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I have been really trying so hard to blog and play catch up. I know in just a few short weeks I will FINALLY be able to "share" the AMAZING news with you. I have been working so hard to follow my dreams and passion. I have been so inspired and passionate about what is on the near horizon that literally I can't sleep. I am seeing the results of the hard work, the very long hours and the RESULTS from following my heart in this journey.
Okay... I hate to not share. I hope you will understand that I simply can't at this point. However, just know that I do firmly believe that hard work and being SO IN LOVE with what your message is will truly help guide you in your own path.
So I need to share quite a few things. I am headed to Georgia this weekend for the EMI Scrapbook Event with me in Cummings, Georgia. The classes are all SOLD OUT, but Susan has the BIGGEST and BRAND new TC products. The store cannot hold all the students so Susan has rented out the conference room at a local hotel. We have girls flying from all over the country and internationally to come to the event. PS- best inspiration shopping and the antiques stores around Atlanta are on my agenda.
After the weekend of workshops, I will be flying to Tampa Florida. Yes, it is the BIGGEST CRAFT day on HSN (Home Shopping Network). It is a 24 hour day of crafting goodness. I will be on during the following three hour segments. Often, they will add shows so I know this can be changed and they add more shows.
Please watch HSN- Monday March 24th
6:00 am, 10:00 am and again at 3:00 pm (EASTERN STANDARD SIZES)
I don't know right now when and what I will be sharing during that time. I do know that I will be on with the TC eBosser machine and I will debut TWO brand new 8.5 x 12" h embossing folders. I am also debuting the WORLD WIDE launch of my NEW TC- We R Memory Keepers Albums MADE EASY Albums and Card Sets. The rumors are true... they are sold out everywhere and we are waiting for the next shipment. So that means, if you are fast- you can order them on Monday. I will be on again with my TC Xyron products and my TCD products. Yes, I think I will be at HSN all day on Monday. I'm not complaining one bit. I love this part. I love the connections. I love showing my passion. I hope you will tune in.
Now... I wanted to share the projects that I will be TEACHING next month at Creative Cards and Crafts in Villa Park IL on APRIL 25th and 26th.
Creative Cards and Crafts is located at 15 E. Park Blvd. Villa Park IL 60181
Claudia wanted a mixed media class with my new modeling paste and stencils. (please pick your number when you call and sign up!). This VERY hands on class is all about technique and playing nonstop with the various mediums.
This project is NON THEMED and uses my new set of tags, envelopes and bags. (love the manila tags and envelopes and bags from glassine).
I decided to create my book as Tenneson's first album about this birth. This is what
I love... there are NO rules and you can use this project on any and all
SNEEK PEAK alert... we are using my BRAND NEW embossing folders in the workshop along with my TC eBosser machine. Yes, this TC WORD COLLAGE is my FAVE!!!!!! These will be on HSN on Monday as a debut.
Are you ready to play and create?????
I will be TEACHING all three of the projects in ONE workshop at the store as well.
We will be using modeling paste in this workshop too.
These are the three workshops I am teaching at Claudia's store. Last year, all the workshops sold out so call now if you want to join us. Sign ups start today. I know Claudia is planning some special things. I love her and her beautiful daughters dearly and I am so looking forward to this visit. I would love for you to join us.
Okay... tomorrow please come back to see the workshops that I will be teaching in Germany.
Did I mention that Ty made the high school tennis team? I am so proud of him. He went a little outside of this "normal" comfort zone and he loves it. Also, THIS WEEK is the 1/2 WAY mark of MCKAYS MISSION. You could say that I'm so proud of her. I miss her so much, but wow... so proud of her. She is set to released from her service on December 16th.
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Grandma's House is a sitcom television series broadcast on BBC Two. Written by Simon Amstell and long term collaborator Dan Swimer, the series stars Simon Amstell playing a version of himself: an ex-television presenter searching for meaning in his life. Each episode takes place at his Grandma's house, where Grandma welcomes her family, desperate to see everyone happy.
The first series was shown in 2010, the second in 2012. In December 2012 Amstell stated that there would not be a third series
Original titleGrandma's House
First air dateAug. 09, 2010
Last air dateMay. 24, 2012
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1Season 1 Aug. 09, 2010
- 1 - 5The Day Simon Felt the Family Was Ready to Be HealedSep. 06, 2010
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On 5th July our doubles teams of Michael Bowker & Bill Black, and Ian Shore & Ralph Baker took on Eynsham, away. We scored a resounding victory 6 - 2, and the games we lost were each a close 6 - 7. This resulted in the league table below. To be clear, if we can win our next match against Harwell, we will win the league before our final match against Thames Valley. Please come and support the team if you can on the morning of Tuesday 22nd August.
On 18th July we put out a strong team to play Harwell in the Level play league. The total of our 4 handicaps was just 7. Although favourites on paper, we still had to perform on the day. Fortunately we did this and were 6 - 0 up when a draw was agreed in the final rubber (to allow the visitors to miss the rush hour). The final result, 6.5 to 0.5. Our team consisted of Ian, Keith, Raouf and Michael. Here is the current league table:
The mathematical among you will note that if we could win our final game 7 - 1, we would be unassailable at the top of the league. However there are many permutations and so all will rest on how well we can perform against Phyllis Court Club on the re-arranged date of Fri, 25 Aug 17.
Finally, in the Handicap league we are doing creditably well in a mid-table position with one match to go.
Finally, in the Handicap league we are doing creditably well in a mid-table position with one match to go.


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I love technology, but I hate all of the wires that seem to be necessary. Sure, I've got wireless keyboards and wireless networking, but there are still plenty of others that get in the way. While we wait for the age of true wireless living, the creative types out there are working on ways to hide the cables. When you're working on a plain table, it's tough to discretely run wires. However, one designer thinks that the table itself should hide them for you.
The idea behind this table is quite obvious. Instead of running the cables over the edge of the table, they would go down the hollowed legs. This of course means you'd have four holes in the top of your table, which might put off some people. I think if they included some sort of hole covers, this would be perfect. For now it remains only a concept, unfortunately.


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The U.S. economy has entered the second year of a deepening recession -- a downward spiral fueled significantly by severe limits on liquidity and credit.
Sales and earnings of businesses large and small are falling sharply, and companies desperately need cash to operate. For many, access to capital and credit is either nonexistent or prohibitively expensive. This is why the Federal Reserve has become a lender-of-last-resort for the private sector, rather than just performing its traditional role of lender-of-last-resort to...


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By unscientific observation and study, I've noticed successful wood shops have about 1000 square feet per person. I have 2000 square feet and myself and another fellow. I need to bring on at least one more but likely two by mid summer. Am I kidding myself in thinking we can all fit? Interested in your ratios. Thanks
Are you building birdhouse or sailing yachts?
1000 s/f per man is a good rule of thumb - if you don't finish, don't store finished goods, have little inventory, and the products are not overly large.
We have a similar situation, but I find the third man works alright, as the third man also means I am able to withdraw myself to some extent. My working in the office more on quotes and cutsheets, means we don't get too crowded. We do have to think our schedule through more closely, and at times we do get into each others way. Having a separate area for finishing is a big plus. In a earlier shop, when we were really crowded, we found adding employees would actually cause a decrease in production, an increase in payroll and very frustrating unsafe environment to work in.
Mitch you're right planning better and me getting out of the way is my goal anyway.
2000 sq.ft. and 2 full timers in the shop. I'm downstairs in the office.
We've done the third person routine now and then and it can work. It requires more attention on everyone's part though to keep from getting in each others way and to not bottle neck at one machine or another. It can add some pressure to the working environment.
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2400 +/- sf for me. I build custom cabinetry and built-ins, interior doors, an occasionally run some custom molding.
I'll probably be looking to try and hire again in the near future though. Maybe the 4th time's the charm? I could probably fit 3 guys total if one was mostly finishing. Otherwise I think it might get a bit crowded.
good luck,
So much depends on what you make and shop layout it's hard to say. If you are a kitchen shop, how many kitchens can you store if needed? Do you have someplace else to put finished goods? Can you rearrange your layout to reduce the need for too many carts, WIP, material inventory etc. It will be a trade-off of more work done but less efficiency after the 1000' mark.
Production wise, we have 8 people in about 23,000SF including finishing and storage. However, we are often dealing with full units (sometimes as many as half a dozen at a time), and move stuff around with a forklift, so wide aisles and space between equipment is a must.
With rare exceptions we don't have any WIP that is not actually being worked on. Most jobs are shipped as soon as they're done, with the exception of some flooring jobs; probably average delay is a week or so, but they can be stacked to the 17' ceiling if necessary...
It's a shame to pay for space you don't need, but I have never regretted having too much space.
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Newt courts Iowa with judicial rants
In October, he published a position paper on his campaign website titled "Bringing the Courts Back Under the Constitution, and he also devotes an item to the subject in his "21st Century Contract With America."
The paper lays out at length the justification for his position that the courts have expanded their power beyond what was originally intended in the Constitution, complete with dozens of references and four appendices.
Gingrich, who frequently refers to himself as a historian on the stump, contends the retelling of history has made people believe the court possesses more power than it actually should.
"Our Founding Fathers believed that the Supreme Court was the weakest branch and that the legislative and executive branches would have ample abilities to check a Supreme Court that exceeded its powers," Gingrich writes in his position paper.
He noted during the Saturday conference call a handful of examples in which presidents have ignored the courts, two of them when the nation was at war. Without providing specifics, Gingrich also pointed to President Andrew Jackson disagreeing with the courts about Native American land disputes.
Gingrich argues that the president has some room to act in the best interest of the nation, including taking action against the courts.
"If the court do something that egregious, the courts ought to be put back in their place," Gingrich said on Saturday on the call with reporters.
Gingrich said the commander in chief should adhere to a "two-out-of-three" principle. If two of the branches of government think the third is acting inappropriately, they can act together to override it, he said.
He is also advocating that Congress should be able to call judges to testify and explain specific rulings they find "out of line with America." Making judges testify could initiate impeachment proceedings, he said.
"Are we forced for a lifetime to keep on the bench somebody who we find to be so radically anti-American that they are threat to the fabric of the country?" Gingrich said.
While Hurley is elated to hear a candidate talking about the courts on the campaign trail, he cautioned that it might not play as well before the general election audience.
"There is always the risk that those who have not been following the issue will scratch their heads," Hurley said. "I think it's critical that the mainstream folks, the rest of the country, besides the conservative base become aware of the egregious nature of judicial overreach and that there are actually some things we can do about it."


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The purpose of this blog is to identify chemical and material shortages reported on the Internet. The sources of the information reported here are primarily news releases issued on the Internet. The issue period of the news releases is from the middle of September 2013 to the middle of October 2013.
Section I below lists those chemicals and materials that were on the September 2013 Chemical and Material Shortage Alerts list and continue to have news releases indicating they are in short supply. Click here to read the September 2013 Chemical and Material Shortage Alerts list.
Section II lists the new chemicals and materials (not on the September list). Also provided is some explanation for the shortage and when appropriate geographical information. The blog attempts to list only actual shortages situations – shortages are being experienced currently as of the news release. Chemicals and materials identified in news releases as only being in danger of being in short supply status are not listed.
Section I. Chemicals and materials that continue from September to be reported as in short supply are: coal; copper scrap; helium; iron ore; hydrochloric acid; palladium; propylene; tin; and urea. See the September list (click here) for explanations for the shortages and for geographical information.
Section II. Shortages Reported in October Not Found on the Previous Month's List
Aluminum Scrap. Scrap aluminum metal shortages are being experienced in China and in Europe. One reason for the shortage is the increased demand for aluminum in China, with the supply of scrap aluminum not keeping up with the demand.
Jade. A jade shortage is being experienced in Asia. Prices have been increasing sharply. The reason is that that jade is an important status symbol in many Asian cultures and the increased prosperity of many Asians is increasing the demand for jade.
Leather. Leather has been in short supply in at least three countries: China; Pakistan; and Uruguay. An explanation for shortages in Chain is the increased environmental regulations at tanneries, decreasing the leather output. In Pakistan, an explanation is the decreased slaughter of sacrificial animals for religious observance purposes. A reason in Uruguay is a much lower slaughter of cattle.
Sand. Due to government-imposed restrictions on sand excavation, inadequate sand supply is available in parts of India to meet the construction industry's demand.
Styrene. Styrene production in China is not keeping up with its demand for use in polystyrene production. One reason is that several styrene-producing facilities in many parts of the world have been down at the same time due to maintenance and technical problems. This has resulted in a tight styrene supply world-wide.
Reasons for Section II shortages can be broadly categorized as:
1. Mining not keeping up with demand: jade;
2. Production not keeping up with demand: leather; styrene;
3. Government regulations: leather; sand;
4. Sources no longer available: aluminum scrap.


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Is there a bubble in the stock market? And if there is one, is it so inflated that it will lead to a crash as surely as the Hindenburg in Lakehurst, N.J. in 1937?
These are the questions that must be answered if people are going to make informed decisions about a stock market at historic highs that doesn't seem to ever want to quit.
First, let's address the overall market bubble question, something that's Topic A because chief bubble blower Ben Bernanke is giving way to Bubble-in-Chiefer Janet Yellin. There is no doubt that the Federal Reserve's policies have greatly and positively influenced the stock market. By keeping interest rates low, thereby eliminating the bond market competition, you put a floor on stocks with good dividends that give you outsized yields vs. the miserable 0.8% 5-year CD. The Fed has created the bond market equivalent of stocks and that's been a huge positive for the market.
The Fed's also created such cheap capital that companies can afford to buy back stock, which can radically inflate earnings per share and in some cases put floors under stocks.
The Fed's easy policies allow more cars to be sold and more homes to be bought. Consumers with decent credit can get cheap financing. That leads to more cars being built, which requires more workers to be hired. As you can see today with the huge rally in housing, because Yellen said she embraces the policies of Ben Bernanke, the homebuilders can put more people to work and Home Depot (HD), Weyerhauser (WY), Whirlpool (WHR) and Sherwin-Williams (SHW) can also do much better. As I always say, housing punches above its weight and the collateral positives of the Fed's largesse ripple throughout the stock market.
But isn't that the real point here? It's not collateral damage. These are collateral positives, matters that aid the wealth effect, which allows more spending, which helps retail. These are matters that allow more people to be hired because of the need to expand. These are matters that get the economy moving again.
I point these out because the government, away from Yellen and Bernanke, through the fault of partisanship, is on the polar opposite course. It's cutting back spending, reducing stimulus and hurting the economy at every turn. The only area that it is putting money into is healthcare and that Medicare money doesn't have the multiplier effect that the Fed's stimulus has.
Which leads me back to the bubble concept. A bubble is something that, per se, isn't dangerous IF you know the bubble's not going away any time soon and we got a lot of certainty from Yellen today that it isn't. Because it isn't, it pays to stay more long or own more stock than if you didn't. Plus, the bubble won't be deflated until the economy gets stronger and if the economy gets stronger, then earnings should move up accordingly. It's not like the bubble will be burst because companies will be doing worse. It will be because companies are doing better. So you have this situation where the bubble gets taken away by something else that is good for the stock market, not bad for it.
Now, I think there are plenty of people who think "this is wrong." They think that the fact that something is collaterally positive is no different from something being collaterally negative. It's just bad in and of itself.
I don't make those judgments. They get in the way of making money, which we never should forget is what we are supposed to be doing. Passing judgment on this process and the Fed is a parlor game to me, no different from trying to figure out who is going to win this weekend in football. But we are trying to make money and I will not let that parlor game get in the way of my thinking.
Ah hah, though, how about if it all leads to inflation, won't that be terrible? Yes, I hate inflation as much as the other guy, but it's deflation that the Fed is fighting, the deflation that comes from a tight Congress and from free trade, which allows our companies to pay less and less for workers. Anyway, there's plenty of slack in the system and do you mind if we wait until we at least get a couple of months of data showing inflation before we wore about something that's not happening?
Oh, and let's not forget the money management imperative. Even if you think that I am wrong about inflation, even if you think that what the Fed is doing ends badly and that we are ultimately going to be in a heap of trouble from the collateral positives, let me remind you that the bogey of performance, the need to catch up to the averages, is forcing money into this market not out of it and the supply of stock isn't growing, it is dwindling, as winning managers aren't about to ring the register. They are letting it ride, And remember the performance gains you get now are as legitimate as ones gained during the beginning of the year from the fundamentals. So don't sneer at them.
Now, let's deal with what's happening in the Internet space. Is Twitter's (TWTR) valuation a bubble? Does paying $3 billion to a 23-year-old who invented Snapchat signify a bubble? Do Yelp (YELP) and LinkedIn's (LNKD) valuations signify bubble?
Yes. Of that there is no doubt. But I don't know what to do about it other than to tell you that it's a bubble. I can't get you to not overpay. I am not going to go outside my traditional metrics to foment reasons why these stocks are cheap in the uniques per share or eyeballs per share or tweets per share or any other knuckleheaded rationalization, justification or alibi.
But I will tell you that the reason all of these companies can trade where they do is Amazon.com (AMZN). You see, Amazon is the bubble umbrella. It is what allows people to pay these prices for these stocks. It is what allows for the inflation of equities that do not have profits and may not have profits for years. Amazon, which hit a high today, is a $168 billion company that doesn't show a profit. So how do we know if Yelp or Twitter or Facebook (FB) aren't the next Amazons. Isn't it worth it to bet that it might be? I can see why you would. In fact, let me go a step further. A lot of people think that if you are buying Twitter, you are buying into the greater fool theory that someone even more stupid than you are is going to buy the stock higher and make you money. Yet, let's say someone took you out of Amazon at $80 after you bought it at $70. Now with Amazon at $367, who is the greater fool? I think you are.
I believe it is entirely possible to have a side-by-side situation where the bubble of the Internet can occur at the same time that the overall market goes higher. And remember, I do not believe the overall market is in a bubble. I think it is reasonably priced vs. other assets. Relative valuation, not absolute valuation, for better or for worse, is the method I use to identify bargains and exploit them.
So, in the end, I am not giving up on the overall market, at least not here, not now. Maybe later. Maybe higher. But not yet even, as I never frown on anyone taking a profit. One day if they make it illegal to be along for the ride, even if I don't like the ride, then I will get off. But right it looks real legal to me and also real smart and lucrative.
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Two Babes in a Pumpkin Patch
Sunday evening we decided to go to the local Methodist Church's pumpkin patch that they have every year with our friends who have the cutest little baby girl. It was around 5:30, so the lighting was just perfect. Abram of course had to wear his dinosaur hat, and Annabelle was sporting her new coat we found at the Micanopy festival on Saturday. It is the most precious felt coat! We had a lot of fun at the pumpkin patch taking sweet pictures and laughing at my ridiculous son.


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How to Do Bicycle Stunts
While recreational bikers prefer leisurely rides on paved paths and trails, extreme riders spend their time practicing high-flying stunts over ramps and obstacles. Bikes designed for stunt riding are equipped with a durable frame often made from aluminum or chromoly. The bunny hop is an essential maneuver in bicycle stunt riding as it enables you to lift the tires off the terrain. "BMX Plus" magazine recommends learning the bunny hop on flat ground to get comfortable with the technique.
Select a low-traffic area that has a smoothly paved terrain when practicing stunts. Push the pedals forward until you reach a comfortable speed. Bend your knees and elbows at a 45-degree angle to ensure a balanced stance.
Shift your body weight toward the rear of the seat while pulling up on the handlebar grips. Jump vertically as your front tire ascends off the pavement. Lift your knees to allow the rear tire to become airborne.
Push down on the handlebars when you reach the peak of your jump to keep the tires parallel to the riding terrain. Lower your eyes to the ground to spot a landing. Bend your knees as the tires descend onto the pavement to complete the bunny hop.
Execute another bunny hop while rolling at a moderate speed. Release your nondominant hand from the handlebar grip as you reach the peak of the jump. Pull back on the opposing grip with your dominant hand to rotate the handlebars 360 degrees.
Elevate your hands to allow the handlebars to spin. Lower your hands onto the grips as the handlebars complete the rotation. Bend your knees as the tires make contact with the pavement to successfully land a basic stunt defined as the bar spin.
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May 5, 2013 - Interview an Atheist at Church?
For several years, the first Sunday in May has been focused on our pluralistic world, an opportunity to bring members and leaders of other faiths into the pulpits of our liberal congregations. Well, Kile Jones of Claremont University came up with a "one better" idea and, with a strategic post here and a follow-up there, he's managed to kick off the first ever Interview an Atheist at Church Sunday. We signed up to participate and this Perspective(s) was the result.
Gretta and Catherine Dunphy, Executive Director of The Clergy Project, were interviewed as atheists. Arguing for the intelligently designed path forward, Gretta acknowledged that describing herself as an atheist may be a controversial and divisive choice but notes that doing so may make the distance between the religious and atheists even narrower.
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People who carry a genetic mutation associated with Alzheimer's disease may develop the disease three years earlier than expected.
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Scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have mapped the effects of that genetic mutation, showing for the first time how the Alzheimer's risk factor affects the living human brain.
The discovery is detailed in the Oct. 17 edition of The New England Journal of Medicine alongside five other studies focused on the TREM2 gene variant, whose link to Alzheimer's was first reported in January.
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Genetic mutation linked to Alzheimer's disease doubles rate of brain tissue loss
"Our lab studies the rate of brain tissue loss in elderly people, trying to discover factors that protect you as you age," said Paul M. Thompson, PhD, USC professor of neurology, psychiatry, engineering, radiology and ophthalmology and the study's principal investigator. "We have never seen such a dramatic effect as with this genetic variant. If you carry this genetic mutation, we've found that there is this wildfire of tissue loss in the brain."Healthy people typically lose less than 1 percent of their brain tissue a year, offset by normal tissue generation from mental stimulation, Thompson said.
Symptoms of Alzheimer's begin to manifest when approximately 10 percent of the brain's tissue has eroded away.
"This is the first study to use brain scans to show what this gene variant does, and it's very surprising," Thompson said. "This gene speeds up brain loss at a terrific pace. Carriers of this genetic mutation, who comprise about 1 percent of the population, lose about 3 percent of their brain tissue per year. This is a silent time bomb in 1 percent of the world."Thompson and colleagues compared brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of 478 adults (average age 76 years old) participating in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative over two years. The group included 283 men and 195 women from across North America; 100 participants had Alzheimer's disease, 221 had mild cognitive impairment and 157 were healthy elderly adults.
Keck researchers found that mutation carriers lost 1.4 percent to 3.3 percent more of their brain tissue than non-carriers, and twice as fast.
The loss appears to be concentrated in the brain's temporal lobe and hippocampus, areas that play important roles in memory.
"This TREM2 mutation appears to multiply the risk of Alzheimer's by three or four times, which is very useful information. Enrolling those people who carry the mutation in clinical trials for Alzheimer's treatments could help us reach quicker and more meaningful results," Thompson said.Co-authors include Priya Rajagopalan, MB, MPH, post-doctoral researcher, and Derrek P. Hibar, PhD, assistant professor, at the USC Imaging Genetics Center, which is directed by Thompson. The study was supported by numerous agencies, including the National Institutes of Health (grants U01 AG024904, P30 AG010129, K01 AG030514, EB008281, EB015922, MH097268, NS080655, AG40060, AG016570).
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Proactively alert students to their new ebooks and flipped homework assignments using new Share to Classroom button within RM Books
RM Education, the UK's leading education technology supplier and an accredited Google for Education partner, today announces new integration with Google Classroom from RM Books, the UK's most popular ebook platform designed specifically for schools.
Teachers in schools using Google Classroom and RM Books will now be able to alert students to allocated ebooks using a new "Share to Classroom" button in RM Books. RM Books already makes it easy for teachers to push ebooks out to their class, reading group, homework group or any cohort of students; this new integration makes it even quicker for teachers to alert students to their new book or homework activity.
Emma Fish, EDU Partner Program Manager for Google, commented: "We're delighted that RM Books now works so well with Google Classroom. This integration makes the two platforms work even better together, allowing teachers and students to seamlessly assign or turn-in links in RM Books. It's another example of our growing partnership with RM Education."
Toby Black, Managing Director of RM Education, commented: "Our strategic relationship with Google for Education enables schools to seamlessly enjoy Google's cloud services via our single sign-on identity management platform, RM Unify. Making our popular ebook service work even better with Google Classroom will be welcome news for our schools."
Alan Hodgin, Head of RM Books, added, "Many teachers using RM Books have asked for a way to alert students, outside of RM Books, when they allocate ebooks and flipped learning homework. We're delighted to now make that possible via our new integration with Google Classroom. RM Books is already proven to improve students' attitudes to reading and accelerate reading progress so our closer integration with Google Classroom should help more schools make this impact."
RM Books is the leading ebook platform for UK schools and offers a comprehensive range of textbooks, topic books and fiction ebooks for schools to purchase or rent (from 7 days to 3 years). Teachers can allocate ebooks to individuals, groups of students, classes or even the whole school; librarians can build an engaging school ebook library and integrate it with their existing library management system; teachers and school leaders can track ebook allocations, time spent reading and comprehension. Books can be read online using any internet-enabled device or computer, or downloaded to iOS or Android devices to be read offline. Through an interactive reader, teachers can add notes, web links, videos, images, audio, attachments, comments and quizzes to ebooks, enhancing their students' reading and learning experience.
Use of RM Books has been proven to make a dramatic, positive impact on students' attitudes to reading and reading progress by a recent in-depth study across 40 schools by the National Literacy Trust.
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Chatting, having video calls from time to time on dating sites is, sure enough, an excellent opportunity to know your mail-order bride better, learn about her ambitions and plans in life, find out common interests and so on.
However, the real life of a married couple comprises much more diverse kinds of interaction. You will never learn online how to:
- talk to your mail-order bride (now wife) after she failed at work
- ask her to clean the bathroom, which floor is covered with longs hairs of hers
- ask her to take out the trash when you forgot to do it yourself, etc.
And there are much more domestic and other routine issues, about which you never thought when chatting with your mail-order bride online , but which can make your relationship a little messed up.
RELATED: Is Age Difference Acceptable for Mail-Order Brides?
Here are tips on how to live in a marriage with a mail-order bride, so that two of you would have a happy life.
1. Connect online and offline
To live happily in a marriage with a mail-order bride, you will have to make sure everything that you talked about online (either by emailing or via video calls), comes to your real life.
Dedicate your time to reminiscing together those romantic moments, when both of you used to text each other out of the blue, saying sweet things. Reread your messages, and try to remember all little details that made you connected.
RELATED: My Life After Mail Order Bride Service
2. Keep in mind your aspirations
Do you remember her plans for life that she disclosed to you on a dating site? She wants to find a new job, get a degree, give birth or launch a business? Help her to achieve these goals in real life!
3. Be ready for malicious talks
Unfortunately, not in every country marrying a mail-order bride is considered to be normal, so be ready that people around you will start rumoring, condemning your choice according to their stereotypes.
Make sure you discuss it with your new wife and make her feel comfortable. Nothing should separate two of you.
4. Brace for cultural differences popping up
When talking online, you probably thought that both you and your mail-order bride are open-minded and ready to accept each other in any situation.
However, everyday life may expose you to the odd habits that each of you has and show your true cultural mentalities. For instance, she might be used to eating extremely spicy food, or it might be outrageous for her to kiss in public.
It is especially going to be challenging if you are of different religions. But no worries, if there's true love, you will find a common language.
5. Remember that you got each other for a better life
Why do people start online dating? Perhaps, that's because they aspire to fresh, unprejudiced and even exotic relationships. So cherish this attitude in both of you!
International and interracial couples always win as they continuously learn new things about each other and each other's cultures so make sure you treat this peculiarity as a benefit. And remember, that two of you are going to have adorable children!


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Miso Seaweed Bone Broth
Most of you know how much I love incorporating Bone Broth into the Native kitchen and my own personal daily-weekly snacks. I have a few clients that don't mind drinking bone broth directly like a cup of tea, but for the couple that find it to be a bit bland, I turn it into a miso broth for them so that it becomes much more palatable and familiar. This also adds the extra punch of wonderful probiotics from the miso, and extra nourishment from the seaweed.
2 cups and 1 tablespoon bone broth | find recipe here
4-5 pieces of seaweed of choice | preferably one that is checked often for no radiation exposure.
1 tsp organic miso
1 green onion | sliced thinly
PROCESS | ladle 1 tablespoon of broth into a small bowl and your 1 teaspoon of miso (caution to let broth cool a little so as to not kill the good bacteria in the miso). Whisk together until miso has broken down into the broth and no chunks remain. Now ladle in 2 cups of broth into your bowl, followed by your miso (again make sure that broth has reached a comfortably warm temperature to protect probiotics), onions and seaweed. Drink and enjoy!
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It's not very often you get to shoot a bunch of guys! Nor is it very often I get a chance to take pictures of my family! This was a special session to me because this band is my Dad's band! 🙂
My dad has been playing music for longer than I have been alive… well, we can safely say that he has been playing music since deep down into his childhood years! My older brother and I tried out the "music" gene and we weren't very blessed with it… My little brother on the other hand, he can slap some strings around with the best of them {and by that, I mean play the guitar}.
This band has been together for a while, practicing and playing their hearts out! Their CD should be coming out soon, which I am excited to hear. Shockingly, there are a lot of songs that I've been missing out on because of living so far away! I can remember my dad carrying around a notebook to write song lyrics down since I started having memories… {Let's not date myself now… I'm still YOUNG… I'd like to think!}
A few of my favorite memories of my parents are of my Dad singing love songs to my mom in his rockin' way. 🙂 It is so great to see such a long-term marriage still in love and celebrating each other.
Our first picture reveals the band members; from left to right: Scott – slappin' the bass, Daniel – guitar, songwriter & vocals, Bill {Dad} – keys, sax, songerwriter & vocals, and Dave – skins! The fourth picture reveals their honorary member for those more "calm" gigs: David – barotone sax. David and my dad were high school buddies and have remained close all through the years!
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Fencing and fencing regulations have long been a "third rail" issue in this Town. It seems as if this issue is heating up again, with some true believers in the Moo-d to tear down existing fences throughout Woodside. Others are jumping the gun and creating new restrictions on homeowners before the Town has changed the rules! What's going on?
The Open Space Committee's Subcommittee for Fencing – represented by Committee member and ASRB member Nancy Reyering – brought a presentation to the Town COWncil earlier this year discussing their belief that the Municipal Code was out of sync with the 2012 General Plan and recently revamped Residential Design Guidelines. The presentation claimed that the code doesn't conform to the General Plan – nor, for some reason, with the neighboring Town of Portola Valley's fencing regulations. We should point out that our Code also doesn't conform with that of Atherton, another neighboring Town that is a frequent bugaboo in Town COWncil discussions but how can it possibly matter what a neighboring Town's rules are?
The Open Space Committee suggested the following fencing principles in their presentation:
a. USING TALLER FENCES TO PROTECT SMALLER AREAS WITHIN A PROPERTY (FOR
b. CREATING BREAKS IN FENCES FOR ANIMALS TO TRAVERSE.
Horse fencing, which is primarily in the interior of properties will not be affected.
Now, some of this sounds reasonable, and seems like something we could chew our cud over as a Town. But, as always, the devil's in the details. The Open Space Committee pointed to the regulations in Portola Valley, which are very restrictive (and which they misrepresented to COWncil in a way to paint them as even more restrictive then they actually are!). Front fences in Portola Valley are only allowed to be four feet high, and 4 feet high on side yards along streets, and 6 feet in rear and side yards (with wildlife breaks) that don't border streets. In their packet to COWncil, the OSC misrepresented the following: they said that that repairs or replacement of more than 20% of any fence in Portola Valley must conform to the current regulations – it's actually 25%, and it applies only to the portion being repaired and replaced. Currently in Woodside the figure is 50%. They also stated that "domestic fences" need to be set back at least 25 feet from the front property line, which isn't true for properties less than one acre in size. Finally, they said that domestic fences are allowed on all property lines – when in fact parcels over two acres are only allowed to have "horse fences" – defined as a certain type of low and open fence – anywhere on the property.
This would be quite a change in Woodside, and something we should discuss openly instead of trying to sneak in some vague principles and then claiming it means four foot fences throughout the Town! The ASRB, and now apparently their cohorts on the OSC – have been claiming for some time now that the Municipal Code are in conflict with the General Plan and the Residential Design Guidelines, and that's why these changes are needed. In fact, in response to this proposal, the Planning Director studied the issue and noted with the concurrence of the Town Manager that the Municipal Code and General Plan are "not in direct conflict." Staff went on to say that modifications to the Municipal Code to "more closely align" with the General Plan is appropriate – but certainly didn't say it was required, or urgent, or necessary, or even important at this time given all the other proposed projects in Town.
When the COWncil discussed this matter with the OSC earlier in the year and, to their credit, there was a lot of skepticism from the COWncil. They cited security (including recent car break-ins), blocking light on parcels where the home is near the street, and keeping deer out of yards. COWncil member Tom Shanahan noted that open fences (aka "wildlife friendly") won't keep dogs in a yard. Fentress Hall, who sits on the Trails Committee and frequently expresses opinions to the COWncil, suggested that Woodsiders can put up electronic fences with shock collars on their dogs to keep them inside the perimeter!.. When COWncil member Dave Tanner noted that "dumb dogs" ignore electronic fences, Fentress callously suggested it would "improve the gene pool."
It was also suggested that we need more Mountain Lions in Town. While we're a big fan of wildlife and learning to live in harmony with it, is this the Woodside we really want? More Mountain Lions, fewer dogs (or maybe only fewer "dumb dogs"), and an inability for COWs to keep out intruders and enjoy their privacy?
Fentress also suggested that current, existing fences should be "sunsetted" – i.e. TORN DOWN – basically because she doesn't like the look of them. She said, "we don't get anywhere if we don't deal with what's here," saying it was "painful" and that we've "already lost what's nice about Woodside." She suggested that when a property changes hands, or when a homeowner comes in for a permit, they be forced to change existing fences to whatever the current fence flavor of the moment is. How big an issue would that be? During the meeting, the Planning Director noted that the majority of fencing in town is 6' wood-and-wire fencing. It doesn't sound very green to us to tear out hundreds of miles of fencing in good shape for the heck of it!
You can see these outrageous statements for yourself by checking out the MooTube video and agenda of this meeting here.
In regards to the imagined disconnect between the General Plan and the Municipal Code, it should be noted what the GP has to say about promoting conservation actions in Woodside, including use of wildlife friendly fencing: "Policy CV1.9-d. Individual Initiative – Promote and encourage individual initiative by local residents and property owners to carry out specific efforts for the protection of the environment." INDIVIDUAL INITIATIVE, not the Town forcing you to rip out your fences – and yet here we are two years later with some zealots claiming a non-existent mandate from the General Plan to do just that.
One thing we did hear during the COWncil meeting on this issue that we liked was the idea of allowing 8' fences closer to homes and around vegetable gardens, to truly secure against wily deer. It might be the sugar that lets some of the medicine go down if some of these changes are really coming down the pike.
After the pushback and discussion from the COWncil, the OSC met and prepared another report to the COWncil stating that they were going to focus on:
• Roadside fencing should be set back and wildlife friendly to keep the roads safe for wildlife and motorists, and preserve a sense of the shared resources of the community.
• Fences around non-roadside perimeters of properties should be designed with respect for the movement of wildlife.
• Fences should be kept out of stream corridors."
They also wanted to look at changing the 50% fence repair figure we noted above, and said, "At this time, the Committee does not wish to address other issues raised at the Council meeting, such as a sunset provision for existing fences." Given how these projects in the Town Government go, and the Town COWncil's apparent willingness to let the OSC write the rules for Woodside, who knows how long "at this time" is? Will it be snuck into a Code change in a year's time, when the pushback against these new rules has subsided?
Woodside's government seems to love to go through these phases of restriction every so often – old hands will remember that they pushed through restrictions on paved area in Town, and then interpreted it to cover gravel which it had never restricted before just a few years later. Now they're planning on restricting fences and the ASRB wants to reduce basement size and the maximum buildable area on "sensitive" sites. It sounds like the Town government is getting out of hand again.
What's the best evidence for this? At a recent (5/19/2014) ASRB meeting, a homeowner was trying to modify the design of a couple of gates and fencing that had been previously approved by the ASRB. Nancy Reyering (who remember sits on both the OSC and the ASRB) didn't like the design, considering it "too industrial." While her colleagues disagreed, she said that the applicant should lower the (previously approved!) fence and the gate as well. Ms. Reyering claimed to be 'befuddled' by the 'new members' on the ASRB only referencing the Municipal Code – i.e. the LAW – and not the Residential Design Guidelines. She then offered a so-called 'friendly amendment' to REQUIRE a 5' maximum height limit on the fence and 8" at the bottom for smaller animals to crawl under. While that died, another amendment to 'consider' such a fence passed, and then a further amendment that REQUIRED the 8" gap at the bottom passed, over the loud objections of the homeowner, who said it would require changing the whole design of the fence. Nancy didn't deign to vote for this as it didn't also limit the height to 5'.
The applicant asked, quite rightly, "Is this a new requirement in Town? That every fence has an 8" opening at the bottom?" Well, is it? When an ASRB member can't get a massive change in Town regulations created overnight at the Town COWncil, does the ASRB take the matter into its own hands and start creating de facto new regulations that suit their own tastes? Will 5' and then 4' fences be "suggested" over and over and over again with homeowners appearing at three and four meetings before the ASRB until it becomes a requirement?
Unfortunately, we can't be at every ASRB meeting, so who knows what new rules and laws they are creating at their whim! The ASRB, and the regulatory process in this Town, is totally broken.


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Vostok has been sealed off from the surface for 15 million years, fueling eager speculation that archaic organisms might be secluded there. The Russian team plans to retrieve samples of frozen water from the borehole in early 2013 and look for such microbes. Their analysis will offer clues to whether Jupiter's moon Europa or Saturn's moon Enceladus, both of which harbor liquid water locked beneath miles of ice, could also host life. "Vostok is probably our best model" for the ice-covered oceans on other worlds, says John Priscu, a microbial ecologist at Montana State University who studies polar bacteria. "It's one of the last unexplored frontiers."
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Under sail on the Star Clipper
Under Caribbean stars, cruising seems stripped to its essentials. The ship, her masts and, finally, those clouds of sail unfurling in slow motion, gleaming white in warm, inky night.
Then, a faint chord seems to rise like fog from the deck into the salt air, and passengers turn toward the sound. The chorus builds as the main staysail and flying jib fill with Leeward breeze. The voices swell in Vangelis' Conquest of Paradise as the Star Clipper cuts her way through ultramarine waves.
Sail Away is 10 p.m. embarkation day, lifting anchor in St. Maarten and heading for Anguilla. Passengers are up on the Sun Deck as the crew turns winches, coils ropes and hoists sails, all to that rich chorus. It's an elegant, stately show because the Star Clipper, with 16 sails, ties with her sister ship, Star Flyer, as one of the tallest Tall Ships in the world.
The soundtrack to Vangelis' 1492 crescendos with each rise of the sails during this voyage through the Leeward Islands and French Antilles. Every time, there are moments that feel like stepping inside someone's fantasy. In this case, Mikael Krafft's, the Swede who so loved clipper ships as a boy that he vowed to return the bygone beauties to the world's oceans.
Star Clipper lore tells of 12-year-old Krafft sailing his little wooden sailboat alone to the Aland Islands between Sweden and Finland — without telling anyone his plans. He was compelled to see the four-masted barque Pommern, a museum ship in Mariehamn. The lad risked his life sailing 70 nautical miles — 23 on open sea — and again by dodging the guards and shimmying up the Pommern rigging. He survived that day's adventure in 1958 and sailed home determined to bring back the legendary era of sail.
Krafft's three grand clippers are the fulfillment of his vow: Star Flyer, Star Clipper and the massive Royal Clipper. They sail from Greece to Grenada, from Morocco to Martinique. They cross the Atlantic in 14 days.
This Star Clipper voyage is a week's wander among the British Virgin Islands and the French West Indies, a summery respite for winter warriors from the Northern Hemisphere.
"If you've lived through a New York winter, this is painfully appealing," said Randy Palmer of Saratoga Springs, New York. We're on the Star Clipper's Sun Deck as she cuts through the Sir Francis Drake Channel. "If it's not snowing [in New York], it's very cold."
He and his wife Diane Gulbrandsen escape to the Caribbean on the Star Clippers every two years. "If we don't, they come to our house to get us," he joked. This is their sixth cruise with the line since 2003.
"There's something about the Caribbean that never grows old. I can see this," Palmer said, gesturing to a passing catamaran, "every day. To be surrounded by this type of nature. You feel more in it if you're on this size vessel.
"We don't want to be on a big sailing vessel or big cruise ship," Palmer added. "We get more of a feel for the sea on the Star Clippers." Nor is he interested in captaining his own small sailboat in the Caribbean. "I've heard the horror stories."
Star Clipper converts — the line has a 68 percent rate of returning passengers — often cite the size of the ships as the main attraction. Star Clipper holds 170 passengers, with 74 crew.
"It's the intimacy," said Peter Langdon of the Gold Coast, Australia. Their first week in the Caribbean, Star Clipper carried 112 guests; the second week, 145. "On a big ship, to disembark 2,000 people takes half a day."
Langdon and his wife Sue have returned for three more Star Clipper cruises since their first Thailand-to-Singapore trip in 1997. "We have known the hotel manager, the beverage manager and our cabin steward on this ship for 17 years," Sue said. "They're so friendly and efficient."
For many cruisers, Star Clippers are the entry point to the mega-yacht experience. Shipboard life is more casual than some of the luxury lines, with a relaxed dress code and open seating for dinner. Breakfast and lunch are buffets, and officers and crew may sit beside you at any meal.
"I really like when the crew members come and eat with us, and intermingle," said Claire Thayer of Ashaway, Rhode Island, a nine-time cruise veteran on a range of lines. "You don't have that when you're on ships with 2,000 people."
The crew, of course, is from around the world, but it's surprisingly easy for most of them to find a compatriot onboard. My fellow passengers represent 17 countries, with Yankees claiming a bit more than a third of the manifest.
"It's an interesting mix on board," said Linda Williams of Beoley, England, south of Birmingham. "If it were dominated by one nationality, that wouldn't be so good."
Some passengers weary of the tri-lingual announcements in English, French and German, but they're important to keep the shore excursions, shipboard activities and entertainment on track.
Still, if you're expecting naval military precision, best to scale back expectations to island time. It's not unusual to wait in line 45 minutes to board the next tender ashore — longer if the passengers who won't queue pop in front. And last-call tenders late at night, as at Soper's Hole in Tortola, can be a bit iffy. Rescue came when the ship missed one of her crew members.
But as every sailor knows, it's an ill wind that blows no one good. When passengers on the shore excursion to the Baths at Virgin Gorda were told the wrong time to rejoin the tenders, some people grumbled about the hour's wait. But others happily jumped into the ocean at the pier, and sun-starved Briton Linda Williams took the time to drink up the rays.
"I'm quite content to stand in the sun," said the retiree from Birmingham. "I'm on holiday; it's not raining."
This itinerary, round trip from St. Maarten to Anguilla, Virgin Gorda, Norman Island, Jost von Dyke, St. Kitts and St. Barthelemy, is for the ultra-beachcomber. The first four days are all sand, all the time, perfect for sailors who are content with a beach towel, novel, lounger and rum-spiked Painkiller at hand.
"It would have been nice to break up those four days with one port where you could walk around, even if you didn't want to buy anything," said Thayer, a blonde with fair skin. "I can't go and sit at the beach day after day — I'm red enough as it is!"
Shore excursions pick up at the end of the cruise, in St. Kitts and St. Barthelemy, casually called St. Barts. Some head off for the bus tours of St. Kitts, others rattle along on the island's old sugar railway that now hauls tourists.
At posh St. Barts, some passengers roar off on ATVs, others submerge in the Yellow Submarine to admire the sea life. While it's fun to window shop for clothes and jewelry priced at astronomical Euros, my favorite daydream at St. Barths is ogling the yachts tucked into the broad, U-shaped harbor. What must it be like to come aboard one of those leviathans of luxury, welcomed back with a cool towel and obeisance from your staff? A girl can dream.
But soon it's time to snap out of my reverie and head back to Star Clipper, my own little slice of yachting heaven. For one more day, I can still pretend this sleek beauty is mine, all mahogany, brass and those 16 exquisite sails.
Star Clipper ships
The Star Clipper line includes Star Flyer, built in Ghent, Belgium, in 1991; Star Clipper, from the same shipyard in 1992; and the larger Royal Clipper, from Rotterdam, Netherlands, in 2000. The Royal Clipper is only the second five-masted full-rigger ever built, inspired by Preussen, built in 1902.
The ships sail in the Caribbean and Mediterranean, and cross the Atlantic. Rates for a seven-day Caribbean cruise start at $1,993 per person, double occupancy; for a seven-day Mediterranean, $1,575 per person, double occupancy. For more information on Star Clippers, 800-442-0551; www.starclippers.com.


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GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- After taking oath of office as Michigan's 76th District State Representative on Saturday, Winnie Brinks admitted to a crowd of family and supporters that she's an unlikely politician.
The mother of three who has experience running a nonprofit and is part of an employee support organization, said her career has been defined by "small acts of service."
"I have taken a very unusual path to get to this point," she said. "So when this opportunity came up, I wasn't necessarily the person who most people thought of first."
Brinks, 44, took the oath of office on Dec. 8 from Christopher Yates, Kent County Circuit Court judge, at the Grand Rapids Public Schools' administration building.
Brinks unseated incumbent Roy Schmidt. In August, she won the Democratic nomination as a write-in candidate after Schmidt switched parties and attempted to put a fake Democrat on the ballot.
Republican Bing Goei also campaigned as a write-in candidate.
On Saturday, Brinks chose not to talk about the scandal surrounding Schmidt. She cited a quote by Eleanor Roosevelt: "Do one thing every day that scares you."
"And if you like that idea, you should run for office," Brinks joked, prompting laughter from the crowd.
She said her choices have always been formed by an unwavering desire to serve her community. The small acts of service people do every day "are the epitome of public service."
Brinks promised to be diligent in her work in Lansing, and acknowledged that she undoubtedly has a big job ahead of her, mentioning recent contentiousness in Lansing.
"I'm sure I'll have ample opportunity to follow Eleanor Roosevelt's instructions doing one or more things that scare me every day," she said.
After taking her oath, Brinks said a priority when she takes office on Jan. 1 will be to support education, particularly Grand Rapids Public Schools. Having worked with families and students for decades, she feels one of her strengths is advocacy.
"I really feel like I bring that perspective of really knowing what it's like when people are struggling ... And to be able to take that story and those experiences with me to Lansing I think is helpful."
It's not even been six months since she announced her candidacy in June, and Brinks said the support on Saturday, including a standing ovation, was gratifying.
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Can you imagine growing up with four sisters in the same household? -And you being the youngest girl in the family? I can't even begin to express the huge amount of influence they had in my life growing up and me being their "little sister". I have so many fond memories and I'm sure they would agree, all the times I tagged along with them, "watching" me while my mom has busy. As you can see, my sisters became my role models as they took apart of those "motherly duties" when they had too. Throughout my childhood years, I received so much love and guidance from each of them.
As for me, I wanted to be just like them. I looked up to my sisters and watched their every move. They didn't mind it because they could see how interested I was mimicking their ways. -And of course, I loved being the youngest in the family because I didn't want for anything. Having the sisters like I had growing up meant a bond, a friendship that lasts forever. Even til this day, my sisters are still there for me when I need advice or to vent.
When they got married and started a family of their own, I watched them blossom into becoming inspirational women. As they advanced experience with motherhood, my sister's became exceptional mothers to their own children. Watching them care for my nieces and nephews was remarkable to see.
When I was younger, I often wondered how my sisters knew what to do when caring came so naturally for them.
I guess you can say we owe it all to one woman who started it all, our mother. With having six children, I am still ponder on how she did it. Having four children of my own, I realize how stressful things can be to make sure that each of them is loved and care for but can you imagine six. Five girls and one boy.
As many of you might not have known, my mother passed away two months ago from stage 4 cancer. Two years ago we received devastating news about her health. When the doctors told us that my mother had up to 6 months to live, you can only imagine how much sorrow began to grow in our hearts. With treatment and the best quality of care, my mom lived almost two years later.
When my mom's health started to fail that is when my two sisters noticed a sudden change in her quality of life. My devoted sisters took it upon themselves to make sure that our mother received the best care. How do you ask? By never leaving her side. My sisters were dedicated in taking care of our mother. From making sure she was comfortable and pain- free. They transported her to medical appointments, picked up her medication, bathe her, cooked for her, cleaned her home while still keeping her company.
It was two weeks before my mother's death when my oldest sister decided to stay with her 24 hours a day. Not at one time did my sister complain about it. She practically moved into my mother's home and never left her side. Even although she had responsibilities of her own like at home and her job, she knew the importance of being with our mother and wouldn't have it any other way.
You see, my sister's unselfish ways made it possible for my mother's dying wish. My mother requested to remain at her home until her death. The care my mother received from my sisters was phenomenal. They did what most people can't. My sisters are my inspiration. Words can not even describe how much strength was in them during this period of time. -And even at their weakest moments, they showed great strengths to move on and continue.
So with Mother's Day approaching, I was thinking of a way to express my love and appreciation to my sisters, but most of all, celebrate them being amazing moms.
-And since my mom is no longer with us, I wanted to do something special for them to remember some of our mom's favorites.
So when I was shopping at Walmart the other day, I decided to pick up Mother's Day Cards by American Greetings. I found that the American Greetings Mother's Day Cards have the best inspirational words for any mother, especially for my sisters to receive. They had so many cards to choose from. I was also happy to see that American Greetings also offers gift wrap, gift bags and even tissue paper for my Mother's Day Gifts gifts.
It so convenient when shopping at Walmart to pick up all my gift packaging supplies and my Mother's Day Cards at the same time. Before leaving the store, I was still thinking what to give them then a thought came to mind, I instantly thought of my mom's Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies. It was her favorite cookie by far. Chewy chocolate chip and chunks in the center with crispy thin edges. Omgosh they're so yummy! I honestly will say, you can not eat just one.
When I was thinking about adding a special touch to the cookie gift box, I just knew that adding my mother's favorite flower a rose would be heartfelt.
Do you know starting on April 25th on Walmart.com, you can save $2 on any American Greetings purchase of $5 or more? Now that's what you call savings!
With so many ways to package my cookies and since these delicious treats will be taking a flight soon to reach my sisters, I grab a few decorative boxes that I already had on hand. All you will need for this tutorial is a small to medium size round box with cover, and American Greetings Tissue Paper to line your box.
First, I measured the width and length of the box. Being that my cookie gift box is shaped as a circle, I carefully began to cut with scissors my tissue paper. One of the things that you want to make sure of is having have enough tissue paper to cover up your cookies before placing the lid on. I've made that mistake before and ended replacing the tissue paper because it was too short and wasn't covering my tasty treats. -And when working with chocolate, you certainly don't want it to melt on the paper.
So having the tissue paper a tad longer is a good thing.
Once you have your tissue placed in the box it's time to add your cookies. Depending on the size and space inside of your box, you should be able to place in at least a half of dozen cookies. Take each corner of the tissue paper then bring it towards the middle until all four corners are covering your cookies.
Simple right? You can add a special sticker or label onto the tissue paper to keep it from not opening up through its travels. Baked goodies are always hit when a gift was given to my family and friends. They absolutely love receiving a special treat in the mail. Now, don't forget to pick up an American Greetings Gift Bag to give your gift that final touch.
My Moms recipe for Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies brings back so many memories of her baking in the kitchen. It was something that she enjoyed making for her family and of course, we couldn't resist these scrumptious cookies. -And you better believe not one crumb was left on the plate.
You'll be pleasantly surprised that most of the ingredients needed for this recipe you might already have in your pantry.
Another way to celebrate amazing moms is to send chocolate. I mean who doesn't love chocolate? I surely do and not just everyday candy but Dove Promise does it for me every time. I love getting delicious silky smooth chocolate that just melts in your mouth as gifts. They're my favorite chocolates to pick up when I want to spoil myself especially when Mother's Day comes around.
Now when you're making these cookies for your mom or that special woman in your life, make sure you save one, or two for you. You deserve a special treat too! If you have sisters like I do then it's a must to spoil them. When their hearts are unselfish the unconditional love given will never diminish.
For their unique ways shown, my sisters will always be amazing moms to me.
So tell me, on this Mother's Day, how will you celebrate the Amazing Moms in your life?
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Sometimes Life has a way of gaining your trust.
He sticks out his hand and you grab it
without hesitation.
You skip together through fields of wildflowers
as you feel the warm sun on your face.
This is perfect.
This is exactly the way you dreamed this story
would play out.
Life encourages you to relax.
He tells you to lie down and look up
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"They shine for you." he says.
You believe him. And for the first time in a long time,
you don't fear the dark
Maybe the worst is over.
Those nightmares you endured
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"Let's dream again." You whisper to your heart.
Life greets you in the morning with your favorite song.
It's the melody that the birds somehow just knew
when they were born.
This is perfect.
This is exactly the morning you dreamed of
when you endured those nights of mourning.
"Joy will come." Life promised.
And here it was.
Although it was sweeter then you imagined.
Once again Life sticks out his hand and
you grab it without hesitation.
You stroll through cobblestones streets
and quiet alleys
All is well until
It isn't
Life let you down
Once more you find yourself struck by a blow
you never saw coming
Yet here you are
Why would Life bring you here?
You didn't ask for this
And now you are faced with a choice:
Do you stumble away bitter?
Do you pull away and disconnect?
Do you block Life's number?
Do you draw the shades, lock the door
and quit responding altogether?
Do you allow the wind that was knocked out of you
to return to your lungs?
Do you humbly sit cross legged in the midst of the ruins
and let the tears fall?
Do you whisper to you heart "stay soft"?
Do you bravely push past the lump in your throat
to ask questions?
Perhaps its time.
Time to reach into your pocket,
pull out a tattered piece of paper
and pen.
Then ask.
Say "Alright Life. What are you trying to teach me?"
Scream up to the heavens and ask God
"Is there any good that can from of this?"
Then wait.
Take notes.
You'll find that while Life stutters around trying to
explain himself.
God steps in and starts creating.
He's specializes in this.
He's an expert at making beauty
out of mess
You hand Him your ashes and
hear His promise
"I can make something good
out of this."
You believe Him. And for the first time in a long time
you don't fear the dark.
"Let's dream again."
You whisper to your heart.


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The game may still be months away, but the team over at Media Molecule has decided to give us a look at yet another element of gameplay creation in the upcoming LittleBigPlanet 2. It won't just be your own Sackboy or Sackgirl you'll be able to control, but any number of AI-controlled 'Sackbots'.
Besides looking like adorable miniature versions of the regular Sackboy characters, these Sackbots are able to be programmed to flee, follow, or even dance throughout a level. For the player, this means an even larger dimension of gameplay to add to a game already busting at the seams where variety is concerned. Now players will have the chance to take on the role of Dr. Frankenstein, and bring their very own creations to life.
Media Molecule certainly believes in replicating things you love, so this will be especially good news for classic horror fans out there. To get an idea of just how much more depth LBP 2 has in store - or to begin planning your own new levels - check out the featurette below:
With the sheer amount of customization tools being revealed, it's really no wonder the game was delayed into 2011. It's hard to blame MM for wanting to make sure all of the game elements were refined before launch, since that proposition is clearly easier said than done. They've already explained their desire to have players take over the story elements of the game in addition to level design, and now they've added the ability to control secondary characters in the environment. What's next? Open-world environments?
The Bollywood-styled dance number also seems to imply that the Sackbots can be given set animations to run through. So if you've long desired to take over a Hindi film set of your very own, it's time to return your plane ticket and pick up a pre-order. Creation is obviously the biggest priority for the LBP 2 team, which isn't surprising considering how much value they place in simply making something. Perhaps their goal is to familiarize as much of the community as possible with the nuances inherent to game development, and create a new generation of game developers.
LittleBigPlanet 2 looks to expand on nearly everything that the original title sparked, and early signs point to Media Molecules risks paying massive dividends.
Whether you'll be playing, creating, or just getting your dance on, you'll have to wait for LittleBigPlanet 2 to be released exclusively on the PlayStation 3 January 18, 2011.


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(CBS News) BREEZY POINT, N.Y. -- Seventy-one-year-old Breezy Point, N.Y., resident Marie Loprestie is digging through what's left of 7 Gotham Lane -- her home of 34 years.
She's looking for something -- anything -- she can take with her.
"It will help me remember what happened, so I can go on and have this rebuilt and come back," Loprestie says.
More than 100 homes in Breezy Point, a close-knit Queens neighborhood of mostly firefighters and cops, caught fire during the chaos of Superstorm Sandy.
When the flames started Monday night, Loprestie was in her house with two neighbors. First, water seeped in. Then the flames started.
"We thought we could fight it, at least we would have everything we owned," Loprestie says. "But then the fire started coming, and we couldn't fight that."
Breezy Point, Queens looks forward after devastating fire following superstorm Sandy
Congressman's house among those ravaged by Sandy
They sought refuge in a neighbor's house. When that caught fire, they fled to another. All of the houses were lost.
The group finally found refuge at a church.
Today, they try to focus on what they have: their lives.
And the community's spirit is strong. Like most of her neighbors in Breezy Point, Loprestie says she isn't going anywhere.
"I want to be here," she says. "I belong in Breezy. This is our community."
Loprestie digs through the rubble of her house, determined to find something to ease the pain. Her determination is contagious.
"Oh, that's a plate. Oh, you found something," Loprestie exclaims when we pull a plate from the debris. "It's a plate I had in there. I didn't even like it. Thank you, thank you."
One small memory of a life blown apart by a terrible storm.


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The number of new home starts in the U.S. picked up slightly in March but is below the pace from a year earlier, according to a new U.S. Commerce Department report.
Housing starts increased 2.8% from February's level, hitting an annual pace of 946,000 homes, but is 5.9% less than the March 2013 annual rate of just over 1,000,000. Single family home starts increased 6% from February to March, while multi-family units fell 3.1%.
The number of building permits issued, a barometer of future activity, fell in March by 2.4% from February's level, but is 11.2% higher than the level from the same time a year earlier.
New home starts during March rose the most in the Midwest, increasing 65.5% from February's level, while also gaining 30.7% in the Northeast. Activity slowed 9.1% in the South and 4.5% in the West.
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Meantime, a separate report, also released Wednesday, shows industrial production increased 0.7% percent in March after advancing 1.2% in February. The hike was greater than a consensus forecast from economists.
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In March the output of manufacturing rose 0.5%, the output of utilities increased 1% and the output of mines gained 1.5%. Manufacturing makes up 75% of industrial production.
Total industrial production in March was 3.8% above its level of a year earlier. Capacity utilization for total industry increased in March to 79.2%, a rate that is 0.9 percentage point below its long-run average from 1972 through 2013, but 1.2 percentage points higher than a year prior


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Elodea is a concern to Alaska because of its potential to replace native plant species, alter aquatic habitat, impede recreation, and even reduce property values. Elodea can spread easily and re-establish from just a fragment of a plant. Given the high amount of float plane traffic and recreational boating in Alaska, there are plenty of opportunities for Elodea to spread to new locations unless properly managed.
Elodea was first discovered in Alaska in Cordova's Eyak Lake in 1982, and was thought to have been introduced from an aquarium dump. The original infestation was found in an isolated location near Mavis Island, but Elodea has since spread throughout Eyak Lake and into several waterbodies on the Copper River Delta. These waterbodies include McKinley Lake, Wooded Pond, Wrong Way Pond, Martin Lake, Bering Lake, and several ponds and sloughs neighboring Eyak River and Alaganik Slough. Elodea has also been found in several other places throughout Alaska: 2010: Chena Slough in Fairbanks 2011: Sand, DeLong, and Little Campbell Lakes in Anchorage 2012: Stormy and Beck Lakes on the Kenai Peninsula 2013: Daniels Lake on the Kenai Peninsula 2014: Alexander Lake in the Mat-Su Borough 2015: Lake Hood in Anchorage & Totchaket Slough near Fairbanks
A dense underwater bed of Elodea in Martin Lake on the Copper River Delta.
Photo: Kate Mohatt, USFS
For more information and to learn about what is being done to manage Elodea in other parts of Alaska, click on the links below:
VIDEO of the evening meeting on March 3rd taken by the Prince William Sound Science Center is available on our YouTube channel: Elodea Meeting Video.
On March 3rd & 4th, 2015, the Copper River Watershed Project hosted a successful two day meeting and workshop in Cordova that gathered together local and statewide stakeholders to discuss Elodea management in the watershed. On September 9, 2015, we held a second public meeting to discuss Elodea surveys conducted by the U.S. Forest Service during summer 2015 on the Copper River Delta, and an herbicide treatment trial being considered in Wrong Way Pond in 2016. Take a look at the presentations given during each event!
March 2015:
Successful Management & Eradication of Nuisance Aquatic Plants: Lars Anderson
Elodea surveys on the Chugach National Forest: Kate Mohatt
Elodea in the Copper River Watershed: Heather Stewart
Elodea on the Kenai Peninsula and what we're doing about it: John Morton
Ecological Role of Elodea in Lakes and Ponds on the Copper River Delta, Alaska: Gordie Reeves
Invasive species management & the human dimension: Tobias Schwoerer
Sonar Aquatic Herbicide: Andrew Skibo
September 2015:
Elodea in the Copper River Basin: Heather Stewart
Distribution and Ecology of Elodea on the Copper River Delta: Kate Mohatt
Aquatic Weeds and Vectors of Introduction: Mark Sytsma
Sonar Aquatic Herbicide: Andrew Skibo
Report any Elodea that you find on the Copper River Delta and do your part to prevent its spread! Inspect and clean float planes, boats, other watercraft, and trailers if you have been in infested waters.
See our Frequently Asked Questions for more information!
Elodea clings to rocks after being washed over the weir between Eyak Lake and Eyak River in January 2015.
Photo: Danielle Verna, CRWP


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