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Spin Systems/
Alright!…..mulitplicity part 2…..FINALLY!
So the coupling that I previously described applies to first order spin systems. There are a number of criteria that define a truly first order system, but basically the designation 'first order' is given when multiplicity follows the 'n + 1 rule' and these multiplets have intensities defined by Pascal's Triangle. First order spectra are awesome because they can be solved through visual inspection (i.e., chemical shifts and coupling constants can be extracted). This condition is satisfied if the difference between two chemical shifts (Δδ) is much larger than the coupling constant (J) between them. Otherwise, this means you're observing strong coupling and you've entered second order spin system land. The physical basis of strong coupling is subtle, having to do with complex quantum-mechanical phenomena that I won't go into here.
Although second-order sounds bad – it isn't necessarily. Basically what we're referring to here is that a spectrum will become increasingly complicated as this ratio of chemical shift difference and coupling constant (Δδ/J) gets smaller. As Δδ/J decreases, the: (i) multiplets approach each other; (ii) do not follow the aforementioned rules; (iii) may give rise to inaccurate information; and (iv) may be impossible to solve through simple inspection. In strongly coupled systems the lines of a multiplet can even disappear!
Okay – so what value of Δδ/J are we talking about here? When will we observe a second order spectrum? Honestly, there's no clear answer to this. I've read many NMR textbooks/papers over the course of my chemistry career and I'm fairly certain that no two had the same value; AND even more annoyingly, I've seen the range from 4 to about 20. So the rule is: 'there is no rule'. Basically you want Δδ >>> J. Okay, that may be a few too many 'greater thans' but, like I said, there is no magic ratio, but the chemical shift difference should be more than approximately 10x the coupling constant. That is a good rough estimate.
So what can you expect to see as Δδ/J gets smaller? Well, depending on your spectrum, one thing that you will observe is differences in the predicted line intensities. Two doublets, for example, instead of being 1:1, will slope towards each other creating a tenting or leaning effect. That is, the outside doublet lines decrease in intensity relative to the inside peaks, creating a sloping effect. Depending on the degree that this occurs, it may actually be helpful as it gives you added information of what is bonded together. As the ratio decreases, the signal looks more and more like a quartet instead of two doublets. See this figure taken from Silverstein, for example.
From: Silverstein, R. M.; Webster, F. X.; Kiemle, D. J.; "Spectrometer Identification of Organic Compounds" 7th Ed. John Wiley & Sons Inc.: USA
This can get complicated quickly. Using the Pople Notation can help simplify this – you assign letters to the nuclei of a chemical shift with magnetic equivalence. The most downfield resonance is assigned the latest letter in the alphabet and the increasingly upfield resonances, the preceding letters, ending in 'A' for the most upfield resonance. Whether the assigned letters are separated or consecutive is dependent on the spin system. First order systems are assigned separated letters (e.g., AX, or AMX), whereas second order systems get allocated consecutive letters (e.g., AB or ABC). Although every magnetically equivalent nucleus gets the same letter, you denote the number of nuclei with a subscript of the number (i.e., CH = 'A', CH2 = 'A2', CH3 = 'A3'). For magnetically inequivalent, but chemically equivalent, nuclei they get denoted with a 'prime' (e.g., o-dichlorobenzene will have a spin system of AA'BB'). For the two doublet situation described above, with pronounced tenting, it is referred to as an 'AB quartet' (as opposed to 'two doublets' as would be the case in first order spectra).
So why am I bringing this up? Well, as we've previously discussed, 60 MHz spectrometers have inherently lower resolution in terms of chemical shift dispersion. Because you're working with a smaller spectral window (in Hz), the difference between chemical shift is lower by definition. That is, second order effects are far more probable.
Look at the below spectra of 4'-hydroxypropiophenone, for example. I've made an MNova stack plot of 400 MHz data versus 60 MHz data. Is there a difference in the structural information that can be obtained at each field? No…absolutely not! Every resonance is well-resolved, chemical shift, integration and coupling constants can all be easily extracted. That means that the lower field does not 'hide' or provide false information about the structure even though, you may notice, that there ARE second order effects in the 60 MHz data. The multiplets lean.
Does that make sense? It's so well resolved. Sure it does – if you look at the ethyl resonances (δ 3.42 ppm, quartet 3JH-H = 7 Hz; 1.18, triplet, 3JH-H = 7 Hz). You'll see that:
For 60 MHz:
Δδ= 2.24 ppm or 135 Hz and 3JH-H = 7 Hz,
so Δδ = 20J
For 400 MHz:
Δδ = 2.24 ppm or 890 Hz and 3JH-H = 7 Hz,
so Δδ = 128J
So are we in second order territory? Again, as per the definition above, it's questionable – but no. But we do see tenting, so there are subtle second order effects that occur through the strongly coupled moieties. However, the effects are minimal and only the line intensities are affected. So despite the stigma that people often attribute to low-field NMR, low-field does not mean have to mean low information. There are many applications that can be performed with low-field NMR without sacrificing any of the important information!


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By Katherine Rose Freedman
Another bad day and I pick up the pen.
Time to visit my sorrows again.
Another bad day,
And I see it on paper.
Maybe no one reads it, but hey ...
More hard times, more bumps in my road.
But everything I do goes ala mode.
On top of it's a story.
Beneath it is a poem.
That's my home.
I live in my own words.
Writing 'bout the birds,
'Bout the moon, 'bout the people
Writing 'bout my travels, 'bout the stars and the steeple.
Writing 'bout the way you looked at me.
Writing 'bout the way I seemed so free.
But now I'm putting I'm putting down my pen,
And I'm getting back to life,
Back to pain, and joy and strife.
I see my life as an old book.
No one picks me up.
No one dusts me off.
I'm on my own.
But I wear a leather jacket,
And I'll make it through this storm.
I'll fight with much resistance,
T'il my pages are all torn.
Oh I'll fight
Through the night -
Even if my ink bleeds through.
I'm coming through the blue.
If no one picks me up ...
If no one dusts me off ...
I guess I'll have to make it on my own.
This is the way
This is the day
This is the time we'll be together.
This is the year
That came without fear,
Bringing us close forever,
And ever on.
This is the moment we'll be forever one.
This is the chance we have to start again.'
This is the way that dreams come true overnight,
And the world is silent as stone,
And the birds start singing as we fly we them to the stars.
(And Beyond)
This is the way to sing.
This is the way to celebrate,
This is the way to smile, according to ... love.
According to the stars above.
This is the way to love.
According to the stars above.
According to love.
This is the way to love ...
This is the way to love ...

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SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS (F.W. Murnau, 1927)
Directed in Hollywood by a German Jewish transplant most famous for his expressionist silent classics (Nosferatu, Faust, The Last Laugh), SUNRISE: A SONG OF TWO HUMANS rolls out a glamorously hybrid love affair between US rural melodrama and European city symphony, two early cinematic genres rarely united onscreen. The film starts out slow with pastoral boredom, a vamp homewrecker, and murder on the horizon, but keep watching for the plot pivot that carries our philandering farmer and his wife to the city with all its sensual pleasures—pleasures which the camera delivers in a kaleidoscope of dizzying dissolves so powerful, they may just propel the estranged couple back into each other's arms. Released on the cusp of Hollywood's transition to sound (the same year The Jazz Singercame out), SUNRISE is both modern, showing us the visual language of cinema at its peak, and already nostalgic for narrative conventions on the wane. Look out for: undulating intertitles, fabulous special effects conveying the tortured mental state of dreamers trapped in the countryside, and the best pig chase scene in the business.
BRIEF ENCOUNTER (David Lean, 1945)
BRIEF ENCOUNTER may be one of the most famous movies ever made about adultery. Notable for its gentle, generous treatment of its two protagonists--both married suburban commuters who develop a friendship on the rail that quickly turns into something more. If you are looking for agonizingly attenuated chemistry that never actually leads to consummation; if you like posh accents and the high drama of heroically repressed desires; and most importantly, if you love love stories that barely happen, that only exist in a fleeting, liminal space that explodes the universe of two ordinary people… then this movie is for you. Over the next twenty years, British director David Lean would go on to make such grand-scale epics as Lawrence of Arabia and Doctor Zhivago. The main characters in BRIEF ENCOUNTER do not traverse deserts or tundra. They leave the suburbs once a week for London and return by the end of the day. As viewers, we are confined to an even smaller space, because the film is narrated in elegiac voiceover from a living room. Nonetheless, BRIEF ENCOUNTER is a film of epic proportions. Look out for: crisp close-ups, a great moviegoing scene, and a devastating last line.
UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (Preston Sturges, 1948)
Infidelity isn't always tragic. Sometimes it's hilarious, especially when it's the figment of an overactive imagination. This is the premise of UNFAITHFULLY YOURS, one of Preston Sturges's lesser known screwball comedies, starring Rex Harrison as Sir Alfred de Carter, a world-famous symphony conductor consumed by increasing certainty that his wife is having an affair with his (male, young and handsome) secretary. The film's form is its most striking feature: most of the narrative is structured around three pieces of classical music in a concert conducted by de Carter. Each piece launches and shapes the genre of a possible scenario: in the first (Rossini's Semiramide), de Carter murders his wife and frames the secretary; in the second (Wagner's Tannhauser), he magnanimously forgives and releases his wife from all further obligation to him; and in the third (Tchaikovsky's Francesca da Rimini), he challenges his wife's lover to a game of Russian roulette. I won't tell you how the film continues once the concert is over but suffice it to say that de Carter's efforts to translate his fantasies into reality unravel into comic chaos. This is an early star turn for Harrison with a brilliant balance of rising indignation and indignity. Look out for: a home-recording phonograph engulfed in knotted wires and inevitably recording exactly what should not be recorded, establishing a trope (the malfunctioning adultery entrapment sound machine) that comes back, comically reversed, in Divorce Italian Style (1961).
A LETTER TO THREE WIVES (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949)
What if you and two of your female friends received a letter from a woman who claimed to have run off with one of your husbands? How would you react? How would you look back on your marriage? Like Letter from an Unknown Woman, released a year before, A LETTER TO THREE WIVES is narrated by a disembodied female voice, with all the mysterious menace that this implies. The voice belongs to Addie Ross, a figure that takes shape as the paradigmatic "one who got away" through a series of flashbacks, haunting the memories of all three wives, without ever appearing onscreen. Joseph Mankiewicz (The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, All About Eve) was still early in his career when he directed this film, adapted by mystery writer Vera Caspary from a novel published serially throughout 1946 in Cosmopolitan. Often overshadowed by the catty coyness of its voiceover, A LETTER TO THREE WIVES is strongest in the moments in which Addie Ross seems to fade away into what she actually is, a narrative device implemented to force the three main characters to consider the greatest weaknesses in their relationships. Look out for: the best (and most 1950s) of the three storylines, in which Rita, a successful radio writer (Ann Southern), berates herself for emasculating her schoolteacher husband (Kirk Douglas, who can always use a little emasculation).
DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE (Frank Perry, 1970)
Directed by American independent filmmaker Frank Perry and adapted by his wife, Eleanor Perry, from an excellent novel by Sue Kauffman, DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE belongs to one of my favorite subgenres—what I call the discontents of domesticity film—along with The Pumpkin Eater(1964), Repulsion (1965), Woman under the Influence(1974), The Incredible Shrinking Woman(1981), Mommie Dearest(1981), She-Devil(1989), and Safe (1995). Mutely ping-ponging between two self-involved assholes, one slightly more self-aware than the other, beleaguered housewife Tina seems to be barely surviving, perpetually on the verge of a nervous breakdown or perhaps a murder spree, throughout the film. Unlike Kauffman's novel, narrated in a first-person voice that exposes the gap between Tina's apparent passivity and highly articulate internal turmoil, Perry's film does not offer cathartic access to his protagonist's thoughts. We do not hear about her baroque reading habits (nineteenth-century novels), irritation with her therapist, or many creative phobias. Instead, DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE is brutal in its withholding patterns, creating dark, dark comedy out of a bad, bad marriage: Tina's blank-faced acceptance of her husband's demeaning demands and running commentary on her appearance and failings as a wife, mother, person almost make you want to scratch your eyes out, until the camera intervenes with a meaningful cut (from complaining husband to adulterous sex scene, for instance) that speaks eloquently and vengefully enough to make up for her deafening silence. Look out for: a shockingly sexy young Frank Langella, draped languorously over various pieces of furniture in his bachelor playwright pad; an affair staged with Madame Bovary in mind, as the first fun step (but certainly not the last) of feminist movement out of a domestic prison.
THE HEARTBREAK KID (Elaine May, 1972)
Written by Neil Simon and directed by the brilliant Elaine May, THE HEARTBREAK KID is a classic screwball comedy with a modern twist--what happens when a nice Jewish boy meets a shiksa on his honeymoon. The answer? Faced with the ineffable magic of straight blond hair bleached by the sun, WASP youth vernacular, and a bored, blue-eyed gaze (Cybill Shepherd in a rare comic turn), he immediately begins to plot their escape into the sunset. The obstacle? His wife, Lila: very much alive, restless and feeling increasingly neglected as she recovers from a vicious sunburn in their South Beach hotel room. Played by Elaine May's daughter, Lila is really a joy to behold, because her sole role is to annoy and repulse her new husband Lenny so effectively that he will dive headlong into a Brave New World, sputtering and spouting inanities about Midwestern produce and Republicans like a poor man's Cary Grant, in order to win approval from cool, collected Kelly and her forbidding father. This was May's first film and if you haven't seen any of her work, it's a great place to start, followed swiftly by A New Leaf, starring May herself as another version of Lila, abject tormenter of men. May grew up touring the country as a member of her family's Yiddish theater troupe and skyrocketed to fame in the 1960s as half of the improv comedy duo "Nichols and May." THE HEARTBREAK KID is clearly shaped by both these experiences, balancing a cultural code-switching script with some classical Hollywood physical comedy. Look out for: your impulse to not watch it because you are thinking of the TERRIBLE Ben Stiller remake. Wipe the remake from your brain and proceed.
IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (Wong Kar-wai, 2000)
The second installment of a romantic trilogy that began with Days of Being Wild (1990) and ended with 2046 (2004), IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE is the sexiest, lushest Technicolor dreamboat of a film you will ever see, with a killer soundtrack to boot. In a plot that stands on its own, set in 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors—Chow Mo-wann and Su Li-zhen—meet and realize that their absent spouses are having an affair with each other. Upon this realization, instead of returning to confront them, Chow and Su embark on a much more elliptical journey of psychological play and processing through re-enactment: Chow plays Su's husband and Su plays Chow's wife. Sustained by the comfort of sympathetic company, they perform scenes of flirtation and seduction over a series of dinners, trying to figure out how it all began. While the game starts out innocently, seemingly contained by this framing logic, it soon evolves into something more ambiguous and erotic, as Chow and Su fall in love. This is a film that runs on the sensual power of color, music, dangling phrases and long, meaningful silences. The conservative culture and close quarters in which the protagonists live make discretion necessary from the beginning, overshadowing their conversations with paranoia about surveillance that heightens the illicitness of their intimacy. Wong Kar-Wai leans into this effect, leaving unclear which came first, the romance or the romantic aura. Look out for: Patterns, fabrics, and smoldering micro-expressions (Tony Leung and Maggie Chung both deliver magnetic performances); Finally, Wong Kar-Wai fills his films with Easter eggs (puns, recurring objects, leitmotifs), so seek out clues while you watch. These will come in handy if you decide to take in the whole trilogy.
Leana Hirschfeld-Kroen is a student in Comparative Literature and Film and Media Studies at Yale University. She currently works as a curator for the Yale Film Colloquium and a Film archive assistant in the Yale Film Archive. Her pursuits: Eccentrics and Machines; Classical Hollywood history; the semiotics of tap dancing in early sound film; urban phantasmagorias; modern cosmological imaginaries (science fiction serials, early planetaria, the Wissenschaftstheater, Edisonades); postwar French slapstick cinema (Tati, Etaix); Hysterical decaying aristocrats in British cinema; restless women; sound studies; celebrity studies; deaf studies; and media archaeology.


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Kiwi grammarian Helen (her-pen-is-mightier-than-the) Sword has a piece in today's NYT decrying nominalization, the act of converting verbs into nouns. She calls the results "zombie nouns."
The proliferation of nominalizations in a discursive formation may be an indication of a tendency toward pomposity and abstraction.
The sentence above contains no fewer than seven nominalizations, each formed from a verb or an adjective. Yet it fails to tell us who is doing what. When we eliminate or reanimate most of the zombie nouns (tendency becomes tend, abstraction becomes abstract) and add a human subject and some active verbs, the sentence springs back to life:
Writers who overload their sentences with nominalizations tend to sound pompous and abstract.
Guilty as charged. Anyway, the piece reminded me of this classic:


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Upon attending one of their briefings, emphasizing "see something, say something", it became clear that the Muslims had gotten to them and had defanged their program of anything useful. They kept harping on "the civil rights of citizens", (which for all intents and purposes means the Muslims). One of the things you CANNOT REPORT AS SUSPICIOUS is clothing! This of course means Shari'a compliant clothing, to wit, burkas, robes, beards, caps, etc.
In talking with my FBI friends, prior to the purge of 2008 which removed all intelligence information "insulting to Muslims", it was clear that Shari'a compliant clothing is directly correlated to attacks of violent Jihad. So "The Cell" has just disabled the one clue that would save lives!
My friend Phil Haney's book "See Something Say Nothing" goes into this in a big way! The whole border security was shut down in favor of the civil rights of Muslim Jihadis!
So don't bother with "The Cell": it's another defanged bastion of political correctness that is prohibited from properly naming the enemy, which is ISLAMIC JIHAD!
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
The ECRI[1] Definition of Hate Speech
In June of 2016, a young Muslim walked into a gay bar in Orlando Florida, shouted "Allahu Akbar" and killed 49 people and injured 53 others[2]. Prior to the attack, he called the Orlando Police Department and proclaimed his allegiance to the Islamic State. But to report these facts is "hate speech" as per the European Union. How can this be?
The EU starts out by reaffirming the right to free speech and freedom of expression from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) as follows:
"Article 19.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."[3]
But then comes the "however":
On page 124 of the ECRI General Policy Recommendation NO. 15 on combatting Hate Speech:[4]
Hate speech is of a more "serious character" when it "……can be reasonably expected to incite acts of violence, intimidation, hostility or discrimination."
This means if the public is told the Orland attacker was Muslim, it might generate hostility toward Muslims, the prevention of which is more important to the EU than the piled-up bodies. Also, the desire to remove killers from society is considered "discrimination", or "fear of the other" and thus illegal.
The Muslim groups always howl about the potential of "backlash" after a Jihad attack, and demand police protection for the very Mosques that send the killers into the community.[5]
So, where does this Orwellian suicidal logic come from? Answer: the Shari'a!
"Yusuf Ali: And slay them wherever ye catch them, and turn them out from where they have Turned you out; for tumult and oppression are worse than slaughter; but fight them not at the Sacred Mosque, unless they (first) fight you there; but if they fight you, slay them. Such is the reward of those who suppress faith."[6]
Resistance to Islamization by the host society is the "tumult". "Oppression" is defined by Muslims as not living in a society where the Shari'a is dominant. Suppressing resistance to Islamization is more important to Muslims than stopping the killing, (and of course the Muslims are the ones doing the killing!)
This EU definition of "hate speech" is incompatible with the American concept of "Free Speech" as well as common sense. The Global Islamic Movement is using the concept it to paralyze the response to the Jihad it is waging against the West. The EU pamphlet goes on to say:
"Recalling, however, that freedom of expression and opinion is not an unqualified right and that it must not be exercised in a manner inconsistent with the rights of others:"[7]
The document goes on to expand "the rights of others" to include protection from "racism, racial discrimination, gender-based discrimination, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, islamophobia, anti-Gypsysim, and intolerance, as well as of crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity or war crimes and the public denial, trivialization, justification or condonation of such crimes."[8]
The authors never make a good case as to WHY such restrictions are necessary. It is presented as an uncontestable fact. The premise seems to be that people in the OSCE Area are so fragile emotionally that they would have complete nervous breakdowns if someone were to speak to them unkindly. But no one in the EU bureaucracy seems concerned if EU citizens are murdered in Jihad attacks.
"Islamophobia" is the main issue that the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been working to criminalize in the West since 2005. The ECRI now defines Islamophobia as such:
"Islamophobia" shall mean prejudice against, hatred towards or fear of the religion of Islam or Muslims.[9] "
Note carefully the definition doesn't reference an "irrational fear", the normal definition of a "phobia": It criminalizes fear of Muslims outright in and of itself. The definition actually criminalizes a human emotion, in this case the the instinct for self-preservation.
The OSCE's problem is that fear of Islam is rational! Attacks of Islamic Jihad take place on a daily basis and kill thousands. Yet the OSCE strives to make it a punishable crime, which is absurd!
Concerning non-believers, the Qur'an says:
"Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know."[10]
Jihad is meant to "strike terror into the hearts of unbelievers". Not only are we unbelievers to be terrorized, we are to be punished by the OSCE for being so. What is a poor non-believer to do? Evidently, just keep smiling while the Jihadists take off our heads!
Therefore, using this warped logic, the EU demanded that the British Press stop naming the Jihad attackers as Muslims with a straight face, even though it's true![11] The EU's concern is that the naming of Islam in the articles will increase "Xenophobia" and cause a "backlash" worse than the attacks themselves. But there have been over 1200 Muslim Jihad attacks in 2016 [12] which have killed over 11,000 people with very few "backlashes". Howling "backlash" appears to be a calculated diversion to transform the aggressors into victims.
Let us see how the Muslim groups would use this. At a Conference in Vienna May 22, 2015 entitled OSCE Security Days a correspondent from a Moroccan TV Show named Leila Ghandi was asked if truth could be hate speech. Her response:
"I believe that the truth can be, not always, truth can constitute hate speech, because sometimes truth is difficult, horrible in itself. …………….. Sometimes when you report on facts and these facts point (to) a community, then it can be the source of hateful speech. So, your question was does that mean that hiding the truth would be a mean (way) to tackle the hate speech. I would answer, sometimes it is. And sometimes we do. By not saying the entire truth."[13]
From the hadith: Muslim's version recording that Umm Kulthum added,
"I did not hear him permit untruth in anything people say, except for three things: war, settling disagreements, and a man talking with his wife or she with him (A: in smoothing over differences)."[14]
If Jihad is defined as "war against unbelievers"[15] then suppressing the truth about Jihad would further their cause against the West and be permitted under Islamic Law.
But why should the West go along with this suicidal meme? The purpose of a free press is to bring the needed truth to the public! To suppress it is dangerous! In this case, the reality of the existential threat of Islamic Jihad must not be hidden from the public if our civilization is to formulate steps to protect itself and survive. Society might well investigate why these vital facts ARE being suppressed.
What is the relationship between the Muslim Groups in the West and the so-called "free press"? Is there intimidation? Infiltration? Black mail? Financial payoffs? The public needs answers, and quickly.
[1] European Court Against Racism and Intolerance
[2] www.nytimes.com/news-event/2016-orlando-shooting
[3] http://www.un.org/en/universal-declaration-human-rights/
[4] ECRI GENERAL POLICY RECOMMENDATION No. 15 ON COMBATING HATE SPEECH Strasbourg, 21 March 2016
[5] http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1674269/posts
[6] Quran Sura 2 Ayat 191 Yousuf Ali translation
[7] "ECRI General Policy Recommendation No. 15 on combatting Hate Speech" ECRI Strasbourg 21 March 2016 page.3
[8] ibid
[9] Ibid, page 26
[10] Qur'an Sura 8, Ayat 60
[11] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3823706/European-human-rights-chiefs-orders-British-press-NOT-reveal-terrorists-Muslims.html
[12] https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/terror-2016.htm
[13] www.osce.org/event/securitydays2015
[14] "Reliance of the Traveller" r8.2 page 745
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Dear All,
So last month was my birthday and I was assessing the last 28 years and I was thinking when I have this, I'm going to do this and that. When I eventually get here, I'm going to stay here and do this. When I finally stop being single, I'm going to do this, that and the other, with my man and I'm going to buy a whole load of sexy clothes that I think a man might enjoy seeing me in bahahahahaha!
Then it hit me! – hold on – why am I waiting to get married before I wear sexy underwear?!!??!?! I was like:
"Oh no no no no no! Catherine you don't dress your body for men, you dress your body in what makes you feel good and sexy because you're worth it! You should feel good and sexy without the validation of a man. You shouldn't need a man to say "ooo yeah!" at you before you feel sexy. The sexiness needs to come from the inside!"
So I marched over to Ann Summers and I bought the sexiest things I could find on the shelves (I was actually surprised at how tame the garments in there were) because it doesn't matter if a man is going to see you or not. You see you and you should dress up for you, you're worth it! If it makes you feel good and sexy, DO IT! (Within reason people… E.g. don't walk around naked in public because it makes you feel sexy that's just ridiculous, leave that kind of thing for indoors when the curtains are closed lol)
There's nothing wrong with being sexy and embracing your sexiness! You are a human being, therefore, you are a sexual, sensual being. Embrace it! Even the Bible discusses human sensuality. Read Song of Solomon sometimes known as Song of Song for more info: https://www.blueletterbible.org/nlt/sng/1/1/s_672001
I feel like sometimes as women we just give up sometimes. We think oh nobody is looking at me any more because:
- I'm waaaay over 50 or
- I have children or
- I've put on a bit of weight or
- I've been single for a long time or
- I have glasses or freckles or or or or and so on!
Here's my rebuttal:
- FOR THE OVER 50 I SAY! see the picture below:
- FOR THE OVERWEIGHT I SAY! Some people are overweight because of health reasons and consequently are unable to loose the excess, BUT let me tell you, men are simple creatures. They'll look regardless…. Some guys like a woman with a big bum! lol. I'm pretty sure my bum gets looked at far more than my face! For those who are physically able to loose the weight, love yourself by having a healthy diet, this will make you loose weight through a process of self love and not self hatred. Exercise and have a healthy lifestyle for health reasons, not aesthetic reasons, it'll improve your sex drive anyway.Say it with me: "I am loosing weight and having a healthy lifestyle because that will help me to be the best me that I can possibly be". Don't try to be a weight that is unhealthy for your frame, if you're a tall woman you should be heavier than the average woman because there is more of you, if you're a small woman, when you've lost the weight you would naturally be lighter than the average woman etc. To find out the healthy weight for you see the NHS BMI Calculator below for more info:
- FOR THOSE WITH CHILDREN, your man is thinking some boobs are better than no boobs at all lol! If you cover up because YOU THINK you're spent and no longer an object of sexual desire following the baby(ies) he'll just stop initiating, for two reasons:
- Firstly: because it hurts his feelings MORE THAN YOU KNOW to get knocked back constantly.
- Secondly: not because he's not interested in you but because you aren't interested in you. Your intangible emotional disinterest in yourself is expressed through you tangibly, physically covering up your body in drabness. Listen very carefully, no man is going to intentionally make his life difficult by trying to penetrate the impenetrable. He loves you enough to marry you and put one baby in you and watch the baby come out of you and is still sticking around? Then he probably wants to put another baby in you as well, giving birth isn't pretty, yet he stayed lol. You're not giving him the chance to prove how much he loves you and how decent he is (or is not depending on the case). He wants the you he fell in love with, who was confident and loved herself and was emotionally self sufficient. He found your self confidence super sexy! You are sexy! Game face! You're a Yummy Mummy now! Get rid of those gross old things that your grandmother wouldn't be seen dead in and make or buy some new hot ones or alter the ones you have (they don't have to be new), or don't wear any at all! (in the house not outside, lets be decent…). Go have sex with your husband, initiate, he won't mind lol. You don't like the excess baby weight? Exercise! Stretch marks? Coconut oil! You can do this! If you're a mother you're a hero anyway! Go Supermum! Go!
- FOR THE SINGLE I SAY! Get your sexy glad rags on FOR YOU not anybody else, you're never going to attract anyone sulking in your sackcloth and ashes. Be confident, you know you're sexy, work out FOR YOU. Then, naturally, with your hot body and confident personality that comes from self love and the knowledge that Jesus thinks you're wonderful, you're going to find someone, in the process of loving yourself. Then when that person finally arrives YOU WONT NEED their validation like oxygen, which means you won't be an emotional parasite on them.
- FOR THOSE WITH FRECKLES OR GLASSES OR ANY OTHER PERCEIVED IMPERFECTION! You're not ugly, if they can't accept you with your beautiful freckles, your eyesight or anything else, "Bun that" (if you don't know what the afore mentioned term means follow this link) and move on!
I'm actually a lot healthier physically and emotionally since I've changed my mentality on the matter of sexy underwear, ok I would just like to say my previous pieces did not look like Granny underwear but I just avoided the super slinky hoochie mama stuff which I am now embracing and it totally shows on the outside. I hope by now you guys realise this post isn't about sexy underwear at all it is in fact about the self confidence that precedes the life choice to decide to wear a particular garment and it's about wearing nice things because you are worth it, nice things aren't just for skinny people or young people or people in relationships, they are for everyone! They are for you!
So, I bought a lovely new strappy swimming costume. I want to fit it nicely, so I've been working out and eating the right things, this in turn has been giving me the shape I want, in a healthy way because I want to do that for me. This in turn is making me more physically fit which has improved my overall health. Now, since I've been working out for me, I've actually been more determined in my workout sessions and getting much better results and I actually get more male attention! huzzah! lol! I went to the mall the other day and the dudes were like "whoa!" and "oh yes!" like really loud hehehe. But I don't care, their attention, which I think was directed at my lady lumps, doesn't interest me and that is as it should be!!!! It was a welcome surprise and I was flattered but I do not live for the affirmation of others. This has come about because I walk around with my head up high, knowing Jesus loves me and has made me beautiful and I'm slowly but surely loving myself a lot more, not looking around for affirmation, my affirmation comes from the inside. I'm dressing my body in fun things to love me 🙂 and its an exciting experience! Who doesn't like shopping? Or altering clothes? My mother was happily taking in some clothes yesterday, happily because she had lost weight lol. I'm not saying that I've got all this stuff down. I'm still a work in progress myself but bit by bit Jesus is helping me to love myself, not in an arrogant way but in a self confident way.
I bought my sexy strappy things, I've been working out so I fit them nicely and I am going to wear them, I don't care who can or cannot see! Let the sexy underwear revolution begin! [see the video below].
Catherine x


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Ahh, the side braid. It's the most simple braid. Even more simple than a simple braid… if that makes any sense. I always have trouble doing a braid to the back of my head. Am I the only one? I don't even know how to french braid. I'm failing at this whole "girl" thing.
Since I am braid-challenged, I typically stick to the side braid. It's quick, easy, and looks effortlessly beachy. Also, if you have highlights or multicolored hair, the colors will basically dance together in a swirl of perfection in a braid. Because of this, I think it is the most perfect summer hairstyle. Keep a ponytail band on you at all times, because you never know when you'll need to do a quick hairstyle that makes you look great!
Braiding is simple, but if you don't know how, here is a good link to teach you!


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There is something alluring about a ladder. The better you perform, the higher you climb. The higher you climb, the more you get. If you want more from your job, work harder. If you work harder, you get better and if you get better, you get more rewards.
The problem with the ladder is many of us have made this a way of thinking about God.
The ladder is so engrained in how we think about the world that we've turned our relationship with God into the same ladder-based system: the better I perform, the more I get from God. The better I behave, the more God will be happy, and the happier I make God, the more he will bless me.
We wouldn't say we are trying to climb the ladder to achieve our own salvation, yet we turn Jesus into a rung on the ladder that we can move beyond. Jesus gets us onto the ladder and our own efforts help us climb the ladder. Salvation becomes the first step and our obedience becomes the next. God gets us onto the ladder, we get ourself closer and closer to God.
In Galatians 3, Paul is addressed this same problem with the Galatians:
"O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified." - Galatians 3:1-2
The Galatians did what we all do. They believed a system that made sense to them. They trusted in their own performance - the rules, the rituals, and the behaviors. They were good with grace on the first rung, but after that it was all on their obedience.
The ladder made sense.
It fit within the systems that they were used to, and they adopted it into their relationship with God.
But The cross knocks down the ladder.
The moment we believe our efforts determine how far up we can climb to God, Jesus knocks us off our ladders in order to give us something better. Grace gives you what you couldn't climb up to by coming down to you. This offends the logic of the ladder.
Grace isn't what gets you onto the ladder. Ladder-based spirituality doesn't work. @@In a world full of ladder-based religion, Jesus offers a better alternative.@@ Jesus isn't waiting for us to climb the ladder. Jesus climbs down the ladder. The son of God descends from the throne, taking on human flesh to live, to suffer, to die. Jesus climbs down the ladder into your sin, into your suffering, and he climbs down right into the middle of it.
@@God is not waiting for you to climb up to him, he climbs down.@@
"For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, "Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them." - Galatians 3:11
In other words, cursed is everyone who lives by the ladder because if you do, you will never do enough. No one is justified before God by the ladder.
"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, "Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree"— so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith." - Galatians 3:13-14
Christ rescued us by climbing down the ladder. Jesus isn't waiting for you to get yourself together; he climbs down the ladder. Jesus gives all of himself to you. He is not holding something back for when you climb higher. He gives all the grace, all of his forgiveness, all of his mercy to you right now. He's not shouting at you from above, yelling, "Climb higher!" He's at the bottom saying, "Come to me all who are weary and heavy-burdened and I will give you rest."


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Thursday, December 30, 2010
Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly
Genre: Contemporary/Historical
Release Date: 10/12/2010
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About the Book: Andi Alpers is living life just going through the motions. She's angry at her father for leaving, upset that her mother can't handle her emotions, and depressed and wracked with grief over the tragic accident that killed her younger brother. With the threat of failing out of school looming, Andi's father decides to take her to Paris with him on a research project so Andi can do some research on her final project. While there, Andi discovers a diary belonging to a Alex, a girl who lived in Paris two centuries ago. As Andi begins to read Alex's diary, she begins to recognize herself in Alex's words and the girls lives intersect in ways Andi never could have imagined.
GreenBeanTeenQueen Says: I had high hopes for Revolution after loving Ms. Donnelly's previous YA novel, A Northern Light, and I'm happy to report that Revolution did not let me down.
I will admit that Andi is a character that has to grow on you. She's very depressing and hard to care about in the beginning. But once she gets to Paris the story picks up. Her grief comes through loud and clear and she's very hard on herself which at times makes her a tough narrator to read. She can be a tough character to like, but I found myself liking her more as the story went on.
Alex's diary entries, on the other hand, were parts of the story I really looked forward to. Alex's family gives puppet shows on the streets and Alex dreams of being an actress on the stage. When one day her family has a chance encounter with the royal family, Alex finds herself as a companion to the young prince. Her entries about life with the royal family and the brewing revolution are rich and full of historical details, but never feel bogged down with too many facts. Alex is a spunky, strong girl who you know Andi can be like if she tried.
The parallels between Alex's story and Andi's are brilliant and the ways their stories connect slowly unfolds throughout the story. I was drawn into Alex's diary as much as Andi was, and I loved seeing how the two lives paralleled each other and seeing if I could guess the next part of the puzzle. This was a book that I wanted to sit and read for long periods at a time, but at the same time I couldn't because there was so much going on it made my head hurt (in a good way!) because there was so much to take in and I wanted to savor the book.
I loved that music played such an important role in the book. Andi's final research paper is to research a musician Malherbeau and the role classical music plays in modern music. There are lots of musical mentions and various bands named. I read a couple of reviews that stated they didn't like this because it felt like "name-dropping" but I enjoyed it. Maybe because I have a musical background and knew many of the songs and groups that were mentioned, but for me the musical aspects of the book added another layer to the story that I enjoyed immensely.
I didn't find the twist silly-but maybe because I had expected it all along. Instead I loved the way that little things throughout the novel were all connected-to me it was a treat to discover how everything worked out and went together and that made the book even more fun to read.
Revolution is one of my favorite books of the year and I would not be surprised to see this book mentioned during the ALA Youth Media Awards next month.
Book Pairings: For other strong girls in the French Revolution try: Sovay by Celia Rees and The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner. On the music side, go with The Musician's Daughter by Suzanne Dunlop
Full Disclosure: Reviewed from ARC picked up at ALA
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I have this one awaiting me next on audio, may dig into sooner now that I now you loved it! :)ReplyDelete
I have been reading & listening to this book & really liking it. I agree with not liking Andi very much at first she is growing on me. But I am just loving Alex's story & looking forward to finishing the book & reading your review completely.ReplyDelete
Kristen & Connie-I had a co-worker listen to this one on audio so I listened to a couple of discs when my book was being borrowed. It's a great listen as well-very well done on audio!!ReplyDelete
I started reading this last week, but it didn't really impress me much. But I think I'm going to try and go further in it, because I've seen a lot of great reviews for it.ReplyDelete
Ashley-Yes, you do have to give it a bit to pick up. I hope you enjoy it!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 30, 2010 at 1:15 PM
I'm so glad that this one didn't disappoint. I loved A Northern Light so much, so I wasn't sure if Revolution would live up to it. Sounds like I need to go check it out!ReplyDelete
Don't wait any longer to read Revolution! It certainly met my expectations. I spent lovely, quiet hours reading about Andi, and music, and the French Revolution...all while vacationing with my daughter in Victoria.ReplyDelete
Just picked this up from the library (I had to wait 3 wks for the patron before me to return it while I had it on hold) and can't wait to read it. I've read nothing but phenomenal reviews for it.ReplyDelete
I bought this book for myself but ended up giving it to my mom for Christmas before I had a chance to read it!!! So happy you loved it; now I'm even more motivated to pick up another copy :) And I always look forward to seeing which novels you choose for book pairings! I'm really not a fan of Sovay, but I'd like to try The Red Necklace. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
I have been hesitant to read this one, but since it has been getting such great reviews, I think I'm going to have to give it a try.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 2, 2011 at 9:08 PM
This is such a great book. I totally loved it! Great review.ReplyDelete
I highly enjoyed this book. I thought the musical elements were right on...Donnelly was especially good at capturing that kind of exacting/brainy/technical/passionate way that students talk about something they think they know everything about. I'm hoping Revolution gets the Printz this time around.ReplyDelete


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Dennis Adams
From the metamorphosis of Patricia Hearst to the trial of Klaus Barbie, from the distortions of Joseph McCarthy to the execution of the Rosenbergs, Dennis Adams has singled out controversial figures and events from our not-too-distant past that, if buried underneath layers of silence, still carry an explosive charge. Over the past three decades, Adams has produced site-specific works, often in highly visible locations, such as bus shelters and city streets, that focus on the phenomenon of collective amnesia in the late twentieth century. A survey of ten years of site-specific interventions was published in a monograph entitled Dennis Adams: The Architecture of Amnesia (1989) written by Mary Anne Staniszewski. The publication was followed by two mid-career surveys organized by the Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen and the Contemporary Art Museum of Houston.
In 1998 Adams began to explore the possibilities of video with a project titled OUTTAKE, shown in Bremen, Berlin, and New York. Adams took a 17:23-second segment (416 film stills) from the never telecast German documentary, Bambule (1970), about delinquent girls in state orphanages, which was directed by Ulrike Meinhof. Adams re-recorded the images with a small camcorder attached to his arm as he distributed the stills to passersby in the Kurfurstendamm, Berlin, as if they were flyers associated with political propaganda or advertising.
Soon after September 11 Adams created a poetic series of fourteen Ektachrome photographs that portray the detritus-filled sky over lower Manhattan near his Tribeca studio. The series, titled AIRBORNE, was first shown in New York in 2002 and was subsequently featured in the Le Mois de la Photo in Montreal in 2003 and PhotoEspaña in Madrid in 2004.
In a recent project, MAKE DOWN (2005), Adams addresses the complexity of layers of representation contained in one cinematic fragment from Gillo Pontecorvo's The Battle of Algiers, particularly in the context of the ongoing transformations of the historical conflict between Islamic and Western cultures. Instead of presuming to unravel these meanings, Adams chooses instead to locate himself between the frames of the image in a re-enactment of the process of disguise.
Adams has been a faculty member or visiting professor at numerous institutions including Parsons School of Design, New York; Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris; Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam; and the Akademie der Bildenden Kunst, Munich. From 1997 to 2004, he was the Director of the Visual Arts Program in the School of Architecture at MIT in Cambridge, MA. He currently lectures at the Cooper Union , New York.


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I have been in production mode for the past few weeks, getting ready for Renegade craft fair in Brooklyn next month. This week I am finishing up five linen dress shirts (more info on those soon). Production mode is quite different from design mode, in that I do each process involved in building a shirt five times in a row (make five collars, make ten sleeve plackets, etc.). Today I concentrated on some of the benefits of repetition, such as the process of perfecting skills. It's amazing to me that, with barely any conscious action, once I get to the fifth shirt, the results are not only better, but faster than the first shirt! Repetition, such a huge part of our everyday lives, can also be comforting and confidence-building. So, I was taking a meditative approach to the work all day.
Then, half-way through the day, my meditative reflection on repetition was interrupted by a reminder of the big picture of the work that I'm doing. I received a package from another independent designer, Fischer, containing a shirt I'd ordered! I savored the experience of opening the beautiful packaging and getting to know my new shirt! A personal note and surprise gift were included as well, which made it even more special. I know this piece of clothing will be in my life for a long time, and a regular part of my week. While immersed in the construction details of each cut piece of fabric, I had temporarily forgotten that the work I am doing is part of a larger movement of locally designed and made clothing, and remembering that allowed me to appreciate each part of the process even more.


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Lead Character Pipeline TD
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Nerd Corps Entertainment, established in 2002, is a DHX Media company, boasting a diverse portfolio of award-winning original properties such as Slugterra, League of Super Evil, Storm Hawks and Rated A for Awesome. With six shows in production, there is always a genre or character to keep you interested and challenged. But we're more than just an animation studio. Our 400 creatives build stories, worlds, and experiences for kids that cut across platforms from television to online, games, toys, mobile—wherever kids are spending time. We handle all stages of our process in-house, from the IP creation and development to post-production, finance, sales and distribution, licensing and consumer products, and interactive development, making us a rarity in the industry. Our studio near Vancouver's trendy Commercial Drive is a vibrant mixture of rookies and veterans, where those fresh out of college can continue learning from mid-career and senior artists, and where every level of experience can make the most of their talent on some of the best kids shows and games in the world.
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Come work for an award-winning studio and make cartoons, not war.
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It's a very exciting time to join our team! We're moving our pipeline to Maya so this is a great opportunity to create and develop our next generation of productions! As the lead character pipeline TD you will be responsible for building, improving and maintaining our characters pipeline (workflows, tools, rigs, hair and cloth simulation). You will work closely with the rigging, animation and modelling teams to achieve efficient productions and will support the rigging team with scripts, tools and education.
Create and develop rigs, tools and process to meet production needs, and assist productions when needed
Prototype biped, quadruped and props rigs
Develop and script automation for the rigging process
Work with production and animation teams to prioritize and plan needs
Develop cloth, hair and fur systems for production
Mentor rigging and other TDs on those systems
Work closely with pipeline, animation and modelling teams to ensure production needs and global pipeline direction
Research new techniques and tools
Create and update documentation explaining our processes and tools
Additional responsibilities as required
4+ years of experience in animation or visual effects for film or television
Proficiency in Maya rigging and deformation is required
Good working knowledge of Python is required.
Proven experience in rigging pipeline development is required
Strong understanding of CG pipeline process is required
Strong problem solving skills
Ability to work in a collaborative environment, offer mentorship, and take direction from department and show leadership
Experience in cloth, hair and fur is an asset.
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THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the Nerd Corps team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.
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By Jillian Fraker
Contributing Writer
A thick fog covered Nantucket Ice on Monday night where Red Army shut out Triple Eight, 9-0 in the third game of the Men�s League Hockey summer season. With the win, Red Army remains at the top of the standings with a perfect 3-0 record overall, while Triple Eight fell to a mark of 1-2.
�It was exhilarating playing through the fog. I couldn�t really see much of what was going on out there but what I saw from my team tonight was excellent. Our defense played outstanding keeping everything out of our net, not allowing any chances for Triple Eight.� Red Army team captain and goalie Lance Kelly said.
Nantucket Ice was in the midst of switching over their dehumidification system. The new system, which utilizes new technology was being installed last night and therefor there was no dehumidification, causing the fog.
Despite the adverse conditions Red Army�s foreword line did not hesitate to attack, scoring two quick goals in the first period to take the 2-0 lead. Peter Cruice passed across to Joe Minella who slid the puck into the back of the net. Next a pass from Minella to Hugh McDermott was saved by Triple Eight goalie Chris Shannon, but Cruice was able to get the rebound and put Red Army up by two.
�Once again we had a poor showing tonight. We didn�t give enough help to our goalie and our defense needs a lot of work. The fog was definitely a factor for everyone and we just couldn�t pull it together.� defender and Triple Eight team captain Jon Bell said.
The Red Army made their mark in the second period scoring four goals to go up by six, while still not allowing Triple Eight to score. Cruice grabbed a loose puck and put the rebound in the net for his second goal. Just over a minute later, Mike Toole made a nice dodge around Triple Eight�s defense and passed off to Jim O�Neill, who scored Red Army�s fourth goal.
Despite trailing 4-0, Triple Eight continued to attack the Red Army defense. A great pass from Jason Mleczko to Jeff Dziedzic found itself wide of the net as Dziedzic shot a rocket towards the Red Army goal. Quickly after the shot on goal, Triple Eight�s Rand Smith broke away from the defense, but a save from Kelly kept Triple Eight scoreless.
O�Neill and Doble each scored again before the period ended sending Red Army into the third period up by six at 6-0.
Mleczko opened up the third period with another great shot on goal that again was just too wide to find the net. Kelly made 22 saves on 22 shots on goal to earn the shutout between the posts for Red Army.
Despite holding the substantial lead, Red Army continued to put pressure on net. Cruice scored his third goal of the night to expand the lead to seven. O�Neill and Minella each scored again to end the game.
Triple Eight goalie Chris Shannon made 31 saves on 40 shots on goal.


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Glentress forest mountain biking
Glentress Forest is a mountain biking Mecca deep in the heart of the stunning Tweed Valley. The biking experience here includes Green, Blue, Red or Black graded trails, as well as a magnificent multi-graded free-ride area. In the unlikely event that Glentress fails to meet your thirst for biking exhilaration, you are only a short hop from Innerleithen's famous Red Bull down-hill and cross country trails.The area offers a rich variety of things to do with the small Borders towns of Peebles and Innerleithen the ideal base for visitors, but don't just take our word for it, come and experience it for yourself, you won't be disappointed !
Dawyck Botanic Garden
Dawyck Botanic Garden. Dawyck is truly one of the world's finest arboreta. Seasonal displays of abundant exotic and native plants provide a breathtaking backdrop of colour throughout the year. The Garden also offers an award-winning visitor centre. Open daily 1 February to 30 November from 10am to 4pm/5pm/6pm
cocoa black chocolate and pastry school
The Chocolate & Pastry School in Peebles near Edinburgh provides classes for all levels from beginner to professional. Whether you're looking to spend a lazy afternoon preparing French patisserie, a chef seeking to develop your pastry section, or are training for international culinary competition we have a class to suit.
Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie Gardens, located about 2.5 miles from Peebles town centre in the Scottish Borders, provide a rich variety of colour and charm throughout the year for both the keen gardener, and for the visitor who just wants to enjoy a beautiful garden in peaceful surroundings.
neidpath castle
Neidpath Castle is an L-plan rubble-built tower house, overlooking the River Tweed about 1 mile west of Peebles in the Borders of Scotland. The castle is open to the public, by arrangement. An early castle was probably founded here by Sir Gilbert Fraser in about 1190. His grandson was Sir Simon the Second, who was executed alongside Sir William Wallace.
eastgate theatre
The Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre is in the heart of Peebles, close to the town's High Street, with a large, free car park a couple of minutes walk from the front door. Originally a church, the building was transformed when the local community lobbied and started fundraising to create an arts centre in the town
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Enjoy two to three hours outdoors in the trees taking on Zip Wires, Tarzan Swings, Rope Ladders and a variety of obstacles and crossings. At a dizzying 160ft [48 metres] high and 300 metres long the penultimate Zip Wire at our Scottish adventure in the Borders is both exhilarating and memorable. It's a hidden gem located in the tranquil Glentress Forest, Peebles.
the great polish map of scotland
The Great Polish Map of Scotland is a globally unique feature in the Scottish landscape. It is a large physical relief map of Scotland, sculpted in concrete and measuring some 40m by 50m. It stands in the grounds of Barony Castle, Eddleston, once the home of the Murrays of Elibank, and later the Hotel Black Barony.
traquair house
Welcome to Traquair, Scotland's Oldest Inhabited House. Visited by 27 Scottish Kings and Queens Traquair dates back to 1107 and has been lived in by the Stuart family since 1491.
Originally a royal hunting lodge, Traquair played host to Mary Queen of Scots and later as staunch Catholics they supported the Jacobite cause without counting the cost.
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Bowhill House is a historic house near Bowhill at Selkirk in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is a member of the Historic Houses Association, and is one of the homes of the Duke of Buccleuch. The house is protected as a Category A listed building, and the grounds are listed on the Inventory of Gardens


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I really wanted to have this post up yesterday but if you've been following my instagram stories at all you will have seen that I remembered this weekend that I still needed to refinish my dining room table if I had any hopes of using it for Thanksgiving (and yes, I am on track to finish it tonight, Woohoo!) So here I am a day late but not a dollar short with a post on some fun fashion finds.
Last week I attended the preview party for a new online boutique started by Memphis Blogger Shelby Jewel. Shelby has beautiful taste so I knew I was interested in checking out her boutique.
Nothing says welcome like a glass of Champagne!
Racks of beautiful tops
Swoon worthy Jackets
Pretty Tassel Earrings
So, I'll admit I was very nervous about this event, Shelby is very small and most boutique sizes are small as well - I am not. But, I really wanted to see the pretty things and thought hey, you never know. As I predicted clothing is available in S - L but I have found that with some boutique brands depending on the style a L can be very generous and sure enough I found a few things to try on.
I'm always in need of good basic pieces so I was attracted to this oversized black sweater, which is obviously more fitted on me - but it's a L and I typically wear and XXL. Although not how it's intended to fit I actually liked the fit (I have the sleeves gathered, I tend to do this a lot without realizing I'm doing it)- it's not a bulky pieces but not thin either. Here it is on the model.
I also found a beautiful cozy sweater with ties on the sleeves, awkward pic I know but I was trying to get the sleeves in. This sweater is really soft and has stretch to it, plus the color is perfect for this time of year!
Here's the sweater with its intended fit:
Being plus sized I don't like wearing things too oversized because it adds volume I don't need so down in an oversized item actually works for me. I wound up purchasing the rust colored sweater but the more I think about it to more I regret not buying the black sweater as well.
For those of y'all where sizing wouldn't be a concern here's some of my other favorite items:
Ruched Sleeve Blazer - I actually own a similar Blazer in purple, It's a really great piece and I promise you would get A LOT of wear out of this one.
Peplum top - I was actually going to try this on but it because clear it was going to be a tight fit and I didn't want to stretch it out but if you wear up to a size L this would be so cute and cozy.
Wine colored top - I don't know why I didn't try this one on to see how oversized it is because the color is gorgeous.
One thing I think is really great about Shelby's boutique is that nothing is over $55 - I really appreciate this because I hate when I see someone wearing something I would love and its way out of my price range. I think it is so great that Shelby is looking to make beautiful fashion affordable.
Another thing that makes Shelby's boutique stand out in my opinion is the way the pieces are styled; I feel like you could find similar pieces elsewhere but she has styled each piece so well for a look that is fashionable yet sophisticated and feels more high end than the price point.
Overall impressions are that Shelby has curated a beautiful collection and I can't wait to see more from her. Check out the boutique here. Also, you should check her out on Instagram.
***This is not a sponsored post, I purchased from Shelby Jewel with my own money. Just one fashion loving blogger supporting another***
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The non-legislative powers exercised solely by the Senate are mainly those put forth in the Constitution to ensure a system of checks and balances in the Federal government, including impeachment of the president, discipline of its own members, ratification of treaties and presidential appointments. Other powers, such as declaring war, are shared by both houses of Congress.
According to the Constitution, in the impeachment of a federal official, each branch of Congress has different functions. The House of Representatives serves as prosecutor and impeaches the official, and the Senate conducts the impeachment trial. Though the president appoints people to official posts, the Senate confirms the appointments. These include members of the cabinet, judges of the Supreme Court, other federal judges, ambassadors and heads of federal agencies. The Senate ratifies treaties negotiated by the executive branch by a two-thirds vote and also can amend treaties. In the event of malfeasance in the executive branch, the Senate has the power to conduct investigations.
In the discipline of its own membership, one recourse the Senate has is expulsion, which can be accomplished by a two-thirds vote, according to the Senate website. Another disciplinary action is censure, which is a formal statement of disapproval or condemnation. In censure, a senator is not required to leave office. These actions have rarely been taken. As of June 2014, only 15 senators have been expelled, and nine have been censured.


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THAILAND – Major dairy producer Dairy Home has shifted to bioplastics for all its yoghurt packaging in Thailand.
Dairy Home is sourcing PLA bioplastics material from NatureWorks Asia Pacific, an affiliate of PTT Global Chemical. This low carbon Ingeo bioplastic yoghurt cup launch is the first of its kind in Thailand and Asia.
Established in 1999, Dairy Home is among the first organic dairy products in Thailand. In accordance with Dairy Home's on environmental-friendly performance packaging, all its products have a certified reduced carbon footprint. The company sold about 2.5 million cups of organic yoghurt each year.
According to Pruitti Kerdchoochuen, Managing Director of Dairy Home, the company had been searching for "organic packaging" for a long while as it wanted to be able to offer both organic products and packaging.
It wasn't until PTTGC and NatureWorks stepped in last year to help develop the bioplastics packages in collaboration with local plastic packaging company R&B Food Supply Ltd, that Dairy Home was able to introduce Ingeo bioplastic yoghurt cups.
"We are very confident of our collaboration with PTTGC and NatureWorks," said Kerdchoochuen, noting that the new packaging will help reduce CO2 emissions and thus mitigating the impact of global warming.
Describing it as a big leap forward for Ingeo PLA, Viboon Pungprasert, General Manager of NatureWorks Asia Pacific Ltd, explained, "The CO2 savings we achieved for the partnership with Dairy Home organic yoghurt is equivalent to 87 tree seedlings being grown for 10 years.
"The adoption by Dairy Home proves that consumers everywhere desire to have a real choice that preserves the environment, meets their demand preferences, and most importantly, does not compromise on the packaging performance consumers have come to expect."
Diary Home's organic yoghurt in the new Ingeo based package design will be sold in supermarkets and retailed stores i.e. Jiffy, Max Value, Tops Supermarket, Gourmet Market, Lemon Farm, Villa Market, Foodland, Isetan, Big C and Lotus starting from end of August. Dairy Home's organic yoghurt sale is around 2.5 million cups a year.
NatureWorks also supplies Ingeo PLA for yoghurt packaging to Danone in Germany, and Stonyfield in the US.


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Welcome to our new blog!/
I could not be more excited to share with all of you the new branding, website and blog that NSP and Andrew at Soucier Design have been working on for the last few months! I really wanted to update the look and feel of the website to make it more consistent with our ever-evolving style and work. The blog is the most exciting to me by far, because I want to keep a steady stream of new work available for all of my clients and their friends/families to enjoy! I hope you find it stalk-worthy. Please check back soon for some of our most recent shoots, projects, and news about the upcoming wedding and senior seasons! Can't wait to make beautiful pictures for all of you this year :D Many thanks to Andrew for awesome-ing out my website!!!


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Total Cost of Ownership
supplyFORCE has an industry leading TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) program that documents value-add and cost savings events conducted by local distributors and manufacturer partners. Our program shares the latest news, best demonstrated practices, industry trends, new product releases and product / application webinars presented by factory trained professionals of our MSI (Manufacturer Supported Initiative program) partners.
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supplyFORCE in partnership with Strategic Business Solutionshas enhanced our TCO technology by developing an on-line TCO portal, powered by Sales Strat, for our network of distributors. This portal allows our distributors to document, measure and report value added activities they perform for our customers.
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Success Stories Build Credibility and Boost Sales
A short video of a customer or end-user praising your product(s) and/or service(s) can be one of the most credible and meaningful ways to showcase your value. Success story videos can be shared on your website, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, etc. In short, testimonial and case study videos allows your prospects to hear and see why end-users/customers believe in your solution.
It can be uncomfortable for you to ask your customers to elaborate on the reasons why your solutions are so great; however, as a third party, our interviewers can ask solution-oriented questions (pre approved by you) that elicit the glowing responses you want/need. We have videographers available to shoot in HD format anywhere in the country, and our team will handle the entire project from start to finish, including project management, scheduling, release forms, interview questions, interviews, videography, lighting, and video editing. All we need to get started is the name of one of your satisfied customers.
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Atara views architecture as much more than beautiful buildings – improving and innovating the built environment can be a catalyst for change within communities. She brings big picture thinking to her work and is skilled at analyzing projects at several different scales. Her past experiences in master planning and urban design inform her development of visions for the future that serve the needs of various community constituents and stakeholders. On educational projects at QEA, she is addressing this at the building and local neighborhood levels. Whether it is about process, design, or production, she enjoys the challenge of turning apparent hurdles into opportunities
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Politics Tutor
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- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- Competitive hourly rate
- Posted
- 05 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 04 Aug 2018
- Subject Area
- Humanities, Social Sciences
- Job Level
- Tutor
- Job Function
- Academic Support, Curriculum / Course Management
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part Time
Are you a skilled Politics Tutor, with a student centred approach, looking for a flexible hourly paid contract?
We are Study Group, a global pathway provider in International Education, and we currently have a number of different vacancies across a number of different subject areas. Our Leeds study centre is going through an exciting period of growth, and if you are a motivated, driven, innovative and adaptable Politics Tutor, then this could be the perfect environment for you.
What is this role and where does it fit in?
You will work with colleagues across the Centre to ensure the effective delivery of teaching programmes in line with our education strategy, broader scholarship and aims for an outstanding student experience. You will also contribute directly to student support and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices across the Centre. As a Lecturer, you will contribute to the design, development and production of teaching and learning materials and delivery across a range of modules or within a subject area. You will teach on the International Foundation Year Programme and/or International Year One programme.
What experience do you need?
- Experience of teaching in UK higher or further education, and preferably a teaching qualification and experience of working with international students.
- Teaching at least to Level 3 in Politics.
- A Bachelor degree in Politics or a relevant subject. Candidates with further qualifications in the subject area will be welcome and a Masters qualification is normally essential for teaching on any of the pre-masters programmers. Candidates holding a PhD will be particularly welcomed.
- Ability to develop and update teaching material and preferably experience of working within a Virtual Learning Environment.
- Flexibility and willingness to work under pressure to deadlines.
- Enthusiasm and motivation to be a performance-driven team player.
- Innovation and creativity in developing and executing student enhancement activities.
Where is this role based?
Our Leeds International Study Centre is a fantastic place of education offering a number of different programmes to international students. Based in Headingley Stadium, the centre offers a pleasant working environment, with new refurbished facilities. There is a café on site and free parking for staff. This is a growing, forward thinking centre that offers lots of opportunity to someone that wants to progress.
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We take pride in providing an excellent candidate experience to all potential candidates, so will ensure a timely response and process for all applicants. If you are interested in finding out more then please send a CV and a member of the Recruitment Team will be in contact.
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Study Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students, and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including checks with past employers, an Enhanced Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and overseas criminal records if appropriate.
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Milk Supply and Exercise
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As a lactation consultant, a common question I receive from moms revolves around working out and milk supply. A common misconception is that exercising leads to a decrease in milk supply. However for most, this is not the case.
Ok, let's back up for a minute and talk about establishing a healthy milk supply. This is so important and begins with your first latch (or pump) after delivery. Establishing a healthy milk supply from day one helps set you up for long term success. We know that the more often that we drain the breasts (feed baby) the more our body is signaled to produce milk (supply and demand).
Here are my top tips to a great start:
- Limit visitors in your delivery room until AFTER your first breastfeed. This is usually 1-2 hours after delivery
- Offer breast at least every 2-3 hours
- Feed On Demand for the first 4-6 weeks
- Offer BOTH breasts at each feeding (but if baby only feeds off of one side, that's ok!)
- Softer breasts (and weight gain) after a feeding is a great indication baby is draining efficiently
So, you have established a healthy milk supply, baby is gaining weight and getting older, you have been cleared by your OB to resume physical activity and you want to start implementing exercise into your days but you don't know where to begin. You are a also little hesitant because you don't want to lose your milk supply that you just spent so many weeks and a lot of hard work to establish.
Now, I am so excited to share with you my recommendations for a healthy post-partum journey.
Give yourself grace. As your adjusting to this new phase of life, cut yourself some slack because not every day will go according to plan and some days may feel totally out of control. That's OK! Embrace the change knowing that every day will get better, easier, and feel more manageable.
Set short-term goals. Whether its daily, weekly, or monthly, set a goal for yourself to strive for. Maybe it's getting out for a walk every day. Maybe it's committing to do a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) workout you found on Pinterest every day that you can do without weights at home. Whatever your goal is, do your best to show up every day.
Proper sports bra. This is KEY! There are so many great "nursing sports bras" on the market but many of them don't provide the support your breasts need if you're doing medium to high impact exercise; think anything more than, taking a walk, yoga or Pilates. I highly recommend investing in a few "high impact" sports bras. These typically won't be nursing friendly, but they will provide the support you need to help decrease your risk of plugged ducts, engorgement, or mastitis. Check out my guide to finding the perfect bra for more details.
Timing is everything. Workout AFTER feed your baby. Your breasts will be less full making working out more comfortable and decrease your risk for clogged ducts, engorgement, or mastitis. Your baby will also have a full tummy and hopefully drift off to sleep allowing you to complete your workout. If you happen to get a little engorged or uncomfortable, Lil'buds are my absolute favorite for both cold and hot packs. We use them for everything in our house!
Eat smart NOT less. Fuel your body with WHOLE FOOD nutrition and WATER. Skip the junk and processed foods, but definitely not the chocolate! Throw out the long recipes with ingredients you can't pronounce and keep it simple. The less time you spend cooking, the more time you get to snuggle and nibble on those chubby baby cheeks. Load up on the veggies and protein, save your fruit for dessert after meals, and indulge in oatmeal (which is great for milk supply). As a breastfeeding mom, you will need 300-500 extra calories while breastfeeding so make them healthy calories and you will see a change mentally, emotionally, and physically.
Get an accountability partner. Both in your breastfeeding journey AND your post-partum health journey, accountability is vital, it's a must. Whether it's you SO, best friend, mom, or sister, share with them your goals and ask them to keep you accountable. If you know yourself and you know that you need extra accountability to reach your goals, I would love to invite you to join one of my online accountability fit camp groups filled with women who share a common goal; to pursue their healthiest self, so that they can care for and love their families better. I would love to connect and hear your story. Simply shoot me an email firstname.lastname@example.com with subject line "Fit Camp" and I will reach out to you asap so we can chat. Or, you can find me on IG @milksprouts.
You are absolutely amazing mamma and I am so proud of you. Remember to give yourself lots of grace as you transition into this new life. You are nourishing this new life which is truly amazing and a huge commitment itself and your top priority. Pursing post-partum health is another learning curve that takes a lot of practice. Give you best every day, make healthy choices, and snuggle your little one to your heart's desire. You got this!
About the Author
Sarah Lang MS, RN, LC is a mom of 2 boys and 2 girls under 5. She is founder of MilkSprout, a private practice offering breastfeeding support services both online and in-person through classes, consults, blog, and online support. She offers online, in-home, or hospital services before and after baby is born. Sarah's mission is to support and encourage moms through education to meet their breastfeeding and pumping goals along their breastfeeding journey. To schedule a consult (online or in-person), please email firstname.lastname@example.com. For more tips and tricks, follow her on Instagram @milksprouts. She'd love for you to stop by and say "HI!"


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Soft Stories is my ongoing collaborative partnership with the excellent Isobel Knowles.
We make books for children, host workshops and make art installations. We are keen on factories and engineering installations and worlds out of cardboard and felt.
To see more of our work and purchase our books, visit our official Soft Stories Website.
Here's a little glimpse of the things we make together!


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So, like everyone, I have boxes of old papers and stuff that I have not looked at in years. I was cleaning out one of those boxes out the other day and I came across a resume/job list from the late 80's.
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1:1 SEN Support Assistant - Autism Experience required.
Are you an Autism experienced Teaching Assistant who is looking to make a difference in a mainstream primary school supporting a child on a 1:1 basis?
Can you manage challenging behaviour and ensure progress is made on a daily basis?
Are you a Level 3 qualified teaching assistant with prior experience with children who are working well behind expected age related levels?
If you have answered YES to all of the above questions then you may be the perfect candidate for the current position I am looking to appoint for in PRESTON.
A Level 3 qualified Teaching Assistant who has the drive and commitment to raising standards in the class room, specifically supporting an individual child who is diagnosed with Autism. You will have to be flexible in supporting a child with challenging behaviour and extreme mood swings. You will have to be experienced in working alongside children who are low functioning; with a special mention on communication skills and ensuring the child is able to access the Curriculum on their level. You will be well supported by the class teacher and the dedicated SENCO in school, you will meet with them regularly to ensure all the needs of the child are met and that you are planning for progression. The SENCO in school works closely with the child's Education Plan and will liaise with the parents, informing them of the child's progress and behaviour.
The expected working hours are 0845-1530 each day. The role will be 5 days a week!
The child will be arriving in school from mid April 2019 and the SENCO is preparing for him to arrive and making plans for the school meeting his individual needs.
The school have asked for the applying candidates to be L3 qualified.
They have also asked for candidates who have good experiences working with MAKATON on basic signing as well as visual timetables.
The Head teacher is also keen to meet individuals who have at least 12 months experience working in a mainstream or SEN provision. This will be essential as the needs of the child are very complexed. In order to be successful at this role, the candidate will need to be 'thick skinned' and be able to work effectively with challenging behaviour and at times aggressive behaviour.
In the last twelve months, Teaching Personnel have supported a good number of client schools with SEN support. There are more children who are being granted Education Plans and funding which allows schools to spend money directly on the support of individual children - meaning.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see teachingpersonnel.com/faqs for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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