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Once again, I must apologise for a terribly long hiatus between reviews. Having had a languid summer, university has poured back into my life and I'm practically swimming in it. For you dear readers, who have kept me going for an impressive amount of time, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that I may soon be moving the website, most likely to another blog platform, so that I can approach my reviewing from a new perspective, and with a new design. The bad news is that I might not write as frequently as before, due to educational necessities and that claptrap. But I'll be sure to keep watching as many interesting and bizarre films as possible!
Anyway, end of ramble, great big dripping wet thanks to everyone who reads this blog!
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Criteria Of Child Development Center - An IntroductionA major worry for parents nowadays is to acquire budget-friendly, top quality day care companies for their youngsters especially those under the age of five. In recent years when the ratio of both moms and dads functioning is on a constant boom, the demand for kid day care centers has actually seen a boom. This has actually developed kid daycare service into a market all on its own.
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Thursday, March 26, 2015
Getting out of Hand by Erin Nicholas
Mason is a betting man especially when it comes to his girl, "Yes, sir," Mason replied, looking at Adrianne when he added, "For the rest of the dances tonight." Adrianne that girl would tempt the devil, "She laughed and arched closer. "I have the most insane urge to get naked and spread out right here on the hood." He doesn't like interruptions when he's with his girl, "Her hands went to the bottom of his shirt and started tugging as her cell phone rang. "Do. Not. Answer. That." He had her skirt to her waist. Her panties matched the blue dress." I enjoyed this book I think I'm going to like this series.
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Have you read anything lately that made you raise an eyebrow, gasp out loud, curl those tootsies?
Do tell on the rule breakers and have a happy Friday!
Well you know, I've gotten more lenient with this lately. I don't read erotica--and have no desire to--but I think steamy scenes in YA are necessary. I think it's when these things are NOT brought up and explored in books, that we raise secretive kids who find themselves in trouble cuz they were to embarrassed or humiliated to share with their parents or other mentors.ReplyDelete


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What I'm realizing, though, is that if I don't figure out a way to keep myself accountable, as soon as school is done and I have no more deadlines, I'm at risk for losing all writing discipline. This is why I've decided that I need to implement a daily quota regimen.
Here's how it's going to work: I write one dot per day. By this I mean, I write one scene (or group of small scenes) each day. No word quota but I'm shooting for at least 1K. The rules are as follows:
- Writing anything that's not my book is a bonus and won't count towards the quota.
- Outlines, character sketches, doodling, brainstorming, etc. don't count either.
- I get one day off per week. If I make it through a week without needing a day off I get double kudos.


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You see, he has his own blog which I found very early on when we first started to date. I found it and read it without his permission, not that he minded. It was a blog, online for everyone to see.
Just like mine is supposed to be.
Well, I was reading his blog and there were little bits and pieces of stuff that I didn't know or hadn't heard about- yet. Nothing big, all average stuff. But part of me felt left out and that hurt my feelings. Then I had a bit of an epiphany: what if I was letting B feel left out and hurt too, but my decision was purposeful because I had excluded him from the blog.
Well, I hated that he might be feeling as hurt as I was (turns out he wasn't) and that had to stop.
So yesterday while I was cooking dinner I gave him the link and let him read
Turns out it was no big deal. Also, now I don't feel like I'm being secretive.
So yesterday's positivity post is that now the blog really is truly and purposefully public. I'm grateful for that, it needed to happen, and I feel a bit silly for postponing it.


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Alexa rank booster
Budget $30-250 USD
I need a software which can generate Traffic
main actions on the program
[url removed, login to view](s) to send traffic to this will be a box to where i can add different urls that the visitors will go to.
2. -url(s) traffic came from this is the referral sites list,so it looks like a true hit. You could put a search engine and a keyword if wanted to or put a .txt list of urls and have them randomize so each user can have different referral urls.
3.-visitor timed stay you can have the ability to set a certain amount of time that the user stays for also must have a randomizer option so one visitor stays for 1 second the other can stay for 3 minutes etc...
[url removed, login to view](s) to send server header file what is needed is a set of different browser versions to send to the server and this list also must have a randomizer option.
5. The visitor must behave like real human, means there must be an option to click some add crawl other pages after specific traffic.
6. -countries to send server header file this should be a nice long list of countries so on the stats it shows visitors from all over .
[url removed, login to view] box this is a box showing each url connection in real time as it happens showing it accepting the hit etc.
8. thread amount I need this program to run as fast as any computer can have it run so I need like thread amounts from 5-500 and the software must be able to run at those actually thread amounts without hanging.
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I want the same software as [url removed, login to view]
Everything is working fine with it but some i need more advanced feature as mentioned above.
The software could do almost everything only problem with point 3,5 & 8
Most important the traffic should be visible with any browser counter in java including Google analytic etc.
The software should be able to generate 10000 visitor per hour.
1 freelance fait une offre moyenne de $250 pour ce travail
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J.C. Penney (JCP) shares rose 18.8 percent on January 26, as a result of a presentation in Manhattan. The company, now run by Ron Johnson, announced three major changes. First, J.C. Penney will adopt a more consistent, predictable pricing strategy. Second, stores will roll out a department strategy where each store will contain around 100 departments and each department will sell one brand name. Third, the company overhauled its marketing strategy by changing its logo and signing Ellen Degeneres to promote them. Personally, I find it baffling how a stock can skyrocket by so much by just announcing plans with no earnings to back up results. However, investors have a lot of reason to be excited about J.C. Penney's face lift.
Ron Johnson is definitely the right person to lead the way. He is most famous for his role of Senior Vice President of Retail at Apple (AAPL). After joining Apple in 2000, he took a company that had a very small direct retail presence and made Apple stores one of the most popular and profitable retail chains in the world. Before Apple, he was responsible for introducing designer names into Target's (NYSE:TGT) product line. J.C. Penney's announced plans are hopefully a continuation of Ron Johnson's innovation in retail. Last June, when it was announced that Ron Johnson would be the next CEO of J.C. Penny, shares rose by 17.5 percent. Good things tend to happen when Ron Johnson is giving news as investors are willing to get behind his past success and his future plans.
J.C. Penney is in serious need of a face lift. Including expectations for FY 2013, J.C. Penney is expected to have four straight years with under $18 billion in revenue, while the company posted revenue as high as $19.86 billion in FY 2008. J.C. Penney, although still profitable, is in danger of becoming a consistent loser similar to what Sears (SHLD) has become. These announced changes provide investors with confidence.
It will take some time to see if J.C. Penney's announced changes will significantly improve its bottom line. The company still has a 1-year target of $38, which is less than its price of $41.42 at the close of last Friday's trading. These new changes may be a response to a disappointing holiday season for J.C. Penney that investors don't know about yet. I suggest laying off of JCP until the February 24, earnings announcement, but over the long term, I believe that J.C. Penney will reclaim a spot at the top of the department store space and Ron Johnson's leadership will create the spark that J.C. Penney needs.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.


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For someone who's been repairing and building computers for over twenty years, I'm a real plonker - that means idiot for anyone not speaking the antiquated English to which we still doggedly cling in England.
It's been a couple of weeks since I did a routine nasty-scan of my computer. So I did it this morning expecting it to say nothing, since I have a good anti-virus, and a firewall Fort Knox would be envious of. So fifteen minutes later I came back with my cup of tea to find the result.
644 viruses. None of that spyware, malware or other stuff that's just annoying but does little damage except annoy me. 644 trojans. Are there that many?
I've got a theory as to why people write viruses. In the old days they would upload them to snag any passing surfer and then demand money for the repair patch. That doesn't happen anymore, or at least that I'm aware of. Do you know why they do it?
Has anyone ever wondered why dogs feel the need to lick certain parts of themselves but only in the presence of polite company? It's the same reason that grubby little geeks write viruses - because they can.
I read something in an old book at the weekend that some of you might find amusing. Apparently the annoyingly smug tone with which some people point out other people's bad grammar is not confined to the present. During the Second World War Winston Churchill became irritated by the superior tone with which the Whitehall mandarins were redacting the poor grammar of government reports, to the point where they became virtually unreadable. A case in point was the heinous crime of ending sentences with conjunctions. Barely a mention of tedious ephemera such as millions off people dying at the hands of the Nazi hoard.
Anyway, Old Winnie got so fed up with bureaucratic interference that he wrote a missive to all the Under Secretaries with the following warning: "This is a problem, up with which we will not put"
Apparently they got the message.
When I'm not writing I love to write about writing. I also like to moan and complain about pretty much everything else. My ramblings are below. No particular order to them; just as they trickle through what I optimistically refer to as my brain.
Monday, 12 September 2011
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I love the strength of Winston Churchill. Was he ever afraid of anything?ReplyDelete
I hate these idiots who can't get real jobs. Instead they spend their time disrupting good people's daily computer activities. I'd give them a piece of my mind, but they'd only subject it to a virus.
Could be worse - they might start licking themselves.ReplyDelete
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Thursday, August 26, 2010
Pint-size giants...
Ten year-old Joey McGuire is perhaps the youngest successful CEO I've ever heard of. Inspired by one episode of "The Celebrity Apprentice", McGuire started not one but two businesses. He runs a shoe-shine venture that employs three part-time people, pays for his cell phone AND has allowed him to save $500 for college so far. Not content with the corporate world, McGuire is a budding media mogul as well. He writes and produces his own super-local news gazette. The original article on McGuire in the Chicago Sun-Times caught "The Donald's" eye, and while in town on business Donald Trump took time out to meet with the little boy he inspired.
This next story from AOL is definite evidence that children hear and digest what you say, even if you think it's over their heads. After her father accidentally took an incompatible combination of medicines at home, three year-old Alesaundra Tafoya toddled two blocks to the fire station to tell the firemen her father was "frozen". The reason she knew to do such a thing? Her parents had pointed out the fire house as a place to go in an emergency...
Nine year-old Logan Hearn took similar initiative when his mother found his younger brother floating face down in the family's backyard pool. According to JEMS.com, two year-old Brendan had sneaked outside and fallen in. When mom Tabitha tried to do CPR while on the phone with 911, Logan realized his mother was doing it wrong. He stepped in, used his life guard training skills and saved his little brother.
(Photo courtesy of the Chicago Sun-Times)
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Friday, August 20, 2010
Happy Anniversary!
Hi...I didn't manage a post yesterday (sorry about that) as I spent the day in the kitchen crafting my parents' anniversary cake - 10 layers of Smith Island cake goodness sandwiched with strawberry mousseline buttercream and frosted with chocolate buttercream.
But I will return next week with a new post full of fun, good news. :) Until then!
But I will return next week with a new post full of fun, good news. :) Until then!
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
A world of good...
MSNBC reported on "Crazy Bake", uniquely located in the Beijing Chaoyang District Mental Health Service Center. Six patients work with one instructor to churn out loaves of bread and bagels which are sold to area residents. The bakery was formed five years ago by two foreign volunteers who had also started an organic farm project. The bakers work every Friday to produce their wares; originally begun as a way to provide structure and activities for patients, all six workers have shown marked improvement in their health and are now able to live in assisted living facilities off of the health center's campus.
London's Daily Telegraph found a glimmer of hope amidst the tragedy literally flowing through Pakistan. Nearly 1600 people have died in the massive flooding there, but a mother and grandmother to 30, Zainab Bibi, was saved from flood waters by, of all things, her cow. Sleeping in the farmyard, the waters picked Bibi up and carried her away, but from out of nowhere, Bhoori the cow floated up beside her. The two were carried along until they found higher ground.
MSNBC also has this last story - hope for Haitians. The island nation is still suffering from the effects of that devastating earthquake this past January. But the LA Galaxy and the Tony Sanneh Foundation brought smiles back to the faces of some 14 and 15 year-old boys through the world's game. A Haitian boys team was brought to Minnesota to participate in the largest youth soccer tournament in the country. Welcomed into host families, the boys were able to find happiness both on and off the pitch.
(Photo courtesy of MSNBC)
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Thursday, August 5, 2010
Faster than a speeding bullet...
CBS News told the story of a group of heroes recently reunited after a stint in Iraq. However, this isn't your usual Army buddy story. National Guardsman Chris Duke befriended three Afghan mutts during his last tour of duty. But the dogs did a whole lot more than help him fend off homesickness. Serena, Rufus and Target set off a ruckus and attacked a suicide bomber when he tried to break into the barracks one night last February. Serena had to be be put down after suffering severe injuries, but Rufus and Target were nursed back to health and received tickets state-side to be reunited with Duke.
Asylum reported on the real-life rescue of a family by Superman. Well, a Superman comic, anyway. After the bank foreclosed on an anonymous family, it began to pack up its belongings for the move. Buried in the basement was an original Action Comics #1 issue - the first appearance of the Man of Steel. Expected to fetch $250,000 at auction, the family will now be able to keep the home which they have had since the 1950s.
And finally, the postal service has had its share of poor press with bankruptcy looming and unhappy employees - the latter of which inspired the phrase "going postal." But Keith McVey, a postal worker in Akron, Ohio, is both a model employee and human being. Over the last 20 years, McVey has saved three lives while on his route and each time, he has simply continued on with his day afterwards and delivered the mail. According to MSNBC, the most recent example of his derring-do was last week when he performed CPR on a man who wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse. Improbably, the man came to before the ambulance arrived.
(Photo courtesy of Asylum.com)
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Two sisters, on opposite coasts, share recipes and flights of fancy
We ate street food in Bangkok. Annie, our guide, has lived here for 23 years and only gotten sick twice, both times from something she cooked. It's been 2 days and so far so good...
Don't worry mom, we Purelled first.
Sawadeekha, Elise
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While walking around at the fair this year we happened upon the Democratic Party booth. At this booth there were an abundance of Obama stickers. When I seen that smiling face I immediately thought of my Uncle David and his mild dislike of said person. I grabbed up several stickers and then I remembered April Fools Day.
My plan today is to have my mom go to his house later on and stick the stickers on his mailbox, garbage cans, pretty much whatever she finds out by his road. When he comes home and sees this he will do one of two things. 1. Start peeling off stickers and figuring out how to get me back - 2. Rip his mailbox out of the ground and throw it in the bushes before anyone sees an Obama sticker on it.
May I also point out that it's funny that I have my mom carrying out the dirty work for me. It's easier for her since she passes by his house at lunchtime. At least that's what I told her...
It won't take him long to realize that I'm the only person devious enough to deface his property with the smiling face of our current leader. Most likely he will call pretending to be the cops or someone from the Republican Party. (He does that year round not just April Fools Day.)
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
April Fools Day...
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Winds gusting to up to 60 mph are causing problems all around West Michigan this morning.
Several thousand people in Kent County are without power. A portion of downtown Grand Rapids and a portion of the Gerald R. Ford Airport are without power.
Check out the Consumers Energy outage area here. As of 11:00am, the online map was slowing down due to heavy usage.
Gale Warnings have been issued on Lake Michigan with waves expected to be 7-12 feet high. People are advised to stay off of piers and jetties.
In Barry County, Lakewood Early Childhood Center was evacuated after a portion of the school's roof was damaged. We'll have live reports from there starting at 4:00pm.
In Ionia County, I-96 was closed in both directions for a few hours at Jordan Lake due to wires down across the highway. That stretch reopened at about 1:00pm.
In Kalamazoo, main power to Bronson Hospital has been knocked out, but the hospital is running on generator power. No changes to service have been made at this time.
In Ottawa County, a tree was down blocking 40th Avenue at Barry near Hudsonville as of 9:20am.
Calhoun County dispatch says there are multiple trees down in several locations.
In Barry County, M-43 was closed in two locations due to trees across the roadway as of 9:30am. The locations were in Carlton Township at Broadway and at Tillotson Lake Road.


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The Boos
We adopted Bradley in the summer of 2005. He found him on Craigslist of all places. I had been asking John if we could adopt a dog for the longest time and trolled around the web looking for Beagles every single day. When I found him, I immediately called about him to get some specifics. John promised to go visit him the next day since the place where he was being housed was fairly close to where he worked at the time. He called me at work and told me "if you see him, you'll want to take him home." I sped over after work and the rest food-snatching, crotch-sniffing, blankie-humping history.
Macy came along the summer of 2007. Another Craigslist find. We took Bradley to Tahoe for one last only-child-hurrah that Memorial Day weekend and when we got back, the first thing we did was drive to the valley to pick her up. She and her momma and littermates (there were 5 of them) were surrendered to the pound because their irresponsible former-owners didn't care enough to get the momma fixed and now they didn't want to take care of all these dogs. Good thing a dog rescue bailed them out of there. She was the most rambunctious of the bunch – jumping all over the couches and running up and down the stairs when we came by. You'd think that we'd pick another, more calm pup from the bunch because of that, but we couldn't resist that little sassy face.
Wednesday was completely unplanned. We (jokingly) promised Bradley a pet cat once we bought a house because he's always so curious about them (not sure if he wants to smell or eat). She came into the family right around Halloween, and being a black cat, we named her after Wednesday Addams. My mom and dad heard her crying in their back porch, all by her little lonesome, and brought her in and fed her cereal. CEREAL! My dad knew that I'd take her in a heartbeat but John took a little convincing. She was so little when we found her, right around 5 weeks and just a pound – definitely not supposed to leave her momma cat yet. She's gotten bigger now and is a spicy one. She once scared the bejeezus out of our friend's German Shepherd. She wrestles with Macy all the time. And she's a little love bug. In the mornings, she likes to climb up on the bathroom hamper while I'm getting ready for work and cry until I pick her up. Then I'm in for purrs and rubs. I never knew cats could be so loving. Definitely a "cat person" now.


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We're leaving this Friday. For two weeks. Where two? Huh, that's a good question. All I know right now is that first we're going to my grandmum's to Gniezno (Poland's first capital city) for two nights and on Sunday we're driving to Dresden where we'll be spending another night. Then we're visiting the city and we're going... No idea right now.
Maybe you've got some ideas for me? Where to go? What to see?
We're going with our three-year-old and with my husband's parents. We'll be sleeping in tents. We're roughly planning to visit some of Germany and Austria. Maybe Italy? We'll probably see on the way. The weather seems to be an issue. I still have to check what the weather's like around Munich and Innsbruck (for a start). If it's in any way similar to Polish weather these days, then we're screwed. Hopefully it's much better, with no storms, no rainfall, no strong winds. Just summer sun and high temperatures. Dreaming - always a good thing to do ;)
I've already made a list of things that we should take with ourselves. It's not complete yet (I've just come up with three more things to add to that list), but it's a must for me so that I don't forget anything. I know I can always buy stuff if we miss something, but I'd rather spend money on something else. After all we're going by car so we wouldn't have to carry anything ourselves.
Hopefully there are still more posts coming this week. Sorry for the long pause last week though. That's just what happens sometimes. Once again, the weather makes me feel so sleepy and so not-eager-to-do-anything these days... Hopefully it's going to change.
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Ellen aka Schindermania messaged me last week and said she had a dress she thought I would like and that she wanted to send it me. Sidenote: Ellen and I met a few weeks ago in person to get pizza and chat about all things embroidery, we had so much fun! I giddily messaged her back my address and a few days later I got a slip saying the box was here already. I picked it up on Friday and ripped open the box immediately to find this yellow beauty was inside! I gasped instantly at the fact that it was yellow and as I unfolded it, I saw the patchwork elephant and the yo-yo balloons! I tried it on as soon as I got home and sure enough PERFECT FIT and there are pockets!
I wore the dress all weekend (it's so comfy!) and I am so in love with it! Ellen, I love you and you are the sweetest sugar pie ever!
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Marion J. Pride
Belfast — Marion Josephine Pride, née Caster, beloved "Great Lady of Belfast," died Aug. 21, 2017, at her home at the Tall Pines Residence. She was 96. Over the course of her life and across the span of her 24 moves to different places and homes, Marion was open to the world and to everyone she met. She was guided by her principles that there are more likenesses and similarities between any two people than there are differences, and that everyone is deserving of kindness.
Born in Providence, R.I., to proud Swedish-Americans, Melvin Martin Caster and Anna Josephine Osterlund Caster, Marion was the eldest of five children, siblings whom she adored. At an early age, Marion loved riding with her dad on his Hendersen motorcycles, even in the sidecars, and in her girlhood she was a presence in her father's cycle business helping him to run the shop. These experiences led her to enroll at Bryant College of Business Administration, where she honed her now-famous organizational skills and "make it work" attitude.
She became an avid cyclist and relished her memories of the long-distance bike trips of her youth. In these same years, Marion cultivated numerous lifelong interests, a love of history, a delight in classical music (she was an ardent Boston Pops fan) and art history, and a passion for ambitious sewing projects. Marion personified the best values of her generation and of her ambitious first-generation immigrant parents. At an early age, she worked multiple jobs to help support her family during the Depression; she ran the family business while her father was ill and during World War II when her brothers were in the service; she made sacrifices for family members so that they all could realize their dreams.
In 1947, Marion married her dearest, her partner-in-life, Fleetwood Pride Jr., thereby launching herself beyond her home in Providence, to Maine, and to a life around the U.S. and Europe when Fleet became a commissioned officer and pilot in the Air Force. Marion enthusiastically threw herself into life as a military spouse, and quasi "American Ambassador." Her "military career" brought her to Alaska during the Korean War, to West Germany during the post-war U.S. military occupation, to California during the early years of the Vietnam War, to Washington, D.C., during the tumultuous '60s and the rise of the Great Society, to Germany again during the height of the Cold War -- and to many and varied stations in between.
In all of these postings, she was a model of resilience, adaptability and diplomacy. She raised a family of six children under diverse and sometimes trying conditions. She waited out high alerts alone with her children as world events took her husband, Fleet, away. She single-handedly held down the fort while he was gone for deployments, training, schooling and when he served in the Vietnam War, twice.
During these years as an Air Force wife, Marion consciously engaged with the world around her, often with remarkable prescience, building up a great store of charitable works and a far-flung network of enduring friendships. Marion was an on-the-ground early supporter of civil rights during her life in segregated Alabama, and again later in Washington, D.C. She spent hundreds of hours working on behalf of the Poor People's Campaign and the March on Washington.
With a physician and other volunteers, Marion helped open and operate a methadone clinic -- this in the 1960s. She was an early literacy volunteer, a Head Start volunteer, to say nothing of her work for Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sunday Schools and Methodist women's organizations.
In her overseas postings, she applied her brand of American hospitality in her efforts to organize and sustain German-American associations and friendships, and successfully bridged lingering divides between Germans and Americans with her earnest charm and warmth. She served as president of German-American clubs for numerous years in two different overseas postings.
Marion was equally at home with diplomats and mayors as with local working people. She was an arbiter of taste, grounded in Emily Post, could set an elegant table for six or 24, throw a Fasching (German Mardi Gras) party for 100, or drop everything to serve an unexpected guest a cup of coffee.
And, during these exciting years, she was a loving, committed, fun -- and at times, exacting -- mom of six. Marion carried forward the aspirations and dreams of her parents to her own role as a parent, and to her expectations for her children. She had hopes that each of her children would give back to the world according to his or her talents, and she did her part to support them all. She signed her six kids up for everything, and was often the Scout mother, or adult adviser, while also driving them everywhere, in all conditions. She dubbed her little orange Opel station wagon her "freedom car," because she could "zip around and fit everyone in it."
It was in Belfast that Marion spent her last happy, deeply fulfilling years. It was the longest "posting" she had ever had, lasting from 1979 when she and Fleet retired from the Air Force, to 2017. Over the course of these 38 years, a great reciprocity of affection and love grew between Marion and the community of Belfast. With Fleet, she continued her life of charitable work, for her notably at the Waldo County Hospital Aid, the Belfast United Methodist Church, and, remarkably, with Meals on Wheels until she was 90 years old.
Marion played many parts in Belfast's organizations, as president, parliamentarian, secretary, mediator, advocate, mentor, but she valued most highly her role as a loyal friend. Indeed, as daughter, sister, student, colleague, wife, mother of many, loyal friend and great lady of Belfast, Marion consistently put others first, and modestly avoided the limelight and reward. At her core, Marion believed in the goodness of her fellows and in the power of kindness. Day in and day out, Marion lived those beliefs with grace to the very end of her life.
Her revered parents, cherished siblings Mildred Anderson, Ernest Caster, Kenneth Caster, Phyllis Morgan and her beloved husband, Fleet, predeceased Marion. She is survived by her loving children Fleetwood M. Pride and partner Marilyn Larson, Ernest Pride and wife Martha, Kenneth Pride and wife Mary Beth Davis Pride, Marilyn Chapman and husband Geoff, Laurel Buchmiller and husband Gordon, Joanne Ritchie and husband Ian; cousin Alvin Pease and wife Anita; "adopted son" Michael Vollert and wife Doris; as well as the great loves of her life, her grandchildren; and nieces, nephews, great-nieces and -nephews; and great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to: Meals on Wheels 18 Mirriam Road, Belfast, ME 04915 or Waldo County Hospital Aid, 118 Northport Ave., Belfast, ME 04915 or Belfast United Methodist Church, 23 Mill Lane, Belfast, ME 04915
A memorial service followed by a reception will be held Sept. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Belfast United Methodist Church Church, 23 Mill Lane, Belfast, with the Rev. Jinwoo Chun officiating.
Condolences and memories may be shared with the family at longfuneralhomecamden.com. Arrangements are with Long Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Camden.


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Stud / SWF Session 1972 (Long Hair 2009)LHC 00081
Genre: Progressive Rock
Long Hair says: "Another true classic from the SWF (German Radio Station) vaults comes with the STUD recordings from summer 1972. At that time the STUD members had said "farewell" to their English record label Decca and spent most of their time on the Continent, mainly in Germany where they were rather successful. With John Weider on violin and guitar they had just an album (September) out on BASF and played a lot of Club gigs and festivals. During their 1972 tour they were invited by radio station SWF to play a recording session at radio stations main studio U1 in Baden-Baden. There were two sessions that took place in April and Mai 1972. STUD recorded titles from their first and second album but varied the material to give the recordings a special claim. From hard rocking "Good Things", to fourteen minutes epic title "Horizon" and shining ballad "Make Me High" these recordings are an impressive prove of the bands musical bandwidth and the bandmembers' excellent technical skills. CD comes with band story. Digitally remastered from the original tape. For the first time on CD. Don't miss it."
Track list:
01. GOOD THINGS Weider 06:57
02. SAMURAI (Piano-Version) Cregan 02:40
03. HORIZON Cregan/Wilson/Mc Cracken 13:45
04. MAKE ME HIGH Cregan 06:36
05. OCEAN BOOGIE Cregan 03:35
06. SAMURAI (Guitar-Version) Cregan 02:59
Time : 36:43
Line Up:
Jim Cregan: lead guitar,acoustic guitar,lead vocals
John Weider: guitar,piano,violin,vocals
Charlie McCracken: bass
John Wilson: drums,percussion


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Alright, so I did a doubletake when I first saw these... a quick glance and a "WTF?" but then I realized just how ingenious a solution to an age old problem this is. In fact, where is my banana, orange & plum jackets? Does anyone have the patience to find a way to protect my grapes from being squished in the bottom of my purse?! Seriously- I have some fruit problems that jacquelineknits ltd can solve for me. I love these!!!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Knitted Fruit Jackets
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v1.8 - 256k ROM: F18A_GPUUpdate8.bin 256KB 26 downloads
512k version (just the 256k version duplicated) - F18A_GPUUpdate512k8.bin 512KB 19 downloads
I've tested this on my own system with the five boards I have, but it has had limited runtime since then. For my own piece of mind I'd prefer that the first testers can reflash their board if something goes wrong -- though of course the upgrader is very careful.
This code should run fine on a stock system with no memory expansion.
I've also got it up on Github here: https://github.com/t...lion/f18aupdate
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So, first of all. This took a lot longer that it should of! I didn't work on SSDT much for a while. Second of all, I don't have a lot of screenshots to show, because I used to upload gifs to a website that didn't have very good gif Support. I used google plus to upload them there. I then used it for here too. I stopped uploading gifs to that website so I stopped uploading to google plus. I didn't think of uploading stuff here though so I don't have a lot of the gifs. So, next time I'll remember to upload stuff to google plus.
Dragon Masked Robot Things
Lava Thing
Angry Bouncy Thing
So, I'm sorry about the big gap between update posts and the lack of cool stuff. I'll try to make the next update post better ❤


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- Opening - If You're Happy and You Know It
- Book #1 - My Heart Is Like a Zoo by Michael Hall
- Book #2 - Where Is Baby's Valentine? by Karen Katz (lift-flap board book)
- Stand up activity - Hi Ho a Valentine (action song to the tune of "Farmer In the Dell")
A walking we will go,
A walking we will go,
Hi ho a Valentine,
A walking we will go.
A jumping we will go...
A running we will go...
A sitting we will go...
- Flannelboard - The Wind and the Red Paper Square (a cut and tell story that I found in a book many years ago, it has been so long that I don't remember which book it came from)
- Book #3 - The Day It Rained Hearts by Felicia Bond
- Activity - I Have a Little Heart (action chant I picked up someplace, I have seen different adaptations of it in many places)
I have a little heart
(hand over heart)
And it goes thump, thump, thump
(pat chest with fingers)
It keeps right on beating when I jump, jump, jump
I get a special felling when I look at you
(point to children)
It makes me want to blow a kiss or two
(blow kisses)
- Closing - Egg shakers with the song "Bumblebee (Buzz Buzz)" from Buzz Buzz by Laurie Berkner
- Family Small Motor Activity - Create special Valentines by decorating heart shaped paper with heart craft foam and color pens


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Thursday, January 24, 2008
J - the man!
J won second place in a county-wide art contest. The theme the kids were supposed to illustrate was "Bee Amazing". The artwork would be used to decorate the adult spelling bee in February. He won a $75 savings bond. We were so proud of him! There were several winners from his school, too.
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Fun Playdate!
The first photo is of Sarah in a sweet dress that our friend Julie got her. The rest of the photos are of a playdate with her friend who was adopted at the same time, same place, same travel group. Rarely do you know the folks you travel with. We were blessed to know two families before we ever left. The three of us live close so we hope our girls will be forever friends. We hope to keep in touch with the other fabulous families with whom we traveled too.
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Friday, January 18, 2008
First snow
Sarah discovered her first snow Monday morning. I took her out on the patio and she held out her hand to catch the snowflakes. I wonder if she's ever seen snow before.
She loves to find Daddy's hat and wear it.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Fashion plate or female Linus?
Sarah has been given so many cute outfits! Some are so cute you have to take a photo of not only the front but also the back! Accessories, such as a purse, are also a girl's best friend.
She reminds me of Linus. She has become enamored with a particular blanket and likes to carry it around. It's a must to have it at bed and nap time.
We started Musikgarten classes Monday. She enjoyed it. Her little personality is just shining.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Office Tour
Let me take you on a tour of S's office. Notice in the photo that he indicates the boundaries of his office. If you do not have an appointment, you cannot come in. Anyone remember Les Nessman from WKRP in Cincinnati?
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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Family photo - finally!
Someone once told me that having two kids is a lot more than one plus one. They were right. It takes so much longer to get average tasks completed. So finally, we've got a family Christmas photo to post along with "Santa Baby".
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner
Ahh, the joy of discovering an author who has been around a while, you don't have to wait a year or two before reading a new offering. Certain Girls is Weiner's follow up to Good in Bed. Set 12 years later we see Cannie at 40 and her daughter, Joy at 12. The book flows seemlessly back and forth between Cannie and Joy's perspective. I don't know how she does it but she writes both Cannie and Joy flawlessly. Joy's chapters are exactly how a 12 year old girl thinks and feels and Cannie's life at 40 also very accurate. Something I'm also enjoying about Weiner's books is that much of it comes from a Jewish perspective. I'm not Jewish and I've known very few Jewish people in my life. The whole idea of a bat mitzvah is new to me, and very fascinating. I think that is something that the Jewish religion has very right, a right of passage for it's youth as they ease out of childhood. Once again, much enjoyed!
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Look Mom, no clecos! We spent about three hours on Sunday finishing some deburring, corrosion protecting, and riveting.
About mid afternoon, about 15 minutes after hauling the bottom wing skins, spar, and a few other pieces out... and spraying them... the skies opened up with a freak rain storm. All the pieces were quickly taken back into the garage and dried off.
A good bit of time was spent using the lessons learned from the other wing and attempting to get the rivet order correct. The brackets on the fuel tank channel and rear channels were done first, followed by the flaperon brackets to the ribs, followed by the ribs into the spar.
The rear channel needs to be done in a specific order: work from inboard to out board leaving the outboard side of the channel being riveted unclecoed so the channel can be pushed for clearance of the gun head. Since it is easily accessible, the root rib should be riveted last to the wing channel.
Project Status:
Wings: ~107h ( 1h, 1h, 0.5h, 2.5h, 4h, 1h, 1.5h, 1h, 1.5, 4.5, 1h, 1h, 2h, 4h, 1h, 3h, 1h, 2h, .5h, 1.5h, 2h, 2h, 2h, .5h, 1h, .5h, .5h, 2h,3h, 1h, 3h, 3h, 4h, 2h, 3h, 7h, 3h, 1h, 4h, 1h, 1h, 1h, 4h, 2h, 2h, 2h, 2h, 1h, 2h, 3h, 2h, 1h, 3h )
Flaperons: ( DONE! ) 23.5 hours spent ( 3h, 1h, 1h, 1h, 1.5h, 3h, 6h, 3h, 4h, 1h )
Paint Design: 2 hours spent ( 1h, 1h )
Elevator DONE!: ~31.5 hours spent ( 3h, 1.5h, 3h, .5h, 3.5h, 2h, 4h, 1.5h, 2h, 4.5h, 1h, 6h )
Horizontal Stabilizer DONE!: ~28 hours spent, 3 pieces replaced ( 3h, 2h, 2h, 2h, .5h, 1.5h, 3.5h, 1.5h, 5, 4.5, 2h, .5h )
Rudder DONE!, minus horn : ~16 hours spent, ( ~8h, ~8h )
Total Done: ~208.5


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A writer's life is filled with lies, most of them not of her own making.
"Poor Mrs. O'Brien," says the countrywomen of rural Clare in speaking of Edna O'Brien's late mother. "Sure, she tried to hold her head up, but . . . (shrug) well, y'know, with a daughter like That Wan. Ah, the poor t'ing, didn't she travel all the way to London to visit That Wan and when she got there didn't she find there wasn't a stick of proper furniture to be found in the entire flat--just pillows on the floor?" Of course, the content of That Wan's novels and stories lie beyond all possibility of comment. They are, literally, unspeakable. Far easier to pronounce authoritative condemnations on her decor.
In Dublin, whither Edna fled her rural life, they recall her mad, shop-girl involvement with a prominent Anglo-Irish statesman, who, they aver, "taught her to be above herself, to have notions." They recall her marriage to a mild, reticent man ("You wouldn't know he was in the room"), who taught her to write ("She hadn't a clue"). Note the nice balance in this analysis: He was of no account, yet he was wholly responsible for her later fame and fortune. From these years came "The Country Girls Trilogy," first novels that tore across the literary sky like comets whose tails we have yet to see the last of.


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Sustainable Construction Services Inc
What do you think about this kitchen? Your typical, modern kitchen, with plenty of stainless steel and dark wood accents? You wouldn't be wrong if that was your guess, except for the typical part.
This kitchen was refurbished by Sustainable Construction Services Inc, a Boston-based "green" contractor. SCSI "performs high quality construction with a goal to maximize a home's efficiency and effective use and minimize its polluting and toxic effect (i.e. mold, fiberglass dust, led, toxic gases, energy loss, greenhouse gas emotions)."
I met with a couple SCSI reps at Residential Design & Construction last wee, and spoke to Daniel Glickman, the Founder and General Manager or SCSI, yesterday; he is incredibly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about the green industry. The best thing is, a green design/build company (that does incredible work) is right here in the city.
"Green" design has been a growing trend over the last several years, and it is something that I don't see going away, but rather becoming a more standardized practice. Companies, like SCSI, that have jumped on this early wave of enthusiasm for environmentally conscious design and construction, will be leaders in the new industry.


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Of course I needed to find a few ideas for Valentine's Day 2015, so I check out Pinterest of course. You can access my Valentine's Day board here.
Sharon and Brady received the goodies above.
I tried not to duplicate the ideas from last year, but a few items made an appearance this year too.
Jason received the Valentine goodies above.
Minion's made another appearance again this year, but as mini-candy bars instead of Twinkies that I gave them last year.
I still used the same bag cover "You're One in a "Minion!" Happy Valentines Day tag from last year. It's the cutest one that I've found.
We love Gobstoppers! When I saw this free sign "You are Jaw-some" I knew I wanted to put them on a box of Jawbreakers - because we love them.
Whenever Brady and I go to the movie, he always gets Sour Brite Crawlers to snack on. When I saw the "Love Bugs" tag - I decided to add it to this. Although.... they are not actually bugs, it works for me.
The Love Bugs free printable and the Hugs and Kisses tag below come from "Shanty Chic" website here:
The round bottom tag for each of these kisses came from "The Idea Room" free printables from their facebook page. Once you like here facebook page, get all sorts of free printables - which I love!!
You really should have a 3/4" hole punch for this printable, but I don't have one and was too lazy to go to the store, so I sat and watched a movie and cut each one out. Yes, I'm crazy but it was free. I think they were just too cute to pass up.
When I saw this tag "I'll Love You To The Moon and Back" I knew I needed to use it and thought attaching it to a Milky Way candy bar fit it perfectly.
Brady is a huge Minecraft fan. If you haven't seen his Minecraft video he created, you can see it here:
When I saw these cute Minecraft Valentine cards, I knew I needed to include them this year. If I had a boy in school, these would have been the cards/treat he gave out. This is my favorite new printable that I've found this year. I love it!
I gave them Tic Tac's last year - but they were "Love Sick Pills" and "My Heart Tick's For You" labels. When I found "My Heart Beats Tic-Tock for You" I knew I needed to add Tic Tacs again. Plus, you MUST have kissable breath on Valentines Day!!
I didn't give them a huge chocolate heart box this year - chocolate is getting so expensive. So they just got a 4 piece chocolate heart.
But, then I also included this:
A chocolate Kiss for Jason.
A chocolate "The Perfect Man" for Sharon and Brady. I thought this was such a cute idea to add - so I did.
I absolutely LOVE spreading the love to my children. I know they enjoy my silly treats and feel loved - which is the most important thing!
I love you, Jason, Sharon and Brady - to the Moon and back!!


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Wednesday, April 267:30pm to 10:00pm
Optimism Brewing Company
1158 Broadway
Seattle WA 98122
1158 Broadway
Seattle WA 98122
Join fellow Israelis and Hebrew speakers for an after-work get together!
This month we're hanging out at a quickly growing brewery, Optimism Brewing Company, in Capitol Hill. Come kick back after work and enjoy some good company and good drinks!
Come join the party!


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Monday, February 1, 2010
Snow at the Narrows (Photos)
Posted by Dee Newman at 8:26 AM
6 comments:
- mythopolis said...
Ooh! Wonderful!
- February 1, 2010 at 12:41 PM
stunningly beautiful, Dee
- February 1, 2010 at 6:48 PM
- Postcards from Wildwood said...
Hi Dee, I came over here from Dan's to get a fix of some 'Tennessee loveliness' He was right - gorgeous scenery and beautiful photos!
Best wishes, Janice.
- February 2, 2010 at 6:41 AM
- Scriber's Web said...
Gorgeous! Nature is beautiful!
Dan is right about it:)
- February 2, 2010 at 7:35 AM
- Dee Newman said...
Thanks to all of you and especially to our good friend, Dan, for sending you to The Eight Dimension. He is a very special human being.
I appreciate the kind comments. I will in the future post more photos from the thousands I have taken over the years here in Tennessee and other parts of the world.
Have a lovely day, Dee
- February 2, 2010 at 7:51 AM
- J.C. said...
As beautiful as I remember.
Love from Prague. J.C.
- February 4, 2010 at 8:49 AM
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When bushfires threaten our homes, we turn to volunteers to help us halt them. January has seen a number of fire emergencies across South Australia, with the fire at Bangor proving particularly difficult to contain. Take a tour of the make-shift base camp set up as a home away from home for the volunteers who battle the flames.
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The Bangor fire now burns within control lines, but Country Fire Service state co-ordinator Leigh Miller has reminded residents the danger has not entirely passed.
Entering into another week of heatwave conditions, he says communities need to remain vigilant as the fire could again pose at threat.
"We won't be really considering this fire safe until we get some rain in the area."
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Research Project
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is the first discovered lymphokine. it was originally identified by its ability to prevent the migration of macrophages out of capillary tubes. Since then, the expression of MIF activities has been found at a variety of inflammatory loci, suggesting its role in regulating the function of macrophages in host defence. More recent reports showed that MIF may have functions besides in the immune system. For instance, MIF mRNA and protein are expressed in anterior pituitary cells, brain, embryonic eye lens and differentiating epidermal cells, suggesting its pivotal role in the regulation of neuroendocrine system, cell growth and differentiation. Furthermore, it is possible that MIF has a role in the gastric mucosal inflammation caused by Helicobacter pylon (HP) infection and the development of gastric cancer in an inflamed gatric mcosa The aim of this study was to elucidatee the role of MIF in the patliogenesis of gastric diseases associated with
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HP infectionFirst, we examined the distribution of MIF in the gastrointestinal tract. MIF mRNA and protein were strongly expressed in the rat gastric mucoca and to a lesser extent in the oesophagus, small intestine and colon by Northern blot analysis and immunoblotting. By immunohistochemical study, positive MIF staining was confined within the cytoplasm of parietal cells. Chief cells and surface mucous cells were negative for MIF staining. Intraperitoneal injection of rat gastrin I caused a decline of MIF mRNA level. After 6 hours of injection, the level of MIF mRNA returned to the level before injection. These results suggest that MIF may play an important role in parietal cell physiology. In human gastric mucosa infected with HP, MIF was strongly expressed in infiltrating lymphocytes as well as gastric parietal cells. Finally, we examined the bood level of MIF before and after the eradication therapy for HP infection. We found that the serum MIF concentration in patients with HP infection was lower than that of HP negative control subjects, and after successful eradication therapy, MIF concentration raised to the level comparable to that of control subjects. These results suggest that the local inflammatory response to HP may have the profound influence on the immune system. Less
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Brian Morearty, 50, a software engineer at Airbnb and one of 600 employees attending a company conference in Paris, spoke to a reporter as he arrived at SFO on Sunday afternoon. On Friday, he took refuge inside the restaurant for six hours. As the scope of the synchronized attacks unfolded during the evening, many of those locked inside pored over their smart phones.
Month: November 2015
Broken system lets problem police officers jump from job to job
Law enforcement officers accused of sexual misconduct have jumped from job to job — and at times faced fresh allegations that include raping women — because of a tattered network of laws and lax screening that allowed them to stay on the beat.
Measure slashing drug prices may go to California voters next fall
Advocates of a proposed measure that would require state programs to pay no more for prescription drugs than prices negotiated by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said they had turned in 542,879 signatures by Monday's 5 p.m. deadline, well beyond the 365,880 required by the state.
Covered California confronts challenge of signing up millions of remaining uninsured
As the Affordable Care Act's third open-enrollment season kicks off Sunday, health care experts around the nation will be closely watching whether Covered California gains more traction — and signups — than it did in 2015.


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Our newest hot color in the Annie Sloan Chalk Paint line is Barcelona Orange! It is now available to order through my website. Just go to the right of this page and click on Buy Chalk Paint!
To quote Annie Sloan herself: "Think of a a large ripe orange and this is the colour of Barcelona Orange. Luscious, bright and strong and a great accompaniment to to neutral tones such as our...Chateau Grey or to the cool silveriness of Paris Grey."
And if you haven't tried them yet -- don't forget the great additions to our line Coco, French Linen and Pure White! I can barely keep up with the demand! There are a lot of nurseries being painted with the Pure white, it seems!
Another new item that will be here within the next week is Annie Sloan's Laquer for painted floors. Just 1 to three coats of paint depending on the effect you want and then one or two coats of laquer! Boom -- a new floor. My wood floors will get the treatment as soon as I can get to it!
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Slavery has been a huge issue in the past and still is today. Nina Simone used her song "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free" to express her attitude, feelings, and personal experiences of slavery. She uses literary devices and strong wording to express her opinions in a way that catches the listener's ear. Through her lyric we will look at Nina Simone's attitude towards slavery.
Nina Simone's piece, "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free," was created in 1967. During this time period, the Civil Rights Movement was a big deal, so throughout her song we know she is talking about the form of slavery. She writes about how she wishes she knew or could break free or share. Nina makes it clear to the listener that all she can do is hope and "wish" that she could experience the world outside of slavery. The repetition of "wish" really stands out and is a literary device used to show the listener how held back she is. The use of this repetition makes the attitude of the song almost depressed but with a little anger. The listener can hear this anger. The listener can hear this anger when Simone's voice increases in emotion and passion as the song progresses.
In the last stanza of the song, the whole attitude changes. Simone changes her repetition from the word "wish" to the word "know." She sings, "I'd sing 'cause I know" three times and then finishes with "I know how it feels to be free." The word choice that Simone uses here really points to her change in attitude. She is say that she will sing and be full of joy when she finds this freedom she has been looking for. The song at this point is very upbeat and proud. Simone displays to the reader how amazing this freedom would be and how much it would mean to her.
In conclusion, Simone expresses her attitude about slavery very dearly in, "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free." She feels slavery is holding her back and it angers her and makes her depressed. She uses lots of repetition and beautiful word choices to display this to the listen in a brilliant, creative way. Her lyrics really helps us understand her point of view and her feelings towards slavery. `


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If you are looking for the Teddy Bear Challenge click here.
I made this banner using the CTMH Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge I got from www.CarolHorton.CTMH.com I used some chip board that came with the cartridge. I have never used chip board before but I love it with this, it will last a long time. I made a video but also took pictures as I went this time.
You can download the cut file for CCR here. You have to upload this to CCR to see it. You have to own the Art Philosophy cartridge to use it.
I cut everything out in CCR at 2 inches except the letters. 2" will make it fit the chipboard.
First step after it is all cut, adhere this piece to the chipboard. I used my X for these pieces.
2nd I put all of the small top pieces in the Hearts Cuttlebug folder from The Paper Studio thru the Cuttlebug, all at the same time.
3rd I then put these pieces together with my ATG.
4th add glue to the top of the back of the letter only. Then stick it on.
5th Add pop ups or foam squares or anything that will make it dimensional, then stick on to the original banner piece.
6th Run ribbon thru the holes to string them together and then embellish more if you like.


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An American Rose Christmas is already out in print at The Wild Rose Press, either alone or as part of a specially priced print bundle the Wild Rose has put together for the holidays attractively packaged in a signature tote bag. The book is also available at Amazon and Barnes&Noble and will quickly spread to other online booksellers in both digital and print formats following it's official Dec. 11th release.
My story in the anthology is entitled A Warrior for Christmas. For the occasion I've provided an excerpt, all festively decorated, of course.
December 1764
An estate outside Philadelphia
Blinking against wind-driven sleet, Corwin Whitfield followed the stout man through the front door of the massive stone house, far larger than he'd imagined. A dozen cabins or Indian lodges put together could fit inside and still leave ample room. With winter lashing at their heels, Uncle Randolph had pressed both man and beast hard to reach Whitfield Place before nightfall.
Icy pellets hit the door as his uncle shut the solid wooden barrier. Better than a skin flap, Corwin supposed. He was well accustomed to the wet and cold, but a fire would feel good. His gloved fingers were numb from riding over snowy roads all day, not to mention all the previous days. Puddles spread at his boots on the flagstone floor in the entryway.
"Welcome home, Mister Whitfield."
"Wretched, Mistress Stokes." Uncle Randolph waved a gloved hand at Corwin. "My nephew." He swiped a paw at her. "My housekeeper," he added by way of introduction. "Fifth cousin of my late wife's, or some such connection."
"Indeed." Mistress Stokes curtsied to Corwin. "Welcome to Whitfield Place."
He considered the etiquette drilled into him by his uncle and offered a brief nod. A bow didn't seem required. Uncle Randolph scowled. "Foul weather."
She seemed unperturbed by his gruff manner. "Yes sir."
Corwin did the same with his newly acquired garments. He couldn't fault his uncle's generosity, but the man had the temperament of an old he-bear.
Uncle Randolph ran thickened fingers over gray hair pulled back at his neck and tied with a black ribbon. "Where's Miss Dimity keeping herself? Is she well?" Corwin detected a trace of anxiety in his tone.
The dour woman gave a nod. "Quite well, sir. She's in the drawing room just after having her tea."
"Good," his uncle grunted. "Tell cook we'll have our supper in there. Stew, pastries, and ale will serve. Don't neglect the Madeira."
Corwin found Whitfield Place equally as welcoming as a grave. The chill was pervasive. A furlined wican would be warmer. He followed his uncle across the frigid entryway and through a wide double door. His relation paused just inside the spacious room and Corwin halted beside him.
"There she is," Uncle Randolph said with the hint of a smile in his normally reluctant features. "My ward, Miss Dimity Scott. The little Quaker as I call her."
It wasn't like his uncle to ramble, and Corwin shifted impatiently upon hearing his adopted people disparaged again. "What are you saying, Uncle?"
He rubbed his fingers over a chin grizzled with whiskers. "Dimity cannot hear us."


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Bob is now 6 weeks post-op and is doing GREAT! His fur is finally starting to grow back and he's bopping around the house with few issues. He has done a few face plants here and there, but overall he's doing great!
My hubby asked me last week why I kept taking his fish oil pills off the kitchen island. I told him I didn't touch his pills.....then I noticed Bob smelled like fish oil. Coincidence? We had no idea he could still jump that high!
So, Bob is back to being Brat Bob.
11 July 2016
Yeah Brat Bob is back!
No coincidence 😉 do you know fish oil is good for Bobs joints too LOL Bob does!
Bob can jump anywhere he used to jump trust me on this!
Proof below!
Purrkins still gets on the kitchen cupboards! No problem jumping up!
Getting down is another story!
We actually have to block off our kitchen to leave and at night.
We do help Purrkins down when he gets up there😉 I do not want to take a chance on him hurting his 3 legs.
Thanks for the great update!
Chin & ear scratches to Bob!
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Haha go Bob! Stinky fishy kitty, we love you!
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This week hasn't been too bad. Jessica may have been a little tired here and there, but she made it to all her classes and held up ok.
A part-time lady at work today asked me how Jessica's been doing, and when I told her that she was better, she asked if this was a temporary better or a permanent better. She said she asked because it seemed that she'd been "better" before, and then.... Right now, we're going to enjoy the fact that she's better.
Wednesday, she was tired that morning, but when I picked her up from school she was ready to go see her horse. It was a beautiful sunny 82 degree afternoon with no homework, so I took her. She played with her on the ground and then rode just a little. We weren't there long. She was tired that evening, but it was a happy tired.
Yesterday and today she's felt pretty good. After school today, she again asked to go see Mia. While I was cooking dinner, I drove her out to the stables. She said she just wanted to "chill" with her today - so nothing strenuous. Jessica just enjoyed being out there.
Today was the last day of school before spring break. I've been making a "fun" list for the kids and I for next week. On our list of possibilities are - pizza & arcades, movies, bonfire to roast hot dogs, picnic, fishing... Enjoy your spring break!
Friday, March 20, 2009
To Finish The Week Off
This week hasn't been too bad. Jessica may have been a little tired here and there, but she made it to all her classes and held up ok.
Posted by Laura (aka Mom) at 3/20/2009 09:46:00 PM
2 comments:
- Sue Jackson said...
Great to hear Jessica's been doing well and getting to classes - that's wonderful!
82 degrees??? It's back down into the 30's and 40's here - brrr! We celebrated the first day of spring by going to Rita's Water Ice for their annual free ice give-away. We were shivering, but that mango water ice tasted good!
Your plans for spring break sound great. Ours isn't until the week after Easter.
Quite a week here - one of those lost weeks. Jamie's much better now that he's on antibiotics, and Craig has some energy again, even though he's still congested. I'm still run-down and achy - allergies have hit me now. I better get moving and start the taxes - fun, fun, fun!
Enjoy the weekend -
- March 21, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Us said...
Hi Sue, Good to hear from you.
We've had a nice start to spring weather. You never know with Arkansas weather though - At this time of year, we can be running our air conditioner one day and the heater the next.
I'm sorry that you all had a rough week! But glad the boys are starting to feel better. Oh, as far as taxes, since Steve does taxes for a living, ours usually gets put off until tax day.
I hope you're feeling better soon, and hope you all have a good weekend.
- March 21, 2009 at 8:32 PM


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his heart got deep stabbed by the cruel robber!!!
oh i was so sad for him , i miss one more shot! ( picture) the taxi man wrist also got slashed until the vein break!
Today i happen to sit beside this taxi driver in the church service, he is not yet a christian yet but he was preached gospel by some of the church member somehow they get to know him after he got so many stab and CUT! by a young and decent looking Chinese robber whom pretended to stop his taxi standing on the road side, the moment this young robber open the taxi door he immediately stab this poor taxi driver heart, causing him bleeding and luckily the stab just a few mm! away from penetrating to the taxi driver heart organ, happen that he kept some coins on his pocket..Thanks God the coins somehow save his life too. But the robber did not give up, after stabbing the taxi man , the robber asked him for RM 200 bucks , the taxi man did not have the amount of money and tried to escape by pulling the brake functions but unfortunately the taxi man was stabbed and cut seriously all over his arms!!!...jessss!!! really inhuman!!!! too cruel ! beware everyone when someone try to stop yr CaR!!! ...Nowadays the robber majority are INHUMAN!!! WORSE THEN WILD ANIMAL!!!!!!!! they will hurt you badly no matter what even before they get the money from YOU!..they hunt their target. Just see yourself ..the pictures of the poor victim, now he cant drive his taxi as he told me and worse he told me this is not the first time he got robbed ..the first time he got rob a year ago ,the robber stab hard on his stomach from the back sit and strangle him , this taxi man intestine also came out, according to him the 1st robber is a Malay and the recent 2ND one is a Chinese young chap!! decent look some more!!!! PHUEH!!! Devil!...hubby and me advised him to changed job when he recover some day, anyway his wife is a stayed home housewife..i think now they are going to face some financial difficulty. ..mnnnn .He told me he doesnt know what job he can do ...can anyone help him???.. pls leav yr contact to me K. Thank you.


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Shaikh was Garima's senior in Symbiosis in Pune, but it was much later in Dubai that the two of them started dating, knowing that the difference in their faiths might be a full stop to their love story. And the couple did have a lot of trouble trying to convince their parents.
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Chapter 13 – Scent and Payback
The weeks flew by and I felt as if I had always lived in La Push. Everything had changed since I left LA. Only weeks ago I had a slight dread of not fitting in here, not belonging, but it seems as if I had joined my family here. I belonged. Nat and I had become the best of friends. I had never had a friend that I was this close to. It seemed as if we had known each other for years, we knew everything about each other. She was truly an amazing person and for some unknown reason she had never had a best friend. I'm happy that I am that now though.
Quil, Quil, Quil, where do I start? Everything about him has made my living here all the more better. He was my soul mate and I am truly happy that I am the one for him, just like I know he is the one for me. It's strange been in a relationship and relying on someone else to make me happy. I never used to think that I need someone to make me feel safe and protected but now I can't think of life without him. I belong in this place, at this moment with him. This is the course that my life is meant to take and I can honestly say that I wouldn't want it any other way.
Well that's what I thought until Sam called a meeting with everyone that knew of the wolf secret. I was shocked and horrified at what I heard.
"Are they still here?" Billy asked Sam with a serious tone of voice. I had never heard Billy speak so stern before, he was always so carefree.
"We're unsure." Jared answered. "It's nothing to worry about though. The scent wasn't very strong; it was probably a vampire passing through."
Everyone nodded. I was nervous and so was Nat. All the others had that strange look of content written on their faces, they looked as if this information was nothing out of the ordinary, including Quil. I knew it was because Nat and I were both new to this magical world but I never thought that I would find myself thinking of all these risks in which have gathered up in my head, all of which are of Quil injured or dead. I shuddered at the thought.
A vampire scent had been picked up on La Push land. That's the reason behind the meeting, to make us all aware. The werewolves were going to take more patrols and we humans needed to look out for anything that is suspect. Not like I knew what I was looking for. I was clueless and judging by the look on Nat's faces so was she. We nodded anyway, knowing that we needed to help out.
My mind kept leading back to Quil been hurt. A few weeks ago when I first found about the wolves and the mythical world, I thought it was somewhat magical and that they were invincible but in the real world, they weren't. They are normal just like humans, they have their fights, not everything is prefect as I had thought when I was introduced into this world but I know that this is the place that I need to be.
"It's nothing to worry about, we can deal with this." Quil told me later that night. We were both laid on the bonnet of my car on the highest point in La Push. It was quiet there and Quil said he wanted to take me here for so long. I'm glad we finally had the chance, it was truly amazing and it made it even better to be here with Quil, the love of my life. The meeting had long time ended and we decided to have some alone time. He stroked the hair from my face and kissed my forehead. I clung to his chest and smiled up at him. "How about we go out for dinner tomorrow night? Just the two of us, we haven't had a proper first date."
I laughed and nodded. "That would be nice"
We both laid in silence for a few minutes. Quil was humming an unfamiliar tune to himself. I looked up at him and smiled. He smiled back. Once again, I was hit by the overwhelming feeling of love that I have for this man. The emotions made all my insides hurt, but it was a good kind of pain, a pain that I never wanted to end. "I love you so much Quil"
"I love you too" He winked at me. I giggled before I reached up and attached my lips to his. My lips gave off a spark and I couldn't get enough of him, I wanted him all. I trailed my hands to the back of his neck and pulled him down to me. His lips moved eagerly against mine and I didn't deny him when he pressed his tongue against the crease between my lips in order to part them. We didn't pull away in what seemed like ages.
I decided to take our make out session to the next level. I wrapped my leg over his and pulled myself up so I was on top of him. Our lips didn't part. My legs were on either side of his legs. He rested his hands on my waist, in a gentleman manner. I moved my lips away from his and pushed my forehead to his. "I want you" I whispered. I moved to kiss him again but this time he didn't respond.
"Bella. Stop." I heard him speak. I did has he said and moved my lips away from him. I was shocked. Why did the atmosphere suddenly change?
"Why?" I asked simply, still frozen with confusion.
"I don't think this is the right time." I moved off him and slid down the car until my feet hit the ground. I needed to be away from him because my thoughts had led to something that I never thought I would think as soon as those words left his mouth, am I not good enough for him?
"Do you love me?" I turned around to face him, he was now sat up. His lips were swollen from our kissing, he looked cute.
"I do love you Bella" He sighed.
"Then why?" I could feel the anger inside of me and the tears threatening to pour out.
"I just think we should wait!" Quil defended himself and rose to his feet.
"What can we possible wait for Quil? We already know that we are soul mates! What is there to wait for?"
"Bella, I want it to be perfect. I want our first time to be the most special moment that we share. I want to be with you in such a way that we are one, that we have that moment forever together. I want to treat you in a way that describes my feelings for you. I want you to feel my feelings." I almost melted on the spot at his sweet words and the way he spoke them. If possible I was even more in love with him "I can't give that to you on the bonnet of a car!"
I swallowed back the sobs that were in my throat. I knew he was right; we didn't want it to happen like this, here. It has to be romantic.
"Sorry" I looked up into his eyes. He had small tears in the corners that were close to falling. "I got caught up in the moment. You're right, it has to be perfect." He smiled and pulled me into a tight embrace. I was happy to be back in his arms. I felt at home.
"So what do you want to do now?" I asked after spending some time in the hug.
"How about we go and ruin Embry's evening by dropping in at his house?" Quil chuckled. I joined him. Embry had told everyone that he wanted alone time with Nat and no one was to disturb him.
"Yeah, let's go and get him back for all the times he ruined our alone time" With that we got back into the car and Quil started to drive in the direction of Embry's. It was a normal occurrence for Quil to drive my car everywhere. I don't know why, but it felt right with him driving. I can watch his expression of concentration. He always held tightly on to my hand as he drove, it was just... normal.
When we pulled up in front of Embry's house, we both turned and chuckled to ourselves. God, we're childish! We decided the best way to catch them by surprise, but yet not witness Nat and Embry going at it, was to knock and then match straight in. At least it gives them chance to stop any nasty business they were getting up to. So we did just that.
We strolled on into Embry's home as if we lived there. I was extremely thankful when we found Embry and Nat both fully clothed on the couch watching TV. They both jumped when we walked into the living room. Well, Nat jumped and Embry let out a very girly scream.
"What are you to doing here?" He shrieked. Nat just laughed and shook her head.
Quil collapsed onto the couch and pulled me down with him. "We're bored." He said in dull tone.
"Why is that my problem?" Embry's voice held anger in his tone.
"We're your friends Embry" I forged hurt.
"So..." He raised his eyebrows.
"It's not as if we were interrupting anything, you're only watching TV" Quil pretended that his eyes were glued to the screen.
Embry blushed.
"Oh no Quil, I see what was happening here!" I gasped out and put my hand over my mouth. "THEY WERE HAVING SEX!" I screamed and jumped off the couch and pointed to it. "ON THE COUCH." Quil jumped up as well, as if it had disease.
"I can't believe you two; I thought you were better than that!" Quil huffed.
"Yeah, at least do it in a bed, god!" I added. "That's it, we're leaving we cannot be in this room with you one more minute" I grabbed Quil's hand and pulled him out of the room.
Just as we were about to leave the house Quil shouted back, "I'm very disappointed" When we were in the security of the car we both burst into laughter. I was suprised that we hadn't laughed whilst we was in there. Nat laughed. She knew we was only joking, where as Embry looked as if he was going to die of embarrassment. Bless him.
I couldn't think of anything funny, so you're stuck with that last part. I'm not in a very funny mood.
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