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I never quite understood why Ron Paul is a Republican, but being from Europe I also never understood why the US can be so proud of its Democracy when there are basically only two parties…
Here is US Congressman Ron Paul saying what should seem obvious to anyone with a clear mind when looking at the facts around the latest WikiLeaks revelations. Ron Paul asks questions and I believe he asks the right ones. Questions are always more powerful than answers and he knows it.
Ron Paul recently also said: 'What we need is more WikiLeaks' (www.rawstory.com)
Politics in a pre-WikiLeaks aera mainly seemed to be about spitting out insulting sound bites towards the political enemy. And so it came that politicians and governments all over the world not only have become whores to lobbyist and big money, but also to that important Fourth Estate (en.wikipedia.org).
Ron Paul is one of those rare politicians, be it on the left or right of the political spectrum, who is not caught up in a narrow-minded ideology and some -ism, but simply analyses with sanity, asks questions and speaks his own mind.
We not only need more WikiLeaks, we also need more Ron Pauls.
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Step 1.: Create a set of yarn pom poms to place on the top of your party hats.
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Step 2: Decorate your hats however you want. I decided to keep mine simple and just add a little white paint. For the polka dot hat, I just stuck on circular stickers, spray painted the hat, and peeled off the stickers after the paint was dry….revealing the cardboard.
Step 3: Poke a hole on each side of the hat with a nail (or whatever works!) Measure out the length of elastic cord that you want and thread it through the holes on either side of the hat.
Step 4: Using a glue gun, attach your yarn pom pom to the top! Enjoy!
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Our family became complete with the arrival of our sweet little BOY:
Henry Alexander!
He entered our world on May 25, 2017 at 7:35am, 3 days past his due date.
Successful VBAC.
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Three weeks to go. From Monday 10th September there will be no daily bike ride through London traffic to get to the office. No sitting at a desk. No computer. No weekly visit to the gym. No monthly salary. Regular mugs of tea will be my only link with my previous way of life. I'm going to learn to be a boat builder at the International Boatbuilding Training College in Oulton Broad, near Lowestoft.
Maybe it's a mid-life crisis; in fact that's what it is. It feels like the right time to assess what I do, what I've done and what (I hope) I will do. I love making things and I love boats, so it seems to make sense. I want to do something useful for as long as I can, I want to get to the end of the day, the week, the year and know what I've done (rather that not being able to quite put my finger on it).
As the autumn comes along and the days get colder and shorter, i'll stoop and build 'em up not with worn-out tools, but with well honed tools. Honing will be the theme of the autumn and winter this year. I'll be honing my tools and honing my woodworking skills. Preparing to be a boat builder. But now I'm preparing to prepare to be a boat builder.
John Leather's 'Clinker Boatbuilding' has given me some useful insights already and I'm sure will be a useful companion; he tells us in Chapter 1 that 'sharpening tools is the first thing that a boat builder must know or learn by practice'.
No doubt that's where we'll start in September. I just hope I've got the tools to sharpen.


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Well the 31st October has been and gone for another year. For most and me, normally, it means costumes, parties and sweets.
Well the 31st October has been and gone for another year. For most and me, normally, it means costumes, parties and sweets.
Raise your glasses to another 3 months of sitting around and doing bugger all about my low blood levels.
After the short notice, my operation went very well and I have spent the last 3 weeks recovering. My swelling has quickly gone down and to the outside world it is nearly impossible to tell that I have just had surgery.
Well I have had quite the week.
Last night was my appointment with my Haematologist to discuss my latest set off blood results and formulate a plan of action to try and make me better. Well that was the hope I had about week ago, but everything has spiralled out of control a bit.
Well, that might be a little bit harsh but I still do not have any answers, or anything more than a loose plan, regarding my blood and bone marrow problems.
Unsurprisingly, most of my medical experiences don't really run to plan and during routine checks ahead of my knee surgery there were some complications, of course there were.
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I managed to rupture my Anterior Cruciate Ligament playing football, like a real professional. One passionate tackle and I mangled my knee so much I need it to be reconstructed. So I went under the knife on just before Christmas and have been recovering ever since.
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School-shooting Survivor Urges Students to Action
Preventing gun violence doesn't mean taking guns away from responsible owners. It requires a multifaceted approach that includes gun-law reform and community-based interventions, David Hogg told students at Middlesex Community College in Lowell on Wednesday.
Hogg, a gun-violence prevention activist and survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2018, described the tragedy that took the lives of 17 people and how the harrowing incident led to his current path of activism.
The March For Our Lives co-founder said the issue has "earmarked an entire generation."
"Our generation has to be the one to stand up with the current generation in power because if we don't, there will be no future generation," said Hogg, 18. "I don't say this to scare you. I say this to inspire you to create this change, because we can, and we will."
Hogg, who will attend Harvard University in the fall, said Massachusetts has the lowest rate of gun violence in America, with about three firearm deaths per 100,000 people. He attributed that to the laws in place in the Bay State, including an extended permitting process that requires safety training and extreme risk-protection orders that allow judges to suspend gun licenses for anyone deemed to be at risk of harming themselves or others.
Hogg said he hopes to spread the Massachusetts model to other areas of the country.
He said the National Rifle Association has constantly lobbied for weaker gun laws to the point that toy guns are more regulated for safety than actual guns in some places. It perpetuates the idea that "the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun" in order to sell more guns, Hogg said.
But young people can create change if they believe in it and organize, he said.
"The only thing that has changed the world is a small group of determined individuals that take on an issue -- to address it at every level, to address every person affected no matter where they come from, what they look like or who they are but simply because they are a human being that need not suffer in a country that claims to be the greatest country on Earth," Hogg said.
He called on MCC students to pressure Congress and run for political office themselves, because representation of every demographic matters.
"We need to make sure that the mayors of our cities have a youth council that actually represents us and cares about the students within the city," Hogg said to applause and cheers from the audience.
Hogg said intervention programs in schools, hospitals and other institutions have proven to reduce violence and gun deaths and to keep young people out of the cycle of incarceration. In urban areas, especially, the vast majority of people who shoot somebody else have been shot before, and hospital-based interventions have played a big role in reducing retaliatory violence, he said.
Hogg also called on the media to stop repeatedly sharing the faces and names of mass shooters and deny them the fame they seek. He said the media must understand and try to course-correct its role in perpetuating harmful stereotypes, about the perpetrators of shootings, the communities suffering from violence and those working to overcome it.
"The importance of a shooting should not be determined by your ZIP code," Hogg said.
MCC Student Union Government Association President Morgan Mayo and Lowell Campus Vice President Sonma Agundu said they were moved by Hogg's speech and passion.
Mayo, an 18-year-old Littleton resident, said she remembers sitting in high school last year when the Parkland shooting occurred and thinking, "it could have been any school."
"I think what he's doing is incredible, and it's the voice we need for our generation and more to come," she said.
Agundu, an 18-year-old Lowell resident said youths should all stand up against gun violence.
"If we feel compelled to stop something, we should get a group of people and start something," she said. "It's all about having our voices to be heard."
Earlier in the day, Hogg spoke with professor Ron Brevard's Interpersonal Communications in Criminal Justice class, where he brought up many of the same points in a more direct dialogue with students. The lively discussion included many challenges to Hogg's statements from students with different viewpoints about guns.
Luke Levesque, 20, of Nashua, N.H., spoke about his training with guns and their value in self-defense and the defense of others, and their usefulness in fighting back against a tyrannical government.
Hogg said he used to hold similar views about violent revolution, but has found evidence that non-violent revolution is significantly more effective and longer-lasting.
Hogg is also scheduled to speak at The Bull Run Restaurant in Shirley on Sunday, March 3 at noon. That event, which was postponed from an earlier date due to weather, is sold out.
Follow Alana Melanson at facebook.com/ alana.lowellsun or on Twitter @alanamelanson.


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Swamplot's Neighborhood of the Year
You'll be happy to know that several of our neighborhoods were nominated for Neighborhood of the Year by my favorite real estate blog, Swamplot. It was an odd nomination process. It was NOT "best neighborhood", it was "neighborhood of the year" which means any reason could be given; and you had to back up your support with explanation.
It's obviously too late to vote, but the list of nominations and the reasoning is interesting. See the neighborhood nominations here. I don't know if we have the greatest neighborhoods, or just the most vociferous residents…but isn't that always the case?
The winner was Eastwood. The comments on the area included: Diversity, cool residents, hipster businesses, bike to Discovery Green, great food, light rail, and…"Like the Heights, but without the traffic." Swamplot Results.
The nominees were:
- Eastwood. A great East End neighborhood with strong Cicic Club, an annual home tour, and near the transforming neaighborhood of EaDo
- Germantown Historic District. This is on the edge of Woodland Heights, against I-45. It is our newest historic district. The article says it voted itself to protect itself from a "big bad developer". I thought they did it to deter the widening of I-45 into the neighborhood.
- The Woodlands. I loved this; it was nominated because it keeps more of the suburban people out of Houston. Absolutely!
- Oak Forest. This is a great neighborhood, and was nominated for its community activities.
- Norhill. Norhill manages to keep its original look and appeal (no McMansions), mainly because of its early historic district status.
- Brooke Smith. A little rough around the edges but strong Civic Club, Montie Beach Park, and all the remodeling going on.
- The Shepherd Parks. (Their term not mine) This includes Shepherd Park Plaza, Candlelight Plaza and Shepherd Park Terrace.
Our neighborhoods don't need validation, but it's good to see the word spread to a larger audience.


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Ahead of the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana's death, new restored footage of her 1981 wedding to Prince Charles has been released on YouTube.
The original footage from the archive of British Movietone was restored by The Associated Press and release in 4K resolution.
Charles and Di were wed on July 29 1981 – with an estimated 750 million people watching on television around the world. The fairytale wedding was dubbed the "wedding of the century".
They separated in 1992 and divorced in 1996, one year before she died in a car crash in Paris.


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List of Winter Annual Flowers
There are many varieties of cool-weather-loving annuals that can be planted in fall. Although this same group of flowers is most commonly planted in early spring, they can also be planted in fall and will grow and thrive in the cool winter weather. They are known as "hardy annuals," and will bloom right through the winter months in milder climates. The shorter days and lower angle of sunlight in winter causes them to grow more slowly. They'll still produce flowers, but will require less water and fertilizer than annuals grown during the longer, warmer days of spring and summer.
Pansies and Violas
These close cousins are the first annual flowers to appear in garden centers every spring. They can also be planted in fall and will bloom all winter long in mild winter climates. Both pansies and violas can take a good amount of frost without missing a beat. They prefer partial shade, but can be planted in full sun for winter. Pinch off spent blossoms to encourage the plants to keep producing. If they start to grow a bit leggy, cut them back to about four inches high. They will rejuvenate themselves and bloom again soon.
Dianthus are available in many varieties, but the low-growing annual varieties commonly called "pinks" are hardy enough to grow and bloom through the winter months. Pinks grow less than a foot high and are a good plant to put in the front of the winter flower border. They produce copious amounts of single, clove-scented flowers in all shades of pink, from creamy white through deep magenta. If you leave the spent blossoms on them, the plants will self-seed in your garden.
Calendula's common name is "pot marigold," but it's not related to the tender French and African marigolds that are widely grown as hot weather annuals. Pot marigold is an herb that has been cultivated for medicine and seasoning since before the Middle Ages. Sometimes called the "herb of the sun," calendula's flowers, in shades of cream and bright yellow, follow the sun as it tracks across the sky, just like sunflowers do. They bloom prolifically, especially if you deadhead the faded flowers. Calendulas can withstand temperatures below freezing for short periods of time and will sometimes re-grow from their roots if the foliage is killed by a severe frost.
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Considering what a busy month it's been, I've gotten a lot more done on the den than I'd planned. I had surgery this month so most of this was done at the beginning of the month. I'm just starting to feel my energy come back today so I whipped out the faux roman shades for the den and it makes it look decent enough for a post.
The disclaimer: This is just the first phase. It's not done yet and I won't be getting to anything else until summer is over. What it's still missing is: an upper corner cabinet (my hubby is going to build it for me), shelves connecting the three upper cabinets, crown moulding on the tops of the three cabinets, bundle and hide all the cords and of course, the accessories and decorating fun!
Let us look at the before:
And here it is now:
I found 2 different sets of nightstands on craigslist and changed their hardware to match and be a bit more "office" (one set had crystal knobs- too girly for this job!)
This is a fun picture of my great-grandpa who worked the railroad in upstate NY. I had it blown up and plan on staining the frame the dark walnut of the desktop. The frame was actually made years ago by my Grandfather (this man's son!) This will be worked into the shelves that are to be built, but I had to put something up!!
The upper 2 cabinets were found really cheaply at a kitchen outlet. I painted them, roughed them up and added new hardware. I've already found some great crown moulding to add to the tops.
I found two of these old crates for more storage! It fits perfect in this little, awkward spot.
This room really needed lighting and I found these great retro desk lamps at Menards for only $15! I think I might grab a third for the other end of the desk...
I just finished these faux roman shades. I've wanted to do some IKAT fabric for a long time and this one had the perfect gray, tan and black combination I needed. I used this tutorial on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxUPUtIuXIk
Here you can see how I cheated to make an inexpensive wood desktop. I glued together 12' lengths, used a few metal braces and then stained them dark walnut. A 2x2 was drilled underneath to the studs and then the wood desktop was screwed to that 2x2.
I still needed something for storage for my decorating and I scoured craigslist daily waiting for just the right piece. I knew it needed to be tall, have lots of storage, be cheap enough and just be different! Well, look what I found!!!
Isn't she great! It was already painted black and the inside red. I love the lights inside and believe it or not, it acts as another great light source when working in here in the evenings.
That's it so far. It's at least workable now and SOOOOO much better than it was before. I'm excited to finish it, but am content for now.


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Earlier this year, the announcement about Six Flags Park coming to Dubai Parks and Resorts has been released.
Described as the second phase of DPR expansion, Six Flags will feature 27 rides and should be up and running by 2019, prior the Expo2020 exhibition.
The new park construction will likely begin by spring 2017 and will include entrance promenade, air-conditioned areas, tower rides, 4D dark rides, VR experiences and of course some hair-rising steel and wooden coasters.
Interesting animation of the park was posted on #uaeproject Instagram account…so let's have a look…
New park will be located next to the Lapita hotel ( see HERE ), together with Motiogate, Bollywood Park, Legoland, Lego Water Park and Riverland Dubai.
Six Flags is currently operating 18 parks across North America with more than 380 rides.
Link credit : #UAEPROJECT Instagram account.


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Absurdities and complaints bring me here today. These are cures for yearning, I think, due to the discomfort and sometimes stasis such fragile feelings leave me in. Chronic pain in the mind, bandaided by cleverities and snark. Cleveritis? Ow, my … Continue reading
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Hello all. My wife's laptop's hard drive seems to revert to PIO mode from UDMA 5 whenever I try to run a virus scan or check the disk for errors. I can uninstall and let XP fix it upon rebooting, but this is becoming a nusiance that I'd like to fix. It's a Toshiba laptop and the BIOS doesn't have any editable parts for the IDE channels. Toshiba doesn't have any drivers I could try from their website. Any ideas?
In device manager, choose IDE controller(master and slave) and then advanced setting change the mode to DMA
Hi, thanks for the response. I'd already tried changing the setting in Device Manager and also uninstalling the channel from Device Manager. It was a temporary solution. It still dropped speed levels when I would try a virus scan or check the disk for errors. UPDATE: I noticed that the particular file that seemed to caused the error when accessed was the same file that caught the eye of Hitman Pro virus scanner last week. The file is a part of the Intel Graphics Driver. So I used the laptop's recovery and application cd and reinstalled the original graphics driver. Virus scanned complete! and without any PIO mode! I also reinstalled the motherboard drivers while I was at it. I was still unable to check the disk for errors. That did still cause a problem with PIO mode. So I'll take a near-victory right now for this because it's been a freaking headache.


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As capital cities go, Madrid is pretty inexpensive and, unless you're planning on giving it the big one in Kapital on a Saturday night, nothing you choose to do is really going to break the bank. This considered, I've put together a list of … Continue reading
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British Expatations
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DISCLAIMER: If you are Spanish and easily offended, it's best to stop here. RENUNCIA: Si eres español y fácilmente ofendido, es mejor parar aquí. Exactly three weeks from now I'll be back in the UK and probably attempting to navigate my way … Continue reading
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Hombre Please, Tuna is NOT a Vegetable!
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Justin B. Terry-Smith has been involved in Gay and HIV Activism since 1999. He is an Air Force 9/11 Disabled Vet. Raised in Silver Spring, MD, he now lives in Severn, MD with his husband Phil. He writes an HIV/STI Advice Column for A&U Magazine, is a Contributing writer for thebody.com, a Life Coach and an Adjunct Professor. He has earned his Doctorate in Public Health with a concentration in Infectious Disease.
Friday, October 11, 2013
Justin's HIV Journal: National Coming Out Day
For National Coming Day I've decided to come out as a Black Gay HIV positive man. Here is the description of the campaign
Here is the site be apart of this campaign:
Also on Twitter tagging @NBGMAC @NMACCommunity and @Stigma_Project
Each year on October 11, we mark National Coming Out Day, an occasion to encourage Black gay, bisexual and Same Gender Loving (SGL) individuals across the country to come out and declare openly who they are and who they love in order to combat the persistent, if diminishing stigma facing this community. Too many men are forced to face the prospect of coming out twice – once about their sexuality and again about their HIV status. And while we are making significant progress when it comes to homophobia, the stigma around HIV continues to be pervasive and destructive.
For that reason, the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) has teamed up with the Stigma Project and the National Black Gay Men's Advocacy Coalition (NBGMAC) on a new social media campaign called "Come Out Against Stigma," encouraging the public to take this opportunity to openly proclaim their sexual orientation as well as their HIV status, and spark a dialogue around how each form of stigma perpetuates the other, and impacts our community.
Despite one's status, HIV is an issue that impacts our entire community. Those that are negative must struggle their entire lives to remain that way, questioning any mistake and facing the trauma the inevitably accompanies each new HIV test. Those who are positive not only have to contend with the virus itself, but the social isolation that so often comes with it. But it doesn't need to be this way. Advances in treatment and biomedical research mean that people with HIV who have access to and choose to initiate treatment can live long and healthy lives, while greatly reducing the risk of transmitting the virus to others. At the same time, negative individuals have more options than ever before to protect their sexual health, including PrEP, PEP and condoms.
"While the decision to live openly about one's sexual orientation and HIV status is deeply personal and often scary, I am living proof that there is joy, fulfillment and love waiting for those that choose to do so" stated Kali Lindsey, Vice-Chair of the NBGMAC Executive Committee and NMAC Director of Legislative and Public Affairs. On this National Coming Out Day, I hope you will join us by changing your Facebook and Twitter profile pictures and sharing the campaign with your networks. Together, we can combat stigma and empower people to live out, live proud, and live HIV neutral.
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Watch SkyTruth on WV Public Broadcasting
SkyTruth, a West Virginia organization that garnered attention last year calculating the size of the BP oil spill is branching out.
As Cecelia Mason of West Virginia Public Broadcasting reports, SkyTruth is launching a program that will help landowners, local governments and environmental organizations monitor Marcellus Shale drilling.
The Downstream Project will be assisting Skytruth by providing aerial and on-the-ground videography of monitoring efforts to be shared online and compiled into a possible documentary format.


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Dear CIGAs,
The way the latest unemployment numbers were reported by the mainstream media (MSM), you would think the Great Recession was over and the United States was solidly on the road to recovery. The Associated Press reported the numbers by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) with a story that said, "The United States added 227,000 jobs in February, the latest display of the breadth and strength of the economic recovery. The country has put together the most impressive three months of job growth since before the Great Recession. The unemployment rate stayed at 8.3 percent. It was the first time in six months it didn't fall, and that was because a half-million Americans started looking for work." (Click here for the complete AP story.) I don't see how the MSM can say this one number is "the latest display of the breadth and strength of the economic recovery."
Cyclical and structural unemployment are gripping the nation. Certain jobs are gone forever or, at the very least, for a very long time. Maybe that's why millions of people have given up even looking for work. Forbes.com reported, just a few weeks ago, millions have stopped looking for work, and the government has stopped counting them. The report said, "In the latest, much celebrated, unemployment report, the labor force participation rate had plummeted to 63.7%, the most rapid decline in U.S. history. That means that under President Obama nearly 5 million Americans have fled the workforce in hopeless despair. The trick is that when those 5 million are not counted as in the work force, they are not counted as unemployed either. They may desperately need and want jobs. They may be in poverty, as many undoubtedly are, with America suffering today more people in poverty than in the entire half century the Census Bureau has been counting poverty. But they are not even counted in that 8.3% unemployment rate that Obama and his media cheerleaders were so tirelessly celebrating last week." (Click here for the complete Forbes.com report.)
While we are on the subject of unemployment and poverty, the number of people on food stamps jumped to more than 46.5 million in December 2011! It is a new all-time record. How can the nation be in a true "recovery" with increasing numbers of Americans on the government dole?
According to economist John Williams of Shadowstats.com, the latest good news about job creation is distorted with what he calls "massive seasonal adjustments." The latest Shadowstats.com report, last Friday, said, "With heavy warping of the seasonal-adjustment process from the effects of the extreme nature of the current downturn, the resulting employment gain and unemployment rate level remain of questionable quality and significance." If unemployment were calculated the way BLS did it in 1994 or earlier, the true unemployment rate would top 22% according to Shadowstats.com. Williams also says, "The outlook for the broad economy remains bleak, despite relatively upbeat February payroll data. Bank lending remains impaired, while household income has taken a new hit, as indicated in recent reporting. Separately . . . annual and monthly growth in the broad money supply appears to be stalling, again. That likely is a further indication of mounting difficulties in the systemic-solvency crisis." (Click here to go to the Shadowstats.com home page.)


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I keep thinking that fall is here. .. . and then we have 75-80 degree days and it makes me a little sad. Don't get me wrong, the weather has been beautiful but the bees, wow. I've become the great bee killer - usually killing upwards of 10-15 bees a day if the patio door is open. The kids don't even like to play outside for very long because of the bees! I'm ready for a really good solid freeze so the bees will go away.
Here's our plan for this week. We are laying pretty low since my husband is still dealing with a bank injury. Ironically, October is usually one of our busy months with fall stuff, Halloween, a birthday and just all around fun stuff. So far, we aren't doing much of anything!!!
Friday - Taco's! It has a been a few weeks since we've had our normal Friday night tacos. Tonight will be traditional :-) I'll just add some chips and Salsa to go along with it.
Saturday - Italian Burgers and Salad - Saw this in an episode of Pioneer Woman and it looked good!
Sunday - We'll have Sloppy Joes after church since I can have it all made before hand and then I'm going to do a pot of Chicken and Dumplings for dinner.
Monday - Monday is Soup day! I'll turn left over chicken and dumplings (minus the dumplings) into Chicken Noodle Soup. This is THEE best way to make chicken noodle soup!
Tuesday - Thanks to a friend of mine who had about 5 crock pots and heard that mine had died and I had yet to replace it, I now have a crock pot :-) So we will have Balsamic Pork Loin in the Crock pot, Mac and Cheese, roasted veggies and some rolls.
Wednesday -It's breakfast for dinner! Biscuits and Sausage Gravy, fried potatoes and Fruit! Yum :-)
Thursday - We'll end the week with an old favorite, Beef Strogenoff over noodles with Italian bread.
What am I baking this week? Well, it is fall so I'm thinking maybe an apple crisp and/or a pumpkin pie. Cookies will be the "break and bake" since they are on sale this week :-)


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Dear friends, Aranya Vihara Trust (https://aranyaviharatrust.wordpress.com/ ) was set up to bring to the land of its origin, the pristine teachings of the Buddha as practiced by the Thai forest tradition in the lineage of Ajahn Chah. Our long term objective is to set up a monastery in India so that we can have the opportunity of learning from the revered monks and receive their blessings.
The Elders in Thailand suggested that as a first step in this direction we need to set up a City Centre in New Delhi where monks could visit periodically. These visits would strengthen the lay person's Sangha that can support such a monastery.
A trustee has graciously offered space for this purpose in the heart of Delhi, near the Dwarka Sector 11 metro station and all efforts are being done to complete the work by June 2018 .
We have great joy in informing that the seniormost western disciple of Ajahn Chah, Luang Por Sumedho , has consented to visit India in June in order to bless this centre. Luang Por Sumedho will be accompanied by Ajahn Asoko . This offers us all a unique opportunity for meditation, chanting , Dana and to receive his teachings. Luang Por Sumedho's programme in India is below:
25 June (Monday)
• Arrival (TG323 arr DEL 10h35) and rest
• 6:30 PM . Evening gathering – chanting and meditation led by Ajahn Asoko
26 June (Tuesday)
• 9:00 AM. Morning meal offering, Short blessing, Post meal Dhamma Discussion with Ajahn Asoko
• Post meal — Paying respects to relics in National Museum . Possibility of visit to Ashoka edict in Kailash hills – not confirmed yet.
• 6:30 PM. Evening gathering – chanting and meditation led by Ajahn Asoko
27 June (Wednesday)
• 9:00 AM . Morning meal offering, Short blessing, Post meal Dhamma Discussion with Ajahn Asoko
• 7pm – 9 pm .
o Parita chanting, Mr. Dhar dedicates the City Centre for Dhamma purposes, requests Luang Por Sumedho to bless it
o Luang Por Sumedho talk
o Q and A
28 June (Thursday)
• 8:00 AM. Morning meal offering and departure (TG324 dep DEL 11h40)
Meditators and others interested are welcome to participate in these programmes. Please write to firstname.lastname@example.com for any queries.
Looking forward to partaking this wonderful opportunity along with all of you .
Trustees of Aranya Vihara Trust
Short biography of Luang Por Sumedho
Luang Por Sumedho or Ajahn Sumedho (born Robert Karr Jackman, July 27, 1934, Seattle) is the senior Western representative of the Thai forest tradition of Theravada Buddhism. He was abbot of Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, UK, from its consecration in 1984 until his retirement in 2010. Luang Por means Venerable Father, an honorific and term of affection in keeping with Thai custom; ajahn means teacher. A bhikkhu since 1967, LP Sumedho is considered a seminal figure in the transmission of the Buddha's teachings to the West.
About Ajahn Asoko
Ajahn Asoko was born to Buddhist parents in New York and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. He met Luang Por Sumedho when he was 13 years old in Amaravati Monastery in England and ordained for almost a year when he was 19 years of age at Wat Pah Nanachat in Thailand. He then returned to lay life and went back to Switzerland to study and work. Over the next several years, the value of a monastic way of life kept strengthening and he ordained once more when he was 30 years old. 2018 will be Ajahn Asoko's 14 rains retreat in robes. Since 2014, he has served has served as Luang Por Sumedho's care giver and secretary and is based with him at Wat Ratanawan in Nakhon Ratchisma province in Thailand.
Luang Por Sumedho in India ; inauguration of Aranya Vihara Trust City Centre
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by Public Relations Office—Cedarville, Ohio
Cedarville, Ohio—One thousand middle school students will soon gather on the campus of Cedarville University, enjoying food, fun and friendship.
CedarMania, an overnight event for sixth through ninth grade students, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, March 14-15. This year's theme-"Transformer: More to Life"-focuses on the power of Jesus and the Gospel to renovate lives.
During this high-energy evening, students will attend a late-night pizza party, participate in exciting games, listen to a dynamic speaker, join in student-led praise, and much more. Jason Malone-a Cedarville graduate and pastor at Summit Church in Greenville, S.C.-will address attendees with energetic and motivating messages.
"CedarMania is an opportunity to serve junior high youth groups," says Amanda Gillispie, assistant director of conference and event services at the University. "More than 300 University students will assist as small group leaders, lead games, and interact with the students throughout the night."
For more information about CedarMania, call 1-877-CEDARVILLE (233-2784) or visit www.cedarville.edu/cedarmania.


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Real Techniques Dupes!
Professional Cosmetic Stipple Fiber Powder Blush Brush Foundation Makeup Tool - Pink £1.78 // Bronze £1.85.
First, a confession (and please, do not lynch me for saying this, but...) I am not completely head-over-heels for the Real Techniques Brushes. In fact, after purchasing the Core Collection a few months back I was left feeling a little disappointed after the much hyped set. My gripe? They're. Not. Soft. I like applying my makeup to be a pleasant, pampering experience and, as one of the more expensive drugstore brushes, in my opinion they just don't feel like it.
So what miracle brushes do I use that give Real Techniques a run for their money? My beloved twelve piece brush set I purchased from ASDA - yes, ASDA - three or four years ago now, for the remarkable price of just ten pounds. They're super soft and have kept brilliantly so that they're still a staple part of my daily routine today. To those who say cheap brushes are prone to shedding or just generally lacking in quality, I say you're looking in all the wrong places...
In comparison to my Real Techniques Buffing Brush (left and bottom right) and Real Techniques Contour Brush (top right).
I stumbled across these fantastic Real Techniques dupes for just a fraction of the price of the real thing (Pink £1.78 // Bronze £1.85) I just had to try them, and I'd been looking for a good stippling brush for what seems like an age!
Admittedly, my Real Techniques are in need of a good ol' clean but you can see the similarities. Covered in the same metallic casing, the dupes differ only in their conical bottom so that they're able to stand up, unlike Real Techniques. This comes in real handy whilst you're swapping between brushes whilst doing your makeup or if you don't have a brush holder. And they're a whole lot softer too!
Fluffy brushes! Real Techniques in nude, dupes in grey.
For the price you simply can't beat them, I've just gone and purchased two more! Even if they start to shed after a couple of months, for less than two pounds a piece they're still an absolute steal, and a fabulous addition to anyone's makeup kit!


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With so many demands on today's families, parents need all the support they can get. That's why child care at the Y is about more than looking after kids. It's about nurturing their development, by providing a safe place to learn foundational skills, develop healthy, trusting relationships and building self-reliance through the Y core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
The Y's Child Development programs are designed to improve educational readiness, engagement and outcomes of the Blue Water Area's children, so that they can pursue the brightest possible future. They're staffed with people who understand the cognitive, physical and social development of kids, the need children have to feel connected and supported in trying new things, and the caring and reinforcement parents and families need to help each other.
We provide infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with a safe and nurturing environment filled with opportunities to grow and explore the world around them with caring professionals in this state-licensed program. Our engaging curriculum helps children reach developmental milestones and prepares them for academic learning.
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David Gilmore mono canvas
- Artist William Pow
- Price £49
- Artist's description
A black on whitebackground mono this time of the great lead guitar player David Gilmore who is a member of the band pink floyd, 50 x 60 cm canvas with wooden frame, sealed with a clear protective semi gloss varnish to keep the painting looking great forever. Commissions undertaken feel free to shoot me a message anytime
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- Size 60cm × 50cm
- Genre Figurative, People Portraits
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- About William Pow
Inspiration I have many people and pictures or paintings that i get inspiration from for example when i go on holiday and see a scene or even a poster that makes me want to put paint to canvas. Sometimes it's just from what i see around me when i am out and about. I mainly do monochrome paintings of past and present people and have been drawing and painting for over 10 years. See all of William Pow's work


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Why Am I Stronger When I'm FAT?
Why Am I Stronger When I Am Fat?
This is general information! Not everyone is going to be stronger when they are fatter and/or fluffier but for a lot of people this tends to be the case. When you're bulking (usually when we are fatter), it's a great time to focus on building that strength. Bulks should be about, gaining muscle and strength, those are our main goals.
One of the easiest ways to gauge or keep track of our bulk is by tracking PR's.We all like being more jacked or hitting PRs or even both. What kind of PR should we be looking for? Well PRs can be in either volume, rep PRs or 1rm PRs. PRs for everyone! When on a bulk these should be easier to hit, and there are a lot of reasons to this.
These reasons are Recovery, Leverages and Calories!
1. Recovery: The more food you get to eat, the better and faster your body can recover. That sounds simple but we hear it a lot.
2. Leverages: You may have gained size on your leverages. You just have more overall size to push or lift weight. Everywhere you have more mass to move mass. With the squat, the stronger your core is, the straighter it is, the more weight you can move and having this extra weight helps you stay tighter throughout.
3. Calories: This is a measurement of energy. You'll have more of it to just train more. Longer, harder, faster and more. You can do more volume on a caloric surplus which will allow you to hit more volume, this means you get more practice at the movement to perfect it. When you're leaner you will have the opposite effect as well.
Essentially, when you're in a deficit you will lose some of those leverages. Also when you lose that mass you will also be more likely to be doing cardio. We know that cardio is good for overall health but does take up that energy that could be used for recovery.
We just so happen to have our own programs that can help you in your fitness goals that we think are pretty awesome. Last time, we let you know that even our moms confirmed this with us and we are here to tell you again... THAT THEY STILL THINK THE COURSES ARE AWESOME.
There is the Advanced Fat Loss plan. Which means the goal is to make you lose the MOST amount of fat in the least amount of time. Secondly, because this is an aggressive fat loss plan, it is not easy. This plan isn't super easy but it IS super effective. This is the trade off. If you want the results you are after for summer, this is what you need to do. This program WORKS. It is specifically designed to maximize fat loss in the least amount of time. If you've jumped around different fat loss programs and never got the results you want, don't worry. We have experienced the same frustrations and promise this program is better. We've combined our 30 years collectively in the industry to make the most comprehensive, easy to use aggressive fat loss program out there. You can get that here!
There's the 12 Week Strength and Fat Loss program which was designed to lock away your gains from the eternal battle of going catabolic. There's a macro calculator for guys and gals, full training program using RPE and percentages so you can auto-regulate, in-depth training videos on the big three (squat, bench, and deadlift), and a bit more. It's the program we worked the hardest on and are the most proud of. You can get that here, or by clicking the picture above.
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Jun 17th, 2018 by Carnegie Science Center
A quick bite as Ralph talks to the phenomenal artist, Nathan Sawaya, the mind behind, the Art of the Brick! This world-famous exhibition is the first experience in the new PPG Science Pavilion at Carnegie Science Center.
As always, send science questions to firstname.lastname@example.com or record a question at 412-237-3327 and your question might end up on the next episode.
Hosted by Charissa Sedor and Ralph Crewe
Original Music by Kyle Simpson and Al Snyder
Excerpts of Gustav Holst's 'The Planets' performed by U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band
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Grumpy Cat Makes Appearance on American Idol
Posted on April 26, 2014
Grumpy Cat, the popular Internet cat, made an appearance on American Idol last week. Her real name is Tardar Sauce, but she has been given the Grumpy Cat nickname due to her appearance. Little Tardar Sauce has been everywhere lately - we hope she gets plenty of downtime to relax. Idol judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick, Jr. and host Ryan Seacrest made sad, grumpy faces as they posed with Tardar Sauce. Caleb Johnson gave Tardar a kiss instead of making a grumpy face. Take a look:
Here is Jlo and Grumpy Cat looking grumpy together:
I'm still Grumpy from the block. @JLo @AmericanIdol #IdolLive #Idol #AmericanIdol #GrumpyCatOnIdol #GrumpyOnIdol pic.twitter.com/ZJQshsKde0— Grumpy Cat (@RealGrumpyCat) April 25, 2014
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Exchange 2007 Synthetic Transactions against clustered Mailbox Servers may stop working
Are you using the new Exchange 2007 Management Pack?
Are you configuring the CAS and/or Mailflow synthetic transcactions?
Are any of your target Mailbox servers clustered?
If so, then you'll want to verify that these transactions are actually running…and be sure to check it at least 12 hours after setting it up.
Here's a very quick synopsis of the issue:
- You create either CAS or Mailflow synthetic transactions where the target mailbox server is clustered
- The synthetic transactions are discovered and appear to be running fine…objects are healthy and we see perf data
- Within 12 hours, you notice that we are no longer seeing performance data from the transaction.
There is a discovery called "RMS Target Relationship Discovery" which runs every 12 hours on the RMS. The purpose of this discovery is to create a relationship between the Exchange Synthetic Transaction object and the target Mailbox server. The purpose of the relationship is so that when the Mailbox server is put into Maintenance Mode, the Transaction object will also go into MM (otherwise, the transactions would continue to run and would fail and go into an unhealthy state). The problem is that when the target mailbox server is clustered, some core OpsMgr rules relating to cluster monitoring end up getting applied to the CAS server and essentially disabling the workflows that run these transactions. I know that's not an extremely technical explanation, but it'll do for now. Regardless, if the target mailbox server is clustered, the transactions will completely stop running within 12 hours.
To resolve this, we need to disable the "RMS Target Relationship Discovery" discovery and use Powershell to remove the discovered relationship from OpsMgr.
Here's a visual look at the problem:
Use the wizard to create the transactions:
EXCAS.OpsMgr.net is my CAS server:
I am going to enable the Active Sync and OWA tests:
EX07a is a standalone Exchange server, EX1V1 is a clustered mailbox server:
The discovery defaults to running every 24 hours, I changed it to 5 minutes for testing:
After giving the discoveries time to run (or just restarting the Health Service on the CAS server to force it), I go to the CAS Synthetic Transaction State view in the console and see that the objects are discovered. I have an object for each Transaction to each Mailbox server (pay no attention to the unhealthy states in the screen shot, they are unrelated to this issue).
Looking in the performance view, I can see that I am receiving performance data from the transactions to both Mailbox servers (I configured the transactions to run every 1 minute, default is every 15 minutes):
After the RMS Target Relationship discovery runs, we are no longer seeing data from the transaction to the clustered mailbox server (the red line). Normally you would see this within 12 hours of the transactions being created…I sped it up to run sooner to reproduce it easily:
Also, the state of the transaction object will remain the same as it was before the RMS Target Relationship discovery ran (until the problem is fixed)….if it was Healthy then, it will stay Healthy….if it was Unhealthy, it will stay Unhealthy.
To resolve this we must do the following two things (both MUST be done):
1. Create an Override to disable the "RMS Target Relationship Discovery" discovery
Go to Authoring\Object Discoveries
Select "View all targets"
Scope to "Exchange 2007 CAS Connectivity"
Select the "RMS Target Relationship Discovery" object – Overrides – Override the Object Discovery – For all objects of class: Root Management Server:
Set an Override for Enabled = False:
Now that the override is disabled, we will need to remove the relationships that were discovered by it. To do this, we'll use the Powershell command Remove-DisabledMonitoringObject. Note that you MUST set the Enabled=False override mentioned above in order for this to work (if the discovery is not explicitly disabled, the Powershell command will not remove the objects discovered by it). For more info on the Remove-DisabledMonitoringObject command, see Jonathan's blog on it here.
Just open the OpsMgr Command Shell and run Remove-DisabledMonitoringObject:
Once the relationship is removed, the Transaction starts running again:
Bottom Line:
- If you use the Exchange 2007 Synthetic Transactions for CAS or Mailflow tests against a Clustered Mailbox server, the transactions will stop running within 12 hours.
- To fix this, you must disable the "RMS Target Relationship Discovery" discovery and run the Remove-DisabledMonitoringObject Powershell cmdlet.


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Educational coaches—whether math, literacy, instructional, or curriculum coaches—vary in the content of the work they do and in the grade range of the teachers with whom they work. But "good coaching is good coaching," as coaching expert Cathy A. Toll affirms in this, her newest book. All coaches seek to help solve problems and increase teacher success, and they all depend on effective collaboration to do so. This practical guide shows readers how to get the most out of educational coaching.


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The customers in Australia who shop online are never behind in anything when they are shopping online. And when it comes to online shopping it all depends on the way their goods are delivered and the overall expectations they have.
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Searching for Texas Marriage Records is now commonly done by many individuals for various reasons. They range from investigating on a prospective spouse to applying for marriage license to supporting some legal proceedings, and so forth. Usually, it bears relevant information such as the time and place of marriage, personal details of the couple, their parents, witnesses, and the wedding officiant.
In the state of Texas, this type of information is properly kept by the State Vital Statistics Bureau of Texas Department of State Health Services. Just take note, though, that this department is only capable of producing a Verification Letter for you. Basically, it only reveals if the state has the document that you're searching for or not. Apart from that, only those that are dated since 1966 are retrievable in this said office. However, it is possible to obtain a certified copy of this file. All you need to do is go to the county clerk's office that provided the license.
There are several means in which anyone can have this document. It can easily be done by making a request and address it to the designated department of the state. Another way is to do it online. Free-of-charge or fee-based, these service providers offer various services for you. The good thing about it is that it guarantees quick and accurate kind of report. Lastly, you can also pay for the service of an investigator who will do all the works for you. Although it's quite expensive, it offers to provide the kind of service that you need.
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Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before.
Texas A&M dtarting quarterback Johnny Manziel named SEC Freshman of the Week once again. (Just Wilt Til Next Season)
That Don't Impress Me Much.
Deadspin's Tom Ley was underwhelmed by Manziel's first teleconference after Texas A&M removed the cone of silence over him. This being Deadspin, he was probably disapointed that Manziel didn't talk like Scooby-Doo.
The Usual Suspects.
A list of candidates for the vacant Tennessee head coaching job, featuring all those names you've hears 1,000 times before. (The Knoxville News-Sentinel)
We were merely freshman.
Chip Towers compares freshman tailbacks T.J. Yeldon of Alabama, and Todd Gurley of Georgia. (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
I Feel Fined.
Ole Miss is fined $5,000 by the SEC for the post-game rushing of the field after the Rebel's win over Mississippi State. (AP/Yahoo! Sports)
Mind-boggling award nomination of the day.
Georgia offensive coordinator Mike Bobo is a Broyles Award finalist, which is given to " to the nation's top assistant coach."
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