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When my son was in kindergarten and I attended my first parent-teacher
conference, I was told that he was a daydreamer and had trouble concentrating
in class. "Not only is Jamie not in the same room with me, he's not even
in the same world," his teacher had said. And although we both laughed,
the remark was clearly tinged with concern, if not reproach, that Jamie
could often be found staring out the window, pondering a leaf or the shape
of a cloud, rather than paying attention to his ABCs. I knew what she meant.
I had been frustrated myself having to call his name repeatedly to get his
attention, only to have him look up at me like it was the first time he'd
ever seen me.
But I also knew that he was a sensitive, intuitive, creative child who
required lots of alone time as well as time spent in Nature. I knew that
daydreaming was how he recharged his batteries, so to speak. And yet the
seed had been planted. An authority figure had expressed concern about my
son. And I began to wonder . . . was he a slacker in the making? Was his
propensity for "drifting off" an early sign of a learning disability? I
began to do some research.
The first thing I learned, to my relief, is that "positive-constructive
daydreaming" is a perfectly normal activity in both adults and children
and reflects imaginativeness and creativity. In fact, we now know through
modern research that daydreaming is an important cognitive process that
helps children process complex information, emotions, and events. So why
the bad rap?
The origin of the negative aspects of daydreaming coincided with the
Industrial Revolution when hand craft was replaced by the repetitive use
of machinery tools. Because there was no room for creativity on the assembly
line and precision was required, daydreaming on the job became associated
with both laziness and danger and posed a threat to factory owners who wanted
mindless drones to increase production. In the 1950s, daydreaming was associated
with "self-indulging, grandiose fantasies," and "wish fulfillment," prompting
a few educational psychologists to warn parents that daydreaming might lead
their children into neurosis and psychosis.
Scientists and psychologists now understand the important symptomatic
distinction between daydreaming and mental disorders such as schizophrenia.
Psychologically healthy people who daydream are aware that they are in an
altered mental state and can snap out of it at will or when distracted by
external stimuli, whereas individuals who experience hallucinations are
unable to distinguish between their delusions and reality. The "positive-constructive"
distinction is made in opposition to individuals, including children, who
rely on a heavy pattern of daydreaming as an escape from low self-esteem
or more serious situations such as emotional or physical abuse. As the burden
of observation and awareness of children's learning and well-being is often
placed on teachers, daydreaming is linked to the inability to concentrate
and therefore tends to signal a "problem."
Daydreaming and Learning
Albert Einstein, among other great thinkers and scientists, was a documented
daydreamer in the classroom. In fact, he was expelled from school (although
he had already decided to drop out) because he began to rebel against prescriptive
learning, choosing instead to pursue his own ideas. It is widely believed
that Einstein's Theory of Relativity was born from daydreaming about running
alongside a sunbeam to the edge of the universe. Now let's imagine if he
had gone to school today, been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder
(ADD), and put on Ritalin. The world would indeed be a different place.
Despite modern research on the positive aspects of daydreaming, school
remains a results-driven place where teachers and even parents are too quick
to label it a sign of laziness at best and, at worst, a symptom of ADD.
Children who attend school tend to have highly structured days, even at
an early age. Standard curriculum dictates that a child learn rote information
at specific ages and on a tight schedule. Thus, the inability to sustain
attention to the task at hand is often considered poor self-control, a problem
that needs to be fixed, often with medication. And while that medication
may indeed enhance children's ability to focus, it suppresses other brain
functions, dulling children's imagination and their ability to problem-solve
In a classroom environment, many children stare into space or look away
from their teacher for periods of time while being taught. Referred to as
"gaze aversion," this reflex, rather than indicating disinterest, relates
to the complexity of the information or task. If the child finds the material
difficult or unfamiliar, in addition to trying to interpret the teacher's
visual cues and shut out any other distractions, his brain will signal an
overload. Looking away and "resting" the brain actually helps the child
process information. Interestingly, scientists now know that daydreaming
is the default mode of the mind. In this state, the brain is not idle, as
was once thought, but is capable of multi-tasking. In other words, a child
who appears to be "zoned out" is usually able to engage in imaginative thoughts
and absorb external information at the same time.
Dr. Jerome L. Singer, along with his wife Dorothy G. Singer, pioneered
research into the positive aspects of daydreaming in the 1960s. He wrote:
"We have found that many children who are creative and imaginative may find
that they can avoid some of the boredom or repetition of ordinary classroom
work by drifting into playful fantasies without missing the material being
Singer also points out that before children reach school age, they are
encouraged to verbalize their thoughts in order to enhance language and
vocabulary skills. But once they are in the classroom, they become conditioned
to do the opposite – to be quiet and listen – another reason children enter
the private world of daydreaming while in class.
Daydreaming and Creativity
Researchers have found that children who are given quiet time to daydream,
to engage in make-believe, and invent imaginary friends are highly creative
in their story-telling and artwork, tend to have advanced language and social
skills, and are actually more focused and happy during play. In contrast,
children who are allowed to fill up their down time watching TV tend to
have a lower threshold for focused play. (It is estimated that the average
child spends eighty percent of her free time in front of the television.)
The theory is simple: two children are playing with blocks. The child
who regularly engages in imaginary conversations, scenarios, and role-playing
is capable of weaving a narrative into his block construction that sustains
his attention. However, the child who has not developed her daydreaming
"skills" may only see pieces of square wood and easily get bored. So in
this example, we see that daydreaming does not in fact foster a lack of
attention, but is a means of arriving at a more creative and ultimately
more interesting approach to play.
As Dr. Singer states: "Daydreaming is important because it is a critical
way in which human beings move beyond their immediate environment to create
vicarious virtual realities that allow them to try out alternative personalities
and interests."
After completing his research, Singer advocated that school teachers
and parents give their children adequate time for reflection, unstructured
thinking, and daydreaming as a means of helping them process complex emotions
and information and promoting creativity. And his enduring advice has extended
beyond children and into the adult workplace. Many open-minded CEOs of innovative
companies like 3M and Google have used daydreaming to their advantage by
prioritizing individuality and creativity. Google's work rule "twenty percent
time" allots employees one day a week to spend on "projects that aren't
necessarily in [their] job descriptions." Gmail, Google News, and Google
Talk are among just a few of the tools created by employees during twenty
percent time.
Daydreaming and Life
For a variety of reasons, my husband and I decided five months ago to
take Jamie and his younger sister, ages six and seven, out of school and
embrace life learning, a decision that was natural for my husband who is
largely self-taught, and fraught with insecurity for me, having gone from
pre-school through graduate school within the "system." Interestingly, this
decision coincided with the end of my delve into daydreaming. I had felt
compelled as a parent to research the subject as a means of understanding
the process and what it meant to my son's educational and personal development.
And I learned a great deal in the process. But in the end, I reached a conclusion
that I had already made, instinctively and deep down inside: My son's daydreaming
is not a problem, but a joyful facet of his personality. The facts were
interesting and instructive, but the lesson was invaluable. I could trust
myself. I could trust my son. This realization was my first affirmation
of learning through living! And here I thought this decision had been about
my kids.
Admittedly, the sudden lack of structure in the beginning was not without
confusion, tears, and less than ideal behavior – and that was just my reaction!
But eventually, we each found our path. Within the first few weeks of life
without school, Jamie demonstrated that he could focus endlessly on activities
like building LEGO factories and drawing the flags of the world, which he
learned from the side index of our world map. He began to express an interest
in geography, aviation, architecture, cooking – all subjects that were not
included in his school curriculum of lower-case, upper-case, script, cursive,
add, subtract, and repeat. In school, he was having trouble with reading
and writing and yet he clearly labeled each of his flag drawings with its
corresponding country. He asked my husband, who is an architectural designer,
if he could sit in on client meetings and now he draws detailed plans of
houses, boats, and airplanes. He and his sister make up elaborate travel
adventures that they act out for us. My daughter sews the costumes. She
wants to learn Italian and Arabic and play the violin, but she's another
story altogether.
Most importantly, our children have lots and lots of down time to reflect,
explore, and dream. Staring out the window still holds a great deal of attraction
for Jamie. Only now, it's wide open.
Learn More
Imagery and Daydream Methods in Psychotherapy (Personality &
Psycho-pathology Monographs) by Jerome L. Singer (Academic Press, 1974)
The House of Make-Believe: Children's Play and the Developing Imagination
by Dorothy G. Singer and Jerome L. Singer (Harvard University Press, 1992)
Daydreaming: An Introduction to the Experimental Study of Inner Experience
by Jerome L. Singer (Random House, 1966)
Daydreams at Work: Wake Up Your Creative Powers by Amy R. Fries
(Capital Books, 2009)
Ellen Rowland is an American living in
Senegal, W. Africa in an off-the-grid earth house she helped build with
her husband and two home-schooled children. She is a writer of sustainable
issues, fiction, humor, and poetry and is currently working on a book about
her experiences with life learning. She has also contributed articles to
Natural Life Magazine and is a nascent life learner. This article was
published in Life Learning Magazine in 2012. Read more of her work
on her blog.
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Roaming the stations of the world
Patrick McGuinness
- Electric Light by Seamus Heaney
Faber, 81 pp, £8.99, March 2001, ISBN 0 571 20762 6
- Seamus Heaney in Conversation with Karl Miller by Karl Miller
Between the Lines, 112 pp, £9.50, July 2001, ISBN 0 9532841 7 4
In a shrewd and sympathetic essay on Dylan Thomas published in The Redress of Poetry, Seamus Heaney found a memorable set of metaphors for Thomas's poetic procedures: he 'plunged into the sump of his teenage self, filling his notebooks with druggy, bewildering lines that would be a kind of fossil fuel to him for years to come . . . Thomas had to be toiling in the element of language like a person in a mudbath.' In a sense, Thomas's was the wrong kind of stockpiling, since he hoarded ways of saying rather than anything particular to say and, to extend Heaney's metaphor, several poems by Thomas could be said to resemble petrol-guzzling cars. Heaney, who returns time and again to familiar and invigorating territory, has never needed to stockpile, partly because he appears never to have felt that he would run out. In his own mudbath he doesn't toil with language, which he seems to come by easily and carefully, but with the forms of revelation a poem might body forth. Electric Light finds him on his trusted terrain, and there is a return to the locations – Mossbawn, the Bann, Lough Neagh, Glanmore and Bellaghy – of his previous work. This collection, however, is dominated by images of air, light and water, and is full of liminal places – strands and beaches, frontiers and checkpoints – where different elements meet or mingle or come into conflict.
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John King had to make the best of it, and when NYS won RttT money, we saw the bulk of it was placed into teacher-training programs. Most people fault King, but it is not the CCSS that wrought havoc in New York, but rather the teacher evaluation system. What a messy, dysfunctional, and inaccurate way to evaluate teachers. (Why should we quantitatively try to measure a qualitative job?) My intention here is not to debate the CCSS or the controversial NYS teacher evaluation standard, but to share how this man, Dr. King, understands the vital role of research in education.
All this said, I do believe John King is a library supporter. He values reading, libraries, and research. Here's a clip that I heard him deliver at a CCSS Teacher Training Day (NTI as they were known here in NY). After this speech, I emailed his office asking for the few minutes of video...And--a week later, this was delivered in a DropBox link. Thank you Dr. King. I have this on tape on the power of research for our librarian file!
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Beavers return to bowl game
It's been three long years since the Beavers have sniffed a bowl game. And though their triumphant return to college footballs' postseason isn't a BCS berth, this is still a huge game.
Oregon State will face off against Texas in the Alamo Bowl—that just happens to be played in Texas.
But the Beavs have been one of college football's best underdog stories this year. While a huge challenge awaits them, OSU has the tools to win this one.
Wheaton and Cooks combine for over 200 yards
Markus Wheaton and Brandin Cooks have each enjoyed a phenomenal season. Oregon State's star wideouts are a huge reason its offense is so lethal.
Wheaton and Cooks accounted for 61 percent of OSU's receiving yards this season. They combined for over 200 yards receiving in four different games this season.
The Longhorns have the 37th ranked passing defense in the FBS, giving up 213.5 yards per game.
But Texas didn't face a ton of pass first teams this season. When they did— against Big 12 rivals Oklahoma, Baylor and Oklahoma State—its opponents' top two receivers averaged a combined 206 yards per game. Outside of Baylor, none of those receiving duos are quite as good Wheaton and Cooks.
The dynamic duo will be in for a huge game against Texas.
Storm Woods has over 100 yards rushing
While the Longhorns were solid this season against the pass, they've struggled all season against the run. Texas allowed an average of 198.8 rushing yards per game, which ranks 97th in the FBS.
Storm Woods hasn't had an amazing season, but he's still been a huge upgrade of 2011.
The redshirt freshman was OSU's leading rusher this season, compiling 822 yards and 11 touchdowns. He averaged 4.8 yards per carry.
But injuries have hampered Woods all season long, preventing him from fully unleashing his potential. When given extra rest, Woods has averaged 93 all purpose yards a game.
And Woods will come into the Alamo Bowl with plenty of extra rest. Not to mention the emergence of Terron Ward whose helped balance the load.
With a refreshed attack Oregon State should have no issues piling up the yards against Texas.
The Longhorns are held under 100 yards rushing
Texas has moved the ball relatively well on the ground this season. They Longhorns average 176 rushing yards per game, good for 38th in the FBS.
But they'll be squaring off with the Beavers 28th ranked rushing defense, which allows 130.5 rushing yards per game.
It became apparent that the front guys got tired as the season wore on, and OSU gave up more and more yards on the ground. But now they'll be well rested and prepared.
The last time Oregon State had this much time to prepare for a game, they limited Wisconsin to a mere 35 yards rushing on 23 carries.
Scott Crichton adds to his sack total
If any player could use the added rest, it's going to be defensive lineman Scott Crichton.
Crichton was Oregon State's most explosive player this season, notching a team leading nine sacks. But Crichton became less effective down the stretch, register zero sacks in the Beavers' last four games—he had six in their first four.
With added rest—and the first time to show off his skills in a bowl game—expect Crichton to come out swinging for the quarterback.
Jordan Poyer and Markus Wheaton go out in style
Entering their final games as Beavers, Jordan Poyer and Markus Wheaton won't fail to disappoint.
Wheaton has been a catalyst on offense in 2012, leading the Beavers in catches, receiving yards, all-purpose yards and touchdowns (11 receiving, two rushing).
Poyer has stabilized a young secondary, leading the team in interceptions for the second season in a row. He also has 45 tackles (four for loss) and 14 passes defended.
Both players have had tremendous careers at Oregon State, and they could go on to be great at the next level. But until then they have one more chance to do something amazing for Beaver Nation.
No doubt they make the best of that opportunity.


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Car Ride Activities Set 4
Busy Bag 6: I'm the Ice Cream Man
Cut matching felt ice cream bars in several colors and sew around three sides leaving the bottoms open. Write the colors on the bottom of jumbo popsicle sticks. I also cut green rectangles for money. I imagine the children playing the game together. One child plays the customer and holds the money while the other plays the Ice Cream Man and holds the ice cream. The customer requests a specific flavor (color) of ice cream. The Ice Cream Man assembles the ice cream by matching the ice cream bar with the corresponding stick and handing it to the customer in exchange for some money. Then they can switch roles.
Busy Bag 7: Simple Fleece Marble Mazes
Cut two rectangles of fleece and sew them together leaving a small hole to flip inside out and then insert the marble. Then sew in lines through both layers to make maze. I found the tutorial for making a simple marble maze here. For more complex marble mazes look here. To make a marble maze with a slightly streamlined production look here.
Busy Bag 8: Color Wheel Clothespin Match
I printed a simple color wheel I found online and cut it out and glued it onto a cardboard circle of the same size to make it more sturdy. Then I took sharpies to wooden clothespins and made matching labeled colored clothespins. The task is to match and attach the clothespins to the appropriate sections of the color wheel. This activity addresses color identification, matching, and fine motor skills.
Busy Bag 9: Square Tile Patterns and Play
I actually made this square tile pattern activity a while back. I just pulled it off the shelf and stuck a few patterns and a third of the tiles into one of the travel busy bags. You can get the square tiles on Amazon or at most teacher supply stores. My kids also use these in free play to build towers and roads and to create block like pictures.
Busy Bag 10: Toothpick Pattern Punch
Print a few shapes with dotted lines (or just freehand draw some, or trace some simple stencils) onto regular weight paper. Put those and a few toothpicks into a bag. Our travel trays are felt lined, so that's all we need, but if your child will be working on a hard surface, include a piece of felt or small washcloth. They put the paper shape over the cloth and punch holes along the outline. Then they can hold the completed punched pattern up to the car window or towards a light fixture to see their pattern light up. This is a great fine motor activity.
(Inspiration found: here, here, and here.)
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PORTLAND — Needs and costs will be primary concerns of the ad-hoc committee of councilors and School Board members meeting Monday, July 25, to work on the proposed $70.6 million bond to renovate and repair four aging elementary schools.
The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in City Council chambers.
"It is very important we have clarity on this," Councilor Nick Mavodones Jr. said in a 2 1/2-hour workshop Monday.
Getting the bond issue for work at Longfellow, Lyseth, Presumpscot and Reiche schools on the Nov. 8 ballot may be a long shot, since the council would have to vote to place it on the ballot by Sept. 7.
The ad-hoc committee, led by Mayor Ethan Strimling and School Board Chairwoman Marnie Morrione, received an extensive list of questions about design, enrollments – and especially, finances – from councilors Monday.
Joining Strimling and Morrione on the committee are Councilors Justin Costa, David Brenerman and Mavodones, plus School Board members Sarah Thompson, Anna Treverrow and Stephanie Hatzenbuehler.
Councilors at the meeting first reviewed the newest iteration of plans by Oak Point Associates, which has been consulting with the School Board for about five years on how to upgrade elementary schools ranging from more than 40 years to more than 60 years old.
"History can teach us and tell us Portland has struggled with its public school needs," Morrione said. "It has grown to the magnitude that it can no longer wait or be fixed with capital improvement monies."
Problems with capacity, security, storage, accessibility for students with disabilities abound, according to the Oak Point report, as does the need to upgrade the schools for new learning methods and technologies.
Estimates on the fixes, which could include adding new gym spaces and entire floors, are $20.21 million for Lyseth Elementary School at 157 Auburn St.; $17.9 million for Reiche Elementary School, 166 Brackett St.; $16.36 million for Longfellow Elementary School, 432 Stevens Ave., and $16.1 million for Presumpscot Elementary, 69 Presumpscot St.
The bond proposal forwarded by the School Board on June 21 seeks authorization to borrow up to $70.6 million, but the borrowing could be spread over five years to cover a work plan estimated to span eight years.
Although interest rates are historically low, Councilor Belinda Ray was skeptical of borrowing the $70.6 million at once, especially if it would prevent the city from receiving state construction aid.
The state Department of Education is funding all but $1.4 million of the $29.7 million cost to rebuild Fred P. Hall Elementary School. Morrione noted the DOE may be reviewing its list of statewide projects to fund, and the city could have to reapply for aid, but Ray held out the possibility that state aid could come within the time frame outlined in the Oak Point report.
Oak Point senior architect Tyler Barter said the work can be done while minimizing the effects on students in the classroom and would not require much relocation.
If the bond fails to make it onto the Nov. 8 ballot, Barter said a referendum held by February 2017 could still allow construction work to move forward as anticipated.
Where and how the debt service would fit into the city's finances needs more study, councilors said.
Strimling has estimated debt service could add $35 annually to the tax bill on a home valued at $200,000. The current property tax rate is $21.11 per $1,000 of assessed value.
Former School Department Financial Officer Ellen Sanborn estimated the $70.6 million bond with a 30-year term could increase the school share of the tax rate from $10.33 per $1,000 of assessed value to $13.29 in fiscal year 2022.
Councilors want to be sure the public understands debt service on a bond creates tax increases above and beyond the school system operations budget and capital borrowing for other projects.
Councilor Jon Hinck said it is also important to determine what unmet needs there are in other city schools before embarking on improvements for the elementary schools.
"It raises the question, if we are going to belly up to the bar here, whether we have the all-in cost," he said. "I know there are also other serious considerations we need to reckon with."


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- Open the CSV file on your computer in Excel.
- Highlight the column of the email addresses.
- Click on "Data" then choose "Sort: A to Z".
- Next click on "Data" and choose 'Remove duplicates' and all duplicates will be removed from the file.
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This blog is designed to be a community 'memory box' or digital archives for those who wish to share--memories, photos, etc., related to Royal York Collegiate Institute--RYCI--Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You are responsible for anything you add to this blog; please respect people and copyright law. Items that are not appropriate for this forum may be deleted. Please refresh the RYCI URL to get the most recent version.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
RYCI Alums Reunion—September 15, 2012, Orwell's Pub, 3373 Bloor St. W., Etobicoke
Royal York Collegiate Institute alums are holding a reunion on Saturday, September 15, 2012 (anytime after 7 p.m.) at Orwell's Pub (S/W corner of Bloor St. W. and Islington Ave.-- 3373 Bloor Street W.; tel. (416) 236-3339). The organizer of this event is Marilyn Taylor. According to Marilyn, Orwell's is a "very casual pub with an outdoor patio" and "anyone from any year at RYCI or ECI [Etobicoke Collegiate Institute] is welcome. By all means, you can also bring along any friends you wish to bring as the more, the merrier. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone again." As of August 18, 30 folks had confirmed their attendance at this reunion. You may reach Marilyn to confirm your attendance at this event (for reservation purposes) via the Royal York Collegiate Institute group or the Royal York Collegiate Graduates group (yes, there are 2 such groups) on Facebook.
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Wednesday, April 15, 2015
M for Maggie (A to Z Challenge)
There is a lovely book by John O'Sullivan: 'The President, the Pope and the Prime Minister: Three Who Changed the World'
So Long my friends,
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She is a very controversial figure in the UK. I was too young when she was in power to take much notice - she was the woman who took milk away from schoolchildren, but I didn't like milk, so I didn't mind that! She definitely had a huge impact.ReplyDelete
Annalisa, writing A-Z vignettes, at Wake Up, Eat, Write, Sleep
She was an amazing woman.ReplyDelete
As someone who suffered a great deal from her polices I'm afraid I'll have to agree with disagree with you in this choice!ReplyDelete
And unemployment rose more under her watch then ever before or since!ReplyDelete
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blog writers disparaged because they express their own opinion. Even if someone
doesn't agree with your opinion, thank God for the freedom to express it.
This freedom to express publicly our opinion is just one of the freedoms large government and people who support it would
love to remove from us. So please be respectful if you MUST disagree. Even
better, move on to the next blog.
I'm with you! This is one amazing woman.ReplyDelete
While I don't live in the UK, my husband grew up there and lived in the UK until his late 30's. I have always admired Maggie for the strong woman she was. Hubby said that she was a great politician and yes, a lot of people didn't like her policies (and some of the policies may not have been good ones...), but no one gets everything right! I wish that I had the mental capacity to work like she did - she was amazing! One of her best lines was about treating the country's money like a household budget - there is only so much to go around.... that is still true today!ReplyDelete
Love her or hate her... I think we should at least respect her for being such a strong woman in a man's world!
Hugs xx
I don't have much of a say about her policies, but she certainly was a woman and politician to be reckoned with!ReplyDelete
She was indeed a most remarkable woman!ReplyDelete
Hi Evalina .. interesting how much as changed in 35 - 30 years ... she made two mistakes ... one was the poll tax and the other was staying on too long ... but she certainly made history. And I had gone to South Africa at that stage .. cheers HilaryReplyDelete


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1964 Chevrolet
C10 Custom
- Stock
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- 3 Speed Automatic
- Miles
- 10,010 (Unknown)
- Location
- Fort Worth
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A lot of pickup trucks move though the Streetside Classics showrooms, so we're able to see a lot of trends before they start. Hot collector trucks are not news, but lately mid-60s Chevys like this 1964 C10 have been red hot, finding new homes with some serious collectors. This one still works as a truck, but that awesome stance gives away the muscle car that lives within.
Old trucks are hot because of their combination of good looks and utility, not to mention classic rear-wheel-drive V8 performance. And few trucks embody all those virtues better than the dramatically styled C10, despite the fact that the letter "C" stood for "conventional." The absolutely gorgeous GM Toreador Red paint allows the sharply creased sheetmetal to speak for itself, and these trucks are instantly recognizable with the cove that stretches around the perimeter of the entire truck. The bodywork is clean and nicely done, with straight panels that show evidence of lots of invested time and a high-class look thanks to the elegant color. There's still a bright chrome grille and a pair of matching bumpers, and the CHEVROLET block letters on the tailgate are a great period touch. And like many restored pickups, this one features a beautifully finished oak bed with stainless strips that looks as nice as a vintage Chris Craft and has been subtly raised a bit to clear the lowered suspension.
The interior is a nice mix of vintage looks and modern functionality. The bench seat looks straight out of the '60s but it's now covered with comfortable black cloth that's a lot better than the original vinyl. Acres of hush mat went into the cab before it was upholstered, and with black carpets on the floors it's surprisingly quiet inside at cruising speeds. Chevy's stock instrument panel is still one of the cooler designs, with the faces printed on a transparent surface and the needles behind the glass and the side effect is that it's easy to clean, and it's joined by the usual auxiliary gauges under the dash. An aftermarket steering wheel feels great in your hands with a fat rim and an Old Air A/C system was very neatly integrated into the dash using eyeball vents. It's comfortable, practical, and perfectly in tune with the truck's overall vibe.
The third component of vintage pickups' appeal is the powertrain, which most closely resembles our favorite muscle cars. With a nicely built 406 cubic inch V8 that includes a Comp Cams camshaft for a gnarly idle and impressive performance, a Holley Street Avenger 4-barrel carburetor, Edelbrock intake, and long-tube headers for a nice, fat torque curve. Finned valve covers and a matching air cleaner take it beyond just a stock lump under the hood, and channels an estimated 400 horsepower through a TH400 3-speed automatic gearbox and rugged 12-bolt rear with 3.73 gears on a Posi. The chassis isn't bright and shiny, but works well with the modified suspension and airbags at all four corners that provide that awesome stance. Black wheels give it a sinister look and they wear 235/70/15 radials all around.
Great looks and V8 performance are still alive and well, but now our muscle cars look like trucks. This 1964 C10 is a great way to have some fun and stay on the leading edge of a trend. Call today!
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Practical Issues > Things To Do > Activism
Animal research fight gets increasingly violent
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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Bred and born for life in a cage, beagles are the subject of experiments and sometimes outright torture. They are the most popular breed for this type of treatment because they are trusting and friendly.
In a laboratory in Ohio, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals say beagles were force-fed the painkiller Oxycontin.
It happens across the U.S., but at least two beagles in California
managed to get away. Bigsby and Freedom survived years of experimentation
at a research facility in Northern California until they were saved by
Shannon Keith. The activist and animal rights attorney won't say which
facility she saved them from. Keith hopes by keeping the lab's name out
of the news, more beagles will be
"I jumped at the chance to save them," she said. "It is a university,
it is in California and these particular beagles were subjected to
toxicity tests."
"I'm not a terrorist," Vlasak said. "I don't think I've inflicted terror on anybody who didn't deserve to have terror inflicted on them."
Vlasak compares animal rights to the U.S. Civil Rights movement and says murder may be justified to stop animal experimentation.
"All of these successful liberation struggles have always involved violence or the threat of violence," he said. "I would hope that hurting, killing or assassinating would not be necessary. I would say it would be morally justified if all other methods failed."
For that reason, FBI special agent Steven Gomez says the AFL is a threat.
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Sunday, November 2, 2014
Belated Halloween
this sooner. Better late than never, right? So windy today. The leaves have blown back in my yard too. Oh well, maybe they will blow away again before the day is over. See you later. Have a great Sunday. xo
2 comments:
- Lisbeth said...
- November 2, 2014 at 11:22 AM
- Patricia @ Corn in my Coffee-Pot said...
haha! too cute.
I also laughed at the thought of the wind blowing leaves into your yard...and then on down the road!
They have to stop somewhere!
- November 2, 2014 at 1:55 PM
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... Until we are off to California!
I am so excited about this trip that I can hardly sleep! Literally ... I lay up, or wake up, thinking about all the details of our trip, packing, etc. I am definitely a planner, but I'm a little frustrated that my body seems to think it must plan all night long as well! =(
So I think I've thought through all I need to bring/do to make sure the boys have everything for 8 days. I think we'll survive the week without their large baby pen, their baby einstein activity centers, their high chairs, baskets of toys, and their cribs! I know they'll be plenty of hands to hold and laps to cuddle on! My only 'worry' left are the flights. We are flying Southwest and have only one stop, but we won't exit the plane. The doctor gave us tips about having their bottles during take off and landing for their ears, and I have plenty of toys, distractions, and extra formula packed. I'm just thinking about my active little boys who love to wiggle, stand, roll, jump, and the fact that they don't really like to fall asleep anywhere but their cribs lately ... it should be a fun few hours in the air!
Any tips for this first time flying-with-twins mom from all you mommy experts out there? I'd love any that you could give!


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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Pastels are a no-brainer come springtime, it's almost as "groundbreaking" as florals, but let's face it, even if you live in a sea of black or various shades of grey {the less cringy Dornan kind} admit it, you can't help but like the odd shade of soft blush pink or pale baby blue. It's okay. It's a reprieve from the onslaught of bleak weather and snow {ugh, we are SO over


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Happenings and Things to Do….
ATTENTION: In order to reduce waste, eliminate plastic bagging, and decrease refuse in the street, Manch Manor residents may now pick up the Bullseye at the enclosed newspaper racks in your neighborhood located next to mailboxes. Every Monday: Ready, Set, Grow at the Youth Center 10 a.m. Every Thursday: Walk-in GI Bill briefing 2 p.m….


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HudMo X Lunice - TNGHT EP (2012)
maybe i've just been sleeping on his more recent stuff, but i've personally never heard Hudmo go this hard before. maybe Lu has something to do with it. everything just thumps and booms, not exactly subtle; these are some serious, bass-heavy bangers that get necks snapping in even the most jaded of clubs. track 3, just... dayum.


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Jesus' Prayer (John 17)
Myron Augsburger wrote a piece in the MWR (Dec. 5, 2005) entitled, In Praise of Christian diversity. He writes, "Mennonites have a subtle spirit of condescending exclusiveness. We tend to regard other Christians as inferior and miss out on an inclusiveness that could enrich us."
He goes on to say, "We do accept a limited measure of ecumenicity. We borrow a few patterns in worship and liturgy, but very selectively--accepting either what is too popular for us to miss or what we deem best suited to our spiritual formation."
Augsburger says, "We need an ecumenical spirit that is distinct from ecumenical organization."
I guess I would start there in my answer to your question. I am homesick for a view of the church that is inclusive--yet does not sacrifice a commitment to the Faith we have received. Like Paul, could we say, "that which I received I passed on to you." Or have we become too skeptical, too formed by Modern Enlightenment to be able to believe that the Scriptures and the worship of the Church are more than just something we make up, or interpret, or create as we see fit or as makes sense from our lens.
In my class Tuesday night, Brinton Rutherford noted that Christian theology of the classical era says, "God exists." God is the subject period. After the Englightenment, with the radical shift toward individualism, theology says, "I think God exists." "I" is the subject and God is the object. So we have moved from thinking of the architecture of Theology as Dogmatics, or even Systematic Theology. We see theology moving toward more of a "Constructive" formulation. We do theology (God words, God thoughts) from the bottom up, not from God down. We begin with our experience and try to explain God through that lens. We are skeptical of anything that begins with a foundation in revelation. Because of course the interpretation of that revelation depends on the perspective and experience of the individual.
This has been one huge sidebar to the question of "expressions of division." I believe that when Jesus was praying that we (the Church) would be one, just as the Father and he are one he meant a oneness that is deep and even spiritual grounded in wholeness and truth. I don't think Jesus was praying for a superficial oneness.
I write as one whose own views have shifted. Whereas at one time I would have looked with skepticism and eyes of superiority on believers outside of the Anabaptist/Evangelical/Charismatic stream... I have come to see that the Spirit of God is at work throughout the whole Church. My prayer is that we would work toward reconciliation, unity, and a true understanding of the Church.
In my own emerging theology, I sense a movement toward a more inclusive ecclesiology, that allows for the possibility that we (our church, our denomination, our historical stream) does not have the sum and total of truth and/or the way of faithful worship and witness. I pray that we could join our "distinctives" together with the whole and perhaps not even view them as "ours." Could we let go of the need to define ourselves as seperate from the whole, or distinct in some way. I know this is not possible outside of the working of the Holy Spirit, for history has created some real rifts and tensions that cannot be minimized. But could we allow ourselves to believe that the Holy Spirit is at work to bring about the fulfillment of Jesus' prayer that must be owned as the eschatalogical reality we are moving toward when all things will be brought together in Christ.
There are dialogues going on that are signs of hope. The dialogue between Anabaptists and Catholics. The dialogues between Anabaptists and Orthodoxy.


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This is the final post in a series on eating and spirituality during the childbearing year that I wrote way back in February. I don't know why this post got orphaned, but at least I'm sharing it with you now. In the first three posts I talked about why and how to start incorporating attention to food into your spiritual life, but I wanted to also touch on the mythology and symbolism of food.
Selina Rifkin, whose words I've relied on a great deal in putting together this series, points out that the simple fact of the existence of food myths is meaningful:
What is really inspiring to me is that stories about food exist. That might sound a bit odd, but we so take food for granted now that we don't write stories about it (except maybe "Chocolate") Our ancestors told stores about where certain foods come from, and how we learned to grow or hunt them. It was a big deal.
Selina points out that a great example many of us know is the story of Demeter/Ceres ceasing the growth of vegetation until the return of her daughter Persephone/Proserpina. The myth explains the origins of seasons, especially in terms of the growth of food.Reading and telling myths can help us connect with deeper truths about food and our relationships with it. Paying attention to food symbolism is similar. Selina is a fan of eggs during the childbearing year, for multiple reasons:
For health, eggs, especially yolks. Eggs are both highly nutritious and an ancient symbol of new life and possibility.
Other symbols of fertility and life include seeds, sprouts, and breads baked in rounded fertility goddess shapes.
What myths do you tell about food? What foods speak to you of fertility, life, growth, or birth?
Sarah Whedon is Chair of the Department of Theology and Religious History at Cherry Hill Seminary and is the founding editor of Pagan Families: Resources for Pagan Pregnancy and Birth. Sarah's teaching, research, and advocacy work center around topics of spirituality, feminism, and reproduction. She makes her home in San Francisco with her partner and their children.


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Pizza Chef - Private Transport Provided
- Location:
- Scarborough
- Salary:
- £8.00 - 9.00
- Job Type:
- Contract
- Date Posted:
- 31/01/2018
Castle Employment Group are currently recruiting on behalf of their esteemed Hospitality client for experienced Pizza Chefs to work throughout the season covering various shifts and working hours.
The Position:
Castle Hospitality and Cleaning Division are looking for experienced Pizza Chefs to join Castle's exciting growing Hospitality team this season. Castle Hospitality team have extensive knowledge of the local Hospitality sector, with a proven track record of success in providing temporary and permanent roles on flexible contracts to suit all circumstances, ranging from part time work around studies/other roles/other commitments, right through to providing full time work.
The Duties:
- To roll the dough ready for the pizzas to be made
- Follow the menu for correct recipes
- Use the fire oven
- Ensure all toppings and ingredients are kept topped up
- Notifying supervisors/managers when any stock is low
- Creating multiple pizzas in busy periods to ensure all pizzas are serving quickly
The Benefits - what can we offer?
- Seasonal work to start right through from March to November
- Transport provided from Scarborough, subsidised prices provided exclusively to Castle Staff
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