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The Boy has been throwing his cup on the ground when he is done with it. The Man and I come downstairs and there is his (spill-proof sippy) cup on the floor. The Boy points at it and says, "Look!" while laughing. Although somewhat bothersome, we let him do it and discuss with him that it is okay to do that at our house but that he cannot do it anywhere else. He understands and agrees.
He eats snacks in the morning with his drink, whether it be crackers or dry cereal. We just give him the box and he eats from it while he watches his movie. Let me say that I realize we are doing him a disservice by allowing him to mindlessly munch on an unlimited amount of food, and we plan to have a more structured morning when kindergarten starts, but back to the story. I come downstairs one morning to find that in addition to throwing his cup on the ground, he has thrown his cereal box on the ground. There lies the cereal box, cereal scattered all over the carpet like colored confetti. Trying my hardest not to laugh at his attempt to push the envelope, I said, "WHAT is this?" He didn't have an answer for me, just looked up at me with a little smirk and those big blue eyes that were a little unsure of whether or not he was in trouble.
Trying to remain composed the entire time, I informed him that this was unacceptable behavior and would he please clean up all of the spilled cereal. He got to work and I went into the kitchen where I couldn't control myself any longer and I laughed so hard my face hurt.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Spilt Milk
What Did You Just Do?
Most mornings The Boy sits on the couch downstairs and watches a movie on DVD that he chooses, eats a snack, and drinks milk or juice. Please note that we have at least 50 DVDs for him to choose from, probably more.
The Man is fixing a beverage for The Boy to drink and The Boy comes in to the kitchen with his hands behind his back and here is what ensues:
The Boy: "Hey Dad, guess which movie I picked."
The Man: "Oh, honey I have no idea."
The Boy: "I'll give you a hint – it's green."
The Man: "Um, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?"
The Boy: "No."
The Man: "I don't know dude. You should just show me."
The Boy: "I'll give you another hint."
The Boy proceeds to take The Man by the hand and lead him over to the shelf where his DVDs are kept. Then he looks at The Man and says, "Which one is missing?"
The Man obviously cannot identify which movie is missing and tells The Boy that he does not know and again, could he please just show Daddy which movie he picked.
The Boy, feeling as though Daddy is not trying hard enough to play his guessing game, takes the movie out from behind his back, throws it on the ground and then points at it on the ground and indignantly shouts at The Man, "LOOK AT WHAT YOU JUST MADE ME DO!"
Of course he was immediately sent on a time-out for multiple offenses (throwing, yelling, tantrum), but when he told me the story, we couldn't help but laugh.
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My Breath Is Sooooooo Offensive
The Boy was in a Mood this morning. He said his pajamas were wet and when The Man inspected the jammies, he said that they were not wet. The Boy vehemently disagreed and insisted on removing his clothes immediately. Then he got into bed with me. He was not there more than thirty seconds when he said with disdain, "Something smells gross." I said, "Is it my breath? Does it smell like onions?" This is a joke that we often make in our family. Obviously not finding me funny at this time, he gets out of bed (still naked mind you) and goes and sits in the middle of the floor, crosses his arms across his chest, and sits pouting until The Man comes out of the restroom. That'll teach me.
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Labels: Me, The Boy, The Man, Things That Are Gross
A Horse Is A Horse
The Boy is expanding his vocabulary. He has been using the following terms on a very regular basis lately: Of course, which comes out o' course, well, and so.
"O' course, my grandma picks me up from school on Wednesday."
"Well, I [emphasis on I] don't like that."
"So, Dad, how did you sleep?"
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Using Your Resources to Count and Cold Feet
Did you know that you can cheat at counting?!? We are driving (why do I feel like all of our stories take place in the car?) and ask The Boy if he could count to 100 by tens. He says yes and he starts, "Ten, twenty, thirty…" Then he begins wiggling all around in his car seat and I'm thinking, "What are you doing," but I don't want to interrupt him so I don't say anything. "Forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety, one hundred!" By this time he is really straining in his seat so I finally tell him to sit correctly and I ask him, "What are you doing?!?" Then I realize what he was straining to see – the speedometer on the dashboard of the car! He was looking at the miles per hour numbers to count by tens, the little stinker.
We give him a hard time, exclaiming, "You can't do that!" And his response, a classic response from The Boy: "I was just looking."
This leads me to another classic. The Boy thinks that by saying things like "I was just looking" completely negates the accusation against him. For example:
He comes into bed with us when we all wake up in the morning. The first thing he does is put his toes on my legs. The Man and I have an electric blanket on our bed and The Boy's mattress rests on a block of ice, or so you would think since it feels like he is laying bricks of ice on my legs. I scream from the shock and I say, "Your feet are cold!" And every morning his response is: "I'm just going to warm them up." As if that makes them any less cold!
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Monday, January 28, 2008
Kindergarten: It's Official
The Boy is going to kindergarten. There's nothing I can do about it. I thought that I would be okay with it when the time came. But I'm not. And since I'm not okay with it I thought it would be nice to put it off as long as possible. But I can't. So it's done now. We forked over the annual registration fee to hold his spot today at lunch. The most expensive lunch trip I think I've ever taken.
The good new is that The Boy thinks his new school is great. If you remember, there was a time, not so long ago, when I thought he would never be comfortable with this transition. But send him and his dad to ONE open house and there goes our savings account! Just kidding. We don't have a savings account.
I have until August when it will truly be official, and approximately seven therapy sessions until then. And we have all the fun stuff to do, like purchase school supplies, buy uniforms and get them embroidered with the school logo.
It reminds me of a quote from You've Got Mail: "Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me wanna buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms." Joe Fox played by Tom Hanks.
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Labels: Depression, Me, School, The Boy, The Man
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Hey Dad; Let's Gross Out Mom!
One of The Boy's favorite things to do is gross me out. I'll make a great big deal out of something that I don't even find too gross just to hear him giggle. Sometimes I'll even start it and then get grossed out when he keeps it up.
I learned about an educational concept called scaffolding where you teach children to expand on a concept. I try to incorporate disgusting things into the scaffolding so that it doesn't seem so much like learning. Hopefully I am not cancelling out the benefit of scaffolding by being disgusting.
Normal scaffolding is basically having kids use their imaginations. If The Boy says they discussed exercise in class, I ask him to tell me about the exercises they learned, ask him to make up his own exercises, ask him the benefits of exercising, ask him how animals exercise, ask him if trees or cars can exercise, etc.
Gross scaffolding would be to say that swimming is exercise. What if we went swimming in a pool of potty? And that's where it starts. He thinks up anything he can relating to exercise and pairs it with some sort of bodily function. And I scream loudly in shock and disgust and hope that his brain is growing smarter.
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Labels: Ethanism, Me, The Boy, The Man, Things That Are Gross
Accidental Finding
I did not intend for this to happen, and I'm not sure if I like it or if I think it's gross, but here is what happened:
I was my hands a lot. Incessantly. I think my therapist doesn't believe in labels because I consider my hand washing (and other things I do repetitively) to be OCD but he has never said that. Anyway, my hands are dry. All the time. I keep lotion nearby to offset the constant hand washing. I recently purchased a different size/type of container of lotion for my desk and I ended up placing it next to my computer tower on my desk. I go to use some for the first time and the lotion is warm. It surprised me and it felt good.
But did you ever hear about those wipe warmers and how they grew moldy? My fear is that this lotion will do the same thing.
After writing this, I think I'm going to relocate the lotion. I just can't handle the idea of washing the lotion off after I put it on after washing my hands. That would be a vicious cycle and I don't think I'd get much work done.
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Labels: Depression, Me, Thinking, Work
Monday, January 21, 2008
Magic Number
Numbers are very important to The Boy. He assigns a number to the level of importance of something. At first it was just 1 through 10. Examples:
"I am ten starving" means he's really hungry.
"I am one tired" means he's not tired at all (which he will tell you all the time, even as he's crashing into his bed).
Then he learned about 11 through 100 and we got more extreme. Example:
"I am one hundred bored" - you guessed it; he's really bored.
Finally, my favorite, are the "biggest" numbers of all, which of course, do not exist.
"Mom, I love you one hundred million sixty five hundred billion trillion one hundred percent forty seven thousand one hundred sixty million."
I love him the same.
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Spelling Bee
Quite often The Man and I spell things out to each other in order to avoid The Boy understanding us. For example, "Do you want to go to M-C-D-O-N-A-L-D-S?" Only a couple of times has The Boy caught on and asked, "Mommy, what are those letters you just said?" At which time I either knew what was decided and told him what the letters were, or I told him that it was grown up talk and he didn't need to worry about it.
Recently, The Man wanted to tell me about the tiger incident at the San Francisco Zoo, and he spelled out the word "killed." We may or may not be overprotecting The Boy by doing this, but we try not to discuss death if not related to our family (i.e., a grandparent, pet, etc.), and fortunately we have not had this issue come up yet. The Boy was not interested or not listening and never even asked us about what we were talking about.
Since then, two things happened that lead me to believe that my spelling days are soon coming to an end.
First: our friends do not share this protective view with us and share many things with their daughter that I (I won't speak for The Man) feel are inappropriate. She watches television shows that involve murders, sex outside of marriage, etc., and they are very blunt with her about news stories and life. I am not judging at all. I love this family and I think their daughter is great. I am simply stating the difference in parenting styles. Anyway, we went to the San Francisco Zoo together months ago. About two weeks ago, we are all at lunch and she says something about a tiger from the zoo we went to killing someone. I am horrified and look over at The Boy and he doesn't seem to notice, probably distracted by something shiny. I think The Man may have asked her not to talk about it because she didn't say another word. Whew. I guess I'm going to have to start preparing myself for potential questions in case his classmates or a friend speaks with him about something that we would normally shield him from.
Second: I was touring properties with a potential vendor. I know that he has a daughter and he knows that I have a son so we often ask each other about the other person's family and sometimes that leads to other topics. So zoos came up, and I asked him if he had heard about this incident in San Francisco and in describing the what happened I spelled out the word "killed." I remembered later because he gave me a strange look and I thought, "What?!?" and I wondered later why he would look at me like that. As I retraced my steps in the conversation, I realized what I had done.
Friday, January 18, 2008
I feel like we had a shotgun house purchase; similar to a shotgun wedding. I was pregnant and we needed a place for the baby to live. Our one bedroom apartment with two cats was not acceptable.
When making our first home purchase, it never occurred to us (or to me anyway), to think about school districts. We had just created a little peanut, who was a surprise, and all we cared about was that the place was nice and in a relatively safe neighborhood. I really did not think I would even live to see the day the little peanut turned five.
Now the little peanut is The Boy and he is indeed five years old and I am still alive to see it. And now he has to go to kindergarten.
For which neither of us is prepared (clarification: The Boy and I are not prepared; I think The Man is fine). About six months ago I briefly looked into elementary schools; both private and public, and mostly found that it was too soon to do anything. Come back at the beginning of 2008 is what I was told. That was fine with me. I figured that would give me six months to emotionally prepare myself for this giant transition.
Of course six months flew by. First there was summer, then Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and The Boy's birthday. Whew. And I am (surprise!) not emotionally ready to deal with this. He's my baby. He doesn't want to go to kindergarten and I want to tell him that he doesn't have to. He can stay in my arms forever.
To make matters worse, I have no clue what we are going to do. The day care he currently attends only drops off and picks up to in two school districts, and we do not live in either of those school districts.
If we went the regular route, he would attend the local elementary school which is down the street from us. Remember earlier I said that we wanted a relatively safe neighborhood? Well, our condo complex is gated and it IS relatively safe (plus or minus one drug addicted neighbor, but that's another story), but the surrounding area is NOT. At all. So the public school he is supposed to go to is not an option.
Then I thought a magnet school would be great, especially this one that is a Spanish Immersion school. But then I find out that we are not in that school's district. The Spanish Immersion magnet school in our district is in the next town over, which is inconvenient and impractical. And moving to that town is favored but not plausible. So the magnet school he could go to is not an option.
Finally, we pay so much in day care costs now, why free up our cash? Let's send him to a private school. I have researched several and find that the extended care for many of the schools is exorbitant. I fear that the remaining few will be a "you get what you pay for" type scenario. We are going to explore those options in the coming weeks.
I did receive some useful information from the teachers at his day care. They said that this one district is pretty easy to get transferred into because they need students. If we are successful with that then he can go to a public school of our choosing (more cash in our wallets), the day care can drop him off and pick him up (convenience), and he will still see his friends and be in a familiar place every day (comfort). Wow, the best of all worlds. I know what I'm dedicating my prayers to.
And this is just kindergarten! I know whatever we end up doing, we will make it work, and The Boy will be okay. But I'm still stressed.
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Labels: Depression, Family, Me, Money, School, The Boy, The Man
Lyrics: Jack and Jill
As sung by The Boy on 01/03/08:
"Jack and Jill went up the hill
to catch a pail some water.
Jack fell down and broke his hound,
and Jill came tummying after."
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In Rememberance
There was a store in a high-end retail center in town where I purchased many an over-priced article of clothing for The Boy. We drove up last weekend and IT WAS CLOSED. I bought his first pair of 7 for All Mankind jeans there, before I had even purchased a pair for myself. I seriously could have cried. I could cry right now.
Now I will have to find another place to purchase my ridiculously priced, yet totally awesome, designer jeans for The Boy.
Let's take a moment to remember the store.
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Wise At the Age of 5
Now that The Boy is five, it's as though four were a distant memory. We discuss things that happened at Christmas and he wistfully states, "Yeah, I was four." Like, those were the good ol' days and now he's just a wise old man looking back on his life.
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Go Straight
To get to our house, one can turn right on our actual street, or one can be on the street before our street and go a back way. The Boy calls the street before our street, "straight."
There is a signal at this road and at one point we actually did go straight on this road and it was discussed that we were going straight. So that became the standard name for this particular direction. Now, when coming from another direction, we must make a right turn to go on the road before our street, yet the boy still calls it "going straight." We have our blinker on, but he says, "Go straight, okay Dad?" Yes, Dad replies, as he turns left.
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The Quiet Game
The Boy talks. A lot. I'm glad to have a healthy young child who is able to speak, and at one point I had convinced myself that he was never going to speak. But right now, I just want quiet sometimes. So I invented The Quiet Game. And guess what? It backfired on me.
The idea is that whoever speaks first loses the game.
At first I was able to get a good 30 seconds of quiet out of The Boy. Then he would say something that was obviously so important that it could not wait another moment. And The Man and I would laugh. Which encouraged The Quiet Game to become let's be quiet for 5 seconds and then say something so that Mommy and Daddy will laugh.
Then The Boy decided that HE would initiate The Quiet Game. Imagine how much noise and talking must have been occurring for him to be the initiator. We were then able to obtain perhaps a full minute of silence. But The Boy's rules for winning and losing the game are different that Mommy's rules. If The Boy decides that he does have something to say and that he must spit it out, lest he "forget," he will say, "I have to say one thing and then we'll start where we left off." So he graces us with his knowledge and then The Quiet Game is usually over. There is no going back to where we left off.
At least he still sleeps. A little bit.
Dino Talk
The other night we are driving home, and The Boy starts talking about dinosaurs. He says dinosaurs before dark and dinosaurs before land. We don't know what he is talking about and after talking about it later, we think "dinosaurs before dark" might mean Night at the Museum, and "dinosaurs before land" might mean Land Before Time? Anyway, I ask The Boy, "Dinosaurs before land? Where did the dinosaurs walk if there was no land?" To which he replied what he felt was the only obvious answer, "Pennsylvania!"
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Proof That The Man Was Raised By Hippies
The Man was raised by hippies. Real life hippies. Like, they hung out at Haight-Ashbuy, People's Park, and shopped at the free stores.
While raising The Man, they were never afraid to openly smoke the good stuff ALL THE TIME around him. I will not go into the horrifying stories that I have heard at this time, but I'm pretty sure The Man had a contact high from conception until he moved out of his parent's house.
Here is the proof. At the fragile age of 8 ½, The Man wrote this story at school:
January 26, 1987
The Smiling Guy
One day there was a smiling guy and I glued his mouth shut. Then he turned gray. A group of people gathered around as I painted stripes on him. Thunder struck and he spread on the ground like peanut butter. It began to sprinkle and he flew high into the sky. Night came over him and
he turned to toast. He threw himself to the moon. The next afternoon he came to school. It was Tuesday and he couldn't do anything. I don't play with him anymore because it's stupid to try. His glory is to be better than me. Not a chance! He wears grumpy gloves and he sprains and scrapes himself all the time.
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Labels: The Man
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Geographically Speaking
Occasionally, we try to expose The Boy to things other than video games. For example, he has a puzzle of the United States. He knows a lot of the names of the states and he can do the bigger states on the puzzle on his own. And really, who knows what they talk about at school. I can barely get him to tell me what he had for lunch, let alone pry any information out of him about his educational experience. But I was truly unaware of the extent of his knowledge of geography until The Man recently told me this story:
While getting ready one morning, The Boy and The Man are watching The Weather Channel. Doppler radar shows green near where we live and shows pink to the northeast. The Boy knows that green means rain. He asks The Man, "What does pink mean?" The Man tells him that pink means snow. So The Boy steps up to the television and points to a blue lake on the Doppler map where it was showing pink and he says, "It's snowing in Lake Tahoe." He was right! I couldn't believe it when The Man told me.
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Website Review: Janie and Jack
This is hands down my favorite "mainstream" store. It's not as big as Gap, Gymboree (Janie and Jack's sister company), or Old Navy, but it is by no means a unique boutique. The outfits are beyond adorable, the quality is superior, and the prices are not extreme.
I don't remember how I first heard of Janie and Jack, but I fell in love with them right away. I was so sad when I realized that my son would soon be unable to wear their sizes, which stopped at 5T not too long ago. Then, I was elated to learn that they would be expanding their sizes to include size 6 through size 8. Oh joyous day!
I have never actually ordered anything from their website. The website is where I find the outfits I like, as I do not have a Janie and Jack in my town (Dear Santa, next year for Christmas I'd like to have a Janie and Jack open up at the mall by our house…). Then I find an excuse to take a trip to Pleasanton, San Francisco, or Sacramento, and I make my purchase there.
I like the way the website is organized. You can either view the clothes by category (i.e., pants, shirts, outerwear, etc.), or you can view the clothes by outfit (i.e., By the Seashore, Classic Train, etc.). You can also sort so that you can see only the items available in the size you need, and you can see a few items on each page or View All on one page.
The biggest reason that I have not ordered online is because I despise shipping costs. I'm sure that with the price of gas these days that it costs just as much to drive to Sacramento, but I feel like I'm getting more out of my money by somehow. Occasionally I will receive e-mails from Janie and Jack with a free shipping code if you spend more than $100.
Pants come in elastic waist or adjustable waist, so order a size larger and your kid can wear the pants again next year. The quality of the clothes is spectacular. They wash well and don't wear out quickly, so they will last through years of wear with your child. Also, I have found that this brand has great resale value on eBay.
Finally, be sure to sign up for e-mails and check out their sales. Sales up to 60% off make the somewhat higher prices easier to accept.
Happy shopping!
*Please note that I have no affiliation with Janie and Jack, nor have they asked me to promote their site. In fact, they do not know that I am writing this review and I hope I wasn't supposed to ask permission first!
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Labels: Me, Shopping, The Boy, Website Review
Monday, January 14, 2008
Overheard at the Grocery Store
During a recent trip to the grocery store, I walk through the dairy section. I'm feeling pretty great, like a young, hot mom, and then I hear this:
A woman speaks to her junior high/high school aged daughter, "Honey, can you please grab the cart for me?"
Daughter's reply, while rolling her eyes, "Mo-im. I don't want to push the cart. I feel like a mother."
Ego balloon officially deflated.
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Labels: Depression, Me
Thursday, January 10, 2008
I Don't Think So
The Boy and The Man recently went to Toys R Us. On the way out to the car, they passed by a mattress store. The Boy asked what the place was and The Man told him it was a mattress store and asked The Boy if he wanted to go inside. Sure, so they went inside and checked out the beds, but The Boy was not impressed.
As they were leaving, the sales person said, "Thank you, come again." To which The Boy replied, "I don't think so."
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Drum Hero
We have Guitar Hero for the Wii and The Boy likes to listen to Daddy's "Med" Zepplin CD, which he calls Guitar Hero. Example: "Daddy, can we listen to Guitar Hero?" means that he wants to listen to Led Zepplin.
On the way home from school, we are listening to music in the car and The Boy is playing air drums with all his might and then he tells Daddy, "You're a Drum Hero."
Birthday Blues
The Boy was sick on Tuesday and we kept him home on Wednesday too, just to make sure he had enough rest. The Man thinks he had what I had at Christmas. Whatever it was, it was not fun. Three years ago he was sick like this and we ended up taking him to the emergency room. He was such a trooper but it was a miserable experience.
Wednesday was his birthday. Happy 5th Birthday, Hunny Bear!!! We stayed home to rest. We played all day and he took a fabulous nap (to make up for only sleeping for three hours the night before). Who am I kidding? I took a fabulous nap, too. He opened up a present from Mommy and Daddy.
His party is on Saturday for which I can hardly wait. He still has a little bit of a tough time understanding that his party is not on the same day as his birthday. We told him that he could pick where he wanted to eat dinner on the day of his birthday and he picked McDonald's. Then he said, "Where are my friends going to sit?" It was useless to try to explain it to him.
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Occasionally, we go to this lovely place for Sunday brunch. The Man and I went on a date one time, all other times we went with others or just our little family. However, I vow that this last occurrence will be our last as a little family until The Boy is older.
No, it is not a place designed for children, but in the beginning The Boy thought this was the coolest thing. He called it "crunch." And he behaved really well, sitting in his chair properly and eating his special crunch breakfast.
This last time was what I would consider just short of a disaster. The most disappointing part was that he specifically asked to go to crunch, so I thought he would enjoy the special treat and be good for it. Not so much. He ended up on the floor three different times due to messing around in his seat, one time almost tripping an old lady. How is that possible? I don't know. I couldn't end up on the floor of a restaurant if I TRIED. Okay, maybe if I had a couple of Long Island Ice Teas, but seriously, how does this happen to a sober person?
So until he's older, maybe seven or eight, it will just be a date place for Mommy and Daddy. Which is actually fine by me. I need an excuse to date The Man more often!
Monday, January 7, 2008
Holiday Hiatus
Everyone who was sick or knows someone who was sick over the holidays, raise your hand. Okay, you can all put your hands down. Now that we have established that everyone was sick over the holidays and I'm not special, I'm going to tell you how it was so awful that I was sick over the holidays.
We went to lunch with some friends the Sunday before Christmas and I had a chicken pita thing that I always have. I felt fine but started burping Sunday afternoon. Then on Christmas Eve, we drove to the Bay Area to visit my aunt and her family. I sat in the back seat so that I could entertain The Boy by reading books, playing games, and watching a movie. I have done this many times before and I have been just fine. When we got there I felt a little funny but disregarded it. I ate the great lunch that my aunt prepared for us. Then I really started to feel funny so I went to the restroom, started vomiting, and didn't stop through the drive home or even after I went to bed, and it did not stop until 3 a.m. What was I throwing up? I wasn't eating at that point; I couldn't even keep water down. I'm a tough cookie when it comes to being sick; I don't normally complain and I keep up with my household chores as much as possible. I didn't do a single thing from the time we got home until the day after Christmas. I didn't see The Boy set out cookies for Santa, I didn't help wrap presents, I didn't go to Christmas at my in-laws' house, and I certainly did not do any household chores. I thought I was going to die. I seriously thought it was not going to stop. EVER.
Of course it did stop. And the day after Christmas I was able to walk around a little bit, although I felt like I needed a nap every time I climbed the stairs.
Then the fun started.
Finally on Thursday I felt good enough to keep The Boy home from "school" (day care) and we played all day with new toys and had lunch at Daddy's office. It was so much fun.
Our friend opened up a restaurant in Lodi at the beginning of December and I have been assisting him with start up and hiring. I went with him to a networking meeting Friday morning and then I prepped the food for the lunch hour, served lunch, and then prepped food for the dinner hour. It was long day but it was SO much fun.
On a side note, I purchased black flats specifically for this day as the only black shoes I have currently are a pair of pointy-toed knee high boots and a pair of high heel Mary Janes. Both are very cute and comfortable for the office, but not practical for working in a restaurant for twelve hours. However, the new shoes, although now I think they are more broken in now, were not comfortable by the end of the day. I have drawn the conclusion that there is no shoe available that would be comfortable for standing on your feet for an entire day. On a positive note, I got a cute new pair of shoes!
Saturday we went out for some much needed retail therapy. We drove to Roseville Galleria, then we went to Arden Fair in Sacramento and then to this little high-end retail shopping center, which, if you ever visit, you must eat at this spectacular restaurant, Piatti. Anyway, I purchased some stuff from Williams-Sonoma that I am now in LOVE with, and I spent way too much on a pair of pj's for The Boy, but I don't care. I love it.
Now I'm back on track and hope to continue my blog.


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Faye Wagoner is Chair of the Fairfax Education Coalition, a volunteer network of parents, teachers, and community members dedicated to strengthening public involvement with Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS).
The coalition advocates for improved accountability, transparency, and community participation in the FCPS decision making process.
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So I am interested in having HC in a 15g shrimp tank I am planning. No Co2 (thinking about using API's CO2 liquid additive - would love to hear any opinions on this product). Double strip LED light.
So here is my question, will this grow fine with flourite under a sand cap? I wanted to splurge on some ADA Amazonia but would rather save the cost at this moment as I already have a bunch of flourite. I could possibly even get some Eco-Complete if that might be better and still save me some cash.
New to planted tank so the help is appreciated :)
HC isn't going to carpet without ferts and CO2.
Excel/liquid alternatives aren't always shrimp-friendly and can kill them if you're not careful. Mileage varies on that front.
Eco-Complete is inert. It's basically crushed lava rock.
thanks for the info...guessing I would be better off going with glosso?
I saw a $50 co2 kit in petco - the Ista kit, but read some bad reviews on here and don't really have the money to invest in anything else. Good to know if it would be a waste of time with the HC
Sand doesn't cap over fluorite--sorry. Finer particles will always filter down; generally far faster than you would ever expect.
Also, HC *can* produce a carpet without c02, it just takes a lot of work and patience--more than most people want to put in.
Knotyoureality's right. I tried to cap a flourite / pool filter sand mix with black sand. Now I have a flourite cap over a black / pool filter sand mix. It works well enough...
lol ya, my flourite has mixed a bit with the sand in my 4g tank, the look works in that tank, but I understand what you mean if someone would want a real sand cap
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DEF Level - Gauge Messed Up?
So far granted it's been 3 days) my '14 CRD has been a joy to drive...but one thing has already popped up.
When I picked it up at the dealer they said they only had one, 2.5G jug, of DEF in the shop. The gauge was showing 50% and this brought it up to 80%. They said just to run it back by sometime to top it off. That was on Saturday.
I've been messing with the gauges while driving around for the last 180miles since then and on Saturday/Sunday it was showing 80% DEF.
Monday morning it was showing 100%. After work Monday it was showing 0% but not giving any other messages. I took it to the dealer and on re-start it was showing 100%.
This morning it is back to 0%.
Anyone else have anything strange happening.
The dealer was saying something about it maybe having sat at 1/2 a tank for awhile before delivery and the float sticking. I have my doubts because it's not giving me a "Low DEF" message when it goes to 0%. Basically the dealer's advice was to drive it for a couple of days and see what it does.
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in case you arent aware def is sold at truckstops in the same size jugs its like 2.75 a gal
sorry im no help on the sticky gauge issue
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Just a note if you are a details oriented guy: There may be a shelf life of 12 months for the DEF fluid. You may have to look at the expiration date on the bottle. I doubt though that is significant at all.
I just topped it off - it took roughly 1gal.
I guess I'll watch the gauge and see what it does. I am going on a road trip this weekend so I'll be at 800-1000 miles by Sunday.
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I topped off my DEF tank last night when I got home from work and the gauge did not move from the 1/4 tank it was previously showing. This morning on my way to work the gauge was still reading 1/4 full. About 10 minutes in to my drive to work it finally moved and now shows the DEF tank full. Is this normal??
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I don't know if it's normal - but after my initial odd readings....
Mine went to full shortly after I filled it by hand with jugs.
I'm at about 1650miles now. It went to about 3/4 pretty fast...and now is getting close to half. Seems odd to me that it's showing it going down so fast.
Mixed city/highway, only some minimal light towing so far.
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Over 2000 miles, and still at ¾ full. Wondering with the first builds if there was a crystal buildup from just sitting there. The crystals will dissolve when the tank is refilled full with fresh DEF. Have heard of a few leaks, but they would be easy to spot - just look for a buildup of white crystals under the rear of the Jeep. It sound like it was an isolated incident, but on the initial orders, the DEF tanks were installed in the parking lots just before release. Guessing the QC may have been down, as they were not installed on the factory floor. All new builds have the tanks installed on the production line.
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I'm experiencing some strange DEF gauge readings myself. I've had the vehicle for a week, and it left with a low DEF level (all I know is it wasn't full, and the dealer said they would top it off for me when I come in for my first service).
Today I looked at the gauge, and it was about 35%. So I added about 1.5 gallons, turned the car on, and saw it immediately increment up to about 50%. I figured I still had room, so I turned it off, added 1 gallon, and turned it on again. The gauge didn't move at all, just stayed at 50%.
I thought maybe it's the incline, or maybe it'll take some time, so I drove to the gas station and filled up some diesel, and drove back home. I didn't see the DEF reading change at all during that time. Since it changed so fast the first time, this didn't seem right.
I'm wondering if there's a problem with the DEF sensor, the EVIC gauge software, or the DEF tank.
Are there any signs I can look for that would indicate a DEF tank leak?
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Just a quick update, but 3 days after my DEF fluid addition, I noticed the gauge has now updated from 50% to 75%. Not sure when it actually registered the change, or why there was a delay. Maybe there's some software throttling of the reading to avoid having it change every time the car tilts up or down a hill.
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I wonder if Rory McIlroy's parents truly knew that their son would one day grow up to be a great golfer. It's too early in his career to try and quantify just how great, but Rory is barely 23-years-old and he already has six professional victories including one major title (the 2010 U.S. Open).
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His 3 year old swing is better than mine at 33. Depressing.
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Wow. The follow through is still the same. Impressive.
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In a move that was expected, Wizards small forward Trevor Ariza formally informed the team this week that he will exercise his option to remain with the team next season for about $7.7 million, according to two league sources familiar with the situation.
The Wizards were fully prepared to have Ariza back for the 2013-14 season, especially after the veteran stated his intention to come back last April because he's not one to "leave money on the table."
Ariza signed a five-year deal worth $35 million with Houston after winning a championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009. The Rockets traded Ariza to New Orleans after one season and he played two more with the Hornets before the Wizards acquired him, along with center Emeka Okafor, in exchange for Rashard Lewis's expiring contract. Ariza averaged 11.9 points and 5.4 rebounds last season.
Okafor has an early termination clause for the final year of his deal, which is worth nearly $14.5 million, but he also stated his plan to stay near the end of last season. He still has no intentions to opt out, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
With Okafor and Ariza under contract, the Wizards will have roughly $57.4 million committed to nine players. That number rises to $61.7 million for 10 players with the third pick in Thursday's draft slated to earn $4.3 million (including the usual 120 percent increase) next season.
The NBA salary cap won't be released until the end of the month, but the projected number reportedly isn't supposed to be much higher than last season, when it was set at $58.044 million. The luxury tax line was at $70.301 million.
The Wizards have two second-round picks, but President Ernie Grunfeld has already declared that it is "unlikely" that the team will have three rookies next season.
Washington does have access to the mid-level exception (worth roughly $5 million in the first year), the bi-annual exception (about $2 million) and minimum salary exceptions to sign players. It still has a $1.3 million exception left from the Jordan Crawford deal with Boston that could be used to acquire another player. But a $1.8 million trade exception from the Lewis deal expired last week.


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Here We Go Again…the State of the Union
It's that time again. For those of you who missed the SOTU last night, here are a few highlights of some eyebrow-raising claims and questionable statements:
"Upward mobility has remained stagnant…" If the meaning is that upward mobility has not changed, the president is correct. But the term "stagnant" is normally associated with something that is negatively stubborn, such as economic growth. Truth be told, upward mobility is not any worse than it was 20 years ago.
"The cold, hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many Americans are working more than ever just to get by; let alone to get ahead." False. In fact, the problem is that few Americans are working more than ever. The Labor Force Participation rate is at a 30-plus year low. And average weekly hours have slightly declined compared to a year ago, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, average weekly hours have increased since 2009, which was the worst year for weekly hours since the president took office.
"Over the past five years, my administration has made more loans to small business owners than any other." Sort of. While loans from the SBA peaked in 2011 and 2012 (because banks were reluctant to make loans that were not federally guaranteed), they also peaked in 2004 and 2007 during the Bush administration. And sadly, loans are often politically, rather than financially, motivated. (See the article from The Freeman.)
Still, other statements, while not false or questionable, were just an example of bad policy:
"…the White House just organized a College Opportunity Summit, where already 150 universities, businesses, nonprofits have made concrete commitments to reduce inequality in access to higher education and to help every hardworking kid go to college and succeed when they get to campus." The goal of college at all costs is simply bad policy and is responsible for job mismatches and soaring tuition costs. The unemployment rate for college graduates is already abysmally high. How about focusing on the demand for jobs that do not require a college degree? (Crickets chirping…). See our NCPA report on this.
"So tonight, I've asked Vice President Biden to lead an across- the-board reform of America's training programs to make sure they have one mission: train Americans with the skills employers need, and match them to good jobs that need to be filled right now." Vice President Biden will be responsible for making sure that American workers are trained with needed skills? Call me cynical, but government job-training programs have a historically poor track record. (See the following from NCPA's Daily Policy Digest: Why Government Job Training Fails, The Folly of Federal Training. Also, see the GAO report on green jobs.) Let the private sector initiate this endeavor instead.
"I'm also convinced we can help Americans return to the workforce faster by reforming unemployment insurance so that it's more effective in today's economy. But first, this Congress needs to restore the unemployment insurance you just let expire for 1.6 million people." Good policy: reforming the unemployment insurance system. See the NCPA report by economist Bill Connerly on how to do it. Bad policy: extending benefits yet again. (see my previous blog post on this topic.)
"And Tom Harkin and George Miller have a bill to fix that by lifting the minimum wage to $10.10. It's easy to remember: 10.10. This will help families. It will give businesses customers with more money to spend. It does not involve any new bureaucratic program. So join the rest of the country. Say yes. Give America a raise. (Cheers, applause.) Give 'em a raise." Okay, I am beating a dead horse here. Instead of further comments, see the variety of NCPA publications on this topic here, here and here. If America wants a raise, then America should sharpen its skills. Isn't that what all of the federal money poured into college is for? How about minimum skill levels as opposed to minimum wages?
However, I will give credit to President Obama for mentioning the Earned Income Tax Credit and extending it further to singles without children. It is not perfect, and yes, it is a form of wealth redistribution, but at least it does a better job of helping lower-income people without distorting the labor market.
"…tomorrow I will direct the Treasury to create a new way for working Americans to start their own retirement savings: MyRA. It's a — it's a new savings bond that encourages folks to build a nest egg. MyRA guarantees a decent return with no risk of losing what you put in. And if this Congress wants to help, work with me to fix an upside-down tax code that gives big tax breaks to help the wealthy save, but does little or nothing for middle-class Americans, offer every American access to an automatic IRA on the job, so they can save at work just like everybody in this chamber can. Not a lot of details on this proposal, but it is somewhat strange to me. Isn't this what an IRA is for? And has the president forgotten about the little-known Saver's Credit for low-income earners? Instead of inventing a new financial vehicle (which is somewhat like reinventing the IRA), why not make the Saver's Credit refundable and also require that the refund goes an IRA account for the recipient? Read the NCPA publication here on how to help savers.
Time for another cup of coffee. Tune in again next year for another blog post on the SOTU. Cheers!


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I was recently able to attend a seminar about greenhouse management. The speaker was a professor of horticulture from Texas A&M University named Don Wilkerson. He began the lecture by asking how many of us wanted to go back to the days of raising young children. I was one of the youngest in the group and one of the only ones with children still at home (ages 12, 15, and 18). He suggested that the demands of maintaining a flourishing greenhouse were similar to the demands of raising children. They both require daily attention. I thought about his analogy and concluded he was right about raising kids. They did require almost constant attention and supervision.
Resources such as time and money for other pursuits are definitely limited during the child rearing years. I appreciate what he was trying to communicate. He wanted people to realize that you cannot just put a greenhouse in the back yard and expect it to take care of itself. You need to understand that there will be a commitment of time and probably money to successfully over-winter plants, propagate cuttings, grow vegetables or start plants from seed in a greenhouse.
Despite the warning that owning a greenhouse may require regular work, I was determined to justify my desire to have one. I began to remind myself about all the ways in which maintaining a greenhouse is much easier than raising kids. For example, greenhouses do not drive cars, require insurance or ask for gas money. They generally do not talk back, miss curfew, and throw tons of dirty laundry on the floor. I have never seen one text too much on a cell phone. Greenhouses do not loan your tools to their friends and forget to bring them home nor do they consume everything in the house with days to go before the next trip to the grocery store. Most importantly, I will always know where the greenhouse is! Hmmm, greenhouses are looking pretty good.
After careful consideration, I decided that owning a greenhouse was something I wanted to try. If I am willing to commit the time, energy and love necessary to raise healthy, happy children, I am certainly willing to invest the resources required into raising healthy, happy plants. Working in the greenhouse is wonderful therapy for the times when I worry too much about the kids, the plants and a host of other thing I cannot control. Besides, the greenhouse is a great place to hide from the phone, the computer and the kids!


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- Designing Past Limitations
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Vollmer's QXD series machines have modular automation components that can be added to any model, at any time, and hold up to 64 individual PCD tools thanks to RFID tracked pallets. A smaller pallet system, ND260, holds up to 29 tools.
Manufacturers' expectations for precision and process control never remain static: for processes like turning and grinding, machine operators and developers are always looking for something faster, with tighter control over operations and results, and of course for finishes that are closer to perfect. Add to those objectives the growing interest in "flexibility": the way that a machine or a program allows a designer or a manufacturer to adjust capabilities to the particular requirements of a product or an operation.
This is the context for much of the technological development ongoing in machine tool design and processing.
A ready example is the QXD250 grinding machine that the Vollmer Group will introduce to North America next month. It is the product of "many years of research," Vollmer explained, prompted by customers' inquiries and experiences with earlier generations of the QXD series.
"The highlight is the new Vpulse erosion generator," according to Vollmer, "which can finish PCD materials 30% faster than any of its predecessors, and is also capable of achieving finishes as smooth as 0.1μ Ra. The modular automation, six axes CNC controlled movement as well as the ability to grind, erode and polish in one machine setup create an optimized solution for PCD tool processing."
The Vollmer Group introduced its QXD400 rotary erosion machine for finishing polycrystalline diamond (PCD) tools in 2005. It was the first model in the QXD series, with six CNC-controlled axes moving simultaneously to machine the required tool geometries.
In addition, it incorporated a six-position holder for electrodes and/or grinding wheels, coupled with the automated tool magazine, allowed operators to machine materials unattended — boosting operating efficiency.
The QXD400 was built atop a unitary, 17,000-lb pound concrete polymer base in order to ensure high accuracy in all movements. That design was capable of completing tools up to 400 mm in diameter, with cutting lengths to 400 mm too.
In Figure 1, it is easy to see how the QXD400 could address many of the dimensional concerns for toolmakers producing PCD saw blades and metalworking tools, and all PCD woodworking tools. It complemented other Vollmer machine models, such as the QWD, QM, and QR/QF machines, in particular for finishing larger saw blades and the longer PCD metalworking tools.


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VT Edition Interview: Attorney General William Sorrell on the Taser report
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After two controversial uses of Tasers in Brattleboro last fall, both the Brattleboro Police Department and the Governor asked Vermont's Attorney General's office to study and prepare a report on their use. In one incident officers Tased two protesters who refused to leave a development. In the other, officers Tased a teenage boy in state custody. Attorney General William Sorrell's office released its report on taser use yesterday. He spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about the report.


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Semaphores Using Java
Semaphore is an interesting topic in operating systems and it can be used in a variety of ways to solve challenging problems.
In this article I will explain,
- what is a semaphore
- how to implement a semaphore in java
- an example problem and solution implementation using semaphore.
Following is a challenging programming problem we have in computers masters degree.
Example Problem
Assume there are three processes: Pa, Pb, and Pc. Only Pa can output the letter A, Pb B, and Pc C.
Utilizing only semaphores (and no other variables) the processes are synchronized so that the output satisfies the following conditions:
a) A B must be output before any C's can be output.
b) B's and C's must alternate in the output string, that is, after the first B is output, another B cannot be output until a C is output. Similarly, once a C is output, another C cannot be output until a B is output.
c) The total number of B's and C's which have been output at any given point in the output string cannot exceed the number of A's which have been output up to that point.
Now, just close your eyes and imagine of a solution to this problem. There are different solutions available, just using a constraint solver this can be solved.
This difficult problem can be solved very easily using semaphore's locking mechanism. Before diving into the solution,
What is a Semaphore
Semaphore is a word coined from ancient Greek words (sêma, phoros) meaning 'sign, bearing/bearer'.
Semaphore is a technique used to control access to common resource for competeing multiple processes. Semaphore maintains a counter which keeps track of the number of resources available. When a process requests access to resource, semaphore checks the variable count and if it is less than total count then grants access and subsequently reduces the available count.
Semaphore is just a gatekeeper guarding the resources. If available grants access and otherwise asks the processes to wait.
- When the resource count is arbitrary then this is called counting semaphore.
- If resource count is only one and the state value is restricted to on/off, then it is called binary semaphore. This is slightly different from mutex.
Counting Semaphore Implementation in Java
package com.javapapers.thread; public class CountingSemaphore { private int value = 0; private int waitCount = 0; private int notifyCount = 0; public CountingSemaphore(int initial) { if (initial > 0) { value = initial; } } public synchronized void waitForNotify() { if (value <= waitCount) { waitCount++; try { do { wait(); } while (notifyCount == 0); } catch (InterruptedException e) { notify(); } finally { waitCount--; } notifyCount--; } value--; } public synchronized void notifyToWakeup() { value++; if (waitCount > notifyCount) { notifyCount++; notify(); } } }
This is an implementation of a counting semaphore. It maintains counter variables 'value', 'waitCount' and 'notifyCount'. This makes the thread to wait if value is lesser than waitCount and notifyCount is empty.
Binary Semaphore Implementation in Java
package com.javapapers.thread; public class BinarySemaphore { private boolean locked = false; BinarySemaphore(int initial) { locked = (initial == 0); } public synchronized void waitForNotify() throws InterruptedException { while (locked) { wait(); } locked = true; } public synchronized void notifyToWakeup() { if (locked) { notify(); } locked = false; } }
Binary semaphore just acts as an on or off switch. It maintains a boolean lock and on state of the lock it waits or notifies.
Solution to the Problem
package com.javapapers.thread; import java.util.Random; public class SemaphoreABC { protected static final BinarySemaphore binarySemaphore0 = new BinarySemaphore( 0); protected static final BinarySemaphore binarySemaphore1 = new BinarySemaphore( 1); protected static final CountingSemaphore countingSemaphore = new CountingSemaphore( 0); protected static final Random random = new Random(); public static void main(String args[]) throws InterruptedException { new Thread(new ProcessA()).start(); new Thread(new ProcessB()).start(); new Thread(new ProcessC()).start(); Thread.sleep(9000); System.exit(0); } }
package com.javapapers.thread; public class ProcessA extends SemaphoreABC implements Runnable { public void run() { while (true) { try { Thread.sleep(1 + (int) (random.nextDouble() * 500)); } catch (InterruptedException e1) { e1.printStackTrace(); } System.out.print("A"); countingSemaphore.notifyToWakeup(); } } }
package com.javapapers.thread; public class ProcessB extends SemaphoreABC implements Runnable { public void run() { while (true) { try { Thread.sleep(1 + (int) (random.nextDouble() * 800)); binarySemaphore1.waitForNotify(); } catch (InterruptedException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } countingSemaphore.waitForNotify(); System.out.print("B"); binarySemaphore0.notifyToWakeup(); } } }
package com.javapapers.thread; public class ProcessC extends SemaphoreABC implements Runnable { public void run() { while (true) { try { Thread.sleep(1 + (int) (random.nextDouble() * 800)); binarySemaphore0.waitForNotify(); } catch (InterruptedException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } countingSemaphore.waitForNotify(); System.out.print("C"); binarySemaphore1.notifyToWakeup(); } } }
Output: AABCABACAABCAABCAAABCABCABACAABCABACABACABACABAC
In solution to the problem, we have used both counting semaphore and binary semaphore.
- Condition b) is met with using the binary semaphore binarySemaphore0 and binarySemaphore1. These two act as alternate switches to the thread and allows for printing.
- Condition c) is met with using the counting semaphore. Both processB and processC calls waitForNotify and processA calls notifyToWakeup indicating that it has printed 'A', thus ensuring the total count of 'A' to be always larger than 'B','C' together.
- We have used a random number generator in three processes to create requests at random interval. Thread.sleep(6000) allows the overall program to run for 6 secs. If you want to see this run for longer duration, increase this number accordingly.
Java has its own implementation of counting semaphore refer API java.util.concurrent.Semaphore
Thank you, hope you have enjoyed reading this article.
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This Core Java tutorial was added on 26/02/2012.
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Semaphores Concept explained in Plain and Simple way..!!!
What's the point in re-inventing the weel? What's wrong with standard java.util.concurrent.Semaphore?
Igor, I think that Joe is just explaining the way semaphores work, not re-implementing the standard at all by 2 simple classes.
Very well explained Joe, another way to do it is by an example of few instances using the same object concurrently. And just for adding my 2 cents, another way to solve this kind of problems is by using monitors or messages!
Nicely Explained.
I love to read your articles.
Can you please explain annotations as well?
Hi Joe.
I am PG student. I really get benifited by your Papers.
I need your help.
Please help me.
I what brief difference between throw,throws and throwable.
please help any one, if good difference u have.
Nice explannation on Semaphore with Example.
Very nice blog,
Congratulation Joe!
it is not clear for me, can u please explore in detail
Hi Joe,
Thank you.
Please explain difference between cohesion and coupling in your way. This is my third request
Hi joe,
Nicely Explained.
i want explanation about barber shop problem using semaphore
Hi Joe,
Thanks for nice explanation. I wish someday you will write on Data structures in java. It will be a lot helpful for lots of people. Some of those you have already covered.If possible please write on creation of a data structure without importing any libraries(except java.lang.* which is default).
Hi Joe ,
Really Execellant Information , Thanks a lots for crating Blogs
I already read 6-7 article from this site. Will go through to others. Subscribed already via e-mail. The way of writing is too simple but highly easy to understand complex concept like this one and JVM hook. Keep on.
Hi Joe,
I want use this semaphore in my jsp to limit how many users can see registration page (Like 10 users ) …and after that users will get in a Queue ..so that my website performance is not hit.
Sublime article
nice really helpful ,thank you.
Great explanations for wonderful concepts….
Explantions are So Good…
nice explained.
it was really helpful..
thank u sir…
sir can you please explain this program
Very clearly and simply explained. Thanks Joe.
Yes, but he could explain using standard classes. Creating your own is very much reinventing the wheel – and confusing for new learners.
Nice explanation….
Sorry, I'm looking for an explanation of java.util.concurrent.Semaphore. I've got enough to learn without trying to get my head around a 3rd party reinvention of the wheel.
Thank you so much for this! Everything else I find is for using the built in Semaphore, and that isn't allowed in my assignment. I love the full code, it's so helpful when you are brand new to java. I look forward to viewing the rest of your tutorials.
nice explanation.
Hi Joe,
Its a very good article. but why in the method WaitForNotify(), we call notify() in the catch block of InterruptedException. Also, when interruptedException happens, we should not decrement notifyCount. I think we should replace "notify()" with notifyCount++. Let me know what you think
I didnt understood this program. Can Anyone please give step by step explaination for this
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In Celebration of the Human Voice - The Essential Musical Instrument
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"Contemporary" is an a cappella umbrella term that loosely translates into "a dash of this, a pinch of that, a smidgen of this, a taste of that, throw it all into the blender and out comes groups that usually at home in any musical style, and sound terrific doing it." It doesn't matter if it's men's, women's or mixed groups you're looking for, arrangements or songbooks, DVDs or even just sitting back and watching our Video channel, we've got everything the contemporary a cappella fan and performer wants, and to make your search just that little bit easier for you, we've gathered it all together right here. Talk about door-to-door service!
Finding arrangements of the hits of today and recent yesterdays isnt easy, and if you can find them, theyre frequently very limited and, well, yes, often boring arrangements. But your search is over! Weve gathered together many songbooks of the songs youll enjoy singing whether its Billy Joel, Broadway, movie classics, the Beatles, Disney, even country & western, youll find it here. And youll love the arrangements theyre by some of the best arrangers out there, industry leaders, educators, even a Disney musical director.
Men's groups have their advantages. Women's groups have theirs, too. But the great thing about mixed groups is that they combine the best of both words, and have their own unique beauty. Rocking, jazzy, soulful, they've got it all, and like most contemporary groups, they cross genres, dabbling, exploring and offering multiple sounds and styles in each fun package. This is your opportunity to hear some of the most innovative and exciting versions of favorites, and charming and appealing originals. Don't miss this chance!
The "contemporary" umbrella is a wide one, encompassing Rock, Pop, R&B, Soul, plus those styles that simply defy description. Most a cappella fans, when they think of contemporary a cappella, think of men's groups. Well, those fans might well be wrong, because there are some kickin' women's groups out there that have to be heard to be believed! Singing both covers and originals, these women from around the world know how to rock out, deliver sultry tones, and generally put on an auditory show that is most definitely worth the listen.
Rockin', rollin', soulful and sounding terrific; take a little pop, color it with doo-wop, add a jazzy taste, throw in rock, some R&B, maybe a little rap or country - we've got contemporary a cappella by some of the finest men's groups on the planet. Some of the amazing albums listed below have radio-ready work that will fool even the most discerning ear into asking "that's a cappella?!" Others have a more traditional, organic sound. Some have original work, others the covers we all know & love. But they have a few things in common - great voices, great arrangements, and a fun, appealing sound. This is the sound that drew so many of us into a cappella fandom in the first place!
Many a cappella groups are noted for their live performance and an evening at an a cappella concert is most often very entertaining. These DVDs of popular contemporary a cappella groups are sure to please and entertain you for years to come.
Contemporary a cappella is a broad term, and some contemporary groups are like a good recipe a pinch of this (rock), a dash of that (pop), just a little shake of that (doo-wop), a teaspoon of this (R&B), a dollop of something spicy (jazz), mix it up in the blender for three minutes, and voila a contemporary a cappella group! Whether your taste is a little more old-fashioned, four voices alone singing old favorites, or you like the hard-hitting, radio-ready sound of a vocal band doing original tunes, weve got the mens groups doing that work, and particularly, men's groups doing that work well.
Weve said it before, well say it again mixed groups have all the advantages, and really are the best of both worlds. They can have a sound that hits the stratosphere and the basement all at once, and their blend conveys that little tingle to the listener that a single-gender group just cant give. If you like the contemporary sound, and enjoy either male or female groups, we dare you to give our mixed groups a listen youll find something (or quite a few somethings) to write home about, we promise!
Are you one of those people who get a kick out of it when someone blows stereotypes all out of the water? Good. So are we. And thats why we get such a thrill out of our womens contemporary groups they challenge the stereotypes and throw them out on their ear, proving you dont need a Y chromosome to rock the house and deliver a ballad with a punch. Heck, you dont even need one for a floor-clearing bass line! Contemporary womens groups are holding their own with the mens groups out there if you dont believe us, take a listen!
Yeah, OK, so most Christmas music is reserved for one particular time of the year. But Contemporary Christmas music has a seasonless quality that makes it great in December, and terrific fun in June, too. Even timeless classics get a contemporary, rockin' edge from these groups, and the originals are modern songs that happen to be about that happiest time of the year. If you're a fan of contemporary a cappella, you won't go wrong with the albums we carry here, even if holiday music isn't your thing.


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i believe this is not an issue at all unless you are fortunate enough to attend inner city schools where savagery is embraced. this push will result in more hate crime type of legislation which will be selectively enforced. wonderful, if you are part of the preferred race, sex or sexual orientation. what if you are not?
They build character!
Look.......No Woman....ever liked.....The 3 Stooges.....either.
My generation grew up with Little League TRY OUTS....if you didn't make the team you were told to go home and try again next season.
Not every player got a trophy just because he participated on a team.....there were winners and looser.....good guys and bad guys.....you either made it or you didn't.
Yup.....there were those who bullied and those who got bullied and mommie and daddy didn't come to school to protect you, they were workin'.
IMO......there's a place for all of us here.....just need to be sorted out without pussifying our society to the point where they are afraid of each other and ..............guns.
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