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Hurling News
The 1st year hurlers began their year by playing a number of challenge games against Tulla Community School, St. Raphael's College, Loughrea and St. Flannan's College, Ennis. Due to the large numbers interested in participating in hurling the overall 1st year group was split into two teams with Forms 1 – 4 coming together to create 1 team and Forms 5 – 8 coming together to create another. Doing this at the start of the year allowed everyone who was interested to get plenty of game-time. As the year progressed a 1st year panel was selected from the performances given in these initial games. Further games were organised throughout the year for those who were not selected as part of the Championship panel.
The Connaught 1st Year Hurling Championship kicked off on the 14th March when we played Gort Community School in Clarinbridge. Following a slow start, we gradually started to get on top and goals from Eanna Brady and Adam Stewart along with a 12 point (7 from play) contribution from Gavin Lee meant we pulled away to win comfortably on a scoreline of 2-16 to 2-03.
Our second game was against St. Raphaels College, Loughrea on the 28th April in Craughwell. This time we made an excellent start and early goals from Thady Moran (1) and Cian Shaughnessy (2) meant we were always in control. 2 further goals in the second half from Shaun Gilligan meant we ran out comfortable winners on a scoreline of 5-19 to 1-03.
Our last group game was fixed for 5th May where we took on St. Brigids, Loughrea again in Craughwell. This turned out to be a superb team performance with goals from Shaun Gilligan (4), Cian Shaughnessy (3), Eanna Brady, Adam Stewart, Thady Moran & Ryan O'Donnell giving us a comprehensive victory of 11-13 to 1-04.
The final was fixed for 17th May in Ardrahan against Gort Community School. Having elected to play with the breeze in the 1st half, we built up a 13 point lead by half time with goals from Luke Martyn, Adam Stewart & Shaun Gilligan along with 2 excellent points from play from full-forward Cian Shaughnessy. Gort, with the aid of the breeze in the second half, were unable to break through what was an excellent defensive display and the game was ended as a contest midway through the second half when Cian Shaughnessy and Ryan O'Donnell added 2 further goals. The final score-line on the day was Presentation College Athenry 5-09 Gort C.S. 1-06.
Overall it was an extremely successful year for our 1st year hurlers. They scored a total of 23-57 and conceded 5-16 in their 4 championship outings. They are a team with great potential for the coming years.
Presentation College Athenry 1st Year Panel (Scores 2016/17):- 1. Jamie Burke, 2. Cathal Shaughnessy, 3. Jack Finn, 4. Luke Clarke, 5. Darragh Burke, 6. Luke Martyn (1-0), 7. Ben Haverty, 8. Conor Rooney (0-4), 9. Liam Leen, 10. Adam Stewart (2-1), 11. Gavin Lee (0-30, 0-18f), 12. Eanna Brady (2-0), 13. Thady Moran (2-7), 14. Cian Shaughnessy (6-8), 15. Shaun Gilligan (7-3), 16. Eoghan Hickey, 17. Ryan O'Donnell (2-0), 18. Michael Molloy, 19. Eoghan Burke, 20. Niall Farragher (0-1), 21. Matthew Moloney, 22. Alex Haugh, 23. Mark O'Dwyer, 24. Ronan Jennings (0-4), 25. Hugh McCann, 26. Gabriel McCann.
Rowing News
History was made last Saturday in Lough Rynn Regatta in Co. Leitrim when two girls from Presentation College Athenry were on the winning ladies eight. The two members of the victorious Galway crew were Katie Diviney who rowed in the 2 seat of the 8 and Hannah Lane who had the very challenging task of leading, motivating and steering the boat.
The crew is coached by former international rower, living in Athenry for 20 years, Owen Diviney.
Camogie News
Junior A Connacht Camogie Colleges Champions. Back Row: Katie Diviney, Eimear Tully, Zoe Gilligan, Saoirse Gilligan, Lisa Coleman, Roisin Joyce, Aoife Raftery, Lauren Butler, Kate Moran, Sarah McCartin. Middle Row: Katelyn Tuffy, Claire Callahan, Tara Stephens, Caoimhe Allen, Rachael Tuffy, Sinead Lyons, Leah Burke (captain), Sarah Ryan, Leah Crotty, Maria Donohoe, Kaci Moran, Nessa Kelly, Ms.Page. Front Row: Aisling Sheehan, Anna Howley, Nicola Harte, Claire Forde, Anna Kilduff, Niamh Niland, Laura Kelly, Sinead Coleman, Caoilfhinn Hennessy, Hannah Finn. Missing from photo: Sandra Greaney.
We had an extremely successful year in Pres Athenry regarding camogie. Back in October, our first years started the ball rolling in winning our own Mairead Meehan First Year seven aside tournament but our older girls did not want this to be the only camogie cup coming to the Pres this academic year. After the heartache of losing both the Junior A and Senior A finals last year, over sixty girls regrouped with all one goal in mind and that was to win both these finals and they didn't disappoint. The girls trained every Monday and Thursday or Friday since last September. Our first Senior A match was on the 6th of October where we overcame St. Brigids Loughrea on a scoreline of 2.15 to 7 points. Next up was Gort on the 24th of October where we overcame them on a scoreline of 10.23 to three points putting us top of our group and into a semi final. With other matches still not played, we knew this semi final would not come soon so we set about playing challenge matches versus NUIG Galway, Ursulines Thurles, Doon Limerick and Roscommon Intermediates as well starting to train every Sunday with Gerry Cronnelly. We trained throughout the Christmas Holidays in preparation for our semi final which was now fixed for January 10th in Leitrim pitch against Gort. Having beat Gort so well early on, complacency was a worry and with a big wind behind us in the first half, this worry got increased as we were struggling to score. Niamh Niland, however, came on having not started and made a huge difference and when she scored her first goal of four, she kicked the rest of the girls into action. After that the girls did not look back, eventually winning comfortably on a scoreline of 7.17 to 1.02 and setting up a Connacht final against rivals St. Brigids. Even though the girls had beaten St.Brigids well earlier in the year, there was no fear of complacency for this match, especially since St. Brigids had since welcomed their Sarsfields and Cappatagle girls back. Played on Wednesday, the 18th of January, this was an extremely tough match and a real battle. Conceding a goal early on, the girls fought back to go up a point at halftime with a goal from Lauren Gilligan playing an important part . However, after halftime, St.Brigids put on the pressure and went three points up and the Pres girls looked in trouble. However a tonic goal from a free from Leanne Freaney brought belief back to the girls and they pushed on to win on a scoreline of 2.11 to 2.08. Each girl played their part in which was a real team effort as well as the subs who came on. Great celebrations followed after the final whistle, especially when co-captains Leanne Freaney and Nicola Lawless lifted the cup. The girls then regrouped and started back training hard again the following Monday in preparation for their All Ireland semi final versus Loreto, Kilkenny. Great commitment was shown, even though our Leaving And Junior Cert girls were completing their mock exams. We travelled down to Kilkenny city on Saturday, the 11th of February but unfortunately it wasn't to be. The girls fought hard but were beaten by the eventual All Ireland champions on a scoreline of 1.14 to 1.08.
Our Junior championship started on the 18th of October where we overcame Seamount Kinvara on a scoreline of 7.13 to 2.05. Next up was St. Brigid's in Craughwell on the 25th of November where we beat them on a scoreline of 5.05 to 1.04. Like their senior counterparts, the girls then had to wait to see who they would have to play in semi final so challenge and championship matches with the Senior A team and championship matches with the Senior C team kept them occupied until eventually on Wednesday, February 1st, the girls lined out against St.Killians New Inn in their Connacht semi final. This proved to be a really tough challenge and the girls had to really fight hard to grind out a win but eventually overcame St.Killians by two points – 3.10 to 2.11. After the match, there was a sense of unease and disappointment in the dressing room as the girls knew themselves they had not done themselves justice. However, they had not time to dwell in it as three days later they had to line out in the Connacht final against a very fancied St. Brigids side who had eased past Gort in their semi final. The girls knew they had to prove a point. They felt they were much better than they had played in the semi final and a final was no better place to prove this and they did not disappoint. Each girl from one to fifteen and the subs who came on put on a much better display and proved to everyone there watching they deserved to be in this final. Fighting for every ball and taking on the Brigids girls, they became Connacht Champions on a scoreline of 3.09 to 1.04. It was a really proud mature display by these young girls and again great celebrations followed when Leah Burke lifted the cup on behalf of the team. Unfortunately, a week after the senior girls losing out, it was the same result for the junior team in the All Ireland final who also lost out to a very strong and the eventual All Ireland Champions, Loreto Kilkenny again -the final scoreline being 5.16 to 3.05. Credit where credit is due however, as the girls showed great heart in the second half even when facing a huge battle and fought to the very end.
On top of this, we also entered a Senior C team with any girls who did not get championship game time with the Senior A's eligible to play along with many of our Junior A panel. Our first match was against St. Cuans in November where we lost a large lead to eventually draw the game. Many lessons were learned that day in Raheen and we knew we had to defeat St.Dominan College in order to qualify for the final. The girls stood up to the challenge the following week and put in a much better performance to defeat St. Dominican College on a scoreline of 10.09 to 3.10. With Dominican College overcoming St.Cuans, this meant we were to meet again in the final in January. Two days after the Senior A success, these girls wanted to keep the winning streak going and they also did not disappoint. This was a very young team playing again Dominicans first team but our girls knew age was only a number, winning on a scoreline of 3.10 to 2.07. This was a great achievement and definitely contributed to our Junior A success. More celebrations followed when Lisa Coleman accepted the cup on behalf of the team.
It truly has been one of the most successful years for Pres Athenry camogie. Three Connacht cups is a fantastic achievement but very much deserved for these group of girls who train very hard. We wish our very best to our ten Leaving Cert girls - Nicola Lawless, Leanne Freaney, Emma Gaffney, Sinead Walsh, Amy Hynes, Niamh Donnellan, Niamh Keane, Megan McDonagh, Eimear Keane and Sarah Kearney – as they move on from Pres Athenry and congratulate them on the great achievement of winning each Connacht A championship in their years in the school- 1st Year, Minor, Junior, two Junior 7's and Senior. We also congratulate our three players, Leah Burke, Katie Stephens and Mary Dunphy, who were part of the Galway Minor camogie panel who won the All Ireland in April. We also wish our Pres contingent who are part of the county u16 and u14 panels the very best of luck this summer.
Senior C Connacht Colleges Camogie Champions. Back Row: Katie Diviney, Eimear Tully, Zoe Gilligan, Aoife Raftery, Sarah Ryan, Saoirse Gilligan, Lauren Butler, Rachael Tuffy, Aoife McSweeney. Middle Row: Rebecca Ruane, Sinead Walsh, Aine O'Farrell, Hannah Finn, Claire Callanan, Sinead Lyons, Lisa Coleman (captain), Kaci Moran, Maria Donohoe, Nessa Kelly, Katelyn Tuffy, Aishling Keane, Ms.Page. Front Row: Aisling Sheehan, Anna Howley, Nicola Harte, Anna Kilduff, Caoimhe Allen, Aoife Moran, Laura Kelly, Sinead Coleman. Missing from photo: Kim O'Hehir, Sandra Greaney, Fiona Walsh.
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Achievements Day 2017
Presentation College, Athenry held it's annual Achievements Day today Wednesday May 17th. As always it was a great day whereby the students success in all areas of school life is acknowledged and celebrated. Awards were presented for Academic achievements, 100% attendance, sport, arts, music and culture. The Credit Union Awards for highest results in Junior and Leaving Certs were presented to 6 students. The Spirit of Presentation College Awards and the perpetual Ceist trophy were awarded to very worthy recipients and the day culminated with the presentation of the Student of the Year Award to Sean Garman.
To view a full pictoral record of this event, click here.
On behalf of everyone at PCA I wish to thank all who participated in our annual Golf Classic and Raffle in 2017. The monies raised goes towards the provision of extra curricular activities in the school. A special word of thanks to our main sponsor Neylon Maintenance Services. Thanks also to our many green and tee sponsors and all who entered teams. Your support was acknowledged on both days on the golf course and on our website. Thanks also to Gerry Doherty and Luke Glynn for their help in organising and running the event. We look forward to seeing you all at our golf classic next year.
Cathal Moore - Principal
Golf Results
1st - Tom Callanan, Liam Higgins, John Maye and Gerry Cannon
2nd - Ray Kenny, Austin Clarke, Gerry Raftery and Robbie Lyons
3rd - Michael Duane, Conrad Byrnes, Mixie Donoghue and Gerry Doherty
4th - Nicola Burke, Julie Carr, Kay Duggan and Noreen Doherty.
5th - Philip Somers, Seamie Crowe, James Martin and Patsy Lynch
6th - Padraic Lyons, Norman Farrell, Michael Higgins and Linda Lyons
7th - John Quinn, Ray Glynn, Luke Glynn and Gerry Doherty
8th - Sarita Glynn, Martina Casserly, Una Molloy and Angela Clancy
9th - Andrew Davey, Paddy Farrell, Owen O'Flaherty and James Lyons
10th - Shane Concannon, Kevin Kavanagh, Gary Moroney and Jason Greene.
Raffle Results
1st - Áine Fahy - Flaherty Pharmacy Hamper
2nd - Michael Rourke - Joyces Supermarket Hamper
3rd - Anne Barrett - Galmac Printer
4th - Sean Whelan - Just Kidz Athenry Voucher
5th - Niamh McDermott - Galberts Foods Athenry Hamper
6th - Helen Byrne - Kreation Kitchens Plate warmer
7th - Jimmy Reilly - Kreation Kitchens Wine
8th - Áine Fahy - Kreation Kitchens Roses
A big thanks to all the exhibitors who attended the Pres College Careers Information Fair on April 7th 2017. Local exhibitors included Coffey Construction, The Raheen Woods Hotel, Holian Accountants, O'Hara Solicitors, An Garda Síochána and the Allied Irish Bank. Also present were representatives from Boston Scientific, SAP, HP, Tusla. ESB, the GMIT Mechanical Engineering Department, GTI and the Shannon College of Hotel Management.
Our Golf Classic takes place this coming Friday and Saturday at Athenry Golf Course.
To register your team, call / text 0871774650.
We thank our sponsors for their generous support.
The Presentation College Novice Team came 4th in the National League Final held in Mullingar Equestrian Centre on 8th April 2017. They all had a fabulous first round with all four having a clear round. They battled very well in the final to take the 4th place. It was a glorious day in Mullingar with excellent facilities and beautiful weather made it a very enjoyable day for all. Ava Donoghue also placed 5th in the Individual 90cm.
On St. Patrick's day last, the Novice Team of Ava & Alicia Donoghue, Ava Finn and Jack Niland won the Novice team event with Ava Finn winning the Individual 80cm.
Pictured above: L-R: Ava Donoghue, Phelim McCann, Ava Finn & Alicia Donoghue
Gaisce Awards 2017
Congratulations to out 150 Transition Year students who recently completed their Gaisce Programme. The challenging programme involves elements of community, personal and physical development over the course of a year.
Students were presented with their Gaisce Bronze medals and certificates on Thursday, 4th May by 2FM Radio Presenter Keith Walsh who encouraged the students to dream big and look to others who inspire their future plans.
For a full pictorial record of the day, click here!
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As an Au Pair in China, you will experience a wonderful cultural exchange program:
- Travel: You will have the possibility to travel around China and Asia discover many beautiful places with a lot to offer.
- Language: You can improve your English communication skills and learn one of the most spoken languages in the world.
- Culture: You will live with a Chinese family with a different lifestyle while trying traditional food and learn about customs and being involved in cultural events and the most famous Chinese festivals. You will exposed your culture as well.
- Networking: You will be able to develop your international network, which can be helpful for your future career.
- Get to know you better: You will be able to adapt yourself to a new environment and deal with different situations.


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We love the conversation and information sharing on social media about natural hair. From Facebook to Instagram, the idea of wearing our hair unaltered by chemicals has become as natural as breathing.
But what seems to be missing is the voice of the mature natural-haired woman, that is women over 40. My co-founder and sister, Pamela and I fall into this category and we want to do more to highlight our beautiful natural sister's in this space.
We want to know what you think in the meantime. Are we missing something? Are there voices out there that we aren't aware of in the blogsphere? Are you over 40 and want us to share your picture on a page we'll be creating featuring mature naturals? Send us your pic or share your thoughts via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. In the meantime, take our poll below and get results back in real time!
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Tonya says:
Thanks Sandy for sharing link! I just subscribed to channel. I was not aware of the "mature" natural YouTube channels. I will definitely check out the rest.
Dianne says:
Hello Sandy- Thank you so much for this information! We will reach out to her. Thank you for your support.
Sandy says:
This is a great idea. There is a vlogger, Prettiunique on You Tube who organized around this issue before. She is knowledgeable of many of the older you tube naturals. You'd be surprised how many are on YT.
Here is link to her Mature Naturals You Tube Channel. I'm sure she would be glad to make an announcement about your interest in pictures as well as do an interview for you.
Tonya says:
Thank you so much for filling the void of giving voice to "mature" naturals! I was thinking the other day that there's a need for some type of network for 40+ naturals. I will definitely be sending a photo!
Dianne says:
Thank you Tonya! We look forward to getting your photo as well.
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Roberta is obsessed with Betty, but for me, it's mostly Don (although all of the characters have their fascinations).
What I learned in Episode 12 was that Don is improvising, and he's operating out of panic. We know a bit about his childhood; "I'm a whore-son" he said matter-of-factly in Episode 8. My thoughts at first was that he had an intense (and justifiable) urge to get away, that he was full of rage, and that he was a social climber. Dick Whitman couldn't have the home in Ossining, so Dick Whitman had to be over.
But in Nixon vs. Kennedy I saw something different: Terror. Don fears he can be dragged back to "Dick Whitman, Whoreson" at any time. His escape hangs by the thinnest of threads. And all he really wants to do is run. He wants to run with Rachel. He wants to drown in the comfort that Rachel offers, and he wants that comfort to be a running away of a kind.
All of it is improv. He had no master plan when he became Don Draper, no plan when he buried his past, no plan when he didn't get off the train. It's all a little boy running away from home with his meager possessions tied in a bundle and resolutely refusing to cry.


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Then I got one.
The past nine or ten days have been pretty rough. My doc thinks a muscle spasm in my shoulder is compressing a nerve where it emerges from my cervical spine. Pain begins in my neck and radiates down my right shoulder, bicep and forearm, leaving my fingers (particularly my thumb) numb and tingly. At best, it feels like someone punching me hard in the arm. At worst, if feels like someone repeatedly stabbing my funny bone with a screwdriver.
One interesting/frustrating aspect of the condition is that, with a regular ol' physical injury, there's often some position or posture that feels better than others. You can stretch out the limb or hold it over your head to get some relief. Because this is more of a phantom pain situation--my arm wasn't really caught in a steel rolling mill, it only feels like it was--there's not usually much I can do to make it feel better. This is a fascinating phenomenon to observe and consider at 3 a.m.
I didn't sleep well for several nights in a row because it hurt too much to lie down. Instead, I sort of passed out propped up by pillows in a comfy chair. Now with the help of powerful prescription narcotics (I told my daughters I look forward to them surprising me on a future episode of "Intervention"), I've actually slept through most of two nights in my own bed. As all new parents know, sleep makes a huge difference to quality of life.
The numbness in my fingers makes handwriting and drawing feel like threading a needle wearing ski gloves. I can type, but until recently couldn't bear to sit at my office desk long enough to get any work done. Last week was lost; this week I'm back in the saddle, interspersed with weeping and naps. Luckily, my left hand is facile enough to pick up some of the slack.
In the previous blog post I wrote about the fine time I had last Saturday doing a panel at a local book festival. That was true, I did have fun; what I neglected to mention was the part where my right arm was ripped off by an orc. Yesterday I posted some photos of the event shot by my wife Karen. She took several more, and we only realized later that if you crop them to focus solely on me, they provide a funny portrait of a man trying and failing to hold it together:
Forearm resting on the table, lookin' good. Authorial. Brian in 'da house.
|Ah, the two-handed chin lean. Nice and casual change-up. Still fooling everyone.
|I'll just prop this useless ham shank up on the empty chair next to me and slouch. Seems to help for a while....
|Maybe it'll loosen up if I shake it around a little.... Nope.
|I see your mouth moving and hear words coming out, but have no idea what you're saying.
|Oh sweet Jesus, take me now.
So why blog about it? Partly because I've always shared how my life is going, and it looks like my life in late September and early October is going to go a lot like this. Partly to explain why my already-sketchy Internet presence will be light for a while. And partly because it's a little disconcerting to be reminded I'm just bones and blood and meat that occasionally breaks down. Like everybody else.
Sigh. Mortality, man. It's a tough gig.


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WASHINGTON (CNN) - A new poll shows Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-New York, and former Gov. Mitt Romney, R-Massachusetts in the lead in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
The poll by the American Research Group shows former Gov. Mike Huckabee, R-Arkansas, moving up to second place behind Romney in Iowa and making some ground in South Carolina and New Hampshire.
On the Democratic side, Sen. Clinton maintains her front runner status in all three states.
Iowa NH SC Romney 27% 30% 29% Giuliani 16% 23% 23% McCain 14% 17% 13% Huckabee 19% 7% 5% Thompson 8% 5% 10%
Iowa NH SC Clinton 32% 40% 41% Obama 22% 22% 19% Edwards 15% 10% 18% Richardson 7% 5% 1% Biden 5% 4% 6%
Sample Size: 600 likely voters Sample Dates: Oct. 26-29, 2007 Margin of error: +/-4%
- CNN Political Producer Xuan Thai
How can Giuliani think he has a strong chance? These are the states that set the bar and he is not leading any of the three states yet or has. Whats his plan? I think the media wants him to win and keeps him looking good in the spot-light, but the voters know better.
Do they individually poll the registered Republicans and Democrats, what of independents?
The Obama supporters were joyous with the Iowa U poll (Oct 17-24) a few days ago that showed Obama was only 2 pts behind Hillary (28 vs 26). Now these Obama supporters cry foul about the more recent ARG poll (oct 26-29)showing Obama was 10 pts behind Hillary (32 vs 22).
If the poll result favours Obama, they accept it. But if the poll result disfavour Obama, they dont accept it. They are simply in denial.
The fact is that the Iowa poll used a small sample size of 306 (vs 600 for ARG poll), and thus the IOwa U poll result was not that realiable. The ARG poll result is consistent with other states' polls that show that Hillary has increased her leads over Obama in recent weeks.
Fred, Reston VA :
Hear, hear.
This poll was done by American Research Group. The other poll which showed more tight ranges was by the Univerity of Iowa.
I am a Clinton supporter, but I do wonder if the University of Iowa poll has more validity because it was done by in-staters who know their own.
On the other hand, I think Hillary Clinton can rise above coming in second in Iowa. But I hope she gets it together even more before January and we won't have to find out.
Everyone believes in polls when their guy is leading. When your guy is in the dumpster, you can't accept the fact that most people simply don't agree with you on most things.
Polling is a pretty developed science, and all marketing as well as all politics is based on it. All of you hayseeds have to accept the fact that the PhDs, statisticians, and CEOs who base their fortunes and their futures on the science of polling know a lot more about it than you do.
Can polls be wrong? Yes, there is a margin of error, like in meteorology. Sometimes the weatherman is wrong, but if the weather service says floods are coming do you plan a picnic?
Are they just a bunch of BS? Not according to all the people who have studied it.
Are false poll numbers released by politicians? Well, they lie about everything else.
The simple truth is that most Americans prefer Clinton on one side and Giuliani/Romney on the other. The rest of you are just out of step. (I'm a Richardson fan myself. Give 'em hell, Bill.
Nice numbers, for Romney that is.
I don't think Romney can buy himself a general election win. If Giuliani is the nominee, it will be a good race between him and Clinton. If Romney is the nominee, we might as well get used to saying Pres. Clinton again.
No mention of Ron Paul...incensed...
The Obama supporters are in denial. They dont like the more recent poll of ARG showing Hillary is ahead of Obama by 10 points, while these people were reecetpive to the Iowa poll of last week showing Hillary ahead only by 2 pts.
The fact is that the Iowa U poll has a very small sample size of 306, and therefore its result is not reliable.
The ARG poll result is consistent with the Rasmussen poll result of earlier week that showed Hillary was ahead by 12 pts (33 vs 21) over Obama.
This, as usual, is a manufactured poll. They leave people off on purpose. that's why you can't account for 20%. And for those that actually think these media polls are correct just remember how all the polls favored John Kerry yet Bush won again. the media continues to try and sway the public. also, today, it was reported that respected oddsmaker William Hill has set the odds for Ron Paul at 12/1. that's putting him in a showdown with Rudy and ahead of McCain, Edwards. yet I don't see his name above. bias.
And there they go again, digging deep into fish barrels for another poll that supposedly contradicts the University of Iowa poll. Hogwash.
All polling debate aside, I do find it odd that Clinton has such a large margin over the nearest competitors, I'm an undecided voter at this point and I must say, I have serious doubts as to whether or not she can run this country, She has no clear plan on Iraq and seems as distant from that conflict as most of the other candidates. At this point if I had to vote for someone I'd give it to Stephen Colbert, he's intelligent, educated, appears to be more knowledgeable about the issues than some of the "true" candidates, and he isn't afraid to say something that might upset people.
Go Mitt! Romney will make a fool of Mrs. Clinton in the debates. (At least from the perspective of citizens with intelligence.)
Until the first votes are cast and verified accordingly, then a poll is just a snap shop of an opinion for a certain period of time. Hey, we can all change our thoughts in a matter of moments...
You can dance if you want to . . . GO ROMNEY! GO ROMNEY! GO ROMNEY!
Your poll numbers for Iowa, NH & SC are biased and wrong. Try asking again with all the candidates listed by name. That is if you are interested in truth rather than propaganda.


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Reflection on "Intervention"
Intervention hits home for some and is a foreign ideal for others. Whether we admit it or not, we have all faced interventions, not small encounters, but defining shifts when realization penetrates our thinking. So much so that it is enough to change us. We also have to potential to intervene in dramatic ways. As architects we have opportunities to "venire" in Latin, meaning that you cause to come. What we make, the cause, will inevitably have an effect. This is a heavy task. Our purpose, however, is not to make a difference. Wise intervention is seeing something hurting and broken, something malfunctioning and in need of immediate care. The desire to make a difference is flippant egotism. Instead, intervention requires a deep longing to remedy an urgent necessity.
If intervention is to be worthwhile, it must be severed from self-fulfillment, and detached from superiority. It is careless to think one who causes something to come is the hero. The immediate care required for intervention is more like tending to a garden; when we find disorder, we simply want to love it back to order. Because we can see how our work directly impacts others, it is easy to become pretentious. It is important to value what our work can do, but we are only a player in intervention. There is a relational learning that takes place during intervention. The affected company is empowered with the opportunity to change as a result of an intervention. Their change is what inspires. A gardener can assume no real credit for a flower's inherent beauty. When we see something hurting and long to fix it, there is no glory in the resolution. Perhaps, then, the word "intervention" is more powerful as a verb. It is not about an act that may elevate us, nor is it about the solution that fixes someone else. Intervention is learning to understand a deep need, seeing a situation you are close to and affected by and knowing enough to love it back to what it should be. Intervention is about restoration.
With this insight, instead, intervention changes us. When we intervene, we gain profoundly new insights about the persons, or places with which we intervene. When we water the flowers we bear none of the glory, but all of the joy. The Latin prefix "Inter" fulfills not only its meaning to come "between," but also to come "among," "in the midst of," "mutually," and "reciprocally." Intervention should always have a mutually positive affect. By designing good buildings we should inspire restoration of others back to God, and through the process we are similarly restored. We are not helping more than we are being helped. We as architects are not to shape so much as we are to be shaped by caring, learning, and tending. We are not completing intellectual or social projects, shaping lives and intervening to make our mark on the world. We are to come alongside others, during and in the midst of present struggles to tend to the garden with whatever tools we are given. Without a doubt, intervention will cause something to come, but we must remember we are not the cause. What will come about as a result of intervention is much bigger than our own vision.
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An accountant who's fighting global hunger
U of M accounting student Caroline Jones is not passionate about budgets, P&L statements, or spreadsheets. But she is excited to come to class every day, knowing business is a force to do good. And she's driven to leverage her skills to help people in need.
"I like accounting, but I wouldn't say it's my passion by any means," Jones explains. "My passion is for people—to ensure people are fed, and that they have access to clean water and education."
Prior to joining the Carlson School's Master of Accountancy Program, Jones worked as a field accountant in South Sudan. Her duties included managing cash for daily purchases, tracking expenses, creating budgets, and submitting reports.
Her ultimate goal is to be a chief financial officer or internal auditor for an international humanitarian organization. And she's confident that accounting will get her there.
"I feel like a lot of people go into the field of accounting because they think every business needs an accountant, but the same logic applies to aid organizations or nonprofits," she says. "Money is always going to be a driving force in making an impact, in any country."
With a mere one semester of classes under her belt, Jones has already sharpened her accounting expertise.
"I've learned more about accounting in one auditing class than I did in all my undergrad classes put together," she says. "[My time in Africa taught me] to see challenges as opportunities to learn, and also to have fun with those challenges."


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Niedda, Marcello and Greppi, Mauro (2007) Tidal, seiche and wind dynamics in a small lagoon in the Mediterranean Sea. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 74 (1-2), p. 21-30. ISSN 0272-7714. Article.
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Environmental monitoring and hydrodynamic studies were carried out to understand the forcing mechanisms that are responsible for the circulation patterns of the several small coastal lagoons of Sardinia, in the center of the Mediterranean sea, Italy. The water level observed in the Calich lagoon showed a free-surface oscillation with a semidiurnal period (tide) and a second order oscillation with higher frequency and lower amplitude (seiche). The wind has a local effect on these oscillations and generates a secondary circulation. Numerical analysis confirmed that the dynamic of the lagoon is mainly controlled by a balance between accelerations, barotropic pressure gradients, and bed and wind stresses, and highlighted that the surface seiche is one of the mechanisms responsible for driving residual currents. The employed 2D-horizontal model of lagoon hydrodynamics, forced with tides only at the basin boundary, reproduced the natural mode oscillation period of 0.5 h of the basin. Besides, our study evaluated the accuracy of the simulation of the seiche and wind effects. The plane 2D model, forced with the measured wind stress above the basin surface, simulated stronger seiches by strength and variability in the wind field, in agreement with the measured seiche and wind data. The 5-min time step of our monitoring was, however, too large to quantify accurately the relationship between seiche-induced residual circulation and wind stress. Simulation results indicate that the wind variations at the time scale of minutes could affect the strength of the seiche oscillation. Nevertheless, this variability had insignificant effect on the frequency, suggesting that the oscillatory response is predominantly linear. This analysis showed that tidal, atmospheric and seiche forcing mechanisms are responsible for the circulation patterns of these small Mediterranean wetland areas, generating water level oscillations each one with specific frequency, but with amplitudes of the same order.
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I am a meat eater. Many of my friends disagree with me on the subject, and I admit I find myself eating meatless meals more often these days, but when I do eat meat I want flavorful, responsibly reared meat. Why? Simply put, it's more humane. The animals eat and live more comfortable lives, and their hormone free, antibiotic free, grain free meat is better for us and for the environment than the current livestock practices that predominate.
This isn't a new concept to me. I wrote a forward to the Parents For Safe Foods Handbook on the subject 25 years ago, but Cochon 555 founder Brady Lowe took that knowledge (and his love of all things piggy – yes, he does have a pet teacup pig at home too) when he created the 10-city tour spotlighting heritage pigs.
In this age of the celebrity chef, Brady knew inviting top chefs (eager to source exceptional ingredients) to compete for Prince or Princess of Porc would entice the public to attend, giving the event the platform needed to educate and promote responsible farms and the restaurants that serve heritage pork while helping to sustain these endangered breeds.
The 20 chef judge panel, of which I was honored to be part, moved from station to station to sample the five competing chef's nose to tail delicacies. Our votes comprised 49% of the outcome, with the public comprising 51% of the vote. After all, it is your consumer dollar that counts the most, and without it, these breeds may well cease to exist.
First up was The Church Key's Chef Steven Fretz, who I must say really went all out in presentation and the sheer fun spirit of the event complete with both live (the most adorable Hampshire piglet) and costumed mascots. His pig, the English bred Hampshire from Rainbow Ranch Farms is known for it's superior fat to meat ratio and the high quality and quantity of meat it yields.
His delectable menu consisted of a Pork Mole Enchilada with Salsa Verde, Queso Fresco, Tomatillo, and Avocado; a Filipino Bao Slider with Pickled Cucumber, Cilantro, and Serrano Chile Lime Aioli; a Rendered Pork Belly Infused Calvados (this tea-totaller unfortunately had to pass on, but Church Key's Beverage Director, Devon Espinoza won for best punch), a Green Papaya Salad with Vietnamese-style Cured Pork and Nuoc Cham Vinaigrette with Crispy Shallots and Mint Roasted Peanuts, and the most insanely delicious Brown-Butter Glazed Donuts fried in what else but Pork Lard that turned me into little Miss Piggy (I went back for seconds later).
Then it was onto Celebrity Chef Ricardo Zarate and his Red Wattle (a very rare heritage breed that's prized for its tender meat and exceptional ham) tastebud hopping bites from around the globe. The Peruvian master chef did his interpretations of an Incan Carapulcra De Patita – a Pig Trotters and Chorizo Stew with Ancient Dry Potato, and a Mint Jalapeño Chimichurri; West African Sangrecita – Blood Sausage Crostini, Brie Fondue, Sunny Side Up Quails Egg, and Serrano Sauce; Italian Jamon Del Pais – Peruvian Ham, Lardo Brown Butter, Dijon Mustard Sauce, and Spicy Pickled Cucumber; Chinese Arroz Chaufa – Chifa-Style Peruvian Fried Rice, Smoked Cecina, Baby Scallop, Popped Guinoa, and Ginsaing Bagoong Sauce; a Japanese Tiradito De Cabeza – Head Porketta, King Mushroom Escabeche, Cahrcol Ponen Sauce, and Rocoto Leche De Tigre; and a show-stopping (my vote for best use of foie gras) Iberian Churro Rellenos – Duck Fat Dough, Foie Gras, Crema Relleno, Brown Sugar, and Picco Cranberry.
Defending home turf was CAST's Chef Tony DiSalvo (the restaurant is in the Viceroy Hotel Santa Monica where the event was held). The interesting rustic presentation was in stark contrast to the elevated sophistication of his culinary prowess with the critically rare Glousestershire Old Spot Pig known for it's distinctive layer of back fat and high ratio of fat to meat.
Chef DiSalvo's menu consisted of a Pig Trotter and Duck Confit Terrine with Strawberry Mostarda, Foie Torchon, and Pickled Green Strawberries; Loin Pastrami with Kimchi Thousand Island Dressing, Rye Crostini, Melted Raclette, Miner's Lettuce, and Riesling Vinaigrette; Coppa di Testa, Romesco Roasted Calcot and Weiser Potato Salad, and Crispy Ear.
Factory farmed meats cost less to produce, but we're paying for the producers profit margin with our health. Be prepared to pay more for heritage pork. All proceeds from the meat in the pop-up butcher's shop at the event went to supporting America's future chefs at Le Cordon Bleu. I bought a lovely pork shoulder and brisket.
Terrine's Chef Kris Morningstar created his succulent offerings from a Kunekune Pig known for it's lovely marbled meat and high yield of useable fat. I felt Chef Morningstar made the most comprehensive use of snout to tail cuisine with his Charcuterie Board – Smoked Ham, Rillettes, Andouille, Headcheese, and Terrine de Champagne; Blutundel – Blood Pasta, Boudin Noir, Beets, and Brown Butter-Blasamic; Pork and Beans – Morcilla, Pork Belly, Butter Beans, and Spicy Broth, Smoked Pork Sandwich – Canadian Bacon, Pulled Pork, Sweet Mustard, Dill Pickle, and Pickled Fresno Relish on Hawaian Roll; The "McDowell" – Duck and Pork Cotechino, Egg, Trotter, Foie Torchon, Duck Ham, and Terrine English Muffin; and a fascinating Sanguinaccio – Chocolate Blood Truffle – once I got past the idea of the blood it was scrumpdillicious.
The fact that Republique's Chef Walter Manzke's prior engagements robbed him of the full five day prep time to prepare his Large Black heritage pig for the event (my spy tells me he only began cooking late the night before) may well have been responsible for his getting both my vote, and the big win of Prince of Porc. He didn't have time to over think what he would make which in turn allowed the intense old world flavor of the pork to shine through. That first bite of incredibly tender Pork Belly atop silky Potato Puree, topped of with salty Black River Caviar was nothing short of sublime, and the Pork Cerviche bursting with flavor, but it was the Arroz Caldo, a Filipeno stew with it's myriad of textures and pureness of flavor that won my vote for best bite of the night. He also served his aspic topped Terrine sliced and presented exquisitely on mirror with edible flowers surrounded in an Art Nueveau design reminding me of romantic dinners in Paris at Maxims years before, and the simplicity of the thinly sliced ham on a Freshly Baked Bun with tangy Normandy Butter taking me back further into flavors of my childhood.
Then there were the elaborate cocktail punches, wine, and Mequite Bar for those who like to imbibe, and anexceptional cheese and bread spread, delectable chocolates, and a pop up butcher shop demonstration – oh, who could forget the very cuddly dancing pig mascot from The Church Key adding vivre to the party. So tell me in the comment section below what you think your favorite bite would have been?


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As I was washing the dishes for the second time today and thinking that I needed to go switch laundry for the third time, I had this thought...
Sometimes it seems as if my life is just a series of messes.
Seriously, I feel like I am constantly cleaning up a mess, looking at a mess, apologizing for a mess, thinking about a mess... it feels endless and hopeless. And I look at it all and wish that I could just, for once, have it all cleaned up and have it stay that way. For a very, very long time.
But then I remember that those messes aren't just messes. They are the reminder of a life that is being lived with people that I love. The dishes that I wash were used to share a meal and conversation together. The toys that I pick up were played with by a little girl and her daddy. The books and papers that I am forever cleaning off the dining room table are tools to help my teenage daughter learn and grow. The socks that never seem to make it to the hamper are worn by my husband who works hard and long to take care of his family and the ones God has placed in his care.
Sometimes messes remind us that life is being lived and people are being loved.
As I was thinking about all of this it occurred to me that it isn't just my home that gets messy. My life can be really messy. There is hurt, rejection, disappointment. And grief. It can be so overwhelming at times...
Sometimes if seems as if my life is just a series of messes.
And sometimes I really want to run away from it all. Run from all the hurts and disappointments and worries. I want to go somewhere where life won't be quite so messy. My heart hurts so much from it all and it seems just too much.
But then I remember that those hurts and disappointments, even the rejection- they come from loving people. They come from relationships. The truth is that if you have any sort of relationship you take the risk of being hurt or rejected or misunderstood. But the alternative is to live in isolation, to play it safe. Relationships can be hard but they are what life is about. For every hurt, there are a multitude of blessings. People help us to grow. They encourage us. They love us in spite of ourselves.
Sometimes messes remind us that life is about relationship and relationships are messy.
I can't avoid the fact that most of the messes in my life are the result of my own messiness. I am a work in progress. I feel like I am constantly cleaning up my own messes. When I make progress in one area I realize I've neglected another. It can be so discouraging...
Sometimes I can be such a mess.
I get so frustrated with myself for making the same mistakes over and over. I try so hard to clean myself up and get it right. I spend so much energy trying to improve myself. But then I am reminded that it is impossible to fix my own messiness. I am reminded that I am in constant need of a Savior. He is the only one who can clean me up and make me right. My messiness leads me to Him. If I could do it myself I wouldn't have any need for His love in my life and what a sad life that would be... to live apart from Him. I can't even imagine it. I don't want to imagine it. So, I guess I can say thank you for making me so imperfect and messy because...
My messiness reminds me that I am in desperate need of grace.


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HEY!hi im random!but plp usually call me cynthia(which is my real name)my name is cinthya but my mom spelled it rong cause she switched the y and i. lololol
ok so my carrer here is to draw RANDOM stuff.i draw sonic,anime,chibi,pokemon,pony,stick,and random o.c's. :)
i love hatena so much.this is my home!so how bout i tell u more bout my self!and my info.
personality:kind,mean at times,shy,quite,adorable! irrigant(sometimes)lololol
bio:my life was dedicated to draw sing play piano and flute a science lover an author actress and a veterinarian. :) thts it.idk wat else to say?
1st-cinthya mystic
2nd-cin yukima
5th-lirmi the unknown creature
7th-belle the bunny
8th-red star the bunny
9th-mystic the unisus (unicorn & pegasus lol bad combination)
well idkwets?i guess i can say wat i lik and dislike.
hatena,my crush,drawing,books,
animals,babies xD,nintendo games,fairytale stories,the moon,
night,funny plp,my friends in hatena,my friends in real life,my family,and YOU! lolololol only if u lik my art!
DIS-LIKES!:false-reporters,annoying plp,show offs,meat,vegetables,sea food,my bad art :(,nightmares,scary stuff, valentines day,(im shy to giv cards to boys at school (>///<)
and i mostly dis-like...myself...
ok so hmm wat else to say...ohh my fav anime shows!
1st-Zero no tsukaima(the familiar of zero) funny and p-ervy.
4th-kaichou wa maid-sama cute and funny!
5th-shakugan no shana scary but cool!and cute 2!
6th-he is my master funny and p-ervy
7th-shugo chara cute and funny
8th-devil may cry scary and a bit funny...i quess :T
9th-naruto funny and cool!(i dont think naruto is an anime show.idk?)
10th-Fairy tail funneh and cooleh!
so there!all my 10 fav anime series!you gotta watch em!i watched them lik at the age of 5 and up! ewe ohh and i also have a deviantart account! my username is:RandomMicro152
(i dont rlly draw and upload pics...i just comment and do other stuff...im thinking about uploading drawings and stuff but idk cause i want to get the thing that helps u draw realistic but i dont wanna ask my parents cause they dont know i have an account on devianart...hehehe...ill work it out. :)
well im out of words to say...
- .-' so i guess this is good-bye...
BYE! watch my flips and post on my channel PLEASE!!!!
ARIGATO! to watashi wa kore o yonde anata ga tanoshinde ne!
thankyou and i hope you enjoyed reading this!
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Wevideo is online video creator that is easy to use and allows for collaboration on the video creation.
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Padlet is a virtual board where teachers and students can post any type of information from a variety of sources to share with others that have the link to the site.
RealtimeBoard is an online whiteboard and collaboration tool that can be used by students in real time allowing them to share boards, add comments, sticky notes, drawing tools, shapes and chat with one another.
Todaysmeet is a backchannel tool for ongoing online conversation that teachers can create to engage all students in the discussion.
Common Core Connections
The Gooru is a website that helps teachers find standards aligned content, and track student progress through data analysis.
Graphite is a website designed to help teachers find digital tools rated and reviewed by education experts.
The Common Core Explorer tools can be used to find the best digital tools that will help the students meet the Common Core objectives.
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"Stitch together the story of Zenu heritage and handicraft on this experience that includes a visit to Cartagena's Gold Museum and a Caña Flecha weaving workshop."
Get deep into Zenú culture and learn directly from them about their heritage, history, and most recognized Zenú handcrafts in a weaving workshop and a visit to Cartagena's Gold Museum.
On this tour, you will be picked up at your hotel to take you to Zenú Gold Museum where you will see amazing gold ornaments crafted by ancient Zenú indigenous. The Zenú indigenous guide will give you a deep insight and further information of the pieces and their iconography full of meaning and history that reflects Zenú's worldview.
After the visit, you will head the 20 de Julio neighborhood, a peripheral area in Cartagena, where the Ninha workshop takes place. When you arrive, you will meet resilient indigenous women who lead this weaving project and workshop as a way to support their families and keep alive their endangered indigenous heritage. Through this group of women, you will get to know the history of the Zenú people, the struggles they have faced, and their story of resilience. Also, you will learn the process of Caña Flecha, the primary raw material used to make their woven crafts, on how to weave with this material, and which are the symbolic meanings of the famous Sombrero Vueltiao. During the workshop, you can enjoy a traditional maize and coconut beverage and a snack.
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The Sunset Singing Circle, led by singer/songwriter/musician Terre Roche is back for another season at Robert F. Wagner Park in Battery Park City. Join us from 7-8:30pm on these Fridays in May and June – Fridays May 3, 10, 17 and 31 and Fridays June 7, 14, and 28. We'll group sing well-known songs ranging from Traditional and Folk to Pop, Rock and more as the sun sets over beautiful New York Harbor. Lyric books are provided and all are welcome. I'll be there with my banjo on my knee!


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As David Miliband departs, it's time for Ed to show us his alternative is different
Ed Miliband ran for the Labour leadership because he believed he could offer an alternative; an alternative not just to the coalition government but, more crucially at that time, an alternative vision for Britain to that which his brother David was offering. Two and a half years on, with David Miliband departing British politics to go and head up the charity International Rescue Committee, it's worth considering whether Ed's alternative is really proving to be radically different.
On the face of it, it seems a slightly stupid question; since the starting gun to the leadership election in 2010, the media have delighted in contrasting 'Red Ed' with his more centrist brother David, desperately seeking to extend the dividing lines of the Blair-Brown era. If we are to believe the political commentariat, Ed and David are the proverbial chalk and cheese of the modern Labour party. Their visions for Britain are supposedly almost irreconcilably different. Read the rest of this entry
The Tory tantrum over Gay Marriage: Will David Cameron survive?
Well, tensions were high, speeches were emotional, and there were tears before bedtime. 2013 is still fairly fresh and new, but it has already been jam-packed with contentious issues, and one or two headaches for the Prime Minister. Last Tuesday night saw the success of the first stage of the Gay Marriage Bill despite many Conservative MPs voting against it. Nevertheless the majority was overwhelming and I was frankly delighted and relieved. It reaffirmed that we do live in a country which still retains a great deal of humility, even if we don't always see it (and I STILL can't see what all the fuss was about!). It also meant that I don't have to resign my party membership, something I had secretly promised myself that I would do if the Bill had been defeated.
Since it has gone through, apparently it has sparked a deluge of resignations from the Tory party, there has been a great deal of grumbling from the grassroots, well from what I can gather, the older generation of the grassroots. These are generally more right-wing members, the die-hard true blues, the extensive volunteer network that the Party really can't do without. They are the ones who sacrifice countless hours of their time to raise funds, deliver leaflets and go door to door drumming up votes, with the help of us much younger conservatives who are not retired and therefore don't have the time to dedicate ourselves to the cause as much as they do. At the Party Conference, this group of people (party activists in their late 50s to late 90s) are constantly referred to as they backbone of the party, which indeed they are. Was David Cameron right therefore to push this highly controversial piece of legislation through? Too bloody right he was!!
Half a century on; we still live with the concequences of the Beeching Reports.
True to my word about a year ago, I've written an article about Beeching! We've celebrated quite a number of milestones in the last 12 months, and another is looming; it is 50 years since Dr Beeching published his enquiry into Britain's railways which lead to the systematic dismantling of the vast majority of the branch lines across this country. The Reshaping of British Railways and it's sister report, the snappily titled The Development of the Major Railway Truck Routes published two years later set in motion the eradication of nearly 55% of all of Britain's railways. The loss was felt across the nation and at a time when demand for rail travel is at a level that hasn't been seen since the 1920s and our road network has reached saturation, we now suffer the consequences of those rather short-sighted actions. It has been widely accepted since the 1960s that the methods of obtaining the numbers used within the reports was underhand; choosing days to visit the stations when the number of passengers was going to be disproportionately low compared with peak times.
Gay marriage; will someone please tell me what all the fuss is about?!
My humble apologies, I realise it has been a year since I last posted anything, so it is time to make amends. The day when MPs are due to vote on Gay Marriage is coming up fast; next Monday in fact. This got me thinking, I really can't personally see why it should be so controvertial, and I've had one of the most conventional upbringings I know! I attended the conservative party conference last October. It was the first time I had been and I was surprised by the spectrum of views held by the people there. I dutifully got my social action badge and my "I'm with DC" badge on Gay marriage. Maria Miller as newly appointed minister of the DCMS put it brilliantly; "The state should not stop two people from making the commitment to be married unless there's a good reason. I don't believe being gay is one of them".
Will merely moving 'forward' be enough for the American people?
With just over three weeks to go, we've got ourselves a ball game. President Obama's bizarrely listless performance in last week's debate has served as the fillip the Romney campaign sorely needed, and has led polls to indicate a Presidential race that is now too close to call. Vice President Joe Biden came out fighting in Thursday's debate with Republican rival Paul Ryan, but while that may rouse the troops once more it is unlikely to change the face of an increasingly close election. Read the rest of this entry


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(STORY) 24 year old female cave devil 'climbs electrical tower' cos black man she asked ride from demanded dick suck at gun point cos of "all of the things her people had done to (ours) people for centuries," she told police. … She was shocked & thrown from tower with burns all over body… And, if so, according to Divine Racial Karma, she deserved it.
Psycho-racial, Perverted & Sexually Demented White America: "SEXIEST BLACK MALE ON WHITE RAPIST" Contest Acknowledges Demonic Sexaual Obssession w/Blackness
Would black on white (BOW) crime poster child Channon Christian be proud that one of her alleged rapists and killers is reportedly still, six years later, considered one of America's sexiest BOW rapists by her own, racially terroristic and psychotically deranged white Americans?
Christian, who a GhettoBraggingRights (GBR) street investigation determined purchased a arranged her and a male friend's carjacking, kidnapping, robbery and rape under the delusion of getting the whole black thug sexual experience, is believed to have killed her male companion and committed suicide in a black sex driven, drug fueled escape.
"White America (males, females, boys and girls) went crazy over Letalvis," new GBR publisher Aniga Shakur says. "There were white kids and young adults allegedly dressing like Channon and her friend on Halloween and going to the house where the believed consensual gang bang happened and there's even the alleged Channon Christian Black Male Thug Sex Death Cult that young white male and females around the country are reportedly joining in masses."
(SHOCK?) "Most white males, particularly white nationalists, masturbate & 'finger anus' at black on white (BOW) rape," disturbing new Glax Haas Race Research Institute finds
Are white really outraged by black on white (BOW) crime and incidences of black on white (BOW) rapes? A disturbing new Glax Haas Race Research Institute study has found that they aren't really as outraged as they portray themselves to be and – even more disturbing – if finds they secretly like it.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks across the globe rose to their highest levels since late December on Thursday and the U.S. dollar gained for a third day running as investors embraced risk ahead of top policymaker and oil producer meetings.
Wall Street stock indexes were little changed a day after the S&P 500 closed at its highest since early December. European shares .FTEU3 added to substantial gains made on Wednesday and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe .MIWD00000PUS ended at its highest level of the year.
"The (U.S. stock) market has rebounded nicely, but it's running into resistance," said Alan Gayle, director of asset allocation at RidgeWorth Investments in Atlanta.
"The market wants to see a more positive outlook for earnings growth going forward."
First-quarter earnings among S&P 500 companies are forecast to have fallen by 7.8 percent, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, but the diminished expectations could be setting the stage for positive surprises that support stocks.
The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI rose 18.15 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,926.43, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 0.36 points, or 0.02 percent, to 2,082.78 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC dropped 1.53 points, or 0.03 percent, to 4,945.89.
Oil prices were choppy and ended lower after a mixed report from the International Energy Agency and skepticism that an upcoming meeting of major producers would do much to tighten the balance of supply and demand.
Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell 0.7 percent to $43.86 per barrel and U.S. crude CLc1 fell 0.7 percent to $41.45.
"I think the market is really looking ahead to (the OPEC meeting in) Doha," said Michael Tran, director of energy strategy at RBC Capital Markets in New York.
"An agreement to freeze production does little to change physical balances. But constructive rhetoric could serve as a sentiment changer at a minimum, helping to legitimize the current rally and have the market hold the $40 a barrel level as the new psychological floor."
The U.S. dollar, in which most commodities are priced, added to its recent comeback having just chalked up its biggest one-day gain in seven weeks.
The U.S. currency was at $1.1260 per euro EUR=, little changed on the day but way above a six-month low of $1.1464 touched on Tuesday, and also little changed versus the yen at 109.38 JPY=. The dollar index .DXY rose 0.2 percent.
Singapore's normally conservative central bank unexpectedly eased its exchange-rate based monetary policy, at a time when several hundred economists polled by Reuters said economic growth and inflation across the globe will lose further momentum this year despite years of ultra-easy monetary policy.
Many of the economists surveyed said it is now time for governments to increase spending.
Singapore's move to battle deflation came as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund prepare to meet this week in Washington, with the fund pledging resources for vulnerable economies in a slowdown.
Against the Singapore dollar SGD= the greenback strengthened nearly 1.0 percent.
The U.S. 10-year note US10YT=RR was down 9/32 in price, its yield up to 1.7919 percent from 1.762 percent.
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Hey, hey, hey...you know what day it is? It's Color Throwdown challenge day and you're going to LOVE the fabulous colors that Tammy has chosen for us! I went to my overflowing scrap paper pile and pulled out some blues and layered up a pair of stitched flags on a stitched rounded rectangle layer - two new (to me) Die-Namics from MFT! The stitched circles are by Lil' Inker designs in Chocolate Chip and white.
The digi image is one of my faves from A Day For Daisies - called On Top of the World. I printed it on X-Press It Blending Card and colored with Copics. I recently bought the Hex Chart created by Sandy Allnock and wowzers...what a huge help in picking out Copic colors!! It shows you visually similar colors adjacent to each other instead of the numerically similar colors. It took me awhile to color it in, but it's SO worth it! Best $4.00 you'll ever spend if you like to color with Copics!
Back to my card...I applied some Glass Bead Glitter gel by Faber Castell to the blue base using Simon Says Stamp's Circle Dots stencil. It adds such a fun and subtle hint of shine and sparkle! I fussy cut the digi image and adhered with Tombo Multi Mono liquid glue ~ an adhesive that stays out on my desk next to my glue gun all the time. The sentiment is from SSS Circle Sayings stamp set.
Congratulations go out to Claire from I Made This - My World of Craft who is our guest star stamper this week!
For more inspiration and guidelines to play along, please visit the Color Throwdown blog...or...you can go to each of the design team blog links below:
Broni Holcombe
Joan Ervin
Jodi Collins
Lori Tecler
Monika Davis
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Submission deadline is April 22, 2016
The conference committee of the ASQ Quality Education Conference and Workshops (QECW) invites you to submit your proposal for a workshop or session. Please help us make this year's conference a valuable learning experience to all attendees. The conference theme is "Evolving the Educational Experience," and it will focus on the need for promoting continuous improvement and innovative ideas to enhance the education/training experience and results. Specific sessions will be dedicated to the healthcare sector—particularly ...Continue Reading →


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