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The other day I saw a pattern for crocheted bowls on Jacquie's blog, BunnyMummy. It's a clever twist on the basic principles for crocheting anything in the round, like the base of a bag or hat and, if you will forgive the pun, I was well and truly hooked. By using a double strand of cotton yarn, as the circle becomes three dimensional, it holds its shape to be self-supporting enough to make a bowl to put your yarn or fruit in rather than being soft and flexible for a bag or a hat. The cotton yarn has less stretch and "give" in it than wool or acrylic and by using it double and on a small hook the crochet keeps beautifully tight with just the right amount of stiffness to hold itself up without the need for any additional support. You can find the pattern here.
By using every spare minute I've had this week, I've made two of these so far and I love them! Mine are slightly bigger than Jacquie's (I just worked a few more increase rows before working up the sides without any increases) but I have used her principle of changing the colours one strand at a time so that they blend nicely into one another. The stitch is just straightforward single crochet (US terms) / double crochet (UK terms) and the pattern is easy to follow and to adapt.
It's a bit stiff working with a double strand of DK weight yarn on a 4mm hook but you kind of get used to it and it helps if you put your hook in at an angle like I am doing here in the pic above.
This is my first effort in a symphony of blues. As you can see, if you look carefully, with some of the stitches I've missed going into both loops, giving little lines here and there. On my second attempt, the sunset / sunrise coloured bowl, I managed to avoid this. I think it's one of the hazards of working with a double strand so one just needs to be careful to go into the whole of each stitch as you work it. With the mottled overall effect I don't think it shows too much though.
The yarn I've used is Cascade Ultra Pima which comes in the most fantastic range of jewel shades. It has a slight sheen to it and is a dream to work with - no splittiness or awkwardness to it at all unlike some cotton yarn which can get quite raggedy on the hook. The only drawbacks are that it's not particularly cheap (for which, read, "not at all cheap") and it comes in those wickedly beautiful skeins that require Winding Before Use. I had quite a bit left over from my Japanese Flower scarf which, fortunately for this project, was therefore already purchased and wound!
When I was new to crochet I tried to use one of these skeins without winding and the cat's cradle that resulted in seconds was unbelievable to behold. If it hadn't been so expensive I'd have been tempted to bin the whole mess, but as it had been rather expensive, many hours and a lot of cursing and huffing and puffing followed, while I unravelled, painfully and slowly, what had only taken the blink of an eye to change from a smooth skein, lying innocently flat and serene on the table, to impenetrably tangled spaghetti with malign intent. So be warned, if you are a novice with skeins, and do not be tempted to take a shortcut with them - they do not like it and nor will you!
Not possessed of one of those handy "winders and swifts" or whatever they are called, I find the best method is to use two upright chairs, placed back to back and slightly apart and to place the carefully opened up skein in a loop round both backs. You can then find one loosened end and begin to wind the yarn into a ball. It's tiring on the back as I find I have to stand leaning over the chairs in order to keep the yarn flowing smoothly and not pulling away more than it should, but it's worth it with this stuff.
I am now on a third bowl experimenting with more clearly defined stripes which I want for something on Sunday so I've got to get a move on! Hope no one's expecting any supper this evening!
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Start the New Year with a First Day Hike
December 31st, 2019This is Passport to Texas
If one of your resolutions is to sit less and move more in the New Year, may I suggest a First Day Hike to start things right.
First Day Hikes is a nationwide initiative that Texas State Parks has been participating in for the last several years.
Thomas Wilhelm is with state parks. He says many Texas state parks host First Day Hike Events. First day hikes have become a positive way for Texans to begin the New Year on the right foot…and left foot.
Essentially, it's the concept of getting outside on January first, and doing something to kick the year off right. So, almost all of our parks have some sort of first day hike. A few of our parks take it a unique way. But many of our parks do have those first day hikes. And they're, of course, guided hikes with a park ranger. And it's just a way to start the year off right on the good foot. Literally.
You don't have to go on a guided hike …or hike at all. How about a first day sunset stroll, or bike ride or paddle on a paddling trail or a first day birding outing? Make the first day of January the start of your best year.
Find a First Day Hike near you at texasstateparks.org. While you're there check out other opportunities like Dutch oven cooking, stargazing, hikes with shelter dogs and more.
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If one is afraid of something, then it is the wisest to measure it.
Daniel Kehlmann: Die Vermessung der Welt (Measuring the World), Rowohlt: 2005.
(As I only had the German original at hand, the quotations below were translated to English by me. The "official" English translation of Carol Brown Janeway is obviously much more recommendable!)
The first impression is that of shuddering amazement, like at the sight of the prepared wonders of a cabinet de curiosités. However, instead of exotic animals the author prepared here two exotic persons with the greatest care, Gauss, the mathematician and Humboldt, the scientist-explorer. Their figures are so autistic and inhuman that we cannot but watch them in amazement as they break ahead as straight as an arrow toward their objective, the measuring of the world.
Even the genre is well chosen to impress us, the hagiography of child prodigy, in which the scientist, just like the magician protagonist of the previous novel of Kehlmann, The Beerholm illusion, does miracles in row without any effort, in a glance pulling out of the nothing new laws, planets and continents.
And then the stories. The big story unfolds itself through several small, laconic stories, each with its own structure, rhythm and depth, as if the Hassidic stories of Buber had been stringed up into a novel.
And these stories hold together into an unpredictable, magic world. Where accidental is necessary, things form invisible connections, and the ones belonging together must meet again and again in the most unexpected places. Where a jungle of palm trees and lians grow in a neglected garden of Northern Germany. Where the dead send messages to the living, the rivers flow uphill, and in the middle of the jungle a lonely Saxon traveler pops up who, having informed the discoverers about the exact population of his native village back in Germany and about the height of the church tower measured in feet, disappears again. The wonders sometimes swell up to the point of breaking the texture of the action, and when we later find our way back again, none of the actors remember how they had got rid of the trouble. In this world the most realistic figures are those four oarsmen on the Amazonas who incessantly treat each other with marvellous stories about speaking fishes and winged dwarfish dogs, and in whose figures Kehlmann surely erected a worthy monument to the great masters of Southern American magic realism, so dear to his heart.
Mario asked Humboldt to tell a story, he too.
He does not know any stories, said Humboldt and he straightened his hat which had been turned by the monkey. And he does not even like storytelling. But he can tell the most beautiful German poem in a free Spanish translation. Above the hilltops there is silence, between the trees no wind is felt, birds are silent, too, and you will die soon, don't worry.
Everyone looked at him.
Ready, said Humboldt.
Pardon, asked Bonpland.
Humboldt reached for the sextant.
Excuse, said Julio. It is not possible that this is everything.
Of course it is no bloody story with wars and transformations, said Humbold with irritation. It has no magic, nobody is changed into a plant, nobody can fly and they do not eat each other.
During the day the hours merged; the Sun glowed fiery above the river, it was a pain to look at it. The mosquitos were attacking from every side, even the oarsmen were too tired to speak. A metal disk followed them for a while, flying before them and then behind them again, silently gliding on the sky, disappearing and then appearing again, for some minutes coming so close that Humboldt could discern with the telescope on its bright surface the distorted mirror image of the river, the boat and himself. Then the disk dashed away and it did not return any more.
It is no wonder that in such a world Gauss and Humboldt are so obsessed to find order that they sacrifice every human connection for it. The real life is going on around them, and its actors often turn to them with love, but only very rarely a little bit of this love gets through into their closed world: a dog, a prostitute, an old tre. And moreover, even when the malcontent Gauss meets God himself, he lets the chance go, because this scene does not fit to the order imagined by him. God, if he exists at all, should exist above the laws moving the world, not inside this chaotic world, as an old count in a neglected German garden.
But in such a world they cannot find order. The more they investigate it, the more they have to realize that laws fail, space becomes bent, time slows down, the sum of the angles of star triangles is more than a hundred and eighty degrees, and parallels meet in the infinite.
And then the structure. Nowadays we adore good structures. Recently it was enough to begin a novel like "In a village of La Mancha, whose name I do not want to remember, there lived a gentleman," and then the stories followed each other from the birth of the hero until his death. We also love the strings of stories, perhaps this is what we love the most. But it is required that they do not follow each other in the form of linear narrative. And Kehlmann, just like the magician of The Beerholm Illusion, meets this Postmodern claim with precisely elaborated, exhaustively practiced and always succesful formulas. The story begins at the end, when Humboldt and Gauss meet each other at the 1828 Berlin conference, for the first and for the last time. Only then their parallel lives begin. From chapter to chapter we watch the one and then the other being born, growing up, studying, reaching their first results. They get to know about each other, monitor each other's way, they are slowly nearing to each other. At the end we get to the beginning. Humboldt and Gauss meet each other at the 1828 Berlin conference. And yet they do not meet. Because if until then everything was about their similarities, this occasion brings forth their differences.
Plans, blasted Gauss. Chatter, plans, intrigues. Verbosity with ten princes and hundred academies until one can finally set up a barometer somewhere. This is no science.
Oh, shouted Humboldt, then what is science?
Gauss had a suck at his pipe. A man alone at his desk. Paper in front of him, eventually a telescope, and the clear sky in front of the window. If this man does not give up before understanding it. This is perhaps science.
And if this man takes up travelling?
Gauss shrugged his shoulder. Whatever is hidden in the distance, in holes, volcanos or mines, is accidental and is not important. The world cannot be understood better in this way.
They only get really close to each other when they do not see each other any more. From the distance they continue each other's trains of thoughts, reply to each other's questions, dream each other's dreams. Perhaps they would really meet in the infinite.
All the other figures of the novel also run on parallel courses. Humboldt and his brother, the scientist and the philologist, childhood rivals, fire and water. Bonpland and Humboldt, the two fellow travelers, the Frenchman and the German. Humboldt and his Spanish classmate Andreas del Rio, who saves his life at the school of mining, and whose life is broken by him with a cold rational report. Cold-headed Gauss and his hated warm-hearted son Eugen who only at the end of the novel, having detached himself from his father and started the way of Humboldt can begin to think with the intellect of his father. All of them make sometimes great efforts to meet the other, but this can hardly happen. As if the parallel courses were stronger than them.
His father, whenever said a word, was complaining or giving commands. A German, he often said, never sits bowed. Once Gauss asked: Is this all? Is this enough to be a German? His father was thinking so long that he could hardly believe it. Then he nodded.
The Zar slung the over Humboldt's shoulder, cries of vivat and bravo arose, and Humboldt made efforts not to stand bowed.
This novel is also about what it means to be German. Much more than it would look at the first glance. Not only because it is about two giants of German spirit. For, in fact, it is not so much about them.
Daniel Kehlmann speaks about this aspect at the request of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung like this:
Humboldt is the representative of Weimar Classicism, the only Weimar Classicist who was really sent out as a representative of Weimar Classicism, and who went with this spirit to Macondo. At the time when I wrote this novel I was strongly under the influence of Southern American literature, and in the same time I felt that as a German author I cannot avail of several emotional and artistic opportunities of these authors. One feels of having come from another culture and although he can play with the possibilities of this one, but only in a different way. Then I suddenly felt that Humboldt is my key, who entered this world, but entered it as a German.
This novel is a satyrical and playful account with what it means to be a German. And obviously also with what we can call without any irony the German high culture. To me this is one of the main themes of the novel. As Andreas Maier formulated so beautifully in the introduction to the audio book: "the high German Geistesgeschichte, a unique form of incapability of living." However, in the wide reception of the novel this theme spectacularly got lost.
Seen from our side, from outside and to the east from Germany, it seems that the most German problem of the novel is the one which is in the same time the most human. Like probably in every novel about national character, if it is a good novel. And this problem which we face again and again when staying among Germans and when reading German literature, is nothing else than the above central question of the novel: Can one open himself to the other without having to give up himself? Can the parallels meet each other?


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Next month, you'll be able to watch NFL games on your smartphone, regardless of your carrier.
Verizon signed a new multi-year agreement with the NFL to carry football games on mobile phones. Unlike its previous contracts, Verizon will allow other carriers' customers to watch the action, too.
Starting in January, anyone with a smartphone will be able to watch games airing in their local market. So if you live in Wisconsin, you can watch Packers games. You'll also be able to watch nationally televised matches, including Thursday, Sunday and Monday Night Football games, the playoffs and the Super Bowl.
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Streaming NFL games on smartphones had been a Verizon exclusive since 2010. Two years ago, Verizon added the ability for its customers to stream in-market and nationally televised games for free. Since then, Twitter and Amazon have also streamed Thursday night games.
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January 29, 2021
Millionacres Podcast Features VOA Affordable Housing and Senior Healthcare Services
Millionacres Podcast Features VOA Affordable Housing and Senior Healthcare Services
July 24, 2020
The New York Times: Providing a Pandemic Safety Net, Nonprofits Need Their Own
Social service organizations like Volunteers of America, and other nonprofits, continue to be on the front lines during the pandemic providing life-saving resources to those who need it most. Now, many nonprofits are in jeopardy during the current economic crisis and are in need of support.
June 11, 2020
Sharon Wilson-Geno, EVP National Services, on KCBS radio
Hear from our Executive VP, National Services, Sharon Wilson-Geno on what a second wave of the virus could mean to our older population, and how VOA continues to be on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis.
May 29, 2020
Volunteers of America Featured on ABC 7 in Washington, D.C.!
Our very own Jatrice Martel Gaiter, executive vice president of external affairs, spoke with ABC-7 WJLA Anchor Alison Starling on our life-saving work during the COVID-19 pandemic, including addressing the effects of moral injury during this crisis.
August 29, 2019
Dr. Rita Brock Interview on CNN: Moral Injury & COVID-19
Sr. VP of Moral Injury and Dir. of the Shay Moral Injury Center at Volunteers of America, Dr. Rita Brock spoke to CNN Brooke Baldwin on how moral injury affects nurses, healthcare workers and many others during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 31, 2018
More Americans Are Living in Their Cars Due to High Housing Costs
As CBS News reports, the number of people who live in their cars because they can't find affordable housing is on the rise with the problem increasing in cities with expensive housing markets, including Los Angeles, Portland and San Francisco. This problem is one Volunteers of America Illinois and Volunteers of America, Dakotas are all too familiar with.
May 15, 2018
Volunteers of America Publishes Book of Personal Stories on Moral Injury
More than 100 leaders from the human services, veterans, caregiving, faith and corporate communities came together May 15 to celebrate the launch of Volunteers of America's new book: "The Momentum of Hope: Personal Stories of Moral Injury." The book is part of our moral injury initiative through which we will explore the effects of moral injury and ways we can reach those affected.
December 13, 2017
Volunteers of America Breaks Ground on Park in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
On December 13, 2017, Volunteers of America broke ground on Parque para la Tercera Edad (Park for the Third Age) situated in the city center of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico. Volunteers of America has had a presence in Puerto Rico since 2007 with community corrections and housing programs and is excited to be partnering on this new park.
November 4, 2017
Home Depot Spruces Up Local Baton Rouge Affordable Housing Apartments
Local Baton Rouge area Home Depot volunteers helped spruce up Volunteers of America Greater Baton Rouge's affordable housing apartments by putting up a new privacy fence, installing a decorative railing, adding raised garden beds and re-landscaping the flower beds.
October 5, 2017
Home Depot Volunteers Improve Senior Housing Community in Loudon, NH
Home Depot employees recently volunteered their time building a gazebo for the senior residents of Volunteers of America Northern New England's Richard Brown House, an affordable housing community for low-income seniors.
September 22, 2017
Home Depot Volunteers Improve Veterans Transitional Home in Billings, MT
Home Depot volunteers painted, built closets and provided new stoves to Independence Hall, a 20-bed men's transitional housing facility located in Billings, MT for honorably discharged veterans. The facility operates 24 hours a day and includes a full kitchen, a laundry room, dining and living space which includes a TV area, computer & resource room, a conference room and an outside area.
September 18, 2017
Volunteers of America Opposes the Graham/Cassidy Bill
Sixteen patient and provider groups oppose the proposal put forward by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) that will negatively impact patients' access to adequate and affordable health coverage and care.
May 6, 2016
Supportive Housing Program for Veterans Wins Vanguard Award
Blue Butterfly Village, our permanent supportive housing for previously homeless veterans, has won the prestigious Vanguard Award. Blue Butterfly Village is on the site of a former naval base and the project was developed with 9% LIHTCs and many other sources, including HUD VASH. Numerous female veterans and their families have had their lives changed by this project.


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Markets don't make you money; your habits… make you money.
As creatures of habit, we ultimately become our own best friend, or our own worst enemy. This is why it's important to be mindful of how our emotions affect our choices and influence our behaviour.
We can remind ourselves of this time and time again, but still we might find ourselves slipping into old habits and allowing emotional decisions to vilify our investment strategies.
This is largely due to the fact that if we step back and take a broader look at the market performance of the past three to five years, most local markets have underperformed. Many will say that only offshore has been showing growth, but even that is another way of saying that the 'grass is greener on the other side of the fence.'
We all know that the grass is greener where it's watered!
But here's why this concept throws us so easily: performance doesn't follow calendar years.
We do. We follow calendar (or financial) years. The reality is that three bad years doesn't necessarily mean that your investment strategy is wrong. There will ALWAYS be a better performing asset class, share or fund. There will always be that temptation to jump ship when we see another vessel moving ahead a little quicker than ours.
And this is typically where we lose our money. This behaviour assumes that the markets will make us rich, and forgets that it's our habits that make us wealthy. Markets yield the best returns over time, and not at a specific time, which speaks to the importance of following the 'buy and hold' strategy rather than the 'buy and sell' strategy.
Emotional awareness and diligent behaviour have the biggest impact on our portfolio. Managing these two key elements to our future wealth are not easy as both can be easily swayed under the right conditions – and poor market performance (especially after a Black Swan) creates these exact conditions!
Don't try to go it alone when you're feeling like this.
Having an objective partner on your side to help you process the emotional turmoil that rides the wave of a crashing market is invaluable to building your wealth. People who work with an adviser typically enjoy 1-2% better returns; over 25 years that can be almost double the return of someone who invests without an adviser.
They will also be able to remind you that maintaining your premiums during volatility allows you to purchase shares or allocations at cheaper prices (effectively acquiring more stock) and benefit your portfolio even more in the future.
Remember, it's not the markets that will make you wealthy; it's your habits.


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Police are looking for any leads after an iconic piece of southern Cariboo history was stolen on Dec. 19.
At around 11:55 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19 thieves made away with a jade boulder that has stood outside the Cariboo Jade Shop in Cache Creek for many years. It was last seen on a flat-deck trailer being towed by a two-tone grey and blue Dodge pickup truck.
The excavator is orange with a small, wide bucket and was facing backward on the trailer. The jade boulder was in front of the machine, between it and the bucket. The pickup and trailer were last seen headed toward Kamloops on Highway 1.
A small, black Ford SUV was seen with the first vehicle, and might be associated with it.
The one foot thick slab of jade, which weighs 2,850 pounds, was cut from a large boulder found near Dease Lake. The process took more than 200 hours of continuous cutting with diamond field saws.
The Cariboo Jade Shop is a family-run business that was established in 1967. The jade boulder has stood outside it for most of the store's history, and is a popular spot for visitors to pose for pictures.
Anyone with any information, or who was in the area at the time and has dash-cam video, is asked to contact Ashcroft RCMP at (250) 453-2216. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
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Why Value Points? Using Agile to Optimize Value of Projects
I was asked recently for guidelines on "how to use value points in agile projects". I was glad to get the question, since some people, like the blogger who writes "Agile 101," say stuff like: value points are "not appropriate or particularly necessary in all cases." Gah! The Agile 101 author actually goes on to do quite a nice job describing how to use value points, and I recommend you visit the blog, but I would like to explain why I don't think all of this is an optional nicety.
If you were CEO of your company and you were being briefed on your project every two weeks, what do you want to hear from your agile team?
- "We delivered 14 value points this iteration" (which translates into some specific thing the company values, in terms of cost avoidance, expected revenue within a portfolio, increased quality, or faster time to market)
- "We delivered 14 story points this iteration" (which translates directly into "2 weeks of effort")
I think the answer is pretty clear.
Jim Highsmith first published details of this proposition in this blog entry on the Cutter Consortium site, and expands on it in the second edition of his watershed book, Agile Project Management. In his book, he also expands on this concept of the "Agile Triangle" of Value, Quality, and Constraints, which replaces the traditional Project Management Triangle of Cost, Schedule, and Scope.
Highsmith's proposition is that when your company embarks on a project, you are making a financial investment in order to produce something of value to the company. That value has two dimensions:
- Value (extrinsic quality), which must be determined by the people in your company who are going to use the new software to create revenue for your company. They will sell the software, or sell the things the software help them to build, and they should have an idea from market analysis and company strategic goals why they want to spend money on the project at all, and how much money the project is worth to company owners (stockholders, public bodies, or a private individual).
- Quality (intrinsic quality), which must be determined by your software architects. They will maintain the software you are building over time, and their goal should be to minimize the cost of this maintenance over time.
Product managers can predict the revenue your company will gain from completing each feature of the project, and architects can predict the revenue your company will lose over the projected lifespan of the project by cutting corners in design at the outset. "Cut corners" in design are what Highsmith and others call "technical debt." Bad software is a hidden cost waiting to hit your company in the future, when you suddenly want to do something new and find you can't do it without starting all over, because what you built isn't flexible.
So as a company invests in a project, it should maximize the immediate and long term value from that investment, while operating within the constraints of cost, time, and potential features to be included.
Okay, you say, I feel motivated today. I want to maximize my project's value, not just track the cost of the effort to deliver it at full scope. How does that work?
Here are some mechanics:
- For each project, assign an IT Lead to monitor what Jim Highsmith and others call "technical debt," so that as the software is developed, expected costs of maintenance do not cut into the financial values being tracked by the Product Owner.
- For each project, assign a Product Owner, a decision maker whose job it is to predict, record, and then update the business value parameters for the project. These consist of:
- Project value: the overall value of a planned software project to your company (predict at project inception, and update before each release planning meeting as needed). This can be a financial return on investment, or some other appropriately quantified measure, such as increased speed to market, increased quality, or avoidance of future costs. Cost avoidance could include such factors as regulatory compliance to avoid fines or building software to allow something new to be done in an automated way, rather than taking on new staff.
- Feature value: the relative value of each requested software feature which is planned as part of the overall project (predict during project inception and update before each release planning meeting as needed). Feature value should be determined through a method such as planning poker, which allocates value to specific features on a relative basis. So the Product Owner should gather the right people together to think about the expected high level features of the project, and assign a "points" value to each feature. Once a sum of points is established, that can be mapped to the overall predicted financial value of the project as a whole, and each value point is worth some fraction of that overall value.
- Story value: the amount of feature value delivered by each story, where each feature is divided into stories which can be delivered in 1-5 days. The rule is that the story must provide some recognizable business value on its own. (Assign as stories are carved out of features, during release and before or during sprint planning). After the team determines which features should be targeted for a release, the first features to be delivered within a release should be divided into stories which deliver some proportion of the feature's business value in their own right, end to end. Stories should be things which can be completed within a sprint.
You can readily see that once you are tracking value at project, feature, and story level, you can do a whole bunch of excellent things, each of which optimizes your company's bottom line:
- Plan your portfolio: now that you know the overall expected return on investment of a project, you can weigh that project's risks and potential returns and determine when to make it part of your active portfolio.
- Speed up and maximize the return on investment for all of your projects: each project is executed as a series of releases which have the most valuable features in the earliest release, and the most valuable work delivered earliest within each release.
- Graphically track the value delivered by the project during each sprint and for whole releases, using a "value burn-up," (exactly like an "effort burn-up," but measuring something a lot more interesting to your CEO)
- STOP your project once you get decreasing returns on investment, in favor of starting a different project in the portfolio which has higher-value features still to be delivered.
- Collect returns on the working software through the expected lifespan of the design and beyond.
One final point. Agile software development is premised on avoiding "Big Upfront Design" (BUFD), and so projects are started with some minimal inception phase to lay out an initial architecture design and an initial effort estimate. All designs and estimates are expected to change over the course of the project as more is learned.
Value points should not take years to estimate any more than your effort points do, even though they result from different techniques. Do not leap out of the frying pan of the BUFD into the fire of Big Upfront Value Modeling (BUVM, sadly not pronouncable).
Your decision-making Product Owner should try hard to limit the time she spends estimating its value. Just as you shouldn't "start coding" on day 1 of an agile project, you shouldn't "pick a number out of a hat" as your business case. But neither should you over-analyze, since you expect to be enhancing and revising your business case as the project proceeds. And of course the market is going to be changing during that time anyway! So as the project unfolds, the Product Owner should plan to revise the overall predicted project value and value of desired features on a regular basis, and the whole team should plan to adjust release plans appropriately as they go.
The main point is that value points, like their better known cousins, effort (or "story" points), can and should be estimated, written down, adjusted, and used for planning and reporting purposes by project teams. They can be estimated in Planning Poker, burned up, burned down, and written in the upper-left-hand corner of your story cards. ONLY value points, however, can tell you how well the project is returning on investment. And that's why I don't think they're ever optional.
This post is from Pragmatic Agilist by Elena Yatzeck. Click here to see the original post in full.
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Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin to star on Steppenwolf stage
NEW YORK - Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin are slated to star together on Broadway in Kenneth Lonergan's play "This is Our Youth," a comedy about the high times and aimless lives of two disaffected young men. But not before stopping in Chicago first.
Lonergan said Tuesday that Cera, whose credits include "Arrested Development," "Juno" and "Superbad," and Culkin, of "Igby Goes Down" and "Cider House Rules," will bring the play to Broadway in the fall after a stop this summer at Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company. All three will be making their Broadway debuts.
The woman in the middle of the pair will be played by Tavi Gevinson, who founded a web magazine for teenage girls and acted in the film "Enough Said." The production will be directed by Anna D. Shapiro and will have original music by Rostam Batmanglij of the band Vampire Weekend.
"This is very exciting," the playwright said by phone. "I've had many chances to do the play over the years in New York, and one reason I avoided it was because it's very hard to cast. I'm very excited about this particular group of people."
The play will be in Chicago from June 10 to July 27 and begin previews Aug. 18 on Broadway, with an opening night at the Corte Theatre set for Sept. 11. The play will be produced on Broadway by Scott Rudin.
Set in 1982 at the beginning of the Reagan Era, the entire play takes place over two days at the Upper West Side apartment of Dennis, a narcissistic kid with wealthy parents. He gets an unexpected visit from his weird friend Warren, who fled home after having a disagreement with his dad and taking $15,000.
They come up with a dangerous plan to return the money and avoid punishment: First use it to buy cocaine and then resell the coke at a profit so they can also party and attract the attention of Warren's affections: 19-year-old Jessica Goldman.
The play debuted off-Broadway in 1996 and has over the years featured such high-profile actors as Mark Ruffalo, Josh Hamilton, Matt Damon, Colin Hanks, Chris Klein, Jake Gyllenhaal and Anna Paquin.
It was Lonergan's first hit, and it changed his career. "It was a big turning point in my life," he said, laughing. "This one gets done a lot because it's got three big good parts for very young people, so acting students tend to gravitate toward it. I think casting directors are sick of it."
Lonergan has written several other plays, most notably "Lobby Hero" and "The Waverly Gallery." He made his film debut with "You Can Count on Me" and had a follow-up with "Margaret," which also featured Culkin. He also contributed to the screenplays of "Gangs of New York" and "Analyze That."


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Brazilian police said they have temporarily jailed a Moroccan Olympic boxer on allegations he sexually assaulted two Brazilian women at the Olympic Village.
In a statement, police said they arrested boxer Hassan Saada Friday for possible assaults on two Brazilian women who worked as waitresses in the accommodation center built for the Olympic Games.
According to Brazilian police, Saada called the victims to his room as if to ask a question, Brazil's OGlobo reported. When they responded to his quarters, the boxer attack them, grabbing the thighs of one of the waitresses and the breasts of the other, police said. Two other athletes were reportedly in the room, but did not participate in the alleged attack. The two victims were able to break free and escape.
Saada will be jailed for a period of 15 days while police conduct a rape investigation, authorities said. Under Brazilian law, suspects can be held for a long period of time while a case is examined.
Saada was due to compete Saturday. A light heavyweight boxer, he was set to fight Mehmet Nadir of Turkey in the preliminary rounds Saturday at 12:30 p.m. He was not predicted to be a medal contender.


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14 Years Ago: Alan Jackson Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Fourteen years ago today (April 16, 2010) was a significant day for Alan Jackson: It was on that date the country music icon received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, sealing his fate as a bona fide superstar.
"I've been doing this for 20 years," a humbled Jackson said during the ceremony. "I've had so many hits on the radio ... I've played every state … and parts of the world. I've done so many things and enjoyed so much ... I've played for three presidents in the White House, and I've played some of the worst bars you've ever seen.
"And I don't know any place else in the world where a boy from Georgia can follow his dream to Nashville, Tenn., and then end up here on this Hollywood Walk of Fame," the Georgia native continued. "It's been an amazing ride. I feel humbled and proud … I'm going to do my best to keep trying to make good music and keep that standard up."
Jackson cites his addition to the Hollywood Walk of Fame as one of the highlights of his illustrious career.
"The first time playing the Grand Ole Opry is a very emotional moment. And the first time you win a CMA Award. The CMA Award is the one Nashville puts the most emphasis on," he tells The Boot. "It's hard not to include [the star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame] because it's a whole different category almost. It's something you never expect, and you can't duplicate it."
Jackson, who has won more than 100 awards throughout his time in the music business, says that receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will always remain one of his biggest honors.
"I think it's more an honor for your whole career and the impact you've made in the world with your music. It's something that's going to be here forever," he says. "It's not like one I put on the shelf at home. It's out here for everyone else to enjoy."
Don Henley, Keith Urban, Randy Travis, Carrie Underwood, former Florida governor Jeb Bush and Brad Paisley were among the celebrities who sent congratulatory notes to be read during Jackson's Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. Jackson was joined at the event by his wife Denise and three daughters, Mattie, Ali and Dani.
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It doesn't matter where you live or what you do. If you are presently alive on the planet Earth, your life is inextricably intertwined with the ocean.
The ocean is present in the patterns of weather that we've come to expect, the supplies of fresh water that nourish our crops and reservoirs, and the seafood that is so important to so many. It is the source for half of the oxygen that you breathe.
So what's the problem? Well, until very recently, people thought that the oceans were so vast that nothing we did could hurt them. However, as new science shows us every day, we were wrong: our actions do have impacts that threaten the integrity of the ocean. Read the most recent statement of leading world fisheries science organizations here.
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Fallin' for Copper
116 comments:
- Junkchiccottage said...
Hi Girls,
Thanks for another cool party this week.
Kris - September 17, 2013 at 10:54 PM
- Zuni, Chickadee Home Nest said...
Hi!! Another wonderful collection--love it! And thanks so much for hosting! I'm happy to be here early for a change! :)
- September 17, 2013 at 10:54 PM
- Leslie Anne Tarabella said...
Now you've gone and made me mad! Several years ago I got tired of all my copper pots and gave them to my brother with the understanding if he ever grew tired of them, he was to return them to ME! So . . . when I said to him, "Hey, I think I'd like all that copper back if you aren't using it." Oh - guess what? He GAVE IT ALL TO GOODWILL!!!!
We are a peaceful family and I still love him, but seeing your beautiful photos, I'm reconsidering all that love.
Thanks for the party. - September 17, 2013 at 10:54 PM
- xinex said...
Beautiful copper collection! I love the vignettes you created with them. I love copper too and I should use them more for decorating. Thanks for the inspiration...Christine
- September 17, 2013 at 10:54 PM
- Karen said...
Beautiful copper collection and such pretty features. Thanks for hosting.
- September 17, 2013 at 10:58 PM
- The Polka Dot Closet said...
I love your copper collection...Gorgeous! You are sooooo right, no fall here in Florida ...YET!
Carol - September 17, 2013 at 10:59 PM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
What a wonderful idea to do a copper Fall, like you did with your lovely copper collection! I'm so happy to be joining the party before I go to bed! Love the features. Thank you so much sweet lady.
Big hugs,
FABBY - September 17, 2013 at 11:01 PM
- Jemma@athomewithjemma said...
Beautiful collection and I love copper too-infact this weeks link up has a little copper pedestal tucked in the vignette!
Thank you ever so much! Warm Hugs,
- September 17, 2013 at 11:08 PM
- PJH Designs said...
Hello Ladies,
Thanks so much for hosting this week. Love your fall vignettes.
Peggy~PJH Designs - September 17, 2013 at 11:10 PM
- JP said...
What a great collection of copper...thanks for hosting!
- September 17, 2013 at 11:17 PM
- Jill Harrison said...
I love he autumn colours
- September 17, 2013 at 11:23 PM
- Unknown said...
Mmmm . . . I love your copper pieces. Thank you for sharing and for hosting such an great party.
Patti - September 17, 2013 at 11:24 PM
- Tina@WhatWeKeep said...
I do have a lot of copper. Handed down and made by ancesters, they are true treasures. I love it and keep it out year round, but especially love the warm copper glow in the cold months. Thanks for hosting! I'm glad to be back. :)
- September 17, 2013 at 11:27 PM
- Audrey Frelx said...
Oh, it all looks so beautiful!!! Your photos look like beautiful portraits that would framed and graced on a wall -- they look too gorgeous to be real.
- September 17, 2013 at 11:28 PM
- Heirloom treasures said...
How beautiful the copper looks with the Autumn leaves. So pretty. I don't have any copper but I so love it. You have a lovely collection Patti.
- September 17, 2013 at 11:29 PM
- Doreen@foxdenrd said...
Hello ladies,
My pic, #35, didn't show up but I can't delete it. Not sure what to do?
Anyway, thanks for hosting! - September 17, 2013 at 11:54 PM
- Our Hopeful Home said...
Love all that copper. Reminds me of my high-school-boyfriend...his dad was a metalworker and he made some really pretty things with copper. Love the bedwarmer! Thanks for the party.
- September 18, 2013 at 12:05 AM
- Burlap Luxe said...
I dont know about you two girls, but I am so ready for fall and what it brings. Looking forward to all the beautiful holiday post that you two creatively highlight for us in all the holiday cheer!
What a beautiful array of blog friends and their fall.
See you and all the wow-ness! You tease us with :)
I better hurry and get my fall on over at my place.
Looking for inspiration in grayer days ahead of us.
Keep inspiring your grace and beauty girls.
Doré - September 18, 2013 at 12:16 AM
- Diane said...
I love your copper, such a pretty collection! Lovely features, thanks for hosting!
- September 18, 2013 at 12:39 AM
- Crafts a la Mode said...
Thanks for the party. Very nice. Have a great week.. Linda
- September 18, 2013 at 12:51 AM
- Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...
Love all your copper pieces!! I have lots of copper in my kitchen. Love the warm glow it casts!!
Thanks so much for hosting!!
Debbie - September 18, 2013 at 1:57 AM
- Biljana said...
I like your copper pieces, beautiful inspirations:) Thanks for hosting, hugs Biljana
- September 18, 2013 at 2:02 AM
- Mary@mydogsmygardenandmary said...
All of your copper is very beautiful. You have a great collection. I have only a few pieces - got tired of cleaning the copper, but I do like it.
- September 18, 2013 at 2:16 AM
- Susie said...
You have collected some beautiful pieces of copper. It goes great with fall follage too. I enjoy visiting your blog and seeing all the wonderful things you have. Blessings, xoxo,Susie
- September 18, 2013 at 2:32 AM
- SwedishCorner ~ DownUnder...Pernilla said...
Hi ladies,
Thanks for the party! Lovely copper collection - I have a shelf full with copper items, might have to create a blog post about them one day :D Hugs and Spring greetings from Australia♥ ~Pernilla - September 18, 2013 at 4:04 AM
- Muscetta said...
Thank you for the party. Tina
- September 18, 2013 at 6:37 AM
- Unknown said...
Beautiful copper items and everything looks so great to herald in autumn. Thanks a lot for hosting and have a good Wednesday.
- September 18, 2013 at 6:43 AM
- Donna Wilkes said...
The copper display was such a warm and welcoming vignette. Thank you for hosting.
- September 18, 2013 at 6:53 AM
- Shannon said...
What a great idea warming things up with copper. Looks cute. Thanks for hosting.
Shannon ~ bohemianjunktion.com - September 18, 2013 at 7:11 AM
- Unknown said...
I'm a big copper fan. love your collection! Thanks for the party :)
- September 18, 2013 at 7:27 AM
- chateau chic said...
Oh my goodness, thank you so much for the feature!!
What a lovely surprise.
I appreciate you all hosting this party each week.
Mary Alice - September 18, 2013 at 7:54 AM
- Rose Cantiero said...
Linda festa!!
http://amigasqueengordam.blogspot.com.br/ - September 18, 2013 at 8:06 AM
- Julie Marie said...
Hi Patti... love all of your beautiful copper, and it definitely says Autumn to me... the little bread warmer is wonderful and I love love love the bed warmer too!... I think I need one of those!... Happy Autumn to you, xoxo Julie Marie
- September 18, 2013 at 8:16 AM
- Judith @ Lavender Cottage said...
You have a nice, varied collection of copper. Back in the 70's there were home parties with copper items for the home. I had a few pieces but tired of it and gave it all away but in hindsight should have kept some.
- September 18, 2013 at 8:33 AM
- Kathy said...
Gorgeous! These look like still life paintings! I am delighted to join your party, I do appreciate you hosting,
Kathy - September 18, 2013 at 8:54 AM
- must love junk said...
Love your warm copper tones-looks like fall! Thanks for hosting :)
Susan - September 18, 2013 at 9:30 AM
- Curtains in My Tree said...
copper has been popular since I first started collecting treasures
Copper is perfect for fall decor
- September 18, 2013 at 9:38 AM
- Pinky at Designs by Pinky said...
Oh, this makes me wish SO much I hadn't gotten rid of all my copper!!! I had a nice collection years ago and wish I had kept it!!! This was BEFORE blogging:) All of your pieces are beautiful, LOVE that bed warmer!!! Thanks for hosting.
- September 18, 2013 at 10:06 AM
- farmhouse-story said...
your copper goodies make lovely fall decor, patti:) off to check out this week's links!
- September 18, 2013 at 10:22 AM
- Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiques said...
Great idea for a fall post! (I wish I had thought of it :)
I just brought some copper molds and things to my antique booth this past weekend...hope someone else is looking to decorate with it!
Have a great day...your linky party has such great inspiration.
JIllian - September 18, 2013 at 10:59 AM
- Robyn said...
I love those copper bed warmers, Ladies!
Every time I visit your blog, I come away feeling all warm and fuzzy. Beautiful!
Have a great day. - September 18, 2013 at 11:01 AM
- Creations by Marie Antoinette and Edie Marie said...
I love copper with fall decor girls! It's like they were made for colored leaves and shades of brown.
I have copper pieces and a carnival glass punch bowl & cups (that were my Grandmother's) I use in the fall. It's such a warm look.
You girls have the most beautiful collections I have ever seen!!
Blessings, Edie Marie - September 18, 2013 at 11:05 AM
- Pura Vida said...
fall is the perfect season for copper..so warm
- September 18, 2013 at 11:11 AM
- Teresa said...
I read your title in the thumbnail in my blog and - you know me - thought: "what cooper is she talking about? Cary, Bradley???" and jumped over here for some eye candy. And, girl, did I get it.
What a chaming Party! We aren't big on copper tradition in my Country... in fact when growing up I only caught a glimpse of some lovely pieces - very much like yours - in the home of a very rich lady in the village where the scent was always sweet and welcoming.
Just like your post.
Need to mingle and visit some of your party-goers ;)
Thank you for throwing such interesting parties and knowing the most creative and inspiring people.
Teresa - September 18, 2013 at 12:37 PM
- Palomasea said...
Beautiful copper pieces, dear Patti!
I love copper, but have yet to purchase....I would love to start with a working tea kettle...so cozy! (and lovely to look at)
I hope you're having a terrific week, sweet friend...and the kids are treating you well! ;))
- Irina - September 18, 2013 at 12:50 PM
- Bente said...
Your copper collection is so beautiful. Love the warm colors.
Hugs from here - September 18, 2013 at 1:40 PM
- Kathryn Ferguson Griffin said...
Love all of your copper! Thanks for hosting. Have a happy rest of the week. Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
- September 18, 2013 at 2:15 PM
- Candy S said...
Beautiful copper pieces. I used to collect copper back in the early seventies. I had quite a few pieces. I ended up donating almost everything when I moved in the late eighties. I bet my lovely things are gracing many households across the country right now. I do miss them. Maybe it is time to start collecting copper again.
- September 18, 2013 at 2:26 PM
- Judy at GoldCountryCottage said...
Hi Patti. Your copper is gorgeous. One of my favorite things and your photos are beautiful too. Perfect for the season. Thanks for hosting again..Happy Wednesday..Judy
- September 18, 2013 at 2:44 PM
- Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...
What a vibrant post! I normally don't care for oranges and rusts but this really is pretty. The bed warmer is wonderful. Thanks for hosting.
Sandi - September 18, 2013 at 3:22 PM
- Michele M./ Finch Rest said...
Love your copper and exquisite photos.
It is just beginning to cool down around here, finally - so I understand what you mean.
Think of us in Jan when we are under a rentless seige of ice and snow storms and grey grey grey days......ugh, that's what it all REALLY means!
- September 18, 2013 at 5:41 PM
- Tazas y Cuentos said...
Lovely copper and vignettes.
Here Spring is arriving!
Great features. Thank you very much for hosting and for your sweet comment.
I'm very happy joining your wonderful party!
- September 18, 2013 at 5:48 PM
- Laura said...
Wow- I love all your copper. I don't have even one piece, but after reading this post, I think I'm going to have to get some!
Thanks for hosting the party:) - September 18, 2013 at 9:32 PM
- Linda @ Life and Linda said...
Awwww.so very pretty. love the copper with your Fall accessories.
I adore copper. I might want to get some pots and pans in copper. They are stunning. The vignette is perfect. xo Linda - September 18, 2013 at 9:37 PM
- Angelsdoor * Penny said...
Hello ladies,
What a beautiful collection.. I am always in awe..
Thank you for hosting.
It is always such a joy to have you visit Patti. Thank you so much for your kind comment. It is appreciated so much.
Have a great week.
Penny - September 18, 2013 at 9:56 PM
- Barbara @ 21 Rosemary Lane said...
I love copper...it lends itself to the fall colors scheme perfectly! Your photos are just beautiful too. Thank you so much for stopping by to let me know you featured my carrot cake today in your fabulous feature line up! Such a wonderful surprise.
Wishing you a great end to your week and a very happy Fall!
XO Barbara - September 18, 2013 at 11:16 PM
- Red Rose Alley said...
I am lovin' all the orange colors on your Fall post today. The copper items are so beautiful, especially the tea kettle. I haven't seen one like that in awhile. Copper does remind me of Fall, and your display is perfect for the season.
Happy Autumn days.
~Sheri - September 18, 2013 at 11:27 PM
- Stan and Jody Gabara said...
Great Party!! Thanks for always hosting every week!
Jody - September 19, 2013 at 12:38 AM
- Lana Kim White Austin said...
Oh, all the copper elements are just fabulous....I LOVE LOVE LOVE copper and so wish I had some copper cooking pots, etc. or those amazing molds of yours....just wonderful....and I love always your vignettes of your items together....just gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous!!!
Love/hugs/blessing & please stop by to see my new blog re-design,
www.lanaaustinmotif.blogspot.com - September 19, 2013 at 9:30 AM
- Pondside said...
Thank you for the invitation - I'm so glad that I am able, after a gap, to take part again!
- September 19, 2013 at 10:31 AM
- Scrappy Pink Corner said...
Super nice copper pieces. I now wish I would have kept the pieces I had. I had a few nice pieces when I had my home, but when I sold my home I sold the pieces at a yard sale. Love the look of them with the fall theme.
Ana - September 19, 2013 at 11:27 AM
- GratefulPrayerThankfulHeart said...
Your copper pieces are really beautiful! They sure do work well with your autumn theme.
- September 19, 2013 at 12:56 PM
- Tea in Texas said...
Your selection of copper was great, but you discussed the cooling weather. In Texas we have not been so lucky with highs dropping to the mid to high 90's. we are wishing for your cooler weather great site.
- September 19, 2013 at 3:03 PM
- Alessandra said...
Everytime you show us marvellous collections.The idea of doing a copper fall is amazing
Alessandra - September 19, 2013 at 4:07 PM
- Kelly said...
Those are some great copper pieces. I used to collect that when I had a country French style kitchen with warm colors. Now, my sister does. I could really use that bed warmer in the winter months, myself!
- September 19, 2013 at 7:40 PM
- Liz@ HomeandGardeningWithLiz said...
You have a great collection of copper pieces! I like the one with the porcelain handles. I always wanted one of those really big ones with the porcelain handles. I had some copper molds that I let go of and now I feel dumb for doing it! My Dad grew up in Calumet, Michigan (copper mining town). We always have a special place in our hearts for copper because of it. I really should make a point of having more of it!
- September 19, 2013 at 7:46 PM
- ~Lavender Dreamer~ said...
The copper is the perfect color metal to go with Fall decorations. I actually put out a few brass things today on my bookshelves. I love Fall decor! Sweet hugs!
- September 19, 2013 at 8:13 PM
- Ricki Treleaven said...
Copper is perfect for an autumn display. How pretty! It's my dream to have a kitchen filled with copper pots one day. Famous chefs are constantly explaining why copper is the superior material for heat distribution and cooking.
Thanks so much for linking-up to My Happy List!!!
RJ - September 19, 2013 at 9:37 PM
I love your copper collection...perfect for an autumn display! Thanks ladies so much for hosting and the invite. Have a wonderful weekend.
- September 19, 2013 at 10:17 PM
- 20 North Ora said...
The beautiful copper looks fantastic with your fall items. Really pretty!
Judy - September 19, 2013 at 10:21 PM
- Unknown said...
Such lovely photos. Thanks for sharing with us at our Thursday Favorite Things Blog hop. Also thanks for the party.
Angel - September 19, 2013 at 10:31 PM
- Donna, The Decorated House said...
Oh how lovely to see your pretty copper pieces. Most of mine went to the GoodWill or Salvation Army in the last few years. Thankfully I kept a little bit because like you, now I love to use it for Fall decorating. LOL... I just saw some comments saying theirs went to the same places.
Pretty settings to show off your wonderful copper! - September 19, 2013 at 11:21 PM
- Tea Cottage Pretties said...
I love you r beautiful copper and what a beautiful set of photos to capture that Fall feeling. Just beautiful as always. Hugs, Beverly
- September 20, 2013 at 2:13 AM
- Bohemian said...
Thanks for coming by for a Blog Visit and for Hosting such a Fab Blog Party. I too love Copper, it was Mined quite extensively here in Arizona so you could always find an abundance of it. I love the Patina as it Ages too. Since our temps are still peaking at 113 plus degrees, it is difficult to imagine it's Autumn rolling in already, so I totally relate to decorating Seasonally to give the ILLUSION of a change of Seasons. *Winks*
Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian - September 20, 2013 at 8:51 AM
- An Oasis in the Desert said...
Your collection of copper is amazing and so very perfect to add some Fall to your home! We have to fake Fall here in the AZ desert, too!
- September 20, 2013 at 9:11 AM
- Vickie @ Ranger 911 said...
I think I need to find me some copper for my dining room! Gorgeous pieces!
Thanks for hosting! - September 20, 2013 at 9:32 AM
- Linda @ A La Carte said...
Copper is so gorgeous and the perfect Fall color! Thanks for sharing at TTF.
- September 20, 2013 at 9:56 AM
- Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures said...
You sure have a beautiful collection. I love copper, especially when it has such a nice warm patina.
- September 20, 2013 at 10:07 AM
Thank you so much, sweet Patti, for your good wishes for our little grandson.
You are the sweetie,
Shelia ;) - September 20, 2013 at 11:04 AM
- RachelD said...
That's a neighbor's porch, but it's the most welcoming GREEN I've ever seen. I'd like to paint our whole house that color.
I love when you drop in at Lawn Tea, and so enjoyed your Copper pieces---my Mother's kitchen was beautiful pale pine cabinets, orange countertops (yes, the Brady era, as were my own, and they were still there when the house was sole in 98), and everything copper you can think of---cannisters and hanging utensils and molds and picture frames.
This was just a wonderful remembering for me, of all the good cooking and good times that went on in that big kitchen.
And Mercy! You DO know how to give a Party! I'm coming back tomorrow for a good visit with you and all your guests.
rachel - September 20, 2013 at 10:30 PM
- Mid-Atlantic Martha said...
Oh how lovely your copper collection is. Very pretty!
- September 20, 2013 at 10:33 PM
- Lori Lehman said...
Thank you for hosting ladies! I can't wait to take a look at everything. BTW I was checking those pumpkins out just yesterday! I love their texture and rustic look. Thanks again!
- September 20, 2013 at 11:15 PM
- Pam@OurAdventuresInHomeImprovement said...
You have a great collection Patti! I love your copper pieces and how you are using it to decorate for fall.
Have a great weekend.
Pam - September 21, 2013 at 12:47 AM
- Palomasea said...
Thank you SO much, dearest Patti!
Your kindness warms my heart!!
Wishing you a relaxing and beautiful weekend...
Love to you,
- Irina - September 21, 2013 at 5:39 AM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
Darling Patti!
First of all, thank you so much for coming over to visit. Your words are so kind! I love the sweetness that words and comments leave as we visit one another!
COPPER! YES! I have my own collection and what better time of year to use my pots to make soup or stews. I saw the most FABULOUS antique copper BABY BATH TUB weeks ago in an antique store on an old main st. in Stillwater, Minnesota. I didn't have the money for it, but it was Victorian, it had a lovely embossed design, and was the most precious tub. It would make a good container for ice and wine/soda for a summer party or a great center piece for a large farm table! Your arrangements are fabulous.
Well my dear, I hope your school year is going well; I am on a new assignment of traveling from the high school where I teach French then off to a nearby middle school in the same district to teach 8th grade French. I LOVE IT.
May your approaching fall (ours is coming at a slow pace too!) be rich with cozy memory-making moments! God bless, Anita - September 21, 2013 at 6:54 AM
- Carlene @ Organized Clutter said...
I don't have very much copper but it's pretty!
- September 21, 2013 at 10:30 AM
My Mother in-law which is now passed on. Had a copper store in Canada which I come from. So of course her being Dutch. I bought pieces from her in the store and she also gave me pieces for B. gifts.
So I am a fan of copper and the blue dutch plates all of her homeland.All the wee teaspoons.
My Granddaughter my oldest is in 3 year of University to be a teacher. She is taking French as well.
She loves children. She has alot of experiences teaching in Bible vacation school this summer but she also is a social butterfly and likes all kinds of people. She also sings and thinks nothing of a packed audience when she sings for charities as well. She is a lime light person.
Drop over to my site. I put alot of fall scenery up of Fall. We having Fall colours fast but it will go just as fast too. I live up North in Black bear land. Love it. Retired with hubby.
- September 21, 2013 at 11:00 AM
Oh I added you just now. I like what you like also. Pretty things and all.
- September 21, 2013 at 11:04 AM
- Cindy Adkins said...
Hello Patti,
First of all, thank you so much for the very warm welcome back to blogland! I missed all of you, too! I love this post because I, too, adore copper. In the town (in Ohio) where I grew up, there is a place that has been in business since the 1800s, making the hammered copper kettles and other decorative pieces. It's a wonderful place to visit! You should look them up online. It's called the D. Picking & Company in Bucyrus, Ohio. Love, Cindy - September 21, 2013 at 11:19 AM
- Debbie said...
Your collection of copper is wonderful. I love how you've displayed it for Autumn. It adds to the rich colors of Fall. Very pretty post.
xo - September 21, 2013 at 11:40 AM
- Laura Turner said...
I love what you've done with the copper and Fall leaves - so beautiful! Fall comes gently to Southern California and lingers well into January until the wind whips the last of the Fall color off the trees. Like you, I will soon nudge it along. Thank you for linking up with Sunday View.
- September 21, 2013 at 12:24 PM
- Laura Turner said...
I'm going to feature your post on Inspired Sunday tomorrow.
Laura - September 21, 2013 at 12:28 PM
- janice15 said...
Very lovely.. looks just like Autumn... Happy Autumn with love Janice
- September 21, 2013 at 1:32 PM
- Anne said...
What a beautiful collection of copper!Works perfect with the colors of fall!
Anne - September 21, 2013 at 5:10 PM
- Penny from Enjoying The Simple Things said...
Your copper is just beautiful! I love copper too. I recently posted about a HUGE copper kettle I found and it is now filled with dry hydrangeas.
Thanks for visiting my blog today!
Penny - September 21, 2013 at 6:37 PM
- The Tablescaper said...
Love your copper collection. Perfect for Fall! So happy to have you at Seasonal Sundays.
- The Tablescaper - September 21, 2013 at 9:34 PM
- retrorevival.biz said...
Your copper collection is beautiful, and perfect for fall!
- September 22, 2013 at 5:42 AM
- SImple and Serene Living said...
I am such a fan of old copper. Love yours. xo Laura
- September 22, 2013 at 6:33 AM
So gorgeous! Those leaves are perfect with the copper. To die for...
- September 22, 2013 at 7:49 AM
- Decor To Adore said...
I have a bit of copper in my cupboard and you have inspired me to use it.
I hope you have a week as beautiful as you are! - September 22, 2013 at 3:35 PM
- eileeninmd said...
Lovely collection of copper, it looks beautiful with the fall colors. Lovely images, have a happy week!
- September 22, 2013 at 6:36 PM
- A Garden of Threads said...
a gorgeous collection of copper.
- September 22, 2013 at 9:48 PM
- Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...
I also admire copper and own quite a bit of it! Your pieces are lovely
- September 22, 2013 at 9:54 PM
- Tricia said...
Looks perfect for fall :)
- September 22, 2013 at 10:52 PM
- Jennifer @ Town and Country Living said...
Copper is just perfect for fall! My grandma used to have copper pots that she was always cleaning and shining up! LOVE that bedwarmer! Thanks for linking up to WhatchamaFALLit!
- September 22, 2013 at 10:56 PM
- Unknown said...
Beautiful collection and I would have to say one of my favorites. I have several pieces of copper in my collection. I was even lucky enough to find an old bed warmer this summer at an estate sale. Everything was beautiful.
Sandy - September 23, 2013 at 7:11 AM
- Christmas Pie Crafts said...
I love the colours of autumn. Here in the UK the leaves are just changing colour and the variety of reds, golds and browns is very inspirational to my crafting. Hope you have a good week.
Jill, Christmas Pie Crafts - September 23, 2013 at 7:34 AM
- Blondie's Journal said...
I LOVE the bed warmer! I'll need one soon here! I didn't know you hosted a party. I will have to jot it soon! :)
Jane - September 23, 2013 at 8:57 PM
- Coloring Outside the Lines said...
Beautiful. I have never thought about pairing copper with fall decor- just lovely.
- September 24, 2013 at 9:05 AM
- The Fancy Shack said...
Love the copper! Thank you for hosting, so glad to have found your blog.
Kimberlee - September 24, 2013 at 4:24 PM
- Jeannie and Linda said...
Thank you so much for hosting another great party. Have a great day.
Jeannie - September 24, 2013 at 10:43 PM
- Laurel@ChippingwithCharm said...
Love the copper for fall...perfect :)
- September 25, 2013 at 7:47 AM
- Kathy said...
Your copper collection is marvelous - still love the photos - they look like still lifes. I am delighted that you shared with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy - September 25, 2013 at 3:49 PM
- Joy@aVintageGreen said...
Beautiful fall mix of copper, leaves and fall gourds. Thanks for hosting, love joining in.
Joy - September 25, 2013 at 7:53 PM
- A Joyful Cottage said...
I love copper, and your collection is exquisite. Love the way you've displayed it.
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Communication with PC is done through Hyper Terminal. A screen shot of the message sent to PC by microcontroller immediately after power ON is shown in the figure at the left, where the user is asked to enter choice from the menu options related to EEPROM and RTC. User can store data in EEPROM, or set RTC date and time by entering them using PC keyboard.
Hyper Terminal is used with 19200 Baud, No parity, No hardware flow control settings.
When the circuit is powered on, a welcome message is displayed on the Hyper Terminal window and a menu with 9 options (0-8) is displayed (refer to the figure). The options are explained here:
0: Erase EEPROM (fills eeprom with 0xff bytes)
1: Write EEPROM (starts writing eeprom starting with 0x0000 address)
2: Read EEPROM (reads eeprom starting with 0x0000 address)
3: Write eeprom page (writes one page of eeprom at specified page number)
4: Read eeprom page (Reads one page of eeprom at specified page number)
5: Display RTC Date (Displays current date from RTC)
6: Display RTC time (Displays current time from RTC)
7: Update RTC Date (Setting new date in RTC)
8: Update RTC time (Setting new time in RTC)
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