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The following is something I plucked from the internet, tweaked with my thoughts and share here. At the bottom are my own thoughts on gun manufacturers.
There has been yet another mass shooting, something that now seems to occur on a monthly basis. Every time another tragedy like this occurs, gun advocates make the same arguments about why we can't possibly do anything to restrict the weaponization of our culture. Here's a guide to what they'll be saying in the coming days:
1. Now isn't the time to talk about guns.
We're going to hear this over and over, and not just from gun advocates; Jay Carney said it to White House reporters today. But if we're not going to talk about it now, when are we going to talk about it? After Sandy hit the East Coast, no one said, "Now isn't the time to talk about disaster preparedness; best leave that until it doesn't seem so urgent." When there's a terrorist attack, no one says, "Now isn't the time to talk about terrorism." Now is exactly the time.
2. Guns don't kill people, people kill people.
Maybe, but people with guns kill many, many more people than they would if they didn't have guns, and guns designed to kill as many people as possible. We don't know if the murderer in Newtown was suffering from a suicidal depression, but many mass shooters in the past were. And guess what? People suffer from suicidal depression everywhere in the world. People get angry and upset everywhere in the world. But there aren't mass shootings every few weeks in England or Costa Rica or Japan, and the reason is that people in those places who have these impulses don't have an easy way to access lethal weapons and unlimited ammunition. But if you want to kill large numbers of people and you happen to be an American, you'll find it easy to do.
3. If only everybody around was armed, an ordinary civilian could take out a mass killer before he got too far.
If that were true, then how come it never happens? The truth is that in a chaotic situation, even highly trained police officers often kill bystanders. Additionally, combat trained professionals can't always easily detect the good guys from the bad guys at any given moment. The idea that some accountant who spent a few hours at the range would suddenly turn into Jason Bourne and take out the killer without doing more harm than good has no basis in reality.
4. We don't need more laws, we just need to enforce the laws we have.
The people who say this are the same ones who fight to make sure that existing laws are as weak and ineffectual as possible. Our current gun laws are riddled with loopholes and allow people to amass enormous arsenals of military-style weapons with virtually no restrictions.
5. Criminals will always find a way to get guns no matter what measures we take, so what's the point?
The question isn't whether we could snap our fingers and make every gun disappear. It's whether we can make it harder for criminals to get guns, and harder for an unbalanced person with murderous intent to kill so many people. The goal is to reduce violence as much as possible. There's no other problem for which we'd say if we can't solve it completely and forever we shouldn't even try. We can't allow perfection to be the enemy of the good.
6. The Constitution says I have a right to own guns.
Yes it does, but for some reason gun advocates think that the right to bear arms is the only constitutional right that is virtually without limit. You have the right to practice your religion, but not if your religion involves human sacrifice. You have the right to free speech, but you can still be prosecuted for incitement or conspiracy, and you can be sued for libel. Every right is subject to limitation when it begins to threaten others, and the Supreme Court has affirmed that even though there is an individual right to gun ownership, the government can put reasonable restrictions on that right.
And we all know that if this shooter turns out to have a Muslim name, plenty of Americans, including plenty of gun owners, will be more than happy to give up all kinds of rights in the name of fighting terrorism. Have the government read my email? Have my cell phone company turn over my call records? Check which books I'm taking out of the library? Make me take my shoes off before getting on a plane, just because some idiot tried to blow up his sneakers? Sure, do what you've got to do. But don't make it harder to buy thousands of rounds of ammunition, because if we couldn't do that we'd no longer be free.
7. Widespread gun ownership is a guarantee against tyranny.
If that had anything to do with contemporary life, then mature democracies would be constantly overthrown by despots. But they aren't. We shouldn't write laws based on the fantasies of conspiracy theorists. Anyone who imagines that they could own sufficient firepower to stop "the government", if it was dedicated to overpowering them, is either delusional or unfamiliar with the weaponry available to our government.
8. Guns are a part of American culture.
Indeed they are, but so are a lot of things, and that tells us nothing about whether they're good or bad and how we want to treat them going forward. Slavery was a part of American culture for a couple of hundred years, but eventually we decided it had to go.
9. The American people don't want more gun control.
The truth is that when public opinion polls have asked Americans about specific measures, the public is in favor of a much more restrictive gun regime than we have now. Significant majorities would like to see the assault weapons ban reinstated, mandatory licensing and training for all gun owners, significant waiting periods for purchases, and host of other restrictions (there are more details here). In many cases, gun owners themselves support more restrictions than we currently have.
10. Having movie theaters and schools full of kids periodically shot up is just a price we should be willing to pay if it means I get to play with guns and pretend I'm Wyatt Earp.
OK, that's actually an argument gun advocates don't make. But it's the truth that lies beneath all their other arguments. All that we suffer because of the proliferation of guns—these horrifying tragedies, the 30,000 Americans who are killed every year with guns—for gun advocates, it's unfortunate, but it's a price they're willing to pay. If only they'd have the guts to say it. Here is an plea that is often advanced by people on both the right and left of the political spectrum. If we could only save one person from being needlessly harmed or killed (this or that) action or policy would be worth it. Heads up! This is almost never really what people believe. Perfection is not a realistic option in any human endeavor and there is always a cost/benefit analysis.
Gun Manufacturers and their de facto lobbying arm, The National Rifle Association.
I assert that it is beyond question that the firearms manufacturers regularly and in a calculated manner engage in advertising strategies designed to appeal to paranoia, thrill seeking behavior, and the lowest common urges in order to market their products. Furthermore I believe that one unintended consequence of the removal of firearms advertisements from television is that many non-gun-owners and non-gun-enthusiasts are wholly unaware of the aggressive and disturbing marketing campaigns that exist just beyond the view of most Americans. I contend that these, admittedly legal, businesses have for many decades skated by unscathed by public scrutiny and outrage as they deal out the instruments of violence and unnecessary carnage in our society.
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I stop with a halt.
It's hard to deal with gazillion thoughts
Running through my head
My heart inevitably keeps on pondering.
The details remain ruined
I was anxious
I wanted it to end.
I briskly let my lid close
But, across the darkly dim room
I could still see your ashen face
I struggle to keep my eyes closed
Steady as I wanted to be
Yet, I could still see you
I could still hear the thumping of your heart.
My own tried to mimic the sound
My lashes moist with tears,
I just couldn't.
It's far harder than I ever imagined.
My soul drank with dizziness,
Not aware of you could hands
Against my bare nakedness
My eyes bolt open
But, it didn't take long.
I blink, and then you're gone.
I embraced myself
I let the chill of loneliness
Cut my soul to pieces.
It's blurry. I wasn't able to see clearly ahead.
It's hard to look for the light
when I don't have you in my heart.
"Lahat ng bilihin nagmamahalan na...tayong dalawa nalang ang hindi..."

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Hi Pecha Kuchers!
For those of you who might have missed Mini Pecha Kucha at Brightspot Market early November, we've posted each presentation video from 7 speakers on our blog.
To honour the speaker's request, the presentation from Ines Tjokrodiredjo – Nusantaranger is not available for viewing. Thank you.
Enjoy and get inspired!
Direz Render – Bluesville
Nino Priambodo – NIKE Indonesia
Nike Miranti & Miranti Andi Kasim – LivingLoving
Edo Wallad – Vinyl Collector
Sakti Parantean – TV Producer and Filmmaker
Auguste Soesastro – Fashion Designer KRATON
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Hi Everyone,
Thank you for checking out my project!! I was over the moon excited to hear that I was the Guest Designer for Fussy and Fancy For http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.com/2014/04/featured-guest-designer-for-challenge_25.htmlday Challenge!
The theme is Pearls and Lace... my favorite! Now I do not do cards..=) however I love altering and just plain crafting.. and voila!! I created my very own "fussy and fancy" mannequin display.
Simple, elegant and pretty..=)
Supplies used:
Paper Mache dress form
glass Candle stick
G45 12x12 Sweet Sentiments sheet;
G45 A ladies Diary: borders sheet (small piece of border)
Handmade rose flower
pearl strings
mini bling pendant charm
ruffled lace trim
crochet lace trim
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text: Alpha Blondy - Yéyé A Bird Edit By Mr. Turner DL Here >> https://hypeddit.com/track/byjdky Hailing from the Cote d'Ivoire, Alpha Blondy is among the world's most popular reggae artists. With his 12-piece band Solar System, Blondy offers a reggae beat with a distinctive African cast. Calling himself an African Rasta, Blondy creates Jah-centered anthems promoting morality, love, peace, and social consciousness. With a range that moves from sensitivity to rage over injustice, much of Blondy's music empathizes with the impoverished and those on society's fringe. Blondy is also a staunch supporter of African unity, and to this end, he sings to Moslem audiences in Hebrew and sings in Arabic to Israelis. Some of his best-known songs include "Cocody Rock," "Jerusalem," and "Apartheid Is Nazism."


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This is part of my series 100 Days: Waiting for a Rainbow.
The other night I sat with my husband and choked on some of the most horrific words I think I may have ever uttered. I said, the words stopping up in my mouth, "I want a real baby."
A real one.
As if somehow my precious William wasn't real. As if somehow my much anticipated Squishy wasn't real. As if you have to weigh more than 2 pounds, and cry, and wear cute clothes, and make funny cooing noises to be real. You have to actually leave the hospital, and open your eyes, and drive me crazy with poopy diapers and cluster feedings, and outgrowing every article of clothing I've purchased. As if being visible made you real.
I have many things in my life of which I am ashamed, but this has to be the absolute worst. The most painful bottom of horrible, shameful thoughts. The fervent pro-life believer, the insistent mother who counts unborn babies as parts of the family, the one who insists that you are real from the moment you are conceived….. I said my babies weren't real.
I know what I mean. I don't mean to negate either of my children's real-ness. I mean I want the reality of a physical presence, to be a mom in the "normal" sense, instead of explaining the uncomfortable facts of my first journey into parenthood and hoping for the reality of my second. I mean I want someone to watch grow up, and learn new things, and explore this incredible world around us. Someone to snuggle with while we read stories, and to watch cars and birds, and to go on mommy-child adventures.
But as those words… real baby… cross my mind over and over, sneaking up on me at inopportune moments, tormenting me when I toss and turn at night, I feel the lowest of the low. I feel unfaithful to my precious firstborn, my fierce, proud, determined little conqueror. I feel cruel to my coming child, who I suspect of being both mischievous and deeply compassionate. It feels like the ultimate act of parental betrayal.
I realize I have so little of how to be a mother to either of my children. One who doesn't feel real because he is gone, one who doesn't feel real because he isn't here yet. The corollaries of these dangerous mind-paths are worse. If they aren't real, than neither am I. A fake mother. If they aren't real, doesn't it make my grief and anxiety fake, too?
I would like to banish these words, real and fake. But they lurk around every corner, taunting me.
And in these moments, the story The Velveteen Rabbit pops into my mind. The sweet, stuffed animal loved until his fur wears off and his eyes are lost and his seams are ripping out. The message of the story being that it is love that makes us real. Not what we're made of, or what we look like, or our ability to do anything. Being fiercely loved is what truly makes us real.
There is a sigh of relief in that thought. I think it is a beautiful description of the Gospel, how the fierce love of a crucified Savior makes us real. But it also soothes my heart, knowing that when I say a "real baby," I'm speaking out of a place of sorrow that doesn't mean to deny William's reality, but instead speaks volumes about how surreal his life feels. It also means that this Rainbow-to-come, this little Squishy who seems to know when I'm anxious for him, is also just as real. It soothes my heart because I know I love them both as desperately and fiercely as any child has ever been loved or ever will be loved. And that is the most spectacular form of real.


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"The unambitious sluggard pretends that the eminence is not worth attaining, declines altogether the struggle, and calls himself a philosopher." Barry Lyndon - William Makepeace Thackeray
"There's no there there," Obama said. "The fact that this keeps on getting churned up, frankly, has a whole lot to do with political motivations."
Obama continued, "We dishonor [the attack's victims] when we turn things like this into a political circus,"
That statement is indicative and largely sums up the Presidents two terms: not particularly smart and not particularly . . .nice. We? The President who constantly harps about faceless plutocrats abandoning poor people, the middle class, Granny, and our good friends of Islam to the ravages of storm, strife and self-reliance had no problem leaving four dead Americans in Benghazi.
Last week, President Obama responded to the September 11th Benghazi Crisis as having no 'There, there." There is. This week has been wake up call - Dr. Kermit Gosnell is guilty and going away for the balance of his arrogant life; the sleepy news media woke up to cynical and callous abandonment of American lives and honor in Libya, the IRS made war on citizens on President Obama's watch and Eric Holder is taking the exit on the AP spying scandal.
Smiling hipsters of Brand Obama have revealed themselves to be some pretty lousy people and those are only the Judas Goats staked out in public at the moment - Valerie Jarrett, Samantha Power and others of their ilk are pulling a Garbo.
President Obama is going to wear the jacket on his clueless two terms in office and it will not be one from Hart, Shaffner and Marx.
President Obama is very slowly being found out to be not a particularly smart man, but more importantly not a particularly nice man and that is too bad. He is inadequate to the job, but that did not matter to the aspirational prophets of Yes We Can! Now! Immediately! Can't Wait, or You Hate! Brand Obama is a 1961 Corvair ( the year of the President's birth). The Corvair - fun to drive and fun to watch it crash.
Harry Truman was a flesh and blood human being. Barack Obama is a concept.


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It offers excellent value accommodation comprising of one family room, one twin bedroom and one single room, which two are en-suite rooms and one sharing.
Situated in a quite cul-de-sac and just a short walk from the main Forres High Street, with St Laurence Church. Grant Park is the showpiece of Forres in Bloom with all of its floral displays. At the north easterly edge of town is Sueno stone the largest known Pictish sculptured stone.
Forres is an excellent base for touring the Scottish Highlands. It is home to two whisky distilleries, the Benromach Distillery and the Dallas Dhu distillery, which is part of the Malt Whisky Trail that runs throughout the Speyside region.
I offer a warm welcome, local knowledge to share and a relaxing, comfortable stay here in April Rise, Forres. Family pets are most welcome.


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The 'Salaka Regino' casino that was raided by the organized crime investigation unit of the police on November 04 has been reopened, reports say.
It has been reopened on November 11 , closed on 12 and opened again yesterday (13).
Despite the said casino being raided often by police, reopening it each time has become a normal incident.
Responding to an inquiry made by ' Sri Lanka Mirror' regarding the ownership of the casino a senior police officer stated that it is owned by the wife of the famous businessman Lucky Neththikumara , Vajira Neththikumara.
(One of Vajira and Lucky's daughters is married to S.B Dissanayake's son and the other daughter is married to former Minister Festus Perera's son Niroshan Perera.)
He further revealed that the casino is reopened every time its raided as an individual related to national security is backing them.
He rejected the rumor that a wife of a minister owns the casino.
During the raid, 43 persons, including several top Army officials had been arrested.
However, even before 24 hours passed following the raid 23 police officers attached to organized crime investigation unit who were involved in the raid have been transferred with immediate effect as a government bigwig is involved in it, said the Chairman of the UNP leadership council, Karu Jayasuriya in a statement released.
source : SLM
related :: Minister's wife behind Salaka casino ?


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"Wrong-handers" have always ruled the world...
This blog is aimed especially at left-handed people. Only around 12% of the population, lefties occupy a disproportionate segment of our society's entertainers, artists, politicians and learning disabled and criminal element. Leftys are the misbehaving elephant in the room. Yet they are the one minority most valuable to humanity, that nobody has cared to address in public education or social awareness. This blog makes an attempt to bring their staggering contribution to you in a careful, methodical way, without actually telling you what idiots you all are, for not knowing this in the first place... ;)
If you are left handed, this blog will be an inspiration to give yourself more credit, to ignore the obstacles you have encountered, to press on! You are part of a powerful, elite, universally envied group. So when you get out of prison, you should make something of yourself... LEGALLY!
If you are not left handed... you still have a right brain, although recessive, which you can and should make more use of... and change your life for the better. I have had two artist friends who had strokes. Each was right-handed. The strokes they had paralyzed their right arms and in both cases they were forced to paint with their left hands. After they got the courage to try, they found a wonderful surprise. They not only were able to continue painting, but their work improved. The force is with you!
I call that "force" the STUBBORN FLAME. It is the flame which in ancient days smeared red ocher on cave walls to tell of great hunts and ascending spiritual beings... and carved tales of massacres and warlords in stone. The flame inspired the Indo-Aryans to invent the written word, the Hurrians to develop the wheel and iron and archery. The flame fired the Greeks, who established ways so remarkable it has taken a long time to ever improve on their concepts of philosophy, government or art. And that flame exploded through left-handed iconoclasts in our history (Western Culture) such as Joan of Arc, DaVinci, Michelangelo, Newton, Napoleon, Benjamin Franklin, Beethoven, Queen Victoria, Mark Twain, Nietzsche, Henry Ford, Marie Curie, Gandhi, Charlie Chaplin, Alan Turing, Tesla, Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Bill Gates, and most of the Presidents in your lifetime.
It seems the only response to this brilliance offered from the 88% majority is ambivalence or ignorance. So this blog is a warning to the righted-handed; you have been had, you have been conned, herded and sucked dry by a cunning group that has miraculously laid low while quietly governing every step of your life...
If you are right-handed, you would do well to understand your plight, because it is you who must tend the fires.
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The key takeaway from this book is a vision of what the future looks like, because we have been living amongst it and not noticed. The future is the hollow state, with sharply defined haves and have nots... it is a hypersegregated world not unlike Brazil. Why is this important for the readership here? It is important as it provides an alternate set of planning assumptions for the crowd generally known as "preppers". While it is a relief to consider that the world will probably not be rendered a moonscape through limited nuclear war (if such a thing exists), the proposed grinding, chaotic fallen nation states that will carry on are not exactly comforting.
Back to the book. Consider it a collection of Kaplan's articles, thoughtfully organized into this book. There is some deep content on West Africa and its future arc, which while intriguing and horrifying, cannot be ignored.
The 2nd chapter is perhaps the most important. Titled "Was Democracy just a moment?", it reflects upon the misapplication of "democracy" as a panchreston to make the world a better place. One may consider if the Puritanical zeal that American history has largely and falsely been based upon has transmogrified into a tool of permanent Revolution - the ultimate manifestation of a Communist, Totalitarian vanguard that sits astride the world, "ground and pound" style.
I take issue with the author's suggestion in Chapter 3 "Idealism Won't Stop Mass Murder", that bigger spy agencies are important in stopping genocides. If that were the case, how did all those Yazidis die? Would idealism have helped the Armenians? The Cambodians? I think not. Idealism has revealed itself in the early stages of this century to be a mere husk that signals some social virtue. This issue of words with no supporting deeds where real risk is taken is anathema to Western Civilization. Millions of wan hipsters and Millenials, whining for "#FreeWhatever" are not going to stand in the way of a committed enemy, an enemy like ISIS, like the WW2 era Imperial Japanese Army, the SS or even the Maoists or Stalinists. Weak, smarmy sentiment does not do well against disciplined men with steel and lead. Never has, never will. Americans need to stop curating their beards and living single and childless and get to the tasks at hand - ensuring the survival of their people.
In Chapter IV, "Special Intelligence", Kaplan was ahead of his time. His prognostication that the military and the CIA would eventually merge functions has not happened completely, but the support both derive from this is tremendous. Consider the Intelligence Budget in 2000, compared to now.. It is clear that the budget has more than doubled (depending how you count it). Now, are we twice as safe? Interesting point to consider.
Chapter V, "And Now For the News: The Disturbing Freshness of Gibbon's Decline and Fall" covers the adage that what was old is new again. The patterns of history are unmistakable and clear, we ignore the parallels at our own peril. To those who downplay this, consider the strength of those parallels and put the organic fallacy in context.
Chapter VI, "Proportionalism" is directly opposed to the Puritanical, Progressive permanent revolution. The tasks across the globe... are they really necessary? If so, why? Any American government must articulate exactly why the average, long suffering American must pay for this in blood and treasure. If they do not, they autodelegitimize.
Chapter VIII is titled "Conrad's Nostromo and the Third World" examines the 3rd world through the lens of Conrad's novel.
Kaplan ties it all up with a bow in Chapter IX, "The Dangers of Peace". Opening with a quote from political theorist Gaetano Mosca's classic, "The Ruling Class (1939)":
"universal peace is something to be feared, because it could come about "only if all the civilized world were to belong to a single social type, to a single religion, and if there were to be an end to disagreements as to the ways in which social betterment can be attained..."
Kaplan then comments:
"a truism that bears repeating is that peace, as a primary goal, is dangerous because it implies you will sacrifice any principle for the sake of it"
Read the above quote with current events, here in America, and abroad, in mind.
Kaplan's reflections on the value of the war as a tool of progress, and the Cold War in particular, are an excellent re-read with the benefit of hindsight and introspection. It is prescient in its description of the "educated" class that has arisen through the ranks of the Social Justice Institutions and what that portends for the future.
The Coming Anarchy by Robert D. Kaplan, Vintage Books, 2001
The Coming Anarchy by Robert Kaplan
You may also enjoy reading some of Partyzantski's previously published book reviews:
The Starfish and The Spider
Message to Garcia
Coup D'Etat (Now back in stock)
Special Forces Guerilla Warfare Manual
Phantom Soldier
Total Resistance
Simple Sabotage Field Manual #3
Prepper's Home Defense
The Coming Anarchy by Robert D. Kaplan, Vintage Books, 2001
The Coming Anarchy by Robert Kaplan
You may also enjoy reading some of Partyzantski's previously published book reviews:
The Starfish and The Spider
Message to Garcia
Coup D'Etat (Now back in stock)
Special Forces Guerilla Warfare Manual
Phantom Soldier
Total Resistance
Simple Sabotage Field Manual #3
Prepper's Home Defense
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lucky me. i get to have both.
as we were drawing this afternoon, jack looked up and said, "this is such a fun day!" and that's all we were doing, just sitting around drawing and eating snacks (his snack was a three hour old grilled cheese to be exact, which he excitedly said, "thank you soooo much!" for... its the little things, really). what a mighty fine day, indeed.
happy friday. hope everyone has a lovely weekend with those they love the most...
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This morning, as I savor honeycomb straight from the hive with my breakfast, I'm overwhelmed with the feeling of being blessed. I'm grateful for fine weather, for rain showers, for flowers, for gardens, for weeds, for the life in small creatures that drives them to be fruitful and multiply, for abundance, for overflow, and for sweetness
Monday, September 7, 2015
Feeling Thankful
Honey is an amazing, fantastical sort of thing to me. It's the distilled work of thousands of bodies and countless unpredictable factors in weather and forage -- not to mention my own sweat, tears, stings, and nights lain awake wondering what's going on in those hives.
Labels: Honey, Miscellany
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Happy Labor Day! I'm glad you are enjoying the fruits of your bee's (and your) labor. Those strawberries look yummy and your gardens abundant!ReplyDeleteReplies
Happy Labor Day to you, too!Delete
Alas, not all of these photos are from my yard, which has been sadly neglected this year. However, they are from places nearby. The strawberries are from a natural farm within foraging distance. (They're basically organic, but can't afford jumping the hoops for the classification.) Sometimes, I like taking photos of places my bees might be visiting. :-)
Enjoy the day off. Ironically, I must go labor now. My daughter has requested a new nuc.
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Most tsunamis have a 'run up' of no more than 1.5 m. Building our shelter on stilts takes care of those easily, especially if the columnar supports dont have permanent walls or other obstacles attached to them. Stairs and other light artifacts can be swept away with no strain of the building itself, although we recommend at least one self buttressing set of concrete stairs to allow beach uccupants to climb up to safety. The entire shelter is surrounded by a circular set of steel railing both to allow endangered people to hang on and climb aboard, and for protection of the building itself against floating debris. There are six entry points all around the structure to allow admission of these people, with 3 doors and 6 windows.
As with the Archimede beach resorts,
these structures are much appreciated since they do no block the views nor the access to the beach. Instead they provide shade and interesting paths to the beach itself.
Although the statistical approach is still very imperfect, the probabilities for a bigger tsunami are very real, one for instance that could generate a few run-ups of over 3 meters. In such a case, the shelter is still quite valid since the pressures expected on the shell are well handled by properties that have been known for almost thirty years. The behavior of the steel connectors and panels is entirely predictable in a symetrical arrangement of dodecahedral modules.
Also known is the fact that the 100-year tsunami could have a run-up of over 3 meters, one that would pressure the structure to the point of endangering its columns and their connection to ground or building. In such an occurence, a powerful upsurge on those connectors would allow the entire building to float up thanks to sliding cylinders inserted into a sleeve cast into the concrete columns. Since the building itself has know flotation properties we can safely calculate that a crowd of 200 people can ride up the bigger waves with the building, the latter ajusting to the surge to a height of 3.5 to 4 meters.
In the highly unlikely tsunamis that could heave the building beyond the reach if it's cylinders, The shelter would simply detach itself and float inland harmlessly, giving it a chance to pick-up more people in danger. Since the outflow of a tsunami of that size is loaded with debris, the building would need to resist these pressure. The circular 'bumper7handrail' system will help deflect these problematic floating objects.
On the other hand, since the building is truly unsinkable because of the rigid foam in its panels, a worse case scenario would involve perforation of the shell, floating out at sea and a panicking crowd that would collect all on one side, tilting the structure dramatically. This is why additional flotation is provided in the form of plastic drums set under the floor, creating a counter force to the asymetrical loading of the floor. This is also the reason why a second floor is helpful as in such a case water would harmlessly flood part of the ground floor. Nervous occupants could safely go upstairs or even on the roof, awaiting help. It is know that again in the worse case scenario the building would never be far at sea, would be essentially undamaged and could be craned to its former site after inspection of the column system. If high capacity cranes ( 2 x 25-ton+ cap. each) were not available, again the worse case scenario would involve essentially unbolting 60 panels and re-attaching them by hand over the columns, essentially tightening 60 high capacity bolts with box wrenches. Of course in a case like this all the joints would have to be re-sprayed with urethane foam, an operation costing $2000 that can be carried out in one day. It would seem that there would be a lot of grateful volunteers for a job like this, repairing 'mama' after she took care of 200 people!


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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Sept. 30
Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous ordinances.
Psalm 119:164
Seven times a day? Do we even take seven times a day to Praise Him? We would like to think that we do. It shouldn't be in those "wow" moments that we take time to do it. There are so many reasons that we should take that time and praise Him, but we get caught up in everything else and put Him on the back burner.
Just this morning coming back from taking Ethan to school, I was looking at the mountains and thinking how blessed I am to get to see God's creation in so many ways each and every day. Coming over the lake was incredible with the fog lifting over the lake. I did take that time and say "Thank you Lord, for creating this for me to enjoy!" Realize that He has created many many things just for you to enjoy today. Look for Him all around you, He is here! Recogize Him and Praise Him! He wants to spend time with me and you.
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Instead of stressing out over being so far behind, I am starting again. I will save the others for next year. As usual I just prove that I am human and fail God daily and I am sorry that I failed you too as my friends that needed a little encouragement. Keep me in your prayers!!
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Conservative leader, David Cameron, told a few anecdotes -- stories -- in Thursday's TV debate. Politicians are often told, by people like me, that stories are the best way to get their messages across. But Cameron is being pilloried for telling stories.
According to the Leftfootforward blog, Cameron's claims that Humberside Police had "five different police cars and that they were just about to buy a £73,000 Lexus" have been disputed by the police. The Met has challenged Cameron's jibes about "form-fillers" as misleading and out of context.
You might want to have a play with the David Cameron anecdote generator. On a more serious note, Max Atkinson has asked whether all three leaders may have told too many anecdotes on Thursday night.
He may have a point. But I think the real issue may be the sorts of stories they told. The Australian consultancy Anecdote have suggested some tests for what makes stories have impact:
- "Clarity—you hear or read the story once and you get it. It's simple, clear and has a good narrative structure (time markers, characters, begin-middle-end).
- Emotional—it gets you in the gut. It doesn't matter what emotion it evokes but impactful stories evoke at least one strong emotion.
- Believable—it doesn't sound like bullshit. Facts and figures help but not too many. Details help with real people's names and specific dates and times.
- Transport—it transports you to relive the experience. You can see, hear, touch, smell and taste the experience.
- Surprising—it throws you a curve ball that you weren't expecting.
- Relevant—does it talk to the topic under investigation."
Cameron told an anecdote about meeting a "40-year-old black man" who had served in the Navy "for 30 years" and agreed that immigration was "out of control". This may have been surprising but it wasn't believable. The man's age and experience, as recounted by the Tory leader, didn't add up. Even more importantly, the accuracy of the story, like the police Lexus and the form fillers, has been called into question. The man in question has now disputed Cameron's account and said that "Britain needs immigrants".
I for one didn't get the relevance of the Lexus story at the time and it evoked no particular emotional response.
Of the Anecdote tests, "emotional" and "relevant" seem the most important in political debates. When a politician uses an anecdote, it should help to express their overall narrative about what has gone wrong (and right) and their vision of the future. The anecdote should illustrate or set up a specific solution, a way forward that fits into the politician or party's overall image. This is a political version of what Stephen Denning calls a springboard story. Cameron kept failing to provide clear solutions, even with his "my mother was a magistrate in Newbury" anecdote.
Nick Clegg told at least one good political springboard story with his anecdote about how restorative justice has been used successfully in Sheffield, where he has his own constituency. He explained how a Liberal Democrat solution has been tried somewhere and used stats to show that it has worked. And it tied into his big narrative, this time about how the other parties keep talking tough on crime and keep failing to deliver.
One more reason that he triumphed.


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New'ish to the area and looking for a nice sushi option. Very good! Modern and clean atmosphere. Liked the variety, our son was happy too with a non-sushi alternative. Prices were on par with other sushi places. We'll be back!! Thanks for offering a free birthday dessert!!
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Our sushi and bao buns we're so delicious! Looking forward to our next dining experience at Xiao. Check out their Happy Hour prices too, great prices.
Atmosphere was relaxing, and energizing. Music sets the mood. Look and feel of this establishment was well thought out. Weekday specials are 2nd to none. Believe me you won't be sorry
Excellent place to go for sushi. They also have a daily lunch buffet and every time I have gone the food is fresh and hot or cold as needed. They also have a few local beers on tap which is something that I look for.
We decided to try Xiao for the 1st time today. We ordered 3 rolls, 2 bowls of pho, a salad, and tofu soup. It was all amazing! The pho soup is the best in town. All the rolls were fresh, and a work of art. We will return, our new favorite spot to eat
I had my birthday dinner here and the food was delicious especially the tempura fried ice cream! I also want to say that I appreciate the integrity the employees have here. I left my wallet and came back the next day and they had it waiting for me.
Always my favorite, sushi is always beautiful as well delicious. Scottie and Sam behind the sushi bar are artistically crafty and the friendliest.
Best lunch buffet around. Always has fresh, quality ingredients. I went there today and they made me a separate sushi roll. Being pregnant you have to worry about cross contamination and they were very accommodating to me. Thank you!!!
Love going here with friends every week! Great sushi selection, always a beautiful presentation. Best sushi I've had in my life. Suggest to anyone looking for a good bite to eat with good service.
First time there and we'll definitely be back. Awesome service by Tamima made the night special. Tuna sushi was fresh and tasty. Chicken lettuce wraps a perfect appetizer. I had the Firecracker Chicken and my friend a specialty Thai dish made to order. Both dishes were outstanding and you could taste the difference from most other Asian restaurants. The environment very sophisticated and clean. Super friendly staff that always checked back on us to make sure all was good. I highly recommend.
The food is amazing and the service excellent! Love my entree and will definitely go again.
I can always count on Xiao for fresh sushi. I enjoy their salmon rolls, the best in the Lansing area.
Excellent food and atmosphere! Never had a bad meal here.
My favorite date spot! Interesting great food and friendly servers!


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Here's a seclection of birthday cards that I've made and sent over the last few weeks - I shall try to remember what I used on them!
The top one was made with a kit from Create and Craft (same one I used for one of the cards for my niece). I actually alternated the decoupaged elements and used parts 1, 3 and 4 on my niece's card and parts 2, 4 and 6 on this card. Some flowers and gems completed it.
The second card uses some Papermania paper (Henbury collection I think) and a Sarah Kay image coloured with Promarkers. I cut some butterflies from the paper and added them with 3D foam.
The last two cards were made using a Stampin' Up stamp coloured with Promarkers. A Craftwork Cards sentiment 'stem' and a piece of ribbon completed them both.


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The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) conducted a fact finding visit from 17th to 19th December 2007, to Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) and Khammam (Andhra Pradesh), in order to assess the status of children's health and education in the situation of civil unrest in Dantewada district. The fact-finding team comprised Dr. Shantha Sinha (Chairperson, NCPCR), Mr. J.M. Lyngdoh (Former Chief Election Commissioner of India), and Mr. Venkat Reddy (MV Foundation, Hyderabad).
The complete report can be read here
"…During the team's visit to the Dantewada Region, the members' were struck by the enormous tragedies of one and all especially the tribals, their family members, women and children. This is indeed unfortunate. We strongly feel that the State has an obligation to extricate them from the unusual circumstances they have been caught in and ensure their security and fundamental human rights as paramount concerns…"


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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Bubble watch: Georgia
Now I think the world of Teddy Valentine as an official. A few coaches I know, including Dave Odom, convinced me that antics aside, Valentine is one of the best on a call-by-call basis. The other two officials on last night's crew have good reputations too.
But wow … they really held their whistle on that last one, didn't they?
I repeat … Wow.
Still, it goes down as a loss, the first at home for Georgia this season, and therefore the first real stumbling block on the way to an NCAA tournament bid. Neutral site losses to Notre Dame and Temple, and on the road to Vanderbilt, are all acceptable. But at home to a Tennessee team without its coach – gotta defend the home court. And frankly the Bulldogs didn't play very well on Tuesday night, so while they have room to protest the final call, they can't really say they deserved to win. (Deserved to go to overtime, maybe.)
As we update our bubble watch, we keep Georgia at a better-than-even chance to make the field of 68. It's RPI only went down a bit, but it's strength of schedule went up by playing Tennessee. You'll see more of this as the season goes on and Georgia plays more than half its games against the competitive East Division.
That's why we remain optimistic about the Bulldogs' chances as long as they take care of the business they should – but that means winning at home.
GEORGIA'S KEY STATS (using Collegerpi.com)
Record: 13-4 overall, 2-2 in the SEC
Record vs. top 50 in RPI: 2-4 (beat Kentucky and UAB, lost to Notre Dame, Temple, Tennessee, Vanderbilt)
Record vs. top 100: 4-4 (also beat Colorado and Mississippi)
What happened Tuesday: Kentucky's loss at Alabama will help Georgia in the SEC East, but not in the computer rankings. (Because Georgia plays Kentucky twice, and Alabama once, unless they get matched in the SEC tournament.) And the NCAA selection committee doesn't really care where a team finishes in its division. So call that result a wash.
Colorado, which Georgia now roots for the rest of the way, fell at Nebraska. The Buffaloes have risen to 73 in the RPI, so it would be great for Georgia if it won a few more and snuck into the top 50. Considering Colorado wasn't supposed to be that good, it at least is a pleasant surprise that Colorado currently counts as a top 100 win.
What to watch this week: The SEC East race, for what it's worth, has some more cross-division matchups: Arkansas at South Carolina and Mississippi at Vanderbilt on Wednesday, and Florida at Auburn on Thursday.
Other former UGA opponents in action on Wednesday: Notre Dame hosts Cincinnati in a top 25 matchup, Georgia Tech hosts Wake Forest, Temple hosts Penn and UAB hosts SMU.
On Thursday: High Points visits Presbyterian, Charles Southern is at Gardner-Webb and Mercer hosts Jacksonville,
Again, once the bubble starts to tighten we'll use this section to focus more on the other potential at-large teams.
Next up for Georgia: It's too early for must-wins, so let's call Saturday's home game against Mississippi State a really-should-win. MSU is a lot more dangerous than it's record (11-7) and RPI rank (191) after getting Renardo Sidney and Dee Bost off suspension. Georgia is probably lucky to get this one on its home court, and this time needs to defend it.
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- Matt H. said...
The realtime rpi ranking you have listed is not reflective of the loss (Georgia's record is listed as 13-3). In ESPN's ranking (which is updated) Georgia's RPI fell to 45.
The official's didn't lose the game (though they helped given the missed shot clock violation call. UT's ability to get offensive boards was the clear difference in the game.
- January 19, 2011 at 10:28 AM
I would have to agree that we had a chance to win the game if we get either one of those last two rebounds.
But then again it's tough to get a rebound with a guys arm wrapped around your head. Plus, Barnes has been shooting FT fairly well as of late. I can't help but think he would have at least made one of them.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:29 AM
- Seth Emerson said...
Yeah, I changed it to reflect the CollegeRPI.com rankings. Realtimerpi.com screwed me a bit there by not being, as it turned out, real time.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:33 AM
I can't stop thinking about the failed fast break highlight dunk attempt by Robinson. If he just goes for a lay up or throws an 'oop to Leslie, there are two points.
- January 19, 2011 at 11:41 AM
I don't know if any of you have read the next post about Tanner Strickland. I think it is disgraceful that Seth had to lock comments because of the people calling Tanner out. The guys made a decision that none of us know nothing about. I am thankful for the time and effort he gave UGA to play a game that too many of us take too seriously. He earned his degree and has decided to move on with his life. I suggest that too many readers of this blog need to either gone a life of their own or at the least move on with it.
- January 19, 2011 at 1:24 PM
Give it up? What do we have to do to get to the NIT? New York, here we come!
- January 19, 2011 at 2:45 PM
While it's true Tennessee's superiority on the boards was a major factor in the game, it was, nevertheless, an evenly played SEC fight that in the end was decided by the officials.
And it wasn't just the no-call on Williams. The basket right before that didn't beat the shot clock. Instead of two points for Tennessee, it was really a turnover ... that didn't get called.
And that's a terrible shame. Fox was as together as he could be after the game but you could tell, like the rest of us, he was devastated.
It's hard to get screwed any harder than what happened in this game. And on your home court, to boot.
- January 19, 2011 at 3:35 PM
The problem with basketball is that the officials screw one team EVERY game. Last night was our time to get screwed. You have to beat the other team and the screw factor (if it is your night to be screwed) to win.
Go Dawgs.
HVL Dawg
- January 19, 2011 at 4:00 PM
I expect the officials to call EVERY game fairly. I expect some missed calls, but not ones as obvious as these two misses. This game deserved to be questioned.
Thank you, Tanner Strickland and the best of luck! You are a DGD.
- January 19, 2011 at 5:23 PM
Great post Seth. It's good to see some basketball posts on the Georgia blogs in the winter, especially on an otherwise slow newsday for football (although I'm hearing something about an offensive line coach?).
I feel pretty good about the Dawgs' chances to go to the dance if the SEC gets 5 teams in. If they only get 4, I'm worried.
The Florida games have become even more important now.
IMO, a sweep of the Wildcats (only need to win 1) or the Gators would do the trick as long as we hold serve at home.
- January 19, 2011 at 5:55 PM


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Warning - this blog entry contains sexism, stereotyping and spelling errors.
The last couple of weeks have seen some poor spelling and a seemingly never-ending search for sanitary ware. Idly flicking through the local authority jobs online, I came across one that involved dealing with 'members of the pubic'. I wondered whether to apply, at the same time pointing out this rather amusing faux pas in the application, but quickly thought better of the idea. Nobody likes a smartarse. However, everybody likes a handy set of three fridge storage boxes, and the co-op were doing a special deal on them last week. Except that the notice described them as 'fidgde storage'. I wasn't sure how to pronounce that.
Back to the sanitary ware. The time is fast approaching for our friendly builder to start work on the refurbishment of our bathroom and shower room, and it's not until you start to make a list of the necessary fixtures and fittings that you realise how much stuff you need to get. Bath, two basins, two toilets, two shower cubicles and trays…then there's the taps, tiles, floor covering…I have to admit that, when it comes to choosing such things, I'm an amateur from the school of 'let's just get something, shall we? This'll do.' But my pathetic, half-hearted interest in things ablutionary doesn't go down well with Mrs. H.
Mrs. H is a porn addict. Perhaps I should qualify that remark. She has no interest (as far as I am aware, dear bloggy friend) in magazines featuring gentlemen dressed (or rather, not dressed) as gladiators, firemen or horny Vikings (I refer to their helmets, which are always incorrectly surmounted by horns). No. Mrs. H. is into something far worse - Home Porn. On the days when she finds time to do so, she can be seen in our breakfast room, surrounded by catalogues; bathroom catalogues, tile catalogues, household gadget catalogues, and magazines featuring home decorating and refurbishment. These publications always seems to feature some thirty-something woman who has turned her bleak 18th century shell of a cottage into something out of Grand Designs for a few hundred quid. They always seem to 'know someone' who can build them an entire kitchen out of salvaged ships' timbers, or who rewired their house for a couple of pots of home-made jam and a bottle of elderflower wine. It is these publications that Mrs. H. will read in preference to the latest novel by Mr. Dickens or Mr. Thackeray, and I have to admit to feeling rather uncomfortable with my bed time book - Three men in a boat - whilst Mrs. H. peruses the most recent update to the John Lewis catalogue.
The Sunday papers really don't help the cause of those of us who find the whole business of decorating rather less interesting than, um, just about everything else. Their lifestyle supplements often carry articles about a couple who have refurbished their house. Invariably, of course, they are a Perfect Couple. She is often a fabric designer, whom we see engaged either in arranging flowers or baking cup cakes in her kitchen with her unnaturally well-behaved children. He is an IT consultant with that shaven head that seems to be rather popular in certain circles, poring over his laptop whilst a curiously quiet jack russell terrier sits at his feet. Their house, which is usually in Hastings Old Town, looks fabulous, with its shabby chic (or as I like to call it, badly-painted) furniture and little accessories dotted about, and has clearly cost a small fortune to get to that standard. But we have to listen to all this 'we had a really tight budget' nonsense. Why not just be honest and say, 'it cost us an arm and a leg to do the place up.' All this false modesty makes them sound like politicians who, having gone to a private school, try to persuade us that it really wasn't much better than Bash Street. But I digress. I just wish they'd stop parading all this Home Porn before our eyes.
During the course of our bathroom odyssey, we came across one of those discount furniture warehouses. You know the kind - the ones that sell 'genuine oak furniture'. Yep, it's genuine, all right. The only problem is that it's…how shall we say…rather chunky. The coffee tables have legs so thick that they might have been constructed from recycled fence posts or railway sleepers for all I know, and weigh so much that I'm surprised they haven't collapsed in upon themselves like neutron stars. This particular warehouse only had a few sad, massive pieces dotted about; all the rest of the stock was in huge cardboard boxes, piled higgledy-piggeldy three or four high, either side of a central walkway. As we stood there, an employee was lugging another huge box on a wheeled truck into the bowels of the warehouse, and I was suddenly transported back to the final few moments of Raiders of the Lost Ark, when the crated up Ark of the Covenant is buried deep in some US government warehouse. I said as much to Mrs. H. She said I think too hard for my own good sometimes.
This seemed to be a good time for us to depart and, as we walked through what appeared once to have been a office, I saw some coat hooks on the wall. Or rather, I didn't; I saw one coat hook, and three sets of screw holes where three further coat hooks must once have hung. Beneath the one good hook was the name Terry. Beneath the screw holes were the names Phil, Andy and Paula. What was going on here? Was this some kind of employee incentive scheme? Was Terry awarded the only coat hook on the basis of his superior sales figures? Were Phil, Andy and Paula new members of staff who, due to their inexperience, had not yet qualified for the coveted hook? Had they previously had hooks, but been relieved of them for some misdemeanour, or for failing to meet their sales targets? Or (which seemed unlikely) had the hooks simply fallen off and not been replaced? I barely had time to ponder this before I saw a sign just outside the warehouse. It said 'Hand car a £5'. This seemed a rather curious instruction. How do you hand five pounds to a car? If I had taken my car over to the sign, would someone hand me five pounds? No. 1 daughter seemed to think the sign should have said 'Hand car wash £5'. By then I had already done far too much thinking and headed for home.
As we'd had quite a busy day we thought a takeaway might be in order - Indian, Chinese, or just good old fish and chips. Then No. 1 daughter pointed out the leaflet she'd picked up for a Hungarian takeaway. Now, I don't know much about Hungarian cuisine, but I do know they're supposed to be famous for something called goulash, and I thought that might be rather nice for a change. Sadly, I scanned the menu for this piquant item in vain. I did, however, find the following treats:
Fried Camenbert cheese with rice, served with blueberry souce
Hungarian sausage wraped in port fillett
Fried streaked chicken breast with cheese souce
Gipsy stily pork steak
Grilled pork fillett topped with traditionell Hungarian Lecso served with rosted potato
Crepes filled with creamy popeyseed with cherry souce.
I took a look at their website. Sadly, some of the food looked as if it had already been eaten by someone else. Food porn it wasn't.
I opened a tin of baked beans.
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I enjoy talking with people that I meet in airports and on airplanes. I never know when I will meet a potential client (The Miracle of the Middle Seat), find someone who has read my book (yes, yesterday a complete stranger told me his firm has a dozen copies of "Some Assembly Required: A Networking Guide for Women" as part of his firm's women's initiative), learn about a niche business, or just hear a work related story that makes me laugh in the core of my soul.
Yesterday I flew to Dallas to give a speech. On the flight home to Austin I had a delightful conversation with the two people sitting next to me.
Amanda was an attractive young "twenty-something". If I had not spoken with her I might have assumed she was still a college student. Alas, that judgement could not be farther from the truth.
Amanda has a bachelors degree in Animal Sciences from Texas Tech and a masters degree in Cattle Breeding from the same university.
Having attended San Diego State University, where "Surfing" is an elective course, the fact that these livestock related majors even exist made me laugh. I am a city boy. Animal husbandry is not a profession that I ever would have considered, as there is not much livestock in my native Los Angeles. But my fellow traveler grew up just south of Amarillo, Texas, where such things are the norm. Yes, she had been a 4-H Club member as a kid.
Today Amanda is a sales rep for a company that manufactures nutritional supplements and vitamins for the dairy industry (think Flinstones chewables for cows!). This young professional was on her way to a presentation at Texas A&M University where she and her co-workers were hosting a seminar on bovine nutrition. Cattle feed seminars are not unusual at a school whose nickname is "The Aggies" (Gig Em!). I don't get asked to speak at cattle related conferences, but they do exist!
But this was not her first job out of college. Fresh out of Texas Tech she spent a year selling Bull Semen. Yes, I said it. She sold Bull Sperm. I did not begin my day expecting to meet a former bull semen vendor. See, you never know who you will meet on an airplane. I could not make this up!
She continues to artificially inseminate cows as a side business, as she is licenced to do this (who knew one had to have state approval to do such things... I only have drivers licence!).
Since Marny Lifshen and I wrote the networking book for women I have talked with many women who work in male dominated industries. I think that Amanda wins the prize for the most unique jobs I have ever encountered for a young woman working in a profession that is mostly men. She is easily one or two decades younger than her co-workers in both the dairy feed and bull semen industries, but is very successful in her unique role. She could probably write a book about her experiences. Certainly she could do stand-up using her personal stories, as she had me and the other person in row 23 of the Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Austin laughing hysterically.
It was great talking with Amanda. She is another example of Generation Y / Millenials who are taking their career future by the horns (sorry, I could not resist the bull analogy). I was reminded not to assume anything about people whom you encounter. You never know the back story about the people around you. That is why you need to be friendly and ask questions. Listening to others share their life stories can expand your perspective on many aspects of the world.
And that's no BULL!!
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Chronicle Books is my go-to place for high quality books for friends, teachers, children, and MYSELF!! This holiday season, they are giving bloggers a chance to win their "wish list" of books up to $500!!! One lucky commenter will win that blogger's list of titles as well.
Here's my list, a few things for my daughter (a total Rosie Flo and Star Wars nut)a McSweeney's book for my bestie, and a bunch of books all for me, since I never buy anything for myself. Thanks Chronicle Books for the dreamy contest!


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Here are a few rules when a blog receives this award:
1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the award.
2. Share 8 things about yourself.
3. Give the award to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered.
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award.
2. Share 8 things about yourself.
3. Give the award to 8 bloggers that you have recently discovered.
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award.
Here are 8 things about me:
1. My husband and I have lived in six countries and our children were born in two different countries.
2. I love to digi and paper scrap. I've found a great balance between the two and I'm loving it.
3. I'm an avid reader - historical fiction is my genre of choice lately.
4. I love to play board games but don't do it enough.
5. My favourite exercise is swimming but I also like to walk and hike.
6. I love to do mosaics but haven't done them in quite a while. It's taken second stage to scrapping for now.
7. I grew up in a very small time and I loved it. I want our kids to be able to experience small-town life too.
8. I'm a sucker for Lindt chocolate and homemade baking.
I would like to pass along the Stylish Blogger Award to some of the blogs I love to read. Stop by and check out what these talented ladies are doing:
Diana: http://wickysticket.blogspot.com/
Beth: http://positivelypassionateabout.blogspot.com/
Jennifer: http://scrapdrawer.blogspot.com/
April: http://livewelllaughoftenscrapmuch.blogspot.com/
Shanon: http://scrappingandtraveling.blogspot.com/
Briana: http://meplus2.wordpress.com/
Jenn: http://jennzthoughtfulspot.blogspot.com/
Vanessa: http://grooveygrover.blogspot.com/


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2 killed in gas leak at coal mine in China
Gas leak has killed two workers and stranded six others at a coal mine in central China's Hunan Province, officials said.
The accident occurred yesterday in the city of Shaoyang.
Eleven people were working in the mine and three of them returned to the ground safely.
The rescue of those missing is underway, state-run Xinhua news agency reported today.
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Our tradition of going to the Otesaga for a Thanksgiving feast with B&E has ended. Alas, B&E have turned into snowbirds and will be spending the next few months in sunny Florida. Just as well, since this Thanksgiving would have been a tough travel from NJ to NY—we are getting snowed in!
The prediction was for the snow to start around 7 am, and for us to get 4" to 6" by tomorrow at 7 am. The snow did not start falling until around 10 am, and this is what we have at 3 pm. I think we have already passed the 6" mark and it's still coming down fast and furious!
I already bought the fresh turkey and goodies for us to have here tomorrow, just the 2 of us, so no worries about having to go anywhere. Just saying a little prayer that The Husband gets home from work safely. They are pretty good about clearing the roads up here, but I don't think they have even started plowing yet.
Last photo is of the MonkeyCat growing up quickly, but not losing his monkey business. He has made it his mission to become one with the WoodMan, even though the WoodMan barks like a fool and chases him back up the stairs every time he sees him on the first floor. Monk is playing with the camera-shy Hub on the sofa in the pic...must have been while Woody was sleeping.
Wish I had one of those security cameras to capture the mayhem that goes on while the Hub and I are at work. And Sophie just sleeps through it all.


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Greed will find a way; greed always finds a way.
Unanimity, More or Less: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai and US Defense Secretary Gates agree that there are ongoing peace talks with the Taliban. Gates, however, said that the plan is not to have any "significant results" from the talks until December, and that US troop drawdowns will depend on the political situation in the US and have little to do with the progress of the ten year old war.
Best Question: What if the Greeks don't want to be rescued? The Greeks are growing fed up with austerity and are "very unwilling" to suffer even more for foreign bondholders. Maybe they'll figure out they owe the banks so much that it is the banks' problem, not theirs. EU politicians are worried about how their voters will respond to any more bailouts for the Greeks, and how their voters will respond to the far nastier results of not saving the Greeks.
The Full Monty: "A new regulation prohibiting US residents from trading over the counter precious metals, including gold and silver, will go into effect on Friday, July 15, 2011." It may be a free market, it sure ain't a free country.
Fukushima Mon Amour: A flare-up of radiation halted an attempt to clean up some of the radioactive water at the destroyed nuclear power station within hours of the start. Engineers have not figured out how to handle the 100,000 tons (and growing daily) of radioactive water left from cooling the reactors. Concentrations of radioactivity are being found far from the evacuation zone, more radiation has been released than previously admitted, and – worst of all – there is no known way to scoop up and contain (for a few tens of thousand years) the cores that have melted down.
RSVP: The second test of the 14-foot unmanned X-51 Wave Rider drone ended in a crash off the California Coast after it was launched from a B-52 bomber. The aircraft is designed "to give the Pentagon a new way to deliver a military strike anywhere around the globe within minutes." Which implies a sky full of pregnant B-52's with baby Wave Riders ready to descend on wedding parties anywhere, anytime.
Pay Me Now, Pay Me Later: On the theory that preventive medicine is cheaper than paying for the results, TEPCO is asking Japanese life insurance companies to provide money to help bring their crippled nuclear power plants under control and thus lower the danger of reducing the life expectancy of their policyholders.
Fun With Numbers: The Labor Department reports that while food prices have risen 4% since December and energy costs are up 19%, real disposable income has remained unchanged. Things cost more & you haven't had a raise; this is news?
Simpleton Math: New York has 213,000 houses "in severe default or foreclosure." Over the last six months there have been an average of 286 foreclosures completed. At that rate it will take just over 62 years just to clear up the backlog. Facts may be facts, but methinks there's something wrong with this data – or the situation.
Self-Interest? AARP, the insurance company that primarily targets old folks, has taken up the call for reducing Social Security benefits. The AARP board had made the decision earlier, but are announcing it now under cover of "fiscal responsibility." This is a business decision, aimed at future profits from an expanded market for their retirement products.
Yellow Brick Green Back Road: We erred in reporting earlier that $6 billion of the $20 billion in cash the Bush administration piled on pallets and shipped off to Baghdad with no accountability had been stolen disappeared. Reports now suggest that at least $18 of the $20 billion went AWOL. Repeated audits have been unable to find any trace of the money. It is, however, dwarfed by the $1 trillion the US has pissed away so far on the Bush/Obama Most Excellent Adventure.
Wrong On So Many Levels: A Jerusalem rabbinical court has condemned a dog to be stoned to death because it is the reincarnation of a lawyer who insulted the court 20 years ago. The proper term for 'stoning' is 'lapidation'. The proper term for the court is 'bonkers'.


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Holi-Daly™ Tips For Looking Relaxed & Glowing
December 19, 2013
Ah, the holidays. Time to sit back and relax with family. Sounds easy enough, right? It even "sounds" like a stress-free time. Wrong! As much as we all are stressed out by love seeing loved ones over the holidays, getting…Continue reading


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Producer Interference
Although I happen to be university-educated (through hard work and my folks' financial generosity back in the day), my TV-watching habits are often anything but high-brow. So I watch stuff like Top Chef on Bravo.
This week, a worthy chef was eliminated in lieu of a lesser, more drama-prone contestant. My question: why? Isn't cooking under less-than-ideal circumstances with a bunch of candidates who want to send you home not high-stakes enough?
I know I'm in the minority, but I hate the notion of losing a great talent just for the sake of shoring in ratings. In the long run, I don't think it ever works.


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Hoong Ngee Khoon is the Chairman of the Board of Director of Compass – finances God's Way Asia Pacific, a worldwide non-profit interdenominational ministry that teachers people of all ages how to handle money based on the principles of the Bible. Before that, he was the National Director of Crown Financial Ministries – China from October 2004 to October 2012. He has spoken at conferences and taught at seminars/workshops on God's financial principles and always enjoy leading small groups and teaching youth and children classes.
Ngee Khoon is the founder of Promiseway, a business as and for mission, and is currently an executive with Verizon, a global telecommunication service provider. He consults regularly with executives from various fields including financial services, information technology and communications. Prior to his current position, he rendered his services at Tiaxa, Intellectual Ventures, Motorola, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CapGemini), Andersen Consulting (Accenture) and Arthur Andersen (Andersen). He has also been an entrepreneur running his family businesses in internet start-up, Chinese fast-food, ship supplier/chandler and bowling alley.
Ngee Khoon completed his Master of Business Administration at University of Mississippi in Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America where he received Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics for Commerce) from York University in Toronto, Canada.
Raised in Singapore, Ngee Khoon lived with his wife of 25 years, Mei Lin and his two sons, Benjamin (23) and Benaiah (15) in Beijing, China for more than 10 years. They worshiped at Beijing
International Christian Fellowship where Ngee Khoon served as an Elder. They have relocated back to Singapore and worship at Bethesda (Frankel Estate) Church. Ngee Khoon serves as cell group leader, football ministry and youth ministry – GROW@Noon.


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8 Celebrity Prom Photos That are Embarrassing AF
If you haven't already attended a prom, you're in for a treat; no matter who you go with, what you wear, or the songs they play, you'll remember the big dance for the rest of your life. But while the night is definitely something that'll never leave your memory, chances are you'll also look back and say a big fat 'WTF?!' Fashions change, hairdos go out of style, and people break up — basically, cringing eventually is pretty much expected.
Even though celebrities now know how to pose perfectly and dress to a T, they didn't always have the same sense of awareness. Here are some pretty effing embarrassing celeb prom pictures:


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Look what I found in the garden on Halloween.
Who, shockingly, left that hat on for the entire time.
The gnome enjoyed putting the candy in his bucket and then taking it out of his bucket, never once trying to eat it.
The fairy enjoyed taking it out of her bucket and putting it in her tummy. But you know fairies...they have quite a sweet tooth.


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This is the Follyfoot Annual from 1976. Above is the front cover and below a picture strip entitled, "One Good Turn" that appeared in the annual.
Hi there and welcome to Ado's Blog. I am obsessed with nostalgia, especially 1960s & 1970s nostalgia and I enjoy nothing more than reflecting on days and times that have sadly long since gone! So join me, as I take a nostalgic gander down Memory Lane and celebrate all things past and occasional present, both good and bad! (All images used that are copyrighted are copyrighted to their respective publishers and are only used here for review purposes.)
Monday, 22 August 2011
Follyfoot Annual (1976)
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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) - Episode Fifteen - The Man From Nowhere!
The Man from Nowhere is the fifteenth episode of the classic ITC British TV Series, Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) starring Mike Pratt, Kenneth Cope and Annette Andre. The episode was first broadcast on 28 December 1969 on ITV and was Directed by Robert Tronson.
A man enters Jeannie's life pretending that he is Marty returned from the dead. As he gradually builds Jeannie's trust with his alarming knowledge of Marty's life, Jeff, suspicious from the beginning (with Marty familiar with the man but unable to recall) finds that he is a runaway member of a gang and has taken Jeannie to the Cotswolds where she and Marty had their honeymoon. Seeming very inquisitive about recalling the details of where they had an accident it turns out the Marty imposter had stashed away a hoard of stolen silver years and years ago and that he was the other driver of the car where they had the accident after he had done it. He turns out that he was misleading Jeannie all along just to help locate his treasure, leaving Jeannie confused as to why he didn't just ask her in two seconds flat.
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Truth about Flaxseed Gel
Flaxseed gel on natural hair seems to have the natural hair community in uproar. Not because it is damaging to the hair, but because natural LOVES it. I don't know much about it personally and have yet to test out my new bottle of it from Curls Of The World but I did find an article about it to share with you guys. Check it out below.
Benefits of flax seed gel on natural hair by Dionne Murphy
I have been on a hunt for a product that gave me twists/twist outs to my liking ever since I BC'd in February of 2006. Some products kind of did the job, but my twists and twist outs wouldn't last. I've read about people making their own gel out of flax seeds, so I went out and bought some a while back. I made my very first batch last month, and I decided to go ahead and put it to the test. Much to my surprise, my hair fell in love and my twists have never been the same.
The flax seed gel concoction left my hair soft, moisturized, and it had a nice hold that wasn't crunchy or crispy at all. I also sealed my hair with something called "Soothing Foot Butter". I know it's geared towards the feet but it's all natural. Everything turned out nice. Hopefully you can see enough of my hair in the pics to see my results. I didn't think of taking a close up hair shot of my results at the time, but I will make sure to do so when I twist again.
Flax seeds are an awesome source of Omega-3 fatty acids. These fatty acids nourish the hair which in turn promotes healthy hair growth and a natural sheen when taken orally. I've seen the benefits of applying the Omega-3 fatty acids externally to my strands by way of the flax seed gel. You can use the gel on your scalp as well. It helps combat psoriasis and eczema that may be present on the scalp. You might want to think about adding some Omega-3 supplements to your daily vitamin intake to get your fair share of healthy fats. These unsaturated fats are beneficial to your cardiovascular and brain health as well as your immune system.
My Recipe
½ cup of flax seed
3 cups of water (use 1½ to 2 cups for a slightly thicker gel)
1 oz Avocado Oil
1 oz Aloe Vera Gel
½ cup of flax seed
3 cups of water (use 1½ to 2 cups for a slightly thicker gel)
1 oz Avocado Oil
1 oz Aloe Vera Gel
Bring the flax seeds and water to a boil. Stir the flax seeds as the water boils. You will see a frothy type gel begin to form. Continue to stir for about another minute. Remove your pan from the heat and strain the mixture using a strainer with the smallest holes you can find or a tea ball. I've found that these work best. It can get a little messy if you use a cheese cloth. After straining, let the gel cool and stir occasionally. Once it cools, add the oil, AVG, and stir. The gel will be kind of slimy and loose if you use 3 cups of water. You may want to place this in the fridge in between uses if you are not using a preservative in your mixture. Apply as needed.
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Here is a link to a homemade recipe for Flaxseed gel CLICK HERE.
Have you tried flaxseed gel? What were the results?


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It was a fitting start to the day.
Today, the pace was somewhat less hectic. I had the Australian delivered to my room and found the letters section of interest. Following yesterday's Parliamentary Motion and the notorious Nakba Advertisement, it was not surprising that Israel came under the heading "Most Talked About". Here are the letters (with my emphasis):-
An island of civilisation in a sea of barbarism
A SURVEY of the 60 years of Israel's existence shows that its conduct has not always been beyond reproach (which nation's has?) and that the Palestinians have a case which deserves consideration.
The most extraordinary feature of Isreal's history is that - surrounded by enemies dedicated to its destruction and the extermination of its inhabitants - it has not only survived but maintained a high standard of liberalism and democracy. In the context of the Middle East, Israel remains an island of civilisation in a sea of barbarism.
It would be interesting to know how many of the individuals and organisations in the anti-Israel advertisement in The Australian (12/3) have ever protested against the dictatorship, torture, sexism, racism, censorship, arbitrary imprisonment and denial of human rights rife among Israel's opponents.
Bill James Bayswater, Vic
HELEN Cox expresses "deep regret, disappointment and a sense of betrayal" in relation to federal parliament's honouring of Israel's 60 years of independence (Letters, 12/3).
For reasons vastly different from hers, I share those sentiments: deep regret that modern Israel did not exist for the 6 million European Jews murdered by the Nazis while most of the rest of the world refused them sanctuary and looked the other way; and a sense of betrayal that Israel, despite being a beacon of enlightenment, egalitarianism and democracy in an area of repression, fundamentalism and black hatred, remains so isolated and misrepresented internationally. Australia is to be commended for its long-standing, principled and bipartisan support for the state of Israel.
Merv Morris East St Kilda, Vic
ANY blood that was spilt following Israel's founding in 1948 was as a direct result of the invasion of the fledgling state by Arab armies intent on wiping it out. Unfortunately, this 60-year-old hatred lives on in the words and tone of Helen Cox and Margaret Millar's letters (12/3).
Perhaps it is impossible to change the minds of some people whose mind has been made up, but I cannot help thinking that there might be some real moves to reconciliation if contributors such as these occasionally felt some compassion for the other side.
George Adamowicz Brighton, Vic
MY wife and I sponsor, through World Vision, a child living in Gaza. This is something we can do to show our sympathy for the suffering of the Palestinian people. Most of the land where the child's family lives has been confiscated and what remains is restricted by regulation. Clean water is scarce and sanitation poor. We have been most anxious about the child's safety.
The Australian's editorial praising Israel and parliament's congratulations on its 60 years of independence made no reference to the sufferings imposed on the Palestinian people by Israel's powerful military forces.
We pray that the child we sponsor may grow up healthy and in peace, but we fear that this won't happen as long as the US and its allies continue to praise Israel while portraying Palestinians as bad.
Vincent Matthews Forestville, NSW
HELEN Cox's view that Israel was founded on the blood of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians is a strange warping of historical fact. Israel was founded on the ashes of millions who were executed in the Nazi Holocaust. Ms Cox might find it illuminating to reflect on how much better off the Palestinians would be if, over the last 60 years, they had shed their victimhood to develop a democratic government.
Mark Reid Doncaster, Vic
THE Australian Workers Union has written to the Histadrut, the umbrella body of the Israeli trade union movement, to congratulate them on their important role in the creation of the state of Israel 60 years ago.
The AWU wholeheartedly supports Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's initiative to have parliament offer Australia's continuing goodwill and support to the people of Israel.
We are heartened by the fact that the Histadrut and the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions are working closely on a number of projects to improve the economic lot of the people of the West Bank.
Our union cannot understand those union leaders here in Australia, and Labor MPs who line up in support of Hamas. Hamas and Islamic Jihad have a history of hostility to labour unions. Palestinian union leaders have been assassinated and kidnapped by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, union leaders have seen their offices and homes burned down by these elements who are hostile to the creation of independent civil-society organisations.
While there is much to be critical of in the way Israel has handled some elements of the Palestinian question, our critique is no different from that of many others inside Israel, a nation with a vibrant civil and political life that allows for the equal participation of all its citizens.
Unfortunately the same democratic values are not upheld by the Palestinian leadership who have stood by and allowed corruption and thuggery to be the dominant language in the Palestinian territories.
Paul Howes National secretary, AWU Sydney, NSW
The good thing about staying at a hotel is that all the newspapers in the breakfast room are complimentary so I picked up both Fairfax papers and was treated to a slightly different version of the events I had witnessed with my own eyes the day before. The Melbourne Age report on the events in Parliament concentrated on Julia Irwin's snub of the PM for abstaining on the issue. There was no questioning of the fact that she represents an electorate where you might expect some pressure from the Arab and Muslim lobbies but that's Fairfax for you. The SMH featured three nasty letters including one from Australia's foremost apologist for the Islamist fascist movement Hamas but more of that later. I expected nothing less from Fairfax.
Then I discovered the Canberra Times, the local rag which understandably has a small circulation, is read mainly by public servants and, to quote my youngest child, it "truly sucks". I have finally discovered a reporter who makes Ed O'Loughlin look like an unrepentant Likudnik. His name is Ross Peake, he's their National Affairs Writer and an early candidate for Dishonest Reporter of the Year (although he has major competition from the BBC but more of that later as well). Peake's write up of the events of yesterday were truly mindboggling - PM snubbed from all sides over Israeli motion.
Peake's story wasn't about the motion at all. It was a story about the MP's who weren't there and he infers that their absence amounted to a "snub" for Prme Minister Rudd. I'm not so certain that the absence of the most far left and the most rabid right wing members of the House constitues a snub. They make up two of a House of 150. How does Peake know that the remaining absentees were "snubbing" the motion?
Yesterday was my first time inside Parliament House. However, it seems to me that the Chamber is rarely ever full when I watch it on television and for Peake to suggest that the absence of any MP's on either side was because they were snubbing the Israel motion is quite a stretch. I remained in the House for most of the day and it never appeared to be as full during the afternoon as it was for the midday motion. I suppose the absentees were "snubbing" those who were moving the various motions put for the remainder of the day. And when I left at 6:00 pm, there would have been about 140 "snubbers" outside the Chamber.
Now, as if that drivel wasn't enough I discovered from the same edition, that the Canberra Times has a cartoonist, Pope, who makes Ross Peake look like an unrepentant Likudnik. His obscene cartoon misrepresenting Jewish history and excusing as acts of despair the firing of rockets at Israeli civilians was vomitous.
And as if that wasn't enough, the Canberra Times also gave op-ed space to some Palestinians to turn what was left of the newspaper into an encyclopaedia of historic revisionism and lies. By the time I got through with that, I wasn't prepared to waste my time, even on the sports pages which is often the first part of a newspaper that I read. On what the national affairs writer, the cartoonist and the op ed writers had provided, I could fully have expected an item to the effect that Elvis Presley had just broken the world 100 metre sprint record and I wasn't ready for that.
I folded up the Canberra Times and consigned it to the waste bin where it joined what was left of my breakfast of scrambled eggs and reflected on yesterday's events. I thought of the Israel motion, the reception that followed and Nick Champion's maiden speech. I still think it was quite inspiring and probably the highlight of the young man's life so far. But had Ross Peake of the Canberra Times deigned to cover that speech, he would no doubt have reported how the newly elected Member for Wakefield was snubbed by all sides of the political divide. And that's how you define "dishonest reporting".


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Something just "clicked"
Steven Stamkos apparently decided the best time to play amazingly is when your NHL season is at the brink of dissipating.
In the last of Stamkos's 9 games to prove himself ready for the NHL, he scored two goals against the Buffalo Sabres to lead the team to a 5-2 win.
The first goal was originally inconclusive, but was credited to Stamkos when scorers determined that he re-directed the puck into the net off of Vincent Lecavalier's slap shot. However, his second goal was without a doubt his. Taking a smart pass from Adam Hall on a 2-on-2 break into the Sabres zone, Stamkos slapped the puck past Ryan Miller for the second goal of his young NHL career.
Now, without question, the Lightning are going to keep the young forward up with the big team. He didn't impress during his first 7 games, although that was largely attributed to lack of ice time given to Stamkos by coach Barry Melrose. However, you don't send a player back to juniors after he scores 2 goals in a game, no matter how much he would learn with more seasoning.
The interesting question will be whether or not Stamkos can keep this kind of play up, and whether or not he'll get the ice time he needs in order to do so.
For now, we'll see if Stamkos can wrestle back his "Calder lock" title back from the likes of Kyle Turris, Fabian Brunnstrom, and Derick Brassard.
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One of life-changing things I learnt through Montessori is that babies are self-driven to learn. Quin is very handsy. She goes all around the room and finds things to touch, to taste, to manipulate. This is Quin at 10 months old. Watching her is like seeing a scientist at work.
Note that babies come in different temperaments. Some prefer to sit back and watch for a while before doing anything, some (like Knox) prefers interaction with people over objects…etc. The key thing is to allow young children and infants the freedom to move around, and design your space so there is not much you need to say no to, so they have the freedom to explore without being constantly checked and admonished.
I am grateful though that Quin seems to be coming out of her oral phase.