Dzhokar Tsarnaev and Rolling Stone...Sympathy For The Devil

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72TW9SVK2LEpkPdkb_TuOcfgCJeyVIj6L59167aqJm-mtYHsfQOo1T19RkEWBe3i3DLEO6K6KlGd620m35pIJfwNqN6atj9v6Orh-XRXY9m8q-gOKukbA1-HyMRPvbKaWVL3kHe0uE54/s1600/Rolling+Stone+Dzhokar+Tsarnaev.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72TW9SVK2LEpkPdkb_TuOcfgCJeyVIj6L59167aqJm-mtYHsfQOo1T19RkEWBe3i3DLEO6K6KlGd620m35pIJfwNqN6atj9v6Orh-XRXY9m8q-gOKukbA1-HyMRPvbKaWVL3kHe0uE54/s400/Rolling+Stone+Dzhokar+Tsarnaev.jpg" width="292" /></a>Cheers Chuckleheads and Happy Friday to you all!<br /><br />It seems that there is a firestorm brewing over a cup of stewing, and steeping American tea.<br /><br />Rolling Stone magazine will soon be coming out with their August 1 issue which has Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's picture on it.<br /><br />While I am a rabble rouser at heart, I must say….<br /><br />It’s okayyyyyyyyyy.<br /><br />It’s okay that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s picture is on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, because unlike what right wing radio, and FOX News are telling you, it’s not a story about what a good guy that turned out not to be the well-developed American that he portrayed to be.<br /><br />It’s a story about how he was a good guy, who received gladly, I might add, all of the blessings and frivolity that is America, and somehow, after his immigration from the Land of the Lost that is Russia and/or Whateverstan, enjoyed for years the freedom of America, and then, for whatever reason said through word and action…<br /><br /><i>“Innocent Americans Must Die.”</i><br /><br />Why you gotta do that Dzhokhar?  I mean, c’mon?  You had it all you dumb fuck.<br /><br />Look at yourself….Good looking kid.  Captain of the HS wrestling team.  I bet you had your choice of chicks…if you never had to bring them ‘round your brother’s house…<br /><br />Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had it all, and he gave it up in order to kill innocent children and policemen and forever disrupt the lives of people whom he has never met, all the while…<br /><br />Being one of the good kids down the street, as people who have never read Rolling Stone’s depiction of him illustrates.<br /><br />Well folks, the Rolling Stone depiction of Tsarnaev in the article, if you take the time to read it, is less than glamorous.  It depicts him as he is, a terrorist.<br /><br />The article talks about things like the face of terrorism dwells next door to us, in an American kid like us… within us.<br /><br />It isn’t an article of glamorization of Tsarnaev, it is a warning that killers, terrorists, and those who do harm, come in all sizes, colors, shapes, and backgrounds.<br /><br />And sometimes…they look, act, and pretend to feel just like “us.”<br /><br />I hear a lot of complaints that “our” government won’t get off its collective ass…but do you ever see the ones posting such krill ever do that with informative ideas?  Or alternatives?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaBO7UQZfA5JV-bZN8moYAZkKclunFssvu8FHcwJTjlea5fQT0D4GoKudA-o4NU3WoaOsBJRAEVWI9UYtCAcvnFXuM47Cyg-j1Bf295ENhyZS7x_z6H_E7pxYlHNvdjxBYGeQzQHdoqE/s1600/Outrage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRaBO7UQZfA5JV-bZN8moYAZkKclunFssvu8FHcwJTjlea5fQT0D4GoKudA-o4NU3WoaOsBJRAEVWI9UYtCAcvnFXuM47Cyg-j1Bf295ENhyZS7x_z6H_E7pxYlHNvdjxBYGeQzQHdoqE/s400/Outrage.jpg" width="400" /></a>No, because they are scared...<br /><br />And that is how it is with the Rolling Stone/ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev “incident.”<br /><br />Many people are “outraged”, and while not knowing why, they say things like, <i>“Boston Forever!!”</i><br /><br />Y’know..?<br /><br />Shut the Fuck Up.  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev lived in Beantown.  He was a Bostonian, and by all accounts, one helluva good guy.<br /><br />And for what it’s worth,…Dzhokar Tsarnaev got sucked in by his loser brother, was sold a bill of Anti-American goods because his loser boxer brother couldn’t make it, and then?<br /><br />Dzhokar said to himself…<br /><br /><i>“Just like the Doctor Hook song says…On the cover of the Rolling Stone…”</i><br /><br />The thing is…Rolling Stone, unknown to the less than informed, is a great source of true journalism.  They write, print, and publish the facts, and have been for years.<br /><br />They continue to do so in the Tsarnaev matter, and if you don’t like him being on their latest cover?<br /><br />Fuck you…it’s journalism at its best.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!!</i><br /><br />Matt-Man<br /><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mattmaniws" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">My Facebook Page</span></a></div>

Dzhokar Tsarnaev and Rolling Stone...Sympathy For The Devil

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Eclos skin care Klout perk

<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f3jkI27XcVc8ewWZdEgfcYT1Ad8_HoMxMBiQ4a52cSaNZz3d1pQPrsfy9b3s-3_RJF_ffJzLB3-6PtI2wzbixTZNjn4f2b8nSGT5mGYNDB8CqnufDwJ8EAsKH_xX4lxbPgr6ATJ9ndI/s1600/eclos+skin+care+perk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3f3jkI27XcVc8ewWZdEgfcYT1Ad8_HoMxMBiQ4a52cSaNZz3d1pQPrsfy9b3s-3_RJF_ffJzLB3-6PtI2wzbixTZNjn4f2b8nSGT5mGYNDB8CqnufDwJ8EAsKH_xX4lxbPgr6ATJ9ndI/s320/eclos+skin+care+perk.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was sent some skin care products from <a href="http://www.freemanbeauty.com/eclos">Eclos skin care</a> through Klout because I am an influencer and taking the challenge to go bare with flawless skin thanks to these wonderful products!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I was sent 3 products total for this perk and will tell you about each one of them!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Skin prep cleanser:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">all you do is just squeeze a small amount of the face wash onto finger tips and rub onto your face then wash away with warm water.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Leaves a dry feeling but this was the first time I used it since I've received this perk so bare with me.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Moisture Therapy Regenerative Cream:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Facial cream that puts the moisture right back into your skin!</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It sort of had a stinging feeling at first but like I said before, it's my first time with these products.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What's great about these products is you can apply them morning and night.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Daily Hydraprimer :</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Repairs, protects and primes your skin aka sunscreen!</span></i></div>

Eclos skin care Klout perk

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The Benefits Of Buying A Treadmill

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Maddie Ford</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>Need For Exercise<br /> <br /> A combination of mobile electronics, automated gadgets, junk food and an inactive way of living today is causing more people to become overweight, out-of-shape and usually unhealthy. If you would like your well being to peak to desirable levels, though, then you need to exercise. One way to come up with a habitual workout is to have a treadmill in your home. <a href="http://blogs.rediff.com/getfitnow/2013/05/08/easy-home-fitness-options/">Treadmill reviews</a> offer insightful thoughts on what kind of workouts you can work on.<br /> <br /> Advantages Of Treadmills<br /> <br /> Running, jogging or even simply walking on a treadmill can actually condition and strengthen your body over time. The treadmill focuses on cardiovascular workouts compared with other machines, and these help lower your calorie count. You can select the treadmill workout program that will fit your goal best, like losing those pounds, for example. If you wish to adopt a healthier, fitter lifestyle, the treadmill is the suitable equipment for you.<br /> <br /> Know Your Treadmill Better<br /> <br /> All treadmills come with a speed-adjustment feature. Apart from speed adjustment, most versions let you tune their parts and features to help you realize your fitness goals faster. Variations in treadmill features add excitement to your workouts, making you more inspired to stick to them.<br /> <br /> Modern treadmills have several inbuilt workout programs. The feature works effortlessly: just choose the program that corresponds to your health objective, and you're ready to go. As you utilize the treadmill, the speed and incline will immediately change at regular intervals. You even have complete control on how you want the changes to come, be it continuous or in a set manner.<br /> <br /> Some workouts are designed to control heart rate jointly with a heart rate monitor. Either you can hold this monitor or attach it on your body. High-quality treadmills use a chest-strap heart rate monitor to accurately track your heart rate and calories burnt. In other words, it can record your cardiovascular fitness level and the intensity of your exercise routine.<br /> <br /> In order to save time, you can save your own workout settings in your treadmill so you don't have to punch them in each time you work out. If other individuals are using the treadmill as well, you are certain to love this feature. Some treadmills also store your workout history; you are able to track your fitness progress with time and boost your previous performances.<br /> <br /> Nowadays, the most high-tech treadmills have the technology called iFit Live. For instance, athletes can train from home for a marathon being held in another city. The iFit Live allows you to "compete" with other individuals who are also on the same training course as yours. Any treadmill that has Internet connection and is compatible with the iFit Live technology can perform this extremely versatile feature. Highly developed treadmills likewise have full-color LCD touch screens and an mp3 player to keep your rhythm going while you exercise.<br /> <br /> Components Of A Treadmill<br /> <br /> The very heart of the treadmill is its conveyor belt. Because the belt is designed to move backward, you need to move in a forward motion and coordinate its speed so you stay on it. The belt is fitted into a running deck that stretches into the frame of the machine and helps your entire body weight. It's possible to change the deck's angle as needed. This offers you a good cardio workout and brings variety to your regimen.<br /> <br /> Damping elements are positioned under the deck to help in shock absorption. The belt is also cushioned for comfort when you're walking or running on it. You can tell alot regarding the quality of a treadmill by checking out its motor, belt, deck, and rollers because these are the bare bones that comprise the equipment.<br /> <br /> The frames of treadmills may be folded or not. If you will be utilizing the treadmill at home, the foldable model is your best bet. Foldable treadmills, with the deck reaching the arms when folded up, are all about being compact. Observe that the long-lasting foldable treadmills cost more compared to their nonfoldable counterparts. The nonfoldable models are perfect for public use, just like training studios, since they can cope with more consistent usage.<br /> <br /> Range Of Treadmills Available<br /> <br /> Treadmills are also built with their users under consideration. A treadmill made only for walking will be less expensive compared to a jogger's treadmill; a running treadmill will be the priciest. More body weight may cause more impact and wear on the treadmill; it needs a much more powerful motor to assist heavy users and thus comes at a higher price. Taller users need to have a treadmill with a lengthier tread belt that can easily support their long strides. If your home gym treadmill will be used by the entire family, take into consideration the increased depreciation that the machine will undergo. You're more content obtaining a treadmill that can go through daily stress; it lasts for a longer period and is more pocket friendly in the end.<br /> <br /> Wrapping It Up<br /> <br /> Simply no home gym is ever complete without having a treadmill. Just before rushing to make a purchase, give consideration to your health, fitness and durability needs, and the features that you will employ often. Throw in the user types, regularity of usage, and purpose into the mixture of selecting the right treadmill for you. Give consideration to your budget as well, and when you find a model that most closely fits those criteria, go for it!<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Selecting the right exercise system is usually a difficult process. <a href="http://fitnesshero.snappages.com/options.htm">Smooth Fitness treadmill reviews</a> are a reliable place to begin. Learn what folks have to say and you'll see that these products are best of their kind.</div><br /> </div><br />

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Get These Pounds Off The Simple Way

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Reynalda Brumett</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>Losing weight is really a challenge for many, but it does not have to an impossible one. There are many ways to make your weight loss goal more accessible. If one technique does not work with you, you can always take to something else. The important thing is to keep at it. Read through this article to understand lots of great a few ideas and suggestions to help you lose weight.<br /> <br /> Staying inspired is key to losing weight. It sounds easy, but it is absolutely crucial. Make sure to set realistic goals yourself. Try not to make work-out programs and weight loss programs which is difficult to tell yourself to adhere to. You might lose weight slower than you'd like, however it should be easier to keep the weight off.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.webnewswire.com/content/burn-fat-feed-muscle-review-real-user-shares-his-success-story">One of the greatest ways to get rid of weight</a> is by doing sprints. If you've actually seen short distance runners in the Olympics, you have noticed how lean and shredded they're. Research has proven that high strength cardio such as for instance sprints, could be the best approach of losing fat and protecting lean muscle mass.<br /> <br /> For individuals who are looking to lose some pounds and like to eat chips, move to the baked variations to lessen calories. Cooked chips contain up to one month less fat and calories, and additionally, the majority of people can not tell a straightforward way to help with weight loss is to ask a supplementary guest for the dinner plate. Simply adding an additional vegetable may add a dinner partner that actually, takes up more room on the plate, gives range in flavor and texture and leaves you less room for the high-calorie foods. Naturally, it also helps in the event that you eat your veggies first, when they are nice and hot.<br /> <br /> When traveling with a child or a baby, you need to always check and see what objects will be on site. You should check with the hotel to see if they possess a crib. You may also explore companies that will allow you to hire what you need for your time you're there. This can be great because then you do not have to provide everything that you require with you.<br /> <br /> Make sure you never skip any meals when you are trying to slim down. One reason behind this is actually the fact that the body needs all of the power it could arrive at work effectively. Yet another is the undeniable fact that people tend to eat an excessive amount of if their meals aren't spaced properly.<br /> <br /> Take the steps! Whether it is just one ground or quite a few, dump the lift. While this may look like a very small deal, you are getting an excellent cardio workout if you take the steps. Not only is this best for your health, you'll lose weight. Once you are used to walking up the steps, decide to try running (but be cautious )!<br /> <br /> When over a diet or trying to slim down it is important for someone to see the labels of food that they're considering purchasing. By reading the labels one may know exactly what is in the food that they're going to put in their human anatomy. This will reduce undesirable elements from entering the body.<br /> <br /> When wanting to shed the pounds, be aware of foods that claim to be fat-free or have no trans fats. This is a very important thing, but sometimes, these foods might have a lot of sodium or sugar that will hinder you in your fat loss goals. Make sure to read the nutritional facts before purchasing.<br /> <br /> Are you trying everything you understand how and still having trouble losing weight? Test out a gluten-free diet. Sometimes someone can not slim down regardless of how hard they try because they already have a gluten intolerance. If you are one of those people, reducing gluten could be your key to weight-loss success and better overall health.<br /> <br /> If you want your diet to be as effective as possible, you should begin concentrating on only one point at a time. If your purpose is to eventually shed weight and get fit, it could be too much too quickly to try to do both at once. Start with trying to burn off the fat with diet and exercise, and then be concerned about toning these muscles.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Check out for more information about <a href="http://freebusinesswire.com/53225/2013/04/18/Burn-the-Fat-Feed-the-Muscle-Review-Real-User-Shares-His-Success-Story">Tom Venuto for his Burn The Fat</a> and <a href="http://onlygamerszone.com/article.php?id=10491">develop the muscle fat loss guide</a> if you're serious about fat loss.</div><br /> </div><br />

Get These Pounds Off The Simple Way

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Areas To Consider When Looking For A Highly Reputable Personal Trainer Mountain View

<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Michael Petry</div><br /><br /> <div class='uawarticle'>Mountain View is one of the major cities in the Silicon Valley, California. The city is renowned for the large presence of a number of the biggest companies throughout the United States. These companies have greatly helped in boosting up the economic status of Mountain View, thus, men and women here can easily afford to hire even the most expensive fitness experts in the world.<br /> <br /> When searching for a highly reputable personal trainer Mountain View, keep in mind that there are actually a lot of other important things that you have to think of besides knowing his certifications, affiliations, educational attainment as well as expertise.<br /> <br /> Choose A Trainer Who Understands Your Fitness Goals<br /> <br /> It is not enough that a trainer is highly certified and well-skilled in his profession. He should be able to understand and relate to your workout goals too. A fitness program may be effective for others but it might not turn out effective for you. So the best thing that the trainer can do is to create a program that's catered to your lifestyle and needs. Therefore, when searching for a personal trainer Mountain View to hire, choose someone who will be willing to listen to your concerns and will understand the fitness goals that you are trying to achieve.<br /> <br /> Look For A Trainer Who Knows How To Listen<br /> <br /> Some of the highly certified trainers seem to act like they know everything and will not even listen to what their clients would say. Well avoid those kinds of trainers because they should actually be the ones who will listen to what their clients need.<br /> <br /> Furthermore, he should be on time at all times and he should be fully attentive to you during your workout training. Never hire a trainer who will spend time talking on his mobile phone and will just leave you working out alone. A good personal trainer Mountain View is someone who is attentive to his client all throughout the entire workout routine and someone who knows how to adhere to your workout schedules.<br /> <br /> Look For A Trainer Who Knows How To Listen<br /> <br /> It is certainly not good to work out with a fitness trainer who does not know how to behave professionally. No matter how good he is on his profession, but if he does not know how to treat clients well, then he is still not an effective trainer.<br /> <br /> Furthermore, he should be on time at all times and he should be fully attentive to you during your workout training. Never hire a trainer who will spend time talking on his mobile phone and will just leave you working out alone. A good personal trainer Mountain View is someone who is attentive to his client all throughout the entire workout routine and someone who knows how to adhere to your workout schedules.<br /> <br /> So these are some of the things that people would sometimes fail to take into consideration when looking for the very best personal trainer Mountain View. Just because a trainer has all the certifications and licenses in the world does not mean that he is already the best. Besides his professional achievements, it's his personality that actually matters the most.<br /> <br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawresource'><br /> <div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br /> About the Author:<br /> </div><br /> <div class='uawlinks'>Getting in excellent shape by using the aid of <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-mountain-view/">Personal Trainer Mountain View</a> not just improves your physique but also your well being as well. The benefits that one can get from <a href="http://www.theperfectworkout.com/personal-trainer-orinda/">Personal Trainer Orinda</a> are countless.</div><br /> </div><br />

Areas To Consider When Looking For A Highly Reputable Personal Trainer Mountain View

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Firefly Online

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/07/18/firefly-online.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.i.cbsi.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/07/18/firefly-online.jpg" /></a></div><br />San Diego Comic Con started today and the surprise announcement of the convention so far is ... Firefly Online! That's right folks, if you've missed Firefly's unique sense of humor and amazing adventures over the past decade, then fire up your Android and iOS devices in 2014. The world of Firefly is coming to a mobile device near you.<br /><br />Beta <a href="https://www.keepflying.com/">sign-ups </a>are now open and I confess we've already signed up around here.

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BCBS-TX, and the fight begins.....

So, My broker put me in contact with an employee in the small group department at BCBS because I want to file an appeal.  She's is saying basically that all fully insured contracts with BCBS has this limitation and exclusion and that it will basically be denied (my appeal).  <br /><span lang="EN"><br />We went back and forth for a bit. She had already told me this last week, but my purpose in the email was to find out how to file an appeal. So here we go again.  I basically said:<br /><span lang="EN"><br /><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR">"I want to appeal even if it is denied because I want to bring awareness.　 I fought Aetna in 1998 when they didn’t want to cover a reconstructive surgery because it was excluded.　 I won.　 I’m not saying I will win this one, but I will shake some shoes just so they can review for future years – especially with Obesity being classified as a disease.　 Since that became official, then insurance really does not have the right to exclude it – just like any other disease.　 So, I want to try to make a difference."</div><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR"> </div><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR">I am not sure if she realized that when I get determination, I can rest until someone wins.  I may not win, but I will never know if I do not try right?</div><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR"> </div><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR">So my question is to some of you who have been studying the recent obesity news where the AMA officially classified obesity as a disease:  How will this affect health Insurance?  If Alcoholism is a disease and just about every carrier out there covers it, should obesity be covered?  AND, what about with Obama care?  How will that impact it.  I want to talk smart in my appeals letter so ANYONE who can provide helpful tips please post or email me at <a href="mailto:ellie.wenker@gmail.com">ellie.wenker@gmail.com</a></div><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR"> </div><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR">Thanks so much!!<br /><br />Here we go, are you ready for a rodeo?????<br /><br />xoxox</div><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR">Ellie</div></span><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR"> </div></span><div align="LEFT" dir="LTR"> </div>

BCBS-TX, and the fight begins.....

So, My broker put me in contact with an employee in the small group department at BCBS because I want to file an appeal.  She's is sayin...

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Senior Algorithm Engineer ( C++ / Algorithm / Statistical Data Analysis / Signal Processing / Image Analysis ) (#109466)

<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"> <div><b>Position</b>: Senior Algorithm Engineer<br> <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br> <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br> <br> <b>Job Description</b>:<br> The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers. The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness, optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems. These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes. The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation specific for their process needs.  The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.<br> <br> <b>Responsibilities:</b></div> <div>Develop the next generation of algorithms for semiconductor device and thin film metrology. The position requires a proven innovative track record in the related fields of algorithm development, statistical data analysis and signal processing, image analysis and machine learning. The candidate should have a background in engineering/math/physics and be comfortable and conversant in a range of disciplines from optics, information and noise analysis, solving optimization problems (forward and inverse). The Algorithms Scientist will produce mathematical formulations, develop modeling tools, and perform data analysis and capability predictions on a variety of metrology technologies. The role will closely interface with other members of Advanced Development, Engineering, Algorithm and Application teams. The candidate should demonstrate ability to develop complex data analysis algorithms, software codes that can be used by others, understanding of experimental data analysis, and ability to guide others.<br> <br> <b>Education or experience must include:</b></div> <div>1.Designing, developing, modifying and diagnosing complex algorithms, utilizing C#, C++, R, Matlab or other tools and languages;</div> <div>2.Ability to invent, develop and implement new algorithms and ideas</div> <div>3.Statistical analysis, modeling and optimization methods</div> <div>4.Signal and image processing, computer vision and machine learning</div> <div>5.Hands-on experience in object-oriented and functional programming</div> <div>6.Hands-on experience with products such as JMP, R, Matlab is a plus</div> <div>7.Excellent written and verbal communication skills.</div> <div>8.Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.</div> <div>9.Semiconductor optical metrology experience preferred.<br> <br> <b>Preferred Qualifications:<br> </b>Master's degree or Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, Physics or related fields plus 8 years of relevant experience and accomplishments.<br> <br> <b>Minimum Qualifications:<br> </b>Doctorate (Academic) with at least 2 years of experience.<br> OR<br> Master's Level Degree with at least 4 years of experience.<br> OR<br> Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 5 years of experience.<br> <br> Kindly send your resumes to<font color="#1F497D"> </font><a href="mailto:sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="blue"><u>sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a></div> <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div> </span></font>

Senior Algorithm Engineer ( C++ / Algorithm / Statistical Data Analysis / Signal Processing / Image Analysis ) (#109466)

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McDonald's to workers: Don't buy gas, heat your house or save for retirement

<div class="MsoNormal"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfB1E_eadI9F6TuD9DQ1Byfi8F0l28j8A48y5rVjoZzI7H5b3um5m_Yt9Gc19-6HB7HYgt0uG2F4D9M8J4S6BwEMuGIle702kNgyP1u5Q2_kbZXEGv1xxBEgOfakDo2C9EWN5mFV8D6Vej/s1600/mcdonalds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfB1E_eadI9F6TuD9DQ1Byfi8F0l28j8A48y5rVjoZzI7H5b3um5m_Yt9Gc19-6HB7HYgt0uG2F4D9M8J4S6BwEMuGIle702kNgyP1u5Q2_kbZXEGv1xxBEgOfakDo2C9EWN5mFV8D6Vej/s1600/mcdonalds.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Onion couldn't have done a better job.</td></tr></tbody></table>McDonald's is "helping" its workers by advising them to forgo heat, health care and food. That way, they'll remain mired in poverty while working two jobs if they don't freeze or starve first.<br /><br />The fast-food giant, along with credit-card conglomerate Visa, recently unveiled a much-ridiculed website <a href="http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/mcdonalds/budget/budget2.php">to educate workers about how to manage their money</a>.  With fast food workers across the country complaining about poverty jobs, McDonald's must have thought it was stepped in to save the day with budgeting advice. The company just stepped in it.<br /><br />The McDonald’s website says that jobs are “<a href="http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/careers/benefits.html">a great way to earn extra income for anyone, from students to moms and dads</a>.” The problem is not that minimum wage has decreased about a third in value in the past 60 years, or that half of all minimum wage workers are full-fledged adults struggling to <a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes353021.htm">survive on an average wage of $8.68 per hour</a>. <br /><br />According to McDonald's, they need to budget more.<br /><br />The sample budget assumes workers have two part-time jobs that they work 52.7 hours a week, on an average fast food wage.  The budget includes savings, car payments and a $600 mortgage.<br /><br />What it doesn’t include is groceries.  Too bad -- one of the McDonalds-approved saving methods is <a href="http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/mcdonalds/video.php">eating at </a><a href="http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/mcdonalds/video.php">McDonald's</a>.<br /><br />Healthcare, included in the budget, is supposed to cost $20 a month, the amount the average McDonald's healthcare plan costs per <i>week</i>.  For the minimum wage workers at McDonald's, healthcare is so inaccessible that only 30,000 company and franchisee employees are enrolled in the company healthcare plan. That's less than half the number of new employees <a href="http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/careers.html">hired in a single day</a>last month.<o:p></o:p><br /><br />The budget is so out of whack that it doesn’t even account for paying your McDonald’s uniform (or any other clothes).  Or gasoline.  Or heating for your house.  Or non-essential purchases, a decent emergency fund, children, or being sick.<br /><br />But then, <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-12-12/mcdonald-s-8-25-man-and-8-75-million-ceo-shows-pay-gap.html">McDonalds acknowledges that workers aren’t actually supposed to be surviving off of what they make</a>.  That would ruin their whole profit model.  In the meantime, for struggling workers, McDonald’s offers advice:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">“Everyone has a goal. (For our workers) it is spending less money than you make.”</blockquote></div>

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Frank Wolf: Benghazi survivors forced to sign non-disclosure agreements

Stunning news was delivered today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives by Virginia Congressman Frank Wolf (R-10th District) who had questioned earlier this week why no survivors of the Benghazi, Libya, terrorist attack had testified publicly before Congress. <br /><br />The September 11, 2012, attack on the American Embassy resulted in the deaths of four Americans including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, U.S. Foreign Service Information Officer Sean Smith, and two embassy security officers who were former U.S. Navy Seals, Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty. Questions have been raised with some allegations the White House tried to cover up what happened that night.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/congressman-benghazi-survivors-forced-sign-non-disclosure-agreements_739975.html">Weekly Standard</a> reported Wolf's remarks from the floor of the House as he revealed the answer to his question:<br /><blockquote>"According to trusted sources that have contacted my office, many if not all of the survivors of the Benghazi attacks along with others at the Department of Defense, the CIA have been asked or directed to sign additional non-disclosure agreements about their involvement in the Benghazi attacks. Some of these new NDAs, as they call them, I have been told were signed as recently as this summer."</blockquote>He went on to say:<br /><blockquote>"If these reports are accurate, this would be a stunning revelation to any member of Congress, any member of Congress that finds this out and also more importantly to the American people. It also raises serious concerns about the priority of the administration's efforts to silence those with knowledge of the Benghazi attack in response."</blockquote>Wolf said he supported a Select Committee, along with 159 of his colleagues, to learn what happened the night of September 11, 2012, in Benghazi.<br />

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Workers strike, storm DC rail station, demand living wage from federal contractors

Scores of Washington, D.C., federal contract workers walked off the job and stormed the city's main rail station today to voice their anger over their poverty wages. The rally at Union Station is the third one-day strike in three weeks by workers demanding the government require its contractors to pay employees fairly.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT0wuBaLMykvG6PQJ0uupyPDUIAJ58vBlW2fLn1Mw3XLUTgxy6mTW3OiVcbB60Bcd5mq7dShSsmJvfFiIptB17BhyTYNmtlHnzsMtzZuHnBxAyw3y_Pd5IrAsjCGfpqEahLkghSaP8B3t/s1600/7-18DCstrike.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIT0wuBaLMykvG6PQJ0uupyPDUIAJ58vBlW2fLn1Mw3XLUTgxy6mTW3OiVcbB60Bcd5mq7dShSsmJvfFiIptB17BhyTYNmtlHnzsMtzZuHnBxAyw3y_Pd5IrAsjCGfpqEahLkghSaP8B3t/s320/7-18DCstrike.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Workers call out federal contractors for low wages.</td></tr></tbody></table>Demonstrators brought attention to their plight by walking through the station where many of them are employed. They were seen by hundreds of commuters toward the end of the morning rush hour before being asked to leave. They later took their fight to the U.S. Department of Transportation, where they "pied" a protester dressed as Uncle Sam.<br /><br />The Twitter feed of <a href="https://twitter.com/GoodJobsNation">@GoodJobsNation</a> gave a full running commentary of the morning's events, which showed workers trying to feed their families on $8.25 an hour aren't going to take it anymore. Among the chants heard at the rally:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">American flag UP! Corporate flag DOWN! Workers' wages UP! Corporate wages DOWN!</blockquote>Members of the <a href="http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/">Congressional Progressive Caucus</a> attended the rally and urged President Obama to sign an executive order to ensure federal contract workers are paid a living wage. Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison tweeted:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">We're going to demand that the Prez sign an executive order to make sure you're paid a #livingwage</blockquote><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3EP7FEA4gI5kAOtt4O9waOmmAyUuE-WLO8XI9zR4OflaRyOmS4yCJVjfdiO8T1XNYuxjC4H0wpu3I463TqCMeQSF7pu9Z4DXLUJ36pzNDSyujnVwLVSKWHPPIBywkNp0UtuNLpOyhtRx/s1600/keith+ellison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3EP7FEA4gI5kAOtt4O9waOmmAyUuE-WLO8XI9zR4OflaRyOmS4yCJVjfdiO8T1XNYuxjC4H0wpu3I463TqCMeQSF7pu9Z4DXLUJ36pzNDSyujnVwLVSKWHPPIBywkNp0UtuNLpOyhtRx/s320/keith+ellison.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ellison speaks to strikers</td></tr></tbody></table>The protest comes at the same time as the release of a new <a href="http://www.nelp.org/page/-/Reports/NELP-Taking-Low-Road-Federal-Contracting.pdf?nocdn=1">report</a> by the<a href="http://nelp.org/"> National Employment Law Project</a> (NELP). The report details how the federal government is promoting poverty through its contracting practices. The paper notes that Americans are funding millions of low-wage jobs through federal contracts that keep places like the <a href="http://www.si.edu/">Smithsonian Institution</a> running and haul loads of cargo out of the Port of Charleston:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">We interviewed a total of 567 workers in federally contracted jobs: 104 workers who<br />manufacture military uniforms in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Puerto Rico; 429 workers in Washington, D.C., who provide food service, retail services, or janitorial services in various buildings occupied or controlled by the federal government; and 34 port truckers who haul loads under federal contracts out of the port of Charleston, South Carolina.</blockquote>NELP calls for administrative action so that so many workers won't fall through the cracks. A poll done as part of the report shows that 74 percent of those employed under federal contract jobs earn less than $10 an hour. Only 26 percent receive sick days, and only 11 percent receive employer-provided health insurance. One in five depends on Medicaid for health care:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">The federal government needs to lead by example as it once did and ensure that federally linked activity does not inadvertently subsidize low-road employment and fuel poverty, but instead supports the type of quality jobs that communities and our economy need to grow and thrive once more.</blockquote><a href="http://dcist.com/2013/07/union_station_workers_protest_low_p.php">DCist</a> just published a report on the strike, noting:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">They also <a href="https://twitter.com/keithellison/status/357859815701221376">chanted</a>, "We can't survive on 8.25," which is the minimum wage in the District of Columbia. As DCist previously <a href="http://dcist.com/2013/07/smithsonian_vendor_workers_walk_out.php">noted</a>, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's urban planning department's "living wage calculator" places the living wage for one adult in D.C. at $13.68 per hour.</blockquote>Stay tuned.

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NJ polls: Christie dominates governor's race

Governor Chris Christie continues to dominate in the polls for New Jersey's 2013 gubernatorial race. <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2013/governor/nj/new_jersey_governor_christie_vs_buono-3411.html">Real Clear Politics</a> took six polls -- <a href="http://www.quinnipiac.edu/institutes-and-centers/polling-institute/new-jersey/release-detail?ReleaseID=1918">Quinnipiac</a>, <a href="http://publicmind.fdu.edu/2013/summercampaigns/">Fairleigh Dickinson</a>, <a href="http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/elections/election_2013/new_jersey/election_2013_new_jersey_governor">Rasmussen Reports</a>, <a href="http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/hughescenter/content/docs/Christie%20leads%20Buono%202013-0615.pdf">Richard Stockton College</a>, <a href="http://www.monmouth.edu/assets/0/84/159/2147483694/3dc2fa01-5d0f-4400-b766-d560177df60e.pdf">Monmouth University</a>, <a href="http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/%7Eredlawsk//EP/Tables2013/GovElectionJune2013.pdf">Rutgers-Eagleton</a> -- and averaged them to show Christie leading 60 percent to 28 percent against Democratic opponent state Senator Barbara Buono.<br /><br />Christie, seeking reelection for a second term, is a well-liked Republican governor in a blue state who has been praised for his <a href="http://vapoliticalpineapple.blogspot.com/2013/06/chris-christie-republican-governors-are.html">leadership in the aftermath</a> of Hurricane Sandy and his <a href="http://vapoliticalpineapple.blogspot.com/2013/05/chris-christie-compromise-is-not-dirty.html">willingness to reach out</a> to President Barack Obama in his search for help.

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Library Director - Rowayton Library

<strong>Library Director -</strong> <strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Rowayton Library</span></strong></strong> in Rowayton, Connecticut a public, independent library, a 501 (c) (3), non-profit organization, has an immediate opening for the Library Director. The Director provides day-to-day management of the library’s programs and projects; manages the collections and is an advocate for the library to the community at large, reports to the 15 member Board of Trustees and supervises the staff and seasonal interns. The successful candidate should have: 5+ years of successful library management/leadership experience; Broad vision of how library services will be delivered in the future; Creative and energetic approaches to tasks; Outstanding oral and written communications skills; Ability to work well with Board, Staff, Community Leaders & Patrons; Strong computer literacy and ability to use and monitor technical equipment; MLS Degree from an ALA accredited institution, preferred. This is a 40 hour/week position geared to the Library’s hours, which are currently Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Summer Hours are Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Occasional additional time requirements for special events, meetings, involving evenings and weekends. Salary commensurate with experience meets the CLA Minimum Standards. EOE: M/F/D/V. Please direct cover letters and resumes to: Library Search Committee, <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:rowayton10@mindspring.com" href="mailto:rowayton10@mindspring.com">rowayton10@mindspring.com</a> or Library Search Committee, P.O. Box 26, Rowayton, CT 06853.

Library Director - Rowayton Library

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Library Assistant - Kent School

<strong>Library Assistant - </strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #48286d;">Kent School</span></strong></strong>. Seeking a reliable, energetic and confident team member for a part-time (12-15 hours/week, nights and Saturdays) academic year position at the John Gray Park ‘28 Library at Kent School in Kent, CT. Responsibilities include supervision of students, shelving and circulation desk work, inventory and other tasks as assigned. Training will be provided. Flexible schedule and bachelor’s degree required, experience working in libraries and/or with high school students preferred. Resume and cover letter to <a _fcksavedurl="mailto:voorheesa@kent-school.edu" href="mailto:voorheesa@kent-school.edu">voorheesa@kent-school.edu</a> please.

Library Assistant - Kent School

Library Assistant - Kent School . Seeking a reliable, energetic and confident team member for a part-time (12-15 hours/week, nights and Sa...

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Korea trade deal cost 40K good US jobs already

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oi80GXvNP-CuyfH21u6kDCCG6XdNChq82dM1-YS-ZRU2bj6hlDhtxYP-b-BAac1TzGVN-ke8Od4FahKML1pfwPzr8hjvJ2iRBM90Q2E1-DLyjMZw4UxN1TG19xjI8ARzwhm9MWSVCKtb/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-18+at+12.23.42+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8oi80GXvNP-CuyfH21u6kDCCG6XdNChq82dM1-YS-ZRU2bj6hlDhtxYP-b-BAac1TzGVN-ke8Od4FahKML1pfwPzr8hjvJ2iRBM90Q2E1-DLyjMZw4UxN1TG19xjI8ARzwhm9MWSVCKtb/s200/Screen+Shot+2013-07-18+at+12.23.42+PM.png" width="200" /></a></div>America is losing tens of thousands of good manufacturing jobs to South Korea because of the trade deal that took effect March 15, 2012.<br /><br />Our friend Rob Scott at the <a href="http://epi.org/">Economic Policy Institute</a> just put out a <a href="http://www.epi.org/publication/trade-pacts-korus-trans-pacific-partnership/">report</a> demonstrating the deal increased the trade deficit with South Korea by $5.8 billion, reduced U.S. exports by $3.5 billion and cost 40,000 jobs, most of them goods ones in manufacturing.<br /><br />Before the deal was signed it was hyped as a good thing for American workers. It was supposed to increase exports and create jobs. Scott politely describes those lies as based on "flawed trade models, and on distorted and one-sided interpretations of the findings of those models."<br /><br />We got the same crap with NAFTA. It was supposed to create 200,000 jobs. It cost 682,900 U.S. jobs by 2010, with job losses in every U.S. state and congressional district.<br /><br />We'll be hit with more "flawed trade models" as corporations and their stooges the <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/05/fast-tracking-trade-deals-is-last-thing.html">U.S. Chamber of Commerce </a> lobby for the latest job-killing trade deals, the <a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/07/corporations-want-to-hide-dangers-of-tpp.html">Trans-Pacific Partnership</a> (TPP) and the<a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/07/tafta-delay-good-for-workers.html"> Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement</a> (TAFTA).<br /><br />Scott isn't a fan of TPP or TAFTA:<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">FTAs and other trade agreements make it enormously profitable to outsource production to countries such as South Korea and China that use currency manipulation, dumping, and other unfair trade practices to undercut production and wages in the United States. U.S. MNCs (multinational corporations), including Apple, Boeing, Dell, Ford, GE, GM, and Intel have also profited enormously from outsourcing to Mexico, China, and other low-wage trade partners under the protection of FTAs and the WTO. The end result is a race to the bottom in wages and working conditions for most members of these agreements (Inequality.is 2013). The United States should stop negotiating FTAs and trade deals and fix the ones we have.</blockquote>Read the whole thing <a href="http://www.epi.org/publication/trade-pacts-korus-trans-pacific-partnership/">here</a>.

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The day before and the 30 day script

Well, tomorrow is the day!!!  The day I will do my official 1 month weigh in!  I am so excited and nervous at the same time.  So in true Ellie style, it will be recorded!!!!! I am so excited!!!!<br /><br />What I want to do is have a little fun.  Please comment below and let me know what you think the TOTAL weight loss is.  (Remember, at 2.5 I was at 13 pounds).  Some aren't able to post for some weird reason, If you can't, go to my face book page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BelviqDailyPersonal">https://www.facebook.com/BelviqDailyPersonal</a> to reply to my recent post!!<br /><br />Tuesday I officially started with kickstarter60.  <a href="http://www.kickstarter60.com/">www.kickstarter60.com</a>  It's a virtual dietician that gives you menus, and get this - prepares your shopping list.  I already have the first weeks menus.  I plan to go through it Saturday and go grocery shopping.  I'll have to make minor tweaks because I do not like fish and I HATE oatmeal with a  passion.  The smell gags me.  The menus are loaded with a ton of other things.  It's just a foundation to help me get in the right mind set in terms of good nutrients.  Go check out the site.  It's beyond affordable.  It's about a buck a day for 60 days.  They have a free trial.  I am blessed to have family who stepped up and helped me get the program!!!!<br /><br />I will get my full 30 day refill of Belviq on Friday.  For the first time I can get then entire 30 days vs. a week at a time.  I have the $75 dollar off coupon (WHICH HELPS) and I got enough in donations to help with the difference but about $10 bucks.  It's awesome and I THANK EVERYONE who helped contribute and support me and my goals to a healthier lifestyle.<br /><br />I am in process of filing an appeal with BCBS-TX for coverage of Belviq.  The Eisai website gave instructions on how to do it.  HOPEFULLY I will be able to get the exception and get it approved!!!  I am a loud person (you all probably noticed already I am vocal) and I will not stop.  Not just for me, but for everyone else who can find hope in Belviq!!!<br /><br />Tune in tomorrow for another great weigh in episode!!!!  <br /><br />xoxox<br />Ellie

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Saunders Brothers fresh summer produce in Piney River

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli9_fT_GmYa5RVb0K_EVvQXIhbcMQGieAD9hPOwuGC38dsZl5R_g9wV1O9aciHmq6VV3hQqjK7nfPwXYhE5yMqQKq3lgvlruSjtCC5ncs4AqnuyZhMzYBIk6ELRrKkVf9hkji1iKVF4uO/s1600/13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgli9_fT_GmYa5RVb0K_EVvQXIhbcMQGieAD9hPOwuGC38dsZl5R_g9wV1O9aciHmq6VV3hQqjK7nfPwXYhE5yMqQKq3lgvlruSjtCC5ncs4AqnuyZhMzYBIk6ELRrKkVf9hkji1iKVF4uO/s400/13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Saturday was our second stop in three days at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saunders-Brothers-Farm-Market/77167442163">Saunders Brothers</a> produce market on Rt. 56 in Nelson County. The locally grown sweet corn is fantastic -- large plump ears perfect for grilling or boiling. Several varieties of locally grown peaches were in stock and, if you're not sure what variety you'd like, they have plenty for tasting. Talked with Mr. Paul Saunders who said they had cantaloupes that morning but had sold out in thirty minutes. Other local produce included green beans, yellow squash, zucchini, pickling cucumbers, and egg plant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEcKXieKJVlW3uAYctqJRy-2xnaw5kvyluTQlZh5u-G20404emi39cawFrFIcCTtxtkGaVIshId5QkZLc10fWj_hYRtQprmPKyBO7nDUupQkz8c7F2U8bGTCaeVWE8acFnKLdg-_frXuL/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJEcKXieKJVlW3uAYctqJRy-2xnaw5kvyluTQlZh5u-G20404emi39cawFrFIcCTtxtkGaVIshId5QkZLc10fWj_hYRtQprmPKyBO7nDUupQkz8c7F2U8bGTCaeVWE8acFnKLdg-_frXuL/s400/12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Perennials and annuals were marked half price with sales also on rose bushes and hydrangeas as well as hanging baskets.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIm9o-Tu3jKS_iMHgV5Guu_e3kiEOXl_jxVo0cjn67i5p-cyObfoTQLFd3eiM2cIhj-ICjVCendtQakCHxjqqoeheGcztOqW8Jvpz1S9RMfdvl8UnP4lQON4yeb-EgsrfSOY9r5kutqCF/s1600/18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIm9o-Tu3jKS_iMHgV5Guu_e3kiEOXl_jxVo0cjn67i5p-cyObfoTQLFd3eiM2cIhj-ICjVCendtQakCHxjqqoeheGcztOqW8Jvpz1S9RMfdvl8UnP4lQON4yeb-EgsrfSOY9r5kutqCF/s400/18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kingofpops">The King of Pops</a>, a business in Richmond that <a href="http://richmond.kingofpops.net/about/our_story">sells premiere popsicles</a> and summer time employer of SWAC Niece, purchases his peaches for the peach pops from Saunders Brothers.There's also jellies, jams, locally-made cheese, meat, ice cream, home baked goodies, and lots of other items.<br /><br />Check them out on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saunders-Brothers-Farm-Market/77167442163">Facebook</a> where they have regular updates as fruits and vegetables come in. On Thursday, July 18, they posted: "<span class="userContent" data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">We've got a cornucopia of tomatoes, watermelons, corn, cucumbers, zucchini, yellow squash, eggplant, green beans, peaches, donut peaches, nectarines and summer cooking apples. There's something for everyone!"</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo-xv2lLcgRNwKyaLdeMwAmSs5gxM6y4sugamyj2HMgkC1TrdZrtptZjkTetSk0mGmyF0J-wOgPC1UHxf6HrYjN9Um8plbU5v7pFZgMA61WB8-JqkuzEKwIq86bzyM-9FJwmpQmTXw3VQ/s1600/20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="143" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXo-xv2lLcgRNwKyaLdeMwAmSs5gxM6y4sugamyj2HMgkC1TrdZrtptZjkTetSk0mGmyF0J-wOgPC1UHxf6HrYjN9Um8plbU5v7pFZgMA61WB8-JqkuzEKwIq86bzyM-9FJwmpQmTXw3VQ/s400/20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a pretty drive along the mountains from Staunton to Saunders Brothers. Take Rt. 250 east from top of Afton Mountain to Rt. 6 on right. Follow Rt. 6 to intersection with Rt. 151; turn right onto Rt. 151 and follow to Rt. 56 East. Saunders Brothers is a mile or two down the road on the left.  <span class="fbProfileBylineFragment"><span class="fbProfileBylineLabel"><span itemprop="address" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://data-vocabulary.org/Address"><a href="http://bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&pc=FACEBK&mid=8100&where1=2717+Tye+Brook+Hwy%2C+Piney+River%2C+Virginia+22964&FORM=FBKPL0&name=Saunders+Brothers+Farm+Market&mkt=en-US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2717 Tye Brook Hwy, Piney River, Virginia 22964</a> for your GPS.</span></span></span></div><br />Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />July 13, 2013

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U.S. House schedule for Thursday, July 18, 2013

From Majority Leader Eric Cantor's office....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>THURSDAY, JULY 18TH</b></u><br /> On Thursday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour and 12:00 p.m. for legislative business. First votes expected: 1:45 - 2:30 p.m. Last votes expected: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>One Minute Speeches</b><br /><br /> <b>Begin Consideration of <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=348778-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 5</a></b> - Student Success Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule) <i>(Sponsored by Rep. John Kline / Education and the Workforce Committee)</i><br /> <blockquote> The rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments:<br /> </blockquote><blockquote><blockquote> <b>Rep. Kline / Rokita Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Young (AK) / Gabbard / Hanabusa / McCollum Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Tony Cardenas Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee Amendment #5 </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Kerry Bentivolio Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Reed / McKinley / Owens Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Dan Benishek Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Joe Heck Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Schock / Meehan Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Scalise / Bishop Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Moore / Wilson (FL) Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Rob Bishop Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Paul Tonko Amendment</b> (10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Brooks / Polis Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Polis / Petri Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Nydia Velazquez Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Markwayne Mullin Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Scott Garrett Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Paul Broun Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. John Culberson Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Fitzpatrick / Meehan Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee Amendment #24 </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Cantor / Bishop Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. George Miller Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> </blockquote></blockquote><b>Special Order Speeches</b><br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY</b></u><br /> Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing on “<a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=348779-6846703" target="_blank">The IRS’ Systematic Delay and Scrutiny of Tea Party Applications</a>” (Thursday, July 18th, at 11:00 a.m.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=348780-6846703" target="_blank">Printable PDF</a>

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Today's Teamster News 07.18.13

<a href="http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/07/15/2305021/bangladesh-unions/?mobile=nc">Bangladesh Government Allows Workers To Form Unions</a>  ThinkProgress   ...Bangladesh’s government approved a labor law on Monday that would make it easier for workers to form unions. The legislation also included provisions that create a fund to improve workers’ living standards and require companies to deposit 5 percent of profits into employee welfare funds...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/license-plate-cameras-track-millions-of-americans/2013/07/17/40410cd0-ee47-11e2-bed3-b9b6fe264871_story.html?hpid=z4">License plate cameras track millions of Americans</a>  Washington Post   ...The spread of cheap, powerful cameras capable of reading license plates has allowed police to build databases on the movements of millions of Americans over months or even years, according to an <a href="http://www.aclu.org/plates">American Civil Liberties Union report</a> released Wednesday...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/16/eitc-for-childless-workers_n_3606165.html?utm_hp_ref=business">The 1 Move That Could Suddenly Pull 300,000 Workers Out Of Poverty</a>  Huffington Post   ...Legislation introduced in both the <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s836">Senate</a> and the <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2116">House of Representatives</a> could pull hundreds of thousands of the country's working poor out of poverty, according to a <a href="http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3991">new study</a> by the nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities...<br /><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jul/17/barclays-us-fine-federal-courts">Barclays fights US electricity price manipulation fine through the courts</a>  Guardian   ...Barclays has pledged to fight a $470m (£300m) penalty for allegedly manipulating electricity prices in California by taking the case through the US judicial system...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/17/jack-lew-dodd-frank_n_3610549.html?utm_hp_ref=business">Jack Lew: Delaying Dodd-Frank Rules Raises Threat Of More Bank Bailouts</a>  Associated Press   ...U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew says delays in writing rules to put the financial overhaul law into effect have raised the prospect that taxpayers might again have to bail out big banks that fail...<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/17/us-financialcrisis-fraud-probes-idUSBRE96G13620130717?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews">U.S. seeks new tactic in financial crisis prosecutions </a> Reuters   ... U.S. federal prosecutors are considering a new strategy for criminally charging Wall Street bankers who packaged and sold bad mortgage loans at the height of the housing bubble, according to a federal official familiar with the investigation...<br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/16/us-usa-tax-irs-furlough-idUSBRE96F1A820130716">IRS cancels one furlough day, cuts costs elsewhere</a>  Reuters   ...The Internal Revenue Service said it was cancelling an agency shutdown that had been scheduled for Monday and required by federal budget cuts...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2013/07/16/state-politics-vs-the-federal-government/the-repercussions-of-big-money">Big Money Makes State and Federal Politics Powerful</a> (opinion)  New York Times   ...Art Pope invested heavily in local North Carolina elections, which ultimately resulted in the redistricting of 13 Congressional and 170 legislative districts...<br /><a href="http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130717/EDIT07/307179989/1021/EDIT">Surplus celebrated as poverty grows</a> (opinion)  Fort Wayne Journal Gazette   ...Around the same time state leaders were boasting that Indiana was closing its June books with $1.9 billion in reserves, a report from the Indiana Institute for Working Families was released showing poverty in Indiana is sharply increasing...<br /><a href="http://www.toledoblade.com/DavidKushma/2013/07/07/Statehouse-gang-throws-Ohio-in-reverse.html">Statehouse gan throws Ohio in reverse </a>(opinion)  Toledo Blade   ...The new state budget is equally regressive as economic and social policy...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/16/unions-wage-legal-fight-against-michigans-right-to/">Unions wage legal fight against Michigan’s right-to-work law</a>  Washington Times   ...The legal battle over Michigan’s new right-to-work law shows no signs of flagging. Right-to-work proponents suffered a small setback when Michigan’s Supreme Court declined to weigh in on the legality of the law...<br /><a href="http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/gop-lawmaker-in-utah-wants-to-end-compulsory?ref=fpa">GOP Lawmaker In Utah Wants To End Compulsory Education In The State</a>  Talking Points Memo   ...State Sen. Aaron Osmond (R) argued that certain "parents act as if the responsibility to educate, and even care for their child, is primarily the responsibility of the public school system..."<br /><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-07-16/state-dept-dot-approves-nd-to-alberta-gas-pipeline">State Dept. approves ND-to-Alberta gas pipeline</a>  Associated Press   ...The U.S. State Department has approved construction of the North Dakota portion of a gas pipeline from Tioga into the Canadian province of Alberta, Sen. John Hoeven said Tuesday...<br /><a href="http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/07/16/3033938/cca-asks-judge-to-bar-media-from.html">CCA asks judge to bar media from joining lawsuit</a>  Associated Press   ...Private prison company Corrections Corporation of America is asking a federal judge to deny a request from Idaho news organizations to keep documents open in a lawsuit over conditions at a CCA-run prison...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/teamsters-call-quick-approval-administration-nominees">Teamsters Call For Quick Approval Of Administration Nominees</a>  IBT ...Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today congratulated Senate Leader Harry Reid for forging a compromise that allows consideration of nominees for key administration posts...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/content/port-truck-drivers-new-jersey-reject-company%E2%80%99s-lies-and-vote-yes-form-union">Port Truck Drivers In New Jersey Reject Company’s Lies And Vote YES To Form A Union</a> IBT ...Truck drivers employed by Australia-based Toll Group at the company’s New Jersey division voted overwhelmingly – by a margin of nearly 70 percent – to form a union and affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 469...<a href="http://www.teamster.org/audio/download/91353/LeslieMarshallInterviewsKevinDrysdale0716.mp3"></a><br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/audio/download/91353/LeslieMarshallInterviewsKevinDrysdale0716.mp3">Buffalo EMTs, Paramedics’ Victory Spotlighted On Leslie Marshall Show</a>  Leslie Marshall Show   ...Kevin Drysdale, president of Teamsters Local 375 in Buffalo spoke with radio show host Leslie Marshall about new, tentative agreement for EMTs and paramedics working for Rural/Metro. Download the audio <a href="http://www.teamster.org/audio/download/91353/LeslieMarshallInterviewsKevinDrysdale0716.mp3">here</a>...<br /><a href="http://shoreline.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/city-teamster-find-common-ground-with-approval-of-longawaited-collective-bargaining-agreement">City, Teamsters Find Common Ground With Approval of Long-Awaited Collective Bargaining Agreement</a>  Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch   ...Lake Forest Park City Council unanimously approved a long-awaited collective bargaining agreement with the Teamsters Local 117 representing maintenance workers at its recent meeting...<br /><a href="http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourmonvalley/yourmonvalleymore/4371693-74/plant-donora-company#axzz2ZJIDa2wq">PolyOne plans to close Donora plant</a>  Pittsburgh-Tribune Review   ...On Tuesday, the PolyOne’s plant supervisors announced that the company will close its facility in Donora, Pennsylvania by fall 2014. 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Bangladesh Government Allows Workers To Form Unions  ThinkProgress   ...Bangladesh’s government approved a labor law on Monday that would m...

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The Summer is on!

The Summer is definitely on here in Ireland.  Gearing up for a sunny weekend with the mini heat wave we are experiencing.<div><br></div><div>It's 9am and I'm sitting outside Starbucks having coffee.  Generally (even in Summer) only smokers sit outside in Ireland!!</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiendRMWfY1wfo4J-TejqQ_2I3Ul8CgGRotWC9IbK7wPVbIa0LqnTDETSZTjCzFjya_HVkGz4OY-UezQFyPVJT7Jz85V1ffAhnpOd3rFdOGUMSI-dHUpwKOyRYyci_gNtR14ZxdGoV7RPFY/s640/blogger-image-1657776769.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiendRMWfY1wfo4J-TejqQ_2I3Ul8CgGRotWC9IbK7wPVbIa0LqnTDETSZTjCzFjya_HVkGz4OY-UezQFyPVJT7Jz85V1ffAhnpOd3rFdOGUMSI-dHUpwKOyRYyci_gNtR14ZxdGoV7RPFY/s640/blogger-image-1657776769.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFHMMlyl-UOg47wGjvGUQDy8mDFzalAQlaQWNQ1pRfuVMJWy0amoYjUw2zquYLkk51PQ11SfU35OD9mIDH-gBfq_U2i_xonrRFRchW7WapK2kqgEHnQYwEP11c6CqzAOnZ6aJlGo67Fji/s640/blogger-image--342686125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRFHMMlyl-UOg47wGjvGUQDy8mDFzalAQlaQWNQ1pRfuVMJWy0amoYjUw2zquYLkk51PQ11SfU35OD9mIDH-gBfq_U2i_xonrRFRchW7WapK2kqgEHnQYwEP11c6CqzAOnZ6aJlGo67Fji/s640/blogger-image--342686125.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>

The Summer is on!

The Summer is definitely on here in Ireland.  Gearing up for a sunny weekend with the mini heat wave we are experiencing. It's 9am and I...

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Webinar recording ‘Spice up your classroom with Games’ (17/07/2013)

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbC5q-AbtwoeSTldBEF5qs2O6Nd9nEBVfQXPWIDnka7CTlme3BhnW0SUtT8rn-GuGptiLtWVmZAe5F3vmO1ETpXKadsEN-aLle1R7uUmLKnI6YSjaxpsUY3ogiYX9LFqRD-fgdvGRWWNg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday we were very fortunate to have a wonderful guest presenter, Arjana Blazik from Croatia speaking on our SchoolNet/Microsoft  webinar on ‘<i>Spice up your classroom with games’.   </i></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEkx_UzWXAFo8Nw0OrXY9lGrDMpUpNiECFwJpdksud5Ft3xtY6-54VVd7xrKR7LsWoGS_XfaNTKLcwACLRf3MuRCybUcQ2oCIUaJbyOjE-9wV7YUd5kdEDQhB6oT78OQ0TRYkAs_qTnKY/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="400" /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Arjana is well-known in many different international circles. I met her at the world finals on the Microsoft Innovative Teacher competition in Cape Town in 2010 where she represented Croatia with her winning project entitled Greetings from the World. After that I met Arjana again at the inaugural Partners in Learning Institute in Seattle in July 2011. Since then Arjana along with Bart Versvijel from Belgium have been involved in running four online <a href="http://teachmeetinternational.org/">Internationl Teachmeets</a> as well as a number of online activities for the European SchoolNet’s e-twinning project. You can read Arjana’s blog at<a href="http://traveloteacher.blogspot.com/">h ttp://traveloteacher.blogspot.com/</a> Arjana has been featured on Anthony Salcito, Vice-President of Microsoft’s blog, Daily Edventures as a global Education Hero – read about her here:<a href="http://dailyedventures.com/index.php/2012/06/28/arjana-blazic/">ttp://dailyedventures.com/index.php/2012/06/28/arjana-blazic/</a>. Arjana has a great interest in games in education and was privileged to attend a European workshop run by Ollie Bray from Scotland (who is known as THE games in education person).  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The presentation, website links and the recording link</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the presentation link:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">   </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="true" frameborder="0" height="389" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lexSwAsN4BlOKy0_0qSxoySSm637AQ3BMpSM9sHi_gE/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="480"></iframe></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the link to the various sites that Arjana referred to:<br /><a href="http://instablogg.com/joj1DOv" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">http://instablogg.com/joj1DOv</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is the recording link from Adobe Connect: (33 mins)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p3wrmova9gu/" style="background-color: white;">http://meet78641452.adobeconnect.com/p3wrmova9gu/</a></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(sound problem in one or two places)</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

webinars Webinar recording ‘Spice up your classroom with Games’ (17/07/2013)

Yesterday we were very fortunate to have a wonderful guest presenter, Arjana Blazik from Croatia speaking on our SchoolNet/Microsoft  webina...

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