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The weekend's almost here, so you have time to relax and check out a free game (or three) on your smartphone. Here are the highlights from the last week.
This is a hand-picked list of free apps we've noticed this week while assembling our regular App Deals roundup of new and discounted apps. We haven't reviewed them and we don't endorse them. As with the main App Deals column, apps can stop being free at a moment's notice if they're discounted, so grab them quickly if you're interested.
Ghost Blitz From the publisher's description: "The player with nimblest fingers and with in a flash mind will win the game! Players accumulate points by being the first to grab the correct item. At the end of the game, the player with the most points wins!"
Crazy Formula From the publisher's description: "Ever thought of becoming a famous scientist? We have got the perfect formula for you to start with! This truly addicting puzzle/board game will train your scientist mind, and leave you intrigued."
Elevation Mars From the publisher's description: "Let your imagination run free with our mysterious red neighboring planet. A quick and fun way to learn about Martian terrain from its deepest canyon to the highest planetary peak in the solar system. Familiarize yourself with the Martian globe to the extent that you can point out features to others unaided."
Roboto From the publisher's description: "Get your hoverboard ready! Roboto is an action packed adventure with tons of exciting levels, epic boss battles, and powerful upgrades!"
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf From the publisher's description: "Lead the Sons of Russ into battle and slash your way through hordes of ferocious enemies with Boltgun fire and Chainsword teeth. Write your own saga in the annals of the Space Wolves Chapter as you hunt your sworn enemies – the Chaos Space Marines."
Galaxia Chronicles From the publisher's description: "Galaxia Chronicles is a fun platformer game with some RPG flavor added to it. With colorful graphics, cinematic animations and an engaging storyline, you must help Noddy find out about his past and future."
Tail Drift From the publisher's description: "Jump into the pilot seat and take to the skies in this free to play 360 degree arcade racer. Zoom through fantastic environments including floating islands, ancient temples and desert canyons."
99 Bricks Wizard Academy From the publisher's description: "Explore a magical world and learn powerful spells to improve your building skills. Do you have what it takes to become the wizard of legends?"
[Mystery]Disconnect From the publisher's description: "In AD 2091, the United Nations Organization is founded instead of United Nations, and the era of integrated government is opened. Technology has been developed amazingly, but the gap between rich and poor is still widening."
Don't Shoot Yourself! From the publisher's description: "Propel yourself with bullets! Fly your arcade ship through mind-bending puzzles that reflect your bulletstorm back. Just remember... Don't Shoot Yourself!"
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Puzzle Pets From the publisher's description: "Plunge into the most vibrant match-3 puzzle adventure you've ever seen. These pets have lots of personality and loads of special abilities for unpredictable and adorable fun!"
Star Wars: Commander From the publisher's description: "Charge into battle on distant planets, and lead your troops to victory in this action-packed, combat strategy game! Build a base, recruit an unstoppable force, and challenge players across the Star Wars universe in Star Wars: Commander!"
Flight Simulator 3D From the publisher's description: "One of the most breathtaking virtual flight simulators is available now on your device. Choose an aircraft of your dreams, fly across the world and complete all the missions."
Jetpack Prisoner Escape From the publisher's description: "Jetpack Prisoner Escape is a fun platformer where you have to help a prisoner escape all the obstacles and reach his destination. Armed with a jetpack, gadgets and utilities, you must avoid being caught by the police, killed by lasers or propelled into a wall."
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A Jacksonville man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and an additional 15 years of sex-offender probation on charges of lewd and lascivious molestation of a minor.
John Michael Guidry, 51, pleaded guilty to two of five counts in April.
In August 2009 the victim, who is now 17, told authorities that Guidry touched her inappropriately on numerous occasions beginning in May 2007.
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The story behind the composition of the famous hymn "It Is Well with My Soul" is so familiar, I hesitate to recount it for fear of being unoriginal, but it is so inspiring I cannot help myself.
Horatio Spafford was a prominent nineteenth century lawyer who had experienced numerous tragedies with his wife, Anna, the first of which was the death of their four-year-old son in 1870. The following year he was ruined financially when the Great Chicago Fire wiped out most of his real estate holdings.
In 1873, Spafford decided to take his family on a vacation to England, but when business detained him at the last minute, he sent his wife and their four daughters ahead, planning to join them as soon as possible. On November 22, in the middle of the night, another ship struck their ship and it sank in twelve minutes. Among those who lost their lives were Spafford's four girls, aged eleven, nine, five, and two. Spafford's wife was found unconscious, floating on a wooden spar. Nine days later, she telegraphed her husband from Wales: "Saved alone. What shall I do?" Spafford immediately found passage on a ship going across the Atlantic so that he could join his wife. When his ship passed over the spot where his daughters had died, the captain summoned Spafford to his cabin to tell him. As the story goes, shortly thereafter Spafford began composing the hymn for which he is now known.
The words of this beautiful song read:
When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.
And Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
Even so, it is well with my soul!
It is well with my soul, It is well, it is well, with my soul.
I don't know about you, but those words often put me to shame, especially knowing the story behind their composition. I have never suffered trials to the extent of Horatio Spafford, yet I confess I struggle to say what I, along with Spafford, have been taught to say: it is well with my soul.
This beautiful hymn is a reminder that God can give purpose to our suffering and that one day Christ will return to end death, suffering, and loss. Until then, let us learn to say, "It is well with my soul!"


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Brunch just got a whole lot better thanks to these Bacon and Caramel Glazed Sticky Buns. Besides tasting great, they can be ready in just an hour.
Do you love sticky buns? I sure do. When I was expecting my son there was a little restaurant that was a town favorite. They sold what most people there called cinnamon rolls. However, they didn't have the icing on top. They just had the most delicious gooey caramel, melty brown sugar and nuts encrusted on top. To me, that is more of a sticky bun than a cinnamon roll. But whatever you call them, they are amazing. On top of being amazing, they were gigantic too. We would pick them up all the time & I swear they are the reason my son now loves cinnamon more than anything else. I guess that's what happens when you live off of something like that when you are expecting. You become obsessed with foods like this Bacon Caramel Sticky Buns Recipe.
The bacon! It's not too much, but you just get a little bit of salt in each bite and it's just perfect.
Click here for the caramel glaze recipe.
- 1 cup warm water (115 degrees is perfect)
- ¾ cup buttermilk- room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 5 tbsp butter- melted & slightly cooled
- 3 tbsp dry active yeast
- ½ tbsp table salt
- 2 large eggs- room temperature
- 5-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- ? cup butter- melted
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- click the link above for the recipe
- Melted Butter, Caramel Sauce & more bacon for topping when serving if desired
- In a large mixer bowl, combine water, buttermilk, sugar, melted butter & yeast, stir & then allow to sit approx 15 minutes for yeast to proof. (you know it's ready when it's puffed & frothy)
- Add in eggs, salt & flour & mix together slowly using a dough hook until flour is incorporated
- Mix/knead 10 minutes
- Once mixed, let rest 10 minutes while you make your filling & preheat the oven
- Prepare the filling by combining melted butter, brown sugar, sugar & cinnamon in a small bowl & mixing with a fork
- Prepare the topping by melting brown sugar, butter & honey in a saucepan.
- Remove from heat & add in pecans & bacon
- Pour into the bottom of your prepared pan
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees & line a 9x13 pan with parchment
- Roll dough out on lightly floured surface into a flat & even layer (approx 12x15)
- Sprinkle filling mixture on top
- Roll tightly on the long side & then cut into 12 large rolls (easiest way to make them even is to first cut the log in half & then cut those two pieces in half again & then those 4 pieces into thirds)
- Place in prepared pan on top of your gooey topping & bake 20-25 minutes
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Missing... Well, everything
LOST: One reference/systems librarian.
No, really, I'm right here. But I feel among the missing in more ways than one, unfortunately.
The lovely doctors, one of them, prescribed an ADHD drug called Focalin to keep me awake. At three times the normal dose, it did at least allow me to leave the house for an hour or a two at a time. I still needed a nap or two a day, and it still felt as though the gravity was turned waaaay up, but I could get out... if not to do the things I wanted to do, at least to do the things I had to do.
Then, the other lovely doctors got a little paranoid. They said, "You're on three times the recommended dose." And they pushed it down to the maximum recommended dose. Which doesn't do squat.
Every hour and a half, now, I need to lie down for at least twenty minutes. Or else I hit the floor.
What this means is that I'm essentially housebound. Mr. Shoe wants to go out to dinner, he has to go alone. We need groceries? Mr. Shoe does them alone (the supermarket lights kill me on a good day anyway.) My birthday is coming and my mother has her heart set on taking me to the Olive Garden. Like I feel like falling asleep in a plate of pasta. And it kills me because I want to go. There's so frickin' much I'd love to be doing!
I also get stupid, and forgetful when I get this way. And it's sort of weird, I noticed when I get stupid and forgetful, I tend to stick things in the refrigerator that don't really belong there. Things like... shirts. Dry dog food. Packing tape. Go figure.
Two weeks ago I had another sleep study, where they discovered I get about 17-25 minutes of deep sleep (the restorative kind) a night. I meet with the sleep doctor (brilliant lady) on the 21st to see where to go from here. I know I need the CPAP turned up, and I do have some other sleep disorders that may or may not be complicating the issue.
The only weird blood test results, lately, have been Vitamin D. I flunked my Vitamin D test. I hear some doctors say that's highly unusual, and others say it's common. I think what it is is that it's common to be deficient. It's highly unusual to have your rheumatologist say, "This is pathetic." I have almost no Vitamin D in my system.
They say that could be the problem, too. My rheumy, who is a doll, says that it causes CFIDS/fibromyalgia like symptoms. What I'm reading (never give test results to a librarian) is that it's indicative of osteomalacia... Essentially the adult form of rickets. My pain is consistent with this.
The good news is that it is easily treated. The bad news is they have to find out why I'm deficient. If it's diet, I'm okay. If it's something else... Eh. Depends.
The long and the short is that I haven't, since they yanked the Focalin, been able to get to the Historical Society. I am wickedly bummed about that. I've only left the house in the past two months for doctors appointments. Pbbb. Of course, my doctor makes me come in almost every week. I do have to give that girl an A for effort.
Wow, this has really turned into a downer. Sorry. I am trying my damnedest to stay upbeat, and, for the most part, I am succeeding. But I do feel like I've really lost something...
I still haven't quite reconciled myself to the fact that I'm no longer working.
Everytime I read one of your posts, I can't help but think of the fictional doctor Gregory House from the show House, MD. He's a total bastard but a brilliant, determined diagnostician. May such a doctor fall into your life soon! Sorry to hear that things are not so swell, but it's nice for you to expend the energy to keep us posted. Anything we can help with? --rochelle
Somewhere Out There...
Has to be a doc with the answer...you've probably thought of every possible clinic that could help...
and then the question is how to get there especially if it's difficult to summon the energy to leave the house...
And yes, they really don't know what's wrong so finding a clinic with a doc who could have the knowledge is tough when you don't know what it is...
But maybe...the Mayo Clinic? Johns Hopkins?
Maybe chinese herbs and acupuncture...?
Maybe some medical librarians could volunteer to search everything book, journal and database they have to find docs that could help...
I just think they are throwing the wrong medicine at you...that stuff to treat ADHD seems to be doing more harm than good and could actually be the cause of scrambled thinking...
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I can't remember if I mentioned this to you some time back, but my daughter, who has no thyroid and is constantly exhausted has had great results with Modafinil (Provigil) which is a neurological drug for narcolepsy. I'm not sure they know why the drug even works, but it doesn't seem to be addictive or have bad side effects. To my knowledge, it hasn't been used in clinical studies for her particular disease (Hashimoto's), but she thought it nothing short of a miracle.
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You deserve to be written up. . . in a journal somewhere. You do have an amazing story.


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June 1990. I hate my job, the office, the walls, most of the people, the sheer pointlessness of it all and even after a year of working here I don't really have much of an idea of what it is I'm supposed to be doing. Files folders, searches, phone calls.
The smoking room, a small windowless office filled with half-seen fag jockeys creating skysworth of smoke clouds that cling to my cheap suit and 'fro, is the only respite from the whiny superior and daytime radio one with it's wallpaper pop and songs about summer. Yuck.
Eventually, as with all things, the slow hand of the jobsworth clock groans on five and I grab my patchwork coat that everyone laughs at behind my back and I split, avoiding the lifts (people) and taking the stairs three at a time. By the time my headphones are on and 'Yr Living All Over Me' is screaming into my ears and becoming one with my confused and desirous self, I'm walking through Hamilton Square, the grand buildings and businessmen toppling in the wake of my noise.
I walk past the old newsstand, where I buy the NME and Melody Maker every week and follow the road down to the ferry. Down to the cafe hatch in the belly for a cuppa (I drink tea all day but this one is for pleasure rather than an exercise in killing time) and then up to the top, the wind on the open river rejuvenating my senses and I turn towards the Liver Buildings and marvel at the wonder of the city where I live. The ferry docks and the ferrymen, their accents drawn deep from the earth below, secure the ropes and up we go, a slight bow to the Three Graces and up the wind tunnel of James Street, another cigarette and down Matthew Street, coaxing the ghosts and feeling the pull of anticipation, of something about to happen. I don't belong in that job, with those people, I'm wasting my life.. In and out of the record shops, braving the semi hostile customer service of the mighty Probe Records on Button Street but also Pink Moon with its many stairs, all of them leading to Welcome! Come in! How are you? Heard this?
Past the Jac, past the Blue Angel, Bohn's Books on the corner (when I get paid, if I get this far, without going the pub, promise) and up the hill, past the institute and art school, the girls freezing on the streets, past the cathedral, Gambier Terrace, and into Huskisson St, fifty eight, first floor, first door, through the corridor and into the room, It's cold, even in June and there is flypaper hanging from the ceiling. Three bars, soup and cigarettes, cold bath. Then up to Tim's flat above, always cozy, telly on. Chat, then Radio One, Peel's on.
Maybe tonight he'll play our record. He must have it by now. And we've written all those letters. He starts, he's been a bit poorly, he plays the Lemonheads 'Different Drum', brilliant, he plays MC 900FT, Terminal Cheesecake in session, Losers, Halo of Flies.. Tim says "He's not going to play it" and then John Peel says our name, he says our name out loud on the radio when his mic is on and people are listening. He says he loves our record, he says "I've had quite a few letters asking me to play this. I suspect they're all from the band" and then one of our songs is on the radio, on the air with people listening and we're jumping on the bed and the phone is ringing in the hall and the girl in the opposite flat picks it up and knocks on our door and she hands me the phone and I put it to my ear and start talking to John Peel.


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Pet emu rescued from small back garden after being bought online
Rescuers use net to free deer who locked antlers
Volunteers from the East Sussex Wildlife and Rescue Ambulance have freed two deer whose antlers become stuck together during what is believed to have been a fight.
The rescuers think that a piece of rope on one of the deer's antlers somehow became entangled with the other animal's horns - locking the two together. The team used a special 'walk-towards' net to gain control of the deer, then cut the animals free from the rope and each other.
Untying the animals from the rope once they were put in the net took ten minutes. The deer were then released and both ran off. The incident happened at Dallington near Robertsbridge in East Sussex.
New animal rescue vehicle for Hampshire
Hampshire Fire and Rescue have a new animal rescue vehicle,seeing as the first one has been such a success.
The new appliance will be based at Basingstoke Fire station and will be used to deal with large animal rescue operations in the north of the county.
The first animal rescue truck is based in the New Forest at Lyndhurst Fire station.
Jim Green, Hampshire's Animal Rescue Manager said, "We deal with around one large trapped animal each week, along with other regular incidents where the involvement of animal places the public and rescuers at risk."
The vehicle contains specialist equipment to deal with incidents such as horses trapped in cattle grids, cows in slurry to livestock transporters involved in traffic collisions.
Rescue teams reach Lulu after four days underground
Station Manager Douglas Gruchy and Firefighter Chris Coverley describe the rescue of Lulu. The dog spent four days underground.
Back on solid ground
In safe hands
Team effort saves lost dog
Gone for four days but not forgotten
JCB used to rescue dog
A dog has been reunited with its owner in Buckinghamshire after getting stuck in a drain for five days.
Gina Kaiser brought in a JCB to rescue her pet pooch after the terrier became trapped in a drainage pipe. Lulu disappeared down the unused pipe while she was out for a walk in Dorney.
Rubble blocked her exit and she was trapped, surviving on just a trickle of water for nearly a week. Eventually, Gina was so desperate to be reunited with her pet that she hired a JCB to cut Lulu free. Luckily, a fire service rescue team were passing and stepped in to help.
They used cutting equipment, the digger and shovels to dig down 8ft and six hours later Lulu was reunited with her owner.
Rescue group guilty of gull neglect
Members of a gull rescue group have been found guilty of neglect and causing suffering to 47 gulls kept in overcrowded conditions and untreated for injuries. Tim McKenzie, 55, of Vicarage Road, Hastings and Jean Tyler, 66, of Pebsham Lane, Bexhill-on-Sea, were banned from keeping birds for 10 years.
Magistrates at Hastings also ordered them to pay costs of £2,000. The RSPCA received complaints about the welfare of the gulls which were being kept by the 'National Gull Rescue and Protection group' in a back garden in Bexhill. Vets concluded that the birds had been suffering for up to 2 months.
RSPCA inspector Tony Pritchard said: "The defendants believed that they were rehabilitating the gulls and that they would all have recovered had they kept them.
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Lay Down Your Burdens, S2E19 & 20
Lay Down Your Burdens Part 1 and 2: In the exciting Season Two finale, Jules and Ella discuss some Kara characterization (and possible mis-characterization), whether or not to steal an election and much more...after the jump.
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Hello SO SAY WE ALL family! Ella is going on holiday for a month- good news, she'll be back in September when we will begin recording Season Three! Hold tight for our coverage on Lay Down Your Burdens Part I and II.
Will You Take My Hand?
Listen to Jules and Ella's take on Star Trek: Discovery's Season 1 Finale! S1E15
The War Without The War Within
We're one episode away from the season finale of STAR TREK DISCOVERY, SEASON 1! The War Without The War Within is a solid episode with lots of character work, freeing us up to concentrate on plot for the finale.
What's Past is Prologue
Join Jules and Ella as they discuss What's Past is Prologue, an aptly referenced The Tempest quote, as this episode is a furious storm of action and converging plots, in what feels like a season finale. With two episodes left to go, the girls discuss the direction of...
Vaulting Ambition
SPOILERS....Emperor Georgiou sees newfound opportunity when she discovers Michael's true identity and Lorca's ambitions are yet to be revealed but they are probably no-less than taking over the world..sss. Jules and Ella get into some series therapy, discussing ways...
The Wolf Inside
Jules and Ella are getting excited about Star Trek Discovery, as The Wolf Inside proves to be another stand-out episode. The Mirror Universe is the perfect playground for these characters and we have a huge progression in the Tyler/Voq arc. Has Discovery officially...
Despite Yourself, S1E10
We're back from the mid-season finale and it's a whole new world, literally. Welcome to the "Mirror Universe," where the USS Discovery is trapped, much in a Voyager-esq way, far from home. Jules and Ella discuss the future "show engine" and our reactions to the big...
Into the Forest I Go S1E9
It's all happening in the mid-season finale of Star Trek Discovery. We manage to lose the momentum from the previous episode and a long running season arc gets some resolution.
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It's an away mission y'all, and we have a sparkle-yurt. Next up is the mid-season finale, and this episode serves to set up that conflict. Episode highlight: Saru's sprint.


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Firstly the blend is very nicely put together so you don't get a confusing sort of taste when you are vaping it. The combo is quite specifically ice cream, banana and cherry but you get a whole range of tastes in your mouth as you vape it so it is a rather nice surprise.
The lovely little surprise element is the chocolate which is hidden in there and it emerges as an undertone along with a few other indistinguishable fruits. The result is a finely churned blend which is just as tasty as it is genius.
With repetitive five star ratings the flavor has really emerged as a favorite among lovers of Vaporfi's flavor range. The flavoring and the attention to detail (all the elements that go into an actual banana split are present) is what sets this blend apart from similar ones from other brands.
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The Inside Shift Interviews Tina McGuff- Podcast 10
May 29th, 2017 by theinsideshift at 7:26 pm
We are delighted to have Tina McGuff as our guest on this week's podcast. Tina is the author of the harrowing autobiography 'Seconds to Snap' which tracks Tina's horrifying journey through anorexia.
Tina talks to us about the many shifts that she made which enabled her to survive the disease. Tina now talks to schools, universities and workplaces across the UK about the impact of the disease and advises clinicians on how to deal with those who are receiving treatment.
Tina has appeared on the Lorraine Kelly show, on radio with Jeremy Vine, on a Channel 5 documentary and in various newspapers to share her story. The Lancet Medical Journal has also reviewed 'Seconds to Snap' and recommends that it be read by everyone affected by the disease (not simply clinicians). Click here to download the first chapter.
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Manila (CNN Philippines Life) — The moment they arrived in the Philippines, Transport Network Companies (TNCs) like Grab and Uber were embraced by Manileños as the antithesis to their tiresome and vexing daily commutes. They posed as an alternative to haggling fares with testy cab drivers, hopping from jeepney to jeepney, waiting in line for hours on end for a shuttle, and squeezing into cramped MRT cars at rush hour to get to work on time.
As such, it was no surprise to see the internet erupt as news broke about the possible deactivation of more than half of Grab and Uber's combined fleet come July 26 — the result of an order issued by the LTFRB to suspend drivers with expired or no permits. The ban was later temporarily lifted, as the TNCs filed for motions for reconsideration, and thousands of people online rallied behind both companies.
Though the affection for Grab and Uber is evident in the clamor to save them, it's worth noting that for the average commuter, these services are still considered luxuries. Increased road congestion, due in part to the increase of vehicles on the road, results in price surges that many can't afford on a daily basis.
When I started working in Las Piñas, I thought it would be a faster and cheaper commute, considering that I live in Parañaque. However, ongoing roadworks along Sucat Road have turned what's meant to be a 30 minute commute into one that can last up to two hours. It also doesn't help that the tricycle ride to my office building from BF Homes Parañaque, the subdivision I can cut through to avoid Sucat Road, costs ₱70. That's excluding the price of two jeepneys and a tricycle I have to take to get to BF Homes.
Driving to work is even more expensive. So in an effort to save more, I bought myself a fixed gear bike. The 14 kilometer ride takes about an hour, but it costs absolutely nothing.
Yet cycling in Metro Manila, even in the more suburban parts of the south, is dangerous. There are no bike lanes throughout my entire commute, half of which includes traversing the West Service Road parallel to SLEX — a two-lane road dotted with factories and warehouses, leading to an abundance of trucks.
I've had to brace myself and hope for the best on multiple occasions that a truck has gotten too close for comfort. I also have to deal with pollution, which I remedy by wearing a face mask, and the heat and rain, for which I always pack extra clothes. It sounds like a lot of effort to get to work, but I prefer this to the two hours of bumper to bumper traffic and expensive trike rides.
Elsewhere, other commuters have also found ways to skirt the hassles of navigating our busy cities.
P2P, Express Connect, Pasig River Ferry, Angkas
For Leon, who lives in Commonwealth, Q.C. and works in Makati, the new Point-to-Point (P2P) buses help cut his travel time in half. Though he can easily find an air-conditioned bus going straight to Ayala (around ₱46 to 48) from outside his village, he says that the trip can last up to two and half hours on a bad day. Meanwhile, the P2P bus goes straight from Trinoma to Glorietta 5, making the trip in just 45 minutes to an hour. The only downside to taking this route is that it costs ₱30 more, as the station nearest his house is still an FX away.
Another similar option is the Express Connect bus. The service offers three routes from Fairview to Roxas Boulevard, with Route 1 enabling drop-offs at Commonwealth, Ortigas, Ayala Avenue, and Gil Puyat, and Routes 2 and 3 skipping Ortigas and Gil Puyat respectively.
"This is the best option, if you were to ask me," Leon says, as it allows to take one comfortable, hour-long ride to work which only costs him ₱46.
The Express Connect bus service offers three routes from Fairview to Roxas Boulevard, with Route 1 enabling drop-offs at Commonwealth, Ortigas, Ayala Avenue, and Gil Puyat, and Routes 2 and 3 skipping Ortigas and Gil Puyat respectively. Illustration by JL JAVIER
Rudie found her traffic hack floating along Pasig River. With her home situated in Pinagbuhatan, Pasig, and her previous workplace right next to the Valenzuela Ferry Station in Makati, it only made sense for her to utilize the Pasig River Ferry. The ferry operates from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and stops at 12 stations along the river from Pinagbuhatan, Pasig to Intramuros, Manila. Rudie simply takes a tricycle to Pinagbuhatan station and travels four stations away to Valenzuela, Makati. The trip costs about ₱63. "I am paying for speed and convenience," Rudie says, noting that the price she pays for three jeepney rides and three tricycle rides to work costs about the same, yet the trip takes almost thrice as long.
The biggest downside to the ferry? The rainy season. The open design means passengers are susceptible to rains, and the season brings in an abundance of water lilies, which clog passageways and stop ferry operations until they can be cleared
Now, Rudie works in Magallanes, and instead of going up against the throngs of people at the MRT or taking two hour-long cab rides through EDSA, she opts to book with Angkas instead. Angkas is a booking service app similar to Grab and Uber, offering rides on motorcycles instead of cars. It's an upgrade to the classic habal-habal, and lets you weave in and out of traffic with ease.
Besides being faster, it's also cheaper. "Compared to Uber and Grab during peak hours, Angkas is 300 percent cheaper," she says. "I only pay about ₱100 in the morning, compared to a Grab or Uber which typically costs me around ₱400 at 7 a.m."
Another user of Angkas, Mara, says the service is especially useful when she goes out after work. "It comes in handy when I need to get to an event really fast, or when I have nights out with my friends. Because I usually leave at around 9 p.m., it's still rush hour. But if I take Angkas, it only takes me less than an hour to get most places."
Getting around the gridlock
The various means by which commuters attempt to creatively skirt Manila's bad traffic should be some kind of indication that the city is in dire need of a public transportation upgrade. Though TNCs offer safe and convenient alternatives, they're marred by legislative problems that don't seem to be going away anytime soon. They also contribute to the very problem they're trying to solve, as adding more cars to our roads doesn't exactly ease our congestion problem.
The government's recently announced PUV Modernization Program looks promising in its attempt to replace old public vehicles with safer and cleaner alternatives, as well as its plan to train our drivers better (though concerns on its effects on drivers' livelihoods are still not addressed). However it's only a small step in the right direction. As road congestion keeps getting worse, we might need to look into adopting a mindset less centered on cars.


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We've all heard the saying, "Pride comes before a fall", and there's no denying that Australia has been basking in the glow of its relative economic glory for some time now.
But have we been a bit too boastful about our financial health on the global stage?
Post-GFC we were reveling in record jobs growth, with 194,000 new positions created in 2008, and wondering why so many other world powers seemed to be floundering when it came to keeping their proverbial heads above water.
Super economies like the US and Europe looked upon Australia with envy and our politicians patted themselves on the back, but now our economy finds itself at a crossroads as our employment market starts scaling back jobs at a rate of knots.
According to a news.com.au article, we are in the midst of a jobs crisis the likes of which has not been seen since the "recession we had to have" late last decade.
Around 100,000 jobs were cut last year, representing the first time since 1992 that more jobs were lost than created and reflecting similar instances in 1982, 1990 and 1991; all years that directly proceeded periods of recession in the Australian economy.
Then of course there were the claims made by Treasurer Wayne Swan last May when he, perhaps prematurely, insisted that his budget would create 500,000 new jobs and drive unemployment to 4.5 per cent.
Conceding that ongoing worldwide economic turmoil has caused Australian job creation to slow, acting treasurer Bill Shorten was nevertheless loathe to admit defeat saying, "While employment growth has slowed in the face of heightened global uncertainty, we've seen workers pick up a few extra hours of work each week."
But are things really as bad as the media would have us believe?
Sure, some people have been very unfortunate in these harder, less certain economic times; and that's across the board in terms of being able to meet their mortgage repayments and holding steady employment.
But our overall unemployment rate is still sitting at a relatively low 5.2 per cent.
Most analysts are more concerned about the less publicized "participation rate", which measures how many people are actively working or looking for work.
This is now at 65.2 per cent, which is the lowest it's been for two years.
CommSec economist Savanth Sebastian says, "This is the first definitive sign that some people have started giving up looking for work, and to be honest the situation in NSW is most likely going to get worse before it gets better."
So should we all fear an impending recession for the Australian economy? I don't know.
What I do know is that when people start talking up the "R" word, consumers get spooked and homebuyers tend to sit on their hands.
That's when smart investors, who have lived through past recessions and know it is just another glitch in the economic cycle, tend to make their most lucrative deals.
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Tree House provides a safe haven for feral, stray, abused and neglected, and/or critically injured felines. We heal those that are sick, and provide a home for all our cats until they are ready to be adopted. No animal is ever euthanized (put to sleep) by Tree House for convenience sake, but only when in a Veterinarian's professional opinion it is in a state of terminal suffering. All of our cats are spayed/neutered before they are adopted and we adopt out about 50 cats every month. All adopters must fill out an application and go through an interview. If they are approved, our adoption counselors take the people through the shelter and help them find the perfect cat that will match their needs and vice versa. As many of our cats are strays or have been mistreated during their life, some of them are quite shy and considered "unadoptable" by other shelters. We have a special Socialization Program, where our staff works with these felines to build a trust of humans, offering a secure environment until they are ready to be adopted with our other cats. Tree House also strongly believes in involving the community in our humane efforts. In addition to our Adoption Center and Socialization Program, we also have a Pet Food Pantry for low-income pet owners, a Animal-assisted Therapy Program where our volunteers visit senior citizens homes with our animals, Youth Volunteer Outreach, and a strong focus on Humane Education.
Mission: Tree House committed to developing and implementing model programs in animal welfare, public education, and the mutually-enriching human/animal bond, as well as to providing the highest quality of service and compassion to the abused, neglected and abandoned animals that are entrusted to our care. We dedicate ourselves to being a premiere humane agency in the United States, by pursuing excellence and innovation in animal welfare and social services.
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Mission Statement: Christian based organization to encourage, educate, and engage in activities which lead to the improvement and protect the quality of life for children and their families.
Here at Angels in the Outfield Inc. the youth are involved in several different volunteer projects and educational seminars that are held throughout the year to engage them in community development and a deeper love for others and themselves. We would also like the youth to participate in our annual fundraising events that help support the mission of Angels in the Outfield Inc. By volunteering with Angels in the Outfield Inc. you become an Angel yourself by operating and walking in the gift of love by giving, sharing and helping others where you are needed. More importantly you will have a better sense of who you are and recognize the power, strength, and love that you have within yourselves all based on the Word of God.


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Being anonymous has its perks. You can say whatever you want and there is no way to trace it back to you. It allows you to sit back and judge without even knowing the person. This is huge when it comes to comments on a blog post or even more famously, YouTube. I read this article on how YouTube is going to help stop trolling (trolling is anonymously commenting on posts to start arguments or just to be straight up mean) and I thought it was super interesting and it got me thinking about youth ministry. (You can read the YouTube article HERE).
The question that came to mind when it comes to being anonymous and trolling was: How many times have I trolled another youth ministry or minister because I don't know them? I see something they did, they are doing, who was speaking, what event they did, and judged because I don't know them. I never once visited their ministry to check it out for myself. I never have talked to the pastor before. I don't know anything about them yet I was passing judgement on them and talking about them to the people I work with?
It's really easy to talk or pass judgement on someone or something you do not really know, when you are anonymous in your comments about them. It is so much harder to make such comments when you actually know them. If you read the article, you can make it so if you are anonymous you cannot make a comment unless you put a name to your account.
Let's stop the anonymous youth pastor comments about other ministries or pastors and step out from behind our curtain of hiding. If you don't know the pastor or if you never been to see what they do for yourself, you have no reason to say anything about them. Instead, lift them up with encouraging words and prayer. And if you do go visit, instead of judgment, ask why they do certain things. Create an avenue for a relationship and dialogue not judgement. Instead of talking about what you saw them doing, go out and go visit the ministry. Instead of stalking the pastor on social media and comparing, invite them to lunch to get to know them and humble yourself and you might even learn something and shoot, you might even be able to pass something onto them to help their ministry as well.
Stop being anonymous to the others who are doing what you are doing and put a real face to a name who has the same goal of reaching students for Christ.


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They're rioting in Africa
They're starving in Spain,
There's hurricanes in Florida
And Texas needs rain.
The Whole world is festering iwht unhappy souls
The French hate the Germans, the Germans hate the Poles
Italians hate Yugoslavs, South Africans hate the Dutch
And I don't like Anybody very much.
But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud
For man's been endowed with a mushroom-shaped cloud
And we know for certain that some lovely day
Someone will set the spark off-
And we will all be blown away
They're rioting in Africa
There's strife in Iran
What nature doesn't do to us
Will be done by our fellow Man.
Merry Minuet, the (1958)
Song: Sheldon Harnick
Artist: The Kingston Trio
A fifty years old song to celebrate the end of 2008 and onset of 2009!
And here is the trailer of the movie to watch in the New Year.
Welcome 2009!


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Cooks like to make others happy with food. When someone comes to visit I always want to make their favorite treat/dish. Seven year old Harrison is a good eater. His mother Amber is a great cook and has introduced her children to a wide variety of food. Amber kids don't want to go to McDonald's, they want Sushi.
Amber made Harrison's Favorite Scalloped Potatoes and sent me a photo to document his joy. Amber is a talented photographer, check out her work on Amber Linderman Photography.
Harrison's Favorite Scalloped Potatoes
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion chopped fine (I used 2 large shallots with excellent results last night)
1 pinch dried thyme (you can use a sprig of fresh thyme if available)
6 medium sized russet potatoes (about 2.5 lbs)- sliced 1/8 inch thick with a mandolin
2 cloves garlic, minced (I used one large one)
1 1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
1 cup heavy cream
2 bay leaves
4 oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated
fresh grated Parmesan, to taste
1 cup diced good quality ham
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Melt the butter in a large dutch oven over medium high heat. Add the onion and cook until soft, 5 minutes. Stir in the thyme, garlic, salt and pepper and cook 30 more seconds. Add the potatoes, broth, cream and bay leaves. If the potatoes aren't nearly covered with liquid, you can add a few more tablespoons of cream/broth (I like mine saucy!) Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook- stirring occasionally until the potatoes are almost tender, about 10 minutes.
Discard the bay leaves. Transfer the mixture to an 8" square baking dish, gently press potatoes into an even layer and sprinkle the top with the cheddar/ Parmesan mixture. Bake until the cream is bubbling around the edges and the top is golden brown, about 15- 20 minutes.
Let cool 10 minutes before serving.
Enjoy! We sure do...
(and kudos to you food photographers! It's harder than it looks!)
Thanks Amber!


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ISHIR is a Web Marketing Agency/Interactive Outsourcing Company based in Addison Texas. We are looking for an intern to assist local leadership team. Job duties will include may not be limited to:
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It is entirely apt that, as the BBC faces mounting opposition to its plans to slash funding for local radio, the industry should decamp for its annual gathering to Salford.
The BBC local radio cuts – which will account for 280 jobs at 40 stations across England – will be at the top of the agenda when director general Mark Thompson addresses the Radio Festival on Tuesday morning.
BBC Radio Manchester will have a particular interest in proceedings as one of the big city stations having to make cuts of about 20%.
It could have been worse – Thompson's "Delivering Quality First" proposals were originally set to require even bigger savings of local radio before a last-minute change of heart saw £1m put back into the budget.
But if the 11th-hour sop was intended to avert a backlash, it appears to have failed.
BBC local radio executives reacted with fury to the plans and openly questioned why they were being made to suffer while Radio 4 emerged relatively unscathed and more money was pumped into the BBC Proms.
They were joined by a cross-bench show of protest from about 50 MPs at a Westminster Hall debate last week calling for the corporation to reverse the plans, part of Thompson's DQF proposals to save £670m a year.
"I hope that the [BBC] trustees will take the debate on board, because you can bet your sweet life that the BBC management will not listen," said Roger Gale, the Tory MP for North Thanet in Kent.
Tuesday will be Thompson's opportunity to prove him wrong.
Such is the scale of the political opposition – the MPs' concerns have been reflected in council meetings up and down the country – that the local radio cuts already appear to be the most likely casualty of the BBC Trust's consultation on Thompson's plans.
If a U-turn is the eventual outcome then it is a well-worn path, Thompson having tried, and failed, to close both BBC 6 Music and its sister digital station, the Asian Network.
The BBC, in its proposals for local radio, said resources would be pumped into each station's breakfast and drivetime shows, with only non-peak programming, such as mid-afternoon and early evening, shared with neighbouring services.
But such are the scale of the cuts that station controllers fear they will inevitably impact on the quality of journalism in peaktime shows.
An average BBC local radio station with 40 or so staff will have to make about a quarter of them redundant.
At a time when local newspapers are under the cosh and commercial radio has all but turned its back on localism with quasi-national networks such as Global Radio's Capital and Heart, the plans were at best unfortunately timed. At worst, wrong-headed.
The BBC values reach above all else, and about 2 million of the 7.25 million local radio listeners in England do not listen to any other BBC station.
Thompson will be quizzed by Steve Hewlett, host of Radio 4's The Media Show, at the beginning of the first full day of the festival, which returns to Salford, home of the corporation's new BBC North HQ, for the second successive year.
It will be followed shortly after by a debate on the "death of local radio". Schedule permitting, perhaps Thompson can hang around.
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Freddie and the Dreamers were a British band that had a number of hit records between May 1963 and November 1965. The band's stage act was enlivened by the comic antics of the 5-foot-3-inch-tall (1.60m) Freddie Garrity, who would bounce around the stage with arms and legs flying. The group remained active until December 2000 and a final gig at Margate Winter Gardens. After that date, Garrity was told by his doctor that due to his pulmonary hypertension it was not advisable for him to continue working, and he officially retired from all work in February 2001. He died in Bangor, North Wales, on 19 May 2006.
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O2 and Carphone Warehouse have announced that they will exclusive versions of the HTC One M8 smartphone in red and pink colours. See also: 35 best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2014.
The mobile network O2 will offer the red colour of the flagship Android handset from 4 August, joining the Amber Gold and Metal Grey models. Customers can get the new model on O2's Refresh tariffs with up to 8GB of data.
Meanwhile, Carphone Warehouse is offering the flagship in pink (below) from 25 July starting at £28 per month including a free Dot View case.
"Honed from a single piece of aluminium, the HTC One M8 continues to flaunt the attention to detail and innovation that earned the first generation HTC One (M7) a prestigious iF Design Award." said O2.
Aside from the colour, the device remains the same featuring a 5in Full HD screen, support for 4G LTE and the innovative Duo Camera with a depth sensor allowing users to refocus photos after they are taken.
O2's Refresh tariff means that customers only need to pay for monthly minutes, texts and data once they've had a phone for two years. Alternatively, they can upgrade early by simply paying what's left of that half of the contract.
The HTC One M8 is one of the best smartphones this year but it has strong competition from the LG G3 and Samsung Galaxy S5. Later this year the iPhone 6 is expected to arrive and will take on all these high-end Android devices.


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For Immediate Release, January 23, 2012
Citizens, Groups Condemn Approval of Green River Nuclear Reactor's Water Rights,
Pledge to Continue to Fight Proposal
SALT LAKE CITY— Utahns in and around Green River and beyond expressed serious disappointment after State Engineer Kent Jones approved the transfer on Friday of a massive amount of river water to Blue Castle Holdings, the company that hopes to build nuclear reactors on the Green River.
"This was the only opportunity for a Utah official to reject this terrible plan," says Matt Pacenza, policy director of HEAL Utah, which has led the fight against the reactors. "Now all that stands between us and reactors at the gateway to southern Utah is a federal agency notorious for cozying up to the nuclear industry."
"Pretending there is enough water in the Green River for the power plant is a mistake," says Bob Quist, the owner of Moki Mac River Expeditions, which leads rafting trips on the Green River. "It's bad for my business and bad for everyone that depends on this river."
Blue Castle has already begun the process of applying to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for an "early site permit" and then a "construction and operation license," which would allow it to begin building its proposed 3,000-megawatt reactors on a site about five miles northwest of the town of Green River.
Residents and business people in Green River also condemned the state engineer's decision. "This is going to make it harder for farmers to get the water they need out of the river," says Tim Vetere, owner of Vetere Farms in Green River, which raises melons, sweet corn, field corn, hay and more. "Also, I'm worried that if a nuclear power plant goes in, people won't want to buy my melons."
More than 200 groups and individuals from across Utah and beyond filed official comments to the state engineer over the past few years urging him to reject Blue Castle's bid to draw more than 53,000 acre-feet of water from the Green River. That's as much water as a city of 200,000 people uses in an entire year.
Protesters argued that removing that massive amount of water for nuclear reactors would interfere with the rights of other water users, harm recreational use of the Green River (including its world-renowned rafting industry) and pose a threat to endangered fish species in the river, among a wide range of concerns.
"The Green and Colorado rivers are critical for the survival of the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, bonytail and razorback sucker, all listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act — the highest level of imperilment," said Rob Mrowka, an ecologist and conservation advocate with the Center for Biological Diversity. "Adding this massive water withdrawal atop climate change and regional drying will result in severe impairment of the rivers' abilities to sustain their part of Utah's natural heritage."
"It's disappointing this unpopular and unsustainable project was approved by the state engineer," said Zach Frankel, the founding executive director of Utah Rivers Council. "Very few Utahns want to see these reactors built in their backyard, especially so a few East Coast businessmen can sell power to California."
The individuals and groups who had protested Blue Castle's water-rights application are now considering a formal legal appeal, which would first go to the state engineer and then to a district court judge.
"By no means are we done fighting this fight," said Pacenza. "Nuclear power is a terrible fit for Utah's energy future. It costs too much, uses way too much water, produces dangerous nuclear waste and poses unacceptable risks."
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Today is International Walk to School Day. It's a great opportunity to reflect how you can incorporate more exercise into the day for your family, as well as how you can reduce congestion around schools and help your community's environment.
If you missed walking or bicycling this morning, don't give up! October is Walk to School Month, so there's still plenty of time to celebrate. Need an extra incentive besides the gorgeous fall weather? The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation has included a Walk/Bike to School Savings Calculator on their blog to help you determine the money your choices can save.
To join others in the fun, visit www.walktoschool.org to find an event specific to your community.
So what are you waiting for? Hit the road (or sidewalk).


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"Montessori education is known for being hands-on. Learning materials are designed specifically for manipulation.
The Pink Tower
"A classic Pink Tower is used by young children to discover how size changes in three dimensions. The child builds the tower cube by cube, making decisions about which cube is bigger or smaller.
Exploration with the Pink Tower prepares the child for concepts such as the decimal system and volume. Made of 10 wooden cubes, painted pink, this material illustrates the way Montessori isolates one quality at a time. Only the size changes; not the shape and color. Children from under three to four years use it although older children may return to explore it more!"
Large Movable Alphabet
begin writing. Montessori suggested using a pre-made alphabet, so the child is not limited by their ability to write with a pencil. The Large Moveable Alphabet is made of plastic or cardboard letters that the child uses to write words and eventually sentences, laying them out on a floor mat or table.
The different colors of the vowels and consonants are an example of how Montessori introduces new concepts indirectly, without the Directress having to point it out! Children use the moveable alphabet when they know 8-10 letter symbols and sounds.
The Golden Bead Material
"The Golden Bead Material is used to introduce the quantities and symbols of the decimal system and all four operations of math - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
A unit is a single gold bead, 10 is a bar of 10 golden beads, 100 is a square of 100 beads and a cube is 1,000. The child gains strong sensorial impressions of number - thousands are bigger and much heavier than units. Children start working with the golden beads once they recognize symbols and can make quantities 1-10.
Many games are played; making and reading numbers up to the thousands, bringing numbers to be counted. Children then work in groups to do the operations of math, seeing concretely how addition makes a number larger and subtraction makes a number smaller. This material is introduced in the Casa classroom usually around age 5 (Kindergarten), it is then used with higher degrees of difficulty in Lower Elementary. There is an understanding of 'carrying' and 'borrowing'."
Puzzle Map of World Parts
"The young child is a sensory explorer and a lover of language. Montessori uses both these tendencies to introduce geography. Starting in Casa, the world puzzle map is a flat board with two painted hemispheres.
Each continent inset is cut out and can be lifted by the child out of the frame. The child traces the shape of each piece and learns the name of all seven continents. Later the child will trace the map onto paper, color and eventually label the continents. In the Lower and Upper Elementary Classrooms, older children move onto puzzle maps of each continent - learning the names of countries and later, capital cities around the globe."
Brown Stairs
"The Brown Stairs is one of the many sensorial materials found in Casa classrooms. It is an example of how Dr. Montessori isolated abstract concepts such as size, color, and shape in the materials she developed so that the young child could explore, classify and categorize.
Like the Pink Tower, the Brown Stairs are used to explore size. The prisms of the Brown Stairs change in two dimensions – only height and breadth changes. No other quality changes; the color and length remain constant. The concept of the decimal system is introduced indirectly with many Montessori sensorial materials. In the stair, there are 10 prisms, which the child builds into a 'stair' from broadest to narrowest or uses to build in different ways as he explores the concepts inherent in the material."
Checker Board
"The Checker Board is a math material used in both our Lower and Upper Elementary Classrooms to do long multiplication of numbers into the 100's of millions.
The material is part of a progression of math materials that enables the student to experience the process of multiplication using colored beads and painted boards. The Montessori student does not learn about multiplication as an abstraction; but knows why you 'add the zero', why you 'carry the 10' and what the multiplier and partial product actually are. The material appeals to Elementary children who are fascinated by large numbers."
Sandpaper Letters
"Written language is an extension of spoken language and in Montessori begins with the concept that words are made up of sounds.
Many games are played so that the child realizes that 'cat' starts with the sound 'kuh' and ends with the sound 'tuh' and has a 'ahh' in the middle. When the child is familiar with the sounds, the letter symbols are introduced using the Sandpaper Letters – symbols cut out of sandpaper and pasted on board.
The teacher asks 'What sound can you hear at the beginning of 'cat'?' When the child replies 'kuh' the teacher says 'This is what 'kuh' looks like' and shows the child how to trace the shape of this letter with their dominant hand. By sounding out and tracing the letters the child learns in auditory, tactile and visual ways.
Sandpaper Letters are a perfect example of how Dr. Montessori introduces concepts indirectly – vowels are on pink boards and consonants on a blue board. When the child is familiar with 8-10 sandpaper letters the child is introduced to the Large Moveable Alphabet and starts to sound out and write their own words. Thus the child can begin writing before they have developed skills of forming the letters with a pencil. Sandpaper Letters are found in all Casa classrooms."
Practical Life Equipment
"Every Montessori class has equipment such as a broom, dustpan, brush, mop and duster that all the children can use. Child-sized and of good quality the equipment is used by younger children to practice sweeping, dusting and mopping.
Their desire to repeat and repeat may result in the floor being swept even when it is clean. In our Lower and Upper Elementary Classrooms, our children usually begin to notice when cleaning is required and mop only when water spills on the floor, or if the shelf is dusty.
Other practical life activities that the Elementary children enjoy doing include window cleaning, mirror cleaning, floor washing, dusting and table scrubbing, as well as outside cleaning as well.
Students in our Elementary classrooms use skills practiced in early childhood to take responsibility for caring for their classroom environment. They are all given a list of duties/chores to be completed during the day and most important at the end of the day to ensure that the classroom is well maintained. This gives the children a great sense of community and accomplishment."


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A digitizing Bollywood? India's first serial for mobiles
January 2, 2008 at 11:22 am tribaltimes 13 comments
Ju (MindShare, Regional team) writes:
Hope you had a great refreshing holiday like I did and wishing everyone a superb year ahead!
I opened my inbox to find an interesting article on the distribution of content through mobile phones in India, forwarded to me by Alefiyah in MindShare Singapore who gave us the "Bollywood on Mobile" story last year. The article on the Hindustani Times, titled "India's first serial for mobiles next month" featured another example of how Bollywood is capitalizing on digital technology to bring entertainment to the masses. Rajshri Productions, a major Bollywood production house, has created a "90-episode series, with three minutes per episode, … in the humour genre" offered to the audience via the mobile phone.
With the high penetration rate of mobile phones in the region, other developing countries in Asia-Pacific might want to keep an eye on India to see how the landscape for digital content and platforms will unfold. In the developing world, it is likely that India will lead in terms of creative ideas on producing content for new media like the Internet, mobile phones and mp3 players, given the population's uniquely insatiable appetite for Bollywood fare.
The article reminds me a recent chat I had with a Thai security guard servicing one of my friend's apartment in Bangkok. The guard (apparently an early adopter of trends, as my friend tells me) was trying out DTAC's (a Thai mobile network operator) new GPRS promotion plan that offered a FREE mobile-internet-friendly Nokia phone bundled with 20 hours of downloads for 99 baht (about 3 USD). He was happily connected to the Internet with his phone through the mobile internet browser Opera, but he had one problem. He had no idea where to go to find any kind of entertainment on the Internet! I have a feeling he'd go for a Thai version of the mobile comedy series launching in India…
Read India's first serial for mobiles next month on Hindustani Times. Thanks Alefiyah!
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great to hear that… i m eagerly waiting for such mobisoaps from quite a long time..
i love bollywood :), nice post
This is about the Thai security guard and the lack of mobile entertainment content. In India it is the opposite…many security guards and drivers have high-end Nokia or Samsung phones and download their entertainment content offline and store it on their mobile phones. In fact many stores will download an entertainment pack for you when you buy your new phone. One driver told my husband that he uses his camera phone to record DVDs and watches the movie when he is on a break! It is quite amazing how people are using their mobile phones in India…you can never predict how users will use technology.
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This is very good Movie of Kaho Naa Pyar Hai.
i have seen 5 time this film. I love acting of Hrithik Roashan.
I want to speak with Hrithik for his next film i want to work with him.
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hithrik you very good dancin a love you and i dream you, kiss you.
you are very good
Good to know which movie is the first step for Bollywood coz many of my Indian friends always watch them on they PDA at work!!
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I'm too excited about my breakfast and newly recovered fondness for food to stay in bed any longer. What I would sketch right now, if I were an artist, to give you a thousand words at a glance, is this.
My husband is in his robe, wearing the bed-head that makes me smile, his feet up on an ottoman, breakfast smoothie and iPad in hand. I'm at the dining table right behind him, my stout little black laptop ("It's a BlackBook!", they excitedly once informed at the Genius Bar), my organic golden-yolk egg-and-parsley breakfast sandwich, my mango smoothie, and my tea next to me, trying (somewhat successfully), to respect the morning quiet he prefers. My senses of taste and smell have stirred to life, and the numbing neuropathy and vibrating, face-plant-inducing weakness have receded enough to permit small adventures in the kitchen. My brain is chatty, animated, in high gear.
I realize that nobody cares all that much about what I'm eating or what it looks like in here this morning. But that's not at all what this is about. They tell me that those who write or in some other way communicate and document their traumatic experiences as they emerge from them recover more quickly, particularly when they sense somebody is paying attention, so stay with me if you have a moment. And because key elements of it are already logged here, it's primarily the roller-coaster euphoria that sometimes now emerges that I want to share today, my first steps coming out of the many-week-long, frightening, miserably painful stupor.
Also on the table next to me, I have a large bag of fresh parsley, which I'm stripping from its stalks to zip up into a little bag and refrigerate for convenience. (If you're not a fan of parsley, Google its medicinal properties; you may quickly become one.) And invisible nor easily represented in a sketch, but equally real in my mind, are vibrant images of this meal making its way into my calves and thighs, ones that curve and move and function again, to carry me beyond the end of my building hallway and up a flight of stairs.
This post is about having turned a bend on a very narrow, hair-pin-turn-riddled, steep road scratched into the dark edge of a craggy mountain, and seeing fresh green in the valley ahead. It's about feeling like a human being again. It's about the million tiny things we take for granted every day until we lose them—waking up without wondering if it's sandpaper you've slept on instead of soft cotton sheets. Waking up knowing you can go get your own medication instead of waking your partner to do it. Waking up hungry. Being conscious that your skin and bone marrow are no longer on fire. It's about a feeling of confidence that I will not forever be prisoner to a poisoned and near-paralyzed body. It's about a shopping trip for spring clothes with a friend who, like me, freed from an office cubicle by day, happens to be an outstanding and patient wheelchair navigator. It's about waking up with a million want-to-do things in mind, things like a series of dinners to cook for the lovely human beings who have faithfully brought fresh-squeezed juices and home-made soups and smoothies and bowls of rice, or, for my husband, homemade chocolate chip cookies, beef stew and other heartier fare. Those who now, with my return to hunger, are happy to provide made-to-request roast chicken and mashed potatoes (thanks Mom!). My kitchen needs re-baptizing, and I'm eager to follow through just as soon as my legs will hold me solidly enough.
These words are an attempt to roughly translate images forever imprinted in my mind into language I can return to in the future.
An aside: it is, as always, a happy little hour I'm having with my lovely outdated little BlackBook. I'm currently reading Nahlah Ayed's A Thousand Farewells, and it was a lovely little moment of kinship I felt with her the other day watching a YouTube clip of a speech she delivered a few years ago. She was using not a paper-weight sleek new MacBook, but rather a BlackBook identical to mine.
I miss writing, and working. The idea of getting back to it in the months to come is a lovely thought. I miss being busy, efficient, independent, creative, free, moving quickly to accomplish what it is I've set out to accomplish. I have, however, also resolved to slow down—there is immense value in the quiet spaces.
One more recent image for the record: I'm reclining in my usual spot on the giant jet-like sofa-turned-daybed in our living room. We have just returned from the airport with my adult son, who is in town for a two-and-a-half day visit, a couple of nearly unbroken days with his mom, his siblings, and his stepdad. I am on the couch though, not running around prepping food, serving wine, all of us busy and free to come and go at will. This time, however temporarily, the roles are somewhat reversed from the usual parent-child roles. We are together to support and cheer each other on. To add to the intensity of the setting, I am wheelchair-bound beyond our suite, and we discover that the building elevators are down. We won't be getting out to dinner as planned. Will the kids survive this kind of compressed family time within these four walls? (And please, no fire alarms!)
Hearing my son's hearty laugh though, I'm suddenly moved out of the heartbreak I've been conscious of in recent months. Pure, unadulterated pleasure reigns. He suggests we order take-out Indian food, for its glorious richness, as a remedy for wobbly, emaciated legs. I suddenly have an intense appetite, and it is so, so much fun. It is one of many such hours on this most rare and precious of weekends. We talk about cancer. We talk about their pets, their busy lives, their futures—my daughter's business, my son's and his partner's corporate grind, my other son's work as a Resident at Stanford. I'm so proud of them. Grandparents drop in for a visit. We view childhood movies my husband has put together for us, both technologically updated (credit to my brother) Super 8 clips from my childhood many years ago, and newer ones of my own still-young family in the 80s and 90s. We get to know each other in ways we hadn't known, or had forgotten. We sing the crazy songs of that era, and marvel at the adolescent ability to remember foolish Boy Band and Spice Girl lyrics, dance moves, and movie sound tracks. We mourn and soothe each other, but we also laugh ourselves silly. I immerse myself in love and laughter; endorphins reign.


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The garden next to the bothy came up trumps again when Sue spotted a Goldcrest - Britain's smallest bird - up in one of the conifers. We have seen it before on Hilly Fields but not often. It loves conifer trees as its thin little beak is ideal for picking out insects from between pine needles. The Goldcrest gets its name from the bright orange patch on its crown, but it's very difficult to see that from below. We also saw the family flock of Long-tailed Tits again and Judith spotted a female Chaffinch - a bird we see (and hear) more often in spring and summer.
After failing to find any Sparrows in the Cliffview hedge, we thought we would have to settle for 15 species. However, after refreshments at the cafe, Sue and Judith spotted a pair of Mistle Thrushes and another Black-headed Gull (or possibly the same one as last month), raising our total to a respectable 17 species. Here is the full list of birds as recorded in our BirdTrack records.
Although the autumn remains mild on the whole, the leaves are falling fast on Hilly Fields, helped by Storm Barney, the tail-end of which was still blowing as we went round. This will help to make the smaller birds more visible in the winter months to come. And by the way, the Friends of Hilly Fields Big Birdwatch 2016 event will take place on the morning of Sunday 31 January. There will be guided walks and children's activities, as well as an RSPB stall. More info soon.
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For many Americans, the 4th of July is a time to fly the flag and dress in patriotic colors. But for gardeners, the fireworks start early as red, white and blue flowers begin taking shape in summer gardens. As nature's palette turns from pastels to brights, white never looked crisper, nor red so fiery-hot. Blue, well, that's a different story, so please see below.
Considered the most attention-grabbing of colors, red stirs strong emotions that vary across cultures. In China, it is a symbol of good luck and prosperity, while on Wall Street 'in the red' means you're losing money. And on the American flag, the red stripes are meant to symbolize 'hardiness and valor.'
Hybrid tea rose
In the summer garden, red flowers make a bold statement, too, especially when framed by red's complementary color, green. For a big impact, group red flowers in the back of the border in front of an evergreen hedge or combine them with other 'hot' colors' for a strong composition. Conversely, cool them down by pairing them with silvers. Either way, people will stand up and notice.
And just like the stripes on the flag, white flowers offer a crisp contrast to all that red.
Here are some of the best red flowers for your summer garden.
Red-Flowering Shrubs
Quince 'Double Take 'Scarlet'
Crimson bottlebrush, Callistemon citrinus
Stewartstonian azalea
'Mister Lincoln' Hybrid Tea Rose
Red-Flowering Perennials
Begonia 'Dragon's Blood'
Geranium 'Americana Red'
Dahlia 'Bishop of llandaff'
Daylily 'Always Afternoon'
Asiatic lily (red)
Gaillardia 'Spin Top Orange Halo'
The purest of all colors in terms of composition, white is considered in most cultures to be symbolic of goodness and light. It can also indicate cleanliness and is the color of perfection. On the American flag, the white stripes signify purity and innocence.
White hydrangea
In the summer garden, white has a certain innocent quality, too. White plants reflect light, instantly brightening and drawing attention to key areas of the garden. And planted alone, they act as beacons, calling attention to themselves while highlighting other colors.
White flowers look great planted in drifts in a mixed-color border, or you can go all-out and create an all-white garden while planting them as thick as hasty pudding.
Drift of white echinacea
Here are some of the best and brightest white flowers for the summer garden:
White-Flowering Shrubs
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Mock Orange 'Snow White Sensation'
Azalea 'Delaware Valley White'
Rose 'Boule de Neige'
White-Flowering Perennials
Phlox paniculata 'David'
Iris germanica 'Immortality'
Allium 'Mount Everest'
Echinacea 'Pow Wow White'
Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'
Physostegia virginiana 'Crystal Peak White'
On the color spectrum, blue is found at the other end from red. It is considered the hardest color to see. For this reason, it is known as a cool color. On the American flag, blue is the color of the Chief and signifies vigilance, perseverance and justice.
Himalayan blue poppy
Since blue color appears to recede, it can be used in the summer garden to add depth and volume to a composition. The only problem with blue flowers is that there aren't many that are actually blue. Most are tinged with lavender or purple.
Here are the truest blue flowers I've found to date for the summer garden:
Blue-Flowering Shrubs
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nikko Blue'
'Bluebird' lacecap hydrangea
Caryopteris 'Longwood Blue'
Blue-Flowering Perennials
Blue coleus, also know as bush coleus
Gentian Sage, Salvia patens
Lewis flax, Linum lewisii
Blue Daisy
Muscari aucheri 'Blue Magic'
Mostly blue with lavender tinge
Hidcote Blue English Lavender
Veronica spicata 'Royal Candles'
Russian sage, Perovskia
Catmint, Nepeta
Wishing you all a very Happy Fourth of July!


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