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Friday, July 2, 2010
An apple a day
Liesl will never believe me (come to think of it, anybody who knows me won't believe it) if I don't provide documentary evidence, but I actually took Kitty's advice.
Instead of buying myself a chocolate bar at the cafeteria...... I actually bought FRUIT.
Now of course, just buying the fruit is only the first piece of the puzzle. Liesl wouldn't believe it unless she could see documentary evidence that I would actually eat said pieces of FRUIT.
So Liesl, I give you an empty banana skin.
I'm just wondering whether this makes up for the Honey Cakes, Honey Jumbles, Twisties, Fruit and Nut Chocolate, and Crunchy Caramel chocolate that Cathie treated me too???
16 comments:
- Cathy {tinniegirl} said...
All I see is evidence that you got rid of the banana. I don't see any proof that you ate it.
I think we might need a video of you eating a banana or apple to convince those of us who know you well.
- July 2, 2010 at 11:16 AM
- Cath @ chunkychooky said...
Yes, it does over ride all other food sins with a ratio of 10:1 if you eat 10 bad things 1 peice of fruit makes up for it. but I am a banana freak and eat one every day.
- July 2, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Kitty said...
I believe you Cam.
I agree with Cath, fruit makes up for all over indulgences.
Nothing like a bit of chocolate though. Mmmm.
- July 2, 2010 at 11:48 AM
- willywagtail said...
Of course it does. Without eating that banana your body would not have begun to enjoy all that "Vitamins and minerals are abundant in the banana, offering 123 I.U. of vitamin A for the large size. A full range of B vitamins are present with .07 mg of Thiamine, .15 mg of Riboflavin, .82 mg Niacin, .88 mg vitamin B6, and 29 mcg of Folic Acid. There are even 13.8 mg of vitamin C. On the mineral scale Calcium counts in at 9.2 mg, Magnesium 44.1 mg, with trace amounts of iron and zinc.
Putting all of the nutritional figures together clearly shows the banana is among the healthiest of fruits. "
And so of course it counter balances all the other stuff. Cherrie
PS just in case you needed more reading!!
- July 2, 2010 at 11:50 AM
- willywagtail said...
- July 2, 2010 at 12:02 PM
- Liesl said...
Ah touche, Tinniegirl!
Cam I think in the next post, you need to provide a photo of the contents of the waste bin!
- July 2, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Unknown said...
I always felt that there was inadequate fruit supplied for proper nutrition when I was in the hospital after having each of my boys.
- July 2, 2010 at 12:41 PM
- Caroline said...
Well as a scientist I have to agree that this is not strictly evidence that the banana has in fact been consumed...however, I have to believe you ate it, rather than you having to photograph the contents of your mouth mid-chew. Eww. Now, the challenge: do it again tomorrow.
- July 2, 2010 at 1:03 PM
- Snooze said...
I believe you ...
- July 2, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- dillpickle said...
I've spotted an error in the treats to be counterbalanced list - Fruit & Nut Chocolate counterbalances itself, as the name suggests. The fruit and nuts obviously cancel out any badness that MIGHT be contained in the chocolate!
- July 2, 2010 at 2:08 PM
- Jennie said...
What a sweetie that Cathie is. That haul would have cheered me up too! (haven't heard of the crunchy caramel choc tho!)
- July 2, 2010 at 2:49 PM
- mel @ loved handmade said...
I'm such a sweet tooth & shocking at eating fruit, it doesn't even come to mind most of the time. So good for you, it can only do good...
- July 2, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- Jennifer Rose said...
but wheres the apple core? ;)
- July 2, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- teddybearswednesday said...
Hehehe, of course it does.
- July 2, 2010 at 8:33 PM
- manda said...
An apple a day keeps the doctor away. But if the doc is cute then screw the fruit!!!!
- July 2, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- Gypsy said...
Sorry Cam, I'm with Tinniegirl and Liesl - where's the evidence girl? Although, in your defence, I have seen you enjoy a vegetable. Once. And it was cooked with an awful lot of sugar!
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Rethinking Off Street Parking Regulations Around Station Areas in Mumbai
The Development Plan (DP) for Greater Mumbai is currently under revision. It will provide direction towards the growth and development of the city for the next 20 years, 2014 to 2034. The revised DP is adopting a city level Transit Oriented Development (TOD) strategy, as one of the main growth paradigms. A comprehensive TOD strategy includes various elements, encouraging cities to—build compact developments around stations, promote transit supportive land uses, build complete streets, build more public spaces, treat cultural landscapes sensitively, build integrated transport systems, and promote Travel Demand Management (TDM) in TOD areas (EMBARQ India 2013). Several cities across the world are introducing stringent parking management regulations (to impact TDM), with intelligent pricing models within TOD areas to arrest reliance on car use and ownership (Barter 2013).
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Ramadan Karim
Ramadan Mubarak to All those celebrating ❤
PEACE & LOVE to All our Global Family
Amen Amen ❤
Ramadan Karim
Ramadan Mubarak to All those celebrating ❤
PEACE & LOVE to All our Global Family
Amen Amen ❤
Blessings for "Rosh Ha Shana"
The Jewish New Year
To All those celebrating
Shana Tova
Much Love
Today I was reminded of Humility, Kindness and our Human Interdependance
I currently live in a small village in the South of France.I dont have a car and rely on the bus service to get into nearby towns, a service which sometimes works out and sometimes not.. 😊
As I realised this morning that Ive been misinformed and have been waiting on a bus that will not come, I was worried about missing an important appointment in town.
Then came a schoolbus collecting the kids for school, I hesitated to ask because I remember from prior occasions they dont tend to take on individuals but one glimpse at the face of this driver made me feel she seems nice, so I asked.
She's going to the other town, she replied and I left walking home trying to figure out what to do..and then she honked calling me back..she said exceptionally after dropping the kids off she will be going to the other town
If I wouldnt mind joining the ride.
I gleamed! She was my Angel for today!
During the drive we started a very pleasant conversation..she mentioned a phrase I use so often "There are no chances, things are designed from above" I gleamed even more..she speaks my kind of language..
I shared with her how I hesitated to ask her and how I felt pushed to take the chance especially as I felt she was a nice person.
She then also shared that she had 'felt' me too and after I walked away she thought about how nicely I asked and about my accent meaning I may need extra help, not being from here.
That point touched me the most..the understanding that someone who may not be from here may need extra help rather than feel wary of them..
She then told me how much she believes in solidarity and shared some of her own similar experiences of need.
I think sometimes we dont realise how much we need each other!
When I had felt the dissapointment earlier, I couldnt help but use the phrase "why is this happening?"
I took all the necessary measures to make sure about the timetable
And then in the bus I received my answer.. Its not a question of control..its a matter of a certain Humility in our Human Existence.. to Trust.. the Universe..and our fellow Brothers and Sisters here with us..trusting their kindness..and understanding through these experiences how much no matter how we are organised..we are interdependant on each other..
We must step out of our own bubbles and the more we do so the more we can understand others and how much we are similar and interconnected.
This was such a beautiful moment and I wished to show her my gratitude.
I had remembered I prepared some vegan Sweet Potato muffins and had taken them with me for my day in town.
Its funny but I recalled thinking to myself I have a feeling I will be offering one to someone today!
I was suddenly happy I took extra care and wrapped each one..now it felt extra special..
And yay, I felt this warmth in me as I offered her one..something made by my hands and care that I can offer her. I was even more thrilled when she said you know Im fasting at the moment as Im headed for a blood test and this will be the first thing I eat as soon as its done.
I felt this warmth in my heart.
This Human experience..
Can be so Beautiful..
Blessings to All those celebrating the Ramadan
Ramadan Mubarak
Ramadan Karim
Dear friends
Dear world
These days once again Humanity
Opens up another layer of its deepest darkest secrets,
That of the illusion of separation
The greatest illusion we carry along with fear, that causes us to self destruct for we are All part of the One and of the Whole.
Just like our deepest darkest wounds on a personal soul level, our Global wounds also need to come out full force from their hiding places for us to thoroughly view the illusion of what they are and release them, in order to Heal and Rebuild a Healthy Thriving World for all its inhabitants.
Also, unfortunately, just like on our personal paths, these are triggered with pain…for it is the pain that enables us to wake up and shake out of our illusions.
The good news is that the Beauty of Creation is always there for us to acknowledge, appreciate and Co Create with, as we let go of our illusions of fear.
Each and every one of us
Is part of this Creation
With our beautiful diversity of race, color, religion country of birth etc
For we were each and every one of us, Created by the same Creator, especially and soul purposely Unique, each carrying with us fragments of the Divine's Beauty, each carrying forward a soul purpose to implement that Beauty here on earth for the Good of all.
We were also purposely created into different faith systems all presenting various facets of the values and beauty of creation, leaving us the free will of interpretation.
If certain individuals choose to disconnect from the Divine or misinterpret sacred values they certainly do not represent the whole.
Individuals from all faith systems have created beauty in this world as some have created cruelty, they cannot be held as representatives of their groups, for all groups are involved.
It is essential for us to see the importance of All of creation and how we are rely on each other for the continuation of Creation.
It is equally essential that we understand that beyond this veil of illusion we are not separate, we are all connected to the Divine and to each other and Together we co create the whole.
As we observe the effects of this illusion of separation once again in our physical reality,
we are asked at this important hour to UNITE TOGETHER IN LOVE in any way you can and wish..in your immediate surroundings.
There is no need for Anger or aggression of any kind..only LOVE
Love your neighbor a little more.. Acknowledge a Stranger a little more
See what you can do to make life a bit nicer for someone else..especially someone you would not reach out to normally..try to take a step in creating more bridges between us all so that we can collaborate and stand strong TOGETHER.
The Only True Power of Creation is the Power of LOVE, which is the Power that has created us..Tap into that Power and let Us Create BEAUTY TOGETHER
The More Love we NOURISH Between US
The More Beauty we Co CREATE
Will allow all that does not align to fade away
Let Us Stand in OUR SHINE
Much Love
A prayer I wrote today for the refugees I am volunteering with..
God Bless them and their path as they are in my heart forever..
But I believe it applies to us all..
Amen Amen
Much Love to All
We are approaching Christmas and I would like to wish all those celebrating, a Merry Merry Christmas!
This year Hannukah Holiday of the Jewish faith is celebrated on the same date
And I would also like to wish those Celebrating a Happy Hannukah!
I am very happy when cross cultural festivities coincide, for in these occasions we get to celebrate together our Uniqueness and our Unity.
Another Reminder that all religions symbolize various angles of the Light* that Unites us all..
The Light* of Creation and of our Creator.
In Celebrating the Birth of Jesus the Messenger of Light who came to teach us to Love one another and in celebrating the Faith in the Divine who bestows Love and Miracles upon us, as in Hannuka,
May we All Unite in Prayer and in our Love for our world, for Each other, for our Unity, for those who suffer, for those who try to separate between us and especially in this moment
May we All join TOGETHER
In sending Love to Allepo Syria and pray to OUR Creator for a MIRACLE of LIGHT be bestowed upon OUR Brothers and Sisters in this time of crisis.
In the name of Our Love for Our mutual Creator
May we understand we were All Created with the same Divine Love.
May we End All illusion of Separation
Between us for we were created to Complete each other within Mutual Existence and Collaboration.
May we All Follow Our Creator's Will
And Respect the Miracle of our Creation, May we Follow the Light and LOVE ONE ANOTHER , Amen
Much Love
This Year we are Blessed
To Celebrate
The Jewish New year
& The Islamic New year
On the Same Day
May we Begin this New year
& Celebrate Together
Intertwined Existence
With Respect, Harmony & Love
Fulfilling the Purpose of our Creator
Bringing upon us All
Joy, Health & Prosperity
Shana Tova
Kol Sana Wentum Taybin
Happy New Year~
Within the search between
That which is True
And that which is fake
I stay
I may shake
But I shall not break
For I am the Star
I have wished For.
Through this vessel
I have come from StarDust
To shine
And shed,
And Shine
More than ever before
For my spark and all of my Brethrens core.
With the power of our pure Light
We have the might
To Shine Together
And cease fight
Honoring our Creator
Who has allowed us the choice.
May we find our True sight.
Calling All sparks of Creation
Let us glue back Together
And form that Star Kingdom
Shining back to the skies..


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It is Saturday morning, the week before Thanksgiving. The Strip District is even more crowded than usual, with shoppers mobbing the sidewalks and clutching their Thanksgiving grocery lists. My husband and I snake our way through the throngs to a small storefront just to the right of Wholey's: Mancini's McKees Rocks Bread Company.
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Nick Hartner, who owns and runs this store, is a third-generation bread baker. His mother, Mary Mancini Hartner, owns the original Mancini's McKees Rocks Bread Company, located on the newly named Mancini Way in McKees Rocks. Her father, Ernie Mancini, started the bakery 80 years ago.
Nick opened the Strip District store four years ago as a separate business, and has been steadily growing his customer base. When the store first opened, and business was a little slow, he started making whimsical bread sculptures to put in the window. The most-requested sculpture is his 6-foot bread alligator. He also makes seasonal items, like turkeys, snowmen and Christmas trees.
At first, Nick says, he had a hard time establishing his store as a recognizable part of the neighborhood. "When people come into the store, I ask them, 'Where else are you going today?' The same people always have the same answers. It's hard to become part of everyone's routine when they've been shopping in the Strip District the same way for so many years."
After four years, however, it appears that Hartner has helped bring new recognition to one of the oldest bread companies in the Pittsburgh area. But how did baking bread get into the family's blood? Nick's mother, Mary, remembers that she didn't spend a lot of time at the bakery when she was a child. But when she did visit, she and her siblings liked to skate on the cornmeal that dusted the floors. "It was really fun ... and dangerous," she recalls.
Mary's younger brother was in line to take over the family business. But in 1977 he was killed in a motorcycle accident. Mary started to help her father with the business on a part-time basis. When her three boys -- Nick, Ben and Ernie -- were in middle school, she had an opportunity for a bigger role. Her kids encouraged her to take the job, and Mary encouraged her kids to spend time at the bakery. They took summer jobs there, and helped out during the holiday rush.
As for Nick, he graduated from Marquette University with a degree in biomedical engineering in the late 1990s. He moved home to look for a job. Mary told Nick that if he didn't have a job in six months, he'd have to work at the bakery. Nick started on the night shift, making bread from 11 p.m. to 10 a.m. To his surprise, he fell in love with the bread.
What makes Mancini bread so special? The ingredients are very simple: flour, salt, water and a little bit of shortening. But, as Mary explains, "we make it the old-fashioned way." That means that every loaf has ample time to rest before risings and shapings. It takes four hours to make every batch. "You can make it faster," Mary says, "but it won't taste as good."
Though Nick and Mary run their bakeries as separate entities, Nick uses the family recipes at his store, and his signature pepperoni roll, a delectable blend of pepperoni, spices and cheese cooked into the loaf, is now on the menu at the McKees Rocks location, too. Nick, who recently married, doesn't have children -- yet. "But when I do," he says, "I hope I can pass the love of baking on to them."


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Today, Peter translates his skills as a leader and motivator into inspirational presentations for Fortune 500 companies looking to benefit from his Gold Medal performances. In addition to his Olympic success, he has numerous NCAA and international titles, and economics degree from UCLA, and experience as a television announcer for CBS. He also serves on the Executive Committee of USA Gymnastics and the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports for the State of California. In Short, Peter is in a category all his own.
Peter now lives in Coto de Caza, California with his wife Donna, a former UCLA gymnast, and their five children. It probably comes as no surprise that two are competing gymnasts, and a third is a Jr. Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. "So far they all seem to be natural gymnasts," comments Peter. "But hey, if one ends up wanting to play basketball instead, we'll be supportive. There's always room for a good point guard."


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Tiny House Dream
Ever since I was a kid, the idea of home meant that you lived with loved ones on a piece of property that rooted you in a community. I was born in the Manila, Philippines and grew up there until I was 12 years old and my family immigrated to the United States, and settled in Southern California. At first we lived with my father's sister and her family, then moved to an apartment, then to a condo, then to a home in La Puente where I spent my high school days, I rented during college, moved to a new family home in Eagle Rock, lived in a Boys dormitory at a private school where I taught and finally am currently renting in the 6th Ward of New Orleans for the past 6 years. I'm rooting myself in New Orleans as my forever home, and so I've started to do so slowly but surely based on what a musician makes in this city, sacrificing and saving to reach that final goal. Thanks to the generosity of a music lover, fan and friend, Roman Greene, I have acquired a piece of land, bought and paid for and am now in the process to trying to build a tiny house (on wheels) to place on that land. I've saved enough to get the ball rolling, but not to the point where the house will be livable yet. Some friends and fans, having heard about my dream, have donated some money to add to the building fund and have suggested crowd sourcing to see if others would like to be part of helping me fulfill this dream. Most people who know me know that I have a hard time asking for help, however if help is offered I'm slowly learning to accept such kindness as not part of my weakness but the generosity of the giver. If you are interested in giving with any amount large or small please contact me on email: email@example.com
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I'd like to list the games that leverage the PS4 camera. Which ones do you know? Answer in this thread, and I'll try to keep the list updated
- Alien Isolation (movement tracking + sound detection)
- Just Dance 2014
- Just Dance 2015
- NBA 2K15 (anecdotal)
- Playroom
- Rabbids Invasion
- Sport Friends (Johann Sebastion joust)
- Surgeon Simulator


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Food and fashion often cross over (remember Lady Gaga's meat dress?) and now a British designer has bought the two together in a more delicate way, by making a dress out of thin sushi seaweed paper.
Central Saint Martin's graduate George Nemsadze formed the mini dress from nori, the seaweed paper used in sushi, in collaboration with Pan-Asian restaurant Chino Latino to mark London Fashion Week. Using 50 sheets of the pressed seaweed, Nemsadze also used silk-organza panelling and geometric shapes to form a glimmering dress with a tasty twist.
George's sushi dress will be on display in the lobby of Chino Latino at the Park Plaza Riverbank until September 18.
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Living in the country requires trade-offs, and so does farming. Taking vacations in February instead of August, for example.
Sometimes the trade-offs seem like a good deal. Corvallis has an excellent fireworks display every Fourth of July, but we are so far north that the city waits until it's fully dark at about 10:15 PM before starting the display. After it's done, there's a brief traffic jam and then (if you're me) a half-hour drive home.
I decided a while back to never drive if it's past my bedtime. It's way too dangerous. So we spend the night in Corvallis at the Super 8 motel. The odd-numbered rooms on the third floor have a wonderful view of the fireworks. So much for late-night driving!
An added bonus is that the Riverfront Park in front of the motel is swarmed by holiday-goers who set off their store-bought fireworks while waiting for the Main Event. It's a madhouse, but in a good way. My kids like joining in.
Our fourteen-year-old, Karl, who is autistic, found the flash and bang a little overwhelming (even with a set of hearing protectors on), and was greatly delighted to be able to retreat into the motel room, where he could still see and hear everything.
(If you have an autistic kid who hasn't tried hearing protectors (Karl likes the standard 3M over-the-ear kind), give it a whirl. Karl can enjoy environments he found overpowering before.)
This year, with the Fourth of July on a Friday, we loaded the van with all our Farmer's Market stuff so we'd be ready for the market the next morning. In fact, the motel is only two blocks away from the market.
Not too many years ago, I wouldn't have sprung for a motel room, on the grounds of misplaced macho. It's better to focus on what's going to provide the best outing, and to cut oneself some slack into the bargain.


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But this isn't say that root causes don't matter. Of course they do. More than police. More, on a macro level, than free will or police. And sometimes conservatives forget this. From the Economist:
The great thing about America, Scott walker went on, was that it offered equality of opportunity, even if outcomes were up to individuals. America is one of the few countries left in the world where it doesn't matter what class you are born into, he declared, and many in the audience, notably the older voters with snowy hair, clapped enthusiastically.That's laughable. Prof Michael Jenkins states this well (in a column about Spike Lee's "Chi-Raq") (though I think his student body is very different from what you'll find in my classroom):
"I tell my students, 'Think about the circumstances in which you were raised,' " says Michael Jenkins, a criminal justice professor at the University of Scranton. About the parents, teachers, schools and other organizations that get thanked in the graduation speeches, that were there to support you. Then "think about some of the poor decisions you made even with all those structural conditions in your favor."If conditions didn't matter, if you think your kids would turn out just as well growing up in the ghetto, then why don't you move to a "bad" neighborhood? Housing is cheap. But I don't blame you. There are good reasons you don't want to raise your kids in segregated poor violent neighborhoods. Such as:
There are things "we celebrate as leading to success, but we fail to acknowledge that the lack of those things explains poor behaviors," he says. There are places that suffer from lack of investment, unemployment and underemployment, under-education. We act as if everyone has "the same choices we have, then we take credit for our own decisions when they were also bounded, but bounded by more positive outlines."
A) The schools are bad.
B) The streets aren't safe.
C) There are no stores.
D) Your neighbors may be, if not criminals, inconsiderate of those who, say, have to get up in the morning and go to work.
So you're not moving to Camden (or wherever). For the kids, perhaps. So why wouldn't it affect those who actually do live there (usually because they just happened to be born there)? So shouldn't we all have a little more empathy for those who are forced to grow up without any of the advantages mainstream America can provide?
This doesn't mean you can't and shouldn't blame people for their actions. But after we do that, can't we also work to improve society and the world others are forced to live in?


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Archive for June, 2017
June 30, 2017 – Random thoughts about coin laundry
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Japan on June 30, 2017
Managing supplies of clean clothes can be a challenge on vacation. My mother in law has been trying her best to take care of everyone's laundry*, but she is having trouble keeping up with 3 additional people's clothes in the tiny laundry machine they have in the house. My in-laws, like many Japanese people, don't own a dryer, so clothes can only be dried by hanging them up outside. With yet another rainy day and packing to return home coming soon, we were developing a laundry crisis.
*Yes, I am more than capable of washing my own clothes. But trying to do household chores at my in-laws house would end up causing more problems than it solved. I once got yelled at by my father in law when he found out that I helped wash dishes in Canada, but that's a different story.
I suggested that instead of waiting for the rain to stop, that I would be happy to take our laundry to a nearby coin laundry, which would also buy me some quiet time outside of the house. My in-laws agreed and dropped me off, promising to pick me up later.
I expected they would take me to a place where I would largely be left alone, similar to the coin laundry I used to use in my teaching days. This one had a very attentive owner who my mother in-law referred to as "mama-san". I have only ever heard this term before used in reference to the manager of a small bar or hostess pub, so it was interesting for me to hear it in this situation.
Mama-san looked at my pile of clothing, assessed my needs, and directed me to one of the machines. She explained in rapid fire Japanese how to use the machine while my brain tried to translate as fast as possible. I did catch all of the key points like where to put my clothes and money, which was fairly obvious in retrospect. The machine that mama-san recommended provided its own soap and would both wash and dry my clothes, proving once again that Japanese technology is cool.
I sat quietly on my own for most of the time, taking advantage of the free wifi from nearby 7-11. My mother in-law came in later after finishing grocery shopping, and I showed her some of the pictures from our trip to Nagoya while we waited for my laundry. When the clothes were done, my mother in-law started talking to Mama-san about our visit.
As a proud parent and proud Canadian I took this opportunity to show off pictures of Tiny Dog from Japan and Canada while trying to maintain a conversation in Japanese. My mother in-law seemed proud of the attention her daughter and grandson were getting.
Although doing laundry is not likely to be anyone's vacation highlight, this was a good chance to see some of the differences between Japan and Canada. Experiencing another culture can involve temples and museums, but it can also be as simple as going to the grocery store or trying to get your clothes clean. I love vacation!
June 29, 2017 – Legoland Japan!!
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Japan, Tiny Dog, Western Japan on June 29, 2017
Legoland Japan is amazing!
This morning The Penpal, Tiny Dog, and I checked out of our hotel and set off for Legoland Japan. We boarded Aonami line from near our hotel on a train packed with salarymen. The journey to Legoland took us through some of the extensive port areas in Nagoya, passing by rows and rows of new cars ready to be loaded onto a boat for overseas shipping.
After 25 minutes of ports and industry, we arrived at Kinjofuto station, located on a small island which is home to a conference center, restaurants, railway museum, and most importantly, Legoland.
Legoland is a theme park designed for ages 2-12. I could probably write a few thousand words about how amazing Legoland was, and we didn't even see all of it. Some of the highlights include:
- Large models of famous Japanese landmarks made from 10.5 million Lego bricks. Even better, there were lots of moving parts that could be activated by pushing buttons
- A live Ninjago puppet show!
- A pirate area where people in boats engage in a water battle with people on shore
- An area where kids could drive Lego cars
- A motherfreaking Lego submarine with views of real and Lego fish
- Three different playgrounds
- So many rides, and none of them too scary for little kids
- A huge indoor Lego construction area
The one thing that Legoland didn't have was protection from the insane humidity. By the end of our Lego day we were tired and drenched in sweat. TD managed to fall asleep on the train and not even the noise and activity of Nagoya station, one of the busiest stations in the WORLD could wake him up.
I'm already excited about our next trip to Japan and a return to Legoland.
June 28, 2017 part 3 – Vacation is very different as a parent
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Japan, The Penpal on June 28, 2017
The Penpal and I love traveling together! Our destination highlights include numerous places in Japan, Korea (the nice one, not the crazy one), Jamaica, Banff, Niagara Falls, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, San Francisco, and even Fargo, North Dakota.
There is something about being away from work and home that really makes a person feel, how can I put this delicately, energetic? Our previous vacations have always allowed us freedom to spend some "quality spouse time" together. (Yes, even in Fargo)
This trip to Japan is the first out of town vacation that The Penpal and I have taken since we became parents. We found that while the spirit was willing, the opportunities were severely limited due to the presence of our wonderful child.
On previous trips to Japan, a visit to another city would have been a golden opportunity to really enjoy our vacation. This time we had a tiny person sleeping in our room. Making the problem worse is the fact that Japanese hotels have very small bathrooms which are not at all friendly for extracurricular activities.
Vacation just isn't the same as it used to be.
June 28, 2017 part 2 – The poo-splosion
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Japan, The Penpal, Western Japan on June 28, 2017
As you may guess from the title, this story contains poop. Don't worry – there is not a single picture to be found.
When traveling, it's not unusual to have some issues with your digestive system. Diarrhea is the most common illness for travelers, however our 3 year old son Tiny Dog just had to be different and had the exact opposite problem. The poor kid was just not regular.
Tired kids are fussy and irratable. Adding constipation into the mix magnifies the problem and has the potential to create one miserable child. For the past few days my in laws have been giving TD some probiotics which they claimed would help, but we hadn't had any success in the past few days.
After a full day of travel and exploring Nagoya Aquarium, we returned to Nagoya station to find some dinner and then check into our hotel. TD loves Japanese curry, which is not something he got to eat much at the in-laws house. The Penpal and I promised him curry on our Nagoya visit, so we stopped in at a nearby Coco Ichibanya, a national chain restaurant that has a great kids meal and multilingual menus.
TD demolished his kids meal of curry rice, sausage, chicken nuggets, corn, and jello. We were finishing our dinner when suddenly he got quiet. And then he got the look on his face.
The poopoo look.
All parents are able to recognize that look in their kids. It's the look that tells you that you are too late, things are happening, and there's going to be some cleanup required.
The Penpal took TD out of the restaurant while I settled up the bill. According to the good people at Google Maps, we had about an 850 meter walk to our hotel. We put our increasingly stinky child into his stroller, and set out through the busy streets of central Nagoya.
Most big hotels in Japan have staff that handle the check-in process in English. However, we knew that we were in a hurry so I let The Penpal handle things in Japanese. As TD sat in the lobby, I started to smell something nasty. I started pushing the stroller around to spread out the smell, hoping that it would be harder for other people to notice.
The Japanese service industry is famous for speed and efficiency. Usually a hotel check-in with a prior reservation should only take a few minutes. However, The Penpal was dealing with an employee in training who was having trouble processing the check in, foreign credit card payment, Legoland one day passes, and breakfast vouchers that were part of our reservation.
As we approached the 15 minute mark of our check-in, I noticed that the smell coming from TD was getting worse. I discovered the reason when he leaned forward slightly: his diaper was not able to contain the several day buildup, and thanks to the stroller the poop had escaped in the easiest direction:
Straight. Up. His. Back.
This wasn't just a little bit – it was a full on level 5 poo-splosion. Doing laps around the lobby was not going to help much longer, we needed to get him cleaned up ASAP.
Just as I was starting to panic internally, The Penpal finally got our room keys. We raced to the elevator and down the hall to our room, where we spent the next 20 minutes washing clothes carefully.
I generally try to be a "silver lining" kid of person and realize that as bad as things are, they could always be worse. TD could have unleashed his intestinal fury on the 20 minute train ride from the aquarium to Nagoya station, although I am pretty sure that the curry had something to do with the situation.
Kids are disgusting.
June 28, 2017 part 1 – Nagoya Aquarium
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Japan, Tiny Dog on June 28, 2017
This morning we left Numazu bound for a two day trip to Nagoya. The main items on our agenda were a visit to Nagoya Aquarium and a day at Legoland Japan.
Getting to Nagoya was easy – The Penpal's father dropped us off at Mishima station where we boarded the Shinkansen to Nagoya. While traveling I downloaded a GPS speedometer app for my phone. Our train topped out at 268km per hour (173 mph for my American friends). Very cool!
Unlike getting to Nagoya, getting around Nagoya was not so easy. Nagoya has several private railway companies that service most of the city, requiring multiple tickets and transfers. Navigating between lines is a bit confusing for Nagoya newbies like ourselves. We eventually got pointed in the right direction and made it to the Nagoya port area.
The first thing I noticed at the port was a giant boat – the retired antarctic survey ship. The second thing I noticed, before even the interesting design of the aquarium building, was that Nagoya port had a Red Lobster. In all my time in Japan, I had never seen a Red Lobster before – there are tens of thousands of options for seafood, so I never expected that an American seafood chain would have even a single location (in fact they have 24).
The Aquarium itself is huge, with exhibits spread out between two buildings and a large outdoor area for shows. There is a huge selection of marine life from around the world. Highlights include an big room full of penguins, colourful coral reefs, and more jellyfish than I have ever seen in one place before.
In addition to exploring the marine life displays, we also watched a dolphin show. Tiny Dog absolutely loved the show, but he kept looking in the wrong place when the dolphins went underwater. The large screen in the background helped. I like dolphin shows, but I was more excited by the fact that I could get a cold beer at the concession stand. Drinking a beer in the middle of the afternoon is totally okay if you are on vacation or watching any kind of performance.
I never thought I would ever find an aquarium better than the stunning Osaka Aquarium, but I think I might have to give Nagoya Aquarium the win due to penguins. Totally recommended for guests of all ages, make sure you leave a few hours to see everything.
June 27, 2017 – Looks better than it tastes
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Japan on June 27, 2017
Due to a last minute change in our trip to Nagoya, I ended up with no plans today. I decided to hop on a bicycle to go pick up some souvenirs.
Getting around in "small town" Japan can be challenging; nearly all of the streets are unnamed and filled with buildings that have difficult to read signs. Back in my teaching days I got around using an atlas of local street maps. Today I had the benefit of technology, and got around thanks to the good people at Google Maps. Google had me expertly weaving around streets that were barely wide enough for a car. Without my phone I would have stayed on major routes or gotten completely lost.
My first stop was a toy store, where "Santa" picked up a cool Christmas present for Tiny Dog. I also got some Japanese exclusive Lightning McQueen stuff for my friend's daughter, a huge fan of Cars. Next I went to Daiso and loaded up on mystery snacks to unleash on my friends at home. I don't know what "salt tomato" candies are, but I'm going to find out.
Before leaving the shopping center, I stopped in at Mister Donut for a snack. Back in my teaching days I was not a fan of Mister Donut; being a patriotic Canadian, I like my donuts Tim Horton's style. MD's recipe must be more suited to Japanese tastes, explaining why The Penpal prefers their donuts to Tim Hortons. We are able to work past our donut differences by agreeing on cheesecake. Mmmm cheesecake!
Since Mister Donut was right next to where I parked my bike, I decided to give them another chance. I went in and chose from a huge assortment of very nice looking donuts, which I supplemented with an ice coffee. The coffee was delicious, the donut did not taste as good as it looked.
After my donut I took a scenic bike ride back home, driving by my old apartment building and stopping in at the 7-11 across the street. This particular 7-11 will always have a warm place in my heard, having provided about 50% of my meals and almost all of the beer I drank at home for the entire time I lived in Numazu. The clerk at the register was the same, and she may have even given me a look of recognition as I entered the store.
Overall I had a fun, easygoing day exploring and shopping. It was one of the most relaxing vacation days I've had so far.
Author's note: Do NOT eat salt tomato candies.
June 26, 2017 part 2 – Crisis averted
Posted by Barniferous in Return to Japan on June 26, 2017
Other than coming to Japan, the most exciting part about our trip is an upcoming visit to Legoland Japan, the newly opened Lego theme park in Nagoya. Tiny Dog has spent a lot of time on YouTube watching videos of Legoland in Florida. When we found out that a Legoland had opened in Japan, we knew that we had to go (sorry Universal Studios Japan).
There are several hotels in Nagoya that offer a package that includes hotel room, breakfast, and adult tickets to Legoland. Our plan was to take a two day trip to Nagoya, with travel to Nagoya and a visit to the aquarium on the first day, followed by Legoland and returning home on the second day. I booked a hotel package online that had us checking in on Tuesday, June 27 and going to Legoland on Wednesday, June 28. There was no indication on the hotel's website that these dates might present a problem.
While I was looking up details about getting around in Nagoya, I happened to discover that Legoland is closed every Tuesday and Wednesday. I can't imagine how miserable it would be to show up at a fun theme park with an excited kid, only to find it was closed; I think it would be on par with finding Santa's corpse stuck in the chimney on Christmas morning.
The Penpal called the hotel and changed our reservation so we would check in on Wednesday and go to Legoland on Thursday. Thankfully we dodged a huge bullet that would have sucked the fun out of our trip to Nagoya.
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In Lakewood. N. J.. walking down a dark road arm in arm, talking and laughing because they had just met again after 40 years. Hermann Schnaar and Hugo Nerp were run down and killed by an automobile containing two Polish girls from Brooklyn.
In Cleveland, police arrested for violation of the liquor law Negro Barner Barry, 37, 493 lb., waistline, 66 in. shaped like a hogshead because "I drink good beer." They found him too fat to wedge into the police car. They called a patrol-wagon, budged him in with difficulty, shoehorned...
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We were also delighted to have favourable weather for the bank holiday weekend near Yeovil in south Somerset. Having booked our accommodation in March, we 5 campers were cautiously searching out our 3-4 season sleeping bags, anticipating a record for the "coldest May 1st on record". How nice to be proved wrong! Those who chose bed & breakfast accommodation were untroubled by weather forecasts.
On the Saturday, Peter Hallowell led our group of 12 on a 100km hilly ride with 1,633m of climbing and several 18-20% hills. A bit more than we are used to on our leisurely Sunday rides! The 9 members of CTC Oxford City were joined by 3 from further afield – Caversham and Newbury.
Sunday's ride to Glastonbury was led by James, thankfully much easier, allowing us to recover from Peter's 6-hour ordeal. After this, you might think we would all want to go straight home on the Monday, but no. Most of us went out for yet another ride before packing up to set off home and join the bank holiday traffic jam on the A303.
The 18-20% hills reminded me of the need for appropriate gears. This is not so much of an issue for touring bikes, which tend to come with decent gears in the first place. It is an issue, however, for many of our City riders who have no intention (ever! they tell me) of cycle camping, and for whom, therefore, a touring bike designed to carry 30-40 kilos of luggage would be over-engineered. Wishing to upgrade from town bikes, they often choose the relatively new "sportive" type road bikes, with compact chainsets and relaxed geometry or perhaps a hybrid as in the example below. However, the downside of their lighter bikes is that they too often come with gearing that can make even a 10% climb a struggle. Here is a copy of the advice I have prepared for our members (4 bikes so far upgraded to this spec):
Some of the cheaper road/hybrid bikes are sold with an 8-speed 13-26 cassette with a triple chainset of typically 30-42-52. CTC's recommendation for touring is have a rear gear at least as large as your smallest front ring. In this example, you need a cassette ring of at least 30. If you have a compact chainset with a small 34 ring and a largest cassette ring of only 25, you are even further away from this ideal. The minimum derailleur capacity for your 8-speed setup is 35 and the chances are that your current derailleur won't cope with any more (google to find out). So, you will need a new derailleur as well as a new cassette. Actually, you can exceed this maximum capacity slightly but there is another reason why you need a new derailleur: that's tooth size, which shouldn't be exceeded; otherwise the derailleur jockey wheel might hit the largest cassette ring. Your current derailleur cannot cope with a ring of larger than 26. If you choose an 11-30 cassette, then (using the calculation in the footnote) you will require a derailleur with a capacity of 41. A Shimano Deore derailleur (RD-M591) has a maximum capacity of 45 and a maximum tooth size of 34, so you will have plenty to play with. Finally, don't forget that you will also need a new chain to fit round the larger gears. No more pushing your bike up those 20% climbs.
The other big event organised by CTC Oxfordshire was the All-comers Century. This was a chance to ride 105 miles following the same anticlockwise route around Oxfordshire planned for the Tri-Vets on 9 June. Starting from Islip village hall at 8am, coffee was at Weston-on-the-Green, lunch at Ramsden and tea at Robin & Kerry Tucker's in Steventon. A group of 10 from CTC Oxford City met the 100-milers at lunch (having made sure we got there first!) and were regaled with heroic accounts of the first 50 miles. We could then choose to join them for the second 50 miles or go straight home. After almost no deliberation at all, we all chose to go straight home.
At CTC Oxford City, we are looking for more ride leaders. Lack of local knowledge and/or poor visual memory seem to be major obstacles. With this in mind, we decided to organise a pilot training session and selected 2 members to create routes online using Garmin Connect software and follow a down-loaded route on my Garmin Edge 705. Success! Our first "new" leader will start next week.
Talking of ride leadership, at CTC Oxfordshire, we created our own guidelines, which included sections for leaders, sweepers and riders. Oxford City made a few minor amendments and the document Guidelines for safe riding can be viewed on their website at http://www.ctcoxfordcity.org.uk/about. The website for CTC Oxfordshire is now online, though still in need of a few tweaks: http://www.cyclingukoxfordshire.org. The purpose of the new website is to summarise all local cycling and to advertise events of interest to members across the County and beyond. For example, the south Somerset weekend, Century Ride, Abingdon Freewheeling Spring Festival and Tri-vets. In this respect, it serves much the same function as this magazine.
According to the 2011 Census, around 2 per cent of adults in England usually travel to work by bicycle, with the highest proportion of 18% being in Cambridge. Ah well, we thrashed them in the boat race…
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Wildfires turn adversaries into allies
Third in a four-part series. Click here to read the first part and here for the second.
LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — From the ashes of a 2015 wildfire, an unusual alliance was born to protect the Lake Tahoe watershed from future blazes.
The Placer County Water Agency and the Nature Conservancy, despite contrasting missions, came together to thin thousands of acres of forest — garnering praise from public officials and suspicions from some environmental groups.
A partnership wasn't the original idea. The Nature Conservancy had bought about 10,000 acres of former timberland next to the Tahoe National Forest and was aiming to turn some of it into a wilderness area, where roads couldn't be built and timber couldn't be harvested.
That set off alarms at the water agency, which had recently seen tens of thousands of acres of its watershed go up in flames in the King Fire, sending tons of sediment into reservoirs and forcing hydroelectric facilities to close for weeks. Without roads to access the forest, how would firefighters stop the next wildfire?
"They were understandably concerned," said Ed Smith, a forest ecologist with the Nature Conservancy who's helping manage the work. "They had concerns about how to manage wilderness for fire. They really wanted to know our intentions."
What emerged was a discussion about how each group could achieve its goals. The wilderness area would be limited to higher elevations that aren't as susceptible to big fires, the Nature Conservancy said.
On the flip side, the agency could count on TNC and another group, the American River Conservancy, to help thin other areas around the reservoirs to reduce fire threats and promote more diverse wildlife.
In some places, trees are being thinned from as many as 400 per acre to 50, which forest managers say is more typical of what those forests were like decades ago, before the natural cycle of wildfire was interrupted by the Forest Service's policy of putting out all fires.
"It was born out of an understanding of mutual objectives," Smith said. "Since then, it's been a very productive relationship."
Cooperation among groups won attention recently from Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, whose department oversees the Forest Service. At a roundtable discussion with lawmakers and Forest Service officials in May, Perdue said the Department of Agriculture's view that actively managed forests are healthier is gaining traction with some organizations.
"We're seeing some of the more moderate environmental groups coming on board and recognizing that," Perdue said at the roundtable, held at USDA headquarters in Washington.
Smith, a forest ecologist and project manager in Arizona before coming to California, said the cooperation has helped to break a forest management stalemate brought on by the threat of lawsuits over every forest management project at the Forest Service. Environmental laws were enacted for good reasons, Smith said, "But now we're up against a different landscape," he said. "We're being penalized for doing something good for the landscape. What we're doing here is for the public good."
'Fear-based forestry'
The marriage between the Nature Conservancy and advocates of forest thinning grates Luke Ruediger of the Klamath Forest Alliance, an Orleans, Calif., conservation group. Ruediger, who has designed forest restoration and defensible space plans to protect homes in fire-prone areas, said TNC has joined the logging industry's embrace of "active management" — a euphemism for taking more trees off the land in the name of preventing catastrophic wildfire. That's "fear-based forestry," he said, and overblows the threat of wildfire, especially in places not very close to homes or other buildings.
"Essentially what's driving the debate now is either we log these environments or we lose them to fire," Ruediger said.
That approach is happening in other places, too, as the Nature Conservancy broadens its focus from buying and protecting forests to working with the federal government on public lands projects.
"That's a huge shift," he said.
Another example is the Rogue Basin Cohesive Forest Restoration Strategy, which TNC crafted in 2017 for 4.6 million acres in southern Oregon. That plan, designed in coordination with the Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management and Oregon Department of Forestry, advocates increased logging, forest-thinning and controlled burns as a way to make the forest more resilient after decades of management that excluded fire.
In the strategy, the Nature Conservancy noted "significant" economic benefit from selling timber over 20 years. Treating up to nearly a million acres of federal land would cost about $30 million a year, including burning piles of thinned-out wood, and generate 66 million board-feet of saleable timber annually.
"Further return on investment is a more fire resilient landscape and significant economic activity annually with 1,700 direct and indirect jobs that produce $65 million in local wages, and generate over $260 million in local economic output," the Nature Conservancy said in the strategy.
By supporting large forest-thinning projects, the Nature Conservancy overlooks the nuances of forest management, said Randi Spivak, public lands program director for the Center for Biological Diversity. Selective thinning is a good idea near the wildland-urban interface, and in parts of New Mexico and Arizona, where the groups work together, she said. But thinning "is not the panacea people make it out to be," she said.
Spivak said she was troubled to see the term "longevity thinning" in environmental review documents related to the Placer County project — a term that implies the work will aid the long-term health of the forest but which she said she finds "ridiculous."
"These are logging projects. Let's not call them thinning projects," Spivak said.
Policymakers would be wiser, Spivak said, to focus on establishing defensible space around homes, an area of more consensus to scientists.
Sway at the Forest Service
Groups such as the Nature Conservancy gain influence with the Forest Service as budget-constrained officials look for nonfederal "stewards" to speed forest management projects, which otherwise can become caught up in years of environmental studies and legal challenges.
Whether that's good news depends on one's perspective.
Collaboration "sounds good" but can shut out other voices on proposed forest management projects, said Gary Macfarlane, ecosystem defense director for Friends of the Clearwater, an environmental group in Idaho that opposes much of the active management the Nature Conservancy pursues. "It's backroom dealmaking."
Other forest policy insiders, including some critical of logging practices, say the Nature Conservancy is on the right track.
"I'd say they've started to assert themselves more," said Jim Furnish, a retired deputy chief of the Forest Service. While forest thinning should be applied cautiously depending on forest types and shouldn't be motivated by timber interests, he said, the Nature Conservancy brings credibility and resources to Forest Service projects.
"I've had pretty high respect for the Nature Conservancy for a long time," Furnish said. "I actually welcome the role they're playing here."
At the water agency, managers who remember the King Fire and its aftermath say forest officials can't work fast enough to make the land more fire-resilient. And a subject that's usually politically divisive — climate change — may actually help unite groups, said Andy Fecko, Placer County Water Agency's spokesman.
"I think the climate change discussion has actually brought folks together," Fecko told E&E News on a tour of the agency's forest watershed. Before wildfires here became bigger and more severe due to drought, he said, "climate change was nebulous."
"Once you get enough buy-in, you get some social license to begin doing some things," he added, noting the debate about whether human activity is behind climate change doesn't matter as much as dealing with the effects on a local level.
"The politics of it all sort of fades away, and you can start to get down to doing some work."


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In the fourth year of installment, Fashion Focus Chicago once again lit up the runway with the latest couture fashions this past weekend at Millennium Park. A gathering of the City's upscale fashionistas and industry insiders, this was a collection of creative intellectuals on the scene-to push the envelope of Chicago's fashion industry. A call to all in the know that although we are in the Midwest-far away from the East and West coasts, the Windy City is here-determined to make an imprint in the marketplace, and we will do so with our own sense of style and flair.
Within minutes of arriving I was graced with the presence of Melissa Gamble- Chairwoman of the Mayor's Fashion Council, Jason Felger-Executive Vice President of the Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center, Alice Berry-Chicago Native-designer and Fashion Council member and the one and only Mayor Daley who launched the Council and subsequently Fashion Focus Chicago to establish the city as a fashion destination.
Most impressive was the fact that these collections debuted the next rising stars of top students from Chicago's fashion design schools: Columbia College Chicago, The Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago, Academy Chicago and the School of the Art Institute Chicago.
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49,781 downtown residents
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839,794 convention attendees
2,301,040 hotel room nights occupied
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This week you can get a good deal on this by taking advantage of Kmart Super doubles:
Buy 12 Chef Boyardee products $1 each
Use three $1.50/4 Chef Boyardee coupons (doubled)
Pay $3 out of pocket (Thanks Rose)
Then submit this receipt for this rebate and get the $25 in coupon savings back. These would also make a great donation to your local food pantry. I noticed on Sunday the person ahead of me had problems doubling this coupon. Even though the coupon says "do not double" on it the register should still be able to double it. You need to make sure that the cashier picks four Chef Boyardee products when s/he is prompted by the register.
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GMAC's 2014 Year-End Employer Poll
Here are some highlights from GMAC's 2014 Year-End Employer Poll. Spoiler: It's good news!
• 169 employers from 33 countries were interviewed. This is a relatively small sample.
• Overall, the job market remains strong for 2015 b-school grads.
• 90% of employers that expect to hire b-school graduates in 2015 expect to maintain or increase the number of job openings compared with hiring in 2014.
• 72% of employers plan on hiring MBA graduates in 2015, compared to 69% in 2014.
• The majority of employers (54%-74%) plan on increasing starting salaries at or above the rate of inflation in 2015.
• 64% of employers say that their companies are expanding and that they plan on hiring more business school graduates.
• 87% of employers expect to offer internships to students. Usually these internships will go towards bachelor's graduates (73% of employers). This is followed by MBA grads (55% of employers).
• 96% of employers agree that business school graduates create value for their companies.
As usual, the greatest hiring demand is for MBA graduates; though Master in Management grads are projected to experience the largest increase in hiring.
According to GMAC's Survey Research Manager, Rebecca Estrada Worthingon, "The solid job prospects for b-school talent seen over the past several years and again reflected in this poll, give prospective students good reason to consider pursuing these degrees as part of a strategy to drive their career goals….Our data show that even in the depths of the recession, business and management degrees can provide a measure of job protection and opportunity. Today, in a recovering global economy, management degrees can be a powerful driver of confidence and provide fuel for an individual's career growth."
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Today is Veterans Day in the US. It is a day meant to show gratitude to those who sacrificed their lives fighting for the country. Also this is the day to show solidarity with the peace which has resulted from such sacrifices.
Human beings, over several millennia, have evolved as a social species. Providing a service to others has proven time and time again to increase social bonding and increase the general happiness of individuals. Also, as Ben Franklin showed, obtaining a favor from another can be a way to friendship.
Helping another individual without expectation of getting anything in return somehow creates a sense of satisfaction. As Krishna instructed in the Bhagavad Gita, chapter 2 verse 47:
"karmaṇy-evādhikāras te mā phaleṣhu kadāchana
mā karma-phala-hetur bhūr mā te saṅgo 'stvakarmaṇi"
This can be roughly translated to:
"You have a right to perform your prescribed duties, but you are not entitled to the fruits of your actions. Never consider yourself to be the cause of the results of your activities, nor be attached to inaction."
– Bhagavad Gita, chapter 2 verse 47
Also, Jesus instructed his followers to reduce one's ego and to serve others:
"But you are not to be called 'Rabbi,' for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers. And do not call anyone on earth 'father,' for you have one Father, and he is in heaven. Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Messiah. The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
– Bible, Matthew 23
Those who serve their countries in the armed forces on the battlegrounds do so mainly out of a sense of honor. A typical greeting in the US when meeting a veteran is: "Thank you for your service". It seems that these individuals are a great example of how to serve. They take on immense risks for the sake of others. So, along with thanking veterans for their service, one could also truly learn from the example of such individuals in today's world.


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The Intel® Teach Elements: Collaboration in the Digital Classroom is an interactive e-learning experience that offers an in-depth look at collaboration with a focus on online collaborative tools. In this course, teachers will see how collaboration helps students develop 21st century thinking skills, deepen content understanding, and prepare them for the global world. Teachers will learn how to plan and manage collaboration activities that integrate online collaborative tools which are increasingly part of our globally connected workplaces. Online participants will follow two teachers as they implement collaborative experiences in their classrooms. The course offers opportunities to apply the collaboration concepts with action planning exercises. Direct connections to Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are provided throughout the course and can be connected within the final project as appropriate.
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This is the guy that decided it was perfectly fine to put up a tent for Ron Paul at the Occupy Philly encampment when it was around. A few videos here and there would make it clear that we were no fan of his, and ladies and gentlemen, his recent arrest explains why.
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A Philadelphia-area survivalist who was an unwelcome staple at Occupy Philadelphia is free on bail after his arrest on weapons charges outside a New Jersey courthouse Feb. 12. Continue reading
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Philadelphia 'Soverign Citizen' Fernando Salguero Arrested In Camden, NJ On Weapons Charges
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FBI Visits NYC Activist Today
Earlier today, 3 FBI agents paid a visit to a local NYC activist while he was at school. They claimed to be investigating hate crimes and neo-Nazi activity, stating as cops always do, that they were on his side. They asked how antifascists get information on fascist activity and things of that nature, and also mentioned a neo-Nazi demonstration that was countered by anti-fascists last year in New Jersey. Continue reading
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This reportback from Anti-Racist Action clears up a lot of the initial things that we had written as things were going down regarding the throwdown they had with the National Socialist Movement on Friday as they tried to have their conference. We know now that the melee took place at a church in Pemberton, NJ, not at the hotel in Bordentown that we mentioned. Also, it looks like there were four, not six Nazis that went to the hospital. Hey, at least we are not the NSM who are trying to paint it like they won by beating up everyone. Hospital records and pictures like this show otherwise. And the NSM are not completely blameless either. A lot of them instigated the first blows, particularly the folks who grabbed chairs and left the church property, making those individuals criminally liable as well should things progress in that direction. As for those that were arrested, they are now out on bail, and are working on their cases. Anyone wishing to help them with money for their legal defense can PayPal donations to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The National Socialist Movement (NSM), a group that tries to dance around the fact that they are Nazis while sporting swastikas on their uniforms and sieg heiling, had been planning to host their annual conference along with a rally, redneck horse shoe and band spectacle for several months.
The dates were set for April 15th and 16th. Of course we can assume they expected some unhappy spectators at the rally but what they didn't predict was an all out battle that left 4 of their "SS security" force in the hospital with multiple staples. The NSM went through quite a bit of trouble keeping their event and sleeping locations private. This was nothing but a waste of time for the NSM considering the turncoats within their organization leaked the information to anti-fascists weeks in advance.
The 15th came around and a phone jam was put on both the hotel, where 50 or 60 of them stayed for the weekend(the Comfort Inn off 209 in Bordentown, NJ) and their conference location (the 449 club at 6 Pemberton Ave in Pemberton). Just as the conference was about to begin 30 of us took the streets about 2 blocks away and marched in black bloc to the conference location. Within that time several people living and passing through the neighborhood began to stare from the cars and porches as we let them know Nazis were meeting in their town. One person, upon notification, parked his car and joined the bloc immediately, eager to confront the boneheads. By the time we arrived to demonstrate a few nazis from the NSM gathered outside of the conference space but within a few seconds about 30 or 40 of their fully SS uniformed security were out with chairs, thinking they were about to kick some antifa tail. After some exchanged words the NSM walked off the property to engage us. They wanted a brawl…and we defended ourselves successfully.
After a brutal rumble of evenly matched numbers the NSM quickly scurried back to the property with bashed skulls, bruised faces and damaged property, sending 4 boneheads to the hospital (2 of which may still remain there). At this point the cops had shown up and we managed to retreat with one comrade minorly injured and two arrested. It can be assumed that if the conference was not shut down completely, the talking they were doing had nothing to do with rank promotions and five year plans, as it was supposed to. This was the part of the purpose of our demonstration; we are not trying to change their minds or tell them they have been bad little nazi sub-humans. We want to disempower them, leave them in fear and most importantly crush what they are trying to build. Not only did we win the physical battle by a mile, but given the goal at hand, they were completely defeated. The conference was now minimized to a retreating space where the NSM would pout and discuss their defeat. According to some sources not only did some members of the NSM check into a different hotel, spending more money and fearing more attacks, but even the cops were laughing at how bad the nazis were beat and were quoted saying "ARA isn't playing this weekend", but then again, are we ever?
The next day, April 16th, it was time for the downtown rally in Trenton followed by the backyard concert on Jason Heickes' property. Before the NSM showed for their hour long spectacle in which they gained no supporters whatsoever, not only were ARA, the new Black Panthers and other radical groups ready to confront the Nazis but the community itself filled the streets with rage looking to clean house. The NSM was protected by several hundreds of cops, as you can expect, and because of this there really was no physical stand off aside from a few rocks hurled at their busses as they exited the city. This was a second victory for us since they gained absolutely nothing and no one out of the formality while we showed our numbers and that we were more then prepared for another round. After the Nazis left, one of our other enemies in the three way struggle, the cops, moved aggressively to force us out of the city, but not before a few folks smashed some Bank of America windows. These actions show that the rage against the fascists is not based out of a will to preserve the status quo or protect capitalism but rather a will to reclaim what is ours and to smash racism, fascism and all oppression and apparati of control. Since one of the band members from Zyklon b had his head split wide open in the melee and because it was raining we assume the outdoor concert on Heickes' property was at the very least not what they expected bringing. Yet another victory for our side.
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A while back those two words would not be conjunctive for me.
Compatibility. Companionship. Communication.
These have been things I need in any partnership or friendship. Any sexual partner of mine would be a goal digging friend. For months I didn't need the disconnection of casual sex.
This differs from "friends with benefits". How? Instead of having casual sex with a friend. Friendship and sex are different investments into the polyamorous relationships by my partners. The thin line of difference is the defined commitment of a romantic relationship that isn't just sexual. I don't know if I'd want to change this in months to come. However, I don't feel comfortable having casual sex with my friends. I try as much as possible not to. Most times, in a budding friendship friends come to a stage where they decide to or not to pursue developing feelings of care and admiration along romantic or sexual lines. If the friendship is foundation of a partnership, fine.
Friends and sex talk. Most females have members of the Girl Squad or male friends they give juicy recaps of sexapades. Some lesson I have learnt so far: Don't kiss and tell. No slut or body shaming of my male sexual partners. If I have an issue with a partner I tell them before I confide in a friend or our mutual friend. Often times, some friends may and can betray your confidence maliciously or unintentionally. Or your friend might think it's inappropriate talk but not have the heart to dissuade excited you. If and when seeking advice I open up to mature sexually active females or males who haven't betrayed my confidence. These days there are social media platforms for relationship advice where one can anonymously seek advice from thousands of people. The danger with that is too many people with different values will give their opinions and advice from their point of views.