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I love Christmas. Every year, I get my festive hat on and enjoy every moment but lets be honest, it can also be a stressful time of year.
When you're a kid, it seems such a long time between Christmasses but as an adult, the year flies by and all of a sudden, it's here again.
Whilst it's amazing, it's also overwhelming and can often leave you feeling tired, stressed and in need of a good rest.
This year, things have been a little different. With us returning to work early January, there was only a limited amount of time to squeeze in a sunny holiday and after a crazy year at work, we were in need of a holiday!!
That's how we ended up in Goa, India for a 10 day holiday right before Christmas.
At the time of booking, it seemed a little daunting to be going on holiday at the busiest time of year but it has actually been amazing. I feel a lot more relaxed, organised and excited for Christmas than I have been for a long time.
So how has enjoying some Winter sun made Christmas less stressful?
More organisation
Going on holiday has meant I had to get myself organised and have everything ready in advance of going on holiday. Landing on the morning of the 23rd, I've written that day off as jetlag and the 24th is dedicated to relaxing and family time.
With this in mind, I had to have everything finished before we left the UK on the 12th.
In all honesty, I'm usually pretty organised anyway. I'm not one to run round last minute Christmas shopping and snapping up bargains on the eve. However, I am a Christmas worrier.
Instead of just getting presents I know people will like, I debate it over and over in my head, try to find alternatives and stress about whether it is right until I eventually take the plunge and buy it.
This year, I haven't had that luxury. If I saw something, I bought it and the job was done.
I also have a habit of last minute panicking. Even if I have finished Christmas shopping, I have a stress last minute that I haven't bought enough and waste money on pointless crap to bulk it up. This year, I haven't been able to do that as I'm not in the country (plus, my card has been blocked from not telling the bank I was coming to India so I can't even rely on Amazon and eBay).
Instead, I've accepted that I've bought what I've bought and it's done now. There's nothing else I can do so I don't have that last minute panic.
No Christmas overload
Whilst the songs, the lights and everything festive is great, the run up to the big day is so long these days that it gets a little repetitive.
It's hard to appreciate banging Christmas tunes and wearing a Santa hat on the 25th if that has been your life for the past month.
Being in India has separated me from Christmas overload. Besides a Christmas tree in reception and the occasional Christmas song played in the restaurant, I am completely removed from anything festive.
Being in the sun makes me feel like it's not Christmas at all and whilst that makes me sound like Scrooge, I know I will enjoy Christmas more because of it.
I haven't been suffocated in Christmas so when I arrive home on Christmas Eve Eve, I know I will enjoy and appreciate the festivies a lot more than if I had been surrounded day in day out for all of December.
Relaxed and stress free
Instead of the usual stress of this time of year, panic buying and being overwhelmed, I am completely chilled out instead.
We have spent the past ten days sunbathing by the pool, walking along the beach, reading good books and only doing what we really want to do.
I feel so calm from this holiday and when you are more relaxed, everything is more positive meaning Christmas will be a positive vibes only situation.
Instead of Christmas being the comedown of a month of stress, it will instead be a happy celebration that I am totally ready for and not at all overwhelmed by.
No social commitments
I love being social, especially getting dressed up extra af for Christmas parties but there's only so much you can take.
December is full of so many social engagements that it can really burn you out.
It gets to the point when you're not enjoying your 5th festive night out because you're exhausted and just fancy a snuggled up night in front of the tv.
But how do you make excuses? Its Christmas after all.
One excuse no one will argue with… you're going on holiday.
You can't commit to something if you're not in the country.
I've commited to absolutely zero social events this December and it's been wonderful not to have the pressure of attending every event and keeping everyone happy.
I've been more than happy chilling in my own little introverted bubble watching The Batchelorette in the hotel room with Ash.
Although this is a Grinch-worthy blog post, I honestly do adore Christmas but going on holiday is going to help me enjoy it just that little bit more.
I know not everyone can jump on a plane and head on holiday in December but honestly, it is great for your mental wellbeing this time of year.
I am incredibly lucky to have a job in which I have December off and don't have to worry about work stress on top of everything else but regardless, this holiday has de-stressed me.
If you're finding the festive period overwhelming, consider it for future December's. Think of it as a little Christmas present to you, from you.
I hope you all have the most incredible Christmas!
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About: The Mercantile Lofts were designed by Cleveland architects Sanvick Architects for Coon Restoration and began leasing residential apartments in 2011. Cindy joined the team in 2010 and selected colors and finishes for the Atrium and public spaces and created a Model Apartment to show prospective tenants. The design of the apartment appealed to the young professional tenant and was done in a fresh contemporary style. The space was a turnkey project and included selection and shopping for all furnishings, artwork, accessories, kitchenware, lighting, bedding, etc. The apartment was used as a model, event venue and an extended stay apartment for the Owner. Cindy continues to handle all the leasing for the Mercantile Lofts and the model apartment has since be leased and dismantled, but it lives on in photos and was an essential part of the introduction of the Mercantile Lofts to the community.
Category: Residential
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Un Vizhiyil Song Lyrics – Geethaiyin Raadhai
Song : Un Vizhiyil
Casting : K. Karnan G Crak, Shalini Balasundaram, Vicran Elanggoven
Movie : Geethaiyin Raadhai
Composer : Ztish
Lyrics : Kavi Naayagan Yuwaji
Singer : Kavi Naayagan Yuwaji Singer Jegathisan Nagarajah, Sindhihassne Arumugam
Mixing & Mastering : Boyradge
Year : 2016
Geethaiyin Raadhai is an Malaysian Indian romantic comedy film written and directed by Shalini Balasundaram and produced by Indradevi, under the banner of Vikadakavi Production. Music composed by Ztish while cinematography is handled by Sathish Natarajan and editing by Sathish Natarajan. GCrak Karnan is playing the male lead role while Shalini Balasundaram is the female lead. Vicran Elanggoven, Kannan Raajamanickam and Suvarna Panjavaranam are also doing key roles.
According to the plot; heroin finds for a perfect guy to get married and that's when she meets the hero and eventually fall in love and the movie is all about how they handle the hardship in their journey of love.
Un Vizhiyil Song Lyrics – Geethaiyin Raadhai
Un vizhiyil paarkireen,
Ulmanathin aasaigalai,
Naam uravin peyar enna?
Naanum thinamum,
Theedi paarkiren…
Arugil nizhalaaga,
Vaazhum nodegal,
Nirantharam aagumo?
Arugil thunaiyaaga,
Niilum nimidam,
Mudinthida kuudumo?
Un Vizhiyil paarkireen…
Ulmanathin aasaigalai,
Naam uravin peyar enna?
Naanum thinamum,
Theedi paarkiren…
Kadikaaram intha vaazhkai,
Iru mullaai niiyum naanum,
Palla thisaiyil sendrum,
Piriyaamale vaazhgiroom…
Sila neram ethirum puthirum,
Sila neeram inaiyum tharunam,
Alaimoothum unarvile,
Aasaiyaai valgiroom…
Puyal visum kaalanggal vanthaalum,
Ilanthendralum vanthu viisathoo,
Inni enna neernthalum naammulle,
Pirivendrum neerathu en anbe…
Kaalaiyil moothal vanthaal,
Maalaiyil peesidu,
Thuungidum boothu niiyum,
Punnagai viisidu…
Soombalil saayum neeram,
Thendralai vanthidu,
Poovithazh vaadum neeram,
Saaralaai vanthidu…
Baby you can set me free,
With love in your eyes,
Every moment spent with you,
Feels like paradise,
I never did believe in love,
Till you arrived,
Now I am finally complete,
With you by my side…
Arugampul misaiyoodu,
Ennai thinum paarvaiyoodu,
Un maunam sollum,
Ooraayiram mozhiyai…
Iravoodu kaayum nilavaai,
Ithazhoodu oodum paniyaai,
Azhage un kannil,
Naan kaangiren kavithai,
Madi thuunggidum baalane,
Enai thaangidum thozhane,
Vidugathaigalin raaniye,
Enai paduthidum paavaiyee…
Melliya koodu ondrai,
Thaandida paarkiraai,
Unnidam ondru ketten,
Kaaranam solgiraai…
Thalliye nindru peesu,
Penmaiyai velgiraai,
Anbenum noolagatthil,
Vaarthaigal theevaiya……
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Spectral measurements of THz radiation emitted from intrinsic Josephson junction stacks
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2 Physikalisches Institut and Center for Collective Quantum Phenomena in LISA+, Universität Tübingen, D-72076 Tübingen, Germany
3 Research Institute of Superconductor Electronics, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
Published online: 23 November 2018
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Lost in a snowstorm, we are friends
At Alturas Lake on Monday, the 18th, Chad groomed the Trail to the Lake, Over the Hill, North Cabin and South Loop. On Tuesday, March 19th, yet another clear, beautiful, sunny day greeted skiers at the Sawtooth Valley's cross country ski areas. But since it marks the 155th anniversary of the birth of cowboy artist Charles Marrion Russell, we found ourselves reminded of blowing snow and the great blizzards of 1886 and 1887. At times, it is said, a rider couldn't see his horse's head in front of him, let alone a path out of the storm. In Russell's painting "Lost in a Snowstorm, We are Friends" he portrays a group of Indians and two immigrant cowpokes who are all driven by the snow to treat one another as friends. At Alturas Lake and Park Creek we celebrate the snow that brings people together of different backgrounds and cultures, different classes, different political and religious beliefs, skiers, snowshoers, dogs and humans, without asking who is right or wrong, native or immigrant. Can't we just be friends? (Of course, since you've gotta draw the line somewhere – no horses, walkers, snowmobiles or snow bikes please…)


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If you are an NCIDQ candidate taking the multiple choice portion of the exam, these group gatherings will provide an opportunity to discuss the study materials.
This is not an instructor led course.
February 21 is the first of four meetings, other dates TBD
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Farmer Giles of Ham (UK HC) - J.R.R. Tolkien
London: George Allen and Unwin. 1949. Farmer Giles of Ham. J.R.R. Tolkien. 8vo (200 x 130mm.), FIRST EDITION. Two colour plates and other illustrations by Pauline Baynes.
A fine copy in fine pictorial dust jacket. Original decorated orange boards, front and spine panels stamped in light blue. Decorated end-papers.
Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near-Fine with "6s. net." price present, and occasional spotting and soiling. Light browning to end-papers.
One of 4500 copies in trade binding. Fantasy tale set in England before the time of King Arthur. The story of Farmer Giles and his encounters with giants, talking dogs and a dragon. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 1038. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, p. 1727. Tymn (ed), Fantasy Literature, p. 166.
Hammond and Anderson A4a.
- 213431065122
- Gift wrapping:
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- Format:
- Hard Cover
- Publisher:
- George Allen and Unwin, Ltd.
- Publication Date:
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- Page Count:
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RIVAS Vibrations: Ways out of the Annoyance
A summary of outcomes
Please find the final brochure of the RIVAS project under Results and Publications.
The RIVAS FINAL CONFERENCE
Vibration Ways out of the annoyance, was held in Brussels, on 21 November 2013
Please find here more information.
Project Flyer
This flyer provides basic information about the RIVAS project including motivation, project structure and expected outcomes.
Article in "Rheinzeitung" (4 Sept 2011)
This newspaper article informs about the RIVAS project.
Article in "Wiesbadener Kurier" (7 Oct 2011)
This newspaper article informs about the RIVAS project in relation to the discussion on German legislation about railway noise and vibration
Article in "European Railway Review" (Volume 17, issue 6, 2011)
This article Being a good neighbour reducing vibrations near railway lines gives a good overview about the European collaborative rail research project RIVAS and its background.


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The worldwide health issues related to overweight and obesity were recently discussed at the 10th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities, an event held at the UNT Health Science Center between June 11th and 12th that brought together experts from all over the country. Almost 70% of the adult population in the United States is either overweight or obese, and the epidemic is raising serious concerns in the medical community.
The conference specifically sought to address health disparities in minority U.S. populations as they relate to obesity. In addition to the high proportion of obese adults in the country, national statistics also show that the prevalence of the condition is higher among certain racial and ethnic groups. Approximately 80% of Hispanics and 77% of African-Americans have a body mass index higher than 25, which is considered overweight or obese.
In answer to these statistics, investigators and researchers offered insights into new methods to fight both the epidemic and the health disparities. Despite the fact that numerous initiatives are having successful results in combating the obesity epidemic, the director of the Texas Center for Health Disparities, Jamboor Vishwanatha, PhD, believes that those in greatest need are the people who don't currently have access to these interventions.
Keynote speaker at the conference Ken Resnicow, who works as an Irwin M. Rosenstock Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, presented an evidence-based approach focused mainly on motivational counseling alongside children to help them lose weight and have a healthier lifestyle.
"The intervention worked for everyone, but it worked even better for Latinos," explained Resnicow about his work in implementing an approach that adapts the method used in treating people with addictions to obesity, according to a press release. "We feel this model is realistic, largely affordable and could be widely disseminated."
Another project presented at the conference focused on encouraging African-American cancer survivors to engage in a more active lifestyle. "Although research suggests that exercise can reduce the risk of re-occurrence among cancer survivors, African-American survivors are among the least active," stated the associate professor of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Michelle Martin, PhD, who presented data on a project that provided cancer survivors with the Nintendo Wii Fit gaming platform and a community health adviser to guide them in getting active.
These are two examples of almost a dozen presentations that were featured at the 10th Annual Texas Conference on Health Disparities, an event that was partially supported by funding granted to assistant professor Health Kitzman-Ulrich, PhD, from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities.
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Solve real-world problems involving addition and subtraction of whole numbers within 1000 (e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem).
Solve real-world problems involving whole number multiplication and division within 100 in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities (e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem).
Solve two-step real-world problems using the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem).
Interpret a multiplication equation as equal groups (e.g., interpret 5 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each). Represent verbal statements of equal groups as multiplication equations.
Determine the unknown whole number in a multiplication or division equation relating three whole numbers.
Create, extend, and give an appropriate rule for number patterns using multiplication within 100.
Add and subtract whole numbers fluently within 1000.
Represent the concept of multiplication of whole numbers with the following models equal-sized groups, arrays, area models, and equal 'jumps' on a number line. Understand the properties of 0 and 1 in multiplication.
Represent the concept of division of whole numbers with the following models partitioning, sharing, and an inverse of multiplication. Understand the properties of 0 and 1 in division.
Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers (e.g., interpret 56 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each).
Multiply and divide within 100 using strategies, such as the relationship between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 x 5 = 40, one knows 40 5 = 8), or properties of operations.
Demonstrate fluency with multiplication facts and corresponding division facts of 0 to 10.
Create scaled picture graphs, scaled bar graphs, and frequency tables to represent a data setincluding data collected through observations, surveys, and experimentswith several categories. Solve one- and two-step how many more and how many less problems regarding the data and make predictions based on the data.
Generate measurement data by measuring lengths with rulers to the nearest quarter of an inch. Display the data by making a line plot, where the horizontal scale is marked off in appropriate units, such as whole numbers, halves, or quarters.
Identify and describe the following cube, sphere, prism, pyramid, cone, and cylinder.
Understand that shapes (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize and draw rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals. Recognize and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
Identify, describe and draw points, lines and line segments using appropriate tools (e.g., ruler, straightedge, and technology), and use these terms when describing two-dimensional shapes.
Partition shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as a unit fraction of the whole (1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8).
Estimate and measure the mass of objects in grams (g) and kilograms (kg) and the volume of objects in quarts (qt), gallons (gal), and liters (l). Add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step real-world problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units (e.g., by using drawings, such as a beaker with a measurement scale, to represent the problem).
Choose and use appropriate units and tools to estimate and measure length, weight, and temperature. Estimate and measure length to a quarter-inch, weight in pounds, and temperature in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit.
Tell and write time to the nearest minute from analog clocks, using a.m. and p.m., and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve realworld problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes.
Find the value of any collection of coins and bills. Write amounts less than a dollar using the symbol and write larger amounts using the $ symbol in the form of dollars and cents (e.g., $4.59). Solve real-world problems to determine whether there is enough money to make a purchase.
Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by modeling with unit squares, and show that the area is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths. Identify and draw rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the same area and different perimeters.
Multiply side lengths to find areas of rectangles with whole-number side lengths to solve real-world problems and other mathematical problems, and represent whole-number products as rectangular areas in mathematical reasoning.
Find perimeters of polygons given the side lengths or by finding an unknown side length.
Read and write whole numbers up to 10,000. Use words, models, standard form and expanded form to represent and show equivalent forms of whole numbers up to 10,000.
Compare two whole numbers up to 10,000 using >, =, and < symbols.
Understand a fraction, 1/b, as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; understand a fraction, a/b, as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b. [In grade 3, limit denominators of fractions to 2, 3, 4, 6, 8.]
Represent a fraction, 1/b, on a number line by defining the interval from 0 to 1 as the whole, and partitioning it into b equal parts. Recognize that each part has size 1/b and that the endpoint of the part based at 0 locates the number 1/b on the number line.
Represent a fraction, a/b, on a number line by marking off lengths 1/b from 0. Recognize that the resulting interval has size a/b, and that its endpoint locates the number a/b on the number line.
Understand two fractions as equivalent (equal) if they are the same size, based on the same whole or the same point on a number line.
Recognize and generate simple equivalent fractions (e.g., 1/2 = 2/4, 4/6 = 2/3). Explain why the fractions are equivalent (e.g., by using a visual fraction model).
Compare two fractions with the same numerator or the same denominator by reasoning about their size based on the same whole. Record the results of comparisons with the symbols >, =, or <, and justify the conclusions (e.g., by using a visual fraction model).
Use place value understanding to round 2- and 3-digit whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.


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Sunday, May 10, 2015
My Favorite Photos: Silly Wedding Faces
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Congratulations! You look so happy! I'm loving the "silly face!" Wishing you a long life filled with love, happiness, and health!ReplyDelete
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Congratulations - you sure look colourful, Adam andReplyDelete
I think Daisy got her wish - an amusing photo.
One surely to look back upon in years to come - ha ha!
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CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Looking good, too!ReplyDelete
haha a fun one indeed. Congrats once moreReplyDelete
Wedding pictures always bring back so many memories. A silly face is especially good. Congratulations on a special day.ReplyDelete
You guys look like you're having a lot of fun at your wedding. Again, congratulations. Such a happy day.ReplyDelete
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May you always be as happy as you are in this photo. I wish you nothing but the best for a long and blessed marriage.ReplyDelete
That's a great picture. Congrats to you both.ReplyDelete
FInally, congratulations ! have fun.ReplyDelete
I bet that will be one of your favorite photos in the years to come. Silly ones are always the best!ReplyDelete
Wonderful photo! I wish you both only joy and good health!ReplyDelete
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Research outputs: Dr Elizabeth Petcu on Edinburgh Research Explorer
Architectural History - PhD/MPhil
Architectural History and Heritage - MA (Hons)
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Elizabeth J. Petcu is an historian of early modern art and architectural culture in Europe and Latin America. Her work probes the interplay between architecture and other media as well as strategies for imitating nature during the emergence of global architecture. Elizabeth's scholarship on architecture's intercultural dynamics draws on a mixed training in the Anglophone and German spheres. After obtaining her Ph.D. from the Department of Art & Archaeology at Princeton University in 2015, she taught for two years at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Prior to this, Elizabeth held Samuel H. Kress and Fulbright Fellowships at the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte in Munich, as well as curatorial research positions at Mount Holyoke College Art Museum and Princeton University Art Museum.
Elizabeth's pedagogy empowers students to teach each other and themselves through critical encounters with historical sources. She leads courses on early modern architectural culture, theory, and historiography. She also supports student research projects from the undergraduate to the Ph.D. level in the areas of European architectural history as well as the history of global architectural exchange.
Elizabeth's research examines modes of exchange across architectural cultures and between architecture and other disciplines such as the natural sciences and the figural arts. Elizabeth has articles (published and forthcoming) in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, the Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, and the Journal of the Warburg and Courtauld Institutes. Elizabeth is completing her first book, The Edifice Undone: Architecture and the Figural Arts in Wendel Dietterlin's Renaissance. The book examines how the Architectura treatise of Wendel Dietterlin the Elder (c. 1550-1599) and its models for ornament in all media shaped the rise of the professional architect as a designer of spaces, images, and objects from the sixteenth-century Rhineland to seventeenth-century Peru. During the 2017-2018 academic year, she served as Robert H. Lehman Fellow at Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence. There she began developing her second book project: Nature and Imitation in Early Modern Architecture.
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This is a very well known phrase now. I'm traveling in Greece and while I might not be able to read words spelt with math symbols, all the visual clues are there to help me make sense of the world around me. No spoken language or reading required.
Even though this has Φ (phi) in the name, since the word feta comes from Greek it is easy enough to read. The type of packaging gives it away as well as the photo of the product.
Even when it comes to instant coffee, the packaging and images gives it away instantly. It doesn't matter that I can't read the Greek. All the instant coffee containers have to keep the product dry and have room in the lid for a spoon to fit in. They are usually glass, and we can actually see the product to see how dark roasted and finely powdered this exact product is. However, in Greece they have something entirely different to this as their usual coffee they make at home.
Even at a coffee shop you might see italian words and think you know what you are buying and be wrong. The common in Greece Cappuccino Freddo is more of a direct translation from the Italian (coffee with milk, cold) than what we are used to in Australia.
The milk, despite not being able to read anything was also easy to spot. This time it was product context. It was in a fridge at the supermarket. There are lots of similar looking bottles and tetra paks, where possible, you can see that the product is white and liquid. The packaging has Arabic numerals with 1% or 3.5% so if you know what these numbers mean in this context you know if it is full cream or light milk. The almond, soy and coconut milks, available in the same fridge, has pictures of the ingredients.
Now when box is not see through and nothing is recognisable… context. This package is cardboard. The opening is a semi-circle on the side of the package at the very top, spout like. It has sparkles and drops/bubbles/movement. It was found at the supermarket with laundry powder, liquids, bleach etc and was next to Tide a very famous and recognisable product. We have laundry powder.
Washing machines are very hard to deal with in a foreign language. I used Google translate to work out the text written for the settings. When the machine didn't work, the product manual, also in Greek, was not helpful. But again, despite not reading the language it is fairly easy to get a washing machine to do what it needs to do.
While looking at toys, puzzles, books and games (a few of my favourite things) I noticed most board games use the English name. Up Words however went for a Greek name. Familiarity with the game and this packaging helps me to know what this is and even guess what the name might translate to. I don't think I'll be able to play the game though, those Greek math symbols look too tricky to write words with.
My favourite instantly recognisable Greek alternative was the Mr Men books. It is always fun to see translated copies of wonderful books! And even though I've seen these translated into many languages, I'm always happy to see that they always look the same (same pictures, margins, fonts, spacing, size etc).


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PCSP Memory Mug Up Booklet Launch
"Stories from the PCSP Memory Mug Up" Booklet Launch
Tales from residents of Portugal Cove – St. Philip's, representing the breadth of their experiences and personal histopries. Some of the stories are from long-time residents, some of the stories are from people newer to the community, reflecting the change and growth of the town itself.
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The larp was designed, written and directed by José Castillo Meseguer, as part of the Somnia larp group.
José Castillo Meseguer is an international larp organizer, both as a member of Somnia and by himself. Co-founder of the Spanish larp conference EntreRevs. Co-founder of the experimental group Larp Lab Vienna. Founder of several larp initiatives such as Larp Spain or Larp Drive. Passionate for trying out different styles, he firmly believes that Larp will finally achieve it's recognition as a form of art.
Olivia Fischer is an Austrian larp organizer and game designer who has been a member of various larp organizing teams and associations during the last 17 years. She has worked on many different settings (from fantasy over historical to contemporary) and game designs.
Olivia wants to promote larp as a participatory, immersive form of art and also as a powerful tool in educational contexts.
Kai Herrmann, long-time member and occasional president of the Austrian larp club Profil Liverollenspielverein, has run several larps of varying size throughout his larping career.
He also co-organized "der workshops!" from 2004 to 2012, an annual workshop weekend in Austria at which people can exchange larp-related knowledge and skills.
As one of the admins of the huge facebook group LARP Österreich he has made an effort over the last couple of years to connect various larp groups and countless individual larpers all over Austria.
Since his first attendance of international larp conferences in 2015 he has started to do some international networking as well in the hope of bringing a broader perspective and new ideas to the Austrian larp scene.
Alina Bugelnig is a larp writer and organizer. She is a member of "1000 Atmosphären" and "What if" and Co-founder of the group "Larp Lab Vienna", where people interested in experimental larping can connect.
What she loves about larp are the endless possibilities to tell and create stories. She likes to play and design story heavy, immersive, emotional larps.


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Hi again all,
There's been lots going on since I last checked in, so here's what I've been up to…
Wed was the obligatory office catch up with Coco, so not much to report there other than it was crazy!
Thursday I was up bright and early to film a new Saturday Night TV series called You Saw Them Here First. It basically involved me watching these hilarious clips of myself from the 70's, talking about all the various projects I was working on at the time, such as Can't Stop The Music with the Village People. All I kept thinking was how thin I used to be! One thing that hasn't changed however is my big lips and cheeks, hopefully this will put an end to how much filler I've allegedly had! After filming I sped off to a gorgeous lunch at the Charlotte Street Hotel with Ben Jones, and boy do we love a good gossip!
That evening I went to watch Harold Pinter's Hot House, starring the superb Simon Russell Beale and John Simm. It was utterly brilliant in every way, and on at the Trafalgar Studios so get down there! http://bit.ly/181AwFA
Friday was a very glamorous brunch at the Ritz, a late lunch at the Wolsey – both of with whom I couldn't possibly say yet… and then a fabulous dinner at the very exclusive Balthazar with my dear friend Iain Burton of Aspinal, and his exquisitely beautiful wife Mariya. Their current collection is divine, and I am pining for most if not all of it! http://bit.ly/16fDtVr
The weekend was a blissfully quiet affair, with lots of relaxing, reading the papers and trying to recover from eating myself silly all day Friday
Monday came, and I was so nervous, as I was up and off to my shoot with THE photographer himself Rankin. The nerves were double the usual amount as the shoot was part of the Bare Faced campaign for Children in Need, and yes, I was going to be completely bare faced. An easy task for some, but at 70 it takes quite a bit of guts! The lighting was phenomenal, my hair styled to perfection, and the shoot was a dream from start to finish. As soon as the pics are out I shall be posting them with pride. From there I made my way over to the auditions for the Worldwide Starlight Express tour due to roll out soon. We saw some truly fantastic people, which as much of a joy as it is, makes my job so much harder having to choose! I barely made it home to jump into the makeup chair, get my Spanx on, grab the Loubis and get on my way to the Sony Music Radio Awards where I was presenting as award that evening. I was chatting away with the hilarious Patrick Kielty on the red (well purple actually) carpet, and a dashing waiter sauntered past with some Sambuca. Whatever has come over me recently and my penchant for trying new and exciting cocktails certainly got the better of me and I drank – just the one – away. Which of course led me to totter on stage to present my award, with the host Chris Evans and the star studded audience finding it most hilarious. It was a fantastic evening, and one I did well to remember!
This week is Starlight Starlight Starlight, and you can hear all about my adventures on wheels next week…
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State Historic Site
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TWENTY-ONE YEAR old Nebraska-born cowboy Bruce Douglas Brockett joined the United States Marine Corps on June 1, 1918, in Billings, Montana. He was then sent to Mare Island, California, for basic training. In November 1918, just as Brockett was preparing to go to France, the armistice was signed and his dreams of battlefield glory ended.
How do we know all this? Because Brockett was a poet who set his experiences down in verse. Two of the three Brockett poems published in The Sheridan Daily Enterprise (reprinted here) pretty much sum up his career with the Marines: enlistment, basic training, stateside duty, discharge.
After the war, Brockett returned to the Sheridan area for awhile; he worked as a cowboy for the Kendrick Cattle Company. By 1930, he was operating a dude ranch in Yavapai County, Arizona, where he lived until his death in 1971. He released at least two collections of his "cowboy" poetry, one in 1930 and another in 1948.
(From Bruce Brockett's Poems, 1930)
Published in The Sheridan Daily Enterprise on September 9, 1918
I left my home in the month of May, when the grass was getting green;
And enlisted down in Billings with the United States Marines.
They put me on a train and handed me my fare;
Then said, "Down in Missoula, a man will meet you there."
They weighed me and they tried my wind, then measured up my height;
They tested eyes, and ears and nose and said I was all right.
Then I caught the train again and headed for the coast;
In just six days I landed on Mare Island at the coast.
There were lots of men in khaki, in blue and white and green;
It was the biggest bunch of men that I had ever seen.
They put me in some barracks with lots of men like me;
Still in civilian clothing, but anxious not to be.
And finally in about five days, they up and swore me in;
And dressed me up in khaki and my soldier life began.
Then they taught me how to march squads right and to the rear;
And said I'd make a good soldier if they trained me for a year.
In about five days I got my belt, my bayonet and guns;
Then learned to do the manual and how to slaughter Huns.
They're still a-learnin' things to me, I learn more every day;
But soon I'll be a soldier for the good old U. S. A.
And of all the men that scare the Dutch, the dirty German hogs;
The ones they are afraid of most are the U. S. Devil Dogs.
They want no trouble with 'em, 'cause they know they'll all be wrecked,
If they dare to stand and battle with Uncle Sammy's leathernecks.
Published in The Sheridan Daily Enterprise on February 7, 1919
When I enlisted with the leathernecks just one year ago,
I thought by now I'd surely be in Europe on the go.
I had my own idea that I'd get there on the run;
And be among the heroes that wiped away the Hun.
So I learned to use the bayonet, hand grenades and all;
And dreamed about the days to come when I could watch the Germans fall.
But when my company shoved across the deep and rolling sea,
Someone of the higher-ups made a home-guard out of me.
Months and months I stood it, but I always asked to go;
Til finally one day the major said, "You're bound for Quantico."
I jumped and hollered like a kid, I thought it all so great,
But when I got to Quantico, I found I was too late.
The Kaiser had already quit, the Marines had got his goat.
His royal banner crumpled, never more on high to float.
I felt pretty bad for quite a while, with my dreams of war all crushed,
But when I thought it over, my discontentment hushed.
'Cause now I'm going back to the best place on earth,
Where the law's kept in a scabbard and you don't tell what you're worth.
Where a good hoss is a common thing; they're not all stiff and lame;
And a man's a man because he's there, and things are not so tame.
Where the air is pure as a mountain stream, and a herd of beef means work,
And not a member of the crew knows what it is to shirk.
Where you go on guard at night time, on the hoss you like the most,
And you'll never get court-martialed for sleeping at the post.
Yes, I'm going back to that old state, Montana is the name,
It's the home of men and real men, and the one from which I came.
I'm going back and settle down with ten head in my string,
And once I get located, I won't move for anything.
Unless of course the Kaiser should decide he wants some more.
Then I'd come a runnin' back to Uncle Sam's Marine Corps.


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A family-owned property on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula set to become a cultural hot-spot will swing open its doors tomorrow.
The sprawling Point Leo Estate, located on the tip of the Peninsula, is dotted with 50 international and local artworks which form the "Sculpture Park".
Purpose built, the ever-changing exhibition is complemented by the backdrop of the property's well-manicured vineyards and gardens.
Artists currently on display include Victoria's Deborah Halpern, known for her colourful mosaic works, and British culture Tony Cragg.
The estate is also home to a cellar door, where wine is hand-harvested on a 20-hectare vineyard, and the eponymous "Pt. Leo Restaurant."
Headed by Phil Wood, the former executive chef of Sydney's renowned Rockpool, the restaurant dishes up locally sourced ingredients and produce.
"Hero ingredients will be elevated and not overshadowed," Mr Wood told The Herald Sun last week.
The venture has reportedly cost $50 million, and hopes to boost Victorian tourism.
It follows the lead of the MONA (Mueseum of Old and New Art) in Tasmania, which is the country's largest privately funded museum.
MONA was opened by millionaire David Walsh in 2011, and has become a major drawcard for Hobart.
An estimated 29 percent of all visitors to Tasmania last year visited the museum, according to Tourism Tasmania statistics.
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San Diego Surf Ladies
Hi everyone! Hope to see you at the first of two November Shredders events!
Team Shredders is for any board under 7'6" so come on out and break out of your comfort zone! It'll be great fun!
I will get there a little bit early to say hello and to meet everyone.
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Tony dinozzo and ziva david relationship with god
The big surprise on the Season 13 finale NCIS, also the final finale of CBS' flagship drama series: Tony and Ziva — whose relationship was. Ziva And Tony, Ncis Rules, Ncis Characters, Ncis Cast, Ziva David,. More information .. My favorite scene Ziva and Gibbs father-daughter relationship. As previously reported, Agents Tony DiNozzo and Ziva David, who have always A relationship that's on track to blossom. "This is Oh my god, if you haters dislike Ziva and the Tiva so much, why did you read this article?.
The shooter evades capture and then kills the Iranian by triggering a bomb attached to his car. On discovering her father's body, Ziva breaks down sobbing and praying in Hebrew. Throughout the episode, both she and Vance attempt to participate in the investigation despite being prohibited due to their connections with the deceased.
Bodner found out about the secret discussions between his boss and the Iranian official, and believes that David's actions could seriously threaten Israel's security. After a failed attempt to kill Ziva, he escapes and disappears. Executive producer Gary Glasberg divulged that the plot was designed to draw out aspects of the character's personality that had been dormant for several years, saying, "People are going to see a Ziva David that they haven't seen in a long time.
There is a strength and a resolute determination. Following an explosion, and the subsequent death of Secretary Clayton Jarvis, the remaining members of Gibbs' team are informed that Ziva's life is in danger. DiNozzo travels to Israel in order to ensure her safety, and the two share a passionate kiss. In season thirteen, it is revealed that they also consummated their relationship, leading to Ziva becoming pregnant. Though DiNozzo was not informed of this, Ziva gave birth to a daughter named Tali.
Although Tali is found alive, the NCIS crew are informed that Ziva is dead, though her remains are not found at the house. Prior to the season thirteen finale, Ziva builds a strong friendship with her father's successor - Director Orli Elbaz - who later informs DiNozzo of the difficulty Ziva had faced while deciding whether to inform him of the birth of their daughter which Tony is given care of after Ziva is killed.
Characterization[ edit ] I'm not trying to play her as if I hope people like my character. I'm trying to make her as three dimensional as I can. I feel people are likable and not likable and I'm trying to find all those nooks and crannies in my character.
She's not afraid of men. She takes things to the extreme. She knows how to use all sorts of things—guns and knives—I would never imagine using. She's one tough woman, but it doesn't take away from the fact that she's still very sexy and playful and all of that. But, when it comes to work she means business. She approaches her job with zeal, appearing to truly believe in what she does.
She is very committed to the ideals of the U. In spite of this, Ziva is capable of displaying playfulness, [51] nearly childishness at times, such as in "Heartland" when she gleefully races McGee to be the first to tell Tony and Abby about meeting Gibbs' father. She is particularly empathetic towards children, as demonstrated in episodes such as " Dagger " and "Outlaws and In-Laws". Ziva is an Israeli Jewand was always seen wearing a Star of David pendant [56] until her capture in Somaliawhere her captor ripped it off her neck.
Shortly before her captivity, she said that she "would sooner die than take this necklace off". In the aftermath of her father's death in Season 10, she is shown praying in a synagogue, visiting the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and planting an olive tree. Despite having lost friends and family to radical Islamic terrorist groups like Hamas, she does not resent Muslims in general. I put on my cargos, my T-Shirt, my microphone, my hair is usually up in a ponytail and I wear very little makeup.
Despite this, she agreed to after executive producer Shane Brennan described the scene. Costume designers wanted to show her acclimation to life in the United States and in doing so made her wardrobe less militarily influenced.
You get home and you're exhausted, but you feel like you've really worked. I hurt my neck, I hurt my groin, my pelvis and I had a couple of injuries that were really hard to deal with. When the NCIS cast was honored by the Red Cross at the Santa Monica Red Carpet in April of that year, co-star Brian Dietzen stated that de Pablo had worked on the scene throughout the previous night until six in the morning and, as a result, was unable to attend the event.
And it obviously presents a huge challenge to me because whenever they throw something else at me I just have to sort of tackle it and go with it. I have a good ear for language and, truthfully, I picked up the language pretty fast.
In "Silver War", she said she felt like a "donkey's butt" when she meant "horse's ass". Relationships[ edit ] NCIS team and colleagues[ edit ] The interactions of the NCIS team are often perceived as familial among viewers, and Cote de Pablo has commented, "I've always thought of Ziva as the adopted kid who comes in and has this really funny thing with one of the siblings, which is Tony.
Both Ducky and McGee accept her immediately, with the latter living near her and assisting her in finding the best routes to work. During the course of her hate, Abby scribbles over photographs of Ziva, deliberately mispronounces her surname, and becomes annoyed when Ziva is praised.
Ziva's relationships with her colleagues steadily improve, and she invites Gibbs, Abby, McGee, and Palmer over to her apartment for dinner in the third season. Abby, who thinks Ziva is an excellent cook, begins to soften towards her, as the latter works to earn her friendship, first by helping Abby put a bomb back together for information and later by remembering her birthday.
Abby, in turn, expresses concern when Ziva and Tony go missing in "Boxed In". In the third season finale, the tension comes to a head, and Abby angrily tells Ziva she has no emotions, prompting both women to slap each other.
By Season 4, their friendship has grown and Ziva is accepted by the rest of the team, as shown in the season's premiere " Shalom " where Tony and the rest of the team put their careers on the line and vow to prove Ziva's innocence before she is apprehended by the FBI for a crime she did not commit, knowing that their involvement could land them in prison.
By the fifth and sixth seasons, Abby and Ziva are firm friends. When Ziva first appeared, she would flinch whenever Abby would hug her; however, by Season 6, Ziva overcomes her discomfort, and now accepts and returns the hugs. Ziva's relationship with McGee develops to resemble one of a brother and sister. He and Abby both urge Ziva to repair her friendship with Tony in the aftermath of their fallout in the sixth season finale.
Ziva seems to have a good relationship with Ducky. In "Silver War", their friendship becomes more permanent when Ziva saves both of them from death at the hands of a murderer. Ducky is often seen sticking up for her when she has quarrels with Tony. She has also been seen going to him for advice and sharing a cup of tea with him.
In Season 7, he persuaded her to briefly open up on the horrific series of events which led to her captivity in Somalia, culminating in her telling him that, "[He] should keep [his] distance [from her] The ones who get too close always end up dead.
McGee, Abby, and Ducky all support Ziva as she prepares to become an American citizen in the seventh season, with McGee even quizzing her for the citizenship exam.
In the finale, they are all present at her swearing in ceremony. After this is resolved, she doesn't appear to hold a grudge against her boss, and they seem to enjoy each other's company. According to NCIS writer Christopher Waild, as a result of the murders of her father and Vance's wife in the same attack, "the tragedy of Ziva and Eli now also extends into the Vance family.
The two later have a daughter named Tali. Leroy Jethro Gibbs[ edit ] Gibbs' relationship with Ziva has been called that of a surrogate father figure by executive producer Gary Glasberg, [79] a tendency that intensified after she severed contact with Eli David following her return from Somalia. Cote de Pablo explained, "[Ziva's] got what I think you could call anger issues.
She thinks she's been betrayed by her family, particularly her father. That's a big deal to her. Which would also explain her love and relationship with somebody like Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Though she often finds it difficult to follow his orders due to the autonomy she had as a Mossad control officer, Ziva looks up to Gibbs as a leader and often restrains herself from resorting to her assassin background in situations where he would not approve.
He often uses this background to their advantage, however, by choosing her to interrogate certain suspects. I think probably the only person Ziva truly, truly trusts is Gibbs. I don't think she'd put her life in anyone's hands but Gibbs'. I mean, she loves everybody else.
But she's been able to explore different things with this person, and he's sort of a father figure in many ways, so I think she feels safe with him, and I feel that he's been the only one really who's seen that level of vulnerability from her.
That is their little secret, which is what I like about the relationship. Initially, Gibbs distrusts Ziva as she is Ari Haswari's control agent. Ziva also bears the brunt of Gibbs' anger after Caitlin Todd was murdered. Ziva ultimately kills Ari, who was also her half brother, in order to save Gibbs' life.
This event serves as the initial foundation for their relationship, and Gibbs takes responsibility for Ari's shooting in order to spare Ziva further pain.
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There is still tension, however, stemming both from NCIS director Jenny Shepard 's decision to add Ziva to the team without consulting him and Ziva's habit of occasionally calling on Shepard, with whom she had a close relationship, to obtain key information in a case without going through regular channels as seen in the Season 3 episode "Head Case".
Ducky later tells Gibbs, "You took to Ziva more quickly than to any other agent before her. Timothy, Caitlin, even DiNozzo. I've always sensed there's a strong bond between the two of you.
In "Hiatus Part 1", Ducky unintentionally chastises Ziva for not asking which hospital Gibbs was taken to after the explosion; upsetting her when he implies that Ziva does not care for Gibbs like the rest of the team does. She also finds herself being slapped by Abby when she comments about Gibbs' possible death scenario.
Ziva appears in the bathroom following this, extremely upset by the fact that they think that she does not care. In the second part of this episode, Ziva visits Gibbs at the hospital in the night and begs him to remember.
When he becomes angry, Ziva uses his hand to slap the back of her head, causing Gibbs to remember himself within his team. He remembers that Ziva saved his life and that she had killed her brother to do it while Ziva breaks down and cries into his arms. He remarks that he owes her at the end of the episode, something that would become true when he returns to the US during " Shalom " to help in clearing her name after being framed for murder and a terrorist bombing by Iranian Intelligence.
They're sort of open. But I got lucky and got the part because I responded the way they felt was right. They really seemed to get that immediately, and that doesn't always happen.
We had a totally different way of looking at it. In our minds, we thought the characters weren't faking anything. They just got carried away. Then all of the sudden after that, they saw each other in a different light. This episode was so much fun to shoot.
Cote de Pablo, who plays Ziva, came to me right before we were shooting the first scene where we kissed, and said, 'I've never kissed anyone on camera before. We were told to really have fun with it, they wanted a sexy thing happening, and Cote delivered. I was just sort of along for the ride. The crucible, is it the cross? I don't think so. At the time, Bellisario said that he "kind of [likes] what's going on now" and that it was unlikely that the relationship would be taken further any time in the immediate future.
I think it will be a lot more fun to play the tension. She gets jealous, but I think she would never admit it or hook up with someone in the workplace. He scares her to death. He is the epitome of the American man and all of the things that come out of his mouth are brutally stupid. Both have had a string of failed romances.
I don't care either way and I have no idea. That's the fun aspect of not knowing They're both very funny. Tony's always trying to hit on women and he doesn't try to hit Ziva.
Those moments they get too close they try to brush themselves off and say 'Oh, that didn't happen. She is eventually cleared of all wrongdoing. When questioned about the effects this would have on Tony and Ziva's relationship, de Pablo commented, "Am I just being jealous? I still love him very much, but I've sort of thrown away that possibility because I think he's really struggling with some immense feelings for somebody else. McGee is sent to cyber crimes, Ziva is returned to Israel, and Tony is deployed on an aircraft carrier.
Ziva David captivity storyline Season 6 focuses more on Ziva and Tony, but leaves their relationship undefined. In the following episode, Ziva accompanies Gibbs onto the Seahawk as part of a murder investigation and notices that Tony has pictures of her in a bikini pinned up in his room.
In "Nine Lives", after she plans a visit to Israel, Tony looks through her desk and finds a picture of an unidentified man Merik Tadros. Later they both say that they are "tired of pretending": Tony about the politics in the hunt for the mole within the team, which required the team to withhold information from each other, and Ziva for reasons undisclosed.
In Januarysome were suggesting possibly making him a relative of Ziva, an idea Cote de Pablo opposed. It was also proposed that Ziva would "stop toying with [Tony] completely" which would "drive him even more insane".
De Pablo relayed, "We're going to play around with the idea that it could possibly be real love, and see how [he] deals with it. It's a triangle with very, very pointy ends. Someone's going to get hurt. Something tragic will happen to Ziva as well. Tony begins to doubt Ziva's loyalty to NCIS when she continues to defend Rivkin, and it becomes apparent by the end of Part II that she is involved in a relationship with him as the two are seen lying together in bed in the last few seconds of "Legend Part 2".
Michael Weatherly disclosed, "The way this season is ending, and what's gonna happen with Ziva and Tony and Rivkin, it's pretty massive and explosive, and it's gonna span four episodes.
I'm telling you, it's not 'I hate you' [kissing sound] anger; it's 'I want to kill you' anger. Like, 'I want to shoot you in the head, but instead I'm gonna put my gun on your knee' anger…. He does something to her that is almost unforgivable. However, the reason he does it is because he truly believes it's going to help her.
Little does he know that he almost kills her. In this case, we'll have opportunity to see both of those things take place. I don't want to say too much, but I think it will only make their connection stronger, as they learn a lot more about each other. Well, with the underworld of espionage, you would never really know. They could easily have been paired and had to be in love and then had to learn to love each other The way I've always approached it is that Rivkin loves Ziva.
They've always wanted to add some suspense and mystery to all of it, but I would always say to the directors, 'How could I not love her? And so does she. I'm excited to watch the finale [airing May 19] myself just to see how it all plays out! When he attempts to arrest Rivkin for killing the leader of the terrorist cell in Los Angeles and also an ICE agent which Mossad leader Eli David later reveals was an accidenta fight breaks out between the two men which eventually results in Tony being forced to shoot Rivkin in self-defense due to the fact that Rivkin is about to stab Tony with a piece of glass.
In the closing moments of the episode, she is shown to have been captured and tortured nearly beyond recognition by a terrorist demanding information on NCIS. Brennan reportedly kept the cliffhanger ending a secret from most of the cast, saying that "those pages were only in one copy of the script".
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But she'll be a changed woman. In the best of ways. That personal that he comes out with, that frat boy thing -- he's hiding constantly from the truth. It's just a big facade and she sees right through it. Upon being brought into the room to talk to him, she is shown to have been severely beaten and very weak as well as unsure of how to react at Tony's presence.
Ziva asks why Tony is in Somalia, saying that he should not have come. Tony, under truth serumfirst deflects. When Ziva asks again, he replies, "I couldn't live without you, I guess. They have to get past this trust issue, which is: He was a threat, but whether or not Tony was actually jealous, that's up to the viewers to decide!
The city of light, and of love. That's right, Ziva and Tony in Paris! You wouldn't believe it, but as if that weren't enough, their French hotel totally screws up the reservation and the two bad-ass agents end up It doesn't mean that something is going to be resolved, but it does mean that the journey may have started again.
It's a long road back. When you think about what they went through, for them to resolve what happened and come to terms with that, it's a long road back. Tony in turn tells McGee that he took the couch. Ziva asks him why he lied and he returns the question.
There was much speculation on the part of fans about whether the characters might have shared more than was divulged, but Weatherly said in response, "The truth of what happened is probably something that can be discovered inside the episode itself.
If you really listen to what they say, I think it is pretty clear what happened: We haven't discussed it.
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But all I can say is it was good. Los Angeles, and was replaced by Gary Glasberg in He has a strong, nice-guy demeanor but—I'm quoting from the casting notice here—'there's a hint of a mystery behind his smile.
Tony cares about Ziva and wants to make sure she's not mixed up with the wrong kind of guy, so he's going to be watchful and protective of her. We kept it light and we kept it fun, and we kept it like two people who are genuinely in to each other and wanting to move things along. It's about what's going on between the lines. These two people are touchy-feely, and that's different for Ziva. We'll see what the audience thinks, but for me, he feels potential and possibility in a way that he hasn't for years.
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EJ is a mirror, so he sees that hope for himself again. She has her eccentricities as well, which makes her adorable to Tony and highly irritating to Ziva. She is a team leader, having accepted the assignment in Rota, Spain that Tony had turned down several years prior. Ziva abruptly ends their relationship after learning that he had lied to her directly about his reasoning for being in Washington, D. When EJ assures him that they will find Ziva, he replies that "it's just different for some of us".


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"For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." Hebrews 5:13,14
I want to share a strange dream that I had-- My three year old great nephew and I were outside standing under a tent and down the street came what appeared to be an eighteen wheeler truck. Knowing how he loves "big trucks" I pointed it out to him so he could see it. Knowing also how "rambunctious" he is I was concerned that he would want to run out to it. So I grabbed him and held him close while we watched it pass by. But instead of it passing by, it started turning into the street that was to the side of us. Also it wasn't a "big truck" it was more like a huge barge loaded down with trash and garbage. As it tried to make the turn I noticed that the wheels were coming closer and closer to us. With my nephew already in my arms I started carrying him in the opposite direction away from the 'truck' to a safer area so that he would not be ran over. I was more concerned about his safety than mine because I understood the situation- if you stay there you will get ran over- he didn't so it was up to me to protect him and get him to safety.
It may have seemed like an odd dream, but out there in the world are a lot of "big trucks" carrying lots of "trash and garbage" that are trying to "run over" our children. It's up to us to watch for them, to protect them, to show them the dangers that are trying to destroy them and help them get to a place of safety. The devil wants our children, he wants our youth, he wants our adults and senior citizens, he wants us so that he can destroy us.
We must be on guard. What may seem like something harmless in the beginning, what may look like something desirable - like big trucks are to my nephew- may in actuality be a garbage barge trying to run us over. Be discerning. Watch and pray. Ask the Holy Spirit to enlighten the eyes of your understanding so that you will see and know what is truth and what isn't. Not only is the devil after our natural children, he is after those who have received Christ but are still babes and children spiritually speaking. So those of us who are more mature should help bear the infirmities of those who are still weak and help watch for their souls.
These garbage barges are everywhere, we just don't need to mistake them for something else, for something that is not harmful. We need to see them as they really are with the filth that lies within them and the danger that is attached to them. It's only when we see the danger that we can help get those who don't to safety.
Have a great day. Be discerning and help watch for those who aren't.