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Dr Patricia Rodríguez-Martínez has both Colombian and British nationalities and has been educated at universities in both countries.
Her first degrees are in Modern Languages and in Translation and Interpretation Studies from the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Colombia and Universidad del Rosario in Bogotá. She also has postgraduate qualifications in Linguistics and in Contemporary Latin American Literature from the Universities of Reading and Bristol respectively. She has recently been awarded her PhD at Swansea University.
She first joined Hispanic Studies in September 2000 as a Language Tutor teaching Business Spanish. She is currently attached to the Department of Languages, Translation & Media, where she is Director of Interpreting Studies and teaches on both the BA and MA in Translation and Interpreting programmes.


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No Apologies: Rep. Barton Defends Tax Breaks for Big Oil
(WASHINGTON) -- With oil prices now more than $100 a barrel, gas prices pushing four dollars a gallon and oil companies flush in profits, it might be worth asking whether it is time for Congress to scale back tax credits for the oil and gas industry.
The budget President Obama submitted to Congress last month proposed repealing $3.6 billion in oil and gas subsidies -- subsidies that come in the form of tax credits -- in 2012. The White House estimates that repealing those tax credits would bring in $46 billion in revenue over the next 10 years.
As the oil and gas industry gears up to fight that effort, it has no better friend than Representative Joe Barton, R-Texas. Barton made a splash when he apologized to BP CEO Andrew Hayward and called the Obama administration's investigation of BP a "shakedown."
Barton knows the industry well. He worked for the Atlantic Ridgefield Oil and Gas Company before he was elected to Congress in 1984.
ABC News caught up with Barton at his congressional office and asked him why he is still defending tax credits to an industry making record profits. Barton indicated that American companies might be inclined to take their business outside of the U.S. if tax credits are taken away.
"I think if you make it uneconomic to do business in the United States, any corporate executive and their board is going to look at doing business other than in the United States," Barton said.
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The example of the Oblate
priests in my home parish in
Bakersfield, California initially
drew me to consider their way of
living. The simplicity, humility,
and community life were too
tempting to resist.
Plenty, including some I can't
share! Usually my friends call me
Serg or Sergie, and one friend
always calls me Father Boogie
because I love to dance.
Right now I'm the vocation
director for my community,
but I've worked in many areas:
parish pastoral work, juvenile
corrections, services for
neglected children, foreign
mission trips, catechesis, and
COUR TES Y OF THE OBLATES OF S T. JOSEPHLettingGod lead
When Sergio Perez told people he was joining the Oblates of St. Joseph,
his friends said, "Yeah, right!" His mom was so upset she cried. What was
the guy who loved dancing, founded a fraternity, and aspired to being an
actor or teacher with a wife and plenty of kids doing? He was letting go so
"God could lead me to my happiness and holiness," he says. Eleven years
later his large family and once skeptical friends accept and embrace his
vocation as a religious priest.


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Words by Andrew Tsubasa Field / Photo by David Zupan / 'Crisis Inherited' documentary
When Department of Justice attorney Sean C. Duffy, representing the federal government, argued that a lawsuit against the government for climate change was unconstitutional, he needed only 15 minutes. The opposition's lawyers, speaking on behalf of 21 youth suing the federal government for the impacts of climate change, took one hour and 36 minutes.
"If your honor has any questions, I would be happy to respond," Duffy said.
Ann Aiken, the Oregon District Judge, had one.
"… that's all you have?"
The 350 supporters of the young plaintiffs laughed from the audience.
It was a hopeful moment for said plaintiffs, aged 8-19. The youth are part of the Our Children's Trust nonprofit, which has helped young environmental activists bring similar cases to courts in Oregon, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Washington, as well as around the world. Aiken's comments on Sept. 13 made it likely that the lawsuit — which U.S. Magistrate Judge Coffin approved in April — will move to the Court of Appeals. They are expecting good news when the judge releases her ruling in the upcoming weeks.
The end goal is for the U.S. Supreme Court* to pass the landmark case and order the U.S. government to make a plan addressing climate change.
Although Judge Aiken said on Sept. 13 that she would announce her decision sometime before Nov. 12, the plaintiffs celebrated outside after the event in what — to most of them — was a hint that she would rule in their favor.
"We will not allow the federal government to silence our voices," said plaintiff Xiuhtezcatl Tonatiuh, 16, to a crowd on the steps of Eugene's Wayne L. Morse federal courthouse after the hearing. "… until every pipeline has been shut down, until we force the federal government to put in place climate recovery plans to ensure a healthy, just, and sustainable planet."
To the young activists, a victory would bring hope to an issue which has already started impacting their lives.
Plaintiff Alex Loznak, 19, grew up on a farm in Kellogg, Oregon founded 150 years ago. Record hot temperatures have brought drought on his family's orchards, wildfires have engulfed the farm in smoke, and toxic algae have formed where he fishes. There were also plans to build the Pacific Connector Natural Gas Pipeline 30 miles from his home.
That same pipeline would have ran directly behind the home of another Oregon plaintiff, Jacob Lebel, 18, who lives in Roseburg on an organic farm. As well as facing similar problems to Loznak's area, tree diseases surrounding Lebel's farm are rampant, with many vulnerable to pine beetles due to drought. Both Lebel and Loznak travelled to the Oregon capitol to protest the pipeline proposal, which was shot down by federal regulators in March.
Two months later, during the Break Free from Fossil Fuel protests in Anacortes, Washington, plaintiff Kiran Oommen, 19, joined more than 150 protesters as they set up tents on train tracks leading to the Shell and Tesoro refineries. Nearby, on a pier overlooking the same refineries, Aji Piper, 15, marched among 1000 activists to protest the research of fossil fuels. The next morning, police turned up at Oomen's camp and arrested him when he refused to leave. Piper was there and led protesters in song — the civil rights movement anthem, "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around" — as those who disobeyed law enforcement were taken away.
It isn't only the government who the plaintiffs are up against. During the Sept. 13 court hearing Quinn Sorenson, an attorney representing the fossil fuel industry, stood alongside Duffy.
Sorenson criticized the "Public Trust Doctrine," an ancient principle driving the case, stating the government controls the natural resources, not for itself, but for the benefit of present and future generations.
"The constitution itself makes no mention of the Public Trust Doctrine," Sorenson said during the hearing. "It states the contrary: that in respect to resources, assets, and other property owned by the federal government, it has plenty of authority to dispose of those assets."
Sorenson said the Supreme Court case Montana v. Environmental Protection Agency (1996), where Montana fought against the EPA treating its Sioux tribes as states under the Clean Air Act, supports his claim.
Montana used the public trust constitutional doctrine principle to argue that the tribe's resources were constitutionally under its control, but the courts saw the doctrine as state law, not in the constitution. Duffy supported this. He said that Congress is best suited to enact environmental law through the EPA, as it has done with the Clean Air Act — not the courts.
Julia Olson, adjunct law professor at the University of Oregon and lead attorney of OCT, started the organization after being inspired by fellow law professor Mary Wood, who applied the public trust doctrine to the atmosphere. Olson saw things differently from Sorenson:
She mentioned that the public trust doctrine pre-dates back to Roman times, before constitutions. Olson pointed towards Robinson Township v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (2012), which ruled that laws to develop natural gas from shale were unconstitutional. The decision ruled in favor of the doctrine by stating that the Pennsylvania's government had a duty to "conserve and maintain" its natural resources for its people.
Sorenson also argued that the government cannot be accused of starting any danger, only allowing climate change to be created by not restricting emissions. But Olson feels that this couldn't be further from the truth; that the federal government is an active perpetrator of the problem.
"Through systemic programs, national priorities, thousands of authorizations and permits…" Olson countered. "The United States not only control the makeup of our energy systems, they control the energy as well, and the pollution that comes out our systems."
Judge Aiken ended by complementing government successes like bringing in China on climate talks, but asked Duffy and Sorenson, "Isn't it better to have the pressure to continue to do that, and to move that timeline faster because to leave people up to their own devices wouldn't go out to good use?"
But on Sept. 13, the activists, coming from all over the U.S., were united in Eugene. Supporters filled three rooms of the courthouse, many of them the same age as the plaintiffs.
In nearby South Eugene High School (SEHS), junior Corina MacWilliams, 16, along with friends from the Earth Guardians 350 club, gathered 60 fellow students to show the plaintiffs their support. They chanted and cheered, holding sunflower signs.
"This [event] is so unprecedented: there has never been a case like this in the past," she said. "Nothing can function without a stable climate, and obviously we are running out of time. Basically, this is our last shot."
The SEHS students, as well as those who turned up from other schools, skipped classes in order to attend the hearing. Most watched the hearing until it ended, but had to rush off to catch their fourth and fifth periods. For MacWilliams, she had to return to school for physics class.
"We were really happy that we were able to march out there and show support to the youth plaintiffs," she said, "because there is no crisis that is more threatening to our society than climate change. We were really thankful for the opportunity, and really glad we live in Eugene to witness it."
*Correction: The end goal is for Oregon's U.S. District Court to pass the landmark case, not the U.S. Supreme Court.


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Five Awesome functions.php Tricks in WordPress
1. Change the default gravatar
Something that 'bigger' blogs often do is have a customized avatar for users who don't have an avatar themselves. How do they do it? Through the functions.php file of course!
First thing to do is to create your exciting new avatar, 100 by 100 pixels. Next, upload your avatar to /wp-content/themes/yourtheme/images/, having saved it as gravatar.jpg.
Now that you've created your avatar, open up your functions.php file and add the code below.
Next, to activate your shiny new avatar, in the WordPress backend, under 'Settings', click 'Discussion'. Then scroll down to avatars, select your exciting new avatar and click 'Save Changes'. Done.
2. Create an awesome options page
No doubt you've seen theme options pages in WordPress themes. The more inquisitive of you might have even wondered how they're made. The answer is of course, in the functions.php page!
Creating an options page isn't as hard as you might think, and it's something that I've covered on my blog – if you want to create an options page, it's best you take a look there. Here though, we'll take a brief look at the very basics of options pages.
First thing to do is to open up your functions.php file and add the following code:
Let's take a look at the code. $themename is the name of your theme, funnily enough. You'll need to change that. You'll also need to change the $shortname to a shortened name of your theme's name. For example, in the code above, the theme is called 'hexadecimal'. This is shortened to 'hd'. Simple.
As we are editing the functions.php file, obviously the code we're writing is php. What this means is that we don't need to style each section of our options page individually; using php's arrays, you can specify that you want an element to have certain properties, which the php will apply later. For example, the code below lets the user enter some text, perhaps changing the footer copyright or the like.
(to keep this tut from being stupidly long, I've missed out a couple of important bits of code you'll need to make this work, but you can download the code here).
In the code above, first we're telling the code to insert the code filed under open (more on that below), then give it a title and description. The $shortname is what you can use to implement the options page into your theme. Below that, we're telling the code to insert the code filed under text, with a default (ie what is displayed when you haven't changed anything) of 'Frederick'. We're then closing and submitting.
We've specified a number of elements – 'close, submit' etc. I'll quickly run through how this would get styled – in the code below, we'll style the text box we use above:
So that's a crash course in options page making, but it is only the very basics – I've written a more in depth tutorial about it, including how to implement your options in parts one and two.
3. Add widgets to your theme
Widgets are just one of the things that you simply must have when building/releasing a theme these days. Adding widgets to your sidebar is really easy – add the code below to your functions.php.
Lets analyse the code – before the widget the CSS class 'widget' will open, and before the title the h3 class widget will open. Using these two, you can style your widgets, but not before you've implemented the widgets into your sidebar, with the following code:
It's all very well having a single widgetized area, but why not have more? Just copy and paste the code above into your functions.php file, changing the name from 'Sidebar' to something that suits where you're putting the widget, perhaps 'Footer'.
This final way to add widgets to your theme was inspired by a post on Smashing Magazine on the subject of widgets. What is this final way to add widgets? In between posts. Again, add the code above to the functions.php file, changing the name to something more appropriate, perhaps 'In-Between-Posts'. Once you've done that, open up your index.php file or home.php file and before the , add the code below:
4. Create shortened URLs for Twitter
Automatically shortening your blog posts' URLs for Twitter is really easy to do with the functions.php file. I'll show you how to shorten your posts' URLs with tr.im and tinyurl (code from WPRecipes.com). Lets start with tr.im. Add the code below to your functions.php file:
And then to use the shortened URLs with the code below, within the loop in your single.php file.
Whilst tr.im is arguably a better shortening service, tinyurl is also very popular. Thankfully, it is also very easy to integrate tinyurl'd URLs into your blog posts with the code below in your functions.php file:
And then in your single.php file, within the loop:
5. Display images on archive pages (and the homepage) without using custom fields
A lot of WordPress themes use custom fields to display images, which most users understandably find a pain to do. However, it needn't be that hard to do! As was posted in the WordPress support forums a while back, with the functions.php file, you can easily get around the need for custom fields:
Once you've inserted the code to your functions.php file, all that is left to do is to replace your custom field-getting code in the index.php/home.php file and replace it with the code below.


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Zhao Zhong
Pacific Environment
Zhao Zhong is the founder and former director of Green Camel Bell (GCB), a grassroots environmental NGO in Northwest China. Between 2004 and 2011, he and his colleagues conducted a range of programs and projects focusing on environmental education, water pollution monitoring, eco-agriculture, wetlands conservation, disaster management, and volunteer development.
Since September 2012, Zhao has worked as China program coordinator for Pacific Environment, where he supports and mentors environmental NGOs across China. He believes that while each person is only able to make a small change individually, the combination of efforts can make a big difference collectively.
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Multi-Age 1, 2, 3 at Chautauqua Elementary
What is Multi-age Education?
Multi-Age Education at Chautauqua Elementary
Our Mission
Our goal is to create life long learners; children who learn how to learn become grown-ups who are self-sufficient, thoughtful
and inspired participants in life. We want to foster learning behaviors that can be carried to any situation throughout
the long lifetimes of our students.
Our History
The Multi-age 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade program has been in continuous operation since 1994. We are honored
to have the opportunity to teach your kids in an educational environment we believe benefits a wide variety of learners. We
provide a wonderful base to create students who are confident learners with a positive attitude towards school.
Renae Taylor, one of the co-creators of the program, was honored with the Doors of Opportunities Award by the Vashon
Island School District in 2002. The award recognizes those who have given outstanding effort to the children who attend
our schools and to their education.
The Multi-age 1, 2, 3, program was the proud recipient of the Golden Apple Award in 1998. This Washington
State award recognizes excellent educators and programs.
Learning Behaviors
Each of our students will learn many useful skills that will enable him or
her to become life-long leaners. We call these the "Learning Behaviors" and they include: Empathy, Metacognition,
Cooperation, Risking, Attending, Persistence and Quality of Work. We will spend some time talking about and teaching
our students and parents about these important skill areas.
We adapted our "Learning Behaviors" from great information found at the Tahoma schools website.
Click here to see our source material.
Multi-age Writer's Workshop
The Multi-age Writing Program provides basic skills in conventions, vocabulary development and daily experience with a wide
variety of classic literature and informational texts. Our careful scaffolding and dedication to the important skill and
art of writing allow us create third graders who are confident, self-motivated, accomplished writers comfortable in a wide
variety of genres.
We set high expectations, provide a wide variety of writing opportunities, and significant time every day devoted to
writing. We teach and encourage the writing process (rough draft, edit and revise, polish and perfect, final draft) for writing
that will be posted or presented to others. Our students write poetry, stories, informational text and journal entries based
around our units and experiences in the garden.
Our students feel that Writer's Workshop is one of the favorite times in their day. They have the chance to choose what
to write which creates ownership and engages each student's voice and heart in their writing. Real writing comes from the
heart. Our students are real writers.
Multiple Intelligences
We believe in Howard Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. All students
have areas of strength that should be recognized and celebrated whether they are traditional "school" subjects or not.
The Multiple Intelligences give us a way to explain that everybody is smart just in different ways. Imagine how good
this is for self-esteem to know that you are smart even if you aren't great at reading or writing or math!
Multiple Intelligences currently recognized include Verbal/Linguistic, Mathematical/Logical, Visual/Spatial,
Musical/Rhythmic, Bodily/Kinesthetic, Naturalist, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, and Existential.
20 Years Later by Howard Gardner
Click here for a list of activities that may appeal to each kind of smart!
If you'd like to learn more about Multiple Intelligences click here.
Take a Multiple Intelligences test and find out how you are smart.
Multi-age 1, 2, 3 * Chautauqua Elementary School * 9309 SW Cemetery Road* Vashon Island * WA*


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The people of the United States claim to be a nation under God and as such we think God will bless us. Are we a nation following what God had Jesus teach us in the Bible? Do we love one another? Do we do to others as we would have them do to us? I don't think so. If we truly love everyone as God requires, we would be helping to provide food, clothing, medical care and a great education for everyone. Instead we're focused on lining our own pockets, building our treasures on earth and serving ourselves!
We're not alive to serve ourselves. We're here to further God's kingdom. We're here to serve God. If you want our nation to be blessed, I challenge you to read the gospels. Does your life line up with Jesus's teachings? Seek his guidance, search yourself, to see what more you can do to serve God. That's what I'm doing.
In serving God you will be changing our country and in turn the world.


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|Pillow Talk
I bought both of these on a bit of a whim, I was ordering a few things from the Topshop website anyway, and since I needed a few new lipsticks, I decided to order a couple. I bought my first Topshop lipstick (inhibition) about October time last year, and was pleasantly surprised with it's staying power. With a quick search on google for other reviews to get a better idea of what they look like on, I decided to go for a pink and an orange colour.
Both colours are "velvet finish" which is very much like MAC's creme sheen, they're lovely colours but they don't really last anywhere as long as Matte lipsticks.
An orange shade, it's quite similar to "Saigon Summer" from MAC, which I bought last summer, so I was a bit disappointed as I've obviously already got a lipstick in that shade. However, I am definitely one for orange lip colours, I find red a bit too much to handle, and I'm not much of a fan of nude colours either. So this type of Orange shade is right up my street. It's not over the top, but also has a pop of colour so I don't look too washed out.
Pillow Talk
This is more of a baby pink shade, I'm always a little nervous with pink lip colours, because there's just something that I find can come across as a bit "cheap" with them. However, I do quite like this, I find it easy to wear with most things, and it pretty much goes with anything. Perfect for spring day looks.
I do think that out of the two, Charmed is my favourite, but I am a sucker for Orange shades.
I really rate topshop's make up range, and their lipsticks are good quality for the price, especially if you can't really afford forking out £15 a time for ones from "fancier" make-up brands.
Have you tried any of lipsticks from Topshop yet? Any particular shades you adore?
Let me know in the comments :)


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- Rating: 3.3/5
- Released: May 18th, 2012
- Directed by Peter Berg
- Written by Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
- Studios: Hasbro Studios, Bluegrass Films, Film 44, Universal Pictures
- Box Office: Not Yet Calculated
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Saturday, July 23, 2016
Good Morning
I have retired my paper crafts. I have enjoyed paper crafts and miss making my projects. I found I was in one room by myself while my family was in another room. I was missing a lot of family time.
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mode analogue: Analogue Monologues Vol. 2.2
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vol. 2.2
are there actually people out there who are worried about missing out on fantastic releases and bands, one more obscure than the other? limited edition hardcopy releases of just about a few dozen copies for die-hard collectors accompanied by some sort of digital version for everyone who missed out or couldn't be bothered but would still want to be, at least, able to make up their own mind. the information overload hitting all our spam mailboxes with the latest information about yet another couple of releases we are not able to listen through because there are plenty more things we want to fit into just a single day than solely fishing for the hottest recent release of someone we never even heard of before. although, we do love discovering new music, sound artists or other creators of noise and random sounds it is getting increasingly difficult finding one's ways through ever-growing online music libraries. and that's why the ability to create mixes and share them with friends, mutual music lovers or anyone who wants to become either of those is the vital lifeline through a seemingly overwhelming maze which, in fact, is ram packed with surprises and stunning discoveries. keep on making suggestions, i'd like to hear of things i couldn't even imagine dreaming about. analogue monologues vol. 2.2 tries to feature a variety of seemingly different musical genres into a somewhat coherent mixtape compilation allowing to connect some dots in the listeners minds. after sourcing artists worth knowing about from soundcloud the last volume, this time the amazing Free Music Archive became the focus of an ever ongoing quest for new and exciting music. next volume up will be a selection of songs released by quality netlabels from all around the world. i'd like to think these alternative sources for great music keep being exciting. hope you enjoy and thanks for tuning in...
1. POPULAERE MECHANIK - captain b (GER, V/A Clinical Jazz) ▶ find song on FMA 2. 1/2 BY ZERO & NIK RUBANOV - livestock 09 (RUS) ▶ find song on FMA 3. OAXACAN - tokyo lzrs (US, Stork) ▶ find song on FMA 4. KYOTO - la danza de las convulsiones tonicas (ES, Lo Que Vuelve Para Vengarse) ▶ find song on FMA 5. METAL MOUNTAINS - structures in the sun (US, Golden Trees) ▶ find song on FMA 6. ATMAN & ALMA YORAY - forest vibration, part 1 (PL, Projekt Karpaty Magiczne / Magic Carpathians: The Brown Sessions) ▶ find song on FMA | Alma Yoray 7. LJUDSKE POTREBE - grad (SER, Povratak U Realno) ▶ find song on FMA | Ljudske Potrebe 8. HI-ASOBI - untitled (NZ, WHNZ:34:HSP) ▶ find song on FMA 9. KUUPUU - pöllön pentu (FIN, Lumen Thäden) ▶ find song on FMA | Kuupuu 10. CTEPHIN - acidResurrections - (US, Omicron Epsilon) ▶ find song on FMA 11. LOVE CULT - place to get lost in (RUS) ▶ find song on FMA
if you like any of those bands featured on above mix, please show them a little support! all featured songs are licensed via Creative Commons: (CC BY-NC-ND) - POPULAERE MECHANIK, 1/2 BY ZERO & NIK RUBANOV, KYOTO, METAL MOUNTAINS, ATMAN & ALMA YORAY, KUUPUU, LOVE CULT | (CC BY-NC-SA) - OAXACAN, LJUDSKE POTREBE, HI-ASOBI | (CC BY-NC) - CTEPHIN. please visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses if in doubt about specific details or click on band name above to be forwarded to any song-specific site for clarification.
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Today dated Tuesday December 26th 1989
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What a cheerful headline for Boxing Day 1989.
Romania became a Communist country in 1947 and Nicolae Ceausescu soon found himself a series of important posts in the Government finally becoming second in command to President Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. When Gheorghiu-Dej died in 1965 Ceausescu took over. He ran an extremely strict Communist state allowing no criticism or debate.
In 1982 he ordered the export of much of the country's agricultural and industrial production. The resulting extreme shortages of food, fuel, energy, medicines, and other basic necessities drastically lowered living standards and intensified unrest. He appointed his wife, Elena, and many members of his extended family to government and Communist party posts.
The Ceausescu regime collapsed after he ordered the police to fire on anti-government demonstrators on Dec. 17, 1989. The demonstrations spread to Bucharest, and on December 22 the Romanian army defected to the demonstrators. That same day he and his wife fled from the capital in a helicopter but were captured and taken into custody by the Army. On December 25 the couple were hurriedly tried and convicted by a special military tribunal on charges of mass murder and other crimes. Ceausescu and his wife were then shot by a firing squad.


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How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
and be Happy!
ShoomKloom Editorial Staff
"I didn't ask you to be like her or him; I asked you to be you!!" (a quote by God herself)
Comparison Eats Away Our Own Joyfulness
Comparison really sucks! Maybe a blunt statement but I am speaking here from my own experiences. I have been in agony comparing myself to others and created stress for no reason. When I see this comparison from a distance; it is easy to tell myself: 'WHAT ARE YOU DOING? JUST STOP IT!'
- Of course I am unique!
- Of course everyone is different.
- Of course comparing is stupid.
And in a way there is nothing wrong with comparison in itself; but what is stupid is what I do with it. Like getting completely stressed, tense and full of anxiety, believing that I am worse (or better) than someone else and non stop circling in negative thoughts so that I feel worse and worse about myself.
We can easily lose ourselves in evaluating our social and personal worth on how we stack up against others (regarding attractiveness, social status, wealth, career, intelligence, relationship or FB Likes). We are bombarded with photoshopped images, from magazines, commercials and movies; on guard of being called fat, stupid or old; trying to look our best with the latest fashion, diet and beauty cream.
Barbie and Ken are just examples of how we are manipulated (consciously or unconsciously) in taking on these unrealistic beauty measures. From all directions, society tells us what we should: do – be – have and achieve. Comparison can easily become our second nature.
'Do you ever totally let your guard down to show your true colours? How often do you criticize yourself even when you are alone and nobody else is watching? How do you talk to yourself when you look in the mirror?'
I will take you on a brief journey through the pitfalls of comparison. By sharing some of my personal story, I will tell you what works for me to stop pedalling these nagging comparison thoughts.
What are the Direct Results of Comparison?
Comparing is an occupation in our minds resulting in mental, physical and emotional tension. It affects the way we see, present and carry ourselves in life.
For me it is a distorted vision and affects strongly the way I talk to myself. When I get stuck in comparing mode, my sense of self worth evaporates, all what I think is wrong about me surfaces and someone else has each desired quality I wish I would have.
Comparison brings:
- a chattering mind (non stop monologue)
- feeling moody, stressed & anxious
- low self worth and being self-conscious
- self harm (physically, emotionally and mentally)
- poor attention span (not being present)
- distorted vision about self, body and talents
Comparison is losing ourselves in a wrong vision and is far away from being kind, caring and respectful with ourselves.
As a small child, comparison was not on my mind. I was just happy being myself. There was all the space to be me; one moment playing, then laughing/ crying with no care in the world. Full of wonder. There was nobody else to compare myself with. The thought to compare didn't even arise.
All that changed at some point. Through watching TV, social expectations and connecting with other kids. Someone at school was more clever, cute or pretty. Another kid was better or worse in drawing, writing and sports. I wore glasses at 5 which meant I became ugly. Achievements were praised. Therefore good points felt good (= I am good); while making stupid mistakes was bad (= I am bad). I started to rate myself and others according to points and accomplishments.
In my early teens brand clothing was added (which I didn't have) and looks (I was the one with ugly glasses). Then there were popular and pretty girls with a boyfriend (I had none of that). I struggled to make friends. For sure this meant that there was something wrong with me; if only…
If only I could be more like them, then I shall be happy; no?
If only I would be like someone else. If only I could be better looking, famous, wealthy or be someone important. How will I ever get there? I need to have the best career, relationship, happiness, sex, appearance and status. Because then I will be happy, no?
'Do you recognise yourself in some of this? When did you start to compare yourself? Can you see how much stress comparing creates?'
What I Needed to See About Comparison.
In 2015, I joined ShoomKloom self investigation classes and questioned my thoughts, beliefs and ideas. I came to see what this 'comparing' is really about. And how I got stuck in the comparison game.
1. The trap of misidentification.
I was so identified with each thought about myself. Each single thought I had, meant something about me (mostly a negative implication). I didn't know better. I truly believed that I (= every aspect of me) was:
- not good enough
- not clever enough
- not attractive enough
- not beautiful enough
- not talented enough
At the same time I also craved to be better than others (in order to feel good). My mind was in a constant struggle.
As long as I believed my thoughts to be true (for example believing the thought that 'I am not good enough'), I kept on comparing and trying to become this 'someone better' or 'someone else' and concluding that others have more than me.
Once you come to recognize that your thoughts are not revealing 'truth'; a new chapter of your life can unfold.
2. Stuck in the illusion of being better or worse than others.
I needed to see the real uselessness of comparing myself. That in life, I will always be able to find someone who is better or worse than me (in looks, career, wealth). That is just how it is and there is nothing to 'win'.
The following Shoomkloom questions made me 'stop' in my comparison tracks:
'Do you see that a flower doesn't compete with the flower next to it – each flower just blooms?'
'Do you see that each comparison is an act of violence against yourself?'
It is easy to see that in nature a flower is just being the flower it is. Yet as humans we get lost in this wanting to be like someone else.
What would happen if you bring this simple nature wisdom to your human beingness?
3. Comparing equals wasting precious time.
I have wasted so much time and energy being busy with comparing myself to others, especially comparing with women regarding their looks, sexiness, humour, confidence and being at ease around men. Each time I would end up tense, emotional and lost in my harmful, negative thoughts. Each time I created a drama story in my own head. What a waste. Isn't there so much more to life? Can you see that you how much time you waste comparing yourself? Is this comparing helping you in any way?
How to Stop Being Occupied with Comparison
After my self investigation process of Shoomkloom; the same comparison thoughts still pop up. BUT what is different is that I know I don't need to give them attention. I know to appreciate who I am. I know what I value, which is life itself.
Step 1. See reality for real & stop feeding illusions.
I learned to stop fueling stress. I came to see the stress I create by:
- over-thinking and comparing
- believing each thought to be true
- being busy with being better or worse than
- re- telling myself endless stories of what happened and why
Whenever I compare myself with someone else; I handpick one quality or aspect and give that all the importance. However that person is not living up to my idealised image of them. My comparing is basically a lie. I need to appreciate who I am! And to see how I idealise the other and create a grander picture than reality. There is no perfect 'barbie' ever (thank god!)
Do you see that the preciousness of who you are, is impossible to compare?
Step 2. Accepting your own uniqueness: you are always the best version of yourself!
This is for sure true! I am always the best version of myself and nobody is better in being me! So if I really want to compare, I can compare myself to myself (for example: how I became better in loving myself). In each step of life, I am with myself. I can never escape from me. So I better make it a beautiful time with me (instead of the impossible wish to be someone else). I learned to be kind, caring and respectful with myself. Others can inspire me. Yet I will never have anything what others have. There is no need to be like someone else. Would you like to be kind, caring and respectful to the uniqueness you are?
Step 3. Gratitude: appreciating what is here.
I learned to be grateful for the gifts and goodness that are showered on me in each moment. Many things in life are not measurable; but are the most valuable (beyond what we think money, looks, power, prestige could give us). We often take these for granted. I am speaking here about the ordinary things in life: blue sky – the beauty of a smile – delicious laughter – sea air – a cool breeze – hugs – lying on the grass – colours – a puppy – the beauty of nature… All of these gifts are always here, always free. So we have a choice: to either dwell on what others have or to appreciate what we have and who we are.
'Where is comparison when you sit watching the sunset by the ocean?'


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Banners honoring veterans dedicated in Castle Shannon
Nearly 50 military veterans and others dedicated banners Saturday along Library Road that honor local veterans.
"It's proper to remember today that there are two people who died for you: Our savior Jesus Christ and the American soldier," said Navy Chaplain James Manion during the dedication ceremony outside the Castle Shannon Volunteer Fire Department.
Mayor Donald J. Baumgarten said it's the third year that the banners have been placed in the borough, but the first time along Library Road, also known as Route 88. They are also displayed in the downtown section of the borough, and in the memorial park behind Ice Castle.
The first banner was displayed for Marine Sgt. Ryan Lane, who died in combat in Afghanistan in July 2009.
Banners cost $35, and can be purchased through the Castle Shannon Revitalization Corporation, which contributes $20. One banner is displayed from Memorial Day through Veterans Day, while the second banner is given to the family.
For additional information, go to www.csrevitalization.com .


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Your vision is to change the world—one child at a time. It's our vision, too. That's why ASCD empowers you to help your students develop essential skills that extend beyond memorizing geographical locations and calculating square roots. Although these skills are important, we believe that supporting the whole child requires engaging students to prepare them for navigating their careers, contributing to their communities, and identifying their interests.
Our primary focus is on transformational leadership, global engagement, poverty and equity, redefining student success, and teaching and learning—the components you need to help advance student achievement and support them holistically.
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Learning to Choose Love Through SEL
Scarlett Lewis
The presenter, the mother of a victim of the 2014 school shooting in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, works to promote social and emotional learning (SEL) in schools through the Choose Love Enrichment Program by providing free SEL curriculum for preK–12 students. Although we can't always choose what happens to us, we can choose our response. Teach children how to handle adversity, have courageous conversations, and respond with love.
The Whole Child: A Blueprint for Success
Michele Femc-Bagwell, Sandra Chafouleas, Althea Brooks, and Bonnie Edmondson
The education and health sectors must meaningfully and effectively collaborate to facilitate success of the whole child. The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model (WSCC) expands on prior work by integrating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) coordinated school health and ASCD's whole child movements. Through a unique partnership, experts created a complete WSCC blueprint designed to guide WSCC implementation and evaluation in education settings.
Seeing What's There, Not What's Missing: Working with Families and Communities
Debbie Zacarian and Lourdes Alvarez-Ortiz
As educators, we want to build relationships with students and families. But creating relationships can be challenging. Explore proven strategies and tools and for drawing on the rich knowledge and strengths of diverse families, planning curriculum-centered events for students, and partnering with local communities. Participants will learn specific strategies and tools for fostering students' engagement and using families' and communities' assets on behalf of students' overall success.
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Whether you're currently in a leadership role or aspire to be in one, you're ready to take on new challenges. From creating a positive school culture, to effectively using data, to leading professional learning, you see things as they could be, not as they are. Discover support for the many facets of your role—visionary, engager, learner, collaborator, and instructional leader. See related topics.
Is My School a Better School BECAUSE I Lead It?
Baruti Kafele
Experience an empowering, self-reflective journey for school and district leaders that will challenge you to examine your leadership identities, missions, purposes, and visions. Engage in a discussion on whether your leadership practices provide optimal opportunities for learning. Think critically about how you perceive your leadership worth and value to your school communities compared to how your school communities might perceive your leadership.
Help Is Here! Professional Mentoring for Success
Pete Hall and Jennifer Hersom
Education is a tough gig, to be sure. It needn't also be an island. Explore the practices of effective professional mentoring, no matter your journey. A veteran principal and bestselling author teams up with a principal to lead you through mentoring research and share tips. They'll also help you explore your needs to draft a mentoring plan. Bring your own device!
Recharging Your School's Culture
Todd Whitaker and Steve Gruenert
Why do some schools succeed while others struggle? Why do policies and programs often fail to deliver? Receive practical strategies that help build positive energy to reinvigorate your school's culture and staff. Propel your school into the kind of place where teachers want to work, administrators can focus, and students can thrive. Learn how to use a school's culture to improve teaching, job satisfaction, and morale.
Today's students require the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to participate as citizens in a global society. In addition to being actively engaged in learning, students need to understand their connection to their communities and the world at large. Develop the intercultural competence to expand your curriculum beyond a textbook and learn about promising practices and topics of concern to educators worldwide. See related topics.
Global Education: Connecting Classrooms Across Cultures
Maureen Manning, Kimberly Shaver-Hood, and Judith A. Caporiccio
Wareham Public Schools has developed a vibrant Global Education program that encompasses active sister-school partnerships in nine countries across five continents. The program is in its 15th year and is a district priority whose ideals and objectives are embedded into the culture, climate, curriculum, and community. Engage in the process of creating a Global Education program addressing global connectedness, student exchange programs, and sister schools.
Quest-Based Learning: Interdisciplinary Global Project Design
Heidi Hayes Jacobs and Marie Hubley Alcock
How can we help our learners create personalized quests into meaningful issues and problems? How can we expand global perspectives by engaging students in dynamic interdisciplinary investigations? How do we cultivate global competence and connections in the curriculum? Walk through a process for personalized investigations in this session that's packed with examples and resources, including the Quest-Based Template and Planner. Bring your laptop or device and your imagination.
Transformative Learning Through Global Competence: Learning with and from the World
Anthony Jackson, Kate Farmer, and Alexis Menten
As recognition and demand for global competence education increases worldwide, the need for a way to assess the development of these competencies has become increasingly crucial. In 2018, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will introduce global competence as part of the PISA test. Learn about global models of implementation and walk away with resources, ideas for implementation, and a deeper understanding of the PISA assessment.
Each and every student needs and deserves a safe, challenging, and supportive learning environment—especially students who have special needs, cultural or language differences, or live in poverty. Understanding the full impact of inequities is the first step to creating healthy environments, supportive schools, and targeted instruction that helps all of your students engage in meaningful opportunities to expand their learning and heighten their achievement. See related topics.
Teaching and Engaging with Poverty in Mind Revised
Eric Jensen
This engaging, research-based session answers the question, How can we succeed with students from poverty? Learn three crucial ways that brains from poverty are different, plus seven easy-to-implement, classroom-based solutions. Get powerful, proven, and practical support strategies for your staff—and implement them within three days. Discover powerful templates you can use immediately. This is your chance to jump forward with a success mindset.
Family Engagement for Student Success: 10 Foolproof Ways to Drive Parent Participation in Education
Meghan Everette
Creating meaningful experiences for students starts when the classroom connects to the world. Learn 10 effective, strategies used in Title I schools. Families engaged in student learning at school and at home raise student achievement. Understand parent attitudes, identify the biggest challenges in engagement, and become immersed in the parent experience. Take home 10 engagement plans and develop a personal plan.
Walking in Their Shoes: Increasing Understanding and Empathy for English Language Learners
Huda Essa
Explore the experiences of English language learners through an unforgettable experiential simulation! Transform your understanding of the challenges ofthose who speak English as a second language, and understand our behavior and our reactions to the behavior of others when communicating in a foreign language. Discover methods for enhancing the accuracy of communication in a nonnative language to support your journey as a culturally responsive educator!
You want to help your students succeed in school and in life. By expanding the notion of student success, and moving it beyond a metric governed by test scores, authentic assessment puts the emphasis on student understanding. By providing school cultures that emphasize life skills and attending to their social-emotional development, you can support students as they learn to take appropriate ownership of their learning. See related topics.
Success with IEPs: Solving Five Implementation Challenges Together
Vicki Caruana
Teachers in inclusive settings are required to implement IEPs in their classrooms. Learn about the five most common IEP implementation challenges, how to overcome them in order to fine-tune your practice, and clarify some foggy ideas you may still have about ensuring success for students with disabilities.
Engaging Adolescent Learners by Embedding Social and Emotional Learning into Secondary Classrooms
Michele Tissiere and Denise Wolk
How can secondary teachers intentionally create middle and high school classes that are simultaneously challenging and integrate academic, social, and emotional learning? Students thrive in classrooms that embrace developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive teaching and foster a relational approach to learning. We will explore social-emotional learning competencies into four classroom learning domains that foster students' capacity to be self-directed, independent learners and help teachers naturally and immediately integrate them.
Redefining "Ready," Whole Child–Style
Chris Himsel
Learn how a district is using the tenets of ASCD's Whole Child approach to redefine student readiness. Educators in Northwest Allen County Schools are redefining how our story is told to our community and to our legislators so that we remain focused on meeting the needs of children. Our kids are much more than a test score, and our success is not defined by the results of one.
You understand the impact of effective teaching. Consistently, the most important school-based factors affecting academic success are the classroom teacher and the school principal. Enhance your skills through differentiated instruction, the FIT Teaching® approach, the Understanding by Design® framework, and more. See related topics.
Solutions to Educating Black and Latino Male Students
Robert Jackson
Black and Latino males are failing in school districts nationally. Educators in many schools are working to keep these young men in school but lack training, strategies, and solutions that work. Self-evaluate while breaking down cultural barriers and building positive relationships. Cultural awareness is key to success because students thrive better where they feel comfortable, and an intentional communication or leadership style can make the difference.
Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom: 35 Years Later
Branton Shearer, Thomas Armstrong, Jie-Qi Chen, and Tom Hoerr
Some 35 years ago, Howard Gardner shook up the education and psychology worlds with his book Frames of Mind, where the multiple intelligences (MI) were described. Despite efforts to discredit it, MI remains one of the most influential educational theories around the world. This session will focus on classroom practices, assessment, and schoolwide initiatives that address core questions regarding the sustainability of an MI-inspired education.
Getting Started with STEAM
Billy Krakower and Meredith Martin
STEM is a hot topic, with STEM labs and classes everywhere. This integrated approach to education can be taken a step further by integrating the arts to make STEAM. This method provides structured learning while still leaving room for inquiry and innovation. Explore STEAM and the ways in which we incorporate it; create your own STEAM space; and learn easy, inexpensive, hands-on activities.


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Sometime, people, sometimes....
I was running a few errands on my lunch break and got caught waiting for a very very long, very very slow freight train to pass. I started to drift off to some mental happy zone after something like the 45th car until a flurry of motion caught my eye.
The little car next to me was occupied by a man around 50, dressed in a suit, looking professional... or at least under normal circumstances he would have been. We were not dealing with normal, here. This guy was fuh-REAKING out. He was gesticulating madly, flailing about, shouting and tossing assorted gestures at the train, which clearly was inconveniencing him. Train rage?? Actually this went far beyond mortal rage to full-on apoplexy with a side of mental.
He went on and on and got redder and redder and I just kept staring in fascination. He looked like maybe he was doing a weird in-car combo of Thriller's zombie dance, the electric slide and the tarantella. By the time the last freight car rumbled past, I was making bets with myself on whether he'd have a stroke or piss himself first.
As he hit the gas and squealed away, I see that his license plate holder advertised him as a Parrothead AND he had a Grateful Dead bear sticker on the bumper. Hold up, here... most followers of either are known for genial mellowness. That certainly did not match up to the image of him furiously dancing around in his car seat like Rumpelstiltskin on PCP.
Clearly he needs to spend a little more time in Margaritaville.
Monday, May 5, 2008
4 comments:
- a Tonggu Momma said...
Either something serious was going on in his life, or he really does need to return to Margaritaville. :)
Weird what you see when you look around, isn't it?
- May 6, 2008 at 7:43 AM
- Guinevere Meadow said...
Oh my.
Was he possibly singing along to a song on the radio? I know I look very strange when I'm singing along and trying to dance while I drive....lol!
- May 7, 2008 at 1:28 PM
- Gerbil said...
no, he was definitely freaking out. some of those gestures were unmistakeable!!
- May 7, 2008 at 2:26 PM
- my4kids said...
Clearly needs more time in margaritaville......
Some people are weird.
- May 9, 2008 at 4:03 AM
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India won the three match ODI series in convincing fashion and Zimbabwe looked completely demoralized. Most believed that the T20 series would be nothing but a formality as the new look Indian team comprised mostly of players who have had a great 2016 IPL.
However Zimbabwe caught India and captain MS Dhoni completely off-guard during the first T20 and recorded their first ever T20 win over India. Zimbabwe scored 170 batting first thanks to some great hitting by Chigumbura who made 54 of just 26 balls. India could manage just 168 in their 20 overs as the Zimbabwe bowlers managed to strike at regular intervals and in the end prevent MS Dhoni from hitting the winning runs during the final over.
Dhoni remained unbeaten on 19 with a strike rate just over 110. Questions will once again be raised about Dhoni's performance with the bat and his ability to lead the side as losing to Zimbabwe will not sit well with the fans at home. Dhoni came down hard on his team during the post match interview but the fact remains that Dhoni could have taken India home easily if he was able to score faster.
In a post match statement, Dhoni said "We did not play to potential. A lot of wickets were not full-fledged shots, more like catching practice. you may be doing well in the domestic circuit but there is more pressure when you go from India A to India. Good learning curve for them. Lots of errors committed by the batsmen, We were not playing with our first XI in the bowling department. Our lengths were not right."
India will want to bounce back in Harare and win the second T20 but Zimbabwe will now be confident that they can beat this Indian side. Should Zimbabwe pull off yet another win, they will win the T20 series and certainly put more pressure on MS Dhoni to give up the captaincy.
Dhoni will most likely make a couple of changes to the T20 line-up in an effort to bolster the bowling department. B Sran and D Kulkarni could be brought in to replace J Unadkat and R Dhawan. India will have to win their next two T20 matches in order to win the series and the pressure on the young side will tell if they are ready for international cricket.


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This is a very basic sweater. Knitted in stock-inette stitch with a single motif on the front, it is a perfect project for you to try.
The Netherlands Pullover with Single Motif never designed your own sweater or knitted in the round. For the ultimate in simplicity, skip the motif and knit this sweater in plain stockinette stitch using a gorgeous multicolored or textured yarn.
* Texture stitches: optional single motif on stockinette background, with ribbing at lower edge
* Lower body worked in the round and upper body sections worked back and forth
* Shallow square neckline, finished with picked-up ribbing
* Sleeves picked up at armholes and knitted down to ribbed cuffs
The sweater with a 40-inch (101.6-cm) body circumference and 24-inch (61-cm) body length (including 2 inches [5 cm] of ribbing) in chunky-weight yarn with 31⁄2 stitches and 5 rows to the inch (14 stitches and 20 rows to 10 cm).The illustration on the next page shows a sweater of the same size in worsted-weight yarn with 5 stitches and 7 rows to the inch (20 stitches and 28 rows to 10 cm).The size of the motif will vary, depending on the gauge of your yarn. Remember that this is YOUR sweater, worked to your specifications and reflecting your ideas.
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Embeddable Performance Video of "Your Love Is My Drug" Available Here
NASHVILLE – December 4, 2017 – Critically-acclaimed and recent two-time Grammy Award nominee Kesha joins Grammy Award-winning Americana band Old Crow Medicine Show for an all-new "CMT Crossroads" collaboration premiering Wednesday, December 6 at 10 PM ET/PT.
Taped in front of a live audience and led by accomplished string band Old Crow Medicine Show, the one-hour show features new twists on favorites including Kesha's "Your Love Is My Drug," the ultimate female empowerment anthem "Woman," a special "Spaceship"/"Hunt You Down"/"Timber" medley and more. Old Crow brings classics including "Wagon Wheel," "Tell It To Me" and the all-new, never-before-heard song "Flicker & Shine."
This latest "Crossroads" installment comes on the heels of a strong year for CMT, including 51 consecutive weeks of year-over-year ratings growth, which is the longest active growth streak among all ad-supported cable. This quarter alone, CMT is generating the highest year-over-year gain of any Top 50 ad-supported cable channel in Women 18-49. Furthermore, CMT finished the 2017 Fiscal Year up +12% among Women 18-49 from the prior year and earned its highest-rated year since 2014. (L+SD Competitive Growth Streak as of December Week 2, 2016 based on Adult 18-49 coverage ratings, Weekly Total Day year-over-year growth among ad-supported cable networks. CMT Fiscal Year: October-September).
"CMT Crossroads" debuted January 13, 2002 with Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams and since has showcased dream musical partnerships including Kid Rock and Hank Williams, Jr.; Ray Charles and Travis Tritt; Dave Matthews and Emmylou Harris; Bon Jovi and Sugarland; Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire; Def Leppard and Taylor Swift; Sting and Vince Gill; John Mayer and Keith Urban; Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood; Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum; Katy Perry and Kacey Musgraves; Alicia Keys and Maren Morris; and most recently, the Backstreet Boys and Florida Georgia Line, which became the highest-rated "Crossroads" among Adults 18-49 and Women 18-49 since 2012. (L+3).
For an embeddable performance video of "Your Love Is My Drug" click here.
For downloadable photos click here.
"CMT Crossroads" is produced by CMT's Margaret Comeaux and Switched On Entertainment's John Hamlin.
About Kesha:
Kesha's latest album 'Rainbow', called "an artistic feat" by Entertainment Weekly and "the best music of her career" by Rolling Stone, marks a new beginning for Kesha. Based around inner strength and musical exploration, her latest No. 1 album finds Kesha at "her defiant, unbridled best" (USA Today), boasting collaborators ranging from Ben Folds to Eagles of Death Metal to Dolly Parton. The album has garnered praise from the New York Times, Billboard, NPR Music and more. When Kesha released her debut album, 'Animal' in 2010, Billboard declared her its Hot 100 Artist and her debut single, "TiK ToK," the #1 Hot 100 Song. It was also the most played song and the world's top-selling track that year. 'Animal' has sold more than 8 million album equivalents worldwide, and Kesha has sold more than 13 million total album equivalents worldwide. Kesha has had 9 Top 10 hits on The Billboard Hot 100, including four #1 singles at Top 40 Radio - "TiK ToK," "Your Love Is My Drug," "Die Young," and "Timber." Kesha took home the MTV EMA for Best New Act in November 2010 and was nominated for 2 American Music Awards, 3 MTV VMA Awards, and 6 Billboard Awards. She has over 29 million Facebook followers, over 2.4 million Instagram followers, 3.82 million followers on Twitter, and over 1.2 billion views on VEVO. She has sold over 47 million tracks and streams in the U.S alone and over 98 million tracks and streams worldwide to date. 'Animal' has been certified Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum in over 15 markets worldwide (including Platinum in the United States) and was the biggest-selling debut album from an international female in 2010 in the UK. Kesha executive produced two seasons of the television show "Kesha: My Crazy Beautiful Life" for MTV, as well as wrote a book of the same name that gave a look into the creative process of her latest album, 'Warrior'. She is an animal rights crusader as the Humane Society International's first Global Ambassador and a passionate advocate for equality, being honored with the 2016 Human Rights Campaign Visibility Award. In 2016 she won Billboard's Women in Music Trailblazer Award.
About Old Crow Medicine Show:
Old Crow Medicine Show started busking on street corners in 1998 New York state and up through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. It's been over nineteen years since these humble beginnings. The band has gone on to receive the honor of being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry, and have won two Grammy Awards: "Best Folk Album" for Remedy (2014) and "Best Long Form Music Video" for Big Easy Express (2013). Additionally, their classic single, "Wagon Wheel", received the RIAA's Platinum certification in 2013 for selling over 1,000,000 copies. Old Crow Medicine Show has toured the world playing renowned festivals and venues such as: Bonnaroo, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Cambridge Folk Festival, Coachella, London's Roundhouse, The Ryman Auditorium, The Barclays Center, New Orleans Jazz Fest, The Fox Theater Atlanta, The Kennedy Center Concert Hall, and more. They've toured with artists such as Willie Nelson & Family, Brandi Carlile, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, John Prine, The Avett Brothers and others. Old Crow Medicine Show now have five studio albums to their name, three of which were released by Nettwerk Records - O.C.M.S (2004) and Big Iron World (2006) produced by David Rawlings, and Tennessee Pusher (2008) produced by Don Was. In 2012, ATO Records released the Ted Hutt produced, Carry Me Back, on which they continued to craft classic American roots music. The band's latest album, Remedy (2014), released by ATO Records and also produced by Ted Hutt includes new Old Crow classics like "Sweet Amarillo," "8 Dogs 8 Banjos," and "Brushy Mountain Cojugal Trailer". In 2017 Old Crow Medicine Show released two albums: Best Of Old Crow Medicine Show (Nettwerk) and 50 Years Of Blonde On Blonde (Columbia Nashville). Best Of, is comprised of fan favorites from Old Crows' three Nettwerk released albums, as well as two previously unreleased tracks. 50 Years of Blonde On Blonde is Old Crow's reimagined version Bob Dylan's classic Blonde On Blonde album. Released via the historic Columbia label, it finds Old Crow Medicine Show exploring new territory while paying homage to their biggest influence.
About CMT:
CMT is the leading authority on country music and lifestyle, offering a mix of original series, music events and specials. CMT is everywhere its fans are including two cable channels (CMT and the 24-hour music channel, CMT Music), radio (CMT Radio), digital (CMT App, CMT.com) and social (CMT on Facebook, CMT on Instagram and CMT on Twitter). CMT is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB). For more information, please visit CMT Press.
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San Francisco Giants' midseason grade.
(34–56, 27 games back in NL West, 17.5 games back in Wild Card): Failure is the only way to characterize the Giants season. The team has to be equal parts stunned and embarrassed by holding the second-worst record in baseball at the All-Star Break. Madison Bumgarner's dirt biking incident isn't nearly the crux of this team's issues. The starting rotation has been far more fallible than anyone could have imagined, with Johnny Cueto, Jeff Samardzija, Matt Moore and Matt Cain regressing in various forms. The team needs to completely revamp its outfield, by far the worst in the majors defensively and offensively unreliable under the veteran watch of Denard Span and Hunter Pence. San Francisco has plenty of fixes to address should it hope to contend in 2018. —Connor Grossman


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SBE UK is a leading provider a leading provider of repair services and after-sales solutions for mobile devices and consumer electronic products.
Who are we?
SBE UK offers comprehensive aftermarket solutions for players in the telecommunications and consumer electronics industries. These solutions include customer relationship management, reverse logistics customer service, technical inspection, filtering of defective products and break-fix repair.
SBE UK started up in 1996 (with 5 members of staff) as a mobile phone repair and refurbishment business for Orange UK. Today, SBE UK has more than 1000 employees across the UK, and works in partnership with all the major networks and mobile device manufacturers including LG, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and BlackBerry.
Our UK headquarters are based in Ashford, Kent. We also have a further facility in Northampton. Combined, these give us strong coverage throughout the UK and beyond. SBE UK is part of the SBE Group of companies, which has further bases in France, Belgium, Poland, Ireland and Canada.


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- We wouldn't normally recommend that you put your feet anywhere near the open jaws of a fierce carnivorous animal-especially when they have teeth like this!
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The Zurich Car Show is organized every year and sits in the middle between the Frankfurt Car Show (IAA) and the Geneva Salon d' Automobiles. So it happens that there are a number of cars shown the first time in Switzerland. This year it was the Ferrari 458 Italia. It looks actually as good in reality as on pictures we all have seen. It's a really gorgeous car. Also rarely seen is the Alfa-Romeo 8C Spider that was presented in a light blue color that interestingly suits the car well.
A first for Switzerland was also the Fisker Karma (also displayed as convertible) and the coming Tesla four seater family car (prototype/mockup shown).
And quite a number of other showcars and prototypes made it to Zurich as well, for example the Mini Concept and the Saab Concept car pictured here.
Of course the event was very crowded and it was more than difficult to get a good shot at something it's still worth to visit.
Similar to other car shows this year, being green and environmentally friendly was a key topic and most manufacturers showed either a hybrid car or an electrical car.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Zurich Car Show 2009 showcasing Ferrari 458 Italia
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The working group tasked to accomplish Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics) Frank Kendall's 90-Day Study on COMSATCOM acquisition reform appears to have veered off track. We are hearing reports that it will go no further with Mr. Kendall's core assignment until it addresses the question of DoD "bandwidth utilization". This tangential issue is effectively holding hostage the study's main goal of improving the efficiency of commercial satcom acquisition and ensuring that DoD gets the best ROI from all its satcom. Examining how efficiently DoD employs the COMSATCOM bandwidth currently on lease is a distraction from the intended scope and objectives of the 90-Day Study.
As a taxpayer, I applaud DoD's interest in getting the best available return on investment — no responsible business person wants to see our government waste money on space segment capacity or missiles, any more than on toilet paper. Certainly opportunities exist to squeeze out waste from DoD's COMSATCOM and MILSATCOM resources, including bandwidth utilization. I believe I speak for the commercial COMSATCOM industry at large when I say we share DoD's cost-cutting concerns; we are prepared to assist in achieving this objective. However, a discussion on utilization is secondary to the core acquisition reform assignment Mr. Kendall gave this working group. The primary task is to develop new acquisition models and establish a more efficient, elastic and cost-effective leasing system. Performed correctly – and swiftly – the work of this group will ultimately result in an improved COMSATCOM utilization equation. Which in turn will enhance the DoD's ROI.
Unpredictability and variability are the hallmarks of DoD bandwidth requirements – and therefore its utilization. Attempts to study bandwidth utilization and leasing volume are quickly outdated. Case in point: Few in the industry predicted the exponential growth which resulted from AISR technologies like the wide-area surveillance sensor system "Gorgon Stare". Certainly, no one predicted the spike in demand resulting from 9/11 – or the subsequent troop build ups in Iraq and Afghanistan.
So let's get on with the task at hand. Kendall's working group on COMSATCOM acquisition reform must not get sidetracked by peripheral issues. Maintaining focus on the assigned task is the only way the DoD can quickly and efficiently address inevitable changes in satcom demand – while delivering viable ROI for the taxpayers.


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Preprint number: CP3-Origins-2017-28 DNRF90
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We present a consistent embedding of the matter and gauge content of the Standard Model into an underlying asymptotically-safe theory, that has a well-determined in- teracting UV fixed point in the large colour/flavour limit. The scales of symmetry breaking are determined by two mass-squared parameters with the breaking of elec- troweak symmetry being driven radiatively. There are no other free parameters in the theory apart from gauge couplings.


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Ricky Gervais Won't Replace Carell In 'The Office'
Hold the phone, Ricky Gervais has trashed rumours that he's about to replace Steve Carell when he leaves the US version of The Office at the end of this series.
Tongues have been wagging that Gervais – who created the show – was all set to step into Carell's shoes. Cobbler's he says.
He took to his blog to explain, saying: "Maybe I haven't made it clear enough. I suppose it doesn't matter what I say for the world of entertainment news, so let's try a new approach".
He offered two possible scenarios:
1. "I am definitely taking over from Steve Carell on The Office. Yes, I have been asked to take over as the new boss at Dunder Mifflin. I said yes. They made me an offer I just couldn't refuse. I will once again play David Brent and I take over next season. I can't wait. Steve Merchant and I will also write and direct. I will remain Executive Producer."
2. "I'm not taking over from Steve Carell and will just continue to make millions for doing f**k all because I created the show and all the characters, and own the format and it's being syndicated now and I get paid every time any episode of any version is played anywhere in the world… and I don't want to go back to that and get up at 6am every day of the week for 7 years."
He adds: "Only one of these is true. I don't know which one to believe. What would you do if you were me?"
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Conflict Management
Workplace conflict is common. With the increasing complexity of projects, products, marketing, strategy, policy, leadership, etc. it is inevitable that people will have differences of attitude, view, belief, opinion, value or need. This is often seen as a bad thing but wait… good decisions are those that take into account a number of perspectives. Without conflict we lose richness and our decisions lack depth. The more views taken into account in the decision-making, the less chance that the course of action will fail later on. Your art as a leader, lies in thinking positively about conflict and seeing it for the valuable phenomenon it is.
So how do you navigate the conflict and resolve it as quickly and efficiently as possible without losing the benefits? Here is a model which may help.
Kenneth Thomas and Ralph Kilmann's research during the 1970s identified five basic modes of approaching conflict based on the levels of importance you attach to your own needs and to the needs of the other person:
Competing – your needs are paramount – you stand up for what you think is right or, perhaps, simply try to win. It may be that you see achieving your objective as more important than preserving the relationship. Good for quick decisions but it may come across as harsh.
Accommodating – the opposite of Competing – perhaps you don't care about the issue or maybe harmony is more important. Unlikely to lead to the best decision, but you may be able to demand a favour in return later.
Avoiding – attaching no importance to either your needs or theirs – sidestepping the conflict; it may buy you time, but it does not resolve the differences. Only really appropriate where the issue is trivial and everybody's attention should be on more important matters.
Collaborating – the opposite of Avoiding – a genuine attempt to satisfy everybody's needs. Sometimes time-intensive, but if parties are committed, it can lead to new and original solutions. The only true 'win-win' approach. Good for situations in which a good quality decision is essential; where quality is more important than speed.
Compromising – all needs are important but it is acknowledged that not all needs can be met – agreement is reached but nobody gets everything that they want; it is democratic but not always satisfying. Useful where a deadline may be looming or where any solution is better than none.
Ultimately, the 'correct' approach depends on the situation, how much time you have and the relative roles of the people involved (politics is always a powerful factor.)
Next time you are faced with managing a conflict with or among your people, why not take a moment to think about which of the five approaches is the most positive to take?


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The challenge with data visualization is that when you are trying to depict more than three variables (i.e., three dimensions), you run out of dimensions to graph all the data (i.e., it's difficult to create a chart with more than X / Y / Z axes). So, you end up staring at rows and columns of data, developing pivot tables, and creating multiple graphs and charts, trying to discern meaning from the data. We call this the high dimensional data conundrum. You want – and actively build – a large data set to help solve your problem. But, with volume comes complexity.
At SynGlyphX, we focus creating high-dimensional interactive data visualization environments. With this approach, users can interact with their high dimensional data in spatial and temporal context. In plain English: Users can see a lot of their data in a small visual space – best of all, it actually gets less confusing to understand. Our technology, architected upon principles of neuroscience, increases the user's capacity and capability to process complex data and quickly identify key patterns, trends, and anomalies. Transforming data to knowledge…Faster.
…Part of a Larger Paradigm Shift
This unique and innovative approach to data visualization is part of a larger paradigm shift. Conventional data analysis calls for spreadsheets covered with alpha-numeric text, bar charts, and line graphs. This sort of analysis requires users to expend significant time and effort on data manipulation – and the use of multiple graphs and charts to discern meaning from the data. Typical methods often tend to over summarize the data – and when working with large data sets, such methods can often hide the data's true meaning. However, new methods have started to emerge to streamline these processes by incorporating richly visual, three-dimensional forms.
The Apple Approach to User Interface…
In a Super Bowl ad 30 years ago, Apple introduced the Macintosh personal computer and operating system (Mac OS). Before the Mac OS, conventional operating systems required the user to issue 'commands' to the computer by typing lines of alpha-numeric text. While effective, this method was cumbersome and required some level of programming knowledge.
The Mac OS was the first retail computer to employ a graphical user interface (GUI). This allowed users to easily interact with the computer by means of icons and other visual screen elements. The Mac OS still issued command lines, but effectively used the GUI to hide this from the user.
This shift—from an alpha-numeric/keyboard interface to a visual/mouse interface—totally changed the way we interact with computers. The added level of visual abstraction allowed for a more intuitive user experience.
SynGlyphX is to Data what Apple was to User Interface
Today, we face a similar shift. Data analysts and consumers—especially when faced with large and complex datasets—can be overwhelmed by an ocean of raw numbers. While alpha-numeric data analysis can be helpful, it can also be difficult and time consuming.
SynGlyphX solves this problem by adding a visual layer to the data. Alpha-numeric analysis still underlies our data visualization, just as the Mac OS still issued command lines. We deliver the data in a visual format, allowing the user to more quickly conduct analysis, create insight, and take action.
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Friday, October 9, 2009
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My carnivorous roommates frequently cook bacon in our house, for breakfast or dinner, and although it's been many many years now since I've eaten bacon, the smell always makes me crave that certain salty flavor that I've never found replicated in vegetarian fare. I've had the kind of vegetarian fake bacon that you can get at the store, usually by Morningstar or one of those brands, but they always have a strange plasticy texture and smell that reminds me of dog treats. Not appetizing. However, I once went to a vegan brunch my current roommate Liz's former apartment for which she made "vegan bacon" from tempeh. It was really delicious. It was crispy and salty and a little bit smoky, and while it was definitely NOT bacon, I loved it and immediately asked for the recipe. Well, that was nearly a year ago now and I've forgotten whatever it was Liz told me, but while the Apple Walnut Sourdough was rising and baking and the sweet nutty aroma filled the house, I began to think about how well apples, cheese, and bacon go together. Thinking back to Liz's brunch, I began to search for recipes that might replicate that smoky salty flavor I've long missed.
I came across several variations on what seemed to be the core ingredients: soy sauce and liquid smoke. Several recipes added nutritional yeast and a few threw in some heat by means of chili powder or hot sauce. I decided to start simple and complicate things from there. I sliced a package of Bridge Tofu (the best available around here, in my opinion) into inch wide, quarter inch thick slices, that I spread out on paper towels to dry off. I heated some vegetable oil up in my cast iron skillet. I used enough to coat the bottom, but not so much that it would cover the tofu. You want to brown it, not deep fry it. Once the oil was hot I laid the tofu strips in, cooked until brown and crispy on one side, then flipped and did the same for the other.
Once the oil has cooked off and the tofu is crispy, pour a mixture of soy sauce and liquid smoke over it while it's in the pan. Proportions differ, so do it to taste. I mixed 2T soy sauce, 1T liquid smoke, and 1/4c water. The water turned out to be a bad idea, but I had trouble seeing how 3T of liquid would evenly coat all of the tofu in the pan. The soy sauce/liquid smoke mixture should be absorbed into the tofu while the water cooks off (as I learned, if you use too much water, the tofu gets a little spongy and wet on the inside, which definitely isn't a bacon texture). Once the liquid is gone, pull the tofu out of the pan and voila!
For the sandwich, I sliced up some of the Apple Walnut bread, some Vermont cheddar, and put it all together with the tofu "bacon". I grilled it a little to brown the bread (the heat of the tofu mostly melted the cheese before I even put the sandwich in the skillet). I ended up adding mustard after I'd grilled it, which was tasty. I had also roasted some beets and cauliflower with garlic (all from the farm share!) while the oven was hot from the bread. Put it all together and my roommate and I had a really great dinner!
4 comments:
- Kia said...
Joe! I am gonna read your blog all the time now. yay-bread! also, don't you think the chickens deserve a post every now and again? I'd love to keep up with the goings-on in your coop : )
your friend
- October 26, 2009 at 10:59 AM
- Joe said...
I posted about the coop! Jess has all of the pictures of us building it, so I'll have to get those from her sometime. How did the pumpkin contest go?
- October 30, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- Kia said...
i lost the pumpkin contest to this piddly little mini-pumpkin with a spider web carved on it.
It was terribly unfair as they waited three days to judge, so they got all shrivelly, and then did it in the daylight with no inner pumpkin illumination. I was robbed. Robbed!!
But then again, I guess the reward was spending quality pumpkin-carving time with you : )
p.s. I'd go veggie for that fakin'bakon sandwich. YUM!
- November 7, 2009 at 6:43 AM
- Joe said...
oh no! Kia you were robbed!!!! I can believe they didn't light the pumpkins up. That's the whole point! Yours was obviously more appropriate to the location and more creative than a spider web. thhhhbt. No offense to your coworker who made the winning pumpkin of course. Alas. I think my Palin Pumpkin actually looked better as it shriveled, who'd have thought? ;D
- November 8, 2009 at 6:41 PM


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As I start to sift through my Oscar screeners to watch the nominated films for this years Academy Awards this weekend, I had a hearty chuckle at College Humor's "more accurate," alternative titles of the Best Pic nods. Biting, lovingly sardonic and, let's face it, honest wit, is at play here – the staff perfectly catches the zeitgeist of each film. And it's not just the reimagined titles that are funny, but also the assorted taglines (see the "I'm not crying, you're crying" blurb by the "NY Times"), slogans and even the actors' names themselves. And, the actual aesthetic of the movie poster remains intact. It's ingenious – and hilarious.
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The Summer of 1979 found HERC between 7th and 8th grades, enjoying as many Gutbuster (a 12 ounce rectangular slice of deep dish pan pizza piled high with cheese, sausage, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers and onion) slices as he could from Garcia's Pizza In A Pan, Home of the Flying Tomato Brothers, which was conveniently located just up the street from his junior high school. He and his friends spent many hours and many dollars listening to Summer hits on the Jukebox there.
Between his own album collection and that of HERC SR., they had all but one of the Top 10 Albums of Summer 1979 (below) as neither one of them ended up buying #6. A total of 27 different albums made the Top 10 of Billboard's Top LPs and Tape chart between May 26th and September 1st, a total of fifteen weeks. Only two of those albums stayed in the Top 10 the entire Summer and they are #1 and #2 in the countdown below.
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Former TD Peter Mathews who passed away today, 28th February 2017, was one of the politicians who pushed for an end to the export of Irish greyhounds to China.
As a new Fine Gael TD in April 2011, Deputy Mathews questioned "plans to give approval to Bord na gCon to allow the Irish Greyhound Board to send Irish greyhounds to the People's Republic of China". He asked then Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney if "his attention has been drawn to the fact that China does not have a good track record regarding its treatment of animals".
The next month, in a follow-up Dail question, he asked the Minister "if he will ensure the Irish Greyhound Board is prevented from exporting greyhounds to China via a third country".
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ISLAMABAD, (SANA): Secretary Election Commission Ishtiak Ahmad Khan has called upon seven hundred thousand polling staff to do their best in conducting free, fair and transparent elections.
Briefing the newsmen in Islamabad Secretary said the Election Commission administratively has done all what they could during the last couple of years, now it is the sole responsibility of polling staff to practically implement all measures taken by the commission.
Referring to the speech of Founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the Secretary asked the polling staff not to succumb to pressure of any political party, politicians or any individual while discharging their duties. Ishtiak Ahmad said governments may come and go, but the loyalities of the public servants must be with state.
He said for ensuring impartiality of elections, a huge responsibility rests on the shoulders of the polling staff since country is passing through a very critical moments.
Talking about the role of the Pakistan Army, Secretary ECP said 500 soldiers guarded the printing presses where ballot papers were printed while 50 helicopters and 20,000 army vehicles took part in the distribution operations. He said among other security personnel, around 75,000 army soldiers will ensure the foolproof security on the polling day.
Secretary said nations are developed with institutions and in Pakistan, institutions including Supreme Court, Election Commission and media are getting strengthened.
On this occasion, he also issued the ECP Commemorative Stamps and told that around 200,000 stamps were printed marked with ECP slogan Free, Fair and Transparent Elections.
Replying to a question, he claimed rigging is now impossible after the steps taken by the commission including photo identity rolls and thumb impression for unique identity of the voter. He said upon receving complaints, the commission can accurately investigate the culprits involved in rigging. He said Election Commission will announce the official results on the eve of 12th May.


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Trinant travelled to New Panteg for their division 3 C east, looking to maintain their unbeaten record. The Troggs started well and secured a bonus point by half time. Dominic B Jones was having a good game at centre and Dan Rossitter on the wing was also showed up well, Dwaine Smith was another having a good game, and along with Jones both added tries converted by Jamie Lyons to lead 14pts-0. Scrum half Jason Leadbetter added a third, 19pts-0. New Panteg were not to be out done, adding a converted try to make it 19pts-7. No 8 Phil Leonard added the bonus point try to lead 24pts-7 at half time. Trinant continued to dominate the second half, with Leonard adding two further tries and Smith getting a second both converted by Lyons who also added a penalty to lead by 46pts-7 Panteg added a penalty for a final score of 46pts-10. The Trinant back row Alex Jones did very well with his tackling and covering, locks Andrew Peters and Adam Rogers along with hooker and captain Chris Davies all played well. With the Troggs next game against the unbeaten Aberbargoed a very good game is anticipated. the Troggs with a few niggling injury worries, have two weeks to recover before the home game on November 7th.
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