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"I have a question though. HOW do you plan all of your children's assignments? Sunday nights are filled with filling out assignment sheets for everyone and heaven forbid if we are busy all weekend with other things! Is there a better way?"
Here's the massively overwhelming answer: I do it all at once over a weekend or two in the summer.
I hated the Sunday night thing - just what you've described - and so years ago my best friend and I asked for an overnighter to spend planning and thinking through our upcoming school year. We have students of similar ages and grades, so bouncing things off of each other is helpful. So is a little dark chocolate and a phone call to have lunch delivered.
When I say I do everything during the summer, I mean everything. I'll try to break it down step by step:
1. Make a list for each child of the subjects they will be studying during the upcoming school year.
I typically do this in January, and the rest begins to flow from there. In years without babies, I can be totally ready to go by July, then relax the rest of the summer. This year? Nope.
2. List all curriculum you are planning to use, purchase, borrow, etc.
Mark prices next to each item and begin to bargain shop. As with anything else, if you have a plan you can avoid spending too much for items you don't really need.
3. Go through each subject individually and make a spreadsheet or other type of lesson plan that works for you.
For me, a good old Excel spreadsheet works for most subjects.
Be realistic with step number three. It is going to take up a lot of time, but what you plan in the summer means NO MORE SUNDAY NIGHT SCRAMBLING! Keep repeating that to yourself when you get bogged down.
4. Make a list of everything that needs to be photocopied.
The list can be as detailed or as broad as you like. You can list "history coloring pages" or you can list actual books and pages- "Medieval Coats of Arms, p. 32"
5. Are you ready for this? Photocopy EVERYTHING for the ENTIRE year.
Now. All at once. Make binders for each child and each subject with their already photocopied items, in order. For history, my kids' binders have tabs for each week and the pertinent items are all in order. Maps, coloring pages, word searches, biography pages, etc. are ready to go.
Ever told your kids, "Just a sec. I need to go copy this."? What happens when you turn your back or walk out of the room? That's right. Chaos! Now you've lost one to the bathroom, one to a drawing he "has" to finish, and two to an argument. But when the photocopies are ready to go, so are your students.
6. Make a "Mom List".
I keep mine on a clipboard so I can just glance at it and remember what each child needs to accomplish daily:
16-year-old: Constitutional Law, Math, Science, French, Rhetoric, Lit and Composition, CLEPS
14-year-old: Math, Science, Latin, Logic, Theory, Italic, Copywork, Guitar
If this seems totally overwhelming to you, just say to yourself, "Kendra has six students this year". :) You can do it!


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(Update) Los Angeles Magician Lou Serrano Returns to Trojan Vision's CU@USC Talk Show/
Back in November I was invited to return as a guest on Trojan Vision's CU@USC talk show. The episode is finally online and you can view it by clicking on the following link or the picture below: Lou Serrano On Trojan Vision's CU@USC
The first half of the show consisted of an interview where I shared some stories regarding my work as a professional magician and motivational speaker. After the break I performed a couple of magic and mentalism routines for the host, Lauren Day.
This is my second appearance on the show, and working with the students of USC has proven to be a fun and fulfilling experience.
Los Angeles Magician, Lou Serrano

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Healing starts when we acknowledge our wounds, pain, discomfort and our dysfunctionalities, yet do not want to be driven by it – Yogacharini Maitreyi
Healing is returning to wholeness – Yogacharini Maitreyi
Arkaya means light healing and inspiration. In Arkaya Healing the light consciousness is used to release dark areas of one's body, emotions and mind. It throws light on areas that need to be seen, cultivating self awareness.
Just as a place becomes easy to navigate with a road map and torch, this soft glow of self awareness and light consciousness enables one to see the path and have better clarity.
It is a combination of body, emotion /energy and light work where chanting and sound healing is also used.
This Healing methodology is an integral part of The Arkaya Teacher Training where one learns to take the support of another in ones evolution and support another in theirs.
Many amazing healings have occurred.
Yogacharini Maitreyi has a diagnostic method where she also sees in which areas the energy is blocked and which organs need healing even before the disease fully manifests.
Maitreyi did a workshop for our centre which was very well received. She is very grounded and spiritually connected, it is a pleasure to be in her presence. I have also had two private healing sessions that were very powerful. In one I had the sensations of a strangling from a past life that I was able to release and the second felt like a foreign energy leaving my body. Her diagnosis, using a crystal and intuition are spot on and if you are serious about healing your body, mind or spirit see Maitreyi. Janet Rivers- President of the Leadership Council for The Centre for Spiritual Living
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Here at Generation Europa we are building a global school, a global curriculum. one of its elements is to create the global youth center. Exactly as the youth center around the corner, were young people meet to enjoy life, get support and explore the world - just like Magdalena, Philipp, Verena and Abbas in our video.
We are doing the same, just that people are meeting people from other places. Our biggest project currently is the Global Youth Exchange. It takes place every year in August in Vienna for 2 weeks and is a space for more than 80 people to get to their talents, experience leadership and social diplomacy. Some of the participants of this last Global Youth Exchange now engaged to promote and celebrate this experience by producing a postcard calendar. This is Magdalena, Verena, Phillipp and Abbas who were participants at the Global Youth Exchange 2016 and wanted, together with us to ask you for your support. With this calendar you will support our efforts to make the calendar be produced and to make a step further!
The 3 in 1 calender consist of a post card calendar with one cover page, 12 month pages and a card board back. Each month is one post card that includes a photo and the calendarium. The post card has a perforation, that allows you to easly remove the calendarium (part with the days and month name) from the post card, so that you may only send the post card with out the actual month or days on it. Also you will find quotes on some of the post cards. Additionally the calendaria, that you can remove from the post card can be used as book marks.
And lastly, we did hide a little surprise on each of the post cards back side.Have fun discovering them.
Here have a look at January of the calendar (the front side):
And here the back side of the post cards:
In summer 2016, 80 young people met in Vienna to discover talents and entrepreneurship. Many of those participants felt like they want to continue on this path of global learning. Magdalena, Verena, Philipp and Abbas joined us now for this crowdfunding initiative. We, at Generation Europa want to support young people in the future with many more such ideas and initiatives.
If you are and organization or company that would like to support our efforts, please do contact us. We would be glad to show your logo here in this crowdfunding campaign.
For all backers from Europe a shipping will be possible ready for christmas. meaning you will receive your calendar ready for being given as a present right before christmas. For all other backers deliveries will probably not arrive before beginning of January 2017.
Risks and challenges
We see very little probability of risks. The calendar design is ready, the printing process is ready, we have researched shiping methodology including save packaging, we are ready for production. Risks of external service providers facing difficulties like the mail service are small.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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5 Easy Facts About salat al istikhara DescribedWhich means that he will likely be granted the 'towfiq' (capability) for the very best only, and only the most effective will probably be created quick for him. As a result Istikharah is definitely an 'amal' (act) that assists to find out the most beneficial for someone.
What need to be performed, remember to help me. I don't desire to go in clinical since I like accomplishing engineering and I'm great in math and Bio both JazakAllah
I've heard Many individuals indicating crimson can be a destructive signal but I haven't read through this from a trustworthy resource, can you make sure you enable? Was my Istikara supplying a optimistic or detrimental sign? Disregard my next desire if It's not suitable to my Istikara. Thank you and hope you'll be able to you should assistance me.
Istikhara is just not a dua to have a would like fulfilled -when you have been requesting a method to 'get him again'. Istikhara is actually a dua to pick which path Allah is familiar with is very best in your case. Just on the cursory analysis of what you're declaring- if he is being cold to you personally, and neither your mothers and fathers or his dad and mom are supportive of the relationship among you two, then chances are high that this just isn't designed for you and you should go away it by yourself.
Istikhara will likely be a supplication from Allah Ta'ala to help you him in his final decision and to present him goodness it whichever he chooses to do, whilst using help from your mediums may help take care of his confusion and support him in earning a call.
. For example she getting an image with An additional dude on twitter? OR belonging into a shia loved ones Possibly? Why would Allah show click here me these types of kind of a lady via a dream istikhara?
Furthermore, when you have got married, exactly what is the have to have of executing Istikhaarah for it? Istikhaarah needs to be completed prior to acting on a specific choice. It is actually useful for final decision-generating as opposed to validation of a decision.
فإنّك تَقْدر و لا أقْدِر، و تعلم و لا أعلم، و أنت علاَّمُ الغُيوب.
The male approched my brother and reviewed his standing and every detail concerning the marriage with me,
From by far the most genuine salat istikhara strategy you don't get an immediate respond to or summary.. i are aware that also only as a result of our lack of data & incapacity to complete istikhara correctly. I've finished this just one a good amount of instances whilst leaving all of the matters to maneuver in their own personal rhythm rather than my vain desires.. Using this method, In the end yet again i get 4-five selections in lieu of 1.
i have good confusion concerning my check out to America for carrying out class. My family members requested ,e to choose Youngsters and my partner along i don't know no matter if i will get their visas or not .and even this vacation will probably be very good for me or not.
I'm inquiring This could I pray for him to come back or not because it is claimed that dua can grant your prayers and will alter the fate.
Or would my feelings just expand yet again? If you may please respond to my preceding issue, A lot appreciated
Around the authority of Jaabir Ibn ˜Abdullah he stated: The Prophet (S) would instruct us to pray for advice in all of our issues, just as he would teach us a chapter in the Qur'an.


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Future of Culture and the Arts. The Interactivity Foundation and Culture Saves in partnership with the DC Public Library present a performance and discussion on the future of culture and the arts. Q&A with the artists and small group discussions follow the artistic performance.
Another session will be held on Sunday, November 13, from 1:30–3:30 pm.
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Makeover: A special gift for a dedicated mom
Cherene Bradbury is a selfless and hardworking mom who is taking care of the family while her husband is battling a terminal illness. Her daughter wanted to show appreciation for all that her mom does and nominated her for a makeover.
When Cherene, who is a security guard, is not wearing her uniform, she lives in her jeans and flip-flops. She has admitted that she never wears dresses because she hasn't found a style that feels good and looks flattering, and was hoping to incorporate more colour and pattern in her wardrobe. She struggles finding comfortable and stylish clothing and her area of concern is the mid-section (bust, tummy and hips). My goal was to pull together an outfit that is both casual and comfortable, and to find the perfect multi-purpose dress to suit her body type.
I selected this lovely floral print, sleeveless, maxi wrap dress. The classic wrap dress is one of the most flattering silhouettes for every body type. The "V" cut neckline helps to elongate the neck and opens up the décolleté. The cross over wrap design cinches in and defines the waste, while the skirt floats away from the hip, balancing out her proportions. I layered on a clean white tank underneath, for a hit of crispness and for extra coverage, then added a dark denim jacket for a casual and structured look. She struggles finding comfortable shoes and prefers to expose her fee, we went with these embellished flat sandals.
Hair and Makeup
Cherene's hair had an extreme asymmetrical cut, which was outgrown and needed reshaping. My recommendation for her was to shorten the length through the back and sides, layer the top and maintain length round the front to frame her face. Our partners at Chatter's Hair Salon did exactly that. She very rarely wears makeup as she has sensitive skin, so we evened out her complexion with hypo allergenic tinted moisturizer and concealer. I added a hint of bronzer and blush to warm up her skin tone, filled in her eyebrows, added a nude cream shadow on her eyes. I finished by coating her lashes with black mascara and applied a tinted lip balm onto her lips, in a peachy pink shade.
Get the look
Dress: Hudson's Bay, $150.00
Denim Jacket: Reitmans, $69.90
Shoes: Aldo Shoes, $55
Accessories: Aldo Shoes, $20
Makeup used: Clinique
Wardrobe sourced from: Lougheed Town Center


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Bear | Nurturing
Bear | Nurturing
These 8" x 10" prints represent one of the 57 animals contained within the Fauna Inspiration deck. Each animal was created using a unique pen and ink, watercolor technique Rebecca and Phoebe developed together. Metaphorical descriptions accompany the animal; combining nature and sentiment to evoke connection, inspiration, and possibility.
Written by Rebecca Lefebvre
Dimensions: 8" x 10"
Felt paper
100lb card stock
Frame not included
Collaborative art by Phoebe Hunt (illustrations) and Rebecca Lefebvre (watercolor).
Copyright © 2018 Avec La Vie, LLC. All rights reserved.


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"Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws: Gay San Francisco 1985-1988" San Francisco Main Library, 100 Larkin, SF. www.sfpl.org. Through Feb. 10. Just as the first onslaught of HIV/AIDS attacked his community, photographer Thomas Alleman was shooting the scene in Castro. Protest, activist portraits, and nightlife are all visible among this exhibit's photos.
"Life and Death: A Community Conversation on Capital Punishment" SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan, SF. www.somarts.org. 6-8pm, free. As part of the "Speak Your Peace" exhibit, which brings together different artists' visions of social justice, SOMArts hosts a panel of people affected by the death penalty: a mother of a child who was killed and a representative from Death Penalty Focus among them.
"Unknown But Knowable States" Gallery Wendi Norris, 161 Jessie, SF. (415) 346-7812, www.gallerywendinorris.com. Through March 2. Opening reception 5-8pm, free. The surrealist artist's work takes up all 5,000 square feet of this gallery's showfloor.
Future Esoteric: The Unseen Realms book launch Project One, 251 Rhode Island, SF. www.p1sf.com. 7pm-late, $5 or $20 with signed copy of book. Those of us feeling particularly woo-woo this new year would do well to head to Project One art bar tonight for author Brad Olsen's party celebrating the release of his new read, which explores the magic of the unseen.
"Love, Life, Art, and the Devil" works by Sacha Eckes Fouladi Projects, 1803 Market, SF. www.fouladiprojects.com. Through Feb. 23. Opening reception: 6-8pm, free. Can we see traces of a pre-Twitter San Francisco in this retrospective of hometown artist Eckes? Her work is often colorful, jumbled heaps of heads, feet, cloud forms so yes, we think so.
Mochi pounding party Asian Art Museum, 200 Larkin, SF. (415) 581-3500, www.asianart.org. Noon, free with $12 museum admission. Recovered from your holiday sugar hangover yet? This is way more fun than candy canes and chocolate coins though family-friendly activities are featured during this demonstration of the art of pounding rice into pillow-soft mochi balls, just steps away from the Asian Art Museum's highly-touted new calligraphy exhibit.
Free dance classes Luna Dance Institute, 605 Addison, Berk. www.lunadanceinstitute.org. Noon-3pm, free. This dance school celebrates its return to Berkeley with first modern dance instruction for older kids, then a family dance classes that everyone can shake a hip to.
Ten years of Root Division Root Division, 3175 17th St., SF. www.rootdivision.org. Through Jan. 26. Opening reception: 7-10pm, free. The Mission's advocates for art education celebrate a decade of service today and they're marking the occasion by, what else, a community art exhibit of creative types that have been associated with the group going back 10 years.
Family birding SF Botanical Gardens, 1199 Ninth Ave. www.sfbotanicalgardens.org. 8am-12:30pm, free. Citizen science, anyone? Bring the kids to take part in the Christmas Bird counts, which has long served as a barometer for how our avian populations are doing. Bring a lunch and learn how to really wield a pair of binoculars. The day's activities are geared towards kids between the ages 8-16.
San Francisco 1906 treasure hunt Sports Basement, 1590 Bryant, SF. www.go-terraloco.blogspot.com. Registration opens at 8:30am, game starts at 10am, $10-35. Grab your history buff friends and take off with a map of buildings that have been standing since before the big quake of '06. Snacks will await your return after the game is done, and you'll even get 10 percent off at Sports Basement for playing.
"Images from Chinatown: Four Decades of Photographs" Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco, 750 Kearny, SF. (415) 986-1822, www.c-c-c.org. We're lucky to have one of the most vibrant Chinatowns in the country, and this photography exhibit should show you why. Shutterbug Maurice H. Edelstein has captured neighborhood residents of all ages, and even documented the protests against the shuttering of the I-Hotel.
Young Artists 2013 exhibition Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza, Healdsburg. www.healdsburgcenterforthearts.com. Through Feb. 3. Opening reception: 4-7pm, free. Elementary school students are the stars of this annual group exhibition, which assembles 2D and 3D works alike.


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20th Century Design and Photography
French Art Deco coffee table by Maurice Champion, circa 1935, in mirror and mahogany with original parchment facings and bronze fittings. Slides open from center to reveal fully parchment-lined storage. 39.25" long x 17.24 wide x 19.75" high.
The self-taught son of a furniture dealer, Maurice Champion opened his own art gallery in 1930 on Boulevard du Montparnasse in Paris. He showed paintings, sculptures and his own creations in furniture. Modern, functional and devoid of decoration, characterized by their simplicity and balance.
At the 1937 Exposition des Arts et Techniques he presented a dining room in bleached oak with white leather-trimmed dark blue upholstery and a living room also in oak.
In response to requests from his clients, Champion turned to luxurious fabrication after World War II and his furniture evokes the earlier Art Deco period.
He participated regularly in the Salons des Artistés Décorateurs, Nationale de Beaux-Arts, Indépendants, and Salons d'Automne. His work included commissions for ministries, administrations, private mansions, and the French government.


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At 56 days to departure, Euro 2014 is starting to take shape. With the exception of the train between Lisbon and Porto and the bus from Faro in Portugal to Seville, ES, all the transport reservations are done. There's lots of driving in this year's plan including Lisbon to Faro, Seville to Gibraltar via Cordoba and Granada, Madrid to Barcelona via Spanish and French Basque country and Tangier to Marrakech via Chefchaouen, Fez and Casablanca.
No doubt about it, Morocco is pushing our comfort zone a bit, but I'm really looking forward to it. The town of Chefchaouen, located in the Rif Mountains in the northern part of the country is known for a couple of the things. One is it's blue-washed walls and buildings the other is it's prodigious supply of hashish. It should be interesting.


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Bartenders, brand ambassadors, booze purveyors, drink writers and cocktail enthusiasts are flocking to New Orleans this week for the 9th Annual Tales of the Cocktail, kicking off today. For personal reasons, I won't be attending this year, and I'm nostalgic just thinking about how much fun I had last year, but luckily my friend and fellow blogger-in-crime Emily Cavalier of Mouth of the Border will be reporting highlights for you, dear readers. For a sneak peek of Emily's adventures at Tales, check out her Flickr stream here.
Spirit launches, giant Negronis, seminars, networking, the Spirited Awards and endless parties are on tap--and don't even get me started on the food. For those of us stuck in the hot concrete jungle, be warned that most of your favorite bartenders are out of town, so this might be the week to order a beer or glass of wine. In fact, Dram in Williamsburg is skipping cocktails altogether while its staff is at Tales by converting into a dive bar, 86'd, serving domestic beer, White Russians and shots like the pickleback.
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Nouriel Roubini : Given the economic and financial difficulties of the Eurozone, the euro should be weakening. There is a sovereign risk, risk of a break up. The European central bank is easing monetary policy while the FED for the time being is on hold. On a fundamental basis while Germany can live away with the euro at current level because it is over competitive, the countries in the periphery of the Eurozone left to a chance to survive in the Eurozone have to have a much weaker value of the euro. The euro should be falling on a fundamental basis towards a parity with the US dollar to give a fighting chance for Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Italy and Spain to survive in the Eurozone. In the next few months as these economic and financial difficulties of the Eurozone are going to become more exacerbated and the policy solutions are going to be limited, then the euro is going to weaken relative to the US dollar.
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It's very hard to stand in ballet shoes. Especially rigid booties locked on you so you can't flex your calves or move your ankles or anything. The way your legs are forced you must arch your back, stick your hips forward just to stay upright. New girls are always grabbing for a chair back or pole or something to support themselves. I don't have to do that any more. I grimly remember some of the forced exercises for new slaves from my early days of training. Walking, pony-trotting, running, naked except for ballet shoes, my collar and manacles for miles and miles around a track under the whips of Trainers. We're trained that when the leg cramps hurt like hell we're doing it correctly. I can do anything in ballet boots now. Dance class was almost fun in fact, except for the cattle prods.
I stand like a fashion model, one knee slightly forward, hip cocked a bit, trying to look sexy. We must at all times. I was left standing so I must keep this position until something else is demanded of me.
The devices in me twitch. I'm sloppy wet inside the tight rubber now. All I can think about is wanting to cum SO bad that it hurts.
"Carolyn must be the bull dyke to Nancy," I muse wile I just stand there. They're both fems but Nancy seems to love Her lingerie and must be the bitch, or maybe more of 'The Princess'." Just watching Them is torture for me. I keep wishing I could lick either one of Them and maybe They'd do something for me.
The things within me twirl their tiny bit, my clit is squeezed. My vision blurs, I gasp in little pants through my gag and nose holes. "Almost, almost!" I think as the sensations fade again. "DAMN!!! Not quite" I whine in misery as the motors stop suddenly again.
I just stand. "Maybe they just wanted another statue?" I wonder while I watch Them locked in each others arms, writhing and twisting together on the settee. I hold my position. The screws inside me sploosh and glurp around in my juices, almost funny if it wasn't so fucking frustrating!!!
Carolyn brushes Nancy's hair out of Her eyes affectionately. They sit up. Nancy composes Herself and lights a cigarette. Carolyn reaches to an end table and picks up something that looks like a big complicated remote control or something. Are they going to watch TV? She presses a button.
ZZZzzzzzzap! The two metal nubs massing both sides of my clit arc a shock THROUGH my clit! I jump about a foot. I bite the rubber penis gag hard.
She presses another button and I hear a screech like feedback from the buds in my ears. She brings the remote control, or whatever it is, to Her mouth.
"CAN YOU HEAR ME SLAVE?" blares in my ears as I watch those words form on her lips. I grunt once since I can not even nod my head. Long ago I was trained to make one noise for "yes," two for "no." That's how slaves can reply when gagged.
"GOOD GIRL!" blasts in my ears. She fumbles with keypunching or something.
"Is that better slave?" She asks and it's at a much better volume now. "We do not want to blow out your eardrums even if you are just slave meat, do we dear?"
I whimper twice.
"Good girl. Now I will explain what you will do this morning," She speaks into the thing and I can see Her lips move in unison, lovely lush lips She has too. I'd like to taste them.
The corkscrew in my cunt twitches and seems especially wicked this time. my rectum thumps as its screw turns. I whimper as my clit is pressed between the two nubs just a bit too lightly.
"You will go to my kitchen. I want one light fluffy scrambled egg, two strips of crisp bacon, one slice of lightly browned rye toast buttered and cut in half, hot coffee, one sugar, a dash of cream." She places Her order as calmly as someone at a restaurant.
"If the bacon is not crisp or the toast is burnt, well, maybe your cute little clittie will be burnt next. Are we clear slave?"
I whimper once pathetically but emphatically as loudly as I can through my gag, clearly remembering the zap of a moment ago..
The screws twitch inside me. My clit practically vibrates with that last squeeze. I moan softly in desperation as it fades away again.
"The love of my life will have an omelet, two eggs, lightly browned. you will find four cheeses in the fridge. Mince some onion and green pepper too I think. Oh! And freshly squeezed orange juice for Her. If there is ONE seed in Her drink I may do this for a few minutes." She presses a button.
With no warning at all, both of the chrome steel screws deep inside me suddenly warm, get hot, get VERY VERY HOT!
I claw frantically at my crotch in terror. I can not stop it! I can NOT stop it!!
"Understand slave?" She calmly asks.
I yelp once as loud an clear as I can through three pounds of rubber in my mouth and wrapped around my head.
The steel corkscrews cool. I'm gasping through my gag. I'm now soaked in squishy sweat inside all my latex and rubber.
"Good girl. Go." She states waving Her hand absent-mindedly to dismiss me. She casually lays the remote control on the end table to resume chatting with Nancy.
Again there is silence inside my hood. I chew on my penis gag. I trudge to the kitchen to get to work but remember to sway my ass seductively as we were trained when I walk away.
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Authenticated File Viewing Vulnerability in WP Editor
The security vulnerabilities we previously disclosed in WP Editor have now been fixed in version 1.2.6, hopefully those or something else fixed in that version was what hackers are trying to exploit. While looking around for other security issues in plugin we found another vulnerability that had existed in 184.108.40.206 and all version below, which was fixed in 1.2.6 as well.
Similar to the two vulnerabilities the ajax function for requesting a file on the website did not do any check as to the user capabilities when doing that, so any logged in user could view arbitrary files.
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Kaab Gluay Thai Restaurant
Kaab Gluay Restaurant is one of the very few authentic Thai restaurants in Paton Beach. Food is really good, well priced and staff is always very friendly. There are not so many affordable restaurants we could really recommend in Patong… Too many are just cooking some tourist version of Thai food and some are just overpriced for what you get. In addition, in Patong a restaurant full of diners isn't necessarily a sign of good cuisine, there are just enough tourists to fill any restaurant well located.
Kaab Gluay meaning 'Banana Leaf Rib' is not even well located, the restaurant is by the side of a very busy road, so you could say it's very 'lively' but is busy every single day. Don't worry they would always manage to find you a table. Another hint of popularity: many of the customers are residents, or long time returning visitors to Phuket. You will even see groups of Thais, which in Patong is rare.
I have been to Kaab Gluay countless times in the past when I was living in Patong, maybe every week; but nothing has changed, it is as good, as friendly as it was at that time. It simple and clean with very little decoration, and most important food is really good and for Patong, still affordable. If you have been in Patong long enough, you already know that prices are higher than in the rest of the island, not to mention 'a lot higher' than in the rest of the country!
Price at Kaab Gluay are good, expect to pay around 100 to 120 baht per dish and seafood is as usual per 100 grams.The staff and the owner Khun Nit are extremely polite, nice and friendly and this has always been for the ten years I had dinner at Kaab Gluay. The kitchen is so small I always wonder how three cooks can prepare so much food in such little time.
The menu is large, well illustrated and of course in English. Food is really Thai, maybe a bit less spicy than in local restaurants but they can serve some incredibly spicy southern Thai specialties such as Gaeng Prik Kadook Moo Kai Cha-Om… good luck with that one.
Kaab Gluay Restaurant
Location: 58/3 Phrabaramee Road, Patong Beach Phuket
Open: Daily 11 am – 2 am
Phone: 081 787 7830
Certificate 'Best in Phuket 2019'
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Our ratings are based on quality, food, setting, service and price – We pay for our meals and our stays, and we come unannounced.


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Do you know the difference between an insurance agent and an insurance broker? The truth is, most people are unsure of the differences. We thought we would help out by creating a handy infographic to show you the distinctions between the two. Check it out!
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"Malala has achieved near universal acclaim — but it isn't just the Taliban reserving admiration. While the militant outfit has renewed its efforts to bring the poised and passionate teenager down by force, in her home country of Pakistan, Malala has long since fallen from grace. She was still bloody and bandaged when her story began to come under attack. Many in the country poured over the photos of her helicopter rescue and hospital stay for clues of ulterior motives and alternative realities. Some saw fault in reports of the hospital she was taken to and changes in the location of her bandages as proof that truth was not at it seemed. Indeed, the nation erupted into a chorus of commentary on the impossibility of her survival but the context of the attempted killing, that was the real question."
Check out my article for Medium about Malala's surprising reputation in her native Pakistan.


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For the longest time J was going to be a tow truck driver when she grew up. And she'd be a mechanic too. Those two things seem to go together. Not like her 4 year old mommy's plans. I was going to be a dentist and a ballerina and a swimming instructor in my spare time. Because you know, none of those jobs is particularly time consuming. I believe I was also going to be a mommy.
Last week J had to accompany me to the dentist. I try to schedule my appointments so that I can go alone. Then I don't need to worry about what J is or isn't doing, but this appointment was rescheduled a few times, so I just brought her along.
Well, first she sobbed because we had to take her out of the dentist's chair because it wasn't her turn to get her teeth cleaned. The hygienist said she'd never seen that before...it's usually the other way around. The hygienist was great with J. She showed her how the suction worked in a cup of water and J assisted her while I had my teeth cleaned. I hope she's as excited to be there when it really is her turn!
And now? Well, she doesn't want to drive a two truck or be a mechanic. She wants to be a dentist!
First you pull up like this
Then you stick it in mommy's mouth
Watch out! I'll get you and make your teeth clean
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Surely none of the first pilgrims had in mind what would evolve from their first steps on the north American continent. Most likely nobody could know what was going to follow the first settlement within a new environment, among different people and on unknown territory…
However by now we at least have an assumption about what this nation has become. Built on slavery and nourished by capitalism the symbol of western society was born. Within this system, a moral standard has arisen that lets the critical mind drift into doubt ever so often when seen in contrast to the rest of the world.
Of course the western civilization has had its positive part in the course of modern history. However at the very fundamental basis of this nation stands a troublesome dilemma. Originally the Land of the Free was thought to be a stronghold for those being oppressed, persecuted or constricted of their personal freedom in any way. This right soon was lifted and the burden of the free was laid on others. This ambiguous concept has undermined world politics and society ever since.
How can we be certain that this faulty system has been and is being reconfigured for the better? Why is it that an entire people can be inconclusive and dubious about its global role? – Uncertainty.
A clear opinion is nearly ever shared, a side rarely chosen. All this is done in order to shade any personal thought, attitude or approach and not to run the risk of openly offending someone. However the underlying personal view may actually be very controversial and can stay this way without being confronted with opposing sentiment or criticism. Not all minds think the same and are not meant to do so. However communication is necessary to ensure that a single opinion does not reach the level of a dogma which is blindly followed and not reflected by the individual.


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(photo credit: Linda Mariano)
Today's picture of the day was taken by my very good friend Linda. She happened to look out of her rear window today and was surprised to see a hawk consuming what looked like a pigeon in her snowy back yard. That surely does not happen every day.
I first thought this was a peregrine falcon, but was quickly corrected by some readers who identified it as a hawk.
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Asia's banking sector has been on a stomach-churning round-trip over the past year or so.
Sunil Garg, J.P. Morgan's head of Asian financial equity research, recalls that the world looked to be coming to an end in the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009."I ...
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Earthbound Spirits.
This is a special group of Spirits who are people without physical bodies, that have chosen not to cross over into the Light after their window has closed post-death.
When each person loses their physical body in death, they are given a 3-10 day window to enter into a glowing Light, which serves as their gateway to the Otherside.
This Other Side is the place of Universal Oneness and it goes by many names:
The Light
The Oneness
The Divine
Whatever you want to call it, this is another, safe realm for spirits who are without body.
I think of it like Earth, but an Earth where nothing is physical and everyone is operating in alignment with the Divine Light. That is, everyone who enters the doorway to this place and resides here is living, acting and operating in alignment with their own inner truth, love and compassion for all beings. On Earth, while we are all trying our best, it would be far fetched to say we are acting in alignment with our own truth and in alignment with unconditional love at all times.
As humans, we have fears, we have worries, we get upset and react in anger or jealousy. We make passionate decisions clouded by emotions and we are not always guided by our best judgement. Some people, more than others, are in alignment with their truth on a more continual basis, depending of course, on how much they've worked on themselves to overcome fears and develop their spiritual and emotional aspects of self.
But we can not say this for all humans.
Humans are an unpredictable bunch.
Not all of them believe in God. Or believe in the Afterlife. Not all humans understand the 'rules' of crossing over and how much time they have to do so.Not everyone understands upon death, that if they run away from the Light, because they are worried about what will happen to their cat, that there is a chance the Light will dim and fade away before they realize they can't get it back.
And not all people who die that see the light immediately decide to walk through it. But no one decides for them. No one tells them they can't go or they are not welcome or that the Light is 'off limits.' Everyone is presented with "the Light" and the option to cross over.
When a person decides to walk into the Light, here are the benefits available to them:
They get to see and be with their relatives, who have also crossed over
They get to learn the meanings and purposes for things that happened while alive that they previously didn't understand
They get to move back and forth between Earth and Spirit World at any time, for any reason
They learn how to continue to communicate with those who are still living through the language of the Spirit World
They get to take those understandings that they learned, and pass on those lessons to the living using this language previously mentioned
Sounds great, right? Wouldn't everyone who dies want this? Of course!
So why wouldn't everyone just cross over? Here are a few possible reasons:
Not everyone is guided by what is in their highest and greatest good at all times, and not always at the time of death either.
In addition, people have concerns. If they died suddenly, they may have questions and things they want to know before going somewhere they don't understand. People also have fear, they have resentment.
They can be angry about their death.They can be upset about how their children are acting like children, regarding their estate. They worry about who will care for their 10 year old terrier/best friend forever. And sometimes, they don't want to leave until those concerns are addressed or met.
Not everyone who dies is educated in these workings of the Light. Not everyone who does realizes that the Life Review is actually not a punishment, but a really informative conference where the headliner topic is your own life. Not everyone who dies . . . feels ready to die.
Anyway, this is how people become Earthbound.
Are Earthbounds Scary? They can be. But people can be scary. That's the way the world works.People can also be loving, kind, funny, emotional and really great characters to hang out with. The same is true for the Earthbound world, as these are people, who lack bodies and are still here on Earth just like you or I.
Earthbound people are collectively perceived as scary because they are not as cohesively predictable as Spirits in the Light. This is where it's important to remember that all persons - dead or alive - are individuals and they behave differently, for different reasons. While Earthbound spirits can be grouped and behaviors can be identified and generalized to a point - there is a point where generalizations are not always valid, just as there is a point to where generalizations about race, cultures and why people stay in bad marriages are not always valid across the board.
Earthbound People are more unpredictable than Crossed Over People only because you can't always be 100% sure they are honest, truthful, not being guided by fear emotions, resentment, betrayal, or worry. But that doesn't mean they are all inherently evil or bad, just as it doesn't mean you are bad for being angry about something.
Would you say that about your own mother, who just happened to have a character flaw of being really controlling, but she was actually controlling because it was her only way of knowing how to love?
No. We would say she was trying to be loving, but she didn't know how.
When we are guided by our flaws, which can happen to all of us at times, living or dead, we occasionally do things than can adversely affect others, even if we don't mean it or realize it.
People choose to not cross over for many reasons and their actions do affect other people - living or dead, just as the actions of anyone in your space would affect you.
Once someone decides to stay, even if it was a choice guided by worry, they miss their one-way ticket into The Light.
The only way to get someone to cross over into the Light and effectively offer them a second chance at crossing over is to hear them out.
How Do You Help Them?
All the instructions to assisting an Earthbound are now located in my eBook, Transitions: A Guide to Confidently Releasing Ghosts and Earthbound Spirits from Any Place, there are also several articles listed below on the topic.
In any case, they don't all need help or want it! Some are earthbound for specific reasons, or for a specific time period, and yes, also for the highest good. Though not everyone feels this way, some spirits feel when you are closer to earth you can have the most impact on what happens in this realm.
Amanda Linette Meder
Other Articles You May Enjoy:
The Crossing Over Window: What is it? How Much Time Do You Have? And, Can You Go To Your Own Funeral?
What happens after death? What to expect when your loved one crosses over.
The Difference Between: Ghosts, Earthbounds, and Crossed-Over Spirits


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The annual 'drink a beer, buy a zine' summertime zine fest is back for 2016! Same old vibe, brand new zinesters. Fest is indoors and outdoors.
Established in 2010, PMZF is the longest running zine fest in NYC! This zine-fest-in-a-bar promises good hangouts, good conversation, and FANTASTIC zines!
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Importance of Law for the protection of Environment
Environmental Law and Policy has over recent past been subsumed into giving an "ecological nuance" to legal norms in public law, criminal law, private law and international law. There is a growing need for sustainable development which is regulated by innovative laws which enhance growth is environment-friendly. Concerted efforts are being taken by National and Provincial Governments to maintain the equilibrium by the means of legislations.
Why the Centre?
The Centre for Environment and Law is aimed at propagating and promoting discourse in the realm of environment and related legal issues. The Centre aims to provide a platform for stakeholders to collaborate over and study various policy decisions which impact the environment.
What the Centre Does?
Apart from reviewing legislative changes, the centre aims at real world impact by organizing seminars, workshops, debates amongst the various stakeholders, resource persons and policy makers focused on the issues of environmental law. The Centre also publishes the Environment, Law and Society Journal which curates academic works on enviro-legal issues.
The activities of the centre are planned and implemented by an active student body co-ordinated by a Student Convenor of the Centre, Mr. Sachin Sathyarajan. The volunteers of the centre are ably guided by the honorary director of the Centre, Dr(Prof.) M. C. Valson.
Activities of the Centre till date
1. Seminars Conducted
a. National Seminar on envisioning a Legal Framework for mainstreaming environmental conservation.
The objective of the seminar was to provide a platform for NGOs, scientists, think tanks, private players etc for a dynamic inter disciplinary approach for the evolution of a legal framework, apart from developing environmental advocacy and promote greater interests and awareness regarding the contemporary ecological challenges.
2. Other Events
a. Legislative Drafting Workshop
A workshop was organised to draft legislation on the Conservation of the Western Ghats in the light of the World People's Conference on Climate Change and Rights of Mother Earth 2010 and in reference to Madhav Gadgil Report and Kasturirangan Report.
b. Parliamentary Debate
3. Journal
The focus of Environment, Law & Society Journal is to curate scholarly and academic works which present a critical overview and analysis of developments in realm of environmental law, policy and practice.
What the centre intends to do in the future?
1. A specialized eviron-Model United Nations Conference.
2. Field visits
3. Essays and Papers
People associated with the centre
1. Steering Committee
2. Other speakers and participates
a. Shyama Kuriakose, Enviro-Legal Defence Firm.
b. Madhu Shivakumar, Centre for Public Policy Research.
Prof. (Dr.) M C Valson, Professor of Law, NUALS.
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Several friends asked for my advice on a particular technique seen in some recent malware samples, which is similar in nature to the Nanomites feature of the Armadillo copy protection. There are three parts to this technique:
- When creating the malware binary, replace control transfer (call and jmp) instructions with privileged instructions.
- At run-time, install an exception handler.
- Catch the exceptions thrown by the privileged instructions, perform the intended control transfers, and resume execution.
A concrete example follows.
UPX0:004081F7 in eax, dx UPX0:004081F8 dw 4EE0h
When the process attempts to execute this instruction, an exception is generated. The exception handler checks to see that the faulting instruction is "in eax, dx", then reads the word following the instruction, and generates a call to location 0x405000 + 0x4EE0. In other words, call instructions within the module are replaced by:
in eax, dx dw call_destination - 0x405000
As malware analysts, we would like to deobfuscate the binary by replacing these privileged sequences with the original call instructions, both for our own sake as well as the ability to use the Hex-Rays decompiler (which otherwise balks at the use of privileged instructions). However, the particular implementation within this sample poses a slight conundrum. The sequence "in eax, dx / dw XXXXh" is three bytes long, whereas the original "call 409EE0h" is five bytes. Therefore, we cannot merely rewrite the original instruction atop the privileged one without overwriting subsequent instructions.
A second idea is to use detouring, another staple technique in reverse engineering. We could find or create some unused space within the binary, patch a jmp from the privileged instruction to that new location, recreate the original instruction at that location, and then patch a jmp back to the location after the privileged instruction. However, this idea is flawed for the same reason: a long jmp instruction is five bytes long, so we would also alter subsequent instructions.
Bill Gates questionably said "I choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." After some thought, I recalled a bit of x86 processor arcana that can help us fit our detours into the three-byte spaces provided by the obfuscator: the address-size prefix, 0x67. Quoth the Intel manuals: "Address calculations are first truncated to the effective address size of the current mode, as overridden by any address-size prefix. The result is then zero-extended to the full address width." I.e., when operating in 32-bit mode, if we prefix an instruction that references an address with 0x67, the address will be truncated to 16-bits.
To be specific, consider the following:
UPX1:00410320 EB 00 jmp near ptr unk_410322 ; jump to 0x00410320 + 2(length of jmp instruction) + 0x00
When we place an address-size prefix on this instruction, we get:
UPX1:00410320 db 67h UPX1:00410320 67 EB 00 jmp near ptr unk_323 ; jump to (0x00410320 + 3(length of jmp instruction) + 0x00) & 0xFFFF
To use this trick for deobfuscation, we must first create a segment at address 0x0 of length 0xFFFF.
Recalling our motivating example:
UPX0:004081F7 in eax, dx ; obfuscated call 0x405000 + 0x4EE0 UPX0:004081F8 dw 4EE0h
Let us overwrite these bytes with 67 EB FD:
UPX0:004081F7 db 67h UPX0:004081F7 jmp short loc_81F7
This is the first half of our detour. Now, at location 81F7h, let's replicate the original control transfer instruction and add a jmp back to the location after the obfuscated sequence:
ROLFMSRE:000081F7 loc_81F7: ROLFMSRE:000081F7 call sub_409EE0 ROLFMSRE:000081FC jmp loc_4081FA
And now we have accomplished our goal. Once we have replaced the obfuscated control transfers, we human analysts can read the listing more easily, and Hex-Rays no longer has trouble decompiling the code.


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Date With Dignity
THE PARTY Guests swooned over each other at Chicago Roof Deck + Garden's outdoor space for this charity event hosted by Designs for Dignity to support their work empowering lives through designing nonprofit environments.
THE SCENE DJ X[P] played tunes for local designers such as David Thompson, Brett Stortz and more than 150 guests while artist Cleveland Dean showcased a drawing in the silent auction.
THE PERKS Attendees raised more than $13,000 for Designs for Dignity to continue creating spaces of hope and comfort, all while enjoying gourmet tacos from Food by Silver and a game of oversize Jenga. –MS
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Nearly three years ago, Dynamite Entertainment began the process of licensing the original characters still owned by the estate of Jack Kirby. The long-gestating project culminating from the publisher's pitch will hit comic shops in three months as Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross present "Kirby: Genesis."
Dynamite today announced the May start date for the launch miniseries of what they plan to grow into a full line of superhero comics based on Kirby's characters. The series will include "Black Terror" artist Jack Herbert completing finished art from Ross' layouts. The #0 issue kicking off the affair will retail for $1.00.
In a press release, Dynamite described the story for the project, saying, "The Pioneer 10 space probe carried a message to the stars. Now an answer's on the way -- but not one we expected! When it arrives, the lives of three ordinary people -- and the entire world -- will be changed forever. Featuring Captain Victory, Silver Star and more of Jack Kirby's greatest concepts, with finished art (from Alex's layouts) by Jack Herbert."
CBR News spoke first with Busiek and Ross during their initial planning for the "Kirby: Genesis" series in an interview published late last month. "We have an over-arching concept that will link everything from a central creative point," Ross said then. "Things will explode out from that and start to reveal themselves in the series."
"Most of those expansive universe projects involved looking back. In this, we're lighting the fuse," Busiek added. "This is the beginning of something. There are ways in which this project will be like 'Marvels.' Our lead character is a normal guy who is witness to the amazing changes happening around them and is a human's eye view to it. But while somebody like Phil Sheldon is a witness to the beginning of something everybody knows in its final form, our guy gets to see the world happening at the same time as the readers."
Read the full CBR interview and then check out the following newly released art from Ross and Herbert along with Dynamite's official press release.
Official Press Release
You marveled at Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross' Marvels! Now, prepare to be blown away by Kirby: Genesis!
Coming this May from Dynamite, Kurt Busiek will be re-teaming with Alex Ross for Kirby: Genesis, their first full collaboration since 1993's Marvels! With Kirby: Genesis, Busiek and Ross are primed to expand on the vision of the legendary Jack Kirby with the same dynamic and unique perspective on superheroes that made Marvels such an original and successful story, allowing a new generation of comic book readers to become acquainted with the genius that is Jack Kirby!
Dynamite Entertainment is proud to announce that Alex Ross is not only co-plotting and laying out pages, but working with Kurt and Jack Herbert for special interior painted pages in the series.
The Kirby Event of the new millennium begins here, brought to you by the best-selling and award-winning creators of Marvels! The Pioneer 10 space probe carried a message to the stars. Now an answer's on the way -- but not one we expected! When it arrives, the lives of three ordinary people -- and the entire world -- will be changed forever. Featuring Captain Victory, Silver Star and more of Jack Kirby's greatest concepts, with finished art (from Alex's layouts) by Jack Herbert (Black Terror). Don't miss this tantalizing prelude to Kirby -- a bold, explosive adventure debuting a universe of wild Kirby creations! This is the beginning. This is THE Genesis!
This 32-page book with original story and art as well as additional bonus material will have a $1.00 Suggested Introductory Price!
"I'm delighted to see how the artwork's developing, from Kirby's designs to Alex's layouts to Jack Herbert's artwork. Jack's a terrific draftsman and storyteller, and he's doing a really sweet job bringing the story to life," says writer Kurt Busiek. "His work also meshes well with Alex's, which goes beyond just layout, since there are various sequences in the story where Alex is doing fully painted art, including some where Jack's line art and Alex's painting are merged together. It's a terrifically effective combination."
"Working with Jack Herbert is an absolute thrill," says legendary artist Alex Ross. "I've been so knocked out by his recent work on Black Terror, and now we will work side by side on Kirby: Genesis. I'm satisfying my desire to get inside the story more by doing some full pages, panels, layouts, and even some figures that will only be seen as paintings by me. The excitement is that much greater when you're working with such an amazing artist as Jack. His stuff is just beautiful."
"I'm very honored to be able to be part of this project. It's such a huge honor for me, who grew up seeing the King's art," says artist Jack Herbert. "Not to mention the opportunity to work with such talented Comics masters as Alex & Kurt. I hope that with this series the new generation of comic-readers fall in love with such amazing universe of characters that only the fruitful mind of Jack "The King" Kirby could create. It's gonna be a wild and unique ride, gang!"
"Alex is so excited about the project that he wants to work hand in hand with Jack to paint as many interior pages as possible, which thrilled us all to no end," says Dynamite President and Publisher Nick Barrucci. "Having Kurt and Alex together again collaborating on one of Dynamite's most important projects to date is nothing short of amazing. Alex is making time in his schedule by turning down other work to make time to ensure that every page he paints be the best it can be. Fans will be impressed with this series. Jack Kirby's memory and work will be remembered by his fans and thanks to the creative team involved, will be brought to a new generation of comics fans."
"Having worked with Alex for the last several years, on a variety of projects, has been a personal high point in my professional career," says Dynamite Editor Joe Rybandt. "Now, adding Kurt to the mix takes it up from the fantastic to the incredible. The work these two men are doing, with the able help of Jack Herbert, is unparalleled in the world of pop culture... and Kirby defines - and now re-defines - pop culture."


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The sage from Jefferson
By ANNIE MEHL
David Yepsen, widely regarded today as one of the more trusted voices on Iowa politics, spent the hot, humid Hawkeye State summers with his nose buried between the pages of books in the Jefferson Public Library.
His parents had started him in kindergarten a year early. He was smaller than everyone else, so he couldn't play sports. He didn't have the knack for music, either.
Yepsen found his passion in the chapters of history books, the 1964 Greene County political posters he hung on his bedrooms walls and the long, inspirational conversations he had with his eighth-grade history and social studies teachers, John Guenther and Glenn Camp.
A Jefferson native, David Yepsen is the son of Arlon and Marj Yepsen. He grew up with brother Tom, now a retired school principal living in Jefferson, and sisters Mary Alice, a special education teacher in Southeast Polk outside of Des Moines and Sara, a nurse in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
After graduating from high school in 1968, Yepsen went to University of Iowa, where his interest in student government and political campaigns grew.
Eager to graduate from school, he found some journalism classes to help give him enough credits to finish.
"I was kind of intrigued by the intersection between media and politics," Yepsen said.
Yepsen began working for the Daily Iowan and was soon introduced to Bill Zima, a former copy editor for the Des Moines Register. With help from friends and Zima, Yepsen discovered a niche for reporting and love for journalism.
"At school, I saw the impact that media people could have," Yepsen said. "You could write a story — things happen. I spent time in student government; you pass resolutions, talk and all of that, but nothing happened, but you could write stories about things — stuff would happen."
Yepsen went on to briefly work at the Quad-City Times, where he covered police and city hall. In 1974, he joined the Des Moines Tribune before beginning what would become a 34-year career as a reporter covering politics and government at The Des Moines Register.
In 2008, Yepsen left the Register to work as a director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University.
When Dean Borg, host of Iowa Public Television show "Iowa Press" announced his retirement, Yepsen jumped on board as the new "Iowa Press" host in early 2017.
Yepsen, 67, now spends his time talking with politicians, reporters and local advocates about various issues affecting Iowans such as mental health funding, privatization of Medicaid or any other concerns Iowans face today.
Jefferson Herald: What changes have you seen in Jefferson over the years? What do you think of the economic development happening, particularly with the recent announcement of Pillar in Jefferson as well as the $21.48 million bond referendum that was recently passed to modernize the Greene County schools and build a career academy at the site of a new high school in Greene County?
Yepsen: I think Jefferson is on a great track. I was really worried for a number of years covering politics in Iowa. Jefferson was falling victim to a problem that most rural communities have — a migration of young people. I was really sad about that.
In the last 10 years, I've noticed things started to change. I think it doesn't happen overnight. It's one coffee shop at a time. It's a change in attitude that I think people with a more positive outlook started to come of age, and nothing succeeds like success, and gradually and a lot of people have been involved with it, including my friend Chuck (Offenburger) — Jefferson wasn't going to roll over.
Jefferson Herald: What are your general thoughts on President Donald Trump?
Yepsen: I was surprised he won, as were many people. I've discovered with politicians, you don't pass judgment on them while they're in term. Even then you have to wait some period after they leave office to judge whether they were good or not. It's too early to pass judgement on Donald Trump.
I am not happy with some of his conduct in office — I think it's disgusting — and I think most people wish he would quit tweeting or wish he would be more careful about tweeting.
Someday we will go back, and we will be writing about how he used tweets in the presidency. He's clearly having an impact on the judiciary — on the role of government in our lives.
Let's see how that plays out. We're right now in the middle of these negotiations of North Korea. The picture of Kim Jong-un shaking hands with a CIA director and the secretary of state. Donald Trump deserves some credit for that happening, and we don't where it's going to go, but he clearly as president ratcheted up the rhetoric, turned up the heat and convinced the Chinese and the Russians and the rest of the world that this had gone on long enough.
Jefferson Herald: What are your thoughts on the Democratic candidates for governor?
Yepsen: It's too early to say. We are going to have the first, and I think, only statewide debate in May. I think Fred Hubbell, Nate Boulton and John Norris are probably at the top tier of candidates. The rest are somewhat below. I think it's entirely possible that this goes to a state convention that nobody gets 35 percent of the vote — with six candidates, all of them with some base of support.
Jefferson Herald: Do you believe there is an urban-rural divide?
Yepsen: There is an urban-rural divide in Iowa, and I always tell audiences that I grew up in Jefferson, and people in Grand Junction think Jefferson is a big city. The interesting thing, if you go back in the history of the country, there has been a rural-urban divide since the very beginning of the republic. Frankly, that is true around the world. Rural people feel overlooked; they feel left behind. They think people look down on them — whether it's right or wrong, it's just a fact.
Leaders in rural areas have to inspire people to believe in them more — that we can, in fact, do things. I think it's more rural than on the urban side.
Jefferson Herald: What are your thoughts on the 2020 presidential elections?
Yepsen: It's way too early. We don't know ... I think Iowa still will play a role. We are starting to see some candidates show up here. It's never a guarantee that Iowa is going to be an important part of the process. Iowans have to keep fighting for the caucuses, because some people don't think we should have them. And Iowans have to keep the caucuses fair, because the rest of the country says, 'Those are civil people out there and they vet the candidates,' and so Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina, to a lesser extent get a divided apple.
It's a long way to 2019, where the process will really heat up, so stay tuned.
I think it will be important.
Jefferson Herald: Are there any politicians you have interviewed that stood out to you or were your favorite to work with?
Yepsen: I have enormous respect for people in politics. These are people in the arena. It is so easy — there are so many Americans that say 'Oh politics is dirty. I don't like it.' But it's not going to get any better by people ignoring it. It's only going to get better, and the country is only going to get better, if people care about the country and the state get involved. So I have great admiration for all of them.
Jefferson Herald: Has there been any one politician that was the most challenging to work with or interview?
Yepsen: Journalists are people with big megaphones, and politicians are careful. Sometimes that can become frustrating, because they become inaccessible, and I think that journalists and political leaders have to have a healthy respect for one another and understand the role that each plays — understand that they are useful to each other.
They have information, too, that journalists need. Politicians need journalists too, because one way that political leaders lead is through the media. It's so easy for that relationship to get off the rails. People get angry on either side, and things get said. We live in a really uncivil time, and there's just a coarseness to society that didn't exist even a few years ago.
Jefferson Herald: What role would you say social media plays in political campaigns and politics as a whole today?
Yepsen: We've always had negative campaigns and robust campaigns. What has happened now, though, is the media — the electronic media, and it isn't just social media — I think the modern era started in about 1994.
It started to get negative when radio and television started putting this stuff in our lap all of the time. Then you get cable, and then you get social media, and it's 24/7, and there is just venom and hostility and a lack of civility and profanity.
Jefferson Herald: Do you see it as an issue that we have only Republicans holding the majority of the top spots in both the state and federal levels of government in Iowa? There is only one Democrat, U.S. Dave Loebsack, representing Iowa in Congress.
Yepsen: No, they won elections. It's an evolution. The Democrats had a very bad cycle in 2010. The Republicans did well in 2016. I know why each one of those races happened.
The Republicans ran more electable candidates, and the Democrats had some bad candidates that they ran — candidates with personal baggages. I do think Iowa is maybe trending more Republican. You look at Iowa in 2016; Trump won by almost 10 percent over Hillary (Clinton). She was an incredibly flawed candidate, and by flawed I mean her negatives were very high. Does that apply to other candidates now? We'll see.
Jefferson Herald: What is your general take on the millennial generation?
Yepsen: I think everybody badmouths the youngest generation. I remember people bad-mouthing Baby Boomers, you know — spoiled, long hair, their music was bad. I think it's wrong to paint people with that kind of distinction.
I think the greatest generation that we had was the World War II era. They were in their 20s when they went off to war, so it's a little early to pass judgement on millennials today. We don't know what challenges they are going to face.
Jefferson Herald: Do you have any advice for someone wanting to become a better and smarter consumer of news and media?
Yepsen: I think people should consume a variety of news — news from different sources. They should think about, where is this information coming from? Who's paying for this message? You buy news just the way you buy potatoes in the grocery store. You look at them and — are they good? You've got to be a wise consumer.
You can't just not consume anything, because then you are ignorant, and our democracy does not function with uninformed people. That's why the democracy founders made the First Amendment that they did, because they knew that free speech was important.
That's why they made a big deal about public education. Clueless people and people that are ignorant are going to be left behind in the future. You need to consume news, you need to be a smart consumer and you need to be balanced.
Jefferson Herald: What is your take on identity politics today?
Yepsen: We have to be careful about how we manipulate each other based on who we are. I worry that people just form judgments about other people without knowing other information. We look at people, and their race and their gender and their religion, and we don't look any deeper than that. Unfortunately, that goes with a lot of what's happening with Facebook — media manipulation.
What was the best political movie ever made?
Dr. Strangelove
What was the best political biography ever written?
The new book on Ulysses S. Grant, "Grant" by Ron Chernow
What was the best political book ever written?
"The Making of the President, 1960" by Theodore H. White
What do you remember most about growing up in Jefferson?
"The schools. I liked hot summer afternoons in the library. The smell of the books. I really have a fond place in my heart for the library. It was a warm time, lazy summers."
What has the best policy idea that you ever heard that was never implemented?
"As a reporter, that's what you were doing was covering ideas and policies. People were interested in that kind of thing. It's just like mental health. My master's degree is in public administration. There were some episodes in American history that were formative. Abraham Lincoln's decision to build the intercontinental railroad. In 1940, Congress voted by a very narrow margin to reinstitute the draft, and it was very controversial at the time, but had we not done that, we wouldn't have had an army to help fight in World War II."
What is the best small-town restaurant in Iowa?
"I love the uptown cafes. Every town has got uptown cafes. You find them by the number of pickup trucks sitting outside. I can go all around the state and pick places like that. It's where you glue a community together."
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Since I don't have a helper, to pull off this feat, I had to plan my schedule carefully and time my purchases meticulously due to limited fridge capacity. That said, there were incidences where I forgot to buy certain items and had to make unnecessary trips to the supermarket or the places I went ran out of stock/didn't carry certain stock and I had to think of alternatives or make additional trips. Oh well.
Basically, I literally camped in my kitchen starting from Monday, all the way till Sunday, except when making countless purchasing trips to and fro the supermarkets and markets near my place! *PHEW*
Anyways, I'm kinda proud of myself for pulling it off altogether, baking/cooking up a storm on my own within a limited time frame. There were frustrating and challenging moments but I quite enjoyed the whole process and experience at the end of the day.
Here's sharing the menus for the two gatherings at my place and some of the recipes.
Festive Gathering 1 (Friday, 23 Dec 2016) - for hb's colleagues, preparing for about 18-19 pax.
- Nachos (Tostitos Scoops) with fresh salsa and avocado yogurt dips
- Veggie sticks with garlic mayo dip
- Pan-fried HK-style radish cake
- Cheddar sausage (Johnsonville)
- Kong Bak Bao (braised pork belly with ho hup bao)
- Vegetarian spring roll
- Potato curry samosa
- Tempura mushroom
- Fried beehoon with canned stewed pork
- Chicken curry (Prima premix)
- Bake Cheese Tart
- Sticky date toffee pudding
Nachos (Tostitos Scoops) with fresh salsa and avocado yogurt dips
Made this appetiser back in July and it was very well-received, so decided to make it again. I don't really like nachos chips, except for Tostitos Scoops which I feel was "lighter" then the usual ones. Instead of store-bought salsa sauce which tasted quite overwhelming on the palate (personally), I prefer making my own fresh salsa. Couldn't find jalapeno in the supermarkets and made do with chili padi which worked out ok fortunately. In addition to salsa, I also made a creamy and tangy avocado yogurt dip.
Once again, a popular item among guests.
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2016/07/grazing-platter-tomato-salsa-and.html
Veggie sticks with garlic mayo dip
Also made this appetiser before and usually well-received. The trio of cucumber, carrot and celery is very refreshing, especially with the homemade garlic mayo dip which is slightly tangy and complemented the sweetness and crunchiness of the veggies well.
Similarly, a popular item among guests.
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2009/01/veggie-sticks-dips.html
Vegetarian spring roll, potato curry samosa, tempura mushroom
As there's an Indian guest who's vegetarian, I prepared a few vegetarian items after discussing with the hb. Spring roll and samosa are usually popular during parties, so decided to try it. Initially thought of getting those frozen ready-made ones from the supermarket, but the stubborn cook in me decided to make it myself! And surprisingly, both spring roll and potato curry samosa were not difficult to make at all! I made the spring rolls on Monday and potato curry samosa on Tuesday, and freeze them. The tempura mushroom was quite last minute, made on the day itself using a tempura premix.
These items should preferably be eaten while hot and crispy; the samosa stayed crispy for a longer time, but spring roll and tempura mushroom turned soft after a while. Got to think of a way to retain their crispiness.
Recipes for spring roll and samosa will be posted when I have time.
Pan-fried HK-style radish cake, Cheddar sausage (Johnsonville)
The HK-style radish cake is usually my must-make for gatherings/parties as it can be prepared in advance, stored in fridge or freezer and pan-fried very quickly.
Tasted nice even when cold, well-received among guests.
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2011/07/hong-kong-style-pan-fried-radish-cake.html
The Johnsonville cheddar sausage is my family's absolute favourite sausage, it's not cheap at $9.95 per pack of six but tasted so cheesy and salty and yummy! I used my air-fryer to fry the whole sausage then sliced into sections. The first item to be gone!
Fried beehoon with canned stewed pork
Another popular party food, I like to fry my beehoon with canned stewed pork with lots of shredded cabbage and carrot. The beehoon will soaked up all the sauce from the stewed pork and taste really flavourful!
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2007/04/quick-easy-meals-ii-fried-beehoon.html
Chicken curry (Prima premix)
My hb insisted on curry, because he claimed that what's beehoon without curry? I don't have time to cook curry from scratch, and anyways, my family's favourite curry is the Prima premix one, so I stuck to this all the time. For the chicken, I always insist on using kampung chicken bought from the wet market, as the chicken texture is more chewy. For potato, I normally buy the "Holland" one, also better texture for cooking curry. I will usually cut the chicken and potato into bite-size pieces, easier for guests to eat.
These 2 items proved to be popular and all gone as well.
Highlight of the menu! I don't usually cook this as this has to be prepared 2 days in advance and very tedious. But this item is always requested so I have to oblige :)
Day 1, blanch the pork belly, pan-fry on all sides, cut into slices and marinate overnight.
Day 2, steam the marinated pork belly in a wok for 2hrs. After cool down slightly, transfer to cast iron pot, cover and let flavours develop overnight.
Day 3, reheat in the morning, and reheat just before serving.
I prefer to steam the pork belly instead of cooking it over stove, as I feel that the natural juices from the pork get locked in, the meat gets tender evenly and stays intact.
Limited edition item (about 24 pieces), all gone in a jiffy!
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2014/09/pork-belly-bun-aff-singapore-sep-2014.html
Bake Cheese Tart, Sticky date toffee pudding
Since Bake Cheese Tart is the "in" dessert this year, and also my signature dessert, I had to bake it right :)
For this batch, I used my Part III recipe, and yielded 16 medium size and 41 petite ones (of which I gave 24 to my son's Christmas party in school).
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2016/07/hokkaido-bake-cheese-tart-iii.html
And since it's Christmas season, I baked the Sticky date toffee pudding cake, a cake which is very tender and moist and not too sweet. Not sharing recipe here yet, as it was from a past baking class. I do sell this cake though, for those keen to order.
While the desserts were well-received, there were some leftovers, probably because everyone was too full from the main dishes (and 4 guests didn't turn up last minute).
Festive Gathering 2 (Sunday, 25 Dec 2016) - for my JC/Sec Sch long time friends, preparing for about 19 adults and 15 kids.
This was an even bigger crowd than the previous gathering!
Had planned to BBQ some food items in order to ease the workload in the kitchen. Unfortunately, it started raining in the late afternoon and we had to forgo the BBQ last minute :( Had to scramble to cook up the BBQ food items using oven, stove and air-fryer. Luckily my friends came over my place earlier to help out.
- Nachos (Tostitos Scoops) with fresh salsa and avocado yogurt dips
- Quinoa salad
- Kong Bak Bao (braised pork belly with ho hup bao)
- Salmon croquettes
- Mac & Cheese
- Fried beehoon with canned stewed pork
- Bake Cheese Tart
- Sticky date toffee pudding
- Oven-baked/air-fried --- chicken wings, stuffed portobello mushroom, satay, otah otah, taiwan sausage, cheese sausage, sambal sotong
Nachos (Tostitos Scoops) with fresh salsa and avocado yogurt dips
Since this is very popular, it's a keeper! Had to make fresh batch because the fresh salsa and avocado dips don't keep well.
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2016/07/grazing-platter-tomato-salsa-and.html
Quinoa salad
This is a very refreshing salad which is healthy yet yummy, suitable for vegetarians! Made using mixed salad greens, quinoa, sweet & crunchy peppers (orange, yellow, red, green), carrot, olives, dried cranberries, dried raisins and a dressing of lemon juice, maple syrup, paprika and a pinch of salt.
Taiwan sausage, cheddar sausage
These were meant for the BBQ. Air-fryer to the rescue, 180 degree celsius for about 10 mins.
Salmon croquettes
This is my son's absolute favourite food, and it's also where I hid vegetables because he hates them. What's inside? Salmon, potato, cauliflower, carrot, baby oats, shredded cheese and a small cube of cream cheese in the middle. Coated with breadcrumbs and pan-fried.
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2015/03/salmon-potato-cheese-croquette.html
Fried beehoon with canned stewed pork
Party staple which is a keeper. Wanted to make some curry to go with it (as the hb said so), but couldn't find kampung chichen leg/thigh meat. No kampung chicken, no curry.
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2007/04/quick-easy-meals-ii-fried-beehoon.html
Mac & cheese
This was made for the kids. A kids-friendly milk and cheese sauce which is less salty. Basically heat up some milk, add a bit of flour to thicken, then add shredded cheese. Stir-fry some onion, mushroom, corn kernels and sweet peas, mix with cooked pasta and milk/cheese sauce, mix well to serve. Didn't make enough sauce and the pasta dried up a bit. Must make more sauce next time.
Portobello mushroom, sambal sotong, satay
These were meant to be barbecued. In the end, the satay went into the oven, whereas the sotong and mushroom went into the air-fryer. The satay was storebought, the sotong was from our last fishing trip in Malaysia (sambal storebought), portobello mushroom was actually last minute addition as I had a packet of mushroom in the fridge. Simply minced the stems, combine with some shredded cheese, stuff into the underside of the mushroom caps, sprinkle with some mixed herbs and air-fry.
Turned out very well in the end and all were wiped out quickly.
Likewise, the chicken wings were meant to be barbecued. Bought fresh kampung ones from the wet market and marinated them overnight. Baked half batch in the oven and the other half, I coated them with tapioca starch (taiwanese brand) and pan-fried them, followed by air-fried. Luckily both turned out ok, especially the fried version which was very well-received.
For the pork belly, made a bigger batch then the previous gathering, about 32 pieces, likewise all gone!
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2014/09/pork-belly-bun-aff-singapore-sep-2014.html
Bake Cheese Tart, Sticky date toffee pudding
To keep things simple, made the same desserts which proved to be popular.
For this batch of cheese tarts, I used my Part IV recipe, and yielded 18 medium size and 18 petite ones.
Recipe: http://dreamersloft.blogspot.sg/2016/10/hokkaido-bake-cheese-tart-iv.html
After the party on Sunday, and after washing/cleaning up the kitchen, I was totally knocked out until today!
Would I do it again? I would say, probably. It was challenging yet fulfilling, to see friends and guests enjoying the feast; it gave me a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction, I mean hardly would I have the chance to whip up a feast during normal days right? Looking forward to the next feast soon!