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"Sell me this Pen," does this line ring a bell or straighten your ears? Yeah! You are correct, it is the line from the movie The Wolf of Wall Street. Anyone who has watched this knows the scene. In the scene, Mr DiCaprio hands a pen to one salesman, who begins describing it: "It's an amazing pen..." Not satisfied, Mr DiCaprio takes the pen from the salesman, hands it to another and repeats the challenge. Again, the salesman describes the pen's finer features and Mr DiCaprio moves on.
Earlier in the film, Mr Belfort is portrayed giving the same challenge to friends he has hired to work at the startup firm. Sitting in a diner, one man takes the pen and tells Mr Dicaprio, as Mr Belfort, to write his name down. Having just handed over his pen, Mr DiCaprio, replies that he doesn't have a pen. Exactly, the man replies, "Supply and demand."
In the last few moments of the film, Leonardo DiCaprio, portraying Jordan Belfort – the 1990s penny stock broker, who went to prison on charges of fraud and stock market manipulation for orchestrating a massive pump and dump scheme at his New York firm Stratton Oakmont – he, again, asks a room full of salesmen at a seminar to sell him a pen.
However, that is actually not the correct response, says the real-life Mr Belfort in an interview. So, what is the real answer to the Wolf of Wall Street challenge: Sell me this pen?
The actual answer to "Sell me this pen," doesn't show up in the film. Mr Belfort, who is now riding the movie's popularity and is active on the speaking and seminar circuit as he tries to pay down the $110-million (U.S.) fine he received from the U.S. government after being indicted in 1998 for securities fraud, explains the correct response to "Sell me this pen:"
"It's sort of a trick question because when you say to a salesman, 'Sell me this pen,' you might find some will say to you, 'This is a great pen, this pen writes upside down. It defies gravity, this pen is the cheapest pen on earth, this pen will never run out.' They'll say all the reasons the pen is good, they'll start telling you the features, and the better ones will give you the benefits too. However, that's not what the real answer is.
"The real answer is before I'm even going to sell a pen to anybody, I need to know about the person, I want to know what their needs are, what kind of pens do they use, do they use a pen? How often do they use a pen? Do they like to use a pen formally, to sign things, or use it in their everyday life? The first idea is that when you say 'Sell me this pen,' I want to hear [the salesman] ask me a question. 'So tell me, how long have you been in the market for a pen?' I want them to turn it around on me and start asking me questions to identify my needs, what I'm looking for, and if you do that, people don't know what to do. Next thing, he is answering, and now I'm controlling the conversation, finding out exactly what he needs.
"Once I have that, I say, 'You know, Bill, based on what you've just said to me, the pen I have here is the perfect fit. Let me tell you what it's about…' Then you can tell them about what you have because you are filling a need. Most average or newbie salespeople think that they are supposed to sell you the pen when a really seasoned salesperson will actually turn it into a qualifying session to find out what you need. That is the truth of it. It is like trying to sell someone a house and you don't know if they're in the market for a house, what kind of house they want, how many kids – so how can you sell someone a house? That's the point."
In short, you cannot sell the pen or any other commodity to a customer unless you don't know who your customer is!


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As the title Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum) suggests, the copious output by the cofounder of '90s trip-hop sensation Sneaker Pimps is fuelled by a transformative awakening. Originally from the UK where he formed Sneaker Pimps with Liam Howe, After the band's breakup in 2005, Chris Corner spent several years in Berlin, before settling in Los Angeles in 2013. Toward the end of his time in Europe, after having released five IAMX albums Corner spent so much energy wrestling his demons, he almost quit music. "It was a combination of despair and depression and insomnia, and it was very difficult," he says, "It took me a long time to get through it, but I learned a lot about myself, and I developed a new set of mental tools that allowed me to survive." In 2015 he released Metanoia.
On IAMX's latest album, Everything is Burning (Metanoia Addendum), the lush darkness from 2015's Metanoia LP gets reworked by synth-pop luminary Gary Numan and international, cross-genre producers including Mr.Kitty, Marat Sad, Aesthetic Perfection, and Future Funk Squad whose remix credits include fellow heavyweights Nine Inch Nails, The Prodigy. Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum) adds gravitas to the electronic music scene and provides a voyeuristic peek into IAMX's upcoming minisolo album and remix collection, and its accompanying tour.
On Part One of Everything Is Burning (Metanoia Addendum), the new double digital EP by IAMX, the seven wonderful new song titles and lyrics, as well as the production are brooding and intimate. Songs like "Triggers", "Scars", and "The Void" lay bare IAMX's raw psyche as the machines throb and pound amidst Corner's mercurial and otherworldly voice which shape-shifts from whisper to scream sometimes within a single phrase.
On Part Two – a bonus: the remixes, Gary Numan brings a haunting elegance to "Happiness". Future Funk Squad unleashes the blistering energy in "North Star". Marat Sad (Sam Lockwood of The Jezabels) heightens the melancholy catharsis in "Look Outside", which pinpoints IAMX's pivot away from his demons. Mr.Kitty kicks up the big-room bounce for his take on "North Star". Depeche Mode's Christian Eigner and his partner Niko Stoessl flip "Oh Cruel Darkness Embrace Me" into a soul-churning battle cry on their SlikNik/CE mix, while Aesthetic Perfection amp its primal scream to stadium-level raucousness.


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Is your sex life getting you down? Are you looking for ways to make your sex life more interesting? Don't worry, Golden Words has got chu covered, with these simple ways to literally spice up your sex life.
Everyone knows that Indian culture prides itself on delicious cuisine, and kinky sex. Why not combine both! Add a dash of curry to your sex life to really brighten things up. Two to three teaspoons of red, green or tricolour (cha gheill!) curry powder will add a flare that really leaves your partner wanting more. Kama sutra? More like curried tuna!
Everyone knows that the French are passionate lovers, with a culinary flare that delves way deeper than croissants and garlic. A dash of saffron on your junk will knock the fine mustache off of any French Woman, and make her drop her jaw so large that the pack of cigarettes falls right out of her mouth. Escargot? More like Escar-hoes.
Let's bring it on down to the south! Cayenne pepper can put any chili dish on the next level, but did you know about it's aphrodisiac qualities? I bet you didn't. If you did, you bet your sweet southern-fried ass that you would be sprinkling this powdered pussy magnet all over your dish before you head of the the Stag Mahal. Chicken and dumplings? More like split-em and hump things.
Perhaps the most lively country is Japan, both culinarily and sexually. They are willing to fuck around with bull testicles, and then cook them on kebabs when they're done. We can all take a page out of their book. Add a small dash of soya sauce to the bedroom to make your sex life salty, sweet and a little bit coy.
Well there ya have it. If you try these, your sex life will in for a world of heat that melt Guy Fieri's frosted tips.


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Here is a simple circuit to monitor the voltage level in Solar panels. Usually a volt meter test is done during the installation of solar panel and then after, the panel remains unattended. If the solar panel is not providing sufficient voltage for charging the battery, that will permanently destroy it. A 12 volt Solar panel gives maximum of 22 volts DC in bright sunlight, which drops to around 16 volts when the load is connected. So a voltage level around 16 volts is necessary for charging the 12 volt Lead Acid battery. But the voltage output from the solar panel may reduce due to the accumulation of dust on the panel and corrosion of terminal contacts. These remain unnoticed ,so only when the battery fails ,we note this. This simple circuit solves the problem. If the solar panel gives above 15 volts with the battery connected, the LED remains off. When the voltage from solar panel drops below 15 volts, LED turns on to indicate low voltage. This usually happens when the sunlight is low, but if the LED remains on in bright sunlight also, it indicates low output from the solar panel. The circuit can also be used as Battery level monitor.
Working of the circuit is simple. IC1 ( uA 741 ) is wired as a voltage comparator. Its inverting input (Pin 2) gets a Reference voltage of 15 V provided by the Zener diode ZD. At the same time, the Non Inverting input (Pin 3) gets a variable voltage through VR. So if the voltage from the solar panel is above 16 volts, Zener conducts and provides 15 volts to the Inverting input. The voltage at Pin3 is set slightly higher than 15 volts by adjusting VR. In this condition, output of IC1 will be high because pin 3 of the comparator gets higher voltage than pin 2. LED is connected from the positive rail to the output of IC1. So both the sides of LED will be high and it remains off.
When the voltage from the solar panel reduces below the level set by VR, Voltage at pin 3 drops below pin 2 and the output of IC1 turns low and LED lights due to the current sinking in to the output of IC. Diode D1 separates the circuit from battery so that, it indicates only the solar panel voltage.Connect this circuit to the output of solar panel observing correct polarity.
The same circuit can also be used as Voltage level monitor for different types of batteries. Select appropriate value of Zener as shown in the table below.


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Today we flew from Sydney to Wellington and Scarlett got to see her grandma and aunties for the first time since she was 6 months old! It was great so see them all reaquaint with one another 🙂 She is a very loved little girl 🙂
At Sydney airport in the morning, I bought Scarlett a scone for breakfast. She shunned the scone and proceeded to eat the butter straight out of the pottle using the handle of a plastic knife. Nice one bubba!


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Foraminifera (formally called Foraminiferida) are amoeba-like, single-celled protists (very simple micro-organisms). They have been called 'armoured amoebae' because they secrete a tiny shell (or test) usually between about a half and one millimetre long. They get their name from the foramen, an opening or tube that interconnects all the chambers of the test. Fossilised tests are found in sediments as old as the earliest Cambrian (about 545 million years ago) and foraminifera can still be found in abundance today, living in marine and brackish waters.
The test of allogromiids is made out of tectin a soft, flexible organic material. Other foraminiferal tests are composed of organic matter, together with agglutinated particles of sand, silt or occasionally echinoid spines, radiolaria or diatoms, cemented together with calcite or silica. The tests of many foraminfera are made of aragonite or calcite, when the shell may be milky white (porcelaneous taxa), grey (microgranular taxa) or glassy (hyaline taxa).
The test, which is the part that is preserved as a fossil, can take many different shapes.
In some types of foraminifera the chambers are added in a spiral and take a number of forms.
Still other foraminifera have very complex tests:
The last chamber of the test has one or more small openings (apertures). Protoplasm extrudes through the aperture to engulf the test of the living organism. That on the outside of the test makes long filaments which it uses for locomotion and capturing food particles. That inside the test is where the food is ingested and where the nucleus of the cell is found. Foraminifera feed on diatoms, algae, bacteria and detritus.
The Proloculus is the first chamber of the test. It is small when the foraminifera has formed by sexual reproduction, but large when reproduction has been asexual.
Protoplasm is the soft, jelly-like material that forms the living cell of the foraminifera.
The most important factors that control living foraminifera are salinity and temperature, but other things like the substrate (weed, rock, silt, mud, sand, etc), the amount of light, and the amount of oxygen dissolved in the water are important.
Many foraminifera that live in river estuaries and coastal waters are hyaline (e.g. Elphidium) or agglutinated types. In shelf seas, the porcelaneous species (such as Quinqueloculina) become more numerous. In the deep deas agglutinated forms predominate, mixed with the dead tests of planktonic species (e.g. Globigerina) which live near the surface of the ocean waters and rain down to the ocean floor on death.
Foraminifera that lived in the geological past were also controlled by the environment. Thus fossils can be used to identify the conditions in which the enclosing sediments accumulated. They can be used, for example, to recognise glacial and warm episodes during the Quaternary; changes in salinity in the Cretaceous; variations in the oxygen content of the water in the Jurassic; sea level oscillations during the Carboniferous, and so on.
The stratigraphical range of some foraminiferal species is very short and they can be used to give a relative age to the rocks in which they are found. The rocks can be assigned to foraminifera zones, which equate with periods of time. Zones may vary in length from a few thousand to several million years. They allow correlation of geographically separate rocks. This is very important when making geological maps, exploring for oil or gas and building large civil engineering projects.
Foraminifera were first discovered about 2 000 years ago! The pyramids in Gizeh, Egypt, are in part built out of a Palaeogene limestone which contains huge numbers of Nummulites gizehensis, a large foraminifer that grew to several centimetres across.
Strabo (64BC to 25AD), who came from Asia Minor but lived most of his life in Greece, wrote about these fossils, although he did not realise what they were. He states (Strabo 17.1.34):
"There are heaps of stone chips lying in front of the pyramids and among them are found chips that are like lentils both in form and size; and under some of the heaps lie winnowings, as it were, of half-peeled grains. They say that what was left of the food of the workment has petrified and this is not improbable."
In the 18th century, people began to examine foraminifera in more detail with much improved microscopes. Foraminifera were first described by Beccarius in 1731 and the name Foraminifera was first used by d'Orbigny in 1826. Nobody was certain what they were, but some thought they might be worms, gastropods, corals or cephalopods. Several of the first species to be described were given the name Nautilus (see Ammonites).
One of the first fossilised foraminifera to have evolved is Platysolenites antiquissimus. It lived about 545 million years ago during the early Cambrian and has been found in rocks in Wales and in a borehole sunk below Oxfordshire. They are agglutinated tubes three or four centimetres long.


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The first Enterprise Mobility Exchange of 2014 is fast approaching, as is the inaugural mCommerce Exchange in Las Vegas, which we are naturally extremely excited about.
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Increasing numbers of organisations are investing in mobile technology to improve operational efficiency, workforce productivity, to deliver unparalleled customer service, and for many more key improvements. In a vendor market expanding at an exponential rate, it can be very challenging to implement the right mobility solutions that will help you set your business apart from your competitors.
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M0derator390 is known and disliked by some Sploder members. He has previously returned as Darkilliacronius (most known for taking Pieman224's alternate, Eipman442 and causing controversy on the Sploder Forums), later as Anytephius (which was password-guessed by Powerup123313), and now as CelsinusAdelfius. He has made several games, the most well known being "4 Ways to Kill Tvnetworkgirl". On 11/29/2015, a sequel of "4 Ways to Kill Tvnetworkgirl" entitled "</span>Four Ways to Kill Tvnetworkgirl 2" was published on his new account, Anytephius. He mysteriously hates Tvnetworkgirl for an unknown reason. Around April 2014, PieMan224's alternate account, EipMan442, was hacked by him. In April 2016, a game was published on Anytephius's page called "A Final Message From M0derator390". He reveals the personal information of certain members in this game. M0derator390 is still currently active to this day on multiple different accounts.
M0derator390 became infamous during this time period. He was widely denounced and hated for the rumor he had started that he was very sure to be true. He regularly debated others on Sploder Heads, and referring to those that did not see through their ignorance as "imbeciles". This all started when M0derator390 decided to expose the wrongdoings of a person under the pseudonym of "Megarayquaza". Near the end of 2015, Megarayquaza posted the password to his account "Megarayquaza" on the website Bugmenot. After M0derator390 accessed Megarayquaza, he found an appeal in the ban appeal section of the account pleading for unbanishment and apologizing for being the pornographic posting user, Nightshield10. M0derator decided to expose this, however, he knew that no one would believe him so he constructed evidence to support his claim. Near the end of 2015, he revealed this information and was met with outrage. Through early and mid-2016, he was heavily attacked by a group extremely loyal to Megarayquaza called "Sploder Heroes III". They spread ignorance like wildfire and soon many were influenced by them. M0derator390's cause was hopeless, however near October 2016, Sploder Heroes III pretended to be enlightened by the truth.
Although Megarayquaza was a lifeless troll that produced pornographic games on multiple accounts, many of the accounts affiliated with Nightshield10, The Dark Tribe and Sploder Heroes III were actually alts of the notorious user Lightningshadow2.
M0derator390 has many different aliases. They are listed below. (Note: This information may be outdated or incorrect).
- Darkilliacronius (confirmed)
- M0derator090 (confirmed)
- M0derator (confirmed)
- Hectabyte
- HermannGoering
- JosefMengele
- AdolphHitler (confirmed)
- AntiphinCronius-? (May be Dolphin72)
- Anytephius (confirmed)
- Disgustingissam
- Annietherusskie (confirmed)
- AliferVulpe
- YourUncleVinnie
- Morningshield10
- Woohoosuicide (Meant to fool Wohoohacking)
- Bloodshield10
- CelsinusAdelfius (confirmed)
- EiskaltDeutscher (forum account, confirmed)
Chat Room
Near the end of the year 2015, M0derator390 invited various members into a chat room called "Legion". There, he met with Layra, Powerup123313 and Megarayquaza. Layra soon went against him (as it seems) and there M0derator390 bribed information from her.
Many people semi-acquainted with M0derator390 refer to him/her as "Анечка", a Russian feminine name. However, Manpoo and Mariogame3333 both refer to M0derator390 as "he" instead of "she". However, when he publicly gave out his Steam profile, his profile was German and his name was masculine. Also, M0derator390 seems to know the IPs of certain users on Sploderheads. He had once told both Freefallsonic and Awwesomewolf their locations as well as IP.
Manpoo & The Griffin Party
Near February/March - April 2016, sources indicate that M0derator390 became involved with the group The Griffin Party and their leader, Manpoo. However, it seems like he is no longer in The Griffin Party due to Manpoo publicly denouncing him on his own page. As said by Manpoo: "This true disaster of a member should be banned. He is a traitor, a fool. He tricked me, then lured me into his cult. This awful sloth is just another copy of Nightshield, with a clever way of typing and a stubborn personality, more stubborn than the one he hates, Nightshield. Before you say "Manpoo and M0derator390" are best friends, learn something. We are not, he betrayed me. Do not trust this sloth, do not give this sloth anything."
In March 2016, M0derator390 joined Pixelpie under a pseudonym. He was quickly recognized by the Sploder members on there because of the way he spoke and his aggressive behavior as well as starting tons of flame wars. However, he was soon banned and it seems like he lost interest in the website.
Alleged Quotes
"Don't you get it ignorant LordEldar? It is I, M0derator390. I have hacked this rival account, and found that Eipman is Devin. (And yes, Pieman, I, unlike you, am not ignorant. I study my enemies carefully. I know your name is Devin Brown.) The password is ************** . Now you say I don't know a single line of code, that I don't know life away from the computer, and that I sit around the computer all day? No, you are almost foolishly wrong in every way, and your incompetence amazes me. I am working on a bot that spams the password sign in box with every possible way. As for life away from the computer, I have experienced things you would never think of. I believe that answers the Pizza question too." 8/12/2014 Pieman224 claims M0derator390 said this. (Sploder Forums)
"Don't lie to me, moderator. I see through your cloud of lies. You are an imbecile. Just, how do you know Eipman is I? Eipman is Pieman's alternate account and he used it to call sloths bleeps. I have hacked into this account to make this my temporary account that I will reside in. You may have broken my access to other acounts, but there are many more accounts out there. My next move will be very soon. I don't care about Sploder and it's under-age moderators, but getting rid of Tvnetworkgirl. It doesn't matter if I mow down other accounts in the process like this one. I don't care if Tvnetworkgirl dies. Actually, I want her to die. I will be launching my secret malware; a modified version of Spy-Sheriff to destroy Tvnetworkgirl. I dub it "Spammer-Bot". Have you ever thought of dark matter? It is deemed unknown. It could be a force that supports the universe. And the universe... it could reside in a single atom... in a different dimension... and there could be more universes... in our dimension... The big bang was possibly made when the atom was generated... naturally. Is it fate or destiny that controls our outcomes... or is it choices. Does time reset itself every time the Earth achieves its final goal... or is it a loop? What is life beyond death? Maybe when you die your universe resets. Maybe I am the only one in the world who thinks like this..." 8/12/2014 Pieman224 claims M0derator390 said this. (Sploder Forums)
"My plans... to hack Sploder's firewall, and implant the Bot-Spammer onto all dashboards. I will infect Geoffrey P. Gaudrealt's personal server, so all his websites will contain the bot. Once I infect Gaudrealt, it will leak his password... then I will change the password and suspend those that have gotten in my way. No... LordEldar... I am not a low-life kid sitting behind the computer all day... we hackers are usually intellectual geniuses, not crazy sloths who want to hack... No LordEldar. I've got Pieman and Geodesigner following my trail... into a trap. I will abandon this account and rise to be back as M0derator390 soon. I am more powerful than Head3000, for she was not suspended. Oh, and Pieman and Geodesigner. If you are seeing this, I'm monitoring every comment your posting. If you need more info on me, go to Sploder wiki and search M0derator390. It says I have 0 views but that is a lie. I used to have more than 1000 before 4 Ways to Kill Tvnetworkgirl was deleted. Now I have 900. It says I have 0 friends. That is a lie. I had a few. Most of them are unintelligent imbeciles, but they support me. Thesmilingdog, Head2000, 422Eipman, Hectabyte... It says I admire Tvnetworkgirl but that is a total lie. Ah... yes if you see this Pieman, know that im not Hectabyte, but M0derator390." 8/12/2014 Pieman224 claims M0derator390 said this. (Sploder Forums)
"Sad. Now I am unknown, although that may be an advantage. Perhaps I shouldn't post this." 4/19/2015 what M0derator390 said as AldolfHilter (AdolphHitler) on Sploder Kill Show comments.
"And you know something? I honestly somewhat enjoy your and others' calling of me as "stupid" and "dumb". You and others' most likely want to think of me as stupid because you are on the opposite side of me. You believe I am your enemy, but I simply believe that you and all seeing this that insult me have simply picked a fight to large for yourselves, in other words bit off more than you can chew, and your opponent ("enemy") has decided so to and decided to ignore your ignorance. You are much too low class for me. And I suspect that after this you will claim that you have "won" and I have been "defeated". First of all, you ignorant worms especially you Megarayquaza you lifeless and ignorant baboon (I can never stop calling you as such, you are simply what that word means), I would not even say I was "against" you. This was simply amusing and child's play, if not for any of you. And I look forward to all of you saying I have been "defeated". You know nothing, and what better way to show it than to say this? After all, it is just a word, nothing more and this word has no power. Say it all you want. I don't even know why you would even take joy in saying such a thing rather than me being removed from your pains and thus you would be insulted no more. Then you would be telling me that I have done my job greatly by saying this. And if you do not say this, then I would still be amused because you are still obviously playing to my specifications. As you can see, you are trapped. Layra, do not forget that you once had 49 percent battery left. The reason all of you are responding to my insults targeted is because you are annoyed by me, which is telling me that I am winning and you will always be losing. Losing and going down with all your ignorance except maybe Powerup as she had not yet shown her ignorance except for that "drug" trash which is not enough for me to consider her idiocy. (I wrote this before she started to show her personality) Megarayquaza, you will probably not read this whole thing and regard it as "reading work" and say this too, and I will even be laughing when you have not yet said this or if I do not yet know you have said this. Reminding myself of your name now brings amusement to me. Layra, if you did not know, age is not parallel to maturity or intelligence or knowledge, and obviously you do not know this. In some cases you are more ignorant than Megarayquaza here, but what infuriates me more about Megarayquaza is that he is stubborn. Stubborn and arrogant with his ignorance. Being bleepy and parading his ignorance around, which is both laughable and at the same time infuriating because sloths below me and actions below me annoy me. Please, as I said, voice all your opinions about this; your opinions in fact will most likely always be ignorant. Megarayquaza can continue is campaign to mask himself ignorantly, no one needs to be knowledgeable about such affairs. In fact, the main reason you are even here is because you are stupid, immature, and ignorant. Your only dreams consist of striking terror online into a children's site. Amusing as I said, and I have reason and full authentication to say so truthfully and voicefully. And with that I will leave you some notes: 1. To all of you: Insult me all you wish. Call me a liar all you wish. Nobody will be there to see, and you will not know this since you are ignorant. Say radicalized truths all you wish as well. I will be laughing with a phantom's pride. 2. To Layra: It took you a week to figure out my lies that scared you greatly. Oh, I know what you'll say to the public. "Ha you cow I was not scared". Remember that truths spoken via text have no tone in them, and we do not truly know if you were scared or not. To avoid being humiliated by others because of your fear, you have avoided key parts of the conversation between you and I and Artyom and I. Annie is short for Anechka if you hadn't realized. Also, call me all you want. No one will hear. You will always be ignorant and a mentally ill child. 3. To Megarayquaza: If you are reading this, then I have obviously proven who you are. But what good does that do when everyone in here are ignorant children and your ignorance influences them and they believe everything you say? Ignorance plus ignorance equals ignorance. You'll always be remembered by me as the ignorant one who bragged about his ignorance. Quite amusing. And also perhaps the same as Layra: A mentally ill child who believed that he knew everything when nobody knows anything. You probably still think that's a reading question, because you're so ignorant. You can claim all you want, you can say "That communist Annie is wrong, I really think she's stupid" and sloths can agree with you. But your true opinion on me is unclearly the opposite. You are simply too afraid to admit that to these goons. 4. To Powerup: Whoever you are, I had not got to know you well. But I do understand one thing about you, and that is that you display symptoms of mental illness. In fact, I should rename this room the "The Mental Kids' Mafia". Amusing. But I also see that you speak assumptions without even having any knowledge of the situation. And I shall now leave this place. But another insult to all of you, all regarding your bleepography games: It's cute (ahem, sarcasm) when you talk about things you don't understand." 4/23/2016 what Anytephius said on his game "A Final Message from M0derator390".
In August, his current account Anytephius was "hacked" by Powerup123313 and given to several other users (starting with Knee).
After having his Anytephius account hacked (and recently, suspended) M0derator390 returned with a new account called Celsinusadelfius and made a game called "True And Honest Warning To Sploder".
Celsinusadelfius' friends are Mallows and the rest of M0derator390s alts that he made to evade his ban. Before Celsinusadelfius got banned, Ninjagokai9 and Ilikeguy44 argued with him. Knee also made a fake screenshot to get Celsinusadelfius banned from SploderHeads.
External Links
- Sploder Kill Show EP1: http://www.sploder.com/games/members/m0derator390/play/sploder-kill-show-ep1
- Pieman224 Seeking Help on the Sploder Forums: http://forums.sploder.com/index.php/topic,415676.msg5194996.html#msg5194996
- Newest Sploder Profile (continuously updated): http://www.sploder.com/games/members/anytephius/
- The Chat Room Given by M0derator390: http://us21.chatzy.com/67204217736026
- M0derator390 and his Pixelpie flame war posts: http://pixelpie.createaforum.com/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=76
- In this screenshot:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-QikbJTnbd60/WIb5BbebI_I/AAAAAAAAJ34/XfeY1dIPjtEAt1WhjM7HX7s1V4GYjoDYACL0B/h43/2017-01-23.png there is proof that M0derator390 may be apologizing, yet the evidence may be fake.
- M0derator390's flame wars started by his second Pixelpie account: http://pixelpie.createaforum.com/index.php?action=profile;area=showposts;u=8
- XxIsSooCool thinks that Exotixx432 is him.
- He started a flame war.
- He is mean.
- He started to be mean since 2015


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Demo #6: Giant's Aria
Best viewed in full screen.
After being released by accident due to Kafei's meddling in the swamps, the giant tells the story of his fellows and why Skull Kid is the way he is.
This is a demo of a projection that would happen on a stage's big screen, with the giant's life-size arrival and the imagery of the story he tells.
Animation by the talented Aaron Kline.
Many, many special thanks to Mr. Donald Frank. :)
EDIT: Old video no longer available. Makeover here.
11 Responses to "Demo #6: Giant's Aria"
I a currently freaking out right now due to the new demo. Please excuse me while I cry with joy.
*runs to room to cry with joy*
Did you base the Skull Kid's theme more off of Holst's "Jupiter" than Saria's Song?
Amazing as always. It really shows the depth and darkness of the story.
Though, the way it was sung… I don't know, it seemed a bit… unpleasant.
Maybe that is the goal of this scene, since it shows the unpleasant past that led tp all this chaos. But I personally think, it was unpleassant in a different way… Hard to put in words. Especially the first portion before that change of pitch in the middle and the very end.
But even so, it was gorgeous. I'm very curious to see how this part will develop in the future.
To clarify, I really just mean the singing. The first half of course didn't have a lot of that.
It's like… the instrumental music is amazing, the lyrics are awesome but the way those two are stitched together, the way it's sung… I'm not entirely sure what to make of that.
Wow… This is the best yet… It's so deep, and you've really made the animation work for you… The whole 'mask's puppet' thing is amazing!
I think the reason Majora's Mask feels so powerful is because the game justifies the theme of forgiveness. I realize you probably already have an ending planned out in your mind, but please don't forget the main purpose of the game. If nobody forgives the skullkid, I think the opera will lose its premise and it would be unnecessarily tragic.
I'm fairly certain the Skull Kid is already forgiven. The Giant is begging Kafei to save his friend.
I do love the animation/puppetry, but the lyrics were a bit… eh. Well, maybe my problem isn't so much with the lyrics as with the music itself. The notes the music was put to sometimes got a bit wierd (sharps and flats and the like). And to the man who sang this, I am very sorry, but your voice doesn't seem very suited to this piece. It is a beautiful voice, but I cannot imagine a giant sounding like that. Maybe this is just me being picky and wierd.
I really love your orchestrations, and the animation was wonderful~! But, the singer felt off at times… And the rhymes are not as good as your other demos. But all that is just IMO~
You are the most awesome person ever for doing this~! Please never give up~!


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We got our Aussie from Austrailian Shepard Rescue two years ago. Cooper is a very intelligent and social dog. He has never met a dog he doesn't like. So to enrich his life and ours we decided to adopt another rescue dog.
(An American Eskimo or Eskie with temperment similar to Aussie's but in a smaller package.) The dogs get along well though it is clear that the 11 pound Eskie will soon become the dominant dog. In our efforts to train the Eskie to our electronic fence our Aussie has become afraid to leave the house. He hasn't used his collar in two years because he quickly learned the boundaries of our yard.
However, he must be able to hear our new dog's collar beeping and freaks out! He trembles and shakes and does not want to leave the garage. (We have removed the flags and are no longer using the electronic collar with our Eskie but our Aussie remains terrified of the yard. ) It was our hope the two would romp and play together outside. Unfortunately, our Aussie only wants to play in our master bedroom... not so good for the carpet. Any suggestions to help get our Aussie over his anxiety.
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Basics of California Law for LMFTs, LPCCs, and LCSWs, 6th ed - paperback version
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Written by a therapist for other therapists (and therapists in training), Basics of California Law takes the many nuances of California law and regulation and puts them in digestible, easy-to-apply language. It covers all three of California's major masters-level mental health professions: Marriage and Family Therapy, Professional Clinical Counseling, and Clinical Social Work.
What's New: The sixth edition is updated to 2019 law and professional ethics codes, and includes the following changes:
- New supervision rules, including major changes from Assembly Bill 93
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Contents: The chapter list is unchanged from the fifth edition:
- Licensing
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Jagged Alliance Reboot Not Turn-Based
Since we first heard about Jagged Alliance: Back In Action, one very important thing hasn't been entirely clear. As soon as I see evidence of a new tactical game, particularly if it's based on one I've previously attempted to legally wed, I have one question: are you turn-based, my darling? Back In Action has been coyly avoiding the answer to that question, claiming to be turn-curious but with a strong tendency toward real-time. Well now, it seems, the truth is out with this word from the developers:
The Plan & Go system could be described as an extended "real time with pauses" system. Back in Action essentially runs in real time, but the game can be paused at any time. The player maintains control of the game events even during the pause, and can input more entries which can only be implemented when the pause is removed.
Oh, baby, why can't we take things slow and make our moves alternately in a well-paced fashion?
None of this means that I hate the game already, but it's a shame that there won't be a fully turn-based option as had previously been hinted. More details on how exactly Plan & Go will work below but first a teaser trailer, which as far as I can see we haven't shown you before.
Did I see Agent 47 wearing a hat in there?
This will already be familiar from other games, e.g. tactical RPGs such as Baldur's Gate or Dragon Age: Origins. But what is new in Back in Action is the action timeline, whereby all the commands issued by the player while the game is paused are retained and listed. While in Baldur's Gate players generally pause the game to issue an order, i.e. for the mage to make a fireball incant magic, and then continue the game only to pause it again several seconds later and issue a command to a fighter, in Back in Action you can issue a sequence of orders to several mercs to devise complex plans, so we like to refer to pause mode as planning mode.
The knack with the planning mode is that you can now synchronize your actions: for example, you can order Shadow to sneak around the enemy base to launch an ambush and attack a guard there, as meanwhile you bring Igor out from behind cover to take aim at an enemy. If you now want to stop Igor opening fire immediately, thereby raising the alarm among all the enemies before Shadow can get half-way to his target, you can simply link the two attack commands. This means that one of the mercs will automatically wait for the other, and will only carry out his action when his team mate is ready to start the linked action.
Admittedly, the idea of synchronising the squad in this way opens up some interesting possibilities, but Jagged Alliance was one of the most turn-based things ever and I can't help but feel this makes it a different game altogether. And maybe it should be but that won't stop me from wanting a modern, turn-based update to the series. Nothing will. Except, perhaps, a modern, turn-based update to the series. Until then, I'll occasionally whine about it.


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Can't believe that the school holidays are over already where did the six weeks go !
But never mind at least when this posts over at Muse I will have done my first morning in and only another 8 weeks to go before the next holidays :)
Again I used a linen look card because when you use such a small image it fills in the white space and I feel that it makes your image pop more .
I punched the candles out and diecut out the square, backed them first with the glittery paper and then with orange card before die cut out another square .finally stamped my sentiment...thank goodness for the mini misti!
This sounds such an EXTREMELY simple card doesn't it?? well it took me 5 goes to do the row of candles evenly spaced out and then it took 4 goes to get the orange of the flames to be all even too !! why ?? I don't know:)
Hoping it will inspire you to join in with us this week ....maybe you'll find your candles will be on a cake or will it be the rainbow colours or the glitter paper ???what ever inspires you I can't wait to see you in the gallery!
P.s and thanks for taking the time to look


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This month we are talking about LinkedIn, which is one of the top social media (for business) networks. I am learning about LinkedIn along with you because I have always thought of it as a necessary evil in my social media activity. I could not have been more wrong. LinkedIn, much like other networks, is continuing to grow and focus on the business owner. It provides some refreshingly different ways to promote your business and network. In many ways it seems to cut through the noise you see with other networks.
In my search for LinkedIn knowledge I came across an article that really encompasses a lot of information about our topic this week…Groups, but has other useful information as well. Please take a minute to open and read carefully. I think you will be amazed at all the opportunities LinkedIn provides for entrepreneurs. I know I was!
After you read the article, I would love to hear back from you in the comment section below. Tell me how this article inspired you to take a closer look at LinkedIn for you business marketing.
How To Use Linkedin To Generate Business by Michael Gray
If you are looking to get serious about LinkedIn, which is something I definitely advise, Lucinda Ruch with The Alternative Board offers classes in Dallas and Fort Worth. She spoke briefly on LinkedIn at a networking event I attended and I think she will be a great resource to get started if you are in the local area. If you are outside Dallas-Fort Worth, contact your local small business non-profit network for others teaching LinkedIn in your area.
About the Author: Julia Lilly is the Owner of 360 Admin, a virtual assistant company specializing in Social Media and Ecommerce management. She also teaches social media to clients in one-on-one sessions and provides group classes through Knowledge For Success. To learn more about Julia and how she can help your business prosper, please visit her at https://360admin.com


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Joe Moran
Hey! My name's Joe. I'm a FOCUS missionary.
Hey! My name's Joe. I'm a FOCUS missionary.
During my four years as a campus missionary, I was able to invite men to ask Jesus what he wanted them to do with their lives after college. Now, I work as a National Recruitment Specialist for FOCUS. I help inspire men and women from across the country to become missionaries and change our culture for Jesus Christ. When students say "yes" in this way, we are able to meet more and more students and impact their lives and the lives of those they will reach. I live in Tuscaloosa, AL with my wife Katie (as of October 22, 2016!) where she continues to serve as a campus missionary at The University of Alabama.
Having once been a college student, I know the atmosphere of a typical college scene and all it offers you. Having also felt the emptiness and disappointment that typically follow, I desire so strongly to guide students to a life of purpose and actual fulfillment!
St. John Paul II once said, " It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you; He is the beauty to which you are so attracted; it is He who provoked you with that thirst for fullness that will not let you settle for compromise; it is He who urges you to shed the masks of a false life; it is He who reads in your heart your most genuine choices, the choices that others try to stifle." This is the quote that drives me back to help college students and all of my actions on campus.
I ardently desire to lead all students to Christ. I am proof of a life transformed by Christ amidst the confusion and empty promises of being a college student and I simply put want other students to know this peace that I know now.
Another saint I greatly admire, St. Therese of Lisieux, once said "Some give by going to the missions, others go by giving. Without both, there are no missions."
When I joined FOCUS, I also joined myself to Christ in a radical way by committing to fully fundraise my support and rely on His goodness even more. God has blessed me immensely with the most incredible Mission Partners who, quite literally, go on mission with me through their support.
I cannot do it without the generosity of people like you! If you are interested in partnering with me, please let me know the best way to reach you and I will schedule an appointment. Contact me anytime at (303) 257-3731 or [email protected]
We encounter God in an intimate relationship through daily prayer, the sacraments and the Scriptures.
By building genuine friendships, we meet students on a deeper level.
We teach students how to share the gospel, who in turn teach other students how to pass it on …


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There's Always An Option
Professional trading educator Randall Liss simplifies and demystifies the world of exchange-traded options
Beginning Traders
Intermediate Traders
Advanced Traders
Corporate Clients
Help your organization or important clients understand options theory and working method. Previous corporate clients have included ABN-AMRO, Chicago Institute of Investments, optionsXpress, NADEX.
About Randall Liss
Randall Liss is a seasoned veteran of the options industry. Mr Liss helped found the European Options Exchange in Amsterdam in 1978 (now part of Euronext). He traded as a market-maker on the floor of the exchange from 1986 until the trading floor closed in 2002. He was an elected member of the Board of Directors, a long time member of the Business Conduct Committee and a co-founder of The Market-Makers Association.
He ran a market-making operation for a large Dutch bank and also managed his own market-making firm. Since 2006 Mr Liss has devoted his energy to educating traders using his own proprietary curriculum, The Theory and Working Method of Trading Options. Randall is also an on camera options analyst for Bloomberg TV and the Business News Network. In 2008 Mr Liss returned to the town of his birth, Chicago. Mr Liss strongly believes in demystifying the options market and making the seemingly complex understandable.
Randall Liss has been featured on:
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Meeting the Needs of Our Ambulance Service
Members of the Edgemont Community and Surrounding Area:
We are writing this letter to update all of you on our decision to construct a new ambulance building in Edgemont. We have awarded the bid and, in fact, the building is currently underway. We are excited to be moving ahead with this project in our community as our old building was in serious need of alterations and repairs to continue to meet the needs of our ambulance service.
As most of you are aware, our volunteer ambulance service in Edgemont plays a major role in serving the emergency medical care and transport needs for the people of Edgemont and the surrounding area. We have some very professional and caring individuals who serve on our volunteer ambulance team to care for any and all who are in need of their help in times of medical emergencies. Almost all of us have experienced at one time or another, either ourselves, members of our families, friends, or total strangers traveling in the area being in immediate need of medical help and transport to health facilities. We have truly been blessed by the dedication of our ambulance crews through the years.
Our plan with the construction of the new building is to address the ongoing needs of the service by providing adequate room for the storage of our ambulances, loading and storage of equipment, an area to be used for training purposes, and room for outside ambulance technicians to stay when they come to town to help cover periods of time when we have no available personnel to provide the medical emergency coverage required to protect our community. We have made every effort to be practical and conservative in our construction plans with our goal being to provide the structure needed without unnecessary cost.
We have been diligent in working to build our capital outlay fund to offset the cost of this project as we knew it was going to be a necessary expenditure for the continuance of our service. However, it is a major undertaking and, at this time, we are planning a fund-raiser in the coming weeks to help raise funds through donations to help us finish achieving our goal. We are hoping that you will be able to join us at that time and will consider making a pledge to help fund this important project. Watch for our notice in the paper as to date and time. For those of you who will not be able to attend, we will provide a mailing address for anyone who wishes to show their support by mailing their donation. We ask that you will strongly consider supporting this important project for the continued betterment of our community.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact any director of the district.
Thank you!
The Edgemont Ambulance District: Heidi McBride, Peggy Porter, Bill Curran, Jeanne Schoepf, Flora Stearns
Donations may be mailed to Box 183, Edgemont, SD 57735


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Their adolescent years were mostly fun and memorable, expect for one dark blotch. Both their prom dates had mysteriously disappeared.
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text: Today's been a day of new experiences. I attended my first college football game (my school, Elon University, won in case anyone's wondering!), bought my first pepper spray (college safety is important), and DNF'ed my first book. Whew, what a day! I've read a lot of discussion posts lately that address the great DNF debate:… Continue reading Annie DNF'ed a Book


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"Covercraft" is the eighth episode of Season 26 and is the 560th episode in total. It also featured Sideshow Mel's family.
Homer has a mid-life crisis, takes up bass guitar and forms a cover band with some of the other dads in town. But the band's modest early success is soon overwhelmed by the breakout potential of their most unlikely star, Apu.
Full Story
Moe and the owner of King Toot's have a fight and get arrested, forcing their stores to be closed down. Homer buys a bass guitar and excels at it, that he plays everywhere he is. Displeased, Marge meets with every other wife in the neighborhood who also have been annoyed by their husband's musical skills and plan to have their husbands form a band. Homer gathers Revered Lovejoy on Guitar, Kirk Van Houten on Keys, Dr. Hibbert on Drums and Apu later joins as a lead singer. They form the band Covercraft. After a successful gig at the Cabbage festival, an 80's band that Apu idolizes sees the video and invite Apu to perform with them on a tour. Homer is at first cool wit it, but when he sees the success Apu has gotten, he gets outraged. At a concert in Springfield, he uses a backstage pass to sneak into Apu's dressing room and steal his shirt, but Apu catches him and admits that he feels lonely and homesick, so Homer decides to get revenge on the band, by poisoning them with Kwik E-Mart hot dogs. Apu brings out Covercraft back on board and has a good time with his friends, even when they are arrested for food poisoning.
It was originally going to be called Band of Dads but was changed for unknown reasons.


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The Framework
The new parallel computing framework has three main components:
- Shuffling
- Worker Collections
- Streaming API (Solrj.io)
An overview of these components is covered below. Follow-up blogs will cover each of these topics in detail.
Shuffling will be a familiar concept for people who have worked with other parallel computing frameworks such as Hadoop. In general terms, shuffling involves the sorting and partitioning of records. Sorting and partitioning provides the foundation for many parallel computing activities.
Starting with Solr 5.1 SolrCloud has the ability to shuffle entire result sets. Basically this means sorting and partitioning entire result sets.
The efficient sorting of entire result sets is handled by Solr's "/export" handler. The /export handler uses a stream sorting technique that efficiently sorts and streams very large result sets.
The partitioning of result sets is handled by a new Solr query, called a HashQuery, that hash partitions search results based on arbitrary fields in the documents.
Worker Collections
Solr 5.1 introduces the concept of Worker Collections. A Worker Collection can be any SolrCloud collection of any size. It can contain search indexes or it can exist only to perform work within the parallel computing framework. Worker Collections are created and managed using SolrCloud's standard Collections API.
Each node in a Worker Collection has a new request handler called a Stream Handler. The Stream Handlers, on each worker node, perform operations on partitioned result sets in parallel.
The operations that worker nodes perform in parallel are defined by the Streaming API.
Streaming API (Solrj.io)
The Streaming API is a new Java API located in the solrj.io package. The Streaming API abstracts Solr search results as streams of Tuples called TupleStreams. A Tuple is a thin wrapper for a Map with key/value pairs that represent a search result.
The TupleStream interface defines a simple API for opening, reading and closing streams of search results.
Two of the core TupleStreams are the SolrStream and the CloudSolrStream. The SolrStream class abstracts a stream of search results from a single Solr instance. The CloudSolrStream class abstracts a stream of search results from a SolrCloud collection.
TupleStream's can be wrapped or decorated by other TupleStreams. Decorator streams perform operations on their underlying streams. Streaming operations typically fall into one of two categories:
- Streaming Transformation: These types of operations transform the underlying stream(s). Examples of streaming transformations include: unique, group by, rollup, union, intersect, complement, join etc...)
- Streaming Aggregation: These types of operations gather metrics and build aggregations on the underlying streams. These types of operations include: sum, count, average, min, max etc...)
A core set of TupleStream decorators come with the Streaming API and developers can create their own decorator implementations that perform customized streaming operations.
The Streaming API also includes a ParallelStream implementation. The ParallelStream wraps a TupleStream and pushes it to a Worker Collection to be executed in parallel. Using partition keys TupleStreams can be partitioned evenly across worker nodes. This allows the Streaming API to perform parallel partitioned relational algebra on TupleStreams.
For a deeper dive into the Solrj.io package you can read the next blog in the series.
For a deeper dive into the Solrj.io package you can read the next blog in the series.


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In total panic I dealt with the dreaded question every college senior faces: "So what are you going to do with the rest of your life?"
Law school was in my future, however in the meantime, I needed to find a "gap" job. One that was stimulating, would allow me to be financially independent, and travel. Just when I thought the only job offering those options was as a permanent backpacker/street performer in Europe, I came across Teach for America (TFA), a non-profit organization.
Like so many college seniors, I was unfamiliar with the TFA's efforts to attract top college graduates to teach in public schools in low income areas around the U.S. TFA applicants need not be education majors, but rather people with leadership skills, competitive GPAs, who are semi-workaholics. In other words, go-getters willing to commit themselves to working for two years, in order to do whatever it takes, to be the best in the classroom.
TFA is selective with a rigorous and competitive application process so I was a bit nervous applying. In the end, I was one of the lucky among the 12% admitted. My two year commitment meant that I would be paid a starting teacher's salary with benefits, have the possibility of deferring payments on my student loans and receive an annual education award of $4,725 at the end of each year.
The next step was to rank the areas where I wanted to teach and live. Although TFA does not promise placing you at your top ranked location, they do their best. Fortunately, I was placed in Miami, my hometown and later found out that I would be teaching six grade language arts and reading in Opa-Locka.
Then shortly after graduation, I made the painful switch from partying with friends to boot camp in Atlanta, Georgia.
"Summery Institute" a.k.a teacher boot camp, trains you to become an effective educator. To say the least, Institute was a wake up call to the real world. All the "corps members" as we were called, lived in the dorms of Georgia Tech but to say our experience was anything like college would be a stretch.
Every morning at 5:30 a.m. we were bused to our respective summer schools where we attended workshops, taught a summer school class, came home and prepared a lesson planned, called parents, graded papers and got ready for the next day. It was grueling! Some people couldn't handle the pressure and quit pretty early on. But for the most part we all stuck it out bonding over our difficulties and shared exhaustion.
Boot camp ended and I headed to Miami to mentally prepare myself for the experience that I was about to embark—was I ready after only 6 weeks of training? Were my students, almost entirely African American, going to give a white 22 year old teacher, a chance? Would I be able to stick it out for two years? Was I really qualified to teach kids how to read and write?
Only when school began, did I grasp what a huge challenge I would be facing. Almost all of my sixth graders came with a second or third grade reading level and comprehending very little of what they read. The majority of them had scored a 1 the prior year, the lowest possible score in the FCAT, the state standardized test in reading. Most had never read a book before. They didn't know what the Holocaust was. They couldn't find New York on a map. How was I supposed to teach a group of students all of this in one year?
The majority of them had scored a 1 the prior year, the lowest possible score in the FCAT, the state standardized test in reading. Most had never read a book before. They didn't know what the Holocaust was. They couldn't find New York on a map. How was I supposed to teach a group of students all of this in one year?
All these questions daunted me. But now, the school year is almost over. We are in the last nine weeks and I have made close connections with several of my students. Many have grown a full developmental year in reading level. We have read two novels and are getting ready to read Number the Stars and start on a Holocaust unit. I can say confidently, with few exceptions, that all of my students love to read and look forward to each new novel we tackle.
Getting us to this point has not been a walk in the park. For me it required long nights of lesson planning, arriving to school an hour early at 6 am, staying after school, giving my personal number out for help with homework on the weekends and finding the ability to pull energy and patience out of thin air. It has required a lot of my students as well, learning that they need to have personal responsibility for their success in school and rise to high expectations.
All in all though I'd say we've done pretty well. My hope is that they can continue to excel outside of my classroom, to better their lives and get out of a system, which has failed them. Of course, we have a lot more yet to do this year but we take steps each day.
Although I still plan on attending graduate school in a couple years, the experience that I have had in the classroom will never leave me. It has allowed me to make a difference in the lives of 60 students. But this experience has also opened my eyes to one of the most pressing issues in our country: the failing public education system.
In retrospect, and with a full awareness of the job's demands, working for Teach for America was the best decision I could have made. I am challenged everyday, provide a service for my country, and have made incredible friends…plus I will never forget those 60 young faces.
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My daughter's Hallowe'en dress lent itself well to a crafty bite. Because it is so small, I found it easy to do a little bit after dinner most nights. I usually broke it down into similarly flavoured pieces. One evening I would cut, or sew, another I would press. Some nights I did nothing, but it was ok-I could strategize for the next bite.
The pattern was McCalls 4351. This is what it should look like.
Aw. Isn't that one angelic looking little baby? All pink with a little bow?
Here's my girl, the Demon Horde.
I also made a little bag for trick or treating. Pretty sure I got this pattern from bhg.com but I can't find it right now. I made the straps too long somehow.
ETA: This is a pattern from All People Quilt. You may have to sign up for this one.
This post is long, long overdue. The little bean in this photo is just over a year old. She has since worn this dress on the subsequent Hallowe'en and this year my big preschooler was a kitty. Her then 3 month old sister was Supergirl. Next year, the dress will make a comeback. And it glows in the dark.
The crafty bites have been more like crumbs the last year….


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Gyuto Monks
Echoes of Enlightenment festival identity
"The Gyuto Monks are masters of Tibetan Buddhist tantric ritual and their lives are dedicated to practicing tantric ideals. To be with them, to observe and be touched by their humanity, is to see kindness in action."
We've worked alongside The Trish Nicol Agency on many an occasion, and for this project we got the pleasure of meeting Tobi Wilkinson who commissioned us to design the collateral for her exhibition and the festival entitled Echoes of Enlightenment.
UF was recommended to me by the Trish Nicol PR agency for an exhibition I recently held at the Bondi Pavilion. The creative required needed to draw out the essence of the monks and their work here in Australia, the intent behind the images and the celebratory nature of the opening night – no mean feat. The output of the team at UF hit the mark and I still get stopped and complimented on the invitations many of which are still stuck to fridges around Sydney, long after the event has passed. I have a pretty fierce eye for detail and I am pleased to say that their work lived up to my exacting standards.
Tobi Wilkinson - Photographer
About the red
A little insight into our concept – red was essential.
The monks only own one possession: this is their robe.
The way they wear their robe and the slight differences in the red colour make it unique to each monk.
We worked hard with our printers to ensure the colour printed beautifully for each touch point, from the posters to the programmes and exhibition invites.
They loved the posters
It was nice to hear the posters and other collateral were quite effective, we got a lot of mentions from our community of peers and friends telling us they saw them. It drew this passer by in to see more!
At the festival
There were daily meditations and talks, as well as mandala creation and chanting. We attended the opening ceremony as well as the Jab Khru closing ceremony, see our Yula here leaving a little more enlightened with a blessing from the monks and red bracelet on hand!
A little about the sand mandala
Regarded within Tibetan Buddhism as sacred until 40 years ago, it was rarely seen outside the monasteries.
Have you heard them chanting?
The Gyuto Monks of Tibet are the unique masters of a deep harmonic overtone chanting. Trained for many years, each monk has the capacity to chant in three octaves at once.
A subject of fascination by ethnomusicologists the world over, the sound has been compared to the resonance of a drum or digeridoo and is reputed to have a transformative effect on the physical as well as emotional body.


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Ten years ago I co-trained with Ken Schwaber, in London – UK, to become a CST. He was the trainer and it was a real "Ken" experience: being lectured in front of the class on the importance of time-boxes. That didn't stop me from becoming a CST though, and in May of the same year I ran my first classes in Bangalore, India.
I became a Scrum trainer after I spent many years doing Scrum. I got introduced to it in the early 2000's. I helped create if.com, a Scottish internet bank. It went into production in just 10 months! We didn't even know the word scrum, but that's what we were doing. In our project, with hundreds of developers, we went live every month, we built every night (oh those were the days!), we had daily meetings and daily project manager meetings. All aspects of Scrum were there.
I started looking for like-minded people. I found a few then-unknown guys, like this guy Ken Schwaber and another one named Mike Cohn. The Agile Alliance was emerging. Mike asked me to help with one of the programs. Ah. The rest is history! You can read more about it here: Scrum Before It was a Thing.
Now, I train students to learn and use scrum in their agile practice. I designed my scrum classes through the Scrum Alliance and this also allows my students to take the tests for the Certified Scrum Master and the Certified Scrum Product Owner. I'm proud to say that most of my students (98%) pass the test! They are smart to begin with, but my material helps them prepare for the test and my stories and the exercises we do in the class, help to prepare them for Scrum at work!
I've received many generous recommendations. I have a very short post on this here: LinkedIn Recommendations
The ten years have been a journey, learning all the time from students, from projects and from co-trainers. I hope the journey never stops, it was and is an exciting trip.


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Sanctity of Life: The Islamic Position on Terrorism
"Perhaps the greatest misunderstanding about Islam today is that it is an inherently violent religion whose followers condone acts of terrorism. In reality, terrorism and indiscriminate violence completely contradict the teachings of Islam. Islam is a religion of mercy and ethics. It encourages people to beautify their relationship with God and with those around them through good character and deeds. This pamphlet addresses several misconceptions regarding Islam and violence; in the process, it shows that terrorism inherently conflicts with Islam's foundational beliefs and teachings."


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Multi-Site Event And Festivals Poster 50+ Sites Festivals Insider
Now a listing engine called Festival Insider which allows promoters to list an event or festival, select the category where the festival is, and upload the images, then quickly and easily simultaneous post to 50+ high quality traffic events and festival sites at once.
Post to more sites using FestivalInsider.com in 10 minutes than you could post manually in 3 days.
No more tediously visiting each listing site and labor intensively uploading the same copy offer over and over again, www.FestivalInsider.com offers a one-stop listing tool.
But it is very time consuming to post to hundreds of event and festival listing sites one by one, monitor each placement and then update the events separately on a regular basis.


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Here's one option for all the SPAM clogging up our inbox.
SPAM poetry is a series of knitted works containing visual poetry created from SPAM. It is a collaboration between Varvara Guljajeva and Mar Canet Sola who are "interested in bringing together digital culture and traditional handicraft." It was undertaken as an artist-in-residency project at MU in Eindhoven.
First they put the word out that they needed people's SPAM, then they converted it into a pattern and uploaded into a tweaked knitting machine.
The process illuminates the stark contrast between the rapid pace of the digital world and the slow, careful knitting process.
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When you look at the professional designations Allen Kutchins has achieved, you may wonder, "Why?" The simple answer, Allen loves helping clients solve problems! Those hard-earned recognitions contribute to Allen Kutchins' ability to apply a more holistic strategic vision to helping clients reach their goals.
Even with four decades of experience, Allen Kutchins still displays the exuberance and passion of someone just starting their professional career. Allen's specialties include business and family financial planning; ranging from helping accelerate client revenue growth to succession and estate planning; basically assisting companies in all their business life cycle stages. He co-founded Kutchins, Robbins & Diamond, Ltd. and molded the firm's philosophy, "Helping clients achieve financial success through sound advice."
Allen participates in several business organizations, reflecting the interests he shares with many of his clients. He has participated for many years in TMA, one of the leading Midwest manufacturing associations, the Illinois Venture Capital Association, and the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association.
Allen and wife Genie live in Glenview, Illinois. They have two daughters, Emily and Amy, and two grandchildren, Rachel and Joey. Allen enjoys fine art and elegant dining; spending quality time with family; and his work!
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What would a Thursday pay day be without our favourite Penneys haul post? We were in first thing this morning (when it was eerily peaceful and tidy) to get the scoop on their fresh arrivals in store this weekend. Take a look-see - we think you'll find this post quite satisfying.
1. These super sneakers
Who needs Yeezies? ?€13.
2. and 3. This silky white tee and savage denims
Instant outfit, come at us, ?€7 and ?€19.
4. This striped skirt
Perfect with white tee (see above), ?€10.
5. This gorgeous printed clutch
Make-up pouch, going out clutch, new best friend - it can be whatever you want it to be, ?€6.
6. and 7. These striped maxi dresses
So, so handy for this time of year. Throw on a denim or leather jacket and you are HOT to trot, ?€14 each.
8. These shirts in every colour
Reminds us of a box of Crayola in all the right ways, ?€11 each.
9. and 10. These sandals in white and brown
Summer vibes with a heel that wont kill, €19 each.
11. This tee ...
... that basically says what we're thinking 87% of the time. It's true. €6.
12. These Bey-worthy leggings
Queen got you covered, €6.
13. and 14. These sports bras
Did you know that these can actually be enjoyed as non workout gear too? Not that we don't workout or anything ... €4 each.
15. This pineapple tee
Fruity! €7.
16. and 17. These floral dresses
€10 each and so pretty.
18. and 19. These jumpsuit dungaree things
Whatever they are, we want to wear them, €12.
20. This unicorn phone cover
Ok, we got a little distracted, but come ON! It's a unicorn! And a phone cover! €4.
21. This more accurate phone cover
In lieu of the last phone cover ... €4.
22. These lip glosses
In all the gorgeous colours, €3 each.
23. This eye palette
Love! And it's only €5, for fecksake !
24. and 25. These trainers
In pink and black, depending on your current mood, €13 and €15.
26. This black denim skirt
A-line and divine, €14.
27. This super cool tee
28. and 29. These sandals to wear with said tee and dress
These are really comfy too, €11 each.
30. This midnight-blue dress
Holiday buy! €13.
31. And to sleep like a baby after all that shopping... these throwback PJs
We know you so well. €7.


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Thunders, Kane & Nolan: You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory [DVD]
It is a don't-miss DVD for fans of the Dolls or the Heartbreakers.
Kane & Nolan
You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory [DVD]Display Artist: Thunders, Kane & Nolan
Label: Music Video Distributors
UK Release Date: 2005-10-31
US Release Date: 2005-10-25
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Thanks to a lengthy and ultimately fatal addiction to heroin, Johnny Thunders has been relegated to also-ran status in the history of guitar heroes. That's unfortunate, because Thunders possessed almost as much talent and charisma as he lacked self-control. Born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. in 1952, Thunders' closest brush with fame came in the early 1970s as the lead guitarist in the New York Dolls. Although the band's rowdy mixture of Stones-like swagger and outrageous glam style didn't look or sound much like what punk would become, it helped set the movement in motion. After the Dolls' breakup, Thunders and drummer Jerry Nolan formed the Heartbreakers, a band that, with classic songs like "Born to Lose" and "Chinese Rocks", was nearly as influential as its predecessor and even more notorious in its excesses.
Although the Heartbreakers occasionally reunited throughout the years, the band was effectively over when Thunders issued his first and most lauded solo effort, So Alone, in 1978. The album's highlight and Thunders' finest post-Dolls moment is "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory", a plaintive ballad about loneliness and addiction that seemed to sum up the sadness of Thunders' short and largely wasted life. Thunders' reckless lifestyle ensured that his recording career would be erratic, and he recorded just two more official studio albums -- 1985's Que Sera, Sera and 1988's Copy Cats (with Patti Palladin) -- before his methadone-related death in 1991.
Thunders' former bandmate Jerry Nolan, also a longtime heroin user, passed away in 1992, but the deaths of two-fifths of the band didn't stop the remaining New York Dolls from staging a reunion at London's Meltdown Festival in 2004 at the request of longtime fan Morrissey. Although bassist Arthur Kane died of leukemia shortly after the reunion, singer David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain have continued to tour under the Dolls name. This begs the question, how many members of a band does it take to constitute a "reunion"? If two people can claim to be the New York Dolls, then couldn't the new DVD credited to Thunders, Kane and Nolan just as logically be called a Dolls reunion, since it features three band members? The trio, along with Barry Jones on rhythm guitar, reunited at the Roxy in Los Angeles for this January 1987 show, which features material by the Dolls, the Heartbreakers, and Thunders, as well as a lot of classic covers.
This release should be of interest to any Thunders or Dolls fan because it captures the guitarist, who was unsurprisingly known for erratic performances, in fairly lucid form. The musicians sound good if occasionally sloppy, and for a recording of a club show, it's decent quality. The 90-minute show was filmed with a single camera to the right of the stage, but that one camera works at getting both long and tight shots, even if Thunders gets most of the screen time. The band rips through the Chantays' "Pipeline" (the opener on So Alone) and Booker T. and the MG's "Green Onions" as if it owns them, leaving no doubt that Thunders could be a powerhouse when he set his mind to it.
While the hipster audience starts off in a subdued mood, it perks up, oddly enough, when the band exits mid-show and Thunders plays five songs on acoustic guitar. "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" gains even more poignancy in this stripped-down form, but the surprise of the set is Thunders' bare-bones cover of "Eve of Destruction", which rouses the crowd into a sing-along. After decisively winning the crowd over with the acoustic set, Thunders is rejoined by his bandmates, and launches into the rest of the set with considerably more confidence. While he's nowhere near the front man David Johansen is and his nasally voice could at best be called an acquired taste, Thunders shows here that his guitar chops, rock star preening, and genuine love of rock 'n' roll could carry him pretty far.
Despite an overreliance on covers, low-tech film work, and some grating backing vocals from Kane's wife on a couple of songs, You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory is a don't-miss DVD for fans of the Dolls or the Heartbreakers. It's also a bittersweet viewing experience, because in it you can glimpse the potential of Thunders, Kane, and Nolan even as you can see that their time was past.


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Pardon my absence lately; I've been caught up with a series of things in need of my extended immediate attention. I'll be back on the blogging horse soon, but for now I leave you with an excerpt from, the master of form, Jerzy Kosinski's "The Devil Tree", my favorite and yours:
"… I can be described as neither a hostile nor a sympathetic person. My sense of myself is entirely relative. My hostility and sympathy vary, depending on whom I'm with: I compete or I pity. Either I'm not good enough for anyone or I'm too good for everyone. Being in the group has made me incredibly agitated. I want to give up contemplation and get out and move."
As said to himself by main character Jonathan Whalen, in reference to not being able to continue attending his weekly group therapy meetings.


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A Summer University of the Arts class by Stefan Göllner and Jan Lindenberg.
How can we design for mobility, health care and community life to enable aging in context following an extended understanding of place?
Urban life is expected to change radically when a massive generation of old people will dominate society in the near future. Aging in place is a popular concept in the field of design and technology development targeting this expectation: aiming for interventions to improve the conditions for staying in a living environment for a long as possible.
To tackle this question we are looking beyond negative prophecies of »alarmist demography« and positivist technology inspired concepts by exploring theoretical and practical knowledge related with the needs and constraints of aging.
Our research will be inspired by various fields like health care and gerontology, research in information systems and the social sciences, anthropology or transhumanism, cultural traditions, fiction and science fiction – and everything the participants contribute to enrich the scope of the concept of »Aging In Place«.
Guests and Collaborators
Five experts from different fields and countries joined us in person and by Skype Calls for presentations and discussions to enrich our background knowledge about the topic (Deane Simpson, Michael Ballasch, Till Beutling, Stephanie Hannah and Wilhelm Klauser).
Students, researchers and professionals from different fields were invited to join this process, aiming for a multi perspective view on the topic. We followed a mixed method approach to design research by assembling insights from textual sources, field excursions, scenario development and on-site interventions.
We were collecting the results and findings systematically in an Index / Sampler / Cross-Media Glossary which became the core result of the workshop. In advance, registered participants were invited to join a preliminary process of material collection in preparation of the workshop.


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The agency with exquisite attention to all details as well as the whole affair!
The uniqueness of every new client is our main concern. Your personal preferences will guide us in creating your magical moments. Our aim is to give you and your guests lasting memories of an exceptional event. With our exquisite attention to all details operating with a select group of vendors, we will do everything to exceed your expectations.


text: On Jul 23, 2005, at 15:50, Risto Paalanen wrote: > > I would prefer not having an amp at all and just settle for running > the guitar signal through a DI into a laptop running a modelling > amplifier / Ableton Live, controlled with the FCB1010 and possibly > a BCR2000 as MIDI controllers. Would any of you folks have > experiences with software-amps? I tried NI's guitar rack and completely hated it. I also got NI's Guitar Combos and liked it better. But it's still too much for a Powerbook if you plan to also run Ableton Live with some plug-ins. Regarding software amps I like Guitar Combos just as much as I like Guitar Amp Pro in Logic. They are usable but not fun to play. I prefer to fade in notes with the guitars volume know and this is impossible with all software amps. BTW I think that the Nomad guitar software sounds best of the few I mentioned here. But that's about all I have tried so far. As Andreas pointed out a Powerbook is not very efficient with Live's recent code and given Apple future move to Intel processors Ableton will probably not work on optimizing the code for the almost obsolete CPU situation in todays Powerbooks. I bought a Powerbook one and a half year ago mostly because of Logic that I use for both fun and for pro work. For Live an XP lappy will give much more processing power. They are also known to be better with NI Reaktor (I have not gotten into Reaktor but many like it for guitar - Trent Reznor to name one well known dist icon) Myself I now play guitar with a TC FireworX effect processor as "guitar pre amp". It's miles away form any "rectifier sound" that is typically adored by many guitar players. But I must say that I'm very happy with the Fireworx sound. But the pre-set sounds were all crap. I had to put many days into programming sounds that felt playable and now I have eight or ten patches that are ok. When looping such an effect processor is a very good tool because you can change your sound in a snap before it goes into the recording looper devices. Personally I would value an effect processor (like the FireworX or and Eclipse) more than a amp modeling box or software. Well, I guess what I'm trying to get at is the fact that all these boxes and software amps are not the same instrument as a real tube amp with a cabinet. I own a 60 w Sovtek amp that is a joy to play and compared to the DI and software stuff it feels as different to me as the difference between playing flute and sax. Not that one is better than the other, they are just different instruments. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.looproom.com (international) www.boysen.se (Swedish) ---> iTunes Music Store (digital) www.cdbaby.com/perboysen


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International Women's Day is on March 8th, an admittedly lesser-known holiday that celebrates the political and social accomplishments of women around the world. It may have lost most of the political connotations that it once conveyed, but it is still an excellent chance to show some love and appreciation for the special women in your life, and there's no better way to show that appreciation than with a beautiful bouquet of farm fresh flowers from our barn.
This event has been celebrated on March 8th for over one hundred years. This year it lands on a Sunday, which is a perfect day to share flowers with the amazing woman in your life.
The first Women's Day celebration occurred in 1909, and was actually called National Women's Day. The initial event was to draw attention to unfair working conditions for women in the garment district of New York City after a tragic warehouse fire.


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A frenchman named Maxime Barbier copied one of my movies, the concept, the idea, nearly scene for scene, and in places line for line. Then he sold that movie to Coca Cola. Then he thanked me on Facebook for the 'inspiration'.
DOWNLOAD THIS CINEMATOGRAPHY CASE STUDY OF JANUSZ KAMINSKI, ASC | The Black and Blue
Stephen Murphy [...] created a series of "personal study documents" – PDF files that compile quotes from a particular cinematographer placed next to stills from their cinematic efforts. Now we're able to look at the frames of a cinematographer's film while pairing it with their opinions on how they did it, why they did it, and what it means.
6 Lies of Film Distribution | Writers Store
Truth #2: All major distributors track the movies that have been listed in the trades under their production columns. If you were in those columns, you're going to be phoned. Do not send them a rough cut. Do not send them a final cut. Do not send them the movie. If you do, you will not get a theatrical distribution deal, if this is what you are aiming for.
James Chressanthis and Canon EOS C300 Cameras Make History | Planet 5D
"The Canon EOS C300 camera is a lightweight camera that's very agile and easy to hold steady because it has just enough weight and bulk to it," Chressanthis said, noting that he worked with two full crews and two camera operators. Five different portions of the movie relied on the Canon EOS C300 Digital Cinema camera's compact size, high mobility, and other advantages.
ACRATECH LAUNCH DUAL PURPOSE PHOTO AND VIDEO BALLHEAD | News Shooter
The Video Ballhead Model #7100 is fluid-dampened and offers both pan and tilt movements. Acratech claim the ball of the head has fully adjustable tension control, but it is unclear how this affects the video movements.
The Blackmagic Production Camera 4K Guide (Part Four): Tripods, Rigs, Accessories and Data Management | Wolfcrow
As we saw in Part Three, you might be inclined to mount a few devices on the camera body itself, for which it has three 1/4″-UNC threads. What could go wrong? Three things:
DP Andrew Shulkind on Demoing Kubrick's f/0.7 Lens Kit | StudioDaily
Here's the backstory: Stanley Kubrick used Zeiss f/0.7 lenses with a modified Mitchell BNC camera to shoot candlelit scenes in his period film Barry Lyndon. He didn't want to use artificial fill, only natural candelight, and those superfast lenses — originally developed for a NASA project involving the dark side of the moon — made that possible.
Interview with Laggies 1st AD Lynn Wegenka | Filmmaker Magazine
Wegenka: I started working as an AD after college. As a filmmaker I love production, the process of making films. As an AD I'm right in the thick of it, helping to create the director's vision.
Sidekick Pro | Jag35
Jag35 has developed a new, geared follow-focus. They are offering a special pre-order price of $299.99 (unknown time limit.) Here's a short video about it's development:
BlackMagic Pocket Cinema Camera — Super Review - DigiDIREC | YouTube
"The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera from is a compact Super 16 format camera designed for digital film production offering a Super 16 sized sensor which has an effective resolution of 1920 x 1080 and is capable of capturing 13 stops of dynamic range."


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Mid December my Facebook page brought up a photo I posted there 3 years ago around Xmas time, which I have posted above. It was from Xmas 1962 and I am modeling a nurses outfit I had gotten from Santa that year. I was almost 4 years old.
Funny how 53 years later I'd actually be playing "nurse" again at Xmas time. 8-)
I also should mention that having this ornament on the Xmas tree this year was very apropos given Hubs' accident......
Here's what was planned last week--
I used leftover Xmas roast beef and turned it into hash. That was it for the leftovers from the previous week.
My savings percentages last week was 65.02%. The Bread Outlet savings rate and no OOP at Target(as I used gift cards that were free with credit card points)went along way to giving me such a high rate of savings. ;-)
Leftovers going into this week.......roast beef hash, chicken chili and taco filling.
* Denotes "complicated" meals
1. Sunday--Marinated Flank Steak, Green Beans, Au Gratin Taters
2. Monday--BBQ boneless Pork Ribs, Red Beans & Rice
3. Tuesday--Chicken Marsala, Sugar Snap Peas, Mashed Potatoes *
4. Wednesday--Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches
5. Thursday--Beef Stew
6. Friday--Clam Chowder, Spinach Salad
7. Saturday--Enchiladas, Refried Beans
If we have leftovers and/or I am not feeling up to cooking we may substitute one of the meals above with leftovers.
This week will see 7 new meals cooked, 0 nights of Take-Out/Eating-Out and 0 night of Leftovers.
What I need to buy for this menu? Salad Greens
I think that's it. I will do a stock-up on cheese this week.
Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?
Any great deals on food at your stores this week?