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Christmas 2013
Christmas this year was promising. We were all fighting off head colds but nothing too severe and I was cautiously optimistic that we would not have a repeat of last year's stomach bug. We had the Bannings and Jamma over for a very casual Christmas Eve and all went well. I had such a nice time that I completely forgot to get out my camera, so you'll just have to trust me.
The kids basically put themselves to bed so as to encourage Santa's arrival. He came and dropped off a boat load of goodies.
We were all ready for Christmas morning.
The boys had a good time opening all their stuff.
After a few hours of relaxing, we got ready for our surprise for the boys. We told them we were headed out to Jamma's house, but really we had booked a night at the Legoland Hotel. We had made these last minute reservations because a) we've been meaning to take the boys there and we're running out of time for it to be relatively close and b) we were having Christmas with the rest of the Moisions on the day after Christmas, so this gave us something to do on Christmas Day and got us almost all the way to San Diego.
The best laid plans … We got there fine, the boys were flabbergasted and took a while to even realize what we were doing. We dropped our stuff at the hotel; the kids enjoyed some in-house LEGOs while we checked in.
Then we moved on to the park.
The first thing they wanted to do was drive the cars.
Ezra was too far away for a good photo. That driver on the farthest right is him.
We saw Miniland and a model of San Francisco. The boys were unimpressed at its proximity to our new home.
While we were at the park I started to not feel so good. In fact, I told Bruce I was going to go back to the hotel but then had to sit down as a wave of nausea hit me. I made it back to the hotel without a moment to spare and spent pretty much the rest of the trip in bed. About 8:00 pm Finn, laying down in their super cool pirate bunk beds …
… said his tummy hurt. We prepared for the worst, separated the sickies from the well, and Finn and I hunkered down. About 10:00 pm our fears were realized. About 11:00 pm housekeeping came to take mercy on us (and our room) and then we were able to get some rest.
Kids are remarkably resilient though, and by morning he felt fine. Bruce took the boys for breakfast and back to Legoland for early entry. They had lots of fun before returning to collect me at 11:00. We then drove to Bill and Therese's house to drop of all the Christmas gifts and visit briefly with everyone before heading home.
I had another miserable day, Ezra picked up the bug a few days later, and then Bruce was flattened the day after that. So, our Sickmas lasted from Christmas to New Years but I think we're all on the mend now. The kids are back in school and we are in the midst of preparing to move. Happy 2014!


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I wish I was not eating so much. I have been feeling under the weather and not exercising, but still eating. I was 131 this morning. I should already be 125...
And I feel like I am buried under a huge pile of schoolwork. It's giving me a headache.
I wish I had something more positive to say, but so it goes for now.
Thank you, as always, for the encouragement. It is such a relief to know I can depend on your ladies.
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- Cierra said...
Keep your head up, lovebug!!
- February 5, 2012 at 5:57 PM
- warlocksmistress said...
Be strong & own it all. Perhaps you will find some meaning in it all someday.
- February 5, 2012 at 9:06 PM
- Peridot (G+P) said...
Yeeeesh, he wants to make your nice relaxing stopover an emotional rollercoaster? He'd better be SUPER nice to make up for it!
Make him bring your stuff, if it can be made to fit into your carry-on :p
If you're feeling a bit crook and stressed, make sure you're getting all your vitamin C and other essentials, ok? You want to be getting QUALITY nommage so you're still maintaining the engine while you're taking a break from training.
Lots of love to you and have a safe flight.
- February 5, 2012 at 11:59 PM
- Anonymous said...
A short public visit might be for the best. Either way it's gonna be hard but it might be good to help you with closure.
- February 6, 2012 at 8:35 AM
- Jéanne said...
Stay strong, Sarah. Thinking of you. Travel safely. :)
- February 6, 2012 at 10:03 PM
- becca; said...
stay strong, lovely! xo.
- February 7, 2012 at 2:02 AM
- Isobel said...
Chin up lovely girl, stay strong. xxxxxx
- February 8, 2012 at 6:05 AM
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Globally, society is currently going through a critical inflection point. Until now, all decisions were made by people, our brains. However, our capability is beginning to plateau. No matter how much effort or time we spend to increase our brain performance, we will only ever achieve a fraction of a percent improvement. Conversely, we are concurrently experiencing a massive unfolding opportunity where technology, specifically compute, network and storage performance, is improving annually at almost exponential rates. There is an obvious divergence in capability improvement between computing ("machines") and the human brain. At the same time, we are generating more data than ever – zettabytes per annum. The proliferation of mobility, cloud and the internet of things (IoT) is accelerating data production. Fortunately, the research conducted over the last five decades in artificial intelligence (AI) can now become both useful and powerful. Previous obstacles for AI, such as insufficient data and performance, are rapidly disappearing. We can now generate the data and have the required IT performance at a reasonable and justifiable cost. Therefore, society is primed and ready to move through this inflection point from "human scale" to "machine scale".
Axiom #1: As global economies increasingly adopt and deploy technologies that enable digitisation, they are transitioning from 'human-scale to machine-scale'. Businesses are doing this in order to leverage the power of technology and software which already do what no human can match in terms of speed, cost, efficiency and/or precision. Cisco is already, and has been for over 10 years, playing a crucial role in digitisiting the physical world and securely connecting anything that can be digitally connected. This is a critical part of the digital supply chain, as without connectivity, computers would not be able to access, process or act on the data. There are three outcomes we seek from digitisation and IoT: human augmentation, automation and prediction.
Axiom #1 – Expected Outcomes from IoT:
Axiom #2: Automation involves eliminating or re-engineering human involvement in a specific process. Automation requires three critical ingredients – measurement (to generate data), computation (to process the data) and action (to do something with the data). These are also the three basic functions of Cisco's Intent-Based Networking (IBN) [NW]. This 'closed loop' concept has been an integral part of engineering control systems (eg SCADA) for decades. What is new, is the volume of data and powerful technology that is now available at an affordable cost.
Axiom #2 – Key Ingredients of IoT:
Axiom #3: There are two key components required to measure the physical world and enable automation: sensing and connectivity. Sensing may be in the form of a sensor, a camera, a Lidar or a processor. Connectivity is the means of transferring the data measurements produced to a computation device. Sensing and connectivity provide data that enable a product to externalise its capabilities and provide a range of new opportunities and services. For example, an intelligent connected car can generate data to make it safer, more reliable (through predictive maintenance data) or find faster routes.
Axiom #3 - IoT is not about the 'thing' or connections, it is about the data and the collections.
Corollary: In less than a decade, the cost of connecting to a thing will be zero
Axiom #4: Basic mathematics theory says that the more data points a statistical analysis is provided with the more accurate and reliable the analysis will be. Digital and IoT takes advantage of this notion by generating far more data points (measurements) than was ever possible, even just a few years ago! The more data points generated, the more accurate can be the statistical result. By combining the power of computing with large volumes of the right data, we are thus able to provide more reliable and better outcomes (see Axiom #1).
Axiom #4 - Predictions can be improved by averaging the predictions of many. (Ensemble Principle)
Axiom #5: According to Einstein, "The formulation of the problem is often more important than the solution". While amassing data may seem important, the critical question to ask is 'what do you need the data for?'. Most organisations already have more data than they can manage, yet most often don't have the right data. If they did, would they know what to ask of the data? If they are able to formulate the problem, how would they go about finding the answers needed within the data? Digital leaders thoroughly understand these three questions and typically leverage computers in conjunction with AI and machine learning to find the answers.
Axiom #5 – Right question, right data, right method.
It is not about having plenty of data, or big data. The key is knowing:
Corollary: By 2025, 40% of data will never get to the cloud.
Axiom #6: Cyber security crime is already at an all-time high and negatively impacting global economies by upwards of one percent of GDP [Hath]. We are becoming more mobile, we are using more cloud services and we are expanding IoT deployment to tens of billions of connected things, thereby expanding exploitation and attack opportunities. Our situation will inevitably get worse if we don't take the right precautions. Most of the new IoT solutions coming to market are from vendors with little or no cyber security ability or expertise. Cisco continues to invest billions of dollars in developing cyber security solutions that enable organisations to continue taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation through trusted mobility, cloud and IoT technologies.
Axiom #6 – If you don't secure it, don't connect it.
Axiom #7: Cisco has played a crucial part in the development and global deployment of internet version 1.0. However, as the world inexorably connects more people and things, we believe that several traditional methods and technologies will no longer work efficiently or cost-effectively. For example, securely connecting 50 billion things (by 2020) is a different challenge to connecting 50 million people (in the nineties). Factors such as power, distance, mobility, spectrum, latency, response time and cost were addressed in the first version of the internet, however they are now having to be reviewed and often re-invented for internet version 2.0, especially as Cisco predicts that the world will connect 500 billion things by 2030.
Axiom #7 - The first generation of the internet is not fit for the second.
Axiom #8: Cisco has found that most IoT projects are failing, despite the enthusiasm and optimism for the opportunity it represents [Cisco]. The inaugural phase of IoT is charaterised by numerous point solutions from a multitude of new (often startup) vendors. Typically, these solutions have been designed to solve a particular societal problem such as lighting or parking. In each case, a complete IT stack needs to be built in support of the solution. Eventually, customers find themselves with multiple siloes from multiple vendors that don't interoperate, are not cyber secure, use different protocols and generate more complexity at greater cost. This is why Cisco is building the foundation for "IoT Phase 2". This phase is characterised by an "IoT platform" that incorporates modularity and functionality to address multiple different sensors from different vendors while supporting multiple different applications and data interchange from different vendors. Other factors behind failed projects include a lack of qualified skills, no cyber security, poor project definition, governance and support.
Axiom #8 - Three-quarters of IoT projects are failing.
Axiom #9: Almost overnight (seventy years is not long in the history of humankind) computers have developed at an astounding rate. Our brains on the other hand, are physically not discernably different from the human brains of several thousands of years ago. What is exciting is that both computers and software are changing and advancing in a manner that is increasingly resembling the performance, physical architecture and operation of our brains [Muhge].
Axiom #9 - Computer science and neurology are converging.
Axiom #10: Innovation can be a double-edged sword. Just like the adoption of fire helped to keep humans warm, it also burns down houses. There are several new challenges that we face, which have been brought about by digitisation and IoT technology. These new challenges, often referred to as 'economic dislocation', include unemployment, increasing cyber-crime and risk, algorithmic accountability and loss of (human) attention and cognitive ability due to increasing dependence on smart phones. Therefore, when we consider the exponential opportunities that digital and IoT may provide, we as humans, need to think about why we are doing it and for whom.
Axiom #10 - A person consists of two ingredients, a body and a soul. Bodies are nothing but ordinary machines, but the soul is not subject to scientific law (Descartes).


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Assuming the greens are homegrown players, Gibson qualifies as he was a United youth.
Why doesn't Ross qualify as a home-grown player ?
Anichibe gets a mention above. It reminds me that,OK we fucked up badly on Niasse, but just think we got £8m for Victor, £8m for Naismith, £12M? for Rodwell, probably one or more I forget amongst the players we sold on who never really made it later. It puts Niasse into perspective, swings and roundabouts and all that.
Any good mobile streams for this one? I'm on holiday and proposed but thought there is nothing more romantic, than me looking at my phone watching a torrid affair at the Hawthorns.
Did she say yes? If so congratulations!
Luckily, yes! Cheers mate
I've woken up excited about the Everton game. I'm so happy those days are back! Let's all be honest here, it became a massive chore.
Read an article about Bolasie hoping to make his debut today and how he is pissed off at Pardew and the things he said about him as he was leaving Palace. If he dislikes Pardew he is going to settle in well.
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5 Tips For Protecting Your iPhone From Spy Attack – While you will come across many articles and blogs on how to protect Android phones from malicious activities, there are very few authentic sources that will give you tips on how to protect an iPhone from different third-party sources that can steal your personal information and data without your knowledge. iPhone users have occasionally complained about different issues related to online criminal activity involving malware and spyware, so here are a few things that you can do on your end to protect your Apple gadgets.
Complicated Passwords
Passwords and pin numbers are one of the most important components when it comes to protecting your phone. Your iPhone allows you to password protect itself. The newer versions of the iPhone also allow you to password protect different parts of your phone as well. However, if you are using an older system, you also have the option of downloading application protecting software from the Apple Store that is tailor-made to protect different applications on your phone.
Here are a few things that you need to keep in mind when setting a password:
- Use both lower case as well as upper case letters.
- Do not use words that are easily found in the dictionary. This is because these words can be easily detected by algorithm software.
- Use numbers and symbols in the password as well.
Scam links
Scam and phishing links are the most common source of viruses entering your phone and for hackers to gain access to your data. However, sadly there is no way of completely avoiding them other than being aware of them and being able to adequately identify them. If you can identify these links or are not really sure about them then definitely not click on them no matter how tempting it might seem. This will help protect your phone from these malware and software hackers.
Scam and phishing links can show up in the most random of places such as emails and even remote links while you browse the net. The important thing is that you are able to identify them adequately and delete them.
Apple Touch ID
One of the smartest technologies by Apple is the Apple Touch ID. This is found in the more recent models of the iPhone and is said to be extremely effective when it comes to protecting your phone from any third party information theft. This technology basically has to do with your fingerprint ID. So even though passwords and pin codes can be hacked, your fingerprint ID is much harder to hack and allows you more privacy and protection from unwanted snoopers.
As youngsters, having this technology on your phone is also a great way to keep your parents from snooping into your phone. Same goes for friends and peers.
Your phone your responsibility
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Wow what a great time we had on this session.. There are way too many pictures that are my absolute favorites. I had a little camping theme going on but the kids were much, much more entertained by a little tiny ladybug we found in the field. I love the pictures where they are all so, so entertained with the ladybug. These pictures are a true reflection of the carefree days of childhood. As grown ups, we forget the little things that made us smile in our childhood days, so I love to bring back through my pictures a little of the lost child that still exists in each one of us.
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I see your magic yet again. Some really cute ideas here, goes along with the beautiful kids.
We love them!!! What beautiful pictures that truly capture our sweet children's personalities. Thank you!
Oh my gosh… I LOVE LOVE LOVE your style! I'm so desperately wishing you were in Kansas b/c I'm planning my wedding there next summer and would give anything to have you do our photography!! The lighting, the props, the sweet innocence.. everything is SO awesome!
Awww, I LOVE all of these! You do such great work. We can't wait to see Briggs' pics!
Beautiful pictures of beautiful children – the artistry is splendid!
These photos are ADORABLE! What wonderful ideas you have and what beautiful kids!
AWESOME session! the kids are adorable, the styling is awesome and the girl is simply a doll and a natural. beautiful work
I love every picture! So adorable!!! I need to use your photographer for my kids!!
Thanks for sharing!
Cutest kids ever!!!! Great shots! Adorable!!! I love those little Ps!!!
These are so adorable and really capture the precious and sweet nature of the kids! Thanks for sharing!
These are absolutely beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing. I love the compositions and lighting and all the colors. Beautiful children!!!
Dana – these are absolutely priceless!! What a wonderful treasure you have captured to have forever! Thanks for sharing!
These are the best pictures. I love the colors and lighting. Well done and very cute subjects
The kids and the pictures are so beautiful. Sweet and precious. Loved it!!
Wow! The pics capture these most precious and fleeting moments of childhood! Oh! I just love them all! Great lighting, props, and composition!
Wow! Thank you Lidia – these are priceless images of our dear children that we will treasure always.
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Providing games at a wedding shower can make everything a lot more fun and can also break the ice for guests that might not know each other well. There is a wide range of games that you can come up with, but only a few can make a lasting impression on guests. Of course you want the games to focus on the newly engaged couple, so here are a few games that might interest a shower planner.
Helpful advice and happy wishes are always needed in a new marriage. A good game that can also be a gift for the bride is to have each guest write down advice or wishes for special occasions such as cooking advice for the Thanksgiving turkey or first child advice from a mother or grandmother. Have envelopes with the event written on them so that the bride can open up the advice or wish at the time she needs it the most.
Another variation of an advice game for the bride is to have cards ready as they guest comes in. Have each guest write down the best advice they have ever gotten and then have them all read them aloud. Present a gift to the guest with the best advice according to the bride and have a gag gift ready for the guest with the worst advice.
Wedding showers are essentially about gifts. So why not incorporate the game with the gifts? As the bride opens up each gift, have the guest that brought the gift write down the first few things the bride says about the gift without the bride knowing. When the gift opening is complete, read back her the quotes as being a description of her wedding night. For example, if the bride opens a gift and says, "Awesome! I love it!" then the bride will love her wedding night. This game could get very interesting.
Make sure all of your games are fitting to the guests attending the shower and have something everyone can enjoy. Keep these thoughtful and funny ideas in mind when planning and have a shower that the bride and guests will remember.


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Here's a look back at our sports coverage from today.
If you've missed any of the stories, simply click on the link and catch up.
We began the day by gearing up for Pompey's trip to Newport County by looking back at Paul Cook's pre-match press conference and gave fans some travel tips in our Away-Day Guide.
Gaffer For A Day Rob Deacon had his say on the game – as did South Wales Argus writer and Exiles expert Andrew Penman in the Insider.
Blues boss Cook challenged Kal Naismith to take his chance in the absence of the suspended Gareth Evans.
Pompey then edged to a 1-0 triumph over County, courtesy of a Matt Tubbs strike in first-half stoppage time.
Cook expressed his disappointment at the performance, although he was one again happy to bag another three points on the road.
We then had a look back at the match in our Pompey slideshow.
Alongside the match-day action, was the latest Allen's Insight feature – which focused on one of the finest players to wear the star & crescent, Robert Prosinecki.
Away from Pompey, Gosport Borough and the Hawks both lost home fixtures in National League South.
And Fareham braveheart Floyd Moore warmed up for his Southern Area title showdown with Danny Carter at the York Hall.


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Central Ohio golf fans will see Nationwide at the Memorial Tournament for at least six more years.
Last December, the Tournament and Nationwide announced they have extended their partnership through 2021. The 2016 Memorial Tournament will be the first year of that new agreement. Having Nationwide on board as presenting sponsor of the tournament means six more years of providing a world-class golf event in Columbus while raising money and awareness for Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Nationwide began its presenting sponsorship of the Memorial Tournament in 2011 after two decades maintaining a long-standing, high-profile relationship with the PGA TOUR as one of the game's most passionate supporters. Since then, Nationwide has used its affiliation with the Tournament to shine a national spotlight on the life-changing work being done at Nationwide Children's Hospital and help raise funds to ensure they can continue to help children and families.
Nationwide takes a great deal of pride in being "More Than a Business," and one way it demonstrates that is through its sports sponsorship platforms. The company's partnership with the Memorial has helped raise $6 million for Nationwide Children's Hospital since 2011, including a record $1.7 million in 2015.
If you would like to donate to the life-saving work being performed at Nationwide Children's Hospital, visit www.nationwidechildrens.org.


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Wassail has its roots in In the cider-producing West of England (primarily the counties of Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Herefordshire) wassailing also refers to drinking (and singing) the health of trees in the hopes that they might better thrive. However it seems appropriate to create our own version to suit the ambitions of the…Read More
June 3rd 2017 saw the first meeting of Busoga High School's new Permaculture Club! Students at the school have been working with members of the 'Saving the Planet, One School at a Time' team to develop a permaculture design for their own school and wider communities. These are precisely the same initiatives we want to…Read More
The first images from our photography project with Year 10 students at Llanfyllin High School have come in, and they look great! The following represent just a portion of the images pupils have created, more will be uploaded in the coming weeks so keep your eyes peeled!Read More
"I am convinced that in the somber decades to come, the end of the world 'as we know it' is a distinct possibility…when this time comes (it has already come in my opinion) we will have a lot to learn from people whose world has already ended a long time ago – think of the…Read More
We have just received some more photographs and a little write up from Louise Bass, Photography Teacher at Llanfyllin High School: My year ten Photography class have been working with the Llanfyllin Transition Project to produce banners and a booklet cover. Very kindly Jack Hunter came in to introduce the project to help fuel ideas…Read More
We had a lovely morning taking Llanfyllin High School photography students down to the community orchard and the wetlands as part of the Llanfyllin Transition Project. It was really good to see them getting up close to nature. We are really looking forward to seeing the fruits of their efforts!Read More
The following is a little snippet of something I am working on for the Llanfyllin Transition Project Handbook: When we think about our position in the world, especially in Western societies, we tend to think of ourselves as somehow separate and distinct from nature. We live our lives in a human-made bubble. This idea is…Read More


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I like sci-fi. In books and movies alike, they are fun to read and often provide with something to think about in terms of what could be. Ernest Cline's Ready Player One is the kind of sci-fi book that gives you a lot of could but presents it to you wrapped up in a bunch of ideas from other people. It's the Family Guy shout-out system applied to sci-fi.
The book follows a guy named Parzival who is a poor dude in a video game alternate reality world where the creator—a billionaire—creates a game for everyone to play where the winner will inherit both the world and his fortune. May the best player or company or entity win! What a great setup, right? It is great. The issue is that Ready Player One takes place in an eighties nostalgic world of constant references and longing for "those days." I'm all for nostalgia but I'm also one for new ideas.
Ready Player One has some new ideas, yes, but a lot of them are just, "…and then we played Joust." or "…and then we played Ms. Pac Man." The intellectual coat rack to which the story is hung is one that already has a bunch of coats already on it, meaning everything about this book is derived from a pop cultural reference you have to be in on or that you've heard before. It gets taxing.
Moreover, Cline has a great knack for writing and writing and writing around a subject, extending the reprieves between action as far as he can. It's frustrating and annoying and makes you want to skip until things get going again. There's a lot of business at points and then, at other times, a complete lack of business where you want it. (See: the entire second section/second gate part of the book.)
Since the book is simply one big reference to the eighties written explicitly to be made into a movie, you have to wonder what the motivation for Cline to debut this book as his first. Obviously, money is the motivation—but what else? A love of video games? A love of the eighties? A masturbatory desire to watch lawyers fight for the likeness of Matthew Broderick and every video game and computer device ever? I'd guess all of that.
The book is fine. It's not bad but it definitely isn't the type of thing that I read and grind my teeth, wishing that I had wrote this. I definitely don't wish I wrote this book. I wish I could rewrite it, maybe, but it's not a good book. It's not well written. The originality found here is just a quilt of references laid atop of a virtual reality bed. It also just ends, without resolving the initial premise of the world being shit. There are no solutions. It's all very Hollywood.
I'm going to stop before I have an aneurism. This book makes me so angry.


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I am quite fond of the Butter London bottles, however they have quite little bottle caps, which can be difficult to paint with.
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The formula was fantastic, smooth and consistent!
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We got this BEAUTIFUL picture from Marissa. She has been receiving everyone`s mail and loves it! She likes getting mail throughout the week, instead of emails on just Monday. So please feel free to write her at her new address:) 1680 North Forty Loop Apt. #3
Sherveport, LA. 71107
Madi Adele!!!!
Well time is already flying by!!!
Sherveport, LA. 71107
Madi Adele!!!!
Well time is already flying by!!!
I am in my first area... Brownlee! In Shreveport, Louisiana. Our area is the west side of Louisiana and goes almost to the Texas and Arkansas borders. I am not currently on a bike, my companionship has a car because our area is pretty big! When we don't have to drive, we walk!
I had to say goodbye to my old district and companion which was hard!
I absolutely love my mission president and his wife. They are some of the sweetest people I have ever met in my life! They will look over all us missionaries down here and be my mission parents!
Well last Tuesday was transfer day, so a lot of us got put into new areas! It took about 4 hours to drive me from the mission home in Jackson Mississippi to my new area in Shreveport, Louisanna.
Everyone, meet my new companions (yes, i have 2!) Their names are Sister McGrath and Sister Dagupan!
They are literally heaven sent, and everyone was telling me how I was getting put with the best 2 missionaries in the whole mission before I even got to Shreveport!
Sister McGrath is the happiest person I have ever met - not to mention her knowledge of the gospel is astounding. She attends BYU and is from Alpine Utah. She has been out on her mission 6 months!
Sister Dagupan goes to BYU Hawaii and is from Arizona. She is so funny, and SOOO beautiful. She's half Philippeno and her hair goes to her butt and I secretly covet it! You can literally see her testimony through her smile.
Mission President said that as they were planning transfers - he was 100% sure to send me to the Brownlee area, that that's where I needed to be!
My new district consists of the Brownlee area.
Me and my two companions, two elders named Elder Taylor and Elder Spence, and a senior couple: Elder and Sister Simpson. (they are like my mission parents for the area because President and Sister McDonough can't be everywhere at once!)
After the meeting, we had lunch at the Simpson's house where I helped make the food - biscuits and gravy, hashbrowns, and eggs. We then went tracting into a neighborhood that was a little sketchy to visit some investigators.
Elton is a very interesting man searching for truth, and I LOVE him. The other sisters had met with him a couple times and he is currently reading the book of mormon and he loves it. Elton has a hard life and his body is paying for all the abuse he's put it through with drugs and alcohol. He's an older gentleman and all he wants is to hold a grand-baby in his arms, but he's afraid he might not make it that long.
So far everyone that we've had prayers with here likes to hold hands and they do "prayer talk" as we pray. Saying things like "thank you Jesus, or "oh yes Lord"
The best part of my first day in the field was visiting George and Amanda. They are GOLDEN! And so prepared. They live in a small house within their means. Amanda loves to be prepared and has actually been called a food hoarder before because she does so much couponing and stocking up. But really - she is just doing food storage! She's been able to help out so many people that were in desperate need because she has been prepared. They have 4 kids, and the oldest is a non verbal Austically challenged 8 year old. I love his sweet spirit.
Get this - Amanda has been researching our church for years and has been reading the Book of Mormon! She bought one herself because she wanted to read it! Which is funny because we give SO MANY out for free ;)
They are looking for a family oriented church where their kids feel important and they can be together as a family!
There are a lot of crazy people down here! It really is like speaking a different language sometimes!
Many people love missionaries and the fact we are "spreading the word of God."
Serving in the south is so interesting.
Everyone loves God and Jesus and many believe that there are living prophets and apostles on the earth today.
But a lot of people don't care what church you go to, as long as you go to church.
Many people when we are out tracting will respond with: "I've already been saved" or "I've already accepted Jesus Christ into my heart" or "I've already been baptized" and don't want to listen to our message about the RESTORED GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
I think it's cool that a couple times we have eaten out in public, I always see people blessing their food out loud, in public! People are committed to God!
There are so many religions out here. Lots of people are baptist, but there are different kinds of baptists too. Driving to an appointment the other night I counted 24 different churches/religious meeting houses. SO MANY RELIGIONS.
The good news is - we are SO busy. Our planners are filled with appointments every day and we are running out of gas miles because our area is pretty big and appointments are far away! Mission work is hard at times but I am loving it. I have a whole new appreciation for hard work.
You should be exhausted at the end of the day so you can eventually rest with the LORD!
I've already witnessed miracles. It blows my mind! We needed someone to come to an appointment with us the other day and we had been calling people all day. We finally just sat down and said a prayer, and little 2 seconds after we hung up the phone, someone called US!
Miracles. Errrrry Day!!!!
There is a place to eat much like the southern equivalent of Golden Corral called Ryans. The man who owns it is named E.T. and he's a member of the church, so he lets the Brownlee missionaries eat there quite often!
One of our investigators named Bill is a substitute school teacher who loves kids. He came to church with us on Sunday and it was the primary program where all of the children 12 and under participate in teaching us through talks, scriptures, and songs. I think he really loved it, and we can't wait to keep teaching Bill!
My first P-day was a lot of fun. We got all the shopping done that we needed to and then we went over to the stake center and played some sports with our ZONE! (All the elders and sisters serving in the Shreveport stake) We played a mean game of ultimate dogeball which was VERY fun actually.
I was a little scared, but I embraced it!
There is a CUTE little donut shop near to where we live called "Southern Maid" which is BETTER THAN KRISPY KREAM. You have to get them while they are hot though! MMMM
Even Elvis approves.
Well sorry for all the pictures, but I didn't get to send any last week! I hope you all are doing well, and feel free to send me a letter!
My new address is on the WRITE ME section of this blog - under current address. It will be good at least until the next transfer date which is December 6. But I probably won't be getting transferred!
Love and miss you all!
Peace and Blessins!
Awkward moment of the week:
We were tracting around and walked up to a house. I noticed they had a bull dog in the backyard and then we knocked on the house door. All the sudden we hear barking and look above us... the dog was on the roof. SCARY!


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JOHN HIGGINS will be signing the hardcover of RAZORJACK at the Forbidden Planet London Megastore, 179 Shaftsbury Avenue, WC2H 8JR on Saturday 21st September from 1 – 2pm.
When three students inadvertently create an opening into our dimension from an alternate universe known as The Twist, they become the focus for the evil death-bitch Razorjack. Maverick cops, Frame and Ross, are assigned a disturbing serial killer case which draws them into what is potentially the final battle between good and evil.
John Higgins is an English comic book artist and writer probably best known for being the colourist on Watchmen. In addition to this, he's worked for 2000AD, including drawing for Alan Moore's Tharg's Future Shocks, he's provided covers for Marvel and artwork for The Killing Joke. John has also worked on Greysuit, The Hills Have Eyes and Jonah Hex.
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HiddenRadio 2 is a small Bluetooth speaker that offers exceptional frequency and bass in a compatible package. John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen and Vitor Santa Maria created this speaker in response to the success of the original HiddenRadio. HiddenRadio 2 upgraded this model to have rich sound from a case that is the same size as a soup can. Unlike a soup can, HiddenRadio 2 is very sleek and sophisticated in design with its touch-sensitive top and extremely simple setup.
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In this episode Jen Seper talks about forgiving fines for Welcome Back Week, Emily and Justin read some spooky tales and Lara Wright shares some music. It's also Justin and Emily's final Librarians on the Radio, but I promise no one cried.
Our back to school 2016 episode is all about learning outside the classroom. Vancouver Island Regional Library members now have access to the electronic learning resource Lynda.com and Emily Orr is on the program talking about what it means for you. We also chat with Darby Love and the Island Stitchery Guild about some upcoming events in Nanaimo. We close it out with Patrick Siebold and J Jack Unrau debating (in lively fashion) the results of reading authors we assume we don't like.
In this episode Emily Orr shares a host of information about wearable technology at the Olympics and what it can imply for regular people who'll be adopting it in the years to come. We also have Jonathon Bigelow talking about the inaugural GeekCon being held at the Nanaimo Harbourfront library and Patrick and Justin bookfight a pair of novels challenging a rational way of looking at the world.
J Jack Unrau hosts a rebroadcast of last year's Librarians on Democracy interviews to check in with how the new current Canadian government is doing compared to the old on information issues.
Summer Reading is upon us once again! J Jack Unrau talks with librarians from around the Vancouver Island Regional Library system about the different ways the library is challenging our users this summer, from cryptography to intertextual footnotes to googly eyes. Also, Emily Orr brings you highlights of our library's indigenous writers' work available in electronic forms for National Aboriginal Day.
This is a very booktalk-heavy episode so a great place to start if you're looking for some reading advice.
Music in this episode includes Pick a Fight by Broncho, Chicken and Cheese by Foot Village and Levels by Gumbel.
J Jack Unrau and Emily Orr bring you science nonfictional (mostly) tales of the sea, reading material by Annalee Newitz, Michael Bright, Joe Schwarcz and Darwyn Cooke. There's some Moby Dick in there too.
In this very scientific episode, we're dealing with presenting complicated information in ways everyone can use. J Jack Unrau interviews a scientist (Dr. Bethany Coulthard), Emily Orr talks about disseminating scientific knowledge (through Open Access and less-than-legal means) and Patrick Siebold helps recommend science fiction books about complex gender roles (in a bookfight).
In this episode our librarians talk about connections between readers and producers of culture, from the massive global phenomenon of Star Wars to central Vancouver Island's own BookFest. We also find out a bit about the In Our Own Voice writing contests for teen and aboriginal writers, and Emily Orr teaches us a bit about internet-assisted poetry.
Emily Orr brings us a round-up of ebook and encryption issues making the news, the bookfight pits short story collections against each other, J Jack Unrau reads a James Joyce short story for our Irish quotient and we celebrate a birthday.
This February episode of Librarians on the Radio is all about getting you fired up for Freedom to Read Week 2016. J Jack Unrau shares a talk about censorship and children's literature, we hear from a bunch of librarians reading from challenged works, and in our bookfight Patrick Siebold talks about fracking and climate change and how stories will persevere long after we're all dead. It's cheery!
Music in this episode included Dance of the Ominous Shadows by mathgrant and Railroad's Whiskey Co by Jahzzar both used under Creative Commons licenses.
In this storytime show for Groundhog Day, J Jack Unrau reads stories about repetition and change and getting stuck in loops and escaping them and Matt Mukai has an essay about beginnings and endings. There are politics and aliens and not-quite-prescient 1950s science fiction.
Check out our feature interview with Steven Loring, director of the documentary The Age of Love (which will be screened at Darby Love's library as part of a very special event in February). It's full of insight about a culture it can be easy to forget about.
Emily Orr talks about early literacy apps for Family Literacy Day, Justin talks about how the public domain in Canada will be hurt by the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement, and (after so many shows with technical difficulties) Patrick is back for a bookfight!
To close out 2015 J Jack Unrau and Emily Orr read some public domain stories including the classic The Gift of the Magi and some Chesterton, Dostoyevsky & Dickens. The Dickens story seems kind of holiday-tangential but it gets there in the end.
J Jack Unrau talks with Monica Finn about how Vancouver Islanders are welcoming Syrian refugees, how libraries can help, and who people can contact to do more. Plus there's a rather one-sided bookfight some discussion of the surveillance-society issues raised by The Elf on the Shelf and a rebroadcast of last year's librarianly holiday reading of The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming. (The reading of O. Henry's "The Gift of the Magi" is abridged in this podcast because a different version will be part of the December 29th storytime episode.)
J Jack Unrau talks about the joys of creating your own stories using the medium of roleplaying (and other) games, and Emily Orr joins in with how the Nanaimo Harbourfront library's new Creativity Commons can help support people's learning and story creation, especially when National Novel Writing Month winds up. It's an introduction to the form with a lot of reference to Greg Stolze's article How to Play Roleplaying Games plus a couple of actual play podcast excerpts from Role Playing Public Radio (the games used were Delta Green and Dungeon World) and a chunk of the game Once Upon a Time from the Geek and Sundry show TableTop.
In this post-Canadian-election episode J Jack Unrau talks about the re-opening of the Nanaimo Harbourfront library branch and shares stories of revolutions, robots and revitalization with Patrick Siebold and Emily Orr.
There's also a bit of talk about the CHLY Fundrive which you can contribute to at http://chly.ca/donate
J Jack Unrau and Emily Orr interview experts on information-related issues in the 2015 Canadian federal election. We talk Bill C-51, Access to Information, surveillance, privacy, democracy and civil liberties. Guests include Micheal Vonn from the BC Civil Liberties Association, Vincent Gogolek from the BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association and David Christopher from OpenMedia.
J Jack Unrau and Emily Orr read fairy tales from the brothers Grimm, Mark Twain, Stanislaw Lem and more.
The music in this episode is Irish Fairy (Remember the Oscar Wilde) by the Underscore Orkestra and Fairy Tale by Plushgoolash
J Jack Unrau & Emily Orr read from stories including "On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl on a Beautiful April Morning" Roald Dahl's "Cinderella" and Catherynne Valente's Deathless.


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East Coast Kitchen Party at New Glasgow Academy
NEW GLASGOW — Organizers are getting ready to host the fourth annual East Coast Kitchen Party afternoon pub at the New Glasgow Academy. The pub will run from 4:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday and it is sponsored by Pickles Pools and Spa. Money raised goes toward the school's music program, art program, Panther Pantry, […]Continue Reading


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Today I Appreciate….
- My Cat Sam – This guy makes me laugh more than some people that I know, he is always happy to see me, he loves being around me, he is ALWAYS ready to play, he is a teacher of allowing, he is my friend….he is my cat Sam.
I found him waiting for me in a abandoned doghouse when he was about 7 weeks old. He looked up at me and mewed as if to say "What in BLAZES too you so long, can we go now?" I took him to my mother who promptly fell in love with him and named him Sam.
I did not know how much this cat would bring to my life until 8 months later when my mother died.
He was there for me. I though that he needed ME (and he did), but I did not know how much I needed HIM, until shortly after my mother transitioned and there was a opportunity for someone to take him…. I couldn't give him up. Coming home to the house night after night and having him meet me at the door was such a indescribable help in making my way through a very confusing and scary time.
He is an amazing being and I appreciate all that he gives me.
Thanks Sam!


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September 19 - 2011
Make My Day Tahiti-Teahupoo
I'm happy to introduce you the third Episode of the webepisode Make My Day, here.
The action take place in Tahiti, Teahupoo.
"Did internet change the way of thinking ?" was the title of an article of the newspaper "Le Monde". A crowd of scientists, researchers, considered the question, a real subject for the High school diploma in which I shall have told this story.
There's no doubt, internet has changed my way of thinking, and especially my lifestyle :
On the internet, we can pursue storms, we can forecast for the next 6 days the waves which will cross the ocean, a dream for storm hunters, no need to wait for days and weeks on a spot to hope to ride beautiful waves which suddenly arrives one morning…
I am not generally a very big fan to travel according to the weather report, I do not like to go off one week to the end of the world only to "score" and to set off again without discovering the country, the people. No, thank you !
Nevertheless, when Benjamin Thouard the photographer blew up my Skype icon at the bottom of my screen, my schedule of the next month was fast cancelled.
Road Book Tahiti:
Best period for kitesurfing in Tahiti:
May to October
Several routes are possible to go to Tahiti.
The simplest is to leave from Paris via Los Angeles for Papeete with Air France or the local airlines Air Tahiti Nui.
It costs between 1400 and 2500 euros the ticket, the prices vary according to the season, for a 11 hours flight for
Paris / LAX and 8 hours flight for LAX / PPT.
For those, who'd want some more flights and stopovers to liven up their trip, there is also a possibility to leave from
Madrid, to fly directly for Santiago in Chile with LAN Chile, then from Santiago you take the flight for Tahiti which
stops in the Easter Island.
Other possibility, Paris/Tokyo in Japan in a direct flight for those who'd like to discover the Japanese culture, and a
Japan/Tahiti with a direct flight and you will arrive finally in Polynesia.
On the spot, you have many opportunities regarding spots, housing and means of transport.
The life is expensive in Polynesia but it is always possible to find attractive offers.
For the nature lovers, they will be welcomed, directly, into the peninsula of Tahiti by a many pensions as "Pension Chayan" and " Vanira Lodge".
For those who want to be in good hands, Baptiste Gossein, who is completely settled in Tahiti, rents a magnificent house in seaside, maybe some will be lucky to stay there !
It's hard to rent some stuff in the peninsula. So, you will have to tote your board bags.
For the others who would prefer to keep a link with the civilization and the modern world, there are lots of pensions and hotels around Motu Martin, the Tahiti spot of kite not far away from the mouth of Papenoo which can turn out to be a very good spot of waves for any level !
There, you will be able to rent gears and also take kite lessons.
Contact Manutea firstname.lastname@example.com it is the school of kite of Tahiti, he got his BP in France to Quiberon.
There is a small pension on this motu or the Radisson hotel in seaside.
Located just at a few step from the city, you will take advantage of the night life of the island.
But there are so many others places to discover in Polynesia, you will have the possibility of taking the ferry forMoorea, the sister island of Tahiti, still very protected, even if it's situated just in front of Tahiti and Papeete.
The life is quiet and pleasant and it's one of the most beautiful windsurfing spot of the world without wanting to overdo.
The beach of Tipaniers ! A pension in seaside in front of the spot waits for you there (Les Tipaniers)
Contact David Bourroux, well known in the world of kitesurfing, he takes care of the local kitesurf school Lakana fly email@example.com
I have to stop otherwise the list would be too long, Polynesia counts about 120 islands whose majority are tourist.
For the most curious of you, I invite them to look at the maps of the various archipelagoes.
Oh yes ! I forgot, you have another last and ultimate solution for your dream journey : the boat !
Several rental boat companies in Polynesia among them the leader "Moorings" propose some stays on a catamaran, for sailing through Tahiti and its islands.
It's up to you, all I know is that you will not be disappointed by the journey !
Kitesurfer, Surfers, Windsurfers, SUP' er, divers or walkers, all will find what they are looking for…
Then try the experience !
Well OK…. you want more ?
You want a hint ?
One of my precious contact for those who want "to be in the heart of the chicken" as they say here, is Rodo VINH-TUNG in "tahitimyconcierge.com" who will propose you his best plans and will organize you the journey of yourlife !
Then more excuses??
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Here's the thing, a day before the pre endorsed final result accessible in CMS, my coordinator had sent me a text, just to notify me about it. I can't sleep that freaking night thinking that I might flunk those two subjects I hate the most. Thinking that maybe I need to re-sit the paper again. I kept it to myself and did not tell my parents about it. Soon after that, one of my classmate rang me and she said she knew my result. I was shaking and stammering throughout the phone call. *true story* So she did mention my grades, just grades as in A, B or C, specifically, not.
The day after, I woke up in an unpleasant emotion, the result in some way give me the heebie-jeebies. I had my breakfast early in the morning, take my own sweet time, the fact that, kalau boleh tak nak tau result. But I have to bear with it, of course, I can't take a minute back, so I ran upstairs, switched on my laptop and direct to my college's homepage. And I was shivering from the very first second. The grades told by my friend was wholly true.
I grabbed the nearest calculator and start calculating my grade point average. I re-calculate for a number of times and I got the same number again and again and I cried for some reasons. I dialed up Syahirah, knowing that we always exhange results so on and stuffs like that, so I buzz her first. Just to let her the first one to know after my family. She didn't picked up and she rang me back immediately. Said she haven't take a look at it and asked me a favor to check it for her. So I did, and she turn out to get pretty good outcome. Hey, congratulation. I forgot to say it yesterday.
Facebook, twitter, it was full of yay me and stuffs. See, it's not that I'm not happy with my result, I do, I am happy with it, but the fact that I actually dropped my pointer, who would like it? But genuinely, I am grateful, and I couldn't give more gratitude to God who always there when everybody leaves. Who never give up on me, though I might be the most rebellious creature He ever made, there's no end of gratitude to You.
To all my lecturers, I know I have said this, but I just feel like doing it one more time. :) Thank you for every single thing you've done for me. Every. I know I talk a lot sometimes, I get you on your nerves, things like that, I'm awfully sorry. Thank you for made me who I am today.


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Rockford McDonald's workers take push for higher pay to Oak Brook
Days after walking off the job, Rockford McDonald's workers will join colleagues from 36 cities to protest at Golden Arches' Illinois headquarters
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Rockford McDonald's workers announced Monday, May 19, they will travel with hundreds of colleagues from three-dozen cities to the company's annual shareholder meeting in Oak Brook, Ill., to escalate their call for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.
More than 2,000 fast-food workers, community supporters, clergy and elected officials will join them to protest at McDonald's corporate headquarters, just days after strikes and protests rocked 230 cities around the world in what MSNBC called the "biggest fast-food strike ever."
"Last week I went on strike for the first time because I can't survive and support my family on the wages McDonald's is paying me. We're taking our demands for $15 and a union from Rockford to McDonald's doorstep because the company refuses to listen to us," said Giovanni LaBoy, a Rockford McDonald's worker who makes $8.25 per hr. "With more than $5 billion in profits, we know McDonald's can provide just wages."
Last week, workers in Rockford went on strike at two restaurants in Rockford on West Riverside Boulevard in the morning, then held a strike line on Auburn Road at noon.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, McDonald's admitted that the growing focus on inequality might force them to raise wages. In response to class-action lawsuits against McDonald's that allege widespread and systematic wage theft, the company announced it was launching a comprehensive investigation.
Scrutiny on the company has intensified since the release of a report earlier this month by Demos showing that the fast-food industry has the largest disparity between worker and CEO pay. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer said that excessive pay disparities "pose a risk to share owner value," and that conversations around inequality should move into the boardrooms of profitable fast-food companies.
USA Today noted that the growing worker movement would be front-and-center at McDonald's annual shareholder meeting, naming it "the issue that just won't go away." Business Insider wrote that the company was barring reporters from the annual meeting because of "the pressure the company is feeling from shareholders, franchisees, and especially workers — who are planning to protest at the meeting in Oak Brook, Illinois."
"The problems of pay disparity in fast food extend beyond the industry to affect the rest of our economy," said Catherine Ruetschlin, Demos policy analyst and author of the report "Fast Food Failure." "Even the industry leader, McDonald's, has acknowledged that rising inequality is a risk to their bottom line, as companies see the negative consequences of pay disparity appear as operational issues, legal challenges, and diminishing worker and customer satisfaction. Those consequences pose a real risk to shareholders, who have a material interest in addressing the practices that drive income inequality, undermine the long-term performance of the firm, and inhibit stability and growth in the economy overall."
McDonald's is facing growing criticism from both customers and franchisees. A recent Harris poll found that McDonald's reputation among customers fell sharply, and surveys show that a majority of franchise owners are upset with the company, describing their relationship as "poor" and giving McDonald's the lowest ratings it's seen in 12 years.
In the past year, McDonald's was widely ridiculed for its sample budget for workers, which required them to get a second job to make ends meet; its employee advice site that told workers to sing away stress, take small bites of food to avoid hunger and not eat fast food; an employee hotline that encouraged workers to apply for public assistance; and findings that the company costs U.S. taxpayers $1.2 billion annually in public assistance for its workers.
McDonald's workers who will protest at the annual meeting, and who have now struck six times in the past 18 months, are challenging the company's outdated notion that their workers are teenagers looking for part-time money. Protesters cite research that claims to show that a majority of fast-food workers are adults, many of whom are struggling to raise children on a median wage of $8.94 per hour.
A campaign that started in New York City in November 2012, with 200 fast-food workers walking off their jobs demanding $15 an hour, and the right to form a union without retaliation, has since spread to more than 150 cities in every region of the country, including the south—and now around the world. The growing fight for $15 has been credited with elevating the debate around inequality in the U.S. When Seattle's mayor proposed a $15 minimum wage earlier this month, Businessweek said he was "adopting the rallying cry of fast-food workers."
The spread of the worker movement overseas should cause further alarm. International fast-food restaurants are expected to expand at four times the rate of U.S. businesses, according to a recent Merrill Lynch report. And while U.S. sales slump, companies like McDonald's are relying on growth overseas to boost their bottom lines more than ever.
For more on last week's strike and protests, visit fastfoodglobal.org.


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Tips for Success in Global Networking
If you are relocating to a different country, you must learn to network. The benefits of making professional acquaintances in your new environment are innumerable. But in order to successfully reap the benefits of global networking, it must be integrated not only into your professional practices, but into your daily lifestyle.
Networking is an excellent way to make professional connections, develop opportunistic relationships, and stay abreast of exciting career opportunities. Although the concept of developing business relationships through socializing may seem daunting, particularly for those who are new to the practice, networking is in fact very intuitive. If you have ever made a friend at work, casually chatted with your neighbor on a plane, or even made an appointment over the phone, you have utilized the skills necessary for networking.
Global Career Ideas for Active Lifestyles
Moving abroad can be eye-opening, invaluable, and challenging. Transitioning into life in a different country is not without its obstacles. Assimilation may be a slow process, depending on the languages spoken and various cultural differences between your old and new home. Faced with such adversity, creating a sense of normalcy and routine will be paramount to your mental and physical wellbeing. And while transitioning into a career in your new home should be an important part of this routine, so should physical fitness.
Tips for Entering the International Nonprofit Field
If your career goals have always included improving the world for those who live in it, you will likely find your niche in the nonprofit job sector. Working as part of a nonprofit organization, you will regularly support communities and populations in need, helping them to improve their quality of life. For nonprofit professionals seeking this type of service-oriented work, moving abroad may be the best option.
4 Vital Cultural Considerations for Global Career Success
Whether you reside in Canada, Zimbabwe, or Mumbai, cultural factors play a huge role in both seeking and maintaining a job. Even the smallest cultural faux-pas could potentially hinder your progress at work, or remove you from consideration for future projects and promotions. Cultural competence, therefore, is the key to a comfortable workplace transition and integration. Below are several excerpts from the Passport Career Country Portfolios, which include sections on different key cultural factors. Keep this information in mind as you explore international career opportunities in your chosen field.
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If you are reading this article with relative ease, you are already fluent in one language. This being the case, you likely also have the tools necessary to acquire and become fluent in a second (or third, or fourth) language. Although the process of learning a new language is hardly as simple as recognizing your language learning potential, it is an important fact to keep in mind while navigating your way through the various language acquisition tools and aids available today.
Most formally educated adults have had some form of foreign language education in school. But while many are able to recall a small percentage of the grammar, syntax and vocabulary they studied in the foreign language classroom, most students fail to become functionally fluent solely through academic training. Some argue that there are obvious reasons for academia's failure to output multilingual speakers. According to this theory, neither the pressure of a formal academic setting nor the decontextualized study of grammar allow for spontaneous and exploratory conversation. Others argue that the classroom is still ultimately the best setting for some types of language learners.


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It's been a while since I had a proper leisure trip to our shores, and since the tide was quite good, LK, ST and I decided to go to Changi Beach to take a look.
Changi is my favourite star-searching site, as we can always find so many species of sea stars there. And true enough, this trip is no exception.
One of the most sea stars must be the biscuit sea star (Goniodiscaster scaber). At the edge of the exposed shore, I could find one almost every few steps I take. It gets its common name from its neat star-shaped body and flat top surface, looking just like a star-shaped biscuit.
While we often call this the orange-tipped sea star (Gymnanthenea laevis), not all members of this species come with orange-tipped arms.
Several cake sea stars (Anthenea aspera) were spotted, and some of the bigger were about the size of my palm. With some imagination, this sea star sure look like a little star-shaped cake :P
We found a very pretty orange sea star, but I didn't really examine it closely enough to decide what it was. It could be a juvenile cake sea star or orange-tipped sea star.
A six-armed scaly sea star (Nepanthia belcheri) was spotted stranded on some sea grass, and we put it back into water again.
I later found another scaly sea star with the usual five arms. It was very pretty though with the red patches.
Moving on to another part of the shore, we found lots of sand stars (Astropecten indicus). There must be hundreds of them on this little exposed patch that we visited!
And among the rocks on yet another part of the shore, we found lots of rock stars (Asterina coronata).
Apart from sea stars, there were plenty of pink thorny sea cucumbers (Colochirus quadrangularis). The one above was found just next to a biscuit sea star, which some how reminds me that I hardly visit my relatives these days. Sea stars and sea cucumbers are related in the sense they were both from the Phylum Echinodermata.
And another of their relatives, the black sea urchin (probably Temnopleurus sp.), was also spotted, hiding among the seaweeds.
Apart from the echinoderms, we also saw quite a few peacock anemones (Family Cerianthidae).
And there were these 3 thunder crabs (Myomenippe hardwicki) having a little gathering. Have no idea why are they having such gatherings, as this is not the first time I saw 3 thunder crabs together, with a female crab upside down. Could they have been mating just before the tide goes down? What about the odd one out then?
Near the rocky area, a little beauty was spotted - a nudibranch, probably Hypselodoris infucata.
Unfortunately, this time round we didn't see any of the 3 luidia sea stars that had been found here, but guess I was already very satisfied with the other species that we managed to find :)
There will be several good evening tides this year, and well, I'll definitely be visiting this shore again very soon.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Another Starry Evening at Changi
It's been a while since I had a proper leisure trip to our shores, and since the tide was quite good, LK, ST and I decided to go to Changi Beach to take a look.
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Top Guidelines Of Fibreglass Roof
At one factor or one more, your roof is bound to get some damages in time. Visible or not, these roofing issues are most definitely a headache and will imply you'll need to invest a fortune again. Here are the leading 5.
Roof Leaks and Weather-caused Problems
Regardless of what sort of roof you have actually mounted, when roof leakages are present, there is absolutely an issue. Roof leakages might be as a result of some information not done correctly during installment, or dampness barriers not properly set up.
Head laps and bayou laps, when improperly placed throughout installation, can be a cause for moisture seepage. It will after that result to leakages and sores and subsequently, roof failing.
Leaks can likewise be due to bad seams mounted in single-plied membrane layer roofing systems. Extreme climate events also result in roofing issues. Snow, ice, rainfalls, and even running water have negative impacts on your guttering system.
Various other troubles arising from improperly set up flashing
Incorrectly set up blinking does not just trigger leaks, it is could likewise cause blow-offs and several various other roofing problems. When your roof's flashing is not set up well, it could lead to open laps and joints. When the number of fasteners made use of in the base is poor, it might also result in such troubles.
Wind resistance is also minimized if the seams are not correctly done, particularly for cold-applied roofing systems which need to be healed initially before they are even subjected to wind and rainfall. Wetness could penetrate in your roof when it is not yet properly healed, or the wind uplift may damage the membrane layer.
Poor Installation
The installation of the roof is one large aspect of its long life of usage. When it is installed improperly, roof damages are more probable to happen, and the roof life is reduced substantially. One common trouble which may be related to bad installation would be the poor workmanship of the installer.
There are a series of steps which are to be followed prior to even starting to more info do a roof task, read more and when these are refrained well, it could be a reason for issues later on. There are some areas in your roof which are a bit hard to be strolled after, so these are often overlooked.
These are extremely important and ought to be clean, completely dry, and need to be keyed correctly prior to installment. Roof installers must likewise loosen up the roof sheets initially prior to mounting. Materials must be prepared effectively to ensure a quality installation. Make certain that your employed roofers are experienced of their task to prevent any kind of malfunctioning installation.
Lack of Maintenance
Roofing systems should constantly be preserved on a regular basis. Due to time restrictions, and lots of other factors especially financial issues and company connection, the upkeep of your roof might be ignored entirely.
Something you need to do is to enlighten on your own regarding roof things. By doing this, you would certainly know the correct points to do in looking after your roof, as well as the signs that may suggest you'll need to have some fixings already. Roof issues will be lower when you are well-educated about roofing systems.
Constantly carry out regular evaluations and you simply have to understand the noticeable signs which might be an indicator of a roofing trouble. Water spots, small pools of water, detached pieces of bases and tiles, or unfilled pitch pockets may be understood instantly by an educated home owner. The key to maximizing your roof life is to here detect tiny issues earlier and prevent it from getting worse.
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When home owners attempt to take care of issues on their own, or when your worked with roofer is using crappy products and those not intended for details roof types, it might cause a permanent damage to your roof. Tiny issues will certainly get worse because of incorrect repair services.
So, when you find any kind of roofing issue, the best thing to do is to contact your roofer and let them evaluate the circumstance. The repair work items to be made use of need to be in line with the supplier's directions to make certain correct use.
Quality installation, regular maintenance, very early trouble detection, and correct knowledge of house owners may impact the roof life positively. While the roof ages, it is more probable to experience troubles. Correct dealing with of these problems will certainly be the key to guaranteeing your roof system's state.
When it is mounted badly, roof problems are more most likely to occur, and the roof life is decreased substantially. Roof installers must also unwind the roof sheets initially before installing. When you are well-read regarding roofing systems, roof problems will certainly be lesser.
Quality installment, regular upkeep, very early trouble discovery, and appropriate knowledge of property owners may impact the roof life positively. Appropriate addressing of these troubles will certainly be the key to ensuring your roof system's state.


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Architecture Festival Sept 15-22
Go Modesto Architecture Festival September 15-23, 2012 The 5th annual Modesto International Architecture Festival is 9 days of events, activities, movies, tours, talks, and workshops. Best of all, the Modesto Art Museum has a new meeting space, gallery, film lab in downtown Modesto. Events will be meeting at 1009 J St for the 2012 Festival. The festival will run September 15 – 23, 2012. For a tentative schedule of events, click here http://modestoarchfest.com/index.html
Read our complete interview with founder Bob Barzan in our August 2011 Issue to learn more about area architecture. Check the ModestoView calendar and follow @modestoview on twitter for daily info on the Architecture festival.


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Represented by the Hallward Gallery, Pat MacAllister is a graduate of Fine Art, Institute of Art and Design & Technology in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. His work has been exhibited at the RHA and in 2004 The Ballinglen Foundation in Ballycastle, Co. Mayo awarded him a Fellowship. He has exhibited ...
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Kathleen Mackie
Kathleen Isabella Mackie was born in Belfast where she attended the School of Art from 1918. She moved to the the Royal Academy Schools in London in 1921 after winning various awards and there she came under the influence of well known painters George Clausen, Sir Gerald Kelly and Sir William Orpen....
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Ok, I'm just going to say it… I AM A HARRY POTTER NERD! For all those people that wonder, I AM A PROUD, WITTY, RAVENCLAW!!! Because I love Harry Potter so much I figured I would do a series of posts on Harry Potter charms. To start off this series I am doing a really easy cauldron charm for when Snape overloads you with homework.
You Will Need:
- Colorful and Black Clay
- Optional-Gloss
Step 1: First, you want to roll a circle out of black clay and cut it in half. You will want the rounded edge to be on the bottom so make sure it can stand on your table without it being completely flat. This will be the cauldron.
Step 2: Then, you want to make three spheres of colorful clay and GENTLY combine them so they have a marble effect. You want to make sure that the colors don't actually mix.
Step 3: Next, flatten the marble clay and cut it in a circle so it can fit on top of the cauldron. This will be the potion. Then put the potion on the cauldron.
Step 4: After, you want to roll a black snake and wrap it around the rim of the cauldron to be the lip.
Step 5: Finally, bake the cauldron according to it's instructions.
And Voila! This is how my cauldron turned out!:


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JK needs 100 cr annually to promote sports: Parra
Srinagar: The government on Tuesday said it has inqadequate funds to promote sports activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking at the prize distribution ceremony of 24th State Thang-Ta Championship in Srinagar's Indoor stadium, sports minister Imran Raza Ansari said that he has "very meager" funds at its disposal.
"We have an annual grant of just Rs 3 crore. Sports is a science which can play a major role in the upbringing of youth in Jammu and Kashmir so that their energies are used in a better way," " he told the audience after watching performance by the Thang-Ta players.
"But we have meager funds (and) we are not able to promote sports in that way," he added.
Referring to the maintenance of Indoor stadium, the minister said, "we have a Indoor stadium but we do not have money for its maintenance."
On the occasion, Secretary Sports Council, Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra told reporters that promotion of sports in J&K demand an allocation of at least Rs 100 crore annually.
"We have got Rs 200 crore under Prime Minister's Development Program (PMDP) but the funds are for infrastructural development," he explained.
"We need money to nourish and hone the skill of our players so that they can compete at national and international levels because we don't have adequate funds to fulfill needs of players that is why we lag behind."


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I'm glad that Muslim comedians are ridiculing ISIS. However, I don't think we can depend on that to defeat ISIS. It would have been like depending on Charlie Chaplin to defeat Hitler. We must all support Pres Obama in his use of military strikes to defeat ISIS. However, I do agree with you that ISIS doesn't represent Islam. I think the best statement on this issue came when Pres Bush said that Islam is a religion of peace & groups like Hamas, ISIS, al-Qaeda & Islamic Jihad distort the true meaning of Islam. We must always point that out to Pamela Geller, Ann Coulter & others who denounce the Islamic religion
How to resist the Islamic State? Try comedy sketches
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As the U.S.-led bombing campaign against the Islamic State has stretched from Iraq into Syria, there's another and very different form of resistance coming from Arabic-speaking people in the region: comedy.
In a recent post for Waging Nonviolence, I wrote about how Iraqi Muslims and Christians have been protesting together against the Islamic State's persecution against Christians both on the streets and in social media. We are now seeing this protest expand into satirical depictions and parodies of the group and their actions. These cartoonish depictions have gained widespread attention and laughter across the region as mainstream television channels are airing these satires against the Islamic State.
In a few examples of how some television shows have depicted the Islamic State in a comedic way, there is a skit in which an Islamic State fighter rides a cab while criticizing the use of modern technology on the part of the cab driver. In another, a skit shows an enthusiastic, young fighter aiming a rocket at his commander rather than the specified target. A writer for the Lebanese show that has shown some of these satires, called "Kteer Salbe," stated the importance of producing and airing satires with these themes, saying, "These people are not a true representation of Islam and so by mocking them, it is a way to show that we are against them … Of course it's a sensitive issue, but this is one way to reject extremism."
While it may be surprising to some in the Western world to see these satirical depictions of the Islamic State flourish, it is nothing new in the region. For decades, satire has been widely used to criticize governments, politicians and influential people. These satires and parodies are perhaps most revealing of what kind of sway — or lack thereof — the Islamic State has among the wider population in Iraq, Syria and the rest of the Middle East. Despite news stories of foreigners going to join the group and its expansion across much of Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State is widely despised and ridiculed, as the comedy programs demonstrate. This reaction is, in turn, a continuation of a long-standing tradition of poking fun at authoritarianism and any groups, the Islamic State included, that claim to be absolute representatives of Islam.