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MAC Simpsons Makeup; Purple, Monkey, Dishwasher.
Everything's coming up Milhouse! Yesterday I received an online MAC Cosmetics order with the two blushes that are part of the new Simpsons collection. Being a Simpsons fan, I have been patiently waiting for the collection to be released and I can't wait to tell you about it!
Firstly, the packaging is adorable! The boxes are in iconic Simpsons yellow and feature all of our beloved Simpsons characters. The top of the blush packaging has a picture of Marge Simpson and the same image is imprinted on the blush itself.
One blush is called Sideshow You, which is a warm coral-pink with a very light shimmer. The second blush is Pink Sprinkles, a blue undertone bubble gum pink with the same light shimmer. Both of the blushes are nicely pigmented and apply quite evenly on the cheeks.
I think both the shades are very wearable in their own way. Sideshow You leaves a lovely rosy tint on the cheeks and Pink Sprinkles gives more of a flushed look. Personally, I think I am going to be reaching for Sideshow You very frequently; it's a great colour that warms up the cheeks nicely.
I didn't buy the rest of the pieces in the collection because although Kandi Johnson looks great in the green eyeshadows, I don't think I would use them very often. If you're a Simpsons fan you might also want to check out the nail stickers, just for some fun. If you're like me and not totally comfortable with green eyeshadow and yellow lip gloss, I would stick with the blushes or the lip gloss in Red Blazer.
Pretty fun for my second ever MAC purchase (you can also read my blog post about my very first MAC purchase)! Let me know if you've tried anything from the collection or what you have your eye on.
NOTE: I also got a Lustre lipstick in Patisserie - an amazing "my lips but better" colour.


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I am not going to lie, I struggle with blogging. A lot. Which is weird, as anyone who has known me for a long time, know that I have actually had travel articles published, won writing awards in school and honestly thought that somewhere down the road I would have some sort of writing career. Fast forward twenty years and here we are. Blog struggles. I usually start the blog piece and then quickly put it off and push it so far to the side that I only feel a little guilty about not finishing it. Plus there is the unanswered question - does anyone actually read this?
This shoot took a lot to come together, it was a struggle. It almost felt cursed. We had models drop out, dress shops change their mind, a suit that didn't materialize. It was so stressful, but the end product feels magical. Maybe it's because we did put so much work into making it happen? I couldn't have done with without the support and work of Casey Nolin Photography - not just for the gorgeous photos but for the late night texts and her unwavering positivity that this would come together. There may have also been wine?
The idea for this shoot started with the idea for this table. I was dreaming of a table that felt like it was on the forest floor - moss, succulents, ferns and a real wild energy. I think when I described it to Gloria at Beyond Flowers, the florist that collaborated, I said "I want it to look like the Earth is swallowing the table". I layered a moss runner with real moss, succulents, antlers and these really incredible local flowers that Beyond Flowers sourced. It fit into the beautiful venue, La Lune so perfectly with Dianne's greenery dripping chandeliers and fairy lights. The chargers had a lily pad feel to them which I instantly loved and the mercury tea lights felt like floating flowers on the table. This table is still hands down one of my favourite pieces.
When it came to the dress Anna Lang Bridal came to the rescue. Originally we had a different idea for the dress but Casey and I fell in love with the whimsical feel of this ballgown that had appliqué flower petals attached. Oh and can we take a moment to admire the bouquet of my dreams from Beyond Flowers??
Our amazing hair and make up team from Made Beauty Co. (Velangeline and Charlene) gave Jensen a fresh, glowing look and hair that embraced her natural curl. Charlene actually pulled out an old school crimper to finish the look. Our groom model, Ari, is a stylist at Waltz on in Barber Shop so he took care of his own styling.
This shoot makes me miss summer. The beautiful golden light, lush flowers and shades of green. I really am a summer baby at heart. I'd love to hear what you have to say about our inspiration shoot.
Credits to our all star group of vendors: Anna Lang Bridal, Beyond Flowers, Casey Nolin Photography, C&T Rentals, Dream Day Decorators, La Lune Event Venue, Made Beauty Co., The Vintage Nest for making my enchanted forest inspiration come true.

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Set in the town of Chanderi, Stree is based on the urban legend of Nale Ba that went viral in Karnataka in the 1990s, and features Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao in pivotal roles.
Sanju explores some of the most crucial chapters from movie star Sanjay Dutt's dramatic and controversial real life. It gives a lowdown on his tryst with drugs and his trials and tribulations in the Arms Acts case and the 1993 Mumbai blasts.
Ishaan Awasthi is an eight-year-old whose world is filled with wonders that no one else seems to appreciate. Colours, fish, dogs, and kites don't seem important to the adults, who are much more interested in things like homework, marks, and neatness. Ishaan cannot seem to get anything right in class; he is then sent to boarding school, where his life changes forever.
Titu is going to marry a perfect woman named Sweety. Titu's best-friend Sonu doubts Sweety's character and tries to break the marriage while Sweety tries to do opposite and which leads to war between Bromance and Romace.
Insia Malik is a talented 15-year-old school girl from Baroda whose spirit is ripped because her mother is in a troubled and violent marriage. Of course she still dares to pursue her dream of becoming a singer and she also valiantly attempts to free her mother from her conservative, cold father.
A hilarious underworld gangster known as Munna Bhai falls comically in love with a radio host by the name of Jahnvi, who runs an elders' home, which is taken over by an unscrupulous builder, who gets the residents kicked out ironically with the help of Munna's sidekick, Circuit, while Munna is busy romancing Jahnvi elsewhere.
In his 5th stand-up special, Paavam (Innocent) comedian Kenny Sebastian talks about moving cities, his parents and why he is a former nice guy.
An ominous dream convinces 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar that his end could be near. He takes the news to his son Rajiv, knowing he wants to breathe his last in the holy city of Varanasi and end the cycle of rebirth, by attaining salvation. Being the dutiful son he is, Rajiv is left with no choice but to drop everything and make the journey with his stubborn father. Daya and Rajiv check into Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salvation) in Varanasi, a guesthouse devoted to people who want to die there. But as the days go by, Rajiv struggles to juggle his responsibilities back home, while Daya starts to bloom in the hotel. Rajiv gives his father a shot at salvation but as family bonds are tested, he finds himself torn, and not knowing what he must do to keep his life together.
An unusual love-hate relationship between a 75-year-old son and his 102-year-old father, who wants to break the oldest-man-alive record.
Arnab tries to help Ruksahana, who is found under mysterious circumstances in a house. He lets her stay at his home until he discovers something strange about her.
In Haq Se Single, Zakir's narrative takes you through his own journey of becoming the ultimate #SakhtLaunda. The guy who's survived rejection, love, heart breaks and adulthood – who's single and proud of it!
Madrasi Da is S. Aravind talking about men and women or the lack of them in his life from a Middle Class prospective. Running commentary. Crawling ambitions. Long distance delusion. Single? You are his new best friend.
Naveen Richard combines his slice of life comedy along with his iconic facial expressions and striking character work that his audiences have grown to love.
A stranger comes to a coastal village and gets into a tiff with the local gangster and his son.
Ramanunni, who was the MLA of revolutionary party CDP, crosses over to the opposition as their candidate for the by-election. He procures a revolver and when one of his arch-enemies is gunned down, Ramanunni becomes the suspect. The protagonist's attempt to wriggle out of the wrangle forms the rest of the plot.
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A year after the first movie, the four friends are enjoying their lives to the fullest, get in trouble once again with Bholi, who is released from prison earlier than expected and is broke.
Three men, Vijay, Siddharth, and Aashiq, travel to Kochi with their own sets of problems, where they meet a mysterious man, Scobo Johns, who proves to be a turning point in their lives.
An urban couple Ranjan Mathew and Priya have just moved to Kochi when powers of the supernatural start to take over their lives. How they tide over the forces forms the story.
India's first underwater war film tries to decode the mystery behind the sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi during the Indo-Pak war of 1971.
The journey of a blind chef through a newfound love, a retrieved vision and an invigorating journey of twists, turns and answers along the way.
A tragic love story of Bhouri, a 23-year old who is married to a 55-year old, the film highlights the exploitation of women in male dominated society.
The life of a surveillance specialist turns topsy-turvy when a womanizer starts blackmailing his wife. The former tries to nab him using his power and expertise in technology
Roshan Kalra is a three-star Michelin chef who gets fired from New York's Gulli restaurant after he punches a customer. Forced to take a break, he flies to Kochi to spend time with his son, Armaan and his estranged wife Radha Menon. It's a fruitful trip because he manages to mend broken family ties. In a bid to help him get his mojo back, his wife suggests he put up his own food truck and begin afresh.
7 comedians rage on big issues: demonetisation, uniform civil code, godmen, global warming and cynicism in India in front of a 1000+ sold out audience.
The movie revolves around the lives of eight friends and their journey of growing up while they face the highs and lows of their relationships, love and romance, the end of their college days and the beginning of a new life.
Hasmukh Gandhi has a simple philosophy: enjoy and let enjoy. But his stress-free life is interrupted when his daughter, Tanisha comes home with her boyfriend, Montu. While everyone in the Gandhi family has fallen for Montu's charm, Hasmukh sees him for the trickster he is. Not wanting his daughter to be entrapped, Hasmukh has found the perfect boy for her; one who is not only trustworthy, but also someone he knows will take care of her. The trouble is no one approves of his choice.
The bliss of a biology teacher's family life in Delhi is shattered when her daughter, Arya is physically assaulted by Jagan and gang. Does Devki Sabarwal wait for the law to take its course? Or does Devki become Maa Durga and hunt down the perpetrators of the crime?
The story of the Mumbai Mavericks, a T20 cricket franchise playing in the Powerplay League. Set in a landscape of conflicting interests, where selfishness is almost a virtue, where sex, money, and power are mere means to an end, Inside Edge is a story that pulls no punches, minces no words, and takes no prisoners. Come witness the game behind the game.
A grumpy boxing coach takes on a young, rebellious woman under his wings and starts training her for the world championship. But their biggest battle has to be fought outside the ring.
The lives of an Indian couple are devastated when their adopted daughter becomes possessed by a demonic force. The father shoots the daughter to death, However an investigative journalist doesn't believe in their story and becomes determine to know the real truth by going much deeper in the couple's scary past.
A sensitive university student unraveling while on a week-long vacation with a crowd of cocksure relatives and family friends.
Only child of a doctor couple is murdered in her sleep inside their large duplex apartment.
The movie Haram tells the story of a mismatched married couple and the problems in their daily life. This movie also tells the story of a couple who are not yet married, Fahad and Radhika plays as the couples.
The story is set in the 1990s in a village and discusses the entry of globalization in there in a satirical manner. Vinayan is a young man, who works as an operator in Sreedevi Talkies, an old 'C' class cinema theatre. The owner of the theatre is Madhavan Nair, who is also the godfather of Vinayan. The effects of globalisation start reflecting in the functioning of the theatre.
A Kabaddi player rescues a young woman from an unwanted marriage and hides her in his home.
Movie narrates the story of Kuttiyappan and his wild fantasies..
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Jack Herer
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Jack Herer is a sativa-dominant cannabis strain that has gained as much renown as its namesake, the marijuana activist and author of The Emperor Wears No Clothes. Combining a Haze hybrid with a Northern Lights #5 and Shiva Skunk cross, Sensi Seeds created Jack Herer hoping to capture both cerebral elevation and heavy resin production. Its rich genetic background gives rise to several different variations of Jack Herer, each phenotype bearing its own unique features and effects. However, consumers typically describe this 55% sativa hybrid as blissful, clear-headed, and creative.
Jack Herer was created in the Netherlands in the mid-1990s, where it was later distributed by Dutch pharmacies as a recognized medical-grade strain. Since then, this spicy, pine-scented strain has taken home numerous awards for its quality and potency. Many breeders have attempted to cultivate this staple strain themselves in sunny or Mediterranean climates, and indoor growers should wait 50 to 70 days for Jack Herer to flower.
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The seemingly unstoppable expansion of marijuana legalization is generating undeniable enthusiasm and economic optimism about the future of the industry. But upon closer inspection, the cannabis market isn't as bullish as it may appear. Somewhat ironically, it's the hype surrounding the legal market that's setting up companies for major losses. And Canadian cannabis producer Aphria is a case in point. On Monday, the company's third-quarter report sent its shares plummeting 15 percent. Market analysts didn't have high hopes for Aphria to begin with, but the company performed much worse than expected. So what happened?
Positive Feedback Loop of Hype Ends Up Hitting Aphria's Stock Value Hard
At the root of Canadian cannabis producer Aphria's problems is simply that it needed to sell more weed. But a failed takeover bid and a $50 million over-valuation of its Latin American assets didn't help. Neither did a high-profile analysis of Aphria's earnings, which showed "negative margins, decreased production volume, regulatory scrutiny and a large write off for its Latin American acquisitions, which we think will be the first of many," according to Quintessential Capital Management's Gabriel Grego.
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The Debt Ceiling, Economic Stimulus, & the Impact on Rates
As we closed last week, the stock market had posted weekly declines for the last 6 weeks straight, which means that mortgage rates continue to be very strong. Last week alone, stocks fell 2.2%, and without any real positive counteracting data, concerns continued to rise over economic weakness going forward. Credit fears continue in Europe with concern in Portugal, Spain, Greece, Ireland, etc. With the shape of the yield curve and an outlook for low short-term rates, adjustable rate mortgage products also continue to look strong, with much lower rates than fixed rate products.
A couple of Fed members did speak last week that weak jobs data hasn't changed their view on monetary policy, or the economy going forward. That being said, speculation is rising that some sort of stimulus may be needed to help the U.S. economy along the path to recovery. Any talk of stimulus, however, will be accompanied with talks of government spending and the debt ceiling, which will become a hotter topic until as we near the August deadline. If investors start selling Treasuries because of the debt ceiling uncertainty, or rating agencies downgrade U.S. debt, this should drive interest rates higher.
There wasn't much economic data released this morning, so attention seems to be on Federal Reserve speeches, presidential debates, and news abroad. Economic news data does pick up later this week, however, producer and consumer price numbers to indicate inflation levels, retail sales figures, and manufacturing numbers, just to name a few. There is a definite possibility that mortgage rates continue to jump around.


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Pathfinder Personnel Agency Manager Charlotte Nancarrow looks ahead to the opportunities for agency staff around the UK this year after a record breaking 2017…..
Pathfinder's sister company SCH handled record volumes of ro-ro cargo through Southampton last year and we're expecting 2018 to be equally busy.
That's great news for the agency which supplies SCH with manpower on a daily basis, supplementing their workforce with drivers and lashers that are an important part of handling the giant ships that transport cars and heavy wheeled plant.
It's a win-win for our agency personnel who can enjoy the flexibility of picking when they want to work with the knowledge that almost every day there's a job opportunity that effectively guarantees a regular income.
That also extends to weekends, particularly from the Spring onwards when the cruise ship season gets underway. The opportunities are varied – you can drive cars; move passenger baggage or perhaps use your personal skills for meet and greet/reception activities by joining up with another of our sister companies, Cruise and Passenger Services (CPS).
While SCH and CPS benefit from growing business in Southampton, the Pathfinder portfolio also continues to expand in other parts of the country. If you enjoy working on cruise ships, both Portsmouth and Liverpool will provide plenty of opportunities in 2018.
Portsmouth has more than 40 calls scheduled and our sister company, Southern Maritime Services (SMS), will be handling Saga Cruises ships regularly for the first time, starting at the end of January. That means we're now on the look-out for new people to supplement our regulars and are currently engaged in a busy schedule of inductions.
Through SCH and CPS, our work in Liverpool also continues to grow. Besides cruise activities, we are planning to expand into other areas that will increase work opportunities further for our agency staff.
In addition, our footprint on the Medway is growing as we service the riverside facilities that constantly require skilled candidates such as fork lift and crane drivers.
Last year saw Pathfinder consolidate its position as a national player in providing people with work in the ports industry. Over the next few months, we'll be out and about spreading the word that there has never been a better time to sign up with us if you want to make 2018 an even more rewarding year.


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Once again, long time since I wrote. But this time I was really really busy. I think now I am actually working ;) But surfing can never be stopped. In the meanwhile I read many things which I felt would be of interest to some of you, so i kept on collecting them. I know its too creepy to read a post full of hyperlinks. But that is how this one is gonna be.
> Scientific Methods of catching a lion. This started when we came across new techniques of Big Game Hunting. Horward Eves, in his book on Mathematical stories & anecdotes talks about many such interesting methods, which got place in American Mathematical Monthly; and not even this, book also notes the events which led to the facetious contribution. Here is one of those methods:
"THE METHOD OF INVERSIVE GEOMETRY. We place a spherical cage in the desert, enter it, and lock it. We perform an inversion with respect to the cage. The lion is then in the interior of the cage, and we
are outside." - Mathematical Circles Revisited: A Second Collection of Mathematical Stories and Anecdotes (Page - 77).
> Here comes the actual reason for the title of this post. With the advancement of science, to be more precise statistics and computing, the time has come when one can randomly generate English sentences, which almost make sense. Here is a statistician sharing his R code. Story doesn't end here. People have developed softwares where one can generate research papers, grant proposals and what not. And things make so much sense that such stuff was published and read in conferences. If you are still far from surprise, look at this. There is somebody around the corner, who is generating RANDOM theorems and giving proofs to them.
> A Most Unusual Bird - Statistical adaptation of the Raven (a poem by E.A. Poe). Very interesting modification of the famous poem, bringing in Statisticians and Statistical theories. This one was passed on by ASK.
> A Komplexified website. This website is all about mathematics and humor The best stuff I found here was interpretation of the commonly used phrases in mathematical literature and different varieties of proofs. There were also some funny one-liners and quotes.
Thats all about the not-so-serious stuff. Here are some chunks of serious news:
> This year on teachers' day, the Statistics department of Presidency University, Kolkata organized a special programme to felicitate the three living legends of statistics Gun-Gupta-Dasgupta. So does something click in your mind after reading these names. They are well known for their book Fundamentals of Statistics, which we used to read in our B.Sc. For reasons, which are not so clear to me, I felt very excited after reading this piece of news. What a great way to celebrate the day.
> On 12th August we attended a memorable ceremony, where a commemorative blue plaque was placed on Dr. P. V. Sukhatme's residence. We had a really great time listening to incidences related to Dr. Sukhatme by Dr. J.V. Deshpande and Dr. Suhas Sukhatme. You may find the details of the event at ASK's post.
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by Susan Dennard
On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery", a magical skill that sets them apart from others.
In the Witchlands, there are almost as many types of magic as there are ways to get in trouble—as two desperate young women know all too well.
Safiya is a Truthwitch, able to discern truth from lie. It's a powerful magic that many would kill to have on their side, especially amongst the nobility to which Safi was born. So Safi must keep her gift hidden, lest she be used as a pawn in the struggle between empires.
Iseult, a Threadwitch, can see the invisible ties that bind and entangle the lives around her—but she cannot see the bonds that touch her own heart. Her unlikely friendship with Safi has taken her from life as an outcast into one of reckless adventure, where she is a cool, wary balance to Safi's hotheaded impulsiveness.
Safi and Iseult just want to be free to live their own lives, but war is coming to the Witchlands. With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and ship's captain) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must fight emperors, princes, and mercenaries alike, who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a Truthwitch.
As Bob from "What About Bob?" would say…"GIMME GIMME GIMME, I NEED I NEED I NEED" #TRUTHWITCH @stdennard pic.twitter.com/XSsnW2K6Rw
— Sarah K (@thebooktraveler) April 10, 2015
When I look at people's BEA hauls…especially if they got Truthwitch & Soundless… pic.twitter.com/ogqZDRLRMv — Sarah K (@thebooktraveler) May 31, 2015
So, I made this video as my entry.
AND…drumroll…I got picked for Void Clan. I was over the moon excited!
@cjlistro @fairytalereader @thebooktraveler @AssassinGrisha @dxniellereads @HeirofTomes @ReadWriteLove28 @Kris10MFAF pic.twitter.com/06OAHM4uWe
— Winterwitch (@Truthwitch) July 14, 2015
OMG OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://t.co/D5jrFtf9OK
— Sarah K (@thebooktraveler) July 14, 2015
But then, things got weird.
We had these heists where we competed against the others clans. Which I totally get, and it seems fun right? It was super confusing. Then it turned a corner I wasn't liking….SPAM!!!!!
Things got WAY too spammy and I was getting uncomfortable doing the heists.
The hype really started getting to me. I actually ended up stepping down from the Void Clan Street Team because I felt it unfair to the team to not participate in the heists like I should. The team was losing points because of me and so I stepped down so others who would do it would be a part.
But….all day, every day on Twitter it was nothing but Truthwitch this, Truthwitch that. It was getting frustrating.
Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE SUSAN! And I WANT Truthwitch to do super well. I really do. But I've definitely had problems with the over promotion.
The ARC
My amazing friend Brittany @ Brittany's Book Ramble sent me an ARC of Truthwitch. Which I was really excited about but I also let it sit on my shelf for quite some time. I kept looking at it. But the hype and street team stuff had worn me down. Plus, I was starting to hear mixed reviews about the book. Will I like it? Will I hate it?
In December, I finally picked it up. Read 50 pages and set it down again…then after reading two books (Into the Dim and Blackhearts – WHICH WERE GREAT), I finally was in the mood to read Truthwitch.
My Thoughts on the Book
Here is comes…the moment of truth. I LOVED IT!
Phew, you have no idea how relieved I was that I actually loved the book, the characters and the world. I was seriously nervous because the hype had put a bad taste in my mouth.
But the book was:
- Non-Stop Action and Adventure
- Magical
- Slow Burn Romances (which I LOVE so hard)
- A Great Read
Truthwitch was truly a great book. Many books in my opinion start off great, get slow in the middle, and pick back up at the end. This book was non-stop action the whole way through. Which for me, is great!
The characters are all wonderfully different and I found a few of them morally grey. I've come to love characters that are not quite totally evil or good. It makes them more likable in my opinion.
I'd say Truthwitch is a GREAT ADVENTURE. If you love fantasy and adventure this book is perfect for you. I gave it 5 stars.
If you're like me and are unsure how to feel about this book because of the hype I'd suggest you give it a fair shot. I'm so glad I did!


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The budding youtube star. Well, not quite.
I'm not in the youtube game to become anyone or pretend I'm anything that I'm not. I'm shy and when I'm nervous I ramble, that's what my videos are, but behind the rambling and the err's umm's and the confusion. My videos are there to offer advice, most of the time. You know, when I'm not making an utter tit of myself.http://www.youtube.com/embed?layout=gallery&listType=playlist&list=UUvOtl6Gch5O9XtB1z0FZECw%5B/embedyt%5D
I initially started the channel in 2012 and wanted to become an internet sensation, it was 2012, who didn't make one? That was until I realised I'm the most awkward human being on the planet and I'm safer behind the keyboard. After that I uploaded once every 6 months or so, to review a product that wasn't worth of the blog or just to update my readers on what's going on with me.
Back in the day I was happy to have 100 views for a video that's been live for 3 months but recently I hit 23,000 on one video (very old) but I'm still chuffed to bits.
Now, I try to upload every week or two weeks, it will either be healthy eating advice, workout guides or just to update on my own health (normally I've had a balti and felt awful about it). Some times I vlog my days out or to take you out with me on my review days from either of the blogs so you might see some other YouTubers or bloggers with me.
So I can't say I'm a regular YouTuber and I can't hold a camera straight. I most definitely can't speak very clearly, I'd go as far as to say I can just about get through a video without crying so yeah, not the best youtuber but I'm definitely a character full one. Either way, I'd like to think that I'm helping so let me know if any videos inspire, motivate or make you laugh.
Either way, I'd like to think that I'm helping so let me know if any videos inspire, motivate or make you laugh.
Have a great week 🙂
If you're a blogger/vlogger and want to get in touch about collabs you can pop over to the work with me tab for a tonne of extra information about both of my websites.


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Linea Raffaelli
Mother of the Bride and Groom Occasionwear Collection
New for 2018 – the Riad Collection
Linea Raffaelli is a family run Dutch Design house which was founded in 1952. The Linea Raffaelli Collezioni is a luxury occasion-wear collection with an emphasis on originality and comfort. An innovative collection with classy colours and materials, an elegant and imaginative whole. We feel that this brand has a young, flirty edge which will ensure you stand out during your child's wedding.
Our Boutique also offers a fabulous in house fitting facility to ensure that your outfit is tailored to your body.
Price range for Linea Raffaelli £600-£900.
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A global telecommunications company�s plan to build a 317-foot cell tower in Bluewater Bay has sparked opposition from homeowners.
A global telecommunications company�s plan to build a 317-foot cell tower in Bluewater Bay has sparked opposition from homeowners.
Okaloosa County commissioners will hear the proposal Tuesday morning during a public hearing in Fort Walton Beach.
The company, Crown Castle, is asking to put the tower on a parcel on the north side of Bay Drive. One of Bluewater Bay�s main swimming pools is located on the property.
�It�s right in the middle of a residential area,� said David Serbe, who lives on nearby Wren Way in the Magnolia Forest neighborhood. �This thing is going to be an eyesore. It�s terrible.�
Serbe said he and other members of the Magnolia Forest Property Owners Association will attend the hearing.
The proposed cell tower and accompanying equipment shelters will be built on a 1,000-square-foot space and surrounded by a fence.
If approved, the tower will replace an existing one on Nelson Point Road, which will be removed after the new one is built.
The existing tower supports the antennas of many local government agencies. Those antennas would be moved to the new cell tower, said Elliot Kampert the county�s director of growth management.
�There are a lot of law enforcement agencies using that tower,� Kampert said. �Both the Sheriff�s Office and the Niceville Police Department and the fire districts.�
The proposed cell tower would accommodate AT&T, the antennas of three other wireless carriers and those of the local agencies.


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The Pro Titans defeated the Patriots 16-6 Sept. 24 to earn their first WCFL victory of the season.
The defense was solid and did not allow the Patriots much space to move the ball. The Titans' offense was effective. The unit was led by Jermaine Griffin, James Wong, John Smith, Cam'Ron Mann, Renako Harmon and Kaden Cherico. Kai Rosado scored on a touchdown pass from Smith. Rosado also returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Christian Desroisers converted two extra points.
Team members are: Desrosiers, Sarmiento, McKean, Wong, Harmon, Leday, Robinson, Trent Smith, Salat, Cherico, Rosado, Moschella, Griffin, Mann, Lear, Vigoa, Campuzano, Goldman, Pinzone, Mickens and Smith.


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Apple iPad Mini Rumors: Schematics And Cases Showcase Likely Features, Specs [PICTURES]
Apple fans are expecting a brand-new mini iPad to be unveiled alongside the iPhone 5 next month, but with the exception of a few molded engineering samples released in the last few months, nobody knows what to expect from Apple's shrunk-down tablet, especially in regards to its appearance.
The iPad Mini has been rumored since early January, back when reports called it the iPad 4, but besides its alleged 7-inch screen, few people have any idea about the tablet's features or its appearance. How wide will the tablet be? How tall? Will it come with front and rear cameras? Will it be thinner or lighter than the new iPad? Many have these questions have been largely unanswered, until now.
On Wednesday, 9 to 5 Mac posted concept images of what it believes the iPad Mini will look like, based on "a number of tips over the last few weeks from sources that we have reason to believe hold knowledge about Apple's plans on the upcoming iPad Mini."
According to the tipsters, Apple has reportedly built its iPad Mini to look like a large iPod Touch with separate volume buttons, a microphone on the back, and smaller bezels along the sides when it stands in portrait mode.
Seth Weintraub of 9 to 5 Mac explains why an iPad Mini with smaller sides may be easier to hold:
"The lack of bezel on the side will not allow you to carry it like you hold a full-size iPad when in portrait mode without triggering some multi-touch on the display," Weintraub wrote. "Perhaps Apple has some software to dull the side touches when in portrait mode. But, really, this is unnecessary. You will need to hold it from the back more like you hold a phone (or one of those 7-inch tablets above). This is not hard, and in fact, it is the de facto way I tend to hold a Nexus 7 even though it has a bezel."
While 9 to 5 Mac was originally unsure of the source's legitimacy, the company discovered a pair of schematics released in mid-July, posted on ThinkiOS, which completely matched up with what the company reported.
According to the schematics, the iPad Mini would be 7.3 mm thick, 134.73mm wide, 200.13mm long, and feature a mini dock connector, redesigned speakers, and add a microphone on the backside. In addition, the iPad Mini will feature a rear camera and a front camera for FaceTime, although the quality of those cameras are still unknown.
ThinkiOS also posted exclusive photos of the iPad Mini cases currently being manufactured by case maker FullHull, which are specifically designed for the new mini tablet. You can check out the photos here.
But in all, everything lines up nicely here. The schematics from mid-July line up perfectly with the new source's information, and the manufactured cases match the specs, to boot.
Just for the sake of historical context, however, let's take a look at what's been previously reported, and see if our new information lines up.
Lining Up With Older Reports
Since early January, rumors of an "iPad Mini" have been circulating the Web, but few knew anything about the size and specifications of the device, other than the fact that its form factor would be slightly bigger than seven inches.
In July, Gotta Be Mobile posted "exclusive" photos of what it believes to be an engineering sample of the "iPad Mini" design, which revealed many possible features of this tiny tablet. Shawn Ingram of Gotta Be Mobile said the engineering sample photos came from a "trusted source inside the Apple supply chain" in Asia.
According to Gotta Be Mobile, the photos suggested the iPad Mini would be wider and a little taller than the Nexus 7, Google's newly introduced 7-inch tablet, and it would even be slightly thinner than Apple's "new" iPad.
"What we've found, using a pixel count, is that the iPad Mini should be around 213.36mm tall and about 143.67mm wide," Ingram said. "This is approximately two-thirds of the size of the new third-generation iPad. The new iPad is 185.67mm wide, 241.3mm tall, and 9.39mm thick."
The sample model did not signify the actual screen size, but most rumors suggest Apple's iPad Mini display will stretch 7.85 inches. One would assume the iPad Mini would boast a Retina Display -- a high-density screen where the individual pixels cannot be discerned with the naked eye -- but word is the iPad Mini will boast an IGZO display, which stands for indium gallium zinc oxide, from Sharp. Sharp's IZGO displays can be fitted for extremely thin hardware devices and can reportedly handle 330 ppi. They are also said to feature better brightness.
The iPad Mini sample model also featured a smaller dock connector on the bottom, which lines up with the rumors -- almost facts, at this point -- that Apple plans to do away with the traditional 30-pin dock connectors for smaller, thinner, 19-pin dock connectors.
We're not entirely sure why Apple has shifted from the traditional dock connectors to these "mini" ports, but one would presume that Apple would not change a significant feature unless there was a good reason for doing it. A mini dock connector must make the device faster, better, or cheaper. Or all of the above.
A smaller dock connector is definitely "better" -- less dock space means more room for other insanely great features (more on those later) -- but it's probably also cheaper to mass produce, and potentially faster, too. Assuming the iPhone decides to makes the 30-pin port obsolete, it would make sense for Apple to build 19-pin ports for all its devices, including the iPad. It's also been rumored that Apple has built an adapter to connect the old 30-pin ports with the new 19-pin dock connectors.
TechCrunch noted that the size of the 19-pin port is similar to the high-speed Thunderbolt I/O: It's possible that Apple's smaller dock solution creates a similarly speedy connection, which would be a nice bonus for manufacturers and consumers that will have to replace their old accessories. Assume there will be an annoying adjustment period where users forget their old accessories like clock radios and stereo systems don't work with their current devices, but producers and consumers will adapt eventually.
On Aug. 3, Apple.pro released some alleged iPad Mini shells courtesy of China's social network Weibo, and while those had most but not all of the features consistent across the iPad Mini rumors and reports, ZooGue released a second set of photos on the same day, which showed features and specs much more consistent with prior reports.
9 to 5 Mac's latest pair of reports, which describe the iPad's alleged specs, matches up perfectly with these previous reports.
iPad Mini: Likely Features
Even though most people could assume a 7-inch "mini iPad" would be able to do most -- if not all -- of the same things a typical iPad can do, there are a few nuances of the tablet's alleged features and specs that may attract -- or repel -- potential customers. Here's what we've heard about the iPad Mini so far:
Display: From a screen perspective, Gotta Be Mobile's photos didn't show any etchings to signify the size of the screen, but most say Apple's iPad Mini display will stretch 7.85 inches.
One would assume the iPad Mini would boast a Retina Display -- a high-density screen where the individual pixels cannot be discerned with the naked eye -- but word on the street is the iPad Mini will also feature an IGZO display -- which stands for indium gallium zinc oxide - from Sharp. Sharp's IZGO displays can be fitted for extremely thin hardware devices and can reportedly handle 330 ppi, which would be incredible since the new iPad can only achieve 264 ppi. IZGO displays are also said to feature better brightness than most LCD screens on the market, so while the display resolution is still unknown, it's possible Apple could pack in plenty of pixels into this 7-inch wonder.
Connectivity: The iPad Mini will definitely be Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0-friendly, but what about cellular connections? The new iPad was the first Apple device to feature LTE, likely done as a test run for the next iPhone, but Apple has every reason to include LTE in the iPad Mini.
Adding LTE gives Apple an excuse to give the iPad Mini more pricing tiers, and higher tiers at that. The new iPad is expensive with just Wi-Fi, costing between $499 and $699. If you add LTE, however, the new iPad costs between $629 and $829, which works out incredibly well for Apple and either Verizon or AT&T. Hopefully, by the time the iPhone 5 and iPad Mini launch, more LTE carriers will sign on so the rates go lower, even if the price of entry stays the same.
Smaller Dock Connector: One of the most rumored and discussed features of the presumed "iPhone 5" has been its dock connector. By now, almost every major news outlet has reported Apple's plans to slim down its traditional dock connector -- the outlet for connecting the iPhone to power sources, devices, utilities and other accessories -- from 30 pins to either 19 pins, or possibly even just nine pins. But it's not just the iPhone: News outlets like Reuters and The Loop say Apple will slim down the dock connectors across all its iOS devices, including the next-generation iPads and iPod Touchs.
The sample model provided by Gotta Be Mobile also includes a smaller dock connector, which lines up with the smaller dock connector rumors, but it makes sense for the iPad: If the next iPhone makes old accessories obsolete, Apple might as well move forward and make all its future mobile devices -- iPads and iPods, included -- compatible with the new dock connector. It's best to have a clean break with the last generation of products.
It's not entirely clear why Apple has chosen to slim down the traditional dock connectors now, but one must presume Apple would not alter a significant feature unless there was a good reason for doing it. A smaller dock connector is definitely "better" -- less dock space means more room for other insanely great features (more on that later) -- but it's probably also cheaper to mass produce, and potentially faster, too.
TechCrunch noted that the size of the alleged 19-pin port is similar to the high-speed Thunderbolt I/O: It's possible that Apple's smaller dock solution creates a similarly speedy connection, which would be a nice bonus for manufacturers and consumers that will have to replace their old accessories. Assume there will be an annoying adjustment period where users forget their old accessories like clock radios and stereo systems don't work with their current devices, but producers and consumers will adapt eventually.
Cameras: On Aug. 3, a rumor swept the Web saying the iPad Mini wouldn't feature a rear camera. The report was only supported by a set of photos posted on the Chinese social network Weibo, which most experts said were "also 99 percent likely to be fake." Trusted Apple source 9 to 5 Mac believes Apple will keep the front and rear cameras in the iPad Mini, although the exact specifications of the cameras are unknown.
If Apple builds the iPad Mini like it built the new iPad with Retina Display, the iPad Mini ought to feature a VGA-quality FaceTime camera on the front and a 5-megapixel iSight camera built with an ƒ/2.4 aperture and Apple's specialized five-element lens. The cameras ought to shoot 5-megapixel stills and record HD video in full 1080p.
Battery: Battery drain is typically an issue with Apple products, but amazingly, most Apple products get between seven and 10 hours of battery life. Nothing is truly known about the iPad Mini's battery, but assuming the tablet has a Retina Display, Apple will likely feature an identical, if not slightly smaller, version of the 42.5-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery featured in the new iPad.
Apple always promises 10 hours of battery life on its products, and the iPad Mini will definitely be able to accomplish that bare minimum. What's yet to be determined is how much more battery life, if any, the iPad Mini will have over its larger predecessors.
We might see the same 42.5-watt-hour battery, or maybe a 40-watt-hour battery, or possibly even a 35-watt-hour-battery. Whichever solution helps the iPad Mini accomplish 10 hours of Wi-Fi surfing and 9 hours of Web surfing, Apple will go with. It would be an added bonus if the iPad Mini could squeeze out more battery life and get maybe 11 or 12 hours, and still be cheaper than all previous iPads.
iPad Mini: How About That Price Tag?
The iPad is a proven product. It's thin, light, powerful, intuitive and beautiful, much more so than any other tablet available. The only major issue with the iPad has been the high price of entry.
The competitive landscape isn't very threatening to the iPad now, but that is likely to change soon with the introduction of two cheap, 7-inch tablets from major Apple competitors. Google's Nexus 7 is already a hot product and Microsoft is also getting ready to release its first tablet, the Surface, with a 10.6-inch screen and a few features the iPad lacks. These recent announcements has likely spurred along the development of the iPad Mini, which would become an instant hit with lower-income families and children that want an iPad for themselves. But Apple needs to nail the price on this.
If the iPad Mini costs any more than $250, the company will have failed. The point of the iPad is to make computers accessible, and if the Mini fails to get into consumers' hands -- as unlikely as that is -- Apple risks cannibalizing its own iPad sales and letting newcomers into the space unchecked. Apple needs to hit that sweet $199 price tag. The iPad's success for the next decade depends on it.
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RALEIGH, N.C. (April 14, 2016) — LearnTrials, the award-winning platform for rapid education technology (edtech) evaluation, today is expanding its research, analytics, and automation tools to improve edtech discovery, procurement, implementation, and budgeting for any educator, school district, university, or state education department in the United States. The expanded functionality will be highlighted at next week's ASU+GSV Conference in San Diego, Calif., and is available at www.LearnPlatform.com next school year.
"Every education organization deserves the tools to improve instruction, increase their purchasing power, save budget dollars and drive better outcomes," said Karl Rectanus, a former school administrator and CEO of Lea(R)n, Inc., the company that launched LearnTrials. "Now, they can have it in less than 90 days."
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EdTech Digest recently named LearnTrials the District Data Solution Cool Tool of 2016. The platform has grown rapidly, adopted by more than 10,000 educators in hundreds of public, private, charter, K-12 and higher education institutions.
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What constitutes a high quality teacher education program and what standards teacher candidates should meet before receiving their teaching credential? This volume advances deep understanding of the nature and sources of policy affecting the preparation of teachers in the U.S. and the conflicts or interconnections of these policies with the broader field of education policy.
Contributions from actors in the policy world and experts representing the stakeholders are balanced and based on issues currently facing the field. Policy is viewed as evolving and political. The connection or lack thereof between policy and research is examined. Policy case studies ground the principles developed within specific chapters in practice and illustrate that policy questions and solutions are continually evolving and unsettled. Chapter-end commentaries by the editors relate the focus of each chapter to the overarching themes of the book: policy formation, policy influences, policy paradoxes, and connections to research. This volume is an essential resource for understanding and resolving today's uncertainty and confusion over teacher education policy.
Chapter 1. Teacher Education Policy Context, Nicholas M. Michelli and Penelope M. Earley
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Federal Politics and Policy: A Misalignment of Incentives, Neal McCluskey
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Chapter 6. Shallow Roots: The Effect of Leaders and Leadership on State Policy, E. Lynne Weisenbach
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Chapter 7. Partnership for Teacher Education: The Case of Montclair State University and its School-University Partnership, Ada Beth Cutler, Frank Alvarez, and Susan Taylor
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Chapter 8. United We Stand: Divided We Fail Our Communities and Hence the Public Good, Van Dempsey and Deborah Shanley
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The Future of Teacher Education, David G. Imig
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Issa Cooks: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Banana Bread
Now that Starbucks has retired its pumpkin loaf in the Metro Area, I had to take matters into my own hands and create a sweet fall treat desirable enough to eat before my mid-morning Pumpkin Spice Latte (RIP $5.17). After my lovely friend Merritt made me a fabulous apron from fabric we'd picked out together in Nantucket, I had no choice but to go into my kitchen/living room and make her something delicious.
The recipe is vegan, one of my roommates is vegan, and I wanted to share. Alternate version: I'm too cheap to buy eggs.
3 cups white flour 2 cups white sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 2 teaspoons baking soda 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 banana (I microwaved mine for 45 seconds, for softness) 1 can pumpkin puree (15oz) 1 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/3 cup water chocolate chips (optional) oatmeal (optional)
Preheat oven to 350. Mix dry ingredients together in bowl. Whisk in the wet ingredients. Stir until all clumps are removed. Stir in chocolate chips, if desired. Pour into two pre-greased loaf pans (or one, if you are too poor to buy a second and want an extra large loaf) and sprinkle with oatmeal. Put in the oven for an 60-95 minutes, checking with a toothpick every so often to see if the batter sticks.
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At StoryWorld last week, I lamented the fact that when the conference was over, I'd return to my solitary existence as a be-pajamaed freelancer whose sole interaction with other human beings during the day is often limited to hearing the scrape and thud of the mailman as he passes by. It's enough to make a girl a little stir-crazy.
And then the unbelievably clever Scott Walker suggested I create a sort of weekly virtual salon. So I got to thinking about the periodic chats we used to hold under the banner of the IGDA ARG SIG. Scott was right, I thought. Those were great. Let's do that again!
And so let me introduce you to A Creator's Chat About Transmedia Storytelling, a weekly salon in which transmedia creators can get together for a while and talk about what's on their minds. Right now I have them scheduled for 1pm Eastern time on Tuesdays, but it's possible we'll move the time around a little to find something the most convenient for the most people.
A Creator's Chat isn't meant to be a very formal thing. Oh, sure, I might announce topics as a starting point, but this is really meant as an exercise in community-building, not consensus-building. So kick off your shoes, brew a nice hot cup of caffeinated beverage, and let's hang out online. Looking forward to seeing you there!


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Ryan Etzcorn (Second-year LRCCS MA student/MPP student, Ford School of Public Policy)
In preparing for my first visit to the AAS conference, I can only imagine that my experience has been shared by plenty of eager graduate students before me. The moment I got my hands on a conference program I began poring over panel offerings -- starring and circling anything that remotely resembled any worthwhile relevance to my own particular topics of research interest. In the first days of AAS I quickly came to realize that my thinking in navigating such a massive catalog of scholarly production was all wrong.
With each talk I visited I progressively noticed a pattern that defied expectations. It seemed that the closer a talk drew to my research interest, the less I took away when each presentation reached its conclusion. It wasn't that the quality of the research was necessarily lacking, I found, instead I came to realize that the real limitation was just that the presenters themselves weren't afforded enough time to engage a particular issue I cared about in any great depth. 15 minutes gave them just enough time to flash through the broad strokes of projects they had slaved over for years.
What seemed to be a pitfall, however, quickly transformed itself into a more valuable understanding of how to reallyappreciate the conference. This happened for me when I stumbled across a talk on labor migration from Indonesia and NGO advocacy. I had come to this particular panel in search of more empirical ammunition on my own ongoing research of China's complex civil society, only to find -- to my great disappointment -- that the speaker addressing this issue had fallen ill and failed to attend. But halfway through this presentation on an Indonesian context that I knew next to nothing about, I was struck hard by something the presenter said about this context that made me look at China in an entirely new way. Without boring anyone reading this with the details, I quickly understood that I may have finally caught on to the research question I've been hunting for weeks. From then on I decided that the true gold at AAS is at the panels that featured topics, regions, and methods that I had little prior exposure to. I've always felt that the most memorable experiences I could have are those where I'm one of the most novice people in the room, and now that I've reworked that thinking at AAS, I feel recharged for the rest of the conference!
Neal McKenna (First-year LRCCS MA student)
Friday at AAS has been a great day. I've attended panels on urbanization, thought work and adaptive authoritarianism. The conference is taking place in a great part of Chicago and I've taken advantage of my free time to sample local cuisine (Portillo's, Pizzeria Due). I have yet to check out the exhibition hall but I look forward to the book selection.
I am going to focus on the second panel I attended this morning, titled "Adaptive Authoritarianism in Cyber China." Dr. Ashley Escarey gave a very interesting talk about work he is doing with a colleague, examining online censorship in response to the famous article by King, Pan and Roberts. King, Pan and Roberts concluded that the censorship apparatus of the CCP focuses on censoring posts with high collective action potential but allows posts that criticize the government. Escarey performed a content analysis on leaked Hunan government directives to website administrators. His study finds that the government in fact attempts to censor criticism, but fails very often. The directives most frequently emphasize the importance of monitoring/censoring references to the media industry, Internet providers and telecommunications. They also not the importance of preventing the visibility of instances of pluralism within the government and the importance of hiding internal differences.
Dr. Jonathan Hassid presented thought-provoking consideration of the potential risks of the CCP's responsiveness to issues that are raised online. He examined whether the responsiveness of the government to issues that gain traction online will actually undermine reforms and lead to increased influence of Internet commentators, a shift from the proletariat to the commentariat. He also importantly considers the demographics of Internet users, and considers how the issues that are raised online by Chinese Internet users are not necessarily representative of the issues important to all Chinese people, and yet many social issues that get the quickest response are those that gain momentum online.
While I have benefitted from all the panels I have attended, I am dismayed at the lack of panels examining media, technology and information in China. While Dr. Escarey was responding to King, Pan and Roberts' study, Jennifer Pan was herself presenting in a panel titled "Information Gathering in Contemporary China", which I also very much wanted to attend. It was disappointing that both these panels were scheduled for the same time, as I feel that many people would have liked to attend both, and many of the presenters would have benefitted from discussing their work together.
Unfortunately I leave tomorrow but I am very glad to have attended and rubbed elbows with so many experts and educators in Asian Studies, and to have gotten my first taste of AAS. Looking forward to Seattle in 2016!
Andrea Valedon (First-year LRCCS MA student)
As my first academic conference, I imagined I would be overwhelmed at a conference as large as AAS where over a thousand people come to attend hundreds of panels. By the time I wove around scores of people in search of the registration booth, I had already seen four people I knew, both professors and graduate students from various universities. Even among hundreds of strangers, I still felt like I was part of a community.
Each day of the conference, my community grows. Meeting the scholars whose work I have read and admired feels like meeting a celebrity. As a student who focuses on Islam in China at the University of Michigan, I don't really have many other students or professors to chat with in depth on this topic, as no one at UMich has this particular specialty. In two days, I have already met scores of students and professors who share my interests and have freely offered me valuable insight and advice regarding my thesis project and future academic goals. Even as strangers, our mutual academic interests allow us to feel a particular connection, and it's exciting to talk to others who are as fascinated by Islam in China as I am. It has amazed me how open and willing to help everyone I've met has been, whether they be a graduate student or an established scholar.
These past few days have been a whirlwind of rushing from panel to panel with few breaks in between. My bottom is sore from sitting and I have the conference room layout nearly memorized from rushing back and forth to the panels- Arkansas room, level 2, Sheraton ballroom IV, level 4, Fairview room, level 3. Outside of the conference, I have eaten Chicago style hotdogs dripping with pickles and peppers and experienced the "wind" part of the Windy City. I have shared drinks with old friends and new while looking out over Lake Michigan and stood in line for coffee at 8amalongside everyone else who needed an extra jolt of energy for the early morning panels. AAS has been an exciting way to find out what research is currently being done in my field, learn more about topics I don't directly study, and connect with people who nerd out over Islam in China just as hard as I do.


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Dearest Mama,
It's 3 am. I'm standing in my dimly lit kitchen, crying, holding my hungry, screaming 2-week old baby girl, Hayley. I am attempting to make a bottle with one hand, my boobs are killing me and I'm frustrated that my breast milk alone isn't enough to keep Hayley full. Upstairs my two other little girls are sleeping in their beds. I hope they stay asleep because I just couldn't handle having another kid awake right now.
Just breathe; I tell myself. This will pass. You know that you have dark thoughts at night and you will feel different in the morning. Your thoughts are not reality. You are doing your best.
When I came home from the hospital with my third baby I knew everything I was supposed to do and yet somehow my needs –for sleep, for routine, for self-care, were put on the back burner. I am so grateful that I had already done a lot of inner work understanding and improving myself before that moment, otherwise, I might not have known that my intrusive negative thoughts were not the truth.
The sun came up the next day. I ate some eggs, took a shower and put on make-up. I didn't feel as bad as I had a few hours earlier. Don't get me wrong, I was still exhausted, but I didn't feel hopeless. I was still in pain, but it was manageable. My thoughts were brighter in the daylight and just those little actions of self-care made me feel a little more like my old self. As I drove my daughters' to school that day I felt gratitude for making it through the night and remembered how helpful it is to bring compassion to the present moment. To be mindful. I knew that things could get worse if I didn't set an intention to take care of myself and ask for some help.
Days turned into nights. Nights turned into days. I did my best to get sleep when I could. I started adding in green smoothies to my diet. I told my husband and other family members that what I really needed was for my older daughters to be out of the house having fun as much as possible. I had my babysitter come a few nights a week for extra help. I accepted that this breastfeeding experience wasn't going to be the same as my previous. I began to feel grateful that Hayley would drink from a bottle so that someone other than me could meet her needs. I shared my struggles with close friends. I gave myself Reiki or meditated each night. I did things that brought me joy. I was patient with myself. I strived for self-compassion.
I still have moments where I feel anxious or I notice that I long for things to be different, but having some tools to fall back on makes me feel confident that I can handle what life throws at me. I even feel proud of myself for how I got through those first few months after having Hayley.
You don't have to be perfect. Just do your best and keep up the good work mama. Being a mom can be hard; but you got this.
Jennifer Bronsnick, MSW, LCSW is passionate about supporting moms to be resilient. As a mother of three daughters under 8 and a survivor of postpartum depression and anxiety Jennifer knows exactly how challenging motherhood can be. She also knows that there is hope for all of us and with accurate information, support and inspiration that mothers and families can thrive.
Jennifer's years of clinical experience as a social worker and her own personal journey gives her the unique ability to guide other moms on their path to health and wellness. You can also learn more about Jennifer, the services she offers and purchase her books on maternal self-care at www.themindfulfamily.com/jennifer.


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Mmmmmmmm Yum! I created these morsels of deliciousness for my mom, she needed something in the morning that wasn't laced with gluten, but also something gluten free that didn't crumble in your hands, taste terrible and contain ingredients that were worse than the gluten version of a muffin.
I made these muffins with organic brown rice flour and a little arrowroot flour. Arrowroot is a starch derived from a tropical plant called maranta arundinacea. It is usually used to thicken sauces instead of using cornstarch; which so many people cannot digest these days. It has been known to sooth digestion, reduce diarrhea and help with urinary tract infections, it's a pretty awesome rhizome actually.
Brown rice flour behaves very similar in baking to whole wheat flour, although good organic local whole wheat flour is higher in nutrients in general, brown rice flour is a great alternative for people who are watching how much gluten they are eating. Gluten in general (even for people without celiac disease) has been shown to disrupt the digestive system, create a fog in the brain and increase inflammation in the body as a whole. When I do have gluten which is usually in bread form, I try to eat a local and organic red fife wheat version or an einkorn wheat that has been fermented (sourdough). These breads and types of wheat are closer to the heirloom grains that our ancestors ate (which contain less chains of amino acids) so they are much easier on the digestive tract, as our bodies can recognize the proteins much better and break them down into an absorbable source of nutrients.


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Published: 1st April 2007
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Elizabeth David's books belong in the libraries of everyone who loves to read and prepare food and this one is generally regarded as her best; her passion and knowledge comes through on every page. She was one of the foremost writers on food in the latter half of the 20th century and this book has her most celebrated writing. "French Provincial Cooking" should be approached and read as a series of short stories, as well written and evocative as the best literature. The voice is highly personal and opinionated, sometimes sharp but always true and always entertaining. Here is a long essay on French cuisine, offering background stories and sketches of recipes more than the slavishly didactic type of recipes that most modern readers might be used to today. For many Elizabeth David was the first to introduce us to the French notion of la cuisine terroir, sometimes interpreted as 'what grows together goes together'. For David, this is the heart of regional cooking, and the thing which most distinguishes it from cooking in haute cuisine restaurants where diners arrive at any time or any season and expect to be able to order any well known French speciality. One of the passages which best characterizes David's approach to a lot of cooking is her opening statement on the perfect omelette: 'As everybody knows, there is only one infallible recipe for the perfect omelette: your own.' The book starts with a short essay on each of the major culinary regions of France, starting perhaps not surprisingly with Provence which is blessed an abundance of produce. The largest portion of the book consists of chapters on cuisine by type of dish: Sauces, Hors-D'oeuvres and Salads, Soups, Eggs and Cheese, Pates and Terrines, Vegetables, Fish, Shellfish, Meat, Composite Meat Dishes, Poultry and Game, and Sweet dishes. The book is all the more valuable in that it paints a picture of a cooking style which existed before modern equipment such as the food processor. Most importantly, the recipes work if your aim is to produce the most excellent food imaginable. What initially may seem to be annoying details (e.g., for omelettes, eggs 'should not really be beaten at all, but stirred,' whereas for scrambled eggs, they should be 'very well beaten') are actually secrets to be treasured, that elevate a good dish to a superb one. The lesson is that good food should be done simply, but it takes care, attention to detail, and frequently, time. A hardback edition of French Provincial Cooking has been unavailable for many years and Grub Street is re-issuing it because of overwhelming demand. It should become as popular an edition as the best-selling "Elizabeth David Classics".
About the Author
Elizabeth David lived and kept house in France, Italy, Greece, Egypt and India, learning the local dishes and cooking them in her own kitchens. Her first book, Mediterranean Food, appeared in 1950. In 1951 French Country Cooking was published and in 1954, after a year of research in Italy, Italian Food. This was followed by Summer Cooking (1955), French Provincial Cooking (1960) and Spices, Salt and Aromatics in the English Kitchen (1970). In 1973 Mrs David severed all connection with the business trading under her name and concentrated on study and experiment for English Bread and Yeast Cookery, for which she won the 1977 Glenfiddich Writer of the Year Award. An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, a selection of her journalistic work, was published in 1984 and Harvest of the Cold Months, her book on the use of ice and the making of ices was edited by Jill Norman and published posthumously in 1994. She was honoured with many prizes, made Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite Agricole by the French in 1977, awarded the OBE in 1976 and the CBE in 1986. Honorary doctorates were conferred on her by the universities of Essex and Bristol. In 1982 she was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. She died on 22 May 1992.
It is difficult to think of any home that can do without Elizabeth David's French Provincial Cooking.The Observer
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Language: English
Number Of Pages: 528
Published: 1st April 2007
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The Iraqi journalist who hurled his shoes at former President George W. Bush in December said at the beginning of his trial Thursday that he did it out of pride for his war-torn country.
Muntadhar al-Zeidi said it was a deep-seated love of his country, not a desire to harm or embarrass President Bush or Iraqi leaders, that motivated him to throw his shoes at the former commander-in-chief at a press conference last year.
"What made me do it was the humiliation Iraq has been subjected to due to the U.S. occupation and the murder of innocent people," al-Zeidi said at his trial.
"I wanted to restore the pride of the Iraqis in any way possible, apart from using weapons," he said.
Al-Zeidi, who was greeted by legions of applauding Iraqi supporters, said at the trial that he thought Bush invaded Iraq without care or caution for its civilian lives.
"I was seeing a whole country in calamity while Bush was giving a cold and spiritless smile," al-Zeidi testified.
"He was saying goodbye after causing the death of many Iraqis and economic destruction," he said.
Al-Zeidi is facing charges of assaulting a foreign leader, which carries a maximum of 15 years in prison, his attorneys said.
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Austin's second Dishcrawl is just days away! On Tuesday, August 28th, we'll be Dishcrawling through Downtown Austin. This time there will be fourteen delectable menu features from four restaurants in the Warehouse District, guaranteeing there'll be something for everyone!
Love tiramisu? This one is for you. Craving mussels? Come join us! Like pop rocks? We got you!
Tickets are $49.00 and the event starts at 7 pm. There's only five more tickets so grab them quick!
I'll leave you with a couple of my favorite photos from our inaugural event.
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We would like to show you the importance of the online traveling, which today impacts every part of travel world including accommodation, so those of you who are looking for the info about either Prague apartment accommodation or flights to Prague, this article and infographic below might interest you.
The company Airtug.com recently published the infographic The World Of Online Traveling which is showing some important details about travelers behaviour when looking for travel information, including accommodation or flight tickets. They collect the data from 4Q/2011 at newmediatrendwatch.com and statisticbrain.com websites. Here you have the most interesting info:
- 62% of personal travelers use search engines as their #1 source of travel information
- 51% of business travelers use their mobile device to get the travel information
- 81% of traveleres find user reviews important
- 49% of travelers don't book a property without reviews (check Bohemia Apartments reviews on TripAdvisor)
When entering the travel website:
- 26% of travelers entered to make a reservation
- 20% of travelers entered to find hotel info (see our Prague Apartments info)
- 20% of travelers entered to compare rates
Internet Source of bookings:
- 65,4% brand websites (for example www.bohemia-apartments.com)
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The Museum's gardens have gone through a series of transformations during its 60 plus years of existence. Over the years the garden has been the home to numerous camellias, roses, and towering clumps of banana trees which can still be seen today. The garden is presently home to hundreds of plant species that serve as a wonderful example of plants that can be grown in our valley's climate.
With something always in bloom, the garden is the perfect place for outdoor events. The Museum has been the venue for numerous fundraising events, receptions, and weddings. Even when the valley reaches a hundred degrees, there is always a patch of shade under the garden's sycamores, pines, and ash trees. Looking for that secluded, special place to have lunch with a friend? Sit in the Museum gardens and enjoy the peace and quiet.
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Now I have to admit that I am a fan of the Meerkats. I know plenty of people who are irritated at the sight of Alexander and the crew but I have been known to howl laughing at the adverts (the blowing up the inflatable croc one). Anyway, on we go!
With the sad demise of good old Orange Wednesdays, Comparethemarket.com have stepped in to fill the void. Meerkat Movies gives you 2 for 1 cinema tickets every Tuesday or Wednesday for a year, exclusively for comparethemarket customers!
By switching energy, or buying a qualifying product you will get access to Meerkat Movies to take a friend to see a film for free, every week for a year. This can be redeemed at cinemas up and down the nation.
You can maximise your savings here by purchasing super cheap one day insurance etc, so you can bag this great saving for as little as £2. Play around with your quotes to find the best deals! Great way to save cash at the cinema with the family.
Once you've made a qualifying purchase at Compare the Market, simply download the Meerkat Movies app or log into your account on the website to activate. You will use this app or head to their website each week to get your unique voucher code that you show at the cinema! (note that you will have to decide if you want to grab a cuddly toy Meerkat OR this movie offer)
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I am making tumbler charm lap quilts for DD's grandmother-in-laws for Mother's Day. We are using 1930's reproduction fabrics. I need around 120 different prints and these fabrics finally did it!! They are all half-yard cuts and were $2 something each! Almost what a fat quarter costs!! My total, including tax, was only $53.00!! And sweet hubby was the one who drove me to the LQS! LOL!!
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Honoring Our Fallen Heroes
As Jesus laid down his life for us, so do the men and women of the American Forces do for us back home so we can enjoy our freedom. We should never let our next generations ever forget the sacrifice these men and women made for our freedom. I ma sure that these men and women who laid down their lives for their countrymen sored as on eagles wings into the arms of God POlly
JMJ This video awakens in me so many memories of men and women I had the honor of serving with for twenty years in the Air Force. Especially the three years I spent as a young Airman on the ATC Honor Guard. My first two years as a Pall Bearer and last as NCOIC of Pall Bearers where I gave commands for carrying the casket and inspecting the flag after folding, to presenting flag to the next of kin. Many times feeling the pride, honor to be in the position to represent the Citizens of this great Nation, to show my respect and admiration for the soldier killed in the line of duty, usually Vietnam, or the veteran of a World War, even more so for a spouse (Wife) who took care of the family while her husband in many cases was somewhere she didn't even know, it was so Top Secret. I think of the guys I flew with on B-52s, all the missions. Now I watch my children, grownup now and my beautiful grandchildren, that Our Lord has blessed me with, at Our Lady of the Atonement Academy. I feel so very blessed to be Catholic, and thank Our Lord for my family and friends, the gift of Faith and His Church. Thanks Sisters for this special tribute to our fallen heroes. God bless the USA. Viva Cristo Rey
Thank you, Sisters, for this poignant video. Our freedoms are so fragile…may we always remember those who gave their all for them. And may God continue to bless the United States of America!


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We hadn't camped as a family in a while. Between work travel and guys' trips, it seemed the only family trips had become beach trips and hotel stays. Not exactly the right thing for an adventurous family. Our girls were 9 and 11, and we needed to make sure that sleeping outdoors would always stay on top of their list of family memories. So when the opportunity arose to attend Overland Expo near Asheville, North Carolina, we packed the whole family in the Land Rover and went for a drive. An eleven-hour drive through four states.
Through rain, wind, and freezing cold, we camped. Not many people like camping when it's so cold out, and our girls belong in that group. Despite the cold, however, we had a great time as a family. Exploring other people's overland rigs, meeting new people, cooking outdoors, and teaching our girls how to man our little pop-up shop, it all added up to be an excellent family vacation. There were also the little moments in-between: the little jokes, the shared stories, the campfires and the walks. You can't buy these moments. And even though a stay in a hotel or trip to the beach is an easy win, there's no doubt these girls will always remember this trip.
Though there may always be a grander adventure waiting, we realize it's critical to make time for family adventures. As little and relatively simple as they may be, these are the experiences that shape our children.
- Mark Nielsen
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Fitness Spotlight: Jessica Biel
If there is one celebrity that in my experience, makes women who want to get themselves into shape say "ooh I'd love to look like her...", it is Jessica Biel.
While it's usually a bad practice to emulate a celebrity's diet or workout patterns, if you're a female trying to get in shape for "beach season" there are still lots of things we can learn and implement from what Jessica Biel has done.
For starters, hopefully we can dispell the old fear that some women - "if I lift weights, won't I get big and bulky like a man?"
As is shown to the right, lifting weights hasn't made her look "like a man" at all.
While she does put time in around the weights, the core structure of her workouts also seems to be interval cardio sessions that gets the heart rate going.
Here is a link to her workouts that feature weights, plyos, and sprint intervals:
The "clean eating" nature of her diet is hopefully something that becomes a consistent theme throughout this site. There really isn't anyone alive (save for the 10% of our population that earns their living as pro athletes in some capacity) that can achieve the body they want while eating garbage regularly.
Here's a quick :30 video interview of her outlining the workouts in preparation for the "Blade" movie role:
Key Takeaway: Even though she has much more time than the average woman to workout, the average woman can still implement some of the same drills, exercises, and nutritional habits to see real changes in your body.


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Van der Drift takes Eurocup lead
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Kiwi racing driver, Chris van der Drift (20), has taken the overall lead in the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship, by taking two third places in the two races at the Nurburgring last weekend.
Van der Drift now leads the prestigious championship with 67 points from Dani Clos 65, Filipe Alburquerque – who won both races – 58, Laurent Groppi 56, Carlo Van Dam 44 and Atte Mustonen 36. Fellow Kiwi, Brendon Harttley (16) is tenth with 20 points.
Van der Drift qualified in fifth place for the first race and sixth for the second out of the 39 starters in the races.
Alburquerque (Portugal) took pole position and won the first race from Laurent Groppi, while Van der Drift was engaged in a very close, hard battle for third for several laps, but managed to take that position at the flag. Hartley was seventh.
For race two, the top two positions remained the same, with again a very close contest between the next group. Kasper Andersen – Van der Drift's team-mate – was holding third, but Van der Drift managed to pass him to take that position. Clos then also passed Andersen and began chasing Van der Drift, but he was unable to pass him before the flag.
Hartley finished sixth.
"All I have to do now is keep finishing races, score points and win!" said Van der Drift.
The next round of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 championship is at Donington September 8-10.