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Blog Post #37
Einstein had his Theory of Relativity, and I have *mine.
Einstein's Theory of Relativity: E=mc2
(Energy = mass multiplied by the speed of light squared)
My Theory of Relativity: A=pt2
(Age = perception multiplied by the speed of time squared)
*Disclaimer: There is nothing scientific about my theory of relativity. Any similarities to science, math, or physics is completely coincidental. The ideas and philosophies represented in this post are those of the author and are not to be confused or mistaken with anything legitimate.
I began developing my Theory of Relativity when I was in 2nd grade. During the course of my second grade year, I underwent eye surgery as well as contracting an infectious virus, causing me to miss quite a bit of school. It was during that school year, at the tender age of seven, that I began to perceive a change in Time.
Up until second grade, Time moved at a snail's pace; to my mind, there was no Time to be reckoned with. Life was an endless stream of fun, family and investigation—everything was new. I was young, carefree, and full of energy. I had loving, caring parents who provided a safe and happy environment and life, and school hadn't yet become a stressor for me (that came later). Worries were essentially non-existent.
Then I got sick. I remember how miserable I felt even though it was well over half a century ago. I couldn't go to school, or play outside. I didn't feel like eating, and was so tired—the kind of tired where your head feels like a balloon full of lead. After running its course, the illness passed, but not without making an indelible mark on my perception about life. I had come to understand that being sick meant that during the Time in which I was ill I couldn't do the fun things that I normally liked to do.
The eye operation meant an overnight hospital stay. I remember my parents giving me a beautiful, light blue, quilted robe with lacy ruffles as a gift. They said good-night (good-bye) just before bedtime, and went home. (In those days, anxious parents couldn't stay all night in the hospital with their frightened children.) There I was, almost alone in a dark room, standing in a cage (perhaps it was a large crib) where they must have hoped to keep me from wandering about, looking across what appeared to be a vast, dark wasteland of a hospital room to where a toddler was crying uncontrollably in his cage. I don't remember shedding a tear myself. It was all so surreal. I do remember lying down in that cage and having a hard time falling asleep with the incessant bawling—not that I could blame the poor little guy. I must have eventually drifted off, because the next thing I remembered was waking up and not being able to see. Once the surgery was completed, the doctor had covered my eyes with patches to protect them while they healed. These I wore for a week. I was too young to be frightened by blindness, and trusted my parents implicitly, so in many ways, the experience of surgery was an extension of childhood investigation, and I might add, fun. In a way, it was sort of an adventure to have patches—to experience the world without sight. As usual, all my needs were met by my attentive mother, and I found I could still draw on my Etch-a-Sketch and "watch" "Car 54, Where Are You?" and "The Mickey Mouse Club" on T.V. even though I couldn't actually "see" them. The process of healing lasted two or three weeks, and then I was back to life as usual–school, playing, and just being a seven-year-old kid with a story to tell about what it was like to be sightless for a week.
Besides improved vision, one monumental thing had changed from this experience: my sense of Time. My second grade year dragged by. It was the longest year of my life, and I recognized it as such even at that tender age. I began to mark Time from that year on, and noticed that each subsequent year began to speed up a little bit more than the last.
In my theory, I propose that Age is equal to perception multiplied by the speed of time squared. (Please see disclaimer at the beginning of this post.) I confess that while my theory is not scientific, it is the opposite—a whim. Still, it rings true for me, even though it follows no logical thread. According to my theory of relativity, aging depends on my perception of things relative to the speed of time. In other words, the older I get, the faster time speeds by, and/or the speed of time shapes my perceptions about my age.
Interestingly enough, perceptions (including memories) of my childhood have remained intact and vivid during each passing year of my life. However, perceptions during the years following second grade, have shifted like tectonic plates with the passage of Time. The more distance between 2nd grade and the current year, the more the shift, sometimes causing quaking and trembling in my perceptions—especially regarding details, such as what I believe I said to my husband, and what I'm sure he said to me.
The following is an example of how age (A) is equal to (=) perception (p) multiplied by time squared (t2). At a young age, maybe around three years old (A), I became (=) acutely desirous (p) of being two years older (t2) than the age I currently was. (*For your own sanity, please do not try to force my variables into a true equation.) This was probably due to my sister being two years my senior, giving her privileges, which I, as the younger sister, had to wait for. I remember crying at the bus stop as Karen boarded the school bus bound for kindergarten. I desperately wanted to go with her, and I couldn't understand why I had to wait. No amount of sobbing swayed my mother, who simply scolded me for my tantrum and marched me back home. Wishing to be two years older became more intense as the years passed, which accounts for *time squared. (*Mathematicians and physicists out there, I know this is all sheer folly—please humor me.)
The inverse was also true. As the younger sister by two years, I had the opportunity of observing my older sister, and those behaviors and consequences I wished to avoid. A very valuable asset and one I exploited to my gain.
There is yet another interesting corollary to perception as it relates to Age and Time, that is, how I perceived those who were older than I was. If I was thirteen, a fifteen-year-old was strictly out of my league in every aspect of life. (I now attribute this incorrect perception to the public school system, which unwittingly forces most children into an unrealistic environment—boxing them into a classroom with thirty other students of the same approximate age and developmental issues for about twelve years of their lives. This short-sighted and preposterous arrangement prepares children for an environment they will rarely, if ever, experience later in life. During adulthood, you would be hard-pressed to find yourself (it would seem unnatural to find yourself) among peers of your exact age group on a daily basis. In fact, most people spend the majority of their lives in family units composed of a variety of ages and temperaments,—the ultimate seedbed for learning—not in a setting as unnatural as that of a public school classroom.)
When I attended my first year of college, I was eighteen, but my roommate (who was seventeen—having graduated high school a year early) soon after became friends with a girl of twenty-one! Imagine it!—she was friends with a co-ed four years her senior! (This is where my theory of relativity really became obvious to me.) I was in awe of this twenty-one-year-old. To my mind, she was light years beyond me in wisdom, experience, and dignity just by virtue of her three extra years of advanced age—I assumed this without really knowing her.
By my second semester of college, a shift in perspective had already begun to occur. I had become used to sharing the classroom, the campus, the dormitory, and the dining hall with a multiplicity of ages, but it wasn't until this particular girl—my roommate's friend—shared a class with me, that I realized the fallacy of my perception about age creating such a huge superiority gulf. On the first day of class during the second semester, we students looked around the room sizing each other up, and because this girl and I had a common friend, we recognized and gravitated to one another, sitting next to each other the remainder of that course. This was when I discovered that she was every bit as childish as I was! We doodled little frogs and cartoon-y characters with text bubbles full of nonsense all over each other's and our own notepaper, quietly giggling at our silliness. We had so much fun! It was a great class to begin with, but it was all the more enjoyable for me when I realized that "twenty-one" was not the sage old age I thought it was, and that I could have fun and be silly even when I, too, reached the landmark maturity of twenty-one.
Even though challenged with every passing year and season of life, my flawed perception has remained with me; I still view age as a relative thing. When I was a young mother in my twenties, the thirties seemed ancient. Indeed, thirty-nine (or for some twenty-nine) has been the place where many people stop the "aging" clock, refusing to admit to any age above that. Year after year, when asked their age, these people refuse to acknowledge themselves as any more than 39. (Jack Benny comes to mind—he was forever 39. If you are my age, you will know who Jack Benny was. If you are from a younger generation—sorry. It's one of those advantages of advanced age, to know about and gloat over things those younger than you were unfortunate enough to miss out on—things such as The Great Depression, roller skates with keys, garter belts, corded telephones, and 45s.)
As I approached forty, and recognized that I was old enough to be mother to the youngsters of twenty whom I often hosted in my home, turning forty sounded like putting one foot in the grave. To my mind—to my eternal spirit—I was always looking out of eighteen-year-old eyes (that is, from the inside out), and each numerical age I reached was someone else's bad idea of flimflam (for clearly, I was perpetually "in spirit" the eternal age of eighteen inside—that was my perception). Note: My outward appearance does not necessarily agree with my eternal "inside" age.
Then, fifty came, and most recently, sixty (by the way, I missed The Great Depression, the Revolutionary War, and the age of dinosaurs, though my grandchildren might challenge that). I have friends in every age bracket—age is immaterial when it comes to finding worth in others—and is very instructive as to differences in perception about time and age. With a ninety-three-year-old father, here's what I've discovered: seventy-five is the new "thirty." It's all relative.
For a 93-year-old like my father, age is a badge of distinction—of longevity few live to reach. A 93-year-old perceives the speed of time as being akin to the time spent on a merry-go-round that goes faster with each rotation. You get on, orbit the circumference a few times enduring the usual ups and downs, and then anticipate jumping off your horse, which might throw you at any time. Life is a blink when you're 90, and often a blur—but things do tend to appear blurry when traveling at great speeds.
As I mentioned earlier, time began to speed up for me in second grade. During each subsequent year, time has picked up momentum. Although reason tells me this is due to my flawed perception, I think it must also be due to age. With every passing year, I become a year older. (Yes, I know,—brilliant deduction—nothing profound here, folks.) The more years gathered into the garner of time, the faster time passes. Age is the fireman stoking the steam locomotive's boiler with more and more coal, making Time's train move on at an ever and ever increasing rate. (Or maybe it's the other way around.) At any rate, Perception stands on the ground next to the tracks and watches the train fly by, saying "Whoa! Did you see how fast that train blew by?"
Where once there were long, lazy days of summer, summer days now run into fall, fall into winter, winter into years, and years into lifetimes. Deadlines, responsibilities, calendar events, reminders, commitments, activities, and endless checklists of to dos tip one side of the scale, while the other holds the inevitability of time running out. The scale is rarely balanced. It is all relative. Relative to one's own age, and time, and maybe even one's own perceptions.
"Time is too slow for those who wait,
too swift for those who fear,
too long for those who grieve,
too short for those who rejoice,
but for those who love, time is eternity."
– Henry Van Dyke
In light of the relativity of age, time and perception, I would like to repeat the last line in the Van Dyke quotation above:
"For those who love, time is eternity."
Amen to that.
From the bottom of my heart, I thank you, dear Friends, for reading.


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On Friday, August 23, Mandolin Orange will play an album release show at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC. This hometown show will commemorate the release of their album This Side of Jordan, out August 20.
Fans will have the option of purchasing a CD or LP version of the album at a discounted price when purchasing an advanced ticket; the physical copies of the new record will be available for pick-up at the Cat's Cradle on the night of the show. In addition, the night will start out with a pre-concert jam session, hosted by Big Fat Gap and modeled after the Armadillo Bluegrass Jam in Carrboro where Andrew and Emily first met. Ticket holders are invited to come out early and enjoy casual music, beer and free catering (until 8pm and/or while supplies last). The jam will take place from 6:30-8ish; doors will open at 6:30 pm. The event will be sponsored by Carolina Brewery, Carrboro Coffee Roasters and Fifth Season Gardening Company. Purchase your tickets HERE.Tags: album release show, Big Fat Gap, Cat's Cradle, Mandolin Orange, This Side of Jordan

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Meanings of Anklets and Rules of Wearing Ankle Bracelets
The terms "anklets', "ankle chains', "ankle bracelets', "ankle strings' or whatever else you may come across in fashion catalogues, jewelry stores and even in historical fragments, ring a bell sonorously enough, taking me back somewhere to my green days when the impetuous '90s were giving a rise to spanking new crazy cultures, trends and movements. Today, ankle chains are shaping one of the main accessory trends spotted at the spring/summer 2016 runway shows. But are anklets to be deemed just as a piece of fashionable accessory?
I obviously have a hunch about them to be more than just a fashionable fad and that ambiguity is whetting my appetite to explore the meanings of anklets and rules of wearing ankle bracelets. So let us jointly make an entertaining tour through the anklet zone.
The Origins of Anklets and Their Meanings
The latest runway shows brought forth a series of anklet designs and a couple of versions on how to style them best. Chloe came up with tiny golden anklets matched with beach-ready iridescent flip-flops, while Marc Jacobs was an active proponent of elegant two-layered anklets to be paired with timelessly classic black pumps.
But these are not the only anklet types happening in the fashion world. Anklets can be of different designs, made out of various materials (gold, silver, leather, plastic, nylon, beads, and shells) and in a focal point of mixing and matching procedures.
This may build a misleading guess that anklets are just go-go pieces, without any history behind them and without any symbolism hidden within them. Anklets do have history worth exploring and delving into.
While the Western culture could enjoy anklets only starting from the 20th century, the history of anklets in the Eastern culture traces back to the archaic times. The first samples of ankle chains were discovered while excavating Sumerian tombs and if you have a good command of history, you are sure to know that Sumerians were considered to be the "cradle of civilization' living in the southernmost region of Mesopotamia over 4500 years ago.
The archeological digs could explore and identify a series of ankle bracelets made out of different metals and stones whether precious or common.
In Ancient Egypt bracelets worn around the female ankles could tell a lot about her fortune and social status. A woman wearing a golden or silver bracelet decorated with precious stones on her ankle was obviously stating about her being a wife of a wealthy man, while the slaves or plebeians were usually wearing leather or metallic anklets or else anklets out of shells and in most cases they served as just amulets and talismans.
But it was in Ancient India that anklets were in broader circulation than in any other region. They might indicate the marital status of a woman or might be just an ornament. The flexible ankle chains called paayal were widely spread in India among dancers.
The metallic chains could be complemented with some sonorous trinkets or charms to jingle and tinkle gently while dancing. Such anklets are extensively in use even now and mostly among Arabian belly dancers.
Precious and intricate anklets are now an integral part of Indian bridal ensembles along with traditional saree and a plethora of other precious jewelry.
There was also another usage of ankle bracelets in the Middle East and South East Asia. In the old times the "feminine' short tripping step was considered as something ultra-sensual and wearing bracelets on both anklets joined by a chain was to restrict their steps thereby creating that so-graceful gait.
The anklets invading into America in the '70s became the favorite pieces of free-spirited ladies searching for freedom everywhere and in everything, thus making these pieces as effective components of the bohemian style.
Right or Left? Which Ankle to Wear Bracelet on?
Now in this crazy period of eclecticism when all the boundaries are blurred and scarcely anything can petrify us, all those stereotypes and even traditions are coming to naught. That is why whether you are wearing the bracelet on your right or left ankle, in the grand scheme of things is of no importance.
But some of the most inquisitive fashionistas among you might be extremely interested in the right or left anklet-wearing etiquette.
Much as the wedding ring is usually worn on the left ring finger that way expressing its owner's marital status, the anklets were also once gifted to the bride by the groom as a symbol of love and the wish to become her official husband. The women wearing anklets on their right ankles were being referred as call girls.
However, in Christianity it is the left side that is considered to be the symbol of Devil and everything connected with evil forces in general. There is also another version that the bracelet worn on the right ankle is telling about its wearer's being of non-traditional sexual orientation.
Anklet Types and the Rules of Wearing Them
Jewelry stores now abound with anklets worked out of different materials and designed in different ways, the prices of which differ abruptly depending on the materials they are made out of. Acquiring an anklet is a piece of cake, in fact, but wearing it is no picnic, really.
Here are some anklet types and rules of how to wear them for your mind-blowing look.
• Golden Anklets: Needless to say that golden ankle bracelets are number one luxury indicators, especially when they are decorated with precious stones, like diamonds or rubies. Golden anklets commonly happen designed as a single thin chain or a two-layered one.
It is advisable that golden anklets be worn by mature women rather than by ladies and of course at more special occasions. Hanging out with friends somewhere in a summer café or walking along the beach is in no way the right venue to sport your luxurious anklets, while a luxurious soiree will be just the case to show off your ankle bracelets paired with classic black pumps.
• Silver Anklets: Silver anklets are more casual, with some touches of bohemian spirit to them and are exactly for young ladies. They might make an ideal harmonious pair with summer sandals, whether high-heeled or flat, and are perfect pieces to hotfoot it around the city in a breezy summer evening.
• Beaded Anklets: You may run into both monochromatic and iridescently beaded ankle chains that are the things for every bohemian girl or ethnic-style-estimator lady. Beaded chains can be matched with either sandals or beach-worthy flip-flops. Head to a beach now!
• Barefoot Anklets: These are very popular items among Indian women. Barefoot anklets consist of a bracelet fastened on the ankle then stretching along the foot bridge and finishing with a toe ring, thus imitating a barefoot sandal only without a sole.
They are ideal versions for those who are in a craze to walk along the beach barefoot. Oh, and those lacy anklets look so dazzling on a bride enjoying her own marriage on a beach!
• Anklets with Charms: These versions have become popular recently especially when Pandora charms started their frantic invasion. Whether you give your preference to a charm of name initials, or a heart charm or maybe a star one, your charm anklet will become that very stroke to emphasize your individuality.
Some Extra Rules of Wearing Anklets
• Before gaining an ankle chain the first and foremost thing to consider is your own style. A business lady? " Does not function. A sporty girl? " Again no function.
Anklets are best synced up with bohemian-style-hunters or with any girl who has at least one free-spirited ensemble in her wardrobe.
• Anklets should be worn with a mini skirt or mini dress, with casual shorts, or leggings or else with cuffed jeans " in a nutshell, with anything casual that bares the ankle zone of your foot.
• To go with this daring anklet-style it is just a mandatory requirement to have perfectly groomed feet, without any calluses on them and with ideal pedicure, preferably in any vibrant shade.
• Heading to work with a bracelet on your ankle may be considered as a serious violation of etiquette rules, especially if you work in a large financial company.
Why not demonstrate your amazing golden anklet at that long-awaited corporate party marked with red on your calendar?
• Some eccentric women prefer wearing anklets over their stockings or socks. However, try to eschew this option and wear anklets only on bare ankles for more effective results.
• If your feet are thin and tender, opt for thin metallic anklets or even thin plastic ones but if they are not so thin and you are aspiring to make them visually slimmer and more slender, then anklets with some medium-sized trinkets hanging from them will fill the bill, for sure.
Celebrities Do Love Anklets!
• During the after-party of the Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, the audacious Jennifer Lopez appeared decked into an all-white cutout dress with a sky-high side slit all baring her leg, while those matching white pointed-toe pumps looked twofold elegant with a diamond thin anklet decorating Jennifer's one ankle.
• Ashley Olsen was spotted at a Santa Monica art gallery wearing a camel coat over a black turtleneck and leather leggings, with a beige scarf thrown over nonchalantly, while the sling-back pointed-toe black pumps looked entirely harmonious with golden anklets on both of her ankles.
• Pop diva RiRi once shared a photo on her Instagram account showing off her ankle embellished with a Chanel vintage diamond anklet worn over her ankle tattoo titling the post as follows "Late birthday gift, vintage Chanel anklet #CCcertified'.
Also don't miss your chance to shop stylish women's anklets online browsing through the slideshow below and checking our selection!
Photos courtesy of Negin Mirsalehi, Song of Style, Gary Pepper Girl


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This point calls for a lot of debate, both in the scholarly world and among average citizens. Some research claims that vaccination causes complicated health conditions and diseases, such as autism. Yet other scholars do not find any link between immunization and disease outbreaks. Depending on the type of research paper you need to write, you can either support one claim or the other, or simply describe the issue and its aspects.
There are certain risks that vaccines carry, but most medical specialists are confident that the benefits are far greater. The debate about whether vaccinations should be mandatory is ongoing. There are a lot of people with the opinion that getting vaccinated is a personal choice, or the choice of parents in the case of children.
This is a controversial point, as well. Initially, vaccines were invented to prevent illnesses, but statistics show that even vaccinated people acquire diseases. Therefore, the necessity of vaccinations calls for discussion. Another point to keep in mind is that a lot of vaccinations against childhood sicknesses don't protect you throughout your whole life. So if an adult falls ill with a childhood disease, it can be much more difficult than for a child.
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The Fanged Ghost appears in a warehouse and is captured by the Ghostbusters in episode Janine's Genie.
The ghost appears in the warehouse, flying around. Janine catches the ghost with her proton beam while Ray traps it.
The ghost then appears with the Vacationing Ghosts. It is unknown how he got free of the trap. He is seen on the plane haunting passengers.
It can fly and it also has abilities to go transparent.
- Many fans often conclude this design is based on the accessory ghost "Grabber Ghost" that came with first Kenner line Peter. However, the fangs suggest it is not.
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Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has kicked off a contest for middle school students called "There Ought to Be a Law."
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Rock Monkeys
This is our kids climbing program.
A great activity for kids from 7 to 17yrs old
(although we recommend "Redpoint Youth" for teenagers).
One-Off Sessions
If you just want to give it a try, join a "Rock Monkey Individual" or "Holiday" session.
Term Bookings
If you know you want to come every week book onto the "Rock Monkey 1 & 2". No experience necessary.
The program follows an nationally accredited award scheme (NICAS) which ensures progession and quality.
Rock Monkey Individual & Holidays
This is a great place to start! Rock Monkey Individual & Holidays are for those who are just wanting to try climbing for a few sessions or maybe they are unable to commit to a full term.
The focus is on fun and confidence building, while teaching a few key skills such as knots and belaying.
How Much? £15 per session
How Long? 1.5 Hours
Wednesday & Friday : 16:30 – 18:00
Saturday & Sunday : 10:30 – 12:00 and 12:30 – 14:00
Over the school holidays we run extra sessions, see online booking above for availability.
Rock Monkeys 1 & 2
This group is all about the grass-roots of climbing. By the time a child has finished our level 1&2 course they will have the skills to use the centre safely and understand how to use all the climbing equipment for top rope climbing.
These are the essential skills that will provide them with a safe and fulfilling climbing career. They will also be able to complete a large number of climbs as they build up their strength and confidence on our wide variety of routes.
When new Rock Monkeys join level 1 & 2 they will need to purchase a NICAS book from our reception. This helps both them and instructors to record their progress.
How Much? £12 per session (number of weeks, and therefore the price, per term may vary). Please note these sessions are fixed once booked and are non refundable or transferable.
Rock Monkeys 3 & 4
It's best to speak to us before booking onto this block-booked session. Usually these kids have been with us for a while, holding certificates for NICAS Level 1 & 2.
This level 3 focuses on movement skills so a lot of bouldering in this level.
Level 3+ is an extra bolt on we have created to prepare them for the big jump to the next level.
Level 4 is all about Lead Climbing. An advanced and rewarding form of climbing. We will explain leading clearly to all parents before they do this skill without back up top ropes.
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A fun game of hide-n-seek is sure to brighten up your classroom writing center this winter when things are dreary and cold outside. This Winter Writing Center has a little hide-n-seek twist to it that your students are going to love! You'll like it too because it'll have your kids reading, coloring and having fun!
Winter Writing Center
Let's get those your little ones up and moving this winter with this fun "find it" literacy activity!
I just love how the skill of coloring is an early writing skill. Did you know that? So next time your students are coloring, relax and have fun with it! Remember…they are building fine motor skills necessary for writing.
Hide-n-seek, coloring and encouraging movement is what this Winter Write It Writing Center is all about!
Let's get started with a few supplies!
- Winter "FIND IT" Printable Coloring Page (at the end of the post)
- 8 Winter Word Vocabulary Cards (laminated, cut-out – at the end of the post)
- Tape or Velcro
- Crayons
- Clipboard (Amazon has 30 packs if you don't have a class set yet – they are handy!)
How to Use the Winter Find It Printable Pages
This activity is suitable for Pre-K and Kindergarten classrooms. You can use this in your homeschool or traditional classroom as a reader's workshop or writing center activity.
If you decide to make this a center activity, just remember to scatter the words around the classroom before school starts.
You can use either tape or velcro if you like to keep your write the room cards in similar locations throughout the year.
Partner Work
My favorite way to use this Winter Find It Activity is in pairs.
Once the winter vocabulary cards are printed and cut out partner #1 uses a small piece of tape to scatter the cards around the classroom by taping them to the walls, cabinets or shelves.
Partner #2 should turn his/her back so they can't see where partner #1 places the winter vocabulary cards.
Partner #2 then uses the recording sheet and a clipboard to find the winter vocabulary cards scattered around the classroom.
When partner #2 finds a vocab card he/she should read the word out loud, find it on their coloring page, and color the picture that matches the vocab card.
Tip: For an extra challenge, children can write the word next to the picture when they find it and color it in!
As partner #2 finds each vocabulary card, they hand it to partner #1 and he/she places them back in the writing center so that partner #2 has a chance to hide the vocab cards for partner #1.
The activity continues until both partners have had a chance to hide the winter vocabulary cards and find them on the winter coloring printable.
I hope these winter writing center printables bring some fun and joy to your classroom. Your students are going to really enjoy using them!
Grab Your Copy
Ready for some winter-themed writing center fun? Grab your copy of the Winter Find It Writing Center Printables by clicking the blue button below.
Then, have all of your winter writing centers prepped, and work on labeling, sentences, and more with our Winter Write It Pack!


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With his laid-back vocal delivery and earthy acoustic songwriting, Amos Lee draws inspiration from soul music, contemporary jazz, and '70s folk artists like James Taylor. The Philadelphia native first became serious about performing while attending the University of South Carolina during the mid-'90s. After graduating with a degree in English, he taught elementary school before deciding to pursue a music career full-time. A period of waiting tables and bartending followed as Lee honed his songwriting skills. He eventually landed some high-profile gigs as an opening act, including an extended tour with pianist/vocalist Norah Jones, whose bassist, Lee Alexander, agreed to produce Lee's first album. With Alexander's help, Lee released the eponymously titled Amos Lee on Blue Note in 2005. The album reached number two on the U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers chart and several of the tracks -- "Colors," "Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight," and "Arms of a Woman" -- were used in various television shows and movies.
Having won a small following for his blend of acoustic funk, folk, and light jazz, Lee returned one year later with his sophomore effort, Supply and Demand, featuring the single "Shout Out Loud." Produced by former Wallflowers and Natalie Merchant bassist Barrie Maguire, the album entered the Top 100 of the Billboard 200 chart and further cemented Lee's reputation as a heartfelt, rootsy songwriter. The Don Was-produced Last Days at the Lodge followed in 2008 and found Lee backed by a highly regarded cadre of journeyman musicians including guitarist Doyle Bramhall, Jr., keyboardist Spooner Oldham, bassist Pino Palladino, and drummer James Gadson. The album cracked the Top 40 upon its release and became Lee's highest-charting album to date.
Buoyed by his success and a growing fan base, Lee was able to gather an all-star group of collaborators to appear on his next record, including Willie Nelson, Iron & Wine's Sam Beam, Calexico, and Lucinda Williams. The result, Mission Bell, was recorded in 2010 with Calexico's Joey Burns producing, and released early the following year. Anchored by the single "Windows Rolled Down," the album reached number one on both the Billboard 200 and Top Rock Albums charts. The EP As the Crow Flies, featuring previously unreleased songs recorded during the Mission Bell sessions, appeared in 2012.
Lee returned in 2013 with Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song, which was recorded in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce (the Wallflowers, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church) and included appearances from vocalists Alison Krauss and Patty Griffin. It also performed well, reaching number 16 on the Billboard 200. The concert album Live at Red Rocks followed in 2015 and showcased Lee performing with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at the famed outdoor amphitheater. In 2016, Lee returned with Spirit, his sixth full-length album and first for John Varvatos Records/Republic Records. Produced by Lee, the album found him combining his love of contemporary R&B and pop with his longstanding knack for earnest, folk-inflected melodicism. Included on Spirit was the single "Vaporize." ~ Matt Collar
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Dos Mundos is led by a core team of talented individuals with a diverse set of complementary skills and backgrounds. We have worked in many different areas of the creative world, cultivating a deep pool of experience and expertise. Prior to joining Dos Mundos, our partners have worked with clients including HBO, Martha Stewart, MTV, Harper-Collins Publishing, Starbucks, Condé Nast, NBC, BBC, Google, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Nike, Adidas, and Amazon.
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For over a decade, Kana focused on entertainment media, working in production for companies such as NBC, HBO, Showtime, BBC, Nike and MTV and transitioning into the digital publishing industry creating strategies for publishes and retailers such as Harper-Collins Publishing, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Cox Media, Conde Nast, Google, Apple, Sony and Amazon. A pioneer in the eBook space, her creative campaigns as Marketing Director for BooksOnBoard included work with a wide array of partners from Tyra Banks, to the Daytime Emmys and Nascar, and helped the virtually unknown eCommerce store grow to be the #1 largest independent eBookstore in the world, #3 overall behind Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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Shelby's the Paul Rudd of the team. A little bit " I Love You Man" a little bit "Ant-Man". When you hear the word badass you don't normally picture a small town girl with a laptop, but who expected Paul Rudd to be an Avenger? There's a reason she's our head of design because there isn't a single thing she can't do. Through her background in exhibition design, Shelby has a deep understanding of both the physical and digital world – making her input a staple for every account. Originally from Ohio, Shelby made her way to the heart of Texas, with a gas tank full of creative drive. Shelby's passion lies in creating human centered designs making branding her forte. When she isn't directing our design team, you can find her exploring art galleries in east Austin, spoiling her two cats and enjoying the great Austin outdoors.
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Fashion of Passion
The night is pleasant with absolute silence except for the occasional disturbances of a faint audible sound of the songs from the nearby theater or due to the dogs barking, irritated by the cool wind. Everything, including the massive concrete buildings, age-dark rocks are glimmering in the silver color due to the radiant moonlight. And the vast expanse of the sky is densely studded with the stars as if decorated at the function hall or painted by an experienced artist to present it for the Valentine's Day.
The wind, just as it is on seashores, is filled with moisture and is irritating. There is often a cry from owl or any nocturnal bird, as if complaining of the cool wind. Except that, everything is calm and still.
Among the cluster of the houses, there is still a speck of light presumably form the room of young boy or a girl perhaps packing the gift or writing the letters to their beloved ones for the next day.
And I sit here, in the twilight of the night bulb, thinking about the incoherent memories of the life. There was a singular project in my life, which was yet to be solved. Several times, I used to think over and over: "What is the meaning of the Love? I referred many dictionaries for the meaning and asked most of the people, but their answers would not satisfy me. Then, I would frame several theories myself but of no use. I presume that the one who defines the Love will be the philosopher greater than Aristotle or Socrates. Each theory I spun would fail in one or the other aspects in my own affair. When the theory runs that the love is passion for the Beauty, it would fail because I loved her because of her character and the power of understanding. And when the theory states that the love is a strong feeling, I defy it, for my feelings towards are tender and gentle. Similarly, all the theories fail because I was in the extraordinary case. The particulars of the case date some six years ago with several instances how I was trapped in it:
The first instant is common among the schoolboys – that day, four of my friends were sitting in the adjacent row of the class, as the English teacher was on leave. We were discussing about various points. Meanwhile, one of my friends called me aside and told me that he loved a girl; his cousin and that she had accepted the proposal. Then he asked me if I loved anyone -I did not answer him but just laughed at him saying that we were too young yet to love. That experience had a serious impact on me and I was left but to think of the matter over and over and reach the conclusion.
In the evening, the boy put me the same question, forcing the answer from me. Although, I confess, several other boys had asked me the same question previously, that day I was enchanted by that theme due to a mysterious cause. On my way home, I was in other world, brooding over the topic. Suddenly, a bright idea flashed and that left me both happy and anxious. I wondered whether I could ever win in that 'Game'.
* * *
Several days passed after that experience. I attended the inauguration ceremony of my uncle's house. There was as usual, sacrifice of sheep there and the blood was flowing like a stream. I, unable to watch the bloodshed, (I was blood fearing little kid then!) slipped away from the place and went in the basement to find an isolated place there. As I neared the door, I heard, to my amazement, a faint sound of a girl crying. Spontaneously, I slowed down, walked slowly up to the door and looked curiously in ….
My goodness! What I saw there stopped my breath for a while. In the dim corner of the basement, in its dust, for it was not yet cleaned; there sat my beloved, my own beloved – Her very self! There, she was sitting on a discarded stool and was leaning against the wall, with tender fingers of her hand wiping off the tears. Her face was marked with gloom and eyes gave a peculiar swollen look. In spite of all these, she was still beautiful as a fresh flower in the twilight of the early dusk and her tears looked like glazing dew drops still dripping……………
I ventured a foot forward and mustering enough strength, said: "Uh…mm…Excuse me, what makes you sit and weep in such a dark corner?" (But I wanted to say "what ails thou my love?")
Probably, she had not noticed me, so, she suddenly gave a start, and looking in my direction, said: "Nothing much", she was trying to control her tears, "Nothing much important. I just wanted to be alone – Have they finished the slaughter yet?"
"Not yet", I said, repenting for having given her such a shock – "they are yet skinning it. Oh! Do you mean that you came here unable to see the slaughter?"("God sent you here my Love", I wanted to say) I felt happy that our minds had a sheer coincidence for I had also come there with same intention.
"No, no", She said, trying to laugh, her cheeks still glistening with the tears and her lips moistened with grief – "I had nothing to do with the slaughter – I just walked over here, feeling bored."
"Ok ok then, I can see that you are crying" I said. (It was an awkward query I think)
"No, not crying", She said, "I'm allergic to newly painted house", But there was something unusual in her manner that showed that she was concealing something.
There was a patter of footsteps from behind and her mother, my aunt, entered. She, glancing over to her daughter, laughed and said to me: "She is always the same – kill the mosquito there and she starts crying!" Approaching her, she said "Why ma, why to weep over such a small thing? Give it up and dress yourself now."
'No ammi, she said, hiding her tears for I was the third person there – "I just can't stand the slaughter."
Aunt reckoned her out, leaving me alone. However, I was convinced that her heart was more sensitive than her tender face was and felt very happy that God always weaves the Beauty's heart with so much tenderness and care.
* * *
I was there, busy, supplying water or food or anything I got, amidst the great hustle and bustle of the lunch being served. Three batches of people had already completed their lunch on the neatly arranged tables, on the terrace.
The sun had already begun to step down from its zenith, which formed gray shadows that seemed to mock at each other, as though coordinated by the joyous splendor of the ceremony. I was equally happy, or rather to say, much happier than others for I've had an encounter with Her that day. Her voice, her laugh, her tears, her face – flooded back again and again to my mind and that lifted me above my capacity to work.
I was still in same spirits and my heart mingled with marvelous music of her tender-lilt voice. I was hardly myself when I heard someone calling my name aloud. I turned back to see her mother, holding a bunch of flowers with one or two roses in them.
"What Mami?" I said, stepping forward.
"Take these flowers", She said to me, a bit concentrating towards me for she was preoccupied by others – "Take these flowers down and hand them over to –[her name]- you will find her in one of the rooms. Also tell her to come here." So saying, she turned, engaging herself again in conversation.
I was taken aback by her words that The Lord should have helped me so soon. Then I said to myself – "When God gives, he bores a hole in the roof;" the precept our Principal used to quote often. I glanced at the flowers with the feeling of compassion that these were the first delegates in my affair and, without a second thought, walked down excitedly.
As I reached the room, I felt enthralled with the sense of adventure – rather to say the mission of handing over the flowers to her given by her mother. I searched for her in both the rooms but she was not there. So, I walked up the kitchen and found her there. I went forward stepping heavily to attract her attention to which she turned towards me and smiled – Ah! What a smile! How beautiful were her Doe-like liquid eyes! They radiated sympathy, love, affection, and all other synonymous qualities…. I stood there enchanted by her majestic appearance.
"Excuse me?" she said, apparently bewildered by my pause.
"Uh…these flowers..", I said, handing over the flowers and speaking rather hastily – "Mami told me to pass these to you and she said that you are to go there."("These flowers are for you my love, as my reminder!" I wanted to say)
"Called me?" she asked, "where?"
"To the terrace" -I said.
So saying, I went out, but still, she was in my mind. Although she did not find it odd that I had just passed the flowers from her mother to her, I had a different feeling. As a matter of fact, nobody pays much attention to such things (I think that she might have forgotten all about that incident) but that conveyed entirely a different meaning to me.
* * *
I had a habit of collecting the Proverbs and Quotations wherever I could find. I went to libraries to write the proverbs often. In this way I had collected a great deal of them in a book. When I first showed her this collection, she showed much interest in it and she added the proverbs she had known, to my collection.
This act of her made me more active in collection. This habit, eventually, led to the poetry: 'Love taught how to compose the verses and rhyme them'. In this aspect, I ardently believe in the age-old maxim: "Everyone is a poet while in Love."
There was an Annual Day Celebration of her school and I went there. There was another girl from our class who came to the function. By chance, my beloved became acquainted with her and they spoke well.
Of this acquaintance, I weaved my first verse -"that evolved out of my Love for her – with the title: 'Four Hour Friends'. That poem was not more than a child's rhyme, but I adore it the most. I believe that The Love is Mother of Poetry and Poetry is the Necessity in Love. I sometimes wonder if I would have learned to frame the verses even if I had not had this affair. – No, it is impossible! The fact is that: " I owe my poetry to her." It is no doubt that I write the poetry but in reality, there is someone, who is endeavoring to make it up. She is sitting silently, whispering me noiselessly the art of spinning it. And it is crystal-clear that everyone looks and admires the rich craft and workmanship of the building but no one admires the strength of the foundation – the real strength behind it! That is, my Friend, the limit of our eyes –
When I showed her the poem, she glanced over the paper swiftly, and turned to me:
"And so it is a next step in your life", she said, smiling elegantly, "after proverbs, that you've learnt to rhyme."
"By His Grace and your inspiration", I said.
"My inspiration!" she exclaimed, because she did not know that the real strength behind it was herself! I was guilty to reveal my feelings to her because she was senior to me. On the other hand, she spoke to me as one speaks to a brother, and this had a grave impact on me.
Thinking all these, my face fell staid. Noticing this, she said: "Sorry, if I had hurt you."
Here – what an odd girl! How could I even think that she could hurt me? "I am not hurt", I said, coming to the point, "But thinking of my goal out."
"Goal of…" she began to say something. But I cut her short saying, "Goal of writing about you."
She thought that I was just kidding and laughed – "D'you want to be a failure by writing on me?"
"Not a failure", I said, in high spirits thinking that I was on right track, "it is the way of my success."
In fact I was so excited that I would have revealed the fact to her, had not the feeling of being junior suppressed me. She was about to say something but her mother called her and she went but her voice was still echoing all around and speaking of her elegance.
Several days later, I visited her house and now I felt that my position there was entirely different in contrast to the time before my feelings concerned her that I used to be talkative and free, but now, I sat like a mute; centering my thoughts on her.
When she passed twice or thrice, she was so close to me that I would have called her and spoke but my own guilty feeling of tormenting the Beauty like her subdued me. She came over after sometime and asked why I was so grim.
This, I thought was the best opportunity to reveal my feelings to her. So, trying to come to point, I said – "I am thinking of the secret between two."
"I didn't get you", she said.
"I'm preoccupied by the secret affair between two", I said again, "Which is embraced by one and not known by the other.
"Could you please make yourself more precise?", she said. It was evident that she did not have even a speck of doubt that I was in love with her. She spoke in the tone of a sister – the feeling, the voice, which made my conscience guilty again. It occurred to me that it was not right for me to torture a school going girl. But my love for her stronger than all these rules! This is the touch of love – that too, of a Beauty like her!
These affected me and I was silent again.
"What is the secret?" she spoke up again, "And between whom?"
"One is me", I said slowly but firmly, "and other can be imagined."
"I am not so wise to guess", she said, putting up a false claim on her wits, "It is better if you say it."
"And best if you imagine", I said rather boldly.
"A hint at least?" she said.
"Here", I whispered, handing over the piece of paper (which I had written earlier), "this might help you."
She stared curiously at the paper and me. Heaven knows what she thought of it or what she had a suspicion in it, she stood up and walked away, saying: "I'll be back in a minute." I was left but to stare her disappear into the room. I felt that I had hurt her acutely and I should stop that – but my mind won't listen! I was so much in love with her that the thought of leaving her would never take the shape anywhere near me.
After an hour, she came out, as though she had forgotten all about it. She was in the same manner as she was in before. All that day, I did not have the heart to give the letter to her again. In the evening, I tore the letter and threw it and she, seeing it, smiled at me (same elegant smile of course).
Two days later, she was to leave for another town to attend the funeral ceremony. For this, they hired a car and fortunate as I was, they offered to drive me back to my house and luckier as I was that my beloved would also come with me along with my sister.
We sat in the rear seat and I had another chance that I sat beside her. I was determined to reveal my feelings to her, but I did not enough courage to do so. So, I wrote the phrase – "I Love you" on the palm of my right hand and showed it to her (the same old damned technique you might think!)-
I did not assume that she would react so much to that. She gave a violent start and I thought she would cry. But thank God, she did not do it. Her face was so much affected by it that she sat still for a long minute.
I was ashamed to look at her face. So, I sat looking through the window although my mind was totally in her. After a long time, when I looked at her, she smiled in the same elegant way but with higher composition of sympathy and pity just as a sister looks at the brother who had done a meek mistake. But I was not myself then – I was blind with love for her – my mind was stacked up with the fancies and doubts whether she would accept my proposal or not.
Then, I said in whisper – "Sorry if it had hurt you?" (Just as a formality though)Perhaps she did not listen to it and so, I repeated it again to which she just laughed at me as if telling me to keep quite. I took the hint and kept quiet for the rest of the journey.
When she departed after dropping us, I said to my brother – (indirectly to her) – "it's very good, isn't it?" To that she let a deep sigh and gestured me to be silent by placing finger on her lips and left.
* * *
After my seventh class, I joined for Eighth in her school. For the first two months, I was passive because I was afraid to talk to her in the school for some mysterious reason. By and by, I got used and began to talk to her alone in the L.K.G., classes as the teachers rarely visited those classes. Those were the classes! Ah! How precious they were – even now, when I visit the school, I never fail to spend two minutes in those classes.
Even then, I was hesitant to speak; so, I adopted the way of sending my messages through letters – 'Bills', as she called them. Not that I stopped talking, but most of the words went to her through my 'Bills'. (Because I could express my feelings better in writing than in words) I did not have the heart to hand them over to her. So I got one of my friends, D*******, to pass the letters. But this method did not work as she, in the first place was little hesitant to my letters and secondly, she did not like the letters being passed by a third person. So I adopted the best alternative: I borrowed books from her (I never read them though), and in the books, I kept the letters and handed them over to her. I do not know whether she read the letters or not, but I sent them continuously and with the same sincere heart.
One year passed thus and there was nothing worth telling in that – but one point, that I had a chance of seeing my beloved every day. To this, I was happy and thanked the God every time I saw her.
The next year came out with many instances that had a long lasting impact on my affair. Now that, I got used with her and spoke her freely, I was yet hesitant to converse with her in an open place. So, I conveyed her all my opinions through the 'Bills' passed through the books.
Two months went like these and then the evening classes started for them. I used to sit after the school time in the class, anticipating her, and sometimes, she would come there for a short encounter. We would sit there, under the evening sky and humid atmosphere – just hid from the sky by a small ceiling formed by metal sheets supported by the cement pillars on four sides. Our class was situated in the separate block from the main school and so it had an opening on three sides and the other side was covered with the bamboo strips only to support the blackboard.
The crimson rays of the setting sun would pour lavishly on the surrounding trees, glazing them with majestic blood-red hues, arousing a suspicion in me whether I was in dream. The sunlight, escaping through the gaps between the bamboo strips, would fall on her splendid mane and the orange light spots on her reminded me of a splendid doe. Her eyes reflected all the light and they would radiate like two romantic gems in the room. The gentle breeze from the trees would stroke her golden tresses of drifting hair and the forelocks would jump from one side to the other as if happy with the breeze and her sleeves would flutter slightly when she raised her hand to set her hair………
I would sit in the opposite bench to her, talking on various topics. The time would pass swiftly as though being pushed forcibly forward by the hand that felt jealous and envied my talking to her. Sometimes, she would remark: "Look at the evening trees – what a beauty they have!"
"But their beauty has limits", I would say, nodding "the real beauty lies in the things that are beautiful forever – or at least for a considerable span of time", thinking of the beauty she had in contrast to the flowers which would whither next day.
Once she said- "See this flower; How beautifully it is made", handing out a flower to me. I was spell bound at her words and was in dilemma whether to admire the flower or her beauty. At last, I said: "As a matter of fact, I don't like the flowers…"
"You don't like them now", she said, as if correcting me, "but in the future, the flowers are utmost necessary to you, boys."
"But I don't need them", I said, "For they have reached their destination already."
"Make the destination more effective and better." She said, laughing at my remark.
"There is no destination better than the present one." I said.
Such conversations were frequent. It was one of her abilities to speak in a way as if she had known nothing about my affair or me. Sometimes, she focused on the typical teenage topics. It was thrilling to hear any topic she would choose because she had a technique of presenting any theme in amusing manner.
Eventually, I was much fascinated by her and lucky as I was; she came daily for the last ten days before her examinations.
The year passed on momentarily and the time came when she had to leave the school and there was yet an year for me to study there. It was the last day of her stay and on that day, I confess, I realized reality of the love. That was the day; I saw my love in its real form. I had nothing but to stop my tears. My heart was heavy with sorrow; I had as much grief enclosed in me … ah! It was heavy enough to balance the earth and heavens – it seemed!
It took me whole a month to recover from the 'catastrophe' and get used to the 'lonely' school. Presently, the year passed away and I felt that the year took a span of hundreds of years to complete compared with the two years with her presence that rolled away in two minutes.
However, as the school was lonely to me, I used to go the class room where I used to sit and talk to her earlier – I would sit there for long time, imagining, recounting, cherishing and feeling both happy and miserable, thinking over incompatible legend and romance that the classroom had witnessed in the previous year. I used to visit the L.K.G., classes often, to speak with the children whom she used to talk and give toffees to; whom she would lift and stroke – I used to envy at these children who had had a chance to be embraced by her – I looked hard and curiously at them as if searching for any traces she might have left on them. Sometimes, I feel that I should have been happier than I am in present state, if I were a small child caressed by her or if my soul was to be removed from me and a part of her blessed-spirit, if filled in me, I would live a happy, contented life. Or if I were made an eyelid of her which blinks to protect her marvelous eyes from dust, or be made her eyebrow which adds to her beauty or be made one of her fingers which help her to fondle her with her mellow hair, or a blood vessel situated near her heart that would be lucky enough to hear her heart beating, forever…. But after all, this is a real life. Dramas, fancies, fantasies are of no use on the stage of our life span. For this fantasy to come true, I pray His Lordship! I pray Almighty – but rightly quoted: C'est la vie'. As I review those memories, I understand the phrase – 'Love is crazy.'
* * *
Once my friend told me that every task, including the love has some etiquettes – or rather to say – some rules and regulations. But, I am of the opinion that there is no need of any rules and regulations in the love – the most private affair, the man could deal with.
As far as my affair with her is concerned, I've never given importance to the public constitution of Love. I've always acted as my conscience has dictated to me. As instant – 'The Modern Love Constitution' says that the autograph should not be given to her – but, I being a stubborn one have given her an autograph in order to break the Law of the Constitution and present a constitution-less and unconditional love to the society.
Whatever may be the rules – or whether I may be following them, or not, my love towards her is sincere and assiduous. "As far as my knowledge and belief…. 'Ends any application; but my application of love to her starts: "as far as I remember and judge, my feelings towards her are as frank and clear as a day; and my plans against her are as vague and dark as a delusion" -I have true heart and clear conscience for her and I am the simplest of the simple and she understood that very well. To the degree that I can judge, I never feel to have done injustice to her – except that I've proposed her in spite that she was a senior.
I mind justice or not – I always feel happy at her sight – I always like to see her face -now dazzling and gleaming like luxuriant gem, now charismatic and compelling like a fantastic fairy, now cool and calm like bright spring morning….
Always, she is my own – or at least – I am her own – and continue to be her property till my last breath.
Perhaps…. Mercy…. God….
* * *
When I come back from the fantastic dream of romantic tragedy – to my own senses, I realise that I am still sitting in my chair, with pen in my hand that is going on, on its own – as if led by someone who knows more than me about myself! It was nearly midnight, when I got immersed in this dream – and now that I am my own self, I see that the eastern horizon is lined with gray lining and the wild, howling wind has changed into gentle and passionate breeze filled with cool perfumes from the surrounding trees; and sun is sending its first rays as if saying Good Morning to everyone – Yes, this day may be good, remarkably good – it's going to be the dawn of the February 14th!
Well, I am off; Good Bye! Take care my little one…….
Mohammed Iqlas Uddin,
February 13th 2007,


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Uglyworld #95 - Oxtron Machine, originally uploaded by www.bazpics.com.
You can imagine Ox's excitement when he discovered that one of the machines in the lab we're working in this week has a huge sticker on it saying "Oxtron".
Great stuff and Ox is over the moon with it as you can see.


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We all make mistakes, some large, some not so large. We can minimize them, downplay them, and deny them. But they are always there. Who we are is defined by how we handle mistakes.
Do we ask for fogiveness? Say we regret the mistake? Say I am sorry? What truly needs to happen is to change place mentally with the person you offended and find out what hurts the most. Then go and address these issues quickly and with sincerity. If they forgive you great but if not then let it and them go.
This is truly about letting it go and forgiving yourself. Its easier to ask forgiveness than to forgive. This is true in our external and internal interactions. The internal is far harder. We relive moments, see the pain we cause and know we must do better. Some among us possess a grace that allows them to realize their humanity and move on. Some of us never see the pain we cause and are oblivious. Some know the pain they cause and enjoy inflicting it. And then some know and see the pain they cause and want to make it better. It is to the latter group that this message falls.
First, realize your shortcomings. Certain people,places, and things create negative situations for us. Avoid them all. Do whatever it takes. Cause no harm but make the change to avoid having to bear the scars later. Second, the mistake happens and you make it right with the other person. Third, allow yourself the anger, the shame, the disappointment. Then work on getting better. Be especially nice to strangers and nicer to your friends. Go out of your way for others. Then go and he nice to yourself. You allow yourself forgiveness when you believe you deserve it. And not before.
That is all you can do. Give yourself time to fix it. Life takes time.


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I have several pins to share with you, but no pictures (insert sad face here). Two friends and I put on a "Ladies Night Out" once a month. We come up with a theme and then have food, devotion and games/activity.
I came up with pinwheels for April's theme and made all the food (I usually have help making food, but it worked out timing-wise for me to do it) and here are the links to the what I made. It makes me sad that I forgot my camera!! It was so much fun to make and the ladies loved it! We had about 35 ladies I believe.
Jello Pinwheels...I've been making these since Benjamin (almost 21) was very little. I got my recipe from a gal from MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), but the recipe is on Pinterest so sharing a photo from there. (click on "source" and it will take you to the pin)
Veggie Pinwheels
Cranberry Cream Cheese Pinwheels...definitely need to make these at Christmas.
Italian Pinwheels
BLT Pinwheels...these were the favorite
and for dessert, Angel food/strawberry pinwheel
I am linking this up to Country Girl at Home for her Pinned It Made It Monday challenge.


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FB: Spring Spotlight - #66 Logan Olesen, DL
Apr 8th, 2014 @ 10:02 am | Author: VCSU Sports Information
Logan Olesen
Name: Logan Olesen
Hometown/High School: Brooklyn Park MN/Robbinsdale Cooper
High School Head Coach: Willie Howard
Major: Biology Education
Parents: Ed and Deb Olesen
What brought you to VCSU? Football and the small class sizes.
What is your career highlight? Being a Captain of the football team my senior year of high school.
What is your favorite book? Other Side of the Mountain
What is your favorite Movie? Remember the Titans
If you could have dinner with any famous person in history who would it be, and why? Ray Lewis, because he is a great source of inspiration and is a very good motivational speaker. I believe he would have a lot to teach about life on and off the field.
Tell us something that most people would not know about you.
During the summers when I am a teacher I want to be a touring pro Disc Golfer.
Future goals in life? I want to become a high school teacher and football coach back home. I hope to be an inspiration and role model for the next generation of students and football players.


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Leonard Enstone
"I wasn't actually aware of all the films he had taken until we were clearing the house out."
R. Enstone
Richard Enstone
"Today is the 17th July 1982... I'm going to film myself picking blackcurrents."
The purchase of a junked box of 8 and 16 mm films uncovers an unusual collection of home-recording experiments by an anonymous suburban man.
Lonelyleap's 'Undiscovered' project was focused on bringing forgotten footage to light. Scouring various sources, from car boot sales to eBay for 8 mm and 16 mm reels, the Undiscovered team unearthed incredible footage from all over the world.
Amongst this material was a handmade wooden box. Inside were reels of not just unedited footage, but strange, quick-cut montages reminiscent of avant-garde cinema. A man appeared on film as a self-styled presenter leading the viewer through these weird and wonderful moments. That man was Richard Enstone.
R. Enstone
The more time we spent looking through the almost 90 reels, the more it became apparent there was a fascinating story here. Enstone's personality, while seemingly placid and reserved, concealed a great depth of emotion that came out in the extensive diary entries he had committed to celluloid.
Soon a portrait emerged of a reclusive man who spent most of his quiet life in a quaint English town living with his mother, but also had a hidden side to his personality which manifested in these sometimes strange, occasionally disturbing and often wonderful films.
Working on this film presented a number of challenges: pragmatic, artistic and ethical. Wanting to find out more about Enstone, we had to play the role of detectives, trying to track down anyone who could tell us more about this man. Unfortunately Enstone and his mother had passed away had and we weren't able to find many people with memories of him. However, we were able to interview his brother Leonard and sister-in-law Lucy, who were able to shed more light on different sides of Enstone's personality.
Richard Enstone
"Today is 7th September. Sorry August...too many people are looking at me."
The film was primarily based on the footage that Enstone himself had shot over the course of about 8 years. Going through all of the disparate material and forging a story out of it was a challenge. Certain moments that seemed innocuous on first viewing became more poignant as we placed them in different contexts.
When the main subject of your film is dead and unable to grant permission or speak for themselves it raises certain ethical issues. We tried to remain as respectful as possible towards Richard Enstone as a human being, whilst still dealing with some difficult and uncomfortable truths. We ultimately wanted to create a portrait of someone that the audience would empathise with and relate to rather than holding him up as an object of curiosity.
The film played in competition at various film festivals, including Leeds International and Full Frame Documentary Festival.


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BlackBerry wants BlackBerry 7.0 users to update to 7.1, offers 10 paid apps free as encouragement
BlackBerry offering up 10 paid apps for free if you upgrade from BlackBerry 7 to BlackBerry 7.1
If you're still rocking BlackBerry 7.0, your wait has been worth it. BlackBerry wants you to upgrade to the newer BlackBerry 7.1 and is willing to give you 10 paid apps for free if you do. If you upgrade before June 30, 2013, BlackBerry will give you apps that span the games and utilities categories.
The offer, which is only available in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, and the UK, includes the following apps:
- EA SPORTS FIFA 13 - Electronic Arts
- The Sims 3TM Supernatural - Electronic Arts
- BeWeather - Bellshare GmbH
- Screen Muncher - Motek Mobile
- Color ID FREE - Motek Mobile
- InstaPhoto - Smarter Apps
- DriveSafely Pro - iSpeech
- N.O.V.A for BBM - Gameloft
- UNO and Friends - Gameloft
- Photo Studio PRO - KVADGroup
All a user has to do to take advantage of the offer is upgrade your BlackBerry Curve 9260/9380, BlackBerry Bold 9790/9900, BlackBerry Torch 9810/9860, or Porsche Design P'9981. You'll get new features in BlackBerry 7.1 including Mobile Hotspot, FM radio, BlackBerry Tag, and WiFi calling.
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Charlotte Skyline Panorama
Yesterday I went to northwest part of town to golf nine holes at Sunset Hills Golf Course. I had a weird day of golf. I easily made par on the first hole and then stunk the place up for the rest of the day. On the way back home I noticed a good view of downtown from an angle I hadn't seen before. The picture below is a stitch of three photos which I converted to black and white. I'm very pleased with how this turned out.


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21 comments:
^really? wow...smdh, cant stand that man, he shouldve came back and did the badass "Ice cube" hahah, fake ppl these days thoReplyDelete
haha smdh and they play nothing on you..what a dickReplyDelete
^ RIGHT what a FAG.. DICK move!!!ReplyDelete
OMG WOWReplyDelete
lupe seemed a little upset when he got there though.ReplyDelete
So what did he say about his relationship status?ReplyDelete
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMNNNNNNNN! LOL!ReplyDelete
what girl did they say was jealous because of the jessica beil rumour did they say estelle?ReplyDelete
He is to much i just seen a interview with him on sirus radio that was posted on you tube this month and he starts the video introducing his wife and mother. He is a messReplyDelete
What interview was that where he introduced his wife and mom?ReplyDelete
It was an interview he did earlier this month. I think it was for sirus radio, he also did an in studio performance but the interview he starts out introducing people that were with him and the first thing he says is my wife is here and my mom is here. I must say when i heard wife i shed a tear. I will post it when i get home tonight i have the interview saved in my favs on my youtube account.
he was introducing his family and was talking about his brothers wife. i was there. plus he isnt married.ReplyDelete
Really because I could have sworn he said MY wife is here. I will post link anyway.
Here is the link.ReplyDelete
people can draw their own conclusion but it is a very good interview to watch.
you aint got to lie craig!
He did NOT say that! see how rumours spread people? FALL DEE FUCK BACK.ReplyDelete
These DJ's are so annoying how long is this video. I am at like 12 min and I almost cannot take much more. I want to hear Lu but they are soooooooooooooo damn annoying.ReplyDelete
he is DEF NOT marriedReplyDelete
I wonder if Lupe was playing this over and over in his head during the whole time there...ReplyDelete
If you turn on RADIO, all you see's a bunch of what the fucks
Dude is dating so and so, blabbering about such and such
And that ain't Jersey Shore, homie that's the news...
horrible to see him so detached from an interview. these dudes don't comprehend how lucky they are to be interviewing such an intellectual artist of this time and just putting him in a corner while talking about randomness... SMDH
do they not know that lupe and chris have a friendship... sounds like this guys aren't serious and dont even try to do a random history check on lupe. smh. see lupe jumps in and has chris' back.ReplyDelete
so they begin the interview talking about waka flocka and wiz and lupe tells them that he isnt going to talk bad about them so later on they bring it up again within themselves talking how bad it is??? good paying attention idiots...
wait who did lupe read for the movie devil????


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Case Studies
- Former Regent Theatre, Dorset
- Mapperton House, Dorset
- Town Hall, Hungerford, Berkshire
- 18th Century House, Berkshire
- 19th Century Cottage, Hampshire
- 19th Century Lodge, Suffolk
- 18th Century House, Dorset
- Bromley Court Hotel, London
- 18th Century House, Dorset
- Jamaica Inn, Cornwall
- The Norfolk Arms, West Sussex
- 17th Century House, Kent
- Royal Victoria Arcade, Isle of Wight
- 18th Century Farmhouse, Dorset
- 18th/19th Century Workhouses, Kent
- 16th Century House, Essex
- 15th Century House, Surrey
- 15th Century House, Dorset
- Burma Railways Building, Myanmar
- 16th Century House, Kent
- Georgian Town House, London
- Old Town Hall, Hertfordshire
- Georgian House, Lincolnshire
- 17th Century House, Berkshire
- Georgian Farmhouse, West Sussex
- Chats Palace, London
- 15th Century House, Kent
- 18th Century Inn, Hertfordshire
- 15th Century House, Kent
Georgian House, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire
This is Grade II-listed house, dating from c.1800, with a conspicuous late 19th century shop extension on the front, which for many years was famous for its collection of Victoriana. The house is notable for its retention of a cross-passage, a typical feature of the medieval period, in a regional variation of the standard Georgian plan.
The project comprised a Historic Building Appraisal, in which the development of the building was interpreted and the architectural details assessed, in order to inform alterations. We then subsequently undertook a Heritage Impact Assessment on the proposals once formalised.


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Plantar Fasciitis and IT Band Injuries with Dr. Brianne Showman Brown
Plantar fasciitis and IT band injuries are words that every runner will come across eventually – hopefully only in an article and not from personal experience.
Let's face it: Nobody wants a seat on the injury bus. But sometimes we end up there anyway. It could start as a nagging niggle that progresses into a real sideliner or it could just be a persistent twinge that keeps us from performing our best.
Keep that burning foot ache or nagging knee pain from getting serious
But how do you know what it is, where it's coming from and how to keep it from becoming a potentially serious injury?
This week we speak with Dr. Brianne Showman Brown, a licensed Physical Therapist who works to treat athlete's injuries without meds, injections or surgeries to facilitate a quick and safe return to running. She knows runners because she is a runner herself.
Plantar fasciitis and IT band issues – what they are and what they might not be
In this episode, Dr. Brown clearly explains what PF and ITB issues are and also what they may not be. She believes strongly in injury prevention and provides helpful tips on exercises that can be easily incorporated into even the busiest of lives.
We also discuss nutrition and hydration and the role they play in recovery and prevention. And although some self-diagnosis tips are shared, we also talk about when and why a professional should get involved in the diagnosis and treatment process.
Helpful information for before and during injuries
There is an amazing amount of helpful information here and you may find yourself revisiting this episode more than once.
Oh, and if you participated in the Boston Marathon, this year or any other, please share your Boston Marathon experience on an upcoming bonus episode of Run To The Top by clicking
Questions Brianne is asked:
3:55 First Four:
- How old are you?
- Where were you born?
- Where do you live now?
- What is your favorite race distance or type of race?
5:50 What's something people might not know about you?
6:36 What was your track career like in High School and College?
7:43 What got you started on the path to Physical Therapy as a career?
8:22 What was involved in you becoming a licensed Physical Therapist?
9:24 What led you to working specifically with athletes?
11:38 What exactly is Plantar Fasciitis?
14:39 What are some of the different types and causes of foot pain?
16:55 While some injuries are self-treatable to an extent, is it important to get a professional diagnosis as soon as possible?
18:46 How would one more correctly identify a 'false' PF issue?
19:27 After the pain goes away and you're running again, how do you prevent it from coming back?
20:11 Do you have exercise videos available for people to reference?
20:21 What exactly is ITB Syndrome and how would that present itself to a runner?
22:08 How does the IT Band connect along the length of the leg?
22:42 How could ankle pain caused by hip issues involve the IT Band?
23:45 Why should a runner get a professional assessment if they are experiencing pain?
24:19 What is the minimum runners can do to prevent these injuries?
25:42 How does core strength fit in with hip strength and injury prevention?
26:27 Does flexibility also play a role in addition to strength?
26:32 How much time and how often should people spend improving strength and flexibility?
27:35 What is something you can do throughout the day to counteract the effects of extended sitting?
28:12 What are some general recovery time-frame expectations from these injuries?
29:36 How does nutrition fit in with injury recovery and prevention?
30:13 How much proteins should people actually be consuming?
31:45 What apps do you use to track nutrition intake?
32:01 How does hydration fit in with injury recovery and prevention?
33:23 What about electrolytes?
36:16 What are some healthy electrolyte forms besides sports drinks?
37:48 What are some natural anti-inflammatories people can take?
38:48 How can you take turmeric?
39:36 does turmeric need to be taken with fat or anything else for optimal absorption?
40:25 When is it essential to be seen by a doctor or professional when experiencing pain?
41:18 What people or experiences have had the greatest impact on you?
44:18 Final Kick Round:
- What is your favorite local training run (location, starting point, parking, distance, terrain and safety issues)?
- Favorite running book(s)?
- Advice for new runners?
- Favorite Quote?
Quotes by Brianne:
"Nine times out of ten, the actual driver of the pain is not where the pain is actually occurring."
"Most shoes naturally shut down the muscles in the foot so if you don't take time to actually work on keeping them strong, they aren't going to stay strong."
"I do my foot exercises three times per week to keep everything nice and strong; for the most part I'm barefoot or in minimalist shoes."
"I've transitioned myself from more of an injury rehab person to more of an injury prevention mindset."
"People get pain in the bottom of their foot and they just go straight to Plantar Fasciitis which isn't always accurate."
"A lot of issues with the feet are caused by the same overlying issue. For the most part, it's just a simple biomechanical or strength issue that causes all of these problems."
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ASUN-Marked Tree celebrates 50 years
(Local News ~ 11/13/17)
Arkansas State University-Newport's Marked Tree campus recently celebrated 50 years since it opened as Delta Vocational Technical School. Delta Vocational Technical School opened in Marked Tree in 1967. Bill Stanley served as the school's first director. ...
Trumann students receive surprise visit from their heroes
(Local News ~ 11/13/17)
This year, students at Trumann School District have been learning about strategies to help improve their lives by using principles from the book "The Energy Bus" by Jon Gordon. According to Kimberly Stevens, the district's Gifted and Talented Program Coordinator, students have been learning different principles each month based on the book that help them to focus on establishing goals and devloping personal responsibility. ...
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