SNOOKER BAIZE BLOG: Earn a tour place via PTCs!
It must be a great news for amateurs! Amateurs can earn a tour place via PTCs by finishing in top 8 on the order of merit list after 12 PTC events have completed! Professional players can also qualify via this method if they rank outside top 64 of world ranking list at the end of 2011/2012 season.
Do you want to play the top players? :) Here's a chance!
Top 8 order of merit list was only suitable for professional players last year. But this year WPBSA revolved this criteria, providing amateurs to qualify for the tour in another way apart from Q School.
Players only need to pay £100 to enter each PTC event, grabbing a chance to win £10000 (winner's share) of each event! Professional players can also earn ranking points by winning each round.
World Snooker also revealed the dates & venue for first four PTC events.
Eurosport will provide live coverage on one table of PTC 4 :-) So we will can watch live action of the boys from Germany!
PTC series consists of 12 events, which will be held in Sheffield and around Europe. All matches are in Best of 7. The top 24 players who win the most prize money in the PTC series will be on the order of merit. It will be ranked by the prize money that players win, also they need to at least play in 6 PTC events (3 in UK & 3 in Europe).
If you are an amateur, do grab a chance to join the PTC events! You may get a chance to play top players and learn from them! Closing date for entry of PTC 1-4 is 7 June 2011.


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APPA Report Compiles Safety Data Submitted By Public Power Utilities
by Paul Ciampoli
APPA News Director
The American Public Power Association recently released a report that compiles safety data that was submitted by utilities for APPA's annual "Safety Awards of Excellence" contest.
The report, "Evaluation of Data Submitted to American Public Power Association's 2019 Safety Awards of Excellence," provides both tabular and graphical evaluations of the data submitted to APPA's annual Safety Awards of Excellence for 2019.
The purpose of compiling this data is to offer a benchmark for individual municipal utilities. The intent of the report is to help safety professionals analyze their utility's yearly performance in relation to others in the public power community. Through the data presented in the report, APPA aspires to help safety professionals create a context for review of safety program efficacy at their individual utilities.
Each year, the safety awards are open to any APPA member utility, joint action agency, federal agency, and state association/agency that wishes to participate.
Since participation is voluntary, the rules are set up to encourage consistent involvement. Thus, to be eligible to win an award, participants must submit data for three consecutive years. In the third year, the participant will be considered eligible for an award. Consistent submission helps to minimize selection bias and skewing of yearly data, APPA noted.
Entries are sorted into groups according to the total number of hours worked by all electric utility employees at a particular utility in the designated year. The group categories are the same from year to year. A group-specific analysis is included in the report.
Along with group-by-group and regional analyses of data, the report shows data averaged for all groups combined over the history of the awards.
APPA provides the data presented in the report for use by its members in aggregate form only. The individual names of the utilities that have entered the awards are confidential. Each year, The Association releases only the names of those utilities that have received awards recognition, in addition to their calculated incidence rate and worker hours for the given year.
Since greater numbers of entrants enhance the value of the safety awards for all utilities involved, APPA encourages all members to continue submitting data on a yearly basis, regardless of the number of accidents/injuries that have occurred over the calendar year.
One hundred twenty-five utilities earned APPA's Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2019, APPA reported in April. More than 335 utilities entered the annual safety awards, which was the highest number of entrants in the history of the program.
The report is available here.
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Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich may have gotten away from the Miami Marlins, but time hasn't healed his frustration with the organization. Yelich took out some of his anger on former Marlins president David Samson on Monday after Samson suggested players and agents were at fault for the slow offseason.
The exchange started after Samson replied to a message from Houston Astros starter Justin Verlander. The 35-year-old Verlander joined the chorus of Major League Baseball players who have publicly spoken out against the slow offseason.
That's when Yelich dropped in to tell his old boss he wasn't surprised by Samson's "anti-player rhetoric." Yelich added that Samson's idea wasn't exactly a solution for the players.
Not anti-player and certainly not anti-you. Definitely anti-Boras and anti- players who misread their value in the market. Big difference. Careful what we all wish for. Strikes/Lockouts are not the panacea.
Samson was the Marlins' president until the new ownership group — led by Derek Jeter — purchased the team. He was let go after that acquisition.
Since then, Samson has appeared on Dan Le Batard's ESPN radio show spilling secrets about the team. Video also emerged of Samson yelling "$1.2 billion, f— you" at booing Marlins fans. Both Samson and Le Batard later said that was part of a skit.
Because of that, Samson doesn't have the greatest reputation with fans. If Yelich's comments are an indication, Marlins players didn't love Samson all that much either.
If there's anything to take away from this exchange, it's that we need a tell-all book on the Marlins during the Jeffrey Loria and Samson era in the next couple years. Players other than Yelich might have some fun things to say about the way that organization was run.


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Study and diagnosis of infertility or repeated miscarriage.
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Imaging techniques: Hysteroscopy
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Maternal-fetal medicine and pre pregnancy advice
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Natural cycle
Reception of oocytes
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What is the reception of oocytes?
The reception of oocytes is an assisted reproduction technique that allows a woman to donate her eggs to another woman to make a pregnancy possible. In the first place, a careful study of the donor is required,and subsequently a hormonal treatment will be necessary. Once the eggs have been obtained, they are fertilised in the laboratory with the male gamete. The embryos obtained are transferred to the uterus of the recipient.
When is egg donation recommended?
Ovarian failure (e.g. early menopause, women who have received radiotherapy or chemotherapy treatment).
Carriers of potentially transmissible genetic disorders that cannot be eliminated using other techniques.
A history of repeated IVF cycle failures (an adverse reaction to the treatment, poor quality oocytes or embryos).
How are egg donors selected?
The general principles applicable here are those defined by law (LTRA, in its Spanish acronym), and in the Royal Decree-Law on the quality and safety of cell and tissue donations (RDLCYT, in its Spanish acronym), and those of formality, confidentiality (donors must remain anonymous) and the need for the donation to be made free of charge.
Any woman between the ages of 18 and 34, who is in good health and who wants to help other women, can become a donor.
A comprehensive assessment of physical and psychological health must be carried out, the ideal donor being one who is free from genetic or hereditary disorders, or transmissible infections
A detailed medical history both of the patient and their family. Family genetic testing will allow us to determine whether or not there are polygenic or multifactorial disorders present in the family.
A physical and gynaecological examination.
A transvaginal ultrasound to check that there are no abnormalities, and to carry out an antral follicle count.
A blood test, including a serological profile
A psychological assessment by means of a test and an interview.
Genetic screening (link). At this point we can test for recessive disorders.
The same law also requires the medical team to seek the greatest possible physical resemblance with the recipient of the eggs
What happens during the treatment?
The recipient of the eggs needs to undergo treatment in order to prepare the endometrium,so that it will be ready for embryo transfer. To achieve this we use a hormonal treatment, usually a transdermal one, that lasts for between 2 and 3 weeks. During this period, there will be a series of ultrasound tests to track endometrial growth.
Once the endometrium has reached the appropriate size, and the oocytes have been obtained from the donor by follicular puncture, we proceed with the embryo transfer.
What is the likelihood of achieving pregnancy?h5>
This technique results in high pregnancy rates. (link). For example, the cumulative pregnancy rate is over 80%.
What can I know about the donor?
Spanish law defines the donor of gametes as anonymous, and their donation as a voluntary one. For this reason the centre cannot reveal donor identity. However, the law does permit us to provide information on age, blood group, and physical characteristics.
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SEREMBAN (Feb 26): A total of 139 illegal plastic waste recycling factories, which violated the Environmental Quality Act 1974, have been closed from January to-date.
Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change Minister Yeo Bee Yin (pictured) said from the total, 48 investigation papers have been opened with four factories punished while 44 more were charged with summonses exceeding RM3 million.
"The total number of factories had surpassed the Key Performance Indicator targeted by the ministry for the first quarter of this year in which is to close 100 errant factories," she said.
She was speaking to reporters after participating in a special integrated operation on three plastic waste recycling factories around Senawang here yesterday.
Yeo said the operation would continue to be stepped up to ensure those found guilty would not only be punished according to the law but also bear the cost of disposing of the plastic waste seized.
She added that when the freeze on plastic waste import licences was imposed in July last year, the country was having 750,000 tonnes of plastic waste and the ministry was expecting the waste to be fully disposed of by the middle of this year.
"We have 400 legal plastic waste recycling factories in the country but it does not mean they are adhering to the law so monitoring has to be conducted at least twice a year to ensure their continuous compliance," she said.


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Ancient and premodern Armenia
The Artaxiads
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The marzpāns
The Mamikonians and Bagratids
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Alternative Titles: Armeniya, Hayastan, Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun, Republic of Armenia
Armenia, country of Transcaucasia, lying just south of the great mountain range of the Caucasus and fronting the northwestern extremity of Asia. To the north and east Armenia is bounded by Georgia and Azerbaijan, while its neighbours to the southeast and west are, respectively, Iran and Turkey. Naxçıvan, an exclave of Azerbaijan, borders Armenia to the southwest. The capital is Yerevan (Erevan).
YerevanYerevan, Arm., with Mount Ararat in the background. © Mikhail Pogosov/Shutterstock.com
Modern Armenia comprises only a small portion of ancient Armenia, one of the world's oldest centres of civilization. At its height, Armenia extended from the south-central Black Sea coast to the Caspian Sea and from the Mediterranean Sea to Lake Urmia in present-day Iran. Ancient Armenia was subjected to constant foreign incursions, finally losing its autonomy in the 14th century ce. The centuries-long rule of Ottoman and Persian conquerors imperiled the very existence of the Armenian people. Eastern Armenia was annexed by Russia during the 19th century, while western Armenia remained under Ottoman rule, and in 1894–96 and 1915 the Ottoman government perpetrated systematic massacres and forced deportations of Armenians.
Armenia Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
The portion of Armenia lying within the former Russian Empire declared independence on May 28, 1918, but in 1920 it was invaded by forces from Turkey and Soviet Russia. The Soviet Republic of Armenia was established on November 29, 1920; in 1922 Armenia became part of the Transcaucasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic; and in 1936 this republic was dissolved and Armenia became a constituent (union) republic of the Soviet Union. Armenia declared sovereignty on August 23, 1990, and independence on September 23, 1991.
The status of Nagorno-Karabakh, an enclave of 1,700 square miles (4,400 square km) in southwestern Azerbaijan populated primarily by Armenians, was from 1988 the source of bitter conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. By the mid-1990s Karabakh Armenian forces occupied much of southwestern Azerbaijan, but the conflict had caused an economic crisis in Armenia.
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Armenia is a mountainous country characterized by a great variety of scenery and geologic instability. The average altitude is 5,900 feet (1,800 metres) above sea level. There are no lowlands: half the territory lies at altitudes of 3,300 to 6,600 feet; only about one-tenth lies below the 3,300-foot mark.
The northwestern part of the Armenian Highland—containing Mount Aragats (Alaghez), the highest peak (13,418 feet, or 4,090 metres) in the country—is a combination of lofty mountain ranges, deep river valleys, and lava plateaus dotted with extinct volcanoes. To the north and east, the Somkhet, Bazum, Pambak, Areguni, Shakhdag, and Vardenis ranges of the Lesser Caucasus lie across the northern sector of Armenia. Elevated volcanic plateaus (Lory, Shirak, and others), cut by deep river valleys, lie amid these ranges.
In the eastern part of Armenia, the Sevan Basin, containing Lake Sevan (525 square miles) and hemmed in by ranges soaring as high as 11,800 feet, lies at an altitude of about 6,200 feet. In the southwest, a large depression—the Ararat Plain—lies at the foot of Mount Aragats and the Geghama Range; the Aras River cuts this important plain into halves, the northern half lying in Armenia and the southern in Turkey and Iran.
Armenia is subject to damaging earthquakes. On Dec. 7, 1988, an earthquake destroyed the northwestern town of Spitak and caused severe damage to Leninakan (now Gyumri), Armenia's second most populous city. About 25,000 people were killed.
Of the total precipitation, some two-thirds is evaporated, and one-third percolates into the rocks, notably the volcanic rocks, which are porous and fissured. The many rivers in Armenia are short and turbulent with numerous rapids and waterfalls. The water level is highest when the snow melts in the spring and during the autumn rains. As a result of considerable difference in altitude along their length, some rivers have great hydroelectric potential.
Most of the rivers fall into the drainage area of the Aras (itself a tributary of the Kura River of the Caspian Basin), which, for 300 miles (480 kilometres), forms a natural boundary between Armenia and Turkey and Iran.
The Aras' main left-bank tributaries, the Akhuryan (130 miles), the Hrazdan (90 miles), the Arpa (80 miles), and the Vorotan (Bargyushad; 111 miles), serve to irrigate most of Armenia. The tributaries of the Kura—the Debed (109 miles), the Aghstev (80 miles), and others—pass through Armenia's northeastern regions. Lake Sevan, with a capacity in excess of 9 cubic miles (39 cubic kilometres) of water, is fed by dozens of rivers, but only the Hrazdan leaves its confines.
Armenia is rich in springs and wells, some of which possess medicinal properties.
More than 15 soil types occur in Armenia, including light brown alluvial soils found in the Aras River plain and the Ararat Plain, poor in humus but still intensively cultivated; rich brown soils, found at higher elevations in the hill country; and chernozem (black earth) soils, which cover much of the higher steppe region. Much of Armenia's soil—formed partly by residues of volcanic lava—is rich in nitrogen, potash, and phosphates. The labour required to clear the surface stones and debris from the soil, however, has made farming in Armenia difficult.
Because of Armenia's position in the deep interior of the northern part of the subtropical zone, enclosed by lofty ranges, its climate is dry and continental. Regional climatic variation is nevertheless considerable. Intense sunshine occurs on many days of the year. Summer, except in high-altitude areas, is long and hot, the average June and August temperature in the plain being 77° F (25° C); sometimes it rises to uncomfortable levels. Winter is generally not cold; the average January temperature in the plain and foothills is about 23° F (−5° C), whereas in the mountains it drops to 10° F (−12° C). Invasions of Arctic air sometimes cause the temperature to drop sharply: the record low is −51° F (−46° C). Winter is particularly inclement on the elevated, windswept plateaus. Autumn—long, mild, and sunny—is the most pleasant season.
The ranges of the Lesser Caucasus prevent humid air masses from reaching the inner regions of Armenia. On the mountain slopes, at elevations from 4,600 to 6,600 feet, yearly rainfall approaches 32 inches (800 millimetres), while the sheltered inland hollows and plains receive only 8 to 16 inches of rainfall a year.
The climate changes with elevation, ranging from the dry subtropical and dry continental types found in the plain and in the foothills up to a height of 3,000 to 4,600 feet, to the cold type above the 6,600-foot mark.
The broken relief of Armenia, together with the fact that its highland lies at the junction of various biogeographic regions, has produced a great variety of landscapes. Though a small country, Armenia boasts more plant species (in excess of 3,000) than the vast Russian Plain. There are five altitudinal vegetation zones: semidesert, steppe, forest, alpine meadow, and high-altitude tundra.
The semidesert landscape, ascending to an elevation of 4,300 to 4,600 feet, consists of a slightly rolling plain covered with scanty vegetation, mostly sagebrush. The vegetation includes drought-resisting plants such as juniper, sloe, dog rose, and honeysuckle. The boar, wildcat, jackal, adder, gurza (a venomous snake), scorpion, and, more rarely, the leopard inhabit this region.
Steppes predominate in Armenia. They start at altitudes of 4,300 to 4,600 feet, and in the northeast they ascend to 6,200 to 6,600 feet. In the central region they reach 6,600 to 7,200 feet and in the south are found as high as 7,900 to 8,200 feet. In the lower altitudes the steppes are covered with drought-resistant grasses, while the mountain slopes are overgrown with thorny bushes and juniper.
The forest zone lies in the southeast of Armenia, at altitudes of 6,200 to 6,600 feet, where the humidity is considerable, and also in the northeast, at altitudes of 7,200 to 7,900 feet. Occupying nearly one-tenth of Armenia, the northeastern forests are largely beech. Oak forests predominate in the southeastern regions, where the climate is drier, and in the lower part of the forest zone hackberry, pistachio, honeysuckle, and dogwood grow. The animal kingdom is represented by the Syrian bear, wildcat, lynx, and squirrel. Birds—woodcock, robin, warbler, titmouse, and woodpecker—are numerous.
The alpine zone lies above 6,600 feet, with stunted grass providing good summer pastures. The fauna is rich; the abundant birdlife includes the mountain turkey, horned lark, and bearded vulture, while the mountains also harbour the bezoar goat and the mountain sheep, or mouflon.
Finally, the alpine tundra, with its scant cushion plants, covers only limited mountain areas and solitary peaks.
flag of Armenia
National anthem of Armenia
Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun (Republic of Armenia)
unitary multiparty republic with a single legislative body (National Assembly [105])
President: Armen Sarkisyan
Prime Minister: Nikol Pashinyan
Official religion
none1
Monetary unit
dram (AMD)
(2018 est.) 2,973,000
Population rank
(2018) 137
Population projection 2030
Total area (sq mi)
Total area (sq km)
Density: persons per sq mi
(2018) 258.7
Density: persons per sq km
(2018) 99.9
Urban-rural population
Urban: (2017) 63.6%
Rural: (2017) 36.4%
Life expectancy at birth
Male: (2016) 71.6 years
Female: (2016) 78.3 years
Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
Male: (2009) 99.7%
Female: (2009) 99.4%
GNI (U.S.$ '000,000)
(2017) 11,714
GNI per capita (U.S.$)
(2017) 4,000
1The constitution establishes the Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian Orthodox Church) as the national church of Armenia.
The Catholic Encyclopedia - Armenia
Official Site of The Government of Republic of Armenia
CIA - The World Factbook - Armenia
Livius - Armenia
Armenia - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
Armenia - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)


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Some lawmakers to view bin Laden's body photos
WASHINGTON Heather Molino, a spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, said the Democratic congressman is planning to view the photos at CIA headquarters either Wednesday or Thursday.
"He is interested and wants to see them," Molino said.
Ruppersberger is a member of the House Intelligence Committee. All of that committee's members are among the congressional representatives who have been offered a chance to view the photographs, Molino said.
Last week, Ruppersberger said he agreed with the White House's decision not to publicly release photos of bin Laden's body. Ruppersberger, who spoke at a retirement community on Friday about the raid in Pakistan that resulted in bin Laden's death, said the photos could stoke anger among bin Laden supporters.
"Why enrage the rest of the world who don't like us? And we don't want them to rally behind his death to hurt us again," Ruppersberger said last week.
Ruppersberger noted that the decision not to release the photographs publicly could be re-evaluated "down the road."
"The purpose is, it's endgame, to protect American lives," Ruppersberger said.


It causes every worker whose labour is worth less than the minimum wage to be banned from the job market.
By law labour can't be worth less than the minimum wage.
Workers won't lose any skills, the same work will remain. How are they banned from the job market?
Labour worth is not decided by law, but by cost-benefit. If you make people unable to work for less than the minimum wage you're excluding a huge chunk of people from jobs. Artficial attempts to raise wages will make the employee cost higher than their benefit, forcing the employer to reorganize.
The minimum wage IS decided by law.
You still haven't answered how they're excluded from the job market.
Why shouldn't an employer reorganize so they can provide a minimum wage to their workers?
A minimum wage law might be made, but that has no influence on labour value, you're simply saying people have to work for a minimum amount or don't work at all. This black and white view on economics is what causes income inequality. Limiting industries hurts everyone, not just the top.
A minimum wage raises labour value as long as employers don't get greedy and dramatically increase inflation.
Not limiting industries hurts everyone, not just the poor.
Person A, B and C's labour are worth 5$/h.
It costs their employer 15$/h, but he benefits 20$/h.
Let's try to artificially raise wages by law, say to 7$/h. It now costs their employer 21$/h with a benefit of 20$/h. A change must be made to compensate.
Both will result in either higher prices or higher unemployment. That's why economic interventionism generally causes both. We shouldn't benefit a few by sacrificing the weakest.
They are excluded from the job market because you are making it illegal for people to sell their labour at the price they want, instead focusing on artifical limits, which hurt employee and employer.
With these labour limits you are saying ''You have to work for *set amount* or you don't get to work at all!'', which is often followed by pretending to catch them with welfare programs while being the very reason they got there.
This creates inequality and unnatural differences between incomes.
They are not excluded from the job market. They're free to apply for whatever jobs they have the skills for.
Because this reorganizing you're talking about is either raising prices or firing employees.
Laying people off you can't afford is a required part of business.
After initial minimum wage increases, money saved in welfare costs could subsidise companies that would face downsizing.
It hurts the profits of those at the top of a company.
It only hurts the poor if those at the top are greedy and don't want their profits lowered to help the poor.
Corporate greed hurts the poor, not minimum wage.
Greed is the causal factor in the argument. It is not an ad hominem attack to avoid the argument in question.
Greed causes companies not to want lower profits. This causes price raises. This hurts the poor.
Take out greed and the top still profits while workers earn more.
If a largely profitable company takes on more workers instead of paying current workers a living wage, greed is the most likely cause.
''Greed'' as you define it would include an employer offering jobs, but would not include taxation.
It is not a company's responsibility to pay their employee's a living wage and any attempt to force it stagnates the economy, reduces jobs, raises prices, and widens the gap between rich and poor.
Greed–increasing prices, is the causal factor.
"After Enacting Highest Minimum Wage, Washington State Leads Nation In Job & Wage Growth"


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This is an area of research currently in development. Young people are exposed to a wide array of apps that promise to help them manage their emotional and mental wellbeing but we know little about how young people use these apps and whether or not they are helpful. Our new research will explore young people's everyday use of apps for coping with anxiety and depression, with the aim of providing strategies for making the most beneficial use of digital mental health resources in the future. Susanna Trnka is the lead researcher on this project which also links to her broader research on young people's use of apps as part of self-care strategies.


Baz Luhrmann may not be a household name. Give it a second though to explain a little who the man is and anyone who has seen his films has an opinion on him and his intense sense of style. He incites more polarized reactions from film fanatics than most of his contemporaries and even his detractors will accord him the title of auteur. After all, what should incite that title other than a unique way of seeing things and a distinct way of getting those things across? In 1992, Luhrmann gave the world his first feature, STRICTLY BALLROOM. It cost barely anything to make and it grabbed the world by the waist and spun it around the dance floor so many times that it left the world in a dizzy haze. Sixteen years later, Luhrmann is one of the big boys, making movies that cost well over $100 million to produce. On the eve of his latest and first film in seven years, AUSTRALIA, Black Sheep Reviews takes a moment to catch its breath and take a look back at Luhrmann's first three films that, when grouped together, are otherwise known as the Red Curtain Trilogy.
STRICTLY BALLROOM opens the Red Curtain Trilogy by literally opening with a red curtain. The curtain is pulled and we open on a near-full silhouette of two competitive dance couples. The men in black tuxedos stand tall and strong while the women in colorful ruffles bring fluidity to their opposing stiffness. The whole image is framed behind French doors and it is clear within the first few frames that Luhrmann is man with flare, style and both an eye and an appreciation for beauty. One of the men behind the door is Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio), a young dancer who has worked his whole life to take home the Pan-Pacific trophy for Best Ballroom Dancer. Everything in his life and everyone that surrounds him has played a part in making this happen but Scott has come to an untimely realization. In order to wine the Pan-Pacific competition, he must dance the ballroom steps as strictly as they are meant to be but his feet can no longer adhere to such rigid expectations. They have a rhythm all their own and they can no longer stand still. And with this, Luhrmann lets us see the side of him that will guide us through the rest of this trilogy. Love, above all else, be that the love of another person or the love that lives inside of you that inspires the passion you must pursue, is the only thing in life that matters.
STRICTLY BALLROOM earned Luhrmann countless year-end accolades, including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Musical/Comedy (which it lost to MRS. DOUBTFIRE). Of course, this opened many a backstage door for Luhrmann and before long, his next project was announced. What does a man who values love above all else tackle as the second part in his homage to one of life's greatest mysteries? Simple; he decided to tell the greatest love story ever told, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET. Only Luhrmann can't do simple. His take on the bard would be decidedly modern, moving the classic from fair Verona to Verona Beach in Southern California. The tale would be told in present day; swords would be traded for guns and kinsmen would become posses. And just when it seemed that Luhrmann could not disparage this masterpiece any further, he cast the young teen idols, Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the title roles. It could have been a huge disaster but it ends up being one of the most effective Shakespearean adaptations in recent history. Luhrmann's insightful understanding of the brilliant source material pours out of his beautiful leads and allows for Shakespeare to be not only enjoyed but understood by the adolescent market. By successfully recontextualizing ROMEO + JULIET from the stage to the streets, Luhrmann reminded audiences why Shakespeare is timeless. It's also innately and achingly romantic but that goes without saying when Luhrmann is involved.
The curtain returns for one last time with 2001's Best Picture nominee, MOULIN ROUGE! This time, a musical conductor stands in front of it guides an orchestra through an overture that ushers in one of the most original musicals in history. It is Paris at the turn of the 20th century. The Moulin Rouge is more than just a name, it is a place where men and women find company in strangers' arms and empty their pockets before they turn for home. It is home to extravagance, elegance and decadence. It is all so lavish and dramatic; it all so quintessentially Baz Luhrmann. While the film is certainly boisterous enough on its own, it comes alive all over again the moment Ewan McGregor opens his mouth to sing. Though he is singing the Elton John's "Your Song" or the title track from "The Sound of Music", it is as through the words that are coming out of his mouth have never been said before or never had this particular meaning and depth. Reappropriating modern lyrics we've all heard before grounds them tonally as though they are connected thoughts and not just catchy tunes. Ever the romantic, McGregor makes the error of falling in love with a courtesan (Nicole Kidman) and she in turn makes the mistake of falling for McGregor's penniless writer. When love calls though, you cannot fight against its choices no matter how certain you are that it is wrong. MOULIN ROUGE! epitomizes the values that were introduced in the two previous installments of this trilogy – beauty, freedom, truth and love. These are the true bohemian ideals and Luhrmann is the modern day king of the true bohemians.
When we go for a show, we sit, we wait and we stare at the red curtain before it opens to show us all its secrets. Lurhmann grew up behind that curtain, having been raised by parents heavily involved in the arts and now he has also grown up as a director in the same place with these three films. It is as though his unique view were born by realizing that following your passion is the only path to happiness; that this passion went through a young and rebellious stage; and that it eventually settled in to its true nature and accepted all of its own transformative power. Lurhmann is an artist's artist. He gave us dance, theatre and music and he did it all the way that only he could. And when the curtain closes, the audience is left with only one thing – love.
It's been a little while since I popped in but had to read your Baz Red Curtain write up. I am one of the biggest Baz fans alive and actually had the privelege of some work on R&J. Minimal but great none the less. One of the nicest, peaceful director/visonaries you could ever meet. Meetings in shorts, t-shirts and thongs tell a lot about someone. But being in Australia the film started this week and I have written a review on my site. The link is: http://www.saltypopcorn.com/australia-16/ and I will link your Baz article onto my Australia review. If you read the comments you will see it is very black and white with Baz in Australia – you either love him or you hate him.


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IMF warns supply snarls slowing global recovery
By Heather SCOTT
WASHINGTON, Oct 13 (AFP) — Worldwide supply chain disruptions are driving price increases and draining momentum out of economies recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, the IMF warned on Tuesday.
The ongoing hit from the pandemic and the failure to distribute vaccines worldwide is worsening the economic divide and darkening prospects for developing nations, the IMF said in its latest World Economic Outlook.
The global economy is expected to grow 5.9 percent this year, only slightly lower than projected in July, before slowing to 4.9 percent in 2022, the report said.
But the overall figures mask large downgrades and ongoing struggles for some countries, including the United States, Germany and Japan that are feeling the impact of supply bottlenecks, IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath said.
"This recovery is really quite unique," she told AFP on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
Despite a strong return in demand, "the supply side has not been able to come back as quickly," hampered in part by the spread of the Delta variant of Covid-19, which has made workers reluctant to return to their jobs.
Those labor shortages are "feeding into price pressures" in major economies, she said, slowing growth expectations this year.
Energy prices have hit multi-year highs in recent days, with oil above $80 a barrel, weighing on households.
But Gopinath said she expects energy prices to begin to retreat by the end of the first quarter of 2022.
The IMF said the key policy priority for restoring economic growth must be to ensure Covid-19 vaccines are deployed worldwide. AFP
Darkening prospects
In low-income developing countries, the outlook "has darkened considerably due to worsening pandemic dynamics," she said in a blog post on the new forecasts.
The setbacks, which she blamed on the "great vaccine divide," will impact the restoration of living standards, and a prolonged pandemic downturn "could reduce global GDP by a cumulative $5.3 trillion over the next five years," she warned.
"The dangerous divergence in economic prospects across countries remains a major concern," Gopinath said.
Advanced economies are expected to regain "pre-pandemic trend path in 2022 and exceed it by 0.9 percent in 2024," she said.
However, in emerging market and developing economies, excluding China, output "is expected to remain 5.5 percent below the pre-pandemic forecast in 2024."
Amid the danger of long-term scarring, "The foremost policy priority is therefore to vaccinate at least 40 percent of the population in every country by end-2021 and 70 percent by mid-2022," she said.
Delicate US balancing act
The world's largest economy has benefited from massive fiscal stimulus, but the Delta wave and the supply issues have undermined progress, prompting the IMF to slash the US growth forecast for this year to six percent, a full percentage point off the July figure.
US growth is expected to slow to 5.2 percent next year, slightly faster than previously expected, but policymakers will face a delicate balancing act amid risks of rising inflation and lagging employment, the fund noted.
Wages also threaten to rise as employers compete for scarce workers, Gopinath noted.
While inflation is expected to return to "more normal levels" by mid-2022 in most countries, it could take longer in the United States, she told reporters.
"There is tremendous uncertainty, we have never seen a recovery of this kind," she said, noting labor shortages plaguing employers even amid high unemployment, and supply unable to meet demand.
US consumer prices rose 5.3 percent annually in August, more than double the Federal Reserve's two-percent goal. Markets on Wednesday will be watching for the government's September inflation report.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she believes the price increases will be "transitory."
"But I don't mean to suggest that these pressures will disappear in the next month or two," she told CBS News. "This is an unprecedented shock to the global economy."
However, if higher inflation becomes entrenched, it could force central banks to respond aggressively, and rising interest rates would slow the recovery, the IMF cautioned.
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"UN Refugee Agency says record 71 million people displaced by war and violence due to "major powers' failure"" – CBS News
Report by UN Refugee Agency paints stark picture of impact as world powers fail to stop global crises "running out of control"
United Nations – More than 70 million people have been forced to flee their homes due to conflict and violence, the United Nations Refugee Agency said in a report released Wednesday.
The staggering figure represents a huge and mounting problem for the world; it shows an increase in displaced people during 2018 of more than 2 million.
The refugee agency said that it had not seen so many people fleeing and displaced from their homes in its 70-year history.
The report says there are 26 million refugees, 41 million internally displaced people and 3.5 million asylum seekers in the world today.
On the eve of a two-day trip to Venezuela by the U.N. human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, the report said that four million Venezuelans have left their country amid political and economic unrest sparked by a leadership crisis and rampant inflation.
For the first time, more asylum seekers had come from Venezuela than any other nation.
The U.N. will mark World Refugee Day on Thursday, and diplomats have been expressing concerns about public sentiment turning against migrants and refugees because of rhetoric from political leaders.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/un-refugee-agency-71-million-displaced-war-violence-major-powers-failure-syria-venezuela/
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UO raises in news
By uomatters | 09/17/2011 - 3:23 am | 09/17/2011 Uncategorized
9/16/2011: Bill Graves of the Oregonian on the UO raises:
The report explains the UO jumped at the chance earlier this year to raise salaries and protect quality at a time when state support keeps shrinking. The university was careful to avoid merit or across-the-board pay increases, said Russ Tomlin, senior vice provost for academic affairs.
"We were expressly permitted to do promotion and retention and equity increases," he said. "We focused most of our energy on equity increases, and that is where we were aggressive and where the concerns arose."
The university, for example, raised the salary for a tenured mathematics professor from $77,000 to $84,000.
In a letter to Pernsteiner accompanying the report, Lariviere writes, "It is imperative, in order to retain the quality faculty and staff that makes this place special, that we continue to take all necessary and allowable actions to make progress on faculty and staff salaries."
Hey – why no link to the report in the story? The RG has one here. I'm biased, but it is pretty convincing, except when they get to the raises for top level administrators. Frances Dyke announced her retirement and *then* was given an "equity raise" to $223,118. What does that have to do with retention – giving a raise to someone you want to leave, and who is leaving, thank god.
The letter references a diversity person leaving for more pay. In fact, 3 have left recently. VP for diversity Martinez was forced out. Neither of the other two were top administrators – far from it. One was recently given a raise to $39,400. The other was paid $51,750 and did not get a raise this round. These are strange examples to trot out when explaining why we gave raises to administrators making more than $200,000, with no outside offers – and frankly, little prospect of getting them at this point in their careers.
But Pernsteiner, having recently received a *retroactive* raise himself and on very thin ice with the Governor is not going to push this any farther.
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If the person is leaving and the raise is not for merit, I imagine it's related to replacement cost for the next administrator in that position. Not exactly retention of the individual.
The two administrators that recently left for high salaries left for more than salaries. The environment at UO contributed a lot to them both leaving. Diversity Education and Support and Multicultural Admissions… hmmm…. two very important positions. Nice try UO saying that it must have been just salaries for why these amazing men left.
Lariviere writes, "It is imperative, in order to retain the quality faculty and staff that makes this place special, that we continue to take all necessary and allowable actions to make progress on faculty and staff salaries."
Apparently Lariviere forgot to give the staff a significant raise. Maybe next time? Doubtful. This is nothing more than administrators patting each other on the back.
Frances Dyke got a raise? I thought we were talking quality *and* retention here. I'm sure there are, and I'm not saying in this a derogatory way, custodial staff far more deserving of a raise than Frances Dyke or any number of the administrators receiving nearly $2,000,000 in raises.
By the way, while this is distantly related to administrators taking car of their own, did anyone catch the Jackson County official who was "compensated" with a $645,000 home loan consisting of tax payer dollars?
Looks like UO isn't the only place making payments on an administrators house.
The word on the street — no way to verify, obviously — is that they are having trouble getting good applicants for Frances Dyke's job, and she is staying on for an extra year to help out — delaying her retirement and move to be nearer her family. So maybe the raise is a good idea.
You can't use retention as a reason for giving someone a raise into the six figures when you know they are going to retire within the year. Nice try.
The point is that perhaps it was an incentive to stay on a year longer than she apparently wanted to. Because the search for her replacement is not going well. Sorry, it's an easy catch.
Anyhow, not everybody hates Frances. A lot of people think she has done a good job. Why shouldn't she get a raise?
After all, don't retiring faculty get a raise for 3 years just for signing the papers?
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well according to the UOmatters poll, 70% of
its readers gave Dyke an F. Now this is likely
a selection effect in that most UOmatters readers
are likely predisposed to hate all UO administravium.
My own experience with Dyke (pre and in her current position) has always been the same: she is a good accountant but she has no operational sense. None whatsoever. Putting someone like that in charge of campus physical and infrastructure operations was a mistake and I think this is widely recognized.
I am also personally friends with people that have left their office. Some of the stories I hear are pretty amazing. Some of it is just bitching, but much of it points to this theme of operational incompetence – much like Russ Tomlin – could give a gifted lecture on the elegant properties of an omnidirectional thrust imparter (pentagon term for hammer) but ask him to pound a nail straight …
I don't know any Assistant Profs (including myself) who is anywhere near this percentage. Most make well below 60k annually –


"My dad makes drugs," explained my 10-year-old son when chatting with his buddies about their fathers' professions.
I guess that my job as a Good Clinical Practice Quality Assurance and Clinical Research Operations Consultant is not easy for a fifth grader to articulate.
At least he understands that I play a role in the drug development process. As a younger lad, he equated the profundity of my job with the number of points he marked on his wall map of places to which I have traveled.
I explained that I need to check that doctors and drug companies "follow the rules" when studying new drugs.
Good Clinical Practice (GCP), developed and adopted by the International Conference on Harmonisation (www.ich.org/), delineates a set of international standards under which clinical research is to be conducted. The FDA has long established regulations for the investigations of new drugs, which invoke the principles of GCP. For stimulating bed time reading, download 21 CFR Parts 50, 54, 56, 312, and 812 and ICH-E6 to your tablet.
I said to my son, which I hope resonated with him, that to do these things well I need to read "a lot." A lot of records, documents, and procedures to assess if the information collected from studies are reported correctly and completely. Just like what parents expect with their kids, we expect that people that do research tell the truth about what happened during studies, good, bad, or otherwise, and how they did or could improve their "research behavior".
I explained to him that we need to use the same type of approach that he uses in science class.
GCP requires that we implement scientifically driven protocols that "describe the objectives, design, methodology, statistical considerations, and organization of a trial." I told him that we conduct a lot of studies to understand what drugs do in the body, to determine if a product helps to make sick people feel better, and to make sure that drugs do not hurt people or make them sicker.
I told him that it takes years. "But how many years?" he queried. I provided the standard "it depends" response.
An October 2013 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association asserted that the average approval time for clinical drug testing and approval is 7.5 years and 5.1 that for "expedited drugs "(i.e., for unmet medical needs). FDA commissioner, Dr. Margaret Hamburg, indicated last month (at the Pennsylvania Bio's Life Sciences Future Conference) that since taking office in 2009, the FDA has made great progress in accelerating the drug approval process, and admitted that more needs to be done to continue this trend.
I did not delve with my son into the industry buzz about risk mitigation, streamlining clinical trials, and encouragement of industry/regulatory agency collaborations as modalities to accelerate the marketing approval of new drugs. Nor did I dissect for him prevalent positions that less can be more, less can just be less, and that industry and regulatory reforms cannot abrogate our ethical obligations to protect consumers. I will save those discussions for at least the eighth grade.
I told my son that it can cost millions of dollars. "But how much money?" he asked. Yet again, I provided the standard "it depends" response.
The November 2014 edition of the Boston Business Journal cited a recent study by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development that the cost of new drug development is approaching $2.6 billion. The study also asserted that the cost has increased 145% since 2003.
Why so much? The Tufts study attributes higher R&D costs and a low ratio of drug candidates to approved drugs (about 8.5:1).
When I have the discussion about risk mitigations with my son, I can also pontificate about the politics and special interests that can influence the economics of drug development. This is assuming that the interests of early teenagehood do not promote apathy of what his dad does to pay the mortgage.
Rules are the rules – FDA regulations are law, and FDA expects that ICH guidelines are followed. Be honest about any deviations and non-compliances when they happen, and develop and document a corrective and preventative action plan to prevent future problems.
The old adage is true – if it's not documented, it did not happen. QA auditors and FDA inspectors will assess documentation based on ALCOA principles (attributable, legible, contemporaneous, original, and accurate).
Don't set the precedent of buying gifts for your kids when you travel.


At Wallace Saunders we strive to give our summer associates a varied experience in litigation, workers compensation, and business law depending on the law student's interests and our future needs. In addition to legal research and writing we allow our summer associates to gain meaningful exposure to the legal profession. A typical summer at Wallace Saunders includes attendance at mediations, depositions, hearings, and if schedules permit, attendance at trial. In addition to the work, social events are planned to allow both members of the firm and the summer associates to get to know each other and allow the summer associates to understand the culture of Wallace Saunders.
Wallace Saunders seeks summer associates with strong academic credentials and superior written and oral communication skills, as well as a good sense of humor. A candidate's prior work experiences and extracurricular interests are also considered. We seek candidates with the ability, character, judgment, personality, energy and commitment to develop into wise counselors, effective advocates and valued colleagues.
Thank you for your interest in Wallace Saunders summer associate program. Our on-campus interview schedule for the upcoming year occurs during late August and September. It consists of both initial on-campus interviews and a series of call back interviews at our office.


Spring is a time for rebirth, renewal — and lots and lots of chocolate.
Now, Uber is getting in on the action. The company announced it will offer free samples of chocolate Easter egg candies starting Monday during rides in select cities. Cargo, the exclusive in-car vendor for Uber, will be offering riders free Reese's Peanut Butter eggs and Cadbury Creme eggs, specifically.
Cargo, the company that partnered with Uber to supply chocolates for this promotional event, is part of a burgeoning business model where vendors sell snacks, drinks, and other essentials such as headphones and phone chargers in ride-hailing cars. You purchase items through an app, then the driver hands you the goods.
The free chocolate is only available until supplies run out, so the treats may be gobbled up early in the week — fair warning. You'll know when they're available because they'll be sitting in the center car console.
The other catch if your'e on the hunt for this free candy: you can't order an Uber car and know that Cargo is available inside, so you just have to hope you get lucky.
Can you resist the Reese's.
In vehicles participating in the program, you'll also be able to buy candy Reese's Egg ($1.79), Cadbury Creme Egg ($1.49) or a pack of Cadbury Mini Eggs ($1.99). Maybe Cargo will offer chocolate-covered matzah next year?


In a previous topic I was advised support to show posts on other wpmu blogs would be supported by WPMUDEV Google Maps. It would be achieved in conjunction with Post Indexer.
Where tagname is the slug of any tag globally?
I have tried this with indexer running and it loads nothing.
I have other MU sites with geo tagged posts.
On the main wpmu+bp install I have ran the above code with indexer and google maps plugin.
Have you verified that those posts you expect to see are indeed indexed? You can take a look at the database table to confirm this.
I might make a new topic for this.
I tried activating recent posts feed/widget and got the above error. It also spits out the feed text after the error message.... any ideas?
Holy crap.. Installing recent global posts widget pretty much killed the whole site. Is this a post indexer issue too?
The plugin generated 878 characters of unexpected output during activation. If you notice "headers already sent" messages, problems with syndication feeds or other issues, try deactivating or removing this plugin.
Should I create another thread for this error?
Sorry for the slow reply - I've been away at WordCamp!
Can you disable all plugins except post indexer and recent global posts widget and revert to the default theme please? We need to rule out conflicts with other plugins.
Secondly, if you're not already, make sure you're using the latest version of WordPress.
I'm also asking the developer to chip in here and help with troubleshooting but if you can do the above first that'd be very helpful.
Ok. Will try that tomorrow. I will also play with my single site test server.
I changed to default theme and deactivated all plugins. Went thru 1 by 1. very painful.
My Recent Global Posts Widget works.
WPMUDEV Google Maps does not with global mashups.
You can geo-tag the post without displaying the actually map. Just untick the show map box in map options.
You can use your own tag other than my_tag. Indexer seems to be instant on when I update the network blog with a different tag, and how it displays on the main blog.
Your post must have a map associated with it. Then the post tag must match the query="tag=xyz" statement.
You must be able to get Global Posts on the GP posts widget for this to work. It proves if indexer is working, which is necessary for this to work.


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I know my Sunshine Monday is pretty late in the day, but this is my Easter edition and I still had to edit a few pictures before I could post. Anywho, I hope your Monday has gone well. I just want to say first that I am thankful for all the wonderful comments I receive each day. They absolutely make my day and always make me smile. So thank you for warming my heart each time I log into blogger.
Second of all I have to say that while doing this Easter count down with my children, I didn't realize how much my heart would be touched. I knew I would be teaching them, but forgot I would be learning just as much as them. I know I mentioned this before, but it is so true. One thing that really struck me was the picture of Christ kneeling in the Garden of Gethsemane.
I tried to explain to the kids that when Christ was here kneeling, he saw their faces. He saw their faces and said "Yes I will die for them". He said "I felt when you have been angry or sad. I know your heart". They understand this and I know it comforts them. My goal is to remind them of this when they ever get sad, scared, or angry. I want them to know that He is there for them, just like he is there for all of us. While teaching my littles this lesson, I realized that He too saw my face and choose to die. He didn't have to, but he knew there was no other way for me to return home to my Father in Heaven. No other way for my family to be together forever. For that I am thankful and forever will be. I pray I can live up to that sacrifice and never let it be in vain.
Now in celebration of this wonderful holiday, we spent much time with family. For this I am absolutely thankful as well.
I got to see my Serious Makenze.
See little guys, who melt my heart.
The girls got to play with the water table.
We ate yummy Fritos with nacho tip. Delish!
I filled like 30 eggs, the night before Easter.
We hid them throughout the apartment for the littles.
Cheesey eggs, and resurrection rolls.
Out of the 30 eggs I filled, 6 had items dealing with the resurrection. I numbered them and we opened those ones together first. Each egg had a scripture in it too. We read the scriptures and placed them in our Easter Timeline. This was a great activity to help us remember why we celebrate Easter. The REAL reason.
Here is a breakdown of what was in each egg.
We got the kids new Leapster games.
Keagan has been doing his Star Wars Math nonstop.
I love messy hair smiles in the morning.
I love the little baskets.
Oh how I never want to forget when they were this little.
who stayed up with me while I filled the eggs.
He kept me laughing most of the night.
but was still cracking jokes around midnight.
We had a great Easter. I am so happy with the way everything worked out. I hope your Easters went just as well and were filled with lots of little giggles and treats. Tomorrow I will be posting the recipe for the yummy rolls I brought to my Grandma's on Easter. My brother said they were the best!


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Country Music Community Supports St. Jude in 'Love Music, Stop Cancer' Campaign
December 9, 2021 /in Blog, News /by Erica Zisman
The country music community supports St. Jude in their 'Love Music, Stop Cancer', campaign. Find out more about the initiative here.
The 2021 'Love Music, Stop Cancer' initiative brings together country musics stars and industry to raise money for St. Jude families. St. Jude, located in Memphis, Tennessee is a research hospital for children battling cancer and other deadly diseases. Perhaps the most special part about the organization is, thanks to very generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing, or food.
Families receive the best care in the country, at no cost, making the worst and darkest days of their lives a little bit brighter – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. In addition, St Jude's research facility and labs are open 24/7 and freely share their findings with hospitals and doctors across the country. They are working towards a world where no family ever has to hear the words "you have cancer".
Launched more than 30 years ago, Randy Owen from the band Alabama stood up during Country Radio Seminar in Nashville and asked his friends, colleagues, and radio partners to join together to help St. Jude and the children they serve, and so, "Country Cares for St. Jude Kids" was born. The program unites more than 200 radio stations and dozens of country music artists annually to raise awareness and support for St. Jude kids.
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Last weekend we visited the Peace Memorial Museum in Caen to view the 9/11 exhibit which opened on the 6th June 2008 to coincide with the D Day Landing Anniversary.
It was very moving and I have created a Kodak Gallery to show the photographs which I took of the exhibit.
If you wish to see it email me for a link to the site.
So here's what the potager looks like now.
The weather this past week has been appalling!!
Thunderstorms on Wednesday took out our internet connection so life was even quieter than usual.
Between the showers I continued to work in the potager which is coming along in leaps and bounds.
These pix were taken before anything was planted, it looks a lot different now.


Kelly does a great job of showcasing the wonderful features and atmosphere of this three-semester Graduate Certificate sports journalism program. Let's take a closer look at some of its specifics. Applicants to program must submit an official transcript demonstrating proof of the successful completion of a post-secondary diploma or degree program in any discipline. In addition applicants must attend an admission session during which they will: undergo a resumé review, submit a portfolio, to include a minimum of three pieces of published or unpublished work; complete a writing test (for applicants who do not have a degree or diploma in journalism). The Sports Journalism program will consider applicants who present at least two years of post secondary in combination with relevant experience in the field of journalism.
Once accepted, students will participate in a number of courses geared to develop their: sports writing for print, radio, TV, online and multiplatform media; advanced interviewing techniques; sports beat reporting, statistics and imaging; and sports history, culture and business. Among these Sports Journalism courses are: Sports Writing and Sports Experience, Sports Interviewing and Beat Reporting, Sports in Canada: The Field of Play, The Sportscast, Total Sports: Stats and Research, The Business of Sports, and many more. In addition, students develop a portfolio of published pieces and attend an industry field placement that will see them working for a newspapers, magazine, TV station, radio station or online outlet. They will work alongside seasoned professionals who have been in sports journalism for years, allowing them to gain new knowledge and network. Some students are even hired on full-time once their field placement is over.
Upon graduation, students go on to work at an outlet of your choice in a particular area of journalism. You may start out as a beat writer for a newspaper before working your way up to a sports editor position. Another option is to work in TV, where you may start out as a chase producer before working your way up to a reporter position. There are also places for those who graduate from the Sports journalism program in online outlets, newspapers, blogs, and more.


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>Ted Mosby Was The Worst Guy On HIMYM Who Got Away With Shit Too Damn Easily
Ted Mosby Was The Worst Guy On HIMYM Who Got Away With Shit Too Damn Easily
Devika Sahni
Theodore Evelyn Mosby – the man who took 9 long years to finally reveal to his kids how he met their mother.
Just like a road trip with your friends, the HIMYM journey also started off with much excitement, only to end with the feeling you get when you can't stand the sight of your friends but have to because you've invested so much time and energy in them. The road trip gets even worse if your car tyres magically get punctured, every few hours.
Ted Mosby was the punctured tyre in How I Met Your Mother because this guy just could not function smoothly.
Before you start charging at me with comments praising Ted, understand that I don't quite care, just like your beloved Ted didn't every time he dumped someone without second thoughts. After all, this man dated over 25 women, during the course of the show.
From rushing into relationships to confessing his love for Robin on the first-fucking date, was it just me or could anyone of you also smell desperation?
But we've got to applaud the man for giving us the corniest, cheesiest and most obnoxious reason for his desperation. He was finding 'the one'.
Also, he's the one who said things even though he never believed in them. Otherwise why would he be so bloody desperate?
Knowing his track record with the ladies, if there was one thing that Ted Mosby could never understand, it was love.
To be honest, I'm glad that Stella left him at the altar. He went on pursuing her even after she clearly told him not to, once again reinstating the popular belief that when a girl says 'no', it's actually and eventually a 'yes'.
We'll cut him some slack because to be honest, understanding love is probably more difficult than understanding quantum physics. But what about friendship?
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Friendship is the most generous relationship that exists. Devoid of unnecessary expectations and bitchy judgement, friends are capable of making you a better person. But not if you take them for granted. And Mr. Mosby did just that!
Ted's life was a constant sob story that his friends had to keep up with.
From his relationships to hits and misses in love, his friends were supposed to listen and advise. There's no harm in that because that's what they are for. But you're only taking their concern and genuine advise for granted by not doing what they say!
While Ted's crankiness got the group together at MacLaren's every night, it was the other 4 characters who had our attention.
I mean, even an over-the-top character like Barney with his randomness and narcissism was more relatable than cry-baby Ted.
Anyway, coming back to still-searching-for-the-one-by-ruining-the-lives-of-over-20-girlsTed, life was very sorted for him. He had a good job, his apartment was in the middle of Man-fuckin-hattan and his friends were always a call away.
But Ted was still sad. If this isn't a Shakespearean tragedy, then what is?
We've come to the conclusion that Ted should've just remained in the mutual friends section of Barney, Robin, Lily and Marshall's Facebook friend-list because his physical presence clearly made no difference, except for showing the world what the leader of IMF looks like.
Not the International Monetary Fund but the International Man-child Foundation, that is!
Deepika Padukone's Twerk In Pathan's Besharam Has Confused Desis Who Have No Idea What's Happening
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This Old Clip Of SRK On Respecting All Faiths Is Getting All The Love
Athiya Shetty & KL Rahul's Wedding Photos Are Making Us Believe In Love Again
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Now That KL Rahul & Athiya Shetty Have Tied The Knot, Here's A Look At Their 'Modern Love Story


"Living Doll " by Cliff Richard & The Drifters was Number One on 1st August 1959 and stayed there for six weeks.
The first of many songs to come from Sir Cliff in this series, I'm sure. Doing this really is educational for me as I've just learned that Cliff's backing band whom I always knew as The Shadows were originally called The Drifters but had to change their name as they were about to be sued by the American group with the same name!


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Advisor Kumar, CS announce several dev projects for Chadoora, Chrar-e-Sharief
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SRINAGAR: During their recent visit to Budgam, Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar and Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam announced a slew of projects for the district aimed at providing better facilities to people here.
The projects which were announced by the Advisor and Chief Secretary include construction of pilgrim house in Chrar-e-Sharief for the devotees, filtration plant to ensure supply of safe and clean drinking water to the town and adjacent areas, construction of court complex at Chadoora, construction of shopping complex for the 200 displaced persons/ shopkeepers at Chrar-e-Sharief.
The Advisor also directed completion of construction work of bridge over Sukhnag stream which was pending for past 15 years for want of funds.
These demands were also projected by the public delegations who met them during their visit to the area on Sunday.
Meanwhile, people of Chrar-e-Sharief and Chadoora termed the announced development projects as historic and lauded the Governor's administration, particularly the Advisor and Chief Secretary and divisional/ district administration for the resolution of projected demands which were pending for a long time.


For my new cookbook, I've created a couple of burger recipes that are very family-friendly. The inspiration came from my good friend, during one of our marathon morning chats!
We had been talking about our kids' eating habits, and got on to veggie burgers. We agreed that they can be fussy with veggie burgers because often the ones that we like as adults are spiced more than children typically like, and also can be somewhat delicate when the kiddos like having a solid patty on a bun.
This conversation got me thinking (as I do too much about recipes)! Nevertheless, now I have two new veg burger recipes that are nicely firm and seasoned well enough, but without any overpowering flavors and no noticeable bits of things like peppers that the little ones try to pick out! This is one of them, my Chickpea Sunflower Burgers. I have also tested them with pumpkin seeds and almonds to replace the sunflower seeds, and all variations are delicious. Here is one patty, formed, ready to pan fry. As you can see, it is dense and firm, and easily holds in the palm of my hand.
This night I served them on whole-wheat tortillas (but they can stand up to a burger bun), and we had some home fries alongside. Forgot to show the dollop of Vegenaise on the burger, which is a scrumptious topping along with the tomato and ketchup!
On to my question... Father's Day is this Sunday. Are any of you planning to make something special for your husband, or your father (or another special dad in your life)? Since my man loves chocolate, I am thinking of making my new "Three's Company Pie" (aka Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Pie). I know he'll love that! But, I'm thinking of posting a recipe for Father's Day in my next true/slant article, and am wondering what kinds of dishes your own hubbies/fathers like on a special day? Please share!
Your sunflower burgers look positively delicious -- I love a dense, toothsome veggie burger! I've been hunting for good recipes, and this looks like a winner.
My dad is a big fan of Boston Cream Pie, but I haven't found any pastry cream/custard recipes I'm happy enough with since I went vegan. Any ideas?
Your Chickpea Sensation patties are my ultimate favorite (I'm sure I've mentioned a million times before!). I'm really looking forward to some new patties to add to my repertoire! Although I don't know if anything will compare!
Nice! A good bean burger recipe is just about priceless!
I'm glad you are going to include burger recipes in your next cookbook. I enjoyed so much the ones with pumpkin seeds and lentils in Vive le Vegan!
I'm planning to do a peanut butter pie for my husband for Father's Day. I bet he'd love the three's company one you mentioned, but anything indulgent with peanut butter would be great. Also, those burgers sound great. We have that very same veggie burger issue at our house and I have yet to create one that pleases the kids and adults. Looking forward to seeing that recipe when it comes out.
What is the point of writing about it and showing a photo of it and NOT giving a recipe??
blonderland, have you heard of the technique of using canned coconut milk to make a whipped cream? If not, let me know, I'll point you to a link - might be an option for you to try...?


Gemma Files is an award-winning horror writer, and has also been a film reviewer, teacher and screenwriter. A twenty-year veteran of the short fiction market, she had published two story collections and two chap-books of poetry by the time she wrote her first novel, A Book of Tongues, Volume One of the Hexslinger Series. It was nominated for a first novel Bram Stoker Award, and won the DarkScribe Magazine Black Quill Small Press Chill award, in both the Reader's Choice and Publishers' Choice categories. It was followed by a sequel, A Rope of Thorns. Her latest book, A Tree of Bones, completes the trilogy.


Offering free WiFi, Event-Gasthof Tscheppach's is located in Hessigkofen. Providing a restaurant, the property also has a garden. Guests can use a terrace. All rooms at the hotel come with a seating area. Rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, free toiletries and a hair dryer. Bern is 22 miles from Event-Gasthof Tscheppach's, while Solothurn is 7 miles from the property. The nearest airport is Belp Airport, 31 miles from the accommodation.


After I finished doing all that over-one stitching on my first HAED I decided to go back and dig out some very VERY old UFOs and make a dent in them … the first one I chose to do was one that I fell out of love with a long time ago. Initially started as a SAL with a fellow blogger, she fell off the face of the earth not far into the SAL. Truthfully when I started this one with her it wasn't my first choice to stitch, so when she was no longer cheering me on I just lost interest – not to mention I wasn't exactly enjoying the over-one stitching.
This is how it looked when I first picked it up again after not touching it since, um, ahem … 2007!
I may not have as many finishes as I used to do, but so far this year I've managed to tick off some pretty big ticket items as far as I'm concerned – it's been wonderful to be able to put a few of my old UFOs into the finished pile.


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As of late, I get frustrated with myself because of my emotional state. You can ask my friends, I have never been like this in my life. I am simply unpredictable. I can be in the middle of having fun and enjoying my time with friends, when suddenly it hits… the tears begin to well up in the corners of my eyes, the look on my face changes, my physical appearance becomes rigid and scared… and then you know, somethings wrong.
Sometimes it is really bad… I think I broke out in tears four times throughout one day.
Well, for the longest time, I laughed at, scoffed at, and was extremely annoyed by those girls. Yes, that's right, my own female race. My roommate and I in college would tell horror stories of girls crying and eating tubes of cookie dough… ah, the horror! Chick flicks… ewe!
I prided myself in the tearless ducts of my eyes. "I haven't ever cried during a movie," I would boast. I don't let my emotions rule me. I'm strong. I'm recklessly unafraid of anything… I am not your normal girl.
A girl devoid of all of the emotional mess that messes so many things up. A girl who doesn't get caught up in her emotions or blaming a certain time of the month on her woes.
Well, I have to admit. I have found; I was the one with the problem.
You see, the problem wasn't actually my lack of crying. There is not a specific number of times a girl or guy should or shouldn't cry, but my problem was much deeper than that.
I grew up as the youngest in the family… a (now) pleasant surprise. When I was born my youngest sister was already 12 while my other two sisters were 16 and 20. Having another baby was not in my parents future plans. As a matter of a fact, my Dad didn't speak for three days after they found out that I was on my way, but my life began to give my family a new reason to be.
From a very young age I wanted to be like my older sisters. I wanted to be a big girl. They didn't have to work hard to teach me to walk or use the potty, I just started wanting it on my own because of my desire to be like my sisters.
I cried a lot when I was younger. My sisters use to tease me when I would get hurt and say "oh, do we have to call 911?" So, I wasn't born a rock… it was something that came a little later.
It as probably in Junior High. My middle sister and her son moved back in with us and I remember hearing fighting, arguing, and loud discussions about money a lot. I hated it. But I took it all in.
It was about this time that tension in my family continued to escalate. My parent's jobs were never going right, my Dad's health was never where it should be, my sister was having troubles, and no one was able to get along. (Now, don't get me wrong. I know my family loved me, and still does love me, but everyone was having issues of there own.) It was around this time I decided to handle my own issues and help others, but just deal with it all intrinsically.
There were times I would cry in my car. There times I would let it all out talking to my youth pastor, but besides that… I was becoming a rock. You have a problem- yell at me, tell me all the mean things that have happened to you, tell me all your problems, tell me all your woes, tell me how unfair life is. I will listen. I will pray for you. I will become hard and strong and it won't hurt me.
Specifically there was a very rock forming time my Senior year in High School. My Dad had gotten very sick due to a lack of potassium which caused temporary paralysis. My Mom was doing my Dad's job as a mail contractor and taking care of my Dad at the hospital an hour away, my sister was in jail, and her 6 month old baby was now in my care as long as my mom was busy. I remember being woken up at 3 in the morning giving my beautiful nephew a bottle as he screamed his head off in my ear. I changed him, I burped him, and yet he just kept crying. I remember turning up my worship music over his screams and just singing and praying him back to sleep.
I missed a combined total of 6 weeks of school my Senior year. You couldn't tell through my grades, because I was able to stay on top of my school work and scholarship applications, but my teachers all required written explanation of my absences.
I remember using satire in writing to my Government teacher as I talked about the difference between need and want and my dilemma of family life verses academic life; needless to say, they accepted my reasoning and allowed me to graduate High School. I then flew with desire to my dream college at Indiana Wesleyan University.
… where I continued in rock formation.
I gritted my teeth and I was determined to never show a broken side. I would make it. I would be strong. I promised that I would not cry my freshman year… and I succeeded.
Being a rock was just who I was now. I wasn't necessarily harsh to people, but I definitely wasn't always sympathetic. Like I said, I prided myself in my tear-less ducts.
Senior year in college was a little more rough. I would say it was the beginning of the cracking. And of course it came through my heart for a boy. You'd think with all my rock tendencies that I would be well guarded from boys… but alas a weakness was found. Going hand in hand with the boy weakness was the sensitivity I had with that of the future I thought that God had for me.
In March of 2010 my Dad went home to be with the Lord. During that immediate time. My rock surface was held tightly together. Some by a miracle strength and peace from the Lord, others by my stubborn rockness.
During this time there was a definite pounding in my life taking place. It was painful. I miss my Dad so much. There is so much that we don't realize we have until it's gone (It makes me want to punch people who complain about spending time with their family).
Through my love and heart for my friend and fiancee and now distant friend Ben… my rock surface has come smashing to the ground.
I am no longer a rock.
I am rather what mostly feels like a ball of uncontrollable emotions, but I have begun to see that… it's good.
My pride and strength has been smashed to smithereens.
I know that being a rock was not what I was meant to be, but man, it was sure a lot easier.
The fact that I am sitting her typing this with tears rolling down my face is proof.
Well, I know what I need to do. Honestly though, I am not there yet. I know that instead of being the rock… I need to be on The Rock. I need to learn again what it means to be fully dependent on Him… my Lord, my Creator, the One we just celebrated Christmas for.
I still have pieces of rock digging into my skin. I still have sensitive vulnerable skin that hadn't seen the sun for years. It kind of feels like I just got a cast taken off my heart, and honestly, I'm scared!
But there is absolutely nothing I can do, but cling on to this rock that is still somehow beneath my feet.
I try all the time to figure things out, to put the pieces of rock back on my heart, but each time I do it ends in total failure. I can't look to the future right now, I can't plan my life, I can't even hope, all I can do is cling to what I know and pray that the rock under me is better than the one I created over me.
Oh, Lord, help me cling to You. Help me know You as my Rock and not try to be the rock any more. Help me please. Please help me learn to love again.
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I am really sorry for everything you had to pick up for me when you were so young… I love you and thank you.
Hey Sis! NO APOLOGIZING! I love you and I wouldn't have it any other way. I honestly loved my time doing the things I was able to do with Chance. The only thing I could ask is for you to continue to seek the Lord… there is no other way we will make it.
I felt as if i was reading something I wrote, thank you for opening up and sharing this. It really touched my heart and voiced things I've been dealing with and had on my mind for a while but couldn't quite articulate.


April in the northern hemisphere is the month when blossoms bud, warblers return from their long migrations, and people become convinced that winter is finally over. It is a month filled with earth-centered celebrations such as Earth Day and Arbor Day.
Joining in these celebrations, our April Circle Tale shares the beautiful, tree-saving work that The Circle Way colleague and friend, Jeanie Robinson, is doing in Bothell, Washington. Being a Keeper of the Trees is not easy, as Jeanie's story shows. So far, with her help, the forest she loves is standing strong.
Jeanie received her Masters in Theology in Spiritual Direction from Seattle University in 1993 and has facilitated retreats and worked with individuals in spiritual direction since then. Jeanie and her husband Tom live in Bothell and have four grown children and grandchildren.
My circle tale began almost 30 years ago when I joined a support group in Bothell, Washington that helped me get through a period of depression. This circle of friends was everything I hoped for, diverse and inclusive, non-judgmental and constant in their support. They were also unique since they were not human. This urban forest "circle" that lived behind our home, was made up of 64 acres of trees, birds, and animals.
Each day when I put my youngest children down for naps, I would sit on the couch and try to pray. My usual methods weren't working and my depression turned me inward. My sustenance came from staring out the window at the tall cedar trees edging the forest. I didn't know what to call the relationship I was forming with them. I only knew that I was receiving a wordless offering of peace and fullness, assuring me that I would be okay. This began a long and deep connection to nature, a place to find the Divine, a holder of nurturing energy. It's hard to find words to name this.
About nine years ago, a sign was posted at the edge of the forest that devastated me: "Proposed Land Use." A developer had proposed a zoning change and made plans to build hundreds of homes where the trees stood. While many people went to city council meetings to voice their concerns about traffic, the loss of a noise buffer, possible flooding from building on steep slopes, I sat in the meetings, heart pounding, thinking, "But what about the trees and wildlife? Who will speak for them?" I felt heartsick, as if someone I loved had been diagnosed with a terminal illness. On a daily basis, my neighbors and I began to mourn the possible passing of the forest.
That week, I went out to my forest circle, leaned against "Grandmother Cedar" and asked her for help. The rings within her trunk seemed to radiate energy through me and out into the community. The forest welcomed more people into her circle: "Friends of North Creek Forest" was formed in January of last year. We met twice a month with a goal of raising matching funds and grants to enable the city to purchase the first 35 acres of the forest. We became aware that something bigger than us was at work here; namely the advocacy we continued to feel from the forest. On several occasions a few of us went to the "prayer tree" and asked for help. Each time was followed by some surprising breakthrough or event, a new grant or endorsement. We were held in a spiritual circle by the forest itself.
In December 2011, through grants and money we helped raise, the city of Bothell was able to acquire the first 35 acres of the forest for conservation. There is still work to be done with 29 more acres to protect. But we have a powerful secret. The circle of green that saved me thirty years ago is helping us now to save itself.
Thank you Jeanie! For more information or to endorse Friends of North Creek Forest, go to their website.
Another The Circle Way colleague (and Jeannie's friend), Nan Collie, has also done powerful spiritual work on behalf of a stand of trees near her home in Oregon. She was not able to save these woods, and shares photos and stories about her love, sorrow, and witness in her blog.