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Food Tank's inaugural Seattle Food Tank Summit: Growing Food Policy, will be hosted in partnership with Seattle University on March 18th at Pigott Auditorium (Seattle University). The event will feature key policymakers, food policy advocates, farmers, businesses, and other stakeholders. Through panel discussions on themes including urban agriculture and technology in the food system, and featured speakers with a range of experiences and viewpoints, our hope is to foster creative and hopeful discussion towards mutual understanding.
City Fruit invites you to its 3rd Annual Hard Cider Tasting event at Little Uncle Restaurant in Pioneer Square during the First Thursday Art Walk.
Taste a variety of ciders from four Washington cideries: Alpenfire Organic Hard Cider, Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Snowdrift Cider, and Tieton Cider Works. Little Uncle chefs will have a menu of delicious Thai food available for additional purchase. Tickets are $25.
Eat Local Now! Dinner will celebrate it's eight year running on October 24, 2011! Always a sell-out, this year Sustainable West Seattle, CoolMom, Seattle Good Business Network (formerly BALLE Seattle), and Herban Feast are co-presenting this fundraising dinner.
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An event showcasing the Seattle area's finest craft beer and cuisine, presented by Kendall Jones and Kim Sharpe Jones of the Washington Beer Blog in partnership with Seattle Magazine and Ravishing Radish Catering.
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That is is true lol. I really think if they just said hey we want you off for a solar plan people would be like okay. Send the cattle back to the dudes land and move on. They decided to take his cattle, aim guns are everyone, taser people, then openly say they would open fire on protesters is just one big cluster eff. People understand we need better options than nuclear and coal. There would be some crying but not this huge massively bad PR the BLM and the stupid governor has now. I think the government doesnt think we can handle the truth. I think the american people would care for like 2 seconds and move on. Now they will have protest after protest now against them. Ugg politicians know nothing.
Blaze TV and radio host Dana Loesch joined Megyn Kelly tonight to discuss the Bundy Ranch controversy. Cliven Bundy is the last remaining rancher in a southern Nevada county battling the Bureau of Land Management over his grazing rights. His family has been ranching on the land since the 1800′s. The feds are confiscating and killing his cattle.
"He (Cliven Bundy) is claiming he has title to the easement this land which the devil's in the details. Maybe he does and that's something he and BLM can work out. But they approached this heavy-handed from the get go. And, I'll tell you this. If these cattle, BLM called them trespass cattle. If these cattle, were people and they were here illegally, the Department of Justice would be running guns to them and the Department of Homeland Security would be driving by with free government phones and EBT cards. But, now…
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Author(s): Madeleine Rogers
This fun and educational board book teaches young children about animals that live in various environments around the globe. There are two spreads dedicated to each animal as well as a small introduction and summary page. The book also features some fun facts about each animal on the inside back cover. Full color.
Bright, appealing illustrations throughout. Fun, educational rhyming text cover five key the animals from the rainforest. Ideal learning tool for adults to share with children.
Madeleine Rogers started her company, Mibo, in 2001 with the aim of creating well-designed, lasting products for the home. Since then, Mibo has expanded its range to include make-at-home products for children and a range of children's accessories. Madeleine now has five books in the Mibo series and a range of Mibo stationery, all with GMC.


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On my visit to Hiroshima I felt compelled to visit as many places related to the atomic bombing as I could. And I soon noticed that all of them are marked with the distance from the "ground zero"…
The "ground zero" term originates from the US Army, defined shortly after the war as the point on the ground located directly beneath the explosion. The bombing target was the Aioi Bridge, but the bomb actually exploded a few hundred meters away from the bridge.
The ground zero in Hiroshima is sort of a Km. 0 of the suffering… but it passes almost unnoticed by the thousands of tourists visiting the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. I searched for it and I found it on a small street nearby Genbaku Dome, where it is marked discreetly - the brown stone marker on the left of the photo.
It is a modest monument and if you're not careful, you can pass by without noticing… especially since next to it is a busy parking lot, with vivid signage, like everywhere in Japan:
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What I learned from week one:
- The world without is a reflection of the world within.
- The world within can be changed by changing the subconscious.
- The subconscious is changed by developing a new blueprint using the DMP and blueprint builder.
- Belief in the DMP must be charged with enthusiasm.
- Daily exercises are required to effect the BPB Change
- Developing the DMP is a challenge, realizing that accomplishments are not the basis, but the outcome.


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Author Spotlights!!!
The second week of Author Spotlights starts today. The first week was awesome! It only gets better from here. We have a great showcase of amazingly talented writers for you. It's true! But I'm biased because I respect and admire my fellow authors with sincere zeal. Putting yourself out there to be judged and critiqued isn't easy. These individuals know and understand firsthand what I'm referring to. Supporting each other is essential in this industry. I am proud that I am connected to these creative spirits.
As writers, we have to know, study, and better our craft to be taken seriously. I take that to heart and apply it daily in my writing. Practice makes perfect, and perfection definitely doesn't come over night. When you know better, you do better! Having and maintaining a healthy work ethic goes hand in hand with success in the writing industry. And you most certainly need to have a thick layer or two, of tough skin.
I met my next Spotlight Author, Mrs. Linda Hurst, at the Louisiana Book Festival in 2014. Since then, we became Facebook friends, and I've attended the South West Louisiana Book Festival that she coordinates in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Her pleasant demeanor is refreshing. And, her love for horses is evident in her writing. Let's give her a big Kickin' It With KeKe welcome!!
Author Linda Hurst
My life has been an exciting one. I have done many things, from winning the Betty Crocker Homemaking Award in high school to being a Southern Gospel recording artist in my hometown and a musician on a television show for one season. I was born Linda Kay Whittington in Norfolk, Virginia, the daughter of a seamstress and a Realtor. Neither of my parents were educated formally, but both valued education. They were truly wise people and loved reading. Although when he read aloud, my father stumbled over many of the words, he was always reading his Bible. My mother read our local newspaper from cover-to-cover daily and we shared every book I ever brought home from school. Because of her, I was reading before I started school. I had one older adopted brother, Jim. He was my friend and protector, and I loved him fiercely. I called him "Buddy." We were a very close family. As a ten-year-old, I typed my dad's real estate contracts. Although he couldn't write, my dad was a self-made man and a great salesman. (I was privileged to teach him cursive handwriting when my youngest son was in fourth grade. My dad was 79-years old.) My mother's talents lay in her sewing skills. She made everything I wore. We loved to go shopping together where she would examine the latest styles and come home and make them for me. I had more clothes than any girl in my high school class! I attribute my work ethic and my creativity to my parents, who were not only great teachers, but great examples.
In 1969, I met my future husband, Don Hurst, while handing out Good News for Modern Man Bibles in the student center of my university, Old Dominion, where I was an education major, and Don majored in electronics engineering. Don grew up on a small island in the Chesapeake Bay, the son of a family of watermen. His brother still lives on the island in the old home place. We married in 1971. We have two sons, Chris and Geoff. In 1980 we moved to Dallas, Texas, a move that changed our lives. During this time I home schooled my boys and finished my doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction, Elementary Education/Reading at Texas A&M University-Commerce. My boys spent their school days doing their work in the college classes I taught as a graduate assistant. Believe me, that raised a few eyebrows! During this time, I wrote and published an elementary curriculum designed for home school children. My boys and I spent a lot of time together, traveling from state conference to state conference sharing my curriculum. It was the adventure of a lifetime!
My sons have been the delight of my life. Both grew up to love reading and one has recently completed writing his first novel. I like to think I played a small part in their becoming literate adults. After my boys went off to college, I returned to teaching, first as a reading specialist in a public school and then as a college professor teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Methods of Teaching Language Arts, Reading, and Social Studies. I have since retired twice, first in Texas, and most recently in Louisiana. In between teaching jobs, I returned to the family business (real estate) until the market fell. This event led me to pursue a college teaching position in Louisiana. As much as we loved Texas, we have never regretted moving to southwest Louisiana and living the small town life. Retirement has given me the time and opportunity to continue serious writing. Now, instead of having to fit writing into a tight time-schedule, filled with work obligations, I am able to write, reflect, and relax. Life is more precious every day. My mind is crammed full of projects I want to complete. Now the only question is how many I can fit into my retirement schedule? Time will tell if you'll pardon the cliché!
KC: I agree, Mrs. Linda. Your life has definitely been an exciting one. Awesome to say the least.
KC: So tell us, how long you have been writing?
LH: I started writing back in elementary school just for fun, but I wrote my first short story for a high school contest when I was sixteen. I recently found that story in some old memorabilia and enjoyed a good laugh. It was a corny, albeit, well-written tale.
KC: What genre do you write or prefer writing?
LH: I prefer to write stories for children. I would love to write mysteries for adults, but I'm not sure I have the skills needed to be successful with that genre. I will probably try my hand at a cozy mystery in the near future.
KC: Mysteries are one of my favorite genres.
KC: How did you know you wanted to become an author/writer?
LH: As a ten-year-old, I met my favorite author, Marguerite Henry, when my mother took me to Chincoteague to see the Pony Penning Ms. Henry's book (Misty of Chincoteague) made famous. I read everything Ms. Henry wrote, including her biography, and realized I wanted to be just like her. I kept this desire as a secret until I was in high school. There I revealed it in confidence to a teacher, who proceeded to convince me that I needed to find another career interest. Because of this teacher's advice, I gave up the idea of becoming a writer and didn't think about it again until I was middle-aged. Then, a trip back east to visit Chincoteague with my family sparked that old desire. I returned home to Texas, joined my local SCBWI, and started writing. I haven't stopped since that moment. I regret that I didn't start earlier in life. Since that time, I have strongly advised my college students to be careful about what they say to their students. It can have a long-term negative effect. They may be discouraging someone who could be a Pulitzer Prize winner from ever attempting to put pen to paper.
KC: Wow! Some people can be a bit callous when you share your dream with them. I've been there.
KC: What inspires you to write?
LH: When I get a good story idea, I have a hard time doing anything else until that idea is down on paper (or in my computer!). I get ideas from lots of places, including the newspaper, Facebook, stories from friends, and my own personal experiences. I guess that is the advantage of having a well-developed imagination—it never quits!
KC: What message do you want readers to take away from your work?
LH: I hope they will be inspired to pursue their dreams, whatever they are, and to be persistent in whatever they tackle. To quote the great Winston Churchill, "Never, never, never, never give up!"
KC: How would you describe your writing style?
LH: I am a "seat-of-the-pants" writer for the most part. Occasionally, when writing novel-length stories, I try to follow a basic outline. My problems arise when I go off on tangents and then get lost. Sometimes I end up writing two or three books that are eventually condensed into one.
KC: Who are some of your favorite authors?
LH: It depends on the genre. Above, I told you about my favorite author, Marguerite Henry. She is followed by many others, including C.S. Lewis and E.B. White. When I go back to picture book authors, first on my list would be my mentor, Bill Martin, Jr. Also on that list are Margaret Wise Brown, Eri Carle, Michael Sampson, and Jane Yolen. As an adult, I love a good murder mystery. Mary Higgins Clark comes in first place in this list, followed by Diane Mott Davidson. Vince Flynn and Robert Ludlum are authors who have kept me sitting on the edge of my seat. I also enjoy great historical fiction, courtesy of my love for history. The list is too numerous to identify here, although Thomas B. Costain's books were some of my favorites. As a romantic, I grew up reading Grace Livingston Hill novels. I try to collect as many hardbacks as I can find of her books. They are old fashioned, but sweet, and they always point the reader to God's Word. My modern romance favorite is, of course, Nicholas Sparks. I love his stories because they are set in an area of North Carolina that I am very familiar with, since my family lived nearby. Recently, I have become acquainted with an author that may actually be a relative. I have read some of his work and wish I had met him when he was alive. His name is Harry Whittington. He wrote the novel, The Man From Uncle, that became the television series. I wish I had discovered him when my dad was alive too. It would have been interesting for them to meet.
KC: That is quite a list. More names to add to my authors to check out list. I also love Nicholas Sparks. The Notebook is on my list of all-time favorite stories.
KC: What are some of your favorite books?
LH: This is an answer that could be a doctoral dissertation.
LH: At the moment, I am rereading one of my favorite books, Harm's Way, by James Bassett. This book was the basis for the John Wayne movie, "In Harm's Way", which is also my favorite movie. Because I often fall in love with the characters or stories in the books I read, I try to collect the ones I love. This has made me a hoarder of sorts. I attribute it to the fact that as a child who loved to read, we didn't have many books. My public school didn't even have a library! Books were such a treasure to me that I still have some of the ones my mother was able to purchase for me when I was little. Today, I have a storage building lined with bookcases where I keep my treasures. I guess this makes me an eccentric! Definitely weird!
KC: Well, I am happy to be a part of #teamweird. LOL!
KC: What is your formula when working on a new project? (Do you listen to music, use an outline, meditate, or simply start typing?)
LH: I usually "daydream" to work through my story. I sometimes use note cards to capture any "scenes" I want to include. Usually, I know how the story begins, some of the things that will happen in the middle, and hopefully, how it ends. In between, I let the story go where it wants to in my imagination. Hopefully, it will all work out. I am definitely ADHD—except when writing. Then, I focus on the story and get so caught up in it that I'm in another world!
KC: If you could collaborate with any of your peers, who would it be and why?
LH: Probably Jane Yolen, because she writes for so many different age groups masterfully.
KC: What advice would you give aspiring authors?
LH: Read what you want to write. Read, read, and read some more. Then write. Write every day. And don't forget to join a writing group. My writer friends have been invaluable in keeping me from giving up and throwing in the towel. I owe them a lot.
KC: What are you reading currently?
LH: I am always reading more than one thing at a time. Currently, I am reading the novel I mentioned previously, Harm's Way, by James Bassett. I'm also reading Fat Tuesday Fricassee, by J.J. Cook (aka Jim and Joyce Levene).
KC: How can readers find you?
LH: I am on Facebook (Linda Kay Whittington Hurst) and all of my books are listed on Amazon.
KC: As an author, do you think using social media is a great source for gaining new readers/supporters?
LH: Absolutely.
KC: Tell us about your latest work?
LH: My latest book is a simple picture book about the wild horses of Corolla (one of my favorite subjects!).
KC: What's next for you?
LH: I am working on two picture books: a children's biography of one of my favorite authors and on a colorful, but thought-provoking book about wild horses who are in serious jeopardy. In between my own writing projects, I am coaching a novice writer, editing an educational book, and doing the graphic design on a friend's picture book. It's a busy world.
KC: That's wonderful! It's always nice to keep busy doing the thing you love.
KC: Do you believe networking is crucial to being successful in the writing industry? Why?
LH: Yes. Networking has helped me in many ways. I have been encouraged when I was down, and I have been inspired by the ideas and successes of others. My dad used to say that a coal that was removed from the hearth would die and go out, but if it remained with the other coals, it would glow red hot. I have found this to be true with writers. By networking, belonging to critique groups and being best buddies with my writer friends, I stay on fire as a writer. Without them, my embers would flicker and burn out. I'd be tempted to be just another couch potato. Why not?
KC: I can tell by the way you have spoken of him that your father was a sage man. I love the analogy.
KC: Where do you see yourself in five years?
LH: Sitting on the deck of my beach house, drinking in the waves and salt air, sipping sweet mint ice tea and writing my latest murder mystery on my new laptop. Everybody needs a dream. J
KC: Where do you want to be with your writing in five years?
LH: I would love to win the Newbery Medal.
KC: Tell us something that you live by daily, that we can carry with us that should inspire and motivate us to pursue our purpose?
LH: "Casting all your care upon Him for He cares for you." I Pet. 5:7 and "For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." Jer. 29:11. If God gave you the dream, do your part to pursue that dream with all your heart.
KC: Great words to live by. Being a Christian, I use scripture on a daily basis to make it through this crazy thing called life. It helps even when we don't think it does.
KC: I like to incorporate fun and excitement into my blog interviews during the author spotlight segment. This gives readers insight as to who you are as a person. Fun facts are my way of doing so, plus, I get to learn something about you too.
Fun facts:
KC: What is your favorite color?
LH: Red
KC: What is your favorite food?
LH: Steak
KC: What is your favorite pastime?
LH: Writing
KC: Football or basketball?
LH: Baseball!
KC: Michael Jordan or Lebron James?
LH: Nolan Ryan! Or any of the Texas Rangers.
KC: Thanksgiving or Christmas?
LH: Both. I love to cook and decorate. How can I choose?
KC: Books or movies?
LH: Books are always better than movies. But I really enjoy reading the book and then watching the movie. I make a great armchair critic!
KC: Winter, spring, summer, or fall?
LH: When I was a child, and we really had three months off from school, summer was hands-down my favorite season. Living on the coast, summer meant swimming at the beach and fishing on the pier, bare feet, and lightning bugs. Family and picnics. It was the best! And then I grew up, and we moved to Dallas during the summer of 1980, with temperatures over 100 degrees even at night. I didn't complain, but I began to rethink my list of favorites. Now that I live in Louisiana, with the heat and humidity that can be oppressive in summer, my favorite season is spring!
KC: If you were allowed only one thing with you during the day, what would be the thing you pick?
LH: My iPhone. I can read, write, communicate…play! J
KC: Breakfast or Lunch?
LH: Lunch! I hate eggs. Need I say more?
KC: If there is something I didn't ask that you want readers to know about you, please include it at this time.
LH: I love horses, gardening, feeding the birds, cats, dogs and bunny rabbits, the last being a newly acquired appreciation. Grandchildren are like having hot fudge on your favorite Blue Bell ice cream. And music definitely soothes the savage beast. Sing to your children! (I also sing to my pets. My horse learned to quiet down and relax when I sang to her!)
KC: Please list your website so the audience can stay connected with you.
LH: My website is under construction. Since I am dreadful at website creation, it is unfinished. You can find me on Facebook!
KC: It has certainly been great having you with me today, Mrs. Linda. Thank you for Kickin' It With KeKe. I pray peace, love, and continued success unto you.
Until next time, Be Inspired, Be Encouraged, & Be YOU!
Purple Hugs,
KeKe Chanel


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(Okay, you really only sing at the beginning and the end, but that's what makes it perfect for BSS)Alice's RestaurantBy Arlo Guthrie This song is called Alice's Restaurant, and it's about Alice, and therestaurant, but Alice's Restaurant is not the name of the restaurant,that's just the name of the song, and that's why I called the song Alice'sRestaurant.You can get anything you want at Alice's RestaurantYou can get anything you want at Alice's RestaurantWalk right in it's around the backJust a half a mile from the railroad trackYou can get anything you want at Alice's RestaurantNow it all started two Thanksgivings ago, was on - two years ago onThanksgiving, when my friend and I went up to visit Alice at therestaurant, but Alice doesn't live in the restaurant, she lives in thechurch nearby the restaurant, in the bell-tower, with her husband Ray andFasha the dog. And livin' in the bell tower like that, they got a lot ofroom downstairs where the pews used to be in. 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Said, "Kid, I'm going to put you in the cell, I want yourwallet and your belt." And I said, "Obie, I can understand you wanting mywallet so I don't have any money to spend in the cell, but what do youwant my belt for?" And he said, "Kid, we don't want any hangings." Isaid, "Obie, did you think I was going to hang myself for littering?"Obie said he was making sure, and friends Obie was, cause he took out thetoilet seat so I couldn't hit myself over the head and drown, and he tookout the toilet paper so I couldn't bend the bars roll out the - roll thetoilet paper out the window, slide down the roll and have an escape. Obiewas making sure, and it was about four or five hours later that Alice(remember Alice? It's a song about Alice), Alice came by and with a fewnasty words to Obie on the side, bailed us out of jail, and we went backto the church, had a another thanksgiving dinner that couldn't be beat,and didn't get up until the next morning, when we all had to go to court.We walked in, sat down, Obie came in with the twenty seven eight-by-tencolour glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the backof each one, sat down. Man came in said, "All rise." We all stood up,and Obie stood up with the twenty seven eight-by-ten colour glossypictures, and the judge walked in sat down with a seeing eye dog, and hesat down, we sat down. Obie looked at the seeing eye dog, and then at thetwenty seven eight-by-ten colour glossy pictures with circles and arrowsand a paragraph on the back of each one, and looked at the seeing eye dog.And then at twenty seven eight-by-ten colour glossy pictures with circlesand arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one and began to cry,'cause Obie came to the realization that it was a typical case of Americanblind justice, and there wasn't nothing he could do about it, and thejudge wasn't going to look at the twenty seven eight-by-ten colour glossypictures with the circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of eachone explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us. Andwe was fined $50 and had to pick up the garbage in the snow, but thats notwhat I came to tell you about.Came to talk about the draft.They got a building down New York City, it's called Whitehall Street,where you walk in, you get injected, inspected, detected, infected,neglected and selected. I went down to get my physical examination oneday, and I walked in, I sat down, got good and drunk the night before, soI looked and felt my best when I went in that morning. `Cause I wanted tolook like the all-American kid from New York City, man I wanted, I wantedto feel like the all-, I wanted to be the all American kid from New York,and I walked in, sat down, I was hung down, brung down, hung up, and allkinds o' mean nasty ugly things. And I waked in and sat down and they gaveme a piece of paper, said, "Kid, see the phsychiatrist, room 604."And I went up there, I said, "Shrink, I want to kill. I mean, I wanna, Iwanna kill. Kill. I wanna, I wanna see, I wanna see blood and gore andguts and veins in my teeth. Eat dead burnt bodies. I mean kill, Kill,KILL, KILL." And I started jumpin up and down yelling, "KILL, KILL," andhe started jumpin up and down with me and we was both jumping up and downyelling, "KILL, KILL." And the sargent came over, pinned a medal on me,sent me down the hall, said, "You're our boy."Didn't feel too good about it.Proceeded on down the hall gettin more injections, inspections,detections, neglections and all kinds of stuff that they was doin' to meat the thing there, and I was there for two hours, three hours, fourhours, I was there for a long time going through all kinds of mean nastyugly things and I was just having a tough time there, and they wasinspecting, injecting every single part of me, and they was leaving nopart untouched. Proceeded through, and when I finally came to the see thelast man, I walked in, walked in sat down after a whole big thing there,and I walked up and said, "What do you want?" He said, "Kid, we only gotone question. Have you ever been arrested?"And I proceeded to tell him the story of the Alice's Restaurant Massacre,with full orchestration and five part harmony and stuff like that and allthe phenome... - and he stopped me right there and said, "Kid, did you evergo to court?"And I proceeded to tell him the story of the twenty seven eight-by-tencolour glossy pictures with the circles and arrows and the paragraph onthe back of each one, and he stopped me right there and said, "Kid, I wantyou to go and sit down on that bench that says Group W .... NOW kid!!"And I, I walked over to the, to the bench there, and there is, Group W'swhere they put you if you may not be moral enough to join the army aftercommitting your special crime, and there was all kinds of mean nasty uglylooking people on the bench there. Mother rapers. Father stabbers. Fatherrapers! Father rapers sitting right there on the bench next to me! Andthey was mean and nasty and ugly and horrible crime-type guys sitting on thebench next to me. And the meanest, ugliest, nastiest one, the meanestfather raper of them all, was coming over to me and he was mean 'n' ugly'n' nasty 'n' horrible and all kind of things and he sat down next to meand said, "Kid, whad'ya get?" I said, "I didn't get nothing, I had to pay$50 and pick up the garbage." He said, "What were you arrested for, kid?"And I said, "Littering." And they all moved away from me on the benchthere, and the hairy eyeball and all kinds of mean nasty things, till Isaid, "And creating a nuisance." And they all came back, shook my hand,and we had a great time on the bench, talkin about crime, mother stabbing,father raping, all kinds of groovy things that we was talking about on thebench. And everything was fine, we was smoking cigarettes and all kinds ofthings, until the Sargeant came over, had some paper in his hand, held itup and said."Kids, this-piece-of-paper's-got-47-words-37-sentences-58-words-we-wanna-know-details-of-the-crime-time-of-the-crime-and-any-other-kind-of-thing-you-gotta-say-pertaining-to-and-about-the-crime-I-want-to-know-arresting-officer's-name-and-any-other-kind-of-thing-you-gotta-say", and talked forforty-five minutes and nobody understood a word that he said, but we hadfun filling out the forms and playing with the pencils on the bench there,and I filled out the massacre with the four part harmony, and wrote itdown there, just like it was, and everything was fine and I put down thepencil, and I turned over the piece of paper, and there, there on theother side, in the middle of the other side, away from everything else onthe other side, in parentheses, capital letters, quotated, read thefollowing words:("KID, HAVE YOU REHABILITATED YOURSELF?")I went over to the sargent, said, "Sargeant, you got a lot a damn gall toask me if I've rehabilitated myself, I mean, I mean, I mean that just, I'msittin' here on the bench, I mean I'm sittin here on the Group W bench'cause you want to know if I'm moral enough join the army, burn women,kids, houses and villages after bein' a litterbug." He looked at me andsaid, "Kid, we don't like your kind, and we're gonna send you fingerprintsoff to Washington."And friends, somewhere in Washington enshrined in some little folder, is astudy in black and white of my fingerprints. And the only reason I'msinging you this song now is cause you may know somebody in a similarsituation, or you may be in a similar situation, and if your in asituation like that there's only one thing you can do and that's walk intothe shrink wherever you are ,just walk in say "Shrink, You can getanything you want, at Alice's restaurant.". And walk out. You know, ifone person, just one person does it they may think he's really sick andthey won't take him. And if two people, two people do it, in harmony,they may think they're both faggots and they won't take either of them.And three people do it, three, can you imagine, three people walking insingin a bar of Alice's Restaurant and walking out. They may think it's anorganization. And can you, can you imagine fifty people a day,I saidfifty people a day walking in singin a bar of Alice's Restaurant andwalking out. And friends they may thinks it's a movement.And that's what it is , the Alice's Restaurant Anti-Massacre Movement, andall you got to do to join is sing it the next time it come's around on theguitar.With feeling. So we'll wait for it to come around on the guitar, here andsing it when it does. Here it comes.You can get anything you want, at Alice's RestaurantYou can get anything you want, at Alice's RestaurantWalk right in it's around the backJust a half a mile from the railroad trackYou can get anything you want, at Alice's RestaurantThat was horrible. If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.I've been singing this song now for twenty five minutes. I could sing itfor another twenty five minutes. I'm not proud... or tired.So we'll wait till it comes around again, and this time with four partharmony and feeling.We're just waitin' for it to come around is what we're doing.All right now.You can get anything you want, at Alice's RestaurantExcepting AliceYou can get anything you want, at Alice's RestaurantWalk right in it's around the backJust a half a mile from the railroad trackYou can get anything you want, at Alice's RestaurantDa da da da da da da dumAt Alice's Restaurant tl, ds
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Planning and sketching to design and development, simply a difficult task.
But, that's what we do every day at Space-O.
Have you ever thought what if you've built a great app and just don't know how to launch an app like a pro?
Have you ever thought what if your app is great but someone launch so big and get more downloads or users?
Being different is the strategy to being first in the market in the today's world of mobile app development. With over 300 new apps being launched in the AppStore everyday, it's difficult to get featured by Apple to attract thousands of downloads.
Have you heard about an event took place in London on "How to launch an app like a Pro?"
This event is all about on their pre/post launch marketing strategy, their user acquisition channels, their PR strategy and how they climbed the App Store charts.
It was scheduled on Friday, 18th March 2016, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM (GMT)
We would also like to share our experience on the same points, which will be discussed in the event such as:
Prepare for their launch day
Preparation doesn't need at the launch day. It should be earlier with the proper planning along with the proper app store optimization techniques, else you get rejected because of screenshot too.
Choose their marketing strategy
An idea to design and development is different things. Marketing is aside of it. It's pure marketing strategy to promote their app, however, Space-O believes adding some most common yet most likable feature by users. That's not enough to market an application, there are many things we know but we are very excited to get to know a couple of successful things through this event.
Before sometime, FordPay has entered the mobile payment market to helps users to make a transaction for services smart parking, personal mobility assistance and car features like remote start, lock and unlock and information on vehicle health. This is one type of marketing strategy used by Ford to grab users' attention and be unique from others. Same of different strategies we will see in this events from successful app launchers.
Monetized their app
How to monetize an application? This is a big question for every app owner. Somehow, we have given ideas to people, who wants to monetize an application. But, we know there are some techniques of app monetization done by experts. We eagerly waited to know.
Got PR for their app
It requires solid planning and intelligent communication to execute mobile app PR strategy. It can only achieve by building an online presence, creating convincing pitches, collecting users' reviews and target people like journalists and bloggers.
Couple of examples:
Groupon launches new Merchant app that puts the daily deal front and center
Peeple, the 'Yelp for people,' has launched — and everyone still hates it
Pricing points
We recommended to launch your application for free and provide some additional features in Pro version. It would also great to offer pro version to those people, who recommended your application to others.
There are many other points to be discussed such as creating a video, be social, paid advertising, partnering up with many top apps, roadblock ad on the web and many more.
We work differently, we work with entrepreneurs and act as CTO of their app idea. We do believe that if we are talking about development they must have some plan of launch the app too.
We are also following this London event through social media and we love to embed the successful stories, experience and talks from London-based entrepreneurs and startups, who are attending and sharing about this event.
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The Best Resorts in South America
The word breathtaking can be overused — unless you are talking about the natural beauty of South America. It's impossible not to gasp at the first sight of wild Patagonia, or the Andes rising far above the clouds, or the wonder that is Machu Picchu. How fortunate that these places are also home to some of the most spectacular resorts in the world.
Every year for our World's Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the globe — to share their opinions on the top hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more. Hotels were rated on their facilities, location, service, food, and overall value. Properties were classified as City or Resort based on their locations and amenities.
Last year's No. 1 choice, Singular Patagonia, set in the town of Puerto Bories, Chile, slipped to No. 4. The LEED-certified hotel has 57 guest rooms encased in glass, showcasing Last Hope Sound and snow-peaked mountains. It's the perfect jumping-off point for those who want to do some trekking in Chile's Torres del Paine National Park, yet still crave a little civilization. But some of our readers were up for something more adventurous. At the nearby EcoCamp Patagonia, which is in the park itself, guests sleep in geodesic domes that have low-emission woodstoves. One reader wrote, "I love that EcoCamp Patagonia promotes sustainable tourism, and they share their knowledge of the land…their food and staff are amazing. Truly one of the best places I have traveled to." Another added, "The care taken to preserve the environment at the camp was inspired. The guides were intrepid. The service was impeccable. The rooms were part yurt, part luxury hotel."
For those who would rather not have the association of "camp" when it comes to their luxury outposts, this year's No. 1 choice, Cavas Wine Lodge, in Argentina's Mendoza wine region, is sure to impress. And the Sacred Valley's Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, offers a private train to Machu Picchu, along with a spa, fitness center, and spectacular indoor and outdoor swimming pools. Read on for more on Cavas Wine Lodge and to see the rest of the winners.


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The Wheaton Paradigm As Applied To Twitter--Sheldon Would Be So Proud
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Cool - no idea what this program is but I can definitely agree with the happiness for Spring.ReplyDelete
So it's not snowing anymore in Utah? I always complained about London weather, but I won't anymore :)
Happy Monday back at ya!
I watched AND loved it! Big fan of the books, now a huge fan of the show. I can't wait to see what they show us next.ReplyDelete
Favorite part: Seeing the dire wolf pups! Was really glad they didn't CG them or use tons of effects for that shot.
Glad I've got another fan to talk about the show with!
Can I still comment if I don't have HBO? Warm and sun? It's freaking SNOWING here! GAAAAAH!!!ReplyDelete
I don't have HBO and I'm kind of hating everyone right now who is lucky enough to have HBO. Well, all right, more just madly jealous of them. I'm waiting for the DVDs.ReplyDelete
And we had snow here this morning. Forget "winter is coming." I'm beginning to think winter is never leaving.
D.U.: It snows off and on because that's just the weather here. However, at the time that I penned my blog entry, the weather was gorgeous. It's kind of raining now :(ReplyDelete
E.J.: I'm definitely enjoying the Game of Thrones television show. So epic.
Mutt: Why no HBO? What you got against television. Haters gonna hate.
Haven't got HBO and wish I did because I wanted to watch the Borgias! It's lovely here too! and we normally do get more snow this time of year so I am all happy! Cheers!!ReplyDelete
HBO costs extra. I'm cheap. So there.ReplyDelete
I'm thinking about making a budget swap - landline for HBO.ReplyDelete
Does anyone have HBO? I pay them my money by purchasing their DVDs. So it'll be a while before I watch the Game of Thrones. But I can finally start reading the fourth book since the fifth book is set to be published. Finally.ReplyDelete
I saw the first episode and really liked it. My only issue is it felt a bit disjointed as they introduced about 20 characters in a very short time frame. I don't envy the writers on this one as it is always difficult to adapt a complex book to television. Than again how can anything with Sean Bean in it be bad?ReplyDelete
<3 Sheldon. Can we clone him? Everyone needs a Sheldon.ReplyDelete
I don't have HBO. :/ Do I still get to comment?ReplyDelete
Alyson: Rhetorical much? lolReplyDelete
Steph: "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock, Go!"
Yrmama: Totally do the swap.
Kevin: Sean Bean is awesome. Then again so is vanilla bean.
Mutt: Stop being so cheap. You only live once.
*giggles* totally makes me want to work harder to win Twits. erm.ReplyDelete
I don't HAVE HBO... you don't suppose it's on Hulu, you you? Probably not for quite some time anyway...
OK will keep a look out for it. Not sure we have HBO over this side of the Atlantic - but Sex and The City was a HBO show which aired on Satelite over here on the Comedy Channel. This may be on one of the Satelite Sci-Fi channels.ReplyDelete
I love Sheldon! He's awesome.ReplyDelete
Love the cartoon too. Dang, I want a million twitter followers!
I haven't seen the series, but I've heard about it and it looks good. I wish I had HBO--bummer.
No cable, go spring.ReplyDelete
snow again when we woke up this morning... :( My flowers covered in snow makes me kinda sad. I liked the weather better in Orlando. *sigh*ReplyDelete
Oh, by the way, I am going to be heading to Orlando again later this year, possibly mid-October. We didn't use our Disney tickets because we were really time limited as a result of Rebecca's illness. Thought you'd want to know we'll be going back since you were saying you wanted so much to go. Didn't get you something from Animal Kingdom since we haven't made it there yet, will pick something up for you when we do go. *hug*


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DU PLESSIS, J-P et al. Orthopaedic implications of physeal arrest following meningococcal septicaemia. SA orthop. j. [online]. 2010, vol.9, n.2, pp.67-75. ISSN 2309-8309.
BACKGROUND: Physeal arrest following meningococcal septicaemia is the result of ischaemia secondary to vasculitis. Only two cases have been reported with a long-term follow-up to maturity. METHODS: We did a retrospective study of 13 patients treated over 17 years (1991-2007) to assess the orthopaedic manifestations, treatment and long-term outcome of the physeal arrest. All patients were followed up clinically and radiologically; eight to skeletal maturity. RESULTS: The average age of the meningococcal septicaemia was 12 months, and the patients presented with physeal arrest at an average of 5.6 years. Thirty-nine physes were involved: 29 focal, six complete and four had a premature arrest. Sixty two surgical procedures (average 4.6, range 1-11 per patient) were required to prevent or correct angular deformity and/or leg length discrepancy. Seven physeal bars were resected (four successfully), 26 epiphyseodeses, 20 angular corrections (all at the knee or ankle) and nine limb lengthenings were done. CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that these patients may require several orthopaedic procedures, and should be followed up until skeletal maturity. Once growth is balanced with bar resection or epiphyseodesis, angular correction and limb lengthening have a good outcome.


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If you've been eagerly awaiting the release of a new Windows online storage desktop app, you'll be happy to know the wait is over!
Version 220.127.116.11 is now live—thanks to the hard work from our developers—and available to every one of our customers, whether they're new to our online storage services or have been with us for a while.
Enhancements in way of app speed, responsiveness and overall performance are all set to impress, delivering our most efficient and intuitive service yet. Management of backups, storage, recovery, and the functions of our roster of acclaimed features just got even better!
But what would an update be without the addition of a few new features? 'Resumable Uploads' is one of the newbie tools we're sure our online storage users will find particularly useful. The function of this feature is exactly what its name suggests.
Imagine you're backing up a large file, let's say 1 gigabyte, and you get to the mid-stage of the upload and then, to your horror, your internet connection fails. Now, previous to the release of our update, you would have to restart the entire process of backing up the file once your connection was reinstated. But, thanks to the all-new Resumable Uploads feature, this problem has been obliterated; as soon as you reconnect, the app will remember you had uploaded half the file, and will subsequently continue to only upload the second half.
Clever stuff, right? And mightily handy for saving time, too!
To get going with our new online storage desktop app, you won't have to do a single thing. If you're a new customer, you'll automatically download and install our new software. And if you're an existing customer, your app will be automatically updated shortly.
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Another steamy session of four-a-side football showcased at Kidzcool Children & Family Fun Village Tuesday as teams continued their pursuit of a coveted place in the semifinals of the Phnom Penh Post Mini Soccer Championship. Hometurf hotshots Kidzcool and the effervescent Expat Advisory side were first up to face off against each other, with the black shirted visitors keen as mustard to overturn and earlier 8-5 defeat from the pink-clad hosts.
Both sides had a few big name absentees to contend with, although Expat appeared the hungrier and put on an impressive display of the kind of talent they had promised so much of throughout the competition. In the end, Expat were comfortable 11-2 winners with Kidzcool flustered into submission.
Next match saw the mighty whites of Infinity face the blue meanies of the Phnom Penh Post. Having grabbed their only points of the tournament so far with an 8-4 win over Infinity in their first tie, the Post team were less confident of a repeat success after witnessing the vastly improved lineup of Infinity at work last week. The journalists struggled to contend with the slick passing and movement of the insurance brokers, and the 15-0 final scoreline reflected fairly accurately the complete loss of form endured by the Post.
The third fixture was a blockbuster between highflying Devenco and Expat, guaranteed to be a fiercely fought affair after the thrilling 7-6 victory for the Blacks in the first leg. Expat numbers were withered to the bone, and some Herculean efforts were required by captain Richie Munro and teammates just to stay in contention. Devenco predictably controlled the game, and set up a first half advantage which they promised not to relinquish.
The Expat lads were not ones to lie down, and a second half charge brought things close as the excitement levels reached fever pitch. However, some late lapses allowed Devenco the cushion they needed to edge past Expat 5-3.
The frenetic pace of the third match failed to transfer to the fourth, as Kidzcool and PP Post walked through their tie in a wide open game that was presumably more fun for the players than the spectators. Some comical defending and finishing provided moments of amusement, however, as the blue tops finally started putting scores on the board. A weakened Kidzcool still had enough class to outwit the Post players, coming out 11-6 on top.
Last match of the night had Infinity and Devenco square off for a distinctly tighter encounter than the previous 13-4 rout. Both teams boasted some gifted locals at their disposal, but Devenco showed the greater determination to clinch a 9-5 victory, and push themselves into top spot in the league. Second placed Indochina have three games in hand, and can go clear on points if they win their two games tonight at Kidzcool.


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Enjoy your tiramisu in these soft and airy yeast donuts. Tiramisu Donuts are filled with light coffee cream and dusted with cocoa powder. These are your indulgent breakfast or your afternoon sweet treat.
Working as a volunteer at my daughter's school, my closet is almost always exhausted every week. And now that it is getting warmer, I cannot get away with wearing my lousy and baggy house shirts to work as they are not hidden under a thick jacket.
The thing is, most of my decent and well-loved tops are snug on me now. Like, cannot-breathe type of snug. I knew this is it. All the eating from the vacation is taking its toll on me now.
Enter memories of chili cheese dogs, nachos, Chinese buffets, all cuisines buffets, Popeyes Fried chicken and all the casual Mcdonalds.
And today's post? Nah. It does not make it any better. Tiramisu donuts.
These should not be the things you are eating as summer approaches, girl. Whatever happened to salads? To green smoothies?
But then, there is just something about donuts that even though you know how calorie packed they are, you just can't resist a piece. Then another.
And these Tiramisu donuts? I'd say good luck on resisting the ever so light coffee cream nestled inside the soft and airy deep-fried dough.
It is a hard task, in my opinion.
Tiramisu Donuts: The Process
Dissolve yeast in warm water. Let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes, or until foamy.
In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar and salt. Make a well in the center and add the melted butter, the egg, the buttermilk and the yeast mixture.
Use a wooden spoon to stir the ingredients until a soft dough is formed.
Turn the dough over onto a floured surface and knead for about ten minutes. The resulting dough should be smooth, elastic and no longer sticky.
Shape dough into a ball. Place in a bowl, cover and let rise for 1 and 1/2 hours, or until the size is doubled.
Briefly knead the risen dough just to deflate it. Roll the dough to 1/2 inch thickness using a rolling pin. Use a donut cutter (3 and 1/2 inches diameter) to cut 16 circles from the dough.
Place each circle on pre-cut wax or parchment paper and arrange the with enough spaces in between, on the baking sheet.
To let them rise, turn on the oven for 1 minute only, then turn it off. Place the baking sheets inside. Fill a glass jug or bowl with boiling water and place it in the oven, too. This creates steam to prevent skin from forming on the surface of the dough.
Let these rise for about 40 minutes, or until puffy and doubled in size.
Preheat the deep fryer or heat about 3 cups of oil in a small heavy-bottomed saucepan or wok. Once the temperature reaches 350 F, carefully lower the donuts into the oil, using the wax paper to get as low as you can without splashing.
Remember to cook them in batches and do not crowd them in the pan or fryer. Place cooked yeast donuts on a tray or plate that is lined with paper towel.
Now fill a piping bag fitted with a basic piping tip. Fill each donut with the tiramisu cream.
Then, after filling each donut. Spread cream on the surface and dust lightly with cocoa powder.
Pointers for Making Tiramisu Donuts
- Prepare the square parchment papers before you start. Just fold a big piece of wax paper to form multiple squares and cut them out.
- Let the donuts cool before filling and glazing them.
- Store leftovers in a tightly covered container and consume within two days.
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- Butterscotch Bars with Pecans and Chocolate Chips
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- Blueberry Muffins
Tiramisu Donuts
For the dough
- 6 tbsp water
- 1 and 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
- 150 ml buttermilk room temperature
- 1 large egg beaten
- 57 grams butter melted
- 57 grams sugar
- 454 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
- oil for frying
Tiramisu Filling/Glaze
- 1 cup whipping cream cold
- 1 and 1/2 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup water hot
- 1 tbsp instant coffee powder
For dusting the donuts
- cocoa powder unsweetened
For the Yeast Donuts
In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt, and sugar. Set aside.
In a small bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water and let the mixture sit for about 5 minutes, or until foamy.
Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the buttermilk, melted butter, egg and the yeast mixture. Use a wooden spoon to stir the ingredients until a soft dough is formed. Turn the dough over onto a floured surface and knead for about ten minutes, until dough is smooth and elastic.
Shape dough into a ball and place in a bowl. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise for 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours in a warm place, until doubled in size.
Lightly knead the risen dough just to deflate it. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into 1/2 inch thickness. Use a cookie cutter that is 3 and 1/2 inch in diameter and cut 16 circles from the dough. Place each circle on pre-cut individual square wax or parchment paper and place them on baking sheets.
Turn the oven on for one minute only then turn it off. Place the baking sheets inside. Fill a glass jug or bowl with boiling water and place it in the oven, too. This creates steam inside to prevent the dough from forming a skin. Let the dough rise for about 30-40 minutes, or until the size is at least doubled.
Prepare your deep fryer or heat about 3 cups of cooking oil in a small, heavy bottom saucepan. Once the temperature reaches 350 F, carefully lower each donut into the oil, using the wax paper to get as low as you can without splashing. Place a few donuts at a time so they are not crowded.
Once the underside is golden, turn it over and cook the other side. Each donut should only take about 2 minutes or so to cook. Place each cooked donut on a tray or plate lined with paper towel.
Make the Tiramisu Cream
In a bowl of a stand mixer (or use a handheld mixer), whisk the whipping cream until stiff peaks are formed. Cover and store in the fridge until needed.
Dissolve the coffee powder in hot water. In a large bowl, beat together cream cheese and powdered sugar using low speed until creamy and smooth. Add in vanilla extract and the coffee. Continue to beat just until incorporated. Fold the whipped cream into the cream cheese mixture.
Assembly of Tiramisu Donuts
Fit a basic piping tip into a large piping bag. Fill it with the cream. Poke the piping tip into one edge of a donut and dispense cream inside it. Repeat with the rest of the donuts.
To glaze the donuts, spread a generous amount of cream into the top surface. Sprinkle a little amount of cocoa powder over the glaze.
Store leftovers in a tightly covered container.
Recipe Notes
Yeast donuts recipe adapted from Christina's Cucina.
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When I Survey the Wondrous Cross. March 28, 2018
Introspection and personal inventory necessarily accompany my survey in this sacred season. The Prince of glory, author and finisher, saw fit to put the exclamation point on eternity and offer it to a wretch such as I. How is it then, whereupon my acceptance of this inexpressibly divine punctuation mark, my steps were not led immediately to my victorious rest?
What kind of a confident God would allow a newly minted believer to venture forth on this earth, hung with a name tag called "Christian"? Allowing me to flop about on stork's legs, brimming with guileless enthusiasm, quoting Bible verses and bumping into furniture; basically, making a mess of things.
Forgive me, Lord! Is my daily plea. To think- that from that cosmic crossroad, which eternally sealed me to you, to now, decades later- I still flop about. Perhaps my enthusiasm is a bit more measured (until I meet with you on a dark night of the soul, and you tenderly bind my wounds) and then my enthusiasm becomes guileless and irrepressible and the furniture again is at risk.
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Pouring contempt on all my pride is a compelling word picture. Brother Watts brought the hammer down on that nail. I envision contempt for my pride as a burning liquid brought down on a wax mountain of hubris and misunderstanding. How easily this wax mountain builds in the darkened recesses of my psyche. My needs and desires, not brought before the cleansing flow are easily compounded and perverted into a show of opinion, emotional agenda and disobedience. As I cast myself as the star in my selfish program the mountain grows.
Forgive me Lord! Is my daily plea. When I come to my senses, and submit to His authority, we are at one with each other, my Friend and I. We begin to explore life in spite of the boundaries of time and space. His inspirations bring great understanding and delight, allowing me a glimpse beyond this mortal coil to the majesties He is holding in promise for me. Suddenly, I'm up and running on my own energy and enthusiasm for Him. Look, Look, what I can do!
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
Forgive me, Lord! Is my daily plea. It's not about me. Each day I become more aware of the all in all of the all in all. His words are all important yet learning the meaning behind the words that He spoke becomes a pastime that transcends sometimes even the most enjoyable activities. My pursuit in the scriptures becomes set to a rhythmic chanting prayer. Please let me see what you meant, please let me see what you are expecting. How can I get this right?
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Forgive me, Lord! Is my daily plea. Just to survey the wondrous cross. I see you looking down upon me from that scandalous place you chose. It is your love that needs to be understood, but in my sin-sick and wicked heart, the question persists: how could you love me, as I am?
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Forgive me, Lord! Is my daily plea. There is no way I can frame this experience. There is no way I can climb high enough to see the wondrous cross in context. I am imprisoned by my estate. No intelligence, no information, no power on earth will assist me to comprehend the work of the Cross.
As I sit and contemplate at the Cross this Good Friday, I will cling to the promise it brings. I will examine my attitudes and appetites, my expectations and plans. When the mildest of irritations prompt me to begin creating my own empire, I will bow down in obedience and submit to the work the all-mighty one is doing in my life. I will submit to His love and look with true hope toward the dawning of Resurrection.
Submitted by Sunny Vigos, Good Samaritan Ministries Staff Member & Life-long Samaritan


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We stopped in at the just-opened Zimm's Little Deck the other night for a tasting session - zoomed right past the place at first and had to reverse course, it being just a left hand turn off the Richmond exit on Highway 59 North.
It's got several things going for it besides a handy location (601 Richmond). The Zimmerman family was out in force and they know restaurants. It's not far at all from Zimm's Martini and Wine Bar or La Colombe d'Or,so if there was ever a kitchen fire they could run back and forth and still deliver the goods.
And they don't have any sort of location curse to overcome because nothing was there before they put up the restaurant, outside patio and petanque court (French for Italian bocce ball).
They also have Jeramie (pronounced Jer-a-mah) Robison, an affable and engaging 27-year-old with 11 years of cooking experience behind him (he started when he was 16 in Louisiana), designing the menu. Robison, now executive chef at La Colombe d'Or, arrived most recently from Tesars in The Woodlands and, before that a three-year stint at the Mansion on Turtle Creek and a tour working under Chef David Burke at Fish Tail in New York City.
Robison has applied some family recipes to the Cajun cuisine. Pickles and homemade chips come with every sandwich and, as it turns out, his dad is the one making the pickles.
For some reason, Robison said, the Crawfish Remoulade ($9) hasn't been moving, but it should, especially if you like your remoulade not too heavy or gluelike. It's served with some crispy bread, and the crawfish was tender, not rubbery as sometimes happens.
The gumbo is excellent. That night ours was made with chicken and sausage, but Robison said he plans to change it up from time to time. "I'll play with it, use rabbit and duck later on," he said.
The Fried Shrimp Po' Boy ($12) isclassic comfort food with a slight spicy kick on the back end. The Roast Beef Po' Boy ($9) has a sweet sauce done with a port wine reduction.
The Casblanca, a slow-roasted and pulled Moroccan Leg of Lamb with Arugula and Harrisa Aioili ($13), offers tender chunks of lamb in a spicy orange sauce and more of that wonderful bread that Zimm's is getting from French Riveria. "It's [the bread] the only thing we don't make ourselves," Robison said.
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Our favorite of the evening, well, along with the gumbo and the dessert, was the Petite Lafitte, a sandwich with fried oysters, sauteed beef tenderloin and a beef reduction ($13). Melts in your mouth.
Robison's mother's Sticky Toffee Apple Cake ($6) is a sensational surprise at the end of the evening, but we probably should have ordered coffee to go with it. The dish almost achieves the consistency of pudding, it being drenched in caramel sauce.
We were there on the second night, so the wine offerings weren't particularly expansive, but we were assured that should change soon.
Afterward, we tried our hands at throwing the boules in pentanque - aided by Mark Zimmerman - and although it looked like the easiest thing in the world to settle a heavy metal ball into a precise spot on crushed gravel, we soon shot that theory all to hell.


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What a Boy Needs by Nyrae Dawn (What A Boy Wants #2)
A companion novel to WHAT A BOY WANTS.
Jaden Sinclair knows he'll never amount to anything…so why would he deserve a girl like Priscilla Mendoza?
Since last summer, things have been screwed up between Jaden and Pris. He knows it's his fault, but that doesn't stop him from wanting to go a few rounds with her new boyfriend. He also knows he's the loser his dad calls him, but it doesn't stop him from wanting her.
After getting a huge bomb dropped on him, Jaden lashes out and lands himself in jail. Everything in his chaotic life is turned upside down and to make it worse, his mom kicks him out in order to side with his dad. Yeah, he's totally a prize for a girl like Pris.
Sebastian, Aspen, and Pris are all going places in their lives…and he knows he can't keep tagging along for the ride.
The group has one last chance for The Epic Adventure they've been looking for: a road trip to New York, where Jaden's friends will be going to college. Unfortunately, the more time Jaden hangs around Pris, the harder it is to keep the carefully constructed walls between them so she doesn't find out what a train wreck he really is.
When the trip ends, Jaden has to decide if he's ready to say goodbye to his friends, and the girl he loves. He knows what he needs, but will he be man enough to go for it?
Contains mature themes. Some sexual situations and language. From Goodreads.
I almost want there to be a third book about what happens after this book ended. Just because I loved these characters so much. Jaden, Pris, Aspen and Sebastian, were amazing friends to each other and more.
This book was about Jaden and his discovery of not only who he is but why he is worthy of being someone. There were so many moments that I loved Jaden for but there were other moments that I wanted to hit him harder than I wanted to hit Sebastian in the first book. I honestly thought about throwing my Nook Color across the room because how he thought of himself and how he refused to let anyone help him.
No matter what though they all loved him and wanted to make sure that he would be okay. They were not happy to find out that Jaden was disbanding their group and moving to Texas to stay with his uncle. I couldn't believe he would do that to Sebastian but not only him but Pris. I wanted them to fall in love and stay together forever.
On the road trip that they talked him into going on still, he learned that he was a better person than he knew or was told his whole life. Before he left, he found out that the dad he always thought was his ended up not being his dad at all. When that happened something broke inside of him and he couldn't understand why his mom would allow some stranger to talk to him so badly his whole life.
The book was amazing, I don't want to give too much away but the characters themselves are worth reading the book. They remind me of my best friends, we would do anything for each other no matter what. There were secrets that were eventually told; Jaden let someone in on everything. It was a great book and I already kind of miss the characters.
I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.


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Green Plastic Storage Boxes With Lids – Keeping an orderly house and minimizing clutter is a struggle for busy families. Seasonal changes attract new outerwear. Sports and actions require gear. Kids grow out of clothes which are kept for younger sisters. Whether the house is big or small, parents need somewhere to put all this material. Storage boxes of every kind are an organized household's salvation!
From the attic, plastic storage containers with lids are great for storing clothes. The boxes stack easily, nesting one in a different for efficient storage. Clear sided boxes make it easy to see what is inside to prevent going through every box to locate the right one.
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Kitchens are always busy. The key to purchase in a kitchen would be to have somewhere to put whatever. Decorative storage containers with lids can sit on countertops and give somewhere to place dry products, cereals, and other kitchen requirements. Small open storage containers produce a space to place papers, bills, and notes from college that always appear to accumulate on the kitchen countertops.
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Keeping toys off the ground in playrooms and basements is much a lot easier to perform if there is somewhere to place them. Basement cleanup could be simplified when using various sizes of boxes and bins. On the outside of the box, put an image of those toys that go indoors, so even the littlest family members will help clean up. It's a great idea to have some boxes with lids and some without for bulky toys that hang over the box edge.
Balls, bats, helmets, beach toys and other outdoor gear needs to be contained. Big plastic boxes, sorted by sport or activity, are a great way to keep the garage organized. Labeling the boxes can help find what you need when you need it. Staying organized during the year is a struggle. With every changing season new garments, sports and gear have to come from storage and return into storage. An easy method to handle this organizational change over is using plastic storage boxes in various sizes to keep it all in order.


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Actually, expertise is a phrase we use all of the time, and ordinarily it seems to work well sufficient as a shorthand, catch-all type of word," notes the all the time-insightful Michael Sacasas in his essay Traditions of Technological Criticism" That very same typically useful quality, nevertheless, makes it inadequate and counter-productive in conditions that decision for extra exact terminology," he says.
In distinction to these local initiatives, some regions and cities have taken the much wider view of making an attempt to create wealth from science and know-how by re-branding their location and setting up policies and growth methods in response to the technological revolution, the global financial system and the importance of information in the economic system.
These facets are: i) the interdependence between scientific and technological change and the selection and improvement of recent combos, belongings, and asset attributes; ii) biases within the existing entrepreneurship literature; iii) conceptualization of expertise entrepreneurship as an funding in a undertaking, moderately than alternative recognition or enterprise formation; and iv) hyperlinks amongst technology entrepreneurship, the idea of sustainable aggressive benefit, and the speculation of the agency.
To say that it's understandable that philosophy of know-how, however not philosophy of science, has focused initially the affect of know-how—and with it science—on society and culture, as a result of science impacts society only by expertise, is not going to do. Proper from the beginning of the scientific revolution, science affected human tradition and thought essentially and instantly, not with a detour through technology, and the same is true for later developments equivalent to relativity, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, the theory of evolution, genetics, biochemistry, and the increasingly dominating scientific world view overall.


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Again and again I hear people state that "software engineering" is too young to be mature, that in the future we should expect to work "just like in the other engineering disciplines": get a specification, apply your aggreed upon engineering formulas, and build the thing, correctly, the first time.
Are engineers actually doing that?
The documentaries I see about engineering projects always show the involvement of models, virtual reality, software- and real simulations to test assumptions and get feedback from customers. They need to do that because building (and potentially destroying) the real thing is too slow and/or costly.
Not so much with software.
Which bridge would you trust more: one that has been "mathematically proven" to withstand a storm, or one that actually has survived all kinds of storms over the last year, a hundred times a day (as shown by the acceptance tests, executed by the continuous integration server)?
I have a hunch all those engineering skills, while certainly valuable, in the end are "just" a crutch, necessary because real life testing is just not realistic for them.
It is with software.
Should Software Development Be More Like Engineering?
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Today, my nine-year-old Addie is on the site again with a review of The Explorers, which is a fun book written by Adrienne Kress from Delacorte Random House. Addie was super excited when they asked us to share our thoughts about the book and was drawn in by the cover as soon as it arrived in the mail. Addie loves take rides and walks places, with back pack, magnifying glass, compass, and binoculars, so she immediately thought this book was clever and began reading it that day! As a mom, I love watching when a book draws your child in. Keep scrolling to read Addie's review below…
Stay tuned for more reviews from Addie in the future but first she has a super secret beta reading project she's excited about too.
Featuring a mysterious society, a secretive past, and a pig in a teeny hat, The Explorers: The Door in the Alley is the first book in a new series for fans of The Name of This Book Is a Secret and The Mysterious Benedict Society. Knock once if you can find it—but only members are allowed inside.
Review by Addie –
I think The Explorers book was adventurous, exciting, and funny. My favorite part of the book was when Sebastian saw a pig in a teeny hat and followed it. Sebastian is smart, curious, and adventurous like me, which let me connect to the book. I think that the treehouse-like thing was very cool. I'm excited for the next book in the series. I can't wait to see how the story continues. The Explorers: The Door in the Alley is a very good book with a good ending. I recommend the book to 8-13 year olds.
My Notes –
I know that Addie will tell all her friends – male and female – about this book and treasure it. Addie loves to read so she breezed through it, but I can certainly see how the content, creative and action-packed, would be a good choice for reluctant readers as well. This is certainly a middle reader, so a 9 or 10 year old that is on a higher reading level will like this best, or general 11 or 12 year olds who will enjoy all the humor, but it would be an excellent challenging read for many. I enjoyed this author's use of suspense in the book and the mystery component and think this would make a wonderful kids movie my whole family would enjoy watching! It certainly thrilled me that the female was the lead and a strong protagonist that certainly appealed to Addie and her own independence. Equally as important is her ability to offer diverse characters. I know that not only does Addie love exploring and mystery novels, but she's a fan of Lemony Snicket and Alice in Wonderland so I know that those references are on point.
The Explorers: The Door in the Alley, Synopsis –
This is one of those stories that start with a pig in a teeny hat. It's not the one you're thinking about. (This story is way better than that one.)
This pig-in-a-teeny-hat story starts when a very uninquisitive boy stumbles upon a very mysterious society. After that, there is danger and adventure; there are missing persons, hired thugs, a hidden box, a lost map, and famous explorers; and also a girl on a rescue mission.
The Explorers: The Door in the Alley is the first book in a series that is sure to hit young readers right in the funny bone.
Pub Date – APRIL 25 2017 from Delacorte Random House.
Purchase: Indiebound, Amazon USA, Amazon Canada, Barnes and Noble, Indigo
For a complete list of USA purchasing links visit here.
Audio book here: Indiebound, Barnes and Noble, Amazon USA
Adrienne Kress, Biography –
Adrienne Kress is a Toronto-born actor and author who loves to play make-believe. She also loves hot chocolate. And cheese. Not necessarily together.
She is the author of the award winning and internationally published children's novels Alex and the Ironic Gentleman and Timothy and the Dragon's Gate (Scholastic). Published around the world, Alex won the Heart of Hawick Children's Book Award in the UK and was shortlisted for the Red Cedar. The sequel, Timothy, was shortlisted for the Audie, Red Cedar and Manitoba Young Readers Choice Awards, and was optioned for film. She has also published two YA novels: Outcast (Diversion Books), her quirky paranormal romance, and the Steampunk adventure The Friday Society (Penguin), released to a starred review from Quill and Quire and shortlisted for The Quill Awards.
2016 saw the release of Hatter Madigan: Ghost in the H.A.T.B.O.X., an exciting collaboration with NY Times bestselling author Frank Beddor (set in the same world as his Looking Glass Wars YA books). And now she has released the first book in her new Middle Grade series: The Explorers: The Door In The Alley (Delacorte, Random House).
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Starred Alex review: Publishers Weekly
Thank you to Delacorte Random House for sending the book in exchange for our honest review, which we've offered.
Addie, Guest Reviewer –
Addie is 9 years old and enjoys reading, writing, singing, dancing, art, baking, laughing, sports, gardening, animals, mysteries, and just about anything else – yep she has a lot of interests, especially when they're fun.
However, she does take her school work seriously, and also strives for great grades. She really into reading stories of all kinds and interviewing authors for a behind-the-scenes look. She's very happy to review books and wants to start her own blog soon.


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Pronounce it: sw-ee-d
A member of the cabbage family, the swede is often confused with the turnip, though they look quite different. It's also known as yellow turnip, Swedish turnip and Russian turnip and, in America, rutabaga.
In Scotland, where it is known as neeps, swede is the traditional accompaniment to haggis on Burns night. Swede has a round shape and a purple-green skin, and the flesh is yellowy-orange, with a sweet, earthy flavour. It disintegrates fairly easily if overcooked, so always keep to cooking times.
British season runs from mid October to late February.
Choose the best
Look for swedes with smooth, unblemished skins; smaller swedes have a sweeter flavour and a more tender texture.
Prepare it
Cut off the root, then peel, and cut into chunks.
Store it
In a perforated or brown paper bag in the fridge - it will keep for about a week.
Cook it
Cut into chunks and boil (12-15 mins), roast (40-55 mins) or steam (10-15 mins).
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The Lure of Syracuse
When Plato set sail for Syracuse in 368 BC or so, he was, by his own report, of very mixed mind. He had visited that city once before when it was still ruled by the fearsome tyrant Dionysius the Elder, and the voluptuousness of Sicilian life did not appeal to him. How, he wondered, could young men learn to be moderate and just in a place where "happiness was held to consist in filling oneself full twice a day and never sleeping alone at night"? Such a city could never hope to escape the endless cycle of despotism and revolution.
So why return? As it happened, Plato did have a disciple in Sicily, whose soil was not as unforgiving as he had expected. A nobleman named Dion, who as a young man became devoted to Plato and the cause of philosophy, had just written him a letter reporting that Dionysius the Elder was dead and that his son, Dionysius the Younger, had taken command. Dion was both friend and brother-in-law to the younger Dionysius, and was convinced that the new ruler was open to philosophy and wished to be just. All he needed, in Dion's view, was to receive good instruction, which must come from Plato's own lips. He pleaded with his old teacher to visit, and Plato, overcoming serious misgivings, eventually set sail.
p class="initial">It is an old myth about Plato that he was the proponent of a mad scheme to institute the rule of "philosopher-kings" in Greek cities, and that his "Sicilian adventure" was a first step toward realizing his ambition. When Martin Heidegger returned to teaching in 1934 after his shameful tenure as Nazi rector of Freiburg University, a now forgotten colleague, meaning to heap more shame on his head, quipped, "Back from Syracuse?" As a bon mot this can hardly be bettered. But Plato's aims could not have been more different from Heidegger's. As Plato recounts in his Seventh Letter, he once dreamed of entering political life but was disheartened by the tyrannical rule of the Thirty in Athens (404–403 BC). He then renounced politics altogether when the democratic regime that succeeded the Thirty put to death his friend and teacher Socrates. He concluded, much as the character Socrates concludes in Plato's Republic, that once a political regime is corrupt there is little one can do to restore it to health "without friends and associates"—that is, without those who are both philosophical friends of justice and loyal friends of the city. Short of a miracle, in which philosophers would become kings or kings would turn to philosophy, the most that can be hoped for in politics is the establishment of a moderate government under the stable rule of law.
Dion, however, was a spirited man on the lookout for miracles. He convinced himself, and then tried to convince Plato, that Dionysius could be that rare thing, a philosophical ruler. Plato had his doubts; though he trusted Dion's character he also knew that "young men…
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