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Chapter 2: Back to School Blues
Todd was sitting on my bed trying not to look annoyed. "Ginny come on!" he exclaimed as I reached for the dresser drawer again. I had changed my shirt three times and it was clearly grating on him.
I closed the drawer with a sigh and tried to convince myself that he was right to be annoyed with me. Without turning to him, I spoke, "What if he doesn't come back Todd?"
"Then he doesn't come back Ginny. We've been over this already." Todd said trying to sound tender.
I turned and walked toward him. "I know and I'm sorry - I'm just...." I sighed again. "I'm crazy aren't I?"
"Crazy? No...a little unstable? Maybe." Todd said with a smile. I laughed and flopped on the bed next to him.
"How did things get so complicated Todd?" I asked looking at him.
He laid back on the bed next to me and grinned a boyish grin. "Something about being a teenager." he said. "At least yours might come back." he said, his smile fading. I grabbed his hand and squeezed it.
He returned to squeeze and then sat up quickly and pulled me to my feet. "Come on, if we don't leave now we'll have to take the bus."
Our path to the school took us right by the graveyard. Todd noticed my feet falter as we approached it but didn't say anything.
He put his arm around my shoulders and I instinctively leaned into him as we walked. There was a time when passing the graveyard didn't bother me or make me falter, in fact most of the time I was perfectly fine but my thoughts were troubled lately by things other than Erik. I'd seen the date on the school calendar as I looked it over and since then I couldn't stop thinking about that night. I shuddered and tried to push her tortured face from my head. Not today....
When we got to school, I found myself looking for him. Our school wasn't huge but it wasn't small either. I'm sure there was a perfectly reasonable explanation for why I didn't see him. Right....
Todd and I found our new lockers and were soon joined by Veronica. She was the queen of the rumor mill so I turned to her in order to question her. If anyone knew anything, she would know. Before I could say anything she held out her hands to stop me. "Before you ask, I haven't heard anything." she said. I frowned.
"Nothing?!" I asked frustrated.
She just shook her head and shrugged. "The only talk about Erik is about you two breaking up." she said. As we were talking, Timothy joined us. I noticed Veronica looking his way, looking surprised. I glanced over and grinned - he hadn't cut his hair.
I took a moment to look him over as Veronica filled me in on the summer gossip. He was more tan, had new glasses in addition to the new hair. He was looking good after a summer of manual labor in in the Egyptian sun. I caught Veronica looking over at him several times during her gossiping. Her surprised melted into general approval of his new appearance. Finally she finished her recap of all the gossip she'd gathered since returning from California and turned to Timothy.
"I love the hair Timothy!" she said with a flirty smile. Todd and I share a look and tried not to laugh. "And this tan....suits you." she added.
The warning bell rang through the school, sending all the lingering students running to their first period classes. I didn't have any classes before lunch with my friends and I didn't see or hear anything about Erik except gossip about our mid-flight break up. I caught a few people looking my way and then turning to snicker when they saw me watching them.
My first class after lunch was science, which I shared with Veronica and Timothy. When I saw them already in the room, I grinned. Finally! A class with friends! I took a seat next to Veronica and looked over at her but didn't say anything. She knew what I wanted to know.
"Mary, who is an office aide this year, told me he transferred." she said sadly. "I don't know how true it is...but that's what she said..." she was cut off and as Coach Williams - the baseball coach and science teacher - came in the room.
The rest of class and my next class were a blur. I saw nothing of Erik so I could only assume Veronica's report was true. I was sad, then angry, then annoyed - I knew I shouldn't be angry, I'd told him to go. I knew there was a chance he wouldn't come back. And yet - there it was, anger. It was mostly the lack of communication from him that upset me I think.
"Gah!" I exclaimed to my friends outside our last class of the day. Veronica, Todd and I were all in Life Studies together 6th period and were loitering in the hall together before going in. I saw Veronica roll her eyes and I saw Todd holding back something; although whether it was a laugh or a yell of frustration - I'm not sure.
Todd saw him first but I was already rambling about something so he didn't interrupt me. Then Veronica caught sight of him as he got closer and approached the door. "Um Gin..." she said softly and pointed.
I turned around and locked eyes with him. He wasn't smiling. He didn't look angry but he didn't look happy either. He paused only briefly and then walked by us, looking past me to Todd and Veronica. "Reports of my transfer are greatly exaggerated." he said and then walked into the classroom....the same classroom Veronica, Todd and I were headed for.
The four of us had signed up for Life Studies at the end of the year last year when it was still taught by Mr. Franklin. Mr. Franklin was about 90 years old and had a tendency to ramble more about his own life than the coursework. As a result it was supposed to be a pretty easy class. Sadly, Mr. Franklin had passed away over the summer and now the class was being taught by Ms. Moore....as if I hadn't seen enough of her last year. Todd, Veronica and I followed Erik into the classroom and found the few remaining seats. I ended up next to Erik and felt an odd sense of deja vu - we were in the same seats as we sat in last year when we had first period together.
He didn't look my way the entire class period and left when it was over without saying anything. I watched him leave the classroom with a frown. "Oh Erik..." I said softly to myself as I gathered my stuff up.
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Collective agreement work adds to Phoenix backlog, minister says
The minister in charge of managing the federal government's Phoenix payroll system said Wednesday implementing more than a dozen collective agreements since July has added to the backlog of cases payroll advisers are dealing with.
Carla Qualtrough, the minister of public services and procurement, said the backlog related to the troubled payroll system has increased by 8,000 cases since the government signed new collective agreements this summer, a reflection she says, of the "increase of hundreds of thousands of transactions over the past couple of months" related to those agreements.
The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) said they planned to file a complaint with the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board Wednesday for missing a deadline related to the collective agreement they signed with the government. The agreement would have included three years worth of back pay, as well as increased wages.
But the Treasury Board has admitted they won't meet the deadline to implement those changes.
Agreements negotiated in good faith, minister says
Qualtrough said her department has dedicated "significant resources" to handling the backlog and implementing those agreements, which she said would be dealt with "as quickly as possible."
"It was set up as best as we possibly could, given the information we had at the time. We negotiated these collective agreements swiftly and, as I said, in good faith," Qualtrough said.
"Whatever we can possibly do, we're doing. This problem was years in the making, and it's not going to — it's not going to be resolved overnight."
Since Phoenix's implementation in the spring of 2016, tens of thousands of public servants have reported issues with their pay, with some workers being overpaid, some underpaid and some not paid at all.
Minister hopeful backlog to decline in 2018
When asked Wednesday if the government would continue using Phoenix, the minister responded by saying "we are absolutely committed to this pay system. It's the only one we have."
PSAC said Tuesday they are looking for compensation for both the persistent problems with Phoenix and the failure to implement these new agreements.
Qualtrough said once payroll advisers have cleared the backlog of cases related to the new collective agreements, the government should start to see the backlog decrease next year.
"I'm very hopeful that in the new year the numbers will go down as we get through this collective agreement situation," she said.


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A young low-class student gets involved with the wrong people and takes part in a non successful video rental robbery.
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Pam R (mx) wrote: I honestly couldn't wait for this to be over. It had a slow pace, five-second stills of the ground, the woods, and the fields, and long stretches where the characters were walking, running, or driving. Or just sitting there doing nothing. And worst of all, no closed-captioning so I could watch it at a faster pace. I got to the end and couldn't decide what made me more upset--that the ending made no sense, or that I lost two hours and five minutes of my life I'll never get back. The only reason it gets two stars instead of one is that the acting is superb and believable, the setting realistic, and the dialog snappy. But the pace and plot leave much to be desired.
Robert K (gb) wrote: Very sad movie. Perhaps students who are thinking of this as a means to pay for college should view this film first. Maybe some of the so-called "glamour" of that lifestyle will be shown for what it truly is -- exploitation of naive kids, mostly girls. Dborah Franois is quite believable, though the supporting characters are somewhat stereotypical. I don't know how pervasive this is in the US (and other countries), but this movie is still a valid cautionary tale.
(es) wrote: "To be honest I was bored to tears watching this movie. It wasn't cute and it wasn't a film I will remember. Nothing in it stood out for me. The kids didn't even care for it. They kept pointing out all the mistakes in the film. For instance, the dog collar that made them un-invisible would be on the dogs in one scene and then gone in another. Just a poorly made film that could have been better if not for the sloppiness. The film tried to give out a good message but it was missed in all the things that were wrong in the film. If there is too much bad, it's hard to focus on the good. Pass on it or see it if you loved the first enough."
Private U (br) wrote: Not Keaton's best role, but he's better than quite a few others that could have played the part.
Shawn M (gb) wrote: I enjoyed how they fused politics with history with comedy with action with operatic spectacle. One of Tsui Hark's best.
Faris W (ca) wrote: Perhaps a better name for this film would have been ~Bore Assassins(TM) an extremely slow moving film, with lots of talk, and very little action. With the title of the film being Four Assassins? you would have expected plenty of action, copious killings, a plethora of blood splatter crime scenes, and intricate well executed, diabolical, methodical murder sequences; however, the audience is relegated to basically a ~one act(TM) play where 99% of the film takes place in a single hotel room.The film centers on Marcus, played by Will Yun Lee (Red Dawn 2012/ Total Recall 2012). Marcus is a gun for hire, who has been commissioned to kill a husband and his wife. As the film begins, Marcus is awaiting final payment for his services in his hotel room. He is soon joined by his ~assassin(TM) mentor, Eli (played by Miguel Ferrer), his former lover and fellow assassin, Eva (played by Emilie Guillot), and an upcoming ~newbie(TM) assassin, Chase (played by Oliver Williams). There seems to be an issue with the ~hit(TM) that Marcus was hired to do, and the film goes into great, agonizing details of the events which have led these four (4) individuals to arrive at this hotel room, on this night, at this specific time. The three (3) guests have two hours to determine what events have actually transpired during the Marcus ~hit(TM) before an anticipated phone call from the boss takes place.I believe the film would have been a much better film, if the film would have tracked the trials and tribulations of the life Marcus. Mentored by Eli at the age of 15 to become a viable assassin, and united with Eva to become a forcible killing duo; this is the story we the audience wanted to see not ~My Hakata Tonton hot pot dinner with Eli and friends(TM).I cannot recommend this film, not even for home viewing. After all is said and done, the ultimate outcome is far more depressing than having to endure the 88 minutes to finally get to it. I(TM)d stay away from this one, definitely not worth your time or your attention to seek out.
Nathan T (br) wrote: Funnier than I thought, but still not very good. Eddie Murphy has seen his days.


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People often ask me how it is that I find the time, money and energy to travel, write, take pictures and make films for such an extended period of time abroad. So I have created this journal to answer those questions.
Firstly, I am not rich. I have to work and budget my time and money just like most others. But I know a lot of people that travel in a wide range of fashions. And while their time and budgets vary greatly, they all have one thing in common: Energy. So I'll start there.
When I was a little boy, I would listen to my father talk about his career as a photojournalist in the military. He would travel all over the world and photograph news and feature events for various newspapers and publications. I am sure that I would look at him with wild, unflinching eyes as my mind also traveled to these amazing, far off places in this world that I didn't know.
It was also about that time that I got interested in photography. But not just photography. Video and stills were both very interesting to me. And because my father was also a budding wedding videographer at that time, I got some schooling in both. He would teach me the various items related to the lens (aesthetic, composition, white balance, ASA/ISO, exposure time/shutter speed, film speed, and on and on).
I ate it up. I started getting involved in photography competitions right in the third grade. I even won my very first competition – first place. It was a photo of a lone weed set amid the inverted backdrop of a reflected horizon in a pond. Even today I remember that being a pretty cool photo.
My brother and I would steal my dad's cameras and make short films about old westerns and comedies. We would put on plays and act out parts. At the end of our films, we'd write the credits on a piece of paper and slowly drag them vertically in front of the camera because we didn't have access to the equipment necessary for creating the credit-scrolling effect. We'd go to thrift stores and magic shops and spend our allowance on fake appendages, tinfoil coins and plastic cigars and we'd use them as props in our little productions.
Later, we would move to a small town in Kentucky where my brother and I would run the video equipment for our church to broadcast the sermon live on the air. Sometimes I'd be in the booth while my brother ran the cameras. And sometimes we'd switch.
As my teen years rolled on, my father's wedding business grew and I'd find myself in his editing room, helping him on shoots and organizing lenses in the camera bag or just watching and learning the editing process from him.
I'd go on to join the military, myself. And I'd have my own business in the following years and have other interests as well. But all the while, I was always involved in some kind of visual medium – moving or still-life. Creative writing, too, was always on the back burner as I'd always be writing short stories of adventurous tales in the back of class.
The energy, therefore, to stay on task and create visual productions that document the goings on around me, was simply a non-issue. I would imagine it's appropriate to describe photography and videography as one of my passions. The drive to explore was given to me as I'd salivate over my father's stories. And therefore, documenting my travel experiences seems also to be a natural complement to that.
The second item, time, would probably be seen as an issue for most people. In fact, I don't think I know anyone with such an abundance of time that they take to travel because they need to fill some hole in their life or risk dying of boredom. Time, I would imagine, is likely the biggest hurdle for us all.
However, the way that I find time to involve myself in travel and documentary productions is also closely related to how I find the funding as well. So the last two issues I'll answer together.
My family was always moving around. We never really put down roots anywhere. The longest I spent in one place was my high school years. And even then it was the last two years (junior & senior years) that I spent in a different town than I started. So it would reasonably follow that I don't really have much of an issue relocating. In fact, I am not sure that I even know how to settle because what I am comfortable with is seeing new surroundings about every couple years. I just always seem to need new stimuli.
My independent travel started when I joined the Navy. I went a few places while enlisted, but most of my travel was on my own, after I got out. I would move to Texas because I wanted to see what life was like in the south. Or I'd move to Kansas City to follow a promotion at work. Sometimes I'd even move to a new place because I needed bailing out. But whatever the case, I'd always find new surroundings quite frequently.
Finally, in 2003, I became interested in completing my lifelong interest in global exploration. I started busying myself with research into ways to study abroad in my college program or volunteer at a school or project somewhere. And eventually I found that there were a lot of options as long as I was willing to put in the legwork and dedicate myself to a certain amount of time and responsibility.
I had the passion and definitely would have made time. But there was always one thing lacking: money.
I knew what short term travel was like, and how I could use it to keep my wanderlust from taking over. So I had to start thinking creatively about how to sustain my passions for longer periods of time.
The first thing that I came up with was a bicycle trip. I assumed (quite accurately) that the three biggest hurdles to cheap travel were transportation, lodging and food. A long distance bicycling trip took care of all three. Transportation was only limited by my muscles (and the infrequent popped tire). Lodging was taken care of with my durable, three-season tent. And food generally amounted to pancake mix in the morning, spaghetti in the afternoon and one paid meal for dinner.
This regimen was great. And from 2005 to 2008 it carried me through 12 countries. While traveling by bike, I had plenty of time to stop and snap a photo, spend a few days writing and camping in one place or change direction at my own whim. And during this time, I used my spring, summer and winter breaks from school to go on these adventures. So there was plenty of time, plenty of energy and plenty of loan money to carry me through.
'But what about when school ends,' I thought. What happens when the funds stop, the time is more sparse and the effort must be managed between my other commitments?
After my biking trips abroad, I found myself living in Alaska working as an environmental scientist. It was fun. But it was very expensive. And leaving the country seemed more financially impossible than at any other time in my life. But my experience abroad, combined with some creativity would help me plan the goal that would make the next five years of long term travel a real possibility.
Having had so many breaks from college, I thought about how it would be nice to work in the academic setting and have all this time off to go and travel. I later combined this idea with my experience with traveling and working in new places (and of course, my interests in photography/videography) and POOF! There it was!
I was going to become an international educator, live abroad permanently and use my time off to see and document the towns and countries around my host country that interested me. And that's just what I did.
I made my objectives early; I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. I thought about the hurdles; the things I needed to do to become qualified to teach in various settings. And I made a commitment to finances; budgeting for long term travel and all the gear and supplies that I would need.
And so I started my master's degree in education and international communications. I packed up my "extras" and mailed them off to be kept in my dad's basement. I cleared my schedule for the next few years. And I saved up every penny I could by the end of my contract working as a scientist and professor for the University of Alaska.
Since the end of 2009, I've been living and working abroad as an instructor in various forms. I have worked in middle schools, high schools, at after school clubs and even my current position as a college professor. I even worked freelance for newspapers and magazines as well as hosting live events and exhibitions to earn extra money from my photographs and videography expertise.
Most of the time, the teaching I did was for English or English as a Second Language (ESL). But the longer I have been involved, the more flexibility I have gained for instructing in my areas of interest. So I have also been able to start teaching in visual media (photography, graphic arts, videography, journalism, etc.). And in between those times, I have gone on to visit neighboring countries, exploring all the amazing places that I had longed to do so many years ago and creating the works that I've amassed since I started.
At this point in my life, though, I have it pretty much down to a science. The money that I would have spent at the pub on the weekend back home is now spent traveling and documenting during my breaks. I have more respect for my professional objectives because they allow me to explore the world and pursue my passions. The rewards that I thought were "rewarding" back home are some foreign lost cause that some corporate supervisor once tried to sell me. And all the achievements that I might have pushed for in my settled life have been replaced by the type of gratification that I imagined my dad got when he'd tell me about his amazing stories.
Now, I plan ahead like a master craftsman and execute like a poised artist. I have very little fear of failure because I know that I have the experience to accomplish what I set out to do. And the advice that I once asked of others is now being asked of me. And it's not only humbling and rewarding, it also reminds me that I am doing well in life and that I have achieved real success.
So how do I do it now?
As far as traveling and documenting goes, I generally invite a teacher friend to come along and sometimes pay their way as we plan and execute a filming junket to a country of interest. It's helps with safety, it offsets the cost of lodging and it makes a huge difference in being able to film in various conditions.
I research my travels by connecting with other travelers in the same locations or areas of interest, going onto travel forums and discussion boards, watching tutorials about where I'll go, checking the currency indices and exchange patterns. I find out the topography and think back to times when I have traveled through similar climes and conditions to sort out what gear to bring. I think about all the electronic needs I have and consider if several of them can be taken care of with one device (e.g. alarm clock/maps/translations/exchange rate/calculator can all be found on an iPhone), and I budget both time and money without a shred of emotion (refraining from being partial to my love for this or that type of food, for instance). And many other things that have become a natural part of my planning process.
This last year has been the apex of all of my years of traveling and documenting. And I've even been able to start organizing all those scattered journals, books, photos and films that I've collected throughout the years into a well organized online medium. I've tried so many different things, that now I effortlessly get rid of what doesn't work and focus on what does.
And at this point, I have several published books (and some that are yet to be released) of journals and research from my travels. I have the freedom to head off to a national park or an island paradise and bring the right video equipment with me because I've been able to refine all my gear to the best stuff that will work for the specific filming needs I'll encounter. I'll be sure to come back with great photos because of the technique that I have honed over the years of learning my lenses the hard way. And I now have more than 100 short and feature length videos, nearly 100,000 images and a countless number of stories to share of my experiences.
In retrospect, I am sure that the travelers of the future will be making quick business of my accomplishments and far surpass what I've been able to do. And I really can't wait to see what the new generation of travelers will do, given the pioneering efforts of my generation – the first digital travelers.
I hope that this answered some questions as to how one might get out into the world. And I hope that it inspires interested travelers to do just that.
Remember, bills will always be there. So there's never a better time to start putting money away for your goal of going global.
Here are my top ten points of advice for long term, live-abroad travel below:
- Make your plan and stick to it. Be as specific as possible in setting your goals.
- Find out where you want to go and how much it will cost to live there for at least one year. Include costs for children/spouse/pets. [If you're considering a permanent move or a move which has you living in many different countries for many years, consider selling your things – which will help offset the startup costs.]
- Save up that amount of money and another $2000 for a return or open-ended flight. Plan to have money to buy a ticket home in the event of a family emergency.
- If you want to film, photograph or write, make sure you budget this equipment outside of your savings. On the flight, try to bring this equipment as a carry-on, rather than checked luggage.
- Plan your profession: What works well overseas vs. what you do well at home? Find that job niche and start connecting to employers abroad. Some hire six months to a year ahead of time.
- Plan your year: At least one full year is what is normally required by international contracts. So that means no pets, no rent, no car insurance, no cell phone bill. Nothing. The most you should be spending is in storage fees – buy for the year and set up options for longer.
- Tell your bank where (and for how long) you'll be using your cards abroad.
- Travel light. Over-pack your wallet and under-pack your bags. Don't worry, you'll have plenty of time to accumulate an abundance of stuff overseas.
- Download Skype, set up a family email and Facebook account, create a community Drop Box account or create a blog through which others can easily contact you on a regular basis and keep up with where you are, what is happening and how to contact you in emergencies.
- Don't go half-ass. The first two months of any long term transition are the hardest. Don't be a pansy. Push through and make it work. You will be rewarded with a life changing year that you will never forget.


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Energy audits were recently completed at several Tribal water systems by EPA Region VII, with contract assistance. While the specific findings of the audits were unique to these particular water systems, the overall approach and logic for conducting these audits is broadly applicable to small and medium systems. A fact sheet and two reports on these efforts can be downloaded at: http://www.asdwa.org/energyaudit


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post on wanting to give our bedroom a makeover. The main challenge I wanted to set for myself though is that everything I used had to be either handmade, vintage/ second hand or at least eco friendly. I'm slowly but surely getting on with the job and have this week finally finished the ceramic plant pots to go along the back window sill. Despite my mum being a potter, this is the first proper thing I have ever really attempted. Turns out the whole process was a lot of fun!
I must say that this little project turned out much better than I thought it would. The colour of the pots ended up completely different to how I planned, but I guess that's have the fun of pottery. You never quite know how things are going to come out of the kiln.
Oh and I'll do a little before and after bedroom post soon.
P.S Sorry these photos were taken on two different camera's so they look a little different.
Sunday, September 16, 2012
DIY pot plants: my first attempt at pottery
Posted by Malayka at 5:59 PM
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These are so pretty! Man, I miss pottery. Loved it so much I took four classes in high school. =) Gorgeous glazing job!ReplyDelete
I LOVE them. Your talents are limitless!ReplyDelete
Thanks guys :).ReplyDelete
Kelsea - Ha ha well I have to admit that the glaze job turned out totally different from how I planned or expected, it has really grown on me though
Miss Tallulah - Awww your too kind, but trust me my talents are far from limitless! I've just been in the mood for trying my hand at different things lately than going out and buying what I want/ need. xx
You did a great job. They look very Japanese.ReplyDelete
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Renee Martin first became a foster mom in June of 2010 and has since enjoyed sharing her home with 7 foster children, ranging in age from 4 months to 13 years. Now, she and her family are gearing up for their second – and Chattanooga's 3rd – annual "Tennessee Walk Me Home" 5K walk for foster care to take place on September 10, 2013 at the Chattanooga Riverpark.
"I have a huge heart for children," Renee shared. "Every kid deserves a chance and if I can make their stay in the system as pleasant as it can be, I will. I feel like if I can expose these kids to different cultures and different life experiences while they are in my home, I'm doing my part. The last set of kids I fostered had never been to the beach, never put their feet in the sand, so I took them to the beach over spring break and they loved every minute of it! People think fostering changes the children's lives – and it does – but what a lot of people don't understand is how much it also changes your life."
According to The National Foster Parent Association there are more than 500,000 children in foster care across the country. Approximately 7,200 of these children reside in Tennessee and for many years the Tennessee Foster Adoptive Care Association (TFACA) has been a voice for Tennessee's foster and adoptive families.
The Walk Me Home 5K event was developed in order to bring awareness to foster care, promote fostering, and to raise funds which directly benefit Tennessee's foster children and youth through the Walk Me Home Enrichment Fund.
"This is the fourth year in which a nationwide event of this magnitude has been organized with specific focus on foster care," said Cheryl Paris, representative for Walk Me Home. "There are more than 100 communities in 25 states participating in Walk Me Home. With your help we can make a lasting, positive impact in the lives' of Tennessee's foster kids."
Registration begins at 9 a.m. on September 10, rain or shine. Participants are asked to pay a $30 registration fee or collect at least $30 in pledge contributions. Everyone will receive a t-shirt and other incentives will be awarded according to fundraising levels achieved. All pledges must be turned in on the day of the event. Cash and checks made out to Walk Me Home will be accepted.
Renee Martin's whole family is onboard with sharing their lives with foster children, including her husband, Saint, their 14 year-old son "young" Saint, their 12 year-old daughter Layla, and even their 3 year-old son, Jordan.
"We're all going to walk," she said. "Even Jordan! I'm also going to recruit as many of my co-workers as I possibly can." Renee is a national sales representative for Visual Print Group and Design of Fort Oglethorpe. She encourages everyone in and around the Chattanooga area to come out and make a difference.
"I'd take all the kids if I could," Renee Martin said. "I wish I had a giant mansion. I want to be like that little old lady in the shoe that takes in all the kids."
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This post is part of the Reinventing your career series
Let's face it, we all make choices in our lives that land us in positions based on what we knew at the time. Those places we land may not be bad at all – in fact, any number of successful careers have been made because a person stumbled on an idea and made it work for them.
When you are experiencing a lot of unhappiness with a job that conflicts with either (or all) of the following:
• your home life
• your health
• your view of where you want to be
... then, a reinvention just might be in the making. But, how do you go from doing what you are doing to doing what you want to be doing? It's not always that easy, figuring out what your passion is, but you can spend as much time on this step as necessary. Of course, we'll offer a few options to shake it up if you get stuck here too long.
Start brainstorming by recalling what you said you wanted to be when you were a kid. If you don't remember, ask your parents, your siblings, anyone who knew you as a kid. Then, while you have their attention, ask them what they thought you would be when you grew up – these answers may be far more surprising than what you thought as a kid.
Make a list
No, not a list of what you want to do, but a big long list of what you don't want to do. It's OK if your current job responsibilities are on this list. Don't fret over that. You'll use this list to compare the thing you think you want to be doing against. It's a great check point and it often leads to the discovery of what you do want to be doing.
Design a dream job for yourself
Think of all the things you would like to do if you only had the time. Love photography and finding ways to create healthy foods for your family? What about combining those into a position as a food photographer for top chefs? Call on your friends and ask them what they see you doing in the future – this is a good dreamy exercise but it can provide insights you hadn't seen yourself.
Think about the shortcuts
It doesn't all have to be a long process either – take a little time to think about shortcuts you could employ, such as:
• Got a side business already? Talk to your clients to find out if there's a way to expand that into a full-time business.
• Got a hobby you are desperate to enjoy more of? Consider taking classes to expand your knowledge or even better, teach it to others.
What to do if you get stuck
Now, we can't say how long this part of the process will take or how long you can handle it. If you get stuck however, you can try a few things to prod the process:
• Volunteer where you think you want to work. If you think you want to open a yoga studio, volunteer to clean the floors after others leave. The key here is to get dirty with the thing you think you want to do.
• Interview others who are doing it – ask them what they like and dislike, what they'd do differently if they had it to do over, how much money they make, anything they are willing to share with you.
• Take a class in it and see if it still strikes you as interesting.
Finding your passion can take some time and some creative thinking, but it's an important part of the process. Remember, career workers in this day and age may have several reinventions in their lives, so take the time to get good at this step. You just might be back here with a later reinvention.
- Virginia
Virginia O'Connor, started out of college as a teacher of high school English, moved on to marketing writing, and then on to the then-new career of technical writing where she remained for over 20 years. She recently started her next reinvention as a writer and content manager for a number of highly successful websites.


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Coyote Mech/
Here on the central coast of California we have fairly few predators. There's the occasional mountain lion, black bear or bobcat, but those are pretty rare. Far more often we see coyote, but they just look like wild dogs, not anything nearly as intimidating as this mech by builder ToyForce 120. I also assume the local mammals are glad this is just a figment of his imagination.


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Out of Combat
Instead of the current Insanity system, you have Sanity. You start with the maximum of 100, and lose Sanity. The more you lose, the more the GM can mess with you.
Side-Note: As might be expected from WHFRP, the only advantages a PC has is his Fate Points, and the only distinction he has is Interesting Times (if not pleasant ones).
You have no plot armor, and the world is full of bastards and misfortune.
Bad things will happen. Though I will not kill you on a whim, expect bad things, some of which you cannot control.
Expect good things, as well.
Just putting this out here. No, the encounters will not be weighted or balanced towards the PCs. Your opponents will have all the intelligence and might I deem appropriate for the situation, usually regardless of the PCs. There is no satisfaction to the game if it is clear that your foes are there merely to be hacked down.
Another note- Often times one or more PCs will be in an encounter that does not include one or more of the other PCs. If at all possible, I will try to include NPCs that the absent PCs can control. It is quite possible that these NPCs the absentees control will be opposed to the present PCs. Should you not control the NPC to satisfaction (ie, you are not behaving as the NPC should (though I give you leeway to personalize the NPC as you'd like)), I will take back control…and possibly make the encounter more difficult.
I tend to allow players to help create the environment, in that unless I state otherwise, anything that would make sense in that environment, is in that enviroment if they say so. ie, stools and mugs in a bar, candle stands and prayer books in a temple, etc.
The Journal is required. You must pen a journal, in-character!, concerning the session's events, and I'd like a bit of a prologue concerning your events before the first session as well. As a bonus, you get 5xp, and 1 silver tolly for your Journal. The person with the best (most amusing, in-character, enlightening, etc etc) Journal concerning the session gets 10xp and 2 silver qutz's.


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How quickly they grow. A year ago my baby really was a baby. I randomly found this picture this week and I have never even seen it. I have no make up on, my hair is probably unwashed and in a messy bun. My baby is in pajamas and I probably am too. I have no idea what day it was or what we were doing when it was snapped, but I love it.
This time last year I was so sleep deprived, so nervous about going back to work and questioning everything I was doing as a mother. Although I still question and research and ask others, I am way more confident than I was in this photo. Oh to be a first born...This little babe could have cared less that I didn't know what I was doing or that I was learning moment by moment how to be a mother. I am sure I will look back on photos of this year and realize I will have grown even more as a mother and he will have most certainly grown a whole year too. A year really passes in an instant.


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Happy New Year everybody! With President Trump in the White House and Brexit finally starting to happen, it should be a good one. Assuming, that is, that the incoming Administration are briefed on the DVD and don't walk into a bear-trap, like poor old President Reagan did. I hope that Donald remembers to duck.
President-elect Trump is however making some excellent appointments, with respect. In particular he has appointed a strong national security team. He's also had a briefing from the capable Mossad director, so he should by now know about the DVD and the threat from Dachau.
I was prompted to make this my last topic for the year by a televised interview (for her YouTube channel) with that nice lady Kerry Cassidy just before Christmas, when the subject came up. I know it is of huge interest to many readers and the public at large. Knowing who else is out there is also of fundamental importance to humanity.
However, the field has been cluttered up with disinformation. As I explain in Spyhunter a whole bunch of German scientists and aircraft designers dropped out of sight at the end of World War II. Not all went to work for the Allies. It is perfectly clear that there was a secret German space program after 1945.
Some of this was run out of India, some out of South America and some out of the UK, USA and USSR, with technological developments the Allies paid for being stolen and used in the secret space program.
Needing an explanation for strange objects appearing in the sky the DVD's Propaganda Section came up with the cunning plan of blaming extra-terrestrials. The DVD's penetration operation inside CIA & FBI, the Correa/COREA Group, easily sold this concept to the CIA top brass, as the agency had a secret program all of its own.
The boys even had their own secret air base at Groom Dry Lake in Nevada, known to all UFOlogists as Area 51. 'Bill', the nice U-2 pilot to whom I refer in Spyhunter, was there when Tony LeVier first took a U-2 up for a spin and was part of the U-2 and SR-71 shakedown programs.
The idea of UFOs was pushed by two German agents in particular, Read-Admiral Roscoe Hillenkoetter, the CIA's first director, and ex-Marine Corps flier Major Donald Keyhoe, whose books on flying saucers became influential. I remember reading one as a boy.
The problem of course is that neither Hillenkoetter nor Keyhoe was acting in good faith. Everything they wrote and said about UFOs – and much more besides – is suspect.
The same goes for anybody flashing a badge from a German-penetrated agency such as the FBI or the CIA, or from defense contractors dependent upon orders from Uncle Sam. Secret approaches from government agents bearing 'suppressed' news about UFOs can be very flattering, but should be viewed with reserve.
The strategy has worked time and again. A variation is the release of official documents about UFOs, invariably dating back to administrations under German control, or where the President happened to be a German agent. Dwight D Eisenhower was a past master at this. Pretty much anything from the Eisenhower Administration hinting at extraterrestrial visitations can be tossed straight in the trash can, especially if marked 'Top Secret' or above. The best disinformation is marked 'Top Secret'.
UFO sightings
There have been thousands of these since the late 1940s, when the UFO scam kicked off. Nearly all can be discounted, either because the observers were simply seeing something they wanted to see, or lacked aviation literacy and were easily confused.
Some have simply been made up, either by over-keen UFOlogists, or by the DVD, or one of its sub-agencies. Genuine sightings by pilots or the military shouldn't be discounted, but almost invariably these will be sightings of either US or German aircraft or spacecraft on the secret list.
Faking UFO imagery has almost become an industry. Some of the fakes are well-meaning, of course, in the sense that the people making them genuinely believe in UFOs and are just trying to help the cause. Others are done for profit, or as part of the German disinformation campaign. In over 60 years there has not a single, authenticated image of an extraterrestrial craft.
The Secret German Space Program
This is not to say that there have been no genuine sightings of unknown spacecraft. There have been whispers for years about NASA astronauts sighting other craft in space, when no other launch has been scheduled. I would not be in the least bit surprised to learn that the DVD shadowed US spacecraft up to the 1970s, probably launching from now-abandoned covert bases in the more remote parts of South America.
How much of this covert space program survives and how far they got are open questions. I doubt they got as far as Mars, but they might have reached the Moon. The DVD's murderous hostility to the Apollo program was notable. They tried very hard to strangle the program at birth and were eventually able to cut it short, citing budget pressures, which they helped to create. We still haven't got beyond the Moon, sadly.
These are fascinating space mysteries. I don't pretend to have all the answers, indeed I look forward to finding them out!
Is There Intelligent Life Elsewhere In The Universe?
This question of course assumes that there is intelligent life here on Earth. Reading the mainstream media you could be forgiven for doubting it, but overall, with exceptions, including many Democrats, human beings are intelligent.
I am quite sure that there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. We might even find life, albeit microbial, elsewhere in the Solar System, Europa being perhaps the best prospect. There are simply too many planets in our own galaxy and too many galaxies for there not to be.
It would be the height of hubris for us to assume that we are alone. It would also be rather boring not to have intelligent alien company whom we could invite round for a drink and a game of chess (Scrabble might be a bit unfair!). Since we can't guarantee that any extraterrestrials out there would be friendly, it would also be exceedingly silly for us to assume that we are alone.
However, I must sound a note of caution. I don't think that either our galaxy or the rest of the universe is exactly teeming with intelligent life. The more we learn about our own origins and the formation of the solar system the more remarkable it is that we came about.
There is much talk of so-called 'Goldilocks' planets – not too hot and not too cold. I have no doubt there are a lot of goldilocks planets in our own galaxy, probably tens of thousands and possibly hundreds of thousands of them.
There seem to me to be three main problems, which help explain why the boys on Apollo 11 didn't have to worry about colliding with UFOs on their way to the Moon (and yes they did get there!):
(1) Rotation
(2) Time and
(3) Surviving Nuclear Energy
Not all planets rotate. Ours does, as a consequence of an ancient collision with a planetoid, creating the Moon. The monumental energy imparted by that impact is gradually being lost, which is why Earth's rotation is slowing down, albeit imperceptibly.
It is very difficult to see how intelligent life could emerge on a stationary planet. One side of the planet would always be too hot and bright, the other too cold and dark. Tides, bringing water onto land, also seem to be essential.
Then there is time. The galaxy is as ancient as it is vast – it's about 13 billion years old. It's even older than Henry Kissinger (sorry, Henry!). That is time enough not only for civilisations to evolve but also to die out. There might have been a million civilisations in the Milky Way to date but only a thousand might have survived. We simply do not know, and won't find out until we start exploring.
Most if not all advanced civilisations are going to discover nuclear energy. In so doing they will have discovered the means to destroy themselves, if they are not careful. Thanks to Fidel Castro and the DVD we nearly did. Not every civilisation will have a Dick Walters or a Frank Roberts, both later friends of mine, to bail them out of trouble should a nuclear crisis arise.
Are Starships Possible?
One reason we can safely discount most UFO sightings is that they are atmospheric, that is to say sightings of ships in the atmosphere, without supporting evidence of a mothership. The one place we would not find a starship is in the atmosphere. The most any extraterrestrial craft in the atmosphere could be is a shuttle or landing craft.
Whilst fusion energy would not require large amounts of fuel, the reactors themselves would be large, and there would have to be several, to provide redundancy. A starship would also need engineering spaces, accommodation for its crew and large holds to store food and spares, as well as control spaces.
One thing a starship would not be is small, nor is there any reason to suppose that it would be shaped like a saucer, indeed a tea-cup would be as sensible a shape as a saucer. The saucer shape seems to have been inspired by the pointless German wartime experiments into flying saucers, pointless in the sense that whilst they might have got a saucer off the ground, it didn't do anything.
As I have observed before, Einstein was wrong about the speed of light being a limiting velocity. It isn't. Interstellar travel is therefore perfectly possible in theory. Journeys however would be lengthy, even at multiples of light speed, as the distances are so vast. You can forget worm-holes and other short-cuts so beloved of science-fiction script-writers as a means of getting around Einstein's artificial restriction on top speed.
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For Major Depressive Disorder "I have had depression as long as I can remember,I went to my Dr and he prescribed me Prozac, I honestly vaugly even remember anything about that, which was one of the symptoms forgetfulness it was REALLY bad so I got off of it and got prescribed lexapro all that did was make me sleep 24/7 so again I got off of that and finally was prescribed Bupropion 150mg the symptoms in the beginning weren't to bad and within about two weeks I began feeling like a human being again. It literally felt like a huge weight had been lifted off me. :) The only symptom I seem to have that's really bothersome is it gives me really bad insomnia, other then that it's great. I'm proud to say I've been on it almost a year now & it's definitely improved my life. :)"
UnicornDookie October 14, 2016
14 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "I have used several different antidepressants and this is the best so far. I have more energy(still not much), sleep better and fewer thoughts of suicide."
Fingolfin8 August 5, 2016
8 users found this comment helpful.
For Major Depressive Disorder "I started off with 150 mgs then went up to 300mgs after 4 days. Within the first 4 days I started having mood swings. I'd be angry one minute, cry the next, and then I'd be fine. After two weeks, the mood swings decreased a bit, but I started to space out, and began to experience some significant short term memory loss. I had no recollection of conversations that I had just completed minutes before, couldn't recall where I put something I had in my hand just a few minutes prior, etc. When my family started to voice concerns about my odd behavior, I stopped taking it. I was on it for about 3 weeks. Scary. "
sadlymad (taken for less than 1 month) March 24, 2016
6 users found this comment helpful.
For Major Depressive Disorder "I am a 53 year old woman, I have struggled with depression probably since my 20"s. I would go to my family Dr and she would prescribe an antidepressant, it wouldn't work and I would be given another one to try. This went on for many years. Until 3 days before Christmas last year , I had a major breakdown and my husband took me to hospital crises unit, there I met my psychiatrist!!! Thank God!!! After talking with him he prescribed Bupropion XL 150 mg once a day. I have been taking it now for approx 1 month. It didn't seem to be doing much for me (or so I thought ) until this week, It just seemed like a heavy fog has been lifted !!! I'm hoping each day will get better and better."
Momma 53 November 26, 2015
29 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "Have taken other medications in the past and stopped due to the side effects. Now I take bupropion xl 300 mg a day with no apparent side effects. I can laugh. I can still cry. I don't dwell on bad things. It makes me just feel better. But Dr accidently wrote for SR once. I went ahead and took a dose (thinking it would be basically the same, only a little faster acting - I took a 150 mg dose) and was sick as a dog and felt drugged. Amazing the difference in XL and SR - and I imagine the fast acting would be even more severe. I'll stick to the XL."
Pats1957 March 26, 2015
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For Depression "I've been suffering from depression and anxiety for 8 years with little relief from other antidepressants and combinations (Zoloft, Lexapro, Lexapro & Lithium, Imipramine, Desipramine) and cognitive therapy. I became so sick of switching medications that I just pretended everything was okay until it was too much to bear. I've been on Budeprion XL for about a month now, increased from 150mg to 300mg. Other than a periodic rapid heart beat, some brief sleeping interruptions, and a tad bit of irritability, I can honestly say I'm starting to feel a bit better. I've got more energy than I've had in a long time as well. I would just recommend that if you're a heavy caffeine consumer, maybe cut back a bit to reduce some of the symptoms."
honeybadger (taken for 1 to 6 months) July 29, 2013
13 users found this comment helpful.
For Seasonal Affective Disorder "I was originally prescribed this for seasonal affective disorder. I took this for about two years. I then went off. I have notice that seasonal issues slowly begin to reappear. I also noticed that my self diagnosed ADD issues were really beginning to get the best of me, especially the thoughts running wild when I should be sleeping. I noticed an immediate change but going back onto Bupropion XL 150 mg. This has helped to keep me focused and has given me a regular sleep ability again even though I am a 2nd shifter. I am glad to have my life back."
Anonymous (taken for 1 to 6 months) November 14, 2012
50 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "I have been using Budeprion for about 3 months and not only have I quit smoking, it has helped me in other ways mentally. I would not say that it makes me "happy" but it has given me such moments of clarity/enlightenment."
Anonymous November 19, 2011
10 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "I have been on 200mg of buproprion xl for about 2 years and I can say that it has had a great effect on my life. First off, I quit smoking. The urge to smoke was like, GONE! My mood was great for about 1 1/2 yrs and I feel that this is a great medicine for most. I did gain weight on it and my appetite has actually INCREASED, so I guess I am one of the unlucky ones. I have noticed some withdrawal symptoms if I miss a dose, which is something else to consider. It has stopped being effective for me and I am concerned about raising my dosage due to the withdrawal symptoms I have experienced. I am constantly tired and lethargic and recently had a major depressive episode. "
Anonymous October 20, 2011
7 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "Currently on 10mg of Lexparo 1 x a day to help mellow out my anxiety and panic attacks associated with postpartum depression. Was extremely effective, but the effect started wearing off after 2 months. The drowsiness I experienced from the medication was also getting unbearable. Doctor prescribed 150 mg Wellbutrin XL 1 x a day to be used in combination with the 10mg Lexapro. The idea was that it would increase my feelings of well-being while counteracting the drowsiness. Stopped Wellbutrin after 2 days. I experienced anxiety, sleeplessness, bad headaches behind my eyes, nausea and sour stomach. Probably should have given it more time to kick in. Will stick to Lexapro and just drink more coffee."
Dianalb August 23, 2010
3 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "I have been taking this generic for several years. It worked great. Now my pharmacy uses a different manufacturer every time I refill. What a difference. With the Watson brand I'd rate this a 10. I'm currently on the Activis brand and I would rate this a 0. All symptoms back. I found a few of the other brand and took them and felt great but now I'm back to this most recent refill and it's awful. All I can say is although there is supposedly the same ingredients not all generics are equal."
Anonymous April 18, 2010
26 users found this comment helpful.
For ADHD "I have been taking Wellbutrin for 8 plus years. Then went to SR, then XL. Helped with my ADHD with Adderall too. Went off for about a year and started back. To save money went to generic 150mg XL - they were great. When Dr. suggested increasing back to 300mg daily (as previously) I agreed. I started taking the 300mg XL generics - the symptoms returned. I noticed when I opened the bottle there as a noxious odor given off. After 4 weeks couldn't stand the smell and returned the rest of the pills to my pharmacy. They replaced them and said they would look into the problem. The 150 mg SR generics stink too. Only the 150mg XL generics don't."
Anonymous February 5, 2010
24 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "Wasn't on this drug for very long, only about 2 months. I felt mildly stimulated, but got no great effects from it. No side effects either however. The reason for the high rating is that it destroys all pleasure of smoking for me, to the point that I don't want to smoke due to the fact I won't feel it. Also the only popular antidepressant I know that doesn't affect sex drive in a negative way like SSRIs."
dudeman44 January 10, 2010
8 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "What can I say this is a GREAT medicine! It was prescribed to me to prevent migraines and depression and it work wonders. I stopped getting migraines from 2-3 a week to maybe 1 a month, helped me improve my energy, sex drive and YES I lost about 25lbs in less then 3months LOVE IT. I would so recommended it to anyone."
Anonymous August 18, 2009
18 users found this comment helpful.
For Depression "I have been on bupropion for mild depression for many, many years. I switched to the 300XL recently, in order to only take it once a day. I had tried many other anti-depressants and found one overriding side effect - sexual problems. With the Budeprion XL, I have no such effects and the drug works very well."
mrdoolin June 17, 2009
12 users found this comment helpful.
"I have been taking Budeprion XL for 1 month now. It has changed my life. I am smoking less, have more energy and my sex drive is off the chart. I have never felt this great before in my life. It is a wonderful drug."
ncsherry June 4, 2009
9 users found this comment helpful.
For Bipolar Disorder "Medicine was supposed to curve my depression. All it did was spike my mania. My doctor did tell me this so beware if you have bipolar disorder and are in a manic phase this medicine could spike your mania making it worse."
moneymaker36 April 23, 2009
28 users found this comment helpful.
For Bipolar Disorder "When this generic was added to my large list of drugs (including one other anti depressant) I became the most mellow person in the world. Nothing upsets me. Everything moves along nicely. Feel a little disassociated with the world actually. BUT I QUIT SMOKING! So now I won't let them take it away."
brugbabe March 7, 2009
26 users found this comment helpful.
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Beautiful joy framing
this is very simple and pretty. Love it!
This is super fun kim! Maybe try bringing the name away from the line a bit so it visually matches the space between the letters and the swash up above?
This is adorable! I would choose the red on white background for the crisp clean look.
I'd go red. A! One thought - have you tried a red background with Joy in white?
I voted C, but I like A & C. I think a simpler photo goes best with the design.
Thanks, Lea! Here is a white on red one.
I really like the red backdrop with the white text!
I picked A!
Going with A...I think it looks cleaner and elegant...a very cool and smart use of the "y"!!!
I voted A, I like the red on the white background, very fun! And I think the photos with a bit of white space work best. A or C for photo. I like the white background better than the red one in the comments below. I think the white background with the photo with white space, makes the design pop. The busier photos, or addition of a coloured background, makes it feel a little busy to me.
I love this idea! So versatile! All of the color/photo combos work well but I really love the sweet kids in B! They are just bursting with joy!
This is such a creative and fun design! I love how you allowed the photo to be inside the word/letter! Great work!
Adorable! I would consider changing the slash after williamsons to be a straight line rather than slanted. For some reason the slanted line stands out to me. Really cute idea though!
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1 cup Mahatma® Basmati Rice
6 Thick-cut Bone-In Pork Chops
2 Tbs. vegetable oil
1 (10 oz.) jar Mango Chutney
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
Prepare rice according to package directions. Preheat oven to 375ºF. Cut a deep pocket in the side of each pork chop (you can have your butcher do this for you). Rub pork chops with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine the cooked rice, chutney and cilantro in a medium bowl. Salt and pepper to taste, if desired. Fill the "pocket" of each pork chop with the stuffing. Place on a foil lined cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes or until internal temperature is 145ºF. Remove from oven and serve with additional stuffing, if desired. (Yield: 4 servings)
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Age: 18
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Hometown: Ottawa, ON
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1. What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?
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Monsterrat — its in the Caribbean
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Reading minds so you can manipulate people.
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AC Milan
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Aggressive shit disturber.
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Winning gold in Disney Florida 2 years ago.
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The real reason today's children are so unhappy
The Telegraph (Rosa Silverman)
Play Wales' Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dr Mike Shooter discusses the growing rise of mental health problems in children in the UK. He states that social media could be a factor but there is also a rise in a general feeling of unhappiness from growing up in a competitive society. To combat the unrealistic expectations placed on children in a competitive society, he suggests developing different educational models that include co-operative play in the early years.
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A new study published in the US journal Sex Roles suggests that images shown to children of toys can be used to counter gender stereotypes. It examined the effect of showing images to four and seven-year-olds of children playing with either toys intended for their gender or the opposite gender. The study found that those exposed to images of children playing with toys aimed at the opposite gender were more open to the idea of playing with these toys.
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- Let's Not Sacrifice Play-Based Learning For A More Structured Reception Experience
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- This Is Why Schools Need To Stop Taking Away Recess As A Form Of Punishment
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text: Although Latvians have fought hard to cultivate the notion that they're diehard hockey fans, they've recently been watching a lot of basketball, neighbouring Lithuania's undisputed national sport. Why the sudden switch you might ask? Well, don't get too excited. Latvia's love for its hip-checking heroes is still undiminished, but a 2.2m (7ft, 3in)-tall man by the name of Kristaps Porziņģis has locals watching late-night NBA games in unprecedented numbers. So who is the youth that Knicks fans call KP, Porzee and even Lord Zingis? He shocked NBA fans around the globe when he was drafted by the Knicks in 2015 as the 4th pick of the entire draft. New Yorkers were livid that the coach had 'squandered' their pick on an unknown quantity, that is, of course, until he started playing. Once he began dunking, rebounding and nailing 3-pointers with surgical precision the tide quickly turned and it's a rare week when Porzee doesn't make the NBA's top 10 plays of the week. Even hoops icon Magic Johnson tweeted 'Knicks fans should applaud @PhilJackson11 for getting the steal of the draft in @kporzee!' Unfortunately, after an injury and surgery, KP as he's also known will be riding the pine until he recovers. Photos courtesy of Kristaps Porziņģis on Facebook