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Jennifer MacKenzie is an agricultural photo journalist with almost 30 year's experience. Operating from her base in Cumbria, Jennifer undertakes mainly industry-related freelance writing and photography.
Meat cutting plant opens - by Royal approval
Prince Charles spent two and a half hours at Raisgill Hall, Orton, Cumbria when he officially opened the new meat cutting plant Junction 38 run by a mainly farmer co-operative on February 6.
|Prince Charles tours the cutting plant
- in the carcase hall he looks at
Cumbrian sheep breed carcases (with Richard Warburton, left, and Steve
The Prince not only had a tour of the £680,000 state of the art premises and was shown the type of carcases it would be handling but met key people behind the project, which has taken six years to come to fruition, as well as talking to members of the co-operative over a cup of tea.
Steve Dunning, on whose farm the plant has been built and one of the driving forces behind it, said: "Prince Charles has known about our plans since he came to Orton Farmers Market in 2000 and he has been following it closely. He was full of praise for the venture and he wanted to know what had given us the faith to go ahead with it.
"Just getting the 'Royal seal of approval' was tremendous and it's proving to have great feedback from both new and existing customers."
The visit attracted wide press coverage – Mr Dunning said 2.5 million people watched the footage on BBC Newsnight alone.
|Steve Dunning outside the Junction 38 plant as it nears completion.
The meat cutting plant, was the brainchild of Mr Dunning and fellow Westmorland farmer Richard Warburton – both former NFU county chairmen - and they have driven the initiative which has been funded by investment from a producer co-operative and regeneration grant aid.
The whole concept of the plant was seen as a means for local producers to carry on farming by getting a sufficient profit margin for their livestock.
Fifty farmers and others with an interest in the venture have each pledged £2,000 to join the co-operative and 40 per cent of the capital costs have come from funding agencies Rural Regeneration Cumbria, Leader + and Distinctly Cumbria. Bank borrowing has raised the remainder of the funding.
"The plant is a means for us to carry on farming by getting a sufficient profit margin for our livestock," said Steve Dunning.
"From slaughter to cutting there will be full traceability – this is what buyers are looking for. Much of the meat will go to the catering trade who are willing to pay a premium for top quality local meat.
"The Junction 38 Partnership will be the wholesaler, so there will be no middle man and the premium will come to us," he added.
To reward those producers who have been prepared to take a risk in the venture, co-operative membership will be closed.
A database of members and their stock will be kept and cattle, sheep and pigs will be sourced from what is available from the members and to maintain throughput purchases will be made at local auction marts.
Members will also benefit from receiving payment within 14 days with other suppliers being paid within 21 days.
Once the operation is into profit, the surplus will be split with 50 per cent distributed among all members and the remainder allocated on the amount of stock sold by each member.
The livestock will be purchased by the partnership's sister company, Lakes and Dales Born and Bred which will find a market for the meat.
Slaughtering is at Macintyre Meats' Hawes newly built abattoir where carcases will be bar coded before transportation for cutting and packing at Raisgill Hall, where there is also the latest computer technology, allowing complete traceablity of the meat.
The new building which measures 70ft by 140ft, includes chiller rooms and freezer rooms as well as cutting and processing areas. Its construction has been managed by a neighbour of Steve's, David Garrick who has kept the project running on time.
Large capacity storage will enable cuts to be sold to customers who require big volumes of particular meats such as lamb shanks.
Half the building has two floors allowing office and other staff facilities to be on the first floor.
The plant also has preparation rooms for further processing such as sausage making and ham curing by producers themselves who hold the relevant HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) food safety training.
It has accreditation from the Soil Association which means that local organic producers now have a specialist facility in the county.
The plant will also cater for farmers producing only small quantities of meat for processing, such as those who sell at farmers' markets. They will be able to brand the meat with their own label.
Original plans for the venture had included an abattoir as well as a cutting plant at nearby Tebay.
However, because grant aid would not have been available for an abattoir because of competition already in the area, this idea was dropped.
The cost of the proposed development at Tebay at an estimated £1 million meant that the farmer's co-operative would have had to find half the funding.
Switching the site to Raisgill Hall enabled under EU funding rules for the value of the site to be included in the farmers' contribution, making Steve's site at Raisgill Hall ideal for the venture.
The whole idea was sparked by a remark about prices and how farmers might as well give their lambs away.
As a result, Steve and other farmers from the area offered free samples of lamb to those using the Tebay motorway service station.
The feedback from the people was good and it started what have become regular sales of Cumbrian lamb in London.
"At the time a 40kg Rough Fell lamb was selling live at auction for £29-£30 whereas a boned rolled lamb shoulder was making the same price at the London meat market, adding great value," said Mr Dunning, who rapidly saw the advantages of adding value to his product.
In the run-up to the opening of the plant, the sister company Lakes and Dales Born and Bred has been processing between 400 and 500 lambs a week which have met a ready market.
The Raisgill Hall plant has the capability of processing 1,500 lambs a day in one shift and should there be the demand it would be possible to run two shifts.
The plant at Raisgill Hall is licensed to process all species of livestock, with the exception of poultry.
Staff have been recruited. Vic Dawes, who has been with Lakes and Dales Born and Bred, is the cutting plant manager and the team is ultimately likely to number 18 people.


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There was an age, when I devoured all the Borderland books and also
Go Ask Alice
, when I think I would have been intrigued and slightly titillated by this. That age was approximately eleven.
As an adult, it didn't really work for me. The problem started very early on, when something terrible happens to the protagonist to drive her out of her home and fill her with angst, in preparation for her adventure into the underbelly of fairyland.
That something was walking in on her mother having sex with her boyfriend. Was I shocked in this scene, reader? Was I horrified?
No, I have to admit my reaction was to laugh. Because for me this is
a scenario out of comedy--or really bad porn, but I repeat myself--that I just can't take it seriously as a Source of All-Consuming Tragedy.
And so every time Val found herself rethinking the moment, when I suppose I was supposed to be filled with pathos for her, I found myself laughing again. I simply could not take it seriously. And when that incident drove the emotional core of the book--well, that's a problem.
Beyond that, there's the fact that I felt no chemistry between the romantic leads. I knew the romance was coming--modern fairy tale, girl meets fairy, girl falls in love with fairy, I know this drill--but I kept waiting for the right fairy to show up, because there was so little build-up between the protagonist and the actual love interest that I couldn't quite believe the book was going there. And then it did, and I was left profoundly underwhelmed.
I did appreciate the girl-saves-boy aspect of the book's conclusion, and the way Ruth turned up to show that women can be loyal and true to each other (kinda important, since the book's other female characters, aside from the protagonist, were the unreliable kitten-murdering Lolli, the villain Mabry, the protagonist's mom [already discussed], and the protagonist's hated step-mom). And Val had some interesting aspects as a character. I just wish she'd been given a better story to shine in.
I am very, very glad I read the much better
White Cat
before this, because I'm not sure I would have gone on if this had been my first encounter with Black. Going in this order, it was a useful reminder that writers can grow and improve from their early works.
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Kieran needed a pair of white shoes for his upcoming kindy concert. We've been looking around and we couldn't really find something for him. And then we saw this sesame street Bert & Ernie one at Suntec that was only $29.90. Initially I tried to convince him that the shoes were nice but he didn't want it (he has this thing for choosing his own stuff). He started whinning and said that he wanted to be ugly (yes, he is in the oppositional behaviour mode these days). So I simply said, "Look! Kieran. This shoe is so ugly! Do you want it?" And it did the trick. He loves the shoes and calls it his ugly shoes! :P
Well, the shoes are starting to grow on me, but the Daddy still hates it!! :P
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Friday, October 23, 2009
Yummy Muah Chee!
Made some muah chee the other day and i thought it was rather yummy. Found a really simple method off Little Corner of Mine.
Hubby enjoyed it and the little gremlin also loved it. Looks like we'll make it more often since it is just so darn simple to do so. Tho' it's really a chore trying to clean the bowl after that! :P
Hubby enjoyed it and the little gremlin also loved it. Looks like we'll make it more often since it is just so darn simple to do so. Tho' it's really a chore trying to clean the bowl after that! :P
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Some weekend fun!
Kieran is down with a runny nose again. They go through bottles of Zyrtec and Sinupret like drinking bottles of juice! Was at Guardian yesterday buying new bottles of meds and spent about $73 just picking up the kiddos' standby meds!! Gosh!!
That's the silly boy with a tissue up his nose to stop the mucus from coming down!! He's taken to wearing this hoodie when we are out shopping. And he wants the hood up to cover his head every time! *eyes rolling*
Some itsy bitsy cuteness from #2:
Some mischief that His Royal Cuteness was up to this weekend. He loves to climb up Daddy's swivel chair and then start tapping on the Mac. Well, he somehow managed to slip his legs through the armrest and got stuck there. He started yelling for help and when I saw it, I couldn't help but quickly whip out my trusty Ixus to snap some shots of it. And you can see, he's actually rather happy about it!!
The boys helped the daddy with the car wash on Sunday night. Needless to say, what we got in the end were 2 rather wet little boys and lots of trying to get them not to scratch daddy's precious...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Kiefer is starting to talk!
This little one is now trying to articulate. For sometime, he's been able to sound "allo" but now he tries to articulate more sounds. e.g. "mama" "da...eee" "ah... ma" "byeeee.." He is also more expressive, often able to communicate his needs through various actions and sounds. Yes, the little gremlin is growing up.. :P
Monday, October 12, 2009
Busy busy busy!!
It's exam period and thus I've been really bogged down with marking. And yes.. all the marking's done and so I can be back here blogging away! :P
Despite the busy marking, we've still managed to find time to have some outdoorsy fun with the boys. Our latest craze is kite flying and cycling!
Went (for the very first time) to the Marina Barrage with sisters and their kiddos. All I have to say that it's one whole load of noise and running around them. We didn't fly much kite, we simply spent most of our time there rounding up the kids and hoping they don't get themselves cut by the kite lines!!
Went through lots of organising and reorganising just to get this shot. Kids just don't cooperate! Somehow or the other, someone will be out of position and thus not one perfect photo!! Nonetheless, I still love these shots cos it really shows the energy the kiddos have!!
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East of West: The World
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Art: Nick Dragotta
Publisher: Image Comics
Released: December 10th, 2014
East of West is easily my #1 most favourite series of this past year. I find myself ultra excited for it to come out, and I enjoy the universe that has been set up in this re-written history of USA and the Earth as a whole, along with the art that really flushes out the world and is comparable to great colourful graffiti art. This new one-shot issue titled "The World" is essentially a guide on everything East of West. This issue is initially comprised of a short story that shows you that the three horsemen of the apocalypse are recovering from the fallout with Death's son, 'The Beast', and have a goal in mind that they are now working towards. While this story is short, it is quite entertaining and a cool little story that shows the reader what kind of chariot is suitable for a horseman of the apocalypse.
'The World' is then comprised of a 20 pages or so worth of history on all the factions that make up the new USA in the universe of East of West. If you are not currently familiar with the historical composition of the USA in East of West, essentially in 1910 there was a civil war (much like the civil war of the USA in American history books) in which many different nations get involved and the world ends up being developed into 7 nations. The 7 nations are the Union, the Confederation, New Texas, New Shanghai, New Orleans, Dead Lands and the Endless Nation. Each nation is given 2 pages for this book, one page showing the nation's geographic location on the US map and one page with stats on population and GDP, along with a blurb explaining what is important about the nation.
At the end of the guide of nations, the book begins to explain the intricacies of how the universe works and has become what it is through a very comprehensive timeline showing all major events as well as when all of these nations came into existence and the major points in time which flesh out the details for these nations. This timeline is really informative and is to be followed through roughly 6-8 pages to the end of the book.
This issue is essentially an encyclopedia of information that is highly useful for any readers that enjoy East of West. This series has been my favourite series of the past year, and this issue is one that I have been looking forward to since the release of this series. I found this book to really help me appreciate the story and the world of East of West much more. The intro story really helps show you that the three horsemen of the apocalypse are still out for revenge and to fulfill the prophecy of the coming end of the world and the rise of The Beast in the prophecy that is followed in this story. Go out and buy this if you are an East of West fan.
Stories of a Comics Clerk: Diamond Distribution apparently only sent a quarter of each order placed for this book so when putting comics into files, of the five issues we were given we were going to give them to people with the highest seniority with our store, and usually I would give up a comic and wait until more arrive at a later date, but with this issue I needed it and claimed it immediately. Could not let this one go.
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This is a last minute halloween tutorial for all your procrastinators out there. I go over some tips to make recreating a detailed facepaint, easy... even if you can't draw, like me. My kinda glam punk rock skull is based off of a skull done by Vanessa Davis -- I highly recommend you check out her other work if you aren't already familiar with her. She's freakin' incredible: https://www.instagram.com/the_wigs_and_makeup_manager/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/skulltress/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnspRTfVI9iS6mqxIBsagVg Shout out to one of my favorite bands, Starset, for letting me use their music in this video! Check em out!
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- The Graphics Fairy has a pretty image of a vintage Easter egg from Germany.
- Dear Myrtle has a nice post I'm sure a lot of us will agree with on "What is a Geneablogger?".
- Cindy's Written History blog highlights "The Written History of the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland for Talbot, Kent, Queen Anne's and Caroline Counties". She has some great photos, records, and family history finds hidden in land settlement files.
- Smadar does a nice bit of photo detective work on Ethel's Scrapbook.
- Gena has some good tips for Women's History Month on Researching the Catholic Nun in Your Family.
Friday, March 29, 2013
Follow Friday - Favorite Finds for Week of March 29
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Here is a photo shoot I recently did for my clients from Signature Innovation Group.
I do not consider myself a photographer, I just take pictures and he appreciates my work.
My true focus is business development and helping them stay consistent with content.
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Call me a geek. I don't care.
After class, I came home and began looking for a copy of the book to buy off the internet, but I wasn't sure I was getting the right edition from half.com, so I thought that maybe-just-maybe that used bookstore on 12th Street might have it. So I lit out in great hope. But they didn't have it. They did, however, have three Newbery Medal winners to add to my quickly-growing collection.
I have Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse, and few days ago, I ordered The Giver by Lois Lowry and Missing May, which I read in junior high, by Cynthia Rylant. Today, I bought Number the Stars by Lois Lowry, Jacob Have I Loved by Katherine Paterson, and a hardback copy of Crispin: The Cross of Lead, a rather new Newbery Medal winner, by Avi.
When will I read these? I have no idea. And I'm not really sure what my obsession with children's books is, but I think I'm trying to make up for my nearly bookless childhood. And I think children's literature has such a greatness that we don't usually comprehend as children and that we choose to ignore as adults. Plus, I have to do two book talks on Newbery Medal winning books this semester in Teaching Reading.
[Before you think of me as a deprived person--and maybe I am--let me tell you that my parents raised me well. The tradition of storytelling runs deep in my blood, as well as an insatiable curiosity. These are ingredients for the love that I have for reading and writing. And I did read as a child, just not as much as most of my book-loving peers. I'm a miracle, I suppose. Or more likely, a late-bloomer. But I am lucky. Most people who don't learn to love reading as a child never do. Child and adolescent literacy is so important. Hear the teacher?]
Alas, my search for The Wind in the Willows didn't cease, mind you. I knew that I would be able to find a copy at the Calloway County Library. And I did. There were several different editions, and to my excitement, they had the one with illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard. It has that wonderful Beatrix Potter pastoral feel. So I checked out my first book from that library. Thank you, Dr. Bolin.
Ignoring the cold and clinging to the beauty of the day, I went to the park to read. I settled in a sunny spot for a few pages, but it was just too chilly. So I closed the book (which was hitting this incredibly sappy spot I've been speaking of) and pulled out the camera. I liked to have killed myself--or atleast broken a bone or two--several times climbing and crawling about the creek. Let's just say I got a little muddy. And I'm washing my jeans right now. It was great, great fun. :-)


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Friday, December 19, 2008
Military protocol requires the bodies of our fallen be flown to CFB Trenton, where their families have been gathered to receive them. Then a procession of hearses and limousines ferries them on a solemn two hour trip to a morgue in Toronto where their autopsies are performed.
As of today, 103 Canadian soldiers have made this final journey of repatriation and that alone would seem reason enough to rename a road.
But that's not the whole story. Because right from the return of our first casualty something very special has happened along this stretch of road.
While our politicians debate whether or not we should be in Afghanistan, a debate that ramps up in the media with each new casualty, ordinary Canadians are doing something else. They are coming in ones and twos, carrying flags and homemade banners and waiting, sometimes for hours, to show their respect as the fallen pass.
This grassroots show of affection and respect has grown to the point where thousands now line every mile of the route, a truly overwhelming sight to witness.
This week I was in traffic going the other way when our last three fallen soldiers were returned. I'd passed several of the overflowing bridges and overpasses, so I knew what lay ahead, but it hadn't prepared me for the moment when the procession arrived.
Traffic ahead slowed, then came to a stop. As the leading police cars passed on the other side of the median, two elderly gentlemen got out of the car in front of me. They walked to the shoulder, came to attention and saluted as the hearses passed. The Semi behind me laid on his air horn, sounding a long, forlorn salute of his own.
Inside one of the limousines, a woman placed her hand on the window acknowledging one of the banners or maybe the high school kids standing in the bed of somebody's pick-up with their hands over their hearts.
It only took a minute for the vehicles to pass. One of the old guys wiped away a tear as they returned to the car. The other gave me one of those waves old guys give you when they've disrupted the flow of things. And then the traffic started moving again.
An hour or so later, some talking head on CBC radio was going on about how the latest deaths meant we were paying too great a price for the mission. It made me wonder if anybody in the media ever considers that the immediate moment of grief might not be the best time to suggest a family's sacrifice has been in vain.
I've never had to go into combat and I'm not sure what it would take to make me willing to risk my own life or take someone else's in the name of a cause or a commitment made by my country. But I look at Afghan women executed for seeking rights Canadian women don't think twice about. I see little girls disfigured with acid because they just want to go to school. And I see cultural treasures destroyed because they represent the "wrong" religion -- and I figure having fewer of the guys perpetrating those crimes around is probably a good thing.
I also think that we should be doing a little more to let our men and women in uniform know we care about them than simply paying our respects on their final journey home.
If you'd like to send a Season's Greeting to one of our men or women in Afghanistan, you can do so by going here.
And if you'd like to do more, say make a donation to comfort those who've been wounded in battle, assist a military family or help out the people of Afghanistan who have been ravaged by this war, you can do any (or all) of those things by visiting this site.
However you may feel about their mission, these people are half a world away from their families at Christmas and each and every one of them is tackling a problem that requires a heroic personal sacrifice.
Let's show them that we care.
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- Dr. Dave said...
Excellent post. There is nothing more crucial, and nothing more lonely, than giving yourself to your country, to serve in arms. Either in peacetime or wartime, it is the bravest thing a citizen can do. If only others who haven't served thought like you did on this fundamental issue...a hell of a lot more good would get done. And a hell of a lot more bad would never happen.
- DMc said...
A lovely piece Jim. I've been so moved by those spontaneous highway gatherings I can't even tell you.
However, please be careful to ramp down the "if you question our mission you don't support the troops stuff." It's just not true. And that canard in the USA quieted questions that should have been asked and papered over abuses that should never have been tolerated.
You can question the efficacy and the conduct of the mission while at the same time saying, "give them everything they need while they're there, now that they're there." And honor them when they come home having made the ultimate sacrifice.


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I have to post this... woohoo! Percubaan berani mati Kassim Tak Selamat! My first song played on saxo. Memang luka luka bibiaq tapi kena post sebab nanti boleh compare after 2 months or 2 years. He he. Ni baru 2 minggu.
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Notis Kebangkrapan No. 29-168-2003
The above image I posted in my facebook creates quiet a curiosity among my friends. Ada yg sampai call tanya apa dah jadi and etc. Tak larat nak jawab satu persatu, I posted the situation kat sini.
Kes berkenaan dengan my hire purchase loan with MBf Finance in 1996. I drove a Proton Saga 1.5i kaler merun masa tu, auto lagi. Nombor pendaftaran RC 373. He he. At that time, anak nak masuk 3 orang and I can feel that I will need a bigger car. Nak beli Toyota Estima, tak mampu, so belilah Toyota Premio. Toyota jugak! So, ambik loan dengan MBf Finance. Masa tu my good friend Ms. Beh yang jadi Branch Manager kat Alor Star, so, ambik loan from her branch. Since I like the old car number so much, I requested to maintain the number to my new van. So, the old car will get the new number, that is RD 272. Segala urusan pendaftaran diuruskan oleh finance company. So, I was driving a brand new Toyota Premio 1.8 kaler terkois (hijau taik kerbau!). Kereta lama bertukar tangan kepada my brother and later sold to other people. Yusman yang tolong drivekan kereta ni balik ke Kuala Pilah masa tu. Focus on the number - now the old car is RD 272 and the new van is RC 373. Installment was paid via 1 year post dated cheque to be kept by the finance company.
That was in 1996. Fine and good until year 2000. Lepas post dated cheque dah habis kat finance company after a year, I pay the loan through cheque posted snail mail to them. Tahun tahun mcm tu, pos surat ni biasa lagi, tak macam la, my children do not know what is a post office! Ok, back to my story. One day, jeng..jeng...jeng... a branch manager of MBf Finance kat one branch in Johor call me, tanya why am I paying to someone else's car? I said no, I am paying to my RC 373. He said no, I was paying to RD 272's account, and that RD 272 belongs to someone by the name of .... kita introduce sebagai Mr. John Doe sahaja di sini. I pun tak tau how this manager can trace this payment. I pun apa lagi, monkey surprise lah I tell you! So, meaning entah sejak bila I was paying for someones else's car! The good manager promise to investigate the matter. So, times goes by. I pun dah stop bayar to that finance company (apa lagi...ambik kesempatan lah...) Tak lama lepas tu, MBf Finance was taken over by Arab-Malaysian Group, jadi AMFinance. Pernah dua kali van nak kena tarik by the reposessor tapi entah kenapa, after explaining to them and them checking with whoever I don't know, depa tak jadik tarik. So the situation was like, wah.... macam nak dapat kereta free nih! He he.
Tiba-tiba, tup tup, in August 2005, masa nak pegi withdraw duit from Maybank ATM, the card was decline. Tried few tellers from different outlet and different banks (pakai MEPS), masih decline. Heran bin ajaib sebab duit baru masuk, banyak jugek lah. Hehe. Masa tu kat kampong. I call the Maybank customer service, tapi macam biasalah, hampeh tak berjawab. (Sampai sekarang, Maybank masih macam hampeh lagi. CIMB Click cuma charge RM1 for interbank Giro transfer. M2U charge RM2. Korang kalau ada option, pakai CIMB aja)So, bila balik KL, I pun call lah ke Maybank, tanya what happen to my card. Sekali, bila dia kata my account was frozen sebab ada bankruptcy case, terus pucat gigi...
Actually, that bankruptcy notice was served to me in February 2005 but I did not received it as they were posted to my old address. Mungkin my neighbour masa tu, En. Nazri tahu tapi he cannot contact me. The Maybank Officer gave the reference and bila advertised dalam paper. Kelam kabut cari old paper, nasib baiklah jumpa jugak. Baru tahu rupanya I was almost a bankrupt. When I knew it, the mentioned date was already very near. Masa tulah mintak pandangan dari Lawyer Halim kat Kangaq, tanya pendapat dan apa nak buat, maklumlah, tak pernah bercita-cita nak jadi bengkrap ni, so tak ada persediaan langsung. Dengan bekalan nasihat dari Halim, I went to AmFinance and present my case. Ceritalah semua yang terjadi dari mula beli kereta tu, tukar nombor pendaftaran sampailah cerita the branch manager spotted the irregularities. Officer tu pun pening kepala. My contest is that the finance company cannot prove beyond reasonable doubt that I defaulted in my payment. Masa negotiation ni, it was already end of August 2005. Gedebak gedebuk, I pun tak nak panjangkan cerita (sebab memang I tak bayar finance sejak tahun 2000 pun, itu kena jujur diakui) kami pun agree to a certain reasonable amount that I have to pay to settle the case. I think it was a win-win situation and I paid the whole amount. Case was close in September 2005. Release letter pun dikeluarkan. Tapi yang hangin satu badan, rekod dalam CTOS masih ada sampai sekarang.
So, kengkawan, that posting kat fesbuk tu dibuat masa kemas-kemas office. The paper cutting of that notice was pasted on a white board in my office, sebagai peringatan supaya berhemah dan berhati-hati dalam menjalankan urusan perniagaan. It was there since August 2005. I was thinking to archive it somewhere and FB is the best place. Terima kasihlah atas kerisauan kengkawan semua..... Perkara ni dah selesai... I hope I answered to you all punya curiosity.
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Thursday, April 08, 2010
A reminder to myself...
Kejayaan dunia hanyalah untuk sementara. Boleh dirai tapi jangan diriakkan. Sehebat-hebat kita, masih ada ramai lagi orang yang lebih hebat dari kita. Selemah-lemah kita, masih banyak lagi peluang untuk kita perbaiki diri. Move forward!
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Monday, April 05, 2010
Birthday Presents
I have not been blogging for many months. I just don't feel like doing it. Many things happening along the way which I hope I can write them down as milestones of my life. However, I have to document this feeling today, a feeling indescribable with other words other than TERIMA KASIH.
Terima kasih Abang Shaik. Birthday present comes a month earlier.
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A Brief History of Lingerie
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There can be no doubt that fashion has evolved in the direction of sheerer, lighter, more like skin, less like architecture. The first nightgowns were developed in the 15th century, after textiles became cheaper and at the very beginning of industrialization. Before that period, most people only had 3 sets of clothing, and sleeping in one's attire was not unusual. By the 18th century the nascent middle class was developing a nighttime dress code, and only the lowest classes slept in their clothing or naked. The first sheer nightgown appeared on the scene in the 1950s after nylon production resumed for civilian consumption. It is an ironic fact that the war production of nylon goods resulted in overcapacity that was unused until fashion stepped in and called for a vogue of sheer sleepwear in the form of babydolls, negligees and sheer pajamas.There can be no doubt that fashion has evolved.
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Sometimes, it can seem like you know everything about your mate, and things have just gotten stale. Trying to find a way to rekindle both of your interest in something can feel like a daunting task, and you may keep putting it off or ignoring the problem. But some hot lingerie might just be a simple solution you can both agree on. Finding something you feel (or your partner feels) comfortable in and is visually appealing for the other may be as easy as just talking about it. Remembering not to judge one another for what you might come up with, talking about what you each find appealing could open up doors you didn't realize were there. A surprise might be nice, too. Going to the store and picking out what you like will help you have confidence in the outfit, something that's always attractive. It may be a real treat for both of you to get a little dressed up, whether it's conventional lingerie or even just something you both think is cute!
The Young Victoria
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I heard a story on the radio this morning about the young Queen Victoria. They were talking about corsets. The actress who was playing the role was joking that to be an English actress, one must wear a corset in the movies at least one. She claimed to be on her third movie with corsets involved and was looking forward to wearing sweatpants soon and giving her ribs a break. When you think about it, imagine having to lace up like that every day, we who have made a fashion statement out of being comfortable. The American woman barely wears control top panty hose, much less anything truly confining. But they were beautiful, those Victorian fashions. I can just picture those great skirts and fabrics and the expanse of shoulders and bust. We'd all like to sweep into a room looking that magnificent at least once, wouldn't we? I'd take the swashbuckling cavalier too.


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True/False Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false. ____ 1. Testing concept review. People start to interact with those around them when they are teen-agers. ____ 2. Testing concept review. A particular communication is successful if the others are willing to understand and decode a message as well. ____ 3. Testing concept review. When interacting the meaning is always one-sided. ____ 4. Testing concept review. Body language is another way of conveying meaning to people around us. ____ 5. Testing concept review. School offers a systematic practice in a great range of communicative activities. ____ 6. Testing concept review. Assertiveness supposes being anxious and passive. ____ 7. Testing concept review. Socialization is the lifelong process of social interaction that can transform an infant into a child thirsting for knowledge, perhaps a rebellious teenager, a worker, a spouse, and parent, and eventually into an elder member of society. ____ 8. Testing concept review. There aren't too many changes that people undergo as they mature and grow older. ____ 9. Testing concept review. Social Darwinists (and others) argued that a person's character and position in society is determined by experience. ____ 10. Testing concept review. Contemporary sociologists see development as a results of the interaction of genetic potential and socially derived factors. ____ 11. Testing concept review.
If human behaviour were genetically determined, children would develop characteristically human behaviour patterns, with or without social interaction; and males and females in one culture would behave in much the same way as their counterparts in another. ____ 12. Testing concept review. The psychologist Erik Erikson was primarily interested in personality: how the individual develops characteristic ways of thinking and behaving. ____ 13. Testing concept review. Contemporary sociologists interested in social development, try to determine how social interaction shapes the individual's identity or sense of self. ____ 14. Testing concept review. Some contemporary sociologists showed that our self-images are largely a reaction to what we see in other people's responses toward us (the looking-glass self) ____ 15. Testing concept review. Almost all contemporary sociologists saw socialization as a cooperative effort in which the individual develops a sense of self in relationship to others, and society is recreated as a generalized other in the individual's mind. ____ 16. Testing concept review. There are five primary agents of socialization that operate both independently and interdependently: the family, school, peer groups, mass media, and refernce groups. ____ 17. Testing concept review. The family is perhaps the weakest basic agent of socialization in that it is the last, and possibly the least impüportant influence on the individual. ____ 18. Testing concept review. Parents socialize their children into the world they know, the one into which they (the parents) have been socialized, and with which they are most comfortable. ____ 19. Testing concept review. The school does not give youngsters experience in dealing with a large, bureaucratic organization in which the same rules are not supposed to apply to everyone and individuals are valued in terms of their appearance. ____ 20. Testing concept review. Peers provide young people with their first experience with egalitarian relationships, opportunities to test what they are taught by adults, and group support for developing alternative norms and values. ____ 21. Testing concept review. The mass media (especially television) represent the most important agent of socialization, never controversial. ____ 22. Testing concept review.
There is evidence that violence or primetime programmes encourages aggressive behaviour and that commercials promote sex stereotyping. ____ 23. Testing concept review. Television can never encourage pro-social behaviour and provide positive models. ____ 24. Testing concept review. Reference groups (positive or negative) are used by individuals both as models and as measures of self-worth as they move through the life cycle. ____ 25. Testing concept review. Contemporary psychologists examined systematically the changes people undergo following adolescence and they viewed several stages in life as presenting new crises that require new adjustments. Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 26. Testing meaning. Choose the best synonym: Better communicating means better understanding of ourselves and others; less isolationn from around us and more PRODUCTIVE, happy lives. a. prolific b. creative c. dynamic d. gainful ____ 27. Testing meaning. Choose the best synonym: We learn very soonn that the success of a particular communication strategy depends on the WILLINGNESS of others to understand and on the interpretation they give to our meaning. a. tendency b. idiosyncrasy c. consent d. obedience ____ 28. Testing meaning. Choose the best synonym: Whereas a baby's cry will be enough to bring a mother running with a clean nappy and warm milk in one instance, it may produce no RESPONSE at all in another. a. feedback b. answer c. reaction d. return ____ 29. Testing meaning. Choose the best synonym:
Formal TRAINING in the classroom affords us an opportunity to gain systematic practice in an even greater range of communicative activities. a. cultivation b. education c. indoctrination d. practice ____ 30. Testing grammar. Choose the right solution: 1. I regret they don't take my proposal into account a. I wish they have taken my proposal into account b. I wish they took my proposal into account a. I wish she didn't complain about everything b. I wish she doesn't complain about everything a. I wish to receive more letters b. I wish I received more letters a. They wish they have attended the lecture b. They wish they had attended the lecture
2. She often complains about everything 3. I don't receive many letters
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a. 1b, 2a, 3b, 4b b. 1a, 2a, 3a, 4b c. 1b, 2b, 3a, 4a ____ 31. Testing concept review Most social scientists today agree with the statement: a. Human behaviour is largely determined by genes, acting independently of the Environment b. Human behaviour is largely determined by experience and learning, acting Independently of genes c. Genes and environment interact in the process of human development d. Genes and environment have little effect on human development, which is the result of socialization ____ 32. Testing concept review The agent of socialization that functions to remove young people from the idea that whatever they do is special is: a. the family b. the peer group c. the school d. the mass media ____ 33. Testing concept review One of the primary differences between peers and parents as agents of socialization is taht: a. peers engage in open conflict
b. peer relationships are egalitarian c. peers and parents have different, conflicting values d. peers are more amusing ____ 34. Testing concept review The looking-glass self consists of: a. how we image others see us b. how we image judge us c. how we feel about the reactions of others d. all of the above ____ 35. Testing concept review Young people ``play`` at being mothers and fathers, cops and robbers, Hollywood stars and sports heroes. All of these examples of role playing illustrate: a. the generalized other b. learning to play the game c. anticipatory socialization d. id impulses ____ 36. Testing concept review Some researchers maintain that the female equivalent of the male midlife crisis is: a. divorce b. looking for a lover c. the empty nest syndrome d. remarriage ____ 37. Testing concept review Which of the following is NOT one of the problems associated with prime-time T.V.: a. the great majority of programmes reinforce widely held values b. advertising tends to reinforce stereotypes c. TV alters the traditional influences of the family,friends, and school d. TV alters traditional socialization patterns ____ 38. Testing concept review Studies of unfortunate children who have been reared in near-total isolation show they: a. behave like animals b. never recover from the experience c. develop normally without interaction d. catch up with others their age if given proper nutrition and tender care ____ 39. Testing concept review Some sociologists saw one of the major psychological tasks of childhood as achieving a. identity b. industry
c. intimacy d. integrity ____ 40. Testing concept review. Case study. Ms.Lara Brown is thirty-four years old and vice president of a bank.Her friends think of her as one of the most successful career women they know. Suddenly, she finds herself looking at babies and wondering if the man she is dating will propose. Ms. Lara Brown is: a. thinking about settling down b. experiencing role confusion c. going through an identity crisis d. experiencing a midlife crisis ____ 41. Testing concept review. Case study. Jim's father is a senior partner in a large London law firm; his mother is head of a school. Most of their friends are as successful and career-oriented as they are; Jim has no interest in what he sees outside his home; he wants to be a cabinet-maker.His parents and their circle of friends serve as a: a. primary group b. looking-glass self c. anticipatory socialization d. positive reference group ____ 42. Testing comprehension. Read the text below and specify what type of holiday the speaker likes and the reasons why: ``Well, my perfect kind of holiday is a walking holiday in beautiful, sunny hilltops around the Mediterranean.......I'd say the South of France or......er.......perhaps Spain or Northern Majorca, p'haps the hills round Tuscany. Beautiful, beautiful countryside, walking, drinking, sleeping, lovely...........`` a. walking holiday, beautiful mountains, making friends b. walking holiday, beautiful countryside, walking, drinking, sleeping c. quiet holiday, beautiful countryside, sleeping d. quiet holiday, drinking, sleeping ____ 43. Testing comprehension.Read the text below and specify the type of holiday the speaker likes and the reasons why: ``I go to my friend's cabin in Northern Vermont near the Canadian border, park the car, walk about five miles. Nearest civilisation is a little country store with a wood stove, storekeeper with a check shirt, and you have to really go out of your way to see people.`` a. cabin near the country store, making friends with a storekeeper b. rustic holiday, 5 miles from the country store c. cabin in the countryside, being away from other people and from civilisation d. in Canada, with a friend to his cabin ____ 44. Testing comprehension.Read the text below and specify the type of holiday the speaker likes and the reasons why:
``I like contrasts, so I love sailing and being completely isolated, just the wind blowing and the sea and the colours of the sky, and then arriving somewhere in the evening and joining people and then being able to get away from them again so you can relax in two different environments......`` a. sailing in contrasting environments b. sailing holiday; relaxing in contrasting environments c. sailing against the wind; joining people in the evening d. being isolated on the sea; arriving somewhere in the evening and joining people ____ 45. Testing comprehension. Choose the good answer after you read the conversation: ``Could you please book me on the next flight out to London? - I'm sorry, Sir. Continental doesn't fly to Boston.Why don't you try Delta or Lufthansa?`` a. He will probably go by car to Boston b. Perhaps he won't go to Boston any longer c. He will probably get a ticket for a flight on Delta or Lufthansa d. He will probably give up going by plane ____ 46. Testind reading comprehension. What is the advertisement about? ``During this Holiday Season you'll be glad that you took pictures.Go, get your Kodak Color film to Foto-land; this week only, two rolls for $3.25.Remember,good pictures start with good films, and Kodak Color is the best! a. Free service b. Film and film processing c. Pictures taken in December d. Foto-Land ____ 47. Testing vocabulary. Replace the underlined word by a synonymous one: The coach CONCEALEDhis disappontment when he wasn'tinvited to the party. a. stated b. hid c. dropped d. remembered ____ 48. Mark the correct meaning of the sentence: Betty sold her uncle's boat after his death. a. Betty's uncle went away b. Betty's uncle died c. Betty's uncle disappeared d. Betty's uncle got married ____ 49. Mark the correct meaning of the sentence: Not one football player has bought enough insurance. a. None of the players is sufficiently insured b. None of the players has enough contracts c. The players are concerned about their insurance
d. The footballers are not allowed to play ____ 50. Mark the correct meaning of the sentence: George gets better grades in sport than he does in English. a. George's grades in English are not so good as his grades in sport b. George's best grades are in sport c. Sport is George's favourite occupation d. George is not so good in English as he is in sport ____ 51. Testing grammar. a. The duties of the new secretary are to answer the phone, to type letters, and the bookkeeping. b. The duties of the new secretary are to answer the phone, to type letters, and to do the bookkeeping. ____ 52. Testing grammar. a. The members of the team are young, enthousiastic, and have talent. b. The members of the team are young, enthousiastic and talented. ____ 53. Testing grammar. Choose the correct tense to complete the sentense: What did you tell the shop assistant when your turn...........? a. comes b. has come c. had come d. came ____ 54. Testing grammar. Choose the correct tense to complete the sentence: Don't hesitate! Buy these shoes! They ............very well. a. is worn b. are worn c. wears d. wear ____ 55. Testing grammar.Choose the correct tenses to complete the sentence: They (1)...........they (2)................to leave for France at the beginning of August. 1. a. say b. will say c. said d. has said 2. a. had gone b.went c. were going d. would go a. 1c, 2c
b. 1b, 2c c. 1a, 2b d. 1c, 2d ____ 56. Testing concept review. A major difference between human cultures and other animals' ``designs for living`` is that culture: a. b. c. d. is based on instincts is a form of adaptation is transmitted through learning depends on communication
Completion Complete each sentence or statement. 57. Testing grammar. Choose the best tense to complete each sentence: Sally TOLD/TOLD ME/WILL TELL ME/WOULD TELL me she had lost the catalogue. This is confidential, please don't SAY/TELL/SAID/YOU SAID anything about it. This is confidential, please don't SAY/TELL/SAID/YOU SAY anyone about it. I SAID/TOLD/DO SAID/DO TOLD them about the meal, and they SAID/TOLD/DO SAID/DO TOLD they would come. 5. ``You see``, TOLD/SAID/WILL TELL/WILL SAY Steve, ``I always TOLD/SAID/WILL TELL/WILL SAY you would get a promotion. 58. Testing grammar.Choose the right verbal form: 1. ``When will you let us know your decision?`` , they asked me. They asked me when I WILL/WOULD/WILL HAVE let them know my decision. 2. ``Are you feeling all right?``, she asked me. She asked me if I AM/HAD BEEN/WAS FEELING all right. 3. ``Do you know the author?``, he asked me. He asked me if I KNOW/HAVE KNOWN/KNEW the author. 4. ``Why has it taken so long?``, he asked. He asked me why it HAS TAKEN/TOOK/HAD TAKEN so long. 59. Testing grammar. Choose the proper verb: 1. You must / needn't save a file before you turn the computer off, or you will lose it. 2. I'm afraid this is a non-smoking office, so you haven't got to / can't smoke in here. 3. You mustn't / don't have to come to the meeting if you have more important things to do. Matching Testing comprehension.Match the elements of communication with the types of communication: a. being able to chatter in any situations, understanding and being understood b. practicing to speak fluently, clearly and confidently when stating views 1. 2. 3. 4.
c. using your hands, body, voice and face to send messages d. conveyance of meaning in unfamiliar contexts requires practice in the use of the appropriate register or style of speech ____ ____ ____ ____ 60. 61. 62. 63. Awareness of body language Technical jargon Learning to take turns in talking Assertiveness training Testing grammar.Match the sentence to the corresponding sentences 1-4: a. b. c. d. ____ ____ ____ ____ 64. 65. 66. 67. If only he would come If only I had met her before If only I knew the definition If only he hadn't been so hasty
I haven't a clue about it. If he hadn't been so impatient, he would have been better appreciated I wish he would come I wish I had met her before Testing concept review. Match the words with the definitions: a. Learning about and practicing a new role before one is in a position to play that role b. The individual's sense of identity or ``Who I am`` c. An individual, group, or organization that influences a person's behaviour and sense of self d. the process whereby one acquires a sense of personal identity and learns what people in the surrounding culture believe and how they expect one to behave
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Socialization agent of socialization anticipatory socialization self Testing concept review. Match the words with the definitions: a. a group or social category that an individual uses as a guide in developing his/her values, attitudes, behaviour, and self-image b. a group that a person rejects and does not want to join in the future c. the images we have of ourselves, based upon our observations of how other people react toward us d. the individual's patterns of behaviour or thought e. a group that a person would like to join in the future
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personality looking-glass self reference group positive reference group negative reference group
Testing concept review. Match the words with the definitions: a. term for the internalized image of the structure and norms of society as a whole b. the rational part of the personality that serves as a mediator c. people whose evolutions a person holds in high esteem ____ 77. significant others ____ 78. generalized other ____ 79. ego Testing concept review. Match the words with the definitions: a. the dissatisfaction and depression women may feel at midlife when their children leave home and their husbands are still engrossed in careers b. the reservoir of innate, primitive, asocial, sexual, and aggressive urges with which a child is born c. the turmoil that may affect individual's life during middle-age d. the inability to reconcile the image one has of her/ himself with actual skills, potential and activities, or with the image she/he has based on other people's expectations ____ ____ ____ ____ 80. 81. 82. 83. identity crisis midlife crisis empty nest syndrome id Testing grammar. Match the actual sentences with the reported statements: a. b. c. d. e. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. I remarked it wasn't so foggy that day as it had been a day before. She said one day she would go away and they would be sorry. He pointed out I hadn't paid him quite enough. The boy said he was going fishing that Afternoon The builders explained they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay.
`We like working on Sundays because we get double pay,`` explained the buiders. ``I'm going fishing this afternoon said the boy. `It isn't so foggy today as it was yesterday``, I remarked. ``You haven't paid me quite enough``, he pointed out. ``One day I``ll go away and you'll be sorry``, she said Testing grammar. Match the following commands and requests to the reported forms: a. b. c. d. e. He told me not to use bent coins in a slot machine. She asked for a cup of coffee He asked me to sign the book. He asked me not to smoke. He told me to sit down.
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``Sit down`` ``Please don't smoke`` ``Don't use bent coins in a slot machine`` ``Could you sign the book please?``
____ 93. ``Could I have a cup of coffee?`` Testing conceptual vocabulary. Match the words to the definitions: a. b. c. d. e. ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. tension troubled and uneasy in mind frequent absence from work or school unable to relax, nervous pressure
stress absenteeism tense strain anxious Testing vocabulary. Match the words to the words to form collocations (words that go together) : a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. disappointed your batteries fitness hopes airports relationships circle Flights
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The New York Times received a draft of a report from government scientists providing data that we're feeling the effects of global warming right now. The scientists made the draft public in fear that The Donald and his WH staff might try to bury it.
The report states: "Evidence for a changing climate abounds, from the top of the atmosphere to the depths of the oceans,"
This contradicts...nay, it PROVES that The Donald's and Pruitt's "beliefs" do not hold up in the face of cold hard facts. The current administration has long denied that global warming and climate changes exists.
They don't have proof. They just don't believe it. Disputing it does not mean it is wrong, fellas!
The NYT article addresses the authors citing thousands of studies by tens of thousands of scientists have documented climate changes. I learned of global warming and the greenhouse effect in the late 1970's.
"Many lines of evidence demonstrate that human activities, especially emissions of greenhouse (heat-trapping) gases, are primarily responsible for recent observed climate change," the scientists wrote in their draft.
Pruitt said in March "No, I would not agree that [carbon dioxide is] a primary contributor to the global warming that we see."
Again, no proof, just a statement.
The EPA and 12 other agencies have until August 18 to approve the report, but it's no small stretch of the imagination that Pruitt and The Donald will try to kill it. Or edit it to leave out the global warming stuff.
Kinda like W. back in 2003, when he ordered WH officials to edit a similar report by the EPA and deleted all the data on climate change.


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CAIRO: A total of 30 Egyptian fishermen drowned off Libyan shores, head of the Fishermen Syndicate Ahmed Nassar quoted one of the survivors as saying Thursday, according to Youm7.
Four fishermen only were rescued and admitted to a Libyan hospital, Nassar told Youm7 Wednesday. The fishermen had disappeared for a week before Mohamed al-Awam, a survivor, informed Nassar of the deaths.
All the fishermen claimed dead belong to a village in Kafr el-Sheikh in Egypt's Delta, according to Nassar. On Aug. 6, 16 other fishermen were arrested in Libya for fishing in Libya waters without a permit.
Egyptian fishermen often cross into territorial waters of neighboring states. On Aug. 9, Egypt's Foreign Ministry called on fishermen to respect the sovereignty of other countries and not to fish in their waters without prior permits.
On Aug. 22, Tunisia released 15 Egyptians fishermen after a period of detention over fishing illegally in Tunisia.
Fifteen fishermen were arrested off the coast of the Turkish city of Mersin for fishing in Turkish waters on Aug. 11. The Egyptian nationals were fined $37,000 and over 234 boxes, filled with fish and fishing equipment were seized.
On Aug. 6, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir pardoned 101 Egyptian fishermen detained since April for trespassing into Sudan's territorial waters, after his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fatah al-Sisi pardoned 44 Sudanese detainees.


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- bunnymama
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Darling Husband and I are still trying to pick a boy name for our LO, and I stumbled across a few virtue names for boys. I know it's usually a more popular trend for girls (Grace, Faith, Chastity, etc) but I've never heard a virtue name on a boy before. The ones I found were
Do you think it would be weird to name a boy one of these? (Please be honest!) Have you heard of other virtue names for boys that you liked? I started googling after hearing those two names, but some of the other ones I found seemed silly.


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Lillian M. (Crosson) RayAugust 14, 1924 ~ December 9, 2017 (age 93)
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Lillian Mae Ray, a phenomenal wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and most importantly a child of God went home to the Lord on December 9, 2017 in Elkridge, Maryland at 93 years old.
Lillian Ray was born on August 14, 1924 in Warrenton, North Carolina. She was the youngest daughter of Macy and Mary Crosson (both deceased). At four years old, Lillian and her family moved to Baltimore, Maryland where she began memorable chapters in her life. Lillian attended Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, Maryland. She had a strong work ethic and became a nutritional employee with the Baltimore City Public School System. Lillian married William Ray (deceased), her soul mate, in 1948.
Lillian loved to serve the Lord. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church for over 50 years. Lillian was the President of the Prime Agers Ministry under Reverend Ames. Lillian always prayed for her family, friends, and anyone she met.
In her spare time, Lillian would travel the world with family to the Caribbean. Lillian had a spirit that would light up the room and could hold a conversation with someone she just met. She always took the opportunity to share with others endless stories and photos about her beautiful family. She was a devoted, passionate, and loving woman who always showed unconditional love to her growing family.
Lillian is survived by Arnold Burr, her son, and Vanessa Ray-Hunt, her daughter, along with 12 grandchildren. In addition, Lillian leaves behind 26 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and relatives.
The matriarch of five generations will truly be missed.


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As everyone knows, the biggest story of this football season has been the New England Patriots' quest to go undefeated. Assuming the Pats win this week, should they go all-out in the final game or rest their star players for the playoffs?
Ordinarily I don't like jeopardizing team results for personal glory, but you have to ask yourself: Which is more important to the team, going 16-0 or winning the Super Bowl? After all, a Super Bowl win doesn't mean that much in the abstract; it is only because football fans lionize the Bradshaws and Montanas of the world that we think it's such a huge deal. After all, 41 teams have won a Super Bowl. None have gone 16-0 in the regular season.
If the Pats absolutely had to lose one game, they'd probably rather do so in Week 17 than in the playoffs. But that's not the case here; playing their hardest in Week 17 only has a small chance of costing them anything.
Let's say that Tom Brady getting hurt reduces the Pats' chances of winning each game by 25%. So if he sits in Week 17, the Patriots will go undefeated 60% of the time rather than 85%.
Meanwhile, there's perhaps a 2% chance that Brady will be seriously hurt in Week 17 and miss the playoffs. The market currently puts the Pats at about 56% to win the Super Bowl; if Brady goes down, that number dips to 18% using these assumptions.
With the 2% probability of a serious injury costing them 38% of their chance at a championship, the Pats are costing themselves less than 1% of a Super Bowl title in expected value by letting Brady play the whole game, while giving up 25% of their chance to go undefeated.
You can use slightly different numbers if you like, but you will reach the same conclusion: Unless winning the Super Bowl is much, much more important than going 16-0, the right move for is to go for the undefeated season.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
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- Vegas Watch said...
"Which is more important to the team, going 16-0 or winning the Super Bowl?"
I think the answer is even more emphatic to "Which is more important to this team, considering the QB and Coach each already have three rings.
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Saturday, 21 March 2015
Mother's Day Gift
Hello! Today I'm sharing with you photographs of the gift that I made for my Mum for Mother's Day. I painted the four frame box (which measures approx 32cm by 32cm) and then covered it using the docrafts Bellissima collection. I added 2 sets of decoupage and a couple of photographs. I really enjoy making these and I have one more box left, I just need to decide what to use it for. I'm looking forward to the new docrafts Gorjuss release in April so this may be the answer!
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So Im planning to make some serious headway this year, after a few years of learning and planning and scheming and plotting.....
To grow my own food, by the end of the year. To do this Im gonna grow veges, potatoes, pumpkins, and fish in the backyard with a small bathtub aquaponics system, get (a lot) better at catching fish and raise some chickens. I'm gonna starve...
To use my car 1 day a week, with the array of bicycles at my disposable the rest of the time. I can only get fit, sweaty, stinky and wet right? Oh and hit by a car and end up in hospital.
To invest the money from the house wisely but fairly aggressively, and try to save enough to pay off Sar's house in a few years time. Make something from it throughout the year.
Ideally I want to get OFF THE GRID. But with cash bound to be tight this might have to wait till 2012. Which gives me time to draft that letter to my electricity provider. The one that just says "SUCK IT". This year Im just gonna play with my little camping solar setup on the boat and when we go camping.
Obviously a biggie. We are renting at the moment, and the investing is aiming to pay of Sar's house in a few years, but this one will take time. So no end goals, just a progression to getting her house paid off.
In the meantime I'll get my fill of, and share, ideas relating to the EarthShip concept - that would be the ideal, even if it just mean retrofitting the ideas into a regular Queensland house.


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Contemporary Young Adult
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
272 Pages
Hardcover - Available now
Rating: 4 Enchantments
Deciding that their best friend Isabelle needs someone better than Shawn Littig aka "Sluttig", Vivi and Lane concoct a plan to keep Isabelle from rebounding back into Shawn's arms just in time for prom. But where to find a guy great enough to distract her? Look no further then a fake boyfriend. After scheming up a myspace page for 'Brandon', Vivi quickly recruits her younger and extremely annoying brother Marshall to fill in on IM while the girls go out in search of someone to play 'Brandon' for real.
I thought FAKE BOYFRIEND was a fairly entertaining read. There were some parts of the book I figured would just never happen, like Isabelle falling for a perfect stranger so fast after being so hung up on Shawn. I have to admit Isabelle seemed more of a background character at times, even though the plot evolved around Vivi and Lane securing their best friend a brand new boyfriend, all to keep her from falling back into the arms of her cheating on-again, off-again ex. Things picked up once Vivi and Lane really got into the search for the perfect real life 'Brandon' and Marshall's evolution from a preppy geek to possible hottie.
My favorite scene from the book is when Vivi, Lane and Curtis head to the local prep school which is supposed to be hottie central to find a real-life 'Brandon' to take Isabelle to prom. The scene is truly laugh out loud and had one of the best lines in the book.
Kate Brian is the author of the popular The Princess & the Pauper, The V Club (available in paperback as The Virginity Club), Lucky T, and Megan Meade's Guide to the McGowan Boys. She will always be sweet sixteen at heart.
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Enchanting Review: Fake Boyfriend
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Someone will be waiting in The Darkness. Someone will be watching in The Darkness. Someone will be running in The Darkness. Someone will be screaming…someone like YOU!
The Darkness has undergone a TOTAL renovation bringing the fear level to the ultimate FRIGHT. Start on the first floor and enter a forbidden city of the dead. Once inside the all new 'City of the Dead', you encounter everything from a massive 15 foot tall Minotaur to a full sized attacking T-Rex who will come within an inch of your body with snapping jaws ready to take your head off. Then, come face-to-face with head hunting savages, massive monsters, attacking snakes, and more within sets more realistic than any Hollywood movie!
Once you make it to the second floor, be ready for an all-new experience starting off with an old witch's swamp house full of deadly voodoo. The entire swamp house is moving on a sea of swamp water infested with swamp monsters. Rocking back and forth, you'll throw off your entire equilibrium. This set is a technological marvel that was featured on the hit television show 'Modern Marvels'. After the swamp house, you walk across rope bridges that challenge your skills…Careful! Past the rope bridge, you are thrust right inside one of the most incredible graveyards ever created filled with attacking werewolves, and ghoulish ghouls who will raise out of the grave right before your eyes.
Other highlights of the all-new Darkness include a mysterious mirror maze, all new animations, computer generated effects and several new sets and scenes. The Darkness is one of if not the best haunted house in the nation, which will leave you totally screaming for more. The Darkness is a 2 MILLION dollar attraction with over 100 sophisticated animated monsters, computer effects, special effects, 50 live actors, and the most amazing realistic sets in the Halloween industry.


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4-8-2010 lissa_angeline: This series of Being Human has got the BEST lines for Russell Tovey. It's so very awesome.
4-8-2010 sarahhh713: Haha my mom thinks Russell Tovey is so cute. He is adorable, I agree.
4-8-2010 Joyabella: Russell Tovey is like the Dawson's Creek Jack of Being Human. He cries in like every darn episode.
4-8-2010 3dana: OMG they just went to a ad of 'Being Human' with Russell Tovey, how do we feel about him as a romantic interest for our Jack?
4-8-2010jordanc: What. What. What. Syfy is making a US version of 'Being Human.' But... but... Russell Tovey! I won't watch without him!
4-8-2010 REMMONDS: Russell Tovey and Benedict Cumberbatch in the same episode of Marple, heaven!
4-8-2010 amyleona: Russell Tovey on Ashes to Ashes. :D
4-8-2010kellimcgowan: Finally watched the S2 premiere of Being Human. Russell Tovey and Sinead Keenan are incredible. Wow.
4-8-2010 aronoel619: Flattered that Tom in Oz a Russell Tovey fan would use my pic, slightly offended that I was cropped out and Lenora was too. Tom in Oz - I'm sorry, but thought that without your permission, it may have offended you more to post your picture here....anyway, have rectified situation. Here they, and you are, in all your glory!
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Monday, April 16, 2007
DoubleClick Acquisition By Google
Hi guys,
it has been a long absence on this blog, but it has been rather productive to my other businesses. Today just gonna do a quick post before the start of my Agloco Viewbaring...
I think some of you might have heard of it, some might not. Yes... Google has yet again made an acquisition, and this time round they bought an advertising company, which has got very similar Google's own Adsense plus Adwords programs... and very similar to Agloco's model too.
This time round Google has decided to pay more for the goodwill and good business model. Doubleclick is sold for US$3.1 billion. Wow!! (what could Agloco be worth??)
For the full story please read this.
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With a bigger build volume, heated print bed, and a new processor system, the M3D Pro is an exciting update to the original M3D Micro.
The M3D Micro 3D Printer was aKickstarterwhirlwind back in 2014. With over $3 million in funding, it had a rosy future as a practical, plug-n-play 3Dprinter for complete beginners on a budget.
Unfortunately, while it was certainly a functional printer for the $349 price-tag,reviews pointed out thatthe Micros sluggish speeds, spotty reliability, and tiny print volume are going to leave you wishing youd purchased something more advanced.
This week, M3D has announced exactly that something more advanced. Unveiled atCEWeek 2016in NYC, the M3D Pro was crafted specifically in response to customer feedback. According to M3D co-founder and CEO Michael Armani:
Weve designed the Pro to have all of the capabilities of a commercial printer at a cost consumers want. Its the natural next step for the industry, transcending the limitations of casual use and allowing users to create more practical, everyday objects.
The M3D Pro is available for pre-order in August 2016 at the early-bird special price of $500. But what do you get for your money?
At first glance, the obvious change is that the new printer is much bigger. Yay!
Inside, it features the worlds first dual-ARM processor system, combining data input from over two dozen sensors to achieve a higher level of reliability.
Theres also a heated bed as standard, to combat the troublesome warping that affected the M3D Micro, and a more generous build volume of 200 x 180 x 180 mm.
In addition, the M3D Pro has a printing speed of 60 mm/s. That should be enough to eliminate any quips about being slower than molasses.
Large Build Volume: Up to 7.8 tall or 7.2 x 7.2 wide
Embedded Recovery in case of print failure
Stand Alone Mode allowing printing without being tethered to a computer
Accuracy: 25-350 micron layer heights, 0.40 mm nozzle extrusion
Print speed: Typically prints filament at 60mm/s, and travels at speeds up to 120 mm/s
For users looking to print something big but still wanting an affordable, unobtrusive printer, the M3D Pro is an enticing option. The ability to use third party filaments is particularly welcome. But dont believe that guff about the M3D Pro bridging the gap between consumer and commercial users.
In reality, the company is trying to hit the 3D printer sweet-spot they missed the first time around. Until we see or hear evidence to the contrary, we suspect the M3D Pro is still very much a consumer desktop 3D printer.
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A Generous Gesture
I hear that Exxon has issued a statement saying something like, "We are going to do our best to see that the driving public has the gas it needs for the summer season." Isn't that nice of Exxon? They are going to try hard to let us buy their gas for $3.00 or more a gallon. Remember, here is a company that reported PROFITS of Eleven Billion Dollars for the last quarter of 2005. (That's 11 followed by 6 zeroes.)
It is no secret why gas prices are so high. There are only four companies supplying gas to the U.S. making up a monopoly that can charge whatever the public will pay. And, they are blatant about it. Say a barrel of oil goes up to $70 today – that oil won't reach the refineries for three months, but your local gas station will raise prices another .25 before the sun goes down.
Why, you may ask, doesn't the government do something about this? It's strange, isn't it. Remember when AT&T was "the phone company?" They owned the lines, the equipment, you even had to lease your phone from them. In that case, congress decided it was a monopoly and ordered AT&T to sell off some divisions, to open their phone lines to other companies, and now we have dozens of suppliers all vying for your phone business.
Why, then, does the government not break up the oil company monopoly? A friend once said, "If you want to get to the bottom of something, follow the money." In this case the money has been flowing to politicians like a swift river. When the oil moguls are called to Washington to testify, they are treated like royalty. So forget the government doing anything to lower gas prices. (And, of course, the cost of gas is reflected in every thing we buy.)
If everybody in America would promise not to buy any gas on a certain day – I guarantee you the price would drop dramatically tomorrow . But that will never happen. Americans are, basically, pussies. So gas prices will continue to climb, but don't worry – Exxon is trying hard to supply you with gas for the summer season.
Happy Motoring!
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April 26, 2006 at 12:57 pm
I have been trying to leave my Yukon in the garage one day a week and walk to places whenever possible. It hurts every time I fill up. The gas price shell game is so rotten that I don't let my tank get below 1/2 before I fill back up. It's sad that you can't take a chance on another 24-48 hours. But the prices are so unstable that you could spend several more dollars if the price jumps another 20 cents.
Who would ever have thought you would have to strategize like a stock portfolio just to fill up? That's okay you greedy oil bastards. When we do end up with cars and other gasoline consuming items able to use alternative fuel, you will be like Sony and the Betamax, no one will need you as much. Maybe then you will actually feel our pain but in a different way. You will have all of the oil you need and then you will feel like Burgess Meredith in the episode of the Twilight Zone where he ends up with all of the books he could ever want but he breaks his glasses and there are no others left to make him new ones.
April 30, 2006 at 12:10 pm
Good thinking, Michael. Now the govt. wants to send a few people $100 (which will be taxed) to correct the crisis in gas prices. I believe this is the absolute worst and most stupid congress we have allowed in office, in my lifetime. After taxes, that $100 will give you two tankfuls of gas. Oh, yeah. That will really solve the problem!
Thanks for your comment, Michael. Your're a good American.


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I clearly need to read Delicate Boy's blog more often, because I missed this 'til now. I wish I could have played it for my classes Wednesday, as they were proofreading and editing the Big Essay!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Funny. Because It's True.
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Complex equations of flexible circular ring shells overall-bending in a meridian plane and general solution for the slender ring shells
Complex equations of circular ring shells and slender ring shells overall-bending in a meridian plane are presented based on E. L. Axelrad's equations of flexible shells of revolution under asymmetrical loading. It turns out that the equations are analogous to Novozhilov's equations of symmetrical ring shells, where general solutions have been given by W. Z. Chien. Therefore, by analogy with Chien's solution, a general solution for equations of the slender ring shells is put forward, which can be used to solve bellows overall-bending problems.
Key wordsflexible shells shells of revolution circular ring shells curved-tubes bellows
CLC numberO343.2
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VK Partizan - Jadran ST 18:4 (Triglav League)
Yes, you see it correctly. Partizan easily stepped over the Split team. Hero of the match, Gavril Subotić scored six goals, second most successful player Filip Radojevic made four.
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