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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Bachelor Sean- The Women Tell All
Maybe I'll have to become a DG at UCLA for next season and cross my fingers.
I'm going to be so sad about this missed opportunity for years to come.
Is that all you have to do to get men to take their shirts off? It is for Sean, apparently.
--Video clip recaps of the show's highlights are always so awesome. There's nothing quite like cramming crazy into 5 minutes.
--Who were the 3 girls sitting on the left, back row? I think they should only bring back the girls that we remember and actually care about.
--Tierra is an idiot for coming back on the show. Some may call her brave or mature, but I just call her ridiculous. You might call me a coward, but if I was her, I would have stayed home, in sweats, with a bowl of ice cream and watched the episode on my couch. Why would anyone put them self in a situation where they are repeatedly attacked? If she thought she was "ganged up on" when one of the girls confronted her on the show, what did she think ALL of them confronting her was?
Whether she went back on the show or not, everyone is going to talk about how Tierrable she is. I'd rather just not hear it to my face.
TRUE OR FALSE: Tierra's eyebrow stole the show. For reals. I've tried to figure out how it does that, but I'm stumped.
--Tierra can't remember every detail AND can't control her eyebrow? Poor girl has some serious trubs.
--Did you see how much perfume she put on before she went on stage? That was like 6 sprays. Fumes are going to her brain!
--Do you think her engagement is fake? I hadn't thought about that as a possibility until Chris Harrison brought it up, but now that he did, I could totally see her doing that. I would believe it, if the heart tattoo on her finger has been changed from open to closed, but alas, her diamond was too big for me to tell.
--Lesley is still hilarious. "Tierra made her own bed, or cot, or whatever."
--Selma is a beauty queen--a beauty queen with a brain. She had quite the intellectual argument last night. If you can't tell, I'm a huge Selma fan.
--I have to say something rude, but I would bet many of you are thinking it, so here it goes...
Sarah is getting extra attention because she has a sad story of being led on by guys and then being told she's just not the one. Do you believe it? I don't. I believe it's because that happens to her AND she only has 1 arm. Plenty of other girls (girls with 2 arms) have had sad, teary exits about hoping to find their soul mate and they don't get remembered past their final exit. If Sarah had 2 arms, she wouldn't be getting as much attention. There, I said it.
--On another(nicer) note: Sarah looked beautiful!
--AshLee's hair looked so perfect. Full, bouncy. I got the hair envy bad. And her bod is rockin. I got body envy. Something I don't envy? Her crazy side.
Girl's got some serious attitude.
Preacher's daughter is loco.
She can bring it.
When she started yelling at Tierra, I was getting nervous. Her eye went all crazy! I think AshLee is equal parts sweet and sour.
--Do you think Sean really told her that he didn't have feelings for the other 2 girls? Part of me believes that he said that to her, or said something close to that and she interpreted it as that, but still....DRAMA.
Why else would she feel so comfortable to actually tell him what kind of ring she wants? I think he probably led her on. Team Ashley on this argument.
How awkward was it when she started talking to him like he was her baby nephew? "Sean, don't do this. Just admit it." Like her head was all titled down and her eyebrow was up all condescendingly.
I was loving the continued argument that was caught on tape before the show came back from commercial break. Sean's going to have some explaining to do with his other two girlfriends after the show.
--When will ABC air an entire episode of just bloopers? That would be, by far, the best episode ever. Or maybe an episode of fantasy suites? Now keep it clean...we are talking about Sean, the "born-again" virgin - I'd just love to hear the one-liners Sean's been throwing around.
--Who do you think the letter is from? I think it's from Chris Harrison and goes something like this:
It's me, your host, Chris Harrison.
I had so much fun in the limo with you when we visited girl's college dorm rooms. If you chose to forgo this final rose ceremony, I'd invite you to travel LA with me and go sorority hopping.
-Chris Harrison
Who wants to join me for a season final viewing party next week? Seriously, let me know and we will make it a party... roses and all!
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hahaha Jenna, you are hilarious. The letter from Chris was my favorite. Please let this be true!ReplyDelete
Okay, I agree with big-time hair envy with Ashley. It was awesome. And I bet you Sean did say something that led her on to think he wasn't into the other two girls and Ashley (who thought she had found her soul mate) thought into it way too much. Totally agree with your sweet and sour comment.
And the letter... I want to say it's from Des expressing her deep love for Sean and then he pulls her back into the competition and proposes to her. Could this work? As you can tell, I'm really shocked that Des lost. Good thing I didn't bet money on it because I would have bet a lot on Des.
And I would seriously have an awesome bachelor party with you if we weren't so far apart.
Loving your posts!
Jenna! You are so great! I love reading your blogs! you crack me up! I bet the letter is from his mom or a family member before he makes his final decisions! So excited to find out who he picks next week!ReplyDelete

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Archaeological fragments unearthed during the building of Hammersmith Bridge in 1825 indicate a second century Roman settlement had existed at this part of the Thames, but it was many years before a hamlet established itself on the willowy banks of the slow moving river. In the 11th century, the Domesday Book records a small settlement near today's Furnival Gardens where a tributary of what came to be called Stamford Brook flowed into the Thames.
The first record of the name Hammersmyth appears in 1294, the name possibly derived from a combination of the Old English words of Hamor (a hammer) and Smyththe (smithy). The land was part of the Manor of Fulham,owned by the Bishop of London whose country palace lay downstream on the river's bend at Putney. The original topography featured heavily forested land which provided acorns and beechnuts to feed pigs whilst the river was a valuable source of food including eels, salmon and wild fowl as well as providing a means of transport to the City of London.
By the 17th century the forests were being cleared for farmland and the thousand inhabitants included some wealthy merchants such as The Earl of Mulgrave, a veteran of the Spanish Armada, who owned the Butterwick Estate, today the somewhat less glamorous Hammersmith Broadway bus station, whilst the Riverside Studios in Crisp Street were originally owned by Sir Nicholas Crisp, a loyal supporter of King Charles I, who built his country house on the bend in the river "in sweet and wholesome air".
Until the consecration in 1631 of a chapel-of-ease near Hammersmith Creek which ran from the east end of King Street to the river, residents had a long muddy walk to Fulham parish church in Putney. By 1883, at the height of churchgoing, the chapel dedicated to St. Paul was replaced by the larger church which now sits adjacent to the A4 flyover, marooned in a sea of busy roads. There was a strong Catholic presence in the area following the decision of Queen Catherine of Braganza, Charles II's Portuguese widow, to build a country house in Hammersmith. By 1677 Quakers had their Meeting House near Hammersmith Creek and in 1875 Methodists found a permanent home in their King Street church whilst Rev. William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army and a resident of Ravenscourt Road, established a Christian Mission in Dalling Road.
During the 19th century a considerable amount of farmland was turned over to the creation of brickfields as the clay soil provided good building materials for London as it continued to expand westwards. Many ponds and lakes were formed as a result of this activity and Lakeside Road near Brook Green is a reminder of this extremely profitable business. Nearer to the river, the good soil enabled farmers to grow soft fruits such as gooseberries, red currants, raspberries and strawberries which were taken by boat or carried in panniers made by osiers from riverside willows to sell at Covent Garden market.
Hammersmith is renowned for its fantastic schools. Edward Latymer's bequest of 1642 enabled a boys' school to be founded which still bears his name. He later provided additional funds to amalgamate with Sir William Godolphin's 17th century school to form Godolphin & Latymer. St. Paul's Boys' School moved from the City's cathedral to healthier Hammersmith in 1884 occupying buildings designed by Alfred Waterhouse until the school decamped again in 1968 across the river to Barnes. During the Second World War, Waterhouse's buildings were the headquarters of the 21st Army Group under the command of former pupil, General Bernard Montgomery. St. Paul's Girls' School, founded by the Mercers, opened in 1904 and has had several distinguished directors of music including Herbert Howells and Gustav Holst, the latter composing his St. Paul's and Brook Green suites for his pupils.
King Street, once known as the King's Highway, formed part of the main route from London to Windsor and The Swan on the Broadway was a popular booking house for stage coaches. Among the many taverns along King Street, a notable example was the Hampshire Hog, which in 1741 stood in half an acre of ground and had its own stabling and butchers shop. Initially independent bakers, butchers and grocers shops served the local population, but by the 1930s King Street had expanded to include Palmer's Department Store, Marks & Spencer, Boots and Woolworths some of which still remain and exist alongside a shopping mall and other major chains including H&M, TKMaxx and Primark.
The lure of the riverside attracted a wonderful variety residents including J.M.W. Turner who established a summer house and studio near the Old Ship and it was whilst he lived here in 1811 that he submitted "Apollo and the Python" to the Royal Academy. William Morris lived at Kelmscott House and described the location as being "certainly the prettiest in London". As well as being an influential writer and designer of fabrics and wall papers he was a founding member, together with Karl Marx's daughter, of the Hammersmith branch of the Socialist League. The writer and humourist, A.P. Herbert, who served as MP for the University of Oxford for 15 years, delighted in travelling in his boat, The Water Gypsy, from his home in Hammersmith Terrace to the House of Commons.
The opening of the Metropolitan line from Paddington to Hammersmith in 1864 followed seven years later by the District Line made the area very attractive to those seeking work in the City and between 1881 and 1901 the population soared from 72,000 to 112,00. This growth triggered an explosion in house building and the market gardens disappeared under terraces of houses. Businesses flourished too including builders merchant Sankey who unloaded materials at their wharf at Hammersmith Creek until the 1920s when it was filled in. The Town Hall now acts as a marker to its location. George Wimpey opened his stonemason's yard in Hammersmith Grove in 1896 and the company's headquarters remained there for over a hundred years.
During the First World War, the local Home Guard dug trenches in Ravenscourt Park and held band practice under the railway arches whilst during the Second World War Belgian refugees from Dunkirk were accommodated at Upper Latymer School. Hammersmith did not escape the bombs and at the height of the Blitz, the King and Queen visited areas stricken by the assault. After the King's death, the Queen Mother kept her promise and returned to see the opening of the Spring Vale Estate.
One of the biggest changes to the face of Hammersmith was the opening of the A4 flyover in 1961 and the development of the Broadway itself which saw the last Victorian shop terraces swept away and replaced with glazed office blocks, apart from the facade of Bradmore House. In the 1980s The Ark, an innovative office building which resembles an ocean liner, rose beside the flyover and in recent years Lyric Square has been revitalized and the flourishing weekly market stalls act a vibrant reminder of Hammersmith's village past.
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Arm of Revenge is an arcade fighting game in which you have to prove your fighting skills by beating all enemies. The game offers more than 20 fighting skills which can be combined together to cause more damage. There are 15 different kind of items available which will give you more defense, attack, hp, sp and energy slots.
Use WASD keys to move left/right, jump and crouch.
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Single class drop-in charge is $20. Must call in advance to schedule a drop-in.
$25 registration fee is due.
The studio can arrange private lessons with a teacher of your choice. Call the studio for teacher availability and pricing.
FREE for new students. One trial class per student is permitted. Please arrive 15 min prior to start of the class.
Students are allowed to make up two classes per session. Classes must be made-up within the same session they are missed. Must call in advance to schedule a make-up class.
For trial classes students are asked to follow the dress code as close as possible, however, not required to own the listed below dance and footwear. Wear the attire that would not restrict student's movement in class. Ballet slippers and tap shoes may be available at the front desk to borrow for the first class. Dancewear and footwear is sold at the studio.
Ballet/Tap, Ballet/Hip Hop combo classes
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text: We present e method for controlling a dynamical system using real-time fMRI. The objective for the subject in the MR scanner is to balance an inverse pendulum by activating the left or right hand or resting. The brain activity is clasified each second by a neural network and the classification is sent to a pendulum simulator to change the state of the pendulum. The state of the inverse pendulum is shown to the subject in a pair of VR goggles. The subject was able to balance the inverse pendulum during a 7 minute test run.


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History is written by the victors. Mr Allen points out that although Loyalists were a minority—in the end perhaps no more than one-fifth of the colonists—in many places they were a very substantial proportion of the population of the colonies. In the end, some 80,000 quit the new republic for Britain, the British colonies in the Caribbean and especially for Canada, where their influence has been lasting. One tragic group were the black freedmen, in danger of being re-enslaved on the orders of George Washington. (At least one of them had belonged to Thomas Jefferson.) They were eventually allowed to emigrate to Nova Scotia, but were so badly treated there that they moved on to West Africa, where they became Sierra Leone's elite, founding the capital, Freetown.
This blog is intended to go along with Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues, by John R. Weeks, published by Cengage Learning. The latest edition is the 13th (it will be out in January 2020), but this blog is meant to complement any edition of the book by showing the way in which demographic issues are regularly in the news.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Refugees From the American Revolution
The idealized story of the American Revolution is that Americans freed themselves from the tyranny of the British. But, as with most things in life, the story is more complicated than that. The Economist this week reviews a new book about the American Revolution looking at it from the side of the "losers" (but not, in this case, the British themselves): "Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War," by Thomas Allen (New York: Harper, 2010). What caught my eye, in particular, was this description of what happened to those people who were not generally in favor of battling the British:
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In partnership with the community, our primary goal is to eliminate unsafe and deplorable living conditions for low-income homeowners who are elderly, veterans, and/or have disabilities. Our impact extends beyond the individuals served to revitalize and stabilize vulnerable neighborhoods and communities across the county.
Rebuilding Together works to make a sustainable impact in our community by addressing quality of life issues by providing critical home repairs and improvements at no cost to the homeowner. Rebuilding Togethers activities have a direct impact on: (1) retention of low-income home ownership and improvement of affordable housing stock, (2) health, safety and independence of vulnerable populations, and (3) community and neighborhood revitalization.


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Teeth naturally darken over time and pick up stains from certain foods, drinks and tobacco use. If the diminishing aesthetics of your smile negatively affects you self-confidence you may choose to undergo a tooth whitening procedure.
Following an initial consultation, if it is deemed an appropriate treatment option, your dentist will provide you with customised whitening trays and a kit containing a safe, scientifically-proven whitening gel and applicators for home use.
Is Tooth Whitening an Option for Every Patient?
Many people are not suitable for tooth whitening which is why we have a consultation beforehand. If you have gum disease or other dental health problems you may not be suitable, and you should also be aware that the whitening process does not change the colour of crowns, bridges, veneers or fillings and these restorations may need to be changed following tooth whitening to match the colour of your whitened natural teeth.
Please note, over-the-counter tooth whitening kits are not recommended.
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Who's talking about Chef Koocholoo? Check out our coverage!
Read what educators and parents say about Chef Koochooloo's innovative approach to education.
I am pleased to write in support of the Chef Koochooloo curriculum. As Dean of the Mills College School of Education, I have the opportunity to review many different programs and assess their value to children during the school day and in after school programs. I was impressed by the thoughtful curriculum that Layla Sabourian has developed. After hearing about the curriculum and reviewing the videos, I can attest to its high quality and value to children. The recipes are clearly written and contain valuable information that will be interesting to children. Perhaps more importantly, this material introduces children to important social issues combined with thoughtful moral lessons about kindness and other positive attributes. The curriculum provides children with knowledge about several scientific properties such as the properties of matter and the effects of heat on solids and liquids. I imagine this curriculum will be engaging and educative for all children. I strongly endorse it.
As a pediatrician I emphasize the importance of preventive measures towards obesity with early intervention programs such as the Chef Koochooloo platform. Chef Koochooloo is ideal for children between the ages of 4-12, the students benefit from the early introduction of textures, smells and flavors that facilities sensory-motor processing, while benefiting from quantitative and qualitative measurements. Obesity is mainly related to environmental factors and habits that are nurtured early in life and often correlate with lower cognitive and social functions even in the general population. Thus the developments of programs such as Chef Koochooloo should become a priority in our public health education. I found the curriculum unique because of the simplicity of the teaching methods, the choice of recipes, and the interactions between peers and instructor. I also like the way the platform addresses cultural sensitivity and socials skills' acquisition by discovering new countries and learning about their respective cultures. I suggest this program for all my patients specially those that are at risk of developing obesity, as well as those with problems with social skills and sensory processing issues.
As an academic I highly value the Chef Koochooloo curriculum. Their program is fostering social skills in a unique way. Communication is an important part of cooking with another person. Kids get a chance to read, understand and explain recipe steps, while taking turns and problem-solving any issues that pop up. The Chef Koochooloo cooking classes provide inspiration for meaningful conversations: I like how the instructors tell fun relevant facts about the country and origin of the recipe as kids mix the secret quince mixture for the Persian delights. The lessons are encouraging good eating habits and give kids the confidence and cultural curiosity to get creative in the kitchen, building lifelong habits of healthier eating. As an anthropologist, I simply love the way Chef Koochooloo brings up issues that affect kids world wide, and ignites meaningful conversations on how to help bring about positive change, encouraging responsibility and independence. The field of cultural anthropology has as a main aim helping students to better understand and appreciate cultures in various countries. The Chef Koochooloo cooking classes does this beautifully through teaching students about cultures of other countries, and will help them to appreciate cultural diversity.
We have worked with Chef Koochooloo this year and our students and parents have found it to be an educational and engaging experience. Chef Koochooloo's approach to merging culinary adventures with child relevant geography facts has enabled our students to have fun while learning cooking and safety skills.
Children who have been attending the Chef Koochooloo classes for the past weeks have begun to exhibit better knowledge about making healthy food choices, better attitudes about food and improved eating habits.
We love that Chef Koochooloo leverages everyday cooking to illuminate basic principles in physics and engineering, while teaching the kids social responsibility in a unique way that makes learning a truly global adventure.
I have been very impressed with the academic focus of the program and their focus on integrating math, science and geography into the curriculum.
We are pleased to be able to offer this program to our students and feel it has been of great benefit to those who have enrolled. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any further questions.
The Oshman Family Jewish Community Center aspires to be a community that enriches lives builds the community and inspires the Jewish journey. Working with a person who can bring all ages together in one room has been a great asset to our Cooking Havurah class. Instead of working within the normal boundaries Chef Koochooloo has taught us to work together and across ages, showing us ways to interact without verbal skills; like teens working with toddlers, grandparents working with young adults. She has also shown families how to be more health conscience by preparing and consuming heathier non processed foods.
Part of Chef Koochooloo's skill is being able to share her knowledge about geography, history, Jewish traditions and holidays then fitting these into what is cooked as a group. Because of Chef Koochooloo's skills and expertise we now not only prepare food for ourselves but started "Cooking it forward," sharing what we make with the seniors at our local memory unit home.
Overall working with Chef Koochooloo has taught all of us how to build a community together better, as well as continue to discover new ways to look at why we are doing it, giving it a story and pathway for those joining us in the future.
As the person responsible for managing after school programs for Fairwood Elementary School, I was impressed to see that Chef Koochooloo had one of the highest turnout rates of students that enrolled in the classes. Also, I am pleased with parents' positive feedback about the cooking program. My daughter and her friends have continually shown interest in cooking at home/ In Silicon Valley, we live in a uniquely diverse part of the country. I am encouraged by Chef Koochooloo's objectives to teach children how to prepare dishes while learning about cultures around the world. I expect that enrollment for cooking classes will exponentially grow next school year. I look forward to having Chef Koochooloo continue after-school classes at Fairwood for many years to come.
Chef Koochooloo presented a pilot at our schools this spring and my students simply loved the experience. As an educator, I see many benefits to their program. For one thing, the Chef Koochooloo lesson plans are boosting math and science skills. Their cooking lessons let kids practice basic math skills like counting, weighing, measuring and estimating with every recipe. Keeping track of cooking times helped them better understand sequencing, the idea that events occur in a logical order. I love that the Chef Koochooloo lessons also teach kids science and nutrition in a fun child appropriate way, as they discover the difference between fruits and vegetables, or learn the benefits of eggplant.
Chef Koochooloo is disruptive in the number of user groups it targets. In lieu of separating the adult and child experience, it helps to form a learning partnership between a child (ages 4-8) and his/her parent (adults ages 25-45). Chef Koochooloo caters to the discovery learning habits of a child in tandem with adult learning principles. This layering is like a modern Disney or Pixar movie that is fun for children but creatively written to include innuendos that appeal to an adult's sense of humor. The animated globe is a feature that is engaging for the entire family, the country facts are especially stimulating for the parents, while the audio translation feature seems to put kids in awe.
As a stay at home mom, homeschooling three kids, I'm always on the lookout for ideas that will make learning more adventurous for my kids, while keeping an orderly house. I've found myself particularly in love with the Chef Koochooloo curriculum. I was fascinated to see my own kids find a new passion for my native land Argentina, as the way the Chef Koochooloo lesson was presented was truly engaging for them, and by the end of lesson, we also had a delicious home cooked meal! I had often told the about Argentina before, but the way this curriculum was formulated, it really caught their interest. I have enjoyed being a beta-testers for the app, and cannot wait for it to be publicly available, so I can tell all of the homeschooling Moms in my co-op about it.


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"IT is our generations' responsibility to be good stewards of the land, even if it means we plant one tree at a time," said Anette Pladevega, Kagman High School science teacher.
Her students are learning about Ridge to Reef, a conversation concept that shows how land use directly affects the health of the coral reef.
Last week on Friday, she and her students planted trees at the Laolao Bay re-vegetation site designated by the Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality.
In the 1980's, a structure was supposed to rise at the site, and in preparation for the construction, the area was cleared of all vegetation.
According to Pladevega, "The land clearing caused the soil to loosen, creating erosion and subsequently sedimentation on coral reef."
She added, "Place-based education is what we need to connect, inspire and build momentum for our kids outside of the four walls of our classrooms."
Jihan Buniag, BECQ outreach coordinator, provided information to the students about non-point pollution, the history of Laolao Bay, and how sedimentation has affected coral reef health in the bay
Pladevega said KHS students and the Kagman community sincerely thank BECQ, the Micronesian Islands Nature Alliance, and CNMI Forestry "for being the out spoken voices of the reef."
Aundrea Aldan, a 9th grader at KHS, said: "I learned that deer hunting causes sedimentation which affects coral. I learned that BECQ helps protect plants and coral."
Manny Borja, another 9th grader, said: "We learned how trees benefit the environment and help protect the coral reef. We learned about all the watersheds on Saipan."
According to Eritana Dela Cruz, 10th grader,"We learned how Zooxanthellae gives the coral its color and life, how runoff goes into the ocean and causes bleaching of the coral."
Ninth grader Ella Eusebio said she learned about the relationship between watersheds, trees and the coral reef. She also learned how BECQ helps people understand the environmental consequences of their actions.
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ALBANY -- Efforts to capture more of shuttered New York City Off Track Betting's former business hinge largely on politics, New York Racing Association President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Hayward said Monday. NYRA has recovered around 33 percent of the money OTB patrons previously wagered on NYRA races since OTB closed last Dec. 7, Hayward told members of a Franchise Oversight Board charged with monitoring NYRA's business activities. Other big gains in areas such as increased Internet wagering have allowed NYRA to virtually make up for losses sustained from OTB's closure. To get even more business, NYRA wants to open a series of restaurants and sports bars in New York City where wagering would be allowed. "That would be a significant improvement in getting that handle," Hayward said. "We have developed a strategy with restaurants and sports bars. At this point, the process is much more political than it is financial or (based on) marketing. This will probably start to get addressed again in the next legislative session." The state Legislature convenes in early January. "Our options are limited right now and we don't control our own fate," Hayward said. The OTB issue is important upstate, too, because it affects NYRA's overall financial condition and ability to successfully operate Saratoga Race Course. Any proposal to open off-track betting sites in New York, regardless of who runs them, would require approvals from a number of parties -- such as unions, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the City Council and state Racing and Wagering Board. However, there could be considerable wrangling in the state Legislature, too. For example, assembly racing committee Chairman J. Gary Pretlow, D-Yonkers, wants Catskill Regional OTB to expand into New York City. "So your hands are tied?" a franchise board member asked Hayward. "That's one way of looking at it," he said. NYRA officials otherwise portrayed the firm as being in generally good shape financially, but only if Aqueduct's new casino -- Resorts World New York -- opens Oct. 28 as scheduled. "Oct. 28 can't come soon enough," NYRA Chief Operating Officer Ellen McClain said. The track operator currently has $7.8 million in cash on hand, but would probably need another loan if the casino doesn't open as planned. The casino is slated to open with 2,485 video lottery terminals and electronic table games, with another 2,515 to follow in early January. "There's absolutely no reason to think we're not going to see VLT proceeds starting on October 28," McClain said. NYRA's Internet wagering business has tripled from $22 million to $65 million, thanks largely to live videostreaming of races approved shortly after OTB closed. "We're hoping to go over $100 million this year," Hayward said. "We do think there's a lot of potential in that area and we're going to invest in it," McClain said. On-track attendance went up at all three New York tracks this year -- Aqueduct (50 percent), the Belmont spring meet (18 percent) and Saratoga (4 percent). NYRA began running buses from key points in New York City to Aqueduct last winter after New York City OTB closed. However, Hayward said such service isn't cost-effective and won't be continued this winter. Subway service to the track has improved, he said. McClain said NYRA is well-positioned heading toward 2012. "We gained momentum in the third quarter," she said. "The end of the Belmont spring meet was really strong for us. That carried through to Saratoga and the first 15 days of the fall Belmont meet."
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In his letter to the editor in this issue, Dr. Masi1 expresses concern that on one hand we plead for recognition and counting of all respiratory events for diagnosing OSA but on the other hand, we should "not worry" about complete elimination of events when utilizing an oral appliance. Some of the "paradox" relates to the difference between diagnosis and treatment. Patients typically come to us because of a complaint (e.g., sleepiness, poor sleep). We need to make sure we are doing what we can to give them an accurate diagnosis (within the confines of a disordered breathing index) and then prescribe appropriate treatment. The larger the net, the more flexibility we have in deciding appropriate treatment. Similarly, when treating, we would also like to provide maximum benefit, if possible. We try to titrate CPAP to eliminate disordered breathing events and snoring, and ideally, this should be true for a dental appliance. I am sure the authors of the OA paper and all dentists and sleep physicians alike, would be much happier if OA's eliminated every disordered breathing event and snoring; however, that is not the case (nor is it the case for CPAP). But "less than perfection" that is acceptable with OA's is still better than no treatment at all.
I like the concept put forth by Vanderveken et al.2 of "mean disease alleviation (MDA)" as a measure of overall therapeutic effectiveness using the product of adjusted compliance and device efficacy, divided by 100 and expressed as a percentage. For example, if a patient used their CPAP 4 hours out of 8 hours slept (50%), and it reduced their AHI from 100 to 10 (90%), their MDA would be 45%. If the same patient had an OA that they used 7/8 hours (87.5%) per night, and it reduced their AHI from 100 to 20 (80%), their MDA would be 70%. Ideally we should want to achieve elimination of all events but in reality "less than perfection" is the best we can achieve given the limitations of our treatment.
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Masi AM, author. The lumpers and splitters paradox. J Clin Sleep Med. 2014;10:701.
Vanderveken OM, Dieltjens M, Wouters K, et al., authors. Objective measurement of compliance during oral appliance therapy for sleep disordered breathing. Thorax. 2013;68:91–6. [PubMed Central][PubMed]


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The Sydney Metro Stage 2 will shortly start construction, however, to go along with the construction of the line there will be a tower built about the Victoria Cross station in North Sydney.
The new station & tower will be located north of the existing station giving the suburb two stations further cementing its place as a satellite CBD of Sydney.
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The building is beautifully designed by one of Australia's most well-known architects, Bates Smart. The developer is unknown at this stage as the building is going through a concept phase, however, we will update the article once news of the developer is announced.
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The development will comprise of a total of 60,000m2 of space which will be mostly for office use. It will be one of the biggest office developments in the suburbs & will feature A-grade office space only being 3 minutes to the future Barangaroo Station & 5 minutes to the upgraded Martin Place station in the centre of the Sydney CBD where there is currently a proposal for the Martin Place Towers above that given station.
There is also a proposal for 2 towers with a North & a South tower to be built over Pitt Street Station, however, not much details are known about the towers at this stage.
This development will compete with the Parramatta CBD for the crown of the second CBD, however, if all proposals go through for Parramatta then it may have the edge but that takes nothing away from the spectacular geography & views that the North Sydney tower will offer.
It is expected to be built whilst construction of the metro is underway which will mean this tower will be finished in time with the Sydney Metro stage 2 opening which will occur in 2024.
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I had an entirely different subject planned for this week's post. That is, until I opened up Facebook and saw a post from my oldest daughter. Last week she had asked everyone to join her in praying for a dear friend who was going through her second bout with cancer. The woman, who was in her 40's, was a loving mother, wife, teacher, and an endlessly giving member of her community. So it was with great sadness when I saw this morning's post announcing that she had passed over the weekend. My daughter is, of course, carrying a heavy heart as are my two grandsons who are friends with this woman's son.
It has long ceased to surprise me when synchronicity shows up in my life. Yesterday at church, before I even knew that my daughter's friend had passed, we were having a group discussion on the reading from The Daily Word, a publication of Unity Church (you can find this online at Daily Word.org) . The reading for the day was on being grateful for a new day. We discussed how each of us started our day and how that determined how we lived that day. I shared the idea that I see each and every day as a gift, and that how I use the day is my way of showing gratitude for a gift of such unconditional love. Each and every day is filled with infinite possibilities, unlimited choices and unlimited opportunities to not only live happy and fulfilling lives, but to show our gratitude by using this gift in the service of others. I'm not saying everyone should go and dig wells in Africa or volunteer in a homeless shelter, although both are wonderful ideas. What I am saying is that we can say "thank you for this day" by not squandering this gift. Smile at a total stranger. Help someone carry heavy packages. Offer to pick up groceries for a shut-in, or call a friend in need of some cheering up. When you shine a light on someones day, your own life lights up as well.
We will never know when the day we are currently living will be our last. It will come when it will. I don't want to waste one day in sorrow, negativity or selfishness. I want each and every day to reflect the unconditional love that gave us this gift in the first place. When it is my time to transition, I want people to say, "her life was a gift to all of us." May we all be so rewarded.
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Outlawed: Flaming Foam
July 29, 2015
Purely as a thermal insulator, polystyrene foam outranks every other building material. In addition to its inherent thermal properties, it can be sprayed into any space, filling tiny gaps without damaging beams or other important structural supports. It even keeps out most rodents and insects.
No wonder, it quickly became the global insulator, not only for buildings and transport, but also for refrigeration and food packaging. It was even used as a seal in nuclear power plants.
However, several deadly, high-profile fires—at the Düsseldorf Airport, the Channel Tunnel, and the Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant—brought the foam under global scrutiny. Clearly, although it was the most effective thermal insulator on the market, it was also quick to ignite, highly combustible, and therefore dangerous in numerous circumstances.
Some builders concluded that using the foam only in enclosed spaces—behind walls or concrete—would keep it away from heat sources, rendering it safe. Of course, this still left the foam exposed to welding and other hot works during construction and renovation.Eventually, most builders began to treat the foam with HBCD flame-retardant. This became the industry standard—although not a legal requirement—in most regions, including the EU, the US, and Japan.The Problem with HBCD The self-extinguishing agent in HBCD certainly helps prevent foam fires. The treated foam shrinks away from a direct flame, and as long as the flame is small and brief enough, only the surface of the foam will burn. Once the flame is gone, the foam extinguishes itself. For HBCD-treated foam to begin to burn internally, it must reach temperatures of between 400-500°C.However, even treated foam can start a fire indirectly. How? If a fire begins in a room nearby, or if an enclosed room with foam insulation heats up on a hot, summer day, the foam's temperature can slowly rise to above 100°C. As it heats up, the foam softens, releasing highly combustible gases. A single spark can ignite the gases, causing a "flashover" fire that can fill a room in an instant, and quickly spreads to other areas.HBCD in the gas is highly toxic and carcinogenic, and it accumulates in the environment, endangering human, animal, and plant life for many years.The EU has responded to the combined dangers of HBCD and flammable foam by instituting a ban on HBCD, effective August 21, 2015. From that point forward builders and others will be expected to use a safer flame retardant, most likely the newly commercialized pFR. In 2011, Dow Chemical Company announced the development of pFR in anticipation of the ban on HBCD. In its July 2014 report, the EU cited test results demonstrating pFR to be just as flame-resistant as HBCD, but non-toxic and non-cumulative in the environment. The EU also expects Japan to replace half of its HBCD with pFR in 2015, and expects the US to replace all of its HBCD with pFR by 2019.
China's National OutcryChina enjoyed its own foam insulation trend in the 1990s, also with tragic consequences.In 2010, a fire in a high-rise apartment in downtown Shanghai killed 58 retired teachers. The shock reverberated across China, reports flooding the media for weeks. An investigation revealed the cause: in an uninhabited building section under renovation, hot works had ignited newly installed foam insulation. The ensuing fire shot through the building so fast, residents in occupied areas were unable to evacuate in time.
Only 2 years later, foam panels in the refrigerated area of a food plant caught fire. Nobody realised how quickly the fire would spread. Before they could evacuate, 119 workers died from toxic smoke and flames.
These tragic incidents threw a public spotlight on polystyrene foam and other flammable building materials, compelling legislators to intervene.
China Raises the Standard
Also in its 2014 report, the EU predicted that China would begin the transition from HBCD to pFR in 2019, and complete the change by 2020.
In the meantime, China has taken a more decisive step forward in fire safety. On May 1, 2015 China released its revised Code for the Fire Protection Design of Buildings. The new code moves beyond flame-retarding treatments, to prohibit the use of flammable polystyrene foam altogether in new construction.
Other "Class B3" highly combustible materials will also be outlawed or require safer handling, including aluminum dust - the cause of another national fire tragedy.
Foam or No Foam?
XL Catlin risk engineer's guidelines recommended avoiding the use of polystyrene foam in new construction, so, we fully support China's new law. As we continuously analyze loss statistics from around the world, it is clear that wherever polystyrene foam is used, the risk to lives and property is substantially greater.
China does not mandate the same level of insurance. However, companies in China are increasingly looking for more powerful risk-transfer solutions. These companies frequently ask us to help them assess and mitigate their fire risk, in order to help them meet the requirements for better insurance.
Companies selecting facility locations in China should be aware of the prevalence of polystyrene foam insulation in buildings of a certain age. In new buildings, if the foam is part of the design, it should be replaced. If possible, companies should avoid leasing or buying existing locations with foam insulation.
If operations are already underway in buildings with foam insulation, very stringent/strict fire prevention procedures and safety procedures must be instituted. Risk engineers can help, by conducting a COPE (construction, occupancy, protection, and exposure) risk evaluation. This will determine how additional sprinklers or other measures can help to protect lives and reduce property risk.
Above all, it is important to know that while fire is the leading threat to property, nearly every fire is preventable.
As China takes the lead on banning highly flammable building material, and the EU bans toxic HBCD, we look forward to a future of better worker safety, property safety, and ultimately business security.
This article was first published in Building Review Journal on July 22.
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Donegal very 'happy' as Oprah chooses county's viral video for Pharrell show
DONEGAL could be set for a tourism boom - as a video of the county is set to feature on an Oprah show special.
The chat show queen is returning to screens to host a special show with Pharrell Williams.
Part of the show is looking at the huge success of his hit 'Happy' - which has spawned thousands of re-makes online, including one from Donegal.
So impressed were producers of the show with the Donegal spin off that it will be featured in a segment of versions of the video from around the world.
The video shows off the Donegal countryside and culture with shots by the sea, Irish dancers in full regalia and smiling, happy faces across the county.
The video also featured local businesses - Mary's Meals got a particular plug with the staff dressed in blue wigs sporting 'Mary's Meals' t-shirts.
It has already been a huge success online - with over 130,000 people viewing the version on YouTube - however almost eight million people are expected to see it on the Oprah special.
Williams' song happy has been a huge smash - selling well over one millions copies in the UK and Ireland alone.
The song's success has seen him land an Oprah show special - the chatshow queen retired from her full time presenting duties in 2011, however still returns to present specials.
The 60-year-old hosted her own chat show for 25 years - and made herself a billionaire in the process.
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Menu Plan - Pantry Challenge Week 31
Within the last week, we have all caught a cold. Every. Single. One of us.
This past weekend we all had to power through - I had a frugal living class to co-teach, Engineer and Diva had tickets to see a play along with a backstage tour, and we had dinner plans with my parents and in-laws one night and some friends of ours another night. Luckily, the overlap has been minimal so whoever is sick can have the attention of the rest of us.
Canning is still going strong although I have been asked regularly when exactly it will end. I can't imagine my fellow Little Pink House inhabitants not appreciating the agility course I've created throughout the kitchen. Ducking, diving, and weaving their way through the kitchen to avoid the boxes of jars and buckets of produce apparently is no fun. Apparently.
Our CSA is on hold for a few weeks while the fall crops are growing. That is to say that no new veggies are coming in. Which means that I can really dig in deep to this pantry challenge and not cook what's coming in and instead use what I have already put up...even though there are not many options for cooking this week. :)
This week we will be eating:
Sunday - Dinner with Friends
Monday - BBQ Sausages, Sweet Potato & Apple Casserole, and Green Bean Casserole
Tuesday - Fundraiser Dinner
Wednesday - Sausage, Eggs, Biscuits & Gravy, and Fruit
Thursday - Leftovers
Friday - Date Night
Saturday - Friends over for Dinner
This is part of Menu Plan Monday.
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Delish! Our garden had stopped producing, then we started having rain and cooler temps (from the 90s down to the 80s - HA!) and we've got new blossoms everywhere!ReplyDeleteReplies
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Tuesday: Teaser Tuesday (Incarnate)
Thursday: Book Review - Americanah
Friday: Book Review - Ruby Red
Dissonance by Erica O'Rouke [GoodReads]
The Orphan Queen by Jodi Meadows [GoodReads]
Shutter by Courtney Alameda [GoodReads]
Shades of Earth by Beth Revis [GoodReads]
Bah, only one book this week! I tried to read Incarnate, I really did. But I just couldn't make it page 80. So I'm going to shelve that one for a while (or forever, who knows). I'm really excited because Clarion Books was nice enough to get give me an eARC of Mechanica! I feel like I haven't read a fairytale retelling in a while (read: 2 weeks) so I'm excited to try this one.
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In this week's science ink, Mike Goldstein revives the world's oldest known tattoos, from the back of Ötzi , who died 5400 years ago in the Alps. No one knows what the stack of lines meant to him.
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"I got the tattoo to remind myself of my biological link to him," Goldstein writes. "Though we come from times that are completely different, we're still both human, which is all we can be. It reminds me that I can live however I want – I don't have to work in an office or wear a tie, as are the expectations of our culture. I can walk across the Alps and die in a swamp, and that's OK."
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A crew of officers at an armored transport security firm risk their lives when they embark on the ultimate heist... against their own company. Armed with a seemingly fool-proof plan, the men plan on making off with a fortune with harm to none. But when an unexpected witness interferes, the plan quickly unravels and all bets are off.
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WASHINGTON (AP) Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal of the season Sunday, and the Washington Capitals became the last NHL team to get a win, beating the Buffalo Sabres 3-2.
After a fruitless first week, Ovechkin found the net with a one-timer from the left circle on a power play with 14:49 remaining in the game. Then came the familiar celebration that had been missing thus far in this shortened season: the former two-time league MVP unleashing a downward fist pump with left knee bent, then collecting a row of high-fives as he skated along the Capitals bench.
Joel Ward had a goal and an assist, John Erskine also scored, and Michal Neuvirth made 22 saves for the Capitals, who had opened with four consecutive losses for the first time since the 1993-94 season. The sluggish start led players and new coach Adam Oates to openly question the team's work ethic.
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With the release of both Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 a variety of accessories for the computers have came up on the market with these 2 games as themes.
Razer sent us a bunch of their products, and today we take a look at the Imperator gaming mouse with a Battlefield 3 theme. Previously we've tested both the Razer Onza and the Scarab gaming pad; so lets find out if this product works as good as the others.
About Razer:
Read more about them on their website, http://www.razerzone.com/about-razer
6400dpi 4G Dual Sensor System
Ergonomic right-handed design
Adjustable side buttons
Razer Synapse Onboard Memory
Up to 200 inches per second* /50g acceleration
Seven independently programmable Hyperesponse buttons
On-the-Fly Sensitivity adjustment
Zero-acoustic Ultraslick mouse feet
Approximate Size : 123 mm / 4.85" (Length) x 70 mm / 2.76" (Width) x 43 mm / 1.69" (Height)
Approximate Weight: 139 g / 0.31 lbs
The Product:
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A big glossy logo and a big image of the mouse is what covers the front of this box. Inside you will find a folder with a bunch of papers that really don't have much use 🙂 The mouse itself will come in handy though, and as you can see it has a very nice looking logo printed on it.
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The left side of the mouse has a glossy plastic molding for the thumb, the thumb buttons can also be moved back and forth to fit both smaller and bigger hands.


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John Leyman and Rob Guillory's CHEW ended in November 2016 with issue #60. The wild, seven-and-a-half year romp served up plates of delicious action, tasty humour, and satisfying heartfelt moments. Wholly deserving of its awards and honours, from Harveys to Eisners to landing on the New York Times bestsellers list, this Image series should be next on your reading menu.
A year on from its ending, we look back at why you should devour CHEW post haste.
The premise
A powered policeman, Tony Chu, works for the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency in the country after a huge epidemic has wiped out millions of people around the world. His power? He learns the history and experiences of anything he takes a bite of (except for beets). As nuts as that sounds, the cannibal cop is just the beginning. Add an oversized yet nimble badass, a goofy but loveable partner and an ass-kickin' chicken and you've got just some of the backbone of this bonkers book.
It's off the wall…
CHEW can be off-the-wall crazy. In a medium where nobody bats an eye at dudes and dudettes dressing up in their underoos and punching the earth back onto course etc., it's refreshing to read a book that still tosses up some insanity that gets the blood pumping. In 2009, Guillory said he stopped worrying about the book being too crazy. Thank God for that.
…but somehow still grounded
As the shit hits the fan, the venerable Chu is somehow still a tether to humanity. Apart from his sweet cibopathy, he's not imbued with super strength or speed. Sure, he can dish out a beating and, oh, boy, can he take one (the major battery in the Major League Chew storyline should be evidence enough), but he's not a giant like Mason Savoy or blessed with partner John Colby's gifts. Combine that with true-to-life emotion and decision making and you have a character who's easy to cheer for.
The background
For as much as Guillory does bringing on the surface bringing us each heartbreaking tragedy and momentous triumph, he does just as much for readers through his clever background gags. The humour these bits and pieces bring makes them fun Easter eggs, and the fact they're even in there helps illustrate just how much fun Guillory had putting this saga together with Layman.
The length
Like many of the best books and TV shows of the past decade-plus, you can tell the CHEW team had a pretty clear roadmap in mind as they made this series. Because of this, they were able to plant seeds at the right times and control the pacing perfectly. All of this adds up to the story they wanted to tell, and, fortunately for us, the one we all wanted to read.
CHEW Creators Rob Guillory (Artist) & John Layman (Author) – Image Credit
Read it if you like:
100 Bullets
Breaking Bad
Army of Darkness/Evil Dead


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On the fashion calendar, few dates are as important as the first Monday in May. That's when the Met Gala, the annual fundraising party for the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is held.
The party of the year, as it's often called, the Met Gala celebrates the museum's latest blockbuster exhibition. All of the Costume Institute's exhibitions serve to place fashion—old and new—within the context of contemporary culture. Past displays have considered historical periods, specific genres like punk, and individual design innovators including Paul Poiret, Alexander McQueen, and Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons. Following "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination"—the most ambitious show undertaken by the Costume Institute and the museum's most attended show ever—is 2019's blockbuster "Camp: Notes on Fashion," opening May 9. Using Susan Sontag's seminal 1964 tract as a framework, the evolution of this concept of exaggerated and knowing amusement will be traced from "from sun kings to drag queens." Expect drama, color, scholarship, hilarity, and one of the most anticipated red-carpets ever.
Not for the reclusive, the Met Gala is the hottest ticket in town. With its m-a-j-o-r red carpet, the event is, in the words of Hamish Bowles, Vogue's International Editor at Large, "an ever more glamorous arena for high fashion." (The many-stepped entrance allows for trains to display at full impact, too.) Among the sartorial highlights have been Kate Moss's 2009 arrival in a draped lamé minidress accessorized with a shimmering turban, à la Gloria Swanson. Then there was the time when Sarah Jessica Parker and Alexander McQueen wore matching tartans to the "AngloMania" show. Rihanna's voluminous yolk yellow Guo Pei gown launched a thousand memes in 2015; and the next year, on the heels of her groundbreaking Lemonade release, Beyoncé arrived solo, and, yes, slayed in a beaded latex Givenchy haute couture dress. The antithesis of a come-as-you-are party, the Met Gala is an A-list bash that serves, says Bowles, "to establish and confirm fashion trends, through both the exhibitions themselves and the bravura sartorial choices of the guests."
Here, the editor tells the history of the Met Gala in 60 seconds flat.
See The Best Met Gala Looks of All Time


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Posted by melissa on Feb 1, 2013 in Uncategorized | 22 comments
It snowed here in Murfreesboro last night! I didn't even know that it was a possibility?! Seeing that it was 70 degrees on Tuesday? Crazy weather.
When the phone rang this morning at 5:00 am, I was not expecting the recording from the school saying that school was canceled. I just rolled back over and turned the alarm clock off. Unexpected treats are always the best!
I love a family tradition. Something that your family can hang their hat on. When my oldest started 1st grade, I knew that I wanted a "First Snow Day" of the season tradition. I knew that it could not be centered around snow activities, because most of our snows are less than an inch. Not enough to actually build a snowman or go sledding. I decided that we would paint a picture on a real canvas and have it framed.
Luckily, I had already bought their canvases at the last threat of snow.
So, the girls are busy painting away as I type this post.
Here is our gallery wall from the past several years.
This gallery wall is in our upstairs hallway. It was a great way to brighten up this space and allow us to look at their art work every day!
It is fun to watch how their interests have changed through the years.
They have come a long way in their painting skills.
For a couple of years, we had to label what Lila Mae's were. She knew, but we just needed a reminder!
I let them choose their own frames, so it is a very eclectic mix.
Who knows. . . maybe their hallways will be full of "First Snow Day" paintings one day!
The masterpieces from this year are almost complete. I will be watching for Hobby Lobby to put their frames on the half price sale. . .
Do you have any traditions on the first snow day?
Life to the full,
I love this art wall Melissa! It's gorgeous!
Wow..your snow date tradition could make the hgtv news! sooo creative and sooo sweet!!
That's a wonderful tradition, Melissa! :-)I still have no tradition regarding the first snow day, but it's never too late to start one. 🙂
What a great idea!I have a small gallery on one wall of things my kids and grandkids have done over the years, but no theme. What a surprise to look out this AM and see snow! Pretty while it lasted, although not completely gone. God bless.
This is one of my favorite family traditions! I love looking back on how we have all improved!
What a terrific idea! Your girls are creating such life long memories 🙂
change part my comment to : such wonderful life long memories! lol!
What a wonderful tradition!
What a great way to encourage creativity in your girls. I bet they look forward to that first snow day.
Melissa, that's such a neat tradition and the art work looks great hanging there. You are fostering creativity in your girls…they'll be glad for that when they are old enough to understand.
Love your family tradition!! What a wonderful way to spend a day with your girls. I am sure they will always remember those days. And what great keepsakes you have. Creative and inspiring!!
Melissa, this is the cutest idea! I love traditions! Kudos to you for great parenting skills too. Painting is a perfect activity for a snowy day, and allowing your young artists to select a frame for their masterpieces sends them a wonderful message that you value their artistic talents. How wonderful to live in a home that has its own art gallery!
We do not have that wonderful tradition! If we did, we would probably only have four or five pieces, since I live in the middle of Georgia! I adore your tradition, however, and what a love of art you are giving to your children! So creative!!!
What a fun tradition! Love the art wall.
I'd love for you to come over and share at Finding the Pretty & Delicious Linky Party. http://www.yourhomebasedmom.com/finding-the-pretty-delicious-linky-party-3/
What a cute idea! Love it!
I love your gallery wall! Your children are quite talented. What a great idea.
I love your gallery wall, what a fabulous idea and filled with such wonderful treasures of art. Thanks for joining TTT. Hugs, Marty
What a fabulous gallery wall full of memories! Priceless! thanks for sharing at Monday Funday!
So cute! I LOVE this idea!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Love this idea. All the artwork is adorable. Visiting from Sundae Scoop. Would love for you to stop by my blog. http://www.thememorynest.blogspot.com
I don't have any such traditions but I wish I did!
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i love this wall!!! i am about to start something similar in our hallway. i have on my calendar to start painting it, including the trim, next week, and then i want to do this! and yes, paint hallway is actually written on the calendar… because i have been DREADING the trim and it's time to get it done! i need a written commitment. 😉


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The brothers George and Joseph Lines made wooden toys in the Victorian era
their company being G & J Lines Ltd.
Joseph was the active partner while George went into farming.
Joseph (or Joe) had three sons, who formed Lines Bros Ltd soon after First World War.
They were William, Walter and Arthur Lines.
Three Lines making a triangle - hence Tri-ang. Arthur's son, Richard Lines,
was largely responsible for the Tri-ang Railways system.
At the start of the Second World War, production of children's toys was deemed non-essential
by the British Government.
As a result, production facilities were converted to weapons manufacture
specifically the Sten Mk III submachine gun.
Manufacture of toys resumed shortly after the war ended.
At their peak they had 40 companies world-wide
including the famous Hornby, Meccano and Dinky brands
but as a result of losses overseas they were in financial trouble.
In 1971 Lines Bros. Ltd called in the Official Receiver.
The Group was broken up and sold off.
Rovex Tri-ang Ltd (which had the Hornby Railways among its portfolio)
was Pocket Money Toys Ltd and then sold as Rovex Ltd
complete with its factories at Westwood and Canterbury
to Dunbee-Combex-Marx Ltd. (DCM). G & R Wrenn, a linked toy railway company, bought itself free as Wrenn Railways.
The remains of the Tri-ang brand was sold off.
As a result the Tri-ang Hornby system took the name Hornby Railways from January 1972,
With the Dinky and Meccano businesses being acquired by Airfix.
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Scripture text: Genesis 50 Preacher: Rev. David Sutherland Date 26 June 2016 (evening) To conclude our study of Joseph's life, this sermon reflects on his mature period, from age 49
Joseph, his past, present and future
Scripture text: Genesis 49 Preacher: Rev. David Sutherland Date: 26 June 2016 As Jacob's life draws to a close he blesses each of his twelve
Higher Law, Higher Love
We must obey God rather than any human authority (Acts 5:29). A precocious middle-school student asked a soldier visiting her class what he would do if he were ordered to do something wrong. Then she made it personal. "What if


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Director: Richard Thorpe
Elizabeth Taylor, Fernando Lamas, William Powell, Gig Young, James Whitmore, Robert Burton, Bill Walker
Obviously, this is one movie people either love or hate -- there is no in-between. I loved the movie because Elizabeth Taylor's character must choose between (1) her attachment to her boyfriend and (2) the moral obligation to do the right thing. In other roles Taylor portrayed young women who defied their fathers in regard to relatively minor issues; in this role, the character defies her father to follow a potentially deadly path. Fernando Lamas (the late father of Lorenzo Lamas) does an excellent portrayal of the charming Latin lover; however, the character has a dark side involved with the criminal element. In the end, the female lead (portrayed by Taylor) must make a choice between (1) the good she sees in her boyfriend and (2) her obligation to justice.


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Days and hours of creative workshops in th Ateliers:
-Gradisca d'Isonzo, IC Della Torre, via Roma 22 (34072) / Tuesday and Thursday 2-5 pm.
-Staranzano, @ISIS BEM, Via Enrico Fermi 12 (34079) / Monday & Friday 2-5 pm.


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Tequila has an undeservedly bad reputation that comes from a lot of young people having really bad first experiences with cheap (mixto) tequila and the subsequent hangover that everyone wished they would rather be dead than suffer further. Remember kneeling in the bathroom making homage to the ceramic god? Or lying on the lawn desperately holding onto the grass to avoid falling upwards into space? Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt. And the hat, the sandals, the shades.
Okay, before I go any further, let me stick a caveat in here. I'm not a purveyor of hard liquor. I don't like most of it, I detest most mixed drinks (especially those syrupy concoctions made with soft drinks… ugh!) and as a rule we don't even have hard liquor in the house, unless a guest brings it for his or her own use. In case anyone gets the wrong idea, I don't espouse serious drinking or quaffing bottles of tequila. Use your common sense and show restraint. 'Nuff said.
Tequila is not made from the typical grains or fruits most alcoholic beverages are made from. It is distilled from the roasted centre (piña) of the blue agave (maguey) plant – the agave tequilana weber azul – one of 136 species of agave that grow in Mexico (with 26 sub-species, 29 varieties and 7 types). It has a lifespan of 8-14 years, depending on soil, climate and cultivation methods. The blue agave was classified by German botanist F. Weber in 1905. It's commonly – and mistakenly – called a cactus, but it is really a succulent that belongs to the lily (amaryllis) family. It is sometimes known as cabuya, maguey mezcal, mexic, pita and teometl. The agave used in mezcal, although similar, is harvested younger than the tequila agave.
As North America's first distilled drink, and its first commercially-produced alcohol, tequila's history is long and rich. Its roots reach back into pre-Hispanic times when the natives fermented sap from the local maguey plants into a drink called pulque. The history of tequila's development from the traditional beverage to the modern spirit parallel's the often turbulent, chaotic growth of Mexico herself – and is equally obscure to outsiders.
Mezcal wine, tequila's grandparent was first produced only a few decades after the Conquest that brought the Spaniards to the New World in 1521. It was variously called mezcal brandy, agave wine, mezcal tequila and finally simply tequila – appropriately named after Tequila, a small town in a valley in Jalisco state, Mexico.
The word tequila itself is a mystery. It is said to be an ancient Nahuatl term. The Nahuatl were the original people who lived in the area. The word means means (depending on the authority) "the place of harvesting plants," "the place of wild herbs," "place where they cut," "the place of work" or even "the place of tricks." According to Jose Maria Muria, tequila comes form the Nahuatl words tequitl (work, duty, job or task) and tlan (place). Other sources say it means "the rock that cuts." Tequila Cascahuin says the word is a corruption of "tetilla" because the volcano looked like a small woman's breast. Other sources say it is a corruption of the name of the natives – Ticuilas or Tiquilos. All of them are suitable. It is the name of the spirit, the name of the town and the name of the valley.
The "father of tequila" Don Pedro Sanches de Tagle, Marquis of Altamira, established the very first tequila factory in his Hacienda Cuisillos, in 1600, cultivating the local agave for distillation (some sources indicate he was much later, in 1695 or even 1753 and as late as 1755, but this is incorrect – he arrived in Jalisco in 1600, and the early taxation of mezcal wines prove production began very early). In 1608, the governor of New Galicia imposed the first taxes on mezcal wine. By 1621, "wines of mezcal" were being regularly supplied to nearby Guadalajara and the first references to an "abundant" mezcal harvest appeared in local records.
Blanco or plata (white or silver) is Tipo (type) 1: the most common type. It's considered 'unaged' and is under 60 days old, and may be bottled fresh from distillation. Sometimes this is a harsh, young (joven) drink, but it can also be tastier and more robust than highly refined varieties, if it's marked "100 per cent agave" (see below). Some distillers may 'rest' blanco tequilas in oak barrels for more smoothness – the maximum allowable period is 30 days.
Joven abocado (young and smoothed, also called gold – oro) is Tipo 2: basically the same as blanco, but with colouring and flavouring ingredients added to make it look aged. These are also called suave or oro (gold) because of its colouring (usually through added caramel and sometimes oak essence, up to 1% total weight). In the industry they're known as mixto, or mixed blends. Generally they're not as good as 100% agave, but they are also very popular for export sales. Note that Herradura calls its 100% agave reposado tequila "gold," but it is not to be confused with a gold mixto.
Reposado (means rested) is Tipo 3: This is aged from two months to up to a year in oak casks or barrels. This is where the better tequilas start and the tastes become richer and more complex. The longer the aging, the darker the colour and the more the wood affects the flavour. Reposado accounts for more than 60% of all tequila sales in Mexico. It was the first type of aged tequila.
Añejo (aged, or vintage) is Tipo 4: aged in government-sealed barrels of no more than 350 liters, for a minimum of a year. They may be aged longer – as long as eight to ten years, although many authorities say tequila is at its best at four or five years. It is usually removed from the barrels and racked into stainless steel tanks after four years because evaporation in the barrels reaches 50% or more). Many of the añejos become quite dark and the influence of the wood is more pronounced than in the reposado variety. After three or more years, these añejos may be called "muy añejo" or "tres añejos" by the manufacturers – a term not recognized officially.
Reserva de casa although not an officially recognized "tipo," usually means premium, and may be a limited production variety. Most are also añejo. Other unofficial categories include gran reposado – which should mean it was aged longer than the minimum – and blanco suave. These are attempts by manufacturers to identify their product as unique within the rigid government guidelines for labelling. Both should also be identified as 100 per cent agave