sure we won't be earning our merit badges in map reading anytime soon. Originally, we were looking for China Town, hoping to grab a spot of dinner. Instead we ended up in the gay district looking very much like the helpless, hapless American tourists that we were.
Eventually, we decided to scrap the plan for China Town and headed towards the somewhat closer Greek Town... not that we knew how to get there either. Thankfully, some kind Canadian lady took pity on us and approached, asking if we were lost and if she could help. With her directions and only a couple of wrong turns, we found our way to Greek Town. We were both pretty exhausted from all the walking getting lost entailed, so much so, we didn't bother to take many (any) pictures, but take my word, Greek Town was excellent, mainly because it offered me a meal consisting of Souvlaki, feta cheese, lemony rice, and pita bread- much better than the... unsatisfying bag of nothing... offered on the airplane.
And that was day one in the great province of Ontario!
Day 2, which happened to be my birthday, started very early... all thanks to a couple of high profile Brits. I won't lie... I was excited about the Royal Wedding. I'm not much older than William and have always been interested in the exploits of the British crown. I thought Wills was handsome, Kate, absolutely stunning, and Harry was dashing (and ginger and awesome!)
That dress was perfection.
After watching the wedding, it was breakfast time... and the Pampered Chef knows how to put on a spread, but you'd kind of assume that given that they're "The Pampered CHEF." It was amazing, but we still went for birthday donuts afterward, because, well... 30.
Tim Horton's!
*Cue Homer Simpson face*
I'd never actually had Tim Horton's before this trip, but I'd heard their goodness extolled constantly by Jenny. Personally, I thought they were pretty good, and the one that has cinnamon in it is outstanding, but nothing compared to the wonders offered by our local Fultondale Bakery.
After Tim's... I think we took naps. I know, we're not exciting, but that wedding was at an unholy hour! Besides, it was my birthday, and trust me, that nap was a present. After that, it was time to explore the city a little, and by explore the city, I mean find a place for a birthday lunch. (Seriously, we did do more than eat on this trip.)
POUTINE! Yes, Canada's famous concoction of fries covered in cheese curds and gravy finally made its way my face. I must say, I wasn't a great fan of this particular gravy, but the concept is a good one. I do like my fries with an obscene amount of ketchup, but this was a nice departure, and with a better gravy, it'd be awesome.
We had this birthday lunch at a little brewery, Les 3 Brasseurs, which we found while walking around downtown. We didn't know anything about it, but the food was tasty, the service good, and they offered free tours, which was a nice bonus.
Next post... NIAGARA FALLS!
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Labels: 30, beer, best friend, Birthday, brewery, canada, culture, ontario, Poutine, royal wedding, toronto, tourism, travel
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Puff pastry is back! I eased up on it after my puff pastry filled beginning of the year, but I still had some in the freezer and it was calling to me. It was saying it felt unloved after all this time. And so, here we are again. I learned a new tip for puff pastry this time around. For once, I thought ahead and defrosted the puff pastry ahead of time. However, it should be noted, you should really unfold the puff pastry while it is defrosting. Not only does it speed up the defrosting, then the folds don't stick to each other. I had a truly interesting time trying to un-stick the pieces to each other!
I only recently started to like asparagus (am still trying to broaden my veggie horizons). Like any weird person, I prefer the stalks. I really like my veggies crunchy and all that fiber makes me feel extra veggie virtuous. But, yes I am aware that the tips are supposed to be the best part. Really though, any vegetable tastes awesome on a bed of goat cheese on puff pastry. Maybe even broccoli rabe. (Which, frankly, blech to! So bitter! Is this an acquired taste I am missing or what? How do people eat that?)
So yes, this recipe. Delicious. Easy. Elegant. Everything looks better in tart form. That is the motto of my cooking. And also, puff pastry makes everything better.


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Creating a colorful modern interior with painting is always an interesting job. It's easy to choose the similar color between the wall, floor, ceiling and the decorations. The paint has been popular from long before now. Many choice of the color and the ease of the application was the person's reason for using it. Currently often was encountered, the wall of space that had heterogeneous the colorful. One of the walls was colored contras, black and white, the other wall was a kind of colored yard soft. The concept paint the wall like that often was found to houses that wanted to form the modern atmosphere. One of the methods of developing this atmosphere was to use the wall paint. Many color of the paint made efforts like that increasingly was easy. Currently already many brave producers made colors that really the contrast. Many owners of the brave then house used it, at first as the accent to space in his house.
Ready mix was the paint that has had the shape of the package was ready so, usual him was provided in the unit liter, gallon or kilogram. The choice of his color fix, the alias in accordance with the color table that was available. Unlike the paint mixed. This paint had the color that could be matched appetite and the requirement. Usually just was needed if the consumer did not find the color that was wanted. This paint was processed in the tin machine ting with help of the computer.
The use colorful the contrast was certainly not free the effect of the color personally. Each color had the impression, the accent, and the psychological influence to the room. The color then could stress the personal character also awakened mood the occupants. The paint not only offered many the color, but the motive as well as the heterogeneous effect. The texture to the paint also was made use of as the accent that was different to the wall. Apparently the crack, wave, or the other motive. Effects could be like this made with various methods, in part because of the paint indeed have the effect like that, or could be made with certain techniques. The available paint in the market was available in two forms, that is ready mix. --javabali--


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The following members of Congress post on Twitter. Click their name to read their Twitter stream.
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The BEST twitterers in the Congressional Black Caucus…
Rep. Keith Ellison (@keithellison) of Minnesota
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Rep. Laura Richardson (@RepLRichardson) of California
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Not amazing but certainly respectable on Twitter
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Yesterday I found out some pretty upsetting news, I will share this news with you all later whenever I have more information. BUT I will say that I have taken the news pretty hard. When you put everything into something and then it is taken from you its heart breaking, weather or not it is your personal endeavor or somebody elses, for me knowing you put everything into your business and for whatever reason it has to closes down, thats heart breaking for you and for others.
How do you move on when something you loved, put your heart, blood sweat and tears into is taken form you?Keep your head up, and look inside yourself and find a new goal to processed with.You can always try that endeavor again, or do something completely different. There are millions of options, but the last thing you should do is sit at home and think about how this didn't work out you have to move on keep pushing forward. If you sat at home an just thought about how it didn't work you will never move forward you might fall into a deep depression and nobody wants to do that, and your friends and family don't want to see that for you either.
I have been listening and watching Ray Higdon for YEARS (well my whole life really) and that man is a rock, he is unmovable! He will do what he needs to do NO MATTER what is in the way. If you don't know who he is Google him! We can all be unmovable. What would it feel like to you to be unmovable? Nothing anybody says can persuade you from you main goals. I think it would feel absolutely amazing I think if would be better than amazing. So how do you become unmovable? Well you will have to read my next post and I will tell you exactly what I've learned from the amazing Ray Higdon on how to have that unmovable mindset. 🙂
Thanks for reading if you got any value out of this leave me a comment, or connect with me on facebook, or twitter :):):) Keep rockin 🙂 talk to you soon.


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A few weeks ago I received candleholders from a friend because they were trying to make room for their move. They were very nice and tall but didn't seem to fit in with my home decor. So with the help of my sister we started to brainstorm ideas on how we could improve these candleholders. We ended up deciding on revamping them into an outdoor beach-style holder. With the use of a little twine and glass paint we turned our idea into reality.
This is what they looked like before. Notice the 80's home décor influence? Prior to starting, we lay down newspaper and washed the holders out.
Since we were using a spray can of frosted glass paint we went outside for good ventilation. Home depot sells Rust-Oleum (frosted glass) we just followed the directions on the can and sprayed 2 coats on the top and bottom of the holders.
We then let them dry for 15 minutes and while we waited we tried to make our heads stop spinning from the glass paint fumes. Note to self: next time, use a respirator.
After they finished drying, we brushed Modge Podge on the stem of the holders and twisted the jute around it, which created a rustic beachy feel. It was easiest to apply the modge podge in two-inch sections, so that it wouldn't dry out or get too messy.
Here is the final product. I'm already excited for patio season so that we can try them out!


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I just ate the yummiest pecan pie-ish bar except more crumbly than gooey from Chef's Table a little restaurant here in town that I love. And I wish I had a recipe for it because I would share it with you...it's really good. I am not in a sweet mood very much (a total shock, I know!) during the first few months of pregnancy...but the pecans were just calling to me...and I gave in!
I am feeling the best today that I have in a few weeks now; I'm hoping that this is a new trend! Cause I was spoiled with Hadleigh and Nathanael not being sick all day...but as someone told me, sometimes baby #3 has to make sure you know that they are their own unique little person too...and not just #3! Tomorrow is my first doctor's appointment...but I still have to wait a few weeks before they do the first ultrasound...darn. I love ultrasounds. Can't wait.
Okay, so since it is 81 degrees today, yes 81 on the last day of February (and poor Hadleigh was talking about wanting to build a snowman at her house this morning!) here is a recipe for one of my favorite lemonade recipes...yup, I have several...but this is a good one. (Photo courtesy of Martha...but not her recipe!) Enjoy! (And if it's not warm enough where you are for ice-cold lemonade...try warming it up! Hot lemonade tastes yummy too and is great for fighting a sore throat and cold!)
Southern Lemonade
4 lemons*
4 oranges*
4 limes*
1.5 to 2 cups sugar, depending on your taste
1 gallon water
Squeeze juice from fruit and combine juices in a one-gallon container.
Add sugar and water; mix to dissolve sugar.
Refrigerate until chilled.
*I like to have a few extra to slice and float in the pitcher...so pretty!