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My Surprises: Dallas completely missing the playoffs at 11-5, Miami sneaking ahead of Cincinnati, and the Cardinals holding onto not only the division but the #2 overall seed. What’s fun about it is this is not my playoff predictions, but it takes the strength of schedule aspect into play with something that could be very realistic.
The Browns have been the leading QB controversy all season, and they just opened up the door on themselves this past week by benching Hoyer in the 4th quarter. Johnny Manziel definitely made his case, leading the Browns to their only TD of the day. Yes, Brian Hoyer has struggled greatly over the past 6 games, but he still has led the team to a 10-5 record as a starter. Cleveland made the right decision on Wednesday to stick with Hoyer. If the Browns were out of the playoff hunt (which they very well may be after this week), then it would be fine to get Manziel some reps. But Hoyer still gives them the best chance to win, and has led them into this situation anyway.
Wow was Ryan Fitzpatrick playing with a chip on his shoulder after his return to the starting job; 6 TD’s!
Dallas has a better road record (6-0) than at home (3-4). What happens if they play in Lambeau this year against the 6-0 at home Packers?
With only 4 games remaining, the Buccaneers have both a shot at the #1 overall draft pick and to host a playoff game.
Denver’s kicker Connor Barth kicked 5 FG’s in his first game with the team. In 11 previous games, Brandon McManus only made 9 total.
A Quarterback tossed 6 TD’s in a game for the 4th time this year, which is the most in any season.
Dallas pulled off a convincing win last night, and guaranteed that they will have a winning season for the first time in 5 years. But they have 2 very tough games coming up against the Eagles and Colts, and you wonder if whispers of another December collapse will come with them being 3-3 in their last 6 games after starting 6-1. For a 2nd straight year, a 10-6 team very well may miss the playoffs in the NFC, so Dallas needs to take at least 2 more down the stretch.
Trent Richardson has vowed to jump into Dawg Pound if he scores against former team. Mike Pettine has essentially dared him to do it. Not that Richardson left on bad terms by any means (it was Cleveland who shockingly traded him), but will still be fun to see how many concessions are “wasted” by being dumped on a player should this actually happen.
Holy crap are there a slew of great games this week! Nearly half the slate has both teams fighting for playoff spots.
Colts at Browns: Richardson and Cribbs go back to Cleveland. How will Hoyer do?
I don’t see how it isn’t Seahawks @ Packers and Broncos/Colts @ Patriots if it turns out like this.
Packers/Patriots. Patriots win. Would love to see any of these teams make it and beat the Packers.


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Swiss Tempelle Pollution Defence Face Wash -Good Buy?
Home ReviewsBeauty Swiss Tempelle Pollution Defence Face Wash -Good Buy?
Who is it for? Swiss Tempelle Pollution Defence Face Wash is for people looking for a squeaky clean face after the dirt, oil, and pollution build up.
Gently massage onto wet face, avoiding eye area. Rinse off thoroughly. Use twice a day.
No, skin tolerance is dermatologically tested.
This face wash comes in a greyish blue plastic tube with a flip to open cap. The convenient size of 50 ml tube is travel-friendly. All necessary details are mentioned on the back of the tube.
It is in form of a transparent gel which isn’t too thick or runny. One needs to take a good amount of this face wash and mix it with water in the palms because a small quantity is not enough somehow. It does not lather up and gets off the face easily when rinsed with water.
It has a mild leafy fragrance which I personally didn’t like much. It contains artificial perfume in it.
This face wash does not lather up but it cleanses the skin well, removing all traces of oil/ dirt/ pollution build up. However, a coin size quantity is required as a small quantity doesn’t cover the whole face. It has to make sure that your face is wet and that you mix the face wash with a little water in hands to make the application easier.
I felt that this may leave skin pretty dry. So I am not sure if it would be the best option for people with dry skin type. On the other hand, it is apt for combination or oily skin types, or during the summers. Applying moisturizer afterward is advisable.
All in all, it delivers what it claims, i.e., removes daily pollution. It doesn’t irritate the skin at all.
The fragrance isn’t the best.
Removes all traces of oil and dirt.
Available in two sizes including a convenient 50ml pack.
May dry out the skin.
Little quantity is not enough.
I would not recommend it to people with really dry skin. But it works well for normal to oily skin types. It is good for summer and pollution-prone areas.
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Mayo, Sligo & Leitrim Education and Training Board, Quay Street, Sligo is hosting Open House 2018.
This free community educational event is for people who want to know more about Adult Education and what it offers.
At Open House you can learn about basic adult education courses such as Computers for Beginners right up to going to College.
This event is a great way to find out what courses are taking place within County Sligo this Autumn and what opportunities there could be for you.
Open House 2018 is an Information and Enrolment day for people who want to find out what Educational Options they have when it comes to their education and building a better future.
At Open House you can come and find out about the courses we offer people living in County Sligo and beyond.
Open House is ideal for anyone who is working part-time, unemployed, recently retired or looking to return to work or want to update their skills.
To being an Adult Learner covering topics such as day or evening learning and how you can work towards developing your knowledge and skills.
Apprenticeships or Traineeships for people looking to enter the Professional Trades Arena?

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I have found there to be a direct correlation between the temperature outside and the frequency at which I post.
The summer has made me a bad, bad blogger.
I have also found there to be a correlation between the temperature outside and the frequency at which I take pictures.
The summer has made me a really great iphone-tographer.
I missed last week's InstaFriday installment.
But I took a zillion pictures.
So grab a cup or galloon of coffee and sit a while.
That, right here? My most boring Instagram to date.
I work in an ambulance call center. Part time. Just 7 days a month.
Yesterday my co-worker took a call for a wild boar attack.
And gunshot wound to the knee.
My daughter is a labeler. I am a labeler.
I label plastic bins with household products.
I'm glad it's not the other way around.
Dave did a wedding last Saturday.
And he has a tricky little way of tucking the ceremony notes in his bible.
He's very proud of the whole arrangement.
File folders and/or binders do not belong at the altar.
Her dress was off the charts gorgeous.
So is California, by the way.
The groom, Matt is a high school friend of my brother.
Jason (bottom left) is also a high school friend of my brother.
He married Alice (bottom right).
Then there's my brother and his wife, Kennah.
Dave did both their weddings, too.
It's fun to see my brother's friends grow up.
I love that we're still a part of their lives.
Also, I ventured out of my black top comfort zone.
My brother said I looked like a cast member on the show "Outsourced."
They have an awesome GI Jane/GI Joe love story.
Met serving in the army together.
But deep down she is totally beastly.
Don't ever ask Dave about Luke 1:37 though.
You'll get an hour long dissertation on how it's misinterpreted 95% of the time.
Back to my 5,000 pictures.
These two love the club.
All you can swim. All you can eat.
All on Pop Pop's account.
Two daddies and their babies.
We went to the Sacramento State Fair last Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Kayla and I ventured into the bug exhibit.
She pet this one. For like 10 minutes.
Sometimes I don't know where she came from.
Branden and Kennah met us at the fair. The live close by.
Branden and Dave won ginormous pink and purple apes for the girls.
Which I was secretly praying against.
One was "accidentally" left at Grandmum's house.
The other took a one-way trip to the Good Will.
A spool is short for "sitting pool."
Branden and Kennah have one in their backyard.
And it's pretty fun, I must say.
The girls think it's a mini-pool, just for them.
It's much better than commute traffic.
Our friends had a birthday party for their daughter on Thursday night.
Thanks for the Rapunzel tattoos.
On our arms. And legs. And feet.
We went to see the San Jose Giants play on Saturday.
Ashlyn had a love/hate relationship with the monkey mascot.
Neither watched a second of the game.
Dave bit his nails like his life depended out the outcome.
They won. In case you were dying to know.
Ashlyn decided it was her turn in the Sunday School teaching rotation.
Cindy was an excellent student.
Ashlyn also decided it was also her turn in the worship rotation.
Patrick? Add her to the list, please.
Kayla's troop earned their "earth is our friend" badge by participating in a beach clean-up on Monday.
Although, I'm proud to say that San Mateo beaches have it together.
Not a whole lot to pick up.
The earth really IS our friend.
Somebody is 100% potty trained. Even at night.
So she got a bike.
Well, actually Nan and Pops just bought her a bike.
But we pretended it was because we don't have to buy Pull-Ups any more.
This girl loves to jump rope.
Our new house is on a court-ish like bendy street.
But perfect for jump roping.
The girls love the Red Bird.
I might love their fries, too.
And Whiskey River BBQ burger.
But we go for the girls.
And I will conclude this Insta-marathon with a beverage you must try immediately.
1/2 packet of CL Iced Tea + 1/2 packet of CL Lemonade = aspartame cocktail of early death.
But 100% worth the few months you'll lose.
love the wedding notes method. this post is great, not long at all!!
looks like you had the funnest week EVER!
i only wanted to repay you for sharing the sinful cinnamon bun popcorn with me! ha.
Great Post. Lyd was very excited her party made the cut. I think she likes your blog more than I do:) BTW What do they put in those tatoos-I think I scraped off a layer of her skin. Love you guys!
I'd like a spool, please!
Speaking of which, your girls are sooooo super cute! Thanks for sharing them with us! So adorable!
I love this post! Pictures are adorable!! I am excited to get to see you guys soon for dinner!! :) and congrats to ashly (and you guys) for the potty training haha.
I do not like that bug.
Love Ashlyn's braids. And teaching. And worship leading.
Red Robing Whisky River? Yes.
Luke 1:37 is right up there with Phil. 4:13. Which both are on my high school letterman's jacket. I was dumb. Like Luke 1:37 is the reason that I swam faster. Teenage theology.
Outsourced. You brother needs a punch in the face.
Crystal light. Delicious evil poison.
um, i love this post. the longer, the better.
i need MORE johnsons in my life.
love the Branden and Kennah wordage in matt's ceremony notes...hahaha #rerun?
also, love the outsourced top. i am borrowing that from you.
i will pick it up when i provide the favor of a lifetime next week.


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FWIW, I tried to integrate the makefile changes, and hit some difficulties.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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While some of the introductory action figures in The Force Awakens line have been main characters, many more are likely to be background characters. Take for instance Goss Toowers. This mechanic who works on the Resistance’s starfighters is not only short in stature, but also as peculiar as he is unique. And yet he still possesses that classic Star Wars charm. Part Ugnaught and part Utai (and some distinctly new Episode VII flavors mixed in), we're eager to learn about Goss Toowers' species (could it be another one that begins with a “U”?) and see how his role plays out in Episode VII. We’d venture to guess we will only see him passing by in a couple of scenes somewhere within the first third of Episode VII, but even if that is the case, then Hasbro is cashing in on the spirit of the original vintage Kenner line. Because rare and obscure is where it's at for a toy line. Sadly, Hasbro is not paying attention to the group of collectors who have kept their line growing for years because they’re offering simple articulated action figures in the mainline and alienating those who have supported the line nearly four decades.
We wish we could be more excited for Goss Toowers than we are. For us, it’s a bit odd that a background mechanic would get a proper name, but maybe his role is a little more important than an Utai fueling up a starfighter or an Ugnaught pressing the activation switch in a carbon-freezing chamber. Either way, it’s still our gut feeling that Goss Toowers seemingly won’t be bringing that much more to the table than a brief passing in the film. The action figure is not too bad. But we feel it’s a few steps back from what The Force Awakens line has already brought us. Specifically, although Goss Toowers has a nice sculpt, the paint operations are a little more disappointing on this figure than some of the others. And it has to do with where one color ends and the next begins. The alignment of the color transitioning doesn’t seem to be in the right places. And this is particularly evident in the face line and how the helmet surrounds his face (more exaggerated on some samples than others), as well as where his shirt ends and his overalls begin. There are definitely some pretty bad issues with the deco in these spots.
Still, despite these miscalculated paint calibrations, there are still indeed some nice instances of deco here. We love his “disco” gold gloves. Whether this is screen accurate or not, we love it nonetheless. We also love his oddly shaped helmet and the covering over his mouth. There is still so much hidden behind some of these characters’ outfits and they’re really maintaining the secrecy and the mystery of Episode VII quite well. We love that they’re trying so hard despite those trying to spoil the film earlier for everyone. While most of the figures in The Force Awakens line come with the same articulation system, Goss Towers' five points of articulation are even less functional due to his portly body shape and the way the joints are cut. Range of movement is severely inhibited here, and while that may be disappointing, it’s not the end of the world because five points of articulation don’t bring these action figures much functionality anyhow. Goss Toowers comes with a small blaster pistol, but there is no working holster to place it in when not in use. Oh, and he comes with a unique Build A Weapon part if you’re into such things.
Status: Goss Toowers is an all-new figure.

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Occasionally some friends put out a challenge for folks to make a representation of their idea. It is Elaine’s turn to choose. This week is the Tangled Thursday – Time to try Twizted. Heather says “Our challenge is to use the tangle Twizted . That’s it, give it a try and use it somehow.Â Thanks Elaine, I haven’t tried this one. To me it looks like braided hair. This tangle looks like one where it will make a difference whether I do it large scale or tiny scale. … Have fun playing with Twizted , create a post, them come back and link up with Mister Linky.” So this is a ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) using Twizted.
Zentangle has become popular the last couple of years and I have been intrigued and just starting put my attention to it. I am starting to see light at the end of the tunnel – although there will be some real repair work in the house from this winter 🙂 So above is myÂ Twizted Zentangle Tangle ZIA. This – of course – went in a very different direction than expected. I had real problems with this tangle!!Â I would have liked to have the steps much more broken down!!!Â 🙂 Thank you to everyone who made comments on my posts these last weeks. That means a lot to me!!
Each week the Diva puts out a challenge for folks to make their representation of her idea. This week is the Weekly Challenge #212: “UMT: Fanz by Susan Goetter”. So here is what the Diva says this week “the first Monday of every month is a Use My Tangle Challenge, where the challenge of the week is to use a tangle created by one of you! … This months submission is from Susan Goetter, called “Fanz” you can see the step outs here. I really enjoyed this tangle, it really relies on the concept of aura-ing. Â When creating the auras be mindful of the distance between the line you drew and the line you’re drawing.” So this is a little ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) using Fanz.
SuzyMosh Creations puts out a challenge for folks to make a representation of “That’s New to Me!” This week is the SuzyMosh Creations – New to Me Q. Suzy says “I will post each Sunday a randomly selected letter that your new pattern has to start with. If you feel adventurous, use more than one new pattern that starts with that letter. … Remember that these need to be patterns you’ve never drawn before. You may use any other patterns that you wish in your drawing. You must use at least one New to Me pattern starting with the letter Q.” So this is a ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) using New to Me Q -Â Quilled Snowflake and Quoval.
Zentangle has become popular the last couple of years and I have been intrigued and just starting put my attention to it. Spring is coming even though we still have a lot of snow here and there 🙂 So above is my New to Me Q Zentangle Tangle ZIA. These tangles New to Me Q are Quilled Snowflake and Quoval. 🙂 This – of course – went in a very different direction than expected!! Thank you to everyone who made comments on my posts these last weeks. That means a lot to me!!
Each week Joey puts out a challenge for folks to make their representation of her idea. This week is the joey’s weekly tangle challenge #54. So here is what Joey says this week “With Easter coming up I’m wondering how many of you have begun the annual ritual of “Spring Cleaning“? I’ve started a few jobs . . . but what can I say, I’d rather be drawing!
So this week I’m challenging you to tangle with a dust bunny (in one form or another!) Just one guideline to keep it simple.” So this is a little ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) using Dust Bunny!!
Zentangle has become popular the last couple of years and I have been intrigued and just starting put my attention to it. So it looks like Spring may be coming soon here :)Â :)Â So above is my Dust Bunny Zentangle Tangle ZIAs. This – of course – went in a very different direction than expected! Thank you to everyone who made comments on my posts these last weeks. That means a lot to me!!
SuzyMosh Creations puts out a challenge for folks to make a representation of “That’s New to Me!” This week is the SuzyMosh Creations – New to Me B. Suzy says “I will post each Sunday a randomly selected letter that your new pattern has to start with. If you feel adventurous, use more than one new pattern that starts with that letter. … Remember that these need to be patterns you’ve never drawn before. You may use any other patterns that you wish in your drawing. You must use at least one New to Me pattern starting with the letter B.” So this is a ZIA (Zentangle Inspired Art) using New to Me B – B’Dylan, Buudea, Bam-Boo, Borbs and Budlite.
Zentangle has become popular the last couple of years and I have been intrigued and just starting put my attention to it. Still being very rough with issues around snow and ice – lot of leaks and the car and some other issues. There is a lot of repair work that has piled up with all of this!! But I am starting to see light at the end of the tunnel. So above is my New to Me B Zentangle Tangle ZIA. These tangles New to Me B are B’Dylan, Buudea, Bam-Boo, Borbs and Budlite. 🙂 This – of course – went in a very different direction than expected!! Very different this time!! Thank you to everyone who made comments on my posts these last weeks. That means a lot to me!!


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Embark from port for a full-day excursion into Ho Chi Minh City. Visit the National History Museum, see a water puppet performance, and take a ride on a cyclo to visit the city's most historic sites in the former heart of colonial French Saigon.
Get picked up from port and drive into Ho Chi Minh City in an air-conditioned private vehicle. The first stop is at the National History Museum, housing a collection of artifacts illustrating the evolution of Vietnamese cultures, from the Dong Son civilization of the Bronze Age to Cham, Khmer, and modern-day Vietnam.
Enjoy an enchanting water puppet performance, as lacquered wooden puppets appear to dance on the surface of the water. Learn from your informative guide about the history of this uniquely Vietnamese art form, dating back to the 11th century.
After lunch at a local restaurant, take a ride on a cyclo along Dong Khoi Street, formerly known as the rue Catinet under French colonialism. This former heart of colonial Siagon features French-style landmarks that include Ho Chi Minh City Hall and the Saigon Opera House. Pay a quick visit to the neo-Romanesque Saigon Notre-Dame Basilica and the Saigon Central Post Office.
Stop to take photos at Independence Palace, renowned for its symbolic role in the fall of Saigon in 1975, and end your cyclo tour at Ben Thanh market, one of the liveliest areas of Ho Chi Minh City. Here you're free to explore the bustling market, which features local crafts, souvenirs, and cuisine. At the end of the day, return to the cruise terminal in a private vehicle.

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What is a Health-Ready Component? Health-ready components are supplier-provided components or subsystems which have been augmented to monitor and report their own health or, alternatively, those where the supplier provides the integrator sufficient information to accurately assess the component’s health via a higher-level system already on the vehicle. This is key to unlocking the potential of IVHM!
Why is this document important? The principal motivation behind JA6268 is to facilitate the integration of the IVHM functionality in supplier-provided components to meet the needs and objectives of vehicle OEMs, end users, and government regulators in a cost-effective manner. Underlying this motivation is the assumption that market forces will drive the need to achieve industry wide application of IVHM technology across the aerospace and automotive sectors, which will in turn drive new health-ready requirements that suppliers must ultimately meet. Accordingly, the recommended practices contained in JA6268 have two primary objectives: (1) to encourage the introduction of a much greater degree of IVHM functionality in future vehicles at a much lower cost, and (2) to address legitimate intellectual property concerns by providing recommended IVHM design-time and run-time data specification and information exchange alternatives.
Why is industry awareness important? IVHM technology has the potential to provide significant business benefits in terms of performance, availability, and safety. To date, the level of deployment in aerospace and automotive domains has been limited with respect to higher end functionality such as predictive analytics or prognostics. One of the key barriers is the lack of uniform information sharing methods between OEMs and their suppliers. Thus, there is a window of opportunity to move proactively to accelerate IVHM implementations and avoid unnecessary proliferation of different approaches which would be costly and counterproductive. JA6268 is a recommended practice designed to capture this opportunity now. The SAE HM-1 committee is in the process of establishing a consortium of OEMs and suppliers, the Health-Ready Components Supplier Group (HRC SG), to steer the JA6268 implementation path and positively impact IVHM industry-wide practices.
"Health-Ready Components on the 787 are enhancing Fleet performance and enabling customer support efficiencies today. This initiative has great potential."
"We really need better mechanisms like JA6268 to engage our supply base to bring IVHM into the mainstream."
"We believe that the most effective path to full implementation of IVHM/PHM technology must include robust best practices for exchanging design and performance information with our supplier partners."
"As a supplier of automotive electronics, I believe that IVHM technology will be critical to the ultimate success of autonomous vehicles and we look forward to further collaboration with the OEMs to advance that goal."

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text: Most important for your template, don’t forget to put the jobs in date order. There are also different types of PA’s. I was an Art PA for awhile. If the art department is looking for an art PA or wardrobe is looking for a PA, or locations, it’s good to include that in the resume. Being just a generic “PA” your resume will get put with all the other on-set PA resumes. Having a “specialty” helps with PA resumes.


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As you know, our Principal Search Committee has been engaged in an almost year long process with a national search to find a new principal for Prince of Peace Catholic School. I will be forever grateful to Marianne Tully, who took the reins of our award-winning school in the summer of 2017 during a difficult period of transition. As Interim Principal, she has done an incredible job of reconnecting our parish with its school, and helping it refocus on its spiritual as well as academic mission. She is to be commended for her patience, tenacity and professionalism in guiding our school to where it is today. Leadership is important, and the brave souls who formed part of the Principal Search Committee have spent innumerable hours in finding the right person to move us to the next level as Prince of Peace Catholic School.
The Committee has presented to me a unanimous recommendation, which I have accepted. Mr Steve Cunningham, who is presently the Principal of St Ann’s, an independent Catholic school in Laguna Niguel, California, has accepted the challenge and joy of being the next Principal of the chief apostolate of our parish for handing on the Catholic faith in a rigorous academic environment, the school.
This link (Principal Search Committee’s Report and Recommendation of Steve Cunningham) explains the process the Principal Search Committee went through to reach their recommendation, as well as Mr Cunningham’s CV and some reference letters you will not want to miss. He and his wife, Jese, are excited about their move in the summer. We are planning a series of meetings for late February for you all to meet him and get a chance to see why we are very confident in his leadership in communion with the clergy and staff of Prince of Peace Parish. Please pray for him and his family, and we look forward to welcoming Mr Cunningham as part of our spiritual home.


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Since the election of Donald Trump, a right-wing discussion point which had long been burbling in national press outlets such as The Times and the Telegraph has spectacularly jumped into the spotlight — why does the Left hate free speech?
In Britain, this question has over the last few years mainly revolved around a relatively tame phenomenon of intersectional struggles in universities, with the likes of Germaine Greer expressing bafflement and anger about students’ efforts to give the cold shoulder over issues such as transphobia. In other countries though, particularly the US, the subject matter has been an altogether harsher one — the rights of white supremacists and fascists to organise in public spaces.
In both cases the same response has been used by the people being blocked: “What about my right to speak? Why are you so afraid of debate” and the like. And in some ways it seems a reasonable question, after all setting aside her Palaeolithic views on trans people and The Youth’s Culture’s tentative collapsing of gender norms in some arenas Germaine Greer has had a major and very positive impact on all kinds of social questions. She has things to say that are worth hearing.
For some, it represents a person’s right to say whatever they want, wherever they want and be heard. Appeals are made to the lessons of history. We must all be free to speak, or we risk none being free to speak.
But this all-embracing sentiment is a nonsense when compared to day-to-day reality. No free speech militant offers up heated complaints when a “flag guard” of big scary bikers stares down and physically blocks the Westboro Baptist Church to stop its horrible efforts in the cause of further upsetting the parents of military dead. The right-wing “anti-political correctness” brigade doesn’t get particularly uneasy when Colin Kaepernik is very publicly bullied by press, fans and corporate bosses for taking a knee against institutional racism. Few liberals wax lyrical about the right of abortion advocates to speak without noise and banners being used to keep them out of the faces of vulnerable women. No-one at all cares that you were told to shut up that one time when you’d been going on with your pet 9/11 conspiracy theory down the pub. Yeah mate, it’s a free country, now get lost.
A “flag guard” biker gathering.
What people actually mean in these contexts is usually “people can say whatever they want within what I perceive to be a reasonable arena.” So WBC can debate their hateful world view with Russell Brand on the telly, but not blare it out to the bereaved at a funeral. Kaepernik can potentially demonstrate his anger on a media stage (if they let him — actual reach and respect offered within public discussion is another huge elephant in the room here) but not on the sports stage while an anthem is playing.
The idea of “free” speech within liberal and rightist discourse clearly has very real limits, enforced not by statute but but common cultural understanding. Limits that aren’t really debated in any meaningful way unless doing so offers political capital, such as liberals attacking conservatively-minded NFL circles over Kaepernik’s blacklisting, or Times journalists excoriating students over lobbying for the dis-invitation of Greer from university debate panels.
Instead, what we get is a blanket appeal to “our right to speak,” often hinting at some sort of legal right as substitute and support for moral right, shouted by people who have been denied a voice in very specific arenas where a social culture has formed that excludes them. Academics complain of censorship when excluded by students (usually via national press platforms, rather undercutting their own argument) and fascists complain when excluded by antifa, cheered on by their allies and cultural hinterlands.
But a radical understanding of “free speech” doesn’t necessarily buy what’s being sold there, particularly the legal angle.
Having looked at how cultural and social influences already limit what we can say, the real core of most debate over free speech as a concept is not a social question but a political one.
When we bring up the concept of an Unfree country, the key is in what’s consistently enforced — the systemic outcome of opening your mouth to say something provocative as opposed to what might happen if you show up to a Manchester United pub on match day and sing the Munich song. And force is the domain of governments, indeed the monopoly of violence is key to their existence.
Historically, we find that every popular example of free speech destroyed involves either direct State intervention, or a force which is in the process of seizing State power. The Nazi State shuts down radical art. The Soviet State shuts down the free presses. McCarthy blacklists leftists, Maduro shuts down rightists. Forces which attempt to disrupt their opponents without ruling class consent risk being themselves beaten out as a dangerous and disruptive element (eg. the EDL, antifa, or any direct action movement you’d care to name, up to and including animal rights).
Senior Nazis at Entartete Kunst, an exhibition mocking modern art and celebrating its banning by the Party.
And this largely informs the way in which the Left — or at least that part of it which goes out to physically shut up white supremacists and fundamentalist homophobes — looks at free speech as a concept. It’s not just about stopping someone who advocates the genocide of all Jews from lying, manipulating and dissembling their way into actually achieving that dream, it’s also about not letting the State, on everyone else’s behalf, make the decision on whether such elements have a right to speak.
The reason for placing such decisions outside the remit of the State should be self-evident — though often it’s not, as bizarrely some Left groups are more than happy to lobby for police to shut down fascists for them, so I’ll reiterate it briefly.
The State is not, and never has been a neutral actor but is a maintainer of national and capital power. It’s there specifically to provide social stability in favour of the status quo and the interests of the powerful State actors of the day. If it takes to itself the right to make decisions on who can and cannot speak, who can or cannot protest, who can and cannot print, nothing but revolution itself can save those whose views fall outside that limit. Erdogan’s critics disappear into darkened cells and don’t emerge again. Saudi atheists are offered the lash if they are not silent. British citizens get jailed for sedition (this happened to Freedom’s editors in 1945).
As critics of the status quo, of capitalists and indeed of the State itself, leftists are often first in line for such repression. For radicals, the State is self-serving and thus incapable of neutrally deciding what is “too extreme” to publish. It has no place dictating what others should say. That is “free speech” in a nutshell, nothing more, nothing less.
Here we have a brief diversion to talk about a concrete recent example. Linksunten, in case you’re not aware, was perhaps the most successful ongoing branch of the Indymedia open publishing project in Germany up until late in August 2017, when it was shut down for hosting “extremist left” views.
Germany has been in the grip of an anti-left hysteria in the wake of the G20 protests in Hamburg in July, and has faced repeated calls from the right-wing press to crack down on leftist extremists who are blamed for the chaos and property destruction which took place at the summit — very similar in tone to calls which have been made by the likes of the “pro free speech” Daily Mail to shut down Islamic extremist content.
It’s the culmination of years of fear-mongering and a long process of lawmaking which has enabled the German State to tap phones and emails with impunity, shut down servers and take, essentially, whatever measures it deemed necessary to combat “extremist terror.” And the shift has happened gradually enough, with plenty of plausible reasoning about “national security,” that social norms have changed.
What once might have caused a pause for thought, the shutting down of an open publishing platform because the politics of some of its members were “too extreme” according to a State which has no requirement to justify such accusations to any other authority, is now simply business as usual. It’s even cheered on in large part by those presses which have no cause yet to feel the same cold breath of censorship on their own necks, because they so primly self-censor — no rowdy anarchists are getting a regular column to rabble rouse in Bild anytime soon.
There have been years of warnings about similar processes happening all over the West, including in Britain with GCHQ’s surveillance methods, spycop infiltration of non-violent activist groups and the banning of organisations both Wahhabist and fascist. But it’s in Germany, so damned and so praised for its liberality by those same people right and left who whine about fascists’ right to free speech, that a week of riots (provoked in the first place by police incompetence and violence) has led to threats against tangentially-linked social centres and raids on the homes of radical journalists. The silence from the likes of Greer and Aaronovitch over Germany’s systematic demolition of free speech for the left is palpable.
So going back to the original question, “why do leftists hate free speech?” is interesting, because it is actually a two-parter with complicated answers (and of course a wide degree of variation — the Left is a big umbrella).
In the first part, it asks why leftists would try to shut down people who put forward regressive and extreme views, and the answer to that is simple — because such views when left unchecked can spread and directly support violence against vulnerable people and minorities in society. “Free speech” on public platforms is a matter of what we as a society are willing to tolerate, not a given for all no matter how poisonous.
In the second, it effectively asks where State tolerance should begin and end. And the answer there is that while some lefties are silly enough to call for State repression of bigots, the more savvy are aware that any weapon given to the State is one that will, eventually, be turned on us as well, and thus should never, ever, be advocated.
Which leaves us, in the end, with an uncomfortable but necessary position. On the one hand, your right to talk crap with your mates is up to you. No-one’s going to police it, least of all leftists, and no-one would advocate that doing so should be made illegal. On the other, if what you’re going out and specifically advocating for in the public sphere, as an activist, is something which will lead to the murder of say, Jews or black people or indeed leftists, then we have a problem. There’s grey areas (what is “public,” where do you draw the line on acceptably stupid vs unacceptably dangerous) but also a responsibility. It’s not an issue that will be solved by the State, but by the hands and brains of communities which refuse to make room for mindless hatred to take root.
In the end the Left doesn’t hate free speech, but it’s not entirely comprised of naive chumps who actually buy the bleating of dilettante liberals and self-serving racists either. Free speech is never completely free.

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Little did many of us, as noise fans know of the underground cult-like experimental music/noise scene that came from Spain in the early to mid-80s. Thanks to Insane Muzak, our offering today is an important but limited release which will re-birth this cult to life in mid-January. Golpea Tu Cerebro-Spanish Underground Cassette Culture 1980-1988 is a 2xLP release limited to 440 copies. Release date is around January 15.
From Insane Muzak: ” In the early 80s, with few resources but unlimited imagination, youngsters all across Spain started recording at home their experimental, noise, electronic and industrial cassettes.
Fans of early underground noise releases are going to absolutely love this compilation especially if you are unfamiliar with the early Spanish underground scene. The diversity, purity and character in each of the tracks shines all the way through each side. Many of the artists and labels herein were influenced by DIY, Futurism, Dada as well as by the early Industrial bands (Throbbing Gristle, Whitehouse, Nurse With Wound, S.P.K, Cabaret Voltaire, NON, Esplendor Geométrico, etc).
In one moment, (“Area Pupilar” by Uvengraf) you go from dismal primitive drone to Linea Tactica’s strange and harsh cut-up and disjointed harsh insanity in “Ambient Music For Empty Congress.” In the case of Quaxar’s – “Ominous Scrab”, what we hear is downright disturbing and frightening. From the warped, space-like vibe of Fisodo 13.4’s “El Universo Es Mi Casa” to the high-frequency piercings of Zumbi-2’s “Frecuencias” to the harsh drone/noise blanket of Francisco Lopez’ 1980 “Untitled” piece… Golpea Tu Cerebro-Spanish Underground Cassette Culture 1980-1988 truly covers all of the dynamics of this criminally over-looked underground scene.
I’m extremely excited for the noise scene about this release. There are a lot of artists out there who continue to push the boundaries of noise and experimental music. But it’s compilations like this that bring us back to the likes of artists who pioneered it if even in areas that we might not have expected. It further gives us a different perspective of the unifying qualities and the differences in dynamics this art has from culture to culture.
Included are tracks originally released on rare cassettes as well as compilations along with a few unreleased tracks. The tracks on this release were taken from the original cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes and remastered by Angel Alvarez, not surprising considering the purity in the audio which now is given further character through the LP release.
Golpea Tu Cerebro-Spanish Underground Cassette Culture 1980-1988 includes 52 page LP-sized insert with English/Spanish liner notes and photos. Download card included. There was an incredible amount of thought and care that was put into this release. So, trust me… you fans of early noise or those who want to go back and explore its early origins, need to check this out. At this point, I’m not sure if there will be a stand-alone digital download release but as soon as I find out, I will update the post.
Golpea Tu Cerebro-Spanish Undergorund Cassette Culture 1980-1988 will be available around January 15.


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After quite a thought, I decided to share this awesome cake that I had prepared as a “thank you” gesture to my elder daughter, Rasha’s friend’s mom, who used to take care of the kids in the absence of my umma. This is one of the best cakes I have made in the recent past, I have to tell… The DDL adds all the zing in the cake, making it a must-try!
To have a look at the recipe and the remaining of the post, do drop by Haffa’s space here. Hope you enjoy the post as much as I did… 🙂 Recipe adapted from here. Don’t worry if you cannot find DDL in your local supermarket! You can make it using your pressure cooker, by referring here.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees. Grease and flour a small bundt pan. Keep aside.
Mix the flour, baking powder, soda and salt in a bowl.
In another bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar till creamy and fluffy. Add in the DDL and beat till combined.
Beat in the egg one by one till well mixed. Add in the vanilla and mix again.
Add the flour and buttermilk in two additions and beat just till combined.
Pour into the bundt pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes till done.
Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Flip onto a cooling rack and cool completely. Dust with icing sugar and serve!!!
I added a little less than ½ cup brown sugar and the cake was mildly sweet. If you want it more sweet, then add the brown sugar, ½ cup tightly packed.
For buttermilk, pour ½ tbsp vinegar into ½ cup of milk and leave it undisturbed for 15 minutes. Your buttermilk is ready!
Already seen the post at haffa's place, nice one….
Lovely guest post dear ….yummy cake !!
The cake is so good and for the recipe, heading over.
Lovely cake. It's a big bundt. Love to try a piece!
It was a 20 cm bundt dear… thanks a lot!
Lovely cake dear!!!!!!! Waiting for your cake on my space too…..
Nice bundt cake looks awesome Rafee. I am sure it tastes also Delicious.
Awesome cake and what a nice way to say thank you to ur friend.I am sure it would have tasted yum with ddl.
dulce de leche cake.d name itslef tempting me…have 1 bottle of dis.vl try soon.
thanks raf…the cake looks amazing..also ur kids am sure loved it…..
Lovely cake, would love to try this out!
The cake does look nice and moist. I have only made the banoffee pie with DLD. Will give it a try sometime.
Cake looks great Rafeeda. Even I am a very big fan of dulce de leche.
My favourite cake.. done it well..

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A youthful France put in a strong second performance to beat Croatia 4-2 in a fiery World Cup final played at the Luzhniki Stadium, Russia on Sunday.
Croatia started boldly and looked to stamp authority on the game but were guilty of making some strong challenges. In the fourth minute, right back Sime Vrsaljko sent in a dangerous cross into the box. French centre back Raphael Varane was able to head it away from goal.
The Croats really pressed France back and did not allow them to settle into their usual attacking flair. Two minutes later, Ivan Rakitic hit a lofted pass to Ivan Perisic. The winger brought it down on his weaker left foot but it rolled out of play before he could test Hugo Lloris in goal.
In the 14th minute, Perisic was fed on the left wing and he made his trademark surging run before releasing a low cross that was timely cleared by Samuel Umtiti to snap out the danger.
In the 17th minute, Antoine Griezmann was brought down by Marcelo Brozovic from outside the box. Griezmann curled the resultant free kick into the box. The ball flicked off Varane and bounced off Mario Mandzukic’s head before flying into the top right corner for the lead.
Croatia looked for a quick response five minutes later when Luka Modric lofted a free kick from the right flank that was headed over the bar by Domagoj Vida. The centre back was involved in Croatia’s equaliser in the 28th minute. He controlled Modric’s free kick and set up Perisic who danced past Ngolo Kante before firing an unstoppable left-footed piledriver into the bottom right corner.
This fiery game took another turn in the 33rd minute when Perisic appeared to handle Griezmann’s corner in the box.
The centre referee thought about it and consulted the Video Assistant Referee. Two minutes later, he pointed to the spot with Griezamman sending Danijel Subasic the wrong way for France’s 2-1 lead.
Olivier Giroud found space at the start of the second half and set up Griezmann who fired a hard shot straight at Subasic. On the other end, Rakitic hit a through ball to Ante Rebic who hit a first time volley on his left foot. Lloris reacted brilliantly to tip the ball over the bar.
In the 51st minute, Paul Pogba hit a defence-splitting pass to Kylian Mbappe who was through on goal under pressure from Vida. Subasic was on hand to block Mbappe’s shot with his outstretched leg. In the 58th minute, Pogba scored France’s third goal when he was set up by Griezmann. After Modric blocked his initial shot, Pogba curled in the rebound on his left foot with Subasic seemingly stationary in goal.
Mbappe, who was menacing all night put the result beyond doubt when he got on the end of Lucas Hernandez’s ball and rifled home from the edge of the box to the bottom left corner. Four minutes later, Lloris gifted Croatia a lifeline after poorly handling a simple back pass.
He tried to dribble past the advancing Mandzukic who picked his pocket as the ball went into the empty net to make the scores 4-2. Croatia could not find their back after three enthralling 120-minute knockout matches.

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Each and every child loves to read books. Bookmarks will help them to remember the last pages that they have gone through. You can simply download free PSD bookmark template for kids online. Printable bookmarks are available for all age groups. For children, especially you can download harry porter bookmark, or homemade bookmark with templates. You can also see Kids Newspaper Templates.
You are getting a set of 12 fun bookmark templates here, designed with cute eye illustrations, ranging from nerdy eyes to impish feline eyes to dreamy eyes and so on.
Here comes a classic combo of black & white where you have circles in contrasting shades spread randomly together on a rich black background. The abstract concept would be loved by your smart teen.
It’s simple yet stylish, thanks to the funky vibrant borders on the template. If you want a bookmark to be personalized with a good deal of text, this template is the one for you.
You will love the modern hues used here that makes the bookmarks really edgy without being too elaborate. The text part can be customized easily with your own preferred text.
This bookmark looks just lovely with its beautiful array of flowers and branches that duly represent the spring theme to the T. It’s a double sided bookmark & its skinny profile is so cool.
If your child loves coloring, this bookmark would be ideal for him or her. It features a beautiful array of black & white flowers waiting to be colored with crayons or color pencils.
These bookmarks can be distributed by the teacher in class among the children. Grandparents can make use of free PSD bookmark template for kids to persuade their children to read during free times. Some bookmarks on holidays and party themes are also offered for boys and girls.


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"A short review on this overlooked piece of hardware. The MidiREX is essentially a 4-track MIDI looper. The project is open-source, a more verbose description, manual, build docs. and Atmega firmware are available on the project website.
Shout-out to Peter Kvitek, the developer of MidiREX, and other cool midi devices."


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(CNN) It’s the end of December, which means there’s a good chance you are thinking of ways to live healthier in the new year. Whether you want to drop 10 pounds, improve your cholesterol or have more energy, we have five food-related New Year’s resolutions that will help you achieve your goals.
“Even going meatless one day a week can make a difference, as you increase all of those whole plant foods — beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits — and decrease more animal foods, in particular red and processed meat. High intakes of these foods have been linked with increased disease risk,” Palmer said.
Eating more plant-based foods increases your intake of fiber, vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and phytochemicals — plant compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, according to Palmer.
Palmer also recommends “plantifying” your favorite dishes. “Just make your favorite entrees or meals plant-based, with a few swaps. If you have a mean lasagna recipe, skip the meat and add layers of greens, broccoli and peppers and perhaps some pine nuts and cashew cheese instead of the meat and cheese. If you love taco Tuesday, make your tacos veggie by skipping the meat and serving black beans or a vegetarian mushroom tofu filling. If you love Indian food, skip the chicken masala and have chickpea masala instead. These will be foods you already love and are familiar with,” she said.
Experimenting with new meals and creating a collection of new recipes can be fun, too. “There are so many gorgeous plant-based recipes on sites, in books and in magazines these days. I like to try a brand-new recipe one day a week to keep things interesting. If you love it, make it again,” Palmer said.
Picking one day of the week to go plant-based and marking it on the calendar is a good way to stick to your plant-eating plan. “I love the Meatless Monday idea, because people often start their best behaviors at the beginning of the week. … However, there may be a better day of the week for you, so just plan it,” Palmer said.

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Both sides came into this match on the back of opening-game wins – Fiji having beaten Ireland convincingly at Spotland, Rochdale, earlier in the week and Australia triumphing over England in the tournament opener in Cardiff.
The Fiji team were not short of support in Langtree Park, as more than once during the first period the chant of “Come on Fiji’ echoed around the stands like the Fijians’ ritualistic pre-match hymn.
And it was Fiji who registered the game’s first points, Alipate Noilea landing a penalty through the swirling wind from 11 metres to inch his side ahead.
Soon after Australia were celebrating their second try, as Luke Lewis put Darius Boyd over in the corner before, Australia proved just why they are the bookmakers’ favorites to win their tenth World Cup title by dominating proceedings.
Some sublime build-up featured delicate passing and quick hands – made all the more impressive in the monsoon-like conditions – before Michael Jennings scored in the corner and Johnathan Thurston converted an improbable position.
Errors began creeping into Australia’s play and another try went begging, Jennings’s pass was far too high for Darius Boyd to grasp and the ball flew out of play.
Lewis ensured that this was just a passing fantasy for the Bati, as he finished another sublime Australian move to wrap up the scoring although the second rower’s tournament is over after he crashed into perimeter boards and dislocated his shoulder.
: That's 34 unanswered points for Australia now.
66: Another try for Australia. Luke Lewis with a powerful break and finish.
37: Even in these conditions the Australians are afraid to throw it around a bit and try and play some decent footy.
35: Five to go till half time and there are more than a few players out there that are looking forward to 10mins in the dry and warm! I know I am!
21: And just as I say that D Boyd crosses in the corner for the second Australia try of the night.
10: First 10mins gone and the Fijians are really taking it to the Aussies up the middle of the park.
6: Fiji with some good pressure inside the Australia 20 here.
: Rain and more rain is the theme here at Langtree Park tonight. Teams preparing for the walkout, will the weather have an effect?


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After spending almost two years living as expats in London, my family and I have settled back into U.S. life, adjusted to new pre-schools, culture and it has been interesting watching my daughter. We left when she was just age 2 1/2, so I doubt she remembers much before leaving for London. I’m finding many of her memories exist there. Not only in vocabulary – it’s pram instead of stroller, and a bin instead of garbage can – but also in her many, many questions. She is in that “Why?” stage and many of her inquiries circle around everyday life and culture.
While we adults know we have returned home to the US, it may seem like a holiday for her, as just yesterday, she said she didn’t want to get on an airplane unless it was going to London.
As great as it was living abroad, you do feel like a section of your US life is missing. I remember this well when I studied in Rome in 1993-94 especially, before the days where everyone had internet, mobile phones, and laptops, since news happenings were not as fluid as they are today. Still, there are news stories we missed (hey who is Casey Anthony?), not to mention births, marriages, deaths, etc. of friends and colleagues. Speaking of news cycle, the news abroad is definitely more world-centered rather than US centered, so while we missed some US stories, we were well versed in what was happening in Africa, Europe, and everywhere else.
We are in a rural area of Southwest Michigan, and live about four blocks from the beach, and it’s beginning to become tourist season here. Dear daughter’s pre-school has finished for the year, another sign of impending summer, vacation, and holidays. You can tell your in a resort town when the local bank has a sign such as this posted in its window.
Rural life has become a bit slower, but it has been nice to slow down. Friends of ours recently moved to Australia with their two children, so I guess it’s our turn to live vicariously through them for a little while.
Perhaps the key to really enjoying life where you are is to live like you are a tourist in your own town. So we’re walking to the beach; seeking out playgrounds and ball fields; visiting the local school carnival; eating ice cream; playing in the rain. One thing traveling has taught me is to live it up where you are because you never know when you might be back there again. No harm in adopting that attitude here I don’t think? It is easy to fall into the trap of being so focused on where are we going and what are we doing that we don’t enjoy life to the fullest. My goal this year is to live in the moment.
I’ll be incorporating these into my new “live in the moment” attitude. And maybe I’ll spot you at the beach this summer?


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The Sutra of Complete Enlightenment says that meditation leads us to ‘A pure and clean wisdom (that penetrates everywhere unhindered)’. This is important. If we have faith in our meditation practice, then we know it’s leading to this pure wisdom and that helps in our motivation. Meditation leads to enlightenment.
Next Post Going for Refuge: Initiation in the Buddhist Tradition.


text: Additional Storage: The Lezyne Trunk Caddy EX's main compartment is expandable. Quick-zip side pockets contain integrated panniers for additional storage when needed. Water resistant rain cover with reflective logos. Stores in front pocket when not in use. Made of durable water resistant nylon with PVC-coated bottom. Rear pocket contains labelled neoprene compartments to organize cycling tools. Padded interior with adjustable dividers keeps things organized and protected from the road. Hide-away handles and a removable shoulder strap make this Caddy extremely portable off the bike.


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Is Osteoporosis Surgery Better than Medication?
While most cases of osteoporosis are caused by normal aging, another leading cause of the bone-loss disease is a condition called hyperparathyroidism, in which the parathyroid glands release an excessive amount of a hormone that regulates the body’s calcium levels.
The report appears in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Among study participants who were not treated for hyperparathyroidism, there were 56 hip fractures per 1,000 people after 10 years.
Among those who had parathyroid surgery, there were just 20 fractures per 1,000 people.
For those taking bisphosphonate medications, the rate of hip fractures was 86 per 1,000 patients — higher than the combined rate for those who underwent surgery or did nothing at all.
The researchers also reviewed the number of bone fractures of all types (including hip fractures), and the results were similar: For people who did not receive treatment, there were 206 fractures per 1,000; for those who had surgery, 157 fractures per 1,000; and for those taking bisphosphonate medications, 303 fractures per 1,000.

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text: Cannot get the tax form out of suspend status even when putting the correct demographic information (obl. start date, obl. end date, FEIN) and correct line items. The form still stays in the suspend case status.

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text: The Stories that don’t automatically come up on your news feed! Andy Mac and Steady Mcfly take to their ridiculous news desk to bring you Weird news and Weird Science news from all around the globe! Dumb criminals, Stupid animals, weird deaths, Artificial intelligence everything from the world of Bizarre and Crazy are covered so you don’t miss the best of the news that will make you laugh!

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text: Practice makes perfect. Pleas don’t use my photos with out my permission. I retain all rights and privileges to my photos and my stories. If you want to use it give me an email at the address listed below. Thank You!!


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This challenge requires the team to problem solve in an integrated manner, using all the materials and information that each sub-group possesses in order to achieve the shared objective. The overall measure of success will be the shortest time span it takes to arrive at the landing zone, from the first person's departure to the last person's arrival.
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The AMTC exists to provide and spread the word of God, and messages of his love to the people around.
We seek to magnify God by helping people meet Jesus, mature in the faith, and minister in Jesus' name. We are a community church that offers many youth programs, mission opportunities, Christian education, bible studies, music worship, and fellowship.


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We are within easy walking distance of both Colliers Wood and South Wimbledon train stations. The 152 bus will also drop you off nearby. We are also very near to Merton Abbey Mills - perfect for a browse round on a Saturday morning while we work on your car!
Call us now on 020 8543 1233 with any queries you have.

industry_corpus2: Transportation


text: This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States. Becoming A Doctor: Surviving and thriving in the early years covers a range of professional, psychosocial and training issues that new graduates of medicine encounter during the first 2-4 postgraduate years. In making the transition the between medical school and medical practice the junior doctor will face a number of personal professional challenges and this book is designed to offer practical tips on managing clinical responsibility and decision making, career development, specialty colleges and training programs; the internship process; medico-legal and ethical considerations as well as self-care and finding and developing support networks in the early years. Whilst its focus is on Australian and New Zealand medical graduates, the book will also be a useful guide for overseas trained doctors preparing for AMC examinations, Directors of Clinical Training and those involved in mentoring new graduates.


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Rockford native Fred VanVleet is never a surprise off the court, as he teams up with Burlington Coat Factory to provide kids with winter coats.
VanVleet will donate 160 coats and as a part of an annual coat drive with the Washington Park Community Center. Burlington plans to match his donation.
This is not the first time VanVleet has given back to his hometown. In addition to his basketball summer camp for kids, VanVleet has given away bookbags for school and purchased food for unsuspecting lunch-goers.
The community coat drive runs through Jan. 1. If you would like to donate, you can visit one of the Burlington locations on East State Street and at Machesney Park Mall.


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A new officer position that I hold this school year is on the executive board for the Fontbonne Activities Board (FAB). Specifically, I am in charge of daytime events. Thus far during my junior year, I feel like my life revolves around FAB. I am not complaining when I say this, because I absolutely love being a part of this organization. The advisor and other board members are great, fun people to be around. I feel lucky to be able to work with others that are as hard-working and creative as me. Together, we plan and host a variety of campus events that occur on a weekly basis, making the Fontbonne community a livelier place to be. It is a lot of work, but definitely worth it. I put in about eight office hours per week towards FAB and then some free time on top of that. And this just includes preparation hours, not the time spent at the actual events.
This school year is lined up with many outstanding events and activities. FAB is responsible for bi-weekly trivia competitions, karaoke nights, movie showings, celebrations for every holiday, the annual lip sync competition, Siblings Weekend, fall and spring spirit week, and more! Also, Fontbonne hosts live performers, such as musicians, comedians, and magicians in addition. Some events occur off campus as well (i.e. Cardinals games, Blues games, Fox shows, etc.). There is definitely never a dull moment at Fontbonne.
Getting involved on campus is a great learning experience. I am discovering that event planning is a field that I might like to continue working in. There is so much more to college than the time spent in the classroom. Organizations like FAB help me grow as a leader. Also, I get to bond with my fellow peers during the process. Because of my involvement, I live a very busy life. But, I wouldn’t be doing all these things if I didn’t want to be doing them. I am doing what I love and loving what I do by living college life in the FAB lane.


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Really, the Cavaliers could get an “A.” I took off a few points because this blowup-fest should’ve started over the offseason and not included a Kevin Love extension. And no, I’m still not over it.
Anyway, this marks the eighth draft pick the Cavaliers have acquired this season. Eighth! Until now, though, not one of those extra selections projected to convey this year. The Rockets’ first-round pick, while likely a bottom-10 joint, is definitely going to end up in Cleveland.
Swallowing Brandon Knight’s 2019-20 salary ($15.6 million) is a circumstantial hazard. Absorbing salary isn’t as lucrative as it used to be, something the Cavaliers themselves proved when they sponged up Matthew Dellavedova and John Henson without snagging a first-rounder that’ll convey before 2021—and probably not before 2022.
If anything, this trade comes as a comfort. The Cavaliers wouldn’t be adding Knight’s money if they had designs on competing for something special next season. This rebuild thingamajig of theirs seems legitimate.
Knight might even turn out to be useful as an expiring-contract anchor in another trade next season. The Cavs are going to have tons of salary-matching goodies this summer, with Delly, Henson, Jordan Clarkson, JR Smith ($3.9 million guaranteed) and Tristan Thompson all entering contract years.
And should the Cavs decide to keep Knight in service of 2020 cap flexibility, they at least added another tank commander. A rotation relying heavily on him, Clarkson and Collin Sexton has the potential to be the fun kind of positively awful.
Just so we’re all clear: No team deserves an award-winning grade for using a first-round pick to pawn off a junky contract. With that in mind: Nicely done, Houston!
Knight-plus-a-first for Kent Bazemore felt fait accompli for months. This deal is better. Bazemore is a more impactful playmaker, but Iman Shumpert has out-defended him and shot a better percentage from three this year. His contract also comes off the books after this season, whereas Bazemore holds a $19.3 million player option he isn’t turning down.
Nostalgics should appreciate the reunion between Shumpert and Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni. Magic Mike tried grooming Shumpert into a three-and-D player who jump-started the offense back in New York. This marriage feels right.
Nik Stauskas is a sneaky-good add if he sticks in Houston. He’s shooting better than 40 percent on spot-up threes, making him a solid option on James Harden and Chris Paul kick-outs. Don’t be surprised if he ends up stealing some of Eric Gordon’s minutes. Houston has more than enough ball-handling in tow following Austin Rivers’ arrival, and Gordon’s three-point splits are rough.
Let us take a moment to reflect on how far the Kings have come. They would be receiving a trashy grade if this were last season, but they’ve fared well enough this season to earn the benefit of the doubt.
Of course, their rise has little to do with the front office, so maybe giving them a to-be-determined grace period is too generous.
General manager Vlade Divac really, actually, truthfully seems to hate wing defenders. Sacramento needed reinforcements on the perimeter as previously constructed. Turning Shumpert into Alec Burks only amplifies that need. He brings another layer of shot creation, but the Kings get enough of that from De’Aaron Fox, Bogdan Bogdanovic and Buddy Hield—though, using Burks as a backup point guard makes all sorts of sense.
Let the roster stand without making another trade, and, well, Sacramento is looking at something in the “D-” to “F” to “#Kangzzz” range. Shumpert hasn’t fallen off as the season soldiers on, but this roster is too light on wings for his regression to be a viable excuse.


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First of all, I'm an atheist. So reading biblical fiction for me is no different that reading the bible itself. All of it is fiction.
Having said that, this review has no bearing on my atheism. I have read and enjoyed [b:The Red Tent: A Novel|4989|The Red Tent A Novel|Anita Diamant|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312026800s/4989.jpg|1041558] very much! A book is still a book, and if written well and kept me engaged, I see no reason to rate it down. The problem I have with Eve: A Novel is that Elissa Elliott managed to create a book with not one single likable character.
I have an issue with multiple narrators, first of all, and would have preferred to read this book with one narrator only, or designate different 'books' to be narrated by another. This book is narrated by Eve, and her three daughters -- all of whom annoyed me.
Eve herself is a bore, dumb as a box of hair, and relies completely on her husband and children for answers because she can't lift a finger herself to figure anything out. Her eldest daughter Naava, is the only character who does not narrate in first-person. Instead Elliott does not give her a voice, and all of Naava's chapters are written as third person. Why? I don't know. Her chapters go on to describe conversations and feelings amongst the others in the family, so it seemed quite unnecessary. Eve's middle daughter Aya reminded me of Dakota Fanning. Way too mature beyond her years, way too depended upon by everyone, and way too intelligent. I've seen reviews here where Aya is actually most people's favourite character. Why? She was eleven years old and had no business to be the saviour for everyone. Lastly, Eve's youngest daughter Dara narrates in baby-talk mixed with mature wording. So when describing "pee-pee" like a tot, the rest of her sentences could be comparable to the elders. Dara's baby-talk became annoying to read through, knowing full well that her description of everything else made her aware and capable to describe as an adult. For this, Elliott was inconsistent, and after each new chapter with no improvement, the more evident it was.
I wish very much Elissa Elliott would have put her "Afterword" at the beginning of the book to explain the inconsistencies of the bible itself. To read about Adam and Eve as the universal parents only to be met by Sumerians later on was a contradiction. I learned at the end, reading her Afterword, that all of this inconsistency was from the bible itself. Good to know, because I had been critical of Elissa Elliott for this the entire time I was reading it.
I will give Elissa Elliott credit for reading something that was pleasing to the eye to read. Her lush language of the ancient world describing the surroundings, the food, the clothing, and the people were all a joy to read. But it did not carry the weight of a story that was written by four narrators (well, three but technically Naava gets credits for speaking as her chapters are named for her), and all four women are hard to like, much less identify with given that their personalities are either so dull (Eve), poisonous and incestuous (Naava), too good to be true (Aya), or annoying (Dara). As for the much more entertaining boys in this book, I think the point to give feminism a nod was not a success here with Eve's so-called bravery to eat the forbidden fruit only to have her turn in to a dud thereafter.
I would have much preferred a novel narrated entirely by Eve, but I'm afraid that Eve's inability to rub two sticks together probably would have frustrated me to the point of not being able to read the whole book.

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If you're only familiar with his travel show, "Rick Steves' Europe," you might not guess that the mild-mannered PBS personality is one of America's most prominent advocates for marijuana legalization.
Indeed, the affable TV host and guidebook author has made legal weed a personal crusade, personally donating hundreds of thousands of dollars of his own money to legalization efforts across the country, including in his home state of Washington.
But his push for legalization in the U.S. isn't rooted in a particular personal affinity for kind bud.
Rather, his stance on marijuana stems from his extensive travels overseas and the "pragmatic harm reduction" approach that many European countries take towards the drug.

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At Precast Walling Dalpark we have a team that is trained and qualified to keep up with the demanding world we live in. We slow down a bit to ensure that our community is offered information needed for them to make an informed decision before start any building projects.
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At Precast Walling Dalpark we have been manufacturing precast walls for over 50 years and our staff members are synced in with the company force to deliver friendly and timely precast walling services to all our customers.

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My husband grew up on BEC, a.k.a. Bacon Egg and Cheese Sandwiches. They are a staple in New York and are sold at every corner deli. But much like corner delis, BEC are harder to find in other states. This has always confounded me, because they are SO good and I feel like every breakfast place should have them to go! There's nothing better in the morning than a warm, toasty, cheesy bacon egg and cheese sandwich. It has all the greatest food groups in one beautiful little breakfast package.
These breakfast sandwiches are super easy to make and can be made into frozen breakfast sandwiches and then reheated when you are ready to eat them! They are a great on the go breakfast for when you are in a hurry. You can fry up the eggs or cook them in the wells of a muffin tin in the oven if you are making large batches. This is a super fast and efficient way to cook the eggs. It also makes them into perfectly round egg patties that fit really nicely onto an English muffin.
If you want to make these super from scratch, try making homemade English muffins! Although totally unnecessary, they are super easy to make and are unbelievably tasty. However, it's not super realistic to make them all the time. They do freeze very well and can be defrosted and toasted in no time! You can also substitute a ciabatta roll, or hard roll for the English muffin.
Toast the English muffin to desired toastiness.
Heat a frying pan on medium heat, grease with cooking spray. Crack the two eggs into the pan and cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for another 30 seconds. You can cook for longer if you want the yolk less runny.
Add the cheddar to the eggs and cover with a lid for about 30 seconds, or until the cheese melts.
Place the eggs on the English muffin and top with the cooked bacon. Top with the other half of the muffin and serve! If you are freezing them, make extra and place them on a baking sheet. Allow them to cool for 20 minutes. Then wrap them individually in foil and freeze. Microwave or toast when you are ready to eat!


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Misfeasance occurs when an act is legal but is performed illegally or in an improper manner. A defendant is responsible for misfeasance when they willfully commit a wrong that causes harm to the plaintiff or breaches their duty of care by performing the legal act.
For a prima facie negligence case, there are four elements required: duty owed to the plaintiff by the defendant, breach of the duty, causation, and damages. A plaintiff is owed a duty of reasonable care, which must be toward a foreseeable plaintiff. The standard of care exercised towards the plaintiff should be that of a reasonable, ordinary and prudent person in similar circumstances.
Usually, misfeasance occurs in a business or public office setting. Misfeasance can occur in unintentional ways through negligence and without ill intent or violation of the law. The term is usually used when a professional or public official performs his job but in an improper manner.
A public official hires his sister without realizing hiring family members is illegal.
A lawyer has an incorrect deadline and files important legal documents past the deadline’s actual date.
An accountant makes an unintentional error on his client’s tax return.
A business executive willfully ignores company policy and decides to try and take a short cut to save time and resources.
If you believe a party has committed misfeasance and has harmed you, you should seek the advice of a personal injury attorney. The statute of limitations for misfeasance lawsuits vary by state and by act, so speaking to an attorney familiar with your specific case is important. If you are being sued for committing misfeasance, you should speak with an attorney to defend your case.


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It is not usually conspiring, joining forces, and forcefully robbing one person or group of persons that is usually the problem, but the sharing of the loot. Our people also say that whoever holds what belongs to a child, and puts his hand up, a time will definitely come when his hand will become extremely heavy, and he will bring down his hand, and the child will effortlessly take back what belongs to him.
In these two adages can be seen the predator Britain, (and her team of international parasites and collaborators), as well as the envious, jealous, ignorant and moronic Nigerians, who had joined forces and worked collaboratively to emasculate, annihilate, exterminate, and possibly obliterate Biafra, with the understanding that by so doing, they would acquire and possess the land of Biafra in perpetuity, if not eternally.
But everybody can now see how improper sharing, allocation, and/or distribution of the criminally acquired wealth of Biafra (OIL AND GAS) is tearing the international (Britain and Co), and local (Nigerians) parasites apart, even unto death. This calamity of the parasites is aggravated by the very fact that the rightful owners of what they have been scrambling for are DEMANDING for the repossession of WHAT BELONGS TO THEM.
The disaster befalling the parasites is compounded when they have done everything within their limited capacity (upwards), to provoke us to violence, so that they can swoop on, or invade us, in their usual genocidal strategy, to no avail. This is because we have gone SEVERAL STEPS AHEAD OF THEM, as to know that, as our Supreme Leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu educated us, violence should not be first option. It is on the basis of the above point that we have chosen the path of referendum, which is the most universally accepted legitimate and peaceful means of exiting any existing suffocating contraption or concoction, such as the British inhumanity called Nigeria.
Why is it imperative that we quit this evil cauldron called Nigeria? We must look at a few salient areas that must be top in our list of considerations, as we gear up for our imminent referendum, which must be the propelling force behind the resoluteness of every Biafran towards ensuring a hitch free, but resoundingly successful referendum.
When we consider the obfuscation, deprivations, and denials, we have been subjected to, with such obnoxious and inhuman policies as quota system in admission. You can begin to imagine what the situation will be when we begin to formulate and implement our education policies, as well as building our own educational infrastructures.
Sampler: Obasanjo once said that the number of students in the University of California is more than the number of ALL the students in ALL of the universities in Nigeria put together. Such can be replicated for University of Calabar, Uyo, Yenogoa, Umuagwo, Nsugbe, Eha Amufu, Asaba, or any other place in Biafra. And nobody will be compelled to stay at home for four or five years after School Cert, waiting for admission because of the limited available space. You know what this means in terms of skilled personnel, infrastructural development, employment, and intellectual engagement.
You can begin to visualize a situation whereby our government is really interested in our wellbeing by providing the necessary enabling and favourable environment for the demonstration of this special gift for which the world has come to recognize our distinctiveness.
Imagine where all the water ways in Biafra are made functional, with ports according to the size existing necessity, sited at the prerequisite locations.
With OHAJI-EGBEMA and Enugu and part of Igala land, the whole of the African continent can be supplied electricity for over one hundred years, uninterruptedly. You know what this can translate into, in terms of industrialization and employment.
When there was no advanced technology and mechanized production process, the Biafran part of the inhumanity called Nigeria was not just self-sufficient in food production, but equally exported food products. We also exported some other raw materials such as wood, palm produce, rubber, cocoa, and numerous other products.
Time will not permit me to itemize all the areas that are awaiting the restoration of our dear nation, Biafra, so that the volcanic eruption that has been subdued over these years can take place. Think of our scientific, inventive, creative, and entrepreneurial ingenuity. Think of the estates, mansions, and sky scrapers seen in other industrious nations of the world. Think of the efficient transportation systems built in other sane climes. Think of the entitlements to the citizens, and the value attached to the citizens by their nations.
Think of the safety and security provided by the nation by reason of considering every citizen to be of great importance. Think of the free and compulsory education that every child will be entitled to. Think of the dignity that will be ascribed to you by reason of your nationality. Have you thought about the excellent medical services that will be provided by the best hands in the world, in the best built hospitals in the world, for the benefit of the most valued humans on earth?
There are so many areas to x-ray but suffice it to say that we are going to have things done the way they are done by progress minded humans, which Biafra represents in all its ramifications.
Do we need to state that all those attractions that exist in the so-called developed nations were not built by spirits, and those that built them are not more communal minded and more patriotic than Biafrans? Do we also need to state that the resources and personnel for building and maintaining those intimidating structures and infrastructures are more available in Biafra THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD?
With these few pieces of information in mind, every Biafran should know that these imaginations can only turn to reality when Biafra becomes a reality. And Biafra can only become a reality when every Biafran joins in the task of evangelizing for the Biafra referendum, and go step further by ensuring the participation of every Biafran in the referendum by making all the necessary sacrifice towards ensuring a resoundingly successful Biafra referendum, which will usher in our Promised Land of the Biafra nation.
God bless Ikemba Nnewi, Odumegwu Ojukwu.
God bless Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
God bless Biafra and Biafrans.
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The Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center, is located on 326 wooded acres on the shores of Otter Lake in Greenfield, New Hampshire. The camp and conference center is named after Barbara Harris, retired bishop suffragan of the diocese and the first woman to be consecrated a bishop in the worldwide Anglican Communion.
The summer camp opened in 2003 and has established itself as one of the premiere Christian camps in New England. Campers and parents from the first summer on have discovered the cornerstones of the camp: an incredible staff, spectacular facilities, a caring Christian community and a strong commitment to excellence.
The Barbara C. Harris Center is a beautifully designed facility, new in 2003, that offers year-round professional accommodations for charitable, religious, educational and other nonprofit groups ranging from a few up to 200. The center offers a choice of lodging facilities ranging from 24 attractive guest rooms with private baths, which can accommodate one to three people, to modern winterized or seasonal cabins accommodating up to 10 people each. The conference center includes a variety of spacious meeting and break-out spaces and state-of-the-art audio visual equipment to meet any group or conference need. Healthy and delicious home-cooked meals are served in the dining hall overlooking the lake. Whether it's a structured meeting, relaxing on the porch or strolling along the lakeside, the center is dedicated to providing outstanding service and hospitality to all its guests.
The setting for the center makes it a perfect place to hold an off-site planning meeting or community-building retreat. Far enough from urban bustle yet close enough for easy New England access, the center offers guests a beautiful natural setting for relaxation and meetings. Recreational opportunities include a variety of outdoor activities to complement your time together.


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All you have to do is beat the game because as you do all the challenges in each curtain level you unlock levels that you don't have and weapons that you don't have.
To unlock lance you have to beat curtain 1. To unlock Otto you have to beat curtain 2.
To unlock Charity you have to beat curtain 3.
create a new profile in gamshow mode. name it FOODFIGHT. then go to battle mode and go to any character except lucky lucy and lance and press the white button. they will become a food product.
make a new profile in Gameshow mode and name it UBERHUNGARIAN and then got to battle mode and select combat mode and go to how many stars you have to collect. go to 200 stars and press the white button. it will say UBER. you will have to get 400 stars to win in this mode.


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Phillip M. Duxbury is dean of Michigan State University’s College of Natural Science (NatSci).
Prior to his appointment as dean, Duxbury served as chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy (PA) from August 2013 until August 2018. He joined the MSU faculty in 1986 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 1994 and became a full professor in 1998. During his MSU tenure, Duxbury has also served as PA graduate studies director, associate director of the MSU Center for Fundamental Materials Research, director of the Center for Nanomaterials Design and Assembly, and director of the Center of Research Excellence in Complex Materials. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Duxbury’s specialties include statistical physics, solar device models, ultrafast processes and accelerator physics. His research focuses on ultrafast nanocrystallography and applications to ultrafast processes in materials; phase behavior of polymer-nanoparticle mixtures with applications to organic and perovskite solar cells; phase behavior of nanoparticle-lipid bilayer systems with applications to nanotoxicology; and finding the atomic structure of non-crystalline materials, such as isolated nanoparticles and complex molecules, involving the definition and solution of novel inverse problems. Duxbury’s research is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation. He is also co-PI of a workforce development project in Accelerator Science and Technology funded by the Department of Energy.
Ph.D. (physics) University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.


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We all want our children to have high self-esteem. In fact, high self-esteem largely influences future mental and emotional health, sense of worth, and social satisfaction. During the tween years, your child searches for identity through the opinions of her peers. Simple praise can make her self-esteem skyrocket, while one criticism can sometimes be devastating. Some parenting tips from Jiminy.
We all want our children to have high self-esteem. In fact, high self-esteem largely influences future mental and emotional health, sense of worth, and social satisfaction. During the tween years, your child searches for identity through the opinions of her peers. Simple praise can make her self-esteem skyrocket, while one criticism can sometimes be devastating.
On top of all this, many celebrities like the Kardashians have social media accounts where they post pictures of themselves, often photoshopped and edited to look both more glamorous and more natural, all as part of their luxurious lifestyle, fame and fortune. Oftentimes, these accounts create the facade that their lives are perfect. Tweens frequently look up to celebrities. They see thousands of likes and comments on their pictures, and often compare their appearance to theirs. This is an issue, because the celebrity lifestyle is completely unrealistic. However, many tweens view it as something to be compared to, often causing them to become even more self-. They can never achieve the looks or lifestyle of the celebrities they see.
How can we help them realize the fakeness of celebrity pictures?
As a parent, we can easily miss the warning signs of a lowered self-image. However, we can be more attune to changes in our child’s behavior and confidence. It is important to be constantly reinforcing your child in who they are, their worth and value, and how much you love them. Also, reminding them that social media is a place where people try to put the best aspects of their life on display, hiding the not-so-great aspects is a helpful tip. It is easy, especially for tweens, to forget that not only they are not the only ones with imperfect bodies and lives, there are virtually no perfect people out there.
The most important thing for a parent to do in a growing technologically focused age is be aware of your child’s habits. Stay in the know of what is going on in their life and what they are doing on social media. That way, you can protect them from online danger and encourage them of their true value.
Jiminy is a parental awareness app, that helps parents understand their children’s online activity and keep them safe. Learn more and try Jiminy FOR FREE, by clicking here.
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