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Petite Street Tote featured in Sewing World Magazine

One of my all time favourite fabrics is Petite Street, by Wendy Kendall for Dashwood Studio, so I really pleased to contribute this cute little tote to Sewing World magazine. The January issue is out in the shops now!

Petite Street Tote by Susan Dunlop in Sewing World magazine

This month’s issue has 12 sewing projects to get your pins stuck into, in the New Year! As well as the projects, you’ll also find plenty of features and new techniques to learn:

  • Fabric Showcase – Get Knitted!
  • A Crafty Sale – Selling at Craft Fairs – Part 1
  • Pattern of the Month – Simplicity 1418
  • Masterclass – Sewing Skills – Gathers
  • Stylish Stitching from Sainte Luce
  • Knits Know-How – Part 3
  • Sew Smart with Vilene – Part 5 – Bags
  • Overlockers Overview

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So for my birthday gift, I am being practical, and asking for new glasses. There is a local shop that I found a pair I loved in, but of course the ones I drifted to would be nearly $500 with the frames and the prescription lenses. That’s where Warby Parker comes in. Not even sure where I first heard of the eye glass company, but after perusing their website, stylish designs, and saw that the package deal was less than $100, I was hooked!

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Two things that distinguish Warby from other retailers is their free (yes, FREE!), home try-on program,   and their one-for-one program, similar to TOMS in that for every pair you purchase, the company donates a pair through VisionSpring to someone in need of fresh sight. Corporately they are proud to address the issues related to the 1 billion people worldwide who lack access to glasses, and subsequently struggle in their professions and educational endeavors.

For the home try-on program you can choose 5 pairs of glasses to be shipped to your front door via UPS, reflect on their style and shape for 5 days, and send them back in a pre-paid box. No pressure to purchase, but I’m sure you’ll fall in love as I did!

Here’s the five I chose in the order that they appear: Fitz, Finn, Reece, Zagg, and Miles

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After showing them off  to some friends, the winner is… FINN! I can’t wait for them to arrive! I feel smarter already 😉

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We did.

On Dec. 30th, I married my long term girlfriend, Alison.

The service was performed in an itty-bitty little side-room of the Nanaimo Golf course, and an afternoon lunch reception followed in a private dining room overlooking the 18th hole.

We had a tiny wedding party, since with our move imminent there was no time to plan anything more substantial – and frankly, neither of us wanted a huge to-do. More often then not, events of those size can quickly shift the focus from the bride and groom to other matters of family. So it was that our wedding party of 9 people enjoyed a quick little ceremony and a nice lunch. All in all, things went fantastically well.

Or rather, things were going fantastically well, and all emotions were well controlled and under check until my brother springs a little surprise on us – he had written Ally and I a song for our wedding day.

And of course the song is absolutely beautiful.
And of course I cry like a little girl.

Ally’s folks put us up for two nights at the Tigh-Na-Mara Spa – Resort north of Parksville, a lovely swanky spot with all sorts of fancy services such as full manicures and mineral baths and sports pedicures the likes of which my body has never seen.

However, I must admit that while all of these services were offered to all guests, we spent most of our time using two amenities located directly within our lovely log cabin. Namely, the fireplace and the roof, because for the first night we were there the skies opened up and it poured without cease.

All the more reason to stay inside, nudge nudge.

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Fishing: Recycling your waders….

Saw this idea at Deneki Outdoors & Epic Angling where one takes your leaking (can’t salvage them) boot foot/stocking foot waders and cut off the neoprene boots. Now you have an industrial strength set of rain pants/bibs that while worn with rubber boots will out do any typical pair of bibs. Great idea. I have an old pair of Simms Guides that will soon fall into this category.

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Apple did today something they don’t usually do: they unveiled a bunch of fresh products without a special event. It seems there’s no special Spring event, unlike the previous rumors and today the Cupertino firm debuted an affordable 9.7 inch iPad, plus a bumped up iPad Mini 4.

For those of you wondering, there’s no new 12.9 inch iPad here or a new borderless 10.5 incher, which apparently are being delayed by chipsets. Back to the 9.7 inch iPoad, it’s an affordable model priced at $329 and packing a Retina screen and an Apple A9 processor inside. The tablet has an 8 megapixel back camera, a front 1.2 MP shooter and Apple promises “all day battery life”.

The new iPad looks a bit like the iPad Air 2 and from what I understood, the Apple A9 chipset inside is a new generation. This lower priced 2017 iPad measures 7.5 mm in thickness, which is a bump from the last iPad Air and its 6.1 mm waistline, so the battery is probably bigger. Available in silver, gold and space gray, the product will be up for preorder this Friday, in 32 GB and 128 GB versions.

Cellular models go for $459. As far as the new iPad Mini 4 goes, it keeps the design, the specs and the format, but also comes with a 128 GB version at $399 in the WiFi model and $529 for the LTE unit. Other novelties include a red iPhone 7, dedicated to the cause of fighting AIDS, with the RED initiative also being present in the App Store for years now.

Finally, the iPhone SE now gets 32 GB capacity, up from 16 GB as the starting version, priced at $399. $499 is the price applied for the 128 GB version, which is now the replacement of the 64 GB model.

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Location: Ramo Auditorium, South of Beckman Auditorium. Find us here.

Earth Day Week Events at Caltech.

Free Pre-show Interactive Artist Event

Lawn and patio of Caltech's Ramo Auditorium, 6:00 p.m.

Artist Kim Stringfellow discusses her sound art project about the social, political, and environmental history of the Owens Valley and the Los Angeles Aqueduct. Join us on the lawn for food trucks, free coffee from Rose City Coffee, and an interactive artist event!

Staged Reading of The Chisera (aka Lost Borders)

Caltech's Ramo Auditorium, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: Suggested donation of $5–$20 to support Theater Arts at Caltech

by Paula Cizmar

A drama about water—or the lack of it. In a parched lake bed in the High Sierra, a geologist and her daughter come to terms with their failing relationship, the loss of their husband/father, and the spirit of Mary Austin, a woman who once struggled to save the area from destruction.

The play is set in both 1903 and the present. In the past: Mary Hunter Austin, a real-life California nature writer, wages a campaign against Mulholland and his land-developer cronies as they try to steal water from the Owens Valley to create the modern city of Los Angeles. Austin was a woman ahead of her time, who understood the fragility of the desert, and learned from the Paiutes about the cycles of drought and the potential for devastation of the land. In the present, Alice, a geologist, is on assignment to do a field study for a project in the Owens Valley that may threaten the already tenuous ecosystem. As an added complication, she is now raising her estranged daughter Lily after the death of her ex-husband.

As Mary Austin takes on the struggle to save the Sierra water, she goes up against Fred Eaton, an engineer working for Mulholland (but who also is falling under Mary’s spell) and her mother Susanna, who has been left to take care of Mary’s disabled child. In the present, Alice finds herself challenged by her teenaged daughter—and also by a lawyer from the local band of Paiute whose land will be threatened if the company she works for is successful in their planned project.

The borders of the desert and the boundaries of past and present blur as the characters come to terms with love, memory, and a connection to the earth.

Playwright Paula Cizmar is an award-winning playwright whose work combines poetry and politics and is concerned with the way stories get told in a culture — and with who gets left out of the discussion. Cizmar is one of the writers of the documentary play Seven, which has been translated into 20+ languages and has been produced internationally including in Turkey, Lithuania, Argentina, Nigeria, and Serbia to generate dialogue about human rights. Two of her plays, January and The Chisera, were nominated for The Kilroy List.

Cizmar is a Profesor of Playwriting at the USC School of Dramatic Arts. At USC, she founded the Deep Map Theatre Project, which allows her undergraduate playwrights the opportunity to write and perform pop-up plays about current events issues in a street-theatre style.

Director Arden Thomas is the Associate Artistic Director of Mach 33: The Festival of New Science-Driven Plays at Caltech, which is under the direction of Brian Brophy, Theater Arts Caltech.


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Community Health Foundation Event

I serve on the School of Health Professions Board for the University of Missouri and my sole reason for serving on the board is to represent rural Missouri and encourage health care providers to seek careers in rural Missouri.  It has become one of my personal causes to promote rural Missouri as a great place to both live and work.  This past weekend I attended a Community Health Foundation Event aimed at raising funds to provide incentive for health care providers to work in rural Missouri.  Not only do I support the vision of the Community Health Foundation, the event has personal ties for me as well.

My mother passed away a couple of years ago after a brief and unexpected bout with a rare form of cancer.  Shortly before her death, family and friends established a memorial scholarship to honor her legacy.

My mother was a leader in public health in the state of Missouri, she was a past President of MO ALPHA (Missouri Association of Local Public Health Agencies), she was the administrator of the first accredited health department in the State of Missouri, she lobbied at the state and national level for public health improvement, and she made living in Lafayette County safer and healthier for all of the residents.

The Community Health Foundation administers The Jill Thompson Memorial Scholarship which covers educational expenses for any health care worker in exchange for a commitment to work in Lafayette County and there is extra incentive for those pursuing a career in public health.  This past weekend the Community Health Foundation held their annual gala to raise additional funds to support scholarship activities and my entire family attended and participated in the event.

Attending the event is bittersweet.  I am supportive of the mission of the organization and I can get behind any cause that encourages and assists the pursuit of rural health care careers.  Rural Missouri is underserved by health care professionals and I have special affinity for scholarship opportunities that bring people to, and keep them in, rural Missouri.  I am also reminded how much I miss my Mom.

Although I would prefer to have attended the event with my Mom rather than in her honor, it is comforting to know that her legacy lives on.  I’m sure she would be proud that she continues to make Lafayette County a healthier place to live, and you never know, one of her scholarship recipients may just be the person who discovers a cure for cancer.

About Craig Thompson

I am a young professional with two great sons, and I work in the healthcare setting. I am employed in hospital administration and serve as Chief Executive Officer at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in Clinton, Missouri. At GVMH we care for our families, friends and neighbors. We're committed to providing the safest, friendliest and most compassionate care to all we serve.
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Hi, Carol with you this Wednesday with my free for all post.

I recently asked for the Kate Crane box which was part of the last MOM classes and here is my finished box:-

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We had a very busy weekend that included a trip to Sioux Falls to visit my parents and meet up with some friends. It was lots of fun, but I’m tired after three busy weekends in a row and I have a ton to catch up on around here including getting back on my regular running schedule. So, instead of a regular post today, I thought I would just share my favorite photo from last week and then get started on my long to-do list of projects and chores.

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I love it when I catch them just sitting together. It’s so sweet and so rare.

Happy Monday!

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Why Continuing Education for Professional Tax Practitioners?

Former IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman conducted a six-month study in 2009 focusing on Tax Preparer Standards. The result of that study, which probed all segments of the income tax preparation industry, was the development of "uniform and high ethical standards of conduct for tax preparers." The goal was to reduce tax fraud, unethical business practices, preparation error & incompetence, and increase compliance with the tax code and filing procedures.

Anyone thinking of launching a career in the income tax preparation industry should undergo education and training in that field, in addition to any other educational or degree accomplishments obtained. Such training will equip you with the fundamentals of tax preparation, the proper forms to use, filing requirements & options, and how to research information to help you answer & resolve the tax questions and issues you might face in serving your clients. You will learn the basic skills necessary to offer tax practitioner services for individual 1040 clients, small business taxpayers, and even corporate customers; from the simple tax return to the most complex. Even more important, you will present the kind of credibility to enhance confidence in your clients.

Initial training is important, but continuing education is equally important as the tax laws are constantly changing from year to year, requiring new forms and filing procedures. Credible tax professionals must remain current in an understanding of these changes in order to accurately serve their clients. As a tax professional, you have a responsibility to yourself and to your clients for developing & maintaining a clear understanding of your business.

Continuing education provides you with a competitive advantage in your market which results in an increase of your business and cash flow. Displaying your certificates of completion will reveal your professional credibility to your customers, influencing them to recommend you to others who may choose you over competitors not so obviously credentialed. You will lessen the likelihood of errors which may cost you penalties, interest and a valued customer, not to mention a tainted business reputation. Your own confidence and peace of mind as a true professional is also something not to take lightly!

Tax Schools of America provides courses that give you this kind of knowledge base and application. We are constantly developing and adding courses of study that keep up with the changing laws, codes, procedures and trends in the tax industry. We remain a reliable and effective resource for your expanding business.


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Our Expertise

Our team of commercial Mortgage Consultants possess extensive experience in every type of commercial lending. As such, they’re uniquely qualified to understand the niche each lender serves, the product mix to which they are receptive, and what security, interest rates, fees and debt service coverage meet the criteria of those lenders. This means your financial needs are always paired with the most appropriate lender, ensuring you the highest possible rate of success for your investment.

ICI (Industrial, Commercial, and Investment) lending is subject to a strict set of criteria much different than residential loans. The participants in this market are chartered banks, credit unions, life insurance companies, mortgage investment companies, and non-institutional companies. Each have a unique portfolio structure, pricing matrix, and appetite for specific products and industries, so it’s important to seek the advice of an Team RRP Broker to ensure that your requirements are satisfied.

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Beta Byte: YELLaround

YELLaroundBeta Byte is a series sponsored by LaunchRock for that early stage tech found somewhere between idea and traction. Equally exciting as it is raw. Are you in this phase?

What is the name of the company and/or product? Where is it found online?

What problem does this solve?

YELLaround solves the problem of being unable to easily communicate with your community, neighbors, and the people around you. YELLaround is an intuitive, easy to use, messaging platform that connects you to all of the thoughts, opinions, and activities that are happening near by. YELLaround users create messages, called Yells, which are broadcasted to the news feeds of every YELLaround user that is within the same distance radius.

What is the full launch/release date planned?

Since YELLaround is a location-based application, we will be rolling out with several focused releases. Our first public release will be in the Twin Cities focused on the University of Minnesota in September 2012.

Who is on the team?

Co-Founder Kyle Case

Co-Founder Trong Dong

Co-Founder Hoa Vu

What is the specific technology or combination of technologies, framework, languages, etc. that makes this thing run?

YELLaround is built on the latest Rails framework and deployed on Heroku cloud computing platform. We chose Rails over PHP frameworks or .NET for many reasons: it is fast & robust, developer productivity, hip developer community, DRY, and more.

Concurrently, we are working on in-house development of our iOS app and soon will be developing on the Android platform. If you are interested in these technologies, drop us a Yell because we’re hiring!

Is there a revenue model? How big is the market?

The market for YELLaround is huge. It is great for college campuses, travelers, or anyone that wants find out about events and meet new people. In addition, there is no better social media platform for businesses to reach new customers. In this economy everyone is looking for a great deal, and they are much more likely to take advantage of deals that are close to them.

We realize that it can be difficult to roll out a location specific app in all locations at once. While our mission is to change communication for the entire world, we are focusing our efforts on the University of Minnesota and the Twin Cities. Once we have met our goals for this area, we will expand to additional areas. YELLaround is a powerful platform, and we envision premium features in later phases. For now, we are focused on establishing an active base of users.

What is your greatest strength?

Our greatest strength is our diverse team. Our founder team has all of the skills to make YELLaround a great product, brand, and user experience that can change the world. Our team is driven and will not let anything stop YELLaround from being a success.

What is your biggest weakness?

Our biggest weakness is that our team currently is creating YELLaround in addition to working day-jobs. Our team is has been spending all of our free time on YELLaround. We hope to make the transition to working on YELLaround full-time in the near future.

What is one resource you could use that would take this to the next level?

A marketing expert could take YELLaround to the next level. A key to the success of YELLaround is creating awareness and educating users on the many great uses for the YELLaround platform.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

People use all sorts of methods to communicate to others around them. They put ads in the newspaper, hang signs on light posts, or even hand out fliers. It’s time to retire these methods of communication.

YELLaround isn’t a social network for people that want to wait around for the next update from a celebrity. YELLaround is a platform for outgoing individuals that want to branch out and live their OWN lives. Next time you’re trying to find an extra soccer player for a game at the park, searching for a lost dog, or looking for events in town, don’t Google it; Yell It!


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Techno Chart

techno chart coverCreativity leads innovation and innovation to ideas,”Tech-Utsav” brings creative mind a chance to present their Technical Knowledge in a creative manner.”Techno-Chart” is a poster presentation competition participants have to design the posters in an attractive manner and should present the subject of the poster clearly to the concerned judges. The best presentation will be chosen and rewarded.

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Rivet Networks and Intel partner for Killer Wireless-AC 1550 chip
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Back in the day, building a computer meant keeping a stack of add-on cards handy. Graphics, sound, and network cards made sure the inside of...

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Intel and Micron's joint NAND development is coming to an end
— 12:30 PM on January 9, 2018

Intel and Micron have enjoyed many benefits from their long-standing partnership for the development of NAND flash memory, but it turns out that this particular...

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HyperX Predator DDR4 RGB with IR can do a wireless light show
— 9:30 AM on January 9, 2018

If you're going for a real razzle-dazzle cosmetic build with all the bells, whistles, and blinkenlights, you simply can't skip the RGB LED-lit RAM these...

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Nvidia GeForce Now cloud gaming service reaches beta status on PC
— 4:00 PM on January 8, 2018

Nvidia's Pascal-based GeForce GTX graphics cards are awesome, but the price tag of a complete gaming PC and the associated maintenance headaches can be formidable...

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Asus adds a handful of laptops to the Amazon Alexa ecosystem
— 11:30 AM on January 8, 2018

Despite challenges from Google, Amazon's Alexa voice-controlled AI assistant and the Echo-series devices it uses as a host have managed to ensnare the...

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Adata debuts new SX8200 SSDs and Spectrix memory kits at CES
— 12:00 PM on January 5, 2018

When we checked in with Adata last summer, the company made it clear that it was focusing on M.2 and PCIe storage, potentially even...

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Scaling Raven Ridge with David Kanter: The TR Podcast 191
— 10:08 AM on January 5, 2018

The Tech Report Podcast returns with Editor-in-Chief Jeff Kampman and esteemed guest David Kanter on the line. We hold a wide-ranging discussion of fairly recent...

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Intel Titan Ridge Thunderbolt controllers look to the future and the past
— 4:30 PM on January 4, 2018

Thunderbolt 3 (TB3) can be pretty awesome, even if getting access to the 40 Gbps of bandwidth isn't as straightforward as Intel has advertised....

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G.Skill's Sniper X DDR4 memory hides in plain sight
— 12:30 PM on January 3, 2018

Whether due to connotations of manliness or an association with popular action shooter games, military aesthetics are always popular with certain people. G.Skill appears to...

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Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai 3rd November 2017 Written Episode Update

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Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai 3rd November 2017 Episode Start With Commissioner is standing on a helmet and Happu Singh in burkha. Tikka malkhan and Tilu kidnap the person wearing burkha and leave while commissioner then gets to know that Happu Singh is not around.

Vibhuti is crying but stops as Anita arrives. Anita tells Vibhuti that she has taken a decision to cancel the deal and he will not marry Sweety Singhania. Tiwari and Anguri comes in and Tiwari says that y u want to cancel deal you will be in loss. Anita says that I don’t want money but want my Vibhu with me and Anguri says that she agrees with the decision and is happy to know. Singhania comes in and says that he himself now wants to cancel the deal as his sister now likes someone else. Tiwari gets a call from dealer that his order is confirmed and will send the cheque tiwari then tells Singhania that he will return his money too but Singhania says that he can keep the money as his sister now likes him and wants to marry him.

Happu Singh slaps malkhan for again kidnapping him and then Happu Singh gets a call on tikkas phone its his wife and tells him that it’s ok if he has no promotion and can come home Happu Singh gets happy Tilu then asks Happu Singh to wait and give him his gun

Next morning Vibhuti comes in gallery and says that people get up early morning to see scenic views but nothing is better than to watch Anguri bhabhi drying clothes. Anguri bhabhi then comes to dry clothes and says hi to Vibhuti. Vibhuti says that he feels so happy to see her every morning and Anguri says that she can’t hear him and then Vibhuti says that he was just saying good to see you working everyday while Anita doesn’t do any work when I ask her too make a coffee she says I am tired and Anita comes. Anita says that she heard it, while Vibhuti lies that he just said that you make good coffee Anita then asks Anguri what did he say and she tells the truth that he said you get tired even for making a cup of coffee. Anita then asks Vibhuti to go and do work. Anita starts her exercise and comes Tiwari in his balcony and enjoys watching Anita exercising Anita gets disturb and asks Tiwari to go and not disturb her.

Tiwari is talking to Khanna on phone and requesting him not to cancel his order he can abuse him but not cancel order Khanna then starts abusing and hungs up. Anguri comes in and asks what happen and he tells her that my business is not doing good and I am tensed. Anguri says that his planets are not good. Amaji comes to visit Tiwari and Anguri Tiwari asks her how come she is here and she says that pandit ram called to inform that your planets are not good hence you have to built a wall in your balcony, Tiwari gets disturbed listening to this as he will not be able to see Anita exercising but listens to Amaji ani builds a wall in balcony.

Vibhuti is talking to prem on call about his affairs and comes in balcony and when he turns he sees that there is a wall in Tiwaris balcony he gets upset and starts crying as he is not able to see Anguri. Vibhuti then asks Anguri drying clothes at other side that y is this wall here and she tellls that Amaji has asked to do so. Anita comes in listening Vibhuti crying and asks what’s wrong and is surprised to see the wall and then asks y is this here and asks Vibhuti to go and wash utensils he leaves. Anguri goes back to wash clothes and comes Tiwari in balcony and hears Anita calling Anguri to ask y is this wall here and then Tiwari tells that it’s because Amaji asked to do so listening to this Anita gets annoyed goes for jogging.

At the tea stall Vibhuti gets angry and asks Tiwari y is that wall in their balcony Tiwari tells him that it’s because that Panditji ram has asked to do this to Amaji and then Vibhuti says that he has a plan to remove this wall from the balcony Tiwari agrees to it and he goes home.

In hall Anguri is massaging Amaji and Tiwari gets. A phone call he says that it’s may be call for big order and so puts it on speaker so that all could listen the person on phone starts abusing Tiwari and cancels his order he also warns to kidnap his wife and burn his shop listening to this Amaji gets angry and scolds the person and the person hungs up the call. Tiwari then cries and says that from the day the wall is built he is in loss in his business and then Amaji ask sto demolish the wall and Tiwari gets angry. Person on the phone is Vibhuti Tiwari and he plays this trick so that the wall gets demolished.

Tiwari then comes out and congratulates Vibhuti that Amaji agreed to demolish the wall. Both get happy but then Tiwari says that it was not good to give him so many bad words Vibhuti then tells that he said it so that Amaji could feel it was real. Tiwari then says tAt it was wrong to talk about kidnapping Anguri Vibhuti then says that he said it to provoke Amaji and then they both hug.

Amaji is in the balcony acalling Anguri mistakenly she slips on a rollerskates and falls from the balcony onvibhuti and Tiwari breaking the wall. She gets up and say sthat tikka and malkhan did not built a good wall and then asks Anguri to keep ready hot water she will take bath now.

Bhabhi Ji Ghar Par Hai 6th November 2017 Written Episode Update Precap : At tea stall Tiwari mistakenly spills tea on Vibhuti and both react at same time. Then they visit the doctor to know what is the matter where doctor tells them that this is a twinning disease means if one gets hurt other will feel the pain. Vibhuti smiles and in his mind says that now he will trouble Tiwari at the same time thinks that he will see that all his plans fail and back fires to Vibhuti.

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Most Texans Polled Think There's Too Much Testing

And they would be right about that. There is too much testing in education today. Clipped from the Dallas Morning News:

"On student testing, always one of the hottest topics in public
education, 56 percent of those polled said there is too much emphasis on testing. About 27 percent said the state has the right amount of testing, and 13 percent said there is not enough emphasis on exams."

Other highlights:

47 percent say public schools should be the top priority for state government ( 23 percent said health care, the second choice)

69 percent say the state should spend more on education

59 percent want to put more money into state education initiatives (33 percent would instead focus funding on schools and teachers based on standardized test scores)

58 percent want a pay raise for all teachers (34 percent want a merit-pay system for teachers)

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“Oh-so-easy” chocolate xmas no-bake nibbles

You want chocolate divinity, and you want it quick and easy? Behold, I give you bubble balls!

Nothing can possibly be easier. Nothing this tasty anyway. You can whip’em up in five minutes, you can make them with kids, you can give them away.. You name it, bubble balls deliver.

For 25 of these little sweet treats, you’ll need:

200 g of dark cooking chocolate ( you can use milk chocolate if that’s a preference)
250 g of coconut butter/ hardened coconut oil
2 eggs
2 dl (2/3 cup) sugar
3 tbl spoons strong coffee
100 g puffed rice

Melt the chocolate and coconut butter together by lowering the bowl into a pot of hot water. Stir until all is melted and blended. I don’t recommend using the microwave as chocolate burns fast enough for it all to be wasted.

Whip eggs and sugar until it’s near white in colour. Add chocolate mix and coffee, then blend in the puffed rice.

I like to place the dollops in paper muffin cups, but you can also put them straight onto baking paper.

If you so desire you may add a fancy topping to please the eye, say cherries for a festive twist? Kids might like their favourite lolly on top. My favourite lolly is “seigmenn” from Norway, hence the crazy looking little men stuck to my baked goods.

Leave them to cool off in the fridge until they set, find a good container with a decent lid and keep them refrigerated. I found a good container from a brand called Décor – Tellfresh today in fact. Free of all nasties and microwavable too. Very handy.

I hope you like my chocolatey bubble balls, personally I find them quite moreish -In fact I admittedly munched one with my left hand as my right hand was left alone to take the pictures..

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Kano – Garage Skank

Personally a fan of Kano since first hearing the Home Sweet Home album back in 2005, a time where there were only a few rappers who were part of the elite of the UK grime/urban scene, ever relevant having performed a sell out gig last week to mark 10 years since the Home Sweet Home album dropped

10 years later KA is still making hard hitting tracks proved by his Garage Skank freestyle where rather then than an impressive/shiny/slickly edited video the majority is made up of different fan made video, making the overall video feel that there is more freedom and more excitement for the different things going on…More authentic?

Fans take centre stage with video footage from people in  Poland, Australia, Germany and South Korea… Kano being one of the veterans of UK grime expect a couple of familiar faces – cameo’s from Lethal Bizzle and Yasmin Evans/Logan Sama from radio.

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Game of the week

Metal Gear Solid fans and action aficionados alike have something to look forward to this week with the release of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The latest title from developer Platinum Games features the company’s trademark enthusiasm for all things over-the-top, albeit in a far more familiar setting.

Revengeance takes place four years after the events of 2008’s Metal Gear Solid 4, and this time around Raiden finds himself in the spotlight. The katana-weilding cyborg ninja stands in stark contrast to usual protagonist Solid Snake. Revengeance does feature moments in which stealth remains an option, but more often than not Raiden prefers face-to-face confrontations.

Metal Gear Solid creator/director Hideo Kojima did oversee some of the game’s narrative development, but the real appeal of Revengeance is the adrenaline-pumping combat system, courtesy of Platinum Games. It’s fluid, fast-paced and features a unique cutting mechanic in which both enemies and environmental objects can be sliced in a number of ways.

Feedback for Revengeance has been largely positive so far, though some reviewers have mentioned the game’s short playtime as a notable downside. Personally, I value an entire video game experience over some kind of dollar-to-hour ratio, so in that sense it seems like Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is an easy recommendation.

This week in news

By the time The Aggie readers see this column, Sony will have unveiled the PlayStation 4 (or whatever other name the company decides to call its newest console). However, at the time of this print that had not happened yet. So instead we look back to the weekend to highlight some big news from Bungie, the creators of Halo.

This past Sunday marked the first official reveal of Destiny, Bungie’s newest project. It’s another first-person shooter, but the company is referring to the game more specifically as a “shared-world shooter,” in which players cooperatively interact with each other online without traditional matchmaking menus and systems.

The term MMOFPS has been has been thrown around a lot in the wake of Destiny’s reveal, but publisher Activision did state that the game will not feature subscription fees. An internet connection will be required to play the game, though.

Few specifics were given in terms of gameplay mechanics, but Bungie did mention a class system and the inclusion of magical abilities. These abilities come from The Traveler, a huge sphere looming over the sole remaining city. Not only did The Traveler grant special powers to certain individuals, but it saved humanity from ultimate destruction.

Players will traverse the post-apocalyptic world and journey to other planets in an effort to fight off various alien species. This means access to ships, and Bungie left open the possibility of space combat.

I often admit that I’m not a huge fan of the Halo series, but Destiny strikes me as a hugely ambitious and exciting game. It won’t be coming out until 2014, but I look forward to hearing more about Bungie’s latest project in the coming months.

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Essence of Akshaya Patra’s Nutritional Mid-Day Meal Programme

Dictionaries define nutrition as “the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.” Unfortunately obtaining food for health and nutrition worldwide has proved to be tougher challenge than it was perceived. Providing healthy food for children is a concern that transcends geographical boundaries. Fresh and healthy food is a basic right of every child, and there is a need to make sure that they get it every day.

Akshaya Patra has been operating Mid-Day Meal Programme in schools since the year 2000. It has been meticulous in its approach to ensure that the food served to children has rich nutritional values. But this is no coincidence. There’s a serious roadmap that’s gone into the creation of a flawless process that enables the serving of hygienic and nutritious food to these schools. In the previous blog, we had shared how important is nutrition for children. Today, we wish to give you a walk-through of the nutritional essence of our Mid-Day Meal Programme.

Nutritious food is hygienic food

One of the foremost steps to cooking, serving and consistently providing nutritious food is hygiene. Where is the food cooked? How’s it cooked? Do the cooks follow hygiene norms? How’s the food transported? How’s it served? These are the questions that have been converted into a meticulous process of serving food. The process begins right from buying the ingredients for the food – be it fresh vegetables, pulses, rice etc. Our centralised and decentralised kitchens across 11 states in India have been designed for the most hygienic conditions of cooking food. Everyone working or even entering these kitchens must go through a process of cleaning their hands and feet before they start to work. Our workers wear gloves while serving the food and the children in school are required to wash hands before they sit for school lunch programme.

Nutritious food is balanced

Another vital aspect of nutritious food is that it must be rich in various combinations to be able to fully benefit a child’s growth. Nutritional values include nutrients, vitamins, fats, carbohydrates and fiber. Akshaya Patra’s mid-day meals provide a balanced diet including various nutritional values. We encourage people who wish to offer donation for NGOs to contribute for our kitchens or vehicles so that we are able to fetch the right ingredients for our mid-day meals on a daily basis.

Often in schools, the time allotted for lunch is barely half an hour in which the children also want to play and relax. As a result, they don’t get enough time to sit at leisure and eat everything that their lunch boxes have. This often kills the entire nutritional value of the food as it is not consumed in totality. The school lunch should not be a burden to children. Akshaya Patra’s mid-day meals have a lunch menu that can be consumed in less time and it doesn’t look like a burden to children. The lunch is the right blend of dairy, proteins, oils, vegetables and nutrients (click here to read more). In addition, we ensure that children get enough time to truly enjoy their lunch and get complete value from their meals.

Feeding the hungry is a great cause and there’s nothing more motivating for us to know that when we are feeding the children, we are also bringing them to school and contributing towards their future.

Through Akshaya Patra’s mid-day meal programme in schools, we have been able to feed over 1.6 million children so far and recently accomplished 2 billion meals. If you wish to offer donation for an NGO, we encourage you to join our cause and contribute.

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‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’: The Magic Just Isn’t There

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Harry Potter was more than a book series or a series of films.  Harry Potter was life.  Every summer, it seemed like either a new book or movie was released, and there was always something to look forward to and be excited about.  Then, I graduated high school, and my view on the world has become more and more nihilistic, but the lack of new Harry Potter – related media is only a part of it.

I get excited for movies that I want to see.  Batman? Yes.  Captain America? Yes.  The return of the Joker to the big screen? Yes.  But why am I not exited at all for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them?

First of all, this movie is really flying under the radar.  It makes sense. Between closing out last year with The Force Awakens and leading into another Star Wars movie this year, Batman and Superman going at it, Captain America and Iron Man going at it, Dory coming back, and a new Joker, it is absolutely no surprise that this film is really quiet.

Every studio seems to want to cash in on every property they own right now- just look at all of the movies Disney is putting out.  But why revisit Harry Potter’s world?  There is a big problem with doing so.  Not only am I not excited about Fantastic Beasts, I do not think it will be a very good movie at all, despite all of JK Rowling’s involvement.

Like I said before, Harry Potter was basically my life growing up.  So why am I not excited for another movie about his world?  I am a big fan of revisiting characters and worlds when it feels appropriate- I almost crapped myself when I saw Han Solo on the big screen, and yes I knew he was going to be in it.

But Fantastic Beasts isn’t your typical money-grub.  While it is still set in the same world as Harry Potter, there just isn’t anything that really ties the two together.  What made Harry Potter great for an entire generation of fans was the fact that we could relate to it.  Even though he’s from England and goes to wizard school, he still faces a lot of the same problems that we faced growing up.  It was really a coming-of-age story that happened to be about wizards and magic rather than a story about wizards and magic that happened to have a coming-of-age story included in it.

It won’t have the same feel to Harry Potter because it won’t take place in the familiar setting of Hogwarts castle.  Plus, Ron Perlman and Jon Voight are going to be in it, which just feels wrong for anything related to Harry Potter.

In short, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them just won’t feel as personal as Harry Potter, and that is why I am not excited to see it.  I grew up with the same timeline as the Harry Potter movies; the last one came out during my senior year of high school.  I just don’t know how I would receive a movie that on the surface is supposed to be like Harry Potter, but I know it won’t be because there won’t be that connection.  Anyways, these have been my thoughts on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

What are your thoughts on Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? Let me know in the comments!

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  1. You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. Fantastic Beasts is rich in connections to the Harry Potter wizarding world. The stars aren’t Jon Voight and Ron Perlman — they’re 34-year-old Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne and other vibrant young stars Ezra Miller, Dan Fogler, Katherine Waterston and Ali Sudol, plus a bit older favorite Colin Farrell. And under the radar? YouTube promotions and trailers for the film have more than 25 million views, and every new revelation trends on social media. Do your research and stop embarrassing yourself!

    • So I think you missed the point of my article- while there may be connections to the Harry Potter world, it just isn’t the same. My point was that it will be missing the characters and scenarios that I personally am familiar with. And while Jon Voight and Ron Perlman aren’t the stars, the are in it. You don’t have to agree with me, but nothing I said was false, and all of the facts I listed check out, and is simply my opinion. As for the under the radar bit, it definitely has been compared to other movies this year.

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10 Opera Myths – Debunked!

With this blog post, I’m gonna give you all an insider’s perspective on the opera world. I get asked about these opera myths so often that I needed to write about them and set the record straight. I love clearing the air and letting people in on the opera world – I could write an entire blog post for each myth so bear with the long responses, there’s a lot to be said! … More 10 Opera Myths – Debunked!


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TBTS TalkRoach™: Gossip That Refuses to Die (Week Ending August 20, 2011)

August 20, 2011

(The Brown Tweed Society’s TalkRoach™ highlights mundane, ridiculous, and outright unbelievable pop culture stories that should have fizzled after a day—or should never have been news in the first place—but have somehow survived.)

1.  Kim Kardashian Will Probably Spend A Lot on Her Wedding:

You knew this day was coming, but even so, you’re not prepared.  No one is prepared for the spectacle that will be the Kardashian-Humphries wedding and reception tonight.  Will it cost $30 million, or $1 zillion?  The internet is up in arms about how much will be spent to celebrate her nuptial union.  Commentators say that, given these hard (well, for most) economic times, maybe Kardashian should tone it down and go with a less expensive, simpler party?  Hahahaha!  KK didn’t get where she is by doing anything sensibly or responsibly.  She has made a quite lucrative career in self-promotion entirely out of excess.  You think that now, in her moment of triumph, she would practice some moderation?  How cute.

2.  Brangelina Do Rich People Stuff:

The press seem to like Brad and Angelina, but can’t help but sneak in little digs when they do wealthy things like take privately-chartered train to their rented 16th-century Scottish mansion.  Well guess what?  They’re obscenely wealthy.  They took a privately chartered train because they could.  They’re not staying at a Motel 6 because they don’t have to.  The last time I paid $50 for a hotel room, I (stupidly) answered a knock on the door, revealing two sketchy dudes—one with a clouded glass eye—who said they “needed to see my bathroom.”  (They were maintenance men but had not announced themselves as such.)

Yes, Brad and Angelina are ridiculously loaded, in part because of the media’s obsession with them.  If they want to eat $500 meals every day for the rest of their lives, more power to them.  If they want to eat White Castle Sliders instead, well, cool.  If I were that rich, I’d probably do some ignurt shit like build a two-mile-long water flume or completely bankroll Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles seasons 3-7.  At least Brangelina are doing some good, charitable, socially-conscious work with their money.  And taking the occasional medieval-themed vacation.

3.  People On Jersey Shore Do Controversial Stuff:

Identical twins apparently slept with The Situation on the newest season of Jersey Shore, and some peeps are having a hard time figuring out whether this is legal/illegal, pervy, or incestuous.  The basic question, however, should be, “Why are you shocked that you are shocked at anything that happens on Jersey Shore?”  The whole idea of that show is to see people with no real jobs or inhibitions get drunk and fight and screw.  So when one of them does something that might not be nicely nestled in the mainstream of acceptable sexual practices, OMG!  (Though you should ask guys what they think about relations with hot identical twins.  Their answers probably won’t surprise you.)  Hey viewers and media enablers: you asked for it, you got it.

4.  Presidential Campaigning:

So it’s 15 months until the next presidential election, and like a dozen rich, crazy people are angling for the position.  Oh, and if they have jobs, they’re essentially getting paid not to work and to stump for themselves—good work if you can get it!  Jesus, our government is messed up.

Thanks, entertainment media, for helping make people rich for not the greatest reasons, then needling them for spending money the way rich people do!

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God is here, God is real, and I am free!

Claustrophobia: an abnormal fear of being enclosed in narrow spaces.

Freedom: liberation or deliverance, as from confinement or bondage.

In my mind these two words have always sat beside each other. Anytime I felt confined, I was claustrophobic because I had lost my freedom. I was enclosed, locked-in; whether I had wanted this or not, it didn’t actually matter. The idea of a lack of options was suffocating. Security? Try incarceration. Safe? Try dull. Stability? I’d rather die. I once slept on the floor for 3 months because a bed felt too homely for a vagrant. I was so nomadic and homeless in my mind that I couldn’t allow myself to physically accept anything resembling a home. It was too constraining, I couldn’t comprehend the safety of belonging to anywhere, anything, any people. I found myself in a place of vagabondage; lonely, wandering, never still, never peaceful.

Most people go through transit to a destination, I destine to continue in transit, only pausing, never stopping; because when I stop, what if I stop forever? What if I get complacent, and lose my motivation? What if I learn to appreciate security and forget to become uncomfortable?

The thing is, for me it’s not even that one place is better or worse than another, or that I would be happy here or unsatisfied there. It’s the fact that there’s a whole world out there, full of things I’ve never done, people I’ve never met, experience I’ve never had, perspective I’ve never seen or heard, lives I’ve never touched. There’s so much out there to learn, to see, to hear, to conquer, to explore, to overcome. There’s so much in myself that comes out as my surroundings change, so much that I might never know if I never sought difference, if I never searched for more. God has blessed me abundantly with so much already, He has shown me that here is a fragment, a scrap, a piece, a crumb of the glory that awaits you when you follow Me. Seek the rest.

I’ve been seeking, I’ve been searching, praying, crying out LORD, WHAT’S MORE? WHAT IS IT CALLED, GOD, WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR? He called me to search for more, before I even knew what more was named. I sought, and He answered. My Lord God, Redeemer  answered, just as promised. He has shown me more, so, so much more! There is no denying that my God is great, mighty and powerful! He has blessed us with power, strength and life abundant; why have I been afraid for so long that stopping to bask in my God, His power, might and glory would rob me of that abundance? Oh, so contrary to that is the truth! The more that I stay and seek the rest the more I will find His rest, His peace. God created each of us to be loved, cherished and free from bondage in Him. He is not a solitary God up in Heaven shushing us because He’s busy. He is a God of compassion on the multitudes, of ministering to the lost, and loving the hopeless into the light of His glory! Why would I think that this God of love, mercy and justice that I serve would want anything less for me than the desires of my heart and the best of His kingdom? His desire is that I imitate Him, and live my life in the strength of His power. My Jesus had compassion on the multitudes, He is near to the broken-hearted and He lived a life of ministry. How will I minister in His name, to His people if I won’t give up my selfish claim on self-preservation and isolation?

It’s my turn now to give up my rights for the privilege of living, growing and building in community, in family, in the people of God. God has called me to sit still and pour into people, allowing them also to pour into me, to get to know me for the first time ever as I fully, incredibly and more thoroughly embrace my identity, and worth in Christ. He has spoken and I know that He has called me out of loneliness and separation into community, accountability, and fellowship. I’ve only been here for two weeks, and it’s not always easy, nor is it going to be, but I have complete peace that God has me here, because He is about to unfurl great and awesome works and wonders in and through me. I have learned so much in two weeks but I can’t imagine that I’ve even begun to scratch the surface of what’s to come. God is here, He is real, and He is moving!

In all of this, I have learned that I can be free, that I am free, even if I’m not constantly moving. In this revelation of sitting still, of opening my eyes and accepting the challenge of facing my biggest fears of commitment, being known and loving hard. I am free to give up, I am free to leave, to choose a lesser experience, to find my own way; but so much more than that I am free to stay! I am free to face my fears, free to commit, free to allow people to know me, free to laugh, to cry, free to dance, to sing, free to desire spiritual gifts, to desire to know the unknown. I AM FREE, PEOPLE! I am free to stay precisely, geographically, physically where I am and learn how to overcome. What a concept, eh? I am free to be obedient, to get up and follow God.

 Faith can no longer mean sitting still and waiting— they must rise and follow Him. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Open-face breakfast taco with roasted broccoli, fried egg, + pesto (gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian)

The toasty flavor of the broccoli complements the richness of the egg and the herby flavors of the pesto. To make this dish dairy-free, buy or make pesto without Parmesan cheese or sub in olive tapenade.

  • broccoli crowns, cut into small florets
  • extra-virgin olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • eggs
  • corn tortillas
  • homemade or store-bought pesto of choice or olive tapenade, at room temperature
  • hot pepper sauce (optional)
  1. Preheat the toaster oven or regular oven to 400ºF. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.
  2. Toss the broccoli with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to the prepared pan and spread into a single layer. Roast until browned on the edges and cooked through, checking every 5 minutes or so. Keep warm.
  3. Cook the eggs to order. Toast the tortillas.
  4. To serve, place a toasted corn tortilla on each plate, mound with broccoli, and top with an egg, a dollop of pesto, and a few drops of hot pepper sauce. ¡Olé!

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A Billion and Me

Weekends are at times my favorite days of the week, despite the noise at the Nanputuo Temple, because these are the days I can relax and do my chores and sleep in. Today I was awakened by a loud barrage of noise outside my building, which is located by the West Gate of Xiamen University. I woke up to see a flood of Chinese people filling the streets shouting something almost inaudible. It’s not that I’ve never seen Chinese people like this, I did once join the Beijing locals who were lining up to welcome the 1st day of October (which is the independence day for the People’s Republic of China) back in 2010 at Tian’an Men Square and it was crowded. This is the first time though that I’ve seen Chinese people rally together to announce a stand on something, live.

Lately I’ve been hearing about the escalating tensions between China and Japan regarding what the Chinese call the DiaoYu Islands and which the Japanese call Senkaku Islands, which is a disputed set of islands somewhere near Mainland China, Taiwan and Japan. I have been watching the local news lately and I’ve seen tensions between China and South East Asian countries over Spratlys, Korea and Japan over another set of disputed islands, and now this, but I never thought it was this serious until a couple of days ago when my friend showed me a picture outside of a bar here in Xiamen saying that “No Japanese are allowed inside” or something like “Japanese prohibited from entering inside” (in Mandarin of course). And then yesterday as I was having my manicure and pedicure done at a salon near my place, I was watching the television inside the shop and the channel was tuned into the news and they were talking about the escalating tensions. They even aired this tv host doing a study at a national library which was featuring ancient Chinese books, which talked of the DiaoYu islands from a very long time ago and how it has always been under China.

I find it patriotic how the Chinese are so willing to fight over what they believe is theirs, it’s endearing. But watching them  in multitudes as they passed by, was frightening. Imagine. Today, their opponents are Japan, but they also have the Philippines and other South East Asian countries as opponents for the Spratlys Islands. I can only hope that things do not escalate, and that those of us living here as students will not be affected in any way. I know that the common people should be concerned about things like this, but being a foreigner in a country that’s suppose to be the next world power, I can only hope that we leave these issues to the governments themselves. I don’t want to have to worry about the personal safety of myself and of my friends. It’s too frightening a future to imagine.

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UFC 200, Emotional Rollercoasters, Beasts and Underestimation

So now it is time to exhale. Last week was a roller coaster of emotion in MMA and the relaxing of this week is like an ice bath after training. It feels strange but good.

I’ll be honest with you. I didn’t stay up. I was training on Saturday and was on the verge of full on body failure so I was in bed early.  I did watch UFC 200 first thing on Sunday morning and here are my thoughts.

Aldo looked like he was back to his best. He physically looked near his best (cough cough) and he dealt with Edgar on every level. Edgar was coming in off a winning streak and was at the top of his game. You could see that he felt like it was going to be a different fight to their first. He tried, but was just a level below Aldo. Edgar is a great fighter but Aldo is elite. As an aside, the picture of McGregor standing up watching this fight was amazing. No one in the arena was telling him to sit down. I remember watching the dark knight in the cinema and someone stood up in front of me, I had no problem telling them to sit down. Safe to say it wasn’t Conor McGregor.

That rematch will be epic. Aldo feels good, but he also knows that it can be over in an instant with that left honey punch from Conor. A lot of questions, firstly how is Conor going to drop all of that weight to get back to 145? More on that in the months to come.

DC attempted to put the weekend from hell behind him and step into the cage with the greatest fighter of all time *who got popped for steroids and erection pills. Anderson Silva is fantastic. Even with no training he scares everyone. Always fantastic to watch. DC did what he had to do and won fairly handily. The tide was turning slightly when Anderson stuck his big toes in between his mid ribs, but that was the third round and too late. I do not understand people booing DC, it is ridiculous. He is a champion who took a fight that 99% of people wouldn’t take. I would like to see this fight with both fighters having a full camp. It would be a great one.

Then we had Brock Lesnar and Mark Hunt. Captain concussion versus the beast. Hunt didn’t look his normal self coming out and then the lights went out and enter sandman blared over the speakers. Brock had a look on his face that was similar to the look he would have if he caught you slapping his wife on the bum. He was ready to go. I had forgotten how fast Lesnar was/is. That first take down was as quick as any bantamweight fighter. Unreal from someone so big. He bossed round one fairly easily. That surprised everyone. Round 2 he got tired. Stayed at distance and got through the round. In the third he got on top again and made a sound that was just horrific while punching Hunt on the head while on top.

With that win, Brock has become the most valuable fighter / athlete / wrestler in history. He now writes his own cheques in 2 companies worth in excess of a billion dollars.

Then it was time for the main event. Tate v Nunes. Tate looked like she didn’t want to be there. Nunes looked like someone with nothing to lose. You could tell that this was the way it was going to go. Tate had an awful weight cut that involved her having to do a nude weigh in (something I have been known to do even while on weight). Nunes was always going to start quick and fade, the question was, and can Tate handle the initial onslaught and grow into the fight in the later rounds? The answer was no. Nunes put a beating on Tate which was amazing to watch. The punch choice was spectacular, the consistency of her attack was fantastic and Tate has zero answers. I think Tate thought this would be easy, this explains the bad weight cut. With this, Tate has ruined at least 2 massive paydays for herself.

The lesson from this, at every level, never take an opponent lightly.

So now it’s time to relax a bit and keep calm until UFC 202. I imagine that there will be ups and downs until then.

As usual @nkeegan for debate

Until next time.

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Golf, the Olympics, Amateur Status and Arrogance.

Today we take a complete right turn in terms of sport. We go from the testosterone fuelled (according to USADA) world of mixed martial arts to the calm and relaxed world of golf. A game that has driven more people to alcohol than mortgage repayments.

Golf in the Olympics has been in the news lately, various tour chiefs have spoken out about the mass exodus of top players from the Olympics in Rio this year. Today we will talk about the arrogance on some people along with looking at the other side, how a professional athlete deals with being asked to go back to an amateur competition.

It all starts with Rory McIlroy and the pressure he was put under to pick a side. We need to remember that he was asked to pick a side (tricky to begin with considering our little island) for a competition that he hadn’t pledged to compete in. A competition that no business advisor would advise him to play in. Eventually he chose Ireland over the UK and the storm died down for a little while. The Olympics was a long way away at that stage, it was put on the back burner by McIlroy LLC.

As we get closer the pressure began again. Rory decided to bow out. This opened the gates for other top players to back out. The Zika virus was blamed by all. While I back any player wanting to not take any sort of risk to their health, the Zika virus was not the main reason for backing out. It was a handy excuse.

Let’s look at the Olympics as an event. The athletes stay in the Olympic village, share rooms, are told what to do, where to be along with having to wear the team uniform 24/7. A team uniform that may not be your own sponsor. This just doesn’t work with professional golfers who have their every whim catered to, especially the top players. When Rory (and this is not just about Rory) wants something, his team or wherever he is staying will move mountains to get it for him. And rightly so, he is the money generator in the business that is Milroy incorporated.

How do you take an athlete like that and put them into the Olympics. Whoever came up with that idea is arrogant, naïve and downright stupid. In an attempt to ‘grow the game’ they assumed that the top players would fly to Rio, stay in the Olympic village and do what every other athlete would do.

It just makes zero sense.

Amateur athletes spend their lives attempting to get on the podium in the Olympics. That is what Katie Taylor has spent her life doing. While Katie is a company in her own right, she is protected because she was an amateur athlete when she signed with Adidas and Lucozade. Those companies knew that she was going to compete for Ireland and she would be wearing New Balance uniforms etc. at the event. That is the difference. Nike didn’t sign Rory under the assumption that he would be wearing another companies gear in front of millions of people. That is a mistake that Nike wouldn’t make.

This is just another piece of pressure on the professional athlete.

When we get to the bottom line, what is in the Olympics for Rory McIlroy? He never grew up yearning for that gold medal. He grew up wanting to win the Masters. Why would he put himself in the position to be uncomfortable? You and I might think ‘why wouldn’t he want a gold medal’, but we are not in his position. We don’t have Nike and others watching our every move. Rory is an industry, that doesn’t match the Olympic ethos.

I agree with his decision not to play.

For golf, it should be in the Olympics. It should be the final stop for the top Amateurs before turning professional. The 4 year cycle works perfectly. The walker cup players make it in, and then there would be worldwide competitions for the rest of the spots. It lines everything up perfectly. It gives amateurs another target and it grows the game.

But the powers that be have an arrogance about their sport that makes them look childish.

As usual @nkeegan for debate

Until next time

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India’s HAL Powers to Highest Ever Turnover of $ 2.62 Billion

Among its highlights of the year include orders of AL-31 FP engines for the Sukhoi 30 MKI, 12 Do-228 aircraft for the Indian Navy and 32 advanced light helicopters for the Navy and the Coast Guard which came to $ 3.1 billion, said an HAL statement.

The AL-31FP engines power advanced multipurpose Su-30 MKI fighters of the Fourth Plus generation. They ensure stable operation in all available versions of the aircraft in super maneuverability modes.

As far as production and overhauling goes this past year, HAL manufactured 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft in Phase-IV, 24 advanced light helicopters, 178 aero-structure parts and overhauled 197 fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft and 473 engines.

Till date, HAL has manufactured 183 Su-30MKI planes out of the 222 ordered. It expects to fulfill the order by 2020. India and Russia will upgrade the Su-30MKI planes with the Indian Air Force. Currently, India operates more than 230 Su-30MKI combat jets, including some planes delivered by Russia and largely manufactured in India under Russian license.

The company expects an ‘excellent’ MoU rating from the government as it has met all the relevant parameters related to its performance for the FY 2016-17. The Indian fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31 the next year while it is January 1 to December 31 in Russia and elsewhere.

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Monday, January 11, 2010

Gratitude Monday -- Alternate Pizza

Today, like most days, I am grateful for pizza. In this case I am grateful that we have access to good Spelt flour so we can make our own.
Commercial pizzas are okay from time to time. In fact it's probably a blessing that both my husband and I have wheat intolerance or we'd have delivery pizza more times than is good for us.
We found some good quality Spelt flour that is ground finely enough for a decent pizza crust without having to first be sifted. It also makes an adequate loaf of bread and pie crust, too.
We enjoy inventing our own pizza. Mike makes the deep-dish crust and I am in charge of toppings.
It's tasty and reasonably healthy and it's a great way to warm up the house on a cold day. I'm grateful for that, too.
Above, the fluffy deep-dish crust that held our recent effort. If you're wondering, it had slow-roasted beef with onion, pepper, Vlahotiri and Kefalotiri cheeses as well as soy cheese, tomato paste thinned with white wine, spinach, portobello mushroom, cilantro, oregano, thyme, and fresh tomato.
It was very good, and I'm grateful for that, too.

the Bag Lady said...

It looks amazing, cousin!! And I'm a pizza-lover, too, so it is good that there are no pizza places in town that will deliver out here or we, too, would eat far more than is good for us!!

Leah J. Utas said...

Thanks. It was, Cousin. One of our best efforts yet. Wine in the sauce is very tasty.

Terrie Farley Moran said...

df Leah,

This looks fabulous, but I am not good (am actually terrible) at anything involving crust.

I am, however, still enjoying the eggplant casserole you posted long ago.

Leah J. Utas said...

dfTerrie, I'm so glad you're enjoying the Nightshade Casserole. It makes me doubly glad I invented it.
Crusts aren't really my thing either. Mike is considerably better at it.

Reb said...

Mmmm, looks good. Of course, I would have to change most of the toppings - allergies suck!

Crabby McSlacker said...

OMG does that look good. That indeed looks like something to be grateful for!

messymimi said...

It sounds like something I would want to make, and the kids would turn their noses up to.

Doggone fast food style pizza has ruined their taste buds.

Leah J. Utas said...

Reb, it's too bad about the allergies, but I'm sure you could invent something tasty.

Crabby, it was very good.

Messymimi, all the more for you, then! Seriously, all the salt, sugar and fat in most commercial foods to replace taste is as far away from real flavour as can be.

Hilary said...

It looks and sounds just perfect except for that evil word (cilantro). And I agree about the Nightshade Casserole.. it's divine!

Nancy said...

That looks fabulous! My husband makes pizza and I know what we're having one night this week!

Leah J. Utas said...

Hilary, you could hardly taste the evil C word in it, and it can always be omitted. Glad the Nightshade is a hit with you. It's tickles me to have it called divine. Thanks.

Nancy, I bet your husband makes a fine pizza.


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Surly's Ultimate Winter Feast

Surly has teamed up with The Great Northern to host the ultimate Minnesota Winter Feast to celebrate all things winter. We’re partnering with our friends at Mucci’s Italian and 612 Sauna Society to provide an authentic Bold North night under the winter moon. Guests will gather around grills and fires to enjoy warm food and cold beer while exploring the beer garden to check out two of Minnesota’s favorite past times and listen to some classic tunes spun on vinyl by DJ Brian Engle.

Tickets are only required for the food and beverage portion of the evening. Guests may attend the event without buying a ticket.

What's the philosophy of Surly Brewing? Make great beer. Have fun. Give a damn about your community.


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It doesn’t get easier.

I know I’m doing this by choice, and that this is the right thing to do. It will be worth it, too, that I believe. And yet…it’s hard. When you think you’ve finally found someone special to you, and you were just in the middle of what people term the “honeymoon period”, and then you have to be more than 6000 miles apart from each other.

Day 5 of LDR, and I’m crying again.

Day 0 and 1 was disastrous. I kept tearing, and had to force myself to sightsee, even in a city as beautiful as Oslo. Day 2 was even worse, at least at first. I was full-blown crying in public, among the crowds, until I found some peace in the Oslo cathedral. The rest of the day went fine. In fact, I was quite cheerful. Day 3 was busy, and I had some fun in Helsinki, but I did cry at night, right before my flight back to Singapore, realising my exchange semester is really coming to an end now, and that dreaded 6000 miles will be put between us.

Day 4 was ok. I reached Singapore on National Day. It was really hard to sleep, I kept thinking about him and making plans for the near future, and I was jet lagged and had to get used to the new mattress without pillows or blanket or even bed sheet, but then it was okay.

Day 5…was supposed to be ok. I even met and chatted with some friends for a bit, before having a fun Skype session with him.

Don’t get me wrong, I feel really blessed to have him in my life, to have him wanting to go through this difficult phase together instead of giving up and calling it quits. I love us, and I genuinely know that this is worth it. I even believe that if we can get through this, we can get through anything life throws at us in the future. I know I need some time alone to grow, to be more independent.

But after a couple of night’s break, I’m now back to full blown sobbing again.

It doesn’t get easier. Maybe I’m just impatient, maybe I will really get used to it one day. But to be really honest, getting used to living away from him sounds like it sucks.

This will sound very ungrateful, but, although I am thankful we’ve found each other, deep inside, I feel it’s unfair that we have to be so far apart. Why us? Why when things are going so well? These thoughts…are what I wouldn’t admit I have, but I just have to let out.

I know I should just take it as a test, that we’ll come out stronger. That soon enough, we’ll be together again. That I have to get better in terms of managing my depression and improving my independence, lest I risk destroying our relationship.

But it doesn’t get easier.

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Heartbroken? Try Having The Shit Scared Out Of You.

“Death Bear Stare!”

In Brooklyn, NY, you can call a seven foot tall man in a black costume with a ominous looking bear head to come take your stuff. Well, not your stuff, someone else’s stuff. Like your Ex. Because why wouldn’t you do that?

‘Ja’kwon, don’t forget your dirty-AAAAARRRRRGGGHHHH!!!11!!”

‘Death Bear’ is the creation of some performance artist guy. I know his name, but I am not going to further promote him by listing it here. Because this is fruity.

If you have recently went through a nasty breakup, (or just need something collected, he’ll do that, too.) Death Bear will come to your house, and you can give him items that either remind you of, or belong to, your Ex. Never mind the fact that might be, oh, I dunno, illegal.

“Hey Tracy, listen, I left my leather coat at your house. I paid for it, with money, and would like it back.”

“You should have thought about that before you broke up with me. I gave your property to a terrifying bear-man hybrid. Have a nice life!”

“The Fuck?”

You see, it makes sense, because the end of a relationship is kind of like a little death. So this man, who is not paid for his services, will show up in full noir ursidae regalia to take things that trigger memories of that relationship so that you can move on. In my eighth grade drama class, they called this ‘symbolism’.  It’s heavy.

So heavy, in fact, that the artist chose to do this in Brooklyn, because people in Brooklyn would ‘get it’. I am glad that people in Brooklyn are not only capable of understanding ham-fisted symbolism, but encourage it! But Brooklyn is full of hipsters now, so what do you expect?

“Hey you, in the glasses and the hoodie, get off our lawn!”

But hey, maybe people need this. This guy is taking unwanted (at least by the current possessor) and taking it to the landfill, or goodwill, or something.

He keeps the stuff in his apartment. Which isn’t creepy at all.

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3 month old lab puppy won’t stop biting!

Discussion in 'Labrador behaviour' started by Dana Donahue, Jan 11, 2018.

  1. SwampDonkey

    SwampDonkey Registered Users

    Jun 16, 2015
    leicestershire uk
    I wouldn't swap it for the world if we don't go through it we don't get the dog. The bad ones are rite if passage and the good ones who keep their teeth to themselves are saints. Rory was bitey but he had colitis and was on steroids in pain and hungry a lot of the time. Hes the loveliest dog now so affectionate cuddly and just sweet. I'd do it again in a minute but obviously I stock up on garden gloves and thick jumpers:D
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    Jojo83 Registered Users

    Feb 11, 2017
    Just keep them close to hand :chuckle::doug::*
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    zarathu Registered Users

    Dec 5, 2017
    Why do people take everything completely out of context?

    My puppy has play times when he is not tethered to me. He runs wildly chasing things, and generally being the wild dog of the Serengeti, and his middle name is Baby Wiggley. Of course out doors would be fine right now, except its 2 degrees out there, and there is 2.5 feet of snow on the ground.

    But its not Twaddle. it comes from two respected Positive Reinforcement Specialists who have written famous books. One is Paul Owens in THE PUPPY WHISPERER, and the other is Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz in TRAINING THE BEST DOG EVER. Dawn trained dogs for Senator Ted Kennedy and Barack Obama.

    Training your dog initially to eat from your hands is a time honored technique to get the dog to understand who is providing food to them, and the same time developing soft mouth. You put your hands over the dog’s bowl, and you put the food into your hands. The dog eats the food out of your hands. Then you take a bit more and keep doing that until its all gone. The dog must learn not to be possessive of its food, and that its OK for you to take the food. The last thing you want is a dog who is possessive of his food.

    Before you feed him out of your hands, he must sit. In fact he learns he must sit for everything.

    Please don’t take things out of context before you have the big picture.
  4. Karen

    Karen Moderator Forum Supporter

    May 24, 2012
    Dogs are not stupid, and as soon as you give them their bowl of food, they know exactly who is feeding them, and where their food comes from. Why having to eat from your hands should develop a soft mouth is a complete mystery to me. Showing a dog that you can and will take food out of its bowl will not teach it not to be possessive, why should it? It is much more likely to make the dog nervous and start resource guarding.

    My dogs always sit before they get their food. And time-honored does not necessarily equate with good... as we all know.

    That is not what you said in your previous post, actually you said 'This means that you keep him tethered to you at all times'. It is the exact opposite of how I train my dogs, which is that they follow me around indoors and out because they want to, because they are bonded with me and they know that all good things, walks, training, games, food and fun, come from me. Not because they are tethered to me...
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  5. Boogie

    Boogie Moderator

    Mar 29, 2014
    The best way to stop dogs being possessive of food is to leave them completely undisturbed when they are eating. This will give them the confidence to know that their food is always theirs and there is no need whatsoever to guard it.

    If your dog is already a food guarder then this is the best advice -
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  6. selina27

    selina27 Supporting Member Forum Supporter

    Aug 24, 2016
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  7. kateincornwall

    kateincornwall Moderator Forum Supporter

    Mar 4, 2012
    Indeed !
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  8. Aisling Labs

    Aisling Labs Registered Users

    Jan 6, 2018
    One of ours was a biter and would go on the mad tears around the house (she pulled drapes and rods down on one mad tear!).

    Once I'd reached the end of my tether (pun intended), I made it a point to sit with her on the floor holding her tightly in my arms and using my chin on the top of her head as I'd seen my older Lab do with her to stop her biting and tormenting her. I "loved" on her by moving my chin in a caressing manner saying "love mommy". She'd of course wiggle out of my arms and catch me somewhere with her teeth drawing blood. "No BITE" I'd say and get her back under control and begin the process again....with the second bite, she went in her crate for two to three minutes and then back out to do it all over again. And I kept the bandaids and Neosporin at the ready for after....

    I have no memory of how long I did this, but my husband said it was about three days; I added this to my daily training routine (free play, sit, down, shake training) which I do for a few minutes twice each day and before her nap time so at least I knew that some of her puppy energy had been used up. At some point (perhaps three days?), she suddenly stopped biting me and did what I had been asking her to do....love Mommy.

    My Mom has a 16 week old Lab at the moment with whom she is employing this technique after exhausting herself for the past month trying everything else. I'm hoping that it works for her as it did for me....she also has the bandaids and Neosporin at the ready for after....

    The mad tears through the house continued for a bit longer and her accidentally drawing blood when putting your arm in her mouth at a greeting is still something that we deal with on occasion.
  9. Jojo83

    Jojo83 Registered Users

    Feb 11, 2017
    Just because something is in a book doesn't mean it isn't twaddle :) . Suggesting that tethering your dog to you and that they get nothing unless they do something for you is very old fashioned and not something that modern trainers would advocate as a good way to train a puppy. I see from the internet that Dawn passed away in 2011 so it is more than likely that her book has not been reviewed and updated. That she trained dogs for Ted Kennedy and Barack Obama really is neither here or there - she was a dog trainer :) . Paul Owens is a cross over trainer (used punishment but converted to positive methods) of many years standing.
    ; unfortunately that doesn't mean he is in step with modern methods. I've looked but couldn't find their credentials as trainers anywhere :( as I like to know a trainer/behaviourists background before I consider recommending them.
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