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There are few places besides my home that I truly feel comfortable. And what I mean by that is a place where I can sleep soundly, feel safe, eat well, and enjoy my surroundings. Finding a hotel that encompasses all of those traits can be difficult, but when you finally do, you know you're a loyal customer for life. La Maison Arabe in Marrakesh, Morocco, was one such hotel for me. Besides providing all the comforts of home, the exceptional service we received there cemented its position as the best hotel I've ever experienced. It truly lives up to its five star status.
You will find this hotel in a small street winding away from the main street, hidden among the coral-colored walls, which are adorned with stunning doors. Even the walkway into the hotel had me all kinds of excited. Once we checked in to the hotel, they gave us complimentary drinks in the courtyard so that we could rest before heading to our room. We gladly took up the offer!
Sipping our drinks in the courtyard, we finally took a moment to rest and look around. Wow. Just wow. The brilliant hues of mustard and red mixed with iconic Moroccan blue and wood are enough to give any beauty or arts lover all the feels. The courtyard was my favorite space in the hotel. The fountain in the center was filled with fresh flowers, and the lack of ceiling took advantage of the sky as a natural roof. After our drinks, we were given a thorough tour of the absolutely stunning hotel. Our guide showed us around the three restaurants, the spa, the jazz bar, and the other seating areas in the hotel. The video of this tour is above.
After our tour, we headed to our room. I was dying of anticipation. The rest of the hotel was flooded with such stunning colors, I could only imagine what our room would be like!
Oh. My. Goodness. I was not disappointed. The room was spacious with an incredibly comfortable king-sized bed. The interiors were consistent with the majesty of the courtyard. We had our own little balcony for "tea time." The hotel staff told us they'd bring us tea anytime until 6:00 p.m, and we definitely took advantage of that. Funnily enough, the bathroom was my favorite space. The tile work, something Morocco is known for, was exceptional, with brilliant blue and mustard colors.
Also, I don't know about you, but my husband and I are hotel shampoo/soap snobs. Seriously—we can tell if the formula they use is cheap or if the soaps/shampoos are as fancy as they smell. All the toiletries smelled fantastic and left our hair and skin feeling great. One night as I was getting ready to shower, I realized our hot water wasn't working. I called the front desk to let them know and the next thing I knew, they sent us champagne too for the inconvenience. Talk about five-star service.
During our stay, we enjoyed meals at all three restaurants in the hotel. And yes, we even had room service on my husband's birthday. (They brought us a complimentary cake; how sweet is that!?) Anyways, back to the restaurant reviews.
Le Restaurant
For starters, Winston Churchill, Charles de Gaulle, and Jackie Kennedy all ate here. So we were expecting a lot. We ordered the three salads, a chicken tagine, and a veggie tagine, and we ended with ice cream. All the food at this restaurant is Moroccan, so if you're looking for a 100% Moroccan experience, this is your place! The decor was out of this world stunning (the ceiling particularly, oh my!), and the consistent flavors and live music thrilled us. We ate here just once because the veggie options are minimal (I can't eat couscous and veggies for every meal, guys), but if you eat meat, you have plenty of options to choose from!
Piano-Jazz Bar
If we didn't want to head to dinner straight away or if we had some time to relax after an early dinner, we frequented the piano-jazz bar. The pianist plays every night from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., and he has a range of music in his repertoire. You can enjoy dinner at the bar if you don't want to go to the actual restaurant, which is nice given how comfy the sofas are. You can order a variety of drinks such as the moro-jito, a Moroccan mojito, and bar snacks as well.
Les Trois Saveurs
This romantic space has a lit-up pool in the center that is surrounded by pots, plants, and lit candles. Absolutely stunning. They had heaters running at night, which was great since it cooled down significantly after dark. The live musicians were fantastic and made me want to get up and dance, but I was too busy stuffing my face, I mean eating, like a lady of course. The food was divine. In the three nights we went there, we ordered veggie risotto, seafood risotto, yellow curry, tagine berbère aux légumes, lemon cheesecake, and ice cream. You can choose from French, Moroccan, or Asian dishes. We went with all three! Would we go back? Absolutely.
Hot Breakfast
Every morning, we headed down to the outdoor pool area for a delicious and fresh buffet. The staff placed heaters near the tables for the cooler mornings, which I loved. The staff was also incredibly attentive, filling up my glass when it was half empty (half full?) and bringing fresh coffee before my last sip. The Moroccan pancakes quickly became our favorite, and we indulged in those and the scrumptious omelets, pastries, bread, fresh juice, and coffee every morning.
Country Club & Heated Pool
My husband and I believe that we could spend a week in that hotel without even stepping outside because there is so much to do! In the outdoor part of the hotel, there is a large heated pool that is perfect for relaxing after a long day. If you don't fancy a heated pool, you can get on the hotel shuttle and head to the country club, a property on the outside of the city with a huge swimming pool and restaurant. This is reserved for hotel guests only, so you don't have to worry about being overcrowded or having random people come up to you. Although we did have a random kitty come up to us, but she was adorable and shared my French fries with me. Our food was so tasty at the country club, and we especially loved the tangerine juice.
Cooking Classes & Hotel Store
A thirty-second walk from the hotel brings you to the hotel store and the hotel's cooking classes. If I had more space in my luggage, more of that store would have come home with me. After the store, we went to the cooking class we had signed up for ahead of time. What an amazing experience! Our host explained all the different spices and flavors we were to use. She then led us up to the class (not before serving tea, of course).
The class itself was small, with eight others, and we all had our own workstations. We each made two Moroccan salads and a main dish. The dada (chef) made the dessert. At the end of our cooking, we sat down at a beautifully set table on the terrace. Our view overlooked the city and the food we cooked was delicious. They gifted us little tagines at the end of the class. I loved this class so much!
Luxury Hammam (Spa)
After a few days of exploring the city and an abundance of activity, we spent our last full day in Marrakesh at the luxury Hammam of La Maison Arabe. This is an experience I will never forget! In this beautiful and intimate space, we enjoyed massages, Hammam treatments, pedicures, facials, and foot massages. We spoiled ourselves and have zero regrets about it. I wasn't so sure about the Hammam treatment but man, am I glad I did it! I would definitely do it again. The staff were friendly and accommodating, which I deeply appreciate in a spa space. We have never experienced a spa like that, and we left glowing.
If you are planning a trip to Marrakesh, you have got to stay at La Maison Arabe. This hotel made up at least fifty percent of our incredible Moroccan experience. I know with certainty we wouldn't have had such a phenomenal time if we hadn't stayed here. The colors, furniture, and designs offer so much for each of your senses. The staff is accommodating and kind. The location is prime. The history is unique, as it's the first riad-hotel in Marrakesh. Have I sold you yet? You can book your La Maison Arabe room(s) with this link. If you haven't yet, check out our Marrakesh Sights Guide and Marrakesh Food Guide.


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I love a good, well made high quality smoked sausage. If you mix in a nice cheese and maybe some jalapeno, I'm in heaven. On the other hand, it's hard to beat a fresh sausage made with high quality pork and subtle spices. The experiences are very different and I'm not sure I could choose between one or the other if it came down to naming my favorite.
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We have reviewed some of Hillshire's past attempts at making a sausage that would compete with some of the better regional brands. Unfortunately as you can see here and here, their Gourmet collection fell short of being a good product so how did their new series called American Craft fare in our taste test? Quite well actually.
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The good folks at Teet's Food Store sent me a fine selection of their products including some smoked sausages and boudin. Pictured is their Pork Jalapeno Cheese Sausage.
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It can be interesting when companies combine their products/efforts. Sometimes it works…sometimes it doesn't.
For example, Budweiser and Nascar. Now I recognize that many Nascar fans enjoy a Bud from time to time but the whole drinking and driving thing just doesn't mix well. Or Dodge and the Lingeria Football League. A fine idea for about 3 minutes until somebody at Dodge gets a clue. Unfortunately that was about 2 minutes too late for the press release to be stopped.
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We recently received a shipment of various smoked sausage and boudin from Borque Specialties in Port Barre La (thanks guys!). I've started making my way through some of their fine sausage products but after sampling their boudin, I knew that it was going to be the first product we reviewed for the site.


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The Hallé Christmas Concert is now an essential part of our seasonal celebrations, its lively mix of classics and festive favourites given added glitter by the exciting soprano Jennifer France. Winner of the 2018 Emerging Talent Award from the Critics Circle, and praised by WhatsOnStage as "This living jewel in opera's crown", Jennifer has a voice to tingle spines and melt hearts, which we'll be hearing in arias by Mozart and Puccini, and in the soaring spectacular of Johan Strauss's Voices of Spring. Amongst the orchestral treats on offer are Engelbert Humperdinck's Overture to Hansel and Gretel and Prokofiev's tale of the Russian Officer that never was, Lieutenant Kijé. Corks will pop in Strauss's Champagne Polka whilst the Hallé's trumpets will blow the snow away on a Bugler's Holiday from Leroy Anderson. With rich sounds from Erich Korngold, some tender movie tunes from Craig Armstrong's Love Actually, this is an evening to really light the candles on your Christmas.
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The Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove is Dean Emeritus of Durham Cathedral.
When was a sermon last discussed so avidly?
Bishop Michael Curry is known as a passionate preacher, but his preaching must have startled some of those present in St. George's Chapel on Saturday.
For some people, any sermon is by definition an ordeal that has to be endured when you go to church. In my book, the cardinal sin of preaching is to be boring. No one could accuse Bishop Curry of that.
#RoyalWedding has been trending on social media for days, but I didn't expect the sermon to feature so prominently in the discussion. Many seasoned listeners to sermons loved it. There were clergy who admitted that they wished they could preach like that. "The best sermon I ever heard," someone said.
But there were criticisms, too. Some thought the opening was arresting, but that it lost its way half way through.
Others wondered if the rhetorical manner was a bit full-on for the Windsor environment and this royal occasion ("fine for America, just not very C of E"). A few (not many) asked if it had more style than substance, whether it was sufficiently personal to the bride and groom for a wedding sermon; and whether it may have gone on a bit too long.
But whatever our response, the sermon - or, rather, the preacher himself - carried a deep symbolism. As someone tweeted: "British establishment embraced black culture today and royalty married into it. This was passionate preaching with civil rights roots. What's not to like?"
It's easy to come to quick conclusions about what we see and hear. Who would have wanted to be in Michael Curry's shoes with the whole world looking on? I admit to feeling uncomfortable about the analysis this sermon has been subjected to so swiftly - on the very day when the nation is rejoicing with a young couple who have pledged to walk together in marriage. For it was a beautiful event. And yes, the Church of England does these things supremely well. There was so much in the service that was moving and humane, not least how Harry and Meghan have the capacity to help us be more in touch with our own humanity and the love we have to bring. That was among the gifts of the service. I think we need to take time to absorb what we have witnessed today and reflect for a while before we rush to judgment about the content. And that includes the sermon.
For I'm not yet quite sure about my own response to it. Oddly, it feels a bit complicated, as if it is I who have been put under scrutiny rather than the Bishop. Sermons can have that effect sometimes. As I watched, I wondered if I'd been preaching for too long in cathedral environments like St. George's (yes, it's a royal chapel, not a cathedral, but you know what I mean). Maybe I'm too used to my own quieter register to feel at home with Bishop Curry's personal, extraverted, apparently more spontaneous, style. Perhaps it reminds me of the fervent evangelical preaching I grew up with in adolescence and once longed to emulate. If so, it's good to be questioned by the sermon, challenged about what kind of a preacher I am, how directly I connect with the audience, whether anything I've said has lodged in the memory afterwards, whether any word of mine has ever touched lives, let alone changed them.
Although Michael Curry's style is not mine, I have to say that I admire a sermon that seems to have spoken to so many people. He illustrates the power of good rhetoric to persuade hearers - persuade them that what he has to say is worth listening to, must be taken seriously and reckoned with. Here is a preacher who doesn't tickle his audience's fancy, doesn't work the crowd as an entertainer. He is serious about it as a man of conviction whose truth-seeking invites us to become truth-seekers too.
I don't know how many times he used the word "love" in his sermon, but this wasn't repetition for mere effect. You felt in your bones that here was a man who utterly believed in it, believed in its power to change the world.
A cynic might say: you never know what's going on under the skin of the powerful rhetorician. It could merely be a great performance. But I've learned as a preacher that performance comes into things a great deal. Sincerity, in preaching as in everything else, is never enough. Never underestimate the importance of performance skills. And judging by what we all saw and heard, I'd say that Michael Curry was a highly practised performer who had learned how to put performance to the service of God.
Preaching means taking your listeners on a journey, bringing them from where they were to an entirely new place they may never have dreamed about. That's what good performance always does whether it's music, theatre, liturgy or preaching. Performance is transformative - as long as it isn't mere performance, which it never is in the hands of its great practitioners.
I said I admired the sermon. I need to be candid. I meant that I found myself envying it. Or rather, envying the gifts and confidence of a preacher who could be so much at ease with his audience that he could preach like this in an environment that would intimidate most of us. I realised that this was what I was feeling when I came across a social media comment from a priest who wrote something like: "Today's sermon sets a challenge for the rest of us preachers tomorrow morning."
But as I thought about it, I recognised what it was that I was envying. It wasn't Michael Curry's content, style, rhetorical ability, performance skills - any of the things I've mentioned already. It was simply this: that he had found his voice as a preacher. And this more than anything else is what makes the preacher convincing: that he or she is comfortable in their own homiletical skin. Earlier in the week I was discussing preaching with the curate whom I mentor regularly. He asked me when I thought I had found my voice. I replied that I was still finding it and would be till I died. But maybe, after a decade or so of ordained ministry, I was beginning to discover what was and wasn't authentic in my preaching. Maybe.
When I retired in 2015, I published a book of sermons called Christ in a Choppie Box . I'd asked a professor of theology in the University who regularly attended the Cathedral to choose what she thought was "the best of me" (as Elgar wrote on the score of his Dream of Gerontius). She decided to include a lecture on preaching that I'd once given at a diocesan conference. This, she said, set out my aims as a preacher, what I thought I was doing every time I entered the pulpit. Re-reading it, I see how the quest all along has been to try to enable the word to be made flesh, incarnate it in the words of the sermon. To find our voice is to come to the point where the preacher is becoming as much the proclamation as the words he or she utters. "The medium is the message" may be a tired cliche, but it's a central truth of preaching.
This is what I heard on Saturday: a preacher who had found his voice and was embodying his message. So, for the rest of us who find ourselves in church and cathedral pulpits from time to time, it's not about becoming more like Michael Curry, tempting though it is to imitate those we admire. Rather, the challenge is to go on finding our own voice so that when we are in the pulpit, we are as authentically ourselves as it's possible to be.
Be yourself, the best version of yourself you can be. And what's true of preaching is true of all Christian ministry. It all comes down to our formation as ministers of God. Becoming the human beings God wants us to be - what could be more important?
The Very Reverend Michael Sadgrove is Dean Emeritus of Durham Cathedral. A selection of his sermons has been collected in Christ in a Choppie Box: Sermons from North East England.


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Vizquel, Lowry recoveries right on schedule
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Today's ballplayers really should be thankful for surgical advances over the last generation. On Monday morning, Omar Vizquel walked into the clubhouse barely limping 12 days after undergoing knee surgery. Following him was Noah Lowry, who had arm surgery Friday and is talking about playing catch 10 days from now.
"I'm going dancing tonight," Vizquel joked. At least he appeared to be joking.
Actually, Vizquel is working in the training room each morning in his bid to be ready by the second week of the regular season, which he views as a reasonable timetable.
"I think so," he said. "As you can tell, there is no swelling. It's doing pretty good. There's no blood getting in there."
Vizquel also said the one part of his game the Giants need most, his defense, should be there the moment he steps onto the field. He is more worried about his hitting and considers his shortstop play second nature. He noted he takes no practice grounders in the offseason, makes a few plays in spring training and thinks, "Wow, I don't know how I caught that."
Lowry expects to play catch two weeks after Friday's surgery to remedy exertional compartment syndrome in his left arm. Asked if he thought he could pitch by mid or late April, as doctors suggest he might, he said, "I would hope so. I honestly don't know. What I do know and put my faith in is the work that I'm going to put in and the work that my training staff is going to do. With that, I'm confident."
Asked if he was relieved to get a firm diagnosis on the cause of his arm weakness, which dates to last season, he said, "I'll let you know in April, man. When I'm back throwing, I'll have a better answer for you. I pray to God this takes care of the problems I was having."
Briefly: Right-handed relievers Tyler Walker, Vinnie Chulk and Merkin Valdez, who all had been throwing well, were hit hard in Monday's loss to the Royals. Walker entered with three of Barry Zito's runners on base and allowed a bases-clearing double to Damon Hollins. In the next inning, Walker allowed a run of his own, his first of the spring. Valdez walked his first two hitters and gave up four runs. ... Hideo Nomo had not allowed an earned run this spring before the Giants scored twice in the first on a Eugenio Velez triple, Randy Winn double and Rich Aurilia single. Dave Roberts and Bengie Molina each hit ropes to the outfield that were caught with runners in scoring position. ... Infielder Justin Leone, who committed one of the Giants' four errors, hit a two-run homer.


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A popular New Jersey-based Liberian entertainer, Miracle Gbayee dropped the tea on Facebook.
According to Miracle, President George Weah's newly appointed Director of Operations LEC, who is still married to his first wife in the U.S, recently got married to her best friend in Liberia.
The wife, who is based in Philadelphia PA. is shocked and heartbroken over the treachery.
"This is the kind of look on your face when you married to your best friend husband without him Divorcing her first in the United States of America. Philadelphia PA. Please Contact your wife in America she waiting on you Mr. Player." she wrote.
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Mayor Proclaims August 24 Captain Haley Day in Milwaukee
Captain's 2,500th Lake Michigan crossing celebrated with proclamation, ceremony
Lake Express Ferry today celebrated the 2,500th crossing of Lake Michigan on the ferry by Captain Paul Haley, as well as the proclamation of Captain Haley Day in Milwaukee by Mayor Barrett, during a ceremony at the Port of Milwaukee.
"Captain Haley has been a tremendous asset to Lake Express since we began service in 2004," said Ken Szallai, president of Lake Express. "His expertise allows us to consistently provide customers with safe, convenient and on-time transportation and we look forward to the next 2,500 crossings."
Captain Haley has been a Captain with Lake Express since the ferry began service in 2004, even bringing the ship to Milwaukee from Mobile, Alabama. Each ferry crossing is approximately 68 nautical miles and takes 2.5 hours to complete. At the milestone, Captain Haley has traveled approximately 170,000 nautical miles and spent more than 6,000 hours on the ferry in just nine years.
The ceremony featured remarks from Ken Szallai Lake Express and Captain Haley, as well as the presentation of the proclamation of Captain Haley Day and a commemorative jacket from Lake Express.
Captain Haley has sailed both the east and west coasts of the U.S., each of the five great lakes, the Saint Lawrence Seaway, Gulf of Mexico, Panama Canal and more. He is a licensed Master of Near Coastal Steam and Motor vessels up to 1600 Gross Domestic Tons.
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Entering its ninth year of service, the Lake Express Ferry transports more than 100,000 pleasure and business travelers across Lake Michigan from Muskegon, Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin each year. The high-speed auto ferry is the only one of its kind operating within the continental United States. It is equipped to comfortably transport nearly 250 passengers, 46 vehicles and 12 motorcycles. Conversions may be made to accommodate a total of 114 motorcycles. Powered by four 3,000 hp diesel engines, the 192-foot-long catamaran crosses Lake Michigan in 2 ½ hours – a fraction of the time it would take to drive the 300 miles around. For additional information, or to book reservations, call 866-914-1010 or visit www.lake-express.com. For Lake Express photos and logos, visit www.lake-express.com/media.
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Juggling Work & Creativity
- By: Lydia Netzer
How do you maintain a balance between the have-to's and want-to's? These gals can help.
Turn on the radio and hear a perfectly executed arpeggio. Flip open a book and read an achingly vivid scene. Gaze at a stunning photograph that captures just the perfect orange in a sunset. Now picture the artist who gave you that transcendent experience. Did you think of some exquisite persona who dresses in black, drinks only absinthe, and eats philosophical treatises? A tortured soul whose life is a seesaw between ecstatic inspiration and existential despair?
Life as an artist isn't all about living in an attic and driving intruders off with wild-eyed intensity. Most artists are also teachers, performers, and craftswomen, working and serving the community in the very same field in which they create their fine art. But how do artists find time, amidst their workaday schedules, to create? To find inspiration? To maintain a balance between the have-to's and want-to's? Here's what three local artists shared about juggling creativity and work.
VSO Assistant Concertmaster Plays It All
From Stairway to Heaven to Ravel, Amanda Rocks
From baroque concerti to heavy metal, Amanda Gates Armstrong has played it all. You know her as the assistant concertmaster of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra, where she wears concert black, looks beautiful, and plays perfectly on a three-hundred-year-old Italian violin. Then there's the other side of her music, when she lays down that sick lead riff of "Stairway to Heaven" on her bright blue six-string electric violin touring with her Led Zeppelin cover band. Yep, she's got layers.
Amanda is a tiny person with a fierce smile and an air of absolute resiliency. We first met when we were both extremely pregnant with our second kids, and we were struggling to navigate the back steps of the Academy of Music, on our way in (me) and out (her) of our first kids' violin lessons. Our initial exchange was just a breathless nod, an acknowledgement of mutual suffering and dedication. In the intervening years, Amanda has not only played in the VSO and other classical ensembles, but piloted Bay Youth Orchestra as an extremely capable and successful executive director for several years. She also came into her own as a creative composer, writing original music for a Portland band called Emberghost.
In a job that almost always involves playing other people's music, how does Amanda find the mental space and energy to create her own work? She said the way to creative refreshment is—even more music. She loves to listen to all styles, to get obsessed and stay obsessed, and her predilections are varied: from Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" to traditional Celtic tunes. "If it's innovative and emotive at the same time, I'm pretty much a sucker for that," she said.
Another way Amanda gets invigorated for contemporary composing is to think analytically about the classical music she plays. "I love the sound of Ravel, so I started to think more deeply about his use of certain instruments to create musical colors," she explained. "He often used clarinets and flutes playing together to convey the quality of water, for instance." Often as an orchestral player, she gets stuck thinking about her own part of the piece, Amanda admits. As she becomes more comfortable with her part, her appreciation for the overall structure of the piece grows, and she thinks about how the composer achieved it.
Amanda pictures her creativity as a flowing river and imagines dipping into it when it's time to make music. But with one or two rehearsals a day and two hours of daily practice in addition to working out to give her the strength to practice and perform, her schedule can be grueling. How does she do it? She works best when there is a "crashing, consuming deadline looming," she says, and is forced to put aside the pressures of daily life. "Then I just wander over to that creative river, dip into it, and then spend a long time writing it down."
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Janet Peery Says Creativity is "a Sometimes Thing."
I first saw Janet Peery at the Old Dominion University Literary Festival. She smiled sweetly and dressed softly, in cardigans and scarves and beads, layered like the garb of a ceramics teacher or a psychiatrist, not like some intimidating novelist with her finger on the throbbing pulse of the zeitgeist. But Janet's literary creds are world class. Her first novel, The River Beyond the World, was nominated for the National Book Award, a golden honor most authors only dream of reaching. She has collected fellowships from both Guggenheim and NEA. When I spoke to Janet, just one of her signature over-the-glasses looks clued me in to the fact that under that sweet exterior was a live wire and a biting wit.
Janet Peery is also a beloved, award-winning professor at ODU, instructing both graduate students and undergrads in workshops and seminars. I asked her if she ever feels overwhelmed by work. How does she protect her work from the intrusion of the everyday? "I think all working artists surely must feel overwhelmed," she replied. "I guess the answer is that I powered through, getting all the commitments and duties squared away, and doing the writing. This isn't to say that there's not a price for the hellbent approach. There is, and it's exhaustion. I'd venture to say that all working artists have felt this, too. The cure is rest and time. Until the cycle repeats."
She's not a fan of artist retreats, however. She told a story of a month-long residency at MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire. Writers who visit MacDowell have a famously sweet deal: they get fed, they get a quiet place to work, and they also get to say to people that they're living in an artist colony. Yet Janet found herself sagging into doldrums without the pressures of normal life. She said, "I spent the last five days of my stay staring out the window, cursing solitude, writing next to nothing, and waiting for the lunch basket to arrive, longing for the everyday."
Janet Peery's latest book is The Exact Nature of Our Wrongs, and it tells the story of Hattie Campbell, whose wayward children, especially young Billy, strain the bonds of their family. It is a difficult story told with compassion and humor. In writing about dark topics, Janet keeps her characters in the center and focuses on their love. For Janet, creativity is "like a cookie, a sometimes thing." Instead of a constant urge or energy, it is variable.
Sometimes she spends hours at her work, "looking up only as the sun goes down to realize I've been at the task all day and I can scarcely see the words on the screen." Other days she only works a little while.
What is the answer to sustaining a creative life? "Sit at the desk, go to the studio, show up," Janet said. She looks to the past for inspiration, to her own daydreams, and to books: "What results from the amalgam of imagination and memory then becomes the new idea or experience," she said. "Reading, though, is the great energizer. And the great comfort. And the great surprise."
Experiencing Childlike Wonder
Photography Retreats and Artist Dates Offer Creative Outlets
Jennifer Carr is an award-winning photographer who has shown her work in galleries from Seattle to Vermont and has been published in magazines like Click. But she is the last person to take herself seriously, proclaiming that she'd rather ride in a Jeep with the top down, her flip-flops kicked off, and her blonde hair tucked up under a ball cap. Her love of the wilderness and nature shines through her work, and she is famous for her portraits of seascapes. She documents our local sights with skill and grace: Colonial Williamsburg and Lantern Asia at the Botanical Gardens have been her studies, as well as the shoreline in every kind of light.
As a working photographer, Jennifer also does photography sessions, framing families and friends, babies and couples. She sells art prints and provides online mentoring. I wondered how she stays creatively energized when she is busy with work.
"I try to weave creativity into my days in areas out of the actual creative work that I am doing," she explained. "But sometimes life's daily to-do list does get in the way, and I find myself feeling stifled." Jennifer's solution? Something she calls an "Artist Date," which she defines as "a time when I can be with myself allowing myself to focus only on what fills my heart and mind with joy and creativity." I love it.
Travel also serves to energize Jennifer's ideas. She loves to dive into new experiences and cultures with the same vigor with which she embraces her beachy lifestyle. In fact, as I write this, she's in Ecuador, volunteering as a teacher of young children. It's been a wonderful boost to her creativity, she said. "Watching children play together, use their imagination, and generally have a grateful approach to life has reminded me of how beneficial it is to allow yourself to experience things with childlike wonder."
Jennifer is a teacher right here at home as well and offers a women's retreat on the Outer Banks called "The Saltwater Retreat Photography Workshop." Throughout five days, women learn photography skills and techniques, talk about their challenges, and deeply connect with their work. It's meant to revive them, awaken them, and restore their energy for their art, Jennifer explains.
I asked what advice she would give to women who struggle to find the space for their creative work. "Recognize that your work and your self-fulfilling art aren't always the same thing," she said. "Sometimes projects come up that aren't creatively fulfilling, but these projects make it possible for the other projects that you long to do."
Women like Amanda, Janet, and Jennifer feed their longing for creative expression in all kinds of ways and bring music, words, and color to our world. We could all learn a lesson from these ladies: to push ourselves to create, forgive ourselves when we can't, and find the strength to keep trying.
Lydia Netzer is the author of Shine Shine Shine, a New York Times Notable Book and a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize. She lives in Norfolk. Find out more at www.lydianetzer.com.


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Are you thinking of starting a Postgraduate course here at Bournemouth University? Here is a quick video telling you more about my experience doing Producing Film and Television as well as what I love about it. There is a variety of courses to choose from so why not take a look at our website.
What to expect from a Postgraduate Open Day
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Why I chose BU
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What I'd tell myself a year ago
This year has seemed to whizz by, these are some things that I wish I'd picked up from the start 🙂
Exploring BU: why you should come and visit
A quick tour around BU! Come visit to find out more…
Places for group study on campus
These are a few of the places on campus (and a bonus place) that I find make group projects a little easier 🙂
Overcoming shyness at university
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Balancing postgraduate work and free time
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This past week World Vision had the privilege of being in Tacoma, WA at the Champion Centre as a part of their Team Church conference. For this event we used the tent exhibit (a modified, smaller version of the main Experience, but portrays different stories): 3 children are featured in the tent: Beatrice, Stephen, and Olivia. Beatrice is a courageous 9-year-old who single-handedly raises her 2 year-old niece in an AIDS –ravaged village in Zambia. Stephen is a 13-year-old boy who was abducted by rebel soldiers in Uganda and forced to kill his own people. Olivia is a 17-year-old Malawian girl who is sexually assaulted twice by the same man. All three of these stories are incredibly powerful!
We had many wonderful volunteers and most of them served diligently multiple times. One volunteer, who served with us three different shifts, had seen a child in The Experience whom she wanted to sponsor. Each day she looked to see if the child had been sponsored and he had not. On the last day, she went to show the picture folder of the child to her own children. When she showed them the picture folder, they said, "that's the kid we wanted to sponsor." It was great to see a family excited to sponsor this child together.
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Analogue is adding three cocktails to its lineup, The Swedish Thing is a combo of vodka, curacao and aquavit with lemon, ginger syrup and egg white. Then there's Sherry Up and Wait made with gin and Amontillado sherry with hints of grapefruit and lime, and the Bernina Red Eye with Magdalena rum, rye, espresso and hellfire bitters. Bar bites include beer-braised pork sliders, mini lobster rolls, Jonah crab salad and a deep dish chocolate chip cookie with vanilla ice cream and bourbon caramel. See more
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No fewer than 17 child births were recorded at various Holding Centres provided by the Anambra State Government for people displaced by floodwaters over the last three weeks.
Health Commissioner Joe Akabuike, announced this while receiving a team of medical doctors from Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra State Chapter, who were on medical outreach at Aguleri and Atani Holding Centres.
He said of two of the six women were delivered of their babies through Caesarean Section (CS) at the Comprehensive Health Centre (CHC), Atani.
Akabuike added that government had installed adequate measures to care for pregnant women and others at various centres.
Also speaking, the State Hospital Administrator, Dr Richmond Achugbu, during a confirmatory visit to the centres and medical facility, said 11 nursing mothers were quartered at Central School Odekpe holding centre.
He added that they all had Spontaneous Vatex Delivery (SVD), noting, that they and their babies were doing fine.
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HDD.Cash is a new cryptocurrency based on the CPoC (Conditioned Proof of Capacity) and zk-SNARK protocol. HDD.Cash inherits the merit of existing cryptocurrencies while enabling the privacy transactions.
In the HDD.Cash network, the mining equipment is a simple hard disk. The main mining process requires the miner to search through hard disks for the specific hash and spend a small amount of computing power.
By adopting a storage-based consensus algorithm, miners no longer need to invest in the power-hungry and expensive equipment. CPoC allows everyone to mine through their hard disks at home. The optimized measures for hard disks allow a much lower retrieval cost. Compared to PoW algorithm, a capacity-based consensus is more cost-efficient and environmentally friendly. For miners, hard disk mining is cheaper and quieter.
CPoC has solved the problem of incentive mechanism in the traditional PoC. Miners who participated in the later stage can still obtain considerable benefits, which can ensure the sustainable development of the system.
PoC mitigates the advantage of ASIC devices, which resolves the core centralization problems faced by the current mainstream consensus. The ability to withstand ASIC allows ordinary storage devices (e.g., personal PC's hard disks) to participate equally in the network, obtain corresponding benefits, and reduce the threshold for the ordinary participants, which is in line with the ideology behind decentralization.
Compared with the existing CPoC scheme (such as BHD, LHD), HDD.Cash has added the zk- SNARK protocol, which can support private transactions while preserving the existing transaction model. Users can choose to initiate private transactions in order to ensure the validity of the transaction through zero-knowledge proof, under the circumstance of not exposing any private information of the transaction (including sender's address, receiver's address, amount, etc.). By providing privacy, HDD.Cash is poised to support more application scenarios.
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150 HDD / 1T capacity. The HDD requirement lowers as the network grows.
Starting with full staking at 150 HDD, each month the requirement will reduce by 1.5% of the HDD condition of that month, until it reaches 15HDD/T.
Note: The 1T here is a variable as function of the block production and total computing power. When the miners have no staking, they will get 5% reward. When it is fully staked, miners will receive 100% reward.


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A hidden piece of Canadiana is going to a museum after its discovery in an archive at the University of Waterloo.
Several companies and charities in Waterloo region send their archives to the University of Waterloo Library. It was while cataloguing a box belonging to YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo that Jessica Blackwell, one of the librarians, noticed something unusual tucked inside and showed her colleague.
"It's unlike anything else we've ever received for safekeeping," said Jane Britton, retired head of Special Collections & Archives at the Dana Porter Library at Waterloo. "It was a small rug with a tag, but before I even read it I knew it was a Grenfell mat. I gasped."
Grenfell hooked mats are hand-made rugs named after Sir Wilfred Grenfell, whose eponymously named mission helped provide medical care for people in Newfoundland and Labrador starting at the beginning of the last century. He instigated a project in which local women made several different styles of mats from pieces of fabric and silk or rayon stockings. The sale of these items outside the region became a means for families in Newfoundland and Labrador to supplement their meager and unreliable income from fishing. Production peaked during the Great Depression. Collectors of folk art prize the artifacts.
This particular Grenfell mat depicts a stylized map of Newfoundland meticulously hooked primarily with stockings. How it arrived at the YWCA is unclear.
"When we got the call that we had an artifact in with our documents, we were both thrilled and perplexed because we don't know how we got it, from whom or when," said Elizabeth Clarke, CEO, YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo. "But we did know that this interesting item belongs with those who would appreciate it and communicate its significance to women's history in Canada. We are delighted to have this opportunity."
At Britton's suggestion, and with the assistance of the University, the YWCA will donate the mat to the Hooked Rug Museum of North America in Hubbards, Nova Scotia. It will become part of its permanent collection in May.
The YWCA is announcing the discovery and subsequent donation of the Grenfell mat to its stakeholders attending its Annual General Meeting today.
About the University of Waterloo
In just half a century, the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada's technology hub, has become one of Canada's leading comprehensive universities with 35,000 full- and part-time students in undergraduate and graduate programs. A globally focused institution, celebrated as Canada's most innovative university for 23 consecutive years, Waterloo is home to the world's largest post-secondary co-operative education program and encourages enterprising partnerships in learning, research and discovery. In the next decade, the university is committed to building a better future for Canada and the world by championing innovation and collaboration to create solutions relevant to the needs of today and tomorrow. For more information about Waterloo, please visit uwaterloo.ca.
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YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo champions and supports the enrichment of the lives of women, families, youth, and children. We achieve this by offering early learning and care, youth development, emergency and supportive housing, counselling, advocacy, and referrals, and collaborative community leadership.
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Grinbery Formal Antique White Wood Dining Room Table with 6 Chairs and Sever
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The Grinbery Dining Room Set shows us the beauty of sophisticated farmhouse design.
- Table with room for six people, plenty of farm to table dinners are in order. Crafted with reclaimed pine wood, it pays homage to natural materials. Farmhouse trestle base is a substantial foundation. Natural finish grounds the space with earthy elan.
- Side chair has a broad rung ladder back design with light gray fabric cover or a stylish slip cover look with a linen like fabric. Arm chair is upholstered with a casual soft pillow-top seat cushion. Loosely tailored cover effect with a flange welt to accent the arms and back silhouette. Linen-like woven textured cover.
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I hope Sunday works for you to share a cuppa coffee or tea – or if later in the day would be better, we can go out on the deck and have a glass of wine, beer, or lemon-water if you would prefer. I would have invited you yesterday, but it was one of those mornings where I started on one thing, thought of something else so ran off to take care of that, eventually getting back to the first thing I started – one of those scattered, "better do it now while I think of it" mornings. Have you had any of those? I find they come more often now that I am more mature. I think most of my dying brain cells are in the memory sector.
Why don't you bring your coffee, and we'll take a little walk around the yard – there are these signs of fall scattered about and I love the colors Mother Nature paints with this time of year. The big furry girls will probably join us – Shasta for certain, because she does not like taking a chance that she'll miss something. Bailey? Maybe. Depends on how her joints are feeling this morning. Oh look, she is coming with us! This Viburnum – sorry, I don't recall specifically which variety this one is – is finally starting to look like a bush. It's been a straggler for a few years now, so it pleases me to see it finally take hold. I like how the edges of the leaves are touched with color.
There is another Viburnum out here in the Windmill Bed – this one is a "Blue Muffin", and the tag promises blue flowers. Some day. When it grows up some more, perhaps. It's younger than the other one we looked at, so I'm trying to be patient. The autumn red has spread further into its leaves, hasn't it?
Shall we wander through the plum brush patch towards the road a little bit? I see a few new pine trees making there way into the world in this corner of the yard. Amazing how they can continue to survive despite the fact that they get so little water in the summer months, isn't it? We seldom get measurable rain in the summer – it's easy to plan outside activities in this part of the country, because getting rained out is such a rarity.
Across the road, you see the fence posts with a variety of electrical insulators mounted on them? He works for the power company, and collects all sorts of things power-related. Did you know there are people that do that? I thought he might be the only person in the world that did, but then a couple of years ago his property was peppered with motor homes, campers and tents – turns out there are a lot of these kinds of collectors. It was like a regular convention over there. How fun to get together with others with the same interests and share stories, trade items, and just know that you fit in. On this part of his fence, he has this sign, and I wonder if, since it's upside down, it really means low voltage?
Look, back across the field there – see how the aspen nestled in amongst the pines are starting to turn their fall gold? I've noticed this year that several of the aspen are losing their leaves without getting the brilliant autumn color I so love – I'm not sure why. Perhaps because our winter was warm and dry?
Shall we go back now – I notice that Bailey is straggling behind, which usually means her old legs are getting tuckered out. We can sit on the deck, if you like. Would you like your cup refilled? It's been a fairly quiet week here, but my weeks usually are these days. Fall is a time of slowing down, readying for the cold winter months spent huddled inside, taking on inside projects, reading books, napping. General laziness, although I incorporated a great deal of that into my summer this year too. The "want" part of beautiful, tamed flower beds is still there – the motivation to do what's required to create that is lurking somewhere in the shadows, not showing its face as often as I would like it to.
My cats? Well, Lily disappeared about two weeks ago and I prefer not to think of what might have happened to her. I still think I hear her meowing at the door now and then, but when I open it, there is nothing other than the sound of birds, squirrels or chipmunks and, on weekends, the kids down below next door. Or the barking of their dogs – they have several, and they tend to set up a loud fuss quite often. Twiggy is here in the house somewhere – she is rather shy and does not often come out when people she doesn't know are around. Oddly, she has become much more cuddly since Lily has not been around. I don't really understand that, since Lily spent little time in the house and even less time in my lap.
I'm so happy you were able to join me this morning. We should do this more often, I think. Come over anytime – I am rarely so busy I could not take time to visit for awhile. Next time perhaps I'll bake something – something evil, sticky and fattening would be best, don't you think? I'll go add some things I'll need to my grocery list right now!
A parting shot is a good idea, I think – the leaning fence we saw earlier when we were on our road.


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Gotta Get Them All! Skylanders Wave 4 Updates & Rumors
Hey Addicts!
It's your friendly neighborhood Skylander Addict here with some more rumors about wave 4. Could they be true? Well, that is the point of rumors isn't? Putting us on edge hoping and praying that what is said is totally true??? As much as some people hate rumors they are what fuel social media outlets everywhere. Some of us can't wait to hear the next hot piece of juicy gossip. So much that we will start our own rumors and state them as true hence why we have so many tabloids and urban legends.
Well to celebrate the spirit of good old rumors here are a few that may tickle your fancy…
Rumor 1:
Walmart may be releasing the Easter Edition Skylanders before Best Buy releases theirs.
Some Portal Masters have seen some really cool displays show up in Walmart stores with the Easter Skylanders on them. We haven't physically seen any of them stocked in the displays, but we have seen some wave 4 core figures like Fire Bone Hot Dog and Scratch as well LightCore Enchanted Star Strike appear in these displays at locations here in the US. SpringTime Trigger Happy has been sighted on the West Coast. So keep your eyes peeled as it looks we just may get an Easter surprise early.
Rumor 2:
Jade Fire Kraken is coming soon!
There where a few rumors and speculations Jade Fire Kraken being released on St. Patrick's Day at Target like Jade FlashWing was with last years Giants release. So much for that theory because as we all know there was no release at all for Jade Fire Kraken. Now that is not to say that he isn't going to turn up soon we just don't know when as of yet. But we do know that Jade Fire Kraken will not I REPEAT WILL NOT! be a Target exclusive
Rumor 3:
Doom Stone was suppose to be released with this latest wave.
When I called one of my local Toys R Us stores to ask about wave 4 swappers and core figures the sales associated informed me they had just gotten there shipment of swappers but no new core figures or Doom Stone. He said that they where suppose to be getting Doom Stone in this wave but never got him. Don't know if he was removed from this wave and saved for a later release or if this is complete utter BS and the TRU employee just didn't know what he was talking about. I have since checked with some of my other sources and they have heard nothing, so I'm going with BS.
Rumor 4:
Nitro Freeze Blade and Nitro Magna Charge are coming to Target tomorrow.
EHHHHHHHH! Wrong! We may see some stores putting them up on the shelf, but the register has them locked so they can't be sold until Sunday 3/23/14. Which isn't to bad at least we will be able to get them this weekend so we can get a little excited… Ok a lot of excited lol!
Last but certainly not least our final rumor and biggest one of them all!
Rumor 5:
Skylander Addicts is shut down!
I was asked by a few people if the Skylander Addicts store page is closed. Well it is but just for now it will be back eventually just right now I am working towards giving you nothing but entertaining and up to the minute info about your favorite Skylanders and other HOT Toys! We still will continue to help our readers try to finish up there collections the shop just won't be open for the time being. I would like to say to everyone that has shown me and Skylander Addicts their support from the bottom of my heart thank you very much. I have a lot of stuff planned for the future, so get comfy, find a spot to SKYLAX on this crazy airship I call a blog, and enjoy the ride! 🙂
By the way, if you still are looking for Wave 4 Core Skylanders you may want to call your local Toys R Us. I heard from fellow addict GrowUpKids that they had Scratch, Fire Bone Hot Dog, Turbo Jet Vac, and Fryno at his local store. Good Luck!
Check out the gallery below to see pictures of the Skylanders covered in this post. Also, If you are not already take a minute to follow this blog and our other social networks to keep getting sweet updates! Become a Skylander Addict today and get your fix when ever you need it! Until next time, Happy Hunting! I'll catch you on the SKYSIDE!
Hands-on with Skylanders Spring Edition: Springtime Trigger Happy, Punk Shock, and Fryno review – Pocket-lint
Here is a quick look at some of the wave 4 figures that Activision displayed at Toy Fair 2014. Pocket-Lint had a chance to get a hands on experience with them. They look even better out of package than in. Enjoy
Hands-on with Skylanders Spring Edition: Springtime Trigger Happy, Punk Shock, and Fryno review – Pocket-lint.
via Hands-on with Skylanders Spring Edition: Springtime Trigger Happy, Punk Shock, and Fryno review – Pocket-lint.
Pre-Order Wave 4 @Best Buy
Oh yeah! If you are like me you have been standing on pins and needles anticipating when the next wave would be released and who would be in it. Well the wait is over! According to Irate Gamer and a few other blog sites Best Buy has put wave 4 up for pre-order online.
You can get Fryno, Punk Shock, and Springtime Trigger Happy for only $9.99. Not only are we getting a new wave, we also are getting new packaging with this wave. With Easter coming the packaging is shaped like eggs and the color matches the element, which the Skylander is associated with. I can't wait until these guys are on my portal Trigger Happy looks so freaking BOOMtastic! Check out the pictures and get your pre-order in today! Catch you on the SKYside!


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John Legend is proving just who is the more knowledgeable partner in his marriage.
A couple months ago, the "Love Me Now" singer's wife, Chrissy Teigen, appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where the host decided to find out just how well she knows her husband…
The pair have been together since 2007, married since 2013, and have one child together and another on the way.
Despite more than a decade side by side, the Lip Sync Battle co-host performed rather poorly when asked questions about her husband during a game called You Don't Know Jack About John.
Which album did John win his first Grammy for? Don't ask Chrissy… And you might also want to refrain from asking her which songs he performed on Carpool Karaoke—because she didn't even watch the episode!
On Wednesday, John was given the opportunity to best his wife when he appeared on Ellen and had the chance to play You Don't Know Jack About Chrissy. Which he totally proved that he does.
The Legend (ahem) knew that his wife's middle name is Diane, that she became an internet meme thanks to the Golden Globes, and all 5 US states in which she's lived!
We think Chrissy definitely needs to hang out with the John Legend Fan Appreciation Society more.


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Arizer's collection comprises all that a vaper could need. They have larger desktop vaporizers like the Extreme Q which include options like balloons and whips style vaporizers as well as portable vaporizers for on-the-go discreet vaping like the Arizer Go. The collection has excellent features: a choice of heat settings, super-fast heat up times, pass through charging, long-life batteries and are suitable for vaping dry herbs. With their range of Extreme Q accessories, they are perfect for those new to vaping as well as the experience. If you want an Arizer Desktop.
The Arizer Solo vaporizer is the original model and it's still one of the best ones around. The temperature control, smaller lightweight design with a lithium battery that lasts, and fast-heat ceramic heating chamber means that it's still a popular choice, even for experienced vapers. It has seven digital temperature settings permitting versatile use but is still an easy-to-use device. Arizer has released a newest model with battery improved
Arizer's first model evolved into their Arizer Solo II and has been claimed to be the best vaporizer in 2017. Like the Arizor Solo, it has a clean flavour that would take a lot to be rivalled. It has a ceramic heating element and stainless-steel oven for your herbs. It has a complete LCD screen so that you can easily adjust the temperature in increments of 10 degrees or one degree if you want ultimate accuracy. The battery indicator lets you know when it's time to recharge but you can have an impressive 20 vaping sessions on one charge.
Next on our list is the Arizer Air. The original Air is perfectly portable and has the full-glass path including the glass stems that Arizer is famous for. It is multi-purpose for both aromatherapy and dry herbs with the Arizer patented hybrid heating and variable controls. It comes with pre-loadable glass tubes so that it's easy to use and discreet.
Its design is small and perfectly portable. The Arizer Air is essentially the next step up from the Solo and the Arizer Solo 2. There are five different temperature settings indicated by different coloured LED lights and it can reach the highest of the temperatures in just two minutes.
The Arizer Air has also evolved into the Arizer Air 2. This model has 50% more powerful batteries and is easy to maintain and use with custom settings for your sessions. It charges much more quickly than its predecessor and holds charge for longer. It can be used with dry herbs and for aromatherapy purposes.
The isolated air path with borosilicate glass ensures that the vapour is flavourful and pure. It also has the pre-loaded tubes and spare batteries in the carrying case so that you are never caught short when you need to vape. It's simple and easy to use without gimmicks or apps. It also has an improved temperature range in comparison to its first Air vaporizer. However, if we are comparing to other Arizers, this one lacks the power of the Solo 2. In terms of other product comparisons, this is often likened to the cheaper DaVinci Miqro, however, its rival does not match it in terms of power, durability and ease of use. The Arizer Air 2 is one of the best portable vapes.
The Arizer ArGo is meticulously and innovatively engineered. It's powerful but really compact – an Arizer that you really can use on the GO, as the name perpetuates. It has all the same quality standards as the other Arizers but also has push-top glass mouthpiece protection and high capacity batteries that are rechargeable and interchangeable. It can be used while charging via micro USB connection. There's a screen displaying battery life and temperature settings and you can even control its brightness. Read any Arizer ArGo review and you will see that, if you're after an extremely portable vape then this one ticks a lot of boxes.
Next, let's look at one of Arizer's desktop vaporizers: The Extreme Q. This Arizer Extreme Q Vaporizer is the only one on the market that can be remotely activated. You can set your vape temperature and activate the whole device with the remote control within a range of about four meters. There's a digital display where you can see all of the default and optional settings. There's also the new triple heat sensor which disperses the heat more efficiently allowing for a better vaping experience.
With Extreme Q vaporizer, you have the choice of using a forced-air system to fill the bags or using a whip. With a whip, you can try to get the vapour without the assistance of a fan or you can use the forced air. Recent improvements to this model include a faster ceramic heating unit which is 80% quieter than before. Overall, this is a durable home vaporizer.
The Arizer V Tower is a whip-style vaporizer that heats the air through the botanical as it flows, not in the heating chamber. It has a simple panel to control it and a stainless steel casing. It does take longer to heat up than other vaporizers but the vapour is well worth the wait. It's operated in a similar way to the Extreme Q. As for value for money, the Arizer V Tower is almost unbeatable. It may not be as advanced as other models but it does what you expect, reliably and effortlessly.
Arizers are well-known in the trade for being top quality, versatile and durable vaporizers. When choosing an Arizer, you are choosing between a host of high quality vaporizers. In the last decade, Arizer has released no fewer than seven of the best vaporizers in both portable and desktop designs. Both their original offerings in terms of portable vapes in the Solo and the Air have been improved and upgraded to the Air 2 and Solo 2, showing the company's drive to listen to its customers. Meanwhile, with V-Tower and Extreme Q have made noteworthy additions to their catalogue. The latest option, the Arizer ArGo, has captivated the vaporizing audience with its small size and substantial power combined.
I don't think it's in any doubt that Arizer will stay still in this fast-paced vaporizer market – their history in the last decade says that they'll always be striving for more. I'm sure many of us are excited about what their next offerings will be. Meanwhile, we have a fantastic choice of vaporizers from the company which will suit any budget and any needs that you may have.


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Well, next Tues. I'll start up again. And I'm going to go get my flu shot this morning. Moomin can get his next week.
That was interesting. I made an appointment to get the shot. When I got to the office, the appointment desk people told me that flu shots were only for elderly people because they were most at risk, and I should come back after Oct. 26th. Because of something about the CDC and short supplies. "No, actually, they recommend that you get it if you have medical conditions that put you more at risk. I get it every year. Chronic bronchitis, mumble mumble, look of supreme entitlement." So... 45 minutes later I got a flu shot.
I asked about tamiflu (oseltamavir) so I can keep it on hand, because I'm paranoid and mostly because of being paranoid over Moomin, family travels to asia, etc. The nurse giving me the flu shot didn't know what I was talking about, but a little bit of polite repetition got her to go ask my doctor. I opened the door and came to stand outside the exam room so that I would be visible to my doctor... and she nicely came to talk to me and to say the CDC is asking that they only prescribe the tamifu stuff for people over 65. But... I repeated my reasons and my apology that it's slight paranoia on my part... and she kind of caved and said maybe the insurance wouldn't cover it. And I said well so what if it's not that expensive anyway, my insurance doesn't cover most of meds anyway because it sucks. And if they didn't I was just going to have to go waste time asking my allergy/asthma guy to prescribe it for me.
That was interesting! The nurse is going to investigate and call me back.
There's like, the bitchy entitlement where you're like fucking outraged and yell at & degrade some hapless person who brings you a sandwich with mayonnaise when you asked for no mayonnaise, and for that 5 bucks and your class background you want perfection! and then there is the entitlement I just wielded which is the ability and know-how to keep asking politely and articulately for something that... might be important.
Okay, so basically what I just did is, if it's true that the CDC is saying it's overhyped and only old people should get avian flu meds, well, I disagreed with their prioritizing and maybe if there is a giant epidemic disaster, I just fucked some 70 year old in the hospital out of their Tamiflu. So, if they were sitting right there in front of me gasping for air, I would still give the dose to Moomin instead of that random old person. And I'd probably give it to myself too, though I am heroic, I am also necessary to take care of Moomin! And in fact I would justify it all different ways, and it would not even have to be Moomin; I'd give it to some random other mom of some other kid before I'd give it to the 70 year old in the hospital... I'm just saying - I realize I just threw my privilege around (my knowing how to keep asking) and possibly not in the most ethical way.


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I have talked about books from YWAM Publishing before…they are books that come with study guides! Perfect for those of us that homeschool! Good for anyone really though! The book we chose this time was from the Christian Heroes: Then & Now series. Last time we did the Heroes of History section, so it was fun to mix it up. We went with Christian Heroes- C.S. Lewis.
We were able to finish this book pretty quickly reading just reading a chapter a day! We were able to use the included study guide that really made reading a chapter a day the perfect length.
We would read our chapter and then do the question and answer section of the study guide. There are five questions included, the first few are about that days reading and the last two are typically more introspective and made you think how you feel about something. I like the mix between the two as it helps with retention as well as discussing the thoughts involved.
There are many areas to use in the study guide! One of our favorite sections besides the chapter questions was a drawing project. Which, if you read my blog at all, you know how much we enjoy pencil drawings!
C.S. Lewis described himself in the book as tall, fat, bald, red-faced, double-chinned, black-haired and wearing glasses for reading. The study guide suggested that we draw someone that looked like that description. This was such a fun project for us! Usually we have something more descriptive to draw, or even a picture of something to copy!
This is what we all came up with…as usual, I will not post ownership names…hehehe. Although if you look close enough, one gives it away..
This is a portrait drawing that was included in our study guide. What do you think? Of course he isn't wearing glasses… I don't think we did too bad given the little description that we had!
The study guide has so many different sections included! There are four Bible verses and they give you suggestions to work them into your study. A fantastic list of items to include in a display corner while you read is shown…there are some great ideas there! A lot of those items would go great in a complete unit study also, as some of them need further research.
The Student Explorations section is broken down into smaller sections; Essay questions, creative writing, hands-on projects, audio/visual projects, and arts and crafts. There really is something for everyone!
We also did a section out of the Social Studies area. It listed when different places were mentioned in the story by chapter and when we finished that chapter we were able to locate those places on the map. There are printable maps included that you can then draw where everything is. That helped put into perspective how far away things were from the places we talked about!
I enjoyed reading so much about C.S. Lewis. I didn't know much of what was included in the story so that made it even more interesting! I didn't know that he insisted on being called Jack. It was a great read, I love how the authors write it as a story, but yet it is still informative. I noticed that too on the Daniel Boone that I read last time.
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|Town of Gananoque
King Street, the main street in Gananoque
Gateway to the Thousand Islands; Gan, the Noq
Pax Vobiscum (Latin: "Peace Be With You")
|Coordinates: 44°20′N 76°10′W / 44.33°N 76.17°WCoordinates: 44°20′N 76°10′W / 44.33°N 76.17°W
|Leeds and Grenville
|• Type
|• Mayor
|Ted Lojko[1]
|• Federal riding
|• Prov. riding
|• Land
|7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi)
|• Total
|• Density
|733.6/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
|Time zone
|• Summer (DST)
|Postal code
|Area code(s)
Gananoque (/ˌɡænəˈnɒkweɪ/ GAN-ə-NOK-way) is a town in the Leeds and Grenville area of Ontario, Canada. The town had a population of 5,194 year-round residents in the Canada 2011 Census, as well as summer residents sometimes referred to as "Islanders" because of the Thousand Islands in the Saint Lawrence River, Gananoque's most important tourist attraction. The Gananoque River flows through the town and the St. Lawrence River serves as the southern boundary of the town.
The town's name is an aboriginal name which means "town on two rivers".[citation needed] The town's name rhymes with the place name Cataraqui, which appears in the Cataraqui River, the Little Cataraqui Creek, and the Cataraqui Cemetery in nearby Kingston, Ontario. One way to remember its pronunciation is "The right way, the wrong way, and the Gananoque". In eastern Ontario speech, the town name is often abbreviated to Gan.
Colonel Joel Stone, who served with Loyalist militia during the American Revolutionary War, established a settlement on this site in 1789. Land was granted to Col. Stone for use as a mill site.
During the War of 1812, American forces raided the government depot in the town to disrupt the flow of British supplies between Kingston and Montreal. The raiders seized the supplies they found and burned the depot. Within a month of the raid, construction of the Gananoque Blockhouse was started, with completion in 1813. It had an octagonal log parapet containing five guns. The blockhouse was abandoned after the War of 1812 and given to a private landowner.
Gananoque lies directly on three of Canada's busiest transportation routes: the four-lane Highway 401, the double-track Canadian National Railway main line, and the St. Lawrence Seaway. It is also home to a rich provincial highway heritage, being home to the remaining stretch of Highway 2. It is the western terminus of the Thousand Islands Parkway, and a short drive from the Thousand Islands Bridge, which crosses into the United States as Interstate 81.
Via Rail inter-city passenger trains bound for Toronto and Ottawa stop at the unstaffed Gananoque station to the north of downtown. Gananoque is also served by the Gananoque Airport for general aviation.
Historically, the Gananoque River's watershed had been an important water transportation corridor, extending north to the Rideau River watershed and playing a key role in the town's early history and economic importance. In 1830, water was diverted near Newboro to the Cataraqui River as part of the Rideau Canal, sending this traffic instead to Kingston.
A four-mile short line railroad once linked the main CN Rail tracks to the heart of the village; the Thousand Islands Railway terminated near the town hall.
Religious denominations:
- 52.9% Protestant
- 31.9% Catholic
- 0.5% other Christian
- 0.9% other religion
- 13.8% no religion
Age structure:
- 0–14 years: 17.3%
- 15–64 years: 60.8%
- 65 years and over: 21.9%
- Population in 2016: 5159
- Population in 2011: 5194
- Population in 2006: 5285
- Population in 2001: 5167
- Population in 1996: 5219 (or 5217 when adjusted for boundary changes)
- Population in 1991: 5209
Total private dwellings, excluding seasonal cottages: 2,404 (total: 2,516).[2]
Mother tongue:[4]
- English as first language: 94.2%
- French as first language: 1.3%
- English and French as first language: 0.4%
- Other as first language: 4.1%
Gananoque Police Service[edit]
Gananoque Police Service is a small law enforcement agency in the Eastern Ontario community of Gananoque.
The current Chief of Police is Garry E. Hull. Unlike other Towns and Villages of Ontario which have disbanded their municipal police forces in favour of contracting with the Ontario Provincial Police, the Gananoque Police Service continues to grow.
Notable persons[edit]
- Harry Brown—Gananoque born recipient of the Victoria Cross for actions during the Battle of Hill 70 during the First World War
- Frank Belknap Long—Famed horror and science fiction writer Long spent his summer family vacations in the vicinity with his parents, between the ages of six months and 17 (1901–1918).
Local attractions[edit]
Gananoque is referred to as the "Gateway to the Thousand Islands," which lie next to it in the St. Lawrence River. Local attractions include boat cruises to the Thousand Islands and Boldt Castle, NY, live theatre, the summer theatre festival of The Thousand Islands Playhouse, the Arthur Child Heritage Museum of the 1000 Islands and the OLG Casino Thousand Islands. The theatre company in Gananoque is The Thousand Islands Playhouse which operates two theatre spaces: The Springer Theatre, and the Firehall Theatre, attracting international attention since 1982.
The Thousand Islands – Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve, designated in November 2002, is the third in Ontario, the twelfth in Canada, and one of over 400 around the world, and is part of UNESCO's program on Man and the Biosphere.
- ^ "2018 Municipal Election". Town of Gananoque. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
- ^ a b c d "Census Profile, 2016 Census Gananoque". Statistics Canada. 2017-02-08. Retrieved August 8, 2019.
- ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2016 census
- ^ "Gananoque community profile". 2006 Census. Statistics Canada. 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
External links[edit]
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|Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Gananoque.


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