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Found: Dog
Life on the street is impossible and unsafe for a domestic animal. If you're able to give some days or weeks of comfort and love to a lost or homeless dog, the dog's life is made better by it.
The Sunnyside neighborhood of Winston-Salem, NC, where I live, is a busy, diverse area between the North Carolina School of the Arts and Highway 52. With so many people and so much activity, stray dogs are common.
I spend a lot of time on my front porch. Some mornings, I'll see a dog scurrying past. It might be a female who's had several litters of pups or is still nursing. Her tail is level to her back as she glances carefully and quickly around the road before crossing. Another day, it's an intact male, swaggering down the block looking for a lady dog or a meal. He trots with a relaxed, confident gait and navigates traffic with the savvy of a bike messenger. If I call him, he might give me a sideways glance, but more likely he'll ignore me and move on.
These dogs are feral, or close enough. These are dogs that no one is looking for. They will retire to one of the abandoned warehouse yards where they and their small pack make their home.
Other dogs gallop down the street and dart into traffic without looking, mad with fear and maybe a bit of glee that they are free of whatever fence or wall or tether kept them at home. Usually, these dogs perk up when I call. They often barrel right up to me and stop in a cartoonish tumble, quivering with excitement, eager for a person to be near. It's easy to slip a finger in their collar and check for tags. If the tags are up to date, it's simple enough to get these dogs back home.
Of course, dogs don't always have a collar or identification. Perhaps a gate was left unlatched; maybe the dog bolted after a bath. Sometimes dogs who fear thunderstorms will inexplicably run out into the most brutal weather in terror.
So how do you help a stray dog? Here are a few key points.
I'm obligated to tell you to NEVER APPROACH A STRANGE DOG. If you choose to ignore this warning, as I do on a regular basis, please use common sense. Don't ever corner a dog, and don't assume that it's okay to grab its collar.
Call your local Animal Control immediately. If you're able to approach the dog without risk of injury to yourself, then tethering her with a leash or a length of clothesline to a tree or a fence post will keep her in place until Animal Control can arrive. Provide the dog with water and shade if possible.
Don't assume that every rangy dog you see meandering through your park is abused or neglected. In only a few days, most indoor dogs assume a look of neglect if left to fend for themselves outdoors. Coats mat quickly; paws become cracked from walking on hot asphalt. A few missed meals, and all but the tubbiest will show a little rib on their backs and sides. When I'm tempted to put a found dog in the category of "neglected and abused," I think how my own 12-year-old Akita mix would look to someone who found her wandering. Her hair has fallen out in spots, she needs a nail trim and a bath, and she's a few pounds shy of her ideal weight. In short, she looks pretty bad, but she's well loved and certainly not the victim of the kind of abuse or neglect her shoddy appearance might lead a rescuer to assume.
Finding a dog who really is a victim of abuse or neglect carries complex ethical and legal issues too complicated to discuss here. If you find such a dog, you must talk to your local Animal Control. Even if the dog you found is now safe from his abusers, chances are very high that other dogs are living in that home and Animal Control must be alerted.
What of the healthy, collarless dog? If you have dogs of your own, think carefully about their well-being before you bring a strange dog into your house.
First, get the dog into the car (many times this is as easy as opening the door), or secured with a leash or light rope, and drive or walk him to your nearest veterinary office. Ask a vet tech to come outside and scan the dog for a micro-chip. You may just be a phone call away from a cheerful reunion. If there's no chip, you'll have to do a bit more leg-work. Your options are:
- Take the dog to Animal Control. If you can't house him temporarily, this is the best option. Every Animal Control is overcrowded, and there is no guarantee the dog will find a home. He may even be euthanized. Still, euthanization is a more humane option than returning the dog to life on the street, which comes with the risks of illness and likely a painful death by car or poisoning.
- Take the dog home with you. Give yourself a time limit, perhaps a week or a month, to find the dog's family. If you can afford it, get her into a vet for a general physical and a rabies shot. If you are housing and caring for the dog, then law enforcement considers you its owner and you are obligated in the U.S. to vaccinate against rabies.
- Board the dog. Again, give yourself a monetary or time limit.
Once you have decided how to house your found dog, you'll need to take some action to help him find his family.
- State laws differ, so you'll need to check them out. North Carolina law requires that you report a found dog to Animal Control within 24 hours. You can simply post to a website in most cases. You don't have to take the dog to the shelter, but you are legally obligated to report it. If you have the dog for seven days, you're responsible for its well-being and are considered the owner. If you still have the dog after 60 days, you are obligated by law to license the dog with your local Animal Control.
- Walk him around the neighborhood. Ask your neighbors if they know him. Sometimes dogs will run far from their homes, but usually they are lost just a mile or two away.
- Make a "Found Dog" poster. This is more effective than you might think, as many dog owners are on foot in search of their pet. Write up a general description (such as, large brown dog or fluffy young red dog, as opposed to Chocolate Lab or Chow puppy), and don't use a photograph. Instead, require the seeker to "call to identify" the dog, especially if your foundling is a great-looking purebred or a stocky bully-breed. Post at veterinarians, convenience stores, bars, and parks. Post on Facebook, and e-mail descriptions to your neighbors.
- Many papers will run a free Found Dog advertisement.
- Local news stations often have a Found Pets section where you can post for free. Again, avoid using a very specific description or picture of the dog.
- Your local Animal Control is a great resource. Their website likely has a place to list a found dog, as well as a list of owners looking for their missing canine. You should check this site daily. Many times, owners of missing dogs post a flier at Animal Control, so visit as you are able to check the bulletin board.
- Contact local rescue organizations to put the dog on their waiting lists. If you find the owners, you're not obligated to the rescue organization to place the dog with them, but it's wise to secure a place in line if you can't go through the process of finding her a home yourself.
If all your efforts fail and you cannot locate the owners after a week or two, you must commit. Find the dog a new home, take her to Animal Control, wait for a spot in a rescue or a no-kill shelter, or keep the dog.
Sometimes finding a dog entails a happy reunion for a sad family and a stressed dog. Other times it ends with a dog getting a new owner or, sadly, being euthanized.
In the past twenty years or so, I've cared for about thirty dogs that I found or took in to foster. I've taken some to Animal Control, found homes for others, and turned a few into rescues or no-kill shelters. I've also kept a few of them. Two of my current dogs were foundlings; one appeared on the street where I work and another was in a dumpster off the highway.
Taking in a stray or lost dog comes with the same challenges found with bringing any new pet or person into your home. But sheltering these dogs, even temporarily, provides a deep sense of well-being to the dog that is apparent in her hearty appreciation of a meal and a satisfied sigh when she beds down for the night. No matter what the outcome, it's important to remember that life on the street is impossible and unsafe for a domestic animal. If you're able to give some days or weeks of comfort and love to a lost or homeless dog, the dog's life is made better by it. Dogs often forget harm done to them, but they never forget a time when they were loved.
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"My father steps into a field of lost
sensation, sunflowers, a yellow star"
I had the pleasure of interviewing Beth Copeland about her gorgeous poem "Falling Lessons: Erasure One." The poem is about the loss of her father to Alzheimer's, and was transformed into the above video for Motionpoems by Ahn Vu (it was also featured on PBS Newshour!)
Blood And Water: Illustrating Langston Hughes' 'Rivers'
In 2014 to celebrate Black History Month, NPR Books asked Afua Richardson, an award-winning illustrator who's worked for Image, Marvel and DC Comics, to illustrate something that inspired her. She created this extraordinary video – 50 seconds that perfectly melds the oral, visual, and textual traditions of storytelling into something of pure magic, resonant with historical echoes.
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THE TROUBLE WITH studying good scripts is that they're so good I forget to pay attention to the mechanics of the script.
I had that experience again last week while reading Chinatown by Robert Towne.I hadn't seen the movie for several years and had forgotten many of the details of the story. But as soon as I started reading Towne's script, the visuals began flooding in. Not only the visuals, but even the way Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway delivered their lines. And the tenser the story got, the faster I read.
I couldn't slow down for INT. or EXT. or whose POV it was. After a few pages I could guess the settings from my memories of the movie and just go for the meat instead.
I've been having the same experience this week with The King's Speech and Adaptation. I'm reading The King's Speech online in a pdf I found on Deadline.com and Adaptation.offline, in a book from The Shooting Script series (Newmarket Press). They're both so good I'm devouring them.
I suppose I take it all in on some level—plus the more scripts you read the more natural it all seems and the less you have to sweat the details. But, still. I'm here to learn as well as enjoy.
Now that I'm thinking it through in writing, I think the problem lies in semi-following the standard advice: study a script as you watch the movie. (I haven't watched those three again yet, but I chose the scripts because I'd already seen the movies.) I think the standard advice is extremely sensible. But when I already know and love the movie, I tend to get too lost in the story to study formatting or scene structure.
I think I'll mix it up more from now on. My new theory, as of this minute, is that reading scripts for which I have no prior exposure to the movie will force me to pay more attention in the schoolhouse.
I can start right away with the other half of the Robert Towne book: published by Grove Press, it also contains the script for The Last Detail. Another Nicholson role but one I've never seen.
Should be an interesting experiment. Will the screenwriter cause me to vividly visualize The Last Detail playing out on a movie screen? And will that distract me from the mechanics of the script?
Can't wait to find out.
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Tracking down provenance on the internets is a tricksy task, the trail of mysteries leaves crumbs and eventually someone yells:
Amplification of one's own voice does not make it so, neither does creating a hashtag.
HERE ownership as irl is proven through your holdings:Social real estate, urls, email addresses, message streams and shared documents. Content and promotion fall into the shared spaces where everyone owns this, and we dare you to scream you made it happen by yourself.
That's why we shared this DeploraBall concept and let people know they were free to use any content we produced. Cleverly, we've been actively pitching the idea and giving it away since November 11th.The other blessing, once something is posted on the internet, bleach bit won't help prevent cultural death by the deleted tweet, livestream or posting saved in memoriam.
What's the point? The more you yell you own this and no one else can use it, the more suspect you become.
When your real estate is dwindled down to a lone Twitter account kidnapped by proxy, and your website is a ticketing sales site, forcing you to release press releases via docs on a google drive, you have failed to make your history stick. At some point soon, someone may ask why you're going to deliver images via a dropbox instead of using your facebook or website, unless…
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28 Oct / 10-13 Handstands: Alignment & Balance1
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This day is oriented to everyone who wants to start or is already practising handstands: yogis, dancers, acrobats, crossfit, performers, or any type of movement lover :)
Give the tools to find a 3-10 seconds free handstand off the wall. Depending on the group we could also review pressing techniques.
The level is BASIC & INTERMEDIATE, but advanced practitioners are welcome to join and have fun repeating fundamental exercises, which are always hard and with infinite possibilities for refinement. Come and try ;)
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Building vocabulary for the the basic decoding of washing machines. Creating flows with the the essential elements of the washing machines. To keep it simple, lots of challenging flying fun.
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Base OR fly AND spot: Ninja star, Barrel roll, Four steps, F2H.
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Boris & Nina are yoga and acroyoga teachers that invites to serious playfulness and full presence. With their warm-hearted pedagogy they create an atmosphere where everyone can feel included and ready to explore their potential. Boris and Nina combine their diverse backgrounds from yoga, dance, circus and kung fu and find their common denominator in movement and creativity with a life-affirming attitude. Boris & Nina teach and perform together and are passionated about sharing the bliss of acroyoga wherever they put their feet.
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The San Francisco Geezers — I mean Giants — just re-signed 2Bman Freddie Sanchez for two years at a reported total of $12 million. Well, the price isn't bad, but it sure looks like Sanchez is already well into the decline phase of his career.
Freddie had his career year (I'll give 10-to-1 odds on it) in 2006 at age 28, when he hit .344 and had a .851 OPS. His OPS numbers the last three years have been .785, .669 and .742. His games-played since 2006 have been 157, 147, 145 and 111. He's 32 in 2010.
The long and the short of it is that the odds of Freddie's having two consecutive seasons in 2010 and 2011 in which he is a better than average (or even an average) NL starting 2Bman are extremely slim. In fact, the odds are probably between 25% and 40% that the Giants will have the worst double-play combination (SS and 2B), dollar-for-dollar, of any team in the NL in 2010. In a 16 team league, that's not good.
One thing's for certain. The Sanchez signing does nothing to improve the Giants' two biggest weaknesses on offense: the inability to get on base and the inability to hit for power. In his five seasons as a major league regular, Sanchez has averaged fewer than 27 walks and 8 HRs in 533 ABs per season. Yeesh!
Since the Giants are now set with Sanchez at 2B in 2010 and 2011, I fully expect Brian Sabean to make a run at being the General Manager who gets the honor of overpaying Jason Bay on a five-year contract. At least Bay would provide some punch for the Gints in 2010 and 2011.


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Reed Rat posted a topic in Buy & SellI have a 46 btn Lachenal McCaan Duet for sale. It was re-tuned to concert pitch and re-valved by the Button Box several years ago, hasn't been played much since then. I tried selling this on eBay several times and all I got was complaints about the cost. The Button box tuner said it had a "sweet" tone, but maybe he was just being nice. It sounds better than either of my Crane duets, and I kept it for possibly spare reeds or to do my own Hayden style analysis, but lately I need the money and think it would be better off being played. After reading Jody's comments on safe selling, I have decided to just put it up on eBay or Reverb. Chris


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The battle between television's two favorite fantastical series is upon us. For the first time since FOX's abrupt scheduling change, Fringe and Supernatural will face-off against each other with new episodes. The question must be asked: who will come out on top?
For the past two weeks, Fringe has been dominating the preternatural series front with consistently solid ratings in their new Friday night time-slot. Of course, for those same two weeks Supernatural has not been on the air – until tonight.
After a long hiatus and CW pushing the eventual return date, Supernatural is finally returning to the air with a monster episode that will drop a proverbial bomb on the series mythology and feature the introduction of a nemesis so grand in scale that I'm not even allowed to talk about it until after it airs tonight. With such an exemplary episode, will it be enough to unseat Fringe? The answer may be more complicated than it seems.
While the definitive 'Supernatural' vs. 'Fringe' premise most certainly comes into play, there's going to be much more to this battle than who has more viewers. First off, Fringe is on one of the core television networks. Even when ratings were dropping for the series, it still maintained an average of 4.8 million viewers. Supernatural has never received 4.8 million viewers for any of its episodes, which is unfortunate.
On top of that, the fanbase for Supernatural is not as similar to the fanbase of Fringe as many may think. Fringe is very much an adult male oriented show – yes, I know women watch it as well, but I'm speaking generally. On the other hand, Supernatural has a very large, very dedicated female following – on top of the expected male audience.
For the fans who have to decide whether to watch Supernatural or Fringe, many may chose to watch Supernatural as this is the first returning episode. Additionally, Supernatural doesn't have the post-air episode availability that Fringe does. After its initial air, the only way to watch the episode would be through The CW website (which most viewers aren't aware of), while Fringe has FOX's website and Hulu.
When it comes down to it, the winner won't be the show that has the most viewers - in that respect, Fringe will always win. What will be interesting to see is how Fringe and Supernatural affect each other's ratings and demographics. While these two cult series will most likely find a way to succeed despite their concurrent timeslots, it'll be fun to watch the potential ratings rollercoaster before things finally settle down.
What will I be watching? Supernatural, hands down. Even though I've already seen tonight's episode in advance, there were some special effects that were missing – not to mention the fact that it's the best episode of the entire season. Plus, I'll already be tuned into CW because of Smallville. Sorry, Fringe, but I'm not a big fan of Kitchen Nightmares – maybe if it were more similar to the UK series.
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Ayatollah Seyyed Ahmad Khatami, Tehran's Friday prayer leader, said that Ahmadinejad's message was an "exaggeration".
"It would have been sufficient to simply send a diplomatic message without getting involved in ideological issues," he said, according to semi-official news site Khabar online.
"The counterpart of the president in another country has passed away and naturally our president should send a message of condolence. But in my view, it is not appropriate to deal with ideological issues.
"The president is well aware that such a tribute will provoke reactions in our religious institutes. He could have sent a diplomatic message with no religious connotations."
In his letter of condolence to the people of Venezuela, Ahmadinejad, a staunch ally of the dead Latin American president, said that Chavez was "alive, as long as justice, love and freedom are living".
"I have no doubt that he will come back, and along with Christ the Saviour, the heir to all saintly and perfect men, and will bring peace, justice and perfection for all," he added, according to a translation by The Guardian.
The Iranian president sent the note as the country declared a day of national mourning for "the Latin American anti-imperialist figure". Earlier reports suggested that Ahmadinejad also quoted the Hidden Imam in his note, a messianic figure in Shia Islam.
It is not the first time that Ahmadinejad has clashed with clerics over theological issues. In 2008 he angered Iran's ruling clerics claiming that the Hidden Imam was involved in the daily job of his government and helped guide his foreign policy. He even suggested that Shiite Muslims do not need the clergy to engage with the Hidden Imam.
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Georgetown McDonough Global Social Enterprise Initiative Launches Executive In Residence Program
Leaders from Tides and the Hershey Company to Provide Mentorship to Students, Insights to Initiative
Washington, D.C. – The Global Social Enterprise Initiative (GSEI) at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business has launched a new Executive in Residence program this fall, welcoming Melissa L. Bradley, chief executive officer of Tides, and Edward Martin, director of marketing excellence and corporate social responsiblity insights at the Hershey Company, as Executives in Residence for the 2012-13 academic year.
The Executive in Residence Program is designed to help students and faculty gain direct knowledge and insight from and build deeper relationships with practitioners in the field of social enterprise, while also building the intellectual capital of the Global Social Enterprise Initiative.
"By welcoming Melissa and Ed to the Global Social Enterprise Initiative team, students at Georgetown McDonough will have access to the wealth of experience and knowledge that these two leaders bring with them," said Bill Novelli, GSEI founder and professor of the practice at Georgetown McDonough. "They will connect with our students and show how classroom learning can be applied to create economic and social value."
The Executives in Residence will guest lecture; participate in symposia; hold office hours to meet with students; contribute intellectual content through articles or blog posts; become ambassadors for the GSEI outside of Georgetown; and assist with building the strategy and vision of GSEI.
Melissa L. Bradley
Bradley has a strong track record of creative and innovative leadership and a background as a social entrepreneur. She currently serves as CEO of Tides, a nonprofit organization that actively promotes change toward a healthy society founded on social justice, shared economic opportunity, robust democratic processes, and sustainable environmental practices.
As a social entrepreneur, Bradley has created innovative organizations that focus on sustainable business, social justice, and positive change. She has been the founder and managing director of New Capitalist, an organization that leverages human, financial, and social capital to create economically profitable and sustainable individuals, businesses and communities; founder and former president of Reentry Strategies Institute, the only national criminal justice intermediary explicitly focused on reentry; founder of The Entrepreneurial Development Institute, an international non-governmental organization serving youth ages 7 to 21 that acts as a catalyst for permanent social change, economic development, and community empowerment; and founder of Positive Impact, a collaborative initiative to promote diverse voices and vision within independent media.
Bradley also has served as a senior adviser to the Center for American Progress and as a regular consultant to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation on Family Economic Security and Civic Engagement. She formerly is a senior strategist for Green For All, where she created the Capital Access Program and assisted in the creation of the Energy Efficiency Opportunity Fund and the Green Jobs Award Program. Her prior work experience also includes serving as vice president at UBS in the Private Client Group and as a financial regulatory affairs fellow with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, where she researched the impact of welfare reform and micro-enterprise lending on the financial industry. Additionally, Bradley was selected as a Soros Justice Fellow for her innovation in the area of criminal justice.
She currently is an advisor to Renewal 2 Investment Fund and holds board positions with ideas42 and Grist, and previously with CFED, Green America, Hitachi Foundation, the Tides Network, and Tides Foundation. An alumnus of Georgetown University, she serves as a senator on its Board of Governors. She holds a B.S. in finance from Georgetown's McDonough School of Business and an MBA with a focus on marketing from American University.
Edward Martin
Ed Martin is the Director of Marketing Excellence and Corporate Social Responsibility Insights at The Hershey Company. He also operates in various roles supporting global causes around the world, including pro-bono CMO to the Chamber of Commerce, Business Civic Leadership Center, and Global Diaspora Initiative for State Department and USAID.
He serves as chair of the Research and Measurement Council of the Association of National Advertisers and has been elected to the Executive Board of Congressional Coalition for Adoption Institute and the advisory board of the Global Management Challenge.
Additionally, Martin is co-founder of Pause to Support a Cause and Research Without Limits, and has held key positions in other Fortune 500 organizations including The Kellogg Company, Coca-Cola, Citigroup, and Ford Motor Company.
Martin has served as an advisor to the Millennium Project and the Ambassador of Uganda, as well as on many advisory boards or in advisory roles through the years including with the Health Store Foundation, Malaria Foundation, Health People in the S. Bronx, and the Harvard AIDS Prevention Project.
Martin also co-chaired the 2010 Parade All American Volunteering Initiative at the White House and has been elected to Marketing Committee of Make a Wish Foundation. He holds a B.A. in psychology from the University of Michigan Dearborn and an MBA in marketing from Wayne State University.
About the Global Social Enterprise Initiative
The Global Social Enterprise Initiative at Georgetown's McDonough School of Business aims to prepare current and future leaders to make responsible management decisions that yield both economic and social value. Through practical training for global business leaders, the initiative advocates for transformative solutions to the world's significant challenges in health and well-being, economic growth, the environment, and international development. Learn more at http://socialenterprise.georgetown.edu.
About Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business
Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business provides a transformational education through classroom and experiential learning, preparing students to graduate as principled leaders in service to business and society. Through numerous centers, initiatives, and partnerships, Georgetown McDonough seeks to create a meaningful impact on business practice through both research and teaching. All academic programs provide a global perspective, woven through the undergraduate and graduate curriculum in a way that is unique to Washington, D.C. – the nexus of world business and policy – and to Georgetown University's connections to global partner organizations and a world-wide alumni network. Founded in 1957, Georgetown McDonough is home to some 1,400 undergraduates, 1,000 MBA students, and 1,200 participants in executive degree and open enrollment programs. Learn more at http://msb.georgetown.edu. Follow us on Twitter @msbgu.


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Saturday, December 18, 2010
the last week. [and] it's only six and a half, now.
one could certainly say that "the usual" is going on around here.
well - with "the usual" being the understanding that we've now passed the One Week mark before Christmas.
so, so much, hmm?
there's the cold.
and the glitter. uh - that would be the literal (kid, crafty) glitter, friends - not the hobnobbing, best dress, tame your dreads, sans kids, fancy wine glasses and white linen sort of glitter...
and the winter-time glasses of wine
and the lunching--only in order to refuel and think and cross things off your list in the late afternoon.
there's the teeheeing that comes with excitement and glee and being so excited to shower the Beloveds
and thread. Surely everyone is intimately familiar with thread, this time of year?
squishy packages of luscious wool socks. (Claiming: I will learn to knit before this time next year. Handmade, heavenly wool socks for everyone!! dammit.)
and peppermint bark.
and white chocolate covered pretzels - er, that have all been eaten before they even made it near the neighbor's plates.
there's The Lists,
and the checking things twice,
and the additions,
and the "oooh's, but I forgot this",
and the "Dang!, I didn't plan to spend that much on that...."
and the "Wait, just one more present for my lovely friend..."
and Bing and Perry and Elvis and Nat and Lou croonin' through the house from the kitchen counter
and "Can I open a present, Mama? Pleeeeeeease? How 'bout two?"
and rum-pum-pum-pumming
and flannel nighties that are worn all day
and scissors and tape and tape and tape
and four new rolls of pretty paper (but it's so pretty)
and new boots that cost waaay too much and are are s'posed to be for a Solstice present
and boutique shopping
and rooms only lit by the magic of the Yule tree lights
and new fleece things
and tinkling things
and picking out new Santa jammies to be opened on Christmas Eve
and eggnog
and two-day shipping
and thoughts of homemade pralines and butter toffee
and french milky soaps
and promised snowflakes
and family time
and oh.
you know just what I mean, don't you?
:) I do love this wonderful life we've been given,
indeed I do.
13 comments:
- Anonymous12/18/2010 9:00 PM
I know exactly what you mean...it's divine. xoxoReplyDelete
i trust that i will know what you mean next year :)ReplyDelete
Love your post. There is much to be said about wearing your jammies all day (we're big fans). We also get new jammies for Christmas Eve. I've done it for a couple of years but it seems to be immensely popular and the kids really get into selecting theirs. Merry Christmas to you and your family from our WV family.ReplyDelete
You forgot the swearing. Or that may just be at my house.ReplyDelete
Just totally love this post - you have the brilliant knack of summing things up so well!!!ReplyDelete
What a gift you are - to your beloved family ... yes. But to your dear readers as well. I can now say quite assuredly that the spirit of the season has filled me up after reading this post!!!ReplyDelete
Bountiful blessings to you :0)
Yes, know just what you mean. Delicious!ReplyDelete
I am new to your blog having stalked you from your comment on mine a couple of weeks ago. I am so excited to find another cool Mama homeschooling and finding the positive every day. It's good to met you, Stephanie,and I will be reading your back posts over the festive season.ReplyDelete
and oh, indeed :-)ReplyDelete
That's my kind of list, including the socks. (I have some kind of terror of 5 needles at once)
I just need to add - get extra twinkly lights for our tree. Not enough twinkling for me at the moment.
Yes I do know what you mean. :)ReplyDelete
I was talking to my kids about their favorite Christmas traditions (so it can feel Just Right, you know?) and two of them said how they love the tradition of opening one present before bedtime. I thought, "Crap!" because their presents are all purchased/made, wrapped and under the tree... and money is tight. Ahhh. I found something. I hope that they will be happy with it. :) But I have a GREAT idea for next year's night-before-Christmas present!! ;)
A wonderful post, indeed!ReplyDelete
I'm thinking about learning to knit. I'd love to give Michael & Benjamin hand-knit goodies for Solstice next year!
I wonder if 2011 will be the year?
And everything else...oh, yes, I DO know what you mean! Love & warm hugs to you all...
By far my favorite post you've ever done. You are my favorite blogger in the whole bloggy world. Solstice blessings to you and yours. Oh, and I keep meaning to mention to you a few things I thought your kids may enjoy- the main one being this book I found on Amazon called Wreck This Journal. It's going to be under our tree this year. Seems like something your kiddos might enjoy.ReplyDelete


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The Writers' Police Academy was a full service venue. We learned all about plaster casts, fingerprinting, alternate light sources, police dogs, fires, gravesites/crime scenes, police snipers, jails...
The list goes on and on.
I wouldn't have missed it for the world and I can't wait til next year!!!!!
Thanks again to Lee Lofland and his band of merry volunteers.
Thanks to all the official personnel who gave their time and explained their techniques.
Thanks for all the hands on experience.
Thanks to the police volunteers who drove us around. (Hi, Bunny!)
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Quantachrome Opens Southeast Asia Office
April 16, 2002
Quantachrome Instruments recently announced the establishment of its Southeast Asia office in Singapore. The new office will expand service and support to customers and distributors in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. Also announced was the appointment of Mohammad Zulkiffli as manager, Southeast Asia region. The opening of a Singapore support operation recognizes the growing opportunities in Southeast Asia and signifies Quantachrome's commitment to supporting customers throughout the region. By virtue of its central location and excellent infrastructure, Singapore is the ideal location to provide rapid and efficient support to Southeast Asia customers.
Additional information on Quantachrome's products and services can be found at http://www.quantachrome.com.


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Dreamwall would like to thank Lynne Tomlinson, for sharing with us, these fantastic photographs of her final installation of Dreamwall's white brick wall.
Lynne opted to use the Dreamwall's white brick for her stylish chic cheshire set kitchen. The final results are impressive, a great example to show how the faux brick panels can be installed on a slight curved wall.
Lynne made sure her builders used extra screws to keep it in place, but the overall result is stunning. A real cheshire set stylish kitchen.
To see more of the stone panel brick work range please click here http://www.dreamwall.co.uk/brickpanel.html


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New Health Care Act Bars Physicians From Building New Physician Owned Hospitals
Physician owned hospitals, POHs, have taken a financial hit by the newest update of the Affordable Health Care Act of 2010. The update essentially states that physicians can no longer build new hospitals. Those physicians who already own hospitals are now faced with a new investment report form that must be filled out and returned to the Medicare Centers Services. The form is designed as a tool to meet transparency documentation standards. POH opponents of the new requirements claim their ownership issues and the ban on any new startup hospitals only benefit not-for-profit hospitals.
Seek Legal Exemption From Affordable Act Restriction
You are allowed under the new rule to expand your facility's capacity if your physician-owned business qualifies as a high Medicaid practice or as an applicable hospital that meets CMS codes. Request your facility's exemption from the Act's restriction so that you can take advantage of this exception clause.
Initial Ownership Investment Report Form
You are now also required to submit a new form, CMS-855POH, which replaces the CMS-855A attachment form that you filed in the past when submitting your Initial Annual Ownership Investment Report. CMS wants you to continue monitoring the Physician Self-Referral Website so that you can be aware of the current extended time and revised deadline to submit your annual ownership report.
High Second Revenue Stream Fees
Doctors are paid professional fees for services rendered. However, the financial gains are increasingly higher when they use their own facilities for services such as surgery, bed occupancy, length of stay and other after care ancillary services associated with inpatient care. These revenue fees are referred to as second revenue stream,
At the heart of the contention is the feeling expressed by physicians that the new health care rules are favorable only to not-for-profit hospitals. The physicians who own hospitals say the not-for-profits will gain most of the second revenue stream profits, according to a Forbes Magazine article written by David Whelan on April 5th of this year.
Referring Your Patients To Your Hospitals
Advocates for physician owned homes want to also build their own hospitals and use them for referral purposes rather than referring their patients to not-for-profit hospitals. Second revenue reimbursement fees go straight into the bank accounts of POHs when they have ownership of their own hospitals. While you cannot build more hospitals, according to the law, simply take advantage of the CMS offer and request an exemption for your current POH operations. Make sure that you have the required proper documentation to qualify for an exemption.
For more information about physician owned specialty hospitals, contact a company like Nueterra.


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Hi everyone and welcome to my Designer inspiration for the month of April.
Today I am sharing with you an image from one of the Masculine sections over at MHKDesigns called Dear Dad. There are several great images and sentiments in this set that work great for Father's Day.
I wanted to go with a Retro grunge feel to this card. After I colored in the images, I used a stitch die cut to frame my image. I then stamped the a few grungy dots on various parts of the card.
I adhered the framed image to some polka dot paper and added some washi tape. I Outlined the washi tape using a distress crayon - Black Soot.
Thanks for stopping by!


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Modified Vehicles
Vehicle owners may modify their vehicle for improved efficiency, or to reduce running costs and emissions. Modifications can be broadly classified in three categories:
- Structural modifications include changes to the vehicle form, such as lightweighting and aerodynamic drag reduction.
- Mechanical modifications involve changing the way a vehicle operates, through upgrade or replacement of key components such as engines and transmissions.
- Alternative fuel conversions involve modification of conventionally fuelled vehicles to operate on other fuels, such as LPG, natural gas or electricity.
Vehicle Standards and Legislation
The standard of vehicles on South Australian roads is set by the Road Traffic (Vehicle Standards) Rules 1999 under the Road Traffic Act 1961. Vehicle standards apply to motor vehicles, trailers and combinations operating on roads and road-related areas. Standards are generally related to the Australian Design Rules (ADRs).
Heavy vehicles
Modifications to heavy vehicles are set out under a National Code of Practice published as a Vehicle Standards Bulletin, with the intent of assuring continued compliance with applicable ADRs.
The Code of Practice provides advice for those performing modifications on procedures that, if followed, result in ongoing ADR compliance.
Light vehicles
Low emission modifications to light vehicles typically include alternative fuel conversions, most commonly to LPG or electricity. The Australian Government offers a significant rebate for LPG conversion. The South Australian Government also provides detailed information specific to electric vehicle conversion.
This page provides an overview only. Click here for up to date details on vehicle standards in South Australia.


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By Ana Rodriguez-Soto
Catholic News Service
MIAMI (CNS) -- He taught Fidel Castro. And then his former student forced him to leave Cuba.
But Jesuit Father Amando Llorente -- who at one point conceived of creating a religious order of sheepherders -- gathered his sheep once more in exile, re-establishing the Agrupacion Catolica Universitaria in Miami.
He spent the rest of his priestly ministry "forming Catholics for the church," as he put it, in a paraphrase of Cuban patriot Jose Marti's line that "whoever would build a homeland must build up men."
Father Llorente, 91, died in his sleep April 28 in his home overlooking Biscayne Bay -- the John Paul II Retreat House where Agrupacion members meet, a place where people are welcomed by a statue of St. Peter the fisherman casting his nets.
His funeral Mass was scheduled for May 3 at Miami's Gesu Church.
The Agrupacion, or ACU as it is known, is a Christian life community for men who are university graduates and professionals. Its spirituality is based on Jesuit formational principles and Marian consecration. Its goal is to help members attain a Christian balance of professional work, prayer, family life, social life and apostolic service.
Founded in Cuba in 1931, the Agrupacion had been Father Llorente's lifework since he took over as spiritual director in 1952, when its founder died. The group now has chapters in Orlando, Washington, Atlanta and San Juan, Puerto Rico, and its membership is not limited to Hispanics.
Through the Agrupacion, Father Llorente touched not just the men who were members but their families as well.
"We knew that Father Llorente was not eternal, but how sad was the news!" said Clarita Baloyra of Miami. "And what joy for him, to return to the Father the way St. Ignatius did, just as he wanted."
"For our family, Padre Llorente played so many roles: father, grandfather, priest, spiritual director, friend," said Mariano Perez. "Yesterday, our 8-year-old daughter said she had lost one of her best friends and that is the truth. He truly was Christ, in all these different roles, among us and brought our family so much closer to him."
Father Llorente was born in Mansilla Mayor in the Leon region of Spain, on Aug. 24, 1918. He attended the Jesuit high school in Carrion de los Condes de Palencia and, following the example of his older brother, Segundo, who was a Jesuit missionary in Alaska, entered the Jesuit order after graduation.
After completing his philosophy studies in Burgos, Spain, he was sent to Cuba to teach at the famed Colegio de Belen, from 1942 to 1945. That is where he met a high school student named Fidel Castro.
Some believe the two maintained a correspondence even after exile, but Father Llorente remained mum on the subject. He preferred, he said, "to make history and let others write about it."
He left Cuba to continue his theology studies at the Pontifical University of Comillas in Madrid and Heythrop College in London, where he was ordained a priest on Sept. 8, 1948, the feast of Our Lady of Charity.
Assigned again to Cuba in 1950, he was slated to be named principal of Belen when the plans changed and he was assigned instead as director of the Calvary Retreat House in Havana.
Forced to leave Cuba in 1961, he continued serving as director of the Agrupacion and of the John Paul II Retreat House until his death.
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