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Last year I went on and on about how 2012 was going to be the year of Tasch!
I am a fire dragon and it was the year of the dragon so I just assumed that this meant it was going to be the best year of my life. I was wrong on oh so many levels.
I didn't make millions of dollars, I only just started getting healthy by the end of the year and there was honestly no smooth sailing in 2012.
Where did I go wrong? What have I learned?
The one thing I was so wrong about, was I should never have focused my life on ME.
To put such a selfish attitude out there is just wrong and with such a negative attitude I feel like I attracted nothing but negativity.
So for 2013, I promise to make this year about change! There are so many things I want to change. Number 1 is I want my future husband to know, everyday, how much I truly love him. This doesn't mean just saying it, this means me showing it to him. He really is the most supportive, inspirational, loving guy I could have asked for.
Number 2 is I really hope that I get into uni this year. I have put my application for Psychology and I really want this more than you can imagine. I have already been studying Psychology on ITunes university and if you haven't checked it out yet, you simply must. I have already studied some courses from the top US universities. This is a great way to find out what you are interested in and what you want to study.
Number 3 is to Succeed! I refuse to put a cap or a value on success as there are many ways which I plan to succeed and I don't want to put a cap on it to the universe. I want to succeed in love, friendship, finances, career and study.
Number 4 is to give back more than I get. I want to work in a soup kitchen, I want to donate my time to help those who are not as fortunate as I am. I will give blood as often as I can and I will help out the less fortunate puppies without homes in anyway I can.
So no more year of Tasch… It is the year of others, new beginnings and great achievements.


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3 weeks and countingPosted by Rob on Tuesday Jun 22, 2010
Categories: Wedding
21 days left. That is… exciting? Yes, I'll go with "exciting." Nearly everything we have to do has been done. The invitations have gone out. The seating charts have been crafted. Mostly. The rehearsal dinner has been selected and set. There's tons of other little stuff left, like final payments here and there, but… the majority is all taken care of.
Kinda weird, actually, noting every passing day that goes by is a day closer. Everyone keeps saying how it all goes by in a blur, so I suppose we'll have to watch for that. As long as the food sampling at cocktail hour doesn't go by in a blur, I think I can tolerate everything else.
Later this week, I go back for final tux fittings. Make sure everything looks right. Or, at least, make sure the tux looks right while draped over me. There's only so much more gymming I can do in the final three weeks, so its more or less a WYSIWYG scenario now. Granted, mere minutes of the complimentary chocolate fountain on the wedding day will undo any efforts I put forth prior. Thankfully, that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. It is, after all, a friggin fountain made of liquid chocolate!

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Waterways Cruises and Events
Waterways Cruises and Events is an upscale dining cruise and event company accommodating upwards of 60,000 guests per year for weddings, corporate events, special occasions, and dining cruises. Cruises depart from the Waterways Cruises Home Port on North Lake Union in Seattle, Carillon Point in Kirkland and other locations in the Seattle area. As a small family-owned business, Waterways takes great pride in being invested in the community and contributes to a wide variety of local non-profits.
2441 N. Northlake Way Seattle WA 98103 United States
Weatherly Inn at Lake Meridian
From our family to yours, we welcome you to The Weatherly Inn at Lake Meridian- a state-of-the-art assisted living Alzheimer's and dementia residence. From the very early stages or onset of Alzheimer's through the aging process, we offer a customized program to enhance our residents capabilities and maintain their sense of independence, dignity and pride.
We recognize the decision a family faces when choosing a memory care community for their loved one. That's why we have created a place where residents will truly feel a sense of warmth- and more importantly, a sense of "home." Furnishings are reminiscent of an old lake cottage. From the familiar surroundings of antiques, vintage quilts, fishing poles, rocking chairs and more, no detail has been overlooked.
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Welcome Wagon Sarah Barker
Welcome Wagon has been bringing new community members and businesses together since 1928 and is one of the most recognized names in corporate America, so is a trusted partner for both local businesses and families new to the area.
We are looking for the "best of the best" businesses with whom to partner in a number of categories. A partnership with Welcome Wagon offers businesses the opportunity to be exclusively referred to new families moving into the immediate area every month for a year, so is a very sought after relationship.
New families form most of their new relationships within their communities within the first 30 days and continue them long term. If you would like to be at the forefront of their minds as they select their favorite businesses and service providers, we should talk!
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Wendy's Restaurant
The Wendy's Company is the world's third largest quick-service hamburger company. The Wendy's system includes more than 6,500 franchise and Company restaurants in the U.S. and 29 other countries and U.S. territories worldwide. For our brand website, visit http://www.wendys.com.
Our Vision
When everyday people sort through all the 'spin' there is one quick-service restaurant that is 'A Cut Above'… that's Wendy's … we stand for honest food … higher quality, fresh, wholesome food … prepared when you order it … prepared by Wendy's kind of people … people that believe this is My Wendy's … we do it Dave's Way … we don't cut corners.
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Not only do these restaurants deliver a striking street appearance, they are designed to greatly enhance the customer experience. Prominent features include fireplaces; a variety of inviting seating options, including lounge chairs and booths; Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs; digital menu boards and more.
Coupled with friendly, courteous service, we're working to create a welcoming ambiance that truly stands out.
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Windermere Real Estate/PSK, Inc. – Cathy Wahlin
Cathy has been involved in the community by serving on the board of directors for the Covington Chamber of Commerce, on the executive board as well as several committees for the chamber. She has also been very involved with PTA at several Kent schools and coached track for Kent Parks. Currently Cathy is on the board of directors at the Kent Community Foundation, promoting and supporting education and the arts in the greater Kent and Covington Communities.
Cathy is a residential real estate broker in the South Puget Sound region of Washington since 2004. During that time Cathy has focused on bringing quality representation to buyers and sellers by concentrating on her clients goals and providing an innovative approach to property promotion. She utilizes the latest techniques when marketing homes for sellers in order to achieve their goals in the shortest time frame possible.
Professionally, education has always been a high priority for Cathy because she feels that it is the best way to continually serve the best interests of her clients. She recently earned the Certified Residential Specialist designation (CRS). Only 4% of all licensed real estate agents have earned it, so working with Cathy should give you the peace of mind knowing you are working with the best!
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Oct. 30, 1937 – Oct. 10, 2017
Dorothy Ann "Dot" Creed, 79, was born Oct. 30, 1937, in Wellington, Kan., and she left this world Oct. 10, 2017, at her home in Deaver.
Dorothy was born to Jesse and Velma (Huffman) Rayle. She spent her growing up years in Wellington surrounded by her large extended family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and many cousins. When Dorothy was 10, her family welcomed Thelma Deerinwater into their home and adopted her two children, Jackie and Richard.
In her senior year of high school, she met "the love of her life" Donnie Gene "Don" Creed. The couple married on Nov. 25, 1954, in the First Christian Church of Wellington. The couple remained in the south-central part of Kansas until 1959. That's when they moved to Red Feather Lakes, Colo. The couple wanted a large family, even after the death of their daughter Dona June. Dot was unable to carry out this plan, though. The couple survived 10 miscarriages and decided to add to their family of three by adoption, foster care and just plain love. Her greatest love was sharing about her babies.
In 1976 the couple moved their family to the Powell area and lived at Penrose. Don worked for Burchell Hopkins. They made many friends and fell in love with the area. In 1984, they decided to buy their own place and moved near Deaver. With the help of Jesse and Velma, their children and a couple of grandkids they built the home that they loved.
Dot loved her family. They were her greatest source of happiness. Her biggest delight was to have them all gathered in her home sharing stories and eating.
When she couldn't have her family, she loved to read. "You can go anywhere and have any adventure inside a book," she said. She also wrote many short stories.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, sister Jackie, daughter Dona June and her many lost babies, granddaughter Skylar and great-grandsons Kyle and Kamden.
Her legacy left here are her brother Richard Rayle; her children Cheryl Rauber (Jim) of Wellington, Diana Ballinger (Dave Frodsham) of Billings, Dan Creed of Cheyenne, Dustin Creed of Cody, Teresa (Roger) Wagner of Frannie, Lisa Gwin of Eaton, Colo.; her grandchildren Travis (Mary) Mayer, Patrick (Terri) Ballinger, Jay (Carrie) Ballinger, Kindy (James) Krei, Blake (Abby) Creed, JD Creed, Kacey Creed, Scottie Creed, Reba Walker, Sherrie Madison, Katie (Rich) VanDeer, Lacey Hincks, Sara (Tony) LeFevre, Tyrone (Tolly) Wagner; and her many great-grandkids, nieces and nephews and her extra kids at Powell Hospital and Big Horn County Sheriff's Department.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017, at 1 p.m. at Haskell Funeral Home in Lovell.
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For episode #8 of "On The Edge with Jim Roddy," our book club returns to review one of their recommended reads. Point of sale industry leaders Sean Buckley of Vend, Abby Sorensen of The Business Solutions Network, and Jeremy Julian of CBS NorthStar discuss lessons learned from Getting To Plan B by John Mullins and Randy Komisar. Their conversation offers advice on crafting the best business model and why a "learning plan" is more effective than the typical business plan. The "On The Edge" pod is designed for POS reseller and software developer executives with a goal to educate them on leadership, management, hiring, sales, and other SMB best practices.
Author: Layne Solheim
#35 (VAR, ISV, DEV): On The Edge with Jim Roddy – BlueStar's Michel Sirois
Episode #7 of "On The Edge with Jim Roddy" features a conversation with Michel Sirois, a former VAR who is now the President of BlueStar Canada. Michel and Jim discuss how successful VARs and ISVs challenge their customers and prospects, where small resellers fit in today's channel (and tomorrow's), and the unique challenges and opportunities in the Canadian channel. The "On The Edge" pod is designed for POS reseller and software developer executives with a goal to educate them on leadership, management, hiring, sales, and other SMB best practices.
#25 (SMB, eCommerce): How Buri & Beach Succeeded at Selling Online, Rick Jardiolin and Cookie Jo Carbone, Owners, Buri and Beach
Rick Jardiolin and Cookie Jo Carbone are the co-owners of Buri and Beach; an eco-friendly, socially-conscious eCommerce handbag company. In this episode, Kim Piper, Small-to-Medium-Sized Business Marketing Manager, Worldpay, interviews Rick and Cookie Jo about their unique business model, the considerations to take when launching an eCommerce business and more. We hope you enjoy this interview and use this advice to improve your business.
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Kim Piper: Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Vantiv, Now Worldpay Merchant Advantage Podcast session. I'm Kim Piper, Small-to-Medium-Sized Business Marketing Manager at Worldpay, and today, I'm speaking with Rick Jardiolin and Cookie Jo Carbone. They're the owners of Buri and Beach, which is a lifestyle brand offering socially-conscious, eco-friendly, and ethically-produced tote bags, and they have a really empowering history and I'm delighted to speak with them today. Rick and Cookie Jo welcome.
Rick Jardiolin: Thank you.
Kim Piper: Thank you for being here. I really love your story and just want to give our listeners an understanding of your background. You are not only co-owners of Buri and Beach, but also brother and sister, which could be fun, and I understand you are based in Columbus, Ohio and Houston, Texas. Is that right?
Cookie Jo Carbone: That's right. I live in Houston and Rick is in Ohio.
Kim Piper: Okay, great, and from what I know about your business, your bags are created in artisan co-ops run by women in the Philippines, which sounds like a very cool business model. Can you tell us a little more about that?
Rick Jardiolin: Basically, we design our bags here in the US, my sister and I do, and we get them produced in these co-ops in the Philippines. We chose not to get them made in factories, because we wanted to produce something that was sustainable and that would help other people around the world, and by going to the Philippines, there is a huge weaving community there where these co-ops are run by women, for women, providing jobs for these women who have the skill sets that were passed on generation from generation.
So, these co-ops basically provide jobs for women and we thought this was a great model to start a business with helping other people as well along the way.
Cookie Jo Carbone: That's right, and I have to add, Kim, that when Rick went to go visit in September, he went to go visit some of the villages, one of the villages that he did visit is still recovering from one of the deadliest typhoons in the Philippines, and so his heart went towards them because he felt like he could really make an impact giving these women a way to support their families and rebuild their village.
Kim Piper: Wow. Wow. What big hearts you both have. That's really amazing. Was there anything that inspired you to go in this direction, whether it be with helping folks with sustainable lifestyles or in regards to the tote bags themselves?
Cookie Jo Carbone: Well, for us, a lot of it was the fact that we do want to contribute positively into the world with eco-friendly designs and helping communities, but a lot of the inspiration, too, came from the fact that here, I think a lot of people, they live in a really busy world and I feel like they just go in these circles and they don't have time to relax. And so we were thinking, right before Rick took his trip, because we both liked to travel, some of the happiest memories that we have, because we are actually from the Philippines and we left when we were young.
Some of our most fond memories are when we visited the Philippines back for vacation and we would visit these beautiful beaches. Every time I think of those images, I think of the blue waters and just the white sands, the pick sands, and our mom walking down the beach with her straw totes, and it just brings back that comfortable, that simple, relaxed vibe that I think people are looking for when they just want to go on vacation. So, we figured we could share our culture, and our arts, and try to bring back that lifestyle so people can have that feeling of being able to get away and that relaxed vibe, even if it's just going here to the beaches or going to lunch with a friend.
Kim Piper: Nice. You've already made me feel like going to the beach and grabbing my favorite bag.
Cookie Jo Carbone: I'm with you.
Kim Piper: It sounds wonderful. Okay, what a great story, and that leads me to my next question which is about marketing. There's a lot of talk in the marketing world about content marketing and the importance of having a story behind your product and behind your mission, and it sounds like you have a beautiful story and something that most people would like to hold on to, keeping that vacation with you on a daily basis. How do you go about marketing your business and building brand awareness? And actually, even before you answer that, if you wouldn't mind telling our listeners how long have you been in business? It's been pretty recent.
Rick Jardiolin: Yes, so we opened our online shop in January. We really started the business back in July, so when we started doing the research, we started looking at what we wanted to do, where we wanted to go get the goods produced at, took the trip to the Philippines since September, we met with different co-ops, and then selected the ones we wanted to work with. Currently, we're working with three different co-ops and they're in different villages, so that's how we positioned our brand.
Cookie Jo Carbone: Yes, and even though we just launched in January, we try to split up our responsibilities so we can both carry the same amount of weight, but I have to give credit to Ricky, he has really learned his way around Instagram and Facebook and I'm trying to get there.
Rick Jardiolin: Yeah, this leads to your initial question is a lot of our marketing is around the social media platform and it's basically keeping content that's relevant and having fresh content basically every day, 'cause the minute that you take a break, people lose interest, so you have to keep your brand awareness out there, especially being only around for three months. We've done a lot in three months and a lot had to do with our social media activity. We launched in January. We had a fashion show and a popup shop in March and we're about to do another popup shop in a week.
We've been really interviewing a lot of people and cross-marketing with different brands out there, so we've done some cross-marketing opportunities with Bra Lab, which is a startup company in Chicago, with Escapada Living, which is a resort wear apparel company in South Carolina. We've done cross-marketing opportunity with a boutique here in Columbus, Ohio, called Vernacular. We've done all these different cross-marketing events with these different companies which allows us to create new content and also bring some awareness to the public about our brand along with other people's brands.
On top of that, we use our blog pretty aggressively. We interview different influencers and different women entrepreneurs, women leaders, and women influencers, and Cookie, you can speak to that a little bit more 'cause you're about to interview someone who is a friend. She did an interview with a radio host yesterday, but in turn, we're interviewing her as well.
Cookie Jo Carbone: Yes. She's actually somebody that I knew in college and she's just one of those strong women who knows how to network, so she and I have been networking, and that's another thing is aside from social media, I really believe you have to get out there and network, network, whether it's going to network meetings or just wherever you go, a chance that you can have an opportunity just to talk about your product and to get the word out there, which is what I did, and sponsorships. I was asked to sponsor a pageant which we said yes to and that led to a radio interview and led to a few sales right after that.
So, I think the more you talk about it, whether it's social media or reaching out and just networking here to other businesses and really just helping others because when you help others, somehow it just comes right back around and it has a cycle.
Kim Piper: Right. That's awesome. You've been talking about the fact that you sell online, but a lot of what you do from a marketing perspective is traditional marketing or network marketing, so you're selling online but you're getting your name out by getting in contact with folks around you, people that you know and then some of these partnerships with other retailers and experts in that field.
Rick, you had mentioned popup locations. How is that working for you? Maybe you can explain to our listeners what that is.
Rick Jardiolin: Yeah, so a popup event, and that seems to be the new trend right now as far as marketing goes, especially for online retailers. It's not enough to just have your presence on the website because people want to experience it physically. They want to see what that store is like if it were a brick-and-mortar, and we're seeing a lot of that not just with what we're doing, but with people that we follow. There's a lot of activity out there and a lot of curiosity from the marketplace. People want to see everything live and people want to see what that experience looks like.
So, we did our first popup event during the fashion show. We had a booth and we were able to talk about our products, meet our customers, and surprisingly, well, not surprisingly, actually, a lot of customers were, "Wow. Your bags look better in person. They feel really different." So, having the ability to meet the customer face-to-face and to show them a product physically, that's really a huge thing.
In about a week, we are also popping up in a mall here in Columbus, Ohio. I'm actually collaborating with another brand called Kind Style Shop, which is a vegan handbag company. Kind Style Shop and Buri and Beach, which is an eco-friendly/vegan-friendly handbag company, we're in the same space together. We took over 1,500 square feet of space in a mall. We're gonna be there for five days and it's gonna be just a typical shop when you walk in. the difference is that we're only there for five days, and at the same time, while we're there, we're doing a handbag drive for Dress for Success Columbus, so we're trying to make this event kind of a big deal 'cause we're only there for a short time, and again, it's part of collaborating and trying to get our presence out there.
But for five days, we'll be at the Shops at Worthington, where Sunday's gonna be our blogger day where we invited influencers around Columbus to show up and be there for the event.
Kim Piper: Wow. As a popup event, I know you said this is a good opportunity for folks who are selling online like you are primarily, but also a very interesting opportunity for maybe another business owner who has a single location and is looking to expand and possibly test a particular market for their goods, or something like that, so that's a really neat idea.
I want to talk a little bit about your online sales. There are a lot of other business owners who could benefit from taking their products, and putting them online, and making them available. Can you tell us a little bit about how you decided that was the best channel for you and what some of the either benefits and/or challenges have been in selling online?
Cookie Jo Carbone: Benefits definitely go towards the fact that we don't have to have a high overhead, but we do have a few challenges. For instance, we were supposed to have a free ship promotion with the promotion that was going for this weekend, but I think what happened was she ended up getting charged for it so she contacted us and it was something we weren't familiar with. We don't know the ways around that, so we had to scramble so we could give her the refund. So, you almost have to know your way around before and do some testing with the system and your website before you actually put it out there, because now we're having to deal with it live, so that's definitely one of the challenges that we just encountered.
Rick Jardiolin: As far as challenges go, Cookie's right. Sometimes the experience for one user isn't the same for another user. Just understanding how the functionality works technically can be the challenge because you would want the experience to be the same for Person A and Person B. In this instance, it wasn't, so it can create a headache where you get the customer call and you have to go back to see what happened and why it happened. You want the experience online to be flawless and it's harder when you're expecting the machine to create a flawless experience and it's not a human connection. So, it's understanding we're not the programmers and sometimes even the programmers aren't always able to get everything to be exact and I think that can be the challenge. It's just you want every experience to be exactly the same and to be correct.
Kim Piper: Right. Who are you working with to set up the site and how did you decide upon that group to do the programming and manage the technical side of your website?
Rick Jardiolin: Sure. We've working with Radial Studios out of Columbus, Ohio. They've been great altogether about setting up the website, making it easier for us to manage, so I think that's been a blessing, finding someone who can create a website for you that's easy to manage.
Radial Studios was able to create this website for us that we can run and manage the website on our own without having to call all the time and incur those costs.
Kim Piper: If there's somebody that's listening today that is considering selling online, is there any piece of advice or suggestions that you might have for them, considerations?
Cookie Jo Carbone: There are a few. One of the things that I think is important is really to plan ahead and organize, and we did not do a lot of marketing beforehand and I almost wish we did just because I feel everything is happening all at the same time now, and so if we would have put our name out there beforehand and just put our presence out there, it would have prepared us a little bit more. 'Cause now I feel like we're doing it as we go, but we almost didn't plan ahead so now we're working overtime just so we can get ahead of ourself and be ten steps ahead because things do come up last minute.
So, you have to be organized, but you also have to keep your site current. You can't leave it stale. We have to continuously just make sure that everything works, that the links aren't dead. You've gotta work on the inventory checks just to make sure that somebody doesn't order something that's out of stock. You have to make sure that everything is up to date and have content updated as well.
Rick Jardiolin: I agree with Cookie as well, and I think just being flexible because you have to be able to make quick changes if the market changes, if there's something really cool out there that people are responding to that you're not doing, you've gotta be prepared to learn and figure out how to get the website or how to get something out there that you don't have that someone else does.
Kim Piper: And one last question if I may ask, what you see as opportunities in the future?
Cookie Jo Carbone: Well, we've had a fews people ask us about wholesaling, so that is one thing that we're working on, trying to figure out the margins and the logistics of that, so I don't think we really considered that yet. We just didn't think that it would happen so fast, so hopefully in a few years, we'll have all that in place so we can have some of our products being carried by other stores and boutiques while we continue to do our online store as well. Probably a brick-and-mortar too, just because of the touch and feel aspect. You know how women are. We have to feel the quality.
Kim Piper: I understand.
Rick Jardiolin: Cookie's mentioned a lot of the things we're thinking about. I think also taking the website to the next level. Is there something technical, how can you improve your website so that the experience is better? So, we've launched but I think for any business, I think you always have to be ready to talk about next phase, whether that is the assortment, whether it's the website, whether it's the next phase of the business. So, in the very near future, since we're still going to be an online shop for the next year, I would definitely say that would be something that we would want to think about and then how do we get to the brick-and-mortar eventually.
Kim Piper: Well, thank you both, Cookie Jo and Rick. I really appreciate you talking to us. I'm very excited to hear about your stories and want to congratulate you. You're relatively new and it sounds like you're doing amazing things already, so I'm ready to go online and take a look at some of those bags and if any of our listeners, I'm sure you've got a lot of ideas that are percolating based on this conversation. If you want to check out Cookie Jo and Rick's beach bags and learn more about Buri and Beach, please visit their website. It is Buri, B-U-R-I, and Beach, B-E-A-C-H.com, and please let us know what you thought about this podcast. We are looking to do more of these and help highlight some of the successes that our customers have had as well as provide some education for folks that are looking to try something new.
So, thank you all so much for listening, and again, Cookie Jo and Rick, thank you very much, and have a great day everyone!
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Serves 6, prep time 20 minutes, cooking time 45-50 minutes
'I've made this recipe using a can as a measure.'
2 large chicken breasts
Salt and pepper
1 tsp of garlic salt
1 tbsp of avocado oil
1/2 can of chopped chorizo
1 tsp of paprika
1 chopped onion
1 vegetable stock cube
1 red pepper diced
1 can of diced tomatoes
2 tbsp of tomato puree
1 can of boiling water
1 diced carrot
1 can of Egyptian rice
1 can of broad beans
1 large handful of chopped parsley
Lemon and chopped parsley to serve
Heat some oil in a pan and brown the chicken, season with garlic powder. When cooked remove from the heat and leave to one side. In the same pan add the onion, pepper and chorizo, stir until the onion starts to soften. Next, add the stock cube, paprika and season, when the onion is soft add a can of diced tomatoes and tomato puree. Stir, then add the carrots and a can of boiling water. Simmer for five minutes. Pour in the rice, stir once, add the chicken, beans and parsley. Cover the pan and reduce the heat, cook for 30-40 minutes until the rice is cooked, you may need to top up the pan with hot water, so the rice doesn't burn. When the rice is soft remove from the heat, serve with some lemon wedges and top with some chopped parsley.


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Near Field Communication, or NFC, did not make the big splash that Google had hoped to with Google Wallet. Samsung's giving NFC a big push with the Galaxy S III and now insiders say Apple is ready to get on the bandwagon.
Before the iPhone 4S launched, it was heavily rumored that Apple would add NFC capabilities to its smartphone in order to give Android the roundhouse kick to chest, but because of a "lack of a clear standard across the industry" it decided not to.
According to the Apple intel scavengers at 9to5Mac, there is substantial info that suggest the next iPhone will have a built-in NFC antenna.
9to5Mac believes that Apple could combine NFC with its Passbook app (an app that manages all of your boarding tickets, membership cards, etc.) or partner up with payment processors such as Citibank's PayPass to accelerate adoption. Of course, if Apple does include NFC in its next iPhone in a big way, mobile payment systems such as Square could end up on the chopping soon.
Still, the prospect of NFC as a must-have feature for mobile is very exciting. As I wrote in my impressions for the Samsung Galaxy S III, NFC is that smartphone's killer feature. Let me quote myself:
Samsung's sharing features provide a type of real-life and real-time intimacy that I haven't felt since film was in vogue. There's a joy in sharing a digital file of a just-taken photo as if it were a tangible item.
What Samsung's done with NFC is create an experience that brings people together; something Apple's products are known for. NFC for the iPhone is a no-brainer. And if not in the next iPhone, you can bet your rear that it's on its way.
The next iPhone is expected to carry a larger 4-inch Retina display with a 1,336x640 resolution and a redesigned case featuring a unibody metal design that'll make the iPhone stronger and thinner.
If Apple continues with the iPhone 4S's launch window, the next iPhone shouldn't arrive until October.
Will we finally be on our way to ditching our wallets and using our phones to for shopping, sharing files and more? I sure hope so.
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Wisteria Hysertia - The Cambridge Creatives Photowalk
By hahonline, Apr 26 2017 08:57PM
Hannah being "Oh so Cambridge" with her Cambridge Satchel co bag, bike and background of Wisteria
On Sunday I joined around 70 other creatives from across the country for a photowalk around Cambridge organised by the wonderful Jo (Hello Sunshine) and Claire (Claireabellemakes).
It's safe to say that the day was a huge success on all fronts. Claire and Jo did a great job of planning the route and keeping everyone together, Mother Nature was a complete babe and kept the sun shining down on us all day and Aromi had Tirimisu ice-cream!
Jo and Claire leading us off at the start of the photowalk
Just a small selection of those who took to the streets of Cambridge on Sunday
I'm going to keep the written part of this pretty short and sweet becuase I think the photos show what a great day we had. I didn't take as many photos as I thought I would because I was so busy chatting to everyone. It was fantastic to finally meet loads of creatives that I've been following on instagram for yonks as well as get to meet some new faces too.
Wisteria was a common theme throughout the day and when we approached a house covered in lashings of purple plumes the whole group of 70 swarmed around it causing total "wisteria hysteria"
Check out the many Boomerangs on Instagram to see the madness for yourself.
Even Claire's bike Florence dressed up for the occassion!
When walking around Cambridge you will almost certainly spot a Cambridge Satchel Company Satchel - they are as common place as the bikes and punts!
The Cambridge Satchel Company loaned us some of thier bags for the day and I spent part of it with this beautful neon blue and clay cloud bag. It was pretty hard to part with at the end of the day.
Jo in her patch dress modelling another of the neon offerings from the Cambridge Satchel Company.
After the Photowalk we all had a picnic next to the river in Jesus Green and got our swap on. I swaped some of my Wonderful Pins for a whole host of cool things from other makers, here are just a couple of them.
Snap Happy Patch by Hello DODO and Floral Pin by DaphneRosa
There is such a lovley community of creatives and designer-makers in Cambridge (and beyond) and everytime I visit I feel a little more at home. I'm so lucky to have meet such a friendly group of people who bring me out of my shell. These guys are ace. Thanks again to Claire and Jo for arranging such an amazing event and I'm really glad I went.
Check out #CambridgeCreativesPhotowalk on instagram for loads more photographs of the day.
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Google, Amazon, Facebook, Linkedin, Netflix, Rackspace etc: "A plague of abstract computer related patents is impairing and taxing innovation in the high-tech sector".
Microsoft, Adobe and HP: "Software makes computing technology work" ... "...Only by looking at the each claim as a Whole..." Just like EPO makes software patents OK.
Tells me where I am buying my products and who's the real innovators.
Tells me where I am buying my products and who's the real innovators.
See also US Justice department: http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/supreme_court_preview/briefs-v3/13-298_resp_amcu_usa.authcheckdam.pdf
A decisive Court looks like the best shot we have for innovation since IBM killed the best part the proposed Innovation Act, as noted by Timothy B Lee at Washington Post.


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What is it about anti-heroes that's so damn appealing? I can't help myself. If the protagonist is an anti-hero, I am like a salivating dog. I cant get enough of whatever it is I am reading or watching. I'm a self-confessed Antihero Addict. I want to explore what it is about them that we all love so much.
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From Dancing to Drugs
I have added the D's to the Discreet Dictionary. Among them is Death. Sophie's mum died since I last blogged and I have felt unable to say anything meaningful about her going – especially as Sophie is currently my only reader….
The definition of death in my dictionary is necessarily trite and unhelpful in the current context. Although a quote from Ben Marcus that I use –
to empty the body of knives
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The concept of the Arduino board with a Made In South Africa stamp
Keystone Electronic Solutions, provider of Electronic Engineering Research and Development solutions in South Africa, has developed their Blue Penguin CPU module that allows users to create computers and open-source platforms to fit their own specifications. Blue Penguin gives users complete control over how they develop and create solutions in a cost-effective and customisable environment.
Relying on Keystone's version of Linux, which they dubbed Guinnux, its operating environment closely follows desktop and server Linux environments in order to create a familiar and predictable Linux development experience. Guinnux provides access to an ever growing number of packaged applications and libraries, available for installation from the Guinnux web repository. Onboard support for scripting languages such as lua, PHP and Python allows for immediate onboard application development and deployment without the use of cross compilers. Further, the Guinnux cross compile tool chain and development libraries are available for customers from the Guinnux site.
Further, Linux Device Tree support enables the quick and easy deployment of the Blue Penguin module on any custom hardware and allows Keystone to provide services such as the design and development of bespoke Blue Penguin mother board PCBs, customisation of the Linux kernel and drivers for specialised hardware as well as Linux application development and integration.
Ivan Popov, Director and co-founder of Keystone Electronic Solutions commented, "The value of this technology is that it offers superb control, management and maintenance. The device is based on the principles open development and creativity that are inherent in Raspberry Pi and Arduino and we have designed it so that it is easy to use and can be customised to fit any requirements."
The first prototype was launched in August 2014 and provides customers with a solution that is extremely easy to manage and gives them the freedom to do their own development. It can be modified and adapted to fit any product and solution and Keystone offers customisation tools so that clients can run their own software on the front end.
This South African original is priced perfectly for the local market at R1,575 for the 256MB DDR2 RAM module and R1,950 for the two 512MG DDR2 RAM module. Blue Penguin is only the size of a business card and only needs 3.3VDC power in order to run. It comes with a Micro SD card slot, JTAG debug connector and the Guinnux (Keystone's version of Linux) operating system preinstalled.
Additional specifications:
Blue Penguin can be accessed through the SOD IMM connector through the following peripherals:
- Two MAC / Ethernet interaces at 10/100 Mbits each
- Four USARTS ports
- Two UARTS ports
- Debug UART
- 8-bit high speed multimedia card interface
- Two synchronous serial controllers
- One SPI interface
- Three twin wire interfaces
- One CAN interface
- One soft modem
- Two USB hosts and one USB device
- 24-bit LCD with resistive touch interface and an image sensor interface
- 10 ADC channels
- GPIOs
About Keystone Electronic Solutions
Established in 2007, Keystone Electronic Solutions provides a range of electronic engineering research and development (R&D) services in order to assist customers with product development and preparing the product for the market. Based in Waterkloof, Pretoria, the company services the national market, primarily in telecommunications, but increasingly in mining, security and retail. www.kses.net
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In Reply to: Re: Racism and Economics posted by Crystal Bourbeau on September 26, 2001 at 13:59:01:
Race is socially constructed, but RACISM is real. That was Prof. Gabriel's point. The reason why they hold special alum conferences is because those who attend are united by the racism that impacts them all. The focus of those conferences is to unite on that basis and try to change it. We don't have white conferences because very, very few of us, in comparison, experience racism. Women's colleges exist because a majority of us experience gender oppression on a regular basis.
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Popet Educational eBooks for children
Popet® eWorkbooks are written for teachers and parents by Australian qualified and experienced educators, passionate about children and learning. Popet® designs educational eWorkbooks (sometimes referred to as printables) which provide children with exercise in higher order thinking skills and encourage autonomous thinking. Our eWorkbooks are open-ended and go beyond right or wrong answers, allowing children to bring their own knowledge and application to the task.
For teachers, our resources can supplement classroom programmes, providing quality eWorksheets suitable for the range of ability found in a class. These can be found in the Teachers' Spot.
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Popet® eWorkbooks cover a variety of topics, selected on the basis of their inclusion in school curriculum or their appeal to children's interest. Popet® eWorkbooks are quality tested by school teachers prior to release in order to ensure accuracy and relevance.
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The Secondary School of Applied Arts in Kosice in Slovakia is a vocational art school with rich tradition, situated in metropolis of Eastern Slovakia. Since medieval times Kosice has been an important center of cultural life, a crossroad of cultures, link between surrounding nations and minorities, such as Hungarian, Ukrainian, German, Gypsy and Czech. Kosice is also an industrial centre of Eastern Slovakia surrounded by rural areas of Eastern and Central part of country. For this reason, the school has many students from these areas, and many of them are from economically and socially disadvantaged families. The school will initiate the Puzzle Project as part of the Comenius Project. This will open the Puzzle Installation & Collaborative Project up to other schools in Europe.
The schools participating in the Comenius project are:
-The Secondary School of Visual Arts in Ostrava in the Czech Republic
-Brigshaw High School and Language College in Leeds in Great Britain
-Papst-Johannes XXIII Gesamtschule in Stommeln-Pulheim in Germany
-Istituto Tecnico Commerciale e per Geometri in Pescara in Italy
The schools in The Czech Republic, England, Germany & Italy also participate in the puzzle project. All of the schools will be sending their puzzle pieces to NYC to join the larger installation.
Click to learn more about Comenius Project.
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Who we are
- RCVS Council
- VN Council
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- Work for us
How we work
- The role of the RCVS
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- Working abroad
- How to apply for Fellowship
- Fellows Directory
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- Fellows in Focus
- Fellowship Board Election 2020
Lifelong learning
- Students
- Professional Development Phase (PDP)
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- Postgraduate qualifications
- Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Practice (CertAVP)
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- Professional accreditation
- RCVS Leadership Initiative
Setting standards
- Practice Standards Scheme
- An overview of the Practice Standards Scheme
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- Apply for accreditation
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- Stanley Video Guides
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- PSS Communications Toolkit
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- Accrediting primary qualifications
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- Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
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- Confidential Reporting Line
- Animal owners: how to raise a concern
- A concern has been raised about me
- Disciplinary Committee hearings
- Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS)
- Veterinary professionals: how to raise a concern
Our terms explained
Getting to grips with the terminology used in our investigation process can be a challenge, so we have explained some of the most frequently used terms below, including the main people and committees involved.
Only the Registered Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee (RVNDC) can issue a formal warning to a registered veterinary nurse (RVN). However, situations may arise where either the Case Examiner Group (in deciding that there is no arguable case to progress matters to Stage 2) or the RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (RVNPIC), in deciding that there is no reasonable prospect of a finding against the RVN should the case progress to an RVNDC hearing, may nevertheless still have concerns about what the RVN has done (or not done).
In these situations, advice may be issued to the RVN, for example:
- change practice protocols or procedures
- undertake additional continuing professional development (CPD),
- reminder about the provisions in the Code of Professional Conduct or supporting guidance.
Advice from the College remains on an RVN's records and if, in the future, similar concerns are raised, the fact that advice was issued may be taken into account.
Case Examiner Group
A Case Examiner Group is allocated to each concern raised with us. It comprises three individuals: one Case Manager, one RVN Case Examiner and one non-veterinary Case Examiner who, together, carry out the assessment and investigation of concerns raised with us (Stage 1).
Case Examiners
Case Examiners are either RVN or non-veterinary members of the RVNPIC.
Case Managers
Case Managers are part of the Professional Conduct Department and may be legally qualified. Together with one RVN Case Examiner and one non-veterinary Case Examiner, they make up a Case Examiner Group which carries out the assessment and investigation of concerns.
Code of Professional Conduct
The RCVS Code of Professional Conduct sets out what constitutes good professional conduct. Further information on specific areas of this is set out in the supporting guidance.
Judicial Review
A request to the Courts that an administrative decision, for example, a decision by the RVNPIC, be reviewed.
Please see our separate note on negligence.
See 'RVN Disciplinary Committee'.
RVN Disciplinary Committee (DC)
The RCVS equivalent of a court where charges are heard against an RVN alleging that he or she is guilty of serious professional misconduct, or that he or she is unfit to practise because of a criminal conviction.
The RVNDC hears evidence on oath and witnesses are cross examined.
Although five members may sit, the quorum is three, of whom one member must be an RVN, one a non-veterinary member and one a veterinary surgeon.
See 'RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee'
RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee
The RVN Preliminary Investigation Committee (RVNPIC) is made up of one veterinary surgeon, two non-veterinary members and two RVNs who are appointed to assist the assessment and investigation of concerns.
The RVNPIC meets every six to eight weeks to decide if cases should be referred to an RVNDC hearing.
The RVNPIC Chairman provides a report to RCVS Council at the Council's three meetings each year.
Professional Conduct Department
The Professional Conduct Department of the RCVS includes legally-qualified staff, Professional Conduct Officers and administrative staff. It manages complaints and provides advice on the Codes of Professional Conduct.
The Department is based at the RCVS premises in London.
RCVS Council
The governing body of the RCVS, as provided for in the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966.
Serious professional misconduct
This is a term used to describe conduct by an RVN that is so serious as to warrant consideration of the RVN's continued registration with the RCVS, ie their fitness to practise as an RVN. This is behaviour that falls far short of that to be expected of an RVN.
A case will be referred to the RVNDC only if there is a real prospect of proving serious professional misconduct against an RVN.
Veterinary Investigator
Veterinary Investigators (of whom there are currently three) are registered veterinary surgeons with appropriate experience (such as approved Practice Standards Inspectors) who we appoint to assist with investigations of concerns raised about RVNs and veterinary surgeons.
Their responsibilities could include visits to veterinary practices and interviews with RVNs about whom concerns have been raised, practice staff; those who have raised concerns and other witnesses.


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Afew days ago, Africa's leading mobile phone maker, TECNO Mobile, unveiled its latest smartphone, Camon CX, at an event, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya. This phone, which is designed specifically for young, independent smartphone users, is set to shake up the African smartphone market. This latest model will definitely be the "Selfie Camera" for this market's generation.
"We are very excited to unveil the Camon CX, as our latest smartphone. The phenomenon of the selfie has in recent years taken over smartphone usage, and photo quality is important to not just younger consumers but increasingly wider age demographics. We have made a conscious effort to adopt the latest technology to provide consumers with the highest quality mobile experience, something that is a top priority for TECNO Mobile," said the General Manager of TECNO Mobile, Stephen Ha during the global launch of the Camon CX smartphone.
In 2006 when TECNO was launched, multinationals such as Nokia, Samsung, Apple and Blackberry, which had been in the African market for 20 years, were the major players in the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) market. These companies had major market shares in Africa and made it difficult and seemingly impossible for any other OEM company to penetrate the market. Surprisingly, after only one year of market research and product development, TECNO arrived Africa with a game-changing plan of providing highly competitive mobile phones to consumers on the continent – going on to become a force to reckon with in Africa.
"The launch of the Camon CX is the latest example of where TECNO Mobile provides quality products at affordable prices across many different markets. This device is particularly exciting for us as we tap into new technology, delivering consistent, superior image quality whilst still offering an easy-to-use device. We strive to maintain TECNO's position as the most popular smartphone provider in the African market by utilising new technologies as we have done here," said Beehong Hong, Transsion's Chief Marketing Officer.
What makes the phone unique?
With a 5.5-inch Full High Definition (FHD) IPS Touch Display screen, Camon CX, which comes with the new Android 7.0 Nougat operating system has a dual 16MP rear camera with dual flash and 16MP Front Camera with dual flash, so you don't need to buy a selfie ring light. This fabulous Camon CX allows users to take amazing quality selfies in dark environments where previously, artificial lights would blur and distort images.
The Camon CX, which will be available in 41 countries, including Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America has other amazing features. These features are 1.5GHz octa-core processor, 2GB RAM, and 16GB storage with support for memory card up to 128GB, 4G LTE (up to 150Mbps), Fingerprint Sensor (Rear) and 3200 mAh Battery with light speed charging.
Securing their position as the leading smartphone provider in African markets such as Nigeria, Tanzania, Egypt, Kenya and Cameroon, TECNO Mobile has adopted the latest visual technology in the Camon CX.
Since the Camon series was introduced in 2015, over 5 million units have been sold globally. The Camon series is helping consumers experience high-quality selfie technology at the touch of a button. TECNO, which is part of Transsion Holdings, has had over 25 percent of market share in Sub-Sahara African countries since 2014; sales in the African market reached 25 million devices in 2015, including 9 million smartphones. While the sale of smartphones manufactured by the company increased by 40 percent, it sold 60 million devices globally last year.
What you didn't know about TECNO Mobile
- TECNO Mobile was established in 2006 as a premium mobile phone brand of Transsion Holdings.
- It is the first dual-SIM handset supplier in Africa.
- TECNO has spread its presence in more than 40 countries across the globe.
- Its product portfolio comprises of smartphones, tablets and feature phones.
- TECNO adheres to the brand essence of "Experience More."
- In 2014 and 2015, TECNO maintained top 20 "Most Admired Brands in Africa" as per African Business, the most influential business magazine in the continent.
- In 2014, TECNO was awarded the International Quality Crown Award in the Gold Category in London.
- As a fast-growing international brand, TECNO has achieved an accumulative sales volume of 114 million units.
- It is now one of the top three mobile phone brands in Africa and a major player worldwide.


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In the U.S. this holiday falls on the last Monday in May. Memorial Day is a day of remembrance for those who died in service to our country. Here is a word search you can download and print. Download by clicking here
Memorial Day Word Search
Roscoe's Treasure Chapter 6
Coming in this Sunday's Grand Forks Herald … Chapter 6 of the serial story, Roscoe's Treasure. There are 9 chapters. We will publish one chapter a week on page 4 of the Sunday comics, April 15 – June 24 (with the exception of May 6 and June 3. The Herald bingo card will be printed…
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Thank you to these businesses for supporting the Grand Forks Herald Newspapers in Education Sponsorship Program.
March Is Women's History Month
Information and activities are from KRP's The Ultimate Holiday Activity Guide." March is National Women's History Month Schools and communities have been celebrating March as Women's History Month since 1987. As you plan your classroom celebration, consider creating a bulletin board display of women in history or publishing a Women's History Month newsletter. You could…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Information and activities are from KRP's The Ultimate Holiday Activity Guide from the NIE Institute. Since 1986, the United States has observed the birth of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. as a legal public holiday. It is always celebrated on the third Monday in January. This day is set aside each year to…
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How would Bad Teacher, starring Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel and Justin Timberlake, fare in its report card? Our writer, Amelia Ang, shares her thoughts...
Cameron Diaz plays Elizabeth Halsey, a pseudo middle school English teacher, who really is an out of job gold-digger – her fiance recently dumped her for running up an enormous debt on his card. But not all's bleak as she meets Justin Timberlake, a goofy-looking but wealthy substitute teacher. After seeing a picture of his ex-girlfriend's enormous endowments, Halsey's naivety leads her to believing that a pair of breast implants would snag her her dream to marry into wealth, and she proceeds with a series of laughable attempts to raise the dough – including embezzlement – for the expensive project.
Who would stand in her way but for gym teacher Russell Gettis (John Segel), whose relentless advances towards her are endearing to the audience but not the character, and Amy Squrriel (Lucy Punch), who is overly enthusiastic and, unlike her name, is far from timid. Phyllis Smith as Halsey's lovably straight friend and supporter adds a sweet touch.
However, it is hard to eventually like a lead character when she – vile, selfish and unapologetically bad – hardly seems to have any redeeming factors. You wouldn't want her to teach your kids: She shirks all responsibilities to fellow colleagues; she smokes pot in her car while parked on school campus; and plays movies for her lessons. Diaz came off as a lovely but foul-mouthed female version of jerk.
Bad Teacher ends up a tad too long and under-delivering as a comedy of sorts. Worse, the lead character does not manage to redeem herself and for a film about teaching, it totally left the kids out. Our grade? C. And that means, not a great movie to bring your teacher to for teachers' day!


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College is one of the most important times in the developmental stages of our youth. To some, it symbolizes the accumulation of parent rearing and education. Although this view is certainly true in some regards, it's not entirely accurate. College is more than just the end of an era. It's the beginning of the rest of our lives.
As such, the habits we start and the routines we make will stick with us until we die. Legitimately. Studies show that our routines in college will last throughout our lives barring severely dramatic events. We'd want to start the rest of our lives on the right foot. Ergo, we should take the time at university to get into a routine of leading healthy lives. There are a number of specific ways to bring about this result, but there are three general rules that essentially encompass them all and guarantee success.
Being Active
According to government statistics, the average adult should be moderately active for roughly an hour a day. However, other numbers show that the total sum of people who fill this quota are rather sparse. Many people learn of the importance of activity once they're already in the working world and in a routine.
It's almost impossible for them to rearrange all of their priorities. Being active in school means that we'd go into our later life with the need for exercise already instilled in our minds. There are a number of ways to get involved athletically. Many schools have intramural sports like soccer and flag football. Others have intercollegiate teams that compete against other schools; many host tryouts. And then, of course, is the trusty campus gym.
Eating Healthy
Many people lament that it's extremely difficult to eat well on a budget. However, eating well is one of the easiest ways to keep the pounds off and stay fit. Naysayers will cite statistics that indicate that healthy food is prohibitively expensive. What they don't know is that these tests were flawed. They measured the average cost per calorie.
So it's obvious that the 99 cent burger with 600 calories will be worth "more" than the 99 cent apple with 300. However, the apple actually fills you more than the burger and is much healthier. Choosing the right foods in the cafeteria and at the store will ensure that you enjoy higher levels of help.
Regular Schedule
This may be one of the most difficult things for a college student to achieve. After all, many plans with friends are made spuriously and regular sleep is almost a dream come true. Yet it's crucial for the body's wellness that we get into a routine of sleeping, eating, and being active. This prepares your body to deal with the tasks you've assigned it.
Staying healthy later in life is one of the greatest challenges many university students will face. However, the actions they perform now will solidify a reality that benefits their health. It's all about putting in the effort now to be able to enjoy the subsequent steps in life.
Alan is a writer and writes on a wide range of subjects from education through to personal health and welfare. Alan enjoys writing for Richmond University , who have recently started a new BA in fashion marketing degree program.


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That was the vacation back in mid August.
Behind my little plastic avatar lies lake Ossiach. It was cold, but it wasn't if you actually rushed/jumped in.
Basically the same view without foreground obstructions at night.
At day.
Mists rising from the lake as the sun rose.
Hye spodermin! /Lamejoke. Intricate spider web.
Visiting Castle Hochosterwitz.
Whistling the Game of Thrones theme…
The view!
The view!
Either the boredom got to me, or the sun, or
the wine. I told you that this is a wine country 😉
(And my cellphone can is broken btw.)
hope you liked this as much as I had enjoyed it.
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Visitors are set to get better access to upstairs and downstairs in Wakefield Cathedral thanks to a £50,000 grant from WREN, a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, biodiversity and heritage projects.
The money, awarded by WREN's FCC Community Action Fund, will be used to improve access between the nave and the crypt of Wakefield's iconic building by installing a special lift that can take visitors and those with pushchairs and impaired mobility between the two floors, opening up both parts of the Cathedral to everyone. Since project 2015 restored the Pearson crypt, originally opened in 1905, access has been restricted to those able to use the early 20th century stone staircase to the lower floor.
The Very Revd Jonathan Greener, Dean of Wakefield said "I am excited by this latest addition to our wonderful Cathedral, I know it will make a huge difference to the lives of people living in the area and their ability to come and join us at events and community gatherings both in the nave and in our beautifully restored crypt.
He added: "This project will provide a real boost to the people of Wakefield. It will provide us with much needed additional space for meetings, lectures and exhibitions as well as being made available to community groups. It's fantastic that WREN has awarded us this money and we're really looking forward to our new addition taking shape over the next 12 months."
WREN is a not-for-profit business that awards grants for community, biodiversity and heritage projects from funds donated by FCC Environment through the Landfill Communities Fund.
Penny Horne, WREN's grant manager for Yorkshire, says: "We're delighted to be supporting Wakefield Cathedral's disabled access lift project and hope that our funding will make a big difference to lots of groups of people across the Wakefield District. WREN is always happy to consider grant applications for projects that benefit local communities and we're looking forward to this one having a positive impact very soon."
Dean Jonathan hopes the access lift will be ready to use by Autumn 2018.


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By all accounts, Cirque du Soleil is enjoying an ongoing love affair with Mexico. In 2014, the groundbreaking Canadian circus company debuted JOYÀ, a permanent show housed in a custom-built theater in the Riviera Maya. This year they opened LUZIA, a touring production inspired by Mexico. And at present, the company is also in the design phase of a special park in the Riviera Nayarit which is scheduled to open in 2018. Read on for more details about the Cirque du Soleil's various tributes to Mexico.
JOYÀ: Cirque du Soleil in the Riviera Maya
Cirque du Soleil's JOYÀ offers a unique sensory experience combining theatrics, acrobatics, music, food and drink, in an inspiring setting of a custom-designed and built theater. From the outside, the venue's architecture is inspired by the natural forms of its surroundings, evoking the idea of a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. Inside, the 600-seat theater has a set designed to look like a naturalist's library. The show, inspired by Mexican culture, tells the story of a teenage girl who gets caught up in her eccentric grandfather´s search for the secrets of the jungle, leading her to embark on a journey into the heart of the Mexican rainforest.
The show features a gastronomic component with creative menu offerings that combine Mediterranean influences and Mexican ingredients and reflect the themes of the show. All aspects of the dining experience are artfully designed to merge with the rest of the experience, and everything is custom-designed, even to the place settings which were hand-created by artisans from Tlaquepaque, in the state of Jalisco.
JOYÀ is the result of a collaboration between Grupo Vidanta, a Mexico-based resort developer with the Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil and the theater is located on the grounds of Vidanta Riviera Maya, south of Cancun between Playa del Carmen and Puerto Morelos.
LUZIA: Mexico-inspired Cirque du Soleil Show
Cirque du Soleil has also created an original touring production based on the culture of Mexico. Its 38th original production, LUZIA was presented for the first time under the circus's Big Top in the Montreal Old Port in April 2016 and will continue in Toronto in summer and fall 2016 before moving on to venues in the United States. The show's title is formed from a combination of the Spanish words luz (light) and lluvia (rain).
With a soundtrack and storyline inspired by Mexico, the set design takes spectators on a journey that encompasses all of Mexico's dualities, passing smoothly from an urban setting to the natural world, from the past to present, from tradition to modernity. With references to Day of the Dead, hummingbirds, the Tarahumara, cenotes, the rain gods, papel picado, and lucha libre, as well as the migration of the Monarch butterflies, the show evokes a wide variety of Mexican cultural elements to tell a unique story. The show's soundtrack is particularly noteworthy: composer Simon Carpentier wrote the score incorporating distinctive Latin American rhythms and sounds, including salsa, cumbia and huapango.
The Cirque du Soleil's Luzia website invites the public to "discover LUZIA, where a waking dream transports you to an imaginary Mexico. Experience a wondrous world that inspires you to explore your senses, enveloped in light and nurtured by rain."
Theme Park in Riviera Nayarit
Again in collaboration with Grupo Vidanta, Cirque du Soleil is in the process of designing yet another tribute to Mexico: a ground-breaking theme park in the Riviera Nayarit, on the Pacific coast just north of Puerto Vallarta. The park will doubtless offer a completely new and different experience to travelers, which will combine aspects of a water and nature park and will also feature a night-time show.
According to Grupo Vidanta: "Visitors will be immersed in a new and magical realm full of surreal structures, strange characters, spectacular rides, and unexpected experiences. The park will feature three in-park resort hotels, each themed, as well as a full Cirque du Soleil show and water park experience." The park will be located in Nuevo Vallarta, at Vidanta Nuevo Vallarta. Still in the design phase, the theme park is scheduled to open in 2018.


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From Friday to Monday, we sat vigil at Dad's bedside, until emotional fatigue and the opinion of the doctor sent us back to Minneapolis to rest. We're told that Dad has come back from the immediate brink, and that his core vital functions are now just stable enough that he could now last as much as a week or so. Further, he's no longer aware of our presence, and seems to rest better in quiet than when constantly attended. My brother and I are badly in need of recharged batteries, so we headed back to Minneapolis knowing that a last return trip out to far southwestern Minnesota is coming pretty soon. Sitting bedside by a dying parent gives you a lot of time to think, and in between periods of sadness, I found myself wondering a lot about the faculty we call personality—what is it that creates the "person-ness" of an individual being.
At the opposite polls of ideas about what constitutes a personality are the clinical scientific definitions on the one hand, and the romantic, spiritual ones on the other.
The first theory would have us believe that the individual "self" or "soul" is really in the final measure just a complex and sophisticated interaction of chemical signals and genetics—a model that is ultimately understandable through scientific means. The other pole would have us believe the soulful personality is something transcendent, an entity that can't be explained empirically, but only grasped spiritually.
Oddly, as I watch Dad's unconscious face, the first explanation would be a little more reassuring to me. Seeing the flitting emotional expressions that cross his face unconsciously, I would be comforted to think that these are just residual electro-chemical impulses, and not expressions of a soul or personality trapped in a biological organism that is steadily ceasing to function. But watching these expressions, I see just too much of Dad's individuality, his person-ness, to allow me the first interpretation, and this makes it hard to watch these final days. Like a new-born infant sleeping, Dad's face in semi-coma is a canvas on which a variety of emotions appear from time to time In the slight wry grimace, I see his disgusted scolding of me when I was 17 and coming home after drinking beer with friends on a camping trip. In his low chuckle, I hear him laughing with delight when my kids, his grandchildren, did something precocious to to amuse him. In the furrowed brow and intense look of concentration, I see him watching the nightly news during the Vietnam days wondering what the hell was going on in this country.
Now, for the first time, I really see the strong resemblance to each of my brothers. My youngest brother in Dad's mouth. My second brother in his eyes and forehead. A little bit of my own kids in his expressions. I still don't really see much of myself in him, though others have told me they spot me as his son from a mile away.
There is just too much person-ness there to explain it as mere neurological chemical activity. What will happen to that person-ness in the next few days? When he does pass away, that personality will certainly continue to dwell in some fashion in all of us who know him. And I still have the strong intuition that there's more to it than that. When I look around at the natural world, I see no evidence that anything, anywhere, dies without returning. Spring follows winter, growth sprouts from decay, producing seeds that lead to green growth and more decay, and more life. Neither matter nor energy can be destroyed, and it seems only logical that the energy of Dad's person-ness will be going somewhere in the very near future. 'Only symbolically,' some skeptics might say to me gently. 'Not literally.' To which I would reply that symbolic truth is the most legitimate kind.
On the long drive home through the agricultural prairie, massive recent rains have left the ground completely saturated. No only are the marshes full, but the low areas of every planted field have become small lakes. Rains so heavy that that they've made the national news wires and closed some of the highways we normally travel on. This water is now slowly moving toward creeks and rivers under the gentle tug of gravity, and already back in St. Paul, some of the water that fell here in the last few days is making the Mississippi River rise toward major flooding. Eventually the water vapor that fell here as rain will become part of the Atlantic ocean again, and sometime after that, this moisture will fall here or elsewhere as rain again, and will begin another journey back to the ocean. The substance of the water vapor will not have changed at all in all those iterations, and every present action ripples into the future. As Einstein seems to have believed, past, present and future really exist simultaneously, if we had the faculties to see it.
The heavy rains and temporary lakes out here in southwestern Minnesota have also brought out lots of wild life, especially birds. Many are feeding off the worms, insects and small animals that have been brought up out of the ground when it became full of water. On the telephone wires, in the ponds, on the fence posts and in the skies I recognize fresh water pelicans, egrets, meadowlarks, kingfishers, red wing blackbirds, red-tail hawks, bald eagles.
I knew the names of all these birds and many more before I was five years old, because they are things my father taught me before I even started school. And in musing about the fact of fathers teaching their children things about the world, I have the answer to my questions.
Amusement, Information & Reflections by Gentlemen (and an Occasional Woman) of a Certain Age
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Friday, June 13, 2014
Aiming at the Target
Here in Minneapolis, the Target Corporation has long been something of a sacred cow, given that its corporate headquarters are located here, about three blocks from where I now work. Not only do they employ many hundreds of people here in downtown, but they have also been notably good corporate citizens within the community and across the nation. A sizable amount of philanthropy comes through the Target corporation, both here and nationally. Most significantly for me is the ongoing contribution to America's schools, which totals many millions of dollars a year. The corporation can be the "target" for some legitimate criticism (we'll get to that in a minute), but they are overall a fair employer that offers opportunity to senior citizens, college students seeking part-time work, employment for physically disabled workers, etc.
For me and many others, they have also served as something of an "anti-Walmart" offering the same products, but served up in a more pleasant atmosphere and finding success with far fairer labor practices, both domestically and overseas. Yes, you might be able to buy your gargantuan bottle of laundry soap for 15 cents less at Walmart, but shopping Target lets me feel that my savings isn't coming at the expense of old workers denied health insurance, women denied advancement opportunities, or small children laboring in third world sweatshops. It's not that clear-cut, of course, and I'm sure deep probing shows that Target has some questionable ethics, too. Having read a couple of biographies of Sam Walton, though, makes me more than willing to pay a little bit more.
Recently, the rose has started to fade a little for the Target Corporation. The disaster with credit card information being hacked was highly embarrassing, of course, though I suspect we will gradually learn that this kind of thing has been happening to many other (though less prominent) retailers, as well. Target's reaction to this has been, I think, ethical and honest, and I frankly don't really fault them for this event.
But other small things about Target are starting to bug me. They've tightened the qualifications for offering health insurance to part-time employees, for example, though people in the know tell me that they are helping those employees with the costs of insuring under the Affordable Care Act. Recently I realized that my local Target stores no longer even offer you a choice between paper and plastic bags—as a cost saving move they now will only bag your merchandise in cheaper but environmentally questionable plastic. And the increasingly drone-like business culture of the corporate office has become more obvious. In downtown Minneapolis, the young Target employees sometimes resemble Stepford wives in their uniform appearance and behavior as they mill through the streets at lunch time.
|Seriously? Target thinks this is okay?
But the real kicker for me has come in the corporation's cowardly response to the gun lobby, as rabid gun enthusiasts poke their fingers in the eyes of the rest of us by carrying their loaded guns into retail Target stores. In a feeble effort to offend no one whatsoever, the response of Target has been to shiver timidly and say that they will always comply with whatever the local ordinances allow. They could, of course, simply say that guns are not allowed on the premises of Target stores, but because this runs the risk of a possible boycott by gun enthusiasts, they look the other way and blame governments for whatever policies are in place.
Guns carried into retail mass merchandise stores seems like something you'd expect to see in other mass merchandise behemoths, and you now get the feeling that Target is not longer proudly serving as the anti-Walmart, but instead has chosen to emulate the corporation from Bentonville, Arkansas. The story is not yet concluded, fortunately. A recent vote at Target Corporate gave a vote of confidence to the current board of directors, and that gives me hope that they'll yet double-down on their practice of good citizenship. I'll watch closely.
But I have to tell you, the first time I see somebody wearing a Duck Dynasty ball cap and carrying an assault rifle in my local Target store, my business goes to Costco once and for all.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Citizens of 4F, June 10, 2014
The hybrid buses that are now the norm in Minneapolis are configured so the back third of the vehicle is raised above the front, creating the space that houses the huge electric batteries for the bus. When you sit near the front of this rear platform, you can look down majestically on the front 2/3 of the bus and the passengers who sit there.
This morning, at least nine Pin-Twits sitting ahead of me spend the 35-minute bus ride with thumbs in frantic navigation on smart phones, checking their Pinterest, their Twitter, their Facebook feeds and who knows what else. Their free hands usually grip a Starbucks iced coffee, while the opposing thumb goes through frantic calisthenics that amaze me. Social media platforms seem to spring up daily, and I can no longer keep up with them. Our social media person in the marketing department at the office told me recently that Instagram and Google-plus are the coming rage....I have no idea what they are, really, but the combined arsenal of all the social media platforms is certainly enough to occupy this group on the bus this morning.
I try not to be judgmental about this, but of course can't help myself. I'm now at that age where I sense that personal growth is more about emptying myself of irrelevant data and knowledge to make room for something more meaningful, and I can't help but wonder if in 20 years or so these 20- and-30 something adults might be in the same boat. Is the difference between these young adults and old geezers like me a cultural thing, an age thing, or merely a temperamental difference? Approaching 59 years of age, I'm aware that statistically I will likely be present for perhaps 25 or 35 more of these brief Minnesota springs, and I find myself paying very close attention to them. I can't imagine the appeal of burying myself never-ending Facebook feeds on a smart phone while spring passes me by outside.
But I'm aware that young adults are wired a little differently due to being raised with this technology. My daughter electronically multi-tasks like a bandit, and seems to be entirely well-adjusted and happy in life. She knows far more than I did at that age. And who am I to say that being connected to the entire world is somehow less valid than a narrower connection to the immediate environment? Years ago during one of the NASA missions, I realized that I could pull up a live image of the surface of Mars on my phone whenever I wanted. Certainly there is magic in being connected to the entire world whenever you want. Maybe it's just not my temperament to need or want this.
I have fair amount of digital savvy for an old geezer, but there's no way I could pull off what my daughter does, nor would I want to. There are moments when work pressures force me to be connected to email at all hours, and it's not a good thing for me. Clearly I am constructed to be happier when unconnected; I think this is more true for our generation than for this younger crowd, but perhaps even more for me individually.
Just below me, a young woman has a right thumb of Olympic talent. As I secretly glance over her shoulder, she goes through Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, and several other media platforms, scrolling so fast that the screen is a blur. Periodically she tries to shut the phone off, but after a few seconds is drawn back to it. At one point, I'm fascinated to see her scroll through at least 50 photos of the British princess. Outside the bus on Bryant Avenue, I see a front garden where a clever gardener has planted Siberian iris among the huge blue leaves of a hosta I recognize as Elegans, thereby creating what appears to be a new species. It is something I might try myself. To me, this is the real thing, but I'm quite sure if I pointed it out to the young woman, she'd see the Princess as a far more relevant thing.
Each to their own, I guess. But I can't help wondering what a 90-year old addicted to social media will look like. Years from now, I suppose our nursing home will be filled with oldsters with huge oversized tablets so that they can study images of a decrepit old Queen of England.
Friday, June 6, 2014
Citizens, NYC, June 1, 2014
Today, although some of us are clearly in a somber frame of mind remembering that morning or recalling earlier visits to ground zero, two couples approach me and hand their cameras to me with requests that I take their pictures in front of one of the pools with the new tower in the background. Eventually, I suppose, the site will lose its somberness and become just another tourist site for visitors. What is it, I wonder, that makes so many people want to have their pictures taken at historical sites? It's something I've never fully understood—do they fear they will not remember the place unless they have photos of themselves present there?
The museum itself is a terrifically interesting and dignified exhibit. Thousands of artifacts and hundreds of informational displays. The one that sticks in my memory is a single melted and burned driver's license found on the streets below and now exhibited behind glass—the license of a passenger on one of the planes. This is one of the best museums I've ever seen.
• In the late afternoon, I happen upon Madison Square Park across from the Flatiron building, where a Filipino-American celebration is going on in the park and on the adjacent segment of Madison Avenue, which has been shut down for the day. I am 5 ft. 7" tall, and I'm interested to find that I'm well above average in height in a crowd of Asian men. The pretty young Filipino women seem to have a proscribed costume for the day: reflective aviator sunglasses and New York Yankees ball caps, with their long black hair pulled back through the opening in the back. It's an indication of the sheer size of this city's population that a Filipino celebration can bring out so many thousands of people.
• In Times Square in the early evening, the huge crowd parts suddenly, and I see a fully naked young woman, clearly enhanced by surgery, who has been dusted head to toe in green chalk or paint, the color of the Statue of Liberty. In her left hand, she extends an ordinary flashlight overhead like a torch. Instead of a liberty crown, though, she wears a headpiece that looks more like Christ's crown of thorns. She is accepting tips from people who want to have their pictures taken with her—a whole different kind of tourist photography. (No, I do not get my picture taken.) Just up the street from this, a group of Disney characters are also soliciting tips for photos. I'm pretty sure they are not authorized by Walt's corporation. Mickey's knees are dirty with street grime.
• New Yorkers are renowned for the speed with which they conduct their lives, but it seems not to be true on Sundays. All day long, the pace is leisurely, with pedestrians moving at a pace that could barely be called a saunter. At 6:00 am, I have the streets largely to myself, but not exclusively so. This is, after all, the city that never sleeps. The various Starbucks shops along Madison Avenue are open, and at one coffee shop, a citizen wearing Dockers and expensive loafers comes out the door with his latte grande, and stops to drop coins into the cup of a street citizen sitting on the window ledge outside. Exchanging a few familiar words, they call each other by name and wish one another a good day before the expensive loafers continue up Madison Avenue and the street citizen smiles after him and hefts his cup of coins.
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FI205 - Television History and Criticism
- Module code: FI205
- Module name: Television History and Criticism
- Department: Film and Television Studies
- Credit: 30
Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability
Module content and teaching
Principal aims
The content of the module is wide-ranging in terms of genre and historical period, but it focuses on British and American television. In the Autumn term, we will think about the specificity of the television texts we study in terms of aesthetics, textuality, genre, institution and social and historical context. The television texts we will study will cover genres from those perceived as 'ordinary' and everyday (daytime television, makeover shows, soap opera) to those perceived as cultural 'events', as serious or quality television (television drama in its long and short serial forms, documentary) and those which cross such boundaries or have engendered particular debate (e.g. reality television, post-feminist television drama).
Principal learning outcomes
By the end of this term, you should have developed a critical, and in-depth, understanding of television historiography and the history of television fiction in Britain and the US. This module has been designed with scope for you to pursue your own interests and lines of enquiry, and I hope you will enjoy the range and variety of the intellectual work you will be asked to do on this module.
Timetabled teaching activities
Weekly lectures, screenings and seminars.
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Module assessment
|Assessment group
|Assessment name
|30 CATS (Module code: FI205-30)
|A (Assessed work only)
|First 5000-word essay (finalist)
|Second 5000-word essay (finalist)
|B (Examination only)
|3-hour examination (finalist)
|C1 (Assessed/examined work)
|5000-word essay (finalist)
|2-hour examination (finalist)
|D1 (Assessed/examined work)
|Essay 1 - 3000 word (non-finalists)
|Essay 2 - 3000 word (non-finalists)
|2-hour examination (non-finalist)
|VA (Visiting students only)
|100% assessed visiting/exchange PART YEAR ONLY
Module availability
This module is available on the following courses:
Optional Core
- Undergraduate Film Studies (W620) - Year 2
- Undergraduate Film and Literature (QW25) - Year 3
- Undergraduate Film and Literature (QW25) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Film and Literature (with Study Abroad) (QW26) - Year 4
- Undergraduate Film Studies (W620) - Year 3


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I haven't had a chance to put out my thoughts on the Jarrett Jack signing but plan to get to that sometime today. I did though, get a chance to be a guest on the Fan590 last night to talk about the Raptors.
Firstly, I would like to thank Zack Cooper (@ZCooperstown) for having me as a guest on his show. He was a great host and led me into the questions with ease. We got a chance to cover everything from Summer League to Jarrett Jack and his impact on Bosh staying past next season.
The segment aired while most of Toronto was asleep so for those who missed it you can listen to it right here. Please excuse my rookie mistakes – This is my first time doing anything of the sort. Gotta admit, I was nervous going into it but had a blast and hope to get an opportunity to do more of these in the future.


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