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Abbey | Airplane Senior Session
Abbey had a pretty epic senior shoot. She'll be studying to be an airplane mechanic and also going for her pilot's license. How perfect was it to have an actual airplane for some of her pictures?! But that isn't even the best part. Mr. Chuck, the man whose airplane we took pictures with, asked Abbey if she wanted to go for a ride! Of course she said yes and off they went! It was awesome!! I even made a short video so be on the look out for that. After the airplane ride we went to photograph Abbey in her natural element. Included in this was her pigs, chickens, ducks, dogs, bike-riding and fishing. I love how all of my seniors lately have been so creative in what they want with their pictures! It always keeps me on my toes! Love my job :). Abbey, you are beautiful inside and out, thank you for allowing me to photograph your senior portraits. Enjoy some of my favorites!

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Tan Dun Triple Concerto: Hero for violin, violoncello, piano, and orchestra
Tan Dun Terracotta Symphony
Ken Hamao, violin
James Kim, cello
Robert Fleitz, piano
Tan Dun, conductor
The Juilliard Orchestra
The exhibition Age of Empires: Chinese Art of the Qin and Han Dynasties (221 B.C.–A.D. 220), on view April 3–July 16, 2017, brings to The Met the terra cotta warrior sculptures that were buried with the Emperor Qin Shi Huang to protect him in the afterlife. To celebrate this extraordinary exhibition, The Met commissioned a new work from composer Tan Dun—Terracotta Symphony, based on music from his opera, The First Emperor, featuring terra cotta drums sourced specifically for this piece. Also on the program is Hero Concerto for violin and orchestra, with music drawn from Tan Dun's film score for Zhang Yimou's Hero.


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My name is Magz Shores and I am a person in long-term recovery, which for me means I have not used alcohol since April 2008. I like to declare that upfront, because at the end of my addiction, I could not imagine that sobriety was ever going to be possible for me.
Every time I share that I am a recovering alcoholic with someone that is not in recovery, it is always in hopes that I may change their perception if they have a negative one, or that I might be the person that they will feel comfortable enough to ask for help if needed. Many people continue to believe that addiction is a character flaw or a weakness in a person. They may believe that the alcoholic simply cannot hold their booze and should just stop, but it is not that simple. A huge part of the disease is the inability to stop using despite the negative consequences.
I struggled for many years to manage my addiction but not knowing that I actually had a disease, it proved to be extremely difficult. Just like "normal" people, I could not comprehend the power of the it, and I found myself puzzled by its controlling nature. I know that if I was not under its influence, I would have never come to a point where my child would end up in foster care because I was an unfit mother. This did not make any sense to me either - how could I have chosen alcohol over my child!? A "normal" person would have never found themselves in this situation, and if they did, they would, at that moment, quit using, cold turkey. But not me. I drank another four years and despite many other, serious consequences, I still could not stop drinking.
Was this my choice? No, it was not! Did I want to quit? Hell yeah! Every. Single. Day. I swore that I would never, ever drink again; and every single day. I drank again.
The idea of possibly being an alcoholic was extremely difficult to accept for me, especially since my biological mom was an alcoholic and my family disowned her when I was only four years old. Not understanding the disease of alcoholism, and confused about what made my mom choose drinking over taking care of me, I held the same stigma toward her as my family did. Her choice did not make sense to me, because as mothers we are supposed to be the rocks of the family - we are the nurturers and the peacekeepers, the tear wipers, and the scrape healers - but we are not supposed to be alcoholics!
Which in turn made the decision to quit drinking a huge challenge, because by getting sober I would be admitting that I had a problem. I was also petrified of the judgement that I thought I would receive, just like my mom did. So I was petrified to ask for help! I was petrified to step my foot in a meeting, I was petrified to go to a rehab, and I was petrified of telling anyone anything pertaining to my alcoholism and/or recovery. In those days I did not feel like getting sober was an amazing decision, instead I felt lots of shame and embarrassment and I did not want to be an alcoholic like my mother. Admitting that I had a problem and needed help was extremely overwhelming.
Early in recovery, I longed for acceptance from my family, friends, and society. I wanted to be able to share my struggles and challenges, as well as the amazing changes in my life that recovery was bringing. Yet, I felt that I was not able to share those moments because I was scared of the negative judgement that I would possibly have to face.
But, I wish I had felt differently back then. I wish that maybe instead of holding on to my shame I could have been looking at this as any other disease and thinking, "I am sick, I need help." I wish I did not have to feel like I had to hide my recovery too. I wish someone had told me that the journey to sobriety was courageous and empowering! I wish I knew that there were people out there who cared, and would support me, and cheer me on, every step of the way.
Recovery has changed my life dramatically.
Getting sober allowed me to go back to school and complete four IT certifications. It also gave me the opportunity to get a great job with benefits and a bright future. Sobriety also freed me from my dark and lonely apartment, out into the world where I could meet people, make friends, and fall in love. It allowed me to have a sober wedding, and two more beautiful kids and many anniversaries and birthdays to celebrate. Sobriety gave me the ability to regain custody of my daughter, and gave me the opportunity to co-parent her with her father.
My birthdays, holidays and even the normal days are no longer spent locked in my dark apartment, in a depressed and hopeless state! Instead, they are filled with the greatest moments spent with family and friends, bursting with many warm memories that I will cherish forever.
To this day, I believe that every day I do not take a drink is a miracle, because looking back, it is hard to believe that I am sober today. This was a difficult and scary journey, but I do not regret any moment of it. It has shaped me into the person that I am today, and sobriety has given me a second chance at life.
Therefore, I think it is very important to deliver the message that recovery is attainable no matter how far down you have fallen! My hope is that no suffering addict will ever feel alone, hopeless and stigmatized. I would like for people to understand that addiction is a disease and see that recovery is as amazing as running a marathon, or climbing a mountain. And I believe that it definitely comes from all of us people in recovery, not being ashamed and hiding, but instead being proud, bold and loud!
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Carter Williams secured his second victory of the British F4 weekend at Thruxton and led home team-mate Josh Skelton for a JHR Developments one-two finish.
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Carter Williams showed tremendous pace in the opening British F4 race of the Thruxton weekend to take his maiden victory in the series, with Zane Maloney's title lead cut by virtue of a time penalty.
Luke Browning has taken his maiden British F4 pole position at Thruxton, leading Carter Williams and championship contender Sebastian Alvarez in a session where the final laps were crucial to success.
The 2019 British F4 championship returns to Thruxton for the second visit of the year this weekend, the scene of where the title race turned on its head just three months ago.
As the 2019 F4 British Championship reconvened at Snetterton after the summer break, the title battle took another twist.
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Weekend Wrap-Up: Zane Maloney extends record-breaking British F4 streak at Oulton Park
As the 2019 British F4 Championship descended upon Oulton Park for its final race before the month-long summer break, Zane Maloney was once again insurmountable.
As the 2019 British F4 Championship enters its final round before the summer break, the title battle is the closest it's been all season long.
Zane Maloney has found another gear as he blitzed the opposition at Croft last weekend to launch himself to the summit of the F4 British Championship table.
As the F4 British Championship makes its way north to Croft this weekend, Louis Foster's title advantage has been slashed to just five points from his teammate Sebastian Alvarez.
Thruxton played host to rounds seven, eight and nine of the 2019 F4 British Championship, where the title battle greatly intensified.
Zane Maloney swept the board on Sunday as he claimed victory in race three of the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford Ecoboost weekend at Thruxton, in addition to his race two triumph earlier in the day.
Zane Maloney took a commanding victory in race two of the F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford Ecoboost weekend at Thruxton – and the £5000 prize for being the first Rookie Cup entrant to win a race outright this season along with it.
Luke Browning pulled off a number of daring overtakes to propel himself from fifth on the grid to take victory in the first F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost race of the weekend at Thruxton.
Louis Foster has stormed to a last-gasp pole position at Thruxton, pipping Carlin's Zane Maloney by 0.076s.
As the 2019 F4 British Championship certified by FIA – powered by Ford EcoBoost rolls in to Thruxton for the first of two visits this season, the championship picture is beginning to emerge.


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Go. I'm off to Hope House in an hour. That's the local orphanage I take our interns to each Friday afternoon. This is one of the things I missed most while I was in America.
I love watching the kids' eyes light up as they learn something new. I love seeing them shoot their hands in the air, volunteering to help with the object lesson. I love the zeal with which they recite their memory verses.
But mostly I love sitting quietly with one or two of them, lavishing them with love and feeling my heart be strengthened.
I've been hearing stories of how much the kids have grown, and all the new things they're capable of doing now. I'm looking forward to seeing a healthy Nkosi, a walking, talking, happy Katleho, an interactive Mbali. I'm looking forward to seeing our interns in action, doing what they do best.
I'm tired today and feel like I don't have much to offer. But my arms aren't too tired to hug and to hold; that much I can do. I can be a quiet refuge for a child who needs just that.
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YouTube's success to date has been measured by its ability to sell ads against video content, but that may be the wrong metric for measuring the video giant's profitability.
Today, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said that YouTube is monetizing according to schedule. But is advertising the only means to reaping YouTube's money making potential? It might also have to do with the information gathering possibilities YouTube presents for the search giant.
Speaking in Cannes today, Schmidt told MarketingWeek:
"YouTube has taken some work, but the new set of ad products
including pre-roll, in-stream, and pay to promote, as well as the text
ads are beginning to gain momentum. Some of them seem to be working,
others not so much. We will keep doing more to encourage choice.
There is a connection between culture and consumer here, which is
suited for tapping into."
And if a new reading of YouTube's expenses is correct, it should take a lot less for the company to become profitable. Compared to a site like Hulu, which has seen success advertising against professional content, YouTube's use generated video advertising offerings have been slow to catch on. But that could be less of a concern if YouTube's expenses for Google may have been overestimated.
In April, Credit Suisse came out with a report estimating that YouTube would lose as much as $470 million this year, which led many to predict the video giant's imminent demise. Google bought YouTube for $1.8 billion in 2006, and without a big jump in advertising revenue, recouping that investment seems like a lost cause.
But if a new reading of Google's overhead for running its massive library of videos is correct, it may not be so far from profitable after all.
RampRate, a consultancy that advises
companies on Internet bandwidth, content delivery, and other
infotech services, thinks that Google pays far less for
bandwidth to deliver all those videos than Credit Suisse
assumed — $49 million instead of $360 million.
According to BusinessWeek:
"The difference chiefly comes down to something called peering,
whereby Internet networks exchange traffic from their customers without
paying each other. Google, with massive networks around the
world–unlike most companies–can pay very little because of these
agreements. 'They're paying only a little bit for that bandwidth,' says
RampRate Chairman Tony Greenberg."
Thse figures still have YouTube operating at a loss this year, but the ramp up of advertising rates on th site makes that a much smaller gap to meet. And Google has reaped other benefits in owning YouTube besides is fledgling advertising base.
According to The Register, Google worldwide revenues have grown by $11.2 billion to $21.8 billion in the two years since purchasing YouTube in 2006 for $1.8 billion. In the same period, operating cashflow has grown by $4.3 billion to $7.9 billion. Another stealth value for Google is YouTube's social and data resources. Users must sign in and provide personal data to comment, create and rate content. According to the Register:
"It is hard to envisage that at this stage YouTube is directly monetising this meta-data. Undoubtedly, however, it will be contributing to understanding of user-behaviour, and probably the data is already contributing to the optimisation of the Google advertising engine."
Google was attracted to YouTube for more than simply ad value. Running the world's largest video site seemed like great landgrab in 2006. And while YouTube's user generated content might be hard to monetize, the data that it gets from users could become very important, if and when YouTube wants to do something with it. Considering that Google is focused on making headway in the display advertising business, growing its data reserves could be a very good thing.


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- Stephanie, Bride | Wedding at Calamigos Ranch
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Greetings travellers,
The boyfriend here.
Decided to hop on and share our cooking journey we had the other day. A tiny Italian man popped up on my shoulder and whispered "Pasta, make-a you must-a"
Yes, it was an Italian Yoda, deal with it.
Anyway here's a list of what I used, it's an old recipe, me mum makes pasta like this every time so I've seen it made a hundred times, anyway, here come the ingredients:
- 1x Pasta(duh) – just get some regular ass spaghetti, should do the job. You can test with different kinds, but cooking time varies.
- 300-500g minced meat, I used a mixture of pork and veal.
- Half an onion head.
- Marinara sauce and a secret ingredient that I might never reveal (I do, 10 minutes down the post)
- 2-3 garlic cloves.
- Some smoked bacon
- Some more stuff that I was too lazy to put in here, but you'll definitely see in the recipe (I know, I am an asshole for that, but the kitchen is for experiments)
So Gordon Ramsay says there's only one way to keep your knives sharp, sharpen them before and after every use.
Here's a link on how to properly use this tool and keep your knives sharp.
Of course I am gona link a Ramsay video, get used to it!
What you want to do next is grab that bacon, garlic and onion. Cry a little, it's good for the soul AND CRY YOU SHOULD FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO THAT POOR ONION.
Chop chop
After you chop everything start on the pasta. What you want to do is put enough water so that it covers the whole of pasta. Boil the water and only after it's boiled put the pasta in. Also put a table spoon of salt.
Salt does wonders and brings out the flavour in the pasta.
Next up, put some oil in a pan and throw that bacon and onion in there. Don't put the garlic in yet, if you do, it will fry too fast and then it becomes crunchy. We'll add that later with the meat.
Cook those up for a few minutes until you start to get that iconic frying onion smell. Wish there was a way to share smells online..or maybe not now that I think about it. What if someone sends you a smell you hate..ah a new era of internet trolls.
Anyway back to the Italian Yoda Pasta. That's what I'm calling it now.
Put the meat in, put the garlic in – doesn't matter if you crush it or cut it, up to you.
Stir the shit out of that meat bro/girl.
Here's a photo of the spices and stuff I used. From left to right:
Black pepper, Basil, Oregano (note to self, this smelled like a really old shoe box so we are due for a new one, or maybe that's how it smells), salt, marinara sauce or just a basic tomato sauce with mushrooms. Last but not least – something that you might not be able to find everywhere, it's a traditional Bulgarian "sauce" and it's called Lutenica. Made from red peppers and tomatoes. Fantastic stuff.
Obviously we put all that fantastic magic in there.
Maximum pouring skills activated.
Hey, get back on track! Mind the pasta aye? Gotta stir the shit out of the pasta too, every 1-2 minutes even. Don't let it stick together. Check the cooking time on the package and always try it 2 minutes before the designated time, the pasta continues to cook even after you shut the heat.
Time to get it out, get rid of all the water, but keep 1 glass of it. Drain the rest and then rinse the pasta under cold water, drain again and then add that one glass. Stir a bit and let it steam.
*You can also add some butter to smoothen it a little bit, but I rarely do it. Becomes kinda heavy for the stomach.
And here it is, I ended up putting some spring onion for colour. The bacon and minced meat mix together to create a euphoria of taste in your mouth. Dirty stuff eh?
Try the Italian Yoda pasta yourself and let me know how it all went.


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We'd love to connect with you! Here are a few ways that can happen:
- Host an event and invite a Catalyst Ministries speaker. We'll be happy to share with you about the issues of injustice, and human trafficking, the work of Catalyst Ministries and how your group can get involved.
- Come visit us on a Café Night for coffee and conversation. Bring some friends or your small group to enjoy time in our inviting Café area and connect with others with a similar heart.
- Join us for a Global Prayer Night to seek God's heart together for those who are longing for freedom.
We cannot do the work of speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves, and working on behalf of the oppressed, without the generosity of donors and churches.
Please give sacrificially so that more can be set free.
If you'd like to fundraise on behalf of Catalyst Ministries, we'd love to hear from you. You can use your passion and connections to make a real difference for good.
Because God is the foundation of all the work we do, we count on your prayers to help us in this important work.
We also invite you to join with us in prayer together at our Catalyst Café for the Global Prayer Night. We meet on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7pm.
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I love to brag about our clients. I often say that Zapwater is proud to work with the best and brightest. The fact that so many clients have garnered Forty Under Forty accolades around the country only confirms that statement. Recently, another Zapwater client was bestowed with this honor and this one has special meaning to me. Congratulations to Anthony Marlowe, President of TMone for being named to Corridor Business Journal's Forty under Forty list as among Iowa's best and brightest. The CBJ is the weekly business newspaper for the Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Corridor.
The reason this has special meaning to me is because I first met Anthony when I was a recent college graduate managing a Congressional Campaign in Illinois. He was a senior at Lyons Township High School. After speaking to his AP Government class, I convinced Anthony to come volunteer on the campaign. We've been friends ever since. He is also a strong representation of the young entrepreneurs that Zapwater loves working with.
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Dear Teacher, I want to tell you about my girl, she grew up in an environment where the adults couldn't be trusted, but you know this because I told you. She learnt that the best way to keep …
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Dear Teacher, I want to tell you about my girl, she grew up in an environment where the adults couldn't be trusted, but you know this because I told you. She learnt that the best way to keep …
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Following on from Wednesday National Adoption Week post part 1, and yesterday's part 2, this is big girls piece. She decided to write a poem, which given that this time last year she was screaming at me that poems were stupid and she hated them, I think this shows how much she's benefitted from home education.
She told me that adoption was amazing and she struggled to think about anything negative, she said it was good because our house was cleaner and quieter and brighter but her birth family home she remembers as being loud and dirty and dark. She worked super hard on making this look pretty and happy and lovely she said.
#SupportAdoption #NAW2016
It's National Adoption Week!
I never get time to blog these days so instead I asked my girls if they'd like to write something about adoption for the world to see.
They said yes. I gave them a few ideas, I suggested a poem about adoption, or a few words about what adoption means to them, or even something important they'd like someone to read ie a social worker, a foster carer or another child. Remember these are girls that struggle to express emotions outside of the realms of 'happy' and 'sad', so this was a really big deal for them, especially thinking about negative thoughts and trying to find the words for those. It's been something they all found really difficult but enjoyed. I think it's also worth looking at the decoration they added to their pieces, I think their effort and enthusiasm to make it 'pretty' and 'colourful' speaks more than their words in some ways.
I'm going share their pieces of work with you over the next 3 days. So this is part 1 of 3.
This is baby girls, she said she wanted to write something for children who are about to be adopted so they didn't feel scared, she told me that adoption is sometimes sad and happy at the same time, she explained the sadness from missing her foster carer and the happiness came from loving her new family.
#supportadoption #naw2016
I haven't blogged in such a long time. Things are really busy here right now as my fight for support for the girls education continues and I continue to struggle to 'do it all'.
It's National Adoption Week 2016, there are some great articles and heartfelt stories being shared this week. I don't have time to formulate my own thoughts right now, heck, I barely have the time to read other people's, but I'd urge you to use the hash tag #SupportAdoption to go find and read some of the great stuff being shared this week, you might even like to write your own.
I read this post this morning written by an adult adoptee for 'All Aboard the Trauma Train' and felt it was worthy of a re-share 🙂 hope you like it too.
Guest blog from an adult who was adopted:
Imagine having a parent that doesn't love you.Or maybe two.
Or maybe one that doesn't know or care that you exist.
Imagine having parents that actively put you in harms way.
Can you do that?
Perhaps you can, perhaps that is your experience too- and I'm sorry if it is, because I know that it really hurts.
Now imagine that you have been removed from that parent (or parents) and put in a different home, you might be a baby and pre- verbal or you might be 10 with a pretty well formed life around you.
How are you doing now? Are you feeling alright with this or maybe a bit shaken or confused. If this isn't your reality, its a pretty big leap to make. I'm not trying to be contentious or upsetting, I am inviting you into my world- I…
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Preliminary Water Control and Storage System
Permavoid 150 is a 150mm thick modular interlocking plastic storage system designed for use as a combined drainage component and sub-base replacement system. It has exceptionally high compressive strength and bending resistance within joints and creates a horizontal structural 'raft' within the pavement that is ideal for the shallow attenuation and conveyance of stormwater.
ABT Permavoid® underground storage systems are designed to manage stormwater at the source allowing for simultaneous storage and controlled conveyance, helping nearly any site to turn stormwater from a waste product into a valuable resource. Source Control in stormwater management is the most cost effective means for the urban environment. With ABT Permavoid® there is no need to pay to move water, haul soils and clean stone. The modules have a very high void ratio (95%) providing highly efficient water storage capacity. The robust design of Permavoid utilizes proprietary engineered recycled plastics and patented mechanical keys that enable a direct paving course with minimal cover in an environmentally friendly manner.
Features for Sports Field Applications
Minimal Excavation
- Minimizes excavation and transportation of poor soils and clean aggregate
- Replaces drainage stone / sub-base
- Very high (95%) void ratio
- One truckload of Permavoid is equivalent to 21 truckloads of spoils and stone
Provides a High Strength Rigid "Raft" for Construction
- Robust Structure for Ground Stabilization for sites where subsidence and unstable soils are an issue
Stormwater Attenuation – "Source Control"
- Low Impact Development (L.I.D.)
- Preliminary Stormwater Control
- Slow & Controlled Release
Elimination of Collector Pipes and Associated Excavation
Stormwater Infiltration
- Large Surface Area to depth ratio provides exceptional infiltration performance
Mechanical Keys
- The interlocking components create a monolithic structural slab that's not only perfect for synthetic turf sports fields, but handles demanding vehicular loads
- Unique jointing system provides creep resistance (Permatie)
Environmentally Friendly Product
- Manufactured from Recycled and Recyclable Material
Lightweight and Easily Handled and Installed on Site (6.62 lbs. per unit)
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