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Nourished Beginnings was founded by me – Katie Harding, a Nutritionist, whole food enthusiast and mother of two beautiful girls. Since becoming a mum, eating nutritious whole food has become not only a passion but a way of life. It's with this passion, expertise in children's nutrition and first hand experience working as a child care food coordinator that I aim to effect positive change within the child care industry, for families and for mums looking to make a healthy change.
To me it is as simple as wanting to provide the very best start for my child. I just don't expect her to eat 'food' that is synthetic and not even close to it's natural state. We are not made to consume 'fake food' or fast food on a regular basis . Our bodies thrive on nutrient dense foods that are as close to their natural state as possible – whole food. It is so sad to see that highly processed foods have become the norm and now shape the majority of many children's diets.
This doesn't mean I am super strict all of the time. I believe that if I educate my daughter in eating the right food at home then when she goes to a party she can eat what she chooses. I can only educate her on how to make healthy choices. The rest is up to her. I am happy knowing that she is having the right food 95% of the time. As she gets older, she will know what foods make her feel good and what foods taste processed and make her feel sick and she will hopefully make the healthier choice.
Have I always been healthy? Definitely not. As an eighties baby, I had my fair share of packaged food with the microwave being used on a daily basis. My parents generation were at the height of the convenience food phenomenon – 'it comes in a packed and I just add water? WOW' how convenient! But just what was in said packet? Plenty of preservatives, a splash of 'flavouring', a dash of food colouring…oh, and a pinch of actual food'.
Needless to say, my twenties were filled with white pasta and a jar of pasta sauce. It actually wasn't until I met my husband (the same year I started my Nutrition degree) and he taught me how to cook (you know, from scratch!) that I began my love affair with food. It has been many years through trial and error, lots of reading, experimenting with vegetarianism, consulting with many nutrition clients and becoming a mum that I have finally figured it out. There really is no secret formula.
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The purpose of this website is to share with you cooking tips and nutrition information for babies, toddlers, families and early childhood services. The content on this website is written by a qualified Nutritionist, however it must be used as a general guide and not as the only source of information on children's food and/or nutrition.
This website is not intended to dictate what is considered adequate or appropriate care for your child/the children in your care. The information on this website is not a substitute for the recommendations of your independent, qualified health practitioner. You must always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare professional. Whilst we undertake to provide accurate and up to date information, we do not represent or warrant that the information contained herein is accurate, complete or current. Neither Nourished Beginnings, Katie Harding or contributors will be liable for loss, injury or damage, of any kind whatsoever, howsoever caused, arising out of or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content on this website. It is always your responsibility to make your own decisions regarding your child's wellbeing.
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I read this article by Trish Tupou about Jonah From Tonga. I read it after I wrote my first post about this show. I disliked her argument and have thought about why for a week. Let's go through it point by point because talking about race is often avoided at all cost, and – when it manages to get to the mainstream – is talked about in a really emotive way.
[on Facebook] I encountered all the usual suspects – my fellow "activists" who also shared their disgust, those who said "lighten up – it's funny", others who informed me that "actually Tongans find this funny too", and worst of all, the whitesplaining (often older pālangi men) who tried their best to drown out all the naysayers with their cries of free speech.
I think I am an older pālangi man, but hopefully I can still have an opinion despite my skin colour and genitals. I'm always wary of the "freedom of speech" line because it is usually used to defend the right of real class A arseholes to be, well, arseholes. No one can say what they want. That's ridiculous. My argument was, in part, to do with: "actually Tongans find this funny too". Which is an important point as long as we broaden it out to "actually a lot of young people, especially from Pasifika and Māori groups, find this funny too."
And just like when Disney drew up the controversial figure of Maui for Moana last year, it was left up to us (read: Polynesians) to educate others (read: mainly well-meaning pālangi) on why this could be problematic.
I get that. It could be really problematic, but it seems like Moana has been really successful with many people in the Polynesian community. Some of those people LOVE it. I guess because Polynesian people, like pālangi people, have a wide range of opinions.
A Tongan representative had surveyed the Tongan community (with a sample size of 40) and in general decided that the show was funny and non-offensive to Tongans. Disclaimer: I dropped out of maths when I was 15 but still, I just don't know if 40 Tongans represent the 40,000+ Tongans that actually live in New Zealand. And as Adrian Stevanon pointed out on Twitter: if you have to consult the community because you think something might be racist, it's probably racist.
A sample of 40 sounds pretty big I think, and – no – I don't think consulting to see if something is offensive necessarily means it's offensive. That line changes. Challenging and offensive are related.
It hurts more when it's your own blood.
This worries me. This idea about blood. My experience is that different groups with the Pasifika community can be very racist to each other. Unfortunately. Like British people can be racist about the Irish. It sucks. Pretending there is some kind of blood brother ship suggests what?
Take a look around and familiarise yourself with the notion that it's probably about time we let people tell their own damn stories.
Definitely. Go do that. I totally support that. I also, however, don't like the idea that we are totally restricted to the stories of our own identity and that no artist may cross outside their own race, religion, gender, sexuality, economic class. If they do it right then they do it right. If they do it wrong they get booed off stage. There are always exceptions. 99% of the time a white man in brown make up would be a sick joke. This is the other 1%. Sometimes the outsider can do things the insider can't. Sometimes.
I'm sad to read comments on the various articles published about Jonah from Tonga that he provides a character that young Pasifika students can relate to, that Tongans can laugh at, and that teachers of Pasifika students can learn from and reflect on. That doesn't offer me hope, as it seems to do for others. That makes me feel bloody sad.
That makes the writer sad? What, that people say that or that the conditions exist that make these statements true? It's the fact that the conditions exist that make this comedy so powerful and rich.
Let's demand better for our Pasifika students, our own Jonahs from Tonga that some teachers have seen reflected in their classrooms. Let's demand better stories (and better comedy!) and better representations of our people and cultures.
Yes, let's demand those things (well, except better comedy, this is very good comedy so that's a tall order). Also, though, let's not take away another thing from people, young Pasifika people, who identify with Jonah and see their experiences in him, because some people, who claim to speak for a cultural group, find it distasteful. He, Jonah, represents a group of people who are struggling in society. Neither Tongan nor Australian, neither accepted by Australia or Tongans, failed and failing in school, desperate for belonging: Jonah's desperation to belong, and hyper-defensiveness about his identity are his most touching qualities. His constant use of homophobic language is something else that is pretty challenging, and offensive, but – then – this is another issue for many Pasifika youth who try to balance two sets of ideas: one they hear in the generally liberal school system, and one they hear in church.
It's difficult. Very difficult. And I resent the simplistic, strident calls to silence those difficulties.


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Robert Neufeld typically communicates stories of the world's children from his desk here in Canada. But this month, Bob has travelled to Serbia, to meet with refugee families waiting to cross into new lives in Europe.
Syrian father Fahud Tabuck (back left) has already shepherd his sons (front row) across great distances. Now he wants to work hard to provide for them in a new country. Photo/World Vision
In Fahad Tabuck's face, I see a combination of exhaustion, frustration and despair that seems permanently etched into his expression. The 38-year old Syrian refugee looks at least a decade older, having spent the past two years fleeing from his home in Syria with his wife and five children.
Now, resting on a blanket at a roadside auto service centre near the Serbian town of Adasevci, Fahad tells me of his decision to take his family away from the Syrian city of Aleppo during the fighting in 2013. The family spent two years in Turkey, but there were few or no job opportunities for Fahad and his wife, or for his children to obtain an education. So the father took the risky decision to seek sanctuary in Europe.
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In early October, the family made the perilous journey by sea, crossing the Mediterranean. They landed, relatively unscathed, in Greece. By this time, the group of travellers from Aleppo and other nearby Syrian cities had swelled to approximately 20. After crossing Greece and Macedonia by a combination of buses and walking, the group arrived at the Serbian frontier. Here, Fahad says, he paid 55 Euros to be taken to the Serbian capital of Belgrade.
Fahad relates his story in a matter-of-fact manner. But other families in the group are more vocal and clearly angry over some of the things they have endured. They tell of children and mothers getting slapped by police for stepping out of line while waiting for transportation. Others mention being briefly detained in camps with no access to water or toilets for 24 hours. Fahad maintains his calm demeanor as he listens, but the weariness in his face is evident. It's clear that the journey has taken a great toll on himself and his wife.
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text: I watched Das Boote again last night, and while I really like it (and similar US movies), I do wish there were some Japanese or other movies to compare them to. A few years back someone did a movie about Polish pilots who fought for the RAF called Dark Blue World. Does anyone know of anything similar with a maritime bent? I was thinking that surely the French would have something about the Surcouf or the Italians about their fleet.


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2011 has been a long year, a year of extreme highs and lows, opportunity and misfortune, and a year where the boundaries have been pushed to the limits physically and mentally. This tribute of 2011 is dedicated to my beautiful wife, Ronelle, my family and my amazing friends, who have stood by me, pushed me, cursed me but most importantly stuck by me through thick and thin. Inadvertently they have allowed me to set new boundaries and bigger targets for 2012 by getting me through the ones I achieved in 2011. Thank you!
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An inquiry to a blog post I did about my grandfather's company, Barton Instruments, prompted me to look for some more information written about him. In doing so I found this article…
The career of Mr. William Barton Jones is a record of determination, achievement and a meteoric rise to positions of importance. Mr. Jones is the President and a major stockholder of Barton Instrument Corporation, located in Monterey Park, which is one of the nation's most successful industrial instrument firms with international sales and reputation.
Early preparation for this career was obtained in two leading technical schools of the United States. Mr. Jones studied for two years at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; and then transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where in 1923 he received the degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
Mr. Jones began his working career as an engineer with the Southern California Edison Company and then C. F. Braun Company of Alhambra. After two years of employment working for others, Mr. Jones reached the decision to become an entrepreneur—a decision which persisted through many years of trials and struggles.
The history of the Barton Instrument Corporation dates back to 1925 when Mr. Jones entered the partnership of Hanson, Jones & Morey to develop and sell forced air transformer coolers. This partnership was succeeded by the firm of Morey, Jones & Lovell, Inc., which in 1930 became known as Morey & Jones, Ltd. Mr. Jones was the treasurer of this business arrangement until 1935 when he became president.
During the Depression years, the organization attempted to make and market a number of products other than transformer coolers. However, the product line that carried through the years was differential pressure measuring instruments. The first instrument, a simple, single glass tube manometer for measuring water flow to cooling towers, was followed by many designs and models.
In all, 148 product designs were undertaken from 1925 to 1942. Culminating these years of engineering effort, in 1943 Mr. Jones invented a "rupture-proof" dual-bellows instrument that brought a completely new concept to the field of differential pressure measurement.
In 1945 Mr. Jones merged Morey & Jones, Ltd. into a partnership with John K. Lyon and William E. Palmer that went by the name of the Barton Instrument Company. Then in 1946 Mr. Jones bought out his partners and operated Barton Instrument Company as a sole proprietorship until 1949 when the present business was incorporated.
In addition to heading the Barton Instrument Corporation, Mr. Jones is active in management and is a director of three other firms: Barton Europe, N.V. (the European subsidiary of Barton Instrument Corporation with headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands), Barton Sales Company of California, and a Los Angeles investment firm, the Coypass Land Company.
Mr. Jones is the only son of Reginald H. Jones and Grace (Cole) Jones. He was born January 25, 1901, in Hollywood, California. He went to Selma Avenue Grade School in Hollywood and graduated from Hollywood High School.
On June 13, 1935, Mr. Jones married the former Miss Gladys Estelle Hayes. Their son, Arthur Kenyon Jones, married Joan Crook and they gave Mr. Jones three grandchildren: Michel, Kimberly and Bradley Cole. Their daughter, Judith, is a student at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Jones is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, and a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. Locally, she is a member of the Pasadena Symphony Association, the Art Alliance of the Pasadena Art Museum, and the Pasadena Philharmonic Committee.
The State of California has recognized Mr. Jones as a registered mechanical engineer since 1948. He is an active member of the American Rocket Society, the Southern California Meter Association, the Economic Round Table of Los Angeles, and serves on the Board of Affiliates for Claremont Men's College. In 1961 the Instrument Society of America bestowed the honor of "Fellow" to Mr. Jones in recognition of his contributions and service to the industry. Long an active member of ISA, Mr. Jones recently served as a member of the Finance Committee. He has been a director of the Merchants and Manufacturers Association of Los Angeles for the past three years.
Socially Mr. Jones is a member of the Valley Hunt Club of Pasadena and the University Club of Los Angeles. He is a former member of the Bachelors of Los Angeles, an alumni member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity and an active member of the M.I.T. Club of Southern California. Based on personal experience, Mr. Jones is a firm advocate of the private enterprise system and actively supports and participates in many movements aimed at protecting this system, individual freedom and constitutional government.
From the sound of it this article was written in the early 1960's, evidenced by it placing his daughter, Judith, as currently in school at USC.
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We are excited here at Little Lambs to have our children outside more these days. There is nothing better than to hear the laughter of children outside enjoying the fresh air and warm sun.
We are cruising along with our classroom upgrades. The windows/doors are complete, and the plumbing has been finished. Now we are moving on to getitng the inside jobs completed. Our goal is June 1st for opening those rooms. We will keep you posted.
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Chapter 4 – Nisaa (Women) – Verse 35
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I love how you went through this issue blow by blow.
I had never heard of the Sheikh Zayed Story in the context of explaining this aya… selective teaching anybody!? And that the prophet (peace be upon him) had initially ruled that she hit him back is fascinating. And it actually makes the aya have more sense knowing this story. It brings the aya from the angle of "if your wife is annoying you don't hit her… here is the legal course of action that is best for you to take 1. keep calm 2. Talk to her 3. Sleep on the couch 4. separate" as opposed to the regular and only angle this aya is taught from which is "One day your wife is going to annoy you and you are going to have to hit her… here is how"
Having grown up in the middle east the only thing you hear is that "Men can hit their wives" no questions asked or allowed. They don't even try to stress or explain the meaning of the word lightly.
What other arabic words have the root meaning of "darb" the same as Adriboo but means to leave?… need backup for when i make this argument to people! I wish I paid more attention in arabic classes!!
December 4, 2011 at 11:06 am
A good presentation regarding the nuances and all the points brought up by these ayahs.
A question though:
Is the wife shopping for a new dress really a big deal? Is this the ill conduct and disloyalty what is meant in the verses?
December 4, 2011 at 1:25 pm
How can you just say a verse of the Quran applies or not applies? Who are you to decide? Allah revealed the whole Quran to be our guide. I think you want to say beating the wife is not allowed in Islam when it is. In Islam a man is head of household.
It seems you are trying to promote a woman version of Islam, even showing men and women in the same mosque without a purdah. Brother please repent and delete this post.
December 8, 2011 at 1:14 pm
Salams 🙂
December 12, 2011 at 4:40 pm
SubhanaAllah very beautifully explain the verses of Holy Quran, Surat Nisa explain each and everything about Muslims life and teaching of Islam.Thanks for sharing such a authentic post.
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Salamz Mezba,
I've been enjoying your blog for a long time without commenting but had to say something after reading this post. Jazakallah for doing such a wonderful job of explaining the ayah so beautifully. I run a Domestic Violence Shelter in Chicago and I've seen countless Muslim women where their husbands use that ayah to justify DV. And as you said they all forget the first half of the same ayah regarding gently admonishing them or sleeping separately. She didn't cook dinner on time (coz of a sick child maybe), she gets beaten black and blue.
Many Imams that I work with are doing a great job in educating their congregations and talking about DV in Jummah Khutbah.
May Allah swt reward you for your efforts.
August 29, 2012 at 4:50 pm
very very nice explanations..if only ppl could see the whole picture…there would be so much less conflicts and misunderstandings…great work!! and again i like the guy's expressions each time she gets a new dress!! awesome work!!
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He was caught up in controversy earlier this year when he was pictured allegedly smoking marijuana.
And now Justin Bieber is embroiled in yet another scandal after drugs were found on a bus connected to his current tour at the Canadian border.
Law enforcement officials confirmed they seized both marijuana and drug paraphernalia on board the vehicle when it was stopped at the Ambassador Bridge, which separates Windsor, Canada and Detroit.
Chief Customs and Border Protection Officer Ken Hammond told TMZ a sniffer dog detected the presence of the drugs on board.
A search was then launched, which uncovered marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
After were seized and the driver was issued a citation. The driver and passengers were subsequently released without further incident.
Justin himself was not on the bus in question however, The Ambassador Bridge checkpoint is becoming a hotspot for drugs busts, with Rihanna's tour bus also being pulled over for the same reason in March.
During that incident a total of 10 buses from her ensemble were stopped at the checkpoint.
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Identify similar tasting red wines based on their intensity from lightest to boldest.
The Spectrum of Boldness in Red Wines
Just 32 red wine varieties make up a majority of the wine available in the international market. If all red wines were placed on this chart, there would be hundreds!
What to interpret
This chart interprets the range of styles available in dry red wine. Although it's possible to find a wine that doesn't line up exactly as depicted, the chart can help explain that certain wines will always be lighter-bodied than others.
Where does boldness in wine come from?
A combination of several fundamental traits in wine define how bold it is. For example, the tannin level in wine is one of the indications of boldness, and so is high alcohol. On the lighter side, you'll typically see wines with lower alcohol, less tannin and higher acidity. Another common way to identify a wine's position in the spectrum has to do with its dominant fruit characteristics:
- Wines with red fruit flavors tend to be lighter bodied
- Wines with black fruit flavors tend to be fuller bodied
Climate Affects Intensity
The fascinating thing about wine grapes is the wide range of climates in which they can grow. However, you'll notice that certain varieties grow only in cool climates and vice versa. Cooler climates tend to produce lighter red wines with higher acidity.
This chart shows us several red wine varieties and the climate types they prefer. Jones et all 2006
Here are a few useful takeaways from this chart:
- Pinot Noir does not appear to grow alongside Cabernet Sauvignon
- We can expect Cabernet Franc to have higher stylistic range based its ability to grow in varied climates.
- Merlot can grow in cooler climates than Cabernet Sauvignon
- Bolder wine varieties tend to grow in warmer climates
- Lighter-bodied wine varieties tend to grow in cooler climates
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Beyond a country's GDP
By Dr. Irwan Shah Zainal Abidin via New Straits Times
IN today's world, the measurement of development in the form of gross domestic product (GDP) is no longer sufficient to capture or represent the quality of life or the standard of living of individuals, societies or nations. This is where the discipline of economics must evolve and policymakers must take heed. The high incidences of wealth and income inequality all over the world, and other non-economic issues, such as the environment and the wellbeing of the people, have made GDP inadequate to measure the social advancement of humanity.
The need to look beyond GDP is more apparent in high-income developed countries compared with the developing Third World nations. For Malaysia, it is natural that, as we are approaching high-income advanced nation status in just a few years, the call for the government to look beyond GDP to measure social progression is louder than ever.
An article, titled "Malaysia in 2050: Old, Poor, Sick and Without Children", published in a financial daily recently, highlighted crucial trends and patterns, such as the ageing population, mental illness and overall health conditions of Malaysians, are problems that the GDP alone cannot capture. Hence, the inevitable call to focus on growth that is inclusive.
The article is a useful pointer in terms of the direction of where government policy should be headed in the near future. Fortunately, this is also the current main goal of the public policy focus in Malaysia. Under the National Transformation Policy (NTP), the government is now gearing up towards an inclusive and sustainable growth, as clearly seen under the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP), as a final five-year blueprint towards Vision 2020. Malaysia's economic planning is also being concentrated on three crucial elements — capital economy, people economy and public happiness.
We have to accept that growth alone is not enough; we need to strive for quality growth. And, more fundamentally, a paradigm shift in thinking is needed. For this, the time is ripe to view the notion of economic development as human development. What this implies is that, when we talk about growth, the story is not merely about production and income per se, but above all, to put people's well-being and happiness at the core of the narrative. As GDP is meant for the measurement of aggregate output, measurement for well-being and happiness must also be put in place so that it can be evaluated and improved from time to time. We have our own well-being index, but to measure and understand subjective well-being and happiness, we need a measurement that is universal and comparable to other countries as well. Towards this end, perhaps the World Happiness Report, published by the United Nations, can be the starting point.
The World Happiness Report 2017, the fifth report since the first was published in 2012, analyses the levels, changes and determinants of happiness among and within nations. It places greater attention on social foundations of happiness for both individuals and nations based on six crucial variables — GDP per capita, healthy years of life expectancy, social support, trust (as measured by a perceived absence of corruption in government and business), freedom and generosity. Of the 155 countries evaluated, this year's ranking shows Malaysia standing at 42nd place, an improvement of five places from last year's 47.
Malaysia is, in fact, the fourth happiest country in Asia. The point here is that, while Malaysia is heading in the right direction now, we do not want that by 2050, the dystopian scenario projected in the article to become a reality. Hence, efforts need to be doubled from now. For specific measures, perhaps the Fit Malaysia programme can be expanded to not just being a springboard for Malaysia to become a true sporting nation, but also issues of
well-being and happiness of Malaysians.
Perhaps the definition of "fit" could be expanded not just to include physically, but also mentally, psychologically and spiritually. Even in sports, we know that being physically fit is not enough; equally important is the psychological dimension of fitness among our sportsmen.
The other aspect that relates to happiness is arts and culture. In the World Happiness Report, one of the main classes in measuring happiness is eudaimonia, that is, a sense of meaning and purpose in life. I believe that to have a sense of meaning and purpose in life, arts and culture play a crucial role. Maybe besides building skyscrapers, it is time for Malaysia to build a cultural centre, especially in the area of greater Kuala Lumpur or in Bandar Malaysia.
Understanding and being proud of our arts, culture and history will give us a sense of belonging and will eventually foster eudaimonia and happiness in us. Commenting on the 2017 World Happiness Report, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said in his blog: "It's useless if we have high incomes but are not happy."


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Life Began Between the Sheets … of Mica, Expert SaysPublication: National Geographic News Date: December 10, 2007 View Article
Hot action between the sheets has given many human lives their start. Now a scientist says chemical comings and goings between sheets of the mineral mica may have gotten all life on Earth going.
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Pro-tem speaker is a temporary speaker appointed for a limited time period to conduct the works in Lok Sabha or in state legislatures. When the Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies have been elected, but the vote for the speaker and deputy speaker has not taken place, the pro-tem speaker is chosen for the conduct of the house.
If both speaker and the deputy speaker posts in the House lie vacant owing to death, resignation etc, then the tasks in the House are undertaken under the pro-tem speaker. In the first Lok Sabha, GV Malvanakar was first made the pro tem speaker and then appointed as the full time speaker of the house. However, after his death in 1956, 14 months before the term of the House ended on April 4, 1957, B Das was appointed the pro tem speaker.
A pro-tem speaker is chosen with the agreement of the members of the Lok Sabha and legislative assembly, so that he can carry on the activities till the permanent speaker is not chosen. Usually, the seniormost member of the house is selected for the post. The main duty of the pro-tem speaker is to administer the oath of office to new members of the house. He also enables the House to elect the new Speaker. Once the new Speaker is elected, the office of the pro tem speaker ceases to exist.
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- The French Riviera consists of picturesque villages, medieval towns, and glamorous cities, each location boasting stunning landscape and sea views.
- Cannes needs no introduction, this being the home of the famous Cannes International Film Festival that has seen countless celebrities walk the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival Palace as well as along the Promenade de la Croisette with its long stretch of luxurious hotels.
- Saint-Paul-de-Vence is a charming medieval village with stunning sea views known as 'the jewel of the Côte d'Azur'. Historically and culturally important, this village was made famous by the many actors and artists that frequented it including Matisse, Dufy, Braque, and Bonnard.
- Antibes is a Provençal market town with harbour that was once the home of Picasso. Today its port welcomes the super yachts of the rich and famous, Port Vauban being the largest in the French Mediterranean. The towns ramparts were built by Vauban making this town a delightful mix of old and new as you step between the old town and the new.
Is It Suitable for Me?
- A great trip for people who want to see more of the French Riviera, discovering the hidden historic side as well as the world-famous glamorous side in as short a time as possible.
- Culture vultures, photographers, and art historians will all enjoy this trip.
- The driver/guide gives you information about each place but then lets you go and explore on your own so this tour is not suitable if you expect a guided walking tour of each place and don't want to wander the streets on your own.
Your Experience With Cannes, Antibes, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence Half-Day Tour?
- You will be collected from your central Nice hotel at the prearranged time and, after collecting the other guests, will begin your journey to see some of the best places in the French Riviera.
- Enjoying the views from the coastal road you will make the journey to Antibes. This beautiful old harbour town with ramparts is where Picasso lived.
- The next stop is to the world-famous city of Cannes where you can take a walk on the film festival red carpet and wander down the Promenade de la Croisette. Your guide will point out the most luxurious hotels that everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Scarlett Johansson have stayed in over the years.
- The last stop of the day is at the medieval village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence. This village with its stunning sea views was a haven for a variety of actors and artists including Matisse. The art scene is still popular with a variety of galleries to explore along the cobbled streets.
- Your driver/guide will drop you back at your hotel in Nice at the end of the day.
What Cannes, Antibes, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence Half-Day Tour Includes?
- Visit Cannes, Antibes, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence on a half-day small group tour with multilingual driver/guide.
- What attractions will you see on this tour?:
- Stop 1: Antibes
- Stop 2: Cannes
- Stop 3: Saint-Paul-de-Vence
- Don't expect too much time to wander around - There's only a 10 minute stop in Cannes.
Travelers Reviews about Cannes, Antibes, and Saint-Paul-de-Vence Half-Day Tour?
- Travellers talking about this tour on GetYourGuide, TripAdvisor, and Viator give it great reviews and say that the friendly and enthusiastic guides are what make this trip memorable.
- They say it's good value for money, well organised, and would recommend this tour to other visitors as it's a good way to see places that would not usually be visited.
- Some people were disappointed with the amount of driving compared with how much time they got in each place reporting 3 hours of drive time with just 10 minutes in Cannes but despite this (there's a lot of ground to cover in just 4 hours) the majority of visitors give it top marks.
Disabled Access
Wheelchair accessible - Notify the tour company when you book if you require wheelchair access.
Ticket Details
Printed tickets and e-tickets accepted.
Things to Consider Before You Go
Pack drinks and snacks for the journey.
Address / Pick up Location
Collection from central Nice hotels.
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Wow, our last blogpost was in November. This is probably the biggest delay between two versions. But there is a good reason for it!
As you might have already seen from the title of this post - CryoFall now officially and fully supports modding! You can now download our custom Visual Studio 2017 extension and start hacking away! Not to mention - the game is 100% opensource which means you can see how any part of the game works under the hood and replicate or change it in your mod. It was certainly possible before, but now we've made some necessary improvements to ensure you can safely and easily install mods and develop your own with all the necessary tools. This update also saw the long awaited scripting API improvements.
We're also providing the CryoFall Editor now so you can more easily create and test your mods without having to run a full server and also create your own custom maps. It is the same map editor we use internally so it has all of the features available to us.
The Game Launcher was also updated to provide all the necessary features such as one-click installation of mods (delivered as .mpk (mod pack) files).
There are still some things we would like to add in the near future such as proper documentation and API reference, tutorials, mod samples, possibly even a modding portal, so there's certainly a lot more to come regarding modding in the future! In the mean time we hope to see some interesting content from you!
But obviously this update wouldn't be as interesting without additions to the game itself. So here are some notable changes:
- Environmental Psi and Heat status effects.
- New tier of defensive structures.
- Multitude of new weapons & items such as Laser rapier (energy based melee weapon), many new ammo types (12ga buck shot, 12ga salt charge, 10mm blank ammo, etc.), new resonance bomb (able to penetrate many layers of walls), new medicine, generic items, etc.
- Pragmium armor (and new T4 Defense technology group).
- New quests & changes to existing quests.
- New cybernetic implant: Healing gland (grants improved regeneration).
- Oil and Lithium sources now deplete and respawn in the world. This prevents any single group from controlling them indefinitely. They can also be destroyed with explosives.
- And much more! See full patchnotes here.
There are also many nice visual improvements, such as animated grass and plants you can see below.
We are looking forward to your YouTube videos and specifically let's plays as well as Twitch streams!
Don't forget to join and follow our social channels and websites:
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Is Duncan ignoring the Romney record?A lot of people may be wondering what I think of Congressman Jimmy Duncan's decision to endorse Mitt Romney for the Presidency. I must admit, it comes as a real surprise. I expected Duncan to say nice things about Romney, largely because he rarely has anything bad to say about anyone in public. An endorsement-well, I was stunned and as shocked as anyone.
Duncan's political philosophy defines that of a true movement conservative. When he tells you he is anti-interventionist, he means business. As he voted against the Clinton adventure into the Balkans, he also voted against the Iraq War using the same reasoning. Jimmy Duncan doesn't just talk the pro-life talk, but he has voted that way when the opportunity has arisen. "Hypocrite" is a label that many on the Left try and apply to many conservatives, but have heretofore been unable to apply it to John Duncan, Jr.
This is why I have great trouble understanding Duncan's endorsement of Mitt Romney. Romney may now be talking a good game to conservatives about what he claims to believe, but his record, his recent record, bespeaks a man who is not pro-life, a man who doesn't know when to stop spending the people's money, a man who does not cut taxes, and a man who can't decide where he is from. Is he from Massachusetts, where he has just finished a term as Governor? Is he from Michigan, where he was born, where his father served as Chairman of American Motors and later as Governor? Is he from Utah, where his anscestors settled and were members of the Utah legislature, where he ran the Salt Lake Olympic organizing committee, and where he once pondered running for Governor?
I understand that life does change and people can and do move around. I have experienced the phenomenon in my own life. If you enjoy politics, it can certainly change your ideas and plans. At some point, however, you have to make a decision to put down roots and embrace a community and a people as your own-as something you yourself belong to and something that is at the very root of who you are. Mitt Romney is utterly rootless, and frankly he seems to have no sense of community or place. He does not strike me as the kind of man that someone like Jimmy Duncan would endorse.
What is even more shocking is that Marsha Blackburn has chosen to endorse Romney as well. Blackburn has been seen for some time as conservatives' answer to Bill Frist for the 2010 Republican Gubernatorial nomination, and is often mentioned as the darling of Tennessee conservatives. Are these people that ignorant of the Romney record?
I do not know, but what I do know is that either people are willfully ignorant, or they have voluntarily chosen to sell out. It is a sad state of affairs for the conservative movement.
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Tell Me More About St. Pat's
Happy St. Pat's (or as my friend Will calls it, amateur drinker's day).
We were trying to figure out a way to acknowledge the day. I wanted to do a piece exploring Obama's Irish roots, but everybody else shouted me down. They were all, "so what?! ... don''t you realize we have a recession going on here?" So I received no love.
I then tried to find something multicultural and spicy, like a Latin band that plays Irish folk music, or an African band that plays Irish folk, or an Irish ban that plays African music, or something like that.
Again, no love from my people here.
What can I say? You'd think I'd have some say around here, and I do, but it's not a dictatorship. ... And it's not like they just come out and say no.
They just kind of star at me ... like I'm a patient.
One DAY I will be QUEEN!
But you know what? We did have THE QUEEN (of soul) in the house. And, yes, you can hear more from Aretha Franklin tomorrow.
What We Did Do
I think the most useful thing I can do here is give you some more information about the programs we told you about, so you can think about it and absorb the information yourselves, and decide what you think about it. So here it is:
Read White House talking points (pdf) regarding the president's mortgage/foreclosure proposal.
And here's more information about the Nurse-Family Partnership discussed in today's parenting segment.
Just for grins, read the actual transcript of the president's speech yesterday, where he bawled out the AIG executives. And here's his speech to the Joint Session of Congress where he mentioned a number of these ideas, including his idea for home visits to support new, low income mothers.
Cheers. Hoist a green something for me ...


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When I was a teenager, my sister, brother and I studied Tae Kwon Do with the late, great Chung Kim. It was one of the most challenging endeavors I've ever done because the studio was very "old school." Classes were not designed to entice kids to join and have a "good time." It was all about self-discipline and focus. We had to do knuckle pushups if we made a mistake. We free sparred grown men. We practiced, breathed, and lived according to the tenets of CIPSI:
Courtesy (respect)
Integrity (ethics)
Indomitable (unconquerable) Spirit
I remember the physical pain of knuckle push-ups, sparring, and sit-ups. I remember silently crying because I failed a belt test or failed at something else. It was more painful than not. It was more frustrating and frightening than not. But in the end, my siblings and I earned our 1st degree black belts.
There was a hearing impaired couple – man and wife – who were practicing in the studio. I watched them, mesmerized. It was already so hard! How did they do it? People are amazing. If person set goals and believe 100% in themselves, they will accomplish their goal. I saw this first hand in the dojang and I see it every day in my students.
Every important lesson I've learned in life bloomed in that stinky studio. Focus on what you're doing. Control your mind and your body. Visualize your goals. Work hard. Never quit.
Never quit!
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Live For Speed Test Patch version 0.6H released
The LFS development team has released Patch 0.6H for their Live for Speed Simulator. This new update brings you a newly rebuilt version of the Westhill racing track.
After release of the patch, GamerMuscle strapped on his Oculus Rift DK2 and jumped in the LX6 to have a look at the updated content and improvements.
The development team improved the International configuration and included a brand new National configuration. Furthermore, the track now includes two kart tracks which will accommodate the smaller cars. The access roads are driveable if you select an open configuration, so there is a lot to explore!
The track supports open configurations including the access roads. You can now place custom start positions, pit stop positions and adjustable concrete objects to create bridges and many other structures. The maximum number of cars in a race has been increased to 40.
Four ways to get Version 0.6H :
1) AUTO UPDATER – If you already have version 0.5V or later :
- Click on "Multiplayer" then "List of Hosts" in LFS and choose a download mirror.
2) MANUAL PATCH (138 MB) – If you already have version 0.6G or later :
- Click HERE and save the patch installer.
- You can run the patch installer from its download location or from your LFS folder.
3) MANUAL PATCH (156 MB) – If you already have version 0.5Z or later :
- Click HERE and save the patch installer.
- You can run the patch installer from its download location or from your LFS folder.
4) FULL VERSION (273 MB) – If you are new to LFS or making a fresh installation.
- Click HERE to visit the download page and get the full version installer.
Changes from 0.6G to 0.6H :
Westhill :
- New version of Westhill with additional configurations
- Full support for open configurations including access roads
Autocross Editor :
- New adjustable concrete objects
- Custom start positions and pit start points
- Maximum autocross objects increased to 1800
- Movable start lights included as an autocross object
- Custom pit stop box disables pit lane and default pit stops
- Custom pit stop box can now be used to repair car and refuel
- Interface buttons now drawn in front of the object buttons
- Pressing S/F/1/2/3 when object is selected now moves it
- Pressing S/F/1/2/3 when object exists is now more helpful
- Clicking colour instantly changes selected tyres or chalk
- Clicking marshall position instantly changes selected marshall
- Improved the appearance of marshall circles in the editor
- Route checker index numbers now start at 1 instead of 0
- The W/E keys instantly adjust width, no need to press M
- Floating object buttons shown with different colour
- X/Y/Z positions are now shown and can be typed in
- Right click on X/Y/Z to move in steps of 1 metre
- SHIFT+click to snap to 1 metre grid
Misc :
- Increased max cars in race from 32 to 40
- Increased AU Autocross grid from 16 to 20
- Increased BL Rallycross grids from 24 to 30
- Maximum multiplayer car draw distance up from 300 to 500
- Regenerated lightmaps and visible object lists on most tracks
- Added paths at Fern Bay to cover road near Club and mini oval
- InSim ISP_NCI packet added to give host more info about new guest
- AI drivers hit wall entering pit lane at SO Classic / Town
- Removed a corner marker from some configurations at Aston
- Some tyres at Kyoto National disabled in other configs
- Updated translations – thank you translators
New commands :
- /zero_all
Reset all lap counters and checkpoints passed as if the race had just been started. This removes checkpoints passed. So using this command on the first lap, before the first checkpoint is passed, has no effect. After the first checkpoint there is an effect. The first lap will not be counted. This is intended to help with a rolling start after a parade lap.
- /setlap username X
– X is positive : Set the lap that the user is currently on (as seen at the top right, not the number of laps completed). This does not affect checkpoints passed. This may help with a driver
who reconnects after an unintended disconnection.
– X is zero : Same as the /zero_all command but for one driver.
– X is negative : subtract from the number of laps, without affecting checkpoints passed. This may be useful as a penalty.
TIPS on using Live for Speed with an Oculus Rift DK2 :
1) How to get LFS running on your Rift DK2 :
- Oculus Configuration Utility – Set your Rift to extended mode
- Windows Display – use extended desktop mode (not duplicated)
- Set the DK2 to rotated mode in Windows (sometimes confusingly called portrait)
- Check that the light on the front of the DK2 is blue (receiving signal)
- Check that the DK2 part of the desktop has the correct orientation
- Start LFS and click 3D on the View Options Screen
- Select Oculus Rift and click OK
- If all is well, LFS offers "Exit LFS to restart using the Rift"
- Click OK to exit then when you restart LFS it should be in the Rift
2) To reset your seating position, there is a text command /rift reset which is assigned by default to the F8 key.
- When a new driver takes over, ask them to look straight ahead then press F8
- Key assignments can be edited in Options – Game – F1 to F8
3) If, for any reason, LFS ends up on the Rift in 2D mode or with a black screen, you can get it back like this :
- Press ALT+F4 to exit LFS
- Delete the file "card_cfg.txt" in your LFS folder, so LFS starts up on the primary device (usually your monitor)
- After starting LFS again you can try to enter 3D mode again
4) Accessing your desktop while LFS is on the Rift.
- You will probably find that your mouse cursor is confined to the Rift's virtual monitor
- Press CTRL+C to free the mouse and now the mouse can go onto the desktop
- When you click on a window on your desktop, LFS will be minimised
- To go back into the Rift, click on Live for Speed in your taskbar
5) Optional new command line options /rift=on and /rift=off
Use e.g. in a shortcut to make sure Rift mode is entered or not
- LFS.exe /rift=on – try to go straight into Rift mode
- LFS.exe /rift=off – do not go into Rift (ignores previous mode)
Oculus Runtime 0.4.2 (or later) is required
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Van Vleuten sprints to second place at the Tour of FlandersSun 7 Apr 2019
Former Tour of Flanders winner Annemiek van Vleuten was forced to settle for second place at the 'Ronde' after being edged out in a three-up sprint for the victory.
The 36-year-old made it into the winning move over the Oude Kwaremont and helped put more distance into a chasing group over the Paterberg, but it wasn't to be in the final sprint to the line.
Busy Start
It was a fast and hectic opening to the race with several crashes claiming some big-name riders, while seven escapees went up the road to form the early breakaway.
The peloton looked happy to let the attackers go, with a steady pace being set until the race hit the Muur van Geraardsbergen and the gap to the break dropped significantly.
The seven riders were eventually reeled back in on the Kanarieberg and the attacks soon followed. However, nothing was sticking with Australian Sarah Roy staying attentive and marking the moves at the head of the reduced bunch as the race passed over the Taaienberg.
The Final Climbs
The race burst into life on the long drag of the Oude Kwaremont with attacks incoming and the bunch being whittled down further. Van Vleuten was alert to the dangers and made it over the summit with a small group of four riders, including European champion Marta Bastianelli (Team Virtu Cycling).
The Paterberg soon followed and the lead group containing Van Vleuten was reduced to just three, while the gap back to the chasers grew to over 30-seconds. With the gap holding, the podium places looked set to be contested between the leading three as the chase behind faltered.
With Bastianelli the favourite in a sprint finish Van Vleuten tried an attack inside the final three kilometres, but the move was quickly shutdown. As the trio passed underneath the flame rouge Van Vleuten was left to open up the sprint and despite a valiant effort to hold off Bastainelli, the Italian came around for the win.
Annemiek van Vleuten:
"Last year I was super happy with third place, now I'm disappointed with second because I know I'm slightly better than last year."
"I'm disappointed in the end with the race because it wasn't hard, there were too many teams that had a sprinter and would like to have a conservative race. So how the race developed I was really disappointed."
"But I think for myself, I did everything I could, I went all out on the Paterberg. I know that if I come to the finish line with Bastianelli, out of 100 times she will beat me 99. So I had to try something, it maybe looked a bit silly to go that early, but I was hoping I could maybe surprise her."
Martin Vestby (Sports Director):
"As a team we rode really well today, but we had expected a little bit more of an aggressive fight for position and that the race would split a bit more."
"In the end a big group came to the bottom of the Kwaremont and even though it split over the climb, we had hoped that it would have split more before then."
"That would have been better for us and better for Annemiek's strengths, but the girls rode really well, they followed the plan and in the end it's been a good day."
Tour of Flanders Results:
1. Marta Bstianelli (Team Virtu Cycling) 4:16:50
2. Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) ST
3. Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Bigla Pro Cycling) ST
Photo courtesy of Getty Images.


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Telenovelas, and Hieroglyphs, and Soccer - Oh my!
What can I say, it was another busy day here at SMC! Students in the Arabic and Spanish academies had a sunny, activity-filled day which tested their language skills both in and out of the classroom.
Here are some of the highlights:
- Students wrote scripts to telenovelas which will be filmed and edited later this week
- Students each chose a place, such as a city or landscape, that is special to them. They're researching the place and will draw, paint, sculpt, or express their research in a project later this week.
- Students researched the Mayans and will craft bookmarks with Mayan hieroglyphics later this week.
- The culinary CE cooked their lentil soup dish after their adventure to the market yesterday.
- Other CEs gathered to discuss (and make!) Arab music and practice their vocabulary.
Today was also a perfect day for outdoor activities. Check out the photo gallery above for highlights from activity hour including soccer, frisbee, and chalk drawing.
After activity hour and dinner, Arabic students participated in a rather lively group study hall. There was not a table to be found without an open faced dictionary or note-filled paper.
For their evening activity, the Spanish Academy participated in team-building activities. Students had a choice between team songwriting, flag making, legend writing, and cheer/chant creating.
I would like to note how impressed I am with the students' energy and enthusiasm. Their shyness around me (and my camera!) on Monday and Tuesday has blossomed into warm smiles and eagerness to get their photos taken today. They are fully embracing the rewards of new interactions with friends, RAs, teachers, and staff and attacking the challenge of the Language Pledge with determination and excitement.
So I'll close by saying, kudos to you kids! You're rocking your first few days at SMC.
I took about 100 photos of our lively students today, all of which couldn't fit on this blog but please head on over to our Facebook page to view a complete album of today's photos...CLICK HERE!