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Mel's sessions are immensely enjoyable, her open and warm approach is engaging and supportive and she guides you through exercises in a gentle manner. I have seen the results in myself and others in a surprisingly short time. Each time I do the Nadine George Voice Work I find something new in my voice and Mel provides space for exploration, discussion and reflection on this. I have gained a great deal as a performer and teacher through working with her and I always leave a session feeling refreshed and invigorated.
Ashling Findlay-Carroll Acting and Performance Lecturer at Performing Arts Studio Scotland
About ten days ago some of the Tightlacers had the privilege of doing a workshop with Mel Drake. I wanted to write about it as soon as it was over, but it's taken a while to settle down in my head. Let me start by saying it was fantastic. Mel's work follows the techniques developed by Nadine George of Voice Studio International. It's amazing stuff.
Jen McGregor Tightlaced Theatre
"I had lessons with Mel which helped me tremendously to pronounce vowels and consonants correctly. Lessons with Mel were interactive and fun with good resources for practice.
What I like most about Mel is that she understands and knows the area I need to improve. I have benefited greatly from her one to one lessons"
Kweekeng Yong (P.G.C.E King's College London/Teacher Training)
Have you been thinking of perfecting your oral skills?
You will get a professional service and learn in a very relaxed and supportive environment. Mel starts from where you are and takes you through stages in order to experience changes in your oral expressions.
As one of her former students, one key I have learnt is to practise what you have been taught. Mel works with you and teaches you how to practise.This is the key to learning, developing or perfecting a skill and of course expert tutoring and guidance is also necessary.This you won't be disappointed with.
You can be assured that you will never regret the joy of knowing that you have not only perfected a skill but also developed your confidence.
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Coffee Plant (Coffea arabica) - 3 Plant - Houseplant 9cm Pot
Soon you can harvest and enjoy yor own coffee...
Well, honestly, it will take a while for the plant to be fully grown and to produce the popular beans.
But: In the meantime, you'll have a beautiful houseplant on your windowsill.
Origin: Ethiopia/East-Africa
Potsize: 9cm
Total Height: approx. 15-20cm
Placement: Coffee likes a light and cozy spot. After some acclimatization it will even tolerate the bright noon sun.
It can also be placed in somewhat cooler places, yet it shouldn't be below 15°C for too long.
Water: moderately - yet don't let the soil dry out
fertilize once a month
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In the latest edition of DD Xposed, Vancouver bassist Rob Thomson shares some tips and gets groovy with his arsenal of pedals.Read more
With 20 years of session experience, endorsement deals with companies like Los Cabos Drumsticks and regular gigs with Buffy Sainte-Marie, it's no wonder Michel Bruyere has made a name for himself as one of Canada's best Indigenous percussionists. In the latest episode of DD Xposed, Michel shows off his stick work, shares some snare techniques and more.Read more
In the latest episode of DD Xposed, Winnipeg's Ila Barker shares a song she's been working on and breaks down the story behind it.Read more
Proud papa, former professional wrestler and jovial podcast host. Hailing from the Sagkeeng First Nation, "Ever Sick!" Stefan Richard is all of that and much, much more. Meet him in the latest episode of DD Xposed.Read more
Jaaji and Chelsey of Twin Flames show off their arsenal of instruments and share the inspiration behind their song, Old Oak Tree.Read more
In the latest episode of DD Xposed, Nunavut's Kelly Fraser talks about embracing her culture and shares the story behind her new song, 'Nallinimi.'Read more
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Existing in two models, the ARCHOS 55 Helium and the ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra are two smartphones with one refined design.
This latest generation smartphone is compatible with the 4G/LTE network for ever faster downloading speeds.
The ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra offers the possibility of using two SIM cards, making it the ideal companion for professional and personal calls.
You think you might max out the storage capacity? Then increase your smartphone's memory up to 128GB thanks to a Micro SD card.
Achieve your best photos, even in the dark, with the help of the 8MP back camera and the LED flash present on the ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra. You'd rather video chat? No problem with the ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra's front camera.
Powered by a quad-core processor and 3GB of RAM (Ultra version), the ARCHOS 55 Helium Ultra is fearless.
HD videos, multi-tasking and demanding games won't stop this smartphone and its impressive capabilities.
Certain video and audio* bitrates, resolutions, and/or file variations may not be compatible.
MPEG-4 ASP@L5 AVI (MPEG-4: ISO standard by Moving Picture Experts Group; AVI: audio/video file container by Microsoft) without GMC and Quarter.
Does not read AAC protected files.
Battery life and number of charge cycles vary by use and settings. Test run with low backlight.
Compatible recieving device required for DNLA and WiFi display
All brands and product names are registered trademarks and the property of their respective owners. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Errors and omissions excepted.
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Folks, it is official! The Droid Eris 2.1 update is on the way! I know all of you have heard this before, but it is actually rolling out now. Yay for Droid Eris customers. While I have yet to see of anything on my Droid Eris, Verizon is tweeting about it on their official Twitter account. Let us know if you get it. More on this later.
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Join Destino students and staff from all over the state of California for spring break in LA! Over three days we'll have opportunities for service, sharing our faith with others, and growing in our faith. Contact Steve Dueck for more information, or to sign up!
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Yesterday we saw the trailer, which I've included above in case you missed it. Today we have the official release date. According to Telltale Game's blog, the second episode of the second season of its The Walking Dead game, "A House Divided" drops March 4.
The game will be out March 4 on PS3 in North America and PC and Mac through Steam, Telltale's online store, and other digital distribution channels, the blog revealed. It will be coming to PS3 in Europe, Xbox 360, iOS, and the international market shortly after that. And we finally have a general timeline on the Vita and Ouya releases, which are set for near the end of the month for episodes one and two.


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This recipe is dedicated to all my vegetarian friends who don't use eggs in their cooking. This cake can be made easily out of ingredients from your pantry. Its no hard job, no fancy equipment involved, just mixing with a whisk or spoon.
I made this cake for my little princess who turned one few days back. she love ducks and so this cake came up. Little princess said quack quack when she first saw the cake and as a mom i was happy with the outcome. The cake was decorated with no fancy nozzles but simple used ziplock bag to do the grass and used chocolate fingers and chocolate chips for decoration.
Level: Easy
Total time: 30-45 minsIngredients
Makes: one 7 or 8 inch round cake
1 cup = 240 ml
Makes: one 7 or 8 inch round cake
1 cup = 240 ml
Plain Flour: 1 cup
Corn Flour: 1/4 cup
Baking Powder:
Baking soda:
Condensed Milk: 200gm( 1/2 tin)
Butter (melted): 1/4 cup
Hot water/plain soda: 100 ml
Vanilla essence: 1 teaspoon
Salt a pinch
Prepare your Pans: Butter the pans and place the parchment paper and again butter the paper. If you don't have parchment then butter the pan and dust some flour on it.
Dry ingredients:
Sift flours, baking powder,baking soda and salt in a bowl.
Wet ingredients:
In a bowl mix in condensed milk, melted butter, vanilla and hot water until well combined.
Now gently fold in dry ingredients to the wet. The batter should be thick pouring consistency(add little more water if required).
Pour in the batter into two 7 or 8 inch round pan and bake it in middle rack in preheated conventional oven at 180°C for 20-30 mins or until a tooth pick inserted should come out clean .
Cool the cake and sandwich with your favorite frosting.
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Has it really been nearly a month since my last post? And when did August get here?
I've had a crazy busy month that left little time for things like blogging and what not. Oh, and I just finished a graduate class on eighteenth-century Restoration British literature, which kept me immersed in reading, reading, reading, and writing, writing, writing. The upside is I wrote a damn fine paper on eighteenth-century marriage practices and theories, which just may turn into the Master's thesis I never intended to write.
Aside from taking this class, I've had a lot going on over here and I haven't really talked about it in this forum. I'm talking BIG changes, and I'm not quite sure where those changes will take me. But here it is in a nutshell: I turned in my resignation for my teaching job in March and have no new teaching job to go to in just a few short days. YIKES!!
Now before you start trippin,' this was not something I did on a whim or without TONS of consideration, soul searching, or many, many, many long conversations with my husband. Truth be told, I was pretty miserable in my middle school teaching position. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE teaching. With all of my being. But I teaching middle school just isn't for me, and I pretty much knew that all along. I attempted to move into a high school teaching position for over a year within my own district, but never got anywhere; it became clear that I would need to make a clean break if I were to have any luck achieving my goal of being a high school English teacher.
Unfortunately, even with several interviews that went quite well, I was not offered a position. I knew when I resigned in March this would be a possibility, but I was fairly sure I would score a new position before the new school year began. I was wrong. Now, I'm a smart girl (really I am—in spite of what you've just read) and did not go into this without a Plan B. I just didn't want to have to implement said Plan B.
Plan B entails subbing in my local schooldistrict—which is not the district I worked in—and going to school full time to finish my Master's degree in English, which I could conceivably finish in the spring. I've also been kicking around the idea of getting an MFA in creative writing, but that would add at least another year to my program. Additionally, I have been looking to the future, and the fact that I would really like to teach at the college level—not necessarily the university level, but a community college where I could teach literature classes or creative writing would be fine with me. Okay, so I really DO want to teach at the university level, but that requires a PhD and the thought of writing a 300+ page dissertation makes me want to run away screaming. Loudly. Oh, and it would also mean I would have to have multiple publications by totally legit publishers. Ugh! But who knows? Maybe someday.
But for today, I will simply move forward and reach a couple of goals I have set for myself: finish my Master's degree and focus on my writing. I have a novel to finish, remember?


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Archive for the 'Voice' Category
Ribbit, a platform for building web-based voice applications, has officially launched today to a bit of fanfare, as it rides two of the year's big trends: open development platforms and web-based VoIP. We first caught wind of the company back in August, when we learned of their plans for making and receiving calls via a flash player that can be embedded on any web page.
Since then, I've personally become a big fan of services like Jajah and Jangl for making international calls, and we've seen Jaxtr, which offers a flash-based widget for making calls via your friend's blogs and profiles, blow up to 5 million users. While social networks have served as a vehicle for the "three Js of VoIP" to take off, all three of these companies had deep funding and needed to make significant investments in infrastructure to make their services possible (Jangl and Jajah even partnered up to share the burden).
By offering the technology platform for web-based VoIP, Ribbit is looking to significantly lower the barriers to entry for application developers. For an example of their technology, Ribbit has built an app for Salesforce.com that allows users to make calls from within the interface and will then keep track of call records, transcripts, etc, in turn bringing voice inside a CRM tool, which, is sort of what I was envisioning when I opined that Google should buy Jangl and Pluggd and integrate them with Gmail. While a businessy-app like this might not sound sexy, it gives you an idea of the type of products you might be able to build for consumer-based social networks like Facebook, or, as stand-alone new services.
Ribbit's business model is a smart one: charge third-party developers a subscription fee based on the number of users their application attracts. This is good for both the developer and Ribbit – no costs up front, and both parties win if a service takes off. The company has raised $13 million in venture capital, so they'll have some time to ramp up.
On the other hand, the aforementioned current leaders in web-based VoIP could also move towards offering their own development platforms, allowing users to expand on what are already a pretty good set of tools for web-based calling. As far as the business model, they can offer these developers a share of revenue that the applications generate through more calling minutes.
In any event, it will be interesting to see what types of applications users start building with Ribbit, and if their competitors start moving in a similar direction to fuel further growth. Definitely a space to watch in 2008.
More on Ribbit from Telco 2.0
We've been putting together a directory of all "2.0"-type players for our forthcoming Consumer Voice & Messaging 2.0 Report. One newcomer, Ribbit, is offering an early foretaste of what the future environment for developing voice and messaging services might look like.
Ribbit reckons it's "Silicon Valley's First Phone Company". Silly us, we thought that was AT&T. So what is it? The actual product is a VoIP softswitch, available either as a standalone installation or a hosted service, which offers an unprecedentedly extensive collection of APIs for developers to work into their sizzling lashups. Then, there's a Flash toolkit intended to let the front-end developers design interesting user interfaces to the system's voice functions, whether on desktops, laptops, or mobile devices. All very Telco 2.0, really.
Perhaps the most impressive thing about Ribbit is that one of the existing applications for it integrates it into Salesforce.com, the hugely successful web-based sales/CRM system; you can't get more platform-based, enterprise-focused, or two-sided than that. We're sure there's huge scope for creativity and user-driven innovation here; but there are some issues that worry us.
Ribbit's managers are very keen to beat up telcos. Who isn't? But all the aggression they direct towards "the phone company" may yet come back to bite them. If they want to have nothing to do with carriers at all, relying fully on IP and third-party SIP carriers for their PSTN integration, that's all well and good; but it may be a bad business decision. The enterprise VoIP market is crowded, and trying to chop out a niche there means competing with Cisco Systems, Nortel, and Microsoft – all of whom have the advantage of huge installed bases of equipment already in the enterprises they're trying to sell to. Further, the tech-clued firms who are most likely to be interested in Ribbit already have other options – notably Asterisk, the open-source IP PBX, and Red Hat's JBoss comms platform.
On the other flank, there's the risk of being cut out as telcos begin to introduce new services; location, availability, social graph, and other contextual or user data are exactly what these enterprise developers will want to build into their systems. They will be keen to use existing telco APIs rather than build their own capabilities from scratch. If Ribbit isn't in a commercial position to use them, there's no gain in using it rather than either a telco service or roll-your-own. And given the initial telco-hostile tone, should Ribbit prove to be highly successful, telcos will doubly have a reason to fear an intermediary platform getting all the developers and intermediating the commercial relationship.
Success, therefore, will come from being able to work both in the telco sea as well as the Web 2.0 land.
Further in the future, though, highly reconfigurable telephony is likely to lead to radically different product and business models for telcos. For example, civil engineers stamp out custom bridges off well-tested models based on span, load, and topography. Your telco consulting services arm will be building custom communications experiences, with the software equivalent of a flexible manufacturing system. Custom back-ends, process flows and user interfaces will be generated from tools and models. Each is created appropriate to the application and user context. Most devices will have a completely "soft" and re-configurable user interface. (Indeed, if you can create the service and the user interface as required, why not the hardware too? It may sound crazed, but projects like the RepRap might soon make it a reality.)
"Minutes" on the network will be the least important part of the business model. But counter to previous wisdom, the money's not in telcos launching dozens of services all the time. (Ah, so you've been reading the same SDP vendor brochures too?) It's in supplying platform and services capabilities to upstream partners, who have the knowledge and intimacy of the end user.
Even before then, flexible manufacturing systems using commercial rapid prototyping systems and standard electronics could mean that Ribbit's Flash toolkit could become, well, a very flashy toolkit. It's perfectly possible to build a profitable business around custom handsets of volumes of 10,000 or under. There's likely to be a thriving market of niche communications tools and devices. We'd focus on where the operators and technology competitors are technically weakest — the user interface — become the toolsmith for that. At the moment the commercial model for the back end platform is too uncertain, and competition too fierce. A toolkit for building the presentation layer could work across all the major back-end platforms, and could be Ribbit's premium service — if, that is, they find a sound enough business model to get there.


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Today SPY opened up below the BearPRZ of the 15min XABCD pattern we alerted on last week.
The 11:15 Bar started a bounce of the small BullPRZ that was initiated by the drop below the entry at 190.36 as mentioned in previous post.
I took a call trade against that PRZ, which worked, and netted a small profit, and I got trail stopped out when the market started heading south, in a new CD leg down of a larger XABCD pattern. EOD closed just below the 61.8%XA.
The largest option trades,detected today "at" or "above the ask" were in Puts,with the first large Put trade, 5000 contracts of this weeks 190 strike, at 14:03
Since the closing bar's low was at the LOD, we can't calculate an entry level yet for a possible leg up, since it requires a low surrounded by at minimum one higher low at either side. So if tomorrow's 1st bar has a higher low then 187.41, only then can we calculate an entry for a leg higher, until that happens, we'll continue to observe the XA retracement levels of the yellow indicator.
Apple has earnings tomorrow after the bell, We've been alerting on bullish optionflow since middle last week.
Even during the pullback today call buying continued to outperform Put buying.
I traded Apple last week, but at this point have no position, and I doubt I will play the earnings.
For tomorrow; same as SPY; no new entry for a CD leg higher at this point. Unless we get a higher open tomorrow, we'll have to watch the XA levels.


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Islamic Vashikaran Expert For Own Choice Love Marriage in Goa Pune
Love couples always have a desire to accomplish love success. But, it is not easy for some couples to get married to beloved one without facing hurdles. Facing small issues in a life is a normal thing which can be resolved effortlessly. When that issue becomes big, it is hard to solve the issue. People


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While stock markets (briefly) cheered the rollout of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke's QE3 program a few weeks back, the flip side of the story is that ongoing U.S. efforts to stimulate the economy come at a hefty cost to the national balance sheet.
Widely-followed blogger Tyler Durden of zerohedge.com says U.S. national debt topped 100 per cent of GDP (Gross Domestic Product) as of the end of the third quarter.
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"The government may have been instrumental to the U.S. economy growing in the third quarter (generating over 30 per cent of the annualized two per cent 'growth' in Q3 probably qualifies)," he notes.
"But the bottom line is that there was a cost. There is always cost. And a number: the number is $15.776 trillion, which was the absolute GDP number as of September 30, 2012," he adds.
"This means we can now calculate what total U.S. debt-to-GDP was as of three weeks ago. And with the DTS (Department of the Treasury Secretary) reporting that debt was $16.16 trillion as of the day the third quarter ended (net of certain adjustments) it means that total U.S. debt-to-GDP was 102.4 per cent."
Based on Durden's calculations, it now takes over $2 in new debt to generate an additional $1 in GDP.
"There is no such a thing as a free lunch," he observes, "especially when the government is operating the soup kitchens."


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Joseph Junior Adenuga learned to rap with Meridian Crew (named after the residential area in Tottenham, where he grew up after moving from Lagos). Thanks to raw mixtapes and ruthless solo records, released under the stage name Skepta, he eventually became the king of grime, the genre that arose from the ashes of UK garage and jungle.
In 2016, he won the Mercury Music Prize for Konnichiwa. After finding his way to the streets, he had found his way out of his niche. He signed Drake to his Boy Better Know label, dated Naomi Campbell, and – while waiting for the release of his new album SK Level – he sells out huge venues, from the Sydney Opera House to the AB.
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Find your light at an Open Day at the University of Hull
Sat 23 November 2019 - 09:00 to 15:00
Choosing where you want to go to university is exciting, but it can feel a bit daunting as well. Open days can help you make an informed decision about where you want to study and live for the next few years.
Come to an open day and discover what your time at the University of Hull could be like. You'll be able to meet current students, talk to staff, and take a tour of the campus and accommodation.


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Sir Alex Ferguson and his title winners will be given a guard of honour by West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.
Albion are keen to pay tribute to Ferguson as he prepares for his final Premier League game and will give United their third guard of honour of the season this weekend.
Arsenal and Swansea have already staged the long-standing tradition and Steve Clarke's players will applaud the champions as they take to the field.
Ferguson will bow out at the Hawthorns after 26 glittering years, after securing United's 20th domestic title, and West Brom are preparing a special edition 144-page programme which has already sold over 5,000 online.
After Ferguson announced his retirement last week, interest has soared in the game and tickets are already sold out.
Last week Albion were forced to put a block on tickets sold via exchange website Viagogo as so many seats in the home supporters's stands were being bought by United fans.
West Brom are also planning other tributes to Ferguson and expect to receive confirmation from United on Friday to discover if they have been approved.
Albion head coach Clarke said: "It's going to be a historic afternoon and I've been involved with so many clubs over the years that have played against Sir Alex.
"Everybody has paid tribute to him and he's decided to get out of the game at the right time. The pleasing thing for me is that he goes out at the top, with his team having finished the season as champions.
"But we're not there for a party. We're there for our supporters and we will do our utmost to finish the season on a high."


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WASHINGTON -- More than a decade into the war in Afghanistan, GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney does not have enough information to "take a stand" on whether troops should remain or continue to withdraw on the timetable set by President Obama.
"Before I take a stand, I want to get input [from military leaders] that are there," Romney said on "Fox News Sunday." "General [John] Allen is coming to Washington and testifying about what the conditions are," he noted, adding that some conclusions can already be drawn.
"I think it is plain to see conditions are not going very well," Romney said. "And I lay part of the blame on that on the lack of leadership on our president."
The former Massachusetts governor called the ongoing U.S. departure from Afghanistan a "failed withdrawal."
Said Romney: "He likewise failed in the way we left Iraq, and this is a president who simply does not have experience in tough situations, no negotiating or leadership experience. And it is showing with the result that one might have expected with the lack of leadership."
Fox News host Bret Baier asked Romney what he would do differently.
"First of all, I would exercise leadership," Romney offered, suggesting he would talk to President Hamid Karzei every day.
Romney also criticized the U.S. decision to withdraw its forces, saying that it had led Karzai to begin distancing himself from the United States. "The president put out a specific timetable for withdrawal and end of combat operations.That is leading Mr. Karzai to take action that is self preservation in nature."
By 2010, the war in Afghanistan had become, by some measures, the longest in American history.
So does this mean Romney supports an open-ended occupation? Pressed by Baier, Romney said that perhaps the U.S. troops should be exiting Afghanistan even faster.
"Well, the timing of withdrawal is going to be dependent upon what you hear from the conditions on the ground," Romney said, citing "the timetable, the guidelines that continue to be in effect unless there are changes in conditions that suggest a faster withdrawal."
Romney finished, however, by taking a stand -- if not a very controversial one. "We are not staying there forever," he concluded.


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At 2008 Macro-economist have done quite a good job if compared to the macro-economic mistakes done by them before WWII, at 1929. The economists definitely improved their prediction tools since then.
In the microeconomics level, if you mean by it the stock prices in the stock exchange, all the models on the long-time failed and will fail. The fundamental value evaluation of corporations with publicly traded shares is very problematic, since it is based mainly on predictions of expected future performances. These predictions in one hand take in account the past performance of the company, but also many other more subjective factors, like management team, market share, future of the main products of the company, etc. But above all this stands the problematic position of the top managers of corporations, with publicly exchanged shares, who usually are not a majority stake shareholders, but professional managers, whose not always represent the shareholders long term interests. Adding to these difficulties many times lack of enough expertise of the brokers to analyze companies, most of the active players in the stock exchange act as short term investors, who speculate on gaining in the short term profits out of fluctuation of the share price. In such a market the share price booms and slumps of the whole market are inevitable, and unpredictable. Since so, the economic models about the share prices, even if mathematical are more interested in human behavior, than in fundamental value of the companies.
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Product Reviews
Great seasoning
May 20, 2019 | By Gloria Ryan
Za'atar is a spice blend I've only read about before. I've just used this three times so far but have loved the subtle blend of flavors this adds to dishes. I dredged pieces of chicken in olive oil and za'star before pan frying. I made a simple dip with za'atar and sour cream. And I added it to rice-and-vegetables for a side dish with fish. All three were great. (I think this will become a great alternative flavor blend to my go-to herbes de Provence!)
Excellent Za'atar Mix Spice
Aug 25, 2018 | By Ruina Senkovich
Very fresh dried herbs that can be used with meats and/or veggies. Even used with a meat sandwich and eggs. stir fry dishes.
Jul 16, 2018 | By Michal Moskow
I am resident in the US and Sweden and had Sinyanna's za'tar when I visited them in Cana a year ago. It was delicious - the best I've ever had - so I was glad to be able to order it. Sindyanna is a ssuccessfu nonprofit Fair Trade venture of Arab and Jewish women and shows us one of many unheralded projects to bring people together to provide sustenance in peaceful ways.
Za'atar seasoning mix is exotic
Jun 28, 2018 | By Irene
Since reading about all the cooking seasonings in the kitchen area of the catalog I have always been interested in the Za'atar mix, I am glad I tried it, I love it, it is very versatile, of high quality and I will order it again. I will also try the other bottled seasonings. Ordering and following the shipping procedure on line was easy. I will continue to be a faithful patron as I explore your other products.
Apr 19, 2018 | By Michael
We first sampled the za'atar when we visited Sindyana in northern Israel. This is the finest and most authentic za'atar we have tasted.
Traditional Za'atar Mix
Apr 15, 2018 | By Ruina
Delicate blend that works well with light meats and salad blends. Arrived fresh with a 2019 expiration date.. Thanks.
Apr 14, 2018 | By Judy
I am glad that I bought this Zaatar spice blend through you! Completely unlike any that I found made here. Apsolutely delicious and a great value for the cost.
Dec 23, 2017 | By Donna
I decided to try this on a whim. I thought how cool it would be to receive something that originates where my Savior travelled. I'm now on my third jar because it is absolutely amazing! I use it on pasta, chicken, roasts, even omelets! You will love it, I'm sure.
Jan 1, 2017 | By Janet
Hard to find one I like - this one is good.
Dec 23, 2016 | By Susan
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The Dewey Hotel was a luxurious resort in the early 1900s. It was a family-style hotel in an idyllic lakeside setting with a reputation for attracting the upper echelon of society as guests.
The original home, next door to the Dewey Hotel, was built in the 1800s for the Postmaster of South Haven and his family. A generation later, his two daughters fashioned it as an upscale boarding house. For most of the 1900s the Feinstein family lived in the house and ran the hotel. The Dewey Hotel was torn down in the 1970s. The original house suffered a sad decline as a funky beach rental through the '70s and '80s. Elaine and Robert came upon the derelict corner during their search for the perfect site for their dream inn. Their goal? To create not just beach lodging, but life enhancement. The original house was enlarged and fully modernized to the core in 1988, and became Yelton Manor Bed and Breakfast. YMBB was recognized in 1991 by The Chicago Sun Times as "Top of the Crop in Luxury B&Bs", blending elegance and period charm with modern amenities, comfortable opulence and thoughtful amusements designed for relaxation, romance, rejuvenation and inspiration.
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Think about your thought patterns for a moment. How negative or positive do they tend to be? When you think of something that might happen in the future or that you want in your life, do you immediately create a positive or negative image about it or about yourself? There is an unconscious part of us that absolutely listens to everything we say. If we continuously create negativity through our thoughts and hold judgments against ourselves and others, it listens to us and puts energy into creating that. So, if we're holding an image of not being able to do something or continuing to think in a negative way about it, guess what we create? The thoughts we have send a message to ourselves about who we are, hold a focus for what we create and help determine the level of vibration in our bodies. We can help create our own health and vitality by holding a positive attitude towards ourselves and others as that affects the quality and function of each cell in our body. If you use your thoughts and internal images as a reference point for what you're creating, are they helping you create what you want or more of what you don't want?
The feelings we experience are often the result of the thoughts that we're having. However, sometimes these thoughts are so automatic that we're not aware of them and can't connect them as the cause of our feelings. The feelings we have are what carry the vibration out into the world and help create both our inner and outer experience. If we have an outcome we wish to manifest and feel very joyful and enthusiastic about it, the vibration we send out around that outcome is very strong and clear, and we are more apt to create that in our reality if it is for our highest good. On the other hand, if we have an outcome that we're uncertain, apathetic or hold doubt about, it may remain a long time in the ethers. Think about the feelings you experience on a regular basis. Think about any negativity you may be holding on to from the past. What are you attracting into your life because of the vibrations you're sending out?
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Really busy time, so i'm gonna have to bustle through this. I have a 'dashy' weekend ahead, which means schedules, train times, those Wunna Land bits of 'showbizziness' and…as always… life to conquer. I'll do it. I always do. And right now, I never felt more confident. I try not to waste time looking over at what other people are doing (I used to do that a lot, it's human nature…we all get a little nervy.)
However, instead, I'm now just focusing on MY land..WUNNA LAND. If you give something 100 percent…and you're good at what you do, there is absolutely NO WAY in the jeepers, that you will not succeed.
Luckily, my job right now, is the art of just 'BEING ME.' So, if I balls that up, then there's no help for me. Nor is there enough wine to settle my soul.
I ended up on 'boys night' at Ego the other night. I did 'Girls Night' didn't I, last Saturday? I'm one of those chicks who has a great mix of friends, be they girls, boys, young, old….The mix is a 'jiggle' but it's great.
I love boys night. Not as much as girls night, as boys night is far more reserved…My chick friends and I literally tell each other EVERYTHING…and we don't care, we'll pour it all out, the good with the bad, with the ugly. Boys are less 'drama' and they keep their secrets to themselves…M guy friends are open, yet their level of 'openess' is carefully monitored by their pride and sense of masculinity.
(Aside from 'Jonesez' he's like a girl and will cry out his problems over a cocktail, with me.)
But yes, I met Webbo, Dipper and Jonesez for dinner and drinks. They were 'after work' suited and booted and then I sort of just flounced in a bit late, all a beam, smiles and with a…
'Two for One margaritas with a salted rim please!'
I am all about a salted rim. 🙂
We chatted, we caught up, they slagged other boys off and they drilled me about 'the girls.'
'What were they saying about us?'
'What did she say about ME?'
'Who's best in bed out of…?'
'Do they like me? I bet they slagged me off?'
'Yeah, but honestly…gang bangs are gross…'
'Why does he always come in and touch me…Don't man slap me!!'
'I'm not arsed me, I've just said i'm sharing with someone else…'
'I love it when you get your nipple out on your selfies Wunna.'
'Shall we eat. I'm starving..'
'It's not my fault..You picked her!'
'Are you honestly still obsessing?'
'Why are the dudes on your Facebook always asking to marry you?'
'Yeah, but our Girls night isn't sweet and lame. We don't plait each others hair to Boyband tunes. We're all SASSY…it's hardcore.'
'Why have you stopped getting cocktails Wunna?'
'Stop trying to get me pissed.'
The thing about 'Boys Night' is that there is always a boys code…and even though i'm a chick, having all guy friends in LA…I know the code…It's kinda like 'Girl Code,' but you don't have to remind them not to say anything. ( I do prefer the drama of a 'Girls Night'…and mainly because i'm a girl. Yet, I am sizzled over with a BOYS sense of inappropriate humour….I don't care…It's hilarious. So yes, boys night was ace! I know some great guys!)
I'm currently sat with a half a Peroni, at The Carleton trying to smash out this blog. I was on a phone audition all last night. I had one through the afternoon and then I had to shoot, followed my bambinos and reply to all my 'socials.'
At the same time, I was going back and forth on email with my agent…and it was all pretty manic. I'm having a really busy time, but i'm loving it. I'm really enjoying and i'm enjoying it because I do what I love.
I have noticed that I don't like 'fuss.' I like everything to be taken care of…with no 'fuss.' I don't like the 'faffiness' of projects…I just like to get on with things. That's when it comes to work and dating….
This is actually a really good tip for guys..
Like, if you were to ask us out on a date…We'd prefer if it you took charge, stood up all manly and just said…
'Right, are you free… on this date….to do this…? Great! I'll pick you up at *this time…'
(And you organised everything, so we can just get dolled up, enjoy the night and adore you. That's how it works. So, it's not just 'when are you free?' It's…'Are you free on…? Great…I'll pick you up at..' It's gentlemanly.)
In the past, whenever i've had to organise a man, i've hated it. I'm a 'Girl Boss,' I love it when a guy takes care of the little things. It's thoughtful. They take the stress away from you.
I actually remember being sat at the Coffee Bean, outside in the sun, in West Hollywood, by the Beverly Center. I used to go there every morning.
This guy, with shoulder length blond hair and sunglasses, who was also a model, called 'Berlin,' used to sit with me and chat life, each morning…I remember how schooled he was in the art of dating…But I guess the LA boys are, because they do it so much and they do it well. They can't treat a girl badly on a date, because the 'show of it all' is SO important in Hollywood…plus ALL THE GIRLS TALK. You get a bad rep…no girl with touch you.
Berlin: 'Well, I just text her and told her that i'd love to do dinner with her at 'Koi,' tomorrow night and that i'd pick her up at 7pm…and because it was all sorted for her…she just said. I didn't give her time to think. Lol. Chicks like to have everything organised for them.'
Then we'd go on our auditions for the day. But he was right! Lord knows what he's up to now?
Anyway, I really do need to go…So sorry for the quickie blog ;)..but sometimes 'quickies' are awesome!
Busy, busy weekend ahead!
Hope you loved today's selfies…
Thank you for following my diary.
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Personal income statistics from the 2013 national census show the annual median income in Canterbury was the second highest in the country, overtaking Auckland since the last census in 2006, in a trend that appears to reflect strong dairying growth overcoming earthquake impacts.
The census shows that Wellingtonians' median income remains the highest in the country, at $32,700, although the 13.1 percent rise in the Wellington median is lower than the national average of 14.3 percent between the 2006 and 2013 censuses.
The censuses were held seven rather than five years apart after the Canterbury quakes in 2010 and 2011 quakes forced postponement.
A median income is a mid-point between the incomes of an equal number of people aged over 15. It differs from an average income measure, and reflects the incomes of beneficiaries, pensioners, students, and non-earners as well as wage and salary earners and the self-employed.
The statistics also show that despite the quakes, the Canterbury region, which includes the rural hinterland as well as Christchurch city, experienced a population rise over the period.
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The national proportion of people in that category, which can be seen as a proxy for people living in rented accommodation, rose from 33.1 percent in 2006 to 35.2 percent of stated households in 2013.
The lowest median income in the latest census was recorded in Northland, at $23,400 a year, up 10.7 percent from the 2006 census. The only region to see the median income rise less than that was Auckland, with a 9.5 percent increase over the seven years, although the median Auckland income at $29,600 is third highest in the country.
In 2006, Waikato had the third highest annual median income at $24,100. It rose to $27,900 in 2013, but was sixth equal with Marlborough.
The largest percentage increases in median incomes over the seven years were recorded on the West Coast, where the median rose 24.2 percent to $26,900; Canterbury, up 21.9 percent to $30,100; Southland, up 21.3 percent to $29,500; and Taranaki, up 20.2 percent to $29,100. All four have benefited from the dairying boom of recent years.
For New Zealand as a whole, the median income rose 14.3 percent over the seven years between 2006 and 2013, from $24,400 to $28,500.
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Cricket is a sport. It is played between two teams of eleven players each who score runs (points) by running between two sets of three small, wooden posts called wickets. Each of the wickets is at one end of a rectangle of flattened grass called the pitch. Around the pitch is a much larger oval of grass called the cricket ground.[1]
The game started in England in the 16th century. The earliest definite reference to the sport is in a court case of 1598.[2] The court in Guildford heard a coroner, John Derrick, that when he was a scholar at the "Free School at Guildford", fifty years earlier, "hee and diverse of his fellows did runne and play [on the common land] at creckett and other plaies".[3][4] Later, the game spread to countries of the British Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Today, it is a popular sport in England, Australia, the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh), South Africa, New Zealand, Zimbabwe, the West Indies and a few other countries including Afghanistan, Ireland, Kenya, Scotland and the Netherlands.
The main rules of cricket
These are the rules.[1] There are two teams: the team bowling has 11 players on the field. The team batting always has two players on the field.
The captain of the bowling team chooses a bowler from his team; the other 10 players are called fielders. The bowler is trying to aim the ball at a wicket, which is made up of three sticks (called stumps) stuck into the earth, with two small sticks (called bails) balanced on them. One of the fielders, called the wicket keeper, stands behind the wicket to catch the ball if the bowler misses the wicket. The other fielders chase the ball after the batsman has hit it.
The bowler runs towards his wicket, and bowls towards the batsman at the other wicket. He does not throw the ball. He bowls the ball overarm with a straight arm. An 'over' is six balls meaning he bowls six times. Then another player becomes the bowler for the next over, and bowls from the other end, and so on. The same bowler cannot bowl two overs one after the other.
The batsman is trying to defend the wicket from getting hit with the ball. He does this with a bat. When he hits the ball with his bat, he may run toward the other wicket. To score a run, the two batsmen must both run from their wicket to the other wicket, as many times as they can. If the ball leaves the field after being hit without bouncing, six runs are scored. If the ball rolls or bounces out, whether or not the batter hit it, it counts as four runs.
There are different ways that a batsman can get out. The most common ways are:
- The batsman misses the ball and it hits the wicket: called bowled.
- The ball hits the batsman's body when it would have hit the wicket otherwise. Called LBW (leg before wicket). The way this rule is applied is complicated; this is just the general idea.
- A fielder catches the ball after the batsman hits it, and before it bounces or leaves the field: called caught.
- While the batsmen are running, a fielder can throw the ball at the wicket. If the batsmen cannot finish the run, the batsman nearer to the wicket that is hit is out: called run out.
When a batsman is out, another comes onto the field to take his place. The innings is over when ten wickets are taken (i.e. ten of the eleven batsmen are out).
In a one-day game, each side has one innings, and innings are limited to a certain number of overs. In longer formats each side has two innings, and there is no specific limit to the number of overs in an innings.
Where cricket is played
Cricket is popular in many countries, mostly in Commonwealth countries.
The countries where cricket is most popular compete in international matches (games between countries) that last up to 5 days, which are called test matches. Those countries are England, Australia, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The West Indies are a group of Caribbean countries that play together as a team. Several other countries have more junior status. The test match idea was invented by teams from England and Australia in the 19th century.
Cricket is also played in Kenya, Canada, Bermuda, Ireland, Scotland, Holland; the national teams of those countries can play one-day international matches, but do not play test matches. Zimbabwe does not play international cricket at present. Pakistan is not able to play international cricket at home at present (for security reasons). Afghanistan is a new entrant in the cricket world.
The field
A cricket field is where cricket is played. It is circular or oval-shaped grassy ground. There are no fixed dimensions for the field. Its diameter usually varies between 450 feet (137 m) to 500 feet (150 m).
Different forms of cricket
Test matches
Test matches are the top international matches played between countries. The countries permitted to play test matches are accredited by the ICC: the International Cricket Council. The nine countries are listed above, with 'West Indies' counting for this purpose as a country. Tests last for five days.
National league systems
Called counties in England, and states in Australia and islands in the West Indies. These are three or four day matches.
Limited overs cricket
In these games, the length is determined by the number of overs, and each side has one innings only. A special formula, known as the 'Duckworth–Lewis method' is applied if rain reduces the time for play. It calculates the target score for the team batting second in a limited overs match interrupted by weather or other circumstance.
One day internationals
Usually restricted to 50 overs batting for each side.
Twenty20 cricket
20 overs for each side.
In cricket there are two special kinds of average, used to measure how good a player is:
- A batsman's batting average is the number of runs he has scored in a period (such as a year or his whole career), divided by the number of times he was got out in the same period. A good batsman has a high batting average.
- A bowler's bowling average is the number of runs that have been scored while he was bowling, in a period, divided by the number of batsmen he has got out in the same period. A good bowler has a low bowling average.
There is a separate set of averages for each type of cricket listed above.
Related pages
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 MCC – the official Laws of Cricket Retrieved 25 July 2009
- ↑ Leach, From lads to Lord's
- ↑ Underdown, David 2000. Start of play. Allen Lane, p.3
- ↑ Altham H.S. 1962. A history of cricket, vol 1, George Allen & Unwin, p.21
Other websites
- Explanation of cricket
- Cricket explained (an American viewpoint)
- Cricinfo
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The faculty and students of the Seismology and Geodesy group pursue research around the globe while remaining directly connected to seismic and geodetic measurements of Alaska's dynamic tectonics. We study earthquakes, crustal and mantle structure, active tectonics and deformation of the Earth. We contribute to research topics of global relevance by leveraging the rich tectonics of Alaska, long records of instrumental recordings across the state and the high-performance computing resources of the Geophysical Institute.
The Alaska Earthquake Center, located within the Geophysical Institute, operates the earthquake monitoring and research network for the state and provides a connection between research and on-the-ground application. In coordination with state and federal partners, the center produces the tsunami hazard products that are used to educate and prepare Alaska's coastal communities for future earthquakes and tsunamis.
Research Areas
- Earthquakes
- Earth structure
- Crustal deformation
- Alaska tectonics
- Tsunamis
- Volcano seismology and infrasound


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I have probably spoken before of complacency. Complacency is a subject that seems to surface repeatedly in our business, a business that requires constant vigilance. It strikes all of us at one point or another. The cure, sadly enough, seems to be getting stung. And in a further moment of unfortunate circumstance, on occasion the sting is accompanied by death, severe injury, or catastrophic loss.
And since we all understand that complacency in the fire service is a topic on which everyone is reminded to guard against, it happens routinely, and to the most unlikely of subjects. I myself have been shaken out of complacency, years ago, with a near miss, and vowed to never repeat it. But time after time, like water wearing away at a stone, repeated non-events lull us into the belief that the next one will just be one more in a long line of non-events. When the long shot pays off, it can be a doozy.
Just as we get complacent on alarms, the public sector fire service has become fat and happy in the belief that no one would dare upset our world by privatizing it, merging it, or re-sourcing it. We are firefighters! Everyone loves firefighters! No one would dare go against us. We are heroes, after all. Well, just read this article on FireRescue1.com. These issues, although we have been saying they were coming for years, are now upon us. If you don't believe it, look around. The public is sick of hearing about firefighters milking their pensions, taking questionable disability benefits, stealing from their organizations, and lighting fires. We are no longer pristine. We have permitted the scum bags to infiltrate our ranks. We are fair game.
Times are tough. People see us as having while they don't. If there is anything more energizing to the haters, it is the thought of "heroes" becoming the "anti-heroes". It is the foundation of expose and justice denied that calls for every Geraldo wannabe to man a video camera and find the next Watergate saga. If there is something delicious about failure, it is much more tasty when the shock of failure is accompanied by the role a trusted individual has in creating it.
Change is near on the horizon and while there are those of us shouting it from the rafters, it seems like there are many who continue to ignore the warnings. What you believe to be true today may very well be heresy tomorrow. If you fail to evolve, to get your stakeholders involved in your mission, or to understand the changing tide of support, you may well be clinging to the remains of what used to be while the rest go sailing down the road.
Just as we preach to our new firefighters that complacency kills, so should the vested leadership of our collective organizations be warned: complacency will be the demise of what you currently hold dear. You can appreciate change and master it, or let it master you. One way or another, it is on the way.


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Sticky Barbecue Ribs
- serves 4
Saucy, sticky, these ribs are too good to pass up!
Saucy, sticky, these ribs are too good to pass up!
1 cup barbeque sauce (250 mL)
2 Tbsp packed brown sugar (25 mL)
1 Tbsp soy sauce (15 mL)
1 Tbsp onion powder (15 mL)
4 clove garlic, minced
¼ cup vegetable oil (50 mL)
1 Tbsp salt (5 mL)
1 tsp pepper(5 mL)
1 kg baby back pork ribs, cut into 3-4 rib pieces (2.5 pounds)
1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees F.
2. In a small saucepan, combine barbecue sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, onion powder, garlic, vegetable oil, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 3-6 minutes or until thickened.
3. Cut pieces of aluminum foil into 14" (20 cm) sections. Place one section of rib in centre of each piece of foil.
4. Reserve 1 cup (250 mL) of marinade. Divide remaining marinade equally among rib sections. Fold up sides of aluminum foil, and seal, making sure that steam cannot escape. Transfer ribs to a baking sheet.
5. Bake ribs at 275°F (140 C) for 2 hours, or until tender and pulling away from the bone. Preheat grill. Over medium heat, grill cooked ribs, basting with reserved marinade, for about 10-15 minutes or until caramelized and darkened.
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Judge: Gay city workers names don't have to be released, for now
Requester now claims 'secret gay organization' harassing him
A King County judge has temporarily barred the release of the names of Seattle city employees involved in a city-sponsored group for gay and lesbian workers to an anti-gay rights activist.
Superior Court Judge John Erlick ordered that some requested documents be released Monday, with the names of meeting attendees redacted. The identities of city employees who received a "public benefit" through the group -- likely wages on other compensation -- may be released following a hearing later this year.
At issue Thursday was a request made by Seattle City Light employee and self-described "civil rights leader" Philip Irvin, who had filed a public-disclosure request for the membership list and meeting minutes for the department's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Questioning and Friends Club. Irvin, who says he wants to start a similar group for formerly gay employees, asserts that the club has discriminated against him for his opposition to gay rights.
In issuing his order, Erlick acknowledged that releasing the employees' identities could discourage others from joining the LGBTQF group. But, he said there remains a clear public interest in knowing who is receiving state benefits, and payment for meeting attendance or other compensation to group members, Erlick said, "is a public benefit."
"It's a gift of public funds," the judge said. "The public is entitled to know who receives that benefit."
According to the city's filing supporting the documents release, Seattle Public Utilities sponsors eight such "affinity" groups for employees "with similar concerns." Included in the array are groups for employees of different ages or ancestry, including European. Each group is provided with up to $1,000 annually for events, and members are allowed to spend two work hours a month toward group activities.
In arguing that state law mandates the release of the records, Assistant City Attorney Gary Smith said that earlier appeals court rulings have shown that employee information must be released even if it could result in harassment. He urged Erlick to fill Irvin's request by releasing the group's founding documents, its e-mail distribution list and three pages of meeting notes thought to contain the names of some attendees.
"The city sympathizes with the plaintiffs … but the fact is the city is bound to follow state law," Smith told the judge.
Erlick met the city and the concerned employees halfway, ordering that the documents should be released with the names redacted. The names themselves would be released, Erlick ordered, after the city determines which employees were compensated in some way for their roles in the group.
Attorney Cecilia Cordova, who joined David Coffman in arguing for the city employees, said the judge's order afforded her clients some relief. Their identities will at least be protected through a hearing in September, when attorneys for both sides will again debate whether the employees received a public benefit from the activities.
Addressing Erlick, Cordova disputed the assertion that the documents requested by Irvin show which employees personally benefited from the city-sponsored program.
"It doesn't actually reveal whether they received public benefits," Cordova said. "At most, the disclosure would show who was attending these meetings … (and) would reveal their political ideology and sexual orientation."
Irvin was not enthused by Erlick's ruling, and claimed he is now being investigated by his employer -- City Light -- for misuse of city resources. Taking the accusation a step further, he claimed in open court that he is now being persecuted by a cabal of gay city workers.
"On Thursday, I was told the city is investigating me for misuse of city resources," Irvin told Erlick. "There's a secret gay organization in the city government that's trying to slit my throat."
Attempts were unsuccessful Thursday evening to reach City Light for a response to Irvin's allegations with regard to the alleged investigation.
As he has in court documents, Irvin claims he's been barred from attending LGBTQF club meetings because he is heterosexual and opposed to gay rights. His efforts follow a successful push to join a similar association for African American employees; Irvin, who is white, told Erlick he remains a member of that group.
On several occasions, Irvin has attempted to join or become involved in numerous city-affiliated activities aimed at gay or minority employees. Among other allegations, he asserts in court filings that a dance for gay and lesbian youth was canceled when he volunteered to chaperon and was barred from attending a LGBT event when he attempted to attend with a supposedly formerly gay minister.
Describing himself as a civil rights leader, Irvin said he sees himself as the victim of bigotry by the city and intends to form an employee group for former homosexuals.
In issuing his ruling, Erlick appeared at least equally concerned with the discrimination faced by the plaintiffs. He noted a 2001 federal survey in which about 80 percent of gay or lesbian Americans reported being harassed for their sexual orientation, and 17 percent said they'd been physically attacked for the same.
"Although sexual orientation has become more accepted … stigma and discrimination remain," Erlick said.
Releasing the employees' identities, he added, "all has a chilling effect. … But, if (employees) retained a public benefit, their names will be released."


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This petit verdot was quite nice. Dark ink in colour. Flavours of blackberries, pepper, leather, dark chocolate. Enjoyable oak smokiness can also be detected. Excellent finish with lingering hints of roasted almonds. Tasted December 2012.
Petit Verdot is also rare in Ontario, and rarer in the form of a single varietal wine (it is usually blended). I had the opportunity to taste this wine twice in the barrel, and when it was finally released I grabbed some and hung onto it, waiting for a special occasion. I finally decided I couldn't wait any longer and opened a bottle in November. The nose was sweet, rich, almost jammy plums and black cherry, with light notes of vanilla, cedar, and pencil shavings. There is a definite herbaceousness behind the dark fruit that is more noticeable on the palate – not unlike a freshly opened cigar box with cedar and tobacco notes. There's some decent acidity rounding out this well structured wine. $39, available at the winery.
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Interesting, but a little too rough and tannic for me. There's a good reason why this grape is usually blended with Merlot and Cabs!


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Surveying any liquids, powder or items in industrial machines or processes.
The PW 200x100 is using DIGI SENS vibrating wire technology instead of a strain gauge.
This technology offers a high resolution. The long-term stability is very good, even under load, since no organic material is involved in the measurement chain. Another benefit is that creeping and other similar effects are reduced to the minimum.
The PW 200x100 delivers a 5V-TTL frequency signal, proportional to the measured load. The frequency is a square root function of the displacement. In most applications it can be considered linear.
A temperature sensor is also integrated in the PW200x100, providing a frequency proportional to the temperature.
This frequency signals are easy to transmit, immune to perturbations and can be treated directly by any processor.
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Let's talk about "Ready, fire, aim" or alternatively, taking action (including reacting) before thinking or planning. Or even simpler, reacting emotionally to a problem. There's benefits to this, quickly deploying something to take advantage of trends or prevent an emergency. But more often than not though, it introduces risk and instability that doesn't need to be there. It's useful for preventing over planning. But flying by the seat of your pants? It's dangerous and will almost certainly result in a decision that is damaging to your brand and your business.
This concept boils down to this: Do then think. Planning, testing, and gathering feedback take time and you'll miss out on the presented opportunity. But what happens when you skip something and it slips through the cracks? Will the house collapse because you missed a few nails? Probably not at first. But the problem with poor planning and quick solutions is that they compound. All of a sudden something that was a minor corner to cut has become two corners to navigate, then four, then sixteen. Now you live in a situation with a house falling down around you and you aren't seeing.
Real Life Examples
One thing we see is the 'frequent tornado drill.' When bosses tell their workers to NOT put time or effort into a project. "Act, don't think" is what is being touted as the most efficient thing to do. Some of these are legitimate, if the building is on fire, it's best to not wait around for stats on 'death by office fire' before you move. Most situations are not. "Modern" businesses like to act this way. They're constantly putting out these hypothetical fires as if that's the only way to solve problems, rather than prevent them in the first place.
These mostly annoying events in the corporate world seem to only exist to waste everyone's time. Meeting time, a huge company-wide problem is lingering and needs a solution. This solution will be ready before anybody leaves. So the attendees get to work. Ideas start flowing and the first few come easily and now you start crafting a solution to the problem that still doesn't have all the information available. Leaving out minor things is a non-issue during these meetings. Things like how long the problem has existed or even just an understanding of the problem at hand. Ready, fire, aim.
Many day-to-day issues can be addressed in the typical meeting fashion: customer concerns, new ideas for marketing, or vision casting. More significant problems require more significant thinking, and thus more time (and that doesn't mean more meetings). The best solutions need time and space to just breathe and mature. Is it any wonder that, 6-months following one of these meetings you hear this response to an issue or compatibility question that is popping up: "we just never thought about that." No kidding…everyone was excited about firing off a solution…..nobody bothered to figure out what we're aiming at.
Striking a Balance
Now the fun part. How do you stay agile while properly planning for major projects? Balance and foresight.
This is where we start to push Scrum and Agile project management. It's one of the single best ways you be both quick to react, yet still plan properly. If you're constantly thinking in the way that Scrum/Agile teach you, then you're always planning for a minimum viable project through each "scrum" project. This forces you to trim the fat and run things effectively. So you have time to plan out a few things, while still moving forward on a project, because things scale when you handle them properly.
If you want to be quick to react, you need to be using some 'scaling' management system no matter the name, find one that fits well for you. Or you're going to be putting out fires and hoping for the best. Optimism is great, but it's not a good foundation to grow your business on. Long term success in business requires you think beyond next week or even next month. Don't think that you CAN'T react quickly to things, just remember that when you're wanting to get somewhere quickly, a plan and a goal are still necessary for you to find your way.


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This is something I've been wrestling with for a while now, as a coach I have somehow developed the belief that it's not okay for me to fail. It's a little ironic considering I tell my clients that failure is actually good for you, in fact, I've written a blog post about it. As a coach, I've bought into the lie that I need to be perfect or at the very least appear to be, and I shouldn't share my moments of failure. An image of perfection isn't relatable, real every day people want to work with coaches or consultants who understand what it is like to be where they are at. Who would want success tips from someone who has never failed and only ever experienced success? It's hard to relate too.
Today, I'm getting real with you.
On October 23, 2015, I posted a blog post sharing my goals for the final quarter of 2015. It was designed as an experiment around social accountability. I wanted to discover whether social accountability would help me achieve my goals. I've put my current blog series, 'How to Create an Online Business' on hold to discuss this because I believe it is important to your success.
The experiment didn't go as expected. I set four goals for the last quarter and only achieved two goals. Does this mean the social accountability doesn't work? Not necessarily. Let's have a deeper look at what went on during the last quarter of 2015.
Goal #1: Edit and Publish my current non-fiction work in progress titled, 'The SMARTER Technique' by December 1, 2015.
From October 2015 through to January 2016 I am focusing on relaunching my coaching business. I originally started coaching in 2013, as a Personal Success Coach and I basically coached anyone who wanted to work with me. In September 2015, I decided to relaunch my business and work exclusively with women who daydream of quitting their 9 to 5 to become an entrepreneur with a profitable online business. During this time, I successfully released my ebook The SMARTER Technique for pre-order, which was later rebranded as SMARTER Goal Setting. This was only possible because I devoted the majority of my time to complete this task. The ebook is now available on Amazon, iTunes, and Kobo. Goal Accomplished! Yay!
Goal # 2: Lose 10 pounds by 31 December through making healthy lifestyle changes which include, exercising for a minimum of 30 minutes every day and eating healthier snacks.
I didn't accomplish this goal. I'm actually 2 kilograms heavier thanks to Christmas and my three-week vacation in Paris and New York. Let's take a deeper look at why I failed to achieve this goal. The key to successfully accomplishing a goal is to create a trigger and habit for each goal you want to achieve. This means purposefully performing a task each day for more than 30 days or until it becomes a habit. I dropped the ball, I stopped exercising before my brain had the chance to create a trigger and habit. If triggers and habits are something that interests you, then I recommend reading a blog post I wrote about this topic. I'll include a link in the description box below. I also had a lot of other things going on as well which took precedence over this goal. My focus was relaunching my business, publishing my ebook, travel, and having time for myself; so I feel this was a matter of priorities.
Goal # 3: Join an entrepreneur 'MeetUp' group and attend on a weekly basis by December 1, 2015.
I didn't join an entrepreneur meetup group during the quarter. My intention for this goal was to meet other entrepreneurs like myself who were not my clients. As the days and weeks slipped away, I realised how much work I had to do and physically meeting people seemed far less important; however, I did join three facebook communities instead. I joined one for entrepreneurs, another one for bloggers, and the third one for female coaches. I have remained an active role in these groups. While I didn't necessarily achieve this goal, I did, however, meet the intention behind the goal. So, theoretically, depending upon your point of view, goal achieved! Yay!
Goal # 4: Start creating and publishing content for my Youtube channel by December 29.
As I mentioned in the original blog post, I wanted to master my fear of talking in front of a camera. Throughout, the quarter I performed various tests with my camera and started to daily vlog. I did start to plan out content but my fear got the better of me and I didn't post a thing. I allowed my desire for perfection to stop me from posting the content, I created. I didn't achieve this goal but I am a little better at talking in front of a camera.
This experiment did work, I managed to work on all of my goals but only managed to accomplish two goals. I made some progress, but I didn't consider my workload when setting the goals and I failed to turn my goals into habits.
Here are my goals for the first quarter of 2016
Goal #1: Write, Edit, and Publish my new non-fiction work in progress titled, 'The Career Trap: Get Unstuck, Find Your Passion, and Escape the 9 to 5 and Build a Profitable Online Business.' by February 28, 2016.
As we speak I am already 7,534 words into the first draft of this project. I have carefully outlined this book and started advertising it on my Facebook and Instagram accounts.
Goal # 2: Exercise for a minimum of 15 minutes every day.
I wanted to keep this goal as simple as possible. As a business coach and entrepreneur, I spend the majority of my time sitting down in front of my computer, and as a result, I barely move. I want to develop the habit of daily exercise as I am already monitoring nutrition and calorie intake. I feel that movement is more important than a number on a set of scales. I feel that this goal will fit in with my schedule and will be achievable.
Goal # 3: Talk to three people every week about my business.
I've set myself this goal because I want to conquer my fear of networking. I want to get into the habit of feeling comfortable with talking about what I do with complete strangers. This isn't necessarily about selling but simply being comfortable talking. I'm an introvert and this is something that I really struggle with and it needs to change.
I've decided to not include a goal to set up a youtube channel because I want to survey my audience and discover how they would best like the information because I'm starting to feel that maybe a podcast would be a better product for my audience. There you go, these are my three goals that I will be working on this quarter. Now, I'd love to hear from you. What are your goals are for this quarter? What do you think, do you prefer a downloadable podcast or a youtube channel? Let me know by sharing them in the comments box below.
I look forward to sharing my results with you on March 31, 2016!
With love,
Amelia Hay
Author + Coach at Amelia Hay International
I help multi-passionate women just like you to package, brand and market your passions so that you can create your dream business and life, find clarity, confidence, and clients, and make a difference in your world.


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New photographic works by two early career artists, Silvia Rosi and Theo Simpson, enabled by the third Jerwood/Photoworks Awards.
Wednesday 15 January - Sunday 08 March 2020, 10:00 - 17:00.
The Jerwood/Photoworks Awards support photographers, or artists using photography, to make new work and significantly develop their practice. The Awards particularly seek to encourage artists and photographers exploring new approaches to photography, and/or whose practice is experimental.
The two artists were selected from over 450 submissions in response to an open call to UK-based photography practitioners within 10 years of establishing their practice. They each receive an award of £10,000 to support the making of new work for an exhibition at Jerwood Space and subsequent UK tour, alongside an additional production fund of £5000 and high-profile mentoring support from an international panel of experts for at least 12 months.
Selectors: Aaron Schuman, artist; Marta Weiss, Curator of Photographs at V&A Museums; Shama Khanna, freelance curator and writer; Shoair Mavlian, Director of Photoworks; and Lilli Geissendorfer, Director of Jerwood Charitable Foundation.