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At this time of year (who am I kidding, all year long), I think about how if there had been comprehensive and effective underride protection on trucks, then AnnaLeah and Mary might have still been here today. They could have gone with me to the zoo on Friday when I went there with my grandson.
How many deaths and catastrophic injuries could be prevented by comprehensive underride protection on all trucks? Might these two deaths in Michigan yesterday have been prevented?
Two people died and a third was critically hurt today in a multiple-vehicle crash involving a semi that shut down southbound U.S. 23 in Livingston County for hours.
One of the people killed, a 51-year-old man from Milford, was in a Ford Focus that went underneath the semi, according to a release from the Green Oak Charter Township Police Department. Also in that car was a 26-year-old woman that taken to University of Michigan Hospitals with life-threatening injuries. The other man killed was a 52-year-old from Davison who was in a Chevrolet Sonic rear-ended by the semi.
Read more here: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2017/04/23/semi-crash-us-23-green-oak-livingston/100822330/
What if trucking industry campaign contributions went toward safety research & implementation … https://t.co/gotBN2J9Cd via @MaryandAnnaLeah
— Linda (@Wilburn57) April 24, 2017
Car Dragged By Semi Due To Defective Truck Design https://t.co/2cOECquiso pic.twitter.com/U8heLMEvyo
— Marianne Karth (@MaryandAnnaLeah) April 23, 2017


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19th Century Lithograph Offers a Bird's Eye View of Vergennes
By Jan Albers
This article appeared in the Addison Independent in August 2008 and is published here with permission.
For centuries, it was thought that God was the only one who could see the earth from the air, looking down on his little people below as they altered the world he had given them. Now most of us have had the experience of looking out of the airplane window and wondering about the lives of the humans in those toy houses and the movements of those tiny cars on the freeways far below us.
We live in the age of Google Earth, when we can do a cyber-swoop to any place on the planet. Yet there is still something intrinsically fascinating about gazing at the 19th century lithographs known as 'birdseye views.' These were prints showing the towns of the period as only a bird, or God, could have seen them.
The Sheldon Museum recently acquired a wonderful birdseye view of Vergennes in 1890. There is the little city below you in all its glory. At first glance it looks surprisingly familiar—the great split waterfall with its little island, the main drag with its shop fronts, the bridge flanked by its large, white clapboard factory buildings. The town lies snugly in its bowl, ringed by the surrounding hillsides.
You cannot help wondering how they did it? How could artists of the period create these drawings from a perspective they could not have seen? Luckily, historian Kevin Graffagnino, outgoing head of the Vermont Historical Society, explored local birdseye views in his lovely book, Vermont in the Victorian Age (1985), and made some interesting discoveries about how they were done.
The Vergennes birdseye was drawn by one of the great practitioners of the art, Lucien R. Burleigh of Troy, New York, who created views of 18 Vermont towns between 1885-1891. He reached Vergennes in 1890. While earlier artists had used the perspective they gained from standing on a hill outside of town, masters like Burleigh made their drawings from the ground. Burleigh came to a town intending to stay for two or three weeks. He would choose the most advantageous direction for showing off the place's attributes and then maintained it as he walked from building to building, making small sketches.
How did he keep them straight? It is likely that he worked from a local map, like those in the Beers atlas, matching his little drawings to their positions on the plat. Once he had images for all the natural and manmade features, he began his drawing, using his imagination to reproduce how he believed each would have looked from above at a precise angle. Graffagnino tells us that the usual perspective for a small town was meant to be from a height of about 1500 feet. As a lithographic image, it was drawn on a stone with a greasy crayon, covered with ink and then rinsed with water. The ink would only stick to the oily image, which could then be pressed to paper and printed.
Burleigh was a businessman as well as an artist, and so was out to make money on these novel pictures. Before he left town, he would hire a local person to find buyers who would subscribe to purchase the final product. Graffagnino estimates that it took about 100 copies at $2.50-$3.00 each to break even. This was no small price, but the fact that birdseye artists kept churning them out indicates that they were luxuries affordable to a ready market.
What can we learn by looking at Vergennes from the air? Birdseyes provided a Chamber of Commerce view of a place. One glance and you could see why anyone would enjoy living in Vergennes. There is a commodious Graded School, five churches, a City Hall, the elegant Stevens House hotel and many shops. The town is so rich it takes two banks, the National and the Farmers, to hold all the money. It is as neat as a pin. From up here we see no muddy holes in the streets, no blowing trash, no peeling paint.
Look more closely, and a different view starts to emerge. This is the late 19th century and people want to see signs of progress. Sure enough…there they are! The waterfalls are powering all manner of industries. Black smoke—black gold—belches from the tiny smokestacks. There's the humming of the National Horse Nail Company's Works and the teeming hive of Nevius & Haviland's Shade Roller factory. The legend points out Norton's Flouring Mills and Smith & Ketcham's Furniture Factory. If the image had sound, it would produce a productive din.
In a residential district, a house is labeled 'Laboratory Ingham's Nervine Pain Extractor.' This is where the local homeopathic luminary, Dr. Harvey Ingham, manufactures his patent medicine, meant for the nerves and 'Blood Purifying.' (Historian Kenneth Degree says that Ingham hired 'legions of children' to comb the fields collecting the plants he needed for his concoctions).
The town is nestled among hills that are almost completely bare of trees. How tidily they have been cleared! The hand of man has rendered them so neat and productive! Enjoy the views!
For the industrious entrepreneur who cared to invest in such a place, transportation of his goods would be no problem. The center bottom of the print, just below the map, is devoted to a large drawing of a modern steamship, the 'Reindeer,' shown approaching the falls. It is a straight shot down Otter Creek from here to Lake Champlain and the rest of the world. The steamboat landing is abuzz with business. In case you have missed the point, the lower right of the image is devoted to 'River Statistics,' including the height of the falls (38 feet) and their total strength (3000 horse power). The only clue that Burleigh is not a local comes in the labeling of the waterway, which says, "Otter River." If you do not want to ship by boat, you are in luck! A modern CVRR train sends up a cloud of smoke as it chugs by.
What the birdseye view does not show you is that the Vergennes of 1890 was in trouble. The population of Addison County had decreased by nearly 10% in the preceding decade—this on top of a 30% decline over the course of the mid-century. Little Vermont towns were finding it hard to compete with the more favorable business and tariff climates of the opening West. Buy a birdseye of your town and show it around. Maybe someone will want to invest in a place like this.
A local person once said to me that the Sheldon Museum was like, 'Addison County's Victorian attic.' It was said with affection—and we certainly have a full attic. But we also have a collections policy that guides us in choosing what to acquire and a collections manager trained in how to preserve what we have in the best conditions our limited budget allows. We want to be able to tell the stories of this region as well as we can, with the objects and documents that will make them intriguing and meaningful.
So when the Vergennes birdseye view cropped up in a local antiques store recently, we decided it was so special that we should scrape together the funds to buy it. The dealer told us that the day after our purchase, a man came in anxious to acquire it and was very disappointed to find it gone. We understand his feelings perfectly. But we are happy that now everyone can enjoy it. Today it has pride of place over the fireplace in the little room off the Sheldon kitchen. Come in when you fancy a quick flight over old Vergennes.


text: A fluffy how-to home decorating post, with a bit of a British literature lesson and some pedantic exploration of the Aitareya Brahmana thrown in just for fun. I first read Virginia Woolf's essay A Room of One's Own during my undergraduate English degree years. It struck me as smart and powerful then, and continues to do so… Continue reading A Room of One's Aum.


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The Medisked I/DD Data Digest 2015: A Summary
Friday, January 22nd, 2016
Hello everyone, and welcome back this week!
As you all know, the staff at M&L wear many hats; we are professionals in the special needs financial and life planning fields, president & participating family members of our community building non-profit ILO, parents of individuals with special needs, and contributing members of our special needs community.
The common thread that runs through all of these roles – besides the desire to help individuals with disabilities build and lead full lives – is that the decisions we make as we act in each role can have long lasting ramifications, both personally and professionally. That is why we emphasize (loudly, and often) the importance of having access to relevant, reliable, accurate information. The right information leads to the right choice. It's as simple as that.
It is because we feel information is so important that we decided to use today's post to focus the spotlight on a very useful report that was recently released: Medisked I/DD Data Digest 2015, "a time-saving compilation of some of the most significant national statistics in the world of I/DD services, all presented in one document of easy-to-read infographics with hyperlinked references."
Please read on to learn more about this report, including a brief discussion of why it is important and which key statistics we feel readers should take away from the Data Digest.
I/DD Data Digest: What is it, and why is it important?
In a nutshell, the Medisked I/DD Data Digest is an easily accessible report, or, "compilation" of the most current statistics in regards to the services and supports available and utilized by individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in the United States. Here are M&L, we feel that this is also an incredibly important report for individuals with disabilities and their families. Why, you may ask? Well, we have identified three reasons – it is accessible (cost), it is user-friendly (easy to understand content) and it is relevant.
Accessibility: The Data Digest, which is the product of a partnership between The Arc & Medisked, is incredibly easy to access. To begin, it is free – easily obtained by visiting the Medisked website, the report costs nothing except the answers to a few simple questions. Secondly, it literally "easy to access" – once the questions have been answered, the report can be downloaded onto your device and is viewable through the website or a pdf. As well, a quick google of "Medisked Data Digest" will allow users to access the data already downloaded and displayed on a number of different websites.
User-friendly: Perhaps the most important feature of this report is that it is easy to understand. The report was intentionally designed to deliver the information in an "easy to read infographic", an accessible format that ensures information is available to individuals with varying levels of literacy, and doesn't bury relevant and important information in formal, stilted, inaccessible language.
Relevancy: Lastly, the report is important because it is relevant. It contains information on housing, living, employment, health, relationships; the information is at times provided by the individuals with disabilities themselves, other times from the caregivers. It provides both a national and a state perspective, and at the end of the report is an interactive worksheet that individuals can fill out for their own state, with links to websites containing the data needed to complete the worksheet. The information in this report is very important in helping individuals with disabilities understand the different issues facing the disability community both in their own state, and the nation as a whole – and that can only help us advocate successfully for the issues that affect us the most.
Data Digest Snapshot: Important Statistics to Take Away from Report
As mentioned, this report is a series of infographics that provides important statistical information in regards to the population & demographics, living, housing and employment situation, support services situation, etc. of individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in the US. Below is a selection of the statistics that we found to be the most revealing and important (note: please visit the Medisked website for reference information):
- 53 million Americans reported having a disability in the US in 2013; that equals 1 in 5 non-institutionalized individuals over the age of 18.
- In 2012, 1.1 million individuals with I/DD received formal services from an I/DD agency, and 45% of people with I/DD lived in a residential setting other than the family home.
- For recipients over the age of 22. HCBS waiver funding is lower for family home settings than for non-family settings; 32% of caregivers responded that their family member with I/DD is on a waiting list for government funded services.
- 40% of family caregivers responded that their family member with I/DD had unmet support needs, and 62% indicated that they had paid someone outside the home for support during the previous month.
- Between 1989 and 2012, the number of people with I/DD that lived in a home that they owned or rented nearly doubled.
- 28% of respondents believed that the ideal living situation for their family member with I/DD is an apartment or house owned by the individual.
- 85% of Caregiver respondents reported that the adult with I/DD for whom they provided support did not have a job; 62% of respondents indicated a preference that people with I/DD work at a job in the community.
- 62% of respondents to The Arc's FINDS survey indicated that they did not have a plan in place should the caregiver no longer be able to provide care.
Would You Like More Information?
Thank you all for taking the time to visit our blog today; we hope that you were able to read through the Data Digest, and took away some information that useful to your special needs journey. If you would like more information on how to financially plan for the future of your family with special needs, please contact us! We would to speak with you about the hopes and dreams you have for the future of your family member with special needs.
You may also wish to browse through our Services webpage, and register to attend one of our Workshops – and, don't forget to have a look through our blog archive, a comprehensive resource that contains posts on topics such as the special needs letter of intent, ABLE account info, housing info, etc.
Please join us next week for a look at a new and innovative independent living solution for adults with disabilities – life sharing!
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Did you ever sit there and hear someone who "loves horror" say "yeah, I really think Reeker 2 is a great sequel"? Yeah well that means that they don't have a clue, and their taste in horror is worse than the smell of a rotted corpse on The Walking Dead. Sure, everyone is allowed to have that guilty pleasure (I mean I have my baggage), but when you hear someone say how better a terrible sequel is than the original, you know something isn't right there. So here is my list of things people say about horror movies that inform you on the questionable taste in horror.
Ps. May I highlight that this is my opinion so I am entitled to express my views.
"Jason X is the Best Friday The 13th Movie"
Now, let's just talk about this for a second here; any living soul, horror fan or not that comes out with nonsense like this should be tied to a chair and made to watch every single horror film ever to realize just how terrible Jason X is. I'm not a fan of the Friday The 13th Franchise (although I am a fan of Jason), and even I can tell you, that if Jason X is your favourite of them all then you probably have to consider investing your time in a different genre because you are getting nowhere. Fair enough, the franchise doesn't offer much competition, and we have all seen Jason Takes Manhattan so we know that statement is true, but how in the name of God could you possibly think that cheap sci-fi piece of garbage could be better than the rest? You can spray a turd with silver, add metal, space, technology, futuristic weapons, robots and flashy deaths all you want; but at the end of the day, it's still a turd. Enough said I think?
"Halloween: Resurrection is the Best Entry in the Franchise"
Ok, now I have a serious problem with anyone who comes out with things like this, I mean it should be illegal if you're a horror fan; and if you have seen your fair share of horror flicks and still see nothing wrong with this statement, then you have to go seek psychiatric help (ok maybe that was a little harsh, but you get what I mean). Halloween: Resurrection is not only the worst, but it is the dumbest of a bad bunch. John Carpenter's original is a masterpiece, and Halloween H2O comes pretty damn close to being a perfect sequel; but there's no not enough pain killers in the world to stop the pain from someone says "Resurrection is the best sequel". Have you seen Resurrection? It's diabolical in nearly every way possible. The acting is cheap, the action is laughable, the logic is south and plot is just horrendous; Just when you thought nothing could get worse than Myers being part of some demonic ritual, Resurrection comes along and proves that with annoying visuals, cast and premise, you are one step away from making the worse horror movie ever.
"I Prefer Remakes"
This is one I don't hate on so much, but find completely idiotic. Remakes are the future if not the present, and that is something we as a horror society have to accept. Remakes have a stigma surrounding them, and regardless of the rare successes such as in Dawn of the Dead, The Hills Have Eyes, The Thing etc. you get the god awful ones that reinforce the reputation the sub-genre has gained with today's addicts - Ala A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Wicker Man, Prom Night. Most recently the horror genre is starting to move away from remakes, branching out to form future greats like You're Next, The Conjuring and upcoming Oculus; but in no way have they come to a halt, as soon enough we will be expecting both The Poltergeist and It remake. Guys, if you prefer remakes then you are basically contradicting yourself; go back, watch the original, and if needs be visit the sequels too. Although, that's not something I would advise.
"I Love Found-Footage Horror Movies"
NO YOU DON'T! Why? Because they're money-grabbing and all they do is produce the same s*** over and over and over! Just how many found-footage horror films have you seen of a supernatural type huh? Now, how many have you seen with a different sub-genre like a slasher? ...Yeah exactly. You don't love found-footage films; what you love is the supernatural sub-genre because that's all those bloody films are ever about! I mean what's to love about a shrieking woman running around holding a camera, not being able to see a single thing that's happening whilst all the jump scares are formed from the camera quickly panning around a corner? Nothing! They're annoying and that's the whole of it. What's even more annoying is that the next Friday The 13th film is expected to be of this style so unlucky to all those Jason fans out there, as you are in for one frustrating ride.
"That was too Gory"
This is a controversial one in the sense that this is something that is OK for people to say (at times). Sure, it's fine to say something like Saw is "too gory" because they simply don't have anything else to offer other than that - but to dislike a film like Evil Dead for being "too gory" is a crime within itself. Gore in films like that are used for purpose and are effective when used right, but saying you don't like gore and being a horror fan is like saying you don't like romance when you love rom-coms, and you don't like guns blazing in action films; it just doesn't quite make sense. But then again, those Hammer Horror fanatics may love the classic stuff, which as you know contain minimal gore, but for all you modern maniacs, you simply have no excuse.
"I Really Love what they did with the Plot" (Whilst Talking About Sequels)
Really? You loved when they made Michael Myers an un-killable force who became part of some demonic cult that was on the hunt for a baby? You loved how they froze Jason and then brought him back far into the future to seek bloody revenge on a spaceship? You loved Victor Crowley constantly came back from the dead to do the same thing repeatedly? You loved how Freddy literally turned into a walkin' talkin' joke? You loved how Leatherface became an uncontrollable tranny who was more emotionally damaged than Sidney Prescott? You loved how The Leprechaun went to Vegas and "Da Hood"? You loved how every horror franchise over 3 entries completely ruined the original premise so much that you forgot how the franchise originally started it in the first place? Come on now, you didn't love any of that, so in future please don't come out with it again.
"The Saw Franchise is My Favourite"
Now hold up! Who even says that let alone believes it?! I'm sorry if you have a rack of 1000 of your favourite horror movies which include the top 1000 ever, but when you let those words slip from your mouth, your taste in good horror immediately goes down the drain. Why you may ask? Well, let me put it this way; the Saw Franchise is nothing put tacky torture-porn that's numerous attempts to "build a plot" and "end with a twist" fails so badly that they make the Resident Evil Franchise's premise look less mangled than one of Victor Crowley's victims. I have had my limit, but when I am subjected to nothing more than tasteless and tedious gore I am not interested; and for someone who has "seen it all"; neither should you. You may want to reevaluate your taste if Saw VI is in your top 10 list.


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Most students attend Montgomery Academy because the traditional public school setting was not able to meet their individual needs. We are equipped to appeal to the more unconventional student by offering a more unconventional format in which to learn. While we do use textbooks and employ the more traditional styles of teaching, these are not the only, nor the primary, means of educating. Whenever and wherever possible, hands-on experiential techniques are used. Building models, dioramas, exploring the campus environment, role playing, field trips, cooking, and other hands-on methods are used regularly. Our classrooms and halls reflect what is being studied, drawings, murals, reports and projects are all proudly displayed.
Life Space Interview techniques are also used to encourage dialogue between staff and students. Montgomery Academy does not use behavioral modification (i.e., no rewards, punishments). This is not to say there are not natural consequences. For example, if a student becomes angry and tears a bulletin board, the student is required to repair the bulletin board. The Life Space Interview technique lets the students use their own words through writings and dictations to increase their skills and knowledge. They develop a functional, purposeful, and meaningful approach to the use of language as an expressive tool. We know that the students we teach are growing up in a world filled with video games, television, and email- and find they are frequently disconnected as a result. At Montgomery Academy students are actively involved in their own learning and urged to connect and communicate with us, their families and each other.


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A CREW of Canterbury College students recently returned from the United States after participating in the International Space Settlement Design Competition in Titusville, Florida, where they were placed second in a global field.
The Canterbury College senior Australian space design team won the Australian national final for the third year in a row in January, which allowed the students to compete internationally.
According to a college spokesperson, the ISSDC is an industry simulation event where teams respond to a request for tender put forward by a fictional company known as the Foundation Society.
This year, the Australian students worked with students from Uruguay, the United Kingdom and the United States to form 'Dougeldyne Astrosystems' and 'Flechtel Constructors'.
Within their company, the students appointed their president and worked within their departments to create a design for a settlement on Venus.
- Read more: Canterbury College marks 30 years of education
- Read more: The delicate science of weather watching
- Read more: The school using Pokemon Go to teach science
According to year 10 student Kyle Cossor, it was "pretty amazing" to represent Australia and show other nations how this country can contribute to space travel, although it was, at times, intimidating.
"It was a big room, lots of strangers," he told the Times this week.
"It was a challenge to show my own skills and contribute to those of others. I got to meet NASA staff which was cool."
Hostile planet
The students were required to think of creative ways to ensure their workers would be able to safely live and work on the planet.
New to the competition, year 10 student Ayden Giess said he worked alongside participants who have attended five years in a row.
"I was in the operations group. We had to work on materials, construction processes, transport, electricity, food and water."
Kyle, meanwhile, worked on automations and robotics.
"Once I got to know my fellow group members, we worked really well collaboratively and communicated well," he said.
"I would definitely love a career in robotics or aeronautics, with either NASA or SpaceEx. I made some great contacts when I was there."
The students are now working on their next Canterbury College competition entry for the qualifying round next term.
Canterbury College's Science Open Afternoon takes place on August 16 as part of Science Week. Contact 3299 0888 for more information.


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Recently announced for the next instalment in the NBA 2K franchise and as part of their multi-year global partnership with the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, NBA 2K15 will feature 11 additional Euroleague teams. Included are top-level FC Beyern Muncih of Germany, JSF Naterre of France, Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul of Turkey and Partizan NIS Belgrande of Serbia, bringing the total number of playable Euroleague teams to 25. All squads will be fully updated to reflect trades accurately to the day of release.
The full list of 25 teams to be included in NBA 2K15 are:
•Alba Berlin;
•Anadolu Efes Istanbul;
•Brose Baskets Bamberg (new);
•Budivelnik Kyiv (new);
•Crvena Zvezda Telekom Belgrade (new);
•CSKA Moscow;
•EA7 Emporio Armani Milan;
•FC Barcelona;
•FC Bayern Munich (new);
•Fenerbahçe Ülker Istanbul;
•Galatasaray Liv Hospital Istanbul (new);
•JSF Nanterre (new);
•Laboral Kutxa Vitoria;
•Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (new);
•Lokomotiv Kuban Krasnodar (new);
•Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv;
•Montepaschi Siena;
•Olympiacos Piraeus;
•Panathinaikos Athens;
•Partizan NIS Belgrade (new);
•Real Madrid;
•Stelmet Zielona Góra (new);
•Strasbourg (new);
•Unicaja Málaga;
•Zalgiris Kaunas.
On top of the expanded team lineup, 2K has announced Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Kevin Durant as the cover athlete on NBA 2K15!
NBA 2K15 will be available on October 7th in North America and internationally on October 10th for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStiaton 4, Xbox One, and PC.


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Look How A Simple IKEA Table Can Be Transformed Into A LEGO Play Table
LEGOs have been around for several years – since 1949 to be exact.
These interlocking bricks are a favorite of many children all over the world. But us parents also know how tiny the pieces can be, and how painful it can be to step on them! A good storage system is a MUST for any family with kids who play with LEGOs.
Below we will show you how to transform a simple Ikea table into a functional and fun LEGO table.
Here are the supplies you will need:
- IKEA table
- IKEA Trofast buckets (medium size)
- Jigsaw
- Drill with spade bit
- Clear sealant
- Spray paint
- Sandpaper
1. First, put together the Ikea table you purchased:
2. Next plan out your design and the number of buckets:
3. Create a diagram to make sure your dimensions are correct:
4. Cut out the bucket holes with your jigsaw:
5. Use your drill bit to create the holes for the jigsaw:
6. Here you can see the jigsaw at work:
7. This is what the table looks like so far:
8. Apply your desired finish:
9. The finished table with the Trofast buckets in place:
10. LEGO table in action!


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Tehran, Jan. 11 (Reuters): Irans hardline judiciary banned today a reformist daily newspaper over a caricature which clerics said insulted the Islamic Republics founding father Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the official Irna news agency said.
A special court ordered the closure of the pro-reform Hayat-e No newspaper owned by the brother of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The newspaper this week published a caricature of a frowning cleric with thick eyebrows sitting on the floor while being squashed by a huge thumb. It has provoked outrage among several of the countrys senior hardline clerics who have said it bears a clear resemblance to Khomeini, who died in 1989, ten years after the Islamic revolution.
The newspapers manager and a number of publishers have been summoned to court for interrogations. The outcome of the investigation will be made public soon, Irna quoted a statement by the court as saying today. Islamic theology schools called a nationwide rally tomorrow to protest against the caricature, although Hayat-e No has said the drawing was not meant to depict anyone in particular.
Announcing the protest, the Association of Seminary Teachers in the holy city of Qom said the caricature was an insult to the founder of the Islamic Republic.
Other clerics said those responsible for the drawing had insulted the whole country.
Imam Khomeini is the most sacred name in the (Islamic) revolution and ... anyone who insults the Imam and the revolution, has insulted the people of Iran, Ayatollah Fazel Lankarani said in comments broadcast on state television.
Hayat-e Nos publisher Hadi Khamenei is politically distanced from his older brother and an outspoken supporter of President Mohammad Khatami's reformist policies.


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Lebanon: arms and the menby Peter Stewart Vegas
Illegal hunting has turned Lebanon, one of the world's key migratory bird corridors, into a deathtrap.
It's 4.30 in the morning as our car clatters into a square in downtown Beirut. My friend Raphael is driving. Five minutes earlier we stopped to pick up three older men. Dressed in camo gear, they are squashed across the back seat, like three Michelin men going to war.
The pre-dawn calm is a pleasant change. I've never seen Beirut like this before. In a few hours the tar-sealed arteries will clog to a standstill, but for now we have the place to ourselves … almost.
Two blocks ahead, a late-model sedan with the telltale roof lights glides across an intersection. Our passengers speak in hushed tones.
"What's the problem?" I ask Raphael as casually as I can.
He shrugs. "A carload of men out this time of night … the police don't like that."
"Especially not with a boot full of shotguns," says the younger of the back three.
The police don't return, but the car we are waiting for does. The driver signals for us to follow up the hill and out of town. We have to be in the Bekaa Valley before sunrise.
A lot of blood has been shed in the Bekaa Valley over the years. It's home to the Hizbollah and tribal gangs of Lebanese drug dealers, so the army maintains a presence there, but it's only for show.
Armies have been coming to the Bekaa for centuries. The Romans built Baalbek there. One of the wonders of the Ancient World. This morning I'm heading to the valley to shed some more blood.
Near the top of the mountain range that separates Beirut from the Bekaa, the traffic slows to a crawl. In the distance we make out the lights of an army checkpoint. It is at this moment Raphael shares a piece of information that probably would have put me off the trip altogether. Shooting is illegal.
There's little time to absorb this fact before we are waved to stop by a soldier. The atmosphere in the car becomes tense … or is it just me? The older man in the back seat winds down his window and does the talking in Arabic. In the front Raphael gives me a whispered translation.
"Where are you going?"
"The Bekaa."
"You are going to shoot?"
The soldier eyes us up one at a time with that patented checkpoint look, then points up the road. "You'd better hurry. Cars have been coming through for hours."
The road snakes down off the mountain into the valley. At the first village, we hit what seems like another traffic jam, but this is just parking, Lebanese-style. Sunrise is still a way off and the village is asleep, except for two shops. Handily located next door to each other, they are selling men's essentials: food and ammo.
I help Raphael load slabs of shotgun shells into the boot of the car and the others return with stacks of manoush. Think thick, warm pita bread stuffed with cheese … an ideal pre-hunt snack.
In November, the Bekaa's fields have been freshly ploughed. The wide-open spaces are perfect for shooting and created just in time to greet the matwak (ringed ouzel). Slightly bigger than a sparrow, the migrating matwak come out of Syria, and Lebanese men greet them the same way they have greeted the Syrian Army in the past – with guns.
This morning, the fields are obscured by thick fog as Raphael takes us from a badly tar-sealed road to a dirt road, then to dirt.
Men and manoush wrappers tumble out of the cars. As the first rays of sunlight illuminate the fog swirling around us, Raphael thrusts a double-barrel shotgun into my hands. The other men arm up and drift away. By the time Raphael has stuffed my pockets with shells, we are alone.
A patch of blue sky appears overhead and a flock of matwak darts into it. Raphael hoists his gun to his shoulder and adds two pops to the growing double-barrel symphony around us. "Go over there," Raphael says, pointing to a patch of dirt 50m away, before moving off to collect his kill. School's out. I'm on my own.
As the fog lifts, I can make out men dotting the field like soldier-themed scarecrows. I can't tell which of them travelled with us. Not because all Lebanese men look the same, but because all men in camo jackets with shotguns look the same.
All morning, the valley rings to the sound of shotguns and I become a little more comfortable with the idea of being surrounded by heavily armed men. Then I get a first-hand look at one of the reasons the Government has tried to ban the sport.
The matwak's flight path is erratic. Inspired by the drivers in Beirut perhaps. A more likely explanation for their swerving and diving is in response to the shotgun rain being directed at them. But occasionally they get their own back, and a hunter gets a taste of his own lead-pellet medicine as an itchy trigger finger follows a flock of evading matwak too close to the ground. The horizontal shotgun blast sounds like one directed skyward, but is followed with howls of anger from a man 100m away. The friendly fire incident ends with a stream of Arabic expletives and steely glares. For at least two other hunters in the valley that morning, it ended in death.
As the sun rises, the matwak make a strategic withdrawal from the valley. This has more to do with the increase in temperature than smart thinking on their part. A pungent aroma of cordite and ploughed mud fills the car as we leave the killing fields. Tales of the morning's exploits are recounted. Shot of the day is unanimously awarded to Raphael for a stunning two birds with one shot … automatic entry into the Nassoura family shooting hall of fame.
It is not only the matwak feeling the heat now. Raphael stops outside another small concrete shell and I accompany one of the backseat boys inside. We grab half a dozen bottles of cola before I spy a row of tall cans on a lower shelf. My ability to identify the word "beer" in 12 languages is a skill that has stood me in good stead. The elephant logo on these golden beauties promises a little extra kick. I add some to our supplies on the counter, provoking a laugh from my hunting buddy. He shakes his head as he assembles some English.
"Beer? For breakfast? You, my friend, are crazy."
No one in the car seemed to share my enthusiasm for the Elephant beer, so I drank them all.
Soon after that I fell asleep. A 4.00am start and 8%-strength beer on a hot day will do that to you. As I drifted off, I thought about the man's comment. Mad, was I? Well, from what I had seen that morning, I was in good company.
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Dementia could be precisely predicted 5 years before signs and symptoms develop having a simple smell test, research claims.
Research found individuals who cannot identify a minimum of 4 out of 5 common odours were greater than two times as prone to get the disease.
And also the worse their olfaction, the larger the chance of being struck lower by dementia in senior years, stated College of Chicago scientists.
The pungent aromas utilized in the experiment so as of growing difficulty were peppermint, fish, orange, rose and leather.
The findings could be utilized for an earlier warning system.
This could allow drugs and changes in lifestyle, like a nutritious diet and much more exercise, to become more efficient prior to the devastating condition begins.
The inability to recognise the odor of LEATHER could signal dementia, researchers claim
Presently the condition will go undetected for approximately twenty years, without any accurate methods to place the irreversible damage around yet – despite many years of research.
The findings increase growing evidence the very first harm to the mind happens in olfactory neurons, which separate different aromas.
What did they find?
5 years following the initial test the majority of the participants, aged 57 to 85, who have been not able to mention just one scent have been identified as having dementia.
And nearly 80 percent of individuals who provided just a few correct solutions also been with them, researchers authored within the Journal from the American Geriatrics Society.
Overall, the quality of smell loss and incidence from the disease were considerably linked, lead author Professor Jayant Pinto found.
He stated: 'Loss from the olfaction is really a strong signal that something went wrong and significant damage continues to be done.
Lack Of SMELL AND DEMENTIA
Previous research has proven smell tests can flag up from very mild loss of memory to full-blown Alzheimer's.
This is because in lots of people hyposmia or anosmia – an incomplete or complete lack of the olfaction – happens before cognitive problems in Alzheimer's.
It's why there's a so-known as 'peanut butter test' for those who have Alzheimer's who're less in a position to sniff the spread from the distance.
However, simple smell tests present an incomplete picture, monitoring the olfaction once it's detected through the brain.
Recently, scientific study has touted more complex smell tests to calculate dementia, with Canadian scientists making promising findings recently.
They noted how battling to distinguish between your odor of bubble gum and gas might be a manifestation of dementia.
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard School Of Medicine experts produced an identical test in The month of january to identify the condition before it strikes.
'This simple smell test could give a fast and affordable method to identify individuals who're already at high-risk.'
Professor Pinto added: 'Of all human senses smell is easily the most undervalued and underappreciated – until it's gone.
'We think smell ability particularly, but additionally physical function more broadly, might be an essential early sign, marking people at and the higher chances for dementia.'
Similar studies on smell
The research follows an associated 2014 paper by which olfactory disorder was connected with elevated chance of dying within 5 years.
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The risks of the inability to smell
Professor Pinto stated losing the opportunity to smell may have a substantial effect on lifestyle and wellbeing.
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THE last of Mick Hagan's championship games in Wicklow in 2013 was played in very nice conditions in Arklow on Sunday morning when Newtown beat Michael Dwyers in the Minor C final.
The last of Mick Hagan's championship games in Wicklow in 2013 was played in very nice conditions in Arklow on Sunday morning when Newtown beat Michael Dwyers in the Minor C final.
This was another good final in this grade and rounded off a busy year for both clubs.
The question most people were asking was how two teams with so much talent were in the third grade of football.
The answer given by Dominic Leach of Newtown is quite simple, "we wanted to play in a higher grade but because of shortage of numbers we could not be certain of having the required 15 in the summer evenings so we were told we would have to play in the C championship".
So it appears that this grade was reserved just for the weak teams but for clubs that were not sure of being able to get the required number players to fullfil fixtures during the league section.
Dwyers had played all their games, including the semi-final at 11-a-side but for Sunday's final they got out two more players so this game was played at 13-a-side.
Newtown came into this game as hot favourites to win, mainly because of their past record in the U-14 and U-16 grades.
Everyone was looking out for one of their star player, Darren Walsh, who was expected to dominate from midfield. The first big boost Dwyers got was when Tristan Maher quickly came to terms with Walsh and kept him rather quite for most of the game.
On the day it was Walsh's midfield partner, Luke Martin, that stole the show with a mighty display of all out attacking football.
Shane Lennon got Dwyers off to a good start when he pointed a long range free after his brother Eoghan was fouled.
A minute later Phillip Penrose was in on the end of a Tristan Maher centre to blast to the net. While Newtown had plenty of the play in the first quarter it was Dwyers that were getting the scores but good defending by Cian Jackman, Darragh Byrne and Adam Doyle was playing a part.
Laurence Murphy had tacked on another point for the group team before midfielder Luke Martin got Newtown on the score board in the 10th minute. Darren Byrne and Penrose did the spade work to put Laurence Murphy through for Dwyers second goal.
However, that brought a quick reply with Luke Martin going through from midfield to blast the ball past the helpless Stephen Coogan.
Tristan Maher added a point for Dwyers and at the end of the first quarter the west side led by 2-3 to 1-1; Steven Davis pointed two frees and then really rallied Newtown with a second goal in the 23rd minute. A third goal by Dylan Carty left Newtown leading by 3-5 to 2-4 at half time.
While Maher and Shane Lennon continued to put in strong work at midfield and Murphy, Padraig Byrne and Eoin Coogan were always dangerous up front it was becoming clear that Newtown were the stronger team.
Sean Odlum for once shook off the attentions of Jackman and sent over a point. Sean Doyle made a good interception but Declan Doyle was in to add another point for Newtown. Laurence Murphy pointed a free and the west side stayed in the hunt right up to the closing minutes.
Stuart Sinnott, Kenneth Turner, and Liam Keogh were putting up the shutters in a very tight defence and when corner back Ciaran Doherty raced the length of the field to send over a great point it posted another message.
Luke Byrne kicked a point for Dwyer's under pressure but they missed a couple of gaoling chances and that was to tell in the end.
The two big hitters Luke Martin and Steven Davis tacked on more points and when David blasted home a fourth goal it was all over - or was it?
Padraig Byrne who was doing Trojan work soloed through for a point and then blasted home a goal and for a few minutes it appeared that Dwyer's might just rally again.
Eoin Coogan had a hard earned point but that was as good as it was going to get. Newtown added more points in the closing minutes with Dylan Carty, Robert Greenan, and substitute Hugh McDaid getting on the score sheet to seal the issue.
Another entertaining final in what has been a good year for Minor football in the county.
All seven goals were well taken and in fact both goalkeepers, Aidan Carthy and Steven Coogan were not to blame and both brought off a number of good saves.
In all a total of 16 players got their names on the score board.
Scorers - Newtown - Steven Davis 2-6; Luke Martin 1-2; Dylan Carthy 1-0; Sean Odlum, Declan Doyle, Robert Greenan, Ciaran Doherty and Hugh McDaid 0-1 each.
Ml Dwyers - Laurance Murphy 1-2; Padraig Byrne 1-1; Phillip Penrose 1-0; Shane Lennon, Tristan Maher, Steven Coogan, Daragh Byrne and Luke Byrne 0-1 each.
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A few days ago, I received this text message from one of my dear friends.
I had trained her during the fall to run her first half marathon. She had been running consistently for about a year, although she had run on + off for a few years before. She had made it her goal in 2016 to run one race a month, all culminating with running her first half marathon at Rock 'n' Roll Arizona in January. She had been working with me for the past few months and was seeing AMAZING progress in her running – she was actually starting to FEEL like a runner, instead of someone posing as a runner.
But, the weekend of Rock 'n' Roll Arizona, we had a predicted-to-be HUGE ice storm in St. Louis that cancelled her flight, and all the other flights out of St. Louis would get her and her hubby down to Arizona too late for the race. She was so disappointed she didn't get to run her half, but she knew there were other races and had her sights set on GO! St. Louis in April.
But, things started to go downhill for her. I was no longer coaching her and she was really struggling to get her workouts in. She wasn't motivated to run and was lost without a structured plan and someone to support her in her training. And the worst part was, she wasn't happy with herself. She no longer felt like a runner – the runner she had fought to become – and was disappointed that her training was just not going the way it should be going and that she was actually seeing her times get worse instead of getting better.
That's when I received the text message above. She was distraught and didn't know why, but knew it had something to do with her running. Or lack thereof.
So, the next day, we hopped on the phone to talk about her training goals. She was still determined to finish her half marathon in April, even if it wasn't as well as she was wanting to do when she was training in the fall. She knew her training was lacking but she needed that extra motivation + guidance to really get past her plateau and burnout she was experiencing. We worked out a training plan that would get her to the finish line for her half marathon in April (including some runs together when we travel to NYC in a few weeks!), and she would join in my Elite Running Academy to get past that running plateau and get some extra encouragement from a group of other women with the same goals in mind.
And look at the message I got just 2 days after our phone call…
This is just one of FOUR people who messaged me last week about feeling stuck in their running, or are coming off a big setback in their training. Setbacks happen. Sometimes they are expected – like not staying consistent with your training after you finish your goals race. Other times, they are completely out of the blue – like my one friend who had major surgery just a few weeks ago that was completely unplanned. And right before her surgery, she was in the best shape of her life. Now that she's been cleared to run, she has no idea how to get started to get back where she was.
As runners, we've all been there. We've been stuck in that plateau. We are just going through the motions of running, with no purpose or direction. We hit the snooze instead of getting up. We make excuses to skip our runs. We see all of our hard work going to waste with each passing day, but don't know how to get back into the groove of things. We face unexpected setbacks and are afraid we will never get back to where we once were.
Sound familiar? It doesn't have to be like that. You CAN fall back in love with running. You CAN get out of that plateau and stop dreaming of where you want to be and actually GET THERE.
I NEVER thought I would get back to where I was pre-2nd baby. I had reached a peak right before I got pregnant with Miles. I was setting PRs again and breaking times I didn't think I could. But, after I had Miles, I struggled to get back to my "old" running self. For me, 8-minute miles felt really hard, which was not how they felt just a year prior to that. I was used to running ALL of my runs under 7-minute mile average. I had tons of minor injuries that held me back from progressing in my training.
And believe me, I felt the same way as my friend in those text messages. I was frustrated, burnt out, and was just NOT in love with running anymore.
What did I do to bust out of that rut?
I made a change. I set BIG goals that I knew were achievable. I stopped making excuses when it came to my training. No telling myself that I didn't have to hit a certain split, or I could cut my circuit 1 round short. Or that I didn't need to get that strength workout in at all because I was too busy. Because really, those are just EXCUSES… I had no real excuse to not do what I knew I needed to do in order to get back to where I was.
So, I did just that. I STOPPED MAKING EXCUSES.
I envisioned myself as the runner that I wanted to be and started to put myself in her shoes. Would she hit snooze 15 times instead of getting up for her run? Would she make excuses when it came to hitting her splits, or would she push herself on every single one? Would she use lighter weights or cut her workout short just because she didn't feel like doing it? I wasn't training myself like the runner I wanted to be, so of course, I was never going to get to that point.
If you want to start overcoming those setbacks and ruts in your training, you have to change your mindset. Of course, dealing with injuries are a little different since you have to be patient with yourself in order to get back where you once were and stay healthy in the process. But, you are never going to get there if you continue making excuses.
Let's kick start your training again. Let's get you to where you WANT to be and stop dreaming about it. Let's FALL IN LOVE with running again – because you know that it is the best feeling in the world when you finish a run! I WANT this for you and I am HERE to SUPPORT you in your journey!
If you are struggling in your training right now and need some focus and direction on how to get back to where you once were, let's chat about your running goals! Let me help you work through your struggles and set real, achievable goals that will get your training back on track and your running back where you DREAM it to be. Schedule a FREE, no-obligation goal setting call with me!
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Old time supporter, ex Wheelwright student left Dewsbury around 1965 and spent a couple of interesting years working in London before returning to get maried and live in Bradford in '68.
Always followed the fortunes of Dewsbury, though the recent game against Bramley was the first game I've watched at Rams stadium. I'm told they have 'Super League' teams in Bradford and Leeds, but I'd rather travel a little further to watch 'my' team. The team I supported in the days of Mal Kirk, Mick Lumb, Jackie Marchant and Jimmy Ledgard.
Ex Bank Manager, Market Trader, Courier Driver, Barman, now a full time writer. Played my last game of Rugby at the age of 46 (and scored), before going on to run the London Marathon twice 3 hrs 57 minutes, a time I couldn't get close to now :o(
Still got one or two things I'd like to do, places I'd like to see
Bonjour Philippe, mon nom est Chris -(Ossy), et je regrette que je parle la Francais un peu seulement.
Ma epouse et moi appuyons Dewsbury Rams, et ont fait beacoup des ans. Nous ne venons pas a Toulouse en Fevrier, mais Aout !!! Oui, certainment avec nos amis de Dewsbury.
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Posted by Alii Apps in Casual | April 18, 2015 | 1 Comments
Apk file size: 24.0 MB
That's what we say when we mean "Hello" or "Goodbye". But here we mean "Hello"!
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Got skills? See how far you can go without falling into the water or running into a crab.
Help Kamahele "The Traveller", our little menehune jump from ledge to ledge collecting opihis along the way and after collecting 50 opihis activate a bubble shield. Make sure to avoid the crabs or use the bubble shield by running into them, "POP"! Grab 50 more opihis to activate another bubble shield or collect a starfish for an instant shield! Be on the lookout for coconuts, grab em and it will give you a boost for a good 3 seconds.
While playing this game, enjoy the island music ukulele background, hawaiian words and lingo used by the locals in Hawaii. Keep tapping that screen and watch Kamahele jump, flip, backflip and our famous island hand sign; SHAKA!
Only the top 10 distances will be saved on your device. Challenge your friends and ohana and see if they can beat your farthest distance. Remember, all you need to play this game is one finger to tap, tap, tap away and you got five of em!
Hope to see you and a big MAHALO!
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Alii Apps part of our Casual and have average installs from 100 to 500. Last Update April 18, 2015. Google play rating is 96.0. Current verison is 1.1. Actual size 24.0 MB.
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Paul Balazs
Good game for children. Easy. Not much to it. Would like to see more Hawaiian vocabulary and some more culture included. Idea: Bonus levels where you can earn the bubble by correctly defining Hawaiian term. Or name that fish! Nice job though, otherwise.


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Obviously by the title of this you could probably guess that I am currently in the process of moving. In theory, moving is an exciting chance to go through all of your things and start fresh. In reality it is a gargantuan pain in the butt that no one has time for. So I have collected my phases of moving to share with you all.
- Motivated: It always starts well, by thinking about that cute new downtown apartment you are moving to in a few weeks. This motivation hits you way earlier that you realistically need to start, but you start packing that first box anyway.
- Purge: The mindset of "everything must go", but unfortunately this is not a yard sale, and getting rid of things is not as easy as you think it is. Which leads us to..
- Realization: You are moving. You are leaving your home for a random new apartment that isn't the same as this apartment. It's colour scheme is beige, but you love the grey in your apartment.
- Give up: If you stop packing you don't have to move, right? Wrong. The packing will be waiting for you when you are done binge watching the new season of Kimmy Schmidt.
- Restart: Reminding yourself that this was your decision. You could have stayed in the apartment you were, but you chose to move into the city. And you should trust your own decisions.
- Realization: Mostly happy. A bit sad. You are done your undergrad and it is time to move into a grown up apartment to start your masters. But you have lived in your student apartment for 3 years and don't know how to part with it.
- Distraction: Reliving all the crazy memories, every hole in the wall and stain on the ceiling that you have lived through with your various roommates. (The good and the bad)
- Repeat: Since you have the attention of a fly, this process will probably have to happy 3-5 times before you have packed your whole place. Remember this when moving again.


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I can't pick. I like two of those necklaces. Which one is better and suit with my dress? I need help , thanks.
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*Focuses on the necklaces*
*tries harder*
So, strange answer but actually I think they work surprisingly well together! But I take it you're definitely looking to wear only one. So for me the choker wins, it's more unusual but still feminine, it works very well with your look. Both are very nice though, I don't think there's a bad choice - if you're still undecided flip a coin, you're going to look great either way. Wherever you're off to, have fun! :)52|30|0
Thanks for the MHO, happy I could help! :)
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All those guys who couldn't see the necklaces because they were blindsided by your bust hahahaha 😂😂😂 To be fair that was me all of ten seconds too 😂
Personally I like the design on the choker more, but unless you want to bring more attention to your neck and chest go with the longer one, maybe pair it with a scarf. That one guy was right too; wearing both together works as well.10|10|0
Thanks for the mho, I hope you like how your outfit turned out. ^_^


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Hello and happy first day of summer! Time for longer, lazy days and with that comes delicious garden dishes. I'm always on the lookout for ways to take fresh ingredients from the vegetable garden and mix it in with yesterday's delicious leftovers. I've been harvesting an abundance of snow peas and garlic chives lately. My favorite way to give yesterday's meal a whole new delicious identity is by making a stir-fry. It's so nice after a long day of harvesting out in the heat to whip up something quick and tasty!
Summer Garden Stir-Fry For Two
Here is what I had left over from the night before mixed with a fresh harvest from my garden! Feel free to add any kind of vegetables you are harvesting at the time!
○ 1 cup leftover noodles or 1 package of Ramen noodles
○ 1 1/2 cup vegetables - snow peas, garlic scapes,
matchstick carrots, broccoli, sliced baby bell mushrooms
○ 1/2 to 3/4 cup meat - leftover grilled chicken
○ 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
○ 1 to 2 tablespoon low sodium chicken broth or water
○ 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
○ 1 to 2 tablespoons roasted sesame oil
○ Pinch of ground Chinese ginger
○ Splash of rice vinegar
○ Salt and pepper to taste
This dish is so easy to whip up! Add in almost any kind of leftover noodle and meat from the night before. The fresh garden veggies really bring out the flavor and give it a whole new appetizing appeal!
Step 1: Cook Ramen noodles or use a cup of any leftover noodles like spaghetti, vermicelli or Chinese noodles. Set aside for later.
Step 2: In a small sauté pan, add a tablespoon of vegetable oil on medium high heat. After it has been heating for a minute, toss in vegetables to sauté. After veggies have been cooking for a few minute, add 2 tablespoons of low sodium chicken broth or water to help steam dense vegetables like the carrots. Cook until vegetables are almost done to your preference.
Step 3: Toss in your pre-cooked meat to warm up for 1 to 2 minutes.
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Kareena Kapoor Khan (date of birth September 21, 1980) is one of the popular Bollywood actresses who has been praised for her eclectic selection of movies and box office successes. She comes from the 1st family of Bollywood – the Kapoors. Kareena is the grand-daughter of Bollywood's biggest showman Raj Kapoor and daughter of actors Randhir Kapoor and Babita. She is the younger sister of Karisma Kapoor who was one of the most popular actresses of the 90s. One of Kareena's cousins is the popular Bollywood actor-star Ranbir Kapoor. She married actor Saif Ali Khan in 2012.
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Kareena Kapoor was supposed to debut opposite Hrithik Roshan in Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai, which did not work out. She debuted opposite another first-timer Abhishek Bachchan in Refugee (2000). Her first hig was the multi-starrer box-office drama 'Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham' (2001). Though her performances began to get appreciated with every consecutive film, her movies were jinxed at the box office. The turning point came in the form of Jab We Met (2007) which not only became a big hit, but is also regarded as one of the best love stories ever made in Bollywood. Kareena became known as the '100 crore' heroine, when her movies turned into back to back blockbusters every consecutive year, viz; Golmaal Returns (2008) 3 Idiots(2009), Golmaal 3 (2010) and Bodyguard (2011).
Kareena Kapoor's best performances are in Jab Wet Met, Dev, Chameli, Kurbaan and Heroine.
Personal life
Kareena Kapoor was linked to Hrithik Roshan at one point of time. She was dating Shahid Kapoor from 2003 to 2007. Post 2009, she began to date Saif Ali Khan, whom she married in 2012. On December 20, 2016, she gave birth to son, Taimur Ali Khan.
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Kareena Kapoor stays with her husband Saif Ali Khan in Fortune Heights, Bandra.
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Discussion in 'Sports' started by BSWALKS, Apr 8, 2013.
I didn't get to attend but I did take the afternoon off to watch the game.
Go Sox!!!
I will be bringing my brother to his very first Sox game 5/28 when the play the Indians in a 1:35pm game.
We will be taking the Mass Pike---any suggestions on the best exit to get off so that we can ride the T to Fenway? I do not want to drive in Boston. I am a former M and know how you guys drive.
I've seen Indians & Orioles more than any other teams .I was behind the visitor bench, Ripkens last game there too. He's a big dude.
I never take the T. Always drive in. Easy enough. Park at a hotel lot or garage several blocks away. Pricey but not bad.
SOX WIN! F'ing sweet! 3-1
Nope. Last time I went my son and I parked at Northeastern and rode the T in to Fenway. We had no problem getting in---it was trying to get out during rush hour and not knowing where to pick up the Mass Pike that sucked.
Say hello to the Hawaian dude in right he is hitting .303
How is Papelbon doing?
He is fine, Doc and Hamels not so good Lee is smok'in and the middle relief sucks.Utley looks great ,Young, Brown and Jay Ro are starting off well and the big man Howard still looks bad against left handers,he cannot lay off the curve ball when he is down in the count.
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Los Angeles | Singer The Weeknd continued his winning streak at the Juno Awards by scoring an impressive five trophies at the Juno Awards in Canada. The R&B star, 26, picked up the top prizes for single of the year for Can't Feel My Face and album of the year for Beauty Behind the Madness at the live ceremony at Calgary, Alberta's Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Weeknd went into the prizegiving a triple winner after picking up trophies for artist and songwriter of the year and R&B/Soul recording for Beauty Behind the Madness during the Juno Gala Dinner and Awards.
Thirty-five of the 41 Juno awards, which recognise the best of Canadian music, were announced at the industry gala, where Justin Bieber's Purpose was named the pop album prize, and Drake took home the best rap recording for If You're Reading This It's Too Late. Adele's record-breaking 25 picked up the international album prize.
Bieber won another Juno for the fan choice award, while 19-year-old Alessia Cara scored her first Juno for breakthrough artist of the year. I'm just a regular girl who lived the most normal life and I released a song and it hasn't been the same since, she told the crowd.
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Do not mistake my title, I do not advise denial of reality. But I urge you to consider what reality is. I am talking about denying the reality that others, a society or a culture would impose on you. I am talking about denying the judgement that false reality dictates. I am talking about discarding all the shame, guilt and limitations that result from adopting a schackling reality.
Deny it. Deny it all and live your reality. That you are the most beloved of the most high God, a perfect creation of His, not a flawed interpretation of someone else's imperfect reality.
I see people living in shame, disability, in poverty, in all kinds of states of reality that have no relationship to their true nature. I know the reality they live beneath is false because I see people in the same circumstances who deny that limiting reality and live fully conscious, fully grateful and fully alive.
At six this morning I passed a man who leaned on a cane alone at the darkened entrance of a social service agency. At the curb was what I presumed to be his car, a beaten-up car with a license plate that said disabled person. The sign on the door showed a 9 AM opening time. He intended to wait in that doorway on a old rainy morning for three hours. He would still be there by the time I peeled my morning banana.
I walked along pondering this man. Was he disabled or just living a disabled reality? Did he limit his ability to be abled by accepting someone's judgement that whatever is wrong with him limits his ability to live fully? Has he integrated a warped reality into his mind and his way of living? It occurred to me that if a man can get out of bed and dress, and if he can drive downtown and stand in a doorway, in the rain, for three hours to be first in line then he is indeed abled and capable at least of three hours work.
Denial causes lots of heartache when harm and hurt and wrongs are denied. Wrongs can be put right when reality is faced and different paths are chosen. But when we are the ones who are harmed or hurt or wronged, we must deny we are fundamentally changed. We must refuse to revise our concept of ourselves as abled. We must not adopt a shattered image of our wholeness. Our reality is what we decide it is, and that we are whole and abled is a powerful guiding reality.
So deny, deny, deny and live your true reality. Reject shame for forgiveness, bitterness for gratefulness, judgement for grace, anger for joy, and loneliness for love. You are complete and accepted by God, just as you are.


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Myths of Capitalism by Andrew Torre addresses the long-promulgated capitalist belief system that has become the accepted wisdom in most of American society. The main tenets of this belief system – the sanctity of private property, the social benefits of profit, the elevation of the individual, capitalism's compatibility with democracy, the underlying stability of the market, the virtues of competition, etc. – do not hold up under empirical data and a careful analysis of the actual workings of the system.
In singling out and individually debunking these myths, the book is a comprehensive critique of capitalism itself. In the process, it addresses seminal issues not usually given the emphasis they deserve – even in progressive discourse:
The more that productive technology advances under capitalism, the more the productive forces must be thwarted – a situation of unprecedented enforced scarcity that is eventually untenable and possibly signals an epochal change in social development;
There is a historically unique and unsustainable separation of political and economic systems into public and private sectors resulting from the 18th century democratic revolutions;
Ruling-class awareness of systemic crisis drives it more intensely than ever to the destruction of democratic government and its replacement with a global corporate plutocracy;
Given the impossibility of the massive global replacement of global capitalism by a radically new system, only raised public consciousness and increased participation in democratic government can rein in capital. This could result in meaningful redistribution that may eventually lead to an erosion of the system itself.
In exploring these issues and applying hard data to each article of capitalist faith, "Myths of Capitalism" is a comprehensive overview of capitalism itself. It is a primer on the system – its history, current functioning, and future. Written in layman's language and non-polemical, "Myths of Capitalism" is a book for every person, eminently accessible to the intelligent reader of any – or no —political persuasion, including students of economics and political science.


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Leadership of the ASTI denounces public pay agreement
LEADERS OF the secondary teachers' union have come out strongly against the public service pay and reform proposals.
The ASTI's 23-member standing committee has declared: "Too many aspects of the agreement are unacceptable."
The strongly negative message from the ASTI committee cements the division within the ranks of the teacher unions to the controversial draft deal.
The formal ASTI response must await a meeting of its powerful decision-making body, 180-member central executive committee after the union's annual conference next week.
The executive of the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI), which has members at second and third level, has rejected the package, while the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) is recommending that its members accept it in a forthcoming ballot.
They are the first of the public service unions to react formally to the proposals, which guarantee no more pay cuts for four years. However, the reversal of existing cuts is not certain and would be contingent on major changes in work practices.
The draft deal will dominate the annual round of teaching union Easter conferences.
The proposals envisage teachers being required to work an extra hour per week, while agreeing a new contract with far-reaching consequences for their conditions of service.
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Lil Kim is preparing for her 2012 album release, and she wants everyone to know about it. For much of 2011, Kim and nemesis Nicki Minaj have been caught up in a messy rivalry. Both ladies have released several diss tracks throwing jabs and even taunting each other at every given chance.
Now, it's clear Lil' Kim means business.The rapper tweeted on Christmas,"Hey Guys!!! I have a little Gift for U. A little preview of what's to come. Merry Christmas !!!!! http://pic.twitter.com/afshWCjD"
Kim is expected to announce the name of her new label and perhaps the name of her forthcoming album. The photo was shot by photographer Michael Antonio.
It's about time! We can't wait to hear your album Kim. Less rivalry more music!
Do you guys like the new promo pic?