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What's in the sky this month?
A total eclipse of the Moon! On the night of the Full Moon, Thursday May15, the Moon will be in "deep eclipse" at 10:40 pm CDT (add one hour forEastern time, subtract two hours for Pacific time-and if you're on theother side of the globe you can calculate from GMT at 3:40 May 16). Ifyou've ever watched a lunar eclipse, you probably noticed that when theMoon is immersed in the "umbra," or fully in Earth's shadow, she isn'tcompletely black. She's a dark rusty red, from the light of all theworld's sunrises and sunsets, reddened by Earth's atmosphere, and refractedinto the eclipse shadow. If you're in the Central or Eastern time zones,you'll be able to see the entire eclipse show from its inception at 9:03 pmCDT to its end at 12:17 am. If you're in the Pacific Northwest, the Moonwill be rising in total eclipse in the twilight sky. Happy viewing! Thisis a special opportunity to observe Earth's shadow. and may coincide withthe need to observe an aspect of your life that has been hidden and nowrequires your full attention. If you're concerned about the eclipse'sastrological impact you might reflect that an eclipse occurred at thisdegree in May of 1985. The intensity (or lack of it) and themes may besimilar.
Remember the circus clown riding a unicycle, while spinning a plate on eachhand, on the top of his head, even on the tip of his nose? And how, tokeep it interesting, other clowns jived chaotically in front of his path,waving a fire hose, honking ear-splitting horns? That's how it feels whenan eclipse season meets Mercury retrograde: like you're in a balancing actthat might be just beyond your abilities. Thank goodness this turbulenceoccurs during Taurus, which holds out a promise of endurance, balance andgrounding. We're called to stay on the bike, shrug off the distractions,and emerge from this cycle wiser and stronger. Collect your energy intoyour belly and root chakras. Establish your connection to earth. And keepyour eyes on the values that matter to you.
The New Moon chart puts it this way, offering a fixed T-square, with Sunand Moon conjunct retrograde Mercury and squaring an opposition betweenJupiter and Neptune/Mars. The best way to balance a T-square (or releaseits tension) is through its opposing "empty" degree, or the one fixed signnot involved, in this case Pluto-ruled Scorpio. We're reminded of thestory of Persephone, who one Spring was happily, quite innocently pickingflowers, and was suddenly grabbed by the ankle and pulled into Pluto'sunderworld. Scorpio's message is "Go to the depths." This is the way tosustain your balance this cycle: Understand what lies beneath your currentsituation, how it was created by what came before, and how you will emergericher for what is happening now. See the soul's hand in your currentcircumstances. As the kids on MTV often say, "It's all good."
Don't believe it? Remember, Persephone became a queen. And though it'snot often talked about, she enjoyed delicious fruits, wild sex, royalhomage, and wealth beyond belief underground. Think of this when yourhands are digging into the earth this month.
(The lunar eclipse occurs on May 15; there's a solar eclipse on May 30.Because an eclipse's influence can be felt in the prior month, botheclipses will influence this cycle. Mercury will be retrograde until May 20.)
** What should you grow this cycle?
Astrology typically answers "what" questions by looking at houses. Look tothe house of your birth chart where the New Moon falls: here's yourpersonal seed bed.This is the place you usually "do Taurus." It's thehouse where your personal Rock of Gibralter resides. There is something inthis house that stabilizes you, that acts as an anchor when your life seemsunsteady. This is also the area of life where the energy to persevere isstrong. And it may be where your senses are most alive, where youinstinctively tune into the pleasures of earth. During this New Mooncycle, you have a unique opportunity here. but you must tune in.


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Strategic Organization Design: Research Agenda
Three topics provide the rough contours of the relevant map for our research:
1) Strategic design of organizations, including mathematical modeling of organizations
2) Strategic organization of search, learning and innovation
3) Strategic organization of business processes, value chains and networks
These three topics offer a broad range of research opportunities. We define a focused agenda that addresses some, but obviously far from all of the possible research opportunities suggested by these three topics. Our research agenda is motivated by important and interesting unsolved research questions. We start from the observation that there is fairly little research about the relation between organization design and performance. Presently, our field has little knowledge about the way organization design can help firms profit from well structured interaction of employees. Our research aims to fill this gap in our knowledge by engaging in theoretical and empirical work that uncovers the relation between organization design and performance.
Our research is aimed at exploring how the structure of an organization – its incentive systems and coordination mechanisms – influences individual action and its aggregation into organizational performance. Individuals act, but we are most concerned with organizational outcomes. The purpose of organization is to influence the aggregation of individual decisions and actions into desirable behaviors at the collective level. The concept of aggregation is used here as a shorthand term for collective effects emerging from rather complex patterns of interaction and interplay among individual agents.
The organization of individual decisions and actions into desirable behaviors at the collective level is of critical importance in the present day. For example, the organization design of intelligence agencies affects the quality of country level intelligence assessments. This is because organization design determines the efficiency with which information gathered by individual agents is aggregated into a country level intelligence assessment. In much the same way, the gathering and spread of information about customers and competitors affects the way the business organization relates to its market. Organization design has a critical strategic dimension because it creates value from combining individual resources. Accordingly:
The purpose of our research is to understand how strategic organization design impacts organizational outcomes by influencing aggregation of individual behavior.
While we have a fair understanding of individual behavior as well as organizational interactions with the institutional environment, we lack a theory of aggregation – how individual actions aggregate into organizational outcomes. Our unit aims to pursue a research program aimed at studying this gap in our understanding.
Our research aims to fill a lacuna in strategic management. The first theories in strategic management focused on positioning – how to pick markets and how to position the firm in markets in order to achieve competitive advantage. The second wave of theories (Resource Based View) emphasized the role of a firm's resources to achieve competitive advantage: the firm's role is to pick resources rather than market positions. The third wave of theories (Knowledge Based View/ Dynamic Capabilities View) suggests that the most important role of the firm is adaptation: its ability to leverage and reconfigure resources and market positions rather than to pick them. However, these theories are in general silent about how exactly adaptation capabilities are developed. In particular we see the following shortcomings. First, there are no clear behavioral foundations – how is individual adaptive behavior linked to firm level adaptation? Second, there are no clear dynamics – how do outcomes at the individual and collective levels feedback into further adaptation? Third, there is little formalization or empirical validation of the micro-foundations of adaptation or capability development.
We believe that understanding aggregation – the manner of cumulating individual efforts at search, learning and adaptation into organizational outcomes is the key to understand firm performance. The research undertaken by the unit shifts focus of scholarship from strategic action to strategic organization – i.e., moving from picking positions, resources etc., to enabling organizational learning and adaptation. The proposed contribution is to develop theories that help us fundamentally understand how organization design shapes aggregation and impacts organizational performance.

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Hi bees – just venting here.. I live in Michigan where the weather fluctuates like crazy. Well, it's freezing out now and my ring is spinning and very loose. I even tested it out and after a few shakes over my bed it flew off. It fits *perfect* when I'm inside in the heat or in the morning when my hands swell, so I don't want to get it resized. I've already had it resized down twice. I think once I get my wedding band in May it will be much better. I better find some fishing line to wrap around it… lol but it just irritates me that I need to add fishing line to such a pretty thing!
Anyone else have crazy hands that swell and contract all the time?! Very annoying! 😉


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High school teachers must obtain a bachelor's degree and successfully complete either a master's degree program or a teacher certificate program. After satisfying educational requirements, aspiring high school teachers must pass state certification.
- Graduate from a bachelor's degree program
Obtain a bachelor's degree with a major in a specific subject. For example, aspiring high school chemistry teachers should major in chemistry. Based on state requirements, general education major's may be acceptable.
- Enroll in a teacher preparation program
Teacher preparation programs are often delivered alongside a bachelor's degree program, and include theoretical and hands-on training modules. These programs sharpen teaching-specific skills, such as working with students and how to present information based on grade level.
- Obtain further education
Earning a master's degree is required by some states while other states only require completion of a teaching certificate program. Review training requirements by contacting your State Board of Education.
- Complete certification and/or licensing examinations
All states require high school teachers to obtain state-sponsored certification or licensing. Private high school teachers do not require state certification as private institutions operate outside of state requirements. Certification levels vary. For example, some states require two certifications, one to demonstrate general teaching abilities and one to demonstrate subject-specific knowledge. Contact your State Board of Education to learn full certification requirements.


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My Aunt is living in Derbyshire, England and according to her the place is fantastic, with lovely countryside, stately homes and fascinating industrial heritage. On her 30 years or living there, she has not had any negative experiences with the place and the people living there. Based on her stories and photos sent, I can imagine that the place is perfect for a family vacation, well not only Derbyshire but some other parts of United Kingdom as well, because of its tranquil surroundings, top family attractions and huge variety of leisure activities.
If you want a grand vacation or a treat for your family this holiday season, you may consider staying in UK for few days and choose from their selection of luxury lodges. The lodges are perfectly situated in eye-catching rural locations from forest and woodland through coastal and country.
There is nothing more perfect than being close to nature with wonderful sceneries, breathing fresh air, sitting back and relaxing with your family. Even if you are a modern or trendy type of person, I am sure you will enjoy the simple and peaceful vacation on countryside. I hope I could spend a vacation there with my family someday. How bout if I ask my aunt for free round trip tickets for three? Wink!
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The latest release of State Department emails from Hillary Clinton's private server contained a three-word bombshell which could blow open the case against her. In it, the former secretary of state is told that a document she wants is on a classified system.
Instead of checking with the proper authorities, Hillary wrote back, "It's a public statement! Just email it."
The email was the first evidence directly linking Hillary to knowingly sending or receiving classified information on her private server, in spite of the fact that the number of classified emails on the system has grown by the day.
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Clinton has tenaciously maintained that, in spite of the number of emails found with classified material on them, she never knowingly sent or received material that was known to be classified.
True, the email in question was relatively minor — it was merely about the United States and Britain working together to achieve peace — but it shows how cavalier Hillary was about breaking the rules and how little respect she has for them.
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The State Department release of 7,121 emails also contained a number of other decidedly sketchy emails in which the former secretary of state dealt with highly sensitive information on her private server.
In an email from February of 2010, Clinton asked personal aide Huma Abedin for talking points for a telephone conference with the newly appointed foreign minister of Ecuador (H/T My Way News).
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"You are congratulating him on becoming foreign minister, and purpose is to establish a personal relationship with him," Abedin replied to the secretary of state. "Trying to get u call sheet, its (sic) classified … "
Another email in the cache warned recipients to delete the email upon receipt.
"Cheryl and Raj — I sent you emails (redacted) before removing their email info so pis do not forward to anyone and delete after reading. Thx," read an email from Cheryl Mills, another assistant to Clinton (H/T The Blaze).
While more is undoubtedly to come — these are probably some of the more sanitized emails — this could be the beginning of the end. After all, Hillary Clinton has shifted from saying that there was never any classified information handled on her server to saying that there's been no classified information knowingly handled on her server.
Now that she can't say that, where else is there left to go?
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"The child's nature is to aim directly and energetically at functional independence. Development takes the form of a drive toward an ever-greater independence. It is like an arrow released from the bow, which flies straight, swift and sure…While he is developing, he perfects himself and overcomes every obstacle that he finds in his path" - Maria Montessori
It is essential to understand that the Human Tendencies are not abilities we are born with, but potentials to be developed. To the degree that we support the unfolding of these human tendencies will determine how that human can make full use of these tendencies for the rest of his life. The more we as adults understand about the Human Tendencies the more we can help our children succeed - not only today, but also in their adult lives. Maria Montessori distilled 10 Human Tendencies which you can read about below.
The Human Tendencies
How can we encourage the tendency of communication? We must speak to the child and offer her the best our language has to offer. We can let her hear beautiful stories, poems, and songs. It is very important to speak the language correctly. A younger child will be interested in watching your mouth move as you speak. When your child does speak - listen! You are her most important teacher - teach her that what she has to say matters.
The infant first orients herself to the mother, then the family. A child needs consistency, order, and stability for orientation. Orientation is also a way to use the mathematical mind. Through orientation we observe patterns like similarities and differences. This discernment sharpens the intellect and mathematical mind.
During the first six years the child is a sensorial learner. She learns from her senses that which feed information to the brain. Sensory experiences of concrete objects are necessary to unfold this potential. That is why the classroom is filled with materials that can manipulated by the hands. The child must grasp things with her hands before her mind can grasp it. This is why TV and computer games for a child under 6 cannot educate the child the way a real experience can. The child must be grounded before the mind can take off, just like an airplane must roll along the runway before it can take off.
In the Montessori class we don't have a schedule and we let children repeat as often as they want to. When children are used to constantly doing something new they are not encouraged to repeat and work towards success. Giving the child the freedom to repeat builds concentration and leads to exactness.
By helping the child unfold this potential we can change this attitude. Take the example of water pouring - if the child is rushing and spilling water, we may invite the child to pour more slowly and wait for the last drop. We can give hints or help with a particular step. The purpose of giving help is to show the child how. "Help me to do it by myself" is a mantra you have almost certainly heard before if you are a Montessori parent. By showing the child how to do something we are awakening in the child a desire to reach an ever greater degree of perfection.
Humans are constantly confronted with choices. We love and believe in freedom, and freedom means being able to make choices. Everything we do in a Montessori classroom leads the child to make choices. But freedom can't exist without structure. We protect freedom through a structure of limits which helps the child make the right choices, thus the child gradually develops self control.
Education should be an aid to life. As Montessori educators we concern ourselves with providing for the child the optimal environment where each of these tendencies can flourish and hold the child in good stead and she becomes a young adult and beyond.


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Wasting Light is the seventh studio album by American alternative rock band Foo Fighters, released April 12, 2011, on RCA Records. It was produced by Butch Vig and described by the band's lead vocalist and guitarist Dave Grohl as their "heaviest album yet." The title is taken from the lyrics of the song "Miss the Misery". Guest musicians include Bob Mould and Krist Novoselic. The album sold 235,000 in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart Read more on Last.fm.
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It's like the Foo Fighter's cranked it up to 11, what's not to like?
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One on the greates albums of the year, perhaps one of the greatest 'till Mr Dave and company decides to record something new.


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TOKYO, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds edged down on Thursday as the market's attention turned from a two-year sale to details of the Bank of Japan's debt-buying operation plan for December, which will be announced later in the day.
The benchmark 10-year cash JGB yield added one basis point to 0.035 percent. The 10-year JGB futures contract slipped 0.13 point to close at 150.93.
The two-year JGB yield rose 1.5 basis points to minus 0.160 percent, and the 5-year JGB yield also gained 1.5 basis points to minus 0.115 percent.
At the Ministry of Finance's sale of 2.2 trillion yen of two-year JGBs with a 0.10 percent coupon, 56.8963 percent of the bids were accepted at the lowest price of 100.53.
The sale drew bids of 4.76 times the amount offered, indicating decent demand, though still down from the previous sale's bid-to-cover ratio of 5.93 times
In the super-long zone, the 20-year yield added half a basis point to 0.570 percent, while the 30-year yield was flat at 0.825 percent.
Every month, the BOJ announces the buying dates and also a range of the amount it intends to purchase in order to smoothen market volatility. This month, the central bank has kept its buying range intact from October.
The central bank will disclose the details of its December buying operations in each zone at 17:00 JST (0800 GMT).
BOJ board member Yutaka Harada, a vocal advocate of aggressive monetary easing, said on Thursday the central bank had no reason to wind back its ultra-easy policy as inflation remained well below its 2 percent target.
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Hrithik and Sussanne Roshan must be given privacy to sort out their issues, says Bachchan Jr who has been a close friend of the couple
Hrithik Roshan and wife Sussanne separation news has come as a surprise to fans, family and the film industry. After Hrithik issued a statement to the media on Friday evening everyone has got talking about this news. However Abhishek Bachchan feels that the couple should be given time and space, "If you read the statement, Hrithik has requested his privacy to be respected and that is exactly what we should do. We should respect that privacy and give them strength during this trying time. I really feel that it will be wonderful if the media backs off and let them do what they wish to. It is very nice that he has issued a statement, his request for privacy should be respected. I will do so and so should you all." Abhishek's reaction came soon after Hrithik issued his statement.
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Would you like to join a multi-award winning games developer and publisher aiming to become the No. 1 Entertainment Simulation Company in the World?
Already recognised in the Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 list, Dovetail Games has many exciting years ahead developing the next generation of simulation games for PC and console across their expanding portfolio of Trains, Fishing and Aviation titles (and they are exploring virtual reality opportunities for their games too!)
GamesJobsDirect have worked with Dovetail Games for over three years witnessing continued growth, exciting new partnership development and new product launches and feel excited about what the future holds for this simulation entertainment specialist.
Continuing to go from strength to strength, Dovetail are looking for talented and passionate people to join their studios in Kent and Stirling to work alongside a great mix of industry veterans and junior developers, all creating great content. Dovetail Games recognize work/life balance is important and strive to create an environment where people can deliver the best work of their careers with flexible working hours, generous holiday allowance and social activities all contributing to a happy workplace.
Their ambitions are big, but they believe the future is too. Here is a list of the current roles available at their headquarters in Kent:
Lead the day to day engineering development of DTG Euro Fishing, ensuring its release across multiple platforms
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Hello everyone!
I hope you are enjoying this fantastic National Scrapbooking Day (aka = weekend!!) I have started early with a superb challenge over at For the Love of Pretty Paper. The challenge is to scrapbook about Spring or Summer, and I just happened to have the best embellishments ever from my latest Lottie Loves Paper kit! I have used the May Stuck? Sketches! sketch so I will be entering my layout there too 🙂
And here it is!
I painted the background with a bit of white acrylic paint to soften it a bit, and I actually love how it's turned out. I also added some white and yellow splatters. The papers are from a very old Echo Park Paper collection called Spash. And the embellishments are from my Lottie Loves Paper kit, which is super fun and summery!
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Manufacturer: Razer
Noticing we'd run a few hardware reviews on MadCatz GameSmart range of mice, Razer decided to fire over their 2012 Mamba for us to assess. Presented suspended in its case like a futuristic relic, the Mamba is probably one of the finest mice, wireless or otherwise, we've ever used. It's a luxurious beast.
No, that's not hyperbole. This is probably the Ferrero Rocher of gaming mice.
Razer make good PC accessories, sometimes great PC accessories, and then there are things like the DeathStalker that require underwear changes. The original Mamba was pretty damn impressive when it emerged back in 2009 with its whopping 5600 dpi,, its ambidextrous design, and its impressive reduction in wireless lag. But the 2012 model takes all of that a step further.
The presentation of the Mamba in the fashion of a Rolex watch, crystallised in rigid plastic, foreshadows the impressive build quality. Strong and strudy, like the DeathAdder before it, the Mamba is finished in a matt black that's soft to the touch but does away with the slippery shininess that accompanies certain other models in this area. The buttons are perfectly weighted, with no hint of delay between your physical action and the triggering of the micro-switches beneath.
There's a bigger battery under the hood than with the previous version, now boasting 1100mAh instead of 800mAh, to allow for a little more longevity -- we found it survived just over 12 hours of intensive use. The fiddly USB connection cable -- used for charging and, if you'd prefer, a wired option as well -- is no longer as fiddly as before, slotting in with ease. Then, of course, there's the much-vaunted "4G" sensor, which uses a combination of both an optical and a laser sensor to allow for increased accuracy across a range of surfaces. Finally, being a Razer product, the disco show is fantastic. All of the bits that used to light up are now packing RGB LEDs, meaning that colour combinations are almost innumerable. Hell, they'll even sync up with the delightfully flashy charging dock.
The 6400dpi 4G Dual Sensor System is where the money (and a fair amount of it, to be honest) is really spent, and though there are plenty of mice that have since caught up, Razer's still performs outstandingly. But truly impressive is the fact that we could detect no discernible difference between wired and wireless modes. It's worth noting that the polling rate did slip a little from 1,000Hz, but we only knew that because we used a designated program to check it. Had we simply been playing, we wouldn't have noticed a bit of difference. There were one or two singular blips when it came to z-axis manoeuvres, and lift-off tracking was, at times, a little spotty, but frankly in terms of performance it comes in a very close second to the superlative Logitech G700, though we much preferred the Mamba's scroll wheel (light and notched) and buttons.
In terms of the customisation options available to you, well the Razer control panel comes with the usual adjustment options for X/Y sensitivity, variable USB polling rates, custom profiles, and DPI settings that can be mapped to the switch buttons located next to the left main mouse button. Macro editing is easy, though there's no real way to edit existing macros, you just have to start from scratch, but the assignment of mouse profiles to specific programs (though now a relatively common feature) is handy. The Synapse tech that sends memorised data from mouse to PC and vice versa so that you can store profiles on the mouse itself to avoid constant setups on different machines is a little clunky and can take a while to write things to the hardware, but it's useful nonetheless.
In terms of comfort, it has to be said that if you prefer palm grip, this mouse will be your very best friend. It's supremely comfortable, though I did find the two additional buttons on the left hand side of the mouse to be set a fraction too far forward. That's not to say that more finger-based mouse users will find the Mamba uncomfortable, but just that for my own right hand, it was like a luxury pillow.
The word "luxury" sums up the Mamba pretty well. It's still very expensive, up around the £100 mark, and it's not alone. From the R.A.T. series that may prove a better bet for gamers who want flexibility and more options to the Logitech range for those who aren't willing to pay such a high price with little noticeable difference, gamers have plenty of choice. In the end, Razer perhaps pips it on the comfort and its wireless performance. If aesthetics and style are of concern to you, if you absolutely must have a wireless mouse, and you're flush with cash, you won't regret buying the Mamba. It's easy to recommend to gamers who like to invest in top-grade equipment, because that's what it is.
- Outstanding build quality
- Impressive wireless performance
- Incredibly comfortable, particularly for palm users
- Oozes style -- docking station and aesthetics are gorgeous
- Expensive given the competition
- Drivers can be slow to load profiles
The Short Version: The Razer Mamba is, quite frankly, one of the best wireless mice money can buy. It handles itself incredibly well, oozes style and sophistication, and is one of the most comfortable mice out there. The only question is, are you willing to spend £100 on a mouse?


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Pleasant Hill sits in the rolling hills and woodlands area about 20 miles east of Oakland. With a newly built "downtown" designed to look like a suburban Main Street, this little city finally has a center for all the action. There's fine dining, plenty of shopping, a movie theater, and a couple of bars. Outside the city center, you can catch occasional live music at local restaurants and BBQ joints, or you can head out to surrounding cities for a better selection of entertainment.
With Oakland and San Francisco just an hour away on the Metrorail, as well as plenty of blues, jazz, and bluegrass jams in the smaller surrounding cities, good music and wild entertainment is not hard to come by. And, if a nice wooded hike is your idea of fun, then you're in luck. Just head towards that mountain casting a shadow over town and you will find Mount Diablo State Park, a local favorite for beautiful views, hiking, camping, and enjoying the sights of blooming buttercups and poppies.
While inexpensive apartments in California sounds like an oxymoron, you can find plenty of affordable places in little cities like Pleasant Hill. Not only can you find a nice studio, loft, or one bedroom for less than a grand, you will also see that inexpensive apartments around here aren't of the closet-sized-home-in-a-bad-neighborhood variety. Yep, here you can have it all: a brand-spankin' new loft in the brand-spankin' new downtown, some walkable streets, and enough money left over to buy us all a round.
Now, if you have more than $1,000 for housing each month, or feel like rooming up with a buddy, then there are plenty of nicer, bigger, and more extravagant rentals around the city. Sure you can find apartments for $900 - $1,000, but if you look into the multi-bedroom apartments in the $1,200 - $1,500 range you will be pleasantly surprised, and if you look at rentals that cost more than $1,500 you will start drooling over the modern designs, high ceilings, luxury swimming pool and hot tub areas, as well as the ultimate convenience of having a washer and dryer inside your own apartment. So, whether you are looking for luxury or just want a home that doesn't suck your wallet dry, there are enough choices around this little city to find exactly what you need.
Looking for a pet friendly apartment? Well, look no farther. Pleasant Hill has plenty of rentals that with both cats-allowed and dogs-allowed. There are even apartments that allow multiple pets and larger breeds. However, you can expect to pay a hefty pet deposit around $500.
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My house is a mess. Only half of my Christmas shopping is done and I haven't baked any cookies yet.
And since my son got home this week from college, it seems like all we have done is watch a whole lot of tv (and for me, eat a whole lot of store bought cookies!).
This morning as I write this, I find myself feeling panicky, guilty even. This isn't what "it" is suppose to look like. I better snap to! Get out the Monopoly game!
These are the gremlin voices that tell me I am blowing it, my kids are going to grow up disappointed, what's wrong with me and why am I not doing a better job? I'm blowing Christmas!
Then there is another voice. One I often ignore. This voice whispers quietly to me, so softly I must take the time to slow down and listen. This is the voice I long to hear, it is loving, kind, reassuring and compassionate. It reminds me what is truly important this time of year.
It whispers words of peace and kindness to me.
This is the voice that accepts where others are at, rather than, asserting my will over them.
I am invited into the moment with whomever I am with. My "to do" list is still there but it has lost it's power over me.
I am reassured it will get done. There is abundance rather than scarcity.
I love the words of Brené Brown around this very subject,
The holidays she likens to a holiday circus, where we are the ringmasters, where life can easily become pageantry if we allow it to.
"The best performers make it look balletic and effortless. Of course, there's no such thing as an effortless holiday show. If you sneak a peek behind most people's red velvet curtains at holiday time, you'll often see houses brimming with anxiety, maxed-out credit cards, crying children, and marriages that make the cold war look warm and fuzzy.
I'm convinced that the only way out of this is by cancelling the show. Not canceling the holiday, but giving up the show."(http://brenebrown.com/my-blog/)
I love this analogy. Rather than the ringmaster, I picture myself as the lion. The ringmaster has a whip and is yelling at me to perform.
This causes me pause….Why the lion, and who am I performing for?
My family? My friends? Others? This makes me laugh. Most of us are too busy performing in our own shows to even notice.
The lion is the victim – no wonder I can become so resentful this time of year.
Could I possibly be performing for a ringmaster of my own making?
Need I forget that a lion can swallow that ringmaster whole?
We are all the ringmasters of our own show. And we can choose to put down the whip and go home.
Those performance based voices grow fainter as I choose to leave them behind.
When I do, I return home to myself.
Home is where there is acceptance, kindness and peace. Self-compassion that radiates outward to others.
Home beckons me to come and be. To sit awhile. To invite others in where it is safe and warm.
Rather than rush off to the store to get one more present, can I possibly create one, not from a place of performance, but stillness and calm?
To be in the moment and enjoy it.
No rushing around. No panic. It's okay if the shopping isn't done. It will get done. I can ask for help if I need to.
This is the voice that reassures me that my family does not need me trying to control and force them to do the things that I think the "perfect" families do.
Monopoly would be nice. I can ask for that. And it's okay if they don't want to play, no worries. I am open to other possibilities.
For today, I am going to make myself at home. To bask in the warmth and abundance.
What will feel good to me today? What makes Christmas meaningful to me?
Today I will choose what really matters. I will be. Connect. Accept. And enjoy the moment.
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Big earners cannot carry on regardless
For once, it is hard to disagree with Len McCluskey. The Unite union leader said yesterday it was "outrageous" that directors of Britain's top 100 companies saw their total earnings rise by 49 per cent in the last financial year. He's right. It is tough to deny his charge that boards seem to have learnt nothing during the financial troubles of the past four years.
Bosses worry about the slump in public trust in big business and complain about the protesters outside St Paul's. But then they go and accept huge pay increases when most of their staff are seeing pay cuts in real terms.
It is not just the protesters and Mr McCluskey who are outraged by the increases. Most bosses are too, because…


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"It was one of those napkin ideas," Jurkovic said. His partner in the project is Mark Sprinkle, owner of Showroom Shine car wash and detailing center in East Lansing. "Mark had this idea for a long time, we brainstormed, looked at some places, and when this location opened last spring we moved on it."
The 1,100-square-foot location is the former home of Ronny Medawar's Promise Jewelers; the duo took over Medawar's lease when he moved out. (The building owner is Art Baryames, owner of Baryames Cleaners next door.) Jurkovic said the building was in good shape, and needed only minor interior upgrades, including the construction of a small kitchen, new flooring and natural stone work in the dining room.
"We also custom-made the big salad bar in the dining room," he said. "We have 110 items to choose from, and we couldn't find anything that could hold that many items. You have to drive to Detroit to find a salad bar this size. "
He said most of the items are organic and are sourced locally as much as possible. Out-of-the-ordinary items include Mediterranean grapes, Turkish figs and dates. He said there will be 20 dressings to choose from. And if eating your vegetables is too consuming, you can order a smoothie with your favorite items.
Jurkovic, 34, also owns Restaurant Meditaran and Deli in downtown Lansing, which his parents operate. He's the kitchen manager for 414 Entertainment as well, servicing Omar's Show Bar and The Exchange. He went to culinary school in Croatia, where his father owned a restaurant and a hotel, but his family fled when war broke out in the early '90s. He said Leaf was designed to be easily duplicatable.
"We'll see how this space works, but the idea would be to franchise it sometime next year," he said. "There seems to be a market for healthy fast food."
Peddling down the street
The big news last week was the 35,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market that was coming to Meridian Township in 2015. The Texas-based natural/organic grocery chain will be built on the site of the present location of Velocipede Peddler, which is moving down the street as soon as next month. Velocipede owner Mark Sanderson will set up shop at 1353 E. Grand River Ave. in East Lansing's Brookfield Plaza, where his neighbors will be the recently opened Bikram Yoga Capital Area Studio and the upcoming second location for Tamaki, the fast food sushi concept in Frandor.
"The new space isn't much bigger (at 4,600 square feet), but it will have much higher ceilings, so we'll definitely be able to fit more bikes in. "It will be fresh start."
Velocipede opened in East Lansing in 1973, where Chipotle now stands. Sanderson's family bought the business in 1975, and he took over in 1989 when his father retired. In 2000, Sanderson moved the business to its current location, 2758 E. Grand River Ave., but he said a move closer to campus was something he was looking to do for awhile.
"This has been a locally owned bike store for 35 years," Sanderson said. "It opened in the middle of the student population, and it will be nice to return there."
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A few simple steps to help accentuate the eye without leaving you feeling too overdone
Photos: Jenelle at Inspiring Wit
Personally, I am so scared by the idea of eye makeup. Experimenting with new colours and looks is quite daunting (honesty, can someone tell me how in the world you are supposed to wear pink eyeshadow properly?!), and I feel like I am about to waltz on stage for my solo if I get a bit heavier handed on the brush and palette. I have even had friends, family and strangers tell me that 'your smokey eye makeup is cool, but I prefer you natural' – and in the case of the keyboard warriors, the same sentiment was put across in not so friendly terms. I envy the girl that can pull of a smokey eye, or a Kim K look on a night out, but such intense eyes don't feel quite right on me.
Throughout my years of dance, heavy eye makeup was a standard. All of the makeup techniques we learned were done with the intention of making your features appear larger, so this meant lots of makeup (and I mean lots), lots of overdrawn lines and ridiculously long false lashes. It is amazing how many tricks there are to making your features more distinguishable under the harsh lights of the stage. If there is one thing I took from the weekend ritual of applying my over-the-top stage makeup (aside from my belief that any eye makeup makes me feel like I am wearing heavy stage makeup), it was a host of techniques that you can use to make your eyes appear larger.
Without going overboard and taking you into contouring and eyeshadow techniques (I am not qualified to do so because I have absolutely no idea how to do it nicely!), here are a few of my hints and tricks – to be mixed and matched at your leisure – to help accentuate accentuate your eyes:
Pull out the 'cat eye' look
I have mentioned the cat eye in previous beauty posts of mine and that is because, in my eyes, it is the best way for me to foray into eye makeup without feeling too over done. The cat eye takes a little bit of practice to nail, but when you have the hang of it, it is the fastest and simplest ways to add a little bit of drama to your makeup. For dance, we would have to line the entire eye, waterline and all, to make the eyes more visible. For an every day look, a simple line drawn from the very inside corner of the eye, along the top and out to a gentle flick is enough. If you are feeling bold, try making the line thicker in the middle section of the eye lid, leading to a heavier flick at the end. Make sure you keep the line on the inside corner of the eye quite fine though, as this gives the illusion of an almond shaped eye!
A shimmery white highlighter and some white shadow dabbed on the inside corner of your eye gives the illusion of bigger eyes. The more white you apply to the inside corner, the stronger this illusion becomes. For every day wear, and for those a little more apprehensive about heavy makeup, I would suggest just a little dab of a highlighter instead. You can also run some highlighter along the underside of your brows to give a little more oomph.
Eyelash curlers
They say to 'fake it til you make it'. Because I absolutely refuse to wear falsies anywhere but the stage or on set of a photo shoot, the next best thing is a set of eyelash curlers. A quick crimp with curlers, and your eyes immediately look wider and more awake. With a good lashing of mascara, your lashes will look long and plump, and your eyes nice and wide.
Do you have any secrets to making your eyes look larger and more accentuated? I would love to hear how, so leave me a comment below!


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Komori Lithrone SX40 Six-Color With Coater At Drupa
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Press release from the issuing companyApril 14, 2008 -- At drupa 08, Komori will introduce the Lithrone SX40, the latest evolution of the world renowned, award winning LS platform. The LSX40 features a host of upgraded features, designed to further improve print quality and job cycle times.
New features speed makeready
The Lithrone SX40 has a new maximum running speed of 18,000sph. In addition, new higher speed fully automatic plate change (F-APC) with non stop plate removal, helps increase the speed for job to job changeover, essential for busy print houses handling various run lengths. The Lithrone SX40 can change 6 plates in approximately two minutes, enabling, along with KHS-AI, a 35% reduction in job-to-job-changeover time. From the end of production on one job to an OK sheet on the next job it takes just over six minutes. The automated coater plate change increases speed, precision and ease of use. All controls are integrated and automatic through the new PQC console's touch screen. The new KHS-AI fast print start-up system has a self-learning function which progressively updates all press settings.
Changes to the feeder
- The feeder on the new Lithrone SX40 has been developed for higher speed and to optimise the benefits of the new KHS-AI fast print start system.
- The feeder board now requires no wheels for most jobs and has an independent motor – not driven by the press, so sheet arrival timing can be adjusted electronically – which enables greater control now that the press accelerates towards maximum speed faster.
- The front lay area has been modified in order to improve handling of lightweight materials – especially at maximum press speed.
- Within the feeder head mechanism, to the cam follower drive has been modified to maintain constant contact at the highest speed. This ensures a highly accurate sheet separation and transfer with minimum maintenance.
- On top of the feeder pile, is an air containment system that allows precise sheet transport with the minimum of air, even when feeding at the higher maximum speed.
- The number of front lays has been increased and the air control has been modified in the sheet infeed area to ensure precise register at this higher running speed.
Changes to the printing units:
- The water flow in the damping system has been improved to stabilise damping solution temperature and maximise the benefits of alcohol free printing.
- The ink fountain has been strengthened and the cheeks are now made of solid brass to ensure zero-set positioning in all operational temperatures – essential in order to maximise KHS-AI.
- The fully automatic plate changing system ( F –APC) is new – now enabling non-stop continuous plate removal – and reducing the changeover time for 6 plates to approximately 2 minutes .
- The automatic impression cylinder cleaning device has been repositioned underneath the cylinder, freeing up more space and providing more flexibility in locating interdeck driers and additional air guides which are often beneficial to the higher speed running of heavyweight carton stock.
- Blanket washing speed is increased through the new wet cloth system, with blankets and rollers now washed simultaneously and at the higher cylinder revolution speed of 8,000sph.
- Transfer cylinders are of the contact free, skeleton type – with a new venturi system - to create a "virtual cylinder of air". This is independently controlled via the pre-set air control system which is integrated into the KHS-A1 programme and its settings are progressively updated through KHS-AI's automatic intelligence function.
- The transfer cylinder is diagonally skewed improving unit-to-unit registration accuracy, and enabling the image on the coating unit's blanket cylinder to be skewed – useful when precision spot coating.
- The coating unit has several new innovations, including automated plate changing, automated varnish circulation, automated blanket and coater impression cylinder cleaning. Furthermore, all these washing programmes are all now integrated into the KHS –A1 programme.
Many changes have been made at the delivery in view of the higher traveling speed of the sheet:
- The delivery profile is higher – which improves coater dryer and maintenance access, and means that the sheet is flat when it reaches the final delivery vacuum system. At higher paper speed, this also provides additional sheet control and longer drying time.
- More variable speed blowers have been added in the delivery and are now integrated into the pre-set and self-learning functions of KHS-AI.
- The delivery gripper bars are of a new shape to reduce the delivery air pressure and reduce air turbulence in the delivery.
- In the delivery pile, the diameter of the vacuum show down wheel has been modified to provide greater sheet control
Emission levels on the Lithrone SX40 are so impressive that the new press has attained the very important environmental BG certificate even before launch. To comply with the necessary BG standards, the press needed to prove its capability to reduce an extensive range of waste emissions, run alcohol free and produce acceptably low noise levels.
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TWGA Announces Creative Directions Newsletter
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
Press release from the issuing companyNEW YORK -- May 25, 2004 -- TrendWatch Graphic Arts announces the launch of "Creative Directions," a monthly newsletter that takes a comprehensive look at business and technology issues affecting firms and individuals that design and produce materials for print and/or electronic media. In the debut issue, we examine the current state of "cross media" and how the needs of a cross-media workflow have led to the development of what TWGA calls the "digital hub." What does the digital hub concept-and the whole cross-media workflow-mean for creative businesses and their clients? What are the challenges and opportunities involved in implementing such a strategy? Each month, "Creative Directions" will examine key issues like these that impact the market and provide both insight and answers to these questions. In each monthly issue, "Creative Directions: Charting the Course of the Design and Production Community" will concentrate on important issues-in packaging design, variable-data printing/personalization, digital printing, magazine design and production, and others-and look at them in terms of historical trends, current market status, technology issues, business implications, and a long-term forecast. Each issue also features BusinessWatch, a creative market business indicator that evaluates current and future business conditions for creative firms, as well as the forces that are affecting those conditions. Each issue of "Creative Directions" also features opinion and commentary about new products, technology trends, and more. Publisher's Quote... "Most of the available information resources present graphic communications technologies and trends from one vantage point at a time: What do designers think? What do printers think? But for nearly a decade, Trendwatch Graphic Arts has focused on both sides of the creative divide. To really understand what's happening in such a dynamic industry, you need to tie many different perspectives together. This is where leveraging a variety of data sources offers tremendous value." Availability... The May 2004 issue of "Creative Directions: Charting the Course of the Design and Production Community" is available immediately as a secure PDF by visiting the secure TrendWatch Graphic Arts eStore online at www.trendwatchgraphicarts.com/creativedirections. Future issues will be available for a price of $25 each, or a yearly subscription (12 times a year) of $149 for PDF versions, $199 for printed versions. Multiple use subscriptions are also available. For pricing email us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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How To Be A Farmer of Spiritual Fruit
From Elder, Jeff Lane. Spring is here and for many, that means garden and lawn cultivation. Even those who lack a green thumb—like myself—can appreciate a well maintained back yard or the fresh flavors and smells of produce at a farmer's market. Gardeners and farmers...read more
"That's mine…"
Acts 20:32-35 "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace, which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing. You yourselves know that these hands of mine have...read more
How long is forever?
Psalm 136:1-3 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, for his steadfast love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords, for his steadfast love endures forever. . . ....read more
Can I have that?
Luke 12:13-15 Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." Jesus replied, "Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?" Then he said to them, "Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed;...read more
What'd you say?
James 3:7-9 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse...read more
Perspective is everything…
2 Corinthians 4:14-18 We know that God, who raised the Lord Jesus, will also raise us with Jesus and present us to himself together with you. All of this is for your benefit. And as God's grace reaches more and more people, there will be great thanksgiving, and God...read more
Your mama is so…
Matthew 5:11-12 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you....read more
Should I stay or should I go?
Philippians 1:20-25 For I fully expect and hope that I will never be ashamed, but that I will continue to be bold for Christ, as I have been in the past. And I trust that my life will bring honor to Christ, whether I live or die. For to me, living means living for...read more
Why'd I do that?
1 Corinthians 10:13 The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure. Today's...read more
A pretty day
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az21833 wrote:sorry, i was thinking BC. i would not take the D to 125th and walk personally, it will take some time and isnt very scenic. unless youre trying to go to a yankees game
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hahas. guess what. the new cat, who we thought was a girl, is actually maleeeeee. hahahas. i guess the name prince was apt after all.
anw, i spent two hours at the library today. couldn't find any materials for the ih assignment. howww~ and i think i will have to rewatch the sicko movie. which more or less sucks. :(
argh i think i'm going to screw up my sec 3 year. which sucks as well.
the only thing that rocks right now is chewing gum.
oh but i found out my bottle had a crack in the cover today. had to throw it away and that's just really depressing. i've been using it like... since last year i think. i got it from that NEmation thing, which we got kicked out of :( but i've got sentimental attachment to my bottle. waaaa~! sigh. i'm weird like that.
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One thing that reakky caught my attention on this shoe was the color way. I absolutely love the teal and darl brown. The shoe fits true to size and another thing i love about it(which most people do not like) is that it has the "saggy" toe box. The mesh is not pulled as tight as in the air max 1 or other air max lines and that is the way the OG's were so I love that feature.


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I wanted to send an earring idea to my friend Toni so I have popped it on here, with a bit of a picture to help explain :)
Earring Diagram
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Earring Diagram
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The parts on the right are all that is needed to make the earring on the left. ( There should be five headpins though, I seem to have lost one..)
Put one bead and one spacer on a headpin four times. Put loops at the top of each one making sure that....,
- One has virtually know spare head pin visible, so the loop is up tight to the spacer bead. ( Call this "A")
- Two are the same length (These are "B"s) and the final one is a little bit longer.(C)
Cut the head off one of the remaining headpins and make one end into a loop. Thread on, in order, B, spacer bead, jump ring, C, jumpring, spacer bead, B
Now place a loop at the other end of the head pin ( Try and get all the loops facing the same way) and then bend it into a circle. I used a pen ( pictured here.) and just wrapped it around.
Open up a jump ring and slide on, in order,
-One end of the loop
- The other end of the loop
-Earring hook
Close the jump ring and that's it! :)


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Quantitative trait dissection analysis in Eucalyptus using RAPD markers: 1. Detection of QTL in interspecific hybrid progeny, stability of QTL expression across different ages
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The objective of this study was to use random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) to determine the genetic location and effects of genomic regions controlling wood density, stem growth and stem form in two species of Eucalyptus. Two hundred F1 trees generated from an interspecific cross E. urophylla×E. grandis between two elite trees were used. Genetic maps were constructed for each parent with markers segregating in the 1:1 ratio in FS progeny. A total of 86 and 92 markers distributed among 11 linkage groups covered 1295 cM and 1312 cM for the E. urophylla and E. grandis parent, respectively. Traits were measured three times up to selection age (38 months). The magnitude of the phenotypic variation explained by the joint action of the segregating quantitative trait alleles indicated that genetic factors of large effect were involved in the control of the studied characters. Several regions controlling part of the variation for the studied traits were identified by interval mapping. Some regions of the genome exerted effects on more than one trait, providing a genetic explanation for at least some of the correlation between the traits. On the basis of an age-by-age analysis, a partial stability of QTL expression was observed with 68% of the QTL being expressed at two ages and 32% being age-specific. No QTL were significant for all three ages. Taking advantage of repeated measurements on the same material across different ages, we investigated with a maximum statistical power, the effect of marker genotype on traits, with age and QTL×age interaction effects being removed. A two-way analysis of variance made it possible to detect significant marker-trait associations over the period studied. Most of them had already been detected in the annual analysis. This result is very encouraging for the application of marker information to the early selection of hybrid trees to be vegetatively propagated for the production of clonal varieties.
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Learning a foreign language in the UK is to become compulsory from age 7. Fabulous news!
In theory.
In practice, who is going to teach them? A primary school teacher whose only claim to foreign language knowledge is French O-levels 20 years ago and a one-week excursion to Tenerife or Fuerte Ventura every now and then?
Now suppose the government can and will recruit native/fluent-speaking teachers, encourages immersion and allocates resources and time for learning languages. These are: Mandarin, French, German, Spanish, Greek and Latin.
Now, I can see the case for French and German, languages of neighbouring countries, quite common and useful for understanding English.
Mandarin and Spanish are increasingly important, due to the economic emergence of China and South America.
But Latin? Greek? One is a dead language and, no offence to Greek-speakers, the other is only spoken by 13 million people worldwide and is sadly in no risk of becoming important on the economic scene any time soon.
What about Arabic, one of the most spoken languages in the world?
And what about Urdu-Hindi? After all, minority language literacy has proven benefits on academic achievement.
I know the benefits of multilingualism, and I think I know how to go about it in practice. I am not sure the British government does...
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Scrap Greek and Latin, Teach Arabic and Urdu!
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If my child was on a house team in Under 10, do they have an opportunity to attend evaluations?
Yes, all players can attend the Pre-Evaluation session. It is advised that you speak with your house league coach prior to registering for evaluations to provide you feedback on if this would be a beneficial experience for your child.


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I came away from my experience at the Nastia Liukin SuperGirl Cup with one thing embedded deeply in my thoughts. As much talent and competitive spirit as there was on the floor, what the girls seemed to enjoy most was their time together. They ate meals together, had a training session, and a competition. They were supportive and very appreciative of each other's talent.
What makes a competition good? I believe it's the people. If good people are involved, the competition will be good. My schedule will take me from Worcester, Massachusetts and the SuperGirl Cup last weekend to Great Bend, Kansas and a level 2 meet this coming weekend. As crazy as it sounds, I'm confident I will find the meets to be similar. The girls will enjoy their time together and because of the good people involved, the meet will be a good experience.


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Kidz Bop.
Who's In It: Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani, Sharni Vinson, Alyson Stoner
The Basics: That one twerpy kid from Step Up 2: The Streets goes to NYU and vows to swear off all that crazy dancing in favor of studying electrical engineering. Almost immediately he's drawn back into the world of aggressively angry dance battles thanks to this other guy, an annoying filmmaker running around with a video camera extracting dancing-is-my-life confessionals from everyone he meets. The filmmaker guy is also the leader of a giant squat/bouncy house full of Beat Street misfits. This place has its own boombox wall and apartment-sized shoe closet. So, in realism terms, it's practically a documentary.
What's The Deal: The first Step Up was a cheapo garbage heap of boring drama and cut-rate dancing. Then came Step Up 2: The Streets. In that one somebody in charge had the wisdom to blow off the plot in favor of insane dance sequences and not much else. It was great. No distractions. But now we're back to plotting. Worse, it's a heartwarming, meaningful, we're-all-a-big-family-of-dancers kind of Disney Channel plot. So if you're nine years old you'll really be into it. If you're somewhat older you'll be wondering why they suddenly decided to remake Rent as a children's film.
What You Get Instead Of The Wild 3D Dancing In Your Face You Were Hoping For: Everyone waves their arms around a lot. And if you see it in the right theater with the glasses there are also bubbles, balloons, Nikes and splattered Icees making happy shapes in the sky.
Worth It Anyway Because Of: The finale, which is great. Not only do they incorporate all the wrongest, most hilarious ideas about electrical engineering into their routine, they also break out tiny little four-year-old kids, lasers and Tron-suits that turn everyone on screen into human Lite-Brites. This part is absolutely worth checking out at the second-run theater's two-dollar matinee.
The Barely Credited Most Famous Person In the Film: Harry Shum Jr., who plays Mike Chang on Glee. Better yet, he shows up at the end when it finally gets kinda-sorta good.
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text: Good Morning... Well, difficult child has been putting applications in all over the place and he had an interview yesterday and they offered him the job. He, of course, accepted. It is kind of mixed, the feelings I am having though and I will explain. I work at the MSP Airport. It is like a big family with all the employee's knowing each other. It is a really fun environment. Our airport is like a shopping mall..many stores. There is a shop, an electronics shop, with quite a few young people working there and I know the manager and we were talking one day and he mentioned that they were hiring so I brought an application home to difficult child. He filled it out and they called him Tuesday (a week later) and he had his interview yesterday and they hired him. They get paid hourly plus commission on what they sell. He has to go through a background check and the badging process.. not sure how that will go but hoping for the best. Here is where the mixed feelings come in. I have worked there for awhile now, his store is directly across from mine.. I mean DIRECTLY. Soooooooo I am currently training myself not to pay attention to what they are doing. I told difficult child that this is his thing.. stand or fall.. I have nothing to do with it. There are a couple of the guys that work there that use pot, and have lost their licenses due to DWI's but I have let go of difficult child and know that his choices will be his choices. However, there is that little part of me that is afraid... afraid of what you may ask? The drug thing for one, failure for another... I could go on. I have a little struggle going on inside. Not a big one but just a nagging one. He is coming into my territory and I just hope he doesn't ... you can fill in the rest. BUT, difficult child has been doing well since he has been back... very well... and I'm choosing to look at the good that can come of this. He will be working with electronics, which he loves. It could turn into a long lasting career and he will have a job. husband and I have not been giving him money, nor has he asked for any but he seems to realize the importance of it. Since he has been back I have noticed that I still have some PTSD. At the first sign of what I think is a return to old behavior I react and each time it has not materialized into anything. I have to retrain my brain I guess. I'm sure you can understand my mixed feelings. Please send all your good thoughts, and say a few prayers that this will turn into a wonderful thing. Hugs


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You might remember these two from, oh, I don't know, my last post! Well they're back and it's better than ever! I am so excited about these photos and I couldn't be happier for this charming couple - congratulations Toki and Craig!
This was the most amazing garter toss extravaganza I've EVER seen! He had everyone laughing so hard! (and yes, that's a squirt gun in his hand)
Thank you Craig and Toki for letting me be a part of such an amazing day!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
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- amylashelle said...
LOVE the ones on the dock!!
- December 17, 2009 at 12:06 PM
- lorieloo said...
STUNNING. wow, so so beautiful ellie!
- December 17, 2009 at 12:44 PM
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I fuckin' hate when people say "I am an incest survivor". Or "I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse". The word is like nails to the chalkboard of my mind.
Survivor is so….it's like getting a C on your report card. It implies the bare minimum, or at least to my ears it does.
Granted, I get that sometimes surviving is the best you can hope for. Yes Siree, I sure 'nuff can put my mental paws on that critter.
But when the word is used, it most generally always is used to refer to something that has occurred in the past. And a phrase like…
I am in incest survivor…
if you really listen to it, the balance of power in that sentence belongs to the word incest. The word survivor seems pretty neutral in comparison to the 'taboo' word.
And that, boys and girls, is why I don't like it. I'd rather people say that they are a victim of, rather than they survived.
Survival is like….I dunno…you are here, you exist…but nothing else…like a world of vapid blandness and some mushy food like oatmeal, except that I like oatmeal. So let's say grits.
It's bland and it's grits and it's that white paste used in elementary schools and it is the smell of wet newspapers.
It is a word that
what happened.
I think the word "triumph" is much more apt.
Because if you lived through incest or another form of childhood sexual abuse, and you are around to tell the tale today, then you, my friend, have triumphed. I don't care how fucked up in the head you may be, I don't care if you've got 23 Sybil personalities, I don't care if you have such a skewed view of your own self that a cockroach has more value in your eyes, I don't care if you are unable to trust, love…anything…
it doesn't matter.
The simple facts are that something in you so very strongly wanted to overcome your reality. Something in you wanted desperately to live. If not, you'd have found a way out. Suicide is an equal opportunity employer, after all.
But you didn't. Whatever coping mechanism you developed, you played the cards you were dealt.
So fuck a whole semi load full of being a "survivor".
The fact that you are here today means you triumphed.
Disclaimer: If you have grown up and become a molester, then none of the above applies to you. You did not triumph or survive. You became the monster that consumed you. I'd like to be able to have pity for you, but I can't, so fuck you. There are always choices, and you made the wrong one.


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A Kirkby girl is hoping to change opinions and perceptions about beauty pageant contestants as she competes for the Miss England crown.
Alex Ross has been selected out of over 1,000 applicants to be a finalist in the prestigious pageant as the current Miss Forest and Fens.
The title means she represents Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire in the Miss England National Final, due to be held at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry on 14th August.
But the 24 year-old New Street resident is also on a mission to alter 'sterotypical views of beauty contests'.
"This was my first attempt at a pageant as up to about a year ago I was overweight with really low self-esteem," said Alex. "But I started to get fit through sport and especially martial arts and decided to enter and won my first title."
There will be around 50 finalists from all over the country battling for the Miss England crown but Alex says it is more than just being about beauty.
"Many people have a stereotypical view of what these events are all about but they are wrong," added Alex. "It's not just about how you look. I want to show that you can be yourself and win.
"It doesn't matter about your background. It's about getting involved in your community and inspiring other young girls that whatever you set out to achieve is possible."
The winner of the Miss England title creates direct entry into the Miss World contest which takes place in Sanya, China, later this year.
As part of the Miss England contest, the girls have to create a dress out of recyclable materials on the theme of James Bond as well as organise charitable events within their community. All the proceeds will go to the Beauty with a Purpose Charity.
Alex has several fundraising events coming up including a Decades Disco (60s,70s,80s and 90s) at Bentinck Miners Welfare on 24th July at 7:30pm which includes a DJ and live music from Samson 65. A Family Fun Day follows at Kirkby Festival Hall on 1st August from 1–6pm.
"Being a 'Miss' is about bringing the community together," added Alex. "Miss England is a fantastic organisation.
"It has given me confidence and I have been able to give others confidence."


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Going, going, GONE in Palo Alto. What a Gem.
Today's fine featured flop is brought to you by the letter F. And it's also brought by Burbed reader dollarbin, who sent this in the split second it hit all the MLS redistribution websites. Let's see what happened when this Pearl of Great Price hit the market. And you have to agree, for Palo Alto, this is a great price. In fact, this price is so low for Palo Alto there has to be a flaw.
240 Whiteclem Drive
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Bedrooms: 4
Bathrooms: 1 full, 1 partial
Property type: Single-Family Home
Size: 1,413 sqft
Lot: Ask agent
Price/sqft: $495/sqft
Year built: 1951
Zip: 94306
Provided by: Coldwell Banker-The Real Estate People
2 days on Trulia
This home has the potential for a larger home and the area is located in a qui
et neighbor. Great shopping close by and public transportation available. What a Gem. Lowest price in Palo Alto
Here's what dollarbin said when sending in this home just two days ago:
Less than $500/sq ft in Palo Alto? No pics? Low property taxes? Everything about this listing screams Hoarder House. The house doesn't look unusually run down on street view, it almost makes me curious to swing by if they ever have an open house. I don't know for sure, but I would bet that this lot is subject to a single-story
overlay, which might limit its value as a teardown. I'll keep my eye on it, and report in if I learn anything more.
Looks like you didn't keep your eye on it 24/7. because here's what happened when we followed the link back to Redfin. And Zillow.
Both sites say this house is no longer for sale, and there's no property history whatsoever on either of the sites. The home was definitely listed for sale two days ago on Redfin. Unfortunately, Trulia doesn't show property history or we'd have the listing date, but this place was only on Trulia for two days.
But it's not a complete loss for a listing that's about to be yanked, and maybe brought back at a much better (read: higher) price, if it hasn't already sold for a couple of suitcases of cash.
Look what we found when we did an extreme close-up of the carport in Streetview. DHO! DHO!
Now here's something else that should make you smile even more.
Located in a quiet neighbor, and possibly overassessed at $86K. No wonder it's gone. This listing must have collapsed the space-time-money-potential continuum.


text: My wife and I are considering Veganism, her because of seeing one too many slaughter scenes on History Channel documentaries, Me just to be supportive and hopefully to lose some weight. Does anybody know of any vegan or vegetarian websites that aren't all about trying to convert the world? I'm just looking for some good dietary information and recipes without all the preaching.


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A close-knit engineering team have been crowned the Best New Business in the Tees Valley.
C&A Pumps and Engineering were presented with the accolade and a £1000 prize at the Best New Business Awards Tees Valley at Middlesbrough FC's Riverside Stadium
The company, based at Rivergreen Business Centre in Hartlepool, also collected the Manufacturing Award for the second time.
Alan Roberts, Managing Director at C&A, said: "It's always good to get recognition for what you do and there's a lot of kudos involved in receiving a Best New Business Award.
"We have a great team and any success we have is down to them.
"We're enjoying a growth period which has involved us moving to a larger unit and has meant we've been able to increase our capacity for assembly and repair."
Colin Brown, who has organised the awards for the past 15 years, added: "It's only right that we recognise and reward the achievements of new businesses and the enormous part they play in bringing about economic growth."
The awards ceremony was attended by industry leaders and entrepreneurs from a wide range of sectors.
Previous winners, such as Guardian Marine Testing and game developers Double Eleven, have gone to enjoy global success.


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24 April 2007
Wimbledon Announces Go-Ahead for New No.2 Court
The All England Club, Wimbledon, today announced that its investment in new facilities is to continue with the construction of a new 4000-seat No.2 Court in time for the 2009 Championships.
The plan for the new court, which was granted planning consent by the London Borough of Merton in March 2007, is a modified version of that originally submitted in 2002 and includes the rearrangement of the existing southern courts to improve spectator access. A new 2000-seat No.3 Court is also envisaged, but no time scale has yet been set for this element.
In outline the proposals comprise:
New No.2 Court
Realignment of Courts 4-11 and widening of key walkways
Enhancing the appearance of the Club's grounds
As well as the new playing and spectator facilities, grounds to be enhanced in line with the Long Term Plan setting of 'tennis in an English garden' To include:


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Lalalala - posted on 10/13/2012 ( 4 moms have responded )
I am about a week late on my period but have had no other signs of being pregnant. No nausea, no breast tenderness, no sensitivity to smells, nothing! I feel like I am going to get my period any day now but it still hasn't come. I have had unprotected sex only once since my last period, he didn't ejaculate, and I took Plan B the next day just to make sure. I have only had sex three other times since then and have used a condom every time. There was no noticeable leaking from any of the condoms, they were all kept in places and would be nearly impossible to be punctured and they had not expired. I was on birth control for 5 years and stopped taking it about 2 months ago so I was also curious if it has something to do with the changes in hormones. I have been late on my period before, but never a whole week... what should I do?