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H.R.4176 - To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to clarify that the value of certain funeral and burial arrangements are not to be considered available resources under the supplemental security income program.112th Congress (2011-2012)
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|Rep. Southerland, Steve II [R-FL-2] (Introduced 03/08/2012)
|House - Ways and Means
|Latest Action:
|House - 03/13/2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. (All Actions)
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Introduced in House (03/08/2012)
Amends title XVI (Supplemental Security Income) (SSI) of the Social Security Act to provide that the value of certain prepaid funeral and burial arrangements involving an irrevocable trust whose named beneficiary is the funeral provider are not to be considered, under the SSI program, as resources available to the individual.
Includes among such arrangements a life insurance policy irrevocably assigning benefits covering funeral goods and services to: (1) a funeral provider, or (2) an irrevocable trust fully funding such goods and services and naming the funeral provider as the trust beneficiary.


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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20041001
Description of problem:
Using latest cdrecord package cdrecord-2.01.1-0.FC2.1.i386 09/29/2004,
makes impossibile to write on an external firewire burner (LG-5120D).
I got a lot of 'spb2 abort command' when trying to use it. After I use
this version of cdrecord the PC often hangs. Neither K3B is able to
burn, nor the cdrecord command line, although is able to scanbus and
finds the drive (as s SCSI device).
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Hot Plug Burner in IEEE 1394 port
2. CDRW in Drive
3. cdrecord dev=0,0,0 --blank=fast (tried with dev=/dev/scd0 - same
4. the command line hangs, no drive LED blink.
5. The CDRW is not blanked
If I turn back to cdrecord-2.01-0.a27.4, and follow the above steps
everything works fine.
Actual Results: Nothing. Simply as long as cdrecord is used to do
something except scanbus on the drive, the tail -f /var/log/messages
reports a lot of error messages regarding the spb2 abort and problems
around a particular firewire node. The firewire-SCSI emulation stack
wents down letting busy nodes and devices and the drive is not
accessible until next boot.
Expected Results: Burn
Additional info:
My Kernel is 2.6.6-1.435smp i686.
I use a Firewire PCI card from Lacie, that works fine with my DV
Camera (using Kino).
From my point of view it really seems that cdrecord crashes the
SCSI-Firewire emulation stack. This sould not occur. Everything should
be as in the previous release of cdrecord.
This seems to be a kernel problem... wait until until a new kernel is
released for bug #130576
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 130576 ***
Thanks !
Pls can you alert people that Kernel 2.6.6-1.435smp i686 and
cdrecord-2.01.1-0.FC2.1.i386 do not get together very well?
The good pair is 2.6.6-1.435smp i686 and cdrecord-2.01-0.a27.4,
with this pair everything runs like clockwork.
- Best Regards
- Paolo
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A recent article by Angeli Mehta on the website Ethical Corporation reports on a "young company" called EcoPlanet Bamboo. Mehta writes that "EcoPlanet Bamboo is creating permanent jobs for communities."
There are 4 posts filed in Ghana (this is page 1 of 1).
Carbon Conflicts and Forest Landscapes in Africa
"Carbon forestry is privatizing, commodifying and financializing the world's forests, recasting relations between state and market forest landscapes," says Jesse Ribot, University of Illinois in a review of a new book.
Disagreement on REDD finance during the "stalemate" climate negotiations in Bonn
Last year, emissions of carbon dioxide increased by 3.2% to 31.6 billion tonnes, according to figures released by the International Energy Agency. Fatih Birol, IEA's chief economist told Reuters that, "[T]he trend is perfectly in line with a temperature increase of 6 degrees Celsius (towards the end of this century), which would have devastating consequences for the planet."
Making the Forest Sector Transparent
Since October 2008, Global Witness has been working on a project called "Making the Forest Sector Transparent". The project has recently released its 2011 Annual Transparency Report, looking at the transparency record in seven countries: Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Peru, Ecuador, Guatemala, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.


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Approximate size W 235 x L 350mm
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~ Waterford Crystal Shamrock
- Put a stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. When the pot is hot, add the mussels and remaining ingredients and cover immediately. (The mussels will make a sizzling sound.) Cook, stirring once or twice, for 6-8 minutes, or until mussels open. Discard any that do not open.
- To serve, divide the mussels among shallow bowls and ladle the broth over them. Sprinkle with parsley & serve with a wedge of lemon and slices of bread to sop up the juice.
~ until fresh basil is readily available, a good brand of store bought pesto (like Kirkland from Costco) is fine
1 large salmon fillet or 4 (6-oz) smaller fillets
juice of 1 lemon & zest
1 clove minced garlic
freshly cracked pepper
1/4 -1/2 cup pesto
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
Rinse and pat salmon dry. Rub with lemon juice and minced garlic. Sprinkle with cracked pepper and lemon zest. Spread evenly with pesto and bake in preheated 450-oven for 13-15 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with toasted pine nuts. Delicious served with oven roasted red skin potatoes.


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Rights group reports tribunal's autonomy could be in jeopardy.
HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused Prime Minister Hun Sen of interfering in the Khmer Rouge tribunal, saying comments he reportedly made to French President Nicolas Sarkozy last week "call[ed] into question the court's independence".
Prak Sokhon, a secretary of state at the Council of Ministers, said Sunday upon Hun Sen's return from France that the premier told Sarkozy he considered the start of the trials of former Khmer Rouge leaders to be a positive development, though he said it was also important for the country to remain "peaceful".
Hun Sen has no role in this court, yet he keeps trying ... to interfere.
And according to an HRW statement issued Thursday, a senior Cambodian aide present at the meeting between the two leaders said Hun Sen told Sarkozy that the court should only try the five Khmer Rouge leaders who have already been indicted.
"Hun Sen has no role in this court, yet he keeps trying to use his hold over its Cambodian personnel to interfere," Brad Adams, HRW's Asia director, said in the statement.
"The UN and international donors need to put their foot down so that the court can get on with its work in an independent and impartial manner," he added.
The international and national co-prosecutors are divided on the issue of whether to prosecute additional senior regime leaders, and the trial chamber has yet to reach a decision regarding a formal statement of disagreement filed in December.
International prosecutor Robert Petit, who has argued that more prosecutions are justified, resigned last month and will leave the court at the beginning of September.
National prosecutor Chea Leang claims more indictments could jeopardise national stability, a stance Hun Sen echoed in public statements in March, when he said he would "prefer to see the court fail than for war to come back to Cambodia".
The court denied HRW's claim of political interference Thursday and said a decision from the trial chamber was expected "in due course".
"We have noted the report from Human Rights Watch, but the court enjoys judicial independence and will make its decision [about new prosecutions] in due course based on facts, evidence and applicable law," UN court spokesperson Lars Olsen said.
Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan and Minister for Information Khieu Kanharith were both unavailable for comment Thursday.


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Together, the Texas Lassos and the Down Syndrome Association of Central Texas (DSACT) organize a fun run field day in an effort to provide a fun family-friendly event for the local community.
2018 will mark the 7th Annual Fun Run Field Day. The event includes a short run and classic field day activities. Music, dancing, and laughter are sure to make this a fitness event the whole family will enjoy!


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Executives at leading health systems are making Medicare Advantage (MA) a top priority in the new business of value-based care. Launching a provider-sponsored MA plan represents an opportunity to achieve value-based care success. More importantly, building a plan around a collaborative payer model can accelerate the delivery of improved clinical and financial outcomes.
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Tea Time With By Misha – Sneak Peek
2012 Fairytale...
One of my favorite presentations of New York Fashion Week was By Misha's. She's an amazing new designer with a look that brings instant romance and imagination! Here is a "snippet" from her first collection…Tea Time. I'll post pictures of the entire line tomorrow, so we can start our weekend with a fantasy!:) http://bymisha.com/
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I'm a media strategist, fashion fan and whimsical event planner. For years, I've been "reporting" from fashion shows and fabulous events to my loved one out of pure joy. Unbeknowest to me in February 2012 my sister started kristysamone.com with photos and letters I'd sent her from New York Fashion Week. She said, "I think you need a blog!" LOL! I've been trying keep us with this and life ever since:) Thanks so much for reading!View all KristySamone posts.


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As I mentioned in my previous post, our last baby was supposed to be our last. I mean, no neither one of us made a permanent birth control decision, but we were content with the five kids we did have. The reason I didn't want to make it permanent was because we were both so young and maybe one d ay we would want just one more baby. Well, on March 29th, my husbands birthday in 2016 we found out we were having another baby. The entire first few weeks we were anxious to see if this one would be a girl. We even took a test called Sneek Peak and it's basically to see if there's any male fetal DNA in your blood system. Mine came back a Boy. We thought that since our home was full of boys, that their DNA could have gotten on the package somehow, so we didn't lose hope. I went to a 3D ultrasound pretty early, 14 weeks to be exact and turned out even that showed a boy. I cried because I knew this was it for me, we couldn't just keep having babies because we want a girl. It means that I'd never get to go on mommy/daughter dates, etc. I cried because I was so angry that I was upset about the sex of my baby. It's a legit feeling, though, it's called gender disappointment. When I had my final ultrasound, I cried again because I knew at that point, he had to be a boy. I eventually got over it. As you will see in my birthing story.
This time it was all different, I didn't go to a doctors office for check ups and I had a very close friend of mine who had done home births in the past. We live pretty far away from family, so we really had no one to help with the other five boys and we honestly don't trust strangers. I decided that I was going to give it a shot and have a home birth. I remember when I first met my midwife and student midwife, I was so nervous because I had never done a home birth. They are really wonderful women. To do what they do, it takes something great.
After meeting her the first time, I started going to the birthing center once a month for check up's until 36 weeks. Then it was every other week after that. I even got to choose whether or not to do the glucose test, you know that nasty orange drink? I could even do an alternative, this time, I decided to sit it out. Since I didn't have any previous gestational diabetes I thought it would be okay. I had to go to a special lab to get my blood work done and the best part is, she never had to feel all over me when I went to my appointments. They were all pretty simple, she'd check the babies heart, measure the baby and my uterus, we'd talk about random things or she'd make sure she'd address any questions I may have had.
As you know, home birthing has no pain medication options, but, I was willing to take that step since my last son, I had no pain medication. I was so sure that the baby would get here earlier than expected, I was due on December 2nd, 2016 and the day came and went. I got so frustrated because I was so tired and huge and my body just hurt. I was also really concerned that if I didn't have him by 42 weeks, I'd be forced to go to the hospital and miss out on my home birth experience. I hit 41 weeks and by that time, it was like time was so slow, I could feel every single second of time becuase I just wanted the baby out. After 42 weeks there are supposedly higher risks your baby will be born still born. Well, 41 weeks hit and the days were counting. I had tried everything to help the baby come, nothing worked. Well, I finally got out my breast pump and started pumping, I started having steady contractions… I went to get my 4-year-old a bath, as I bent down to wash his hair, my water just trickled down my legs. I remember yelling at my husband telling him "OMFG, MY WATER JUST BROKE" the kids all looked around trying to figure out, what water broke, trying to make me feel better. I was so scared because anytime my water broke before, the contractions got more painful. I started to shake because I was in such a hurry and I called the midwife to let her know. She showed up about 30 minutes later, I filled the birthing pool with hot water, and we waited. No baby. Nothing happened. So, the midwife checked me and said that I was dilated to a 2. That I could call her back if the contractions got heavier.
I tried resting through the night, but I just wanted to get my baby here. I also heard that 24 hours after your water breaks your midwife forces you to go to the hospital and it had me so stressed out because again, I wanted a home birth and at this point, I did not have a backup plan for our kids to be taken care of. I would start to contract and then it would stop when I got into the birthing pool, at this point I had no idea water helps stop contractions. About an hour before the 24-hour mark I contacted my midwife, told her to come on ahead and she showed up about an hour later. She checked me and she said I was a zero this time (weird right?) I almost started to cry when she told me that she has to let me know that after 24 hours there's a risk of infection, but I do not have to go to the hospital. I was so relieved. She started giving me a tincture to help the contractions, she was going to do a membrane sweep, but she went to do it and it turns out that I was actually dilated to a 5, not a zero. There was scar tissue which was preventing me from fully dilating and allowing her to check. The bad news? The baby hadn't dropped far enough for her to do a membrane sweep. So, I took the tincture every 15 minutes, pumped for 15 minutes, walked for 15 on and off for a few hours. Then, once the contractions got steady and close together, I just walked and walked and walked until they hurt so bad I wanted in the water.
My midwife lets me get into the birthing pool to see if the contractions would stay, though they barely got too close together, I was contracting and they were painful. I kept my cool, I kept it together because I don't want other women to see me weak. Even though this was my strongest moment. The water was so great, so much relief from the pain, and I could just float there and be weightless with the world. It was wonderful. But, I went into transitioning and the pain just came on. At some point the baby was starting to come, I had to get out of the water, but begged the midwife to just drain the water out with me in there, she refused for safety reasons, which I understand. I got out and the student midwife, who was also a doula helped calm me and she helped me through the contraction until I was able to get back in the water. After that, I decided I couldn't do this anymore and I pushed out our sixth son.
After getting to hold my baby for the first time, I didn't even check to make sure he was a boy until 20 minutes later when the midwife h ad to remind me to check! I was so happy to see him, it was just like a wave of love and emotions came over me. All I wanted to do was hold him. The midwife made sure he was okay, did a newborn screening and made sure I was doing okay before she left.
This experience was one of the greatest. I feel like its the closest I have ever been to one of my newborn babies, the closest the other kids got to be to one of their brothers. We didn't have nurses coming in and bothering us, we had each other. I got to sleep in my own bed and take a shower in my own shower. I didn't have to drive home or get in the car and come home, because I was already here, with my new baby. He was so used to all the sounds that when my 2-year-old threw a tantrum he didn't even budge. It made me feel so str
It made me feel so strong to be able to have my son at home and to be able to have a midwife that was on the same level as me instead of a doctor that would force me to do things I did not want to do or agree with. To allow my body to do what it was always meant to do and get ready when it was meant to be ready.


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Snooze Button
I was hoping if I waited to post this until morning I'd have something interesting to say. Sadly, this doesn't seem to be the case. Um. I've started mentally preparing myself for the new year, even though it's a couple months off. A few things are going to have to be juggled around, I think, to make room for other things. Or I might have to lay off the Netflix? But that sounds AWFUL.
Current suggested categories (off the top of my head): "Gory British Horror Movies", "Imaginative Children's and Family Movies", "Scary Supernatural TV Shows", something about "Witty Comedies" and "Visually Striking Action/Sci-Fi". Putting that out there so no one can blackmail me about my instant queue/recently watched list. Do people do that? Cos I probably would go along with that if it meant no one would find out I've been watching the Disney Fairy movies and Ghost Hunt.


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The 'Hair' section of this site is testament to the fact that when it comes to styling my hair I go through phases, swinging from having an entire lineup of products on call on a daily basis, to using nothing more than leave-in conditioner after a wash. Some weeks I'll religiously apply smoothening serums, volumising creams, and texturising sprays, and then I'll go for months on end wearing my locks au naturel or simply shoving them into a habitual messy bun. Like most girls with super thick/straighter than straight/won't hold a curl hair, I long since gave upon finding a single product to achieve the hair of my dreams. Said dreams involve languid, piecey waves, with sheen and volume, not too perfect or curled, but a little more refined than 'surfer chic' [example], a look that when attempted, takes me over an hour with a pair of tongs and Steel Magnolias levels of hairspray.
And yet now, I find myself telling you that for the first time in my life, I'm genuinely ecstatic about/obsessed with a hair product. Well and truly Snapchat my best friends/write an impromptu blogpost/sing its praises from the rooftops levels of ecstatic.
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I've felt this way about lipsticks, perfumes, and even face masks, but when it comes to hairstyling I am rarely impressed enough to devote an entire [and spontaneous] post to a product. But Brilliantine is really quite brilliant [pun wholly intended], essentially designed to give smooth separation and shine to thick hair; and, as we've come to expect from Bumble & bumble's high achieving products, it does just that.
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Museu de Washington abriga trabalho de mulheres artistas.
Welcome to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists.
Coleções Permanentes:
Exposições Atuais:
Books Without Words: The Visual Poetry of Elisabetta Gut
September 10, 2010 – January 16, 2011
The exhibition presents 22 artists' books, collage-poems, book-objects and object-poems by Italian artist Elisabetta Gut. Her visual poetry is inspired by her dreams, memories, and love for music and poetry. » read more
Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color
October 9, 2010 – January 9, 2011
The first major retrospective features more than 70 paintings, textiles, and sketches from by pioneering African American artist, designer, and Howard University professor. » read more
1250 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-3970
202-783-5000, 1-800-222-7270
Susan Fisher Sterling, Director
Adults: $10.00*
Visitors 65 and over: $8.00
Students: $8.00
NMWA members: Free
Youth 18 and under: Free
Free Community Days are the first
Sunday of every month.
* Museum admission passes and gift passes are available for purchase through the ticket office. Call 1-877-226-5294 for advance sales.
Monday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: noon – 5:00 p.m.
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and
New Year's Day
All public areas of the museum are wheelchair accessible. A limited number of wheelchairs and strollers are available at the security guard's desk for use within the museum. A large-print edition of the permanent collection wall text is available at the information desk.
The Mezzanine Cafe, surrounded by works from the museum's permanent collection, offers visitors a relaxing place to eat lunch. Choose from a seasonal menu of appetizers and soups, salads, gourmet sandwiches, a daily entree, and delicious desserts. With prior arrangement, the Cafe staff can also arrange breakfasts, private lunches, and afternoon teas. Call 202-628-1068 for reservations. Click here to view the daily menu.
Open weekdays: 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. and for brunch on select Sundays (see below).
First-Sunday-of-the-Month Brunch
Join us for what is sure to become a family tradition: Brunch at the Museum Cafe on the first Sunday of every month! 11 am – 2 pm. Price of $25 includes FREE admission to the museum. Docent-led tours available. For reservations call 202-628-1068. Click here to view the brunch menu.
Group Visits
Special guided tours for groups of up to 40 people are offered by appointment. For larger groups, the museum can provide a lecture followed by a walk through the galleries with museum docents. For more information and to request a date, click here.
Brief walk-in tours are offered throughout the week when guides are available. Check with the Information Desk when you arrive.
The museum also offers special tour packages that include lunch or tea; to arrange for one, call the Special Events office at 202-783-7988.
Works in the permanent collection may be photographed with available light; flash photography, tripods, extension cords, and other special equipment are not permitted. No photography of special exhibitions or works of art on loan to the museum is allowed.


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Whether you like it or not, in business you need to pitch. In job interviews you'll be asked a version of "tell me about yourself" – that's a pitch. In a corporate environment you'll need to get the board or stakeholders to buy into your project or idea – that's a pitch. If you're selling… Continue reading Pitch to impress: A how-to guide
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Are you looking for a beautiful place to take your honeymoon? Look no further than Greece. There are hundreds of spots to choose from on both the Mainland and their islands. Some of the luxury greek island vacations offer unparalleled luxury while others have a more rustic twist. With almost 30 million annual tourists and over 300 sunny days in a year, it's easy to appreciate Greece's appeal. Keep reading and discover the best places to have a honeymoon in Greece.
According to their 1.5 million annual tourists, Santorini is among the most beautiful places in Greece. The volcanic island sits in the Cyclades and features steep coastal cliffs, black sand and terraced hillside villages. Most visitors start their trip in the island's capital Fira which consists of a small town centre lined with shops and restaurants. Step a little further afield,and the city thins out into more sparsely populated villages. Splash out and get a villa overlooking the stereotypical white-washed buildings with sky blue patterns covering their exteriors. If you like views, stroll along Caldera Edge running next to the cliffs which provide views of the coastline. Also considering checking out the black-sand Perissa Beach and Kamari Beach as well as the 3500-year-old Minoan city of Akrotiri. Expect a developed infrastructure, restaurants offering fresh seafood and fine wine to wind away the warm evenings.
Athens, the capital of Greece, gets the most annual tourists for their ancient ruins littered around the city. Few things in life can be more special than waking up to views of the Acropolis dominating the city centre. Couples who want to get more out of their honeymoon rather than sitting around a pool or beach will relish the chance to spend time in Athens. You can walk through the historical Agora, visit the Parthenon and generally get a feeling of stepping back to the ancient worlds. Hundreds of hotels and resorts fill the city catering to the millions of annual visitors. And if you're lucky, you might just snap up the perfect vacation rental to have the most romantic experience of your life. Don't forget to stroll around the ruins after sunset too.
The idyllic island of Alonissos sits in the Aegean Sea and belongs to the North Sporades archipelago. Apart from providing a peaceful retreat, the island features some of Greece's most elegant accommodation. Anticipate wildflowers covering the hills outside of the small towns and villages. The beaches have soft sand with crystal clear water that's perfect for snorkelling. If you want to have a more secluded honeymoon in a rural part of Greece, consider spending a week in Alonissos. And lucky visitors might be on the island during one of their regular annual festivals and art exhibitions to throw in a handful of culture to the mix.
Milos Island provides the ultimate slice of paradise in Greece. With long stretches of coastline including the iconic Paliochori and coastal cliffs, Milos rates among their most stunning and photogenic destinations. Find one of the many villas and spend your hours under the Greek sun overlooking the beach. Or get out and explore the caves and quirky rock formations lining the coast. If you have a car, you can find several hidden bays and coves to have your own private stretch of sand. More active honeymooners might want to go snorkelling or sea kayaking in the warm teal waters. But one of the best activities is to join a boat tour. You can find several companies offering different packages. But the general itinerary includes a few hours passing around the island to pirate caves and viewpoints of the islands. Other activities include booking a couples day at the spa, soaking in the natural hot springs and visiting volcanoes.
The name Corfu might conjure images of British holidaymakers, English pubs and swimming pools. But this island in the Ionian Sea offers something much more romantic if you dig below the surface. Unlike much of Mainland Greece and their 6000 islands, the interior of Corfu is lush and green. Because the islandreceives more rainfall, the undergrowth can grow into a green oasis found in few other parts of the country. One of the best places for a honeymoon is to get a villa overlooking the undulating green landscapes broken by the fields of olive trees. History lovers can escape the beaches and visit UNESCO-listed Corfu Town which features dozens of ruins and museums. If you want to combine history and culture with something unique to Greece, consider spending your honeymoon in Corfu.
Crete is among the oldest parts of Greece. The ancient Minoans lived in this environment almost 9000 years ago, which makes them one of Europe's oldest civilisations. Visitors have flocked to the island for decades which provides a convenient infrastructure filled with bars and restaurants. Not everyone wants to be in the touristy parts surrounded by other holidaymakers. And for this reason, a few specialist accommodation options have sprouted up. Honeymooners might want to rent a villa away from the popular areas and get a car to reach the less populated areas. Crete offers a broad historical experience with a luxurious and isolated getaway.
Honeymooning in Greece
Greece gets millions of tourists with a decent proportion of these coming for their honeymoon. Whether you want to see the historical sights and ruins or relax on the beach, you'll get it in Greece. Splash out,and you'll get some of the best villas and rentals to enjoy your honeymoon in both a comfortable and exclusive environment.


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It's a lovely word; equilibrium. It flows like a river, or a breath of fresh air. It feels like it sounds: balance, symmetry, steady, even. But in a world that sometimes seems so out of balance; when we are in the midst of wars both in the outside world and in our own lives, equilibrium seems impossible to attain.
Yet it is possible. It begins with a breath. We may not be able to change the world, or end wars, but we can change our own inner equilibrium. We can bring balance into our lives by breathing in a slow, deep breath. I was watching a TV program about Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg who was working at a camp for children battling cancer. He was witness to their pain and discomfort while undergoing medical procedures.
One day, he was trying to soothe a 5-year-old camper screaming in pain during treatment. Goldberg a black belt in Choi Kwang-Do, taught the boy some breathing techniques, "In martial arts, you learn that pain is a message that you don't have to listen to." And when the nurse removed the needle after chemotherapy, he said the boy had hardly noticed.
Goldberg realized he was on to something, "When we are able to breathe through pain and imagine the pain lowering," he said, "the brain has an amazing capacity to put us into a different place." In 1999, Goldberg founded Kids Kicking Cancer. The program offers free martial arts classes focused on breathing techniques and meditation for children battling serious illness.
"When children get a diagnosis like cancer or any major disease, they lose any sense of feeling that they're controlling their lives. They're prodded and poked and touched, and they're often so afraid. We teach kids how to control their pain and make them feel powerful."
I watched all these kids in their white martial arts outfits taking in a focused, conscious breath and then kicking out with a foot, or chopping with an arm movement. It reminded me of equilibrium. It takes a powerful person to bring equilibrium into their lives; and it begins with a breath.
My friend, stop what you are doing and take in a deep, conscious breath. Breathe in and breathe out. Control the pain of your life and bring in balance, steadiness and stability. Breathe in whatever you need today to bring you into balance. Breathe out whatever pain you are feeling. Bring in the power to control your actions and if you need to chop the air with your arm, or kick out with your foot, do that too. Hey, you could even go take a martial arts class just to find out more about breathing techniques. Happy breathing, happy kicking, happy equilibrium.


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10 May 2018
Joining the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) was a chance for Aircraftman Kafoa Hala to say thanks to his family's adopted country.
"The main reason to join the Air Force was not only to build a career, but I wanted to give back to the country who gave my grandparents and my parents the opportunity to give us a new life here from Tonga," he said.
Aircraftman Hala, 25, from Papatoetoe in South Auckland, was one of the latest graduates to complete the RNZAF recruit course. Now he will begin training in the logistics trade at Base Auckland.
Recently he marched out in front of friends and family on the parade grounds at Base Woodbourne alongside his 53 colleagues. Marking the occasion were two T-6C Texan II aircraft, which performed a flypast over the ceremony.
Aircraftman Hala made an impression during the recruitment course and at the graduation parade he was presented with the Chris Black Memorial Trophy and The Returned and Services Association coin for the best display of determination, enthusiasm and morale building.
During graduation day he experienced mixed emotions.
"There was happiness and sadness as well. Happiness was from achieving the course that I thought I would never be able to complete and the sadness from leaving the group of people who I've been bonding with over the past 13 weeks and growing rapport with.
"We started off as friends and we left as family."
He is looking forward to continuing to challenge himself during his career and taking advantage of the strong sporting opportunities.


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Most little girls dream or walking down the aisle someday. Although this can be an exciting time in your life, it can also be stressful if you don't have the latest and greatest tips.
One of the major things that impacts your wedding day and married life will be religion. Religious beliefs or the lack of religion should be discussed well before marriage.
Before your wedding day, practice the aisle walk as much as you can. Make sure that you do this at the actual site of the wedding, as you will want to test out the floor with the shoes you are going to wear. This will help to improve your flow when the big day comes.
Rehearse your walk in advance of the big day. This absolutely needs to be done where the event is taking place with the exact footwear you plan on wearing on the big day. This can help you feel more confident during your special day.
You can get a better rate on almost any venue by booking during an off period. Many brides and grooms decided to tie the knot between May and September. Many venues cost more at this time. Should you have to book during the season, do so well in advance to garner your best deal.
Purchasing a wedding gown online can save a lot of money. If you decide to go this route, purchase the dress early so you will have time to get it altered. You may only spend $100 on the gown when buying it online, but it may cost another $200 for the alterations. Don't forget to add this additional cost into your budget!
Consider your different options to find the right type of alcohol for your wedding. Having an open bar can be very expensive if it stays open for hours. Ask about the different serving options your venue offers regarding alcohol.
Use friends or family to lend you some property for a wedding. If someone you know has a large yard or farm, you can get rid of a big wedding expense. Pay them in advance to do this for you.
Personalize your wedding by incorporating any elements or facets of your personal identity, your betrothed or especially the relationship you share. Find a theme or topic that reflects your time as a couple.
The most critical factor to keep in mind when you are getting married is of course the person you are marrying! This is a huge commitment, and rushing into things for the sake of being married may be catastrophic. Weigh everything you know about your loved one, and think about everything involved with living with this person forever.
Don't forget about transportation! If you have people who need to get home after the reception, have taxis ready to bring them. This is also a good idea for guests who have had too much to drink at the wedding.
Ask local boutiques about having small, individual portions of cake for the guests as your wedding. There are many bakeries that will prepare low-calorie cupcakes for you, or can find ways to cut the calories from a cake. Whether they use gluten-free ingredients, a healthy fruit filling, a calorie free frosting, or something else, it's sure to be better for you than the alternative.
You know to provide the DJ with an idea of all the right music to play, but you should also give a list of all the wrong things he might play. It could be a special song representing "old love", a heavy metal song, or a country song. Be sure your DJ is well aware of your preferences in advance to avoid discomfort.
Before choosing a photographer, you should interview several talented persons. You want your photographer to know exactly what they are doing. For good local photographers, look at online reviews or ask loved ones for recommendations.
Vacation goody baskets make great delivery presents to guests at your destination wedding. Useful items you will want to include would be tourist maps, sunglasses, hats, disposable cameras and brochures of fun places they could visit while in the area. It would be nice to also include a guide to local restaurants to make it easy for them to eat.
Your guests shouldn't wait while you are having pictures taken. Pictures of the bride, groom, bridesmaids and groomsmen can be snapped in advance. Pictures with the couples respective parents should also be taken in advance to cut down on wait time for the guests arriving at the reception.
If you can, it's a good idea to have a cruise ship wedding with just your family and close friends. If you do this, you can start your honeymoon immediately after the ceremony ends. Cruise companies often have special packages and rates regarding honeymoons and weddings on their ships.
Make sure the lights at your reception venue have dimmer switches. Certain occasions throughout the evening will call for their own separate mood and lighting, such as a first dance or cutting of the cake. Before committing to a venue, you will want to ask about this option.
Individual centerpieces at each table can quickly add up to a big expense, unless you keep them simple. Rather than buying huge centerpieces that obstruct your guests' view, consider simpler centerpieces that can be taken by guests as a keepsake. This will allow people to converse without any distraction, improving the experience for your guests.
If you choose a wedding cake full of vibrant color that stands out as a focal point in your reception, you can enhance it further by presenting it on top of a fabric swatch coordinated with the cake itself. You can opt for patterns, solids or heavily textured fabrics, such as silk, satin or velvet, to add visual interest and tie all elements together.
If the wedding couple have very different cultural backgrounds, use a wedding ceremony from one tradition and have a reception and feast honoring the culture of the other half of the couple. This helps make sure that everyone is satisfied, and that helps them feel involved and part of the big day.
Look on Craigslist for talent to make your wedding special. Be certain to take the time to meet them and interview them before making any agreements or giving them money.
Dress children in comfortable clothes if they are in your ceremony. Use soft, loose fitting fabrics. If they are going to have new shoes, you should let them wear them a few times before the ceremony to break them in. Attention to this detail will give the children a chance to focus on their role in the wedding as opposed to fidgeting with their outfit.
Individual centerpieces at each table can quickly add up to a big expense, unless you keep them simple. Avoid large and complicated centerpieces; choose simple, elegant ones instead. This will enable your guests to talk amongst each other without any interference, which will provide a better experience for them.
Make sure every part of the wedding follows a plan, from what food is served to what happens at the reception. Make everyone feel warm and welcome on your wedding day.
Honor diversity in the relationship by incorporating traditions from both the bride's and the groom's family, including foods, rituals, and decor. This can make for an intriguing and memorable combination that both families can be happy with.
If you have planned a wedding outdoors, include a backup plan just in case there is rain or any other unexpected weather conditions on your wedding day. Some ideas are renting a couple of tents, or using a place that has indoor as well as outdoor accommodations. You can put boards on the ground, which will help your guests keep their shoes clean when they walk over a muddy area.
There is a possibility that the seasonal flowers from your own state are not available at your wedding destination. Consult with experts near your wedding location to see which flowers are seasonal at the time of your wedding over there.
Think about your guests if you are having a destination wedding. You might have guests who need to make plans to take vacation time on the day, and they will need time to make plans. Sending cards to save your date a minimum of eight months ahead of time permit your guests to make any arrangements necessary.
Do your research before meeting with your wedding planner. Put together a look book that contains all your design ideas. Putting as many items on the board as possible to convey your desires will help your wedding planner understand what it is that you exactly want.
Be sure to take care of all legal details if you are planning a destination wedding. There may be red tape you need to address, such as fees or residency requirement, and you should get these ducks in a row before taking care of anything else.
As you begin to plan your wedding, make a prioritized list of your wants. For example, some people will want fresh flowers, while others would put priority on a beautiful cake or preferable venue. This will help you put your priorities first on your budget and the optional things can be worked out if the budget allows.
As you can see, planning your wedding doesn't have to completely stress you out. With the tips from above, you can handle planning your wedding and look forward to your big day.
Always take into consideration whether or not you want children invited to your wedding. This is crucial because you can save aggravation as well as money by not having children present. On the flip side, there may be a lot of people who may not attend for this reason because they cannot find someone to watch their children.


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in New Hampshire apple picking is a fall activity that usually requires putting on a sweater and driving to the local apple orchard... in Seagrove, North Carolina the apples are ripe NOW. as a matter of fact some of the apples on the trees here at the log cabin are getting a little sparse. i decided that today was the day to pick some and bake a pie (before the squirrels get any fatter from eating them!). instead of putting on a sweater, i donned shorts and a tank top to make the trip to the front yard. i picked a basket of apples, came inside and cranked up the AC for an afternoon in the kitchen!
and BTW, jeff is smoking ribs AND a pork shoulder today... dinner is going to be awesome... don't you wish you were my neighbor?
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
apple picking season! (and it's 90 degrees outside).
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Summer has officially begun. After so many months of go-go-go, I am slowing down to think and make, read and listen. I've been looking forward to this exact moment for months, but it's perplexing. I'm having to relearn what it means to go slow, to stop multi-tasking, and to focus. Truth be told, it's feels weird to have time on my hands. Part of me feels guilty, watching others close to me run at max speed while I am slowing down. But, I know that it will take some time to adjust and create a new rhythm for these next few months. I have big plans in store, including workshops and trips to visit inspiring places and people. In between the travel, I'll be incubating in the studio. Sketching, making, sewing, tooling, laughing, thinking, and who knows, maybe getting in a swim or two at Barton Springs.
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First Workshop was a Wonderful Success
Our Students Gave us an "A+"
September 26th was a glorious, sunny day – perfect for Goin Native's kickoff workshop: Lose the Lawn. What an auspicious beginning to welcome Jeff Bohn, co-owner of the renowned Tree of Life Nursery, as our first guest speaker.
Jeff wove his personal stories about his love of native plants and the wildlife they invite with the practical lessons of how to get rid of your water-guzzling grass. He offered several options and ended with the easiest and most effective way. If you would like to learn how, another Lose the Lawn class is being offered January and February 2010. Check our class schedule for more information.
Marianne had all the students digging in the dirt as she demonstrated the best methods for planting natives. The Monarch butterflies were in profusion as the newly-planted Asclepias (milkweed) sent out the message that dinner was served.
Lots of take-home information was provided. Janet and Marianne did what they do best: laughed, shared gardening tips, enjoyed the day and were humbly grateful for all who attended Goin Native's fist adventure. Thanks to all who supported and shared in this day.


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Sub-project 2 (TP 2) aims at advancing a semi-permanent mobile system and subsequent GIS-based and land use related empirical-statistical modelling. The URBMOBI sensor currently measures position, air temperature, relative humidity and solar radiation at high temporal resolution. Small and low-cost sensors for air quality parameters will be integrated into URBMOBI 3.0. Existing Land Use Regression Models (LURM) and Neural Network Models (NNM) will be advanced to evaluate if LURM or NNM provide competitive approaches for real-time low-cost modelling of spatial fields of basic atmospheric and air quality variables and to test evaluation procedures for modelled spatial fields through measurements.
TP 2 will take part in four intense observation periods (IOP) in Berlin to provide a specific data set that is complementary to the measurements carried out by other TPs, and by own additionally available devices. URBMOBI is also tested on the octocopter of TP 12, and run concurrently with other instruments on vehicles of TP 11, TP 5 and TP 9 to allow for parallel measurements. URBMOBI will be operated in Stuttgart on a rack railway jointly with and in parallel with measurements of TP 8.
LURM and NNM will be calibrated based on IOP data together with TP 4. Input layers will be modelled with ENVI-met and KLAM21. The concepts and testing procedures developed from this approach will be provided to the data-warehouse.
TP 2 contributes to model validation studies together with partners from Modules A and B, and is also involved in applications (Modules B and C).
Sub-project 2: Semi-permanent URBan MOBIle Measurement System coupled to GIS-based land use regression modelling (URBMOBI-GIS)


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I have been working on a new series of primitive cat dolls this spring. Here is the herd, so far.
I am having a lot of fun with these cat dolls, so there will be more to come throughout the year – including Halloween cats and Christmas cats.
Primitive Folk Art by Old World Primitives
Handmade Primitive Dolls and Ornaments
These dolls are very sweet! You are so talented. My favorite one is the one with pants and suspenders. He looks very wise. It would be the perfect compliment to my primitive paintings!
I like the second one the most, my cat Cuteness gives me this look all the time, he doesn't take nonsense form me.


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Classroom Spotlight: Dreaming with Peter H. Reynolds
Fourth Graders from the Rectory School in Pomfret, CT, recently spent a day with Peter H. Reynolds in his bookstore, The Blue Bunny. The following post was written by Maria Carpenter
Connecting our students with experts that extend their learning, and broaden their experience is a goal that we strive for, each day at Rectory School. On Friday, April 6th, Melissa Zahansky and I had the distinct pleasure of accompanying our grade four students to visit the children's book author/illustrator Peter H. Reynolds in his bookstore, The Blue Bunny in Dedham, MA. The K-4 community used Peter's books to create art experiences for the children to explore for our school's first ever MELP, Jr. ES Artists in Residence. We knew that we were in for a treat, but as we left the bookstore that morning, we all felt that we had just participated in a once in a lifetime kind of experience! Peter H. (for Hamilton) Reynolds is an extraordinarily kind, creative and generous human being!
Peter grew up in Dedham, MA and told the children stories of how he always loved to collect words and draw, ever since he was a child. He has a twin brother, Paul, who is his friend and creative partner at FableVision Learning, a company located above the Children's Museum in Boston, MA. FableVision Learning provides support for educators around the world to nurture the 4 C's (plus 1): creativity, communication, collaboration, critical thinking - and compassion both in and out of the classroom. We heard detailed stories about Peter's own creative process, and he encouraged our children to collect words that are interesting to them, as well as their dreams and ideas in a journal.
We heard about the real girl who entered the book store one day selling carnations for her school, named Vashti, who quietly watched Peter sketch over his shoulder. She became the lead character in his award winning book, The Dot, which has received many honors, is translated into several languages, and has even traveled to the space station! The Dot reminds us all to "Make your mark, and see where it takes you."
Giving our students the opportunity to dream about the journeys that they may strive for in their lives is of great importance to all of us at Rectory School. Our morning with Peter, will linger in our minds for a long time. He taught us about goodness, reaching out to those around us who need a helping hand, and being our best selves. Thanks Peter, for being such a light for our students... and creating such magical picture books that make the world a more compassionate place!
These are the memories that our Grade 4 students would like to share about their visit:
"I have never had an author read a book to me! I loved when he read The Word Collector!" ~ Ashley
"I loved when Peter Reynolds was talking about my future... maybe he will be right, and I will work in the White House!" ~ Alexandra
"I liked it when Peter Reynolds found out I was a good speller and loved words. He offered me a job when I get out of college... the funny thing is, he was serious!" ~ Lilah
"I loved that he listened to our ideas when he was drawing a picture of Vashti." ~ Isabel
"I liked it when he asked us to think about what the world needs more of or less of, so he could get ideas for his next book." ~ Sean
"I loved hearing him talk about himself. You don't get to hear an author do that everyday!" ~ Anson
"I love seeing The Dot book that actually went into space, and hearing the story about how the commander called him from the space station!" ~ Peter
"I like that he always has a twist that gets fixed in his books." ~ William


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Today, my younger brothers (the twins) turned 41. Chris emailed early in the morning that at 11:30, he was going to visit Ciera's class and help them construct gingerbread houses. He thought it was cool that he would spend part of his day doing that. [I thought it was cool that HE thought it was cool!] After, he wrote: "I like this picture. The teacher was giving the class instructions and Ciera was thinking seriously how she was gonna decorate her house!" Isn't that just how it feels, inside? That silent contemplation, the quiet gestation of 'The Idea', as we sit at our studio desks or potter's wheels or sewing machines at the start of something? It's the most serious, yet exhilarating sensation to have: beginning! Arting, making messes, fiddling around, goofing off creatively -- all of this returns us to the low wide tables of our first grade classrooms, to the awe in which we held our teacher, the 'firstness' of each and every endeavor. When I received this email, I immediately dashed off an answer asking my mom if I had ever even made a gingerbread house - neither of us could recall such an event, but plenty of macaroni shell projects came to mind! Do you remember how engrossing the process was? The thrill of a puddle of glue and a mound of glitter? Back then we were smart enough to know, without knowing, that outcome, result, weren't the point. The thrill of DOING! Now that was it! The discovery of hands meeting material, shaping something, putting our signature colors and favorites on it. And wasn't it easy, then, to ask for help? To raise our hand, to watch the experienced mentor show us, explain again? The excitement we felt was too great to leave room for pride ... a wonderful benefit of being a kid, before the internal critic is ever internalized, before we somehow twist 'asking for help' into 'being weak.' I don't remember, when I was six, the thought of 'doing it wrong' crossing my mind, either. That hadn't come to me yet. A row of pink gummy fruits on the roof with orange glitter? A doorway framed in Good 'n'Plenty? Absolutely, no questions asked, no self-doubting. It seemed so easy to choose then; I was so much closer to an immediate awareness of 'what I wanted' -- what I wanted it to look like, the colors and gizmos and marks and spots of glue that would make it just so, the clarity of the vision. And all of this in spite of the fact that I might never have done a project like the one at hand before. Little children believe -- tell 'em they're going to take a paper plate full of oddball candies and a 4-wall slab of graham crackers frosted together and it will be a BEE-YOO-TI-FUL gingerbread house -- well, their faith is astonishing. And so, consequentyly, is their gingerbread house. Not to mention their excitement in what they've achieved. What we all do, today, as artists, in our adult heads, with our adult schedules and obligations and distractions and critical background voices, well -- can you see that, really, we're just making gingerbread houses again? Our internal 6-year-old is holding her hands out to us, to the glue-paint-brush-crayon-wax-fabric-canvas, with a big cheesy grin and telling us, with all her newfound confidence, "Here, I can show you." These pictures of Ciera reminded me of that. These pictures of Ciera reminded me to turn myself over, back, let the little Toni step up and teach me, show me, giggle with me, and pat ME on the back.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Reflection - Gingerbread Houses
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Beccie is Head of Research and Co-Portfolio Manager at MAIA Asset Management. Beccie has over 25 years working in the investment management industry, starting her career at Albert E Sharp, she spent 10 years moving through several roles resulting in her position as an associate director. Her responsibilities included the management of ethical investment portfolios. Following this Beccie moved to Williams de Broe where she was Senior Investment Director and Deputy Fund Manager for WDB Assetmaster which she also co-launched with Laurence Boyle. At Williams de Broe Beccie worked alongside Laurence and specialised in the quantitative aspects of the investment process and also in the area of risk analysis. Beccie was pivotal in the production of quantitative analysis for the ISU, which used Laurence's and her proprietary analysis for distribution within the firm. These skills were utilised and maintained when WDB Assetmaster was transferred over to Investec Wealth and Investment. At Investec Beccie's role as Senior Investment Director and Deputy Fund manager for the managed fund range continued, as did her contribution of the quantitative analysis to the firm's research team.Read More
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January 2017
Surveys in Candelaria
In January, MealFlour started our 6-month follow up with the women in Candelaria. The home visits allow the women to ask any additional questions they might have and allow us to check-in on how the farms are doing. To improve the training program for future communities, MealFlour also conducted an exit survey. The survey asked for feedback on lessons and tested the women's knowledge of mealworm farming. Two Universidad de San Carlos medical students, Kevin and Carlos, volunteered to help administer the surveys to ensure the anonymity of the participants.
New Volunteers
This month we welcomed a new volunteer to the team, Caitlin West! Caitlin will work on our city outreach and operations in Xela; assisting with the farms and working with the team to build a rooftop greenhouse and compost-heated farm. We are also in the process of recruiting a University of Chicago student intern, who will be joining us in Guatemala this Summer for 10 weeks.
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Curious about edible insects, but don't want to start your own farm just yet? Through our growing partnership with Entomo Farms in Canada, MealFlour supporters now can get 10% off Entomo's edible insect products AND 10% will be donated to MealFlour. They sell honey mustard crickets, BBQ flavored crickets, and insect powders to make your own treats. For the discount, use the checkout code: mealflour
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We want to thank everyone for your generous support during our 2016 crowdfunding campaign. Because of your help, we can extend our program to help even more communities this year! Congratulations to our raffle winners who will receive a batch of MealFlour cookies; Nathalia Cibotti, Scott Loring, and the Verspyck family. Missed the crowdfunding campaign window? MealFlour's donation line is now open!
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This past Saturday I did a little flea market type show in Gilbert, IA as a part of their town celebration. Here is what my set up looked like:
Here are some new creations mixing vintage with new:
These magnet boards are a collaboration between my husband and myself. The frame is made from wood I rescued from a barn that was torn down in the Spring. A fun way to recycle and preserve a little bit of history.
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Leslie Nielsen's eclectic acting career went beyond his status as a comedy icon
Searching Leslie Nielsen's name yields one of the funniest YouTube rabbit holes one can fall down.
His antics as history's most clueless police officer Frank Drebin in the Naked Gun films is an easy reference to make, but there was so much more to his decades-long career.
Nielsen was born in Regina on Feb. 11, 1926. Being the son of an RCMP member meant Nielsen spent time living other parts of Canada, including the Northwest Territories.
Nielsen's first job in show business was at a Calgary radio station where he worked as a disc jockey and announcer. He later studied voice at Lorne Greene's Academy of Radio Arts in Toronto, and studied acting in New York.
In 1950, Nielsen made his first television appearance on the anthology-drama series Studio One.
Nielsen's work during this time period was far from the comedic antics most know him for. Instead he was known for playing captains of ships of the space and sea variety. This included his role as spaceship commander John Adams in the sci-fi movie Forbidden Planet (1956) and the captain of the cruise ship in The Poseidon Adventure (1972).
Nielsen's transition to deadpan comedy started with the spoof of airport disaster movie Airplane! in 1980, and continued with the Police Squad TV series, followed by its three move spinoffs (Naked Gun).
Nielsen stayed connected to his Canadian roots by appearing in a 1979 made-for-TV movie about the life of Metis leader Louis Riel, as well as the curling comedy Men with Brooms in 2002.
Nielsen died in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. in 2010 at the age of 84.
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I've been gone for a while, so before I jump back into blogging about health, I wanted to give a bit (well really a horribly lengthy) explanation.
We had a little girl on July 19, 2011! Life since then hasn't been what we expected, so here's the first of 3 posts that will tell you about our journey so far, and it's been a crazy one.
Prior to birth, we had no idea that anything was wrong other than that she was small. At 25 weeks we were admitted to Mission Hospital in Asheville, she was too small and we almost had an early induction. However they adjusted the due date instead and sent us home after two days. We had a total of 7 ultrasounds during the pregnancy to monitor her growth and none showed any defects.
I ate well and exercised regularly, did my Kegels, kept hydrated, took my vitamins, got plenty of sleep. All those things we do when pregnant to be the best for ourselves and our babies.
After what seemed like an endless last two weeks, Hermione finally decided it was time to come out to play. We went into labor on our own at 41 weeks and were able to have a drug free, natural childbirth at Mission Hospital with her oldest brother, grandmother, great grandmother and father all there to witness it. Her gender was a surprise and we were all very excited to have a little girl!
Hermione Beatrice Rose Robinson was born on July 19, 2011 at 2:47am. She was 5lbs 14oz and 22 inches long.
Within minutes of birth, the odyssey began. She was taken to the NICU because she was working too hard to breathe. It was there that a wonderful nurse discovered her cleft palate. Hermione has a cleft in her hard palate, so it's not visible from the outside. After 4 hours of observation we were discharged from the NICU and sent to Mother/Baby.
We never held her on Mother/Baby. The nurses did their assessment and decided that she needed closer attention, saying she had too many secretions, so took her to the nursery. We were all well more than 24 hours without sleep so no one argued much. After a couple of hours it was decided to that she needed to go back to the NICU.
Her breathing was the issue and she was diagnosed with a Pierre Robin Sequence which includes a small lower jaw, a tongue which tens to ball up at the back of the mouth and fall back towards the throat, breathing problems and often a horsehoe-shaped cleft palate.
Hermione was given a nasal trumpette (a tube through her nose) to help her breathe. We were only able to hold her for very limited periods – her father didn't get to hold her until she was three days old. She was fed through a tube in her nose and an IV directly into her veins.
It was decided to wait her out for a couple of weeks as some Pierre Robin babies outgrow the breathing issues. She had several dramatic drops in oxygen saturation, having to be bagged twice. Her color would change, she'd turn pale or dusky, even blue and purple when her oxygen went down. It was a constant battle to keep her oxygen levels at a high enough level to avoid brain damage. She would often have a desat just from being touched.
So there's the story of the first two weeks of Hermione! Stay tuned for the rest of the story of our three and a half month hospital journey with Hermione.
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If you run a business, most likely your customers are on a social network site. If you're not already set up with a profile for your company, what's stopping you? Determine which sites your customers belong to, and incorporate them into your overall marketing stragey; if you don't, you may be letting new customers and strong customer relationships slip away from you.
Twitter is a social networking site, so make sure that you are social and communicate with your followers regularly. Thank those that mention your name, and answer any questions they may have. These interactions help build stronger relationships between you and your followers. Your goal should be to further your online presence as both an individual and as a professional.
Add a share button for Facebook near the tops of blog posts. That way your visitors can share your blog with their Facebook friends. This helps to increase the numbers with access to the blog, which, in turn, brings in more visitors that may decide to use your service or possibly buy your products.
Be careful if you are considering using a marketing company for social media. A lot of these firms actually conduct deceitful practices, so they can con business owners that are not familiar with Internet marketing. They use thousands of fraudulent Facebook, Twitter and YouTube accounts, made through automated registration bots and proxy servers. Your advertisement then falls by the wayside, because real people will not likely view it and you end up losing all the money you paid to the marketing company.
When launching your marketing campaign on social media, invite all of your friends, relatives and contacts to your site. Even if they are not a customer, they can help make others aware of your company by just liking or following your page.
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Offer exclusive deals for social media fans. Off them something that they cannot get from any other business. You could organize contests, give out free prizes, or offer rewards to your best customers. If not, offer an exclusive price reduction or coupon savings just for followers to enjoy. You can also only include special announcements on any of your social media pages.
You need to have a "like box" on your blog that is linked to Facebook. When they click on the box, they will be "liking" you on Facebook. Having this sitting on your blog will let people like your page without having to navigate away from your site. This simplifies the process and gives more people exposure to your business.
Keep the tone of all social media posts humble and friendly. Regardless of how big your business is, your subscribers will generate a backlash against you if your content comes across as bragging and cocky. You are never more powerful than your followers and your customers. Your success depends on them.
Keep your readers informed of the progress that you are making with your social media marketing. Be gracious and professional with those who support you and your company. Make sure you thank people for showing interest in your work and talk about your experience with social medias. Such articles are apt to be shared often.
You can now link all your blog posts to LinkedIn. When you post articles, they will show as being updated on Linkedin. This can save time and money, while gaining free advertising through social media.
To get a more friendly and interactive social media site, you should include a comment section with ratings. When you add these things, your customers will be able to find content they are looking for, which will keep them around.
Do not expect to see immediate results. Good social media strategies take time to work well. Keep working at it every day. You will need to put forth effort to build up your followers on Facebook and Twitter before launching a major campaign. Then, when you're advertising on Twitter, mention that on Facebook and vice versa. Tie it all in together.
You should interweave your social media pages to your corporate website. You will find this easy to do if you include share buttons on your primary website that can let visitors share content from your site to their profiles. These buttons should be added onto your blog posts, main pages, RSS feeds, etc. in order to assist your readers in sharing your content.
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Keep your readers informed of the progress that you are making with your social media marketing. Articles about reaching certain milestones when it comes to Facebook subscribers are always interesting to read. Thank your readers for following you, and discuss the experience you've had with social media. This kind of article will spread very fast.
Do not get discouraged or give up on your social media site. Like anything worth doing, success is not going to happen overnight. You will have to grin and bear it in the beginning. It can take up to a year to develop a solid following and for you to start seeing real benefits from your social media marketing plan.
When you are going to use social media marketing, you should branch out and use several sites. Using more than one can help boost viewership and expand your market so that your business can succeed. Utilizing these different tools can also help you in different ways.
Branding your company is an essential facet of social media usage. Use the logo from your company for your profile picture. All of your accounts and pages across different networking sites should use color schemes that are identical, or at least very similar. Customers and followers will identify with you in this way, and will trust the various sites if they can see the connection easily. Staying steady state without a lot of changes is the key, and certainly utilize branding whenever possible.
Remember that this will take time. Good social media strategies take time to work well. If you want to launch a truly serious social media marketing scheme, you must have a substantial number of followers on Twitter, Facebook and other social media sites. Make sure that you mention your presence on social media in all other marketing campaigns.
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As was explained in this article, a social media website can be an excellent method to market a business. Interacting with your customer base will show you what your business will become later down the line. Put the tips from this article to work for you, and see what social media marketing can do for your business.


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Building Vocabulary Skills and Strategies Level 4
Saddleback Publishing, Jan 1, 2004 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 144 pages
Here's a great vocabulary program that is equally appropriate for younger students working at grade level and older students who have "forgotten" or never mastered the basics. The friendly look and tone of this series belies the comprehensive sweep of the instructional sequence. Every topic--from primary level phonics to the specialized terminology of essay tests--is developed "from the ground up." Includes answer key, 144-pages. Contents include: Synonyms/Antonyms, Precise Word Choice, Parts of Speech, Abbreviations/Acronyms, Dictionary Skills, Multiple-Meaning Words.
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