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On my way back to Micanopy from Rainbow Springs, I was stopped in my tracks by this scene. There was a small bridge with a short, narrow extra lane and I put my car in park and got out in the middle of the roadway. I couldn't help myself. The composition was stunning and it spoke deeply to my heart. It was so metaphorical too.
As is becoming evident every day, agriculture is putting more and more of a strain on our water resources in Florida. In fact, the Sustainable Technology Forum recently posted results of a comprehensive analysis by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, which indicated that farming tops the list for the thirstiest industry (http://sustainabletechnologyforum.com/in-top-10-list-of-thirstiest-industries-farming-rules_14127.html). Cows contribute more greenhouse gasses than other livestock (beef 2.2% and dairy 1.37% versus .47% for chickens). Cows also drink a lot more water, with a lactating cow consuming up to 170 pounds per day. (http://www.caes.ucdavis.edu/news/articles/2016/04/livestock-and-climate-change-facts-and-fiction/http://www.dairyherd.com/nutritionist-e-network/qa/q-how-much-water-would-dairy-cow-drink).
Water is being withdrawn from the springs in Florida at unsustainable levels and it is of grave concern to scientists monitoring flow. Nevertheless, it is probably unrealistic to expect everyone on the planet to give up all dairy. (I personally don't eat meat, but I do drink organic cream in my coffee. I could stop, but I haven't yet.) Given that people need to eat and crops need water, and people also need water to drink it is understandable that agriculture and water usage have and always will be inextricably linked. Instead of villainizing all farmers, it would seem to be a better use of time and energy to encourage better farming practices, and to shift production or breeding to a mix of fewer water intensive species. The public also needs to be educated on where their food comes from and at what cost to the environment. As a society, we have become too detached from the resources that support us, so we aren't fully aware of the detrimental impact of our choices.
In past centuries, farming was not on such a mass scale. When I stopped to photograph this scene, it made me feel very nostalgic for a time when our footprint was more natural we did not have to worry as much about the impact eating and drinking by humans and animals has on the planet. Certainly smaller sized farms seem more harmonious with the landscape, but that is not the trend.


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For the third time in our marriage, my husband stared at a monitor, warning me about what was coming but talking me through it and reassuring me that everything was going to be okay. The first two times this happened, he was watching the contraction monitor I was hooked up to while in active labor. This time, he was watching the Doppler Radar on the Weather Channel.
The storms that ravaged the south over the past few days were heading through town this morning, much less dangerous by now, with the threat of tornadic activity largely eliminated. But still, they were calling for potentially severe thunderstorms with potentially damaging winds.
And my baby was all by himself at preschool.
Maybe not all by himself. There were 13 other children and two very capable adults sharing the room with him, and countless other capable and protective adults in the building....but I wasn't one of them.
He woke up in the morning already concerned. "I listened to the wind all night," he said, "do you think our trees are safe?" I don't know where he learned to be worried about storms and wind. We didn't teach him that...I guess that's one of those things that doesn't need to be taught.
I reassured him that, though the winds are strong, we're safe inside our home....and in school. But isn't that what all parents say? The parents in Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia surely told their worried preschoolers the same thing. But not all of them were safe....and even some of the "lucky" ones lost everything. What then?
We had a normal, laid-back morning....I tried to hide my surreptitious glances out the window at the gathering, darkening clouds....and he was happy to leave the house for school. He asked a few more questions about the wind and the dark sky on the ride to school, but they seemed largely of the information-gathering variety...not rooted in fear or worry. When we arrived at the classroom, he bounded in, without a backward glance and hardly a wave goodbye. I warned his teacher about his anxiety-filled night, though, and told her to call me if he expressed any concerns while at school. The storms were predicted to stay largely to our west, but there was the possibility that they would drift our way, and the worst of it was to be in the late morning hours. I told her that I would remain close by, running errands just a few minutes away, and that I'd come back and get him early if it started to look bad.
And then I left him.
To face a storm without me. For the first time. And for the first time, I would be without him....I wouldn't be the one to say the words, "the winds are strong but we're safe," whether or not I actually believed them....would he be okay? Would I? Is this what the parents in the south thought as they were tucking their children into bed as the storms were approaching? I feel sick thinking about those families.
And so I got in the car and called Sam. "Check the radar!" I pleaded, "Where are the storms? What are they predicting? Should I go back in and get him?" Sam checked the radar and calmed my fears. I left him with explicit instructions to call me the second severe weather started to head our way.
Max and I met my sister to run some errands and I glanced, every chance I got, out the window...just waiting for the moment I expected to come, the moment where I would glance outside and just know that it was time to go and get him. While picking out fabrics for our burp cloths with my sister, Sam called, "A small storm is headed your way now. It doesn't look terrible and it looks like it's moving quickly, so if it gets bad, don't worry, it'll be over soon." I relayed the update to my sister who couldn't help but smile: "It sounds like he's talking you through a contraction!" She needs to be a doula.
So we made it through the morning, my sister distracting me with random stories and her adorable kids, and Sam calling me, reassuring me, and making the decision for me to leave Evan at school...because he's safe there.
The storms never materialized here....I spent my whole morning worrying for nothing. The severe weather stayed to our west and the worst we got was an ominous sky and some rain. Looking outside now, the sun is shining and the ground is dry. We might even go outside to play when Max wakes up.
Lesson Learned:
This is yet another example of my worrisome nature....the same worry-gene that I passed on to my little boy. Sorry, Evan. But I worry because I love....and though I can't understand what those Moms and Dads in the South are going through right now...the parents who lost everything....I can empathize with them and my heart can break for them.
And the other lesson learned: Though I love, love, love the spring, I hate, hate, hate spring storms.
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Kevin Cassidy
Associate Advisor
Kevin joined Houston Asset Management in May 2018 after 13 successful years in the chemical engineering industry. While working in distillation and separations technology, his ability to understand client needs and develop solutions with them were vital to his work in refining, natural gas, and petrochemical projects. A graduate of Rice University, he passed the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® exam in 2016 and transitioned into financial planning so he could better serve people face-to-face and enjoy with them their success in reaching financial goals. He is honored to work alongside such excellent advisors and staff to understand client needs and help them make their goals and dreams into reality.
Away from work, Kevin enjoys playing with his young daughter, eating his wonderful wife's delicious cooking, reading, running, and serving at his church.


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Happy Friday! This week's guest is Ariel Tachna. Thanks, Ariel.
To know more about Ariel Tachna, check out arieltachna.com or see what she's up to on twitter (@arieltachna). Her latest literary triumphs are Dance Off and Cherish the Land and are available here.
1) If you could claim any one work of art ever made as your own, which would you take home?
Wow, that is a hard question, not the least because of all the different ways one could define a work of art. Is Machu Picchu a work of art? Is the Louvre (by which I mean the building itself, not its contents) a work of art? And then you have the issue of weighing the value of one of my daughter's paintings against something others would see as a greater work of art but that would have less value for me.
If I had to choose from what would more traditionally be called works of art, I would choose La Dame à la licorne tapestry in the Musée de Cluny in Paris. I have been fascinated by unicorns and collected them in various shapes and materials since I was a child. I made a unicorn tapestry when I was in ninth grade, but it's nothing compared to the real one!
2) Long-stemmed roses or wildflowers?
Definitely wildflowers. I love roses, and I have several rose bushes in my garden, but there's something so freeing about the riot of color and shape and fragrance that is a field of wildflowers. Roses are beautiful and elegant, but they're also controlled. They're the unattainable beauty of Greta Garbo or Ingrid Bergman, perfectly polished but somehow cold. Wildflowers are a little less perfect, but there are no limits placed upon them.
3) Brownies or blondies?
Brownies. There is no such thing as too much chocolate. I make fudge brownies with chocolate chips in them.
4) What is your favorite word?
According to my beta readers, it's "just." Apparently I overuse that a little, although I'm trying to get better about it. I would say frisson is one of my favorite words. It's that hint of French that adds elegance and mystery to a sensation whose synonyms all either have a negative connotation (shudder) or are less elegant (wallop). It also tickles me that when I look it up in the online Merriam-Webster dictionary, all the rhymes with words are in French. (I might have a bit of a thing for the French language and culture and food and well, all things French.)
5) Tomorrow is July 4th—you have a limitless budget, how will you celebrate?
I've always wanted to visit Washington, D.C. on July 4. I remember watching the fireworks over the Washington Monument on TV as a child, particularly the bicentennial. I'd love to see them in person someday.
Ariel Tachna lives outside of Houston with her husband, her daughter and son, and their two dogs. Before moving there, she traveled all over the world, having fallen in love with both France, where she found her husband, and India, where she dreams of retiring someday. She's bilingual with snippets of four other languages to her credit, and is as in love with languages as she is with writing.


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A declining American military empire relies on increasingly flimsy legal justifications to attack foreign countries without provocation. Last year, Obama asserted that the 2001 Congressional Authorization for the Use of Military Force authorized him to launch airstrikes against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, even though the AUMF related to Al Qaeda, an enemy of ISIS. Now Obama wants Congress to give him retroactive authorization, even while claiming he was right last year. Why not go even further to stretch logic?
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Chipotle Shredded Beef
This beef is delicious all rolled up in a tortilla, served with corn salsa and eaten as a burrito. I recommend a smoky cheese, like gouda. It is a staple recipe and a client favorite. You could also serve it over rice or mashed potatoes or in buns.
Ready in 45 minutes
Serves : 6
1 small onion; chopped
1 teaspoon canola oil
1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
1/4 cup cider vinegar
6 garlic cloves; minced
2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce; chopped
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons adobo sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 boneless beef chuck roast; (2-1/2 pounds)
5 cups cooked brown rice
In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onion in oil until tender.
Stir in the tomatoes, vinegar, garlic, peppers, brown sugar, bay leaves, adobo sauce and seasonings.
Bring to a boil; reduce heat, simmer, uncovered for 4-6 minutes or until thickened.
Place roast in a 5-qt. slow cooker; add tomato mixture.
Cover and cook on low heat for 8-9 hours or until meat is tender.
Discard bay leaves.
Remove meat and shred with two forks.
Skim fat from juices; return meat to slow cooker.
Using a slotted spoon, serve meat with rice.
Top with reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese and reduced fat sour cream if desired.
By Sara Tipton


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One of my favourite elements of cruising is that it provides a 'taster' of places you may want to visit in depth at another time. It also provides a very happy, relaxed and secure environment for people to travel.
My husband Peter and I have been on a number of P&O Cruises over the years (though we do like to travel independently, too). We've covered a good chunk of the globe – Japan, Russia, Alaska down to Vancouver; the Baltic region; a few trips around the Caribbean; Eastern Canada and the USA. We've been twice to the Amazon region, visiting destinations such as Manaus and Belem in Brazil and Devil's Island in French Guiana, where we all had to sit and watch Papillion before being allowed off the boat. Only joking!
Cruising has provided us with many wonderful memories. On one particularly noteworthy trip to the Mediterranean we stopped in Gibraltar, which is where my husband and I met over 40 years ago while we were both serving in the navy. Another time, while on a partial transit of the Panama Canal, we stopped at Limón and visited the sloth sanctuary. The experience was so inspiring that four years later I returned and worked there for three weeks as a volunteer.
Jacky snapped this incredible shot on a whale-watching excursion in Dominica
Our most recent trip to the Caribbean aboard Azura was another one for the books. Before we left, we decided to book the Whale and Dolphin Exploration shore excursion in Dominica. I had been sceptical of this type of excursion in the past. Even though whales are very big mammals, the sea is a much bigger place and I figured the odds are of spotting one would be slim.
I must admit, this excursion vastly exceeded my expectations. It is quite difficult to put into words the feeling you get from seeing these beautiful creatures (sperm whales) for the first time. It made me very emotional – in fact it brought tears to my eyes. The whales didn't appear to be bothered by our small boat in any way and swam on the surface with their babies until they were ready to dive into the deep. In all we saw eight adults and two babies. We saw numerous Fraser's dolphins, too. A number of people on the boat had been on the same trip before and said they had seen whales every time, which really surprised me, as I hadn't thought it would be that easy to see them.
We've already booked a cruise to Australia next year, where we're looking forward to experiencing everything Aussie: Sydney, Cairns, the Great Barrier Reef, wine, cricket, roos, koala bears and Tasmanian devils.
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Words are forgotten, only writing keeps them intact. Music is like this, and recording sounds ads multiple factors to harmonic existence. Substrates has caused a lapse from where the words once were. This EP titled Lethean pulls at the memory of music. References to help categorize are lost, the data banks wiped, only stretches of blank tape in both forward and reverse directions.
Start with only one descriptive word, "abounding" and build from there. Why this word? Because there is not any more to say. Lethean has erased the cache' of pastoral images used for past illustrative efforts. Four tracks in roughly twenty five minutes. Asked again, why only a single adjective? Because this is a really good one, just like the cassette by Substrates. Look up the word and all of it's synonyms. Listen to the EP, or better, order this on cassette or compact disc. The connection is there, and when both tasks are completed, this will all make sense.
Released on both tape and disc by the composer D. Dabek at the start of the year. The striking artwork by Clint Fulkerson. Thanks Substrates! Back on track now to fresh green notes. Copies are available from the bandcamp page.
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I'm not one to skip over Thanksgiving and jump right into Christmas but if you're like me, you're already getting started on Christmas shopping so you can hope to be {close to} done before all the insanity and long lines begin.
Plus, our World Vision catalog came in the mail this week.
Do you remember my post last year on How We Do Christmas?
It's different than most families and Ben and I feel very strongly about keeping the focus on Christ, rather than all the gifts.
So...{in addition to stockings} we do four per kid. That's it. And they're very specific.
One thing that I really love about doing it this way is that Ben and I are forced to put a ton of thought into each child, and each gift.
I can't just see something while in Target and think, "Oh Ezekiel would probably like that!" Because is that what he wants above anything else? Am I totally and completely sure that's what he'd want for his "Want"?
It helps us pay more attention to their likes, their interests, and who these little guys are at this stage in life.
And away from all the excess.
Another of our Christmas traditions circles around giving to others. One way the kids get excited about this is through the World Vision catalog that I mentioned receiving this week.
Every page is filled with the possibility of enriching a family's life in a third world country.
You have the opportunity to purchase animals, fruit trees, honeybees, or even fishing lessons that will not only better an individual, but will likely change an entire community.
We've done this for a few years {we also do it every birthday} and generally, our children decide on a goat because Ezekiel had one when he lived in Ethiopia. He often tells us how important that little animal's milk was for them...both for he and his sister, as well as using it as an additional source of income for his widowed mother.
Our children obviously love the idea of giving an animal or soccer balls for a school...but there are other opportunities that grip my heart even further.
Care for widows and orphans, safety for a formerly exploited child, or building a ger for a family who lives in 50 degree BELOW zero temperatures {in Mongolia}. It's so easy to forget all the need around us - both here in our own backyard, as well as abroad.
We hope our kids understand what Christmas is truly about, as well as seeing how much they can do for others...even before they're grown.
Because if you can change the children, you can change the world.
. . want to read even more of our Christmas traditions? {click here} . .
This year we've revised the four gift rule. Rather than "Something you Need" what about "Something you DO!" Make a memory together instead!!! {FREE printable gift tags} click here.


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A step by step demonstration of the Plein Air painting process, on the sand in Laguna Beach. California's rich tradition of painting en plein aire is not surprising considering the area's abundant natural beauty and gorgeous weather. Early 20th century artists such as Edgar Payne and William Wendt helped to make Laguna Beach an "artist's community" through their plein air and studio work depicting the area.
Step One: Setup
Cigar Box Easels are a great way to get in the spirit of the early plein air painters as they were used by some of the original impressionists for their outdoor work.
Plein Air Painting: Step Two
Composition can be the most important part of the process. A strong design is critical.
Plein Air Painting: Step Three
Color! Building the darks...
Plein Air Painting: Step Four
More color! Popping the lights...
C'est fini! - 6 x 12" oil on canvas panel
Content contributed to Painterly by Artist/Instructor Jessica Byrne - byrnestudio.com


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Don't Hope For Change. Be The Change.
Support a community led campaign that is truly out to make a difference.
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The Wellness Edition No. 21 // Breakfast is the most important meal of the day
Wow, I have not posted a TWE in ages. Truth is, I have written a long list of topics for TWE and TFI (The Freelance Issue) but didn't come around writing the articles and designing the blog covers yet because I am so caught up with 'The Collage Series' and 'Pink Botanicals'. I have so many ideas but I am too slow to realise them all at the same time. Well, I prefer that over not having any ideas at all, so the idea overwhelm is much better, right?
Sooo, today we talk about breakfast. I used to eat breakfast until I was about 14 years old, I suspect that at that time my thyroid really started wrecking havoc on my health because then it started that I never felt any appetite in the morning so I stopped eating breakfast. I only started eating breakfast again almost two years ago when I started working as a German teacher for refugees. I had two courses in one day, each one about 3 hours, so I knew that I had to fuel my body and brain before going to work in order to survive the day. It took me a while to get used to eating in the morning but now it really is my favourite meal of the day and after getting up I look forward to eating breakfast.
I cannot eat anything sweet in the morning, so I aim for a salty breakfast. In my case it is a fried egg in coconut oil with bacon, orange juice and coffee with lots of milk. That's my favourite breakfast ever. Take a look at your preferences and find a breakfast that suits your taste buds. I know that many people prefer something sweet in the morning but I am certainly not one of them. For me salt and protein are important but of course balanced with carbohydrates like orange juice to not mess up my blood sugar. Since I started eating breakfast I don't have the feeling anymore to starve around noon, which before always was the case.
Eating a balanced breakfast in the morning really sets you up for your day, fuels your body and brain, stabilises your blood sugar...I think it is evident that eating breakfast is good for you. The important thing just is that you find something that you want to eat in the morning, that makes you feel well and also that you are not hungry again after an hour or so - many years I drank fruit smoothies in the morning but there the problem was that I got hungry really quick again, so I think it is rally important to balance carbohydrates and protein to prevent going hungry too quick again after having breakfast.
So, I suggest if you are not eating breakfast yet, better get started, in order to feel well during the day. Ha, take that word from the decade-long-breakfast-avoider ;)
What is your favourite breakfast? Please share with me in the comments. xx, Phyllis


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Monday, October 3, 2011
"V" is for ... Vocabulary!!!
Lately, my husband and I are addicted to Word Feud. It's a free app on our cell phones where we basically play each other in scrabble. A lot of people are doing the Words with Friends but since we have smart phones and not droids, we can't do that one... It is fun to see who can make the points, and we are very competitive with it too! What we have no idea of, is what exactly some of the words that we've discovered on there are. Mind you, we've found them by accident by putting in combinations and then low and behold, they work! So, what ever is a "qi" and what does "leavier" mean??? Who cares, as long as I can land on a triple word score!!!!
For more ABC's, visit Charlotte!
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I believe qi (and ki) are shortened versions of chi... Because a 3 letter word needs a shortened version ;)ReplyDelete
As you may have noticed, I love words, yet I am utterly rubbish at these word games, scrabble, anagrams... I don't know why but my brain doesn't process words that way
- NapiligalOctober 3, 2011 at 12:25 PM
I loves words but for the life of me am having more and more trouble remembering them!ReplyDelete
But, droids ARE smartphones. And so are iPhones. Did you mean you have windows phones?ReplyDelete
- Julie TiteOctober 4, 2011 at 1:26 AM
I love words and find it sad that people I work with even up into their twenties, with good schooling seem to have missed out on the richness of the language. Maybe things like these phone apps will help.ReplyDelete
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- Joe-Y commented on mikeasaurus's instructable Unusual Uses for WD-401 year agoView Instructable »
If you use it on firearms, don't expect it to be a lubricant for them. After applying use a good gun oil, or light transmission oil on the moving parts. Is WD-40 is left alone on the gun arts, it will stiffen them and gum up the works. Found out the hard way.
- Joe-Y commented on mikeasaurus's instructable 11 Unusual Uses for Coffee2 years ago
What in the coffee grounds makes it high in acidity?
Looking it up I found Magnesium Sulphate is mildly acid, between 5,5 and 6 Ph. So it's not too acid for the "Maters," if not used too heavily.View Instructable »
My question was what component in the coffee provides the acid. I have been putting Epsom salts on my peppers and tomatoes, which provides Magnesium & sulphate to the plants. Article says tomatoes don't like acid so what component of the coffee provides the acid you warn about? I notice you mention coffee has these components.
- Joe-Y commented on Darthorso's instructable Plastic Bottle Mosquito Trap2 years agoView Instructable »
And it serves to attract more of them to your yard. As there is no limit to how many are out there, there's no limit to how many you will trap.
- Joe-Y commented on Yonatan24's instructable How to Remove a Stuck Nut (without stripping threading)2 years agoView Instructable »
Done it this many times myself, but using thinner fluids works better. Tranny oil or liquid wrench. Let it soak in it for a while. Heating the nut works too along with this.
- Joe-Y commented on CobyUnger's instructable Manual Chainsaw2 years agoView Instructable »
Using a grinder is a more effective way to cut the rivets and faster. Just got to watch the heat build up.
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How about hiding one in an air Conditioner shut off box? Stick it to the upper part of the enclosure so as to not make it obvious that it is there. Under the flip up lid. As long as it too is not locked.
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Metro-East Living
Jack Buck's patriotic poem brought a nation out of its funk in 2001
There are moments which remain imbedded in my memory.
Years, decades, lifetimes pass. But I remember where, what, why, who and when. Exactly. Precisely. An everlasting video in my head.
I was a toddler the day President Kennedy was shot and my mom cried. I was in the Smoky Mountains the night Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. The 1966 Major League All Star game in St. Louis. Whew. It was breathlessly hot in the bleachers.
Family memories, first jobs, concerts, home runs, real-life bloopers.
But none are more vivid in my memory than Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. Fourteen years have passed. Nothing magical about the 14-year anniversary. Nothing magical about the memories. Period. But they don't fade.
Close my eyes ….
It started like every other Tuesday in my little world. I dropped off my two kids at St. Augustine Catholic Grade School in Belleville. I was running a few minutes late for work. As I walked to my office around 8:25 a.m., my co-worker, Robin, told me, "A plane flew into the World Trade Center."
I nodded, not digesting the impact. I went into my office, logged in, checked email, and tried to get settled for another day.
A few minutes later, I realized it wasn't another day.
I walked into the kitchen area and joined co-workers who were watching the TV news. I can tell you exactly who was in the room and where they were seated. We watched the second plane crash into the tower, in surreal silence and disbelief.
My oldest brother, Bill, lives on the East Coast. He had been traveling a lot for work. I made a few phone calls to be sure he wasn't in the air this morning. He was not. Whew.
I skipped lunch. It was a highly unproductive day. I went home early from work. I remember wondering to myself, "What's next?"
I worried about local monuments like the Gateway Arch and Scott Air Force Base. I hugged my kids a lot.
At night, I stood in my backyard underneath an eerily empty sky for half-hours at a time. I don't remember a harvest moon or clusters of stars. I felt silence. I didn't realize how many planes flew overhead until there were none. I wondered if the distant roars and trails of smoke above that I had always taken for granted would ever return to the night sky.
Oddly, I thought about Danny Almonte, a Little League baseball pitcher. He had been the subject of a national media circus in late summer 2001 when it was revealed that he was too old to play Little League baseball. I thought of Almonte only because it seemed so unbelievable following 9/11 that the Little League World Series scandal — youth baseball — had been national headline news for several weeks.
Email photos of Ground Zero arrived every day. They were some of the most emotional, inspirational and heartbreaking photos I have ever seen.
The photos that I can't forget are of business people in midair who had desperately jumped out of tower windows to their deaths. They were dads, moms, sons, daughters, brothers, sisters. They showed up for work Tuesday just like I had.
I had never been so totally absorbed by the TV news. Every night, I watched Ground Zero coverage. I listened to heroic efforts of passengers on the hijacked planes. I listened to interviews of surviving wives and parents relaying final cell-phone conversations. "Let's roll …"
I watched New York City firemen write their Social Security numbers on their arms with permanent marker and tried to explain to my kids why.
Every night, I felt the eeriness of the silent skies above.
Finally, the late Jack Buck woke me up from my funk. He was wearing his trademark red sports jacket, standing at home plate in the old Busch Stadium. On Sept. 17, 2001, before a national TV audience, the late Cardinals announcer read his patriotic poem to a Busch Stadium crowd.
Jack's voice cracked. His body quivered. His grace never broke as I watched from my 13-inch TV in the kitchen, tears in my eyes.
"Since this nation was founded under God
"More than 200 years ago
"We've been the bastion of freedom...
"The light that keeps the free world aglow…"


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I offered more details on how to use this feature on an MUO Facebook privacy The chatbox at the lower right corner of your screen is a useful way to communicate with Facebook friends when you're both online.
The status images at the left are usually displayed next to your friend's name.
As is so often the case, my copy editor was about to flip me the virtual bird on Skype and she couldn't. This change apparently happened more than a month ago. Just type in (sheep) — with the parentheses — and you can see a defecating sheep .
It turns out, Skype has removed its emoticons for showing people the middle finger, as well as its animations for (wtf), (fubar) and the slightly odd (hollest) emoticon, which displayed a set of women's legs with high heels. Thankfully, Skype has come up with a set of new and unoffensive icons for your use.
I've separated all of these Facebook Symbols into two groups – the common icons most people recognize, and then the obscure ones.
Most of you should recognize the first one, especially if you're a fan on MUO's Facebook fan page.
Fast becoming one of the most recognizable images both inside and outside of Facebook – this is the famous "like" icon. It basically allows you to customize the privacy of specific Facebook content on a case by case basis.
Like a status update, quote, link, image or anything else? The next batch of Facebook symbols are well known to regular Facebook users, but may not be quite as recognizable to brand new users. All you do is select the lock before you post an update, and identify what group of friends (or everyone) may have permission to see the update.The fact that smileys and emoticons now come in a variety of animated graphic formats has resulted in a huge variety of adult smileys and emoticons (just search for 'adult emoticons' in Google and you'll see what I mean).What's there to see in the 'Emoticon Red Light District'? You'll find funny smileys doing rude things, naughty emoticons behaving badly, sexually explicit emoticons, adult themed avatars and display images, and even smiley faces having sex. If you're intrigued and want to experiment with some adult emoticons and adult smileys then the Red Light District could be the destination you've always been looking for.Search for the song you want to share, tap on it and hit the Send button.Keep your BFF handy by creating a shortcut to your chat. An icon will be added to your device's home screen so you can start a chat with your friend without even opening Messenger.Messenger has a lot of hidden features that you need to know to become a power user. From there you can choose a ride from Uber or Lyft.Tags: Adult Dating, affair dating, sex dating


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Patrick is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He joined Manolete in June 2018 and became a Director in November 2018. Patrick has been the chief financial officer of two listed UK companies (James R Knowles (Holdings) plc and Baqus Group plc) both in the professional services sector. He trained as an accountant and auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers and has over 30 years' experience as a financial officer across a variety of businesses including Begbies Traynor Group plc. He has also regularly acted as a forensic accountant and expert witness in disputes and claims.
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June 27,2017
Source: Deb Taylor, CBS Atlanta
Woodruff Park
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Another gorgeous garden in the Atlanta area is Woodruff Park. Woodruff Park is home to more than 20,000 daffodils, and they are absolutely gorgeous. The daffodils were planted by a non-profit organization to raise awareness of more than 1.5 billion children killed in the Holocaust. In fact, Woodruff Park is one of many locations in the Atlanta area that these daffodils were planted in honor of the children of the Holocaust. When in bloom, they are a sight to behold.


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Academy of Arts is a week-long drama camp and we put on the drama at the end of the week. All of the high-school kids are arranged into different rooms (the girls have either Costume or Makeup) and I was in the Makeup. Last year (which also happened to be my first year) I was in the Costume room, so this was my first time being in Makeup, so that was rather interesting and fun. I had a lot of fun spending time with the other girls and learning how to do stage makeup.
Our drama (the high-schoolers) was called "David the King: The Rejection of Saul", so it probably won't be hard for you to figure out what exactly it was about. The middle-schooler's play was about the Tortoise and the Hare and it was so much fun to watch! They all did so amazing! Since it was essentially an animal play, we got to learn how to do animal/Narnia-type makeup! For the actual performance, I did the Crow's makeup and one of the Rabbits. :D
For David the King, I was assigned to do the makeup on the Prophet Samuel and the Princess Michael (the daughter of King Saul). Michael (played by my lovely friend, Caroline) had really cool eye makeup, almost Cleopatra-esque. Samuel (played by the fabulous Tanner) was old and grey-headed, with a great beard (which I did NOT put on!). Age lines are hard enough as it is and the Makeup Directer Miss Mary Beth did all of the beards (thankfully!). :P
I didn't do all of their makeup like I was supposed to, though; I was having some anxiety problems pretty close to the performance and I couldn't remember everything I was supposed to do for their makeup, so that was a little stressful. But other than the pressure, it was really fun and I sincerely enjoyed it. :)
I played the part of Leah, one of the Bethlehemite girls helping out in Nahash's kitchen (David's mother). I loved getting to develop that character... she really, really loves her grapes...
Just kidding; we basically said all the lines in the script the way they told us to say them and her insatiable desire for more grapes was already ingrained into her very fibres. XD
For those of you who had to endure the seemingly haphazard, random comments on this post, I apologize. Any unusual names used in the comments were stage names by a few select friends in that production. For the most part, I was replying as my character. XD
(By the way, if you haven't read those comments yet, you should. They're priceless.)
I would get pictures to go with this post, but I don't want to without asking express permission first and I'm not quite sure how to do that. So pictures might be added later! :)
Check out my post from last year here.


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Located on the Corner of Grant Ave and Ocean Terrace. Bring the family for some racing action! Navigate the turns, climb over the bridge and cruise through the tunnel. Cars are available in children's size, adult size and two-seats for the young race car driver to be! Renovated and expanded! $9 per person daily, $6 per person Monday & Wednesday Noon – 6pm. $2 per passenger. Restrictions: In order to best accommodate you and your group at the Go-Karts we offer the following karts and restrictions: Single Car: 54" minimum height for all drivers. Double Car: 54" minimum height for the driver. 36" minimum height to 48" maximum height to be a passenger (passenger tickets are discounted). Single "Junior" Car: 48" minimum height to 54" maximum height (this car is sized for younger guests and operates on the same track during the same race as all other cars). Additional Information: Loose articles must be secured or left with a non-rider. Additional Safety Guidelines: All Go-Karts are individually driver controlled – drivers must operate a steering wheel, gas pedal, and brake. Go-Karts go up to 14 miles per hour and are not "Bumper" cars. Drivers who intentionally bump, cause accidents, drive dangerously, or do not have safe control of their vehicle will be removed from the race at the ride operator's discretion. When signaled by the traffic lights or ride operators, all drivers must stop their cars until directed otherwise. Use of cell phones, cameras, or any hand-held devices during the race is strictly prohibited. If you would like a picture, please leave your camera with a non-rider. Hand-held devices can become hazards on the track and a safety hazard to all drivers. Casino Pier is not responsible for damage to any loose or lost articles. We are here for your safety and enjoyment. If you have any questions, please ask one of our team members. Ride operators will be happy to demonstrate proper use and safety of the Go-Karts upon request.
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I had a lovely night with my family for my granddads 80th birthday at one of my favourite restaurants, The Old Blind School (I'm obsessed with that light fixture and stair case). We then had a little surprise party for him afterwards – cute!
So happy we all got to go to one of my fave restaurants, although I'm not sure if it's the food or staircase that I love more? Probably both. I wore a sleeveless grid print cullote jumpsuit with black satin draped frill, (which I'm completely surprised that I loved as I never wear jumpsuits because I am only small) silver strapped heels, diamante circle earrings and my acrylic patterned box clutch.
I loved the contrasting patterns of the grid print pants together with my multi-coloured clutch bag – this worked really well and added a burst of colour to my outfit. The bag was the definite standout piece.
Bag – ASOS
Jumpsuit – ASOS
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Is Your Heart Divided?
"Elijah went before the people and said, "How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him." 1 Kings 18:21
In this verse, we see Elijah rebuking the Israelites who were worshipping both God and Baal. They would worship Baal to appease Jezebel while also worshipping God to please the prophets. While they were worshipping the LORD, they were serving their idols (2 Kings 17:27).
How often do we find our hearts divided, wavering between two opinions? We want to worship God, while at the same time desiring to serve the idols in our hearts. Our marriages, our careers, our children, and our wretched desires can easily become our god if we allow them to. Our hearts are desperately wicked and by nature; we are opposed to God and the things of God, and when we are undecided and waver in our convictions, we can easily find ourselves at war with our desires and God's will for our lives.
"The Lord will demolish their altars, and destroy their sacred stones." Hosea 10:2
Christ wants all or nothing. It is His glory and His glory alone. No marriage, child, house, or career can ever satisfy the longings of our hearts...only Christ alone can satisfy. He gave His life on the cross for every sin and idol that keeps us from loving Him perfectly today, yet He loves us perfectly still. Oh, what a Savior we have in Jesus! We are to lay our idols down and be diligent in worshipping and serving the God of our salvation...the One who will answer us in righteousness and deliver us from. We must deny ourselves and run to the only One who can satisfy every longing in our heart. Rather than living with hearts divided, let's rest in the Gospel of grace that unites us to the One who gives everlasting life.
You are LORD of all. Help me, God, to understand this every day in my words and actions. Cleanse my heart of all unrighteousness. Give me a heart that loves Your Gospel and abhors the things that try to lead me away from it. Make your Gospel enough for me. Amen.
Your Turn
Is your heart divided? Are you giving God your all? Read 1 Kings 18:20:40 and Psalm 65:5-8. Meditate on God's goodness today.


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Morning CoffeePosted: July 15, 2010 Filed under: food | Tags: caffeine, coffee, food Leave a comment
Ever wondered why your morning cup of coffee is so important to you? Lifehacker looks at the science behind what caffeine actually does to your brain. Interesting stuff. Although I do get headaches if I don't have my cup of coffee in the morning, which bothers me a little, I look forward to it every day, so I'm not planning on giving up my single cup each morning anytime soon. Life's gotta have some simple pleasures.
[You] speak an infinite deal of nothing.Posted: July 15, 2010 Filed under: Education, literature | Tags: insults, literature, Shakespeare Leave a comment
Why, yes, I generally do.
All Shakespeare fans must check out this Shakespearean Insult Generator. Oodles of fun.
The Girl who Loves ParodiesPosted: July 9, 2010 Filed under: literature | Tags: girl with the dragon tattoo, literature, parodies, steig larsson Leave a comment
I think I've said it before, but I love parodies. I've just been reading the Millenium trilogy by Steig Larsson (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl who Played with Fire and The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest) and I cam across this parody by Nora Ephron. Worth reading if you loved the books!


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'His Mind's Eye Tree' sculpted by Jill Berelowitz has been shortlisted for the PMSA Marsh Award for Excellence in Public Sculpture.
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust commissioned the 4.5 mt x 5.5mt bronze tree to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare as the centrepiece of New Place at Stratford-upon-Avon.
Jill lives and works in London and is honoured and thrilled to be shortlisted for this prestigious award.


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Ecommerce sector is growing with double digit growth rate. Retail ecommerce sales able to achieve a figure of 2.3 trillion US dollars. It has been forecasted that by 2021, it will touch figure of around 4.8 trillion US dollars. U.S & China amounted to sales of worth 1.6 trillion US dollars which accounts 70% of the overall ecommerce sales in the world. Ecommerce growth rate in U.S was close to 15% and overall ecommerce sector in Asia-Pacific region had grown at a rate of 30%. These shopping websites are now competing with biggest offline brick and mortar stores across the world. Below listed companies are the world's top 10 ecommerce sites if revenue and growth rate is taken into consideration while ranking them. The top ecommerce companies include names like Amazon, JD, Walmart, Alibaba followed by Booking.com, Rakuten, Shopify etc. Here is a list of the top 10 eCommerce companies in the world 2018.
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Below are the top eCommerce Companies in World 2018:
10th Place : Asos
For more details about rankings and parameters, read the full article.
10. Asos
ASOS.com is a British online fashion store aimed at youngsters and adults having a popular brand recall.
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It was founded by Nick Robertson and Quentin Griffiths in the year 2000 and is headquartered in Camden Town, at Greater London House and has its major fulfilment centre located in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Asos sells over 80000 brands and has its own range of clothing.
Asos.com is a global online beauty and fashion retailer offers menswear, womenswear, jewellery, footwear and beauty products. It ships their products over 140 countries through various warehouses in UK, China, US and Europe. ASOS basically abbreviated to the term AsSeenOnTheScreen limited. ASOS has over 4500 employees and is largest independent fashion online store in UK. Recently they launched a marketing campaign intended to take full advantage of the Instagram Stories' feature encouraged users to upload pictures or videos of ASOS products and they were able to generate almost 3 million footprints in UK itself. By 2018 it has around 10 million downloads and app has a key feature that allows users to upload pictures of clothing they like and the app will return the product similar or close to the uploaded product.
Revenues (B$): 2.731
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I'm relentless when it comes to the internet. Always looking for a new income stream online. I found another one that is so simple and easy that anyone can do it. Well anyone 16 and over. I found a site that pays you to browse the web. It's something that I do for hours a time, why not get paid to do it? Its so simple and so easy, I started making money within seconds....yes seconds of signing up. By taking advantage of the online advertising program, as a potential online consumer, you can actually get paid for your web browsing, up to $5.00 for every 30 seconds worth of work. The income you earn is paid directly to you every month. The best part about the program is that as a potential online consumer, there is no charge to register your new account and begin earning money immediately. What could be easier, what could be better than free money. Gotta luv it!!
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Dr. Tate grew up in rural downstate Indiana. Like Dr. Karin, he is a third-generation physician and recalls wanting to follow in his family's footsteps from a very young age. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Indiana University Bloomington enrolling in a rigorous pre-medical curriculum while majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry. It was during his time at IU he developed a true passion for health and wellness, which steered him in the direction of a career in Chiropractic Medicine. He went on to receive his doctorate from National University of Health Sciences in Lombard, Illinois.
Dr. Tate believes in taking a holistic approach to healing both internal and external conditions, allowing his patients to find their own personal balance with his direction. He has completed post-graduate studies with a focus on functional rehabilitation including techniques such as corrective exercise, nutrition, taping/strapping, acupuncture and soft tissue instrumentation. He has obtained certification as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA.
After practicing for 7 years, he has returned to Bloomington, Indiana to be closer to his family. He joined the team at Drummond Chiropractic because their philosophy and style of care was the perfect match for his.
Karin Drummond, DC, lives in Bloomington, Indiana. She graduated with distinction from the University of Victoria with a bachelor of science degree. She finished the four-year doctorate of chiropractic degree at the University of Western States in 2000. She moved to her husband's hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, and has practiced there ever since. She now calls it home, living at its edge in the country with her husband and two children. She has been voted her town's number one chiropractor seven times as of 2016.
Passionate about living well, she keeps up with new research in the health field and practices what she preaches. Her patients have told her for years that she needed to write a book because she is such a great source of information on healthy living. Once she discovered how easy it was to publish a book, she decided to take advantage of this medium to help spread her thoughts on living well. Her first book, Top Seven Ways to Combat the Effects of Sitting, was published in 2015 and was a finalist in the 2016 Best Book Awards in the Health: Diet and Exercise category. She has published several books since then, and she is planning on publishing many more books on a variety of topics.
Dr. Kay started her journey in Chiropractic in 2011. Perhaps like you, she had never heard of chiropractic let alone been to a chiropractor in her youth. She had heard a number of stories from friends and family about the great results it had for their back and neck pain. Shortly before graduation from Indiana University Dr. Kay came across Chiropractic in an alternative health class and had to learn more. Ultimately she and her husband Cory traveled 600 miles from their home in Huntington, Indiana to do so at Sherman College of Chiropractic in Spartanburg, South Carolina, by pursuing a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. It didn't take long for her to become passionate about Chiropractic and to understand that there is so much more to it than just back and neck pain. As a student intern in the on-campus health center, she loved to see patients and help them to understand that Chiropractic could mean true, ultimate health for them and their families. She continues to educate people about the hidden treasure that is Chiropractic care and to provide it to her community.
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Group to intensify demand that Maharashtra's Vidarbha become a separate state, Gadkari resign
Mumbai city news: Members also called for the resignation of Union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahirmumbai Updated: Jun 28, 2017 19:17 IST
The Vidarbha Rajya Sangharsha Samiti will launch an aggressive movement to demand that Vidarbha — the eastern region of Maharashtra — be made a separate state. From August 9, the group plans to demand that Union minister Nitin Gadkari and other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs resign for failing to fulfil their election promises regarding this issue.
At a meeting chaired by former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra state Assembly, Moreshwar Temurde, the samiti decided to stage demonstrations in front of Gadkari's house. Former legislator Wamanrao Chatap, Shetkari Sanghatana leader Ram Neole, noted economist Dr Srinivas Khandewale and former director general of police Prabir Chakraborty attended the meeting.
- The demand that Vidarbha be made a separate state is an old one. It cropped up much before the demand for a separate Telangana. It was first raised in the 1930s. On October 1, 1938, the then central province legislature passed a unanimous resolution to set up a Maha-Vidarbha state, comprising Vidarbha and its neighbouring districts of Chhindwada, Balaghat, Seoni and Betul, which is now in Madhya Pradesh.
- When the leaders of united Maharashtra argued for a single Marathi-speaking state, the Fazal Ali commission of state reorganisation commission recommended a separate Vidarbha.
- However, it was merged with Maharashtra in 1960 after an agreement with the leaders of western Maharashtra and Vidarbha, known as "Nagpur Pact."
Members also called for the resignation of Union minister of state for home Hansraj Ahir, saying he ignored their demands after coming to power in 2014. The BJP-Sena alliance won all the 10 Lok Sabha seats from the region, with the BJP winning six and the Shiv Sena, four.
During the state elections, the BJP won the most seats — 44 of 62 — in Vidarbha, by promising to make it a separate state. Gadkari and other BJP leaders had submitted a written undertaking of this promise, said the samiti.
Gadkari and many BJP members had said Vidarbha would only experience growth if it was a separate state. However, they have now said that they will work to develop this backward region, which should stay a part of Maharashtra.
Dr Khandewale, a core-committee member of the samiti, said the organisation would stage protests outside the homes of BJP MPs on August 9, which is celebrated as Kranti Din.
Earlier, former advocate general of Maharashtra, Shrihari Aney, had asked the Centre to hold a referendum on the issue of a separate statehood for Vidarbha. He had said that if 51% voted in favour of a separate state, the Centre must accept their demands.
State BJP spokesperson Shweta Shalini said her party was in favour of smaller states, however, a separate Vidarbha was not now on its immediate agenda. Speaking to reporters at Buldhana, she said the BJP was focusing on development in Maharashtra and would not press for a separate Vidarbha.
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I Was on the Radio Talking up Nefarious Twit
Listen Here: https://archive.org/details/GASerlingMcMillen I was on the Good American Radio Program a couple weeks back. We discussed Nefarious Twit, Linda Ronstadt and Nefarious Twit again. It was a success. On the same program is Anne Serling daughter of Rod Serling talking about the Twilight Zone and her pop, check out her interview at the top of the program and then prepare your ears for my mellifluous nasal/baritone which presides over the second half of the show.
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Skilled migration - have we got it the wrong way around?
Reading this opinion piece in the Drum reminded me of an old heretical idea I have had for some time.
It is one of the articles of faith of immigration policy in Australia that what we need is more skilled migrants. That's why my idea might be considered a heresy.
To a classical economist, skilled labour is a commodity, produced at considerable expense and much sought after in the economy.
Imagine if Australian business could import steel for free. All you would have to do would be to go down to the docks and take delivery. That would be fantastic for industries like construction, automobile manufacture, etc. It would put the Australian steel industry out of business, of course, but the net economic benefit would probably be positive.
Free steel is a fantasy, but free skilled labour is not. It costs hundreds of thousands of dollars to train an engineer, accountant, IT professional, doctor, nurse, etc. But our immigration program delivers planeloads of fully trained (and fully paid for) professionals every day. The benefits to the Australian economy are obvious. Of course, like the steel industry in the earlier example, the production of skilled labour in Australia inevitably comes off the worse for the competition.
The trouble is, economists may be able to see skilled labour simply as a commodity, but the rest of us realise that, unlike steel, skills come with people attached. Not producing skilled labour in Australia translates in real terms into not training Australians. Why spend the money when you can get the product for free?
The OECD Education at a Glance report for 2011 shows that Australia spends well below the average of developed economies on education. We are simply importing it for free.
The old paradigm worked (and worked well, in my heretical view) on the basis that immigrants came in at the bottom of the socio-economic heap and pushed everyone else up. The new paradigm brings the migrants in at or near the top. What effect does that have on everyone below? It may be still too early to tell.
But the economy doesn't just need skilled workers. Engineers don't like to wash dishes, but someone has to. If bringing in the free engineers from overseas means we don't train them here, then I suppose our own kids can take the unskilled jobs. Sounds like a good way to create some social unrest, if you ask me.
Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of our close neighbours in Indonesia, the Philippines and the Pacific queue up for unskilled or semi-skilled work in other countries, some of it legal, some not. Even when it's legal, conditions are often just as bad as when it's illegal.
It's not hard to imagine that a poor woman in the Philippines with a family to support would rather work as a maid or housekeeper in Australia than in Saudi Arabia. But we couldn't allow that, could we? It would offend our egalitarian sensibilities, wouldn't it? Better to let them live in poverty at home or be sexually abused abroad. I'm sure they understand that we're doing it for their own good.
Right now, legions of foreigners work in Australia illegally. The fact that they are illegal means that they are open to exploitation. If they had visas to work as unskilled or semi-skilled labour in domestic, construction, hospitality and manufacturing jobs their rights could be protected. Their taxes could even help pay for training Aussie kids, including their own, to be the engineers of the future.
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General trading Company . Dealing with swimming pool equipment, workshop equipment, laboratory equipment, QC testing machine, measurement tools.
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Teepham Medical are Local Authorised Supplier of Medical equipment for CA-MI and Progetti Brands. We also supply all types of high quality medical devices, instrument, equipment, rehabilitation, IVD and disposable produc
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Macro Jewel is an factory to supply Machinery / Industrial Equipment . This factory located at Kulim Industrial Estate .
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Manufacturer of rehabilitation equipments and medical aids for adults & children. HQ In Sweden, with manufacturing facilities in Scandinavia.
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We are Traders in Oil and Gas Equipments and Materials like SS Pipe,Plate and other related Materials.
Zex-services Sdn Bhd
we are supplier for government dealing with office and domestic equipments, based in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. we also supply furniture & fittings, electrical appliances, hardware materials, chemicals, etc.
Ambang Nusa Sdn Bhd
ambang nusa sdn bhd. Establish the company since 1998. The company activities as below : - Medical equipment - Green technology - Office equipment supplies - Machinery (ROBIN)
HRD AERO SYSTEMS SDN BHD no. lot 16683 jalan mekanikal 1 kawasan perindustrian nilai 3 71800 negeri sembilan
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Environmental Services industries We are providing sales and support services for environmental equipment
Alimohd Llc
we are a construction company .we deal with all sort of construction , we build condo and houses , we are located at the united arab emirate and some part of asia countries, Alimohd is a multifamily-focused self-administ
Fero-Medic&Consultancy (M) Sdn Bhd
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Klinik Joycelyn Lim
new GP clinic, going to start running in October 2014. Looking for medical equipments to set up the GP clinic.
Resolute Advisory Sdn Bhd
Resolute Advisory Sdn Bhd Specialize in distribution of textile based fitness equipment for fighters, cyclists etc
Greendex Sdn Bhd
Greendex Sdn Bhd. Water and wastewater treatment company. We are an engineering company, supply and trading of equipment and system
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Newvos Sdn Bhd
We are established in since September 2004, Newvos Sdn Bhd ventured into the distribution of medical and lab equipment. Within a short period of time, Newvos expands its business into the distribution of fun food equi
Galaxy Sivtek Pvt. Ltd.
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IRIICHI (MALAYSIA) SDN BHD Outline of Business Information communications terminal equipment, Telecommunications Transport equipment, Power Supply, Transformer, Coil Production, Sale
JKR Elektrik Perak
Electrical Design, Maintenance and Installation for Hospital, Military, Goverment Buildings iinclusive of Electrical, ICT, Telecommunications, Audio Visual & Public Address equipments.
WNK One Ambulance
Ambulance Services - Transfer Patient - Medical Consultant - Medical Equipment - Medical Event Stand by
Art Attack Enterprise
Supply sports equipment/sports clothing/outdoor clothing/hobby sports/ sports products/shoes/cargo pant/camping equipment/
We are into buying and supplying machines and other building and electrical equipment. We also deal on construction Material .
Agro Megetrade.co
the Firm Mega Trade Star was founded in 2000 by two brothers. It developed successfully in few years and became a leading company in the world of machines and plants etc. It based in 14, Jln.Kesidang 3/6,80, Jalan Raja
Company dealing with engineering consultation and equipment supply mainly for Cement plants. Provide engineering solutions such as optimization of preheater, chlorine by pass, alternative fuel dosing system.
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Sharjah Biennial 11/
Ahead of Art Week Sharjah Biennial 11 opened under the curatorial title Re:emerge - Towards a New Cultural Cartography. Curator Yuko Hasegawa was inspired by the courtyard in Islamic architecture, and in particular the historical courtyards of Sharjah, where the biennial is presented - in and around the heritage houses of the area known as Heart of Sharjah. Wandering through the sprawling plot of houses and courtyards, discovering artworks, performances, film screenings, and installations the works introduce us to interactions, experimentations and new journeys as we consider the meaning of this space in a global context.
Take Sharjah, the area of the Biennial is used not only by the arts and cultural community but by the people who live there. People still recur the incident of last Biennial when a man passing by stopped to listen to a musical performance. He started to dance, which in turn changed a quiet contemplative arts audience into a party as everyone started to dance until 3am in a courtyard in the Heart of Sharjah. That was truly a special moment.
It's the focus of engaging local audiences that drives Sharjah Arts Foundation's activities in it's year round programme, and it's encouraging to see this years Biennial getting back to that ethos under the Directorship of Sheikha Hoor Bint Sultan Al Qasimi- do read the interview with her in Harpers Baazar Art Arabia.
As always the works presented at the Biennial are inspiring, well researched, and of an International standard. This year there is a lot of video art (maybe too much) which demands time to fully appreciate the work, so at least 2 days is needed to see all the exhibits.
Here's a run through of our favourite pieces:
A full schedule of events is planned from March 13 – 17 that will include performances, films, lectures, and the annual March Meeting, a symposium featuring thematic sessions and moderated panel discussions that will reflect on and contexualise the concept of SB11.
You also have until 13 May 2013 to see all the exhibits and check their website www.sharjahart.org for events taking place post the opening week.


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Eastern Larkspur - Consolida hispanica
Alt Name
Oriental Knight's-spur
Consolida orientalis
Consolida orientalis
This plant has oblong to linear, 3-lobed leaves plus spikes of spurred flowers have five petals which may be dark blue or violet-red, often slightly flecked.
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2 other species of Consolida
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Specimen or photo needs to be verified by a CR, or an explanation of how it fits the key in Stace
Usually found as a garden escape or birdseed alien, sometimes on rubbish dumps or disturbed ground close to habitation.
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Flowering mostly between June and August.
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Rarely recorded in the wild in Britain.
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Rare, or rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not recorded in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire, and is not listed in the current Checklist (Jeeves, 2011).
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Well, that's one way to steal the bride's thunder. Brad Pitt and David Beckham dressed in their finest suits, as they attended good friend Guy Ritchie's wedding on July 30. Their dapper good looks nearly stole all the attention from beautiful bride Jacqui Ainsley. See the pic!
Guy Ritchie, 44, tied the knot in front of a slew of movie star friends on July 30. But it was Brad Pitt, 50, and David Beckham, 40, who grabbed the spotlight in matching cream-colored suits. Their dashing good looks were perfect for the afternoon English garden wedding, where the director wed his longtime girlfriend, model Jacqui Ainsley, 33.
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Those are two adorable boys Guy Richie has! Rocco and his brother David Banda, were dressed to impress for their father's wedding day and even helped make sure Jacqui Ainsley's stunning gown was picture perfect!
It's a big day for Guy Ritchie, 46, and his stunning lady, Jacqui Ainsley, 33. The pair tied the knot on July 30, and there were two special guests in attendance — Guy's two sons, Rocco, 14, and David Banda, 9. The best part? They were pictured helping Jacqui with her long dress — so cute!
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The British director attended the 'The Dark Knight Rises' premiere in London with his girlfriend, and she showed off a very prominent baby bump! Congrats to the happy couple!
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|Colgate-Palmolive Fab doll
A few months back I got a big lot of doll clothes in a trunk with two dolls. One of the dolls is an unmarked "big eyes" Ginger type wearing the Fab Picture doll pink taffeta dress. She has several tagged Ginger outfits as well as untagged 8 inch doll clothes. One pink gingham dress in the lot was larger than all the other clothing. I was cleaning all the clothes but hadn't looked closely at the two dolls. I assumed this blond doll was a Ginny knock-off like Mindy. I thought maybe the large dress was a baby doll outfit that got mixed in with the other clothes by mistake.
|The doll is 9 inches tall.
As I began cleaning the dolls I realized the blond doll was much larger than Ginger. I measured and found her height is 9 inches. She was a mystery to me, as she is a pin-hip walker but has the Fortune Pam peg-shaped arm hooks, and then of course due to her unusual size. I got out my Stover Small Dolls of the 40s and 50s book and looked up the Fortune dolls, but nothing matched. Then I looked at the Virga Lucy dolls and saw Virga did make a 9 inch doll, but that one has the Lucy face and C-shaped arm hooks. Because of the taffeta dress, which I recognized as an advertising premium, I looked at the advertising section and found the doll must be the Colgate-Palmolive Fab 9-inch doll.
|Photos of the Fab dolls from the Stover book
|The Fab doll
|The hair is marked by the rubber band.
Maybe this little girl wasn't really all that interested in her Fab dolls, because both are absolutely pristine. This doll has a mark on her hair and the sides of her face where the rubber band that held her hair in place remained until it stained her. Her hair is still in its perfect style and her paint has no play wear. There was a small factory flaw on one thigh, a space in the seam where the plastic didn't meet. I repaired it with epoxy.
|I repaired a seam split in the leg.
Fab was also still wearing her original shoes. At first I thought these were replacements because they seem small for her, but I recognize them from the photos in the Stover book. Colgate evidently didn't feel like making special large shoes for their larger doll. I found the taffeta panties that appear to be hers in the clothing lot. Maybe the original owner was like my little girl; she says her favorite American Girl doll is Kaya, but she rarely plays with her so Kaya still has her wrist tag attached and everything. Perhaps these dolls were so precious they were carefully kept by their young owner, or maybe she had so many dolls the detergent dolls were less popular.
|The underclothes and shoes
To hide the faint rubber band marks on the hair and face I made Fab a hat. I trimmed an unused vintage hat with new vintage-look floral decorations.
|Her paint is perfect.
|The dress has a spot on the hem.
|I gave Fab a new hat and sash.
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The Rhoda gold plated and coloured crystal brooch.
Approximately 2.5cm in diameter.
Rhoda is available in several colour options and also has a matching clip earring.
Product Code: BMG 018349
Other colour options also available.
Matching earrings available
Cara Earrings (Aqua)
Adara Eternity Ring (Gold)
Cara Earrings (Canary)
Rhoda Clip Earrings (Amber)
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Women have been poorly represented and underrepresented in the media industry, both on and off "screen". The media has been a large contributor to teaching stereotypes and gender roles. Over the years different organizations and foundations have emerged calling for change in the media industry.
In 2007 Geena Davis launched The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. The Institute was created to focus on changing gender stereotypes in children's media. Davis noticed the same gender roles being shown in children's entertainment as well as the low numbers of female characters. "The Institute is the only research-based organization working within the media and entertainment industry to engage, educate, and influence the need for gender balance, reducing stereotyping and creating a wide variety of female characters for entertainment targeting children 11 and under "¹ In order for the organization to help change what children see in media geared towards them, the institute uses evidence to show the need for change, educational outreach and research studies. The "See Jane" campaign is used as an educational tool teach gender equality. Following is the public service announcement for "See Jane". http://youtu.be/BumIt2pIRuw
Before "See Jane", the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) was founded in 1990. Started by a group of female journalists, the organization focuses on women journalists around the world. According to the foundation news media is not complete without a women voice and perspective. Women journalists face different obstacles in different cultures, the group offers programs for women journalists to network and train to then become stronger leaders in the news industry². Every year the foundation publishes a report celebrating female journalist worldwide. They also honor female journalists with the "The Courage in Journalism Awards:. They also hold events to network, raise funds, educate and train, and tell stories. The foundation is also credited with impacting both female and male journalist as well as their communities by offering the education and skills for journalism. The IWMF also has a mission statement video: http://youtu.be/vyZA_w9OH2U
The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) is another organization for both women and men working in media. Originally founded in 1961 as the American Women in Radio & Television, it is the oldest established association focused on the advancement of women in the media industry. Similar to the IWMF's Courage in Journalism Awards, the AWM holds "The Gracies". "The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created for women, by women and about women in all facets of media and entertainment, as well as individuals who have made contributions to the industry"³. Beginning in 1975, the Gracies have been awarded to individuals creating great work in televisions and radio as well as news media, public service,and sports. The organization also supports scholarships and campaigns. One campaign is the self esteem campaign which is a series of audio recordings from journalist Lisa Ling, radio host Gayle King, journalist Katie Couric and actress Amy Poehler, to help build girls and women's self esteem.
Link to Self Esteem Campaign: http://allwomeninmedia.org/take-action/self-esteem-campaign
The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, the International Women's Media Foundation, and the The Alliance for Women in Media are only three of the many organizations aimed at advancing women representation in the media and entertainment industry. Groups like these try to bring awareness to gender roles and stereotypes being taught through the underrepresented media and call for change.
¹ http://www.seejane.org/about/index.php
² http://www.iwmf.org/about-us/mission-history/
³ http://thegracies.org/celebrate-gracies


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5048 Bennington Way is a $55,000 home on a 0.34 acre lot located in High Point, NC.
The lovely neighborhood of Swans Landing has lots available to build your family's dream home. Just minutes from shopping and schools, but with all the peace and quiet of country living. In both High Point and Davidson County, you will have the best of both worlds!
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