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Corporate Information System "Personnel of" running the single manager of the Russian electronic directory information complexes Info-Commander® (distributed free of charge).
DOWNLOAD Info-Commander® with built-in demo version KIS "Staffing" - http://infocommander.ru/rbf_files/icomsetup_b11.exe
Info-Commander® officially registered by the Russian Agency for Patents and Trademarks "Rospatent" №2003610432 holder is OOO "Rossinfokom"
CIS "Staffing" allows accounting personnel of your company in accordance with the existing structure of the company.
The system is designed for small and medium-sized businesses, where there is no need to fill in complex forms, such as T2, etc.
Most companies need to fill for each employee those fields that are presented in this system:
- Name of the employee, his code, photo
- Position
- Division Division
- Date of Birth
Basic information
- Address registration (residence permit)
- Residence address
- Telfon home
- Cell Phone
- Pager / email
- Marital status
- Number of children
- Insurance number, VAT number
- Passport details
Educational background
- Education
- Speciality
- Qualification
Information about the work
- Date of adoption, № order
- Date of the dismissal, № order
- Salary
- Additional charge
- Type of work (permanent, temporary ...)
- Working day (full, abridged ...)
The rest of the information can be made in the "Comment" field, for example data on the finished school, on military records, criminal records, etc.
The system allows:
- To collect and store information about the company's employees and candidates for vacancies
- Collect the job, but in the "User notes" comments on this nominee
- Change the status of an employee (full-time, freelance, part-time worker, candidate for the position, etc.)
- To group and sort the information by different fields
- View information in tabular form, and as a "Dossier" (for more information about the employee)
- To introduce a still image employee
- Export records in formats TXT, FTP, EXL
- Display information on print settings with great potential:
print headers header fields or without printing a column or line, setting fonts, etc. In print, you can assign your own headlines fields
- Display card employee
- Adjust the table view of your choice (install, remove fields, change field locations, etc.)
The demo version has a limitation on the number of entries (up to 10) and is distributed free of charge.
Free trial version can be used as an accounting staff of your company, of course, if the number of employees less restrictive of demo recordings.


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Hello readers, thanks for stopping by. I took these photos earlier this week at the beautiful light filled apartment of photogarpher Barbara Iweins. I was so excited to be able to shoot the new Moozle stripe teepee in such a stylish setting… that brick wall sets the stripes off perfectly don't you think?
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It's week two and sandwich two of National Grilled Cheese month. In fact, this is National Grilled Cheese day, April 12th. Lactose intolerant? Not today. Not today my friend. It's melted cheese time!
Since the best part of a bowl of french onion soup is obviously the gruyere crust I thought I would make a grilled cheese that's more crust and less soup.
Makes 2 servings (4 small sandwiches)
$4.85 per 2 servings
french onion soup grilled cheese
- 1/2 a large spanish onion, halved & thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp butter
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 baguette
- 100g gruyere cheese
To caramelize the onions, heat butter in a pan over medium heat. Add thinly sliced onions and sautee until soft and translucent – 2 minutes. Add sugar and continue to cook until the onions are a deep caramel colour – about 10 to 15 minutes.
Cut 8 thin diagonal slices from the baguette. Lay sliced gruyere on one side of each piece of bread. Toast until cheese is melted and bubbling.
Add caramelized onion and press the cheese sides together.
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How to Stop Locust Trees From Spreading
The locust genus (Robinia spp.) includes up to 20 species of deciduous trees and shrubs. Grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 8, most locust plants spread easily by self-sowing seeds. Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) proves particularly invasive, because it spreads through root suckers in addition to seeds. Black locust is considered invasive in many areas, which means you should not plant it and should take action to kill existing trees to stop them from spreading.
Prepare a minimum 50 percent glyphosate solution mixed with water. Use a disposable container or one that you will reuse only for mixing herbicide. Wear rubber gloves when mixing and applying the herbicide.
Make a straight, horizontal cut through the locust tree trunk, leaving a 4- to 6-inch stump protruding from the ground. Cut the tree in late summer to early fall, while the tree is actively moving carbohydrates to the roots, ensuring that the herbicide will flow quickly to kill the roots. This method works well for trees larger than 1 inch in diameter.
Drill three evenly spaced one-half-inch diameter holes straight down into large stumps. While this is not required, it allows you to add more of the herbicide solution to help ensure the chemical travels through the tree's long roots.
Apply a coat of herbicide across the entire surface of the locust tree stump, using a sponge applicator, which minimizes the damage to desirable plant life and grasses surrounding the stump.
Fill each hole you drilled in the stump with the herbicide solution. Wait until the herbicide seeps into the trunk and refill them, particularly if you have a major black locust problem.
Allow at least one month for the herbicide to kill the tree. If the stump doesn't appear to dry out or turn a gray color, but you notice several new suckers throughout your yard, reapply the herbicide, making a fresh cut across the stump before reapplication.
Add the remaining herbicide solution to a spray bottle or garden sprayer. Spray the herbicide directly on the leaves and lower 18 inches of the trunk, if you have seedlings, saplings and trees with a trunk diameter of 1 inch or smaller. Reapply the herbicide after two weeks if there is no noticeable defoliation or drying of the tree.
Things Needed
- Glyphosate or triclopyr herbicide
- Disposable container
- Chainsaw or handsaw
- Power drill
- 1/2-inch drill bit
- Sponge
- Spray bottle or garden sprayer
- While it might seem a detriment to the environment to kill any tree, you actually help the environment when you kill invasive species. Invasive species are introduced to environments where they have no natural control measures, which allows them to spread quickly and in many cases, choke out or kill native vegetation.
- Honey locust (Gleditsia spp.) is another locust that can become an invasive pest, although it belongs to a different genus than black locust. Also grown in zones 3 through 8, you can employ the same control measure to kill and stop the spread of this tree species.


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The Hartford PNH is offering Big Game Party Platters for your Super Bowl Party
Are you ready for this year's Super Bowl? To help with your big game party preparations, the #HartfordPNH is offering the Big Game Party Platters to help ensure your guests are well-fed and focused on having fun.
Two platter sizes are available: The Field Goal Platter and The Touch Down Platter
- Field Goal Platter serves 5 – 10 people | $77 (tax included)
- Super Bowl Platter serves 15 – 20 people | $151 (tax included)
Each platter comes with Kielbasa, Pierogi & Kapusta (No Substitutions) – Heating instructions will be included.
The last day to purchase a platter(s) is February 1st. Platters will be available for pickup between 1pm and 5pm on Game Day (February 4th)
You may also pay in person at the Hartford PNH.
*Note: There are no substitutions for items in the Big Game Platters.
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Unfortunately no, this device has an intended source and an intended destination. Refer to the title of the webpage for this order.
This is an active video signal converter.
A passive video signal converter changes the type of connection that is being used but does not change the signal that passes through the converter. Because the video signal is not modified, passive converters tend to be smaller, simpler, and less expensive than active video signal converters. Examples of passive converters include DVI-I to VGA, HDMI to DVI, and DisplayPort to Mini-DisplayPort converters.
An active video signal converter modifies both the type of connection that is being used and the signal that passes through the converter. Because this type of conversion can be complex, active converters tend to be larger than passive video signal converters and sometimes require additional power. Examples of active converters include DVI-D to VGA, HDMI to DisplayPort, and VGA to HDMI converters.
For more information about passive and active DisplayPort video signal converters, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/DisplayPort_Converter_DP_Multi_Mode.
For more information about which type of video signal converter you should use when you convert video signals with an MST hub, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/mst_hubs_passive_vs_active_adapters.
This device is plug and play. It does not use any drivers, and does not require any setup tasks other than plugging in the source (for example, a computer) and the destination (for example, a monitor).
When you troubleshoot issues with a video adapter, there are some quick tests that you can complete to rule out potential problems. You can test to make sure that the following components are working correctly and are not the source of the issue:
Video cables
Video adapter
Video source (such as a DVD player or computer)
Video destination (such as a monitor or projector)
To test your setup components, try the following:
Use the cable, video adapter, video source, and video destination in another setup to see if the problem is with the components or the setup.
Use a different cable, video adapter, video source, and video destination in your setup to see if the problem persists. Ideally, you should test a component that you know works in another setup.
When you test your cables, it is recommended that you do the following:
Test each cable individually.
Use short cables when you are testing.
When you test the video source and video destination, it is recommended that you do the following:
Remove the video adapter from your setup and test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together without the video adapter.
Test to make sure that the video source and video destination work together at the resolution that you want to use.
Note: In order for your setup to work properly, the video source, adapter, and destination all need to support the resolution that you are using.
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- Check that the monitor's video port works with another source.
- Check that the cables between the source and the destination work with other equipment.
- Check whether the video adapter works with another source and another destination.
The error "Out of Range" normally means that the resolution being output by the computer is not compatible with the display. Try lowering the resolution to see if that helps resolve the issue. You may need to connect another monitor or restart the computer or source to accomplish this.
This is likely a High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) issue. If you are converting a video signal from a device that can play copyright-protected content, HDCP will block the conversion to an analog signal (for example, VGA) or to any video capture cards.
You will likely run into this issue when you use devices like Blu-ray players, DVD players, and certain gaming consoles. For more information on HDCP and gaming consoles, refer to the following FAQ: https://www.startech.com/faq/video_capture_cards_video_game_console_compatibility.
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Adhering to HDCP is required for converting all digital signals to analog signals or to video capture cards. Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do in these situations other than convert to a digital display.
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In this lesson, Irene uses the 7th chord arpeggios we learned in a previous lesson to create movement and a key root chord. She then adds the triad approach to get that intervallic playing sound.
Taught by Irene Ketikidi in Secrets of Melodic Rock Guitar seriesLength: 23:06Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
When you want to compose a guitar solo, write an instrumental piece or even just jam to a backing track, the way to tell your story really comes down to one thing: Melody.
Lesson 1
In this first lesson, Irene gives us an overview of her course, laying out her plan to help you create melodies using your voice, bring those melodies to your fingers, add expression, play with different...Length: 5:38 Difficulty: 0.0 Members Only
Lesson 2
First things first - let's get back to some basic foundations that will come in handy down the road in this course. Irene starts with the blues scale in different positions and different string sets.Length: 30:35 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 3
The Dorian scale is one of the most widely used minor scales in any guitarists toolkit. Irene helps us learn to use this critical tool in different positions and string sets.Length: 32:57 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 4
The Mixolydian scale provides us with interesting tonalities bordering on exotic at times. Getting this foundational scale under your fingers in different positions and string sets will serve you well...Length: 31:59 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 5
Irene's selection of the three previous scales was not by accident! These widely used scales will make up a good portion of any rock guitarist's arsenal. In this lesson, Irene takes what we've learned...Length: 29:00 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 6
One of the easiest ways to explore melodies is to use the notes surrounding your triad shapes. This lesson helps us explore some major triad shapes and neighboring notes we can access quickly and easily.Length: 24:43 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 7
Now we look at the minor triad shapes and neighboring notes that we can use to create cool minor melodic fills.Length: 20:45 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 8
Let's look at some basics of the picking hand. Getting this hand in the correct position for lead playing will help you execute all the scales and melodic ideas Irene will be covering in this series....Length: 18:54 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
Lesson 9
Using your fingers creates a very different sound, and a very different mood and dynamic. In this lesson, Irene gives us her take on fingerpicking hand position.Length: 23:33 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 10
Now it's time to relate our voice to the scales that we know, and in turn our voice will be the vehicle that gets melodies from our head to our fingers!Length: 33:32 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 11
In this lesson, Irene takes simple 2-bar melodies over chord progressions - singing them first, then bringing them to our fingers.Length: 24:46 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 12
Irene shows us a sliding exercise that will help us learn our scales all on one string, plus help us learn to be accurate when sliding notes on the fretboard.Length: 24:02 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 13
Bending can add vocal-like qualities to your playing. Using whole and half step bends alike, Irene shows us how to apply these bends to some of the melodies we've already created.Length: 18:37 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 14
Legato playing is not only a speed tool, but a tool for getting a different kind of tone from your fingers and your strings. In this lesson, Irene explores the use of hammer ons and pull offs with your...Length: 22:57 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 15
Dynamics can be a key component to becoming expressive with your melodies. Irene applies some dynamic expressive techniques using our fingers to the melodies we've already created.Length: 13:23 Difficulty: 3.0 FREE
Lesson 16
The strings and pickups you choose has a great impact on your tone, dynamics and articulation. Irene takes a look at some different pickup and string combinations that can help you achieve the desired...Length: 11:05 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 17
Diving deeper into articulation, Irene shows us the effect that staccato or legato playing can have on our expression. She also shows us a technique called 'skank' picking.Length: 17:04 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 18
One more layer of articulation brings us to octave melodies and tapped harmonics. Use these techniques to add another dimension to your expressive melody playing.Length: 28:51 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Lesson 19
In this lesson, Irene shows us how to build up a melody from a very simple idea, and vice versa - break down a more complex melody to it's very core components.Length: 11:09 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
Lesson 20
Exploring different feels is the name of the game in this lesson. Change feels while only playing to a click, comparing the differences in mood and sound.Length: 14:51 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 21
Writing good melodies is not only about the note choices, It's also about the rhythmic phrasing, and recurring rhythms you come up with. Irene shows us how to create a rhythmic motif that will make our...Length: 19:00 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 22
Call and response is a tried and true method to melody and motif writing. Using the motif we explored in the previous lesson, let's develop a 'response' to complete the musical thought.Length: 15:09 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 23
There are different ways you can use call and response, and one of those ways is to build tension. Learn how to use variances like increasing the difficulty of your technicality, to help you create tension...Length: 19:44 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 24
Melodic ideas can come to you in different ways. Using arpeggiated chord progressions can be one way to explore melodies that are living very near to your chords!Length: 24:25 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 25
In this lesson, Irene uses the 7th chord arpeggios we learned in a previous lesson to create movement and a key root chord. She then adds the triad approach to get that intervallic playing sound.Length: 23:06 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 26
Now it's time to practice intervals so we can learn the differences between sound and feel. Irene takes a look at 3rds, 4ths, 5ths, 6ths, 7ths and octaves in the Dorian scale.Length: 20:49 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
Lesson 27
Join Irene for the first of three solos composed for this course. First up is 'Beautiful Mind'. She will explain the concepts used, add a slow demonstration, and an 'at tempo' performance.Length: 28:27 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Lesson 28
The second of three solos is 'Cool Run'. Irene breaks down the techniques and concepts she uses in this melodic solo.Length: 28:49 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Lesson 29
Now for solo number 3 - 'Blacktop'. There is a ton of useful techniques, concepts and expressiveness in this solo! Learn the solo, but more importantly, apply the techniques to your own playing!Length: 13:54 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
Lesson 30
Part two of 'Blacktop'. Irene teaches us the remainder of the solo, and gives us a chance to practice it with her.Length: 20:16 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
About Irene Ketikidi
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When it comes to instrumental rock guitar, Irene Ketikidi is a force to be reckoned with. Her solo album "Martial Arts & Magic Tricks" (released 2013) has received excellent reviews all over the world and has been complimented by the likes of Guthrie Govan, Greg Howe, Nita Strauss, Alex Skolnick and David Kilminster. The iconic Young Guitar Magazine has included Irene in the "Heroines of Now" column in 2014 and she has been featured in numerous webzines like Guitar World, Guitar Interactive and the Sound Guitar Magazine.
When it comes to instrumental rock guitar, Irene Ketikidi is a force to be reckoned with. Her solo album "Martial Arts & Magic Tricks" (released 2013) has received excellent reviews all over the world and has been complimented by the likes of Guthrie Govan, Greg Howe, Nita Strauss, Alex Skolnick and David Kilminster. The iconic Young Guitar Magazine has included Irene in the "Heroines of Now" column in 2014 and she has been featured in numerous webzines like Guitar World, Guitar Interactive and the Sound Guitar Magazine. Irene rose to fame in early 2010 with her YouTube video of "Rambler", a track that landed her a place to perform live in front of Steve Vai at his Guitar Nation Masterclass in London later that year. She had just graduated from London's Institute of Contemporary Music Performance and was busy working as a tutor for the International Guitar Foundation summer courses. During the next few years, Irene worked as a session player with various artists from pop (Red N Pink, Cherry Lee Mewis), country (Colm Kirwan, Victoria Shaw, Heidi Feek), hip hop (AKS, J The Exodus), metal (Gravil) and toured extensively with female tributes The Femones (Ramones) and Back:N:Black (AC/DC). In 2012, she auditioned and got the part as the lead guitarist in London's West End play "Julius Caesar" directed by the award?winning Phyllida Lloyd. After a 4?month sell out season at London's Donmar Warehouse, the show transferred to Brooklyn, NY where she was privileged to perform in front of many celebrities in the audience like Meryl Streep, Orlando Bloom, Susan Sarandon and Sting. In late 2013, she relocated to Greece, where she spent the next couple of years promoting her solo album release, working as the lead guitarist for Philippos Pliatsikas's show "The other side of blue" and touring with pianist and singer?songwriter Lia Hide. Eternally in love with Satriani's music and inspired by the G3 tours, she ran and performed at the first Guitar Experience Festival in Athens (2016) with guitarists Anthimos Manti and Sakis Dovolis. Most recently, she joined gothic metal band The Black Capes as the lead guitarist and June 2017 marked their debut album release "All These Monsters" by DarkTunes records. In May 2018, she released her second solo album "A Sky For All", a progressive rock record with mixed blues, fusion and post rock moments, and inspired by real life events. The recordings took place at MD recording studio in Athens, Greece and feature Michael Kapilidis on drums, Kostis Vihos on bass, Makis Tsamkosoglou on keys and the incredible Babis Tyropoulos on slide guitar.
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Who: Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Maria Bello, Viola Davis and Paul Dano
What: When Keller Dover's daughter and friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
When: September 20th
Why: They say that just being nominated for an Academy Award is an honor, but as Canadian director Deniz Villeneuve ("Incendies") would likely attest, it can do wonders for your career as well. After all, he probably never imagined working with so many talented actors for his Hollywood debut, and yet "Prisoners" features one of the year's finest casts, comprised of four fellow Oscar nominees and one winner, and that doesn't even include Maria Bello and Paul Dano. Despite its amazing ensemble, however, the movie looks like such a blatant piece of Oscar bait – the kind that sticks great actors in subpar material, praying that their talent masks the inadequacies in the script. And with far better options on the way, it's doubtful that "Prisoners" will still be on anyone's mind come awards season.
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What: The story of Austrian Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda, who, after nearly dying in a horrible crash, made a prompt return to challenge his rival, James Hunt.
When: September 20th
Why: The last time that Ron Howard teamed up with screenwriter Peter Morgan, they made the riveting drama "Frost/Nixon," so it's not at all surprising that the duo has turned to the history books once again for their second outing. Though it's safe to say that not many people in the U.S. know much about Formula 1 racing, let alone the Lauda/Hunt rivalry, the story is practically tailor-made for the Hollywood treatment, and if Howard could make a bunch of two-headed conversations stimulating, then he shouldn't have a problem with car racing. The biggest question mark is whether Daniel Bruhl and Chris Hemsworth can carry a potential awards contender on their own, because while they're both exciting talents, "Rush" is on a whole other level. Yes, even compared to playing Thor.
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What's Your Plus-Delta?
As the calendar year comes to its close, now is a good time to stop and take stock of the last 365 days before they get filed as "history"?
How do you feel about 2013? Was it a good year? An average year? What did you and your team accomplish? What didn't get done that really should have? What did you learn this year?
In the rush to close the books and head for the eggnog, we often don't spend the time we should in assessing how our year went . . . and this means taking a close look at the overall goals and the whole organization, beyond just year-end performance reviews.
Educators and facilitators are familiar with a simple but powerful evaluation tool called "Plus-Delta," and it's a really easy tool to adapt to assessing business performance:
First, thinking about the last year, ask yourself, "What went really well? What am I most proud of? What did we accomplish?" These are your PLUSes.
Then consider, "What didn't go so well? What were some of the rough patches? What do I wish we had done differently?" These are your DELTAs.
For ease of viewing, put your PLUS-DELTA analysis into a simple chart, such as:
Now the real trick, once your assessment is complete, is to see what you can do with the insights that come out of your evaluation. Are those PLUSes strengths or new capabilities that you can leverage and build on in the new year? Why are you facing those DELTAs? What can you do about them to improve your organization's performance next year?
After you have completed a Plus-Delta assessment for yourself, ask your direct reports to do one for your team: have them complete their own evaluations individually, and then share the insights together. Involving your team in this exercise is a good way to empower them to take on more of a leadership perspective, and it also helps them hold each other accountable for improving the team's performance and results. Conduct this exercise with them to wrap up this year, and then revisit the results and insights to kick off your first team meeting in January.
Of course, any Plus-Delta analysis should be conducted in the context of your "Big Rocks"? You do know what your Big Rocks are, right? If you are familiar with the "Big Rocks" concept, you shouldn't have to go back and look them up—they should have been front-and-center all year long. If you don't know the concept, it's a tradition at Nevins Consulting to conclude each year by revisiting the classic "Big Rocks" story—so see below.
How did you do on your Big Rocks in 2013? What are your Big Rocks for 2014? How can a Plus-Delta analysis help you take your team or organization to the next level?
If you have any thoughts on Plus-Delta or Big Rocks, or any other ideas to improve organization assessment and performance, we'd love to hear them! Send us a note at email@example.com
Happy holidays, and all best wishes for a fantastic New Year.
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As the "Big Rocks" story goes, an expert on time management was lecturing to a group of business school students, and to drive home a point he used an illustration those students will probably never forget.
Standing in front of a classroom filled with self-motivated over-achievers, he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouthed Mason jar and set it on a table. Then he produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar.
When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit, he asked, "Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class said, "Yes."
Then he said, "Really?"
He reached under the table and pulled out a sack of gravel. He slowly began dumping the gravel in, pausing to shake the jar as he did, so the gravel could work itself down into the spaces between the big rocks. Then he smiled and asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?"
Some of the class was starting to catch on. "Probably not," one of them answered.
"Good!" he replied. Next he reached under the table and brought out a bag of sand. He started shaking the sand in, and it went into all the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Now is the jar full?"
"No!" the class shouted.
"Excellent!" he said, and finally he grabbed the pitcher of water off the desk and began to pour it in, until the jar was filled to the brim.
Then he looked up at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?"
One eager student raised his hand and said, "The point is, no matter how full your schedule is, if you try really hard, you can always fit some more things into it!"
"No," the speaker replied, "that's not really the point at all. The truth this illustration teaches us is: If you don't put the big rocks in first, you'll never get them in at all."
So what is the lesson here? As we turn the page on another calendar year, ask yourself: what are the "big rocks" in your life, business or personal? How well, really, did you attend to them this past year? Or did you spend too much of your time on the sand and gravel?
"When nothing is sure, everything is possible." —Margaret Drabble


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Armandino Batali of Salumi in Seattle, writes: "My son, Mario Batali, may be the most recognizable foodie in the family, but the Batalis' interest in Italian cooking and culture goes back generations. My grandfather opened Seattle's first Italian-food import store in 1903. It was located just a few steps from where my restaurant, Salumi, is now, and it's one of the things that inspired me to get into the business.
"The idea behind Salumi was to create a restaurant, deli, and meat factory in one place, just like the salumerias in Italy. We're known for homemade sausages and salami, but we also attract a large lunchtime crowd. Some of the specials, like the meat loaf and frittata, have been in our family for years. They're also easy to make at home."
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- 8 ounces spaghetti, cooked, rinsed, cooled
- 2 cups tomato-based pasta sauce, divided
- 5 large eggs
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Preheat broiler. Toss pasta and 1 cup pasta sauce in medium bowl to blend. Combine eggs, 1/4 cup parsley, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in small bowl; whisk to blend.
- Heat oil in large broilerproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add pasta and toss until warmed through, about 4 minutes. Pour egg mixture over; do not stir. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook until eggs start to firm and bottom begins to brown, lifting sides occasionally to let uncooked egg run underneath, about 8 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Sprinkle frittata with cheese. Broil until cheese melts, about 3 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 cup pasta sauce in saucepan over low heat. Using flexible spatula, loosen edges and bottom of frittata. Slide out onto plate. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup parsley. Cut frittata into wedges. Serve, passing warm sauce separately.


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Sister visiting – We don't get visitors often here in Scotland and whenever we do I am overly excited. My sister visited us last month to see the new kitten, who is almost grown up already. They quickly became friends! And I got a bit of diversity into my usually monotone days. We did a small road trip, visited cafes and sat long into the night chatting. Bliss!
Little road trip in Scotland – Our road trip was only for one day, nevertheless, it was fun. We visited the Doune castle, which is used as a setting in many movies and tv shows such as Outlander and the Monthy Python, and it was Winterfell in the pilot of Game of Thrones, therefore it is named as Winterfell for the year of 2019. We drove a bit in the Trossachs national park and visited Aberfoyle. I am always in awe at the beauty of the Scottish countryside!
REN Vitamin C gel cream – I recently finished my bottle of Ren global day cream, which is my go-to day cream. It was sold-out from the usual stores where I would buy it from and I had to order it from their online store. On top of my usual cream, I got a few testers and I especially fell in love with the vitamin C gel cream. It is perfect for the hot summer days and it smells nice.
Re-acquainting myself with the library – As some of you might've noticed I've become an avid reader this year. I always liked reading but this year it has served certain escapism and therefore my reading has tripled compared to previous years. I do not have the money to buy every single thing I want to read, nor should I. I was overjoyed when I realised my local library offers some of the books I want to read that are too expensive for me to buy and that it offers two audiobook apps where I can listen to a big selection of audiobooks. Lately, I have been using my local library weekly and on top of getting great reads, it has gotten me out of the house on a regular basis.
Time With Friends – Although I am quite a strong introvert I love getting together with friends, as long as it's not every day. Last month I went to celebrate a friends graduation with a PhD, which is so impressive! I made dinner for a friend, I went to lunch and dinner with friends and I helped friends move. I enjoyed all of it! My work is fairly solitary and I notice how I crave for some company on a regular basis.
Pela Case – I finally ordered myself a biodegradable phone case. I was at first hesitant because it is pretty pricey, but I couldn't really justify buying another plastic one either when I don't know the life of my phone. In general, I prefer not having a phone case, but without knowing how it happened, the glass in the back panel of my phone had broken at some point and for all safety, I knew that I needed a phone case. The phone case is soft and has a good grip, although it doesn't fit quite as snuggly as I hoped. Nevertheless, it sits fairly well and protects my phone, and it has a cute penguin on the back!
Hoya cuttings – I recently got some Hoya cuttings from a friend of mine. I didn't know how they would survive in my household or if they're even going to grow. I guess I got them at the right time as the summer sun has really done wonders and the plants have put out several leafs each and seem to be thriving. I am really excited for them to grow into beautiful bushy plants!
Maus – This is a graphic memoir of survival during the Holocaust. It is heartbreaking and gruesome, but at the same time, it shows the tenacity for survival and how horrific events mould people, their character and their view on life. It has won a Pulitzer Prize, which I am not surprised about. I cried like a baby after finishing the book and the story has stayed with me. I recommend everybody to read it, although there are definitely some trigger warnings.
Fashion Craft Revolution by Fashion Revolution – The fourth fanzine is all about craft, artisans and cultural appropriation. I found that the fanzine was ever more full of information and this time from different cultures, on their crafts and history. In addition, in the end, there are tips on how to make crafts yourself or change your garments. It is an excellent edition!
Testing 7 Anti-Chafing Products – I thought this to be such a great body positivity and generally good mood video. Also, great to know that I am not the only person who experiences thigh chafing when it's warm. I am surprised nobody has come up with a product for this problem yet that works perfectly.
Gentleman Jack – Gentleman Jack was a pure surprise of a tv-show to me! I had heard about it before I started watching it, but it surprised me with the tone of the show, the great acting and the story. It is set in Victorian time, and anything historical doesn't usually fly with my fiance, but he was instantly swept into the story and we finished the first season in a matter of days. It is based on a diary of a woman who was one of the first modern lesbians in the era. It tells about her love life, her struggles as a woman and as a lesbian. It is brilliant!
Jamie Squire – Jamie Squire is a brilliant illustrator whose Instagram page I follow. She never fails to amaze me with her poignant, honest and hard-hitting yet light comics that portray anxiety and femaleness.
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My friend Edward Said lost his courageous battle with leukemia last week, and so the world feels hopelessly thin from the loss of a man who was—and not just to me—possibly the greatest intellectual of the last 50 years. Indefatigable, irascible, and devastatingly charming, he leaves legions of followers and fans in every corner of the world. I am lost without him.
I first encountered Edward in 1991 in an elevator in New York. I had just left Canada for graduate school at Columbia, and looked forward to studying with the author of Orientalism. Arabs in the West endure unending vilification and cultural distortions. Orientalism helped me to understand the stereotypes and connect them to imperialism and questions of power.
We were both headed to a see a visiting lecturer. I introduced myself to him, and then the doors opened and the speaker, an old friend of Edward's, entered. He introduced me, placing his hand on my shoulder as if we had known each other for years. I was thrilled.
Said was incorruptible. He rejected slavish devotion to any ideology, and wore the label "humanist" like a badge. All ideologies, in the end, simply dehumanized, Said believed. He would frequently enlist the help of the poet Aimé Césaire, who wrote, "No race has a monopoly on beauty, on intelligence, on strength/and there is room for everyone at the convocation of conquest."
To get to the convocation, one was expected to fight, and in his politics Said was equally veracious. Yes, he belonged to the Palestine National Council, but as an independent. He dreamt of a time when Palestinians would be free of the horrors and humiliations of Israeli occupation, but he excoriated Arafat's leadership for its failures. Palestine was for him the world's "touchstone case for human rights"; Zionism was a colonial project, and Palestinians its victims. Predictably, these views earned him many enemies.
I remember sitting in Philosophy Hall one day in the fall of 1993. He walked in and told me proudly how he had spurned the offer to attend the White House signing ceremony for the Oslo agreements, which he termed "an instrument of Palestinian capitulation," negotiated in secret by a feeble leadership that had turned "a national liberation movement into a small-town government." The agreement turned the PLO into Israel's enforcer, he wrote, "an unhappy prospect for most Palestinians." I remember the loneliness he felt in his position. Everyone thought him a knee-jerk rejectionist. He didn't care. He knew he was right, and now nearly everyone does too.
My professor hated sloppiness, in dress, in thinking, in writing. He was impatient with academic jargon and demanded that we discard it. One day, in our graduate seminar on intellectuals and power, a student said, "Discourse." Said exploded. Then the student nervously mumbled, "Foucault." "That's right," Said scoffed. "That's Foucault's word. Where are yours?" Jargon corrupts our language and our thinking, he cautioned. Find your own language. Develop your own authority. Our age called for "secular criticism," the ability to question all orthodoxies not for what they are in the abstract but for what they do in the world. He taught us Theodor Adorno, who wrote, "It is part of morality not to be at home in one's home."
And he lived in the world as an exile, a condition from which he drew strength. Exile, as a metaphorical state, was something we all should aspire to, Said contended, since it gives one an outsider's perspective on the world. He was a theoretician who hated theory because he loved people. A true public intellectual, he would say, possesses not just access to the media but a public (constituency would be his term) to which he or she is accountable. Ground yourself in the world.
You could feel his commitment even in his legendary temper. Once, after returning from Gaza, he sat me in his office and recalled a meeting with Palestinian officials. "Did they give you a hard time?" I asked innocently. "Give me a hard time? I gave them a hard time. Shame on you, Moustafa!" He roared, and I smiled. There was something warm even in his rebukes.
We relied on Edward Said. And we must stand collectively in his place and fight tirelessly, as he did. There is no alternative—but I miss him so.
Moustafa Bayoumi, an associate professor at Brooklyn College, edited The Edward Said Reader with Andrew Rubin.


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1. Shade Thomas Fahm; One of the Pioneers of Nigerian fashion, she kick started Nigerian fashion industry designing elegant clothes.
2. Afrobeat fashion. Fela did not only bring the music but the fashion as well.
3. Nigerian Fashion week: pioneered by lexy mojo eyes, Nigeria took another leap in fashion by getting together every year to do this.
4. Late 80's/ Early 90's crash of our textile industry: Nigeria used to be the third largest exporter of textiles before the emergence of oil
5. Nigerian fashion industry grows steadily but surely: Nigerian designers have increased and are taking over major runways in the world and Nigerians have fallen in love with our prints again.
Over the years Nigerians fashion have been largely influenced by the western world but we hold our own; Our industry is still not there yet but we will get there. With originality and creativity we will take over the world.


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Welcome back to #KCACOLS. I hope you all had 2 fantastic weeks. We did FANTASTIC with 114 link ups! THANK YOU ALL so much for being part of the linky! I really appreciate your support. For new people joining us this week, I really hope you like #KCACOLS and that you come back again next time! You can also find out more about this linky in the #KCACOLS linky page! 🙂
As most of you know, I am at the end of my holidays. We have been in Cornwall and have had a wonderful time. The weather was kind to us for the first part of the week, which was unexpected so we made the most of it but the rest of the week wasn't as good with lots of rain, wind and cold. But despite the bad weather, we all had a lovely time with the family. I'm currently preparing the linky in a Travelodge, as we have stopped half way on our way back to London. Tomorrow will be heading back straight home and returning to normal life. So sad!
Each link up, I love sharing a couple of photos from my last 2 weeks on Instagram, so here are two of my favourites:
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Since I arrived to the UK, I always wanted to visit St Ives. It was in my travel bucket list for a long time! I'm so happy that I managed to visit it this week. It is gorgeous! And the day we went was warm and sunny so it couldn't be better! I love it so much that I am definitely planning to come back! Have you been there? Did you like it? #stives
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We love bubbles, especially Gazillion Bubbles @officialgazillion from @funrisetoys! Previously we reviewed their 33-in-1 Incredibubble Wand and the girls really enjoyed it. They had a lot of fun with it. This time we received their Giant Bubble Mill which was even better! We've never tried a bubble machine before, so my girls were really looking forward to playing with the bubble mill at home. This mill was awesome. That bubbles were huge! My girls played with it for hours! It is so much fun! You can read about it at http://wp.me/p6e7fh-2Sl or by using the direct link in my bio! Do your kids also like playing with bubbles? #gazillionbubbles
Thank you so much for using the #KCACOLS hashtag on Instagram for all your photos. There are now 5,247 photos! Yay! It is lovely to see all your photos there! I would love it if more of you could use the hashtag for your photos and of course it would be even better if we all also spread some love there! As I mentioned before, I am featuring 2 photos from the community that have caught my eye since the last link up.
This time I'm featuring photos by:
- SARAH from Surrey Mama
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Little girl, big bath! We're now in another room at @willington_lodge and it's amazing! A huge roll top bath, beautiful decor and amazing views. The girls aren't appreciating the views or decor but bath time tonight was fun! Now to get them to sleep in the same room so we can join everyone for pre wedding celebrations! Hope everyone has had a great Friday! Xx
2. HANNAH from Mrs Morgan Plus 3
THANK YOU to all of you that have joined the #KCACOLS CROWD Facebook Group. You can join us here. Also if you do join, please send me a direct message with the name of your blog so then I know who you are without having to figure out your blog name 🙂
We had a bad couple of weeks regarding the commenting. We had the biggest number of posts that needed more comments! I was so sad but we also had some unexpected in-house problems which caused this delay so I would like to apologise for that but as I mentioned in my Thank You email sometimes things happen and we have to give priority to our lives. Also as you know, I have been away on holidays with limited wifi, so it was very hard for me to oversee the linky. But I can confirm now, that all the posts have received a comment from someone on behalf of the linky. Also, I still have not been able to share on Twitter and pin my section which I will do between today and tomorrow, so sorry about that.
By Thursday this week, we had about 74 posts that needed more comments and by Saturday afternoon this number was reduced to 35. We had about 17 people that hadn't commented on the post linked up before theirs on Thursday but this was reduced to 8 by Saturday afternoon. Today, I reminded people about commenting again and that number has been reduced a lot! Lots of comments are still in moderation. All posts have a minimum of 3 comments which is great so the majority have more than 4 comments which is always very nice to see!
The linky is a fortnightly linky. It will be open for 2 weeks until the second Wednesday at 8 pm or until we reach 150 link ups, whichever comes first.
The rules will be the same, the only difference is the amount of time that the linky will be open for. The co-hosts and I will be allowed to change our posts on the following Saturday after the linky is live. Please be aware of these changes during the second week.
I would suggest that you link up one post each week so you will be able to share something different and current each week. I will also be more strict regarding commenting on the post before yours.
I'm not tweeting individual people once the linky is live but I will tweet the people that have been featured and mentioned. I'll also post a link to the new linky post on the Facebook Group, pin it on my Twitter account and on my Facebook page together with some generic tweets. And of course, I will email all of you the link. If you could also share it by clicking the link below that would be FABULOUS!
PLEASE START with commenting on the post linked up before yours FIRST and then comment on any other posts as much as you would like. Also, use the hashtag #KCACOLS when commenting (this is indeed very important so I can then see how many comments you are doing and then be able to feature you in my linky post which is always great for you as you get a backlink which helps improve your DA).
Thank you so much for all your comments on the host posts and the linky post. As always, I have read and liked all your comments! We will do our best for you to receive a comment from someone on behalf of the linky (either the co-hosts or me).
This week the "monthly" guest co-host is TRACEY from One Frazzled Mum. Here are her social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@frazzledmumblog) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, Name A Star with Star Name Registry Review & Competition linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!!
I would like to say THANK YOU so much to RACHEL from Ordinary Hopes and AMIE from Mum's The Word for helping me with the commenting this week! They have co-hosted before so as expected they did a wonderful job. I really enjoyed having them! They have been FANTASTIC! 🙂
My first guest co-host this week is ALANA from Burnished Chaos. I'm very happy to have Alana as my co-host for the first time. She has been linking with us for a while so it is very exciting to have her helping me this link up! Her blog is lovely and she is really nice too! Please give some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@BurnishedChaos) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, #Funseekingkids – A New Instagram Community linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!
My second guest co-host this week is KIM from Odd Hogg. This is the third time that I'm having Kim co-hosting this linky. She is a great supporter of this linky which is lovely! I'm so looking forward to co-hosting with her. Please give her some love to her social media accounts which are (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@oddhogg) to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, 8 Breastfeeding Must Haves linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!!
The person who commented the most this last link up was HAYLEY from Devon Mama. I have mentioned and featured Hayley before but this is the first time that she is at the top of the commenting which is really nice to see! I was very happy to see her name at the top! She was GREAT commenting on 47 posts! Thank you so much, HAYLEY! One of her posts from last week was, Mother's Day: My Top Mum Moments Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.
The second person who commented a lot was NICOLA from Mummy To Dex. She is again back within the top 3 commenters! It is lovely to see how much love she spreads within the linky! She commented on 30 posts! Thank you so much, NICOLE! Her post from last week was Iron Rich Food. Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.
The third person who commented a lot was ALI from Ali's Upside Down World. I'm super excited to have Ali in the top 3 commenters. She has been a big supporter of this linky for a long time so I was very happy to feature her. She is amazing! She has commented on 28 posts! Thank you so much, ALI! Her posts from last week was My Mother's Day Wishlist. Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.
Behind Nicole, Nadine, and Madeline were MADELINE from This Glorious Life with 27 comments, EMMA from Me and B Make Tea with 23 comments and LAURA from Dot Makes 4 with 20 comments. Thank you so much, lovely ladies!!! 🙂
For this week's linky I am linking up Milo Murphy's Law: New Disney Show Screening and Surf's Up 2: Wavemania Screening so I hope you like them! 😉
Please do not forget to follow and check out the #KCACOLS Pinterest Board. We have pinned all your posts from last week's linky so please go and have a look. There are some great posts that deserve a read!
Now let's carry on with the linky:
Every 2 weeks I will choose 6 people who have commented A LOT within the linky. Three will be featured and another three will be mentioned on my fortnightly Saturday linky post. This means that 6 people will get a backlink on my new linky post every other Saturday!
1. Be sure to grab the #KCACOLS badge which can be found below or on my sidebar. Simply copy the code from the box below the badge and add it to the text/html at the bottom of your post or place it on your blog sidebar.
2. You can link up to 2 posts. I recommend you to link up one post each week to get the most of the linky.
3. You can share anything that you would like. It is open to absolutely any subject and also you can link up posts that are old or new. You are allowed to link up another linky ONLY if it is a promotional post about the linky and you can do this only once and I expect you to put my badge or a link to my linky and of course to follow the rules regarding commenting.
4. Comment on:
- one of the hosts' posts (choose one that you would like to comment).
- the monthly guest co-host post.
- the guest co-hosts posts.
- the post which is linked up immediately before yours.
- and finally, any other post that you would like to comment on.
That way everybody receives at least two comments (one from the host/guest co-hosts and one from others).
5. This linky will be open every other Saturday from 10 pm and will remain open until the following 2nd Wednesday at 08.00 pm or until we reach 150 link ups, whichever comes first.
6. If you would like us to tweet your post that is absolutely fine, just tweet your link to me @WithFranca, Tracey @frazzledmumblog, Alana @BurnishedChaos and Kim @oddhogg and we will retweet it. Please remember to use the hashtag #KCACOLS.
7. Finally, if you could please follow A Moment With Franca (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest , Bloglovin, Google+ and YouTube) that would be fantastic!! 😉
I look forward to reading and commenting your posts!! 🙂

Thanks for stopping by,
Love you all ❤
Franca 💋


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Mississippi Anti-LGBT Bill Signed Into Law
Despite the backlash over similar bills in Georgia and North Carolina, the Mississippi Governor has, sadly, signed the anti-LGBT bill into law.
Now, we have heard a lot about the various bills floating around, one of which was vetoed in Georgia and one in North Carolina which was also sadly signed into law. But Mississippi's House Bill 1523 is the worst of them all.
It essentially permits people to discriminate based on sexual orientation "any employment-related decision" and "any decision concerning the sale, rental, [or] occupancy of a dwelling" as long as it's based on "sincerely held religious belief or moral conviction" . Basically, I can fire you, refuse to sell/rent to you, or even kick you out of your home because of a "sincerely held religious belief".
The bill doesn't stop there, though. It also bans the state from taking any action against a business or person "on the basis that the person has provided or declined to provide [services]" to LGBT people. So you cannot fight against the discrimination received through legal means.
Despite the horrid reach of this bill, it was signed into law by Phil Bryant, the Governor of Mississippi.
He said, when speaking of the new law: "I have signed HB 1523 into law to protect sincerely held religious beliefs and moral convictions of individuals, organizations and private associations from discriminatory action by state government or its political subdivisions, which would include counties, cities and institutions of higher learning. This bill merely reinforces the rights which currently exist to the exercise of religious freedom as stated in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution."
"This bill does not limit any constitutionally protected rights or actions of any citizen of this state under federal or state laws. It does not attempt to challenge federal laws, even those which are in conflict with the Mississippi Constitution, as the Legislature recognizes the prominence of federal law in such limited circumstances. The legislation is designed in the most targeted manner possible to prevent government interference in the lives of the people from which all power to the state is derived."
The bill also says that marriage "is or should be recognized as the union of one man and one woman" and also says that transgender people are to be considered by the gender they were assigned at birth, rather than their gender identity.
"Male (man) or female (woman) refer to an individual's immutable biological sex as objectively determined by anatomy and genetics at time of birth."
Naturally, there has already been criticism of the bill, and given how it goes against the SCOTUS ruling, the state could have a costly legal battle on their hands.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi had this to say: "This is a sad day for the state of Mississippi and for the thousands of Mississippians who can now be turned away from businesses, refused marriage licenses, or denied housing, essential services and needed care based on who they are. This bill flies in the face of the basic American principles of fairness, justice and equality and will not protect anyone's religious liberty. Far from protecting anyone from 'government discrimination' as the bill claims, it is an attack on the citizens of our state, and it will serve as the Magnolia State's badge of shame."
Chad Griffin, the President of the Human Rights Campaign, also chimed in: "Gov Phil Bryant adds his name to a list of disgraced Southern governors by signing this hateful and discriminatory bill into law. Governor Bryant refused to meet with LGBT people and even turned us away at the door of his office. He refused to listen to business leaders. He refused to listen to Mississippians. And now his state will suffer because of his ignorance and failure of leadership. Just as we're doing elsewhere, we will continue to rally fair-minded voters, businesses, and civil rights advocates to repeal."
This is truly a sad day for the state of Mississippi and it's citizens.


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Get RRReady Canada - Tim Hortons® Celebrates Canada's 150th with a Special Edition of RRRoll Up the Rim to Win®! Français
Jun 28, 2017, 00:01 ET
Canada's Favourite Contest is here for Canada's 150th with more than 16 million prizes available to be won, including 10 ultimate Canadian vacations valued at $10,000
OAKVILLE, ON, June 28, 2017 /CNW/ - For months, Tim Hortons has been working tirelessly to surprise Canadians, but alas, the secret is out! To get Canada's 150th birthday celebrations RRRolling, Guests from coast-to-coast will pick up their morning coffee today to discover the return of RRRoll Up the Rim to Win. This special edition of Canada's Favourite Contest is back for the second time in one year – a first in Tims® history – and brings Double Double the fun, with plenty of new and exciting prizes to be won, starting now!
Whether it's exploring the Rockies, discovering the north, or visiting the Atlantic coast, this special edition of RRRoll Up the Rim offers never-before-seen prizes, including ten ultimate Canadian vacations valued at $10,000 each. The grand prizes will give Guests the opportunity to discover this beautiful country and design their own once-in-a-lifetime Canadian experience.
"Tims is proud to be part of communities across Canada, so to celebrate this national milestone we wanted to show our appreciation for Canadians who have made us part of their daily routine for over 50 years," says Sami Siddiqui, President, Tim Hortons Canada."RRRoll up has become a Canadian tradition, so we think there is no better way to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday alongside our Guests in a truly Canadian way than with Canada's Favourite Contest."
In true Tim Hortons style, Guests can also RRRoll Up the Rim to Win one of more than 16 million prizes including 8,000 $50 Tim Cards® as well as food and beverage favourites like Tims new latte made with freshly ground premium espresso beans and 100% Canadian milk.
The Canada 150th special edition of RRRoll Up the Rim to Win will run at Tim Hortons restaurants across Canada from June 28, 2017 until July 21, 2017, or until cup supplies last. All prizes must be claimed by July 31, 2017. Contest rules, odds of winning and prizing information can be found at participating Tim Hortons Restaurants or at www.rolluptherimtowin.com.
To continue the celebrations online, Tim Hortons is inviting Canadians to share their dream Canadian destination using hashtag #RollUp150 on social media.
About TIM HORTONS®
TIM HORTONS® is one of North America's largest restaurant chains operating in the quick service segment. Founded as a single location in Canada in 1964, TIM HORTONS® appeals to a broad range of consumer tastes, with a menu that includes premium coffee, hot and cold specialty drinks (including lattes, cappuccinos and espresso shots), specialty teas and fruit smoothies, fresh baked goods, grilled Panini and classic sandwiches, wraps, soups, prepared foods and other food products. TIM HORTONS® has more than 4,600 system wide restaurants located in Canada, the United States, and around the world. To learn more about the TIM HORTONS® brand, please visit the TIM HORTONS® brand website at www.timhortons.com or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with more than $27 billion in system-wide sales and over 23,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries and U.S. territories. RBI owns three of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for over 40 years. To learn more about RBI, please visit the company's website at www.rbi.com
SOURCE Tim Hortons
For further information: or interview requests, please contact: Summer Martin, Citizen Relations, C: [email protected], T: 416-967-8886


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..... and a TRIPLE! I don't think I've ever done this before, but here are three challenges all at once!
1. CC259 to use Olympic colors on white - RED, yellow, and green.
2. MMTPT82 to use a white bg and some color - the abominable, Abner, has never seen color at the half pipe with Shaun Whhite. I thought he would like a snowy bg, and would spring into color with Spring Bouquets by TreehouseStamps!
3. DDC hostess Fran (Francie G.) DARED us to make a 1,2,3 card - 1 ribbon, 2 brads, 3 punches or layers.
Feel free to join us in any of these challenges. Simply put the letters in your keyword. I'll be reading in the snowstorm. Hope you're having a great day!


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What is the transition from college to university like and what should I expect?
Moving from school to University is such a momentous step. It's one of those milestones that so many of us await for years, and yet when it arrives, we can't help but feel nervous! There's no denying that it's a huge transition, but it doesn't need to be anywhere near as scary as you might imagine.
It's important to recognise that any concerns you may have are highly valid and even natural. Depression and anxiety – especially if you've suffered before – can rear their ugly heads during any stressful stages of life. Many students experience feelings of self-doubt; wondering whether university was the right choice and if they will succeed – the jump from college to university can be a really big one for some people. This may trigger some students to feel incapable of completing the tasks asked of them. Try to break things down into more manageable aspects, and remember that you always have choices.
If you still feel increasingly unhappy in these respects, you can seek professional help. Have a read of our guide to different aspects of the change for some advice!
Moving Out
For a lot of young people who have to leave their family home for University, moving into student accommodation is the first time they've ever lived independently. Liberty Living's student accommodation ensures that you have everything you'll need, whether that's a desk to work on those essays, or a big kitchen for you to prepare your food. Of course, you may still have to go without some familiar home comforts, and this can take some adjusting to! No more Sunday Roast from mum (although you can of course make your own…), and no more pets or siblings. Depending on how you look at it though, that last point might not be such an issue after all (!).
In all seriousness though, it can feel potentially very lonely to move out into the big, wide world on your own – especially when leaving family and friends that you've known since forever. A network will be the best thing you can create for yourself at University, so always be on the lookout for some common ground. You may even surprise yourself; University is a great place for forming bonds with people that you may never have imagined. You can always talk to your family and friends back home, but don't be afraid to reach out to your Uni if you're really struggling as well.
It's the workload that makes people most afraid of University, hands down. As to how big it's really going to be, that depends entirely on your course, the institution and the amount of effort that you're going to put in! Medical students and people studying things like science and architecture seemed to be busy non-stop. On the other hand, I'll be honest – as an Arts student, I felt like there wasn't a lot of work at all. In fact, I did more during my A Levels. I had about 8-10 hours of actual contact time per week at University, and they told me you were supposed to match that in your own time with personal study. I rarely did! At school, you have someone breathing down your neck if you're not doing certain things at certain times. In fairness, a lot of workplaces are like that as well. University is not. I've always been able to self-manage my time, although I'm a little chaotic with a short attention span, so procrastination is an issue. It's something you'll need to work on.
If you're not doing a lot of University work, make sure you use your spare time wisely. Find work experience or a part time job – but don't take on too much. That's one of the biggest lessons you'll have to learn!
Remember, during your first year, your grades don't count towards your final results. Use the time wisely, but don't worry if you struggle. You can seek help, and it's all a learning curve.
Some of the more intense courses can be very challenging, and you might feel overwhelmed or pressured. Your mental health in this respect is so important, as is your physical health if you're exhausting yourself. If you end up doing too much, you could seriously do yourself some damage. Talk to your tutors for some extra support, and please don't feel like a failure just for not wanting to burn the candle at both ends!
Social Life
In school or college, everything's on a schedule and accounted for. You're in classes throughout the day during the week, and then weekends and holidays are free. At University, your schedule may well be erratic. You might only have lectures or seminars two days a week, at really random times a day. Your friends may well have a lot more hours of classes than you, or perhaps they're working the weekends when you want to go out. Whilst you might find yourself with more time of your hands, your friends might not have the same time on their hands as you! This can be complex, but it basically just means that you get to make more friends.
You should also make sure that you're filling your free time with balanced activities. Don't just go out and drink every night! Join some societies, cook some meals – even explore your new City.
You have a new-found freedom at Uni, but whilst it's a great time to do whatever you want, it's also a great time to discover some really worthwhile things that you actually enjoy! It's also a time to reflect on what you want as a person. There is no shame in seeking extra support at such a big stage in your life.


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&%!!# helps when you're hurting
In 2009, British psychology researchers reported the results of a study that showed swearing altered pain perception. The study volunteers could hold a hand in ice-cold (41 degrees F) water about 40 seconds longer if they repeated a swear word of their choosing instead of a control word (one of five words they had picked for describing a table).
Swearing was also associated with an increase in heart rate, so the psychologists theorized that the body's fight-or-flight response is activated by the emotions that swearing produces. Pain perception takes a backseat once the body is in fight-or-flight mode.


text: Canada is a country forged in war. For over eight centuries, the First Nations fought each other and waves of Europeans over land, resources, power and survival. Triumphs, treacheries and tragedies which bound the destinies of Indigenous and newcomers together. From the Viking invasion of Newfoundland to the desperate last stand of a Métis Nation fighting for recognition, these deadly battles shaped continents.


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Dr. Greene's take on bee stings…
All the way back in the summer of 1997 we had a noticeable spike in questions at DrGreene.com about severe mosquito bite reactions and severe headaches, most of them coming from Orange County, Florida. I wondered if there might be a new mosquito-borne encephalitis epidemic brewing there. I called the public health department in Orange County, all the way across the country, to alert them what we were seeing, and they dismissed my concerns, responding that they had seen nothing of the sort. But the questions to DrGreene.com kept coming.
So the next week I called the CDC in Atlanta to suggest there might be a cluster of mosquito-borne encephalitis in Florida. They hadn't heard of anything, but promised to look into it. They called back a few days later and said nothing had showed up, but they would keep paying attention.
Two weeks later the mosquito-borne encephalitis in Orange County was headline news. Vacationers cancelled their trips. Part of Walt Disney World was closed because of the encephalitis.
This year we've been getting a decidedly unusual spike in questions at DrGreene.com about bee stings.
"I was stung by a bee on the outside of my foot 6 days ago and it hurt like my bone was being crushed for the next day or so…"
"My daughter was stung by a bee on her upper arm on the under side 8 days ago. She woke up this morning…and the sting site is red and swollen….
"Dr. Greene… I am a 68-year-old practicing beekeeper. I have never had any allergic reaction to being stung other than redness and itching. I have been stung, on occasion, more than 30 times while removing honey bees from structures, with no difference in reaction. Yesterday, I was stung once on my shin and everything seemed normal… initial sting pain, redness, and itching. But by bedtime I was experiencing a significant pain just below the sting location. I was awakened during the night with extreme throbbing pain…"
Increased allergies? Perhaps, but I don't think that's the whole story.
Bee colony collapse disorder has been making headlines. Since it appeared in 2006/2007 about a third of the honeybee colonies have been disappearing every winter.[i] Millions of colonies have been lost, and the bee population is down dramatically. Our colleague Alex (Chensheng) Lu at the Harvard School of Public Health has demonstrated that sub-lethal exposure to neurotoxic neonictotinoid pesticides applied to our crops is the likely culprit.[ii] Bees carry pollen tainted with these pesticides back to their hives at less than 100 parts part billion – but enough to devastate the hive later in their cycle.
(Note: if corn kernels are soaked in these pesticides before planting, and the pesticides are present in the adult plants when the bees are pollinating them, one wonders what these pesticides might have been doing to the neural development of our kids).
With the bees in rapid decline, I suspect that a change in their venom has been an adaptive response, in an attempt to more aggressively defend their colonies.
In the past, toxic reactions to bee venom have been uncommon – and usually occur after several bees sting someone simultaneously. This can produce severe symptoms, including intense pain, chills, fever, diarrhea, vomiting and more. Multiple stings are also more likely to make someone become allergic to bee stings going forward – or even during the recovery of that episode.
We're now hearing, often, about single stings that are producing reactions that sound toxic – as if bee venom has become more potent.
Bee stings are usually most common in the early fall. This season they seem to be happening in greater numbers earlier – but we suspect the peak is yet to come.
If someone is stung I recommend removing the stinger as quickly as possible (without injecting more venom, if possible. But speed is more important than technique). I also suggest giving an anti-inflammatory and antihistamine quickly to try to blunt the over-exuberant responses we have been seeing. Other suggestions for treatment and for avoiding stings are here.
These exaggerated stings may also be more allergenic. Bee stings are able to provoke severe allergic reactions. Have a very low threshold for getting help at the first sign of a problem.
I hope the bees succeed in defending their species – but also hope people can avoid intense reactions to bee stings along the way.
Keep your eyes open and get ready for an interesting bee season!
[i] USDA Colony Collapse Disorder Progress Report http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/br/ccd/ccdprogressreport2011.pdf
[ii] "Sub-lethal exposure to neonicotinoids impaired honey bees winterization before proceeding to colony collapse disorder" http://www.bulletinofinsectology.org/pdfarticles/vol67-2014-125-130lu.pdf


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WWE Hell in a Cell 2011 will happen on October 2 at 8 PM ET. This event will be broadcast live from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Here is a list of important matches in this year's Hell in a Cell
WWE Championship: Champion John Cena vs. CM Punk vs. Alberto Del Rio
World Heavyweight Championship: Champion Mark Henry vs. Randy Orton
Sheamus vs. Christian: The winner of this match is well placed to be the next challenger for the Smackdown World Title.
US Title: Dolph Ziggler vs Zack Ryder
Tage Team Titles: Evan Bourne/Kofi Kingston vs David Otunga and Michael Mcgillcuttey
Real Sin Cara vs Fake Sin Cara
Divas Championship: Champion Kelly Kelly vs. Beth Phoenix