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2020 Toyota Sienna in Glen Mills
2020 Toyota Sienna in Glen Mills
If you have been searching far and wide for the perfect new minivan for you and your family, the 2020 Toyota Sienna in Glen Mills has come to the rescue. Your search could be over! The 2020 Sienna is on the cutting edge of technology and comfort when it comes to what you can find in a new minivan. With an extensive list of available features at your disposal, we think it could be hard to find a reason not to choose the 2020 Toyota Sienna as your next vehicle.
2020 Toyota Sienna Convenience and Comfort in Glen Mills
Apart from the extensive and plentiful safety features found on every edition of the 2020 Toyota Sienna in Glen Mills, there are quite a few other convenience features that can also be found in the minivan. Features like the tire pressure monitoring system and the on/off daytime running lights are things you do not often remember to consider but are also useful to have.
An integrated backup camera that comes standard on the 2020 Toyota Sienna makes reversing out of a parking space or parallel parking far easier, while there is also an available upgrade to the steering wheel that will get you a leather trim and heating options. Find out more about the other safety and comfort features today!
Technology Options in the 2020 Toyota Sienna
With every passing year, the technology features on our vehicles just keep getting better and better. The 2020 Toyota Sienna is definitely not an exception to this rule, as it has a bigger list of available features than ever before. Every 2020 Toyota Sienna in Glen Mills comes outfitted with an Audio Plus system along with a seven inch multimedia touchscreen display, with features included like voice control, USB media and charging ports, a CD player and much more.
Plus, if you are the kind of person who wants to fully deck out their van's sound system, you can always stay looking out for the upgraded editions of the Sienna that include the premium audio system with dynamic navigation. These options are just some of what makes the 2020 Sienna one of the best minivans available right now.
Does this year's Sienna look like it might be the right fit for you? If so, give us a call or come visit us in person! We'd love to speak with you about all the options available for you with this year's Toyota Sienna, so let's get started.
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Everything You Need to Know About Utah's Liability Coverage
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What Kind of Liability Coverage Does Utah Require?
Every state but New Hampshire requires that all drivers carry some form of car insurance to at least cover the liability incurred if the driver causes an accident. Utah's minimum liability coverage includes coverage for property damage, bodily injury, and personal injury protection. Utah Code Ann. §31A-22-302.
Always know that you can purchase more insurance coverage from your insurance company. In fact, it is recommended that you carry more than these minimum amounts because personal injury damages could easily exceed these numbers.
Property damage
Utah law requires that all drivers carry insurance to cover the cost of any property damage they cause. The minimum coverage amount is $15,000.00. Utah Code Ann. §31A-22-304.
Bodily injury
Drivers must carry at least $25,000.00 to cover expenses related to bodily injury or death for one person. Utah Code Ann. $31A-22-304. If more than one person is injured in the accident, Utah requires a minimum policy limit of $65,000.00.
Personal Injury Protection
Utah law does not require that all drivers carry uninsured motorist coverage, but it does require that all drivers carry personal injury protection. Personal Injury Protection (PIP) is meant to cover accident-related medical expenses no matter who was at fault for the accident.
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Fitness Tip: How to strengthen your willpower
1. Find Your Focus - Eliminate distractions rather than trying to ignore them. Turn off your cellphone, use earplugs at work, and silence your email.
2. Eat For Energy - Keeping your blood sugar at a healthy level, as it is after regular meals, helps you to have more self-control and more easily resist junkfood.
3. Plan Ahead - Cut down on the amount of decisions you make in a day and your willpower muscle will automatically get stronger. Don't think about working out, just make the decision to do it. So get to work right now on reducing the number of choices you make each day.
4. Stress Less - Stress is tied to self-control. To calm down and replenish your energy, go for a walk. When stress hits, removing yourself from the situation even briefly helps. By changing your environment, you help change your perception and recharge your battery.
5. Find Fit Friends - If the person sitting next to you eats a lot, you're more than likely going to overindulge as well. Schedule workouts and healthy meals with fit friends on a regular basis. Making the commitment to get and stay in shape will strengthen your willpower.
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In a press release sent Monday the Oregon Association of Police Chiefs and the Oregon State Sheriff's Association have jointly called for the personal possession of all drugs to be defelonized. This would mean that if a person is in possession of an illegal substance, as long as it's not for distribution purposes, it would no longer be a felony charge, instead being reduced to a misdemeanor, a much lower penalty that carries a maximum prison sentence of one year, compared to a maximum sentence of 10 years.
The two organizations are calling for this change in part because felony drug charges "include unintended and collateral consequences including barriers to housing and employment and a disparate impact on minority communities." They say that elected officials and prosecutors should craft "a more thoughtful approach to drug possession when it is the only crime committed".


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Facebook's two-factor authentication has come under major scrutiny over privacy issues. As a result of a tweet from security researcher Zeynep Tufekci, it has been revealed that the two-factor authentication which Facebook has so voraciously promoted to ensure security, can also allow anyone to look up that user's profile. And no, it isn't just that. The worst part is that users cannot choose to opt out of the authentication.
Facebook came under heavy fire after admitting that they were using users phone number to directed targeted ads. The fact that users' phone numbers can now be used to look up profiles, even if they weren't registered on Facebook, has caused severe unrest among its user community. Users were under the assumption that their phone number would only be used for authentication purposes and the realization has caused many to seriously doubt the company's ability to protect it's users' online privacy and data.
"Using security to further weaken privacy is a lousy move—especially since phone numbers can be hijacked to weaken security. Putting people at risk," Security expert Zeynep Tufekci tweeted over the weekend. He was among those to call out the social media giant for the move. Even if a user changes their privacy settings so that only "friends" or "friends of friends" can browse through profile, the company's default settings automatically allow everyone on the Internet to find the profile using the phone number.
Yep. I can no longer keep keep private the phone number that I PROVIDED ONLY FOR SECURITY to Facebook. ZERO notification of this major, risky change. For years I urged dissidents at risk to use 2FA on Facebook. They were afraid of this. @Facebook doesn't care about their safety. pic.twitter.com/lW8wjBJlfz— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) March 3, 2019
Even if users haven't opted for two-factor authentication, they have been several reported cases of users having their numbers being used. This was also reported last year by Gizmodo where if a user gives Facebook a phone number two-factor, it "became targetable by an advertiser within a couple of weeks."
The scandal will put Facebook's attempts of unifying their messaging platform with that of WhatsApp and Instagram's under heavy observation. This is largely because platforms like WhatsApp use a user's phone number as a primary source of connecting people.
In a reply to the growing specific concerns, resounding among its users, Facebook said "We appreciate the feedback we've received about these settings and will take it into account."
For now, users can protect their phone numbers and Facebook profile by changing the 'Who can look you up using the phone number you provided'' option to 'Friends'. This can be found in the 'Privacy' section of your Facebook account settings under, 'How People Find and Contact You' option. Facebook sets the phone number lookup setting to 'Everyone' by default.
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New Creation Ministries – US is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization.
Our mission is to LOVE GOD and to LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR as ourselves. The cornerstone of our ministry is Jesus Christ. We encourage each other to love God through the study of the scriptures and obedience to His word.
We at New Creation Ministries – US know that we are saved by His grace (Ephesians 2:8) and we rest in His finished work on the cross. We know that all things are from Him, done through Him and for Him (Romans 11:36). We rest in that truth.
2 Corinthians 5:17 – Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons! Look at it!" We want to encourage each Christian to grow in their walk in the Lord so the World will know that He is Lord. Here is the key to seeing God's impact in your life and the lives of other Christians. Look at these scriptures
Matthew 5:3-4 You're blessed when you're at the end of your rope. With less of you, there is more of God and his rule.
4 "You're blessed when you feel you've lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you.
Your flesh is completely turned off by these truths in Matthew. Let's remember what we are told in 2 Corinthians 2:14 about our flesh
But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.
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Mortal Engines
A mysterious young woman, Hester Shaw, emerges as the only one who can stop a giant, predator city on wheels devouring everything in its path. Feral, and fiercely driven by the memory of her mother, Hester joins forces with Tom Natsworthy, an outcast from London, along with Anna Fang, a dangerous outlaw with a bounty on her head.
Release Date: 2018-12-14
- Country: New Zealand, USA
- Language: English
- Budget: $100,000,000
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Vicente Zambada Niebla — who has admitted to passing along orders for murders and kidnappings — is the son of Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, the alleged current leader of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Vicente Zambada served as a high-ranking leader in the cartel.
Zambada, known as "El Vicentillo," was arrested in Mexico in March 2009 and extradited to the US in 2010, where he's been behind bars for nearly a decade.
US District Judge Ruben Castillo gave Zambada credit for time served, and he's expected to serve about five more years behind bars, according to Assistant US Attorney Joseph D. Fitzpatrick.
Jeffrey Lichtman, an attorney for Guzman, said of the sentence: "I'm sure El Mayo is very pleased with this result."
During Guzman's trial in Brooklyn, Zambada testified about how he himself had played a role in the Sinaloa Cartel's violent drug trafficking activities. He described paying about $1 million a month in bribes to Mexican officials in order to help move drugs through Mexico into the US.
Prosecutors said in a May sentencing filing that since Zambada began cooperating with the US government in 2011, his cooperation has been "extraordinary," adding that he aided authorities in helping target members of the Sinaloa Cartel and a rival cartel, which lead to the "charging of dozens of high level targets and hundreds of their associates in indictments throughout the country."
Prosecutors said in court filings that Zambada's "unrivaled cooperation with the government sufficiently offsets his criminal culpability" to such a degree that prosecutors recommended a 17-year sentence. The former cartel member was facing a maximum life sentence before his cooperation.
Guzman, who Zambada frequently referred to as "mi compadre," or "my buddy," during his testimony against him, was godfather to Zambada's youngest son and they have known each other since Zambada was 15 years old.
Zambada testified in January that his responsibilities with the cartel included clandestine meetings with high-ranking members of law enforcement and Mexican military officials who helped facilitate smuggling operations and assured the assignment of "friendly" officers in key regions.
For their services, the Mexican government officials collected bribes from more than $1 million set aside each month, Zambada said.
Guzman was found guilty of 10 federal criminal counts, including engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise, conspiracy to launder narcotics proceeds to international distribution of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and use of firearms.
He faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole of leading a continuing criminal enterprise, as well as a sentence of up to life imprisonment on the other drug counts. Guzman is expected to be sentenced on June 25.
The case against Guzman was built in part on the testimony of a procession of cooperating witnesses, mostly former cartel associates already incarcerated or who have been given new identities and relocated by the US government. Zambada pleaded guilty in April 2013 to federal charges, including conspiracy.


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BREAKING: Plans filed for 200-job CQ coal mine
A NEW coal mine that could create at least 200 jobs in Central Queensland has progressed to the next stage, filing an Environmental Impact Statement with the Queensland Government.
Central Queensland Coal Limited and Fairway Coal Limited are behind what is now being called the 'Central Queensland Coal Project' - previously known as the Styx Coal Project.
Both are private companies and subsidiaries of Waratah Coal Pty Ltd (Waratah Coal), a fully owned subsidiary of Mineralogy Pty Ltd - owned by Clive Palmer.
According to the company's Environmental Impact Statement, the project will require a peak of 200 full-time equivalent employment positions during construction and 250 to 500 during operations.
It is about 130km north-west of Rockhampton and about 25km north-west of Marlborough.
The project would initially begin mining 2 million tonnes of coal a year. This would rise to 10 million tonnes over the life of the mine.
The expected mine life is 20 years, including construction, operation, decommissioning and rehabilitation.
If the project goes ahead, the proponents plan to export the coal through Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, south of Mackay - though two terminals in Gladstone, RG Tanna and WICET, have previously been floated as alternative export options.
According to the Environmental Impact Statement there would be three open cut pits as part of the project.
The plans can be seen at www.cqcoal.com.au.
Written submissions are open from November 6 until December 18, and should be addressed to:
The Chief Executive Officer
Department of Environment and Heritage Protection
Attention: The EIS Coordinator (Central Queensland Coal Project)
GPO Box 2454
Level 9, 400 George Street
Brisbane QLD 4001
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Behaviour Management in the Art Room
The process of developing a personal written Theory of Behaviour Management for the Art Room helped me to focus on what I really wanted my art classes to look like, clarify classroom rules, and how I would reinforce them.
Reflecting back at this time in the year, I will revisit my original plan and address what worked, what didn't and how it could be improved moving forward.
First, I would add the following to my philosophy: I encourage my students to turn their mistakes into masterpieces.
This is an area that is challenging for many students and they often want to give up when they make a mistake or aren't satisfied with part of their artwork. They don't realize that art is just like English or math… work can be edited and corrected, and we are all improving with practice! This is a critical step that all artists address. Sometimes we need to step away from our work and look at it again with fresh eyes. This is an important message that I strive to teach my students.
I would also add: Every artist is unique.
Another concept that I really try to convey to my students is that everyone's art is unique.
Will my art look like your art? No. Should your art look like the art of the person sitting next to you? No. They will all be different and all be beautiful!
This is a phrase that I repeat every time we begin a new project especially with younger artists. I don't want the students to compare their work to anyone else's. I just want them to do their best. Art doesn't have to be realistic, this is why it is important for me to introduce my students to a wide variety of artistic styles and artists including Impressionists, and Modern Art.
Rules & Consequences
My classroom rules and consequences were quite effective. I found that the key was being consistent and considerate as well as revisiting the rules when needed. Private conversations with students regarding their behaviour were always best for turning things around. I rarely needed to go beyond a warning or communicate with parents. Positive comments, letting them know that I believed in them and their ability, as well as scaffolding lessons with the option of using templates for some students, were key in helping them gain confidence in themselves and their work.
Surprisingly…one of the most effective behaviour management tools was greeting the students at the door and waiting for them to be ready to come in. I even received positive feedback from a 3rd grade student that this consistency was one of her favourite parts of my class. She liked that we had a routine and that it always began in the same way.
Using the xylophone key to get students attention was somewhat effective, working better for some classes than others. I also used some call and response if it wasn't working as this worked better with certain groups.
Giving instructions slowly and modeling techniques was a highly effective practice, especially when introducing new skills or art mediums.
Visual Tools
The ART ROOM JOBS poster was a good tool to delegate responsibilities. One issue was that some jobs like sink specialists weren't always needed or the students at that table weren't finished in order to wash them. Students adjusted to this fact but if I were to redesign the poster, I would change or eliminate that job. There could be more than one table distributing and collecting supplies. Another important job to add to the list is Digital Duty. These students would be responsible for documenting with photos and video.
The Blabber Brush…although great in theory and a good way to discuss the importance of volume levels in the classroom didn't really work as a tool. One reason could be where it was hanging- not really in view. Also I wasn't as consistent/firm about it. The efficacy of this visual aid was also dependent on the class, some being much more talkative than others.
Fast finisher activities were great. Changes for next year could be using sketchbooks with students in grade 4 and up. Artist reflections were also an excellent tool as an exit slip and provided future valuable information for the art show and QR codes.
Things I learned this year…
QR Codes
This was a great tool for me to document the process of learning using NOW literacies. In creating their video reflections, students were self-motivated and self-directed. Their reflections captured in the code proved that my teaching was effective, and documented their growth in artistic skill, language, and mindset for others to see.
I was also able to share my own learning of this tool with other teachers.
Here is a short presentation outlining the steps to create a QR code .
As the year progresses, so does my comfort level with blogging. It is a great tool for reflecting on my own learning and an excellent platform for showing parents what we are doing in class…making our learning visible. It is a lot of work to capture the art for all of the classes and I look forward to giving students more responsibility as they begin to create their own blog folios. Creating the video reflections was an excellent first step towards this process, and students can also refer to some of my posts as exemplars when they create their own in the future.
Going through the prototype process was a great tool to help me reflect on my practice. Learning how to better reflect is where I have grown the most as a teacher. I was unused to taking the time to stop, think, and document my own learning journey. Being a part of the Documentors and my time being mentored by Silvia Tolisano pushed me not only to practice regular reflection and documentation but also to share what I am doing with others. I too am following our North Stars…WE LEARN BETTER TOGETHER!


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Australia's Ruby Rose is back in prison as Netflix prepares to air the fifth season of the hit show Orange Is The New Black.
The fan favourite, who played Piper's lover Stella, is expected to play a larger role in the new season having only appeared briefly since season 3.
"She's back together with all the girls on the show," a source told The Daily Telegraph.
"They even went to Elton John's Oscars Party together in March."
Netflix revealed the first teaser for the new season earlier this month, picking up from season 4's tense cliffhanger.
Orange Is The New Black will hit Netflix on June 9.
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Who is George Scorsis?
George Scorsis is known as the leader when it comes to managing businesses that are in the highly regulated industry such as alcohol, energy drink, and cannabis. He has been in the business for over 15 years.
Official biography of George Scorsis
George Scorsis was a former CEO and director of Liberty Health Sciences. His leadership is the reason why Liberty Health Sciences Inc. has experienced massive growth in the United States. He was with the company from July 24, 2017 to February 2019.
George Scorsis and Liberty Health Sciences Inc.
Liberty Health Sciences Inc. is the leading cannabis provider dedicated to providing a trusted and high-quality cannabis experience based on genuine care for cannabis users. The company focuses all its efforts on operational excellence from seed to sale.
Before he became a part of Liberty Health Sciences, George Scorsis was the President of Red Bull Canada from July 2011 to October 2015. He restructured the organization, both from a geographical and operational perspective. His leadership resulted in $150 million growth in revenue. George Scorsis also worked with Health Canada and helped draw the guidelines in regulating the energy drink category and at the same time establishing a corporate-owned distribution model in volatile markets.
George Scorsis and His Leadership
Mr. Scorsis was also the previous President of Mettrum Health Corp., one of the leading Canadian cannabis distributors. His leadership has made the company the industry leader, which made the organization sell for $430 million. Scorsis was also the chairman of the board of directors of Scythian Biosciences Corporation from April 25, 2018 to July 26, 2018. It is a research and development company dedicated to advancing the treatment modalities for traumatic brain injury using proprietary cannabinoid-based combination drug therapy and cannabis-related activities.
Cannabis is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States. It is projected that by 2021, almost 300,000 jobs and annual medical sales of $13.3 billion will be achieved. The United States has a large population of medical cannabis users and grants limited licenses making it a perfect place for cannabis-based businesses.
George Scorsis can help the biggest pharmaceutical companies in their quest for medical marijuana dominance.


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WOW! Extremely rare half acre lot with lagoon and golf views from THREE SIDES! Great privacy with extra long driveway and no other homes in sight from both the back and the right. Tree and Topo available, perimeter trees can be cleared to open up the view. Amenities include 36 holes of golf, 7 Har Tru tennis courts with clubhouse, marina with wet/dry boat storage, kayak storage, waterfront pool & fitness complex, full service clubhouse and golf shop, equestrian center, two natures preserves, 5 fishing/ crabbing docks & miles of leisure trails.
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Support our tagging team today
Sadly, ring ouzels numbers have dramatically declined in recent years and are a much rarer sight. Red-listed as birds of highest conservation concern in the UK, only small, vulnerable populations hold on in the uplands of Scotland, Wales and England.
We need to better understand where and when they are most in danger, so please donate today to help tag and track ring ouzels using the wonders of GPS tracking technology. Tiny two gram GPS tags can tell us the bird's location to an accuracy of just 20 metres.
Your support will help discover precisely where they need our help. Tagging and tracking more ring ouzels will help us understand things more clearly.
Help tag a ring ouzel today
Over the next two years your gift of £20 or more today could help our tagging team to:
- Invest in over 30 tiny GPS trackers costing £400 each
- Monitor ring ouzels nesting sites in the UK
- Analyze resulting flight data and build clear scientific data of where our ring ouzels are doing well or facing problems.
Donate and save ring ouzels
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In the 1960s and 1970s the Lutheran Church made several animated or "Claymation" type stories for children to illustrate Christian concepts. The most famous of these were the Davey and Goliath series (and its well-remembered Christmas episode, Christmas Lost and Found), but in the late 1960s-early 1970s kids were also treated to a brief cartoon series about Benji, an elementary-school age boy, and his lolloping sheepdog Waldo. There was an Easter special called Easter Is and an Independence Day special, Freedom Is, but the two most well known are the following.
In Christmas Is, Benji protests having to play a shepherd once again in the school play, and learns how important the shepherds were to the Christmas story:
Christmas Is, Part 1
Christmas Is, Part 2
Christmas Is, Part 3
In The City That Forgot About Christmas, Benji and his buddy flee Christmas preparations to the quiet of his Grandpa's workshop, where his grandfather tells him a story of the influence a strange traveler had on a small town:
The City That Forgot About Christmas, Part 1
The City That Forgot About Christmas, Part 2
The City That Forgot About Christmas, Part 3
Oh, if you like these stories, you might consider buying them on DVD! They're sold on one DVD, along with the live-action The Stableboy's Christmas, called "Three Christmas Classics."


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xviii, 166 pp. Full red morocco with gilt-decorated arts & crafts design to front and rear boards. Spine gilt with raised bands. Spine slightly darkened. All edges gilt. Frontis. Decorated title page.
Title: The School for Scandal. The Temple Dramatists
Categories: Performing Arts - Theatre / Dance, Irish Interest, Fine Bindings,
Publisher: London, J. M. Dent 1897: 1897
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Hia, I am SoaPuffball, a normal guy in the server. If you are atleast a [Citizen], you probably already saw me or some of my stuff in the server. I am an average builder, a troll, and the guy who keeps Funny Quotes updated. So if you see me somewhere (i am practically everywhere in the Internet), feel free to say hi! :^
I'm also a wikifriend with decent understanding of wiki stuff (argh tables and roundy) so you can ask me if you want stuff. ;)
- 1 History
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The Start
You'd often think that after someone discovers a server, they would instantly connect to it? No, sometimes people don't even have Minecraft to be able to connect to the server. I first hooked onto Frumple after searching for a train station in Minecraft and saw his old video. Then I saw a timelapse of the Old World's train lines and I was more hooked. After that, I really wanted to join the server. I followed onto the members, checked Funny Quotes, and read the wiki a lot.
Fast forward to April 2017, and I finally got the Java version of Minecraft. The MRT Server is the second server I visited actually. So when I joined I was greeted with a warm welcome. From there I checked for an empty station, and then I settled on NW7 Foobar which was empty then. Days later when I finally got Member after one rejection, I built Frostvalley on it. Just a town hall. Next day I checked the wiki, and I was just about to add Frostvalley to the List of New World Claimed MRT Stations but realized that I needed permissions from nearby mayors, and I immediately packed and removed the town hall. From there I searched a lot of stations until I got back to XW23 (which was the first station I settled on). There I built Savacaci.
After building Savacaci, I had to get a house and franchise somewhere. That house and franchise was on Icelake and Aviation respectively, and I got to Citizen easily. After that, I had to get three endorsements from three members. Those three were godzilltrain hvt2011 and mjpwwf. I asked Narnia17, and I got Trustee.
From there I had most things ready in Savacaci. There was the metro system, the town hall, the park, the observation tower, and the apartments. But I still needed more buildings. So I asked AlikSong if I can have an AlikLolly in Savacaci. And it was built, and it was my first franchise building in Savacaci (after Tacurger Shack and the SoaPBox which were both mine). Then I went crazy with franchises, where Savacaci is now practically just a town full of franchises that suddenly got Mayor. Along the way I also made another town that I left untouched for so long, which was the town of Sprucemount, which was built after ModernArt built the city of Norwest, which was accidentally put close to Silver Mountain, and invited me and frogggggg to build there.
Tons of Towns
On July 1, I asked Narnia17 and jphgolf4321 for my endorsement for Mayor, and they got me to said rank. After that I started designing my station, and with that comes my current rank of Mayor that I will keep for at least one year. I did a few more things in Savacaci, before moving on to another town since I was practically surrounded by lots and lots of neighbors, so I can't really expand. So I looked for another station to work in, and Modern reminded me of Sprucemount. The town was promoted to Mayor eventually, with one rename to Frosty Rivers along the way because Musique. And I finished the town, it's not that good but I tried to make it good, and the problems showed after I finished.
On October, I was looking for a station to have a town on, and I found EN14 New Bakersville - City Hall Station. It was in a good terrain, it was a good location, so I built on it. But I later learned that I couldn't because the line wasn't open yet. From there, I went on to building a small town in the southwestern cluster kinda near Plainsley, which almost became a promising start.
When the Eastern Line opened, I tried to claim EN14 for what could be known then as Fhaye Town, but FredTheTimeLord was faster and claimed the station during the GSM, which he eventually turned to the amazing Senator town New Bakersville City. I skimmed through the rest of the Eastern Line to look for unclaimed stations, and there was EN23 Nymphalia - Snowspark. It was unclaimed, the terrain was decent, but I wanted more. I continued skimming the Eastern Line, but everything else was claimed, so I quickly returned to EN23.
And that was the start of my third town. Not the last, but the best so far.
Rough Start
The first buildings I built in the new town were a small temporary town hall and a small house which was later owned by Kel5. After that, I went on to build further into the south, with a large mall skyscraper being made for franchises, two more houses, a NewRail station which later went unused, and an observation tower I gave the naming rights to woorich999 in an auction for $151. And from there on I vanished, only appearing again on December for Christmas Island, and also the Halua Island adventure map.
Between December and February, Mercury203 was banned, and NewRail started being too problematic for Frosty_Creeper10 to handle. Basically, Modern got all mad at people for not helping him and/or NewRail. Frosty left, and took Hendon Line, "the rail line with a conflict every week" with him. When I returned, he told me to also leave NewRail, one of his reasons being that Modern took all credit for Airail (a monorail company I owned and still own). I did left, and when I left, I rebranded Airail to mylesMonorail, as well as rebranding Lodistra Buses (a dormant bus company I also had then) to mylesBuses. And with that, the conflict had not much to deal with me anymore.
After all this, I thought that I should start working on Fhaye Town again. I renamed it to Nymphalia, then started the second major district of Nymphalia with it — Serene Lake. Expansions continue, but two major expansions are so big that they are why I got denied in my first attempt at Senator. First, I really wanted Xayah_Main's town Krokitropolis, and while waiting for three months, a GSM happened and allowed insignificant towns (towns with no building yet) to be reclaimed after 14 days of inactivity. And so started the smaller wait for 14 days. During that wait, megascatterbomb also gave me his town Cardassia in EN22 and expanded to it. He became Trial Mod at the next GSM after this exchange. After waiting 14 days, Tom_Pairs gave me the go signal to claim Krokitropolis after multiple failed attempts.
Oh, and on October I also claimed XW20-C89 with Cynra_.
Fast forward to May, and I am already getting my town ready for Senator. The next district is being established, the MRT station is redesigned, the first two districts are finished and wrapped up, and everything is ready. I applied for Senator, which starts the biggest growth of Nymphalia. Azure Plains gets done, a graveyard of banned players is made between Azure Plains and EN24, Turquoise Fields gets built east of the graveyard, and lots of stuff are happening. However the massive land grab isn't fixed yet, so I easily got denied for Senator.
By June the expansion continues, Windus starts to appear and Turquoise Fields is expanded east in two or three days. This is where the growth ends, as after early June I can't recall anything major happening in Nymphalia except for a few buildings being built, Saphiere existing, and the Observatory being (finally) finished. The only thing happening to me on June, excluding Nymphalia, was the revival of Tacurger Shack, making BannerBoi exist, and helping out with NasKart.
I applied again for the August batch, but I easily got declined because of one district not being connected anywhere else. From there, the town went great, until I halted the town development entirely due to a few circumstances.
Oh, and around this time, XW20-C89 was given to Cynra_ entirely.
Comments, Gems, Borders, and Builds
The first of those problems was a single warning. While I was still pushing Nymphalia for [Senator], I randomly reposted a sexist YouTube comment in #random (which details I won't be discussing here, but if you saw it, you probably know it) while forgetting that it was one. I hastily deleted the post, however I was still warned due to the comment, which I agree with, I was indeed dumb then to repost it. However, due to the warning, my third CRPB promotion was abruptly stopped, with one For vote and one Against vote.
Then there was the start of Gemstride. MojangChan invited me and Frosty Creeper10 to make a town in the Metropolitan West Mesa. That caused the appearance of two towns, my town Gemstride, and Frosty's town Kota Lembah, which is currently unranked as of today. The town focused on small builds to take a break from building large builds in Nymphalia, and also the more relaxed suburban theme of the town. However, as I built a few buildings there, I also lost the will to build in Nymphalia because of the differing build style. In one building, my entire build style changed to the same small style in Gemstride, with small builds, end rods, wooden blocks, and other details. However, due to the warning I talked about earlier, I still wasn't allowed to get this town to Mayor or Councillor. It would be 3 more months for that.
On January, history repeated itself and I find myself with border issues with Heampstead, mirroring a similar dispute with it and Deadbush when it was created. MikeRoma then agreed to give me a small part of the mesa cliff as long as I don't go more north than Deadbush in the said cliff. Past that, I then managed to build a few more buildings for the town, effectively adding a few more buildings for the town. After the dispute, I then prepared to get Councillor, as by that point I had 10 builds. After getting denied once, I managed to get two endorsements and got Councillor for the town. Meanwhile, there was a new major rule change that was yet to be accepted, which included rules about airfields and underground terminals, seaplanes and airports, plagiarism, and most especially a new rule about helicopter servicing Councilor and Mayor towns. I and a few others (most notably Frosty_Creeper10 of FlyCreeper, Cact0 of SunAir, and camelfantasy of SkyTrans) prepared to get as many helipads as they can.
The Golden Month of Gemstride and the Helipocalypse
March and April were my most productive months in the MRT. To start, the Rule Revamp coming into effect, which meant that the helipads we reserved can now be officially used. That forms mylesHeli, my heli subsidiary. Around that time, most helipads were being sold by auction, so since I preferred not to spend much money then, I was running low on helipads, while the others purchased helipads left and right. However, I didn't expect the Helipocalypse to die so soon, as around a week after the Rule Revamp came into effect, heli auctions died out. After that, I managed to start the biggest expansion of Gemstride in those months, and due to that, the town effectively doubled in size. The massive boom started on March 27, 2019, when I was active for around 8 hours, and built a lot of buildings to the town. That day was followed by a lot of buildings built around the town which made it get many buildings. By the end of that, I also took a bit of space from Kota Lembah as suggested by Mojang while building a MoComm station, and also submitted another request for Senator, this time for this town.
However, by that time I was running out of space again, so I had to contact Frosty and Mike for another border agreement. That border agreement was accepted, and then I proceeded to expand a lot more. However, another major problem stared at me: an inactive town owned by JenYukiJulia, an inactive player, that halted my expansion in the savannah. Fortunately, this town was also given to me in May, and I proceeded to expand a bit more. This month also slowed down my building progress a bit, as well as a new franchise, Comet Cafe being born.
And this is where my story ends as of May 19, 2019. Going forward, I hope that Comet Cafe becomes successful and Gemstride gets Senator.
Name and Skin
My name is a portmanteau of two characters from two object shows, Puffball and Soap.
Also, my skin is a reference to Diancie, my favorite Pokémon.
How do you even pronounce your name correctly?!
/sō-puff-bol/ or so-puff-ball. Not so-ah-puff-ball. Like how you pronounce my nickname /sō/ Soa.
Favorite EDM Music?
Kirara Magic & Couple N - Fairy Light. Other notable artists for me include EspiDev, Jim Yosef, and Yonetro.
I play Fire Emblem Heroes, with a 5* FH!Takumi as a lead. Ask me for my friend code. I also play Drawception a lot, with the username IridiscentClairvoyancie.
When I become inactive for 3+ months, I request to be pinged at Discord about my absence. If I don't reply by 2 days, this will take effect. If I get banned or announce a permanent leave, this will takes effect immediately.
- Nymphalia and Gemstride go to Frosty_Creeper10. If he declines and doesn't give it to another person, the order of succession goes as such: MojangChan, megascatterbomb, Vulpicula, LegendOfYukari, Echohue, auction.
- Tacurger Shack and Comet Cafe go to Vulpicula. If he declines and doesn't give it to another person, the order of succession goes as such: MojangChan, Frosty_Creeper10, megascatterbomb, LegendOfYukari, Echohue, ModernArt, auction.
- myles and all of its subsidiaries go to MojangChan. If he declines and doesn't give it to another person, the order of succession goes as such: Frosty_Creeper10, megascatterbomb, Vulpicula, LegendOfYukari, Echohue, auction.
- Metropolitan Café, Damasony Electronics, Stone Bank, and all of MojangChan's franchises go back to him. If he declines and doesn't give it to another person, the order of succession goes as such: Vulpicula, Frosty_Creeper10, megascatterbomb, LegendOfYukari, Echohue, auction.
- Any other less notable thing I have (Savacaci, Frosty Rivers, BannerBoi, Demeter Eatery) immediately goes to auction.
- If I permanently leave the server, all of my money is equally split between MojangChan, Frosty_Creeper10, Vulpicula, Echohue, ModernArt, LegendOfYukari, and megascatterbomb.
SoaPuffball + Diancie, SoaPBox, Savacaci, FE Fates | This post was made on: 07:12, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
Eyy there, it's SoaPuffball + Diancie, Tacurger Shack, Savacaci, Sprucemount and the director of stuff. | This post was made on: 07:13, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
SoaPuffballtalk who owns Savacaci and DSPB Holdings. | this is made on: 04:47, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
SoaPuffball talk who owns Frosty Rivers, XW23 Savacaci andd Tacurger Shack. | this is made on: 10:59, 25 September 2017 (UTC)
SoaPuffballTalk contribs, 09:55, 5 October 2017 (UTC)
~ this is SoaPuffball Talk Contribs ~ 06:22, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
Wiki To-Do List
Stuff I need to do and pages I need to fix.
|Receive the rank of [Member] .
|Receive the rank of [Citizen].
|Receive the rank of [Trustee].
|Receive the rank of [Councillor].
|Receive the rank of [Mayor].
|Receive the rank of [Senator].
|Connect to the main Minecraft server.
|Connect to the beta Minecraft server.
|Connect to the plug.dj.
|Connect to the new server.
|Create an account in the Wiki.
|Use the subreddit.
|Connect to Discord.
|Connect to the beta server when it moved to 1.12.
|Connect to Mumble.
|Join the server on July 10, 2017, when it updated to 1.12.
|Join the server on April 1, 2018.
|Reserve helipads during the Helipocalypse. (early March 2019)
|Join the server on April 1, 2019.
|Give gifts in Christmas Island.
|Meet Frumple as a [Premier] .
|Get shocked by an [Admin].
|Get shocked by chiefbozx.
|Get revenge on someone who has pranked you.
|AFK Box people 15 times.
|AFK Box two people at the same time.
|AFK Box Frumple.
|AFK Box Frumple without suffering any consequences.
|Get a town or a franchise given to you from someone's will.
|Play a prank on someone.
|Venture to all four corners of the Epsilon map.
|Go to Spectator Mode using a [Mod]'s powers.
|Know basic wikicode.
|Have over 500 edits in the wiki.
|Have at least 10 quotes in Funny Quotes.
|Add at least 50 quotes to Funny or Guest Quotes.
|Know basic WorldEdit.
|Know how to use Dynmap.
|Know how to use Lift.
|Know basic Redstone.
|Knew how to use uCars until they were removed.
|Be a member for over 6 months.
|Be a member for over 1 year.
|Be a member for over 2 years.
|Create a franchise and establish one location.
|Establish 10 locations with your franchise.
|Own a successful franchise with over 25 locations.
|Establish 50 locations with your franchise.
|Have a well-known franchise with over 100 locations.
|Merge your franchise with another.
|Create a transport company.
|Create a transit company focusing on trains.
|Create a transit company focusing on helis or planes.
|Sell or auction gates or helipads to other players.
|Join The Game of Numbers.
|Play in a PvP arena.
|Win a PvP game.
|Compete in a Screenshot Contest.
|Finish the 2017 Christmas Adventure Map in Halua Island.
|Speedrun the 2017 Christmas Adventure Map.
|Finish Kitty's 2018 Adventure Map.


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Mariners Acquire Carlos Ruiz from the Dodgers
The Mariners acquired catcher Carlos Ruiz from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for left-handed pitcher Vidal Nuno, Mariners GM Jerry Dipoto announced today.
"First and foremost, Carlos brings us a veteran presence with outstanding leadership qualities and a winning pedigree," Dipoto said. "His combination of strong on-base skills, situational awareness and game calling ability are a welcome addition to the Mariners."
Ruiz hit .264 with 21 runs, 8 doubles, 3 home runs, 15 RBI and a .365 on-base percentage in 62 games with the Phillies and Dodgers in 2016. He was traded from the Phillies to the Dodgers on Aug. 25.
In 2016, Ruiz ranked 4th in on-base percentage among catchers with at least 200 plate appearances. He also led National League catchers with at least 50 games played in caught stealing percentage, throwing out 15-of-36 would-be base stealers for a mark of 41.7%.
Throughout his 11-year Major League career, Ruiz has been a steady presence behind the plate and on the base paths. He has a .352 career on-base percentage, 6th-best all-time among catchers to appear in at least 1,000 games. Among active catchers, Ruiz is tied with Jonathan Lucroy for the 4th-most catcher caught stealing with 161.
In 11 seasons with the Phillies (2006-16) and Dodgers (2016), Ruiz has combined to hit .266 with 68 home runs and 404 RBI in 1083 career games. He appeared in 1,030 games as a catcher with Philadelphia, 2nd-most at the backstop position in franchise history.
A native of David, Chiriqui, Panama, Ruiz originally signed with the Phillies as a non-drafted international free agent on Dec. 4, 1998 and made his pro debut with the Dominican Summer League Phillies in 1999. He made his Major League debut with the Phillies on May 6, 2006 vs. the Giants.
Ruiz would become just the 2nd Panamanian-born player to appear with the Mariners, joining former outfielder Roberto Kelly.
Ruiz is one of two catchers in Major League history to catch four separate no-hitters, along with Jason Varitek. Ruiz was behind the dish for two no-hitters tossed by Roy Halladay, one by Cole Hamels and a combined no-no.


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The year was 1981. A new Republican president, Ronald Reagan, faced a ballooning federal deficit and high unemployment. He had campaigned against his Democratic predecessor on a platform of tax cuts and peace through strength. When he sent a budget to Congress that included significant cuts to federal spending, Democrats responded with proposed cuts to defense, in the midst of the Cold War and uncertainty in the Middle East and Central Asia.
Earlier this year, facing economic and national-security challenges perhaps even greater than those of 30 years ago, President Obama created the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to tackle the federal deficit. On November 10, commission co-chairmen Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles made a splash with a set of cost-cutting proposals that would slash federal discretionary spending by $200 billion per year.
A week later, a Bipartisan Policy Center task force led by Pete Domenici and Alice Rivlin released a separate study, arguing for cuts similar in size and scope to those in the Simpson-Bowles proposals. Included in both is an extensive military weight-loss plan that would deeply undermine America's ability to win the war in Afghanistan, preserve the peace in Iraq, protect the U.S. homeland, and maintain America's stabilizing influence abroad.
Some of the cuts contained in the two reports, including proposals to seriously rein in entitlement spending and simplify the tax code, will be welcome news to fiscally conscious Americans. But the defense proposals are deeply flawed. There is no mention of America's international responsibilities and no reference to national strategy or our obligations to our allies.
The defense programs selected to be cut appear arbitrary. And though these cuts are modest in terms of the overall federal budget, if implemented, they could have serious consequences for both U.S. foreign-policy objectives and national security for decades to come.
The recommendations disproportionately target defense. Of the projected $200 billion in savings in the Simpson-Bowles proposals, half is drawn from the Pentagon's coffers. That's a bold figure, considering that defense spending accounts for only 20 percent of the federal budget. It also neglects the fact that domestic discretionary spending has exploded under the Obama administration, increasing 24 percent over the past two years, while defense spending has risen only at the rate of inflation. Because of this uneven approach, Obama's massive increases in domestic entitlement spending get a pass, while the armed forces are asked to do more with less.
Furthermore, throughout the vast expanse of the federal government, only the Department of Defense has voluntarily opted to clean its own house amidst that expanding deficit. Critics of the defense budget have taken to presenting their recommendations as consistent with Defense Secretary Robert Gates's proposals, but this distorts his efforts, which would have reinvested any savings back into the Pentagon. It is thus no surprise that Gates responded to the Simpson-Bowles proposals by saying that DoD "is not the problem" and that the recommendations were "math, not strategy."
#page#National-security strategy is indeed absent from either group's calculus. Strategy should always guide the defense budget, not vice versa, but both proposals call for cuts to vital defense acquisition programs based on cost, not need. For example, while U.S. Central Command makes a pressing case for more vertical-lift assets, the proposals recommend cutting the V-22 Osprey, a platform essential for transporting troops in Afghanistan's unforgiving terrain. The Marines would lose the F-35B, which can take off and land from amphibious assault ships and is the only replacement for the elderly Harrier. This would deal a crippling blow to long-established Marine Corps combat doctrine, which requires on-demand close air support for Marine Expeditionary Units. The other services would also have to surrender badly needed replacements for weapon platforms left over from President Reagan's defense buildup.
Stripping the military of modernization programs that are necessary to prepare it for the next several decades, bringing troops home from overseas for fiscal rather than strategic reasons, and freezing the overall defense budget would portend an American retreat from the international stage just as other powers are on the rise. Simpson and Bowles indirectly acknowledge this, with a statement in their briefing that one of their guiding principles was to cut spending but "keep America safe, while rethinking our 21st century global role." They conveniently leave the rethinking to someone else.
At a time when we are already asking much of our men and women in uniform, the proposals would slash veterans' benefits and increase costs for military families. This politically untenable recommendation is also morally unconscionable. Advancing medical technology is saving more lives on the battlefield — thus increasing the number of injured veterans who are dependent on their benefits to provide for their families. It is reprehensible that the care provided to men and women who have been injured, often grievously, in service to their nation is treated as just another figure on a spreadsheet. Both sets of recommendations also propose cutting back programs that benefit military families, including the Department of Defense's Tricare health-care program. Simpson and Bowles also suggest shutting schools on military bases and raising prices at the commissaries that many military families rely on for their purchases of groceries and other supplies.
The plans offer no suggestions for modernizing the military after the cuts go into effect, or for mitigating the reduction in military readiness that would surely result. The pressure on our overtasked armed forces would intensify if key replacement systems were eliminated while existing military vehicles continued to erode and decay. Though similar cuts recently announced by the British government herald serious problems for our allies, the British did at least try to fix gaping holes in their military capabilities with modernization programs and proposals to offset losses in numerical strength. For example, a low-cost frigate was proposed to help sustain the dwindling Royal Navy, while the army will place many of the tanks and artillery pieces cut by the Cameron government in an inactive reserve capacity. Simpson-Bowles and Domenici-Rivlin contain no such ideas.
#page#Further lacking from both plans is a basic acknowledgment of the role that the U.S. military plays in sustaining the world economy. Today's international network of commerce is tightly interwoven. The stability provided by the U.S. military lets free trade and prosperity move forward unimpeded. Our armed forces guard key avenues of commerce, from the world's oceans to outer space and cyberspace. Volatility in critical regions, brought on by unstable actors like Kim Jong Il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Hugo Chávez, can cause economic disruptions that ripple globally. Investing in our fighting forces, therefore, should not be considered a drain on the U.S. budget, like entitlements. Rather, defense spending is an investment in long-term American prosperity — and, in the 21st century, global stability.
Speaking of entitlements, the recommendations do not touch the real elephant in the room: Obamacare. The president's massive health-care bill dropped a whopping trillion-dollar burden onto the federal deficit. Polls indicate that the law is deeply unpopular, health experts say it is unnecessary, and — pending the result of several lawsuits — it's potentially unconstitutional as well. Compare that with the military, which — according to polling data — is the most trusted organization in the federal government and performs a constitutionally mandated function. We get our money's worth from our armed forces, so the critical services provided by the Pentagon should not be viewed in the same way as a wasteful political sop to the president's base.
Cutting defense in the midst of two wars is imprudent and potentially disastrous. The appropriate time to consider defense cuts will be when two conditions are met: Further progress must be made in the War on Terror, and our aging military hardware must be modernized. Until then, the bulk of the savings should come from ever-expanding federal entitlement programs programs and domestic discretionary spending.
Americans have met this challenge before. In his memoirs, President Reagan recounted the pressure he faced to cut defense upon taking office:
Time and again, when I went around the country calling for a balanced budget, I'd get this question: "But what if it comes down to a choice between national security and the deficit?" Every time I answered: "I'd have to come down on the side of national defense." And every time I did, the audience roared. Nobody wanted a second-class army, navy, or air force defending our country. I wanted a balanced budget. But I also wanted peace through strength.
In the face of the Soviet threat, and despite pressure from Democrats, President Reagan began his buildup of the defense budget just as the U.S. economy emerged from recession in the early 1980s.
Newly elected conservatives arriving in Washington in January should remember his example. The Americans who elected them do not want Congress to gut the U.S. military in a time of war. While there is no denying the seriousness of our fiscal predicament, there should also be no illusions about our strategic challenges. This is where the Simpson-Bowles and Domenici-Rivlin proposals fall short.
– Mr. Fly is executive director of the Foreign Policy Initiative. In the George W. Bush administration he served in the office of the secretary of defense and at the National Security Council. Mr. Noonan is a policy adviser at the Foreign Policy Initiative. Before joining FPI, he was a captain in the U.S. Air Force.


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Katharine Hepburn quotes
Do your worst, Mr. Hughes!
You see, Howard, we're not like other people. Too many acute angles. Too many... eccentricities. We have to be very careful who we let in or they'll make us into freaks.
Ha! Men can't be friends with women. They must possess them or leave them be. It's a primitive urge from caveman days. Hunt the flesh. Kill the flesh. Eat the flesh. That's the male sex all over.
Can't you eat ice cream out of a bowl like everyone else?!


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Monday, July 26, 2010
The (Impossible?) Six Piece Wardrobe Experiment
by Kate
Perhaps you saw the segment on one of the morning shows about the six item clothing experiment, where for one month you are allowed to choose what to wear from a mere six pieces. Naturally, you get to pick those six.
But it got me to thinking about which items I'd choose. In the summer, it would be a snap: my favorite pair of white cargo capris with just about anything, although I find myself wearing the same three tops over and over. One nice summer dress. One cardigan sweater. One pair of jeans. Oops. That's seven. Okay, narrow it down to two tops. Except that would be boring..... Hmm. And I don't even have to go into an office to work.
On the TV segment, the woman chose a basic black dress and jeans to work around. Her trick was to use accessories to change the look. She admitted it got more and more difficult as the month wore on, but at the same time freed up much of her time. She didn't have to waste precious minutes trying to decide what to wear.
Years ago, I remember hearing that Sophia Loren always wore black. I don't know if that holds true now, but back then she said it simplified her life. I'm a person who loves color, so I couldn't do all black, but the concept is intriguing. I think many of us suffer from too many choices. And since I tend to select the same few items each day, I'll bet I could eliminate half the clothes in my closet and not miss them.
How about you? Could you pair down your selection? Could you live for a month with six items? What if you had only one color for all your clothes? What would you choose?
I don't know about you, but I'm really wanting to try this.
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23 comments:
- Linda Leszczuk said...
As someone who fights the perpetual battle of the bulge, I sometimes find myself wearing a size I know will be temporary (i.e. I've dieted my way down to that size but fully intend to keep going past it). I handle this by buying as few items in that size as I can possibly get away with. Not sure I've gone with just six but I've come close. And, yes, it really does simplify getting dressed in the morning. Color tip - almost everything goes with khaki.
- July 26, 2010 at 12:54 AM
- Natasha said...
I had a friend who decided she was going to have only six sets of outfits in her entire wardrobe at any point of time. If she wanted a new shirt, she would first get rid of one before buying it. It did seem to work for her.
Me? I love the idea of having lots of clothes to choose from, though I end up wearing the same stuff again and again
- July 26, 2010 at 7:25 AM
- Andrea C. said...
In theory it is a great idea and would be fantastic if you are traveling.
I know I have too many clothes and things I don't wear and I should simplify (perhaps to this system) but I am just not ready to make that step. Clothes are the only thing I am "pack-ratty" about - everything else I am fine getting rid of - wonder why that is?
- July 26, 2010 at 8:09 AM
- Dru said...
The one problem I see with this is you have to do a lot of laundry if you have just six items of clothing to wear for a month.
The only thing that would trip me up would be the tops.
Good topic.
- July 26, 2010 at 8:11 AM
- ~ Babs ~ said...
I don't know if I could do this like Dru said a lot of laundry I have enough of that with a husband and 3 boys ha. I like the idea it simplifies things but, I like a variety when it comes to clothes.
- July 26, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- Lover of Books said...
I have gotten rid of a lot of clothes but in the process seemed to have lost a few. Got to love moving! lol I am not sure I could do it but there are a lot of things I wear over and over. :)
- July 26, 2010 at 10:04 AM
- Annette said...
Seriously, the only reason I would do this is for travel.
- July 26, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- Kate Collins said...
Khaki colors are great. I've used them to pack lightly three times on 2 week trips to Europe, and it was not fun. I missed having the luxury of choice, and often missed a certain item of comfort that I'd left behind (mostly because I wouldn't wear it out in public.) But it sure did make getting ready in the morning quick. My hubby was all in favor of that. LOL. I still like the idea of paring down. I seem to be becoming a minimalist. Maybe it's because my head is so full of all those crazy characters.
And why do we hang onto clothes that we don't wear? What does that mean?
- July 26, 2010 at 11:25 AM
- Leann Sweeney said...
I think I only wear 6 things anyway: pajamas, jeans, t-shirts, underwear, capris and a coat in winter. Oh. That's not what you mean. Never mind. :-)
- July 26, 2010 at 11:48 AM
Well I could most likely do it as long as there was no special place to go that required something fancy. In the summer I could do 2 pair of shorts and 4 tops. Winter 2 jeans 3 tops and one sweatshirt.
but as I said no place other than the grocery or Walmart to go to.
- July 26, 2010 at 1:35 PM
- Barbara said...
Since I've been (slowly) losing weight, I'm too excited about getting into clothes I haven't worn in literally years to even consider cutting down to 6 items. This almost makes dieting worth it.
- July 26, 2010 at 1:38 PM
- Heather Webber said...
I could totally live with six items--IF I didn't have book events. That's a whole wardrobe in itself. Otherwise, I'd have 2 tees, shorts, jeans, long-sleeve, sweatshirt.
But don't ask me to cut down on shoes or purses!
- July 26, 2010 at 1:46 PM
I could live with 2 pairs of jeans and 4 tops - no problem. But since I have a "thing" about clean clothes, my washer and dryer would need replacing by the end of the month long experiment!
- July 26, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Katie said...
considering I wear the same scrubs for 5-6 days a week for work, I could probably do this if I didn't have another set of scrubs for my school clinical.
- July 26, 2010 at 2:34 PM
- Maggie Sefton said...
Sorry. I just couldn't do it, Kate. The "business" wardrobe alone would eat that up. However, since I'm enjoying being home in Colorado Summertime, it's delightful---white capris and lots of different colorful tops. I don't want to give up all that color, Kate. They're simple and easy and COLORFUL. Can't do it.
- July 26, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Laineshots said...
Oh, I couldn't. I'm much too capricious (I did NOT say "fickle"). I have too much fun dressing for my mood, the weather, a song I just heard, my current activity...
This is why I have no tattoos.
- July 26, 2010 at 3:48 PM
- Kate Collins said...
That must be why I'd have a hard time following this for a month. I'm too fickl--er, capricious, too. I change clothes as the temperature outside changes.
However, scrubs are a tempting option. No need for deliberation there.
Maggie, darlin, we are a pair of brightly colored tropical birds, aren't we? (Note: I did not say we were flighty.)
Those author events - yep, they take their own closet. Otherwise, I could make do with one pair of jeans/capris and a bunch of bright tops.
Leann, I'd count underwear as an accessory - as many changes as you want. Same for shoes and purses.
- July 26, 2010 at 5:20 PM
- Jane Kennedy Sutton said...
I don't know if I could do it, but I'd love to give it a try because my closet would look so much better and be so manageable with just a few items taking up space. If I had to work around a color, it would probably be black because it's easy.
- July 26, 2010 at 7:16 PM
- Kate Collins said...
My closet definitely needs thinning.
I would also like to try to donate anything I haven't worn in a year, but there's always a reason why I can't part with one of those old items. And the reasons aren't very good, either.
- July 26, 2010 at 8:26 PM
- Vickie said...
Ruh-ruh Raggy...no way...I love my closet full of clothes I can't wear at this particular time. Does this count for the workout (ie comfy) clothes I wear as soon as I get home?
I went on vacation to Greece on the island of Rhodes one year and saw a group of about 10 Scandinavian girls and they were all the same size (tall and schlender. I think they did the pack 6 pieces of clothing and mixed and matched with each other. That would be about the only way I could do it. But not with 10 tall and schlender Scandinavian chickies....nope..ruh-ruh Raggy....
- July 26, 2010 at 9:51 PM
- Mary Curry said...
My first thought as I read this was how does it free up so much of her time? If she changes it up so much by accessorizing, she's probably putting more time into that than I put into choosing a different outfit. No?
- July 26, 2010 at 10:44 PM
- Candy B said...
Ok once more,
I love all these series of books. They are so easy to read and I love the characters. I have to laugh at some of the things they get into. But just love the way the books progress their story lines. Candy
- July 27, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- Candy B said...
life is too short. after many years of wearing the same mom clothes. I can now wear most of what Id like. no way Im picking 6 things..lol
- July 27, 2010 at 12:32 AM


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Manuel Delgado was riding his bike through the mountains outside Madrid, Spain, when he spotted something that made his heart sink. There, on a quiet road through the scenic landscape, was a wounded creature in desperate need of help.
Delgado saw people ahead of him gazing concernedly at something on the roadside. When he got closer, he realized they were standing over the lifeless-looking body of a large dog. Delgado stopped to see if he could help.
"They said they were just out for a stroll when they saw this dog coming toward them," Delgado said. "And then he simply dropped dead. Just like that. There was no movement. He was not showing any sign of life."
They tried cajoling the dog with some comforting caresses, but he gave no response.
When Delgado saw that the dog was wearing a collar with a phone number and his name: Tizón, he called but the line went straight to voicemail. Delgado then tried to dial the police for help hoping there might still be time to save the dog. Much to his surprise, he learned that authorities in town were already aware of the situation.
"Turns out, Tizón is very well known by the local police. They said that nearly every day, someone phones them to say that there's a dog in this spot who is wounded," Delgado recalled. "The police said that he is just pretending and that he does this to everybody who passes, so they'll be tricked into petting him or giving him food."
Delgado looked back down at the seemingly dead dog and was in shock: "It was totally against what I seeing — this dog looked dead or very badly injured. For a couple of seconds, I thought I was on 'Candid Camera.'"
Delgado and the couple stepped away from the dog and pretended to ignore him, sure enough, he sprang back to life.
"Once we got a couple of meters away, he started acting like a normal dog," Delgado said. "He got up, walked over to us and dropped dead again. His acting was perfect."
The police told Delgado that Tizón is a shepherd dog who lives on that property, who is obviously very well cared for by his owners and actually in perfect health. This routine of playing dead was just an adorable trick he pulls on passersby.
"He was definitely looking for attention," Delgado said. "And he got it."
Once posting about the experience on social media, others shared their encounters.
Delgado continued on his way, despite having been so sweetly duped, Delgado couldn't help but smile at what the success of Tizón's tactic implies in the grand scheme of things:
"If the police are being called nearly every day, it means there are plenty of people out there who refuse to ignore a dog who might be injured," he said. "It's a good sign of the times, I do believe."
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The past two nights, we had our first snow falls of 2011.
It was nothing major, about 3″-4″, enough to give the ground a good covering, and then some.
I was not able to go out Friday, but after running Family errands all Saturday, I finally got some time at the end of the day!
Grabbing my gear, and knowing that I did not have much light left, I jumped in my car, and headed to the little stream area off of Norwood Road in Downingtown.
Having driven up and down this road thousands of times, I knew of a small little parking area, about mid-way down the road. After parking, I realized that it also seemed to be an entrance to an ancient access road.
Now I was ready to go! I through my camera bag and tripod over my shoulders, and headed slight back out the road, and into the woods.
Having never walked this area before, it was funny breaking new territory with the fresh snow, but finding trails was very difficult.
Eventually, I did find two sets of prints in the snow: boots and paws, and by the looks of the paw prints, that canine was having allot fun!
I had to cross the stream, back and forth several times, scouting and shooting with each adventure, and I was capturing everything in multi-exposure HDR.
It was getting colder by the minute, and I was not collapsing my tripod with each shoot, which on several occasions, also doubled as a nice balancing rod!
Slowly, I moved up stream, finding many wonderful shoots, and taking in the beauty of the moment.
After about an hour, the light was getting too low and so was the temperature.
I crawled back up to Norwood road, startling homeowner across the street, shoving their driveway, as I broke through the trees.
It took me a few more minutes to get back to the car, and another seemingly successful outing.
May 31, 2011 – With the Winter memories slowly fading away, I finally got a chance to revisit Norwood Road Creek with my son, Logan, for an afternoon walk in the cold water!


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Time flies (yet again!). Things have gotten crazy at BGO Ecoshop and in some ways, good. I have been trying to grow BGO and started listing items on Redmart marketplace in Aug 2018. Since Redmart's entry into Singapore, this online grocery company has disrupted local grocery shopping scene. Consumers can shop for a wide variety of groceries online and have them shipped to their homes at a really low shipping rate. Since Redmart, there have been quite a few online marketplaces in a small Singapore market.
I was glad that BGO Ecoshop was invited to join Redmart at its start and it has really helped BGO gained a lot more customers. There are orders to be fulfilled every day and this has kept us busy (happily). The downside of it is orders from our own website has been dwindling and this caused me to focus more on developing our marketplace site and products on Redmart and neglected BGO's own website. And this is truly unacceptable.
WELL, the new year has begun and I want to make a change. Products should be updated more regularly and blog posts should be kept up too. Upon reflection, I have built meaningful relationships with BGO customers over the years, though many I have never met. Such relationships established through blogging takes many years to build up and I certainly would not want to waste previous efforts.
I am excited to blog about ideas to make Singapore greener, and how we can make ourselves stronger and healthier. I am eager to introduce new BGO products to you. Personally, I have many projects in mind to be done.
I wish 2019 be an even more fruitful year for BGO Ecoshop and also an exciting and joyful year for all of you who read this. To all BGO supporters all these years, I THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.


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Your doctor - upon signing out to her cross-coverage for the weekend - mentions your name and that you are a frequent flyer.
And the cross-covering doc already knows who you are because you come in EVERY SINGLE NIGHT for the last 2 weeks. Sometimes twice in one night.
And the L&D nurses, upon paging me ask "Can you guess who's here?" When the night nurses know who you are, it is NOT a good sign.
39 weeks can't come soon enough. Because the reason for your induction is our sanity.
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If I wasn't about to close on a place this month I'd seriously be test driving the commute from 1207 NW Culbertson Dr to our usual haunts, it is an incredible house designed by Roderick G. Parr!
Built in 1961, it is a pristine mid-century modern that also has amazing views and privacy on an acre lot. It'd be like owning the most amazing cabin but so-close to the city. Just check out the view from the garage!
Design wise, I wouldn't change much. Maybe upgrade the kitchen counters and put in some uber-modern appliances (induction, steam-oven, clear ice-marker) but otherwise, I'd love it alone. Especially, that mad men bar.
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Would you know how to order a caipirinha, which the national drink of Brazil? Made with sugarcane distilled spirits called Cachaca, lime, and sugar, it packs a lethal punch and is pronounced kai-pee-reen-ya. Or let's suppose you were up in Sweden during its endless, dark winter and wanted to warm yourself with a glass of traditional mulled wine, called glogg (with an umlaut over the o, too). Appropriately, it's pronounced glug, which should be easy to remember after you've swilled down two or three of them, because Swedish mulled wine tends to have a lot more alcohol than the American version. Or let's say you're in a somewhat daintier mood, and feel like having a sgroppino to top off your meal. That's an Italian concoction of Prosecco, vodka, and lemon sorbet that's pronounced sro-pee-no. (You wouldn't want to order that one at Nick's, by the way.)
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text: Senegal players pose for a team group photo before their match with Poland on June 19, 2018 [Reuters/Christian Hartmann] I love listening to white men, especially old white men, talk about black athletes during major global sporting events. I have been following the kind of language white pundits use during FIFA World Cups and Olympic Games for years, so I am well aware to their fascination with and ridicule of the black body. I was hardly surprised that someone like British businessman and reality TV star Alan Sugar came up with a bitter and racist tweet about the Senegalese team at the World Cup in Russia. Sugar's colonial mindset saw the Senegalese team as people selling sunglasses on beaches, not as world-class players who deserve praise for their success. Sugar's statement demonstrates the implicit prejudice that often surfaces in Western media discussions about African players. That Sugar and many of his supporters initially did not see the racism in his tweet and tried to play it down as a "joke" confirms the latent bigotry that haunts football and how media covers it. But beyond Sugar's raw racism, there are all kinds of "veiled" racist discourses that dominate the language white commentators use during football matches. My favourite is their widely normalised assumption that African teams are always the "physical" and never the "tactical" side. When Senegal faced Poland in their first World Cup appearance since 2002 earlier this month, the same assumption was repeated. After Senegal defeated its Eastern European opponent 2-1, NBC Sport claimed in an online article that Poland had succumbed to Senegal's "pace and physicality". Former West Ham Coach Slaven Bilic, now pundit for British ITV, also commented on Senegal's "pace and power". {articleGUID} Of course, pundits do not have a monopoly on assuming a black or African team is going to be the "physical side". Ahead of his team's June 24 match against Senegal, Japan's coach Akira Nishino said "[Against Senegal] rather than physicality, we have to use our brain to come up with some tactics and strategies." These suggestions tying Senegal's success at the World Cup to the team's "raw energy" brush aside the excellent and tactical play Aliou Cisse, the only black coach in Russia 2018, beautifully masterminded for his team. Another example of the same brand of covert racism is one of BBC's commentators excitedly describing Nigerian player Ahmed Musa as a "gazelle" after one of his goals. He undoubtedly wanted to emphasise Musa's pace with this comparison, but drawing parallels between black people/Africans and animals has a very long and racist history and it has to stop. The aforementioned examples are not isolated cases. Narratives about the "physicality" of African players are perpetuated and circulated tournament after tournament, match after match - so much that New York-based writer and producer Rose Eveleth came up with a World Cup Bad Announcer Bingo in the run-up to the Russia 2018. Thanks to @roseveleth for thisAlready chalked off a few before kick off!#WorldCup pic.twitter.com/fG8TZxr9dF — oluapengedragonbola (@pengedragon) June 24, 2018 The "bingo card" illustrates perfectly well the subtle discursive violence tightly linked to colonial-era racism that often dominates football commentaries. A similar "bingo card" could also be made with words and expressions used to describe white football teams; they are always "tactical", "strategic", "disciplined", "creative", etc. Recall the commentary surrounding Iceland's unexpected draw against Argentina. At that instance - unlike Senegal vs Poland - the underdog's success was not explained away by Icelandic players "physicality" or "energy". Of course, a "white team" can also be described as "physical" at times, but only when it has many black players (think of the French national team at the 2014 and 2018 World Cups). Some may say that the context in which "a physical African side" is mooted may be flattering. But this language perennially marks a black team as having no other significant skills, practicing strategies or creativity. It doesn't matter whether Paul Pogba produces moments of tactical brilliance as he plays for the French national team or Manchester United. His performance will always be deemed one of pace and power, because - at least in the eyes of football commentators - Pogba is black first, then a successful football player second. Senegal may have outplayed Poland, yet according to pundits, it was a controversial win that came mostly on the heels of the "pace and power" of the West African players, not because their tactics and gameplay were better than the Polish team's. The obvious reality is that football pitches or Olympic stadiums are not only venues for sports competition, but also a space where power relations play out, with white commentators serving mostly as biased arbiters. For instance, athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, and other East African countries are naturally seen as unmatched champions of long-distance running at the Olympics or any other global games. Their success, however, is never tied to their tactics or training traditions - which, ostensibly, constitute the white man's exclusive domain. Instead, their victories are almost always explained by a romanticised notion of "physical endurance". The problem with this idea of physicality is that it is a mythology of racialism that dispossesses the African or black sportsperson of creativity and strategic thinking in the eyes of Western audiences. In a Barthesian sense, it is a system of speech that promotes racial bias. By not challenging and questioning this language, its hegemony is consolidated and normalised. There is no denying the fact that every sport requires a lot of energy and physical stamina, and both black/African athletes and their white counterparts exert much energy to win games. But to reduce only the black athlete to their physicality in media discourse is simply racist. African and black sportsmen are more than their bodies. The coverage of black bodies and the discourses around them require an urgent rewriting. 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We are delighted to announce that Judith Kilvington has been appointed into that role until March 2020. Judith has a wealth of experience and joins us from the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, where she was Executive Director and Joint CEO. Prior to that Judith was the Executive Director of Graeae, the UK's leading touring company of deaf and disabled artists, which is based in east London. Judith will take up the position from 15 July 2019.
Judith will oversee the entire Rich Mix operation and will continue to build on the legacy of the work undertaken by Eddie to redevelop the building. We will be sharing some exciting plans and proposals over the coming months with residents, users and community partners.
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