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Visayas Islands
Discover Negros, Bacolod city, its people and artists, in the Visayas, wide islands in the center of the Philippines archipel. Cebu. Negros Island : Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Bacolod City, Talisay, Silay, Kabankalan, Punta Ballo, Punta Bulata, Sipalay, Murcia, Masskara Festival, etc.
Renz, 15
Renz, 15 years old, is a son of a sugarcane truck driver, they live in Handumanan, originally a relocation site where squatters who occupied the city proper of Bacolod were...
Aside Bacpat visits
Bacolod, Silay, Sarabia, Bago, aside the visits of the scholars of Bacpat in Negros Occidental, other people, other places...
Richard, new sponsored kid
Richard, 12 years old, son of ambulant vendors ; he wants to be an engineer, loves math. Today he also got a new sponsor announcement.
Doctor's J restaurant
On the slopes of Mt Canlaon,a healthy lunch in the restaurant of Doctor J, also psychiatrist well known in the Philippines.
Dennis and family
Dennis and his twin Joseph are sons of Juliet, a vendor and single parent, they live in an isolated house in the fields of Abkasa, Bacolod City.
San Carlos,Negros Oriental
Mountains and seaside of San Carlo, oriental procince of Negros.
Krizyl, future Chef
Meet Krizyl, 15 years old Bacpat scholar. The purpose of the visit in their home of Purok Yanson, Mandalagan, Bacolod, was to announce her she will be sponsored by Ela's...
Silay Special Education School
A quick visit inside a the Special Education Center of DepED Division of Silay City. The SPED cater special children with different impairment; visually impaired, hearing...
Marjun, young deaf waiting for a heart surgery
Marjun, 21 year old deaf from EB Magalona, Negros Occidental, sponsored by Bacpat, is waiting for 3 years to have a heart surgery. His family earns from fishing and shell...
Ela's cooking class
Ela, german volunteer for Bacpat, organize this fine dinner cooking class for mothers of children helped by the organization, with italian and french inspiration with...
Joey de Castro & Balay ni Tana Dicang
In the ancestral house of Tana Dicang in Talisay, Negros Occidental, Joey de Castro exhibits its pottery, made on the principle of Raku, glaze technique related to the...
Balay Bato, the Stone house
Discover in Bacolod City, Balay Bato, biodynamic architecture using stones, pebbles, rocks and boulders ; and nearby the Green Alert Negros organization headquarters.
Dana's little house in the country
Welcome to Dana's family house, isolated in the countryside near Hinigaran, Negros Occidental, where Bacpat foundation comes to supervise the construction of toilets.
Smiles and colors of Hinigaran
Enjoying people in the streets, the market of Hinigaran, west coast of Negros Occidental, in the Visayas islands.
Hinigaran fishermen
On the beach at he arrival of the fishermen, coming back after a productive ride.
Bacpat helps Dana
Meeting in her school Dana, 12, scholar of Bacpat foundation, then lunch meeting with her parents before visiting stores for the installation of toilets in their isolated...
Back to Tangigue
Back in the maze of narrow streets in Tangigue, slum area by the sea in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, where Bacpat organization helps some children and their family.
Edgar, artist
An aircraft weathervane on the roof invites to meet the inhabitants of the hut, Edgar, wood sculptor and his wife Ellen, both 61 years old, 2 children...
Silay beach by night
Silay Beach est une zone en plein développement grâce à une nouvelle route en bord de mer, s'y implantent de nombreux restaurants, offrant aux habitants alentour un lieu...
Bago Bantayan Park
Enjoying sunset colors in Bantayan park. Every barangay (district) has his own house on this boulevard on the banks of Bago River, Bago City, Negros Occidental.
Bago kids
During a walk on Bago river's banks, sharing moments with the kids playing there.
Sunset time in Silay City
A short play with the sunset on the seashore of Silay CIty, where you can also enjoy the view in many restaurants.
Bacolod City Snaps
Random meetings in Bacolod City, the fun of street photography !
A steam train tour
In Negros, sugarcane bowl of the Philippines, Hawaïan Philippines Company is still maintaining a few old steam trains that were used for the hauling in the fields. Thank you...
Muscovado processing
Discover the processing of sugarcane to muscovado, a kind of sugar with really small refining, even less than brown sugar.
Riding around Murcia
How a bike ride can become a touristic experience : discover around Murcia a certain lifestyle, the busy sunday market or the quiet simple life by the canals in the sugar...
Fighting-cocks mountain farm
Take a misty rainy foggy tour of the Philippines national champion Johnny Jalandoni's fighting-cocks mountain farm.
Bacpat scholars lunch-forum
Bacpat foundation gathered their high school seniors scholars about to graduate, in order to discuss on their ambitions and fears about their career plans.
Natural Farming class (II) Processing
Going forward in the food chain, Daniel Collot shows how to process the harvest, elaborating products to be sold on the marketplace.
Natural Farming class (I) Planting
Invited by Welcome Home Fundation in Bacolod, Daniel Collot and his wife Mechelle conducts a natural farming class to the deaf students, teaching them productive technics for...
Route to Don Salvador Benedicto
Leaving Bacolod direction Mt Canlaon to Don Salvador Benedicto, passing km34, a strange magnetic effect makes cars able to mount the slope... without any power !
On a sand bar...
Taking the boat direction the sea, and a sand bar, visible only at low tide, where a few houses are for rent...
On the road to Dumaguete
Driving south-east from Bacolod city, capital of Negros Occidental province, to Dumaguete city, capital of Negros Oriental, and come back...
Ramon Uy Organic Farm
- Eco Tourism,
- Manger-Restaurant-Gastronomie,
- Tourisme-Exploration,
- Utile-Engagements,
- visayas islands
Sugar cane harvesting
Negros island is the sugarcane bowl of the Philippines, welcome into the fields with the sacadas and pakyaws, workers of the sugar.
Cocks fight
A derby in company of Johnny Jalandoni, famous fighting cocks breeder, in Negros New Coliseum, cockpit of Barangay Cabug, Bacolod City.
Sunset in Bago City
Bantayan park, Bago City, picturesque sunset on the banks of Bago river...
Fighting cocks
Discover the cock farm of the champion breeder-Eddie Boy Ledesma, with among his clients, the ten-times world-champion Manny Pacquiao.
Ma-Ao transloading station
South of Bacolod, in Barangay Ma-Ao, Bago City, discover at sunset this transloading station, where trucks come to load sugar cane harvest on bigger ones, before going to the...
Sunday bikers
Early sunday morning, dozens of bikers ride on Negros routes around Bacolod city. A little sloppy trip on the route and trails direction Campuestohan.
Café Joint opening
Manny Montelibano's Café Joint opening in Art District, Bacolod city, with the presence of various Visayas' artists, Charlie Co, Dennis Ascalon, Junjun Montelibano ...
Detlev Rueff at Negros Museum
The australian photojournalist Detlev Rueff opens his photography show in Negros Museum, Phinma gallery.
Baywalk promenade
Forget the sunset this evening, watch the people passing time on this new promenade along the bay of Bacolod.
Rapha Valley
1h from Bacolod City, in Don Salvador Benedicto, Rapha Valley is an organic farm owned by the Jo Family, especially animated Dr. Albert Jo, who propose his elaborated vegan...
Biking in negros sugar cane fields
A little trip east of Bacolod, starting in the sugar cane fields trails before reaching the highway to go up to Campuestohan.
Piñalosa organic farm
- Eco Tourism,
- Manger-Restaurant-Gastronomie,
- Philippines,
- Tourisme-Exploration,
- Utile-Engagements,
- visayas islands
In Victoria, north of Negros Occidental, discover this organic farm, also home stay and teaching center for organic technics, and the personality of Ramon Piñalosa, its...
Run and save a life 2
Hundreds of participants for this charity race in Bacolod City, organized by the St. Scholastica's Bacolod Alumnae Foundation and the Province of Negros Occidental.
Punta Taytay beach
If many paradisiac beaches exists in the Philippines, this one located in the south of Bacolod, although beautiful at sunset, is an another standard and deserves a big...


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Joomla or Drupla referal site
Budget $250-750 USD
The site needs to be done in about 10 days. I'm willing to pay $300-$400
This project is referall site that basically emails your friends to be your referrals for them. By referrals I mean job references. The sites design will already be made and each page on the site will look almost identical to the home page, just different text.
The site can be made in Joomla or Drupal. I wanted to do it in Joomla, but my only concern is Joomla is for small businesses, and if it expands and get's big Joomla may not be adequate.
My company has done many CMS sites, I know what work you will have to do.
Core Functions and PAGES:
Users can view the site. There are two levels of a reference. The
short version is viewable the full version is not unless registered.
The processes for a reference are:
1) request
2) write
If you've sent out a request -- a non user receives an email with a
direct link to write it. They do have to register, but are placed on a
page that allows them to enter a user/pass in addition to the
reference information. The person being referenced has to approve the
reference. On the sidebar it says "Approve Reference" Then it becomes
a reference on your References page. An option is to "hide" a
particular reference at anytime. There is no "delete".
The client bought a Octazen program in PHP... allowing
users to choose all of their webmail contacts from Gmail, AOL,
Hotmail, Outlook etc.... It's sort of how twitter is how you enter in
your email login and password and it scrolls through your contact and
saves them (I guess).
-write a reference
Users can write a reference for a user or non user. One of the fields
is predictive email. Users who are not a reveral user will get an
email. Users who are will get a Reference request.
-request a reference
Asking a user or non user to write a reference for you.
Reference Page: all users can view a short version of the reference
which is: photo, name, and how they know user. Registered users can
see full version, which is on [url removed, login to view] --- it's all the questions
and fields there.
Sidebar with Reference data as in Beta: Request a reference, write a
Foot in the Door
Give / Get
In the center:
What Do You Do -- users input their occupation in a dynamic field
Client History: users input the following information into dynamic
fields... users can change this on their profile pages for their own
"client history" similar to facebook's status update.
-job title
-reference contact
Users can set up an appointment to chat with any user. User can input
email or user name into predictive field. Their profile page, the
sidebar and the reference page all have the "set meeting" button. We
were using Google Calendar... Once you set an appointment, both users
receive notification. A Number placed next to the "meeting". The
recieving user can change the date of the meeting.
The one challenging aspect here is Meetings are directly connected to
CHAT. Once a user sets a meeting
with another user they are added to their CHAT. It's like being
friended or added as a follower.... there is no approval process for
being added. I don't know if there is a free module out there that does
this. I know there are free chat downloads out there. I'm willing to
buy one if you can find one that is perfect for this requirment.
We'll add options for how many references, requests, chats and more a
user can receive after the core functions are built.
internal email... how users can connect with each other. A number
placed next to the Inbox (1) upon receiving a message.
Search for user by name, email, user name, location
Foot in the Door --searching their reference
4hr -searching users who have clicked off the 4hr minimum
Add images
Add Documents
Users input a job, recieve a job listing notification on their sidebar
when one matching their occupation becomes available.
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Just as last week, we continued to read the book "Measure What Matters" by Katie Paine. After talking about and analyzing the importance of "you," this week I have decided to switch gears and focus on a different topic. For this week, I would like to concentrate on measuring what your employees think. In the business world, communication is one of the most important assets for employees to have yet the ability to communicate is still difficult. In her book, Paine mentions a six steps to measuring what employees think, say and do as a result of the communication in the business world. These steps are outlined below:
Step 1: Understand the Environment and Where They Really Get Information
- How Are Messages Getting through to Employees, and What Are They?
- What Channels or Vehicles Do Employees Trust?
- What's Important to Them?
- What Do They Think about the Organization Today?
Step 3: Select a Benchmark to Compare To
Step 4: Define the Criteria of Success
Step 5: Select Your Measurement Tools and Collect Data
- Message Analysis Tools
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- Use Surveys to Determine What Employees Think
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Nov. 25, 2017 - Photos: Must-see photos of Irma damage in Jacksonville area .... hurricane Irma recap
The "Buresh Bottom Line": Always be prepared!..... City of Jacksonville Preparedness Guide... Georgia Hurricane Guide.
Less than a week left in the 2017 hurricane season!.......
There are no areas of concern over the Atlantic Basin.
An old front is triggering scattered, disorganized showers & t'storms from the Central & Western Atlantic to the Caribbean but no low pressure development of consequence is expected.
A large & strong ocean storm is over the Northeast Atlantic - nontropical but impressive on satellite....
Images below from the Storm Prediction Center showing tornadoes (preliminary counts) spawned by U.S. landfalling tropical cyclones. The great majority were associated with "Harvey" - 57. The 119 for the year ranks 4th since 1995 only behind 2008, 2005 & 2004.
Interesting map below tweeted by Erik Pindrock shows virtually all of Fl. has experienced at least tropical storm force winds this year... as well as the entire Gulf Coast... & as far north as N. Carolina on the east coast:
Interesting tweet & graph from Dr. Phil Klotzbach, CSU - "no statistically significantly trend":
Deep oceanic heat content continues to wane as we go deeper into fall.....
Sea surface temp. anomalies:
East Atlantic IR satellite:
Mid & upper level wind shear (enemy of tropical cyclones) analysis (CIMMS).
SE U.S. surface map:
Surface analysis centered on the tropical Atlantic:
Surface analysis of the Gulf:
Extensive hurricane Irma recap - click here.
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Backhand Lessons for Intermediate Players
For many tennis players, even at intermediate level, the backhand shot is still one which is mainly used in defence. A lot of players do not have the confidence to hit a backhand shot as an attacking play during a match. How often do you think, as an attacking shot, you will hit try and hit the ball to your opponent's backhand, as it is sure to be weak? Well chances are, they are going to be thinking the same about you. So, we want to develop the backhand shot, into something which can be used as a progressive shot, in terms of winning the point and backhand lessons for intermediate players, well help a lot with this.
Imagine you have played a good point up until now and you have forced your opponent into hitting a short ball over the net. If this was on your forehand side, you would have little hesitation in playing an approach shot and getting to the net if required, to finish the point. However, many intermediate players are not willing to do the same on the backhand.
The first thing to ensure when playing a backhand approach shot, is to not allow the ball to drop too low, before playing the shot. As soon as the ball starts dropping, you lose your chance to be aggressive, so always try and meet the ball at its highest point, which should be around shoulder level, not waist level.
Although you want to be aggressive with a backhand approach shot, it does not have to be as powerful as your forehand so do not force the shot by hitting it too hard. If you contact the ball at its highest point, the racket will naturally brush over the top of the ball and create some topspin, without the need to force it. If you try to hit the ball too hard, you will lose accuracy on the shot. Be prepared, having hit the backhand shot, you may need to hit a volley at the net, to finish off the point.
Clearly, not every ball is going to sit up nice and high for you to attack and when taking backhand lessons for intermediate players, it's important to look at balls which stay low. Whereas for high balls, we can use a topspin backhand, for low balls, a slice shot is required.
For this shot, you will need to use the continental grip and on the backswing, the racket will need to be higher, than when you are playing the topspin shot. This set-up, will allow you to come down and into the ball but the follow through is equally important. The follow through on the backhand slice approach shot, needs to be extended, as this will give you more control over the shot and result in a much deeper shot, than if you played the shot in stabbing motion, with very little follow through.
With a nice, deep backhand slice approach shot and good follow through, you can maintain your momentum from the shot, into the net and attack the return shot from your opponent.
Backhand approach shots are never going to be easy to master but backhand lessons for intermediate players, such as this, give a great insight, into exactly what is required to perfect the shot.
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Beating Ebola and Cancer with rats and bats - Evolution is the ultimate bio lab
In the wake of the deadliest outbreak of Ebola in recorded human history, scientists and doctors are scrambling to bring effective quarantine measures into place. After the current wave of this pretty terrifying disease is quelled (assuming it is), our focus will shift from containment and mitigation to a long-term cure. There are several species which lend themselves to study for the ultimate eradication of deadly terrors like cancer, Ebola, and other highly contagious, fatal diseases.
The naked mole rat was recently crowned "Mammal of the Year" by Nature for an incredible physical trait; no member of the species has ever been observed with cancer. This is due to the manner in which the naked rat genome programs for cell reproduction, and the mix of sugars their bodies produce. While they are just about the ugliest creatures imaginable (some scientists say that after working with them for a while, they start to seem pretty cute, an opinion I cannot begin to comprehend, photo here), their incredible resistance does begin to lay the trail of bread crumbs which may lead to humans beating cancer. The naked mole rat, also known as the desert puppy (puppy?!) is not the only animal with a natural resistance to cancer; two species of blind mole rat defend against cancer using a different mechanism. These three species, which originate in East Africa and the Middle East, provide some brilliant evolutionary clues to some of humanity's greatest challenges.
In addition to its astounding cancer resistance, the naked mole rat also has the highest life-span amongst rodents, up to 31 years (as compared to captive mice, which live only 2-3 years). The cause of this longevity is believed to be the ability of an individual to dramatically slow their metabolic rate, reducing the effects of oxidative stress (a cause of aging). In addition to this semi-hibernate state, their proteins display excellent stability in reproduction. Some headlines have lauded the "fountain of youth", and while this is certainly hyperbole, it may lead to an understanding of how organisms slow the effects of aging and provide a framework for humans to replicate.
Another organism which demonstrates a remarkable resistance to terrifying diseases is one that has long been associated with the spread of disease. Bats, perhaps second only to rats in this regard, have gotten this reputation from countless outbreaks of rabies, histoplasmosis (a potentially fatal disease primarily affecting the lungs), and several hemorrhagic fevers (the West African Marburg hemorrhagic fever has a mortality rate of over 90%). This opinion of bats as walking disease labs is based more in tradition and hearsay than it is in scientific observation, and needs further testing to corroborate. Having qualified that, bats' genetic ability to detect and repair damaged DNA is much better than humans'. This is thought to be a result of a genetic mechanism to correct for that damage bats cause themselves while flying. This is substantiated by the low occurrence of tumors in bat species, which are probably identified and repaired before they become malignant.
Bats require an elevated metabolism in order to be able to fly, which means their bodies are constantly in a heightened state. Anti-virus mechanisms in the human body only turn on when exposed to stimulus, while bats' are always active possibly because of this metabolic requirement. This means that infections may never get the necessary foothold in a bat's body to become fatal, and the bat becomes a carrier rather than a victim. While this sounds scary, it does provide an opportunity for humans to defeat diseases like Ebola and hemorrhagic fevers. By determining which traits bats are using to prevent fatalities from diseases that run like wildfire through the human body, scientists may be able to develop cures.
By studying the solutions created by organisms over millions of years of evolutionary trial and error, scientists and doctors can find the clue which may lead to the ultimate eradication of the world's most troubling diseases.
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Liam Payne has revealed how Donald Trump once threw him and the rest of One Direction out of his hotel.
It seems the US president was less than impressed with the boyband, when they declined his request to meet his daughter when staying at his New York hotel.
Ever the grown-up, Trump then banned them from using an underground garage at the hotel in retaliation.
Things soon escalated, with it ending up with the lads being turfed out on the street.
Speaking to Rollacoaster magazine, Liam said: "It was about [meeting] his daughter. He phoned up our manager and we were asleep. He said, 'Well, wake them up' and I was like 'No' and then he wouldn't let us use the underground garage.
"Obviously in New York we can't really go outside. New York is ruthless for us. So he was like, 'OK, then I don't want you in my hotel.' So we had to leave."
In the same interview, Liam also opened up about his relationship with girlfriend Cheryl for the first time.
He described her as the "most beautiful girlfriend in the world", adding: "She's been my dream girl since I was younger. She's so ace."
Last month, Cheryl finally ended months of speculation by confirming her pregnancy.
The singer proudly showed off her bump for a L'Oréal photo-shoot, the day after the Brit Awards.
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- 1 Vacancy
- Permanent Full time
No degree, certificate or diplomaMajor Work Area
ConstructionCredentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
Not required; Not applicableExperience
2 years to less than 3 yearsWork Setting
Residential; CommercialSpecific Skills
Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware; Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools; Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements; Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materialsOwn Tools/Equipment
Safety equipment/gear; Steel-toed safety boots; Hard hatWork Site Environment
At heights; Noisy; DustyWork Conditions and Physical Capabilities
Handling heavy loads; Physically demanding; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Bending, crouching, kneelingPersonal Suitability
Effective interpersonal skills; Accurate; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Judgement; Values and ethics; Reliability
Please send resumes to email@example.com. Please make sure to indicate the position that you are applying for.
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The city was, perhaps, surprisingly upbeat about the appearance of the Empress. Of course the Ryokugony would be, but even the Gaijin seems impressed and cheerful. It may have just been that important people are special no matter where you're from. The city guard were out in force making sure everywhere was peaceful and everything went smoothly, even though very little of the city actually was visited. Masaru didn't want to take any chances and found several opportunities to inform her of the goings on in the city and especially what they learned of the Gray Souls. The docks, he found, were the best place to find a strong breeze to take his words to her.
Her stay was brief, of course, and once she was gone everything settles down into more mundane events. After the duel he had with Ruse, Masaru pushed harder in his training. The only reason he won was because Ruse was not a good swordsman. He still bested Masaru soundly in everything about the duel that wasn't just swinging a sword. He pushed himself hard for weeks training himself to live in the moment, to exist in all places while being in none. Most days found him blindfolded, sitting on top of a pole while imagining every fight he'd ever been in and all the fights he'd still have. As he got better at forgetting the world around him he thought he felt something in him growing, but not something tangible, it was a blank space that accepted anything he put into it without ever getting smaller.
Once he felt that he'd trained as far as he could without moving back home to live alone as a hermit he started wandering the city. Strangely, he found more often than not that his wondering brought him to the Unicorn Estate and the massive hounds of the Kennel Master. The Kennel Master, being what he was, didn't seem to much care that a man barely outside of being a child and also from another clan was giving so much attention to him and his dogs. Masaru found it most strange that he didn't seem at all to want to protect the secrets of his craft. But then Unicorns were rather open people, maybe even more so than Dragons since they opened themselves even to the Gaijin. It didn't take long for Masaru to start learning how the man controlled the beasts, and even less time for him to find himself in the pen running and playing with them. He spent a couple weeks training with the Kennel Master, getting fitter than he'd ever been besides learning a great deal about animals in general, not just the giant dogs.
The oddest thing came when he realized that in a way what he was doing with the dogs was the same as what he had been doing training for dueling. It was like a concept right on the edge of his consciousness. A linking of all things that would improve his ability to fight more than ever before. He just needed to open himself up to it.


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Next up is another new (to me that is) band.
Not sure what to say about these.. Lets just say one word:
Noise yes, loud yes.
They are referred to on some review I read as 'visceral' 'punk-rock real deal' and compared to Nirvana's 'Teen Spirit' and Rage Against the Machines 'Killing in the Name of' both of which I rate pretty highly.
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- Anonymous said...
Cheers for that ;-)
- Friday, September 28, 2007 6:51:00 pm
- Gledwood said...
Oh the bloody video won't go now... this is what happens for being in a cybercaff...
Who are you, Gracci? I got here via Lord Whatsissomewhat's profile... you surely know who I'm talking about as he's coauthor on this blog... what is this thing about having coauthors when really one person writes the blog? I'm not up with the blogetiquate... know what I mean...
Well I was just passing as I said and thought I would say hi to a stranger tonight as I'm procrastinating writing my memoirs (long story; it is on my blog) ... ok take care & all the best to you
Vol 2....
- Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:22:00 pm
- Gracchi said...
Gledwood- James just came over here to post when I was on holiday. Its normal practice in the blogging world- way of us helping each other to get through times when we can't blog! Anyway I'll be coming over soon- thanks for the visit.
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Canyon del Oro sophomore Gentry Hicks might want to play at The Pines Golf Club at Marana more often.
The 15-year-old, who won the Class 4A Sonoran Region boys golf championship in the fall, fired a hole-in-one Thursday, using a 6 iron on the 200-yard par-3 sixth hole. Hicks and his foursome played from the gold tees. The ace, his first, was witnessed by his dad, Murray, and friends Derek Metz and Tom Olla.
In November, Hicks won the Sonoran Region individual championship in a playoff against teammate Ryan Klump. Hicks posted a two-day score of 145 (75-70) at Torres Blancas for the region title. He helped CDO to a second-place finish in the region behind Catalina Foothills.
A week later, he was one of three CDO golfers with top-20 showings in the 4A-I state championship in Buckeye at the Sundance Golf Course, leading the Dorados to a fourth-place finish.
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About a quarter of adults suffer from a mental illness every year, and millions more people are affected when their friends or family experience mental health problems, say authors Joel L. Young, MD and Chris Adamec. Sadly, mental illness is often dismissed as a behavioral choice or the product of bad character and laziness. The stigma of mental illness can make it challenging to seek treatment, and often leaves those affected feeling guilty, ashamed, and unworthy. If you subscribe to the ten myths that follow, you're (probably completely unknowingly) contributing to the stigma faced every day by those with mental illness and those who love them.
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Anderson Zero the Hero
To celebrate the 100th day of school in Mansfield ISD, Charlotte Anderson Elementary School kindergarteners were treated to a visit by Zero the Hero (a.k.a Raul Gonzalez, MISD School Board Member). The students wore headbands honoring the number 100 decorated by the students. Many students also wore t-shirts adorned with various items to represent the number 100. Zero the Hero regaled the students with stories about the importance of the number zero and led them in song. To these kindergarteners, Zero was truly a hero!Read More


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- Ecommerce Integration: You want to capture your ecommerce orders accurately in Netsuite. Netsuite has its own ecommerce module, but many businesses will need more, or want to use their existing Magento or BigMachines ecommerce and configuration capabilities. Again, two way integration with Netsuite as the "Accounting" product and inventory master, with other platforms responsible for things like configuration, e-Merchandising, shopping cart, and payment processing.
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Of Our Life And Creating Writings And Things Here!
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Would that I only would be the one writer and poet with the one poet to be
Dreaming and making plans and building ideals, principles and more ideas…
Ideas for great ways of life and living, dreaming
And working and thinking of ways to create
and make things happen for us with our writing careers.
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And new beginnings may happen
While I believe Jesus for doing such things that were seriously hopeful and of truth.
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Well, talking and working for ourselves, I believe that is very worthwhile for us good writers and poets!
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I am considering to apply to UCLA after my second semester's grades come out, because my husband and I would prefer to live in CA, and I guess UCLA is more competitive in west coast. However, I would like to practice international law after graduation, which means GULC is the best choice.
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Punkin' patchin' was fun. Exhausting, but fun. Hit up the dollar store on the way to work for a few Halloween-y things. Hit Target for costumes on the way home to pick up the boys, since, as previously posted, Trunk-or-Treat was tonight.
Of course, the boys were high on choc chip & M&M cookies courtesy of Nana. Refused any sort of dinner, stripped nekkid to don costumes, while I run around trying to change out of my freakin' work clothes. All between 545 and 601 pm. Soooo, we made it. Trunk-or-Treat. But I thought that was it. Until we entered the seventh circle of hell called the multipurpose room at CE.
I can't believe my ears aren't still ringing
Got home FINALLY at 8 (an hour past bedtime, whuck?)
THING beelines to the toy area after bath - no big. Until I see him attempting to feast upon cat vomit. CAT. VOMIT. I puked a little in my mouth.
Cleaned that up. Whatever, poor kitty is old and decrepit. What's a little cat vomit in the scheme of things? Until I see the cat POOP. And notice the office door closed (of course, that's where the cat box lives). And WHERE, you ask, was THING when I discovered said poop? Oh, he was picking at the carpet trying to rustle up some green pukey bits until he saw the poop, then it was enlisting Whinemaster (who has the gag reflex of, well, nevermind) to quickly run the toiletpaper-wrapped poop to the bathroom while herding THING away from the interesting squishy lumps on the floor.
Where was Divo during all this you ask? Upstairs dramatically throwing himself repeatedly on the bed to demonstrate just how tired he was, as it was apparently too tired to eat his dinner but not tired enough to lay his a$$ down and sleep.
D-lite? Expanding his brain across town. I can't WAIT until it's his turn to do one of these crazy days alone! But tomorrow, I shall sit stoicly by his side in the Pee Palace, awaiting the ultimate sacrifice. Or so he says. Little does he know I'll be dressed as a Momcess tomorrow for Halloween party at work ;) That should embarrass him. Maybe not the tiara, but at least the beribboned toilet bowl brush I shall brandish as my royal scepter...


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Jamon Halvaksz and David Lipset write: Marijuana first reached Micronesia with American Peace Corps volunteers in the late 1960s
The drug first reached Micronesia with American Peace Corps volunteers in the late 1960s. However, evidence suggests that widespread local use began somewhat later. Oneisom (1991) identified the 1970s as the beginning of local use in Chuuk, with importation coming from Palau, Yap and Saipan.
Jamon Halvaksz and David Lipset write: Marijuana first reached Micronesia with American Peace Corps volunteers in the late 1960s
Another Kind of Gold: an Introduction to Marijuana in Papua New Guinea
Nov 1, 2006
Widespread as marijuana has become in Papua New Guinea (PNG), little ethnographic investigation has been done on problems raised by its cultivation, consumption and traffic there. In this essay, we survey the legal contexts of its production and circulation both in PNG and throughout the Pacific. We assess how the drug has been depicted in the regional literature. While our primary focus is on PNG, our point in offering these broader perspectives is to begin to outline political and comparative issues suggested by the arrival of this substance on Pacific shores. Our overall goal is to encourage rigorous and comprehensive discussion of the ambiguous relationship among society, the state and global capitalism that the drug constitutes, in addition to the many other, rather smaller-scale problems raised in each of our four essays about the ongoing construction of and debate about its meaning at the local-level.
Cannabis sativa, or marijuana, has circulated throughout the world for several thousand years (Abel 1980). Today, the drug is widely transacted in the insular Pacific, where it began to enter local consumption and circulation in the early 1980s.1 In turn, it has been fed back into the global economy through the informal economy and, to a limited extent, through international trafficking. Pacific states, while supporting the World System, condemn and sanction marijuana and are supported in this stance by international treaties. However, marijuana remains a morally ambiguous and especially problematic presence in the region.
Indeed, local-level discourse about marijuana in the Pacific is scant at best. There has been a little work done on Guam, Fiji, New Zealand, Hawaiians, Australians and Samoans living in California.6 Some of the earliest, and still most interesting, research on the subject was done on Chuuk in the mid 1980s (Larson 1987).7 The drug first reached Micronesia with American Peace Corps volunteers in the late 1960s. However, evidence suggests that widespread local use began somewhat later. Oneisom (1991) identified the 1970s as the beginning of local use in Chuuk, with importation coming from Palau, Yap and Saipan.
In addition, college students who had studied abroad returned and were eager to share it with friends. American movies were also influential. Even though the Chuuk state adopted the FSM criminal code in 1980, which made possession and traffic illegal, marijuana remained relatively new to Chuuk people who were then calling it a 'different cigarette,' or else maru, maruwo or marwana (Oneisom 1991). By the mid 1980s, cultivation had become widespread (Larson 1987). At that time, marijuana was available for purchase in Moen stores, either on a per cigarette basis or in bulk. It was smoked by groups of young men in a secluded place such as a men's house or after dark.
Less commonly, groups of young women smoked it.
On the one hand, smoking was seen as a means to enhance collective solidarity and increase trust among people, smokers usually being close kin and intimate friends. Pot, in such contexts, was shared to sustain and create relationships. The Chuukese viewed being high as a state of tranquility and frivolity. Older youth would relax while high. Younger kids would yell loudly and practice karate kicks. But many reasons were cited for smoking: to combat asthma, defeat loneliness, lose weight, out of frustration for being unemployed, to enjoy sex more and face stress. Larson also reported that marijuana had also been assimilated into Pacific patterns of consumption.
For young men who had not smoked outside Chuuk, the goal of smoking was to feel the effect of the drug as much as possible in the present moment without saving anything for the future. "The purpose of eating...is to feel full. The purpose of drinking intoxicants is to get drunk. With marijuana, the more one smokes the higher one can get. Hence, the goal is to smoke as many joints as possible at one time' (1987:221-222). What is more, marijuana had also become a context for competitive display by Chuukese growers, who would each give a joint to a group of smokers who would then judge its relative potency, the winning grower received the most endorsements.
But, as we argue, the drug was also understood dialogically. It was suspected as foreign. No Chuuk term described being high. And, unlike being drunk, its effects were not viewed as predictable. Marijuana, a 'custom from elsewhere,' was 'disdained' by nearly every established authority on Chuuk: elders, chiefs, and church and government leaders all of whom viewed it as the second biggest problem affecting society, next to alcohol (Larson 1987:224). It was seen as causing craziness, forgetfulness, overeating, irritability and laziness. A mental health worker reported that 75% of mental problems in Chuuk were caused by heavy marijuana use.8 Recent history has shown that drug traffic and consumption has served to maintain and aggrandize state legitimacy and power (Marez 2004:5).
In the new states of the Pacific, however, another story is emerging. Society may not only oppose the state (Clastres 1989), but both society and state may be found to elaborate opposing drug narratives, unfinalized, no legitimacy, no power, no last word.
1. Marshall (1987) has argued that marijuana was introduced into PNG by Australians shortly after WW , as a result of which it began to grow wild throughout the country. In Hawaii, marijuana is older, and likely arrived in the 1920s. In Australia, it likely arrived even earlier in the form of hemp. Its arrival elsewhere in the Pacific in the 1960s and '70s was at the behest of the most benign representatives of global capitalism, Peace Corp volunteers and returning college students.
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Shays says he would Support McCain 8 Feb
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Pop Rocks Watermelon Candy
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Pop Rocks Watermelon Candy
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- "I had to stop eating these because of the lesions caused by my braces. " in 1 review
- "I used to eat these as a child, and now my son loves them!!!" in 1 review
- "I do not like the flavor of most watermelon flavored foods, but these have a very good taste. " in 1 review
- "Besides that, the pop rocks are my favorite candy by far." in 1 review
- "I've always loved Pop Rocks, but watermelon has always been y favorite, (along with any other watermelon flavored candy)." in 1 review
87 reviews
Every kid has experimented with these and each flavor at one time. You can buy them at pretty much any grocery or liquor store. The flavor is good it taste like sugar, it's pretty affordable and worth every purchase over and over again. As a kid everybody has that soda and pop rocks dare. we've all done it LOL and it's a fun trick to playing on today's kids . They also make great stocking stuffers!
There are so many things adults can use these for to make things with, ice cream, shots ect. These are not just for kids. Having a july 4th party these are a must! There are so many different flavors you can buy and they are super cheap! Kids love them too, you can even put them in icecream for the kids to give it a little extra kick!
I can remember eating these for the first time. The anticipation of what exactly this candy was going to do once it hits your tongue. It is a nice surprise and so fun for kids. My kids love them and they are a great treat for all occasions. Great flavors but the watermelon is my favorite.
These are so fun!! You can use them for a lot of different desert ideas - and the kids love them. You can also use them in drinks and make it a lot of fun! They taste so good - I bought these from Walmart but you can buy almost anywhere candy is sold!
Pop rocks are different kind of candy. Wouldn't be something I ate every day but it's definitely a fun every now an then treat. I will say they do pop but they aren't bad pops. The pops don't last long. So you don't have to worry about them poping to long!
Pop rocks are probably the most fun candy on the market. Watermelon is my favorite flavor and has been since I was a kid. They are so fun and everyone always laughs when eating them, always good to have around
What great memories this bring from my childhood the only this is the weird sensation of the candy popping in you mouth but it's fun to expirement would definitely buy for my kids today for them to try :) love it how fun
What's bad to say about Pop Rocks? Nothing at all. We get these for Halloween and will continue to eat the leftovers until they are all gone... Considering that there might not be any left to eat after all the trick-or-treaters find out what house is giving them out! I bought several different kinds of candy this year and I'm particularly excited about this one. (:
This candy really tastes like watermelon candy and when you put it in your mouth they crackle and pop. just for the hell of it I ate some and washed them down with a can of coke a cola and guess what, I'm still alive, lol. that was the rumor back in the day that someone died from ingesting that combination. pop rocks are still a favorite of mine 40 years later.
A classic, I had them when I was growing up. I just picked up a packet for the family, including our toddler son to enjoy. It was hilarious fun times. He thought they were just awesome making that "funny" noise. The taste is good and they were only one dollar! but so much fun for us!They were worth it.
Do they still make these. Where do they sell them
Does this remind anyone of these childhood?
Any recipes using these? I'm curious if anyone has every incorporated them into anything
Shouldn't they come in one massive clump explosion?
Why are they so sticky and why are the pieces so small?


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1.1 This practice establishes methods for thermal vacuum bakeout of spacecraft and spacecraft components.
1.2 This practice defines the equipment, environment, and certification criteria for each type of bakeout.
1.3 The methods defined in this practice are intended to reduce component outgassing rates to levels necessary to meet mission performance requirements of the contamination sensitive hardware. Times, temperatures, and configurations contained in this document have been found to provide satisfactory results. Experienced operators may find that other, similar times, temperatures and configurations have provided satisfactory results. If deviations from these criteria are deemed appropriate, they should be detailed in the bakeout report.
1.4 This practice describes three bakeout methods: Method A, using prescribed time and pressure criteria; Method B, using prescribed QCM stabilization rate criteria; and Method C, which measures the QCM deposition rate.
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E1235 Test Method for Gravimetric Determination of Nonvolatile Residue (NVR) in Environmentally Controlled Areas for Spacecraft
E1546 Guide for Development of Fire-Hazard-Assessment Standards
E1549 Specification for ESD Controlled Garments Required in Cleanrooms and Controlled Environments for Spacecraft for Non-Hazardous and Hazardous Operations
E1559 Test Method for Contamination Outgassing Characteristics of Spacecraft Materials
E1560 Test Method for Gravimetric Determination of Nonvolatile Residue From Cleanroom Wipers
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This little man turned 4 recently.
As you may have seen here, we were going for an airplane theme for Evan's party.
I got lazy and wanted a simple party with very little work so I rented out the child drop-in centre that we frequent. It is closed on the weekends and is very affordable for half a day. It was SO worth it because I didn't have to clean up my house before and again after the party!
The room is a giant play space so all the play activities were taken care of. There were tons of toys, a big play structure with slides and climbing things and outside there were ride on toys, a sandbox and picnic tables. So I really didn't have to do all that much. Yesssssss.
I did set up a couple of tables as work stations - in keeping with the theme. The first was the 'Customs' area where the children got to stamp their own passports. I couldn't find actual country or flag stamps but the kids didn't mind. They stamped away, and the ones who were old enough to write, printed their names or the names of countries. It was a hit.
The next station I made was for making paper airplanes. I supplied paper, scissors and instructions for creating different types of planes (readily available on the internet).
Again, I was going for the easy route the whole way so I made cupcakes instead of a big cake. I made vanilla cake with white frosting (which may or may not have been from a box) and put marshmallows on top to look like clouds. Then topped them with mini paper airplanes made by big brother Malcolm -thank you very much!
The last station I set up was the 'luggage pick up area' where the kids could assemble their own loot bags with an assortment of plastic planes, Styrofoam gliders, candy, parachute men, and pin-on pilot's wings. I didn't get a picture of the wings but I basically printed off pictures of them (also from the internet), laminated them and taped a pin to the back.
The table also doubled as place to put the gifts.
The party wasn't too structured but when I wanted to mix things up a bit I broke out the parachute for a bit of fun.
And there were squeals.
All in all a pretty fun day for my lil man :)
All in all a pretty fun day for my lil man :)


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Ironically, it is those who now wish to return to this ancient totalitarian device who are fondest of calling themselves "progressives." They are also fond of saying that those who believe in economic liberty "are living in the nineteenth century." These controlists have yet to learn that they themselves are still living, as the discoveries in Babylonia attest, in the nineteenth century—B.C.!
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Wondering how to install an APK file on your Samsung Galaxy S6? As you might have noticed by now you can't really find all your favorite apps on the Play store. That doesn't mean that they aren't there.
Perhaps the developer can't afford the onetime 25-dollar fee to upload an unlimited number of apps. Whatever the case, this guide will teach you how to install APK files from unknown sources (i.e. install apps not from the Google Play Store). Go through the following pages for the steps.
From the Samsung Galaxy S6 Settings:
- Enable installation of APK files by enabling "Unknown sources". Use one of these steps to enable the option depending on your device:
- "Settings" > "Applications" > "Unknown sources".
- "Settings" > "General" > "Security" > "Unknown sources".
- Download the APK file to the device, or copy it via a USB connection.
- Open a file explorer app. Your device may have one built in. They are usually called "File Manager" or "My Files". If you don't have one, you can download "ES File Explorer" from Google Play.
- Navigate to the file and open it. You will be prompted to proceed with the installation
If you can't follow this method or want another method. There is one more technical method that can allow you to do this from your PC. This next method assumes that you are familiar with the ADB suite and have already installed it on your computer.
From ADB Command Line
Use one of the commands below to install, reinstall, and uninstall any app from or to your Galaxy S6
- "adb install appname.apk" = Standard install
- "adb install -r appname.apk" = Reinstall
- "adb install -s appname.apk" = Install to SD Card
- "adb uninstall appname.apk" = Uninstall
There you have it. That is how you Install APK Files on Samsung Galaxy S6 devices. Thanks for reading this tutorial and if it was useful to you then please share the information with your friends.


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I'm going to showcase my other blogs and ask nicely if people can follow them. No pressure :)
Eleni's Libary - elenis-library.blogspot.com
The place where I write about the books I'm reading and the challenges I'm taking part in. This year hasn't been a great one in numbers for reading. But I'm reading and that's the main thing.
HelzKat Designs - www.helzkatdesigns.com
Where I blog about the designs I do as HelzKat Designs.
I also have a Facebook page at facebook.com/HelzKatDesigns
Dark Side DownUnder - darksidedownunder.blogspot.com
A blog I share with other members of the paranormal group from Romance Writers of Australia. Lots of information weekly about what are members are up to and their good news.
SARA News - romancesa.com/news.html
My monthly face to face writing group. With more members, there is also more good news.
Romance Writers of Australia - romanceaustralia.wordpress.com
Lots of great posts. I'm doing the New Releases now, but I also will be doing the upcoming conference blog spotlights, which I also did for the Gold Coast conference this year. I seem to always go back to blogging on this blog.
So why not follow these blogs.... oh, and if you're new to this blog - welcome - and why not follow from the sidebar.


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07-07-05 Teens and technology
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Teaching teenagers about sex, drugs and alcohol just isn't enough these days as the high-tech world invades our homes and schools. Cell phones, pagers, digital cameras, computers and the Internet pose their own risks to youths who seem to tackle the newest technology with little hesitation. Intentional or not, sometimes the use of these instant communication devices by our youth can be dangerous and even criminal. "Kids today are willing to try things on computers ... in an effort to outdo each other," says Kyle Menchhofer, technology supervisor for the St. Marys City Schools district. "They're fearless." Experts say 90 percent of school-age children use computers today and more than 58 percent (including 5-year-olds) use the Internet. Seventy percent of 10- to 12-year-olds regularly use e-mail. Students today learn in virtual classrooms and read e-books via the computer, truly reaping educational benefits through high-technology. But some savvy youths take it too far, hacking their way into private corporate domains and leaving highly-trained system specialists scratching their heads. Parents are not only intimidated by their teens' ability to e-mail attachments or store numbers in a cell phone, they sometimes are just as ignorant as their children to what's legal and not legal in the cyber world. Consider this recent local incident: Eight St. Marys girls became victims of pornography in what they thought was a casual trade-off for alcohol and cash. A digital camera and a computer was all Chad Jenkins, now 23, needed to change the lives of the girls -- all under 18 -- who were willing to shed their clothes. The St. Marys man exchanged at least some of the photographs with another man in a competition to see who could obtain the most, according to St. Marys police. Each girl now must live with the fear of knowing her semi-nude to nude photo could be circulating on the Internet for years to come. At least one of the girls has sought counseling. Shareware programs like Napster and Live Wire offer peer-to-peer networking from one Internet user to another without a server to monitor activity. Famous for their controversial use to pirate music, these networks are now used frequently to share child pornography, according to St. Marys Patrolman Kim Reiher, who helped investigate the pornography cases in St. Marys. And unlike most stereotypes, the girls involved in the local pornography ring were good students, popular at school and "from families you wouldn't expect," St. Marys Police Chief Greg Foxhoven added. Jenkins was sentenced in February to four years and 11 months in prison for his actions. The teens likely did not realize it is a felony for an adult (18 and older) to take or circulate nude pictures of a minor (under 18). In reality, an 18-year-old perpetrator and a 17-year-old victim could be classmates at school such as the case involving Ashley Hurlburt. Hurlburt, a 2003 Memorial High School graduate and a girlfriend of Jenkins, was sentenced a week ago to three months in jail for circulating pornographic pictures of a 17-year-old girl she solicited in a chat room and convinced to pose nude. Hurlburt, who gave the photographs to Jenkins to mend a love quarrel, was 18 at the time the crime was committed and tried as an adult. The teens reportedly were unaware their activity would land anyone in jail. Reiher believes more should be done to protect juveniles from the dark side of the communication highway. "I don't think we're doing enough to stop it. Every parent, every teenager should be educated about the dangers lurking out there on the Internet," Reiher said. "We scream up and down about underage drinking and seat belt use, but how do we as law enforcement stop this problem? I think we really have to depend on parents." About three years ago, Coldwater Police Chief Gery Thobe partnered with officers from the Mercer County Sheriff's Department to create the Mercer County-Coldwater Internet Crime Unit to find child predators on the Internet. Thobe believes youths are more ignorant than parents think when it comes to protecting themselves when they surf the Net. "Kids really think the Internet is a huge anonymous place where no one can ever find them," Thobe said. "Kids are a hell of a lot braver today but not always smarter." These days the Internet Crime Unit spends most of its resources on education, preaching to various student and adult groups in Mercer County about Internet safety. Most area schools require students, as well as parents, to sign forms each year promising to follow strict rules while on the Internet at school. Memorial High School provides the "Acceptable User Policy" to students. Although the form warns about releasing personal information, it would be impossible to list every illegal or immoral scenario a student might encounter, Menchhofer admits. Despite an apparent need, a random check of local educational facilities turned up no in-depth programs that teach Internet safety to users of all ages. Experts say children should be taught not to divulge any identifying information about themselves in chat rooms, blogs or instant messaging programs. Also, computers should never be placed in children's bedrooms out of parent's sight. Software programs are available to prevent children from surfing undesirable Web sites, but unfortunately "cyber geeks" find ways around that, too. "Anybody can be victimized, anybody," said Reiher, an investigating officer for 16 years. "But at this stage in adolescence, kids are vulnerable. I hope what's happened here (in St. Marys) is an eye-opener for parents, maybe this will send a message."
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BEIJING — Dennis Rodman and six other former NBA players arrived Monday in Pyongyang, where they're set to face off against a North Korean basketball team on Wednesday — dictator Kim Jong Un's birthday.
Rodman recruited Charles D. Smith, Kenny Anderson, Cliff Robinson, Vin Baker, Craig Hodges and Doug Christie to accompany him to the Hermit Kingdom for the game, his fourth "basketball diplomacy" mission to the country.
Rodman has pushed ahead with the game despite sharp criticism for cozying up to the repressive regime; Irish bookmaker Paddy Power withdrew its name as the sponsor of the event — originally dubbed the "Big Bang in Pyongyang: Hoops, Not Nukes" — after news broke in December that Kim had purged his uncle, Jang Song Taek, and had him executed.
Rodman, 52, visited Pyongyang last month to help train the North Korean squad shortly after the execution of Jang, the country's de facto second in command. Jang, 67, was accused of plotting to overthrow Kim's regime. Though Rodman has declared Kim a "friend for life," Rodman has said he did not meet the North Korean leader on his December trip to Pyongyang.
With the game just 48 hours away, it was unclear Monday what shape the match would take. At least five questions remained open:
Who will win?
An American victory would seem highly unlikely, since a North Korean defeat would be a serious loss of face for the home squad. (Rodman, as guest coach, also might have to explain why he didn't train the players well enough.)
In February 2013, Rodman traveled to North Korea with several members of the Harlem Globetrotters for an exhibition game. In that match — filmed by New York-based Vice television for an HBO series — the Americans did not face off directly against the North Koreans; instead, teams were picked "playground-style," with two Americans on each side playing alongside North Koreans. Miraculously, the game ended in a 110-110 tie. Is a similar draw in the offing this time?
Who will be in the stands, and what does that mean?
The portly young North Korean leader attended the Harlem Globetrotters' match last year and sat next to Rodman in prime seats. Also spectating? Jang, Kim's now-deceased uncle. Regime-watchers may be able to take away some clues about whose stars are rising in the North Korean leadership based on who attends with Kim on Wednesday.
Will the Americans party with Kim afterward?
Following the Globetrotters game, Kim surprised the U.S. athletes by hosting a private dinner for them — making it Kim's most intimate contact with Americans to date.
According to the "Vice" report on the soiree, the alcohol-soaked banquet featured an all-girl band in white outfits playing electric violins and guitars; at one point, Rodman sang "My Way" with the group while the delegation's interpreter played the saxophone. Time will tell whether Kim will gin up another evening of revelry with Americans, but it is his 31st birthday, after all.
Will there be a special birthday gift for Kim?
Perhaps Rodman will toast Kim with an "Orange Bomber" cocktail — that's 2 parts orange liqueur, 3 parts Sprite and 2 parts Rodman Bad Ass Vodka. (That's right, Rodman recently launched his own vodka brand.) But wrapping up a few bottles for Kim's 31st birthday may not seem like a grand enough gesture — Rodman reportedly brought the North Korean leader two cases of the booze on his September visit, prior to putting the tipple on sale stateside.
Rodman is hoping Kim isn't the only world leader who will a have sip of his firewater.
"Everyone knows [President] Obama drinks beer," Rodman told the Associated Press recently. "But you know what? I'm pretty sure he does have a cocktail here or there. I'd love to see him with a 'Bad Ass Vodka' shot in his hand, toasting to Kim Jong and me. That would be awesome."
Do these trips have any significance for U.S.-North Korea relations? Or are they just a self-serving tool for the Dennis Rodman publicity machine?
The U.S. government has made it clear Rodman is not an official ambassador, and human rights groups have taken him to task for not speaking out forcefully against the regime's dismal record.
The family of Kenneth Bae, an American detained in North Korea for more than a year, has issued public pleas to Rodman in recent weeks, urging him to use his face time with Kim to secure Bae's release.
Bae, a tour guide and evangelist, was arrested in the North Korean city of Rason in November 2012. He was charged with "hostile acts against the state" and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
Bae's sister, Terri Chung, went on CNN last month and appealed directly to Rodman to take up the matter with Kim.
"Mr. Rodman, if you're watching, please do think about this American citizen — a father, a husband, a son, and a brother — who has been imprisoned for 13 months…. Do everything you can to bring him home."
So far, though, it seems Rodman has been unable or unwilling to get into such specifics with Kim. Time will tell if that changes on this trip.
"It's about trying to connect two countries together in the world, to let people know that: Do you know what? Not every country in the world is that bad, especially North Korea," Rodman told the Associated Press outside his Beijing hotel on Monday before his flight to North Korea.
"People say so many negative things about North Korea. And I want people in the world to see it's not that bad."
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Friday, 8 June 2012
More on finding my purpose
Values can be defined as:
A chosen direction in which an individual can always move, no matter what milestones are reached.
So by valuing love and connection I can notice when and where I feel love and connection in my life so that I can set myself tasks and direct my life to bring more of this into my life. So for now valuing love and connection seems as close to a life purpose as I need - it may change - knowing me it will undoubtedly change - but that's life.
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I came across your blog as I was doing some research for Jamye Waxman, a sex educator and author based out of San Francisco; I am her intern/assistant, and I am helping her research her next book, The Wake Up Call. It sounds like you might be a good fit for being interviewed for this upcoming book.ReplyDelete
We're looking to interview childless, single women aged 30-50 who are struggling with dating while wanting to get married and have kids. Would you be interested?
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Thank you so much for your time.
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I personally find that I do not feel I have one defined purpose... but I know what you mean at the same time. Now that I cannot have children, I think "OK, what now?" I mean, I know want to travel a lot, but what about things beyond that? What else would I like to do? What else would I like from my life? How do I want to be remembered. There are a lot of questions to think about... I think a question/challenge we all face.ReplyDelete
I really like that definition of values :) Thanks for sharing your journey with us.Replies
Thanks Nicole I enjoy following your journey as well.Delete


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While walking along the mysterious, medieval cobblestone streets of Old Riga, you will listen to stories about events, which took place centuries ago and hear the legends of the Old town. At the end of the tour you will have a unique opportunity to visit a beer brewery and find out how beer is made in the. After the tour you can stay in the restaurant and have a Latvian traditional meal as well as taste some beer.
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