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We have three Kahikatea trees just to the right of our hall. These three trees have roots that intertwine and can be thought to represent our parents, staff and students learning together.
This year Frankley School will have Maori names for our learning hubs. Our school vision is "Positive difference, Creative learner, Effective communicator". The Kahikatea tree represents the growth of learning that our children develop while they are here with us. This also leads into linking the names to an analogy of supporting learning growth.
- We plant "The Seed". "The blossom" appears. The "Seedling" continues to grow. The roots system "join together". The "Kahikatea" trees stand strong. Stand confident, stand resolute yay!
- Ka whakatō "Te Kakano". Ka puta "Te Puawai". Ka tipu "Te Pihinga". Ka "Tuhono" nga pakiaka. Ka tu kaha nga "Kahikatea". E tu maia, e tu manawanui eee!
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- "Te Pihinga" (Room 6 and 7) - Y3 -4
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- "Kahikatea" (Room 10 and 11) Y5-6
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Asking a girl out has never been a simple thing for a guy. It can be hard, but once done, it can be the beginning of a great relationship. If the girl likes you, she'll hope for going out with you. You just need to be honest and straightforward. And don't lose your head by over-thinking it or you will make yourself even more anxious.
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I received this from a friend and thought it would be good idea to share it with all my Blogger friends. Some of these, especially #3 and #7, definitely apply to me.
1. A friend of mine confused her Valium with her birth control pills.. she has 14 kids but doesn't really care.
2. One of life's mysteries is how a 2-pound box of chocolates can make a woman gain 5 lbs.
3. My mind not only wanders, it sometimes leaves completely.
4. The best way to forget your troubles is to wear tight shoes.
5. The nice part about living in a small town is that when you don't know what you are doing, someone else does.
6. The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight because by then, your body and your fat are really good friends.
7. Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.
8. Sometimes I think I understand everything, and then I regain consciousness.
9. I gave up jogging for my health when my thighs kept rubbing together and setting fire to my knickers'.
10. Amazing! You hang something in your closet for a while and it shrinks 2 sizes!
11. Skinny people irritate me! Especially when they say things like...'You know sometimes I forget to eat!' .....Now I've forgotten my address, my mother's maiden name and my keys, but I have never forgotten to eat. You have to be a special kind of stupid to forget to eat!
12. The trouble with some women is that they get all excited about nothing and then they marry him.
13.. I read this article that said the typical symptoms of stress are eating too much, impulse buying, and driving too fast. Are they kidding? That's my idea of a perfect day!
Women Wisdom
Posted by A human kind of human at 10:14
7 comments:
- DUTA said...
Thanks for sharing. Very clever and very true.
I like them all, except perhaps the first one which reminds that the valium pills were in a similar package to the one with vital pills my Mom had to take, and this almost caused a disaster.
- April 14, 2009 at 1:33 PM
- Arley said...
That was great! Thanks for the laugh first thing in the morning!
- April 14, 2009 at 4:38 PM
- Argent said...
This was a real tonic at the end of my boring old work day - thanks.
- April 14, 2009 at 6:11 PM
- A human kind of human said...
Oh Duta, how horrible for her. I hope she is okay.
- April 14, 2009 at 7:20 PM
- leilani said...
Right from #1 I loved this !!!! LOLOL =0) Thank you! all out laughter is good for the spirit!!!
- April 14, 2009 at 8:56 PM
- DUTA said...
Indeed it was horrible, but I managed to intervene immediately. My mother died eight years ago, but it wasn't because of the frightful incident with the valium pills.
- April 14, 2009 at 10:58 PM
- JD said...
Love it!
- September 6, 2009 at 4:04 PM
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Tuesday is when RSA spools up the blowers and really lays down the power. You can just feel the air start to crackle with buzzwords and blowhards. The "woo woo girls" show up and begin to populate the booths. The celebrities come out and fire up the tweets. The U.S.S. RSA Conference has left dry-dock and is free and clear to navigate. But, does this ship deliver the goods? Should I accept the mug of RSA Kool-Aid and join the space hippies as they warp off to the land of Big Data?
We Are the Champions, Art Coviello Keynote
It all began with We Are the Champions, and a long blathering attempt to belabor an analogy from RSA's Art Coviello. The Art doubled down on Big Data in a big way. We get it Art, there is a lot of data out there. I cannot help feeling like we are handing over all of our critical thinking to gigantic databases full of logs. Why think, when you can just funnel it all through a Big Data engine which poops out the answer? I think there is a Twilight Zone episode that warns us of handing our lives over to a computer.
Nevertheless, Art made some good points. We are awash in data. And there is a lot of insight in that data. There are new tools coming to help us pour through all this data and make sense of it. This is all good.
Then Art poured on the fear. I am actually going to give him some slack here. The attacks of nation states are getting pretty serious. And the friction this is causing on the economy is significant. There are a lot more attacks, they are a lot more serious, and they are doing more damage. Mostly, nations have really started to fund these efforts.
It is scary. Then Art went somewhere interesting. He talked about the "PR Gap" between the reality of attacks and the FUD marketing and media sound bytes. After some reasonable explanation of the issues, he went right after some answers. He used Abraham Lincoln as for historical context to the issue. Nice touch, Art. Lincoln was a truly great leader, and offers a lot of inspiration.
Art went into an RSA sales pitch after that. I was fine with this because RSA, for all their faults as a company, does have the right idea about intelligence-based systems. After that Art went into a discussion about the concept of antifragile, derived from the book Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. This is a fascinating concept. Basically, Antifragile says that systems need to be adaptable and reactive. Able to identify and respond to attacks dynamically.
The presentation then described the next generation of analytic tools. He also underlined the importance of integrating these tools into each other. Then he gave specific guidance for what security practitioners can do to transform their organizations. This was a lot of sales pitch, but the core message was very good. It talked about building integrated platforms and analytical abilities internally. These are all a good messages. I'm glad to see RSA is catching up to what we have been saying at Anitian for years.
I was really impressed with this. This was actionable. It was not fluffy garbage. It made some specific recommendations.
Ending with a quote from Lincoln and some rousting "big datas," all in all, it was a pretty good key note. It was more specific and actionable than last year and was grounded with some effective reason. Mostly, it did not overplay emotional arguments. It balanced rational, emotional and ethical arguments quite nicely. As an English major with a degree in rhetoric, I appreciate this. Art finally got a speech writer who was educated on the modes of persuasion.
I am persuaded. Give me my mug of RSA Kool-Aid.
Soctt Charney, Microsoft TwC
Next up was Scott Charney from Microsoft. It started with a dippy, but mildly entertaining fake news cast that ran down the history of cryptography and information security. His presentation was on the case for Optimism. He ran down all sorts of successes we had. This was not the most compelling presentation, but it was nice to see somebody talk in a positive way about security. I also like that Scott grounded his presentation on the value of trust. We need to be able to trust certain people and systems. Trust has a speed and efficiency that modern business and innovation demands.
Scott's presentation was pretty technical as well. One of his first examples was on trusted boot capabilities in Linux and Windows. However, it almost got too technical. As the presentation wore on, it was all good content, but lacked life. Mr. Charney is clearly a smart guy, he just has a really dull personality. What he lacked in personality, however, he made up for with solid content.
Francis deSouza, Symantec
The next presentation was from Francis deSouza of Symantec. This was a watershed year for Symantec. After years of malaise (see Analysis of Symantec 4.0), Symantec fired their limp noodle CEO and charted a new path. This presentation was the first public evidence of this new direction.
Mr. deSouza was interesting, engaging and even inspirational. He cited specific cases inside Symantec and what can be learned from them. It was impressive to see Symantec back in the security industry. Mr. deSouza revealed that Symantec has evidence of Stuxnet as far back as 2005. He described how criminal organizations outsource their efforts to developers and money mules.
At the end, he make a promise that Symantec will deliver more innovation, deeper partnerships, and pre-integrated products. Okay, I am sold. Now do it. I have heard the integration promise from Symantec for years. You promised innovation, now deliver.
Honestly, I am impressed with Symantec. I think they may actually be coming back from the brink. This is very encouraging.
Cryptographer's Panel
I hung around for the Cryptographers' Panel. The big concept this year is the "end of cryptography." I think this is a ways out. However, I am impressed how cryptographers look like wizards.
I walked out of the key notes feeling pretty good. The messages were sound and solid.
Break Out Sessions
After that I attended a variety of unremarkable sessions. One was on Big Data for the CISO. It was okay. The primary take away from that was the idea that companies need two kinds of information security practitioners: "hunters" and "farmers." Farmers monitor data and harvest information from the environment (I would consider this a SIEM operator). Hunters are the analysts who ask big questions and challenge the environment to respond to these questions. I really liked this idea, but I could see it as being tough for smaller organizations to adopt.
My next session was on Third Party Breaches. The panel was pretty dull, but there were some really good nuggets of wisdom here. The key message was that you need to hold third parties to specific information security standards. David Chavez defined four things you need in all third party contracts: indemnification, assurances of security (and compliance), agreement on third party security partners, and a framework of notification and monitoring. It was good to hear this. Both PCI and HIPAA have some specific requirements around contracts with third party vendors who have access to in-scope systems or data.
One other thing I learned, apparently everybody uses Splunk and loves it. I did not see that coming.
Out On the Fringes of the Expo
I walked the expo floor for a little bit. I like to immediately dash off to the "sides" of the hall where the smaller, "up-and-coming" companies reside. I have heard McAfee and Cisco's pitch a million times and do not need to register for the free "spam you to insanity" contest for an iPad. Out on the fringes of the floor are some interesting companies.
What did I find out here? A whole thriving world of GRC companies! Holy standards mapping Batman, where did all these GRC companies come from? A few years ago, GRC was something you still had to define at an ISACA meeting. Now, there are at least a dozen GRC tools. These tools offer reporting, analytics, risk assessment, and a whole host of governance functions. Some of them are really, really interesting. I have been working a lot with Allgress in the past year, which is a great GRC platform. But this market is exploding. Take note Allgress and Archer, you have many competitors gaining on you. I may have to write a specific blog entry about this at a later date.
Suffice to say, there are a lot of analytical and risk assessment tools coming out. This underlines, in big thick marker, our message at Anitian of Rapid Risk Assessment. With these new tools, and the aggressive methodologies we have built at Anitian, we can reduce risk assessment down to days, or hours, not months.
There is one other nice benefit of the fringe – no "woo woo girls." That is, no scantily clad women acting like they are my friend (screaming "woo woo!" at everything.) Seriously, it is time to end this sexist relic of conferences past.
This was not a blow-away inspirational day at RSA. But it was solid "meat and taters" content. The messages I heard and the discussions were all solid. I do not feel like I took home any huge whoppers, but, I do not feel cheated either.
I ended the day with a client meeting. It was a good dinner with a long-time client of Anitian. Even better, the Allgress guy paid. Thanks Brandon!
The most exciting thing is all these GRC tools. I am going to be doing some serious follow ups on those.
Anitian – Intelligent Information Security. For more information please visit www.anitian.com


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Online reviews are the new word-of-mouth. They also allow businesses to have active, positive participation from consumers and give consumers a solid foundation to create a relationship with those businesses. Here are some stats on the viral feedback revolution:
So how to encourage customers to leave positive reviews? It is a challenge, but the right strategies can give you the results you want. And good reviews breed good reviews. Not surprisingly, there's a psychology behind online users' behavior that can work in your favor. When a business, product or service has already received reviews online, other potential reviewers are compelled to leave their own feedback. Just the appearance of a number of reviews appears to be enough to give new visitors the confidence to add their own views on that particular product or service. Ask Facebook fans to write a review Share some positive testimonials on Facebook, then ask users to add their own good experience stories or opinions. Similarly, share links to individual reviews on your social media sites. Put review site links on your website Customers aren't going to read or leave comments if they don't know they can. Make it easy for your customers to find the online review sites that matter to you by including links to them on your website. Simply putting a Find Us On (Yelp) or Give Feedback button is one way to create awareness and generate reviews. Solicit reviews by email The best time to capture a product review is when the customer has just finished a transaction. For example, send out e-mails to customers about a week after they have opened new bank accounts, thanking them for choosing your bank, and ask them to leave feedback. Respond quickly to bad reviews Although it might seem counterintuitive, it is important to publish negative feedback along with the positive. It's an opportunity to reassure customers that they are being heard and that you care about their experiences. The way you respond to all the reviews you receive can go a long way to cementing your customer service reputation. Customers also will be confident that their comment will actually be read and published if they take the time to write a review. Give users a reason to participate You don't want to compensate customers with free merchandise or money in exchange for a positive review. Instead, use contests such as the chance to enter a drawing. Run a monthly prize draw for all customers who leave a review. Turn every piece of feedback into a review Chances are you often receive positive feedback either by email, telephone or social media.Just because these aren't submitted on your site as a review doesn't mean they can't be used as testimonials or praise for your bank. Ask the customer if he would be willing to convey his experience in an official review, or if he minds your using his feedback on your website.


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The song of Emerald-chinned Hummingbird is described as "a high, thin, slightly squeaking chipping, tsin, tisn-tsin tsin-tsin tsin-tsin, or tsi tsi tsi-si, tsi-tsi tsi tsi-tsi ..." (Howell and Webb 1995).
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Calls of Emerald-chinned Hummingbird when foraging are described as "a liquid, rattling trill ... at times only single notes given, puip puip ..." (Howell and Webb 1995). Sometimes also gives a sharp sii'ing when perched (Howell and Webb 1995).
There are few available audio recordings of Emerald-chinned Hummingbird; other examples can be heard at Macaulay Library, at xeno-canto, and at Internet Bird Collection.


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environmental protection and preservation of the Black Sea – ECO-Satellite
About ECO-Satellite
EU initiative, axis, meter, acronym:
Joint Operational Programme "BLACK SEA 2007-2013"
Priority 2: Sharing resources and competencies for environmental protection and conservation
Measure 2.1: Strengthening the joint knowledge and information base needed to address common challenges in the environmental protection of river and maritime systems
Title of the Action and acronym:
Development of a common intraregional monitoring system for the environmental protection and preservation of the Black Sea – ECO-Satellite
Locations of the Action Greece, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria
Name of the Applicant: Decentralized administration of Macedonia and Thrace
Total duration of the Action: 24 months
The project is co-financed 90% by the European Neighbourhood & Partnership Instrument - ENPI
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It is widely recognized that the Black Sea faces serious environmental problems. Some of the major European rivers e.g. Danube, Dinper, Dnester, Bug discharge into the Black Sea carrying significant pollution loads. About one third of the land area of continental Europe drains into this semi-enclosed sea, which is connected to the Mediterranean through the narrow Bosphorous Channel. The increased pollution load that enters the Black Sea has led to a significant deterioration of the marine ecosystem and to a sharp decline of fisheries resources. Pollutants, including agrochemicals, toxic metals and radionuclides, made their way into the sea either through the atmosphere or river discharges. Increased "nutrients" caused an overproduction of phytoplankton, which block the light to reach the sea grasses and algae. Industrial activity, mining, shipping, and offshore oil and gas exploration further contributed to the sea's destruction. Tanker accidents and operational discharges caused oil pollution, and coastal industries discharged wastes directly, with little or no treatment. Some countries dumped solid waste into the sea or onto wetlands. Urban areas flushed untreated sewage; and poor planning destroyed much of the aesthetics of the coastlines.
The main goal of the proposed project is the creation of a common intraregional monitor system having almost near real time capabilities. The system will make use of the technologically assets provided by the satellite data and by geomatics facilities. The project will contribute to the efforts for strengthening the joint knowledge and information base needed for the environmental protection of the Black Sea maritime system.


text: Share: Comments Print January 6, 2009 at 1:52 PM Holt press conference done Posted by Percy Allen The Nick Holt press conference is completed and I'll pass along some quotes from it shortly. The biggest first impression is just how different these things are now than they were under the previous regime. Holt was fairly spitting as he was talking, an intensity and energy not seen around here in a while. Holt said that the delay yesterday was a bunch of stuff — travel issues, family issues and simply finalizing the contract. He said that it was hard to leave USC and that Pete Carroll made counter offers to get him to stay. But he said that ultimately, he was ready for a new challenge and for having the chance to run his own show on defense. UW athletic director Scott Woodward talked about the financial commitment shown with Holt's new deal. He said that the total money pool for assistants this year is $2.1 million. He said last year it was $1.9 million. So the main difference is in the salaries being paid to the two coordinators. Others will get pretty similar to what UW assistants got previously. Also, Steve Sarkisian said that Jake Locker told him yesterday that his recovery is going fine and he has started throwing a football again. "He looked good," Sarkisian said. "He said he's throwing." Both Holt and Sarkisian said they hoped to add two more defensive assistants soon, adding some validity to the report that Jeff Mills and Mike Cox may soon be joining the staff. Holt said it will be important to add two before the weekend so the Huskies can get the maximum seven on the road recruiting. Also, Sarkisian said there will be no recruits taking visits this weekend. UW will instead concentrate its efforts on the final three weekends. I'll be back in a little while with some quotes from Holt and Sarkisian. Comments


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When Clouds of Sils Maria premiered at Cannes last May, I thought it was terrific, but met people who insisted it was just a middlebrow melodrama. Although the story does offer old-fashioned pleasures, these critics were wrong. Set against the daunting beauty of the Swiss Alps, **Olivier Assayas'**s film is a finely wrought, psychologically complex story about aging, identity, the struggle for supremacy, and the attempt to open oneself to the mystery of artistic creation.
Juliette Binoche is sensational as Maria Enders, a legendary European actress asked to star in a revival of the play that launched her 20 years earlier—only this time she'll play the matron, not the ingenue. That younger role is going to a confident action-movie star, Jo-Ann Ellis (confident Chloë Grace Moretz), who's become a tabloid target à la Lindsay Lohan. Even as the mercurial Maria stews about everything from her personal fear of aging to the all-devouring juggernaut of lowbrow American culture, she is both soothed and challenged by her personal assistant, Val (Kristen Stewart, who clearly knows from PAs), a tattooed 20-something who's tired of being a Girl Friday and eager to get on with her life.
Assayas began as a film critic in France—he was good at it, too—and this story of three women is steeped not only in his personal experience as a director (he was once married to Chinese actress Maggie Cheung) but in his keen sense of film history. Clouds of Sils Maria stands on its own, but it's filled with echoes of earlier movies, all of them excellent. Here are four worth checking out, the last three available in spectacularly gorgeous versions from The Criterion Collection:
All About Eve (1950)
Winner of a Best Picture Oscar, this delicious classic charts the battle between an aging actress, Margo Channing (Bette Davis), and the smiley-ambitious ingenue, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), who aims to takes her place. Filled with lines that entered our cultural lingua franca, Joseph L. Mankiewicz's movie is the go-to reference for stories in which a successful older woman finds herself face-to-face with an ruthless younger one, as Binoche does with Moretz. For a flavor of the film, fasten your seatbelts and try this party scene, which even features a young Marilyn Monroe.
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972)
In Clouds of Sils Maria, the play that Binoche has been asked to do, Maloja Snake, bears an obvious resemblance to one of the finest films by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, the German director known for his fondness of melodrama and stories of love that burn like dry ice. Based on Fassbinder's own obsession with a young actor, it stars Margit Carstensen as Petra, a haughty fashion designer who gets involved in a tortured romance with a chilly, beautiful 23-year-old climber played by Hanna Schygulla, one of the great European stars of the seventies and eighties.
Opening Night (1977)
In Assayas's film, Binoche is a great actress who must push herself through all sorts of convoluted inner hoops to become ready to play the role of an older woman on stage. Her process harks back to John Cassavetes's revelatory film about the apache dance between script, life, and inner turmoil that defines the process of acting. It centers on Myrtle Gordon—brilliantly played by his real-life wife, Gena Rowlands—a star who struggles desperately to take control of a role while grappling with everything from her own aging to the death of a young fan to her battles with the theatrical folk who surround her both on and off stage.
Persona (1966)
The dramatic heart of Clouds of Sils Maria takes place, in an alpine retreat, between Binoche's character and her assistant, who earns Stewart's best performance in years—she won the French César as best supporting actress. Their different personalities, shifting power relationships, and sometimes blurring identities bear an obvious affinity to Ingmar Bergman's masterwork, one of the best and most famous films of the sixties. Set in a cottage on a remote Swedish island, it's about the conflicts between an enigmatically famous actress (Liv Ullman) suddenly stricken dumb and the yakkety, apparently guileless nurse (Bibi Andersson) who looks after her. Filled with avant-garde flourishes, Bergman's movie also contains dazzling acting, as in the justly acclaimed sequence when the nurse tells her patient a long erotic story.


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Nikola Motor Company is starting the hiring process for their new Arizona Research & Development Centre, scheduled to open in November 2018.
The 150,000 sq. ft. R&D facility on 13 acres will house some of the nation's top laboratory electric and fuel cell vehicle equipment.
The company is working on cutting edge technology supported by world class suppliers to build the first hydrogen (H2)-electric semi-truck, along with the accompanying H2 infrastructure.
"We want the world's top talent in vehicle electrification, fuel cell development, H2 storage and H2 fuelling to apply for these premium positions," said Trevor Milton, CEO and founder, Nikola Motor Company. "It is rare you get in on the ground floor of one of the most innovative companies in America."
Over 10,000 orders have been made for the Nikola truck line-up, including 800 from Anheuser Busch. The first vehicle prototypes, along with heavy-duty demonstration stations, are being built for the concept testing phase to roll out later this year.
Nikola's Phoenix-based R&D centre will house state-of-the-art testing and validation systems and include battery testers, climate chambers, fuel cell chambers and all-wheel drive dyno laboratories. The R&D facility will be the first of many facilities in Arizona to be built by Nikola. The company is currently in the planning phase for its 500 acre, one million sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Buckeye, a Phoenix suburb.
On 12th June, Nikola representatives will be interviewing on site as part of the National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Forum in Washington D.C. that marks National Hydrogen Day.


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In New Orleans at the moment for a winterim class.
This is a house that was damaged by Hurricane Katrina.
I have another blog that is dedicated for my trip here. New Orleans has so many interesting people and also culture. I'll try to capture some and share them on here.


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If you ask me, those videos could be some kind of secret code for Japan's imminent re-militarization. Uh-oh.
I pretty much have the exact expression as those girls do while watching these.
Love the poster! Sorry, I was still in a trance...
Great poster! They are so sweet and loveable, but the moon looks a little pissed.
Oh, and another thing.
Resistance is futile! You are powerless against the armies of red noodle kewpies!
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High Altitude Baking Tips
Trying to bake breads, cookies, and cakes in high altitude can be challenging. If recipes have not been adapted, your baked goods will turn out flat and mushy at best. The cakes don't quite cook all the way and the center caves in. It can be frustrating and the feeling of defeat is never fun. Read on for some high altitude baking tips that might help you find more successful. It might take a few more tries so hang in there! You'll eventually get the right mix. After celebrating your victories, don't forget to note the recipe adjustment so you can get it right every single time after...
High Altitude Baking Adjustments
Tip #1: Add an Egg or Two
When you bake at high altitudes, chances are your baked goods will turn out flat or mushy. This is due to the thinner air and the fact that liquids boil at a different temperature. One quick fix is to add an extra egg to the recipe. That's at least the best place to start. Adding the extra egg will definitely bring more texture to your bread, cake, or cookies. If your recipe does not call for eggs to begin with, add one in. If you have large eggs, I would suggest adding one egg. If they are medium sized, I would suggest adding two. Do not over beat your eggs as this can also lead to a deflated cake, bread, or cookie.
Tip #2: Decrease Fats or Sugar
When baking at high altitudes, cakes, cookies, and breads often end up flat or mushy. In high altitude, liquids tend to boil at a lower temperature, leading batter to rise very quickly and then deflate. One thing that can be adjusted to bring more height or depth to baked goods is to decrease the fat or sugar content. If you are using butter in your recipe, decrease the butter by one tablespoon. If you are using oil in your recipe, decrease the amount of oil used by two tablespoons. If you choose to decrease the amount of sugar, start by taking away one tablespoon and see what happens. You will likely be more successful taking away two tablespoons, but it all depends on the recipe.
Tip #3: Decrease Leavening
Another way to assure your baked goods do not turn out flat or mushy, you can try decreasing the leavening agent used. Your cookie or cake recipe will likely require baking soda or baking powder. Decreasing the amount of baking soda or baking powder by 1/4 teaspoon will help your baked good rise at the appropriate rate.
Happy Baking!
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These tips of yours will really help me with my baking, especially breads. I live at 5000 ft altitude, and the bread I used to make in the Pacific Northwest was about four times larger and had a much finer texture than when I bake it here. Thanks for sharing these tips.
Great suggestions! I'll definitely need to give them a try.
Hey GG, welcome to the HP community and let me just say thanks for the high altitude tips but maybe I'm doing something wrong--I tried all your tips in my brownie recipe and I never did get high. Please advise. heh heh =:)
Thanks, MPG Narratives! I didn't know about the effects either until I went to bake my first pound cake and it was as flat as a pancake!! Tons of trial and error!!
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November 23, 2015
Gold, silver and copper traded near multi-year lows on Monday, as a broadly stronger U.S. dollar dampened appetite for the metals.
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, was up 0.16% at a seven-month high of 99.81.
Dollar-priced commodities become more expensive to investors holding other currencies when the greenback gains.
Demand for the greenback continued to be underpinned by expectations that the Federal Reserve is on track to raise interest rates next month.
Gold for December delivery on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange dropped $10.10, or 0.94%, to trade at $1,066.20 a troy ounce during U.S. morning hours. It earlier fell to $1,065.70, not far from last week's low of $1,062.00, a level not seen in almost six years.
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Silver futures and gold advanced Monday as some investors stocked up on precious metals ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy-setting meeting while others sought a haven from concerns about Europe's political upheaval.
The most actively traded contract, for February delivery, rose $8.90, or 0.5%, to settle at $1,714.40 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The Federal Open Market Committee is due to hold a two-day policy-setting meeting starting Tuesday. Some precious-metals investors hope to see the central bank extend "Operation Twist," its inflation-resistant Treasury purchasing program, while others speculate that a new easing effort will be announced.
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Hi Lovely!
My sister left earlier today so Fletch and I have been taking it easy today. It's been a pretty busy week! My sister, Melissa, brought her girlfriend and two sons to visit and it was amazing spending quality time with them. Our dad even came up from California! They live in Florida so we don't get to see each other as often as we'd like. I was able to take a few days off from work which was really nice! I took Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday off of work so I could enjoy some touristy activities with the family.
Family Fun Center
Our first day together we visited the Family Fun Center in Tukwila, WA. It was pretty cool! The kids obviously loved it. They ran around, played arcade games, went bowling, and we all played mini golf together. I'm so glad I was able to share a fun day with such a great group of people. After a busy day, we ate at Cheesecake Factory and Fletch and I went home to sleep.
Museum of Pop Culture & Pike Place Market
On Thursday we visited the Museum of Pop Culture. They had a new Marvel-themed exhibit that we all wanted to check out. We were at the museum for the majority of the day and enjoyed lunch there. It was nice seeing my nephews get excited about the different Marvel movie props and costumes. It was really cool. After the museum, we headed over to Pike Place Market.
It took a while to find parking so we arrived right as most of the shops were closing. On the plus side, I was able to snap a photo with my Dad and grab a grilled cheese sandwich from Beechers. Completely worth it to me. After that, we went back to Melissa and Mel's hotel and got dinner at Duke's Chowder House. It was absolutely delicious!! Fletch and I went back to Tacoma and fell asleep almost immediately. (lol)
Funko HQ
Our last day together was spent at the Funko Headquarters in Everett! Everyone made their own monsters in the DIY Funko pop area and did a lot of shopping. We grabbed lunch before heading back to Seattle to meet my Dad. Melissa and Mel packed up the boys for a sleepover at my Dad's hotel so they could have a date night. Dad was staying in Tukwila so Fletch and I met up with him and the boys for dinner before going to Round 1 to burn off some energy and play games. It was another long day so Fletch and I headed home after Round 1 and crashed almost immediately.
Wrap Up
It was an absolutely wonderful week with family. We made new memories, took lots of photos, and ate a lot of yummy food. It's going to be really hard to go back to work tomorrow!! Now my family is all home and Fletch and I spent the day resting. It was a lovely week but also very tiring.
What would you do if you visited Seattle?


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Birth/Adoption Parental Leave
Northwestern University supports a culture that recognizes the importance of family and the challenges of working parents. Since 2015 , the University offers two programs: Birth/Adoption Parental Leave (BAPL); and the Adoption Assistance Reimbursement Program.
Birth/Adoption Parental Leave (BAPL) is four weeks of paid leave for parents with a newborn or newly adopted child. This leave of absence allows for bonding time between the parent(s) and the child and is applied after the disability period for Maternity Leaves.
Service. Two years of continuous, full-time benefit-eligible service no later than when the approved BAPL would commence is required. The continuous, full-time benefit-eligible service must be immediately prior to the leave date. Part-time benefit-eligible and non-benefits eligible employment types are not eligible for BAPL.
Holding the job
Four weeks of paid leave will be available to mothers and fathers who hold regular benefits eligible positions. Only one parental leave is allowed in a rolling 12-month period. Employees eligible for this leave of absence must complete the BAPL period within the first 12 weeks of the birth or adoption of the child. BAPL can be taken in one four-week increment or two two-week increments.
"Parent" includes biological, adoptive, foster-care placement or legal guardianship of a minor child (i.e., under the age of 18). If both parents are employed at Northwestern University, they may take a BAPL leave concurrently.
The disability period generally allows for up to six to eight weeks of paid leave (extended sick time). BAPL allows up to an additional four weeks of paid leave. When combined, the disability period and the BAPL may total 10-12 weeks of paid leave for new mothers. BAPL is intended to be taken concurrently with FMLA and not on an intermittent basis.
At the end of the 12 weeks following the birth of the child, any unused BAPL leave will be forfeited.
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Real battle for Seattle
By John Vidal, The Guardian, 1999
'This is what democracy looks like,' chanted protesters as they confronted armies of police firing tear gas canisters and plastic bullets.
The globalisation debate
'Shame, shame, shame on you,' chanted the protesters beyond the lines of Darth Vader-style police, the armoured cars, the horsemen, the National Guard and the dogs. The tear gas was heavy on the air, the police were now firing plastic bullets into the weeping crowd and the Ministerial Round of the Seattle world trade talks was in crisis.
The opening ceremony had just been cancelled because delegates were being corralled in their hotel suites. Even the combative US trade representative Charlene Barshefsky was unable to attend.
On the front line of the protest a small debate was taking place. Two African delegates were trying to get through the lines of protesters. (more…)


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A layoff could be lurking in your inbox.
A national survey has found that 10 percent of employees report that their company has used e-mail to fire or lay off employees. Conducted by workplace communication firm The Marlin Company, the survey also found that 17 percent of employees said their boss used e-mail to avoid other difficult conversations.
�It�s easier than doing it in person," said Marlin president Frank Kenna. It�s also more convenient for busy bosses to send an e-pink slip when they�re traveling or bogged down with work, he said.
The fallout from resorting to e-mail for sensitive discussions extends beyond the recipient, he said. It�s bad for morale.
E-mail can be used effectively, however, for addressing more minor issues. For example, it�s appropriate for a boss to e-mail an employee about a late report in between performance reviews. But it�s not OK to conduct the performance review itself over e-mail, Kenna said.
The telephone survey of 752 U.S. workers was conducted in May and June.
A layoff could be lurking in your inbox.


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Gary Wills
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Areas of Expertise: Business development, key account management, relationship building, food safety certifications (FSSC 22000, SQF, BRC), GFSI, ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001), auditing (internal, supplier, transfer)
Education/Certifications: BBA, Western Illinois University, Member of Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) and International Association for Food Protection (IAFP), FSSC Lead Auditor Training, Sales Training (Miller Heimann, Sandler, Xerox, Dale Carnegie)
Gary Wills serves as Business Development Director for Kestrel Tellevate's growing Food Safety division. Gary works directly with KTL's food safety team to introduce KTL's food safety certification and compliance services to an ever-expanding market impacted by FSMA requirements and GFSI standards.
Gary has extensive experience working with companies in the food and beverage market, particularly those seeking food safety certification. He is well-versed in the GFSI-benchmarked standards and has managed global, national, regional, and startup accounts at the food safety, quality, procurement, product development, and senior management/ownership levels.
Prior to joining KTL, Gary served as the Director of Sales, Food & Beverage, for DNV GL Business Assurance, where he facilitated many large opportunities into sales; oversaw several key global projects; and developed strong relationships with some of the nation's largest food and beverage processors, retailers, and food service organizations. He excels at working with multinational companies with hundreds of locations.
Gary has experience with the following certifications: FSSC 22000, SQF, BRC, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001. He is a member of the Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) and International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) and has completed the FSSC Lead Auditor training.


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La mesa de postre incluía: brownies, almendras cubiertas de chocolate, merengues, malvadiscos decorados (hechos por Kukis by Nana ), barras de chocolate y paletas de chocolate blanco (hechas por Sweet Heavens Lollipops).
La colección de imprimibles de Sweetly Sweet también incluía algunos divertidos juegos para Baby Shower que todo el mundo disfrutó y que hicieron la actividad una muy divertida. Al final todo resultó ser hermoso y los invitados estaban encantados con todos los detalles. Mi cuñada y la futura madre estaba muy feliz y disfrutó cada momento.
This dessert table was the first one we made as Fara Party Design. It was made for the Baby Shower of my sister and brother-in-law. She wanted a blue and brown color-palette. So, we contact our college and great designer Lorell, from Sweetly Sweets to use her "It's a Boy Editable Printable Collection", which went perfect with the decoration. We add the little airplane to make it more personal, since my brother-in-law always dreamed to be a pilot. The beautiful cake was made by a local baker called Dulce by Design and embellished with a cute clothes line made out with paper clothes and two beautiful paper straws, from Polka dot Market. The same paper straws were also used to drink up the delicious and fresh squeeze lemonade.
The dessert table includes: brownies, chocolate almonds, meringues, decorated marshmallows (made by Kukis by Nana), chocolate bars, kisses and white chocolate lollipops (made by Sweet Heavens Lollipops).
The printable collection of the Sweetly Sweet includes some fun Baby Shower's games that everyone enjoy and make the event a fun one. At the end everything turned out to be beautiful and the guests were delighted with all the details. My sister-in-law were very happy and enjoy every moment.
Party Styling: Fara Party Design
Paper Goods: Sweetly Sweets and Little things Creations
Cake: Dulce by Design
Marshmallows: kukis by Nana
Paper straws: Polka dot Market
Chocolate Lollipops: Sweet Heavens Lollipops


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50 Things To Do In London- The Ultimate Travel To-Do List
Considering the fact that I was born in London and have lived there my entire life, it would be reasonable to assume that I've seen just about every sight there is. However, it was only recently that I realised I hadn't actually seen very much of my own city. Nothing is new or exciting when you pass through Covent Garden


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Physical activity makes kids healthier and happier, yet it's estimated that only nine per cent of Canadian kids aged five to 17 get the recommended minimum of 60 minutes of physical activity per day.
The 2017 Canada Summer Games School Program
In partnership with Doctors Manitoba and Fit Kids Healthy Kids, the 2017 Canada Summer Games is encouraging schools to get active.
With four different options to get active by inviting Niibin, 2017 Games staff, Doctors Manitoba representatives or Fit Kids Healthy Kids staff to your school, you can ensure your class's activity needs are met! Each option is focused on promoting the importance of sport, exercise and a healthy lifestyle throughout the community.
To find out more, contact Meaghen Fillion, the Community Relations Coordinator for the 2017 Canada Summer Games.
Canada Games Activity Challenge
In honour of the 50th anniversary of the Canada Games, the Games have created a free mobile app that encourages students, teachers and parents to increase their amount of physical activity per day.
The Canada Games Activity Challenge is a free app created to inspire Canadian kids and teachers from kindergarten to grade seven to get active. The app tracks activity and creates healthy habits by rewarding daily physical activity. Click here to find out more and to register for the Canada Games Activity Challenge.


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Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough
|The Earl of Bessborough
|29 March 1913
|5 December 1993(aged 80)
|Mary Munn
|Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough
|Roberte Poupart de Neuflize
Frederick Edward Neuflize "Eric" Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough DL (29 March 1913 – 5 December 1993), styled Viscount Duncannon from 1920 to 1956, was a British diplomat, businessman, playwright, Conservative politician, and peer.
Background and education[edit]
Ponsonby was the eldest and only surviving son of Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, and his wife Roberte, daughter of Baron Jean de Neuflize, a Parisian banker, and was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
He was on the Staff of the League of Nations High Commission for Refugees from Germany between 1936 and 1939. In 1938, he attended the Évian Conference as secretary to the High Commissioner Sir Neill Malcolm.
During the Second World War he served in France and West and North Africa, achieving the rank of Captain in the 98th (Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Brigade of the Royal Artillery (TA Reserve). From 1944 to 1948 Bessborough was 2nd Secretary at the British Embassy in Paris and from 1948 to 1949 1st Secretary. He then worked for Robert Benson, Lonsdale & Co, Ltd, merchant bankers, between 1950 and 1956 and was a director of ATV Ltd between 1955 and 1963.
Bessborough succeeded to his father's two earldoms in 1956 and took his seat on the Conservative benches in the House of Lords. He served under Sir Alec Douglas-Home as Parliamentary Secretary for Science from 1963 to 1964 and as Joint Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science in 1964 and under Edward Heath as Minister of State at the Ministry of Technology in 1970. From 1973 to 1979 he was a Member of the European Parliament. He also served as a Deputy Lieutenant of West Sussex in 1977 and was the author of plays and other works.
Lord Bessborough married Mary Munn (b. Bryn Mawr, 3 March 1915 – d. 13 April 2013),[1] in 1948. The couple met in Paris where Lord Bessborough (then Viscount Duncannon) was attached to the British Embassy and his future wife was working for the Red Cross. [2]
Lady Bessborough was the daughter of Charles A. Munn and granddaughter of Anthony Drexel.
They had one daughter:
- Lady Charlotte Mary Roberte Paul Ponsonby (born 28 September 1949), an art gallery owner; she married Yanni Petsopoulos in 1974, and the couple has one son, Eric.
|Ancestors of Frederick Ponsonby, 10th Earl of Bessborough
He died in December 1993, aged 80, when the earldom of Bessborough created in the Peerage of the United Kingdom for his father in 1937 became extinct. He was succeeded in the Irish earldom of Bessborough and the remaining family titles by his first cousin, Arthur Ponsonby.
Styles of address[edit]
- 1913–1920: The Honourable Frederick Ponsonby
- 1920–1956: Viscount Duncannon
- 1956–1973: The Right Honourable The Earl of Bessborough
- 1973–1977: The Right Honourable The Earl of Bessborough MEP
- 1977–1979: The Right Honourable The Earl of Bessborough DL MEP
- 1979–1993: The Right Honourable The Earl of Bessborough DL
|Political offices
|Preceded by
New office
| Joint Under-Secretary of State for Education and Science
with Christopher Chataway
|Succeeded by
James Boyden
Denis Howell
|Preceded by
Sir John Eden
| Minister of State at the Ministry of Technology
|Succeeded by
Office abolished
|Peerage of Ireland
|Preceded by
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby
| Earl of Bessborough
|Succeeded by
Arthur Mountifort Longfield Ponsonby
|Peerage of the United Kingdom
|Preceded by
Vere Brabazon Ponsonby
| Earl of Bessborough
- ^ "Mary Countess of Bessborough". Peerage News.
- ^ "Tributes paid to Lady Mary Bessborough". Portsmouth News.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,[page needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [self-published source][better source needed]
- Lundy, Darryl. "FAQ". The Peerage.[unreliable source]
External links[edit]
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Bessborough
- 1913 births
- 1993 deaths
- Ponsonby family
- People educated at Eton College
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Yeomanry officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Deputy Lieutenants of Essex
- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
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Stories from the Father "Hood": Fathers and God the Father's Heart
June 17, 2018 Speaker: Three Fathers
Topic: Father's Day
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Question: According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this is one of the fastest growing groups in the United States. What group is it?
Answer: Stay-at-home dads! They now number 214,000 men.
In addition there are about 1.8 million single fathers in the US. Whether single, stay at home, or otherwise, we are thankful for the faithful fathers and father figures in our lives.
When Jesus' disciples asked Him how they should pray, He told them to start with "Our Father, in heaven..." God identitifies Himself as our loving Father, but sometimes it's hard to know what that looks like when God is Spirit, and especiallly if our fathers with skin on may not have been the best examples. Today we are going to hear from some of the fathers in our community about what being a father has taught them about God the Father. We're excited you are with us for some sacred story telling.


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Combining multimedia technology with expert instructional design, EMS1 Academy offers comprehensive EMS training for first responder recertification. Our courses are designed to help emergency personnel maintain critical license compliance while keeping their skills and knowledge on the cutting edge.
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About the EMS1 Academy Team
As an Associate Professor and EMS Section Chief in the Division of Emergency Medicine at Washington University, Dr. Tan brings with him over 14 years of experience in education and emergency medicine. Dr. Tan earned his Doctorate of Medicine from Loma Linda University School of Medicine and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a certified EMT-Tactical and has held many leadership roles, such as Medical Director at Abbott Ambulance, Inc. and Vice-Chairman of the State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services. He currently serves on the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committee and is a member of the St. Louis Metropolitan Emergency Transport Oversight Commission.
As Medical Director of EMS1 and EMS1 Academy, Dr. Tan will provide medical oversight as part of the EMS1 Editorial Advisory Board. His duties will include expert review of select EMS1 articles and evaluation of original EMS1 training videos to ensure accuracy and adherence to CAPCE requirements. In addition, Dr. Tan will represent EMS1 on the required Program Committee for CAPCE Organizational Accreditation.
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A classic Italian cake recipe in a modern version
found on epicurus.com
Venetian Cornmeal Cake is a very old recipe, modernized here by Mary Ann Esposito. The dense cornmeal cake is full of dried fruit and nuts. The cake is rustic in appearance and refined on the palate.
Author: Mary Ann Esposito
Recipe type: Baked Goods
Cuisine: Italian
Makes: 1 cake
1/2 Cup raisins
2 Tablespoons grappa (or 1/2 Cup warm water)
2 Cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 Cups cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
5 Cup water
1 Cup sugar
6 Tablespoons unsalted butter; softened
1/2 Cup diced candied lemon or orange peel
1 yellow Delicious apple; peeled and diced
1 Bartlett pear; peeled and diced
10 whole dried Calamyrna or Calabrian figs;
stemmed and diced
1/2 Cup chopped walnuts
[1] Butter the baking pan and dust it with flour, shaking out the excess, or line the pan with a sheet of aluminum foil, allowing the foil to come up the sides of the pan. Butter and dust the foil with flour. Set it aside.
[2] Pour the water or grappa over the raisins in a small bowl and let them soak for 15 minutes.
[3] Preheat the oven to 350 F.
[4] Combine the flour, cornmeal, salt, and baking powder in a heavy-duty 4-quart saucepan. Slowly stir in the water. Cook the mixture, stirring frequently, over medium-high heat for 15 minutes. The mixture will be very thick. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sugar and butter, making sure that the butter melts completely.
[5] Strain the raisins, discarding the water, and stir them into the batter. If using the grappa, add it with the raisins. Stir in the lemon or orange peel, apple, pear, figs, and walnuts.
[6] Pour the batter into the pan, smoothing out the top.
[7] Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. The top of the cake should be golden brown. Cool the cake completely. If using the foil-lined method, simply lift the foil with the cake out of the pan and, when cool, remove the foil. This will allow for neatly cut slices with no waste at the edges.
[8] To serve, cut into squares.
Tip: For parties, I chill the baked cake, then use small cookie cutters to cut out decorative shapes, which I place in small cupcake papers. They make the perfect dessert finger food for a crowd.
This recipe yields one 9 1/2- by 13- by 2-inch cake.


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- Ever get so over-thinking that u wanna "clear ur mind". Or just.. self-medicate.
– Basically, I feel like we all do u can mitigate it.. Don't overdo it. Everything in moderation, etc.
– But, sometimes, weirdly it feels like it can be good.. to refresh. Long week, distinction between public n' private or even still just work and fun?
– Self-destruction can be underlying issues so just think about PATIENCE, n how ur reality isn't in line with ur dreams.. so try to tackle what it is u want.. n take small steps to achieve it.
– – Don't escape too much. Ur beliefs' create ur reality'
– Situations are cool. U can do work drunk, u can have deep chats drunnk, u can stick by / defend and or / be loyal TURLY LOYAL to ur mates – all when drunk
– so just, ironically 'USE' IT.. for good.
– – intentions.
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By Adrian O'Hanlon III, McAlester News-Capital
The Mountaineers notched their 10th win to open the season with a strong finish in the conference opener.
After a double-digit lead vanished in the second half, Eastern Oklahoma State College locked down on defense and relied on Elisha Hobbs to spark the offense down the stretch for a 106-97 home win Tuesday against Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in the NJCAA Division 1 Region 2 opener.
"I'm a sophomore so I know you just have to stay poised," said Hobbs, who had 29 points, six rebounds and three steals in the win. "We get down here at home a lot and we just storm back, so we're used to that."
The Norsemen tied the game with 6:04 left before a player picked off a pass and threw it ahead for a layup and an 87-85 advantage with 5:51 remaining.
Eastern's Stefone Richardson — who dropped 19 points — answered with a left-corner 3-pointer, Hobbs followed by converting a steal into a layup and scoring on a step through to reclaim a 92-87 advantage with a little more than four minutes left.
Both teams traded free throws before Hobbs made a fast-break layup through contact and converted the and-one free throw for a 98-89 lead with 3:30 remaining.
NEO pulled within four in the final minute after a crushing block by Michael Turay bounced off the backboard and eventually led to a dunk for the Norsemen.
But Hobbs got another fast-break layup and dove for a steal and a timeout on the next possession to essentially seal the game with 22 seconds remaining.
Edgar said the Mountaineers mishandled the 1-3-1 press during the NEO run, but he was impressed with how they finished.
"We were picked eighth and they were picked third in the conference so we held serve with one of the top teams in the conference," Edgar said.
Turay — who finished with eight points — got the Mountaineers on the board with a put back and a mid-range jumper for the first two buckets of the game.
G'Quavious Lennox — who ended with 12 points — drilled a deep 3-pointer a few minutes later and Jace Pratt — who had 13 points — followed with another to give the Mountaineers a narrow 14-12 lead.
Both teams traded buckets and Eastern's Martrell Brooks had a monstrous slam before NEO inched ahead for a 24-20 advantage nearly midway through the opening frame.
NEO followed with four straight free throws before Eastern answered with four of its own and both teams basically traded buckets the rest of the way to the half.
Edgar said taking away three-point shooting was key to the game as Eastern held NEO to 1-of-10 from deep before halftime.
NEO finished the first half with 19 boards and seven turnovers, and Eastern had 18 rebounds and turned it over six times before the break.
Eastern finished the game shooting 36-of-79 from the field and 14-of-37 from deep, while NEO was 51-of-69 shooting and 5-of-22 on 3-pointers.


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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday spoke to Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling and said the Centre would ensure the safety and security of National Highway 10. NH-10 that connects Siliguri to Gangtok has been witnessing vandalism and crisis of essential commodities following the violence in Darjeeling over the demand for Gorkhaland in the neighbouring West Bengal. During a telephonic conversation with Chamling, Singh discussed the security situation in the state. Singh also assured Chamling that the Centre would do everything possible to save the people of Sikkim from any misery.
Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi has also been directed to coordinate with West Bengal administration and ensure the safety, security and smooth traffic on NH 10.
According to PTI, there were reports that traffic between Siliguri and Gangtok was affected as drivers of West Bengal-registered vehicles have stopped plying to Sikkim. Recently, there have been incidents of vandalising and looting Sikkim-registered trucks in Siliguri. The incidents started after Chamling extended his support to the demand of Gorkhaland and also wrote to Singh saying it was a justified and long-pending demand of the people of the Darjeeling.
Earlier, Chamling had said that Sikkim has been suffering "untold loss owing to the recurring blockage of its one and only lifeline NH-10, during the last 30 years of Gorkhaland agitation". On the other hand, Sikkim transporters are on an indefinite strike demanding immediate arrest of the miscreants who carried out attacks against Sikkim vehicles at Siliguri.
Concerned over vandalism of Sikkim-registered vehicles in West Bengal, Chamling had said he is planning to move the Supreme Court in this regard.
with PTI inputs
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