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Ironic Contradictions
I'm a long time reader - since way back when I was seven. That makes it over three quarters of my life that I will be a reader for. But it is worth it. When I'm not reading or wasting my time online on here or Goodreads I'll be off playing video games, studying teaching and messing around with friends and pop culture. Or reading some more.
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The Day of the Triffids
was a fun, fast and entertaining classic science fiction novel. It also had a few deep ideas buried beneath its blockbuster movie script exterior. And most certainly this was a well written novel as with the other science fiction classics I have encountered.
I knew little about
The Day of the Triffids
save that it featured man eating plants (all thanks to cultural references the old film based on the novel). As a result I was pleasantly surprised to find that the plot had a great deal more substance than it let on. The triffids were in many ways a subplot to the main plot: that being the freak cosmic accident which turned most of the inhabitants of the planet blind. As a result the mobile and carnivorous triffids are free to feast upon the blind people who roam the streets, now reduced to struggling to get around and find food.
The substance of this novel can be found in the ideas about blindness and what appears to be the element of cognitive dissociation utilised by the novel. The idea of everyone on the planet, save for a select handful who avoided the catastrophe, becoming blind raises questions of what would happen. John Wyndham's idea is a dark and grave one, one touching on themes raised by other noted sci-fi authors such as Wells or Orwell. He challenges whether, in such circumstances, many would commit suicide rather than live crippled; whether others would survive by struggling and fighting against the other blind inhabitants of the planet; and more frighteningly whether others still would use those who could see like parasites. Wyndham also challenges what the responsibility of decent human beings would be if they retained their sight, to such blind members of society.
The element of cognitive dissociation I perceive in this novel is how it takes real world ideas and plunges them into an unfamiliar environment. This is what many theorists state sci-fi is about: taking ideas such as what it is to be human or real world controversies (i.e. euthanasia, cloning or abortion) and placing them somewhere else. In the case of this novel it seems to me that Wyndham takes some of the ideas of the issues raised by the Cold War and places them in an apocalyptic environment. The 'cosmic accident' is challenged as to whether it could have possibly been satellites up in space set to fire radiation upon other nations and blind them. The triffids are suggested to be the result of USSR biological breeding programs. In this way it seems to me that Wyndham either indicates the perceived threat from the USSR as being like the triffids: that if America ever weakened the Russians would swoop in and take advantage of the figuratively blind nation. Or else Wyndham writes to suggest that the work of both nations in their scientific fight and their cold war could perhaps lead to disaster for everyone across the globe jointly.
Either way The Day of the Triffids is a remarkable and amazing gem of a novel. I shall add it to my (long) list of personal favourite novels and attempt to obtain a copy for my library. This is a novel that is pure class in terms of entertainment and the ideas within. I fully recommend it in every way.
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Marie-Antoinette - Soft Yellow - Félix Lecomte
Each reproduction was made from a mould made using the 3D impression technique on the original kept at Versailles in the Queen's bedroom. Each copy is signed and dated by the hand of the skater.
Marie-Antoinette knew how to surround herself with the most talented artists of the time, such as Félix Lecomte who made his bust in Carrara marble in 1783. The Queen of France is represented in all the dignity of her office. She is draped in the royal coat decorated with flowers and lined with ermine. Her high wig, fashionable at the time, is enriched with flowers, including a finely worked rose, held by a ribbon. At her neck, the sovereign wears a medallion with the profile of Louis XVI.
Queen for nine years and mother of two children, Marie-Antoinette is only twenty-eight years old. The artist brings out the freshness of her youth in the graceful bearing of her head and the slight smile that animates her face.
Félix Lecomte (1737-1817)
Versailles, National Museum of the Castles and Trianon
Reduction Rmn-GP according to the marble original
Hand patinated resin reproduction
Limited edition 2019 of 5 copies per colour.
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The dictionary defines "conspiracy" as "an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot."
Glenn Beck has this on his website today (June 21, 2011) on a "(not so) craaaaaazy Google conspiracy":
Google has that great auto fill system where if you start typing something it starts to make suggestions. It can be a great time saver – seriously. But it seems odd that when you type "how much does" that the first suggestion on the list completes your search with "does an abortion cost". Are there really so many people googling "How much does an abortion cost" that it sends it to the top – or is there some kind of agenda going on? No one on the radio was entirely sure, but it did seem suspicious. Don't believe us? Try it yourself!
I took him up on his injunction and tried it myself.
I typed the words "How much does" in the Google search box. When I typed the last word "does," instantly this "Suggestions" drop menu appeared below the search box:
- How much does an abortion cost
- How much does it cost to build a house
- How much does a gallon of water weight
- How much does it cost to mail a letter
- How much does a passport cost
- How much does plan b cost
- How much does it cost to paint a car
- How much does the president make
- How much does minecraft cost
As you can see, at the top of Google's "suggestions" is "How much does an abortion cost."
Go ahead and try it yourself!
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Entertainment of Thursday, 13 September 2018
Source: nigeriafilm.com
Genevieve Nnaji directed a movie 'Lion Heart' and it is already putting Nigeria on the international map even though it's not even out to the public yet.
You might have already heard that 'Lionheart' is the first Netflix original movie from Nigeria – a whole Netflix bought a Naija movie! That is an amazing achievement for every Nigerian worldwide. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and from the looks of things, this Genevieve Nnaji movie is one we should all be looking out for.
Genevieve Nnaji appeared on CNN as a guest of Richard Quest on his Tuesday night show. She talked about how she was able to get funding for the movie production. She said:
"For the money, we had to self-fund unfortunately, she says, we don't have adequate funding for movies that we actually intend to go global, there isn't that provision yet."
In her opinion, language is the only barrier in Nollywood movies going global. It's not news that it takes a lot of coins to make great movies.
Unfortunately, there are only a few bodies set aside to fund Nollywood movies. We hope Genevieve's achievements inspire the necessary change for our movie industry.
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Just when you thought things couldn't get any worse in steps Murphy waving his law at you. Yes the pound has continued its free fall and yesterday I was given just 95p for a euro. Will it fall any further? I hope not. On the optimistic side I feel like many in the trade that it won't stay this low forever or for too long, there are sharks out there and they will make a killing soon by forcing the price up, they are just manipulating the market to make money.
Hopefully with the traditional peak in holiday inquiries just about to commence we will see a change in our fortunes, there a few things that we can do to help. Firstly make sure our adverts are up to date and with the best photos available. Secondly if you are going to discount (though I feel that it's a little too early for that) display it where it catches the eye. Thirdly look for more places to advertise, try some of the free sites like www.gites-france.org.uk . Fourth and most importantly answer you potential customers main questions, what's in it for me? Why should I choose your property over all the others out there? To do that you have to understand what holidays are all about, a break from the normal drudgery of life, a chance to recharge the batteries, a chance to life a different life even be it for a short time, a touch of luxury, these are some of reasons, so let them know what is special about your property, what your strengths are, it's a very competitive world out there so take up the challenge and meet them head on.
Good luck.
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Ok, I guess I've figured out some good reasons:
1) You need to do some kind of timepass- obviously, how can you just pick a tumbler and pour water on you all the time?! You need some entertainment bhai...
2) Nobody ever listens to you. So the bathroom serves as a vent for all your pent up feelings. Atleast you can listen to your own voice.
3) The closed 'room' with the shower in your hand makes you feel like you are standing (or sitting, whatever you prefer!) in a karaoke studio and are about to come out with your debut album. SOLO ofcourse ;)
4) It's a good place to practice your singing skills which nobody ever appreciates. Who knows you may enter the next Maha (or is it Vishwa?) Yudh and become the 'Voice of India'!
5) And the most important : You are all alone in the bathroom so no matter how bad you sing, nobody can do anything!
And there are interesting features too that I have cited:
1) The songs HAVE to be fast-numbered or else it slows the pace at which you bathe. You see, the beats of the songs are directly proportional to the speed of bathing. And there are very rare occasions that you can spend hours in bathing.
2) The songs are majorly from the latest flicks, mostly the ones that Radio Mirchi plays in the morning. Only at times do I feel like singing good ol' songs like 'Kabhie-Kabhie', which eventually I have to fast forward due to unavailability of time.
3) Yet another important feature of bathroom singing is that it teaches you to adapt yourself to different situations. Imagine this: you are singing 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom' (which happens to be my latest favourite) It is the time for you to apply some face wash. Obviously, you cannot continue singing but nothing can stop you from humming. So you continue humming the next stanza with all kinds of alterations in the pitches as your hand moves over the cheeks or the nose.
4) And it definitely evokes creativity. See for yourself - the songs get a personal touch when the latest events become a part of the song. It can be some political event, some problem at home, the name of your loved ones and so on.
Bathroom singing is god's gift to all of us! So do not, I repeat - DO NOT pass off bathroom singing as something frivolous. You never know, in future there might be some competition like 'Bathroom Idol'.
If you too have any logic for bathroom singing or any bathroom favourites, do share it! :)


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In the first chapter of Survival is a Dying Art, Angus Green's friend Tom invites him to sit in on the meeting of a gay men's book group.
"This is emblematic of the problems facing our generation," another man said. He was a real estate agent with a big personality. "Many of us were shunned by our families when we came out. We didn't have the opportunities younger people have to get educations and good-paying jobs, so we never made that much money while we worked. And then we lost so many of our friends and lovers to AIDS. Now we're on our own without pensions or savings accounts or kids to look after us."
There was a general assent among the men at the table, and I felt guilty about the opportunities my generation had because of the pioneering work these men, and others like them, had done.
"A lot has to do with how soon we came out," another man said. He'd been introduced as Frank, and I had the sense that he and Tom were friends outside the book group. "I was too scared to come out when I was young, and I covered it up by working my ass off. I made money, yeah, but I never had the life I could have had."
The doctor nodded. "I married my high school sweetheart because I couldn't see any other path," he said. "She worked to put me through college and medical school and gave me two wonderful children. For years I knew that I was gay, but I couldn't abandon her after all she had done for me. It wasn't until the kids were grown that I finally told her."
I couldn't imagine how painful that must have been for both him and his wife. "Fortunately, she understood, and I was able to keep my relationships with my sons, and now I'm loving being a grandfather. But I know a lot of other men in similar situations who've been shunned by their exes and their kids."
The conversation wandered off onto tangents, and I was amazed at how many different paths these men had taken to get where they were. Tom insisted on paying for my meal, and then asked if I had a moment to speak with him and his friend Frank.
Frank ordered us glasses of Scotch from the bar, and the three of us moved over to stand at the railing overlooking the waterway. It had gotten dark by then, and the only boat moving was a small powerboat with Fort Lauderdale Police along the side and a big searchlight at the prow.
Frank was a couple of inches taller than I was, close to my boyfriend Lester's height of six-foot-two but much skinnier. His gray hair was close-cropped and there were crow's feet around his eyes, but I could see he'd been quite handsome when he was younger.
"I was surprised when Tom told me that you work for the FBI," Frank began. "I wasn't aware they'd lifted the rules against homosexuals in sensitive positions."
"That happened long before I joined the Bureau," I said. "Now there are gay men and women at the highest levels. Even so, I'm the only openly gay special agent in my office." I took a sip of the Scotch, feeling the warmth on my tongue and the back of my palate. Smooth. "How can I help you?"
"I'm afraid someone might be trying to scam me, and while I don't want to be taken advantage of, I do want to buy what he says he's selling."
"Slow down, Frank," Tom said. "Go back to the beginning."
Frank pursed his lips and thought for a moment. "Okay. My family are Italian Jews. Centuries in Venice. Did you know that the word ghetto originated there? It means foundry, and the Jews were segregated in the neighborhood where the iron works were located."
"Not quite that far back," Tom said. "Start with your father and his brother."
"Sorry." Frank grinned sheepishly. "I get distracted by all the history. My father and my uncle were born in Venice right after the turn of the century. When he was in his twenties, my father came to the United States, but my uncle Ugo stayed in Venice. He was gay, and he had a lively group of friends, so he had no desire to leave."
"Until the Nazis came," I said.
"Until the Nazis came. And by then it was too late."
We were all quiet for a moment. I imagined that being both gay and Jewish had made Frank's uncle a prime target.
"A few months ago, I started looking around online to see what might have happened to the painting. I discovered that it had been confiscated by the Nazis, but then it disappeared. I put up a bunch of posts on art and auction sites asking for information, and eventually a man contacted me, saying that he knew where the painting was, and he could get it to me – for a fee."
I nodded. "And you're afraid he's scamming you."
"Exactly. I did my own research on him and I discovered that he owns a pawn shop in Fort Lauderdale. That made me concerned. I don't want to be involved in anything shady, and the very fact that he runs an operation like that makes me distrust him."'
I agreed to help, and we finished our Scotch as people partied on that fancy yacht moored below us. When it came to say goodbye, I kissed Tom's cheek and hugged him, then shook Frank's hand, but the two of them seemed unsure what they were supposed to do. I wondered about their relationship – just friends? Or did one of them want something more?
Whatever Tom and Frank wanted from each other, I hoped they could get it. And maybe by helping Frank track down his uncle's painting, I could pay back Tom for the favors he'd done for me in the past.
Neil Plakcy has written or edited over three dozen novels and short stories in mystery, romance and erotica. To research the Angus Green series, he participated in the FBI's sixteen-week citizen's academy, practiced at a shooting range, and visited numerous gay bars in Fort Lauderdale. (Seriously, it was research.)
He is an assistant professor of English at Broward College in South Florida, and has been a construction manager, a computer game producer, and a web developer – all experiences he uses in his fiction. His website is www.mahubooks.com.


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What volunteering have you been involved with (FXU or other)?
. Woodland Management Volunteering at Trelissick Gardens (This included clearing seaweed and other damage from the storms that hit cornwall as well as clearing log piles)
. Marine Mammal Rescue course - Leading on to becoming a marine mammal rescue volunteer (I learnt how to rescue a marine mammal and what to do if one is stranded on the beach)
. Over the Summer I will be Volunteering at an Animal Shelter near me. (This will include jobs such as walking the dogs etc.)
What motivates you to volunteer?
. Getting out and meeting new people with the same passions as me is a drive to volunteer.
. It also gives me the opportunity to gain experience whilst giving back at the same time.
. With jobs money can be one of the key factors and rewards, but with volunteering you get amazing rewards in many other ways including experiences and connections, it is an incredible valuable experience that you can gain a lot from. In other words you get paid for Volunteering not through money but through experiences.
What have you taken away from volunteering whilst at University?
. From volunteering through the FXU I have been able to gain experiences in many different fields I would never of thought I'd be able to get the chance to do.
. I was able to meet people within fields of work which I previously had no contact with.
. It was also a great way of getting yourself better known in a local area, as well as a fantastic item to have on your CV.
. Most of all I've taken away some fantastic experiences that I wont soon forget and I hope to gain many more in the upcoming future!


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EAMUS means "let's go" in Latin. It's an expression encouraging someone to do something together with excitement and cheerful feeling.
There are two types of audio products - personal headphones and open speakers. But, there's seldom to see a product combines both function inside. We aim to bring people together to share the joys of music. No matter where you from and what language you speak, LET'S enjoy the moment with US.


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The transition from high school to college can be stressful for some students, but an Ohio State center seeks to ease that feeling for some Latino Buckeyes.
LASER, Latino and Latin American Space for Enrichment and Research, is a center that pairs undergraduate mentors with local high school students. It also provides space for bringing together members of the OSU community through sponsoring activities and events that study Latinos. The center — which is located in Hale Hall — is also hosting events this month to commemorate National Hispanic Heritage Month.
According to LASER's website, the Latino population in Ohio has increased more than 63 percent from 2000-12. LASER aims to ensure those students "become college ready, succeed once in college and become professionals actively shaping tomorrow," the website says.
"Back in 2009, I realized that we needed to establish something at OSU that would be able to basically create a net to catch the growing population of Latino students in the elementary, middle and high schools that were going to be going through the links to come to college," said Frederick Aldama, founder and director of LASER.
Mentors are selected through an online application process that requests information including their major, interests and if they are bilingual.
Since its development, the center has seen progress in the number of students affected by its work, Aldama said.
"We started with two students and one mentor and now we have over 80 Latino high school scholars and over 100 trained undergraduates working with them," Aldama said. "This year alone, all of the kids that have been in the program with us that have been in 12th grade and have applied to colleges, including OSU, have gotten in."
LASER also hosts guest speakers and holds events geared toward building knowledge about Latinos.
With Hispanic Heritage Month spanning Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, the center is celebrating by bringing in a Mexican-American scholar, said Elena Costello, program coordinator for LASER.
"We have a keynote speaker, Ilan Stavans, who writes a lot about Jewish Latino experience," Costello said.
Currently, Stavans is a professor of Latin American and Latino culture at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
The event is set to be held Oct. 14 with the annual Latino Buckeye dinner to follow. The event is open to all students, but attendees must register beforehand for the dinner.
In the past, the center brought in writer Alvaro Rodriguez. It also hosted un noche de pan dulce. It was designed to have Latino families come learn about options for studying at OSU and other universities, she said.
Following Hispanic Heritage Month, LASER staff will take over training its mentors come December. The center currently brings in experts to train them twice a year. A Columbus City Council member sponsored a resolution Sept. 22 that would recognize Hispanic Heritage Month and would honor LASER for its "work to build an inclusive community," according the council's meeting highlights.
Despite any progress being made, LASER still has the same goal: to increase the number of Latino students attending college, retain them and make their experience a little easier, Aldama said.
"It's one thing to open the door for Latinos to come to college, but it's another thing to foster an environment that will allow them to not only survive but to thrive and grow," Aldama said.
One mentor said she finds the program rewarding.
"It's been great. I've really developed a close relationship with my mentee," said Olivia Rojas, a third-year in economics and anthropology.
The most rewarding thing, she said, is leading her mentee. Rojas said she can help keep her mentee's stress levels down through their weekly meetings.


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4 Ocean – The bracelets that make the difference
Bracelets and their concept
The 4 pillars of 4 Ocean
Let's discover the 4 pillars of 4 Ocean which are their basis for allowing them to commit to cleaning the ocean and the coasts for one book at a time. Here is what they correspond to:
Technology optimization
We use the latest technologies to prevent, intercept and dispose of the ocean and coastal waste.
Create jobs
We have full-time captains and crews who clean the ocean and coast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Education and awareness
We strive to educate individuals, businesses and governments about the impact of plastic on the ocean. We organize cleanups around the world, both on the surface and in scuba diving, to raise awareness and change behaviour.
New global economies
By adding value to ocean plastic, we are creating a new economy for waste disposal.
The idea in buying these bracelets is to support their work and show our awareness of the marine world and the planet because ultimately it is for the planet that the two CEOs of 4 Ocean have created this company.
Want to buy a bracelet?
All this is happening on the website of 4 Ocean.
You will find a wide selection of bracelets of different colours that symbolize animals.
Each month, a new bracelet is proposed, in April 2019, it is the bracelet for the Great Barrier Reef.
It is also possible to buy them in packs of 2 or individually.
Go to www.4ocean.com for your future purchase.
Let's get more and more mobilized for the environment and Planet Earth.
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I travel the world and with my photographs I show the beauty of the world in order to raise awareness to people about Planet Earth's issues, and wildlife.


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Dark Sugars
Redefining your Chocolate Obsession
Shoreditch, London
You've probably seen the videos of someone slicing a giant block of chocolate like it is a brisket, re-igniting your craving for chocolate in ways which you have never felt before. That video was taken here, at Dark Sugars- a place better for chocolate than Cadburys could ever imagine.
Based near the world-famous Brick Lane Market in Shoreditch, Dark Sugars makes the now ordinary and humble bar of chocolate and re-energises it with a sense of opulence that once surrounded these rich little cocoa beans.
And how they do it isn't through elaborate machinery, ostentatious décor or even a convoluted menu made up of alien sounding ingredients; instead it infuses opulence through their craft, which makes Dark Sugars feel like a true treat instead of just another Chocolate or 'Candy' store.
One of the many ways in which they do this is by creating combinations that were invented solely to make your mouth water.
And you shouldn't feel guilty about your mouth forming a little extra liquid. Pink Champagne, Red Velvet, Orange Caramel, Cardamon & Orange and Flambeed Cognac Truffles are flavours designed to trigger your inner glutton as well as reassert that chocolates for adults spans a greater selection than 'After Eights' or some fancy chocolate truffles.
The second way in which Dark Sugars spoils you is by making the shop feel exclusive and that being here is an event.
Now the videos that surface on the internet certainly go some way towards making you feel this, but even if you have not, Dark Sugars has several smaller details that make the larger picture of this place far more memorable than your sweet shop.
The first of which is that they put the skill of their workers on display and by watching these chocolate wizards work a blade on the block of cocoa, you quickly realise that what you are about to eat is something you couldn't prepare yourself.
Secondly, all of the chocolate is available for you to pick and peruse at your leisure. No. Gone is the tradition of the sweet shop owner being the gatekeeper to your sweet fix and replaced is this unspoken bond between owner and customer and each piece you pick feels like choosing a new Gucci bag.
Additionally, this might be the only chocolate shop that has a dedicated bar, with options to have your chocolates at varying temperatures and levels of alcoholic content.
So why should you come here? Well, if you read our Cadbury World review and thought it tickled your chocolate fantasies but it lacked the necessary edge to feel upmarket or romantic, or if you felt it was too child friendly and distracting, Dark Sugars is perfect for you.
The upmarket chocolate choices and cleverly themed layout of the store means that it feels like a special place.
Besides; chocolate is an aphrodisiac and in a dating scenario, that helps.
- Everything is custom made and to order to the point where it feels artisan.
- Lovely location means that Dark Sugars can be a destination or a stop on your way to a plethora of other activities.
- Feels upmarket and modern without being gimmicky or gaudy.
- Reclaims the glamour of chocolate from the clutches of child-focused advertising.
- Chocolate + Alcohol = A good day out.
- Lives up to the social media hype.
- Vegan options help add a variety to the menu without compromising the non-vegan friendly menu.
You may feel quickly light of pocket as these luxury chocolates are not cheap but they are moreish.
- Located in the millennial paradise that is Shoreditch and on the edge of Brick Lane Market, it quickly becomes busy here so don't make Dark Sugars your only stop of the day.
- The bar isn't always open, though someone is usually happy to help.
- If you're sensitive to nuts, the threat that someone may cross-contaminate the prongs is very real.
- Choices are limited to non-existent if you don't like or can't drink full fat milk (excluding vegan options.)


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(#) brittanyxbroken13 2007-12-22Excellent. Oh my god, you succeeded at making me cry. Seriously, YOU are an amazing writer.
Are you the poetictragedy from buzznet?
Its thebritishbrat13 here if you are :)
Author's responseoh, yes!
Hehe. Glad I could make you cry and smile at the same time!
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There are no words.
It was simply amazing. It did make me cry. I'm adding this to my favorites. And rating points shall be handed out. This was deep, intense, intricate, and emotional. I loved it. I'm glad I clicked on this. =D
Author's responseThank you.
I'm glad you like it!
(#) falloutgirl 2007-12-23Ohfuck.
That was just mind blowing.
It kills me to think how Patrick would've reacted to that. Patrick in the story, ie.
Author's responseMuchas Gracias!
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That was amazing. I was actually shaking.
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Easy Abby Ep 10 "Icing on the Sponge Cake"
Easy Abby lesbian web series Ep 10 "Icing on the Sponge Cake"
While tending bar at a reception with her buddy Stan, Abby can t resist a stunning request from the mother-of-the-bride.
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http://katietodd.com "Scotch and Soda"
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Конспект урока "Телевидение и Интернет" 10 класс
Конспект урока английского языка. Булатовой С.В.
10 класс
Учебник Английский язык. Учебник для 10 - 11 класса общеобразовательных учреждений/ В.П. Кузовлев, Н.М.
Лапа, Э.Ш. Перегудова и др. – 6-е изд. – М.: Просвещение,2000. – 253с.
Дополнительная литература: Virginia Evans, Jenny Dooly Enterprise 3 - Express Publishing, 2001.
Тема урока: Телевидение и Интернет.
Цель: Сопоставить телевидение и Интернет как средства массовой информации.
1. Познакомить с преимуществами и недостатками использования сети Интернет.
2. Систематизировать знания о преимуществах и недостатках телевидения.
3.Формировать навыки исследовательской деятельности (отбор, систематизация информации, проведение
социолингвистического исследования).
4. Развивать умение работать в группах.
5. Воспитывать интерес к исследовательской работе.
Оборудование: телевизор, видеомагнитофон, карточки для индивидуальной работы, листы бумаги для работы в
Предварительно была сделана видеозапись об использовании Интернета.
Этапы урока
Ход урока
Орг. момент.
Введение в тему
проблемы, задач,
хода урока.
Yesterday I got a subscribe massage by e-mail and came across a very
interesting problem: Is the Internet useful or harmful invention? Are you
ready to help me? The topic of our discussion is: Television and Internet.
Try to define the problem of our lesson.
Teacher writes down the problem on the board, eliciting it from students:
Problem: What do you prefer: Television or the Internet?
What do we have to do to answer this question? Teacher elicits from
students the steps of their work, using key-words (to revise, to learn, to
compare; the plan of the lesson should be written on the board).
1. To revise the information about television.
2. To learn some information about the Internet.
3. To compare television and the Internet.
This plan will help us to get our aim. What do you think the aim of our
lesson is?
Aim: to discuss the problem:
What do you prefer: Television or the Internet?
Suggested answers:
What is better:
television or the
What to choose:
television or the
Internet? And so on.
Students suggest the
steps of the work, try
to define the aim of
the lesson.
Форма работы:
2-3 ученика –
Let's revise the information about television, and first of all I wish all of
you to take part in our talk-show.
At the same time teacher gives 2 or 3 students an individual task on the
1.Choose the correct answer.
1. The BBC has ____ television channels.
a) two b) three c) four d) five
2. _____ offers more serious programmes than___ - documentaries,
discussions, operas and concerts.
a) BBC1; BBC2 b) BBC2; BBC1.
3. Thanks to _____, TV viewers in Britain can watch TV from many
European countries.
a) satellite b) radio c) computer d) the Internet
4. Most towns and cities in Britain ____ their own regional newspapers.
a) has b) have c) are d) is having
5. How many companies does channel 3 consist of?
a) 12 b) 13 c) 14 d) 15
Answer the question:
What is your favourite channel? Why?
Teacher takes a microphone and asks students Will you answer my
questions? Sample questions for talk-show: Do you like watching TV?
What programmes do members of your family like to watch?
Why do people watch soaps?
How many channels do you have?
What are the most useful channels and why?
Students answer
teacher's questions
2-3 students work in
written form.
What invention gives us the opportunity to watch programmes from all
over the world?
What channels in Britain do you know?
What are the differences between them?
What are the most popular channels in Great Britain?
What is your favourite channel?
Thank you for your answers. It was really very interesting to listen to your
Групповая работа.
At the previous lesson you were divided into 2 groups to prepare the poll.
To prove that television has a lot of advantages and disadvantages you had
to interview your schoolmates and sum up this information. I'm so curious
about the results. Now you are given 3 minutes to discuss your results and
one person of you will inform us about them. Will you write down the key
words of advantages and disadvantages on the sheets of paper with a
marker and place them on the board.
According to your research into the problem television has both
advantages and disadvantages. Let's repeat them. This group (who studied
disadvantages) will repeat advantages one by one; the other group will
repeat disadvantages.
Students discuss their
results in groups and
perform them with
help of diagrams
(prepared in advance)
and key-words.
Изучение нового
We are approaching to the second part of our discussion. And now we are
going to learn some information about the Internet.
Let us use television (video) and listen to expert's opinion about the
Your task is to choose the correct answer:
What is the manager talking about:
a) advertisement on the Internet;
b) e-mail services;
c) Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet.
Advertisement for the Internet promises you a world of information,
entertainment, on-line shopping and e-mail services. But the real world of
the Internet may not be as perfect as the advertisements suggest.
Using the Internet offers man advantages. Firstly, all of the latest
information is available to you at any hour of the day or night. It is much
faster and easier to surf the net in search of information from all over the
world than to travel to libraries on dozen of countries. What is more, on-
line shopping makes it possible to search through catalogues to find
exactly what you want at the best price, saving both time and money. By
joining a newsgroup or a chat group, you share your hobbies and special
interests, and perhaps make friends all over the world. Also, e-mail is
popular because it is faster than sending a letter and cheaper that a
telephone conversation. On the other hand, the Internet has several
disadvantages. For example, with so much information available, finding
what you can take you hours. Multimedia web pages with photographs
music and video make downloading slow and boring. Moreover, there is
too much advertising instead of real information. As for Internet
friendships, sitting at home in front of your computer making 'chat
friends' is not the same as actually meeting people. In conclusion, the
Internet obviously has both good and bad points. Fortunately, the system
is improving all the time, and any problems which still exist can be
solved. Whether we like it or not, the Internet is here to stay, so we have
to make the best possible use of it.
Yes, you are right. The correct answer is "c".
Now we are going to watch this episode again, but you will have another
task. The first group has to choose and write down the key words of
advantages of the Internet, and the second – of disadvantages.
Then place them on the board and perform, using the key-words.
You may think of your own advantages and disadvantages of using the
Suggested key-words:
Students watch video
and choose the correct
Students work in
groups, choosing
advantages and
disadvantages of the
Internet. They write
down the key words,
think of their own
advantages and
disadvantages, place
the information on the
board and
perform it.
1. You can learn the latest information at any time
2. You can save your time and money buying things on-line
3. You can share your interests with chat groups
4. You can make new friends in chat groups
5. You can send e-mail fast and cheaply
6. You can advertise something
7. You can read magazines, books and newspapers on-line
1. It has so much advertising instead of real information.
2. Web pages with music photographs, and video make surfing slow
3.With so much information finding what you want can take hours
4. Making 'chat friends' is not the same as meeting people.
5. The Internet is a 'drug' impossible to resist
6.The Internet may lead to poor health
7.Viruses can break your computer
итога, дискуссия
по проблеме
урока. Выводы.
It was very useful for us to learn all this information. Now I think you are
ready to express your opinion: What is your preference: Television or the
Internet? Why?
Teacher asks every student in the group.
I see that your preferences and justifications are different.
In conclusion let me remind you English proverb:
How many men, so many minds.
In other words: Tastes differ.
Suggested answers.
- I prefer using the
Internet because
I can learn the latest
information at any
time. What is more, e-
mail services are fast
and cheaply.
- I choose television,
because using the
internet is very
expensive and it may
lead to poor health
And so on.
Оценка работы
I'd like you to write a short composition answering the question:
What is your preference: television or the Internet?
Will you mention the most important advantages and disadvantages of the
Internet and television and express your opinion.
The task for creative: ask your friends and schoolmates about advantages
and disadvantages of the Internet, sum up the information and prepare a
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WASHINGTON: At least 100,000 veterans are enduring long wait times to access VA healthcare, according to a report released by the agency on Monday.
The report added another day of negative headlines to the government agency's response to a crisis that has already claimed the job of one cabinet member: former VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.
As of May 15, there were more than 6 million appointments scheduled across the Veterans Health Administration. According to an audit, more than 57,000 veterans have been waiting more than 90 days for their first appointment, and more than 63,000 others who enrolled in the healthcare system in the past 10 years have yet to be seen by a doctor.
The VA released the results of its access audit conducted May 12 through June 3 in an effort to gauge the "integrity" of scheduling and access management practices system-wide, according to the document. More than 3,700 VA staffers were interviewed and 731 facilities were included in the audit.
It found confusion about the "overly complicated scheduling process." The audit also determined it was "simply not attainable" to achieve a 14-day wait period for veterans because of how many require care.
Of the scheduling personnel interviewed, only 13% said they were instructed to record the date of a requested appointment, or "date desired," differently than what a veteran had requested. The VA had found that situation occurred at least once at 76% of facilities, according to the report.
"Findings indicate that in some cases, pressures were placed on schedulers to utilize inappropriate practices in order to make waiting times…appear more favorable," the report stated.
According to The Washington Post, interim VA Secretary Sloan Gibson said the issues "demand immediate action" in a statement released on Monday.


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Herzog in Venice
In the World
The opening sentence of Stitch tells us not only where we are but what to expect: "The vaporetto to the Giudecca which Edward usually caught at night left the San Zaccaria pier at 11:59, an odd lime which magnified his fear of missing it and having to hang around the Riva for another hour." James and Corvo, Mann and Hemingway, have all been here before; but the fascination of Venice is inexhaustible, and the Venice-novel is one of the most solidly established genres of modern fiction. There is also something markedly generic about Mr. Stern's hero, not the eponymons Stitch, but Edward Gunther, an American is Venice who runs formidably true to type. Edward is nearing middle age. Jewish, twice-married, rather overweight, and heavily in love with the idea of European culture. He has thrown over a steady copy-writing job and transported his wife and three children to Venice, where he lives in a palazzo and dreams of literary success; he writes thinly pretentions essays, and has large aims:
Perhaps he should expand more, write on a greater variety of subjects so that his Acknowledgements page will indicate uhiquitons expertise, thus subdue the brutal confidence of reviewers and succeed in getting him reviewed in a variety of journals, Art Bulletin Daedatus, Etlics, The Journal of the History of Ideas.
He sees himself as "the amateur scholar, the Emersonian ideal," in an age of jealous professionalism.
In practice, however, Edward's dreams remain no more than dreams. His marriage is flaking to pieces around him as he indulges in halfhearted philandering: he meeds his wife, but neglects her, and he has an intense love for his children (Mr. Stern screws down painfully hard on this point, underlining one of the cruelest of modern American dilemmas: a great devotion to children combined with a conviction of the infinite dissolubility of marriages.) Cressida, Edward's wife, is oppressed by the thought of what they will do when their money runs out, but he harbors an entrancing vision of a plushy job with a high-powered cultural foundation in California: "There would be international conferences under the auspices of the Congress for Cultural Freedom, and he would cross an occasional sword with Jouvenal, Lukacs, Aron, Madariaga, Polanyi, Shils." Edward has vast reserves, not merely of self-deception but of self-justification; he is, of course, weak, but he knows he is weak; and, after all, isn't it all too human to be weak and to know that you are weak? So Edward sees himself, and this, most of the time, is the way we are encouraged to see him. But in a late chapter Mr. Stern shows him through the eyes of an embittered Cressida:
Europe had brought out the worst in him, culture-hunting, church-licking, you'd think he was on the verge of conversion to see him eating up the Madonnas, lecturing the kids on their inadequate grasp of Europe's greatness, then exhibiting a behavior that had about as much to do with civilization and culture…
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A lot less wet and higher than usual temperatures have put different prospects on the forthcoming winter. The exception is The Fitzroy which is still running hard with waters from rain received out west.
In the localised systems there have been far less prawns around, but the baitfish schools have grown in quantity. In fact, they have grown so much that poddy mullet and herring are now in parts of the creeks they have rarely been before. The upside is that we are getting species normally found down towards the bay moving up into the back reaches. Fingermark in recent weeks have been caught in almost freshwater high up in Waterpark Creek.
If you follow the rule that wherever there is baitfish there will be a predator to eat it, try out-of-the-norm areas.
Bream, salmon, queenies and flathead are all feeding well and should be in form over the next month or so. Mud crabs are down a little on last year but they probably are still recovering from the severe hammering they received, especially at Corio and Port Alma.
Large grunter have been running lately on and offshore. Grounds like Findlays and The Barge are firing quite regularly, especially over the full and new moons. A fair number of locals looking around in the evenings for black jew came away with grunter instead. A welcome by-catch that is much better eating than the original target. Squid, pillies, flesh strips and big green prawns proved to be the best baits.
I prefer an afternoon to evening rising tide to chase grunter at the wrecks or The Pinnacles, and Findlays always works better towards the high. Grunter don't usually hang hard against structures and most often they will be in the pressure point trench or just behind the eddy.
It doesn't make too much difference which rig you use but the majority of grunter landed take the bottom hook on a paternoster. Sometimes a big ball sinker running down to the hook works as good as anything else. Spots like The Pinnacles can have big grunter away from the structures and big nannygai on the higher parts. It pays to have a lightly weighted bait hanging that bit further back against the structure to nail a nanny or two.
Barramundi are still going strong, mainly in the river and down around Gladstone. Quite a few of the Rocky guys have ventured well south of here trying to get one of those Awoonga escapee big fish. There were numerous big barra that made the trek north in the last year since the big overflow from Awoonga giving the regions breeding stock a great boost.
While the river is running strong, the crew at the North Side Caravan Park have set up camp at the junction of Moores Creek and The Fitzroy. They go out to the freshwater lagoons and creeks to get a bucket of silver perch for the session's baits. These guys score more quality barramundi than just about anyone else and, while the river has so much fresh, the baits can last for ages in between hits.
The main flow in the river is a bit fast for barra at present so any of the little creek and gutter mouths will be where they are waiting for a feed to be washed towards them. The rock bars along the northern end of Curtis Island have started to show some very healthy silver-sided yellow tailed barra lately and as the temperatures drop more fish move out of the river to hold up in the slightly warmer water of the bay. These areas can often yield the fish-of-a-lifetime if you get to know when they are likely to be there.
Lots of very large female Spanish mackerel caught lately have had roe in them. This shows that they spawn twice or more a year. The big fish taken this month have been in deeper water than the October spawn. The deeper rock face drop-offs into 20m or more is where they have been hanging. The leading current edge of the islands and the shoals is producing the better numbers over the past weeks.
Pillies are the optimum bait for Spaniards this month, surprisingly bypassing ribbonfish and bonito to grab a pilchard. This indicates they are feeding on small baits. We have scored several Spanish over 20kg and a couple well over 30kg on the smallest of floated pilchards coming into March.
Live bait jigs have become an essential part of the tackle box on any fishing trip, from the river to the offshore reefs, because of the results they can produce. Live bait is nearly always the way to go and often when things are quiet on dead baits a livie can trip the switch that gets all the big critter attention.
I also have another rod rigged and ready with a Taipan or a Flasha in case there is activity on the surface, or as a backup when all other methods aren't working.
When slow trolling baits for mackerel try jigging a Taipan or heavy Flasha in between the troll lines. Let the jig sink right down before retrieving as fast as you can. This creates interest and can often draw half-hearted fish into grabbing the jig or following it up and smashing one of the trolled lines.
Manifold Island, Perforated, Flat, Conical, Outer, Man & Wife, Barren and Liza Jane are the closer spots to pick up a trophy Spaniard. The wider shoals all have plenty of Spanish so we always have a livie or a pilchard floater hanging out the back while we are bottom fishing; sometimes the floaters are the major contributors to the day's catch. If you haven't got a bait floating out the back then you might miss the fish of the day.
With any luck we should see the run of spotted mackerel return to the bay this year. The continual fresh flow from The Fitzroy over the past year has pushed them out around Keppel Bay and past the shoals where they became a bycatch for some of the guys chasing Spaniards.
The southern end of the bay from Quartz Rock and the islands off Emu Park are normally the first to show when spotties are about. Then they move to Rita Mada, Ironpot, Forty Acre and Farnborough as long as the conditions allow.
Spotties will take pillies or Flashas and can be in quite shallow water on the frothy current edges or holding in the coves at places where you usually target ribbonfish, like Ironpot. When the lesser mackerels are in town you can see all the tinnies lined up around the headlands and the harbour, if they are there for any length of time then the mackerel are on.Reads: 2081


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At 44 years old and only a few months away from completing his Ph.D. dissertation in philosophy, Scott Brockmeier had an epiphany. He didn't want a career in academia. It was summer, and the mountains were calling. So he moved all his belongings into a storage unit, gave his cat to a trusted friend, and set out with his dog, Sierra, to live large and unburdened. They headed west, living at times out of Scott's Subaru Outback, sometimes with friends or family, but always with only the bare essentials.
Scott's immediate goal was the Hardrock endurance run, a 100-mile circuit across Colorado's San Juan Mountains, crossing 13 passes above the timberline. With a 48-hour cutoff, many runners see the sun set twice before finishing. It's an unimaginable challenge for most mortals—a dissertation on the extremes of human potential.
"Besides being rugged, these are some of the most beautiful mountains I'd ever seen either in person or in picture books," said Scott. "I found this course inspiring like no other that I'd ever seen or heard of." After enduring icy snow-melt stream crossings, climbs of 3,000 to 4,500 feet at a stretch, and an unexpected monsoon at 12,000 feet, Scott finished in 41 hours.
A few nomadic years later, Scott hatched an audacious plan to break the known record for the number of sanctioned 100-mile runs completed in one calendar year—then 25. Scott and then girlfriend, Liz, planned to complete 30 of them, including epic runs such as Hardrock, Salt Flats, Zion in the Utah desert, and the Graveyard 100 on North Carolina's Outer Banks. They would live out of a suitcase or a motorhome for a year.
When Scott and Liz finished the Houston 100 on December 29, it marked Scott's 27th 100-miler for the year. He had shattered the record. Liz had done 36. "It was an exciting year," Scott recalls. "We pushed our bodies and our minds to places that we've never gone before and met so many wonderful and interesting people. It was a year to remember, but definitely not one to repeat." Certainly more memorable than a year pursuing tenure in a college lecture hall.
Since walking away from academia, Scott has lived his life on the premise that the epic adventures of our journey do not happen where our stuff lives. At home, surrounded by our possessions, we can find restoration, comfort, and community, but not the grand, defining moments and memories.
In fact, our possessions can possess us, especially when they cross the line from necessary to clutter—as they invariably do. We spend our 20s acquiring the trappings of being grown-up, our 30s acquiring the paraphernalia of young professionals and new parents, and our 40s acquiring the fruits of our success. By the time we reach our 50s, we have likely lost one or both parents and realized that you really can't take it with you. All that stuff means very little in the long run, and there's too much of it.
"Clutter saps your energy and erodes your spirit," said Stephanie Roberts, author of Fast Feng Shui: 9 Simple Principles for Transforming Your Life by Energizing Your Home. "Clutter makes it difficult to get things done, enjoy peace and quiet, or spend time the way you want to. It adds to your stress, slows you down, and drains your physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual strength. Clutter is disempowering."
So that stuff we bought isn't making us deliriously content?
"The paradox of possessions is that we assume that the happiness we get from buying something will last as long as the thing itself," said Travis Bradberry, author of the best-selling Emotional Intelligence 2.0. "It seems intuitive that investing in something we can see, hear, and touch on a permanent basis delivers the best value. But it's wrong."
Just ask Dr. Thomas Gilovich, a Cornell University psychology professor who has been studying the perennial question, "Can money buy happiness?" for more than two decades. Apparently the answer is yes—if you invest in experiences rather than things.
Gilovich's research shows three reasons why that is so. For one, we gain pleasure from anticipating a vacation or event, whereas waiting for delivery of a purchased object is more likely to cause frustration.
Second, the memory of past experiences brings greater pleasure than the daily reminder of present things, Gilovich found. When asked to self-report their happiness with major material and experiential investments, people showed similar levels of satisfaction with both types of purchases—at first. But over time, their satisfaction with the things they purchased went down, while satisfaction with the experiences they had purchased went up. Things tarnish, break, or become mundane. Reminiscences have unending value.
Most profound is the social factor. Experiences become part of how we define ourselves and how we bond with others. "We consume experiences directly with other people," says Gilovich. "And after they're gone, they're part of the stories that we tell one another."
Two people who both hiked up Mt. Whitney or saw the same Rolling Stones concert will share a more authentic and meaningful connection than two people who have the same luxury car or television. Blogger Tarun Mittal put it succinctly: "Common interests are a great way to bond with people, while common possessions are almost irrelevant in the social sphere."
"Our experiences are a bigger part of ourselves than our material goods," said Gilovich. "You can really like your material stuff. You can even think that part of your identity is connected to those things, but nonetheless they remain separate from you. In contrast, your experiences really are part of you. We are the sum total of our experiences."
In our culture of consumerism, shedding our affinity for stuff is easier said than done, says tech entrepreneur and writer Ilya Pozin. "Everywhere we look, we are inundated with the same message: 'BUY, BUY, BUY your way to happiness!' While buying a new gadget or the first drive in a new car may be satisfying or thrilling for a short while, the thrill always fades, and we find ourselves back in the same place seeking the next purchase to keep the feeling going."
We get caught up in the desire for more—particularly more money to buy more things. But that quest can get in the way of living a happy life. By having less in your life, you make room for more of what matters, such as people, moments, and memories.
The obvious conclusion: Go ahead and buy that coveted car or entertainment system, but realize that you'll gain more enduring happiness from your investments in experiences such as travel, education, and cultural events.
What if you don't want to run 100-mile mountain trail races? Experiences don't have to be extreme, just fulfilling. Go to the theater. Hike in a state park. Take a liberal arts course. Create art. Learn a trade or hobby. Plant a garden. Host a garden party.
That's the path graphic designer Susan Redmond took, partly by design and partly by default. Susan and her husband, Michael, built their dream farm in North Carolina in 1993, with 14 acres, a garden, nice house, and riding arena. When Michael was laid off from Nortel in a massive downsizing in 2003, the couple downsized their lives too. They carved seven acres from the front of the farm and put in a cozy modular home. The downsizing wasn't voluntary, but it worked.
The garden party wasn't voluntary either. It was a memorial gathering for Michael, who died at 62, a few days after bypass surgery. For the next two years, Susan held the smaller farm together, but the mowing and maintenance became a burden, weighed down by a 66-mile commute to a full-time job in Research Triangle Park. The farm and everything that went with it had become an impediment to living.
This summer, the farm went on the market on a Wednesday and sold by Saturday for more than asking price. Within days, Susan found the perfect house in Washington, North Carolina, population 9,800. Then began the process of trading possessions for freedom. The pressure washer, rotary tiller, generator, and a heap of Chapel Hill gravel went first, all given to friends and neighbors.
The process was easy, Susan said, even joyful. She gave a stack of lumber to a young friend who helped with the clearing-out process. He was delighted, because it was enough wood to build a shed on the land he'd just bought. He is embarking on the building-up phase of life.
What about heirlooms or other objects of sentimental value? "I gave away my grandmother's wrought-iron standing lamp that I never liked and nobody in the family wanted," Susan said. "It might have been worth a lot of money; I don't know, but I gave it to my neighbor, and he was thrilled to have it. It has really pleased me to see people value things that I either can't use or don't want. People light up, and it's so cool. I feel so light. There is no doubt in my mind about what I'm doing."
With newfound freedom, Susan is resuming her painting, taking more yoga classes, developing her new dressage horse, Rhapsodie, and learning Spanish. The new home has the perfect painter's studio—a sunny living area that opens onto a backyard with a koi pond and fig trees. A separate unit will bring in rental income. Nearby Goose Creek State Park beckons for long walks in the palmettos. Her brother's bass boat is ready for outings on the Pamlico River that runs through town. And that Research Triangle Park job can be done as a telecommuter.
In a curious twist, the seller of Susan's new oasis is also downsizing, leaving behind anything that doesn't fit into the travel trailer in the driveway. A retired nurse, she and her parrots are embarking on a cross-country trip to visit friends and family. One quest to simplify life enables another.
"As you live phases of your life, there are always boundaries," Susan said. "You have boundaries in a relationship. You have boundaries if you own a farm. You're always dealing with the physicality of farm life, and the needs and emotions of the animals you own. You have definite boundaries with work." And possessions impose their own boundaries.
"Now, I want to find out how far I am," Susan said. "I want to find out what I can do. I want to find out how far Rhapsodie and I can go. I want to find out what I can do with painting. That's all open-ended, a wide-open world. I'm ready for this phase of my life."
"We want to experience all that's in life," Susan said. "I wanted to experience having a child. I wanted to experience being married. I wanted to experience living on a farm. I am grateful that I've had all these things in my life. It doesn't get any better than this. So, in a way, that makes it okay to let it go."


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I just completed my first triathlon the other weekend. I'm not trying to brag. I'm actually bragging. Successfully. Almost as successfully as I finished a triathlon the other weekend. Which I did. Did I mention that?
I guess I should clarify this was a "sprint" triathlon. Otherwise known in professional triathlon circles as "seriously, stop calling that a triathlon." But still. I swam (600 meters), biked (20K) and ran (5K). I did not do all these things particularly well or fast, but I did all three things and that is the definition of "tri." ("Athlon" is Latin for "insisting on using the metric system in the United States.")
I have been a casual jogger for most of my adult life. But I have never been too big into organized racing events. It's one thing to walk out your front door and start running. It's quite another to pay to register, sit in traffic, look for a parking space, get stabbed with safety pins while putting on your number and then run. It normally just didn't seem worth the effort. Until I had kids. Then getting the chance to spend a morning at a park getting stabbed with safety pins was a welcome reprieve.
I also found 5Ks a great way to explore the city when we first moved to Pittsburgh. So I started seeking them out. It turns out 5Ks aren't hard to find. Apparently people who don't normally give to charity will happily pay to run 3.1 miles for charity. I'm guessing because there is usually a cookie at the end. Also, you can't eat a huge pasta dinner before writing out a check and call it "carbo loading." (It's quite possible I gain weight doing 5Ks.)
Then, in much the same way the one ear-piercing I got in high school turned into five by college, a few 5Ks eventually led to the sprint triathlon.
What worried me most leading up the triathlon was the biking segment. Which is unfortunate given that is the bulk of the race. I am not a biker. I am a man who occasionally takes his "hybrid cruiser" bike to the trails and tows his kids behind him in a trailer while they scream at each other, "Stop touching me!" This is its own kind of endurance event, but I don't see Komen's "drag-your-kids-around-in-a-toddler-cage-match for a cure" catching on anytime soon.
Given the importance of biking in a triathlon, most triathletes have real bikes with grown-up handlebars that curve down. Biking is like reverse evolution as far as being upright is concerned. I may as well have put my energy goo and Gatorade in a little flower basket on the front of my bike and flown my race number from a flag coming out of my banana seat. "Ding, Ding, triathlete coming."
So I was shocked when the biking portion was not even my slowest time in the race. They break down your times for each event, as well as your transition time between events, to let you know where you ranked. Very thoughtful. My worst ranking in the entire race was in the transition between swimming and biking where I simply had to rack my bike and put on shoes and a shirt. I came in 423 out of 487 in this grueling event. Even accounting for the awkwardness of racking a bike with a banana seat and kickstand, there is no excuse. I might as well have taken a quick shvitz in the steam room.
My favorite portion of the race? The water stations. There is a thrill only available in organized races: grabbing a cup of water from a cheering stranger, chugging it with wanton disregard for how much actually makes it into your mouth and then recklessly tossing it aside when you're done. Littering for sport. I never get the chance to do anything with such machismo anywhere else in my life.
And given what awaited me when I came home from the race, a little taste of machismo was a welcome friend. The triathlon happened to fall on the same day we had decided to potty train our kids with a "potty party." The term alone can almost make your balls retract. TB and TG were spending the weekend getting standing ovations *and* candy every time they went to the bathroom. What do I need to do to get some accolades around this house? A triathlon? Well, it was worth a shot.


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In a letter to this morning's Telegraph Oliver Letwin MP defends the record of the Conservatives under David Cameron's leadership. He highlights the fact that the "Conservatives won the recent local elections handsomely and have established a consistent lead in the polls for the first time in more than a decade".
In terms of the success of opposing Labour the Tories' policy chief points to the fact that the Government has been forced to abandon its police merger and home information packs plans. He also writes that the ID cards scheme has been put into "deep freeze".
Mr Letwin's letter was prompted by Simon Heffer's latest attack on David Cameron. "I fear that no activity or achievement on the part of David Cameron's Conservatives would be enough to satisfy Mr Heffer," Mr Letwin concludes. Few could disagree with that part of Mr Letwin's analysis. Simon Heffer is surely the kind of critic that Mr Cameron's advisers would need to invent if he didn't exist. For the Cameroons Mr Heffer embodies the bombastic Toryism that they are determined to leave behind.


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Grants of up to €1,300 are available to help pay for work to improve the energy efficiency of homes – in a move that could benefit five million households in France.
The aid is targeted at less well-off households which spend more than 10% of their budget on heating and hot water in the home and it comes at various levels depending on what improvements are made.
The maximum €1,300 grant is for installing a new Class 5 wood-fired heating boiler to replace an older one.
Other grants include €800 for installing a new high-energy-efficiency gas or oil central-heating boiler, €100 for fitting a central electric heating control and €50 for a smart heating control. Aid is also offered for work insulating roofs and lofts.
The grants were revealed by Environment Minister Ségolène Royal who said the first offers should be available in March.
Five million people are estimated to be in "energy poverty" and spending more than 10% of their budget on heating needs and they can apply for the grants to help cut heating bills. Grants can be used alongside the crédit d'impôt transition énergétique tax credit to cut costs.
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Plastic waste is a huge problem especially in Thailand. We´ve never been to a country where we have been exposed to so many plastic bags used for every purpose, it´s insane. If you buy a drink at the store, it is already in a plastic bottle, you get it handed over in a plastic black together with a plastic straw that is packed in… you can guess… another plastic bag. We´re at a point in history where absolutely everything is affected by the remnants of plastic. You can find traces of the chemicals used to produce plastic bags in nearly every living organism. There is a garbage patch mostly made from old plastic waste floating in the Pacific Ocean which is three times as big as Texas. Three Times! That is beyond comparison especially if you know that this is not the only patch made from garbage in the Pacific Ocean. And that is just the plastic waste in the ocean, we cannot even begin to estimate how much waste is in and on the soil.
Also, a lot of cultural sicknesses are related to by-products of plastic making. We won´t take that any longer.
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Our friends Sahrah and Nghor had the same vision that we had. They were fed up with the plastic trash piling up in their village in the north of Thailand and decided to do something about it. They participated in the Trash Heromovement, a network dedicated to clear the world of plastic waste by founding chapters for people who are willing to collect old plastic waste and either dispose it correctly or reusing it to make new products out of it. Sahrah and Nghor are using a unique technique and compress old plastic bags to a beautiful layer of coloured plastic cloth which we use as lining to make our products impenetrable against water. This has a direct and meaningful impact to the villages around us and we work to expand that model as much as we can.


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Members of the first Brockville Cycling Club
Alex. L. Murray and Crawford McClean
This is a studio photograph of two of the founding members of the Brockville Cycling Club posed on their new "High-Wheel Bicycles." Alex Murray was the junior partner with his father, George B. Murray in the company, Murray & Son, photographers. Crawford McClean was the son of the late Judge Worship B. McClean, and lived at 35 Hartley St. in his father's brick home. Besides taking part in country tours, the racers of the local clubs were known to race around the track at the Driving Park, near Ormond St. and Central Ave. where the annual Agricultural Fair was held.
Bicycle development led to further improvements, including a high-wheel tricycle, and placing the small wheel in the front, but soon chain-drives, triangular configured frames and equal sized pneumatic-tired wheels arrived on the scene. This was when young women abandoned their bustles and corsets, and joined the bicycle revolution which forced women to adapt to more "common sense dressing."
Young sportsmen around the world were quick to embrace the new sport of cycling in the early 1880s. Brockville was no exception. The new "High-Wheel" bicycles were being built of metal because of the advance of steel metallurgy in the late 1870s. With a large front wheel, solid-rubber tires, a high saddle and handle bars, followed by a smaller trailing wheel, it required a new kind of skill and athleticism to peddle these cycles.
Because the motive power on these cycles was a pair of peddles connected directly to the front wheel, the oversized wheel contributed to more distance traveled and speed with one rotation of the peddles.
The high-wheelers cost a small fortune to purchase. They could cost an average worker six month's pay, but gained a great popularity among young men of means. In towns like Brockville, Lyn, Prescott, and Cardinal, small groups of bicyclists formed clubs to share their passion for riding. According to records kept by the Canadian Cycling Association, the Brockville Cycling Club was the first registered club in Canada.
The roads of the day were rough, often causing accidental falls and tumbles. Any small rut or stone could send a balanced rider over the handlebars and down to the ground in what was known as "taking a header."
The local bicycle clubs took part in touring and racing in the 1890s, at times working toward building special cinder-paved bike trails alongside the existing roads. Periodically articles found in the local newspapers reported on efforts to raise money for these bicycle tracks such as one from Brockville to Lyn (1896), or from the "Dew Drop Inn" (on the Kingston Rd at Lyn Road) westwardly (1898).
Other Brockville wheelmen mentioned in local reports, in addition to the two in the photo, included: Capt. Ernie Bissett, Dr. Robert A. Bowie, brothers, Charles S. and Fremont B. Cossitt, Edwin Weatherhead, and Harry Going, the secretary of the club.
In May of 1897 a small item in the newspaper reported that a locally-made bicycle could be purchased at Dobbie's Hardware Store for $60. It was the product of a young mechanic named Fred Ruetsch, who previously had worked at Stearn's Bicycle Co. in Syracuse
Sources: Most of the bits of information about the local bicycle club has been collected by the Brockville Museum, but no detailed history of the Brockville Bicycle Club has been found yet. This photograph was one of two given to the museum 1981 by W. Stanley Adams, who owned a jewellery store on King Street.


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Katie Price has revealed that her son Harvey once called Piers Morgan a "c**t" backstage at Loose Women.
Talking on Saturday (September 16) at the Swindon date of her live tour, Katie recalled the first time Harvey met Piers, which took place during that infamous episode when Harvey swore on live TV.
"Before we went on stage, we were with Piers Morgan and Harvey said, 'Hello you c**t' Piers," she explained (via The Sun). "I said, 'Harvey, you don't know how lucky you are that you can say that."
Katie added that she's known Piers for "years" and that the Good Morning Britain host didn't seem that bothered by the remark.
He even tweeted after the show that it was a "pleasure to meet this gutsy, funny guy" in reference to Harvey and has joked about Katie revealing the story today, writing: "I think he meant it as a compliment."
Katie also revealed that Loose Women wanted to pre-record Harvey's interview.
"I said 'I don't want to, I don't want to take away his personality'. I said, 'Don't worry, he won't swear'. He couldn't have said a worse swearword," she joked.
Harvey was on Loose Women to talk about online bullying and what could be done to tackle it, with an appearance earlier this year also courting controversy for Coleen Nolan describing him as "very tanned".
Loose Women has recently denied reports that Katie is going to be getting the axe from the popular lunchtime show.
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Are you sleeping or doing your hair? This was definitely not the first time my husband asked me this. Like so many times before, I have found myself so tired to do my natural hair. I wake up the following day and pull my hair in a puff because it is so easy. I am the true definition of a lazy natural, because other than me being tired. I have more days were I just can't be bothered with my hair. Are you also a lazy natural? Here are 3 Reasons why you should not feel bad if you are you a lazy natural.
I am going to give you permission to be proud of your natural hair regardless of what you do with it. It is okay if you are not spending hours and hours doing your hair. It is okay if you are always in puffs, or you cut your hair bold or you did locs because it is easy. It is perfectly okay if you are always in protective styles and wigs. It is perfectly okay to want a simple life.
I have a YouTube channel called simplymunya for natural hair. When I first started my YouTube channel, I saw other Youtubers make 4 videos every week. So I thought that's what I needed to do if I wanted to grow my YouTube channel. As a result, I found myself styling my hair maybe 3 times a week for the videos. Times when I didn't have a good hairstyle for my video I panicked and went out of my way to do anything even when it didn't make any sense. You can just imagine how tired and stressed out I was. At the same time, I was wondering why my hair was not growing. The truth is my hair was breaking from all that manipulation. I would stretch my hair Monday, Tuesday I would twist it, then Wednesday I would do crochet braids. It was totally ridiculous. Here I was trying to grow my YouTube channel at the same time I was doing more damage to my hair. I felt so guilty and bad that if my channel did not grow it was because I was being lazy. This is further from the truth.
I have 3 reasons why you may be feeling guilty for not spending hours and hours on your hair and why you may be labeling yourself as being lazy when you should not.
There are too many people complicating growing natural hair and too many of us want it to be complicated. We fall for the videos where someone is showing us a wash day that involves putting 20 products on our hair. You absolutely do not need 20 products on your hair. You know your hair and definitely follow what makes sense.
I am so guilty of this because I do have a Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube channel. It is so easy to see other naturals and think that is how their hair is 24/7. The day your hair does not look all that, you look on Instagram and you think why does my hair look like this I am being lazy. Do not compare yourself with others. This journey is for you.
There will always be a new product to try and new hairstyles to try. If you wear a puff every day, be proud of your puff. If you wear a wig 6 months out of the year, be proud. Do not lose your focus. Stay in
your lane and be happy.
I remember one day I watched video after video hoping to find the secret to long hair or just healthy hair on YouTube. I was so disappointed to hear that almost all women with long natural hair said leave your hair alone and leave your hair in a protective style. That was definitely not the answer I was expecting because how can something that so many of us say is complicated have such an easy answer.
Being a lazy natural is actually good for you. You will see better results with your hair if you leave your hair alone. You do not have to be manipulating your hair every night. You do not have to have a twist out today, a puff tomorrow, cornrows the following day. Your natural hair does not have to look like it was styled by God himself every single day. You do not have to complicate being natural.
Remember you did the one and only thing expected of any natural hair person. That is, you stopped putting relaxers. You deserve a standing ovation for just that alone. Remember "Keep it simple,"
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Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar are two talented actresses of Bollywood. The actresses are known for their performances and thus every time they come back on the big screen the audience is assured about being entertained for sure. Taapsee and Bhumi have collaborated for the first time in Tushar Hiranandani's Saand Ki Aankh, which is based on the real life story of two middle-aged sharp-shooters who went on to win several medals for their skill. The trailer takes you through the bylanes of Johri village of UP where the story is being set up about these two middle-aged women who take up sharp shooting and realise how good they are at it when they want their daughters to live their lives differently, free of fear.
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