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A review of "Me? Obey Him?" by Elizabeth Rice Handford. Trigger warning for former Quiverfull believers who actually read this book and tried to live according to the principles ... this post is a disturbing trip down memory lane.by Vyckie GarrisonThose fortunate enough to have never actually read "Me? Obey Him?" may be shocked and appalled by the teachings in support of "biblical patriarchy." This review is simply quotations of Handford's own words (in italics), followed by comments from my personal experience as a former Quiverfull Believer.God's Perfect Creation Required OrderJesus, the Creator of Heaven and earth, submitted Himself to God the Father. He took His place in … [Read more...]
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NLQ FAQ: Should There Be a "You" in Quivering?
What "Deny Yourself" Means - and Doesn't Mean by Kristen Rosser ~ aka: KR Wordgazer The founders of No Longer Qivering spelled "Quivering" without a "u" because, as they say, "There is no 'you' in Quivering" - there's no place for self - and they claim this is a bad thing. But Jesus said that a true believer must deny himself, take up his cross and follow after Him. Quiverfull women take the Bible's admonition to die to self very seriously. We use the acronym J.O.Y., for true JOY comes from putting "Jesus first, Others second and Yourself last." How can you encourage Christian wives and mothers to turn from Christ's teachings by making "You" a priority?The problem with the way Quiverfull f … [Read more...]
Steadfast Daughters in a Quivering World ~ Part 3: Perception
[Note: this series is dedicated to Quivering Daughters by the former-Quiverfull moms at No Longer Quivering.] by VyckieSo what is "abuse" and who gets to define it? Steadfast Daughters devotes a considerable amount of time and mental energy to this question. The trouble with making definitions central to the discussion is this: there's no way to do it without being condescending, petty and dismissive of Quivering Daughters who are reporting their highly personal, and necessarily highly subjective experiences of emotional and spiritual abuse.There is no objective way of defining and quantifying "abuse" ~ no way. Sorry. Try it if you must ~ but you will lose.Too many factors affect our … [Read more...]
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[Note: this series is dedicated to Quivering Daughters by the former-Quiverfull moms at No Longer Quivering.] by VyckieProverbs 22:6 says: Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it.Damn ~ I really hate that verse. Let me tell you why.1) It is from this proverb that we Quiverfull moms got the idea that through diligent training we could ensure our children would become mature Christians firmly grounded in the Lord and His word. Of course, we all know that God has no grandchildren ~ our sons and daughters must come to their own faith in Christ ~ still, there is a promise implied in Proverbs 22:6 which leads QF parents to believe that by our in … [Read more...]
Steadfast Daughters in a Quivering World ~ Part 1: Sincerity
[Note: this series is dedicated to Quivering Daughters by the former-Quiverfull moms at No Longer Quivering.] by VyckieStacey McDonald, author of "Raising Maidens of Virtue: A Study of Feminine Loveliness for Mothers and Daughters," has set up a new website devoted to responding to Hillary McFarland's "Quivering Daughters" book and website.As one who embraced the idea of trusting the Lord with my family planning and devoted myself to raising up polished "arrows" fit for the Lord's service ~ "Raising Maidens of Virtue" was a much-referenced book in my large collection of "biblical family" materials. I loved the title. The words "Feminine Loveliness" filled my imagination with visions of … [Read more...]
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NLQ FAQ: How can I help my "Quiverfull" friend?
by Vyckie Q: How can I help my "Quiverfull" friend?I have a good friend who is really into the quiverfull/patriarchy lifestyle. She is always careful to appear cheerful and happy with her family life, but I have often suspected that things are not quite as rosy as she wants everyone to believe. After reading the stories here on NLQ, I am more concerned than ever, especially for her children who are very well-behaved and respectful but who seem to be sending out "distress signals" like Angel did in Vyckie's story. My friend is slowly cutting out everyone who loves her and has offered to help. What can I do? There are two important factors to consider in this situation: 1) How commit … [Read more...]

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Any here ever Carveboard?
I had never heard of it until today. It looks pretty fun. Seems to be a decent boarding replacement for the summer. Also looks usable even if you have no hills. Check it out I if you want here's the link - Carveboard USA - Home of the Original Carveboards . There's one for sale on my local craigslist and I may look into trying to pick it up. Let me know if you've ever checked it out.
haha i have one its sick it feels like carving bc the trucks are spring loaded..hard to stop tho!
Yeah, the videos made it look like you just have to do a big u-turn to stop. Glad to hear that it's fun though. I think I might see if I can haggle the price and pick one up on the cheap. Gotta love craigslist. :D
I've went carveboarding once and absolutley loved it, I'm gonna start looking into it
I ride 20 minutes a day if I can just to get that broad range of muscle motion. With low tire pressure you can carve harder than on a groomer.
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Well worth the investment. I got mine 5 years ago and it's still like the day I bought it.
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Currently, DD (32 months), speaks French. I speak to her in French, but I'm also showing her some English words and songs. We live with my folks who both speak French to her, though they can speak and understand English. We generally use English to talk to each other when we don't want her to understand.
DD's daycare is ALL French. Not a smidge of English in sight. Her only exposure to English comes from a few tv shows she watches in English, from a CD of English nursery rhymes I got and from me showing her words in English. Other than that, I speak English to my boyfriend but he's not around during the week.
She also knows a few Vietnamese words my father has shown her. She regularly asks for the translation of French words in both English and Vietnamese. But, when I try to read to her in English, she gets mad and demands that I read in French. (I did myself a disservice here because half her books are in English but I translate them on the fly when I read to her).
I may have the opportunity to put DD in an all English pre-K program when she turns 4. I'm getting all the paperwork drawn up so that she is granted permission to do this. However, seeing her current reluctance to be read to in English, I wonder if it won't be a train wreck.
Input anyone?
Anyway, all in all we have only had good experiences.
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English is my first language and I speak/understand quite a bit of Spanish. My husband was raised in an English speaking family in Mexico, so he speaks both fluently. When DS was a toddler, I spoke English to him and DH spoke both English and Spanish to him. So, his primary language was English, but he certainly had some Spanish exposure. We put him in a Spanish language preschool when he was almost 3, and the language component was totally fine (we had some other issues with the school unrelated to language). He then went on to an English language preschool, and it was fine, too. He ended at the Spanish school one week, and started at the English school shortly after, and the transition was completely smooth.
I used to teach public school kindergarten and 1st grade English to "English Language Learners" - or kids who didn't speak English. They were able to transition so easily. We also know a lot of families who have placed their children in different language programs and/or moved internationally, and everyone has been totally fine with it at this age. I think there is resistance from kiddos when they feel they are the only ones using a language (or their parent is the only one using a language) and it isn't being reinforced socially. They have to be very conscious when they are using the language, which is more work for them. But when they are in a class with a bunch of other kids using that language, and with a teacher who speaks to them in that language, it just becomes a part of their daily life. Most kids want to fit in and be a part of the group they are with, and sometimes that means acquiring the group's language. I think it isn't a struggle then, and language acquisition occurs more naturally.
The reason why your dd doesn't want you to read to her in English is because you have a relationship in French. Speaking English with her is very unnatural and uncomfortable for her. It's not the English she's objecting to but the fact that it's you using it.
I get the same darned thing in my house. I lived and worked in France before meeting my non-English speaking French husband. My kids hear me using French all and every day. But try to say ONE word to them in it and they get completely unglued. They are a lot older than your dd but even in their French world, they associate me with English and that's what they want me to use.
We put them in a French-German bilingual program when they were about the same age. They picked up German in a heartbeat. All three are top students in their classes and the older two are trilingual. I can't claim (yet) for the youngest but she knows a lot of words.
I've also seen many non-French speaking children go right into French school at age 3 and pick up the language within months. We have a lot of refugee families who don't speak French themselves but the children are fluent. I can't count all the awkward times I've greeted fellow parents in French just to get that blank look, or a meek "bonjour" while our children are babbling away to each other. I thought one dad was just stand-offish, only to take the time to speak with him and his very hesitant French... His daughters speak to each other in French at home.
Whatever you do, do NOT try to "teach" her any English ahead of time for a number of reasons. This doesn't serve any purpose and she might get rebellious towards the English. Instead, talk to her about learning English. One friend would go out in public and say to her dd "Listen to them speaking French. You're going to learn to talk like this when you start school..." Answer any questions she has about it. She can watch T.V. or films in it but don't interject anything.
What I can suggest is that you tell the teacher that she doesn't speak English. This is important to know if there is anything serious. Also, the teacher might just want to confirm that your dd is following along and knows the instructions. The little girl above became an excellent student and only had one bad incident, when she didn't know that they were using a different classroom one day. They found her in the old one.
We also had an incident where another parent (from another class) yelled at my child in front of the whole class. My dd was so upset she couldn't express herself in either English or German. The teacher immediately switched to French (notice that she would only talk to the teacher, not me, in French). Yes, it was a whole hooplah with the director involved and the mom called in... but the point is that if there is something dangerous or immediate, they need to know.
Actually, I've seen all-one-language programs work better at this age often than bilingual programs. Sometimes children who already speak both find that the level is not suitable in one or both languages. One friend's child became the "English" child and was bored stiff on English days, while not following on French ones. In an all-one-language program, children this young don't know or care who speaks what. They follow the others and just absorb it as they go along.
The most important factor is that the school is good and the right atmosphere for your child. You want to be zen about the teaching philosophy and the program they're teaching. Language is important but don't place it at the top of the list. If there are problems, don't immediately blame the language (happened once with one of mine) but look into other factors. My son needed better study habits but the teacher was too quick to blame the German and English on his problems (sorted out with some intervention and now he's on a roll!)
If english is not your mother tongue, I think it is natural a younger child does not want to hear you speak it. I speak in american english, my kids reply in danish. My husband speaks to them in danish and they reply in danish. They are 6 and 4. When we read bedtime stories at night, they want me to read to them in english, and DH in danish. So even though I can read the story in danish, the tone, the accent, the mood... is off. And they don't enjoy it. So I read the story lines to myself, and then translate it in my head to english, and say these words out loud. When DH has an english book, he does the same, in reverse.
OK, now that I am thinking about it, there are a few exceptions. Some books really do not translate well, so they let me read them in danish. But really they prefer DH to read them those books, and me to read the english books.
I think DD's reluctance to hear me read in English is partly due to her being a tempermental toddler. I haven't forced the issue and she continues to ask me the English and Vietnamese translations for words she knows on French.
I only hope that when she is placed in an English pre-k program she is as interested.
I wouldn't worry about her being "interested" in it. Sometimes my kids get a little fed up with the German. Why do they have to do German? It's so much harder. It would be so much easier if it were all in French, etc. This is totally normal. Please don't expect her to love English every minute!
In their case, they're in a special program, in a normal public school. You're in a better situation if the whole school is in English (or bilingual as the case may be). Then pulling out of English would mean saying goodbye to her friends and having to change schools...
Actually, on a technicality, our kids were allowed to continue at their old school when we moved because of the German so I can actually say that too. Putting up with the German is a small price to pay for staying with your friends!
I don't require my kids to love German all the time but as they grew older, they were pleased with the attention and the advantages that the three languages gave them. Yes, it's tough. Yes, they have to study more and have more hours of class... But then there are fun assignments, trips and projects they get to do thanks to being in the bilingual program.
It's important to us that they can speak German. We live near the border and it's a required language for many jobs here. Very few people have that magic combination of all three languages, and why we opted to do German (which we don't speak at home) vs. English, which they do speak.
What the concern would be is that she not struggle or find English difficult. If the class is filled with fluent and native English speakers, she might not be able to communicate or grasp it well. This is less because the language is to blame than that the English was not suited to her specific situation; learning it from scratch. My non-German speaking children are in a program designed for French speakers learning German specifically. Might have been a different story if I had placed them elsewhere (and we do have German-native programs where we live).
Big difference between a child who is being stubborn and doesn't like something for no real reason and a toddler in a preschool that is ill-suited to her academic and linguistic needs. The first you can handle. The second, you would need to address. Make sure there is no confusion on your, or the teacher's parts! I've seen that happen too many times, or blaming unrelated problems right away on a foreign language...
Hey Halfasianmomma - we live in Montreal too! Our dd grew up only speaking English, but we put her in a francophone school for pre-K. She adjusted pretty darn quickly, and by Christmas time was totally at ease conversing in French. I think you'd see the same thing with your dd. I know enough anglo kids who have been put into french school at that age and picked up the language quickly and easily that I wouldn't worry about her in that regard.
I also agree with pps that I wouldn't worry too much about whether she's interested or not. I'd just present it as time to go to school - this is what school is. I imagine that you're right, that right now she doesn't want to hear books in English because she's an opinionated toddler, and, of course, because she wants to hear stories that she understands. But school is so much more than story time. It's a time to meet new friends, play, sing songs, learn concepts, etc. In a short while she *will* understand those stories and will be able to enjoy them. And it might be that she never wants to hear you read stories in English. I think often kids associate certain things with certain people and they like to keep it that way. I can speak French but my dd never wants to hear me read french books. She understands them perfectly (and now reads them herself), but always prefers to have me read to her in English.
In other words I say go for it! At best you're opening the door to trilinguality (is that a word, lol?) for your dd, and at worst you will always have the option of switching her to a french school board school.
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What an interesting thread! I have signed my older DD up for a dual immersion program in Mandarin in a public school. Around here the three languages for dual immersion are French, Spanish and Mandarin. The program in this school is only in it's second year, I believe, but will continue to go through 6th grade at least. I'm really hoping my DD likes it and doesn't find it too hard. Oh, and it starts in 1st grade here.
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Navy SEAL cleared in Iraq prisoner abuse case
Living large on card puts focus on ex-boss
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Blast Jolts Oil World [The Wall Street Journal]
A massive fire on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico left 11 workers missing and cast a pall over an offshore drilling boom that stands to dramatically lift U.S. energy output.
["Lift" as in "weaken".]
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Backhoe covered the Stunningly Stupid Mom in sneakers years ago...
The ignorance of Senator Patty Murray
Beck, Farah, Bachmann, Ron Paul on 'patriot' hit list
Southern Poverty Law Center report "Meet the Patriots"
Overwhelmingly, Americans see Obama inviting attack
1st scientific survey on WMD response shows most believe terror more likely
Iran boosts its shock troops in Venezuela
Pentagon predicts U.S. clash with Islamist paramilitary
Shocking Report: Police Find TEA Parties More Peaceful Than Anti-war Protests
Congress may push immigration over climate bill...
Preview of Anti-Obama Documentary Outrages Left
John Ziegler didnt know the kind of fury the left would unleash on him when he unveiled his web video How Obama Got Elected.
Greek debt crisis gets worse as EU revises figures...
Treaty deputizes Internet providers as copyright cops...
ACTA treaty aims to deputize ISPs on copyrights
CNet News | Internet service providers could become copyright cops encouraged to block access to suspected pirate Web sites, according to a previously secret draft treaty made public on Wednesday.
South Korean ship sunk by crack squad of 'human torpedoes' [Act of war.]
Top of Drudge:
While GOLDMAN SACHS lawyers negotiated with SEC over civil 'fraud charges'...
All the presidents Goldman Sachs men [Michelle Malkin]
Americas New $100 Bill Might as Well Be a Euro
Bloomberg | Geithners signature appears on the new currency.
Exercise allows accounting students to become honorary IRS special agents
Congress may push immigration over climate bill [Reuters]
State Senator Benton hits Senator Patty Murray with Viagra video ("Viagra for Sex Offenders") [backhoe has link list on Murray]
Beck, Farah, Bachmann, Ron Paul on 'patriot' hit list,
Overwhelmingly, Americans see Obama inviting attack, Iran boosts its shock troops in Venezuela ...
Shocking Report: Police Find TEA Parties More Peaceful Than Anti-war Protests
TONS of news today. Oil might go up, South Korean ship sunk by crack squad of 'human torpedoes', latest on Goldman Sachs/Obama, $100 like euro & has Geithners sig, students will be IRS special agents, web servers deputized as spies by treaty ...
How the Media Lied about Obamas Birth Records [A.I.M. nails it.]
Barack Obama Argued Strict Revolutionary Marxism to John C. Drew, at Occidental College
Corruption and Waste Recap:
New names for ACORN — posts 48 & 49.
Radical Islamic schools thrive throughout America [link in post 44]
Navy SEAL cleared in Iraq prisoner abuse case ... MORE.
Soros: Republic Enemy #1
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.George Soros
World financial crisis was "stimulating and in a way, the culmination of my lifes work. Soros also told The Australian that the world financial crisis wasstimulating and in a way, the culmination of my lifes work.
How bad can it get for Democrats? Example #5,671 (Republican is ahead in Obama's Home state)
awesome news, thanks for the ping!!
It never should have come to this point but at least it sounds like some sanity is finally being achieved??
To think of the crap being thrown at some of our very best SEALS and Marines due to politically correct b.s. is just nauseating and worse.
McCain took Goldman Sachs money — $230,095 [and much more about McStain in thread]
[Thank you, AuntB]
Shakespeare, Othello: "You are one of those that will not serve God if the devil bid you."
Bill Clinton Vindicated! Proof Domestic Terrorists Attracted to Tea Party Movement
"Unfortunately the terrorist is a pal of President Barack Obama and is solidly on the liberal side of the political spectrum. William Ayers, former Weather Underground terrorist and reputed ghost author ..." [snip]
Fox News Flash ...!
COURT ERROR! President Barack Obama has direct knowledge of the Senate seat allegation!
[Other news has also been rolling in, listed above.]
Blago coverup can be recapped from above.
Earth Day 0-bamas [and Thrifty too]
Obamas fly chef 860 miles to the White House... just to make pizza ...
Obama celebrates spending binge with cocktails and wagyu steak [Michelle Malkin]
OBAMA'S DRUNKEN White House Parties — $10 million [just getting started then]
President Barack Obama has blown $10 million on drunken White House parties, Washington insiders tell GLOBE. This week's Special Report rips the lid off the Commander-in-chief's outrageous antics, including boozy conga lines and dinners featuring $150-a-pound Japanese beef! It's must reading for every American.
Michelle Obama flashes expensive taste, carries $5950 alligator envelope clutch in Russian
Obama-nomics Updates:
Census hiring blitz of 750,000 to cut jobless rate, offer boost to Obama (Big Lie Coming)
Government Motors Repayment Fraud
O's Wall St. Rx: This 'fix' won't fly
GOP ramps up attacks on SEC over porn surfing (Same "Independent" SEC that takes orders from Obama)
One-Fourth of Nonprofits Are to Lose Tax Breaks
Alert! GM Lies in New Ad on Its Repayment of Bailout Money
This is a weird development:
Sen. Graham threatens to halt work on climate and energy bill (Grahamnesty tries to save McCain)
The Washington Post
Posted on Saturday, April 24, 2010 12:38:14 PM by rabscuttle385
Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) threatened to abandon his effort to push a climate and energy bill Saturday, saying he will only continue if Democratic leaders promise to relinquish plans to bring up immigration legislation first.
Just Piper's headlines from hell [more news from other sources — some already posted and others below, but THESE are shocking]
* foxnews Gloating Goldman: E-mails show execs boasting as meltdown unfolds
Obama threatens Arizona with Justice Department investigation
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs later said if the Arizona measure became law in that state, Obama has asked that the Justice Department look into any civil rights implications.
Senator Grahams Gay Scandal Goes National and Viral
News of ALIPACs request for Senator Lindsey Graham to come out of the closet, so his constituents will be on even footing with corrupt special interests in Washington regarding his secret lifestyle, is being reported nationally and William Gheen will appear on the Thom Hartmann and Lou Dobbs radio shows today. ... Barney Frank has more integrity and bravery than Senator Lindsey Graham right now, said William Gheen of ALIPAC. [snip]
[That would explain a lot. Leftist homosexuals had the goods on him?]
Breaking Update on Polish Air Disaster from Investigative Reporter
Tensions mounting as citizens express growing suspicion ... The Polish opposition party has called for an international investigation [snip]
[Either Putin was too stupid to hold a more open investigation, or too guilty. Take your pick.]
Strong buz this way comes [note — just buz at this point]
And regarding Browner of the EPA:
Henry chance (15:55:43) :
Just for the record.
Carol Browner, former Clinton administration EPA head and current Obama White House climate czar, instructed auto industry execs to put nothing in writing, ever regarding secret negotiations she orchestrated regarding a deal to increase federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-WI, is demanding a congressional investigation of Browners conduct in the CAFE talks, saying in a letter to Rep. Henry Waxman, D-CA, that Browner intended to leave little or no documentation of the deliberations that lead to stringent new CAFE standards.
How Could the Fort Hood Massacre Happen? [WSJ examines loony left]
Thug-0-crat hit list on Al Sharpton [several victims]
Huckabee To Rosie ODonnell: I Respect You, I Respect Your Choices
" ... one man, one woman for life ... the ideal relationship ... "
Buz words [for potentially deeper research]
Greedy, Evil and Green
LibertyPen | Professor Williams looks at some of the incentives driving the global warming crisis.
Bankers Said Anything to Get High Rating, S&P Ex-Analyst Says
Bloomberg | On May 3, 2005, Standard & Poors analyst Chui Ng e-mailed co-workers to broker a solution to demands by Goldman Sachs bankers that he said violated two or more of the ratings companys internal guidelines.
Megabanks: The Banking Oligarchy That Controls Assets Equivalent To 60 Percent Of Americas GNP
The Economic Collapse | Megabanks have assets equivalent to 60 percent of our gross national product.
Blackmail: How The Controlling Elite Owns Politicians
Paul Joseph Watson | Lindsey Graham homosexual controversy underscores why government is broken.
Greek meltdown in danger of spreading
Times Online | Property prices across the eurozone could slump as a result of the bailout deal.


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90s One Hit Wonders Resurrected
FLASHBACK! Thanks to the folks at Buzzfeed, those 90s one hit wonders you forgot you loved have been brought back to life!
You might not recognize them by their names, but once you hear them, you'll be back in the 90s.
Imani Coppola - Legend of a Cowgirl
Jimmy Ray - Are You Jimmy Ray?
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We will be picking up a car at Glasgow airport. I do not know how early in the day we will be getting on the road since we have to check out of our hotel, get to the airport and then pick up the car. Also, it will be my husband's first attempt at driving on the left hand side. We are heading to the Isle of Eriska hotel north of Oban but want to see sights along the way. My initial plan was to go by A82 to Tarbet and then A83 to Lochgilphead and then A816 up to Oban. Is that too much to attempt? Is there enough lovely scenery, etc to make it worth going all around or should we turn off at A819? I planned to do a day trip to the Trossachs the next day. Would that work well? It's so hard to tell what would be too long a trip. Thanks so much for any help.
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I'd take the exact route you suggested. The main thing you'd miss would be Kilchurn Castle - but you can visit it on your way to or from the Trossachs the next day.
As long as get started before lunch time the route through Inveraray, Lochgilphead, Kilmartin and up to Oban would be a doable day trip.
I won't even guesstimate your drive time since there is soooooo much to stop[ and see along the way. Just plan on taking it easy and using most of the day to get to Oban.
When is the trip - if it is in teh Spring be sure to stop at Crarae Gardens (1/2 way between Inveraray and Lochgilphead). AMAZING woodland garden w/ 20+ foot tall Rhododendrons, azaleas etc.
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Do plan to see Kilchurn Castle--one way or the other. It's quintessential (is there such a word?) romantic Scotland scenery. I blew up a picture for my wall.
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Thank you so much. We are leaving 5/11 so we'll check what is in bloom at the gardens. I've added Kilchurn Castle to our itinerary. It sounds wonderful. I don't know how I missed it in all my research.
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That's a wonderful route. If I was doing it in a hurry it would take about 2 hours. You should take the whole day. There are masses of lovely things to see.
Stop at the Rest and Be Thankful; stop and wander round the woodland garden at Arkinglas. Have lunch at the Loch Fyne Oyster Bar, and have a good look at Inverary. See the castle if you want.
The road from Lochgilphead to Oban is one of my favourites in the world. If you stop nowhere else along it, go to Dunadd, and walk to the top.
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You could spend a week on your suggested route, there's so much to see. I'm with Shiela on Dunadd, we should all be ashamed that so few of our people know the part it played in creating our nation.
Oban is a long way from the Trossachs for a day trip, about 70 miles each way plus maybe another 30 if you do the usual tour from Callendar to Aberfoyle, and all on roads where you'll be lucky to average 50 miles an hour without stops. I love the Trossachs but I wouldn't travel from Oban to see them. The area earned its fame because it was so accessible from Glasgow and Edinburgh. Starting from Oban there are plenty of places much nearer and just as scenic.
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Would it be better to drive through the Trossachs on the way to Oban and our hotel and do the drive I outlined above as a day trip the next day? What around Oban would you suggest as a day trip instead of the Trossachs? Thank you so much for the information.
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Actually - I'd leave things as you planned. Yes it is a bit of a drive - but a tour of the Trossachs is certainly doable from Oban. Not ideal, but not hard at all.
If you got an early start you'd have a lot of time to wander. I often stay in the Trossachs for a week at a time and have done day trips the other way (to Oban/Kilmartin etc.) several times. Most sites in the Trossachs are "sites" and not "properties" where you have to worry about opening times. Only the boat trip on Loch Katrine (which I might skip w/ just a day) and Inchmahome Priory have hours - otherewise all the views, waterfalls, walks and so on are open all the time.
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Day trips round Oban?
Iona (and Mull if you must)
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We love beautiful scenery. My husband loves to take pictures. That is why I thought a day trip to the Trossachs area would be perfect. We plan to visit Glencoe after we leave Oban and head toward Invergarry. I hope we'll see Kilmartin on the way to Oban. I'll put your other suggestions in my notes. Thanks so much for your help.
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If you wanted to go wild (and the weather was fine), you could take a boat trip out to the Treshnish islands and Staffa.
Or a ferry trip to Tiree and Coll- you wouldn't have time to spend time there, although you could get off on Colla nd get back on when the ferry comes back. It IS a beautiful journey.
I'm not really up for suggesting much inland- Loch Awe's fine, but not THAT fine.
Frankly I wouldn't dream of daytripping the Trossachs from Oban. Not given where you'll be and where you're going
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Would appreciate suggestions for traveling from Glasgow to Iona. We have 4 days between reservations to get to Iona. We are thinking of renting a car and leaving it in Oban and take the ferry across to Mull then a bus/ferry to Iona were we are staying 2 nights. We are trying to decide on the best route (scenic) and things to do Castles, distillery, churches etc.
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daschie: This thread is more than 6 years old. You will do better to start a new thread of your own w/ your own specific questions. (You do have a thread from several months ago that has some response - to find your old posts, click on your name)
In the mean time until you start the new thread. . . No reason to leave the car in Oban. Take it on the ferry - you 100% will want to have the car on Mull. Mull is not the sort of place one can bop around on the bus. There are buses, but they are very few and very far between.
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Open-Label, Pilot Study of TG100801 in Patients With Choroidal Neovascularization Due to AMD
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|Macular Degeneration Choroidal Neovascularization
|Drug: TG100801
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|An Open-Label Randomized Pilot Study of Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of TG100801 in Patients With Choroidal Neovascularization Due to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- Change from baseline in central retinal/lesion thickness as measured by OCT at Week 4. [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
- Mean/median change in visual acuity from baseline. Proportion of subjects with loss of > 15 ETDRS letters. Proportion of subjects with loss of > 30 ETDRS letters. Proportion of subjects gaining at least 15 letters. [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|July 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|March 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1
Dose 1
Drug: TG100801
Eye drop, twice a day, 30 days.
Experimental: 2
Dose 2
Drug: TG100801
Eye drop, twice a day, 30 days.
Detailed Description:
Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) due to AMD is the leading cause of irreversible, severe vision loss in people 55 years and older in the developed world. TG100801 is a potent inhibitor of vascular growth endothelial factor (VEGF) and other kinases that contribute to CNV and macular edema. Animal models have demonstrated the ability of TG100801 to inhibit angiogenesis, vascular leak, and inflammation. TG100801 is being developed as a topical (eye drop) therapy for treatment of CNV due to AMD.
The primary objective of this multicenter, open-label, randomized, pilot study is to evaluate the effects of 30 days of dosing with two dose levels of TG100801 on central retinal/lesion thickness, as measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT). The safety of TG100801 in patients with AMD also will be evaluated.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subfoveal CNV secondary to AMD in study eye
- CNV lesion size less than or equal to 12 MPS disk areas
- CNV > 50% of lesion area
- Presence of intraretinal fluid causing an increase in central subfield thickness of at least 250 microns, confirmed by OCT in study eye
- Any lesion composition
- Best corrected visual acuity of 20/40 to 20/320 (73 to 24 ETDRS letters) at 4 meters in study eye
- Best corrected visual acuity of 20/800 or better (at least 4 ETDRS letters) at 4 meters in fellow eye
- Ability to administer and tolerate eye drops
- Able to give written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- History of any treatment for subfoveal CNV in study eye
- Known or anticipated need for use of topical medication in study eye during 30-day dosing period
- Current or anticipated need for any available ocular anti-VEGF therapy in fellow eye for 30 days prior to and 30 days following baseline
- RPE rip or tear in study eye
- Blood > 1 disk area, atrophy, or fibrosis (disciform scar) under foveal center of study eye
- Scarring/fibrosis of at least 25% of total CNV lesion in study eye
- Hemorrhage or PED > 50% of total CNV lesion in study eye
- Glaucoma with visual field loss or IOP at least 25 mmHg in study eye or consistently at least 25 mmHg in fellow eye
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00509548
|United States, Arizona
|Retina Centers, PC
|Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85704
|United States, California
|Retina-Vitreous Associates Medical Group
|Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211
|United States, Florida
|Center for Retina and Macular Disease
|Winter Haven, Florida, United States, 33880
|United States, Massachusetts
|Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston
|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
|United States, New York
|Vitreous-Retina-Macula Consultants of New York
|New York, New York, United States, 10022
|United States, Ohio
|Cleveland Clinic
|Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
|United States, South Dakota
|Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
|Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57701
|United States, Texas
|Vitreoretinal Consultants
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Peter Kaiser, M.D.
|The Cleveland Clinic
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Jolene Shorr/Senior Director, Clinical Development, TargeGen, Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00509548 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|July 27, 2007
|Last Updated:
|March 25, 2010
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Macular Degeneration
Neovascularization, Pathologic
Choroidal Neovascularization
Retinal Degeneration
Retinal Diseases
Eye Diseases
Pathologic Processes
Choroid Diseases
Uveal Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on June 21, 2017


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This study examines the energy consumption of automatic ice makers installed in domestic refrigerators. The purpose of this research is to determine a method of measuring the energy consumption of automatic ice makers that will generate a repeatable and reproducible result. This study examined four refrigerator-freezers of different configurations, one top-mount unit, one side-by-side unit, and two French-door units with bottom freezers. The components and operational modes of each ice maker varied among the test subjects. This study examined each automatic ice maker and its components, and discussed how the operation of each component contributed to the overall energy consumption. Two of the units had a single-speed compressor that maintained the compartments within a range of temperatures by switching on and off. Since this type of unit draws considerable power when the compressor operates and very little when it doesnt, a good representation for energy consumption can only be characterized over a number of whole compressor cycles. However, the units ice maker also produces cyclic variation in power draw; therefore accurate measurement of the ice maker energy consumption must be characterized over a number whole of ice making cycles. Since the units compressor cycles and the ice making cycles are not coincident, it is difficult to determine the ice making energy using a predefined test period. The other two units employed inverter driven variable-speed compressors, which operated by maintaining a constant, part-load condition and did not cycle on and off. Determination of the ice making efficiency for these units was rather straightforward since data could be examined over a whole number of ice making cycles. We also examined the conditions which affect the ice making efficiency. The results showed that the ice making efficiency is influenced by the operating temperatures inside the cabinets. The results also showed that units often undergo temperature chan
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The Nintendo Gamecube may not be my favorite Nintendo console, even though I like it very, very much, but it certainly was the one I wanted the most! I had an SNES before I learned how to walk (I think), and all of a sudden, we had an N64 before I had any idea how big the 3D in games really were. When time passed by and I grew a bit older and understand more of the video game world, I had heard of the Gamecube that was coming, and a couple of friends of mine got their Gamecubes, while I was left without one. The Nintendo Gamecube became the console I craved for the most. I had never wanted any video game machine more than this little box. After it had existed for a year or two, and I kept nagging my mom and dad about getting one, I noticed they had it on sale at a local store, and along with it, was no other game than the Legend of Zelda Collector's Edition. That's when I turned to my mom and said "Mom...now we're getting one! I have enough money to pay for half of it!" and finally, I got myself a Nintendo Gamecube. I may not have gotten the game I wanted most for the console (which is coming in the list, more on that there), but I got it with a collection containing 4 games from my favorite series of all time.
And there you have it. My little story about the Nintendo Gamecube. For this list, I don't really have any rules. Except for one thing: Twilight Princess is excluded. It topped my Wii list and keep it more interesting, I'm excluding it. I guess there's nothing more to say, so just go ahead and check out the 10 Gamecube games I like the most!
10. Wario World
It was a disappointingly short game, with a lot fewer levels than I expected out of the title, with "World" in it, but it was still a fun game. Wario's always been my favorite character in the Mario multiplayer games, and I already liked Wario Land 1 and 4 at the point I got this game. I was happy to finally try out a 3D Wario platformer. The game was not spectacular or anything, but it was a fun experience. It really differed from Mario games, which it should, and it really matched the personality of Wario, being a greedy, treasure loving son of a bitch. The platforming was good, the music was good, the enemies weird and sometimes not creative, but the combat was still fun. Wario World was a good title for the Gamecube. Definitely not the platformer anyone should have, but for every person that likes Nintendo platformers, and then especially Wario, should give this a try.
9. FIFA Street
God, I remember when this was popular! Again, I love soccer (football, really), and I have so many friends I used to play both outdoor football and FIFA with. FIFA street was such a great game for us at that age, when all kinds of tricks with the ball was amazing to us. FIFA Street let us play with national teams against each other, and it was all about how you scored the goals, and not just scoring them. It let us be really creative, and it was so much fun! It was so different from the regular FIFA games, but it was still football. It wasn't too long ago me and other friends of mine picked up this game again, and still have a blast playing this!
8. Luigi's Mansion
Even though Wario is my favorite in the Mario multiplayer games, and Luigi my most HATED one, I must admit that Luigi's Mansion is the better game. I've always liked it! I never had the Gamecube at launch, so I never noticed that Luigi "took" Mario's spot as being a go-to title when the console was released. I hear now that many were disappointed, but I never cared about that. Luigi's Mansion was a new, fresh idea that put the green one in the spotlight. Or should I say "flashlight"? ...nah, maybe not. The game was so fun, being in this huge mansion and sucking up ghosts. What I really liked was the environment itself. The mansion didn't just contain ghosts of random kinds. It did that too, in addition to traditional Mario ghosts, being the Boos. But the ghosts of a big, wealthy family still haunted the place. There was a nursery for a baby, twins, bedrooms for their parents, grandmothers, uncles and aunts etc. It wasn't all random. This mansion actually belonged to a big family. It made the experience better, and I just enjoyed walking around in this giant house.
7. Mario Party 4
Hands down, the best Mario Party title for the Gamecube. This console introduced four (FOUR!) Mario Party titles, which I find to be about 1 or 2 too many. Anyway, Mario Party 4 had everything I like in a Mario Party game. I'm all for the first 4, which I find to be the best ones. It still had 3 items, which you could buy from stores, get from different spaces on the board etc. The mini-games were great, the boards were fun with a lot other mini-games on the board itself, the music was great and the graphics and framerate are so good! Visually, it really was a next gen Mario Party game. To me, anyway. This Mario Party game offered a lot of multiplayer fun, but it was also still fun for single players. This, to me, was the last Mario Party game before the formula got changed to a rather less fun type of game.
6. Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
When I first played this, I was prepared to get scared. I did not. Just once, maybe, but I expected it to be a more frightening experience. However, I LOVED the sanity effects! They were incredible! What's real, and what's not? I had already seen and heard about some of these effects, but it's a totally different experience when you actually play it. Some really unexpected things happened, and I really do want to tell you about them. But at the same time, I don't want to. I want you to experience yourself. If you already know what's coming, then it's not fun. I knew about some of these effects, but I'm glad that there was a lot of effects I never saw coming. It made game a lot more fun to play. It's a rather interesting game, not just because of the sanity effects. This game has a very complicated story, where you play as several different characters from different time periods, not to mention at several different places. It's very complicated, but absolutely a worthy title to check out.
5. Mario Kart: Double Dash!!
You already know how much I love Mario Kart... do I really need to say much? I will say that driving with two characters on the same car opened up for new possibilities. For the first time, you could have real cooperation between two friends. One drives the car, the other uses the items. But you can switch position at any time, which is awesome! Even being able to pick up two items at the same time is really cool. This game also introduced different vehicles, and not just carts. Plus, there was a huge roster, and every pair of characters had their own special items. It's a really great game, and it contained my most wanted feature for Mario Kart 8 - The All-Cup Tour, the cup that contained all 16 courses in the game. It's a great entry to the series, and a blast to play!
4. Metroid Prime
Technically, I never played through the whole game on a Gamecube. I did borrow this long ago, but only made it past the Parasite Queen before I returned it. I didn't like it that much back in the day. So, I got the Metroid Prime Trilogy for the Wii a couple of years ago, and played it there. I said that there were no rules for this list, so...Metroid Prime makes it. I have played it for 30 minutes, anyway xD Metroid Prime is definitely the most memorable one among the Metroid games, and might even be the most memorable one to me in the whole series. It was the first Metroid game I completed, and ended up really enjoying it. I didn't really know what it did for the series before I heard it from others, seeing as I never had played Super Metroid or any 2D game before this. But, apparently, it did make an amazing transition while still keeping the Metroid feel to it. Being alone on a planet, exploring, getting upgrades, great bosses etc. The game was really fun, and I really liked the environments and the music. It really had great atmosphere. One thing I really enjoyed that many others didn't (from what I've heard), is the searching after the artifacts. People dislike stuff like this, but this was almost my favorite part of the game. I thought it was a lot of fun to only get a vague description about where the artifact to be. It left me to think, puzzle and figure out what kind of area I had been to that matched the description. I thought it was an awesome idea, and it made the ending awesome! To collect all of these, only to have a great battle against Meta Ridley before facing the Metroid Prime was fantastic. I'm so glad I ended up getting the trilogy...!
3. Super Mario Sunshine
THIS! This was the game I wanted most for the Gamecube when I first got it. This, along with Twilight Princess, have been the games I've been most hyped for. But with Twilight Princess, I knew it was coming. I checked the internet every day for a new video, a new picture, a new something from the game, because I wanted to know everything. It looked amazing! But with Sunshine, I just knew that it was out. And I tried it at a friend's house, and it was awesome! It's so colorful, the levels were a lot of fun, F.L.U.D.D. was so cool to use, and it was just sooooooo much fun to play! But, sadly, I never owned it myself. Actually, I still don't own it myself. I have the game in my collection, but my brother is the one who bought it. Anyway, I wanted this game so badly. SO badly, that every time I heard a commercial that was popping up on TV all the time, that used the song "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves, I couldn't think of anything but Super Mario Sunshine. It's a great Mario game, and I think it's too bad that people didn't like it as much as Super Mario 64. I, however, love it just as much as any Mario game. I think it's fantastic! And it's so challenging as well, which is rare in today's games. It's arguably even the second hardest Mario game, after the Lost Levels.
2. The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker
No Nintendo Top 10 List of mine is complete without Zelda, and since Twilight Princess is excluded, Wind Waker is my choice. I do like Four Swords Adventures a lot, but of course Wind Waker is the better game. When it came out, I had no idea about that "realistic" fight between Ganondorf and Link in that trailer shown before the game came out, so I didn't mind the art style. It was just another Zelda game to me, and new Zelda games are awesome Zelda games! My brother and another friend of mine were put off by the art style and graphics, but I had no idea why that should put them off. And I still don't. Wind Waker turned out to be a really fun game, It's colorful, has a lot of charm to it, great characters, great music, great story, great villain, great overworld, good dungeons, not very good bosses, but still a great game. The sailing was another thing that never bothered me. Sailing at daytime was one of the things I liked most. It felt like an amazing adventure to see the seagulls fly around you while sailing in the glorious sunshine and listening to the incredibly good ocean theme. To me, Wind Waker has some weak points when I look at it as a Zelda game, but I'm in no way denying that it's a great game, or a Zelda game for that matter. It's still in my top 5, or at least very close.
1. Super Smash Bros. Melee
Whatever the first Super Smash Bros game for the N64 did, this game did a lot better! Better controls, more characters, more and better stages, better single player options, better multiplayer options, tournament, trophies etc.etc.etc. This game was huge, and definitely the game everybody who owned a Gamecube should own. ...and probably does. This game is probably the one I've spent most time with. I've had loads of fun playing with friends and alone. All the single player modes are great. Classic, Adventure, All-Star, the Events, the Home Run Contest, they're all awesome. But the best thing was of course the multiplayer. A regular match was always fun, but the tournament was my favorite feature. It feels really weird to place something else than a Zelda game at the top, but I do believe that this game deserves it. This was a huge game, and I've had so much fun spending a lot of time on this game.
For anyone who wonders, yes, Twilight Princess would have topped this list if I included it xD So my question to you is: what are your 10 favorite Gamecube games? I'd love to see them in the comments For the next list, I'm making my 10 Favorite Menu Themes, just to try and keep it original :p Hope you enjoy it!
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