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Adventure Force Light Command Light-up Motorized Blaster:
- Includes: 1 light command light-up blaster
- Motorized full-auto blasting
- 1 20-round ammo belt
- Illuminated light-up panels
- 20 darts (fly up to 80')
That is a cool looking blaster! My grandson would love to add this to his collection.
Jennifer Rote
Can see why that would be instant bliss indeed. Hope you have a great Christmas to your warm, hmph, feed.ReplyDelete
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My little grand nephew would like this.ReplyDelete
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.ReplyDelete
This would be perfect for my son. Thanks & Merry Christmas :)ReplyDelete
My son would absolutely love this! Happy Holidays!ReplyDelete
I could see my little nephew having so much fun with thisReplyDelete
This is so neat! My daughter would love to have this. Good luck everyoneReplyDelete
My nephew would love this! Thanks for the chance to win!
abfantom at yahoo dot com
My kids would love this.ReplyDelete
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!ReplyDelete
I have quite a few little boys that would love a toy like this!!! It seems to be the one toy they'd fight over.ReplyDelete
I would love to win this for my son.ReplyDelete
my friends son logan would love thisReplyDelete
I would love to win and give this to my grandson
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
this is a cool toy gun. My hubby and my daughter would have fun with this.ReplyDelete
My grandsons would go crazy for this!!ReplyDelete
Love this for my cousin.ReplyDelete
My boys would love this! They have nerf wars all the time.ReplyDelete
I have a lot of nephews in my family that would love this! I'd have to go into hiding though, cause I'm sure I'd be the first one they'd try to shoot lolReplyDelete
My nephew would love this toy. Thanks for the giveaway!ReplyDelete
This looks so fun! My son would love it!
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Ashley C
My kids would have a blast with this! Thanks for the chance to win! :-)ReplyDelete
This is amazing, my kids would love it.ReplyDelete
This sounds like a really fun toy for kids. I know the 2 10 year old twins here would have a blast though I would probably have to buy a 2nd one.ReplyDelete
How cool! My son would love this!
I love toys like this. It is a great way to get kids up and moving. I had a blast with my nerf guns as a kid, but these look a whole lot better.ReplyDelete
this looks like a lot of fun. Looks like i'd have to buy a few so everyone has one.ReplyDelete
How fun... my son would love this!ReplyDelete
My son would love this (and probably my husband too!)
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My son would love this.ReplyDelete
My nephew and his friends would have a blast with this!!ReplyDelete
My son would love to play with this amazing gun!ReplyDelete
My nephew would like this toy.ReplyDelete
This would be great for my nephew...I like that it lights up, too!ReplyDelete
My son would love this.ReplyDelete
My boys would love this. I like that the darts can fly up to 80'.ReplyDelete
This looks like a lot of fun, my sons would have fun with this.ReplyDelete
My boys would love that it lights up. -Laurie J.ReplyDelete
My little grandson would love this.ReplyDelete
My son would love this.ReplyDelete
I think my oldest grandson would enjoy it.ReplyDelete
My friend's son would absolutely love this. Looks like it would be a lot of fun.ReplyDelete
I know a little boy who would love this!ReplyDelete
This looks like so much fun!ReplyDelete
My nephews would love this and so would their dad!ReplyDelete
My son would have a lot of fun with this.ReplyDelete
My grandson would love this toy. Not so sure his mom would!ReplyDelete
My grandkids would love this.ReplyDelete
The boys would love playing with this out on the grandparents farm.ReplyDelete
Oh this looks like so much fun! Our little one would really enjoy this!ReplyDelete
My son loves nerf guns. This would be great to add to his collection
I like that it can be used at night. ElizabethReplyDelete
My son would love this blaster. He would love running at me and trying to get me with it LOL.ReplyDelete
This would be fun for my boys to play with. My youngest just got a couple of Nerf guns for Christmas.ReplyDelete
my stepson loves nerf type guns. this would be perfect for him.ReplyDelete
My son would go nuts over this!ReplyDelete
i would love to win this for my son, he would have a blast with it.ReplyDelete
I have seen so many reviews for this and everyone absolutely loves it. We actually got one of their smaller ones for my grandson for Christmas and it was a huge hit! Perhaps this might be a Valentine's Day present for him!ReplyDelete
This looks like something my boys would fight over, it would be a huge hit!ReplyDelete
This looks like something my boys would fight over, it would be a huge hit!ReplyDelete
This Adventure Force Light Command looks so much fun to play with my nephews. I would love to win it for them :)
Thank You for the chance!
Fiona N
Looks like alot of fun!ReplyDelete
My son would absolutely love this! It looks like a lot of fun.ReplyDelete
my grandson would have so much fun playing with thisReplyDelete
This looks like a blast - my son would LOVE it !!ReplyDelete
This looks like so much fun! My girls would have a blast with it!ReplyDelete
My daughter would like this.ReplyDelete
My son would love this!!ReplyDelete
I want this for my son. He would love it. vidomich(at)yahoo(dot)comReplyDelete
My son would love this!!ReplyDelete
My 3 Sons at 16, 17, and 23 still Love this stuff. Shhhh. Mom might even get in on the Action.ReplyDelete
Awesome blaster! Hope you had a great Christmas. Good luck to allReplyDelete
This would be for Emily!
This would be great for my nephew.ReplyDelete
My grandson would love this, and possibly his daddy too! ;)ReplyDelete
My son would have a field day with this!ReplyDelete
My son enjoys playing army with his friend Matthew & Steve they love the boy life he sure would appreciate this blasterReplyDelete
adventure force light command looks like alot of funReplyDelete
Forget the kids, I would want to play with this! LOL!ReplyDelete
My nephews would like this.ReplyDelete
This would make an awesome Christmas gift for my son.ReplyDelete
Would love to give this to my little nephew.ReplyDelete
My kids would have so much fun playing with this.ReplyDelete
My nephews would get a kick out of this.ReplyDelete
My son would be excited about this.ReplyDelete
This looks like fun.ReplyDelete
I remember when this would have made my son so happy. Now, it would make my grandson happy! I love toys that promote active play!ReplyDelete
This looks like a fun toy I think my daughters stepson would love thisReplyDelete
I think not only the kids, but the adults would have fun with this too!ReplyDelete
This would be great for my daughter. Her birthday is coming up in MarchReplyDelete
My boys would love this! They got some
Smaller ones for Christmas. But this one trumps
Those lol
This looks like it would be so much fun! I wish there was stuff like this when I was a kidReplyDelete
My son would have a blast with this!
Stephanie Grant
My kids would have a blast with this!ReplyDelete
My grandson would go crazy to have this neat blaster!ReplyDelete
my nephew would love this. Vivian
This toy looks awesome! I bet my son would have a blast with one!ReplyDelete
I would love to win and give this to my grandson
My kids would have fun with thisReplyDelete
My son would have a ball with this!ReplyDelete
I would like to win this for my nephew, because he loves this stuff. He would think I am so cool if I could win this for him.ReplyDelete
This is so cool the grandkids would love itReplyDelete
My grandson has a collection of nerf guns like that, I would love for him to have this one.ReplyDelete
My children and fiance would go crazy over this! email@example.com
My son would love this!ReplyDelete


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[[Hi Sister, I am trying to live as a hermit and am discerning whether to go to my Bishop and ask him to profess me as a diocesan hermit. I have consecrated my life to Christ and I believe he has consecrated me to himself as well. I celebrated this with my spiritual director who is a priest and the ceremony we used was really lovely. I think you wrote that consecrations are not supposed to be piled on top of each other. If that is so then is it necessary to go to the Bishop to become a consecrated hermit? Can't he simply recognize that?]]
Hi there yourself and thanks for your questions. I don't remember saying that consecrations are not meant to be piled on top of one another. I once wrote that Bishops in France had determined that the consecration of virgins and that of hermits were not meant to be added to one another, that each of these was complete in themselves. Neither, then, were they to be substituted for one another. Perhaps this is what you are remembering. This was because early on some hermits were offered the consecration of virgins before their dioceses were ready to allow the consecration of diocesan hermits. Later the eremitical consecration was sometimes done when the diocese was ready to consecrate hermits. Instead the character of each vocation should have been discerned and appropriately celebrated by the diocese.
Similarly, the addition of one consecration to the other has sometimes happened in occasional dioceses when a consecrated hermit might desire to add the consecration of virgins because of the nuptial quality of her relationship with Christ. My sense is it is really not meaningful or consistent with the eremitical vocation because the rite of consecration of virgins for women living in the world (canon 604) signifies a form of consecrated or sacred secularity. Secularity, sacred or otherwise, is actually incompatible with the hermit calling which is explicitly marked by stricter separation from the world. (The use of the consecration of virgins which is celebrated after solemn profession of cloistered nuns, and might be proposed for usage after solemn profession and the consecration of hermits seems to me --- and seemed to the French Bishops --- to be equally unnecessary.)
Your own question is an interesting one. You have had an experience of Christ sanctifying you in a way which fits you for particular mission. It was and is for you a signifcant experience which you may not or even probably do not desire to "diminish" by adding other kinds of dedications or consecrations. The difficulty here is that this was a private experience; it was not mediated by the Church (this requires a Bishop or someone acting for him with the specific intention of consecrating you in the name of the Church) and therefore, does not represent the mediation of a public ecclesial vocation in the Church. It was undoubtedly a remarkable experience which I hope you will esteem for the rest of your life, but it did not function as an ecclesial profession and consecration under canon 603 functions nor can it therefore be used to substitute for these.
In other words, your Bishop cannot merely recognize this experience in order to make you a diocesan hermit. That requires a mutual discernment, followed by ecclesial mediation of the call, response (profession), and consecration. Or again, it requires a canonical or juridical act on the part of the Church which initiates you into the consecrated state of life, a state of life marked by specific graces, as well as canonical rights and obligations. These are taken on and extended to the person in the rite of profession and consecration. They cannot be given in any other way. You see, something happens to the person in these acts. These acts are language events, specifically, they are performative language events where one embraces the rights and obligations in the very act of profession. (A judge's verdict or an umpire's call are also examples of performative language as are vows of all sorts.) The Church calls the person forward, symbolically examines her on her readiness to accept these specific rights and obligations, prays the litany of the Saints over (and with) her as she lays prostrate and prepares to give her entire life to be made a consecrated person and eremite, and then admits her to profession (by definition a public human act) and consecration (by definition a mediated divine act) where she takes on a new and public state of consecrated life.
If you should decide you wish to (seek to) be consecrated as a diocesan hermit with a public ecclesial vocation, there is no way such an act will diminish the sanctifying experience you have already had or the dedication you have already made. It will specify it (and more importantly, specify the consecration of your baptism) in significant ways; it will also change your status in law and grace to that of the consecrated state, but the experience you describe will be integrated into the hermit you eventually become and may stand at the very heart of your identity. With God nothing is ever lost.

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Youth and Family Grievance Procedures
The Genesee Valley Regional Center (GVRC) is committed to responding to any and all concerns raised by residents or resident's family members. If discussion of the resident or family concerns does not resolve the issue, the GVRC administration encourages residents and families to utilize the grievance procedure as outlined below:
- Grievances may be initiated by a resident of the Genesee Valley Regional Center or by a member of a youth's family on behalf of the resident. Residents and families are encouraged to first attempt resolution of their concerns through discussion with staff team members or GVRC management.
- Resident grievances should be filed in writing with the staff team, with a copy routed to the first-level supervisor of the team. Grievances must be signed and dated. Assistance will be provided if youth requests it.
- The resident's case manager will meet with the grievant prior to team meeting discussion. There will be a written response to the grievance by the case manager and staff team within 14 calendar days. Copies of the team's response will be provided to the youth and placed in youth's file.
- Grievances not resolved by the first-level response may be appealed to the Facility Director for further consideration. The second and final response will be in writing within 14 calendar days of receiving the grievance. All responses will include the reasons for the decision. The grievance, and both responses, will be provided to youth and/or parents and the JJS, as well as placed in youth's file.
- Grievances of an emergency nature must be reported to a member of supervision and responded to immediately.
- Resident's family members may request a grievance form from any GVRC staff and submit the completed grievance form to the Facility Director. The Director will provide a timely response.
- This policy should not be construed to interfere in any way with the youth's or family's right to contact any Genesee County staff member or official, the court or jurisdiction, or other interested party who may facilitate the resolution of their concerns.


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This is a guest post by Frank Roper, on twitter as Walthamfrank
This piece was inspired by latentexistence's blog article Privacy online: Where is my paranoid computer? http://www.latentexistence.me.uk/privacy-online-where-is-my-paranoid-computer/ which references something that Cory Doctorow in the book Little Brother calls Paranoid Linux. If you haven't already read this piece then I suggest you do before reading further.
It would perhaps be better if I called this piece Where is my paranoid computer? – Well it's here (well sort of and only under certain conditions) as we don't yet have something that meets all of the requirements.
Before we start let's remind ourselves of the requirements for a Paranoid Linux. These are:
- Mesh networking
- Random anonymous routing
- End-to-end encryption of all traffic such as web pages, email, chat and voice
- Digital signatures and proof of identity
- Fake internet traffic (Chaff) to provide a decoy and hide real information
latentexistance then suggests some technologies that could meet these requirements.
After some research and searching I have managed to identify a Linux live system – this is a system which can run off either a CD or a USB memory stick – that has most of these technologies built into it. This is The (Amnesic) Incognito Live System [T(A)ILS] https://amnesia.boum.org/ T(A)ILS is designed to preserve your privacy and anonymity – all outgoing connections to the Internet are forced to go through the Tor network and no trace is left on local storage devices (the computer it's plugged into) unless explicitly asked.
It includes the following software and services:
- Tor and the Vidalia graphical frontend
- Firefox preconfigured with Torbutton for anonymity and protection against evil JavaScript, FireGPG for e-mail encryption and all cookies are treated as session cookies by default; the CS Lite extension provides more fine-grained cookie control for those who need it
- Claws Mail e-mail client, with user-friendly GnuPG support
- Pidgin preconfigured with OTR for Off-the-Record Messaging
- Aircrack-ng for wireless networks auditing
- Gobby for collaborative text writing
- onBoard virtual keyboard as a countermeasure against hardware keyloggers
- Shamir's Secret Sharing using gfshare and ssss
CD and USB images for T(A)ILS can be downloaded from their website (note that you may receive a security certificate error when accessing the site but it's fine to accept an exception in this case). I'd recommend the USB distribution as you can save files to the stick.
What it does not include is mesh networking. However some work is being undertaken at present to look into providing mesh networking. The issue is that mesh is not cheap – think of it as being a mobile phone network – if you want to provide it across any significant area. For those who wish to explore providing small scale mesh networking open source systems are available that can be 'plugged' into existing hardware. A detailed look at this is beyond the scope of this piece but I could have my arm twisted if enough people ask!
Hey, I'm not a Linux geek I want to run stuff on My Windows PC or Mac (or even my mobile or mobile devise)
This is less easy (for this read very hard) if you don't want to leave traces of your activities all over your computer or mobile.
As a basic you could install Tor http://www.torproject.org/index.html.en on Windows, Mac or mobile device (Tor supports Android-based phones, tablets, computers; test packages are vaialble for iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and experimental instructions are available for Nokia Maemo/N900).
An additional basic step is to install email encryption. Many email clients – although it's easier to install in some of the free /open source packages like Thunderbird – support encryption.
The next possible step is to run your applications from a USB stick, although this will still leave traces of activity on the host computers hard disk. There are a variety of pendrive applications available:
- PortableApps http://portableapps.com – pre-packaged sets of applications with a useful menu utility
- winPenPack http://www.winpenpack.com – pre-packaged sets of applications
- Portable Freeware http://www.portablefreeware.com – a listing of applications that run from USB
An interesting alternative is MojoPac http://www.mojopac.com which can be installed on any USB mass storage device, even an iPod. Depending on who you believe practically everything, or everything, personal (bookmarks, documents, etc) is kept within MojoPac, always with you and never touching the host computer. Currently this only works with Windows XP systems as the host.


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JIBS Alumni International Meet-up
September 1st marks the JIBS Alumni International Meet-up, a unique occurrence where graduates gather in locations all over the world, brought together by their shared experiences at JIBS. This year the event was held in more than twenty cities around the world. Among those were Stockholm, Melbourne, Moscow, Sofia, New York, Riyadh, Istanbul, and Zurich.
A notable example of going above and beyond in organizing and executing the International Meet-up this year was the Bulgarian team in Sofia. Thanks to their cooperation with JSA they were also able to create a unique pin for the participants (see pictures below). The Board of the JIBS Alumni Association strongly promotes their engagement, and wishes to support any future initiatives of this sort.
The JIBS Alumni International Meet-up is a perfect opportunity to catch up with graduates, discuss current and potential future engagements, and share experience to grow together. Connecting Alumni and expanding the realm of possibilities are of high priority to the JAA.
See some of the best photos from the JIBS Alumni International Meet-up 2017 below.
If you would like to organize the JAA International Meet-up in your city in 2018, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com, or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/jibsalumni/ . We would love to assist you in setting up the event in your city and support you in making it a success.
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While the diplomatic wheels turned, violence continued unabated throughout the country, which has appeared in recent weeks to be sliding inexorably into civil war.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a humiliating affront for the Syrian government, Arab foreign ministers called Thursday for Syria to agree to admit international monitors within 24 hours or face economic sanctions, while activists reported new clashes between army troops and defectors that left 29 dead across the country.
The announcement from the Arab League ministers came after the European Union said Thursday that safeguarding civilians against President Bashar al-Assad's ferocious crackdown had become a priority. The death toll in eight months of violence now exceeds 3,500, the figure cited by the United Nations in early November.
"Protection of civilians in Syria is an increasingly urgent and important aspect of responding to the events in country," said Maja Kocijancic, a European Union spokeswoman, in a statement.
But the European Union stopped short of endorsing a proposal floated Wednesday by Foreign Minister Alain Juppé of France to set up humanitarian corridors — with or without the consent of the Syrian government — to allow aid groups into the country. Such a step would be a major escalation of foreign involvement in what has become one of the bloodiest of the Arab Spring uprisings.
In a special meeting in Cairo, the Arab League called on Syria to agree by Friday to admit a mission of 500 civilian and military observers to monitor the human rights situation and oversee efforts to carry out a peace plan that Syria agreed to on Nov. 2.
The Arab League suspended Syria this month after it failed to comply with the plan, under which it had pledged to withdraw all military units from the streets, stop killing protesters and allow the monitors to enter the country.
The league said that if Syria refused to admit the monitors, it would meet again on Saturday to discuss sanctions that could include the suspension of all trade except for essential humanitarian goods, a ban on flights to Syria, a travel ban on Syrian officials, and the freezing of all transactions with the central bank and of all Arab economic projects under way in Syria.
If enacted, the new penalties would deal a stinging blow to an economy already suffering under sanctions from the European Union and the United States. Syria's two most vital sectors, oil and tourism, which account for more than a third of the government's revenues, have all but come to a halt.
By late Friday, after the Arab League deadline had passed, there was still no official response from Syria. But Syrian state television had said earlier that the government would reject the deal as an infringement on its sovereignty.
While the diplomatic wheels turned, violence continued unabated throughout the country, which has appeared in recent weeks to be sliding inexorably into civil war. Activists said that at least 29 people were killed Thursday, 28 of them in Homs in central Syria and its surrounding villages, and one in Talkalakh in northern Syria, according to the Local Coordination Committees, a group of activists who are involved in planning and documenting the uprising.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that at least 11 soldiers were also killed in Houla, a village on the outskirts of Homs, during clashes with army defectors. The group, which is based in London, added that security forces killed 15 defectors who were hiding in Rastan, one of the most volatile areas of Homs Province, where large numbers of the deserters are believed to be hiding.
Homs has been the scene of horrific sectarian clashes between the majority Muslims and sizable minorities of Christians and Alawites, the Muslim sect that provides much of the country's leadership. In recent weeks there have been reports of beheadings, frequent drive-by shootings and revenge killings. The situation there is described by activists as grave, with shortages of food, water and medical supplies.
"We are running out of basic food items and don't have gas to turn heaters on," said one resident from Homs who gave his name as Muhammad. "We don't know how we are going to survive."
Because of the appalling conditions in Homs and some other rebellious cities, the government is reluctant to admit the monitors, said Samir Nachar, a member of the opposition Syrian National Council.
At the same time, he said, the Syrian government is desperate to avoid having the issue taken up again by the United Nations, which has yet to impose sanctions.
"They are torn between allowing the monitors in and facing a scandal, or not allowing them and facing the United Nations" and the Arab League's sanctions, Mr. Nachar said.
In his proposal, Mr. Juppé, the French foreign minister, called for sending international monitors to Syria, with or without its approval, but he added that the observers would need an armed escort for their protection. He said he was in contact with the United Nations, the United States and the Arab League over setting up humanitarian corridors, which could be used by groups like the Red Cross to carry aid to the worst-hit areas.
Mr. Juppé called the situation in Syria "no longer tenable" and accused Mr. Assad of "repression of a savagery we have not seen in a long time."
He told French radio that if the effort to set up the humanitarian corridors was stymied, then "we'd have to look at other solutions with international observers."
In contrast to their stance on Libya, Arab leaders have opposed any military intervention in Syria.


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As I may have mentioned before, I'm once again back to being a penniless, scruffy student, and with it comes all the charm of student life, such as having a tiny tiny kitchen. My tiny tiny kitchen also has a tiny tiny oven, which is actually one of those oven microwave combos. This is a shame, because I do like baking, and I'm not entirely sure how well that's going to go down in this thing. That's why a bunch of experimentation is in order!
The best way to go about this is by starting with things that really can't go wrong, just to see if and by how much the temperatures and cooking times should be changed. That way, you get used to the thing without having to stand by helplessly as your soufflés collapse. I figured a nice quiche would be my best bet, because what can really go wrong with quiche? I settled for a classic, quiche Lorraine.
Regardless of what you and I have always believed, the original quiche Lorraine doesn't actually contain any cheese whatsoever. It's just bacon, eggs, and cream on a base of pâte brisée, pretty much shortcrust pastry. I was going to get ready-made shortcrust, but the shop had run out, so I made my own instead. Easy peasy, let's do this.
For one quiche, use the following:
Shortcrust pastry:
- 200 gr plain flour
- 90 gr butter
- a pinch of salt
- some ice cold water
For the filling:
- 200 gr lardons
- 3 whole eggs plus 2 egg yolks
- 50 ml of crème fraîche
- some pepper (not sure if this is authentic, add at your own risk)
So first of all, the pâte brisée. Your butter needs to be really cold for this, and you'll also need some ice water, so either place a small cup of water in the freezer for a bit, or just add some icecubes to some tap water. I don't have ice cubes because I used my ice cube tray for storing the juice from all those limes I bought the other week, so I put some water in the freezer for a few minutes.
OK so put your flower in a bowl, add the salt and mix. Cut your butter up so that it's in smallish cubes, then add those to the flour. Now sort of rub it together with your fingertips so that it becomes sort of crumbly. Then add the ice water (about 3 tbsp, probably, but whatever feels right) and quickly work the mass into a nice and smooth ball. Wrao that up in clingfilm and keep it in the fridge for an hour.
Now go and gently fry those lardons.
Also beat your eggs plus yolks, add the crème fraîche, some pepper, and mix well.
When the dough is chilled, take it out, pop it onto a working surface between two sheets of baking paper and roll it out. I don't have a rolling pin so I used a bottle. Roll it out to a little over the size of whatever dish you're using. Grease that dish up a little and put in the sheet of shortcrust. Stick this in the oven on 200 degrees for about 10 minutes. You can put on some baking parchment and some baking beans, but don't worry if you don't have those – it's not like it's going to rise or anything.
Now throw your lardons in with your egg mixture, mix briefly, and chuck all of it in the now slightly-baked shortcrust base. Shove it back into the oven on 200 degrees for 30 minutes (or, if your oven is like mine, 220 for 40-45 minutes).


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10 Steals and Deals This Week
Free ice cream and donuts, unlimited pizza, and more!
(SPOT.ph) Free meals, free donuts, free ice cream? These are just some of the Mother's Day treats we've dug up for you. Plus, unlimited pizzas from Joey Pepperoni, Jawbreaker Day at Zark's, KFC value meals, and more.


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Lauralton Hall beats Bunnell
Recommended Video:
The Lauralton Hall volleyball team defeated visiting Bunnell 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-12-27-25) on Thursday night in Milford in a South-West Conference non-league matchup.
Allison Carey led the Crusaders with 21 assists, eight service points and two digs, while Liz Levine had 15 digs and seven service points.
Taylor Whittaker added 10 kills, five aces, three digs and 12 service points.
For the full game story, check out next week's Mirror.


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Holmes Report 17 Nov 2014 // 12:32PM GMT
NASHVILLE – ReviveHealth has bought Minneapolis-based Interval, a healthcare marketing agency that specializes in brand strategy, digital strategy, content marketing, and interactive design.
Chris Bevolo, founder and president of Interval, takes on a newly established role for ReviveHealth as EVP of consumer marketing. Bevolo recently published Joe Public II: Embracing the New Paradigm a 2014 follow-up to his book Joe Public Doesn't Care About Your Hospital on healthcare marketing.
The five-year-old ReviveHealth now has 45 employees — double the size of the firm from the start of the year. With the acquisition, the firm now has an office in Minneapolis, along with Nashville and Santa Barbara, California.
In addition to Bevolo, Adam Meyer joins ReviveHealth as vice president, focused on digital/creative strategies for clients, and Jackie Olson joins as account supervisor.
Effective immediately, the Interval name will be retired, and the collection of intellectual property assets of the agency will live under the ReviveHealth brand. All Interval clients have transitioned to ReviveHealth clients.


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Kat Cole understands the gut-bomb. Just ask the 35-year-old head of Cinnabon about the company's signature product.
"It's almost pornographic," she told Bloomberg Businessweek in 2013. "It's just so over-the-top, it's a sensory experience."
And there's your definition of what we were trying to accomplish with this list. Each item on here will offer you a tantalizing choice between beach body and bodily bliss. We trust you'll do the right thing.•••
There is pizza, and there is macaroni and cheese. Some would say that exhausts the basic food groups. It is for them that Ruffrano's Hell's Kitchen Pizza in Manitou Springs (9 Ruxton Ave., 685-4355) dollops the latter on the former for its mac and cheese pizza ($4 a slice, $18/small, $20/large).
Who thought of such a thing? "A couple of stoners got together and decided that would be a great idea to put on a pizza?" guesses Ruffrano's chef John Weber. He starts with a flat dough, adds some olive oil, then cooked macaroni and American and mozzarella cheeses and, after baking, yes, more cheese: Parmesan.
"For some reason it's that one kind of weird pizza that everyone wants, because it's different," Weber says. "I just sold three slices and made another one for the counter." — Robert Meyerowitz•••
If sandwich quality is measured by how much of it you wear out of the restaurant on your chin and clothes, then Trivelli's Hoagies is king. I bellied up to my half-size/6-inch Italian Steak Hoagie ($5.89) with added sweet cherry peppers (74 cents), seated at a Naugahyde-wrapped tabletop at the new Trivelli's location (2819 N. Nevada Ave., trivellis.com). It would be a cheesy, beefy, sloppy-wet affair, juices leaking through the toasted roll and a paper-lined basket, and thwarting two paper napkins before colorfully anointing my T-shirt and jeans. Strings of melted provolone stretched from sandwich to fingers (you can request a fork, but it won't help) over a spicy pile of tender strips of Callicrate-sourced beef and Mama Trivelli's tomato sauce.
Such are the over-the-top delights offered at the last family-owned Trivelli's Colorado Springs, a business started in 1976 by Barbara and John Trivelli and continued by son Steve. When you go, head straight for the hot hoagies. — Mary Jo Meade•••
Pho doesn't sound like your average gut-bomb, what with all the broth and veggies, but excess does make a difference, and the Pho-nomenal Challenge at Pho-nomenal Restaurant (5825 Stetson Hills Blvd., #100, phonomenalrestaurant.com) is case in point. It's two pounds of meat, two pounds of noodles and a bucket of broth that you have one hour to eat. No bathroom breaks allowed.
In Pho-nomenal's 13 months in business, an employee says, only one person has won the challenge out of the dozens who have tried. That guy was a pro cyclist, who (take a hint from him) ate the solids first and then sipped the broth through a straw.
Mr. Ultra-metabolism was the only person who didn't have to then eat the $35 bill and don a pink "Loser" T-shirt for a picture on Pho's Wall of Shame. And ladies, Pho's only had one female contender ever. She failed in February, although an employee says she did manage "to put down three pounds of food." You go, girl. — Edie Adelstein•••
Lechon kawali ($5.75 to $7.95 depending on portion) has it all: fried crunchiness, unctuous fattiness, saltiness. After all, the special-occasion Filipino dish is an item consisting solely of seasoned pork belly.
Julie's Kitchen (3750 Astrozon Blvd., #110, 596-4019) co-owner Romeo Arruiza takes 24 hours to make it in full, first with a boil that includes several spices and vinegar, next with time to set up in the fridge overnight, and lastly with a 20- to 25-minute fry job that results in a thick, chicharrón-like skin. Think mega pork rinds. Crack through them to reveal the gelatinous, fatty center (swine mecca, if you will), and be ready to chug water about 20 minutes later as all the salt and grease catches up with your system and you start craving any green thing (cabbage leaves do nicely) to mitigate the gustatory assault of awesome proportion. — Matthew Schniper•••
A few things to keep in mind about Nachos Especial at The Loop (965 Manitou Ave., Manitou Springs, theloopatmanitou.com):
1) For $11.99, it's enough food to satisfy three reasonable people.
2) Two, maybe three, ingredients in this entire dish could be considered "lean."
3) It's an appetizer, which means the folks at The Loop think you're brave enough to keep eating when you've polished off this sucker. (They're wrong.)
The dish starts off with a hefty serving of corn chips, doused in refried beans, Jack and cheddar cheeses, and meat of your choice. It's topped with guacamole, sour cream, black olives, pico de gallo and canned jalapeño peppers. Generally, when eating this monstrosity, you eventually find yourself sopping up the soggy chips at the bottom with your dirty fingers. Yes, it sounds gross, but it's actually kind of orgasmic. — J. Adrian Stanley•••
Summer lethargy can be found for $7.25 in the carne asada fries at Viva El Taco (5945 N. Academy Blvd., 592-0113). Not even close to the well-known breakfast burrito we're all used to, this dish is a nonsensical pile of cultural gluttony listed under "side dishes" on the menu. Things get messy the moment you lay eyes on the thing, and the dish itself is the image of how you'll feel after eating it.
Dollops of guac and sour cream, placed haphazardly atop a mass of seasoned chopped beef, sink into a solid bed of french fries filling the large to-go box. Utensils are a given. And I can't not mention the aggressive amount of cheese. So much cheese. — Craig Lemley•••
When the Beastie Boys released their "Cookie Puss" single back in 1983, the reference was pretty much lost on those of us who hadn't grown up hearing the gravely voice of Tom Carvel promoting his chain of East Coast ice cream shops. As the popularity of the brick-and-mortar franchise began to peak, the company switched its focus to national supermarkets, who currently stock enough Carvel ice cream cakes to meet all of your birthday, holiday and other self-destructive needs.
Sadly, you won't find Cookie Puss, Fudgie the Whale, or any of their crudely rendered, high-calorie brethren at your local King Soopers, but you will find more generic offerings that promise the same sugar rush. As a public service to Indy readers, I recently purchased a Carvel Love & Laughter Cake ("It's What Happy Tastes Like!" $13.99), which turned out to be kind of good in that hot summer night "why did I just eat that" kind of way. Plus, just two servings supply you with all the saturated fat you need for an entire day! — Bill Forman•••
The Colossal Burger's ($15.96) name is no overstatement. This behemoth of savory succulence (pictured below) starts with a whole ground pound of half buffalo and half beef that's assaulted with garlic and black pepper before the inch-thick patty gets topped with melted cheddar, kicking jalapeños, avocado slices and tomatoes. But the pièce de résistance has to be the stack of fat slices of moist gyro meat.
Asked to explain its existence, DeVine Grill (366 Second St., Monument, 481-4900) chef Shani Antosiak says, "We were trying to be creative, I don't know. I actually had a little kid eat it — he might've been 12." Good parenting, good grief, good food, let's eat. — Bryce Crawford•••
The Speed Trap Bistro (84 Hwy. 105, Palmer Lake, speedtrapbistro.com) tops two crepes with moist smoked salmon, perfectly poached eggs, fresh asparagus and buttery hollandaise, and serves it all up with a side of cheddar potatoes. You bug out your eyes at the size of it, get to eating, and even though you might need to let out your belt a notch, you'll do so just so you can lick your fingers (and perhaps the plate).
Don't ignore your thirst, however. Take Speed Trap owner Caroline Bilodeau's advice and pair the Smoked Salmon Benedict with Asparagus ($11.49) with one of the restaurant's traditional Mimosas for a nice blend of savory and sweet. — Kirsten Akens•••
It's a Mexican matryoshka: In the center, there's cheese, cheddar and Monterey Jack. Wrapped around that is an Anaheim chili, shipped in from California. Around that is a breading that takes on a delicate crunch after 15 seconds of frying on each side. And around that is a heap of burrito fixins — Mexican rice, beans, salsa, shredded cheese, sour cream, etc. — embraced by a flour tortilla made fresh on-site.
This is how Azada Mexican Grill (16 E. Bijou St., 634-8338) does its chili relleno burrito ($7.50), an off-menu request that Chilo Hernandez and Co. are happy to oblige and assemble right in front of you. Eat half, and the lightness of both breading and tortilla actually may leave you feeling pretty spry; eat it all, and you'll have a meat-free belly bludgeon, that rarest of treasures. — Kirk Woundy•••
For maximum caloric transference, consider the ice-cream nachos at Rock House Ice Cream (24 State Hwy. 105, Palmer Lake, rockhouseicecream.com). For around six bucks, owner Jeannine Engel serves a layer of cone chips in an old-fashioned banana-split boat. To top the chips, customers select six 1-ounce scoops of Rock House ice cream, produced on-site, then three sundae toppings of your choice — there are 10 or so to choose from — plus whipped cream, nuts and a cherry.
"Come in for a chili-cheese dog and ice cream nachos, and that bikini won't be fitting for very long," says Engel proudly. — Bret Wright


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Road to Miss Barbados World 2011
The Miss Barbados World 2011 pageant is scheduled for August 28 at the Hilton Barbados in St. Michael. Seven delegates will compete for the national pageant. With a wardrobe clad with the islands' premier designers, the Miss Barbados World delegates of 2011 and their production crew set out on their first official photo shoot on Sunday, June 12, at the new luxury lifestyle center, Limegrove. Local photographer, Shawn Fields, snapped the band of seven beauties in the lavish Palm Courtyard, before they posed for group shots in the Courtyard's lounge.
Miss Barbados World 2011 finalists:
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Special thanks to Tashida Cox!
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By Gail Johnson | Photography by Jeff Topham
Vancouver Foundation steps up for the community in a time of crisis, making significant donations to support the work of the BC Centre on Substance Use
As BC grapples with the fentanyl crisis, opioid-related overdoses have become the province's leading cause of unnatural death. The BC Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU), based at St. Paul's, has taken a leading role in responding to this unprecedented public-health emergency. The public is also responding; Vancouver Foundation, Canada's largest community foundation, is working to connect donors with non-profits, like St. Paul's Foundation, in an effort to build meaningful and lasting change, when and where it is needed most. Most recently, Vancouver Foundation committed support to the BCCSU, which has enabled the centre to launch several key initiatives aimed at preventing deadly overdoses.
Research into drug checking is one of them. Of the 1,422 overdose deaths that occurred in the province last year, over 80 per cent involved fentanyl. Drug checking, using a quick and portable Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) machine, allows people to have the contents of street-acquired drugs analyzed on the spot and receive fact-based consultation about those compounds and their associated risks. This enables clients to make choices about where, how much, with whom or even whether to use the illicit drug they've obtained, which often isn't what they thought it was. BCCSU is testing the drug-checking service in Vancouver, the first project of its kind in Canada.
"Drug checking puts in place a consumer safety mechanism," says project lead Dr. Kenneth Tupper, BCCSU's director of implementation and partnerships. Tupper notes that the majority of the nearly 1,000 samples tested by the BCCSU between November 2017 and February 2018 were opioids (60 per cent). Of these samples, 88 per cent tested positive for fentanyl, and while the vast majority of opioid-using clients said they had bought "heroin," only 18 per cent of samples were found to contain actual heroin (diacetylmorphine). "There's no quality control over the distribution of illicit substances. This testing gives information directly to clients to allow for better-informed and safer decision-making," Tupper says.
The service has other important functions. Results are shared with public-health authorities, providing a snapshot of what's circulating in the illegal drug market. Officials are then able to identify trends, issue safety alerts and develop responses.
"There is also the attraction of helping to bring people who may not be connected to services into the health system in some way," Tupper adds.
"We know one of the largest groups of people at risk of dying is people using at home alone. We're hoping that with the knowledge that this kind of service exists, the drug-checking service will be a point of contact for people otherwise disconnected from health care."
One drug-checking machine is currently in use at two authorized-injection sites in Vancouver. With the support from Vancouver Foundation, the pilot will soon be scaled up and offered in other health regions, and evaluated for its role in helping avert overdose deaths. The BCCSU is currently working with Vancouver Coastal Health and Interior Health to expand the FTIR spectrometer service.
Transformative Gifts
Vancouver Foundation recently made two major gifts to the BCCSU: $1 million in September 2017 to support the overdose crisis response, which includes the drug checking service, and $224,000 in December 2017 to support a project called "Expanding Peer Involvement in Substance Use Care."
Vancouver Foundation has a long history of helping to meet the community's needs. Kevin McCort, Vancouver Foundation president and CEO, explains that the organization relies on community experts to review funding proposals using a rigorous peer-review process. Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, the foundation identified responding to the overdose crisis as an urgent need.
"Our unique partnership with the BCCSU and St. Paul's Foundation marks the start of a focused effort in addressing our community's needs throughout this crisis. One thing we appreciate about the BCCSU is that it links back to the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, a very successful institution that changed the course of the HIV epidemic not just in BC but internationally," McCort says. "Maybe we'll see history repeating itself with substance use. The BCCSU has globally recognized expertise and is following similar research methods: the best science possible, strong community collaboration and work that is very much informed by those affected."
An in-depth look at the results of the drug checking pilot can be found in the coming months at www.bccsu.ca. Give now to support this great work at BCCSU.
Making a Difference
St. Paul's Foundation would like to thank our generous donors who support the incredible work of the BCCSU. Donors of $1 million or more to the BCCSU over the past 18 months:
- Vancouver Foundation
- Peter Bull (donor-advised funds through the Vancouver Foundation)
- Milan & Maureen Ilich Foundation
- The John Volken Foundation


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Oregano and lemon lamb on pita
Photo by Jo Elwin/Tamara West
Before we lose the light, here's one last barbecued dinner.
- Cut lamb in 2.5cm cubes. Place in a large dish with eggplant quarters, and add most of the lemon zest, as well as the oregano, nutmeg and a good splosh of extra virgin olive oil. Mix to coat well and set aside for up to 20 minutes.
- Add remaining lemon zest to yoghurt with a dash of extra virgin olive oil, a pinch of salt and the crushed garlic, and mix well. Gently stir in the cucumber.
- Loosely thread lamb on metal skewers. Heat barbecue grill to medium-hot (or cook inside on a ridged grill pan or in a cast iron pan). Season lamb and eggplant with salt and pepper and grill for about 5 minutes each side until golden brown.
- Warm pita breads very briefly in oven or on barbecue, making sure they stay soft. Top pita with a generous spoonful of cucumber yoghurt, then add eggplant and some cubes of barbecued lamb. Squeeze over a little lemon juice and serve immediately.


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In the nearly six years since adopting a plant-based diet, one of my most oft-repeated phrases is that "vegans aren't automatically healthy." It's the point I make to dispel the misguided idea that veganism automatically spells weight loss as well as the blind dismissal of my daily eats as "rabbit food." Oreos and Doritos: both technically vegan. And I make a mean batch of dairy-free mac and cheese. But I've only recently just started to detect the holier-than-thou undercurrent of my own argument. "Vegans aren't automatically healthy," I'm really saying, "But I am."
Truth be told, I have prided myself on my healthy diet for some time. I actually find great joy in stocking my fridge with fresh produce and cooking wholesome recipes on a near-nightly basis. I'm both a nutrition nerd and a hippie at heart, and half a decade later, I still get a thrill out of the fact that I can nourish my body exclusively with plants grown from the earth. But eventually, I began to not only detect my own condescension but also realize that it was less warranted than ever. I had at that point started to fall into the very trap I had always criticized: Using the fact that I was vegan as my fall-back for "wellness," I actually hadn't been eating healthfully for some time.
The hypocrisy became too obvious to ignore when holiday indulgences, a lack of consistent exercise, and too many late-night orders of french fries (my kryptonite) had started to show up in more ways than one. The obvious, of course, was that my clothes were feeling a little too tight, but my skin was also more breakout-prone than usual. I felt sluggish and bloated and was constantly fatigued. After a few weeks of regular sessions at the yoga studio didn't breed any significant changes, I knew it was time to double-down on my dietary commitments.
I chose to scrutinize my sugar intake almost out of sheer curiosity—part of me wondered if that was really the issue. Did a few holiday sweets and the occasional night out drinking really add up to a detoxable "problem?" In order to find out, I deferred to UK-based nutritionist Emily Maguire. Her take: Even those of us who consider ourselves "healthy" could probably stand to try a sugar detox.
"I think people are most surprised by just how much of an effect sugar has on their bodies—something that they would never have been able to notice had they not cut it out," she says, adding that in addition to having the ability to make our bodies go haywire in minimal amounts, sugar is virtually everywhere in the modern diet. "Because there are over 50 different names given to sugars, it can make it even harder when reading food labels to determine what foods actually contain added sugar." That goes even for mostly virtuous vegans like myself.
And as luck would have it, Maguire happened to be in the process of finishing up a new 30-day detox plan with fellow nutritionist Karen Thomson called the Sugar-Free Reset, and she was kind enough to let me trial it in the interest of finding balance again. I read through the e-book and accompanying materials, marked the first of the month on my calendar as my official start date, and attempted to mentally prepare myself for a lifestyle overhaul that was in many ways subtle but nonetheless pervasive.
Read on for more about my experience with the 30-day sugar detox.
What to Eat During a 30-Day Sugar Detox
Before even reading through the book, I had already said my (tearful) goodbyes to wine and chocolate, so I was pleasantly surprised to learn that they actually weren't technically off-limits. And that's what I immediately liked about Maguire and Thomson's plan: Rather than a cut-and-dry list of "eat this not that," there was a pretty extensive section of "gray area" foods to enjoy in limited amounts rather than cut out completely. It was a great way to outline indulgences that were still healthy (I'm looking at you, dark chocolate), and even though I really wanted to do this the right way and commit to cutting out alcohol, sugary fruits, and sweets of any kind, having those "sometimes" foods in the back of my mind made it all seem a little less daunting.
That being said, I did note the presence of legumes like chickpeas, beans, and lentils on the "in moderation" list, which made me take pause. As a vegan, legumes and pulses are a big source of my daily protein intake, so I thought it best to check in with Maguire to see what her recommended course of action would be. She said that in my case, it wasn't a big deal to fill up on legumes, and advised incorporating tofu into my daily eats as well. The priority, she said, was to remove any and all refined sugars from my diet.
How to Prepare for a 30-Day Sugar Detox
I'm one of those people who loves grocery shopping, so I had to restrain myself from gliding into Trader Joe's on the back of my shopping cart with arms outstretched on day one. I was swept up in the excitement of turning over a new leaf, and couldn't wait to stock my fridge with appropriate foods. (The Sugar-Free Reset includes a variety of recommended recipes and a meal plan if you'd like that kind of rigidity, but given my dietary restrictions and preference to whip up my own recipes, I decided to freestyle my meals with the plan's restraints as my guide.)
My enthusiasm began to dissipate, however, when I started reading labels—something I've always done, so I was astonished to notice ingredients that I hadn't before. I wanted to know if someone in the Trader Joe's manufacturing plant was messing with me. Jarred salsa, for example, apparently contains sugar. Come again?
Slightly discouraged but determined to keep my chin up nonetheless, I stocked up on all kinds of fresh produce, three kinds of (plain) tofu, beans, and almonds—in an attempt to avoid any sneaky sugar that might be hiding in so-called "unsweetened" almond milk, I would be making my own. It turned out that this task is not only easier than anticipated and much more cost-effective—homemade almond milk is actually far tastier, too. I also spied some red lentil pasta in TJ's "new items" section, and immediately grabbed two bags. It almost felt like a loophole to be eating pasta, but with just one approved ingredient, I was technically in the clear. I whipped up a big batch with a homemade sun-dried tomato pesto and almond-based "feta"—divine.
What to Expect During a 30-Day Sugar Detox
Week 1
The first week chugged on without much to report. I started my days off with my usual smoothie—sweetened only by berries— and filled up on stir-fries, salads, cauliflower "rice" bowls, and the aforementioned pasta dish. I began bringing my own lunch to work, as I began to realize that there's no real way of knowing what sugar variants are hiding in meals prepared by anyone other than myself. I began to guess that was likely a huge culprit in terms of my bloat and slight weight gain—I had been eating out and using Postmates a lot lately.
My first big lapse happened when I traveled east for a quick visit with my family. One glass of wine turned into two, and while the rest of the fam noshed on my sister's birthday cake, my mom surprised me with a pint of vegan ice cream. Rather than feel bummed and left out, I decided to allow myself a small scoop, and mentally checked any guilt I felt for the lapse. It was extremely helpful that Maguire's plan has an entire section that advises on what to do during a slip—the gist is "don't panic and move on."
Week 2
Despite that evening of indulgence over the weekend, I dove into the second week with a newfound resolve. I was feeling great, energized, and already, my jeans were fitting a little better. Then Wednesday rolled around, which happened to be my lovely colleague Amanda's birthday. After picking up a batch of vegan cupcakes in her honor—from my favorite bakery, no less—I permitted myself half rather than skip out on that delectably fluffy frosting entirely.
I can't remember the last time I had such a palpable sugar high, but I was probably in grade school and wearing a Halloween costume at the time. My brain felt buzzed and loopy, and my hands visibly trembled. "This can't be possible from half a cupcake, right?" I wondered aloud. "Dude—sugar is no joke," said Amanda, before offering me the second half. (Woozy and honestly a little too conscious of how much the sugar was messing with my system, I declined.)
Week 3
As I made my way into week three, I thought it was safe to assume that I had simply bypassed the typical hunger pangs and fatigue that seem to accompany most cleanses. But boy, was I proven naive. Tuesday hit, and suddenly I was thrown into a fog. I felt nauseous and unfocused, and the most bizarre symptom of all: While I was utterly exhausted during the day, I had trouble sleeping at night. Was this my punishment for my momentary lapses over the past couple of weeks? I touched base with Maguire to make sure this was all normal, and that I hadn't just overdosed on almonds or something.
"Yes—within the couple weeks of reducing or totally eliminating sugar from your diet, you can experience certain symptoms and side effects, almost like withdrawals," she replied. "These can include things like headaches, nausea, tiredness, a change in sleeping pattern, and cravings." In my case, it was all of the above—and since week three was the first full week where I really stuck fast with the plan without any slips, perhaps that explained the delay in my withdrawal.
But it was nonetheless gratifying to know that the detox was having an impact—not to mention that my body was doing its job restoring balance. I did my best to address my symptoms by getting as much sleep as possible, swapping my power yoga classes for some at-home stretching, and finishing off the day with a thorough soak in a clay and Epsom salt bath. Pressure point massages with eucalyptus essential oil helped my aching head. And once I got through those rough couple of days, I quickly began to see the payoffs of my persistence.
Week 4
The next week, as abruptly as the fog made its appearance, it disappeared—and the clarity it left in its wake was practically blinding. I felt focused and more energized than ever before; my sleep patterns—always an issue—suddenly became consistent and efficient. My skin glowed. I happened to meet with natural esthetician Sadie Adams that week, and as I told her about my detox, the conversation turned to the misconceptions surrounding diet and great skin. "A lot of my clients assume that dairy is the worst possible thing for their skin," she said. "Not even close—sugar is definitely the worst."
It was around this time that I realized that for the first time in months, I hadn't gotten the usual breakout on my chin that usually denotes the arrival of my period. Coincidence? Nope. Sugar has a huge impact on our hormones, and clearly something was finally in balance.
Barring those couple of days when I felt positively awful, I did my best to stay consistent with yoga and hiking during the 30 days, and I was beginning to witness just how well a clean diet pairs with regular workouts: Not only was I feeling gains during my sweat sessions, but I was seeing them, too. The faint outline of abs began to peep out of my midsection, and I began noticing some definition along my upper arms as well. Consider this proof that you really can't out-train a poor diet—even if the diet in question wasn't entirely poor to begin with.
I was feeling (and dammit, looking) so good that day 30 arrived…and I didn't want to stop. Save for a celebratory glass of red wine, I didn't feel compelled to immediately gorge on everything I had been missing. Because as I looked back on the experience, I realized I actually hadn't been missing much of anything. The small bites and sips of cocktails I had been stealing beforehand—the little, nearly unconscious moments of indulgence that added up to the bloat and fatigue I had been feeling—felt positively forgettable compared to this newfound, multifaceted sense of wellbeing.
The Final Takeaway
At the time of writing, it's been nearly a month since day 30, and I'm still basically living that sugar-free life—if that isn't a testament to how much better I'm feeling, I don't know what is. I say "basically" because it doesn't technically feel like cheating anymore when I have the occasional glass(es) of wine or nosh on some late-night fries (still my kryptonite).
But now that I've been able to actually chart how much better and balanced I've felt over time—all while making relatively minor adjustments to my lifestyle—I don't feel like I'm making a huge effort to "be good." Whereas I might have ordered a lentil salad for lunch in the past just for the sake of being virtuous, now I happily make that decision knowing I'm fueling this elevated sense of wellness and that I won't feel bloated and sluggish within a matter of hours. On the flip side, when I do indulge, I'm present enough to actually enjoy every bite or sip. All in all, I'm much more conscious about my diet on every level, and I think that's the key to mastering that game of give and take.
I've always had the best luck with diet reboots or cleanses that are, at the end of the day, reasonable: Giving up sugar in all its forms might seem like a steep demand at face value, but what I like about Thomson and Maguire's plan is that it allots for those tiny indulgences that keep us sane. Whenever I copped to being on a sugar detox to friends during those 30 days, the response was either, "But wine!" or "But chocolate!" Even though I committed to cutting both of those out for the most part, knowing that they were technically available to me in minimal amounts was something of a comfort, especially in the beginning. And after some time—really, midway through week three, when those crazy withdrawal symptoms hit me—I realized I didn't really need them. That realization made for an easy transition into post-cleanse maintenance mode, which is why that line between "during" and "after" has ultimately been blurred for me.
Perhaps the most salient lesson of all is that I was in serious need of a reality check. Even health nuts like myself aren't immune to complacency and that alone made me blind to the small ways I was sabotaging my own wellness until suddenly my jeans were too tight and I couldn't make it until 2 p.m. without crashing hard. "Vegans aren't automatically healthy," I can say now. "Myself included."
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I have to do a task or I might loose my only "stable" job. As always, my mental illness makes everything really hard, so I'm stressed out. I guess I'll be fine. Hopefully.
Another frustrating thing is that I had to look at myself through my webcam for several hours today, and surprise! That's triggering.
I don't know, for many years I thought "Oh well, I'm insecure, a lot of girls are" but the reality is that my discomfort with my body has many layers. It's not just insecurity.
For starters I don't know what I look like, for several reasons. One is that I practically never look at myself in the mirror. I remember when I watched, after many years of filming it, a video of me when I was 15. I was shocked, it was like looking at someone for the first time. It wasn't bad, I thought I looked cute. I was sad that at the time I wasn't able to see it.
The other reason is my OSDD-1. I'll probably talk about that more in the future, but basically is a dissociation disorder ("Another disorder?" the crowd gasps in disbelief. Yes!).
I can only explain it as a mild form of Dissociative Identity Disorder. The person doesn't have completely formed alters (incorrectly called "personalities") or long periods of amnesia. Instead, they have what some people call facets, or less defined versions of alters, and no amnesia. This is caused by trauma at a really young age.
Basically, I'm kinda divided in three parts. There are two parts of me that aren't me, and there's also the "real" me. And those two other parts aren't females. So… you guessed it! Gender dysphoria ensues.
I know it sounds incredibly bizarre, but that's all I've ever known so I'm used to it. And when you grow up being abused by your family, the standards of what "normal" is don't really apply to anything.
Pretty much all of the time my facets are fronting (OSDD / DID terms) so they don't really identify with my body.
And when I do think of my body, it is mostly about how much I want to hurt myself.
Clearly I don't have an ideal relationship with my body. And then when I'm forced to look at myself, it is a really uncomfortable experience.
So, after having to do that for several hour today… Borderline Personality Disorder is knocking on the door. I started thinking about how horrible I look, how no one in this earth will ever fall in love with me, and how much I want to fucking die.
I managed to talk myself out of that spiral of thoughts, but I still fell quite shitty. Being mentally ill sounds super fun, right?


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Did you know that you are safer on an operating table than you are in an automobile? No kidding. Each year in the United States, there are more than six MILLION car accidents. In those six million accidents, there are three million injuries, and two million of those injuries are permanent. There are more than 40,000 deaths caused by traffic accidents every single year.
Seat belts, air bags, and the awareness campaigns against drunk driving have all helped, but not enough. There are things that we can all do to help reduce the number of accidents in which there are fatalities and serious injuries, and most of these things are nothing more than simple common sense.
For example: In no state are driver's licenses handed out to minors lightly. Young drivers must meet certain requirements, they must take driving courses, and they must pass driving tests. And these are good things.
Young drivers are certainly educated about the dangers of drinking and driving, but are they being educated about the dangers of eating and driving, or talking on a cell phone and driving, or sending and receiving text messages when driving, or even driving without enough sleep? No.
There was a safe driving campaign some years ago with the motto "Speed Kills." Speed does kill, and so do driver distractions, driver inattention, and drivers who are sleep deprived, as so many drivers are today in this busy world.
Statistics prove that a full 40% of all car accidents could be prevented. That is a staggering number when you think about it, and a 40% reduction in car accidents really is an attainable goal. Put safety first, no matter what your age, where you are going, or how late you are for that important date or appointment.


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Q: Is it possible to have my dog's AWMA IPO titles listed on their AKC pedigree?
A: Yes! The American Working Malinois Association, the American Belgian Malinois Club and the Belgian Sheepdog Club of America have collaborated to create a program where working titles can be recorded on your dog's AKC pedigree. As per restrictions from the AKC, only AKC registered Belgian Malinois and Belgian Sheepdogs are eligible to record titles through this program, and titles must have been earned at an AWMA event. At present, titles that can be recorded are BH, IPO1, IPO2, IPO3, SchH1, SchH2, SchH3. The titles must have been earned since 2000. See all of the information here: http://workingmalinois.org/index.php/record-a-working-title


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Tile & Grout Cleaning / Sealing
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Course OverviewThis course covers basic stone and tile identification, chemical selection, and hand tool usage, as well as portable high-pressure units and truck-mount units. You will receive extensive hands-on Color Sealing course. Our course facility has 2000 square feet of tile with 10 different types of floors, so you will get to experiment and learn how to work with the same types of floors and surfaces as jobs in the field.
Course Topics
- The basics of stone and tile identification
- Chemical selection
- Hand tool usage
- Portable, high-pressure units, as well as trunk-mounted units
- Extensive hands-on ColorSeal course
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John Freitag and his team at the stone and tile school are serious about your course. Each individual has their own floor machine during their class. This is important for someone with no experience in marble restoration. It's easier for the instructor to observe and see where you may need guidance. John and Butch are very knowledgeable. They are willing to teach you how to succeed in the marble maintenance and restoration industry.With their knowledge and the ability to pass it on to you in a understanding way means you will succeed after attending their school. Thank you.


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Look how they slap each other on the back
In their condemnation of you
Celebrating your demise and with it something
That was inexplicably you
Rubbing out your errors and foolishness
And with them your vulnerability
You said we should never be afraid to be intimate
Lay our hearts open to each other
You said, you said…
Am I putting words into your mouth now
Are you simply my mouthpiece
Something I use to verify my own feeble state of mind
Have we reduced you to such an object
Which embodies our own small mindedness
Our own narrow view of the world
He said this! He believed this!
He is nothing else but this.
Outside the narrow confines of their prisons you exist!
Now I understand those who chased you for a kiss
And those whose dying wish to see you
Momentarily turned their pain to bliss
And I miss
I miss
I miss
Look how they slap each other on their backs!
Look how they slap each other on the back


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The Lord has had me for a couple of weeks in Esther lately, specifically Esther 7, 8 and 9. In fact He has given me a Word about this which I will shortly release. However, this morning He put me in Esther 6, and said to me, "What happened before?"
My mind automatically thought He meant what happened before the banquet, what happened before the king said 'yes' to all of Esthers' requests, that kind of thing. I was thinking in the natural, as in, what led up to the events at the banquet table that night? That was my mindset as I opened up my bible to Esther 6 and started to read.
Chapter 6:1-3 (Amp)
On that night the king could not sleep. He ordered that the book of memorable deeds, the chronicles, be brought and they were read before the king.
And it was found written there how Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's attendants who guarded the door, who had sought to lay hands on King Ahasuerus.
And the King said, "What honor or distinction has been given Mordecai for this?" Then the King's servants who ministered to him said, Nothing has been done for him.
I find it interesting that the King had a book of chronicles, a book of memorable deeds. In it he found You. Yes, You, doing memorable deeds for the king. He saw your life in front of him, written on the very pages of that book. He saw your struggles, your minor victories, and all the situations that you have been in, leading up to this very day! He has seen you just plugging along, doing your thing for the King, and it has all been recorded – every act, every deed, every word, every thought that you have had toward Him and for His people.
As I saw this, I suddenly realized what God was asking me — "WHAT HAPPENS BEFORE BREAKTHROUGH?"
We all know God is a planning God, a God of order and not of chaos. So it would stand to reason that God would have a PLAN FOR YOUR BREAKTHROUGH. Do you want to know what it is?
Esther 6 lays it all out perfectly! Before the breakthrough with the death of the enemy, before the breakthrough of the victory of the Jews, before the breakthrough of Purim, there was a divine Plan for Breakthrough!
- God Remembers You
It's not as if He ever forgot you, but now He remembers you – it's Your Turn for BREAKTHROUGH! I heard a speaker not too long ago define "remember" as an act of doing one a favor, or helping one out, as in God remembered Hannah. It was her turn for a blessing, for a baby! He remembered her!
In the same way, Esther's King remembered Mordecai (and YOU!). Nothing had as yet been done for him….but God!
Don't forget, our king who never sleeps and never slumbers (Ps. 21:4), also never takes his eyes off YOU. He knows your every move, your every action, but the only ones that are written down are the "memorable deeds"! Not the ugly things we say or think or do. God chooses to remember only our good deeds. The rest are washed away under the blood! Believe it! Everything you do for the Kingdom of God is recorded for all of eternity in His book of memorable deeds!
It is Your Turn! He is remembering you now!
- HOW God can bless you
So, you have done memorable deeds for the King, and they are written in His book. He NOW asks – "What honor or distinction has been given my son or daughter for this?" The servants, His angels, must honestly answer – "NOTHING!" This is because breakthrough has only just begun! God is setting it into motion! What do you NEED in your life? It's on its way! Aren't you excited that the Creator of the Universe, of everything that IS, now wants to create something to bless you into breakthrough? I am!
2. WHO God is using to bless you
In verse 4, the King now asks, "Who is in the court?" God is looking for someone to bless you and bring breakthrough to pass in your life! Who can He use to bless you? God ALWAYS has a plan and purpose. Sometimes the one in the court that would be the LEAST OBVIOUS, the LEAST LIKELY, the LAST POSSIBLE CHOICE to bless you is….your enemy. NOT your friend, NOT your boss, NOT your spouse, NOT your Pastor….your enemy! That's crucial information for this season! This time, for this season, for YOUR BREAKTHROUGH God is using the LEAST LIKELY CANDIDATE to turn your whole existence around! That means that you probably won't even see it coming! Your blessings will come out of seemingly NOWHERE! Out of the midst of your struggle will come your breakthrough! Isn't that encouraging?
Who is your enemy today? Is it lack? Is it sickness? Is it marital problems? Who is your enemy? Whoever it is or Whatever it is, God is turning it around from your weakness into your strength! What the enemy meant for harm God is turning it around for your good!
3. WHAT God uses to bless You
Verse 6 says, "So Haman came in. And the king said to him, "What shall be done to the man whom the king delights to honor?" WooHOO! Get Ready, Get Ready, Get Ready! When God lets the enemy in, all Heaven is going to break loose! Because you see, God never lets the enemy in for no reason! He ALWAYS has a better idea in place for YOU!
Jesus TROMPED the enemy at the cross! He publicly humiliated him! It was intentional! God was showing up and showing off, for His own glory! God is doing it again, this time using YOU! If it seems like the enemy has been having his way in your life, it may be that God has let the enemy in for the purpose of a humiliating defeat — his! God is turning it around – ALL THE WAY AROUND!
You will be clothed you in King's clothes – his royal apparel, riding his royal horse and wearing a royal crown. The goods will be delivered by the hand of one of the King's most noble princes, and you will be paraded around the town square, while the enemy MUST proclaim, "Thus shall it be done to the man whom the King delights to honor!"
Be sure, this is COMING! For some of you it could be literal and you will be blessed beyond comprehension to have massive, major breakthrough in the financial realm. For some of you it could be a spiritual breakthrough, as you ascend to the greatest heavenly heights and intimacy with the Father of your lifetime. For some it will be familial salvations, coveted, long awaited and diligently interceded. For others it may be breakthrough in your relationship with your children, as they "return home", and you are finally esteemed in the manner of Proverbs 31 — your children shall rise up and call you blessed.
But you will know it was the hand of God that brought you the breakthrough! You will see it with your own eyes in the land of the living! It will be obvious not only to you, but to others as well! It will be a public display! The spotlight will be on what God is doing in your life!
5. WHY God is Blessing You
Whatever it is, in whatever area you gain breakthrough, it is for God's glory and for the greater good of the Kingdom! It will be an intentional, in your face victory! God is tromping the enemy again, and He is giving you breakthrough! While the enemy goes home mourning, crying and limping to his house, you will once again return to the King's gate, ready for the next breakthrough to come!
For more information about this article, or to contact Edie, visit www.KingdomPromoters.org or email email@example.com


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Hardy Brown
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Growing up as a teenage in the fifties I was crazy about watching the popular western television show "Tales of Fargo" with Dale Robertson as the detective agent who played the starring role of Jim Hardie.
I always wanted to be like Jim Hardie because of his last name was pronounced like my first name but spelled differently. He was fast on the draw, always got the bandit and talked about the fairness and justice of Wells Fargo to its customers and the community at-large.
When I went to New York in 1960, I got a chance to use his name when my cousin Zelda and I were walking on East 102nd street and were confronted by four or five teenagers wearing leather jackets and wanting to know who we were.
I guess they lived in the neighborhood, but I was not going to engage them in a conversation since I had heard about how things were in the city when it came to gangs. So, without thinking I looked the one who asked the question straight in the eyes and said firmly, I'm Jim Hardie. I turned, and Zelda and I quickly went into the apartment without running.
After we were inside, our cousin told us the teenagers were part on the neighborhood bad boys. We spent the night there and in the morning these same teenaged boys were asking about me, so I went out to meet with them. We became friends because of the way I had responded without fear. Thanks, Jim Hardie.
This story came to me as I have watched my bank, Wells Fargo, go through one of the worst scandals in banking history. I had even considered moving my accounts to another bank, but I did not because of my physical disability and the great personal relationship with my branch staff.
Now I see they've recognized how they used to be a trusted institution, how they have lost the trust of some customers, and how the community at-large was writing them off. It will take some time before that trust will be fully restored and I would recommend they show some of those old western movies of "Tales of Wells Fargo" to every member of their Board of Directors, their CEO, managers and employees in the company as part of their new employee orientation program.
It will also take good out-reach efforts into all communities for Wells Fargo to demonstrate its commitment to fairness and justice to its customers and the community at-large as depicted in those old television shows.


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Although the imperfections are minor, we recommend allowing for extra waste when purchasing this product.
Made in the USA
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The Pumpkin Ranch – Winterset, Iowa
Name: The Pumpkin Ranch
Address: 2425 Hiatt Apple Trail, Winterset, IA 50273
Type: Places to pick seasonal fruit/veggies (fall)
Bathrooms: Yes
Shade: Unknown
Playground: Unknown
Trails: No
Water: No
Other notes: Corn maze, jumping pillow, hay rack rides, zip lines, slides, a toddler play area, horseback rides, and face painting.
Official Website: http://www.thepumpkinranch.com/
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A holistic way to improving your health.
The word holistic refers to the whole person and denotes the intricate connections between body, mind and spirit. These three aspects of ourselves are constant reminders of our precious and yet extraordinary nature. In this busy and stressful world it is all too easy to focus on the problems of the world around us and forget to look after ourselves. For example, we routinely take our cars for a regular service but seldom do the same for ourselves! We experience the consequences through chronic pain and disease.
Nicole believes that calming and de-sensitizing the Sympathetic Nervous System is a fundamental requirement in the healing process. This enables the Parasympathetic Nervous System to affect proper healing, and it enhances the body's natural restorative process. Depending on the objectives of the treatment, she includes relaxation, stretching, Active Release Techniques, acupressure, reiki & Young Living Essential Oils, as well as home care instructions that are tailored to each client.
Nicole received her training and certification in Massage Therapy and Holistic Sciences at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego. During her internship at the San Diego Acupunture and Massage Clinic, she learned to incorporate various healing techniques. Her continued quest for spiritual growth combined with her desire to effectively facilitate healing in others lead her through three levels of Usui Reiki training, finishing her Master Level in October 2015. She intuitively crafts each session to be exactly what the individual needs, and takes great pleasure from seeing her clients health and wellbeing progress. Nicole is currently enrolled in a 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training at the Soul of Yoga, and she looks forward to providing clients with additional support very soon!
She has also been trained in Oncology Massage through Greet the Day, and has worked closely with San Diego Oncology Massage & Energy Healing. She is an open-minded explorer, meditator, yogi, reader, and perpetual student of life. She thrives on helping others improve their quality of life, and you can feel the heart and soul in her work!
Nicole Casazza, HHP LMT &
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Oncology Massage
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The Nigerian senate has on Tuesday, November 17, summoned the leadership of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, to provide answers to its controversial admission policy, The Nation reports.
The upper chamber also called on JAMB to increase the validity of its results from one to three years to reduce the number of yearly applicants.
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The committee on Education was urged by the senate to inquire into the circumstances surrounding the new policy including allegations of favouritism and to review the power of JAMB in relation to admission, urging the body to consult widely with Parents Teachers Association, Academic Staff Union of Universities and other stakeholders in the education sector with a view to coming up with a friendlier, holistic, comprehensive and sustainable admission policy.
The motion, titled: JAMB's New Admission Policy was adopted by Senator Joshua Lidani (Gombe South) and supported by seven others.


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Whats The Time Mrs. Woolf? is an alternative womans zine released every 2 months. This panel preview is from my comic contribution to issue 3.Jumping The Shark still updates every Friday morning.
I had a great time at the weekend at Birmingham Comic Con with Inspired Comics. You can find event photos and more information about the comics collective on our blog.


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School of Psychology
School of Psychology
General Admissions Information New students are normally admitted only in the fall semester. The deadline for receipt of admissions materials is December 1st, for admission the following fall semester. Applications received by December 1st will receive a full review. Applications received after that date will be considered if openings are still available. A USM Graduate School Catalog and an Application for Admission can be obtained from the Graduate School website at www.usm.edu/graduate-school. You must create a personal account. At the Graduate School homepage click on "Apply" and then "Application for Graduate Admissions". Please note that the University is a fully online application process.
Because we do not have a terminal master's program, we do not admit students who desire a terminal master's degree. Students with bachelor's degrees are admitted with the expectation that they will continue through our Ph.D. program. A master's degree (with thesis) in psychology is required of all School Psychology graduate students. Students entering with a master's degree or higher from another institution must remediate any master's deficiencies (including a research project if the previous master's program did not include a thesis) before proceeding to doctoral study.
Students are admitted to graduate study based on an assessment of the likelihood that they will be able to attain the doctorate and make a contribution to the discipline. We seek to attract a geographically and culturally diverse student body interested in Scientist-Practitioner training. The School Psychology Admissions Committee is particularly interested in receiving applications from qualified students from underrepresented groups. We do not have automatic cut-off scores, but rather look for an overall record that suggests a good fit with the training program and a likelihood of success. Applicants are judged on the basis of prior academic record, GRE scores, letters of recommendation, evidence of creative scholarship, a self-statement of goals and career objectives, and a resume/vita.
Although an undergraduate major in psychology is not required, students should have completed appropriate undergraduate foundation courses in psychology (e.g., statistics, experimental, history and systems). Prospective students should specify School Psychology as their major on the University application form. Applicants need to submit at least three letters of recommendation regardless of their degree objective. In addition to the formal application materials, applicants should submit a personal goals statement discussing reasons for their interest in school psychology, their career goals and objectives, and what they expect to receive from their graduate training. Finally, applicants should submit a resume addressing the activity in which the applicant has been involved, relevant work experience, certification as a teacher or school psychologist, membership in professional organizations, and prior undergraduate or graduate thesis experience. Applicants are also encouraged to include any other information they think should be considered by the admission committee.
Following an initial review of applications, the School Psychology Program faculty select a subset of applicants (approximately 12-17) that we believe have the potential to be successful in the program based on a review of all of the above information. We then schedule and invite this group for a formal all-day on-campus Interview Day, typically in late January or early to mid-February. This process typically includes individual and/or small group (depending on numbers of interviewees) interviews with program faculty, and opportunities to interact with current students in the program and tour our facilities. Phone interviews are scheduled upon request to avoid any discrimination due to financial limitations or schedule constraints. If requested by the applicant, an in-person interview on a separate, alternate day may be scheduled based on availability of faculty. Contact the Program Director (contact information below) or our administrative assistant at 601-266-5255 for questions or other information. Admission decisions are made based on the results of this interview process and review of applications; approximately 5-7 students are admitted to the doctoral program annually.
The Graduate School
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118 College Drive #5024
Hattiesburg, MS 39406
(601) 266-4369
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Korean culture enthusiasts in the North of England, here's your chance to experience a fun-filled day of all things Korean! Introducing "Korea Day", a collaborative event by the University of Sheffield's Korea Society and K-Pop Dance Society; all kindly sponsored by the Korean Cultural Centre in London!"The University of Sheffield Presents: Korea Day"
Category: HISTORY AND CULTURE
The 9th October is Hangul Day in South Korea. This day celebrates the creation of the Korean alphabet, which is known as Hangul. In Korean, this day is referred to as 한글날 (Hangulnal). So where does this day originate from, and who is to thank for the creation of the Korean alphabet?"An Insight to Hangul Day"
In the west and other parts of the world, Christmas, Ramadan, Diwali and Hanukkah (just to name a few), are the most celebrated holidays. A time for togetherness and celebration, due to religion and/or cultural beliefs. But what about Korea?"Chuseok: South Korea's Most Celebrated Public Holiday"


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- This is How We Do It
- Are We a Fit?
Be relevant. Be compelling. Be memorable.
Our brand strategy + design + execution is an integrated approach that creates results. We lead with the Brand Imprint process, which then informs everything we do in design and marketing. It's a 3-step process to a better brand.
1. Discover your Value Proposition. We facilitate group discussions and use brand personality and character exercises to establish a voice for your brand, clarify your position in the marketplace and articulate a compelling value proposition.
2. Develop your Visual Brand. We translate your brand identity into visual form—your brand imprint. In a world of too much information, your brand imprint is shorthand for you.
3. Create your Plan. We develop a brand marketing plan, tailored to reflect the extent and staging of your brand rollout or brand refresh.
This is what we do.
Brand Strategy
- Brand architecture
- Brand coaching
- Competitive analysis
- Customer experience management
- Facilitated discovery sessions
- Ideal client profile
- Name development
- Positioning
- Research
- Workshops
Creative Development
- Brand/corporate identity
- Brand standards manual
- Advertising & print collateral
- Graphic design
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|Walkers to 2
|2s to 3s
|3s to 4s
Overview and benefit
Research shows that the best time for learning a different language is in the pre school years when the areas of a child's brain devoted to learning language are at their most active. From the age of just six months old babies can vocalise up to 70 sounds, but they start to discard the sounds that are not heard in their normal environment. Exposure to the different sounds and cadences of foreign language will help pave the way for the learning of a second language for a child. (Kouluk 1996). This is very apparent if we look to the way the languages are taught in Swedish preschool setting where it is perfectly normal for children as young as three years old to be fluent in several languages.
Equipment required
- Your voice and backing tracks
- Pictures
- Lyrics cards for the parents
- Up to six weeks
How it works
Mums will learn to sing along to Twinkle Twinkle little star using four different languages, French, German, Spanish and Italian. The versions are not literal translations of our version of Twinkle Twinkle as these would not have been easy songs to sing nor woudl they be authentic to the country of origin. Therefore we have used the most commonly sung and simple version we can find for each country.
What to do in the class
Give out the prompt cards and read through them a couple of times with the parents. Put on the music and sing-along together swaying along to the beat with their babies and using the normal actions for the song. Don't pretend to be a language expert, just present it as a fun activity where babies and children enjoy new sounds and we all learn together, that way the mums will feel more at ease too and less afraid to try.
Adaptations for older/younger children
This activity is also great for walkers and 2 and 2 to 4 classes.
Training Videos
Listening And Comms – Language Lab-1 from MAD Academy on Vimeo.