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I just got this feedback TAL Mastermind club member Kathy as we wrapped up a super impactful month of focus on the pillar of THINK and the meditation habit…it brings up a great point:
"You inspired me to go deeper into my practice! I am starting to understand that there is no finish line. It is a lifetime process that never ends.
I am not so reactive to things and I am more aware that if somebody is not nice to it is because of them, not me.
There are a lot of people who could benefit from a daily meditation practice…all the answers are inside of us if we just give ourselves the permission to listen!
My life is starting to take some amazing turns for the better! Thank you, Thank you,
Thank you!"
Awesome! I got so many similar responses this month – the habit of meditation and mindfulness is such an important pillar of a Truly Amazing Life.
A couple days later though she wrote back and said:
"I am having "glimpse" of good things happening from my yoga and meditation, then I get sucked back into old habits.
Will this ever stop?
Here are my thoughts on this:
Cherish the glimpses and keep seeking more!
I think of my life, growth, progress, and joy like riding a wave surfing. And this goes for all the habits of a Truly Amazing Life. The more I practice the longer I can stay on top of the wave rather than getting tumbled around in the wave.
It's absolutely exhilarating riding that wave!
But no wave lasts forever.
And even the best surf pros in the world get tumbled and miss some…and sometimes its painful. Especially when they are 'upping' their game and taking bigger risks on bigger waves (i.e…breaking new ground spiritually, or with habits that are new when many old habits still remain).
Don't worry about perfection.
EXPECT challenge and embrace it.
Enjoy those amazing 'glimpses' where you are riding the wave and just keep paddling back out there for more each day.
The more you practice the better you'll get, the easier and more natural the habits will be, and also the less you'll be troubled by old habits…they'll eventually fade away as you fill up your life with better habits.
Hope that image helps! Life is a lot like surfing…there's a lot to be learned from natures patterns.
Make today amazing!
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- The worst hidden disasters of procrastination and how to easily avoid them all and get into action on those dreams of yours. (This one simple shift in how you speak to yourself may surprise you…especially coming from 'the positive thinking guy'…and it can improve your life dramatically)
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This week was all about Pete..
You can get your own Pete here.
I hate I did not take more pictures. But, my camera battery died on Tuesday and it took me until this morning to remember to charge it..
Oh, how I hate that I missed those moments!
We have been singing the "Pete" songs all week..
Search "pete the cat" on you tube!
There are lots of awesome Pete the Cat activities being shared on teacher's blogs. These are some of my very favorite ideas…
Fran at Kindergarten Crayons has totally set everyone up with AWESOME Pete activities ..
She also has a Pete the Cat Unit in her TpT store..
Harper Collins has some fun stuff too!
Including free song downloads!
Mr. Eric's website is fun too! He has all the cool videos!
Deanna Jump has a fun Pete unit on TpT too!
She has just updated her unit so head on over and get the updates if you have purchased it earlier.
Cute! Cute! Thanks Deanna for a fabulous idea!
Have a great weekend!!


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There's a tendency in many bands to push the same sound over and over again without ever breaking any new ground. Brooklyn indie electronic-rock band Bear in Heaven is the exception to that rule. Since their 2007 debut, Red Bloom of the Boom, the group has continued to progress stylistically with each record, from experimental beginnings to something more accessible, and even danceable.
"The culture in the band is never to repeat," says the band's guitarist/bassist Adam Wills. "Or repeat what we like and get rid of what we don't and always try to make different music. Our personal tastes in music are extremely varied, so we're always just squeezing in little influences and ideas and trying to push the envelope in some scenarios. In Red Bloom of the Boom, we were pushing envelopes structurally…and now we're experimenting with a little bit more reigned in song lengths and actually throwing in choruses. And that's experimental to us. So don't ever repeat yourself, that's our kind of unspoken motto, I guess. "
Sticking to the "never repeat" mantra, Bear in Heaven–Wills, singer/keyboardist Jon Philpot, and drummer Jason Nazary, all of whom are originally from Atlanta–employed a moodier tone on their latest album, Time Is Over One Day Old, rather than revisiting the danceably brash sound of the last one, I Love You, It's Cool.
The first single off of Time Is Over One Day Old is the driving and anthemic "Time in Between," which was also the first song that the band wrote for the record. "That song originally sounded like a Tom Petty song (laughs) before the guitars got in there," says Wills. "That was a good one to set the tone for the rest of the writing of the record, that was super super muscular heavy in-your-face kind of track that lets everybody knows that it's a different record from the previous one." Another great song off the album is the lush, "They Dream," which Wills is also quite fond of. "It's my favorite song," he says. "It's certainly my favorite one to play live".
The band is currently on tour that includes two homecoming shows in New York. Asked what it's like to carry over their ornate and textured music from record to the stage, Wills says that the sound is twice as big. "We really put a lot of effort into our live shows and it takes a lot of technical hurdles to pull it off. We put on a good live show, we put a lot of work into it. It's just whatever the record sounds like but you get enveloped in it in a way that you can't by listening to the record at home or on the headphones. It's a different pace."
According to Wills, there's no time for writing new music while on tour. "The best thing you can gain from it is the experience. For instance, we had the day off yesterday and so we were able to spend the day at my father's farm in lower Alabama. At the end of the night, we laid underneath the stars and drank wine. For us, we're trying to live and that's such a big part of the music–gaining inspiration for lyrics and music versus writing, which is definitely part of the process."
Bear In Heaven will perform on Sept. 16 at the Bowery Ballroom, 6 Delancey St., Manhattan, 8pm, $15/$17; and on Sept. 17 at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 N. 6th St., Brooklyn, 8pm, $15/$17. The group's new album, Time Is Over One Day Old, is out now.


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Mind Power – Tullio – 2015
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I love the elements in this piece. it shows how colorful and complex the mind can be . i can get lost for hours in this piece .the way the colors come together keeps me enlightened .


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For those who doubt NAFTA exists or that it doesn't force us into the integration of the three countries… * here is a speech Perry gave to the Border Summit. Relevant portions are bolded.
Gov. Rick Perry's Remarks to the Border Summit
Wednesday, August 22, 2001 • Speech
Thank you Senator Lucio. President Nevarez, UT-Pan American is to be commended for its vision and leadership in hosting this unprecedented border summit in the beautiful Texas town of Edinburg. My friends from Mexico, including Governor Tomas Yarrington Ruvalcaba of Tamaulipas, and Governor Fernando Canales Clariond of Nuevo Leon, it is an honor to be in your presence. I want to extend my gratitude to our Mexican neighbors for hosting me this July as I sought to learn one of the world's great languages, Spanish. I enjoyed your hospitality, and was grateful for your patience as I worked on my vocabulary. No longer do I refer to "la verdad" as "la verdura." I am delighted to see friends from the U.S. side of the border as well, including our distinguished members of the Legislature, and our county and city leaders along the border.
Today we begin a new dialogue about our shared future, a future of promising potential if we work together to solve the challenges we both face. It is fitting that we convene this summit where the great, meandering river known as the Rio Grande – or the Rio Bravo – forms the long border between Texas and Mexico. In years past, that famed body of water has been seen by many as a dividing point, If you were to walk along its banks and look to the other side, based on the stereotypes of the past, you would think you were seeing things a million miles away, instead of a stone's throw away. But I am here today to say that while we have honest differences, there is more that unites us than divides us. The Rio Grande does not separate two nations, it joins two peoples. Mexico and the United States have a shared history, and a common future. And it is along this border where we will either fail or succeed in addressing the education, health care and transportation needs of our two peoples.
Critical to our future is meeting our border infrastructure needs. We must get traffic moving along the border so that businesses along the border and thousands of miles away can deliver products on time, and continue to grow. Companies from Spokane, Washington to Concord, New Hampshire depend on Texas highways and Texas bridges to move their products south. Seventy percent of all U.S.-Mexico truck traffic goes to, or through, the Lone Star state. Fifteen of our twenty-seven border crossings with Mexico are located in Texas. Fifty-four percent of all U.S.-Mexico trade crosses just between Brownsville and Laredo. This year the Texas legislature appropriated approximately $1 billion more in transportation funding. But more can be done.
With Texas serving as the Gateway to Mexico, it is time that we receive congressional funding that reflects the instrumental role our state plays as a port of entry. With a Texan in the White House, I believe there is no greater opportunity to end the funding discrimination that crippled Texas infrastructure under the previous administration. Good infrastructure is essential to the free flow of commerce. It is a matter of economic fact that free trade lifts the tide for all the boats in the harbor. U.S. trade with Mexico has increased by 500% since 1994. Exports and imports between Texas and Mexico now exceed $100 billion dollars annually. Thousands of jobs have been created for Texas and Mexican workers, confirming the indisputable fact that trade with Mexico is big business for Texas.
The fruits of NAFTA have just begun to ripen. At the same time, we must not allow the roots of the tree to become poisoned. The NAFTA agreement not only signaled a new era of economic possibility, but a new era of bi-national cooperation. That is why it is wrong, and inherently detrimental to our relationship with Mexico for the U.S. Congress to pursue a protectionist policy that forbids Mexican trucks from U.S. roadways. It is bad public policy, and it violates the terms of the NAFTA agreement we agreed to. Mexican trucks that meet our safety standards should be given the same access to U.S. roads as our Canadian neighbors to the north.
Mexico, too, must be vigilant in realizing its treaty obligations. For more than half a century, under the 1944 Water Treaty our two nations have cooperated so that the water needs of both countries are met. But as of late, Mexico is behind in delivering the water it has promised to the U.S. A Mexican judicial injunction now threatens the livelihood of our Rio Grande Valley farmers, and has become a source of contention between our two nations. It is time to end this dispute. I would ask that the Mexican government meet its obligation under the treaty, Texas growers are depending on it.
There are other challenges that require a unified approach, especially in the area of health care. A lack of preventative medicine means conditions that could have been eliminated through childhood immunizations show up in disturbing numbers later in life. Limited availability of medical specialists means conditions like heart disease and diabetes go untreated at alarming rates. In Texas, we recently placed a strong emphasis on preventative care when we expanded access to Medicaid for more low-income children by making the Medicaid enrollment process simpler. We allocated an additional $4 billion to the Medicaid program, and more than $900 million to the Children's Health Insurance Program. I urged legislators to pass a telemedicine pilot program that will enable, through technology, a sick border resident of limited financial means to receive care from a specialist hundreds of miles away. But the effort to combat disease and illness requires greater cooperative efforts between our two nations. It is a simple truth that disease knows no boundaries. An outbreak of drug-resistant tuberculosis, for example, endangers citizens of both our nations. We have much to gain if we work together to expand preventative care, and treat maladies unique to this region.
Legislation authored by border legislators Pat Haggerty and Eddie Lucio establishes an important study that will look at the feasibility of bi-national health insurance. This study recognizes that the Mexican and U.S. sides of the border compose one region, and we must address health care problems throughout that region. That's why I am also excited that Texas Secretary of State Henry Cuellar is working on an initiative that could extend the benefits of telemedicine to individuals living on the Mexican side of the border.
As a compassionate state, we know that for our children to succeed, they must not only be healthy, but educated. The future leaders of our two nations are learning their fractions and their ABC's in classrooms all along this border. Immigrants from around the world are being taught in Texas classrooms, and our history is rich with examples of new citizens who have made great contributions. We must say to every Texas child learning in a Texas classroom, "we don't care where you come from, but where you are going, and we are going to do everything we can to help you get there." And that vision must include the children of undocumented workers. That's why Texas took the national lead in allowing such deserving young minds to attend a Texas college at a resident rate. Those young minds are a part of a new generation of leaders, the doors of higher education must be open to them. The message is simple: educacion es el futuro, y si se puede.
We also know that poverty is not unique to either side of the border. Some of Texas' poorest citizens live in colonias all along the border. They often lack basic infrastructure many of us take for granted. Just today, the North American Development Bank announced it will provide $6.3 million in funding to hook up colonia residents in six border cities to water and wastewater lines. More than 18,000 residents will benefit from these water or wastewater hookups. And this November, by approving Proposition 2, Texas voters can ensure that their neighbors in colonias have quality roads so that school buses, emergency vehicles and postal trucks can reach residents, and residents can get to a job or a school reliably.
President Fox's vision for an open border is a vision I embrace, as long as we demonstrate the will to address the obstacles to it. An open border means poverty has given way to opportunity, and Mexico's citizens do not feel compelled to cross the border to find that opportunity. It means we have addressed pollution concerns, made substantial progress in stopping the spread of disease, and rid our crossings of illicit drug smuggling activity. Clearly we have a long way to go in addressing those issues. At the same time we must continue to deepen our economic ties, expanding opportunities for Mexican and U.S. companies to do business on both sides of the border. The outlook is promising, even if the road to prosperity is a long one. We share a bond as neighbors, and we find our culture north of the Rio Grande to be increasingly defined by the strong traits of people of Hispanic descent. Texas has long enjoyed a unique identity, an identity forged by an independent spirit, and the convergence of many different peoples. We must welcome change in the 21st Century as we have in every century before it.
Today, as we look to the south, we see a rising sun. It is perched above a people whose best days are in front of them. Let us endeavor to make the most of this new day through a new dialogue. Let us work together to combat disease, expand trade and provide educational opportunities. If we do, there are no limits to what we can accomplish for the betterment of all of our citizens. Thank you, and God bless you
Perry's full record…
Amazing Timeline of Perry's Democrat History
*Update 8/14/2015 – Speech was scrubbed from Texas Governor's website but can be seen here:


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Co-ordinating and delivering EIA for offshore wind farm, including 60km onshore cable route.
Norfolk Boreas is one of the biggest Round 3 offshore wind projects, both in terms of its size and complexity. The development area covers 725km2 and is approximately 73km from the Norfolk coast at its nearest point. The proposed wind farm will have an export capacity of 1.8GW of renewable electricity, which would meet the electricity requirements for nearly two million UK households.
As Norfolk Boreas is a project for electricity generation of more than 100MW it is classed as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), so developer Norfolk Boreas Limited (owned by Vattenfall Wind Power Limited) will need to apply for a Development Consent Order (DCO). In order to provide a fully comprehensive DCO application, Vattenfall commissioned Royal HaskoningDHV (Royal HaskoningDHV) at the end of 2016 to co-ordinate the EIA, deliver an Environmental Statement (ES) for all offshore and onshore aspects of the project and generally provide support to the DCO application.
The EIA requires a collaborative approach, involving 40-50 experts to manage environmental and technical risk and identify opportunities for environmental enhancement. A far-reaching range of activities includes support to extensive public consultation; development of the 'Evidence Plan' to pro-actively agree data needs and assessment methods with key stakeholders; terrestrial surveys and analysis; impact assessments as required under the EIA and HRA regulations; noise and vibration assessment; air quality and emission assessment; transport access studies and traffic impact assessment; marine physical processes analysis; benthic ecology assessment; marine mammals assessment; subcontractor management (Landscape and visual assessment, archaeological data analysis, commercial fisheries, ornithology, shipping and navigation, aviation and onshore and marine surveys); GIS and data management; Environmental mitigation, management and monitoring advice; delivery of Scoping Report, Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR), Environmental Statement (ES) and Non-Technical Summary (NTS); and production of many other plans and certified documents required to support the DCO application.
Due to its size, the onshore aspects of the EIA are particularly complex, involving infrastructure that will be installed within a 60km cable route that weaves its way across Norfolk, spanning three different local authorities, whilst negotiating settlements, protected sites, water bodies and many other constraints.
Norfolk Boreas is closely linked with another Round 3 development, Norfolk Vanguard, which is around 12 months further on in its development process. If Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas are both constructed they would share infrastructure.
Strategic co-location of onshore infrastructure (landfall, cable corridor, substation infrastructure and grid connection point) helps to maximise opportunities and to eliminate, reduce and mitigate potential impacts. Norfolk Boreas offshore cable corridor is 226km2 and 97% of its area is shared with Norfolk Vanguard. From landfall to the onshore project substation, all of the onshore cable route is shared.
However, as consent of Norfolk Vanguard has not yet been granted, the EIA for Norfolk Boreas has to take account of two scenarios, firstly the scenario where Norfolk Vanguard proceeds to construction and secondly where it does not. This adds a complexity to the project and the Royal HaskoningDHV team is required to assess a multitude of different impacts, while ensuring that the project can be completely autonomous if necessary. Fortunately, Royal HaskoningDHV has an unparalleled level of technical expertise in consenting offshore wind, able to handle multiple aspects of a project in-house, regardless of its scale and complexity.


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The midsize segment is a very competitive part of the auto industry. For years it was owned by the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. With all of the design changes the 2013 Hyundai Sonata is now at the top of many peoples lists. Although the Camry and Accord are still great cars, the Glenbrook Hyundai Sonata definitely deserves a look before any consumer makes a decision on their next Toyota or Honda.
Here are some significant advantages that a new Sonata from the Happy Car Store has over the Toyota Camry:
- The Sonata comes with a full 5 year/60,000 mile basic warranty which covers the entire vehicle and includes 24 hour roadside assistance. The Camry stops 2 year and 24,000 miles sooner. The Camry does not include roadside assistance at all.
- The Toyota only has 60,000 miles of powertrain warranty coverage while the Hyundai offers 100,000 plus Glenbrook Hyundai doubles that to 200,000 or 20 years!
- The Hyundai 4 cyl offers better horsepower and quicker acceleration than the Toyota.
- The Sonata has a larger fuel tank allowing you to go further before stopping for fuel.
- The Sonata has so much more passenger and cargo room that it is considered to be in the "Larger Car" market while the Camry is in the midsized area.
- The Sonata has a larger trunk than the Camry.
- The Hyundai Sonata was a "top pick" by Consumer Reports while the Toyota Camry only made the "recommended" list.
- The Sonata was picked as Car and Driver's "Top Ten" with it's redesign in 2011. The Camry hasn't been picked since 1997.
- You can't buy a Toyota from Glenbrook Hyundai, the Happy Car Store!
After looking at all the facts, it's a no brainer! Stop by Glenbrook Hyundai, the Happy Car Store in Fort Wayne, Indiana to see the 2013 Hyundai Sonata for yourself. You can also see a complete list of our inventory, incentives and specials at www.HappyCarStore.com or call us at 260-484-9531.
Take a spin in a new Sonata and you'll understand why we say…you could be happier in a Hyundai.


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Called the Sulawesi Buddha after the Indonesian island where it was found, this statue is one of the finest pieces of bronze sculpture from ancient South-east Asia. It was unearthed in 1921 at Sikendung on the west coast of Sulawesi. The statue is in the Amaravati style of south India (3rd to 5th century CE) and was either imported from there or is a copy made by a local Indonesian sculptor. The statue was originally standing although it is now broken off at the waist and its right hand was in the gesture of imparting fearlessness (abhaya mudra) although both hands are now missing. The face has an expression of serene alertness and the features are sharply defined, especially the hair and the folds of the robes. The longitude of the find spot of the Sulawesi Buddha is approx longitude 118 degrees E making it the furthest east material evidence of Buddhism in ancient times has ever been found. The Sulawesi Buddha is now on display in the National Museum in Jayakarta.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
When Buddhism Went East
Posted by Shravasti Dhammika at 1:18 AM
2 comments:
- fable said...
Looks like it's a life-size sculpure, a nice bronze sculpure to look at.
- April 14, 2010 at 11:31 PM
- Terasi said...
If only this statue was not that damaged, it's a very beautiful statue.
- July 23, 2010 at 7:53 AM
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Do you know that there are still some hidden features you haven't discovered about your phone camera. Well I'm going to give you 12 undetect features this morning.
Learning About Stars
If you are enthusiastic about stars and constellations SkyMap for iOS and Android is a great tool you can utilize to study celestial bodies. By simply pointing your phone's camera at a star with the app open, you can download the skymap through Google.
Give Visitors Your Wi-Fi Info
Write down your Wi-Fi name and password, take a photo and easily share with your visitors when they visit.
Business Card Scanner
Get all your business cards out of your wallet and have them scanned with your phone camera. One cool app I use is the CamCard scanner. It has a powerful OCR (Optical Character Recognition) feature which extracts all the data from the card into the application.
Solve Math
Do you need to help your kids solve their math homework? Unfortunately, you have forgotten basic arithmetic, an embarrassment you don't want revealed to your child! Download Photomath and take a photo of the equation. The app will take you through the process of solving the equation step by step and give you the answer.
Get Your Exact Measurements
If you need to quickly stop by at a store to buy some clothes, the MTailor app uses your phone camera to get your accurate dimensions, so you don't have to. For now, the app is available only for men.
Keep a Visual List of Your Favourite Items
Open a new page in OneNote or Evernotes to keep a visual list of your favourite items. Attempting to take mental notes might get you confused the next time you want to get your favourite soda at a store.
Barcode Scanner
Two apps come to mind – MyFitnessPal and Quick Scan. These two apps enable you scan products for nutritional facts, coupons etc.
Remember Your Makeup!
Simply take pictures of your foundation, blush and lipstick without having to memorize names or numbers. Voila!
Save Your Neck
The TextNeck Indicator Lite app uses your phone's camera to watch your head and alerts you when you are in a poor phone posture.
Be Safe In an Emergency
Write down what you are allergic to, what medications you take and your emergency contact information. Take a photo of the information. Then, make the photo your phone's lockscreen photo in case someone needs your information and you're unable to speak or incapacitated in some way.
Get Help After a Robbery
Take photos of all of your credit/debit cards, your car's plate number and your car's VIN number. If your wallet or car is stolen, you'll have all the information you need to report it to the card issuing company or police.
Take a Selfie
Do you know that you can make an amazing sefie with your phone camera, some people only use the back camera always, but do you know that front camera are still clean and neat for talking amazing pictures more than the back camera? Well quickly grab your smartphone now take a picture with the both Cameras and you'll see the different.
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The house belonging to Audrey Foy, a young woman living in Florida who is originally from Quebec, looked like a bunker Friday.
It was hard to find her front door as the facade of her home had been boarded up in anticipation of hurricane Irma, which was scheduled to land on the peninsula this weekend.
"I'm thinking the worst," said Foy, who lives in Hollywood, Fla. "That our roof will be blown off. That we won't have electricity for weeks or months. And I'm afraid."
Many Quebecers living in and around Fort Lauderdale were preparing to be hit by the biggest hurricane of their lives.
Police vehicles circled around the rare gas stations that still had gasoline Friday. Large retail stores were packed with people but were getting ready to close, like most stores in the region.
Nancy Teske Wissler, who is originally from Buckingham, Que., and her husband Dean were installing large boards over their windows at their home in Davie. As a nurse, she can't leave the city because she needs to be at work in the local hospital.
Her pool was full of water, though, which she believes will help with flushing the toilets after the storm.
"This is very very dangerous," she said. "The winds will blow everything away. It's a category 4. It's a big girl coming."
Back at Foy's home, her kitchen table was stacked with provisions: baby food for her three-month-old, water and a lot of propane.
"We have bread and peanut butter," she said. "They say we aren't going to have electricity so we can't make sandwiches with meat and what not.
"We're going to grab all our belongings that are important. Birth certificates, passports, insurance papers. Anything that can help us just in case the roof gets blown off — at least we'll have those. We'll just wait and see."
More than 500,000 people living in the Miami-Dade county, which is in southeast Florida, have received evacuation notices.
Sandra Belzile started her hurricane preparations Tuesday but couldn't find any water in stores that day.
So she waited in line in her car at the local Costco for one hour just to get into the parking lot.
She purchased the maximum water limit per person: four packs.
"I am very scared," Belzile said in an interview outside her condo in Pompano Beach. "But at the same time I'm reassured because my partner lived through hurricane Wilma (in 2005), which was intense. You just have to be prepared.
"If the eye of the storm passes, it becomes incredibly calm inside the hurricane. And that can last up to half an hour. Some people get curious and leave their house — you can't be like that."
Belzile, who works for Le Soleil de la Floride newspaper, said she would spend Friday boarding up the parts of her house that were still unprotected.
Despite the sunny skies, everyone was preparing for the hurricane, but also for its aftermath.
Residents were expecting to be without electricity for days and to be unable to travel around due to debris in the streets.


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Q-n about the event
Elizabeth Rood: We know that everywhere where women are included in the workplace and where women have greater economic opportunity there is greater prosperity for all, and for that reason the United States is very pleased through the Millennium Challenge Corporation and through other programs of the United States' government to support the inclusion of women in workplace. I am very happy to participate this evening in this event where we recognized companies who have done a great deal to create an equal environment for women to prosper and thrive in the workplace.
Q-n about the upcoming round of Geneva Internal Discussions and possible agreement on nonuse of force
Elizabeth Rood: The United States firmly supports Georgia's sovereignty and Georgia's territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders, and within that context, we support and participate in the Geneva International Discussions as the best form available to discuss security issues as well as the many urgent humanitarian issues arising from the conflicts in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. I will not comment specifically on the content of the upcoming round of the Geneva International Discussions or the statement of Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin, but as always, we do hope for progress in the next round of the Geneva Talks.
Q-n: do you think that we (Georgia) should sign that declaration
Elizabeth Rood: I am not going to comment on any particular element of the discussions. We would like to see the progress on many of the different issues facing the parties – the participants in the Geneva International Discussions – including the security and humanitarian issues.


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Past Exhibitions
6/6/08 to 8/17/08
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Since the early 1990s, Chakaia Booker has worked almost exclusively with rubber tires. Through a physically demanding process of twisting, slicing, and weaving found rubber tires (primarily from bikes, cars, and farm equipment), she forms dynamic, whimsical sculptures that fuse ecological concerns with questions about racial and economic differences, globalization, and sociopolitical power structures. Featuring twenty-four sculptures, this exhibition surveys the past eight years of production by one of today's most prominent American artists.


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Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout
Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout was an Indian reality game show. Aired on Imagine TV, it was the Indian version of the American reality show Wipeout on ABC. It was hosted by Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and co-hosted by Saumya Tandon.[1][2] The show consisted of a series of obstacles which the contestants must clear to move on to the next round. If a contestant fails to complete an obstacle, he is said to be wiped out. It was organized at the Wipeout course in Buenos Aires, while the end-game bits were shot with Khan at the Yash Raj Studios in Mumbai.[3] The show started airing on 1 February 2011 at 9:00 pm and ended on 25 February 2011 with Kushal Punjabi as the winner taking home Rs. 5,000,000, while German-Polish model Claudia Ciesla was the runners-up by 51 seconds.[4][5]
|Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout
|Also known as
|Total Wipeout
|Created by
|Presented by
|Shahrukh Khan, Saumya Tandon
|Karishma Tanna
Dimpy Ganguli
Akashdeep Saigal
Hina Khan
Debina Bonnerjee
Kushal Punjabi
Dipika Kakar
Divyanka Tripathi
|Country of origin
|No. of seasons
|No. of episodes
|Production location(s)
|Buenos Aires
|Original network
|NDTV Imagine
|Picture format
|480i (SDTV),
|Original release
|1 February –
25 February 2011
|External links
Show format
The show is based on a series of challenges in large pools of water or mud to win ₹ 5 million. The episode winner gets Rs. 10 lacs and direct entry in the Grand Finale, the cost decreases after every two episodes. The winner was Kushal Punjabi, who defeated Claudia in the final by 51 seconds and walked away with a prize money of Rs. 5 million.[6]
- Capt Albert Louis
- Akashdeep Saigal
- Amit Sareen
- Ashima Bhalla
- Bhaktiyaar Irani
- Claudia Ciesla
- Debina Bonnerjee
- Dimpy Mahajan
- Gaurav Chopra
- Gracious D'Costa
- Hanif Hilal
- Jennifer Winget
- Karishma Tanna
- Krushna Patil
- Kushal Punjabi
- Manas Katyal
- Manoj Kumar
- Mink Brar
- Narayani Shastri
- Natasha Suri
- Ravi Dixit
- Jai Bhagwan
- Payal Rohatgi
- Priyadarshini Singh
- Raja Chaudhary
- Simran Kaur Mundi
- Sonika Kaliraman
- Annie Gill
- Vindu Dara Singh
- Vrajesh Hirjee
- Priyanka Shah
- Dharamveer Singh
- Johanan Newnes
- Capt Albert Louis
- Dharamveer Singh
- Raja Chaudhary
- Ravi Dixit
- Jai Bhagwan
- Manoj Kumar
- Bhaktiyaar Irani
- Claudia Ciesla
- Amit Sareen
- Krushna Patil
- Kushal Punjabi
- Simran Kaur Mundi
- Annie Gill
- Hanif Hilal
- Vindu Dara Singh
Grand Finalists
- Capt Albert Louis
- Jai Bhagwan
- Claudia Ciesla
- Kushal Punjabi
First episode
A total of 14 contestants participated in the first episode. They faced a series of challenges. Manoj Kumar won the episode completing Wipeout Zone challenge in 5 minutes and 27 seconds.[7] Manoj Kumar won Rs. 10 lakh and got a direct entry in the grand finale episode. Capt Albert Louis, former Army Commando won the 15th Episode and won 3 Lakh and got the final ticket to Grand Finale. So did Claudia Ciesla and Kushal Punjabi. The rest of the contestants were Wiped Out.
- "Dream come true". Hindustan Times. New Delhi. 26 December 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- "Small Screen: King Khan's Zor Ka Jhatka for TV viewers". Hindustan Times. 4 February 2011.
- "Kushal Punjabi wins Zor Ka Jhatka". Bollywood Hungama News Network. 26 February 2011.
- "Kushal Punjabi Wins Zor Ka Jhatka". NDTV Movies. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- "Kushal Punjabi wins 'Zor Ka Jhatka'". The Times of India. 26 February 2011.
- IANS (26 February 2011). "Kushal Punjabi wins 'Zor Ka Jhatka'". Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
- "First episode overview of Zor Ka Jhatka: Total Wipeout".


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After 17 long hours of labor, Willow Annistyn made her appearance at 9:51 p.m. December 28, weighing 7 lbs. 2 oz. and measuring 19.25″ long.
She already has us wrapped around her finger.
We left the hospital Friday morning. Here she is all buckled and bundled up.
Mommy's feeling awesome.
And daddy's completely in love.
I'll share more later–about the birth, our sweet babe and our transition to a family of three.
But, right now, it's cuddle time.
Wishing you a happy, cozy, blessed new year!


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|Pea shoots and onions in November.
I wrote the other day that I was as prepared for a negative result from this election as I was for my beet seeds not to sprout. I was mistaken. On some very deep level that I was not aware of, I was prepared for neither outcome.
I am sorry to report that the beet seeds have not yet appeared, which has me worried that my dreams of beet pickles won't come true. They are a taste of home that I love - earthy, rich, and a little bit spicy - but I may have to plant again. I suspect the caterpillar I spotted the other day while watering feasted his way along the rows, working in the coziness of sun-warmed soil. I am working on a solution even as I remain a little bit hopeful.
While I'm not a fan of said caterpillar just now, I know need to understand who he is and why he's there. I'm not angry at the caterpillar, but I am disgusted with a common system for dealing with him. "Just spray," says one of my fellow gardeners, and I say no.
"I'd rather try something else," I reply, and she nods perhaps a bit skeptically. I promise to tell her what I learn.
The caterpillar is there for a reason that I must discover and understand. Ignoring him or blasting him with a chemical does more harm than good to my soil, me, and the other creatures that help me garden. Ultimately, it only makes the caterpillar's offspring stronger. I need to figure out why he is there, what he is doing, and how to work with him. I need to find a way to balance his presence with the presence of others. I don't want to destroy everything because of one hungry critter in my soil.
At the moment, I do other necessary things and think. I weed, work on building up the soil in another part of the garden in preparation for the red onions that will go in the ground on Sunday. I harvest some winter greens, enjoy the sight of the first pea shoots breaking through the soil, prepare the potato bed for February planting, and think about how best to be ready for summer. I map out where the popcorn and tomatoes will go as well as the zucchini, beans, peppers and squash.
Similarly, I was not fully prepared for the result of this election. I could not imagine that so many people would choose the way they did. I wept that day and have each day since, because my vision of a better America, and even of America itself, feels far away. Unlike the garden, though, I'm watching things unravel at home in a steady and horrible way. Like my garden, I am looking for a solution even as I strive to remain hopeful.
Like my garden and my soil, this situation is my responsibility. It is my duty at this time to find a way forward that respects others and protects the integrity of each member of my community. Mostly, I try not to despair as my heart breaks, and I feel my own anger rise. I do not want to entirely give up on my country. There are things about my home I never knew I held dear beyond my family and friends. I am proud of our imperfect history and of many things that are American. I do not want to turn away entirely, even though there are moments when I think it might be a good idea. However, that is another form of despair, and despair leads to inaction or to anger and regrettable action. None of this is helpful.
It's clear to me that we have damaged each other enough, but I don't think it's over yet. I know that we need to come together and collaborate, but I'm still grieving and angry. Soon, though, I need to put that energy to good use finding a way forward. It's up to me to help with that, because I didn't do enough before. I wasn't paying enough attention to what was all around me when I visited home, what I heard again and again from both sides. I know, too, that there are no guarantees. I also know I will find people so entrenched in their beliefs that they will be more obstacle than aid. However, if I don't try, I am casting my vote for destruction. There is still a chance. I don't want to make the same mistake again.


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Whatsapp has become popular in recent days and sometimes, when you delete some important text messages from your Whatsapp, what to do to recover those deleted messages back? If you have found a good method to solve this troublesome problem, comment here and share with us. If haven't, luckily, we found one method to help you. Just keep reading and learn more here.
It's good news for Whatsapp users. Now, Auntec has released its new version iFonebox 2.1 to help you recover deleted text messages from your Whatsapp. Of course, iFonebox can extract and restore audio messages as well as images from Whatsapp attachments. Pretty powerful, right? As is known that iFonebox is a professional iOS data recovery which is supportive to recover deleted data like contacts, messages, notes and more from your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch directly. Plus, you can use iFonebox to extract and restore data like photos & videos, whatsapp attachments from your iTunes or iCloud backup. One more point, iFonebox is capable of recovering contacts and notes to your iOS devices directly. But how? How to use iFonebox to recover the deleted Whatsapp messages?
How to recover Whatsapp deleted messages with iFonebox 2.1?
The first thing you need to do is to download and install iFonebox. Two versions are optional: Windows version and Mac version. In addition, you can try the free version (Windows and Mac ) to check whether iFonebox works for you.
After installation, if you are not familiar with the whole process, you can follow 3 simple steps below:
- Run iFonebox. Choose Recover from iOS Device. Don't forget to connect your iOS devices to the computer.
- Scan Whatapp data from your iPhone or iPad.
- Preview and choose the data you need to recover. After scanning, you can have a look at the scanned Whatsapp data and then, choose the one you need to recover.
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It is convenient to use iFonebox 2.1 to recover lost Whatsapp data. Functional and powerful.


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It's that time of year: Vacation time! Where's Your Amazing Place? How many of you love traveling? At Amazing Spaces, each employee outlines what is their "Amazing Place". You can see canvases of different team member's Amazing Places throughout each of our properties. We add on to our list of... Continue reading


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Counterfeit electronic components are finding their way into today's defense electronics. The problem gets even more complex when procuring DMS (diminishing manufacturing source) parts. This paper will provide a brief introduction to counterfeit prevention and detection standards, particularly as they relate to the aerospace and defense sector. An analysis of industry information on the types and nature of counterfeit components will be discussed to illustrate those most likely to be counterfeited, followed by a specific case at a major defense contractor.
The case involved two circuit card assemblies failing at test, whereby their root cause for failure was identified as "unable to write specific addresses at system speeds." The error was traced to a 4MB SRAM received from an approved supplier. Fifteen other suspect parts were compared with one authentic part directly purchased from a supplier approved by the part manufacturer. Defects or anomalies were identified but not enough to unequivocally reject these parts as counterfeit as the defects could have also happened in the pre-tinning process, which is a program-specific requirement if the parts were stored for more than three years. Through the subsequent analysis, subtle differences between the authentic and suspect parts were identified and isolated. The methodologies and process chosen to identify counterfeit parts will be reviewed and an assessment of the results will be presented along with the defects found in relation to the defect types reported in relevant test standards.
The Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System defines a counterfeit part as:
An unlawful or unauthorized reproduction, substitution, or alteration that has been knowingly mismarked, misidentified, or otherwise misrepresented to be an authentic, unmodified electronic part from the original manufacturer, or a source with the express written authority of the original manufacturer or current design activity, including an authorized aftermarket manufacturer. Unlawful or unauthorized substitution includes used electronic parts represented as new, or the false identification of grade, serial number, lot number, date code, or performance characteristics.
Highlights for the DFARS Case 2012-D055 final rule include:
• Applying requirements to the acquisition of electronic parts and assemblies containing electronic parts, including commercial items (COTS)
• Defining "Counterfeit" and "Suspect counterfeit", is limited to electronics, including embedded software and firmware
• The costs of counterfeit electronic parts or suspect counterfeit electronic parts and the cost of rework or corrective action that may be required to remedy the use of inclusion of such parts are unallowable (unless electronic parts were provided as GFE and timely notice of discovery was provided by contractor)
Based on the highlights for the ruling and the impact that counterfeit parts could have on the performance of fielded systems, it should be obvious in terms of the importance of understanding, identifying and addressing suspect counterfeit parts in the aerospace and defense industry. Although the current definition and ruling applies to electronics, the expectation is the definition will eventually broaden to include nonelectronics (i.e. optics, mechanics, MEMs, and materials). Therefore, a robust process to ensure parts that are received and used in systems to support the aerospace and defense industry is paramount to not only the business and industry, but to the users of the products that rely on these systems, especially the warfighter.
Counterfeit Parts Business is a Multibillion Dollar Industry
The discussion of recognizing that counterfeit parts have been introduced into the supply chain is not new, with various companies, and technical journals publishing as early in 2002.
In a 2006 article published by Pecht and Tiku and noted in the UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA) position paper, "UKEA Position on Counterfeit Electronic Components":
Alliance for Grey Market and Counterfeit Abatement (AGMA), based in the USA, estimates that, in 2006, up to 10% of technology products sold worldwide are counterfeit, which amounts to $100 billion of sales revenues. However, this does not take into account consequential losses. In 2007, the US Patent and Trademark Office estimated that total 'counterfeiting and piracy (activity) drains about $250 billion out of the US economy each year and 75,000 jobs'.
A primary driver of counterfeit parts has been part scarcity, or diminishing manufacturing source and material supply (DMSMS). Realizing that as the consumer market began to grow exponentially in the 1980s and 1990s, the supply base for manufacturing parts rated for military and high-reliability applications was having a difficult time keeping up with demand, and part availability was becoming more difficult. These market forces drove the opportunity to introduce counterfeit parts into the supply chain through 'gray market electronics brokers'. According to a 2001 article on fake parts, "One U.S. independent distributor, which asked to remain anonymous, said it paid a broker in China $70,000 for 1206 case-size ceramic capacitors about three months ago. The 90-cent parts, which under less-constrained market conditions would have cost 20 cents, slipped through two quality inspections before arriving on the OEM's production floor".
Bad Parts are not Always Counterfeit
It is important to recognize that, just because there are anomalies identified on electronic parts, it does not signify that the parts are counterfeit. It does, however, require the incoming inspection organization to assume the responsibility to make initial determination as to whether there is enough evidence to suggest the parts from a lot or shipment should be evaluated for additional anomalies. Three important points to consider when creating a system to screen for counterfeit parts are:
• They are not easy to identify, even with sophisticated analytical methods
• They are in the supply chain, even with authorized distributors
• They are more of an issue with obsolete parts


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Saw a lot more animals.
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Love Is In The Air at Malacca Zoo
Saw a lot more animals.
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the bum bum also take pictures kah? :P funny mamarazzi, by the this line make me laugh dont get to close near the big cage nanti lil birdie pulak kena bite ha ha ha.. love ALL THE PICTURES LOVE IS IN THE AIR :DReplyDelete
Wow these are beautiful birds! Some were in big cages! Recharged to see more is great...Tigers, Giant Squirrels. Adventure at the zoo...the little worm hanging from the tree was neat!ReplyDelete
Buaya di darat... eeeee... scary!!!ReplyDelete
this one seems to be better than our national zoo woh..ReplyDelete
Wow.. going!ReplyDelete
The price, is it same for all, or they charge higher for foreigner?ReplyDelete
Come Malacca, didn't come SG? hehe...
Hahaha...I went Malacca Zoo during Raya Holiday. Yet to post also...Malas**ReplyDelete
Love to visit zoo but scare of the smell :PReplyDelete
What a fun day at the zoo! I've never seen a monkey bum biting bird before or a black giant squirrel. We need to go to the zoo again soon. :)ReplyDelete
haha now only I know what the baboon's backside looks like! So red!! :PReplyDelete
Yeah, we oso find Melaka Zoo much more pleasant than Zoo Negara. You didn't catch any of the animals shows there?ReplyDelete
great outing for your son. Btw, I am heading to Melaka this wed-fri and your post came on time, so I think its worth going here.ReplyDelete
Miss hearing the advert song "Let's go to the zoo.." haha.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous21 November 2011 at 17:56
Aiyor...why you like monkey backside one? Take photo...later the monkey farts how? Muahahahahaha!!!!ReplyDelete
Ya, Malacca Zoo is anytime better than Zoo Negara.. Wanna go for a trip to Malacca soon!! Miss the food there..ReplyDelete
it has been so long since i last went to malacca zoo! miss it so muchReplyDelete
-FiSh :)
I always take my kids to the zoo. My city zoo is very big that we can't cover all at the same time. The kids love everything zoo because they find it very interesting. And i Laughed so hard at the mosquito part...:-))ReplyDelete
wow...giant tortoise look scary~ReplyDelete
Missed this during my Malacca trip ):ReplyDelete
Oh...O.O...now I also understand what the expression means. LOL!! Kinda cool, got blue butt butt.HAHAReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 November 2011 at 06:36
I love the birds in the first photo! I love going to the zoo and haven't been in several years. I've definitely got to put it on my to-do list for next year. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun!ReplyDelete
Oh, and the picture of the baboon's butt - hysterical!
- Anonymous23 November 2011 at 14:28
waahh...syok! =DReplyDelete
kakaka kiasu mah
sure were. Just too bad mamarazzi photgraphy skill not up to the standard
Auntie CleffReplyDelete
this one wont makan orang one. Die already. we can makan it pulak
Havent been to Zoo Negara for more than 10 yrs. But Melaka Zoo seems a lot more interesting than when the last time Mamarazzi went
WOw indeed
Not sure. Think price the same. Coz the notice only mention adults and children .Didnt state foreigners.
Melaka to Singapore still very far la :P
LOL post FB kau tim la
Choi YenReplyDelete
ya the smelly was there too as well as the mozzie
a few yrs go to the zoo once is not bad. Especailly go with kids. They sure love it
Lenglui witchReplyDelete
Chloe's MommyReplyDelete
No we didnt
Hope you had a good time there
oh ya hor...for what ads is it ah?
Not go near near and snap mah...use zoom zoom zoom mah
Inspired Mom1xReplyDelete
the food there is awesome . Portugis, peranakan, chinese, malay, indian and all sort...yummmmm
LOL.....but dont miss the smell and mozzie ya
nah...fake one...batu one
go one more time kekekeke
It's mozzie breeding season. So they all chase after Papa LOL
LOL...wondering whether the colour is natural one or being spray painted there
It's fun to go to the Zoo with kids.
memang syok
It looks like a relatively well-kept zoo, the animals are not skinny looking too. Is that so?ReplyDelete
A Moms DiaryReplyDelete
ya..and heard that there are a lot more animals here compared to Zoo Negara
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Invenio Business Solutions appoints Octopus Group to grow Application Managed Services
Invenio Business Solutions, an award-winning SAP Gold Partner delivering SAP solutions, services and support globally, has appointed Octopus Group to support growth in its Application Managed Services (AMS) offerings. Octopus Group was selected due to its extensive knowledge of the enterprise sector and SAP market.
In order to drive growth and raise brand awareness, Octopus Group will deliver a bespoke brand to sales campaign incorporating content marketing and a comprehensive influencer engagement plan.
Partho Bhattacharya, Managing Director of Invenio, has led its global business since 2008: "I was drawn to Octopus Group, not only for its impressive knowledge of the SAP market but also its understanding of the vision for our business. Octopus clearly has the right mind-set, expertise and understanding of our audience and through a carefully thought out campaign, they're the right partner to support our business goals and positively impact our growth."
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If you have read my blog for any length of time you know that I have a little seasonal backyard nursery (Mimi's Greenhouse). It is open on Friday's and Saturday's for about 6 weeks in the spring. I sell herbs, flowers, small shrubs and trees as well as vegetable plants for your veggie garden. I thought it would be fun to post a little picture tour of that space. When the gate is closed there is no clue that there is a little business in my backyard. For more about my little nursery visit Mimi's Greenhouse.
|the gate to my backyard nursery
|Some of the plants for sale and the greenhouses
|Just inside the gate & view of our art studio
|A place to sit and enjoy the plants
|view of sale from the lower garden


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Hong Kong
Hong Kong
For the first time visitor, Hong Kong can seem overwhelming at first. Yet, the tightly-packed sidewalks teeming with people, the streets and alleyways darting this way and that, the seemingly endless stream of neon signage and the snail's pace traffic on the roadways, are all part of the charm of one of Asia's most dynamic and adventure-filled cities.
When the British first arrived in 1841, Hong Kong was little more than a backwater made up of about 20 villages and hamlets at the outer edge of the massive Chinese empire. For the British trading fleet looking to expand their own empire, the deep, well-protected harbor made it perfect to settle in and set up shop.
At that time, the local Cantonese called the area hèung-gáwng or fragrant harbor, so named after the large number of sandalwood incense factories located around the island filled sea port.
Needless to say, things have changed considerably since then. Now, as one of Asia's major business hubs, and even home to a Disneyland, Hong Kong considers itself the heart of South Asia and deservedly so.
The area is broken up into five distinct districts. Farthest north are the New Territories, where you can find an interesting mix of farming towns, industrial areas and some of the most densely-populated city centers in all of the world. Heading south from there is Hong Kong Island, the heart of the financial center, as well as home to the iconic skyline of mega skyscrapers and the area's famed shopping districts.
Then there is Kowloon, a peninsula that juts south from Hong Kong island and is the most populous district in the region with its mix of residential neighborhoods and bustling street markets. Lantau, which is the largest of Hong Kong's islands is famed for its natural beauty, including the area's highest peaks and best beaches.
And finally, there are the Outlying Islands that range from densely populated residential areas to barren rock outcroppings emerging up from out of the sea.
Hong Kong has four distinct seasons and depending on the time of year, the temperatures can range from from 9°C to 24°C during winter, and from 26°C to 33°C during summer. Those looking to escape southeast Asia's otherwise humid tropical climate will enjoy visiting in the cooler months from January until March.
No matter which area you choose to visit, or if you choose to visit them all, Hong Kong is a must stop on your travel itinerary to Asia and serves as a great hub for heading to Southeast Asia's wealth of great travel destinations.
Two to Do
The Peak
The Peak is one of the most popular attractions in Hong Kong offering spectacular views of the surrounding city skyline, Victoria Harbor and Kowloon with its mix of towering skyscrapers and peaceful green hillsides.
Getting to the top of The Peak on the tram is actually one of the most exciting highlights of the day. The Peak tram, which has been in operation since the 1880′s climbs 368 meters on a steep incline and is not for the faint of heart â or stomach.
Also check out The Peak Tram museum while you're there. Opened in 2007, there is a great historical gallery divided into 15 theme sections that take you back through the long history of Hong Kong as a major port in Southeast Asian history. For more info check out www.thepeak.com.hk
Location: MTR Central Station Exit J3 tel. 2849-0668 Hours: 10am-11pm Mon-Fri, 8am-11pm Sat, Sun & public holidays
One of the staples for Hong Kong tourists is the shopping. The street markets, such as the Temple Street Night Market, the Ladies Market, Jardine's Crescent and Li Yuen Street Market are as fun for people-watching as they are for picking up great deals on just about anything you can imagine.
At the Temple Street Night Market, don't be surprised if you come across an impromptu performance of Chinese opera. There are also clusters of fortune tellers at the Yau Ma Tei end of the street if you are curious about your future prospects.
Each of the markets in Hong Kong has its own particular charm where hidden treasures await to be uncovered. Perhaps most important, don't be afraid to haggle with the vendors. Expect to pay much less than the first offer. If you pay full price, you yourself might become part of local lore.
Try the Half Day Walking Tour. It starts at Prince Edward MTR station Exit B1. Departs Daily at 2pm. Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
The Nightlife
Pick Five
Hush Bar & Lounge
G/F, 2 Glenealy, Central, Hong Kong
tel. 2537-2281
Atmosphere: Stylish
G/F, 60 Wyndham St, Central, Hong Kong
tel. 2810 8199
Atmosphere: Swank
Basement, 38-44 D'Aguilar St, Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong
tel. 2810 1272
Atmosphere: Dance Chic
Basement, On Lok Mansion, 39-43 Hollywood Rd, Central, Hong Kong
tel. 2543 8856
Atmosphere: Famously Hip
Tazmania Ballroom – Pool Hall Lounge Club
1/F LKF Tower, 33 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong
Atmosphere: Whatever
The Food
Citizens of Hong Kong have the distinction of dining out more than any other people in the world. There is a wide selection of local cuisine and just about every kind of international fare is available as well.
A trip to Hong Kong without trying Dim Sum would simply be a crime. Dim Sum, which literally translates to touching your heart, comes in a dizzying array that would take several restaurant visits just to try them all. Our favorites include, fried squid with spicy salt, stuffed green pepper with minced shrimp and hot almond steam soup, just to name a few.
Featured Restaurant
Rude Food: Luk Yu Teahouse
If you are in the Central District, stop in to Luk Yu Teahouse. First opened in 1933, the restaurant's colonial facade and art deco interior have made it a popular backdrop in both movies and literature. Be prepared though, the service is notoriously bad and the wait staff can come off as a bit intimidating to first time customers, but that has become part of the legend.
The fact that Luk Yu rhymes with the popular term of disparagement in English comes as no surprise as you may want to whip the phrase out from time to time. But just slam another beer and go with the flow. The food is worth it all.
A dim sum meal will run you about $15USD a person and the experience is priceless.
Luk Yu Teahouse, G/F-3/F, 24 Stanley Street, +852 2523 5464. Open daily, 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.; dim sum is available until 4 p.m.
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Everyone knows that detention pond maintenance companies are many and this tends to make it harder for anyone to choose the suitable one. Here are some of the factors you can consider when choosing a detention pond maintenance company. The detention pond maintenance company you choose has to be licensed. Licensing tends to indicate that the company has been authorized by the relevant authorities to offer the services.
Moreover, the staff have undergone the relevant training to enable them to do well when offering the said services. Now that you want to work with a company that knows what it is doing, you should always ensure that its license is valid. What to note is that some companies operate with an invalid license and there is no way to verify that it is skilled enough. Considering the qualifications of the company would help you make the right choice. You should get references. It is a good thing to visit the offices of the company and request the contacts of the people who have worked with the company before. If the company is not ready to provide you with references, there might be something it is hiding and you should not even think of working with it. If you get the contacts, you can call each of them to ask more about the services that your preferred company offers. The people you call should tell you if they loved the services.
As long as many people loved the services of the company, you should go ahead and choose it; this can only mean that you would end up getting the best services. You will have to hire an affordable detention pond maintenance company. No one would want to hire a company whose services he or she cannot afford. You will find some detention pond maintenance companies setting their prices very high while others are very low. There is no way you can be assured of the best services if you hire the most expensive company and it explains why you will have to be careful. On the other hand, the company whose services are significantly cheaper may lack experience and choosing it can be disastrous.
Therefore, chose a detention pond maintenance company that can promise to offer quality services and at the same time be able to afford the same. Referrals and recommendations can be of much help. If you choose a detention pond maintenance company based on referrals and recommendations, you will realize that it tends to be an easier route, especially for anyone who does not have much time for the same. Asking our family members, colleagues, neighbors, and friends would help you choose wisely. You will have to choose the company that many people recommend.
It would be good to read online reviews and choose a reputable detention pond maintenance company. Any reputable company would always do the best to ensure that its customers are satisfied; this makes the customers leave positive reviews about the company. If a certain company has many bad comments, it might indicate that it does not address customer complaints and you should stay away from it. The one with many positive reviews would be able to offer good services and it explains why you would have to hire it.


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The main focus in the app are the three grids. They can be thought of as a kind of sequencer. A multitude of patterns can be created on them, and they are synchronized to a global speed and scale setting. One good way to start would be to create some simple patterns, or just load up an example and start playing with the different harmony and tempo settings.
This is the main view where you can access the grids and toggle the different menus and settings.
This is the main build mode for editing and managing the patterns on the grid.
Use this view to adjust the global volume and mix the individual volumes independently.
This mode is used to change the musical key, scale and the played octave. Notes for the grids are chosen randomly, depending on the settings made here.
This mode allows you to adjust the global playing speed and playhead behaviour. Use the slider to set the global tempo.
This view can be accessed from the edit mode and allows you to customize the harmony for each grid individually.
This menu allows you to manage and save your presets.
Contains settings for midi output and reverb & delay effects.
Version 1.1 added support for Audiobus, Inter-App Audio and Core-Midi.


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THE tools really necessary for the home producer of vegetables are not numerous. But for the sake of one's pocket and results it is necessary to know how to select those that are essential, how to use them to the best effect and with the least expenditure of labour, and how to prolong their useful existence. 'Must' Number One.
A spade is absolutely indispensable. And a spade is a shovel. The latter has no tread to the top of the blade; it is meant to be used flat, scoop fashion, and it is impossible to dig with it. A spade has a flat tread and is normally used upright.
It has a sharp cutting edge for easy penetration of the soil, and a bright blade.
Size and weight are of great importance. The large heavy spade wielded with such apparent ease by the expert tiller of the soil is a painful hindrance in the hands of the inexpert. The quality of the tool is governed by the price. The digger's comfort and progress are governed by die spade's size and weight.
The manner of using it is explained in the previous section. Like every other tool used on the land it should be put away under cover in a clean condition, blade and handle being scrubbed if necessary. Soil caked on the handle is a fertile source of blisters; on the blade, it hinders every thrust.
The Digging Fork.
Size and weight also count for much in the digging fork. The four tines, or prongs, may be flat or rounded, for digging clay or other heavy ground difficult to move with a spade.
It is also used for breaking down surface clods after digging; removing raked-up stones and rubbish; collecting and spreading manure and vegetable refuse; lifting potatoes and root crops generally. A heavy type of fork with broad flat tines is used by professional potato diggers, but in ordinary circumstances the common garden fork will serve all purposes including the forking-in of manures, fertilizers, or soil fumigants needing to be worked into the top 2 in. or 3 in. only.
A fork may fail at the hardest jobs, such as breaking up exceptionally obstinate subsoil. A pick will then be needed; but unless this tool is required extensively its purchase is scarcely worthwhile, if one can be borrowed for occasional use.
Handle and tines of the fork, and handle and head of the pick, should be cleaned with a scrubbing brush before the tool is put away.
Small Handfork.
This diminutive edition of a digging fork, small but sturdy, is useful for weeding close around plants where the hoe cannot easily or safely reach; loosening surface soil in the seed bed; and for lifting young plants from soil too clayey for easy work with the trowel. Keep it clean from end to end by scraping or scrubbing.
Multi-purpose Hoes.
For annihilating weeds, which rob soil of food and compete with crops for air, light, space; for keeping surface soil loose, thus checking evaporation of moisture and letting in air, warmth, rain; breaking down clods; making drills for seed sowing and planting; earthing up potatoes, and so on – a hoe is invaluable. It should be one of the hardest-worked tools.
The Dutch hoe has a flat blade for working just below the soil surface; it is used with a jabbing, sliding motion, the operator walking backwards over the ground. It uproots weeds, or severs them at a vital part, a job most effectively performed when sun is shining strongly so that the disturbed weeds are quickly withered; after which they should be raked off and added to the soft refuse heap for later digging in. The flat blade leaves a more or less dusty top to the soil, this serving to bottle up moisture below. Its use is always advisable after the surface has been consolidated by trampling or heavy rain.
The draw hoe has an upright blade at right angles to the long handle. It is used with a chopping motion so that slices of the surface are detached. The operator walks forward over the hoed ground – not backwards as when the Dutch hoe is being used. This is the tool to use when the Dutch hoe is ineffective, as on clayey soil or where weeds are thicker and of coarse growth; and for drawing soil up to potato tops (earthing up).
The draw hoe is also used in conjunction with the garden line, for making drills for seed sowing and planting out.
The blade of the Dutch hoe and the draw hoe should have the sharpness of the cutting edge maintained by filing, and the handle should be kept smooth and clean to reduce skin friction.
There is a hoc with a triangular blade, especially for drill making, but it is not an essential, the purpose being served as well by the draw hoe used cornerwise. The Canterbury hoe has three short, broad prongs at right angles to the long handle, and is useful for working ground which turns up hard and lumpy.
The Rake. A metal-headed garden rake finds ample employment on stony ground; is useful for drawing hoed-up weeds into heaps; and for general levelling. If turned teeth upwards and at an angle, a corner of the rake can be used for making seed-sowing and planting drills; used fiat and teeth upwards, for filling in drills after the seed is sown. Rakes are made with from six to sixteen teeth; the ten-toothed variety is most generally useful. A handle that is always clean – and splinter-less – makes for comfortable use. This tool should never be left flat on die ground with teeth uppermost; an incautious foot may be set upon the head and the handle rise unexpectedly, with painful results.
The Dibber.
The old-fashioned dibber – resembling the top 12 in. of a spade handle (including the D grip) – is still extensively used for planting cabbage, potato, etc. But there are drawbacks to it. The pointed end makes a hole that terminates in a point, the result being that the potato tuber dropped into the hole does not fall to the bottom; the roots it sends out will have to grope that position until the roots have been inserted. Then the trowel is removed and die hole filled in firmly.
This works admirably in light soil which would immediately trickle back into a scooped-out small hole before the roots could be inserted; but it might be found necessary to adopt the scooping method in ground that was clayey.
The hole should always be deep enough to take long roots – such as those of onion seedlings – without these being bunched up or folded.
A straight-edge fine – a length for a time to find anchorage. Similarly, the small roots of a cabbage seedling dropped in may hang fire for a period for lack of an immediate grip.
The dibber is perhaps quicker in operation in fairly loose ground than a trowel, but the latter should be used in preference. In stubborn clay the dibber, though tipped with a steel point, is not easily forced in; and it leave's a solid-sided hole through which roots penetrate with difficulty.
Garden Trowel.
The garden trowel is not die flat-bladed kind as used by plasterers, but is scoop-shaped. The method of using it depends on the object in view. If plants, such as tomatoes, are to be set out from pots, a circular hole should be scooped out with the trowel, larger and somewhat deeper than the mass of soil and roots in the pot. The plant is then placed into position in the hole, and some of die excavated soil is scraped back around it and firmed down with the other end of the trowel or with the fingers.
Small onion seedlings and cabbage plants without a mass of roots are quickly planted if the trowel is held with the concave surface towards the operator, pushed deeply and vertically into ground and then pulled backward – that is toward die user. The trowel is held in of stout cord – should always be for use in securing straight seed drills and planting rows, the cord to be stretched tightly between two sticks, one thrust into the ground at each end of the drill or row, and almost touching the soil. Out of use, keep the cord wound around its two sticks; and put it away clean and dry.
Barrow, Sieve, Watering Can.
A wheelbarrow is nearly, if not quite, indispensable; a stout box on two pram wheels and provided with two handles will serve in absence of the real thing.
Soil and leaf-mould, for preparing seed beds and making composts (mixtures of soil and leaf-mould or rotted manure) for filling seed boxes and for potting, should be passed through a sieve (or riddle) with a 1-in. mesh. This item cannot very well be dispensed with.
A stoutly made watering can of handy ample capacity is necessary not only for giving plants plain water during dry spells but for administering foods and tonics in the form of liquid animal manure or liquid artificial fertilizer. When water is to be given to seedlings in the form of a gentle shower the watering can should be fitted with a removable rose – a perforated cap that fits the end of the spout. If a hose is used for watering it should be of the non-kinkablc type.
Powder Blower.
A distributor in the form of bellows or blower for scattering insect-killing and disease-controlling powders over stems and foliage is a worth-while investment. A home-made substitute consists of a small muslin bag attached by a piece of string about 6 in. long to the end of a stick; the bag is filled with the powder, the neck tied, then jerked over the plants, the dry powder being ejected in small clouds.
Syringe. Sprayers for applying clear water or liquid insecticides take several forms, their simplicity or complexity depending on price.
They are all efficient, and no home food producer is likely to be so fortunate as to escape the need of one. The application of insecticides, etc.., is dealt with in the section which deals with PESTS AND DISEASES.


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B4 School Check giving kids a great start
Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman
Minister of Health
1 February 2015
Health Minister Jonathan Coleman says thousands of new entrants heading to school for the first time this week have benefited from a free B4 School Check.
"The B4 School Check helps to give children the best start at school by identifying and addressing any potential health or developmental problems at an early stage," says Dr Coleman.
"In 2014/15 the programme reached a record 92 per cent, that's over 58,000 pre-schoolers across the country - the highest rate since the programme began back in 2008.
"Figures for 2015/16 are already tracking ahead of last year's, and we're seeing continued progress in reaching out to families in high deprivation areas.
"We've also seen an increase for Maori and Pacific four year olds with 87 per cent of Maori children and 88 per cent of Pacific children reached in 2014/15."
The B4 School Check is the final core Well Child/Tamariki Ora check. Checks are provided free through a range of community health services and include hearing, eyesight, height, weight, and oral health assessments, as well as comprehensive health and development questionnaires.
The commonest findings in the check were vision and hearing difficulties. In the six months to December 2015, just over 2,000 children (seven per cent) were identified with a possible hearing loss and referred for treatment or further assessment.
As part of the Childhood Obesity Plan announced last year, the new childhood obesity target aims to have 95 per cent of children identified as obese in the B4 School Check offered a referral for clinical assessment and family based nutrition, activity and lifestyle interventions by December 2017.
This programme is supported by the extra $400 million being invested into the health sector this year, taking the health budget to a record $15.9 billion.Media contacts: Kirsty Taylor-Doig 021 838 372
Last updated: Monday, February 1, 2016


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Davis-Putter grantees are committed to the notion that everyone has a right to an education, affordable housing, healthcare and a living wage – that ending U.S. imperialism through international solidarity, striving for equality and creating a peaceful world is possible. And they're doing the work to make our shared vision a reality.
Kahlil Almustafa, a poet, educator and organizer, uses spoken word against the prison industrial complex and for reparations and recently released his CD, CounterIntelligence while studying Interdisciplinary Arts at Goddard College.
Sandra Alvarez, a U.S. born Colombian activist/scholar, builds solidarity with indigenous Colombian social movements led by farm workers and women, while completing her doctoral degree at UC Santa Cruz.
Veronica Aragon began organizing rallies and protests as an undergraduate with NYU Students for Peace and Justice and now works in coalition, protecting immigrant workers rights, while re-establishing the Loyola National Lawyers Guild Chapter in Los Angeles.
Maria Belman works for passage of the DREAM Act, police accountability and to make Oakland a sanctuary from ICE raids, while organizing and training student activists at UC Berkeley.
O'Connor Scholar Jenny Brown. Jessie Lloyd O'Connor was a labor journalist, organizer and an early member of our Board who is remembered for her lifelong commitment to peace and justice and, with her husband Harvey, opening heart and home to activists. Our Jessie Lloyd O'Connor Scholar this year is Jenny Brown. Jenny has been involved in international solidarity and feminist, peace, labor and anti-racist organizing since 1984. She is the editor of Gainesville Iguana, a radical movement publication and co-founded the Alucha County Labor party. She works on healthcare and returned to school in the UMass/Amherst Labor Studies program to better understand how to create a critical mass of labor, feminist and anti-racist organizations,. Jessie would welcome Jenny as a sister in struggle!
LaTosha Brown is committed to grassroots organizing and the building and transforming of southern communities and the global labor rights movement, while enrolled in the National Labor College.
Jordan Camp connects domestic struggles against racism, gender oppression and poverty to global struggles for justice, while researching prison and urban rebellion and the criminalization of dissent for his doctoral dissertation at UC Santa Barbara.
Kitzia Esteva-Martinez organized support for the rights of domestic workers while in high school and continues solidarity efforts for campus workers at UC Santa Barbara as an undergraduate.
Ari Lev Fornari organizes mass resistance against displacement of low-income communities, works for peace and prison abolition, and builds alliances between Palestinians and Jews in Boston, while continuing rabbinical studies.
Gabriela Garcia leads a grassroots immigrant worker wage recovery effort with La Union del Pueblo Entero in El Paso, Texas, and attends Northeastern to become a public interest lawyer.
Samantha Garcia works against militarization, burgeoning immigrant detention centers, border wall construction and increased CIA presence in the schools of the Rio Grande Valley region while seeking a masters at the University of Texas/Pan American.
Erin Genia uses art as a tool for community organizing, improving conditions on reservations and changing misperceptions of Native people, while organizing international solidarity efforts and completing a tribal governance degree at Evergreen State.
Zaira Hernandez organizes students at UC Berkeley for passage of the DREAM Act and access to education for all students of color, while protesting police brutality in the Oakland community.
Priyank Jindal co-founded a youth collective supporting low wage workers and immigrants, and organizes for community healthcare and better working conditions for nurses, while attending LaSalle School of Nursing in Philadelphia.
Amaha Kassa organized poultry workers in Alabama and health care workers in Silicon Valley before leading a labor-based economic justice coalition in Oakland and enrolling at UC Berkeley School of Law.
ManSee Kong challenges the gentrification of New York's Chinatown through youth and tenant organizing and creates films that expose the struggles and beauty of underrepresented communities, while completing an MFA at Tisch/NYU.
Anne Braden Award Recipient Mayaba Liebenthal. To honor this long-time civil rights activist and Davis-Putter Trustee, the Fund created an award that recognizes an undergraduate working in the South who keeps racism central to all aspects of their work. This year the Fund chose Mayaba Liebenthal who has organized against the prison industrial complex and for affordable housing and women's health justice. She was one of the first organizers to return to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, leading the People's Hurricane Relief Fund and organizing protests to stop demolitions. Mayaba is active with Critical Resistance and plans to be a documentary and political fiction filmmaker after completing her degree in Film and Communications at the University of New Orleans. Anne spent a lifetime fighting racism; Mayaba is well on her way to doing the same.
Felipe Matos, through personal experience with immigration and little access to education, was inspired to build solidarity with Students Working for Equal Rights at Florida International University and the Florida Immigrant Coalition.
Paul Schachter Award Recipient Abraham Medina. Paul Schachter, a 1971 grantee, anti-war and civil rights activist and attorney, served the Fund for over two decades. Paul left the board this year and in gratitude for his steadfast commitment, we have named an award in his honor for a student who best represents Paul's work for peace and justice– Abraham Mario Medina. Impacted by murders and deportations of family and friends, Abraham co-founded a student group, building solidarity with campus workers, speaking out for immigration and education justice and performing original rap songs for peace and equality. He teaches movement education "as resistance to the oppressors who would keep young people deprived of power through education." Abraham studies Sociology at UC Irvine and, like Paul, is a leader and agitator in his community.
Fernando Mejia created safer and more just living conditions for immigrants through community campaigns and now seeks a masters at the University of New Mexico, with plans to develop new models for cross-border organizing.
Dirk Struik Award Recipient Susan Melgarejo. Dirk Struik was a renowned mathematical historian, a Marxist who refused to testify before the House Un- American Activities in 1951, and a Fund founder. Dirk's daughter Ruth Rebekka Struik made a generous gift after his death. We used it to make an award to honor Dirk with a grant to Susan Melgarejo, a founding member of IDEAS at UCLA, a group that supports and educates undocumented students while advocating for changes to state tuition laws. Active in anti-war and anti-police brutality work, she connects issues across struggles and is one of only two bi-lingual high school math teachers in the Urban Education/Math Program at UCLA. Susan sees herself as one of the teacher-activists who will transform the U.S. and inspire resistance in her students. Dirk would be proud!
Melissa Pognon leads campaigns against environmental racism, gentrification and racial disparities in the criminal justice system, while organizing an activist planners group at the University of Illinois /Urbana-Champaign.
Sophia Shank works to strengthen the labor movement, organizing hotel workers with UNITE HERE and the Union of Occupied Factory Workers in Venezuela, while studying Global and Women's Studies at the University of Minnesota.
Sushma Sheth has led efforts creating a national model for affordable housing policy and practice for over a decade and now seeks a masters at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
Eric Stanley connects communities challenging racism and heterosexism through direct confrontation with the prison industrial complex and gentrification, while completing his doctorate at UC Santa Cruz, researching the LGBT experience in prison.
Mayuran Tiruchelvam creates "harm free zones" where communities resolve conflicts without calling the police, and founded a child care and movement education program for children of activists, while studying film at Columbia.
Camilo Viveiros challenges economic injustices of working people, coordinating student support for affordable housing, immigrant workers' rights and homeless and welfare rights unions while in the Labor Studies program at UMass/Dartmouth.
Shunya Wade works to dismantle the school to prison pipeline, organizing and educating her peers on their rights and mobilizing support to defeat racist, sexist and heterosexist ballot initiatives and is a freshman at UC San Diego.


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I am surprised I am not surprised and not scared – just pissed. The day is beautiful and I am still in a good mood and the music that pumps pulsing from my car speakers on the ride home fills the air and as always my body moves to the rhythm. Need to rule out cancer, I think, and in a way I am glad because finally I can punch something straight in the mouth. I know the chance of cancer is not huge but knowing the possibility is on me for some curious reason makes me itch for a fight. Almost like I've learned a bully may be coming over and I'm thinking good because it's been a long time since I've kicked somebody's ass and this bully will do me just fine.
I am not worried about the possibility of this fight and realize this truth is a gift of sobriety. I know too there are people walking around these days who can thank my sobriety for the fact their legs have never been broken. The world of politics and advocacy can make you angry sometimes and sometimes, like I told Michael today, I miss the days when you can just challenge someone and throw hands.
Yes yes, I am glad those techniques of problem solving are many years behind me. But still… there are times when I seeDick Cheney – the man gives mens' genitalia a bad name! – and realize I'd have no problem kicking his wimpy war criminal ass. And then there are others not so famous. One is this silk suited sugary sweet specious simp and, of course, others.
But you know what? I'm gonna go work on my garden today, plant some seeds indoors, listen to music, smile, and wait for the bully if he chooses to come to my door and, if he does – I'll kick his ass.


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COVID-19 in Florida: What you need to know Saturday, Oct. 17
Jonathan Tully
Treasure Coast Newspapers
The Florida Department of Health reported 4,044 new COVID-19 cases and 87 newly verified deaths Saturday.
The cumulative number of Florida cases is now 752,481 and the reported death toll for state residents since the pandemic began is 15,917.
The number of Florida residents hospitalized with COVID-19 is 46,976 since the pandemic began. The Department of Health notes the total figure is cumulative and does not reflect the number of COVID-19 patients currently in hospitals.
Here's a breakdown of the latest numbers in Florida:
- Total cases: 752,481
- Deaths of Florida residents: 15,917
- Hospitalizations: 46,976
- Total tests: 5,711,339
- Total positive tests: 752,481
- Total negative tests: 4,951,619
Deaths in long-term care facilities
Total: 6,455
Top 5 cities with confirmed cases
- Miami: 100,692
- Orlando: 31,845
- Jacksonville: 29,884
- Tampa: 26,407
- Hialeah: 24,493
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