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We all know the best pancakes are made at home!
You probably expect by now that we make our pancake mix from scratch. And you are right! It's the easiest thing to do. I can control how much sugar goes into them, and I don't have to worry about preservatives, too. Plus, I make them exactly how I want and my family can all be still be in our pajamas while we enjoy them. PLUS! If my girls feel like having PINK OMBRE pancakes, then I can definitely indulge them and be #thebestmomever in their eyes. Right?
These Pink Ombre pancakes make a fun and special morning treat. Not only are they sooo pretty to look at, they are fluffy and yummy, too! You can use a boxed pancake mix, but you can also use my super easy, really yummy, from-scratch pancake recipe which I shared earlier.
What you have to do is just add in food coloring in small doses. Start at the least strength when you cooke your first pancake, then keep on adding one drop at a time to get a stronger shade. I used McCormick food color.
Go ahead! Try making them. You'll be THE best mom ever in your little girl's eyes, too. Guaranteed.
You can get my all-time favorite pancake recipe here.


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I've been thinking.
I realize that can be a dangerous thing, but it's what I've been doing today. After all, I had a root canal yesterday, and then went and accidentally bit down on that same tooth. Aside from sitting there in a bit of pain, there wasn't much else for me to do.
But today I've been thinking about some of those letters that we've received from the Universal House of Justice in the past couple of years. That, combined with the fact that I just finished reading 'Abdu'l-Baha in Their Midst (amazing book, and I highly recommend it), particularly got me thinking about a letter that came out on 29 August 2010. It's not particularly long, only 5 paragraphs, but I realized that I've never really looked at it here.
Why not?
Good question. I think it's because I didn't quite understand its importance. I'm sure that I still don't, but I'd like to. It's the letter that signaled the centenary of "the opening of a glorious new chapter in the annals of the Faith", namely the Master's departure from Haifa for Port Said. This was the beginning of His epic journey to the West. This was the journey that allowed the Faith to "burst its restraints", the first time that the "Head of the Faith enjoyed a freedom of action to pursue unencumbered its divinely prescribed mission." 16 pages in God Passes By, and 10 pages in Century of Light, deal with this historic journey, not to mention all the other countless pages that have been written about it. It's pretty important, a significant part of the history of our Faith, and the Universal House of Justice brought it to our attention, once again, with this letter.
They point out the He was in poor health, unfamiliar with the customs of the areas He visited, and generally would have been considered ill-suited to carry out such a task. Yet He arose.
But like usual, the Universal House of Justice does not merely call our attention to His sacrifice and the wonderful deeds He accomplished. No. They set this incredible example before our eyes to inspire us to "embrace receptive souls, to raise capacity for service, to build local communities, to strengthen institutions, or to exploit opportunities emerging to engage in social action and contribute to public discourse."
We are to use His example to arise whenever and wherever possible and meet with people of all walks of life with wisdom and love.
I find it quite intriguing that we have such a stage set, right now, in cities all over the world, with this "Occupy" movement. Can we not use such a forum, such a platform for discussion to uplift and inspire people with this divine Message? Can we not praise them for their efforts in drawing attention to such a crisis in our social institutions, while avoiding those forms of protest that the House of Justice implies will not meet the needs of today?
Let's remember that priceless quote from over 10 years ago: "Humanity's crying need will not be met by a struggle among competing ambitions or by protest against one or another of the countless wrongs afflicting a desperate age. It calls, rather, for a fundamental change of consciousness, for a wholehearted embrace of Bahá'u'lláh's teaching that the time has come when each human being on earth must learn to accept responsibility for the welfare of the entire human family."
Time and again the Master attended meetings and halls to praise the efforts of those who were striving to help change the world for a better place. Most of these groups were foredoomed to failure, but still He praised their efforts, while also helping them achieve a greater vision of their work.
Can we do any less?
Out of all the talks He gave, the one which He continually recommended people to study, one of those that He had translated and sent to the East, was the one He gave in a synagogue, Temple Emmanu-El in California, in which He spoke about Jesus and Muhammad. There is very little about Baha'u'llah, or the Baha'i Faith directly in that talk, except towards the very end in which there is a short mention, but He really spoke about what they needed to hear at that moment.
When reading about His travels in the West, the one thing that stands out the most to me is the time He dedicated to really listening to people's needs. To countless thousands He spoke about Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i Faith directly, but there are also countless times when He didn't. There were many times when He was indirect.
We need to look at His example, and not go to either extreme.
Admittedly, for years we, as a community, were at the extreme of not using the direct method often enough, and needed to balance that. But we should not go to the other extreme either. We should follow His example, and listen to the needs of those we would seek to teach, and then use the appropriate method, all the while showering them with love.
I'm sure I've said a lot of this before, but it seemed worth saying again.
Besides, it's a good time to look at His travels once more.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
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I made a T-shirt for occupy wall street with the quote from the Hidden Word "Tell the rich of the midnight sighing of the poor." Baha'u'llah - 1857. On the front it says... "Your people are your treasures. By their means ye survive"...from the letter to queen Victoria by Bahau'ullah - 1868.ReplyDelete
it has been effective.
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splash of colour week... 1
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Wonderful colours...none here, all white and crisp and grey.ReplyDelete
That is the best blog label I have ever seen ever.ReplyDelete
Bougainvillea? Bougainvillea? By a pool?
Hold up, I said I'd be positive didn't I?
That is extremely very beautiful. Yes indeed it is.
(slopes off grumbling about crispy dead stuff in her garden - grrrbbbrrrllrlzx)
Two more things - I just went over to your shop and there wasReplyDelete
1) a picture of some whipper snapper who was certainly NOT HFW in the RH side bar. You I presume. Are you about twenty or sommat?
2) There was a picture of someone in their trolleys. Ow my eyes! My eyes! I'm old you know, I can't go looking at things like that. Now I need a lie down.
Love your bouganvillea, such vibrant colours xoxReplyDelete
So beautiful and vivid.ReplyDelete
Gold star much deserved I say! Wow you were speedy! And I'm wondering if this is some teasing phrase ..."by the pool" - hah! All pools in this part of blogland are frozen with about 6 inches of ice!! And the ice has cracked our bird bath so it won't hold water and now we've resorted to a tin tray for the birdies :-)ReplyDelete
Have to say - trust you to be wanting one of Mr Bun's gingerbread shapes !!!!
Sending you starry festive hugs,
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Robin has started a good discussion on The Joy of Photography and I didn't want to hijack his thread so will start a new one...
What I wrote on that thread:
So, is CiC an appropriate place for that type of work and discussion? If so, what would be the best way to get that type of feedback?I have hesitated present my work along those lines (artistic interpretations or work of a more abstract nature) because as like all 'art' it is very subjective and the advice that I seek is more about refining a personal vision and creating a portfolio of work and I am not sure how to get appropriate feedback on that at CiC.
I'm thinking that starting a thread titled "portfolio-subject or name" that is something along the lines of a project 52 but dedicated to a portfolio and updated only as often as new work is created. This would allow the members to see and evolution of the work or a theme and comment on that?
Any other ideas or feedback? Anyone else interested in something like this?


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A question I can never answer in a personal way, only in a science one: I am a human being. Nothing less, nothing more.
Very simple question which makes my brain explode. My emotions start burning in my body, they want to crawl out and express something and I don't know if I want to laugh/cry/fight/run/disappear from this world.
To find who you are, you just have to live and wait till it comes. Of course you can experiment and went crazy but it won't help you until (I believe) your body and soul are ready.
That is my problem dear friends, I don't know who I am.
When somebody asks me who I really am I can't answer. But I try to find myself. If we have to classify human beings and their personality traits at some point, let's use this division by C. G. Jung: an introvert (shy, reserved person who lives in its own world), an extrovert (open minded person who is not afraid being around people). None can be a pure introvert/extrovert but most of the time people have more of one of these traits in them. I know who I am not: an extrovert, an introvert.
I also realized that through this year my anxiety (if it is an anxiety?) started to develop. That could be the main cause why I can't find myself.
Few weeks ago I saw a really nice post on Tumblr about being both, it's called an ambivert. It's a person who can socialize easily but needs its time alone. It suits me, however, I am still not sure if thats me. I will never stop trying to find my nature. Trust me, it's hard and it kills me and it's difficult to put into words. I want, I need to know who I am. So should you.
Who are you?
You are original, stay original.


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February 12, 2018 - February 18, 2018€ 35
Warsaw is a unique city, where you can find a mixture of diverse architectural styles, intriguing and thought-provoking venues you can go to, spent time in many different ways. All of this is making the capital city off Poland very popular among tourists from all over the world.
As ELSA Warszawa, this year, once again teamed with ELSA Vienna and ELSA Istanbul, we would like to show our beloved city to our fellow colleagues from ELSA groups from different European countries. Focusing on the Commercial Lawwewouldpresentthemwithanopportunitytolearnfromthebestprofessionalsinthis field and experience the one and only ELSA International spirit.
The Summit will begin on 12 of February and will last until the 18th. We decided to combine International Summit on Commercial Law with the III edition of the International Conference on Comparative Law – ELSA Warszawa's key project that gets more and more prestigious every year. III International Conference is going to be the grand finale of the whole event.


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apartment for rent in South of France French Riviera Nice
Studio Apartment rental in Old Nice
My studio in Nice is situated in the heart of Old Nice,a few yards from the beach and the flower market, on the first floor of a 300 year-old-building. It has been completely modernised and although only 19 sq meters it's been a haven for us for the past twenty years.
I have seen lots of changes in Old Nice during that time. Artisan and other similar shops have opened but there are still grocers,butchers bakeries, shops specialising in cheeses and other commodities within walking distance,making life so much easier during our stay.
The studio is to the rear of the building and overlooks a small courtyard, which does not allow any daylight coming in. The view is not great but you are spared from the noise of late night revellers if facing the front.
Each morning, whilst the coffee is brewing, I walk the few yards to the bakery for croissants and a baguette.
After a day on the beach or walking and shopping in the sunshine, it is so refreshing to enter the coolness of the flat.
Although there are cooking facilities, we prefer to have dinner out at any of the many restaurants around the area providing good food at a very reasonable price. It also gives my partner a break from the daily chores! Mind you, we sometimes have a roasted chicken on a spit from the butcher a couple of doors down and devour it with a side salad and wine, of course, whilst watching TV.
I have fond memories of my many stays at Rue Droite.
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Scríobh Doireann Ní Ghríofa an dán seo mar gheall ar Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill i ndiaidh d'Art. Díríonn sí isteach ar an gcapall agus mar atá sa bhéaloideas gur thug Baldwin an capall achrannach do Abraham Morris i ndiaidh d'Art bás d'fháil. Ghoid Eibhlín Dubh an capall ar ais agus maraíodh é agus cuireadh a cheann fé bhun lice an tinteáin i dTigh Ráth Laoich. Samhlaíonn Ní Ghríofa Eibhlín agus í ag rince ar an leac os cionn ceann an chapaill ag cuimhneamh siar ar an uair scannrúil sin go rabhadar ar tóir a céile i gCarraig an Fheartáin. Scéal an chaointe le fáil anseo.
Quiet now, his stables. No clatter-hoof on the cobbles.
That morning: her saddle bloody, askew, and she
all stumble-legged, froth-flecked, nostril-blaze, trailing reins.
When her eyes found mine, I knew.
I took three leaps: the first over the threshold, the second
to the gate, the third to her back, then fast gallop
over boreen and trampled brambles to his spilled blood.
Everyone knows what happened then, I versed it strong
and spoke it often. But what of her?
Her neck, like mine, knew the rough stubble of his cheek.
I couldn't leave her with them. I sent them out, his men.
And so, her head came back, in a wet sack that leaked in my lap
and reddened my skirts. I pulled the burlap back, looked
Into her eyes – sunken, unseeing –
Her ear torn, a delicate nostril crushed.
sighed when the hearthstone was pried away.
The fire and I watched as they dug. No one spoke.
I rolled her head into the hole, watched them
shelter her in dirt and stone.
Now, when I watch flames consume wood, I think of her
slow change from muscle and mane to bone and dirt.
When the house grows too quiet, I stand on that hearthstone
and dance. Each ankle tap, each heel rap brings me back
to those fast moments before
we found him, and again, it is only
us two, and we are galloping
and galloping and never reaching him.


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We have just heard that the planned strike action on 14th has been officially suspended.
We haven't got any specific details and as soon as we have will update the blog and let the members know.
You are now NOT on strike on 14th October.
We have been sold out once again!
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I still blame my teacher in High School who taught me all about the Kennedy Assassination for my slight addiction to anything Kennedy. Honestly. This teacher spent weeks on this time of our History in which we ended up creating a model of the assassination (in which I ended up winning a contest for) to show how it all took place. Ever since that class that all I do is watch shows, movies, etc. on the life and dead of President Kennedy.
While I have not read the book, I watched this movie a couple of weeks ago that was based on the book that Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard wrote. This movie is a shocking thriller starring Rob Lowe and Ginnifer Goodwin as John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy. The movie shows what it took Kennedy to become the U.S. president as well as a former Marine who grows disillusioned with America; when their paths ultimately cross, the course of history is changed forever.
Most of the movies that I have seen before never really discuss Oswald and what really happened to him, until now. I may even change your opinion of him and the things that he was famous for doing.
With it being the 50th anniversary of Kennedy, this movie is definitely worth checking out! Lowe plays an amazing JFK as does Goodwin with her performance as Jackie!


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New York: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called on the world to recommit to achieving the Millennium Development Goals of cutting extreme poverty and improving health that have been badly hit by the financial crisis.
"The clock is ticking, there is much more to do," Ban said at the start of the three day summit at the UN headquarters in New York.
He acknowledged the delays and shortfalls that have beset the eight major goals set at the Millennium summit 10 years ago but said that despite the economic and financial crisis the world has a duty to lift billions of people in Africa and Asia out of the "dehumanizing condition of extreme poverty."
"Recovery from the economic crisis should not mean a return to the flawed and unjust past," he told the summit.
The summit in 2000 set eight major development goals to be achieved by 2015, which include cutting the number of people living on less than one dollar a day by half.
They also aim to achieve universal primary education, eliminate gender disparity in education, reduce by two thirds the mortality rate of children under five and cut the number of women who die during pregnancy or childbirth by three quarters.
Experts say that none of the eight goals are currently on target for 2015.
About 140 heads of state and government are to attend the summit which is to seek tens of billions of dollars to finance a new campaign and a new political strategy.
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Thursday, 25 July 2013
Crafty Makes
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Oooo Lorraine you have been busy . What gorgeous cards you have created . I love the favour boxes and the tag cards with the boxes are stunning . The digi's are just so lovely and your colouring is fantastic .ReplyDelete
Crafty hugs Caroline xxReplies
Hi Caroline thank you for your comments I gave Kathy the card tag with her on it as a thank you when I met her she is such a lovely lady. I need more practise with my colouring though xxDelete
You have been busy Lorraine, love all your cards especially the one with the 3 ladies on it! Love Jean xxxReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Jean for your comment it means alot xxDelete
wow what a stunning array of crafty makes i love them all xxxx the wedding one is my fave i think though very very beautiful xxx love the 3 ladies on the last one too but then i am a Glamoureyes addict too lolReplyDelete
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Thanks Kerrie for your comments I love the wedding one too it looks nicer in real time I am not too good with the camera lol xxDelete
A fabulous selection of cards Lorraine. I love all the different layouts xReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Andree I do like the large shaped cards that you can change shape xxDelete
Thank you so much Ziggy for your comments means alot xxReplyDelete
oh wow.. what a fantastic collection!! love them xReplyDeleteReplies
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All these cards are lovely-us newbie Bloggers need to stick together and look what we have got to offer.ReplyDelete
Thank you Anne, I am still getting lost with blogging but will get there lol xxReplyDelete


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A new service is being trialled on the Gov.uk website that allows you to check when your MOT is due and when your tax expires.
To access the service go to the website (click here) and then add your vehicle registration number and vehicle make. You will then see details held about your tax and MOT along with:
- Date of first registration
- Year of manufacture
- Cylinder capacity
- CO₂Emissions
- Fuel type
- Vehicle status
- Vehicle colour
With more and more services and information going online the service could prove useful to motorists.
You can access the website at https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/


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I believe there is always something new we can learn from each other. Our past experiences, trials & errors, successes and failures mold us into who we are as people and as artists. While I don't believe to "know it all" or believe I have "arrived," I value what knowledge I have gained through the past 11 years and am honored to share it through mentorships, one on ones, & workshops.
Learn more about our Fall 2018 workshop HERE.
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Dr. Marisol Arcila Moon
Dr. Marisol Arcila Moon is double boarded in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pain Management and Founder of NuMoon Regenerative Medicine in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Dr. Moon attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of Florida. She received her medical degree in 2003 and completed her internship at St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in Brighton, MA and then completed her residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Rusk Institute at New York University in 2007. During her time in residency, she served as Chief Resident at the Manhattan Veteran's Administration and served on the NYU House Staff Council. She then returned to her alma mater, The University of Florida, for fellowship training in Spine, Sports and Pain medicine, completing her training in 2008.
For nearly the last 10 years, Dr. Moon has practiced outpatient Spine and Pain Management with an extensive background and experience in treating chronic low back pain and joint pain with injection therapy and medication management. During her time treating chronic pain, her interest developed into more natural and alternative options in addressing not only chronic pain but also men and women's sexual health struggles as well as cosmetic concerns like fine lines, wrinkles and scars. Hence, NuMoon Regenerative Medicine was born. Through Regenerative Medicine and focusing on a more on natural approach, Dr. Moon utilizes the bodies means of natural healing through the use of prolotherapy, Platelet rich plasma and stem cell treatments along with exercise and physical therapy.
Dr. Moon is available to educate patients on alternative options for chronic low back pain or joint pain as well as coach and offer treatment options for those wishing to avoid or reduce chronic narcotic pain medication use. She also also offers education sessions, motivational coaching and recommendations on leading a healthier lifestyle. She enjoys educating those interested in learning more about PRP and regenerative medicine.
In her free time, Dr. Moon enjoys spending time with her husband and young daughter, traveling near and far, exercise and photography.


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09.11.2015 – Power of the waves
Today the trips were very different, not only in terms of boats but also related to the sightings. In the morning the Pilot whales where in parts accompanied by Bottlenose dolphins. In the afternoon a huge school of Atlantic Spotted dolphins travelled along with us and escorted us with their incredible jumps. At the end of the trip we went back along the coastline where we saw beautiful waves.
by Fatima Kutzschbach
Todays sightings:
Ribeira Brava:
10.00: Pilot whales, Bottlenose dolphins
15.00: Atlantic Spotted dolphins


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Posted on: Jul 28,2015
In the context of both the institutional reforms that are taking place in Dire Dawa University and positional election that was taken to deans, directors and department heads, it has been vital to build the capacity of the management by offering training on management and transformational leadership.
It was based on this sense of relevance the training was prepared for dean, directors and heads from April 20 to 25, 2015 in Conference Room. The training that lasted for a week helped trainees to understand the concept of transformational leadership, improve their managerial skills, understand the different styles of leadership, relate the appropriate style depending on the concrete situations and assess their experiences in relation to leader competencies.
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The Instant Message Generation Gap
Some older workers bristle as chat apps proliferate, adding new distractions on top of endless emails
A new wave of instant messaging at the office is changing communication, and some older workers are scrambling to keep up.
Instant messaging at work has expanded rapidly in the past three years. Companies are racing to adopt secure workplace apps to replace the consumer apps young employees have been bringing to the office on their smartphones for years, such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.
The trend is driving a shift in workplace habits, as employees respond to a stream of instant messages while toggling among email, voice mail and other tools. While some older workers who have grown up with email see IM as annoying or distracting, they're finding "you adapt or you die," says Allison Tabor, a San Ramon, Calif., executive coach.
Andy Pittman, 54, resisted using instant messaging for as long as possible last year after becoming a senior executive at ShelfGenie, an Atlanta-based home-improvement franchising company. While most of his colleagues, who are in their 30s and 40s, communicate via Slack, Mr. Pittman, who became chief executive officer in January, preferred email.
Slack, one of the most widely used messaging apps, allows group chats, direct messaging to individuals, and voice and video calls across multiple devices. Mr. Pittman learned to use Slack after colleagues pressed him to do so. But he drew the line when they insisted he create a cartoon bitmoji to represent himself on the app. A colleague offered a gift card to any co-worker who could design one Mr. Pittman liked, but he wound up rejecting all 10 of their images, including one that portrayed him as a Teletubby. "I didn't think any of them looked like me," Mr. Pittman says. He posted a photograph of himself instead.
While email is still the leading form of business communication, IM accounts are expected to grow 8% annually for the next four years, to 8.6 billion world-wide, says the Radicati Group, a Palo Alto, Calif., research firm. Employers say they reduce the need for meetings and make it easier to sustain conversations among team members, share updates and get quick tips and answers. Email can seem clumsy, slow and officious by comparison.
While young workers tend to enjoy the social ties instant messaging can promote, some older workers see all the banter as TMI. Tim Tolan sets aside one channel on Slack for personal photos, videos and stories posted by his employees, who are mostly in their 20s and 30s. Mr. Tolan is CEO of the Tolan Group, a St. Augustine, Fla., affiliate of the Sanford Rose executive-search network.
Mr. Tolan, 59, admits he's taken aback sometimes by what employees share, including photos of their lunches. "I come from a different era, and I tend to be a little more of a private person," he says. "I don't really need to see a plate of spaghetti." But he recently bent to the trend by posting photos of his Costa Rica vacation with his wife. "I don't want them to think I'm an old fogey," he says.
Younger workers also tend to be more comfortable with taking instant messaging home with them. Nearly one in five employees who drive send or read work-related text messages while driving, according to a 2017 survey of 1,146 employees. Employed drivers under 45 are more than twice as likely to text behind the wheel as those 45 and over, says the survey, conducted by Harris Poll for Travelers Cos.
Some employees feel tethered to their screens by the apps' status indicators showing whether they're available or away. "For some, it makes them nervous that the boss can see their status as unavailable, and maybe judge them, when they're actually making time for reading," says Nancy Ancowitz, author of "Self-Promotion for Introverts" and a New York career coach.
The tempo of IMing changes the way many people organize their days. "It used to be that one of the big time-management tips people would recommend is to not read your email and just work uninterrupted for a few hours," says Christina Seelye, CEO of Maximum Games, a Walnut Creek, Calif., videogame company. Now, taking a break from instant messaging for even a few hours can mean you're missing something.
Many younger employees enjoy the slang and abundant emojis that mark IMs, saying they're relieved not to have to worry about sentence structure or punctuation. But Kimberly St. Clair, who is 49 and the controller for Maximum Games, worries that when people get lazy about grammar, she does too. She tries to communicate professionally. "I shame my own self when I get sloppy," she says.
Many employers use a hodgepodge of messaging and collaboration apps, making it hard to find information and people. And some allow teams and departments to choose different apps based on their preferences, says Art Schoeller, a principal analyst at Forrester Research. "The sprawl problem is still one that challenges everybody,"he says.
Although Maximum Games uses five different messaging and project-management apps, toggling among them doesn't bother 28-year-old Geoff Mendicino, a quality-assurance specialist for the company. "It's a way for me to organize my thoughts," he says. "I can switch between apps in the blink of an eye." That means using Slack for messaging U.S. colleagues and Skype to chat with co-workers based in Europe.
A new generation of workplace apps, including Microsoft Teams, Stride by Atlassian and Google Hangouts, aim to simplify communication by bundling instant messaging with team-collaboration, web-conferencing and social-networking tools.
And more employers are teaching workers to avoid IM pitfalls. Udemy, a San Francisco-based marketplace for online classes, trains its new employees to curb distractions by customizing IM notifications to suit what they're working on, says Shelley Osborne, head of learning and development.
Tony Hopp advises employees at his company to avoid falling into the trap of expecting all messaging to happen at warp speed. "Don't assume that if you don't get a message back in two minutes, your co-worker is ignoring you," says Mr. Hopp, chief technology officer at AdvantaClean, a Huntersville, N.C., franchiser of environmental cleanup services. And when you send an instant message, include a note on when you need a response.
Write to Sue Shellenbarger at email@example.com
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After a couple visitors recently missed our entrance we thought we'd best make it stand out more. The make-over included moving the gate 3 meters further into our property, giving us more room to get off the road when opening the gate - especially handy when dragging the trailer around. We also upgraded to a wider, 14 foot gate and galvanised posts.
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There's still some fine tuning needed to smooth out a couple of humps and the old fence posts are yet to be removed... but it's nearly finished. After the front gate went so well we figured we were on a roll so we did the eastern house gate as well.
I kept track of the time involved (and I now know why no-one else around here has a white picket fence.)
Hours below exclude installing the posts and swinging the gates:
- Front entrance
- number of pickets - 110
- paint pickets - 28 hrs
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- install rails - 7 hrs
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- sand pickets - 5 hrs
- shape tops - 3 hrs
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- number of pickets - 60
- paint pickets - 9 hrs
- install pickets - 9 hrs
- install rails - 2 hrs
- paint rails - 2 hrs
- sand pickets - 2 hrs
- shape tops - 1 hrs
- average = 42 minutes/picket
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- Things always take longer than I think they will. (I did already know that.)
- I do get quicker as I go. (Thankfully.)
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Bolehland's best ill-kept secret these days is the still-denied rift between the Prime Minister and his finance minister, Tun Daim Zainuddin. That it exists is certain: the finance minister busily builds bridges with those he would not waste time only six months ago, telling them in private meetings that he stays on to protect the "Old Man from Himself".
Unkind souls suggest that Tun Daim takes advantage of the Prime Minister's more than occasional forgetfulness to make policy, insisting when the Old Man protests that he had approved it. What brought this out into the open is the Prime Minister's horror at the medium-ranking Chinese-owned banks disappearing in the forced mergers Bank Negara Malaysia ordered; more than the political fallout was the disappearance of the most vibrant of the banking system, the medium-ranking Chinese owned banks. Tun Daim had threatened to resign if his six megabanks proposal was rejected. It was. He has not. Nor would he.
The two men, at the centre of Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim's allegations of a political conspiracy to remove him from the political scene, must stick together if only to prove the conspiracy wrong. But the two men annoy each other by making life difficult for the other's minions.
This is complicated by the unpalatable evidence that the former deputy prime minister gives in court.
Dato' Murad Khalid is a pawn in this. He backs Tun Daim, is now seen as his proxy in the Anwar camp, however close Dato' Seri Anwar was to him. His partner, Mr Tong Kooi Ong, was with Dato' Seri Anwar, but switched camps, with the usual backbone Bolehland businessmen with political connexions are noted for, when the Prime Minister's son, Mr. Mirzan Mahathir, took control of Phileo Allied Land. Should any revelations Dato' Murad in his statutory declaration not stick or is otherwise ignored, the flak falls on Tun Daim. The Prime Minister's brave front in demanding an anti-corruption agency investigation would make Tun Daim squirm. It would be a short step then to demand the Anwar allegations in court be investigated too. What gave this game away is the speed with which the ACA is pressed into service, when no action is ordered to investigate the litany of allegations Dato' Seri Anwar spills in court these days. Somehow, the Anwar allegations -- all of which has been floating around for months and years -- has a ring of truth to it to the degree the Murad's does not. It does not mean that Dato' Seri Anwar tells the whole truth; but the government cannot risk having the ACA investigate them.
Nothing would come out of the ACA investigation, unless the Attorney-General, Tan Sri Mohtar Abdullah, presses further charges against Dato' Seri Anwar. As he did not when the ACA presented evidence of corrupt practices of at least three cabinet ministers -- Dato' Ling Liong Sik, Dato' S. Samy Vellu, Datin Rafidah Aziz -- and the chief justice, Tun Eusoff Chin. Nor does the ACA investigate the allegation, in a sworn affidavit, of the plaintiff's lawyer, who goes on holidays with the chief justice and the Attorney-General, writing the judgement which the High Court judge read. Whether the Anwar allegations are true is irrelevant now. Those he targets run for cover. They would not want to discuss it. The Prime Minister cannot now act or his case against Dato' Seri Anwar would dissemble.
What keeps the Prime Minister and Tun Daim together in an uneasy partnership is Dato' Seri Anwar's careful revealing of corruption that scrupulously apportions blame on both, while bringing in their supporters. To paint Dato' Seri Anwar as an unprincipled politician, Dato' Murad Khalid is brought out to put the knife in. It is no more facts but perception that matters. The Murad Khalid affair has blown up in the Prime Minister's face, as the Anwar allegations in court inexhorably does.
So, theatrics like the Murad Khalid statutory declaration raises more questions than answers. The Prime Minister is shocked at the RM3,000 million allegedly controlled by Dato' Seri Anwar. How is it possible that he could have such a slush fund (for that is what it is)if this was not part of UMNO culture for leading politicians to have their own slush fund? The former Selangor mentri besar, Dato' Harun Idris, was jailed for money paid into his slush fund by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. That led, when Tun Hussein Onn became prime minister, to an investigation of slush funds of mentris besars and cabinet ministers. He made them fork them out, the sums so huge that he deposited them in London; it was these funds the then as now UMNO Treasurer, one Daim Zainuddin, with the connivance of one Dr Mahathir bin Mohamed, attempted to corner the tin market with -- the Maminco Affair -- and lost all of it. The Carrian Affair in Hong Kong which caused Bank Bumiputra to lose US$1,000 million (then M$2,500 million) was to recover the funds UMNO lost in the tin fiasco. Since no self-respecting UMNO politician would be without his slush fund, to make the insinuation that only one man was corrupt in an otherwise pristine political party is disingenious indeed. If, as Dato' Murad Khalid insists, Dato' Seri Anwar had a slush fund, it is safe to assume that every leading figure in UMNO also has. Or is the Prime Minister and Tun Daim now saying Dato' Seri Anwar took them for a ride all the years he was in UMNO, and corrupted UMNO to boot?


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Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has said the church needs a "reality check" after Irish voters overwhelmingly supported same-sex marriage.
Ireland was the first country in the world to put same-sex marriage to a popular vote and the May 22 poll was backed by 62 percent of the population. Same-sex marriage is now a constitutional right in Ireland.
"I think really that the church needs to do a reality check, a reality check right across the board, to look at the things it's doing well, to look at the areas where we really have to start and say, 'Look, have we drifted away completely from young people?'" he told state broadcaster RTE as the result became clear.
He said the referendum result was "an overwhelming vote in one direction," and he appreciated how gay men and lesbians felt after the endorsement of same-sex marriage -- "that they feel this is something which is enriching the way they live," he said.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, said the referendum's outcome represented not only "a defeat for Christian principles, but a defeat for humanity."
"I was very saddened by this result. The church must take into account this situation but in the sense of strengthening its efforts in evangelization," he said in Rome May 26 in response to reporters' questions.
German Cardinal Walter Kasper said the referendum is "emblematic" of today's postmodern belief that "everything is equal," which is in contrast to church doctrine.
"We cannot accept putting (such unions) on the same level with marriage," he told the Italian daily Corriere della Sera May 27.
The church needs to find new ways and a "new language" to express its fundamental teachings about love, marriage, sexuality and the equal dignity and reciprocal "diversity of man and woman in the order of creation," he said.
"It's necessary to be careful about not using expressions that can sound offensive without, however, hiding the truth," Cardinal Kasper said.
But marriage between a man and a woman is "the fundamental cell of society, the source of life for the future," and other forms of unions and surrogate pregnancies risk having "enormous consequences," especially on children, he said.
Regarding the fact that many Catholics in Ireland voted in favor of the same-sex marriage law, the cardinal said it shows the church has been "too quiet on these issues. Now is the time to discuss them."
The Gospel and church teaching are clear, he said, "but traditional expressions" and explanations "evidently no longer reach people's hearts and minds."
Archbishop Martin described the result as a "social revolution."
"It's a social revolution that didn't begin today," he said. "It's a social revolution that's been going on, and perhaps in the church people have not been as clear in understanding what that involved.
Archbishop Martin said it was important that the church must not move into denial of the realities.
"We won't begin again with a sense of renewal by simply denying," he said.
Referring to the high turnout of younger voters, the archbishop said "most of these young people who voted 'yes' are products of our Catholic schools for 12 years ... there's a big challenge there to see how we get across the message of the church. ... We need to sit down and say 'Are we reaching out at all to young people?'... We're becoming a church of the like-minded, and a sort of a safe space for the like-minded," he warned.
However, he insisted, "that doesn't mean that we renounce our teaching on fundamental values on marriage and the family. Nor does it mean that we dig into the trenches.
"We need to find ... a new language which is fundamentally ours, that speaks to, is understood and becomes appreciated by others," the archbishop said.
Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin, who had been a leading voice in the "no" campaign, described the outcome as "clear and decisive."
"While I am personally disappointed by the result, I very much welcome the fact that so many people voted," Bishop Doran said.
"It seems that many people voted 'yes' as a way of showing their acceptance and their love for friends and family members who are gay. Large numbers obviously believed that they could vote 'yes' without in any way undermining marriage. While I do not share their belief, I understand their reason for celebrating, and I do respect their spirit of solidarity," Bishop Doran said.
He also paid tribute to the "no" campaign.
"I want to acknowledge the generosity of so many people who worked so hard to ensure that the minority point of view was heard," he said. "They have every reason to be proud of what they achieved with such limited resources."
David Quinn, who as director of the pro-marriage think-tank the Iona Institute was the de facto leader of the "no" campaign, pointed to the fact that one in three citizens decided to vote "no" despite the fact that all political parties were calling for a "yes" vote.
Turnout was significantly higher than previous referendums, and most commentators highlight the large number of young voters as a key reason why the referendum passed.
The government plans to have legislation prepared by this summer, with the first same-sex marriages expected to take place in September.


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Rauner wins labor fight; Illinois House fails override
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Gov. Bruce Rauner won a victory over a Democratic majority Wednesday when the Illinois House failed to override his veto of legislation designed to prevent a strike or lockout if union contract negotiations break down.
Democrats under House Speaker Michael Madigan of Chicago voted 68-34 to reverse Rauner's rejection of the measure that would give an independent arbitrator power to decide who wins if there's an impasse in negotiations between the administration and the state's largest employee union. To become law, the legislation needed a three-fifths majority of 71 votes.
The vote marked a key showdown between the General Assembly's pro-union majority and the first-year Republican governor they fear wants to smash organized labor. The Senate voted to overturn the veto last month, so a House override would have made it law.
Rauner said he hopes the vote "marks the beginning of serious negotiations" in a summer-long dispute over the budget, which should have taken effect July 1.
"While House members chose to help us avoid digging a deeper financial hole, we still have a lot of work to do and time is of the essence," Rauner said in a statement after the vote.
Under the proposal, either side would have been able to call for an independent arbitrator and ostensibly prohibit a strike or worker lockout.
Democrats had argued that arbitration offered moderation to tense talks and would prohibit the extremes of picket lines or a government shutdown. The GOP argued it would take away from the taxpayer-elected governor the ability to decide how much the state can afford to pay its employees.
Rauner, who campaigned on and continues to push plans to curb labor's influence, has promised there will be no lockout. But the union can't shake statements the former private equity investor made during his 2014 campaign that he would welcome a government shutdown, if necessary, to get the debt-riddled state back in fiscal shape.
"The governor's ferocious and false attacks on this moderate and responsible bill clearly show he wants conflict, not compromise," Illinois AFL-CIO President Michael Carrigan said in a statement.
During more than 90 minutes of debate, override opponents pointed out that Rauner just this week reached a tentative agreement with 4,600 state employees represented by the Teamsters, whose leader declared Rauner's negotiating team tough but fair. But supporters noted that arbitration is used in contract negotiations among emergency-services workers, such as police and firefighters, who could cripple government service with a strike.
The House overwhelmingly reversed Rauner's partial veto Wednesday of a major initiative to attack heroin abuse. The 105-5 vote sends the measure to the Senate, which with an override could make it law.
Rauner agreed with the bulk of the wide-ranging approach but said the Medicaid health care program for the poor can't afford coverage of key medication for treatment and to reverse overdoses.
Lawmakers also advanced legislation to prevent Rauner from closing the Illinois State Museum in Springfield and its satellite sites to save money approved a measure to keep thousands of families eligible for state-subsidized child care assistance, which Rauner restricted sharply July 1 because there's no state budget agreement.


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During a Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) procedure, heat from an electrode is used to cauterize one or more nerves, disrupting pain signals to the brain.
To begin, after the patient has received medicine to help them relax and the area around the injection site has been numbed, the physician inserts a small tube called a cannula into the spinal area and guides it to the right nerve with the help of an X-ray device. An electrode is inserted through the cannula and its position is tested with a small jolt before the nerve is heated.
To heat the nerve, a high frequency electrical current is administered, which causes molecule movement and produces thermal energy. This, in turn, creases a small lesion within the nerve, disrupting its ability to transmit pain signals. The doctor may treat several nerves, if necessary.
Partial or total pain relief from radiofrequency can last for several months. Nerves do grow back, however, so the procedure may need to be repeated. But, unlike invasive surgeries or long-term medication usage, there are few serious side effects to the procedure, allowing you to get back to a better quality of life.
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Best Brazilian Songs of 2017 - Part One
by Brazil Club - Let The Music Take You There on 12/29/2017 - 12:48 pm
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The Old Year Was A New Year: Was 2017 a reboot for Brazilian music? Many think so. A strong move back to major label signings thanks to the return of singles: the strength of an expressive song with a great story; personal creativity turning once again to Brazil's wealth of world-class production and promotion. Social media is driving Indie success like never before in Brazil.
Here's the best of the year's best, Part One.
I Thought About You - Alexia Bomtempo
'Chasing Storms and Stars'. Chalk up another album from Bomtempo, whose recording debut came with 2008's Astrolábio, then continued with 2012's I Just Happen To Be Here, her English-language tribute to Caetano Veloso. I Thought About You is a story of lost love and reflection, from a confidently feminine point of view that only hints at the talent and poise of this up and coming American-born, raised-in-Rio singer/songwriter.
O Que É Que Tem - Ana Clara
'Abençoada' ('Blessed') is the name of Ana Clara's third album, which features her easy on the ears samba O Que É Que Tem. Newly signed to Universal Music Brasil, 2017 saw the 23-year old singer putting down family roots in Sao Paulo for the Gigantes do Samba 2 project and driving a fast-tracking social media fan base: "I am sure that 2018 will be a fruitful year and, if it depends on me, the work will not stop!"
Will I See You - Anitta with Poo Bear
Let's just say it: Anitta is poised to become the most successful singer/performer in Brazilian music history. Whether that's a good thing for Brazil is another story, as no other Brazilian musician has generated more cultural and racial controversy in 2017 courtesy of her yearlong 'Checkmate Campaign', which saw a new song released online every few weeks. And with her new management team based in L.A., she's taking Brazil's music industry to school. New tricks for old dogs.
More from Brazil Club:
- Best Brazilian Songs of 2017 - Part Two
- Best Brazilian Songs of 2017 - Part Three
- Liner Note Legacy: 'A Twist of Jobim'
- Review: 'Courage' - Milton Nascimento
- 9 Things You Don't Know About Marisa Monte
- Listen Live: It's our 'Brazilian Christmas' channel
- Exploring Millennial Music Makers
- The Story Behind 'Mas Que Nada'
Estrada Do Sol - Danilo Caymmi
Released on what would have been Antonio Carlos Jobim's 90th birthday last January, 'Canta Jobim' is magical and masterful, and perhaps a defining moment for the musical career of Caymmi The Youngest. Stacey Kent guests on this top 2017 tune - which is completely percussion-free – proving that sometimes artistry can be defined as addition by subtraction.
Living Inside Myself - Ed Motta
Ed Motta has a thing for R&B and Jazz. In fact, the Rio-based nephew of Brazil's legendary Tim Maia has built a pretty nice career for himself by deep diving into the music from Day One. A late 2017 arrival, this top tune covers Gino Vannelli's powerful love song as a single release. But his favorite? "I have never found anything as perfect as Steely Dan," says Motta.
Speak Low - Eliane Elias
Fans of Elaine Elias know two truths: 1) She's always touring so her next concert is never too far away and 2) There's a new album every two years or so. Released last March, 'Dance of Time' continues a winning tradition: #1 Billboard Jazz, #1 iTunes Jazz, #1 Amazon plus a Latin Grammy win for 'Best Latin Jazz Album'. If Brazil Club had a category for best Brazilian album of the year, this might be our choice. Did we just do that?
That's the end of Part One for our Best Brazilian Songs of 2017. Click here for Part Two.
Happy Listening,
Scott Adams
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MILANO CALIBRO 9 (CALIBER 9) was one of 13 (!) films Barbara appeared in during 1972 (as partially seen in the brief list above) and was the first part of a loose trilogy by director Fernando Di Leo that was followed by LA MALA ORDINA (MANHUNT - U.S. Title THE ITALIAN CONNECTION 1972) and ILL BOSS (THE BOSS 1973). Although he dabbled in other genres (most notably spaghetti westerns and the weird gaillo ASYLUM EROTICA from 1971 - with Rosalba Neri !) his best work was undoubtedly the crime films he made during the 70's.
Filled with garish clothes & decor, machine guns, violent shootouts & beatings, car chases and larger then life characters the Italian police/crime films of the 70's have been rather sorely unrepresented on region 1 DVD, but Blue Underground released some awhile back (including Enzo De Castellari's excellent STREET LAW) and Raro has brought out two blu-ray sets collecting the best of Di Leo's crime films.
Although the basic story is an oft used crime/mob plot the film moves at a terrific pace as it only gets bogged down in a series of what seems like endless debates between the two main police characters concerning communism vs. fascism - which was a common underlying theme in many of these movies. Moschin (best known for playing Robert DeNiro's early NYC nemesis in THE GODFATHER PART II) is excellent as the ex-con who while initially coming across as a mindless hulking thug (as are most of the male characters) actually carefully plans out each move and its fascinating watching him pit various characters against one another.
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Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), commonly known mononymously as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays in the Brasileirão Série A for Santos and the Brazilian national team, mainly as a forward.
At the age of 19, Neymar won the 2011 South American Footballer of the Year award, by a record margin, after coming third in 2010. In 2011 Neymar received nominations for the FIFA Ballon d'Or, where he came 10th, and the FIFA Puskás Award, which he won. He is known for his acceleration, speed, dribbling and finishing. His playing style has earned him critical acclaim, with fans, media and former players drawing comparisons to Argentine forward Lionel Messi and former Brazil player Pelé, who has called Neymar "an excellent player".
Neymar joined Santos in 2003 and, after rising through the ranks, was promoted to their first team squad. He made his debut for Santos in 2009, and was voted the Best Young Player of the 2009 Campeonato Paulista. Further honours followed, with Neymar being voted best player as Santos won the 2010 Campeonato Paulista, and also being top scorer in the 2010 Copa do Brasil with 11 goals. He finished the 2010 season with 42 goals in 60 games as his club achieved the Double. Neymar was again voted best player of the year in 2011 as his side retained the state title and Santos also winning the 2011 Copa Libertadores in which Neymar scored 6 goals in 13 appearances. He also played a key role in securing a Continental Double for his team, Santos' first since 1963. He received the Bronze Ball in the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup, with Santos making it to the final, where they were defeated by FC Barcelona, 4–0.
Neymar is a Brazilian international, having represented Brazil at Under-17, Under-20 and senior levels. On 10 August 2010, at the age of 18, he made his debut for the Seleção in a friendly match against the United States; he scored from a header in the 28th minute, contributing to Brazil's 2–0 win. He was the top scorer of the 2011 South American Youth Championship with nine goals, including two in the final, in the 6-0 win against Uruguay, helping Brazil to win their 11th title in this competition. In 2012, SportsPro magazine rated Neymar as the most marketable athlete in the world.
Neymar da Silva Santos, Júnior was born in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, to Neymar da Silva, Sr. and Nadine Santos. He inherited his name from his father, who is a former footballer and became his son's advisor as Neymar's talents began to grow. Neymar comments on his father's role "My father has been by my side since I was little. He takes care of things, my finances and my family." Growing up, Neymar combined his love of futsal with street football.
In 1992, Neymar moved with his family to São Vicente, where he began playing for youth side Portuguesa Santista. Then, in 2003, they moved to Santos, where Neymar joined Santos FC. With the success of his youth career and added income, the family bought their first property, a house next to the Vila Belmiro. Their quality of family life improved, as at age 15, Neymar was earning 10,000 reais per month and at 16, 25,000 reais per month. At 17, he signed a full professional contract, getting upgraded to the Santos first team and even receiving sponsorships.
On 8 May 2011, Neymar discovered that he would be having a child, with a 17 year old girl. Four days later, on 12 May, he officially gave the information through his official website, confirming that he would be a father for the first time at the age of 19. The mother's name was not released. Sixteen days after learning of pregnancy, on the eve of the semi-final of the Copa Libertadores, the child's mother informed Neymar that the baby was a boy. "I cried when he learned that I would be his father. At first, I felt fear. Then joy. It is a new responsibility and I am now enjoying.", Neymar on the birth of his first child. In August 2011, Davi Lucca was born in São Paulo. He later described the birth of his baby boy as "2.8 kilograms of pure happiness" and also said "Mother and baby are in good condition just after childbirth". Despite the birth of his baby, it was understood that Neymar would not begin a relationship with the baby's mother.
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Caitlin Ni Ullachain (Kathleen Ni Houlihan)A Chapter by Brette Medb
Oft it seems man is selfish and self-serving and though more often than not this is the case there are always the few who give everything to their fellow men. Kings, knights, soldiers and priests, all portrayed at one time or another in a holy, self-sacrificing manner, but few remember the woman who gave her life and her love to save not only her family but her country from destruction.
Caitlin Ni Uallachain was the daughter of a wise woman or as she was known then, a healer and a poor potato farmer. Today many know her as the mythical Kathleen Ni Houlihan, the symbolic woman of Ireland, but once she was as real as you or I. Caitlin grew up in a small farm house with her twelve brothers and sisters in the outskirts of Leitrim in Connachta. It was here Caitlin learned from her mother the power of the land and the healing properties of herbs. As Caitlin aged her beauty became renowned and many suitors, both young and old travelled for many miles seeking her hand in marriage. Her father, Breasal Ullachain, drove the suitors away with fury claiming his favorite child would only wed for love. The custom of love matches was not often seen nor practiced but Breasal loved his Caitlin more than all his other children.
It was one foggy day in the early autumn when Caitlin meant to travel to the market in Leitrim to purchase a rare spice for her mother. She began her journey in the wake of the early morning light and walked down the worn path quietly humming to herself careful of the nature around her. The fog began to burn away as the sun rose higher in the sky leaving the path before her visable for many miles. Soon Caitlin grew weary and found a shady spot in which to rest her tired feet. Not many minutes had passed before Caitlin spotted an old woman ambling up the path with nothing but a shabby dress upon her thin frame and a walking stick supporting her haggard body.
The old woman soon made her way to where Caitlin sat resting. The sun was now behind the woman and Caitlin had to squint to better see the woman's features, yet no matter how she tried she could not focus on any one part of her face. "Excuse me miss, have you some water to spare? My throat is parched from this unusual heat and my bones ache from this weary path on which I travel." Caitlin reached for her sheepskin water pouch handing it to the woman and beckoned her to sit beside her.
"Why is it you travel alone on this road? Have you no family? No Home?" The old woman stared into the distance slowly sipping the water as if choosing her next words ever so carefully.
"I had a home and a family once but those days have long since passed. I once battled for the very soil upon which you sit. There are few left on this sacred Island who would be so kind to a Sean-Bhean Bhocht such as myself. Many fear wandering women as being Bean-Sidhe but I am not, they no longer roam this land freely as they once did. But because of your kindness I shall grant you the remaining powers of which I have left and I shall tell you of your future." Caitlin stared into the old woman's shapeless and colorless eyes spell bound by her melodious yet strong voice. "My dear Caitlin you shall be the savior of Eire and unite the four kingdoms. A time of great war and sadness shall soon befall my precious Emerald Isle and many good men shall be sent to the land of the gods. When the time comes you shall know what to do. If ever you fear you have not enough strength or courage to continue on your journey remember the power of the blessed Morrigan and you shall find her strength and light that dwells deep within your soul." The old woman stood brushing dirt off her thin brown dress and continued up the path until soon she was out of sight.
Caitlin awoke to the hushed tone of the forest and the setting of the evening sun. Her mother would be furious of course but she would have to travel home and go to the market in the following morning as the sun would soon set and the path would become treacherous. Caitlin turned to return home but something inside her told her to go foreward and continue on her journey to Leitrim.
The shadows grew long and the path narrowed but Caitlin continued on her way to Leitrim humming a tune she received from the forest. She felt a new sense of direction and her feet led her where the gods wished, her mind following far behind her soul. The trees called to her swaying in the wind and the animals gathered around her skirts. Her soul sang of freedom, freedom to roam the lands more wild than mustangs and fly as high as the strongest bird. A new song beat within her heart and she noticed not the setting of the sun for the moon soon began to light her path. The road narrowed until the darkness consumed her and finally her mind caught her feet and she realized she no longer walked the true path. Surrounded by the great oaks and fierce shadows fear caught in her throat as she sought the light of the moon, but no light dwelt within the great forest. If she attempted to find the path she risked travelling further into the growth and stumbling upon many a wild animal.
Pounding reached her ears distracting her from her thoughts. At first Caitlin believed it to be the fear beating within her heart but soon she realized it came from within the trees themselves. The ancient trees beat with the blood of the earth and they were trying to tell her someone was nearing. A twig snapped behind Caitlin and she whirled around ready to scream and fight off her attacker. Hands grasped her arms holding her steady as she lashed out. "Please be still! I mean you no harm!" Caitlin squinted into the darkness barely discerning the shape of a large man.
"Leave off of me! Let me go I say or I shall scream." Even without light she could feel the man smile and his chest began to rumble with laughter.
"I begin' your pardon miss. I meant neither to frighten nor to harm. I merely stumbled upon you in the darkness. I have been separated from my men and the sun set leaving me helpless without light or steed. Have you any idea where we are?" Caitlin shrugged off the man's hands trying to place his aristocratic accent.
"Where is it you hail from sir? Your accent is neither one I recognize nor one of any lowely country folk such as myself." She could feel the man stir uncomfortably and she wondered for a moment how even without the sense of sight she seemed to know exactly what the man was doing and feeling.
"I mistress, am the ruler of these lands. King of Connachta, and descendant of Finn mac Cumhaill himself. I am Liam mac Cumhaill." As the man spoke these words the light of the full moon filtered through the trees and their branches seemed to bow in reverance and for the first time in Caitlin's life she felt as if she was led to this moment. Her dream from earlier that day came to her in clear focus and words brushed across her mind He is the one, the one who will lead you to your destiny.
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I've nearly been home for two weeks after a three week hospital admission. I have absolutely no regrets. That hospital admission was the best, most helpful thing I have ever done. Ever.
I was admitted in the middle of a severe depressive episode. It's only now that I'm feeling better that I can see how unwell I was. I was regularly engaging in unsafe behaviours, I knew things were bad, but not that bad. I was certain that suicide was logical, and absolutely the only solution. I didn't see a way out. The only way out was my death.
Obviously things have changed. Three weeks of intense therapy, a new medication, and I feel good again. I have plans for the future, and things I want to do. I want to spend time with friends and family again. I can get out of bed each day, and shower on a regular basis. I can prepare delicious and nutritious meals, and take care of my physical health issues.
I can smile. I don't have to fake it, or put any effort into it. I can smile without thinking because I actually feel happy.
I am very, very grateful to be alive. I'm grateful for my psychologist insisting that I was unwell and needed to be in hospital. I'm grateful for my psychiatrist putting so much effort into working with us, and helping us. I'm grateful for the nursing staff at the hospital and the care they provided. I'm grateful for my GP for not walking away even when I was incredibly unwell. I'm grateful for my friends who never stopped caring.
I'm still adjusting to life at home. I'm hoping to get back to writing here more regularly, but be patient with me.


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA.—The first time Mike Scioscia caught a full season in the major leagues, he guided a pitching staff that modern fans would not recognize.
Scioscia's 1982 Los Angeles Dodgers, the reigning World Series champions, used three pitchers for at least 36 starts each. Those pitchers — Fernando Valenzuela, Jerry Reuss and Bob Welch — all worked at least 235 innings that season. They all lasted into the 1990s and combined for nearly 10,000 career innings.
"There's a lot of pitchers that have handled 200 innings a year, 33 starts, and never looked back," Scioscia said at the winter meetings this week. "They're fine with it. And there are some pitchers that have a problem getting to 170 innings."
These days, as manager of the Los Angeles Angels, Scioscia deals with a lot more pitchers like that. Of the top seven starting candidates on his roster, only one, Garrett Richards, has ever pitched more than 160 innings in a major league season. And injuries have limited Richards to 12 starts, total, in the two years since he did it.
The solution, for the Angels, could be a six-man rotation, a device that teams have tried periodically, though rarely for long. In the Angels' case, the idea could help them smooth Shohei Ohtani's heralded entry to the major leagues.
Ohtani, the pitching and slugging phenom, chose the Angels last week after leaving the Nippon Ham Fighters in Japan. He has been dominant on the mound, with 10.3 strikeouts per nine innings in his career, and a 2.52 earned run average. But he has never made more than 24 starts in a season in Japan, where teams use six-man rotations.
Scioscia has said only that he is considering a six-man arrangement, without committing to it. But general manager Billy Eppler sees the way baseball is heading. The Houston Astros won the World Series last season and used no pitcher for more than 153 1/3 innings. The team they beat, the Dodgers, had just one pitcher who crossed that threshold.
Neither team used a six-man rotation, but as pitchers throw harder and the incidence of injuries rises, more teams are spreading around their innings. Six-man rotations could present a more structured way to do it.
"That's been the way the game's been trending, historically, if you look back," Eppler said. "I've spoken with some other clubs about that concept, and there's some other clubs that are considering it. If it can help keep guys healthy and you're able to get a little bit more reliability out of your pitchers because of it, I'm all for it."
Ohtani received a platelet-rich plasma injection in his elbow in October, and Yahoo! Sports reported this week that a medical report in Japan last month had revealed a first-degree sprain of his ulnar collateral ligament. Teams knew this information during the recruiting process for Ohtani, and his ligament injury is said to be the least severe of its type.
Eppler said Ohtani's injection was preventive, and that doctors had assured him Ohtani's elbow showed normal wear for a 23-year-old pitcher. Ohtani is now playing catch at distances of 55 to 60 metres, and the Angels do not sound worried about arm problems.
"I think that's past him, and our understanding is there are no restrictions at all going into spring training," Scioscia said. "He'll get down there in plenty of time and be ready to go."
Nearly every major-league team pursued Ohtani, many with elaborate recruiting pitches. The San Diego general manager, A.J. Preller, spoke in Japanese for three minutes during the Padres' presentation. They told Ohtani they were contemplating a six-man rotation with or without him.
"Most of our young guys that we're going to rely on to be big-time starters for us in the future, they're coming up in a six-man rotation system," Padres manager Andy Green said. "We introduced it in September last year, which is probably common for a lot of clubs that aren't in contention to do that. If there's not a disparity between your 1 and 6 at the level there is with most teams, there's reason to do it, because the rest is probably really good for guys."
Ohtani's unusual status as a hybrid player, Green said, could ease the roster crunch that a six-man rotation would create. Teams are still limited to 25-man rosters until September, and for teams that carry 13 pitchers, managers have little flexibility to substitute position players.
Even the Angels, Eppler said, are emphasizing flexibility as they try to bolster an offence that ranked last in the American League in slugging percentage. They have re-signed outfielder Justin Upton — acquired in a trade with Detroit last August — and traded prospects to the Tigers on Wednesday for Ian Kinsler, a veteran second baseman with power.
"There's some more boxes to check, if possible, perhaps in the outfield," Eppler said. "It just depends. We're trying to stay so open-minded with the position players we add to the roster right now and really put a premium on flexibility. If we were able to acquire a guy that could play infield and outfield, that would be nice."


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You should quit mate. will make winning the singles again easier for me
You should quit mate. will make winning the singles again easier for me
"just tap it in"
In all seriousness though, there are more important things than snooker however if you want to start playing some regional comps at weekends to see if that jogs abit of interest then i'm game.
Local league snooker is tedious these days in my opinion. Everybody knows everybody, same old every week.
"just tap it in"
From my own point of view I would hate to see a good player hang up his cue but from the sounds of it you'll be one of those TSF members like myself who gave it up for a long number of years and then got back to it. When I lived in the States it was all about work, work, work and there were no snooker tables around.
When I came back after 10 years or so I found I had a new drive and kept working at it and then when I retired I found even more motivation and practice time, however age does play a factor. The problem was work consumed every waking hour and looking back I regret it a bit but I tell myself I couldn't have the comfortable retirement I have without those years of hard work.
My advice is get as good as you can as young as you can because once you sell your business and retire you'll be looking for something to do and it won't be tree farming or growing carrots or peas. It will be SNOOKER.
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100% everything you said is accurate.
Good to know I'm not alone.
dcrackers147 nailed all those reasons why i never continued the sport as a hobby after i quit. couldn't get the buzz from it unless it had those set goals. seems that i got some similar aspects with snooker as im not always as keen on practising if i know i wont be able to do it regularly enough. but at those times i just go and play someone for fun, i just drop the solo practising until i have the possibility to do it often enough to feel i can improve.
I'm not nearly as good as some of you guys but I can relate a little. After 12 years I still love to practice, which is what keeps me going. But if given the option between playing 20-30 break players and practicing alone for months at a time, I'd rather practice alone. Though I would like to learn how to harness their ability to put all 6 colours safe in the span of 2 shots. Think of the defensive possibilities when you have a convincing lead!
Earlier this year the fire died a bit. Work and school just absolutely consumed me and I went for probably the longest stretch I've had since I started, not thinking about the game and barely watching any of it. I still practiced but it was mainly through habit than desire. Anyhow, once I met some professional goals and smoothed out things with school I rekindled the desire and am back to driving my girlfriend nuts with snooker on the TV most days. I'm also playing better than ever.
I was talking to a friend recently and mentioned that at this point it would be hard for me to quit altogether. Practice is so ingrained in my weekly routine that I would have to find something else to fill it with. Not that I'm not busy with other commitments, rather, given the choice between watching tv or some other entertainment I'd rather do something constructive. I guess I'd fill my time with a new hobby, chess perhaps?
Don't quit mate, keep your hand in a little you won't regret it when the bug bites you again cos your old form won't be far away.
I've done the same thing with bodybuilding i was right into that and competed to a decent level but now the snooker bug has bitten me again I just tick that over in the background i train 2-3 times a week and do what I have to nothing more I think you would regret it if you lost your level of play cos your such a good player ashame to waste all the hard work.
Quit cue sports 5 years ago as nothing was going on.
Don't think about it much anymore and rarely miss it, don't see the the point of playing this game without a competitive goal.
If you can't be arsed to play on a table in your home then you may as well quit, i can't be arsed to go to a club and play now but i would most definitely play if i had my own snooker room.
You should get a big TV in there and have a knock when the boxing is on
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1959 : Launched as stern fishing trawler FAIRTRY II for the South Georgia Company Limited of Leith
1967 : Laid up at Tonsberg
1969 : Owner name changed to Christian Salvesen of Leith, vessel name unchanged
1971 : Sold to Vickers Oceanics Limited of Barrow. Converted to serve as a Mother-Ship for Submersibles and also as a Diving Support Vessel. Name changed to VICKERS VOYAGER. Registered in Barrow. Gross tonnage following modifications for new role increased from as-built 2,839 to 3,004
1979 : Company changed to British Oceanics Limited and vessel name changed to BRITISH VOYAGER
1983 : Vessel acquired by ship-broker BUE SHIPS Limited, Leith
1984 : Vessel sent for breaking to WSSCL of Troon, arriving there under tow of the Clyde tug THUNDERER
Launched : 27-01-1959 Completed : May 1959
Re-Engined in 1966
Demolition was was anything but a straightforward job, a large (200 tonne) crane had to be employed to remove some of the very heavy equipment on board, e.g. Diving Bells, Decompression Chambers, miles of heavy piping, much of which was carefully salvaged and returned to Leith for future use in a new Diving Support Vessel being planned at that time for Aberdeen.
( This was the last ship to be broken up at Troon and ended 80 years of shipbreaking history there )
According to a local historian, a total of 443 ships were broken up by the West of Scotland Shipbreaking Coy.
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