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Faux fur is so much easier to sew up then I ever imagined. Seriously, people. I assumed I needed some secret skills I didn't have or consult and expert furrier's textbook or something. Not at all. I picked out a simple raglan 3/4 sleeve jacket pattern, BurdaStyle 12/2011 #113 along with this rabbit-like faux fur. I wrote up a complete blog post over at Fabric Mart's blog today, so you can hop over to read it if you want.
The pattern was a breeze to sew up and seemed to be sized a bit larger then I expected. I made my usual Burda size of 42 but with no grading up towards the hip as I normally need to. I actually had to take in the sleeve and bodice with about an inch (2.5 cm) since it was so large.
A weird thing here in Baltimore. there seems to be a bit of a (real) fur culture... I've seen a number of men and women wearing full on, full length ones... I wonder if I can blend in and now become a real local? This faux stuff is really hefty and super warm. But my hands were icicles when I took these photos, can you tell? Someone forgot gloves. I have lots more details on my Fabric Mart Fabricista post here.


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Patrick Focuses on Immediate Future First
Danica Patrick has been asked innumerous times and in numerous ways about her auto racing future since leaving her Scottsdale, Ariz., home to climb into a stock car early this year. Heck, it's probably played out in her dreams.
The veteran IZOD IndyCar Series driver -- much like she did a few years ago in the final year of her contract with Andretti Autosport -- acknowledged that three months into the new year she doesn't have direction. She'll continue her limited NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.
"I've always gone with what my gut tells me and where I have the best chance to win races, and it always tends to unfold as the year goes on so I don't have any preconceived ideas what I want to do," said Patrick, who will make her 100th IZOD IndyCar Series start April 10 in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park. "To me, the most important thing is to perform each weekend and get the most out of it and have the best results possible. Then, opportunities will come from that.
"My job is just to be a driver."
Patrick closed the 2010 season with three consecutive top-10 finishes, including tying her season best of second in the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. She expects a carryover in the No. 7 GoDaddy.com car.
"My goals for this season are to win and that's the point," said Patrick, who in 2008 became the first female to win a major closed-course race. "I think we can make that happen. I've heard a lot of positive things from the team that they have done good work over the winter and the cars are a tick better than last year."
Patrick joined teammates Ryan Hunter-Reay and Mike Conway for testing last week at Sebring International and will work with engineer Tino Belli (new to the No. 7 entry this season) during the Open Test at Barber Motorsports Park this week in preparation for the March 27 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

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Download the authoritative guide: Cloud Computing 2019: Using the Cloud for Competitive Advantage
Oracle today unveiled a new product line, called Oracle Cloud at Customer, that allows enterprises to run the company's public cloud services within their own data centers. Meant to ease hybrid-cloud anxiety, the solutions suite offers customers an on-premises cloud stack that is completely compatible with Oracle's public cloud.
Providing many of Oracle Cloud's capabilities, including elastic scaling and subscription pricing, it enables organizations that are wrestling with data privacy and regulatory requirements to run cloud services behind their own firewalls, and if conditions warrant it, move their workloads to the public cloud. Oracle Cloud at Customer inherits the security certifications of its public cloud counterpart. It complies with PCI-DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP and the United Kingdom's Data Protection Act, to name a few.
The first Oracle Cloud at Customer offering is Oracle Cloud Machine (PDF). Available now, it provides infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) capabilities that mirror those of Oracle's own public cloud platform, which runs in 19 data centers spread across the globe.
And according to Nirav Mehta, vice president of Product Management for Oracle, his company's public and private cloud platforms will always stay in sync.
"We have taken great effort to ensure that the same software that underpins the Oracle (public) Cloud is delivered with the Oracle Cloud Machine as well," he wrote in a March 24 blog post. "Oracle also ensures that this congruence between the private cloud and public cloud is maintained by frequently updating the Oracle Cloud Machine with the same updates that we deploy in the Oracle Cloud."
Sold as a subscription, the service is managed remotely using Oracle Cloud Operations. On Oracle's end, an assigned Technical Account Manager assists with capacity planning, performance optimization and support, said Mehta.
Also in sync is the service's pricing. Oracle Cloud Machine costs are the same as public cloud, allowing customers to consume the service either online or in their own data center at the same price, he added.
Additional IaaS services, including container support and elastic load balancing will be available soon, according to the company. On the database front, Database Cloud Service will be followed by Oracle Database as a Service – Exadata for big data workloads. Customers can begin cloudifying their enterprise applications with Oracle Integration Cloud Service, followed soon by service-oriented architecture (SOA), Internet of Things (IoT) and application programming interface (API) management.
Pedro Hernandez is a contributing editor at Datamation. Follow him on Twitter @ecoINSITE.
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If you're passionate about craft brews and green living, how about raising a glass of beer made from leftover bread?
Toast Ale launched in the U.K. in 2015 in part to help bakeries recycle bread that otherwise would have been wasted — and to help raise public awareness about wasted food.
"Food waste is one of the most important environmental issues of our time," says Joanna Ehrenreich, Toast Ale's head of operations in New York City, where the company set up shop last July. "We want to win over the hearts and minds of people who might otherwise not really pay attention to food waste. I'm very motivated by that."
One-third of all food produced in the U.S. goes to waste, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. And the same proportion of bread baked in the U.S. goes uneaten, according to Ehrenreich. Wasted food typically winds up in landfills, where it rots and releases large amounts of methane — a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming.
But can a small company like Toast Ale really make a difference? Emily Broad Leib, director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, certainly thinks so.
"Grain products such as bread are some of the most commonly wasted food products in both the U.S. and the U.K.," Broad Leib told NBC News MACH in an email. "Business models that find new uses for surplus bread therefore have significant potential to help reduce the amount of food that is wasted."
Darby Hoover, a senior resource specialist in the food and agriculture program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a nonprofit environmental advocacy organization in New York City, echoed Broad Leib's assessment. "We love to see companies actively repurposing what would have been wasted food and turning them into useful products," she said, adding that Toast Ale is a good example of a viable food recovery initiative.
Such initiatives are increasingly popular. Many supermarkets now repurpose misshapen or otherwise imperfect produce that traditionally has been wasted, for example, and some restaurants build dishes around ingredients, such as beet greens, that are commonly cut off and thrown away.
Toast Ale partners with specific bakeries to get surplus bread. In New York City, the leftover bread comes from a family-owned organic bakery, Ehrenreich said. The company's brewing process is similar to that used to brew conventional beer — only it substitutes bread for one-third of the barley used in brewing. And Ehrenreich says Toast Ale's beers taste similar to their conventionally brewed counterparts.
In the U.S., Toast Ale beer is sold in New York City and Long Island and can be purchased online, with profits donated to charities and local food organizations that work to curb food waste, the company says. But Toast Ale has also shared its recipe online so home brewers can join the fight against food waste. As Ehrenreich puts it, "We want to inspire a movement worldwide."
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For the jam: Combine the berries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan over medium heat and mash until the berries are almost pureed. Cook until the mixture becomes thick and syrupy, about 10 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the cookies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or grease with butter.
In a mixer set to medium speed, cream together the brown sugar, butter, baking soda, vanilla and salt until light and creamy. Add the eggs, egg yolk and honey and beat at medium speed until well combined. Add the whey protein, cocoa powder, almond flour, oat flour, rolled oats, flaked coconut and chocolate chips and mix until just combined. Do not over mix, as this will toughen the dough.
Drop one heaping tablespoon of batter at a time, spaced about 3 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake for 9 to 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature on a rack and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
For the frozen yogurt: Add the Greek yogurt, milk, evaporated milk, peanut butter, honey and vanilla extract to a freezer-safe mixing bowl. Beat until smooth and well incorporated using an electric mixer. Cover and freeze. Re-beat every 30 minutes by hand or with an electric mixer. After 4 hours, swirl in the 1 cup of the mixed berry jam.
To assemble: Lay a cookie upside down. Top with a scoop of frozen yogurt, then sandwich with another cookie, pressing down gently to push the frozen yogurt out to the edges of the cookies. Place back in the freezer until frozen.
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Most mornings my commute begins with an E11 bus that has to orbit Tung Chung twice in order to achieve escape velocity and set course for the vertical wilds of Hong Kong island; and since the bus isn't heavily used (nor accurately scheduled) it's fairly normal for me to end up loitering at the bus stop, marvelling quietly at the genius of JCDecaux, for anything up to 20 minutes. These last few mornings, I've been particularly enjoying a bus stop advertisement for Hong Kong's new Wifi.gov service, bringing you, the citizen, free wireless Internet in selected government locations!
("Selected", incidentally, is insidious marketing-speak. Cathay Pacific's in-flight magazine claims that the full range of in-flight movies is available on all 747 and 777 aircraft and selected A330s. Did somebody actually select them? Why can't they just use the perfectly adequate and considerably more honest word, "some"?)
Anyway, I have digressed. The Government Wifi's advertisement claims three security measures to be in place on their public networks. I quote:
- Encrypted channel
- Content filtering
- Peer-to-peer blocking
Did you recognise the handwriting of the Ministry of Truth? Only one-and-one-third of these is a security measure. To wit:
Encrypted channel: I guess they mean WEP or WPA, i.e. encrypted wireless traffic. This is a bona fide security control which will protect the confidentiality and integrity of the users' wireless traffic. This guy is off the hook.
So what of the other two? Peer-to-peer blocking is almost a security measure. Peer-to-peer traffic can consume a lot of bandwidth, thereby having an impact on the availability of the system. But how on earth is content filtering a security measure? Say I want to surf http://www.midgetsanddonkeys.com. Using my laptop at home, I can do so; using my laptop in HK Central library, I can't. In what way does that make me more secure? Of course, it doesn't.
I'm being disingenuous, of course. The government's intention is clear and in fairness I support their technical constraints. People in public libraries shouldn't Torrent movies, nor should they surf the kinds of web sites that might frighten the horses (especially if the horses are taking part).
All I'm objecting to is the rebranding of "censorship" as "security". We have enough of this to deal with in airports, and in the other avenues of our daily life. Inconvenience is not the same thing as security; restrictions are not the same thing as security; surveillance is not the same thing as security; and censorship certainly isn't.


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I Finally Believe in Global Warming
Yep. After challenging the Global Warming theory for years – it is difficult to accept it leaving in cold and wet England – Global Cooling seems a more appropriate theory over there.
Anyway, here in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at 6:35 AM, Springtime and 24.5 C!! At Noon it will be 33 C! (between 80 and 95 F if you are trying to calculate it!).
My new bumper sticker: "Global Warming, I Finally Started REALLY Sweating Over It!"


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'Innocence of Muslims' producer jailed for probation violation
Federal Judge Suzanne H. Segal ruled that the California man, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, should be jailed after a federal prosecutor said he had eight probation violations, including lying to his probation officers and using aliases.
"The court has a lack of trust in the defendant," Judge Segal said, ordering Nakoula to be handcuffed and shackled in court.
He "has every incentive to disappear," Assistant US Attorney Robert Dugdale added, noting that the filmmaker has a "lengthy pattern of deception."
Nakoula, was arrested earlier in the day and brought before a Los Angeles court over the probation violation. The US District Court hearing was closed both to media and the public.
He was arrested after federal probation officials determined he violated the terms of his supervised release, and filed a request to revoke it, said Thom Mrozek of the United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles.
Probation officers who suspected that he violated violated the terms of his parole by uploading a 14-minute trailer of the film to YouTube had opened an investigation into Nakoula's status, resulting in the arrest.
Nakoula had also been taken into custody for questioning by his probation officer earlier in the month.
In 2010, Nakoula, known under at least a dozen aliases including Sam Bacile, was found guilty of opening bank accounts using stolen identities and Social Security numbers, and was sentenced to 21 months in prison.
He told a judge his real name was Mark Basseley Youssef. He said he had been using that name since 2002, even though he went by Nakoula in his fraud case.
Court documents filed in Orange County Superior Court show he was granted a name change petition in 2002 and legally changed his name to Mark Basseley Youssef
One condition of his June 2011 release was a ban from accessing the Internet or using aliases without the permission of a probation officer.


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These are stunning Mel, Love the card and the tag their fantastic, lovin how you incorporate nature into your creations with such detail in everything you create, you are one very gifted creative lady, Hugs May x x x xReplyDelete
WOW these are amazing, so much fine detail in both the card and tag, they are stunning :) I have added my name as a follower to your blog, I hope that's ok?? Luv Karen xxReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, these are stunning!So much detail and work in both card and tag, they're fab!
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WOW these are beautiful, so many special details, the tag is stunning lots of work and techniques wonderful x Lou xReplyDelete
A delight to behold Yorkshire Fox....so beautifully detailed and thought out.
Well done....Foxy1 xx
Oh Mel, these are wonderful, loving all the natural elements, the beads are a fab touch and loving your raffia swagulls!..a beautiful card and tag!!
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I love your beach houses! The details you added are so awesome! I would like to live htere! just simply beautiful!ReplyDelete
The creative juices are overflowing after looking at your stunning artwork Mel! Those seagulls are brilliant! xReplyDelete
OOPS! Came along to check out your workdesk on this WOYWW but your beach-hut card caught my eye and I just have to say how WoNdErFuL it is ... I just LOVE it! Am off to browse more of your blog ... oh, and to WOYWW too, of course! Debbie #84ReplyDelete
Wow! This card and tag are fabulous! Like BetteK I came to comment on WOYWW and thank you for joining my blog and then caught a glimpse of this card and had to see more!
I am now a follower of your blog so I won't miss out! I am off to look around some more!
xoxo Karen
I saw your DT card on That Craft Place and just wanted to say how stunning I think it is! There's so much detail and texture. The layout is superb. It really is a showstopper of a card!ReplyDelete


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Good morning!
Cards are beautiful little art pieces!
Today Nicole share three fabulous cards she created using the
Scraps Of Elegance Belle Journee kit.
here is the first one...a beautiful 'new home' card
She colored the ribbon and chipboard BFS key with Ranger Distress Stain.
her second card is a retirement card
and her final card is a 'friendship' card
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There's a time to leave slime trails and there's a time to hurry!
Saturday, June 2, 2012
illustration friday; hurry!!
There's a time to leave slime trails and there's a time to hurry!
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Those snails are about to buy the farm. Nice perspective Jim. I'm sure you'll do it justice when you get time to color it up.ReplyDelete
I love the sketch. The perception is great. You really get a sense of urgency from the stance of the man to the sweat or tears of the snail.ReplyDelete
Nice perspective! The sketches are definitely cool! Try biking across the country for even more time to think.ReplyDelete
Coreopsis, biking as in bycycle? If so whoa! If motorcycle, whoa! The country is huge, I wonder how many bugs woul get "hurt" Riding across it:)ReplyDelete
I've been a big fan of your work for a long time, but didn't know until now that you had a blog, thanks to the "Lines and Colors" blog for the link. I'll be stalking around here a lot now! (Sorry)ReplyDelete
Thank you Sam! Stalk anytime:)ReplyDelete
Great change of perspective. Plus, I love snails. One can feel their need to speed up in your drawing.ReplyDelete


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A Silver Lining in Northeastern Afghanistan
December 24, 2003
A Mercy Corps project that got off to a disappointing start in Kunduz Province finished with remarkable results.
The project, funded by the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), was undertaken in 200 villages with heavy concentrations of returnees and that were located along the former front-line of the war between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. The objectives were to increase access to potable water, improve hygiene behaviors and practices and increase food and livelihood security through rural rehabilitation and water projects.
One of the project's activities was to drill 50 deep tube wells. Though expensive, the wells were needed in areas where potable water was too far underground to be reached by other means. An exhaustive search for drilling contractors from as far away as Kabul bore no results. Mercy Corps reluctantly abandoned the activity.
It was not an easy decision. The communities targeted for the deep tube wells truly needed them. Still, without the proper drilling equipment, there was nothing Mercy Corps could do.
Determined to find a silver lining, Mercy Corps worked to get the project back on track and the results exceeded all expectations. By the time the project finished, more than 69,000 people in 440 communities had potable water thanks to the additional shallow wells Mercy Corps was able to dig. Community members now are more knowledgeable about safe/unsafe drinking water, environmental sanitation, personal hygiene, safe food handling/preparation and diarrhea and its causes as a result of hygiene education sessions. Mercy Corps also taught special hygiene education classes to students in ten schools.
In each of the four districts where the wells were dug, there is a hand pump mechanic. These individuals are knowledgeable about the technical aspects of well digging, hand pump installation and maintenance. They have their own set of tools and a bicycle to enable them to repair and maintain the wells in exchange for 28 kilograms of wheat per year, paid by well user groups.
Mercy Corps exceeded the targets for its food and livelihood security activities as well. Instead of 6,200 workers, we employed 10,114 workers who provided labor to fix 62.5 kilometers of roads, build 141 culverts and 62 kilometers of canals. More than 30,000 families in five districts enjoy improved market access and irrigation and the workers themselves earned a combined total of $283,718 – valuable income that would not have been available otherwise. Of course, all of this would not have been possible without the dedicated participation of the communities themselves, who contributed services and inputs valued at nearly $100,000.
Post-project evaluations indicate that program beneficiaries value the improvements the project made to their communities and to the quality of life of their families. By working together, Mercy Corps and tens of thousands of community members in Kunduz found the silver lining they were looking for.


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SOURCE: Accela, Inc.
October 21, 2008 11:00 ET
Abu Dhabi Will Utilize California Company's Web-Based Technology to Bring in New Business
ABU DHABI, UAE--(Marketwire - October 21, 2008) - After a worldwide search for the best in
technology, the emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has
selected Accela
Automation® from Accela, Inc. of San Ramon, California to support
economic diversification and provide modernization to the worldwide
business community with the ability to apply for and renew commercial
licenses via the Web.
The emirate will utilize the Accela solution to streamline and make
accessible its licensing processes in order to create a friendlier, more
efficient business center environment. This is part of the goal of the Abu
Dhabi government to facilitate global access, provide advanced services to
investors in their country, and to make their country one of the most
advanced countries in the world. In conjunction with this project, the
government will open a world class "Business Center" to provide premier
business services for commercial licensing, trade name registration, and
all aspects of doing business with Abu Dhabi.
"It is very important that we take steps to provide one common face for the
Government to support businesses in Abu Dhabi throughout their lifecycle,
from inception to closure," said Undersecretary Mohammed Omar Abdullah of
the Abu Dhabi Department of Planning & Economy. "Accela's strong presence
and reputation in the U.S. market demonstrated the level of technology
expertise and leadership we were looking for to support our goals. We look
forward to working with Accela to internationalize their software and fully
realize the benefits of Web-based technology in supporting growth and
"This project takes our company to an entirely different level," said Maury
Blackman, Accela president and CEO. "We are putting an international
framework around our product set so that Accela Automation and our add-on
products can be easily localized in various languages. Our successes in
North America and branch office in Abu Dhabi provide a springboard for
business development throughout the Middle East and beyond."
Through the use of the Accela Automation module,
Accela Licensing & Case Management™, Abu Dhabi will have the ability
to make commercial licenses and trade name registration easily obtainable
and available in four or five languages. The application also supports
document management, automated license renewal, and flexibility in creating
unlimited types of licenses based on the unique regulations, requirements,
and internal procedures that go hand-in-hand with conducting business on an
international level. Abu Dhabi's Department of Planning & Economy managed
an estimated 70,000 business license transactions in 2007, a forty percent
increase over 2006.
Abu Dhabi also selected additional Accela applications that will enhance
the functionality of Accela Automation to support inspection and work order
management, and provide developers around the world with direct access to
apply for and obtain business licenses online:
Citizen Access™ provides real-time, direct access via the Internet
to agency licensing activities. Online applications can be configured to
allow businesses access to apply and pay for licenses, schedule
inspections, check the status of a license or inspection, or print an
approved license directly from the Internet 24 hours a day, seven days a
Wireless™ is a mobile government software application that enables
agency staff to perform their jobs from the field for inspections, work
orders, and service requests. The world's only mobile application optimized
for Intel Centrino® Mobile Technology, Accela Wireless is compatible with
PDAs, laptops, and Tablet PCs running on the Microsoft Pocket PC 2003,
Windows Mobile 5, Windows 2000, or Windows XP operating systems.
Accela GIS™
seamlessly integrates with Accela Automation to provide powerful real-time
visual analysis to enhance land use, zoning, and infrastructure data. It
allows creation of multiple map layers, automated map analysis, parcel and
asset inventory management, direct editing of GIS data or files, and
auto-distribution of information to mailing lists. It is built on the
ArcIMS™ platform by ESRI®.
HP Global Solutions will be working as a subcontractor to Accela in this
system integration.
About Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi emirate is the largest of seven emirates that comprise the United
Arab Emirates, and with a population of approximately 1.6 million is home
to one-third of the total UAE population. Abu Dhabi is the seat of UAE's
federal government and serves as the country's capital. Abu Dhabi has about
7.7% of the world's proven oil reserves and hosts the fifth largest natural
gas reserve in the world. For more information, please visit
About Accela
Accela provides innovative, Web-based enterprise software solutions that
automate licensing, permit, and asset management processes for local,
state, and federal government agencies of all sizes. Backed by nearly 30
years of development and implementation in more than 500 agencies
worldwide, Accela products and services empower agencies to increase
efficiencies, reduce workload, and provide citizens and businesses with
more convenient access to government services. Accela is headquartered in
San Ramon, Calif., with branch offices in Visalia, Calif., Salt Lake City,
Utah and, most recently, Abu Dhabi, UAE, located at Executive Business
Centre #G10, Najda Street Building 168. Accela has also opened an office in
Melbourne, Australia to provide a springboard for business development and
operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. For more
information, please visit www.accela.com.
CONTACT INFORMATION:Deborah PappAccela, Inc.925-659-3244Email Contact
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Guess where I'll be this weekend?
At the epicness that is:
This is my first time going to YALLfest, and with a lineup of over 40 YA authors and tons of panels to attend, I can't wait.
My sister, whom I like to mention around this time every year, is going with me for a fun, book-filled, girls weekend. (We don't get to do this much anymore, so it's going to be AMAZING!)
For those of you that are new to the blog or haven't been around long enough to hear her story, she's my family's miracle, and it's this time of year we normally participate in the annual Walk-for-Wishes campaign put on by the Make-A-Wish Organization.
We're going to miss the walk this year, as it falls on the same weekend and we planned our trip in advance, but the rest of our family will be there supporting, and we're still raising money.
If you'd like to donate, you can do so HERE, and, as a family who has benefited from the wish granting process, in doing so, you'll help a child and family who are currently going through a really dark, rough time. So, if you're moved to donate, THANK YOU so much.
And if you happen to be attending YALLFEST next weekend and happen to see my sister and I wandering around, please DO introduce yourselves and say "Hi". I love meeting new people!
Before I forget, best of luck to all my NaNoWriMo authorly/writerly friends out there! Pound out those words, and kudos to you for being so brave! I'm always tempted to participate, but the thought of writing and not being able to edit as I go FREAKS me out. (I'm weak, I tell you, WEAK!!!)
Happy November everyone!
Peace, love, and books! ;)
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This post is the third in a five-part series on disparities and digital health, including Part 1: Measuring What You Want to Manage, and Part 2: Navigating the Digital Divide.
The focus of this post is designing for your population's needs. Sounds obvious, right? Yet many people don't employ a user-centered design approach, partly because it can require a lot of time and other resources. If you don't make the investment up front, however, you may end up missing the mark in the longer term.
To really understand your population's needs, you have to ask people - or better yet, observe them and ask them. What obstacles get between them and better health? Many challenges may have little to do with the traditional healthcare system. For instance, one of the biggest predictors of success in recovery from hip replacement surgery is whether the patient has food in his or her refrigerator upon discharge from the hospital.
So step one is to learn directly from the population you're working with. In addition, keep in mind a couple of challenges that are fairly common among a wide range of underserved populations, including compiling fragmented, incomplete health records, and making data accessible for people with a wide range of disabilities.
Compiling Fragmented, Incomplete Health Records
While the average American goes to the doctor about four times a year, people with the most health needs tend to have more encounters with the health system. In a year, the average Medicare patient visits two primary care physicians, four different practices, and five specialists. On average, patients over 65 years see more than 28 individual doctors during their lifetimes, including primary care, specialists, hospital, and urgent care providers.
Source: Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Infographic based on data from New England Journal of Medicine
So how is all the information from all of those separate encounters compiled and shared? As most readers of this blog know, in today's highly fragmented health care system, it isn't. The lack of a comprehensive, unified health record is particularly problematic for Medicare patients, as well as people with chronic conditions, migrant workers, and Medicaid recipients, who are likely to change jobs relatively frequently. It's hard to make accurate diagnoses, understand trends, and even avoid adverse medication interactions without a comprehensive picture of a person's health history.
Despite the more than $30 billion investment in the federal Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Records (EHRs) Incentive Program (AKA "Meaningful Use"), electronic health data still isn't flowing as we need it to.
Health data interoperability is too often framed as the exchange of records among and for the benefit of healthcare providers. It is just as important for the individual consumer or patient to have the ability to easily compile his or own health data digitally. By doing so, he or she can serve as an "HIE of one" – the hub that controls the flow of personal health data and makes decisions about who gets to use it and for what. This person-centric approach is appealing both because it makes sense for data to follow the individual (who, after all, has the most at stake in having an accurate and complete health record) – and because the individual is uniquely positioned to circumvent some of the challenges associated with the current lack of data liquidity. Every American has the legal right, through HIPAA, to get copies of his or her own health records—and to share them with others.
The ONC-led Blue Button Initiative is about enabling digital health data access directly by the individual. The Blue Button Initiative continues to have an impact despite CMS's controversial decision to severely cut back Stage 2 Meaningful Use requirements related to patients' ability to view, download, and transmit their health information. In New York State, for example, all Medicaid beneficiaries will have access to their records in 2016.
Making Data Accessible for People with Disabilities
According to the US Census, nearly 20% of the US population has a disability. Disabilities may be related to sight, hearing, mobility, or cognitive ability. Even individuals who may not be classified as disabled, particularly the elderly, may have a hard time accessing information, including health data, which is shared in a digital format. (I'll address the related topic of literacy and health data in the next post in this series.)
What can we do to help? Ways to improve data accessibility include providing:
- Alternative text for images on screens
- Alternative inputs (such as speech recognition in as an alternative to a keyboard or mouse)
- Transcripts of podcasts
A number of free resources that support web accessibility are available, including accessible designs for personal health records (PHRs) highlighted below.
Spotlight: Blue Button Access for Medicaid Recipients in NY
By the end of 2016, New York State plans to deploy Blue Button electronic access to digital health records to its entire Medicaid fee-for-service population, which consists of about 1.5 million people, via the iBlueButton app. iBlueButton is made by the company Humetrix (which, for full transparency, is a consulting client of my company, Clear Voice Consulting).
Spotlight: Accessible Designs for PHRs
A set of 22 design recommendations to help make Personal Health Records (PHRs) accessible, functional, and usable, including a prototype design, is available for free in the public domain. The recommendations are based on group interviews, online surveys, and evaluations of existing PHRs. The work is a project of radio station WGBH's National Center for Accessible Media, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Inglis Foundation.
Your Input
How have you designed a digital health program to meet the needs of a particular population that faces health disparities? Did any of that population's priorities surprise you? Please share your thoughts and experience! And stay tuned for the next installment in this series, Leveraging Digital Strategies to Address Health Disparities: Speak Your Population's Language.


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Kinnell, Galway, 1927-2014
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- found: Literature online, 5 May 2014(Galway Kinnell, born 1 February 1927 in Providence, Rhode Island; American poet and translator)
- found: New York times (online), viewed Oct. 30, 2014(in obituary published Oct. 29: Galway Kinnell; b. Galway Mills Kinnell, Feb. 1, 1927, Providence, R.I.; grew up in Pawtucket; d. Tuesday [Oct. 28, 2014], Sheffield, Vt., aged 87; recognized with both a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award for a body of poetry that pushed deep into the heart of human experience in the decades after World War II)
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The American Eel
People have fished and farmed eels for thousands of years, but until recent years, little was known about the eel's complex life history. Eels have played a major role in the human diet in Europe and Asia. A young life phase of American eels, called glass eels, cyclically fetch a high price on the Asian market and are also harvested in the United States.
The American eel is the only freshwater eel found in North America. They begin their lives as eggs hatching in the North Atlantic in the Sargasso Sea. Hundreds of millions of eggs hatch into larvae that drift with the Gulf Stream and take years to reach their freshwater, estuarine and marine habitats from Greenland south to Venezuela. In these habitats, the eels mature, changing color over time, and then, as adults, millions of them return to the Sargasso Sea to spawn and die.
American eels remain widely distributed throughout much of their historical range, despite reduced numbers over the past century and habitat loss from dams and other obstructions. In some coastal rivers, eels are the most commonly found fish, occupying more aquatic habitats than any other species. Harvest quotas and mechanisms restoring fish passage have reduced stressors on the species. Read more about the American eel (Factsheet, PDF).
Considering Endangered Species Act Protection
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reviewed the status of the American eel in 2007 and in 2015, finding both times that Endangered Species Act protection for the American eel is not warranted.
After examining the best scientific and commercial information available about the eel from Greenland south along the North American coast to Venezuela in South America and as far inland as the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River drainage, the Service found that the American eel is stable. While American eels still face local mortality from harvest and hydroelectric facilities, this is not threatening the overall species. Harvest quotas and mechanisms restoring eel passage around dams and other obstructions have also reduced these effects.
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The Vampire Diaries, my personal fav.
I've always love the Vampire Diaries and I especially loved the books. The TV series however sort of went off in their own direction and has nothing to do with the storylin in the books. We're into season three now and things are really heating up, I'll post more soon and try to avoid spoilers for anyone who doesn't want to...well...spoil it.
What I like to call, The Vampire Craze.
This page is for all of you Vampire Wannabes out there, me included. :) Lately, Vampires have been the talk, from TV shows,to movies, to hit book series'. Please answer my poll at the bottom of the page as to what vampire related topics you want me to discuss most and post pictures,gossip,and spoilers about. Or you can contact me at email@example.com. Thanks!
Twilight...what's your opinion on it?
I remember the twilight books from before they were famous and I was never all that into them until the movies came out. Do you know anyone who read the books before the movie came out? All I know is that it really took off after Twilight hit the theatres. Part 1 of Breaking Dawn is coming to theatres I believe on November 18, 2011.


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By Dominique Nash
Story of Joseph- Genesis 37
Memory Verse: Do to others just as you want them to do to you. Luke 6:31.
Introduction with Children
Have you ever had a time when you were around someone who was being teased and you really wanted to help them and make it stop, but you didn't know what to do? How did you feel? Allow children to answer. Let's take a look at Luke 6:31, "Do to others just as you want them to do to you." Let's think about that verse. When you have been the person being teased or left out, what did you want others to do? Allow children to answer. What are some things you can do to stop the person or people from doing this? Allow children to answer. God wants us to stand up for people, not just stand by and let bad things happen to them. What are some ways we can do this? Allow children to answer.
- Be a friend to someone who you see is getting bullied. Tell them you see what is happening and you would like to help.
- Tell the person who is bullying to stop. Say, "What you're doing is bullying and it's wrong."
- If someone tries to talk bad about someone else, tell them you don't want to talk about them and they shouldn't either.
- Be an example to others. Tell your friends that you're an upstander and tell them what that means. Encourage them to be upstanders too.
- Refuse to participate in any teasing by laughing or joining it in any way.
- Get help from a trusted adult.
There are many things we can do to be an upstander. Sometimes this might be hard or scary, but pray, push through, and do what you would want done for you.
Prayer (have them repeat after you): Thank you Lord for your love and strength. Help me love others and be strong for them in the same you do these things for us. Amen.
Story: Use a children's book to tell the Story of Joseph.
For Reflection
- Why did Joseph's brothers want to hurt him?
- What could Joseph's brother have done to stand up for him?
- Have you ever been picked on or hurt while people just stood by and watched?
- Have you ever had the chance to stand up for someone? Did you? Why or why not?
For all children:
You will need:
A large list of the ways to be an upstander (in the introduction) displayed for everyone to see.
Have the children share some of their own experiences, either things that have happened to them or things they've seen happen to others. After they share, have them act it out using the solutions listed.
For Older Children:
You will need:
One index card per child
One pen per child
Talk to the kids about how it's important to remember the good things about themselves when someone is trying to make them feel bad. This helps them have the confidence to stand up for themselves and others.
Give each child an index card and have them put their name on it. Tape it to their backs. Give each child a pen or fine point marker. Turn on music and have them write one nice thing on each card.
Option 1: Joseph Stick Puppets
You will need:
Felt pieces
Large craft sticks
Color, glue felt, etc to large crafts sticks to make Joseph and his brothers.
Re-tell the story the way it happened and then tell it with Reuben, one of Joseph's, brothers standing up for Joseph.
Option 2: God is With Me Necklace
You will need:
One small circle made out of cardboard
Remind the kids that God is always with them. God can help them do the right thing and if someone else does something to hurt them, God can bring good out of bad situations. Have them write! "God is With Me" on the circle. Then make a bead necklace with a "God is With Me" circle in the middle.
Option 3: Upstander Pin
You will need:
One pin/button per child (you can buy these at your local craft store)
Paper circles that fit into the pins
A copy of the pledge and/or a copy of the prayer included in this lesson
Have the kids recite the pledge with you. Then have them write, " I am an Upstander on the paper circle. Let them decorate it. When finished, put the paper circle inside the pin.
Upstander Pledge
I promise to be an upstander and tell others what that is.
I promise to help someone when I see them being hurt by another.
I promise to refuse to listen to or repeat bad things I hear about others.
I promise to not participate in the teasing of another person.
I promise to get help from a trusted adult when needed.
Dominique Nash is the Director of Children's Ministry at Cornerstone UMC in Naples, Florida. She is passionate about helping families develop healthy relationships with God and each other. For additional resources, click here to contact Dominique.


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The Big Picture: Episode 4
It's been a busy week at RT. This week, we learned that thousands of peoples have unfairly lost their homes to foreclosure because the banks have been using fraudulent documents to lay claim to their property. The debate raged on about campaign finance and the influence corporate and even foreign money is having on the mid-term elections. Finally, this week there was growing evidence that socialism is helping European countries take the lead in global markets as well as to provide a better quality of life for their citizens. And, oh yeah, we launched the Big Picture on RT this week. These were just some of the issues our guests discussed with Thom; in this show we'll take another look at the issues that generating debate in the United States, and try to find the big picture that pulls it all together.


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Industry checklist
Five ways to improve plant floor productivity
Global automotive manufacturing has enjoyed steady growth over the past few years. However, competition is fierce, modularization is changing how vehicles are assembled, and speed to market is critical. Does your plant floor help or hinder your efforts to compete?
There's no denying that strengthening shop floor productivity and cost-effectiveness is a necessary step to becoming a force in today's global automotive industry. But where do you start, where do you focus, and how do you measure success?
Read the new automotive manufacturing checklist "Five ways to improve plant floor productivity" and learn how to take the first steps. This industry checklist discusses ways to move beyond traditional equipment maintenance to a more strategic asset management approach that replaces catastrophic disruptions with planned and managed downtime.
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June 29, 2022
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Description: As the grandmaster who founded the Demonic Sect, Wei Wuxian roamed the world in his wanton ways, hated by millions for the chaos he created. In the end, he was backstabbed by his dearest shidi and killed by powerful clans that combined to overpower him. He incarnates into the body of a lunatic who was abandoned by his clan and is later, unwillingly, taken away by a famous cultivator among the clans—Lan Wangji, his archenemy. This marks the start of a thrilling yet hilarious journey of attacking monsters, solving mysteries, and raising children. From the mutual flirtation along the way, Wei Wuxian slowly realizes that Lan Wangji, a seemingly haughty and indifferent poker-face, holds more feelings for Wei Wuxian than he is letting on.
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Description: At a young age, Nitaroh is stricken with an illness that leaves him blind. He inherits the shamisen guitar once used by his mother and is taught its basics by a blind travelling shamisen player. In time with the help of friends old and new, he walks the paths that leads to his ultimate fate - that of founder of the Tsugaru style of shamisen play.
Naruto: Movie 1 - Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo!
Genres: Drama Comedy Shounen Adventure Historical Supernatural
Naruto: Movie 1 - Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo!
Genres: Drama Comedy Shounen Adventure Historical Supernatural
Description: Kakashi orders Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura to watch a movie before their next mission. Naruto is a big fan of the lead actress. After the movie, they see the heroine in person and being chased. They help her and Naruto asks for an autograph but she wouldn't give him one. When the three returns, Kakashi tells them about their mission: to escort the actress to the Snow Country to film a new movie.
Description: Ryo is about the son of a samurai who lost his parents during the attack of English ships on a Japanese town who is given the name Ryo and becomes the bodyguard of Ryoma Sakamoto, a man who has his own plan to fight for the country.
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
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Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare
Gintama: Kanketsu-hen - Yorozuya yo Eien Nare
Description: What would have happened if the Shiroyasha never existed? Edo is thrown to chaos by a mysterious cause. Sakata Gintoki, now lives in a world where the future has changed, without him. What has happened to the Yorozuya? Gintoki, who is now a ghost of the past, must once again carry the burden in order to save his friends. He must finish the biggest job ever, which may be the final job of Yorozuya.
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Genres: Comedy Fantasy Action Demons Historical Supernatural
Kuroshitsuji Movie: Book of the Atlantic
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Action Demons Historical Supernatural
Description: Whispers turn into screaming headlines in Earl Ciel Phantomhive's morning paper as word of the dead being resurrected takes society by storm. But when the unsavoury details of the business reach Ciel's ear, he and his superlative butler, Sebastian, book themselves on a luxury liner to look into these alleged miracles and the "Aurora Society" conducting them. As the waters lap and crash all around the vessel, mysterious individuals gather under the banner of the "Phoenix." Ciel and Sebastian may be one step closer to the truth, but have they sealed their fates by conducting an investigation on what could easily become a floating coffin...?
Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai
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Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai
Genres: Drama Historical
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Detective Conan Movie 21: The Crimson Love Letter
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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shamballa
Description: 7.69 Ranked #1121Popularity #332Members 223,293MovieBones Add to ListEpisodes: 0 /1* Your list is public by default. Trailer Blu-ray & DVD version play More videos EditSynopsis In desperation, Edward Elric sacrificed his body and soul to rescue his brother Alphonse, and is now displaced in the heart of Munich, Germany. He struggles to adapt to a world completely foreign to him in the wake of the economic crisis that followed the end of World War I. Isolated and unable to return home with his alchemy skills, Edward continues to research other methods of escaping the prison alongside colleagues who bear striking resemblances to many of the people he left behind. As dissent brews among the German citizenry, its neighbors also feel the unrest of the humiliated nation. Meanwhile, Alphonse continues to investigate Edward's disappearance, delving into the science of alchemy in the hopes of finally reuniting with his older brother.
Samurai 7
Genres: Mecha Sci-Fi Samurai Historical
Samurai 7
Genres: Mecha Sci-Fi Samurai Historical
Description: In the far distant future, on a planet that might have been called "earth", there was a war between samurai who mechanized their bodies. After the long war, people enjoyed a modest peace. Facing starvation and abductions at the hands of fearsome mechanized bandits (Nobuseri), the farmers of Kanna Village make the dangerous choice to hire samurai for protection. The village's water priestess, Kirara, her younger sister, Komachi, and a heartbroken villager, Rikichi, set off to hire willing samurai with nothing to offer but rice from their meager harvests. Through dangerous encounters and a bit of luck, seven samurai of varying specialties and experience are gathered for an epic battle against the bandits and the merchants that influence them. Samurai 7 is based loosely upon Kurosawa Akira's famous movie "Seven Samurai"/"Shichinin no Samurai"
Rurouni Kenshin
Rurouni Kenshin
Description: Himura Kenshin is a vagabond with a dark past and sunny disposition. Not a ronin but a rurouni, he was never a samurai, but an assassin of utmost skill in the Meiji restoration, who in the turning point of the war simply walked away. His travels lead him to Tokyo in the 11th year of the Meiji era, where he befriends a female Kendo master, a former thief, a brawler and a doctor all with their own secrets. Together they fight off the enemies surfacing from the dark past that Kenshin cannot escape.
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
Bakumatsu Gijinden Roman
Description: The stage is the close of the Edo period, an age when, not unlike our own time, both natural and man-made disasters left chaos in their wake. Manjiro makes a living helping the people of the troubled capital city, but behind the scenes, he also works in secret to take back precious belongings stolen from the people by unjust political powers and conspiratorial menaces. The people call him "Get-backer Roman."
Genres: Fantasy Action Historical Supernatural
Genres: Fantasy Action Historical Supernatural
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Shounen Onmyouji
Genres: Fantasy Action Demons Magic Historical Supernatural
Shounen Onmyouji
Genres: Fantasy Action Demons Magic Historical Supernatural
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Genres: Drama Fantasy Adventure Historical
Genres: Drama Fantasy Adventure Historical
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Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Garden Dreams
I'm in need of a little Jungian dream interpretation help, so I'm going to share my dream with you to see how you interpret it. Here goes:
I was riding in a boat on a freshwater lake when I came upon a small round island of land with a very simple but beautiful garden on it. I was surprised to find a garden in the center of a lake. I got out of the boat to walk through the garden which was broken into 3 separate parts (see photo below). Toward the back and in the center of the island were 3 red Knock-out roses, these roses were surrounded by a partial ring of grass, and the outer ring was a border of a variety of colorful flowering plants.
A person or voice (unknown to and unseen by me) on the island said, "I could take care of the garden." I was so happy that I quickly returned home...gathered my garden tools and some plants...and returned to the island. As I walked onto the island with my tools and plants, the person or voice said, "You can't plant any plants, you can only take care of the garden." End of dream.
I woke up because I was so stunned that I wasn't allowed to plant any plants. And, for some reason the phrase, "You can't plant any plants, you can only take care of the garden" has stuck in my mind, and I keep asking myself what does it mean, especially the part about not being able to plant any plants...you know for a gardener, that's a nightmare! ;-)
Go ahead...give it your best shot. What deeper meaning do you draw from my dream?
8 comments:
- Kimberly said...
Well, I'm not a dream interpretter or anything remotely close. So I checked some online dream interpretation sights. It seems most everything in your dream symbolizes peace, tranquility, nurturing and a well-lived life...garden, rose, island. Again, being proclaimed the care taker seems to portray nurturing vs. planting or beginning. That's my best guess. A bit lame. I'll check back to see what others think.
- Floridagirl said...
Oh my, you can't plant any more? That WAS a nightmare. But what could it mean? Hmmm.... If this were MY dream, I do think I'd know how to interpret it. For I often feel completely overwhelmed with this half acre and the endless, endless weeding that goes along with it. A simple little garden in the middle of a lake, far, far from any other weedy plants might just be the easiest little thing to take care of. And knockouts are pretty easy as roses go, so I think that fits in with the simplicity theme. And one tiny, perfect lawn would be easy to care for as well. What a nightmare to keep a lawn alive in Florida! Yep, simple sounds nice to me sometimes, on a subconscious, dreamscape level, but I could never do it. I want more land, actually.
- Dani said...
I'm going with the peace and nurturing vibe too. :)
- Robur d'Amour said...
You've got some great photos in your posts. I love some of those bird photos.
I only know a couple of general principles about dream interpretation, which I read about in 'The Way of The Dream'.
Firstly, your dream is probably not about plants or gardens, as you know them.
There is a sense of not adding to something, perhaps you might have been thinking of starting a new blog, or something. But, generally, dreams try to tell us more important things. A blog is a bit mundane. Or it could mean something like no more children.
Dream images are all symbols, each representing something else. What matters are the personal associations for you. In a recent post you talked about grass, and the associations grass has for you - 'lazy days of summer, adults mowing in the heat, and kids running barefoot through the cool damp grass'.
It's good that you've drawn a picture. Jung was very keen on collecting dream pictures. Unlike us, he could work out what they mean. Interesting that things are in threes, that's very Jungian.
Marie-Louise von Franz says it's good to try a hunch, even if it doesn't mean anything, it may release other meanings.
What your picture suggested to me was 'The Little Prince' by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. The circle/island is like his little asteroid, on which had a rose, which he had to look after. In that sense, the rose is a metaphor for a person.
Here's another way-out suggestion - I've just posted some lily photos on my own blog - you might have seen them. The name of one of the varieties was Forever Susan. The word word Susan actually means lily.
- Antique ART Garden said...
I view your dream from a Christian point of view, and believe God was telling you that you have three very important things in your garden ( your life ), and He put them there, you are simply here to take care of them. Adam and Eve were supposed to be caretakers of the garden , not creators of the garden. Another possibility is there are three important people or areas of your life that you like to be in control of, and in this dream...God is telling you that you cannot be in control ( shape them up , direct their paths, etc. ) , only to take care of them. To love them, and relinquish control to Him. Bless you, Gina
- Orlando Realtor said...
Wow, Susan, some of these comments really have had some serious thought put into them. I would just like to look at the obvious. This is your personal escape island which will take little to no maintainance to take care of, if necessary at all. If you need company next time you retreat to this island, take me please....
- NanaK said...
Very interesting dream and answers you've gotten from others. I certainly don't know, but there is a lot of food for thought here.
- Susan said...
Thanks to everyone for your very insightful thoughts.
Kimberly...I agree with you that everything represented symbolizes peace, tranquility and nurturing.
Floridagirl...I'm with you on always wanting more land to plant more plants.
Robur...Your comments made me realize I was stuck on the "garden issue" and that the garden in my dream was a representation of my life, and not the garden after all.
Gina...I agree with you that the roses represent 3 important things in my life that I need to take care of...my husband, daughter & me.
Maxine...I'll keep your offer in mind next time I visit the island. :-)
Kay...Yes, people have given me some great insight.
This dream that has stuck in my mind has given me a very powerful message thanks to all of you.
I couldn't get past the "not being able to plant plants," when all the time it wasn't about gardening. Thanks to all of you for your very thoughtful input I was able to realize that the island garden represents my life...which contains 3 important people that I need to take care of, nurture and enjoy! In other words, quit trying to add more to the picture (I have everything I NEED)...slow down...focus on the most important things in my life, and in the process enjoy the life we are creating. Thank you!
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Rajinikanth Profile
Rajinikanth Biography
Rajinikanth is a monstrously prevalent performing artist of the South Indian film industry. Beneficiary of the desired Padma Shri Award in the year 2002, he has worked in a string of hit movies like Murattukaalai, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla and Moondru Mugam. Rajinikanth is a praised performer of the South Indian film industry i.e. Tollywood. Conceived on 12 December 1949, Rajnikanth's was initially named Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. The most interesting highlight about Rajnikanth's acting is that he can establish comedies, show, anticipation and thrillers no sweat. In distinguishment of sublime commitment to Indian film, he was as of late honored the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in the year 2002. To know more, read on this account of Rajnikanth. Rajinikanth hails from a Marathi group of Bangalore in the Karnataka state and was the fourth offspring of his guardians, Jijabai and Ramoji Rao. Despite the fact that his native language is Marathi, yet Rajnikanth never acted in any Marathi motion pictures till date. His youth was spent in neediness and he filled in as a transport conductor earlier his movie vocation. Nonetheless, it was amid this period that Rajnikanth honed his acting aptitude by taking part in different theater plays. In the year, 1973, he joined the Madras Film establishment to procure an essential course in acting. At first while working in Tamil film, Rajnikanth was given supporting parts like that of a tumor understanding in the 1975 film, Apoorva Raagangal coordinated by K. Balachander. Balachander gave Rajnikanth the name, by which the world now recognizes him. However it was chief, SP Muthuraman who really patched up Rajnikanth's picture by throwing him in differed parts. Case in point, Rajnikanth was given a positive part in film, Bhuvana Oru Kelvikkuri (1977). By now, film Mullum Malarum had Rajnikanth a firm solid footing in the Tamil film stadium. The period from 1980 to1989 was the genuine defining moment in the vocation of Rajnikanth as it took him to taking off truly high. Nonetheless, Rajinikanth suddenly chose to leave acting, yet in any case was sweet talked over into it after at some point. He featured in Billa that was a revamp of Amitabh Bachchan's Don and it ended up being a blockbuster hit quieting all his evaluates. This was trailed by more effective movies like Murattukaalai, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla and Moondru Mugam. That ubiquity of Rajnikanth can just be gaged by the way that even two decades after the arrival of his old hits, they keep on making benefits in the cinematic world. K. Balachander's first home creation, Netrikan ended up being yet another point of reference in Rajini's profession. What's more, in his 100th motion picture, Sri Raghavendra, he played the Hindu holy person Raghavendra Swami. Another of Rajnikanth's late hits was Shivaji discharged in the first a large portion of 2007.


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Waking up in the morning to the cold and frigid temperatures makes it almost impossible to want to do your usual hair and your daily beauty routines. However, there are many ways to help combat that. Below are six beauty hacks that will help make cold mornings easier.
1. Take a warm bath
Although this may seem like a pretty simple idea, many individuals don't think of taking a bath. Most people jump in the shower for a quick rinse before work or school. However, a bath is a great way to warm the body and take the chill out of cold mornings. A bath helps your mind and muscles relax and make them feel warmer for longer. To make it even better try adding some epsom salt or a moisturising bath product that can make the bath feel even nicer. Not only will this help getting ready more pleasant but it will also make your skin softer and you will smell much better.
2. Buy yourself a personalized bathrobe
A bath wrap is a great way to avoid the morning cold, it is much like a towel except it can offer more warmth and comfort. Personalized bathrobes for women are often made of a high-quality cotton material that is soft and plush. They are typically available in a wide range of colors and come in a few different sizes. Personalized bathrobes are the perfect way to warm your cold mornings, especially if you use them after a nice hot shower or bath.
3. Do a minimalist makeup routine
On most of the chilly mornings you may not want to spend a lot of time doing your makeup. This article shows how to get minimalist makeup in a very short time. Not only does it offer different tips but it also shows how to use many products for a variety of uses. This is a great way to save time in the morning and also a great way to avoid spending a lot of time doing your makeup when you are cold and tired.
4. Be sure to moisturize
Moisturizing is important on a regular basis and even more important during the cold frigid temperatures. During the cold season, skin can become dry and lacklustre. Moisturizing is a great way to keep skin soft and supple. Moisturising products help your skin become smoother and they are especially made for the cold and chilly weather. Moisturizing also helps combat many of the effects that cold temperatures can have on your skin. There are even warming moisturizers that warm your skin.
5. Blow dry hair
This is one of the simpler beauty hacks you could use during the cold winter temperatures. It is important to ensure that hair is always dry when going out in the cold. This is a great way to keep your immune system protected. There are many ways in which you could dry your hair. You can choose which one is the best for your hair length and type. If you believe that the process of drying your hair takes too long, try washing and drying your hair the night before so it's already dry before going out on the next morning.
6. Skip heavy powders
Although this is not technically a tip for dealing with cold temperatures in the morning, it's a great beauty hack for cold weather in general. The skin tends to get dry and may even flake on cold weather. When this occurs it can affect the texture of the skin. Placing powder on top of dry or flaky skin will make the skin look drier and cakey. It is best to use cream products that will help add shine and moisture to your skin.
So, all things considered, these six beauty tips will definitely help you take out the chill of cold mornings. You could begin by trying each one of them and then you could decide which one is the best for you. Keep in mind that every advice you were given is intended to help you get ready faster and stay healthy.


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Hale Center will have busy Fourth of July
HALE CENTER — The Hale Center Chamber of Commerce is preparing for numerous activities for the upcoming July 4 celebration.
The Fourth of July, which is on a Friday this year, will have the annual chamber parade starting at 11 a.m.
Parade participants can start lining up at 10 a.m. in the 1000 block of Main. There is no charge to participate in the parade.
Following the parade, there will be food and festivities with vendors in the city park. Persons interested in having a booth can contact the Chamber office at 705 Main, or at 839-2642. Booth rentals will be $40 for chamber and local non-profit organizations, and $100 for non-chamber members.
The "Hotter Than Hale Center" motorcycle poker run will kick off at noon at the Fire Department. The fundraising poker run will start at Hale Center and then go to Cotton Center, Abernathy, Petersburg and end back in Hale Center. Cost per bike is $20.
The best poker hand will net the winner $100 cash, second best hand will be for $75, and $50 for third.
At dark, Caudle Lake will light up with fireworks. Residents can pop off fireworks again at Caudle City Park, located at I-27 Service Road and East 14th. The city has allowed fireworks at the park the past two years, only on July 4, starting at dark.
"Each year this attracts more and more people," said Chamber President Dennis Burton. "Our citizens puts on a pretty good show with their own fireworks," he added.
"If you just want to watch the fireworks, bring a lawn chair, or you can sit in your car and watch," Burton said.
Also during the Fourth of July festivities, the Hale Center Chamber will be raffling chances for two NASCAR tickets to the Texas Motor Speedway for Nov. 2. Raffle tickets are $5 each or five for $20 and can be purchased at the chamber office, at 705 Main.
A farmers' market has been scheduled for Saturday, July 12, from 8 a.m. to noon, in front of chamber office. There is no charge for any farmers or growers to bring and sell their produce. The market is open to the public.
For more information on the farmers' market contact the chamber office.


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With copyright being abused to shut down innovation and speech, and copyright terms lasting for generations, fair use is more important than ever. Without fair use, we'd see less creativity. We'd see less news reporting and commentary. And we'd see far less innovation.
Fair use allows people to use copyrighted materials for certain purposes without payment or permission. If something is fair use, it is not infringing on a copyright.
A video remix or a story that critiques culture by incorporating famous characters and giving them new meaning or context is an example of fair use in action. Culture grows because creators are constantly reworking what's in it. If Superman is portrayed as someone other than a white man, that is a clearly a commentary on the symbol of "truth, justice, and the American way."
Commentary also relies on fair use. Criticism is made stronger when the material being interrogated can be included in the critique. It is difficult to show why someone was wrong or add context to someone else's report without including at least part of it. We recently wrote about the Second Circuit's decision that part of the service offered by TVEyes, a subscription company that provides searchable transcripts and video archives of television and radio, was not fair use. In particular, the court seemed to say that what makes TVEyes so objectionable was that it made material available without Fox News' permission. One of the reasons fair use is so important to the First Amendment is because it doesn't require permission. Who would let researchers, academics, and journalists get access to their material for the purpose of saying if and how they're wrong?
The ways fair use improves our creative culture and our commentary are apparent every time we see fan art on the Internet or watch news commentary. The ways fair use protects innovation can be more subtle.
Copyright also covers software, which is working its way into every part of our life. We're entering a world where your lights, toothbrush, coffeemaker, and television are all connected to the Internet. And transmitting all sorts of information all the time. But if you want to ask an expert how to change that, you're probably going to need fair use.
Much of the problem lies with Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which bans breaking restrictions on copyrighted works. That means, for example, that if someone wants to develop an app that better secures your phone but doing so means breaking the digital lock the manufacturer put there, then that inventor faces trouble. Or, say you want to pay a mechanic to fix your car, but that requires them to break the encryption on the computer in it, then Section 1201 would prevent you from getting that help.
Section 1201 can prevent access to things that fair use allows people to use. For example, you may want to make fair use of a clip from a DVD but be banned from breaking a lock to rip the clip. And because of the impact that could have on fair use, there is a process for securing an exemption to it. The exemption process occurs every three years, and we'll get a new set of exemption in 2018.
Because fair use is important for creativity, commentary, and innovation, and because the ban on circumvention makes that so much harder, convincing the Copyright Office to issue common-sense exemptions is necessary. In 2018, EFF is asking for exemptions for:
- Repair, diagnosis, and tinkering with any software-enabled device, including "Internet of Things" devices, appliances, computers, peripherals, toys, vehicle, and environmental automation systems;
- Jailbreaking personal computing devices, including smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and personal assistant devices like the Amazon Echo and the forthcoming Apple HomePod;
- Using excerpts from video discs or streaming video for criticism or commentary, without the narrow limitations on users (noncommercial vidders, documentary filmmakers, certain students) that the Copyright Office now imposes;
- Security research on software of all kinds, which can be found in consumer electronics, medical devices, vehicles, and more;
- Lawful uses of video encrypted using High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP, which is applied to content sent over the HDMI cables used by home video equipment).
It would be even better if hoops like this didn't exist for fair use to jump through, but while they do, it's important to keep showing how important it is.
This week is Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines.
Fair use protects so much more than many realize
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Things were coming along swimmingly for these socks until this happened:
I should explain things. I was feeling very proud of my hand-wound center-pull ball of yarn, and started knitting both socks at the same time, one from each end of the yarn. Then the center yarn wasn't coming out so smoothly, so I yanked a little harder, and a littler harder still, and suddenly the ball of yarn had given birth to a huge mess of yarn snot.
A is the original ball of yarn. The outside end of this ball is attached to E, one of the socks.
C is the yarn snot that came out of the center of the ball of yarn. C has turned into the biggest tangled mess of a knot in the world. I've managed to finagle a tiny portion of the A end of C into B, as I try to untagle C.
The other side of C is attched to D, the other sock.
The hope is to untangle C and wind it all into a bigger B. It's hard to untangle a gigantic knot when neither of the ends are free. Even if I finish untagling C into B, B will not be able to go back inside A (it is now wound in reverse order), but hopefully I'll be able to knit it all up when I finish sock D.
This is really horrible. But not as horrible as cutting the yarn and having a knot in a sock!
Also: here's a reason to stock up on cashmere yarn right now!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Knot knitting
Labels: bainbridge, knotty, socks
4 comments:
- Team Knit ! said...
oh no!!! what a messy knot, and how dare it delay your pretty socks!It's for reasons like that I still wind my skeins into balls by hand.
- Julie
- June 22, 2009 at 6:42 AM
- soknitpicky said...
Oh no! :-(
- June 22, 2009 at 9:43 AM
- Rose Red said...
I share your pain - last week I was winding some sock yarn and I got the worst knot - it took me FOUR HOURS of solid untangling to get it undone. If it wasn't great yarn, it would be in the bin right now! I wish you much luck with the untangling...
- June 23, 2009 at 5:08 AM
- addi knitting said...
I am still a newbie and it seems like I always have a knot of some kind that slows up a project.
- July 30, 2009 at 2:04 PM
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I was super excited last weekend to go out and spend some of the sweet gift cards I received for Christmas. You can take one of two approaches to gift cards, in my opinion. You can spend what you would spend--but get MORE--since you have a gift card to put toward the total. Or you can use the amount of the gift card and walk out, not having spent anything. Or at least, very little.
I like it when I can successfully do #2. I had a gift card to DSW and I had some fun. All of the shoes I bought were 70 or 80% off. Yessss!
One things about shoes is that since having my two kids, my feet have gotten a bit bigger. I always had biggish feet, but now I sometimes wear a 9 1/2 or even a 10. Eeek. Although, when you get up to those sizes, you have better selection, you know what I'm sayin'???
I first picked up these gold wedges. They are from the Jessica Simpson line. She skeeves me out a bit lately, but I thought the shoes were too good to pass up, especially at $8. They are a bit over the top, I know. I'll put them away for a few months. Gold shoes and snow don't go so well together.
These shoes I can wear to school. I liked the fabric on them and the little flower is cute, too.
These would be more spring shoes. I liked the yellow stripe....they will look great paired with some fun spring colors!
Grand total for all of these? 34 bones. She shoots, she scores!