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By REBECCA ROSENBERG
A Yeshiva University professor left two years ago as a man - and returned last week as a woman.
Literature Professor Joy Ladin, formerly known as Jay Ladin, 47, showed up for her first day of school sporting pink lipstick, a tight purple shirt and a flirty black skirt. She cheerfully strutted through the doors of the Midtown campus' main building, where she oversees the writing center.
Many at the Jewish university are horrified by the presence of the transgender professor. Some fear the news could cut alumni donations.
Ladin and the school won't comment on the situation, but some rabbis are shocked that she's still a member of the faculty.
"He's not a woman. He's a male with enlarged breasts," said Rabbi Moshe Tendler, a senior dean at Yeshiva's rabbinical school and a professor of biology and medical ethics. "He's a person who represents a kind of amorality which runs counter to everything Yeshiva University stands for. There is just no leeway in Jewish law for a transsexual.
"There is no niche where he can hide out as a female without being in massive violation of Torah law, Torah ethics and Torah morality."
Even if not in spirit, Ladin remains part male.
Although she's taking progesterone and estrogen to grow breasts and feminize her appearance, she retains the most prominent part of her manhood, according to the prologue of her unfinished memoir, "Inside Out: Confessions of a Woman Caught in the Act of Becoming."
Ladin wouldn't respond to Tendler's statement, and her only comment on the controversy was: "I'm not at liberty to discuss the matter."
The conflict with the university started at the end of 2006, three years after Ladin joined the faculty. Less than two weeks after the university gave the celebrated poetry and literature professor tenure, she told them that she was transgender and in the process of becoming a woman.
The university placed Ladin on indefinite leave, according to faculty members, who requested anonymity. After months of heated debate among rabbis, administrators, Ladin and her lawyers, the university agreed to let her return, according to sources close to the negotiations.
No one from the school would comment officially, but many faculty members, who spoke anonymously, said the decision was legally motivated.
"They didn't have a choice unless they wanted to be embroiled in a legal battle," said one faculty member. Ladin had to face a far messier legal battle on the home front.
Ladin's wife filed for divorce and custody of their three kids and moved out of their Amherst, Mass., house, according to friends.
Although some rabbis are outraged by Ladin's return, many students are celebrating.
Sarah Rindner, 25, of the Upper West Side, took Ladin's classes twice in 2006 before the professor went on leave.
"This is great news, and I'm sure the university won't regret it," said the former student, who now works as a high-school English teacher.
Shayndi Raice Sigall, 26, of the Upper East Side, took Ladin's class in 2004 and said her return would offer students a unique learning experience.
"There are transgender people all over the world, and this is a wonderful opportunity for the school to show students firsthand how you can respect and learn from someone who might be different from you," Sigall said.
The transgender community is also thrilled with the surprising decision.
"I think it's fabulous and wonderful. I don't know of any other religiously conservative university that employs someone trans," said Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality.
University President Richard Joel declined comment, except to say, "I'm proud of my university and all my faculty."
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Many people learning a foreign language run into trouble by relying on their native language (L1) syntax. This often results in errors in word order as vocabulary is translated into the new language, while the L1 sentence structure remains intact. Left uncorrected, these mistakes can become internalized and difficult to correct. Below are some proposals for games to meet the serious goal of helping to drill and correct errors in English word order. These games are intended for multi-level English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students playing for short durations in a classroom or home setting. The games are neither age nor gender specific.
Game Ideas Brainstorm
- Bridge Builder – This puzzle game requires players to organize sets of words, shaped as stones or other building materials, in order to build bridges over ever-widening ravines, crevasses, etc.
- Word Order Uno – Each player is dealt cards from a deck containing cards with parts of speech and players can only play on appropriate cards, for example verbs on subjects. First player with no cards wins.
- Break Through – A wall of sentences stretches across the game screen and slowly rises as players must break down each sentence by fitting a missing word from each sentence in its correct place.
- Time Trial – Players in race cars follow a track picking up words to make as many SVOMPT (Subject-Verb-Object-Adverb of Manner-Adverb of Place-Adverb of Time) sentences as possible in a given time. Level 1 starts with SVO and becomes harder.
- Luck of the Draw – Players continuously draw from six decks, one card for each part of speech (SVOMPT), and match and rearrange cards to form plausible sentences until all cards are gone.
- Launch Pad – Two players compete to fill the fuel tanks of a rocket, each designated for a part of speech, with fuel cells, which are the coinciding words that continue appearing and must be classified correctly. The winner who sorts words the fastest will blast to a higher altitude.
- Maze – Players travel through a maze and are given single parts of speech at each level, (Level 1 subjects, Level 2 verbs, Level 6 adverbs of time, etc.), which they must use in their own complete sentence to proceed. Good for small groups.
- Word Order Mingle – Players each get a secret identity of one part of speech and must find other parts of speech to make a sentence. Players can only hint at their identity with phrases like, "I come after a verb."
- Keeping Together – Players shoot the incorrect sentences where verbs and objects have been separated by an adverb of frequency.
- Exchange Student – Simulation game where players guide exchange students through daily school routines and coach them in word order.
Game Concept #1: Break Through
The premise of this game is to keep the brick wall from reaching the top of the screen. Each horizontal line of bricks contains a sentence with one word missing. Players must drive the trowel with the missing word into the correct space of the sentence in order to make it disappear. By isolating a single word, the game can drill word order while also focusing on notoriously difficult grammar like articles (a, an, the) or prepositions (in, at, on). The pace of the game further forces students to think and act quickly leaving less time to rely on native language syntax. In Break Through, the primary Ouroboros elements that carry the serious goal are the formal constraint of mechanics as the action necessary to win the game, i.e. placing the trowel in the correct place, reinforces the player's understanding of word order and the environmental constraint of the timer, which serves to keep the player from drifting into L1.
Game Concept #2: Bridge Builder
This puzzle game requires players to choose and organize words, shaped as stones or other building materials, in order to build bridges over ever-widening ravines, crevasses, gorges, etc. A key element of this game is players are provided with more stones than necessary to build the bridge, but only one combination will successfully make a complete sentence. A number indicator shown in the gap informs the player of how many stones are needed to form the bridge. Beyond practicing word order, this provides the opportunity to reinforce other difficult grammar like subject-verb agreement and prepositions. In the example above, the choices of "play vs. plays" and "at vs. in" accomplish this added goal. In Bridge Builder, the primary Ouroboros elements that carry the serious goal are the formal constraint of mechanics and the environmental constraint of the extra available words as resources. Having multiple options of vocabulary forces the player to think critically before choosing and forming a sentence with correct word order.
While these games may seem quite similar in that they involve the same imagery of words as stones building sentences, the action required by the player and the practice offered by each varies. It was easy to choose Break Through as a top idea from my brainstorming list as it is fast paced and the concept is easy to grasp. Bridge Builder was a harder choice. I wrestled between it and Word Order Uno or Time Trial. However, I chose Bridge Builder because it allowed more control over the subject-verb agreement variables than the other two games. This is a crucial problem related to word order for many EFL students. I also felt the premise of the game, building bridges in order to proceed, had more purpose than Time Trial for example. Adding a back story and mission would improve the game further.


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This Forest Garden Chiltern Log Cabin is an elegant structure with a light and spacious interior. Manufactured from high quality 34mm interlocking logs, it features four large double glazed windows, two of which are non-opening, plus two tilt and turn opening windows. The double glazed door has a mortice lock for security and peace of mind. The floor and roof are both constructed from 19 mm tongue and groove boards, with the roof covered in green felt shingles. This cabin is ideal as a home office, summerhouse or garden retreat.
- 2 x double glazed tilt and turn opening windows
- 2 x double glazed non-opening windows
- Double door with mortice lock
- Cabin material: 34 mm FSC certified interlocking machined logs
- Eaves height: 210 cm
- Roof material: 19 mm tongue and groove boards with green felt shingle covering
- Floor material: 19 mm tongue and groove boards
- Eaves height: 210 cm
- Dimensions: H 254 x W 400 x D 300 cm
All our log cabins are supplied untreated and require a protective treatment following instruction. The treatment of your cabin (inside and out) is not included within the installation package.
Once you have treated your cabin, all glazing units will require sealing which can only be completed post treatment as the sealant can repel the protective treatment when applied retrospectively. Sealing is a simple process outlined in the instructions.
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|Log Thickness
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|Assembly Time
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|Roof Material
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|Pre-treated Wood
|Double Glazing
|Double Doors
|H 254 x W 400 x D 300 cm
|Forest Garden
|Nordic Spruce Wood
Order Process
Once you have placed you order, you will receive a letter or an email as confirmation of your order. You will then be contacted by telephone within three working days to arrange delivery.
Delivery is via a specialist haulage company. The log cabin components are palletised and will be craned from the delivery vehicle to an accessible outdoor area at the front of the property, typically the front garden or the driveway. The delivery company will not be able to unpack the log cabin nor take your goods around to the back of the property. It is important that there is sufficient space and access to enable your order to be delivered. It is suggested that if a 'bin lorry' can get to the access point then so can the delivery vehicle.
Assembly of the cabin can take place up to ten working days following delivery. The assembly team will contact you via telephone to agree an exact installation date. Please note that building assemblies are not started on the day of delivery. It will be your responsibility to securely store the component parts until installation takes place.
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Parker Hills is making shambles of Douglas MacArthur's philosophy of old soldiers fading away. But then, there is nothing stereotypical about him.
Soft-spoken and unassuming, Hills greets people at the Clinton eatery Pimento's with a warm hello. Studying his coffee, he talks about his art educational background in art and psychology, his military career, his work to properly interpret and preserve Civil War battlefields and his books, eventually getting around to his leadership-training/historical tour company Battle Focus.
"People ask me now, 'Isn't great to be doing what you love?'" Hills says. "I tell them I've always done what I love. I loved soldering. And, I'm still having fun."
It has been an interesting career, indeed.
A native of Jackson who grew up with a keen interest in the Civil War, Hills elected to attend the University of Southern Mississippi, earning his undergraduate degree in commercial art. He also faced conscription in the Korean War and joined the ROTC.
"I knew I was going to get drafted, so I figured if I'm going to serve, I might as well be an officer," says Hills, who would go on to unit command in Korea.
Hills would leave the military briefly, forming an advertising agency with his wife, Carol, a Hattiesburg native who Hills affectionately calls his "chief of staff."
Then, the Vietnam War came.
"It was like I was on the sidelines during a big game," Hills says. "I couldn't stand it."
Upon arriving in Vietnam, he was immediately transferred to command of an artillery unit back in Korea. He would go on to forge a 32-plus year military career, serving in Desert Storm and leading counter-drug operations before retiring as a brigadier general in the Mississippi Army National Guard in 2001.
After retirement, Hills went full bore into his work to document and preserve Mississippi's Civil War battlefields, playing a key role in understanding battle sites such as Raymond and Brice's Crossroads. He has literally re-written history with his many finds, particularly relating to the Vicksburg campaign, and has played a key role in landing funds for battlefield preservation. Hills has served as president of Friends of the Vicksburg Campaign and Historic Trail, president of Friends of Raymond, chairman of the Mississippi Civil War Battlefield Commission and is chairman of the Mississippi Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission. He has also written or co-written four Civil
War books, including "Art of Commemoration," which studies the monuments and statues at Vicksburg National Military Park and ties back in with Hills' art education. He has contributed to a fifth book, "The Vicksburg Campaign: March 29-May 18, 1863," which is due out this fall, and is currently at work on "The Natchez Trace Civil War Trail in Mississippi."
However, Hills, who also holds a master's degree in educational psychology from Sul Ross State University and is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, has had to adjust his archeologist/battlefield detective/author/historical activist schedule to make room for Battle Focus.
The Army utilizes a training program called staff rides, where officers tour battlefields to learn about decision-making, leadership, tactics, etc. While still in the military and due to his expertise in local Civil War actions, Hills led staff rides of Mississippi Civil War battlefields.
That would follow him. The same year he retired, he got a call from the Army asking if he would be willing to continue to lead Mississippi staff rides.
"I never thought it would go past that," Hills admits.
However, he subsequently got a call from a civilian group who asked if he would lead them on a Civil War tour.
"I was apprehensive. Then, I found out I loved it," Hills says. "I didn't have to worry about being a general — I could just be myself."
Since then, Clinton-based Battle Focus has added corporate clients, using the state's battlefields as classrooms in strategic thinking, team-building, etc. He now counts clients from all over the country and world.
"The growth of Battle Focus has come from just meeting demand," Hills says. "Nobody wants to tour a battlefield in Mississippi in July, so I use the summer months to do research and write. The rest of the year I stay busy with Battle Focus."
For more information on Hills and Battle Focus, visit www.battlefocus.com/.
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Check out this the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.
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This investigation is part of the NASA: Mission Geography Module "What are the causes and consequences of climate change?" that guides students through explorations in climatic variability and evidence for global climate change.
In this activity, students explore three indicators of drought are: soil moisture, lack of precipitation, and decreased streamflows. Students investigate each of these parameters develop a sense for the effects of drought on land.
Scientists are interested in learning how the vegetation (collection of plants) of an area can be used to study Earth's climate.
Students will examine a 2014-2015 El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO) event to identify relationships among sea surface height, sea surface temperature, precipitation, and wind vectors.
Using various visualizations (i.e., images, charts, and graphs), students will explore the energy exchange that occurs when hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean. This story map is intended to be used with students who have access to a computing device in a 1:1 or 1:2 setting.


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130,000 sq ft Net Grade A Office Accommodation plus 113 basement car park spaces providing space for 1,300 workers.
Situated at the junction of the Sydenham Road and Abercorn Crescent, the Gateway Offices provide a focal point at the entrance to Titanic Quarter.
Gateway is also one of Europe's greenest and most efficient buildings, receiving a Gold "LEED" certification for its advanced design features.
The building comprises three linked blocks of five and six storey height grouped around a landscaped central courtyard and over a dedicated semi-basement naturally ventilated car park. The flexible design affords the ability to let by block, by floor, or a combination of these.
The key junctions of the three blocks are enclosed with dramatic full height atria spaces which provide smooth links between the various floors and blocks. The atria perform another role of animating the building to both the outside and inside spaces by use of glazed structural glass elevations.
The high quality of the materials is continued from the feature atria areas to the remainder of the building. External elevations comprise a palette of Portugese White Limestone combined with powder coated curtain walling. The courtyard elevations include red-facing brick along with open expanses of full height curtain walling incorporating timber panelling.
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Check out the new resources on the Changing Library Workforce (http://www.lrs.org/workforce.asp) webpage, including links to studies from the U.S., Canada, and the United Kingdom.
There are also some very interesting articles & a presentation about the changes taking place in the library profession. Look for links to these articles:
* A Look at the Generations: Retirements and Rejuvenation of the Library Workforce
* A Worldwide Shortage of Librarians
* Diversity In The Library Workforce
* The Entry Level Gap
* Moving On Out
* Fixing the First Job


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About the Project
The idea of reviewing dinning houses came to me in New York. In a search for the right restaurant I browsed several websites, after detecting suitable place, I notified friends. The dinner was neat, but out of the character. Reviews we read earlier didn't mention few important aspects and so reality turned out to be far from our expectations. This is where a friend suggested me to share the experience and write articles. Back then, in New York, I considered it a joke, until few months later, in Dubai, I suddenly received same proposition from another acquaintance. Arguments were provided: as a raconteur and Instagram influencer I can actually bring information to the people, as a professional photographer – ensure stunning shots, as a frequent traveler- furnish the project with a lot of attractive content and last but not least – having my own restaurant business in Europe gave me complete understanding and large experience in the big "dinning game". This is where I thought: "Pourquois pas?!" Why not to do what I really enjoy and thereby help others to make right decisions ?!
Today we are facing the fact that amount of dinning places in the world is growing intense. And here, in Dubai, it is even harder to navigate inside the restaurant jungle without a trustful guide. 4 new eateries opening in Dubai every 24 hours, it is about 1500 new dining spots a year, furthermore- the tendency is increasing annually. Easy to choose one from 10, but what if it's 10 000 ?
Your time is precious and you don't want to spend it on something less then "Great", especially if you have to pay for it, right ? "Trendy place" does not always mean "the best", sometimes it just means owners invest more in advertising. Here, on Mia Reviews, under recommendations you will find only the places I sincerely like.
For all the reviews I also would like to set a new innovative measuring system where eating houses will be judged by following criteria:
- Appearance of the dish. The art of food presentation is highly appreciated by me and I believe that your course should look just as amazing as it tastes. Whether the food in particular place is truly Instagramable- this icon will show you.
- What can be better than enjoying incredible meal? A beautiful view in addition, of course!
- Perfect place for romantic rendezvous is much more than just dim lightings and secluded corners
I'm operating to ease your search and strive to write restaurant guides both entertaining and useful. This project is designed to help visitors make the right choices according to their preferences, as well as dinning rooms to improve the quality.
P.S. What we eat and where we eat is sometimes literally essential. Wrong choice of the restaurant can, for example, turn the first date into the last. At the same time – right choice of the place for your birthday party can load you with the best emotions and give your guests beautiful memories that will last forever.
Forget about special occasions- I'm sure each of us willing to consume fresh, qualitative food every day. It's not only about health and physical aspect, but also about emotional and mental well-being. Isn't your work more productive and inspiring after a dainty lunch in a relaxing atmosphere ? Be honest and answer yourself- aren't you happier after delicious meal ? I'm sure you are!
These are only few reasons why we should not underestimate the meaning of food consumption. I hope this project will inspire you with its beautiful content, give you a lot of tasty information and help you to find the best places wherever you are!


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burn of aerodigestive tract
Necrosis of the oral mucosa, trachea, or esophagus due to the ingestion of caustic substances. After an assessment of the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation, the medical team determines the severity of the exposure by physical examination or laryngoscopy. Some patients may require hospitalization for local care and the administration of intravenous steroids, histamine antagonists, and antibiotics. Late complications may include strictures of the affected internal organs.
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The Missouri Ozarks is both home and backdrop to Mick Byrd, Missouri Arts Council Touring Performer and MO Blues Society, NSAI & TSAI member, who regularly performs at Nashville's Bluebird Café on Songwriter's Nights. An award from Billboard Magazine kicked off his music career in 1994. Nine recordings later, Mick brings fans an amazing array of original Progressive Country & his signature "Ozark Blues".
–Mick & The Backroad Band, Joe Dunlap on lead guitar, & Ray Spiller on cajón, will keep your hands clapping & toes tapping!
"This artist delves into the very guts of what constitutes a well-written song and delivers, every time. He's what true fans of independent, original music, covet and collect." -Karen E. Reynolds, Host/Program Director, Writer's Block, WDVX – Knoxville, TN
Clint Harding, retired radio host for community radio in St. Louis & Columbia, MO, says, "Every song comes with its own story (although rarely necessary to get the point), and when delivered in a relaxed south central Missouri drawl one can feel that this is what it must be like to sit around the cracker barrel on the general store porch on warm summer nights listening to the local storytellers."
Mick has also released a special 2 song CD with The Chance and Gentle Souls benefiting Special Olympics Missouri with only enough left to sell at shows.


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Visiting a country where you don't speak the language can be awkward.
Luckily, there's now a range of translation apps for mobile phones that can help you read those menus and reduce the chance of being misunderstood.
The most comprehensive app we've come across is Google Translate, mainly because it has a feature called Word Lens.
If you're puzzling at a street or building sign or a menu written in a language that you can't understand, simply point the phone at it – and the words should change to English.
The feature currently supports about 30 languages – and Google says more are increasingly being added.
Free to download, the app also has speech translation that converts your words into a language you select from a library of more than 50.
For example, if you are visiting France, you can ask for directions in English, hold up the phone, and it will repeat your words in French. If someone replies in French, the app is designed to convert that back to English – and so on.
It may sound like something out of Star Trek, but we've found that although the translation system understands English, it doesn't always grasp our Australian accents. And it can also be confused by background noise – and doesn't seem to grasp tenses yet.
Another drawback would appear to be human nature: not everyone appreciates having a phone pushed toward them – and we've heard stories of people simply declining to answer questions.
There are alternatives available for those who don't want a Google app.
We have used one called iTranslate, which is free to download from Apple's App Store in its basic form, but has an impressive word-recognition feature available for a small fee.
Other popular apps include SayHi Translate; Universal Translator; Speak Text; and Jibbigo Translator, which doesn't necessarily require an internet connection to work.


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Gemstone :
Lapis Lazuli
Birthstone Month :
Lapis Lazuli is listed as the traditionally associated with the month of December.
It is also often used as an alternate birthstone for the month of September.
Zodiac :
Lapis Lazuli is associated with the zodiac signs of Capricorn, Libra, and Sagittarius.
Chemical Symbol :
Chemical Make-up :
Lapis Lazuli is not a mineral, but a rock composed of a mixture of minerals including
Lasurite, Huaynite, Sodalite, Noselite, Calcite, and Pyrite. The blue coloration
is due to sulfuric Lasurite content.
History & Lore :
The name Lapis Lazuli is derived from the Latin 'lapis' meaning "stone", and the
Persian 'lazhward' meaning blue.
Today's most prominent source of fine quality Lapis Lazuli is the same ancient deposit
in the Hindukush Mountains of Afghanistan where it was originally mined at least
6000 years ago. It is reported that there was a busy trade in Lapis Lazuli in the
ancient city of Ur, situated on the Euphrat river.
Archaeological excavations in numerous locations around the Mediterranean have provided
samples of jewelry left in ancient tombs. This jewelry often consisted of necklaces
and objects crafted from Lapis Lazuli. Again and again these samples have been found,
indicating that the people of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia, Greece and Rome cherished
Lapis Lazuli.
Lapis Lazuli was pulverized and used as a paint coloration from pre-Renaissance
times until 1834 when it became possible to manufacture the color (known as 'ultramarine'
meaning "from beyond the seas") artificially.
Pliny the Elder once referenced Lapis Lazuli as "a fragment of the starry firmament"
in admiration of its deep blue color and twinkling gold Pyrite inclusions.
Lapis Lazuli has long been considered a stone of truth and friendship that can enhance
the owner's awareness, insight and intellect. It has also been deemed a stone of
peace and harmony, and can provide self-acceptance to help the wearer understand
themselves as an authentic individual.
Physically, Lapis Lazuli is reputed to help cure, insomnia, depression, recurring
fevers, and disorders of the throat, lungs and immune system.
Availability :
Afghanistan is the main source of fine Lapis Lazuli. It is rare elsewhere, particularly
in good qualities, although other deposits do occur. Lapis Lazuli is available in
a wide range of prices, ranging from modest to expensive.
Sources :
The most prominent deposits of Lapis Lazuli are still to this day the Hindukush
Mountains of Northern Afghanistan. Other deposits include Canada, Chile, Italy,
Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, Russia, Siberia, and the United States.
Evaluation :
Lapis Lazuli is rated at 5 to 6 on the Moh's Scale of Hardness and should be worn
and stored with care to avoid any permanent damage to the stone. Stones that appear
dull because of excessive usage can be repolished to restore their original beauty.
Lapis Lazuli has long been admired for its intense deep blue color, with less desirable
shades ranging through light grayish blue, to greenish blue, to a dark violet blue.
Gold has long been considered the reason for Lapis Lazuli's twinkling inclusions
that have often been referred to as resembling the glimmering night sky. However, these "Gold" inclusions are not actually gold at all, they are Pyrite. These Pyrite
inclusions increase the value of the stone when finely distributed. White specks
(Calcite inclusions), will generally reduce the value of a Lapis Lazuli stone, particularly
when arranged in a spotty or irregular pattern.
The value of Lapis Lazuli is determined almost exclusively by the beauty and intensity
of the color, with the most desired being the deep and intense blue. The quality
of the polish and fashioning of the stone must also be taken into account.
Common Cuts :
Because Lapis Lazuli is a slightly soft, opaque gemstone it is most commonly and
almost exclusively cut
into cabochons, beads, and spheres. It has also been used
in various carvings / small sculptures.
Lapis Lazuli creates a somewhat unpleasant experience for the cutter because of
the foul smell that emanates from the stone when it makes contact with the cutting
wheel. This smell is caused by the sulfuric contents of Lasurite.
Routine Enhancements :
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So today is going to be a bit of a picture-fest. It's been a busy one! Enjoy.
Day Three
Waking up in a bed, despite the questionable pillow stain, was exactly what I needed. Motivation is at an all time high. It's Saturday, lets kick this day up the ass! Also, I found out it's the bug catching competition! Which I plan on winning. I mean it, this is my fucking day today. Tom Nook can strip me of everything but my spirit! Money isn't everything, Nook! One day you will learn that the hard way. I'm playing the long game. You'll only know it's coming when it hits you square between the eyes. Sleep with one eye open, old friend.
So yeah…BUGS! This weird fucking Gecko rocked up and told me there were big prizes on offer if I caught him some badass Arthropods.
With that in mind I caught myself a couple of butterflies and handed them in to our lizard-like friend. He seemed pretty enamoured by them so I figured that was good enough. In fact, one of my butterflies was so good, I won a prize straight away. I was gifted a toilet! I've been holding it in for 2 days so you can imagine my relief! (That's not strictly true. I took a dump in Alfonso's rose bush. Please don't tell him! We're bros!) But yeah, a brand new toilet! Look, here I am having a shit!
Holy shit, I almost forgot! I made a new town flag! Brotown is officially open for business!
The bug competition was great, the new town flag boosted morale and it was nice to finally be able to deposit human waste in a clean and hygienic manner, but I did feel like I had to make today extra special. It was Saturday and I had to make it memorable. So, with a fresh bag filled with essentials, I headed to the train station to venture on to far and foreign lands. A short break from Brotown to allow me to clear my head and forget about my current financial woes. Nook will pay me, one day.
The train arrived and I stepped into someone else's town for the first time. I was greeted by a friendly crew who seemed chirpy enough. We even got a group photo together.
I got us to write "HI" in the ground by shovelling dirt. Teamwork!
However, it didn't take long before things took a turn for the worse. Human conflict soon got in the way and unfortunately marred what was turning into a very pleasant day.
It all went wrong.
So wrong
I mean REALLY wrong.
Enough of this filth! I had to revolt. All of a sudden, my true feelings burst from me. A bit like the original 2 girls 1 cup video. Y'know…with the bursting…yeah, ok I'll stop. Anyway. I rioted.
Things soon calmed down and we went back to fishing and bug catching. I even caught a Hammerhead shark! I was having so much fun I honestly didn't realise how much fucking money I was making. Catching fish all day with friends can net you a fortune! (Excuse the pun) I was swimming in money! (Apologies again)
Eventually, the good times had to end. It was reaching early evening and I had to be back in time for the bug catching contest finale. I arrived back in Brotown feeling revitalised after my day out. Oh, and guess what? I FUCKING WON!
Oh, and all that money I made? Well I'll leave you with this image!
Today has been long and tiring, but most of all, FUN! The moral? "Persevere and you will come out on top of any shitty little raccoon who thinks he owns you"
You hear that kids? Heed that advice.
Until tomorrow, bros!
Mayor of Brotown.
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Federal Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts Senator Helen Coonan has announced the government will support the introduction of a new telecomms number range to facilitate the development of voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
The minister released a government report into the policy and regulatory implications of VoIP services which concluded there is no immediate need for any changes to the regulatory framework and recommends some small adjustments to existing numbering, emergency services and customer service regulation to accommodate VoIP services.
A new non-geographic number range will be established for VoIP services to allow providers to offer VoIP services which are not location specific so a customer can keep the same number when moving location.
"VoIP technology is one of a range of emerging next-generation services transforming global communications as carriers and consumers take advantage of cost savings and integration with video and data applications," Coonan said.
"Innovative VoIP services are increasingly becoming available to Australian consumers. VoIP has the potential to offer consumers benefits in terms of price and convenience. By establishing a new number range for VoIP services, providers will be able to market the unique features of their services without existing phone number information being compromised."
Coonan said the government wants to support VoIP services and ensure the regulatory environment does not inhibit development.
"By committing to implementation of the report's recommendations the government will provide regulatory clarity in the short- to medium-term and help to promote a competitive communications environment," she said.
To ensure that consumers are aware of the choices on offer and the differences between a VoIP service and a traditional telephone service, public information will be developed in cooperation with industry. The Australian Communications Industry Forum will host a VoIP Forum in Sydney on December 6, which will focus on provider cooperation, including support, fault handling, billing, and security.


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Welcome to Day 7 of the AtoZChallenge and the letter G. Every day in April (except Sundays) I will be making a post about shapeshifters of all kinds. Check back to see my choices and, from time to time some flash fiction too.
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Sean Barker accidentally bonded with the armour in Los Angeles, where he used it to bring down the Chronos Corporation and their band of Zoanoid mutants. In Guyver Dark Hero (the movie the image left is from) it is a year later and Sean (David Hayter) has been using the armour to fight crime. Unfortunately he feels the violent urges trying to take over and is still looking for explanations.
The Guyver is a very powerful weapon and when Sean becomes the Guyver he is extrememly dangerous. In Dark Hero he goes to an archeological dig where he hopes to find answers.
There is no CGI in these movies, it's all martial arts and rubber suits. They are a lot of fun and Mark Hamill is in the first one, so what's not to like?
Werewolf of the Day
Michael Gallatin (The Wolf's Hour)The Wolf's Hour by Robert R. MacCammon. What I was delighted to discover when researching images for this post is that there is also a collection of novellas for the series as well called The Hunter From the Woods.
Michael Gallatin is the lead in the novel, which is set in World War II and flashes back to the Russian of Gallatin's childhood.
Gallatin is a spy for the allies having become a naturalised British citizen and is retired due to his outstanding service. However he is reactivated because the Allies have word that the Nazis are up to something that might affect Operation Overlord.
Gallatin was infected by a werewolf in the forrests near his home after having witnessed his parents and sister brutally murdered by forces in Russia. For a while he lives with them in the forest, but eventually returns to civilisation and into service as a spy.
He transforms fully into a wolf at will, but when in wolf form ages as a wolf. He is hardy, but not invulnerable.
I have read this book at least five times now and would have read it more often if it wasn't so long :). It's very exciting and the flashback is dealt with in a way that does not interupt the main story. I was so happy when I realised there were more stories.
- Do you like CGI movies, or do you prefer the purity of a guy/gal in a suit?
- If you were a werewolf behind enemy lines during WWII, would you travel as a human or a wolf? Which do you think would be the most dangerous?


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Two women, Ana Marcela Cunha and Viviane Jungblut, finished the 10K in the lead pack alongside the fastest male open water swimmers in Brazil at the Brazilian Open Water Championships on September 17th. The men and women started the race together, and Marcela Cunha and Jungblut made their way to the lead pack early on in the race. Marcela Cunha won the women's race while, Jungblut took second. In the overall race, they finished 6th and 8th respectively.
Marcela Cunha is a two-time Open Water world champion and seven-time medalist, and Jungblut is the national record holder in the 400 and 800 SCM Freestyles and bronze medalist at the 2014 World Junior Championships. They were also the two members of the Brazilian World Championship Team in the 10K, where Marcela Cunha won the bronze medal.
This is not the first time Brazilian women have finished with men, or even won a race over men at high level open water races. Marcela Cunha and 2016 Olympic Open Water Bronze Medalist, Poliana Okimoto, have beaten men, including members of the Brazilian National Team, on several occasions. At a race in Guarujá last year, Poliana won the overall race, beating a field of some of the fastest male open water swimmers in Brazil.


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London 2012 games resources
- Primary Resources about London 2012 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Secondary Resources about London 2012 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Whole school Resources about London 2012 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Resources about London 2012 and the Olympic and Paralympic Games shared by Get Set For London 2012
Primary Resources about London 2012
- This is Lesson 1 of a series of lessons about the London 2012 Games which come with a fully prepared lesson plan and photocopyable resources.
- A set of 6 A4 sized posters about the different aspects of the Ancient Greek Games. The posters talk about women at the Games, the events, the spectators and lots more too.
Olympic- themed activity worksheets for Years 1 / 2
- Games Activity for KS1 pupils
Olympic Games 2012 Acrostic Poem Template
- An outline for Acrostic Poetry writing for the 2012 Games - for learners to complete and display in readiness for the summer.
Olympic and Paralympic Games Maths -Flag Symmetry
- A sheet with a number of world flags to work out the number of lines of symmetry. ActivPrimary Flipchart added to aid the teaching and marking of Symmetry.
Design an Olympic and Paralympic Games site
- Resources based on pupils designing their own Olympic and Paralympic site for a chosen country they have researched.
- A look at the origins of the Olympic Games, and how they have changed.
Secondary Resources about London 2012
- A timeline of famous sports people across lots of sports including football, tennis, basketball, the Olympic Games, cricket and many more.
- This booklet contains a number of different activities which are essential for Geography
- Awareness presentation on disability in Sport focusing on the Paralympic Games and Deaflympics. To be used as a starter for student projects
Music at the Olympic and Paralympic Games
- Presentation on a year 8 lesson about the effect of music in the Olympic and Parlympic Games.
London 2012 Olympic Games Day-by-Day Schedule
- Sanga, from Bhutan – one of the poorest countries in the world, lost his sight from a vitamin A deficiency when he was eight
Body and Health Nothing will hold me back
- Rachel Morris gold-medal winner at the Beijing Paralympics explains the importance of a positive attitude and determination.
Body and Health - I never thought it would happen to me
- Lisa suffered brain injury in a car crash and forgot the first nineteen years of her life. As a result she had to learn to walk and talk again.
Body and Health - Don't write me off
- A simple set of A5 display sheets with the dates of the London 2012 Olympic Games and which sports are being held on those days.
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games - Year 7 Geography
- An introduction to Year 7 Geographers studying the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012
- This resource centers around the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games next year and what is being done to make this a 'green' Games
- An inspiring story of a young visually impaired swimmer.
- Maths lesson in which learners use percentage change, scatter plots, lines of best fit and box plots to look at the relationship between crow flight and road distances for journeys to view the Olympic Torch Relay.
- A series of PowerPoint's on Greek Culture, traditions, Greek mythology, facts, Greek people, famous Greek people and ancient buildings
- Olympic- themed Quizzes in PowerPoint in the run up to the London 2012 Games
- A lesson about the philosophy that underpins the modern Olympics, and the meaning behind the ceremonial aspects.
Whole school Resources about London 2012
London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Values
- PowerPoint describing the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic values
2012 Olympic Activities, Worksheets and Starters
- A bundle of activities, worksheets and starters that I made last year at the start of the build up towards this years' Olympic games in London
The Olympic Games 2012 Powerpoint
- A powerpoint presentation introducing the London Olympics, mascots, motto, emblem and the events taking part within it.
Resources shared by Get Set For London 2012
- Preparation and performance are vital to those athletes seeking success at London 2012. But these two Ps are also relevant to many other situations in life as well.
Build your own brand project one
- Imagine that you have been commissioned to produce a name, logo and brand profile for a new international festival of friendship.
- A bite size fact sheet about the history of the Olympic Torch Relay and the London 2012 Olympic Torch.
- Use this calendar to plan your London 2012-inspired school activities. Countdown the days until the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games!
- With few materials and some very simple instructions, you can create kites and host your very own kite festival, in celebration of the Olympic and Paralympic Values.


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Searching for real estate marketing ideas and content for mailers to send to your past and potential clients? Here's a list of themes and ideas that can have you consistently mailing to your farm, building your brand and generating leads.
- Notification of type of market – It's a seller's market so now's the time.
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- Inventory is low and I have a buyer looking in your neighborhood if you are thinking of selling.
- Do you know how much home can you afford – Send to first time buyers.
- It costs twice as much to rent as to own, find out why – Send to first time buyers, and mail to apartments.
- New Year – Ring in the New Year with a new home.
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- St. Patrick's Day – Save some green on your new home. I will negotiate you the best deal possible.
- April Fool's Day – Don't be a fooled, the real estate market is great for sellers/buyers.
- Mother's Day – Skip the toaster and get Mom what she really wants this year. A new house.
- Fourth of July – Declare independence from your old home.
- Labor Day – Let me get to work selling your home for a top price.
- Halloween – Don't be spooked by the real estate market. (send for Halloween)
- Thanksgiving – Thanks for thinking of me to sell your home.
- Holiday – Did you ask Santa for a new home this year? Shhhhh….he told me.
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Responding to the latest apprenticeship figures, showing a year on year drop in starts of 28% for the 2017/18 academic year to June, Jamie Kerr, Head of External Affairs at the Institute of Directors, said:
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Laura Marano is an actress who is crossing over into music (and who took over CBS Radio's Instagram account at CBS Radio's recent We Can Survive concert). Earlier this year, she scored a hit with "Boombox,"and she's recently followed it up with "La La." She spoke with Radio.com about the latter song backstage at We Can Survive.
"I wrote it a few months ago with awesome writers, one being my love Justin Tranter," she said; Tranter also wrote Justin Bieber's "Sorry," and Selena Gomez's "Hands to Myself."
"The song is a happy, celebratory, 'Screw you' song. It's all about: I'm so happy to be me, and I'm going to do me no matter what, and you can tell me whatever you want to say, and all I hear is 'La, la.'"
She says there are other songs coming out soon, and at some point, she'll release her album. "I'm excited for the album… I have some other songs coming out soon. It's definitely a stressful process, to see what people think of it. But at the end of the day, you just have to put it out there and hope people connect to it."
"The album timeframe… it's complicated. To be honest with you, the goal was to release it a year ago. And then the goal was to release it before the end of the year. But then I got a few acting projects, which is awesome, and I'm really happy about it, but the shooting dates keep complicating everything. we're figuring that out and once that gets figured out, we'll let everyone know when the [release] date is, what the title is, the artwork, that's all done and the music's done. It's just the date. And I wish I could give more answers, but when I do have answers, cause I don't have them yet, I will shout them from all the rooftops."


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I was part of the 10% of womankind who NEVER wanted kids. I grew up saying I never wanted to raise tiny humans and continued that mantra through fashion school where I was determined to commit my life to my field. Insert my husband. Once I fell in love with him my heart changed. I wanted to create and care for a baby that was a combination of the two of us. We got married and after about a year we started trying to no avail. After a year and half of negative pregnancy tests, we sought help from a local fertility specialist. Two treatments later, we were pregnant with our first child! After a HORRIBLE pregnancy and intense, unexpected delivery, we were graced with the presence of Harper June.
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Michelle Obama Hilariously Breaks Down Why Melania Trump's Inauguration Gift Exchange Appeared So Awkward
The former FLOTUS also explained to Ellen Degeneres how Barack stepped in and saved the day.
Everyone has an idea in their head when it comes to looking their fittest and healthiest. For some, it's fitting perfectly into a certain outfit, or walking on the beach in a bikini with total confidence.
For others, it may mean seeing a defined midsection reflected in the mirror, or having strong, toned shoulders or legs. We all have our own goals for how we want to look and feel. Although your specific goals may be different from those of others, almost everyone wants to look and feel toned and fit.
But what does "toned" really mean? And is it different from "bulking" up? This article sets out to define just that—and to dispel some myths about toning, strengthening and bulking up.
What Is Toning?
When most people say that they want to "tone up," what they usually mean is that they want to become leaner. Basically, they want to lose fat, and add a little muscle definition—but not so much muscle mass that they look like a bodybuilder (much more on that later).
In the fitness world, there is no real definition for toning that is greatly recognized. Rather, toning is a term used to describe the end goal, which usually results from a combination of basic weight-lifting and fat-burning.
What About Bulking Up?
Typically, men want to "bulk up" and women usually wish to avoid building big, bulky muscles. Although there is no strict definition, "bulking up" means adding a lot of muscle mass to the body and possibly (although not always) reducing one's body fat, too. Bulking up harkens images of bodybuilders and big football players—usually male and usually beefy!
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Who: Students could correspond through these first-person video diaries within a single classroom or school, or across greater distances. Correspondence between students and school faculty might also be fruitful.
What: Participants' video correspondence could potentially be organized around a theme (like civic engagement), or around the project of identifying the common threads in their otherwise seemingly disparate experiences. Students could document snapshots of their everyday lives using a "show don't tell" approach. Perhaps their video correspondence could serve as a precursor/scaffold to a greater collaborative effort of some kind.
When: I imagine the time commitment would be fairly flexible. Videos would be only a few minutes and students could create them once a week or once a month depending on interest, resources, implementation context, etc.
Where: I think this could work as a school activity, but it may be more effective and easier to implement in a more informal learning environment .
Why: While correspondence may be limited to partnerships (though not necessarily), I think this style of communication has the potential to increase students' (and perhaps also teachers') capacity for empathy--and consequently their ability to effectively collaborate--in a more generalizable way. It could help them see beneath the surface of their assumptions about others, and to recognize commonalities among differences. I think it could also enhance collaboration by helping to empower introverted or shy kids who might otherwise be reluctant to share their stories and give a voice to their ideas in more conventional face-to-face formats.


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Hug Corner: Thought for the Week - 2/27
From "Healing After Loss" by Martha Whitmore Hickman
Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! Thine own has reached the shore.
---Hindu Proverb
One reason self-help and recovery groups are so effective is that they enlist us in helping one another—so that in each transaction two people are helped and our coping muscles are strengthened in helping another through the familiar rapids.
To help another is to forget, for a few moments at least, one's own primary consuming need. We gain a little perspective in knowing we're not the only one.
And, having a similar need, we understand one another, are bonded together in ways that only those who have traveled the same pathway can be. We don't need to explain ourselves. The other knows. He or she has been there.
Initially, in these pairings we will be the needier. Someone who has been there can be our guide, our hope inducing model.
Then, after a while, we will take our turn as the guide. But even then, the sorrow that lingers will lessen as we bring life-giving hope to another: See, I made it through. So can you.
I am grateful for those who reach out to me, and for the opportunities I will have to reach out to others.
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NOLLYWOOD NEW YORK City FILM SERIES
"Phone Swap"
The Yoruba Cultural Institute, in partnership with MediAfritiQ will launch the Nollywood New York Film Series, presenting Nollywood At 20, a film screening event, panel discussion and celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the inception of Nollywood at the Studio Museum on October 12, 2013 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Amongst the three films screening will be the U.S. premiere of the award-winning film, Phone Swap, directed by one of Nigeria's most celebrated filmmakers, Kunle Afolayan.
Panelists in attendance include veteran Nollywood screen diva, Stella Damasus; Iroko Partners business development officer, Oluchi Enuha; Shadow and Act'sTambay Obenson; NYU professor of Drama and Filmmaker Dr. Awam Amkpa and others.
The Nollywood New York Film Series will provide residents of the tri-State area regular opportunities to view high-quality indigenous language and EnglishNollywood films in an environment that allows for networking and frank discourse on Nigerian cinema.
On a quarterly basis, pre-selected films of superior quality and content will be screened followed by Q&A with film directors, producers and/or lead actors; paneldiscussions on the future of Nigerian cinema, networking and Nigerian cuisine.
The goals are: to generate increased awareness of world-class Nigerian films, indigenous language films and filmmakers, highlighting their use as tools of cultural education; generate among potential filmmakers a better understanding of the opportunities to make quality films for the Nollywood and Diaspora market; engender a renewed commitment to supporting African film industries with an increase in Diaspora spending; and, connect film industry professionals with quality content creators, and challenge filmmakers in the production of content that edify and enlighten viewers while painting a balanced and authentic picture of West Africa.
Sponsorship and participation is provided by: YORUBA CULTURAL INSTITUTE (learnyoruba.org), MEDIAFRITIQ (mediafritiq.com), Studio Museum Harlem,Applause Africa Magazine IrokoTV, Buka, Panla About Yoruba Cultural Institute.
For over five years, YCI has provided Yoruba language and cultural instruction to diverse members of the Nigerian Diaspora, African Diaspora and internationalcommunity using film, music and other multimedia along with a standard language curriculum.
For more information about Nollywood New York Film Series: Studio Museum, Harlem. October 12, 2013 4:00 p.m. to 8:00p.m
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Fight all the trout you want in the Fighting Trout t-shirt or just enjoy a day around town. It's all up to you with this bad boy.
New for Summer '19, our triblend t-shirts are now made out of recycled plastic bottles. By using Repreve fabrics, each shirt recycles 5-6 bottles. Same comfort you love from our triblends, better for you & our tiny blue planet. If that's not Good Clean Livin', we don't know what is. And for good measure, these suckers are made right here in the U-S-of-A.
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It's weird that I can't fully say IVF #4 because we're splitting this IVF into a retrieval and FET.
So, I just had retrieval #4 last Thursday. It all went well. The shots and appointments leading up were stressful as usual, but not too, too bad.
(I did get to record my favorite relief pitcher when we were at a recent baseball game and watched his intro song and warm up prior to each menopur shot! Hey, whatever gets you through, right? He's rrrrrreally cute!! (Cr.aig Sta.mmen in case anyone is wondering!)).
I digress.
Oh yes, retrieval #4.
So, the appts leading up were weird because we had 1-2 leading follicles and we needed a bunch more since we are doing PGD (genetic) testing on our embryos. So, they kept upping my meds and then decreasing them because my estrogen would get too high. In the end, I had no idea if this second batch would 'catch up' to the leading follicle(s).
But they did. They ended up getting 18 eggs which I also thought was weird since they had been meansuring about 10 follicles the whole time. It turned out that many of those eggs were not mature which I figured would be the case.
So, we got 10, 7 fertilized and it's looking like 6, maybe 7 are making it to blast today. I haven't heard the report yet and may not until tomorrow which is when we'd get the genetic testing report back.
The next plan, if we have genetically-viable embryos is to transfer 2 back with an frozen embryo transfer. I should get my period sometime this coming weekend and then back on birth control pills and then meds for an FET.
If all this goes according to plan, we should have results by early Dec.
It's all giving me a bit of anxiety - this prolonged cycle because the not knowing gets dragged out, and not being able to plan much in the coming weeks because I don't know when my dates will be for what, and mostly thinking about a negative result going into the holiday season.
If we're not pregnant, I'm hoping I can escape the holidays by my husband and me going on a trip between Christmas and New Year's.
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Hot Wheels Color Shifters Is Like A Miniature Water Park
Kids love Hot Wheel cars, and they really love the color transforming "Color Shifter" cars! This play set makes changing the car color not only easy but loads of fun. It comes with one car that changes from icy blue to green, but others can be purchased for use with this toy. The base has dunk tanks to dip the cars into hot or cold water making the cars' paint transform. There is a spray gun and special shielded area for squirting the cars and watching them switch color. Constructed from sturdy, durable plastic. Even though water collects in a basin beneath the platform, the Hot Wheels Color Shifters is best played with outside for worry-free action.
After transforming the colors, the car can be shot down the curved track on the Hot Wheels Color Shifter Blaster to race away from the base. One parent suggests equipping the kids with small paintbrushes so they can make intricate designs on the car. Parents note that luke-warm water will change the color, but to change it back requires icy cold water. They also note that the color shifting ability temporarily wears out after about a half hour of play. The cars just require a rest, so it is a good idea to have several cars. Several reviewers say an adult needs to be on hand for making frequent trips for hot and cold-water refills.
The Positives
Transform or customize your Color Shifters vehicles. It comes removable spray gun, can be used to spray the cars with bursts of water. Includes spray gun, transformation unit, customization tanks and cool car launcher. With two dunk tanks and a squirt gun, helps you make the most of Color Shifter cars. Simple for kids to use and does a good job of containing stray water.
The Negatives
An adult needs to be on hand for making frequent trips for water refills. Some took issue that it can get messy with a smaller child.
So What's The Scoop?
The car play toy does require the attention of the parent to allow the child to get the most out of it. But most owner feedback says it's worth it to see the enjoyment on your child's face.
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THE METERS / "The Meters Mixtape"
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January 11th, 2011 at 9:01 am
Funny, I recently discovered this group looking for funk bands on iTunes. I was disappointed I'd lived so long without being familiar with this group. Of course I learned a lot more here at BOL — thanks for sharing!
January 25th, 2011 at 11:20 am
could you load the jukebox with past mixtape mp3s ? really bummed I missed this one as well as many others you have listed. wow, what a great site you got going here. I'll be back and telling my friends! Thanks again
kalamu sez
unfortunately, music is only up for one week. thanks for asking.
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You can make real veggie paradise on your plate. This sauce includes chopped cucumber, onion, tomatoes, jalapeno, cilantro, garlic, parsley. Isn't it fresh combination which is associated with healthy body and perfect mood?
Crisp Cucumber Salsa
Crisp Cucumber Salsa – cucumbers, tomatoes, onion, parsley, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, garlic, sour cream. lemon & lime juice, cumin & salt. Serve with warm tortilla chips.
2 cups finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber
1/2 cup finely chopped seeded tomato
1/4 cup chopped red onion
2 Tbsp minced fresh parsley
1 jalepeno pepper, seeded and chopped
4-1/2 tsp minced fresh cilantro
1 garlic clove, minced or pressed
1/4 c reduced-fat sour cream
1-1/2 tsp lemon juice
1-1/2 tsp lime juice
1/4 tsp ground cumin
1/4 tsp seasoned salt
Tortilla chips
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I've been struggling with how to keep all of my recipes organized for awhile now. I've tried binders with protective sleeves, photo albums that hold recipe cards, and keeping them on an online site.
I realized that I'm just more of a recipe box kind of girl so I went back to that. I have a nice oak box that Hubs gave me one year for Christmas. I love it, but it's not big enough to hold all of my recipes.
I've been using a small Longaberger basket to hold all of my baking cards. I like the look of it, but it tends to get dusty.
I found a vintage oak recipe box at a yard sale and thought it might work. The only problem was that it was painted a high gloss turquoise with shiny yellow hinges. I didn't get a photo of it all together, but here it is after I removed the hinges.
I used a water based stripper because it is not stinky and will not burn your skin off if you get a drop on you. Of course, I still used protective gloves, eye protection, and a mask - just in case.
I used a sponge brush to apply the gel to all of the box and the two hinges. Aren't they a lovely shade of yellow?
The paint on the hinges came off in one application, but the box took several steps.
After applying each application, I waited about 10 minutes and then scraped off the residue.
After all of the paint came off I used fine steel wool, dipped into the gel, to scrub off any stubborn areas around the dove tailed joints where paint tends to gather.
I then wiped everything clean with some mineral spirits and let it dry. Finally, I put a coat of Minwax wood finish on the wood to even out the color. I also added a layer of a wipe-on poly to protect the box further, letting everything dry between coats.
Now my "new" recipe box sits with my other recipe box in my kitchen.
It's easy to get to, easy to grab a recipe from , and dust wipes right off!
I'm glad I took the time to fix it up.


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Moliere is a 17th century French writer known for his satiric comedy plays. His plays-be it Tartuffe, The Misanthrope or The School for
Husbands-predominantly look at the French society of the time with a satiric lens. In his Preface to the play Tartuffe, Moliere has specifically outlined that the function of comedy is to correct men and society's faults. This was the prevailing view of comedy's function among Western writers of the time.
The Misanthrope is also a much layered play which brings into question the hypocrisies of the artificial upper classes of 17th century French society. The play is about Alceste, who detests contemporary society and its ways and manners, and his love for the beautiful widowed Celimene. Alceste does not wish to follow any superficial manners and believes them to be a waste of time and anyone who blindly follows them always elicit bursts of anger and hatred from Alceste. Celimene, on the other hand, believes that it is important to follow the social conventions for one's own gain. This creates a lot of tension between the two extraordinary lovers who are as different as fire and ice. Alceste's friend, Philinte, tries his best to diffuse the tension and to make Alceste understand that being in constant argument with the social world and with mankind is detrimental. With this main plot, Moliere explores several questions-whether Alceste is really a misanthrope or is it someone else and if he is the former, then it is rather paradoxical that a misanthrope is in love with Celimene; whether it is worth to struggle with social norms and not accept them at all and several others. There are several sub plots as well such as the nascent love between Philinte and Eliante; the simmering relationship between Celimene and Arsinoe; Oronte's sonnets and his suit against Alceste who insulted the former's writing abilities etc.. Within these several layers are revealed the minute workings of the aristocratic class, their hypocrisies regarding human relations, their vanity, the position and status of women etc.
The Misanthrope is a fun play to read as it provides an acute analysis of the malaise of the times, which Alceste detested, in a light, comic manner. All the characters are colourful and rounded with their unique viewpoints. Their dialogues and mannerisms give the reader a glimpse into their personalities and ways of thinking. Moliere is a master of satiric comedy and he invests The Misanthrope with several lines of thought and meaning which the reader can ponder over. Many critics have pointed out that Alceste's character is based on Moliere himself and that his deteriorating relationship with Armande Bejart was the basis for Alceste's relationship with Celimene. We can never know the truth, but only speculate. And while you speculate, do try and relate the play to our own contemporary hypocrisies as well. Happy reading!