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[This post was typed up in October, but I haven't got round to posting it. Some of the things that I say in it are out-of-date by now, but I'm leaving the post as it was written. I'll add the amendments at the bottom and maybe elaborate in a subsequent post.]
September threw up an unexpected surprise, as well as an unexpected sadness. I was going to do a separate post on both of these at the time, but didn't get chance to, and it seems a tad pointless now. Anyhoo.
- Edmund White – Chaos*
- Valeria Parrella – For Grace Received: Four Stories of Modern Naples*
- Antoine Francois Prevost – Manon Lescaut*
- Todd Solondz – Storytelling*
- Malcolm Bradbury – Inside Trading*
- Gavin Young – Something of Samoa**
- Imme Dros – Annelie in the Depths of the Night*
- Philip Gross – Marginaliens*
- Sylvia Plath – Collected Poems*
- Marivaux – The Game of Love and Chance*
- Nathaniel West – The Day of the Locust. 50p
- Thomas de Quincey – Confessions of an English Opium Eater. 99p
- Virginia Woolf – Orlando
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez- Love in the Time of Cholera*** – In Evil Hour – Chronicle of a Death Foretold
- Jon McGregor- so many ways to begin***
- Charles Dickens – Martin Chuzzlewit***
- Thomas de Quincy – On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts. 80p
- Charles Dickens – The Signalman: A Ghost Story. £1.99
- Pu Singling – Wailing Ghosts. 80p
* 20p
** 10p
*** Library book sale
Now the sad news. All of the books in the first picture were from Webberley's, which we learnt over the summer is to close in the new year. Webberley's is the only independent book shop in the city that sells new books (we have several second hand bookshops), and so will be a big, big loss to the city when it closes. On the plus side, there may be another sale… No, I think I'd prefer to have the bookshop still open rather than a few more bargains.
However, some good news that I wasn't expecting this month. I knew that following the publication of 'Autobiography', Morrissey was working on his first novel. However, I only learnt on about the 21st that this was to be published on the 24th, so we rushed to Amazon to place an order. Yes, I know we should have gone to an independent bookshop (or at least Waterstones), but… we can be fickle. I read a few reviews of this on the day it came out, and was slightly surprised that they were so negative. I'd expected there would be some that were less-than-glowing (coz, hey, it's Moz, and the British press love to hate him just because he is), but was shocked by just how scathing they were. This has coloured my opinion somewhat even before I read it, which I wish it hadn't. I want to be impartial, or at least not be negatively influenced from the outset. We'll just have to wait and see.
[Since this post was originally written, Webberley's has closed (mid-Jan.), and I read 'List of the Lost' (Nov?). Despite the rather unnatural dialogue, I didn't think it was that bad. There are some wonderful turns of phrase in it, and the ending is actually quite shocking, even if the plot is a tad odd. I do hope he writes more, even if it is just to write a novel that is on the same level as the sublime 'Autobiography'. I'll do a full review eventually, but will definitely re-read it, as there are things to pull out of it with repeated readings.]


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Around the end of the 19th century, one of the first hotels known in the Alaskan wilderness was built in Skagway, Alaska. A young gold prospector and his fiancé Mary came to the area looking for fortune. He got Mary a room at the Golden North Hotel until he could find enough gold to establish a homestead of their very own. That unfortunately, would never happen.
|The ghost of Mary, a bride to be, haunts the Golden North Hotel where she died waiting for her fiancé to return from a prospecting trip.


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Jan. 29, 2011
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The 36th-ranked Irish men's tennis team jumped out to an early lead after winning the doubles point against 16th-ranked Illinois, but could not hold off the Illini as Notre Dame dropped a hard-fought 4-1 decision Saturday at the Atkins Center in Champaign, Ill.
At first doubles, No. 47 Tyler Davis (Nashville, Tenn./Father Ryan) and Stephen Havens (Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy) were defeated by Dennis Nevolo and Johnny Hamui, 8-1. Niall Fitzgerald (Wicklow, Ireland/Blackrock College) and Spencer Talmadge (Hillsborough, Calif./Junipero Serra) went on a 6-0 run over Abe Souza and Bruno Abdelnour before claiming an 8-3 victory at second doubles.
Casey Watt (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) and Greg Andrews (Richland, Mich./Gull Lake) won a hard-fought 9-7 match over Brian Alden and Stephen Hoh. The duo clinched the doubles point and secured an early 1-0 lead for the Fighting Irish.
Havens was downed by KU Singh in a three-set match at No. 2 singles. The senior came out with an early lead, handling Singh 6-2, followed by a 7-5 loss and 6-1 loss to conclude the match, making the score 1-1. Samuel Keeton (Kansas City, Mo./Pembroke Hill) was defeated by Roy Kalmanovich in a three-set match (6-2, 4-6, 3-6) at No. 5 singles. Watt battled Dennis Nevolo at No. 1 singles, the pair split the first two sets before Nevolo downed Watt 6-3 in the final set.
Andrews defeated No. 121 Abe Souza in the first set at No. 4 singles, but dropped the final two sets 3-6 and 7-6 (7-4). Souza's victory clinched the match for the Illini, making the final score 4-1.
The Irish return to action Sunday, Feb. 6, facing Duke at noon, followed by Toledo at 6:00 p.m. at the Eck Tennis Pavilion in Notre Dame, Ind.
Singles competition
1. #11 Dennis Nevolo (ILL) def. #104 Casey Watt (ND) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
2. KU Singh (ILL) def. #71 Stephen Havens (ND) 2-6, 7-5, 6-1
3. #111 Johnny Hamui (ILL) vs. Daniel Stahl (ND) 6-7 (6-8), 7-6 (7-4), 2-1, unfinished
4. #121 Abe Souza (ILL) def. Greg Andrews (ND) 6-7 (3-7), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
5. Roy Kalmanovich (ILL) def. Samuel Keeton (ND) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Stephen Hoh (ILL) vs. #122 Tyler Davis (ND) 4-6, 7-6 (8-6), 3-2, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Dennis Nevolo/Johnny Hamui (ILL) def. #47 Tyler Davis/Stephen Havens (ND) 8-1
2. Niall Fitzgerald/Spencer Talmadge (ND) def. Abe Souza/Bruno Abdelnour (ILL) 8-3
3. Greg Andrews/Casey Watt (ND) def. Brian Alden/Stephen Hoh (ILL) 9-7
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,5,1,4)
Notre Dame (2-2); National ranking #36
Illinois (2-1); National ranking #16
Second round of ITA National Team Indoor Championships


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Say What? The Perils of Dress
Colleague B: Those are great tights. They're very baroque.
Colleague C: Those are very striking tights. Of course, you young people can wear that kind of thing.
Self: I will stand behind the lectern during the entire class in order not to distract students with my tights.
Stranger on the street: "Your outfit is absolutely beautiful!"
Self: Thanks nice stranger.
Stranger on the street continues: "You look just like Snow White!"
Self, internally: WTF?! will dress cause students to regress to childhood during review for midterm?
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May 2015
ECOLAB Inc, the global leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services, has been recognised with a Product of the Year Award from Environmental Leader magazine for its 3D Trasar CIP (Clean-in-Place) technology. 3D Trasar CIP is an integrated programme that utilises advanced sensors, cleaning chemistries and analytical software, combined with Ecolab CIP expertise and service, to provide in-depth visibility into the critical factors that drive efficient, safe and effective CIP processes in food and beverage processing plants.
"The complexity of food processing results in large amounts of data that can be difficult for companies to analyse and quickly act upon," said Nels Anderson, Ecolab global marketing platform leader for 3D Trasar CIP. "The 3D Trasar CIP programme provides actionable insight to help optimise cleaning processes and protect food safety and quality. By pairing 3D Trasar technology with Ecolab's analytical and service teams, we accelerate our customers' ability to detect and correct CIP operational issues."
3D Trasar CIP technology utilises advanced sensors to monitor traced chemistry in CIP systems and detect system variances. Ecolab experts then work with customers to determine the corrective actions needed to improve CIP operational efficiency, enhance productivity and help ensure safe, high-quality food.
The Product of the Year recognition from Environmental Leader was awarded by a panel of independent judges that evaluated products based on their innovative approach, impact on the industry and novel innovation integral to the product offering.
One member of the judging panel commented, "The data presented is extremely powerful, notably the table showing individual wash performances, and actually shows the financial savings potential broken down into individual parameters. Hats off to Ecolab for acknowledging that most business people want to know what the monetary numbers are as well as gallons of water and downtime reduced. Looking at the potential savings across the different parameters measured, it's obvious the potential across the entire food processing industry is huge."
"This award is a testament to the transformational power we can provide our customers to improve their operations when we combine information, technology and our people to help them take action," said Jill Wyant, Ecolab executive vice president and president, food and beverage. "It is an honour to be recognised as a leader in helping the food and beverage industry achieve both environmental and economic progress."
This year's Environmental Leader Product of the Year submissions encompassed dozens of innovative products and projects from a variety of top companies.
Ecolab had 2014 sales of $14 billion and 47,000 associates.


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Rochester, Minn. — Health plan options through MNsure, the state's insurance exchange, vary across Minnesota.
In some parts of the state, people can choose from numerous health plans with a variety of price tags. But in southeastern Minnesota, Rochester stands as the one part of the state where prices are high and options are few.
Now, many Rochester residents are starting to realize how being home to the Mayo Clinic affects health care costs across the region.


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Goodbye Sauced! What's next for this Mercer Village spot?
Conner Hendricks, Contributing Writer
January 30, 2020
The new restaurant will serve all of Sauced's pizza recipes, but will likely have a more simplified menu.
2020 vision: President Underwood reflects on his time at Mercer and plans for the new decade
Natalie Yaeger, Lead News Writer
January 29, 2020
Making more of these fond memories at Mercer and having students change the world is Underwood's main goal looking into the new decade. "I want Mercer to keep doing more of what it is doing," he said. "I want us to continue to do what we're doing but even better. We have come so far in the level of student achievement that I hope to continue that. Mercer is Mercer because of its students. I can't wait to see what all they accomplish."
Stories with Mercer basketball's Desmond Ringer: Inside the Den
January 24, 2017
The Cluster's sports podcast, Inside the Den, is scheduled to record weekly on our Facebook Live. Hayes Rule and Justin Baxley host the show that will feature interviews with Mercer student athletes. Learn more about Mercer's athletes off the field/court by watching the podcast live each week and participating...
Bears fall short 70-68 against Chattanooga
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
January 14, 2017
As Stephon Jelks laid in an uncontested shot as the buzzer sounded, it was the least excited he'd been all game. After an action-packed final minutes -- including back-to-back reviews on inbound plays -- Jelks scored Mercer's 68th point of the game, knowing it was useless at that point. The Bears...
Bears drop season opener after late-game field goal
Hayes Rule, Social Media Editor
September 1, 2016
In three outings, Mercer football has lost to The Citadel three times by a combined total of five points. The Bears (0-1, 0-1) dropped their season opener Thursday to No. 15 The Citadel (1-0, 1-0) 24-23 after the Bulldogs' Cody Clark kicked a 35-yard field goal with 2:20 remaining. The score ...
Cluster Sports Podcast (Episode 2)
September 25, 2015
This is the second episode of the Cluster Sports Podcast. Hayes and Justin prepare you for the NFL and College football week ahead. With updates on injuries and thoughts on hot topics from around the football world. Also they offer up their picks for the key games of the week....
Lasting concussions continue to arise among high school, collegiate athletics
Bryson Jones
January 25, 2012
One of the hottest topics in the NCAA right now is concussions. According to a study done by the University of Pittsburgh, over 300,000 sports-related concussions occur annually, and the likelihood of suffering a concussion while playing a contact sport is estimated to be as high as 19 percent per year...
Defense proves crucial in NCAA, in NFL playoffs
Matt Williams
January 25, 2012
Defense wins championships–at least so far in 2012. Consider what was eventually the national championship game, LSU vs. Alabama, back on November 5. The final score was 9-6 in favor of LSU…after overtime. Fast forward to January 9, and the game was won handily by Alabama 21-0. The Crimson Tide proved that...
Viva la Sport!
Garret McDowell
November 2, 2011
Despite an age where more college students are participating in athletics than ever, the NCAA has stopped protecting them and their best interests. The NCAA has failed student-athletes everywhere. Gone is the age where classes and coursework came first, and in its place excused absences for game days...
Playoff scenario in NCAA
Garret McDowell
September 21, 2011
So with the face of college football set to drastically change in the coming days, the time for a playoff is more readily apparent than ever. Those who want the BCS gone can finally yell for the destruction of the powerful bowl complex. However, what method of playoff seems best? There are many ideas, so I...
NCAA power conference could put end to BCS
Garret McDowell
September 7, 2011
With the departure of Texas A&M from the Big 12 currently in the news, the proposed SEC super conference is enough to begin the always-favored talk of the demise of the BCS. Even if just one team enters the Southeastern Conference, it would throw another wrench in the supposed balance of power and...
Scholarships funneled to wrestling club from general admissions funds
March 30, 2011
[box border="full"]Mercer's admissions office has been giving out scholarships to members of the school's wrestling club for the past four years from a discretionary pool of funds traditionally set aside for merit and need-based financial aid, a Cluster investigation has revealed.[/box] Admissio...


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Welcome to this week's review of notable instances of transit, place and culture as rendered in anime currently broadcast in Japan and simulcast internationally via the web. For a detailed outline of the approach, please refer to the explanation in the inaugural issue. Links to streaming sources are included when available, though not all may have current episode available at the time this column is published.
Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil
(ウィザード・バリスターズ〜弁魔士セシル Wizādo Barisutāzu – Benmashi Seshiru)
Watch: Crunchyroll
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@shira_ry made a pilgrimage to multiple Tokyo locations covering Episode 7 through Episode 12.
Episode 12
Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー)
This cut, a local cheap eats meeting place presumably in the Shitamachi part of town, along with the cuts of subway commuters and Ameyoko shoppers that follow, are what I had hoped we'd gotten to see more of in Wizard Barristers. This part of Tokyo, away from the wealthy high-rise districts, has wonderfully rich and colorful street life that is a real joy to experience on foot.
Ameya-Yokochō (アメヤ横丁)
Tokudai-ji (徳大寺)
World Conquest Zvezda Plot
(世界征服 ~謀略のズヴィズダー~ Sekai Seifuku: Bōryaku no Zvezda)
Watch: Crunchyroll • Daisuki
Episode 11
Tama Toshi Monorail Line (多摩都市モノレール線)
Elevated pedestrian plaza connecting Tachikawa Station (立川駅) and Tachikawa-Kita Station (立川北駅)
Saki: The Nationals
(咲-Saki-全国編 Saki: Zenkoku-hen)
Watch: Crunchyroll
Episode 13
In a flashback, the Miyamori team waits on a train platform on their trip to Tokyo.
Achiga hits the subway for a night out on the town.
Wake Up, Girls!
Watch: Crunchyroll
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@ye_bi_su made a pilgrimage to Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture covering Episode 5 and Episodes 6 through 8 and, most significantly, to Kesennuma for Episode 9. He describes at length the state of earthquake and tsunami recovery in Kesennuma, and compares the events with his own experience of the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake.
@karora111 has been making pilgrimages throughout the season, but only recently popped up on my radar. Since his posts jump from place to place and aren't organized by episode, I'll just give you the links:
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Ren
(中二病でも恋がしたい!戀 Chūnibyō Demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren)
Watch: Crunchyroll
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@seki_saima published a substantial update to his Season 2 pilgrimage itinerary—nearly the entire season of Shiga Prefecture locations as one batch.
@darkflame_esper made a pilgrimage to Ōtsu and other locations in Shiga Prefecture, covering a representative sample of shots from both seasons of the show.
(のうりん Nōrin)
Watch: Funimation
Fan Pilgrimage Update
@darkflame_esper made a pilgrimage to Minokamo and the village of Aioi in Gujō (both Gifu Prefecture) for the OP, Episode 11 and Episode 12.
Special Items
The Fukui Shimbun ran an article describing the expectation of pop culture tourism to Mikuni, a former village now absorbed by Sakai, Fukui Prefecture for the summer scheduled P.A. Works production Glass Lip.
@kbt_tigers1985 has more coverage of the return of the "Haruhi Clock" at Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station.
@sky_dj_ (post) and @kbt_tigers1985 (post) made pilgrimages to Mikuni in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture for the first PV of Glass Lip.
@R_ada_cchi made a pilgrimage to the Kamo River and Lake Biwa canal in Kyoto for the PV to upcoming film Tamako Love Story, the sequel to the Tamako Market series.
@yomikatajiyu made a pilgrimage to Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture for the PV of Bokura wa Minna Kawai-Sō. In this archive is a listing of multiple pre-broadcast pilgrimages over the past several years based on the manga source material.
@darkflame_esper made a pilgrimage to Shinjuku Gyoen and Sendagaya Station in Tokyo for the Makoto Shinkai film Kotonoha no Niwa (Garden of Words).
@ssslocation made a pilgrimage to Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo for selector infected WIXOSS.
@habusan produced a composite map of pilgrimage locations for Nagi no Asukara based on exploration by several other bloggers.
@paffue posted the second part of his pilgrimage to Fushimi Inari Taisha and an additional post covering Keage Station and vicinity (all Kyoto) for Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.
@darkflame_esper (post) and @R_ada_cchi (post 1, 2 and 3) made pilgrimages to Fushimi Inari Taisha for Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.
@sky_dj_ made a pilgrimage to Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture for the final episode of Golden Time.
@rimatai made a pilgrimage to Kōriyama, Aizu-Kawaguchi Station in Kaneyama, and Aizuwakamatsu (all Fukushima Prefecture) for Mikakunin de Shinkōkei.
@tianlangxing made a pilgrimage to multiple locations for Tokyo Ravens.
@Roan_Inish made a return pilgrimage to the school in Ogawa, Saitama Prefecture to capture the cherry blossoms from the OP to Non Non Biyori.
@lidges made a pilgrimage to Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture for Aoki Hagane no Arupejio -Ars Nova-.
@darkflame_esper made a pilgrimage to Takayama, Gifu Prefecture for Hyōka.
@cairn_07 made a pilgrimage to Lake Hamana in Shizuoka Prefecture for Saki Achiga-hen episode of Side-A.
@Roan_Inish made a pilgrimage to Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture for Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
@paffue made a pilgrimage to Okinawa for Fresh Pretty Cure!


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Nintendo Switch owners can now play Mario Kart with a cardboard motorbike.
A free software update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has made the racing game compatible with Nintendo Labo, the cardboard Switch accessory kit released earlier this year.
Read more: Nintendo Labo: Vehicle Kit
Players are now able to select the Labo's Toy-Con Motorbike controller on the game's main menu, either playing on their Switch in TV mode or inserting the console directly into the Motorbike dashboard for racing on the move.
Outside the box
Nintendo Labo is one of the quirker peripherals currently available for the Switch.
While the Labo boasts a number of DIY creations such as fishing rods, giant robot suits and a makeshift piano, the Toy-Con Motorbike clearly has the most potential for use across other titles.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the first Nintendo game to get compatibility with Labo's 'hardware', although Nintendo has said more titles will follow – and we can't imagine it not adding Labo support for Team Sonic Racing when that launches later in the year.


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Rock Patrol Tour - Day 8
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Got up and just pottered around till 10 when we got the bus to the airport. Was sitting waiting to board the plane and I thought, let me have a little look at my pictures. I nearly had a heart attack when I couldn't find my camera! I had left it in the computer room at the hostel!!! Ahhh, I called them and they said they had the camera and they would post it to me. I was so happy, I was going into panic mode!! Ha ha, trust me!!!
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So just how much will it set you back by? The car comes priced at Rs 58.9 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi).
Commenting on the introduction of the vehicle Mr.Debashis Mitra, Director- Sales & Marketing Mercedes-Benz India said, 'The R-350CDI CDI 4MATIC is the latest addition to the successful Mercedes-Benz R-class stable. We are sure that the diesel variant of this crossover model will be an attractive proposition for our valuable customers. The car has 7G-TRONIC with 4WD transmission with a mileage of 11.25 kmpl.'


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Local officials congratulate themselves for…doing their job.
Well the good news is we are getting more bicycle infastructure.
This in from the dailynews:
"With one last dash of paint, New York became the self-proclaimed "bike capital of the nation" Wednesday.
City leaders gathered on the Grand Concourse in the Bronx to paint the final stretch of a 200-mile, three-year bike lane expansion that nearly doubled the number of bike-lane miles across the car-packed five boroughs.
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BFM Business Date d'ajout: 30/11/2017 Description: Le constructeur tricolore voudrait réclamer plusieurs centaines de millions d'euros à GM, qu'il accuse de l'avoir induit en erreur sur les émissions de CO2 d'Opel . "Nous leur avons fourni des informations substantielles", a-t-il toutefois indiqué. Citi note aussi qu'Opel représente "un fardeau considérable" en matière de respect des règles sur le CO2 et que, selon ses calculs, le groupe dans son ensemble est le plus durement touché par ... Lire la suite »
Profits fall at Greene King chain
PUB Group Greene King warned of toughening market conditions in the United Kingdom pub trade after it revealed an eight per cent drop in half-year profits. The stock decreased 2.78% or GBX 15 during the last trading session, reaching GBX 525. 3,040,330 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,340,000. Lire la suite »
$0.39 EPS Expected for American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) This Quarter
The 1 year EPS growth rate is 45.10%. About 562,329 shares traded. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 129,811 shares of the apparel retailer's stock valued at $1,974,000 after buying an additional 7,170 shares during the period. Lire la suite »
La croissance ralentit, mais reste supérieure aux attentes — Canada
La croissance du produit intérieur brut (PIB) s'est néanmoins rapprochée du consensus moyen des économistes qui tablaient sur une augmentation de 1,6%. Dans le budget du gouvernement pour 2017, la croissance du PIB est projetée à 3,2%. L'agriculture du pays a subi une baisse de 12,9% au troisième trimestre. Lire la suite »
CAF To Assist Nigeria, Other Africa World Cup Reps With $500k Each
In addition, CAF will provide each African representative with "fieldwiz" equipment, a technological device and physical performance measuring tool for outdoor team sports players. Morocco find themselves in Group B , which also contains Portugal, Spain and Iran. Tunisia have England, Belgium and Panama to battle in Group G , while Senegal , who are set to return to the global showpiece for the first time since debuting in 2002, will square off against Poland, Colombia and Japan in ... Lire la suite »
Uber paid $100000 to hackers to keep breach under wraps
The lawsuit now names an Alberta woman who was affected by the data breach as the plaintiff, although she seeks to have the class action certified to include a broader number of people. "The public will want to know how there could be this catastrophic breach of personal data security". Uber is yet to file a statement of defence against the lawsuit. Lire la suite »
'The Shape Of Water' Named Palm Springs Fest Vanguard Award Winner
Miles Dale. "Guillermo del Toro is a master storyteller, whose boundless imagination has crafted a visually dazzling fable with The Shape of Water ", said Festival Chairman Harold Matzner. " La La Land " received the Vanguard Award this year. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where lonely, yet engaging Elisa (Sally Hawkins ) works, her life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer ) discover a secret classified experiment on the "Asset"-think " ... Lire la suite »
Today Analysts Focus on Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK), Square, Inc. (SQ)
BMO Capital Markets maintained the shares of CHK in report on Friday, August 11 with "Hold" rating. The firm has "Outperform" rating by Robert W. Baird given on Tuesday, December 15. When we look at the Analyst Recommendations of the stock, the company has 3.47 rating given by Analysts where 1 stands for Strong Buy and 5 stands for Strong Sell. Lire la suite »
Michigan's minimum wage to increase 35 cents on January 1
The increase is the final one laid out in the Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2014. If you work 40 hours a week at minimum wage all year long, you can expect to make an extra $728, before taxes, in 2018. Tipped employees may be paid 38 percent of the state's minimum wage. The training wage remains at $4.25 an hour for newly hired employees aged 16 to 19 for the first 90 days of employment. Lire la suite »
Berenberg Bank Reiterates Hold Rating for HSBC (HSBA)
Insiders bought a total of 17,058 shares of company stock valued at $12,638,772 in the last ninety days. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of HSBC by 0.7% in the third quarter. BidaskClub lowered shares of HSBC from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 1st. (The) set a GBX 790 ($10.39) price objective on shares of HSBC Holdings plc and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 11th. Lire la suite »
Pivoting Stocks- Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) a Drug Manufacturers - Major Company
The firm is expected to issue its next quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, January 30th. Medtronic had 74 analyst reports since August 10, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The shares were sold at an average price of $34.00, for a total transaction of $6,703,712.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 145,649 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,097,715. Lire la suite »
Analytical Overview of HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ)
This buyback authorization permits the technology company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Typically, the CCI oscillates above and below a zero line. Since its inception, RSI has remained very popular with traders and investors. Moving average strategies are also popular and can be tailored to any time frame, suiting both long term investors and short-term traders. Lire la suite »
Worth Watching Stock Spirit Airlines, Inc. (SAVE)
Victory Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in Spirit Airlines during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $142,000. Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. For the next financial year, analysts anticipate that the firm will report sales of $3.19 billion per share, with estimates ranging from $3.15 billion to $3.24 billion. Lire la suite »
Could Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) Decline After Today's Big Increase?
Murphy Oil Corporation (Murphy) is an oil and gas exploration and production company. Parametric Assocs Ltd has invested 0.04% in Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE: MUR ). Murphy Oil Corporation's payout ratio is now -196.08%. Advisor Group Inc. now owns 4,071 shares of the oil and gas producer's stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Lire la suite »
Share Buyback Program Declared by Western Digital (WDC) Board
It has outperformed by 109.15% the S&P500. Central Asset Investments & Management Holdings Hk Ltd increased its stake in Western Digital Corp (WDC) by 2589.76% based on its latest 2017Q2 regulatory filing with the SEC. Meiji Yasuda Asset Mngmt reported 0.07% stake. Guyasuta Advisors Incorporated has invested 0.03% in Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ:WDC). Chicago Equity Partners LLC now owns 13,615 shares of the data storage provider's stock worth $1,124,000 after buying an additional ... Lire la suite »
AAA urges drivers to secure Christmas trees
Somerville says the industry can be tough; many farmers struggle to pass on their business to younger family members. The shortage could have meant raising prices, turning away longtime customers and losing ground to a Christmas rival: the artificial tree. Lire la suite »
TJX Companies Inc (TJX) Position Boosted by East Coast Asset Management LLC
Its last month's stock price volatility remained 2.39% which for the week stands at 2.17%. TJX Companies now has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $81.50. (NYSE:TJX). Wilbanks Smith Thomas Asset Mngmt Limited Liability Co has 0.02% invested in The TJX Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TJX) last session's volume of 6.28 million shares was higher than its average volume of 4.04 million shares. Lire la suite »
FCA Sales Dipped 4 Percent Last Month
Ford F-Series saw its best November results since 2001 with 72,769 pickups sold, according to the auto maker's November report. "Strong customer demand for Motor Trend's new Truck of the Year drove F-Series sales past the 70,000 mark last month, a November number achieved just three other times in history", said Mark LaNeve, FMC U.S. Lire la suite »
Analyzing the Insider Data for QUALCOMM Incorporated (QCOM)
Maverick Capital Limited accumulated 2.64% or 3.81M shares. Analysts await QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM ) to report earnings on January, 24. It turned negative, as 89 investors sold QCOM shares while 481 reduced holdings. FNY Partners Fund LP grew its position in shares of QUALCOMM by 102.0% during the 2nd quarter. Lire la suite »
Wall Street Stock Recommendations: Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM), General Mills, Inc. (GIS)
The Company is engaged in in-house acquisition, portfolio management, asset management, credit research, real estate research, legal, finance and accounting, information technology and capital markets capabilities. 206,481 shares of the company's stock were exchanged. Realty Income Corporation (NYSE:O) has declined 8.21% since December 1, 2016 and is downtrending. Lire la suite »
Brown Advisory Inc. Decreases Holdings in iShares Russell 1000 Value Index (IWD)
This ratio is calculated by dividing the current share price by the book value per share. Similarly, Price to cash flow ratio is another helpful ratio in determining a company's value. The Gross Margin score lands on a scale from 1 to 100 where a score of 1 would be considered positive, and a score of 100 would be seen as negative. Lire la suite »
Woman Says She Was Barred From McDonald's Unless She Removed Hijab
The woman, who has been living in the United Kingdom all her life and claims she has previously never been asked to remove her hijab, replied: "It's not just a matter of taking it off". "The friend I was with was shocked and scared, and said it was a risky situation", the victim told reporters when discussing how she felt about the whole ordeal. Lire la suite »
Toys R Us to close a quarter of United Kingdom stores
While at the time, the firm insisted that its United Kingdom stores were safe, the company is preparing to launch a process called a company voluntary agreement to renegotiate debts owed by the company to its landlords as early as next week, which will require the approval of 75 per cent of its creditors. Lire la suite »
Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) Reports Decline in Sellers; Strong Momentum for Longs
Checking the amount of enthusiasm that Wall Street analysts hold for a particular stock is crucial when thinking about entering a position. Five analysts have provided estimates for Nektar Therapeutics' earnings, with estimates ranging from ($0.54) to ($0.28). Lire la suite »
Project Veritas' Fundraising Privileges at Risk in New York, AG says
Project Veritas, the conservative Mamaroneck-based charity known for trying to discredit journalists and left-leaning organizations through hidden-camera stings, could be at risk of losing its ability to raise money in NY. The state Attorney General's Office regulates charities in NY, including Project Veritas. For example, despite claiming on its uniform registration statement that none of its officers had been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, O'Keefe pleaded guilty in 2010 to ... Lire la suite »


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Ecosystem-based adaptation in marine ecosystems of tropical Oceania in response to climate change
Tropical Oceania, including Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia and northern Australia, is one of the most biodiverse regions of the world. Climate change impacts have already occurred in the region and will become one of the greatest threats to biodiversity and people. Climate projections indicate that sea...


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Domestic lifts manufacturer Stiltz Lifts unveiled the brand new Stiltz Trio+ HomeLift to dealers at its first-ever trade product launch last week.
The event, held at the impressive Stanbrook Abbey – a former 16th century monastery near Worcester – gave specialist mobility companies, who were attended from all over the UK and Ireland, the opportunity to see this ground-breaking addition to the Stiltz range of unique home lifts.
The Stiltz Trio+ HomeLift has been designed to take a full-sized wheelchair or up to three people. The modern design encompasses both practicality and style, to give a contemporary, elegant look.
The new Trio lift has undergone extensive testing and will fully comply with BS 5900:2012 powered homelifts along with BS EN 81-41 accreditation. There is the option of an automatic door available to allow for ease of entering and exiting the lift car and a gently-angled ramp for easier wheelchair level access. The car body has also been specifically designed for wheelchair users with wider entry and exit points. The overall footprint is just 1040mm x 1378mm.
The Trio+ will enable trade dealers to offer the product to the consumer market, Local Authority and Disabled Facilities Grant-funded lifts, the latter two according to figures from the Lift & Escalator Industry Association (LEIA), provide funding for around 2,000 wheelchair lifts per year.
As with all Stiltz HomeLifts, the new product can be installed in less than a day with no load bearing walls or hydraulics required. The lift plugs straight into a normal domestic power socket using minimal power as it travels quietly between floors on self-supporting rails which are discreetly recessed between the slightly wider entrance/exit. The uniqie thru-car option allows entry and exit from opposite sides giving greater flexibility when choosing a location for the lift.
The car of the Trio+ is designed in a stylish aluminium casing with a clear body, which helps it blend seamlessly into customers' homes. The more compact Stiltz Duo+ HomeLift also showcased at the launch event, shares the same new aluminium coating.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of domestic lifts manufacturing group Stiltz, which includes home lift brand Lifton, Mike Lord says the new products offer potential trade partners huge opportunities to make their businesses more profitable with free installation training also available at its headquarters in Kingswinford, West Midlands.
Mike explained dealers can make the same profit from selling one Stiltz HomeLift as they currently do from selling 20 stairlifts with service and maintenance contracts included. A Stiltz HomeLift also gives trade dealers the chance to offer a product designed to appeal to a younger section of the mobility market. A typical Stiltz HomeLift customer is aged 55 compared to an average age of 72 for a stairlift customer.
In addition to the presentation by Mike, the audience heard from Chief Commercial Officer, Lachlan Faulkner and UK Trade Sales Director, Gino Farruggio. A special three-course dinner in the stunning former chapel in the evening was followed by an inspirational after-dinner speech from former British Army corporal Josh Boggi, a triple amputee Invictus Games athlete who as well as being a Stiltz customer, acts as brand ambassador for the company. There was also a casino night to raise money for British military charity, Help for Heroes.
Mike Lord said: "I would like to thank all the trade dealers who attended our first-ever product launch. We hope now they have seen the new products they understand why we were so thrilled to be showcasing our unique range of home lifts to them.
"We look forward to working with them in making potential customers aware of what a life changing solution the new Trio+ can be for wheelchair users, while the new, compact and elegant Duo+ can help customers remain more independent and live a full life in the home they love.
"Stiltz are making plenty of noise in the assisted living sector and we look forward to welcoming new trade dealers along on our journey. Together we can grow the market share and make the Stiltz name synonymous with stylish and discreet assisted living."


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Category Archives: depression
A bit of an update
I knew it had been a while since I updated this blog, but I hadn't realized it had been four months. Sorry, everyone. I've been meaning to write for a while now, but every time I tried, something else would come up, or I'd realize I didn't really have anything interesting to say, or I would have a great goal for the next day, so I would want to wait and write about whatever marvelous thing it was that I was sure to do.
Now I'm forcing myself to write something because four months is way too long to go without writing something.
So far, I've failed almost every one of my goals for the year. I haven't been writing every day. I haven't even thought about writing every day. I haven't added any fruits/veggies to my meals, at least not on a regular basis. I haven't started exercising, at least not for more than a week at a time, and that only happened one week. I've technically lost 2 pounds since the start of the year, so I guess that sort of counts as a step in the right direction.
Really, the only goal I'm actually making progress with is my reading goal, which is 30 books this year. So far I've read 11. Three have been New Adult books, which means I'm ⅗ of the way to that goal. I'm reading my first of what I hope to be five non-fiction books. I actually bought 25 books at a library book sale this past weekend (and it only cost me $11!), 5 of which are non-fiction. I'm reading the first one now, a book called "Quarterlife Crisis." It's not as helpful as I was hoping it would be, but it's nice to read about other people's problems and know I'm not alone in thinking my twenties aren't the best time of my life.
I also got four books on depression. This isn't the same as getting help, which was another one of my goals, but I'm hoping they will still help a little bit. One of the reasons I'm hesitant to get actual help is because I'm not going to have this job (or therefore the insurance) after, like, June (maybe September since I think I'm covered through the year), and I'm hesitant to start something I won't be able to continue.
As you all can probably tell from that last paragraph, I haven't been feeling much better lately. In fact, this was a hard weekend for me. I did my taxes (first time on my own! Well, with only a program and my boyfriend, but still – progress!), and I was looking through old credit card statements and found a charge for the Kroger down the street from my parents' house. And I started to cry. And I was sad all day over that fact, and I got teary and choked up when I was trying to tell my mom about how silly I was being.
I really hate living in Virginia. I love the area, but I hate being this far away from my parents. My parents are my best friends, and I hate that I can't see them all the time. I knew moving out would be hard, and part of why I wanted to move to Virginia in the first place was because I was afraid if I didn' get a job far away I would just live with my parents forever, but I didn't expect it to be this hard. I thought it would be like when I went away to college – that saying goodbye would suck but then I would be happy the rest of the time.
But it's not. I hate my job, which is a huge part of it. I never should have gone into teaching. Everyone who knows me said this was a stupid decision. I hate kids. I mumble when I speak because I don't have the confidence to speak slowly and clearly. I don't have the confidence to tell kids to shut up at and listen to me, at least not in a way that would have them actually listen. And worst of all – I can't teach. I have no idea how to teach people anything. I thought college would help with that, but it didn't, and now I feel even worse than last semester because now I have kids who are actually trying, and they deserve so much better than what I'm able to give them.
The good news is that there are only 9.5 weeks of school left until the end of the semester. I'm just about ¾ of the way through with this nightmare. I'll still probably be trapped in Virginia for another year, maybe more (until my boyfriend finds a Latin teaching job in Georgia), and I'm not sure how we'll make it work without my salary. I don't want to find another job because then I wouldn't have the vacation time to go and visit my parents like I can now, which still isn't enough, but I'm afraid if I don't find a job then we won't be able to afford living here.
Every time I try to think about the past or the future, I get sad and my head hurts, and I feel like my brain is running in circles through a dense fog. But I can't even really think about the present, either, because that is so upsetting, as well. My hope is that Camp NaNo, which starts in about five hours, will help me focus my mind on something else. So far I haven't had the greatest success planning for this, but maybe something will come of it.
How have the rest of you been? Anyone doing Camp NaNo?
Dreams, backup plans, and a confession
It's been two months since my last update. Sorry about that. Between finding an apartment, moving ten hours from home, and starting school, it's been a very hectic two months. I can't even believe it's only been two months. I feel like I've been doing this forever. At the same time, I feel like I've just started.
But I'm babbling. I should start at the beginning.
Our apartment is nice. We're paying way too much for it when I think about what we could have gotten in Georgia for this money, but it's not horrible, especially since my boyfriend and I are both working full time. We haven't seen our first paycheck yet, so we've been living off brand new credit cards with zero interest until November of next year. Yay credit cards.
The teachers I work with are also nice. Exceptionally nice, actually. My mentor is super helpful, and she always listens when I complain about things and offers advice. She shows me how to do everything I need to do, which is awesome because most of the time I feel silly asking for help. And then there's the teacher whose room I'm in fourth block. See, I don't have my own classroom, so I float between three classes. Since I end in this one teacher's room, I generally stay there while I prepare for the next day. She listens to me and the other new teachers rant about our day, and she offers advice and words of comfort. I don't know what I'd do without her.
So I like my apartment and my colleagues. I just hate my job. I spend way too many hours thinking of ways I can get myself fired, since I can't quit because I'm signed with them for a year. I would never actually do something to get fired, but it's still nice to think about. I'm just not cut out for this. I thought I was, but I'm not. The kids are out of control, and I don't know how to fix it. It's not fair to the few kids who are actually trying to learn, and I know that. They deserve better. I'm just not sure I'm capable of being better. I'm going to try to write more people up this week, but if that doesn't work then I don't know what I'll do.
I think my biggest problem is that I don't really want to be a teacher. I never did. Whenever someone asked what I planned on doing with an English degree and suggested teaching, I would laugh at them and say no. Hell no. Because I have no patience. I can't explain anything to anyone. I hate people, especially children. Especially stupid children. So why did I end up as a teacher, you ask? Funny story.
It started in 2010. I graduated a year early from college and returned home, to my parents' house. I had no job, but I wasn't concerned yet. I thought I had time. And then I couldn't find an editing job, mostly because I didn't know where to look for them. I also couldn't find a job doing anything else. I applied to gas stations, coffee shops, restaurants, and smoothie shops. I couldn't find a job. I eventually ended up working for my mother as a school photographer. I made $9 an hour, which works out to about $10,000 a year since it was seasonal work. Not enough to move out on, especially since my boyfriend was in college still and didn't have a job either. So I stayed with my parents, hating my job and my life because I felt like a failure.
There are several reasons why I started thinking about teaching then. Part of it was because my boyfriend was going to school to be a teacher, and I liked the sound of the classes he was taking. Part of it, a bigger part, was because I was already in schools every day. I figured if I was going to be around kids all the time anyway, I might as well be a teacher, where I'd make more money, have a respectable sounding job, and still have summers and weekends off. Plus I could get my Master's and still use my English degree. I liked that my first degree wouldn't be useless, that I could pretend it was just a stepping stone to my new goal. I still didn't know anything about teaching, but I figured that was what grad school was for.
Except it turns out I was wrong. Very wrong. You don't go to grad school to learn how to be a teacher. You go to grad school to talk about teaching-related issues like standardized testing and the Common Core standards. I learned how to write lesson plans but not how to help children learn when they don't already know the material and can't learn by simply taking down notes. I didn't learn how to manage a classroom. I didn't learn what to do when I have 15-year-old students who think "sleepy" is a verb and don't know how to count five or seven syllables in a haiku.
I don't know how to be a teacher, and my kids are out of control, and I'm losing my mind trying to fix it. I want to be better, but I also just want to curl up in a ball and cry and never go to school again. This wasn't my dream. My dream was to be a writer. Ever since I was six, I wanted to write for a living, but I knew a I needed a practical goal. So I tried editing. Not novel editing. Just copy editing. I wanted to edit grammar. But I couldn't do that. And I couldn't find a job at a coffee shop or anything. So I turned to teaching.
Let me tell you something – teaching should never be a backup plan. This isn't a job you can do when your heart's not really in it. Well, I guess for some people it is, but not for me. I started realizing this was the wrong choice last semester. My boyfriend would get all excited when Latin teachers followed him on Twitter. Most of his Twitter feed comes from fellow Latin teachers, actually. Mine isn't filled with teachers. It's filled with writers. That's what I want to do. I thought I could teach to make an income and then write in my spare time, but it turns out I don't really have that much free time, and what time I do have is spent freaking out and trying to postpone what feels like an inevitable heart attack, stroke, or nervous breakdown.
My chest hurts all the time, like someone of my height/weight (which, trust me, is quite large) is standing on it. Or like there's a rubber band around it at all times, stopping my lungs and heart from moving properly. My head generally feels like someone's squeezing it. I'm worried all the time. I haven't had any fingernails since the move, another sign I'm freaking out. I've been eating like crap, worse than usual. I've done like 15 minutes of exercise since school started 3 weeks ago. Every single night I have at least one dream that involves school in some way. I wake up at least once a night, sometimes more. I'm tired all the time. I can't remember the last time I was excited about something. Even this apartment and the cold weather and the Starbucks salted caramel mocha frappuccinos aren't doing it for me. They make me smile a little, but that's about it.
Hell, even the thought of NaNo isn't making me happy. I'm just worried I won't have time to do it, and I can't work up any enthusiasm for any of my novel ideas, not even the new one that sounded like so much fun back in early July. It's like this move and this job has sucked all the joy from my life, and there wasn't even that much of it to begin with.
So, yeah, that's been my life for the past two months. I've started seriously wondering if I have depression, and at least six Internet tests say that I do, in fact, suffer from severe depression. When my health insurance starts in October, I think I'm going to try talking to someone. I've felt like a failure since I graduated college, but it's just gotten so much worse in the past couple months.
Sorry for the long, depressing blog post. How has everyone else been?


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Mr Middleton says: Thin out surplus seedlings early, before the roots get tangled, or you may injure those left behind.
MAY- 3rd WEEK
1. Thinning and Planting.- There will be much thinning out in May from sowings made in April. This operation is most important and should be done before the young plants get too crowded with their roots tangled together, and by their competition with each other weaken those which are left. Plant out crops from the seed bed and frames as necessary. If frost for the year seems to be over, some of the more tender crops, such as runner beans raised in frames, can be set out.
2. How is your plan working?- The garden should be getting nice and full, but there should still be room for a few later crops. To speak of the necessity for planting and sowing at different times is to emphasise the need for a plan. When no plan is being used it is fatally easy to put in a few extra rows of cabbage, cauliflowers, turnips, or whatever it is, and to leave no room for other essential crops.
3. Plant Out Lettuce.- Cos lettuce raised under glass may now be planted out. Allow 12 in. from plant to plant. Never allow lettuce seedlings to become crowded, as they grow soft and decay early. Some people like to use the thinnings as salads, but in so doing they rarely thin out the rows in good time and consequently those left fail to make good hearts.
4. Sow Maincrop Carrots and Beet.
5. More Sowing of Spinach.
6. Fertilize and Hoe.- A light sprinkling of general fertilizer may be given to crops now well established, particularly the earlier onions. Hoe frequently amongst the crops to work in the fertilizer and to keep down weeds which begin to grow apace at this time of the year. It is most important to destroy them as their competition is felt keenly by other plants. In the later stages they do not matter quite so much, provided they are not allowed to flower and produce seed.
7. Sow peas.
8. Attend to Fruit.
I was working in the garden until gone 10.00 this evening and in a short sleeved shirt! Amazing, no wind, warm sunshine and with the birds singing it was bliss!
More bad news l am afraid. I let my girls out when l got back from work at lunchtime only for the fox to wait until my back was turned. This time is was Bridgit, a beautiful black Maran type and a good layer so now we are down to 3 girls. So, this evening, l started to build an Ark, a covered run and house which can be moved around the garden. I think its the best solution. I am on the lookout for a couple of Buff Orpington's. We used to have these back in the UK. They are lovely hens. Either that or a couple more black Marans which are very good layers.
No real significant rain in months is making this a very difficult year for growing anything in the garden. Today the temperature is nudging 30c and the ground is baked dry. It will take about 24 hours of good rain to get the ground back to normal. Our water is metered and is expensive so l am installing a micro irrigation system in the veg plot. My potatoes were wilting and l realised they were dry as a bone under the plastic membrane. A good dousing soon got them looking healthy again.
In the greenhouse things are really going. I have a small confession to make…the cucumbers are not strictly my own…l bought them in as young plants. But look at them now!
So, l am off to do a rain dance and hope that, this time, its more than a passing shower! How is the weather affecting your gardens?


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Elvis Costello said once in a song that the meaning of life would be hidden in some trashy paperback novel. So…I keep looking. Kind of ridiculous, I know… but you never know.
Monthly Archives: May 2007
My Dirty Wow Wow… or the story of DooDoo Doggy
Thanks to the wondermous cuteoverload I discovered this wonderful book and contest which allows DooDoo his fifteen minutes of fame. So now without any further ado…. my dirty wow wow…
This is DooDoo Doggy he is about to turn 30 this year… and frankly, though cool, calm and collected on the outside- he is bit nervous about the whole thing. DooDoo was a present from my grandfather. He has held up fairly well… though he hasn't had ears in a long time and he has a few scars from surgery… oh and he doesn't really sit up anymore 🙂 He has been well loved and continues to travel about with me today.
Share the Love- Alice Band
Thanks to Shimelle and her wonderful suggestion for Sharing the Love I now have a loveley Alice Band. Yeahness!
A soundtrack of a life….
If your life were a soundtrack, what would the music be?
Here's how it works:
1. open your library (iTunes, winamp, media player, iPod)
2. put it on shuffle
3. press play
4. for every question, type the song that's playing
5. new question– press the next button
6. don't lie and try to pretend you're cool
This is mine:
Opening Credits:
Julia Dream- Pink Floyd Relics
Waking Up:
Mindscan- Dieselboy- System Upgrade
First Day At School:
You've Been Flirting Again- Bjork- Post
Falling in Love:
Nobody Wants to Know- Brian Perry- Intentionally
Breaking Up:
I Lie Still- Bitch and Animal- What's that Smell?
Newspaper- Various Artists- Hopelessly Devoted To You
Life's Okay:
Get it While You Can- Janis Joplin- Greatest Hits
Mental Breakdown:
Skinburns- Magnapop- Hot Boxing
Spit- Sepultura- Roots
Train Wreck- Sarah McLachlan- Bloom Remix Album
Getting Back Together:
Shopping- Barenaked Ladies- Everything to Everyone
Something Against You- Pixies- Surfer Rosa
Birth of a Child:
You Will Be Waiting- Barenaked Ladies- Maybe You Should Drive
Final Battle:
Birdhouse in Your Soul- They Might Be Giants- Flood
Death Scene:
Parakeet Protest Song- Danielle Howl- About to Burst
Funeral Song:
Blue Moon Revisited- Cowboys Junkies- The Trinity Sessions
End Credits:
Which Way to America- Living Color- Vivid
This was a fun to complete – made me revisit that feeling of junior high slumber parties when we would get out the Ouija Board.
In My Mind….
I continue to be fascinated with this idea of home and where it is…. Yesterday morning I happened upon one of my favorite songs that seemed to speak to me in such a perfect way…. So please forgive me… if I've up and gone to Carolina in mind. And there is indeed something quite special to me about the blue of a Carolina sky, the sweet creamy smell in the morning of grass and honeysuckle and the beauty of a full moon rising over the ocean or perhaps just a pear tree in a back yard.
A reminder…
My I.Q. by ani difranco
when I was four years old
they tried to test my I.Q.
they showed me a picture
of 3 oranges and a pear
they said,
which one is different?
it does not belong
they taught me different is wrong
but when I was 13 years old
I woke up one morning
thighs covered in blood
like a war
like a warning
that I live in a breakable takeable body
an ever-increasingly valuable body
that a woman had come in the night to replace me
deface me
my body is borrowed
yeah, I got it on loan
for the time in between my mom and some maggots
I don't need anyone to hold me
I can hold my own
I got highways for stretchmarks
see where I've grown
I sing sometimes
like my life is at stake
'cause you're only as loud
as the noises you make
I'm learning to laugh as hard
as I can listen
'cause silence
is violence
in women and poor people
if more people were screaming then I could relax
but a good brain ain't diddley
if you don't have the facts
we live in a breakable takeable world
an ever available possible world
and we can make music
like we can make do
genius is in a back beat
backseat to nothing if you're dancing
especially something stupid
like I.Q.
for every lie I unlearn
I learn something new
I sing sometimes for the war that I fight
'cause every tool is a weapon –
if you hold it right.


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Emergency Money Management
Households with flood damaged furnaces may be eligible for assistance
I read an article in the Minot Daily News this morning about a program to help lower income families replace flood damaged furnaces. This is great news! Just yesterday and friend was telling me about the new furnace they installed in their flooded home. We talked about the challenges of choosing the right one and the high cost of replacing a heating system.
So it is good news to hear Gov. Dalrymple is committing $5.6 million in federal funding to help low-income residents in Ward Co. with the prohibitive cost of a new furnace.
The program is a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security, Community Action Partnership - Minot Region and Ward County Social Services. The goal of the project is to install 90 percent efficient forced air furnaces to keep foundations heated over the winter.
To qualify, a household can earn up to 60 percent of the state median income for example; a household of one can have an adjusted gross income not exceeding $23,143; a household of two, $30,264; a household of three, $37,385; and a household of four, $44,506.
Applications are located at the Ward County Social Service office, at 400-22nd Avenue NW, Minot, during regular business hours, as well as online at (www.nd.gov/eforms/Doc/sfn00529.pdf), which can be completed and returned to the county office.
To read the full news article go to http://tinyurl.com/77xj84j
Putting Your Financial Puzzle Together After a Disaster
A newspaper reporter was in my office this morning asking questions about our Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit. We got to talking about what a crazy summer this has been and what the families with flood damaged home are going through. We agreed the families and the community are taking a substantial financial hit and putting the pieces back together will take time and effort.
After a disaster, you can think about putting the financial pieces of your life together in the same way you would approach solving a picture puzzle. The difference is you have never had to tackle this type of puzzle before. You can see there are many different pieces (preexisting financial situation, needs, availability of assistance programs and other options, strategies, etc.) but you don't know exactly where to start. You may not even know what all the pieces are. It is hard to tell how important each piece is or how it fits with others. As you work toward a "new normal," new strategies or solutions may emerge, adding hope but also presenting more challenges.
Following a disaster, you often do not have a clear picture of what life will look like when all the financial pieces are in place. In other words, you do not have a picture on a puzzle box to go by!
You need to start by examining each puzzle piece, one by one, to determine:
If it fits into your financial puzzle (if it's problem you need to solve or a solution to seek in your situation).
Where it fits.
What it could mean for your financial future.
Like the border of a puzzle, you need something to frame your financial picture. You should start with an assessment of where your finances are after the disaster. That assessment coupled with sound financial tools and strategies will be the frame or foundation that allows you to connect all the other financial puzzle pieces. Piece by piece you can re-build your financial picture
Documentation a Key to Financial Recovery after a Disaster
I talked with a colleague yesterday and heard of her family's ongoing recovery from flooding in their home. She commented, "I am amazed at all the decisions, forms, agencies and people we need to work with through this recovery. Every day I am calling someone or they are calling me for more information. It seems never ending." I asked her if she was documenting all that she is doing. She told me she tries but sometimes forgets or just doesn't have time.
Documentation is a key to recovery. You may think you will remember important conversations and details, but chances are you won't be able to remember all of them. Families who have had a home flooded are under a great deal of stress and remembering all the many details is tough.
Here are some tips for documenting during your recovery
A notebook and calendar are helpful tools.
Record the date of each entry and the crucial details of the conversation, appointments or meeting
Include actions to be taken or next steps and who will do them.
Record the complete name and contact information of the person and agency you are dealing with.
Here's an example:
August 27
3:30 p.m.: Contacted Peoples Natural Gas Co. (phone number), requested gas shut off as soon as possible. Spoke with Tony Hernandez in Customer Service-Ext 3. They expect to do within 24-48 hours. Call back Customer Service to confirm before going into home. Billing authorized to stop on June 18.
Toolkit Helps in Financial Recovery from Disaster
Who knew a couple years ago when NDSU Extension became involved with U of MN Extension in a project related to financial recovery after a disaster that we would be recovering from unprecedented flood related disasters this summer of 2011. And who would have guessed that my colleague in that project and fellow blogger, Lori Scharmer, Ward County Extension Agent, would be so uniquely qualified to play a key role in her community's recovery.
The Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit discusses strategies and provides tools that can help you move along the road towards financial recovery. The tools provided in this toolkit are designed to help families make decisions that are best for their family. This toolkit is designed so that those financially impacted by a disaster can utilize the individual units or use the entire toolkit as their situation requires.
There is both a North Dakota http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/tough-times/disaster-recovery/docs/financial-toolkit-ND.pdf and a Minnesota http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/tough-times/disaster-recovery/docs/financial-tookit-all.pdf version of the toolkit. The main difference is the resource listing at the end of the toolkit, which is state specific.
Lori Scharmer
Lori is part of the team that developed the Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit , providing tools for family financial recovery after a disaster. The Toolkit was developed through a partnership between NDSU Extension Service and University of Minnesota Extension. Lori is a graduate of NDSU with a BS degree in Home Management and Family Economics and a MS in Family Financial Planning.
Debra Pankow
Debra is part of the leadership and was the first chair of the eXtension Financial Security for All Community of Practice, an online community of over 300 professionals working to provide timely research and fact based, unbiased resources for consumers.
Protect Yourself From Unscrupulous Contractors
I received another call today from a Minot flood survivor who was unhappy with the work a contractor had done cleaning her flooded home. I asked if she had paid all the money agreed on, she had not but also said all the work had not been done. I asked if she had a written contract stating what work was to be done, she said no. I asked if the contractor had a North Dakota contractor's license, she said she didn't ask for it and he didn't offer that information. Hmmm . . .this doesn't sound good!
Unfortunately disasters attract con-artists from across the country. It's hard to imagine those who have gone through the disaster being taken advantage of but it is happening again and again. This is a time for homeowners beware. Here are some suggestions to protect yourself:
- Ask to see their ND Contractor's license, you can find a list of current licensed contractors at http://ag.nd.gov/Flood/documents/LicensedContractors.pdf
- Never let anyone begin working on your home or business without first establishing a written contract. Don't let anyone rush you into a deal.
- A good contract should include the contractor's name, business name, phone number and address. You can verify this information with the Attorney General's Office (http://www.ag.nd.gov/) if things don't seem to be adding up right.
- The contract should include a thorough description of the work to be completed, grade and quality of materials to be used, agreed-upon starting and completion dates, total cost, payment schedule, warranty limits and the contractor's signature.
- Make your first payment after the contract is established, and make your final payment when the work is completed to your satisfaction.
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|God babe this is such a worship classic. Honestly gotta say that the third bikini where you look like you're wrapped up like a present (which fits since you're a toy) is my favorite
|08:12, 21 September 2017
|Ah my!!! They're all soo great. I think like the last one that you pulled out. The way you teased that bikini was super hot. All American and all sexy and getting sexier.
|03:53, 15 March 2016
|The Fashion Shows continue to be my favorites! you get to see Blondie strutting into the room in fabulously skimpy bikinis and always awesome heels, then teasing with them and taking the bikini tops off, all the while saying just what we're thinking! Just amazing! And yes, I totally agreed with Blondie in terms of what the best/favorite one was. And when she talked about wearing that one to a pool party all I could think was "new top priority in life: get invited to pool party with Blondie Bennett!!!" Thank you Blondie!
|02:39, 25 September 2015
|@raynec thank u sweetie! i'm so happy my look turns you on! turns me on too! i love shiny outfits and taking them off. my latest fashion show videos have me in shiny bikinis! yes i'm going to be more more plastics. irrisistably fuckable! kiss, blondie
|22:01, 4 July 2015
|hello blondie, you are fucking hot as hell! i wish more woman are sooo like you. i love your skinny body with this inflated funbags. one word - yummi! your awesome suckable lips and amazing lovely face and voice. a dream of passion.. please make a video with alot of shiny tight outfits an strip of those. more more dirty talk and sucking on sticks. i hope for more plastic and more fuckable blondie in the future. all men loves u
|11:16, 26 June 2015
|@misterok that is coming soon the bikini fashion show micro bikini edition... hee hee! i know what u guys like the same thing i like! stay tuned
|08:10, 8 May 2015
|I think I agree with you on the favorite one. But I'd love to see you in one with a triangular shaped top where the cloth just barely covers your nipples.
|20:41, 24 February 2015
|03:57, 21 January 2015
|17% Plastic ! That sounds incredible. If you keep pumping up those luscious lips, double your size and lose just a few more pounds you might be 20% plastic. That's 20% of pure inflated, voluptuous, sexy, fuckable, buxom, drop dead gorgeous, mind blowing, super plastic Barbie doll goodness. You are so close, keep pumping Blondie. The more plastic you get, the hotter you look. Best of luck. Love ya.
|16:40, 4 January 2015
|That would be incredible. You ARE incredible. And you make such a perfect pumped up busty barbie bimbo. I can't get enough of your sexiness. Please keep teasing us in your videos. More Blondie, More! Love ya.
|23:52, 24 October 2014
|You need a t-shirt that reads "100% Plastic."
|17:45, 24 October 2014
|You need a t-shirt that reads "100% Plastic."
|17:16, 24 October 2014
|Oh my, doubling in size... I just asked someone to do the math. With my skinny body and huge plastic funbags, I will be 17% plastic!
|06:02, 22 October 2014
|@baconation: I will keep it in mind the next time.
|06:00, 22 October 2014
|marcelorobertny and 1fergie: Thanks, I'm doing research on where to get them pumped up to double my size. Once I'm confident I made the right choice, I will get them huge! I can't wait!
|05:59, 22 October 2014
|@baconation: I will keep it in mind the next time.
|05:54, 22 October 2014
|Wow, you just keep getting hotter. Awesome!
|13:34, 21 October 2014
|My favorite is hearing Blondie talk about doubling her size. What a joy it must be to admire her in person. Yummy huge tits. But if you have that insasible booby greed to be as bimbo as possible then you need more...more Blondie......pump those massive huge plastic tits up nice and full and round. Be that super incredible barbie doll you yearn for. Tease us with your fantastic overinflated body. We love you.
|16:06, 18 October 2014
|Spectacular fantasy to see Blondie in tiny bikinis and talking sexy about her extraordinary big fake balloon tits. My favorite bikini is the blue and red stars and talking about pumping up bigger.
|06:41, 28 September 2014
|Could you do an under boob/ low angle vid?
|07:43, 10 September 2014


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A friend of mine has been extolling the virtues of Matthew Pearl for quite some time, she ia a true fan and was always encouraging me to read his books. She just knew that I would enjoy them and she was right!
The Technologists is a thriller about the very first class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at a time when the idea of teaching science and technology was considered a danger to society. A series of scientific disasters spreads throughout Boston, and a small group of students from the class of 1868 come together to uncover the source of the menace. They form their own Secret Society known as – you guessed it – The Technologists. Included among the members of the Secret Society is Ellen Swallow, the very first female student at MIT who is hidden away from the public like a "dangerous animal." The fight to discover the cause of the disasters soon becomes a fight for the very life of MIT.
Matthew Pearl has made the seemingly uninteresting beginnings of one of the world's premier educational institutions into a thriller worth reading. His incorporation of MIT's William Barton Rogers and other historical figures makes the science and technology aspect of the novel interesting rather than a drag, which I must admit I feared! If you like historical fiction, this is a must read. If you haven't read Matthew Pearl, but like Caleb Carr and Stephanie Pintoff, pick up a copy of The Technologists soon.
I received an Advanced Reader's Edition of this book free from Random House. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own.
Book Details: Published by Random House (February 21, 2012), 496 pages, ISBN: 1400066573.


text:
Lost Pepper
While clawing at the ground,
I think I uncovered history. As others
were digging up bones,
I discovered a miniature bottle
of Tabasco sauce
and a rusty blade.
My brother, the expert, says it's a piece of crap,
but it cuts. The tiny bottle
makes his mouth water.
He covets the burn—lost pepper, vinegar,
salt in a wound—
sustained in sediment.
I wonder how long it has aged,
savor the burn.
Roots of Evil
Picking out parsnips and turnips,
I decide to surprise you with extra beets.
I know how their sweet blood pleases you.
When it drips from your lips,
I realize how ironic it is for a vampire
to be vegan.
You wipe the juice away,
and I pretend I do not notice.
You suffered through two root
canals so your hallowed fangs would
not show.
This is how you erase your past.
But if I
discover a coffin in the cellar,
or find you sleeping while
hanging upside down from the ceiling,
I will regret not buying
rainbow carrots instead.
"Lost Pepper" and "Roots of Evil" were published in Issue 12 (Fall 2015) of local Dayton journal Mock Turtle Zine.
Past issues of Mock Turtle can be viewed online.
Past issues of Mock Turtle can be viewed online.