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A while back, I posted some wedding pictures of me eating (or feeding Warren) "KFC" on our wedding day - and since I have been asked by some indieBerries readers what that was all about - I've decided to share it today! Grab yourself a cuppa - because this post is juicy! (And you will actually need to read it, for it to make sense. lol).
Before I begin this post on our wedding food - I have to give a HUGE massive THANK YOU to Margie - our most awesome caterer from Aubergine. Not only did she completely jump on board with all my crazy ideas (which began with a "build-your-own-pizza-at-your-table!" idea - {which nearly gave my mother a heart attack}), but she was so enthusiastic and awesome to work with. I can definitely recommend her services if you are looking for someone fab to cook you up a FEAST!
After canapés on the lawn, guests were ushered in and requested to find their seats. Typically expecting a starter to arrive - our guests were surprised (with many ooohs!! and aaaahs! going around) - when the very first trays of food to be served (following the amazing array of canapés outside) were tinned mugs of ice-cream and lemon juice!
Such good memories!
Once again to the awesome Margie from Aubergine - for putting up with my thousands and billions of papers, strange menu requests and creating such INCREDIBLE gourmet food - our guests absolutely loved it and we cannot thank you enough!
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Re: So, what got stolen?
'If someone swipes your Bitcoin data file in a jurisdiction that does not recognize it as legal tender.'
Except, that no country or jurisdiction recognizes it as legal tender in the first place.
It is currently treated as a commodity. A digital commodity. One that will not exist, without electricity or internet.
If you have BTC or other digital currency, then the easiest way out is to find a precious metal dealer that will take BTC for shiny metals.
Don't wait for BTC exchanges to transfer funds in to your fiat accounts. Spend it with PM dealers that accept BTC and will send you physical PMs.

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Halle Berry struggles with low self esteem
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Actress Halle Berry says she has been fighting a life-long battle with low self esteem.
The Oscar winner admits she isn't confident about herself.
'I think I've spent my adult life dealing with the sense of low self-esteem that is sort of implanted in me. Somehow I felt not worthy,' showbizspy.com quoted her as saying.
Berry also revealed how her crusade to help domestic violence victims comes from watching her mother being abused by her late father.
'Before I'm Halle Berry, I'm little Halle who was a little girl growing in this environment that damaged me in some ways, and I've spent my adult life trying to really heal from that,' she said.
'As a result of my early years and some other choices my mother made. Choices that, you know, we often repeat what is taught us. So it is my job to . . . to change the legacy,' she added.


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Books by Karla available on Amazon
AMAZING MOSS: Always Under Foot
Almost every morning my husband, our dog, and I drive to McDonalds where I buy a large coffee with five creams ($1.09) and then head to the woods to walk. Something new pops up every season and right now it's moss. I love moss. It is an amazing plant.
When moss first appeared, the land had no plant life and, therefore, had no roots to break up the rocks. That's why moss has such a little root system—just enough to let it cling to the terrain. The plants collect carbon dioxide and water and use light in a process called through photosynthesis—remember that from junior high—to create its nutrients. It reproduces by both sexual and asexual reproduction and, there are three types: acrocarpous are what grow on your driveway; pleurocarps are the bushy mosses that sometimes resemble feathers, and sphagnum which grows in bogs and creates peat moss.
How moss has been used over the years is the cool part and somewhere within this history is a story waiting to be written.
During World War I, many countries experienced cotton shortages, so clean, dried sphagnum moss was wrapped in thin layers of cotton and paper and used for surgical dressings. The United States' Moss Czar (yes there was one) said Puget Sound's moss was the best quality (which makes me very proud) and, sometimes, small towns shut down so everyone could go gather it. The moss went to drying barns and then to the Red Cross, or University of Washington women who made the pads. It all has to do with sphagnum's cellular structure but I won't go into that.
This morning, looking at moss, my mind took several detours. For one, Joseph Medicine Crow just died; he was 102. Thinking about his amazing life led me to Canada's First Nations. For years, they used moss as bedding into which they put their stillborn babies. Animals seek it out because it has some healing properties. It's been used to make paper, as housing insulation, as toilet paper, tucked into papoose carriers to act as diapers, and during menstruation.
So, the next time you thatch your lawn, think about all the lives moss changed, made easier or saved. And, also, Lady Gaga has a moss dress. She knows a good thing.


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Make the Best Choice
Horse-health options include FDA-approved innovator drugs, FDA-approved generic drugs, medical devices or compounded products.
March 5, 2014
From AQHA Corporate Partner Adequan
When a horse or companion animal becomes sick or lame, you turn to your veterinarian for a diagnosis and the best, proven treatment to make your animal better.
But, just because a product is available for purchase doesn't make it a proven product or the right product to treat the problem. So, do you treat with an FDA-approved innovator drug, an FDA-approved generic drug, a medical device or a compounded product?
In considering this question, Dr. Jeffrey Berk, a veterinarian at Equine Medical Associates in Lexington, Kentucky, says horse owners need to consider two things very carefully.
"When considering an alternative treatment, veterinarians and horse owners need to understand they are not guaranteed the same level of safety or quality -- i.e. potency and purity -- as you would with an FDA-approved product," says Dr. Berk, who is a member of the Professional Conduct & Ethics Committee of the American Association of Equine Practitioners.
FDA-Approved Products
Some experts estimate that it takes four to six years and millions of dollars to get an FDA-approved animal drug from the laboratory to the marketplace. Most of the money is spent on conducting studies that prove the drug's effectiveness in a form acceptable to the Food and Drug Administration, the governing body over both human and animal drug approval. The FDA approval process is the most extensive law of its kind in any country. All regulations are focused on protecting the end user and providing a safe, effective product. In short, the FDA will not allow a company to market a drug as FDA-approved if it has not proven its effectiveness in multiple scientific studies.
Cuts and wounds are inevitably going to happen to your horse and you want to be as prepared as you can. Download AQHA's FREE Horse Wound Care report and learn of all the steps needed in order to take care of your injured horse.
The FDA reviews marketing claims and labeling for approved drugs, so the consumer has a clear understanding of what to expect. Check the medication administered to your horse. If it's FDA-approved, it will have a package insert that explains specifically where the drug should be administered, what the dosage should be for a specific species and what condition or disease the drug is supposed to treat.
FDA approval doesn't end when the product is released to the market. Companies granted FDA approval for their drugs must continually demonstrate consistency, efficacy and good manufacturing processes, which includes plant inspections conducted by the FDA. Also, it's mandatory for manufacturers of FDA-approved products to record and notify the FDA of any adverse reactions to their drug.
The price for an innovator drug can be high, and you may want to find a cheaper treatment, but Dr. Berk says it's usually a lack of understanding that prompts this response.
"If you discuss the options with your veterinarian, and he recommends an FDA-approved drug instead of a device or compounded product, you should really consider his recommendation," says Dr. Berk, who has practiced in Ohio, Florida and Kentucky. "I tell my clients, 'Yes, you could use these products, but there are legal and liability issues involved, and you are not as likely to get a good outcome.' When I discuss all the reasons for FDA-approved vs. medical devices and compounded products, very few clients want to use those other products."
Generic Drugs
According to the FDA, a generic drug is bioequivalent to the innovator drug and is also FDA-approved. The approval process is easier and faster for a generic drug than an innovator drug because the manufacturer doesn't have to conduct preclinical or clinical studies. However, the manufacturer must scientifically prove the generic drug performs in the same manner as the innovator drug.
After a generic drug is approved, the manufacturer also must comply with the same regulations as the pioneer drug. The marketing and labeling must be reviewed and approved so it doesn't mislead the public. Even generic products will have a product insert in every box.
Not every innovator drug has a generic brand available to the market. For example, Adequan i.m. (Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan) has no generic equivalent. Because generic drugs are FDA-approved, it is illegal to call a product the generic form of another drug when it has not been FDA-approved as such. Get the facts at nogenericadequan.com.
Do you know the ideal pressure with which to wash out a wound? Did you know that you are supposed to wash out the wound at an angle? The FREE AQHA Horse Wound Care report will make you a more prepared horse owner by explaining these tips and much more.
Medical Devices
"The medical devices have slipped through the cracks because there is no stringent approval process for them as long as they are used as medical devices," says Dr. Berk. "Polyglycan is the classic example. Here is a medical device that is being used as a drug. What it's supposed to be used for is a post-operative joint lavage. Nobody is using it that way. Everybody is using it systemically as a substitute for Adequan i.m. (Polysulfated Glycosaminoglycan) and/or Legend (Hyaluronate Sodium), which are FDA-approved drugs."
According to the FDA, a medical device is an instrument, machine or implement that can be used to diagnose, cure or prevent a disease, which does not achieve its intended action through chemical reaction or by being metabolized by the body. Simply stated, a device is not intended to change chemically or be absorbed by the body to achieve its purpose. Syringes, lavages, prosthetics and shock-wave units are examples of medical devices.
A veterinary medical device is not approved or registered by the FDA. There are no premarket notification, premarket approval or mandatory adverse event reporting requirements. The FDA only oversees the misbranding, mislabeling and adulteration of veterinary medical devices. A medical device cannot be marketed as a drug or claim to work like one.
Compounded Products
Compounded products are available to veterinarians to treat a unique disease or address a unique situation. The FDA's position is that it is illegal to compound in bulk and sell to third parties. Compounding is reserved for when there isn't a commercially available drug that can properly treat a specific affliction.
"The problem we are seeing with compounded products is the compounding pharmacies are expanding their product lines to compete with FDA-approved products," says Dr. Berk. "That is wrong and illegal. There are times when compounding is appropriate and good, and the basic criteria for compounding must always be met, i.e. the compounded product must be made for a specific patient to accommodate a specific need at a specific point in time."
Download AQHA's FREE Horse Wound Care report and receive first-aid tips to ensure that your horse heals as fast as possible. This report will tell you the best cleaning methods, including which cleaners to use, the dilutions to use them at and the correct cleaning procedures.
Compounded products can vary greatly in their chemical makeup. At the 2010 AAEP convention in Baltimore, Dr. Scott D. Stanley and Dr. Heather DiMaio Knych presented a study on compounded drugs. They studied seven different liquid variations of Pergolide Mesylate, with two bottles of each used in the study. They tested each bottle immediately after receipt and found nine of the 14 bottles were lower than the FDA standard for potency. Even under proper storage, the study found that by Day 15, only three bottles contained an FDA standard equivalence for potency.
When considering a treatment option, it is important to know what the product is proven to do. Is it a drug that is proven to create a desired response, or is it a device that should be used as a final wash before closing up a wound or surgical incision? Is it a generic version of a successful product that is FDA approved, or is it a compounded product for a unique situation? Talk to your veterinarian to ensure that you are informed on the best treatment option for your horse.


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It Isn't Easy
By Pat Linkhorn
Being the parent of a child with special needs sure isn't easy. It's
hard work to make our children appear acceptable to the rest of the world.
We don't dare confess how hard some of our days are, because then it would
be too simple for all the people who deal with our children to say, "It's
even hard for this child's parents to deal with him/her." So, we
learn to smile, when we'd rather grit our teeth, and we answer questions
patiently, even if they're stupid.
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June 2013
a clear morning in early May, Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. sits astride
his horse, his posture firm, in MacArthur Square in downtown
Milwaukee. While a photographer snaps his picture, a news crew appears
and begins filming. Shortly after the shoot wraps up, a reporter
swoops in to ask Clarke how the photo session is benefiting taxpayers.
Clarke looks the reporter squarely in the eye and says, "What
kind of question is that?"
Later, seated
behind his desk in his office in the Safety Building, Clarke shakes
his head in obvious disgust. For him, the encounter is an example of
how misguided the local media can be. "The media tries to make it
about me, but it's not about me," he says. "They're
worried about me on a frickin' horse when they should be
interviewing (MPS superintendent) Dr. (Gregory) Thornton about low
reading scores or Mayor (Tom) Barrett about the lack of development in
the Park East corridor."
Career Cop
A career law
enforcement professional, Clarke spent 24 years with the Milwaukee
Police Department before becoming sheriff in 2002. At his father's
encouragement, Clarke joined the police force in 1978, at age 21.
"It's something he always wanted to do, but the Police Academy
had different standards in his day," says Clarke. "You
needed 20/20 vision without glasses, which he didn't have." For
the senior David Clarke, a Korean War veteran, it was "an
opportunity to live vicariously through his son."
Raised by strict
parents, Clarke took immediately to law enforcement, spending 11 years
as a patrolman before being promoted to homicide detective. After
receiving his bachelor's degree in criminal justice management from
Concordia University Wisconsin, Clarke was promoted to captain in
1996, and later to commanding officer of the Police Department's
Intelligence Division. He also completed a leadership program at the
FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va., and is currently pursuing a
master's degree from the prestigious Naval Postgraduate School
Center for Homeland Defense and Security in Monterey, Calif.
When former
Sheriff Lev Baldwin retired abruptly in early 2002 before finishing
his term, Clarke was one of 10 who applied to fill the position.
Then-Gov. Scott McCallum appointed Clarke in March 2002. "He was
looking for a good law man and thought I would be effective in this
position," says Clarke. In fact, in a phone conversation just
before Clarke took office, McCallum told him, "'Don't go
there and keep the seat warm. That office is in bad shape. Make a
difference,'" Clarke recalls. "I've kept my word."
In the 10 years
that he's been sheriff, Clarke has streamlined the department,
reining in overtime payments and misuse of sick days. He led the
charge to improve the quality of life at Bradford Beach and assigned
deputies to patrol Milwaukee County buses, reducing the number of
violent incidents. In 2009, Clarke took over the House of Correction
in Franklin, which had a $5 million deficit. A year later, during a
follow-up assessment, Dr. Jeffery Schwartz with the National Institute
of Corrections said the turnaround was "nothing short of
It's clear
Clarke has strong views and isn't afraid to voice them, even on
matters beyond the realm of law enforcement. "Being sheriff is a
tremendous opportunity," Clarke says. "Shame on me if I
squandered the opportunity to at least raise issues. I couldn't live
with myself if I didn't."
Among the issues
Clarke feels strongly about is the faltering Milwaukee Public Schools
system. According to a 2011 National Assessment of Education Progress
report, Milwaukee ranks in the bottom five of all cities in the nation
when it comes to reading scores. Clarke cites school failure as one of
the most significant risk factors for crime, along with unemployment,
inadequate housing and poverty (Milwaukee remains one of America's
10 most impoverished big cities, with a poverty rate of 29.4 percent,
according to 2011 figures from the U.S. Census Bureau). "The risk
factors are being ignored," Clarke says. "We can't leave a
class of people behind and think it's going to be OK. Those are the
people filling up that jail across the street."
Gun control is
another hot-button issue that has landed Clarke in the media as of
late. In a public service announcement released in January, the
sheriff told viewers that calling 9-1-1 and waiting was no longer
their best option and encouraged citizens to learn to defend
themselves. Clarke says that too many people misidentify the causes of
gun violence, making it more difficult for law-abiding gun owners.
"Why are we hassling them, instead of hammering the people that
use guns to perpetrate crimes?" Clarke says Milwaukee's
approach to gun violence has been ineffective. "The city says
they're treating gun crime seriously, but they can't demonstrate
how they're doing it," says Clarke. "I'm a bottom-line
guy. Where are the results?"
Instead of
eviscerating the Second Amendment, Clarke wants to see gun crimes
turned over to federal authorities. He points to cities like Boston,
which has had success with such programs. "We need to send a
message that you can't use a gun to perpetrate a crime in this
city," he says.
Clarke says he
is a nonconformist by nature. He's willing to challenge the status
quo and look for new and better ways to get things done. On his office
wall hangs a poster that says simply "Git'r done." He
makes no apologies for who he is. "I'm comfortable in my own
skin," he says. "The political class doesn't like that I
won't play by their rules, but they didn't put me here. The voters
West Bend Police
Chief Ken Meuler says Clarke hasn't changed much from the person he
was when they attended Marquette University High School together.
"He's very much the same," says Meuler, who also served as
a Milwaukee police officer with Clarke. "He was always a
Despite — or
perhaps because of — his willingness to speak his mind, Clarke was
re-elected sheriff in 2006 and 2010, after being initially elected in
November 2002. "People want a 'balls to the wall'
law-enforcement executive," Clarke says. "They want someone
who exhibits strength, confidence and consistency."
As a public
figure, Clarke says, people want to label you. "They want you to
be monolithic." Although he espouses conservative views, Clarke
has always run as a Democrat. Yet, he's never officially joined a
political party and says he never will. "Who cares if it's a
Democrat or a Republican in office?" asks Clarke. "I'm a
35-year career cop, first and foremost." Although Clarke believes
there's nothing partisan about law enforcement, he knows he'll
never escape questions about his political affiliation.
Clarke says the
best compliment he ever received was while having dinner at Rock
Bottom Brewery a few years ago. "A gentleman came up and told me
he didn't agree with a lot of my philosophies and policies, but he
liked what I was doing."
In April, Clarke
was named 2013 Sheriff of the Year by the Constitutional Sheriffs and
Peace Officers Association. "Instead of going along to get along,
Sheriff Clarke has stayed true to his oath, true to his badge, and
true to the people he promised to serve and protect," says CSPOA
Executive Director Richard Mack. The organization recognized Clarke
for demonstrating true leadership and courage to do what's best for
his constituents despite enormous pressures to go along with the
political correctness of the day. "I'm proud of this award
because I was selected by my peers," Clarke says. "What they
said about me was very humbling."
Good Example
A voracious
reader, Clarke devours nonfiction, particularly about public figures
he admires like Rudolph Giuliani, Clarence Thomas, Condoleezza Rice
and Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon and director of pediatric surgery at
Johns Hopkins. "The common thread of what I read is overcoming
adversity," Clarke says.
Above all,
though, the person Clarke admires most is his father.
tough as nails," says Clarke of the one-time airborne ranger.
Photos of his father from his military days are displayed prominently
on his desk. "He was strict, but in a loving sense," says
Clarke. "He's my biggest role model."
Soon after
becoming sheriff, Clarke learned he was expected to ride a horse. The
sheriff, who has owned a cowboy hat and boots since his late teens,
was nonplussed. "My first pair of boots were iguana skin Dan
Posts," says Clarke, who recalls coveting his Texan cousins'
Western attire growing up. Clarke's interest in horses began at an
early age when a friend of his father's gave him two small horse
figurines. "I thought that was the neatest thing." He'd
long wanted his own horse, but his wife vetoed the notion until he
Fate intervened
a couple of years ago when an acquaintance told Clarke about a ranch
in Washington County that was selling off its horses. Promising his
wife he was only going to look, Clarke visited the ranch and instantly
fell in love with a solid black paint horse named Ranger. Since
becoming a horse owner, Clarke has devoted himself to learning all he
can about the gentle creatures. He uses nonverbal commands to
communicate with Ranger. "It's all about energy," he says.
"It's about getting them to focus on you."
Clarke has
realized that learning to communicate nonverbally applies to human
nature as well. "With voice, there so much potential for
misunderstanding," he says. "If we learned to communicate in
other ways, I think we'd be much better off."


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(Yes unschoolers, I know that learning happens all the time, but we have very clear periods of "time-off" when the boys are free to do mostly what they like, and periods of "education" when Mummy is focused on facilitating learning experiences for the boys. I'm sure they are learning all the time whether I am focused or not, but as it is my legal responsibility to ensure that my children get a suitable education, our family fulfils that by having periods where I make sure I am fully engaged to that purpose - and periods when I can relax without having to monitor their activities, even if that results in my researching future possible activities or writing up what we did.)
The boys informed me that Monday and Tuesday did still count because they had lessons in shooting (ahem), target practice, team work, strategy etc - and the fact that Eldest won his games and Youngest came third and then second even though it was his first time playing, encouraged me to accept that there was skill involved (not to mention some slightly scary natural ability). Middle later said that he was a bit disappointed about not scoring highly enough to get a place on the podium (one reason why I don't like competetive games) but I said I was really proud that he overcame his anxiety that had prevented him from joining in on previous parties that he had been invited to. He really enjoyed himself and as I reminded him, his skillset may well be different to his brothers, but attitude counts for a lot - and his attitude was great :) The soft play session yesterday - although very tiring coming the day after another full-on active day - was also lots of fun, and as the other Mums and I chatted and encouraged each other, sharing our new term struggles and plans, the children had a great time honing their social skills and getting LOTS of exercise. Personality clashes happened, some of which they sorted out without needing assistance according to skills they have developed, and some of which required guidance, but only when asked for. Soft Play (or similar play-based socials) may sound like a nice easy day-off - and in truth, they are pretty easy-going for me now - but we mustn't overlook the benefits of the kids getting together in large groups and learning to manage relationship issues. Yesterday I could really see how well the boys have progressed socially since starting HE - and I am convinced that is because they are supported in their socialisation, rather than being thrown in at the deep end and left to it, as tends to happen more in school.
Anyway, back to today. We started with a new Bible Study that we are following, called "Living with Jesus" (I will write a separate review shortly - we all loved it), and then the boys went their separate ways to do some MathsWhizz exercises. Eldest and I have already chatted about the need for him to do more maths time than his brothers as blogged about in my previous post, and he has been brilliant about it - not one word of serious complaint (only one light-hearted jibe about it). Middle found it very hard to focus and get started - he was having too much fun starting a diary in his new notebook (!!! yes this is the same child who was almost phobic about any request to write anything, now voluntarily writing!) - so it took him longer to finish than both brothers. Then they all had a go on Brainpop: Youngest learning about Community Helpers (scoring 3/5 in the test); Eldest learning about Critical Reasoning (scoring 8/10) and Middle learned about Life on Mars (10/10). Youngest and Eldest also played "inventioneers" in my ipad while they waited for Middle to finish his Maths.
Over lunch we watched a programme recorded from the BBC the other night, comparing the reigns of Queen Victoria and Elizabeth II - and chatted about today's significance in history as our own queen became the longest-serving British Monarch (the emphasis being on serving rather than reigning, because I think that has absolutely been our current queen's focus). Finally they drew a picture each of our "Queen Liz 2", and have now disappeared off to play while I catch up with my blog. Our new term may not have had the smoothest start, but I think we're doing pretty well. Now I'm off to phone estate agents and arrange to view houses! I'm hoping this 'limbo' season will be over soon so we can all settle again, but meanwhile will try to keep blogging - bear with me in case it gets a bit sporadic until we've moved?
Youngest's picture of the Queen in her coronation outfit
Middle's picture of the Queen being crowned
Eldest's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II


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SANNE to move to new offices in Dubai
SANNE, the London Stock Exchange listed global specialist provider of outsourced corporate and fund administration, reporting and fiduciary services, is moving to new premises in Dubai on 6 December 2015.
Having established a presence in Dubai in 2010, SANNE will be relocating to its new offices in Al Fattan Currency House in December 2015. The business's new address will be
SANNE, Office No. 111, Level 1, Tower 2, Al Fattan Currency House, P.O Box 482042, DIFC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Valérie Mantot, Head of MENA who has lead the office relocation project and will be based in the new offices said "Finding the right office location in Dubai was a key driver for us in the search for new premises. Al Fattan Currency House is well positioned in the heart of the DIFC and is a great base from which to service of MENA clients."
Sanne's new Dubai offices will be open from Sunday 6 December 2015.
t. + 971 4 447 1714
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Laughter Yoga classes in Parque Juárez
By Sandra Ríos
Come have some exercise in a fun and entertaining way. If we laugh we are energized, relaxed and more present in our daily activities.
Psychologist Elizabeth Rendón offers Laughter Yoga classes at the Parque Juárez kiosk every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:30am to 10:30am. She was certified as a Laughter Yoga teacher in 2011 and offers it in addition to her other professional work. The class is open to youths and adults; all you need to bring is a towel or blanket and water, and wear comfortable clothes. Donations are voluntary. This movement was created in India by Doctor Katari in 1995. Its main benefits are oxygenating the brain and body and making you feel more relaxed; it strengthens the immune system, generates endorphins, eliminates insomnia and strengthens ties with others, since this exercise is done in teams. It also burn calories in a fun way. A guided 20-minute relaxation that maximizes the physiological benefits of Laughter Yoga is done at the end of the class.


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Here at Centre Eyes; we aim to provide the best care for our patients. To aid in this we keep up to date with the latest technologies to detect, manage and treat a variety of ocular diseases.
Camera, OCT & General Eye Diseases
An OCT, or Optical Coherence Tomography, is a specialised camera that takes high-resolution cross-sectional images of the back of the eye. These images help to detect diseases that are in the early stages or that are difficult to see during a routine clinical examination. The OCT is especially essential in detecting and manages treatment for the most common causes of blindness in Australia, macular degeneration.
Anterior OCT & Keratoconus
An anterior OCT specialises in taking cross-sectional images of the anterior chamber of the eye. This is especially useful in analysing the cornea, anterior chamber angle, iris and lens. This can help detect and assist in the treatment and management of the diseases such as keratoconus. Keratoconus is an eye condition characterised by the thinning of the central zone of the cornea (the front surface of the eye. As a result of this thinning, the normal eye pressure within the eye leads the thinner area of the cornea to bulge forward. cornea will become increasingly thin and uneven in shape causing distortion as well as deterioration in vision. Although keratoconus does NOT cause blindness, it can have a significant impact on our vision and our everyday life tasks – such as watching TV, shopping, or reading a book.
Topography & Contact Lenses
The Corneal Topographer is a camera that gives a detailed map of your cornea. This map allows us to choose and fit many different designs of contact lenses to fit your eye and vision needs.
Visual field & Glaucoma
The visual field test measures your peripheral, or side vision. This test is important in cases such as glaucoma as it helps to determine severity of the disease, track progress and helps to treat and manage the disease.


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Summer Home Projects In A Week Or Less
Planning on home renovations this summer? Don't let them steal your sunshine! Here are some easy yet effective home improvement projects that you can complete in less than a week—perfect if you're tight on time and want to keep your… Read More >


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Artists who have participated in exhibitions at Griffin Gallery are featured below.
Matt Coombswww.mattcoombs.com
In Matt Coombs most recent work, his aim is to formalize his preoccupation with Youtube conspiracy-theory videos, American history painting, and stand-up comedy. He organises those experiences into visual ratios – a subjective hierarchy – by isolating or boxing-in areas of a painting, scraping away other parts, and forcing different media and techniques into coexistence. Any allusion to structure or figuration in the painting is at once revealed as an interaction of different parts that could fall away or rearrange themselves at any point.
Coombs is interested in the metaphorical capacity of echolalia – the involuntary repetition of vocalizations made by another person – and its relevance to the discourse of contemporary art. He uses various techniques found throughout the rich history of painting, and allows them to repeatedly surface as casual parodies of their own power of illusion.
The images Coombs creates function as placeholders for truth and history.
Exhibited at Griffin Gallery in Saatchi Showdown: In Glorious Colour in April 2014.
BFA - Ringling College of Art & Design, 2013
New York Studio Residency Program, 2012
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It looks like there might be some trouble brewing at Rocky Canyon Hot Springs. According to this forums post, the Boise National Forest has plans to dismantle the improved pools.
Here's the post:
I have had a very disturbing conversation with the district ranger Boise National Forest, area around Crouch. Includes these hot springs. They told me that these rebuilt pools are going to be "dismantled" because there was no permit issued for the building of them. I have written a letter with a copy to his boss. District Ranger attn: John Erickson 1805 Hwy 16 Rm #5 Emmett 83617. His boss is Boise National Forest attn: Ceilia Seesholtz at 1249 Vinnell Way suite 200 Boise 83709 . Above the Social Security office just west of the Wal Mart on Overland. We need H E L P and more people to protest the destruction of these awesome pools. email@example.com But the pools are still awesome, and today "election day" we had them all to ourselves, with only 3 vehicles on the road!
My thoughts, based on past/present visits and submitted hot springer trip reports:
Before the pools were improved:
- (-) The terrain was more dangerous to navigate. The best pools to soak in were located near the top of the source; a slick, steep climb.
- (+) The pools were natural in design, (-) save for tarps used that deteriorated and entered stream systems (tarps have fungi that cannot naturally be broken down, fish eat it, animals eat - then we eat it).
- (-) Poor pool construction meant poor water flow; pools often contained stagnant water.
- (+) The overall level of trash at the hot springs and pullout has been dramatically reduced.
- (-) There is an increased potential for overuse and abuse, which typically leads to vehicle vandalism and other assorted problems that occur at some of the more popular easy-access public hot springs. However, Rocky Canyon is somewhat off the beaten path in regard to typical easy-access classified soaks.
What are you thoughts? Should Rocky's pools be dismantled or preserved?
[where: Crouch, ID]


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Back when I was teaching school and coaching in rural Wyoming, I met a young man named Mike Emerson. Mike attended Rock River High School, about 17 miles down the road from our own town of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Rock River was even smaller than Medicine Bow. As a cross-country coach, I got to see all the kids from the other schools run each week during CC and track. Rock River rarely had enough kids to field a 5-man cross-country team, but there was one kid--one tough, smart, scrappy, gutsy kid--named Mike Emerson who made a big impression on me. This was back in the years 1985 to 1989, so obviously Mike is no longer a high schooler but most likely in his late thirties or early forties.
About a month ago through the wonders of the internet I reestablished contact with Mike. He was at that time--and still is---deployed to Iraq as an Air Force pilot, flying some type of huge aircraft, possibly a C-130, to different parts of Iraq. Mike will be coming home in a few weeks, God willing.Crew Photo.
Big-ass bird! Note the Wyoming National Guard logo on the tail.
Mike was very interested that I taught at a school named Emerson High School. After all, that's his name. He asked if he could buy a couple of shirts with the Emerson name and logo on them. Instead, Principal Wendy Cavan donated the shirts and I put them in a box and mailed them to Iraq via the APO.
Mike sent this picture of the Emerson shirt in the cockpit of his aircraft.
Thanks, Mike, for your service, and come home safely.
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Mr Superloan, a Sunderland-based business, can no longer trade as a home collected money lender following OFT enforcement action.
Kevin Duke, trading as Mr Superloan, was found unfit to hold a consumer credit licence by the OFT on 19 December, after he failed to fully disclose his history of criminal convictions on his licence application.
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The regulator declined to comment on the reasons for the extension and it is possible the decision was made due to its workload.
The £3.2bn combination was not generally expected to raise any significant concerns in the UK, where the Japanese company's limited presence in advertising, digital creative and digital media is not perceived as overlapping with Aegis' focus on media planning and buying.
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Your Ol' Buddy Robb's Old Fashioned Recipe… REVEALED!
Plenty of requests rolling in here at the www.MIKEOMEARASHOW.com world headquarters… and they all wanna know how I make the perfect Old Fashioned. You won't get one this good in a restaurant, I assure you. My recipe is not a classically traditional OF, but it's the one that I like. So, let's get started. You can (in theory) make an Old Fashioned with any liquor you want, but I have my favorite.
Are you a bourbon enthusiast? I, too, like bourbon… but I think that you lose the complex flavor of bourbon in an OF. I have used bourbon and I even tried rye, but I prefer a blended whiskey for this drink. Crown Royal is my preferred, but Canadian Club is OK in a pinch. The most fiscally-responsible choice is a brand called Canadian Hunter; it tastes a lot like Crown, at a fraction of the price.
Gather your ingredients before we begin:
- Blended Whiskey
- Crushed Ice
- Sugar (Either granulated or cubes)
- Bitters
- Club Soda
- An Orange
- Maraschino Cherries
Put some sugar in a rocks glass [either a heaping teaspoon or four sugar cubes] and add enough bitters to coat [10 dashes or so]. Muddle with a spoon to make a paste and add a splash of club soda, then stir to dissolve. Make sure that you use Angostura Bitters. The best BY FAR. Others will taste like licorice or bitter orange, which just isn't right. Only Angostura tastes like a Barber Shop, which is what this drink requires.
Put 4 oz. of whiskey in a shaker with crushed ice, and add the sugar muddle and a teaspoon or so of maraschino cherry juice. Shake to mix, 8 shakes or so. Regarding cherries, the best brand I have found is Reese. Either red ones or green ones will work (they taste identical), but the red ones look a hell of a lot more appetizing. NEVER buy organic maraschino cherries! They taste, well, wrong.
Squeeze an orange wedge into the rocks glass, add one marischino cherry, pour the contents of the shaker into your glass, and let set one minute. Serve. Enjoy. I promise that you will be glad you did.


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3 unusual things you can do with your savings
Saving money on a regular basis is important. Having some extra cash stashed away can help set you up for the future, as well as allow you to cover both expected and unexpected expenses.
How much and how often you save is up to you, and it's important to make sure you choose suitable savings or investment products. For example, you could sign up for a regular savings plan like Quantum from RL360°. With a plan like this, you can put away as little as £200 per month, allowing you to see your nest egg increase gradually over time.
Once you begin to see your wealth grow, it's likely you'll start to think about what you can spend it on. If you're looking for unusual ways to splash your cash, keep reading.
1. Book a round the world trip
If you've been thinking about how you could spend your savings, booking a holiday may have been the first thing that came to mind. However, while a week in Spain or a fortnight in Greece might sound idyllic to you, why not take things a step further and see the whole world during your trip? OK, so maybe visiting every single country is a bit of a stretch, but you could certainly journey to the places that appeal to you most. From Africa and Australia to China and Canada, the world is your oyster, so why not use your savings to globetrott across international waters and make memories that will last a lifetime?
2. Try your hand at a new hobby
You could use some of your saved cash to try out a new hobby. When it comes to taking up a pastime, you shouldn't struggle to find an activity that you'll enjoy. From the guitar to the piano, you could take up an instrument, or if you want a real challenge, you could teach yourself a different language. For something arty and creative, you could learn to paint, or for a true adrenaline rush, you could go skydiving. Moreover, you could opt for practicality and sign up for a cookery class to improve your skills in the kitchen. The possibilities are endless, so whatever your preference, you should soon discover the perfect hobby for you.
3. Bring hotel luxury to your home
If you're looking for a way to spend your fortune, you could give your home a makeover and turn it into a luxurious retreat. From simple changes such as altering your bed setup with a new mattress to bigger improvements like installing a hot tub in your garden or even transforming your shed into a sauna, there are a variety of things you can spend your savings on to transform your home. You could even use the money to modify an unused bedroom into a home cinema room, complete with high-tech speakers and surround sound system.
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The Mesquite Independent School District (MISD) has launched a district-wide fundraiser for the staff and students of Dickinson Independent School District (DISD) near Houston. Dickinson is a small community with a school district that closely mirrors our own. The entire community was ravaged by the rains from Hurricane Harvey. View Make a Difference in Dickinson for more information or to make a donation. Credit card donations can be made through the following site http://Dickinson.gesture.com.
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Real. Texas. Heroes.
This annual event planned by the City of Mesquite and local leaders is an opportunity for the community to recognize all of the City's public safety professionals.
Addressing Mesquite Day
The City of Mesquite plans this annual one-day volunteer program to help disabled, elderly and single-parent homeowners who are in need of assistance with minor home repair, landscaping or other related home projects.
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The City of Mesquite oversees Helping Others in Mesquite Everyday to embrace the spirit of Addressing Mesquite Day on a continuous basis and assembles volunteers to perform needed tasks for elderly and disabled residents through a collaborative partnership with Keep Mesquite Beautiful.
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The City of Mesquite, in partnership with local food pantries, hosts an annual summer food drive of peanut butter and jelly for children who rely on free or reduced lunches provided by their schools during the school year.
Santa Cop Toy Drive
The Mesquite Police Department provides assistance during the Christmas season to disadvantaged children and families in Mesquite as well as the surrounding communities served by the Mesquite Independent School District.
Go Red
The City of Mesquite supports the community-wide effort to draw attention to the importance of this national campaign on women's health and heart disease by participating in different local events.
Clear The Shelters
The Mesquite Animal Shelter partners with nearly 700 shelters across the country for this nationwide pet adoption drive each July.
Therapeutic Recreation
Mesquite Parks and Recreation supports athletic programs in the community for youth with intellectual or developmental disabilities to enhance their self-esteem and health.
Celebratory Days
The City of Mesquite plans a variety of events to engage citizens towards building an inclusive community. These events include Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Veterans Day, Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day and others.
Read. Play. Talk.
The City of Mesquite supports this effort by the Mesquite Independent School District to change the culture of reading in the community for children Pre-K through third-grade to improve their reading levels.
Real. Texas. Giving.
City of Mesquite employees give back to a local charity of their choice through payroll deductions, one-time donations and numerous fundraising events.
Salute to Service
The Mesquite City Council hosts a program to recognize local military veterans and their contributions to the community.
Special Olympics Texas Polar Plunge
The City of Mesquite hosts this annual event which raises funds to help provide year-round sports training, competitions, health, and inclusion programs for local individuals with intellectual disabilities. The event supports our local Special Olympics Texas athletes and is held at City Lake Aquatic Center.
IHOP National Pancake Day
Each year, the City of Mesquite participates in the International House of Pancakes' (IHOP) National Pancake Day when guests are offered a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes. With every short stack of pancakes served, diners are encouraged to make a donation to designated charities, including Shriners Hospitals for Children.


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In one of the most-used plots of the B-western genre, sometimes officially and sometimes just "borrowed" (see Movie Connections), Sunset Carson ('Sunset Carson' (qv)) is a member of an outlaw gang led by Gil Santos 'Robert Filmer' (qv)), who have been holding up gold shipments dispatched from Laramie City. Sunset rebels when the gang leaves old Jeff Winters ('Hank Patterson' (qv)) to die alone a
Governor Price sends Sunset Carson to investigate a smuggling ring which is baffling the Border Patrol. Newspaper woman Ann Morton is working incognito in the saloon waiting for a break on the smuggling story. By posing as an expected outlaw named Brazos Kane, Sunset becomes a member of the gang. Ann discovers his real identity and purpose but conceals her knowledge, even from him. Sunset is a
Ace Diamond (James Craven) and Bill Clinker (Rex Lease) frame Sunset Carson (Sunset Carson) for the murder of a young rancher, Jim Owens (Jay Kirby as Jay Kirby). Sunset and his sidekick, Banty McCade (Tom London) escape and ride to the Owen's ranch to aid Jim's sister Molly (Peggy Stewart) in her fight to hold the ranch from being taken over by town banker Jacob Lewis (Edmund Cobb), secretly in
Sunset returns to find the Carson-Sterling feud still going. Sterling has been killed and it's not long before Andrew Carson is murdered. To end the feud Sunset challenges Martin Sterling to a shootout. Unknown to Sunset, Martin's sister Melinda has waylaid her brother and now appears for the shootout disguised in her brother's clothes.
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'The Sunset Empire' tells the story of a man returning to his roots as he takes on one last job of his career. Nothing pains him more than to yield to the forces that would otherwise kill him, so he tries his best to escape such a life before it's too late. 'The Sunset Empire' boasts LA's beautiful landscape in this neo-noir about resolving one's own faults and failures.
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My Brother's College Graduation
On Sunday we attended my youngest brother Chris' graduation from the New England Institute of Technology, where he received associate's degrees in both Internet Communications Technology and Multimedia Design Technology. The keynote speaker was Bill Belichick, so Sherree had me get some photos of him, too. Being far away and dimly lit made taking photos tough.
As a graduation gift to Chris we bought him a year-long web hosting package from HostPC and registered a domain (through GoDaddy) for him: fidloke.com. There's nothing there now but if you visit his site he could at least get a few hits, which would probably make him happy.


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The Returnby Nathan Bounds
Chapter 17Relm awoke and missed the smell already. Breakfast. There wasn't one.
"Grandpa?" Relm called out frantically. Strago was old. Relm hoped he hadn't died in his sleep. She crossed the room to his bed. It was empty. He was just out somewhere. Relm went down to the kitchen to fix her own breakfast.
By lunchtime, Relm was staring to worry again. She visited the Elder and asked if he had seen Strago.
"Yes," he said. "Just this morning. He took the town boat out to Ebot's Rock. Why? Is something wrong?"
"What's he doing at Ebot's Rock?" Relm screeched. "He's an old man! You can't just let him go out boating to a cave full of monsters. You stupid...!" She went on and on, adding specially selected words here and there.
"My goodness!" the Elder said in astonishment when Relm was finished.
"You'd better pray to The Creator that he's alive," Relm finished powerfully but quietly.
When Strago wasn't back by nightfall, a search party was organized.
Chapter 18Leo awoke in a distantly familiar place.
Graticus stood before him, waiting for that last Bolt 3 to wear off.
When Leo was fully coherent again, Graticus spoke. "You have become a mighty warrior."
"Who the hell are you?" Leo bit out savagely.
"Don't you remember me? I'm your old friend." Graticus put his arm around Leo. "Your old buddy. Remember? The one you abandoned." Graticus hugged Leo. Hard. Leo could hear as well as feel his right shoulder cracking.
Leo stammered. "A-a-abandoned?"
"You remember. And, if you'll recall, you abandoned everyone in your life."
"No! I didn't! I never abandoned anyone! I'm a good, decent person! Leave me alone!" Leo was crying now.
"People are good liars. You convinced yourself that I speak of someone else. But I speak of you, Clyde Arrowny. Or do you prefer Shadow?" Graticus pulled down his cowl for the first time. The face was scarred, but discernible nonetheless. It was the face that had haunted Shadow for so long, so long that he had changed his name and severed all ties. But that face was back. Minus the blood, it was the way Baram had looked the last time Clyde had seen him. The dream floated back. "You know what they'll do to me if you leave me here." But Clyde left, refusing to kill him mercifully. Now Baram had returned. But he was no longer the true Baram. He was Graticus. Clyde winced as he thought of what must have been done to Baram to make him this way. The MagiTek infusion was obvious. But first they must have broken him. Broken his spirit, crushed his soul, in essence, killed Baram and brought around Graticus. The hateful side of Baram that he had only let out when necessery to save his life. Now it dominated.
"Baram..." Clyde didn't know what to say. "You killed Baram. You let him lay there on the Veldt, by the river. You let them catch him. And then, after they captured him, they created me. I'll let you dwell on that while you sleep. Graticus disappeared into thin air, and the lights went out.
Clyde sat there, and finally entered a troubled sleep.
"If we jump, we'll end up on the Veldt. Dangerous creatures down there," Clyde said. Clyde and Baram stood on Barren falls. "So, do we jump?" "You crazy?" "Why not? We have to get out of here somehow, and we are cornered." "You're not cornered, you're dead," said a new voice. "So we finally have the great train robbers of the century. I hear you were planning to rob the Doma train next. So much for that." An arrow shot through the sky. Clyde dodged it easily. He drew his sword and lunged towards the Figaro Chancellor. Baram moved towards two of the four soldiers accompanying the Chancellor. The soldiers held their ground until Baram was almost close enough to let them know how his breath was. Suddenly, they struck. The first one lunged while the other sliced. Baram rolled under the slice attack. When through with the roll, he got up on his knees and poke the lunging soldier with the end of his sword. As the blood flowed, Baram sliced at the other soldier, missing by bare inches. He got up and kicked the bleeding soldier out of the way. Baram jumped into the air, using the Dragoon Boots he had stolen as well as some knowledge of the ancient art. The soldier looked around but saw Baram nowhere. When Baram fell from the sky, the soldier didn't even know he was dead until the gatekeeper to the Golden Land told him. The other soldier was cringing on the ground. He wasn't mortally wounded, but the cut was deep. He struggled to his feet and moved towards Baram, who was standing over a bloody mess. The soldier sent his sword in a high arc over Baram's head. Baram brought his sword up and met him halfway. They held their swords locked together in each other's faces for a moment. Baram let the soldier get his sword closer, allowing Baram's left hand to get closer to the soldier's neck. Their swords remained locked. Then, suddenly, the soldiers grip slackened, and he got a dead look in his eyes. He fell forward as Baram pulled his ring blade (Extending Ringblade For Only 500 GP! Yes, You Read Right, An Extending Ringblade For Only 500 GP!!!!!) out of the soldier's neck. He moved closer to the edge of the falls in case he had to make an emergency escape. Clyde had finished off one soldier and was now working at the Chancellor. The last soldier charged for Baram, his sword extended. Simple mind, simple solution, Baram thought. He got ready for the charge to hit. But at the last second, the soldier ducked and pushedhis sword upward in a zig-zag-zog line along Baram's body. Baram doubled over in pain and fell over, his head already over the edge. Clyde pulled his sword out of the Chancellor and rushed to the aid of Baram. He impaled the soldier through the back. The soldier fell on Baram, and they both slid over the edge. Clyde jumped after them.
Clyde awoke the next morning to his first day of torture.
Chapter 19Terra, Mog, Gau, Umaro, the Figaro brothers, and the Figaro Castle staff stood at the base of the mountain which encircled the entire Kefkanian Tower. They were stuck, and had soldiers at their heels.
Edgar was able to walk, despite the hole in side. He lagged behind even the people carrying Sabin in the litter. Terra stayed back with him.
It had been an hour since their escape, and they had decided to scale the mountain. Sabin and friends were having a little trouble with the litter. They tried various Cure spells, but the limited capabilities showed through. As they continued upward, the soldiers got closer.
A couple of hundred feet upwards, they found a cave that they could hide in for a little while. They stayed there the night.
Terra woke up, shivering. She heard footsteps near. She looked around, but in the darkness could see nothing. Suddenly, a hand covered her mouth, and she had to force herself to stay calm.
"It is I, Cyan." He let her go.
"How did you get here?"
"They've kidnapped Lola. I need your help to rescue her."
"What about everyone else? I just can't leave them here."
"Mog can take care of them. Just come on."
"All right. But let's leave a note for them not to come after me." Terra wrote the note and left it on Sabin's litter. Then she left with Cyan.
Chapter 20The blindfold was finally taken off of Celes. Celes looked around and found herself in a cave on Triangle Island. In front of her stood a familiar but mysterious creature.
"Gogo!" she exclaimed.
Gogo spoke as he/she/it always had. The voice disguise had always made Celes laugh. Now, after two years, Celes could barely hold her laughter when she heard Gogo speak. Gogo spoke in a high voice Celes associated with her fifth year Advanced MagiTek teacher.
"Kefka has returned," Gogo said. Celes stopped worrying about giggling at Gogo's voice. Her mouth ran dry as chills went up her spine.
"Kefka? But we killed him."
"He has found a way to return. He has killed Strago."
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Celes cried out.
"I have gathered you two together to help me get final vengeance against Kefka."
Setzer walked out of the shadows. "I got swallowed by an Eater," Setzer said. "I found Gogo down here."
"This is a start," Gogo said. "Well, we better get going before anyone else gets hurt."
"Right on," agreed Setzer.
"Let's go kick some ass!" Celes said bitterly, wondering what Kefka had done to Strago.
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John Tobiason grew up in the shadows of the Twin Cities. He graduated from Bloomington Kennedy High School. A few years ago he moved to Hayfield, a town on the edge of the prairie in southeastern Minnesota. He moved there to be closer to his sister's family.
While Hayfield was home, Tobiason wasn't there much. He was on his second tour of duty in Iraq when he died.
People say Tobiason was quiet, hard to get to know. But American Legion Post Commander Dennis Lindquist says once you knew him you couldn't say a bad thing about him. Lindquist says, for example, Tobiason brewed homemade wine, and even the wine went to a good cause.
"We did have a family that had some medical problems. And he brought in some homemade wine and sold shots of wine. And all the money was donated to the family," says Lindquist. Hayfield is the type of town where the city clerk's sister was neighbors with Tobiason, and she can tell you that he loved to play the drums.
Down the street at the restaurant, people remember Tobiason as a big hugger. He also needed some alone time after his last tour in Iraq.
"I love my country. And I know that if I was to die for it, it would've been an honor dying for something so precious as freedom is for all of us."Sgt. John Tobiason, in a recent letter
Lindquist says Tobiason's life was dedicated to service. Tobiason started out as a military cook, then joined the Army Reserves. He was deployed to Kuwait during Desert Storm, where he ran supplies -- everything from food to ammunition.
Tobiason collected military memorabilia. The military was his life. Lindquist remembers Tobiason walking into the Legion hall one day, dressed in his camouflage fatigues.
"I says, 'Boy, that's a nice jacket you've got on.' Out the door he went, he come in and gave me a brand new one, one of his. I said, 'John, you can't do that.' 'No, I want you to have it,'" was the response, Lindquist recalls.
Next door to the Legion, at Marv's Bar and Grill, Bruce Tiejen sips coffee and tears up. Tiejen sold Tobiason his house and signed him up at the Legion. He says Tobiason decorated his house in American flags and camouflage. But Tiejen says patriotism didn't blind him to the dangers in Iraq.
"He did let on when he was over there in Iraq, being mortared -- it wasn't no safe place to be," Tiejen says. "He didn't really know who the enemy was. So you kind of had to watch your back 24/7."
Tiejen says he and Tobiason talked a lot about the war, and how similar this one was to Vietnam.
In June, Tobiason wrote a letter to Hayfield's newspaper. He'd recently been promoted, and he was about to extend his tour from October to January. He wrote that he enjoyed every minute of his deployment. Then he wrote this:
"I would never change my mind about why I do this for my job and career. I love my country. And I know that if I was to die for it, it would've been an honor dying for something so precious as freedom is for all of us."
When Tobiason was home on leave in the summer, he carried the flag during the Legion's July 4 parade. And American Legion manager Delmont Martin says he convinced Tobiason to cook in the Legion kitchen.
Martin says he and Tobiason didn't agree about the whether the U.S. should be in Iraq. But both believed in the sacrifices soldiers make for their country, and Martin says people don't seem to notice that anymore.
"I listen to ABC News in the morning. There were 36 people killed over there this month. I never heard it mentioned once," says Martin. "It's like it doesn't exist anymore. It's like if you don't kill ten people it's not newsworthy. I think that sucks."
Tobiason was originally a member of the 847th Adjutant General Battalion, U.S. Army Reserve, based at Fort Snelling. But he was deployed with the 15th Personnel Services Battalion out of Fort Hood, Texas.
His sister, Nancy Mitchell, said her brother was was in his 14th year in the military and had planned to serve 20 years before retiring to a cabin in Minnesota.
John Tobiason is survived by his sister and mother. He is the 66th person with strong ties to Minnesota to die in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Services were planned for next week at St. Bonaventure Catholic Church in Bloomington.


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Expected Publication June 16th 2016
In "The Passage "and" The Twelve, "Justin Cronin brilliantly imagined the fall of civilization and humanity s desperate fight to survive. Now all is quiet on the horizon but does silence promise the nightmare s end or the second coming of unspeakable darkness? At last, this bestselling epic races to its breathtaking finale.
"The world we knew is gone. What world will rise in its place?"
The Twelve have been destroyed and the hundred-year reign of darkness that descended upon the world has ended. The survivors are stepping outside their walls, determined to build society anew and daring to dream of a hopeful future.
But far from them, in a dead metropolis, he waits: Zero. The First. Father of the Twelve. The anguish that shattered his human life haunts him, and the hatred spawned by his transformation burns bright. His fury will be quenched only when he destroys Amy humanity s only hope, the Girl from Nowhere who grew up to rise against him.
One last time light and dark will clash, and at last Amy and her friends will know their fate.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Deco Tumbler- new pattern using the Quick Curve Ruler
Today I am revealing my newest pattern, Deco Tumbler. It is made using the Quick Curve Ruler, four focus fabrics and one background fabric. I quilted two different fillers. On the solid green blocks I quilted a curved column of spirals with filler on the sides and the other blocks have a modern pebble filler which gives great texture. The pattern is currently being tested and it will be available soon.
I love this pattern! It works up fast and has great motion because the curves change direction with each row. This is a "happy" quilt. If you haven't tried the Quick Curve Ruler yet this is a great quilt to start on. Each block has only one curve and the double curve effect is achieved by how it is assembled.
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As my first year went on, I felt the need to throw in something ancient, something grandiose. The Iliad and The Odyssey seemed terrifying to teach, as the language would be a struggle for my students. I settled on The Aeneid, instead; predominantly because I was familiar enough with the original Latin to know a decent translation when I saw it. So I went with that.
The Plan
- I) Discuss Greek and Roman mythology
- A) The Gods
1) Who they are
- a) The major gods of the Greco-Roman pantheon
2) What they represent
- B) The Trojan War
1) The Apple of Discord
2) The Most Beautiful Goddess in Heaven
3) Helen of Troy
4) The Fall of Troy
- II) Watch Troy.
(As there is no movie for The Aeneid, and the story is long and dry, it is crucial to show the movie of the Trojan War and the destruction of Troy before reading the book.) Do not watch the Director's Cut, as there is a greater deal more nudity and violence, and some schools may consider it pushing a limit to watch an R-rated movie in class at all.
There is a bonus at the end, when Paris looks to one of the people escaping the city and asks for his name–this youth is Aeneas, and it makes for a great visual reference for the actual story!
III) Background Information on The Aeneid
- A) Propaganda
1) Explain the idea of propaganda
- a) My class tends to read this late in the year, so propaganda is more of a review concept
2) Explain the Roman war machine and their conquest of the ancient world
- a) Having just wiped Carthage from existence, Augustus Caesar wanted a national epic that proclaimed Rome's glory as predestined in ages past
- B) The Epic Hero Cycle
1) Outline the points of the Epic Hero Cycle
- a) See Epic Hero Cycle handout (separate post)
- b) This is a great discussion for the class, and you can incorporate assignments such as finding each criterion in the text, as well as having students find examples in their favorite shows, movies, books, or video games
- IV) Read The Aeneid
- Chapter by Chapter is best
- There are 12 chapters to the story, so this can take anywhere between 2-4 weeks to read
- I wrote Chapter Reviews for each chapter, adapted from Spark Notes, and included Themes, Vocabulary, and Characters
- Discuss the Events
- Certain things are more relevant than others, but the bulk of the story connects Rome's mythological roots with much of the ancient world
- Some of the text references Homer's The Odyssey, making this a sequel to The Iliad and a companion to the former.
- It would not hurt to ask students about fan fiction and have them debate/decide if this constitutes such
- Discuss the Characters
- The gods have more personality than the mortals. Why?
- Is Aeneas a good main character? Why or Why not?
- This is a great way to discuss heroes in popular culture, as well. For example, who is the better superhero: Superman or Batman? Why?
- If you start the Superman/Batman discussion, the students should very quickly engage-—this is their chance to shine on what makes a hero interesting. Let them take the whole class, if possible, and have them explain their opinions. Then have them connect those points to the characters in the story.
- Discuss the Themes
- Fate
- What is fate?
- Are people bound by an unseen, predetermined path?
- Refugees and Suffering
- There is so much of this in the modern world, with all our modern amenities. How much better/worse could it have been in antiquity?
- Have students imagine being the very last of their civilization. What would they do? How would they preserve what's left of their culture?
- V) Assessment
- Nightly homework summaries
- Writing assignments carrying over from in-class discussions
- Gods and their primal representations
- Modern heroic formulae
- What makes a hero likable?
- Fate and Suffering
- Quizzes
- Determined by the teacher as needed
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(Strava linked on day headings)
Monday: 6.05 @ 9:10
This morning I got a group email from my run group coach about training plans coming this week. Interested to see what he provides though I'm glad I've started my backup plan using the BAA plan. I thought about doing Pfitzinger but I feel like I want more than the 55 mile plan, and it's late in the game to do the 18/70 (and the 12/70 kind of freaks me out). The BAA level 4 plan fits well in that is goes up to 64 miles (with a range of 58-64). A little more mileage than 18/55 and I also am intrigued by the LT interval work (I've only ever done continuous tempos which are about as fun to me as getting a tooth scaling from the dental hygienist).
We also were one of the only companies working today. We had all last week off so I can't complain (much) but it does feel kinda poopy to be working when everyone else is not.
Also I got sucked into reading about Bullet Journals and now I want to start one. Like I don't have enough hobbies (because I know I will get very much into the doodling/artistic part of it).
Tuesday: 4 x 1200 metersStill no questionnaire. Ah well, that's what the BAA plan is for at this point. On deck today was:
2 mile warm up
4 x 1200 meters with 400 meter jog rests
2 mile cool down.
In the morning when I was picking out my running clothes, I figured I needed something that would hold my phone in well and I wasn't feeling any kind of pants because 60F is warm enough. So I grabbed my Lululemon Fast Lane shorts which are a tad bit shorter on the sides than the speed shorts so sometimes they make me self conscious. But I figured I wasn't going to be quite a few miles away from the office, so what the heck.
They were like Magic Shorts today. From the moment I started running, my legs felt very "weee!" and almost made me wonder if maybe I need to get back to the old school 80s split leg shorts. Until I remember how kinda frumpy looking they generally are. Anyway. Warm up went a big fast: 8:49 pace. Towards the end I was trying to slow myself down and I did, but then it was time for the repeats. Goal pace per the 3:30 marathon goal was 10K which they stipulated as 7:10-7:30. The Garmin pace of my last 10K was 7:11 so it's in that range.
Split 1: Wind at my back, 5:23 (7:11 pace)
Split 2: Running into wind, 5:27 (7:16 pace)
Split 3: Feeling the cumulative effort more but I had the wind to help me, 5:21 (7:08)
Split 4: Last one into the wind where I had to work a bit harder to get the pace down in the last half, 5:26 (7:15).
|Magic Shorts! Also, lots of pink
Finished up with 2 cool down miles @ 8:59. HR was pretty good too at 159 average, hitting around 177 for the intervals. 175 was my lactate threshold per the Garmin fancy caculator so seems like it was more of an LT workout for me. Not sure if that was the goal of the plan (it doesn't mention if it's intended to be VO2Max or LT).
Thursday (Noon): 6 miles Aerobic @ 8:53
Ran in the rain, varying from misting to moderate and some wind here and there. Actually didn't mind the rain though my the only light rain jacket I had was a Hind model I picked up at TJ Maxx a few years ago. It is fairly useless if you have anything more than mist. My arms were soaked through at the half way point - basically when the rain moved from misting to actual rain. Thankfully, I have a new one on the way (on the delivery truck, so too late for this run, unfortunately) and this just confirms that I didn't make a frivolous purchase. This one sucks.
I was supposed to hit 8:30-8:50 pace but this is No Man's Land pace for me. It's slower than marathon pace but faster than easy. I rarely run in this range (unless I'm running with WCRR and they are pulling me along) so it's going to take me some attempts to dial it in. I almost hit it - maybe if I didn't have the 400+ feet of climbing it might have happened (in fact, GAP on Strava was 8:44).
Friday AM: 5 x 1 mile @ half marathon pace
2 mile warm up
5 x 1 mile at half marathon pace, 2:00 jog rest
1 mile cool down.
5 x 1 mile at half marathon pace, 2:00 jog rest
1 mile cool down.
Split 1: Running uphill a bit, feels kinda hard, 7:37
Split 2: Down a bridge, then up the other bridge, 7:36
Split 3: Ok, this isn't much fun anymore, 7:35
Split 4: Don't remember much other than I was surprised when I saw the split time, 7:25
Split 5: Happy it's the last one, 7:27
Total 8.84 @ 8:19
I forgot my HR strap which annoys me just because I like to see where the effort level is. Hitting the paces but working way too hard is not my end goal. It felt pretty hard, but I felt like I could have probably done one more (though it would have been hard - like when I ran too many tempo miles because I misinterpreted the plan). My IT band feels a little angry now so rolling needs to happen.
Saturday: 4 @ 8:17
I rolled on Friday night and things were feeling better. It was opening day for WCRR at Road Runner Sports so I ran 4 and change with the group, kinda too fast per usual. Sometimes I wonder if I should drop down into the next pace group (but everyone tells me they are closer to 10:00 pace. I just need 8:45-9:00!). Stuck around longer than I was planning because there was supposed to be a potential member who had questions around breastfeeding and running (which was like all of 2014 for me) but by 9:30am she still hadn't showed and I was about to eat my run club shirt out of hunger. Ah well, I tried.
Sunday: 13:09 @ 9:24
|Solana into Del Mar
I had legs of stone. I started at 6:35am to do 5 miles solo, and then met up with my best running buddy, Nicole. Lots of hills around Solana Beach and Del Mar and I was happy to have company. I hope I didn't slow her down much, my legs were just not interested in running anything but easy pace. The weather was great and the beach views, fantastic. For fuel at mile 5, I had a fruit rollup stick thingy that my daughter doesn't seem to care for. The rest of the day was grocery shopping, laundry, cooking and drinking too much Barolo (but it's so good). Which I then paid for today (it's Monday as I write this).


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|Here is my snow blower hard at work. Thanks boys, you do such a good job.
Looking outside, you would think that winter has
definitely come. It came so fast, almost overnight.
I hate to say it, but I do love winter. Not the
blizzards or extreme cold, but winter in general.
Do you ever wonder what we will have in heaven?
Whatever the weather, it will be great.
|At our house, the tradition is that when it snows, and it stays, Linda and the girls make donuts.
She likes playing with these toys. She doesn't like to use her right hand much, but she has started to use it to grab or hit the toys. Every little bit encourages us.
As the really busy season starts, I want this year to enjoy it as a child, with wonder, joy, anticipation, freshness. I'm not talking about all the trappings, but of Christ Himself. May each tradition that we have remind us of Him. May the lights, the tree, the gifts, the giving, the manger scenes, the programs, all remind us of our Savior. Born under the law, who became a curse, sin for us and bore it to Calvary. He certainly is worthy....is He not, of all glory, power, riches, adoration, love and devotion. Take my life and let it be, consecrated Lord to Thee. Blessings.


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I have seen the movie and thought it was alright. I was hoping that reading the text would be better. This story is just not for me. If I am going to read a play I want a happy ending or at least some sort of sense of overcoming and conquer or something.
I do have to admit that the language and writing are, of course, incredible. I did like some of the twists and turns that the story made. I can indeed appreciate why this is regarded so highly as a literary work, but as for a story, it just didn't do much for me at all.


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VitaShell v1.70 – Major Update Released!
TheFloW is back yet again with another update for the most widely used homebrew in the VITA scene, VitaShell. This is a major update, and adds more welcomed features and bug fixes to enhance overall application quality.
What's VitaShell?
VitaShell is a multi-purpose file manager that provides a GUI for file management. Being one of the most widely used homebrews in the scene, it allows you to do various things such as installing vpk applications, transferring files via FTP or USB, open a plethora of media files, and view/edit text among other major things such as mounting hard drives/flash drives as a storage device for PS TV/VITA TV.
- Added QR Code scanner and file downloader by cxziaho (press L+R to open the camera).
- Added option in 'More->' to open applications in decrypted mode (bypass PFS). Thanks to frangarcj.
- Added ability to mount sd2vita and psvsd as USB device.
- Fixed bug where 'imc0:' could not be mounted if the Memory Card was not available.
- Fixed bug where accessing the settings menu crashed if there was no Memory Card available.
- Fixed bug where automatic USB connection was not blocked, after leaving and resuming VitaShell. PS TV will now always open FTP when pressing SELECT.
With this update, installing VPKs has been easier than ever before. All you need to do is Press L + R, point your camera towards a QR Code (as long as the URL ends in .vpk format), and sit back and let the installation take place. Now you also have the option to mount sd2vita and psvsd as a USB device. This is incredibly handy considering how ridiculously expensive those memory cards are.
In previous releases, imc0: could not be mounted without a memory card inserted. While it would be still be accessible via PC, it was unable to mounted on VitaShell. This is no longer an issue and has been fixed. There are also other features/bug fixes which make the app feel a lot more stable than it ever was.
PS, if you have an internet connection, you can update straight through VitaShell itself. If not, you can download it via the GitHub link below.