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Interior designer Nancy Price and architect Ken Tate had their work cut out for them: to revive a 1950s mid-century home in Jackson, Mississippi. And the results are nothing short of breathtaking. Nancy created a décor that fuses the Los Angeles-born husband's interest in mid-century architecture with the Asian sensibilities of his wife, who grew up in Bali and traveled extensively in Southeast Asia. Designed to blend nature with modernity, this serene abode is heaven for MCM lovers. We asked Nancy to talk about her stunning work. Read on:
Where is this mid-century home located?
The Moritary residence is located in the prestigious Eastover neighborhood of Jackson, Mississippi.
When was the home built and how large is it?
The home began life as a classic mid-century modern dwelling in the 1950's. With all of it's additions and improvements, it now spans 8,000 square feet, with four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths.
What did the owners of the home want out of the space?
The clients had a vision of living in a quiet sanctuary surrounded by nature. To achieve this, walls of plate glass were added to melt the division between the interior and the wooded setting. The design is all about the beauty and calm of Modernism in a natural setting.
Where did you draw inspiration for the project?
I drew inspiration from marrying the clients' more dramatic Asian pieces with understated contemporary furnishings and area rugs. Mid-century modern pieces, like the dining room's vintage sideboard, provide a link between the two styles. There is often a hint of something Asian in mid-century modern furniture, but with a very clean silhouette.
How long did the whole renovation and design process take?
The project spanned over three years, from the initial consultation with architect Ken Tate to its completion.
What kinds of architectural improvements did Tate make to the home?
While retaining its original one-story 1950s brick façade, updated with white paint and new glass doors and windows, the house now also includes an asymmetrical pair of two-story wings designed by Tate in 21st-century modern style. The addition features walls of plate glass that melt the division between the interior and the wooded setting, fulfilling the clients' vision of living in a quiet sanctuary surrounded by nature.
The clients were very involved in the design and construction process. Although the wife is a physician, she has a background in architecture.
Where did you source the furniture and accessories?
One of the many unique aspects of this project was that the client had grown up in Southeast Asia where her family had procured many original antiques. These pieces were the foundation on which to continue to collect. I added to these pieces with several original mid century pieces I procured in Buenos Aires.
What is important to consider when designing a mid-century home?
The correct use of materials is definitely a strong indication of this particular type of architecture but as important is the ability to edit the interior. It is that beautiful dance in design between just enough and not enough.
What kinds of challenges did you face when designing this home?
Staying true to the aesthetic.


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- In a well-ventilated area, liberally spray mounting adhesive on the back of each "portrait." Let dry.
- Center and press the portraits onto the black poster board; cut out. Hang the silhouettes on the tree with tape or adhesive.

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Hey guys! It's May! To help promote and celebrate and inspire some awesome writing for the Spring Fan Fiction Contest, it's time for another Shiny Hunt! By the end of May, you'll need to hatch a shiny Oddish to win an event egg! It might be another 6th generation legendary this time around. Every weekend will be a multiplier to help you hatch eggs faster! Be sure to also post your egg image codes on forums and sites you might be on to help get views and egg steps for your eggs!
Requirements for winning a prize egg
- You may only obtain one of the eggs that will be given out, per event.
- There will be as many of each event Pokémon given out as there are eligible participants.
- You will find the egg on the main Adopt page, not in your party right away, so keep searching until you find it.
- You will be the only one able to see your egg, so there's no rush in trying to get your egg before someone else.
- You do not need to be online when I run the script to release the Pokémon, you just must complete the above requirements.
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2106 W. Missouri
Published 9:56 am, Friday, May 13, 2011
If you have ever wanted a home with a "little white picket fence," now is your chance! Driving up to 2106 W. Missouri, you will appreciate the charming "Cape Cod" style of this home with its shingle sided exterior and black shutters.
Park out front in the circular drive under the large oak trees or put your car in the two car garage. This home, built in 1942, features 1,991 square feet of living space, three bedrooms, two full baths, two living areas and one dining area. A bonus air-conditioned workshop or playhouse in the backyard is not included in the square footage. The home is located in the Houston Elementary, San Jacinto Jr. High, and Midland High school districts. There is very little yard to take care of, as most of the front is covered with ground cover contained in decorative red brick borders.
This house is all about the details and they are everywhere you turn. As soon as you enter the inlaid glass front door, your eyes are drawn to the beautiful hardwood floors that flow throughout. There is a scroll design in the wood around the borders of the rooms. Crown moulding outlines the ceilings. Antique touches are everywhere, including a telephone niche and old-fashioned lighting in the hallway.
The front door opens into the formal living area, which is open and airy. Colors flow from one room to the next and modern updates combine with the antique style of the home for an ultra warm and inviting feel.
The formal living area offers ample space for entertaining your friends. Move from this room to the dining area, where you can put your favorite table and china cabinet or hutch. A doorway leading from here will take you to a kitchen that has been decorated with red walls and floors and backsplashes covered in black and white tile. Granite countertops provide durable lasting beauty and offer space to prepare meals. Stainless and black appliances coordinate with the room and will have you cooking your favorite meal in no time! White cabinets provide storage space for all your dishes and cooking accessories. The laundry room, as well as, access to the backyard is right off the kitchen. Another decorative inlaid glass door leads to the backyard and separate two car garage.
Two of the bedrooms are to the right of the front door. One has a window facing the front, as well as, to the side of the house. A large closet provides ample storage. The hallway bathroom has been lined with wainscoted white walls, a tin ceiling, and a claw foot bathtub, which add to the antique ambiance of this beautiful home.
The master retreat has two large closets, as well as, large windows, which provide natural lighting. A modern new bathroom features marble countertops and nickel lights and faucets. Cabinets add space to keep things hidden away.
On the other side of the formal living area is a room that can be used as an office or third bedroom. Windows face the front yard and a large closet provides storage. One of the best features of this house is the den that is located past the dining area on the back of the house. The focal point of this room is the beautiful black granite fireplace and mantle that is surrounded on both sides by built-ins. Gas logs will keep the room aglow this winter and you cozy inside as you enjoy this secluded getaway. A large window looks out to the backyard. There is a dog run, if needed, and trees and grass that will keep any pet happy playing in the yard.
Additional amenities to this home include new heater and air conditioner, new roof, bathroom addition, workshop, automatic garage door opener, ceiling fans and hardwood floors. Listed at $189,500, this home has the "little white picket fence" and so much more! There will be an Open House on Sunday from 2:00pm-3:00pm. To have a private viewing of this home or obtain more information, contact Roberta Aldridge with Real Estate One, (432) 559-5049 or visit www.realtor.com. MLS#86275.


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Nursing Clothes to Obsess Over
Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon
When I sat down to write about Boob Design, I thought to myself "How can I write this without coming across like a fanatic?!". Well, as it turns out, I can't. I am a fanatic about Boob so I have to be honest!
The search for nursing clothes that you actually want to wear is over!
Boob Design has truly nailed it. They have managed to incorporate clean design, sophisticated colors, organic fabrics, perfect fit and most importantly – easy access! To put it very simply, Boob Design nursing clothes are all you need.
Even with a slightly awkward postpartum body that is constantly changing shape (when most clothes never fit quite right), Boob has managed to master an easy, flattering fit. The necklines don't go too low, the hemlines hit at the perfect spot, and the fabrics do not stretch out with wear. They fit a little long so that you can wear them during pregnancy, which is great. The colors are well chosen and sophisticated. Due to their commitment to use natural and organic fibers, the clothes are so comfortable to wear! You can truly feel the quality.
Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon
Let's get right to the point. Boob Design has the easiest, most functional nursing access. A simple lift of fabric and you're there. Nothing has to be exposed. No strange panels of fabric to move around from side to side. No yanking down and stretching out your neckline. It is love at first nursing session! The under panel has a subtle elastic on the edge to help the fabric keep it's shape and keep it close to your body. The upper panel generously overlaps the lower, so you can rest assured that nothing will be exposed even though there is technically an opening near a place you would want to be modest!
Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon
Style Offering
Boob Design has saved us when it comes to selection! They have perfected "the basics" and offer perfect short sleeve and long sleeve tops, tank tops in basic styles and fashion styles with prints or lace, and dresses from casual to dressy.
They really go above and beyond, though, when it comes to designing a hooded sweatshirt – that you can nurse in! Applause!
The styles currently offered come in both fleece (thick and fuzzy) and organic cotton/elastane blend (thin and stretchy) and are sprinkled with thoughtful design details. The Ready Flex Fleece has pockets in the back and on the sleeve, is longer in the back to keep your bum warm when sitting down outside and even unzips at the side to create more room for a growing pregnant belly! The B-Warmer Hoodie has an extra layer of fleece in the boob zone, hence the name!
Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon
Company Values
From the very beginning of their design process, they ask themselves how they can reduce their environmental impact. Companies do like to toss those claims around, but Boob Design truly walks the walk! The fabrics they use are organic cotton, Lyocell (made from eucalyptus) and fleece made from recycled polyester. Every garment they produce is OEKO-Tex certified. This means that they are free from substances known to be harmful to health! They are conscious, too, about the people involved in production and have high standards for conditions and pay – instead of looking for the lowest cost. The little things count, too. On their packaging they have nice tips for washing and drying your clothes in an earth friendly manner and encourage that you give your garments a new life when you're done with them.
Photo Credit: Lilac Saloon
My Take
After extensive wear testing – nursing my squirmy 8 month old – I just can't wear anything else now. I have Boob nursing wear on rotation in my closet, and that is IT! The basic shirts are so easy and comfy to wear day-to-day, the hoodies are a necessity for me this winter, and the dresses give me an opportunity to dress up without the hassle of having to take half of the dress off to nurse my baby! I can't even remember what I wore before discovering Boob!
If you are already nursing or plan to be nursing in the near future, you really must treat yourself with good quality Boob Design nursing wear that will be comfortable, functional and will last you through all your many nursing sessions!
Looking for Un-Nursing Wear?
If you need to add some nursing clothing to your wardrobe, but don't want to spend money on pieces you'll only wear for a short period of time, then head on over to Melody Lane for the best in regular clothing that is versatile enough to wear before, during, and after breastfeeding! They offer trendy, classic, and comfortable clothing that is hand-picked for all the life stages women usually experience. With nothing over $100, always free shipping, and new styles featured every season, Melody Lane makes sure your "fashion meets life".
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I love their clothes!! But thy are so incredibly expensive I'll never purchase from them. It borders on being ridiculous its so expensive. The deigns are great but there is no way to seriously afford them if you are a middle income family! 🙁
They look great and I've been looking at buying a few basic long sleeve tops for winter. Re the breastfeeding access, is there no underlay at all? What is the sizing like? I'm only short about 5'2, size 10 so I want a good fit so its not too long!
Megan V.
Sandy, yes there is an underlay actually. The under layer (bottom half of the tops) and the upper layer (top half) overlap over your chest area. So to nurse, you lift the top and lower the underneath layer just a bit and baby has access! You can do it with one hand, even. The sizing seems very true to size in our experience. But all body types are different. For 5'5 size 4, I wear their size Small. The dresses will be much too long for you but their shirts, though longer than a normal tee, should still fit nicely! They hit at the hip, normally. If you try any, I hope you love it!!
thank you for the recommendation….i just received my first few boob products and i am in love too!! i read your review and made the plunge and am so happy i did! i will soon be nursing a 4th baby and decided that i could not have "awkward" nursing moments ANY LONGER! no more chubby-post-pregnancy back and tummy showing in public circumstances!! my only question for you is if you have found a good place to buy in the us online? i ordered the first few things from the boob website and i had to pay a crazy C.O.D. charge on top of $20 shipping just to get UPS to give it to me! if you have any suggestions, i would owe you!
ps. i got a basic tank in black, and the belle and juno nursing dresses. so so cute! and the fabric is awesome.
Jenna! We have amazing news! Nordstroms now carries Boob Design! http://shop.nordstrom.com/sr?keyword=BOOB+DESIGN&origin=keywordsearch
Not all but they are continuing to work on it!
Howdy! I could have sworn I've been to this site before
but after browsing through some of the posts
I realized it's new to me. Anyhow, I'm certainly pleased I came
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Steph has been home. Enjoying her new little baby. And how cute is he….Meet PJ!
PJ just turned one month old this week.
Steph, we miss you here at Sunny Slide Up while you are on maternity leave….but we can't wait for the great stories (and photos) of little PJ when you return! Enjoy your time at home with that cute little baby 🙂
And a big thanks to our guest blogger Stella for filling while she's gone!


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Whether winter golf where you live is played indoors or out, it's the perfect time to help golfers on your holiday gift list take their games to the next level at a local GolfTEC Improvement Center. The more than 180 centers around North America offer special holiday packages, each beginning with a $99 Swing Evaluation conducted by one of GolfTEC's Certified Personal Coaches and using the company's proprietary technology that includes motion measurement and video analysis. Add one 30-minute lesson and one practice session in a computerized indoor hitting bay for $199; three lessons and three practice sessions for $299. There are also seasonal discounts on individualized lesson plans and series.
GolfTEC, the world leader in golf improvement, gives more than 25% of all private golf lessons in the North America annually and has a 95% success rate among its students. Most lessons are taught one-on-one in private, indoor bays that maximize the learning experience. GolfTEC utilizes proprietary teaching technology and the skills of its Certified Personal Coaches to help golfers improve skills and increase enjoyment of the game.
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The global leader in golf improvement, GolfTEC gives more than 25% of all private golf lessons in the North America annually and has a 95% success rate among its students. The 600+ GolfTEC Certified Personal Coaches at 180 centers worldwide, including 70+ within Golfsmith stores, have given more than 4 million lessons since 1995. All lessons are based on the company's "Five Factors:" Fact-Based Diagnosis, Sequential Lessons, Video-Based Practice, Advanced Retention Tools, and Precision-Matched Clubs. GolfTEC Improvement Centers can be found in almost all major U.S. cities, Canada, Japan and Korea. Call 877-446-5383 or visit http://www.golftec.com.


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Friday, June 14, 2013
Baby Hip-Cups
Posted by Kira Rivadeneira at 6/14/2013 09:50:00 PM 2 comments:
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
One Month 'till D-Date - 36 weeks.
This is me 1 month pregnant.
I don't actually remember looking like this.
Since then I have gained about 30 lbs more or less and month left to go.
My due date is July 11th, 2013.
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We are excited to be welcoming a new member to our family.
I'm also starting to get really nervous.
The reality that I am going to be in charge of two small people is starting to set in.
I have all the clothing washed and folded and all the other baby stuff is ready.
It's not the worry of not being physically ready to have her here.
I'm nervous to have a newborn again.
I remember how hard they are.
But in the same breath I remember exactly how in love with ZZ I was when she was born.
I remember kissing her little fingers and never wanting to put her down.
With ZZ I was more stressed about the 'things' then the actual baby part.
Now I am wiser and I know how much life in general changes when there is a brand new baby in the mix.
I'm excited for those changes,
and terrified.
A lot of people have asked me if this pregnancy has been like my first,
especially since they are both girls.
They really have been pretty close
I was really sick the first four months
with both of them.
I think I was more sick with #2 than with ZZ,
and I had medicine to help this time.
With #2 the aches and pains started
about the time the puking stopped
and they were lot worst.
I felt like I was in the third trimester
most of second trimester.
I had a couple of weeks where my sciatic nerve had me in so much pain I thought I was going to die.
Luckily it didn't last forever.
The good news is, my third trimester has been AWESOME (so far).
I actually feel really good still.
|ZZ - 36 weeks - 2011
I don't feel uncomfortable,
I haven't swelled up nearly as much this time,
and I am actually handling the heat a lot better than I thought I was going to.
I am a lot more hungry this pregnancy,
where I didn't really have an appetite with ZZ.
I can pretty much out eat Sergio...
and pretty much any other grown man.
This baby moves a lot more than ZZ did.
I get a lot of kicks and punches,
Not to mention an insane amount (2 or 3 times a day) of hip-cups.
After a few minutes she gets upset that she has had hip-cups
and starts kicking and punching even harder.
The same thing happens if I'm getting hungry.
She throws a tantrum in my tummy.
So it's her fault that I have to eat a bunch every day...
Gotta keep the baby happy right?
ZZ mostly stretched from my ribs to my hips and rolled.
When ZZ moved they were always big movements that made my stomach look like something out of alien.
It was fun when she was born to see that she slept exactly the same way with her legs stretched straight out and her arms up by her head.
I've enjoyed looking through all of ZZ's old pictures.
It really makes me even more excited.
I can't wait to see this little girl.
I can't wait to hold her in my arms and
show her off to everyone.
I can't wait to hear her little coo's and cries.
I can't wait for Sergio to get to hold her.
Some of my favorite pictures and videos of ZZ as a newborn was seeing him with her.
It will be fun to see how ZZ reacts to the changes that
having a little sister will bring.
I think she is going to love it.
I know she is going to be one amazing big sister.
She is going to be here in no time.
Only 30 days (and counting) until D-date.
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Barnes-Frost House (1795)April 10th, 2012 Posted in Federal Style, Houses, Southington
Built in 1795, probably by Pitt Cowles, the house at 1177 Marion Avenue in Southington, known as the Barnes-Frost House, was purchased in 1810 by Philo Barnes, a large landowner. His son, Seth E. Barnes, traveled to the California gold fields in the 1840s. In 1863, during the Civil War, Seth E. Barnes died in Charleston, South Carolina as a prisoner of war. His widow Lucinda, brought up her grandson, Edwin Seth Todd, who became General Manager of Clark Brothers Bolt Company. Levi D. Frost, of the Marion bolt manufacturing company, bought the house in 1883 and it remained in his family until 1916. The house features a repeating diamond and ellipse pattern running above the windows, doors and roof, an example of Federal-style detailing that may have been added later.


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TEL AVIV (Aug. 29)
The Israel youth delegation to the Moscow Youth Festival returned to Israel today with its pro-Communist and non-Communist elements prevented only by a police cordon from coming to blows on the Haifa docks.
Friction between the two delegations, which prevailed throughout the return trio was close to a stage of violence when the ship docked. A quickly organized police barrier kept the non-Communist youth from a fight over charges by the non-Communist youth that the pro-Communist youth had slandered Israel at the Moscow Festival.
Both groups agreed that Russian Jewry was the victim of discrimination and that a great desire existed among Russian Jews to emigrate to Israel.
The young people said most of the Russian Jews they met were acquainted with Israel via listening to Kol Israel and Kol Zion Lagolah, whose foreign language broadcasts were only partially jammed by the Soviets.
The non-Communist youth said that Jews from remote regions of Russia made special trips to Moscow to meet the Israel visitors.


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Normally, I stay away from assumptions: We all know the saying about what assuming does to you and me! When it comes to managing or building communities, online or on the ground, the work can seem overwhelming and sometimes even never-ending.
Wherever you are, and whatever the kind of community you are wrangling, there are some general lessons that I recommend. These five assumptions always help me remember the role and responsibilities a successful community manager needs to best serve and engage a community. I hope you'll share your lessons, too!
1. You don't [really] know your community members.
I don't say this to offend you, but just as a good reminder. When you are drafting messages, calls to action, or even just conducting day-to-day customer service type communications, assuming that you don't know the community at large or the individual you are speaking to directly will help prevent you from overstepping boundaries or making statements that can instiguate that, "you don't know me!" feeling on the other end. I won't say that we've all experienced this – see what I did there? – but I know that I have and have heard direct feedback from people when I've made this mistake.
All that you can really assume are the things that aren't assumptions; give your community the chance to tell you their preferences and interests, and track what you can (from email opens and clicks, to actions taken) to be sure you are responding to the facts whenever possible.
2. You know more about the tools.
There are mind-boggling reports and stats our there that show just how much time many of us are spending [wasting?] on social media platforms like Facebook each day. That said, it is best to assume that your community isn't hip to every trick you've found for Facebook, Twitter, and any other site you may use. This is especially true if you have a separate community platform connected to your website or operated specifically for your community online.
Assuming you know the most about these tools means you have the opportunity and responsibility to share your knowledge and help the community be as savvy as you! When you post a call to action for people to share a message, be sure to include reference to how they can do so; or if you are asking people to create content themselves, be sure to provide instructions and examples to help them respond to your call.
3. You know more about the cause.
Just like the assumption about the tools, it is incredibly valuable to maintain the position that you (read: your organization, if not you personally, smartypants) know more, have more access to information about, and are more closely following news related to your cause and work than the community. When you are sharing news or calls to action, be sure to provide relevant context and history or links to where people can learn more.
Many of your community members may be following things closely with you, but, per assumption #1, you will be able to speak to them directly in the action alerts they've signed up for instead of only the general messages you may post elsewhere. If you create a microsite or special landing pages for campaigns, topics in the news, or specific programs, be sure to make links prominent for people to learn more and understand the why and how behind the actions.
4. You have more time than your community.
This is a big one. It may seem like so much fun to round up friends and record a video about why you are all so passionate about a cause, then edit it with catchy backgound music and effects, and post it on YouTube. Assume you are the only person in the community with the time and energy to do it, though. If creating content is an essential part of your campaign, make sure you provide options for someone that wants to give you, for example, 30 seconds, 5 minutes, 10 minutes, or 30 minutes. That may mean it is a quick text-based response, a photo, a very short video, or a good sized video, respectively.
Creating options and recognizing that community members have varying amounts of time to spend on your cause will help people self-select the option that they prefer – back to #1, track it so you can suggest similar options in the future! – and they can feel that you appreciate their participation even if they don't have the time to make a video for you.
5. People are coming from a good place.
Trolls are real, it's true. But operating and communicating as if every commenter is a troll will shut down conversation very quickly. Even if someone posts something negative or critical, assume they are coming from a good place, agree with and support your mission and view of a better world, and are voicing a concern that may be felt by others; take a breath and then reread their comment without taking it personally.
These kinds of comments are an opportunity to show your amazing, and patient, customer service abilities! Thank her for speaking up and sharing her comment/question/concern, point them in the right direction for more information and resources, and offer to speak with her directly offline (or at least off the comment thread) about the topic.
Doing this in public, whether on your Facebook page or on your own blog, will show to others that you are open to engaging with people who may disagree, that you have resources and information on the topic of contention, and that you are even willing to be available personally. That's a much better tone to set.
Well, those are my five; but I have no doubt there are many more lessons and assumptions out there. Would love to hear what more you'd add to the list!
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Another alternative that relies mostly on rail to move the oil to the Canadian west coast, where it would be loaded onto oil tankers to the U.S. Gulf Coast, would result in 17 percent more greenhouse gas emissions, the report said.
In both alternatives, the oil would be shipped in rail cars as bitumen, a thick, tar-like substance, rather than as a liquid.
The State Department was required to conduct a new environmental analysis after the pipeline's operator, Calgary-based TransCanada, changed the project's route though Nebraska. The Obama administration blocked the project last year because of concerns that the original route would have jeopardized environmentally sensitive land in the Sand Hills region.
The administration later approved a southern section of the pipeline, from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Texas coast, as part of what President Barack Obama has called an "all of the above" energy policy that embraces a wide range of sources, from oil and gas to renewables such as wind and solar.
The pipeline plan has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate over climate change. Republicans and business and labor groups have urged the Obama administration to approve the pipeline as a source of much-needed jobs and a step toward North American energy independence.
Environmental groups have been pressuring the president to reject the pipeline, saying it would carry "dirty oil" that contributes to global warming. They also worry about a spill.
Industry groups and Republicans hailed the report, saying the Obama administration was moving closer to approving Keystone XL, which has been under consideration since 2008.
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I'm entering a baby belly contest and I need to edit this dumb photo but none of the editors I download let me do what I need to do.
all I need is to blurr or get rid of the background, maybe enhance my daughters name, and just sharpen it up a bit. Anyone know of decent free editors or anyone bored and want to edit?? Lol thx
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Oh this is just some little editing I need to do by tmr at midnight. Just took a snap shot. Nothing fancy. Thank you though :-)
No way to run flash :-( I just have my iPad and phone lol I totally tried to fight with it though
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new rules re: lunchtime and toilets!(53 Posts)
My son and daughter returned to school today after the summer hols.
upon arrival they were handed a list of new school rules. two of these rules are:
lunchtime: 20 minutes to eat, then outside for 10 minutes exercise.
no re-entry to the building under any circumstances. They are literally locked inside for the 20 minutes eating time then once outside they have a small area to play for 10 minutes.
they have been told that if they want to go the toilet, they have to go on the way to classes, if they are then late for class, they will be given an hours detention after school.
the problem is is that if they are all waiting for the loo on the way to lessons, they are going to be late!
they are not allowed to go during lesson time, or at morning break. only after lunch on the way to lessons.
is this against some rule somewhere? surely they cannot dictate when kids can pee or not pee?!
kids have also been told that if they become unwell during the schoolday, they will not be sent home. they will be placed in a quiet classroom with a teaching assistant and will carry on with their work in a quiet environment.
im debating whetehr or not to remove my kids from this school.
i get that some kids will be messing about and ruining it for other kids, but it seems to be very very unfair to tarnish all the kids with the same brush and make them all suffer.
they are now getting a total of 10 minutes break in the morning, 20 miniutes to eat and 2 minutes to play at lunch, thats it.
is there anything that we, as parents can do about this?
Is this an academy by any chance?
It's the kind of absurd rules-for-the-sake-of-rules thing some academies are so fond of.
If it is an academy, there will be little the LEA can do.
I'm a secondary teacher, BTW.
Leave it, moan like mad if it actually lasts past 1/2 term.
It won't teachers have books to mark and coffee to drink.
I know of many schools which do not allow students to go to the toilet outside of break and lunchtime, periods or not.
This rule sounds even worse.
These sound very similar to the rules at my senior school. Either outside queuing to go in to lunch, in the dinner hall eating or outside until bell went again. Not allowed back inside the school without written express permission from a teacher (club membership etc)
I don't remember it being a problem. You just adapt your behaviour and habits to suit the rules. I left school in 1984 so it's not a new concept.
They will not be banning visiting the toilet in morning break. That is what break is for. I can quite believe the lunchtime bollocks, but morning break without the toilet, no.
"kids have also been told that if they become unwell during the schoolday, they will not be sent home. they will be placed in a quiet classroom with a teaching assistant and will carry on with their work in a quiet environment."
Is this a state school? Im assuming it is and therefore there are no medically trained staff on site all the time. The school _cannot decide_ who is genuinely ill and who isn't if they have any doubt about a child health they have a legal obligation to either seek urgent medical advise or in less urgent cases contact parents and advise them to seek medical advise. In my experience most schools send home children too quickly not the other way round!
Secondly all children suspected of having infective diarrhoea and vomiting have to be sent home form school and must not return for 48 hours following the last episode this rule in my actually usually over applied but it is done to protect all the other children and staff for a variety of reasons not just to reduce sickness but some who may have underlying medical conditions some may live with vulnerable elderly etc.
Your school cannot make a decision about a child's health only a professionally qualified doctor/nurse can do this. Incidentally the Gillick ruling states that all health problems are confidential and can only be shared with the school if the child gives permission for this.
I have no idea who you contact to stop this but I would start with the chairman of the governors copying in the LEA.
Excellent point, schoolnurse.
In fact refusing a child access to appropriate medical care they need in the event of illness is a child protection issue and contravenes the UN rights of a child.
It never ceases to amaze me that teachers think that they have a right to interfere/know about/make decisions about medical issues of the children in their school bottom line: they don't! Under the Gillick ruling once children are over a certain age this would definity apply to all over 13 yrs old even parents are not technically able to make these decisions and be given information about their childs health information can only be divulged with a child's consent.
well, i went to see the head teacher and everything we as parents had been told, well it was all true. the head said they had had some issues with a few kids loitering in the toilets at break times so the kids were not being allowed in the building during break times at all for any reason.
i said what about kids that need the loo, he said they must go on their way to lessons. i asked if they were going to have more toilets installed, he said when the budget allowed. so i brought up the student-toilet ratio previously mentioned and he stammered a bit and then said he would speak to the board!
after an hour and a half of talking to him and basically getting nowhere, i told him to bring my children to me. now i must have come across quite insistant as he did as i requested. when my kids arrived in his office i informed him that as of that moment my children would no longer be attending his school, that i intended to home school them until i could obtain a place at a different school and that is exactly what i did. i wasnt th eonly one either. 17 other parents removed their children from the school and now the educaion offic eis investigating.
im sorry but if a c hild needs the toilet i dont see how a teacher can tell them whether they can go or not, nor do i find it acceptable for a teacher to decide whether a child is ill enough to warrent medical advice.
since i removed my kids there confidence has gone through the roof, their grades have already improved and they are much happier. i home schooled them for a total of 2 weeks before they were accepted into a different school in the area. the school is absolutely brilliant. the reltionship between the kids and the staff is exceptional.
thankyou everyone for your input it helped me greatly when i was speaking to the head of the old school. i felt informed and confident.
Thank you for updating and I am pleased you worked it out in a way that has been better for you all.
Good for you. As a teacher in a secondary school, I would NEVER send my child to a school with that sort of ethos. The rules speak volumes about the head - obvioulsly totally incapable of dealing with 'issues' such as loitering in toilets in a sensible and practical manner.
Well done OP ,that must have taken guts .
No doubt Eviltwins /CricketBalls /Wilfself will go on pshawing about why can't they hold themselves/poor school must have had lots of troublemakers /don't believe your children .
So pleased you got your children into a saner school .
Can you link to the press reports of this? I'd love to know what the local paper has made out of 17 families from one school all withdrawing their children at once!
I still don't believe it. Sorry. Where in the country is this school?
There is nothing wrong with expecting children to go to the toilet at a specific time, be that during break or on the way to lessons. The problem in secondary schools is kids wanting to go during lessons - it's disruptive. Unless a child has a medical condition, I don't know of a single school that allows it. It makes no difference whether the "allowed" time is at break or between lessons.
As for the other thing (dianosing illnesses) - schools can't win. Some parents get annoyed if the school doesn't let them know, and others get annoyed if the school does. We had one boy in school last week who vomited almost as soon as he arrived. The receptionist called his mum, and she said that she didn't want to have to get the bus to pick him up as it would cost her. She wanted to school to take him home, otherwise he could stay put. Similarly, one of the Yr 8 girls felt rough after her HPV jab and her mum said we should give her paracetamol and tell her to stop moaning!
It's hard I know ( genuinely ) to run a big institution like a school ,but people are people ,they vary and have different priorities .
That's just life ,they're never going to all conform and shouldn't be regarded as an irritant because they get in the way of procedures ,policies ,rules and regulations .
Good for you fostermum , sticking to your principles.
I have 3 children at Primary school that have medical conditions requiring immediate visits to the toilet. Each 1 of them has had experience of a teacher saying wait until break - including my 10 year old. Going through school nicknamed 'stinky' is no fun eviltwins .
The rule at primary is that for every minute you are out of the lesson, it is doubled and breaktime is lost for that time and the work finished. It stops those that really don't need it. Those that really do, are quick!
At our school we have a ring in all cases for illnesses (primary though). We are not medically trained. Every parent has their own level of response. It is not a teacher's role to decide what the level should be.
And when you say " win " I'm guessing you mean " get it right " .
It's not a competition or fight is it ?
More team work ?
At my school (secondary) students who need to go to the toilet for medical reasons have cards, which they can show if they don't know the teacher. Usually though, they just go. No need to ask, no need to interrupt the lesson, no cause for embarrassment.
And yes, I do mean "win". What's "right" for one parent ("thanks for calling to let me know my child is feeling sick, I'll be there as soon as I can to collect her") is "wrong" for another ("can't you just give her a paracetamol and tell her to stop moaning?") It's guess work. It should be teamwork, but it's not.
it sounds ridiculous. i work in a girls school and they can go if they need to even in lessons.
last school, students were meant to go in break or lunch but nature doesn't always work like that and it was at the teacher's discretion. They didn't like teachers letting kids out because vandalism could take place etc.
they should be able to go in lunch or break at any time. not made to wait til going to class. how stupid.
Of course you mean "win " ,how silly of me .
My point is that schools can NEVER get it right. No matter what we do, there will be as many parents who think it's stupid as who think it's fine.
Of course there will be differing opinions amongst parents about policies - that's life ,that's normal .
The parents ( or the majority of them ) aren't trying to annoy you ,it's not a question of one side winning .
Some of them are. Refusing to pick your child up after he has vomited at school because you don't want to have to pay for the bus isn't exactly a valid opinion, is it?
Lots of people on this thread seem to think the OP has "won"- lots of congratulations as if it was School VS The People.
Yes that sounds a dreadful ancedote but without knowing the circumstances it's hard to judge ( or should be ) .
Round here two bus journeys would cost just under a fiver and these days that can represent a meal for the family .
I think it was your post that introduced the concept of winning .
Yes, it was my post, but it was a figure of speech, clearly. Sadly no one hovers with medals and trophies waiting to leap out and award them.
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President Richard von Weizsaecker of West Germany placed a wreath on the tomb of Theodor Herzl today. The first German chief of state ever to come to Israel, von Weizsaecker arrived yesterday on a four-day official visit accompanied by his wife, Marianne.
Within an hour after landing at Ben Gurion Airport where they were greeted warmly by President Chaim Herzog, the couple paid a solemn visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem in tribute to the six million Jews slain by the Nazis in World War II.
Earlier, as he stepped from his special Lufthansa airplane, the West German President spoke forthrightly of the Holocaust. "We Germans will certainly not thrust away remembrance of the past," he said, speaking in English. "The Jewish people were subjected to untold persecution. The past cannot be wiped out. The more openly we face the truth, the freer we are to meet present day challenges."
Herzog noted in response that von Weizsaecker has demonstrated on many occasions throughout his career "your dedication to reconciliation and your concern for our future." At an official dinner later, Herzog made a point of praising von Weizsaecker's Bundestag speech of last May 8, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the end of the war and the fall of the Third Reich.
The German President met with Premier Shimon Peres and, according to Israeli sources, indicated he was very encouraged by Peres' outline of diplomatic prospects for peace and Israel's intentions. Much of his discussions with Peres and other Israeli officials focussed on international terrorism and its latest manifestation, the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro Monday by Palestinian gunmen who held 400 passengers and crew members hostage, including a large number of German nationals among the former. (The hijackers surrendered today. See separate story.)
Peres expressed the view that the fight against terrorism enhanced rather than impeded the peace process. Unbridled terrorism diminishes the prospects for peace, he said.
Peres cited evidence which he said proved direct links between the Palestine Liberation Organization base in Tunisia, destroyed by Israeli bombers a week ago, and the murder of three Israeli civilians by Palestinian terrorists aboard a yacht at Larnaca, Cyprus September 25. The Premier bluntly expressed his bafflement at Europe's wholesale condemnation of Israel for the raid.
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Love sick
There are many letters and comments swirling concerning the Steve McNair tragic homicide.
Many armchair psychiatrists and Bible quoting parishioners, well-intentioned people, feel they know all the why's, how's and therefores.
"Playing with fire," "God's retribution," "a woman scorned" and the like.
With the forensic evidence, this woman took a love affair way too far.
I can remember countless stories of jilted girlfriends who take the sane approach when a Hollywood celebrity or NFL athlete cuts the relationship off. They burn down his house, sue him blind in court or date his teammate. Maybe all three.
Whatever Mr. McNair is accused of in popular opinion doesn't matter. What Sahel Kazemi allegedly did doesn't come close to resolving a relationship gone bad, regardless of the circumstances.
In life, you walk away. At 20, there will be many more opportunities to fail at love.
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Got stomped in triva last night at Jonny's, BN... I guess I need to turn in my nerd card and pocket protector.
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"It seems as if the "hope" part of "hope and change" is not working. It could be because the change part is not change for the better."
Ben, I've been on that French Broad a few times myself.
By: BenDover on 7/9/09 at 9:18
Got stomped in triva last night at Jonny's, BN... I guess I need to turn in my nerd card and pocket protector.
Oh, don't turn it in just yet! Even nerds have bad nights sometimes - lol! btw, which color of pocket protector did you get? 8~)
By: slacker on 7/9/09 at 9:19
Ben, I've been on that French Broad a few times myself.
well, slacker - i hope you brought more protection than a concealed weapon - lol!
Ok, air conditioner went out so we hung out at Target all night. When we got home watched the greatest 80's one hit wonders....number one was "Come on Eileen"....thoughts?
I'd rather not discuss that song...
bummer, g. you know, i never could figure out the whole hillbilly atire in the "Eileen" video. aren't they irish or something?
Who invented barb wire?
They are Irish but the lead singer said that it was just clothes, they didn't intend to create a fashion. It's a good song, I don't know that it's the best one-hit wonder of the entire decade though...
"This isn't "Romeo & Juliet". It's so self absorbed, pathological, and narrcissitic. And her family and friends didn't know of her despair? She couldn't reach out to anyone? This is the answer ? I just wonder the the religious undertones that played into her decision". D-7, watch out. We are agreeing again. And I can tell you this: she probably killed herself because she had weighed out the death penalty, life without parole or spending years on death row because this was a premeditated, cold blooded murder. She probably figured that shooting herself would elicite sympathy and she was right. Except I don't feel sorry for her and I'm glad she did the state's job. Slacker, you said "studies have shown, mentally ill young girls, are more attractive than old, wrinkled up, mentally ill broads". Hmmm what about those young botoxed, methed up girls? I think they are dangerous. And besides "old, wrinkled up mentally ill broads" have their own bank accounts and don't need sugar daddies like the young ones do. But then the paper said "Jenny" or whoever she was, had to pay for her own car payments. Now that makes her stupid. If she was putting out to Steve AND paying her own car payment. That's messed up!
I think sid just confessed that she's an old, wrinkled up mentally ill broad...
*hides after g's statement*
...and she "puts out"...
LOL NOW they do the math. Well, better late than never, I suppose.
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"President Barack Obama promised to fix health care and trim the federal budget deficit, all without raising taxes on anyone but the wealthiest Americans. It's a promise he's already broken and will likely have to break again."
sid is just upset because Steve would not give her a second look.
And besides "old, wrinkled up mentally ill broads" have their own bank accounts and don't need sugar daddies
uh, not necessarily.....
sidney, rumor is you had an affair with Par Boone. Correct?
That song has one of the best all time lyrics in it:
"Come on Eileen, I swear, at this moment, you mean everything... " ... had a girlfriend back then that hated it.
DeMint Amendment to Audit Federal Reserve Blocked by Senate Leadership
I still don't understand why this was blocked...makes sense to me.
Well duh, bn... my pocket protector is white with the INITECH logo of course.
Hmmm...there is a verse from GnR's "It's so easy" that always made women VERY upset...
"you get nothing for nothing if that's what you do
turn around ***** I got a use for you
and you've got nothing better to do
and I'm bored"
It's very subtle...
Well now, isn't this interesting. Wonder if it's because the jobs aren't being created?
Obama Administration Grant Program De-Emphasizing Job Creation
Down to -8 now and still dropping.
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
I think the Federal Reserve is supposed to be Independent of Poltical influence, Chief.
By: BenDover on 7/9/09 at 9:36
Well duh, bn... my pocket protector is white with the INITECH logo of course.
Well, duh. i guess i should've known. lol!
By: BenDover on 7/9/09 at 9:35
That song has one of the best all time lyrics in it:
"Come on Eileen, I swear, at this moment, you mean everything... " ... had a girlfriend back then that hated it.
huh. i never paid THAT much attention to the song's lyrics. hmm. i can see why that would be irritating. right up there with "well, i meant it when i said it."
If those lyrics are considered irritating, what do you think of "This magic moment"?
"Paradise by the Dashboard Lights"?
"Only the good die young"?
"I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"?
"... So now I'm prayin' for the end of time... to hurry up and arrive.. 'cause if I got to spend another minute with you I don't think that I could really survive... "
And is the Federal Reserve not under the authority of Congress? Why then is there a problem with an audit? We look at CBO all the time...why not have an independent audit?
Keeping track of this doesn't necessarily mean it would be under political influence, does it?
At least those are better than 'she bop' and 'Imaginary lover'.
Dead skunk in the middle of the road.
Like the GOP is today. lol
I'm not sure chief but I know the intention is for it to be above political influence and a politically biased congress could have a ton of influence with mandatory reporting requirements and the like. I don't have time to research now but there are controls in place. Let me know if you get a chance to look it up.
They are good songs, Ben. love the verse in "Only the Good Die Young"...
"some say there's a heaven for those that'll wait
some say it's better but I say it ain't
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints
The sinners are much more fun...only the good die young"
g, those are some of my all time favorite lyrics too!
Or, Eve 6....
Rendevous then I'm through with you.
If you'll notice though the dollar is holding pretty well against other currencies. It's US debt we're having trouble selling and are having to pay so much more in interest to sell.
Seem the bond-buyers / holders don't like the kind of investments this adminstration wants to make with the money. This really hurts us, too, because over time it drives up the cost of our existing debt too.
If The Obama's ego ever subsides he may have a very bitter pill to swallow in the form of his disruption of a very delicate economic balance.
I love Louden Wainwright III, Nemo.
Sid: In the old days, we were at each others' throats. Currently, you've agreed with me three times in 4 months. Careful, there will be talk.
"Sex Type Thing" is one of my favorites.
I'm a big billy joel fan, G. Great song to be sure.
I do too, Ben.
Too late dargent. There is already talk.
I'm not going to beat a dead horse, but this double murder/ suicide is reminiscent of what Ward Churchill and other freaks said about the 9/11 attacks. Calling them "warriors". She an out-to- lunch nut case. I'm sure her family is spinning her "plight", but think about what it takes to shoot a human in both temples and twice to the chest, and then put a gun to your own head? At 20? At least wait until you hit 40 or 50. Then you know with certainty life's over.
i don't know that i agree, dargent. i just think she was a garden variety mentally ill person.
Suicide is the lack of hope.
you know that old saying about hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.


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Let's talk cellphones, sexting and teens.
There is a lot in the media about sexting. Every topic from teens committing suicide over sexting issues, to adults sharing inappropriate visuals with youths. But, here's my question, when sexting remains between youths only, what does it mean and who's the more responsible or accountable party, the sender or the requester? What should the punishment be for a kid who received an unwanted sext?
As images and user-generated content are our specialty, we continually watch and study the circumstances around who is sharing what. Since we know that generally speaking when adults are involved with sending or receiving illicit content with minors, the responsible party is usually the adult; there are many questions left unanswered when the senders and receivers are underage.
Do we convict all teens who have participated in sexting as sex offenders and have their future forever changed by an image? Consider the following before answering.
What if……
- Your child received a sext message, yet, your child didn't request it.
- Your child sent a sext message, but was coerced into sending it?
- Your child was part of a group that received the same sext as a joke, yet the image is very real?
- What if your child sent an inappropriate image assuming it would stay between the intended recipient, but now the recipient has used the image against them by sending it to many others?
- What if an inappropriate image of your child was taken and shared without your child knowing?
Intent may be the last, yet most important variable in the sexting phenomenon. Since there have already been cases of young teens criminally charged and thus registering as sex offenders for the transmittal of child pornographic material, this punishment can't be a "one size fits all" solution. It would be worth discussing and sharing, due to the many circumstances that do exist. As parents or guardians, Iconsidering the aforementioned scenarios, how do we punish young sexters? For me, I'd rather know that the punishment for a 13 yr old who made a singular bad decision about sending a sexually explicit image will fit the instance, versus, the punishment for a group of 17 yr old boys collecting nude images from all of their classmates in order to coerce more out of them.
If you still aren't certain that sexting is a big enough issue to discuss, watch the below video about a recent group of teens caught in a sexting scandal and then answer.
What are the appropriate punishments for requesting or sending sexts.
Sexting Scandal Could Bring Criminal Charges.


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Monday Recap for September 9, 2013
Check out some interesting articles from the past week!
The Genealogy Sphere
- Scientists as Kids: 18 Science & Tech Luminaries When They Were Youngsters (Huffington Post) – Check out some childhood photos of famous scientists
- Do You Have an Artificial Brick Wall? (Reclaiming Kin blog) – Interesting article about you "brick wall"
- Remembering Mararethe (The Legal Genealogist blog) – Judy Russell remembers the short life of her third great grandparents' young daughter
- The map that shows where America came from (Daily Mail UK) – Fascinating illustration shows the ancestry of every county in the U.S.
- Use your camera to document family history research (Desert News) – A great tool to use in your genealogy research
On Geni
- Recap for September 3, 2013 – Last week's recap
- Back to School: Continuing the Family Legacy - Have multiple generations of your family attended the same schools?


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Stonehenge – As Above So Below by Paul D Burley
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Paul D. Burley's Stonehenge: As Above, So Below is a game changer. This book identifies the original design and purpose of the Stonehenge Ritual Landscape. It will change your understanding of the people who built the first and largest monument and many other mid-Neolithic structures that remain vital to functioning of this sacred landscape. You will discover the Stonehenge Landscape is the oldest and best preserved example of astronomically related sacred symbolism ever constructed. In addition, Burley describes the purpose of heretofore enigmatic megalithic Stonehenge. His discovery was made while researching the objective of four stones inside the henge yet unnoticed by thousands of people viewing the monument each day. They are the Station Stones. Overshadowed by circles of much larger stones, the Station Stones justify the entire monument itself. They are the key to understanding the annual conception of new life by Earth Goddess and Sky King.
Stonehenge: As Above So Below includes more than 90 illustrations. It is a major breakthrough unveiling a new paradigm for how Stonehenge was used 5500 years ago, and how we should view it today.
Paul D. Burley is a researcher of ancient and indigenous symbolism. His experience includes almost 30 years as a registered engineer and environmental geologist. He is the author of The Sacred Sphere.
"The best book on Stonehenge I have read for a very long time. Fresh and original throughout, thoroughly researched, convincing and thought provoking, Stonehenge: As Above, So Below opens new doors on the magic and the mystery of our most ancient past."
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Author Fingerprints of the Gods
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Paul D Burley's first book: "The Sacred Sphere describes the history of the circle as a sacred two dimensional representation of the sphere, symbolizing mankind's relationships with each other, the world, the cosmos and the Creator. It describes archeological evidence for prehistoric social and cultural symbolism, mythical and cultural symbolic expressions of the human condition, and human relationships within the larger community. These interests and concerns are inherent in all cultures." To find out more please click this link http://asabovesobelow-pauldburley.com/the-sacred-sphere/


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Dearest Patrons of the Iowa Des Moines Mission followers!! 🙂
I just have to tell you RIGHT NOW! The past month has been a roller coaster ride of goods and bads. But this week really made up for it!!! 🙂 🙂
We had an AWESOME experience with our 2 investigators, Brighid and Angie! We went over to see if we needed to drop them because they've been dodging us lately, and right as we bowed our head to pray before entering their house, they pulled in their driveway. Apparently they've been super sick (Brighid has Chrones Disease) and needed groceries. The fridge and freezer were completely bare, except for Banquet TV dinners…so sad! 🙁 So we came over the next day and made them lunch (with the Chili Mix you sent me, Mom!!) and taught the restoration. They are usually super chit-chatty, but when we told the Joseph Smith story, they were completely silent! I REALLY LOVE to tell the first vision story because I KNOW it happened and I get the chills every time. I always pause after I quote, "Joseph, this is my Beloved Son, HEAR HIM!!"….
After the pause, the spirit was super strong and Brighid just opened up. She said, "WOW! I totally relate to Joseph! I feel confused just like he did about why there are so many churches!!" She said she'll be willing to convert after she gets a confirmation from the Holy Ghost. Which will totally happen. 😀 After we prayed she sent us a text about how she thought missionaries were just there to baptize people and only wanted them to convert, but now they know we are showing the love of God to them, they will listen to us! Ah!! That was our highlight for SURE!!
Zone Conference was this week! Our Assistants the Presidents are such amazing elders and gave a training about BECOMING instead of DOING. Elder Moore came out in this teeny tiny T-shirt meant for a toddler and said, "This is what it's like when you are just doing all of the rules. You go to church, you teach a lesson, you obey the mission rules, you do all of the things that the Lord asks you…but you feel constrained doing it because somebody else is asking you to do it. It doesn't make you happy and you don't ever open your heart and allow yourself to be Molded by the Savior. So of course, what are you going to do when you get home from your mission? You're going to rip off that T-shirt as soon as you can because you don't feel happy! But the Savior is telling us that we can obey the rules and still be happy if we just give Heavenly Father our mind and heart! Then when we are home, we will be changed people! And the mission will make us happier, not force us to be robotic rule keepers!" 🙂
So for those of you who aren't aware…there is a rule for missionary companions. We always have to be "in sight and sound" from each other for 24/7. That rule makes it a little difficult when you are SICK! I had a little stomach bug this week and our district leader called last night for numbers. When he called I quickly said, "I'll be back in a second," and went to the bathroom…When I came back he asked how I was feeling and I said, "Well, let me put it this way…I was out of sight, but I was NOT out of sound!" 😉 They got a pretty good snicker out of that. 😉
Anyways, I truly appreciate everyone of your prayers of support. 🙂 I can feel angels guiding us and giving us directions. There were other miracles that happened this week, but I simply don't have enough time to write about all of them in detail. 🙂
Hope you are all so magnificent and cheerful. Remember how much you are loved, and that our purpose in life is to be JOYFUL. 😀
Keep up the good work, and please…. GIVE A REFERRAL (one of your friends in need) TO YOUR LOCAL MISSIONARIES THIS WEEK!! They need them so badly! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Loves and Hugs! (well…Handshakes for the men),
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Prompted by an incident this summer when a Schenectady woman was mauled, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, R-Schenectady, announced legislation that would allow cops to charge owners of dogs that injure people with a felony.
The bill, which Tedisco has pre-filed for consideration next year, would up penalties for existing crimes holding dog owners responsible for the actions of their mutts — it's currently a misdemeanor. Sen. Hugh Farley, R-Niskayuna, will carry the bill in the Senate.
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"The Dangerous Dog Owner Deterrent Act targets criminally irresponsible dog owners who raise their dogs to be vicious weapons and is not limited to any one breed of dog because any dog can have a bad day," said Tedisco, the driving force behind passage of the landmark Buster's Law, which created the felony category of aggravated cruelty to animals. "Owning a companion animal is not a right but a privilege and it's up to dog owners to be responsible for their pets. Dogs should be raised as companion pets, not trained to be killers."
"Some dog owners create an environment that jeopardizes the safety of others. Recent incidents have demonstrated the need to strengthen the existing penalty levels in order to create a more effective deterrent and improve public safety," said Farley.


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A dying stranger finds home, helping hands in Niskayuna
With nowhere else to turn, Laura Schonhiutt came to sister's town and found a circle of caring new friends
Published 1:00 am, Thursday, December 24, 2009
NISKAYUNA -- If love is a muscle, a group of caring women in this suburban town displayed superhuman strength.
They stayed strong on behalf of a stranger, Laura Schonhiutt, an unemployed single mother from Ohio who was raising four daughters between the ages of 5 and 13 while facing a diagnosis of terminal breast cancer.
The town women, mothers themselves juggling their own demanding work and family obligations, nonetheless offered outstretched hands and open hearts.
They raised money, cooked meals, purchased furniture, helped with household chores, shuttled the daughters to ice skating lessons and school events, and drove their mother to chemotherapy treatments. They created a Web site to coordinate myriad volunteer efforts.
These ordinary people acted with extraordinary grace to ease the passing of 46-year-old Schonhiutt (pronounced SHON-hite).
For the funeral on Dec. 9 at St. John the Evangelist Church, her sister chose six pallbearers. All were women.
"These women carried my sister and all of us through a very difficult time," said her sister, Anne Skrebutenas. "We couldn't have done it if it weren't for these amazing women who came out of the woodwork to help us."
In her eulogy, Skrebutenas said her sister spoke in her final days with gratitude about the circle of friends in her adopted town. She had searched unsuccessfully for that sense of community and connectedness in Ohio for many years.
"Laura asked me, 'Why do I have to go to heaven? I've found heaven right here in Niskayuna,' " her sister said.
The women, who included breast cancer survivors, felt they were only offering the random acts of kindness they hoped others would do for them under such circumstances. They also described a two-way street of Laura's friendship, and the lasting impact knowing this woman of rare grace for only a matter of months left on them.
"Even though Laura had every reason in the world to be unhappy, she never was," said Maureen Russo, a reporter for the diocesan newspaper The Evangelist, whose two daughters attend Hillside Elementary School with Schonhiutt's daughters. "Laura was a truly uplifting person who taught us all about putting things in perspective."
"She inspired us to be better mothers," said Rosemary Jaquith, a mother of three and a lawyer with the state Legislature who serves as a parent-teacher organization president at Hillside. She set up a bank account to raise money for Schonhiutt's daughters.
Jeanie Orr, a coordinator for the Capital District Tobacco-Free Coalition and a breast cancer survivor, recalled going out on Halloween with her daughter and meeting up with Schonhiutt, who was sick from chemotherapy. Despite a driving rain that night, Schonhiutt took her daughters trick-or-treating so they wouldn't miss out on the fun.
"That's the kind of mother she was and that's why so many of us loved Laura and supported her," Orr said.
Alana Sangiacomo, program manager of Noogieland, a play space for children affected by cancer at Gilda's Club in Latham, worked with Schonhiutt's four daughters. "Laura was so giving and patient with her children," Sangiacomo said. "She had great strength through the whole journey and raised remarkable girls."
Schonhiutt was married, living in Berea, Ohio, and selling Clinique beauty products at a nearby department store when she was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in July 2006. She underwent a double mastectomy and multiple rounds of chemotherapy. Her cancer went into remission and her oncologist gave her a positive prognosis.
Her husband, Morris Schonhiutt, 46, is a Culinary Institute of America graduate who traveled frequently for assignments as a certified executive chef with Sodexo, a large food and facilities management corporation. The couple had met in 1991 when both worked for the Ramada Renaissance Hotel in Southbury, Conn., where he cooked and she was an assistant restaurant manager. They married in 1993.
The couple separated in March 2007, while she was undergoing cancer treatment. She remained in their Berea home with their daughters and began divorce proceedings.
Then the cancer returned.
"She went from thinking she was cancer-free to stage 4 and a diagnosis that she was dying in the span of three days," her sister recalled.
With her estranged husband living out of town and no relatives nearby in Ohio, Skrebutenas urged her sister to move in with her a year ago. Skrebutenas, her husband and two daughters were newcomers to Niskayuna themselves, did not have enough beds or furnishings for five more people and had no experience caring for a terminally ill woman.
They are proud and private people who initially tried to struggle through the ordeal without outside help.
But after a few months, Skrebutenas, a teacher who put her job on hold to care for her sister, became overwhelmed.
"I just hit a wall and couldn't do it anymore," she said.
She was dropping off her daughter at the Montessori School at Congregation Agudat Achim when another parent, Kathy Karlock, whose husband had survived cancer, stepped in and began helping Skrebutenas take care of her sister and the four girls.
Soon, parents, teachers and administrators at Hillside Elementary School joined the good samaritan groundswell. Schonhiutt's middle daughters, Tori, 11, and Rachel, 9, are Hillside students. Her youngest girl, Sarah, 5, is in preschool and Elizabeth, 13, is an eighth-grader at Van Antwerp Middle School. Town officials heard about the family's hardship and waived the fee to the town pool and summer camp programs for the girls.
Rachelle Kehoe, a former special education teacher at Hillside who now stays at home with her four children, began rallying more help. She organized a pumpkin-painting party to raise money for Schonhiutt and her daughters. She drove the youngest girl to preschool each day. More parents stepped forward when Schonhiutt and her daughters moved into a rental house, which needed cleaning, painting and furnishing.
"Everyone who helped Laura said it felt more like receiving than giving," Kehoe said.
The women realize their work will enter a new phase after Schonhiutt's death and they've vowed to remain involved with the daughters. Schonhiutt's estranged husband came to live with their daughters shortly before her death. He has taken a three-month leave from his job and hopes to find a chef's position locally so he can keep his girls in their schools.
"I appreciate everything this wonderful community has done for my family," Morris Schonhiutt said. He said he doesn't need any more meals delivered, although he welcomes the special outings and things the mothers do for the four girls.
"I'm here and I'm trying my best," he said. "My daughters are having a hard time, especially little Sarah. She walks around with a pillow with a picture of mommy and kisses it all the time."
Paul Grondahl can be reached at 454-5623 or by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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German construction company Bilfinger Berger AG said it made payments related to a Nigerian contract to British lawyer Jeffrey Tesler, who is already the focus of a French investigation into unexplained payments from a consortium led by a Halliburton Co. subsidiary.Bilfinger Berger's acknowledgment that it paid money to Mr. Tesler suggests that the pattern of unexplained payments relating to a massive Nigerian liquefied natural-gas plant from 1995 to 2002 may have been more widespread than originally thought, involving both the prime contractor for the plant and construction subcontractors.A French investigating magistrate is trying to establish why the TSKJ consortium, which is led by Halliburton's Kellogg Brown & Root unit, had paid as much as $150 million to Mr. Tesler's Gibraltar-based company, Tristar.The magistrate, Renaud Van Ruymbeke, also has been trying to establish why Mr. Tesler subsequently made substantial payments to various people, including about $5 million to former KBR Chairman Albert J. "Jack" Stanley.Bilfinger Berger isn't a focus of the French investigation, but spokesman Sascha Bamberger confirmed that his company had paid money to Tristar after winning a 1996 civil-engineering contract from TSKJ to help build the $5 billion LNG plant. "Tristar performed consulting services for us and was of course paid for them," said Mr. Bamberger in a written response to questions about the payments.He declined to answer any further questions, saying that Bilfinger Berger wouldn't disclose detailed information about its business relationships.Bilfinger Berger's statement marks the first time that evidence has emerged of payments to Mr. Tesler by a subcontractor, as opposed to the primary contractor, at the Bonny Island plant.Bilfinger Berger's Nigerian subsidiary, Julius Berger Nigeria PLC, was contracted by TSKJ in 1996 to build the infrastructure required for the world's largest LNG plant, built on an island in the Nigerian mangrove swamps.The contract included leveling the approximately 385-acre site, laying about 15 miles of roads and building a nearly 800-yard-long jetty from which the liquefied natural gas would be loaded onto ships.Another person with knowledge of the German company's Nigerian contract said Julius Berger's contract from TSKJ was valued at about $100 million. The same person said that Bilfinger Berger paid about 5% of that amount to Mr. Tesler's company in 1999.Mr. Tesler in London declined to comment on Bilfinger Berger's payments. His Paris-based lawyer, Thierry Marembert, was unavailable for comment yesterday. Last month Mr. Marembert said in an interview that although Mr. Tesler had been to Nigeria only once, he had been paid $130 million by TSKJ as a fee for work relating to the Bonny Island project.He qualified Mr. Tesler's work as "economic education" of Nigerian government authorities, persuading them to accept a stake of less than 50% of the LNG plant operating company.Mr. Marembert denied that Mr. Tesler had paid any money to Nigerian officials, but said he had used some of the money on "public relations and local development" issues related to the plant.The TSKJ consortium, led by KBR, also includes Technip SA of France, a unit of Italy's ENI SpA and JGC Corp. of Japan. Last month Halliburton said it had severed all links with former KBR Chairman Mr. Stanley, that it had terminated its relationship with Mr. Tesler and that it was considering legal action against Tristar.Mr. Stanley's lawyer, Lee Kaplan, declined to comment and a spokeswoman for Halliburton didn't return a message seeking comment.
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Vanderbilt conquered Rocky Top. The next challenge is the descent.
After whipping Tennessee 41-18 over the weekend, the Commodores must come back to earth for the last regular-season game at Wake Forest on Saturday (2:30 p.m., ESPNU).
The roles are reversed from a season ago when the teams met in the 2011 regular-season finale. The Demon Deacons had clinched a bowl berth. The Commodores needed one more win. A driven Vanderbilt — with bowl eligibility on the line — delivered its most complete performance of the season, a 41-7 rout.
A year later, Vanderbilt (7-4) has wrapped its spot in the postseason, not to mention a winning record, and Wake Forest (5-6) is the desperate team.
"They're going to be hungry to get that sixth win so we're going to get their best," left guard Josh Jelesky said. "We're going to bring our best too and try to be ready for them. We're moving past Tennessee pretty quick. We've got a big game this week."
The schools are near the end of a seven-game football series, that started in 2007 and ends in 2014. Wake Forest ultimately will host four of the games while Vanderbilt holds three.
The first three rotated locations but for the second straight year the Commodores travel to Winston-Salem, N.C.
"I'm completely against it," second-year coach James Franklin said. "It is one of the strangest things. I've never heard of a program in the country going back to the same school."
Wake Forest is coming off a 38-0 loss to the new No. 1 in the BCS, Notre Dame. The Demon Deacons are stumbling toward the finish line. They've lost five of seven and are scoring an ACC-worst 18.3 points a game.
On the flip side, the Commodores ride a five-game winning streak. The last time they won six in a row was 1955.
"We definitely have a lot of momentum, coming off the victories that we had," cornerback Trey Wilson said. "But we can't let that get to our head and change our focus. We still have to approach it one game at a time and worry about the things we need to do from a Vanderbilt standpoint to take care of business."
• Bell rung: Kicker Carey Spear threw caution to the wind when he rammed into 6-foot-3, 205-pound Cordarrelle Patterson in the third quarter on Saturday.
The Tennessee wide receiver toppled over but so did Spear, who is listed at 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds. Athletic trainers rushed out to the junior captain, who appeared woozy after delivering the big hit before walking off.
This wasn't a first for Spear, who has 14 tackles in the last two years.
"He's crazy," Wilson said. "He's not your typical specialist. He wants to be treated as a football player, not just a kicker. ... You saw when he got up even some of their players were patting him on the head. You've got to respect somebody who is willing to fly down the field full-speed and put their body on the line like that."
Spear also set Vanderbilt's single-season field goal record with 17, including two against Tennessee. Teammate Ryan Fowler (2009) shared the previous mark of 16 with Ricky Anderson (1984).
• Hal honored: Vanderbilt cornerback Andre Hal was named the SEC's Defensive Player of the Week.
The junior intercepted two passes and made five tackles against Tennessee. Both of his takeaways led to touchdowns. Hal ranks second in the SEC with 13 pass breakups.
It marked the sixth time — and third consecutive week — a Vanderbilt player has earned a weekly honor this year.


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Trained by Luis Ramirez, Bull Dozer sat contently in third through the early stages of the race before overpowering Abdel's Ghost at the top of the stretch and then running away from that rival to post the easy win.
Abdel's Ghost, trained by Jerry Procino, tallied five points when finishing second while the Manny Wayar-trained Tag Team was awarded four points when crossing the wire third. Points were also awarded to the fourth, fifth, and sixth-place finishers Smoking the Field, who netted three points; Duty Blues who banked two; and Westbound Train, a one point earner.
Bull Dozer is a 10-time winner from 25 starts in his career and is twice stakes-placed having finished third in the Eillo Stakes last year before running second in this year's Ponche Handicap, which came in his first start for his current connections
The Tropical Starter Series open division continues with a 7 ½-furlong turf heat on September 29 before concluding over one mile of dirt on 27.
Leading rider Luis Saez posted his third four-win day of the young Tropical Meet on Saturday and was winning races at a 40-percent clip entering the nine-race Sunday program.
Saez, who has visited the winner's circle with 17 of his first 42 mounts at the meet, swept the early double on Saturday, taking the opening race of the day with Royal Apollo for trainer Larry Pilotti before returning in race two with a winning run aboard Abelha Maestra for conditioner Bill White.
The Panama native then returned to prevail in the fifth race of the day with Perfect Berry for Ron Spatz before completing his winning day with the Marty Wolfson-trained Spectacular Sky in the $55,000 Whippleton Stakes.
Saez also won four races on September 1, opening day of the Tropical Meet, before coming back on Thursday, September 6, with another quartet of victories.
Nominations for the $75,000 Stage Door Betty Handicap, a 1 1/16-mile main track test for fillies and mares to be run Saturday, September 22, were released Sunday morning with 11 horses listed as possible starters for the race, led by three-time stakes winner Angelica Zapata, last seen winning the $75,000 Nancy's Glitter on July 14 by nine lengths.
Trained by Ron Pellegrini for owner Herman Van Den Broeck, Angelica Zapata has been the runaway leader of the filly and mare distance division at Calder this year, adding triumphs in the $55,000 Emergency Nurse and the $55,000 Sara's Success to her Nancy's Glitter victory.
Other fillies and mares of note that were nominated to the Nancy's Glitter include the five-time local stakes winning 3-year-old Frolic's Revenge, graded-stakes placed Beloveda, and the $100,000 Hollywood Wildcat heroine Callmethesqueeze.
Entries for the $75,000 Stage Door Betty Handicap will be taken in the Calder racing office on Wednesday, September 19.


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It's not like many were that excited about using Google+ anyhow, so it comes to no surprise few are shedding tears over the Google+ update removing local business reviews.
Yes, small businesses will probably continue to update, improve and optimize their Google+ page. After all, anything you can do to help your business on any Google platform is a good thing. Right?
However, small businesses like – and need – local reviews to help promote their products and services. It's almost like Google isn't that interested in small businesses anymore.
Google says reviews are still visible and accessible on Google Search and Google Maps, which is probably the real way most prospects and customers find your business. Business owners will now be able to respond to reviews in "Google My Business."
Again, do you get the feeling Google is pushing small businesses away from Google+ and making business owners do something else in order to respond to online reviews?
Google has been – and will continue to be – very confusing with its online review process. Google Maps; Google Places; Google Plus; Google+ Local and now – poof! – no more reviews but you can go here and here and here.
No wonder why small business owners struggle with online reviews and trying to maintain a good online reputation for their company.
Remember, Google+ was supposed to be the Facebook killer giving individuals and businesses an alternative. Google+ never caught on as many asked the same question over and over "why do I need to be here?"
Don't let Google's small business strategy and failures with Google+ worry you. Focus instead on those online review websites that are increasing website traffic and helping you earn higher rankings in search engines (i.e., Yelp, Manta, CitySearch and many others).