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Many people end up re-evaluating their job choices. It may be due to the less pay or it may be due to no enthusiasm because of no interest in the field. But what people usually ignore is the jobs with a little or a lot of darkness. But you may be interested to at least give them a chance once you get to know how much they pay. While these jobs not be for the faint-hearted, their financial rewards more than cover up on the deeds of the job.
- Grave Digger
This job may sound too morbid, but it comes with its fair share of benefits. If you're a hands-on working person who is fit enough for digging holes on the ground and maintaining those grounds, this might be the job for you. The job pays an average salary of $25,000 that can go up to $40,000 depending on your experience or seniority. The working hours are usually 9 AM to 5 PM, with a chance to work during the weekends too.
- Coroner
If you have an encyclopaedia knowledge about the human body and don't mind getting your hands a bit dirty, this is the job for you. A coroner usually coordinates with or carries out autopsied on dead bodies, and suggests if the cause of death requires an investigation or not. They are called to the crime scenes and carry out the dead body/bodies to perform an autopsy on and move the investigation forward. The average salary of a coroner is about $65,000.
- Cremation Technician
Cremation is becoming a more opted for option nowadays. If you don't mind working in the heat, this may be the job for you. A cremation technician's job is to cremate the correct body and preserve its ashes to be passed on to the family members. The job on an average pays the worker $30,000.
- Forensic Pathologist
If you have a knack for examining weird human anatomy and finding mysteries hidden in them, this is a perfect job for you. Forensic pathologists are usually called to investigate and examine bodily fluids, bodies, tissues and other body samples to find out the cause of death. They're even called by the coroners if they're not able to identify a certain aspect of the autopsy. The salary for this job begins at $100,000 and only goes up with experience.
- Funeral Service
This is a job for someone who has good people skills and can handle rough environments with people around. Running your own funeral service or being a manager is a tough job, as you'd have to manage many aspects like embalming the body before it arrives, organizing the funeral, filing for and obtaining death certificates and getting the required permits for having the burial. This line of work can pay as much as $75,000.
- Embalmer
This one is a bit of a doozy. If you don't mind cleaning up a dead body and dressing it up for a funeral, you may want to consider this job, especially because of the money it pays. The job also requires you to do many other things like draining the blood and replacing it with embalming fluid. The pay for this job starts at $40,000.
Now that you know some of the horrid jobs that may give people nightmares, you also know how much they pay. So, if you can handle it and have the proper education or experience required for them, you know what to do.


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Changes are coming to the Goderich shoreline.
Mayor John Grace says the boardwalk will be moved this month on an interim basis, before permanent changes are made in the Fall.
Due to damage from high water levels in Lake Huron, town staff have barricaded sections of the boardwalk for the public's safety, and to make the necessary repairs.
Last summer, the issue of garbage disposal along the town's shore became prominent on social media, with photos circulating of large collections of refuse surrounding packed receptacles.
Grace says town staff will be diverted to the beach to take care of overflows of garbage, ensuring the issue does not persist.
The Mayor also cites parking as an issue, with many visitors using grass or rocky areas to park when spaces are scarce.
Grace tells us impediments, such as rocks, have been placed in areas to will deter would-be illegal parkers, and the town will be stepping up by-law enforcement to ensure overnight campers do not persist.


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"Batgirl Returns" is the eighth episode of the third season of Batman: The Animated Series. It originally aired on November 12, 1994.
A jade cat from the Han Dynasty is stolen. Batman is instantly on the scene but the Penguin starts shooting him with electric blasts from his umbrella. Batman prepares a batarang but it is hit away by a joker card blade. The Joker and Two-Face advance on Batman along with the Penguin. As they ready their weapons, Batgirl arrives and tells them to back off. She quickly manages to beat the villains down and goes to see Batman is okay. Grateful, Batman holds Batgirl in close for a kiss. Just then Dick calls her and awakens Barbara from her dreams. He offers to take her to get a pizza but she refuses it. Just then, she receives a newspaper that has a headline showing that a "priceless statuette [was] stolen from Gotham University." Her interest piqued Barbara decides to take a break after all.
At the University, Catwoman investigates the break-in and is interrupted by Batgirl. The two briefly fight but Catwoman claims she's innocent and proves that the crime isn't her style. In spite of this, Catwoman refuses to go with Batgirl to the police. Batgirl insists and a fight is about to ensue but Robin arrives causing Catwoman to flee. Robin and Batgirl give chase but Catwoman manages to escape. Batgirl then explains that Catwoman is innocent and scolds Robin for rushing in. Robin angrily leaves telling Batgirl to stay out of the way.
The next day, Barbara finds a message for "The Winged Mouse" and learns of where Catwoman will be later that night.
Batgirl arrives at the Bayshore pier and finds Catwoman waiting for her. Catwoman offers a truce and proposes a partnership. Batgirl agrees on the condition that Catwoman gives herself up if she's lying.
Meanwhile, Robin calls Bruce and learns that he won't be back from a business trip in time to help with Catwoman.
Batgirl and Catwoman go to the Stacked Deck to find information. They interrogate "the chemist" to find out who melted the padlock into the university but he runs before revealing where it was made. A fight ensues in the bar forcing the two to flee. They steal a motorcycle and are chased by the police. The duo manages to escape and judging by the Chemist's reaction Catwoman deduces who's behind the Jade Cat robbery.
Catwoman takes Batgirl to Roland Daggett 's laboratory, the same one used to make the Renuyu cream that turned Matt Hagen into Clayface and the virus that infected Isis. Looking around they find the cat but it's a trap. Dagget and his goons capture Catwoman and Batgirl and take them to vats of hot chemicals. Daggett explains that he stole the cat because it was what Catwoman would have stolen and he needs the money to start over as he was left broke after his last encounter with Batman. Daggett continues by saying he'll have Batgirl and Catwoman shot and then thrown into the acid vats to destroy the evidence. Fortunately, Robin arrives and deals with the thugs before they can execute Daggett's plan. The trio beats Daggett's thugs and Catwoman goes after Daggett.
Catwoman manages to catch up with Daggett and takes the Jade Cat. Daggett attacks Catwoman with a metal rod but only manages to make her angry. Catwoman pushes Dagget over and his leg is caught on a chain hanging over an acid vat. Looking for revenge over the virus incident Catwoman prepares to drop Daggett into the acid but Batgirl catches the chain and saves him. However, Catwoman makes a break for it and Batgirl is not strong enough to pull Daggett up. Robin arrives and takes over for Batgirl allowing her to go after Catwoman. Using a bola she manages to catch Catwoman who confesses she always intended to steal the Jade Cat. Catwoman then offers to team up but Batgirl refuses. The police arrive and take Catwoman into custody who claims Batgirl is innocent. Unfortunately, Catwoman escapes the police and takes their car. Robin wants to go after Catwoman but Batgirl assures him there will be another time.
Daggett's lab previously appeared in the episodes "Feat of Clay" and "Cat Scratch Fever."


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I have a slight problem with language. Or rather I don't really have a problem with it, but some other people do, and they get offended by seeing some of the slogans on posters and placards. I don't like to offend people gratuitously, and I was pleased to be able to find a viewpoint when making this photograph which obscured a vital letter 'F'.
And though it doesn't worry me, I normally use asterisks in captions and articles to avoid offending others with words such as f**k. Though myself I feel more offended by issues such as poverty and homelessness than in language that is a part of normal speech for many. At heart I think it's a class issue, and I'm much more upset by class prejudice than by swearing.
The protest for free education with its slogan 'No Barriers, No Borders, No Business' was certainly a good one for placards, with a wide variety, including at least one in Latin. I was fortunate to have benefited from free education, which did for me include an O Level in that language, but probably even those without that advantage could understand the gist of this one, 'Omnia Sunt Communia'. But I did have to turn to Google to find that it was a phrase pinned by his torturers on reformation theologian Thomas Muntzer who led the German peasants revolt of 1525.
Fittingly for an education protest there was a 'book bloc', including here I couple I've read and including here two other authors I've photographed, though perhaps a shame that one of the volume titles includes a spelling error.
There were a few flares set off during the march, and something of a scramble by photographers to photograph them. I didn't get any particularly good pictures, though one was enlivened by a masked protester holding up his hand to try and block my lens – which made me widen the view of my zoom to include him. But mostly people were friendly and happy to be photographed.
The 'black bloc' took on a more uniform appearance for the protest, most wearing identical jackets and trousers to make themselves rather less identifiable. But even so some were unhappy about photography. They were carrying black flags on sturdy poles and at times used them to restrict access to the bloc – as in the picture above.
I left the march as it went down Millbank to speak to and photograph a protest that was also taking place along the edge of Parliament Square, where campaigners from the Save Shaker Aamer Campaign who have mounted a weekly vigil for his release opposite Parliament every Wednesday when Parliament was sitting were celebrating to welcome him home. There celebration was a little muted, as although he was the last British resident there, over a hundred men still remained captive.
I shared their rejoicing over his release, and also as I photographer flet glad I would not have to continue photographing – at least occasionally their weekly vigils. With similar protests on a regular basis it does become hard to say anything new, both in the text and the images. Protests against Guantanamo will of course continue, and I'll still go to photograph them when I can, including the regular monthly event at the US Embassy.
I caught up with the students again outside the Home Office, but arrived a little too late to cover the protest there fully. From there they went to the Dept of Business, Innovation & Skills – which, as I commented 'is now responsible for the universities which are no longer seen by government as a part of education.'
Here they made a fairly half-heated attempt to push through a police line, but were repulsed. Then a large group of police arrived and mounted a charge against the students, including many of those who had simply been standing and watching. I saw several photographers also being assaulted by police and got pretty roughly pushed to one side myself.
The police regrouped and stood watching the students. More police arrived and formed a tight line across the street, kettling the protest. I decided I'd had enough, but had some difficulty as officers refused to allow me through the line despite showing my press card. I walked along the line and eventually found an officer who let me through, and walked away. I'd gone about a hundred yards down a side street when I heard a lot of noise, and turned around to see a crowd of students running, having broken through the police line. But I was tired, having been on my feet too long, and couldn't face running after them – and continued on my way home.


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Happy New Year 2017
As the old year ends and the new year begins, we wish for ourselves and others happiness, new aspirations and new hopes for the future.
May the new year be as special to you as I hope it will be to me my family, & friends and not forgetting friends and followers through Social Media for which I thank you all, here and on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram.
May we continue to be friends and help each other in the promotion of what we do best.
I would also like to thank all Social Media because without it we would not be able to promote ourselves as much as we do. 👌
It's been an incredible year for me seeing my oldest daughter doing so well in work and how well she is doing in college, as well as bringing up my grandchildren, what a trooper.
My middle daughter passing all her grades and now doing amazing in her first job and my youngest daughter who has only a year and half left in secondary school, also doing great in college with her photography & media studies.
They are definitely a chip off the old block 😉 My husband who is doing an amazing job working this last seven years for the 'United Nations' five years in Jerusalem ten months in Gaza and now in Haiti I'm so proud of him.
Then of course there is me, I've published my first two (Non-Fiction) Books 'Sad, Lonely & A Long Way From Home and 'Secrets & Lies' My first book of (Poetry) 'Tears On My Pillow'
I have my first (Fictional) Book 'The Empty Swing' and my second book of Poetry coming in 2017.
What a year it's been and God willing there is much more to come.
So I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a very Happy New Year, 🎉🍷May all your wishes come true but most of all I wish you all Happiness & Good Health.
Please remember to keep in your thoughts those who are no longer with us, those who are alone, homeless and all who are living in conflicted Countries, pray 🙏 That one day soon there will be resolution and peace in the world. ❤
"Let the new year be fruitful, happy, fun-filled and gift you many memorable moments to cherish upon. Have a great new year."


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The Heriot-Watt Year of Robotics provides an ideal setting for Heriot-Watt to engage a broad range of companies and individuals, building on existing networks as well as creating new relationships.
We are grateful to our Partners, Baker Hughes and Total for their sponsorship of the Year of Robotics. In addition, we were also pleased to receive support from the Royal Scottish Society of the Arts and the British Science Association.
The national profile of our robotics and artificial intelligence research, coupled with our wider university offering, student population, alumni base and our global reach makes Heriot-Watt an attractive proposition to potential sponsors.
Heriot-Watt's strong research base in robotics, AI and human-robot interaction, which has significant commercial interest and research funding, mean the University is uniquely placed to inform the UK and global society about robotics' opportunities, advances and potential.
We believe our sponsorship offering would appeal to a broad range of companies particularly in relation to their CSR agendas and public engagement with themes such as education, health and well-being as well as corporate objectives such as brand positioning and increasing customer/market share.
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Dr. Adams has been a fully licensed physician since 2001. He has worked in Surgery since graduating from medical school. Dr. Adams worked as a registrar in orthopedics, urology and then general surgery for three years. In that time he gained valuable experience and enhanced his basic surgical skills. He then entered an orthopedic surgery residency, which required two years rotating through general surgery and the surgical specialties. This was followed by four years of orthopedic training.
He is a graduate of the University of the West Indies, and completed his Orthopaedic residency tab at the Mona campus in Jamaica. Dr. Adams then did a year of fellowship training in Knee & Hip arthroplasty. This was followed by a ACGME accredited fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports medicine in Philadelphia (2013-2014).
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While slots are the vast majority of games in many online casinos, winning at them is not as easy as you are made to believe. They demand more than what meets the eye. So, before you decide to delve into fast-paced slots action, it is crucial that you understand that to get maximum winnings calls for the right strategies.
Another name for old fashioned slot machines is the one armed bandit. This is because the lever players pulled to spin the reels sticks out of the machine like an arm. Though casinos have mostly updated their slot machines, they still draw in the crowds.
These days, whether you choose to gamble offline, online or both, there are plenty of slots for New Jersey players to enjoy. Yet what everyone wants to know is how to win at slots. There is no way to guarantee wins, but there are do's and don'ts to make winning more likely.
Which are some of the offline strategies?
Here a few offline strategies that can improve your chances of winning at slots.
1. The One Play Strategy
Although it is one of the easiest, it is a very effective strategy. It involves playing at a slot machine that offers the highest amount possible. If you are lucky to hit a winning combination, you can play once again, but if not, you should move to the next one.
2. The Standard Deviation Strategy
This involves the use of a sophisticated mathematical equation to determine how certain slot machines dish out winnings. The strategy requires total dedication, concentration and a significant amount of money to be effective. However, it guarantees some return in the long run.
How to use the Standard Deviation?
• First and foremost, you need to know the amount of cash you get from staking a specific number of coins in a single line. For instance, if you bet two coins and get 20 coins, it means you will get 40 if you bet with four coins.
• The next step is to determine the number of spins between wins. You will need to play several times counting the number of spins you make before you get a win.
• After spinning for at least ten times, you will know the average number of spins between wins, and you can use this information on a high payout slot machine.
High Stakes Gambling
One strategy for winning at slots is to choose the ones with the highest stakes. They are the biggest risk, but offer the biggest rewards in turn. In addition to high stakes, games it helps to play those with progressive jackpots. However, the key to winning these slots is to bet enough money to be eligible. Often the lowest bets a player can make in a game greatly decrease their likelihood of triggering a progressive jackpot win.
Progressive Jackpots
Both three reel and more modern video slots offer progressive jackpots. Yet three reel games are usually confined to one, while video slots often boast multiple progressive jackpots. Some of the best video slots will have progressive jackpots with made up of many tiers. These are the ones in which lucky players can win big.
In most cases, there are four tiers to these types of jackpot. The tiers generally start at mini and progress to major/grand or higher. It pays to pay attention to these games. Some give all players a chance at winning a jackpot. Others only do if players make a separate bet.
Strategic Game Choices
Each player has their own personal slot machine preferences. Some seek out games that pay out small amounts often. Others are more interested in games that pay out less frequently but offer better cash prizes.
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Choosing Games With The Best Bonuses
New Jersey players should seek out games that offer the types of bonuses they enjoy the most. An example of a type of bonus is the pick em feature. This is most often seen in video slots. Players are presented with a screen featuring game icons such as boxes. By clicking on certain boxes players win the prize inside them. These games tend to be the type that pay out small amounts frequently.
However, the most popular bonus that leads to wins are free spins. The vast majority of higher quality video slots offer this feature. They are usually more profitable than classic slot bonuses but less profitable than pick em bonuses.
While there is no guarantee of a win from free spins, they are one way to increase a player's chances. Many slots include free spins that are triggered frequently.
Choosing Small Jackpot Games
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Wrapping It All Up
Following the above tips and tricks means players are more likely to win at slots. Choosing games and bets wisely is the best thing players can do for themselves when it comes to gambling.


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Location: Marina Cay
Today we kicked off with cereal for breakfast. Then we motored to Mario's for a dive. The Dolphins did underwater photo training dive #2, and the Neptunes did their boat diver training. After the dive, we had tuna sandwiches for lunch. We did the dishes on our way to Trellis Bay where we all called home and bought snacks. Then we had a quick motor to Marina Cay where we are right now. We decided to pick up a mooring ball instead of the anchor. After showering, we had some yummy tortellini with sauce. Now we are about to leave for a Lifeworks forum. This was an amazing day! I can't wait for tomorrow!


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Amazon has an aggressive schedule for opening new distribution centres around the world. The company has opened over 50 new facilities since 2010 in an effort to make same-day delivery the norm rather than the exception. But are these facilities playing fast and loose with worker safety? The US Department of Labor announced this week that it's investigating two deaths at Amazon fulfilment centres in the past 6 months.
The most recent death occurred on June 1st, 2014 at an Amazon warehouse in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Jody Rhoads died while operating a pallet jack that toppled some shelves, crushing her. That death is still under investigation by the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Another death occurred this past December, when Ronald Smith was crushed in a conveyor system while sorting boxes at an Amazon warehouse in Avenel, New Jersey. Smith's death prompted an OSHA investigation that has cited five companies for "serious violations." Amazon itself was not cited because Smith was a temporary worker technically employed by a third-party contractor. The five companies each face a fine of just $6,000 (£3,535) for Ronald Smith's death.
"Temporary staffing agencies and host employers are jointly responsible for the safety and health of temporary employees. These employers must assess the work site to ensure that workers are adequately protected from potential hazards," said Patricia Jones, an OSHA spokesperson in a statement. "It is essential that employers protect all workers from job hazards — both temporary and permanent workers."
Amazon has come under increased scrutiny for the working conditions at its distribution facilities, many of which use third-party staffing contractors for both full time and temporary labor.
The question of who is responsible when something goes wrong has become a hot-button issue in the world of tech-based consumer goods and services. Companies like Uber and Amazon are able to throw up their hands and deny any culpability after they've created a kind of employment firewall by using third party staffing agencies, or in the case of Uber, claim their drivers are exclusively independent contractors.
Image: Amazon fulfillment center in Phoenix on December 2nd, 2013 via the Associated Press


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The staff at The Breathing Association teamed up with The Furniture Bank of Central Ohio on Friday, May 29th. The staff rolled up their sleeves and built tables under the expert guidance of Furniture Bank's Volunteer Coordinator Colin Veatch. Some wielded power tools, others hammers and paint rollers – but in the end everyone knew that it was more than just a partnership to build tables for a day – families served through The Breathing Association's HEAP and Outreach programs are frequently referred to The Furniture Bank for help in providing furniture for their homes.
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Advisory Committee Notes
The limitation on interviews is intended to extend to interviews regarding the charges for which the minor is being detained and any other charges under investigation.
This rule evolved from former rule 10 at a time when the court was responsible for admission to detention. That responsibility now belongs to the Division of Juvenile Justice Services, which has established admission guidelines. Utah Administrative Rules R547-13-1 et seq. This rule and former rule 10 balance the important rights of the minor with those of the public. Because these provisions have historically been found in the juvenile court rules, they have not yet been incorporated into any other rule or statute. Until the Legislature or the Division of Juvenile Justice Services acts to restate these provisions, it is necessary that they be stated here.


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Soon enough, we will, yet again, be upon the celebration of Social Media Day. I hesitate to even get started on the ridiculousness of THIS "holiday." It's basically on par with National Pancake Day.
This "holiday" is an opportunity for people who work in Social Media to congratulate ourselves (yet again) about how important Social Media is, and how important our jobs of managing brand accounts really are.
As an early adopter and a professional in the world of Social Media from its early days, I want to add my thoughts.
The Train Has Come Off The Tracks
In order for Social Media to become special again, I think we need to stop treating Social Media like it's something special.
Early on, we all witnessed the birth of customer-centric communications and saw with it, the promise of a democratized web, one where anyone had a voice. WE, finally, had power.
Small companies with small budgets were finally able to connect with their customers inexpensively, if they just cared enough, and chose to be creative enough.
But the promise of Social Media is failing.
- Facebook controls the reach of our content with algorithms
- Yelp alters the visibility of reviews
- Twitter and Snapchat rush to justify their valuations and satisfy shareholders with new advertising products
- 30 second video ads precede 15 second video clips
- Advertising has become disguised as content, and content looks like advertising
- Both conversations and engagement have become meaningless buzzwords and metrics
- People build audiences, not to connect and expand horizons, but to monetize and sell to the highest bidder
We didn't become more social, we just got impatient.
We're losing the social but keeping the media.
Now, as marketers, we try to beat the algorithm instead of win the hearts and minds of customers.
We mostly think about clickthrough rates on ads because organic reach is dead.
We see great networks with hundreds of millions of users defined as "dead" or "failing" because "engagement rates" aren't as high as they are elsewhere, namely Facebook or Instagram.
We've fallen back into the same old traps.
We can do better. We can turn the ship around.
I remember an SEO professional I know once saying that he "wanted a seat at the table" in the serious marketing discussions. Well, I want that too, but not just in marketing and certainly not just in the way that people currently talk about Social Media.
I'm tired of the flash and hype. I'm tired of the celebrations and self-congratulatory behavior in this industry. We didn't cure Cancer just because people clicked Like on the "Cancer Sucks" meme.
I think these Social Media platforms need to stop being overvalued when they have no revenue model, or one that is entirely reliant on advertising.
I think we need to start celebrating people more, and brands less.
Don't just check the box and clutter the web with noise and garbage. Consider the purpose beyond simply being "active on social media" or generating "engagement."
I have a feeling all of this will get so much better once we stop celebrating social media and start "doing it right."


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Over to Sky One Saturday Mornings, and their resident puppet DJ Kat introduces The X-Men and Night of the Sentinels part 1. This is the first episode of the series, and wastes no time setting up the world, with a violent mutant (Sabretooth, although he's not identified at the start) running wild in a city, and the parents of Jubilee are fretting over their daughter – they refer to her as Jubilee, which is a bit weird since that's her 'hero' name. Her father has registered her with the Mutant Control Agency. "It's an outreach program".
An outreach program which sends a thirty-foot robot Sentinel to smash through a suburban house wall and snatch a young girl.
Luckily, she's snuck out of the house to play video games at the arcade, but sentinels don't give up that easily, and pretty soon it's smashing its way into the mall. Luckily, that's the mall where the X-Men go shopping.
After some superheroics, Jubilee wakes up at Xavier's school – cue her running around, meeting the rest of the mutants, and helpfully introducing them to the viewers. It's all the usual 90s characters – Storm, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Gambit, The Beast and Wolverine. Oh yes, and Morph.
As his name suggests, he's like a bargain basement Mystique, able to shape change, but he's not a name I was familiar with from the comics.
And when the X-Men attack the Mutant Registration Headquarters, and are ambushed by sentinels, guess which of the X-Men doesn't make it back alive?
This is the same ploy they used when launching the All New X-Men in the comics – Thunderbird was one of the team, and he gets killed very early on, but in that case it's more of a shock because all of the characters are new to the reader, so one of them dying was a big deal. Here, all the other characters are firm favourites from the comics, so the new character stands out. It didn't help that he looked weird and was a bit rubbish – he kept running into things. Sloppy writing.
Still, at least in this world, a woman is president of the United States.
Although I think they undercut her gravitas when the first time we see her in the Oval Office she's exercising on a stairmaster.
The next episode is Enter Magneto. The Beast is in prison after he was captured during the break-in in the last episode, and Magneto comes to rescue him. Beast tells him he wants to stand trial, so that people can see that mutants aren't a menace.
The other episodes on this tape are Deadly Reunions, Cold Vengeance, Slave Island, The Unstoppable Juggernaut.
Before The Cure, there's the end of an episode of the old Filmation animated Tarzan series, and a complete DJ Kat opening for the X-Men.
The Cure sees Angel return.
This episode covers a lot of the material later used in X-Men The Last Stand, particularly the cure, Rogue's desire for normalcy, Angel as someone involved in the cure. But it also mashes up with the latest X-Men movie, as Apocalypse is revealed to be behind the cure, working with Mystique.
Also mixed up in this is Cable, a character I never really warmed to in the comics as he appeared at about the time I stopped buying quite so many comics every week.
The next episode is Come The Apocalypse. Angel undergoes the 'cure' but in fact it transforms him into Archangel, one of Apocalypse's four horsemen.
And as if we hadn't had enough source material for the movies, the next episode is Days of Future Past part 1. Starting as the movie does, in an apocalyptic future where sentinels are hunting and killing mutants, and many of the X-Men are already dead, and handily all buried close to one another.
As with the movie, someone returns to the past, the 90s this time, to stop a high-profile assassination, but it's not Wolverine here, it's Bishop, a newly introduced character. Which means he doesn't have all the information he needs, and believes it's the X-Men who are the assassins.
After this, recording switches very briefly to UK Gold, in the middle of Doctor WHo – The Deadly Assassin by the looks of it.
Then the recording ends.
- trail: UK Top 40
- Ariel Ultra
- Sindy Sweet Secrets
- Time-Life Hot Hits
- Bird's Eye Country Club vegetable Quarter Pounders
- trail: Gamesworld
- Dream Phone
- Thailand
- McCain's Micro Chips
- Sindy
- Mullerice
- Nickelodeon
- trail: Power Rangers
- Rice Krispies – Captain Scarlet toys
- Nerf
- Monster Face
- My Little Pony Rollerskate Pony
- Knock Out
- Burger King
- trail: The Simpsons
- Jurassic Park Toys
- Rice Krispies
- Grape Escape
- Street Fighter II action figures
- Baby All Gone
- Play Doh
- Bisto Best
- trail: The Simpsons
- Tomy – Thomas the Tank Engine


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Must, Must DO! IN BALI?
Going to bali for the first time. I want to see the 'real bali'
Im talking outside of the popular tourist region.
What are your suggestions?
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We usually base ourselves in Ubud or over in the East of the island, but if I had to pick one must do out of many I'd reccomend hiring a taxi or motorbike and exploring the whole eastern circuit that follows the lower edge of the volcano:
- Ubud
- KlungKung
- Rendang
- Sibetan
- Bugbug
- Padangbai
Take your time if you have it: stunning scenery.
sm about 10 years agoAnswered by Original Nomad via WorldNomads.com
Have a driver/taxi take you to the straw markets outside of Ubud. May be about 15 miles in the back side. Great bargins on original paintings ($5-20 after negotiating.). There are some old temples and ruins. Strongly suggest you obtain a driver or taxi who speaks English and tell him exactly what you want to see.
There is a traditional wear here, batik similar to the Cuban Guabera. It has some beautiful designs that are dyed using wax pots to paint to protect the areas not to be dyed. It may take 6 months to make one shirt. You can obtain cotton cloth for around $20=40. Silk long sleeve batiks are used as a suit or the fancy ones as a tuxedo formal wear. Those will run from $90-300 depending on where you buy and how good you are at negotiating. There are a couple of batik factories open to tourists, there you will see how the cloth is painted. You won't believe the painstaking work that goes into it.
There is also an active volcano that you can drive to. On another mountain across a valley from the volcano is a small Indonesian restaruant you can sit outside and observe the area while having lunch. On the way you will see groves of jackfruit, durian and other tropical fruits being grown. Durian is known as the king of fruits. The smell from the flesh is revolting to some. However, the taste is out of this world. It's one of those foods you either hate or love, little in between. i think it is magnificient. You'll see many rice paddies along the way, and if rice is being harvested - 4 times a year - you can see the traditional way they dry it on woven bamboo mats.
In the town of Ubud, you will find the typical SE Asian tourist area. Many, many shops to buy local art and handicrafts. The carved wood can be beautiful. Look for the detail and symmetry of the carving. Ther
I found 1 that was good. Negah (Blue Bird taxi, but you can get him to drive you off-duty for a negotiated fee). Telephone+62-21-81337551891. In Bali if using a cell phone drop the 62-21 and add a "0" before the number. But there are some good drivers there if he's not available. Just "interview" them about where you want to go and see if they are knowledgeabl about 10 years agoAnswered by ed magruder via Travellr.com
totally recommend the 3 island jet boat tour awesome almost 10 years agoAnswered by Sue Wilson via Travellr.com


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I realized I was an addict. I was addicted to people. I was one of those people who didn't know how to lay off the toxic stuff until it became unbearable and I became intolerant of myself and the things I couldn't let go of. Yes, you can have a thing called, "people-itis."
Here's the thing I discovered in the past year and a half (two years, really), I learned that you need to really, really, really, let go of toxic people, situations, and things in your life in order to feel truly happy and confident with the person you are and aim to be. You can't muffle through it or fake the funk. Or else, you will end up slamming the door in your own face if you do. The hardest part about letting go is being truthful with yourself and your 100% organic thoughts and feelings. It's hard to bear. Some moments become hard to even remember to take a breath through because it feels so scary and isolating. But let me tell you, in the end, it is so worth it.
I had to let go of people I felt like were the world to me. But I realized I made them the world… when they never were. I knew I was giving them way more than they would ever think to return to me. It was not about tit-for-tat for me. It was about committing their time and energy to me as I would do for them. For whatever reason, needing validation from people who you really shouldn't crave it from, comes with a huge price. You wanna know what that price is? It is your self-worth, your confidence, and your power. You give it all away when you seek validation from people who you feel is for whatever reason… better than you or more important than you.
If you have "like-me-itis" like I used to … you will never be happy. Whether it be in romantic relationships, friendships, and/or even with your own offspring… you will never be happy because you will constantly feel worn the f out from jumping over insurmountable hurdles that you have created for yourself. It's vicious and unwarranted self-abuse.
So take a moment and do an inventory check, are you keeping something or someone around because "one day" something might change and you will decide to wear that pretty dress that's been hanging in your closet with the price tag still attached? More than likely, you won't. So give it out, throw it away, donate it… because it just may be a better fit on someone else. It's hard but that is the truth and the road to freedom I've learned.
I realized I was happy when I could let go of these people… like really and truly let go… because I was not relinquishing my power over to them. I said "goodbye" and I wasn't staring at my phone willing them to call and reach out. I wasn't hurt by the lack of communication or contact. I didn't feel less than because they were no longer in my life. I could wish them well and pray for their safety and happiness and move about with my life… what's the difference, you ask? My ego no longer gave a shit. That's when you know.
It's also because I have accepted that I no longer needed them in my life because they were never meant to stay long. They were here to show me what I didn't want in my life, so that I could have a greater appreciation and love for those people and things who wanted to be a part of it. I used to push away those people who were so willing to walk along side of me, because I was too busy chasing after shooting stars that left me feeling lost and lonely.
Now, I just look around me and feel so blessed because I am so loved and needed by the people who "dig me" for just the way I am at this moment and the person I aim to be. Letting go of the negativity and toxicities in my life has made me a better mother, friend, and person… I'm still working on the better "daughter"and "sister" part (gotta keep shizz real :)), but I'm happy. I'm still a work in progress and will always be.
There are still monumental ups and downs… but I no longer feel like I allow myself to sit in an abyss of darkness and isolation. Change your thoughts; change your world-Ghandi.
I talk to my best friend and friends all day long. We are each other's lifeline to sanity. One day, my BFF and I were talking. It had been a particularly trying week with my kids and I was at my wits end and feeling inundated by noise and the sense of drowning was becoming overwhelming. I needed a break. I have yet to go away anywhere by myself since my six year old was conceived!!! This is in no way a woe-is-me type of blog. Rather, it's a blog to show you what is possible and why guilt should not wear you out when all you are trying to do is stay afloat and not just survive… but thoroughly enjoy this one life we are granted. My husband gives me every arsenal I need to conquer the day, conquer my demons, and win over what my mind sometimes (and very often) tells me I cannot accomplish.
So on this day, I was texting with my BFF and I was telling her I need to get away, but giving her all the reasons why I couldn't. She then just said, "why? why can't you? It's not like you can't afford it. It's not like you don't have help with the kids, so why don't you just go or go buy yourself those shoes you've been wanting?" She continued to tell me, she is all about "self-preservation parenting" because if she doesn't do that, she wouldn't be useful to herself or to her family. (She's a little wise one, that best friend of mine… she really is). And so, it clicked. It made so much sense.
I pour on guilt because my husband works hard so I can stay home and raise my kids, so I don't want to spend his hard earned money on "extravagant things," just because I can. I can. Yes, to a certain degree, my life has been blessed but that doesn't mean I don't have a sense of consciousness and gratitude for the amount of work my husband puts into affording us this lifestyle. That being said, I do feel like what all parents need is to allow themselves certain freedoms and pick me ups here and there just to make this journey more manageable and fun. My husband needs his friends and Vegas as much as he needs air and water… I need alone time and my girlfriends just as much with an occasional splurge on something nice. I believe not every day has to feel like a sacrifice for the kids. No, it doesn't make me selfish. It doesn't make me less of a mother with no sense of priorities. It makes me a happier mother, wife, and woman. And that is worth its weight in gold.
Here's the catcher, always live within your means. Do not compare your lives to others. My husb and I were just having a conversation during dinner with some friends last night, and it's so true that everyone else's lives seem prettier and greener from the outside but that is not always the case. Live within YOUR means. Do not crucify yourself or your spouse if some things others have isn't in your cards. Appreciate what is yours.
People get so caught up LIVING OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES that you really forget to just live your own. That is so disingenuous to the life you were meant to live. That steals away from your sanity and your ability to preserve a sense of authenticity in your life.
Life is good. It's meant to teach you about YOU. You can't do that when you are living a life that is not organic to you. So while I'm all about leaving something for yourself, make sure it's something worth the effort, time, and money. Because if it's not, it's just not worth wasting moments with your family and loved ones. It just isn't for me.
My friend, Sam, wrote a great post on Facebook. I loved the post. Fell asleep and woke up thinking about it bc I have those off days and sometimes it's so hard to get out of a funk. Sometimes the dark actually feels so safe and familiar that I end up staying there longer than I should.
God has blessed my life in so many ways and I struggle to accept it sometimes bc it feels so foreign. Like I've been a fighter all my life. Not just for me but for my friends, family, justice. Hahahaha. To the point my husb has said for me to stop bc some things aren't my battle.
Sitting still with happiness is scary for me because I wonder when she's going to escape me like most things and people have in my life as a child. I keep telling myself, I'm not that abandoned child anymore but old scars don't heal completely and always leave a trace of remembrance of how the hurt occurred.
I just read that loneliness comes from when you don't have a purpose. I feel lonely a lot even with kids and a great husband. You cannot get edification through people, I've come to learn because when they grow and move in different directions from you… That same underlying loneliness will revisit you again. So what's my purpose? What's yours?
As a stay-at-home mother and wife, I've kinda given up my personal purpose and invested my purpose into the happiness of my kids and husband… And that there is a lonely and yet rewarding journey because your own purpose feels hidden somewhere. So I hope you find and stay where your happiness is.
This happiness thing to me is like peace… You feel its presence and you know its essence… You know its visited you and you know you're its home … But sometimes you feel like you put it in such a safe place, you yourself forgot where it is.
Does that make sense?
I didn't know. I didn't know a great deal of things prior to having children. Mainly, I didn't know myself, my boundaries, or even how I wanted to raise my children. I wasn't a planner. I didn't know I would turn out to be what society is now calling "attachment parenter." I was just doing what felt natural and almost customary in Asian households. You know, just things as I had seen and experienced growing up.
Nowadays, as I sit through play dates, therapy, and parenting classes, I start learning about what I like and can not tolerate by as an individual, a wife, and a mom. I learn more about who I am and who I refuse to become because the world puts so many pressures on moms these days.
I also realize that I'm no longer a product of my environment because I am now in control of building a healthy, happy, grateful, and loving environment for myself and my family.
People ask me all the time, "how come you aren't resentful that you're a single mom half the week and how do you fill the void?" Before I would become defensive and then become bitter towards my husband but now I just explain (if I feel the need) that this is "my" family's dynamics and we make it work. I realized the more accepting I became of the "now," I allowed myself to be happier, more content, and more grateful for the life I've been given. I choose to not wallow in self-pity or view my life as tormented as I had done in the past because it isn't. I don't know if that makes much sense but that's the essence.
It's like this. I can be content with the time apart from my husband because my husband supports me in anything I want to do and accomplish. He gives me the tools I need to 1) be a better person to myself which in turn allows me to be a better person to my kids and family and 2) he helped me create the life I've always wanted and I realized I only have this one life … And I really really really just want to enjoy it NOW.
If you look at my Nook or home library, it will be full of three types of books. Books on self-help, parenting, and nursing textbooks. Okay, so Fifty Shades of Grey may be entwined some where in between. 🙂
Some of my favorite books are Drama of the Gifted Child, which was actually mentioned in The Battle Hymm of the Tiger Mom, Real Marriage, and Loving Kindness. I read four or five books at a time. Right now, I'm reading Reviving Ophelia, Raising Cain, Wild, and just finished Battle Hymm of the Tiger Mom.
In my quest to become the best parent I could be, I realized that WHILE reading these books, I stress out. The stress seems to stem from the notion that I feel like I haven't done anything these books are suggesting I should do. I start thinking "OMG, thee impressionable first five have gone with my daughter!!!! Is she doomed? Will she resent me for the rest of her life??? Will she suffer from depression due to my parenting??? Will puberty be my payback?" That's when I have to put the book down and try to convince myself that I can't look back at what I've done.
I always tell O (my daughter) "don't make the same mistakes momma does or just because someone else says something or does something dumb, doesn't mean you have to." Unfortunately, I have made duplicate mistakes with her a number of times. Namely when my patience runs thin or my own frustrations get the best of me and in that moment… I can't control my own emotions or reactions to the situation. I'm praying daily that I practice what I preach and control myself by giving myself a timeout and a chance to breathe.
I don't think we should coddle our children from emotions though. We are human and like I tell my mom and sister all the time, "the world is not going to cater to my kids like you guys do." Tough love. It's hard, but I refuse to raise entitled and spoiled children.
My daughter is a mini replica of my husband and myself. I see how she gets frustrated sometimes and it sends chills up my spine because I feel like I'm staring into a mirror. Those are the moments I pray she hears my voice again saying "O, do better than momma, teach kindly and patiently."
The postcard photo I posted rings so true for me and most of my girlfriends I'm sure (J. Peddy… I know you feel me). I think we all think we are damaging our kids to a certain degree especially when we read these books and aren't doing half of the suggested material. What I come to learn is that I can pick and choose what works in MY household and reiterate to myself every second of the day that I am doing the best that I can and reinforcing more than anything else that "I love you, O. I love you Husb. I love you, Will."
These books are tools and guidance materials, not the bible.
Happy Monday
It's been a long time since I last posted. Lots has changed. I'm expecting my second baby in about two months. The pregnancy was easy and hard at the same time for various reasons. I was expecting twins, but one did not make it. That will be something I get into at a later time.
But I've been practicing the art of putting "me" first. I don't have time to worry about what other people are doing. I keep trying to make other people happy to the point where I leave no reserve for myself and that turns out horribly in the end.
I read this great interview from Julie Bowen from Modern Family about how much to give to your children.
This was the interview. It says to only give 70% of yourself to your children, because if you give 100% you will end up hating them. Haha. But I really think that this rings true. No other person will understand this feeling unless you are a parent.
My therapist says I tend to guilt myself too much for things I have absolutely no control over. Things like other people's happiness, their health, their wealth, and I tend to feel guilty if I am not able to provide those things for them. So I have to now make a concerted effort to really not give a sh!t when there is nothing I can do. I literally have driven myself to physical exhaustion and at the end of the day, I don't even get a "thank you for helping me." Life lessons are hard learned sometimes.
We had a great weekend at Legoland. It was our 6th Anniversary, so we took O with us to celebrate. It's been a crazy six years. Lots of ups and downs, but full of growth and life lessons.
It really was a great weekend. I have been out of commission (even today) because I had the stomach flu starting on Thursday and now just a full blown-out cold with mouth breathing and night-time fits of coughing. So sleep? She and I aren't friends again. My whole household is sick. Of course it started with the little munchkin bringing potent school ground germs home to share with her clan. Great. My dad, sister, husband, O, and I are all sick. So far my mom is the only one who isn't breathing hot air through her mouth because she can't breathe through her nose. But she's coughing… so doesn't look like she's going to escape.
We stayed at the Park Hyatt Aviara. It's great there. And if you have kids, it is pretty convenient to go to San Diego for SeaWorld or the zoo… and a hop and a skip away from Legoland. I got the best massage from a girl named, Mia. Oh how I miss her. She was seriously beyond amazing. #1 massage ever.
I had to make a deal with myself when I started school. I was never crazy about school as an undergrad because at that time, school had no direction for me. Once I started nursing school, I became a bit of a nerd. Overachiever. It made the journey not so fun. As I got older and continued school, I realized the A's are amazing and gratifying… but I can't have my life suffer just because I'm in school. So I have to balance my self-needs, my wife duties, my household duties, school duties… and now mommy duties. I come to learn that it is extremely difficult to be in school with a 3.5 year old in the same household. Study times are not the readily available to me nor are quiet times. Haha. I so give it up to any parent that is trying to continue school with children. Single parents even more so. Kudos.
So if I want to enjoy my life and not be a raging lunatic to my husband, O, and family… I need to be okay with receiving average grades. Of course I am not deliberately going to try to get Bs… but you get the drift. I refuse to miss a beat with my daughter because of my own goals. That would be selfish.


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The Genesee County Health Department has confirmed a case of hepatitis A associated with an employee of a drinking establishment in Fenton.
An employee of Fenton Winery & Brewery, at 1370 North Long Road, has hepatitis A and is receiving treatment.
The health department is advising anyone who ate or drank at the facility on May 26 through May 31 to watch for symptoms of hepatitis A. This does not include any bottled products consumed at the bar.
"Vaccination can prevent the disease if given within 14 days after exposure," the department said in a news release. "The Genesee County Health Department recommends anyone who visited the Fenton Winery & Brewery during these dates and has not been vaccinated for hepatitis A or who has a sudden onset of any symptoms should contact their health care provider. It is important to get the vaccination as soon as possible."
Hepatitis A is a contagious liver disease that is caused by a virus. The disease can range from a mild illness to a severe sickness that can last several months. Symptoms can appear similar to the flu as well as yellow-colored eyes and skin as well as dark urine.
The department said Genesee County is considered to be a "hepatitis A outbreak county" with more than 20 cases since Aug. 1, 2016.
Since Aug. 1, 2016, Michigan has seen 838 confirmed cases of hepatitis A, including 675 hospitalizations and 27 fatalities, in Fenton as well as Huron, Ingham, Lapeer, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, Sanilac, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne counties.
Regular clinic hours for hepatitis A vaccinations at the Genesee County Health Department Burton Branch are:
- Walk-in: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8 – 11 a.m.
- Appointments: Monday – Friday 1 – 4 p.m. and Thursday evening until 6 p.m.
- Special Walk-in Clinic available Thursday until 7:30 p.m. at the Burton Branch of the Genesee County Health Department 3373 S. Saginaw Street.


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Species Name: Asclepias fascicularis
Common Name: Narrow Leaf Milkweed
Forage source for the Monarch butterfly and Striated Queen. Host plant for Monarch caterpillars. Interesting button flowers; usually forms small colonies. Adaptable to most conditions. Orioles use dry stems for nesting.
Note: Native California milkweed should be sown in early to mid spring as they go dormant fall through winter


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From wiser heads than mine
Final post of the year, folks. I thought I'd leave the summary to one of the sorely-missed geniuses of our age:
"…and our small planet, at this moment, here we face a critical branch-point in history. What we do with our world, right now, will propagate down through the centuries and powerfully effect the destiny of our descendents. It is well within our power to destroy our civilization, and perhaps, our species as well. If we capitulate to superstition or greed or stupidity, we can plunge our world into a darkness deeper than the time between the collapse of classical civilization and the Italian renaissance. But, we are also capable of using our compassion and our intelligence, our technology and our wealth, to make an abundant and meaningful life for every inhabitant of this planet. To enhance enormously our understanding of the universe, and to carry us to the stars."
– Carl Sagan.
Happy New Years, everybody. Be safe, have fun and tell those who know you love them that you love them anyway. 🙂
Thanks for coming with me on the ride so far. Next year, we destroy.


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The Pillowman
Directed by Dennis HenryWhen a series of gruesome child murders show shocking similarity to some short stories, their author, Katurian, becomes the prime suspect. His brutal interogation by police exposes Katurian's secret past and unveils the bizarre world of the Pillowman. In this place where fantasy and reality blur and where torture and compassion intertwine, Katurian might be a monster, a victim, or a hero-----if, that is, there is any difference between those things.


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I've been struggling to set new goals for this year, and I finally figured out why — I don't want to attempt anything new.
Not that I don't want to try new things this year, but I don't want to set goals for accomplishing new things. Instead, I need to focus on maintaining and developing current things. I stumbled across some pretty good rhythms in 2013, in several areas, and I don't want to lose any ground! And I'm afraid setting new goals would do just that.
So this year, I'm choosing disciplines instead of goals.
I've chosen seven areas in which I need to be disciplined, in order to shift from occasional habits into regular lifestyles. It's not my "word for the year" (that's coming later), but consider it another alternative to the over-used "New Year's Resolutions."
Bible Study — The last two years I've read through the entire Bible, and while I gleaned a lot from those readings, this year I want to go more in-depth. I'd like to focus on some of the historical books, and learn more about specific characters in the Bible. While I love my Bible reading app — and still plan to use it to read from Psalms and Proverbs each day — this will require offline development, in the areas of planning and studying, which will probably be the most challenging part for me.
Scripture Memory — This is one of those areas where I'm trying to maintain a good routine. First, I want to memorize 3-4 new chapters of Scripture, ideally one per quarter. Second, I need to be consistent in reviewing previously memorized passages. I plan to use the Remember Me app to help me with this.
Prayer — I have some basic routines already for personal prayer and intercession, but they both need more — more time, more intensity, more consistency. I'm still working on specific ways to develop this discipline, such as setting reminders and having prayer partners. I'm also looking for a good prayer list app (for Android) to help me. Got any suggestions?
Relationships — I want to intentionally strengthen relationships with my sisters in Christ this year. I need to maintain already-close-friendships and develop some not-quite-friendships. I do have a specific list in mind of women I'd like to get to know better, and am hoping to establish a regular routine of phone calls and coffee dates with each of them… and whoever else God brings into my life this year!
Physical Health — I need to maintain my current rhythms. That means exercising consistently when energy allows, pacing myself wisely to avoid unnecessary fatigue, and eating a nutrition and balanced diet. I also want to make this a year of developing a more natural lifestyle. While I don't believe that all man-made products are evil or harmful, I do love the idea of spending less money and experiencing more benefits, by using things that already exist in nature (for instance, essential oils). So as we finish our store-bought products this year, I will be evaluating each one and deciding if I can make a more natural version myself. I've already done this with most of our household cleaners, and am in the process of switching to homemade cleanser/conditioner (so far I love it!). I also want to continue learning about (and using!) essential oils, both for my own benefit and so I can competently introduce them to others.
Reading — Last year I set a goal for reading 50 new books during the year, and I easily exceeded it. This year, I'm setting a goal of 70 new books. But I want to shift away from whatever's simply accessible to books which are truly beneficial. This means deliberately choosing titles in advance, for a specific purpose, rather than just picking up whatever's new and popular. It also means limiting my fiction, since I can easily devour a new novel every few days — which is certainly enjoyable, but not necessarily beneficial. So I've been making a list of particular books I'd like to read this year, which I hope will help guide my reading choices. And I plan to continue tracking what I read on Goodreads, which will also help keep me accountable.
Writing — I need to develop and maintain a good routine for research and writing, which can be tricky when my fatigue worsens or life gets too busy. But I've begun working on my next book, about Old Testament characters who dealt with physical suffering, and want to complete the research and start writing the first draft by the end of this year. I also want to maintain a good blogging schedule of posting 1-2 times per week. In some cases, that will require writing posts ahead of time.
Have you set any goals for 2014? I'd love to hear about them!
And don't forget, we'll be checking in quarterly to share progress on our goals… so keep up with them!
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It is so beneficial to maintain the good disciplines we have already established. I have things I want to maintain but also some new good habits I plan to develop this year. I have Learned that goals and resolutions are much easier to achieve if you do it habitually. A couple habits I plan to focus on this year (in addition to maintaining habits already established) are a purposeful prayer life and consistently writing, Thanks for sharing these.


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Today be Talk like a pirate day and The Harlot has the knitterly scoop.
G'day, then. I'm off to swindle me some grog!
From the Pope's homily the day before:
Judgement – doesn't this word also make us afraid? On the other hand,
doesn't everyone want to see justice eventually rendered to all those
who were unjustly condemned, to all those who suffered in life, who
died after lives full of pain? Don't we, all of us, want the outrageous
injustice and suffering which we see in human history to be finally
undone, so that in the end everyone will find happiness, and everything
will be shown to have meaning? This triumph of justice, this joining
together of the many fragments of history which seem meaningless and
giving them their place in a bigger picture in which truth and love
prevail: this is what is meant by the concept of universal judgement.
Faith is not meant to instil fear; rather it is meant to call us to
accountability. We are not meant to waste our lives, misuse them, or
spend them simply for ourselves. In the face of injustice we must not
remain indifferent and thus end up as silent collaborators or outright
accomplices. We need to recognize our mission in history and to strive
to carry it out. What is needed is not fear, but responsibility –
responsibility and concern for our own salvation, and for the salvation
of the whole world. Everyone needs to make his or her own contribution
to this end. But when responsibility and concern tend to bring on fear,
then we should remember the words of Saint John: "My little ones, I am
writing this to keep you from sin. But if anyone should sin, we have an
advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous one" (1 Jn 2:1).
"No matter what our hearts may charge us with – God is greater than our hearts and all is known to him" (ibid., 3:20).
In a speech about reason and the place of theology in the university, Pope Benedict XVI quotes part of the forceful argument (disputatio) of an ancient Christian. He uses the quote to illustrate the depth of passion the speaker (that ancient Christian) in speaking to a person of another faith. It is one sentence in a speech that is itself passionate about the role of reason in faith. Aside from the arguably unwise insertion of that quote, the speech is quite interesting. The academic and Scriptoral knowledge and articulation thereof is moving, interesting, intelligent, cohesive, coherent, thoughtful and profound.
That quote, however, taken out of context and given emphasis manages to weaken the whole message. Could the Pope have made his argument without the quote – absolutely, yes. Would his argument have been as powerful – I think so. Why, then, is it included? Why would an intelligent, thoughtful, faithfilled person injudiciously say something that could be used against him, his Church and his persuasive argument? Unless he tells us, we can't know. Here are some guesses, though… He's busy, harried, running ragged; he's hopelessly academic and assumes others will understand the context and usage of the quote; he's weak, he's tired, he's traveling, he's excited to be back in a university setting, he's talking to other academics…. ummm, he's human?
If using that quote in a university lecture, if the Pope's using that quote in a university lecture is a sin… well, he alone will face the judgement of that. (Though we may all suffer in the here and now.) We all face the judgement sooner or later. And I for one like the way this Pope articulates that.
Almighty God, we pray for peace in the world. Help the leaders of all the countries to make good decisions. Help us all to learn to live together and to try to understand each other even though we may seem very different from each other. Remind us when we forget, that we are all your children who share this earthly home. Help us to live in peace and harmony. Amen.
–Prayers written by Rev. Patricia Mitchell and provided by St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City. via beliefnet.com
The three nuns and I are back at it in the halls of secondary and even primary education. As the new director of campus ministry for a catholic school system which encompasses Montessori, elementary, middle and secondary schools, I find I'm getting back into the swing of the school groove rather easily. Last week was ruff, but this week – much better. Here are a few shots of some of the events to which I attended:
Some of the students from the high school enjoyed a wonderful meeting with Sr. Flo, an RSCJ from Uganda. The schools have a ministry with the RSCJs and their Sacred Heart schools in Uganda. It's marvelous. Here Sr. Flo taught us about singing, dancing and drumming in her country:
The next day… before the All School mass:
That's not even half of the seats.
Here are some of the peeps:
This was undoubtedly the largest mass for which I had some reponsibility. 1200 people – ages 3 to lots older. Yikes. Fortunately for me there were buckets of people happy to show me the ropes and to assist with the liturgy (the work of the people, I'll say!)
Meanwhile the best moment of the whole week for me didn't happen at school/work/ministry. It happened when the mobile home residents' club honored my mom for her five years of service to the community. She's recently stepped down from the position of editor of the park newsletter, a role she dearly loved. Anyway, the members of the residents' club surprised her with gifts and testimonials. This is how she took it:
happy tears.
Dear Ones,
There has been a hue and cry (okay, maybe just a hue) for the story behind the nuns and their bovine friend. And so the story goes…like…this. I have a wacky family. And into my wacky family married wacky "in-loves," as I call them in my mind. One such love, my sister-in-love, is a traveling geneticist. Which, oddly, has absolutely nothing to do with the story. (the geneticist part, that is). Anyway, one day my SIL tells me she got me a present on her recent trip to "headquarters," which is
conveniently coincidentally located in Des Moines. Now I've been to Des Moines – only the bus station, but Des Moines, nonetheless. It's not so much a happening town as a town that happened. (Okay, I just wanted to sound clever there. Did I?) Anyway, SIL while there apparently purchased the three nuns and the cow and decided it was just the thing to give me. Can you say "random?" I thought you culd.
Anyway, it took weeks for her to remember to bring them over and give them to me. She brought them on the day we were enjoying playing with my neices and nephew and generally goofing off. The whole wacky clan was there. At least the whole wacky clan who could be. And the wacky clan decided the nuns (and the cow) should travel. And so they are.
And then… they were introduced to Sr. Mary of the Research who is also known as Sr. Mary, the Producer. Sr. Mary of the SetUp…
She's also Sr. Mary of the "Oh my goodness is that Mary Magdalene at the Last Supper???"
Other sisters got in on the act too…. Sr. Pat of the Photographical Contortions:
And Sr. Patty of the Sunglasses on a Plane fame:
Honest to goodness. We are just that silly.
As to the questions of where to find nuns of your own… Sr. Mary of the Research (see above) who is leaving Reno even as we speak to head to Portland for a CPE program (Susan, you just had to go this year, didn't you?!)…. Sr. Mary received a gift of a "nun chuck" Seen here in it's natural habitat:
Which leads to the question… where did the cow come from? Well, glad you asked. Check it out:
You can get your own Nun Chucker and your own Cattle Pulter at perpetualkid. Or apparently in a bowl next to the register in some little shop in Des Moines, Iowa. Good luck.
Of course you can google them and find them at other sites too. There's even a flying nun refill packet as well.
And yes, Steph, there is a Benedictine nun too!!! As they say in the movies, "Have fun storming the castle."
|You've Changed 72% in 10 Years
Compared to who you were ten years ago, you've changed a great deal.
In fact, you're probably in a completely different phase of your life – and very happy about it!
I'm just surprised it's not more. Dudes!
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7aum Arivu and Velayutham collections for the first five days have been declared by trade sources. It is said that 7aum Arivu has grossed 40.25 crores from October 25th and Velayutham has grossed 40 crores from October 26th onwards.
Both Suriya and Vijay are excited over these figures because the competition is still neck and neck and looks like this competition will end in a draw.
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Monday, September 20, 2010
It's been a while...
In the meantime, I would like to introduce you to my very talented friend Norma who lives in Canada. Norma makes the most beautiful dolls. Here are a few of examples
So beautiful!
You can check out more of Norma's work here Caracarmina - atelier and at her Etsy shop here cara carmina store. I am also very excited to have a post dedicated to me over at Norma's blog. Be sure to check it out!
See you soon,
Stephie x
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MERCI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3 thanks so much ....ReplyDelete
a big yellow hug from here to you! :)
No worries Norma. Glad you liked it! Hugs to you too!ReplyDelete
I got a little Frida too. She goes with me on my purse and gives me luck.ReplyDelete
It was nice to know you in Norma'ś blog. Let'ś make the international doll makers club?
Ah... from Brasil!ReplyDelete
Hi Mari,ReplyDelete
So glad to hear from you. I have a Frida as well. She sits with Ambrosius and they keep each other company!
Lets make a club. It would be a lot of fun I think and a good way to keep in touch.
Hear from you soon,
Stephie x
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Monday, January 2, 2012
This docking station is at Cypresswood and I-45 in Spring, Texas, located in the Walgreens parking lot. It's the first one I have ever seen. So we pulled forward just to gawk and read about it. More information can be found www.evgonetwork.com I do have to add that as we sat there a pick up pulled forward to gawk just like we were doing. How long do you think it will be before this is the mode of travel? Search for homes in Spring, Texas at http://www.JudyReynolds.net If you are specifically searching Green homes try choosing Discovery Trails as the subdivision.
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This was originally published as a regular post, but it kind of fits with my "About Me" so I've copied it all up here for easy access!
It was about 2 years ago.
I was at the pub. It was a weekend evening and I'm certain there was a glass of red wine in front of me. The usual solving of the problems of the world was going on. That, and a bit of local gossip.
I'm not sure exactly how the conversation started, but I do know that my friend Fiona somehow came up with an extraordinary idea. One that would later prove to be life-changing in more ways than I could possibly imagine.
Fiona suggested that we join up with Can Too for one of their swim programs.
I had heard of Can Too before, but was a little fuzzy on the details. All we basically knew at that point was that it was a charity program that trains people for running and ocean swimming events.
I was confident. I was cocky. I had a childhood spent in the water. Summers in the pool and at my grandparents shack. Swim lessons and bronze medallions. My apartment complex has not one, but two pools, and the lap pool has had a fair bit of use from me in the time I've been living here. I would be totally fine.
What I was conveniently forgetting was that I was in my mid-thirties, overweight, and I spent a significant portion of the last 15 or so years drinking red wine, and (for way too much of it) smoking cigarettes.
Anyhow, I guess that overconfidence got me over the line and signed up and financially committed, so deluded as it may have been, I'm chalking it up as a good thing.
The first night was a bit of a shock to the system. We turned up and it was all excitement and introductions and fun stuff…for a while. Then we were into the pool and sent off with instructions to do a warm-up of 400 metres.
400 metres! For a warm-up! I managed but soon discovered just how slow I was, particularly compared to the swimmers who were back for their second or third round of Can Too.
Then we drills! Like real swimmers…and we swam for a whole hour. Oh. My God. And there was a whole program of stuff we were expected to do along with the one weekly pool session and Saturday ocean session.
But I survived. I even kind of enjoyed myself, even though I was exhausted and sore for the next couple of days.
Then the first beach session rolled around on the Saturday morning. It was a gorgeous day and I discovered I was a brilliant olympic-level swimmer the first go and everyone lived happily ever after. Or not.
It was cold. And grey and raining in the angled sleetish kind of way. Not exactly the sort of swimming weather I was used to (i.e. holiday, sunshine, lazy books on the beach, fins and snorkels).
I was pretty nervous. To put it mildly. In my head I was wondering what the bloody hell I had gotten myself in for?! Fiona and I walked along the road at Bondi beach (somewhere the inner west hipster in me had generally thought "too touristy" and had never had much time for). I had some serious misgivings. In fact, I may have suggested to Fiona that if she wanted to bail that we could walk away and never mention anything about the whole bad idea ever again.
Luckily Fiona is generally a bit braver than me and was having none of the piking idea. We fronted up, had a briefing, and went for a swim.
The next weekend we did the same. And the weekend after that and the one after that. That November was pretty dire at times. The water was freezing…some days it was down to 15°C, and it rained a lot. I'm Tasmanian originally and I know all about rain, but that November was rainy even by my standards.
And somewhere along the way I fell utterly and completely in love with the sport. The worse the weather and the bigger the waves, the braver I felt being out there. The days where it was beautiful were an opportunity to stretch out and have a longer swim.
It was hard and I was tired and sore after every session for a long time. But as I stuck with it I found I could swim further and faster and feel less destroyed after each session. Along the way I met some of the most beautiful people I have ever come across. I'm not sure exactly what it is, whether it's because so many people get into the sport through charity events, or the far that you're kind of out there alone so there's not a while lot of glory involved, but ocean swimming does not tend to be a sport that attracts arseholes.
It's probably another whole story but in one of those tricks that the universe seems to love to play on us, in the later weeks of my swim program and right in the middle of my fundraising activities for Cancer research, my father, who had been defiantly living with cancer for the past 12 years, finally got as sick as they'd been saying he was bound to. That combined with an unhealthy dose of masculine denial and leaving things too long, meant that he ended up in intensive care. My training was interrupted as I headed to Western Australia, then resumed again as things stabilised. Things went along the course of the proverbial roller coaster and he got worse and went to palliative care for a bit. It was a horrible time and I went through all the guilt and trauma of conflicting responsibilities and not knowing where was the right place to be. The situation worked itself out, the sad way that too many of the stories of the big C still do (I was there, after all the worrying), a couple of weeks after completing my goal race. My point here, is that due to Can Too and ocean swimming, I somehow found myself surrounded by people who got it and got me and got what I was going through, right when I needed it the most. And that's nothing to be sneezed at.
There were other benefits as well. For a number of years prior to taking up swimming, I had been struggling with a dodgy shoulder. As a general rule it varied between kind of sore and cripplingly painful. I'd spent a fortune on treatment and nothing was anything better than extremely temporary. It was definitely related to spending all day every day in front of a computer, and I'd been starting to think about my career options and whether I would have to leave a job that I was good at and enjoyed and find something else when my shoulder finally gave out. I was unexpectedly and pleasantly surprised to discover that as long as I kept swimming more or less regularly, my shoulder still had its moments, but they were pretty rare, nowhere near as severe, and I could actually go for extended periods with no pain at all. I'm not sure exactly how or why it helps, but I'm not in constant pain anymore and that's a pretty good motivator for me!
I know some people will want to know about weight and general fitness benefits. I'm not sure that I really lost any weight (I don't measure these things) particularly as I find that swimming makes me hungry, but I do know it's changed my body. There are muscles places there weren't before and clothes fit in better ways. I have noticed some general fitness benefits. Swimming is a funny sort of conditioning. It doesn't necessarily translate well to other types of fitness. It is low impact…although there are still a few ways you can hurt yourself, and I notice it has helped my general breathing and lungs. Upper body fitness is definitely improved and I noticed how much easier my boxing classes got over time, especially compared to the same people who weren't also swimming.
And most of all, I start every weekend now at the beach. With amazong people, doing something I love and that makes me feel great. No more starting the weekend sluggish and sleeping off hangovers for me! What more could you want in a sport?


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The No. 16 Iowa State men's basketball team accomplished a rare feat for Cyclone teams in its 74-65 Big 12 tournament conference championship win over Baylor on Saturday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The No. 16 Iowa State men's basketball team accomplished a rare feat for Cyclone teams in its 74-65 Big 12 tournament conference championship win over Baylor on Saturday.
But now there's not too much time before the Cyclones look ahead with Selection Sunday already here.
Where ISU will land remains a mystery, but they certainly did all they could at the Sprint Center to boost their stock.
"I can't begin to figure out how (the NCAA selection committee members) do all that with all the numbers," ISU coach Fred Hoiberg said. "The strength of schedule, the RPI, BPI, the KenPom, there's so many numbers out there now.
"Who knows. I know we helped ourselves, obviously, this week, and we'll see what happens."
The Cyclones are surely in line for their best seed since 2001 when they were a two-seed but were bounced in the first round by Hampton.
Even with the tough luck of their last time being a high seed, the Cyclones will likely have their best chance under Hoiberg to get out of the first weekend for the first time since 2000 with their favorable seed.
Hoiberg has never made it to the Sweet 16 as a player or coach.
Today's selection will mark just the second time in program history that the Cyclones have strung together three-straight NCAA tournament appearances. That last trio of tournaments started Hoiberg's senior year of 1995 and ended in 1997.
ISU likely won't get heavy geographic priority with fellow Midwest teams Wisconsin, Michigan and Wichita State all ranked well ahead of them, but there is a remote possibility the Cyclones could slide past Kansas and be sent to St. Louis.
The Jayhawks have a stronger resume than the Cyclones, but with star center Joel Embiid out at least the first two rounds of the tournament with a back injury, the tournament selection committee could move Kansas down to account for his absence.
NCAA tournament vice president Dan Gavitt said in an interview with CBS on Saturday that the committee would look at the Jayhawk performances without Embiid during the seeding process.
Kansas went 2-2 since shutting Embiid down on March 3. The Jayhawks defeated Texas Tech at home, lost to West Virginia on the road and then beat Oklahoma State in overtime before losing to ISU in the Big 12 tournament.
After an elbow split open his forehead and sent blood streaming down his face, Georges Niang needed five stitches and a thick Band-Aid over his eye following Friday's win over Kansas.
Among Cyclone fans making the trek down to Kansas City, a Band-Aid over the right eye suddenly become the "it" accessory, with many donning it in support of Niang.
Niang is hoping, though, it's a quickly forgotten fad.
"I shot five for 15," Niang said. "The Band-Aid's obviously not good luck."
The weekend proved to be a fruitful one on the court and in the bank for Hoiberg.
By winning the conference tournament, Hoiberg received a $50,000 bonus as part of the new contract he signed last spring. He'll get another $50,000 after ISU is selected for the NCAA tournament today.
He'll have more opportunities to cash in as his contract also stipulates that $25,000 heads his way with every NCAA tournament victory.
Hoiberg's contract, which he signed in March of last year, runs through 2023 and guarantees him $20 million, without bonuses, over the life of the contract.