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Really disappointed that there will be no Noon Year celebration this year.
All locations close at 12:30pm on Saturday, December 23. Note: Westmount Pop Up opens at 9:30am and Glanworth is open from 10am to 12pm..
All locations are closed on Sunday, December 24, Monday, December 25, and Tuesday, December 26.
All locations are open regular hours from Wednesday, December 27 through Friday, December 29.
All locations close at 12:30pm on Saturday, December 30. Note: Westmount Pop Up opens at 9:30am and Glanworth is open from 10am to 12pm.
All locations are closed on Sunday, December 31 and Monday, January 1.
All locations are open regular hours on Tuesday, January 2. Note: Masonville is closed for a refresh from December 30 until January 29.
Central Library is closed on Sundays in December. Sunday hours return on Sunday, January 6 (1-4pm).
Really disappointed that there will be no Noon Year celebration this year.
We are very sorry that you were not aware that this program was scheduled for and took place on December 30 from 10am until noon in the Children's Library. We are closed on December 31 and all Sundays in December. We return to regular hours on January 2 with activities for children and families scheduled at all locations throughout this winter break week.
Your holiday closure hours are reasonable. I would suggest patrons take advantage of the great services provided by the library and take out extra books etc to pass their time while you are closed. There is nothing better than getting cozy with a book. Happy Holidays to all staff and thank you for the great service you provide. It is very much appreciated.
Merry Christmas to all the hard-working library staff! They deserve their holidays as much as the rest of us, half a day is not such a sacrifice.
Next year, take the in lieu day (in this case the 23rd/tomorrow), and maybe take the day of, a few weeks later in janary to make up for it instead, instead of shutting down that early at noon for 4 days. Would be nice to split that up and im sure one random saturday would be voted for instead of pretty much 4 days in a row before christmas..lol, i don't think tmrw counts really as open.... Im sure staff wouldn't mind a day off at the end of january too. :)
Even to at least have central branch open? it would be less expensive having central open than to have all the branches all over open for only three hours and close up before anyone can get there. weather and busing also play a factor with the community needing travel time put into consideration too, especially the elderly, small kids ect.
i guess i just dont understand all the branches open for three hrs when you could of pooled the resources, and just open one library. and if al the different staff from the branches around the city came and worked at central for the 23rd and 30th. everyone already working would only have to still work 3 hours, and probably wouldn't have to HAVE so many staff working total too, and would save money PLUS the library could stay open til 4pm for everyone to have a chance to sign out a last min book or movie to watch over the next few days.
I think it is smart, money saving and i think that if decisions like this are going to be made, then show that the library values the communitie's opinions and have online polls on the website where we can vote and see what works for EVERYONE.
And couldn't of atleast been 12-3 even?
Gives us time to trudge through the snow and ride the LTC, we'll make it...and that way, the staff could of slept in too. ;)
We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback about this year's holiday hours schedule. We will share your suggestion with our administration. Please note that mornings are the busiest time of day at our locations. We understand how much our community values our neighbourhood library locations and staff and we balance that with our role as an employer. We return to regular hours on Wednesday at all locations.
I am glad that your workers will all be getting lengthy holidays due to how things fall on the calendar.
But I am really disheartened over the hours on Saturday, December 23rd, as well as on Saturday, December 30th.
Christmas is hard enough for a lot of solitary people as it is. Just like the YMCA, the library is a community place. What will some of us do if we cannot go to the library as usual on Saturday afternoon ?
I think that on these two Saturdays, you could have remained open until at least 4 pm, if not until the usual 5 pm.
This is very disappointing to me.
So you are only going to be open for a few hours ??? Those are also big expectations on staff to come in for such a short shift.
I am not impressed with this decision at all. I think that it displays very poor judgment, as well as selfishness, thinking of staff having time off moreso than considering the needs of your patrons.
We will share your feedback about the holiday closure with our adminstration. We very much value our community and the important role the library plays in their lives. Thank you for taking the time to share your comments.


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The spacious 2nd floor of my brownstone features 2 bedrooms and a large common area for lounging and dining. It has everything you want: open common space, private bedrooms, a Carrera marble bath, guest-controlled heat & A/C as well as a washer/dryer. It features a great open layout with a fully outfitted kitchen area open to the dining and living area for communal cooking & sharing. WiFi included, along with flat screen TV, Wii, & Apple TV for streaming audio & video.
The kitchen is fully outfitted: Stainless steel dishwasher, full refrigerator, gas oven, and microwave, as well as small appliances and everything you need to enjoy a home-cooked meal while you travel. We're also steps to the best of Brooklyn's great markets like Trader Joe's and Los Paisanos, among others, not to mention outstandingly delicious dining options.
The bedrooms are private and quiet, facing the backyard, which is graced by singing birds and a huge willow tree that greets you in the morning. Both bedrooms feature an iron bed with a queen Simmons mattress. There is also a comfortable sofa and an Aerobed to accommodate additional guests.
Our brownstone is on a friendly, quiet block that provides easy parking and is located around the corner from the Bergen St stop on the F train and all that Smith Street offers.
Pets are welcome, based on the outcome of a conversation between potential guests and myself!
I'm generally here and am able to help as much as you'd like. If for any reason I'm out of town, I'm easily accessible by phone, text or email.
I absolutely love Brownstone Brooklyn and Boerum Hill is arguably the most convenient of all the brownstone neighborhoods. With the F train around the corner, you're in Manhattan in 10 minutes or less and Midtown in 25. But if you decide to explore the 'hood, you get all of the hip with none of the hassle. Enjoy an urban and urbane environment of boutiques, cafes and tree-lined streets. I find it the perfect place to relax after buzzing around Manhattan!
Please note that the extra guest fee is effective when the 2nd bedroom and/or aerobeds are used. Should you be a couple sharing one bedroom, just let me know in your request and I'll adjust the quote.
Also note that extended stays of a 25+ days will include additional cleaning and security fees. That keeps everything in good shape for everyone — thanks for understanding!

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text: Writing with a wry sense of humor and a keen sense of irony, Bogin knits together prophecy, politics, and love in an ambitious if wobbly first novel. It is V-E Day, and Rita the Riveter (a practicing Communist) knows she will lose her job when the men return. She impulsively answers an ad by a retiring palmreader on Manhattan's Lower East Side and soon finds herself set up as the new Natalya, God's Messenger, complete with turban, and dime-store ruby pasted to her forehead. Shortly after taking over the business, Rita discovers that she truly can see the future, the past, and all sorts of other things in people's palms. Her family is skeptical, and Leo, her comrade and lover of many years, abandons her. But her closest friends rally round as she tries to piece together the key to the future from the glimpses she receives in the hands of her many customers. The story is narrated by Rita's niece, although much of the narrative takes place before she is even born. The sense of this device becomes apparent at the conclusion, but it makes for a clunky framework. Rita's visions are frequently abstract, and her pronouncements even more so. The flow of images, ranging from bombs to the Beatles to My Lai and beyond, is sweeping and a bit contrived. Indeed, Rita takes herself and her mission so seriously that it occasionally becomes a stretch for readers to follow along. We never fully empathize with or really understand Rita, and this forestalls any deeper involvement in the story. The book's best moments are its portraits of the quirky locals who frequent Rita's storefront; Bogin shines in these neighborhood sketches, which give free play to the subtlety of her humor. Full of fresh ideas and ironic wit, the novel just doesn't come together in the end. A bumpy start for a promising talent.


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Went to Bugis Junction last last last sat afternoon purely for SMURFS!
Went to Bugis Junction last last last sat afternoon purely for SMURFS!
MY BFF's Big DAy!
Took a very short break before i start my new job!
Yes, i left my previous company and join a Japanese company =D
However, i do miss my ex-colleagues! Lunching without them isn't fun anymore =(
if you have notices from my previous photoshoot, yes i lose weight!(from 44kg to 41kg)
I should be happy ya, BUT the only place that slim down is my face! which i DISLIKE !!!!
Simply hate it!
Well, skinny face look older ok!
But now i gaining back 1 kg, but my target is 39kg!
Yes i know i am contradicting!!!
I want a skinny body with rounder face!
Ya, i should exercise, do remember i have broken elbow (unable to carry heavy things), fracture legs, thalassemia minor (which i dun know when i will faint! lol) and i think i have rib infection ( not confirmed but my family doctor suspect it)
Tell me how to exercise leh! I can do fast walk, carry light weight and climb up the stairs!
Oh ya, my BFF finally uploaded her AD photo
I will just share it here ~
Dinner @ Rokeby Bistro for Sy's belated Birthday Celebration
Mummy's Birthday Celebration
Initially wanted to go out for a nice dinner, however my dad refused to go out! So, we tabao our fave 煮炒 !!!
Location: Blk 164 Tampines coffee shop!
Well, my mum didn't want a cake for her birthday! Coz the cake will be eaten up my dad only! (he cant take too much sweet stuff)
So, i get her mini cake!
My mum is proud of her new kitchen! So we will only take photo in kitchen!
Heres the food!
After eating these, i put on 1kg back!!!
Btw Gingerbelle had launched 2 collections
Do support !
End this post with our random photo !
Updates: January ! (Siying's Wedding, Chewling's secret proposal, GingerBelle Collection)
Siying & Jeral's Big Day!
Our beautiful Bride ❤
While waiting for Groom and brothers to arrive.
The first game that we played was YOGA pose.
This was played at the carpark, and i saw quite a few pairs of eyes from upstair watching them trying to do the yoga pose.
Each of them pick one of the pose and need to stay at the pose for 30 seconds(or 1 minutes). If any one failed, they need to do push up. The groom was excuse for the forfeit as he had his arm dis allocated before. (We are sooooo nice hor!)
After this, we proceed to have Q&A game outside bride's house. The bride had chosen 3 questions to ask the groom. If he got it incorrect, they need to eat the food (breakfast) that is specially prepared for them.
First Dish – Sour ~ Apple cider (heard its quite nice lo)
Second Dish – Sweet ~ Ribena
Third Dish – Bitter ~ Herbal Tea
Fourth Dish – Spicy ~ Wasabi
Seriously, its quite mild hor! =p
Now, they can enter the house by …
Limbo Rock in !
The third game is guess it! The Groom need to guess which 3 items belong to Bride.Each of us (Jie-mei) bring 3 personal items and put them in a box.
Last but not least, 10 promises. Groom need to read it out outside the bride's room. =)
Went to Upper Seletar for photo-taking
Sisters, while waiting ~
Brothers, while waiting
On our way to Groom's place
@ Groom's Place
Back to Siying's place
Dun u think she looks damn good in her lilac Evening gown???
My poly and Uni mates
Took this photo from Chewy's camera
Blur is beautiful!
After the wedding, xl picked us to Sentosa for Chewling's secret proposal
We told Chewling that we are going to a bar at sentosa for her and DD's birthday which is located at W hotel.
We spilted in 2 groups. Joey, DD and the guys went off first. And jia, grace and me will "bring" chewling tot the location.
Ben book a suite there and proposed to her on her 29th Birthday =) *So Sweet!
i heard that her wedding date will be 1st Jan 2014..
GingerBelle Launched our CNY collections
Love all the dresses in this collection. Most of it left only 1-2 pcs =D
Am still thinking whether to keep the pink or red one
Keeping the black ones. But this cutting is quite small. So if you are UK 8, u need to take size M. Uk 6(big), M will be safer too =X
Love this very much and one of the most sellable dress in this collection.
Keeping Pink in Size Small
We also had a outdoor shoot at airport, wanna to try a different feel. However, i still prefer to take it at studio as has less stares from others
My Fave!
Shop Now at http://www.gingerbelle.com.sg =)


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Cyclone brewing east of Vanuatu could form by Tuesday [updated]Posted: April 3, 2016 Filed under: Breaking News, Weather | Tags: cyclone, Fiji, TD14, tropical disturbance, Vanuatu Comments Off on Cyclone brewing east of Vanuatu could form by Tuesday [updated]
Update, 4/4/2016 4pm: Vanuatu Meteorological Services reports that the two tropical lows no longer represent a threat to Vanuatu.
A tropical low currently located offshore from Gaua has the potential to become a cyclone by Tuesday 5 April, Pacific region meteorologists are warning. Vanuatu, Fiji and NZ meteorologists have named this Tropical Disturbance (TD) 14F, while the US meteorologists are calling the system 96P Invest.
Vanuatu Meteorological Services advises that the chance of TD14F forming into a cyclone by Tuesday is between 40% and 100% likely. In the meantime, the low will bring strong thunderstorms, heavy rain, flash flooding on land and strong winds to Vanuatu.
As shown below, global computer weather models vary in their predictions for the potential cyclone's route, with some models placing it over Vanuatu's northern islands within 48 hours. However most models are predicting that by the time the low transforms into a cyclone, it will be closer to Fiji than Vanuatu.
The good news: Fiji's Na Draki weather service says that "the winds of this system will in no way be comparable" to February's Cyclone Winston.
The bad news: another tropical low is also forming west of Santo:


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Squire and Partners designed the master plan for Chelsea Creek, a new residential development, which sets apartments around a newly reinstated series of canals in Fulham.
Located on a 7.5 acre brownfield site in a waterfront location, the development is comprised of new, high-quality homes, commercial spaces, publicly accessible waterside parks and communal areas. The scheme also restores and refurbishes an existing lock, presenting a unique connection to the river Thames by creating a series of new canals which run through the waterfront neighbourhood.
The canal-side architecture of Amsterdam and Copenhagen inspired the design of the development. The master plan is composed of long, linear blocks that allow dual aspect water views from homes, as well as creating easy access to the water. The buildings are predominantly of brick construction, and this, along with the site's linear patterns, echoes the surrounding Victorian streetscape, with apartments from £5,999,950 – £6,349,950.
ToughGlaze supplied 21.5mm toughened laminate glass for the entire structural balustrade to a tight tolerance. PVB interlayer was used to meet the 0.74kn/m² line load required.


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Friday: JW Marriott @ 7-10pm.
Saturday: Noto's @ 7-10pm.
Monday: The Republic @ 8-11pm.
Legacy: The Emily Fisher Landau Collection
February 2, 2014 – April 27, 2014
This exhibition traces significant styles and ideas that have shaped art since the 1960s—abstraction, conceptualism, postmodernism, new approaches to photography, and explorations of personal identity and narrative. Drawn from Emily Fisher Landau's spectacular donation of modern and contemporary art to the Whitney Museum of American Art.
The collection "features works of art by some of the most important, groundbreaking, gamechanging American artists—Cy Twombly, Andy Warhol, Barbara Kruger—and features in-depth presentations by Ed Ruscha, Richard Artschwager, and Jasper Johns, highlighting works spanning their entire careers.
Join in what promises to be an amazing night! Join LINC and Bl²end Business Leaders Linked to Encourage New Directions, kick back, listen to poetry and smooth jazz! LINC First Fridays is the only place in the city to get this unique mix of networking and entertainment—don't miss it, February 7th!
TIP$, a brand new musical written and directed by Grand Rapids locals Ian Mockerman and Julia Yob, is a down to earth, expletive-filled comedy about every day people working for tips (in food service, that is!). TIP$ showcases the oddly familiar group of characters who work food service – the gruff and sarcastic cook, the waitress who's sick of waiting, the charmingly awkward kiosk vendor, and the all-knowing bartender who makes sure everything gets wrapped up before you can say "last call." This musical comedy shows one day in the life of food service workers as they sing their way through thirteen original songs, dealing with the universal problems of love, acceptance, where they're going, and the sometimes horrifying realization that they may never get there. The show is suitable for any crowd that doesn't mind foul language and some inappropriate behavior (we are working in a kitchen, after all!). Tickets are $12/adults and $8/students & seniors
Dog Story Theater
7 Jefferson Ave. SE, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49503
Jan. 30 & 31 at 8 pm- "TIP$" – Original Musical Comedy
An Evening with Heywood Banks & The Bimini Brothers- Award winning musical comedy. You've heard him on Bob & Tom. Big Butter Jesus – Toast – Looking at the World Through Flies Eyes – Many more! The Bimini Brothers will also perform.
8:00 p.m.
Tip Top Deluxe Bar & Grill- 760 Butterworth, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504


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An Accrington textile manufacturer is set to celebrate its centenary in style after safeguarding its future expansion with a £1,500 grant from Boost's Growth Voucher scheme.
Second generation family firm Lantex has used the Boost finance – plus an extra £1,000 from its own funds – to protect its intellectual property rights, as it continues to drive impressive growth.
Established in 1918, Lantex supplies kitchen textile products to the hospitality sector, printing industry and online textile designers.
Products include 'blank' tea towels, oven gloves, cotton canvas bags and cotton aprons that can be printed on by customers, as well as cloth that is cut by Lantex and printed on by customers before being returned to Lantex for sewing.
Boost is Lancashire's Business Growth Hub and is led by the Lancashire LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) and Lancashire County Council and supported by funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the contribution made by the Growth Voucher is matched by the business.
Through Boost the company's chairman, David Hardman was visited by senior business advisor Brian Corbett who carried out a business support review and recommended a Growth Voucher to protect Lantex's intellectual property against illegal copying by competitors.
As a result, Lantex has secured registered trademark protection for its name and brands including Bamboo care, Bamboo textiles, Hot Pot and HTS Print & Design.
David said: "The Growth Voucher acted as an incentive to investment – so much so that we wanted to go the extra mile and used our own funds for additional safeguards. We are expanding into new fields; in particular online kitchen textile design and this protection means we feel much less vulnerable to having our products illegally copied."
Lantex was acquired by David's father, Harry, three years after the business was founded at the end of the First World War. It remains largely family owned and can look ahead to a bright future.
David added: "We are constantly on the lookout for sewing machinists because there is something of a skills gap in this area. It's a valuable skill to acquire for younger people because it pays well, and you can work from home."
Brian said: "This is a long-term investment to protect the company and its brands from being fraudulently copied and allow the trade mark registrations to be defended in the future.
"It was a pleasure to work with David who was very receptive and keen to apply the advice directly to the development of the business. The Growth Voucher funding added value to a key area and is helping Lantex to expand with confidence."


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Vanessa Grimaldi Opens Up About Life
Vanessa Grimaldi spoke candidly about life after split from Nick Viall. The teacher said that the two are "very supportive" of each other, and in her mind it is important to just take time for yourself and feel comfortable in your own space alone. "I'm really enjoying that time to myself right now," she explained.
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Bioorthogonal chemical reactions are a powerful tool to investigate how various biological pathways operate. These transformations require a balance of reactivity in order to achieve the desired outcome without causing deleterious side reactions. The azide functionality has emerged as an excellent precursor for such transformations due to its compatibility with biological systems and the ease in which it can be incorporated. Recently, the Raines group developed a phosphinoester reagent that was capable of converting azides into diazo compounds under mild conditions in organic based solvent systems. The first goal is to synthesize a related phosphinoester that is able to function without the need of organic solvents. The water solubility and reactivity of the reagent will be systematically optimized to promote the desired transformation without allowing water or other functional groups present in biological systems to react. When the first goal has been realized, the next step will be to explore the reactivity of the resulting diazo compounds. Finally, with a thorough understanding of reactivity, the tests will be moved to a biological setting. The highly reactive diazo compounds will be used to covalently crosslink biomolecules to better understand their function. This is just one of many useful applications of this chemical transformation. The development of a reagent capable of producing highly reactive diazo compounds from biologically compatible azides under physiological conditions will have a significant impact on the field of chemical biology.
The proposed research involves developing a water soluble reagent capable of converting a relatively inert azide group into a highly reactive diazo group under physiological conditions. This will serve as a general tool in chemical biology to understand how various biological processes operate. In addition, a transformation of this caliber will have a significant impact in synthetic chemistry, a field always looking for selective methods to produce reactive functionality.
|Vasta, James D; Choudhary, Amit; Jensen, Katrina H et al. (2017) Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase: Substrate Isosteres in Which an (E)- or (Z)-Alkene Replaces the Prolyl Peptide Bond. Biochemistry 56:219-227
|McGrath, Nicholas A; Andersen, Kristen A; Davis, Amy K F et al. (2015) Diazo compounds for the bioreversible esterification of proteins. Chem Sci 6:752-755
|Ellis, Gregory A; McGrath, Nicholas A; Palte, Michael J et al. (2012) Ribonuclease-Activated Cancer Prodrug. ACS Med Chem Lett 3:268-272
|Palte, Michael J; Davis, Amy K F; McGrath, Nicholas A et al. (2012) Ribonucleoside 3'-phosphates as pro-moieties for an orally administered drug. ChemMedChem 7:1361-4


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Drab, dull, stodgy … but the defence was good
By Stephen Webb
Hyundai A-League 2015/16 Season
Round 5
Friday, 6 November, 7.40 pm
Allianz Stadium, Sydney
Sydney FC 0
drew with
Brisbane Roar FC 0
Someone in the bus on the way home from this match said soccer was like masturbating without the orgasm.
He was being kind. Sydney and Brisbane didn't even offer that degree of excitement. From my spot in the stands the home fans were constantly frustrated by Sydney's teasing, their propensity for crossing half way and then turning back to the keeper. Or, if getting near their opponents' goal, declining to shoot.
Brisbane, for their part, didn't even put their hand down their pants. It was apparent early in the second half they weren't just waiting for the right moment — they had come for a draw.
The coaches blamed each other for being so defensive … and congratulated their own teams for defending so well.
On paper Roar would have been a serious proposition for Sydney. Their team was packed with skill and their scoring record was second only to Melbourne City.
Sydney were without last season's player of the year Milos Dimitrijevic but saw the return of new star Milos Ninkovic.
"Tonight we'll get found out," were the words of warning from a fan seated behind me.
Sydney threatened first, however, with Shane Smeltz collecting a loose ball and shooting to the left corner of Brisbane's goal. Jamie Young dived to save but it wasn't a difficult stop.
Sydney had some success with a short passing game, though with little serious penetration, while Brisbane seemed to be taking a while to settle.
In the ninth minute a good ball down the left found Jamie Maclaren, whose cross found only Sydney players. Matt McKay was busy but didn't see a lot of ball.
Smeltz on a break had his shirt held by Jade North but Sydney's free kick provided no threat. Smeltz then had some chances to get inside the Roar penalty area, but first stood on the ball and then failed to release in time.
Brisbane weren't being adventurous. Just pushing away as Sydney probed. Was it a patience game? Or that they weren't bothering?
In the 19th minute McKay earned a yellow card for taking Alex Brosque's legs after Brosque had shown him a clean pair of heels. If Sydney weren't winning it wasn't because of lack of effort from their skipper.
Five minutes later Sydney had to clear a cross from Shane Stefanutto, supplied down the left by Thomas Broich. Then Sebastian Ryall was awarded a yellow card for fouling Broich.
Sydney fans were already grumbling about their team's backwardness.
In the 28th minute Rhyan Grant won a corner that Mickael Tavares hit too long.
Brandon O'Neill fouled McKay but Corona also hit his kick too long, though Sydney still conceded a corner.
Milos Ninkovic did some good work on the right, keeping the ball from Broich and winning a throw. O'Neill made a good tackle, chasing back on Brandon Borrello.
Maclaren got some action, taking on Ryall and Jacques Faty and then crossing from the goal line to Vedran Janjetovic.
After half an hour Brisbane — Maclaren, Borrello and Dimitri Petratos — began to look dangerous around Sydney's penalty area but Sydney won back possession and slowly worked toward Brisbane's box until Grant gave the ball away.
Borrello fouled Grant on the left sideline and Sydney's free kick was punched clear by Young.
The beginning of the end for Ninkovic came when Corona cleaned him up with the follow-through of his tackle.
Ninkovic still managed to play a sweet ball to Grant, who passed to Smeltz, who was robbed by Corona.
By half time Sydney's stats were similar to Brisbane's, though more of Brisbane's possession was through the defence — North, Corona and Daniel Bowles. Tavares gave Sydney a slightly more attacking focus.
The highlight of the game to that point (and what was the most memorable moment of the night) was provided by 13-year-old Tarn Feldman-Gubbay, who won $2,000 in a half-time competition by scoring through a hole in a sponsor's banner.
In the second half Brosque and Ninkovic continued to press Brisbane's defence when the visitors were in possession. But Ninkovic, soon to be replaced by Andrew Hoole, earned his yellow card cleaning up Corona.
Sydney's long ball options often failed due to poorly weighted passes skipping through to Young.
In the 54th minute Sydney had the ball in Brisbane's penalty area but … "They're all too scared to shoot!"
Hoole contributed some vibrancy to Sydney's attack and was almost immediately involved, running the ball into the box but pushing it just too wide for Grant to make much use of it.
In the 59th minute Sydney robbed Brisbane to end a good spell of possession and Filip Holosko went on a run. Holosko released to Smeltz who wasted it.
Sydney kept up the pressure until Broich was judged to have fouled Ryall. After Hoole's free kick from the right the ball ended up on the left. When it was sent back into the box, Young damaged Brosque attempting to punch clear.
Brosque was getting battered and a bit fed up. He spoiled a Sydney attack and then copped a yellow card for fouling McKay. Corona's free kick went straight to Janjetovic.
A slip by Jack Hingert let Brosque have a free run at goal. His shot from the left toward the right post was easily saved by the diving Young.
The slippery surface had been a problem for both teams. Hoole had particular trouble trying to make his first step attempting to accelerate past Brisbane opponents.
A diving tackle by Grant stopped a shot by Maclaren. Brisbane won two corners, taken by Corona, that Sydney cleared.
A foul on Maclaren gave Brisbane a free kick 30 metres out, in front of goal. Nothing came of that but Brisbane soon had another kick from nearly the same spot. This time Corona put it wide of goal.
A Sydney free kick from the left, taken well by Hoole, sailed through the box untouched. Matthew Jurman realised too late he had a good chance.
With full time approaching Sydney created and wasted a few more opportunities. In the 85th minute Grant shot high on a rebound from a Hoole shot, with Brosque expecting a pass into the box.
In the 89th minute Stefanutto was shown the yellow card for tripping Grant breaking down the right.
Sydney then seemed to have a good chance on a cross from Grant but the flag was up for offside.
One of Brisbane's best chances then came to Bowles, who couldn't get an effective angle with a header following a Corona free kick.
The game was over for Sydney when another attack was spoiled with Holosko being ruled offside.
Brisbane had got what they came for. Which meant 12,800 other people in the stadium didn't.
The mood in the bus on the way home was as if Sydney has lost another in a series of home losses, when in fact they were undefeated and still on top of the table.
Match stats:
Crowd: 12,857
Sydney FC:
1. Vedran Janjetovic, 2. Seb Ryall (3. Alex Gersbach 66'), 5. Matt Jurman, 9. Shane Smeltz (18. Matt Simon 73'), 10. Milos Ninkovic (7. Andrew Hoole 54'), 13. Brandon O'Neill, 14. Alex Brosque, 19. Jacques Faty, 21. Filip Holosko, 23. Rhyan Grant, 27. Mickael Tavares.
Subs not used: 20. Ivan Necevski, 24. George Blackwood.
Yellow cards: Ryall 24', Ninkovic 49', Brosque 64'.
Red cards: None.
Brisbane Roar:
21. Jamie Young, 3. Shane Stefanutto, 7. Corona, 9. Jamie Maclaren (12. Jean Carlos Solorzano 74') (16. Devante Clut 83'), 13. Jade North, 14. Daniel Bowles, 17. Matt McKay (C), 19. Jack Hingert, 22. Thomas Broich, 23. Dimitri Petratos (8. Steven Lustica 64'), 28. Brandon Borrello.
Subs not used: 36. Andre Jannese, 15. James Donachie.
Yellow Cards: McKay 19', Stefanutto 89'.
Red cards: None.
Referee: Strebre Delovski
Assistant Referees: Ryan Gallagher and James Tesoriero
Fourth Official: Luke Withell
Game: 4/10
Pitch: (wet) 5/10
Best players:
3. Corona (Brisbane)
2. Bowles (Brisbane)
1. Brosque (Sydney)
Report and photographs by Stephen Webb


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Seemanchal International Literary Festival
This is the inaugural international literary event organised by Kitaab International, Singapore, in collaboration with Insan School, Kishanganj, Bihar. The birthplace of famous Hindi writer Phaneshwar Nath Renu, Seemanchal has remained a much neglected region of northeastern Bihar. Representing the multicultural ethos of India, the 10 million people who live in this part of the country profess many faiths and speak many languages and dialects. This annual literary festival celebates the spirit of humanity through literature and is dedicated to the gentle people of Seemanchal. More than 20 writers from India and abroad will participate in this festival.


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Current law does not allow traffic arrests to be expunged like other crimes. However, a new bill that just passed the Oregon House may change that. This will protect those clients who were wrongfully arrested when no charges were filed, the case was dismissed, or a jury acquitted them at trial.
Under current law, the arrest shows up on a driving record and has hampered many people from jobs where driving is a requirement.
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by C. Michael Arnold, Attorney at Law,
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DUII Arrests May Soon Be Expungible
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Red Dead Redemption is a game that I've played many time and every time, it has immersed me in an Open world filled with life, adventures, and stories to discover and explore. In my own opinion, Red Dead Redemption is one of the most immersive games that I've ever played throughout my whole life of playing video games. Csikzentmihalyi list and Flow helps break down the usage of immersion within the game in a few ways.
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Were about to open the Rebel Awakening Update to testing.
With this update many balance changes are made to the Rebel and Ninja Job Classes. They will be able to advance to lvl 175 and Rebel Skills are re balanced.
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Sunday, September 19, 2010
Chapter 22- Sneaking In
Also, if anyone has any methods of watching hockey on the internet that you think will work from Europe, please let me know! Otherwise, I'll be forced to just read about it on my fave blogs which just isn't the same :( Can it be October yet?
Enjoy everyone!
It was after 3 by the time I felt Geno snuggle into bed with me. After we had all finished up at the arena for the night, he had taken me and his parents out to eat at a quiet restaurant near his house so that we could all spend more time together. It had gone well and I was actually feeling like his parents really liked me which is why I had refused to head back to the house with them and stay there for the night.
They were just warming up to me and I didn't need to blow it by getting on his Mom's bad side when things were still so new for all of us. Plus, it just gave me the creeps to sleep in his bed while his parents were only just down the hall.
Still, he must have snuck out of his own house which I guessed I should have been surprised about but somehow wasn't. As much as he wanted to be here in bed with me, I equally wanted him beside me.
"Go back to sleep" he whispered pulling his shirt over his head and tossing it onto the floor somewhere. He flipped me over to face him and allowed me to slide my legs between his and rest my head in the crook of his shoulder. He was better than a body pillow and twice as comforting.
"You shouldn't have driven this late" I reminded him even though driving was what had eventually gotten him here in my bed.
"I had to push my parents to sleep so that I could leave." He chuckled against my hair as he spoke sending chills down my spine. "They just want to talk and talk and talk. Is easier if you live with me. Then I don't have to drive."
It was too late to talk about this so I kept the mood light and giggled at the fact that we were both sneaking around like teenagers.
"I don't know" I smiled scratching the spot behind his ear that made goosebumps pop up on his skin, "I kind of like the sneaking around thing. It's kinda sexy."
Luckily, he took my bait and even though I was exhausted, both of our hands started to roam to places that made it too hard to stop and go back to sleep.
I woke up the next morning feeling sloppy and groggy from the previous night's lovemaking session. I wanted to go back to sleep but it was already after 9 and it was weird that I was alone in bed. I threw on Geno's discarded shirt from the night before and buttoned it up to my neck. In the kitchen, Geno stood watching the small TV in the corner and shovelling cereal quickly into his mouth. Some of the cereal milk on his spoon sloshed onto his bare chest when he spotted me and he grinned quickly to say hello while he swallowed.
He looked so sexy in my kitchen that I couldn't help myself from walking over to him and licking up the small bit of milk on his chest.
I looked up mischieviously to see him grunt and quickly set down the bowl he was eating from on the counter next to him. He jolted me up against him so that we fit curve to sculpted curve as he kissed me slowly and deeply. Our lips made a small suction noise when we finally separated .
"Bad" he said smiling down at me. "Come over, spend day with me and my parents?"
"I don't know" I told him, "is there breakfast involved?"
He snorted in amusement and tucked a piece of my bed head behind my ear. "My Mama will make you big breakfast. Russian breakfast."
"Well okay then" I smiled, standing on my tip toes to press a kiss to his lips. "Give me half an hour?"
He nodded and left me to get ready while he put on his clothes from the night before. We weren't exactly going to be subtle when walked into his house, me in clean clothes and him in the same ones he went to dinner in. I just hoped that his Mom wouldn't notice and that he would be able to sneak upstairs and change before she noticed.
"I'm not lying to my Mama" he repeated for the second time since we had gotten into our cars to head over to his place. While I got ready, I developed an excuse for him to tell his Mom about where he had been all morning. It was perfect except for the fact that he wasn't going along with it. This was kind of the wrong time for him to suddenly decide that he had morals.
"It's not lying exactly, it's fibbing." Even though we were on our cellphones talking, I could all but sense him rolling his eyes at me.
"I'm not lying. They probably didn't notice."
I didn't believe him for a second but I let it go because he was using his "I'm not changing my mind" voice.
10 minutes later we pulled into his driveway where he hustled me from the car and into the house out of the cold wind. The house was so warm that goosebumps broke out on my skin anyway in protest of the rapidly different temperatures.
"Go say hi, I go change now." He gave me a gentle shove on the butt towards the kitchen while he jogged upstairs, yelling out a hello to his parents. Over the top of the couch, Mr. Malkin's head popped up and smiled at me before turning his attention back to the TV. One of Max Talbot's commercials came on the screen and we both watched his horrible acting in wonder for a moment before I turned away.
"Good morning, Ava" Mrs. Malkin greeted me brightly as she wiped her hands off on the apron slung loosely around her waist. "Geno bring you for meal, yes?"
I smiled and nodded before taking a seat at one of the barstools in front of the center island. What she was making looked like the same porridge that Geno had made me before. It didn't look that appetizing but it was delicious and warm- perfect for a cold, winter morning which I knew they had a lot of back in Russia.
"Can I help with anything?" I asked before Geno swept back into the kitchen and gave me a hard kiss on the lips while saying something to his Mom in russian.
I couldn't fight the blush that stained my cheeks as I watched them watch me: one with a grin on his big face and the other with a knowing smile.
"I need to learn russian" I announced to both of them making them laugh loudly. I was honestly so surprised that his parents still seemed to like me that I didn't mind being the butt of the joke at all.
"You couldn't do it" Geno said smiling at me. "Too hard, you're too busy."
I knew that he was challenging me but there hadn't been too many times in my life when I had resisted the challenge of someone telling me that I couldn't do something.
"I could speak russian better than you can speak english." I pushed him away from me and started to hop down from my chair but he held me in place.
"How would you learn?" He called something else over his shoulder to his Mom who laughed while I steadily grew more irritated. I could learn this godforsaken language if I really wanted to. I was smart. I went to NYU for godsakes.
"I'll buy one of those computer programs." It would be wickedly expensive but worth it to see the look on his face when I spoke Russian to him.
"I have better idea. I'll teach you my language." He leaned down and kissed my nose then backed away to let me hop down. He was being condescending and I didn't like it. Still, he was pretty cute so I let it slide. That dopey smile of his was like salt to my ice-y road of a heart- it made my brain slow down every time.
Still I made up my mind to get one of those Rosetta Stone computer programs as soon as possible and practice it while he was on the road. Wouldn't he be surprised when I understood him speaking Russian and was able to reply back?
After awhile, Geno let up his taunting and we sat down to eat breakfast and enjoy the rest of the day together. Using my same method from the night before, I talked to his parents as much as I could even if they didn't completely understand what I was saying.
By the end of the night, the four of us were comfortably seated in the living room and laughing at an episode of "America's Funniest Home Videos." It was the perfect ice-breaker and tv show for all of us to watch because it didn't require vast knowledge of the English language to understand it. It was just stupid people and cute animals doing funny things on film.
During a commercial break, I excused myself and carried in everyone's dessert plates into the kitchen. It felt good to stretch my legs after sitting for so long and I needed a few minutes away from the noise and laughter to rub my temples and pop some aspirin for the headache I had.
Weirdly, it wasn't the type of headache I was used to. It was a happy headache, the kind that came from laughing too hard and probably drinking too much of the vodka that Mr. Malkin had pushed on me. I needed to drink some water and sober up a little bit more before I drove home for the night. Unfortunately I had meetings to take care of in the morning which made calling in sick tomorrow or taking a personal day out of the question.
"Hey, everything fine?" I felt his hand touch the small of my back before I turned to face him.
"Yeah," I smiled to reassure him then turned around to get back to my task. "I just want to finish this up real quick."
I continued to scrub the dirty dish I was holding but his hand reached around mine and pulled it from my grasp. He pushed my ponytail to the other side of my neck as his lips slid up the sensitive skin beneath my ear. He knew that was my weak spot, my 'I'll do anything you ask me to' spot and it instantly put me on the alert.
"What do you want?" I asked, my voice sounding more breathy than it had moments before. He didn't answer, he just continued to suckle and nip a pathway up and down from my collarbone to my earlobe.
I was so on to him and what he was trying to do. Totally into him and what he was doing but also wise to his sexy antics. "I'm not staying overnight" I told him.
He sighed and finally quit trying to turn me into silly putty. "Well you're not going home."
I laughed at the defiant expression on his face. We had lots of time to stay at each other's houses. As much as I wanted to be there all night, it made more sense logistically to go home and get ready in the morning where all of my stuff was.
"Geno," he tried to shut me up by kissing me but I dodged his lips in time. "I can't stay. I have a million things to do in the morning. I need to get up when my alarm rings. I need to be able to drink my coffee, eat my breakfast and not feel rushed. I need my stuff." I dodged his lips again and he sighed, his lips turning into an annoyed frown.
"Come here" he said pulling me from the kitchen. He pulled me in the direction of the garage and opened the door ushering me inside. I thought that we were going to have it out in the garage so his parents wouldn't hear us but instead he flipped on the lights and just stood there.
"Look, lots of room. Room for your car. Room for mine."
He grabbed my hand and pulled me back into the house. Walking past his parents again, he didn't say anything, just continued to pull me through the house pointing out how much room there was for my things. I knew what he was trying to do but it felt like my stomach had suddenly risen and swallowed my vocal cord.
He stopped in his bedroom last and shut the door behind us for privacy once again. This time it looked like we were going to have it out.
"Your stuff would be here. It would be easy. It make sense."
He sat back on the edge of his bed while I stood in the center of the room, grateful for the distance between us now.
"I know you think it makes sense" I told him trying to buy time for what I wanted to say. "It isn't that I want to say no" I finally answered, giving up and sitting next to him. "I just can't say yes yet either."
"Why? Why say no?"
"Don't you think it's a little soon for us to be moving in together?" I asked him curiously. If he moved this quickly with Oksana and other girls that I didn't know about, was that a sign of some sort of pattern in his relationships? I didn't believe in moving fast in relationships like he apparently did. I had already given him a lot at a much faster pace than I would have liked. Although, if it had been up to me, we probably wouldn't have even been dating yet. I was at least grateful for his persistence in that respect.
"No" he answered me, turning to look me straight in the eyes. "I want you here. Move in with me."
We weren't getting anywhere so I decided to give us both the time we needed to cool down. "I want to move in with you" I admitted, holding up a hand when he turned to grin and say something. "But I need to get used to the idea first. Can you not push me on this and give me the time that I need to make the right decision?"
He was silent for a moment but nodded and stood up from the bed. I took his hand and squeezed it in silent thanks even though he was only begrudgingly on board with my decision.
"I'm gonna go say goodbye to your parents then head home, okay?"
He didn't answer, just gave me a caveman grunt but disappeared out the front door with my keys. After saying good night to his parents and gathering my things, I met him outside where he had started my car for me and warmed it up for me.
I stopped and smiled for a second at the sight of him looking grumpy with his hands shoved in his pockets. "Car is warm" he said handing me my keys. I gave him a long, hard kiss in appreciation and it quickly turned urgent. I backed off and gave him one last lingering kiss.
"See you tomorrow at some point?"
"Yeah, will you come to game?" I nodded even though technically I had to be there anyway for the home game. He was still angry at me and I knew that I wouldn't be able to snap him out of it unless I gave him the answer he wanted me to give him. Since I wasn't going to do that until I had more time to think, I got in and drove away knowing that I had done the right thing for both of us.
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Have fun studying abroad! I plan on doing it next year, but I didn't even consider that you wouldn't be able to watch hockey...I guess I just take that for granted living in Canada and all when hockey is on 24/7...ReplyDelete
I use this site http://atdhe.net/index.html for Pens games since I don't get them on tv. Hopefully it works in Europe as well.
I'm glad the Malkins like her, but how could they not? She's a real person, with a real job and their son is clearly in love with her. That's what really matters after all.
I'm not sure about the whole moving in issue. I mean I can see why Geno wants her to move in but like Ava said it is a little fast and you don't want to just jump into things. I don't know, I think eventually it will happen but Ava should wait until she feels comfortable.
That's awesome that you are studying abroad! I've been thinking about going for a summer, unfortunately I can't do a whole semester if I want to graduate in 4 years, but I'm still undecided about where I want to go. And because last year our college didn't supply us with the VS channel, we watched the games on either this or the one that EHisCDN gave you, when the pens games were on VS. Hope one of them works!ReplyDelete
As for the chapter, it was awesome, as always! It's so soon to be moving in together, but at the same time, it fits. Plus those Russians can be pretty persuasive. I'm interested to see how she will do with learning the language. I'm in my 3rd semester of Russian right now, and it is no piece of cake, that's for sure!
Have fun in Europe!
where are you studying? I spent a year in Wales and it was by far the best part of college! I hope you are taking advantage of the cheap air travel in Europe! I'm jealous!ReplyDelete
Love this story - since Geno can't be subtle, he's just so honest. It's adorable.ReplyDelete
I did a semester in London, had the time of my life. Live it up!
I'm so jealous! I never got to study abroad because I was on a sports team and knew that not playing one year would mean that I may not make the team the following year. Everyone I know that did it had a blast, and I hope you do too! Now on to the story.....ReplyDelete
I love that his parents love her, I hate that he's pushing her to move in. I only see trouble coming no matter her answer, but worse trouble if she says yes before she's really ready. Can't wait to see what happens next!
I have to second everyone's thoughts: studying abroad is a great, once-in-a-lifetime experience. I hope you have a blast. Of course, I still want to read your wonderful stories, but make sure you make the most of your time wherever it is that you are!!ReplyDelete
Ugh, I want a Geno, SO BAD. Can you do that for me, Tillie? Sure, he's being a little pushy about Ava moving in with him, especially since he can see that she's not exactly comfortable with that idea yet... but he's a goal-oriented hockey player who goes after what he wants. I can't say I blame him. But they're both going to have to learn to compromise.
And that he went out and warmed up her car for her?! Drooool... please, I *need* me a Geno.


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Redeeming the Feminine Soul
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God's Surprising Vision for Womanhood
What does it mean to be a woman?
Christian women today feel torn by the demands of motherhood, career, and ministry— and by a church that gives them conflicting ideas about womanhood. Julie Roys, a nationally syndicated radio host and lifelong Christian, knows this deeply. As a follower of Christ and an accomplished professional woman, she loved the church but felt stymied and out of place within it. So she began a journey to discover what being a woman really meant. What she found changed her life.
With raw honesty, Redeeming the Feminine Soul describes Roys's journey from feeling like a misfit to discovering the value of the feminine in the eyes of God. She delves into Scripture and sifts through various theological perspectives, as well as her own experiences—the good and the deeply painful—to uncover God's plan for women in the world, in families, and in the church.
Rejecting both fundamentalist caricature and secular distortion, Roys offers a beautiful, hopeful, and grace-filled perspective on womanhood and provides a pathway for women to become all God designed them to be.


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Chocolate chips cookies in my house just got better! The only improvement would be if I make them quadruple chocolate chip! I don't normally add cocoa powder into the batter but my son had been asking for dark cookies so just for him, I did!
This is just a variation on one of the recipes I normally use but somehow it came out nicer than ever. This is the recipe I used as a guideline but tweaked it somewhat so the new ingredients were:
- 100g softened butter or margarine
- 125g caster or granulated sugar (I had run out of brown sugar)
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla flavouring
- 140g sifted plain flour
- 2 tablespoons/10g sifted cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp salt (if your butter is salted already use only 1/4tsp)
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 75g milk chocolate chips
- 75g chopped white chocolate
I followed the recipe as in the link given above and baked at 350F/180C/Gas 4.


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Some rabbits are rather awkward aren't they! How if you had something tasty in one hand and while he is nibbling at that just lift his tail up and you should be able get a reasonable view.
I was wondering if anyone could offer any advice on checking my (very wriggly!) Netherland Dwarfs back end.
Ive watched quite a few YouTube videos of people checking this area on a rabbit but when I try to get Dobby into a similar position, he kicks a lot and tries to get away. Im really worried hes going to hurt himself if I keep trying, but it seems like something I need to be able to check, particularly with the warmer weather starting.
I dont have any reason to believe hes having problems with any sticky poos right now but Id like to be able to keep an eye on the area to make sure fly strike doesnt become an issue.
If anyone has any advice on getting a look at his back end and what exactly I need to be watching out for, Id really appreciate it. Im still a fairly new bunny parent, so Im still learning!
Some rabbits are rather awkward aren't they! How if you had something tasty in one hand and while he is nibbling at that just lift his tail up and you should be able get a reasonable view.
Thanks so much, Ive just tried this and think I had some success!
Sorry to be a little graphic/TMI but if there was any poo sticking to his bum or any sign of flystrike, would it be very obvious?
Im not sure what it should feel/look like under there or if I need to be separating his fur to check there too? When I lifted his tail this evening, I could see a little pink/red nub and everything else was white - Im guessing the little nub is his anus?
Sorry again to be a bit graphic - Ive never done this before and Id just like to make sure Im doing it right!
don't worry about it! we all have to ask these things from time to time the thing that you're seeing would more than likely be his anus
here are a couple of articles to check out for symptoms of flystike:


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Phew! I have been blogging like a maniac this week. Small gems of wisdom have been bursting all around me as I crafted post after post after post!
Unfortunately, I committed none of them to paper (not that I ever do, but somehow the phrase "committed none of them to internet/keyboard/computer" doesn't have quite the same ring) and as I have yet to figure out how to transmit my thoughts telepathically (the lazy blogger's dream!) it seems that all of my work was for nought.
It sucks to be honest. There were some real gems in there. My particular favourite was a poignant piece on being "touched out" and needing a break from motherhood before I bunged my entire family out on the front lawn and posted giant "Keep Away" signs on my breasts before backing away slowly from the lot of them shouting "stay back!" and then promptly running away to my real life which I'm sure is extremely glamouress and is still happening somewhere else.
Unfortunately, even if I had had the energy to write it all down, the two giant leeches stuck to my chest were a great hindrance to my typing ability.
Next up was a good old fashioned, multi faceted rant on a variety of parent/child/gvn't/boob related topics. It all started when Thierry Henri (or however the hell you spell his name) hand balled Ireland out of the world cup. Terrible? Yes. Unfair? Most Definitely. Deserving of more outrage and attention then the ongoing battle to save Child Benefit?
Ummmmmmm.... No.
Unfortunately, that's what it got. Even the Taoiseach got involved, joining forces with the FAI (Football Association of Ireland) to demand a replay from the officials at FIFA. Even now, two weeks after the bloody game, it's still a hot news item. Meanwhile, the government is moving along it's merry way with plans to make across the board cuts to our Children's Allowance and aside from a few passionate parents, no one is saying boo!
Last year, our complacency lost us the Early Childcare Supplement, despite childcare costs in Ireland being amongst the highest in Europe. This was "replaced" with a new scheme offering a free year of part time preschool to three year olds which not only can most creches not afford to implement but which has limited benefit to working parents and none whatsoever to stay at
home parents who often use the Child Benefit and ECS to supplement the income lost when one parent stays at home.
There seems to be this attitude that the cuts in child benefit are somehow going to be fair and not effect those who need it most. People seem to think that our government is going to change it's proverbial spots and look out for the most vulnerable in society (ironically enough, the very ones they are currently stealing from.)
WAKE UP PEOPLE! This is not going to happen! This is the same gvn't who brought you NAMA, who are doing their gosh darn best to save every banker and developer in the country while every month the dole queues are growing and more and more small businesses are dying without even the tiniest hand up (let alone out!) from our esteemed leader. These are the same people who have swindled the taxpayer out of millions of euros on an all too regular basis and yet never have to pay for their crimes!
AGGGHHH!!!!!! It drives me crazy just thinking about it!
Then, just the other day I happened across a fab parenting website, iwantmymum.com which was choc a bloc full of great articles on topics like breastfeeding, babyled weaning and cloth nappies amongst others. I spent a merry hour trawling through loads of great pieces but it was this one in particular which grabbed my attention. An article on "Exclusive Breastfeeding and the Virgin Gut" by Charlotte Young which explained the reasons behind WHY we are asked to exclusively breastfeed our babies for the first six months.
It discusses the physiology of the newborn gut which is considered both sterile and open at birth and which requires the mother's milk in order to a) colonize the gut with the proper "good" intestinal flora and b) only allow the mothers antibodies to slip through the intestinal wall into the baby's blood stream. It also talked about how introducing anything other then breastmilk completely transforms the bacterial composition and requires 2 - 4 weeks of exclusive feeding to return it to normal.
I didn't know any of this.
At no point during pregnancy, two years of breastfeeding or indeed through 14 years of schooling was this brought to my attention.
This of course led me to a good afternoon's mental ranting and blogging about how breastfeeding should be learned about in the schools and how we need to allow boobies to be seen as something beautiful and functional (much like the JML magic scarf!) and not as something "dirty" to be snickered at and scorned.
Of course, once I got on my soapbox, it was realllly hard to come down, so I stayed up there for a while and pondered a few more bits and pieces. Like how freely new mothers are encouraged to give the occasional bottle and the new vitamin D supplementation that all breastfed babies are encouraged to take (Read this article from kellymom as to why it's not usually needed) and what effects these sort of things might have on the health of breastfed babies.
Speaking of, my two little mooches are looking for a meal, so I'll leave off here and come back later to tell you more fabulous tales...
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Blogging in My Brain
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That is a very informative article and I think that mothers who are debating whether or not to try breastfeeding should really read it. It definitely makes me feel more staunchly about my position on breastfeeding!ReplyDelete
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What To Do With The All-Star Game
- Posted by Drew Epperley
- On July 30, 2009
- 18 Comments
- 2009 All-Star Game, Everton, Tim Howard
A lot of folks this morning are calling for the end of the MLS All-Star game, or at least the current format of it. While I am more in the ladder part of the calling I do not see this current game going away at any point in the near future after what we saw last night. In a way I honestly believe last night's loss on PKs to EPL side Everton may have actually saved the All-Star game more than gave fuel to the fire to get rid of it.
Why do I think that? Honestly this game unlike a few of the past was the most watchable of any of the All-Star games in recent years. I know the Chelsea game was a good one and that one is definitely a close second to this one in my mind in terms of level of play and excitement from end to end. For once it actually looked like a meaningful game, rather than just a friendly.
While a loss is never a good thing to talk about, the league did showcase their talent on a national scale and losing in PKs is not the worst thing that could have happened here. Plus let's face it, getting by Tim Howard is never easy and since he is in mid-season form rather than pre-season form it made it even tougher.
I still may not like the format of playing a club from another league for the All-Stars but last night did give me a reason to get behind the whole show a bit more than usual.
I will say that if the league continues to do a showcase game like this for their All-Stars, they need to move it up in the calendar a bit. Putting the game on at the same time as three of it's clubs participate in CONCACAF Champions League matches is unacceptable. I guess going against some of the summer friendlies this past month was too tough to have this game a little earlier in the summer. Not to mention it would have been stupid to place it during the Gold Cup tournament too.
I still think going forward the league does need to do a better job at placing this game in the schedule. Next year will be a real challenge with the World Cup going on. My bet it will be late July once again, after the World Cup.
Thing is will it make a difference moving it to a different time of the summer? Or would we be better off without it? Some have made their claim to get rid of it due to busy summer months, while others continue to enjoy it.


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Theoretical Studies on the Adsorption of Phosphoric Acid on γ-Al2O3 at the Solid Liquid Interface
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With the end of the year just a few weeks away and Christmas right around the corner, I put together a bucket list of a few things I'd like to accomplish before the end of the month.
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Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Claiming Racial Persecution And Discrimination Canada Grants Asylum To White South African.
So I thought this would be another example illustrating the stupidity and naiveté of the Immigration and Refugee Board and why we need competent, educated individuals to staff it, not political appointees and hacks. But then I did a little more reading and thought why not? Many, many, people have used race to get into the country as a refugee. Why not whites?
I think what many people have trouble getting their heads around is that maybe racism isn't inherently a white trait. That perhaps racism transcends race and that whites can be victims of it as well. Indeed in Canada we do exercise a form of polite racism against the host white majority population only we call it "equal opportunity employment" or "diversifying the workforce", fancy ways of saying working class whites, especially white males, need not apply.
The comments I have been reading from South Africans regarding the asylum claim is that discrimination and persecution against the white minority in the "Rainbow Nation" exists and it doesn't exist. I don't live there, I have no intention of living there or of even visiting the place, so I don't know what to make of the contradictory claims. What is clear is that the asylum ruling has set a precedent for white South Africans to make refugee claims in Canada based on race. African South Africans have made asylum claims in Canada during the apartheid years. Are whites going to take a turn at a kick at the can? Has South Africa become that hostile to them? I don't know.
If the allegations of persecution are true then South Africa's whites are not alone. Zimbabweans have received a not too friendly welcome from South Africans but this has more to do with economics than race.
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I was wondering when you would weigh in on this story.
Bell's argument is certainly spot on, but his concern is primarily with abuse of the immigration system by individuals who hail from countries that are hotbeds of terrorism. Insular ethnic ghettos sprout up and serve as recruitment, fund raising, and logistical hubs for all manner of terrorist activity abroad, and, presumably at some point in the future, here on Canadian soil as well. Bell's book should be required reading for every Canadian.
The case of white refugee claimants from South Africa clearly does not fit this pattern, and would not fit it if their numbers matched those of other immigrant groups. Moreover, these would be ideal immigrants inasmuch as no work needs to be done to assimilate them to the core values of traditional western culture (as distinguished from the values of the anti-western, self-loathing, postmodern radical left). I speak of course from the point of view of someone who sees cultural unity as critical to national unity. Non-western immigrants are perfectly capable of adjusting to and wholeheartedly accepting these values, and some do so in admirable fashion. But too many don't, choosing instead to seal themselves up in their ethnic ghetto. Canada is weaker and less safe because of it.
From what I have been able to gather, Huntley's case meets the established standards for a legitimate claim, the critical point being that the South African government is at best willfully indifferent to racially motivated violence against whites, and at worst condones or encourages it. Does this open the floodgates to South African whites under the current system? Perhaps, but again, immigrants of western European heritage are, in my view, preferable to non-westerners -- not because they are white, but because they are of western heritage. I do agree, however, with the premise of this blog that a radical overhaul to our immigration system is desperately needed.
Perhaps the most significant aspect of Davis' decision is that it openly rejects the blatantly false core premise of political correctness: that only white men are capable of racism. I live in a major city and come in frequent contact with members of every major ethnic minority group in Canada. You simply would not believe how much racist and anti-western filth I hear from some of them -- right to my face. But of course this isn't really racism, since they are the victims (never mind the BMW and the Mercedes), and I, simply by virtue of the colour of my skin, am the oppressor and must atone for my sins. I've had it.
- 2 September 2009 at 23:44:00 GMT-4
Forgot to mention that you might consider adding The Lambeth Walk to your list of links.
- 3 September 2009 at 01:06:00 GMT-4
- 6 September 2009 at 02:06:00 GMT-4
I don't have much faith in MSM, especially in ANC/Marxist South Africa. Instead, I prefer reading "alternative" press releases such as reported on these blogs:
....and 3074 murdered White farmers can't be wrong.
- 10 September 2009 at 15:23:00 GMT-4
- PaxCanadiana said...
I was wondering when you would weigh in on this story.
White South African immigrants to Canada are ideal for the reasons you mentioned just like Asian immigrants are ideal to immigrate to Japan if that nation decides to open its borders to prop up its dying society.
But that being said I don't think they deserve any exceptions. If Mr. Huntley is lying then remove him and it is very possible that he is. I think he wants to immigrate to a western country but wouldn't score very high on an application so you do the next best thing: make an asylum claim in Canada. Canada is the place to make one after all.
And thanks for the link. I visited the site and found myself reading much of the posts. I'll keep it in mind. It reminds me of jihadwatch and dhimmiwatch and I've considered adding those sites as links as well but relented because I think it will appear that I am picking on Muslims. I do believe Islam is a problem but that's because it makes itself out to be one.
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Thanks for the links. I think genocide is a strong word to use and am not sure it is accurately applied to what has happened in parts of Africa. I'm not sure it can be applied to South Africa at all. But I don't live there and I don't know all the facts so I reserve judgment.
That being said I don't think the S.A. government is interested in nurturing an environment that will force a white exodus out of the country. Their presence and industry has made the country a continental power.
- 15 September 2009 at 23:39:00 GMT-4
I am a South African, a despised white south african, why you might ask - because i am white.
I was forced to sell my farm, through death threats, crime and a full scale assualt on my family.
We can not apply for any goverment jobs as we are white.We cannot approach the police as thet refuse to help us. have a look at all the white farm murders. Not one case is reported in the media. as no black on white racist crime is reported due to a national block.
We are killed by the thousands. Our baby daughters are raped and murdered in front of us before we are brutally killed.
What Brandon Huntley said is so true, and I have about 3 million other white south africans that that will confirm this.
Wake up world - before it is too late.
We need help!
- 15 March 2010 at 15:04:00 GMT-4