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June 20, 2012 Published ~ 335 days ago.
Industrial Strength Altoids Tins
These apparently sold out fast, and the price is no longer listed, but a little bird told me they were going for $25. A really great idea, for when you're done prototyping and ready to launch your mint-tin project out of a cannon, into high orbit, to the bottom of a lake, whatever
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Hackerspace Happenings for June 20, 2012
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you'd like to publicize? Send it to firstname.lastname@example.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I'll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish). Only Hours Left to Support the Power Racing Series There is less than a day left […]
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Tinydino: World's Smallest Arduino Clone?
Jaanus Kalde has made an Arduino clone that's just 7.4 mm square. He used the ATmega88 chip and built the rest of the components around it.
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Szymon Klimek's Miniature Mechanical Creations
Without an everyday reference for a sense of scale, Szymon Klimek's intricate mechanical creations could easily be mistaken for twice their true size. Made from 0.1 millimeter sheets of brass and bronze, Klimek's miniature machines dance effortlessly in wine-glass enclosures that measure little more than 4 inches across.
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Two Turntables and a Firing Cone
From artist Fabien Clerc, this fully-functional set of two ceramic turntables (and a ceramic mixer) called back in the good old days. The work is dated 2009, and appeared in an exhibit at Geneva's Rath museum.
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
New in the Maker Shed: Netduino Go Starter Kit
The Netduino Go is an open source, plug and play Netduino with 4 times the speed (168MHz), 6 times the code space (384KB) and twice the RAM (100KB+) of the Netduino Plus.
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Lego Turing Machine
This is a short documentary about the LEGO Turing Machine built by Jeroen van den Bos and Davy Landman at Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam (Netherlands). They built it for CWI's exposition "Turings Erfenis" in honor of the centenary of Alan Turing's birth on 23 June 1912. Alan Turing was a brilliant mathematician who […]
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Inductively Charged PVC LED Lantern Mod
Fifteen-year-old John Duffy is the subject of Gadget Freak Case #216, over at Design News, with his clever modification of Steve Hoefer's Eternal Flame Indestructible LED Lantern from MAKE Vol 30.
June 20, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Introducing the Gooseberry Board
Seems like there are a number of low power ARM SoC boards hitting the market recently. If the Beagle Bone, Raspberry Pi, and Via APC piqued your interest, you might want to also take a look at the recently announced Gooseberry. It's an Allwinner A10 ARM SoC with 512MB RAM, 4GB onboard flash (up to 16GB with MicroSD), b/g/n Wifi, and goes for £40
June 19, 2012 Published ~ 336 days ago.
Haxlr8tr Demo Night
Last night was the culmination of Haxlr8tr, a 111 day accelerator program that brought nine companies on a journey from Shenzhen to the USA. I stopped by the Autodesk Gallery to check out the pitches and technology.
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Dude. That's like asking why iOS 1.1.x is different from iOS5. Thwy make some serious security enchancements. Especially to the partition tables. I figure it'll be a lot easier with something with just a little less security.


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Date: June 16th, 2012 10:57 PMAuthor: "PENIS"Only 80mm. I pissed off mom a few years ago so she cut me off a bit.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900874)
Date: June 16th, 2012 10:59 PMAuthor: Asian chick acting like blonde preppy airhead ( )Prob nothng. B
But I am a man not a little bitch so I'll be just fine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900893)
Date: June 16th, 2012 11:01 PMAuthor: ,..,,.:....,,;,,,.,..:..,:......,;,,;,....,...:..my father has told me 2.5 million
but he is a liar and has gone through two wifes since then so i doubt it is that high(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900908)
Date: June 16th, 2012 11:02 PMAuthor: .........:;;;:...:.:.::;;;........................Nothing except the hassle of sorting out my boomer parent's underwater double mortgaged house and meager possessions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900911)
Date: June 16th, 2012 11:02 PMAuthor: .;.;.;....;,.,,,,.,;..,;...,;,.,;,.,;~$4 million from parents
~$1 million from grandparents on one side
~$1,000 from grandparents on other side? (poors)
So probably 1.01 million within a decade, another 4 million long after that. :-((http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900912)
Date: June 16th, 2012 11:09 PMAuthor: : ^)enjoy dat death tax bro(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900955)
Date: June 16th, 2012 11:10 PMAuthor: .;.;.;....;,.,,,,.,;..,;...,;,.,;,.,;fuckin obama(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900962)
Date: June 17th, 2012 12:16 AMAuthor: ,.,...,..,.,.,:,;,...,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20901377)
Date: June 16th, 2012 11:11 PMAuthor: Midnight Souls Still RemainLol(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20900966)
Date: June 17th, 2012 7:49 PMAuthor: ;,.;,.,.;:.,;;,.,.,;;,;,;,.,.,;:,.:..,.;,.,.,.,;;:a big black cock to pound your WASP wife with. Sorry..
A big black cock with which to pound you WASP wife.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1972371&forum_id=2#20905493)


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8407 Kitchen Bar Hires New Exec Chef, Doesn't Change Menu
Ed Witt came from 701 Restaurant in downtown Washington, DC, the Washington Post reports.
A new chef recently took the reigns at the popular downtown Silver Spring eatery 8407 Kitchen Bar, the Washington Post reports. Former executive chef Pedro Matamoros, best known for a lamb Bolognese and house-made charcuterie, was fired last November.
Ed Witt, 39, has worked in kitchens from New York to San Francisco before settling in the DC area three years ago, most recently to work with 701 Restaurant, according to the Post.
He said he sees similarities in the themes of the two restaurants—701 and 8407—and is happy with the more neighborhood-y feel of the latter.
"I've always been someone who wants to sit and eat without a tablecloth," Witt told the Post.
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Dundalk Chamber Announces Business Award Winners
Awards will be presented at the annual Snowball Gala at Sparrows Point Country Club.
The Dundalk Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual Dundalk Business Award winners, and a familiar name sits atop the list. State Senator Norman Stone, who last year celebrated 50 years in public service, will receive the organization's Lifetime Achievement Award at its annual Snowball Gala on March 2. Other award winners are MedStar Franklin Square Hospital (Foundation Award); Stephanie Jameson State Farm Insurance Agency (Service Award); Enhanced Computing Solutions (Image Award); Kids First Swim School (Innovation Award); and Squire's Restaurant (President's Award). Tickets to the black tie optional event at Sparrows Point Country Club cost $70 (tables of eight are available). The event includes an open bar, appetizers, dinner and…
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21 Reasons He Didn't Call
by Lauren Passell on May 24, 2012We asked a group of guys why they didn't call a girl after a date. Here's what they said. Hey, don't blame us. (And rest assured — later, we punched some of them in the balls.)
"Because I met her at Lit."
"She was too eager at the end of date one to secure date two."
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"She was a lawyer who owned her own apartment in the city and never even fake offered to pay for anything."
"One time I told a girl I'd call her "mid-week" which meant Wednesday. I fully intended on calling back but she bitched to my mutual friend that it was "vague"– not sure what about "mid-week" doesn't' mean Wednesday. So, I got spooked that they were talking about me and I didn't call back."
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"I stopped calling after some call backs when we keep setting up dates that didn't happen. After a while I just gave up."
"She said she had a boyfriend before making out with me on said night."
"I got happier after she left than I was when she was with me… so that told me something, obviously."
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"I was drunk the night before, and then I was sober the next day and reality set in."
"Yes, like all the jerks, I SAID I'd call knowing I wouldn't just to get some action at the time."
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"Something didn't sit right on the date: she said something stupid/awkward, and I just wasn't feeling it."
"Sheer Laziness. I just didn't want to make the effort anymore."
"She was too eager to impress on date one."
"I was never really attracted to her. I asked her out when I was drunk, and the next week, even though I was sober and kind of regretting asking her, I felt like I had to follow through. So we went out on a date, which was nice enough. But there were certain qualities about her that more or less determined from the start that I wouldn't be calling her back. She wasn't very sexy to me, both in conversation and in appearance. She struck me as a little spacey. She also seemed a bit desperate. And she had some very light peach fuzz on her upper lip. All in all, it was a pleasant meal and a decent way to spend an evening, but I did not follow up with a phone call. I can't say that there was any particular detail of the date itself that sealed my decision; the reason I didn't call her back was a combination of my lack of enthusiasm and those things about her that I noticed before and that were confirmed in the date."
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"If a girl has already been in contact with me multiple times since the date, I probably won't call her back. I don't mind a little follow-up, but there is no reason to text me with equaled frequency to your BFF."
"I am definitely more likely to call a girl if she expressed an interest in seeing me again at the end of our most recent date. Guys can be self conscious too, and if I don't think you want me to call, I definitely won't."
"She asked me why it takes me so long to text back."
"She spent the entire time texting and tried to invite friends over to join us. If she didn't want to go on a real date, she shouldn't have agreed to one."
"As she revealed to me that her favorite thing to do was watch reality television (and went on to talk about/list the many different VH1/MTV/real-whatevers, etc. shows that she watched), her chances were doomed."
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"Her answer to my inquiry: "so, where do you call home?" was "Forest Hills (Queens)…with my mom."
"I know this second one isn't going to win me any fans in Heaven, but it being a Sunday afternoon date, I asked jokingly, "So what are you usually up to on Sundays when you're not stuck with some creeper like me?" To which she jumped into a whole story about how she's trying to find a new church, because her current church apparently isn't as devout and knowledgeable about Jesus and the Bible as she aspires to be. Several times during the day, she also referenced God's Hand in several of the opportunities and situations of her life. I'm cool with people having their own beliefs and being passionate about them; I'm just not comfortable being with someone so devout as I am a godless heathen."
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I know that it takes a woman up to 7 years, after having intercourse to become a virgin again. Is that true? Is it also the same for a girl between the ages of 12 and 15? If they are both true, could you please explain to me how that happens? If you could get back to me as soon as possible that would be fully appreciated.
This is a guest post from Wendy Blackheart, at Heart Full of Black, for the Scarleteen blogathon. Want to take part? Toss us an email and we'll get you in touch with Laura, our blogathon organizer!
Ah, Scarleteen. I can actually remember a time before Scarleteen – they started up in 1998, when I was in 8th grade. See, I went to a school where 99.9% of our sexual health information was from an abstinence only program.
The school sex ed actually started out okay – in grades 3 and 5 we had health classes where we learned about the human body and how it works. In 5th grade, we separated out into groups of just boys and just girls, and got some of the details of puberty and what would happen to our bodies. We learned where babies came from and all that before the abstinence-only programs were started.
By high school, however, we were not getting much in the way of good information. We didn't learn about birth control at all – it wasn't even mentioned, not even in a negative way. We saw lo
Read more...Toni Weschler used to be my neighbor, a fact that caused me to squee more than a little loudly and scare the bejeezus out of my pets when I first discovered it. Sadly, we didn't connect as often as I wish we had before I moved out of Seattle and to a more remote island outside the city.
A while back, I sent Toni some questions for Scarleteen, and many months later, she apologized for sending them to me so late. Now I owe her an even bigger apology for publishing them far later than that!
If you don't know who Toni is, she's the author of Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement and Reproductive Health, which is pretty much THE book for people who want to chart fertility, and the book I used to learn how to do it well in my 20's. She also wrote a great book about menstruation and charting for teen women, called Cycle Savvy: The Smart Teen's Guide to the Mysteries of Her Body. She's an amazingly dedicated and energetic person
Read more...I was one of several guests on a radio show in Baltimore on Friday. The topic of the show was apparently going to be about sex education and social justice, but turned out to be more like fear-mongering and a whole lot of projections around teen sexuality mixed with focus on parents and teen sexuality. I got the impression all four of us who were asked to take part, despite some of our disagreements, were very frustrated with the show and the host clearly asking questions he didn't want factual answers to, despite purportedly asking us to take part to provide just that.
At one point, he asked one of the guests to talk about rape victims and survivors. She said she did not do any work with rape or survivors, but instead of deferring to any of us who had, or just saying "I don't know," she went ahead and did some postulating and guesswork. There were several things she said in a rush of words that bothered me, but one of the most troubling was a statement that rape survivors "compulsive
Read more...I don't feel anything at all when I touch myself. It just feels like nothing inside and doesn't arouse me at all. The only way I can masturbate is by rubbing the palm of my hand on my clit. When my boyfriend and I are together, he likes to finger me. But like I said before, I don't feel anything. It gets pretty awkward when he's just fingering me and it's not feeling like anything and it just drags on forever, while he has no idea. What should I do?!
I'm bisexual, and I really would like to tell my friends. I mean, they seem pretty open-minded, being pro-gay rights and generally accepting. The thing is, they're being open-minded from afar. If they found out that one of their closest friends is bisexual, I'm not sure they'd be too keen on the idea of having a bisexual girl friend. One even has said that she wouldn't want to have sleepovers at a girl's house if she liked girls. I'm honestly not attracted to her or any other one of my friends (well, maybe one a little, but I'd never make her uncomfortable or anything) but they don't get that. I don't know how to tell them that I like girls but that doesn't mean I like all girls. I'm not sure they'd believe me. Help, please?
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Today in class I gave a ten twenty minute presentation on Galatians 3:28. Rather than going exigetical I welcomed the world of philosophers, specifically Alain Badiou and Namsoon Kang, and explored identity politics, identity negation, and trans-identity (cosmopolitan) theology. I had a good amount to cover and even more to say (of which I'm sure I will be posting here or there over the next month), but I wanted to share one of my favorite things I said as a part of my presentation regarding identity politics:
When a white, straight man looks in the mirror he sees a person. When a gay woman looks in the mirror she sees a gay woman.
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"Communities inevitably coalesce around some point of commonality, be it a shared belief or a street address, and such points of sameness create boundaries around communities that determine who is "in" or "out." What do feminists make of such borders?"
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I have never run a marathon, but I'm guessing these past five years come pretty close.
I began my seminary journey while my wife was in her second year in residence. After peering over her shoulder as she read books and wrote papers I couldn't stand it any longer and had to try it for myself. But my full-time job at a church made the in residence schedule impossible but the distance learning track ideal. (I think I may have been the closest distance learning student in history, living across the street in the Red Bricks and occasionally turning in my distance learning assignments by hand!)
I dove in with a year of Hebrew followed by a year of Greek. (I know there were some other classes in there too but the perpetual stack of flashcards in my back pocket put a slight haze on everything else.) My life at church and life in seminary continued forward, each consistently feeding into the other, from pastoral care to developing curriculum to integrating whatever I was learning in class into the next teaching series I would develop. I never had to wait for an internship or teaching church to find ways to contextualize what I was learning for I was immersed in a church context from day one. (This is a unique feature of the distance learning program, an ongoing and organic integration of theory and practice.)
This rhythm continued on and on, year after year, one set of classes always leading to the next. The onslaught of languages gave way to the captivating world of church history which led to the ever-expanding world of systematic and constructive theology and more. And before I knew it I had arrived in the final semester of my final year. When I began my seminary journey in November 2008 I knew that the mythical month of May 2013 would someday emerge. But here it is, five years later, the finish line of my seminary marathon ready to be crossed.
Only graduation is less of a finish line and more of a checkpoint. For it is not the end of my education journey and faith transformation, but rather an extended warm up that will span all the years (and potential post-grad classes) ahead of me. I'm learning to "run" so that I can invite others to lace up their shoes and do the same. There is no "finished" but rather an "accomplished," meaning all things are ready for the next step forward.
And my graduation is exactly that, the next step forward. I am grateful for my time at Western Theological Seminary. I have encountered ideas and authors and formed relationships with professors and students that will last longer than any degree program. And they are all running alongside me, empowering me to take each step forward as I continue to integrate theory and practice in my life, work, and ministry.
After two weeks of posting my Thirty Seconds or Less podcasts here I've decided that this might be an experiment that has some momentum behind it. (It's a fun challenge to write something that fits within thirty seconds. Don't believe me? Try it for yourself!)
And so I am officially launching another new website (yes, I know, I do this every other week): Thirty Seconds or Less.
You can listen to each podcast from the homepage or from each post. Or if you're into iTunes you can find it there as well.
So bookmark, subscribe, change your web browser's homepage, or just check back every weekday for a new thirty second podcast.
We may never become fully illiterate, but we may already be predominately aliterate.
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Before the beautiful – no, not really before but within the beautiful – the whole person quivers.
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Ender's Game is probably the one book I've recommended most (yet my wife still has yet to read it!). If you haven't read it yet, go buy a copy today. That way you can join the rest of us in realizing just how much potential this movie has to be one of the best you will ever see. (Though if I'm honest, I actually prefer Speaker for the Dead, but you need to read Ender's Game in order for Speaker to be the most amazing thing you'll ever read.)
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If I feature an artist once, that usually means I think their work is amazing. But if I feature an artist twice, then that usually means I am in love with their talent. And I must say… Photographer Cameron Davidson's talent is his ability to showcases how simplistic life is from above (remember this post). So today, I thought I'd feature his recent aerial shots of London. Here I thought ground shots of London looked amazing, but from above… it's simply majestic. Enjoy your day dreams today (smiles).
Splendid! I will have great day dreams today. I hope you do as well Kay.


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For you all had been waiting! Here is the wedding video for Shingo & Charlotte's BID DAY! This was an amazing destination wedding that we did in Hong Kong along with couple others photo shoot. Wow I love the weather in Hong Kong; believe me, Hong Kong's spring is much better than the humid summer. It was fun shooting the unique wedding where we had to communicate in 3 different languages! (English, Jap & Chinese) Charlotte actually had to change into 5 different outfits during the day – looks great in the photos!
Yes! It was a 20 hours wedding so it was quite exhausting but to be honest, we enjoyed being part of it!
Congratulations again Shingo & Charlotte! Wish you two all the best and hopefully you guys can get some cute babies in the very future! PHOTOS!!!!
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February 25, 2009 in Pig Sex, The Tarantula Club
A man had an urge to French kiss a pig's butt. It came upon him one day at the State Fair as he passed the livestock pens. A corndog in his hand and the smell of manure in his nostrils, he saw some pigs, saw their butts, and thought, I'd really like to kiss those pigs' butts.
It wasn't until later in the day when he was buying a raffle ticket (the prize, a brand new car) that he was struck by the disturbing strangeness of his thinking. Why would he want to do that? Why would he want to put his Read the rest of this entry →


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Year-RoundThis 20th century Russian-American artist is renowned as much for his impressionistic scenes of the American southwest as for his Russian roots. Features paintings on loan from Russian and American museums and private collections.
The fourth in the series Discovering 20th Century Russian Masters, this exhibition illustrates the artist's impeccable skill as a draftsman, his finely tuned sense of color, and bravura brushwork. A student of the celebrated Ilya Repin at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg, Nicolai Fechin (1881-1955) is one of the most prominent 20th century artists in the Russian tradition.


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US home sales dip in December; 2012 best year in past five
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of previously occupied homes dipped in December from November, in part because of a limited supply of available homes. But for all of 2012, sales rose to their highest level in five years.
The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales declined in December to an annual rate of 4.94 million. That's down from a rate of 4.99 million in November, which was revised lower but was still the highest in three years.
Total sales last year increased to 4.65 million. That's 9.2 percent higher than 2011 and the most since 2007. Sales finished below the roughly 5.5 million that are consistent with a healthy market. Still, most economists say home sales are improving steadily and that the gains should continue this year.
Stable hiring, record-low mortgage rates and a tight supply of homes available for sale have helped boost sales and prices in most markets.
"We remain convinced that the housing recovery is well under way and should continue through 2013," said Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG, an institutional brokerage.
The market is being held back by the shrinking supply of homes for sale. The inventory of available homes on the market dropped to 1.82 million in December, the lowest in 12 years.
And first-time buyers, who are critical to a housing recovery, made up only 30 percent of sales in December. That's down slightly from a year ago and well below the 40 percent that is typical in a healthy market.
Since the housing bubble went bust six years ago, banks have adopted tighter credit standards and are requiring larger down payments. That's left many would-be buyers unable to qualify for the lowest mortgage rates on record.
The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 3.66 percent in 2012, the lowest annual average in 65 years, according to Freddie Mac.
Sales are rising faster for more-expensive homes, the Realtors' group said. Sales of homes priced $1 million or more surged 62 percent in 2012, while sales of homes below $100,000 fell 17 percent. Continued...
Home prices rose 7.4 percent annually in November, real estate data provider CoreLogic said last week. That's the biggest annual increase since 2006, when the housing bubble burst. CoreLogic forecasts that home prices will rise 6 percent nationally this year.
Rising demand for homes has persuaded builders to step up construction, which adds to economic growth and hiring.
U.S. builders started work on homes in December at the fastest pace in 4 1/2 years, the government said last week. And builders finished 2012 as their best year for residential construction since the early stages of the housing crisis.
The gains in home building helped boost construction hiring in December by 30,000 jobs — the most in 15 months.
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- n. machinery That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle rises, in completing a stitch.
- v. transitive To pick up.
- v. transitive To begin doing (an activity) on a regular basis.
- v. transitive To address (an issue).
- v. transitive To occupy; to consume (space or time).
- v. transitive, sewing To shorten by hemming.
- v. transitive, with on To accept (a proposal, offer, request, etc.) from.
- v. intransitive to resume
- v. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
"In New York, rebels paraded through the streets "with drums beating and colours flying attended by a mob of negroes, boys, sailors, and pickpockets, inviting all mankind to take up arms in defence of the 'injured rights and liberties of America,'" according to Judge Thomas Jones, a staunch loyalist from Long Island."
"I present you with a choice, Malachi Stinnet, the choice eventually faced by all: You may lie upon the shores of Babylon and weep, or you may take up arms against the foe!"
"Days later, Shultz would take up McFarlanes pitch, only to be told again by Reagan, I want you to stay, work with Bud, and lets try to find a way to minimize these confrontations."
"The orphan, placed under the guardianship of his maternal uncle, entered the studio of a charming painter, Timoteo Viti, a pupil of Francia, who had just returned to take up his residence in the country."
"The National Assembly was calling a special session Saturday morning to take up the president's request, said an opposition leader, legislator Alfonso Marquina."
"For this reason, for example, William Allen, chief justice of Pennsylvania, was among those unwilling to take up arms against the king."
""Well, maybe Katie Conroy would let us take up the kitchen floor for Minnie," Caddie said."
"Or of the Spirometra mansoni, commonly called a flatworm, which can grow up to fourteen inches long and take up residence in your brain, where it feeds upon your cerebral matter until you are reduced to a vegetative state?"
"In the globalisation scenario universities are encouraging their students to take up jobs abroad, said Prof. Mohana Rao."
"Indeed, the number of cell interactions that go into one immune response—say, fighting off the microparticles that come out of a blast of diesel exhaust—would take up three consecutive chalkboards to show in its entirety."
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Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Article Free PassMohammed Ali Jinnah, also called Qaid-i-Azam (Arabic: "Great Leader") (born Dec. 25, 1876, Karachi, India [now in Pakistan]—died Sept. 11, 1948, Karachi), Indian Muslim politician, founder and first governor-general (1947–48) of Pakistan.
Early years
Jinnah was the first of seven children of Jinnahbhai, a prosperous merchant. After being taught at home, Jinnah was sent to the Sind Madrasat al-Islam in 1887. Later he attended the Christian Missionary Society High School in Karachi, where at the age of 16 he passed the matriculation examination of the University of Bombay (now University of Mumbai). On the advice of an English friend, his father decided to send him to England to acquire business experience. Jinnah, however, had made up his mind to become a barrister. In keeping with the custom of the time, his parents arranged for an early marriage for him before he left for England.
In London he joined Lincoln's Inn, one of the legal societies that prepared students for the bar. In 1895, at the age of 19, he was called to the bar. While in London Jinnah suffered two severe bereavements—the deaths of his wife and his mother. Nevertheless, he completed his formal studies and also made a study of the British political system, frequently visiting the House of Commons. He was greatly influenced by the liberalism of William E. Gladstone, who had become prime minister for the fourth time in 1892, the year of Jinnah's arrival in London. Jinnah also took a keen interest in the affairs of India and in Indian students. When the Parsi leader Dadabhai Naoroji, a leading Indian nationalist, ran for the British Parliament, Jinnah and other Indian students worked day and night for him. Their efforts were crowned with success: Naoroji became the first Indian to sit in the House of Commons.
When Jinnah returned to Karachi in 1896, he found that his father's business had suffered losses and that he now had to depend on himself. He decided to start his legal practice in Bombay (Mumbai), but it took him years of work to establish himself as a lawyer.
It was nearly 10 years later that he turned actively toward politics. A man without hobbies, he divided his interest between law and politics. Nor was he a religious zealot: he was a Muslim in a broad sense and had little to do with sects. His interest in women was also limited, to Ruttenbai—the daughter of Sir Dinshaw Petit, a Bombay Parsi millionaire—whom he married over tremendous opposition from her parents and others. The marriage proved an unhappy one. It was his sister Fatima who gave him solace and company.
Entry into politics
Jinnah first entered politics by participating in the 1906 session of the Indian National Congress held at Calcutta (Kolkata), in which the party began to split between those calling for dominion status and those advocating independence for India. Four years later he was elected to the Imperial Legislative Council—the beginning of a long and distinguished parliamentary career. In Bombay he came to know, among other important Congress personalities, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, the eminent Maratha leader. Greatly influenced by these nationalist politicians, Jinnah aspired during the early part of his political life to become "a Muslim Gokhale." Admiration for British political institutions and an eagerness to raise the status of India in the international community and to develop a sense of Indian nationhood among the peoples of India were the chief elements of his politics. At that time, he still looked upon Muslim interests in the context of Indian nationalism.
But, by the beginning of the 20th century, the conviction had been growing among the Muslims that their interests demanded the preservation of their separate identity rather than amalgamation in the Indian nation that would for all practical purposes be Hindu. Largely to safeguard Muslim interests, the All-India Muslim League was founded in 1906. But Jinnah remained aloof from it. Only in 1913, when authoritatively assured that the league was as devoted as the Congress to the political emancipation of India, did Jinnah join the league. When the Indian Home Rule League was formed, he became its chief organizer in Bombay and was elected president of the Bombay branch.


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Kagawa has passed a medical with the Old Trafford outfit and now tied up the loose ends of a transfer Sir Alex Ferguson expects will prove a big success.
"Shinji is an exciting young midfielder with great skill, vision and a good eye for goal," said Ferguson.
"I am delighted he has chosen to come to United.
"I believe he will make an impact upon the team very quickly as he is suited to United's style of play.
"We are all looking forward to working with him."
Kagawa is United's second capture of the summer, following the arrival of England Under-19 international Nick Powell from Crewe.
Ferguson has been under pressure to strengthen his midfield for two years now, with many fans believing it lacks quality compared to a number of United's rivals.
Paul Scholes did abandon his retirement in the middle of last season and, together with Ryan Giggs, has signed on for a further year with the Red Devils.
However, with question marks over the fitness of Anderson and Darren Fletcher, who is still to attempt a comeback after it was revealed he was suffering a bowel complaint, Ferguson had to make a move.
United did miss out on Lille's highly-talented playmaker Eden Hazard, who opted to join Chelsea.
However, Kagawa does bring some impressive statistics to United.
The 23-year-old helped Dortmund land successive German titles and scored 17 times in addition to claiming 13 assists as they also went on to complete the double last season.
Having been ruled out of Olympic duty in London this summer, it is anticipated Kagawa will be part of United's pre-season tour to South Africa and China.
He should also avoid claims of being little more than a signing to sell shirts, a label that was attached to Park Ji-sung for so long.
"This is a challenge I am really looking forward to," said Kagawa.
"The Premier League is the best league in the world and Manchester United is such a massive club.
"This is a really exciting time for me. I can't wait to meet the team and start playing."
The Liverpool 2013/14 soccer jersey is available for pre-order. The Reds are eager to compete for silver next season.
Borussia Dortmund hears Wembley Calling and are headed to London for the Champions League final.
Bayern Munich are kings of Germany and hope to be crowned kings of Europe at Wembley later this month!
One of the top soccer cleats for control the Nike CTR360 will not let you down on the field in tight spaces.
The push for more color on their cleats, adidas has added the infrared colorway to the adiZero f50 Line.
The new PUMA evoSPEED 1.2 FG. A great new soccer cleat with classic look and first time for PUMA to be on the cleat.
The Juventus jersey for the 2013/14 was released earlier this week. Be the first to wear the colors of the Old Lady.
adidas has added some color to the Predator line with this new colorway. Released on May 17. Be the first to own a pair.
Chelsea won the Europa League on Wednesday. The Blues defeated Benfica 2-1 on injury time goal from Ivanovic.
The adidas Nitrocharge is the most talked about new cleat in years. It was released on May 15 and will take your pitch by storm.


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Letters: Check for DTCs in surging Lucerne
By IRA SIEGEL For Sun-Times Media June 21, 2012 2:27PM
Q: Sometimes when I slow down almost to a stop and then press the gas pedal in my 2010 Buick Lucerne, it does not respond immediately and then it surges forward. This does not always happen. Two different dealers could not get it to happen. This has been happening since it was new. What do you think is the problem? — Hartini, email
A: Intermittent problems can be challenging to diagnose. Did the dealers check your car for diagnostic trouble codes? If you're not sure, many auto parts stores will do this at no charge. And even if there are no DTCs, it doesn't mean there can't be a problem. Some faulty components or faulty conditions do not cause a DTC to be stored in memory.
The accelerator pedal position sensor should be carefully checked. So should the electric throttle actuator and the throttle housing.
Q: I own a 2008 Honda Accord EX with the four-cylinder engine. When my vehicle had around 32,000 miles, I heard a rattling sound coming from under the car. I didn't notice anything unusual so I checked the oil and didn't see any oil on the dipstick. I assumed the oil was under filled on my previous oil change and decided trying to prove that would be futile. So I added 1½ quarts of oil and went on my merry way.
After driving about 1,500 miles, I heard the rattling again. When I checked the oil, I again found no oil on the dipstick. I immediately reported this to the car dealer. After finding no oil leakage or other problems, a consumption test was started. With my most recent trip to the dealer, I had driven 1,287 miles and was down 1½ quarts of oil. The dealer advised me that with the government mandates for higher gas mileage, lower viscosity oils are being used and it's considered normal to have up to one quart of oil consumed every 1,000 miles. Is this true?
Most everyone I have discussed this with thinks oil consumption at this rate on a low-mileage vehicle is indicative of a problem. What are your thoughts on this and do you have any suggestions for correction of this problem? — Andrea, email
A: Most manufacturers consider one quart of oil per 1,000 miles to be within the confines of normal consumption. So for your car to be considered normal, it should provide at least 1,500 miles of driving before needing 1½ quarts of oil. I would consider your car's oil consumption to be slightly excessive.
As for the low mileage, understand that short commutes are actually harder on an engine than highway cruising. Excessive oil consumption can result from a number of issues, including a faulty PCV valve.
Another test that should be performed is to see if your engine has excessive blowby. Blowby is pressure in the crankcase caused from combustion gases bypassing the piston rings. Excessive blowby can result from worn cylinders or worn piston rings. Speaking of piston rings, the pistons' oil control rings are designed to scrape residual oil from the cylinder walls. If they are clogged due to sludge buildup, excessive oil consumption will result.
If expensive repairs will be required to reduce your car's oil consumption and you can't afford it, just make sure to keep the oil level properly filled.
Questions for Ira Siegel? Call the Auto Advisor Hotline at (708) 633-6839 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. Siegel is an automotive instructor and an automotive service excellence-certified master auto technician.
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I'm too psyched about my girls new reality show Big Rich Atlanta airing this week! Friends Sharlinda & Sabrina are cast members on the new show and they are a hoot! Sharlinda's daughter Kahdijiha is a spit fire, you must watch her! They are having a viewing party this week and I was invited out so check back for all the photos! If you missed the twins birthday celebration that I attended click here. Did I tell you guys they wanted me to audition for the show? That was too funny but Dootie(my daughter) was too young plus I really want to be a red carpet correspondent so I didn't think it would be a good fit. Something great is coming my way, I can feel it in my bones ha! Big Rich Atlanta premieres Wednesday, January 23rd at 8pm on my fav network Style! Please tune in! xoxo
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Radio 3AW 1.0.1
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Download the all-new 3AW radio application to listen to Melbourne's favourite talkback station - LIVE on your iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
Listen live, hear the hourly news bulletins, read and listen to the latest news and interact with your favourite 3AW Presenter, all from the convenience of a single application.
Features include:
- Access live feeds from all metro stations on the Fairfax Radio Network, including:
- 2UE (Sydney)
- 3AW (Melbourne)
- 4BC (Brisbane)
- 6PR (Perth)
- 4BH (Brisbane)
- Magic1278 (Melbourne)
- Use the application as an alarm clock and wake up to your favourite station (requires application to be active when phone is set to 'sleep' mode)
- Listen to the latest hourly news bulletins
- Contact your favourite Presenter via phone, email, Twitter or Facebook
- Read or listen to latest news articles
- Get weather updates for your chosen city
- Interact with presenters via the application
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Swiss Keeper Diego Benaglio takes a goal kick during a match at World Cup South Africa 2010.
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Holiday Fun Around Pasadena
If you've got some spare time during the busy holiday season, try these events!
Free time is hard to come by during the holiday season, but if you can spare an hour or two, these events might make for a fun time!
Pasadena United Methodist Church, Dec. 2 at 5 p.m.
This is a free shopping event hosted by Pasadena United Methodist Church. A variety of vendors will be present, offering products from Avon, Simply Tasteful and a variety of other brands.
Jenkins Memorial Church Cookie Walk & Bazaar
Jenkins Memorial Church, Dec. 3 at 8 a.m.
This annual fundraiser is held by Jenkins Memorial Church Ladies' Aid. Cookies, crafts and food will be available for purchase.
The Anne Arundel County Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony
103 Crain Hwy N, Glen Burnie, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.
You can welcome in the holiday season at this tree lighting ceremony at Glen Burnie Town Center! Free parking will be available.
Big Vanilla Holiday Bazaar and Open House
Big Vanilla Athletic Club, Dec. 7 at 10 a.m.
This holiday celebration takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Stop by to enter contests, shop with vendors and try free aquatics classes!
Pasadena's Tree Lighting Ceremony
Brumwell's Flea Market, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.
There's hardly any reason for a description of this one-everyone knows about the annual tree lighting in Pasadena! Drop by to celebrate Christmas with the community.
Train Garden at Marley Station Mall
7900 Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m.
Marley Station's not too far. Drop by and check out the train garden!
Community United, Dec. 10 at 8 a.m.
Santa's dropping by Community United! Go say hello and also check out the Secret Santa Shop for children.
Christmas Concert at St. Andrew's
St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m.
Music from An'IR and a Christmas art exhibit will be on hand at St. Andrew's.
Jenkins Memorial Church, Dec. 16 at 6 p.m.
Who doesn't love caroling? Drop by and lend a voice!
Hack & Slash Christmas Special, in Color!
194 Hammonds Lane, Brooklyn Park, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m.
Hack and Slash are a hilarious comedy duo known for their appearances at the Maryland Renaissance Festival. Check out their Christmas special-it's bound to be a riot!
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The Wonder
nytheatre.com review by Susan Jonas
March 2, 2010
The Queen's Company offers a delicious production of The Wonder, a comedy of intrigue by Susanna Centlivre. Along with her better-known contemporaries, George Farquhar and William Congreve, she was one of the most successful playwrights of the Post-Restoration and among the most produced for the next century, and as this show indicates, she is ripe for rediscovery.
The story is as old as Roman Comedy, but told with ingenuity and charm, and from a female perspective. Don Lopez intends to marry his daughter, Donna Isabella, to a wealthy old man she loathes. To protect against her threat to kill herself or join a convent to escape her fate, Don Lopez locks her in her room until her wedding the next day. She jumps out of her window, falling conveniently in the arms of Colonel Britton, an inveterate rover who is nonetheless smitten. Isabella "swoons" and he carries her into a house which he believes to be hers. It is in fact the house of Donna Violante, who happens to be in love with Isabella's brother, Don Felix. But Violante's father, Don Pedro, has other plans for her; he intends to send her to a convent so he can extort her inheritance. Both women resist their imposed destinies. Violante agrees to hide Isabella and keep her secret. But when the Colonel returns to house to see Isabella, whom he believes to be "Violante," he is spotted by Felix who assumes his beloved, the real Violante, has betrayed him. Confronted by her angry lover, Violante can't explain the presence of the Colonel without breaking her promise to Isabella, prompting a series of misunderstandings. As the mayhem escalates, so does Violante's resourcefulness.
Fabulous fabrications, disguises, assignations, concealed lovers, and hair's breadth escapes—the circuitous unfolding of events is no less pleasing for being both improbable and predictable; the execution is all. Centlivre was celebrated for her intricate plots and compelling characterizations, but criticized for her dialogue. If her repartee sacrifices a bit of wit, it benefits considerably from greater naturalness and speed. No wonder Centlivre's work thoroughly exploits theatrical devices, nor that it is a meal for actors; Centlivre was herself an accomplished actress particularly famed for "breeches parts."
How fitting that The Wonder is being produced by the all-female The Queen's Company. In her program note, director Rebecca Patterson explains that among the "compelling reasons for all-female casts, the most obvious...[is]...the wealth of untapped talent and interpretations of our female actors." Centlivre, an outspoken advocate of women's rights, would heartily agree, and Patterson's assertion is manifested by the inventive cast.
Actress Natalie Lebert is a marvel as the lion's share of the supporting cast, with split-second transformations from Isabella's lusty maid, to the King's formidable marshal, to the Gibby, the philosophical Scottish footman with the (intentionally) unintelligible accent. Valerie Reid is an elegant Isabella, and Maryam Benganga captures the sleazy foppish appeal of her Colonel. Abbi Hawk is vivacious and quick-witted in the tour-de-force role of Violante, and as her dashing "spurned" lover Felix, Virginia Baeta is all swagger and sighs. The duo is best with the farcical elements, but could be more vulnerable in the tender moments. Especially winning is Amy Driesler, who is utterly persuasive as the Colonel's scoundrel servant Lissardo, an incorrigible but gauche Don Juan, offering an effective foil to his more suave but no less horny master. The standout performance is Annie Paul as Violante's maid, Flora—as irresistibly saucy a soubrette as I have ever seen; her alertness and sly humor often draw your eyes to her, even when she is merely listening from the side. Centlivre gives Flora some of the best insights about class and gender, and the feisty Paul makes them her own. She also carries off a surprise finale which, though long, is simply so outrageous that it can't fail to amuse.
From Violante's bright fuchsia dress (and matching lipstick) to the Gibby's Scottish kilt and regalia, the vivid costumes, designed by Jeanette Aultz Look, appear to have been culled from a touring company's trunk, supporting the production's emphasis on playful theatricality rather than historical accuracy. The eclecticism of the directing, which mixes period, modern mannerisms, and a dash of old Hollywood, is enhanced by sound designer Jane Shaw's mischievous use of contemporary music to underscore themes. Only the set disappoints; the serviceable screens painted bright orange are distractingly ugly. And when rough use causes them to shake, it smacks of college amateurism, and undercuts the unpretentious style the director generally achieves. With the script effectively streamlined by the director Rebecca Patterson, this fast-paced show runs a brisk entertaining two hours and 20 minutes.
There is more than enough here to recommend The Wonder. This production offers a rare opportunity to acquaint yourself with a wonderful playwright whose oeuvre of eminently producible plays producers have yet to discover; the wonder is how Centlivre disappeared from the repertory. It's also a chance to get to know The Queen's Company, not only for its laudable mission, but moreover for the skill and joy they exhibit. And who better to ask:
And why this Wrath against the Womens Work? Perhaps you'll answer,
because they meddle
with things out of their Sphere:
But I say, no; for since the Poet is born,
why not a Woman as well as a Man?- Dedication, The Platonick Lady, by Susanna Centlivre, 1706


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Chief Financial Officer, District of Columbia
A visitor to the office of Anthony Williams, the District of Columbia's chief financial officer, can't help but notice a rather striking photograph. It looks like a postal warehouse that's been hit by a tornado. Tumble-down piles of tipped-over letter crates dominate the foreground, and scattered stacks of envelopes spill haphazardly onto the floor behind.
But the scene isn't the aftermath of any natural disaster. It is a picture of the "filing system" of the district's business tax bureau before Williams became D.C.'s CFO. As a metaphor for the condition of the district's financial management practices, it is not merely as good as any, it is almost perfect.
For more than a decade, the district has been a monument to budgeting and management hijinks that would best be described as hilarious if their consequences weren't so serious--notoriously lousy city services, dysfunctional departments and bottomless-pit budgets. After an alarming string of large budget deficits in the early 1990s, Congress finally decided in 1995 to appoint a fiscal oversight board to end the fiscal reign of error.
Under the terms of the congressional dictate, the district was required to create a new position of chief financial officer. The CFO would be hired by the mayor, but could only be removed by the oversight board. And so the trick for D.C. Mayor Marion Barry--never one to relinquish control gladly--was to hire somebody suitably compliant. In the fall of 1995, the mayor settled on a seemingly mousy, bow-tie-bedecked federal bureaucrat.
Barry should have researched Williams' background a little more carefully. As executive director for St. Louis's Community Development Agency in 1990, Williams had been beaten up by a couple of big (physically big, that is) city contractors who thought he was being overzealous in his contract oversight. As deputy comptroller for the state of Connecticut from 1991 to 1993, he blew the whistle on the governor for using delayed tax refunds to cover budget shortfalls. And just prior to taking the D.C. job, Williams learned all about Byzantine budgets and sprawling bureaucracies while CFO of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
But it did not take the mayor long to learn that he'd made a mistake. Early in his tenure, Williams stated flatly and publicly that he was the new fiscal law in town. "It was at a press conference on who had control over vendor contracts," recalls Williams. "I basically said that my office was created as an autonomous, independent entity within the D.C. government and that the mayor's financial powers were transferred to me.... I also said that we had all these crappy contracts that just weren't going to be allowed to go through anymore."
So much for mousy. And it has been more of the same ever since. Working closely with the financial oversight board, Williams has consolidated his control over the city's budget and finance bureaucracy, ousting all of the city's top financial managers along with 300 laggard employees. Meanwhile, he has forced two consecutive real-world budgets on the district. He is also in the middle of trying to modernize all of the city's financial management systems, and he continues to scour the city's books in pursuit of an elusive "clean audit."
Indeed, it was while chasing that audit that one of Williams' top staffers stumbled on to the debris pile that was the city's business tax records. Which led to the other eye-catching photo that now sits in the CFO's office: Long, neat rows of file folders containing 74,000 sets of business tax records, all in their proper place in a department restored to order. For those who were skeptical that anybody might ever be able to put D.C.'s tumble-down financial house back in order, the two pictures speak volumes.
— Jonathan Walters
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GOVERNING annually receives several hundred nominations from individuals in the public and private sectors. In addition, GOVERNING staff consults experts and scholars in the field, and also nominates outstanding individuals they encounter in the course of their work. Nominations are evaluated by a selection committee, which, after painstaking research, chooses the winners.


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My little buddy is 11 months old today!
Out for dinner with my mama.
A few photos from this week. Life is awesome.
So normally I don't like to get down on people about their parenting choices. Judge not etc., but there was a lady who came into my work today who had her 2 1/2 month old strapped in an umbrella stroker with no head or neck support at all. Of course I didn't say anything to her but I don't understand why people are so ignorant about stroller and car seat safety. Ugh.
Date night <3
First date night with my adorable husband since Henry was born! <3 <3
Truck in front of a train so I put on some red lipstick.
Escape artist
Healthy lunch attempt. Tasty kale, Brussel sprout, brocoli and cabbage slaw.
Feeling Fat
and not so sassy. i have 100+lbs to lose and it's been slow going.
I really need to stick with myfitnesspal for longer than 2 days at a time. Also stop eating so much damn sugar. I'm torn between doing paleo/low carb and just focusing on tracking and seeing how I do. I've been much more active lately which is great but my knees are so so messed up that even a short 20 minute walk is painful.
It's a double edged sword, really. I need to exercise to lose weight, but the extra weight puts stress on my joints and I usually end up injuring myself which makes me unable to be active and I gain even more. Baby steps I guess. Henry is napping right now so I think we will go for a walk when he wakes up.