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Good Morning, Miss Bliss Episode 6: "Showdown"
In our cold open, Not-Slater wants to know what psychopath means, and I'd hoped it was because he's apparently realized the dark road he's going down after a few episodes ago when he took so much pleasure in the death of another living being. But, no, he's making fun of the new kid in school and everyone else joins in, with Miss Bliss asking if it's really fair to judge someone before you met them. Just then, the door opens and we're introduced to our new kid, who appears to have been held back a few times.
Yes, this is our new "kid," Deke Simmons, and Miss Bliss informs us in her voice over about how she always feels sorry for the new kid because he has to find a way to fit in when everyone always knows each other, but Miss Bliss forgets to mention the added complications of fitting in when you're twenty but still in the eighth grade. Deke's idea of fitting in is copying off Not-Slater's paper and then cracking his pencil in two.
Yet apparently Deke still only answered one question because it was the only one he liked. Miss Bliss wants to give Deke a stern talking to but his murderous glances betray the fact that he's gonna pop a cap in anyone who dares cross him.
We cut to the cafeteria/auditorium, where, sweet Jesus it's a miracle! Tina appears to be teaching!
I mean sure, this scene does nothing to further the main plot and only serves as a set up for the sub-plot which is essentially a pissing match between Not-Jessie and Lisa over the script for the school play, but heavens be praised! She does teach! Next thing you'll tell me Mylo cleans! But anyway, apparently Not-Jessie wrote a stupid play about forest rangers and Lisa thinks forest rangers wear evening gowns, so our forced sup-plot advances.
Miss Bliss wants to review Deke's school records and Mr. Belding is like, "Sure! It's right here in the open where anyone, even my secretary or a passing student, can read it!" Apparently he's been in eight new schools in the last year. I don't blame them. It can be hard to integrate a man in his early twenties into an environment with pubescent teenagers.
Cut to the *sigh* boy's restroom where Deke is busy assaulting Screech in an attempt to get Screech to do his homework for him. Miss Bliss had announced that Screech was the only student in her class who got 100% on the quiz, and this gave Deke the idea that Screech should become his personal scribe, thus explaining where school privacy laws came from.
I guess it's supposed to be at least two days later because Miss Bliss is handing back the papers and Deke's name is spelled wrong on his. On top of this, Deke got a D+, leading Deke to declare that he's going to commit child abuse against Screech for the massive wrong that's been done to him. Paper mills would have been much more convenient and required much less assault on minors.
At lunch, Screech whines to Zack Morris and Not-Slater about Deke's threatened disfigurement. Screech bribes Zack Morris $10 to convince Deke somehow not to pursue this bloody state of affairs, and why I don't understand. Screech should know Zack Morris well enough by now to know that everything he ever touches is fucked up somehow. I guess the plot requires Zack Morris's interference though.
Mylo's freaking out because Tina is nailing fake trees to the floor and, you know what, I'm actually on Mylo's side this time. Why the fuck does she need to nail fake trees to the stage? There are much better (and less destructive) ways of securing props to the stage than nails. Hell, why is Mylo the one intervening here? Why doesn't Mr. Belding come in and send Tina for psychiatric evaluation? There's also a boner joke where Mylo names the stage his "woody" and Tina threatens to nail Mylo's woody. Oh and Miss Bliss bursts in and her suggestion of compromise causes them to blow up at each other. And thus ends the Tina and Mylo disagree about stage props subplot.
Miss Bliss then tries her hand at Lisa and Not-Jessie's argument and it blows up as well.
Zack Morris confronts Deke about Screech and tells him Screech can beat the living shit out of him, which leads Deke to declare he's now going to commit manslaughter against Screech now that he knows Screech can fight back. And it's like I'm psychic. I also think we're seeing why Deke's been held back so many years. He must have contracted the same disease that Karen had in episode one where he can't tell Zack Morris's obvious bullshit from reality, which obviously caused him to be so dumb that he's still trying to get past middle school well into his adult years.
Later, Screech is hiding from Deke in his locker, and Zack Morris is giving him orange juice through the vent in the locker for some reason. Screech comes out and is almost immediately seen by Deke. Meanwhile, Mr. Belding passes by and shows his complete incompetence by not recognizing that one of his students needs an adult ASAP.
Luckily, Miss Bliss isn't such a dumb ass and takes Deke away before he can commit a felony. Screech has suddenly become suicidal, however, and is pissed at Miss Bliss for not letting him be killed. It's so cute how Screech is pretending he has anything remotely close to dignity and pride.
In her classroom, Miss Bliss just barely restrains herself from fucking up a bitch after Deke blows her off as needing to get off his case. And, somehow, Miss Bliss has figured out what fifteen years in the public school system couldn't detect: that Deke can't read. Oh, yay, more than halfway through the episode and it's turned into a very special episode about illiteracy. Seriously, that just came out of fucking nowhere. There were no clues, no foreshadowing, no nothing, but she's suddenly become Counselor Troi and is all like, "I'm going to help you read, young Deke!" And he's like, "Fuck off, you Betazoid psycho."
It seems that, in the final days of the Soviet Union, Mr. Belding was trying to take full advantage of forced resettlement into Siberia because he tell Miss Bliss in no uncertain terms that his goal for Deke is detention in a Soviet prison settlement. Miss Bliss is all, "Bitch, please, Deke ain't no political prisoner of conscience. He needs the reading!" And Mr. Belding is all, "Back off, hoe, ain't nothing I can do if Deke don't want no reading!"
The Not-Jessie/Lisa fight subplot is wrapped up nice and neat with a bow when they start talking together like the creep twins from The Shining and declare their everlasting love for one another.
Meanwhile, Screech is looking for Deke so he can hurry and become a statistic of crimes against children before dinner time. Deke finds Screech and the rest of the gang try to protect him, but he's determined to experience first hand what it's like to be murdered by a twenty-one year old eighth grader.
Deke and Screech go in…*sigh*…the boy's restroom for their special encounter. Screech begs Deke to avoid his teeth as he's just got some dental work done and still has hopes of having Lisa's tongue in there someday should he survive. Deke thinks Screech is weird, which leads Screech to expound on how he's the laughing stalk of the eighth grade. Deke is all, "No way, punk! I can't read! I'm the laughing stalk!" Screech just looks at him and is like, "I don't get it. Why's that supposed to be funny?" This melts Deke's icy heart and convinces him not only to not kill his seven year younger classmate, but to seek out Miss Bliss for some literacy training.
Screech is bragging to Not-Slater about supposedly intimidating Deke, but Miss Bliss and Deke come up behind him and he runs in terror as the three just watch in amusement at Screech's abject terror of his classmate who can legally buy alcohol.
So, I guess the moral here, kids, is learn to read, or you'll be twenty and still in the eighth grade and getting your kicks from child abuse.
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Australia Post will celebrate 100 years of the Royal Australian Navy with the release of a 'then and now' stamp issue featuring the Australian Navy's first flagship, battle cruiser HMAS Australia (I) and modern missile frigate HMAS Sydney (IV). The Royal Australian Navy 1911–2011 stamp issue will be released on 14 June.
"Australia Post is proud to be supporting this significant milestone for the Royal Australian Navy and we hope that commemorating the occasion on a stamp will make the celebrations all the more special," said Australia Post's Philatelic Manager, Michael Zsolt. "The combination of naval vessels, aircraft and the commemorative nature of the stamps makes this a uniquely collectable range."
The title of 'Royal Australian Navy' was officially granted to the Commonwealth Naval Forces on 10 July 1911 by His Majesty King George V, thereby establishing an Australian Fleet Unit to replace the previous arrangement of maintaining a squadron of the British Royal Navy in Australian waters.
The historic stamp features Seaman Frederick Mills, a biplane and the battle cruiser HMAS Australia (I), so named to avoid the suggestion of favouritism towards any one Australian state. HMAS Australia's badge consisted of the Federation Star overlaid by a naval crown, and the motto Endeavour which recalled Lieutenant James Cook's ship – the first ever vessel to reach the east coast of Australia.
The modern stamp features a Seahawk helicopter, the HMAS Sydney (IV) and Able Seaman Rebecca Florance, Communication and Information Systems Specialist, in the Operations Room. HMAS Sydney is one of the Royal Australian Navy's four guided missile frigates. The Adelaide Class vessel was commissioned in January 1983, measures 138.1 metres in length and has a top speed of 30 knots.
"I am very proud and extremely honoured to be selected to be pictured on the Australian stamp," said Able Seaman Rebecca Florance. "The RAN 100 years celebrations to me feel like a time to reflect on how much the RAN has changed over the past 100 years. It is also a time to reflect on how far we have come over the years and that to this day we still respect and carry out the same traditions they did 100 years ago."
In addition to the two stamps, Australia Post has released a special First Day of Issue postmark to commemorate the anniversary. The postmark from the HMAS Cerberus post office will feature on the Royal Australian Navy 1911–2011 maxicards and first day cover.
The Royal Australian Navy 1911–2011 stamp issue includes two 60c stamps, a first day cover, stamp pack, sheetlet of 10 x 60c stamps, self-adhesive booklet of 20 x 60c stamps, stamp and coin cover and a maxicard set of two.


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Angels' Joe Smith relishing closer role
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Joe Smith didn't know he'd be the Angels' closer at this point in the season, but now that he is, he's embracing his role.
Ernesto Frieri is gone, traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates last week. Jason Grilli is here, acquired in the Frieri deal. The benefactor is Smith, who acknowledges that as a relief pitcher, it's important to be prepared for anything.
Smith pitched the ninth inning of the Angels' 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night at Angel Stadium and now is 3 for 3 in save situations since converting from setup man to closer.
Winning the job because Frieri couldn't manage it is not something Smith wanted to see, but in baseball these things happen.
And being a closer is something every reliever covets.
"It's awesome," Smith said. "If you ask anybody in the bullpen, 'Do you want to close?' they're going to be like 'Hell, yeah.' It's fun. If you're playing this game, you want to pitch the ninth inning if you're in the bullpen.
"Do I like how it happened? No. I would rather Ernie throw the ball and we just go about our business and win ballgames. But that's how this game is."
Smith saved both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday against the Chicago White Sox and retired all eight batters he faced on the Angels' six-game road trip. Friday, he came in after Kevin Jepsen and Grilli threw scoreless innings and finished off the win, although he walked one batter in the ninth.
"You see how great they were tonight, getting in and out of there," said starter Matt Shoemaker who won his sixth game and struck out seven, breaking a club record by recording 57 strikeouts in his first 10 career starts. "It's definitely great for our team."
With Smith working the ninth, and with Grilli, Jepsen and Mike Morin throwing well in relief, the Angels have a level of confidence that leads will be protected by the bullpen. Smith has staked a claim to the closer's job and will keep it until he wavers.
"Right now, we're going to keep him in that ninth-inning bubble, and hopefully continue that (bullpen) depth to hold leads," manager Mike Scioscia said. "He's doing a great job, has taken the challenge and is moving forward with it."
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The departure of Frieri at least means that Smith will come to the ballpark knowing what his role is. At the start of the season, he was a setup specialist but then closed games when Frieri struggled.
"Any time you come to the workplace and know what's asked of you, you'll have success," Smith said. "You'll be happier, you know what's expected of you and you go out and try to do that every night. But sometimes it doesn't work that way. It's not that simple, and that's part of being in the bullpen. You've just got to be ready to do whatever's asked of you."
The Angels came back from a 2-1 deficit with four runs in the third, two coming on a double by David Freese. In his past 11 games, Freese — who was hitting .193 at the end of April — is batting .368 (14 for 38) with six extra-base hits and nine RBIs in his past 11 games.
The Angels also stayed hot at home, winning for the 13th time in 14 games at Angel Stadium.


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As senior vice president and chief customer officer for Hallmark Greetings and a corporate officer at Hallmark Cards Inc., Sabrina Wiewel has full P&L responsibility for the Hallmark Greetings customer team. She manages the distribution of products to consumers through a network of 40,000 rooftops in the United States and Canada and through digital solutions. She oversees more than 11,000 field-based employees who service Hallmark customer accounts across the United States and Canada. Wiewel chairs Hallmark's Corporate Diversity and Inclusion Council and Asian-American Resource Community. She was recipient of the 2014 CEO Walking the Talk award recognizing individuals who demonstrate initiative, commitment and leadership to making Hallmark more inclusive. In 2015, she won a Retail Leader/Category Management Association Best Practices award for work she led to bring a customized and unique assortment of products to a Walgreens store in the LGBT-centric Castro neighborhood of San Francisco. Wiewel began her career as a sales representative for Marion Laboratories before joining Hallmark as a marketing strategist. After five years, Wiewel left Hallmark to start her own sales and marketing consulting company. In 1999, she joined H&R Block and held positions of increasing responsibility, including chief tax network officer. She rejoined Hallmark in 2011 as vice president and general manager of the chain drug customer team. Wiewel is an active member of NEW, Susan B. Komen Foundation's Race for the Cure and Sales Executive Share Group (SESG). She serves on the board of directors for Enactus United States and Band of Angels. Wiewel holds a bachelor's degree in communications/marketing from Central Missouri State University.
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Birmingham City chairman David Gold admits this weekend's clash with Bolton Wanderers is a "six pointer".
He told the Sunday Mercury: "It's a big game.
"While I am always optimistic, I need to be realistic and say that it's looking as if we will be one of those clubs looking to defend our Premier League status. The Bolton game will be a six-pointer, especially as it is at home. You need to win six or seven of those games and we haven't won one yet.
"Bolton is a winnable game and it is a must-win game, just as Derby was. You can already see the difference of us winning and Derby losing - straight away you get an edge over your competition.
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Whyalla's inaugural uneARTh Festival has been a resounding success, with an estimated 7000 people passing through the gates of the Ada Ryan Gardens to enjoy a diverse range of entertainment and activities.
The Ada Ryan Gardens came alive on Good Friday and Easter Saturday, with a variety of market and food stalls, colourful decorations, and lively entertainment.
Day one of the evetnt featured a wonderful range of Adelaide Fringe acts, from catchy cabaret performances, to jaw-dropping circus tricks.
The second day was a showcase of the wonderful local talent that Whyalla boasts, with a great array of local performers showcasing their skills.
Scheduled workshops throughout the two day event were a massive hit, with many enthusiastic festival goers enjoying a ukulele workshop with Adelaide Fringe performer Anya Anastasia, a circus workshop with Time In Space, and a Bollywood dance workshop with local Indian dance group, Namaste.
A free community bus enabled all members of the community to attend the event, with more than 200 patrons utilizing the service.
Whyalla's second Rainbow Run was also a great success, attracting more than 1200 enthusiastic particiapnts to take part in the colourful event.
Whyalla mayor Lyn Breuer said she was thrilled by the success of Whyalla's first uneARTh Festival.
"Whyalla's first uneARTh Festival has been a great success; everywhere I looked there were smiling faces enjoying the wonderful range of entertainment and activities on offer," Ms Breuer said.
"We were blessed with incredible weather, and the Ada Ryan Gardens looked magnificent both during the day and at night, giving off a wonderful 'festival' vibe.
Member for Giles Eddie Hughes said the festival was a 'magnificent' two-day event.
"A lot of people came down for the entertainment and the stalls which was good to see, a lot of the artists had high praise for the setup here," he said.
"I think the festival easily has the potential to become an annual event."
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Step 1: Complete the Student Interest Form
Your answers on the Student Interest Form will let us know who you are and what you want to do. We will also start a file for you in our office. Completing the form will also add you to our electronic mailing list so you are aware of new Allegheny programs, scholarship deadlines and other relevant information.
You can complete and submit the Student Interest Form electronically. This is not your official application for the program.
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The International Education Office can help you review different programs and help you determine which one best fits your needs. That is, in order for us to assist you, you need to know what your goals are for studying abroad, what your financial parameters are, and of course, what country you want to study in. Bring information for the program(s) you are interested in reviewing and meet with the Director of the International Education.
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Regardless of whether you are applying to participate in an Allegheny-sponsored program OR an independent program, you must first be approved by your academic advisor and by the International Education. Submit your application requirements to the International Programs and Services Office by 5PM on February 20 for fall programs or by September 20 for spring programs. The Allegheny approval deadline is independent from the application deadline of the particular program you are applying to. If you are approved to study off campus, International Education will assist you with your host school application. The minimum requirements for Allegheny approval are:
- As of Spring 2011, applicants must have a 2.75 GPA to be considered for off campus study.
- VERY IMPORTANT: The application process is competitive. As such, your statement of purpose is an extremely important part of the application. In it, please describe in detail how study abroad or U.S.-based off-campus study is related to your major, minor or other clear academic/ professional goals at Allegheny; include why it is important for you to participate in the particular semester you are applying for, and why you cannot accomplish these academic goals on campus. Please make sure you have read the program description on the program homepages before you write your essay so that you are aware of the program structure, goals, and philosophy, or program parameters and restrictions.
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- You must be approved by your academic advisor for the program to which you are applying. (If you are double majoring, both advisors will need to approve your plans to study off-campus (therefore you need two separate approval forms). If you have not declared a major yet, or do not have an advisor in your major yet, you must discuss with the department chair of your intended major how studying off-campus will affect your graduation requirements; the chair must complete the second page of the academic approval form in addition to the approval from completed by your current academic advisor. If you plan to complete a minor on the program, we strongly recommend that you meet with the director of the minor to review program materials.
- With the exception of the program in Cologne, sophomores are generally not approved for off-campus study. You must be in residence during the last semester of your senior year.
- You may study off campus for one semester only, with Allegheny financial aid. Allegheny aid may not be applied to a second semester except for the following academic year programs: MSID Ecuador, Kenya, Senegal; University of Cologne; Angers-Paris sequence; Keio University; an approved Spanish language sequence (Argentina-Spain, Mexico-Argentina, Spain-Mexico). If you decide to stay away for an additional semester without advance approval, you will take the additional semester as a Leave of Absence. This means you do not qualify for any financial aid, and the College will not facilitate the transfer of student loans to the off-campus program.
- You must meet the February 20th filing deadline for fall programs or the September 20th filing deadline for all spring programs. Applications submitted after this date will not be considered. All decisions by the Admissions Committee are final and not eligible for appeal.
- Please note we reserve the right to review academic records as well as all relevant behavioral issues by reviewing student files in the Dean of Students office. Our intention is to insure that you adhere to appropriate Allegheny and program standards until your departure for your program. Applicants on disciplinary probation or who have been suspended from Allegheny College will be required to show improved behavior prior to final approval.
A completed application includes the following:
- Completed Allegheny Application Form submitted to the International Programs and Services Office by you (on-line version).
- Completed Academic Approval Form to be completed and returned to the IO by your academic advisor. Please check with you advisor before the application deadline to make sure that they have completed the required forms on your behalf.
- A copy of your unofficial transcript printed from Webadvisor which includes a listing of all of the courses that you have completed to date and your grades in those courses. Please submit your unofficial transcript in hard copy to the International Education Office in Pelletier (Office 249). Applications without a transcript will not be considered.
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International Programs and Services will hold three predeparture meetings at which attendance is mandatory. At the meetings, you will:
- receive the program application if you are studying on an Allegheny sponsored program,
- receive a checklist of things to do prior to departure,
- read materials and participate in activities for EXL 300, the required (one-credit) pre-departure/re-entry course dealing with cross-cultural learning, communication and experiential learning,
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Question about Genius MousePen 8x6 (MOUSEPEN8X6)
Hi, I've had my Genius Mousepen tablet for nearly two years and despite some failures here and there (I daresay i've encountered nearly all the problems posted here at some time or the other) it was still working up to last night, when the pressure sensitivity died on me :(.
Currently I can still move the cursor around the screen and click using the pen, but pressure senstitivity is non existent. It doesn't work in Photoshop. More importantly. it doesn't work in the tablet's default settings window's box for testing pressure sensitivity. When I try to draw in that box, nothing appears.
(for a visual explanation of what I mean: http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l167/sinner_redeemed/nopressuresensitive.png
I'm crossing my fingers and hoping the problem will just magically disappear, as my tablet's problems somehow often have in the past, but I'm not very optimistic about the chances of that. So, anyone know a fix for this or even what's causing this problem?
Maybe it's time for a new tablet...
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same thing here. it works on the pressure testing thing that comes long with the tablet but when i use it in photoshop it's dead. and i already have penpressure set on my brush presets.
any heroic knight in shinning armour with a solution of some sort?
my tablet pen pressure all of a sudden just stopped working yesterday, and it worked for a few hours early this morning (around 1:00 AM) but then it stopped working again.
any ideas?
i use a Genius tablet.
and if it helps in any way to know this, the weather has been all weird up here, power went out around like 1:46 AM, and when it came back on, not only had i lost my picture, but say goodbye to pen pressure.
anyone know how to fix this?
would really, really REALLY be appreciated, it's my only way of drawing and getting it posted online so my friends can see it.
yeah, i be a geek, all of my friends are in different countries.
any ways, help would be welcomed and awesome.
Every time I try to draw, it would switch tools even when I don't press the buttons. I experimented to see if the buttons were being too sensitive by touching them very very lightly and apparently, the buttons are the ones malfunctioning. I switched the battery to see if it would help and upon taking out the battery, I found some greasy liquid around the battery (maybe from leakage) and I think that's probably what caused the malfunctioning. My pen has fallen a couple of times but it still continues to work fine after falling. Now it's malfunctioning. Any idea on how I can fix the pen or its buttons? It's very frustrating to draw with a malfunctioning pen.
I've had this happen to me before. Genius tablets are not the best for this sort of thing!
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At PingGu Festival
The International Labor Day holiday always means music festivals in Beijing and this year there were at least three major ones competing for the attention of music fans, hipsters, and party-animals.
The China Music Valley Festival (中国乐谷音乐季) held this long weekend in gathered at the Yuyang International Ski resort in Beijing's Ping Gu district was worth the 1.5 hour long journey. The second day's headliners The Editors, Ladytron and KT Tunstall attracted a diverse crowd that included families, fashionistas and fancy dressed British expats.
The standard look for girls at Pinggu and many of the other festivals is what could be described as "quirky ladylike" or "elegant cheap".
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Parenting; The Things Which Make My Skin Itch
And I don't mean hand, foot and mouth disease; I'm on about the things people say, 'advice' and all the other often very crap stuff which gets lobbed your way when you become a parent.
- 'This too shall pass'
If there's one thing guaranteed to make me want to put my ears in a furnace, it's this. The straight up, bullsh*t phrase I see wheeled out on Instagram every twenty seconds. Honestly, it grates. 'This too shall pass' seems to be the universe's way of passively aggressively telling you to man the heck up and be safe in the knowledge it won't go on forever. Sure, my toddler's screaming for apple slices while in Boots while I can barely see through my head cold and everyone's looking at me like I'm someone who brought an angry ferret to dinner, but it's OK. Because I just need to remember in a week from now it won't be happening. Thanks fairytale quote, I feel so much better.
- Child-free areas
The suggestion of this doesn't make me get snarly, it's the assumption parents don't want it to happen. Er, we'd LOVE to know we could travel on public transport and not have everyone else think we're arseholes. We'd LOVE it! Planes, trains and automobiles; you can shove my son and I away from non-breeders and I will in absolutely no way feel hard done by. It means I can endlessly call attention to mundane farm animals out the window, crank up the noisy toys and placate a kicking toddler with chocolate without anyone who doesn't actually understand casting silent judgements in their own heads. We don't want to inflict ourselves on you either.
- Pinterest Parents
Mainly just because I know if I attempted to make a cake in the shape if a lion it'd end up looking like Mick Hucknell had been caught up in a tsunami.
- TV Shaming
I watched loads of television growing up and I know how to change a lightbulb. Unless I've plonked Milo down in front of Scarface or pornography, I really don't see why we have to be ashamed of letting our children watch programmes which are MADE FOR THEM. Teamed with crafts, trips, playing outdoors, reading and everything else mums cram in to the hours we're awake, it's absolutely fine! Come on, it means we get a bloody toilet break or a scroll through our emails. Peppa Pig's my saviour and I'll readily admit it.
- 'Spirited child'
My son is very energetic, very inquisitive and is the sole reason for me getting any exercise because I spend all waking hours running after him. Apparently the phrase 'spirited child' was coined so parents could essentially stop writing 'unruly' children off as exactly that, and instead provide them with an encouraging accolade. I think it stinks. A child with zeal and moxie and a thirst for not sitting in the same spot is very, very ordinary and the need to lump them together in the 'spirited' camp makes no sense to me. Sometimes I wonder what a few parents expected before they had children; I presumed I'd be knackered and Milo has helped that live up to my expectations.
- 'Looking like a mum'
I've covered this before in a previous blog post and it's still something which bites. I visited Topshop recently and the girl behind the counter told me she liked the choker I was wearing. She said, and I quote, 'my sister has it but she's a mum so it looks a bit crap on her'. Of course, once a baby (and the world) crashes out of us, we take a while to get our identities back. Some take longer than others and for many of us, you emerge from your mum chrysalis 'mrysalis' perhaps, with an entirely new fashion sense. However, I refute the belief everyone gives birth and spends the rest of their lives wearing Bon Marche slacks. As mums, we don't wander in to Selfridges only to combust in to a pile of pubes and breast milk. 'Looking like a mum' is such an old concept now, we can totally leave it at door. And finally, Topshop girl would do well to remember her sister made an actual human; she could stick chokers to her stretch marks and still look shit hot.
- 'Date Night'
I've definitely used this term, so I technically annoy myself. I think I get more frustrated at the fact 'woohooooo, date night!' is pushed on everyone and leaves you feeling like you do after watching Joys Of Teenage Sex and wondering why 17 year olds are doing things to one another you wouldn't even want to consider. We're much less 'date night' and much more 'why don't you come over and share this sofa with me night'
- 'That's really bad for them'
My other half and I know all about nutrition; we're a very healthy household. Does Milo have the odd treat? Yes actually, because otherwise I'd never have a bribe.
- 'Making a rod for your own back'
I've covered this before too. I'll shove a rod right up my arse if it means I get a break and those parents amongst us who can battle on through excessive screaming, tantrums and all the other horrid stuff without giving in are better than me. I doff my dry shampoo covered beanie to them. I find many a stranger will offer up that you're 'making a rod' whereas I'd never deem it necessary to inform someone practising the Cry It Out Method that I think they're cruel. I believe there's lots of different ways to bring your child up and if you find a way which works for you, then that's bloody marvellous.
- The Social Media Discussion
While I'm always mindful not to splash Milo's naked torso on my Instagram account or compromise our privacy, I also can't sit there thinking everyone and anyone on the internet is terrifying. I share my life over social media and hope including my son in that doesn't mean I'm dreadful. Once he's older we can have the chat about whether or not he's comfortable with it but do I think he'll be scarred knowing a snap of him licking broccoli is out there in cyberspace? No. If that's the only way I've scarred him then I'll take it; there's photos of his father posing naked wearing a gold medal two inches away from his penis, I'm sure baby photos aren't going to feature highly on his list of things to have removed from Google.
- 'Why buy nice clothes for your child? They only ruin them'
I spend money on Milo's clothes and that should be fine. I also very often buy Milo Tesco trainers and he lived in £3.99 H&M vests for the first 7 months of his life. Fashion isn't always expensive, but sometimes it is. At least I'm not spending money on heroin because heroin can't be passed down to siblings.
- 'Packed a nappy?'
I say this gently because I know very often people are just trying to help but two years down the line, asking 'got nappies/his coat/wipes?' as I'm yanking the world's heaviest changing bag down the garden path makes me wonder what they think of me. Nope, my changing bag's just brimming with cardboard and guns guys, move it along.
- 'Make Sure To Enjoy Every Second'
Again, I say this with kindness because I understand how quickly watching your child grow up grows and I agree with the sentiment. However, I really didn't enjoy Milo not being able to breathe through a bunged up nose at 7 weeks old and repeatedly vomiting on our duvet cover on Christmas Day. I make no apologies for that. Don't feel guilty about the fact you can't enjoy everything about being a mum.
- 'Just You Wait!'
People who like to warn you how much shitter the next impending stage is really make me quite cross. They're probably the same folk who like to inform pregnant women 'life will never be the same again!' or given half the chance would tell orphans Father Christmas doesn't exist. Each and every stage comes with rubbish bits, of course, but there are so many new wonderful experiences that I wonder why some individuals need to focus on the bad. No thank you stranger, I don't need to know my child's behaviour is insignificant to that of what's in store; leave me to wallow in happiness and the fact I'm managing in the here and now please.
- Stay At Home/Working Mum Debate
If you stay at home, it's tiring. If you go to work while someone else takes care of your child, it's tiring. If you stay at home, you worry you're not contributing. If you go to work, you worry you're not being a 'proper' mum. This debate is so silly and it's such a shame it's still inflicted upon us. Some people choose to go to work, some have to and would rather not, some bloody enjoy it and rightly so, some relish being at home 24/7. That's fine! That's wicked sticks! Let's all talk about more important things like how Dr Ranj has such impeccable eyebrows.
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I am honored and humbled to be the President of the Latin Builders Association. The Latin Builders have had a storied history in our community for well over 4 decades. I look forward to leading our organization over the coming years. I do not take my leadership role lightly. I am committed to doing all I can to promote the LBA, and the Building Industry at large.
I'd like to take a moment to share my vision for the LBA over the next several years. The LBA was originally founded on the concept that our 1st generation Cuban American parents believed, that there prospects for success were raised exponentially when they provided a united front, rather than individually. They understood that a unified voice provided their best opportunity to be successful in our industry and to create jobs. To that my ultimate goal is to better jobs for our member companies and facilitate ways on which to further their success. Today, the Latin Builders Association is sponsored with job creation in Miami Dade County. The LBA is by far considered and relied upon when there is a question as to job creation.
Beyond our industry advocacy, educational and networking opportunities, and political involvement in our Association is at will continue to be a stalwart in our community when it comes to job creators.
I invite you all to become a Latin Builder Association member, or if you are already a member I look forward to seeing your involvement within our organization. I am certain you will see results.
I look forward to seeing you in our upcoming LBA event, soon.
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The Tennessean, October 24, 2011
State employee Jan Mathews switched from Cigna to BlueCross for health insurance last year to save money on premiums. This year she plans to switch back, to avoid paying more to use The Women's Hospital at Centennial Medical Center. "They're just known for having exceptional health services for women, and my OB/GYN is there," Mathews said. TriStar Health System hopes more state employees will make the same choice. The local HCA unit, which includes The Women's Hospital and eight others, doesn't participate in BlueCross' Network S, offered to state workers and early retirees.


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- Sail Date: March 2013
- Destination: Western Caribbean
- Cabin Type: Junior Suite
If you take this cruise out of Tampa, be SURE you do not miss going under the Skyway Bridge. Being from the area, we have driven over the Skyway countless times. The experience of going under it with the ship's horn blowing was something I will never forget. It was absolutely breathtaking. One of the highlights of the trip and we weren't even in open water yet!
Speaking of open water. The weather was not going to cooperate. It started getting very wavy about dinner time. I mean VERY wavy. My son and husband were fine but I was getting a little green so I went back to the cabin and called it an early night. Well, when we woke up the following mornings I was sure this was an impromptu audition for "The Deadliest Catch". I even said to myself "I'm sure I booked a Caribbean cruise, not a crabbing cruise". It was not good. We still managed to get around and do all the things we would have normally done - but for someone who gets a little seasick, let's just say it saved us plenty of money at the bar. It was ginger ale and club soda for me.
On the morning we were supposed to tender off of Grand Cayman, the captain announced that we would skip the port entirely due to the weather and will stay in Cozumel a little longer than planned. No big deal for us. We had been to Grand Cayman many times before. The big deal was all I wanted to do was to get on some dry land that wasn't rocking! By the time we got to Cozumel I just wanted to get off the ship.
Cozumel was absolutely beautiful. The water was royal blue, the skies were gorgeous and the temperature of the water was perfect. We did the Fantastic Paddle Board and Snorkeling excursion. Definitely fun. None of us had ever paddle boarded before. It's a great excursion for beginners. The tour guides were fantastic, helpful, patient and really fun. There was plenty of time to paddle board and snorkel. The restaurant on property had great food, but be warned, it takes FOREVER to get your food (45-50 minutes). Even chips and salsa took a half hour to get to the table! Nice little tequila tasting shop on property as well. We bought the aged sipping tequila and it is really nice and smooth. It is made by a local family and cannot be purchased online.
After we left Cozumel, the weather calmed quite a bit and you couldn't feel a thing. It was great. Having only a day and a half of good weather wasn't the best, but hey, I was on vacation and things could be worse.
The food was, in my opinion, not good. It was adequate, plentiful, and edible, but it was not great. Think upscale cafeteria. Let me say that I'm a foodie and enjoy cooking and eating food like it was a sport. I'm not saying that you couldn't eat it - I'm just saying the quality was not what I have always expected in cruise food. Maybe its just Royal Caribbean. I don't know but I was not impressed. Portofino was good. The food was very good restaurant quality. It was the only meal I truly enjoyed. Chops was awful. We had prepaid before the cruise and the manager removed the charge from our account for my meal. I couldn't eat two bites of the NY Strip. It was chewy, grisly and overcooked. My husband's filet was medium instead of medium rare but that was nothing we would send back. My son got the porterhouse. He said it was "ok" but not fantastic. The desserts were the highlight. The Mississippi mud pie was delicious.
All in all it was a nice vacation. Great staff and the casino was TERRIFIC for me - although it was all luck as I play roulette and won quite a bit. That made the whole thing, weather, food and all, just fine!
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Q: "One of my employees, 'Katrina,' has some performance issues which I am trying to resolve. However, some of her co-workers have apparently decided to collect their own 'evidence' against her. They record Katrina's arrival and departure times, track how often she leaves her desk, and scrutinize her emails for grammatical errors.
"My boss and I want to stop this harassment, but our human resources manager supports the perpetrators and says they are being helpful. Even though this woman has absolutely no HR experience, we can't challenge her because her brother is the president of our small company. What should we do?" Powerless Supervisor
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If you have been thinking about trying coworking, there is no better time to give it a whirl than this Friday 18 July 2014 at the regular Melbourne Jelly Meetup which once again is being held at Electron Workshop.
If you aren't sure what a Jelly (www.workatjelly.com) is, I published a post about it on 6 January 2014 – 'Jelly provides a taste of coworking'.
In brief, Jelly is a movement that creates the opportunity for casual #coworking at different spaces around the world on a semi regular basis.
The Jelly 'movement' began in February 2006 in New York City. Since then, the movement has grown and there are over 100 cities around the world that are involved.
You can find a list of participating cities from Jelly's wiki – wiki.workatjelly.com.
'Jelly is open to anyone and it's free!'
In my hometown Melbourne Victoria Australia there is a Jelly group available and it's run through www.meetup.com. Here's the link to Melbourne Jelly (via www.meetup.com).
I've been to a few Jelly Meetups so far. A couple last year were held at the then new 'Collins Collective' coworking space, centrally located at the top end of Collins Street, Melbourne (Suite 6, Level 6 Collins Street). The others were at Electron Workshop in North Melbourne, an established and innovative coworking space run by Nick Jaffe and Martin Gleeson, which is where the event is being held this Friday.
Electron Workshop – 31 Arden Street North Melbourne
I must say I met some really interesting nice people and learned a few things too.
The Space
Electron Workshop is a quiet coworking space that attracts numerous independents as well as people working in the digital media industry. It's friendly, convenient, near great cafes, Victoria Market, not very far from public transport and has a nice relaxed vibe. Oh yes, I mustn't forget to mention the cappuccino machine and ping pong table. They even have an in-house theatre.
… Jelly Meetup … coworking … champagne breakfast …
Electron Workshop … Friday 18 July 2014 …
This month's Electron Workshop Jelly is extra special as they're putting on a special champagne breakfast (RSVP needed via Melbourne Jelly Meetup and there are limited spaces).
The Jelly option is a great opportunity to trial coworking. Some people come to just get out of their office, especially home office and to have a change of pace or scene for the day or a few hours. Others jump at the chance to get fresh ideas by way of chatting to fellow 'jelliers'.
Whatever suits you, it's a pretty casual affair.
Jelly is open to anyone and it's free!
Cheers, Jane Deany


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Upon arriving in Italy for our trip through Tuscany I put pen to paper with all the questions I had and then went in search of answers for you good people. We did as much research as possible and continued to collate the list each day with every nugget of gold we came across. This post is inspired by The City Lanes Post of a similar name. He came up with 9 tips that I would have in-hand the immediate second I touched down in Tokyo. I hope we can do the same for Tuscany.
Unlike other countries, you're on your own in Italy. In asia we found multiple desks just past the baggage area in airports that would cater to people looking for a wireless device to hire during their time in a city. Not so Italy. I would suggest ensuring your accommodation has ample wifi for you to use and bring an unlocked smartphone so you can change up the sim card. This may be a little difficult as you may be residing in the countryside with corner shops not stocking the best sim cards and their data bundles.
Uber has strong-armed it's way into Italian life here offering a much more professional service than local taxis.
That's why you should load Uber on your phone before you arrive. The cars are brand new, the drivers have an iPad in every car with the route for them to follow and you also sometimes get water or lollies from some drivers. In Italy we have Uber X which undercuts the price of local taxis for the same journey by 20%, so it's a no brainer to use them and since the cost does onto your credit card you can worry about the bill (cheap) when you get home.
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The best way to get around Tuscany is via a hire car. But dont't bolt out of the plane hoping to be first to the Europcar desk. The Car hire terminal at Pisa Airport is via shuttle bus that takes around 5 mins door to door. So then to best prepare you for the rush – the best seat is the front right side of the bus next to the door. This will get you to the desk first and you'll soon be on your way.
We strongly suggest you book yourself into The Barn at Bagnaie in Chianti and use it as your base.
Set in the bucolic Tuscan countryside, the barn is your escape. It is a place where you can relax, eat well and swim. Where the sun shines and sets spectacularly over distant mountains. And where markets, vineyards and long lunches can be discovered in nearby medieval hilltop towns. Sounds like a dream doesn't it.
This place literally has it all. a lovely spacious house, views across the hills and villages of Tuscany, able to sleep up to 6 people, a newly paved swimming pool and they even have a little old Italian Mama who will come to your house and cook you up a feast while you just sit and watch the sun go down.
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In Italy the menu always reads starter, pasta, secondi, dessert, expresso. This isn't so much a suggestion of what courses you might participate in, but more of a running sheet telling you that you'll be properly fed and watered by the end of the meal. It's a big slog so don't eat all that "free bread" they put down in front of you.
Starters usually are a rustic soup or plates of meat and cheeses, pasta is that but a serve you'll expect for a main back home, secondi is all about great hunks of meat and dessert is usually dense cakes, panna cotta or tiramisu.
So try to lay off the snacks during aperitivo and downing a couple of choice negronis.
You're now in the area of the specially categorised DOCG for Chianti Classico. Pick up a bottle of Italian wine and you're likely to see one of these designations somewhere on the label. What exactly to these letters stand for and what do they mean?
Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG): Seeing this on the label of your wine bottle means that the wine producers followed the strictest regulations possible to make that wine. The wine was tested a committee that then guarantees the geographic authenticity of the wine and its quality. There are currently only a handful of Italian wines that qualify for DOCG status.
It's also worth remembering some great wines can sneak in under the radar and not be labeled as DOCG.
It's worth knowing the difference. My advise I was given prior to my first visit was to skip the osteria because its basically just a poncy trattoria – aka smarter versus more casual trattoria. Me and my companions didn't quite buy that description. Instead I would follow these general rules:
Ensure you drink local wineries and around your local town. Go into the local wine shop and find out the smallest and most interesting producers to seek out. Also something I learnt on this trip – look out for the little white signs in and around your town/where you're staying – these state who the vines belong to (they're everywhere) so search these wineries out.
My biggest revelation came from someone who had visited Tuscany and Italy many times and I don't know why I didn't do it sooner. Do your research at your city's small independent wine shops and wine bars. They love talking about wine and when you tell them where you'll be visiting I can assure you they'll show you who they think is worth importing to their places of work. This can then work twofold – first you find out what/who they stock and can then purchase when you get back and secondly you can plan to visit these wineries and come back a hero of the people when you pick up your next bottle at home. Basically reverse engineer your winery research.
Something I didn't have to do in Australia but did in Italy – you need to phone ahead to ensure the winery is open and willing to do a tasting for you. Places are quite spaced out so it's not fun thinking you'll get to put the feet up and find somewhere wasn't expecting you and have other plans for the day that don't include feeding you litres of wine. Best safe than sorry.
I asked the friends who took us along how they picked the new restaurants they wanted to try with us. they went seriously old school and seemed out really old Bib Gourmands and select a few places that have been open for decades but no longer reported as not flavour of the month. These are more found in your 2nd hand and charity shops – so it's worth looking for them once you've booked your flights because they won't be on the shelves you're looking at the week before you fly.
When you book your hire car it's best to not go for the bargain basement vehicle you usually do. Why? White roads. These are narrow, dirt roads going through the countryside. Shown on some road maps as white lines. The Italians call these strade bianche , which translates to white roads. The strade bianche are actually white – they are made of a light colored gravel. White roads are often good for hiking because they usually have little traffic. These dirt roads can be very dusty in summer and muddy in winter.
Looking at maps you won't realise which are paved roads and which are white roads. The practical reality is they will effect timing and distance of where you need to go and arrival times for bookings. But white roads are protected and a essential part of Chianti and Italy and worth driving on as it's usually the most scenic route you will take.
Tourist dinner time is always between 7-9. So you'll find yourself sitting with tourists no matter how 'local' and off the map a place you think you've stumbled upon. Instead take advantage of apertivo hour with the locals (where you order the drink and bar provides the free food) then join them as they storm the best and most popular restaurants at 9pm after tourists have finished and heading to bed.
Ensure you upgrade your Tom Tom to include Italy before you leave home or be left uploading the map from your computer to your GPS for hours on end. Plus the Tom Tom will include timings for white roads you need to travel on to ensure decent timings.
And when you visit cities such as Florence and Siena don't bother trying to score a car park on the street. The reality is Italians are bad drivers and that's where you'll get your car clipped. Instead look out for blue Car Park signs on the edges of the town to park up and walk into town from. It's really a bargain – about 2.50 Euro entry and 1 Euro per hour.
After visiting a couple of wineries you'll hear the same stories about wildlife damaging the vines. Keep your eyes peeled at dusk and nighttime and you'll also probably spot a couple of rogue boar and prancing deer on their way to feast on vines and shoots. The issue is that there are only a small number of beasts that can be killed/culled each year so the locals are in a slight pickle. Luckily you've brought your stomach – so try tasty options such as wild boar pasta, venison and salumi and sausages and do your tasty bit for the environment.