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I absolutely LOVE the movie "Hope Floats" with Sandra Bullock (playing Birdee) and Harry Connick Jr (as Justin Matisse). The first time my sister and I watched it, we got angry. "What the HECK!? How much more can go wrong for this girl!?" But in the end she pulls through and she walks off into happily ever after with cowboy version of HCJ. Birdee's mother, Ramona (played by Gena Rowlands), is an absolute rock throughout all of Birdee's trials. There's one scene where she's having a special moment with her granddaughter, Bernice, and says, "My Cup Runneth Over." Later at the end, sweet Bernice, who'd gone through everything alongside her mama, also says reflects on how absolutely loved she feels with the same phrase. I was lucky enough to catch this flick last night and the line stuck with me.
I'd like to think I walk around constantly throwing confetti and making everyone's day better, but sometimes even pink-loving PartyBFF feels blue. I'm a pretty bubbly girl. We all know this, and it didn't take long for my pals to notice that I'd gone flat. Work is stressful and growing old isn't fun, but all it takes sometimes is a sweet treat from a friend and a good conversation with your hubby to pick you back up to glitter-tossing status. A series of events brought the pep back into my step. One of my pals stopped by work with an early birthday gift and a sweet treat. I came home to one of the SWEETEST cards from another friend. I was overwhelmed with love from family and friends this morning and only have more to look forward to with all of the sweet surprises my husband has planned for this weekend.
My cup does runneth over and I'm so lucky to have everyone remind me so. Birthdays or any celebration remind us of how lucky we are to have what we do. From my girls who know exactly which sweet treat picks me up, to my in-laws who don't let thousands of miles stop them from showing their love, to my family who is constantly on the run with me making me laugh (my grandpa actually interrupted my writing with his fabulous opera rendition of "Happy Birthday!"). I am a lucky girl.
Life is a celebration. Sometimes it's the prep. Sometimes it's the cleanup, and sometimes someone we dislike crashes the party. But you have to simply grab a cocktail, clink to a toast and celebrate the wonderful things you have.


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India is one of the leading country in the sector of gems and jewelry in the past few years. This sector has achieved a lot of popularity around the world.
Jaipur, "the pink city of India" is the second largest gems and jewelry center. It is one of the leading cities in terms of the sales of the gems and jewelry to the foreigners. Jaipur is one of the leading manufacturers of the colored gems. This place is a step ahead in modernization of gems and jewelry. It is one of the cities that use one of the modern gems and jewelry machines. This city is also one of the best manufacturers of these compounds. It has also a lot of gems laboratory to test them or to check the purity. stars and designers of Bollywood and Hollywood regular visit Jaipur for the shopping of its well-known gems and jewelry.
Gems and jewelry are the major economical part of this city. Gems and jewelry are major precious and luxurious component, and the Jaipur market is one of the leading and growing city in terms of the business of these components. Jaipur is also one of the largest gems and jewelry processor, thanks to the jewellers in Jaipur. Jaipur has achieved excellence in polishing the gems and jewelry around the world. It is one of the biggest exporter city of gems and jewelry in India. The gems and jewelry has affected the economy of Jaipur and this industry has also occupied one of the major employments in this city. Normally the gems and jewelry has been categorized in different sectors.
- Ø Some of the sectors are as follows:
- Gemstones: Diamond comes inside this category.
- Jewelry: Gold and Silvers come inside the category of jewelry.
- The third one is Pearl.
Jaipur is one of the significant cities in the production of gems and jewelry. It is also known as the 'key center for the polishing of gemstones '. This city is also popular for its lightweight gold jewelries. City also produces machine made jewelries.
Jaipur has also established a lot of markets for handmade jewelries by seeing the increase in demand of handmade jewelries. This city is also known as the best designer of gems and jewelries. It manufactures the gems by keeping in mind the modern world and demands. There are a lot of old heritage shops of gems and jewelries inside this city that supplies attractive and potential compounds.
Advantages of Jaipur in terms of gems and jewelry:-
- Mecca of gems and jewelry.
- Rich in the tradition.
- The cost of production is very low.
- Gems and jewelries found here are very effective in the world market.
- Rich in different color of gemstones.
- Popular for its light weight jewelries that are easy to carry in parties.
Why from Jaipur?
If someone wants ancient heritage gems and jewelries then Jaipur is the best place for this. Jaipur is well known for its culture, and gems and jewelries are integral part of this city. The gems and jewelries found here are unique in comparison of other places. The techniques used here in crafting the gems and jewelries are totally different and unique from other places. This city is also popular in manufacturing the gems and jewelries for the festivals and marriages. The jewelries of this city never go out of fashion.

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Friday, May 31, 2013
Comics Whatever to Whatever: Who Even Cares
1209. Lame. F
1210. I'm interpreting this as a scathing self-critique, and not as the shitfest it actually is. A+
1211. Hasn't he done this exact same thing before? F
1212. Is it poster time already? F
1213. Randy must have recently discovered a fun way to produce blocks of random numbers. It isn't interesting to anyone else, Randy. F
1214. Slightly better than everything else I reviewed in this post. D-
1215. Handy tips for pretending to have an opinion, from the master of bad opinions. F
1216. Normally I'd say Randy's been reading the blog, but it's not like I update anymore. F
1217. And? F
1218. Lol what is the elvish word for frenemy closed the door? F
1219. Your idea is bad, and you should feel bad. F
78 comments:
- AnonymousMay 31, 2013 at 6:37 PM
as the first poster you get all of my loveDelete
- weaselsoupJune 2, 2013 at 2:40 PM
hah. fooled youDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 3:46 PM
you wishDelete
- weaselsoupJune 3, 2013 at 5:26 PM
yes. yes i doDelete
- AnonymousMay 31, 2013 at 6:45 PM
um... did you know your site is really lazy and bad?ReplyDelete
ok just thought you should know.
- AnonymousMay 31, 2013 at 9:42 PM
Guys. Guys. Randy's done it, he's really done it. I'm sitting there looking at 1219 for the first time and then suddenly the comic bulges in swirling colours not unlike a 2 day old black eye. Suddenl;y I'm seeing shit in it, in... in the comic. Ideas I can't quite grasp, concepts beyond me. Shapes bubble and then form structures not belonging to anything real and the comic's unreadable nature becomes cryptic, like a code. I'm soon cracking at it like so many Japanese trying to understand those Native dudes during World War II. My balance falls to the wayside like so much neglected pantheon and it is then that I realize that the A/C is broke, I'm too dehydrated to sweat anymore, and that going without sleep for 73 and counting hours is a hell of a drug. Off to stumble to the store for either a gatorade or to waste the time of some asshole cop.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 31, 2013 at 9:43 PM
Wait, how is 1214 any better than the rest?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 31, 2013 at 11:43 PM
1214 is a plug for yet another random waste of time. I've humoured Randy and gave it one shot, after which i was too bored to try any more. There's just very little achievement in guessing the correct continent for random bits of backwoods road.ReplyDelete
I found the idea of 1213 mildly amusing, a standardised one-channel test for synesthesia _is_ intrinsically silly, as is a monochrome colour-vision test. But then, well, it feels like 1210 was Randy's own pre-emptive comment on it.
This comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDelete
In case anything like this happens again, I want you to know that cuddlefish will alawys have a safe home on xkcd-sucks with a hyphen. Even when Rob gives up on you, I won't. And Hyphen will never have stupid rules that don't allow you to post new comments after 2 weeks. xkcd-sucks will rise from the ashes of xkcdsucks like a badly drawn stick-phoenix.ReplyDelete
I am not joking. I will continue to post three new reviews per week. You'll see.
- AnonymousJune 1, 2013 at 4:47 AM
I am deeply concerned for you and xkcdsucks Rob.ReplyDelete
Deeply concerned.Replies
i'm not sure what i'm supposed to do with your concern. is there an instruction booklet?Delete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2013 at 10:27 PM
dude. that was rude as hell.Delete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2013 at 7:42 AM
".......i'm not sure what i'm supposed to do with your concern. is there an instruction booklet?......."Delete
I like that!
Totally thieving it.
- AnonymousJune 1, 2013 at 5:41 AM
Rob you should provide links to the comics so I don't have to search to see what you're talking about and also you should give images of each comic instead of providing links so I won't be giving free hits to xkcd.ReplyDeleteReplies
do i look like i'm willing to exert any more than the bare minimum of effortDelete
I insert links to every comic on my blog post.Delete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 12:05 AM
No Jon I can't read that because it is punctuated with hyphens and I do not like punctuation it is bad news.Delete
Since when hating hyphens became okay - I don't think it's okay.Delete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2013 at 9:43 AM
That shitty meme you used on 1219 is kill yourself, and you should kill yourself.ReplyDelete
Wow, you reviewed all of them! Great Job! F+ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 1, 2013 at 10:29 PM
I'm sorry, but I must ask, Rob, why do you persist in this commentary on xkcd?ReplyDeleteReplies
the people demand itDelete
- The PeopleJune 2, 2013 at 1:19 AM
It's true.Delete
- weaselsoupJune 2, 2013 at 2:42 PM
xkcdsucks is the only thing in some of our livesDelete
weaselsoup is the only thing in my lifeDelete
- AnonymousJune 5, 2013 at 11:49 AM
I've been waiting over 2 years for a date with weaselsoup now.Delete
- weaselsoupJune 6, 2013 at 2:56 AM
if you can make rob go back and fill in the reviews he's missed then i'll think about itDelete
also what is your name, are you kind to animals, what kind of films and music do you like, ect ect
- AnonymousJune 6, 2013 at 2:18 PM
My name is Fred. I am kind to all animals, even mosquitoes and tsetse flies. My favourite movie is White Chicks, and my favourite band is White Town.Delete
Do I meet your requirements?
fred has been known to do horrible, violent things to kittensDelete
forget weaselsoup anonymous 2:18 it's me who really loves youDelete
(or at least some elements of your taste in music)
- AnonymousJune 7, 2013 at 6:53 PM
Ann, I basically like any kind of bleepy bloopy music. Electropop and the like.Delete
Does this meet your standards? I assume I haven't impressed Ms Soup.
- AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 9:28 AM
In 2013, is there anyone not mentally retarded who still takes capitalism seriously?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJune 3, 2013 at 7:46 AM
It is the worst of all economic systems, except for all the others.Delete
Capitalism does not exist. Anyone who believes in it is a superstitious fool.Delete
superstitious for a FOOL maybe.Delete
foolish for a SUPERSTITION maybe.Delete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 4:26 PM
Thankfully SMBC is doing cancer comics now so I no longer have to read xkcd.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2013 at 9:02 PM
I know we've had our differences, xkcdsucks, but I wanted to let you all know I love you thiiiiiiis* much. Except for Booty.ReplyDelete
*Not to scale
- AnonymousJune 4, 2013 at 2:23 AM
BOYCOTT AMERICAN WOMENReplyDelete
Why American men should not marry American women
I am an American man, and I have decided to boycott American women. In a nutshell, American women are the most likely to cheat on you, to divorce you, to get fat, to steal half of your money in the divorce courts, don't know how to cook or clean, don't want to have children, etc. Therefore, what intelligent man would want to get involved with American women?
American women are generally immature, selfish, extremely arrogant and self-centered, mentally unstable, irresponsible, and highly unchaste. The behavior of most American women is utterly disgusting, to say the least.
This blog is my attempt to explain why I feel American women are inferior to foreign women (non-American women), and why American men should boycott American women, and date/marry only foreign (non-American) women.
I encourage ALL American men to NEVER MARRY American women, and date/marry only foreign (non-American) women.
A few more reasons to stay away from American women?
-30 percent of American women take psychiatric drugs.
-25 percent of women under the age of 30 have at least one STD.
-85 percent of divorces in America are INITIATED by women, thus women are responsible for the vast majority of divorces.
-70 percent of criminals in America were raised by single mothers, thus feminism is responsible for most crime in America.
-60 percent of American women are fat, overweight, according to government statistics
If you want to get married, find a nice foreign girl from Asia, or South America, or Russia/Eastern Europe. DO NOT MARRY AN AMERICAN WOMAN UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
Give American women the husband they deserve- NONE!
BOYCOTT AMERICAN WOMEN!Replies
If it is going to be like that... Could you send some of that unclaimed pussy down here? It doesn't need to be all of it, I think just 75 percent of it will do.Delete
- AnonymousJune 7, 2013 at 1:44 AM
You can lead a pussy to Eumesmopo but you can't make her interested.Delete
You idiot! Pussy is not an uncountable.Delete
You can have 'a pussy' or 'some pussies' but not 'some pussy'.
"You can have some pussies"Delete
Thanks Jon! Use Sedex, please.
- AnonymousJune 4, 2013 at 7:25 AM
Looking at #2010, I don't think I've seen a greater lack of of self-awareness than this. If I hadn't seen that much blandness in one individual before I wouldn't have believed it was possible. Does he really think he's changed? I like to think it's satire, but I think we all know that for a 'funny' guy, Randy really can't take a joke.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 4, 2013 at 10:39 PM
2011 is probably the worst GOOMH-bait I have ever seen. It leeches actual comedy and sucks it for everything only to remain a disgusting fucking leech pretending to be a Dr. Who joke. It's a disgrace, it's tantamount to sacrelige it's...ReplyDelete
Oh god.
When I started writing this I thought that I was just feeling my old hatred of XKCD arise anew, revigored, rebloodied, but I was wrong, in this instance I admit that I have always been wrong. We hate XKCD not because it's bad, but because it's true. Randall is popular for no other reason than that he is everything nerds are. Sure, we've dusted away the "fake geek" guys into he corner and painted over them with white knights no one asked for, but XKCD is the truth. It's the abyss of our reality staring back. We are actually THAT lame, we are that self-absorbed to shit on everything in the name of fanatcism.
We have met our enemy, and our enemy is -us-.
Excuse me, I have a M9 I've been meaning to use for a while.Replies
- That's what sheJune 5, 2013 at 10:21 AM
A M9? Do you mean an M9, or do you actually pronounce it "mnine"?Delete
- AnonymousJune 5, 2013 at 2:57 PM
it's actualy 'Doctor Who', not 'Dr. Who'Delete
- AnonymousJune 5, 2013 at 9:29 PM
I didn't actually realise what she was talking about until I read the alt-text. This is despite Doctor Who and Abbott and Costello being a few of my favourite things.Delete
I suppose the fans are nonetheless gushing over what brilliant stick figure caricatures have been concocted.
- AnonymousJune 6, 2013 at 6:22 AM
Well if you didn't get it what the hell chance do the rest of us have?Delete
This asshole ostensibly writes a "comic" about "...romance, sarcasm, math, and language." and OBSCURE MUSIC HALL ROUTINES! Does Ol' Fuckface really expect us to work out both the setup AND the punchline he's getting at from two orbs on sticks wearing some clothes; when then joke is so massively outside his chosen target audience?
- AnonymousJune 6, 2013 at 9:01 AM
There's nothing the least bit obscure about the Who's on First bit. It's far more ubiquitous common knowledge than the vast majority of Randall "the actual boston marathon bomber" Munroe's references.Delete
- AnonymousJune 6, 2013 at 11:09 AM
Does something "far more ubiquitous" admit extra dimensions?Delete
undique sum, ubique eo.
1223: Someone who can't even cook for himself preaches at us about how to live our lives. Reminds me of the time Steven Spielberg told me I need to change my underwear once in a while.ReplyDeleteReplies
Are you confused? There hasn't been a 1223 yet. 1222 is the latest comic, and it's awful.Delete
Unless perhaps you're already dismissing the next comic out of hand without even seeing it, which is cool, I guess.
- AnonymousJune 7, 2013 at 3:11 PM
1224: Topical as always. When was the last time anybody even thought about that? Over a year ago?Delete
1225: Stilted dialog, disconnected heads. Alt text explains the joke. When was the last time Randall even tried?Delete
- AnonymousJune 8, 2013 at 3:31 AM
1226: Basic pre-grad mathematics being passed off as deep insight. Sickening to true intellectuals, fascinating to wannabes.Delete
1227: TLDRDelete
- AnonymousJune 9, 2013 at 9:56 AM
1228: Departing from the usual xkcd pablum, ALTF rapes Eumesmopo with a sharpened godemiché tipped with the venom of the Inland Taipan.Delete
- AnonymousJune 10, 2013 at 12:57 AM
So the review for 1224 actually applies to 1223. What's wrong with you guys? Slipping? +1 to Randall.Delete
1229: Another poster comic about how awesome birds/dinosaurs are. It's already for sale.Delete
- AnonymousJune 10, 2013 at 12:43 PM
I don't know what you guys are talking about, 1225 was the best comic in the history of XKCD. It shall be revered by future generations as an example of the power of humor and the pinnacle of discourse in the 21st century. And that shall be reason enough for the 23rd century to retroactively erase us from existence.Delete
- AnonymousJune 8, 2013 at 9:17 AM
Dearest Mr. Jon Levi:ReplyDelete
With the phrase "some pussy", the noun "pussy", in meaning, is meant to transcend the literal concept of a pussy being solely an object - countable noun - and encompasses a certain je ne sais quoi. Saying, "Get me some pussy" would be tantamount to saying, "Get me some sex". "Pussy" in this context, instantiates a particular usage different from its standard meaning. I am sure there is a sesquipedalic word which designates this phenome, but I can't be arsed to research it.
Besides, Eumesmopo was referring to "unclaimed" pussy. And, if my male friends are correct, this makes all the difference!
- AnonymousJune 8, 2013 at 9:26 AM
It's Prom time in the Valley. We are fielding requests for corsages for the Bovine Bettys who grace this part of the planet.ReplyDelete
Is it just me, or are high school students getting fatter and uglier as the years progress?
Anyway, here's a recent conversation:
Customer: "I would like a coral coloured rose in my wristlet"
We do not have a coral coloured rose in stock, but we have lots of neutral white roses, so I responded:
Me: "You do know that in the "Bandanna Code" of the Gay Leather Subculture, the colour coral indicates the wearer is a foot fetishist? Are you sure you want coral? I think white would be a better match for your dress."
Customer: "Okay, I guess you're right."
Nyuck the nyuck-fuck!Replies
- AnonymousJune 8, 2013 at 10:36 PM
I never went to my Prom night, but I did buy a corsage. It was a soothing shade of pale yellow. On the night I went for a long drive in my beaten down second hand Ford, masturbated on the corsage, crudely wiped it, and tossed it on the back seat. I returned after midnight.Delete
You should have seen the look on my father's face when he walked outside to see me conspicuously attempting to conceal it. So much joy and such intense relief, as though his deepest regret in life was being lifted from his soul. It was the only time I have ever known what it is to have your father proud of you.
I guess the point of the Dwarf Fortress comic is that we're supposed to laugh because it mentions Dwarf Fortress and we've heard of Dwarf Fortress, even though the comic isn't funny and makes no sense.ReplyDeleteReplies
It's funny because lolrecursion.Delete
Captcha: hothcar absolute
Is that what you call an imperial walker?
Urist McHaterDelete
- AnonymousJune 12, 2013 at 7:44 AM
no its because its really boring to watch someone play a shitty gameDelete


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"Blonde Ops" by Charlotte Bennardo and Natalie Zaman
Quality of writing: 3 out of 5 stars.
My rating: 2 out 5 stars.
Goodreads Summary:
Pitched as The Devil Wears Prada meets James Bond for teens, featuring a fashion magazine intern in Rome who uncovers a plot to kidnap the First Lady.
Expelled from yet another boarding school for hacking, sixteen-year-old Rebecca "Bec" Jackson is shipped off to Rome to intern for Parker Phillips, the editor-in-chief of one of the world's top fashion magazines. But when a mysterious accident lands Parker in a coma, former supermodel and notorious drama queen Candace Worthington takes the reins of the magazine. The First Lady is in Rome for a cover shoot, and all hands are on deck to make sure her visit goes smoothly.
Bec quickly realizes that Parker's "accident" may not have been quite so accidental, and when the First Lady's life is threatened, Bec is determined to uncover the truth. On top of that, Bec must contend with bitchy models, her new boss, Candace, who is just as difficult as the tabloids say, and two guys, a hunky Italian bike messenger with a thousand-watt smile and a fashion blogger with a razor-sharp wit, who are both vying for her heart.
Can Bec catch the person who's after the First Lady, solve the mystery of Parker's accident, and juggle two cute boys at the same time? Blonde Ops is a fun, action-packed romp through the hallways of a fashion magazine and the cobblestone streets of Rome.
I was excited for this book, I really was. I had seen "Blonde Ops" in Barnes and Noble and had wanted to buy it because its description made it sound like a cute, light summer read, but I didn't end up purchasing it on that visit since I don't have much cash to just randomly buy books with, unless, of course, I have a great coupon. Eventually, though, amazon had it for a reasonable price and I really needed a fun book to read, so I bought it. Whenever I talk to my sisters about this book and its purchase, I start the conversation with, "In a moment of mental obstruction…" because of how much I ended up disliking this book.
I feel awful for disliking this book so much because it wasn't technically a "bad" book, but it wasn't a good one either. It sounded so cute, but while I was reading it, I was like,
It just baffled me how a girl could be such a good hacker, yet SOOOO stupid. If you have a hacker of sorts as a main character, shouldn't they be smart? I'm assuming (since I don't have a lot of computer skills) that being a good hacker requires a lot of brains, talent, and commitment, especially to become as good as Bec supposedly was. But Rebecca was completely lacking all of those qualities. She was unable to commit to anything (other than hacking), she never seemed to have used her brain cells during this book, and as a reader, I never figured out if she was good at anything (other than hacking, of course).
My complete and utter disdain for this female character made me graze most of the book (I do feel bad about that), and I just wanted to get away from Bec as soon as possible. I couldn't even enjoy the descriptions of Rome because of how irritatingly delusional Bec was (this made me very sad because I adore Italy and reading descriptions of it)! And Bec wasn't just stupid in "Blonde Ops," she was also delusional. I say delusional because there were moments where she would go gallivanting off with boys who were total strangers to her while in a foreign country, and somehow managed to not think that maybe she shouldn't hang out with these guys because they could be potential kidnappers or killers. *Slow Clap* She also come to a point where both the guys she liked could have possibly been her guardian's almost-killers. Whoops! her bad! Oh, but even worse is the fact that she continued to hang out with them and sneak off without anyone's knowledge. Maybe while I was grazing over this book, she did something really smart that justified her actions, but I really don't think so; plus she didn't have any character growth, so that's another downside to this book.
Another thing about this book was that I never felt endeared to a character. I thought that I might like Dante because he seemed to be nice, but I didn't have enough time with him in this book to actually care. It made me sad because, given a chance, he would have been a great character to read about. *Sighs* "Blonde Ops" had the potential to be a really fun and cute read, but it just didn't do it for me.
I am truly sorry for my harsh review, but for me, "Blonde Ops" was not a good fit.


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It is time for my 3rd graders to begin working on one tricky concept…elapsed time! We have been reviewing time for about a week and a half. I know this may seem like a while, but I only see my 3rd graders four times a week for 30 minutes, so we don't have a ton of time to practice. To begin with, I reviewed time to the five minutes from 2nd grade. We made these awesome clocks from Thriving Third Graders. You can download it for free HERE.
After this we learned about time to the minute using these fabulous resources.
I am all about the hands-on and turning learning into a game so we played telling time red light green light. Here's how we played!
After this we dove into elapsed time. I modified red light, green light, I did a few explicit lessons with guided practice and then I put together this packet of Elapsed Time fun! We are going to be working through this packet for the next week or so.
You can click on the elapsed time picture above to check it out on TPT!


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The first flavour I tried was green tea. My daughter and I love green tea but I knew it wasn't going to be well received by everyone in the family. I chose that flavour because I had matcha powder that was nearing it's expiration date. Might as well use it.
It was great but as expected, my three sons didn't quite like it. I promised I would make something else the next day. (Actually, it was just an excuse for me. I was too excited about using my new toy again!)
Who wouldn't like Cookies and Cream? Surely, not my kids! This ice cream was eggless and so very easy to make. The Oreo cookies were from an opened box that no one wanted to finish off for sometime now.
It was gone in a flash! My husband said it tasted just like commercial ice cream but I quickly dismissed him. saying that I didn't want it to taste that way. It's supposed to taste homemade!
You wouldn't think I'd just stop at two, would you? Today, it was classic chocolate's turn.
This one was a little grainy as I didn't quite melt the chocolate properly. I think I was over excited to get it done. Nobody seemed to care though.
Ok, ok, I'll stop at three for now. I don't want my family to get sick of ice cream. Besides, we've had some reprieve from the scorching weather that has been plaguing Melbourne for the last two weeks or so. Cooler weather means we don't need to find ways to cool down as much too.
I am just so glad I tried ice cream making. I never would have thought I would ever do so. It's so fun, it's like magic happening before your very eyes. And the possibilities are endless. I'm sure I will get to make that cheese ice cream one day soon.


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Customize Your Own Tervis Tumbler
Let me back up a little. I recently discovered that I drink more water if I use my Tervis tumbler. Not only does it keep my water cold all day but having a straw helps. I don't know why, but it does.
I might be pushing this classroom theme a bit far, but I decided I needed a Tervis tumbler with monsters on it. I know there are people who can add vinyl designs to the outside but then the tumbler needs to be hand washed. That's not my style. I did some searching on the Tervis website and discovered I could create my own design. The design is put between the two layers of the cup which is crucial for me. I don't hand wash anything. I created several designs and now I can't decide which one to order. Please help!! I have it narrowed down to these two:
Is choice 2 too busy? Is choice 1 too plain? Please help me decide! BTW, the graphics for these cutie monsters comes from Prettygrafik Designs.
Which Tervis tumbler should I buy?
If you want to try your hand at customizing your own Tervis tumbler, go to http://www.tervis.com/customizer-ldg. It's super easy. Here's a glimpse at the customizer.
I missed my 1 year blogiversary but I've been thinking about having a late giveaway. If I can work out the details, I think it would be fun to give someone the chance to customize their own Tervis tumbler. Whatchya think? Do you want to give it a try? Would you customize a tumbler with your…
class theme?
class colors?
school mascot?
dog's picture?
grandmother's picture?
The possibilities are limitless.
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OOoooooh!!! I love this!!! I'm off to check it out too! Sooooo many ideas!ReplyDelete
Mrs. Mathis' Homeroom
I totally get what you were saying about drinking more water with a straw. I feel the same way! These would make a great gift for teaching teammates!ReplyDelete
Short and Sassy Teacher
I think both Tumblers are adorbs. So is your blog. Looking forward to sharing ideas!ReplyDelete
The Second Grade Superkids
So excited I found your blog! I love your approach to shopping - your poll sounds like a conversation I'd have with my sister. I say go for the eyeballs! I think a little crazy goes well with the monster theme :) I am your newest follower! Come stop by if you get a chance!ReplyDelete
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The architecture of an octagon house is my first interest,
and second is the story surrounding the place,
and there's always a story.
Third is the name of course.
"It is good people who make good places."
Anna Sewell
I'm not quite sure why I've always been fascinated and drawn to anything with the word hollow in it, but I am. Hence my story today begins with a curious and historic house from Cow Hollow.
San Francisco - Cow Hollow - Neighborhood tour here.
Built in 1861
by first owners, Harriet Schober who married William C. McElroy
and they built their octagon house 1861 story here.
Octagon House in the Cow Hollow Neighborhood
of San Francisco.
The house became a museum operated by the National Society of Colonial Dames and displays decorative arts from the Colonial and Federal periods.
Cow Hollow, is well-to-do but has a small town charm feel in this neighborhood located between Russian Hill and the Presidio and bordering the Marina District on one side and Pacific Heights on the other.
The next series of photos are courtesy of the Library of Congress and Joseph A. Baird Jr. photographer
Remodeled Living Room
Remodeled Upper Hall


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We're still looking for volunteers to help with our online research. Currently we are mega-low on online research volunteers, so any one person can make a massive difference and speed up the success of this campaign.
If you have a steady internet connection and can browse from search engines to websites fairly quickly - and have a basic knowledge of excel, then you can help add to our database of crimes that are caused by gambling addictions.
Our aim is to give a true picture of the devastation that today's gambling culture has created.
Anyone downloading the excel sheet will see for themselves the many crimes caused by gambling addiction which include robberies, frauds and thefts.
You will also find that these crimes in some cases are committed by people in professional careers.
If you are able to spare anything from ten minutes to an hour to help expand our excel sheet then you can download it at the following link.
Please send your updated excel sheets to email@example.com
You can easily search for publicly announced court cases involving gambling addiction by typing a small number of keywords such as 'GAMBLING ADDICTION THEFT' – 'GAMBLING ADDICTION ROBBERY' GAMBLING ADDICT SENTENCED' BETTING ADDICTION PRISON'
Be creative with your keyword searches!
It helps to add a location i.e. 'GAMBLER COURT STOLEN LONDON'
UK cases only please and please remember to add the source link to the list of websites as we can only publish entries backed up by evidence.
To anyone that helps to fill in the excel sheet – Thank you! Your time is greatly appreciated and in a world with so many people it's easy to think there's always someone else there to help.
Unfortunately that's not the case and we really need some real troopers onboard.
Keep it right, keep it bright.
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With Election Day on Tuesday, Hillary Clinton's odds of being the next president of the United States are resurgent, even if her lead in many opinion polls is not.
The FBI announced Sunday that it found no wrongdoing during an investigation into a new batch of Clinton's emails dating from her time as U.S. Secretary of State. That factored into Clinton's odds coming down to -550 while Republican nominee Donald Trump's odds rose to +375, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
That mirrors the odds on October 25 – when Clinton was also listed at -550 and Trump was +350 – before a fluctuation at the beginning of November.
It is possible to win the presidency without winning the popular vote – indeed, it happened in 1960 (John F. Kennedy against Richard Nixon) and 2000 (George W. Bush against Al Gore). The Democrats, though, have even lower odds in that prop, where they are listed at -600 and the Republicans are at +400.
That suggests that oddsmakers, based on the fact the polls have occasionally tightened or shown a near dead-heat but have never shown Trump with a clear lead against Clinton, might be anticipating a Democratic landslide.
Where the props get contentious is in pegging how many states each major party candidate will win and what percentage of the popular vote he or she will garner.
The over/under on total states won, for either party, is 25.5. In 2008 and 2012 Democrat Barack Obama carried 28 and 26 states, respectively. A scenario where Trump and the Republicans make the over likely involves winning battleground states Michigan and Ohio.
With a surge in Latino turnout, the total on voter turnout is 58%, with over listed at -165 and under at +125. Turnout was estimated at 57.5% in 2012, but if often goes down when a sitting president is up for re-election.
In the popular vote props for Trump, the chalk pick is 44-46.99% at +145. There's more value, +450, in betting that Trump receives 47-49.99% support. The +1000 prop on the businessman slumping to 38-40.99% is also enticing, but no Republican nominee has done that poorly in a two-way race since Barry Goldwater in 1964. George Bush received only 37.4% in 1992, but much of the conservative vote went to challenger H. Ross Perot.
The chalk has Clinton at +135 to get in between 47-49.99% of the popular vote. There is more value on betting on the one-time First Lady to get 50-52.99%, which holds a +210 prop. That would be on par with the support for Obama, but the outgoing president was much more personally popular than Clinton.
Clinton is also listed at +700 at the Bovada sportsbook to get at least 53% of the vote. No one has been elected with such high popular support since the elder Bush (53.4%) in 1988.


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On vacation this last week in Southern Florida I did a good bit of cycling and some canoeing, along with a requisite amount of walking about. Part of the trip was spent at the home of a friend's grandmother North Port. The home was located in a 55+ planned community located adjacent to a state highway. Within the confines of the community there was a surprising amount of walking and cycling. The three wheeled cargo trikes appeared to be a local favorite. I wondered, "Why wait?" Were these friendly folks, retired in Florida, just now discovering the joys of non-motorized transportation and recreation?
Did the relations with their elderly neighbors magically improve in the 55+ community due to some new found font of inner friendliness, or was the addition of more personable transportation somehow involved? Why is a very reasonable 15mph the speed limit in their planned community, but I've never seen anything below 25mph in the ubiquitous suburban sprawl-scape? Would these valued elders have been better off in a mixed age, densely developed, urban area with ample park lands rather than a dead end neighborhood of their peers? I left the experience with a sprinkling of first hand experience of what had previously been a confusing and foreign concept to me. I came to understand some of the benefits that come with these packaged communities, but at the same time didn't see why those benefits weren't already possible in a redeveloped urban or smart growth community.
But now back to my titular concept - Why Wait? We know what we want - livable, bikeable, and walkable communities. Communities where we know our neighbors and have lots of social and cultural opportunities. It makes sense both individually, and globally, to change ours lifestyles to better fit this vision. So why do hordes of humanity wait until their silver years to gain a sense of community and take the opportunity to get some exercise and fresh air as part of their commute? Does getting to know your neighbor take on new importance when the time left to do so is increasingly evident? This boggles my mind. Leaving me with a headache and a sense of futility for the future of this green Earth. It doesn't help that I just watched A Fierce Green Fire at Real Art Ways, a thorough documentary that I highly recommend. For some reason environmental and social justice movies tend to leave me feeling negative and crummy about where the world is heading.
Florida as a state is a hodge podge of improvements aimed at Complete Streets, but struggling to overcome the challenges of a very sprawling development model. Florida is the shining capitol of soulless strip mall development and curve linear suburbs built on drained swamp land. I seem to recall being excited about the bike lanes that are standard on new Florida state highways when I was an undergraduate at Florida State University, but now I recognize the limitations. When a roadway has 3-4 lanes of traffic in each direction traveling at 45-55mph and there are high speed entrance and exit ramps, a bike lane seems a bit silly. Better than nothing, but not something that will draw the masses out of their reinforced assault vehicles. On a tangential note, I've noticed that many areas in Florida do have solid bus transit systems. Perhaps this is resultant of a retired community that needs this amenity to get around, pulling busing out of the just for poor folks stigma.
Along this vein, why wait to register for the Connecticut Bike Walk Summit that is rapidly approaching on April 27th? This is the same day as Salem's DeTour de Connecticut, but I doubt the attendees would overlap much (although I happen to have a tough decision to make). Instead of wallowing in fatalistic visions of our car-centric, globally weird future we can take the opportunity to do something about it. There are short term, local, and personal benefits to a more bikeable and walkable Connecticut. Why wait?


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Dominic Cooke: 'We mustn't get stuck to an idea of how Shakespeare should be'
The British director on Shakespeare, why he's not in a hurry to leave the stage for the screen and his upcoming TV debut - the latest installment in the BBC's Hollow Crown series.
Hollow Crown: The Wars of the Roses is an absolutely mammoth project – three Shakespeare plays in three episodes. Did it take some convincing for you to get on board?
Yes, it did actually. I was incredibly flattered to be asked to do it but it was a huge-scale project and it took a bit of working out how we would do it, before I said yes. But I had been thinking about doing something on screen for a while, and I love Shakespeare. I realised this would be as good a training as I was ever going to get.
So this is your screen directorial debut?
Yes! There were some areas where obviously it was similar to directing plays and some that were incredibly different. I was working with actors, shaping their performances and working on Shakespeare, which I've done a fair bit of. But the cameras and planning shots were all very different.
Did you enjoy watching the original Hollow Crown?
I think the Richard II is the best I've ever seen. It's such a difficult play and that rendering of it is so clear. In the lead up to this I watched every Shakespeare on film I could get my hands on. I watched a lot of war films as well to work out how to make the battle scenes convincing when you've only got fifty extras.
Game of Thrones would be good for that, did you watch it?
No, I didn't actually - I thought it might lead me up the wrong path. But people have said it's quite like Game of Thrones, which makes sense because Game of Thrones was based on Henry VI.
Presumably you had to cut quite a bit – was that excruciating?
I've never done a Shakespeare that I haven't cut. The interesting thing about the process was less how Ben [Power] and I were going to get it down to size and more what story we were going to tell. The thing about the Henry VI plays is that they are very disparate especially the first one. We needed to shape it in a way that holds people's attention and try to get to the core of what people thought the stories were about. There's probably about fifty per cent of the original text in it.
Judi Dench, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sophie Okonedo and many more - you managed to get the most amazing cast – what was it like working with them?
A lot of actors had seen the original Hollow Crowns and knew the kind of production values we were using so wanted to be involved. Actors often love doing Shakespeare but if you have a busy film and TV career you don't have time to commit to the long run involved in theatre. Hugh Bonneville, for example, he's actually spent a lot of time at the RSC and performing Shakespeare. I think he really relished the chance to do some again. It is a great mix of people including some who had never done any Shakespeare. Tom Sturridge and Keely Hawes hadn't done any and they were brilliant.
Does this mean you're going to be focusing on screen rather than stage from now on?
No, I love working in the theatre, but I have really been bitten by the bug. It's exciting at this point in my life to be learning something new. I'm making a film later this year, but I'm associate director at the National and I want to keep doing plays.
How does it feel to be contributing in such a big way to the Shakespeare 400 anniversary?
It wasn't actually planned to land now but I am very happy that it's happened because it's a moment when we're all turning our attention to Shakespeare's work. It's very important that his plays are performed and re-invented. The tradition needs to keep evolving so we don't get stuck to an idea of how Shakespeare should be. One of the things that's great about being involved in Hollow Crown is that television has the ability to reach people who never go to the theatre. You want the Shakespeare 400 to bring lots of people to Shakespeare who don't know his work at all.
Do you think it is still hard to get people into Shakespeare, even now?
I think the language can be intimidating. I think you develop an understanding and appreciation of it the more you see, watch and read it. It's really important how people come to it. If you go and see a really boring production or have a boring session at school it's very hard to have any connection with the plays. It's the quality of the way people engage, which is why I think the RSC, the National, the Globe are all doing great work in bringing people to the work.
Presumably you had to shoot in lots of lovely locations, any favourites?
We found some great places and spent a lot of time trying to get rid of light switches or handrails and drain pipes. A couple of times we were under a flight path and had a lot of planes flying over. But there are so many scene and shots that I really like. There were some incredibly emotionally powerful scenes with Tom Sturridge, some great political scenes in the Great Hall at Winchester. And some of the battles came off really well. We did one in a town, one in a river and one in a forest. The one in the river I'm particularly pleased with.
Will you be sitting down with a massive bowl of popcorn and watching them?
I've seen them, I don't want to have to watch them again! But I might watch a little bit of it on telly because I've never had anything on telly before.
Hollow Crown: War of the Roses is broadcast May 7 (Henry VI PI), May 14 (Henry VI PII) and May 21 (Richard III).
The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses is released on Blu-Ray and DVD on 20 June from Universal Pictures.


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Last week, representatives from the United States and the Taliban began Afghanistan peace talks in Qatar. Afghan President Hamid Karzai's High Peace Council is expected to follow up with its own talks with the Taliban a few days later.
The first meeting will focus on an exchange of agendas and consultations on next steps.
The Taliban's spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid has said the the group supports the negotiating process.
Efforts toward a peace negotiation have been in process since 2010.
Still, ordinary Afghans are afraid of the possible return of the Taliban, even though the Taliban seem ready to abide by the newly-created Afghan constitution and would accept policies like women rights.
Will the newly-created Afghanistan government survivie this newest hurdle? Can the Taliban be brought into the fold? What is there place in Afghanistan's future?
PolicyMic pundit Malik Achakzai talked to leading journalist and senior Afghan analyst Ibrahim Nasar on the current peace talks.
Malik Achakzai: How successful will be the Qatar peace talks between U.S. and Taliban?
Ibrahim Nasar: Doha is not the end, but a beginning of the end of the long hectic road to peace in Afghanistan. The decision to open an office for the Taliban was made more than a year ago and its only yesterday that the office was opened. The talks and any tangible results from the talks will certainly take much longer. The Afghan war is multifaceted. It is not just the Taliban versus the Afghan government talking to each other, but the U.S., the neighboring countries and the influential kingdoms of the Gulf are all involved. The differences between the U.S. and Afghan administrations which have surfaced this week over the ownership of the newly initiated negations, along with Afghan president Hamid Karzai quickly announced the suspension of negotiations with the U.S. over the long term security agreement between the two countries, further complicates the situation.
The Pakistan-plus-Taliban side is secretive. Only insiders would know if the Taliban and the Pakistani intelligence and military (who arethought to be allies in the Afghan war) are on the same page in the Doha initiative. It's not known how much of independence do the Taliban have in the current peace process and how much of influence do the Pakistani intelligence and military have on the Taliban and their decisions in the negotiations with the U.S. and Kabul administrations.
These are all the factors that will play in the results of the Doha process. The Taliban will have little reason to continue fighting after the withdrawal of the international forces next year, and the US does not have any stomach left for a continued war in Afghanistan. The U.S. wants an end to the war, especially after the death of Osama bin Laden and the next-to-extinct Al-Qaeda network in Afghanistan. Another reason for the U.S. wanting an end to Afghan war is the fact the U.S. has signed a long term strategic agreement with Afghanistan – that allows the former take control of eleven military bases in Afghanistan. The newly-elected government of Pakistan also seems to prefer an end to the growing influence of insurgent outfits inside Pakistan, which will also mean curtailing support for the insurgent groups fighting inside Afghanistan. There is a general feeling that the time has come when the end of war suites all sides, including the Taliban and their backers inside Pakistan. These are signs for optimism for a positive result of the Doha process.
Malik Achakzai: Are peace talks with Taliban militants a failure of the 12-year War on Terror? Won't the result be the same as in Iraq?
Ibrahim Nasar: The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were very different in nature and were launched for very different reasons. The U.S. had the world mandate when it invaded Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but the war in Iraq didn't have the UN mandate and the very reason the U.S. invaded Iraq for – the reports of weapons of mass destruction, also proved baseless. Iraq ended up in a very bloody civilian and sectarian war right after the invasion, but Afghan ethnic and sectarian groups, despite the odds have stuck to each other under the constitution. The Taliban, despite their roots among the Pashtuns, have largely been shunned even by the same ethnic groups.
The U.S. and the international community fell short of the expectations Afghans had tied to their invasion, but the achievements during the last 11 years cannot be ignored. Afghanistan has built almost all insitutions, Afghan security forces now stand around 350,000, and have defended all the areas under their control with very little support from the international forces.
The U.S. also succeeded in killing the Al-Qaeda chief and has killed or captured many more among the top Alqaida leadership. Those still alive have very little ability of movement and communication due to the fear of drones across the world, especially in the border regions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The U.S. is talking with the Taliban from a position of strength. It's not the 1989 situation when the Soviet army ran and abandoned the country and left the government of Kabul to fend for itself, or the U.S. leaving Vietnam in a panic. The U.S. has achieved most of its objective and is leaving more than ten thousand troops working with Afghan forces and taking care of eleven military bases inside Afghanistan beyond 2014. The War on Terror might have fell short all of its achievements, but it could not be called a failure.
Malik Achakzai: What will be the result of Taliban presence in Afghanistan if they are badly rejected in forthcoming elections?
Ibrahim Nasar: I don't think the Taliban will ever win or expect any win in elections, let alone the upcoming elections in less than a year's time. If the Taliban had any chances of winning through elections they would have probably sat for a negotiated settlement and joined the democratic process long ago. Democracy is the system they fear the most. Their strength lies in fighting and insurgency. Whatever they get through the peace negotiations will be end product in terms of their achievement – be it certain positions in the next government, blanket amnesty for all Taliban leaders and commanders, release of prisoners from Guantanamo and Afghan jails and probably some financial deals.
Malik Achakzai: Moderate Afghans are afraid of Taliban Sharia law and pre-9/11 era's return. Do you see any possibility?
Ibrahim Nasar: I don't see any remote possibility of a 1990s style Sharia system of Taliban returning to Afghanistan. The fear of many Afghans of Taliban's style sharia in fact is an expression of rejection of such a system. The 1990s chaos inside Afghan cities when Mujahideen turned the lives of ordinary Afghans upside down, paved the way for a brutal Sharia system of Taliban. It's not 1990s any more. It's a different Afghanistan on its path to recovery from a long war with a 350,000 strong security force- which has the backing of the NATO and almost all UN member countries. Afghanistan has embassies across the world. Afghan economy has 11 % annual growth, booming cities, millions of children going to schools, thriving civil society organizations, free media and well functioning institutions. These are not favorable conditions for a Taliban style Sharia. In the 21st century the basion of sharia – Saudi Arabia and the revolutionary Iran have moved a long towards moderation. Women in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to sit in some of their elected parliaments. In Iran women are part of everyday life outside their homes. They play a very significant role in their politics and economy. Women in Afghanistan have all the backing of the majority of Afghans and the international community that the achievements made during the last one decade will not be rolled back.
Malik Achakzai: The Afghan government wishes to lead tripartite peace talks otherwise they won't take part in such reconciliation process. How do you see them this time?
Ibrahim Nasar: Afghanistan will never like to be left out of the negotiations. The Taliban have tried to sideline and undermine the authority of the Afghan government by refusing to talk to the Afghan government. President Karzai welcomed the opening of the Taliban office in Qatar two days ago, but he made it clear 'the peace process must move to Afghanistan soon'. It in other words meant a direct control of the Afghan government and ownership of the negotiations with the Taliban. Just a day after the opening of the Taliban office in Qatar, president Karzai pulled out of talks on the security agreement with the United States, in a protest his government was not given enough share in contacts with the Taliban. His reaction forced the Obama administration put Secretary of State John Kerry in touch with president Karzai and reassure him of the Afghan ownership of the talks. This, after all, is an Afghan war and needs an Afghan style, and Afghan lead solution.


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Happy New Year everyone! I haven't posted anything in a long while so I'll use this opportunity to discuss my upcoming work. Right now I am working on my third comic book called Chester Goes Underground with a talented writer and close friend Alan Kasim who helped with the editing of my first comic book Through These Slanted Eyes. Chester Goes Underground will be the first comic written by Alan but we also have four collaborative projects in the works which I am very excited about because I'm really eager for the world to know of this talented writer.
Chester Goes Underground is an all-age comic book starring a young lad named Chester Chums who is separated from his parents and goes on a strange and wonderful journey in the London Underground, meeting many strange and wonderful people along the way. So...when will this comic be finished? I guess that will depend me unfortunately, I'll be drawing the comic and making sure it's up to publishing quality! More news on Chester Goes Underground in the near future!
The four other projects cannot be discussed here (as much as I want to) but we will slowly reveal them in the future, as Alan forms a solid script for each of them.
I hope everyone had a wonderful 2010 and an ever better 2011!
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[EDIT - Addendum: Maybe Slade won't be a fun protagonist for the pull list afterall. Just read the newly revealed backstory death count he was responsible for in this week's Batman #28, The War of Jokes and Riddles, and it is disgusting. He was always bad but he was never this thug-for-hire mentality, tied into Gotham lore, or responsible for such irredeemable/reprehensible sloppy slaughtering. He seems retcontaminated now. Guess'll read Aquaman's next solicit...]
Quote:To be fair the writer on the Batman comic doesn't seem to be aware that the Deathstroke Christopher Priest is writing and favors is the very one that Marv Wolfman and George Perez created and what readers came to like, he is quite different to the reprehensible bandit seem roaming the DCU these last years and a thoughtless massacre such as the one Batman claims is way way out of step with the 'Rebirth' ethic and what Priest is writing him to be. Ruthlessly efficient and cold he may be, but unprofessional and careless enough to fight Deadshot in such a manner and at the needless expense of ordinary everyday pedestrians is as far away from the spirit of Wolfman and Priest's professionally minded Slade Wilson as I can imagine...
Quote:That is a totally fair point! Understandable to. Still, it's the inconsistent or inorganic development of a character that is often a turn off. It will be interesting if these concurrent takes (albeit different time frames) affect Slade's Q-rating or Diamond Sales Numbers with other readers. It's also the level and nuanced intention/premeditation with the violence of the anti-hero that decides my pull list factor. Many a Punisher volumes have been dropped because he went too dark. It's probably why Doom and Magneto and Lex and Joker can't keep a series for longer than a year. When Teminator had his previous longer running series, wasn't her mostly trying to do good and reforming? This added bloodshed in Batman just makes him less... likable. Why did they even put Slade in the Batman's Rogue Gallery past
We share the same views! For all the comparisons made to him being an evil Captain America I myself always saw his Marvel equivalent as being none other than Kraven the Hunter. Like Kraven Slade Wilson operates as much a big-game hunter as he does a globe trotting gun for hire. Both are chasing a sense of personal satisfaction to be found in the hunt, in testing their skills and ability while pursuing a craft they take very seriously indeed. Both have adopted and developed a personal code of conduct, often a compromise of sorts between what they see as ethical and what they perceive as being fair play between themselves and their targeted prey.
I often wondered at the similarities between the two as in those Wolfman/Perez years Africa and the adventure of big game hunts was always a background feature to Wilson's private life as much as it was Kraven's...
Being old enough to be there for much of Wolfman & Perez' Teen Titans and then watching the gradual decline of Deathstroke through the 1990's and beyond it isn't hard to pinpoint the turning point to around the time of Identity Crisis, Green Arrow, and Geoff Johns' Teen Titans revival, where the writers involved seemed ignorant to the code of conduct and methods that the character lived by and he was brought into line with the more extreme end of more graphic violence and cruelty that was in vogue at the time. By that I mean to say that, for example, killing Phantom Lady as he did in Infinite Crisis and excusing it as "just business, nothing personal" isn't necessarily out of the paremeters that he lived under with Wolfman and Perez, but that the sheer violence of it and the fact he did is a fine example of how far comics editors and writers had shifted since the days of creators like Wolfman/Perez and were no longer considering what was best for the character and what was wholly inappropriate behaviour to show him engaging in.
It comes down to protecting the character. We embraced Deathstroke back in the 1980's and early 90s as he was unusual for an assassin/villain and like Wolverine the people he went after, and killed, were carefully positioned to be seen as entirely deserving of their fate. If Marv Wolfman back in his early Teen Titans and 1990s' Deathstroke series had shown Wilson coldly and recklessly massacring ordinary bystanders as the recent Batman issue did then that would have been the end of Deathstroke as a fan-favourite... nobody can support or care about such a callous and reprehensible figure as this. And it really says something that no one in the Batman office, or elsewhere at DC, intervened and vetoed this damaging and very uncharacteristic depiction before it went out to print...
I miss Dad & Dan.
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Doctor Who - Nothing at the End of the Lane #4.
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Steven Tyler is set to receive the Humanitarian Award at this year's UN Ambassadors' Ball on Dec. 3!
The Hospitality Committee for United Nations Delegations chose Steven because of his partnership with organization Youth Villages through his own Janie's Fund. Janie's Fund was created by Steven in 2015 to help girls who have unfortunately gone through abuse and neglect and are being helped by Youth Villages. In its first year, Janie's Fund has gotten supported from all over the world, with close to $2 million in contributions. This year, the charity will help Youth Villages to provide more than 18,000 days of care to girls in need, directly helping more than 300 girls.
"As a father to three daughters, a son, and, now a grandfather, it broke my heart to learn that each year in America alone 700,000 children are victims of serious abuse or neglect and 68,000 will be sexually abused," the rockstar said of starting the organization. "All abuse is wrong — verbal, physical, sexual, emotional. We need to have better ways as parents to help our children and support them. Way too many kids are experiencing abuse, and we want to change that. Enough is enough."
"In choosing this year's recipient, we searched diligently to find the humanitarian whose efforts are in harmony with the Secretary General, who will be saluted at this year's Ambassadors' Ball as his decade of UN leadership ends on December 31," said Mel Gee Henderson, HCUND co-chair. "We came to realize Steven Tyler is not only a gifted composer and musician with a great big voice but a soul with an even bigger heart who sincerely wants to help those suffering from the horrific pain of abuse."
Steven has definitely been able to make a great impact with his idea for Janie's Fund. Hoping that it continues to grow and change the lives of young girls! Congrats to him on this great honor!


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West Palm Beach Insurance Litigation Attorney
The law offices of Pike & Lustig, LLP is a full-service law firm meeting the needs of individuals and businesses in West Palm Beach, Miami and throughout south Florida. We understand our clients' business litigation needs and strive to resolve disputes efficiently, affordably and satisfactorily in both State and Federal Courts in Palm Beach, Dade and Broward counties. Let our West Palm Beach insurance litigation attorneys help.
West Palm Beach Trial Attorneys Experienced in Complex Insurance Matters
Our insurance attorneys have a history of handling complex Federal and State Court matters in West Palm Beach, Miami and surrounding areas, including litigation against big insurance companies that have failed to protect their insureds' interests. Whether denying claims, denying coverage, refusing to settle or defend, or cancelling a policy for ulterior motives, our lawyers stand up for our clients and make sure their rights under the policy are not being abused.
When an insurance company takes its interests and profits above its insureds' interests, this may result in "bad faith" on the part of the insurance carrier. We focus our insurance bad-faith litigation practice on holding big insurance accountable for its wrongs, which may include the performance of certain duties under the insurance contract or the payment of money damages.
Homeowner's Insurance Claims
Homeowner's disputes can cost you time and money, and you need an attorney who will aggressively represent your interests before the insurance company. At Pike & Lustig, LLP, our experienced West Palm Beach homeowner's insurance claim attorneys can help to resolve your disputes, while ensuring your interests and assets are protected.
Bad-Faith Litigation
At Pike & Lustig, LLP, we know that insurance companies can often put their own interests ahead of those of their clients. We represent clients in litigation against insurers and hold them accountable for the financial damage and undue hardship they have caused. If you are dealing with an insurance company who has acted in bad faith, contact our experienced West Palm Beach bad faith litigation attorneys today to discuss how we can help you.
Fighting Back Against Homeowners' Insurance Claim Denials
Homeowner's insurance is a vital tool that we pay into and hope to never use. The damage from a tropical storm, sinkhole, theft, mold, rot, flooding, faulty construction, vandalism, and other types of human-induced or natural disasters can cause anywhere from tens of thousands to millions of dollars in damage that few people have just sitting in the bank waiting for such a disaster. In times of disaster such as these, we turn to our insurance provider to provide the finances need to replace destroyed personal property and fix or rebuild our homes, yet they often deny claims or offer subpar financial assistance. In fact, according to Consumer Reports, the bigger the financial damage, the more trouble a customer will likely have with their insurance provider. Homeowners with damage of $30,000 or more had the most trouble with their providers in a survey by Consumer Reports. 41 percent of those claimants had one or more problems, which included disagreements in regards to damage, coverage disputes, slow payments, and delays. Only 19 percent of insured customers with damage totalling less than $30,000 had issues with their providers.
Profits Over Service, Especially During Wide-Scale Tropical Storms
The primary goal of any insurance company is unfortunately to make a profit, which often comes at the expense of the service they provide to their customers. Denials or low offers are even more prevalent during events that cause damage to many homes at the same time, such as a storm. According to Consumer Reports, 27 percent of readers who filed home damage claims due to the superstorm Sandy (in 2012) had issues with their providers. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 was even worse: 50 percent of those who filed claims had issues. The average cost of an Atlantic hurricane that hits land, according to AccuWeather, is $1.8 billion. Katrina cost $145 billion. As storms grow more fierce in the coming years, home damage will only rise and insurance claim denials and other issues will likely follow.
Hiring a Skilled Contractor Before Disaster Strikes is an Essential Step in Fighting Back Against Insurance Denials
In the case of a tropical storm hitting West Palm Beach and causing damage to your home, one of the first steps you should take is not dealing with your insurance company, but first calling skilled contractors to get an estimate. In fact, picking out a contractor before the storm hits or having a reliable contractor that you have used in the past is a good idea. After all, there will be thousands of others looking to hire contractors for estimates and repairs after a storm, just like you. A trustable, experienced contractor can also make a detailed examination of the damage to your home and put an estimate in writing, which can go a long way in proving that the financial damage to your insurance provider when the insurance adjuster eventually shows up, which can be weeks after the storm took place.
West Palm Beach Insurance Litigation Attorneys Reading and Willing to Fight for Your Rights in Court
Large Insurance knows we will take them to trial as we have done in the past, and in many cases our reputation will help bring about a fair settlement without the need for trial. When litigation is required, however, we feel right at home in a state or Federal Court setting. If you believe you have an insurance case, call us. Our West Palm Beach insurance litigation attorneys have a combined sixteen years of legal practice with some of Florida's largest firms. We know what a courtroom looks like; not all lawyers do. We are proud trial lawyers seeking justice for you. In West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Miami and surrounding areas, contact Pike & Lustig, LLP for help with your insurance law matter.


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|Prevent yourself from mosquito bites
✓Avoid outdoor activity during mosquito active time to avoid mosquito bites.
✓Use natural plant oil mosquito repellents such as citronella, eucaplyptus, neem, peppermint, jojoba and tea tree oil. These are recommended especially for children and baby.
|Tips to reduce mosquitoes in and around your home
✓Cover trash container to keep out of rain.
✓Check house's roof and clean when necessary once a week.
✓Sweep your car park/ yard after rained to free of puddles.
✓Get rid of old tires, cans, drums, bottles or easy water holding container.
✓Ensure all windows and doors are properly screened.


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Coleman 7 Amp Solar Charge Controller w/ Rings Connectors by Sunforce
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Product InformationStore Part Number: 68012
Replaces: Sunforce 60012, Coleman 60012
The Coleman 7 amp charge controller (68012) by Sunforce is a great choice for charging Flooded, AGM, and Gel batteries! With a maximum voltage output of 14.2V output the Coleman 7 amp charge controller will safely charge your gel cell batteries. It can handle up to 105 watts of solar power, and will protect your batteries from over charge and from over discharge. The controller comes with ring terminals for easy hook up.
- Protects battery from overcharge and discharge
- For use with 12 Volt solar panels and batteries only (Flooded, AGM, & GEL)
- Handles up to 7 amps of array current
- Handles up to 105 watts of solar power
- Maintains 12V batteries in a fully charged state
- 2 Year Warranty
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- Dimensions (LxWxH): 7 5⁄8 x 4 5⁄8 x 2 1⁄4 in
- Weight: 0.35 lb
- Input Voltage from Solar Panel: 15-23 VDC
- Model: 68012
- Manufacturer: SunForce
- Output to Battery: 14.2 VDC
- Warranty: 2 Year
- Manufacturer Part #: 68012
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Penthouse #1804 in the Ritz Carlton Tower Residence is for sale with a Sarasota City and Bay views. A lifestyle of privacy and luxury are yours at The Ritz Carlton Tower Residences. High ceilings thru out with a gourmet kitchen. Picturesque water views of Sarasota Bay and the newly structure skyline of Sarasota are really amazing and enjoyable. There are four elegant bedroom suites in # 1804. Step off of your private elevator lobby into this beautiful penthouse suite . There is bamboo flooring in almost every room. There are four terraces to relax and take in the scenes. A fireplace in the living room. Plenty of storage and large walk in closets. There are two deeded parking spaces in the garage. 24/7 concierge services in World-renowned Ritz-Carlton hospitality, incomparable amenities and services that include dedicated concierge and 24-hour in-residence dining. Just moments away are the theatre district, beaches, fine dining and shopping. Luxury knows no limits. SqFt Heated: 4,704 Total SqFt: 5,758 includes the 4 terraces. SRQ Airport is just a 12 minute drive north. Secure 2 under building parking spaces. Enjoy the exemplary service of the world renown Ritz Carlton Hotel including 24 hour in room service.


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by Naomi Kokubo, Editor of Founders Space
Quickbooks Pro is an excellent way to get started. For an early-stage startup, the simplest solutions are often the best. You can use Quickbooks Pro yourself or hire a professional to keep your books. Either way, you can get the job done.
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When I asked about these, Mad Mecha Guy said that he was reviewing how he makes them. I said that I didn't mind any changes, so instead of the pack of 40 that I ordered, I received 60 - but cut from 2mm MDF instead of 3mm. They've obviously been redesigned slightly too, he said he was planning to reduce the number of uprights from the originals in order to reduce cutting time but mine appear to have the same number. The little feet have been redesigned to take the thinner 2mm thickness. I think that this reduction in thickness is a good thing, I wonder if they'd look a little too thick in 3mm MDF.
I'm extremely pleased with these. The original pack of 40 would provide 1.2m of barrier, my pack provided 1.8m! I can't see anyone ever needing to buy more than one pack, there are enough that you can paint them in a range of different colours. I've done the first 10 blue for my Colonial Security team to use but I intend to do some more of them in orange or red (safety/construction barriers), grey (civic barriers to delineate parking bays etc.) and rusty metal (marking areas in scrapyards, shanty-towns).
|60 barriers!
|Barrier and feet ready for assembly
These barriers had a stickier finish than most of the other parts, presumably due to the more intense cutting in such a small space. They painted easily with the MDF primer and after this had dried all traces of the stickiness had vanished. A quick coat of Humbrol Matt 104 oxford blue followed by a lighter coat of Humbrol Matt 24 blue completed my security barriers. I imagine they'd take drybrushing very well if you wanted to paint them as rusting metal.
A few ideas of how they could be used...
|Safety barriers - move along citizens, nothing to see here...
|Marking traffic lanes
|A very controlled crowd.
|A less-controlled crowd. Barriers aren't so good at keeping out zombies!
|Parking bays marked.


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Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol protects hippocampal neurons from excitotoxicity.
Excitotoxic neuronal death underlies many neurodegenerative disorders. Because cannabinoid receptor agonists act presynaptically to inhibit glutamate release, we examined the effects of Win 55212-2, a full agonist at CB(1) receptors, and Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a partial agonist, on the survival of neurons exposed to an excitotoxic pattern of synaptic activity. Reducing the extracellular Mg(2+) concentration ([Mg(2+)](o)) to 0.1 mM evoked an aberrant pattern of glutamatergic activity that produced synaptically mediated death of rat hippocampal neurons in culture. Neuronal viability was quantified with a multiwell fluorescence plate scanner equipped to detect propidium iodide fluorescence. Win 55212-2 (100 nM) and THC (100 nM) significantly reduced 0.1 mM [Mg(2+)](o)-induced cell death by 77 +/- 11% and 84 +/- 8%, respectively. Interestingly, the protection afforded by THC was not significantly different from that produced by Win 55212-2, suggesting that attenuation without a complete block of excitatory activity is sufficient for neuroprotection. The effect of prolonged drug exposure on the neuroprotection afforded by cannabinoid receptor agonists was also studied. When cultures were pretreated for 24 h with Win 55212-2 (100 nM) or THC (100 nM), inhibition of 0.1 mM [Mg(2+)](o)-induced toxicity was significantly reduced to 39 +/- 19% and 45 +/- 13%, respectively. Thus, desensitization of CB(1) receptors diminishes the neuroprotective effects of cannabinoids. This study demonstrates the importance of agonist efficacy and the duration of treatment on the neuroprotective effects of cannabinoids. It will be important to consider these effects on neuronal survival when evaluating pharmacologic treatments that modulate the endocannabinoid system.
Authors+Show Affiliations,
Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 6-120 Jackson Hall, 321 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455-0217, USA., ,
MeSHAnalysis of Variance
Cell Death
Drug Interactions
Embryo, Mammalian
Excitatory Amino Acids
Glutamic Acid
Neuroprotective Agents
Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1
Pub Type(s)Journal Article
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Twyford Surgery, Loddon Hall Road, Twyford, Reading, Berkshire, RG10 9JATel: 0118 934 6680
Meningitis ACWY vaccination is recommended for patients born between 1 September 1998 - 31 August 1999.
Clinics will be held in the afternoon on:
Monday 7 August 2017
Wednesday 16 August 2017
Please telephone Twyford Surgery to make an appointment.
If you wish to give up smoking there are many options available.
You can see your pharmacist for help, or you can refer yourself to a smoking cessation clinic.
There is a clinic held at Twyford Surgery on a Thursday afternoon and should you need nicotine replacement therapy the advisor will issue you with a voucher.
Please click on the link below and print off a referral leaflet
Good luck and remember- NEVER GIVE UP GIVING UP.
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