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She is now a full fledged flight attendant.
She is well-loved and an easy favorite of the passengers of every flight she's in.
Even her co-FAs are all fond of her.
Her positive aura radiates everywhere she goes and her smile is infectious to everybody she encounters.
Just being in a place where she is dissipates worries, sadness, fear and gloom.
Even a brief interaction with her could turn a not-so-good-day to a day full of positivity.
That's Maya de la Rosa – most awarded and most loved employee of Time Airways.
Since the time she joined TA HongKong, there had been a significant increase of passengers choosing the airlines.
Some were taking chances that it was her on their flight.
Some also didn't mind if she's in the flight or not because her positivity already affected most of the FAs of Time Airways and they are all now adapting the "Maya way of service".
This is her second year at the Time Airways Hong Kong Office.
The TA CEO personally picked her after being impressed by her outstanding performance while she was still a trainee.
She's been travelling all over Asia and since she's at the top of her job, she's been oftentimes requested to cover for FAs who can't make it on flights to Europe and US.
Maya is not complaining.
It was her ultimate dream to be travelling all over the world.
Soon she will be allowed to bring her family abroad as an incentive for top FAs of Time Airways.
Just the thought of it is motivation enough to work hard.
She's doing all these for her family.
She wants them to be happy.
She wants them to experience the promise her father wasn't able to fulfill, that is to travel to various places all over the world.
She wants them to be proud of her.
Most of all she is doing this for someone who has been very important to her for the last three years, her former employer, turned mentor, turned confidante, turned friend – Richard Lim.
She wants him to be proud of her.
She wants to prove to him that she was worthy of his support.
After all, she never forgets the fact that Richard Lim was instrumental in helping her reach her dreams.
Richard always refuses to take credit and always reminds her that she would still reach the point she's in now even though they haven't met because of her determination, perseverance and hardwork.
Yes, Maya, even after having left the Lim household 2 years ago is still very much in constant communication with all the members of the family she cared for so much.
She's been FB and twitter friends with the Lim kids – Luke, Nikki and Abby.
She's also FB friends with Doris, Sabel, Joma, Liza, Rafi, and even Manang Fe who asked Doris and Sabel to create an FB account for her too.
Luke is now studying in the US and he still calls her whenever he wants to seek advice regarding life, girls, school stuff when he is too embarrassed to ask his dad.
He calls her during every special occasion, holidays, her birthday, whenever he passed an important exam, when he needs tips on cooking for someone at his apartment.
Yes despite being in college now, Luke is closer to Maya.
During one of her flights to the US, they were given two days off to enjoy the place and visit some relatives.
Since she didn't have friends and relatives, she contacted Luke who was so happy and excited with the news.
Luke made it a point to fetch her at the airport, treated her to a nice dinner and even spent a big part of his allowance to book her a nice hotel near his place.
She is very important to him after being instrumental in healing their family three years ago.
He's forever grateful to Maya and he wants to show her that.
He wants her to remain a part of their family and, though he's far, he's making it a point to take every opportunity to strengthen their ties with Maya and make her feel loved and make her feel that she's very important to them.
"Guys, this is my Tita Maya, she's actually more like a mom to me and my sisters", Luke beamed while introducing her to his friends.
Maya was so touched hearing this.
He toured Maya to his school and showed her his apartment.
He even introduced her to the girl he's courting in his school.
Joey, his former love interest entered the convent and Luke easily accepted it.
He is now courting a schoolmate who is also a scholar, like him.
She's a Filipina too.
But unlike Joey, she is more adventurous, bubbly and as Luke described her –
"parang ikaw Tita Maya, masayahin, palaging positive at nakakatawa na nakakatuwa."
"Nakakatawa pala Luke ha!"
"Ah, uhm, ang ibig ko pong sabihin, napapangiti nya din ako palagi, like you to dad."
"Oo na di ka na kelangan magexplain", she was laughing coz she's seeing Richard in Luke.
"Pati kung pano magpalusot pareho kayo", she said this to herself.
Luke is growing up like his dad -responsible, thoughtful, intelligent, good looking and charming too, she thought.
She sees Richard in him.
God she misses him.
Now she wished Richard was here.
It would have been romantic to have dinner in an unfamiliar place with him, visit new places with him, experience new things with him.
"Tita, let's have lunch na muna before I drive you to the airport."
"Ah cge Luke, tara kain na muna tayo pero treat ko ngayon. Atsaka di mo na ako kelangan ihatid. Pwede naman akong magpasundo kasi may service naman yun Time Airways office dito."
"But Tita, I insist and please don't argue. You won't win", he really sounded like his dad and it amused her.
"Hay naku, parang si Ser Chief lang, ah!"
They both laughed.
"Sige Tita, you have a safe flight. Thanks for visiting."
"Maraming salamat Luke. Pasensiya na sa istorbo ha."
"Naku Tita, hindi istorbo yun. Kahit nga araw araw ka nandito, mas okay yun", he sincerely said.
Maya smiled.
"Tita, thanks for taking care of us kahit wala ka na sa bahay. Sana wag kang magsawang alagaan at intindihin si dad.Pasensiyahan mo na rin ang kaartehan ni Niks at kakulitan ni Abby. We love you Tita."
Luke was serious and a bit sad now.
"Of course Luke. Pamilya ko na kayo. Di na magbabago yun. O cge, bumalik ka na. Ingat sa pagmaneho ha. Tawagan mo agad ako pag nakauwi ka na. Salamat sa lahat", she was now teary eyed.
Luke hugged her tightly.
"Sige Luke, bye", she waved goodbye and entered the airport when Luke's car was out of sight.
Nikki is now a Senior.
She grew up to be a responsible sister and daughter.
She would always send messages to Maya and would ask her advice on girl stuff, those she can never tell her dad.
Nikki and Maya's bond started when she chaperoned her during Luke's prom, when Nikki was invited by a senior.
She was more than a chaperone to her.
In fact Nikki was vocal to her dad and kuya that Maya was like a mom during the prom.
She was incessantly telling them over breakfast, the morning after the prom, that she was really happy Maya was there coz she didn't feel deprived of a mom.
Luke was agreeing with his sister.
"Di ba kuya, she was so maalaga. I felt like Abby when I'm with her. Atsaka she was so galit when she learned of Inigo's plan. Parang tiger mode din gaya ni dad,"
Abby was amusingly watching them.
"You can be her baby too ate Nikki. Pareho din po kayong madaldal ni tita Maya."
"Oo nga Niks, tuwang tuwa ka nga at nakalimutan mo na nandun sina Stacey at Megan kasi busy kayong nagkwekwentuhan ni ate maya. At take note dad, hindi si Iñigo ang topic nila kundi si Nicolo."
"Hindi kaya kuya. Ate maya was just asking about nicolo so I answered lang naman her questions atsaka bat naming paguusapan si Iñigo eh may dark plan pala siya that's why he invited me."
Richard was overflowing with happiness listening to the banter of his kids.
He was even happier that they were talking about her.
"Actually kuya, three questions lang naman ang tinanong ni ate Maya about Nicolo. First where he will study, second if he is courting someone sa school and third if he's making me asar."
"Talaga? So anong sagot mo?"
"I'm not interested in making kwento about him kuya. Mas like ko yun mga tanong ni ate Maya about dad."
She was looking at her dad while saying this.
Richard almost choked on the bread he was eating.
He became self-conscious all of a sudden scared that an extra expression, extra slip of the tongue would reveal his true feelings for Maya.
He is not ready to share it with his kids yet.
But he badly wants to know what they talked about.
"Me? What about Nikki?"
"Oh dad, she was asking if you eat regularly, if you stay late at night sa principals office (the kids chuckle at the name maya gave his office), if you have problems at work, if you are masungit? Madami dad!"
Richard was waiting for Nikki to continue.
"I told her na di ka na masungit. Actually slight na lang. Pero I told her na you are more kuripot now kasi you didn't even buy her a pair of shoes to match the dress I advised you to buy."
Nikki was teasing him.
"Practical Nikki. Im practical. Besides you didn't tell me that I should buy shoes too. And I resent being called such. I didn't even look at the price of that dress."
He is slightly irritated at the accusation that he didn't want to spend for her.
Of course he would spend anything to make her happy.
"Hala ka Niks, napipikon na si dad."
"Daddy, im just teasing you atsaka I know you are practical, and its not a bad thing dad, ha! It's a very good trait."
He wasn't sure if Nikki was sincere or just trying to take back what she said awhile ago.
"Tita maya told me to show my stars in school kay daddy. And also to kiss daddy everytime you are tired para daw maalis pagod nyo."
Abby saved the conversation.
"Aww that's so sweet. I so miss her na talaga kuya."
"Si dad kasi eh, hindi pinigilan. Sana di na siya umalis. Kung malapit lang edad namin ni ate Maya, liligawan ko siya. Parang ang perfect nya maging wife and mom."
"Naku kuya di kayo bagay. Mas super bagay sila ni dad, right dad?"
"You're going to be late. Pahatid na kayo kay Joma."
"Naman dad wala po kaming pasok. You see, hindi kami nakauniform."
"Uy si daddy, iniiba ang topic. Mali naman yun diversion."
Nikki teasingly tells him again.
He knows the teasing won't stop so he excused himself and prepared to go to his work.
Though he feels awkward during these teasing sessions with the kids, he loved it.
He feels some unfamiliar sensation whenever he is being teased to Maya.
No not unfamiliar but a sensation he long ago tried to forget.
He is thankful that the kids do this infront of him only and not when Manang Fe, Doris, Sabel or even Joma is around.
Most especially he is thankful that they don't do it infront of Maya for he's not sure how he would react.
His kids really love her.
Instead of talking about their prom dates, here they are talking about this wonderful person who they all miss right now.
Richard was certain that he felt something for Maya long before the prom, long before he knew that she has a crush on him.
This explains the way he felt when he thought she was going out on a date.
This explains why he felt a certain pain when he saw her hug Simon, her suitor.
This explains why he is always looking forward to the end of the day when she would bring her coffee and talk about the events of the day.
"Sir chief kape nyo po." God he misses hearing this.
Despite the realization, Richard chose to keep it to himself.
He wants her to pursue and fulfill her dreams.
He wanted her to grow into the confident and beautiful (inside and out) person he is certain she would become.
He doesn't want to hinder her journey to fulfill these dreams because he knows Maya so well.
He knows that if he did court her, she would have a hard time choosing between him or her longtime dream of being an FA.
He wants to spare her from this difficult life-changing decision.
But Richard made sure that he was with her in every step towards fulfilling her dreams.
He made sure to be a friend- a very good friend.
He would mentor her about everything he knew about the airline industry.
Even now that she's with TA HK, Richard would send her emails everyday.
She's the first person he shares news with regarding the kids, his company, and anything under the sun.
Whenever he learns that she's going to be on a flight to a new country, Richard would spend time to research about the culture of the country and he would right away send it to Maya so she would be prepared.
This has been their routine for the past three years.
"Bat parang ang saya mo ngayon Ser Chief?", they were chatting on skype.
"You don't want it na masaya ako? And why Ser Chief this time? Di ba Richard na yan?"
"Naninibago lang kasi extra ang saya mo ngayon. Tumatagos nga sa monitor eh."
They both laughed.
"Atsaka mas type kong tawagin kang ser chief. Paglalambing lang ba.", the last line was almost a whisper but he heard it.
Naglalambing ka sa akin, maya?", he was teasing her.
"Naku ibig ko pong sabihin, ah, eh…"
She can't find her way out of this.
She was tempted to turn off skype.
Richard though amused wanted to spare her of embarrassment and tension going on.
"It's okay Maya. Sanay naman ako sa'yo. Malambing ka naman sa lahat ng tao. Sakin nga bihira lang. At least ngayon oo na rin."
"Ser Chief, kumusta sa opisina nyo?", she averted the topic.
"Very good. LAS is doing great this year. Infact we will be awarded as the top company in aviation in two weeks time. Im also back to being the businessman of the year.", he proudly told her.
"Wow nakakatuwa naman yan Ser chief. Im sure masaya sina Ma'm Liza, Ser Sonny, Engr Yamagutchi at lahat sa opisina nyo. Pati na rin ang mga bata at sina Manang Fe. Ang galing nyo talaga. Kaya pala sobra ang saya mo.", she was so happy with the news.
She knows aside from the kids, the company is the most important thing to Richard.
She still wasn't aware that like the kids, she has been the most important person to Richard for a long time, even when she was still at the mansion.
This was evident on the way he treated her, his concern about her studies, her training, his jealousy when he saw her happily giggling with Capt Ventura and of course the first time she went out on a date with Simon.
The date with Simon, well that was, to him, the proof of how affected he was with the thought that she was with another guy.
One of Richard's talent is keeping his emotions to himself.
He is guarding his heart which have been broken after Alex died.
A/N. Old file again. Post ko pa rin. May kasunod but need to edit pa. 😁


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A group of 14 bloggers, who love running and lululemon among other things, came together and decided we wanted to have a group giveaway. As we were emailing about what the prize should be, we decided it should be appealing for people who run and people who don't run. So here's what we came up with:
One winner will win a $200 Lululemon gift card as well as a race entry of your choice (up to $95). If your race costs less than $95, or you don't want the race entry, that value will be added to the Lululemon gift card. So, that could be up to a $295 Lululemon gift card! Or, it could be that race you've been dying to enter as well as a pretty sweet gift card! It's up to you (if you win). I mean, at the end of the day, we're all addicted to racing and workout clothes, so some combination of the two seems like a pretty sweet deal.
And because we wanted to have more than one winner, another winner will still get a $25 Lululemon gift card. And hey! That could totally buy you half of a tank top.
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David Dunning is a Cornell University professor who is perhaps most famous for a paper he co-wrote about ignorance and over-confidence. The Dunning-Kruger effect refers to people who are novice or ignorant to things
they do not know but believe they are experts. The best example involves people who take a test on a subject they know very little about and receive a low score while believing they should receive a high score.
This effect has been studied and linked to many situations, but it can be a serious danger when it occurs in maintenance practices. Around the world, good maintenance practices have been poorly taught and communicated, and some ideas are unsafe and have no foundation in practicality. Still, they are handed down as the standard operating practice. This can have worse consequences than most Dunning-Kruger effects—it could be life-threatening.
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William Barrymore, no relation to the famous acting family, stars as Jack Randall, the titular orphan. Upon learning that he's inherited a fortune, Randall finds he's also fallen heir to a passel of trouble, courtesy of a gang of covetous villains. But the hero proves more than a match for the heavies, often taking on as many as six bad guys at a time.
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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has been attacked by another of Ireland's leading businessmen as a person with "no integrity" who is about "publicity and ego."
Bill Cullen, who hosts the Irish equivalent of "The Apprentice" and runs a Renault dealership made his blistering attack on O'Leary in a lecture at Maynooth University.
"It's all about publicity and ego. He might dress down. He might wear the jeans and the oul' shirt and have the oul' cup of coffee in his hand and all that stuff but that's all an act. He has a huge ego.
"Without a doubt I think he is ruthless, he is cynical and he has no integrity," he said.
Cullen's comments came as a row between the government and O'Leary over O'Learys demands that Aer Lingus vacate a hangar at Dublin Airport if he agrees to site 300 jobs there. Aer Lingus have refused to do so and the government back them.
"Why couldn't he have kept those couple of hundred jobs here instead of telling everybody in the country: 'I've given 200 jobs to Scotland.' Now what sort of an Irishman is that?
"He wanted to kick us in the ass. He basically said: 'Right, so now I'm after giving 200 jobs away and I've 300 more. Do yez want them or don't yez?'
"It obviously wasn't very patriotic. Unfortunately the 'bottom line' is all that counts for Michael. He's very successful financially. But there's more to life than that, such as people. Look at how he treats his suppliers, look at how he treats his customers, look at how he treats his staff. It's his way or the door. That's the way Michael works."
"You can't deal with Michael. You work with his other executives and we do work with them and we have our committee guys go to meet them on a regular basis. But it's very hard to get any co-operation from them. Everything you try to get done it's always: 'No No, No.' It's very difficult."
"Now he wants to be the monopoly. He said openly on the radio that he wanted to kill Aer Arann (a smaller provincial airline). Imagine saying that about Padraig O'Ceidigh, who is a lovely man? That's the way he does business."


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Pedestrian safety to be improved on Porter Street Bridge
6 March 2015
Roads and Maritime Services advises motorists of changed traffic conditions on the Porter Street Bridge on University Avenue next week for maintenance work to improve safety for pedestrians.
Night work will take place between 7pm and 3am from Tuesday 10 March to Thursday 12 March to replace a damaged handrail and repair the concrete footpath.
One lane will be closed for work, traffic control and a reduced speed limit of 40km/h will be in place for the safety of workers and motorists.
Roads and Maritime thanks motorists for their patience while this work is carried out.
The project is part of Roads and Maritime's commitment to delivering safe and high quality services to the Wollongong community.
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Dear Konstantin
I work for British Airways in HK and I'm running a project to celebrate BA's 80 years of history in HK. We are going to hold an exhibition at the HK Museum of History from 13 Dec 2016 – 09 Jan 2017 looking at the aviation history of the Hong Kong London route. The exhibition is open to public and is free of charge. I came across your photos online and I am particularly impressed by the old British Asia Airways in Kai Tak photo (#136178 ). I'm wondering if you would be kind enough to allow us to show those photos in the exhibition? We will acknowledge your copyrights and your contribution should we decide to use it.
I really hope you're happy to help and please feel free to share with me any other ideas you may have.
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It has been so long since I had a blog, so bare with me while I try to figure things out.
This week I saw a post on My Thoughts Exactly, they were accepting applications to be part of next year's Design Team (which is something I have put in my bucket list) but one of the requirements was to have a blog to promote MTE on the internet. Well, I didn't have a blog and couldn't make one last minute and I missed my chance to apply, maybe next year right?
But I am here creating this blog to showcase what I can do in my very limited crafting time which is usually at nights, after my daughters go to bed and before my husband comes home from work. That's why my blog is called "Crafting in the Night".
I started paper crafting since I was a little girl, my parent's own a printing shop in my country (Peru) and my mom is the most amazing crafter in this world, she can create things from scratch, at the top of her head, with no help and little inspiration lol. I am more like the executor, show me how to and I will make it happen also when I see something I like and I try to copy it with my own twist or in those amazing nights I feel my mojo I can make cool things with paper hahaha. I love paper, paper has been a part of my life since I can remember.
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1. English is not my first language, I will try to do my best to post in a well written English form lol
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KPMG: Ireland and innovation – leader or follower?
A highly competitive environment leaves no room for complacency
Shaun Murphy, managing partner, KPMG: "Our helicopter view of the economy helps identify new opportunities for innovation."
Ireland still lags behind a number of our EU neighbours when it comes to innovation, according to a recent study from the European Commission.
The Innovation Union Scoreboard classifies Ireland as an "innovation follower" along with countries such as France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
The scoreboard assesses the performances of EU member states and shows Ireland as one of 10 countries close to but behind the EU average when it comes to innovation.
First published in 2009, it combines 25 factors including entrepreneurship, intellectual assets and R&D and ranks Sweden as the most innovative country in the EU, followed by Denmark, Finland and Germany.
This situation could be changing according to data gathered by KPMG.
"What we're seeing now is a lot of high tech FDI innovation and an increasing number of domestic businesses placing more emphasis on innovation as well" says KPMG managing partner Shaun Murphy.
The KPMG Innovation Monitor is the result of research carried out by RedC into Irish business attitudes to innovation. It shows that seven out of 10 Irish companies believe that recession has made them more innovative.
Furthermore, 84 per cent of companies are innovating or planning to innovate in the near future.
"Not surprisingly, funding for innovation is a challenge in many cases," Murphy notes.
This point is confirmed by the research which revealed that almost 90 per cent of respondents believed funding was important to bringing their projects to fruition.
Notwithstanding the difficulties some businesses have in accessing finance, Murphy believes there are emerging positive signs for those looking for funding for business.
He points out that there are high levels of innovation investment in areas other than technology. "Agribusiness stands out as a huge Irish success story and the innovation that has driven that success isn't as widely appreciated as it might be."
He also points to the impact of middleclass population growth in non-traditional markets such as those in Asia and Africa and the implications this has for Ireland.
"Meat and dairy consumption typically rises with affluence and the opportunity for Irish agribusiness is huge," he says.
"Innovations in new product development in areas such as nutrition are creating major opportunities to add value to our already superb raw materials. The success of companies such as Kerry and Glanbia, which invest massively in innovation, shows the benefits of innovation as a driver in helping Irish companies achieve global scale."
Meanwhile, in the case of start-ups and early-stage businesses, Murphy and his colleagues at KPMG are looking at how they can act as a conduit for innovation across sectors, including between fast growth technology companies and financial services organisations.
"We work with all the leading financial services businesses and we're also heavily engaged with many companies which are developing emerging technologies. Our helicopter view of the economy helps identify new opportunities for innovation."
Small techHe cites the example of smaller technology companies who can develop solutions for major financial businesses but in many cases they need an introduction or indeed investment to bring such projects to fruition.
"We're actively looking at ways of bringing the two sectors together for mutual benefit and there's a lot of interest from both areas about the possible opportunities."
He also mentions the firm's early commitment to the Summit, formerly the Web Summit, as a sign of its intent around the innovation agenda.
"We've been involved from the beginning," he says. "The success of things like the Start programme at the Summit really brings home how Dublin has become an innovation hot spot. It's also where many of the tech companies get a real view of the funding opportunities that might be available."
Murphy believes there's a correlation between entrepreneurship and innovation but notes that Ireland faces some specific challenges in encouraging both.
"Irish levels of entrepreneurship have ebbed and flowed significantly over the past decade according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report," he says. "The evidence suggests that many of our entrepreneurs have become business owners as a result of circumstances rather than ambition."
He argues that government needs to keep its foot on the pedal to help encourage more entrepreneurship.
"Inevitably tax plays a role in the message Ireland sends out to the world about setting up and succeeding in business here. The fact remains that employees pay high rates of tax relatively early on the earnings curve. Furthermore, a successful disposal of a business incurs a far higher level of Capital Gains Tax than is the case with the UK, our nearest neighbour and competitor."
Murphy acknowledges the competing priorities faced by government, but he contends that encouraging innovation and entrepreneurship needs more recognition.
"There are a lot of graduates out there who have great ideas and there are other talented people looking at Ireland as a place in which to live and work. Budding entrepreneurs and innovators should have a reasonable expectation that Ireland won't tax their ideas and the fruits of their hard work more than in other countries."
So is Ireland a leader or follower in innovation?
Murphy believes that Ireland is much more than a follower, notwithstanding the results in the EU's Innovation Union Scoreboard.
"The innovation infrastructure and people are here, our reputation is acknowledged globally and the efforts of IDA and others have made a huge difference. Our biggest enemy is complacency."


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I always thought people were overreacting when they moaned about the traffic here. I was so, so wrong. So wrong I could have been a woman walking out of a kitchen.
Other than the occasional glimmer of hope in the form of a bus driver waving you ahead or a car giving way, it's full of people outright trying to murder you. Cars honking at you when you're trying to maintain a following distance, people merging into you and the worst of the lot, random vehicles leaning on their horns the moment a light turns green. I mean, what do they hope to accomplish? Is everyone under the impression that the horn is some magical device that's going to blast all the other cars out of your way and rain down naked women(or men) on your laps while you're at it?
If it is, mine's definitely not working right.
Other people actually look surprised when you're considerate towards em. Pedestrians smile! I'm like, what? And oh God, the motorcyclists.
How does everyone do this? Do you just gradually give into the madness and join in it?


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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
White Chocolate Coconut Cookies
But, I think sometime I push the boundaries a little too much. Even Spencer, who shouldn't be shocked by some of my outlandish ideas, still gives me the side eye from time to time. And don't get me wrong, I do need honest, unbiased opinions and criticism. But even that side eye glare doesn't stop me from experimenting. It does, however, remind me that sometimes heading back to the basics is perfectly acceptable.
And that's what I've done here.
I've taken two classic ingredients that are found in countless baked goods and combined them in this cookie; the white chocolate coconut cookie. I love the combination of white chocolate and coconut and these cookies are no exception.
These cookies are pure perfection. Especially when they're fresh out of the oven, chewy and still warm. I'd be embarrassed to say just how many I popped in my mouth right when I pull them from the oven. Let's just say that the quality control of these cookies was taken very seriously.
White Chocolate Coconut Cookies
1 1/2 Cups brown sugar
1/2 Cup white sugar
1 Stick + 2 Tbsp (10 Tbsp) unsalted butter
1 Tsp vanilla
2 Large eggs
1 Egg yolk
2 1/2 Cups flour
1/2 Tsp salt
1 Tsp baking soda
1 Cup white chocolate chips
1 Cup toasted, shredded sweetened coconut
1/2 Cup shredded, sweetened coconut
Preheat oven to 350. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper and set aside.
Place butter in a large bowl and beat on high until creamy, about 1 minute. Add sugars and beat on high until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat on high an additional 2 minutes.
Add the flour, salt and baking soda and mix until just combined. Add the coconut and white chocolate and mix.
Using a cookie scoop (I used one that was about 1 1/2 tablespoons), scoop the dough on the prepared baking sheet and leave about 2 inches between each cookie. Place in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, until lightly golden. Remove and cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes, transfer to cooling rack and allow to cool completely. Store in airtight container.
Recipe source: A Lynsey original
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Time: 10:00 a.m.
Place: Department of Workforce Development
GEF-1 Building
Room F305
201 East Washington Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin
- Call to order and introductions
- Approval of Minutes of the June 20, 2013, Council Meeting
- Remarks from Jonathan Barry, DWD Deputy Secretary
- Report on Unemployment Insurance Reserve Fund
- Update on the Trust Fund Solvency Sub Committee
- Proposed Legislation - Repealing One Week Waiting Period (LRB 2401) from Representatives Kolste and Mason
- Correspondence Relating To Cottage Industries (SB 276, LRB 1192) from Senator Harsdorf and Representative Severson
- Proposed Legislation on Adverse Decisions (SB 273) from Senators Lassa, Miller, Taylor and Lehman
- Response to Correspondence from Representative Tittl, May 10, 2013, Related to Eligibility of Certain Employees who are Affected by Labor Disputes for Unemployment Insurance Benefits and Department Analysis
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- Technical Amendments (LRB 2855)
- Administrative Rules
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Talcott Parsons: functionals and sick role
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- Created on: 22-04-14 13:01
- 1902-1979
- The rise of Fascism
- Threat of revolution
- Great Depression
- A critical social theorist?
- descent from durkhiem:
- D argued all moral systems onstitute a function of the social system - every society developes a morality necessary for its function.
- P took from D was that social integration is organised around a core of common normas and values.
- "core of society, as a system, is parrerned normative order through which the ife of a population collectively organise" (Parson 1961)
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- societies are wholes, collection of interrelated parts. Ech part has meaning only in relation to the whole, perforing a function within the system (socitey)
- SOCIAL INTEGRATION : is achieve through value consensus - pervasive set of principles that legitimate the exisiting social, economic and political structure.
- INTEGRATION: = never perfect - always be "malintegration' - deviance, tensions and strains.
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Parsonian Analysis of Social System - AGIL
- A daptation - the way in which the system adpats to its environment - modifying or controlling it.
- G oal - way in which the system methodologically mobilises resources to pursue certain goals
- I ntegration - way in which system ensures solidarity - maintance of a cohesive whole
- L atency - way in which the sysrem maintains its value and belief systems.
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AGIL as a Social Fractal:
- Political system of a society (today)
- Parson would argue its a subsystem concerned with goal attainment - therefore a system itself can be analysed by using AGIL
- Bureaucracy concerned with ADAPTAIONS
- Political leadership concerned with GOAL attainment
- Legislature and Judiciary used to ensure INTEGRATION
- constituion of credo of political system ensures LATENCY (pattern maintenance)
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Functionalist Hegemony:
- by 1950 functionalism had become the dominant social theory in USA.
- some went as far to say ALL sociologist were functionalist.
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Critics of Functionalism:
- functionalism, with its emphasis on consensus, is neglectful of the unequal distribution of power
- Functionalism, with its emphasis on equilibrium, is unable to adequately theorise social change.
- Its a politically conservative social theory, reflecting the dominant values of American capitalism
- Gouldner summarised these arguemnts when he said that functionlism is "ideologically congenial to those who have more to lose"
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Functionaism & Social change:
- Parsons, social change is an evolutionary, cultural process.
- Deviance, tensions, and strains that arise from, and increasingly differentiated society, tend to be institutionalised, or otherside resolve, in the direction of social integration and equilibrium.
- "the massive emergence of the professional complex, not the special status of capitalistic or socialistic modes of organisaiton, is the crucial structural development in 20th centruy society: (parson 1968)
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Sociology of Professions:
- Functionalists are intereestred in 'the professions' as the role that norms and values played in the conduct of their members.
- Professionals, P argues are governed by norms of colective orientation are highly socialised into codes of ethical behaviour, and pursue rewards of a symbolic nature.
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- refers to the set of rights and obligationsthat surround ilness and shape the behaviour of doctos and patients.
- parsons key insight was that 'being sick' is not simplpe physiological.
- Being sick - sick role, is cultural phenomenon, involiving institutionalised expectations and a corresponding set of sanctions - its socially as well as biologically altered state.
- its temporary, medically sanctioned form of 'deviant' behaviour.
- 3 principle normative elements:
- 1) Exemption and personal responsibility for illness
- 2) Permission to withdraw from many duties and commitments
- 3) Obligation to seek medical help and become a 'patient'
- sick tole furthers social control - regualtion by producing and enforcing definition of sickness.
- psychological illness may stem from social pressures. - sick role can stop work pressure, stop everyday pressures and stop social responsibilites.
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Criticism of Sick Role:
- Neglects an analysis of differences in the power between the doctor and the patient
- does not consider the multiple sources of conflict between the doctor and the patient
- is an idealised model that does not match existing 'illness behaviours'
- sick role is a temporary state - chronic illness is not.
- people with chronic illness find themselves in positions where they are expected to comply with the obligations of the sick role while maintaining some aspets of their normal social roles. (Gallagher 1976)
- BLOOR AND HOROBIN (1975) - Not all forms of illness lead to the adoption of the sick role - in many cases being ill does not need the sanction of a doctor.
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Illness Behaviour:
- preventative health behaviour - what we do to prevent ourselves from becoming ill.
- illness behaviour - what we do after becoming unwell, but befroe we seek 'technically competent' help (doctors) and enter the sick role.
- activities
- exercise
- eat healthy
- leisure
- etc.
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key Ideads
- functonalism is concerned with the way in which norms and values hold society togehter
- the sick role is an example of normative system that works to maintain social order.
- it does this by lefitimating the 'deviance' of the social disruption that results from illness
- one of parsons key insights was that being sick is a social as well as biological phenomenon
- however been subject to criticism and many think the sick role is unable to explain the changing nature of health and illness behaviour
- nevertheless and investigation of the moral economy of health and illness behaviours is still fruitful sociological project.
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"GMA" #1 for 2013 February Sweep:
First Demo Win for a February Sweep in 20 Years & First Total Viewer Win for February Sweep in 19 Years
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& Largest Demo Margin (+97,000) in 19 Years
"GMA" #1 for Week of February 25:
"GMA" Beats "Today" by Over 1 Million Viewers for Week of February 25
Second Consecutive Week Besting "Today" by Over 1 Million Viewers—
Marking First Time in 21 Years with Back-to-Back Weeks with +1.0 Million Margin
"GMA" Outperforms "Today" By +231,000 Demo Viewers for the Week
February 2013 Sweep
ABC News' "Good Morning America" won the February 2013 Sweep in both Total Viewers (5.669 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.130 million), according to Nielsen Media Research. "GMA" marked its first February sweeps victory in 19 years in Total Viewers and in 20 years in Adults 25-54 – since February 1994 and February 1993, respectively.
"GMA" led NBC's "Today" (4.821 million and 2.033 million) by its largest Total Viewer margin (+848,000) during any sweep in more than 21 years – since at least the November 1991 sweep; Nielsen's electronic database started on September of 1991. In Adults 25-54, "GMA" beat "Today" by its biggest news demo advantage (+97,000) during a sweep in nearly 19 years – since May 1994.
"GMA" improved on the previous sweep (5.316 million and 2.025 million for November 2012) in both Total Viewers (+7%) and Adults 25-54 (+5%). In fact, the ABC morning newscast turned in its largest overall sweeps audience in more than 21 years – since at least November 1991. Additionally, "GMA" saw its best sweeps performance in the key adult news demo in 5 years –February 2008.
"GMA" outperformed CBS' "This Morning" during the month in Total Viewers (+88%) and Adults 25-54 (+86%), delivering its largest Total Viewer advantage (2.657 million) during a sweep in nearly 7 years – since May 2005.
GoodMorningAmerica.com on Yahoo! reached over 25M users and served over 130M page views in January. It is the #1 morning news website and beats Today.com by millions of users each month.
Week of February 25, 2013
For the week of February 25, 2013, "Good Morning America" ranked No. 1 in the morning for the 4th straight week in both Total Viewers (5.835 million) and Adults 25-54 (2.241 million), according to Nielsen Media Research. Growing its Adults 25-54 audience for the 3rd week in a row (+2% – 2.195 million on w/o 2/18/13), "GMA" saw its best news demo performance in more than 4 years – since w/o 1/26/09.
"GMA" outdrew NBC's "Today" (5.835 million vs. 4.814 million) by +1.021 million viewers, representing its first back-to-back weeks with a +1.0 million Total Viewer margin over the "Today Show" in more than 21 years (since at least September 1991, the start of the Nielsen electronic database). "GMA" beat "Today" by +1.055 million viewers the previous week (w/o 2/18/13). In addition, "GMA" outpaced "Today" by +231,000 demo viewers (2.241 million vs. 2.010 million), its largest Adults 25-54 advantage over the NBC program since premiere week 5 months ago – since w/o 9/24/12.
Airing the week's Top 2 most-watched telecasts, "GMA" outdelivered "Today" by 1.579 million on Monday (6.407 million vs. 4.828 million on 2/25/13) and by 1.394 million on Tuesday (6.075 million vs. 4.681 million on 2/26/13), representing the first time in nearly 18 years that "GMA" led "Today" by over 1.0 million viewers twice during a course of a week – since w/o 5/1/94. In addition, "GMA" turned in its top Adults 25-54 telecast on Monday (2.475 million) since the royal wedding nearly 2 years ago and 2nd-highest in 4 years – since 4/29/11 and 3/3/09, respectively.
The ABC morning newscast has ranked No. 1 in Total Viewers in all 22 weeks of the season and in 17 of 22 weeks in Adults 25-54. Further, "GMA" has ranked No. 1 every week in Total Viewers for more than six months (the last 28 weeks) and in 33 of the last 35 (behind "Today" only during the 2 weeks of the Summer Olympics). Further, "GMA's" 28 consecutive weeks at No. 1 stand as its longest stretch in 20 years – since the 1992-93 season, w/o 11/9/92 – w/o 6/28/93. In Adults 25-54, "GMA" ranked No. 1 in 21 of the past 26 weeks.
"GMA" improved year to year (5.364 million and 2.165 million, respectively, on w/o 2/27/12) in both Total Viewers (+9%) and Adults 25-54 (+4%), building on the same week last year in overall viewers in all 22 weeks this season. NBC's "Today" decreased from the year-earlier week by double-digits in both Nielsen measures (-13%/-19%).
Season to date "GMA" stands as the No. 1 morning news program in both Total Viewers and Adults 25-54. In fact, "GMA" is leading "Today" by its largest season margin in overall viewers (+581,000) in more than 21 years, and in the key adult news demo (+74,000) in 21 years – since at least the 1991-92 season and since the 1991-92 season, respectively; Nielsen's electronic database started on September of 1991.
Season to date "GMA" is up in both Total Viewers (+7%) and Adults 25-54 (+3%) versus its year-ago averages, standing as the only morning newscast to grow in the key adult news demo (NBC's "Today" is down -15%/-21%, respectively; CBS' "This Morning" is mixed +8%/flat, respectively). "GMA" is seeing its largest overall season audience in 8 years and best Adult 25-54 performance in 4 years – since the 2004-05 and 2008-09 seasons, respectively.
For the week, "GMA" more than doubled the performance of CBS' "This Morning" in Total Viewers (+104%) and Adults 25-54 (+108%), beating the CBS morning program by its largest news demo advantage (1.162 million) in more than 6 years – since w/o 10/16/06.
Feb. 2013 Sweep TOTAL VIEWERS ADULTS 25-54 HOUSEHOLDS
Source: The Nielsen Company, NTI Total Viewers and Adults 25-54 Live + SD weeks of 2/25/13, 2/18/13 & 2/27/12. Most Current – 2012-2013 Season (9/24/12 – 3/3/13) and 2011-2012 Season (9/19/11 – 2/26/12). All averages based on regular telecasts. (*Note: Due to coverage of Hurricane Sandy, w/o 10/29/12 was coded as a breakout and is excluded from the season count). February 2013 Sweep (1/31-2/27/13), February 2012 (2/2-2/29/12) and November 2012 Sweep (10/25-11/21/12). Sweep periods (November, February, May and July).
Emmy Award-winning "GMA," featuring the anchor team of Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Sam Champion, Lara Spencer and Josh Elliott, airs live Mon.-Fri. (7:00-9:00 a.m., ET) on ABC. Tom Cibrowski is senior executive producer.


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The Trump Bump, How Long Can It Last?
Since Donald Trump came into the presidency, the stock market has seen a sudden boost. Many are calling this dramatic, sudden boost a bump in the stock market. Many have decided to start calling this the 'Trump Bump.'
The stock market has boosted already about $3 trillion. Many investors have been reaping the fruits of the Trump Bump and are taking advantage of it. Many have also been saying that the momentum will continue for the rest of the year in 2017. But how long will the Trump Bump economic boom really last?
There has been much speculation about how long it will continue to rise. Some say that the stock market rally will go on in 2017, while some experts don't believe so.
How Long Can The Trump Bump Last?
One stock market expert strategist stated that the stocks are most likely going to keep on increasing because of the momentum they have made during the first two months of 2017. They saw a nearly 2% gain in January, while in February, it reached to a boost of nearly 4%. Currently, the stocks have been continuing to increase to about 6% presently.
Stock market strategists also said that the boost in January and February was the 27th time that the stock market index rose in those same two months since the year 1945. As they study the pattern of this bump in the economy since 1945, they have seen that those years always ended up profitable and did not have any losses.
The Pattern in The Stock Market and the Trump Bump Feaver
With those same patterns, there were some situations where the stocks did end up dropping. Those three years were in 1987 when there came a fairly large "stock crash". After that, it took more than two decades to occur again. That case was seen in 2011 when the stocks steadily increased in the first months and went down during the last month of the year.
Although, it was safe to call it a flat year where there were essentially no profits nor were there any losses. And the latest occurrence was in 2016 when the stock market index fell in the first two months at 6%. Nonetheless, the market was resilient and returned fairly decent numbers as the year ended, boosting up to 13%.
During the years when the stock index rose in the first two months, they have seen that it kept on rising until the end of the year. They have also found out that the stock returns in the course of the entire year have been averaging about 24% which means that investments can turn almost a quarter higher once claimed.
Because of this pattern that stock market experts have found, it could most probably be that the Trump Bump campaign that President Donald Trump can be credited with. This trend should carry on and will last until the end of the year. Consequently, it could also be the right time for investors to put their money into stocks and reap the benefits at the end of the year.
To Invest or Not to Invest
Though there have been many stock market predictions made by many different experts, the actual flow of the gain or loss can't really be determined. Although it is not 100% clear how long the Trump Bump will run, the trend that the strategists have found may prove those predictions to be true.
Trade, or commerce, involves the transfer of goods or services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. A network that allows trade is called a market.
The original form of trade, barter, saw the direct exchange of goods and services for other goods and services.[1] Barter is trading things without the use of money.[1] Later one side of the barter started to involve precious metals, which gained symbolic as well as practical importance. Modern traders generally negotiate through a medium of exchange, such as money. As a result, buying can be separated from selling, or earning. The invention of money (and later credit, paper money and non-physical money) greatly simplified and promoted trade. Trade between two traders is called bilateral trade, while trade between more than two traders is called multilateral trade.
Trade exists due to the specialization and division of labor, in which most people concentrate on a small aspect of production, but use that output in trades for other products and needs.[2] Trade exists between regions because different regions may have a comparative advantage (perceived or real) in the production of some trade-able commodity—including production of natural resources scarce or limited elsewhere, or because different regions' size may encourage mass production. As such, trade at market prices between locations can benefit both locations.
Retail trade consists of the sale of goods or merchandise from a very fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, online or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption or use by the purchaser.[3] Wholesale trade is defined as the sale of goods that are sold as merchandise to retailers, or industrial, commercial, institutional, or other professional business users, or to other wholesalers and related subordinated services.[4]


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text: Hedge fund firm Appaloosa Management, run by David Tepper, has made about $7bn (£4.4bn) of profit so far this year, Reuters reported yesterday. Through February and March, Tepper scooped up beaten-down bank shares as many investors were running for the exits. He bought Bank of America shares, then trading below $3, and Citigroup preferred shares, when that stock was under $1, Reuters said. Appaloosa specialises in the stocks and bonds of troubled companies and manages about $12bn, Reuters reported yesterday, citing an article in the Wall Street Journal newspaper.


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"No bird can fly without opening its wings,
and no one can love without exposing their hearts."
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Hi everyone, my fellow positive and passionate people. You all helped me very much end of 2014 when I stopped my filthy habit. I'd started in my late teens, had a seven year cessation from 20-27 (a girlfriend wouldn't have it so I stopped to keep her), and then ploughed away again on 10 marlboro lights a day onwards. I stopped again publicly three years ago when I was 32 and my first child was born.
Then things got much worse, and as explained on this most helpful forum, I suffered the guilt and stress of the life of a secret smoker. Finally I could take no more, and with the help of conversation on here I stopped cold turkey. It must have been a year ago. It was very hard and I struggled with severe anxiety, chest pain and health anxiety. I became convinced I had lung cancer for instance.
Anyway, I fell back into the open arms of marlboro six months ago! It was very much a stress based lapse, with bereavement at the centre. But that isn't good enough, we all know that. It is an excuse! But today is the day. I now have a nearly 3 year old and 11 month old. And my wife has stayed positive for me about getting to this day. I've weaned my consumption down over the last week, and I'm about to have last cigarette I hope ever. It is crazy what the mental side brings to this addiction. Filleting my decision on what day to quit (I decided last week) the chest pain is back, front right side of my chest, ribs, and back. Just like before. Severe anxiety. And I need to keep off Google!
I hope you are all well, and are reading the story of a soon to be much happier, healthier 35 year old ex smoker.


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The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona received a 2:1 challenge grant in 1986 from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to establish a fund that would be used to support small- and medium-sized arts organizations based in rural communities. Since 1987, 343 unrestricted operating grants have been distributed totaling $476,390. Through a competitive process held in Spring 2015, a total of $30,000 was awarded to the following organizations:
Bisbee Radio Project. Dedicated to creating an awareness of local interests and providing socially responsible programming via station KBRP.
Central School Project (Bisbee). A nonprofit arts cooperative focusing on preserving the building where they are housed in addition to fostering an appreciation of the arts and providing artists with an affordable work space
Cowboy Poets, Inc. (Sierra Vista). The promotion of our western cultural heritage by means of voice and verse.
Patagonia Creative Arts Association. To support, advance, and promote cross border and cross cultural awareness through participation in all areas of the arts.
Patrons of the Arts/Hilltop Gallery (Nogales). To enhance arts and culture in the region.
Santa Cruz Advocates for the Arts/The Mingus Project (Nogales) To provide life-long learning in and through the arts.


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Usain Bolt only made a brief appearance on Thursday at a Jamaican training session ahead of the world championships, but is ready to deliver another title treble, according to his agent.
Bolt, 26, joked around with some team-mates, did a few runs, and underwent a massage at the Luzhniki sports complex training area, before disappearing into the team bus, ahead of anyone else.
"He only wants to focus on the world championships here. And he is only responsible for his own performance. But he is in a very good shape. That showed at his last race in London," agent Ricky Simms said.
Bolt won 100m, 200m and 4x100m trebles at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, as well as at the 2009 world championships. He took the 200m and 4x100m at the 2011 worlds, but was famously disqualified from the 100m final over a false start.
The Jamaican superstar will start his quest for another hat-trick Saturday with the 100m heats. The final is Sunday, the 200m final on Aug. 17 and the 4x100m final concludes the championships on Aug. 18.
Bolt is the top 100m favourite in the absence of holder Yohan Blake (injured), former world record holder Asafa Powell and American season-leader Tyson Gay (both failed doping tests).
Bolt's 100m season-best is 9.85 seconds from the recent London race, and he has the fastest time of the year over 200m at 19.73 seconds. His world records over the sprint distances stand at 9.58 and 19.19 seconds.
"We have always been mindful of the fact that this is a FIFA weekend and the onus lay with the Bafana Bafana head coach on whether to release the players or not''.
Pirates moved to the top of CAF Champions' League Group A with a comfortable 3-0 win over Al Ahly last weekend.


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Since January I've been desperately trying to plan and execute a weekend getaway for myself. I've been under the weather for months, and a recent break up, after dating my high school sweetheart for over 8 years, has left me down and quite honestly bored. I wanted to travel to find new thrills and inspirations, but bad timing this January and February made traveling, even if just for a weekend, impossible. Then I remembered my last anniversary, my ex and I couldn't afford to take a lot of time off work, so we both took one day, booked a hotel downtown, and just spent the day wandering Queen St. West together. I had an amazing time people watching and looking at all the different buildings and shops. Got me a box of macaroons from Nedage and even tried some 'exotic' meats at a french restaurant for dinner that evening.
The city of Toronto is made up of so many different neighborhoods, each with different festivities, history, culture, food, and people. I often take this great city for granted and forget there's so much to do and explore here.
A few weeks ago I decided to check out Queen St. East - Riverside and Leslieville for baked goods. My adventure begins at River and Queen St., and ends at Bobbette and Belle for macaroons, near Queen and Jones. I went to middle school in this neighborhood but haven't frequented the area much since. Lately there's been a lot of bakeries, cafes, and brunch spots popping up so I was excited to see how this neighborhood's changed from all of these new additions.
The truss bridge over the Don Valley River. At the top of the bridge facing west it says, "This river I step in is not the river I stand in."
Truss bridge over the Don Valley River again. This time facing east. The 501 street cars run along Queen st.
First stop of the day is Mary MacLeod's Shortbread. The store smelled amazing and the cookies were yummy. No food photos. I don't make it a habit to take a picture of everything I eat when I'm out and about because I'm fairly picky when it comes to pictures (meaning it'll take me forever to get a perfect shot). Sometimes I just want to eat, or most of the time I'm with people and they just want to eat.
On the north west corner at Broadview is one of the oldest buildings in Toronto. It's Jilly's Strip Bar!
My second stop of the day, Desmond and Beatrice. I did manage to instagram my carrot cupcake while I was here. This little bake shop is really chic and cute.
This is the old Canadian Bank of Commerce Building which is now home to Stephan Caras Designs.
Another interesting building on Queen St. East is the Queen/Saulter Library.
Mercury Espresso Bar. A popular cafe spot.
This weird looking shop at the corner of Carlaw and Queen is pretty cool. Atomic ToyBot sells collectable designer toys and merchandise, but they also feature artists, and hosts weekly events. Part store, part art gallery. Definitely recommend you guys to check it out if you're into things like Tokidoki, or Kidrobot. Check out their website http://atomictoybot.com/wordpress/ for more information.
After passing many many brunch spots and antique stores, I finally made it to Bobbette and Belle!
The inside of this place is so beautiful. Everything looked picturesque and wedding inspired.
I grabbed a dozen macaroons to photograph at home. You can see the photos on my instagram (www.instagram.com/dfannie. They were delicious.
So Bobbette and Belle was supposed to be my last stop, but as I was walking back I noticed this neon turquoise shop that specialized in donuts and chicken. I just couldn't help myself from making one last stop! Paulette's Chicken and Donuts.
I got their Blueberry Balsamic donut. My sister and I both agreed it was weird, but we couldn't decide if it was good weird, or bad weird. Regardless, I'll definitely be back for more weird donuts, and to try some chicken.
All in all, on a typical grey and winter day in Toronto, my stroll along Queen Street East was fun and I'm excited to rediscover other neighborhoods in this city. When you're desperate for travel and new discovers try looking in your own backyard. Take a stroll in a different neighborhood, or check out a local event or festival!
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A vacuum dryer of fundamentally new design is said to make operation much simpler and more reliable than previous vacuum systems while still providing substantial reductions in drying time and energy consumption relative to desiccant dryers. The new VBD vacuum dryer from Maguire Products, Inc., Aston, Pa., uses vacuum to pull moisture out of resin pellets. However, it differs from previous models through the use of gravity to move material vertically from one drying stage to another, with discharge of material between stages controlled by high-speed slide-gate valves, widely employed on other Maguire equipment.
This eliminates most moving parts, particularly the three-station indexing carousel mechanism of the Maguire LPD vacuum dryer introduced in 2000. The redesign also does away with sealing gaskets, which can become worn and compromised by resin dust, and with perforated screens that require cleaning. The VBD dryer uses ambient air that is circulated by a blower with energy-saving variable-speed drive. It also uses the same controller hardware and software as the LPD dryer.
The first model of the new generation is the VBD-1000, with throughput capacity up to 1000 lb/hr. It is 16 ft tall and has a footprint of only 6.8 x 3.7 ft. It can be mounted on the shop floor or on a mezzanine. Cost is around $60,000. Smaller models starting at 100 lb/hr will be introduced in coming months.
From top to bottom, the three main parts of the VBD unit are:
•Heating hopper: A 10-hp centrifugal blower and 40-kW heater bring material up to setpoint temperature as high as 350 F. The volume of this stainless-steel hopper is three times that of the next (vacuum) vessel, ensuring adequate heating time.
•Vacuum vessel: Vacuum applied by a venturi generator reduces the boiling point of water, causing moisture in the pellets to volatilize and escape the pellet into the low-pressure environment. Moisture is purged from the vessel with -40 dewpoint air generated by a small membrane air dryer mounted on the unit.
•Retention/take-away hopper: The membrane air dryer also continually purges this pressurized vessel, ensuring that material remains dry until discharged.
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UC at a glance
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That kind of "roll-up-your-sleeves" immersion means that Cincinnati students graduate with a résumé, ready to make an impact on day one. Over the past four years, new Cincinnati graduates have been hired by nearly 160 Fortune 500 companies and are employed in over 40 states, and nearly 95% of recent graduates are employed or otherwise engaged in post-graduation activities (graduate school, PeaceCorps, etc.).
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My two sisters and I are with Mom taking our Easter morning picture. (Dad is behind the camera.) I talk about my sisters quite a lot. We are very close in age. I'm the redhead on the far right. Sis is on the left and Sissy is in the chair. {Aren't we just too cute for words?}
Jump ahead many years...and there I am with a daughter of my own. (Cute, right?) Sometimes Daughter reminds me so much of Sissy. They have very similar points of view. Somehow, they see things the same way and express themselves very similarly.
Many, many happy memories of hanging out with sisters as well as cousins growing up. That's one of the neat things about growing up walking distance from where your parents grew up.
Hubs and I weren't the "stay in your hometown" kind of couple when we got married and started making a life. So, until two years ago, we never lived in the same town I grew up in. We enjoyed our "big city" lives we built.
We are also enjoying being "home" now.
We are also enjoying being "home" now.
All of this is to tell you that today I'm feeling quite happy to be living so close family. So many happy moments include Daughter and my sisters as well as cousins and Mamacita.
You may remember I talked about Danielle (aka Daughter) signing us up for the Ovarian Cancer Awareness walk (last year). Well, this year we are participating in the Avon Breast Cancer Awareness walk. This walk takes place in several cities at different times of the year. Our walk is in NC and takes place in October. Let me clarify. Danielle is WALKING. I am part of the CREW.
Both Danielle and I are passionate about supporting cancer awareness and fundraising. So many people are touched by cancer. Luckily, more and more people are able to survive and live full lives. I believe that is a testament to the advances made by research. We lost our mother to cancer (Ovarian). She was much too young. I have a friend that is a breast cancer survivor. My daughter works for a surgeon and sees many breast cancer survivors as part of her job.
So, next month, just 48 days from now...Daughter & I will be wearing pink. She will be walking 39 miles. I will be doing whatever is required to support the effort. And, we will both be sleeping in a pink tent.
To do this, we must raise at least $1800. We are less than $500 away from this goal. If you would like to donate, please use the donation link below.
Any cancer is horrific. I firmly believe that when we support research and awareness for one type of cancer, that we are vicariously supporting research and awareness for all cancers. I hope you will consider helping us reach our goal so that we can go walk our bootie off (Danielle's bootie) for a really good cause.


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Elizabeth's Locket
My husband gave me this locket for my birthday, which was nine days before the birth of our son. Because he was not born yet, my husband put the best image of Kostas we had at the time in the locket - a printout from our first ultrasound. On the other side, he put a photo of our first baby - our dog Crash. I love this locket for so many reasons! It is visually stunning, and in pristine condition for its age, but it is also layered with meaning. It was originally a Victorian mourning locket, which is why it is covered with black enamel. The diamond set fly is symbolic of the fascination with nature and science at the time. In the interior, under the original glass, are two panels of plaited hair, each side featuring a different pattern of weave. The frames are hand engraved - one with the name and date Marie Louise August 4th 1866, and the other with Helene Catherine April 28th 1868. It is amazing to me that this locket has lived through so many years and seen so much, and that now it will live though my life with me and hopefully future generations of my family.
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