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Not impressed?
Let me explain.
We live on a half-acre lot in a suburban neighborhood, minutes from several major highways and a regional mall.
When we moved here, almost twenty years ago, it was the first single-family home my husband Whitney and I had owned, the first I'd lived in since I was 13.
We'd been living in townhouses for over two decades, first in the city, then a planned community, so we had lots of ideas about what to do with a yard.
One of mine was to attract birds.
I put out a bird feeder, and no birds came.
I'd watch squirrels race around on the mismatched fences that edged the backyard, but rarely saw them set foot on the grass. We lived in a dead zone: no birds, no squirrels, no butterflies or lightening bugs.
The previous owners had tried to grow lawn all the way to the back fence, despite a grove of locust trees, a big white pine, a basswood, a maple. And they'd apparently used plenty of chemicals to help the cause along.
We turned the back third of the yard into a shade garden, stopped using chemicals, watched for the birds.
A few robins appeared. Some blue jays.
A few years ago I read Bringing Nature Home, a treatise on using native plants by entomologist Doug Tallamy, and started trying to understand how natural environments work. Leaf litter feeds bugs and soil, fallen trees provide winter cover for insects, berrying shrubs offer winter food, well-constructed twig piles offer nesting sites places for butterflies to hide cocoons. A great blog by some local gardeners, Backyards for Nature, confirmed and expanded what I was learning.
Since then, I've let bird and squirrel-planted seedlings grow, collected baby plants from the woodlots of friends, frequented native plant sales at places like Jenkins Arboretum, consulted with the owner of Redbud Nursery, a small local business crammed with plants essential to birds and bugs of the mid-Atlantic region.
And I've worked to learn more about birds: what they eat, where they like to hide.
Bluebirds, for instance. They like bluebird boxes that face east, preferably facing open space. But in the winter, they'd rather have a deep hole in a tree, somewhere high and not facing the wind. They don't like birdfeeders, but a pile of crumbled suet on an old stump will make them happy on a wintry day.
House wrens like houses. The more the better.
Nuthatches like dead trees, and safflower seed.
So: bird yard #7. There's a website called ebird, run by the Cornell University Department of Ornithology. The idea is to crowd-source study of bird behavior. Bird watchers record what they see, the data is collected, then information shared about migration patterns, population trends, local sightings of unexpected birds. The site lists top birders by county, state, country, but also has a feature listing top yards according to number of species seen.
In 2009 I started keeping track of birds seen in my yard. That year, there were 36 species.
The number jumped to 60 in 2012. Part of the shift was my improved ability to identify birds. But part was better bird habitat as new plantings grew and began to bear fruit.
This year, so far, the number is 83, with two months yet to go. And in October alone, my best month ever, I saw 50 species of birds in the yard, 7th best bird yard in
(You'll have to take my word for it – on the first of each month, the count
starts over, and the stats for the last month disappear).
My yard will never be first – for that I'd need a yard with a pond, or a wetland, maybe a field or two.
For a suburban half-acre, 7th is an honor.
Writer and farmer Wendell Berry has written of the task of making the abstract particular: it's not enough to say we care for the earth if we don't have a specific corner we tend; it doesn't work to advocate for children if there are no particular children we're helping to thrive. In essays like "Think Little," published in the Whole Earth Catalog in 1969, or The Agrarian Standard, published in Orion in 2002, or his speech in
Washington, DC in 2012, Berry
has insisted that many problems our nation faces are a result of "thinking big":
looking for grand solutions, trusting in large-scale corrections. For half a
century, Berry
has been lamenting our industrialized, machine-driven, one-size-fits-all
world that flattens landscapes, levels communities, drives people into cities,
a world dominated by "The Way of Industrialization":"Big Ideas, Big Money, and Big Technology."
In opposition to that, he celebrates small, particular, intricately connected. He describes the kind of stewardship deeply rooted in
the commonplaces of the Bible . . . the admonitions that the world was made and approved by God, that it belongs to Him, and that its good things come to us from Him as gifts. Beyond those ideas is the idea that the whole Creation exists only by participating in the life of God, sharing in His being, breathing His breath. "The world," Gerard Manley Hopkins said, "is charged with the grandeur of God." Some such thoughts would have been familiar to most people during most of human history. They seem strange to us, and what has estranged us from them is our economy. The industrial economy could not have been derived from such thoughts any more than it could have been derived from the golden rule.
I can vote (and did).
I can boycott (and do).
I confess, I want big solutions: fair wages for workers here and elsewhere, happy homes for children near and far, just laws, honest legislators, clean air and water, safe food.
I've been reading Andy Crouch's Playing God: Redeeming theGift of Power, and it occurs to me that Wendell Berry's deep concern about big ideas and industrialized solutions has a great deal to do with the misuse of power.
Power can be used to make things happen in a way that benefits the one in power.
Or power can be used to make people and communies thrive.
In a response to the Nietzschean will to power that sees life as a zero-sum battle for more, Crouch offers this vision:
All true being strives to create room for more being and to expend its power in the creation of flourishing environments for variety and life, and to thrust back the chaos that limits true being. In doing so it creates other bodies and invites them into mutual creation and tending of the world, building relationships where there had been none: thus they then cooperate together in creating more power for more creation. And the process goes on.
I've been playing God in my yard: tending my garden, pushing back chaos, trying to create a flourishing environment full of variety and life..
How do I use my small sphere of power to create room for more?
More birds, more bees, more butterflies.
But also – More contentment. More integrity. More patience. More beauty.
And how do I take what I learn in my yard, and apply it in other ways?
How do I dream big, while thinking little?
This isn't the first post about life in my yard. Here are a few others:
This isn't the first post about life in my yard. Here are a few others:
Generative Grace, October 13, 2013 Imagining Wholeness, September 29, 2013 Consider the Sparrows, April 6, 2014As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome. Just click on __comments below to see the comment option.


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Hooking up your iPod to different devices can be a chore at times, especially when you're on the road and have forgotten to pack in a particular cable. The PocketDock AV is the perfect travel device for all iPod owners, featuring a thumb-sized iPod adapter that boasts connections for USB, line out audio, composite, and S-Video. This means you can now synchronize and charge your iPod while it is attached to a home stereo, playing your favorite video files on your spanking new HDTV simultaneously. Sounds neat, eh?
In its entirety, the PocketDock AV retails for $36.95. Too bad it only comes in black, so those who love color matching their iPod accessories will have to do a custom paint job. Each PocketDock AV comes with Apple's official "Made for iPod" logo, putting incompatibility doubts at rest.
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Mint Restaurant is a remarkable Indian eatery that prides itself on serving high quality cuisine. This contemporary venue cleverly mixes together the new and the old, using rustic recipes and adding a modern twist.
The expert chefs have years' of experience and using their expertise they and create new unique Indian dishes, using chicken, lamb, duck, king prawns, crab, salmon & sea-bass. There is also an extensive range delicious vegetarian dishes.
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- 350g extra large roeless scallops
- 1 box black tiger prawns
- 500g onion
- Garlic
- Tomato sauce
- 500g spaghetti
- 100ml olive oil
- 100ml white wine
- ½ bulb garlic
- 2g basil
- 10g red chilli
Seafood Spaghetti
Cook: 20min
Serves 4
A mouthwatering combination of king prawns and scallops in a tomato, chilli and basil sauce. Simply delicious!
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- Defrost the seafood overnight. Then remove the shells from the prawns & de-vein, cut the scallops in half.
- Finely slice chilli & garlic. Remove the seeds if you do not want dish to be too spicy.
- Add spaghetti to pan of salted boiling water. Cook for approximately 10 minutes.
- Season the seafood with salt & pepper. Add a little olive oil to hot pan, then add seafood.
- Cook seafood for 1 minute each side, then add garlic & chilli, cook for another minute. Then add wine to the pan.
- Add tomato sauce to the pan, simmer for 2 minutes. Then add your fresh basil.
- Drain the cooked pasta & add to your pan. Mix thoroughly, ensuring all pasta is coated.


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Final day for our mini week with a gorgeous C&S sample by Gay.
We hope you enjoyed this week as much as we did.
Have a great weekend
The stampord pieces I used are the 5cm x 2.5cm size.The cards are 10.5cm x 6cm made from A4 pieces of white card, using the cards as a guide I made a box, black base and white top. I made a mask the same size as the piece of stampbord to use on the cards. Each card was Distress inked and then stamped through the mask, first with the text then with the floral image then glittered with the gel pen. The stampboard was treated in the same way inked then stamped with the images. The base of the box I stamped with the text stamp and embossed in the aged gold. Finally I wrapped the set of cards in the ribbon to finish.
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Stampbord (mixed bag.)
Frantage aged gold embossing enamel
Hero Arts stamps Two Vine Scrolls
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My name is Kelsey Arneson from Moderncrafty and I have been a cardmaker for over ten years. I was introduced to paper crafting through Stampin Up. In the last few months, I have started my blog and Instagram to share all my paper creations. I am delighted to have been asked to show my love for Your Next Stamp.
I was introduced to Your Next Stamp when I was searching for Canadian rubber stamp companies to support. I love that I can purchase from a more local source for my hobby. Their images are very fun and lend a lot of inspiration to create whimsical cards.
I have decided to share a card using one of my favourite Your Next Stamp stamp sets, Holiday Buddies. The recent snowfall where I live has given me a ton of ideas for using this snow themed set.
You can find me on Instagram as Moderncrafty and at my blog moderncrafty.wordpress.com.
Leave a comment on my blog and Kelsey's for a chance to win a stamp set of your choice from Your Next Stamp.
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Here me out. I realize that Guerlain Super Aqua-Serum BB+ Hydra Beauty Balm ($75/1.3 oz) arguably has the won the "most cumbersome name compared to the elegance of the actual product" category. If you don't know about the Guerlain Super Aqua-Serum moisturizer line, the first few words seem to come from the anime genre. If you do know about the line, you'll immediate connect this product with a premier way to get incredible, effective hydration that gives the skin glow without the slightest hint of heaviness. Really, it's a fabulous skincare line. I fall into the latter category, so I was unhesitating in pressing the "order" button on the Light shade of this beautifully formulated Guerlain BB cream. This product is actually a foolproof way to treat your skin to protection, hydration, and enough coverage for most, in a way that is both effective and elegant. Guerlain's description (click to enlarge):
This is available at Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
This new Guerlain BB cream ticks a lot of boxes that many will love. It actually does deliver on the promises. The travel friendly squeeze-tube has SPF25, offers moisture that is appropriate for dry and combination skin, and gives a lovely, glowing texture to the skin. According to the line, "In a single step, your skin receives instant, long-lasting hydration, your wrinkles and fine lines are smoothed and your complexion is noticeably more even. Its subtly tinted, feather-light texture protects your skin from both UV rays and dehydration while perfecting your complexion for a naturally radiant glow." This has been a great grab-and-go for me over the past few weeks. It gives light coverage in a single layer, and with two layers it gives light-to-medium coverage that acts like a moisturizing foundation. Best of all, this lasts throughout the day. It doesn't have any of the mid-afternoon breakdown that some moisturizing foundations do, giving me hours more coverage compared to YSL Touche Eclat and the Marc Jacobs Smart Wand. It looks far more natural on me than the MAC BB cream.
By comparison, Guerlain's Lingerie de Peau BB Cream has much thicker texture, which sometimes feels like it melds to the skin very tenaciously. The Guerlain Aqua-Serum BB+ Hydra Beauty has a much creamier texture. I was surprised to find that both gave about roughly equal long wear times, even in a humid climate.
There are two potential drawbacks to Guerlain's Super Aqua-Serum BB+ Hydra Beauty BB Cream. Fortunately, neither are deal-breakers for me, given the benefits of the product, but I'm going to mention them. First off, this is scented with a famous Guerlain rose-aqua flower scent. It's noticeable for a half hour or so. Because I love this about French beauty products, I don't mind drinking it in. Also, there are only two shades of this product available. Two. The Light is perfect for my NC15/20, Chanel Ivoire warm skin tone (emphasis on warm, I think this Light is on the warmer side). It would probably be fine down to NC25 or so. Beyond this, I would look at the darker shade, or head to a counter to try these out.
Overall, I love the Guerlain Super Aqua-Serum BB+ Hydra Beauty Balm for the following reasons:
- Great texture
- Makes my skin look great
- Skin care benefits, including the Super Aqua-Serum which I love
- Light texture
- Long lasting
- SPF 25 (yes, you should supplement with a standard sunscreen)
- Great coverage, which is buildable
- Generous 1.3 ounce size, perfect for travel
- Easy, foolproof application if the shade is in your range
Speaking of shades, here are some quick swatches:
Guerlain Super Aqua-Serum BB+ Hydra Beauty Balm ($75/1.3 oz) is available at Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus, and Saks Fifth Avenue.
Ingredient (click to enlarge):
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3 Responses to "My Thoughts: Guerlain Super Aqua-Serum BB+ Hydra Beauty Balm SPF 25"
I have only tried a sample of the original serum and the smell was what struck me! I loved it! but Im not sure its a spectacular product otherwise, besides being so expensive!
What a perfect time to see this review. The new BB cream has been on my to to try list ever since I first read about it. I really liked last year's Langerie de Peau BB cream–soft focus finish that wore well throughout the most sweltering of days–but I had a bit of trouble with the oxybenzone that it contained. I'm glad to see that Guerlain eliminated it in this one even thought it meant dropping from SPF 30 to SPF 25 although, for me, that is a non-issue because I always apply a separate sunscreen 🙂 Most BB/CC creams are not well formulated for bone dry, mature skin so this one looks promising. Since it is from Guerlain (mature demographic) and is part of the moisture rich Aqua line, it should be a good one for me to try. I was favorably impressed that glycerin and squalane can be found in the Big 5–first five ingredients in a product; not the sporting goods store 😀 Thanks for the comprehensive review and, as always, for including the ingredient list.
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Both bronchitis and pneumonia are caused by inflammation in the lungs, but bronchitis is more often viral, and pneumonia is usually bacterial. Bronchitis occurs mostly after middle age and cannot really be prevented by those at risk. Pneumonia, on the other hand, can be prevented by taking appropriate measures.
Bronchitis can be acute or chronic; this comparison talks about acute bronchitis, from which the patient can recover in about two weeks.
Comparison chart
|Bronchitis is an inflammation of the mucous membranes of the bronchi. Bronchitis can be divided into two categories: acute and chronic.
|Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung—affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli.
|Infection usually viral, though sometimes bacterial Inflamed mucus membranes in bronchial passages
|Irritated membranes swell, causing coughing
|Risk Factors
|Prior upper respiratory infection, smoking, age, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
|Age, diabetes, heart disorders Pulmonary disorders— COPD, bronchial obstruction, viral lung infections, intubation
|Dry cough progresses to "mucopurulent sputum, " mucus from the lungs
|Slight fever, fatigue, burning feeling in chest, wheezing
|Slight or nonexistent
|Often higher than 101 degrees F
|Dry at first
|Produces mucus
|Clear, yellow, green or tinged with blood
|Rusty, green or tinged with blood
|Doctor's visit only necessary for elderly, small children and people with compromised immune systems
|Hospitalization necessary for the elderly, those with risk factors and people with compromised immune systems
|No antibiotics unless caused by bacteria In some cases oral steroids and supplemental oxygen
|Antibiotics; In some cases supplemental oxygen is necessary
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|Generally lasts two to three weeks
|May last longer than two to three weeks.
Bronchitis is an infection causing inflammation of the bronchi (tubes in the lungs). With acute bronchitis, a dry cough progresses to form mucopurulent sputum (mucus) in the lungs. Mucus is clear, yellow, green or tinged with blood. Patients also feel fatigue, wheezing and a burning feeling in the chest. A fever, if at all present, may be only slight.
Pneumonia is inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by bacteria or a virus. Patients have difficulty breathing, chills and a mucus-producing cough. The mucus is rusty, green or tinged with blood. Symptoms can also include an elevated heart rate (faster than 100 beats per minute), and an elevated breathing rate (faster than 24 breaths per minute). Pneumonia often causes fever over 101 degrees F.
Bronchitis is caused by infection, usually viral, although it as known to be bacterial at times. The infection causes inflammation of the mucus membranes in the bronchial passages. The irritated membranes swell, causing coughing. Viruses causing bronchitis include coronavirus, influenza A and B, parainfluenza, rhinovirus and RSV. Bacterial infections are caused by one of the following: bordetella pertussis, chlamydia, H influenza, katarrhalis, moraxella, mycoplasma, S. Aureus or S. pneumoniae.
Pneumonia is also caused by an infection, and is more often bacterial than viral. The infection causes inflammation of the lungs. Because of the inflammation, the lung leaks fluids and sheds dead cells, clogging up air sacks. As the fluid builds up, the body doesn't get enough oxygen. The organisms responsible for pneumonial infection are S. pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Risk Factors
Certain risk factors like heavy smoking make people more prone to acute bronchitis. People with a prior upper respiratory infection get bronchitis more often, as do those with gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Age is also considered a risk factor.
As with bronchitis, age and smoking contribute t the risk of getting pneumonia. People with diabetes, heart disorders or pulmonary disorders such as COPD, bronchial obstruction or viral lung infections are more likely to develop pneumonia. Pneumonia is known to prevail among people who have been intubated or suffered a stroke.
Bronchitis and pneumonia affect the elderly and infants more than any other age group.
In the United States, approximately 1 out of every 21, or 12.5 million, people will experience acute bronchitis each year. In 1999, there were 388 deaths related to acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis.
For pneumonia, geography relates to worldwide cases: 97% of pneumonia cases occur in developing countries. Geographical location within the developed world does not affect cases of pneumonia. However, among people with pneumonia, those in the developed world are more likely to survive pneumonia, males are 30 percent more likely to die than females, and children and the elderly are least likely to survive.
Bronchitis cannot really be prevented as such, but the risk of contracting bronchitis can be reduced by getting a flu vaccination, avoiding exposure to bacteria and irritants like dust mites, fumes and air pollution. Most importantly, avoid first-hand or second-hand cigarette smoke.
Pneumonia can be mostly prevented. For people at a high risk of getting pneumonia, getting a pneumococcal pneumonia vaccination is important. Getting a flu shot, avoiding cigarette smoke and washing the hands frequently reduce the risk of contracting pneumonia.
Diagnosis and Treatment
Doctors diagnose bronchitis during a physical exam. Generally speaking, people with bronchitis do not need to go to the doctor, unless they are at risk or have a compromised immune system. Doctors do not prescribe antibiotics unless the inflammation is caused by bacteria rather than a virus. In some cases, sufferers do require oral steroids and supplemental oxygen. Acute bronchitis usually lasts between two to three weeks.
Doctors also diagnose pneumonia during a physical exam, and may require a chest X-ray as well. They generally prescribe antibiotics and sometimes supplemental oxygen. Hospitalization is often necessary for the elderly, those at risk and people with compromised immune systems. Pneumonia may last longer than two or three weeks.
- Acute Bronchitis Vs. Pneumonia - University of Washington
- Bronchitis Information - WebMD
- Pneumonia Information - WebMD
- How Is Pneumonia Diagnosed? - NIH.gov
- Understanding Bronchitis - WebMD
- Pneumonia Treatment Overview - WebMD
- What Is Bronchitis? What Causes Bronchitis? - Medical News Today
- What Is Pneumonia? What Causes Pneumonia? - Medical News Today
- How Can Bronchitis Be Prevented? - NIH.gov
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Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Just popping in to say thanks for hanging out with me. I've never even met most of you but it's nice to know that I'm part of a much larger community of crafty folks. When I get into a bit of a creative funk, it's always encouraging to have you all here reading my antics, commenting, and creating your own beautiful things for me to look at. If I could, I'd send each and every one of you a goody. In lieu of that, I'll wish you a great day. Pin It
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I tend to overbook our life. All. The. Time. (ask Karl).
Which means that i'm always running around, trying to get a meal together at the last second.
Scratch that, I'm usually organized but sometimes I invite people over for dinner the night of and I have no idea what i'll be serving.
That's when this baby comes in.
Silken tofu.
Fresh fruits or raspberry coulis.
Takes about 20 minutes from start to finish. Quick, not so bad for you and delicious. All a winner in our house!
So next time you're rushed and don't know what to make for dessert, think chocolate mousse (with tofu!)! Just don't tell the guys right away! Wait until they have devoured the whole thing then tell them it was tofu ;).
If you have a food scale at home, use it up for this recipe! I basically use the same weight of tofu as of chocolate.
Enjoy my lovelies!
Course: Dessert Yield: 4 servings Prep Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins
- 300 Gram of dessert (silken) tofu
- 300 Gram of chocolate (I prefer bitter sweet, but you can use milk chocolate if you want)
- 1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 Cup of frozen raspberries
- 4 Tablespoon of honey
- a few mint leaves to garnish (optional)
- Place tofu in food processor and process until smooth.
- Place chocolate on double boiler and slowly melt.
- Once fully melted, start your food processor back on (with tofu still in it) and slowly pour the chocolate in. Add vanilla and let it process until fully homogenous. scrape sides, pulse a few more seconds and then transfer 4 to 6 equal portions of mousse in small serving ramekins.
- In a pot, heat up raspberries and honey on low-med heat. Let it simmer for a few minutes and then pass through a sieve, pressing on the paste to make sure all but the seeds go through. Drizzle raspberry sauce equally in each ramekins, place mint leaves on top and cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour before serving (so the mousse is cold).
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Have you lost your pet rat?
Have you lost a pet rat? We found a domesticated female rat on Thursday, February 23 in the alley between the 700 block of North 22nd and North 23rd/Jessamine Streets. Call Lora at 804-497-0753 to identify and claim her.
TAGGED: pets, Union Hill
Human Honey Badger
no, but I am looking for my Emu. He answers to the name Theodore Roosevelt.
How the hell do you know a domesticated pet rat? Get a rat trap.
Lora, unless there are two Lora's living in that area, then I know you – and I wish you the best of luck, with (I think) two cats and two dogs, and I think a snake, and now sheltering a pet rat must be interesting at best. Hope someone claims it soon! Best of luck with finding the owner!
What's next?
'Have you lost this mosquito? It was in my backyard yesterday and appears quite friendly.'
ralph on 22nd
gee Alex I suppose you would have preferred we left it in the alley to become a meal for one of these feral cats roaming the alleys??
Nice guy……
" hey look…it's Alex laying face down in his own vomit….aww leave him be …he's just sleepin'…"
Ya gotta help them what can't help themselves my friend.
That was a helpless animal and Karma dictates we help helpless ones.
The point i was making was this:
1. How can you tell a domesticated rat
2. Who would want to keep such a nasty animal as a pet
I'd save a wounded pet. Rats are not pets. Animals eat each other. That is nature.
ralph on 22nd
Alex…..you are an idiot
I hope I never have to rely on your sense of humanity
Ralph… I hope I never have to rely on your sense of logic.
I assume you're a vegetarian Ralph?
Human Honey Badger
wow…RATWARS right here on CHPN!
All I have to say is, that rat is lucky that Lora found it and not my family. We have a stray cat that lives outside our house and would have had a feast if we had.
It's pretty easy to tell a domesticated rat from a wild one, but even more so if it's an albino, which this one is. Typically wild rats run away when humans get close. This one sat calmly eating while my neighbors and I talked about what to do with it. Also, domesticated rats will let you pick them up. Finally, albino rats are pretty rare in the wild because they're very easy targets for predators. Having kept pet rats in the past, I'm familiar enough with them.
I took this one home because domesticated animals that are lost or abandoned don't deserve to become prey just because they weren't raised to live as wild or feral animals.
Evidence suggests that this one was dumped by someone. A neighbor found what appears to have been its cage in the alley over the weekend.
Rats can be pets, and they can be a lot of fun.
I'm really sorry this post caused such controversy. I posted because if I'd lost a pet rat, which is what I assumed happened, I'd be very concerned about its welfare and would want to know if someone found it.
just a neighbor
Don't mind Alex. He needs to lighten up a little. He is very "my way or the highway" and then his wifey jumps in to defend him.
Was worried you'd moved away after waking up and realizing that all those people hanging out around your house really were thugs, like those of us with some sense had been trying to tell you for a while. Last I heard from you, I think you were whining about all the gunshots in your neighborhood and I thought you were going to sell.
I seem inflexible it's only because you're always so stubbornly wrong. 😉
In all seriousness, glad you're back. Hadn't seen you in a while…
Did you really just say I was the one who needs to lighten up a bit though? Coming from the person who gets offended about everything, that's rich.
Lora, so I take it you are going to take care of it. I agree, animals that have been raised as pets don't deserve to become prey. Your comments didn't aggravate me at all. I was just finding the Rat Wars entertaining, figured I'd check out how they (The Rat Wars) were going at this point.
All Bark
Alex, to each his own. I know a lot of people that think stray cats (with their colonies of tapeworms and hookworms, ringworm, fleas, rabies, leaking open wounds, kittens popping out everywhere, feces, toxoplasmosis, spraying, yowling etc) are nasty, filthy, wretched animals.
Also, its not really great to release animals that are pets out into the ecosystem, another mark against both this rat and your stray cat.
Good for Lora for getting it off the street, before it breeds and produces freakishly smart rats, like in the Secret of NIMH.
Church Hill Resident
@#18 All Bark – let's not forget the reason why there are so many "nasty, filthy, wretched animals" roaming the streets (cats and dogs): HUMANS, and irresponsible ones at that. The stray issue is a result of irresponsible pet owners. For those who detest these helpless creaturss, can they actually believe that cats and dogs actually desire being homeless and desperate? To roam the streets in search of food, water, shelter? To be riddled with parasites and disease and produce litter after litter of unwanted offspring? Domesticated animals don't choose this life for themselves, rather it is forced upon them by the ignorance, stupidity, neglect or abuse of their owners. Let's just be clear, the stray epidemic is, for the most part, a human-created problem.
Alex – why don't you back up what you are saying and get rid of that stray cat living outside of your house. Don't know what block you are on, but our foundation is constantly infested with them and it is way more of a problem than a single pet rat on the loose.
Church Hill Resident
#20 Bret – that's not a particularly enlightened viewpoint. Why don't you back up what you're saying and offer some practical advice on how to deal with stray animals rather than "get rid of" them. You could start by discussing the problem with your veterinarian or the good people at Church Hill Animal Hospital. You could also speak to a representative of a local animal rescue group, e.g. Cat's Cradle or C.A.R.E., or go online to visit one of the numerous resources there are for helping strays.
Human Honey Badger
what, did I read something about stray animals with guns? That has to be a major problem.
Know where I can find a cat trap? The biggest sizes I could find were for rats.
Alex – I got my trap from True Value, it was about $75, it was the size they recommend for ground hogs so you may have to go outside of the city to find one for sale. I've seen them at Southern States too and I imagine Tractor Supply has them too. You can also contact local animal shelters or animal groups who have traps you can borrow for free. Although last week I read the House of Delegates voted against making Trap Neuter Release programs legal in VA which I can only assume makes it illegal to do now, so can't advise what to do with them once you catch them. Maybe check with animal groups to find out if I understood that legislation properly, I may not have.
#21 sorry for sounding ignorant, but I've been dealing with my house reeking of cat piss and feces through no fault of my own for over a year now and my dogs have gotten cut up by run ins with strays in the backyard a few times. I've tried every animal friendly remedy on the internet to make my foundation smell bad to them but they don't care, I've fenced off all entrances with chicken wire and they always find a new way in and it hasn't helped one bit, I've gotten some neighbors to stop feeding them because I thought that was attracting them, but none of this has made a difference at all, so I'm a bit frustrated of having my home continually damaged due to some irresponsible pet owners of the past.
Rachel Elves
I agree with #19. It's unfortunate that we as responsible citizens need to pick up the slack where irresponsible owners are concerned that ditch their pets, but that's the way it is.
Church Hill animal hospital lends out cat traps, as does the Richmond SPCA for a deposit. Richmond SPCA will fix feral cats and give them a rabies shot for free (with appointment), Church Hill animal hospital has done it for fairly cheap on short notice for me in the past.
I've gotten 9 cats fixed thru the Richmond SPCA's trap-neuter-release program. All but 2 became friendly after being fixed, and are now in loving homes. Let's not forget that it's not the animals fault their owner ditched them, and show some compassion for those who can't speak for themselves – that goes for rats too 😉
All Bark
I agree completely with Rachel. Good work there!
My point is, Lora stepped up and did something while Alex lets a cat just wander about, potentially sick or not spayed/neutered.
Trap it, get it treatment and if its friendly, find it a home.
If you really do need advice about all this, there is a reputable local vet to go to. The people who work there are all informed and would be able to help.
I know they have even set up the dang traps themselves in the neighborhood to help out disabled folks. (Hang out in that lobby sometime and REALLY listen to what they deal with, whew!) Anyway, I like cats but other people don't, they are pets and don't belong outside, period.
Even if you didn't create the problem, you should hopefully be civic minded enough to do something, anything, within your means to fix it.
Richmond Animal Care and Control: 646-5573
Richmond SPCA-804-521-1310.
It's FREE!
Church Hill Animal Hospital-644-8200, not sure about pricing, since they are a vet and not a non-profit, I'm sure they can only go but so low.
Church Hill Resident
@#24 Bret-I haven't heard of such legislation. That seems completely ridiculous and extremely counterproductive. I will inquiry about it with a friend who is a shelter director in another part of the state.
@#26 All Bark-thanks for the helpful follow-up information. Yes, cat traps can be borrowed from veterinary hospitals and animal rescue groups. They are also sold at Southern States, but, I believe, for less than $75. A trapped feral should first be tested for the diseases FIV/FELV. If negative, they can be neutered and vaccinated and returned to the neighborhood (if there is a regular source of food) or possibly adopted if they are, in fact, not feral. Cats tested positive for either of these diseases are usually humanely euthanized so they do not continue to spread disease.
And FYI I was in fact wrong on the bill I mentioned. I spoke to a lobbyist who said the wording of the bill was very misleading and confused a lot of people, but they put me in touch with someone who informed me that TNR programs are in fact legal and permitted regardless of the bill that recently failed to be passed which would have sought to further de-regulate those programs.
Rats can be good pets.
A recent study published in the journal Science showed that rats show empathy towards fellow rats.
A characteristic often missing in people. Still not worth saving a domesticated animal that doesn't have a chance in the wild? Just sayin'.
Human Honey Badger
Does the rat come when it is called, do tricks, or even know its name? It is not a pet then.
All Bark
Well, many dogs and cats cant do those things so….Are they not pets then?
There seems to be a lot of talk about rats but no one actually knows or has ever even owned a domesticated rat before. I have 2 rats and in only 2 mnths they come when called, are littered trained, do tricks and are very affectionate animals. I've never owned anything but cats and dogs prior to getting the rats and I can honestly say they make great pets.
My vet told me that rats make great pets and I agree. I suggest before you start yapping Mr. Alex you should do a little research on the subject. 🙂
I have done some research on the subject. I've concluded that they are nasty looking animals who share much of their DNA with their filthy cousins who live in the wild. I don't give a rats ass (pun intentional) what kind of tricks they can do. They could shit gold coins and I still wouldn't want something like that in my house.
@Human Honey Badger
Yes, they come when they're called (assuming they have a loving and caring owner like Lora), they can spin/fetch balls/and clap on command (like dogs), and it's hard for them to not learn their name.
Alex, why are your panties in such a wad? How does one person committing an act out of charity and empathy for someone's abandoned pet lead to you ranting and raving? Yes, we all know you would never have a rat as a pet but calm down bruh.
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For example, BASE Media Cloud provides a broad portfolio of media and entertainment storage and workflow solutions powered by an advanced cloud-based infrastructure. The company provides cutting-edge data wrangling services for clients including ITV Studios, MAKE TV and Tracsis, handling the online transfer and backup of tens of Terabytes of HD and 4K media across multiple countries every month. Within the Soho Post Production community, the team provides automated DR, file sharing and archiving services to facilities including Green Rock, Fifty Fifty, and Directors Cut Films, and for this year's global Formula E motorsports series, BASE provided the entire storage and distribution platform enabling hundreds of hours of HD content to be delivered to multiple broadcasters, sponsors and rights holders via a simple web UI. All of these solutions have leveraged specialist Hybrid Cloud architecture, built around the company's underlying Zadara Storage cloud platform that provides data center-grade file, block, and object storage as a service.
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In this approach, you eliminate the need for highest speed Internet access for work in progress, except to push content into a far-away cloud. An editorial system in the cloud can use compute and GPU acceleration from large-scale IaaS providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure or IBM SoftLayer, with high-performance video storage deployed at or near the public cloud resources.
For instance, BeBop Technology provides cloud-based Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid Media Composer editorial workstations and storage that deliver the same quality and fidelity as a local workstation. The core BeBop solution stack includes full integration with AWS or IBM SoftLayer Clouds, Teradici's PCoIP, Zadara Storage's enterprise storage as a service, Vidispine's broadband content management systems, NVIDIA workstations, IBM SoftLayer workflow orchestration and automation, and Aspera for expedited file transfers. For media and entertainment organizations preferring a turnkey approach, an end-to-end managed service is also available.
4). VFX. Even with its massive storage requirements, it's now possible, instead of purchasing many petabytes for a project, to leverage new On-Premise as a Service (OPaaS) options, where the firm can acquire storage, yet pay by consumption with a minimum commitment length shorter than a television season. In that manner, the production house avoids issues related to the size of the internet pipes and is able to gain the benefits of elasticity and OpEx-only payments. Of course with large enough Internet bandwidth and certain size files, the use of public clouds for compute and specialized cloud-based storage is also an option.
5). Rendering. Production firms are indeed rendering in the public cloud in the US, China, and Germany, with both unleashed content and with post-theatrical work. The MPAA is working on a suggested cloud security recommendation, but that has not stopped the producers of The Walk or Deadpool recently. The hyperscale processing capacities of public clouds like Google and AWS are already being utilized by large-scale VFX houses to hugely condense the time required to render complex frames.
6). Mastering. Where traditional on-premise storage and processing servers have physical capacity ceilings, the cloud now enables almost unlimited resources to be thrown at high-quality media file processing, on demand. For example, groundbreaking SaaS developers SunDog Tools are already using AWS compute at scales of literally thousands of cores at a time to process high-framerate 4K feature film content and create Digital Cinema Packages for theatrical release. The innovative software can also interconnect with private clouds for added data security and sovereignty for clients who require guarantees of the physical location and disc-level location of their data.
6). Media companies with their own data centers (Private Clouds) that often need additional capacity. In those instance data center-grade cloud storage that is collocated at their facility, such as the aforementioned on-premise as a service (OPaaS) offering, but with a cross-connect to the public cloud compute resource such as at AWS would beneficial. OpenStack instances like this have been deployed for ABC/Disney for several TV Series.
7). CDN-like applications, where hundreds of outlying servers help deliver content faster. Having cloud-based storage tied to those nodes would be extremely beneficial. The CDN wouldn't have to capitalize the storage – but simply focus on distribution and delivery mechanisms.
When The Cloud Doesn't Work
- Direct editing of High-Resolution files: if the editing application is local to the customer but the storage that the editor is accessing is in the cloud via the Internet, it may be latency bound and ineffective.
- Where customers have not yet invested in good quality broadband or leased line connectivity, uploading large media files can prove impractical. However, as even the lowest cost domestic broadband services tend to run 'Asymmetric' bandwidth, meaning a bias towards higher-speed downloads, this does still open up the capabilities for remote editing, administrative control of web tools and high quality streaming video. As connectivity becomes ever more ubiquitous and costs are driven down, cloud will become even more popular across the sector.
- Not much else, really.
With advancing software-defined storage capabilities, almost any media and entertainment cloud storage application is now possible – both doable and cost-effective. Storing video in the cloud can equalize the playing field between big shops and savvy boutiques – allowing M&E groups with limited means to get high performing technologies without capital purchases – and often at a performance advantage over shops that are stuck with older CapEx-based storage solutions that are not yet fully depreciated and not ready for a refresh. If you are not yet taking advantage of the cloud, it's worth reexamining assumptions you may have had about what types of applications benefit from cloud-based video storage.
Author's Bio: Noam Shendar is chief operating officer of Zadara Storage, an enterprise Storage as a Service (STaaS) provider to media and entertainment companies.
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After graduating from the The National College of Art and Design, The Institute for Colour in Oslo. She has continued drawing for art exhibitions, business, and pleasure. Her art has been exhibited in galleries and museum´s in Norway and across Europe. Her work has been featured in numerous magazines and publications, including Elle, cosmopolitan, HENNE, KK, VG, Dagbladet, as well as being featured on TV-VEST, NRK, and TV2. You can find her contemporary art work here.
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Transitions and New Beginnings
By the middle of June, Glenmary will have elected a new president and Executive Council, and my two consecutive terms (the most allowed by our Glenmary Constitution) as president of Glenmary will have come to an end.
As I've reflected on my eight years as president, I believe the following are the three most significant areas that have impacted Glenmary:
A Growing Vocation Program. In June 2003 Glenmary had four men in formation. Today we have 17. The highlight of my tenure as Glenmary president will be on May 28, 2011, when Crispine Adongo, Brother Craig Digmann and Aaron Wessman take their Final Oath to Glenmary and our home mission apostolate. Later this summer, Crispine and Aaron will be ordained to the transitional diaconate. Brother Craig will soon be assigned to a mission by the new Executive Council. And I will soon become Glenmary's new novice director!
A Renewed Vision for Mission. After a Sunday Mass last February at St. Francis of Assisi in Logan, W.Va.—a mission we will return to the care of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston in June—a parishioner approached me and said he hated to see Glenmary leave, thanked me for Father Tom Charters' ministry and then said, "But you made a good decision to leave. Glenmary needs to be starting churches!"
In one sentence this parishioner captured the essence of Glenmary's charism and its missionary vision that follows in the footsteps of the greatest missionary, St. Paul.
For the past four years Glenmary's Mission Planning Committee, made up of Glenmary members and coworkers working closely with the Executive Council, has envisioned what our mission ministry will look like over the next five to 10 years and has created a corresponding mission plan.
This summer we will implement the first phase of that plan when we open new missions and ministries in three counties in the Diocese of Knoxville, Tenn., areas where there has never been a Catholic Church presence.'
A Response to the Sexual Abuse Crisis. In June 2003 the impact and repercussions of the sexual abuse crisis within the Catholic Church were being felt. As painful and heart-wrenching as this issue has been for me-and all Catholics-I feel it was also a call to conversion for Glenmary and an opportunity for hope and healing. As a result, Glenmary has responded to the call for more accountability and transparency in how to protect children, handle allegations of sexual abuse and reach out to victims by:
Revisiting and Implementing Policies. Although Glenmary has had policies on sexual misconduct in place since 1988, the policies have been revised to reflect the current national standard for those who work with minors. Glenmary's "Policies for Maintaining Ethical Ministry with Minors and Vulnerable Adults" were finalized and put into effect on Aug. 15, 2004.
Creating a Review Board. The Glenmary Review Board examines any accusation of sexual misconduct with a minor by a Glenmary priest or brother. Its responsibilities include annually reviewing Glenmary's policies and procedures; annually reviewing the restricted living plan of any member removed from ministry; and making necessary suggestions to the Glenmary Executive Council.
Facilitating Ongoing Member Education. Over the past eight years, Glenmarians have gathered as a whole and in smaller groups for ongoing education on maintaining ethical ministry with minors.
Applying for and Receiving Accreditation. In December 2005 and again in March 2010, Glenmary received accreditation from Praesidium, a national leader in abuse risk management. Receiving accreditation means that Glenmary is in compliance with the highest national standards for protecting children.
Today, Glenmary continues its commitment to conversion, working to maintain ethical ministry with minors and ensuring that no minor shall ever be put at risk.
I want to repeat one last time as Glenmary's president: Our mission efforts could not go forward and would not exist without the generosity and prayers of our donors. On behalf of all Glenmarians, our coworkers and those we serve: thank you, thank you, thank you!
This column originally appeared in the Summer 2011 Glenmary Challenge.


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Chapter 01: New Arrivals
On returning from a long journey, a young man arrived at his home in Berry. On first view of this man, an observer would note his pale blue eyes which burnt with all the fire of youth and his long dark hair that gently rested on his shoulders. This young man of merely 25 years was M. Agnan Comte de la Fere, returning from a trip to Paris.
The young Comte's father was troubled by his son. M. de la Fere was nearing the end of his life and wished his only son to be married before he died. The young Comte was 25 years and had no wife to give him an heir to the La Fere estate. The young Comte seemed more interested in hunting in the woods than seeking a wife and so M. de la Fere called his son to his study upon the young man's return.
Agnan entered his father's study. The room itself was lavishly decorated with artifacts which M.de la Fere had collected from his travels around the world. The young Comte had rarely been invited into his father's study. The last time the Comte was in this room was when his father told him his mother had died. As the young man recalled the memory of that awful day, he felt his heart fill with tears. Before the young man was able to gather his emotions, he felt his right cheek become slightly damp and quickly wiped the tear away before his father was able to see his grief. M.de la Fere beckoned his son to come closer to the desk.
"Son, I am an old man of poor health and I have no grandchild. Why is this? Why do you show no interest in finding a wife to give me a grandson?''
The young Comte thought for a moment, then answered his father, "Father, forgive me for saying so. I can not find a woman worthy of bearing the rank of 'Comtesse de la Fere.' The girls in Berry are beautiful but are just that...girls....and would not live up to the title."
"But, son," interrupted M.de le Fere, "you spend all your time in the woods and fighting the servants. How can you find a wife if you do not look for one?"
"If she is worthy of the title, she will be drawn to me father."
At hearing this, M.de la Fere was slightly annoyed. "So you say you wish to seduce a woman with your rank and power? That is no way to find a wife. A woman who falls in love with power alone will not be faithful."
Seeing that he had dug himself a hole, Agnan looked for a way to escape his father's trap.
"All I am saying is when the time is right I will know and so will you."
M.de la Fere did not wish to argue with his son and therefore gave him permission to leave, le Comte bowed gracefully and left the room.
When he had left the room, le Comte headed to the stables.
His father had given him a lot to think about and he always found peace in riding around the woods on the edge of the estate. Because it had not been long since he returned from Paris, his horse had only just been unbridled and was finishing off a bucket of water. He ordered the stable boy to re-tack the horse quickly and sat on a near by hay bale. While he waited, le Comte carefully recalled every word of the conversation he'd had with his father. After a very short wait, le Comte had mounted his horse. As soon as the stable boy had opened the door, le Comte put spurs to his horse and set out for the woods at full gallop.
In a matter of seconds he was diving in and out of the trees and jumping over fallen trees and small rivers. Le Comte stopped for a while to rest his horse when he noticed a coach heading towards Berry. Normally le Comte would not have given any other coach a second look but he seemed compelled to follow it to Berry. He quickly remounted his horse and cantered towards the road, staying behind the coach but unable to see inside because the curtains were closed.
The coach stopped outside a local inn, The Golden Sun. Le Comte halted a few steps away from the coach and saw a young man get out of the coach first. The man was dressed in priest's clothes and le Comte was in the middle of surveying this stranger when he saw a beautiful young girl step out of the coach. She was as beautiful as the dawn. Le Comte had never seen such beauty. He was transfixed by her and was intent on speaking to her, so he walked his horse towards them.
The man saw the Comte coming over and tried to rush the girl into the inn but le Comte was already upon them. Le Comte dismounted his horse, walked up to the two strangers, bowed low and said,
"Good day to you both. I am Comte de la Fere the Seigneur of this district.''
The priest was still a little on edge but showed all the grace of a gentleman. "Good day to you, sir. I am M.de Breuil and this is my........sister Anne de Breuil."
Anne smiled sweetly and held out her hand for le Comte, which he kissed gently. Anne blushed slightly although le Comte did not notice. Le Comte kept his eyes on the girl.
"What brings you to Berry?"
M.de Breuil hesitated a little before answering, "We have heard how quiet it is to live here and come to see if it is true."
"As seigneur, I have rights in welcoming newcomers. Therefore I invite you both to my house this evening for dinner.
Anne looked at her brother and tilted her head slightly.
"That is every kind of you, M.le Comte. We would be honored to join you this evening."
"Very well. Is 6 o'clock convenient for you?"
"Yes, Comte."
"Then I shall see you both this evening at 6."
"And now I must bid you both good day and take my leave." Le Comte bowed to the two strangers, put spurs to his horse and head back home.
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