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Women and Girls in Sport Week 2017
Gemma Lumsdaine, My Journey
Gemma Lumsdaine is a 19 year old athlete who plays Wheelchair Basketball and Wheelchair Rugby. As a member of the U23 Scotland squad Gemma has won gold at the Celtic Cup 2016 and Co-Captained Scotland U19s at both the School Games and National Junior Championships. Gemma coaches wheelchair basketball for Dundee Dragons Wheelchair Sports Club and is Scotland U19 Assistant Coach.
This is Gemma's Story.......
This week is Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week and because of this I have been thinking about my journey into sport.
I was born 12 weeks prematurely and as a result I have a condition called Cerebral Palsy which affects all my limbs and means I have to use a wheelchair to get around. Initially I didn't let this hold me back and I lived life to the full! I had lots of friends and was a confident, positive and sociable young girl. To be honest at this point in time, up until about the age of 10 I didn't even think about what a disability was.
Then I started to realise that I couldn't do what everyone else around me could and I started to feel "different". This realisation began to have a negative effect on my life, I started to feel very isolated and alone, gradually I withdrew from the world around me. By the end of primary school I was very unhappy because I couldn't accept who I was.
Although I had always been involved with sports from a young age, the big change came when I starting playing wheelchair rugby league at Dundee Dragons Wheelchair Sports Club which had just been formed in my local area. This was the first time I had been exposed to wheelchair sport. When I first started playing at the club I was utterly hopeless, I couldn't catch or pass a ball but I had the motivation to improve and something to work towards. Looking back at that stage in my life the sport itself wasn't the most important part for me, the biggest thing was the social aspect of the club; being part of a team, feeling accepted and finding a sense of belonging after feeling lost for so long. For the first time I found people I aspired to be like and this was transformational. From there my mental and physical health started to improve. I started playing wheelchair basketball, which I loved! I got selected to play for Scotland in both wheelchair rugby league and wheelchair basketball and started to get involved in coaching. I made friends, had a social life and starting looking forward to my future.
Now my life is sport. I am studying sports at university, I am Scotland U19 Assistant Coach and still play wheelchair basketball at national level. I have also started playing wheelchair rugby, also known as murder ball. This full contact sport is awesome and I love how fast and furious it is! As well as playing and coaching sports I also sit on various panels and boards including the newly formed Women and Girls Advisory Board. Being on these panels and boards allows me to help shape and improve sport for young disabled people and females across Scotland.
Sometimes being a young, female disabled athlete can be challenging and it is tough being in sports which are male dominated. But despite this my aim is to ensure I hold my own and give as good as I get. In my opinion every person is an individual and should be treated equally no matter what their gender or disability, we should all be valued for what we are and what we can do and hopefully one day this will be the case.
Sport has changed my life and if, like me, you think sport might give you a sense of belonging, just go for it, get in touch with your local club or go to a lunchtime sports session you never know where sport will take you!
If you want to keep track of my journey feel free to follow me on twitter @gemmalumsdaine
Naziyah Noor Mahmood, My story about Martial Arts
Naziyah Noor Mahmood is a Martial Artist, Rocket Scientist, a Poet, a Writer, a Cosplayer, an Actor and a Model. She has an honors degree in Physics with Astrophysics and a Postgraduate in Space Mission Analysis. At 6 years old her dad enrolled her and her siblings in Martial Arts classes (Ninjutsu) to learn self defence. As she got older she realised her love for and the importance of Martial Arts in her life. This is Naziyah's story.........
It was never solely about learning how to throw a 6'5'' man across a room, and nor was it ever about being able to fend off knife-wielding, crazed lunatics on my way home from school, but these were definitely a bonus.
My journey in the martial arts began as a very young child and was spurred on by my father, a former army man. He believed strongly that we -my two older siblings and I- should have a basic knowledge of self-defence, especially me and my sister.
My passion in the arts grew and became a way of life for me as time went on, and although there were large gaps when I was unable to train for one reason or another, they stayed with me in a way I'd never expected.
You see, I'm partially blind, and it was through my journey in the martial arts that I was able to attain a keen sense of awareness. This is what allows me to get by. Day to day, I'm a walking, talking klutz! Yet, the only time I find myself completely on point is when I'm training. This training translates over into everyday life too, though.
As a traditionalist, I have found that these are far more than just physical combat systems of self-defence or sport. A martial art is a 'way' of life – an art - it is a form of self-expression and, more importantly, it is a means of achieving maturity and growth on the mental, psychological, emotional and spiritual levels, not just the physical. Through my training and research, I found myself feeling closer to my sense of humanity and worldly compassion because, as ironic as it sounds, the arts teach you not to fight. They teach you methods and ways in which you can keep yourself somewhat safe without having to use physical means, and to only use your physical skill if there is no other choice.
Many people take on a martial system for a variety of reasons; physical exercise, self-defence, confidence building etc, however there is a much deeper level of self-involvement that can truly transform a person! We live in a world in which we just don't know who is coming around that corner at night, and as such I strongly believe that every woman should have at least a basic knowledge of self-defence. No, we shouldn't have to resort to defending ourselves, but our world is far from ideal as it currently stands. I'd rather know that my loved ones, friends, students and fellow sisters have some form of knowledge that could potentially save their lives, than it being otherwise.
Having trained in and practised over nine different martial arts, I decided to specialise in weapon arts, and currently my main art is a Korean sword art called Haidong Gumdo.
This has been my main style for over a decade now. It focuses on the use of the sword against multiple opponents as opposed to one on one as many sword arts do. Though this may be my main art, I adore and have trained in several other sword and weapon arts too, and it has often taught me that regardless of the style, the sword spans across almost all cultures. You learn so much more about different cultures and styles, and this is a form of personal growth.
What may seem to some to be like an artistic dance in which the sword becomes part of ones being, to others can sometimes seem a little redundant. "We don't live in an era in which swords are used for warfare, so what's the point?" This question is often presented to me, and I can understand why some may think this way. However, just as eye-capturing images nowadays can be purely made and designed digitally on a computer, that doesn't mean that the traditional paint brush has become any less valued. Just as we can utilize a Microsoft Office Word package to write a letter in intricate fonts, this does not take away from the beauty and skill of a calligrapher's pen. So, just as these artists express themselves through the strokes and lines of their respective tools, the sword has also become one such medium. Furthermore, from a personal safety perspective, the motions of a sword art can often also be applied 'empty hand' in order to adapt to one's situation.
All in all, on a personal level, the martial arts have been crucial in my own personal development and growth in so many ways, and I have a lot to thank them for. There are martial arts of many different kinds, suited to all different physical skill levels and more, and I would highly recommend to any women to seek out a class that could work for her. The teaching method in a class definitely does make a huge difference to how we perceive the art, and it can sometimes be a struggle to find a class in which you feel you can connect with the teacher, but do not give up! It took me a long while to find such a place myself, but when I did, it became one of the most beneficial things I'd ever done.
A woman with a sword, skill and sense can be much more fearsome and unnerving to the small minded than anything out there – and that's a good thing.


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From Rome to Budapest, enjoy this 9-day odyssey across Europe. On this journey you will be able to see such historical and cultural monuments as the Coliseum and the Vatican, as well as the Schönbrunn Palace and Venice, the city of lovers!
Welcome to Rome! Upon your arrival at the airport, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Your guide will greet you at the hotel and will provide you with all the necessary information for your tour. At the end of the evening, you will be transferred to Trastevere area. This neighbourhood will be a great introduction to Rome; a stroll in the narrow cobbled streets of the Trastevere district reveals hidden treasures to us, such as modest medieval churches and small shops with the most peculiar objects and scenes of daily life. Many trattorias (informal Italian eating establishments) and osterias (inns) imbued with the Italian spirit will be ready to serve you local dishes. Other restaurants serving Indian, Chinese and international food can also be found in this area.
Overnight in Rome.
In the morning, you will have a scenic tour of the capital, which will be a great introduction to "The Eternal City". You will visit the tiny state of the Vatican. Vatican City is the principle center of Catholicsm in the world. You will be able to visit St. Peter's Basilica. Also included in the tour is an admission to the Roman Coliseum, the landmark of Rome. This impressive construction dates back 2,000 years and will transport you back in time so that you can learn about ancient society in the Roman Empire. In the evening you will be transported to the Via Cavour area, where you will find restaurants serving Italian, Indian, Chinese, and international food.
Overnight in Rome (Breakfast).
Rome - Florence
You will leave Rome and head north. This route is graced with beautiful landscapes. Upon arrival in Florence, you will head straight to Piazzale Michelangelo, an impressive site in the city. In the evening you will go on a tour with a local expert and walk through the historic center, taking in places such as the Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo and the Piazza della Signoria. This city is truly an outdoor museum. Free time to explore. In the evening, you can dine at your favorite restaurant. In this district you can find restaurants serving Italian, Indian, Chinese, and international food.
Overnight in Florence (Breakfast).
Florence - Venice
Today you will enjoy stunning mountain landscapes while crossing the Apennine Mountains. Arriving in Venice, you will board a vaporetto to travel around on the canals in the historic center. With a local guide, you will visit the marvellous Plaza de San Marcos and enter the marvellous basilica (entry cost included). Afterwards, you will be able to visit the Murano glass factory city. It is marvellous to see the technique of crystal blowing. Free time.
At the end of the afternoon, you will have the chance to dine at your restaurant of choice in the Mestre area.
Overnight in Venice (Breakfast).
Venice - Salzburg
You will depart from Venice and travel to Verona. You will take a shuttle to the historic center. Your guide will instruct you on the places where you will be able to walk in Romeo and Juliet's city - the city of lovers! Afterwards you will continue the journey between mountains to Austria. On your arrival at Salzburg, your guide will accompany you to the most beautiful streets of this city's historic center, which is a World Heritage Site.
Note: If there are only a few travelers on this trip, the journey from Verona to Salzburg may be done partially by train.
Overnight in Salzburg (Breakfast).
Salzburg - Vienna
You will leave Salzburg to reach Vienna at around noon. You will head to the Schönbrunn Palace where visitors can stroll around and enjoy its beautiful gardens. After lunch, you will go on a scenic visit around this impressive city with a local expert. You'll experience its majestic avenues, its palaces and the vibrant city center. In the evening you will go to the City Hall Square to enjoy the lighting and the nightlife in the neighbouring streets, and where you will have time to dine in the restaurant of your choice.
Overnight in Vienna (Breakfast).
Vienna - Budapest
You will depart for Hungary. You will arrive at Budapest around lunchtime. Discover the "Queen of the Danube" on a scenic tour. This city is divided by the Danube River, with historic Buda on one side and cosmopolitan Pest on the opposite bank. You will spend some time at the end of the day in the lively Vaci Ucta area, where there is a wide variety of restaurants available.
Overnight in Budapest (Breakfast).
In the morning, you may go on a boat tour along the Danube River; the views of the city and parliament are impressive. Leisure time after the tour. At the end of the afternoon, there will be time to enjoy dinner in the city and travelers can select their preferred restaurant.
Overnight in Budapest (Breakfast).
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Looking Back at My Rookie Season of Birding ~ Behind the scenes!/
Some of you may have read my blog awhile back about the difficulties I had in my feeble attempt at trying painting plein air (on location). It all sounded so romantic and I still imagine that it can be, given the ideal circumstances. I still long to take my French easel out on the banks of a babbling brook or overlooking a marsh, in perfect weather, with no wind or bugs in an attempt to "capture the light" with quick impasto brushstrokes.
My new passion of birding has a nice balance of outside and studio work. It helps satisfy my longing to be outside, on location. I travel all around looking for birds, photographing them, and then I work from my photos back in my studio, where I have all the comforts of home (music, coffee, TV, controlled lighting, etc…)
Everyday I wake up hearing the birds chirping outside and have the desire to grab my camera and go birding. But with being self-employed comes discipline and a need to be productive. Fortunately, I love painting; otherwise the birding might become an obsession.
I've now turned Jen into a birder. She is my official bird spotter. She has a knack for spotting birds most people might not spot. She'll be even more useful to me now that she has her first pair of binoculars! :-)
Sometimes I fly solo (without my bird spotter) when she has website or other responsibilities at home. When I venture out on my own, we go through a somewhat comical routine to make sure I'm prepared to go out into the wild.
I always wear a hat, due to the fact that I had a spot removed from my scalp that was pre-melanoma. I can't afford any more holes in my head. :-) Even though many birders wear the big floppy hat with the brim front and back I'm fighting the look, still sporting a golf cap. I make sure I have my sunscreen on all visible exposed skin. I take along a cell phone to make sure I'm within reach if need be. If the ground is wet I might wear my rubber yard shoes. Out of concern Jen will remind me not to go in the woods because it's tick season. Not to mention I am very susceptible to poison ivy and any other form of rash causing plants. :-) It takes forever just to go out and take some pictures!
When we travel in tandem, it presents its own challenges. Just the other day we decided to take a trip out to one of our favorite birding locations, Queens Lake. Since it was a good hair day for someone, we decided it wouldn't be a good idea to have the top down on the T-Bird, which was fine. :-( When we arrived and got out of the car we were inundated with what appeared to be a swarm of Mayflies. Knowing how Jen has an aversion to all bugs, including mosquitoes and flies, I yelled, "get back in the car". I'm not a bug person either, so I can totally understand her no bug policy. On the other hand, I have that need once committed, to brave the elements in order to "get the shot". Who knows what is out there and what surprise is just around the corner.
When I say, "brave the elements", I must qualify it. I am still always on the path, not in the woods. I am fully protected against the sun. I may have my rubber shoes on if wet, or sneakers if there is a long walk involved. Many of the wildlife sanctuaries have paved roads, where we can be spotted in our convertible, camera and binocular ready, ears intently listening for the sound of woodpeckers and eyes wide open, hoping for an unusual bird sighting.
Working outdoors is always more romantic sounding than it actually is, especially for us "city folk". Our love of nature is always balanced with an abundance of caution. It's all new and exciting, but many times comical. I was watching a YouTube video the other day of a couple bird watching in the Ding Darling Wildlife Sanctuary in Florida, and called Jen in to see the man wearing his big floppy hat and his wife with the binoculars. We laughed and realized what we are becoming and how funny we must look to others who are not so inclined. :-)
I thought some of you might be interested in all that goes into producing one of my bird paintings. Behind the scenes, it's sometimes comical, sometimes exhilarating, sometimes uneventful, but it's always something. I'm willing to break out in a rash, get a little sunburn, and swat a fly or mosquito or two in order to capture a moment that I consider paint-worthy.
Unfortunately, I've learned that Jen is a somewhat fickle bird watcher and that sometimes I have to go it alone! We know we have gone to the birds, but it is all well worth it. Please check back to see if there is an early bird special, something hot off the easel.


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Fears about Trump's reaction are STOPPING North Korea from attacking US, general claims
PRESIDENT Trump's hardline stance on North Korea's menacing has left Kim Jong-un's regime "off-balance" and less likely to attack the US than previously thought, according to one of South Korea's most decorated generals.
The US leader and Kim Jong-un have been embroiled in a war of words since Trump took office last year, with an exchange of insults and threats putting the world on the brink of war.
After a year which saw the North Korean regime develop nuclear weapons that could reach the US mainland, as well as conduct its most powerful nuclear bomb test ever, war seemed an ever-likely prospect.
But it seems as though the heightened tensions between the US President and his North Korean counterpart have actually had the opposite effect.
Speaking in London at an event hosted by British think tank Policy Exchange, Lieutenant General In-Bum Chun explained that Trump's volatile nature has North Koreans fearing he could, at any point, reach for his nuclear button – which the President has already claimed is "much bigger and more powerful" than North Korea's.
LG Chun said: "Right now, they're a little off balance because of Mr Trump. They're not going to risk it yet.
North Korea fear Trump would immediately retaliate if a missile was launched at the US mainland
"Just yesterday my president said President Trump deserves 'huge credit' for bringing North Korea to the table.
"For now, he's put us in a direction where negotiations have started."
However, he said the time in which the US and North Korean could still end the crisis diplomatically is fast running out.
He added: "If they want to do a deal with the Americans, they need to do it now. They don't seem to see that the window is closing."
North Korea fired 23 missiles in 2017 but despite growing fears, none were aimed at the US mainland
President Trump said on Wednesday the United States was willing to speak to North Korea "under the right circumstances," although it was far from clear whether this would pay dividends.
South Korea said Trump had also said in a phone call with its President Moon Jae-in that there would be no military action while North-South talks were going on and that a Wall Street Journal article saying he was contemplating a military strike against North Korea was "completely wrong."
"Who knows where it leads?" Trump told reporters at the White House after his call with Moon to discuss Tuesday's North-South talks, the first since 2015.
Tanks on move near North Korea border as Kim and Trump gear up for WARFri, January 5, 2018
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war
Despite claiming war is less inevitable than previously thought, LG Chun still thinks South Korea should be ready.
He warned: "I hope tensions will lessen & that the Olympics will be a good door to a peaceful resolution. That is what my heart wants but my head tells me we have a long way to go.
"We have to be ready - as a military man of 39 years, I know that if you want peace, you must prepare for war."


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Cat People VS. Dog People/
If someone asked you if you were a 'cat person' or a 'dog person' chances are you would have a quick answer with some good defense points. I love both cats and dogs, but think of myself as a 'dog person'. So what does that say about me? Well as it turns out there are differences between cat and dog people and real-life scientific studies have been conducted to find out what those differences are!
Firstly the science, I will be focusing on a few different publications but the important thing to remember is that all of these studies have been surveys. In other words people have self-identified as dog or cat people, there for are likely to choose animals that best reflect or compliment their personalities. It also leaves some room for people to embellish, for example some could select that they earn more than they do. The articles I have used for this blog post are all cited at the end if you would like some light bed-time reading.
So now down to the fun stuff - what were the main differences these studies found?
First let us discuss the 5 major personality traits: extraversion, openness, agreeableness, conscientiousness and neuroticism. Extraversion measures whether you are outgoing and energetic or solitary and reserved. Open people are inventive and curious where as closed people have more consistent and cautious behaviour. People who rate high in agreeableness are generally friendly and compassionate, where as those rating low tend to be cold. Conscientiousness measures how efficient and organized you are versus easy going and sometimes careless. And finally neuroticism is fairly self explanatory but higher rated people in this category are less confident, more nervous and tend to be more sensitive.
Many of you are probably already guessing how dog and cat people rate in these categories. The studies showed that dog people rated higher in extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness, but lower in neuroticism and openness. This essentially means that dog people tend to be more outgoing, energetic, social and friendly, but interestingly were also likely to be more organized. Cat people tended to be more neurotic but they were also more open – people who rate higher on the openness scale tend be accepting of new ideas, art and creativity and are generally more curious (sound familiar?). Another study also showed dog people tended to be more dominant personality types and more competitive.
Some other interesting findings include:
· Cat people rated higher on intelligence tests than dog people.
· Most dog people would be willing to accept a cat in the house but most cat people would not want a dog in the house. On a similar note dog people were more likely to own both cats and dogs, where as cat people tended to stick with kitties.
· Cat people are more likely to live alone.
· Dog people will turn to their dog for comfort over friends in some circumstances.
· Dog owners are more sexually active.
· Dog owners tend to feel more positive thoughts and less negative thoughts than cat owners.
So knowing the study findings do you stand with your original answer? I still think I am more of a dog person, but perhaps there is a little bit of dog and cat inside of us all. And the good news? Studies also show that both CAT and DOG owners tend to be healthier,happier and live longer than our pet-less friends!
Please comment on whether you are a cat or dog person, and if you think these studies support your answer!
Personalities of Self-Identified "Dog People" and "Cat People" – Gosling, S et al. 2010
Dog People and Cat People Differ on Dominane-Related Traits – Alba, B et al. 2015
Personality Characteristics of Dog and Cat Persons – Perrine, M et al. 1998
VetPlus Online Survey – 2014
Dog People VS Cat People – Coren, S. 2012
Carrol University (Wisconsin) Survey – Guestello, D. 2014
Friends with Benefits: Positive Consequences of Pet Ownership – McConnell, A et al. 2011
Pet Dogs as Attachment Figures for Adult Owners – Kurdek, L. 2009
Is Happiness a Warm Puppy? Examining the Association between Pet Ownership and Happiness – Bao, K. 2016


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Ropa Vieja
Ropa vieja is a traditional Cuban dish of shredded beef stewed in a tomato-based sauce. The words translate to "Old clothes."
Our very close family friend Gloria is from Cuba. She used to make this dish for me all the time. It is the ultimate comfort meal. I found a slow cooker version of the recipe in Real Simple Magazine. I've been making it this way ever since. Shh...don't tell Gloria.
- 1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, drained (or you can use fresh plum tomatoes)
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 2 red bell (or green) peppers, sliced 1/2 inch thick
- 1 onion, cut into 8 wedges
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak, cut crosswise into thirds
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 lime (use to squeeze a little juice on top when serving)
- kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker, combine the tomatoes, bell peppers, onion, oregano, cumin, and season with salt and pepper.
- Nestle the steak among the vegetables. Season the steak with salt and pepper and rub ketchup on steak.
- Cook, covered until the meat is tender and pulls apart easily, on high for 4 to 5 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours.
- Twenty-five minutes before serving, cook the rice according to the package directions.
- Using two forks, shred the beef and mix it into the cooking liquid with vegetables. Serve with the rice and top with the avocado, cilantro and a little fresh lime juice squeezed over top.


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Laos, 2012 (Agfa 400)
爱, love, and 哀, sorrow, have the same root word in the hanyu pinyin romanisation system: ai. However, the way they are pronounced carry different emphases. 爱 is spoken with a punch of conviction, more alike to an declaration, or an exclamation. On the other hand, 哀 holds a lighter touch, such like a soft wail, a sigh, or sympathy.
爱 and 哀 are then like twin siblings, identical in spelling yet different in character and meaning. Love and sorrow, born of the same mother, bound by inexplicable bonds that are older than blood and wiser than changing winds.
A co-existence of congruence and contrast, then. What is one without the other? Are twin siblings complete entities on their own? What is love without the weight of sorrow, and where can sorrow be found in the absence of love?


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St. Ignatius' Autobiography, Part 7: The Power of the Past, The Power of Penance
The thoughts of the past were soon forgotten in the presence of these holy desires, which were confirmed by the following vision. One night, as he lay awake, he saw clearly the likeness of our Lady with the holy Child Jesus, at the sight of which he received most abundant consolation for a considerable interval of time. He felt so great a disgust with his past life, especially with its offenses of the flesh, that he thought all such images which had formerly occupied his mind were wiped out. And from that hour until August of 1553, when this is being written, he never again consented to the least suggestion of the flesh. This effect would seem to indicate that the vision was from God, although he never ventured to affirm it positively, or claim it was anything more than he said it was. But his brother and other members of the family easily recognized the change that had taken place in the interior of his soul from what they saw in his outward manner.
The focus of the first week of The Spiritual Exercises is very much on one's past, concerned as it is with one's own sinfulness. This opportunity to dwell on one's past experience and make an examination of one's past sins is one of the great graces of The Spiritual Exercises. It's not something that in the ordinary course of our lives that we find ourselves doing very often. It's a downer. And, besides, we want to live in the present, and pretend that our past life, the ways in which we were hurt, and the way in which we hurt others, has no effect on who we are today. The first week of The Exercises helps us to see the lie in such thinking.
As Jesuit novices, we do the complete thirty-day silent version of The Spiritual Exercises. During that time I realized a couple of things about my past:
· That, like it or not, my past experiences, especially the way that others had hurt me in my lifetime, did have an impact on my self-concept and my relationships with others. I was always on guard against the possibility that someone might hurt me again. And, that the only way to be free of this was to recognize that it did have an effect on me.
· That I had hurt others by my own sins against them. I had been able to think myself a "nice guy" because it was only on rare occasion that I deliberately did something to hurt someone else. But what became clear to me were the many ways that I'd hurt others by failing to act, not because I was ignorant, but merely to avoid an unpleasant or painful situation.
Once one realizes such things, one is forced to see one's life in a whole new way. I soon became aware, for example, that because of the way I had been treated in the past, that I would presume, upon meeting someone, that they weren't really interested in knowing me. After all, you can't be hurt if you presume the slight from the very start. Simply being aware of this fact, however, didn't make the feeling go away. I prayed to be relieved of it, but as time passed and it didn't, I resigned myself to the fact that it would always be there, and I'd just have to live with it. Then, remarkably, one day I realized it was gone, not by any effort on my part. Unlike Ignatius, it wasn't immediate, or accompanied by a vision, one day I just noticed it was gone. God had done what I couldn't.
There are still many other ways the past affects my present, but being aware of this makes overcoming it easier, and it also makes it easier to ask God's forgiveness for the wrongs I have done.


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Reviews - The Beginning
This could totally be the insomnia talking but I'm thinking of creating a page where I post reviews of stuff I get in a subscription box, find at the mall, discover in the market, or pick up off the street and decide to put in my purse/pocket/mouth to test later. I watch a lot of YouTube videos and while I don't think I have enough content to create a channel for myself (let's not even get into the fact that I have no camera, lighting, decent microphone, or a scintillating enough personality to draw more than 5 subscribers) I still like to talk about stuff. I know my Ipsy bag and Walmart Beauty Box will be arriving in the next couple of weeks so those will be good jumping off points to test the waters.
Yes, I began this website because I'm a writer and I wanted to create a place where people could come and check out my goods. But I'm not just a writer. And this website is also a good place for people to learn a little more about me beyond my authorly side. There are blog posts, photo galleries, and links that encompass other aspects of my life so this new page seems like a good expansion pack. At no extra cost to you!
Stay tuned...


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The Redskins' "offensive" name is safe for now.
The latest round of a 17-year court battle invovling a group of Native Americans challenging the name of the NFL's Washington Redskins as too offensive to be trademark protected ended today.
The Supreme Court denied cert on the case, without comment, of course, on whether the Redskins' name is or is not offensive.
The group has been challenging the Redskins' trademark since 1992. The Trademark and Appeal Board approved their claim in 1999, but two courts have since denied the challenge, saying it is barred by laches -- i.e. the group waited too long to challenge the trademark.
An AP story on the lawsuit is here. The Am Law Daily spoke to Drinker Biddle parter Philip Mause, who has represented the group pro bono for nearly six years. Mause told Am Law he knew cert was always a long shot and noted their Plain B -- a group of younger plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit just after turning 18. That case has been on hold pending the cert outcome.
Quinn Emanuel represents the Redskins.


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An explanation for Adam Scott replacing Bradley Cooper on Wet Hot American Summer has been provided, and it's fittingly humorous. Netflix continues to build series around David Wain's 2001 rom-com satire/cult classic film of the same name. First came the eight-episode prequel series First Day Of Camp, which had inexplicably older actors portraying younger versions of their early-noughties selves.
And next up is the spoofing sequel 10 Years Later, another eight-part series. This one comes with its own ridiculous casting conceit, which is arguably even harder to swallow than the 'younger selves' thing: Bradley Cooper's character Ben has been recast, with Parks & Recreation alum Adam Scott stepping into the role.
If Cooper and Scott were both unknown actors and this was an unfamiliar property, Netflix might've got away with swapping them over. They don't exactly look alike, but audiences might have gone with it. But as things stand, Cooper and Scott are both very recognizable, and there's no way this change could go unnoticed. With that in mind, Netflix decided to get ahead of the confusion and release this new teaser clip, which pokes fun at the situation. You can watch it in the space above.
So, there you have it. In the universe of Wet Hot American Summer, Cooper's Ben got some cosmetic work done and came out the other side looking like Adam Scott. Co-creator and star Michael Showalter elaborated on the choice in an interview with EW:
"I like unapologetically just swapping out the actor. The idea that seemed so silly was that he had a nose job and is worried that people won't recognize him, and the joke is that everybody recognizes him completely and says that you can barely notice it. Essentially what we're saying is: If Bradley Cooper got a nose job, he would look like Adam Scott."
Judging by the clip above, Amy Poehler's Susie prefers the new version, which makes a weird sort of sense from a real world perspective, given Poehler and Scott's adorable Parks & Rec romance. Speaking of the real world, the genuine reason behind Cooper being replaced is apparently just a boring schedule conflict. EW reports that he was too busy directing and starring in A Star Is Born to take part in Ten Years Later.
In all honesty, though, this blatant casting cover-up fits quite nicely with the slapdash feel of the Wet Hot American Summer franchise. While losing a famous actor might kill any number of other series, here it just feels like another strange obstacle the cast have to work around. That cast, impeccable as ever, includes Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine, Paul Rudd, David Wain, Jason Schwartzman, Kristen Wiig, Lake Bell and many more, alongside Scott, Poehler, and Showalter.
MORE: Where Are They Now? The Cast of Wet Hot American Summer
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later arrives on Netflix on August 4.
Source: EW


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Creative Dinner In A Sculptor's Studio
Orario dell'evento
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Tipo di cucina
L'Host parla
Numero di invitati
4 a 18
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Welcome to the Workshop, an experience for all the senses. Held between interactive sculptures, live music, champagne bubbles and sparks from welding.
Experience dinner or lunch in the workshop of a sculptor. Not only do you get to enjoy delicious food, but also a small workshop. Learn how a sculpture is created and experience the feeling of cutting and welding steel.
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Pinchos and Gazpacho
Try some spanish flavor: "Pinchos" from the Basque Country and the fresh "Gazpacho" from Andalusia.
First Course
Castilian lentils
From the region of Don Quixote and Sancho "Belly"
Second Course
Mediterranean flavor, meat, aubergine, onion, tomato, cheese and love.
Ice lemon with champagne or bread and chocolate
Please email us with your choice.
Vino Rosso, Vino Bianco, Birra, Gli invitati possono portare alcohol
Che cosa aspettarsi
We had a great time. Pablo is a charming host and a very interesting artist. He was very generous explaining his process when he is creating sculpture. We were well fed, the food was tasty and the wine plentiful. As we left, 3 people in our group bought a print of his work. I would certainly recommend this to others....
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Monday, April 23, 2018
Book Review: 'Mary Flora Bell' by Nancy Veysey and Ryan Becker
Ryan Becker is relatively new to the literary scene, a handsome young man with a penchant for the gruesome. His list of books to date are TRUE CRIME STORIES Volumes 1 and 2, ROBERT BERDELLA: The True Story of a Man who turned his Darkest Fantasies into a Reality Volume 1, EDMUND KEEPER: The True Story of the Brutal Co-Ed Butcher Volume 2, JEFFREY DAHMER: The Gruesome True Story of a Hungry Cannibalistic Rapist and Necrophiliac Serial Killer Volume 3, TED BUNDY The Horrific True Story behind America's Most Wicked Serial Killer Volume 4 and now MARY FLORA BELL The Horrific True Story behind an Innocent Girl Serial Killer. At the end of this book his biography is scant though important – 'Ryan Becker aims to write all the stories he has read and watched and letting himself be taken into the world of true mysteries and psychological murder crime stories. He also wants to share his experience of his younger days with the readers on how he immersed himself with the dark reality of the world. He loves to tell a true story that will make you solve a puzzle on your mind. He is now living with his wife and two sons. Ideally, Ryan wants to leave a mark on the reader with his dark true crime stories.' In this volume he is joined by author Nancy Veysey.
In the Introduction Ryan and Nancy delve into the psychology of children as killers: 'Evil kids. One of the most terrifying things any writer can possibly conjure up. The twins from The Shining, Samara from The Ring, hell, even young Michael Myers, before he gets all serial kill-ery is one creepy-ass kid. But that's just fiction, right? Well, what happens when the lines of fiction and reality blur, causing kids to cross them? It wasn't that long ago we heard about two young girls trying to sacrifice a third girl to the fictional character known as Slender man. If they're telling the truth, then maybe, just maybe, these girls confused fictional evil acts and the reality of committing evil deeds. So, what about kids who make a conscious choice to commit violent acts, including mutilation and murder? The story that follows is a real story of violence and murder committed by a real kid, who knew exactly what she was doing when she violated other children. She wanted to inflict pain. She wanted to kill. And that's exactly what Mary Bell did, fifty years ago, in 1968.'
The synopsis is succinct and well scribed- 'What can drive a young and seemingly innocent child to kill? Murder is horrible enough when perpetrated by adults, and yet the concept takes on a whole new level of chilling morbidity when a murderer is revealed to be a young boy or girl. Is it the result of severe trauma manifesting itself in the most macabre of ways? Is it the progeny of some severe mental disorder? Or were they influenced by the actions of the people they grew up with? Most of the time, the answers to such a question are simple but no less horrific. Eleven-year-old Mary Flora Bell was tried and found guilty in 1968 for the coldhearted murders of two very young boys – crimes which she committed without any hint of remorse. After her past and motives have been examined, hindsight asks the pressing question: Was she a victim in as much as she was a killer? From the details of her murders to the dark childhood she suffered, Mary Flora Bell's short but horrific time as a child serial killer will be analyzed in detail within.'
Fine writing, expert investigation and documentation, and a pace that speeds the reader through this grotesque tale make this a book to recommend and an introduction to a solid writer. Incredible as it sounds, this book makes a fine if terrifying novel! And to add to the shivers, Ryan adds a Bonus Book of 12 other true crime stories at book's end! Grady Harp, April 18
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, NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 11 – The Nairobi County Government on Tuesday benefited from two storm water drain flushing machines from the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development in a bid to help solve drainage problems in the capital city.
Speaking during the flag off, Transport and Urban Development Cabinet Secretary James Macharia said the unit is aimed at helping unclog drainage systems which has been a big challenge in the city during rainy season.
"We need to make sure that drainage systems are unclogged so that Kenyans do not suffer any more from flooding in the city and estates so this machine has come at the right time," said Macharia.
Macharia said Machakos, Kajiado and Kiambu Counties will also benefit from this World Bank funded project of unblocking drainage systems in cities.
According to Macharia, the whole project costs around Sh500 million and Nairobi alone has been allocated 75 per cent of the money which is approximately Sh400 million because it's the capital city.
Macharia further applauded Governor Mike Sonko for the ongoing beautification program and filling of potholes within the city.
Governor Sonko said the unit will go a long way in helping clean the city.
"The machines will work faster as no manual labour will be required. They will help clear the blocked drainage as the country is still expecting heavy rains," said Sonko.
One pressure machine is estimated to cost of Sh25 million and is said to have the ability to remove all waste materials from the drainage leaving it clear for free flow of water.
Jiangxi Water and Hydropower Construction is the company in contract with the Nairobi Government to work on unblocking the drainages.
Other major projects under this project include the construction of fire stations along Kangundo Road and Waithaka.


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2017 Invitation Letter
Invitation Letter
Dear Friends,Compassionate Service Society will hold World Peace Gathering in Orange County on September 7, 8 and 9, 2018. This year, we will celebrate 10 years Anniversary of World Peace Gathering. Looking over the past decade, 10 years is not the destination but an important milestone demonstrating the faith and countless support of thousands of attendees each year. World Peace Gathering had a humble beginning and faced numerous challenges of wet winter rain and extremely hot summer when it was held inside a tent of Phoenix Club in Anaheim for consecutive years. Eventually, it was moved to Long Beach Convention in order to serve a growing number of attendees in subsequent years. This is a turning point depicting the maturity of our event management and providing an international venue capable of serving over one thousand people. This year, World Peace Gathering will take place at Anaheim Convention Center, an elegant world class conference center that can accommodate several thousand attendees and is located near many Southern California communities. The growth of World Peace Gathering shows the power of collective prayers. We all want peace and healing, first within our hearts, then within our family, then to our community, and the world. Our World Peace Gathering is just for these purposes.
Compassionate Service Society and Venerable Master Heng Chang cordially invite you to join:
10 Years Anniversary
2018 World Peace Gathering
Friday September 7, Saturday September 8 and Sunday September 9, 2018
At the Anaheim Convention Center
800 W. Katella Ave., Anaheim, CA 92802
Highlights of the 2018 World Peace Gathering include many educational and spiritual activities such as: Prayers, dharma talks, meditation, Exercise for World Peace, Three-Steps- One Bow for world peace, Tea Meditation for world peace, Photography Exhibition of 10 years World Peace Gathering and Peace Mandala Ceremony.
Peace Mandala Ceremony, the main attraction of World Peace Gathering, will be held on Sunday September 9, 2018. Mandala is a dharma assembly where the aggregation of spiritual power of myriads of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas and thousands of attendees takes place. The function of the Mandala is to bring peace and healing to the sick and the suffering and liberation to those who have passed away. It also has the unique power to transform karmic obstructions of all those who attend.
In addition, Compassionate Service Society also offers the 12-day Altruistic Home-Leaving program (from 8/30/2018 to 9/10/2018) that provides the unique opportunity for participants to experience the transcending path toward Truth, Goodness, and Beauty, and to inspire practitioners to integrate the essence of Buddhism into their daily life. This short-term cultivation is called Altruistic Home-Leaving, or the practice of leaving home for 12-days, and we request that the participants make a vow to cultivate on behalf of one (or many) loved ones. This dedicated practice will transform our own karmic hindrances, and we only develop true loving-kindness and manifest altruistic behaviors when we cultivate "on behalf of others".
For more details about registration to attend the Dharma Assembly, participate in the retreats, volunteer, or donate, please visit our website: http://wpg.compassheart.com. The Organizing and Service Committee sincerely requests all who wish to attend to register soon to help facilitate their meal and transportation planning for these three days. Meal tickets for lunch and dinner will be distributed when you come to the Dharma Assembly. Please register at:
Online: http://wpg.compassheart.com
Phone: 714-561-5974
In person at CompaSS Center: 420 S. Brookhurst St., Anaheim, CA 92804
May you and your family be well in body and mind, and your wishes be fulfilled.
Namo Amitabha Buddha,
Venerable Master Heng Chang and Compassionate Service Society


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Our pick of the best tracks for cruising your way a weekend of musical kicks in the sticks
Before the festival, comes the road-trip. Up and down the land, people are now stuffing their cars with tents and cranking their stereos. We've come up with 50 tracks to soundtrack your journey. Starting with one of Josh Homme's sexiest road-huggers, Queens Of The Stone Age's 'Go With The Flow'. It'll put the right kind of speed humps into any festival road-trip.
You wouldn't have let most members of Primal Scream operate a vehicle, any heavy machinery, or indeed a spork around the time 'Screamadelica' came out, and yet the full version of 'Higher Than The Sun (A Dub Symphony In Two Parts)' is just the right balance of euphorically pulsing and mystically soothing for a long journey. Don't be surprised if you end up somewhere far stranger than Donington.
"OUT HERE IN THE FIELDS! NOODLES FOR MY MEALS!" The Who at the Isle Of Wight festival in 1970 was one of the performances that defined the rock festival experience. More than four decades on, and the best intro to any song by anyone ever is still a peerless way to get the adrenaline flowing, the neck-hairs a prickling and the Wayne's World-style mass singalongs going.
Talking of Wayne's World, there's no way you can think of music, friends and cars without thinking of one particular scene in one particular film. Yes, it's that much-copied scene in '90s rock comedy classic Wayne's World where Wayne, Garth and pals headbang along to Queen's baroque masterpiece 'Bohemian Rhapsody'. It demands reenactment.
There's any number of Jonathan Richman/Modern Lovers songs which would make perfect speedy, scrappy driving companions – 'Roadrunner', for starters – but for us, you can't beat 'New England', a sweet and silly ode to travelling the world just to find that home is where the heart (and also hot running water and fridge full of food) is.
Doing a 'We won the Mercury Music Prize, dontcha know'-sized jaunt round the big festivals this summer, Alt-J's winsome and winning 'Breezeblocks' will be as refreshing as a summer breeze through a sunroof as you traverse that clammy tarmac.
On the Stones' 1997 Bridges To Babylon tour, they held a web vote in which audiences could vote to change their setlist; one of the most popular corrections was the addition of 'Gimme Shelter', a howling masterpiece of storm-in-heaven bluesy menace. It's essential listening before any rock festival. Just maybe don't judge the early-doors bands too harshly when you do arrive...
If you're going further than the corner shop, you should probably just put the whole of the easy, breezy, but heartsore-at-the-core 'Harvest' on your list. 'Are You Ready For The Country?' though, poses a question all your passengers should be asking themselves. And by 'country', Neil means 'long-drop toilets'.
If you're getting just a little bit too pumped-up for road safety, calm things down with Richard D James' amniotic electronica twinkler 'Jynweythek' from 2001's 'Drukqs'. You don't want to peak before you even muddy your shoes, do you? Have a travel sweet.
If you play Tom Petty And The Heartbreaker's 'American Girl', and all your fellow travellers are not thumping every available surface while howling their little hearts out to this prime, palpitating gem of American heartland rock, you have no choice but to eject them immediately onto the hard should. Them's the rules.
Have you heard this new Daft Punk song? It's called 'Get Lucky'. Some guy called Pharrell Williams on it. Apparently it's really catchy, and it's got this great rolling groove that seems like it could, should never end, a musical perpetual motion machine. No, we're not sure if we've heard it around either.
World-bestriding rave monkeys Crystal Fighters are a pretty huge draw on the Euro festival circuit, and if you've ever seen them live in the small hours, you'll know why. The acoustic version of their classily wistful Latin/Balearic banger 'Champion Sound' has a mystical campfire charm. Don't be ashamed; get yer bongos out.
Nothing will give you the true grit and belly-fire to keep your chin up for those last few miles than Johnny's manly mumble on 'I've Been Everywhere'. Plus, when he starts listing those placenames, "I've been to Pilton and back" doesn't really sound like such a big deal.
"Blue-jean baby, LA lady..." If we're talking communal emotion, it doesn't get a lot more universal than Elton John's 'Tiny Dancer', and the van scene from Almost Famous is second only to Wayne's World in terms of compulsively re-enactable cultural adorability.
You probably don't want to follow Lykke's example in terms of her orienteering (you'll find that following a) signs and b) roads is genuinely more effective) but you'll struggle to follow the ace piano-house Magician Remix of her awesome 'I Follow Rivers'.
Young and old, modern and classic united to electric effect in Jamie xx and the late Gil-Scott Heron's collaboration album 'We're New Here', one of the standout moments being 'I'll Take Care Of U'. Just think of the amazing cultural fusions you could cook up with that greybearded hippy thumbing for a lift! Go on, pull over...
Alright, we're deep into the journey - time to crack out the seriously deep beats in the form of SBTRKT'S 'Wildfire'. As slinky as blarting, wubbing synths can get, with Little Dragon vocalist Yukimi Nagano's smokey, smoking vocal coiling round sinous bubblings. There'll be some serious full-upper-body nodding in the back at this point.
Mac De Marco's 'Cooking Up Something Good' is the perfect snake-in-the-grass wrong 'un summer anthem, all good-time vibes, unsettlingly almost-detuning guitars and subtly dysfunctional lyrics. Just the thing you need for a disreputable road-trip.
As anyone who's read the feature in this week's NME will know, Deerhunter's Bradford Cox is an absolute indie hero in all regards. The truly magnetic and eerie 'Desire Lines' from 2010's 'Halcyon Digest', where he implores "Come with me/For always/Every day" begs for pensive window-staring.
Biffy Clyro are going to own Reading And Leeds as comprehensively as they do not seem to own shirts. Give yourself a foretaste of their sweaty Caledonian rock god glory by air-drumming to their biggest pop-rock moment ever, 'Bubbles'.
Slow-burn bangers: equally suited to both barbecues and length car-trips. This season's beat-butchers of choice are London duo Mount Kimbie, whose 'Made To Stray' will keep you true to your destination.
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LA indie-rockers Allah-Las are kindred spirits to Black Lips, all surfy sass and bad-kid mischievous intent. Their 'Long Journey' has a roll and swagger as comfortable as one of those novelty animal neck cushions you can get in the M1's darker corners.
'Apocalypse Dreams': just the sort of reveries you'll be having after three hours' sleep over a weekend filled with pyro, falafel and friendly maniacs. The soothing innerspaces of Tame Impala's sonic universe will make it seem less scary as the milometer turns you slowly back to reality.
Dark-hearted young Brooklynites DIIV's angst-rock is both sweeping and thrusting, a bit like an inappropriate broom. 'Doused' will have you flouncing round those corners with moody aplomb. Goths like driving too, you know.
Making sure this year's festivals will be both lairy and trippy at the same time, the Brummie scene figureheads are at their most swooningly, stroppingly exciting on this alternately liquid and explosive 'Delicious'. You're likely to be seeing them in a field at some point this summer, so get overexcited early and prolong the Peace-y pleasure.
'Cough Cough''s shifting, sharp-cut rhythms are just the ticket for keeping tired brains sharp on the road, and that martial sense of purpose and synth-fizzy chorus will keep you backseat passengers drumming their knees until that deliciously flowing chorus kicks in. Everyone will be shimmyin' in their seats. Well, as much as your seat belt will allow.
There are many reasons to put the dance track of the year, 'White Noise' by Disclosure ft AlunaGeorge on your playlist, but only one that makes it absolutely essential that hackle-raising, hip-twitching damn bass.
Few people do sun-fried euphoria like St Albans' funky-limbed dance-pop ambassadors Friendly Fires, and 'Kiss Of Life' is one of their biggest rushes: best for sunrise, sunset, or any point in the journey that involves sweeping vistas. If you have no vistas, a hard shoulder will do.
"I'll take my car and drive real far/They're not concerned about the way we are/In my mind my dreams are real/Now you concerned about the way I feel toniiiiiiight..." 'Rock N' Roll Star' is one of Oasis' best "I'll take you all on, on my own" moments from the early days. Be warned: could encourage reckless driving.
No traffic-fugged apathy can survived the juddering, air-raid warning impact of that intro to Guns N' Roses' 'Welcome To The Jungle' – the way it unwinds itself from jagged stutters into great, looping swaggering curves of Slash's guitar and Axl's depraved moan. Plus, you can have a competition to see who can do the "Kn-kn-kn-kn-KNEES! KNEES!" bit best.
Two Door Cinema Club's 'Sun' is a classically easy, breezy, steering-wheel tapper about feeling lost on your travels through the big world, but knowing somewhere back where you started, someone's waiting. "Drawn apart, New York and London/Now all I see are distant drumlins". Also, there's a fun car game: drumlin spotting!
So, 'Let's Go Surfing' by The Drums. First things first, friends: no one is getting on the roof. Let's make that clear. No one on the roof. You can do that surfing dance with your hands, though, and wind that window right down for the wind in your hair and a summer-pop bouffant vibe.
Naughty, grizzly, grungy and rebellious – Darwin Deez's 'Free' is perfect for getting a bit too lairy than is advisable in a hatchback at that "How far have we gone now? Twenty miles? Are you joking?" peaking-too-soon stage of the journey.
"Running with believers/No time for fevers: Jamie T's 'Sticks N' Stones' on the drive down will both get you in the scampering-over-grassy-expansives-like-a-geezer festival spirit, and serve as a serious-minded reminder of the necessity of avoiding food poisoning.
One of PJ Harvey's strutty, shiny big rock moments, 'Big Exit' is the archetypal soundtrack to every perfect Badlands/Wild At Heart/True Romance style Bonnie'n'Clyde, you-and-me-versus-the-world movie ever made. Maybe you too can find your murderous soulmate in M&S Simply Food...
Two Tame Impala songs? Well, 'Lonerism' was our album of the year 2012, y'know, and if you listen to the none-more-stompy psych-romp 'Elephant' in a moving vehicle, you can pretend you're actually riding an elephant. A war elephant.
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros' 'Home' perfectly sums up that sweetly tired, over-emotional home journey, with a rousing chanted chorus to drive tired feets onwards. Go on, lean your head on someone's sleepy shoulder. Not if you're driving, like.
Get that suspension well and truly tested with the smoothest, silliest of car-themed slow jams with R&B's most twisted of utter geniuses: R Kelly's 'Ignition (Remix)'. Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce...
The way David Byrne's vocal builds from eerie, borderline-cracked resignation to full on psychotropic gospel wigout on the Talking Head's 'Road To Nowhere' is the perfect soundtrack to the moment you realise you've just accidentally shot past the last services for 45 miles.
AC/DC's 'Highway To Hell': There's no air con, your friends are doing your nut in, and you've got tent poles jabbing you where tent poles shouldn't be. Still, only four hours to go! Don't worry. Bon Scott, the rock god of the angry and cabin-fevered, feels your pain - this track was actually written about AC/DC's gruelling touring schedule.
One of the all time great breaking-for-the-border riffs, Steppenwolf's 'Born To Be Wild' scores double points for its appearance on the soundtrack for classic tripped-out roadtrip movie Easy Rider, the film that nailed the '60s in all their freewheelin, abyss-surfing madness.
The Beatles - 'Drive My Car' is probably the driving song that everyone thinks of first, and its sexily liberated undercurrents ("beep-beep, beep-beep, yeaaaaaah"), this would make a fittingly rousing soundtrack for the Changing Of The Sleepy Drivers.
If you're lucky enough to be going to the Deerhunter-curated ATP this June, you'll be able to see The Breeders' Deal sisters sing their sweetly twisted country amble 'Drivin' On 9' in person. If not, get this on and get your whistlin' lips pursed.
Bruce Springsteen is a man who knows how to create energy, and his sparks have rarely flown faster than on this perky-riffed, thigh-slapping, "woo-hoo-hoo"ing, archetypally Springsteenian ode to the dignity of the working man, 'Born To Run'. Go on, give that chap in the neon tabard a big hearty wave as you fly past with your fold-up featherbeds, you pampered little minxes.
Well, someone round here needs to be sensible, and in an unlikely turn of events, it's Brett 'Chemically Adventurous Arse-Slapper' Anderson. Speed limits are there for a reason, in-transit revellers: take heed to Suede's cautionary tale, the chilling 'Daddy's Speeding', one of 'Dog Man Star''s many dark corners.
Super Furry Animal Gruff Rhys and Boom Bip's side venture Neon Neon are so automobile-obssessed they wrote a concept album about '80s car designer John Delorean, and this crunchy, soaring synth'n'riff-pop of 'Dream Cars' has an airbrushed fantasy sheen that'll have you reaching into the glove compartment for your coloured Ray-Bans.
Speed! The glory of the open road! Robots! Kraftwerk were so good at writing roadtrip songs, the adjective 'motorik' had to be dreamed up to do them justice. Your journey will speed me in a hum of vibrant efficiency with them by your side.
Some serious heart-thumping, dashboard-bashing torrid romance to guide you to your final destination. Roy Orbison, The Big O, and his 'I Drove All Night': Altogether now, and visualise that dance tent: "This fever for you is just burning me up insiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiideeeee"
"Here in my car/Where the image breaks down/Will you visit me please/If I open my door in cars": has anyone ever captured the psyche-dissolving torture of a traffic jam so well as the Nume in the classic right-angled robo-romp that is 'Cars'? If all that sounds a bit much, get your summer dystopian vibe on with Tobagan steel band Katzenjammer's brilliantly sprightly cover instead.


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Why Every Family Needs A Will
By Marijane Cauthorn
Frequently the phrase "if I die" comes up during estate planning conversations with clients. Yet it is never a matter of if, only when. According to some estimates, nearly half of Americans with children do not have a Will, Power of Attorney, or Health Care Directive. Additionally, more than 40 percent of Baby Boomers do not have their estate planning completed. An estate plan can prevent family disputes, ensure your assets are passed to the beneficiaries of your choice and identify guardians for minor dependents.
A Will, Power of Attorney and Health Care Directive are a few of the documents to consider establishing for your family.
Some people believe that their spouse and dependents will automatically inherit their assets. That is not necessarily the case in Georgia. An estate without a will must go through the probate court. The court will make estate decisions for you, including who will care for your children. Probate court will cost your family money and can tie up an estate for months or even years. It is better to take the time to make your decisions now than to wait for the unexpected to occur.
Are you ready to set up a meeting with an attorney at Cauthorn Nohr & Owen about your estate planning? Here's what you'll need:
- Beneficiaries: Bring names, addresses and their relationship to you
- Executor of the estate as well as an alternate executor: Bring names and addresses
- Guardians for minor children: Bring names and addresses
- Estate: Bring a list of both your accounts and real property. Also bring a list of personal items if you wish to leave specific items to individuals
- Family business information: We'll discuss the benefits of setting up the family business as a limited liability asset
- Charities: Determine if you want to donate a portion of your assets to a charity
- Identify and document digital assets: Accounts, user ids, and passwords need to be inventoried and made available to an executor
- Questions: Make a list of questions you have for your attorney
Your Will should be reviewed and updated if you get a divorce; marry; adopt or have children; a beneficiary, guardian or executor dies; you move to another state; or your financial situation greatly changes. Once your estate planning is completed make sure you have copies made, stored in a safe place, and given to a trusted source.
Facing end-of-life decisions can be emotionally difficult, it is natural to procrastinate. Procrastinating is never a good idea. Let's get started today.
Marijane Cauthorn is CNO's managing partner


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Sri Lanka, Nov 02 (Capital Leads) – Despite political undercurrents, the Colombo Stock Exchange posted the highest weekly gain for the year this week while the turnover more than trebled from the week before.
Last Friday, Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena appointed the former President Mahinda Rajapakse as the new Prime Minister dismissing Ranil Wickramasinghe, the former Prime Minister of the coalition government he led. With Parliament prorogued, Mr. Wickramasinghe refuses to leave office claiming he commands the majority in the house.
However, members of the new cabinet of ministers were sworn in throughout the week with Mr. Rajapaksha being given the portfolio of Finance and Economic Affairs.
ASPI records the highest close in more than a month: Recording its highest weekly gain for the year, the All Share Price Index (ASPI) notched up 4.46 percent to close the week at 6,092.21 points, its highest close since September 12, 2018 and 260.25 points higher than the week before.
Meanwhile, more liquid S&P SL20 Index stood up 211.10 points to end the week at 3,208.43 points, 7.04 percent higher than the previous week.
Turnover more than trebles as on-board contribution picks up: While the number of shares increased up to 222.4 mn of shares from 57.8 mn of previous week, on-board contribution to the turnover jumped to 42 percent from 28 percent with weekly turnover increasing over three times to LKR9.9 bn (USD57.0 mn) from the week before.
CSE records net foreign inflow in more than three weeks: After fifteen long sessions, the market witnessed net foreign inflow on Friday led by foreign interest in banking stocks. However, with turnover picking up, foreign investors offloaded shares worth a net LKR3.9 bn (USD22.2 mn) over the week, extending the year-to-date net foreign outflow to LKR13.6 bn (USD78.4 mn).
JKH leads turnover generation driven by local buying: John Keells Holdings (JKH) leading the daily turnover generation in four of the five sessions of the week, lifted the week's turnover with 42 percent of contribution as the stock gained 7.78 percent driven by local investor interest.
Furthermore, Commercial Bank (COMB) and National Development Bank (NDB) generating 6 percent and 5 percent of the turnover respectively enjoyed foreign buying with the former gaining 12.33 percent while the latter 3.04 percent.
Generating half of this week's turnover, diversified holdings gained 7.32 percent leading the sector-wise contribution to the turnover while banks, finance and insurance sector edged up 5.69 percent accounting for 29 percent of the turnover.


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Strong storms in Chicago since this Monday morning which resulted in canceled flights, some airport damage and increasing the city's flight-delay record.
The severe thunderstorms produced winds of more than 60 mph with hail and heavy rain.
More than 100 flights out of Chicago's O'Hare International Airport were canceled.
Airlines with hubs at O'Hare and Midway, including American Airlines and Southwest, will likely have delays throughout the day due to the morning storms.
This storm is reminiscent of an earlier storm that hit Chicago on May 29. A report released last Thursday by the Department of Transportation indicates that the May storm resulted in the highest number of runway delays since the DOT implemented their new regimen of fines in April 2010.
During the May storm, 16 planes waited on the runway for more than three hours and hundreds of flights were canceled. Prior to this storm there were only 20 tarmac delays for more than three hours. The DOT has yet to issue any fines and is waiting for the government to determine if safety or security issues made the runway delays necessary.
The DOT's report also indicated that more flights were on time in May 2011 than in April 2011, though the previous May had a better record. Approximately 77 percent of all flights were on time this May compared to 75.5 in April and 79.9 in May 2010.
The storm is currently moving east through the Chicago at 65 mph toward northwest Indiana, so officials are confident that flights will not be further disrupted.


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Artist's Insights Series January 2018
Insight 1: Risk & Reward
"There is no fear at the moment of impact."
From 2011-2016 Richard Orbach discreetly documented the cutting and transformation of many of recent history's great gemstones of color in the workshop of legendary gem cutters Reginald C. Miller Lapidary. This video short is the first in a series of brief insights to include both the art of the lapidary, the artists who practice the ancient art of gem cutting and the unique partnership of man and nature in bringing beauty, light and value into being.


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Avascular necrosis of humeral head in an elderly patient with tuberculosis: a case report
Avascular necrosis of humeral head in an elderly patient with tuberculosis: a case report - Download this document for free, or read online. Document in PDF available to download.
Journal of Medical Case Reports
, 2:361
First Online: 04 December 2008Received: 06 February 2008Accepted: 04 December 2008DOI: 10.1186-1752-1947-2-361
Cite this article as: Agarwal, R., Gupta, R., Singh, S. et al. J Med Case Reports 2008 2: 361. doi:10.1186-1752-1947-2-361
IntroductionOsteonecrosis avascular necrosis is known to be caused by high-dose corticosteroid therapy, alcoholism and rarely by infections. However, a tubercular etiology of this condition is very rare. A review of the literature yielded only a few cases of polyarticular tuberculosis with osteonecrosis in immunosuppressed individuals. No case of monoarticular tubercular osteonecrosis diagnosed by aspiration cytology was found. Since tuberculosis is a curable disease, an early and accurate diagnosis is essential.
Case presentationA 60-year-old Indian man presented with diffuse swelling and pain in the left shoulder for the previous 6 months. A computed tomography scan of the left shoulder revealed crescentic lucency in the humeral head, suggestive of osteonecrosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology smears from the swelling showed features of an acute suppurative lesion. Stain for acid-fast bacillus was positive and thus, a final clinico-pathological diagnosis of osteonecrosis of humeral head with tubercular etiology was rendered. The patient was initiated on anti-tuberculous therapy with symptomatic improvement in his condition.
ConclusionOsteonecrosis, a debilitating disease, may rarely occur due to tuberculosis, especially in endemic areas. Fine needle aspiration cytology is an effective and inexpensive modality for an early diagnosis of the tubercular etiology of osteonecrosis.
AbbreviationsANAanti-nuclear antibody
AVNavascular necrosis
CTcomputed tomography
ESRerythrocyte sedimentation rate
FNAfine needle aspiration
HIVHuman Immunodeficiency Virus
MRImagnetic resonance imaging
PPDpurified protein derivative
TUtuberculin units.
Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article doi:10.1186-1752-1947-2-361 contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Author: Renu Agarwal - Ruchika Gupta - Sompal Singh - Kusum Gupta - Madhur Kudesia
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In addition to this we hope to hold social events to allow different cohorts and students to come together/socialize to allow us to share our experiences with each other.
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K2 - Morning Seven
The Elecraft Mailing List is great - I had two emails overnight that had the exact
answer to my problem.
Thanks to: Michael - DC0ZO & AL - WA6VNN
Switch off, then press and hold the keys 4,5,6 and switch
on. This will reset your K2 (see Manual page 102)
That resolved my issue. I only had a few minutes before work this morning to test
it... but things are looking good now. I will try to finish the initial alignment
tonight after work.


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Midway through our week at SPLASH 8 (each of the 10 GAP houses is numbered), we got a call saying there were both a house and kids waiting for us.
So this weekend we will be packing up our daily life and moving it to a new house, for good. Joining us on Monday will be a set of four siblings (3 boys and a girl, all middle-school or younger), a teen boy, and a teen girl.
It has been fun to see how other families order their days and to have an opportunity to test out our skills in a home with lots of chances for immediate feedback. But I can not tell you how excited I am to have my own home.
The house we are moving into is still in the process of being renovated. We did a walk through yesterday and it is far from finished, but with a good team, and some elbow grease it should at least be functioning by Monday for us to bring kids in.
My fingers are crossed!
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Ever since the first episode of Empire, I've had a serious hard-on for Jussie Smullett. It's only intensified over the years, especially when he grew out his hair and beard. After seeing these photos, I'm even more all in than before 🙂
Nude pictures of the 34-year-old actor have surfaced online. If you thought the Empire State Building was big, wait til you see his skyscraper. I can't even imagine what that thing looks like erect.
I do feel bad that his privacy was invaded, but I just can't help but look. If you have no qualms about it as well, head over to OMG BLOG to check out the NSFW pics of Smollett in all his naked glory.


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Larry, "Diesel" and Hélène complete "Barbara"/
We don't think Larry appreciated a "Harder" WOD, but the trio worked through it nonetheless. Rory powered through her rounds, even helping Hélène with her muddled counting at the end.
Oh, and who's "Diesel"? We couldn't resist introducing Rory's new nickname. She may take more time at the beginning of class, but she's deadly once she gets through the warm up.


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Our role is to understand our client's needs through a process of discovery and exploration. The spirit engendered by our approach brings clarity to the process of defining the program and refining the connections, purpose and functionality of the client's design aspirations. It is our goal to design, develop and influence with what we build, providing a finished project that is connected to the land and environment while providing inspirational and personal spaces for our clients.
Schematic Design
From early conceptual and planning stages through to construction documentation and administration, our intent is to provide intelligent direction aimed at embodying value for our clients. Whether it is with individual private clients or with larger organizations composed of owners, users and stakeholders, our specialized value is based on our commitment to listen, record and respond with sensitivity to the subject and the desired objectives. Our goal is to seek creative, economic and environmentally sound solutions that meet client aspirations within their budgetary framework.
Projects begin with simultaneous analysis of program and site. We gather, observe and absorb all that we can in relation to each of these aspects. With every site we seek to enhance the best points and find ways to creatively respond to any imposed realities or restrictions to achieve positive design outcomes.
At this early discovery stage we gather and categorize the most important points to respond to and that need to be managed. A steep site may mean an opportunity to explore a more dynamic structure that can be expressed in the building and provide delight to the owner. We also take care to begin analyzing any prevalent environmental influences or conditions of the site.
Each client has the essentials of their program of requirements to bring forward in our early discussions. To many clients the desired spaces will be very specific to their ideas or experience as to what a space may be like. Our art is to extract these ideas in their purest form to ensure we catch the spirit of intention. Early meetings focus on a series of discussions and discovery as we exchange ideas and relate them to the site and to the specific functions of the project.
As our understanding of both the site and the program matures, we code the program functions and assign these functions to site locations, in effect generating a concept for the building. At this time environmental influences like wind, rain and sun exposure on the site exert their influence on the design more and more as the design evolves. These natural conditions influence the design with their own requirements for protection, sheltering or exposing presented as opportunities for expression in the massing of the building.
Design Development
With a concept in place a rough plan is generated and with it a 3D massing study so that we can begin evaluating how the building relates to the site in three dimensions. With the 3D massing model taking shape we work toward building a strong dialogue between the site and the program culminating in a successful design solution to which our client may feel intimately connected.
The design develops, is refined and begins to take on its particular character as a result of all the influences exerted on it by client, architect, site, program and environmental conditions.
Construction Documents
Throughout the design process and integral to it we research and explore the type and use of materials for exterior and interior applications. The locale of the site, the expression of the desired finished product and economics of the project will play major roles in influencing the final selections.
With the design refined and the solution meeting the aspirations of our client the project development proceeds to construction drawing and specification stage and closer to the realm of the building contractor to expedite the drawings to built reality. Under construction the team of architect, client and contractor engage in a collaborative effort to transform the design intention into physical form.


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Social Impacts of the California Drought
Lead CCASS Contact: Diana Liverman
How has drought in California affected rural communities in the state's Central Valley? Ph.D. candidate Christina Greene has received a $95,000 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant to examine impacts in the economically disadvantaged San Joaquin Valley, where most community members work in agriculture, migrating seasonally or remaining year-round. The research is intended to develop more useful indicators of the social impacts of drought that will help in the development of policies to alleviate them.
More info: http://www.environment.arizona.edu/news/ua-researcher-awarded-95000-work-social-impacts-drought