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Advice that works in Alzheimer's care, dementia care and for dementia professionals.
1. What is the Difference Between Alzheimer's and Dementia
Learn more about Alzheimer's, dementia, and memory tests.
2. Dementia Care
Learn more about the role of reassurance, end of life issues, and dementia care.
3. The Secret of Getting a Person Living with Alzheimer's to Take Shower
Learn more about how to get a person living with dementia to take a shower or bath; and, how to better understand your loved one.
4. Alzheimer's Communication Tip -- Touching Foreheads and Kindness
Learn about the importance of touch and tactile communication in dementia care; and, how to connect and communicate with a person living with Alzheimer's.
5. Dementia Patient Wears the Same Clothes Over and Over
After he retired from his life of white shirts and ties, he wore a full rainbow of golf shirts and owned more cardigans than Mister Rogers. But if you'd met him late in his dementia, you'd invariably see him in a stained plaid shirt and baggy, wrinkled gray trousers -- day after day after day.
6. Dementia Patients Can Deceive Others to the Distress of Their Caregiver
One of the things that can be really hurtful to caregivers is the ability of their loved one living with dementia to change behavior like a chameleon changes colors. This can be embarrassing, frustrating, and disconcerting. Also read about how dementia can alter relationships in families.
7. Water is Invisible and Disconcerting to Dementia Patients
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8. 16 Ways to Get a Dementia Patient to Eat More Food
Alzheimer's and dementia patients often eat less, and have difficulty eating, because of problems like chewing, swallowing or digesting food. What color is your plate?
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Phantom of the Reptile
by Beth LaBuff
A seashore near the ocean where
The breakers scattered foam,
A turtle dwelt with two small friends—
The sandy beach their home.
"Benevolence"—their motto,
A Marine Society
Of turtle, clam, and hermit crab—
Companions by the sea.
The turtle's shell – beguiling—
Chartreuse with flecks of puce,
But flawed, she had a seal-leak,
Her shell, a trifle loose.
Her leak issues let in a draft
When ocean breezes blew,
The gusts that wafted 'round felt like
El Niño coming through.
Just two weeks past the little group
Ceased daily occupation,
They gathered with the turtle for
Her birthday celebration.
They all partook of birthday cake—
Some kelp steeped in sea brine,
To celebrate her sixty years.
(In turtle years, that's nine.)
The turtle then proceeded to
Unwrap her gifts as planned.
The clam presented turtle with
A coarse brown grain of sand.
The sentiment read, "Keep this sand
Positioned near your heart,
In time your irritations change—
A pearled work of art.
Inside her shell she tucked the sand,
Though contact wasn't pleasant.
Then hermit crab, with shifty eyes
Presented her his present.
To her surprise the second gift
Opened that afternoon,
A shiny sleek harmonica
To play a turtle tune.
With cake and presents finished,
They bid each one farewell.
Two special gifts from two rare friends
Were tucked within her shell.
'Twas later on that evening
She basked in ocean's breeze,
Then noise issued within her shell,
A harsh and jarring wheeze.
It gave the turtle such a fright
A rasp sprang from her beak,
It sounded somewhat like a "Phbiss!"
That's turtle-speak for "Eek!"
Well mercy me! the turtle thought.
Her turtle eyes grew wide.
She bravely sought the noise's source,
She pulled her head inside.
The jarring, wheezing dissonance,
Refusing to be quelled,
Chords ebbed and flowed around inside
And echoed in her shell.
The discord and cacophony
Had left the turtle daunted.
And in her mind she was convinced
Her turtle shell was haunted!
Her head and turtleneck popped out
For what was she to do?
Her quandary was astounding,
Put her in a turtle stew.
Afraid to tuck her head inside
Where once it used to dwell,
She thought perhaps she'd hire one
To exorcise her shell.
A fortnight since her birthday,
And two weeks since she'd slept,
She had a plan to use the clam.
Herself— she was inept.
The clam, squeezed in her turtle shell
Armed with a D-Cell light,
He hoped to find the origin
Of turtle's awful plight.
Then what he found inside her shell,
The noise secret—unlocked.
He couldn't wait to tell her,
Was sure she'd be shell-shocked—
'Twas through her leaky turtle shell
When wafted airy breeze,
It blew through her harmonica
And made the breathy wheeze.
The hermit crab confessed his scheme,
He'd coveted her shell.
He hoped she would evacuate,
Give him a place to dwell.
The turtle, though a trifle mad,
Revenge did not demand.
To show 'twas no hard feelings,
Gave him her grain of sand.
Benevolent Society—
Was weighed—found to be wanting.
The hermit crab, sand in his shell,
Still for a new one—hunting.
Thou shell not covet thy neighbor's house.
Exodus 20:17
(paraphrase and emphasis mine)
written for a FaithWriters.com writing Challenge
Topic: "Eek!"
© Beth LaBuff -- March 2010

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At 16 weeks pregnant, I had hoped I would be feeling better, but alas, the exhaustion and nausea that has plagued me since about week 4 was ever present. We started our trip with the firm understanding that there wasn't much I was going to be able to do much and my husband would have to take the bulk of chasing our sub-5 year old through the waterparks.
We stayed at the River's Edge resort and it was perfection. Unless we visit in the middle of winter, we will be coming back to this place for many years to come. I was a bit nervous when we pulled up as there was a group of young 20-something girls in bikinis outside the main office smoking and drinking. I thought, oh god. What am I exposing my young boy to?? We made our way to our room which was somewhat like a studio apartment with a kitchenette, dining room table, two full-size beds (yikes... for those marrieds who are used to a king, a full-size bed may as well be a twin), couch, full bath and cable TV. What more do you need, right? The only negative about this place were the beds. They were pretty hideous. Both the hubs and I woke up with stiff backs every morning and despite our efforts to stuff the edge of the bed with pillows our wild child sleeper did fall out of bed and bonk his head on the end table one night.
On our first night, we decided to take the kiddo down to the river for a swim. I was happy to see TONS of families with small children so I know we didn't end up at some crazy frat party resort. Jack had a blast swimming and jumping in the river- we had a hard time dragging him out!
The next two days to follow were full days at the waterparks. Day 1 was Noah's Ark (and my personal favorite) and day 2 was at the Kalahari Resort. I spent most of my time hanging out in the lazy river and also doing a little child chasing as the kiddo hit the kids areas of these parks (which are actually quite expansive). I had a hard time keeping up with him. The boys had an absolute blast which was fun to watch. I HIGHLY recommend renting a cabana. It was so nice to have a place to rest out of the sun, a secure place to lock up our items and someone waiting on you. We didn't have one at the Kalahari as the prices were outrageous, but I secretly wished we did.
|Kalahari slide- this was Jack's favorite of the weekend.
|Where I was when I was not on the lazy river.
|Chillaxin in the cabana
|Lazy river!
|My boys.
It turned out to be one of the best family vacations we have ever been on. It may have even trumped Disney *gasp* at least according to Jack. He said to me last night, "Mommy, I like Wisconsin Dells better than Disney." Perhaps it was all the waiting in lines? Not enough time spent swimming? He was too young to truly enjoy the magic of Disney? Hopefully, he will change his mind as we are planning to go back in a few years. Needless to say, this vacation was a little bittersweet as it may just be the last time we have a vacation with just the 3 of us.
I ended the weekend on a fabulous note by seeing the NKOTB concert with my sister and sister-in-law! As always, it was a trip back to the past with Boys 2 Men singing "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye" (which I believe was sung at my high school graduation), watching hottie Nick Lachey strut around (although I found their set to be a bit boring) and of course NKOTB bringing me back to age 13. SO much fun!
|My sisters
|Having a beer on my behalf :)
|NKOTB! I couldn't get a good picture for the life of me.
On another note, the pregnancy is going well. Despite my illness, at my checkup this week my blood pressure is good, urine is clean (aka, not spilling any protein or sugar), I have only gained 10 lbs so far (no thanks to my neverending nausea and lack of desire to eat anything whatsoever) and baby's heart is thumping away in the 150's.
|16 weeks from the front
|16 week belly from the side
P.S. I'm actually 17 weeks as of yesterday... just a little behind on my blogging. Just 2 weeks until we find out- pink or blue!


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Awful. Really bad. We stopped off here one night to entertain one of our workmates who had jetted up from down south, as she does a lot, and was headed back to the hotel for another evening in.
Bad choice. First of all it's noisy, the decor is plain, uninspiring, and a multitude of different chairs and tables, and the distinct lack of staff looking around didn't add to our hopes. Plus it's all smoking.
We ordered some nice wine (common theme!) and we had two hamburgers and one chicken thing, and a sharing plate of humous and breads to start.
The humous arrived, after a long wait, and looked very much like half a tub of Tesco's own brand (which is actually rather nice!) and with a single, slightly toasted pitta bread sliced in strips.
Oh dear, and so it continued. The mains arrived and the chicken was so cooked it was a brick, whereas the burgers (hand made) were about the size of an eight year olds palm but swamped in this huge square ciabatta bun – I jest not on the size, you could have fitted three burgers in the bun. Upon slicing the burger open there were distinct patches of red throughout. I found it hard, but I complained.
I questioned the waiter nearby, "Is this the right size of your burgers?"
"Yes sir."
"Is it supposed to have red bits inside?"
"No sir. Do you want me to get another one cooked?"
At this point, and thinking on the wait ahead, I said "No thanks, it doesn't look that good."
So I ate everything else on the plate and left this pitiful excuse for a burger. When the waitress finally came to take our plates and leave the bill she asked if everything had been all right, "well no actually."
"Oh, what was wrong sir?"
"The chicken was hugely over cooked, the burger was tiny and it had red patches throughout."
Okay…this is the bit that got me…
"Oh sir, it's like that, it's to do with the way the meat was hung."
Awful experience, I really wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Go somewhere else much nicer, cheaper, and with larger portions and cooked food!


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IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe someone who is a good parent
IELTS Speaking Part 2:
Describe someone who is a good parent
You should say:
- Who the parent is
- How you know the parent
- What the parent looks like
- And explain why you think the parent is good.
Ok right then, off the top of my head, the parent I'd like to talk about is the mother of a good friend of mine, and the reason for choosing to talk about her is that my friend is always going on about how lucky he is to have such a nice mum. And from what I know about her, I'd say he's absolutely right.
Anyway, as for how I know her, well it's basically due to the fact that I went to the same middle school as her son. And because we became pretty good friends, we ended up seeing quite a lot of each other's parents, especially during the holidays when we often went over to each other's homes.
And regarding what his mother looks like, well interestingly enough, she actually looks pretty similar to my own mother, because they both have quite round faces and long wavy hair. Having said that, I've noticed that my friend's mother often ties her hair up in a bun whereas my mother usually always keeps it down. And another thing to mention would be that whenever I see her, she always seems to be wearing red clothes, which I guess is probably because red suits her quite well.
But anyway, finally then, with regard to why I think she's a good parent, well I'd say there are quite a few reasons, one of which would be that she's always been very supportive to her son. And just to give you an example, when he wondered what major to study at university, he ended up choosing music. And his mother gave him her full support, which is probably not what many other parents would have done, as music doesn't really leave open a lot of career choices.
And I think it's fair to say that nowadays, a lot of parents persuade their children to do things which they think are best for them, but my friend has said that his parents have never been like this with him, especially his mother. So I kind of get the impression that she's never forced him to do anything against his will, and has always let him make his own decisions, which I think's really great.
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August 27, 2015 – United States Of America Has The Highest Rate Of Mass Shootings & Gun Ownerships In The World
America has the highest rate of mass shootings in the world because of the 'dark side of exceptionalism', a study has claimed.
University of Alabama criminologist Adam Lankford discovered The United States has experienced five times the number of mass shootings in the last 50 years than any other country – and says the 'cultural propensity for violence' is to blame.
There were 291 documented mass shootings in the world between 1966 and 2012, with 90 (31 per cent) occurring in the United States.
The Philippines, with 18 mass shootings between 1966 and 2012, was second, followed by Russia (15), Yemen (11), and France (10).
Lankford outlined several factors that he believes have caused this, including:
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• And what Lankford calls the 'the dark side of American exceptionalism'
Lankford also believes the failure of the US health care system to treat mental illness is partly to blame, but is not a entirely a factor in itself.
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Kyle Ashley, Ph.D.
Dr. Ashley is a postdoctoral fellow studying the petrology of metamorphic and magmatic systems. His work is interdisciplinary, with an emphasis on understanding the evolution of metamorphic and igneous terranes. Dr. Ashley utilizes the physical and chemical properties of minerals, thermodynamics, microstructures, and computational modeling to assess the environment under which rocks are formed, from early burial, to peak heating, to exhumation to the Earth's surface. He aims to assess fluid, temperature, pressure and stress evolution throughout the temporal history of a rock in order to understand deformation, metamorphic and igneous processes in a variety of tectonic environments.
Dr. Ashley is currently a Jackson School of Geosciences Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Texas at Austin. He received his Ph.D. from the Department of Geosciences at Virginia Tech in May of 2015.
James Brown, Ph.D., M.S.
Dr. James Brown is a pioneer in online course development in science. He has been dubbed the "Godfather of Online Science" and recently has been designated One of the Top 40 Innovators in Education by the Center for Digital Education. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in microbiology from the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University and an additional M.S. in Health Sciences from New Jersey City University. His is a former director of microbiology for Roche and an Assistant Commissioner of Health for New Jersey overseeing the Division of Public Health and Environmental Laboratories. He is a former dean of Science, Engineering, Health Sciences and Human Performance for Ocean County College that became an East-coast powerhouse for online science course development with over 14 unique online science courses.
He is president of James W. Brown Associates LLC which develops online science courses for colleges and universities with a special focus on the pre-nursing science courses of Anatomy and Physiology, Microbiology and Chemistry which are all designed using Hands-On Labs LabPaqs and LabBridge as the foundation for the laboratory experience. He developed the Online Science Laboratory Series for the Sloan Consortium (now named the Online Learning Consortium) in the Spring of 2014 which helps train science faculty and instructional designers in how to develop online courses in science. Dr. Brown teaches science totally online at California State University at San Marcos, Colorado Christian University, American Public University, Unitek College, City University of New York and Gwynedd Mercy University.
Geralyn Caplan, Ph.D.
Dr. Geralyn M. Caplan is a professor of Biology at Owensboro Community and Technical College where she has been teaching anatomy and physiology since 2001. She holds degrees from Western Kentucky University (EdD), University of Illinois (M.S.), University of Southern Indiana (B.S. Science Education), and Northern Illinois University (B.S. Biology). Her post-doctoral dissertation was entitled "Comparative analysis of student achievement & retention in traditional and online first-semester anatomy & physiology courses."
Mildred V. (Midge) Hall, D.A.
Dr. Hall taught some of the first online chemistry courses in the State of Ohio, starting in 2001. Midge is currently a chemistry lecturer at Northern Kentucky University and has created an online version of the NKU Physiological Chemistry course. She strives to make chemistry accessible while holding students to appropriate standards and has been supported in this endeavor by her training as a Quality Matters reviewer, her many years spent serving on the Ohio Transfer Assurance Guidelines panel for General Chemistry and serving as Chair of Assessment of Student Learning at Clark State Community College. She started her career as a lecturer at the DuBois campus of the Pennsylvania State University, then became a full-time faculty member at Clark State Community College in Springfield, OH in 1994, retiring as a Professor of Chemistry in 2016. Dr. Hall holds a Doctor of Arts in Chemistry from Middle Tennessee State University and a B.S. in Biochemistry from the University of Pittsburgh.
Erica Kipp, M.S.
Professor Erica Kipp began her career at The New York Botanical Garden researching plants for novel compounds with medicinal value as part of natural product drug discovery programs. While at the Garden she also coordinated botany education courses and organized medicinal plant seminars. Professor Kipp served as the Director of Biology Laboratories at Pace University for over a decade and has been teaching in higher education for over 15 years, teaching environmental science, ecology, and general biology among other courses. A pioneer in hybrid and online courses, Professor Kipp introduced the first online lab-based course at Pace University, earning grants in order to support the pedagogy studies and publish her research on 'how students learn science online.' Professor Kipp remains on faculty at Pace University and is currently on special appointment for Environmental Science at Norwalk Community College. In addition to pedagogy publications, Professor Kipp has published her research in cytotoxicity of medicinal plants and plant response to climate change.
Jody Klann, M.S.
Jody Klann has been teaching in the community college/university system for just over a decade now. Professor Klann holds a Masters degree in Education, Forensic Science (Serology/DNA), and Biology (Conservation) along with a B.S. in Conservation Biology. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in Psychology (comparative).
Jody Klann's love is DNA along with endangered species. She has spent some time in 2006 working with the Wolong Reserve in China artificially inseminating the Giant Pandas (these are her favorite). Klann currently owns a home on the beach in Chile and tries to spend as much time there as possible. She runs MAR which is a Marine Animal Rescue program where they take in marine animals in need, mainly penguins and sea lions.
Marc LaBella, M.S.
Marc LaBella, has been at Ocean County College (New Jersey) in the position of Associate Professor of Biology and an eLearning Lecturer II for nine years, and has taught at the college level for at total of 33 years in the capacity of both a professor and an administrator at Felician College in Lodi, New Jersey. Marc has graduate training (Master's Degree – Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Post-masters training as a FIPSE Fellow at Rutgers University) in Biology, Educational Psychology, and Statistics.
The face-to-face classes and distance-learning classes that Marc teaches include General Biology I, General Biology II, Anatomy and Physiology I & II, Pathophysiology (undergraduate and graduate level), Statistics & Experimental Design (undergraduate and graduate level), and Ecology. Marc has been designing and teaching distance-learning courses since 1999. He is a Quality Matters Peer Reviewer, a Certified Online Instructor, and Master Course Designer for Ocean County College.
Marc's Biological specialty is Microbial Ecology, specifically genetically modified bacteria that break down toxic substances (biodegradation). He has also have worked with Diamond Back Terrapins (in association with Project Terrapin of Ocean County). Marc is also a state certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT).
Alan Lester, Ph.D.
Alan Lester received a bachelor's degree in Geology from the University of Oregon in 1985, and then moved to Boulder, Colorado, in order to enjoy both the intellectual adventures of graduate school and the physical ones of rock climbing. After finishing a Ph.D. in 1993, Alan worked full-time at the University of Colorado, Boulder, as a research associate and Senior Instructor. Alan's research interests, often involving undergraduate students, have included studies of atomic mineral structures, rock magnetism, geochemistry, and isotopic dating; all directed at deciphering the origin and subsequent evolution of the Rocky Mountains. Most recently, he has been working in the realm of history and philosophy of science, with a focus on the on the development of our understanding of earth's exceptional antiquity (i.e. "Deep Time").
A recipient of multiple university-wide teaching awards, Alan shares his enthusiasm for science via undergraduate lecture courses, online courses, lab and field courses, honors courses, K-12 education and public outreach projects, and also through numerous television appearances (including Science, Discovery, National Geographic, and History Channels).
In 2008, Alan reduced his position at CU-Boulder to part-time in order to follow a long-time passion and adventure with aviation; Alan is an airline pilot flying 50-80 seat Canadair Regional Jets, as United Express (operated by SkyWest Airlines).
Libby Prueher, Ph.D.
Dr. Libby Prueher teaches Earth, Environmental, and Physical Sciences at two-year and four-year colleges and universities in the Denver Area. She has worked as a bathymetric research analyst for the Defense Department as a geologist for the United States Geological Survey. Dr. Prueher is a member of the board of the Morrison Natural History Museum Foundation and a Research Associate at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. She carries degrees in geology from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, University of Oregon, and the University of Michigan.
Dr. Prueher has experience in conducting professional development programs for teachers and outreach events for the students of all ages, educators and members of the general public. She also conducts tours at the Morrison Museum. Her research includes the impact of volcanism on climate, the source at volcanic ash at Florissant National Monument, and informal science education. Dr. Prueher enjoys leading field trips to areas of geological interest in the Denver area. Her current passion is explaining climate change to people of all ages. In July 2015, She was accepted as a member of the Climate Reality Project Leadership Corps. Dr. Prueher is the founder of Earth Upreach, an organization dedicated to science outreach.
Scott Tschaekofske, M.S.
Scott Tschaekofske holds the position of Associate Professor of Chemistry at Bismarck State College (North Dakota). He has taught the general chemistry sequence for science majors since 2006. His students are frequently engaged by in-class demonstrations and lab activities as he feels the best way to kindle interest in the subject matter and develop the content is through a hands-on approach. He has been the president of an area group aimed at promoting the sciences to young people, the Visiting Scientists Series, for the past six years. Scott has earned degrees from the University of North Dakota (B.S.) and Michigan State University (M.S.). Prior to working in education, Scott was a forensic scientist and crime scene technician in both Michigan and Minnesota.
Danny Welsch, Ph.D.
Danny Welsch is the assistant Dean for the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math at American Public University System. He received a Bachelor's of Science (BS) in Environmental Analysis and Planning from Frostburg State University in 1995. In 1999, he earned a Master of Science (MS) in Environmental and Forest Engineering from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, NY. Dr. Welsch received his Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences from the University of Virginia in 2003. His research focuses on the hydrology and biogeochemistry of natural and impacted systems, working in the forests of Montana, the coal fields of Western Maryland, and high elevation wetlands in West Virginia. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Frostburg, MD and enjoys riding and racing all types of bicycles, listening to music, and telemark skiing.
Kristen Miller, Ph.D.
Kristen Miller received her PhD in Astrophysical Studies from the University of Maryland in 2000. She has taught numerous astronomy and physics classes for The Pennsylvania State University, Ocean County College, Iowa Western Community College, and Lonestar College. Kristen currently serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Space Studies at The American Public University System. Her current research focuses on detections of supernovae in nearby galaxies and photometric studies of Near Earth asteroids.
Riham Mahfouz, M.S.
Prof. Mahfouz has more than 17 years of experience in teaching at the college level. She is currently working as an associate professor of Chemistry at Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) in Hampton Virginia. Prof. Mahfouz has also served at TNCC as head of the chemistry department, science program head, and interim dean of science, engineering and technology. Ms. Mahfouz has extensive training and experience in developing online courses.


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The more they change, the more they remain the same
Another study in Punjab surveying the attitudes of young couples regarding girl-child is in the news. The study was conducted by Dr. Harshinder Kaur, (who many will recognize for her drive against female-feticide in Punjab, her book made into a movie, her talks across the globe and at the UN on this topic, and her struggles with the administration in her native state of Punjab, and who is now serving as the deputy medical superintendent of Rajinder Hospital in Patiala. Ah well … before this post becomes a post on Dr. Harshinder Kaur – I will dedicate one to her soon – let me get back to the study).
The study interviewed 3000 couples across different villages in Punjab. Here are some highlights of the results of the study as reported in the Times of India:
- 37% of the couples said they only wanted a male child and if they had one they would not want to have a second child.
- 11% said they would have a second child if they had a daughter as their first child, but would not go for a second child if they have a son as their first child.
- 2% categorically stated that they wanted only a male child "at any cost".
- The percentage of couples happy with having only a female child is only 3%.
As per the article, "another interesting fact, which came to light, is that the rich were more interested in having only a son compared to the poor. Many rich couples openly said they didn't want a female child, while among the poor, only one couple said no to a female child even as the remaining 70 couples said they accepted the girl child as a gift of god."
Comparing the results of this study with the one she had conducted in 2008, and also with several studies others have conducted over the past decades, the one thing that can be sadly concluded is that the attitudes towards the girl child have not changed.
People visiting Punjab after a long time often carry with them the image of how much things have changed over time. However, some things, the more they change, the more they remain the same.


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Muzeum Restaurant
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Just like Rézkakas, the restaurant set next door to the Budapest National Museum serves classical Hungarian cuisine; as far the atmosphere is concerned, though, it is so much pleasanter: not even half as formal and expensive. The place is reminiscent of a 1950s tavern complete with the decor featuring a wall painting by the famous Hungarian artist Lotz Károly and waiters in white suites and bow-ties. Alongside the traditional Hungarian goulash soup and excellent asparagus, the over 120-year old Múzeum Restaurant also serves Mediterranean seafood temptingly displayed right there on the counter. After 7 pm, the dining hall is filled with the sound of piano.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
A must read for "makers"
I came across this article today and was really struck by it. It's a manifesto of sorts by Jesse Thorne. Although his background is in public radio, this piece will ring bells and raise flags for anyone interested in earning a living from the things they like to make (music, art, comics, cakes, whatever).
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Friday, February 24, 2012
More Bay Bulls in progress
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Tuesday, February 21, 2012
White tree 2
I wonder how a junk of pixel tree would perform in the wood stove?
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Monday, February 20, 2012
White tree
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
Copper Shoals
Should have in the shop later today.
Copper Shoals
Acrylic and plaster on Masonite
20" x 16"
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Bay Bulls painting in progress
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Happy Valenstein!
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Bay Bulls underpainting
Just the bare bones at the moment... roughing in shadows and highlights. Much squinting. A few hints of colour.
The photo is of the coastline in Bay Bulls, Newfoundland, taken by Chris Hammond.
It's a small one (8" x 10") so I'm going to make a good effort to see it through in the next few days.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
Panda PM
this story in today's National Post. So I thought I'd throw my hat in ring. Drawn in Illustrator with a splash of colour added in Photoshop.
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Monday, February 6, 2012
Cupid cometh
my Cafe Press shop.
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Saturday, February 4, 2012
Blue man group auditions?
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Plaster paintings and studio sounds
For a change of pace, I started mucking with plaster and acrylics again. Not sure what I'll do with them yet... at the moment I'm just enjoying the textures and giving them a few coats of gesso.
My latest studio upgrade includes a "new" stereo, thanks for my buddy Johnny. A few hand-me-down components from him and a few pieces from a "previously loved" shop made up a whole system. Every bit of it is 20+ years old but it sounds great. The record player is covered in punk rock stickers so I thought it would be a good spot for my appalled nun painting. (Don't worry sister, I only own Beatles records.)
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On Sunday, customers took to Twitter to say they were continuing to experience issues at Target stores.
A Target spokesperson said the company's payment processor, NCR, experienced issues at one of its data centers.
The spokesperson said the issue was not security related and was not connected to the outage on Saturday.
Target customers Sunday reported issues checking out at stores across the country, after registers were down for nearly two hours Saturday due to a system outage that created long lines.
Customers said card readers weren't working and they had to pay in cash.
In a statement to CNBC, a Target spokesperson said the company's payment processor, NCR, experienced issues at one of its data centers. As a consequence, Target was unable to process card payments at some stores for about 90 minutes.
The spokesperson said the issue was not security related and was not connected to the outage on Saturday. The issue has since been resolved and payments are being processed normally, according to Target.
"Although this was unrelated to Saturday's issue, we know many guests had a frustrating shopping experience in our stores this weekend," the spokesperson said. "For that, we are truly sorry. We never want to disappoint any guests and we're working tirelessly to ensure these issues don't happen again."
NCR could not be immediately reached for comment.
Registers at Target stores were down for about two hours on Saturday due to what Target described as an "internal technology issue" that was not security related.
Customers expressed their frustrations on Twitter Sunday.
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December 31, 2008
Kids who read are happy kids
So, about a month ago I said I would participate in the Mother Talk blog tour for Read Kiddo Read.
And then, amongst finals and grades and concerts and holidays, I promptly forgot that I was supposed to do it. Ahem.
But I am finally getting to it, because I REALLY like this website. It's written by James Patterson and gives all sorts of ideas and books for kids to read. They're separated by ages and subject, and are a fantastic resource. I was looking through it and found a million books to add to our reading lists, either to get from the library or to buy. I especially like that there are links that will take you to a library finder, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, etc to find the book in one of those locations.
At the bottom of each page is a section about "If you love this book, then try…" and a selection of others within the same age range. That's a nice touch, since I'm always looking for books for my kids. As a mom of two boys, I love the "Almost Can't-Miss Sure Shot Books for Boys" link at the top of the main page also. My boys are, thankfully, book lovers. We read to them all the time. With P, it might be genetic–I'm the daughter of a library director. With K, it was definitely a nurture thing. He didn't have any interest in books when he came home, and now always wants to take one to bed with him. I want to make sure that we've nurtured this love of books in both of our kids. Several of the books on the list are ones we have already read and enjoyed; I look forward to reading the rest of them!
As if this wasn't enough, there is also a community section that links to blogs and groups of people who like to read. There is a ton of information on there. It looks a little sparsely populated right now, though hopefully that will improve as more people find this great site.
The only real suggestion/improvement I would have for the site is to have MORE books in each section! Right now, there are only about 6 or 7 in each one and I can think of millions more. I would love to see a section where users could suggest books to put on the site and possibly even write the reviews for the book.
I'm doing it again with the resolutions
Last year I made some resolutions, and I think I did pretty well with them. The environmental stuff, check. I am happy with what I've done for this year, and have some new things planned for next year. The organization…not quite as good as I was hoping, but somewhat better considering I had a second child for most of the year. The exercise. Um, yeah, forget about that one. I was doing really well with jogging until I got that whole pneumonia thing in September, and that killed it. By the time I was over that and the sinus infection that soon followed it, it was too cold for me to jog without triggering my asthma. But we got a Wii for Hanukkah (J is the best husband ever, have I mentioned that?) and I'm going to get a Wii Fit as soon as I can find one. I'm really excited about it.
So this year, I have several resolutions:
1) More blogging! 2009 promises to be a busy year for us in terms of building our family. We're tentatively planning to do IVF in August, unless some miracle pregnancy happens before then. (And without the miscarriage this time, thank you very much.) If it works, fabulous. If not, we're planning on starting the paperwork for adopting siblings from Ethiopia in November, right when K turns 3. And if the IVF works, we'll push off starting the paperwork for the siblings until 2010–but it is definitely in the future.
2) An actual vacation without the kids/second honeymoon. Our 10th anniversary is coming up in June, and it sometimes felt like we would never get here. Although I haven't been talking about it here, we've been seeing a marriage counselor for several months and it has been doing a lot of good for us. We've already asked my ILs to come out and watch the kids for 5 days or a week while we go on a trip. Right now I'm thinking Costa Rica, although it will be hot, but I'm open to suggestions (which reminds me, I need to get my passport renewed). J likes to do stuff while on vacation–he really can't do the beach for more than a day or two because he gets bored. Suggestions?
3) Trying the organization thing again. I think I need more motivation to keep organized. Remind me how great it is to be organized!
OK, I'm limiting it to 3 again. What are yours?
December 18, 2008
Last one at the party
The Facebook party, that is.
A friend finally nagged me into joining it (after many months of her nagging me about it) and finally, I gave in since I never use My*Space anymore. Not that I really used it a lot in the beginning. Something about already having two blogs (oh yeah, and family + full-time job) kind of limits my time for things like that. But I decided to give it a whirl anyway.
It has been 3 days. I have 135 friends now. Half of them are people whose name I saw and said "Oh my GOSH, I haven't thought of that person in 10 years–I MUST add them to my list right now!!!" Some of them are even people I've thought of several times over the past 10 years and had no idea how to get in touch with them. It's nice to see them on there again, and to catch up.
But oh my hell, can I tell you how STRANGE it is to see some of them? Some of the people that I knew in college as complete partiers/random hook-ups every other weekend/cheated on not one but two of my friends (hypothetically, of course) are now respectable people. Most of them are married, some of them are divorced, some are parents, some live in the city, some even live here in Atlanta. Weird. A guy I used to hang out with in college (just friends) sent me a message saying something about "I remember you–you were the cute cherubic one…" Cherubic. Ha! I didn't know there was anything cherubic about me, but OK–I'm fine with being remembered as cherubic.
Anyway, I've requested friendship with some of you if I know your real names. If you're interested and I haven't already done that, e-mail me at pcosbaby at gmail dot com and I'll let you know mine so that we can be Facebook friends! I tend to post inane little status updates and write on people's walls every once in a while.
December 15, 2008
Now the fun begins
I had to deal with an awkward situation yesterday. So I promptly did what any good girl does–and asked my mom for help.
P got a present the other day from my aunt and uncle (my mom's brother and his wife). However, J opened the outer box and thought it was a Hanukkah present, so we put it aside and hadn't opened it yet. Yesterday I found the packing slip and saw that it said "Happy birthday!"
Then I realized the problem. The same aunt and uncle didn't even send a card for K's birthday, which was two weeks before P's. Erm…..
My children will be treated equally by family when it comes to things like birthdays and holidays. If one gets something for his birthday, the other should also. Especially since their birthdays are so close together. And if one child gets something and the other doesn't, I'm perfectly willing to send something back and explain why. I was about to do that when I stopped and thought for a second.
This aunt and uncle are very nice people, and I would have a VERY hard time believing that they deliberately didn't send something for K. Instead, what I realized is that maybe they don't know when K's birthday happens. It's a stretch, since I think they know that my parents came down for K's birthday party a few weeks ago, but I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt.
Still, I am a coward. Instead of calling them myself, I called my mom and asked her what I should do. I said that maybe they didn't know when K's birthday was, or perhaps the gift was supposed to be to both of them (though the packing slip was clearly only to P, and the gift is almost definitely for a 5-year-old and not a 2-year-old–we haven't opened it yet). And said "What do I do???" She offered to call and ask them if perhaps it was for both of the kids. Coward that I am, I took her up on it. She left them a message and asked them to call her or me to let one of us know.
I still haven't heard from either my mom again, or my aunt and uncle. If we haven't heard from one of them by the end of the week, I'm going to be in the very uncomfortable position of having to return the gift and say "Thank you, but we want the kids to be recognized equally."
I feel awkward saying something like that because my kids don't need presents, but it feels like I'm asking for more presents for them. They'd be perfectly happy with a card*…both of them love to get mail and cards are a wonderful treat for them.
Any ideas on how to better word it, or how to deal with the situation in a better way? I had heard of situations like this happening before, but I am shocked that we are dealing with it. And because it is this aunt and uncle, I am willing to give them the benefit of the doubt–for a few days. While I know K is too young to figure anything like this out now, I would rather deal with it while he is too young than later when he's old enough to remember.
Any help would be much appreciated.
*My mom's sister this year announced to my mom that she was going to stop sending birthday cards for her "greats" because it was just too much. Guess how many great-nephews my aunt has? Two. My kids. That's it. We brought home a second one and all of a sudden it is too much. In the past, she's always sent P a card with $10. In my mind, you take out the $10, spend $2 of it on a card for K, and send the kids cards. Don't ignore them entirely.
My mom is ticked off at her for that because my aunt's grandkids, 3-year-old twins, live nearby and so my parents are not only expected to give cards but also presents. But my mom's grandkids don't get anywhere near the same courtesy. Not even a card.
December 4, 2008
Is this a little nervy?
P's birthday party is coming up on Sunday. It's at the Children's Museum, which has P very excited because he wanted a party there after going to one last year. I thought it was going to be too expensive because we have five million kids invited, but they had this great special…
Oops, slightly off-topic.
One of P's friends RSVPd yes several weeks ago, but his mom e-mailed me yesterday to say that there was a conflict and she didn't think she'd be able to take him. That was fine, I totally understand that things come up.
Then she asked if we could bring her son with us.
Were this a party in a confined place, that probably wouldn't be a problem. If all the kids were in one room that was for our exclusive use the whole time, we could manage it. But at the Children's Museum, the kids are in the room for an hour and then they are free to use the museum for as long as they want. All of that is on the invitation. And the museum is open to the public. Once you're out of the room, you could be anywhere for as long as you want.
I was a little surprised that someone would ask us to babysit their child at our child's birthday party, when we've already got two kids of our own to watch in the museum–and we have social responsibilities to the other guests (who will each have a parent there).
I did respond that I thought it would be too much for us and I was sorry but I just didn't think we could manage it. But am I being oversensitive for feeling like this was quite an imposition?
December 3, 2008
Actually, today is an incredibly good day
Today, I found out that M, our first referral that we turned down because he has cerebral palsy, is listed as "MATCHED" on our agency's waiting child list. Thank you, G-d. It has been over a year since we got his referral. I am so thrilled that he has a family at last, and that they are the kinds of wonderful people who will be the best family for him.
Today is our referral anniversary for K. We got his picture one year ago today, feeling the sadness of turning down M's referral and joy of learning that we would have a son. And there was more joy on December 3rd because…
It is P's birthday. Today he is 5. He is an amazing child. Incredible. I grow more thankful for him each day. He is rapidly learning to read, wants to do nothing more than write words (and is good at it if you help him sound them out), is good with numbers, and even more importantly than all of that, is a really nice kid.
This time (12:15 p.m.) 5 years ago, I was feeling like I couldn't do it, I couldn't do natural childbirth. I was in a lot of pain. I was exhausted. I was in transition. Just over 3 hours later, at 3:29 p.m., I met this tiny, scrawny, and peach-fuzz haired baby boy. Weighing in at 6 lb 11 oz, born 2 1/2 weeks early. He was perfect. And he still is. Now he's around 40 pounds and seems incredibly tall to me, with dark blond hair and beautiful brown eyes, and the sweetest face and voice ever.
He's giggly, he's funny, and he's sweet. His teachers, despite all of the issues that we've had this year, will readily say that he's probably the most loving and affectionate kid in class. And SMART! He was the first kid in his class to start sounding out words and writing them. He drew a picture of a rainbow-colored bird and then wrote "RMBO BRD" next to it. No prompting from them, no help. On his own. I was mightily impressed that he was doing that at 4.
I am so thankful for this day in my life. It could not possibly get any better than this.
Let's play "Good news, bad news"!
Good news: it's not iritis!
Bad news: it's a corneal infection
Good news: it's not contagious!
Bad news: it's going to require a long course of treatment
Good news: it can be treated with antibiotics!
Bad news: I'll have to wear my glasses* the whole time it's being treated
Good news: feeling much better about it all now!
Bad news: now I have to shell out for a new pair of glasses at the holidays, because the prescription in my old ones is at least 5 years old (since I never wear them except when I'm reading in bed at night)
Good news: I will be OK!
And that's where I'll stop. Thanks so much for the good wishes!
*I hate my glasses. I can never see as well with them, they get fogged up and smeary all the time, and K always tries to grab them off my face. This is going to be challenging.
December 2, 2008
Slightly freaked out
Most people who have a red eye have pinkeye, right? Common assumption.
No, not me. I have iritis, or at least my doctor thinks I do.
I got my prescription for antibiotics for pinkeye while in Utah, because my doctor felt that was what it was. Started using them Sunday morning. I could open my eye without writhing in pain within a few hours, though I still had some bad light sensitivity. But hey, I could open my eye! The pain that was bad enough to wake me up the night before was gone! (Eye pain that severe may be the worst pain I've ever felt, no kidding. And I did natural, no drugs at all, childbirth with P.) It was all good.
Monday: though my eye felt pretty good, it was still red. And still a little swollen. And by the end of the day, it ached just a bit. But worse than that was the fact that my vision was going screwy. I couldn't focus on things well, which made driving in Atlanta scary as can be. My eyes would focus on something then the left one would go out of focus, which would make the right one go out of focus. It would be that way for a bit and then clear up. And then happen again.
So I called the office and they got me in late morning. The PA looked at my eye and said "I don't think it's pinkeye, I think it's iritis." They didn't want to treat it there, so I got a referral for the opthamologist. At that point, I said that I would make an appointment for Thursday morning–and the referrals person said "Honey, we'd really like you to go in as soon as possible. I'm going to call and see if I can get you in now."
That was when I got nervous.
I told her I had a class at 2 (and had absolutely no way to have it covered, so I had to be there), so she made me an appointment for 1. I drove over. By 1:15 when I hadn't been called yet, I asked and they said that the doctors weren't even back from lunch yet. So I rescheduled for 8 a.m. tomorrow morning and went to class.
Then I came back and looked up iritis. And now I'm a little worried. The symptoms are exactly what I'm feeling. Every one.
This says that iritis can be caused by blunt trauma to the eye but is usually associated with a systemic autoimmune problem or a viral infection (not a simple cold-type virus, but more serious and often chronic ones). As far as I know, I don't have any of those–but the Wik*pedia site mentioned that iritis can be the only symptom of one. Maybe I do have one and just didn't know it until now.
So I'm a bit freaked out, and wishing that I had skipped class to get it taken care of today. And am glad that I have an appointment in the morning.


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Location: Gainesville
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:05 am
Post subject: A Small Project
Hello, all, I'm new around here. This site seems like a pretty established SoA fan group so I thought I'd announce that I'm working on a small SoA project.
Basically, I'm making a small networked SoA-themed game, with the server that I'm making, hopefully able to host maybe 10-20 players at a time. I'm here to see if anybody would be interested in joining the project.
Here are a few details:
I'm using the Panda3d game engine, along with the Twisted framework to deal with all the networking needs, connected to a MySQL DB to handle the player data and log in info. I'm considering using wxPython for designing the GUI. I'm using Blender to design any models needed and Gimp for the 2d art.
Player collisions will be handled by the engine, however I'll be using ODE for physics simulation where the ships are involved. Using ODE isn't actually essential, since SoA-esque ship movement can be accomplished with the Panda engine by itself, but I'd like to play with ODE and so the ships will be physics enabled.
As of right now, I have tiny tiny server written that has been able to establish a connection with my client and exchange datagrams. The client can render the world and I have an orbiting third person camera and first person camera, with ability to switch between the views. Player collisions are working as well (no walking through walls yay). I actually should move all the player movement handling over to the server side, but right now I'm playing with models.
So yup, that's the news. I'd be happy if there were anybody interested in joining up, whether they're experienced or not. I, myself, am completely self-taught and have never taken any classes in programming, art, 3d modeling, or anything, so I won't turn away anybody inexperienced. All you really need is the willingness to do a whole lot of reading and research.
The idea is that whoever might join the team can get on TeamViewer/Skype and I'll brief us all on how to use the Panda engine, what work has been done so far, and just basically teach everything I've learned so far about game development. Once everybody is on the same page, things can start rolling a lot more quickly.
Again, I'm using:
Open Dynamics Engine
All of these programs are free and have pretty lenient licenses. If you have any questions or anything, please ask! This is a small hobby project, so I'm pretty laid back on the progress being made, but with just me working on it things get pretty overwhelming.
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I don't have an official design document written out for this game and at this stage I'm still pretty flexible as to what the end product will be, especially if new (plausible) ideas come up. But I'll detail what I have in mind, starting with the most unattainable goals first.
The genre will be a multiplayer adventure, combining on-foot dungeon puzzles with ship to ship combat. Money will be put into the economy via the dungeons and the treasure will have to be transported back to town. This game mechanic will couple dungeon running and pvp together since the chance of piracy shows itself in hijacking treasure hunter's boats going home.
The main feature of the game will be ship to ship combat and most of the effort should be put into refining this gameplay. Although gathered materials will eventually be needed to build the ships, gold will have to be spent on licenses/charters/some other item that needs gold in order to act as a money sink and combat inflation.
Not sure if hand to hand combat will be implemented while its just me working on this since there's already a lot to cover.
Ships can be built solely with materials gathered from the boat's continent of origin and more advanced upgrades will require materials from multiple continents.
The short term goal, however, is just to establish the bare essentials for setting up a ship fight. The very first operational server will likely just put all players on a plain island with a number of ships immediately available to them and the ship battles taking place in the local area with no extra features or content. There will be no gold or materials to gather, and maybe one or two ship types to choose from. The idea is to test battle mechanics and make sure the game is fun and playable before fleshing out all of the other less essential features.
The ship fighting will be in real time as opposed to SoA's turn-based system and the skill of fighting will lie primarily in timing and maneuvering your boat.
Take for instance two albatrosses fighting. Both of their ships have cannons that can only fire out their sides, which means a ship will have to maneuver in order to obtain a broadside against the other while simultaneously denying the same from the opponent. Added to the fact that the ships can fly above or duck below and then list their ships means they can attack upwards and downwards as well, which adds to the depth of combat.
As for the Valuan ships, their turrets can give a considerable advantage over the other fixed-cannon ships, so I have a number of ideas to balance them against the other continents. One would be to reduce the accuracy of the cannons, another to nerf the cannon's tracking speed accordingly or boost the speed of other boats in relation to Valua's. Nerfing Valua's damage wouldn't be a considerable option seeing as how their cannons obviously look superior and boosting other nation's ship defenses seems silly in the face of Valua's armor plating.
So the resulting gameplay will be a sort of laid-back, twitch-based combat that requires a bit of spatial and situational awareness. The idea is to control your speed, heading, and elevation to broadside the enemy while the enemy's guns haven't been brought to bear, whether it be to attack the enemy's front or rear from the same elevation or attack downward or upward by changing elevation and tilting your entire ship to point your guns at them.
There likely will be only 1 human player controlling each ship, since it would be tough to test my code in-game if I need to fill multiple crew positions at the same time and I'm not sure how many beta testers I can find for this project. I'm really interested in dividing ship systems to require more than one player to run a boat but it's very unlikely. I don't anticipate this to be a very popular game and so it will only annoy the people who *are* playing if they can't put together a full crew.
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Anything ever come of this
Haven't seen till now but sounds fun
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Yes, still working, development has changed engines to Unity3d.
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any vids?
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Yep, just 1 at the moment.
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It seems to be the habit that it'll take about 1 year before Dao2 or I respond to each other on this thread haha.
...guess I'll just wait here.
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nah just a couple weeks
not sure why i didn't see your response before sorry
looks fancy btw nice work! is that an imported game model?
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A minimal Linux-based distro with KDE4
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The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system.
ImageBurn processes an image and creates two new images.
Ubuntu Studio project is a multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu.
SLAX KB is a pocket operating system with the ability to run many Windows applications natively...
Debian Lenny Linux Live.
nVidia Linux Display Driver is the OpenGL nVidia support for graphic cards on Linux operating...
Ubuntu for Netbooks!
U-lite's idea is to bring the power of Ubuntu across to the users of Legacy systems.
GRF Tool is the world's first open source application for extracting GRF archives.
ManDVD is a program to simply create DVD Video.
Zatacka is an arcade multiplayer game for 2-6 players on one keyboard, clone of Achtung die...
A complete audio and video production environment for Linux
Retriever allows you to download files from the internet easier and with more control than...
The Samba software suite is a collection of programs that implements the SMB protocol for unix...
A business card size (50MB) bootable Live CD Linux distribution
KDE is a powerful Free Software graphical desktop environment for Linux and Unix workstations.
Payslots is an arcade game to combine fruits and collect points, you can increase points with...
Valknut is a peer-2-peer file-sharing program.
SkyNET is a simple skychart program for mono.
QuickDownloader is a download manager that accelerates downloads by between 200-300%.
A Unix file manager and shell.
A Debian-based Live CD with software that enables users to clone hard disks
The source code for Google Chrome OS
Compiz is a compositing window manager that uses 3D graphics acceleration via OpenGL.
avi & mp4 converter is a Nautilus script that allows you to convert between different video...
A secure audio-cd ripper for linux.
DVD-Video creator
NetworkManager is a network connection manager.
HLDS Control Panel is a php based web app to start a Half-life dedicated server.
A Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 10.10
A tutorial to create a multiboot USB pen
rTorrent is a console-based BitTorrent client.
Mercury is a Java-based MSN client (and upcoming Jabber client).
A MacOS-like theme for your GNOME desktop
TFTP Server supports tsize, blksize, and interval options, supports PXE boot, and can be run...
A Live CD initially based on Mandrake Linux that runs entirely from a bootable CD.
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All's Well That Ends Well
The Shakespeare Company with the generous support of Hit & Myth
Canadian bad boys take on Shakespeare.
Provocative Canadian playwright Brad Fraser, and charismatic theatre director Peter Hinton, join forces to bring Shakespeare's lesser-known Romantic Tragi- Comedy to centre stage.
All's Well That Ends Well is a romantic tale about Helena, in love with the unrequiting Bertram and the great lengths she'll go to win his affection. Known as one of Shakespeare's darker comedies, All's Well That Ends Well is the fusion of folk and fairy tale woven through the battlefield of love, betrayal and seduction.
The Shakespeare Company is Calgary's lean and mean classical theatre company, highlighting the best of the Bard in all his comedy, tragedy and bawdiness.
Please Note: Due to the nature of the performance we will be unable to allow entrance into the show once the performance begins.
The Shakespeare Company's All's Well That Ends Well a stunner of a production. To read the January 23 article in the Calgary Sun, click here.
Stephen Hunt writes on the Shakespeare coming to the Rodeo. To read the article, click here.
A sassy reimagining of All's Well that Ends Well as covered by Louis Hobson of Calgary Sun on January 19. To read the article, click here.
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A glimpse of what's to come in the future (sort of).
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
I drew this at the Heart Center that first week after your 16 hour surgery. It was done on a wooden bench that I would soon get acquainted to for the next 3 weeks. I even drew a few details on the type of surgery you had.
"Papi" (or pappy) was how you wanted Ali to call you. "Lolo" (grandfather) sounded ancient and belied your outlook on seeing life through youthful exuberant eyes. I admit that my thoughts were on wanting to see you enjoying Ali's company as you watch her grow up.
I don't think I gave you the best eulogy. I'm not one to be shy to speak in front an audience, but like always, my worries about doing you proud got the better of me.
Yesterday, on Father's Day, I visited your grave alone for the first time since the funeral. What I will remember that day is how hard it was to walk back to the car at the end of the visit. I turned back twice because walking away reminded me of the last day I saw you.
It was a Friday morning. I was finally flying back to Davao after 4 weeks in Manila doing hospital night shifts for the family. I remember getting up from that now familiar wood bench & opening the door to say goodbye to you. From that small crack of the door, I saw that your eyes were closed, as they normally were the past few weeks. There was a nurse in the room, her back to me (and you).
At that moment, I convinced myself two things: One, that you were asleep and you needed the rest and Two, that saying my goodbyes would symbolize more than what it normally meant. I closed the door, walked away and told myself that there was no need to bid you farewell. You needed the rest and I will see you again rested & recovered.
You passed away 3 days later. It never dawned on me until yesterday how much walking away that Friday morning affected me. I'm not one to dwell on regrets, but to be honest, I think about taking those extra four to five steps into your room and speaking to you.
It would be tempting to end with some cute line about maybe I didn't have to say goodbye that day because, in some way, you already knew and that I will still see you again in some form of higher plane, but that wouldn't be honest of me.
Yesterday, at the cemetery, turning my back to you reminded me about failing to speak to you when I had the chance.
I wish I spoke to you. Told you I'd be back, to stay strong & that everything will be ok. In hindsight, I'd thank you for everything you've given me and, even if I didn't admit it, how much your approval meant to me. I may have tried to be different, but I wanted to emulate you in more ways than you can imagine.
Last year was the only time we shared Father Day together. I just wish Ali will see me as highly as I saw you. I have big shoes to fill, but you've prepared me for it. Thank you.
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Monday, June 06, 2011
During the recent playoff run by my beloved Celtics, I did this sketch of Rajon Rondo. Initially, I only meant to do a two page spread with some dynamic figures in mind.
After a few exasperating minutes wrestling with roughs of men in awkward jumping poses that did not make any sense, I settled on the easier route of doing a basketball sketch. I used to do a lot sketches of my NBA heroes back in high school, but I had not done one in years. I was due.
Unfortunately, the team was eliminated from the playoffs two days after drawing this. Sorry, guys. There's always next season.
Update: Rajon Rondo himself shared my sketch on his Facebook & Twitter account. That's purty damn cool.
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Friday, June 03, 2011
The plan in Angkor
My master plan in Cambodia was to spend a good deal of the day sitting on ancient stones or large tree roots as I sketched the ruins of Angkor.
So much for that idea.
I ended up spending most my days walking from one ancient site to another. There was so much to see. By the end of the day, after taking a beating from the sun, the rocky trails & finding myself wandering the intricate temple hallways, I was defeated.
I did make sure to do at least one (though admittedly stylized) sketch of Bayon.
Pickle, the hotel's perpetually sleeping dog was also nice enough to pose for me.
tags: art, personal, sketchbook
Wednesday, June 01, 2011
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Last March, I took a much needed break and travelled to Cambodia to see Angkor Wat & nearby sites.
The ancient sites & ruins definitely did not disappoint.
Of course, Stanley came along for the ride.
Gave my tuk-tuk driver (and architecture enthusiast) a one-on-one sketch tutorial.
Visited the floating village in the massive Tonle Sap Lake.
And did a 45 minute hike up a mountain to see the fascinating Kbal Spean ruins.
Siem Reap's a great tourist town with friendly people in a country rich in history. All in all, a worthwhile trip to take. If you plan a visit, I recommend staying at Rosy Guesthouse, an affordable, clean guesthouse with a wonderful staff who will make you feel at home.
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The departure of Stroudsburg Borough Manager Gerald Depo will leave the borough searching for its third manager in three years.
Depo and the borough council mutually agreed to part ways at the council's last meeting on May 16.
Depo had been in the position for two years, replacing Ricky Prill, who served for less than a year.
Depo's last official day on the job is June 12, although he is out of the office on vacation and will not return until June 9.
Depo works under an employment contract with the borough and has signed a termination agreement, said borough council President Kim Diddio.
"An agreement between the borough and Depo to sever their relationship is in place," Diddio said.
Plans to find a replacement for Depo are still up in the air.
Diddio said a search committee has not yet been formed.
Borough council plans on discussing the vacant borough manager position at its next meeting June 6.
The borough manager position will be vacant for the time being, something that has happened in the past, Diddio said.
She added that many of the borough's employees have been in their positions for a long time, and business manager Barbara Quarantello has previously stepped up as interim borough manager while the position was vacant.
The borough will pay a severance of $21,000, the equivalent of four months salary, in a lump sum payment on or about June 8. He is an at-will employee and had an open-ended employment agreement with the borough.


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So Say Scotland in Nestas top 50 New Radicals 2014
PIR Staff contributed from inception.
So Say Scotland is a voluntary, non-profit and non-partisan hub for democratic innovation. Their work on fostering citizen participation over the last two years includes the 2013 Thinking Together Citizens' Assembly and the 2014 referendum cards game Wee Play. See: http://www.sosayscotland.org
So Say's contribution to participatory politics, deliberative democracy and collective action has now been recognised by Nesta and The Observer in the New Radicals 2014 list, which includes "Fifty radical thinking individuals or organisations changing Britain for the better". A judging panel selected the final fifty from over 1000 submissions.
Staff from Edinburgh University's Academy of Government and the Politics & IR department have contributed to So Say from inception. The Citizen Participation Network, founded and coordinated by Dr Oliver Escobar, has played a central role in developing So Say Scotland, and Escobar remains involved in the Stewarding Board. Professor Ailsa Henderson contributed her expertise on deliberative citizens' assemblies to the 2013 Thinking Together project. http://www.referendum.ed.ac.uk/changing-politics-the-thinking-together-citizens-assembly
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Zombie solidarity, Zoo, Paul Rutherford obit, Furies, Rebel Spell
I am informed that there will be another Zombiewalk, the third, on August 25 starting at 3pm from the VAG. Alas, I am far too preoccupied to make time to lurch around downtown this year - I feel enough like a zombie in my freetime that I scarcely need to pretend I am one. However, as an act of solidarity, I thought I would show a picture I found in a shoebox at my parents, of me dressed as a zombie for a Grade Two Hallowe'en event, I think. I'm pretty sure that's me. I do not believe, at that point, I had seen Dawn of the Dead - my father once took me to a double bill of that film, and Phantasm, in Mission, and I LOVED them, and was warped for life - but I may have seen images of zombies in Famous Monsters of Filmland, which I was very likely reading at that point.
Some stuff:
1. The Georgia Straight on Thursday will be running a feature of mine on Zoo, the film about the Enumclaw horsefucking case. I interviewed Charles Mudede, the author of the article previously linked. Not sure what this will look like in print, but it's my first piece in the Straight, so I'm quite happy. Mudede will be in attendance at the Friday screening at the Vancity Theatre.
2. Jazz fans will be saddened to note that avant-garde trombonist Paul Rutherford, who, if memory serves, performed here a few years ago when the Dedication Orchestra came to the jazz festival, has died.
3. Anyone planning on seeing the Furies and the Dishrags live this Saturday - a show I highly recommend - might be interested in revisiting my interview with Furies frontman/guitarist Chris Arnett. The new CD is great, in a trog-rock kinda way.
4. The next Nerve will be chock-full of me: a Meat Puppets review, a Furies review, a People Like Us review (if Adrian uses it), a writeup on Under the Volcano - which will also get some space here, if I can just make it through a few more things I gotta do. There will also be part two of my Mike Watt interview; part one, dealing with his involvement in the Unknown Instructors, is here, if you are reading this currently; if it ain't August 2007 as you scan these words, you'll have to root through the Nerve's archives to find it, if you care - look at the bottom of their Contents menu. By the way, yes, I realize I have not yet posted the transcript of my Dan McGuire interview here, but no one has complained or indicated interest, so maybe I can just shelve that for now and move on to transcribing tape for this lingering Rebel Spell thing I'm working on, which has only been on the back burner for about five months. Their newest four songs will be appearing online on August 28th at www.g7welcomingcommittee.com, their new label, so it seems like a good time to get off my ass.
Not that I am spending that much time on my ass these days.
Hey, I really need to get laid, if there are any takers.
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FRANKLIN SPRINGS, Ga. - The Emmanuel College Lady Lions Softball team traveled to Greenwood, S.C., to play back-to-back games on Friday.
The two games were a part of the annual Bearcat Classic held at Doug Spears Field at Lander University.
The Lady Lions fell to Lander 7-1 in the first game.
Isabelle Petty had the first hit for the Lady Lions in the top of the 3rd inning, but was followed by Noelle Petty, who hit into a double play.
Lander's Casey Wooten put the first run on the board during the bottom of the third when she scored on a sacrifice fly by Chandler Casey.
Emmanuel's first score came from Morgan Franklin when she led off the top of the fifth inning with a homerun, making the score 3-1. Kristin Durden and Meredith Reece also got consecutive hits in the inning but did not score.
Becky Collins and Alannah Long got the last two hits for the Lady Lions in the top of the 6th inning. Lander scored four more runs in the bottom of the sixth, bringing the score to 7-1.
The next game was a 2-0 win for the Lady Lions against Point University.
The first hit of the game came in the bottom of the 5th inning when Durden doubled. With two outs, Brianna Morgan, pinch hitting for Riley Clingerman, walked.
Clingerman then pinch ran for Morgan and scored along with Durden when Isabelle Petty doubled. The inning ended 2-0 after Nicole Petty popped up to third base.
Mary Baxter had the only other hit for the Lady Lions in the bottom of the 6th.
Pitcher Erin Harden only allowed one hit, in the top of the sixth inning, and four walks and had nine strikeouts.
The Lady Lions will face both teams again Saturday in Greenwood. Games start at 10 a.m. against Lander University, followed by a game against Point University at 2 p.m.
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VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — The leader of the European Union's smallest nation warned Britain on Wednesday that it can only lose by leaving the EU and that no member state is likely to break ranks and negotiate with London until it has departed.
"We want a fair deal for the UK, but that fair deal needs to be inferior to membership," Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told reporters as his country assumed the EU's rotating presidency in the first half of a year likely to prove rocky for Europe.
Britain is set to become the first member country ever to leave the EU, probably in 2019, and Prime Minister Theresa May has said she would officially trigger two years of exit talks by the end of March.
As the British economy shudders and the pound fluctuates, London also is seeking to launch bilateral talks with each of its 27 European partners. So far, they are holding out, determined to protect their interests and the EU's future.
"There will be a united front from the European side on dealing with this resolutely and in a fair manner," said Muscat, whose Mediterranean island state has close historic and cultural links with Britain. "I have rarely been at a discussion of any other subject where the 27 member states have basically the same position."
Tiny Malta faces a challenging six months at the EU's helm. Elections are due in heavyweight members France and Germany, and citizens have become increasingly critical of a unified Europe due to the bloc's failure to manage the refugee crisis and to keep citizens safe from extremist attacks.
The problems have fueled support for far-right, anti-immigrant parties, particularly in France and the Netherlands, where parliamentary elections will be held this year. The far-right could also enter the German Parliament for the first time since World War II.
"We are facing a perfect storm," Malta's Deputy Prime Minister Louis Grech said.
"The next 12 months are a defining moment for Europe," Grech warned, saying that nations have been too slow to act on their promises. "Citizens believe that national solutions are more effective than European solutions."
Raf Casert in Brussels contributed.
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These are a couple of dog cards I made using the Striped Wipe technique...this was the Try a New Technique last Monday on Splitcoast. You can find the tutorial here.
I used Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Blue Bayou, Close to Cocoa. The cute dog stamps are from Sparkle n Sprinkle. The verse is on the top card is from Close to My Heart, inside it says "you're just getting better. The second verse is from SnS.
The back of the envelope is stamped with "Sealed with Dog Drool" from SnS.


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It is a long-held stereotype, fanned recently by northern European suspicions about debt-laden Greece and Portugal. Spaniards – as southern Europeans – are lazy, siesta-taking knock-off-early types, aren't they?
No. Figures for hours worked show Spaniards keep their nose to the grindstone every day far longer than, say, the Dutch or Germans. Their 1,775 hours in the office each year are above the EU average, and way ahead of Holland's 1,413 and Germany's 1,432.
Spanish firms are open for business, on average, an extra hour for every 25 hours of their European competitors.
The problem is what people do when they get to work. Office culture keeps many chained to their desk because it is frowned upon to leave before the boss.
Productivity is poor, with 41% missing their daily objectives, but improves when companies relax old-fashioned, rigid, working hours. Part-time working is rare, and some firms still have two-hour lunch breaks, which can mean people do not leave the work place until 7pm.
Keeping up with the schedule reduces hours for sleeping, as most workers leap out of bed at about 6am. The real problem Spaniards have with their working hours is the damage done to family life.
• This article was amended on 1 April 2011. The original referred to Spaniards' 1,775 hours in the office each month. This has been corrected.