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...about a lot of things lately. I changed the title of the blog from The Quinonez Family to Enjoying Every Moment. I did this because that is what has been on my heart lately. I have been reading a lot of blogs of families who have went through so much loss. Families that have lost their babies after days or just hours of them coming into the world. While I have experienced so much loss in my life, I can not ever imagine losing a child. It has made me think about my mom and everything she has gone through when my sister died. Time has really not done that much to soften the blow of losing her first born. Yes, it's been 15 years but my mom has never been the same. I look at the pictures of my mom from just a few days before our accident then I look at the pictures after. She aged 10 years and has never looked or been the same.
I've been thinking about what enjoying every moment really means and realizing that I can never get this time back with my kids. I remember when Kim and I were kids, all we wanted to do was be teenagers and then all she wanted to do was turn 18. I wish we could go back so that I could enjoy every moment of that time with her. Because I didn't, I thought she would be here forever. My big sis, my protector, my best friend and worst enemy at times. For so many years all she wanted to do was turn 18, did she enjoy every moment before she hit her goal? I hope she did, but I know I didn't.
I didn't enjoy every moment when I was carefree and in college, living in the dorm and having fun. No I was too busy planning what I would do after I graduated. Now... well now I miss those days of staying up late and studying for a test. I miss Lometa and I taking off and driving with the radio turned up and laughing for hours.
I did not enjoy every moment when I moved to Los Angeles to be with Jose. I kept counting down and looking to the day we would move back to KY. Now...well now I miss it just being the two of us and then just the three of us in our one bedroom apartment in the middle of L.A. I missed home so much that I did not realize how great that time could have been.
The last year I have been longing to return to work and not enjoying every moment with my children. I've complained that I'm tired of the house work and tired of Marissa clinging to me so that I am unable to accomplish anything. That I'm tired of her destroying everything in the house and have gotten irritated with Ruben when he just wanted to play one more game. Mom has been so sick and we almost lost in August and I still have not been enjoying every moment I spend with her. You would think that after all the loss I have experienced in my life I would have learned by now how important it is to enjoy every moment and live life in the moment. I'm ashamed to say I haven't.
Lately, I've been thinking and God has been dealing with me. I have to start enjoying every moment because my children are growing up, my mom's health is declining and life is just passing me by. I'm just sitting around planning and wanting things to be different. Why, I'm not sure. Because when I really look at my life now and where it used to be. I have a wonderful life. I have a husband who was hand picked by God and sent to me, who works so that I can stay at home with the kids, and loves me when I don't deserve it. I have two healthy beautiful children who still love me even though I may lose it with them every now and then. I have two best friends who know all about me and love me anyways. A godson who is my heart and soul. I could go on and on but I won't. Ruben is standing here begging me to play with him and you know what....I am. Dishes are in the sink, dirty clothes piled in the hamper, toys dumped everywhere but I am determined that I am going to get my priorities in order and start enjoying EVERY MOMENT.
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Skip to comments.All 41 GOP Senators United in Opposition to Financial Reform Bill (Collins finally agreed)
Posted on 04/16/2010 10:59:40 PM PDT by STARWISE
All 41 Republican senators have signed a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid saying they are opposed to the financial regulation bill put forward by Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd ....
The letter calls for further negotiations, but it does not go as far as to say all 41 senators would support a filibuster of the legislation.
The GOP's contention that the reforms amount to a "bailout bill" seem to follow the advice of a GOP pollster and focused on a provision in the legislation to create a $50 billion bank liquidation fund. The charge was sharply rebuked by the White House, but the administration is now conceding on the issue of the bank liquidation fund.
The provision in question would compel large financial institutions to provide the $50 billion, which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. would use to pay for dismantling giant failing firms. Instead, the administration wants the costs of liquidation to be paid by the financial industry after a firm has failed and been dismantled, according to
Democrats look at Senate GOP trio to win votes for Wall Street reform
Three Senate Republicans are in the spotlight as possible votes for a Wall Street reform bill.
Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Bob Corker (Tenn.) and Judd Gregg (N.H.) are all seen as gettable votes by Democrats, who plan to bring their financial overhaul legislation to the floor next week.
About Obamacare
I genuinely believe that when history looks at this period, this will be seen as the bale of hay that broke the back of American fiscal policy, Gregg said before delving into a litany of oft-repeated GOP objections to the legislation."
Sen. Judd Gregg ~ March 31, 2010
They've got to stay united, rino Collins and all the weaklings and aisle crossers, and vote NO. This is madness.
Answered prayers.
Good night, STARWISE!
Sleep sweet ... busted on froggies ... ;)
I wish all 41 Republican Senators would oppose the Cap and Trade and the illegal immigration bill!!!! Some Senators just can't leave well enough alone! Have to be bi-partisan huh?
Here we go again, we are being played. They will get the votes they need by hook or by crook.
Oh, never mind, I guess there is a difference after all.
What can be squishy and wobbly at the same time?
No, RINO.
No, RINO.**
Well, at least JELLO serves a useful purpose!!
Collins, Corker and Gregg, well known political prostitutes just waiting for the right price.
That's a ridiculous comment about Gregg.
What is unbelievable is the idea that the GOP would conduct any business with the RATS after how they were treated on health care. They need to shut down the Senate, and tell the Smerican people why.
All Republicans have to do to be on the winning side is to couch everything the Dems propose as a "bailout" or a "stimulus". Those two words have become so hated by the public, it would put Democrats immediately on the defensive.
Or takeover which is what it is.
I don't understand why this is a a bad idea.
The biggest problems for the banks were that they were over leveraged. Traditional fractal banking practices put their loans to assets at 12 to 1. The banks in recent years were loaning at a rate of 30-40 to 1. They were over leveraged and very vulnerable to any problem loans.
The federal tarp loans bailed out the biggest banks and ALL==100% of the money was paid back with interest. (except for AIG and GM which are not banks.) but the profits on the loans to banks may well have covered even AIG and GM losses.
So the banks now realize they can either return to traditional fractal banking measures at 12-1 or they can create a pool of capital with which to dispose of a bad banks.
They choose the latter.
Why is this bad policy?
"The fundamental rethinking triggered by the economic and financial crisis provides the international community with a rare opportunity for reform -- reform that can ensure more stable growth, job creation and sustainable development," Ban told a General Assembly plenary session on financing for development.
"A true partnership for development can only be achieved through a combination of investment, trade, aid, debt relief and global economic governance reforms," he said.
The high-level meeting was the fourth of its kind held by the 192-nation body since the path-breaking International Conference on Financing for Development in Monterrey in 2002.
Senior officials from the world organization, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other key relevant agencies as well as delegates from member states joined the plenary session.
"We need to reform the international financial system and architecture," Ban said. "We need better mechanisms to coordinate economic policy with representative, accountable and equitable governance."
Financial reform was one of the dominant topics at the two-day conference which will include three multi-stakeholder roundtables and an informal interactive dialogue.
(Obama will turn over America financial and economic system) to global economic governance) WAKE UP
I was looking for another article and came across this from 09/25/2008. Dodd wanted to nationalize banks then. Under Bush he would not get his wish. Now that he is leaving his seat he will push through his socialist plan under Obama's regime and laugh like a hyena.
Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Ct) has a draft bill that effectively nationializes the credit market under an Office of Financial Stability and an Emergency Oversight Board. Dodds bill would end free market capitalism in America.
Rather than the recession that Paulson and Wall Street fear, Dodd would create a depression.
Collins joined with the rest of the Republicans after Obama came out and "dared" republicans to oppose financial reform. I think his arrogance doesn't go over well, even with RINO's like Collins.
There you go, it's not "Fascism" it's "Reform".
We'll see how many RINOs the Dems can now buy off.
Good news.
The longer the polls are against the BO Regime, the longer the RINOs will hold strong...except for Gramnesty - he'll fold first.
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There's nothing worse than a rainy day, with nowhere to go and a bored child at home!! For some reason it's so much harder to entertain them when it's raining…
I like to have a 'go to' list of things to do… things that are easy to set up, entertain for a large period of time and not too messy 😀
Water transferring
At the table or on the floor with a towel down… use 2 containers, fill one with water and then use something to transfer it into the other container… you can try using cotton wool, spoons, cups and hands…
Empty out the money boxes and play with the coins… count the coins, pile them up, match and separate coins, put them back into the money box through the hole… plenty of free fun.
Make some music
Get the tins and wooden spoons out and make some music… you might want ear plugs for this one and maybe not great at 6am in the morning if you have neighbours!!!
Sink or float
A large bowl of water on a towel… Send the kids to look around the house for items to test to see if they float or sink… can they guess correctly? fun and educational!
Cardboard box colouring
If you have a giant cardboard box then save it for a rainy day… they are excellent for 'contained colouring' Haha. Strip them down and give them some felt tips and enjoy the contained colouring fun
Ribbons and buttons
Get the craft box out and play with some ribbons and buttons…
Put some glue on paper and make a button and ribbon picture.
Den making
Use sheets and blankets to make a massive den in the living room… add loads of cushions and some fairy lights and you could move in!
Draw on the windows
Yes I mean literally draw on the windows… with window crayons… they are really cheap and just wash off! Great for getting creative in a different way… we have a conservatory which is perfect for this as the windows are quite low…
Another variation of this is to use little bits of masking tape and make a dot-to-dot for the children to complete.
Rain drop race
Pick a rain drop each on the window and trace it down with your finger (or a window crayon) as it runs… the one that makes it to the bottom first is the winner 💦
Target game
Use masking tape to draw a target on the floor and throw bean bags (or socks filled with rice)… make it into a competition and the loser has to tidy up all the toys…
Masking tape Car track
Use masking tape to make a car track around your living room… it can go on the floor, walls, over the sofa and up the door… anywhere oh like… get them involved in making it by telling you where they want the track to go… if you have any carpets tubes (free from carpet shops) then you can use them as a tunnel… we haven't tried this yet as we have a train track glued to a board but Ive seen it loads of times on other blogs and Pinterest and it looks great 😀
Make a reading area
Get all the cushions, duvets and soft toys and make a reading den… make it really cuddly and cosy, get some snacks and read some stories.
Pasta pictures
Craft glue and paper… stick on all different colours and shapes of pasta and see what creations your little ones can make. Add a bit of glitter for a Sparkly touch…
Marble run
Using toilets rolls and kitchen rolls and a roll of tape… tape them to a door and use marbles or Pom poms to run down them. Try and catch them in tubs, or colour code the tubes to make it more challenging for older toddlers.
Salt dough
If you like a little bit of mess then try some salt dough… fabulously easy and once it's cooked it will last for years (if being stored, keep it in an airtight container with some rice to absorb any moisture) 1 cup of salt, 1 cup of plain flour and water to mix it together… use cookie cutters, make handprints or let their imagination go crazy… once done, bake it in the oven until it's dry and you can then paint 🎨
Failing all, dress up warm and put on your waterproofs and wellies and get out side and jump in the puddles… when you've had enough come inside for a warm bath and a hot chocolate ☕😀


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'Bright lights' for Music City
Since its launch in 2011, the partners at FLO{thinkery} have taken on a a variety of work, from designing Under Armour's flagship store to running a remote customer data capture program for Nissan. While both big-name clients produced interesting work and good money for the company, neither resonated with all five partners. Or, more importantly, FLO's shareholders.
At the end of 2012, FLO convened its network of shareholders and advisers, a team of some of Nashville's top business minds (see box below). Their feedback: Do big things in entertainment, drawing on founder Mark Montgomery's background.
"They kind of … said … go do work where you're participating, where you're not just billing owners, but where you actually have ownership positions," Montgomery said. "Or as [Adams & Reese attorney and FLO shareholder] Linda Howard said, … 'Why are you planting seeds in fields? Why don't you lay eggs and sit on them?' "
The idea of nurturing their own ideas into companies as opposed to working with the local startup scene – an already crowded field in Nashville – resonated with FLO's partners.
FLO emerged under its current dual-track structure in early 2013, focusing on building brands with musicians and creating companies in entertainment.
"The real magic happens when all the partners are involved," said Gavin Ivester, a partner at FLO. "Whenever we've brought in projects where it's just sort of a partial engagement, we can do great work, but it's not as fun for us, and we don't feel like there's that extra whatever percentage of magic that goes into the work."
The first sign of FLO's success is Blue Chair Bay, a rum company financially backed by music superstar Kenny Chesney. Montgomery won't disclose the exact figure, but FLO, which took the brand from concept to shelves in 11 months, has a stake in the company.
In June, the company sold equity to bankroll its next projects, or as Montgomery describes it, "money to validate the next phase of the company." The raise closed within five weeks, signaling a healthy investor appetite for FLO.
"Basically, when it became obvious that we had two things worth prototyping, that's really what triggered the capital pitch," Montgomery said.
Montgomery won't disclose an exact figure, but said FLO is valued in the eight-figure range.
"We're skating to where we think the puck is going related to entertainment, music content and its marriage and relationship to technology," Montgomery said of the companies FLO is building.
FLO's first two incubator companies are a YouTube music network called Made In and a data analytics company called Mothership. FLO owns 100 percent of Mothership, and 63 percent of Made In, after financing.
"Really, these two are very much our experiments. Now, we think they're fairly good bets, but I mean, starting anything, you just never know … as much credibility as we as partners have and our advisers have in exiting companies and building shareholder wealth, those might be wrong."
But with big thinking comes the temptation to tackle too much, a potential stumbling block for FLO on its quest to build great companies.
"What will be a challenge? The lack of focus, the ability to see things through to the end as opposed to taking too many projects on at one time," said Joe Galante, former chairman of Sony Music Nashville and a shareholder in FLO.
It's a concern Montgomery himself has echoed. "People have a tendency, including myself, to take on too much," he said.
But the team is passionate about building its success in Nashville.
Ivester pointed to Seattle, a city that's "hot" because of Starbucks, Amazon and Microsoft, three global companies that people associate with the city.
"And that's one of the things I think we will look at as our success, if we can create some bright lights for Nashville," he said.
To direct FLO{thinkery} and its portfolio companies, Montgomery has recruited a who's who of Nashville's business community for his shareholder network.
- Mark Montgomery, founder
- Dave Culbreath, partner
- Gavin Ivester, partner
- Kidd Redd, partner
- Sloane Scott, partner
- John Ingram, Ingram Content Group
- Eric Oliver, entrepreneur
- Joe Galante, Galante Entertainment Group (formerly chairman of Sony Music Group and BMG)
- Ed Hardy, interim CEO, Country Music Association
- Clayton McWhorter, Clayton Associates
- Steve Turner, MarketStreet Enterprises
- John Esposito, Warner Music Nashville
- Bruce Bowman, kaBOOM!
- Liz Allen Fey, Management Solutions Group
- John Grady, I.R.S. Nashville
- Linda Edell Howard, Adams and Reese
- Frank Bumstead, Flood Bumstead McCready & McCarthy
- Joe Glaser, Glaser Instruments
- Doli Stepniewski, American Hometown Media (formerly a partner at Echo)
- Eric Garland, Live Nation
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I'm going to try and post more. I promise.
Right now, I'm doing my first raffle EVER. I will be giving out 2 prize packs to 2 lovely winners.
So....valentine's day is coming up. And....you could probably tell by my logo and some of the items in my shop...that....I looooove hearts :) I've come up with some exciting pieces of jewelry for Valentine's Day!
I've also ordered some new supplies.... so you will be seeing some new things from me! Yay new!
So far for Valentine's Day, I've gotten some heart shaped sugar cookie jewelry done. I have quite a few variations... so it took quite awhile to make all these cookies!
HERE If you want a specific kind of frosting/sprinkle combination, let me know. I'm always open for custom orders!
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On Saturday, Brooke and I were lucky enough to help coach at a racing clinic at Community Boating Inc., of Boston, Massachusetts.
For many New England sailors, this particular stretch of the Charles River, and the facility that has stood there for 65 years, is hallowed ground. CBI can be accurately described as the grandaddy of community sailing programs in the United States. Every year, over 2,000 junior sailors, and 3,000 adults, enjoy a large variety of classes, racing and exploring around the river basin and Boston Harbor.
Bringing the sport of sailing to people of all cultural, social, and economic backgrounds is an admirable goal, and one that many programs aspire to acheive. However, few (if any) organizations can match the record of CBI in terms of longevity, passion, and numbers.
All of this was on display on an admittedly gloomy day in Boston. With cold rain pouring down, Brooke and I were somewhat nervous that fifteen teenagers would actually show up in the bad weather and be ready to learn.
As it turns out, we didn't have to worry at all.
Not only did they show up, but the kids blew us away with their enthusiasm. There was immediately a line to get onboard our O'pen Bics. The sailors who opted for 420's instead were rigged and ready to go in under twenty minutes. After launching, many started practicing their boathandling skills without being prompted or directed. Kids with this kind of attitude always serve as a reminder of why one gets into coaching in the first place.
Clearly, they have discovered some kind of magic ingredient for igniting a love of sailing here at CBI, and have been readily serving it up since the Truman administration (And informally since the 1930's!). This was my first chance to see it for myself, and I came away pretty impressed.
From what I can tell, all indications point to another 70 years of great sailing taking place along Storrow Drive in Boston.
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CLINTON, Mass. — A hot air balloon crashed into power lines in a Massachusetts neighborhood, injuring five people on board.
The Federal Aviation Administration tells Boston's WBZ-TV that the balloon was attempting to land in the residential area in Clinton, Massachusetts when it hit the power lines around 7:40 p.m. Saturday. Five people on board were burned.
Witnesses tell the TV station there was a huge explosion when the balloon hit the power lines. One witness, Bob King, tells the station he was surprised the balloon riders survived. He says he thought "they were gone."
The FAA says it will investigate the crash.
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Last night as I was reading the last few chapter of Leviticus, there were a few verses that got me thinking.
Leviticus 24: 10-16
10 One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father came out of his tent and got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. 11 During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the Name of the Lord with a curse. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. 12 They kept the man in custody until the Lord's will in the matter should become clear to them. 13 Then the Lord said to Moses, 14 "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard the curse to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. 15 Say to the people of Israel: Those who curse their God will be punished for their sin. 16 Anyone who blasphemes the Name of the Lord must be stoned to death by the whole community of Israel.
Some people now a days use Gods name without thinking. They think so what its just words. Or they tell me it shouldn't bother me. Well really it should bother me so much that I want to throw rocks at you. I wonder how well that would be received on the streets. (It might actually be kind of fun minus the "to death" part!)
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Coming soon on these pages: 2 new staircases: a contemporary helical with stainless steel balustrade and a traditional "waisted" oak staircase.
In the next few days, we will be starting a traditional "waisted" staircase, with bespoke spindles and cut stringers, all in solid European oak. The term "waisted" refers to the shape of the staircase when looking from above, as can be seen on the plans shown, and where the 2 outer stringers are curved, producing a staircase which is narrower in the middle than at the start and arrival. Details still have to be finalised with our client.
Following the staircase above, we will be making a contemporary helical staircase again, in solid European oak. This will have plain stingers, open treads and a timber handrails with stainless steel rail up the staircase and gallery forming the balustrade. In plan, this staircase will be based on a portion of ellipse as can be seen on the plan bellow.


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I got busy, and hadn't done laundry for a couple of days, and Natalie was out of clean nighties, so I snagged one of Kaitlyn's for her. It's really a cotton dress, but Kaitlyn loves to wear it to bed. (It's also waaay too short, but she's having a hard time letting it go!)
It looked so cute on Natalie, and she knew it was Kaitlyn's, so she was so proud to be wearing it!
Showing it off a little.
Daddy was telling her how cute she looks, and she was eating it up!
I love her pouty face. She's tired, and ready to be done with the camera, and in bed.


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Sunday, 15 November 2009
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hypnotic doesn't even come close. making authentic DIY electro, Magnets is the project of one Alex Mac who hails from London. he says: "Magnets is my corrupted take on electronic dance music. It's made using a collection of crappy old analogue gear - synths, effects pedals & drum machines. It is recorded, edited and mixed in an overworked and constantly crashing laptop."
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As I type this, I have just watched the 60 Minutes piece on the boy who was paid off to help students cheat on their SAT's. A summary of the latest news can be found here.
Now to be honest, I don't actually care that those kids wasted all that money, cheating. In fact, I don't think that's the biggest problem.
My problem? What has gone so horribly wrong in our society, that these stressed out kids felt they "had to" cheat, to get into a good college, and have a 1 in 30 chance at a decent life?
Let me backtrack a little bit. Between 2007 and 2008 I worked at a school supply store. As per my job, I had to read every, single, God-forsaken book in that store, because it was my job to help my customers find the right book for their problem. I was essentially a teacher's aid.
So I read every SAT book, every GED book, every curriculum, history book, math book and even behavioral management book that store had. An entire three walls worth of books, cover to cover.
Guess what?
Most of the bullshit you are required by U.S. law to learn before the age of 18? You will NEVER need any of that shit as long as you live. Scary? Keep reading.
I learned that everything you need to know to survive, start a family, get a good job and balance a checkbook... you've learned by the sixth grade.
Grades 7-12? It's all bullshit. As long as you live, you will never need what you were spoon-fed during this wasted time. Not even if you become a scientist or a teacher. What ever you learned when you were in the 7th grade, will have changed 8 times over by the time your first child hits the 7th grade. Hell, I remember the day I had to clearance off the old 7th grade text books, to make way for the "new and improved" curriculum.
As soon as you hit college or trade school, what's the first thing you're told? That's right. Everything you learned up until now is USELESS. Your teacher hands you a book, blasting to Hell all the myths and legends your so-called school teachers taught you up until this point. Good example? In college, you learn that...
Christopher Columbus:
1. Didn't discover jack shit. The Native Americans were already living in "America" long before he ever GOT LOST. And as my mom always said ~ You CAN'T "discover" something that already belongs to someone else. If that was the case, I'd break into your house and discover myself a new Xbox.
2. Christopher Columbus was a rapist and pedophile. He and his men raped and pillaged through the first village he trounced through.
3. Christopher Columbus is a lousy navigator. He thought he was landing in India, hence where he incorrectly called the natives "Indians". For the record, an "American-Indian" is someone with close family in India. My ancestors were "Native Americans" meaning that they lived in America looooong before your ancestors showed up. Get it right.
4. Christopher Columbus had a short attention span. His cartographer Amerigo Vespucci wrote his signature on the first map he drew for the "new savage land". In the middle of explaining to Columbus "I'm not finished yet, let me write the rest of my name on the bottom so you know who drew this" Columbus read the half-written "Amerigo" and said "What a beautiful name! We are now in the land of AMERICA, that's what the savages must call this place." Yeah, our country is named after a cartographer.
5. Christopher Columbus did not believe in the trend of safe sex, nor did he believe in the trend of condoms. They did have condoms made of sheepskin back then (EWW!!) but Columbus felt that as a man, he had the right to plow every field, bare backed. He died of syphilis, a disease he also spread to many of the people he raped in "Amerigo".
That's quite a bit to take in. But the longer you stay in college, the more you learn that everything you picked up in regular, public school, is useless horse manure.
So why then do we exist in a society that stresses out these kids over shit they can't use?
While I worked for the school supply store, I used to see teachers bully parents while in store. "If you DON'T get Jeremy to do well in pre-school, he'll NEVER make it to college." "If you CAN'T get Jennifer into a GOOD kindergarten, she'll NEVER make it to a REAL college. She'll wind up in some *Gufawh* community college." And yes, these fully grown adults would actually LAUGH in parents' forlorn faces.
And then there were the worried teenagers that would pile into the stores, begging me for help. "If I don't pass my SAT's this week, that's IT man, I am TOTALLY not going to college. My dad is gonna hate me. Mom's gonna kick me out. I'll do it, I'll kill myself!!"
Let me tell you a little secret about college. For all the bullying and bellyaching these "prestigious" universities put you through, there is only ONE sure-fire way you can get into college....
Money. And lots of it. In fact, as of the 2011-2012 semester, here's a list of tuition rates, per year:
Harvard: $39,849
Princeton: $37,000
Yale: $40,500 ~ Oh here's some BS. Their top study? Socialization. I'll get to that.
Columbia: $45,290
Those are for the top 4 colleges in the country. Colleges that are lower in ranking cost exactly the SAME.
Now on their websites, they "swear" that if you flunked the SAT's or if you had a less than stellar GPA in High School, they won't take you. That's actually a fluff piece for the website.
Do your grades suck? But you still wanna go to Yale? Simple. Just cough up an extra $10,000 per tuition, and then an extra $40,000 as a "donation". Say you want them to use it for new books or an expansion on the campus. Charity makes for a decent bribe. First faculty member to say "we don't accept bribes" has already accepted five before saying that.
Want another secret? Whatever education you get at Yale is no more special than the one you can get at your local college. In fact, you're better off going to Full Sail in Florida, where their hands-on curriculum will actually get you trained for a GOOD job, and as a perk you can intern for award shows and get to see FCW shows on campus for free. And when I say "GOOD job" I don't mean the pitiful 9-5 burger flipping job, no I mean as in "Oh lookies I work for Pixar".
Another secret? After you blow $40,000 on tuition times 4 (one for each year of college you stomach before getting a diploma) plus an additional $500-700 per month for food, shelter, books and supplies, and you've run yourself, your parents and your future spouse and children into debt, that cute piece of paper that reads "I dun gradumacated" will get you no closer to your dream job than if you'd never gone at all.
I have friends and family members that are WAY smarter than me. I have a grandfather with 6 degrees in four different fields, including cooking and science. I have cousins with expensive degrees from the top colleges in the nation. I have friends with 2-3 degrees a piece, and several with B.A.'s, PHD's and a wide arrange of Masters in every field known to man. Why I even know of a few people who play with long division like it's made by Nintendo!
... Not one of these people is any better employed or any more rich than I am.
Hell the guy who flips burgers at my local BK has a degree from the #5 ranked college in America. (There's three that tie for #5 right now. One of which is in Chicago.) He was studying to become a doctor at the hospital that is directly in front of the BK. This is now his 7th year as a burger flipper, but he has a COLLEGE DEGREE and graduated at the top of his class!
When obtaining your dream job, it's about making connections. This is where college sports might be useful for a football player with actual talent, but if your field is science, art, music, math, teaching or hell, animal breeding, you may as well spare yourself the drama of thinking college will help you make those connections.
Want to make connections? Use Facebook. Get a Twitter. There's a reason why we have the WORLD WIDE WEB. Whatever you want to be you can already find online.
Find the places you want to work for and actually talk TO the people who work there. Fill out an application. Type up a resume and WALK it in. Do an internship. Offer your services for low or free cost and do odd jobs. Go to a trade school that will teach you how to be what you want to be.
In college, you will meet a ton of people who will say "Oh I can help you meet so-n-so. And he knows someone who knows someone who can get you an interview." But most of the time the people who insist that are just fan-girls of someone you admire. And many of the connections you make here, won't even last your second semester.
But for this chance meeting with a potential fan-girl or stalker, our nation's high schoolers are driving themselves into madness, and are willing to blow away a year's salary on cheats! This is insanity.
Now if a kid is cheating on a test that may or may not decide if he becomes a doctor, by all means punish his ass. Is she cheating on an architecture exam? Haul her ass into the Dean's office, and make her take it again. Last thing we need are more quacks and shoddily built houses in this country.
But if we're talking about kids cheating on the SAT's ~ a fake test that shows a college (money making institute) whether or not you're too smart for them to teach, (Pause and think hard on that statement a minute, shouldn't school be for the dumb instead of the smart? I'f I have a high GPA, shouldn't I need LESS schooling and NOT more?) then I say let them.
Colleges make more than $160,000 off of each student. Odds are good that they can afford to add a few extra seats to their spacious rooms, so it's not like you're stealing an opportunity away from someone who earned it. I think a few college professors can deal without pocketing a Mazda payment just once, to make room for another student.
I don't think we need to litter the jail cells with kids who read Cliff's Notes. Save that space for the real criminals.


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The 99th was given the honour of supporting Elstree Studios [The home Of Star Wars] in a huge event which was part of the Elstree Heritage project which included a revamp of the local train station to add film and TV images and artwork, not just at the train station but also all the way down Shenley Road to Elstree Studios.
The work includes stars in the pavement, banners on lighting columns, vinyl "skins" on empty properties, plaque panels, a specially designed wall sculpture and more. You'll find a few details at www.ElstreeScreenHeritage.org.
This event was also attended by The Rebel Legion and the MK Garrison and for me, started on Saturday with the drive down the M1 towards London. We had the Craigster with us and seeing as how it was his birthday weekend we stopped off at an Army surplus store that I know of in Ripley. He was a like a kid in a sweet shop and did not know where to look first but after much browsing a purchase was made of army webbing. T|his also involved asking a shop assistant how you put it together and wore it only for me to point out that the instructions were next to the display.
We then continued our drive and arrived at the Ibis Hotel in Elstree early evening and had a surprisingly very nice meal at the hotel restaurant before being joined by Daz, Jo and Neo, Paul, Mel and Cora, Chris, Rob and Darran for a few sherbets but not too many given the big troop the following day!
The day of the troop started with breakfast at the Ibis and then the arrival of Gary from the MK Garrison with the 99th Garrison Crew T - shirts! Hooray!!!
We then had a leisurely morning until about 11 when it was time to make the short journey to Elstree Studios where we needed to be in kit and ready for the first guests at 1:00pm. I did Biker Scout for this event as I was not sure if the weather would hold out and I didn't fancy my twi'lek becoming streaky blue in the rain. It was also really good to see so much armor in one place at the same time. We were asked to pose on some old double decker buses and various other locations as the guests arrived - including Barbara Windsor and Burt Kwouk of Peter Sellers and Pink Panther fame - and then we were transported on those buses to the train station. You should have seen the look on the faces of the good people of Elstree who were just going about their daily routine on a Sunday only to see a double decker bus go past them full of stromtroopers and two clone troopers, Lord Vader and Yoda on the running board at the back! There were some serious double takes and looks of disbelief!
Lots of photos were taken at the station with the guests and with Barbara and the weather was actually quite nice - if not a little windy. After the formal speeches we mingled and posed for more photos and then were transported back to the studios on the buses again!
A hug thanks to Paul for organizing this event and I will now try and name every one who attended..... apologies to anyone I miss but there were so many...... Jim, Craig, Daz, Neo, Jo, Chris, Rob, Darran, Peter, Jeff and Michaela, Kayleigh, Mel, Cora, Julia, Mark, Craig D, Gary, Matt, Clara-Jade, Ian, Martin, Jeff C, Milky, Mark M, Brad, Celine, Mike and Mike D.


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March 2000: The cover of prog 1185 features a wonderfully old-fashioned composition by Cliff Robinson which evokes any number of 1980s IPC comics. The little gunmen are the action figure-sized heroes of Banzai Battalion, who are this week wrapping up their second run-in with Judge Dredd in a three-part story by John Wagner and Cam Kennedy. They are actually semi-sentient pest control droids who keep finding themselves thrown into situations where human criminals become the pests they need to stamp out. Since their human owners died during the events of the recent "Doomsday Scenario," and since they keep making themselves useful, the droids are sent by Dredd to join Justice Department in some capacity, but when they reappear in their own series in 2001, they'll have to take the initiative to strike out on their own. The subsequent Banzai Battalion series will run for thirteen episodes, most of which were reprinted in a 2005 hardback by Rebellion.
Probably the most important series running at the moment is Nikolai Dante by Robbie Morrison and John Burns. We've now left behind the initial, devil-may-care Phase One of the series and entered the period of bloody war between the Makarovs and Romanovs. Burns is the principal artist for this period, and while I personally find him not a patch on Dante's co-creator Simon Fraser, I must agree that he is well-suited to painting lavish, double-page spreads full of desperate soldiers on bloody battlefields, carving each other up against the backdrop of burned-out buildings and the misery of human suffering. Yes, this would be the point where Dante loses a lot of its magic as things get incredibly bleak in imperial Russia.
But even while the focus of the writing has moved from outlandish escapades and intrigue to the horror of war, the artwork's change of focus is similarly striking. Burns chooses not to linger on the instantly-identifiable architecture and fashion that defines Dante's world, and he eschews the grandiose camera angles, the surprising perspective and the action-oriented speed lines that Fraser has used to such great effect in the earlier episodes. Burns makes a stamp on Nikolai Dante, all right: he darn near stamps out entirely everything that made the last three years of stories so wonderful.
That sounds quite harsh, but it's not to say Burns' work is in any way poor. While there will, sadly, be one or two future Dante episodes that look like they were painted while his laundry was drying, "The Rudenshtein Irregulars" is a tour de force from start to finish, and is visually breathtaking in its own, inimitable fashion. Faced with the challenge of tearing down the beauty of the future vistas that Fraser and those artists who handled fill-ins in the first phase had created, and emphasizing the stark horror of all-out war, Burns is more than up to the challenge. It is bleak, amazing stuff.
What I'm identifying as the second phase of Dante, known informally under the agonizing pun "Tsar Wars" and available as two volumes from Rebellion (the fourth and fifth in the series), will turn out to be its most troubled period. The initial plan had been to tell this storyline in five series of eight episodes. Burns was to paint the first, third and fifth series and Fraser was to handle the second and fourth. However, Fraser was in the process of relocating to Africa when the deadlines for his first story came up, and as a result, this adventure, "Battleship Potemkin," had to be postponed until later in the year, causing some rewrites and an unfortunate continuity error. Fraser would not be available in early 2001, and the creators and editors will revise the plans for the subsequent stories, as we will see.
Also of interest this week is the first of two stories for Pussyfoot 5, an adventure series set very loosely in the Judge Dredd universe. It's actually a spinoff from the 1999 Devlin Waugh epic "Sirius Rising," where three of the five characters on the team first appeared. It's about a team of gun-toting troubleshooters employed by Vatican City to handle crazy SF-threats, and the cast includes two sexy ladies, one enormously fat guy, a weird, growly rock-like alien pet, and Mantissa, who hasn't shown up in the narrative yet. As the bulk of the action falls down to the two curvy cuties, it looks very much like the cast is about three members too large. As Dave Merrill once asked me, "What was that Dirty Pair thing that was running the other month?"
John Smith handled the script for the series, and Nigel Raynor is the artist for the first story. Raynor's not bad at all most of the time, but something about this strip completely fails to gel. Everything seems very flat and unappealing, and the coloring, by the usually reliable D'Israeli, does not flatter Raynor's work at all. Events in every location seem balanced by exactly the same lighting, a harsh wash of reds and yellows, like the characters are all at a '70s disco. And, to be blunt, while I am using terms like "sexy" and "curvy cuties," Raynor doesn't really succeed in bringing the cheesecake that would have made this strip memorable.
Since I'm a big fan of John Smith's universe, and since I do believe 2000 AD needs more leading ladies, I was very much prepared to like Pussyfoot 5, but the result was fairly average. On the other hand, running as it did alongside the current Slaine epic made it seem pretty spectacular by comparison, but more about that in the next installment.
The Dredd/Banzai story and the Nikolai Dante adventure are both available in reprint editions from Rebellion. A collection of Pussyfoot 5 is said to be on the horizon as a free supplement to a forthcoming issue of Judge Dredd Megazine.
Next week, an oddly all-S edition, with updates on Sinister Dexter, Slaine and Strontium Dog!


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Members of the Council are required to attend the next meeting of the Parish Council to be held
7.30 pm 8th January 2009 at Castlemorton Village Hall
Before the start of the meeting any members of the public present will be invited to speak and their views will be noted and discussed by the Council during the meeting under the appropriate agenda topic.
1. Apologies for absence
2. Declarations of interest
3. Previous minutes of 6th November 2008 – to approve minutes as being a true record of the meeting
4. Matters arising - progress items for discussion not covered by agenda
5. Chairman's Update
6. Reports from District and County Councillors – for information
7. Finance Report – to consider and approve payments:
Cheque no. 616 - £350.00 St. Gregory's Church
Cheque no. 617 - £129.01 A. Golightly mailing expenses
Cheque no. 618 - £119.26 S. Normington Wages November
and to receive an update of income and expenditure versus budget
8. Budget and Precept for FY 2009/10 – to consider and agree the proposed budget for the FY 2009/10, and to set the precept
9. Communications – to review feedback on the recently published Parish newsletter
10. Environmental Forum - update
11. Report from the Parish Hall Trust – to receive an update from the Parish Hall Trust
12. Planning – an update on all planning activity since meeting of 6th November 2008 – planning list attached
13. Correspondence – items recd since 6th November 2008 for consideration/information – correspondence list attached
14. Items for future meetings
15. Confirmation of date of next meeting – Thursday 5th March 2009


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Friday, June 5, 2009
Internet 4Classrooms
Internet4Classrooms was started 12 years ago, and continues to organize links by subject area and grade level. There are skill level pages for grades K-8. There are subject and special areas listed for K-12 links, including free clip art by subject, smartboard sites, library media specialists topics, and many, many other areas. There are also links to assessments in language arts, math, science and social studies for grades K-12.
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
The Grand Finale
Today marks the end of Major League Baseball's 2008 regular season. Back in the dark winter months, Becky had the opportunity to purchase discount tickets for the Minnesota Twins' first and last home games of the year. Naturally we jumped at the opportunity but never once thought the last game would actually matter. And matter it did with the Twins having to win to stay alive for the AL Central title.
We set off for the Metrodome, crossing the recently completed I-35-W bridge, on our way into downtown Minneapolis. The environment was fantastic as 42,942 fans packed the Dome, by far the largest crowd I have ever seen a baseball game with. Each two strike count was met with applause, each Twins hit a standing ovation, and any Minnesota runner crossing home plate chaos. It was wonderful.
The Kansas City Royals spent most of this series embarrassing the Twins, taking the first two games, after the home town team swept the hated Chicago White Sox. The sweep catapulted the Twinkies into first place the last week of the season sending the town into a frenzy with constant replaces of Denard Span's huge triple and Carlos Gomez springing up after scoring the series breaking run. But the Royals had been a different story, silencing the city which had seemed so close to greatness. Yet, my beloved and hopeless Cleveland Indians kept the Twins alive by further killing the White Sox spirit, mirroring the Royals' spoiling in taking the first two from the ChiSox. As a transplanted Cleveland fan now pulling for the hometown Twins, I loved having the Indians play such a critical role down the stretch.
And so we climbed the many flights of stairs to our nosebleed seats pulling for the Twins and Indians all the while keeping an eye on the NL Wild Card chase. Text messages between JR Radcliffe at Miller Park and I in the Metrodome added to the wild baseball afternoon. The stage was set and as Gorilla Monsoon so repeatedly said, "You could cut the anticipation with a knife!"
The Twins benefited from the Royals inability to catch and throw the ball around the infield, getting out to a quick 2-0 lead. The White Sox would make short work of the Indians on this day, but hey two out of three on the road ain't bad. The Brewers struggled scoring all the way until the very end. Minnesota eventually pulled ahead on Joe Mauer and Delmon Young clutch hits, and Joe Nathan closed the door to the ovation of an uproarious crowd. Milwaukee ended up clinching the wild card after Ryan Braun saved the day with a 2 out, 2 run home run. CC Sabathia, a much appreciated former Cleveland ace who Milwaukee is desperately trying to kill with repeated 100+ pitch counts on short rest, mowed through the Cubs as Florida was completing a second straight season of New York Mets chokage.
It was a wild Sunday of baseball that put the Brewers in the playoffs for the first time ever (something like that). The Twins finished off the regular season in first place but have to wait for a make-up game between the Tigers and White Sox to see if a one game playoff against the South Siders is necessary. The day will be best remembered in pictures with CC going to the playoffs, a city celebrating, and an overachieving Twins club finishing in first without Torii Hunter or Johan Santana. As for me, I got to support my two favorite baseball clubs in a wonderfully mismatched outfit, and it made for one helluva grand finale for the 2008 regular season.
2 comments:
- CHCgirl said...
Go Chicago! ? !
- September 30, 2008 at 10:24 PM
- Mike said...
I was pulling for Minnesota. Not for you, mind you, but because my hatred of the Bears has now spread to include all Chicago teams.
And how odd that I'd stumble upon your blog one night before Vikings and Saints on MNF. Hope you're well. Drop me a line when you get a chance.
- October 5, 2008 at 10:17 PM
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This blog is all about me - not my children, my job, my family. Just me. It's great to have a space of my own in the world! Thank you for being here and enjoy your stay! "LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS.......... IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN."
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
I made this mini book using a tutorial by Kathy from Paper Phenomenon. If you are not familiar with this site or with Kathy please go by and say hi! Not only is she incredibly talented, but she's got a fantastic personality that makes her videos really enjoyable.
Anyway, without further adoooooooo..... here you go! It says CLICK HERE TO CHANGE TITLE but I have no idea why!!! Just watch the video!! LOL!!!
The paper I used is by DCWV and it's called Tattered Time.
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i love you very first videoReplyDelete
You did an awesome job my friend!!!!!
Nice to see the book too ...its gorgeous
check out my new group.
Very good job, Elena! The video, I mean. I don't think I have to tell you how fabulous the book is!ReplyDelete
Very good video...and great book. Such simple items have turned into Cinderella!!...vbgReplyDelete
Great book and great job on the vid too!ReplyDelete
Love ya!
Your video is great and your book is awesome.ReplyDelete
As for the text that's at the front of the video.....when you're editing a video, the software allows one to add text to the video....so the wording that shows on your video is a 'prompt' suggesting text addition. Hope that helps. :)
First of all.... do not apologize for anything in your video! It was all perfect! You stayed right in the middle of the focus, voice clear, images clear... not to mention totally INSPIRING!! Wonderful, wonderful production!ReplyDelete
Secondly... I'm checking out how you made that book. It's really fabulous! I'm going to a baby shower next month, so I might try baby papers.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Sweet Blessings, Chris
Elena, that was fabulous. I love that you got right to the point with the video and that we were able to see all the things you wanted us to look at really clearly. You have a super speaking voice--perfect for recording! So this book can be made using any themed papers?ReplyDelete
watch out Tim.... here comes Elena!!!!! I love your first video!!!!!! Kathy leaves close to me (Pensacola) and she is amazing!!!!ReplyDelete
Awesome book Elena! Thanks for sharing the link too. I'll go check out her blog. :)ReplyDelete
Great job on the video and the book, Elena. I really enjoyed watching the video - it was very clear and well made. Love love love the book, and I saw lots of Tim papers in there. Your choices of paper and trim are great.ReplyDelete
Meredith in NC
Wonderful video!! Fantastic mini book - just loved all those chunky tags and extra pages. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Simply wonderful. I love the papers and all the tags and such. Wow!!ReplyDelete
Great production for your first video, Elena! The journal is pretty fab, too. There are not enough hours in the day, are there....have a wonderful cruise!ReplyDelete


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(After pressing play, please then press pause and wait until video has fully buffered before pressing play again)The Luna Cinema – Promo from Tim Ewins on Vimeo.
The Luna Cinema are an outdoor cinema, they specialise in good times! I love jobs like like this, spending all day filming in the sunshine, capturing everyone enjoying themselves, and then settling down for an evening of outside film watching. Lovely stuff.
You can learn more about The Luna Cinema here.
Or, if this is the kind of video you're after for your business, you can contact me.
Here are a few stills from the day:


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When I was listening to these guys the other day, for what ever reason, this song popped into my head, "Oh what a beautiful morning". It just fit. So imagine if you can, these little creatures singing their hearts out. On a magnificent stage all their own and an audience that is everything within earshot. They are really lovin' what they are doin'.
|"OK boys, ya gotta get this right the 1st time... Ready, a 1 and a 2 and..."
|"There's a bright golden haze on the meadow"
|"The corn is as high as an elephant's eye"
|"An' it looks like its climbin' clear up to the sky"
|"Oh what a beautiful morning"
|"Oh what a beautiful day"
|"I've got a wonderful feeling"
|"Everything's going my way"
|"Oh, what a beautiful Mornin'
Oh, what a beautiful day.
I've got a beautiful feelin'
Everything's goin' my way"


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Honestly, when I took a class on globalization about 10 years ago, I sincerely believed diversity was not going to be a worldly issue a decade from then. I was an 18-year-old Turkish girl, taking a class on globalization from a Russian professor, at an American university in Syracuse, New York. "It doesn't get more global than this," I thought to myself back then. Now, nearly a decade later, I see that many organizations and even countries are dealing with racial diversity problems. According to our lesson notes, social dominance theory states that humans are organized into hierarchies of status, and that people have different views about a social group being in a higher or lower status than others (social dominance orientation).
I would have expected for racism or diversity to decrease rapidly as technology grew; technology allows us to get any information we want, travel to anywhere we want, or contact anyone that we want. With technology, we now know how kids are starving in Africa, how icebergs are melting in Antarctica, or how the civil war is affecting people in the Middle East. How can something that could be used to benefit everyone, created more chaos instead of empathy? How can the President of the United States ban refugees, and even the citizens of his own country from getting to their homes and loved ones?
Hate isn't a feeling you are born with. Hate is something you learn; just like hate, racism is a learned behavior. I would like to finish this post with a simple article to prove my point that racism is learned behavior. According to this news article on The Sun, "White boy, four, shaves his hair to look like his black friend in adorable hope that their teacher wouldn't be able to tell them apart (picture below)."
Webb, Sam. (March 2, 2017). Friendship is Colourblind. The Sun Newspaper. Retrieved on April 23, 2017 from https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2997905/white-boy-four-shaves-his-hair-like-his-african-best-friend-in-adorable-hope-their-teacher-wouldnt-be-able-to-tell-them-apart/


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Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal attackers are worth the same amount according to a new study.
Tottenham Hotspur playmaker Christian Eriksen is now worth the same amount as Arsenal's Mesut Ozil according to a new transfer market study.
Eriksen was bought for £12 million, yet it is estimated his value has almost trebled over the past 18 months.
The study commissioned by the CIES Football Observatory claims Eriksen is worth €36 million.
This is the exact same figure it places Mesut Ozil of Arsenal at. While Eriksen's value has been rocketing, Ozil is considered to have depreciated - he signed for Arsenal for £42 million, (€50 million).
Ozil has struggled with injuries over the past 12 months, and his form has been inconsistent that even a World Cup winner's medal did not really enhance his reputation.
Eriksen meanwhile was the top scoring midfielder in the Premier League for the calendar month of 2014, and appears to be getting better rather than standing still.
The CIES study values Lionel Messi as the world's most valuable footballer at €220 million.


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Old Home vs New Home
Christopher surprised me earlier in the week with tickets to Saturday's Red Sox vs Giants game at AT&T Park. Our co-worker Albert has season tickets and sells them to anyone who is interested. I totally forgot how insane Red Sox fans are and how awesomely cheesy baseball stadiums can be. Even though the Giants fans outnumbered the Red Sox, the Sox fans were louder and far more rambunctious. While watching the game, everything from random pizza mascots driving cars to the Fist Pump Cam kept me thoroughly entertained – it really is the American family sport.


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Last year I approached my building principal with the Question: What is a Flipped Classroom? I had become interested in learning about Flipping my Visual Arts Classroom after watching the Elementary Visual Arts Blogger: Cassie Stephens. She creates exciting videos for both her own Art students and her fellow Art Educators. I thought that I could use a similar approach to pre-recording videos of Unit introductions, Demonstrations, or even as a tool for pre-recording lessons for when I would be away for Substitute teachers. Being that I see multiple sections of the same Grade level having a video that I could play at the beginning of class to each of my 1st Grade Visual Arts classes for example would be beneficial as it relates to overall use of class time. I have 5 minutes between classes to tear down and set up for the following group. As the Lesson Intro streams I could be freed up to set up…or even tie loose shoestrings! 😉 Another situation that I could see Flipping the Classroom to be beneficial for would be for offering additional support. If the students followed a video recording that I created of a certain Artistic Process I could walk around and offer additional support to individual students.
I found the video below to be very helpful as it relates to Flipping the Visual Arts Classroom.
I have many ideas of videos I could create:
- Classroom Tour
- Classroom Rules
- Classroom Procedures
- Lesson Introductions
- Process Demonstrations
Being that I'm not in my classroom right now I'll create a video of me reading a new book I got from a friend for my Art Room!
A few things I've learned from creating this recording:
- Locate a space with adequate light.
- Possible set up a backdrop for filming.
- Get plenty of rest…
- Make sure to have your roots touched up…
- Don't make over the top faces…just be yourself…
- Be prepared to make several recordings in order to get one you are "ok" with…
Click here to view the video I created of myself reading "The Crayon Box that Talked" with screencast-o-matic that I uploaded onto the video hosting website screencast.com.


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I left this evening literally running out the door for a "quick run." I should know better than to not warm up. My shins and knees will take a beating. But, I wanted to get moving and so I was running right away and feeling SO good. Then my shins started to ache, and kept aching. I knew I should probably walk so I did for a minute, then I was itching to keep running! I get on kicks of running but unfortunately they don't last for that long (like a month at a time of more committed running) because after awhile my knees and shins just hurt too much. I had been really good though lately! I've been warming up, walk if I need to, take some magnesium after. Today, I just wanted to run so badly! I felt amazing cardiovascular-wise while running, but my right shin started to have sharp pain. I walked again for a second and stretched, then took off again. I ran for 25 minutes, and eventually the pain wasn't bad, either I was warming up, or desensitizing to the pain. I was grateful just to be running, but kind of bummed as my lungs and heart felt so good but I felt like the shins were holding me back. Also, it was slightly rainy and cool-wonderful running conditions if you ask me. I told Joe and he mentioned a gym membership to workout without such high impact. Sounds pretty nice, but I don't know about adding that to the budget right now. The plan for now is to get new shoes, even though I feel like I get them constantly, I think it's been a year! I am also recommitting to warming up ALWAYS!
Any other tips for me? I have been doing some yoga too and I think that helps a lot!
"Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in." Hebrews 12:2


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So guess what? I have been studying and working hard this last week, and am now a certified Open Water Diver! YIPPEEEE!!!-- I am loving it so much that this week I will take courses in deep water diving (to 40 meters/120 ft), wreck diving, navigational diving, underwater naturalism (learning all the fishies' names), and night diving, and will have Advanced Diver certification by the end of next week! I think I've finally found my adventure sport!---and no, I still can't do the jackknife.
I planned on staying here in Utila for a week, but I'll be here until Easter, a little more than two weeks. It's a relaxed, friendly and beautiful place, I have my own room for $5 a night (but one week free with the diving courses), and am soooo happy to give a break to the trusty ol' backpack.


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I know I haven't done this kind of post in a while. I have spend most of my time reading other blogs. I actually found many awesome bloggers! But let's get started...
Winged Eyeliner- You might have noticed that I purchased a liquid eyeliner on my trip to Europe. Well, I have been practicing a lot and got the hang of it. I love how it looks- giving you a bold statement yet, looking very simple.
Wearing dresses- I don't know why, but when I wear dresses I feel really good about the way I look! Dresses are very feminine and easy.
Heels- Oh yeah! Heels! I'm going through a "heel phase" where everyday I want to wear a heel. My favorite ones are nude pumps because they literally come to EVERYTHING.
Straight Hair- So, I think that everyone by now knows that I have very wavy hair. Don't get me wrong- I love waves but they get very annoying to work with sometimes and very frustrating. I have been straightening my hair then and there this month and loving it!
Black nails- AHHHHHH! I have been hating black nails a lot lately! It's like every single girl is going through a "black nails are awesome and I wear them everyday" phase. To me, they are very ugly- I rather have a different polish on.
What do you think about black nails?
Sorry not much OUT's! But thanks for reading!
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Arsene Wenger defends Arsenal record in face of renewed criticism
Arsene Wenger has defended his record at Arsenal as their supporters prepare to protest against the club, claiming only his loyalty secured the funding required to build the Emirates Stadium.
Amid their latest failure to win the Premier League title, Black Scarf Movement, RedAction and the Arsenal Supporters Trust want those present during Saturday's home fixture with Norwich to raise placards reading: "Time for change. Arsenal is stale, fresh approach needed."
The pressure on Wenger is the greatest it has been for several seasons, with some sections of the club's fans losing faith in his ability.
But in that climate the Frenchman has reminded them he remained loyal in difficult circumstances when his reputation was at its strongest, insisting it was his commitment to the club that helped secure the bank loans required to fund their impressive £390million stadium.
"When we built the stadium the banks demanded that I signed for five years," said the 66-year-old. "I did it. Do you want me to tell you how many clubs I turned down during that period?
"The banks wanted the technical consistency to guarantee that we have a chance to pay (them) back. I did commit and I stayed and under very difficult circumstances. So for me to come back and on top of that (critics) reproach me for not having won the championship during that period it is a bit overboard.
"I accept criticism (but) I think that it is a bit too far."
Much of the frustration surrounding Arsenal's recent ability to make significant progress in recent seasons - it is 12 years since they last won the Premier League and 10 since they made it to the Champions League final - surrounds a belief from the club's fans there is a reluctance to sufficiently invest in Wenger's squad.
The manager, who could recall the fit-again Santi Cazorla or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Saturday, has already insisted he is not planning to overhaul his squad this summer despite obvious vulnerabilities in central defence and in front of goal, and he reiterated: "All this calming people down by buying names, for me that is wrong calculation.
"We want to be a better team and do not look too much at the names. I know it is more flashy, all that, but what is important is the quality of the games.
"We want to win everything. That is the target of every season when you start the season. Next season you have to face the same competition again, don't worry, and you have all the best managers coming into the league, everyone investing more money, and the competition will be fierce again.
"Do not question our quality, but the margin is very small. The difference at some stage, the turning point at some stage in the season was very small. We were nearly there and as well we played in many competitions. Suddenly you lose one game that is unexpected and our team was very quickly under pressure.
"Our fans have been frustrated and disappointed because they thought we would win the league this season and we didn't. So are we as well. But that doesn't mean we have to throw everything away."
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Hints and tips for level 367 Soda Saga
Level 367 has 2 boards, the first board has 10 bears hidden in the honey, there are also some fish and stripes hidden in the honey which will be useful.
The rest are hidden on the second board.
Fish are always helpful on honey bear levels as they will always go for a square with a bear under it. Switch the fish with a stripe for better effect.
You need to clear the first board with as few moves as possible if you are to have a chance of completing level 376 as the second board has thicker honey and the honey squares are more spaced out. I think you need around 20 moves to clear the second board.
Look carefully at the whole board before every move and especially look for patterns with the purple candies as these will help you a huge amount if you manage to get enough.
The fish dispensers at the top will drop fish fairly regularly, especially if you get cascades.
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United Way holds AGM, gears up for 2017 campaign
Herald Leader
Coming up a little short in its 2016 fundraising campaign will not deter Portage Plains United Way (PPUW) from its enthusiasm in 2017 and its coming campaign.
Brent Michie of MNP read the auditor's report and confirmed the PPUW financials are in order.
The PPUW held its 2016 AGM April 17 and signed off on its 2016 audited financial statement.
"2016 was an exciting year of growth for the Portage Plains United Way," said Kaitlyn McDermid, board president in her report. Some highlights include expanding our Community Response Fund Grant program, gaining financial stability for our organization and coordinating a successful campaign in which we came very close to our goal and allowed us to provide our agencies with 97% of their requested funds.
McDermid thanked its executive director, Mandy Dubois, for her work citing it was Dubois's second campaign. "She works hard to understand the needs of our community and our agencies and is working on various ways in which we can collaborate with other community groups. She is already very busy planning the 2017 campaign.
The Portage Plains United Way had great success with our special events this year. In August, we hosted our first weekday golf tournament and were very happy with the results. We look forward to it again this August as well as our other special events. We appreciate all of those who volunteer and support our events," she said
"A huge thank you to our many donors and supporters. We could not do anything without you and we thank you for continuing to allow us to support those in our community who need help. With our community response grant we have been able to make our donor dollars go even further by supporting various community projects and initiatives such as the Oakville Day Care, The Soup Kitchen, Youth for Christ Skateboard park, and many others.
"2016 was my first full year at the helm of Portage Plains United Way and it proved to be a great year of growth for both the organization and myself," said Dubois. "A major part of the year was spent reworking our organizations budget and finding financial stability while still maintaining our financial commitment to our member agencies and community," added Dubois. "I am happy to say this was achieved and I look forward to continuing to refine the organization in 2017.
"For me it was a disappoint to not reach our fundraising goal in December however this experience allowed me to grow professionally and I am excited to tackle 2017 with a fresh perspective and new ideas."


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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
A New File Folder Album
Craft Warehouse, and got online from Scrapace. The lines are "Love Games", "Afternoon Muse", and "Laced with Grace." I also used Prima flowers and bling, some lace that I had, and some ribbons from the "Lost and Found" paper line.
Have a great day, and STAY CRAFTY!
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- CropaCabana said...
What a great idea! Super roomy and your paper choices are gorgeous.
Kudos, Patricia
- August 3, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Pam said...
This is awesome! Do you have instructions?
- August 3, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Bobbie Lynn said...
Just want to say thank you for your comment on my blog. I just saw it today. It was on the Fastenation Folders by Tattered Angels. I'm the same with Glimmer Mist. I just did a posting and I have added some photos to my Garden Mini using the Fastenation Folder.
Just looking at your File folder album. Love it! I will do some reading on you blog, you have neat posting of your projects.
Have a great day.
- August 3, 2011 at 2:29 PM
- Sharon said...
What an awesome album! I love how everything coordinates even though it comes from different lines. I would like to find out how you assembled the file folders. It's great!
- August 3, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- Susie McGuire said...
Your file folder album is great. I love the size and how you decorated it. I like to use large photos in my albums and still have room for decorating and embellishments. This is wonderful. TFS. Susie
- August 3, 2011 at 6:09 PM
- Audrey Frelx said...
WOW!!! I like-I like!!!
- August 3, 2011 at 8:36 PM
- Stacey Wilson said...
This is such a great album! I have a ton of file folder that I don't use so I am going to have to try this! I never would have thought to do this so thank you so much for sharing! Beautiful!
- August 4, 2011 at 9:01 PM
- Nancy ~ Inkcicles said...
I so want this one! It is amazing and I can't figure it out.
- August 5, 2011 at 3:33 PM
- Just a Few Designs said...
ok its on! lol I have to figure out how you did this...lol I love it...I have tons of folder im gonna put to use. I bet it wont look half as good as your but ima gonna try!
luvs and kissens
- September 9, 2011 at 10:50 PM
- ShelbyDoodle Designs by Nancy Smith said...
I absolutely love this and would really love to know how you assembled those file folders, whether you hinged the folders together, or glued them back to back with one another the way some of the ladies make their paperbag albums. Do tell! :)
- September 21, 2011 at 9:25 AM


text: I've floated the Withlacoochee River twice in as many weeks now. This river converges with the Suwannee River in Madison County. There is an old springhouse at the convergence. The river is banked with large limestone rocks and it is filled with mullett and sturgeon. In fact, there is a sign warning boaters to beware of jumping sturgeon, which can seriously injure a boater if hit. All we got hit by was Florida sunshine as we floated about on a sand bank, doing nothing on a hot summer day! My idea of well spent time...I have stayed out of the sun for most of my years in Florida, but lately I've been unable to avoid tanning.


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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Anyone want me to send them some of this fabulous faux fur?;) I happened across this rack today at New York Elegant Fabrics in the fashion district while shopping for some decidedly less outrageous fabrics.
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- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 1:10 AM
I'm thinking seat covFURs for my car. Color choice to hard to make however; I'll get back to you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 10:49 AM
Karen, You are hilarious!!! Believe it or not, I have seen where this faux fur has been all the rage in NYC, etc. It is true, Kendall??ReplyDelete
This stuff would make some fierce seat covers.ReplyDelete
I have not seen very many people walking around wearing this stuff, thank goodness. :) With the exception of one woman on the upper east side in a floor legth goat fur coat that was purple and yellow. I wish I could have gotten my camera out in time...
- AnonymousFebruary 25, 2010 at 1:28 PM
Too funny. That would have been quite a memorable shot of your time in NYC. RhondaReplyDelete
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Sorry i can not blog, i m kinda busy, i m kinda busy, i m kinda busy
Ok, this as got out of controle, 4 months of no blogging. What happen?!?! M i still alive? Retired? injured?
Well, i been extremly busy this winter. My life as change and i have lots of big responsability now. I been extremely good at jungling with all of those. To start, i have a phone now, i need to pay it once a month, answer it, check messages, check voicemails etc... lots to do...
I have a brand new car, need to drive it, refuel, clean it, drive it some more...
I do have a real job outside triathlon, i run the big show at PODIUM IMPORTS ( canadian distributor or orbea, garmin, orca etc). It s a challenging challenge as i have to take all the decisions, show up to the office often(up to 5 times a week) and i have to suppervise 2 employe that arent fluent in INGLISH. Communication are often a big challenge (kiwi bird) but i m on top of things....
So,what about triathlon. Well, i m trying to keep a low profile, doing my weekly 15-20h of training and repairing my body so i can be ready to sneak in some races in early july. I m presently very busy supervising and coaching Tom Evans on his preparation for ironman Coeur d'Alene. I will also go to CDA to supervise him and make sure he dosnt make a fool of himself.
Well, that is a small update for now, i think it s time to get some more jonny tip of the weeks, training update and serious post about everything happening in beautifull penticton. I say beautifull but it s been very cold and rainy...lake are too cold to swim in and training can be challenging on some days..... summer is coming soon!
more to come!
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Last week, HTC announced its first standalone camera called Re, in Indian market. Re was announced in the United States slightly more than a week ago. Good to see HTC recognizing India as one of its key markets and trying to bring its latest products here as fast as it can.
When the Re camera was announced in the US, it got priced at $200. Surprisingly enough, HTC priced it quite lower in India. However, the pricing is for limited time only. At just $165 (Rs.9,990), HTC Re is a really good compact camera you can have. But you'd need to wait until November 5 until you can grab one. An it'll be available through Indian e-store Snapdeal only. One might argue that they can get point and shoots at this price but Re caters to different audience with different needs.
When I walked into HTC's Double Exposure event, I didn't have high expectations from Re camera. Actually, when I first heard about it, I didn't even think of a product worth taking note of. That's until I saw it in action. I must say HTC has done a remarkable job with Re camera. Re camera has a 16MP CMOS sensor of the size 1/2.3 inch. It's got an ultra wide angle lens (146) with f/2.8. Although its f-stop is quite high, bigger sensor allows for more light and hence offsets the effect of lower f-stop value. Given its purpose and form, it's fixed focus yet it manages to take decent photos. And Re weighs just 66 gms. Now, allow me to quickly explain how the Re camera works.
HTC Re camera uses WiFi direct protocol to transfer photos to your device. You can see those in real time. As far as the compatibility is concerned, it will be compatible with all devices running Android 4.3 and up and iOS7 and up. Re camera itself comes with 8GB of storage inbuilt and it is also waterproof. You can mount it to your bagpack or bike handle, just the way you want. Re camera has different modes; stills, videos, slow motion video and timelapse video. HTC has used capacitive grip sensor on Re camera, which turns it on when you hold it and turn it off when you keep it in your pocket. Pretty cool! There are couple of buttons on Re. The one on the outer edge serves dual purposes; you click it to take still images and long press to take videos while the one on the inner edge activates slow motion video capture.
Talking about its performance, we were given ample amount of time to play with it and HTC's executives demoed its capabilities to us. Even inside the boardroom with just mild lighting, Re camera could take really good pictures. As it was on the pre-production software, we couldn't carry along the pictures taken by it. But it's low light and wide angle performance was quite impressive.
One thing I noticed on the Re is that there was no mention of HTC branding anywhere over it. HTC says it'll be a fully owned brand of its own but will be developed by entirely different teams. This looks just like the start of HTC's new endeavor in imaging tech and there is definitely more to come. As far as Re is concerned, I walked out with good impressions of it. Now, I'm waiting for it to come to me for a review when I'll be able to tell its nooks.


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Friday, December 17, 2010
Empty Song
The feeling of the heart when empty and desolate.
How one comes then is gone to a change of a wanton new.
The past is only a memory changed by the distance of that time.
With the distance of the miles and the want gone from the heart.
How the heat of the Summer drove one to new hieghts,
Of first's and flirts and of a yearning in ones soul.
Of chats and talks of discreet and long lost words.
Of forever and never and ever so much more.
Inspiration comes from the passion that is deep inside me.
Whether good or bad the torment can rest without my words,
And the timelessness of Fall drives the passion deeper in,
Words that were said and now are waining from the mind
The words don't mean the same when one sided so it seems.
Of luv and of friends and freindship and of love,
What was , what is , and what may never be.
Yet deep inside the dream I must forever see,
That yes the distance just proves to much , way too much for me.
And when in jest the miles were made from me yet greater still
At that time I knew a heart was sent towards another
I can see the true distance was towards another's sill
And looking out my window certain truth's have not been told
The evidence of another when ours was left aside
The timing of the leaving of an entering that coincides.
When the newness of the yearning that once was there is gone,
What is left for each and every one but to hear the empty song.
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